New-York tribune., 1879-11-29
NJ y uyyryo STOCK EXCHANGE SALES

Nov. 2S-P. NJ
The business of the week ending with to-day EN-
braces the transactions Of only five days, because OF
the Intervention of the Thanksgiving holiday. The
transactions for the week Of the ub-Ireasury IN
cude receipts of $i,650,757 aud payments OF
81 Os9 2s7 and result in a reduction OF Its general
balance of So 1875 ,52s; the total balance now be-
ing SIG. .9S3 129, against 81 10 42l .657 November
81 and against S16s. 1877, ,086 September 20. The
particular changes of this week Currency loss,
Ss29.3f1; coin loss. 81 ,600.1s7. The re-
ceipts at this port of foreign gold during
the week amount to S2,175.000. It. Is
probable that to-morrow's bank statement viii
show further loss of lcgal-tenders and a gain of
specie but the surplus reserve Il likely TO he ma
terially increased by reduction OF the deposits IN
consequence of a contraction of the loans from the
figures reported by the statement OF last Saturday
Al the domestic exchanges continue TO rule against
New-YOrk. and at the South they arc hkely TO De
worse before they are better. Al 81. Louis and Chi
cago where a week ago they were about par.
they since have declined to 81 30 aud 80 cents dis
ever has steadily worked easier all the
week the prevailing and common rates nav
ing been g and per cent with ocea- as
sIonal exceptions as low as even gig per cent.
At one time some anx ETY. was felt lest the large
qnanfitv of grain the canals bound 10 tide-water
should become ice -Asnnd and thus be pcked up f1r
davs almost iLSuTes the safe delivery ot the great
bulk of the shipments. But II the worst
indlyiauai rather than a public calamity. be-
cai,,c QUE elevators are well hlled and large quan,
titles ar, ailoat IN the harbor, so that there Ic,d
haze been 40 fear that the railroads Would De
aolc 20 add 90 our already large supply suiiic emily
10 ui,et ii demands.
q, .b. stock Exchange the soecnlaton during the
wrcl. was varied and irregular, hut win general
I'll position toward high puee. which hnally 1e-
yrlnp.d iutO an excited " bull movement. J ne
hn.lu..s for the five dnys amounted 10 2.4~3,lJl
shares AGAINST 3,llOOll for the preceding full
wcck. Hence the daly aterlge Tor ths week Is
4oG $50 saafes against 5GS, 800, the daily average
o l.. week. The great event 0l M '.est 10 STOCK
snc.ulfors was the sale of 10000 shares of Con-
.iai and !Uds0n Stock with m option for lOO,OJo
shares more. by Sir. William Il. Vanderbilt To II
syndicate at was formed 10 buy n. Ii Is barely
possible that too much signl.ance Is attached 10
ihis transaction II We arc correctly in-
formed. the sale Il made 10 syndlcGte
vino expect 20 make money ont ol marketing The
stock, and that in no way Affects any Irahc ar,
rangemeuts between tine Central and Hudson ana
OF her railroads. II is true that by the terms OF the
sale certain changes are TO be made IN the Board OF
Directors of the Central ana HUDSON Company. but
that seems 10 he only portion OF the terms OF the
contract which the buyers were able 10 impose
Neither does ~ seem reasonable to suppose that he
Wabash system. acked by GGOO miles oi railroads.
WON ii be- tied ny by an exclusive arrangement with
one lue OF railroad over the 70S miles distance 10
tflc-Natcr. when three or four other lines VIII be
coinpci Ors Tor 50 large trac rs IL VIII contfoi
However, the completion oi the sale was accepted
bv stock specuiai OIS rs symbol of peace and good
Will coward all. and consequently thoy pure iied
stocks freely. Central and Hudson advanced from
100 nu Wednesday, when the announcement was
made TO 13g although the large sale was made al
100 Efie stock which. according to the theories
of some ol the wise men, was to be badly damaged
bV IA publication that the negotiation was In pro-
cross also gathered strength after the announce
ment of the trade and from that time made adj
vance of about 5 per cent. The final changes
from the last prices of n week ago, with
one or two exceptions, are advances ranging from
to 1893 per cent the active stocks generally show
ing gaius exceeding per cent. Excepting Erie,
which contributed 10 500 shares TO the total busi
ness of the week, the business and interest were un
usually we'll distributed through the list Of specu
lative stocks But there we're special causes af
fectlng specific interests other than those already
related.
WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICES.