New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03

THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday, February 2-p. m.
BY the operations OF the SubTreasury in this
city during the week ending Friday night the
associated banks lost 32S404O0. The weekly
bank statement showed an increase In loans Of
slS6s0O. decrease In legal-t,nders OF $l2oi51oo.
and an increase in specie Of s379.900 the decrease
OF total reserve being '$l2 $500. The statement
can be described neither as favorable nor unfavor-
able: but II balances (Which these statements
sometimes fail to do. The large decrease In
the legal-tender item reflects the Withdrawals
of gold from the Sub-Treasury. some OF which
was exported and some of which went into
the safe deposit vaults The result OF all the
changes was a decrease in the surplus reserve
OF ss12s $50. and the banks held in excess OF
legal requirements $50 Isl 500. against $3.50
$50 last week. and against sl1.e23.ooo in the same
week OF 1894 and SIS 900 in 1893
The following are the comparative statements
OF January 96 and February .:
!s :.s: !; s:
ssss5S Dec Dec 100
Circulation ..... ii,32O.SN 1870" Inc ai""
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposit of the re-
spective dates:
f as:....a... ss;i Dec bee li saass
Total reserve. SIS $500 ,i7a 800 sis a 500
against deposits isss7siO isa7Ai,aoo Dec. si3es'o
snplu. .... sls $50 40 $50 15 100 Dec 81. iA go
The Clearing House statement for the day was
as follows Exchanges. $i2l, 5s5,3%s: balances 81
1854 For the week Exchanges $57s65 9ss;
balances $685. $50. which indicates an increase
In the volume OF business In this city. due TO the
settlements In connection with the Brooklyn
Wharf Trust.
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Although the stock market was quiet. the con-
dltion Of foreign exchange showed that the
financial community still counts upon the bond
issue as a fact. While waiting for positive as
surances. however, quotations remained strong.
At the close prices generally showed fractional
advances over yesterday. II looks as II the
short interest had been pretty well eliminated.
The bank statement reelected no conditions not
familiar to every one and had no effect the
market
The total sales OF stock. amounted TO 1919
shares and to this sum he Industrials furnished
more than half. Chicago Gas was the most
active, and closed with net advance Of y TO
7sA II stu being supposed that the internal
troubles Of the companies viii be adjusted.
Sugar lost a to IS: but General Electric. which
has been so weak Of late. mounted to CO.'S. and
closed at ao--a net rise OF II. While little
done in Disulling and Cattle Feeding, pending
the attempts to Dust Mr.. Greenhut. the stock
vas firm, and scored net gain Of a. The at
tempt to reform the management Of this prop
erty II likely to be successful, but definite In
formation az to this point was not received until
after IL o'clock. The Changers were neglected,
but they advanced fractionally save Burlington.
which at the end OF the session. was unchanged
from Yesterday International railways were IT.
regular Louisville and Nashville declining bit.
while Union Pacific and Reading rose irihe.
The general list was irregular. and suffered from
sales to realize profits. Generally. however. the
market may be called hrrn
BONDS AND MONEY.
Government bonds sod $4,000 A. at llO's,
81. 600 At III and $4,000 ts 10 - at lio% $4,000
ia registered at II4%. and $4,000 IS, coupon. at
Il4M. Quotations closed as follows:
Bid.Asked. . 400 BidAsIed'