The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-20


Government bonds steady at uncnanz sd Gro-
tatinn-. Railway and other bonus nrm. rhr
%i.atgrrs we're American spirits IL, Brooklyn
Hao.d Transit 5s, t.rie general 3-+s. kansas Pa
clac Con.ol-, [. r.. New Jersey Central gen-rni -,
standard RoDs Anl Twin. is. san Antonio and
kanSas n1d Texas. Northern Pacific. anG Ore
gon short Line issues. The more IMPORTANT net
advances were in American Spi r.'- lie. 4 > cent,
tosi Brookly n Rapid transit -. l. 10 ~; Hoca-
In- VALLEY. -. !. 10 III: Kansas aud Texas IDS. y.
70 3Sas; 3s-son Shor; Llns o.. r. -. to llGat;
standard Rope and lwine lis. lis. to ~: san
AntOnlo and Aransas Pass IL. -. to jsLs. ana
Texas Pacific :ds. = 2 cent, 10 Ella. The note.
cent, TO +tS. Ere general lien , A.. a. to o5r.:
hansas Pcrinc consols, L. r, ~. to 13az: Kansas
and Texas -, \. To ~. and New Jersey Central
general -. u Y cent, to ll1I.
a. 90 oAo- STOCKS ~ ''A'''' ''AaF'~'n'' sold
Commercial price OF bar silver in New YORK.,
6+asc. Bar silver IN London closed at 20 ll-l6I.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 5O3.c.
Exports To Europe Tomorrow 55g, 900 ounces.
Money on call. il@Gla. q cent. Time money.
> y cent; for sixty days. IN r cent. for ninety
~ p cent. for eight monthS on good mixed
stack Exchan.e collateral. THERE'S a moderate
I'LL. rsceiv.bls are guoted at 2 , cenf.' eho.cs
ana prime single names at 3L-d+ y cent. and
good namrs ut 1 GiSs = cent.
sterling exchange was firm. but the marke,
was quiet. Continental was ouist and steady.
I pG'''Ii long a'S' S.il. F1 and 81 SIS: '' ior a: stssss
: AsiH't ar 51i.' itt I laps sl.'i and st; s.Si. issn:
f-rs. S4.s.ilGS4.s1L-. Francs are auot-d
at j.lDavd5. isS4 for long and 5.lT]Yt5 iSr,
for snort: reichsmarks s5G9St+ for long and
long and I0ilt 40 $40 for short.
Domestic exchsngeD New York Bo,ton-Par
ard } cents d ,count. Charleston Buying. lilo
discount: selling, l-l6 premium. savannah
Buying, Lilo on: selling. par. New Orleans
Bank. 81 premium: commercial. IS cents di s-
count. san Franci.co-Sight. - cents pre-.
rniGm: telegraph, 21rs cents premium. 81.
Loni- -oj cents discount. ChIcaCo-T0 cent,
discount. acknowledgement hanks. 25 cents
discount; over counter. so cents premium.
The imports Of dry goods for the week ending
to-day were S .73s.0O+. against 81. "a. do last
~ last year. The amount marketed was s2.s25..
gTT. aga,nst S3.ls7.5l3 last week and S3.O4y,-
50 for the corresponding week OF last year.
The Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Com pany ha- declared a quarterly dividend II
/ y cent, payable March Is.
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for December Of SI45, 6JJ.
month OF the previous year. and net $50, 1914. an
incrraS. of S2.jl3. For the six months ending
Dec. ~ the gross earnings we're 572a,3lO. a
Decrease nf s23,l43 n compared with the cor.
responding period NJ the previous year. aud net
$2g2. Ols. an increase OF 50. "a.
The Chicago and West Michigan Railroad re-.
ports gross earnings for Drcrmb eE Of Sl34, O22,
n drrrCasc ~ S2,2Oj ~ rom pared with the same
month OF the previous year, and net S2j, IN. an
increase Of $3.50. For The year ending Dee. 81
NJ sSl $40 rs compared win the corresponding
periud uf the previous year. and not S32l.ltl.
an Increase ~ Sl,I0l. Fixed charges were
SiOS.iGt. --av ng - deficit Of Ss5.721. an in
crrA-c ~ Sj+t.
The New England Railroad Con- panY reports
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