The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
Surplus sl5. 1895 $50 Gil. $685. 400 Dec. %. 2os. 600
The surplus a year ago was 1924, 800, 900 and
two years ago sis. 939 .675.

Surplus slb, 72o.soo Gil. 52s. 400 Dec. o.. aos, 600
The surplus a year ago was $24, 800. 900 and
two years ago SIS. 1888. 1915.
The imports Of dry goods for the week ending
to day were 81 ,S69.5l6. against 81, 335, 039 last
week and 3.3i6. 500 for the corresponding week
Of last year: The amount marketed was 81. $685.
595, against $l,i55. 1872 last week and So, $685.
943 for the corresponding week OF last year.
The imports of general merchandise, includ.
Ing dry goods, at the port Of New York last
p wsSf %sF Ss ss;Ss and 81. s SIS ,sst $ sor sbe eor rne
sPeGio For w ess OF Week le' Se yeas SIS T .sss. imports oI wSis Of
since Jan: / $l6.331, 764. Exports Of specie
were: Gold, $l5,665,. and silver. $66s. 075. a
week. The exports 1pn Of specie SINCE Jan, ! have
300. a total Of $75. $50. o93.
Glucose Sugar Refining Common is quoted at
29929A, and the preferred at S9l2991. Stand
American Mailing at 24le925ie. and preferred
and the preferred at 145@l5O; Mutual Gas at
3l2a330; Syracuse Gas at 23ip@24l2; New Am.
sterdnm Gas at 30930io. and tho preferred at
74@75. and the 5s at 99@99aI.
T"e Southern Railroad reports gross earnings
for Noyember OF Sl.s5l ,7O5, an increase Of
last year, and an net $66i ,ss / an mi n sr@e m Of sss o.
$50. For the five months ending Nov. 80 the
gross earnings were $s,657,7l3, an increase OF
crease of $l43. 953.
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad
reports gross earnings for November OF $50, 73S,
an increase of $6.0S7 as compared with the
same month OF last year, and net S26. 996, an in
grease Of $741. For the five months ending
Nov. 30 the gross earnings were 1897. 2B3. an
increase of SO. 1857 as compared with tho CORE.
spending period of last year and net 1882, 52l.
an increase OF 81, 106.
The New York, Susquehanna and Western
railroad reports gross earnings for November
of $22O.6Ol. an increase of So 47 as compared
with tho same month Of last year, and net $lOs.-
3lS, an increase of So, 294. For the five months
ending Nov. 80 the gross earnings were 81 .O27,-
corresponding. period OF last year, and net
$47..s7S, an increase Of $4.942.
The North Shore Traction Railroad reports
gross earnings for November of $lO5, 4Sl, an
increase Of So. 1913 as compared with the same
month Of last year. and net $780, $50, n decrease
OF Sl,422. For the eleven months ending Nov.
80 the gross earnings were 81, $40. 2Sl, an in.
crease OF $6.6O9 as compared with the CORE.
spending period OF last year, and net $3.50, 62l.
all increase Of $685..
Bradstreet's reports the number of business
failures during the week at $50, against 2s3 last
week and 297 in the corresponding week last
year. X. G. hun g. Co. compute the liabilities
Of the concerns failing for three weeks OF De.
cember at ST. 27. 303. against Sl4, 6O2, OO7 for
the corresponding weeks last year.
Money in London 81 y cent. Rates of dis
count In open market for both short and three
months bills. 3 % cent. Amount of bullion
ance to-day G2O9. 600. Paris advices quote 8
y cents at 103 francs 20 centimes. Exchange or
London, 20 francs 25i2 confines.
The sales Of mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to
day were as follows: