New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-25

265, $50 bales for the week Of 1891 and since Nan
Ss9 bales against 5o32 4sSbales for the same tISs
able comparison with the week OF 1881 but we,s
10000 bales less than for the preceding weeI -
this year; they were 172,i45 bales, against
$3.50 bales for the week ~ 1881 ana
since September l they have amounted 10 Dl q IA
bales against 40G, 105 bales for the same period 80
1881. there were no new developments IN the ron
trade. Scotch pig j. arriving 10 considerable oman.
titles and - taking ihe market. Steel rails ara
quoted steadier at S391S $40. against $50 a year
ago, and manufactured iron is weak. The situation
of The nthraclie Goa trade Is unchanged Inc III.
cheering and Mining Journal says Of it.:
We cannot report any Improvement In the anthracite
coal trade which romans as unsettled az as been Tor
that break In prices must come at early date and
they restrict their purchases 10 what y absolutely neces
sary and they DO take lot 10 Is always nm.
der the fear that before nall OF IL has gone nto
consumption they might have done better While taess
points which 10 favor this view, II has gained
a currency far beyond merits winch the circam.
stances upon when It 10 based eEttle it 20.
The feature Of the week In the dry good, trads
WAS a large movement In certain makes Oh staple
cOttOnS which the result OF q reduction OF l1z
y cent per yard in prices. Among the dealers I'M
holiday goods the complaint OF "A dull trade is gen.
eral.
1t was either the holiday season or something elsa
that con trbued to the sudd n change from Tie ae-
tIyity Of preceding weeks TO extreme duinps. ash
week ut he stock Exchange. Atall events those
markets exhibited little effects Of no iday our
chases. Government bonds were only moderately
active az any tlmr, ana at the END All The Issueg
show declines IN the blddmgs as follows: 3l2s IL;
IS, IA; 4l2s, p, and Is a per cent stale bonds
were quiet aud generally were neglected, but the
Tennessee Us established an advance
of ~ per cent, while the com
promise bonds, after being MP 1 per cent. closed
unchanged at -. The dealings in railroad bOuds
presented no special features there was a retail de-
nand for some OF the btst classes but 1t was fully
met by the supply some of the speculative issues
tuctuated IN mario limits. aud for some which
have been selling relatively low for their well as
sured prospects, better prlceS were seemingly per-
manent y established The business in stocks was
dull speculation halted, and operators OF all de-
grees were all at sea-" despite the sanguine talks
on both sIdes OF the account TO the next turn of
the speculative wheel. But it is PLAIN
TACT that the dulness, which recorded only
l339,6OO shares as the total transact ions against
$40 900 shares for the preceding week has fol-
loved sharp advance, which ranged from 10 10
winch were specially interesting to the market
were the publication of statements by the ivan.
derbt Railroads IA full annual report for The wear
ending September 80 by the Central and llugson
Company, aud partial reports Tor the year 10 end
December 81 by the Lake Shore, the Michigan
Central ana Hudson report was sur
prise, while the favorable character OF
the other three reports had been anfici-
pated because or previous unofficial predictions
OF what they were 10 be. The ndcuatIOns for tha
week hardly exceeded per cent in any ock and
with few exceptions the mai changes from n week
ago are unimpOrtant. They are insignificant be.
cause, except some sales for Eu4 Opean and domestic
iuves OTs, the whole business was little moro than
a swapping Oflack-kniYes between habitual tradeTs
The Stock Exchange yesterday adjourned until
Tuesday December 20, at IL O'CLOCK "a. III.
WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICES
For the week. Closing.
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