New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16

places named: savannah-Buying. Lie off.
seliing, par ewOrleans-Commercial 81 *
discount; bank. par. Charleston-Buyng, I-l6c.
discount; selling l-lGc premium. San Francisco
and DC. discount Chicago-30c premium.
sd 6anS cIearings in this city were: Exchanges.
SSo ols, ~ balances, $5,43299s. Boston-Ex-
changes, Sl4,O64, O32; balances. $1950S1O Phil.
observation-disclosures. $S,160.30S; balances. ST..
634,f3o Baltimore-Exchangcs 81. 4G4 $40; bal
ances, $685.
The commercial price OF bar silver was 57Ic..
Mexican silver dollars 451a. In London bar
silver was unchanged at 269sc. The steamship
City Of Washington brought in $4,000 (Mexi.
can silver and $4,000 gold. Silver exports to-
morrow, 100000 ounces.
Money on call in London was ~ per cent.
and open market discounts 2 13?l6G27s per cent
for short and per cent for long bills. Paris
discount rate, per cent. Paris exchange on
London, % francs 1874 confines Berlin dis.
count rate. Az per cent British consols closed
at 10 1916 for money and III 15-l6 for the &C
count French rentes, 1O3 francs - centimes.
THE FEDERAL MARKET.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement
covering actual results Of two days ago. com.
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
the following balances:
Ne, gold S9E = N%s 3 Inc chang; .s:s.z
81 ST treas. a notes: s Bee Bee: S ';s
Actua caSn over
tacaies s2i4574.457 s2la,osso22 Dec. sc2s.4s'
tonal banks. Is2oi.5e4 i7,2sa.9oa Dec. si7esi
AyaqS sshs23s 81 Dec Dec 'Is s
Actual cash bal 500 7i70j2 sos sGi Inc ssS2ol2
Customs receipts reported from Washington
to-day were S212.203, internal revenue receipts
SSl3,6ll, and the miscellaneous receipts, No.
3l6; total Government receipts for the day:
81 .121 49,; expenditures. SlG19Wo; excess OF
expenditures 1927 500. Receipts for month to
date, S12,5l5,G79 expenditures, $lS.2,9,W); ex-
cess Of expenditures, SJ,lG},321. Receipts for
fiscal year to date Sill ,26J9i9; expenditures.
S16l 03S $50; excess of expenditures. S43 I23331
Receipts of National bank notes for redemption
to-day. S3S1.O4O.
BALTIMORE AND OHIOS REPORT.
The report Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for the year ended June 30
shows an increase in gross earnir IS Of Sl.637.-
$40 over the preceding year. and S2164 $40
over 1898. An increase Of So 1868 in eHs
penses due in great part 10 the large
sums required in maintenance OF way and
maintenance Of equipment The aggregate ex-
pcnditurcs on construction and betterments
were SlS9J. 497 an increase OF S1.3S6,369 The
results OF operations for three years follow:
F4.lsh, ........... sssSs52 slesl@e52 sis5SISe2
M lssnsSs s s s sSSG s sa
o1 T9is :5Si55 ' ss:i 3s5i5s
Net ................ $557oO29 sG.3Gl3G2 s7OIsI3s
Proportion expenses
receipts. ...... 1Sa15 1870 69Lcs
The report shows a radical reduction made in
the amount to the credit OF profit and loss" A
special committee Of the board appointed
to examine the assets of the company and
value the rolling stock. stocks and bonds and
certain other assets This committee made a
radical reduction IN the value Of the rolling
stock. stocks and bonds and advances for con-
structon to the various subordinate lines during
ra ,.acf "A ,af,, sl.r - ShA
company, reducing the total to the credit OF
profit and loss" by about S2000OO00 In the
report Is found a detailed statement Of the ex-
penditures which were charged TO maintenance
OF way. 4 part Of the general Increase was
caused by the unusual expense for maintenance
of equipment, the receivers having placed in
thorough repair all Of the cars and engines OF
the company which could be proftably put In
condition These expenditures amounted TO S50s.
G3S % more than in 1896 and 10 81 429 126 IL
more than in 1895. The deficit for the year was
100 II. but had IL not been for the IN
crease in expenses of maintenance Of way and
maintenance Of equipment the earnings would
have been more than sufficient 20 have paid the
interest on the bonded Indebtedness Of the road
AMERICAN COTTON OIL REPORT.
The American Cotton Oil Company reports for
the year ended August 81. compared with the
preceding year. as follows:
RAJ, nr.y,ou, 80 a5,52a seist74o Dec. SIT f7
Gross profit .-,,,..'' l'fZo'" oSo'oI INC "'o' 80
ana s:. s: 's j5I B Bee '' 100
Balance ........sse 2e Toa sSslg5 se Inc. ssOs lc1
Dividends ..'''''''''' oil''lo piI'o.V
Profit ana loss surplus s63lO.sI soOit23 Inc SSloi