New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
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WALL STREET STAGNANT.
STOCK FLUCTUATIONS VA RROW
REASONS FOR THE LACK OF INTEREST
IN TIE MARKET
SnnlaV. DecerNher In.

Sunday, December lip. M
The United States Treasurer received last week
from customs, 500 $50; from internal revenue,
So. 79e. 500 and from miscellaneous sources, $685.
EOS: total from all s5.44735S. against S65i, POI in
the previous week. Tho weekly Treasury state
ucnt shows m increase OF s4o3,650 in the ne. cash
in vaults and a decrease of S3i23s0 in deposits in
National banks. The net cash balances were in
creased. therefore. BY only $GO.27o
The principal changes in the vault balances
were made Up as follows. gain IN the gold bal
once Of S3l545l by an increase of $2@7,2sS in coin
and bullion. with a reduction OF 1876 n the
amount of outstanding certificates. gain in
the silver balance OF s25i,3S5, by an increase OF
sl7s23S in coin and bullion with reduction Of
sIsl45 in outstanding certificates and Treasury
NOES and q gain in the legal tender balance of
$685. BIZ an increase OF 31.92)GJ4 in notes.
minus an issue 81 200 900 Of currency certificates.
Holdings Of National bank notes were reduced
by sSO5.Sn The volume Of Treasury notes in cir
culation remained practically unchanged. The
sum of $4,000 returned in the course OF
business but notes to the amount of $s9,744 were
reissued The Treasury's liability for the re-
dcmption Of National bank notes was enlarged
further by $l09,599. ana deposits Of lawful money
nm that account amounted at the end Of the week
TO S2li9S6N
Subjoined is Saturdays statement compared
with that of December 9:
Dec. .. Dec IT, Dnere"ceS
aa,ay ....". $500 945 $50. a39 800 Inc. s3i341i
sFsI Bank notes $3.50, ts IS l sas aiG Dee 5as Sas
silver dollars ana
, I1,iae" a... Go5ooGo Gs4$ia Inc. 2543s3
cash in Treas slo7 G25 Gi3 $lOs o2, s4OaG5o
DssI1s s IN N"' 11so71oo 1l.46a72o Dec. 3433so
Total balance S1l9 49, 7ia s1g 4a2 9s3 Inc 500 go
LES 500 100000
serve .......... 1O0.ooo.oo 10o0o~o 1900.
No, cash bal. SO 7I3 $lo.492eSs Inc. sco27o
BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED.
Bv tire operations Of the New-York Sub-Troas-
,ry in the week ended Friday night, when in
.,nsed DEPOSITS of 100000 for payment at other
nonts. the associated banks lost S6o4Slo Inc
weekly bank Statement published yesterday show
sd an average gain in cash of $2sO6Oo The loss OF
sn..io which was caused undoubtedly by the
.xro,ts Of gold was.more than offset by :he re-
ce,nts Of currency from interior points Treas
urv payments to the Clearing House continued
10 be paid in gold. but in exchanges between
banks the proportion of gold used in seitiehfh'
fell TO a purely nominal figure. There was
further expansion Of loans by something over
$4,000 0OO but this increase was principanE Oh
,.o~ehouse receipts Cor grain and cotton iAe'e
was no increase in Stock Exchange loans ana
the demand for money on mere dhtlie aNNp"',,.,
spart from agricultural products. was cNtr"h!el;E
light There was a mod rate inquiry iIoI' s",''
r,anufactuIinc towns in various paris Oh -ne
country bur il had little initucrc- on me gen.
a-al results The statement was Ialri! coiiS''ei.
In its details although the increase III posts
was smaller By over 100000 than other chahseS
Cemauded but this was a partial c'fieCt.'iI y "
discrepancv in the opposite direction = "C,N 49,
'rbe result of all the changes was a !Vss %
s2q6 600 in the surplus reserve but ne ndnn7
hold in excess of legal requirements N'o'i's;>-''
against s. AS 90 in the corresponding wen
year ago and $l916l5Oo at the same time III '"e
preceding year. ,.., ,,.oal, I'm
three preceding years were made up as Io"i
Iso9-Ioans decreased s759,JOO; cash uecIeaSsu
sossrye decreased s64 $50. 1s9i-Loans increased
e. sa5 100: cash increased $62so2OO; deposits III
creased $685.. 800 and surplus reserve lhcISaIea
e. 900 200 lS9o-Ioans increased $4,000; casn IN
creased si7S52oo deposits 81 Sa1 s9
md surplus reserve increased $5cSlo-"
Subioined is Saturdays statement, c0i iapai
with the corresponding dates Of 1891 and le9z:
Dee. 10 u. DC Il, 22 pee; ~ 10, ~ ,S;
Loans a. 30 100 3Se5io1 io3 rs 100
peeie ',onder Sc $500 GO 81 400 100
eloss .-'.' 500 60 90 = 50 20 si,j, %
,rhs following shows the relation between ,ne
total reserve and the total deposits DIT TIC It,
spectve GATES SOL 40 800 s7s,go55 800 slos,is 200
SsSSeesal,enders ... s63557oo 4o7isCco 30 o,7A1o
po.o,vs ..siso 10000 sil77Nloo 500 o'' 100
ReseGS r dapOia, llssS7' les sso
surplus ~ sI0lCl :Os s'"' a e.: S70'''S i Sis
rercsa' Glowing table shows the percentage of
r,.a heId for each bank. IT should De op
ser,,ed the National banks are required 10 heeP 70
a reserve of 25 per cent and STATE D9'''' '''
IL per cent: - r,os,,s p .