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Show U ' BIG DEFICIT IN I .' THE fflKRVE wlf York's S,,or in Lilian- r ( oial Circles Greatest Since IN . Summer of 1 SOS. If jn CONFIDENCE IN MARKET I J IS STILL MANIFESTED I- t'j Harriman Stocks Show Some B- I Special Effect of Company In- ' dictments in Utah. It ' ;. NEW YORK, Doc. S. Tho bank H i; 1 statement not only reflected fully the H fVi loss of cash indicated by the week's H i " known movements of money, but. moro H v thau made up the discrepancy in the H ( loss reported last week, which was H smaller than the estimates. Cash r f holdings huvo fallen off $.12,265,(500 H ' and tho accompanying scnling down of H ' credits has nmountcu to only $3,803,- i GOO. The net result is a deficit bolow H- the legal reserve required by $0,702,-I; $0,702,-I; , : 575, which is tho Inrgost deficit in the Hi : Now York reserve since tho suinmor of Hf $ 1S9S. when I ho endless chain drain on I United States Treasury gold holdings H'' j was in operation to suppb' the exigent l , J f J demand for gold to sliip outwards. H I This compares with a deficit in corres- H; l," I ponding week last year of $1,246,525. I'j , Last. 3"car an animated speculation Hi'' A broke out at the stock exchange in tho 6 I week following the deficit. It is this Hf i precedent which places an important 1 h part in keeping up speculative eonfi-HjpL.'t eonfi-HjpL.'t denco iu the present market. Prices HngKi- wavered and yielded slightly today Hgffv after the bank statement appeared, but Hfjjp-" recovered nearly all the declines bo-Hb'l bo-Hb'l tj fore the trading ended and the closing Hf was onl3' slightly irregular. The Hill Hf ' V stocks were conspicuously weak, and Hi -8 the Harriman stocks snowed some H ': il special eifcct of the judicial proceod-HV proceod-HV tl ings against the compnnj' in Utah. m' f ',-, There is no mono3r market at 'the K''ff"'f stock exchange on Saturday and loans H i , ( made on Friday carry over until Mon- ; j, day. The effect, of tho bank state-rr state-rr ment was restricted to sentiment, H -f V therefore. Sentiment on the subjoct H fci T "was modified by the firm confidence H p. f " that some action would be taken b' the H hr Treasury Department for the rcliof of 'i , ft the monev situation iu the interval bc- H ; ' fore operations arc resumed in the 4 Jg stock markot Monday. Movements were Hc-Sj IR ' reported to be in progress in mcrcan- Hn. tile quarters to urge the Secretary of H( , the Treasury to release Government H J funds to the mono- market for the re- Hfj 3 lief of restrictions said to be out on Klji. ji commercial operations by reason of Iffi! ' money scarcity. H j Total sales of bonds (par value), . V Acute stringency has ruled in the jji money market all through the week aud Hf ; IB the liioncv position has occupied nttcn- ( i iion almost to the exclusion of all other VL topics, although there have been sev- ll eral developments of importance. Call Hlf' loans have risen above 20 per cent Kjil I every day of the weeks. Tho icaturc of T A.', the stock market has been its stubborn i I resistance to the conditions in the m. " money markot. prices yielding slowly j ; and irregularly, and from tho vantage fr 1 ground of carlv advances and occa- H-l 1 sional rallies. The undertone of firm-' H $ , ncss in the market has been due to the H 'l' ' I sustained confidence in tho underlying T I 1 conditions of prosperity throughout the Hj I country. 41 ' The President's message was witli- Bfff out active influence in the market. AH Ki matters in-fact were submerged in the Kg ( I consideration of the exigent money sit- 'flV, nation. J H . The bond market has been very dull, Hf! ' but prices w'cre but littlo affected by A t i the money situation. ( ( United" States 2s advanced -ys per HH j; cent on call during the week. I'll New York Bonds. H ! . ' U S ref 2s r 10'JS do 2d ser 96Z . do cou 10-li-Iapan cer... 015 1 1 U S 3s rep 1022 lo 2d ser 911! fijl' 1 do cou 102 J Japan -Is ctf S31 H f If ! U S old 4s r 100 &. X Un Is... 1018 H tVlil ' 10 cou 1011 Man con gold -Is.lOOi JR, US new 4s r...l30iIe.v Ccn -Is R4 do cou 1301 do 1st Inc 27? H M Amer To 4s.... 7S M & St L, 4s.... 94 ! Amer To Cs 110 M K ,i T Is 07J HlfttT Alch Sn 4s 100J do 2ils i7L ff Atcli adj 4s 71" M con4s.. 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Thero were I h . some indications of an easier feeling in iy: I the market for evaporated apples, owing H i j to slightly lower offerings for late win" HL ( f tcr deliveries, but spot prices remained H.&1 unchanged, with fancy quoted at 9(S f' H , 0Jc: choice at 8v!ic, and prime at 8 r j Prunes continue in good demand, Kj with quotations for California fruit pi ; ranging from 3c to 0c, according to 1 : size. Ill), ; Apricots are nominally unchanged, HlJr i with choice quoted at 36c; extra choice ' at l7,Sc nn(1 fanc.V at. 18((7)20c. Hf ' ' Pcaclies are in fair demand, with F , choice quoted at 12c; extra choice at m A 12iiC and fancy at 13c. H- ft i Raisins are unchanged; loose musca- K 1 1 tela. 7i81c; seeded raisins, 710c; '1 1 London layers, $1.G51 75. m Ij ' Imports and Exports. Hflw. NEW YORK, Dec. 8 Total imports P'jti j f specie at the port, of New York for Ht Wi, the week ending todav were $21o,'110 JV silver and .H76,852 gold. H aft i Total exports of specie from the port H ML j of New York for tho week ending to- My day were .$90!),498 silver and $57:" in K! ' New York Produce. V'fl-''i NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Butter strong; ft'ifl - ' official pricos held common to extra, Hjj: ( 2230eVestorn factory common to A- B Cheese and eggs unchanged. |