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

wsrehcuss 5s. 4. to 3d. Brooiiyn. Union Gas
%. 4. g 1854. Chs.speskc and ono gen;
Coke i;:.ss,s ~. o 90. Erie, general len
Y.s:.. ! !. !, 20 S 80 f aGst MGr' 9.l Tsa s. Ds 3. % Ky ~
Iron Mountain ss. ". to "a; Missouri. kansas
and Texas Of Texas Ss, J. to SO; Northern Pa
s@d Ss!irsiien Is, 10 ss;S: 0resCn Short
r.. IL TO 7lii; Rome. Wstertown and oSdsns.
burg 81 ~ TO l2o; Reading general as. :, TO
southern Pacific OF. California consols, q, 10
~; Southern Pacific OF New Mexico 1sts.
y; TO 100 st. Loris and u san Frnaci; Sc d Esg:
standard Rope and Twine IS, !. to ~; San An.
tonic and Aranss. Pass A., ", TO 67Is; Utah
lists, 4. TO Io5s: West shore As, A. 70 Io7x,
y . cent, 70 1904, The noteworthy declines
were In Atchison adj; A.. u y cent. to 80; chi
f Kansas saa and Sg Tsna. r sdsi &. n 10 SoS / "a and Mexican IL tsss;
international LIST 4s. " y cent, to II.
Sales Of silver bullion certificate. for 1000
e41sc. Commercial price Of bar silver in New
m9Is. Sdssc; Bar silver n London closed at
at 5O3445lldc. Exports to Europe o -nOrrow,
$4,000 ounces. Imports from Mexico. to-day.
lls.ooo ounces OF silver and 5000 gold.
Money on call, lh5se 2 cent; Time money. 9
days, 9llso3 Y cent for four months. . Y cent.
for six nicnths, aud 31s y cent. for eight months
There is a fair demand for commercial paper.
Prime indorsed bills receivable. are quoted at
~ cent. choice and prime single names Mt
3I8D4 y cent. ard good names at $40 y cent.
Sterling exchange was weak and lower. East
or discount at London and on tho Continent
ritie- recently purchased for foreign account
were the chief factors at work to-day. Cont
r nSus.' fox sIes strtifn was s aIia 'o fos lone nS''S SI,i s's anS
s3.S71a for demand Actual rates are: Long
bulls. s4.s4ls934. s4Si; sight drafts. s4.s6]lI
Francs are quoted at 5.aoa5. 100. for long aud
S.5sIsg5.l5lt for short; rsichsmsrk.. ~ l5.l0
short.
Domestic exchange on New York Boston. SO
s cents discount. Charleston Buying. l-l6
discount: selling. lid premium. Savannaho
Buying: l-l8 OF: selling. par. New Orleans-
e sSnn. San :, r ffansiseoc c?%m sF So cent? 70 S Srn,s a1,:
telegraph. 22bS cents premium. 81. Louis-6O
cents discount bid; offered at 25 cents discount.
Chicago 40 cents discount. Cincinnati Be-
tween banks. rs cents discount; over counter.
90 cents premium.
Tho all-raii east-bound shipment. OF dead
freight from Chicago last week were 80. $50
tons. against II ,497 tons the previous week and
7a.30e tons the corresponding week Of the pre-
vious year.
The Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company
has declared a quarterly dividend OF ~ y cent,
payable Feb. 20.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad reports
klods hEbIuks v OI (l.bOf.Usl, an
Increase OF sD7. IIb as compared with the same
month OF the previous year. and net SG7l $50.
inr 'n Dec' 81 t n s STo.. ,.r rGp TIVE we're ~, SGn5Ss s sif.
n decrease OF Sl27.l 90 as compared with the
eo,rsspopdigs period Of the ereyion. year. and
The 81. Louis and San Francisco Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for December of s495,47o.
a decrease of S6,542 As compared with the
Sl9s, 8s6. a decrease Of So. obs. The full yearly
dividend on the 50. ooo.o 600 Of hrst preferred
100000. leaving n surplus for six months OF
s23J.423 Tor second preferred. Total issue
has therefore earned the full yearly dividend
on hrst preferred In six months. and q substAn-
tial amount upon the second preferred.
Tho New York. Ontario and Western Railroad
7l5. n decrease OF $40 g0 as compared with the
ZANE month OF II. previous year; and net s72.-
705. an increase OF s7D,+7s as compared with
and net $500. 5l7, An increase OF S39.47o.
The Rio Grande Western Railroad reports
gross earnings tor December Of s2O3, 400, an
increase Of sls.46+ as compared with the -ams
n decrease OF 81 .s4s. For the six months end.
a decrease OF S54. Si4 as COMPARED with The cor.
respondinR period OF the previous year. and net
$44O.439, a decrease OF 1874. 1868.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company reports
increase of slO.229 as compared with the same
an %"n iner 81 .ss Of PTstiSg; year Eo1 and r.. net sos %ns $40;
saS. a dsefea 5. OF OF fssss, setH. a, compared ~sps d'S With
and net sIs2.o7o, q decrease OF SilO. $50.
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
Company reports for the quarter ended Dec. 81:
Ss:;:; s.s@ sss...:;:::: :::i% " s:.sss I Be- %$s'; :i iss
r,.: si; ss s;s'.s..,".::: ' ss.i: ' ss.:sa! Inc Inc. ' ssP
- - -
Deficit ."........... ssS,sO5 ss4,l ia Dec. $500
The general balance sheet shows cash on hand
sbS.l34 and profit and loss deficit of SEA, 500.
The New York. PHILADELPHIA and Norfolk
Railroad Company reports for the year cndeu
Dec. 81:
aro.. earnings. .. . ct, .ets.s ssis,5a. Inc. sss. -sss
oper. e1pen.es..... 7.a,ooi 7IO,oi9 Inc. s4,0sa
Net earnings. ...... 5000. 2si ,s2Oi,gi4 Dec. si.ess
The debt statement issued to-day shows a net
inc'ease In the public dsh!. less cab In the Treas
ury during January. ofsl5.O7s. 135. The interest
bearing debt increased sa.l.o,sl6. The non
in the Treasury decreased sIa.S57 $50. Tne
balances OF the several classes " debt Jan. 81
on which interest has ceased since maturity.
81 .3s2,t3o; debt bearing no interest. S374.I23.-
m6I. Total, l,22a,a7o.737 The certificates and
Treasury notes offset by an equal amount OF cash
month xsTe ,sSSS.a7S,S4ss., an incrsass 'a OF
was $685., 553, gl0. In the month there was an
increase In gold coin and bars Of s.. 1879. l39. the
W ~ INC Cilsc otiHk SlN~.DNf.l-l. vi SILVER
there WAS an increase OF 81. 100. 784. OF the
surplus there was In national bank repositories
$ib.573.729. against Si5, l5y. 100 At tho end of
the previous month.
The circulation Of national bank note. during
January decreased $500, 300. as compared with
the corresponding month last year. During the
year ended Jan. 81 the increase In national
bank note circulation was SCI goo. 600. The
total amount outstanding Jan. 81 was $685.
0US. 0S5.
The issue OF standard silver dollars from tho
mtnts and Treasury offices for tho week ended
Jan. 30 was S2i3, 050, and for the corresponding
period last year II was S2T..60O. The shipment
OF fractional silver coin during january WAS
Si29, 2DH. 81, and for tho corresponding period
last year II was S+6T $50.
The receipts OF the Government to-day were:
Customs, S35l,5S2; internal revenue. SSl4.5s3,
ana miscellaneous, Sll+, 725. n total OF 81 ,2sO,-
sOa. The disbursements, including Sl.l5O.OUO
for pensions, were Sl,57l 900. an excess of ex-
pendttnres over receipts OF $500 ,lO7. The re.
ceipt- for the fiscal year odstr have been SlS3,-
10000, aud ex penditures ser. $50. $50. an eX-
cess OF expenditures over receipts OF SI4.l $40.
The net assets OF the Treasury at the close of
business to-day, as officially computed, COM
pare with those OF saturday AS follows: