New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-26

were made at 40 a net loss Of 20 per cent since
the last sale. about year ago.
Money on call was 1hM1% per cent o. line nnr
money > per cent for sixty days ~ per
cent Tor three months j per cent Tor iour
months and 3 per cent for six months; COM
mercial paper was 3m4 per cent for the best
names for all periods and above for names not
so well known
The foreign exchange market was dull and
firm Posted rates for sterling were ~ oJ'2u
81 81 and 81 ~ for long and short bills respec-
lively Rates for actual business closed as loi-
lows:
Sterling 4s4 TsG lees ss 4s eps Is. as .s7 les:
s$:,: s.: .o.d &, il .o les. S' s
Domestic exchange was as follows at the places
named: New Orleans-Commercial. 2cc. as
count; bank. 81 premium. ST. Louis-ioc; us
count bid offered at Doc discount. san Fran
cisco-Sght DC; telegraph. 2Il.c. savannah
Buying l-l6 per cent off; selling, at par Charles-
ton-Buyng. par selling. Is per cent premium
Cinclnnati-2jc. discount! Chicago-ooc' d'S-
count Bosion-Par and 10. premium.
Bank clearings in this city were Exchanges
SIS. 752 6i5: balances $5.697, 73l. Baltimore,
Exchanges. SCOT 445; balances, $20i 300 Phi
$50 JoS observation-disclosures. Sl', If2,o''' pa pa
ances Sl.6Sj,2 3S. Chicago-Exchanges S't'-
i.423; balances. Sl.233.6l4. ~
The price of commercial bar silver III tnls ma"
ket was 64a,c. Mexican dollars were quoted az
5Oa, @5ll.c. In London bar silver was u"-
changed at 2gid ,.e, 49,. o,r,
Open mar ket discounts 2h per cent for short ana
long bills. British consos closed at l. 1-io Ior
money and ~ 1916 for the account rar's
change on London % francs 1S'. centimes.
French rentes. 1O2 francs % centimes. Dlscoun.
rate in Paris, 1Is per cent Discount rate III
Berlin 2i2 per cent. ,.,,,
published to-day showed an increase of t4,4'UN
in the total reserve and an increas" OF i''f''o,f
in bullion. The proportion OF the nank Ic9rs So,
to liability which last week was .t3.tJ per cent
is now SO Al per cent. The banks minimum as
count remained at 3 per cent the weekly s. Snso
ment Of the bank of France showed an ihtI go
of $4,000 francs gold and an increase I'll '''o''
600 francs silver.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement, COW
cring actual results OF two days ago, compared
with the last preceding statement, gives the fol-
lowing balances:
Ne, gold s FGe 3 s.s s.ssss ssS!s
Tc' $ sii NOTES. sso Siis: 5ss6ss
Treasury notes. se.so7.2eo 82slso5o Inc 800
tineatos 500 1872 s2oe.457.o25 Inc s3a'o2e
DrPos hanK ks Na''on ls,sos7s iG1sGa Dec. a373
Mi mG@a iSbes io:s2is5 iiGaos4 Inc col ''
Aetna, cash bal s2i5 e2 s2iii7a5si Dee se2 i's
Cuetoms reccipts reported from Washington
to-day were SS26 I1S: internal revenue recelpts'
S36,; 60 and the miscellaneous receipts N'oun-'
total Government receipts for the DAY 81
I13 40: expenditures. Sl1I2OOO; excess or re-
CENTS SCI 40 Receipts for the month 10 ua'e:
sci 90 S21; expenditures, S2I02?OU; excess Oh
expenditures S5O1611S Receipts for the ilscal
wear TO date 500. 1I1.41S; expenditures 49,
1OS. $50: excess of expenditures, As.?"o'o'"
RECEIPTS Of National bank notes for redemption
to-day X2GO.'3J
Sub-Treasury receipts fo- the day were
81. O31. 900 and payments. S2.3oI .ll2. resulting
in a general balance Of S19l SCI oI9 consisting
of S13l i61 500 coin and SGO.299,9So currency.
The Sub-Treasury had a debit balance AT the
Clearing House of S224,Oli. and its net gam on
balance was 81 614.3SS, made up by a gain IN
coin of S121O9l0 and gain in currency oi
S463
J. p Morgan & Co arhOunce that. in view OF
the appointment of a receiver and the default
admitted by the Columbus, Hooking valley ana
Toledo Railway Company 10 be ineVitaDle III
payment of coupons due March on It's . per
cent bonds holders of all classes of bonds arr
Informed that they should deposit the same with
the firm for mutual protection. An agreement
looking to the reorganization of the properly II
necessary is in way of preparation, and VIII pe
submitted to all depOsitors for approval. pending
which J. F. Morgan q Co are prepared TO al
vance S2J on each 81 600 > per cent bond de-
posted with them. Negotiable receipts Will be
issued for bonds deposited. for which. in due
course. a quotation on the New-Nork STOCK
Exchange will be asked.