The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-19

Government bonds steady at unchanged quo
tations. Railway and other bonds irregular.
Tho features were Austin and
lists. Chicago Terminal lists. t. r. Central of
Georgia LIST incomes, Fort Worth and Denver
City lists, Kansas Pacific consols. t. r.. Kansas
and Texas eds. Mobile and Ohio generals. Mis-.
souri, Pacific consols, Peoria and Eastern in.
comes. Reading general As. Standard Rome and
nTiRs as and S GSif f 1sts. @s al 4, t; dcb enion rs ssris;
b. West shore As. Atchisoni, Oregon Short Line
lists. = . cent; to 50; Chicago Terminal lists.
t. r., Z; to Az; Kansas Pacific consols. t. r..
e 757s; Heading general i, +, to az;
StandaP5d q ko Pc and Iwine IS, Il b,tGfs ssh;
lists. i, to Ash; Wabash debenture. series b., q.
to 27a. and West Shore As. q = cent, to 100, The
noteworthy declines were in AtChison adj. As,
Il y cent, to, So: Central of Georgia LIST in
comes. 1. to 80; Fort Worth and Denver City
lists, !, to 81; Kansas and Texas Ids. 3s, to
627s; Missouri Pacific consols. l.. to e2l4; Oregon
Short Line consol IS, u. to 92i4 and incomes. A.
and Texas Pacific lists. % y cent. to oslo.
Commercial price Of bar silver in New York,
5lac. Bar silver in London closed at Dad.
Exports to Europe tomorrow $4,000 ounces.
o1 %Safy as on f sf,,; ntg sit,s : s Ssy;, ; T5 i se money ssn is
@ osnt. on 500. GOOD r mi fsni'' s snd e Exch %Gn5ns co i T.
eral. Commercial paper firm. Prime In;
/ uOTStu UlllS TtCtlNdblc T uuDIeu III oLoIA &
cent, prime single names at y cent. and first
class names at 4d4io y cent, and good names at
4l2d5 D cent.
Sterling was firm and slightly, higher for
actual business. The posted rate for long was
raised half a cent. Continental exchange was
f1%eF' t1ps art s'srIiPt. t 81. ST tta9 fSs la %Ns'1 sjlI nsk ans
$4.s6le for demand. Actual rates are: Long
bills, S4.s3i2a4. s3a sight, drafts. S4.s5a. and
5.2oasd5 20 for long and 5~.lsad5.1sls for short
reichsmarks. 94A@947s for long and 954@95a
for short; Ruildcrs. 40di0 1-l6 for long and 40ls
GAO 3-l6 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston-5@
Zig cents discount. Charleston-Buying. par
selling. par. New Orleans-Bank 81 premium
commercial, so cents discount. San Francisco
premium. St. Louis-6O cents Discount. Chi
cago-30 cents discount. Cincinnati-I}etweer
banks, 25@40 cents discount. and over counter
par.
Company has declared n quarterly dividend OF
" cent, payable Sept. Is.
STANDARD OIL Trust Certificates opened a
S10i2, sold at 3o9i2, and closed at 3O9d3lO.
Metropolitan Street Railway new gold 81
closed at ll2l2dll2a.
The Tennessee Coal. Iron, and Railroad Com
decrease Of $i7,e5i as compared With sam
month last year. Fixed charges were SAL. 777
leaving a deficit Of $l4,99l. an increase Of 81,
earnings were 1908 100. a decrease Of S2lO, So,
as compared with the corresponding period las
Scni, iiNUL ,n"iE'o "'i y l'iN ink
deficit of $3O.6I9. an increase Of sos. 7s9. Tn
decrease in earnings for the month is due to tn
fact that the large mines at Blocton and Blu,
Creek, and the OXmoor and one furnace in tn,
Bessener division of the company were idle III,
entire month, owing to the readjustmcnt o
wages. All the mines and furnaces are nov
working full time at reduced cost.
The reports for the year ending June 80 of tn
two operating companies of the Brooklyn Rapi,
Transit Company. namely, the Brooklyn Height
Railroad and tho Brooklyn. Queens County AM
Suburban Railroad companies make the follow
ing showing as compared with the preyiou
fiscal year: