The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20


Government bonds easier, The s. closed Il
features were Brooklyn Rapid Transit s., Chesa:
lists t. r, Houston and Texas Central generals.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas of Texas IS. Mob:.o
f Pass. o 4s. re ssnsF Pasi sen ad Ani Gmion f Psei 4Fa ben.
yer and Gulf lists, Atchison and Oregon Short
Line issues, The more important net advances
Psake 'I and ohio bhliio'I general ss; t,as, w. to 7aG;
HS,SssS a ieTT TeRSs Central lsIs Il Generals e, raj; 10 i. to ae Is;
Missouri, Kansas and Texas OF Texas Is. l. to
81; Mobile and Ohio generals, =, TO IN; Ore
TO 1l9is: San Antonio and Arkansas Pass As. l..
TO 60tc; Texas Pacific DDS. IS, to 2s. and Union
Pacific. Denver and Gulf lists. Il . cent. TO 5o4.
In bank stocks 0 shares OF Western National
sold at l2l.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
5sAc. Bar silver in London closed at % 3.l6d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at l4ac.
Exports to Europe tomorrow 225, 900 ounces.
Money on call, 2a2lse cent. Time money is
easier and Is quoted: sixty days, 3@3ia y cent,
three, four and six months, 4 = cent. on good
mixed Stock Exchange collateral. Commercial
paper easier. Prime Endorsed bill receivable arc
quoted at 4a44 y cent. prime single names at
Sterling exchange was quiet and steady.
Continental exchange was also quiet. Posted
asking rates for sterling are: Sixty days. 81. s2io.
ST. s2s$i,s24; sight drafts $i.sitS$i.s4is.
and cable transfers.. 81. si4@$I.s 5. Francs are
snort: r~eichsmarks. o. 7.i6ao4 GIG for long
and 95is@95l4 for short; %guilders. 80 l5.l6940
for long and 40 8. l6 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
Par and 5 cents premium. Charlcston-Buy-
Ing. 's discount selling, par. SavannnhTBuy
par; commercial, SI.!5 discount. San Francis
~Co-Sight, 1Tie cents premium; telegraph. 20
cents premium. st. Louis-25 cents discount
bid. offered at par. Chicago-5 cents discount.
Cincinnati-Bctween banks. par, and over
counter. 80 cents premium.
Glucose Sugar Refining common is quoted at
3l@32, and the preferred Mt STWsS. stand
ard Oil trust certificates closed at 33SioG339lo.
Metropolitan Street Railway consolidated
mortgage 5s closed at lO9si "a American
Mailing closed at 2s@30, and tho preferred
75m7s Central Union Gas IS, 1O0al00la.
Exports of general merchandise from tho
port OF New Fork for the week ending to-day
were valued at $s,63o.5lO. against $6.474,S 1893
corresponding week OF last yonr. Since Jan. l
S3lG,0s6, 1886, against S2s7 ,9ii,537.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
reports gross earnings for September OF g.. 3d.
O65, an increase of $26. 1874 as compared with
the same month last year.
Receipts of the United States Treasury to-day
were: Customs. 1851 ,423: internal revenue,
$2s3,4l4: miscellaneous. $l2. 30s. Total, $977..
175. Disbursements, 81 3i9,0OO, an excess of
expenditures over rcceipts or $yT 800. The
receipts of the Treasury for the fiscal year to
date have been sos, 81 .O2l: expenditures, $780,.
7l8.772 deficit for the year. $35,40s, ISL.
The net assets OF tho Treasury at the close of
business to-day. ns officially computed, compare
with those of yesterday as follows:
DOT. IL. Oct. 10.
Gold cein and bullion; $3.50 7o0.G59 slbI .0e0.S 500
s Sni;sd 1 s,.ss. 1 nS's bullion t si.T4s'SS1 ii:ssS. rs rs
Other assets In excess OF
demand liabilities ...... 3,7bo,Oi1 1888, l3p
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