New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-23
WAR TALK ON CHANGE.
NEEDLESS FRIGHT TAKEN.
VALUES WILL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Sunday December 22--o. m
The receipts of the United States treasury
last week amounted to sS.111.S1. against S'Vei'-
oSS in the previous week Receipts from customs
were 81 6440l0. from internal revenue SSZa''ooI'
and from miscellaneous sources S22S,Soo Inc re-
cepts for the month TO date amount to Sl'lAs'o
and the payments So 572. 600, making the excess
Of expenditures over receipts $3,44''o24 FOR the
fiscal year TO date the receipts are SlGc i0iosl;
expenditures. sl79 100 44S the excess of expendi-
lures being si93l635l The weekly Treasury
statement showed decrease OF s223l,5tO IN the
available cash balance and a decrease OF S5S4ia4
In the actual cash balance which IS now Si.i-
640552 The Treasury's net gold balance de-
creased s3.l2l.OO7. Deposits in National banks
decreased S43 AIS. ami minor liabilities decreased
sI977 ol6 The Treasury's liability for the re-
demption of National bank notes decreased W.
672 and deposits of lawful money on TINS ac-
count now amount to S22, 7S1, 060. Treasury notes
issued under the law OF 1890 TO the amount or
s439.1ss were returned to the Treasury and me
amount of these notes in circulation N,a was de-
creased by this sum to S1l5446Ol3
Subioined is Saturdays Treasury statement
compared with that Of December IL:
December Ia December 81. Changes
Gates ~ s75 $50 a57 s72 7Si, $50 Dec s3.l21.oo7
certificates 9506f. SIS St@6,sI INC - -
Nat. bank potes: 6olloi' "'o'i"' INC -''''
st suo So'i sss cer, cc. co.
Cash in Treas. sIs2 oolI7 $50 ssi7s Dec 81 as7aiS
tonsi sanks.... 1885 se 1872 o5 Dec 4a415
Available cash 5000 iseS 22s Dec 50 aco
snres '''" '". siasiss7 2sa5467 Dec 1.o77,2le
Actual cash ha STA S1746io. Dec Scala
BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED.
The weekly statement of the associated banks
published yesterday did not show any significant
movement Of currency either to or from the in
terror and the only important changes from the
previous weeks statement were heavy decreases
in loans and deposits. against increases IN thesr
same Items in the week before. Loans decreased
So 344. 800. against an increase OF &l.O'oO iast
week and deposits decreased S5.764IO0, against
an increas Sc Of 81 1863 900 last week. There was a
considerable accumulation of money from me
local stores and from nearby points Que 10 the
holiday business, but such amounts were ohs"'
by gold exports the loss in legal tenders being
sSlO4 400 The net cash holdings decreased y
TAB zoo made up by the decrease IN iegai-'ei1Uei
notes and an increase OF S5bV. iOO IN specie me
result Of all the changes was loss in the surplus
reserve of 81 30252 which now STANDS AT Si"oSS'-
500 against 1891 1926 last week SSSSooo.9 IN we
corresponding week in 1894, and S1',s3. 40 IN the
same time in 1898. The operations OF the SUD
Treasury with the banks caused a loss to the
banks OF Sc 663
The following are the changes for the CORE
spending week for the three preceding years;
1S94-Loans decreased SS6c5lOo; cash decreased
S201S 700: deposits decreased slO2sizVV ana sur
olus reserve increased $554.S5O. lS99-Loans IN
creased $3.50 100: cash increased S2.os5,loo' de-
posits increased 80. 296. 600. and surplus reserve
son 400. cash decreased $4,000: deposits de
creased SASS. 400. and surplus reserve Increased
S731 $50 ,.
The following table shows the bank holdings
on the respective dates:
Dec b g3. Dec o.. %. Dec u, %
Loans sac $4,000 S4s 2N2,p S4s eteo ~
snece 80 700 s2W91,'I % Npo'VV
Legal-ienders - ~, 900 100 81 10 10 - 300 Zoo
Circulation ........ lS.256,5OO n.19l.4V 1870"
The following shows the relation between the
total and the total deposits OF the respec-
tive dates:
Dec o. 80. Dec o. "a. Dec 81. 20
Sneota ........ sloi go 700 $12G'1.OoD S6I S1oon
Iegal-tenders SSlSJ,oV looi"l'lpo 'o'''''V'
Sl'-o->'h" Fi'"'ii''''
required ,oo o,o 100
against deposits. 1o4 1il925 l"e62'i-' l-S"--'Vo
surr,us ~ SI7 a3I 7I5 S33 800 675 Sl7.0sssoo
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The following table shows the percentage or re-
serve held for each bank 1t should be observed
that the National banks are required to Keep a
reserve OF % per cent and State banks one or 10
cent: