The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-29
Silver certificates gained liz per ceni
on purchases Of $1,000.
FOREICN STOCK MARKErS.


London. Dec. 2S.-In spite OF the fact
that the financial side OF the Venezuelan
question is attracting more attention
here than its political aspect. II must
not be imagined that everybody has
been lulled into a sense OF false security
or that the authorities are utterly blind
to the fact that serious trouble may yet
arise in connection with the boundary
dispute The stock exchange was very
quiet today. Americans closed weak al
LIIs per cent lower. Home securities
were firm. Foreign stocks were very ir-
regular.
New York. Dec. 2s-The EveneinS
Posts London cablegram says: The
stock markets here continue good ex-
cept for American securities. which
were we'll below the parity all day and
dull The Times money article states
that Rothschild declines to take part
at present In any United States loan. /
would prefer, however. still TO describe
the situation in the words Of my dis
patch yesterday. The feature here to-
day was a sharp squirt IN mines
Berlin, Dec. 2s.-The market was
stady today.
Paris. Dec. 2s.-The bourse was duh
today.
LOAN STATEMENT
New York. Dec. 2S.-The New York
Financier says this week The year
closes with the loans OF The clearing
house banks at their lowest figures. the
total, s47S. 466.500. being S2.Oo0.o00 under
the return made April 2S. when the
! loan item stood at Sis0 42S 500. The un-
usually heavy decrease OF 111s0l0O IN
loan for the week just ended reflects
the contraction which the panic o. ten
days brought about. and the only sur
prise Is that the closing out OF loans was
L g. . ha
highest point reached during the year
IS, however. over $4,000. 600.
At the time September 10, when the
banks had outstanding the largest total
OF loans in the history OF the clearing
house, their deposits were s51l .7sS POO. or
more than $40 900. 900 in excess OF the
present deposits. and the excess reserve
was something over 81. GOO 900. or go
600 600 larger al time when the excess
reserve IL down 10 SIS. coo 600. as against
s45. 900, 600 when the previous issue was
made The total cash holdings of the
banks at the present time are only
Si4I. 2l2 900. which Is over 'J5. 600. 600 less
than the amount IN banks when the last
issue was made. and the specie held is
also 5000 900 less than Al that period.
The total loss OF gold since January.
1924. due almost solely 20 the dlfferen;
bond issues. has been over so. 900 900.
banks lost gold last week. the decrease
IN specie being t742. 300. The falling on
of SIG. Z01 500 in net deposits is almost
unprecedented.
The dividend period now al hand VIII
likely change the complexion OF the
statement for the better within a very
short time. A q Is. the outlook IS for
a firm money market for some time 20
come.
LOANS AND CLEARTNGS.
Chicago. Dec. 2s.-Aoney on can az
s per cent: on time s47. New YORK e0-
change sold at 9 cents premium For
eign exchange bankers London sterling
81 SO. QissA.. Clearings today I3.fIf-
III: FOR the week SIS. SIS. go. correspond
ing week last year i70.f25.92i
Philadelphia. Dec. Zs.0Ciearings n3.-
Sc. las: balances 8. liz. sss.
ST. Louis. Dec. Gs-ClearinFs - DO
sss: balances S5is.Z70. Money 50s per
cent. New York exchange - cents cls-
count bid