New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston, Feb. H. 1893.
TIE BANK STATEMENT.


BY the operations of the New-iork Sub-Treas-
ury in the week ended last night the associated
banks lost 81 ,s24 ,063. The weekly bank state
ment published to-day showed an average loss III
cash of S2,3l54OO. This result was fully i'll con-
sonancc with the known movements of money and
the actual condition of the banks week ago
In fact the statement was probably clear reilec-
ton of the monetary conditions which existed at
that time. The exports of gold by to-day
steamers, of course. did not appear in the state
ment, and the banks were slightly poorer than
the average showing. The decrease Iii deposits
was larger by about $4,000 than the other
changes demanded, but this was undoubtedly
partial correction Of previous discrepancies In the
opposite direction. The result of all the changes
Of sl,4lS,325, but the banks still hold
in excess of legal requirements Sl1,?4o,2'',
against $33,6j3,s2j in the corresponding week OIL
a wear ago and SlS,492, 700 in the preceding year
The following are the comparative statements
of February and February ii
1e.. fss 30 70 900 gs$ D%f9i !$s
ss:na'' S5!sSS Pee '7i issSS
The following shows the relations between ' me
spectiVe uu"s $50 500 1924 900 s347 500
iieeai.tenders " So Ioii0O 6o23S, 500 Inc. 1o'2iOV
Toto, 500 900 500 Dec. t2si5 400
against deposits 1913 900 1922 9ae925 Dec. 9s9.o
Surpus ~ SIS 054, 900 sl7,24o,575 Dec sl4l"'-'
The Clearing House statement was as lono o"n,
For Observation-Disclosures, Sl3S, 249,s66; baiane'~'
S653s463 For last week-E\changes, S'"c'-
els, O6s. balances, s36.323.O'1.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS
The stock market opened dull and nrm yeiue.
.,iabtlv in the first hour and ended in the mi9st
~ a rally which made final variations generaly
advances The early weakness WIS III cohsc'iurn'51
of rumors that prices OF Goa, "S cents o tom the
closing rally followed widely circulated rcPppi'1
that AN Issue of bonds by the Governiheho hdu
hcen arranged Dispatches from LONDON VIZ
Kindly sympathetic, and intlmated homewhau pYo
nIainiy the extreme Willingness OIL Eiehrli paln
a,S tn take the entire issue The reports were
,nceived with general credence, although pun
lished dcnals by officers OF the "o'erhihe ,snc
on nlicit IL may safely be assumed thdt ho ISL
ri bonds Will be made i'll the closing uays ol ','o
present Administration. There Is nDt nheiy W
ko necessity for such action, for the treasury hos
a sunnlv Of gold which is adequate TO meet any
variable 1ymaDd in the next three weeks.
The most active and relatively VA, ruon-'oG
s.ock was Philadelphia and Reading. when closer
AT virtually its highest point, WIN gd IH9 a, Co.
ner cent The buying may nave peii i''icnS ,vn
t%o short account for other stocks which nave an
| International market were unchanged Inc
Granger shares maintained obstinate resistance 10
any downward movement and recorded small e'i'io'
| A conspicuous incident Of the day was an cIIauc
| movement in American Tobacco common, when
| ductuated wildly within range OF per crl III.
| and closed with a loss of no more than Ia per
| cent. .. l,,.or,r,o,+ bonds
| There were no transactions in GoVernmcht poh"e
q, tho Stock Exchange, and bids for the Is were
| lowe red again IA per cent The CLOSING quota
| tiops were as follows: .