The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
Final sales compared with those of yes

30 Amer. i2A. i2i liz pr ?S7s 24TS
'EH.divldend.
Government bonds easier. The As OF 1925
closed u per cent. lower bid, and the 5s
closed II per cent. lower bid. Rail
way and other bonds firm. The features
were Colorado Southern As, Colorado Fuel
and Iron S. Kansas and Texas DDS, Kansas
city. Pittsburg and Gulf lists. Pacific Coast
lists. Union Pacific As. Atchson, Baltimore
and Ohio. and Oregon Short Line issues.
York. 60hc. Bar silver In London closed at
| q 11-l6d Mexican silver dollars were quoted
| at 4Sc.
Money on call 3@31a per cent. Time mo-
| and seven months on dividend railroad
| stOciss; 4l9Mj per cent for four, five. and
| six months good mixed loans, 80 per cent.
! industrials. Commercial paper is quoted at
4G4ia per cent. for bills receivable; accept
anCes and prime single names. 4@4la per
cent; other names, 1905 per cent.
Sterling exchange was frmer. but the
| flrmness was more apparent In long than In
short owing to the action OF the Bank OF
| England in keeping its discount rate at 3le
| per cent. and a slightly easier feeling in the
| open market at London. Bills were offered
| sparingly and this also had tendency to
sustain rates. Continental was quiet but firm.
| Posted rates are: Long drafts. $4.s3ia: sight
| drafts, S4S7 Actual rates are: Long bills.
| 81 S2lG M$iS2a sight drafts, Si.S6Gs4 S6l4
and cable transfers. 1863 Gs4s7: francs are
! quoted at 5.2l7sm5.2l4 for long and 5.19as
| Q51S& for short; rciChsmarks 944g4b for
| long and 94% n347s for short; guilders 39% q
| 80 1916 for long and 4Od 40 lie for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
| Par. Charleston-Buying. par; selling, u
/ premium. Savannah Buying. lie discount;
selling, 10 cents premium. New Orleans
Bank. 80 cents premium: commercial. so
cents discount. San Francisco-Sisht 10
cents premium; telegram. 1921 cents pre-
MUM St. Louis-l0 cents discount Chi
cago-3O cents discount Cincinnati--Be-
tween banks. par and 30 cents discount
| over counter. 80 cents premium.
| The st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
| Company has declared a dividend Of ! per
cent on its second preferred stock. payable
| September @
The Park Steel Company has declared
| quarterly dividend OF ~ per cent on its
preferred stock, payable September /.
The American Linseed Company has de-
| clared dividend OF Ia per cent on its
preferred stock. payable September 10.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
| pany reports gross earnings for July Of
s2,62S,S49, an increase OF s322s5s as COM
pared with the same month last year.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company leased lines) reports for
the quarter ended June 30
Or ss:ns IT,
cs sss s''ns 'e s5yb 'saf Inc
Surplus ,... ss27,ol2 .sss.ass Inc. SAIL so7
Deficit.
The Boston and Albany Railroad Company
reports for the quarter ended June 80:
.: 5s::5 So sls a: ssst
Fixed net ' Ssss sp ' S fst Inc Inc t5sS
Ne, income. 1882 $500 1903 Inc. so, .o2e
The general balance sheet shows cash
on hand sl,343 236, and a profit and loss
(surplus) s307.3S6,
The receipts of the government to-
day were Customs. s697 500; internal re-
venue. 1850; and miscellaneous. s94 1913 (;
total of 81 ,6G9.5l7. The disbursements
were sl,s25, 900, an excess Of expenditures
over receipts of 1856 4S3 The receipts OF
the fiscal year to date have been S64. SIG. 6O6.
and the expenditures SIC 1O2 $50. an excess
or expenditures over receipts of 81 ,4Sh. asa.
The official count OF cash in the Treasury
yesterday compared with that OF Wednes-
day shows:
s sTa "s sss.: s" s;, i?
+; n"t.s. ; l$,74iis6 lS,7Ii5,77iia
i"6lt"s ' 'e.' DC''" os72s2o CASTLE
Including gold s272, si9277 s273. $40 O3G
Money in London az per cent. Rate OF
discount in open market for short AMI
Amount OF bullion gone into the Bank OF
England on balance day Gll0,000. The
Bank of England minimum rate OF discount
unchanged at 3la per cent. The proper
ton OF its reserve to liabilities Is 44.7S per
cent against 43.S9 last week, and A.
the same week last year. The weekly
statement OF the bank shows the following
changes from the previous account; To-
tai reserve Increased G5S2 900, circulation
decreased f233 900 bullion increased C 300,
425; other" securities decreased G263 900
other" deposits increased f5l0000, public
deposits decreased s257 900; notes reserve
increased 947l 900; government securities
decreased $4,000 Paris advces quote !
per cents at 80 francs so centimes. Ex-
change on London, % francs 2412 centimes
The weekly statement of the Bank OF
France shows the following changes: Notes
in circulation decreased 94,725. 900 francs
Treasury accounts current increased $50,
600 francs; gold on hand increased 1916, O0C
francs: bills discounted decreased 1853 OPS
600 francs; silver on hand decreased g.
900, 900 francs.
COMMERCIAL.
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