New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-29
hn-tfni effect upon some

nsv tariff ia having n hurtful effect upon some
branches of trade, hut 1t is prooaDTv fal 70 r.
move all the disabilities of the situation. fierce
trade journals give to that subject 700 o rea SON
portance, when they ascnoe 10 ~ a. Wv hing IN n
for L" the iron and steel irnes DIs resi
sneori no con Iit1on" OverprOduction ana reh
decrease in the consumption have sone,li"s ~ 20
with The .act hat no ohe tnhhs "a TlIicb are
Iarn, contracts for many mouths supply MN r.
usnaIIv made ar this time OF the az -"
Tnginecring and Mining Journal says Oh tho All
cite coal tiade: -,..si,.o, Pc
The market dun aud in an unsettled condition. re
cenf- Inc leading companies issued private clIcuI5
ANNOUNCING heavv reduction from former hoihih t
ra = bnt really coming nearer the luhiE 'hNS. -
action id not to have the desired elect anu ~ .
pretty generally undarstO'd tuat ev5h tneSe poN a.
prices are heavily cut Taerels growing Ieeiihs %
trust aDong the companies and We nave good eviueo
that taeT Is ample ca se or Il; Csh @ hoard me
consequences may he serious aud may leAa 70 Dr. 20
Injurious to all interests. consumers. mtah"he, Ho
wisely buying 0nN re IN hhu 20 mo ~ bave g"od
will rot be likely 10 abandon nnui the9 tuGe
cause feel certain that there Will be no open rup'
among tue trading producers
The stock markets last week generally were no.
tio-able for the absence of the buoyancy whlch
characterized the dealings OF the preceding Week
Governne bonls were inactive. with nearly ali
the business which dOae IN the liked date issues
at declining figures, while the quotations Ior inc
optional issues in which there were few transac-
tions, were advanced. The final changes IN the
blddings are rs follows: Advances per Genus 2
and 32 per cents, % per cent Declines-ls ana rs
each l. per cent In State bonds, the feature was
the sh lrp advances in prices for the Arkansas -
TO the rallroa Is: Fort Smith rose from 37A
to SO, Pine Bluffs from 80 TO 1873; ked MverS
from &c +, 40 aud Centrals from Isle to 20l2 These
| advances brought out an insignificant amonnt OF
bonds OF course the advance price for these DonnS
! IA basei upon tn, baof that the Judgment OF the
| Tnited 81 ties CiIcnit Court will he sustained
| which makes the issues hrst morlsa-e u Jpn
the separate railroads y is a's, TecenfIy
| have declined from 10 u %: The tennessee poius
were better in price, out tn translcg,ns VIZ tt
| small. Railroad bonds generally nave sAareh .Ho
fortunes of their kindred stocks, ana Us r1o ne
prices lower than week ago; Juielng Nv 'H1 9
course of prices. the offerings OF the oeS' CLASS u
! The stool sneculatIon was depressed from the
| beginning to the end OF the week. Only III lew
instances were there rapid declines IN prices put
there was gradual and continuous shrinhhge en- ~.
values. which waspot sufficient 10 make basis IoI
important rallies Except IN not tee tbs p Te
| OF most of the active stocks lower than tney
were on the last DAY of 1882. The recorded trans
actions for the week anon ted to sharTS'
| against Q 24g s57 shares for the preceding week.
and against 2l3,44 shares for the week proceed
ing that. An idea OF the character OF the sPccu..
! ton last week is furnished 10y the fact that SIX
stock 900 shares In the total puS
| ness which w8sdone: Denver and Rio Grande, with
transactions of 367 800 shares ranged from Dos To
IL and closed at ISIS against 90 werk ago oi
Pacific with transactions of 2s4 300 shares ranger
| from 1929 TO 9S4 and ended at us as~ins'
| IO2Is; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Ie-
corJei transactions of 1872 200 shares at from rs y
| 10 1851 and closed at l26 against TIA; >
| paul. with l9l 900 shares sold at d03'
sio5 closed at lCs soS 1s"i sba,c, lV .od
ranged from 81 - to 4Sls and closed at 40 against
5Oas and Louisville and Nashville w T1a s2;SUU
| 57io n week ago. The stocks next III ACTIVITY ~
| those mentioned We're Texas and Paclhc, North
western. Lake Shore Enc ami C-ntra
of New-Jcrsey. The stocks of Alton ana lerre
Hauie werc exceptionally strong; the common
| shows an advance TOR he week of 5 per cent and
the preferred stock one of per cent. Inc specuia
non WAS as purely local II has beel at any time
| INT there was a dribblIng selling OF stocks ny per
| sons who had them paid iOr ana important ddauu
| ties of some stocks were marketed tor foreign nc
! cnnnt Probably the steady decline added some
salcs to he short account but yesterday siocl
,oan market did not Indicate that tha' interest wa
| unusually large There was, however. steadle
feeling on the last day of the week than there mac
| been before to what extent naiufa buVlng Y
realize profits upon earlier short" sales CONTRIB
| nod in that st-adness IA "A matter Of conjecture.
WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICEs.