New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
New-Orleans. ST. so to 50 so premium,

uranium. New-Orleans ST. 80 to So so premium
St Louis and Chicago. each 10 cents discouhs, snn
Boston par to 10 cents premium. The foreign
EXCHANGES were only moderately active during tine
week and rates steady TO firm, the latest pusi
ness being done at the highest giT not xarrant
II Wednesdays steamers took out 81 ,254,ooo g9lo
coin and bars The exchanging OF JIG per cents IoI
2 per cent Governments had no erect On eie
SnPpncial stnation and there no reasons why u
sbonld have. except that when accomplished tn1 l
will be payment for the sccrueu in'eioo' VII 'A'
3lo per cents that are surrendered. ...-o.,or+ !,
Last week witnessed a material Improvements m ~
faaI1nr in commercial and mercantile circles ne
almost assured large crops OF smah eIa - 49,
prospect for fair foreign uenanu 10 th ercantie
was nor without its effect upon tne lo'iis'ro
mind and a good and active autumn business u ca
nected The sharp decline Tor gram which t ~
sst week checked receipts az the western points
iass 40 . there W as a recovery OF about 4
cents for wheat and a subsequent decline OF aoou.
cent so that the tnal gam IN tne "eeA r. ~
3 cents. One dollar ousheI Ior "he s .,
chicago is not q high price, but IL
IL one that, IN view of the Lar &c
crop farmers may do well to accept III ~ h 70 De
hoped that the experience of past seasons Will nave
Taught our farmers the fOIy OF holding pack Inelr
wheat for higher prices than those whlch are lo
munerative until Western Europe nS roa,ot tor
from Otner sources. There Is every Prospeo! iOt
fair foreign demand for our surplus wheat II ~ 10
met In time al reasonable rates, out III wiz DC ms
lake to suppose that the world Is dePenuen. up d
tine American crop. Again, IL snOuld NC no,.u
while the WATERWAYS open 10 naVlgatoh, IoI
there Is lCtle question that that portion Oh te Op
which Is laid down on the SeaDoaIo peIolo IA IS
ton closes will realize the highest pIlCo w e"o P
duc.r The prospects for the corn crop nave sone-
what improved, but there seems 10 De no gVou IeO
for anticipating that the total ior the "hoie
will exceed much, If at all the crop oI 20, 90
the prices for corn and provisions remain AZ nlen
nres The cotton speculation last week was generAiy
dull and variable Dut prices ono" So STee wrre
unusually small having amounted only 10 Io,ol2
baies against 10, 232 bales Tor the preceding woeh
and against l,I45 bales tor the week o. 1901.
= l..
3 52O3f9 bales, against 4,4S7 800 Dales lor tho
same Tune of the preceding year. Inc EuioPea IA
stocks AL date are 99l, 100 ga es agaln5s lloooIo
bales at the same date IN 1851, and IOOooot D9te'
AL this date in 1880 and the quantity a1oat lot Eu
rope now is 37S 900 bales, against 4ZZooU Dales DIT
TINS date last year out or tuAt quantity An1. noo
onIv ~ 900 bales are American, against 1o9,OOO
bales last year. The markets. Tor lhelaIs anu ~"
generally present more cnecT4uI appear aioU, 81
Thre is lite change either III prices OF aulOuhS VI
hnsIness dong. OT the anthracite coaI udde 1''e
Engsneering aud Mining Journal says
AZ IVA long since forvsna wed, prices oreoal were
rnmnsIy advanced by the leading companies on caIuI
H. If is nnders,ood qul1e goneray that the con-
panes having Western connections were pa ~ ;. -
urgent in bringing about result when we is
noang 90 bacS condlt0n OF the coaI taue
s concerned. ASIDE from he TACT that tbe etl
iustly averse 10 any ADVANCE Wh.eh Is 10, Ia 10 80
10 allow them TO ask Their CUSTOMERS IL Is IN
possible that 1t could 40 any soOd JHst nov. We nse
I.Om good source IhaI cOal LAS DccH sS4iie a,,ir
June ngures recently, anu tnat retailers ~fe pIofun4
tner customers ~ present nominal Wnoies-e PtOos,
o. b. We do claim lhat Inls is dohe u any y -
extent still fact That such thlhSs occH slo"s ~
vi hat lilipn trade really Is. Buyers can ~"
Get AN the coal they want AT ally prlces, ana poOap
ca DO better tuaJ, anu a. things now iOoK hctu
nave no fear of tue next two or three weeks COaI s
accuuuIaung botn here and Ia the west Wnere We are
oi sI,,cks arr heavy nkey, therefore, tnat there
Will be more pressure 10 sell IMAM W Ddy'
At the Stock Exchange last week the speculation
drIfied Ipto a see-saw movement. In lew IN
stances there were further large advances inlue'
but generally prices iiuCJuaJed up and down, being
RESPONSIVE 10 ana swdyed Oniy ny the CONNECTING
opinions of BOar0-room specuIaJOIs. lhere were
some large and pOr AM rcaLaIlOnS OI pTohIs anu
Instances OF SPECTATORS retiring 10 s"alt events
but upon the whole The marAe, aDsOroed the sUocAs
thus nut upon 1t at REMARKABLY steady ngure'
Notable III tnis weeks movements were Northwest
stocks aud sympathetic with item were tue
general list OIL Northwestern stocAs Northwest
common stock advanced from I1I 10
I4y bat at the end II was I43 2.
me howard movement was accompanied Dy Il
reuewa al of the report OF scrip ulVdend, DuJ the
report seems TO nave been the outcome OF the
movement, rather IMAM It's cause Inc true cauSe
OF Ihe advance from about I'll to I4J was Il
tri,n1 on tae part a small snort interest III int
stock which was OccasiOued ny the RAPID advance
from 49, To l4l Late the l,ernOOn. lue uelleI-
kel,erD buying which IOnOWed Ourlng tne last NJ
teen minute, o. busIness did the WORK Oh raising the
r1ce iron, I4l 10 l4J Yet IL Is worthy OF REMARK
that the s. OCH remained nrm at above I4O al the
remainder of the week. The transactions Tor the
week amounted Z,l3l,oOO shares aBalust
2543.226 Tor the preceding week.
WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICES.