New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-22

The cotton movement for the week include re-
CENTS AT the ports OF 90 7G balcsacaiust 2I22o
bale, for the week Of So. making thc total since
September !. 971.l4l bales, against "21So5 bale,
for the same time last year; the exports Tor The
week were 1887 bales, against 10, 10 bales FOR
the week Of lss2 making totals since September ]
3GI7Sf bale this year. against t23,o3' bale, for
l~A2 The stocls at date in American ports and
interior towns are 79S.32l bales, against 51i.G7s
bales M date Ie~2. and tho totals 81 European
stocks. including quantities aHoat for Europe, are
I.IIG.GOD bales, against l,l29.jOO making the
total visible supply now 1,9ii02l bales.
against I.1OI.l7s bales at this date lee2.
The speculation for future dclNcnc, was
variable during the week, bat at th" close
prices were lower and for spot cotton tho puccs are
oil from one week ago = cent.
The iron and coal trades continue 90 drnc. The
event Of the week in the iron trad" was further
reduction in the prices Of pig iron TO $50 90 for NO
and $40 80 for No. , but that reduction failed
to stimulate business. Stocks Of coal arr large at
all tine distributing points except al tidewatcr,
and the trade il dull. III, Engineering and Mining
journal says:
Prices are low aud sale, U-ht that the cIer,, o.
coal over tua; required 10 nl engagements previously
made must bc piled up spm"0 "rr. ~" Eastern tWl'l
exceptionally dul. while Tie river trade a. iS usually at
his lime ~ the year T. active the stocking up ~ the many
town. along The Hudson going ON now Some" i the
G rr and % t i , zee Wi, dye5 T. i. psrr nrc
quantities Of col The policy nppr- now 20 uli.Lg ' ~,
questioned Whether considerable quantity ~ coal VII
have 10 Dc stored az various points to relieve an cA
The dry-good, trade last week was dullcr than il
should be at this season OF the year. Distributions
from importers, manufacturer, and JohbcGs were
unusually slow. There were large auction sales Of
blankets. heavy woollcn, and imported silks, all OF
which realized low and unsatisfactory prices. en-
failing heavy losses on the manufacturer, aud i'm
portcrs.
The official report Of the eastward railway move
Incnt Of flour, grain and provisions from Chicago
for last week lends color 10 the reports that the
more northern lines had issued Orders TO their
agents To their proportion OF tI" business
10 be done" The total movement ot last week was
972I tons smaller than for the preceding week, yet
tlIc axe Shore, Michigan Central and Nickel Plate
carried $50 tons more than Tor the preceding
wcck-2l,lJf tons AGAINST 20,27s tons. The
totals Of last wccl, were % DOS tons moro than for
the week Of lsS2 and OBJ tons more than for the
wccl, 81 1881. OF the gain In the tonnage Of the
wcel, Of So the nix old lines secured 1916 tons
and they carried lO7SS tons les, than in the week
OF lsol. The percentage. of the various systems
compare a. follows The two old Vanderbilt lines
last week had 327 against 2-.j tho preceding
week - for the week of So, aud j3.3 per cent
in 1851 the two Pennsylvania line, had 23.o
against 2i.9 the preceding week, 4i.5 in 1852 and
BIG per cent in ISL the Baltimore aud Ohio had
o. against 10 for the preceding week, 81 In 1852
and 81 per cent In 1851 the Grand Trunk had
12.1 against 1914 for the preceding week, 80 in
IsS2 and o. per cent in 1881. OF the two new
lines Nickel Plate last week had 1872 against 1910
per cent for the preceding week and Eric had 81
against .. . per cent for the preceding week.
The following table shows the tons and pcrccn-
tagcs shipped, by each Of the railroads east Of Chi
cago, Of -four, grain aud provisions for Che week
ended last Saturday. in comparison with the same
week Of $50 and 1881: