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Show TRADE 1 COTTON ISJSS ACTIVE Volume of Business Unusually Small and Fluctuations in Price Narrow, By Leased Wire to TOio Tribune. NEW YORK, May T. Trading In cotton cot-ton futures tho past week baa been In tho smallest volumo for months, whllo fluctuations in prices hava bfron confined within tho nnrrawent rango of tho year. The woelc closed with littlo chongo from Saturday last prices. If anything, tho market lias shown a mora docidod undertone under-tone of strength. This has boon duo chlelly to tho continued strength of tho southern spot markets and an absonco of important pressure of offerings from actual ac-tual holders, either In the south or hero or at Liverpool. Tho situation and outlook Is rejrarded as more In favor of continued steadiness In prices for both crop options than suggesting sug-gesting tho probability or any wild trading trad-ing or violent breaks from the present level. Clearing House Statement. By Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 7. The statement of clearing house banks for the weok shows that tho banks hold 510,772.526 more than tho requirements of tho 25 per cent reserve' re-serve' rule. This is an lncrcaao of ?4,-001.375 ?4,-001.375 In tho proportionate reservo as compared with last week. The statement state-ment follows: Loans .$1,194,199,300 $23,438,200 Amount, Dccroaso. Deposits 1,173.278,700 21.477.900 Circulation 47,955,000 255,200 Legal tenders ... 66.441,000 2.700.300 Specie 237.651.200 1.332.200 Resorva 304,092,200 3.368,100 Reserve required . 203,319,675 5.360,475 Surplus ... ...... 10.772,525 4,001,375 Ex-U. S. deposits. 11,172,550 "3,998,100 "Increase. Tho percentage of actual reservo of the clearing house banks today was 26.11. The statement of banks and trust companies com-panies of Greater New York not reporting to the clearing house shows: Amount. Decrease. Loans $1.1S2,077.000 57,650.300 Spcclo 12.S.369,200 17.900 Legal tenders ... 21.00S.100 155.400 Total deposits ... 1,244,315,200 30,S64,700 Increase. The Financier will say: "Now York clearing house banks fortified for-tified themselves rather strongly last week In the mntter of building up depleted de-pleted reserves, tho Increase in that item for the six days ending May 7 having been $S, 457,075, this calculation being based on actual conditions as reported Saturday. Satur-day. Tho banks accomplished this by a considerable liquidation In loans, ttie decrease for the week in their commitments commit-ments having been $22,386,900. The loan decrease was foreshadowed by the liquidation liqui-dation of the Btock market in the week. It had been anticipated that the banks gained about 58,000,000 as a result of the interior movement and otherwise but the actual gain in cash was onlyS 4,379.400. Deposits as a result of the operations just described, fell $14,871,100 and tho lessened reserve requirements of course wont to strengthen the surplus reserve which now. stands at 512,639,625 as compared com-pared with about $4,000,000 reported the previous woek. The summary of state banks and trust companies In Greater New York not reporting to the New York clearing houso indicated a decrease of $7,650,300 In loans, a slight dccroaso In cash and a decrease of $10,04S,100 In do-posits. do-posits. The reservo of tho clearing house banks based on actual conditions Is now 26.11 per cent which, recalling the heavy gold exports of tho month, is a most favorable showing " Treasury Statoment. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON. May 7. The condition of tho treasury at the beginning of business busi-ness today was as follows: TRUST FUNDS. Gold coin ?S51.390.45l Silver dollars 489.092,000 Silver dollars of 1890 3,713.000 Silver certificates outstanding. 4S9.092.000 GENERAL FUND. Standard silver dollars in gen-oral gen-oral fund $ 2.832,271 Current liabilities 105,387.412 Working balance in treasury treas-ury offices 20,124,345 In banks to credit of treasurer treas-urer of the United States... 35,205,199 Subsidiary silver coin 21,513,790 Minor coin J. 103,720 Total balance In general fund SI, 089,477 Evaporated Fruits. By Associated Press. NEW YORIC, Miiy 7. Evnporat ed apples ap-ples aro firmly held, with a little bettor bet-tor demand. .Spot fnncy, 10c; choice. Stf5) 8Jc; prlmo, Tftlhc; common to fair. 6 if?' 6 4 c Primus quiet and unchanged. Quotations Quota-tions range from 2Jc to 8Sc for Callfor-nlas Callfor-nlas up lo 30-40s and iiifOo for Orogous. Apricots firm; cliolco. 101101o; extra choice, 10?lUc; fancy. 1212Jc. Peaches quiet, prices firm: choice, fit(Jj file; extra choice, 61(p)7c: funcy. 7J771c Raisins quiet and steady; loose Muscatels. Mus-catels. 23f551c, choice to fancy seeded, 43tf?03c; seedless. 3153Jo; London layers. S1.156BJ 20. |