The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

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D. W...l65h 154 aead lstp pr 51S 61h
Della IIui..11A 1925 st P CON-. e5S 90
p& Rap pr. 46a 47S So R'way.. 8
Erie....... Is is So R'way p 80 31A
Gen Elec.., 35A 35h Texas Pac.. 49, les
Illinois Cenlo7 1o7 rel 2s 20
Kan a T pr. 36h a6I Un Pac.... 2sL 2es
Lou & Nash 56s 57hiU s Rub p. q 63a
Lake shorel77 l77 U s Leath.. es eS
LIE & West l7h 16A U s Lcata p q 64]
LEA W pr 70 73a wab conn.,. IN IN
Mani Con. ! 1861 Wabash pr. 1874 leS
Mich Cent. / % lo4 W Un Tel. 92H e2a
Mo Pac.....' 34a 34s wh&LE... 8 Oh
Met st R y..133S 1913 lw&LEp.. Is 49,
Government bonds strong. The Is Of 1925
closed L . cent. higher bid. Railway bonds
and Northwestern lists. Chesapeake and Ohio
general 4l2s. Chicago and Eastern Illinois gen
Worth and Rio Grande s.4s, Hooking Valley 5s
$45 D.. Houston and Texas Central generals.
and Galf f ists. K sEnsSls; n and Michigan Sisy; n'. Is. La:
IS, Missouri Pacific, consois, Manhattan Rail.
Pacific Of California consois, Southern Pacific
Of Arizona lists. Seattle. Lake Shore and
West Shore 4s, Atchison. Kansas and Tex.
Texas sf Paeiae. Union Pacific Hies and WABASH issues.
The more Important net advances were in
eral As. l.. to 81: Austin and " lists,
L, to s6ia: Chicago and Eastern Illinois gen:
3-4s. la. to 564; Hooking Valley 5s. $40 D., /,
to n; Houston and Texas Central generals, 70,
Kansas and Texas As. Il. to s7la; kanawha and
Michigan As, L. to s0ia; Laclede Gas lists. =: to
Northern Pacific lists. e.. as. to l177s. prior As,
e. to 96A, and general Be-, y. 10 6Sas; Oregon
ment l lts' t. .G r.. iss &c 10 los, and 5s' 1th t. . .p.. q. to
49le; Southern Pacific Of California consols: y; to
q: Southern Pacific of Arizona lists. Il. TO 1O34;
Texas PACIFIC lists. i, to 99@. and Ids: 2; to
sois; Union Pacific; p. m. cts q; to ~; 'g6s.
ciac, Denver and Gulf ists:. liz. 10 5lia; Wa;
cent. to 1904. The noteworthy declines were
In Chesapeake and Ohio general digs. Il u cent,
Kansas CITY. Pittsbure and Gulf lists. %. to 80;
Missouri Pacific consols. l.. to 95A. and Wa
bash IDS, Il u cent, to S14.
Commercial price Of bar silver in New York,
57l2c. Bar silver in London closed at 26i9d.
MM xDdr's ~ silver Ewrpr dollars 'n.mory We're ao aDu 0o@ o1 at a6c'
Money on call 2la@3 y cent. Time money is
quoted: Sixty days gig y cent. three and four
months 3 cent and six and seven months 3ha
eral. Commercial paper Is quoted: Prime in
dorsed bills receivable Mt 3i2od4 per cent. primo
s'e cent. names ~ v cent ""a k00' ""n'e' A'49
Sterling exchange opened firm for long bills,
but closed with an easier feeling generally and
was quiet. Posted asking rates for sterling are;
SIXTY days s! oss bi Hnd IL siEs sts, q 81 T.. A sisSi
drafts, $~4,s5@$iS5h, and cable transfers:
g. ;s5iaa$4.s5a. Francs are Guoted at 5.2ll4a
p reiehsm i%I .0h q s JIG iii6 for 'q long snS and
% l.l6g95 3i6 for rt short; %gniiders; 40 a-l6
49,. NF-.I.
5qlO cents premium. Charleston-Buying, par;
selling. ls premium. Sava~nnah-Buytng. 1-l6
% off; sslIins g. ps cents Se Sis oelsShS! ssm Fr P%ri sS@,
premium. 81. ,Louis-25@5o cents discount.
tween banks. 25 to SO cents premium, and over
counter. 80 cents premium.
Glucose Sugar Refining common is quoted Mt
30d39i2, and the preferred at 94d95. Stand
American Mailing at 254@25a, and preferred
Isl, and the preferred at I46aI49; Mutual Gas
at 28oaslo: Syracuse Gas at l9s2o!e; Eqni;;
bid, and Central Union IS Mt lO2qlO24.
Exports of general merchandise from the
in the preceding week and 5 ,I93,6 do in the
corresponding week Of last year. The total value
actual figures. was as follows:
PP: Pee, s .ss h Xxi; s :ss.sSs g E Ess' *; ;S$Ssse
c 80 49, ehNH 80" W.
Railway gross earnings for December compare
with those OF the same month OF the previous
year as follows:
Colorado Midland ............e 518 Inc. o., 584
Rio Grande Western ........... 263,oOO In. $500
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has
made arrangements by which its stockholders
abroad will In future receive their dividends. II
they so desire, in checks on the Bank of Eng
land. 1t Is thought that this may be followed by
the opening Of a foreign transfer Office.
The 5000. 900 receivers certificates OF the
Columbus, Hooking Valley and Toledo Railroad
Company. which were authorized In 1897, have
been issued by Receiver MonsarTatt to pay
February interest and to purchase new cars.
The earnings for tho first week of January show
an increase of $l4. 1885, which is at the rate of
$3.50, 600 for the month. or tho same increase
that was shown in December. 1t Is stated with
positiveness by those In a position TO know that
no plan OF reorganization has been agreed upon.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Rail-
road reports gross earnings for November of
1884, 1853, an increase of $38, li3 rs compared
with the same month Of the previous year, and
net $3.50, 100, an increase of Sll $50. For the
five months ending Nov. 30 the gross earnings
were 81. 49,, $50, an increase OF S257, SO3 as
compared with tho corresponding period OF the
previous year. and net 1881, 1871, an increase of
$0l, 02G.
Tho ii. b. Clafln Company has declared quar-.
terly dividends OF III " cent. upon it's first pre-
ferred stock, 1a y cent. upon its second pre-
ferred stock. payable Feb. /, and Zig y cent. on
Its common stock. For the six month"; ending
Dec, 3l.the company reports net earniniB, after
paying taxes. salaries. and expenses d every