New-York tribune., 1878-07-09
portant field for study to oil interested in the trans

p0rtant field for study to oil interested in the trans
porfation problem. The first table shows in ton.
the total movement East and West this wear nm IN
July |, as compared with that of the wear 1877
The Increase OF tonnage this year is 1855, $50 tons
Notwithstanding a decrease of 1Ol 370 tons in
anthracite coal, and 20,3lS IN bitum;nous coal
The Total of tolls collected this year is 1919 250
against SlSS.767 last year. The second table ia
the usual weekly exhibit of Western shipments from
Ncw-York for tie first week of July. As comnared
with the figures of the corresponding week of 1877
the total tonnage is decreased 2,9i1 tons. Coal
shows decline of 3,50j tons, railroad iron $50
tons. and pig iron 2i1 tons but the gain in drv
goods. sugars and general merchandise is sufficient
to reduce the total loss in tonnage TO the figures
before stated. The tolls collected for the week at
Ncw-York were 81, ,2SG this year. against 81 .568
for the same time in 1877. The total shipments
westward thus far this year by canal have been
9s.369 tons. against s,975 tons to the same date
in 1877. and the total tolls collected have been
SlI,7 7O3 in 1873 and $07j7 IN 1877. The third
table shows the comparative receipts at New-York
of the first week in July of 1877 and 1878, show
ing Il gain for~his year of -, ,5i2 tons.
The stock market to-day opened as it closed on
Saturday, buoyant and excited. But generally the
first prices proved to be the best of the day. The
total transactions of the day ran up to 1880
shares. This fact, in connection with the closing
prices IL indicative of day of heavy "realizingD
by the recent buyers. Lake Shore continued to be
the magnet about which centred the principal in
crcst. 1t opened up at 81 -. and rapidly advanced,
on a general buying, to G27s. After that it
experienced numerous fluctuations OF 3 y per cent
until it sold at GI. The final sale was at 6l3s the
same n on Saturday. Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western was another stock which advanced from
its opening price, having sold at 6O7s MP to 6l3s,
and tu,n at GO3.4 81. Delaware and Hudson opened
up H. per cent at 5sl2, rose to 5si aud declined to
577.a5s. Illinois Central also gained on its OPEN
ing y rice selling at s6li sG7s, and Rock Island,
after opening at 10 rose to 11Jl2, but finally sold
at 11jls
All the other stocks were freely supplied from
opcnlng prices down. Michigan entral fell from
60 to IS. and was offered at G7l2 Ere declined
from IGl2 10 lJ3i; Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
from llO to l09a109l2; st. Paul common from
5i3iu5l7, to J33ia5ils, and the preferred from
sl3, to s35, s37s. Michigan Central icll from 393i
to }e5s 39ls; Morris and Essex from SG3l to Sjl2
sj3. Ohio and Mississippi from ; si-to ~; Wabash
from liat to lIll; Union Pacific from 6ili to "a;
Cleveland and Plttsburg from So 10 Slli; North
west common from 52l2 TO 81 d51L, and the pre-
frrIcd from IS to 77d77ls. Western luOn opened
-tfol. at N9l2 but declined to Ss"-d e"Ir. and Pa
ciic MaIl declined from 10 1870 lOos. The mar
ket closed icycrlsh and unsettled.
RANCE or THE STOCK mARlrT
- Actual Saes.---- Closing Bids shares