New-York tribune., 1886-03-08
THE MONEY MARKET.
SuNlAY. March Up. -,


Tho daily returns of the United Treasury show
that Last woek its available balance was reduced
SI l44, ,970 and its total balance including fractional
silver cous was reduced Sl.277,806. or course the
loss wac due to payments OF called bonds matured
March to the payment OF the March interest But
despite the general loss the gold balance was Increased
81 1856 1891 and the silver balance S5Ss,3Ol whs there
was loss OF 81 02l. .2S6 In egaltonders the liabilities
for funds held for redemption OF National bank notes was
increased ~, SGl2O masmuch as since January 30
1856. the Treasury has paid OIL the major part OF
$50 900 bonds and during that time has increased
its gold balance by the sum OF $9.2O330i while the
silver balance has increased only 3s7O despite the
purchase IN that period OF nearly S}O0O00O worth or
silver bulom is in order for somo Congress
man to charge the department with discriminating
against silver for the tuat lt ls showing pref
for gold in Its accumrlitoEs Last week changcs
In balances OF the principal tan5 made as follows;
gold gain receipts OF 81 96J390 certificates loss
loss OF sos 800 OF the metal the legitender loss by
OF 23l 2S6 notes. less reduction OF S3lOOOO
in the amount Of Outstanding certificates and the gain
In silver by accumulation OF S50}l2l in the metal
plus reduction OF S3iS in tho amount OF outStand
ing certificates The circulation OF fractional silver coins
was increased $l32, ,s36.
subioincd the results OF Saturdays statement as
compared with those OF tho statement OF February 27
Feb 27, 1856 March g. 1896 Changes
l'ss ceItlhcatcs
res .,.,,...... 353a 100 si529OOOi Incsl.75C8Si
ii1ca!et.', Gs9' 8IG023iO 27jslOfl Dec O2l $50
Ma. bank notes '6b"tl' "'osooo Inc loooN"
Dfg1is' b,8fs ...' l95i5o53 I25752I Dec ssi39
les. Ce esrtiaeaes s577o36o sGSG757O Inc 5sS3Ol
Totals ..... slsl ll3 500 sl79 l6l0j0 Decsl 1850
Ded't funds held
10 redm Ma b'K
per cent iand 6o,476Os2 62,G69,9OS 2,lse.12O
Net avail balance si2Odl7 ~ slG5O2 7j7 DecSII4i05O
(fric.l silver CONS 2-'o26S1 2SSIVo' Dec l'z'ooo
Total balance GOO az 81 5.333jOG Dccsl.277.8oo
Yesterdays bank statement SHOWS - further eXpan-
sion Of loans to tho amount OF Tls629Oo Ana the
amount made up 10y general dlstriputon al over
the only fOur banks report expansions Of as uc as
Ing tie fonr whch give 5000 900 more is only
5000 900. 40 that upwards ~ S25000OO was made by
the small contributions OF large majority OF tue banks
In tho gearing house In TINS wo sec business that
does not enauate from stock transactiOns-a better
employment for money In general business. The de-
by the New.YorK CslOO,OOO). Merchants CSl1000q
ana Central Ma, o4ai lS2to.oOo,, ana probably
anon gst those m.tured March !. The reported
ago rather than at the week rhe exports OF
gold this port to Europe for this year to date
port Of specie hand 200 greater than that re-
ported In statement OF January . 1886 tho loans II the
-ac time have expanded S46 100000. ana yet he
surplus reserve only Sl.20J.000 less than 1t
On JanuIry2 IL i' true that the lo'n, now are
hand Sl4,5000OO less and the surpl, reserve Is
$liaooooo les n But ras.c,,oS the conditions .,as
naiion in ali departments OF trade aud
~ dates in 'S9 on the s'a are
$1,000 900 greater the cash !, SMl9,7o2OoC M greater,
gwen in the sublolnci table III worthy of note that
In 1884 the gold exports from this port to date amounted
1854 puts yesterdays statement in still
light.
those .s Of tho eofre.ponias dates Of 1855 .nd
Mar. \, 1884. Mar 1885. Mar g. 1885.