Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-24
rINANrIAL NOTES.

The bank exchanges Of the New York
Clearing house and the stocks sold nt
the New York stock exchange last week
aud for the week Of the preceding Two
years compare as follows, 5000 ZOO
Exchange March 2l 1871, SbUZ,o12i,-
OH: March 10, 1892 SI15 ,233;
March IL, 1893, $3.50, $50 454
Number of shares sold--March u,
1891. g44. 1914: March 10, 1892, J.
GOO 50: March Is. 1893, 10l5,4u,
BY the operations of the New YORK
suh-treusury in the week ended fl1day
night the associated banks lost $500 400;
The weekly bauk statement published
yesterday showed an average gain OF
cash of $50, 800. The high rates for
money evidently attracted fresh supplies
and receipts from the country must have
counterbalauced shipments. There was
n further reduction Of Si,24S,2OO IN de-
posits, but this was caused wholly by Il
contraction IN loans Of S5,471 800. The
other changes are small, but In its de-
tails the statement was unusually con-
sistent The result of all the changes
was q gain in the surplus reserve OF
Sl,39j, so, and the banks hold IN eN-
cess of legal requirements S6,O30 10,
ngainst SIG 1890 in the corresponding
week q year ago, and S9,Oo5,3I5 In the
preceding year.
The changes In the corresponding week
In three preceding years were US fol-
lows: 1892 lUans increased Sl,I25,1QO,
cash increased $3.50 100. deposits In
creased S233l. 400 aud surplus reserve
increased $3.50; 1S9l-lOaus increased
81. 900, 200. cash increased $i33,2OO, de-
posits Increased $3.4S5GO0 and surplus
reserve decreased $13S2OO, 1S0O--lOons
decreased 81 $4,000 cash increased 81
60. 800 deposits increased S0Sl 100 and
surplus reserve increased $2,5O0,O25
m. rr.;,,a So, t.oo.,,rv recoived
last week from customs 81, ,30l, from
internal revenue, S2,T01, 563, aud from
miscellaneous sources, S53I.2tS; total
from all, S7,501 ,237, against $40 }9U,6JJ
in the proceeding week. which included,
however the receipts on Saturday,
March 4. The weekly treasury state
ment shows nm increase Of S209,OJO In
the net cash In vault and Il decrease OF
S37SSi1 In deposits in National banks
The net cash balances were reduced.
therefore, by S119,T55. There was a
loss in every item, excepting the gold
balance, which showed a gain of over
81 100000. This statement does not
fully represent the condition. Of the treas
Jury. because II Is wen known that other
receipts of gold have been taken In &C
the different sub-treasuries which have
not been reported to the general govern
ment.
The principal changes in vault bal
gold balance Of Sl,511,157, by an in
crease of S15SS, T6J in coin aud bullion.
less an increase of ST7, 6OS In the amount
Of outstanding certificates; loss in the
silver balance Of S3l1,4T7, by an expun-
sion of 1891, $40 in the volume of out
standing certificates, less n further ac-
cumulution of S1.OS00 G6 in coin and
bullion and loss IN the legal tender
balance of SGOhSS0 by n reduction of
S034,SSO in notes. less n reduction Of
S33OOO0 in outtanding currency certi-
ficates. Treasury notes 10 the amount
of SS34,OOO were issued in payment for
silver bullion, and the sum of $344,00I
was reissued in the course of business
and the volume of these notes in circu-
lation was swollen to $1,57T,O4 The
treasury liability for the redemption Of
National bank notes was reduced by
$O2,3O5, aud the deposits of lawful
money on that account amount to ST.
OS5 33J.