New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
CLOSING PRICES or BOSTON STOCKS
Saturday. November IA p. m.

Saturday. November IA p. m.
Movements in the security market attracted
little attention to-day and were OF small pro-
portions as compared with the aH-holday trad
ing a week ago. when total sales reached 332.lV
shares to-day's total being only 1880 shares.
which, however. was large in comparison with
Saturday trading preceding the election To-
days market was more OF professional anair
than on any day since the beginning Of the cur
rent upward movement. and after considerable
irregularity, with alternate declines and ad-
vances 1t closed with final changes about evenly
distributed between small fractional net gains
and losses. At the close there was selling for
both accounts. traders evidently preferring not
10 carry stocks over Sunday. for fear. perhaps
Of some further Spanish war rumor, as the bear
element continued to profess great nervousness
over the situation London bought some stocks.
but there was very little outside support. the
demand from commission houses for the week
apparently having been satisfied. The financial
community was more interested in the bank
statement than In the stock market. and al
though it expected encouraging showing 1t
was anxious to learn of the various changes.
and how they were made up; in other words, II
wanted TO see the effect OF changed financial
conditions for the first full week Of business re-
vival. The statement was even better than ex'
pected. but IT was without material effect upon
security values on account OF the temporary
professional control of the market. which was
working for n reaction and taking profts I'M
mediatcy after the publication of the state
ment, when prices were at the highest OF the
day.
The bank statement reflected 4 week OF increas-
ing bank deposits and bank reserves and eX-
panding loans. The changes from the preceding
week showed an increase in surplus reserve OF
IS 500. 20 against decrease in the preceding
week Of 81 6522 S2j and an increase in deposits or
S15919!jW against q decrease In the week be-
fore of $S.O0S.:}OO The surplus reserve was
raised to S23 $685.. against S2O.4O4.OoO In the
corresponding week last year. and S62.?i4.OW IN
the same time in 1894. Cash holdings increased
S126I3.JOO. made up by gain in specie OF 81
266 300 and a gain in legal tenders OF 81 i0I.2W.
Loans increased s.. 300. due to the accommo-
daton afforded mercantile borrowers. Besides
the gain by the interior currency movement the
banks received large additions to their holdings
by Government disbursements: the gain by SUBJ
Treasury operations being S2.34f. 10 The fiow
of boarded money into the banks has been enor-
nous in the last week and the increase in hold
ings gives an adequate idea OF the enormous
Withdrawals preceding the election and fur
nshes sufficient explanation of the excessive
tightness OF call money in the last days OF the
political campaign. The interior currency move
ment and Sub-Treasury payments netted the
banks about S5.000.0OO. so that the gain from
local sources in cash holdings was about 5000
600 representing the release through Clearing
House banks OF money boarded before the elec'
ton.
The following are the comparative statements