New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-25
A STAGNANT MARKET.
CESSATION OF ACTIVITY.
IMPROVEMENT IN The GOLD AND SILVER
QUESTIONS.
Sunday, July Pap. m.

Sunday. July Pap. m.
The United States Treasurer received last week
>,on customs S4123,303, from internal revenue
e. 051Ij5 and from miscellaneous sources $4O3,-
ss7: total from all, $',5s4,42j. against Ss,273,-
o7s in the preceding week. The falling off was
a,vidrd proportionatcly between the customs and
,.venue receipts The weekly Treasury statement
sbowed an increase in cash in vaults Of only S52-
go and a decrease Of $lOl ,9l7 in deposits in
National banks. According to the statement the
total decrease In cash balances was SlS0,j35. The
satsfactory feature Of the statement was the heavy
puin in the gold balance, the first since the begin
ming of the month. The principal changes in the
vault balances were made up as follows: gain
in the gold balance OF $l,133,094 by gain OF
e,o0 1913 in coin and bullion and deduction Of
Sl.233,27l in the volume of outstanding certii-
Gates: gain in the silver balance
~ S260ss2 by further accumulation Of
4, s47,ss6 in coin and bullion, less an increase Of
al oss ,454 in outstanding certificates, and loss
in the legal-tendcr balance Of Sl.16O,lj by
decrease of 81 6l0.152 in notes, less an Issue of
Sl50.OO0 in currency certificates Treasury notes
10 the amount Of Sl,l76,0 900 were issued in pay
mcnt for silver bullion, and there was reissued the
sim OF $255,OsO, making the increase in the
amount Of Treasury notes outstanding 81, 43l,OoO.
The Treasury's liability for the redemption Of
National bank notes was reduced further by
sl54.502, and the deposits of lawful money on
that account aggregate S?6,334.4s3.
sshoined is yesterdays statement compared with
that Of July Is:
July le. July %. Differences.
Gold coin and bull
s tSa e and e siSo.. oo
occ ooo reserve sll oi5175 s127791co Inc sl7S399i
Ssas S5sS! ssss Bee Bee 'i 1925
Silver Dollars ond
S Sd: 'o,e '.. 5ol7..s5 527sc-7 Inc. GOOSE
Cash in Treasury 50 81 9si s3e 35s Inc. rs, S72
' Sssnhs N'' l25e,oe7 l2se9llO Dec loioi7
Total h,,ance COS si4 7c4 iCo Dec slS95i3
BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED
By the operations of the New-lork Sub-Treas-
ury in the week ended Friday night the Assoc
ciated banks lost S054,36a The weekly bank
statement published yesterday showed n gain IN
cash of s2,902 900. This increase agreed closely
with expert estimates OF the receipts rom inc
country, and, in this respect, the statement was
not disappointing. There was furthcr con'rac-
ton in loans by ,S2,o57, 500. and in two weeks eek
the decrease in this item has been 81 ,sO9,2o0.
No explanation of this unusual change has been
Afforded by the movements in either the specl-
lativc or general markets Inc increase nd IN . Ie
rosits was smaller by over 100000 than the
other changes demanded, but this discrepancy
was not an unfavorable feature, The result OF
oil the changes was gain of S@,s3d,6oo IN me
u
ksal requirements sa3, 500. against SOLO,
S95 in the corresponding week a year ago.
$6,053,125 in the preceding year, and $',0So,O15
IN the same week in 1889
The changes in the corresponding week in pre-
ceiling years were follows ls0l-Loans de-
creased 81 sS7 500, cash increased S706,6OO. d.
posts decreased $2,O56.200 and surplus reserve
Increased 81 ,220,650; 1890: loans decreased 81
306l 90, cash decreased 1898, 900. deposits de-
creased S5,374,900, AMI surplus reserve increased
e350725 1899: loans decreased s., 1891 100.
cash decreased $l,495.4o0 deposits decreased
$5,3Is,5o0, and surplus reserve decreased
&ls5,75o.
Subjoined is yesterdays statement compared
with the corresponding dates of 800 and 1891.
July 90 100. July %, 'oI. July % 'o2.
Specie 5sasgS g SsS coo % s;z 500 500
Circulation .... 5000 POS 3,9l3GOO $3.50 100
The following shows the relation between the total re-
serve deposits the respective dates:
spscie ....... s75 $4,000 SIS $40 900 sol 257 800
LAgsi..endcrs 80. 720.i0o $1,000 go O2sTooo
Resmve .sos $4,000 sl2s 10000 slA'o7''7oo
ssains. Deposits 1o2 s7s 1ol ess,e75 lsi'oiiooo
-s' -
Surplus sOo'sa2s sio7lo5sS2s s2''OOSS sS9
Appended is the statement in detail with the
percentage OF reserve held by each bank. IL
Should be observed that National banks are re-
ouired to keep q reserve Of 20 per cent, anu state
banks one Of l 5 per cent.
Following is the statement In detail