New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
THE BANK STATEMENT.
Boston. Feb. 6.

Saturday, Feb. 6-p m.
By the operations Of the New-Yorl1 Sub-Treasury
in the week ended las night the associated
banks gained SLEEPS. The weekly bank state
ment published to-day showed a loss in cash OF
Slll3.sO0. This resul; is directly al variance
with the known movement Of money. Although
there have been some shipments TO Eastern points
and considerable demand from few sections oil
the West the receipts undoubtedly continued
greatly 10 exceed the shipments. still more
surprising feature Of the statement, however. was
the loss in specie which averaged over $l,20O.o0o
A part of the shipments eastward was in gold
certificates, but it would account for only small
portion of the loss. 1t must be concluded that a
considerable amount Of gold was withdrawn from
the banks, but il can hardly he known at once
whether this movement was simply speculative or
the consequence of renewed agitation Of the silver
question. The statement was unusually consistent
in it's details The increase Of S7.O1O,gOO IN loans
due partly 70 the greater activity in the stock
and grain markets The result of the changes was
decrease of 81 51947J III the surplus reserve, but
the banks still hold in excess OF legal require
ments $685. ,42J, against S2O,242,615 In the cor
responding week q year ago and S9,coe,8OO III inc
preceding year.
The following the comparative statements oil Janu
airy 30 and Eel ru0ry 6:
Loans !a ss e Zoo seG "a 600 Inc p s1: 800
Spsie .. 1873 coS lLgg 900 pee 200 400
Ireanader, % zoe eco 399s5 go I Imc' 90 zoo
Ciicuation 1870 54ss 800 5,S32 100 Inc. $50
The following shows the relation between the total re-
the total deposits at the respective dste';
Specie sl3 1872 600 sl11, 092 200 Dec 81 200 400
Lgaltendcrs 80 2os,oOo 5o,-93,4Co Inc. 5000
Total slos s9s, 100 SIC 2s5 600 Dec sissoo
agsnst deposit l27 1913 500 2s,ssi17j Inc. 1887
Surplus .... $50 o2O 200 s334il4e5 Dec s2,57o475
The Clearing House statement is as follows
For to-day-EAchangcs, Sl4O,J0o,gJ3: balances
s7,e36,4'l. For the week-EXchanges, $sl5'-
113,2l3; balances, $il,2s6,S1G.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
The anthracite coal shares the conspicuous
feature Of the stock market; The transactions IN
them amounted 10 about 2lj.0OO shares, or nearly
two-thrds Of the total business. Reading was first
in activity, bat It's final gan Of J-s was second
10 that OF } "a per cent IN I1ckawanna vi the
less active coal stocks Ncw-Jcrsey Central rose
over ; per cent, while Delaware and Hudson was
less buoyant. closing only IL per cent higher
These advances. following the movement Of yestci-
day afternoon. were sufficient 10 give rise 10 many
rumors, bat none Of chem was confirmed. The
favorte one seemed 10 he that Of Joint agency
not enter al all into the settlement OF me
difference between the companies oi
course the rumors about the control Of
Reading after the expiration Of the voting trust
must he dismissed as improbable and apparently
absurd 1t may he doubted even, If the present
movement in these stocks is not merely a spccu-
ative ore. At any rate the rest of the market
failed 70 respond in any degree, 10 the activity
and rise in them. and the closing showed no other
important variations. Louisville and Nashville
was exceptionally weak, but lis decline was only
IL per cent. and Union Pacific lost only IA per
cent Missouri Pacific and Western Union, among
others, closed absolutely unchanged The closing
was at small concessions from the highest liQuTcs
even in those stools which were apparently the
most buOyaDt
THE DAY IN TIE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds remained neglected, but
there was no change in The tone of the market,
which was firm at these quotations.