New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
THE BANK STATEMENT.
Saturday, Feb. 23-.l

Saturday, Feb. 23-p. N.
BY the operations of the Ncw-York Sub-Treas-
ury ia the five days ended Thursday evening"
which included payments Of sl,599, 707 for pur-
chased bonds and the receipt of s5l1 600 for gold
taken from the Assay Office for export the ASSOC
ciated banks Of New-York lost sl,2s9.2ls cash.
To-day's bank statement of the five days averages
shows a loss of s1,5o2,7O0 cash from the aver
ages of the preceding week This indicates mod
crate net movement OF money TO the interior and
actual cash holdings at the close OF business
Thursday something less than the average OF the
week. The loans were expanded 1881, 800. The
increase in deposits is reported at s21 200, while
the other changes call for decrease of S550,000.
The statement results in loss TO the surplus re-
serve Of Sl,555,450 and leaves it at sl5, 90,
against 81 B. 200 425 February 20, 1888, and Sill
1913, 600 February &c, 1887.
ruary 10 and February %: ~. 90 n,u.....
Loans EsS s4d Fss Inc DaEsP;s
sesSe sSSsg9SSS D Dsc go
Deposits ASS oss 400 4ss geo do0 Inc 2ll9099
Circulation 4.S5e0oO 4SSooOO Inc. 1'ovo
The following shows the relation between the total re-
and the total deposits at the respective dates;
Iegaltenders.... SSasi'7oo 35,2921oo Dee 9oo,sOo
Total size s177Oo si25sSOOO Dec. si.So2 ZOO
agst deposits deposits 100 52s1Oo lOe574s5O Inc $3.50
Surplus s17205 600 s157lO15o Dec 81 555 $50
The Clearing House statement to-day was as
follows Exchan.rs $l20,327145; balances,
70o,305; balances, s27, 7s0,95s.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
The stock market this morning opened with
something like BOOM First prices were from
IL to l per cent higher than Thursdays last fig
ures a remarkable statement of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railway Company for
the ancient business of 1888, Of which we shall
have something to say in Mondays issue, was
the bette noir" Of the market, and after the
first blush of business was over, was used to affect
general values. But the price Of st. Paul fell
OF only 1-2 per cent from Thursdays closing
figures, and other stocks made fractional declines
from the highest figures of to-day's carly dealings
The depression was of short duration when the
recovery began, and, excepting for ST. Paul, the
closing figures were about the highest of the day;
The Oregons and Union Pacific were specially
strong all the way out The new contract be-
tween the Uni1n Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
the Northern Pacific, which virtually makes the
lease Of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany Joint lease settles the question Of territory
and stops the building of competitive lines and
must inure to the permanent benefit Of all. The
Oregon Transcontinental Company by the sale
OF its Oregon Railway and Navigation stock, TO
he trusteed will be able TO pay its entire hoating
debt, and be relieved from all embarrassments,
and thus will improve in value as It's other
holdings of securities are bettered by CROWN
Of business The market closed strong
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds were dull and steady at
nuotatiOnS rs follows.