New-York tribune., 1882-08-14

loans Loans. --------- IG65S200 s. 10000 7lslllo0
osades st.47t 1872 toS e5355SSS s:'fSSS
58 5'i:5:e. & 'ii5sS y 5Ss S7 5s$
While the local money market or call loans ruled
ossv ali the week there was gradual hardening OF
rates and 3L4 per cent is the fair average ior te
week again ger cent, the average ior the pIecru
ing week. On Friday, the bulk OF ne DuSincss wS
toms toms at 6a7 per cent but yesterday,
probably because loans were Tor two daYs ana d. -
usual on Saturdays, rates we're easier al o12@t pcI
cent Except on the choicest OF securities. tIhe
loans scarce at per c'nI and niue coLiinerciI
ofihe new crops at the West have strengthened ex
changes on New-Y0rk, and at 81 Louis the rate mas
advanced to par. against 20 ceh's diSeount ant
uotafOu Is % cents discount against 70 cents dlS-
count a week ago. At otner points there are no
material changes. The foreign exchanges nave
greatly hardened without the transaction OF any
unDnrfant amount of business. Merchants are stlll
holding back their TemIttances waiting that IRE
mendous influx OF cOmGefcidi Dll5 "nlcu liz
been promised for two or three months As tue eN-
ports are increasing, there must be greater supply
of commercial bills than there was lew weeks ago.
but all Lhat are offered quick absorbed To Meet
Daukcis' bills which before nave peeu uId"H III an
ticipatOn Of them At The moment, the movement
Ol securities in either direction ls unLnporLdht, 80
thai a sometimes important element al present
neither furnishes nor creates a ueuldud Aoi eA-
change.
IA ions OF the future. The extent or Importance OF
the changes set too early 10 cstIla correctly.
But The crop prospects Oi western Lul"pe-u4e'It
Brian ana trance-are reported u be much
better than they were two weeAs ago.
ana large crops III GeunAny and hussla
are reported as assured. On the other
band there are reports of some damage done by
storms TO the crops III certain paris o. our own
country. What the damage Is-great or Ltte-cau
be told only when the grain Is threshed. lhe crops
OF the south this year are 80 much more extensive
than ever before that tnaJ part OF the country will
be an exporter Of smal grams instead OF a customer
Oi he " est. Last week Ine ieceiPt> OF Wheat III
Baltimore amounted 10 1.1OO,UOO bushels nearly
All Of Southern gIOwJ JA, against receipJs oI
100000 bushels III tins city. At tne
receipts. Chicago receiving only 4OJ,OOO bushels OF
wheat asi week agalns, l.IOG,OOO bushels the pre-
cedIug week, anu the receipts at IT. Louis also
show considerable IaiIIh- OIL al CAicdso 'ue
prices Tor wheat snow an average decline OF about
Il cents tor the week. Corn Is about cents
III gner tuan "a week az, ana ga 1Dout cent
lower PORK aud IATG were strong ana
close the week with advanc- Of % cents
and ID cents respectively. Ihe cotton speculation
during the weck developed weakness aud botn
SPOT and future suffered material declines
OIL duh re ports from Liverpool and Deter prospects
for the new crop: me Exports i''' ~ 5G4 SgA
bales for the preceding week, anu against l9,JZ2
bales for the week OF 1851. since ScpteADeT /,
lsSI the exports now foot Nd 3,035, l23 bales.
against 4.jU7 4J4 bales lnr the same time OF the
preceding year. The European stocks al dAtc are
300 500 ba.es against Lilo 500 baies at the salGe
J..
the QuantIy ahOat Tor Europe no" ls o'tuVO oAlts,
AGAINST 39I 900 bales at TINS datc las year Ddl
o1 tuAt quantity at1OaG D ", only 64OJO Daes are
American against $4,000 bales last year; Inc
irIn trade and that in metals generally Is
dull while prices are hrnIy neid III expectation oI
Il better demand IL l. reported:
The steel-rail trade has for time and still
N an ulsati.IactOry condition. Although most u tne
mills are supplied with orders ior month or two To
come tho perss ency o ou eIs III hodns aIool Tor 20
long Is beginning to teh seriously Ine pro4uc-
Ton enormous and has no" reached point where u
exceeds demand. AtIouSh having the dd'autage OF
considerable Item ID ne va 90 Hcl-H-s ~ l1et lFoI
Western inIr selling or a. 10y hsufo e.. Eastern
mills no dlns for ana me atei must soon I'o
fIfIre d / verr ana yaat tile bushes Is dOns
the Dasis OF s4 q 81 30 for ordinary sections
The condition OF the anthracite coal trade is fast
approaching tlaI o. decentralization. The EHgtaeer-
iag and Atning Journal says ~ 1t:
The anthracite coal trade dali and the anxiety TO move
coal Is cauaIr prices to ~eaAc' anu they may now De
said entirely indspndent Ol the Gifc aIs NOR 80
10 taA OF an advance IN oepcm cI. IAe june al
vance m~lc 10 move Aay COAL IL was IOlo~cd Dy
aci IN p1ccs ln The DeslAnine 0i July 10
june coal, and n both Instances Tie following Oh
Od absolutely good 10 attempt 10 start july coal Oy
tne Deg1uhlng Ol THIS montn anu yet there
ARE me- ocupy ug tne most influential position, DID the
cOal trade no nave belief N the efficacy Oi euch
wurn-Out sUulant. 10 tax serious advance for
-nIrtnler \, ae even tue jil, gres are oi gen, r.y
rumored they nOtJ, Is prcpostorol7
II the circulars OF the nanler had any meaning
acOn during tine tst lew months Las thoroughly
discreGted tneir value.
The Stock Exchange markets last week
variable, and wl.h few exceptional instances de-
yeiOpod nothing OF special interest except TO the
daily traders. The transactions III stocks aggre-
gated 9l6,l snares aInst l3l 900 tor
thr preceding week. b. classes, the Northwestern
list the hgu-prce coal stocks the Northern Pacific
system ana the southern AT aDtic STOCKS all show
more OF less final gains IN prices. The trunk-hne
shares the oOuthw estern stocks generally, esteTu
Union aud maJon y Oi the lOwprIcc shares are
lower than a week ago. The week was made I'D of
days tnaJ were acalve and buOyant, DAYS that were
aCuVe and weak ana days tnat were dul and fel-
turelesa But the chief characteristic OF the whole
weeks market was that of teveTishness and uucer-
tainty Yet here was no dnnllu Ion Of The specua-
tive eement aud there Is still almost universal
belief among operators. III a higher valuation lOr
All Kinds OF securities.
WEEKLY RANGE or PRICES.
For weuK Closirg.
Name ,-,-. - shares