New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-04
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

Major ]. f. Mene, Assistant United States
Treasurer, from Washington who has had charge
Of the count Of the money in the New-York Sub
Treasury which has been going on for three
weeks, received yesterday an order from Wash
ington to go Baltimore and take temporary
charge Of the Sub-Troasury there on account OF
the death of Assistant Treasurer Hammond The
count, which will take two weeks more was leit
vision OF the Treasury at Washington. The count
OF the currency and miscellaneous FUNDS mas Peen
made and II will be followed by count of the
silver dollars, Of which there are $4,000 IN tne
Sub-Treasury. Some of the silver dollars nave
been In the vaults since 1873
The quarters Of the clearinghouse Of the New
York Stock Exchange were changed yesterday
from the Exchange Court Building the ground
floor Of Nos. 10 and II Newest. The clearinghouse
had to move because the Exchange Court Build
ing Is to be torn down 70 make room for new
asyor. PCoioner Robert A. Amrnon. banker and
broker" had the Offices at Nos 10 ana 1; Nevis eed
His lease expired on May bpt ne sara ne mao d, a
verbal understanding by which ne was 70 remain
until November lie accorGsy cnrn6 aSaiest
him Ammon paid Sl09 a year Inc STOCK Ia
change will pay 5000 year
The Lain, Of the North German Lloyd Line,
which sails to-day, will take out $4,000 in gold
which was obtained yesterday in coin from the
Sub.Treasury. The shippers are Kidder' PeaOodg
G Co Of Boston s. 10000. and Heidelbach, lckel-
be,mer & Co. of New-York, $1,000. There was q
reduction Yesterday in London Of one penny in
gold bars TO rs lid However, this reduction
was not enough 10 make London cheaper
nlace 10 purchase Dars Lnan New-Aork. IneIe
may be no further gold shipments un'lI SS.
here for the Continent before Ina{ b, %% from
Yates for foreign exchange are uhchaiEeu Lo ii
last week As all the bills drawn aBalIst epDIt t
ia"' have been sold IL may be expected that
o~ccbanpe rates will stiffen in the next few days
Hugh r. Garden said yesterday Of the negotiation
p, q 0oo 900 five per cent Mobile and Chic Railroad,
Montgomery Division, bonds: ut Is true, that as
General counsel and advisor Of the contractor
whose duty IL was 10 provide a purchaser Tor the
bonds did after long preparation ana inuch LABOR,
bring about an agreement between me d9Dle a q
Ohio Railroad Company ana Halsafteh O. 80
Mnder which agreement Hallgarten CO. ana the
S,notral Trust Company formed and managed syn
& far ne am aware the credit is due to those
far-sighted financiers and 70 the WISDOM ana eNecu
tive ability OF William Butter duncan chairman Oh
he Mobile and ohio Board OF Directors who has
tnr yesrs appreciated the great value TO his com
pany Of thfs new division Of tive hundred miles
connecting Columbus, Miss, with Montgomery, Ala,
State sna EXTENDING ''''' Wv
At meeting Of the w-England Telephone and
releeraph Company at No Is Dey-st. yesterday af-
,ernoon the following directors were chosen charles
r AYERS John H. CahiIl benjamin c. Dean. Will
tam n Elliott William II. Forbes, John +. Hudson,
Henrv s Hyde Albert O. Morgan David r. Parker,
Moses a Parker, Stephen Salisbury and Thomas
Sberwin president; Henry S. Hyde. v!ce-president;
Uyni,ano r Driver treasurer; Samuel w. Leedom.
secretary and Jasper n. Keller. general manager.
Rece,pts OF duties at the Custom House yesterday
were S6S.9s7 o.