New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-03

week expanded their loans 81, 1Os 900, ana report
an ADDITION TO them cash of 81 254 100 The condi
OF 1852. Is as follows: Assets-Loans now are
$20273,2OO greater specie is 30 1851, 800 greater
ana the amount OF Legal tenders is $s,217 400
ties-Deposits are now $37, sol 200 greater aud
circulation is $3, 161 900 less The surplus reserve
measured 81, 9y the rule of 20 per cent to deposits
proportion OF total reserve to the deposit liabilities
now 28.96 per cent is only 1.46 per cent more
than at date in 1882. The domestic exchanges on
hew-1ork showed no material changes except at
chicago, where the rate from 80 cents premium de-
cllned TO 20 cents discount. The foreign exchanges
ruled dull and steady all the week on the basis of
short sterling.
The business at the Stock Exchange last week
was covered by four days transact TONS and hence
the dealings in stocks amounted only to S44 $50
shares, against 424,417 shares for the preceding
full week. The speculative market developed no
new features that are OF general interest except to
such traders. both great and small as were nstru-
mental in making the fluctuations On Tuesday
ana wednesday there was little disposition to enter
On any new engagements and the markets were ex.
cessivey DUH The same true for the best part of
friday not till within the last hour and half on
friday was there any activity, than the COM
mon changes in prices But from 1:30 o'clock on
that day till the close of the week there was devei
9ped new speculation that steadily advanced the
ngures for nearly all the active stocks so that
lhe close the gains on the prices of week ago gen.
crafty range from y to Il per cent. Exceptionally
81, e., Z. and |. shows an advance of 53i per cent
Inc STOCKS OF the Northern Pacific system, how
ever; did not sympathize in the movement,
neither did those of the Elevated Railroads. West
ern Union was only Il hghert than week ago. The
SNORT interest in the market is comparatively small
mat is shown by the fact that stocks are in little
demand Tor delivery, and loan generally full uD to
the money rates for carrying. OF Central and
hudson stock perhaps there was some buying for
purposes OF evading taxes, as there usually is at
TINS season, and the speculation in it aided by
an unauthentlcated report that the company's
statement for the quarter ended September 80
about to be made to the state Commissioners, will
show net earnings for the quarter at the rate of
per cent per annum. The week closed with figures
strong and indications of their being still higher.
Government bonds were strong, and at times
fairly active the bids advanced u for the As
and u for the 4l2s. State bonds were more in
quired for and more strong, but the dealings were
small. There a good market for railroad bonds
all the week at generally hardening figures there
were few exceptions, among which the prominent
ones are West Shore So, which declined from 75l2
to 73sG754; Wabash general 5s declined from
76 to 20 i2074li Denver and Rio Grande cons0ls
declined from 81 TO 50, and Atlantic and Pacific
incomes from 20 TO 23afG243i.
The following were yesterdays quotations for I'M
listed securities: