New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-22

s'S Ssaas s Ss55sS 5 s
OF imports. ss55o4o4
Exports in excess s.7s-oo esceo.4
Of e1ports..-.... $ofo'0o SoOoVf1
MERCHANDISE AND SPECIE.
1881 1882. 1883.
Of exports ~. sIo.269.G5s s5,2s3.356 s7Ol3.49l
The fiji st indication of what the trade balances
are for the month of December is furnished by the
advance report of the Bureau OF Statistics of the
exports in that month of breadstufis, provisions,
taliow and dairy products The totals Tor the
month for three years arc as fol Ows: 1880,
s3I, 5O1 $50; 1881. 500 793,725 1882,
$40, I57. 4G3. The exports of breadstutfs IN
the month OF December 1882 were
valued at $3.2O0,OOO moro than
the values for December, 1851 but of provisions
the exports in December. 1852, were valued at
so 600 less than for December 1881 TIC prin-
opal articles of exports among breadstuis o course,
are wheat -four and corn; these three articles con
;ributed SIG,S0OO00 TO the total value of
SI7OsG.OIl for breadsiuif' export, IN 1852. The
ouantity of wheat exported for the month of 1852
WIS s2ls.417 bushels, valued at SS,700,17G, or
81 O7l2 per bushel, against S3So,34D bushels,
valued At So $50 SG3, or 81 If $40 per bu,hel, in
the month of 1881 Ihr movement of -four shows
large increase. hlying been for The month Of 1882
/ OBJ $50 barrels against 40i $50 for the month
S6.37G. I73 aud 3 .4J7 CSC price per barrel SO Is
IN 1852 and So OS in 1851. The prices pr barrel
indicate tha the ship cnt of flour in 1852 averaged
much higher grades than those IN 1851. OF corn
the exports for the month of 1882 were .. 331 us
bushels, valued at 81 &C., 9J, or 72l2 cents per
bushe against 2,2l9.937 bushels. valued at ST.
5S7. 12S, or 7ll2 cents, for December, 1881. In
December 1880, the exports of corn were i00l,-
SOL bushels. valued nj $780,, 739, or only Int e
over 80 cents per bushel Among provisions the
shipments of fresh beef for December. 1882, wer,
niore than double Tho quan ity for TIE month Of
1851: 0,479, 236 pounds valued at $93S,424 IN
lSs2. against i,6i420J pounds, valued at Si33,-
1913, in 1851. In both years the value was
a litlle less that 10 cents per pound. The move
ment Of saitad beef shows a larger de
cline: 3,sl2.9ji pounds, valued at S349,-
M. in 1880, and $j.G5l,240 pounds,
valued at S5O0.42O. IN 1881. The move
m mt 81 hog products shows decline OF about 10
pc cent In the quantity ana OF about per cent IN
value: there were bacon. hams, lard and pork, co.
los, 747 pounds valued at So,9il ll2, in December
1892 against 1903 IS0 0l2 pounds, valued al s TO-
522. sSl, in December. 1881. Dairy products also
show a large decline in the exports. Butter in the
month Of December 1SS2. GGJ.5S2 pounds, valued
II 1886 100, against GsI .09I pounds valued at
SI3G.0S5. in the month OF December. 1881, and
cheese In the month of December, 1850. l.22i,943
pounds. valued at Sl7s. l0l, against S,90l,200
pounds, valued ut $l,0i0.6sO. in 1851.
The weekly statement Of bank averages published
Yesterday shows gains OF 100000 in specie and
s69l 800 in lepal-tcndcrs: to'al gain in cash,
1901 400. That amount IL hardly tha; Of the sur
plusage which week ago the banks held
over tho amount reported in the statement
Of that dato By the operations OF the
Sub Treasury during tho week enied on
IA { Friday night the banks lost only Sl73IS0 and
that was 20 distributed a. to figure in the averages
AZ q loss of abou' 100000. tn known that some
thing over s.. 100000 # currency was received
rom The interior during the week. while tho known
shipments DID not exceed S50O,00O and the in
crease reported Tor the deposits is only Sll9.3OO
smaller than ih' sum oil increase Whlch tue ONE
CD nges call for. Hence the small gain IN cash
reflects o movement of money which a1 vet ~ not
known. hr statements figures result IN gain 10
the surplus reserve Of 1913 aud leave II at
Ss,G7I775, or 100000 smaller than 1t was at this
The following arc tho comparative totals OF
the statements Of January ID and January 20;
.s j'9 z ss. liG pG Dl''ssqf'
ssicndo ,3s Sgt 100 Inc s s soc
circulation. l7.o2G7OO l7t7"2oO Dec. $4,000
IN following SHOWS the relation between the
total reserve aul tI' 5Dtl iepb'it itaDilitIei;
sDoe. .o = sd!as4oo Inc sgsseoo
Total reserve. ssssSo.7oo sS0762iOO Inc. seoiioo
sssin'tdcpsit, 7ooso,cOo 77O77s21 Inc. 1885
surp,u,. s7.s7O.7OO ss674775 Inc ssolO7O
The banks now hold IN cash-spece and legal
tenders-$l .02 800 | ~ thar the sum mold year
age. | he loans now are S3,6l2.OOO less thau thea,
aud tho deposits are 50, OS0,SOO less; 30 that the
resrrye required by the 20 per cont rulo now IL
sg2I 700 less than It was a year ago Aud the
reserve now shows surplus OF -, O7l715' against
a surplus of S9.67i,373 lnen. aud tue proportion
OF total reserve now IL 27Sl, against Zo.ll per
cent at the same date or 1881.
The following aro the totals OF tho statements at
the corresponding date Tor the preceding years:
Loan. 1889 1889 500 s,st III
5sSs sSs 55ISS s fSSiGS
50 s; :::;: 's?sfs 'afis7 6 sf
During the calendar week the Sub-Ireasury here
redeemed only $423 900 of called bonds. although
tpaid numerous Treasury CHECKS for bonds re-.
d. emed at tine Department IN Washington. Az the
llSth call for bonds maurcd on the 18th inst, the
only outstanding call bonds which are redeemable
the N0TYOrf ,dS Gs whSS ARE
lures February 10. There were no
additions made last week to the new issue OF gold
certificates and 1t remains at S60, S3OOOO a fcat-
ure Of the week, however. was the renewal OF de-
p0sits OF legal-tender notes with the Treasury IN
exchange tor certificates OF deposits Clearing |
House oertiicatesj; 100000 were deposited and |
only ST. 1000 legal tend were paid out IN redemp
ton of certificates. Money on call was in |
full supply at the Stock Exchange; on Que |
day there as little spurt of activity and rates
advanced tu per cent, put the ru ling rate for the
week WAS 4D5 per cent. There also IL noticeable |
more disposition TO place time money at 4l2Q6 r |
cent on Government time loans arc quoted at So |
3i2 per cent. The domestic exchanges have worked |
fayorably TO New-York only at Chicago does the |
rate draw funds from here AT the places named |
the la est quotations for NewYork checks are as |
follows: Savannah, par TO Il premium Charleston.
ls discount to par I; New Orleans 81 0Sl 20 pre-
MUM for commercial and 81 so for bank; st. Louis |
par; Chicago, 30 cents discount Boston, 20G3O |
cents premium. AS was anticipated, the forelgu
changes rated strong all last week: the advance in |
rates was equal to cent per G. 1t was expected |
that after the close OF business Friday for yes