New-York tribune., 1879-08-28
THIRD CALL--2l2 O'CLOCK P.
WRpNFsDAY. Aug. Up. ".

The report Of Auditor Schuyler showing the total
movement in freight by the canals of the state for
the week ended August % is given below. The
movement of last week was 400 tons more than
for the preceding week. but $500 tons less than
for the same week OF 1879 The tolls received
were also 81 200 more than the sum received for
the preceding week, but $500 less than the amount
received for the same week last year. Com'
pared with the week of 1873, the principal
changes in the tonnage of East-bound freight
we're as follows: Gains-Boards and scanthng 5000
tons, and corn $500 tonsj declines-wheat ZOO
tons. petroleum 300 tons, and bituminous coal
8 900 tons. In West-bound freehts tie gains
were, Sugars, molasses and cotfecs 1,600 TONS
railroad iron 400 tons, aud general merchandise
1,2O0 tons and the losses were anthracite coal
2,2OO tons, and dry goods 500 tons.
The receipts of all grains at the four principal At
lantic ports in the week ended August 20 were
7,201, ,S1S bushels an increase over the preceding
week of 671, JOY bushels. Compared with the
same week of 1878, the gain was 1,017 5li bushels,
of which New-YOrk gained 672 332 bushels,
and Baltimore and Philadelphia gained 404,560
bushels Boston losing 6Q.37S bushels. At News
York the gain entirely due to the larger deliy'
cries by the canal, which showed gain of l,l7OOO0
bushels; the railroads losing $50 900 bush'
els. The total receipts since January l at
the four ports compare as follows: 1875,
133, ,4j6, $50 bushels 1879, 153,9330Gi bushels.
New-York gained 2,S6O,403, and the other three
ports gained 1851 ,966 bushels. At Buffalo the =.
receipts by lake iast week 3,3S0,9oO bushels,
against 1881, ,430 for the preceding week and
3,062, ,017 bushels for the same week oi 1873. The
receipts by the railroads were 057 600 bushels
last week, against 1922, 500 bushels the preceding
week and 200 700 bushels the week OF last year.
Al. "A ttt5t IL
and at Milwaukee 10000 less than for the coTe-
spending week of 1878.
The stock market to-day was weak in the early
hours of business, and a general decline Of from
about l2 to 2l2 per cent was recorded hut within
the last half hour there was sharp rally of "a TO
per cent. The rally may mean something or moths
ing but coming at so late an hour The best portion
of it was due TO the purchases made 20
cover speculative sales made earlier IN the
day the sellers, seeing the market turn .
fraction, making unusual haste to secure such
profits might be remaining. The total business
amounted TO 2i3. 500 shares, against $4,000 yes
terday. The greatest number of transactions for
any one stock $4,000 shares recorded for
Erie. The price opened down l. per cent from yes
terdays last figure at 24ls. and after considerable
amount of business had been done back aud forth
between that figure and 230s, II fell 70 23 aftef
that frequent fluctuations of 4ass per cens
followed, with final sales at 231s. The pte-
fe red stock sold at 5G4404+l2 agalnst
1919 yesterday. Early in the day hlCTuan's Nau
Street News Bureau circulated the following, as a
dispatch from Mr. Jewett TO an Erie Railroad uds-
tee relative to Mr.. Jewetts testimony before ths
investigating committee at saratoga: canb
imagine how the impression was made-my state.
ment was very distinct, that there was no douos
of the ability of the company 10 pay all hxe9
CHARGES and that in time t would pay on MS STOCK.
But lt had little no effect upon the market iof
Eries securities.
Lake Shore at first presented pretty bold 'front.'
and sold at s7l2GS7os, but later It yleldldt0 sos
raylng 10 81 during the last fifteen minutes Ol 9usi
ness Michigan Central declined FROM SlGolH 70
7s3s but it, too, at the very close rallied TO 81 on
transactions of only !, 400 shares. OF the grange
stocks, ST. Paul cOmmOu was the most active Tl,
ing at 83Ss 00l 7s663ls. Northwest common niss
advanced 3s per cent to 74os later selling at IZ3S
1871 Northwest preferred declined from W a.
960 096l2 and 81. Paul preferred from 94ls TO e-s
G93l2. The rather early announcements that sS
Frankfort and KOkOmO Railroad In OctobeI nc.
Will begin to pay quarterly DIVIDENDS oI t2p3
cent was followed by more active Washi"ss
transactions. and the stock was recorded "a
there was no closing quotation for ~ oeemns ac.
tins little property is IN a snug condition. anu s
cording to reports furnished BY ITS officers Is sns ma
ing a dlvldend upon its stock The only aPpes'ts 'ts
drawback is the evident anxiety exhibited Drhhs
present owners TO make "a market for It's sale. ~
Sout thwestern list was lower all around ana olVS
without material recovery from lowest prloeS's-t
cepting for st. Louis and San Francisco Ia
preferred, which after fall from 4OS4 TO -
To 40. III. :. apge NOT
exceeding l2 per cent and generally closed 1ua ss
higher than Yesterdays last figures. ne co'' % aud
today-made by the Delaware, LachaNa eanta MA
Western Company-was at prices ONLY 4@tN V0A