New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

Aao 7ol bushels Philadelphia losing $780, 700 bnsh-
ola The total receipts at the four ports since Janu
ary 1 have been 227O54,25l bushels this year.
ra,rst o. o6o sS3 bushels for the same time in
Is-s. increase. 81 Os4. AIS bushels This increase
was divided as follows: Baltimore, 17,96sGs3
bushels: Philadelphia, 61So.1s3; New-iork'
5.226. Isl: Boston, 1.7O3,771. Last year to
tb,s time New-York received Hiss, ,027 bushels,
against 81 12l sos bushels received at the other
norris This year New-York received 117.074,SO
bushels against 100 07o 4i3 bushels received at the
other ports The total Of the gains of the three ports
Is 25s57. .637. while New-York has gained only
5.226.7s1 bushels. AT Buffalo the receipts of the
last two weeks were By lake. 5.072. .260; by rail-
road. 23l, 200; total 6.3O3 AGO bushels. against
the following receipts in the same time last year:
BY lake, 3.191, ,94s; by railroads, 949o total.
4,14O,94S bushels. The shipments thence for the
two weeks of this year were BY canal. 4.so2563;
by railroads. 226s. .7S7; total. 7,l2l.35O bushels,
against the following last year: BY canal, 39l9,23o
by railroads. .53l .003 total. 5,45O241 bushels.
At Chicago the total receipts Of the last two weeks
were 5.7962l9 bushels, against 4,561.14 bushels
for the same time last year: and at Milwaukee the
receipts .695 500 bushels. against 1.OSl 400
bushels last wear The quantity OF Grain IN store
at New-lork last Saturday was ,5s6.65G bushels,
an increase of l0S9. .094 bushels since SATURDAY,
November 1. OF wheat thene were IN store
Ti55.6l6 huShelS against 1.OSe.3SI at the same
date of SIS and ,6i3.SO1 in 1877
The recorded transactions IN stocks to-day amount
to the unprecedented total of 637,s79 shares. But
il probable that the business was at least 100000
shares larger than that reported So great was the
excitement and so rapidly were sales made in some
stocks that il was impossible to TeuOrt more
than approximate figures The entire list OF stocks
was " booming" but so irregular and great We're
The frequent fluctuations that the citing of few Of
the stocks examples will iail To give an idea of
the constant turmoil in which the market was
kent from the opening to the close. One stock was
advancing or per cent while another was suffer
irc reaction from ITS carrier advance. ana In a
few minutes the movement in each instance was
reversed. Such day, with rising market. never
before was seen by the oldest member of the Stock
Exchange. There was no discrimination shown as
~ classes of sccurties-al favOrites and ST.
Iouls and san Francisco common stock as easily
cent. and Mobile and Ohio stock. the value of which
Is entirely prospective and which has not even
voting powers until the debentureS of the company
are retired easily rose per cent rs the nrS de-
hentures. which may be regarded as a reasonably
safe per cent If not per cent security advanced
Tie movement in the Fries continued strong.w
recorded sales OF 1910 shares probably over
1900 shares were soN. with an advance from
44l AGAINST 437 Is last cVonWC 10 lG5- AGA while
the prefer stock rose from 40 10 as. Below are
1lrfed the cOmpany's earnings for August. c.. g.,
{. and L. with small business advanced from so 30
SIP This stock Is 50 held thar probably lis quo a.
tion NAV DE made at any FIGURE with little danger Of
active. but advanced per cent TO 1O3lf. finally
selling at 1929. and Michigan Central after ling
., cent at 81 a, declined 10 3b. while Central
and Hudson. after sales Of 200 shares al l3O, was
offered al 129l2. The stocks in the Northwestern
list were all strong with notable activity NJ those
oi 81. Paul aua sioux CRY, tho common selling 40
N3GIf1.G f1laat2l2 against i1l2 ~ yesterdays
close AMI hc preferred stock ut - - "a 4Q 70 Il.
against 72l2. Alton and ierre H4ute preferred
stock rose from 80 20 4Jl3 - -, and the common
from 2oA 10 2ll2a 23@I. LAFAYETTE, Bloom
iugton and Muncie advauc d from So 10 50.
and closed az -. Lake Erie and Western
SELLING at 23l:G25a2iie. At the opening there
was an cNtroriinaiy eagernesS shown to bdv
Nashville. Chattanooga and II. Louis stock tine
fist s'l was at -. against 40 yesterday. aud tle
third .eat - after tina. DO sold at o3Q 49.+ IL
is sIelaicd that a broker. who had an order before
Ire Boar opened To sell 2D shares of the stock at
r. eNc .u'ed his order 40 S. This incident Illus
trates Ae excitement which prevailed immediately
after thc beginning of business.
The stocks in the Southwestern list were Ccner-
ally active aud all were higher, bat the greatest
adyauc, in the stocks ot the ST. Louis and San
Francisco Company. Chesapeake and Ohio COM
mon, second preferred ana ursl preferred 3iso were
from 3i3 40 per cent higher. Tie coal stocks.
although strong and from L to, 20 per
cent higher IN maj sales than they were
last nigAt, were less distinctive features
of the market than they had been IN the preceding
two davs. Western Union was largely traded In
from 100 up TO 1O95a, after winch It dropped 10
1O7lo0 lO7& "a and closed strong. American District
ii.l.,-,.nn stock rose from II to 731a upon q
published statement that the net earnings of the
company for September and October amounted
TO S2i IS an increase OF glOoOo over those OI tue
same time m ISIS. Pacific Mail opened % per cent
higher 40 81, and rose 10 3 a. closing at 81 10 IS
there are no new developments that are favorable
concerning this property, II seems probable thaJ
the upward movement was due To the strength OF
the general market and WAS managed by the room
epecuialors.'
AT tlc last call at the Open Board the market
there wa. strong, Erie selling at 4OSi, l. Ike Shore
at lO23i. Delaware. Lackawauna and Western az
o. Northwest at 81, Wabash at COLI, st. Paul az
81 and Pacinc Mail at 37os. The total reported
sales for the day amount TO $3.50 shares.
Ordinarily the bIeakncc@ speed at which the
market to-day was driven would suggest caution.
but this marhet has proved itself 10 be an excep-
tlOua one, and at present there seem 10 DC Ia sRhJ
no obstacles % continuance OF the present gait
no corners TO be turned or ruts 10 be avoided. At
All events, the market closed buOyant.
AAAGE TIiE fIOcK MAgEKr
1fr,iorifd bg tie Cold and Stock Tse0raDt C'mDGnY