New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-13
SECOND CALL O'CLOCK p. "
THIRD .CAIL.-2:30 O'CLOCK p. VI.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. 12-.P. ".


In the movements Of gram for the week ending
February IL, the receipts at New-York sustain
about the same relative position 10 the receipts AZ
Baltimore PHILADELPHIA and Boston as did the Te-
CENTS Of the previous week. the totals being p
OS7.O2I bushels received at Ncw-lork against
2OSI.51O bushels received at the other
three ports. During the SIX weeks since
January l. New-Yorl has received Of all grains
-5g- 3s5 bushels. against s.4s5,f42 bushels
Tor the same time in ISIS; Baltimore, 4.fJo9o5
bushels against 20fl.2lf Bushels; PHILADELPHIA.
gt203O, bushels against 3.999 80 bu-hai, and
Boston ] 4G2 59l bushels against l.G25."l2 BUSH
els THUS Nev-Tork compags 7,5s7,295 bushels
this AGAINST s.4sJ,4f2 bushels last year; with
total az tie other three port, of 9,3l5.Nof BUSH
pl. thl, g,r against ;. J6G $50 bushels last year
Nrw-Y5ri show, a los, OF es~,147 bushels. aad the
other port, O gam Of 7169lS bushels. The total
receipt, go CHICAGO for the week We're up 10 the
fun average, the dec inc in wheat receipts beng
more than made up by the increased receipts OF
corn auJ oats. Compared with the same week ot
Iastv,r the total receipts were $4,000 bushels less.
Tie r,.- PTS al Milwaukee continue 10 decline, Eav-
ing been for last week 10000 bushels against
G5t24oaud 424. 900 bushels for the preceding two
week.. and against G3G. 800 bushels for the same
week of 1875. The shipments thence both
from Chicago and Milwaukee for tlc week
were larger than for the preceding week,
becau-. of the low rates reported 10 he 20
cents, 90 which the railroads are taking freight; hut
compared with the same week Of ISIS, the shipments
from CHICAGO were DOT. 600 bushels less, and from
Milwaukee 90. 900 bushels less. The total ship
me.t, from the two port, IN, far since January l
compare Is follows: 5.15A794 bushels ID 1873.
against -319,1G bushels IN 1875; decrease,
4.723,%o- bushels.
The stock market to-day, while active, Was IJreG-
fIg-f
attracted attention was tie strength exhibited by
The coal stocks, which was almost immediately ac-
counted for by a generally accepted report that
new pool had been made up TO buy 10000 shares If
DrlaWare. Lackawanu4 and Western stock. aad the
frc, purchases made at from 735- 10 - certainly
gave color TO the report. But scarcely had the
amour, IT transactions in the stock reached 10 tie
qutt.ts named. than its price yielded 10 '''i'
Later there were several ralIe, 10 5JJe. but the
last price. 90. was the lowest of the cay. lu sym
palhy with the movement Of Delaware, IacAa-
wa1aa and Western, Delaware and Hudson rose
from 33.- % "a. ending az !3ls Morris and L--eN
advanced from st5- 20 So, closing a $50
and Central Of Nrv-Jcr~ey sold mp 20 A.
but later dropped to 433i and closed 81
4tis. Lake Shore was another feature I1 tie
day, market not because Of larg mt e
busuc,, douc-the total transaction, amounting
90 only 30 500 sharrs-blt because Of steady
pre--uI. 10 sell the stock ar the market, ana tie
manner % the sales furnishing eyideIcc ot de-
sirr 20 break the price The stock opened At i = ln
M decline the first halt was made ~ 7o-,, ioi-
lowed by transactions a; -U75; the SIC ud
halt wa, az 7OL2, the third ~ 20, aud the SIS, al
C@@s Michigan Central declined from el.,4 $50
10 50 and Erie from 80. 20 2j4~. But from -j4-
Inc shortly advanced To- 2Jl2. When the price Wa
fairly ,,taDli shed that figure, a cable dispatch
announcing that Erie had leased the atlantic aAa
Great W stern Railroad. guaranteeing the piymeu.
OF Ht"'uOO, WAS cir cuIatrd. Without stopping
% 'oA'I der tIat under auy conceivable terms a
Ease OF the Atlantic aud Great Western Road
NUS, br @ burden 10 the Erie Company. there was
scramble" To bay tTIe stock that advanced Its
Plce 20 2J7s hUt some one sold the stock 40 ta-t
40 % was wanted, and the price fell D. 2Ja, After
cuisines hours II was a.certsIued that Erie officials
pronounced the cable di-patcn stocA-j3Db.n OPP
Grafton
Ihe granger stocks were ire yular. Northwest
common mcning toward lower figures. while II.
Pau. a''rr some heavy TRADING seemed .o DE strong
az Il> decline. Northwest sold at G2lyQGO7s a 81 a.
Oh. preferred at s7l4 oG, 81 i SOS ~. Paul
at 4O4 fl 39@i q 4Ol204Ols, and the preferred
al Slas as17s S2l4. ONO and Mississippi was sold
81 l2l.G12a 12ls, the preferred stock being
Neglected at 80. HANNIBAL and ST. Joseph sold
~ Ill 4lJ and the preferred stock de-
lined from 43la 10 42l2 Wabash Welded
Il 2lAe2ll.. OF the investment shares, Chicago.
buriin gtOn and Quincy continued strong with an
sArance TO Il9ia illinois Contra. steady at 90 10