New-York tribune., 1897-08-17

Sales of Government bonds were $1,000 coupon
% at 113as Final quotations follow:
B.d.Asked. lasted.
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S IS !: + js:s 3s: e. E E Ps @sr + \:
In State issues 6OOO Alabama Glass A sold at
iO'. 9l.UUo at los, and $4,000 Tennessee Settle
ment IS at SJl2.
The market for railway bonds was generally
strong and moderately active. with the heaviest
transa ctiOns in the Atchison issues, Chesapeake
and Ohio 1l.s. burlington convertible rs, Erie 4s
prior bonds. Kansas Pacific first cOnsOl receipts,
Kansas and Texas first Is. Northern Pacific prior
lien Is. Peoria. Decatur and Evansville seconds
receipts. Reading general Is. 81. Louis ana san
Francisco Is. San Antonio and Aransas Pass Is.
Texas and Pacific issues. and Northern Pac.ilc
general lien IS The chief net gains were made
by Kansas Pacific first ccnsol receipts. 's to
9l1s Lehigh and Wilkesharre consos, to 1Oli2;
Missouri Pacific first collateral Js. ) to Us the
third mortgage IL to l,6: Mobile ana ONO -
II. to 1Jie: Peoria and Eastern incomes. f's
to 1!i.; Oregon Short Line income ~. IA ~
81: -. Louis ana Iron Mountain JS. Il. TO -:
Hooking Valley IS receipts. To -: Kansas and
Texas seconds, 4 to o., 81 Louis southwest
crn frsts q. to AZ: San Antorio and AransaS
Pass Is +, 10 Goa Union Pacific Denver and
Cuff Grsts ~ to -: Kings County Elevated frsts'
J., t. ~: New-Haven consol debenture receIpts.
:. to 40 and Toledo 81. Louis and Kansas City
first receipts J.: to ISL. Colorado Midland as
lost II, to Ga: Rochester and Pittsburg hrsts,
-, to i22#,: St Louis and San Francisco Is,
to -. Third Avenue first ''s. - to ~" lexas ana
general -. u to 1l3@: Atchison general As. X to
XT5l: tho adjustment Is 8, to jGl,, and Chicago
Terminal receipts. u TO ~.
THE MONEY MARKET
Money on call was I per cent. Time money
WIS 1il por cent for sixty days. , per cent for
ihrco ,non;hs. ~ per cent for four months. and
/ her cent for six months. Commercial paIer
rates were 3i.@4 per cent for three months. .i,@
/ per cent for four months. ana per cent Ior
six nnonths for the best names. Time money
vas frmcr with a marked increase in the de-
mand .;.,,
The foreign exchange market was weak, with
81 S5isM$t "; end ~ SG1.0Si - for long ard
hort bills respectively. Rates for actual husl-
ness closed as follows: s'!erllnf-Cabcs - o'T4N
81 81: demand. 81 >5i4Nff SJ% sixty days
81 S3isMSi S3a. Bankers Paris-Cables. 5.lS's
less 1-16NJ.1Sa,; demand '!NS.G'. ~ Iess
Lie sixty DAYS. 5.2o's Commercial trench
franca-Demand. 5l?as: sixty days >, 22lH.
bankers rcichsmark-Cables. 9!@sQ" '-l6; de-
nand 95L n ngj@a; sixty days. 9f3s. Dutch guild
ers--Demand. lnisM4D 3-16; sixty days, ~
Dor!estic exchange was Gs follow. at me
placos named: san FrancisCO-SiGht DC; tele-
graph. 10c. vannah-Buying. | -l6 off: selling,
par -Orleans--C Commercial. .'0c. discount;
bank. 81 premium. Charleston Buyng par
selling. &c. premium Chicago-2o03oc DIS
count Boston-Pa1 and = per cent premium.
~. I-ouis-.uc. to 100. premium. Cincinnati
Between banks. inc. discount: oVer counter par
Bank cearnss in t.s Sly =, %er9i ENGhahE,s.
Exchanges. >7.123,43s; balances 81 ,4M'oS;'-
Baitimore-Exchanges. s. lG3.oSl; balances.
S3i191s Boston-Exchanges, Sl2, l9o,osl; bal
G snGes s SG4$ll hsdhSd5 81 o >
The commercial price Of bar silver was NAG.
Mexican silver dollars. il'sc. In London bar
silver declined 4 To 21hd. Silver exports TO-
morrow. ..2J 900 ounces
Money on call in London was i2dat per cent
and open market discounts 19sm Ia per cent for
short and long bills. British consols closed al
1l2i4 for money and L. j-iG for the account.
rate. II, per cent Paris exchange on London.
-. ~ francs Berlin discount rate, %. per cent.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-days Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results Of two days ago. COM
pared with tho last preceding statement, gives
the following balances:
V. saa IS: ,.i. h?5 % % lr~ ;'ss s,'s 70
s. s. it;' :: notes: se5 :. 8 - - 6 6 De- e,iSs
Net Tro1s. no'~s ~ i'57e2 81 ie"e e'a Dec. 2"5 400
Actual cash over
'ia,a,ss .s-aso72ooe s2aic's' Dee siooe 80
,lcnai fanls.. i7o532li l7aIS'ie rnc .'I-aai
Mnor liabilities. 23a62.i63 @2aiiosS Dee. LOSSES
Act cash hal s2ee 1919 sZ-;.5ioo2I uc~. sG23ca3
Customs receipts reported from Washington to-
day S1SS.I3O. internal revenue receipts
S}S1 SOC, and the miscellauc receipts - 2!,2
total Government receipts for the day, sos. SOS
expenditures. S2.00l 600; excess Of expenditures
81 .UJ 112 Receipts for the month to date So
g. ,g22 expenditures S1S.36S. 900: excess OF ex-
pcnditures SS.G9O,O1S Receipts for fiscal year
to date. S1S,10J.2s(i; expenditures $6S lcS 9OS:
excess of expenditures. so 163 i22 Receipts Of
National bank notes for redemption to-day
S229,,l.,.
The Central Of Georgia Railway Company has
declared pa per cent interest on its first income
bonds for the year ended June 80 last payable
on October !.
a feature in finance. designed to afford to in.
vcstors in mining enterprises security against
the loss of their investment. has just been shown
in IN issue OF 100000 of guaranteed gold mining
bonds. secured by and payable at the Interna-
tiOnai Trust Company. of Denver col. jhe So
curiiy being special trust furd. wholly inde-
pendent OF the mining properties. The issue is
$50 Broadway; Stuart g. Paddock. No sc Broad
way and Charles +. Phillips d CO.. No. 10 Wall
ST. Particulars may he found in another column.
STREET RAILWAY AND GAS SECURITIES.
Reported by David ptelner 80. IS wsu-sl. New-Yok
Atlantic Avenue ren. misc s. 1904 4 a O Ic5 JOS
Atlantic Ave'a' zen. mise e. 1872? 4. & O.'i1i 'ua
:iantic Aveuu" mpr0VenI' 5s. lb3i
f,ioadvay ana seventh ASe isi m q. - 40, 10
Iir,advay and Seventh A.enur u n..ge Js.. ir'
lir aGway surface - r's~ 5s............. ir, is
lHo,cser street AM -. % i,ei .toek ..... ~ -
eoeile s:;ee. and Fulton Fsrv 1t -ofge. 90,
rooklyn CITY etock..... ................. 1925 ioi
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