New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-04
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Our usual weekly summary Of the movements
OF grain, which is printed below, shows that the
receipts Of all grains at the four principal Atlantic
ports during the week ended September 2 we're
0.134 1902 bushels decline from the receipts Of
the preceding week Of .O67 81 bushels. Compared
with the same week Of 1873 the increase in receipts
at the four ports was only IS. 1875 bushels New,
York and Boston falling behind 112, sos and
249 436 bushels respectively, while Baltimore
gained 345 ,429 and Philadelphia s4,650 bushels.
At New-york the deliveries by the canal last week
were 101, 2s4 bushels more than for the same week
last year. the railroad deliveries being 304,713
bushels less. The total receipts since January at
the four ports compare follows; 1873.
1870. 500 500 bushels 1879, 100, O67. 1866 bushels
increase, 20 544, 544 bushels of which Baltimore
gained IL, 1913 1888, Philadelphia 0,O13,ss7. New
York . 7I7, 935. and Boston 423. $50 bushels. Az
Buffalo the receipts last week were: By lake,
3.194,672 bushels, against 9,3s9.0s0 for the pre-
cedng week and 3,314767 for the same week Of
1878; by the railroads. 749,700 bushels, against
957, 600 and us, 200. The shipments thence weref
By canal 1922 494 bushels, against 2,O9l.0s7 for
the preceding week and 3,35s.0i4 for the same
week of last year; and by the railroad. 1,33i.570
bushels, against 1,7O4. O65 and 1888, 14O respec-
lively, for the preceding and the corresponding
week of 1878. At Chicago the receipts for the
week were $4,000 and at Milwaukee 22.000
bushels less than they last years the shipments
thence showing losses of 100000 and 10000
bu shells respectively.
The stock market to-day developed little that was
new or interesting. The coal stocks continued to
attract their full proportion Of attention. but the
dealings in them were characterized by no little de-
gree of fevershness. The street seems fully TO COM
prehend the position that the rise or decline OF
coal stocks depends more upon the will and ability
of two or three large operators than upon any pos
sbe action of the companies. Hence to-day less
was heard about the prospects of a coal cOmbine
ton than was heard yesterday. and more attention
was paid to the character of the orders which ap-
peared in the market. After fluctuations that COW
cred range of about per cent. the prices Of the
stocks stimulated just before the close, so that
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western and Delaware
and Hudson closed unchanged from last nightt
figures Morris aud Essex showed gain of Z pei
cent. and Central of New-Jersey loss OF only
8. per cent. Among the trunk line shares. axe
Shore was inclined toward weakness. while Micht
gan Central gained Il. and Erie. being active, adj
vanced per to 25os the preferred stock rising
81 per cent to 49,
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern wal
traded in only to the extent of s34 shares, but ID
price fuctuated between G4l2 and &C. finally clos.
ing at 65, the same as last evening. AT the office oil
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Company it If stated that that company has leased
the road guaranteeing interest on the bonds and3
per cent for five years. and thereafter cent on
the present outstanding stock. But the president
of tho Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern
Company, in reply TO the questions Of TRIBUNE
reporter said that his Board had instructed him to
give no information to the public. and declined either
to affirm or deny the reports. In the meantime
III, of ba IL nd M ri hwe
express themselves as being highly pleased hat
the road has not faleE into their hands, although
its offer was exactly the that which it's
reported has been accepted from the Rock Island
Company. We said on Monday that the b., L. x.
and n. Company seemed TO be rs particular regard:
ing the security for the settlement as 10 the amOuhs
of IL. ~,
The other granger stocks to-day fuctuated within
q range of per cent but in final business the onY
noteworthy change WAS an advance OF o per ceDs
for Northwest common stock. The 81. iaul Com.
pany reports gain of 81 ,s52 IN its earnings iot
the fourth week of August over the same week OK
1878, Notwithstanding that durng the week oil his
year the road carried less grain than during TUG
week of 1873 Tie Chcggo Ratgay dye OF Aas%s,
2.363 miles OF road. year ago IL was operating
only 1.4l4 miles,
The Southwestern list was exceptionally stronf
Kansas Pacific advanced per cent to 6ei2 coslas
at 65ia; ST. Louis, Kansas City and Norlnea
gained y per cent, and the preferred STOCK IA
selling at 39a3sssa 39ia939L. against 30, the
fnal figure OF yesterday. The st. Louis and san
Francisco stocks also were firm at - toa per seI h
higher, and It. Louis and Iron Mountain, whica
lately has been neglected, advanced TO sales =.
2Sl2. Little done IN the miscellaneous stochs
Western Union and Pacific Mail eaon m finai ssiei
showing declines OF Is per cent The expresses anu
mining stocks neglected. ,,
IL was asserted that the strength of the last ns.s
hours business, which only yielded five minutes
before the sounding Of the gong. was due 70 ,.o
covering of a large line of short" stocks for so-
count of an operator whose bank balance ior csIr
surrender he market at the close was rreguAA
aud feyerish.
STOCK Markell
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