New-York tribune., 1882-03-06

bales fer the week of 1881. which makes the totai
since September l, 1881, 2,349939 bales against
zoos $50 bales for the same time last year th tho
total visible supply in America and Europe at tne
end of the week was 3122.121 bales agalns,
3,124.1C5 bales for the preceding week ana ana
2,97S,35 bales at TIE same date IN 1851 ,,t ln
speculation IN grain again was active, Dut WlIhou'
material advances except Of March and Aprll wheat.
There was a considerable decline from RIece1iins
weeks In the receipts AZ Chicago ana a5 Sl nhb
which may have been because OF the hoVus Will h
interrupted transportation west OF the IaAes, Ou.
jat does not account for the very lght m0Veheil.
eastward from Chicago aud NhlWankee, WlllCli IDt
tLe week. omounted only 70 Isl, 70 bushels against
l57, 1875 bushels for the precetIhg "eeA ~
ions nave been quiet OF prlces thht are soulc I't
depressed The iron and coal markets, II anything
are in a less satisfactory condition IMAM DelQIe,
Prices for IRON and iron products are not qu0'pI!
lower but there is no new business DONG, anu taV
being done in old orders sustains quotations. Inc
production of anthracite coal 10 February 20 TINS
wear is $40, l65 tons less than for tue same
time in 1881, yet the condition OF 'ne
guide 10 the prices that are realized when sales are
made and further cuTtailment Of production Tor
nine days in this month IL talked OF as necessity
to prevent open cutting OF prices. AS Yet no az
rangement for curtailment has been perfected, but
probably there will be one made early ID the week
There was some Improvement noticed In the dry
season, and was not equal TO expectations. Ihe
movements we're not satisfactory TO holders, auu
for some classes of goods concessions IN prices were
made as an incentive 10 a more active demand -,
AT the Stock Exchange, the week opened Win
the mlrkets bOuyant-a continuation OF the move
ments toward a recovery that began the preceding
Friday. In the movement Lake shore was con-
splcious leader and rose from liza Satur,
Gay night TO 1l5 at Mondays opening, ana
later to 1l6l2--the highest price Tor that
stock thus year, and Sl2 per cent higher tIan
it sold the preceding Friday morning Tor
some of the stocks that had suffered the greatest de-
cline of the preceding week there were recoveres
which exceeded that for Lake shore but that stock
was the oak about which the vines OF the generaI
market twined and when Oh Tuesday the move
ment in that stock eliminated at 1852 there
was a general shrinksge OF values, which barring
fluctuations and few special stocks continued
to the end of the week. Thus 1t IS that as a rule
the final prices are not materially different from
those of a week ago. The notable exceptions are
ST Paul which closed up 2Se, Lake Shore up l'S'
Canada southern 37s, c., C., {. 4 l. d, ~. Faul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba 3l2 ana Louisville ana
Nashville 25s at 1875 after selling down TO |42
and up to s24 The specially weak stocks
we're Denver and Rio Grande which closes WIN
a final decline OF per cent. Hannibal ana 81
Joseph preferred, which sold AT ~ a IoDooGo 50,
anu jersey Central. which after OO42 Is 344 per
cent lower at 81 L. The money question nad niue
OF 10 influence prices, they often Delne the
strongest, after Tuesday, when money COMMANDED
a premium, and the weakest, as Yesterday Wneh
money was abundant at per cent lhe transac-
tious for the week amounted 10 Z3oo,Oo3 shares'
against 2,47O 369 shares Tor the preceding (uVe
days week and 2 220, 900 shares ior the week pre-
cedng that -
WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICES.