The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-02
NEW YORK MARKETS.
The Bank Statement.

Inc weekly BANK statement shows the
following changes:
Surplus reserve. decrease ........s AIS 075
Loans increase Observation-Disclosures. COS ,ta@
specie. increase Observation-Disclosures. 10 ,StA
Legal tender, increase ............. sas,A 40
deposits, increase -..,....-.*........ ,sS5. $50
Circulation, increase ........+..-..- 81 800
The banks now hold $i9 isa, 055 in excess
OF the requirements OF the - per cent.
rule.
The Ffnancier saws:
The statement OF the associated banks
for the week ending December 81 shows
decrease OF s493 0S5 in surplus reserve
for the reason. principally. that the treas
ury called for the first instaliment Of the
Pacific railway deposits thereby reducing
the cash in bank Otherwise the state
ment is favorahk.. and exhibits the present
strength Of the institutions whose items
are included IN the totals.
Loans expanded S. tsss $50 which Is only
moderate. considering the season and the
volume OF exchange transactions
Deposits show "a relative gat. 81 s. ge5.
800. neeessitattnG an fncrea ses reserve Of
over two millions. The gain In cash for
the week was only 81 80 4ls which ia tho
net remainder of the heavy interior re-
ceIptS, after deducting iosess ~ the treas
ury. The difference between the cash re-
eeipts and the expanded reserve require
tnsnts of course came out If the surplus.
reducing the excess as noted.
This is q better result than had been
anticipated New that the New Year -
a hand and iaterior receipts probably gill
sustain the present volume of business
without embarrassment The fast that
they have during the last ninety DAYS pre-
xiuef for Increased loan demands amount
Ing 20 about * esa eol and show deposits
iaTCay ky Siei on fssl while sasfr excess re-
serve * actually s. S57 fsa larger than on
October I. affords tangible evidence of th..
extent to which they can exf&st3 th@tr
resources under pressure. II - interest
ing 50 note that an December II on* wear
aEo the excess reserve sas oDfr 81 Ks .5a.
"a.
total reserve. sls4 56 .tsst The sears rec
ors7. 81 II unnecessary 70 say. has never
heen surpassed. hgi = IS surprising -
note thar 1he greateT proportion 81 the
growth has been made Uatl3ls the last
three n1aushs. Conditions are Favorable
- a continuance - the expansion which
has been EuiuE on 80 tAat tint. = hare
~ IS I'll STOP 10 are can SAY a'3t II domestic
needs rss4e.Fe th~rs y little dcGAf tbst
leans VIII t4s tsa Se%rresi fru90 foreign -
American account, This ws8nS Gosa s'7s-
ports ana rs&T- for IRE ffzae being. -
cheek 81 the growth II tbs Totals As q
matter ~ yacs- however. il wlli rally
mean more taau fise present expansion. -
wnscf 50 much & w-1ttea.
General Quotations.
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