New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31

| oats at the prlnclpal western poinJs VI dCCumhla
ton for four weeks compare AZ follows:
RECEIPTS.
ended bush ss fSgSsS sS55s I 6s$ss5
sH$s s Bee Sh 257S S 5S S55
ended Sa'n 17S8sS 5S 3sfsss sf tss
s9ds5 Bee g SusS sss9 5d5 s5
, Tho provision speculation was active at high
| figures but at the end pork is off 70 cents for the
week, and lard is about 30 cents lower. The ex-
port movement of all the products at least from this
port, were specially light for the week.
SPOT cotton at New-York is 1-16 higher than
week ago and for all the future months after some
depressions prices close the week with advances OF
about points The receipts at the ports last week
were POI $50 bales. against 25l,S23 bales Tor the
| same week in 1892, which makes the total since
September l, 3,41G,3j0 bales this year. against
g. 461 462 last year. The exports Of the week were
142 461 bales against $4,000 bales for last year,
and the totals since September are ,S136S9 bales
for this wear, against 2.0S2,047 bales last year.
The stocks at the ports are 1888 1875 bales against
o6O 9S1 bales at same date 1882, and at the interior
towns are 3s1.574 bales, against 332,5sO bales
The European stocks at date added to the quanti-
ties ahoat for Europe now are 1722,OOO bales,
against 1 727, 900 bales at the same date 1889.
The situation In the iron trade presents no new
features. Seemingly production has been reuuceu
to the capacities of consumption and hence prices
are steady, and the producers still at work speak
hopefIlly of better demand after New Year. The
situation of the anthracite coal trade is best told
by the action taken yesterday by the COM
paues, in coming TO the agreement to restrict
the production to three days a week for the
months of January, February and March. This ac-
ton may possibly he the means OF sustaining prices
at their present standards butt is question If the
present prices for coal will not work further cur
taiment in the demand.
Iron-makers, with iron at $1sa 800 per ton can
not afford to pay the same price for coal as when
! they are realizing $24G$2S per ton. And what Is
true with iron-makers is true with nearly all classes
OF manufacturers all are working on very small
! margins Of profits and are hoping for better de-
rnand for their productions in order TO sustain The
small margin there Is now A singular feature in
! this new arrangement is that it was proposed by
! the Reading Company which Philadelphia dis
pa ches almos, daily have informed us was unable
! tomect the demand for its coal and that the first
! signature 10 il was that of the Delaware Lacka-
wanna aad Western Company.
Probably never in the memory of one of our read
ers has the last week of the year before passed with
out spasmodic stringency in money at the specula-
! ton exchanges. Last week however was remark
ably exceptional. On one or two days the rates for
call loans on Stock Exchange collaterals temperate
" ruled as high as per cent but the general rate
was 2G2lo per cent, and yesterday as low rs hap
per cent And that dispite afairly iberalmovemen
! of money to the South and West. The domestic
changes New-Iork at the places named were
quoted yesterday as follows: Savannah, ls discount
to Is premIm Charleston, Is discount to par; New
Orleans, 81 discount for commercial and par for
| bank st. Louis, par; Chicago, par; Boston, 10 TO
! l. cents premium.
! Yesterdays bank statement compares with that
! of the same date Of 1889 as follows: Assets
Loans now are $l6,465, 800 greater; specie is 49,,
81 900 more, and the amount of legal tenders is
81 sl4 800 greater ltotalcash $40 655 900 greater
| Liabties-Deposts are now $4,000 400 greater,
and circulation is $2,17S,700 less The surplus
! reserve measured by the rule of % per cent TO
| deposits, now is $6,74S,950, against $3,375,400
and the proportion of the total reserves to the de-
post liabilities l27l0 per cent is 0.94 per cent
more than at date 1852.
The foreign exchanges were dull, and early were
weak on an absence in demand; later they were
frmer and closed on the basis of s14 and - $40
respectively for long and short sterling. All the
great European financial institutions last Thursday
showed important losses Of specie. The Bank of
England $3.50, 900 gold the Bauk of France 1885,
600 francs gold, and 100000 francs silver. and
the Imperial Bank Of Germany l0,3000 600 marks.
The stock Exchange markets last week
settled and irregular and generally more less de-
| pressed. Government bonds, however, continued
to rule firm, although the business done in them
much smaller than has been usual at this of
! the year: The closing bids show advances for the
| week of l2 per cent for the As, and Il per cent
for the los and decline of b per cent for the S.
! There was no business done In State bonds
that, is worthy of mention. For railroad
bonds there is marked absence Of the usual season
able demand, but prices for the best classes are firm
more because they are not offered, except in very
small lots, than because of the demand: Bonds OF
a speculative character, when Ct all active almost
| universally show declines. The West Shore hi1ts
after selling up TO 70ls again declined to IS under
the bonds will sell ex 2le per centin There were
rumors that the company lntendedto place second
mortgage upon ITS road. Unquestionably the COM
pany will have to resort TO some method of raising
sufficient sum of money 10 fully complete the
work in the same substantial and first class manner
| in which it thus far has been constructed; but
whatever be the method by which the necessary
funds may be raised, Ii Is certain that every addi-
tional dollar expended upon the road enhances the
security of the first mortgage bonds. Before the
| second mortgage placed upon the New York.
! Chicago and st. Louis Railroad, its first 6s used
to range at 90995i since then the price has ruled
very steadily above l02.
The share speculation of last week presented the
same general character that 1t has for preceding
from some further lquidations in the Northern Pa
ofos and their allied properties were entirely gov
erned by the conditons or the supposed conditions,
conflicting and contradictory reports and rumors OF
the probable outcome of the tTipartite agreement,
concerning the Iowa and Nebraska traffic, were
made to perform some duty IN the speculationi but
the sequel showed that such movements, as We're
made could as well have been accomplished without
their aid Tho uncertainty, however, was some.
what of factor in inducing the leaders TO the
course pursued On Monday the Market was
| sharply depressed and closed with an ap-
pearabce that looked to be critical, On Wed-
nesday-following ChrstmaSa ste@deE iegF vis
IDENTIFY the leading bears" thought their following
was growing uncOmfortably large THURSDAY tneIe