New-York tribune., 1883-06-18


%lsa' ao'r 4i945 94s5 f31744 f51$74 3stsSs7 3s5ss7
Total OF Al cereals slOoolGI8 slOilO02j sil675930
Provisions, talOw
aad daiiy ltOd-
ucts.. ........,..... aOo9ea2 el55Ol5 e965,'l5
Total values, .$2ss55, 200 sI625504O si7O4i 354
he total exports of the articles named for the
five months ended May 81 for the three years
were valued as folows
fs:V.,a ss 9559 f9 '3i5 '325s$55 'Iss3l a3ss3.
Total values. si59 05ss55 e035l2,953 siI74SO90i
The bright spot III the general commercial stua-
tOn is furnished by yesterdays events at Chicago
Ii is not easy to believe that the collapse the Lard
speculation will not. for time at least check other
speculations grain and provisions. At all events
Chicago "coIuers" " of the staples OF life will
hardly receive further aid from public following
individual fortunes have been lost and more proba
bly will be: but losses which come from the break
ING of fictitious values of articles of commerce are
riches to the country. The Bureau Of Statistics
port Of the exports of grain. provisions, etc, for
May, when compared with the movements of May.
1881. as they above, offer timely comment on
the situation as II has been. In May, 1882, We did
not have the stuff export that tnat year should
be left out of the comparisons; but this year.
gardless of what may be the outcome of the grow
the cropsof 1882. than there was in May, 1881,
from tho crops OF 1880. Yet We that in May,
1881, We exported 630,43S bbls. of flour. 10,-
O26342 bush. of wheat and 7,2lS17I bush. of
corn against May OF this year. 501, 5j4 bbls of
-four 2p72. 1897 bush. of wheat anG G332, 1876
bush OF corn. The quantities of the principal
items OF provisions. ETC., exported in May, 1881,
aud May 1883. compare as fOllows-quantites for
1881 arr named trst Beef 13 202, $50 lbs. against
IiSG6,Gl4 lbs. bacon aud hams 2G065,o35 lbs.
against 17777,744 lbs; lard 29,009.179 lbs.
against 14.S12.3lS lbs: pork 60J0,25G lbs.
araiost 07s 035 lbs tallOw 1881 O39 los. against
4 7G7 $50 lbs, and cheese S,57l.253 lbs against
6Sl 1871 lbs. Those dIscTepaL CIcs largely be-
cause spcculalOn had marked prices when nothing
but absolute necessities (which did not exist would
buy our products. During the last two HceHs there
have been DAYS when the relative quotations would
have permitted of tho Importation OF wheat from
Liverpool without loss. II. rs many shrewd o5-
servers believe prices snail now FIND their normal
values IL may be expected that our exports will be
largely increased both IN quantities aud values.
Aside from the events CI yesterday there Was llt-
tie or no change ~ the commercial and mercantile
situations I he cotton market WAS dull with q de-
Ginning tendency for pr;cc3. Last week the exports
from all the gOrts amounted TO A. 73J bales saZtaSt
57OS7 bales Tor tde preceding week and 30 l7S
bales for The week of 1852 Since September 30
the exports have amounted 10 4,f92 900 bales
against g. 323 500 for the same time of the preced
ing year. little more business Is reported III iron,
aud the priccS are quoted as firm, because some
makers have expressed their determination 10 with.
d.aw ihcr products from the markets until the
weak holders are cleaned out. The coal trade pre-
scuts no new teafures. ne Eh0WeTtP aaG MWlRg
Journal says OF 1t:
Tue anthracite trade at present Is puzzle TO the most
intelligent observer The sangune lay DlcA stress upon
the tact the output ut the present time IL practically
100000 oas ahead Of last year. aud that TIE require
CORES Ondng period aet year, which would bring tac
total tonnage FOR lsS3 to 10000 900 it
ainnIning prccs we tne eaoicer Lehigh aud special
tad OF coal ar1 haaied at circular rates waont any
OF coal are rcd prices that are more ma, ter OF
barter notwithstanding these favorable iGetots, Dy
crs remain apathetc. There Ia no snap III the trade
Ihe demaud Tor manufacturing purposes 10 largely
abridged wnle dealers DO not seem disposed 10 lay ON
freely Notwithstanding the threatened advance on the
Ist July. which, 40 far w we eau ie1rn has not yes
wien il viii 10 used only domestic purposes, and
dcnand for uses supplied by the practically in
exn,sIiOe quantity OF bituinuous The present intense
rvnlry between The different concnding folds
for trade and their ability u put coal N the market
very low figures, as shown Ivy some OF the reecn, con
tr;s tmouishes anthraeits not 20 rear It's head toc
hlgn at present the manufacturing sizes, r II w
sPsn 1nS Tay asi IE It's "'0 '' IL anu
Practically tho local monetary situation was un- |
changed during the week. Money on call vas easy |
aud IN abundant supply all the time at 3lD2 per |
cent As the Sub-lreasurys gain OF ST. ,O98 495 for
the week ended Friday night was principally from |
transactions at the end oi the week, 1t Is probable
that yesterdays statement OF the averages very |
nearly represented the banks actual total reserve,
but 1t is evident that the banks held considerable
amount of country bauk-notes, which. BY forward
ing them to the Redemption Bureau at Washington,
may easily be converted into legsl-tender notes.
Tie domestic exchanges ruled steady all the week
rather favorable to New York. except at the East.
Foreign exchange was quiet and steady on the basis
OF "a S5ai and 81 ss'4GS4 so for long ard short
sterling respectively.
At the Stock Exchange the general feature of the
market was that of buoyancy. The business In oil
the departments was unusually well distributed.
Toward the end Of the week there were some hesi-
tation and reactions in prices The dealings IN stocks
amounted 10 l.064, S34 shares against 2,l74, 400
shares for the preceding week but no two or three
stocks last week held such prominent positions IN
che total transactions rs they did the preceding /
week. Until Thursday afternoon the advances were |
steady and general. After that there was rest, |
and the business smaller than before and prices
were weaker. Yet the speculative situation re- |
maps unchangedi the same sower is behind II that
there has been during all the late upward move |
ment There has been no general distribution |
VI stocks aud important shifting os interest I'M
questi0nably yesterdays events ct Chicago are |
favorable 10 the leading balls position. |
Notwithstanding the declines OF Friday and |
Saturday large majority OF the stocks |
show final advances on those OF week |
ago. aud the important changes in the principal
slocks are as folows: Adyances-Central OF New
jersey, 81. Paul and Western Union zach 7si CHI