The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-10

'Ex dividend.
Government bonds steady, at unchanged quo
features were American Spirits IS, American
Tobacco scrip; 10 Ann A56or Is. Austin and
Chesapeake and Ohio genera; 4iss CHICAGO. Bur.
TN and Bis sandy lsts. Hooking, Valley s., II.
generals. Missouri Pacific consols. New YORK.
Chicago and St Louis As, Rio Grande Western
Short Line incomes A. Oregon Improvement lists.
asP, s.: Paul general 4s, s.. Louis Southwestern
tonic and Arkansas Pass Is. Southern Railway
5s. Texas Pacific eds. Tennessee Goal and Iron
and Texas. Reading and Union Pacific issues.
The more important net advances were in
bacco scrip, III. to 81; Ann Arbor Is, e. to ssa;
Austin and Northwestern lists. L. to SAY;
pssGe and 6 6lioa general AZ I ia :; +. to s. 81 ;Gh G &
ssIhiF Fabs1S' I sna 3nan sgd f siR ss Ssi y s to 1919;
1903; Erie prior bonds. i. to 81, and general lien.
SsPsaS T fssiao s 81 t + + s & ssfs IT kse sS 81
\. to e2a; Mobile and Ohio generals, /.
to 73i Missouri Pacific consols. y. to o.;
Pacific Of Arizona lists. II" to ,9sa; St. Paul
lists. 81. to 7l4; standard Rope and Twine in.
comes, z; TO l9: San ANTONIO and Arkansas Pass
4; !; f Ps slns; s sas' sss to Bs s6ss: rs ss; !: to coal oil
and Iron 3; div, i,a. to SO; Union Pacific ess, t.
E, L., 70 losis. and 3; f. TT; :, to lo4 Union
benvsr, an nae Gulf Fl lists q 4 ) s0 cent sllf; t To qs5 pa' As;
noteworthy DECLINES were in Oregon Short Line
provement S., t. F.. l. ! cent, to SO. '''S0H i"'
In bank stocks SO shares OF Bank of Republic
sold at 1856.
Sales of silver bullion certificates for 1000
ounces were made on the Stock Exchange at
pc. Commercial, price Of bar silver in New
Mexican silver 0OllAra were nunfal MT iQl,o
Exports to Europe tomorrow 10000 ounces.
Money on call. la1la . cent. Time money is
II better ter de as1nd and can Is quoted as follows;
cent four months; $685. y cent; and six
months S safst y cent ION on good mixed Stock Ex-
Prime Endorsed bills receivable arc quoted at
3la@34 q cent. choice and prime single names
at 3a94 y cent. and good names at 4@4I9 y
cent
Sterling exchange suffered a further heavy
fall to-day; and the market was very weak.
was the main cause OF the decline in both posted
and actual rates for bankers bills. Long steri-
discount at London. and also by better rates
for time An ss money nSg here sns which induced bank
Posted asking rates for sterling. $4:s5 for long
bills and Y. SO for demand. Actual rates are:
$ sGHE D and cable tra as ! ssi.sd s'F Fran drafts nrc
quoted at 5.ls4d5lsls for long and 5.167sG
for long and 4o4@4o 5.iSS FOR short. tos
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
Pari selling, . premium. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1,l6 off,; selling: par New orlsans-Bank ST
Francisco-sight. is cents premium; telcgrs nSn
l7i2 cents premium. st. I~ouis-5Oa25 cents
discount: Chicago,,3o cents discount. Cincin-
nati-Between banks, 20 cents discount, and
over counter, par.
The all-rail east-bound shipments of dead
freight from Chicago last week were $3.50
tons, against AZ, 1923 tons the previous week and
4s,l26 tons the corresponding week OF tho pre-
vious year.
Standard Oil Trust certificates opened at
sla's. advanced to $751; and closed at Sislsa
Railway gross earnings for July compare with
those OF the same month OF last year as follows:
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit ... s4sa,5ee Dec. 1891
New S!SsSYis oif S csHsSa ' and &c.. o.os ss.Gss I Rss' , as.sS
Western N. Y. and Penn. a57,s0O Deo. $500
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Grating expenses. $3.50, $40; net earnings, Si6d.-
S33i either income. $ll.355; total income.
Tho Norfolk and Western Railroad reports
gross earnings for June Of $S42, Sol, a decrease
OF Si02,sl3 as compared with the Same month
El2,4s5. For the nine months ending Juno 30
ne gross earnings were $7.9l0,O76. n decrease Of
period OF last year, and net So, l4l. 2sl. an in
crease of 1887 ,3S2.
The pamphlet report OF the Chicago and North
"obtcTu- railway tOmDAny Tor the nSCal year
ended May 81 shows:
~ 1877. 1895. Changes.
Gross e'rn'g:sSo .s77,24 $50. Lass, TOl Dec, ss, 6if,6i7
taxes" Io.oos.ssi si.44s,O7l Dec. l,5io.ioo
Net e'rn'gsti I. O3E. 422 9I2 ,OSy, 100 Dec. 81 ,OOl, 3eS
FlHcu chrges b,0sf.5hl o. HD,8lB bee, 246. O25
Balance. -. s4,369.s3l 05.liO.l74 Dec. 1760, Sl8
other inc'me $50, 100 2670 900 Inc. 1881
Total inc. e4,6aO.Gsl $5.98S, OS3 Dec. SO77, 4U2
DiHidends.,. 3.ols,0bO 3,bl7,0b7 Inc, 1893
Surplus. -. Sl,l71 $40 sl.soI,O gl Dec. ee7v.O54
Tho prosa arnenditnrea for reneurals and renairs