New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-27
date Tor prccodlng years.

Money was easy at the stock Exchange all the
wcek-the average rates for call loans having been
4a5 per cent. with occasional exceptions at g. and
almost daily loans of brokers' balances at per cent
The rate on pledge of Government bonds as collat-
cral is Sa4 per cent Little is dong in time loans
on ordinary Stock Exchange collaterals, but the
rates are 5a6 per cent. and first-class commercial
paper passed az 5la06 per cent. There were no
gold shipments to Europe last week, although the
rates for sight exchange fully warranted shipments
if there had been business done. The easier con-
dition of the European money mafsets leads to
moro transactions in 60days bills which do not re-
GU ire to be covered Immediately by reImttances
The reduction to per cent for discounts by the
Bank of England on Thursday, was responded to in
our foreign exchange markets by an advance In the
rates for long bills, while sight and cables remained
unchanged. For actual business we quote rates as
follows: Bankers bills, ST. S60$4 S6i2 and
"a s for and long a4S h %md T 5i4s for
francs 947s and 95s4 for reichmarks;
and 40 and 4OSs for guilders; The The
favorably to Now-Yorl ; at the South New-York
funds are at premium, but it Is not sufficient to
move large sums of money; at the East aud near
points where annual settlements are made IN april,
the rates are against The latest quotations for
New-YOrk exchange at the p aces named are as fol
lows Savannah ls0 b premium Charleston SO =
premium; New Orleans, commercial par, bank ~
premium st. Louis 81 premium; Chicago 60 cents
premium; Boston 30025 cents discount.
Last week developed little or no change IN the
iative movements III the products Of the country,
while irregular and tuctuatng, were successful In
establishing higher range of values for gram ana
hog products; and that despite more lloera IRE re-
cepts of wheat and corn at the Western ports. The
extraordinarily low rates for freight to Europe some
what stimulated the exports OF wheat and corn. Inc
cotton speculation was checked by the strikes at the
Eastern mills and the market was unsettled and
variable all the week, but prices finally were about
the same as they were week ago. The OK
ports of cotton from ali the ports for the week
ended or Friday, March %, were slso2O bales
against so, 796 bales for the preceding week,
ISSl. Since September l the exports
amount to 2.616,545 bales against 1885. 109
total visible supply in America and Europe at the
the end Of the week was 2,9lS,S12 bales agalns;
29Ss7S bales for the preceding. week, ana
$3.50, 500 bales at the same date OF 1851. Inc
against l. SO 800 bales at the date last year,
and the quantity afoat for Europe now
is 7O9. 900 bales, against $4,000 bales year ago
of these $4,000 bales are now Amepieah aS
kets are unchanged; prices for Doth are weak, ana
the anthracite coal companies have agreed 10 sus-
pend production six days during the month OF April
There was some Improvements IN the m9yeIleht o,
labor troubles should be to stitfen prices, conces
sions continued to be made except for the makes
directly affected Upon the whole, however, tho
market is regarded being in more satisfactory
condition than IL was week ago.
At the Stock Exchange there was unusual
activity in nearly all the departments all the week
through The speculation IN shares msde rurtns ea
progress toward higher figures. few stocks were
so specially attractive that eight contributed
Isl 800 shares to the weeks total business OF
3O22, 400 shares Denver and Rio Grande, "a 400
Union Telegraph, 247. 800 shares at 'ss7s0s9Ts@
S9Ia; Texas and Pacific. 239,S0O shares at 42A9
Al Q48nsO45ia Central Of New-Jersey. 157, 600
shares ut s47s0s2ssS s6kSS4is, Era 10000