New-York tribune., 1879-01-30
rrIRD CALL $3.50 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 99.-P. N.


Our weekly summary of the movements of
grain at the principal points shows for New
York an increase in the quantity received
over that of the preceding week Of
444,OOO bushels; for Philadelphia. 1000
bushels for Boston, 145,O00 bushels; and for Ba7-
timore decrease of 900 bushels. Compared
with the same week of last year. New-York and
Baltimore are behind 3S7 900 and 235,0 600 bushels
respectively; Philadelphia gained 10000 bushels; /;
Boston being even with last year Philadelphia
alone shows a gain over last year for the expired
-four weeks Of the present year, having received
2,5354f5 bushels against 1877, 1913 bushels ;
while NewYork has lost / 600, 900 bushels, Balti-
more 260 900 bushels. and Boston 100000 bushels
These losses may now be considered as permanent,
because all the freight that early IN the year was
mOW-bOund has been released and delivered. The
receipts at Chicago amount 10 the full average, and
show an increase for the week. compared
with 1878, of $1,000 bushels, and for the
-four weeks of l, loo, 900 bushels. Milwaukee, how
ever, shows loss of $4,000 bushels for the week,
and Of 707, 900 for the four weeks The shipments
tof the week from these two ports were much
smaller this year than last Chicago being o29 lS2
bushels against 1,500, ,6O7 bushels, and Milwaukee
10000 bushels against 34S,000 bushels.
After lower opening for prices generally, and
no little ievershness that found expression in tre-
quent and wide fluctuations, the stock market to-
day presented "a tone of a different character"
from that which prevailed all day yesterday.
The total transactions were 10000 shares less than
Yesterday, being 1863. .532 shares of which 10000
shares were sold during the last half hours bus-
hess Ia this time, also, the greater portion Of the
uhal recovery in prices made.
Western Union to-day was prominent feature
IN not sympathlzng with the early decline,
out instead Immediately advancing from
V''i 10 100, and then, after two or three
reactions Of las per cent, selling up to
anV!A2 at which pEce 10 closed, after sales OF
oo'fOO shares. Canada Southern very nearly re-
covered 3ll It's decline Of yesterday After opening
uO"h p Der cent AT J3. 10 steadily advanced, and
,iiosed az J1lo. Tie advance of the remainder OF
the active hst was lr-s regular, being subject 10
frequent reactions. IT. Paul common sold al II a
atI'sQ a iJl2Q42lt "a + p -the preferred stock
~. q 81 Ia 62l2 20Ol 60, and the preferred
az az "a '2t Sta SjSsa ~ Ssa -. Michigan Contra,
a. Irequent fluctuations, recovered from > "a 80
- oc'A Lake Snurc from II iyd714f 90 I3 1gG 1393
@ "Hu Central and Hudson 10 l6l8d llO. Eue was
s,uNt. selling at 24lfG2jsl a2J0Z6, and the pre-
ssrred Stock rose from AZ 10 493i. ca ago. Burning
ifon ion and Quincy stihsnod up 80 1l7U 1864 Rock
sslshd rose to 1879. Illinois Central TO
90, Pittshurg 10 81. Fort Wayne to
was strong, weakened 10 s70S7lI. Wabash
V~Hcd Up L. per cent a. 22l. declined rs - and
'"oed nj 2;}os. 81 Louis, Kansas CITY and Northern
recovered 10 81 Ohio and Mississippi 10 l0lsa 10,
7Ana tue preferred sGOck to 30.
AAe coal .t"Hk- 4dvanced from their opening