New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-29


Sales Of Government bonds were $4,000 reg
istered 4s Of 1907 at 1924. $4,000 registered As
of 1925 at 1855. and $4,000 at 1873. Final quo
tations follow:
U. s. q. 1897 Bid Asked r, 100. 70. , 5id A,k ss
ys '"S:f sss e s cur ia"
y: Cher 4: &: 'Ss$
. In State issues $1,000 Virginia funded debt
2,3s GOT Of 1891 sold at 69h $4,000 at G92s and
Railroad bonds were moderately active and
Irregular IN price movement at small net
changes; The more important dealings were in
the Atchison and Northern Pacific Issues Cen
tral or Georgia consOl 5s. Chesapeake and Ohio
412s. Rock Island extension 5s Chicago Ter
minal receipts Union Pacific purchase receipts
We're made by Chesapeake and Ohio 41as, y to
-; Long Island conscl 5s. . TO III; Central of
cinrati Chicago and st. Louis whitewater di-
vsion) as. Az to S71a, and Wabash detroit and
Chicago extension firsts),. ~ 70 1914. Central
OF Georgia conso 5s lost q to 90ai Kansas and
Texas seconds, u to 63: Omaha and st. Louis
frsts. u to 81: Wisconsin Central first receipts
a. to S31s "a and Columbus and Ninth nth o Avenue
valued against $780,. 600 yesterday.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call 2la94 per cent. with az
ceptions at Pa per cent. Time money was 3tb
months. 3i2@4 per cent for four months. and
3la@4 per cent for six months. Commercial
paper rates were 3l9@4 per cent for the best
six months and 414la per cent for names not
so well known. There very little business
doing in commercial paper.
The foreign exchange market was dull and
barely steady. Rates for actual business closed
follows:
ss,;sas c;2;'' sSs!s :s$ $:ss
s ssifs:9.Arss ssSss 80 ss a'' lie
Posted sterling rates were:
E sSot BILL bill: as
Actual closing rates for commercial bills were:
s Fl. '.s.. ii. ..,< ::sss;
Ss' 1as:, les. lie sas
e eSiidsTs s ssis 1886" e,,issss
places named: Savannah-Buying. Lice. off:
selling par New Orieans-Commercial. 81 %
discount; bank. par. Charleston-Buyl Lice
discount selling. Lice premium. San Fran
CSC premium. Boston-59ioc premium.
Bank csarnss in this city Hs- were we're EXCHANGES
Exchanges. S1s3s2 .634: balances S2,o72.3 s7.
Observation-Disclosures, Sls.31l .23s balances: 81
Ss Se4 e
The commercial price Of bar silver was o6&c..
against SIC: on Friday. Mexican silver dollars.
4Jasc. In London bar silver declined 40. 10
26Sd. Exports Of silver tomorrow. 1,011.OOO
ounces
Money on call In London was 2h92% per
cent British consols closed at 112 9-18 for
money and 112 11-18 for the account. Rate
OF discount in the open market. per cent for
short and long bills. Paris exchange on Lon
DON % francs 23la centimes Berlin discount
rate, Az per cent French rentes. JOB francs
8 centimes. Paris discount rate. per cent
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results 10. two days ago, com
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
the following balances:
Dec q Dec. IS Changes
Net gold . $3.50 80 Os2 $40 5s8 al Inc. $3.50 s7p
Net silver ...... l3 49l. sDT l335l.ll7 Dec 40 $50
Net L. S 81. 20. GIL <6.sS.G.9 Deo 2}s eJ2
Net Treas notes. 3o4l, 1913 2.3si.39' Dec Co4Ol
Actual cash
outstanding GER .....o
Deposits In Ma
tional banks 70 G82. 60 G.SiS.4l mo lsN+Zl
Available cash sos9 7Is a5s Scae7lAi7o Inn t2lT
Minor liabilities. 3ll69.3iS 2s.3a2.5i7 Deo- 2lsascl
Actual cash b. 5a4 $40 $40 1871 sss
Customs receipts reported from Washington
to-day were 1892. 100. internal revenue receipts
S1O5 010 and the miscellaneous receipts ST.. "a:
total Government receipts for the day. S449.593.