The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-03

North Am. d. 4 'Ex dividend.
Government bonds steady. at unchanged
and active. The features were American Splr-
Its 6s. Chicago and Eastern Illinois general 5s;
H HsS GFsnae s snd 2hi 8e sSnsFe Gas SIS IS, F RsRS Wo aqS
and Depyer City lists, Rocks Island extension
ern Pacific OF California consols. St Louis and
San Francisco As, Southern Railway 5s, Texas
Pacific Ids, Wabash lists, Atchison, Erie. and
net advances were in Atchison adj. Is. L. 5 cent,
to 4ala. and general As, is. to s2l4: Chesapeake
ne 3 GrSn Genera aons Sds' Z Z. to TO ''s =: i Eris ps aRa
As, \. to sss. and general lien s-is L,
r Roct 81 island Ds'Fs sn,ens Sas IS, / to to ,o os5:
Southern Pacific OF California consols. s.. TO 50;
ST. Louis and San Francisco As, L, 10 6!$;
southern Railway IS. Il, to 90as; Texas Pacific
Ids, L, 10 olTs. and Wabash lists. y = cent. 10
lo2is. The noteworthy declines were in Ameri,
Eastern Illinois general IS. y. TO e9l4: Fort
Worth and Denver City lists. l.. 10 Ssh. ana At.
Joseph and Grand Island Isis, I. r.. l. = cent,
10 54e.
In bank stocks 10 shares OF Shoe and Leather
sold at 81
|. Commercial price of bar silver in New York.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at Also
Is%c. Exports to Europe tomorrow $4,000
ounces. Imports from Mexico to-day were 1885,
600 ounces OF silver and ST., 900 gold.
Money on call. l4alle y cent. Time money is
quoted as follows: Sixty days. . 2 cent; four
months. 3 = cent, and nine months. SO y cent.
on good mixed Stock Exchange collateral. Com
mercial paper quiet. Prime Endorsed bills re,
prime single names at 3l2di , cent, and good
names at 4d5 uer cent.
Ds s'srIin s. SfSSnanse WAS WAS qp aSsb snd firm f SSa,i;
asking rates for sterling. S4.s6ia for long bills
and Sass for demand. Actual rates are: Long
cable transfers. S4.s74. Francs are quoted AT
5.l7iad5, 1879 for long and 5.15Aa5.l IS Tor short;
for short; guilders. 4Ols6I0 $40 for long and
40 5-l6f40S for short
Domestic exchange on New York: B~oston-5s
iug. L. premium. Savannah-Buying. l-l6 on:
selling. par. New Orleans-Bank. $3.50 premi.
~cisoo-sisht, 17E cents premium; telegraph, II
cents premium. 81. Louis-;o cents premium
cents sp premiam b bid. Observation-Disclosures banks,
60 cents premium, and over counter. IS cents
premium.
The Commercial Cable Company has declared
8 July quarterly !. dividend OF ~ " cent payable
clarcd a dividend OF IL y cent, on its first pre-
ferred stock. payable June Is.
The HeckerJones.Jewell Milling Company
has declared a quarterly dividend OF . y cent
on its preferred stock, payable June Is.
The United States Rubber Company has de-
clared a semi.annual dividend of ~ cent. on its
preferred stock. payable July 10. Tho last semi
animal dividend was ! y cent.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
Company reports gross earnings for the fourth
i week OF May OF S7T6. s46. an increase OF $5l $50
as compared with the corresponding week OF
last year.
The Rio Grandc Western Railroad reports
gross earnings for April OF Sl99,67s, an increase
OF S439 as compared with the same month OF
last year, and net $7S,SI2, an increase OF ST, 49,,
For the ten months ending April 80 the gross
earnings were S2,oll ,599, a decrease OF S3a,l54
s a.! year. and net sO0''''S' " decrease OF s'Ss''
The Western New York and Pennsylvania
Railroad reports gross earnings for April OF
Sis, COS, a decrease OF *, 800 as compared with
the same month OF last year, and net $6l 400. u
April 30 the gross earnings were s.. 500, 93s. a
decrease OF $l67. 596 as compared with the cor
responding period OF last year, and net $SO5, 1872,
an Increase OF $56,567.
The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railwa
Company reports for the year ended March 81:
1897. 1890. CLan0,s
Gross earn'E g. Sl7 l4d. 65s Sl7 .s69.6 ass Dee. Ssis'Ooo
op. exp, & tax. ll,6i2,s97 n,s66.os4 Dec. 25S,767
Net eArn'ss. so.6ss,see sa,Igs,oAs Inc, s4o,361
Other income, l",2ls SS,iSS DeC, I'd. 1917
To,alincome sS,54d,ods 1851 avs Inc. |'sI1,67O
Charges, ren'
tails 81 ..,. 4.ioAI7l 4lo7,7so Dec. 6.slp
R4I.aos 'i,4:93g3 'l.tssjos Inc, slS.sS0
surplus. 85gO,4si $500, s9a Inc. siV,ssS
Passenger earnings decreased SAL y cent. and
the total number OF passengers carried decreased
4os, ls9, or 7.95 , cent. The rate per passenger
the previous year. Freight earnings increased
o.63 v cent. Revenue from through freight in
creased l.24 y cent. while local freight revenue
decreased SSS ' cent. of the entire freight
and 1884 y cent. from local freight. There was
an increase OF 91.646 tons OF freight moved, or