New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
szcoNp CALL o,cLoCk a. VI
WEDNESDAY. Teb. oG-r.N

WEDNESDAY. Irb. -b--P. "
The receipts OF grain at the principal Atlantic
ports for the week ending February p. show
decline from the receipts Of the preceding week
but the decline Is most marked al Acw-Yo!k, where
therrc,ip., were ,G5G 55D bushels against 2.1-S-
7lobr-..,- for the preceding week. The toad of MI
grains ..,Iy.I-t Ncu-YoI.. was I.6-G1-9 bushels
again. ~;u u.S2G bushcl- received otrie tlrcrp Pc,
ofB4l.mpre. Philadelphia aud Boston. Duing the
tIgltw..' since January l, NcV-Norl, has received
u.4lS.J7j bushels thI, year, against ll.O3.i.UJ'
busat- last year; B,ltWore 6,J5oGto bushels.
against T. = 80 40 bushels; Philadelphia t.7'2.2o,
bushels against 4,9Js SO bushels and Boston
o2OO47G bushels, against 2,2oS GsS bushels.
Ncw-YorS has lost 254. .524 bushels, P.llad-pA'a
oO6G3I bushels. and Boston s312 bushels
while Baltimore has gained 2,5Gi.i7S
bushels. The receipts at Chicago for the
week snow an improvement of 100000
bu.hel- over the preceding week, and Milwaukee
makes a gain of 114.OOO bushels ; but compared
with last vcar Chicago shows loss of 50, 600 BUSH
els. aud Milwaukee a loss Of 2c3 600 bushels. The
total receipts since January I az Chicag) and Mill
YANKEE have been respectively 1O96i,jf5 and
3OO5.~'9 bushels this year, against 9,S9lOjl and
4G34.-G bushels for the corresponding umc ID
ISIS. Tie shipments thence from Chicago for the
week We're : 600 bushels less than for be prcc'd-
ing wei and 20 600 bu,hcl. less than for the cor
respona .ug week OF 1~7@ From Milwaukee the
shipments were JG,5O0 greater than for thc
precedu- week. but 307 200 less than for the go
responding week of last year.
Concerning tO-,ay's stock market there is Little
90 be sl.d beyond the statement that last nights
appearance, were deceptive. In amount Of trausac-
tons Fri. stock took In, lead, and after IlaUy t,Gc
tuatI,., finally closed at 81. after having sold 20
2624 aal 21Ss Toe preferred stock on a small
amount 90 business yielded from I7'i % iG's. OF
course jd- Northwestern shdTrs were fe ature but
the common stock declined from 80 10 81. rallied 10
j73, and then solda jGIa I6&i The preferred stock
sold at ss24 s7at atassaeuS75,. The -. Paul
shares moved 10 much tie same manner rs the
NortlVc-t shares. although II begins 10 dawn upon
Spectators that the chances ara against the com
lany 5 earning sun equal to its first charges i0T
the current SIX months tIom January to July. The
common stock to-day ranged from 40ls 10 3Nl2D
3'"s j>I .Q3Sa4 and the preferred from 3 10 -
80. il D, evident that Lake shore stock is being
utilized asa sustainer' " hich to sell the gen raj
market hence 1t Is dull and only yields price 10
sales sof stock IA 10 way connected with the cliques
It's extI.me prices to-day were II at the opening
figure and 7Ol4 at the close. Michigan Central was
dull. with sslcs between - and S734 Canada
eouiheru that represents not one dollar paid into
The company. yielded TO 80. c., c., c. and l. sod
9eet"een 43 and 42l4 Chicago and Alton at sO+z
So, Illinois Central At $50 p; Chicago,
burlington and Quincy ut l1Cd llGA; CieVe-
Iand aud Pltrsburg at 93a927s. and Rock
tl S.anl az 1879 al3l3i. Union Pacific, after
Syyy1 M, (" 80 aii2' 1ecl,ngd TO- a. ANA Vas
suOAs selling a. % % 2a2los III the face of tie
S nltlrrment that The company proposes 10 sell
g-''VI,UOO OF bouds to pay OF the Seney mort
80 F1n"OOOO' aud for otDer purposes, which, IN
Eau %V.au Lng'i.h, means 10 meet dencenc-e'. he
og",1 1GAeJ' Kansas Pacific, was without sale, beng
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