The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-21
FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS

New York, Feb. 9.-The Evening Post
London financia! cablegram says:
The stock markets continued gloomy
and idle today. The selling was chiefly
from Germany and the close was just above
the worst. In the money market the fea-
ture was the large offers of bills from the
continent, especially from France. Ameri-
can bills, to arrive Monday, were also Of
fered."
GOLD FROM THE COATS.
New York, Feb. 2o.-The Evening Post
says:
"The receipts of gold from the Pacific
coast coEtinue TO attrace attention. Since
the end of January they amount to between
81, 90, COO and 5000, COO. good deal of which
has been received by registered mail. San
Francisco has 70 remit in order TO discharge
her obligations here and as neither New
York exchange nor legal tender notes can
be obtained in San Francisco to any large
amount, the gold has to be shipped. Some
Of the gold that is being received here now
came from Australia for New York &C
coUnl.''
LOANS AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Feb. o-Money on call easy
at 1Izd1s. per cent; prime mercantile paper
31i per cent; sterling exchange steady.
with actual buiness in bankers bills at S.s7
64s7L for demand. and at 4s5d4S5i4 for
sixty days; posted rates ASIa04s6 ami
Sass; commercial bills Ssf2: bar silver,
64Ss; Mexican dollars, 00f.; silver certifi-
Gates closed si2. q65; RAILROAD bonds firm;
state bonds dull; government bonds firm;
new As registered. 122l4; new As coupon.
l2215; SIS registered and coupon. 1872; as
registered, 11la4; As coupon, 113; IS regis
tered, 9ji5: Pacific 6's of 'es. 1885.
BANK CLEARINGs.
New York. Feb. Chickering's s7s.S7. IA;
balances s50l4.S27.
Boston. Mass. Feb. 20.-Clearings SIS, 1884,
81; balances $l,sl0,14s.
Baltimore, Nd. Feb. 2o.-Clearings $3.50
042; balances s2s4. 800.
St Louis, Mo. Feb. 2o-Clearings g SIS
513; balances $, os7. ses; money 507 per cent:
New York exchange SOC discount bid; 25c
discount asked.
BANK STATEMENT.
New York, Feb 20.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve, increase Si.0gf.725; loans, decrease
H,S2o.0O: specie. Increase s2.soi.500: legal ten
ders. increase $3.50. 100: deposits. increase
"a, So. 500; circulation. decrease $1Io.l0o. The
banks now hold $50 IS, so in excess of the
requirement Of the p per cent rule.
New Yorh, Feb. 20.-The Flnancier says:
1.-THE statement OF the clearing house
banks of New York City ending February
"a. is IN direct contrast with those OF the
TWO weeks previous. After decrease OF
over 100000 In cash held by the bands
during that period, there was a sudden
gain of S5.176.eo0. as reported by the Cur
rem statement for the week. The heavy
shipments Of gold from the Pacific coast
had great deal 20 do with the increase
In specie, and perhaps affected the legal ten
der holdings. which also show gain The
currency deposited with the treasury 20
cover retired circulation may also be re-
turning TO swell! the idle cash IN banks.
Then. too. the financing of che or two
heavy railroad re-orgaaizatiozs has IN
doubtsdly affected the several items of he
statement. The falling in loans Is Gisap-
pointing. The loans OF the banks N Bos-
ton and Philadelphia have shown a ten
deucy recently 20 expand. and Il was hop
ed that the movement here would continue
in similar volume. The plethora OF IDLE
money Is not confined 20 New York A
disastcr % The Fsualcier from Chicago
states that the banks there a-s seriously
considering reduction from per cen: %
~ per cent CT the country bank balance,
ard that meeting Of bankers WI b call
81 iris week 20 decide definitely on TIE mat
ter. Despite the accumulation of money n
the great centers. forwarded. for inc me-.
part 20 secure The small baa- Interest a.
lowed en- Il. evidences % general reviTa!
n business continues % b received from
different sections The south, especially.
seems % Be CT Tire verge q genuine re-
eove-y = ;ra5e. ard reports received dur
Ing the week a. az a most encoETz Esng IA
ture. The openlng of TIE spring season
there, z * believed. would Be TIE most aus
plci0us since re paaic. and the Tsst % tae
EiII witness = similar awakening
frc-a ths lstsarET GO TIE pas. feE yssrS-
TIE unprecedented orders fo- s-eei Tzlis.
he heavy foreign trade balances ~hlch ar
be.ng augmented noS b a. enormous ~
pa-r o. corn. Al tend % CT cCa-iusi0n--
TIA; ;he dawn q property cannot D long
delayed
TREASURY STATEMENT.
washington. Feo. @s.-Todsy's Statement
% he coalition Of ne treasury SHOWS.
AvzILztls cash b1.szce s--4.ss -. gel. r.
serve EE.sE.SA