The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-03

Government bonds steady at unchanged ono
@tations. Railway and other bonds trm. The
RADIO Midland As. lst !. p; Erie prior As, Green
Bay debentures, b.: Iron Mountain 5s. Iowa
Central lists, Kansas Pacific consols, t.r.; Mo
consol Is. Atchison. Northern Pacific. and Wa.
bash issues. The more important net advances
and general As i. tossig; american Tobacco
scrip, 3, to 80; Colorado Midland Is. LIST I. p, "a.
Mountain 81. nay 3. to os ss4 iowa e Central ~; AZ ISL ISIS, iron %
to 994; Northern Pacific prior As. 81, to a2la.
and Norfolk and Western consoi As. "a Scent.. 10
prior A. b y cent. to b2l2; Kansas Pacific con-
sol,, + +, II; to %; Mobile and Ohio generals.
lures. series b. 7s y cent, to 297s.
Commercial price OF bar silver In New York,
5l'sc. Bar silver, in London closed at 23%d.
Mexican silver dollars wcro quoted at 4ldI3c.
quoted: sixty, days, 2l2 = cent; four months,
Sig y cent. and six months. 4 y cent. on good
mixed Stock Exchange collateral. Commercial
paper hrnl.. Prime Endorsed bills receivable are
quoted at 3ioa4 y cent. prime single names at 4
cent, frst-class names at 4g4l4 v cent, and
good names at 4ie95 y cent.
Sterling exchange was strong, with a further
rise In short Bills for immediate delivery con-
tinued in small supply. Continental exchange
marks. Posted asking rates for sterling. si.s1
for long bills and 81. s6ia for demand. Actual
5 5&tss arc. 81 SKI Long |%s, n bills, ,n s. $4.ss5f$4.sa; sight
600 for long and 5.lsad5.lSis for short;
05 40 for short; .%guildcrs, 4Oa4o l.l6 for long
and 4ois94O for short.
Domestic, exchange on New York: Boston
MUM; savannah, Buying. iie'ii6i on; selling. par.
New Orieans-Bank VI premium; commercial,
ems 20 cents ntsu discount; san Erancisco.sight: 5
st. l0nis--$l to 10 cents discount, Chicago-6O
cents discount. Cincinnati-Betweon banks, 40
cents discount. and over counter. par.
(rlnrDaa SuDaR RaAntnn nnp,p,a t. .o.. -
4sa5n+. and the preferred at 93@ g94I. Stand
ard Oh trust certificates sold at 3lsi9@325 and
hallway, consolidated mortgage IS closed at
@2is.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and ct. Paul Rail-
way company reports gross earnings for the
fourth week OF August OF 1913. $50. an increase
OF Sios. 700 as compared with the corresponding
Railway gross earnings for August compare
follows: W.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ...... s4e4.e6s Inc. 5000
b. PAul."..""..."."....,2,7 so,8ls Inc. 25e,eie
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad reports
Hfoss earnings for July OF 500. 700, an increase
~ ~ ~ 'oir as compared with The same month
$44, sO2. - ' VI
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company reports
Gr9ss earnings for July Of $330,o57, an increase
iast year. and net $2O.927. an increase OF &l5,.
go. For the three months ending July 81 the
gross earnings were ~ ,O79. 1913. an increase OF
Pip es as compared with the corresponding
crease OF $Sl 800.
The New York. spsouehonna and wsstcrn
Railroad leased and operated lines report for
The year ended June 80:
1897. 1895. Changes.
Gross earnings. o.. 293. 87S ~, 2II8ps Inc. sTS.0sO
oper. expenses. l,27s,3lI I26sS5O Inc, g'3sb
Net earnings 81, Ol5,U3l np4s 79S Inc. AOn 2Os
o'"'f 'n'oMe'' ,.".... 56.45+ Dec. bO,45I
Total income. 81. OIb, Oa4 sI.OO5 Ia0 Inc. Az s14
Fixed charges. pYU,bO5 pg5g sS Inc Ns57
surplus ...... Sae,43V an 2b2 Inc. 6yls7
In the year car trusts were reduced $40 400 and
S23.O0O collateral bonds were paid on The
ErGss earhlngs amounted to $0.s74 per mile.