New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-05

times gave indications of hardening rates for call
loans did moi get above per cent except on one
day, and that toT "a few minutes only, ana gem
orally ruled ~ 313l9 per cent on stock Exchange
coilaterals and at 2Q3 Oh Government bonds. Inc
pOsis of bonds last week with the treasury TO Sc
cure bank note circulation were J iJZ,1JO greater
than the amount Withdrawn. but tie amount
of lawful money held by the treasurer
- retire circulation was increased ToI?O)
being al the end of the week T3Ay6LOOO.
The domestic exchanges on Newly Ork weakened az
the West, but we've higher al the East. New-lork
exchange al the places named are quoted a. 1911
lows: savannah, IS q = premium; Chlcd-o' -@@ :
premium; NeW-OTleans. 30 centSaV- premium
II. Louis go cents premiums; chicago, % cents
premium; Boston. lZ4lO CENTS discount DE LOT
egu change markets were dull al the week, Win
small "A mercantile demand for bills that the sup
ply Of commercial bills wa sufficient 10 meet ij.
u rdueSt4y French steamer, however, TOOK
100000 god FOR arls and more Il likely 10 90 lA4'
week # London exchange 80 !arls continues u rest
al the present Low faures-25 . francs To the =
The untaVOrable condition Ol coinineTclal anu
marcautI lie affairs was made worse last week hy
strike" OF unusual magnitude M several parts oI
tie country. y long continuance Ol the Pre'en'
STATE OF things cannot ial 10 cause serious injury To
a.. brancheo OF trade not only III the ioducl9h Oh
wealth checked IL the branches where lOckouts have
occurred, Out the ability TO consume the PrOqucls
OF other branches VIII ne :hnch ctTtalled' \ large
part OF the retail trade OF the cry OF Ptsuurg can
suffer loss Of custom without It's results beng
felt at the fountain heads A. 10 the growing
crops aud Tor those yet to be planted the weather
last week untayOrdbe n many parts OF the
country. The best that can be SAID that IN some
prospect, for d good crop are now excellent, while
III other sections they are less favorable lhe
speculation II grains and meats WAS irregular, but
upon the whole the tendency Ol prices was upward
and at The close the markets were strong. The eX-
ports OF cotton from ali the ports Tor
the week ended Friday were small,
having been only 80 SO bales. against
7O,5l0 bales for the week of 1881. Since Septem-
Der /, 1851, 10 date the exports 3,2J2. lO7.
against 4,lO3, 123 bales Tor tine time Oh the
preceding year. Thus Is no improvement IN tine
iron or coal markets. The anthracite coal COM
panIcs advanced their schedule prices 10 cents per
ton On this Inc Engineering and Mining Journal re-
marks a. follows: " We suppose that this action
was intended TO impress buyers with the necessity
OF coming INTO the market, and 10 create the i'm
preston that a reaction from the low ruling of
late had set il. month ago they reduced
circular rates 20 cents ton 10 bnug them approx
mately near the market since then there has not
ufyI all advance. Instead OF courageOusIy facing
the situation, and keeping matters where they
were they come forward tMudIy with al advance
OF 10 cents which will benefit no one"
The stock Exchange made holiday OF Last Mon
day, the day before Decoration Day, 80 that bus
mess there only begun "Wednesday, and the
weeks business includes the transactions OF only
four days In that time the recorded sales OF stocks
amounted 10 l,OS3,7OO shares, which Indicates a
greater activity than represented by
transactions u 1909. 200 shares for the
preceding full week The increase III acty-
iiy' however, was made up by unusually
!ige TRANSACTIONS III few stocks; therW lsc
tAe general market dId not differ from the market
OF the three preceding weeks, Denver and no
OIahue STOCK alone contributed I54 800 shares
ana AFTER selling up / "a per cent 10 COLI on We'd
ncsdAy declined 10 547s1J5Is Reading turned
over oo,|OO shares al from J6l4 " 5Zl4 G JJ4