The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31

Dec. 90. Dec. SOL Dec. 30. Dec. 30.
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Government bonds frmer. The 10 Of 1925
closed e y cent. higher bid. Railway and other
P Rapls ssrSnSi St Th srd %5SsigTe Union TS1e Gas sF &c. SKI,
cage Gas Light lists, New Jersey Central general
6s, southern Pacific of California consols, South
s1n f Ghsssp. 81; on sna t oSio. R Z; ri { ssfs'' p asShi.
st. Louis and San Francisco, and Standard Rope
ysnces were IN A.ehison adj. q. " cent. to
bsas; Brooklyn Union Gas bs, I. TO ll2;
GGSSiSsspsaass s. an TdeS Shi and s0 SSPe e. 9sts u l.. to 70 ldsis;
southern Pacific Of California console. y, 70 s5:
st. Louis and fan Francisco general Ga. @. to
Railway IS. l., to %; Standard Rope and Irvine
ia !. to So. and Union Pacific p. m. cts, % y
IN Brsoklyn Rapid Transit s., i = cent. to
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Commercial price of bar silver in New York.
57ssc. Bar silver. In London closed at 26'sd.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 46kc.
. M ssns. q Time Ssll 2 assis : Is cent? 'sasts closing FAi IT p
sixty and ainety days gig '. cent. and SIX
Prime indorsed bills Geeeiysbio At 4 sfa@s S y cent,
prime single names at 4 y cent. and good names
at 4l2 y cont
rcmitters together with some Investment in.
Improvement Continental exchange was firmer.
Posted asking rates for sterling are: Sixty days,
S Sass siill sn s4. sisse; st;sS,a; .,s Aft drafts, nst ss.s sss;
quoted At 5;s2isS5:2I7s, for long and 5.2ossS
long and 81 i!1sss5 Sig, for saos;t e SiiS
4ois@4O $40 for long and 80 15-16a40 for short.
% Domestic exchange on New York: Boston.
selling, y premium. sayannah-Buying. I'D
of; ssIIi9 %f.Y gsr d,,s Msw orl ssn FIsnsI;i par Eii S9%.
IS cents premium; telegraph. 17la cents pre-
MUM. 81. Louis-25@30 cents premium. Chi
S SaEpps no cents ana premium oysr nonntsr Sa caats nrsm;s,m
Glucose Sugar Refining common is quoted at
32@32i9; and the preferred AT Stand
American Mating at ssas@a4, and Preferred at
74AC975; Standard Gas common at 131@133,
and the preferred at 1449I4s: Mutual Gas at
2S5@300; Syracuse Gas at 22@23; New Amster-
dam Gas at 25@30. and the preferred at 7O@75
and the SIS at s7sss. Equitable Gas offered at
Tho Executive Committee Of the Consolidated
Ice Company has the declaration
of the usual scmi-annual dividend of 3 y cent.
able Jan. Is. This action will be- confirmed by
the board on Jan. :. when It Is expected that
upon the common stock.
Tho Rio Grande Southern Railroad reports
gross earnings for November Of $S9. 600. an in
crease Of si;SsS as Gcm n are os With the same
S464. For the five months ending Nov. .3othe
gross earnings were $169.4lO. a decrease 1925
last year. and net $85. 1858. a decrease OF S24, s3s.
Fixed charges were $40. 700. leaving a deficit of
$3,ss7, an increase of $24,906.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. 1867, 041: internal revenue. $41e,-
$50. and miscellaneous. $40. 284. a-total of
an excess of receipts over expenditures of 1927.
Sss; s Ihs re ssee a1a. Of aI tho aseal year a sU d s7s haze q
deficit, $3.50, l72.
The official count Of the cash In the Treasury
ct the close Of business to-day compared with
that of yesterday shows:
rt- Dec. 80. Dec. so.
Gold coin and bullion. e. 4l60. 542, a95 0l6O. 6l7. 100
silver dollars and bullion I8.OB5, 1877 3.0Ys, 49,
United States notes ...... Q ,113,l5l 42, lS9, 373
Other notes. less demand
liabilities. ............ 2S,60S.6o5 81, 1885, $50
Available cash balance.
including gold reserve. o2i5. 500. 02S $3.50. 72l $50
Money in London 2a@34 y cent. Rates of dis.
count In open market for both short and three
months bills, 8 y cent. The Bank Of England
minimum rate Of discount unchanged at 8 y
cent. The proportion of its reserve to liabilities
Ia 10 Oh o cent. aRainat 10 az laat week and