The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-23
CHICAGO CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

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CHICAGO CLOSING QUOTATIONS
Bid. Asked Bid hLtd.
Am s,rvb., - 2ox,N On 81 Ry gao
cansih Dt. 70 74hI n Carbon 8 lo
City R'wy.e77 geo y csrbonp 7eh 80
ID Match ia liYi. 50 T.. 0S
Lstost"L". ID is wes,chs,Rl osx ZOE
MwsEp. re 72hl
Final sales compared with those OF yester-
day as follows:
Dee. 81 Dec. ss. Dec ~. Dec ~
ATSsFp. 6ex 55.ISSwp.. eau 63N
Am Cot o.. 3l4 al INVEST coml6d l63
AmsH l2lnlls Nor Pac G. d9N dok
Am su Rpll2 lllh Nor Pscp. ioh poh
Am lob -. s7x saH'N Cent 1p7A l2eH
Brook Rr. cav 63b \! Cen. 81 ~ ilh
B&o m dok as o 4 West. 2oH leH
Can 80. 40 de1 PeoG h O.. 92A Y3H
co.cSs,L 81 6eh Pac Mail b. 37x 35k
c.B&o. INK lie Rock ISL. Jay iolb
conassCo. 100 Reading. ~ ION
che.k o.. esA 80 Rcsdis.p. 4ex A4A
Oh CIV. liz ioH stPsui o...llAh ia
Del L kw.l7o l7ok soRailway. ] ION
Del Hudll3 lloA 80 Ryn." OF boA
DSRa... lea 10 stLsw... llH 10
DSRdp. e4A 90 stLswp. eg ri
Erie RR... II 10 Stan RSr o IN
Erie stp. 40 2Dh Tex Pao.... ID 1914
Gen Flee .lls lie Tenn Cat. 76s rs
GtNorp. le21 lel Union Pso 4lA al
Ill Cen ...los ZOE UnionPp ION e9x
KanSTp 2oa 20 U Rub. 40 80
LoukNash. 7a4 7sa U 8 Rubplol 1904
LEkw.. 20 GOV U sLoa... l2h l2
Man Con-. s9H s7A UsLo.... 90 e7k
MkstL 2dp 90 80 wabSPAco
Mo Pac -. 3eH IS wSpp.. loK lex
| Met 81 Ry.. 63k 50 wUroi.... seH Sd
Nat Load. 23H aah.whSLE. 8 8
North Am. 1884 l3A wSLE2dp cav 22
Government bonds strong. The 4s OF 1907
and The e SSscd cent higher sd e sia
Raw VI S' ant S,Ssr bonds fep The
features we're Chesapeake and Ohio general
AS, Denver and Rio Grande. eonsol 4s; Kan
Ia way cpnso r. S Nor and wessaTn
sol 4s. Reading general a.. southern PACIFIC Il.
soSsin e Central LAT. is AtcRison. Bai,more AMI
Ohio. Centre! Pacific, Iron Mountain. Kansas
hd ens Sens ROBE and
| Irvine and Wabash issues.
Commercial price OF bar silver IN New York.
Ssf Bar silver u GndSn closed d at ~ 70
| Exports to Europe tomorrow. U5e.OOO ounces.
Money on call 49s rer cent. Time money Is
sax the
| for three and four months: Loans on indus
Il still In good demand: Commercial paper Is
| quoted at per cent. for bills receivable. ac-
names. 7dS per cent.
Sterling exchange was firm for short and
cable transfers and weak for long. Continental
Ions bs vs. aSe! sight drafts , s' Actual
.s%iss. ss7t.o " and C cable s.aSsis1ss Il ~ q
sns and Taof' 999G%'fS ssor S?G Tss6sarE Gt
aS.. for long; and o. ilil6 for short gull rl
! 4O4 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
18Sa2Oc discount. Charleston Buying, par
selling, par. Nav orieans-Bank. par: COM
mercial. l.22 discount. San FrancIsco-Sight.
prem 'SS1t To %ar asSed chicago
| -35c, premium. Cincinnati-B Between banks.
25c. discount: over counter. SOC. premium.
toaaPg %ere q ary Tr tns Sf
last week and 81. S,l .oI2 for the correspond.
week Hs, yss Tsf R., Sss
and sl.sI4.l52 for the corresponding week OF
The General Electric Company has declared
payable Jan. 81.
Tho Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
IF ar sross raTnnS ss
| compared with the same month last year.
II was learned o-day that movemen, which
had been under way for some weeks has
reached definite shape In the formation OF a
committc. representing holders Of large
amount OF the preicrred and. common shares
committee proposes to institute AN inquiry
concerning the condition OF the company and
esas fHi be c sSGs 81 II a1uq
Bull Of Edward Sweet 4 Company. William +.
pn"y t hi ha4% snr TS 81 S9c
| brothers Co. and Alvin W. krech. Vice.
President Of the Mercantile Trust Com
dsrstood that within a few days the stockhoid.
ers will be invited TO deposit their stock with
the Mercantile Trust Company.
| Thu local mr. "a Of fhIa "a
follows: There have been SO many and Sc
render estimates Of the net cash changes in
the week ending last night practically value
together abnormal. the questions OF Treasury
relief to the money market gold exports and
imports and the operations Of banks that ar.
| not usually conspicuous in the express
movement all calling for close scrutiny. The
extent TO which the, enormous liquidation that
iiected in to. morrows statement Of bank, aver,
ages can only be conjectured. The extraor'
week were the sole cause OF a substantial loss
to the New York banks from the interior ex'
bureau BY the regular large sSippins and re,
in s show the bank
s%$sa!ins e 49, 'S fSs SsnEs ssIsss &
o ,o.al Increase m c sa u IRON ssss5 noS
The SaGss ap s aNSt ~
$l.3ll, 454 The net result on ali accounts Ia q
gain to the banks OF 81. 053, 500. Against thi.
gain In cash Ia to be figured about S3OOO,OOt
lively small amount OF the engagements fol
export made late this week will figure In the
bank statement tomorrow. The statement
| may also be affected by the changes in the re-
sources OF the banks to be figured from the in
creased deposits OF public money under the
latest Treasury relief plan"
| Badsfreefs reports the number OF failures
for the week ending tonight III against FL
| last week and 2l2 the corresponding week Las
year Il. g. Dun l. Co. compute the iabilite,
OF the concerns falling for the two weeks Q
December at S4,422,O 58 against So. liz. 63s
the corresponding period last year.
| The receipts Of the Government to- day we're
Snstoms, 500 ia; internal revenue. 1924,
| Nol, and miscellaneous, $40, Ssil, a total o
s., 49,. 484. The disbursements were SI,2i5.
900, an excess OF receipts over expenditures D
$247. 49+. The receipts OF the fiscal year e
date have sol been s21S,Sl283N, and the expen