New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
ments from Chicago for the week ended last satur-
day. as published in The Chicago Tribune as follows:


The difference between the shipments by lake and
by the railroads and the grand total is Represented
by the small shipments inland by canal
The shipments from Milwaukee for the same time
were Of all grains 343 $40 bushels by the lake and
Al .4s4 by the railroads. Adding to the rail ship
ments from Chicago those from Milwaukee, gives
total of Gil $50 bushels, OF an average OF about
100 600 bushels day, to be divided between the
six princ;pal Eastern railroads. The reported re-
eeipts at Toledo for the last week also show large
falling off in the deliveries at that port by the Lake
Shore and Wabash Railways from the average OF
August deliveries.
The stock market to-day opened, as it was ex-
pected to open with great excitement, and gener-
aly at fractional advance in prices. But although
prices as a rule were well sustained during the
whole day, the excitement soon ended, and the day
must be recorded as an exceedingly dull one North
west preferred stock was the principal feature IN
amount of transactions, and sold as high as 6s's'
but ended at its opening price, 6Sl2' Deiaw are
Lackawanna and Western also was active, rising
from $3.50 to "a, and ending at 53os. Central ana
Hudson and Rock Island were noticeable for the
ease with which their prices were marked up !;
Central and Hudson selling mp to 1l4os, Dut later
at 1888, and Rock Island TO lis. Lake shore
however, after opening up 70 oois Eleiueu 10 %
steady but firm. Ohio and Mississippi was aul
but 1irm at Sl4. Daily the indications accumulate
of hot and bitter contest at the annual election
aud before any reconstruction scheme Is arrived a.
The bOndhOders Of the Springfield Division, while
closely watching the tactics of the representatives.
of the different interests OF the main line,
are by no means satisfied with the treat
ment which they have received. They assert that,
so far from the Springfield Division having been
the cause of the embarrassment OF the ONO ana
Mississippi line il has been a positive AID 70 the
finances Of the main line; that the Springfield Road
was sold to the Ohio and Mississippi Company on
condition that with the Sl,OOO,OOO Of mortgage
bonds which the Ohio and Mississippi Company re-
served on the Springfield Road II should build con-
Meeting line to the Mississippi River that instead
Of doing so, the Ohio and Mississippi Company used
the bonds TO borrow 100000. with which TO pay
OF a floating debt, and that the bonds
are still pledged for that loan. SO that
while the original owners Of the spring
field Road have not received dollar Tor
three and one-haf years the o. and NJ. Company
has actually raised 100000 in cash upon It. IL
is claimed that the division, during eighteen months
Of 1876 aud 1877, delivered TO the main line an
average of 1000 carloads per month-a greater
amount than any station on the main line between
Cincinnati and st. LOUIS delivers and Il Is claimed,
Also that the recent reports Of deficits on the
branch are entirely due 10 the allowance OF an un-
fair proportion Of the remuneration received.
With the exceptions already mentioned, the
market was dull and featureless, closing generally
strong.
RANCE OF STOCK MARKRI.