New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday, May Up. m.
By the operations Of the New-lork Sub
Treasury in the week ended last night. the asso-
ciatcd banks gained S337. Ss4 The weekly bank
statement published to-day showed a loss in cash
Of S6,21 $500. The loss in specie was readily
explained by the shipments of gold n week ago
which were not reflected in that statement. Inc
surprising and unpleasant feature Of the pre$rrt
showing was the loss of 81 ,02J,.00 in legal
tender notes when the receipts of currency were
known TO have been far in excess of shipments
In this respect the Statement was disaSrceaD"
surprise The volume Of loans not changed
materially, but the decrease in the item OF de-
posts was smaller by nearly Sl,jO0,oOO than the
other changes Geman led The result OF all Inc
changes was a decrease Of S5,2e7 500 in the sur;
plus reserve, but the banks still hold above zeal
requirements $l4.s 500. against Si.t65,0JO ~
the corresponding week year ago, ana Si,ao0''''
i'll the preceding year
Tho following are comparative statements Of April
and May :: - min .,o,c.s
Loan. Gg5 sc 800 s,es asy Inc DIT
specie lcs 5000 n 40 40 los e Dee. o35 20
b bs ~. COO PEE sSt 600
Circulation ....... 5.70osOO o.'3o-oo Inc. ''''o'
The following shows relation between the Oti' to
serve and the deposits az the respective date .o
enact, slo5 $50 coo 800 295. 400 Dec s3 100 600
tenders Gs 40 500 47i6o. 100 Dec lO21'"'
Total reserve sl5s $50 500 Dec so2cso'
against deoSsits lsss4.5oO 1872 $50 600 Dec $500
surnlys 30 os0 300 si4 sos 500 Dec. sj.227 500
The Clearing House statement Is a. ioiloWT'
For to-day-Exchanges Sl2i,6! OBS; ousnet''
$5,I03,723. For the wcck.EXchahges' S''''
y9j,423; balances. SS9,9e5,oIo.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.
The inherent strength Of the stock market was
Jisnlayed clearly although the movement oil prices
remained rather sluggish. The puDiicauon Vi w,
weekly bank statement was followed By only snaIl
and even be CLOSING Me, was in The midst
OF rally which left prices nearly the highest Tor
the day. Naturally an opposite erect ougn ~, -
have been cxcrtcd bat pt every decliuc the oIy
;,r becomes 80 vigorous, although 1t Is "h0iiy
professional in character, that LOSES are QuichD
recovered The bear faction ought 10 have , ue-
rived an important advantage IRON ,le M h .ori
IN hank reserves but it did nothing OF the s1ro
because there was no increased supply OF r'p.h
Present holders appear TO oe eht,rn "a t' III.
with the business and inancla ou,iooh ~ ir','
country and consequently they shO" no In'ha-
tion 10 accept even large profits luroicI 'in'
of ! IL DER cent IN Omaha common. loi w
stance was no temptation TO rea! sha"ho'u'Is
and the buying at the close was as edEe. az"
r1n Gdcnt AZ al any time in the recent movement
me final advances were not large, ho""Ne' az
though the industrial stocks, as a group wri ,
conspcuously strong. Few s,or r~',;,pent suf
fcred small losses. but the reason Tor thelr ap-
narent weakness might be found IN tie attempts
Of the short interest 20 resist rufucr a"N'I'rr;
Although il was u short day in London as well
as Ncw-York the buying for European account
was considerable, and continuance Oh .hG We
mand could not fail to have an In PpHe mast few
dovs moreover the outward movement OF gram
hes been ON a large scale.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET
There were still no transactions in Government
bonds at the Stock EHchahse ont the ,ossss 81
Az were advanced IA per cent. The CLOSING quo"-
tons were az follows: