The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-14

Snoms active both in the Stock Exchange and
Mt the counters of investment banking houses.
Incidental TO tho payment TO the Government of
another installment on account Of the purchase
OF The Union Pacific Railroad. The closing OF
| tho stock market was strong, at only slight re-
| SESSIONS from the best prices.
Final sales compare with those OF Saturday as
''i'o"'' Dec. II. Dec. 49,. Dec. II. Dec. IS.
A.T&sFe IS l3hlN W CON-. .l2oh 1917
A,T&sFcp o 3o% N PaO com. TO- 2oa
Am s Ref .. l42Ts 1Adh Pac pf... Ssh 59h
Am Tob.... est ss+l NY cfnt...lo7a 1881
Am SpM NJ. 8 SAM Cent. 94H sch
Brook T. 33S 34lalomahac com TN 7s'i
C,c,C&StL $50 36Slont& W.. 1854 15h
C.B&Q... % Dol PEG q 4 O.. 9 OF
Con Gas....l6oh 1881 pac Mall. 3lh 30p
Ches & o.. 22% 22a lRocklsland o e2
Oh @ w.. 1914 l6+I Heading" 2lh 21h
Della Hud. 1857 1907 Read LIST pr Az Az
Illinois Cen 1891 st p com. p4Ts Y6
Kan 4 T pr. 36a a6T SO R'wsy.. et 9s
Lou 4 Nash 57s 6sis SO R'way p 33t aga
Lea wpf II 7lS Texas Pac.. 11% ILL.,
Lseieds ca. as Az iro1&R... 26s 90
nanh Con. .lo7S lo7h TN Pac.... 24S 2eh
Mo Pncinc.. 36s 35h U S Rubber l6s l7h
Met st Ry ..l2O's l2dA U S Rub pr. z 8
Nat Lead. 3dh ash U S Leathp Ga 81
North AM. a. 4P wabash pr. 49, 1sh
Sorf & wp ID 45 Iw Tn Tsl.. eoh o
Government bonds irregular. The 4s of 1907
closed is . cent. higher bid. and the As OF 1928
strong. The features were Brookiyn Elevated
lists, I. r., Chesapeake and Ohio general 4l2s.
Chicago nnS Terminal c. 1sts, t. F.; cS GNlor"dp Mid ID.
comes, Kansas Pacific. consols, t. r, Kansas
City; Pittsburg and Gulf late, Missouri. Kansas
ais. Oregon Improvement 5s. Sd /. p; Pittsburg
and Western lists: Rio Grande Western lists,
Hallway IS. Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf
1sts, Atchison, Burlington and Quincy. North.
fTn PSc anG W =; Louis " i.. and San M F mnrc Texas
net advances were in Atchison adj; Az. q y
cent; to SsS' and general A. Z: to 90; Brook,
i snd E oniney A. as' Se + e. sx e; to s2i 3, b to S71 aSG
debenture 5s, l TO lo7; Chesapeake and Ohio
f fsis. {. r. 4 Z, to a. 4s,s to c Ole; Gsi s { def is,s, T.
to 4ols; Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf lists:
ais, l2. TO II; Northern Pacific lists, C., j.
TO to 1 I'll, 'si and r. general ts; sH lS Sc. prior 5s. TO d'' ST. Il
3resG "n i% Tss,srn ,t,5 IS; 81 a. !: Ri gi e; - TO 40; p Pi ans
Wabash IDS, i. to sill. and D. and G. eSten.,
clines were in Kansas Pacific consols. t. r.. l. q
cent, to 50; Rio Grande Western lste, p, to
s2a. Southern Pacific of California consols. L.,
to 80: Union Pacific Denver and Gulf lists, I. r.,
l7s. to 1917, and Wabash lists. i u cent, to 107l2.
Commercial price of bar silver in New York,
- -. boi SiANNl IA ATohhoh Siootu NJ @oSh.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 464c.
Exports to Europe tomorrow 100000 ounces.
Money on call 2a3 y cent. Time money
frmer. and is quoted: sixty and ninety days. 8
y cent. and SIX months gig q cent. on good
mixed Stock Exchange collateral. Commercial
paper is quoted: Prime Endorsed bills receivable
at 3@3la y cent, prime single names at gle q
cent, and good names at 4a4ie y cent.
Sterling exchange while quiet was steadier.
Postiaf asking f rnies fsr sterling wns s are! sIxt iir anss.
$4.s3l2. and sight. $4!s6ie. Actual rates are:
Long bills, =; s2a, ~ SO; sight drafts sts5l9
for short; rcichsmarks, "a 9I6a94 1I-I6 for
40 lis for long and 4oss-loS4o4 FOR short.
Domestic exchange on Now York: Boston
8 cents, premium. CharlestoI,-Buying. par;
selling. par. New oricans"Bank. par; CONNER:
cinl. $l.25 discount. San Francisco-Sight 10
cents premium; telegraph; III IA cents premium.
ChicaRo-l5 cents discount. Cincinnati-Be-
tween banks, par, and over counter. so cents
2S@29la. and the preferred at 0 4d9l4. Stand
ard Oil Trust certificates closed al 334ia@
isrred At 7sia@77is; 'isstk Standard Gas Common a"a 9l at
M5 9 { Gas ana a,d 1Gs preferred serecdse at ca l9S ., asl'G
at 70G72. and the IS ut 9slaa904.
The all-rail east-bound shipments of dead
freight from Chicago last week wero 85.37l
3S.357 tons the corresponding week OF the pre-
vious year.
The weekly statement Of averages Of the banks
in New York city, Brooklyn, Jersey City. Ho-
boken and Staten Island which are not members
of the New York Clearing House Association,
but which clear through some OF the members,
Is as follows:
Dec. 4. Dec. IL. Changes.
Loans. dis.
inv'ts...... $50. 234. 900 $50, ESQ. 900 Inc. IS, 900
Circulation. l.374.30O 1864, goo Dec. lO,lOO
Mt deposits 64,278 100 81. TSO. goo Inc. 5o4,lOO
Dep. with G.
IL. agts.... 7,94o. 100 s,48e. 200 Inc. 4s4.1oo
Dep. b'ks and
tr. CO.'S: e.54s. 100 2,44e. 400 Dec. 1os. 700
Leg. ten. and
blk note. 4.0lb, 400 A.ll5700 Inc. 100. 800
Specie ........ 3,l00, 900 0.27S, 700 Inc. $1,000
Total res've. sl1 ,"D7. 800 sls.2 7s, coo Inc. S57s, 500
Res've rea'ed. l6, 08".O 25 10, l85, $50 Inc. 1913. O25
s'plus re'vc. el,G2s.+Ib s2,OsO. $50 Iuc. e452.475
The Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroad reports gross earnings for November
OF XI69. $50. an incrcRse OF SRIGRo ns rnnnnrel