New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19
'Dec.lne. tan instruments paid.

Ssisa Fash' l. CO. q 81 in 3 IS' tfsSs s
Western CnIcn. siA 9Ofs o%
.Dec,lne TAN instruments paid
THE BOND MARKET
Sales of Government bonds were $4,000 reg
istered is of 1907 at 1884 and $4,000 coupon As
Of 1925 at 1891. Final quotations follow;
L ,ss: &. lso! oe Is 6: il:
IS lee! 5ss HIP IS cur sSS5S
rs :isss $ Cher Cher 1872 iiSS55
Railroad bonds We're strong and active. with
total sales in the two hours Of business amount
ing in par value TO Sl.5l9OoO The more i'm
portahn, dfs nie We're N me censor son 6 Go
412s, Chicago Terminal receipts. Erie prior As
and general lien 3,4s, Me!ropolitan Street Rail
way rs, Oregon Railroad and Navigation As
Reading As Southern Railway rs, Texas and
Pacific seconds and Union Pacific purchase re-
oeipts: The chief net gains were made by Rock
Island first 6s. IL TO 1915 Texas Pacific sec
ond incomes. rs 10 29i.; Union Pacific. Denver
and Gulf first receipts !. to 90: Texas and Pa
ciic first IS, IS to 97as; Reading As IS 10 s5ia
Jersey Central general IS, y to 1884; Chesa.
peake and Ohio AS Z to S0ia; Chicago and
Erie frsts, 3. to Ill; Erie general lien 3-4s, y
to 70; Fort Worth and Denver City frsts ,. TO
72%; Missouri Pacific first IS - TO 9i&. and
Northern Pacific general lien IS. y 10 81. Hous-
ton and Texas Central general As lost y to IS;
Kansas and Eastern first rs. Il to 94i4, and Mo-
bile and Ohio 6s. y TO 12l.
The following table shows the usual compare
tive statement Of bank holdings:
Loan. ?%s so ess 500 Dec ai%ssi
specie Jog SO goo lot $500 Inc Ss, 100
Deposits FSts"aV'' esisssoo ese siscS Dec 5.TSsoS
Circulation l5.s542Oo l5.7jl,l0o Dec. lo3loo
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits on the re-
spective dates
i Legal sssccccS 7s5siScc Dec 4sasco
Total reserve s1s7 O7seoo slssiosoOo Dec s44s 900
against deposits les 7a2475 e72so Dec
Surplus ..... sisss742 sl572eo5O Dec s8lsl 80
The Clearing House statement for to-day was
as follows: Exchanges. S152. 377.217; balances.
So POS. For the week: Exchanges. $50
245.517 balances. 500, Il9,441. against exchanges
: ssa1 9fsA u ''''- 'O''' anu '1'1''' u >''
The following are the changes for the CORE
spondng weeks Of the three preceding years:
creased. S3414600; deposits increased. S69Si-
900 and surplus reserve increased. Sl,6GS.3Io.
1S95-Loans decreased. S33i4300: cash de-
creased. S2743 700; deposits decreased $5.764,-
700 and surplus reserve decreased Sl.3O2. 90.
1S94-Loans decreased, S,G0j,1OO; cash de-
creased, s2'O1S7OO; deposits decreased Slo29,-
200 and surplus reserve increased S554.Sj0
The following table shows the bank holdings
on the respective dates:
9ss 3; ss 60 Pis 10 SS 90, P s Is Is 81
$40 900 s s ssS 900 900 o 81 900
Circulation ........ 1875 100 19797lO0 1871. 10
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits the re-
sIective dates:
Dec. 81 95. Dec. 10 80. Dec. is g7.
SI.ce .......... SCI $50 500 S7725 600 $lo4 26T
Legal-tenders IS. $4,000 S6020G coo 7s.93IrIO
Total reserve -. si4c4iI5oo slcii722oo SIS3i9S 900
Reserve required
against deposits. I29322 200 130s9T415 l67.472 $50
surplus ....... si7,Oss. 500 S33274725 Sl5.72G
Percentage ........ 2s3 31.3 27.3
STATEMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATED BANKS
IN DETAIL.
The following table shows the bank holdings.
together with the percentage of reserve held by
each bank. National banks are required to keep
q reserve Of % per cent and State banks one
of - per cent: