The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30

The d alings were the smallest on any day since
the summer advance in prices eliminated, In
only five stocks did the trading exceed 10. 900
shares. The closing was strong at about the
Final sales compare with those OF yesterday
as follows:
Oct. 90. Oct. 29.I Oct. as. Oct. 90.
A.T&SFe. ID 1871 Nj tLcad.. 81 3dl,
A.T&sFep 2sa 2eh Nat Lead pfl 1o3a
AM Cot OIL. 2l5 2lai Sorf & W 42L 42la
Am S Ref q l4oTs y W com...l22+ 1921
Ans Ref p.ll39 ll3 y Pac com. ID lsNs
Am Tob.... sl't s2a N Pac pr. So 52as
Am sp NJ. los 10 SY c-nt...lo7h 1881
Canada So. 54a 55A 81 Cent. els o2la
Can Pac.... 7sR 7eaI Omaha com 7sS 7eNs
C.c.C&stL 34I 34Te ont 4 W.. l6 l6s
C.B&o.... e4t e5 Pac Mail. 80 3Oas
Con Gas....204 2O2 Pull p Car" l7l4
ches s o.. 2lis 22s Rock Island $50 S6L
Chic CAS-. e64 OF Iaeading.... 22As 23l4
Oh G w.. Is l5L Read Ist pr as 1oTs
., w...l5l l54 st P com... e2s y3h
D& r @ pr. 44L ! So R'way.. o. oL
Erie........ l4h 1874 So R'way p 2ea ao
Gen Eisc... 33L 81 stand R TT S a.,
Illinois Cenlol 1921 Texas PAc.. 1lis lis
Kan q Tex. l2a l3h rC.IAR.- 251 26h
Kan & T pr. 3la 2 m Pac.... 22h 20
Lou 4 Nash 54s So. U s Leath.. - ~
Manh Con. 1919 Wabash pr. 49, 1871
Mo Pacific. 2eS Tn TEL. 4 se's
Government bonds irregular, The As c. Of
1895 closed Il y cent. higher bid. and the IS
strong. The features were Chesapeake and Ohio
consol IS. Chicago Terminal lists, t. r., Central
sas Pacific consols. t. r.. Kansas and Texas eds.
New Jersey Central general s.. Union Pacific.
Denver End Gulf lists, Atehison and Wabash
ChesapeaEe and Ohio consol IS, L.. to
Central of Georgia I'd incomes. 7s. to 10: Iron
Mountain 3S,, ~. TO s4a: Kansas and Texas
IA, to l13: Wab .sh lst.. <. to 1918. and IDS.
H. . cent; TO 3".Gi The noteworthy declines
10 s6i4, and Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf
lists. l u cent, to AZ.
In bank stocks 10 shares OF Bank OF Com
merce sold at oo7la.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
5s4c. Bar silver in Lond n closed at q Led.
Mexican liver dollars were quoted at 45Fc.
Money on call. ? y cent. Time money is
ca Ter and is quoted: S xty days. Gig y cent.
three and four months. 80 cent. and six
change coilater.l. Commercial paper easier.
Prime Endorsed bills receivable are quoted at 4a
~ y cent, prime single names at 4@4ta y cent.
and good names at 4l9G5 . cent.
Sterling exchange was quiet, but the tone was
armer particularly for short; Continental ex.
for sterling are: sixty days, $4.s3. and sight,
$4s6; Actual rates are: Long bills, $4;;s3ts
transfers, 81, s5i2a$4.s5a. Francs are quoted at
5.2l4a5:2O1s for long and 5: l9ssa5.1s4 Tor
a95as for short; guilders. 80 I5.ies40 for long
and 40 3.l6a4O4 for short
Domestic exchange on New York: BOSTON
Par and 8 cents discount. Charleston - buying.
i:lS on: cling ss PAL: sew 6rlssns%Rnnt paF;
Sight, l7l9 cents premium telegraph. 90 cents
premium. st. Louis-25 cents discount bid.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT banks, par, and over coun.
ter. so cents premium.
Glucose Sugar Refining common is quoted
Standard oil Trust certificates closed at sss
a34o; Metropolitan street Railway consoli.
can M %Hir1xsSs at o' a S.1ssa a. and aDd'3 the I]ro a I
offered at 6sl4d72; Central Union Gas 5s. lO04
and slqG thG p s,fsasff al d isai s" Or IS; Mia at I 1i3 CAL .;
350a355; Syracuse Gas at 2O@25.
The imports of dry goods for the week ending
Week and -, ff775.sia for the correspcndins week
81 gu last year; The ar. am9 eaa marxe a. was FL '92s'.
Ol3 for the corresponding week OF last year.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
reports gross earnings for september or S1,4l4,.
the same month Of last year. and net Eos. 500.
an increase OF 1862 1913. For the three months
ssl iiisS4 s sP in so sse & sTs s'a sarni5s as w coSp $iiti
With the eorrsspopding period Of last year; and
$2.l27.753 an Increase OF 81, oa2,722.
The Reading Railroad reporta grsss earning.
f 49,, SCI ssPi ss eo%ps OF fa 1iif the sam. an in @eniS Of Of
last year. and not 1891 .85l, an increase Of 1888.
l6S; por the three months sg sao s eng az sept, SO the os
$447. SO as compared with the corresponding
period Of last YER, and net $2,6S4. 1872, an in
crease OF $500. 3O6.
The Reading Coal and Iron Company reports
gross earnings for September OF .$2,l2l .sll, an
increase OF $25O.4OO as compared with the same
month OF last year, anu net SS6, 6O7, a decrease
OF $l9.Ol5. For the three months ending Sept.
80 the gross earnings were SG.625.665. an In
crease oil 1892. 1927 as compared with tho CORE
spending period OF last year. and net S355,li7,
an Increase of $ll9.O95. The net earnings OF
both companies for three months were ". l27,-
1854 Fixed charges were $2,235.O 900. which
leaves a surplus OF 1902 1854.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad reports gross
earnings for September OF S2.3i4.529l. an in
crease OF SSH. $40 as compared with the same
month OF last year, and net 81 ,059, s9l, an in
crease OF 1901 ,563. For the nine months ending
Sept. 80 the gross earnings were 1896 10, an
increase of S2,727,0l as compared with the
corresponding period OF last year. and net 80
645, $50. an increase OF ~ .264,is9.
The Minneapolis and ST. Louis Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for September OF ,$225,
028, an increase of $l7 ,440 as compared with the
same month OF last year. and net SlOO,5oS. an