New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-28
IN THE PAWS OF THE BEARS.
STOCKS PUT DOWN BY RUMORS.
THE ACTIVE DEMAND FOR BONDS SHOWS
THAT WISE MEN ARE CONFIDENT.
GAINS AND LOSSES OF THE NATIONAL
TREASURY

IHEASUR1.
/ Sunday, May 27-p. m.
The United States Treasury last week received
from customs SO, ,63s and from internal revenue
S2,539,459; total from both, s6,151, 097, Against
s7,667,355 for the preceding week. During last
week the Treasury accumulated in its vaults
ISOLATE. and added to its deposits in bank
81 ,404 making total gain to its cash balance Oh
s302, 1879. Counting the usual weekly silver coin
age, the Treasury added TO the general circulation
Of the country little over 100000, according 10
the weekly comparison The Treasury now reports
S. 965 600 less cash in its vaults than it held April
30. Add to that sum the s2,400,00O silver COLI
age accrued to its cash balance in the time gives
$4,000 900 as the sum Of expansion to the general
circulation of legal money during the last twenty
six days. Since the Government began the pur-
chase of bonds its gold balance has declined ST.
700, 900; its silver balance has increased 81, 2OO-
600, and its legal-tender balance has increased
Sc $780, 900, making net loss to the cash in Treas
ury vaults of 50, 600 O0o the silver coinage in that
time has amounted to about $500, 900; so that IN
the period from April 81 to May 26 the Treasury
has put into circulation sl3,000,000.
Subjoined are the results Of yesterdays stare-
ment compared with that of May 10.
May 10. 1855 May 20, 1855. Differences
Gold coin .: and bull
a1 resrye e2 sos $50 Dec soo4oso
ce5d hg1es s2s5e4o9 Inc 17e2 ses
S SiS o1 doi rs aOs and O'-4-'' O''-''-'
t tacases 10. 1892, 1898 52s1244s Inc. ssoo51
Cash in Treasy $50 7O4 si9oe7917s Inc s291475
p roSaI tanks nh " 4921o4o Se4osa a5s Inc 114o4
Total balance s245 3O9 $50 s245 Gl2 582 Inc sSO2s7s
Deduct for FUNDS
n aela b 70 Ee Gees
pef cent fund 1o2 449 1902 149 Dec $4,000
balance sf42 7Os oO4 s1a3, 32s, 3s3 Inc. sG21,179
CONDITION OF THE BANKS COMPARED.
BY <he operations of the Sub-Treasury and by
gold exports in the week ended Friday evening
the banks lost s6,102455 cash. Our estimate OIL
week ago gave the banks SO, 900, 600 more cash
than the amount stated in the statement OF May
10 That sum of excess, counting for the whole
week. in the averages of last week would about
offset the loss of over s6OOO,OOO noted above.
Yesterdays statement shows gain of 81, 222,5Oo
cash, rejecting net receipts from the interior OF
about 60 100000 The sum Of cash as the aver
are for the week given in yesterdays statement
probably is something like 81 ,0OO 600 greater IMAM
the sum actually held at the close OF business III
day The loans were expanded S2,O7s,2OO ana Ohe
increase in deposits reported at s2533,4VU' Is
about 81 ,00O, 900 smaller than the other changes
call for The statement results In gam Oh
S5s915O TO the surplus reserve anu ltdFcs ~ o.
S2S 294 800 against S. 779, 600 at date OF 1857
and 81 3, $4,000 in 1oS6.
The changes of the corresponding week OF last
year were as follows Loans decreased 81 $500
cash increased 1898, 600; deposits decreased So
1875 zoo and surplus reserve increased :, l22.40O
The changes in the week of $50 were; Loans de-
creased s58S 700 cash decreased Sol, 6OO deposits
decreased S444I 90. and surplus reserve decreased
ssI. 600 In the week OF SS1 the changes We're
Loans increased 1882, 600 cash decreased so22'-
900: deposits increased s5.571.l0Q and surplus
reserve decreased SO, OF >, 675 to Sl4, 722, 900
The statement compares with those OF CORE
spending dates OF Ss7 and sSl as follows:
May %. 1ss1 May %, 1887; May 90, 1855 sSS
Loans . 1892 OPS 700 $780,. 4635 500 sS63 s46, 600
Specie 79,134,soo d35S56 09 go 90 9Ss 9 900
Deposits 332 ds2S00 odaee9o o00 ''o' 9So go0
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits at the respect
i've dates:
Specie -. s79. 800 s737556o0 $50 525 300
Legal tenders ls,0o5'SOO z4'oo''@OV oo'<ofVOo
Total reserve s97.70s COO eos 4sOO $780, rae 800
Reserve requir
ed ag'st de- . - oar ooo no 100 80
Surplus s14, 722,9O0 s5,77S6OO 2S,294,5Oo
Ratio OF resve
TO deposits,
per cent -Jao -o'oo Ohio
The following is Saturdays statement in detail:
Banks. Loan. Specie. , dsfsI, Deposits.
sS6af 9Smp -s60200S $4,000 $4,000 idSi600o