New-York tribune., 1879-03-27
THIRD cAIL-2:3O O'CLOCK p. NJ.
WEDNESDAY. March 2G-P. NJ.

The receipts of grain at the four principal Allan
tic ports for the week ended March % were: At
New.York ] 7O7, ,919 bushels. against 1902, 1872
bushels for the same week Of 1873; at Baltimore,
o37 2S4 bushels against 955, ,559 bushels; al Phil
adelphia 7G4 500 bushels against 744, 500 bushels
and az Boston, 609,O bushels, against 323,65O
bushels The receipts at New-YOrk show decrease
from the receipts of the same week OF 1878 OF
81 4O3 bushels. while the total gain at the other
three ports is 197,OS5 bushels. The total re-
ceipts since January l. 1870, at New-fork,
have been 1s 3I7, ,621 bushels, against 22.3l9'9lo
bushels at the other three ports; New-lorR Delhg
4,0O2, ,297 bushels behind the other ports while
for the same time in 1878 the receipts at New-YOrk
were SIS 22j bushels in excess of the total receipts
at the other ports, as follows: New-York. 1S,4GS-
$50 bushels, and Baltimore Philadelphia and Bos-
ton II, ,sSOG25 bushels The movements OF the
week at Chicago and Milwaukee were not suil-
GENTLY different from the movements of preceding
weeks to call for special comment.
The auction sale of Scranton coal to-day real
izedlower prices than at any public sale IN this mar
ket the decline from the low sale Of November,
1877 ranging from 59i to 14l2 cents per ton, ex-
cent for chestnut, which to-day brought 2l2 cents
more than in November, 1877 ict because the
great majority Of tO-days offerings consisted OF the
two highest-priced sizes, the average price OF to-
her. 1877. Bat marked distinction between the
sale of to-day and that low one OF 1877,
is that to DAYS prices fairly represent the market
prce for coal while in 1877 coal could not be pur-
chased Of the companies at private sale at fig
ures near those of the auction sale. To-day's
average Of 81 80 per ton compares with the aver
age If each sale by the Delaware Lackawanna and
Wee GS4ga@g{ @ 1913 % Tr e. t2ET s. ASsi1gs 3 Hsrr rHr
So 17l2; April, S3 40 Nav - %; June,S3 ~
July, 81 50; August. So Il: September, SO 70;
October - "A; November, $3 "a and for December.
S. II Hence il Is seen that tue average price
realized TO day was 81 12l2 lower than that OF the
sale one wear ago and 81 cents lower than the sale
of last December. that showed a decline Of 81 O2
from the sale of the preceding month.
Considering that the total transactions in stocks
to-day amounted TO only 127300 shares, the
market was excited from the opening 10 the close;
With scarcely exception the first prices showed
an Improvement over yesterdays final sales, and
the bidding WAS spirited and bold. But IT was not
until afternoon that the great demonstration was
made that sent most of the bears" such
as they were TO "covern Northwest common
stock was a commanding figure III the days opera
tiOns, and cXceied most OF the other stocks in
the advance Which II made aud retained. Opening
at 553t 1t advanced TO 563s declined TO 56ls, aud
for a time showed some degree of hesitation but
suddenly it's price advanced 10 57S5. from which
figure it declined to 567s IN final sales. lhe pre-
ferred stock rose per cent to S6l4. and ended at
SJ1s ST. Paul common. with less huctuatlCn, was
firm and closed 1918 within Il cent of Its best
price while the preferred stOc sold AT SZi20 S2's
GS234. Lake Shore gained per cent from It's 1Tst
price. and reacted 4 to 70es at the end, Michigan
Central opened up TO S31a aud sold at Si7sQS40s
Canada Southern advanced to GOl2, and Ere To
24lsG24. The coal stocks were not left behind III
the changed temper of the general market. and
Delaware. Lackawauna and Western rose from
45l2 TO 4Gls. ANA Centra! OF ew-Jersey from 3Gh
to 81 but later these stocks sold at 1J34 and 3Gl2
l9369s respectively Delaware and Hudson and
Morris and Essex remaining without material
changes from previous quotations. Western Union
rose to 100 and ended at 104l4, and Pacific Mail
sold at l3aI27s.
Taking the days operations all in all, they were
brilliant exhibition of what may be done 10y pluck
and skill combined, yet the market did not close
strong.
RANCE STOCK MARKET.
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