New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
o...1r is
Saturday, December 6-p. m.


Monev continues to accumulate In This centre
ss reflected in the weekly statement ofthe asso-
c,ated banks published to-day. all items showing
encourasine gains from last week. except IN
snecie which gave q loss Deposits ,agan fur-
nished tho striking feature OF the statement
showing an increase Of $11. AL TOO. making
total increase In the last four weeks IN THIS item
of S63 COS 400. Loans gave an expansion OF So.-
e23 GOO against an increase last week or So'ooo'-
200. the increase this week. as in the preceding
one. rejecting. besides accommodation arorded
mercantile borrowers. the loans made on long
aer,ine bills as collateral, an operation which
has been freely commented upon In this column
on other occasions. Since the election loans
have increased $50 263 100 Cash holdings in
creased last week 1905. 700. made up by a gain
IN legal tenders of ST. S41 500. and loss In specie
oe s93G 100 The result Of all the changes was
an increase in surplus reserve of S1,O32'11o 70
$40 AGA 400. against 20.294, ,2I5 this week year
ago and S32. .9O2 $50 In the same week In IoS4'
By the operations OF the Sub-Treasury with tne
banks In the week. the banks gained soo''Vao'
while from interior movements the gain "as
above So. .OOO 900. Considerable money is coming
TO this centre from States In wnch tne ~, @
were successful at the recent eiection' as e.e I
suit of growing distrust and lack OF conhoenco
BY investors and holders OF money III inc niuen ,,
DDS Of Populism. In the stronghoids Oh fopu..srn
money is dear: in New-York there Is plethora
Of available funds ready to be lent TO RESPONSE
BILE borrowers at per cent on call. or oV1 Psr Psn
cent on time. Some borrowers IN hansas pap a1J ~
per cent for money there. with interest demanded
every month. The loss in specie TINS week was
the first decrease in this item since August anu
1t reflected the movement OF gold INTO the '. Ma
tional Treasury, q good part OF the weeks move
ment resulting from the receipt from the oahhs
Of Assay Office checks. The net gold hoidngs- g-n IA
the Treasury increased in the week sI,ool'o!v:.
ard against this time year ago treasury Hee
gold holdings showed a gain OF S53.4Ooof4
Transactions in the stock market to-day were
fairly we'll distributed. and, despite reahZrns
sales, only insignificant losses were maze. Ihe
publication of the bank statement had no eHect
upon speculation 1t was pretty generany
known that further large additions 10 pann n
holdings would be shown. and then tne edsc
in the local money market made the statement
OF little consequence affecting present money
rates. London money rates sho%eo owe Money mi.
Ing at 2hG2% per cent, while the security ma,
ket at that centre gave improvement, coIoo'' n
advancing and americans c2ntinuinS rltn, nt.n,
with an advancing tendency. In inns HiainS' s
the chief activity was in Union racine esoH' soI
which made net gain Of u per cent on oeai. a
ings aggregating 10100 shares. Attention was
directed to this stock on account or TePui'
Of renewal OF reorganization activity. 'aL..
more and Ohio gained over per cent on cover. r.
American Spirits. Sugar Refining. Canaoa
Southern. Chicago Cas- Burlington. Ohl'e1
States Leather preferred and wheeling anu
the active list final net changes were small net
declines. American Tobacco furnishing the chier
weakness at q net loss OF 1s per cent. I'M
ports Of merchandise at this port TINS weeh
show an increase over exports for the nrst tinio ~
this season. but the decrease In exports We
small, and due to q temporary check IN WIG
Grain movement Compared with Week aa'
the ma jority Of stocks and bonds are hisner.
The following table shows the usual compara-
i've statement OF bank holdings:
lAans ..ssss 1920 sa724iisoo Inc. sss2$ go 500
pscis .. &c ei3 600 75.676.3oo Dec 9,1 ~ 20 w
snder' soo ,Ss oaSpo Inc. 1aii
escalat!on 80. 20.2iS.Oo0 Io.vO1.1o0 Dec @-
The following shows the relation between .lio
Nj reserve and the total deposits OF the re-
v>ctive dates:
Nov -. Dec. s: sns1 tco
esds . s5aeisOoo e75.g760oo Dsc. sssys sssS ~" se%
L>gatendsrs :. S7.4572 200 S2.23s,ooo lno. se,ioe"
1sal reserve 1854 o7O 200 sis7eIssOo Inc sa'o''oo
oeanst dspos- u o. s.o oa5
Surplus ... s3i.4il.e2s ss2.4e4.4oo Ino. slo'z"'
The Clearing Holse statement for to-day Mas
9 follows: Exchanges S102.0S3,Jl4: balances
SI12.816 For the week: Exchange soo'
SS.075; balances. $43. .290.G13.
The following the changes Tor the coli.
ssR0ndirg week Of the three preceding y.1 yea,"1
a!x,-Isoans decreased $20S sou; cash ihcrsaseu
plus reserve Increased 81 .6S0,073. JS91..Loaanns
,Hncrease0 $S,273400; cash decreased $22.I1t..
o00; deposits decreased $13.1S5. 400 and surplus
reserve decreased $19.31S. $50. 1S93-Loa oans on ID
svased S2.S53.5O0 cash increased Sl.co<.ooV
deposits increased S5 5J7. 100. and surplus re-
serve Increased $4GS525.
The following table shows tho bank holdings