New-York tribune., 1897-06-24
THE BOND MARKET

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THE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds were inactive. Final quota
Bid Asked Bid. Asked
L. $. 4s, 1891. Us 5s ioo.reslI.. ~
Us. 4s,lao7, reg IiiS riS US cur. Gs isas. loll
Ts s :. lss. 1s. s her cur a s IS
Us. s.l925 i2a's 1851. Cher Is. is9D. lol& -
In State issues $1,000 Virginia lis deferred re-
ceipts sold at 37s. Five shares OF Bank or
Commerce stock sold at 2O4, against 2OS the
last preceding sale
Railroad bonds were moderately active anu
generally strong at net gains In the majority Oh
Issues. The heaviest transactions were In Lake
Shore second registered San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass is. Reading general 4s. Chesapeake
and Ohio general Il2s Northern Pacii1c general
lien IS, Texas and Pacific seconds. Chicago and
Northern Pacific first receipts. Atchison general
Is. South Carolina and Georgia first Js. Kansas
and Texas seconds. Southern Railway first Is,
Utah and Northern as and Milwaukee and ST
Paul consos. in which total sales amounted III
par value to 81 .03G 800 against SG6l .JOO In all
other issues. or a total in all OF Sl.69S.oo
against S1.jJSOOO yesterday. The principal net
gains were made by International and Great
Northern seconds ! to 81: the thirds. to ";
Rock Island dcbenturc Js. | TO l0O: Hooking
Valley rs receipts. " to a. Erie second mort
gage. AZ to 122: Chesapeake and Ohio iiRs' q
TO 1G3s; San Antonio and Aransas Pass Is: ~
to J97s: Texas and Pacific first -. 4 to olA
Lake Shore second registered. ~ to III y: South
Carolina and Georgia first rs. to W; Jersey
Central general Is. y to 1l2 Lehigh Valley
Terminal rs. y to 10; Kansas and Texas sec
onds, - to Gl3.. and Northern Pacific first Gs.
p to 12nla. Wheeling and Lake Erie hrsts lost
! To 30; Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago ana 81:
Louis (st. Louis divisiOm 1s'A tn !I; ONO ana
Mississippi frsts (Sprlnghed divison). lia To
1907: st. Joseph and Grand Island 2-"-is. y
to 90; Toledo. St. Louis and Kansas City first
receipts = to 1G. and Union Pacific extension
sinking fund IS receipts. y to %. In the after
noon dealings South Carolina and Georgia first
.'s among the active features. closing al
92 for the last sale. against 9lA the opening
The Improvement in earnings of this company
under the Parsons management has been pro-
nourceG.
Money on call was per cent. Time money
was per cent for sixty days. per cent for
three months. 2is per cent for four months. and
, per cent for six months. Commercial paper
rates :! per cent for prime indorsed bills re-
ceivabe. 81 per cent for choice single names,
and 4Mti. per cent for other good names
The foreign exchange market was firm and
unchanged from Yesterdays quotations. Offer
ings. which were fair. were quickly absorbed.
Posted rates were 4S1M4S1ia and i.SSHI.SSi9
for long and short sterling respectively. Rates
for actual business closed as follows:
Sterling .s7:@;s7. :s;j 4sH'asMs '"5s;
Escsse'r.. };S,sle %. %. naiS %nS 40 9'S ~
Domestic exchange was as follows at the
graph. 20c Savannah-Buyiug. 1-16 Off sell
irg. par. New -Orleans-C Commercial. par; bank,
81 30 premium. CharlestonmBuying. rar sell
ing premium. Chcago-Gic. premium. Gin
banks and over the counter.
15c. premium. BostOn-Jc. discount.
Bank clearings in this city were: Exchanges,
500. So. Go balances. SJS2Sj15 Chicago-Ex-
changes Sl3.OiG945; balances 81. 135117 Phil
adelpha-Ecxchanges $1f.5IS 631: bplances, ST.
220.95,. Boston-Exchanges, S16,S29,6S2; bal
anccs 81. 70631l acknowledgements 81, 14G,
$50: balances, S3OG 2"G
The commercial price Of bar silver was 6osc.
Mexican silver dollars, 4'&s@4'c Silver exports
yer was unchanged at - 9-16d.
Money on call in London was u per cent with
open market discounts at 1J-1G per cent for
short and long bills British consols were 1923,
for money and 112 1916 for the account Paris
London 25l0ie francs. Berlin discount rate.
pa per cent French rentes closed at 103 francs
80 centimes.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY
To-days Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results of two days ago. COM
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
the following balances:
Ne, Ians ss ,s?; = Dec Sh175fi s7as
&:' &:' T:.s:y s:;: $s :s $: $ :':
Actual cash over
,incatcs .s23i2il.oco s2at,Ssl.a5s Inc. si@oass
tiona hanks -. iGe3ooGi i7i7S.5e7 Inc. ?s7Gcs
Available cash s25l li.e>1 s25i 5oaa25 Inc saGe.l
Minor liabilities. l7.i2s.I7O ls.j0,i35 Inc. IIl3I6
Actual cash s23a iis2o5 s23a coa77o s4G 49,
Customs receipts reported from Washington
o-day were S0nS 6}3: internal revenue receipts |
;357 5j:, and the miscellaneous receipts. $9.9O4:
otal Government receipts for the day S1,3iS. |
G0: expenditures, S1,22iWU; excess Of receipts. |
'l22.Goo Receipts for the month TO date. S23'-
eipts. SJ1I133O Receipts for the fiscal year To |
late. 1893 9G333l, expenditurcs. S3Go4?9 al:
xcess Of expenditures. S26.lS'; '!W. Receipts OF |
bank notes for redemption to-day. |
;JO1 0SS.
The sub-Treasury had debit balance at the
Clearing House of Sl4i.9S3. and its net loss on
balance was 4.341. made up by loss In coin OF |
394 10 and gain in currency Of SOL 4,29I. Sub |
Treasury receipts for the day were S3.46'.Ioo.
md payments s3241o oGs. resulting in a general
81 coin and $G3 lS0G2S currency.
The following securities have been added TO the
stock Exchange list: 500 I33OO0 of -. per cent
,od mortgage bonds of 1885, coupon and regis
red Of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
rn Railway Company; SI4J,W0o additional first
Consolidated mortgage - per cent iifty-year gold
,onds Of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company:
00G OOO additional prio. lien railway and land
,rant per cent gold coupon bonds and regis
cred bonds into which coupon bonds may be
onvertcd Of the Northern Pacific RAILWAY Com
AMY; 600 additional general mortgage
per cent gold bonds of 1893 of tho Cleveland.
'incinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway Com
ANY: 50 Sj3010 first mortgage 81 per cent
old bonds of 1928 with power TO increase the
nount on the list to S2,923.WD Of the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande Railway Company ST.,
80 900 first mortgage = per cent gold bonds Of
he Savannah. Florida ard Western Railway
Company. ard $1,1i5,OO0 first mortgage > per
ent forty-ye gold bonds Of 1882. and 81 .OI2S
apital stock Of the Columbus Gas Company.
The Western Gas Company has declared
emf annual dividend Of 2ia per cent, payable
uly 90
The National Wall Paper Company has de-
Jared that the regular quarterly interest OF
er cent on the debenture stock Of the company
q paid June 80.