The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26

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Government bonds firm. The As OF 1928 and
the os closed ie y cent. higher bid each. Railway
md other bonds easier; The features were
anS Sorth Pa %fst i Has t. M r.. Ss% Jersey %; Sei n
soils. I. r. San Antonio and AransSs, Pass Is,
net declines were in Atehison adj Is, i y
SIS. p. to %: Chicago and North Pacific lists. I. r..
e, TO AZ; Oregon Short Line Union consols,t. Fly.
Sc. and and W vsn ansInt Central naa A ists. I. r r. : = : cent eito
to 80. The noteworthy advances were In Hook
IN Valley Be; S,a ' cent: to ~. and o.; Oh. to
y cent. to 1l6ia.
sold at 100.
Commercial price of bar silver. in New York.
64asc. Bar silver In London closed at 90 11-l6d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted ut 30sa
5llac.
Money on call, liaels y cent. Time money,
days, 3 . cent. for four to SIX month";, and 81 =
cent. for eight months ON good mixed Stock Elk.
for commercial paper. Prime Endorsed bills re.
ceiyable are quoted at ? = cent. choice and
prime single names at 3l2dl v cent, and good
names at 4d4ia y cent.
Foreign exchange was somewhat frmer owing
70 n somewhat better demand from rcmitters.
i fSss'SS Bills ss sna si Isses for 'S Demand sssri.hs actual 7G pa tes
are; Long bills, $4.s5a$+. s5h; sight drafts.
s+.s7a$4;s7i4, and cable transfers. $4;s7hs
long and 5.i7iss5.i8Is for short; reiiehsmsrks.
o. f5-l6a95 for long and 954s85ss for short;
for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: boston
Par and . cents premium. Charleston
hsSnsayi RsI' l :f,iin Sa; Is si lifiif%.uP par. Sa Se~
o~sIsaps-BSnk e premium ,ahCa;oc oS9I%Rmorssaial lon 20
fouis-4O cents discount bid offered at 20 gents
discount. Chicago,6O cents discount. Cincin.
nati-Between banks, 20 cents discount: over
counter, par.
The Pittsburgh. Youngstown and Ashtabula
Railroad reports gross earnings for January Of
the same month q last year, and net sil,757, an
increase Of ~, 1877.
The Philadelphia, Reading & New England
s sS..s9so a ls decrease sso q s sss3ins a. COT p p With Hl
the same month OF last year, and net $l2 633. an
increase OF $S.2S2. Fixed charges were 81 ,5S7,
s's s.Sol. a surplus OF S''o'0' an increase OF
The receipts OF the Government to-day were:
CUSTOMS, iSs26. 77si Internal revenue, 1855 600.
and miscellaneous, $780, O2, a total Of u .223. 44O.
The disbursements, including 1873, 900 for pen
sions. were Sl.l72, 900. an exces. Of receipts
for the fiscal year TO date have been x2O3, III.
4l8, and expenditures $252. 70s. $3.50. nm excess
OF expenditures over receipts OF $4s,
The net assets Of tho Treasury at tho close Of
with those OF yesterday as follows:
Silver dollars and bullion. 10, ass. 4a4 10, 1874, $50
United States notes. ...... 9.497, 800 g.ll4,30l
Other assets In excess OF
demand liabilities. ..... \ .976.9SS 37.395. 86<
Available cash balance, in.
Guiding gold balance. -, e2l6.0 o ,0el e2l4.479. b36
Money In London, LACE v cont. Rate of dis
count In open market, for both short and three
months bills, Ole v cent. Amount Of bullion
! gone into the Bank Of England on balance to-
day. el53.oo0. The Bank OF England minimum
| rate OF discount unchanged at 3 Y cent. The
proportion Of it's reserve TO its liabilities is ,53.4o
v cent, against 1913 v cent. last week and
49, 10 same week last year. Bullion In the Bank
OF England increased last week 25I5,OOO, and
the reserve increased ai5t,OOO. Paris advlces
quote . u cents ut lO9 francs 40 confines. Ex-
change ON London. % francs lSia centimes. The
weekly statement OF the Bank OF France shows
an increase OF S45, 900 francs gold and an in
crease OF 1883, 900 francs silver.
Tho sales OF mining stocks at tho Now Yorl:
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to-
day were aa fnllnwa,