New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-02
NO VITALITY OR STRENGTH,

NO VITALITY OR STRENGTH.
A DULL STOCK MARKET.
RATES FOR MONEY HARDEN SOMEWHAT.
BUT NO LACK OF LOANABLE FUNDS
Is APPARENT.
Sunday March Up. m.
The Government report Of foreign commerce In
January shows light falling off in imports, but
a gain in exports of about S7,2500oO compared
with the same month Of last year, and of about
co 600 600 over the same north in the preceding
wear. The excess of exports of merchandise Tor
the month was $40, 246,13 against $1l,9ss7O6
in January, 1890, and S5,l3o,1l4 in January,
1889 The specie movement was not heavy III
either direction and the exports were less than in
the two preceding years The following tables
compare the values of the imports and exports In
the month Of January and in the seven months
Of the fiscal year for the last three years
ONE MONTH.
Merchandise. .ooo 800,
H EsS: sSsS SS 's sS $50 'sa!ssSi
Excess Of exports S. I8OII4 Ell 0sS,7OO s2O24Ola6
p Eassslls Ss55SSsS ssS! sss 'ssass5
E7ss:: Excess Ct S1DSTss ssssla7 sl.oosS SS6SsGi
Excess Of exports sTi1s241 slS,1s6,2so sl9'S7'z'4
SEVEN MONTHS
E $S:s:: :sfiss ' 3'j5
Excess of exports $50 655 Oas s902Gss44 s7ao'5654
Specie and Bullion.
Imports RBsss 's55s5sss sc sssSs SO
- 20 zoo ~ al ea3 $50
Balances.
Excess q, exno,ts Oos s112 sll o57 s7471s3O
For the twelve ended January 81 the comparison
for three years is as follows:
ONE YEAR.
Merchandise.
Imports szsSs55SS sS$$s Ss
{5sss: Of IMPORTS sasoS7ia 500 44a574 sias15la5
Specie and Bullion.
import: s S65s5s
Excess o, exports sss 1855 462 $50 25s soSO0oc1
Net Balances.
,xcess O, exnorts s519774e s12sOo5 292 sise51,o4o
THE TREASURY REPORT.
The United States Treasurer in the five bust
ness days of last week received from customs
s6.015586, from internal revenue S2,SS6, O43, and
from miscellaneous sources S964,066; total from
all. So,se6,595, against S4,569,264 in the four
business days of the preceding week and $7,767,-
e4s in the previous full week The weekly
Treasury statement shows an increase Of $685.
924 in the net cash in vaults. The deposits In
National banks were reduced by only $34,024, and
accordingly, by the statement, the net increase
in cash in vaults and banks was S3,509,900. The
principal changes in the vault balances were
made up as follows A gain IN the gold balance
of S., 033,443 by reduction of 5000 $40 in out
Standing certificates, less a gain Of S10,sO3 coin
and bullion, and gain in the silver balance OF
$732,752 by an accumulation Of $2,005,S9l CON
I'LL. fccun Of IL
cafes cate The change in United States notes was
very small and the amount Of National bank notes
W Sty ST fe Of National bank notes
was further reduced by S277,417, leaving the
amount of deposits of legal money for that pur-
pose at $47 ,46S.
Subjoined is yesterdays statement. compared
with that Of February 20;
Gold coin ana bull.
600 reserve ~ s44,o6S,2 900 s47eoo,672 Inc s2o3S44s
ss 5ss .: 5ggs5 22f Dec be 1855 1855
e Sul SOI less s ssS
tiacates $50. 2oso7O sos 21,1OO45o Inc. 1852
Cash in Treasury s77si40 ssOs57085 Inc. s8,5aa024
tionai banEs.... 2s2ss,o75 2o,224o5l Dec. a4.o24
Total balance 572 O86 sIoOs $50 Inc. s3,5oooOO
BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED.
BY the operations of the New-YOrk Sub-Treasury
in the week ended Friday night, which inc uded
and the receipt Of sic 900 for payment by other
Sub-Treasuries the associated banks lost 81 1874;
647. The weekly bank statement, published
Yesterday showed loss of 81 ,276 900. This result
was not widely different from the known move
ments of money, although the statement was made
falling averages, and the banks are poorer
than the showing The outward movement was
largest toward the end of the week: when the
demand from a few points was rather urgent.
The changes resulted in loss of 81 ,742, 100 IN
the surplus reserve which is now Sl9,63O,275,
compared with S2,364,2O0 in the same week
year ago, and $12,270,550 in the preceding year:
The changes in the corresponding weeks Of
preceding years were follows: l890-loans
decrease S4s63,1O0, cash decrease S3,6l6,lo0,
deposits decrease SOL 5000, and surplus reserve
decrease si:5sGeSo iSs9. % ms increase
decrease S204,400. and surplus reserve decrease
S3,469, 600 1sss-loans increase Ss19,70O. cash
decrease S9,1 $780, deposits decrease 80 $4,000,
and surplus reserve decrease S2.455725.
Subjoined is yesterdays statement, compared
with the corresponding dates of 500 and 1889 ::
Loan. AnE 90 Ms5 Sis So 81
bsSS:s. . 1885, 4ispS S 4i35
Circulation .......... 900 395o7Oo $4,000
The following shows relation between the total
serve and the total deposits at the respective dates:
f fss1is S SS;$ssoo ssisSO 35S$5SOS
Total s121 791 800 s1O7 100000 slI7 800
hS deposits rr ass 1oo52s5O 1OSOO
: s sl2a7gsSsSS aos sS S9S slso'2 Ss 22S
The bank exchanges at the New-York Clearing House
and the stocks sold at the NeYork Stock Exchange last
week and Tor preceding two years compare
follows: oo a., ,oo ,,o, .os 80,
Exchanges Nf5 S IS 9 sS Ss sss
No. shares sold. l.l2S,S6l 1,O03.6sS eSSlSs
Five days.
THE MONETARY SITUATION.
The increasing flow of money into the National
Treasury, the resumption Of the export movement
of gold and demands from interior points com