New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
YARGE DEALINGS IN STOCKS.
r4LI-ES SOMEWHAT LOWER.
CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL TREASURY
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Sunday, December Pop. m.

Sunday December up. m.
nh United States Treasury received last week
Am, customs S19l037S. from internal revenue
60 3o1 H. and from miscellaneous sources S)Sl,-
o.t making total of SjS13.4 64, against S6,iS1,-
"a, the preceding week The receipts for the
ssor,h 10 date amount to ST.. 292 $3.50. and the
..vments TO $19,O32, 600. making the excess of
axnenditures over receipts Sl739.Wl. For the
escal year TO date the receipts have been Sl1S,-
o43 as expenditures S190.629,33o, the excess Of
srnenditures being $4l ,6S5.WI. The Treasurys
sciual cash balance decreased in the week S4O-
cii and now stands at S225 9S4 1906 against
sf14 II | 241 this time last year
The Treasury received in the week S3,Ol2 ild
IN National bank notes for redemption TO Sc
rure National bank note circulation ii now holds
s241 3D. go in bonds. as follows.
curreacy g. ~ "a a"
nv per cents % A. ~ $50
-Four b per- 2256s5o
United States bonds deposited for circulation
during the week. $lSI.600 Withdrawn. $243O00
National bank note circulation OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rencv SOB 81, 7:i4: gold notes. Ss6.I3I. The
rreasurv holds S1S.559,6@ legal-tender money
for redemption of surrendered circuation
sga,nst S1S649 631 a week ago.
subjoned is Saturdays Treasury statement
corparcd with that of December ~:
Dec IL. Dec. 10. Changes.
Cod coin and osl sqll-
Sl33 22N2IJ Sl34H't>ot Inc sl"'""b-
r..ss,ie n9 72sssasl 7o57s 54s Dec. 1909 sss
ss ssrr', dollars and
r ,sra,es '.. lsoOs5oo Is.c47.sso Dec. e217o
c,.s in Treas sge5 11sl5o sos s22e Dec s2o547c
N ,pSnal banks.... 16aHos2 l714O"s4 Inc 1852
,xanab,- cash so42o5siss s24csG2.7c4 Dec. sloa642
D sa,,e. H' Ia 1eo2slsi i4e7sses Dee. lois7sa
Acual cash hal s22e caioo7 s225os4.soe Dec. sace4i
THE MONETARY SITUATION
Money continued in good supply last week
and the weekly bank statement showed
Srther accumulation Of funds at this centre,
siss,ns,ts increasing S69s4 9N and cash holdings
. S4I4 fnO while in the loan item expansion was
e. again noted. although considerably less man a
,vsek ago Money call representing bankers
belances ruled at 11sM2 per cent, banks ana
trust companies quoting ~ per cent the MINI,
mum until Friday, when the rate was iiaineu
80, N pI6 per cent loans on the Stock Exchange
& o. the same time advancing from liz 10 per
cent Time money was in light demahu, anu
freely offered on good mixed STOCK fNS on 'r
ao,,o,eral al - per cent for thirty days ~ per
srt for TWO months. ; per cent FOR three anu
four months. and 3i20%$4 per cent loI lollsel
nariods offerings Of commercial paper W.
i,rh, the demand was not quite so urgent
is,, OIL choice names found ready buyers Rates
vara :l5G4 per cent for sixty 10 hihet! uaS az
dorseG bills receivable 3$4ai'2 per cen ~, -
cIass names for the same period ana 112H',2
nav cer, for good four TO six months sihsIe
names In London call money was 'W"2 pr,
cont with open market discounts ors Pc 1910
ser INC and short bills The Bank OF England
loi ir'S ca disrnunt rate remained at per cent
In paris open market discounts rueu d. = p
IL. and in Berlin and Frankfort Az per cent n,
rhe Bank Of England lost in the week d t,of nv
h,,,lior and held at the close f3'@So"h ~ nv
Imperial Bank Of Germany eaiheu !" 'P'
1Ot~nNM marks = ,,,ar,. ,rteres,
influenced by demand for January ln'ed AZ
nA diridend remittance and by higher uls
count rates abroad. the foreign eMta" rsachne
ket was strong. with demand steI,nIs fer Long
IA
sterl;nr for investment while options on apour
81 0oMO available in January fe"' u1 ~
Ga March were sold at about ~ 81. no
an .areroen.s we're made for gold shipments
%u, i, is possible that some Of the metal VIII 20
20 germany on Tuesday steamer 10 me- w
,rgsnt inquiry there for funds. The ioreIsh
xcbanqe situation is commented upon at lehg N
further on in this column fosted rates ~,
sterling closed at 81 s4i3 and - ~ 1or .omI
and short bills respectively. Rates TOT ao'u"
business closed as follows:
s s,s,li1s ....... 5le7 Siss 65'; ,s
eR..asmsrk' 30 49,, i'-ic ssSss.. so4.
The hank exchanges Of the New-York Clear
ING House and the stock sold at the New-1o ORR
Stock Exchange last week and TOT the sam
week of the preceding two years compare 90
follows: ~ ~ % ,oe
R;s M s Rs I, E :'s s e
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
IT. r~,n,,ne has nr;nted the gross earnings Of
e.. ~ ,.ailroads or systems for the first week
IN December OF these twenty-elsht ie.ui
gains OF S19Oss1 or SO per cent ana shal mr.,
one return losses Of S644. 44s or - per een ~
III whole shows a loss of $4J3,o6I. or "a per
cent The Tribune has also printed the gross
earnings of thirtyfve railroads or systems ioa
the second. week in December OF which si~.e.. IN
re,urn gains Of S136.410. or 81 per cent. anu
nineteen return losses Of S230,3I9. or 90 per
cent The whole shows loss OF S102~'S' or
q per cent
First week In Dec 1895 1925 ere., ss;
o. 23y GA 50 33U ~ Inc els'o,d 80
Il companies. T. 1872 3sio9z4 Dec. o9f,'o "
totals SO cos.. 6e4 9l6 s32ilo49 Dec sso''''' VI
~ co1aanss 81 8s3 go 81 7o9 600 Inc slS6 40
"a eompsnies...... 3.2i4 94S 297556S Dec zS'o' -
ro,s p, s4s7s 22s S. 775. 259 Dec slo2.ses Il
THE WEEK IN WALL STREET.