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Show Clcaring-Houso Bank Avernges. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Tho statement of tho averages of tho clearing Ijouho banks of this city for this woek follows: Loans. S1.07C. I40.G00: decrease, 50.3S1.3CO. Deposits, 51.0SG,1M,S00; decrease. 513.107,-400. 513.107,-400. Circulation, 533.712,300; increase, 515,500. Legal tenders, $75,570,000, decrease, 5356,- 00 Specie. 5200. 451,400; decrease, 51.720.SO0. Reserve. $270,031,000; decrease. S2.6S9.C00. Reserve required. $270.7&S.950; decrease. 53.2S0.330. Surplus. 55,235,030; Increase. 599.7c0. Ex United States deposit, 57.499.050; increase. in-crease. 5025.123. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. The Financier Tho most notablo feature of tho official offi-cial statement of the Now York asaoclato hankH last week was an increase In tho surplus reserve, after a continuous decline de-cline slnco August 25 and this notwithstanding notwith-standing thorc waa u cash loss last week of two and three-fourth.s millions. This more favorablo condition of tho bankH bo far aa tho surplus was concerned waa duo, as has been tho case In previous weeks, to a further contraction In loans and consequently In deposits and reservo requirements. It Is noteworthy that tho decline In loans slnco August 5 has amounted to 1S9.723.10J, the loss of cash has beon $30,063,750, and tho decrease In deposits $116,549,100; tho cash reservo is now at the lowest point of the year. Loans last week wero contracted by 53.3S1.300 and most llkoly this was the result re-sult of liquidation of speculative accounts on tho stock market, for such movemont waa actively in progress during tho greater great-er part of the week. The cash loss was S2.KD.C00. which amount dlffera materially from the preliminary estimates "that were based upon the traccablo movements of money; tho renson for th discrepancy between be-tween the estimates and the bank figures aro Incapable of explanation. Deposits wero reduced $13,157,400, which amount was greater by $1,068,500 than tho sum of decrease in loans and the loss of cash: therefore, the statement failed to prove. Tho required reserve against general gen-eral deposits was decreased $3,o9,250, deducting de-ducting from which the lots of cash loft 5599,750 as the Increase In the surplus reservo re-servo to 55,235,030. Computed on tho basis of doposita, less those of S3.C3S.4C0, public funds, tho surplus Is 57.359.S50. |