The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06

Aug. 4. Aug. o. Aug. :. Aug. 8.
A.T&SFe. Ids l1i4 No Pacific. 26A 20
A.T&sFeo 8 2Ss Nat Lead. Ssh 35s
Am Cot Oh. 49, lSS Nat Lead PHO 1o4
Am S Ref lass I45S Nor Am"".. 6s 5t
Am S Ref pll6I ll8L y W com...1lSae e
Am Tob.... S0I e2I y Pac com. s l5s
Am sp NJ. l4s l5S y Pac pf... 4es 4eIs
Am 35s $50 s. c'nt."lo3s 1885,
Brook R t. $50 33Ts 81 Cent. ols els
Canada So" ! 54H omaha com 6os e7s
Can Pac.... 73a "a. ont 4 W.. le. le4
~c.c.c&stL 3lh 3lTsloR&N. Me-. 8 go
c.B&o... o OIL. Pa Mail. 81 3lr
Con Gas....le5 1913 Pull P Car.l69h 40
chcs & o.. 2ls 2lTs Rock Is!arI 3 s4p
Chic Gas...lo2Ts lo2is Readtng.... 25t e5o
Oh 4 C W.. 2 l37s Read lst pr SO 81
Del& Hui. IL llG4i st + CON-. s9o oOaa
pr. 47is 474i so Rway.. lOL los
Erie....... 16s4 1Tis.a so R'way n 33is So.
Cen E &C.,. 37S 37L stLSWp H. ia
Illinois Cen ! lo4Ns stand at s1 "a
Kan & Tex. l4L l4's Texas Pas. l2a l2Ss
Kan & t pr 25a 35s rc.I&E r.. 27is 27Is
Lou & wash 575 5sas Union Par. 7Te 8
Lake shorel73 1884 S Rubber so l5k
Ii & West l7Hs Ia IL S Rub pr. SO SO
Lea wpf 72'4 7iI4lU S Leath.. 81 81
La-.-de Gas IS 80 Z Leath Gar ed4
Mani Con-. OOH % Wabash pr. ISL ls
Mich Cent. lo4 1861 " Tn TEL. s7as 49,
Min & ST. 244 24a VALE. H. Is
M&st 55s 56al
NOECTUIlent OONlS HrnleT. Inc Is or 1871
closed l. y cent; higher bid. Railway and other
bonds strong. The features were American To-
bacco Scrip, Brooklyn flcvated lists, I. r.. Chi.
cago Terminal lists, I. r., Kansas Pacific consois,
t. r.. Mobile and Ohio generals. Oregon Short
Limo Gs. Reading general is. st, Louis and San
Francisco As. San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Is.
Union EIeyated lists. IT.. Union Pacific, Den.
Yer and GH!t lists, Wilson's WissOns,n Ge9tr@I lsts.
Erie Kansas aas@iSOn and D' Toxass. Lo "ha iSu'% snd
as Paaiaao Si issue Jersey o cen mo4a n impor TEX;
Not n hvunrAs yarA in A pnnrfrun Tnhan,1 0,,,,
IL. to 79la; Burlington and Quincy conv. So.
con;ols. I; r.. l.. 10 "a; Louisville AMI XAshviiie
ST Hifh As, az, r. to 81, s4aa. and F. and A. lists ! to ns;
8, i, TO ii5i4; OREGON short Line Is. :. f 10 iis;
lists. l4,to %; .Lnion Elevated. lists. t. r.. IL,
to 7oS; Union pacihc. Denver and Gulf lists, 81,
cent. 10 39La, The noteworthy declines we're in
st. Louis and San Francisco As. L. h cent, TO ~,
and San Antonio and Arkansas Pass, As, l. i
Sales of silver bullion certificates for 1000
ounces were made on the Stock Exchange at
27c: Commercial price OF b,r silver in New
42l4c.
Money on call, lq14 y cent. limo money is
quoted as follows: Sixty 10 sevcnty-hvc days. 9
q cent; four months. pig y cent, and i've TO Six
months, 3 y cent. on good mixed Stock Elk.
III to'idtSTdl. commercial DlDCr Qllet-
Prime inloTsed bills receivable are quoted at
3i2u13A u cont, choice and prime single names
at Saga y cent. and good names at 4@1lo D
cent.
Sterling exchange made a further decline, and
the market WAS very weak. not withstanding
continued selling OF securities by London. The
weakness WAS again due to free offerings OF
both bankers and commercial bills. induced by
other products. Continental exchange Was
weak ana lower. in sympathy with sferlinp'
Posted asking rates for sterling. $i.s6ia for
ISTs s sEe: f Ionr sb's,ha sDs demsns g.. Actual
drafts, " 9g$4.s6 and cable transfers.
Sis64@$4.S7. Francs are quoted at 5.l7l2d5
Digs Tor, long. and 5~.l64@5.l55s for short;
Teichsmarks, 95isae5h Ior long and 95As@85st
40 o-l6g4oas for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
. cents premium q par. Charl, ston-Buying,
par; selling; g premium. S v~annah.Buyins,
premium; commercial, so cents discount. San
Francisco-Sight. Is cents premium; telegraph,
lI-2 cents premium. ST. lnuis-o0q25 cents dis
count, Chicago-3O cents discount. Cincinnati
Between banks, 2o cents discount, and over
counter, 90 cents premium.
The Chicago and Alton Railroad Company has
declared a quarterly dividend OF l3 Scent. on
It's common and preferred stocks, p yablc Sept. /.
The Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg Rail-
road Company has dccl red a dividend OF 1 v
cent on Its pre- erred stock. payable Aug. 10.
STANDARD OIL Trust certificates opened at $40,
declined 70 3o7l2 on light transactions, and
closed at 3o7k&30s.
There was fairly heavy trading in the new
metropolitan Street Railway 5 y cent. gold
Tbnau on Inc curb to-day at advancing prices.
Donas az ll2i0. which is the highest price ro-
ported since the day the bonds were allotted.
An interesting transaction in the unlisted do
'"f'mehto OF the Stock Exchange to-day was the