New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25

POSTS Of 81 100000 for payment at either points.
the associated banks gained S3.2ls Dab. TIL"
weekly bank statement published to-day showed
an average loe, il cash Of $500 The cX
ports Of gold Tuesday counted IN the ntate-
mcnt for nearly the full amount. The loss OF
money consequently would have been much 'nr2c!
if the domestic movement had not lccn distinctly
in favor of this city. The receipts OF currency
indeed. must have been considerably heavier
than the expert estimates. Ticic was further
contraction in loans by $3,G2O.%00, but this WAS
partially the reflection OF the operations of Last
week. The statement wac not entirely consistent
IN its details, the decrease in deposits being
larger by nearly $1JO,0OU than the other
changes demanded The result Of all the changes
was an lucrrasc of S'3l,3j0 in the surplus
srNc. he harkc held in excess OF lc-1! require
mcnts S5i'G.3,1 against Sl9,4s0.O25 in tho cor
i,"Si ending week IA year ago and $',725,l55 in
the preceding year
Tic following are the comparative statement. OF
December Il and December -
Loan. m .oi zoo sal, RG itG y o. Dee, p ss 90 eco
+ s,c 3 5 =, soc G css s5 b Bco ie qo so
i',o';; 4'@{5isSS5 'S;s ioa Pee. 4s22oo
Ilc following shows he relations between the
total reserve and the total deposits a. the re
spcctlNc dates:
e s '5o oais55} s 3:iSS 1898
Total reserve. sIl77i4loo sli7.ec91oC Dee. s375oo)
against dcpo, 1l?2oss75 HOE -o5 Dec. eoca,o
supiu, ..... -5.ti5..25 :5.i7o.5-5 In. 1881 80
,o The Cirarng lonsc Si4icmcnt was as 70 lows
S5.5$5.;o5 For last wcck|ENchangc>, $oIG-
$50; balances, S3S, 49l,C29
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
Speculation was restricted by the approach of
The Christmas holidays and hy the closing Of the
London sock ENchanc" for The sane reason.
In the early dealings price, were depressed 10y
further sales i0r III" short account, bat tie in
lcrcnt strength OF the make, was displayed
attcrward in Il pr mpt and full recovery. In
general the final variations were not lar@", they
were ALMOST universally advances The con
splcnouS feature o! the trading Was rise al
about five per cent in Manhattan Railway. For
TINS sudden advance there were several "Nulau1-
TOYS. but Tn" most plausible ON" was the rllnnr
tEa; the company wJHld lee the successful hi ldcr
for the irarchle" for an underground system of
rapid transit. II must ia admitted. OF course.
thar if the company secures il. no undcIgIn
railroad will hr built. and I'll" Manhattan Rail
way will continue 10 have virtual monopoly Of
rapid transit travel in this city. ln thcsr cir
cumstanccs the advance in the stock WIS not
'urlrsiur. Rock Island was somewhat lower
on In" anro1dc"mcnt of the regular quarterly
dividend OF on" per cont. Int tine disappointment
WAS only the part of the bear faction. which
alone cXn"ctcd an increase in the rate. The
stock rallied easily and closed at it, !hc~' pr"c
with gain Of - per cent The closing was
strong and confident. and was helped hy the
ru hCation OF I he bank statement. which was
moro favorable than lad been expected
There We're again no TRANSACTIONS in Govern
mcnt bonds. hut the market WAS firm At these
unchanged quotations:
v~t~slsol con. DIV '''''' cur G., 1915 ios ..
tnucl NJ per J. : c,- - SO. l@'
rsis1oo7.r,q 1I2,q iIa+ r.Sc1re, -9s.. n 49,.
Is. = S97.cou 1l3'c 11fL C.Ncur CSS99 III
S,ato Issues continued to hc neglected. or
city hank stocks shoe and Leather sold t2jl AT
Tie general bond market was extremely dull.
Tho changes in miccs wrrc small and in,gnih-
cant Philadelphia and READING issues We're onict,
hut third incomes sain"1 tn" traction at ~ J..
s. Louis md Southwestern seconds fell per
cert 70 - -. Reference is made TO fall
report Of bond sales.
Ea'cs for call loans AZ the stock Exchange |'r"
nominal. usual on Saturday. but small bust
ness done at per cent.
The Suh-1rca.i,ry was debtor 10 the Clearing
House SJl?.s2j.
THE WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT
The receipts from customs reported N Wash
: in.tou today wore Slj2.340: from internal roy
"nuo Sf52.i@S. and from miscellaneous sources
+ = 1859. Tn" Treasury received Sj5O.39i National
/ hank notes for REDEMPTION. and the receipts on
l this count for q week amounted u Sl.j"J,oob.
/ 10 scenic National bank circulation Il holds
SlG1.9N 5000 in these bonds
currency j. oo2 GO
Fo1r aad a,f per conts MD at nrr cen, 2eoi7s;o
Tonds Deposited for circul1tion during the week
drawn. S@j.po0' National bank circulation ont
s'anGins-curnncr notes, - .l2H''i - roln
]
holds sos jG3.j11 lcgal-tcnd"r money for the 70
ac,nptior of Surrendered ircilarion.
! II" London Stock Excl tiec Was closed on
account Of the Christmas holidays. Bar silver
VIZ, steady M "eI. az ounce. " Paris ir"nch
3 per cents rallied nearly q franc 10 49,
4 large number Of hanl: Giydr IDS VIII be found
! i'm ihr Advertising columns
/ Tho National Rlcc Milling Company ha- declared
a ,cui-a"1Hr dividend o. per cont on III" pre-
I fcircl stock. poyahlo ON I1numY IL.
The director. Of the Nichi!an Central Roil-
IoaG Company hr," declared s"Ti-annndl DIV
B Gcnl Of > per ccu' on the capital stoc< OF the
company. also aa additional dividend Of | J.:
Ier cent thereon. payable Dp IrhIIary J.
! The Cunalan SoutncI. Railway ''wpHny
I directors have declared a scml-annHal dividend
Iol u yer cont and an extra dividend oi j.!
Der cent on Its capital stock, payable on Fen
! lgar@ ].
+ Tho Board of Directors of the LAX" shore and
4 Nithi-an Southern Railway Company have de-
cured = scmi-lnnual DIVIDEND o. per cont on
the capital stock of the company payahl" on Feb
The following table eivcs TN" current quotations
on cit bank stocks, together with tlrir vaalc and
! tie latest sales:
! r,nk, pa. Sal. Bd AsAcd.