New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-07
THIRD cALL-2:3O P. N.
WEDNESDAY. Aug. 6-P. NJ.

Therecepts Of grain at the principal Atlantic ports
4r,riDg the week ending August we're about equal
70 the extraordinary receipts Of the preceding week.
Buf as between NewYork and the three ports OF Bal
more. Philadelphia and Boston. the figures were
reversed. Last week N-w-York received 3.52S, l3"
bashels. AGAINST ZO4 327 bushels received az the
other three ports. As compared with the
corresponding week Of 1875 New-York gained
43G30- bushels Of which the canal gained 34S,-
O7j bushels and the railroads 3l,7O4 bushels,
against gain at Baltimore 90 GO4,27l, a gain al
Philadelphia OF 5577OO, and decline at Boston OF
1Z9. 73l bushels. It is worthy Of note that again
the rec, ip5s 40 Baltimore principally wheat ex-
coed the total deliveries by al the railroads al
New-Y0rs showing that, except for the canal, this
port wouli stand no better than No. . as an
exporter of gram Thus far this year Nev-fork
has gained .J57 2S7 bushels over the receipts for
tie same part of SIS, against gain of l6.3OO.7l1
at the other three ports. The receipts at Buffalo
last week amounted 70 1868, 100 bushels an in.
crease over the same week of LAST year Of lss,795
bushels, divided by 1.135,495 TO the lake boats
and $500 TO the railroads The shipments from But
falo also were 3s0.1 bushels more than for the
same week OF 1878, OF which gain the canal secured
965,2Jl bushrl, and the railroads 300 bushels
The receipts az Chicago, amounting 20 3'45o. 4O9
bushels were considerably il OF the receipts
week Of SIS while at Milwaukee there was Ittle
cha &c from the precedino week. but decline OF
$4,000 bushels from the small receipts Of the cor
responding week last year The shipments from
Chicago were about 100000 bushels more than for
the preceding week. and about 100000 bushels in
excess of the shipments for tie corresponding week
Of 1878.
The stock market to-day excited and higher
at the opening. aud during the early hours prices
continued to advance, until for he specially active
stocks they were from L 10 per cent higher than
at the close last evening. After that there occurred
some fluctuations, which, however. were uuimpor-
tant as compared with the mornings advance, and
prices generally were well sustained, until IN the
afteraOou wien money became active. there Was q
general decline that left majority II the stocks
lower than hey were al the close Of business YES
teraay The dow OF currency to sac sub Treasury
to-day amounting 20 S5,2I3,l33 IN excess OF It's
payments caused uueaslness 10 be telt IN re-
gard 10 tie course Of the money market, hence the
unsettled feeling IN regard 10 stock values. , ,,
The transactions OF the day amounted 20 Dew
shares against 50 091 yesterday.
The chgau stocks alone contributed D E'ouU !"
Tie business Of tbs day. Lake Shore opened al - =
and rapidly advanced TO S6l2 and later 20 oO's'
only Welding 10 So al the close. Michigan Ceh1t"i
rose from SIS 90 SOll aud closed at %. VI TIE
Wisconsin stocks Northwest common further al
yanced y per cent 10 7Sl2. and 81 PAU com
IL per cent 20 20. Northwest preferred advanced
2ahd SLPau preferred Is per cent yet I'D hnsl SAFES
nOBe OF the four last named stocks showed any gains
anu 81. Paul common was L lower j he remain
Der OF the share lat and fell with the sJot 80
already named, only IN lesser degree, ana the
NarAet az tue ci Sc wac ieFeilaL AID uHseI1Iou'
nAssE o. rHB STOCK NARKHr
10 reported ~ tie Gota and Stock IsisTr1gA C0nBn1I
Actual sses.-- Closing BIDS shares
Oig Hight LOwit Final Bid Askel. sud