New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
cIos1vc PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday May 1i-p. m.
By the operations Of the Ncw-York Suh-Treasury
in the week ended last night. which included pay
ment Of S37 GAG for purchased bonds. the a'so-
ciated banks gained Sl,l71,j53. The weekly
bank statement published to-day showed gain in
cash Of $69l, 500. The loss in specie was the nat
ural reflection of previous exports of gold ana. III
fact was rather smaller than had been expected
1t was more than offset by the gain IN lcgai-'eh
0crs which was the consequence of the KNOWN
movement of money and partial correction oi
The loss in the same item week ago. mat inc
decrease reported at that time was chiehN Ic>ulU
Of the system of averages was proved pN 'hc p'''
cnt statement Tie volume of loans was rcuucea
bv n little less than S2.0O0,000, and the decrease
in deposits was unusually harmonious with the
other changes The statement was. indeed CON
siscnt and entirely reasonable exhibit Inc result
Of the changes an increase Of So65'o|' III INC
surplus reserve and the banks hold IN excess Oh
lcaal requirements Slj,72,l25. against 81 ,yl2e1
in the corresponding week a year ago. ana o-'oi-'
81 in the preceding year
The following the comparative statements Of May
o AJAX ssc oo s nay S5 =. 500 Dec R!SE2; 300
! lSaas ' .. 80 $9?So Pee i99
Lgoa 100 80 % 600 600 iSc o. 500 500
i. si @ 's5s IS s 49, be- Bee:
m and tho 'oa 4spS a AZ 1s o 5' 6 100 b Sa' 200
Total reserve sil776,5Oo .4s i56 80 Inc :ooi,S SEQ
against f GGpo.is $500, 1s2OSi175 Dec 27182'
sr,,,y. ali sos. SOC 2l25 Inc s9oS,o"5
The Clearing House statcmen. is as follows;
For oday-LNehanges. Sl2i 1891 DaiSnGT''
S6,53A,10j. For tic weck-tAchahSes, "'ii'-
5oo,GGi; balances. S54,sG',G':.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
The stock market was unusually active for =; u
bolf-holiday, ard the selling pressure APPARENT
was not relieved. Union Pacific remained me
leader Of tic movement. and, falling to - - !,
ihrlc was any European selling OF tins STOCK, IL
WIS concealed with great caiciulnesS, ana u"
,c-scs which Will brin- tic certificates VIII 10,
have far 10 sail down Broadway. III Was eHllcuV
,La1 thc latest selling Of both mon laclnc am
Northern Pacific preferred was for purely spccu-
iaiivc effect. The noise which attendei tne
d. cline in the las:-nancd stock was not suliclcHo
IN hide lie real buying i'll behalf OF the same
interest which appeared to he conidcn; seller.
similar conditions prevailed ihroughodt 'ne dc'ro
list, and the loss Of per cent IN ,r mi1soH nn
and less prOminen. Gould stocks was slhpi! cir
cumstantal evidence of the HitlhcalltS oi .ne
movement. The Granger shares were uePi Pre- ~
The West but Chicago dspatch"s admitted that
tie sun was shining in at least one, OF wv
places In face of unhappy predictions dpouV
Tho crops which would have much more lnnhencc
i'm month or two the cOnparanVc "ehkhcsS OF
Tie grain markets was significant Ire adVoca'es
OF lower prices for stocks would 90 well 10 pay
at,cot;0n TO the Produce Exchange markets whcn
ibry T,1T the crops for the benefit Of Wall Street.
The closing was entirely devoid of the weakness
which ought to have followed the further decline me
1t was almost strong, although the rally from
the lowest prices was not SPIRITED
IN THE BOND MARKET.
4 sale Of $4,000 registered IS was made at
a fuIl price A smaller sale of coupon as was az
the same figures. The market was strong at
these quotations;