New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18

SUPPLIES AVAILABLE FOR CoNsUhPIloN'
1852 1881. 1880 io'''
rw "a 900 279 1872 4os l6l79e4s ls4oso2'
iTRIt's Oh hour ss7 26ss2s4 9sso77s 297S7e4
SAFES Of home
sITwn produce lols7 27o a27E24O ss05ooo 49Sooco
1o.., a24I55Ss % ss6-ss2 27,s25. 72G 2e,7i5,2sS
hIsa ssn aa 1T 1la4d ass I'd. 4os Cd AIS %
ana to on n1s 2o5 600 ls5sOO0
m. .o, tnu movement continues 10 make favor
abIe comna1sons with the movements OF 100 i nv
rsre,nts ~ ala the ports last week were Zo5,oIo
bales against "a .516 bales for ne WEN Vi 80
and ince September i. this wear they naNe sIhounu
ed ,o y N5l 369 bales. against 2oSO,o0f oa'es III
lie same time 1881 he exports rom az e S
norris last week were Z02, 1914 b.ies against loZo9I
i,s az Tor The week OF lseI and since SEPTEMBER
tbv b,y. amounted TO 74I, 172, against l,3l622O
hale, in the same line of 1851 Perhaps, however,
in is hardly reasonable to expect tLat the SAME
proportionate increase III the exports VIII continue
for auy length Of time. lie European STOCKS are
now larger imam they have been at TINS date IN
several preceding years, ana TIE c0Duiuoh % 'hc
Manchester markets does not warrant TIE eXpecta-
ton OF any greater consumption IN tnaj dlslIlcJ
tnan there was last year. A. date the s.ocA IA
Great Britain is Sos, 900 bats, aga nst O24OOO
bales III 1881, 464,7o oaI SIN 1850 and 4Oo, 1904
Oales liz 1870; the Continental stocks at tue "a o
dates respectively were 222.5O0 baes' ZZZ,ZiO
bales, 1Sl.l3l bales and S3,3O7 bales AT the
Same dates respectively, the Quantities af0at lor
r.urvl,- were $4,000 bales, $4,000 bales, $4,000
bales and ozO,330 bal s. Hence the totals OF
Europe compare as follows: Al date 1852 1.619.OOO
bates; 1851. l,3-0.570 bales 1850, 1,391.o
bales, 1879, l,3l2 3Ol OaIos.
The traue JOURNALS continue 10 make attempts 10
put the VA of the iron .rade III a favorable
way and profess 10 make hight OF The depression ~
the steel rad business a. uhlmpOrtan, lieu IN he
consumpu Ii o. icon. Ihe argument, however, Is o.
tue saIue .iud that LACEY put fOrtn tDat IOh Is
an uninpOrLanG lacbOr IN the coal trdde Neverlne-
less 1t Is aum.lted that the uiarhet III lTsnl Is
qulet, ana tn,re some considerable hesiiatloI,"
uuC " ii that the position staJSticaIJ vi pig
IRON Remains "A very gOou one," YET buyers lnsl
upon CONCESSIONS md have Oeen more successful Oh
late than hIJuerto" steel rails were ohercd a. S3S
durins The last week. Despite Official denlais tne
condition o. the an hracIte coal .rade Is CRITICAL
TIE Lng,heeTtng Ait,iHg journal Gays:
The anthracite coal Lr-de L. III unsettled CONDITION.
buyers hOdlng On WINE some sellers are making con
nothing but O prompt decision Oh Lao part OF the pro-
duoers UHiI-Cine for January, a II lhat does
durns holiday will not sIice; nor are sncu le is
lha takeu oy the heading company, OF ordering
Is lite affected by SUCH d reduction OF tine. Bayers
ave sGt up that p ices mast weaken con-
sdoIaDy Ia tAe near luuIe aod u. events Vi the last
to Dear them Oul in maj view.
Tie speculative portions Of the Stock Exchange
markers last were active and at times excited,
Dut the movement of the Investment part o. the
market was OF d humdruun cbdrocter. Nevertheless
Government bonus showed marked Improvements
M prices TINS Is usual at THIS season OF IN year
when 81 many persons make temporary lnves.-
lueuts in hem, even at The cApense OF borrowing
money, for tue purpose Oh escapmg taxation. lie
transactions at tne SOard were snalI, out a 1alf
amour, Ot business was done AT the Ctnccs OF the
large dcarrs, who seem 10 DC able u
su gply tue WAITS o. their Gus omers. The IS AID
Gaps have heen the tavOfltes, obaDy because the
D enliuins on hen benz comparatively so small
tnsS uiieT for Oss, Oh tue resales after
NeW-lear's Da,. h. hnal BIDS snow advances
from a week ago tolIUws: 4s g IS, y and
3Ls u per cent. 1hr4s AID Il 2s have been quoted
4. Ia ghc than the final blus whlcn for the - are
Unchanged from IA Weef ago state bonds were
.l.II AN. lor one most part Neglected. iennessees
a II IA fin Railroad 4 "A
cuaTacte, followed TIE M atoms o. III suare mar
act For ,Ie bet Classes tnere was al improved,
yet sman, demand, but 1t was pretty
Freely net by offerings at about the
cur. ent quotations. IN stock speculation was
active ;lu some mesi, atiOn Oh the nst day OF
tue week, The prices were boldly ADVANCED un II
Yesterday he lraDsac. IONS Tor TIE weeA ala oun ca
to 3,Z4V,UJo snare, against Z1l 800 sha'ts 40
the preceding week. ana aSdlnsI o,O[-, II shares
for Ave Jay - the prrce lag week III spccdla-
ton Iurn,u On the settlement OF the Northwest
railway war, but tnorc WAS dO Lack oil favorable re-
ports concerning UIneT properties, ana the reports
or lumOrs were UaCKed by such conspicuous ana
stuIuy buying a. 10 lOrce genera ADVANCE
Oh them. "fonts" also were distributed
of new comb nations to advance tne
rrIce of this aAd that STOCK. AM snch
"pOiuls" were re etectual III inducing "A IOIOw-
p IN mar, ct "a tnu character o. ina, last We,
than would be he most nus worthy sta eInents
o. ching the merits OF Jne proper lies represented.
With tLc Ciabs Cea. ers which maze a. tnc
present ma the quot t'on Is not one OF InelI,
Du. OF manipulation. Inc laliWdy wax was du-
justrd 50 a an agfecneIt 10 reStVIe rates -
coLcernel (nttie or 10 mag more was uOuel; me
Ouiahd pTOp.ry changed O"neiShlp, ana 5 stOcAs
sOld uig iier tnan before IN, IT hlstVy the
dealing III ST. Paul common stock amounted
To 4OI 900 shares, or 100000 snares more
,han the entire capitaI, ana Inc WhJie
mnrKef was ma 200 uing " mood. Yet the busl-
ness WAS confined TO even a smaller circle OI
uler;. ors than a few weeks ago uealt Ia only
500 900 shares per week. he advances bro gh,
some stoc rs market, both from EurUpe and from
nOme Inv stOTs here also ID IL IL. uOub- That III
the midst he excitement with the daily trausac-
IN Ia tN,.tN ~il.4IgP
the leaders OF ADVANCE made some heavy reaIl-
yll.ns. Yet Notwithstanding yesterLa, = ImpOT-
tant reactions here is naId. stock the list
which does STOW gains OF from 10 per cent
over the lguIes of a week ago.
WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICES.
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