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Show FINANCIAL REVIEW. j. General Improvement Is shown 0v.p J ' Week Ago, NEW YORK. Aurr 22 Th. financial situation shows imryl!rf oyer a week ago. The posltloVhu , '3 I strengthened by the various p. ,v ' a in connection with the foreign JK'! 'i situation. Legislative actio,,. the passage by the senate of the ,-, I 1 nsurance bill, has had the effect of j : hevlngr some of the embarrass'mnu nected with foreig trade. i-s'"enls '-" , The war shows increasine effort i, general, which a,oe", settled than a week ago. Industrie Z " or less dependent upon It fm thci, . -1 , plies are the greatest sufferers f ' Domestic monetary conditions cm;m : to show betterment, judging from , ; received by local banks. The demand Z , emergency currency Beems to have uj fully rnet and Interior banks are ,el;,., funds in moderate amounts for morranrlS Si paper. The local market for money era tinues somewhat narrow, however ,tj!t rates at 6 to S per cent for the 'loreer. '"i maturities, and then only In comramin ly small amounts. The week's bank statement ne fa '.T able In the main, In that it showed a ,J gain of almost $5,000,000 Instead of tii further loss looked for, while the d,I,i II in cash reserves was reduced to jr;' 900, compared with almost (IS.Oi'ili.dlfi hi week. j |