New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-06
sECONP CALL O'CLOCK p. VI
THIRD CALL--2:3o O'CLOCK P. NJ.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. Up. NJ.

In The movements OF gram l'I inc NN'h ''''''
February 4. the receipts at New-Iork make better
comparative showing than for any previous week
oi this year. The totals Of all grains received az
tins port were ! go O70 bushels, against 1866
100 bushels received at the two ports of Baltimore
AID philadelphia and 1886. 4s9 bushels received at
i;oston But the receipts at New-lork include
IA .76O bushels OF barley that arrived by sailing
vessel from san Francisco. During the five weeks
since January l. New-YorE has received of all
ar.in, 15tO.274 against G, 1862 bushels for the
,,mo time i'm 1873; Baltimore 3.49l,145 bushels
against > is- iS7 bushels: Philadelphia 2,SlH, los
Lushcl, against 2.s7S2SO bushels and Boston
4lS.Ot1 bushels against 1.37G,312 bushels thus
Ncw-Iork shows q decline FIR the five weeks OF l.
2G1 .2sS bushels. Boston l2s.271 bushels, Pmadei-
rha 90 172 bushels while Baltimore has gained J.
Uo2 G5S bushels Tic total receipt, at the four ports
iar the five weeks compare as 2.7G~,56o bushels
this wear against 1915 GIL last year
fla. receipts of all grains nj Chicago for the week
continue to compare fayoraby with the receipts Of
-Acclrrcspoudlug week of SIS, but show decline
from the preceding weeks Of this year
AZ Milwaukee fine receipts were the smallest Of any
week of the year. as they were lIOolO less thah
for tine core pOndiuC week OF 1873. Inc lo'al re-
r,ipf~ for fye weeks show Gain over last year OF
273. 400 bushels for Chicago, and loss oi 49,
T20 bushels for Milwaukee. The shipments thence
from thICagO fnrthe Week were lOZ ~ blsntlS eS7
than itl the preceding week, ttit 1p''''' ''HIOl-
Jess tiIn FOR the corresponding "t.A ol 10 ana
from Milwaukee 3 600 bushels less than for the pre-
CaGlug week, and 27l63O bushels less MAN 1oi me
corresponding week o. last wear. Since January /
she shipments from the two ports compare a. D.
6tTGG1 bushels CHS year against C2e1 $50 bushels
lie volume Of business in stocks to-day was
again reduced. the transactions amounting TO I'D
300 shares AGAINST 2J2,7UO shares yesterday; me
SPECULATION also exhibited some degree OF hesita-
,iou and OF uncertainty, the tone beng tickle with
70 tendency toward ioycuslInc =. Al the opening
prices generally were irHr hieAGt lh%1 the cos
ing one, oi Yesterday. Tins NaS louOWcd ny moi
crate decline then by q sharp rccoN cry, ana hHaY
ty fall that leaves the spccuIa.lIe list generally
I,wcr than It was last night. Inc amendment To
the Army hIli that was adopted Ia the Com
IuitCc of the Whole OF the House of Representatives
Yesterday. ana which cmb0die, the substance OF
senator JONES' telegraph bi pending IN the senate
attracted some attention. ana perhaps may nay
iccu the occasion of the early WCI6hcSs nOtlCcd ln
Western Union stock Wnen II GecnHfu Il3n i iW4}a
o. 99l.. subsequently the STOCK IHIed 10 IVU'L
bu with the rest OF the market cio'eu weak at
Northwest common stock was the best sustained
all tbr way through of the whole list closing the
same %. il did Yesterday. after opening up al OILS
aud selling at Ct iUGU"sc 81 RI bO'i, Inc pre-
icrrcd stock sold at o5'-d N'l2" ; 10 81 p ~
lqrr, at 4O7s a4Co l0al, but finally declined
30 39i, the preferred S.ocA scI!2 nj "a ~ -
Lahe Shore first was active ~ 'l'>dt '-0 81 a.
aud then extremely dull az II I4u1l's AGAIN be-
coming active and selling GOWN 10 Il. Michigan
toutrd declined from - TO e!lsa>Te. Ere
nnrprd >tronl, at 25lsa 2jas, bat finally closed at
ia The coal stocks opened weak and de
clmcd LATER rallied. but finally ended at or
about the lowest prices OF The day.. MIS-
-,rri Kansas ard Texas was unusually ac-
i've. and rose to 67s on some talk about favor
able report III Congress concerning the opening OF
the Indian Territory. For investment shares ihr Ii-
fIc that was done was AT Chicago, bdt-
lngton and Quincy mp to liz, Chicago ana Alton
Drrirrrod to los Illinois Central to II, Cleveland
aud Pittsburg to 93li, Rock Island 10 IZb's" ~,
..rntrai' and Hudson 10 lG and Union FacInc 10
GlL, There we're sales OF Sutro Tunnel at 3l2
an advance of - cents. 4 spa~lnodlc speculation
IN Pacific Mail caused price 10 rise from = up
tol23 but il a. quickly dropped tolZ'- ana closed
Win lie prlncip4l Duycr Of The day offering more
nf.ck at tine pllCc.
The market closed weak and unsettled.
XANGK or TIE STOCK NtHft
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