Show BUSINESS IMPROVING favorable showing made by national banks of the country washington treasury officials are greatly encouraged in their belief that the business conditions are gradually but certainly improving not only by the increase in receipts recel pta from the cus cua toms toma and internal revenue but by the favorable showing made by the national banks throughout the cou country A comp comparison arlson of the last summary of conditions of the national banks mado made by the comptroller of the currency oni on july 15 1908 with the cor car 1 responding esp period for 1907 shows an increase in specie and legal tenders hold by tho the banks of there also has been nn increase in the surplus of and la in pir circulation cu lation of notwithstanding the activity which has been displayed in tho the reduction of circulation since the panic of last fall |