New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-01

During the calendar week the Sub-Treasury re-
deemed s. POI 300 Of called bonds its total paw
ments OF all kind, exceeded its receipts exclusive
Of those by an additional issue Of 81 $40 600 gold
ccrfifcatcs) by the sum of 81 .709.3G0 Naturally.
however because OF prepar ltiOns for January dis
bursemcnts for interest and dividends. money
worked closer az tho Stock Exchange and per
cent was the fair ruling rate for call loans there
were EXCEPTIONS both higher and lower. On Gov
ernmcnts, the rates were 3Gi per cent, but
there we're instances where the bonds were
borrowed for use where the money was adj
vanced at zig per cent. The domestic ex-
changes on Ncw-Yotk were without material
changes during the week aud at the close at the
places named arc quoted as follows: savannah
and Charleston. Il discount b. pari New Orleans,
~ 5Oa$2 discount for commercial and par for
bank; 81. Louis. 70 cents discount Chicago. 80
cents discount Boston, par to 10 cents premium.
The foreign exchanges were quiet. ~ they usually
are at the end of the year, and rates were quoted
about 10 cent lower per Z than at the end of the
preceding week.
The Bank OF Englands return for the week ended
"wednesday shows u loss of 100000 bullion ami
the proportion OF its reserve 10 its liabilities was
reduced ZIG TO 80 1l6 per cent against 34as per
cent nj the same date 1851, and 81 5-l6 IN 1850.
Since Wednesday the bank has gained GII,OOO
is weak al Paris, being at last dates quoted down
to % 20 francs to the for sight bills. The weekly
statement Of the Bank of France showed losses Of
3.325O francs gold and $50 900 francs liver
French rcntes made some recovery during the ieek,
but closed of again TO 1915, against 40 francs
a week ago
In commercial and mercantile circles last week
more interest was manifested in preparations for
striking the annual balances than in new ventures
hence a quietness usual to the season was the pre-
yailinQ feature. The receipts of corn and oats at
the Western points last week show considerable
gains on the receipts Of preceding weeks but of
wheat the receipts were only moderately greater
The speculation at Chicago was dull, but better
prices were made for wheat and corn, while ut the
close the changes from week ago for provisions
are small The exportmovement of those c0nmod
tiles shows no improvement. The markets
for cotton, both abroad and at home
have ruled weak The receipts at our ports
bales against 200 824 bales for the week OF 1881,
making the total receipts since September l.
3,46l, Ago bales this year. against $50, ~ naes
last year. Two weeks ago we wrote " 1t Is hardly
reasonable to expect that the same proportiOnate
Increase in the exports will continue Tor
any length of time, because the European
stocks were accumulating: since that time.
the stocks have increased from S31, 100 bales to
90s 900 bales Mt this date against $4,000 bales at
same date 1881, $50 700 bales 1850 ana 6la,oo0
bales 1879. Last week the exports were 159,960
bales against 172 LAO bales for the preceding week
thai and against o. 80 bales for the week of 1881;
There is no change to note In the iron aud metal
markets The Engineering aud Mining Journal says
of the anthracite coal trade:
The closing week OF the year Is naturally dull, and,
added to ths the weather has been very uniavorsbe
naturally restricting the CONSUMPTION or coal anu pe
sdes encouraging buyers IN the belief that they WIN
soon succeed IN getting their supplies at mnch lower
hgurcs. owing 10 two many special circumstances
wnie led TO sales at the close OF the year prices
have been weaker than the general situation woulu
seem 10 warrant IL L. obvious that thu COMPANIES
must soon take action to prevent an accumulation anu
serious decline In prices As yet nothing nae Deen
dne bnt we have every reason to believe that steps
will be taken at an early date.
The Stock Exchange markets last week whiie
dull were not without some Interesting leatHeh
Government bonds were moderately active ~