New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-28
THE MONEY MARKET.
THURSDAY. Nov. e7-F. N

THURSDAY. Nov TT NJ
This being the National Thanksgiving Day. it Is
observed as legal holiday throughout tine United
states and therefore there are no day markets TO
report or 10 comment upon. Thus a. The canal naVi-
cation for this has virtually closed 50 far rs
additional shipments are concerned. 6ltlng oppOr-
,unitv il offered for a review of the movements of
gram toward the Atlantic seah0ar since January l.
The canal this year opened on May = and the hrst
recepts nc New-Ycrk by the canal were
in the week that began Nav IA. Therefore
in the following table. which shows the receipt
Of al grains at the four principal Atlantic ports
since January 1. compared with the same time Of
ISIS tie time is divided into two pcriods-Jan-
nary ~ the date Of the first receipt by the canal
At New-York ano from thar date 20 the end Of cur
last xrain week November %. The total receipts
At the four ports for this year 70 November -
o37. 023. 500 bushels, against 2O6 1887 bushels
for the same time of 1873 increase. 3O.5s6.543
hnsbels But OF this increase New-York only gained
1850 bushels while Baltimore gained
Il. 5e1. 7O7 Philadelphia 5,S7I,753. and Boston
2O4753s bushels. The receipts AZ each Of the tour
r,rts during each of the two periods before named
and TIE total to date We're follows:
NEw-YoRK.
Bushels. Bushels.
ssls75g 3sgs g s2ssse Pee s ss
7ota. .......lls.76l.los l2L3seg7s Inc s.5s5515
BALTIMORE
,.s " a5 blsss 55 i5G Inc Inc lss5s
ro,a ... s5.4s6.soI 5AOzsIOs Inc. l7.5ei.7o7
PHILADELPHIA.
2 nov % lssi5 ssss SO Inc 5S Ssis5
rosai.......- S5,IsS,06O 4o55s.74s Inc. 5,s7i7s5
BOSTON.
s sf.y Il nv. 5sees2l es4G7ss Inc. sso2G2
Total ........ i7.O42,7ss IeOeO.ss6 Inc. col75is
The foregoing figures interesting and should
be instructive While Baltimore Philadelphia and
Boston made larVe proportionate gains this wear
over the receipts of last year. both before and since
The opening OF navigation. Ncw-York actually ran
I $50 3s2 bushels behind the receipts of last year
before May H. and since then. with the aid OF the
canal. has gained only 7.2Gss6 bushels, against
Baltinore's gain of II S73 O6j bushels during the
same time. II all the grain now on the canal
reaches tide-water. the canal VIII deliver over
52OO0.OOO bushels for the season. But II
already has delivered over $4,000. 600. Deduct
the receipts by canal from the total receipts
ar New York 20 date ald 10 leaves tor INC aeiNeIcS
by the railroads at Newlork. less perhanSl OooopO
that arrived e9aStwisse; as,Sto,p" pl'" .,r,
ports Of Baltimore and PHI afelphia. Deduct from
the receipts NJ New-York since May Il the canal
deliveries for the time. and the other receipts
are onl, JJS 227 bushels. against he receipts OF
81 O56 400 during the same time AT Baltimore and
Pbladanhia. These cOmpsrisons show the imn0r-
lance 10 New-York of the canal without 10. il is
certain that the receipt Of gram this az New
York instead exceeding the receipts OF the az her
three Dorts by 500 4s6 huShe : would have fallen
behind them PROBABLY by quite a. large quantity.
And n must be remembered that large percentage
al the receipts az New-YorS by the railroads is
delivered by the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
A comp rison Of the exports OF wheai and corn
from the four ports from January / 10 November
- tins year with the export for the same tme last
wear which u printed below. SLOWS proportion
afev larre gains. New-YOrk this yeaT exported
500 fjs bushels more than ~ 1875. or a gam Of
2l1O per cent; Baltimore 16.4294SO bushels
more. or a gain of 1910 per cent Philadelphia
3GS1.4Sl bushels more. gain of Il per cent;
aud Boston I.3O9425 bushels, or a gam of 14.1O
Der cent.
Bnsints. az the Stock Exchange tomorrow Fri
davl Will not begin until II o'clock a. For the
convenience of our readers we quote the closing
bids and asking prices of stocks Wednesday.