New-York tribune., 1897-08-05

sold at ZJo1A-
Railroad bonds were strong and active, with a
total business in par value. of $3,341,O 600 against
S3994 900 yesterday. The heaviest transactions
we're in the Atchson issues, Brooklyn RAPID
Transit 5s Chicago Terminal receipts. Coiorado
Midland first receipts, Erie general lien 3-4s ana
prior bonds Kansas Pacific first consol receipts,
New-York Chicago and st. Louis As, Norfoik
and Western conso IS. Northern Pacific general
lien IS, South Carolina and Georgia first os, ore,
gon Railroad and Navigation As ST Louis ana
San Francisco 4s. Southern Railway nrst os;
Texas and Pacific seconds. Wisconsin central
first receipts. Union Pacific. Denver ana Guil @
frsts and Wabash debentures series Il. the
principal net gains were made by Central or
Georgia second incomes ~ to a. Hooking Val
ley 6s. to 80; Hooking Valley as ~ TO 80; rn COZ
orado Midland first receipts = to 90; South caro-
lima and Georgia first os. 112 to VIZ; interna-
tional and Great Northern thirds. = to A.; Kan,
sas and Eastern firsts. 112 to 20; Seaside ana
BROOKLYN Bridge first receipts. to SO; Wiscon-
sin Central first receipts, IA to 3lai; Elizabeth
town, Lexington and Big Sandy os l to lo2i2
,sSsag Psre MaTouette aet s 81 to s2 Southern Pacific
of Mexico firsts Ia TO 1854: Union Pacific
IS of '97 ex-matured coupons. Az to JOS; North
lyn Elevated first receipts 5s to rs; Erie general
lien 3-4s. 1a4 to 70l2: the prior As. IA TO 9O12;
Missouri Pacific first consols, Y to 9l12; Norfolk
and Western consol AS : to 'i%a 81 LOUIS ana
frst 5s q to 917s: Union Pacific. Denver and
Gulf firsts p to AZ; st. Louis southwestern hrsts
y TO Il, and the second incomes = 10 -. Chl-
cago Indianapolis and Louisville os lost y TO
50: International and Great Northern SECONDS,
u to S414: Kansas Pacific first conso receipts =
TO S312: Manhattan consol As. = TO 10; facinc OF
Missouri first As. to 101; Peoria and Eastern
frsts 11s to -. and Pittsburg, Shenango ana
Lake Erie firsts, 3, to 106 Oregon lmprovemen,t
consol rs receipts gained IA TO ga ana stand
ard Rope and Twine 6s. y to 6612.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money on call was 1 per cent. Time money
was per cent for sixty days, 2hQ2I2 per cent
for three months, 2la per cent for four months
and per cent for six months. Commercial pa
per rates were 3@3l2 per cent for the best names
for three months. 312q4 per cent for -FOUR ana
six months. and above for names not so wen
known.
The foreign exchange market was easier at Ac.
decline Posted rates were 4S7@4SS for long
and short sterling respectively. Rates for actual
business closed follows:
Sterling ............ ts!}. 4s'eafss, isc%g,ss
ReeSsnaiks sdHSs 81. % seas5 o3Aqss lilc
-I,ess 1-I6.
Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places narIed: San Francsco-Sight. 15i5c.; tele-
graph 17ihc. Savannah-Buying. 1-lG off; sell
ing par w-Orleans-Commercial. oOc dis
count; bank 81 premium Charleston.Buyin
par; selling &c. premium. Chicago--iOc. dis
count Boston-Par and 2ie per cent premium
Cincinnati--Between banks, 2oc. discount; over
counter. SOC. premium.
$l59. .SG6. .294: balances. $1O.674.4I4. Boston-Ex-
changes SIS 332 232; balances. Sl.5,l,9ss. Bal
timore-Exchanges So. .435,10S; balances, s9oi.-
1873 Philadelphia Exchanges, Sll 2y' ioo; bal
ances 81 $4,000 ChicagO--Exchanges, Sli.-
653257; balances. 81. l30,4ol.
The commercial price Of bar silver was oic.
Mexican silver dollars 441sQ iGisc In London
bar silver declined " to 2614 SILVER exports 10
morrow T5OlD ounces Nine silver bullion
certificates representing 10000 ounces Of silver.
sold the Stock Exchange at oic
Money on call in London was u per cent. ana
open market discounts 1916 per cent for short
and long bills. British consols closed at lisa
for money and 1I3 Ij-16 for the account
French rentes were 104 francs 91]a centimes
Paris discount rate, 1h per cent. Paris ex-