The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-11

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collateral. Commercial paper Il Quoted at
cent. for bills receivable and prime single names.
Good names are quoted at tia@6 Y cent
Sterling exchange took another downward
were again pressed for sale and In volume much
IN oxccss OF the. wants OF regular remitters.
The rates touched to-day were the lowest for q
long time past. Continental exchange declined
with sterling. and francs wore specially affected
Is now unusually high. Posted asking rates
for sterling are: Sixty days, $A.e2h, and sight,
$ $t.si; sisss drafts TS.s' s Sr ,ssI IsGs stIi' and s4's ssSis
at 5.24aeq5:2sa for long md 5.2sls@5. 2sia for
OF Ole for short; %guilders, aoS4o i:1G for long
and 397s for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: BOSTON
l.16 discount; selling. lie premium. Savannah
buying, par; selling, ITO premium. New
9slsf FpsndIseat.g gSFi i IS e N p4e 81 Gl' ssSsd;
telegraph. l7io. cents premium. st Louis-12la
cents discount bid. par asked. Chlcago-2oc cents
discount. Cincinnati-Botwoen banks, 80 cents
discount, and over counter, par.
Glucose Sugar Refining common 10 quoted at
89lQ@4O4, and tho preferred at 92@93. Stand
American Mating at 22iea23I. and preferred at
73$73io; Standard Gas common at l368l41,
and spdo, the preferred at T. l 9Ss . so Mstun nr Gas at
at 6766s1o, and the bonds at 99@101, and Equit-
able Gas at 217@225.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul. Rail.
way Company has declared n semi-snnunl divi-
dend OF . b cent. and an. extra dividend OF q y
cent. on its common stock and 3ia . cent. on its
preferred stock, payable April 10.
Railway gross earnings for February compare
with those Of the same month last year as fol.
lows:
GIsys:; Canton and so...... 'tsSsso InS s:ss
Rio Grande wcstern..... N%aos,soo Inc. $500
The Illinois Central Railroad reports gross
earning. for January Of o., 27e: 72o. an increase
Of last year. and net S763, sic, an increase of
s40.s e4. For the seven months ending Jan. 81
OF S3. 056. 516 as compared with tho correspond
Increase Of 81. a4i. 5o7.
on mss TsSs s1ss. # 81 in sSzsln l.sssu ss's ssos TSEs;
m Fhs disssrssao sts; wore ., SO 80 81 ss e s1 ;sss;
1886. Gs4, O64; tho expenditures, $685. 3s, s26,
an excess of receipts over expenditures Of
The official count Of cash in the Treasury. at
tho close OF business to-day compared with that
OF yesterday shows:
Gold coin and bullion s,s %ssss !. si ssrss tSt
S Tn,tsd r sss,s. 9 no.. Sulllon. s ss.sss.sGs j. s. 81. sSs
Other asseta less demand
liabilities. ......."...... f,l67,7b0 <,Bl6,9 $50
cash. including
gold reserve ............ o29%,o4l oS7 $3.50. 2b7.ee9
Money in London "a = cont. Rates OF dis
count In. open market for both short and three
months bills. 3 . cent. The Bank of England
minimum rate of discount unchanged at 3 q
cent. The proportion Of its reserve to Iisblli-
tics is 1895 y cent, against 1902 last week
and 54.s5 the Same week last year.. Tho
weekly statement Of tho bank shows tho fol.
lowing changes from the previous account:
decreased e2sO,OOo. bullion decreased e2le.-
400. Other" securities decreased 100000.
other" deposits decreased 4126,O00, public
deposits decreased $4,000 notes reserve
al8. 600. Government securities un.
changed. Paris advices quote 3 y cents at 104
francs 10 centimos. Exchange on London, IS
mes 3lle centimes. The weekly statement of |
The Bank Of France shows the following changes
from the previous account: Notes in circulation
current decreased l5.275.00 o francs. gold on
hand decreased 1880. 900 francs, bills dis
decreased 1880, 600 francs. silver
On hand decreased 2,O25. 900 francs. The week.
y statement Of the Imperial Bank of Germany
shows the following changes: Cash on hand de-
0 900 marks; treasury notes in.
,reased 400. OOO marks; "other" securities in.
,reased $500, 900 marks, notes in circulation
6sO.OO0 marks.
The United States Mortgage and Trust Com.
'any gives notice that It will receive on deposit
Inder the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement
III of the stock of the Long Island Railroad
company not heretofore deposited. and will
ssue to the depositing stockholders trust GER
ifcates therefor.
iben b. Thomas. President Of the Erie Railroad
and c. Ledyard Blair Of Blair & Go.
we're to-day elected directors Of the United
states Mortgage and Trust Company.
The transfer books of the Fort Worth and
Denver City Railway Company will be closed
n March 10.
The sales OF mining stocks at the Now York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to.
ay were as follows: