The sun., 1897-07-31
THE sun. sAFURDAY. JuLY 81. 1897.

= cont; four months. 2is y cent. and ave 70
chance eos,erS commsPcia mSG papsS ouio
Primo indorsed bills receivable are quoted at
a,sSsS cent. choice aud prime single % nsmes
cent
Sterling exchange closed easier, and tho FINAL
business 3 WIS Ss at the Lower This
bills against gold shipments: CONTINENTAL ex.
chsngo Ioioyed ;e the course Of Of sterling Posted
s4.seH Hf$4. sel9; sight drafts, g: 4:s7t@s4 s7ia,
quoted at g. l87sa5. l6a for long aud s. l5asfb.i is
for short reichsmarks, 95 5l6@95 7.le for long
oT SSs ssao ieS7t oE Snort 40
Domestic exchange on New York. BOSTON
Par and cents premium. Charleston-Buying.
s sSnS PREMIUM Nav sSysnnsaRBSyps
premium; commercial, so cents tiscount San
Franeisco-sight, 10 cents premium; telegraph,
count bid. offered at par. Chic ,go-3o nts dis.
count Clncinnati-Bctweenb banks. 20 cents pre-.
MUM. and over counter. 80 cents premium.
The imports Of dry goods for the week ending
to-day were S2525,53s. against 81 .0lo 1873 last
week and 90, $50, ,655 Tor the corresponding week
lss, against 50, ,iI5. .5o7 last week and $2I22,-
b97 for the corresponding week OF last year.
The st. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company
has declared n semi.Pnnual dividend OF Gig y
cent. on its preferred stock. payable sept l.
Standard Oil Trust receipts declined on small
offerings to-day and closed at 307@30S. The
market ,or them was weak.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul Rail.
road reports gross eaInings for June OF $2.7lS..
800. an increase of Sll3,62O rs compared with
7s2 an Increase Of $50 ss For W the ~ year end
iHg June 30 the gross I ,o earnings n were $s94s6
the period OF Inst gePr and net
81 the dsoTsns9 Of o The
the net earnings the amount OF "oiher
income rspoIted for the previous fiscal
charges as reported for that year are deducted.
She surplus would be equal to 5.34 q cent. on
to be the probable result when the complete ac.
s9 o the 1ne ss are made the so
Enrned on COMMON siock IN % fiscal TSS ycSr snG led
June 80 1897. 5.34 y cent; in 1895. 7.44 q
GENT; in 1898. IL cent; total, 15 20 y cent.
for three years, or an average OF 5O7 y cent.
year.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for June Of $l9i, ,5O7, an
month or last year, and net $65, ,322, decrease
Of S4o2 For the year yea ending June 80 the gross
as compared with the corresponding period of
Si7s66. -'' NV "'''''' '''"'' u
The Reading Railroad reports gross earnings
for June OF $l,67s, 500. decrease Of 800. .494
as eomparsd ed With the same month O. last year.
the year ending June 30 the e Sruss nrnipDs
were 81, ,l37, ,9I3, decrease OF $5l6.764 as
d WI, wits me period % Of last
The Reading Coal and Iron Railroa,' report,
gross earnings for June OF S1.S79 800. a de-
crease OF $l7S,30O as compared with the same
month OF last year, and deficit $4l 1852 an in
crease OF $1O6.322. For the year ending June 80
the gross e.rnings were Slos36. $50. decrease
Of ,0O2 ns compared with the torrespond-
ing perio OF last year, and deficit $6IS, ,04l an
increase of SlI2.97s.
The Stock Exchange has listed securities OF
the Chicago indianapolis and Louisville Il IL
way Company as follows: So. 1893, 900 refunding
mortg 'ge rs. 81. 10000 refundinR mortgage
5s. 600 non-cumulative cent. pre-
fcrrel stock, and $s.646.ooO common stock
Addit tional amounts OF these securities will he
listed as official notices are received TINT they
have been issued under the plan Of reorganiza-
tion.
B ads'reet's reports 259 business failures in
the United States during the week ending to-
night, against 220 last week and 294 in the cor
responding week of last year.
The receipts OF the Government to-day were:
Customs. $2Ss.403; internal revenue S4s4 s56
ana misccii tneous. $43.966. a loLal OF $sl7,-
22o. The disbursements we're Sill 900. eN-
cess of receipts over expenditures OF $l03 POS.
The receipts OF the fiscal year to date have been
$37 795s.263, and disbursements 81 35l 900 au
excess OF expenditures over receipts OF $l0-
392.737.
Tho ret assets Of tho Treasury at the close OF
pare with those OF yesterday as follows:
Gold coin and bullion slisi7i slis.sos.s7 S
Silver do lars and ouliion SS.oo5.5s4 33,s52. soe
Other ass Is 1 OF
Avail able cash balance,
including gold balance. 23S.55S.99l 23s.l72,5e6
count IN open market for 10th short and three
month bills 49I cent. Paris auvices quote
q cents at lO4 francs so centmes. Exchange
on London 20 francs 10 centimes.