New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-22

~, TO- ro,i,+orca Some exchange was made
AGAINST some new loans the other slue pt thHIo
is no evidence that there were any porIoNru
,bo ,,orl,et in fact the dulness OF the market
and the iirlnnesS in rates 60 70 dlsproVe th9
Last week developed no changes Iul .ne peS rL -,
the commercial and mercantile si'ua'ion ~ 10
rs ,,nre of lad than good weather, ana mere MAS
some of both in all sections oil tIle c1u nv ,
shortage" of last years crops lNnon Iui ,b,t -
q time was denied with a presidency mat Is
eoua7ed bv that which now magazines lalI puI ~ ~
certain prospects into brilliant certahtles Ioi lue
next crop IS now admitted ana me mex Clop' from E
GOOD or bad will find little remaining reserve AIoln
nrecedinr crops. Speculation IN the various pro
duets of the soil was irregular ana lnc3hSls'et ll
mo the uufavorabe weather IN ihe carry paIi
nfs tbe week the grain markets seemed
~ lie weak and there were material
declines in the prices for wheat aud corn put aver
and With the appearance OF good weather. IileIe
we're sbarp recOveres. especially for heat. mere
also was a sharp movement IN hog products. Irices
already have reached 10 hguIes tEat are ho' III le
moved from famine prces PORK al 40 oaLIei IL
Chicago points 10 labor disturbances at time "hen
DO class of manufacturers can afford TO advance
wages 1t may, however, happen thar specula'ois
are counting too much upon What they profess 10
beevetO be the poor prospects OF chr own crops anu
too title upon the extraordinarily good prospects l'l
the European crops. India, also, needs to be laken
into calculations Tor the tuiUrc. nat country nc
suddenly developed capacity lot suppiA
ing Western Europe with large quaH-
titles OF wheat. and II can 40
much more cheapy than our Western country can
if the transportation companies are To receive any
thing like remuneTatve rates tor the carriage 10 ne
ali the week through. on the slack demand from
manufacturers and for export The exports nom
all the ports for the week ended on last tlday 'Vot
up only %, 100 bales, against 6J,G3Z Oalts IoI we
same week OF 1851. and since September J. - 20
date, only 3I97,1l1 bales, against 4,o2 800 LOT
the same time of the preceding year iet II Is
noticeable that the European stocks to-day are
1.263 ,034 bales, against l,392,2lU Oales az t4e
date last yeaT-a decrease OF only lz7.IIo
bales. Another notable feature IN the SITUATION IS
tuat the total quantity Of cotton ailost to L9rore
now is $4,000 bales. against |53'V00
bales year ago-an increase o. 4 rat,oU
included IN the foregoing quantities as aHoa' L no"
only 3260 900 bales against Al lOJO uales year
ago-a decrease of s. 600 bales: the increase OF
10000 bales from other countries Is prlhcipaiS
from India The only features IN tue iron ana coil
markets are continued dulness and a fui'her weak
enlng OF prices The dry goods business Was uls II
stacory il all its branches, and the reports ieceNeu
from the trade III the interior were OF gloomy char
acter. co. ,
near ,tagnatiOn The total Transactions ~ stocks
last week were only lO4l,GDO shares against
l3~6.9ss shares for the preceding week ana
900 900 shares for the week preceding that
Nevertheless the business Of every day begins
promptly at 10 O'Clock and l. continued without
official Adjournment until 3 o'clock. he situation
seems 10 be- AZ follows There are 10 buyers IA we
market except those who buy 20 sell AGAIN az the
hrst turn OF ! OF y per cent ID ei'utI unectiou
and the sellers Oh the - short size are no
more ambitious Of reapng large proht-
than are the BUYERS. In the mean-
time the holders Of stocks bought al hiSncr prices
none If they do not believe. mat something Will
" turn mp either IN the shape of speculation or
bv the way Of a tang bic and permanent improve
nient that will al least reduce the figures II the
losses which The present prices show hut sdch
holders 30 not show their lalih by a picking uP
of additional stock, t. average the cost Oh those @"
hand. Hence with no present lnducemehis io'
those no are ~ 20 come IA, there Is niue more
of market than that winch is made by professional
traders YET Is worthy of note, a, perhaps an IL
uc1tlon of the direction OF the ltUe That Is done w
outsiders thar prices, while iiuctualng steadily mo
. lower rance OF values. Like those OF lac preced-
ing week price, last week tucuated ana IN some iu-
stances a. much a. al per cent there were an
uate,y spa,Ins of Strength and OF weakness. Inc
end Of tine week was ked by what Tor the pres
.ut market vas SUtp upward turn; YET like
those of the preceding SHtUT lay the hnal prices gen
erv are from : to l. per cent lower IMAM d, t-e
end of the preceding week. Chesapeake ana ONO
common aud hannibal and II. Joseph are Tie Only
stocks of he actve ones that show declines Oh -fG
~. p4r cent hut Northwestern, 81 Pau common
and preferred stocks. Rock l. ana, Delaware Lack
aS,anua ana Western, Denver and no Ordhce'
Louisville and Nashville, Lake shore Missouri IA
cItr Metropoltau, Michigan Central. Iteadlng'
Missouri Kansas and Texas, Central ana hudson,
Ere Texas and Paclhc and Western Ouloh al
show declines ranging from = TO - per cent an"
tLat DESPITE Yesterdays rally. u,,able exception
to the rule j. Northern facihc preferred, which
closed vii an advance of per cent.
UFrEry RANGE OF PRICES.