New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-01
been 81 per cent Of the earnings-a dec,e...
per cont IRON the previous year.

A a
per cent from the previous year.
The merchandise movement Of the wear H.. ?
increase over that OF the preceding year Of ste o
tons, in the movement per mile OF 219 9os 400
IN the rate per ton received per mile o. is,oo.
ard IN The gross earnings of S2.15O22s. In ~.
toDnag" shows a decrease Of $40. 1873 tons a,a 'a
GS, 1867 tons IN tho movement per mil, h.. i"
earnings from coal were increased 81 dO5 ho ''
Of an increase Of $1,000 cent in the rate rece,vsa
mile he average rate received per mile from ~
freight cared was $4,000 cent aqt -
aga inst 10000 cent for the preceding year ~
number # pas engers carried by the present rs,o.
shows an increase Of $4,000, in the pnrobor "
mlle of 31.3fA4s6, ard in the carnirn. -,
1907, and this notwithstanding that the ,v.,
age IA per mile eived from passengers W. 80
2illOoO against 29liOOO cents III the preceding Va
Wine the increase ~ the gross earning, amonu.
To- 20 751 ,OS6 the increase the working exneo.
was Cu.y $500 226. This Is due to The ere,,s,
economy wltn winch the line be worked y,.
the improved facilities. as moi withstaading a..
large Increase in freigt traffic Tho freight ,,ais
mileage decreased 295,9iG miles. Inc incres..
IN the average train load WIS 2Jl2 tons.
The report IS Unexpectedly flvlable and aho..
5000 900 better IA the surplus earning than -.
estimate of HE TRIBUNE Of November 20 tn.
unofficial report of the compauy's bushes, .n1s
the close of cal year. September 30. represents
"A traffic even better than thai reported IN the an
nua statement.
Money was the chief factor in to-day's sto.x
Market and although the business was so comm,
atiyely dull that the recorded traD,ac,,on.
amounted only to 395, 254 shares against 800 noo
shares yesterday. the fact that money was mad. !.
be worth, TO Stock Exchange borrowers. % ~,
anti NJ dam ma cd nricea "a he
per cent. There seems TO be good reason TO h.
lIeye that some of the National banks a..
lending themselves to the ock-up' speculato,. =.
are Withholding FUNDS for speculative purDosss a
their own.
he days dealings In stocks require but fev
words IN the way OF explanation. After we.k
and unsettled opening there was a rally. followed
by dulness almost equal TO that Of a mId-sumns,
day. With renewal of activity, the fuctga,,on.
wcro frequent and wide gcc0rcing as the nonsv
market seemed 10 be working toward ease or strn.
gency. Aud finally when money was az lie gor..
the lowest prices of TIE day wers
made for the whole list A tina
amount of transactions shows the decline was made
more from the absence OF buyers than RON any great
pressure 10 sell. vet very resp ctable Short io
teresi was crcateI at about the lowest figures Vest
rrn Union continued 20 be the special weak ste.
and closed AZ 90 after having sold az 9ias earlier in
the day. Erie also was sharply attacked in he last
hour and declined 10 -. Northwest was renark-
ably firm, selling between 1863 and 1921 and &C.
uaily closing al Il per cent advance at l27l The
market closed we * with the " bears" iubIlant and
the bulls :" glnm.'
G. ivernments were dull and easier in prices
The transactions al the Board. amounted only %
$50, 900, and the final bids show declines of is Der
cent for the IS. AZ aud As. The Treasury to-day
purchased $162 .00D 6soi 1880 at 1929. Annexed
fila clnsit1,