New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-25
The following are the tOtaIs OF the Statements a
the corresponding date for the preceding years:

During the calendar week the Sub-Treasury re-
deemed only 81 1857, 100 of called bonds, but its
large payments Of pension checks made its total
payments exceed Its receipts by the sum Of S. OIL,
652 Further issues OF gold certificates, aggregat-
ing 81 900 600, were made which make the total
issues to date sos, 100000. Money ruled easy at
per cent as the general rate for call loans at the
Stock Exchange; yet there were tremors in the
market and occasional spasms of activity
with sales up to 6 and per cent. which
indicated close working of the situation
during the remainder of the year. The
other changes IN the bank statement develop the
fact that the increase in loans is almost entirely due
TO 4 demand from the interior No time money is
offering at less than per cent Primo commercial
paper moved at about per cent. The domestic ex-
changes ruled strongly against New-York at all
points except at the East In the foreign exchanges
early in the week. on off day, there little
weakening of rates. but as they Immediately
strengthened the next day, the apparent weakness
probably was fictitious and had no effect on rates
for commercial bills. Considering the comparative
conditions of the foreign commercial bal
ancos now and year ago, the
present rates which only SOL cent to the e
higher than they were year ago, seem TO be
reasonably low. Yet there rumOred predictions
of early importations of gold from Europe These
July, and each one like the present has fixed the
rate about thirty days ahead Of the prediction. If
there is any basis for such anticipation these stats
tics of the international movements of merchandise
are Of little or no practical use.
The Bank of England returns for the week show
a gain of SAG, 800 in specie, but the proportion of
it's reserve to its liabilities luced % per cent
TO 39lo per cent. The specie gain was made by re-
CENTS from the provinces in excess Of the loss
foreign balances Since Thursday the bank has
lost 100000 bullion on former balance. Tho
Bank of France made better showing than for the
preceding week-a gain of l,S50,O00 francs gold
and loss of 375, 900 francs silver. French per
cents closed at 79.F2i2, against 70 francs week
ago.
Following the fashion, we must remark that the
commercial and mercantile situations affected
by the holiday season, but certainly no more aud
probably less than has been usual IN preceding
years. Speculation and legitimate business In
breadstuffs and provisions alike were tame last
week and prices huctuated within narrow limits,
so that the final changes in the figures for any or
the products are not worthy of notice, except q
special movement In corn for December delivery,
and the final price for that Is only about q cents
higher than II was o week ago. ihe receipts OF
grain at Chicago and Milwaukee for five
DAYS were about the same as for the preceding
full week, but the gain Is made up entirely by
large supplies OF OARS ana Darcy; Al There Is 70 oe
II certainly should have been indicated by free de-
livery before the holdaysThe movement OF corr UNI
dOuhedtly will assume larger proportions than now
ports continue to be larger but the European stocks
are also accommodating The tendency OF prices Ia
all the markets is downward. The receipts at all
the ports last wek were 2oo.l7O bales against