The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-07

tion Committee, Its allies among the Clearing
House banks, and the Secretary OF tho Treas
ury. There was 3omo shading Of prices toward
tho close Of business. as was 10 be expected after
n continuous rise OF two days; stil the tone at
the close was very firm.
Final sales compare with those OF yesterday
as follows:
Jan. o. jan OIL Jan. 8. Jan. o.
A,T&sFe. 1874 l3 Met stRy..l31 1921
A.T&sFep 3oh 81 INatLoad... 8 37t
Am 8 Ref ..141a ld3s y W com...l2l 1924
Am $ Rof pll5 l SPao com. 2lis 2ls
Am Tob.... 6oS 00a NPac pf... SO 6Oia
Brook T.. 3ok 39s NY Ccnt...lo7 1854
Canada SO 52is SO NJ Cent. 9 z
o.C,C q stL 3dL 35L omaha com 8 77a
c.B&o.... eess looh ont 4 w.. l51 lols
Con ass....l77 TT IPeo J.. 90 OF
ches 4 o.. 22 22LalPao MAIL. 2od o
Oh @ w.. Is 1885, RockIsland SoS eos
Ci, La W.. 16a 17L aeadinG.... 2 gas
Erie...... ldh l11IRead pf.... 6oN 62s
Gen Elec... q 3dal st P CON-. cav 95S
Illinois cenlod lodhI So Rsway.. 8 Ole
Kan 4 Tex. lGh 1875 So R'way p o 31h
Kan & pr. 34s a6 Texas Pac.. liz 11S
Lon 4 Nash 66S &c re-. ia r.. 9 2eh
Lake shore l7l 1891 Tn Pao.... 26is 27s
Lea W pr o 72 U s Leathp 8 Cd
LaeiedeGas d 43s wab ON. 7b 7s
Mani Con. 1l2's wabash pr. 10 1sS
Mich Cent. / oos looalw I'm Tel. eos el,s
MINI 4 stL &c 25alw&LE.... 2 2h
Mo Pac..... 34h 34hl
Government bonds strong. The DC OF, 1907
and 1925 closed \ . cont; higher bid each; and
B RSoos < saf RapiS an transit S = s.. Bro Breo ddSa1f Elevated sSsS
lists. t. r., Chesapeake and Ohio general 4i2s,
s Ssps Ohio CITY ssud pists0q MI.s s%a f Pad, fast'' c aSSlis
SS5ssSs + Kaj He | ANA sna S%SS asss4s IL, 4. s SssSSiPS
s rss' PSs 81 A 4. Tssa a'} Pa snR A aas. Gn Gna P Asnn;
Paa iii ei Denver 9ni %na G Galt ists. t I. rs. west II ST s sRore
a, Wilkssbarre and Eastern lists, Atchison
PPa q Sc serh% oais and MaP ssS fqa msSss' s sDd Wnl
were in Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5s, 1 . cent, to
Chesapeake and Ohio general 4las. y, to SPA;
Chicago mi lets; t: r.. g. 70 isS ss and as,
sds So T. Co. to NI ssss; f Kansas aSat CITY ", Pittss sSa; and
Gulf 1sts, Ia. to 79ia; Mobile and Ohio, gen
and aG y4 4ener MHf s.. ss. to Pa sias; r st'S Y. 81 sas g. sS DSa;
and Western generals ,2as.l 10 SO; Oregon Railroad
a. &su ~ ,H to s4G; Rio RI; & Gr sE dc Western esternnik ISIS s.1 I. to
s24;Southern Pacific of Arizona lists. 1la, to1o2;
Fl hUa asd an ran s.n 5 s.. 7. so 1o ssneE SAN e. %;n {; 10
2ds, i. TO- 2sia; Union Pacific ,. m. cts. 1ssto
Union Pacific, Denver and do Gulf lists t. r. -, to
49a: Wabash DDS, %, to s1le; West Shore As,
=, 10 1UCAQ, anu w llktbUdTTo uDu EubICTh lbI6.
y o cent, to 94a.
In bank stocks 100 shares of American Eek.
change sold at 40.
Commercial price of bar silver in New York.
567sc. Bar silver in London closed Mt 264d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 45le@47c.
Money on call 3d3la y cent, closing at 3 .
cent. Time money is quoted: Thirty. sixty, and
cent. on good mixed Stock Exchange collateral;
Commercial paper is quoted: Prime Endorsed
npmpo MT A n rnnf and Dn0d M DNaQ Mt Al0 n Nnnt-
Sterling exchange was again higher. with a
fair inquiry for bills. which were offered spar:
ingly. Easier discount at London strengthened
long sterling, and easier money here caused in
creasing frmness in the market generally. Con.
t%inental exchange was also higher, Posted ask.
and sight. $4.s6. Actual rates are: Long bills.
g. s2%a$4 60; sight drafts; g s5@$4:s5 h, and
S SaSis tF "a 5sfs.cs sa; 49, fsr IoSa and n5an S'ies are
5.1sai for short. reichsmarks. .94la@94os for
long and 95lsa95h for short; G%uilders, 40 8-les
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
par: selling, e premium. savannah-Buyine.
commercial. IS cents discount. San Francisco
Sight, 10 cents premium; telegraph: ials cents
G Gnicasone5 St. cents 1su pre@iSS. o cInsihpm rsniiq%:
tween banks, par to % cents premium, and over
counter. so cents premium.
a7as7iis. and the preferred at ssia@o4. stand.
ard Oil Trust certificates closed at 367@36s.
American Mailing at 24a@25ie. and preferred
at 1876; Standard Gas common at 1S0dl34.
and the preferred at 144@l47: Mutual Gas at
Syracuse Gas at 20@2Oq; Equitable
Gas at 337@35O. East River Gas at 75ia@76h,
and the preferred at 1O7lo@109.
The Burlington. Cedar. Rapids and Northern
dividend Of 5 cent. on It's preferred stock. pay
able Feb /.
Railway gross earnings for December compare
with those of the same month of the previous
year as follows:
3. and Q. Southwestern ...... seo4.Il7 Inc. s45.ea2