New-York tribune., 1896-01-13
LIGHT TRADING IN STOCKS.
INTEREST CENTRED IN BONDS.
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL TREASURY
MONEY MARKETS AND RAIL
ROAD EARNINGS.

Sunday. Jan. l2--p III.
The United States Treasury received last week
from customs s26s5,075; from internal revenue
s. 562 O5O and from miscellaneous sources s4--'-
472 Total from all. s6669 o91 against so'4oo'lo'
IN ,he nrevious week The receipts for the month
TO date amount to slo6Sl 800 and the payments
TO s15S74OOO. making the excess Of expenditures
over receipts s5242l99 For the fiscal year to
date the receipts are SIS, S,l99,S54; expenditures
sl9S $50 7eo the excess Of expenditures pelhs
500 63s 9Os The weekly Treasury statement
showed a decrease # sS.965.7i6 In the aNaiiaOie
cash balance and an increase OF S2Sgo.555 IN ~ ,ne
actual cash balance. which Is now SSo.9Vo'o-S,,
COMPARED with a week ago the Treasury hold
ings show the following changes de,iedsv III
the gold balance Of S4.9l5.0+6. made up d.! iosS
Of s. O07. .03G in coin and bullion ana loss OF
s3l $40 i'm the amount Of outstanding ceruhca'es'
a gain in the silver balance Of $.4S2'os1' due u
a gain Of s6l952i in silver coin ana pu!noh. p'uS
a loss of SS65.5l9 IN the outstanding SILVER GER
tifcates and a loss in the lcgal-tendei balance
Of s1.474S62. made up by loss '1 s-'oV,,vVV III
the amount of outstanding currency cerlncateS
and A loss Of S4474>52 in the amount OF Legal
tender notes IN the Treasury. holdings ol Ma
,ional bank notes increased N45SO21. The Treas
ury's liability for the redemption of National
bank notes decreased sl07os9. and deposits ol
lawful money on this account now amount 10
s29, 1856 935. Treasury notes issued rnder the
law Of 1890 to the amount of S56575l were re-
tiured to the Treasury. and the amount of
these notes in circulation was decreased by this
sum 10 S1l4.64S,304.
Subjoined is Saturdays Treasury statement
compared with that Of January 4:
January 4 January H. changes
Gold coin and bull
eaic. ,1 '' So oseses ,s7.7ll&52 Dec S4o7' o4e
lo @ 2 e: e5s SO 3e Rse ft, s5s ,s5
sive. dollars md
iiaco,e. .,..'. Is aoa oc' I7oaslao Inc 1'S@o'9
cash in Treas SIe2 o6a 50 SIS, 500 7sS s45o' $50
'S'i' 'iDnsi hanks =. ias42ls7 1856 go Inc '4o4a
Available cash s2oo4i754 s9ce 44eo2s Dec sasc' 74e
rIir,es ,"o' ' 2sooe47s % $3.50 Dec s.soI o7s
-,la cash ba, SIS 4O5 -os s. es7 33S
The bank statements usually following were
printed this morning and will hereafter appear
in Sundays Tribune.
THE MONETARY SITUATION.
Cali money representing bankers balances
loaned at 50S per cent. the greater part of the
business being done per cent few transac-
tions made al per cent. and OH one day the
rate fell to per cent. the last-named figure only
holding for a shor, time Banks and trust COM
panlcs quoted per cent as the minimum some
institutions demanding pr cent for new IoallS'
\ few time contracts were made al per cent
hut as rule there litt- doing in this Dran' n
Of The market. Ia the ed. IS part or the week
there was little business in commercial paper
hut at the close the market was pracuca4iy stag
nant. Quotations were nOmnaly per cent Tor
sixty 70 ninety day indorsed bills receivable
per cent for four mO:ths commission mousse
nsmes. 607 for prime. and 7q9. and even l. PEI
cent for good four T. six months single names
In London the Bank Of England's minimum rate
of discount remained unchanged at > per cent
Discounts Of sixty To ninety day pank ol4Is were
1l.0lss per cent. In Paris the open market rate
was l6s Der cent. and In Pellin and Frankfort
per cent. The Bank Of England gained III the
week f571.755 bullion, and held at the close
f45.5 Sll.
The announcement oi the BOND issue caused
some confusion in the foreign exchange market
On account Of the expectation that a syndicate
would take the loan. taking part o: the !"-
uuired gold I'm abroad 1t ended the premium
on gold and made il necessary - cancel the
import orders Of gold Toward the middle Of the
week rates were easier on account Of ireer Of
f.rns Of commercial aid gold bills The gold
shipments for the week. which We're smaller than
expected amounted TO $973620. Closing rates
for actual business were follows: