New-York tribune., 1883-11-05

of year ago, yesterdays shows changes as follows
Assets-LOans now are IS, ,966, 400 greater specie
y Ia 4 anu rn1 totaI cnsb 100
gTeater). Liabilites-Deposits are now $l0,23S,-
400 greater and circulation is S3, ,2l3, 900 less.
The domestic exchanges OH New-1Ork were with
out material changes all the week. The latest
quotations at the places named are as follows:
Savannah & discount to g premium; Charleston
5-1G discount to par; New-OTleans 81 discount for
commercial and par for bank; st Louis 10 cents
premium; Chicago 250j0 cents premium; Boston
) cents discount. The foreign exchanges were dull
but in the latter part of the week the tone of the
market was rather fmeT. Actual business is done
on the basis of 81 81 l2 and ST S4 respectively for
long and short sight sterling. More gold was re-
ceived from Europe during the week-about
81 $50, 000-and more is reported to be on the wayi
but this movement is from exceptional causes and
not because the exchange market favOrs it. As was
the case year ago predictions of large gold exports
made and much stress is laid upon the fact that
the merchandise balance of exports and imports for
the twelve months ended September 80, 1888, was
SLY 1926, 900 in favor of the exports, against an
excess of imports of Sl2 O54, ,492 for the months
ended September 30; or upon the other fact that
for the period from January TO September 30, 1883,
the exportswere in excess $47, $685. 203 against an
excess of exports for the same time of 1882 OF
,267 But sight is lost of the facts that for
the twelve months ended September 30, 1851, the
export excess was $240, ,249 $50, aud that for the
nino months ended at the same date the exports
cess was $l21,171 ,904. Neither is it mentioned
May L this year. At this time the business Of
eight months gave the exports an excess of Sl25,-
SS67G2. Now with four months added the
excess i'll the business from October |, 1882 is re-
duced to $117,326, 900. After this date in 1881,
when the merchandise balance for twelve months
was $240 249 $50, for nine months $12l III 904,
the total net gold imports amounted to only
$l4,500,0 600. We have no predictions to make as
TO the specie movement but for those who wish to
indulge in that luxury 1t is well to remember that
a comparison only with the business of last year
may prove delusive and that the exports OF Octo-
Der, November, and December of this year are
likely to fall much short of what they were
in the same months of 1882, viz, $71 ,53s, ,779,
$50, 1878 O74 and 500 1880, ,433 respectively. But
the imports also probably will show considerable
reduction.
The Stock Exchange markets generally were dull
all the way ont. At times there were small move
ments i'll Government bonds but finally the bids for
the Is were Il and for the Los slower while the 3s,
after an advance of a. closed unchanged. State
bonds were ne elected and the quotations for them
were little more than nominal Among railroad
bonds there were some special movements, like tho
advance for Missouri, Kansas and Texas seconds,
aud the decline for Erie second cOnsols; but gener-
ally the market was without feature, with small
fluctuations for the speculative kinds and at firm
figures for the first classes
The street speculation was inactive except IN
spots The weeks transactions amounted only 10
1,S7S,977 shares against 3,Os3573 shares for tho
preceding week. Oregon and Transcontncntal was
a marked feature and fluctuated violently between
AZ and , l. and finally showed gain of 4 per cent
Michigan Central early IN the week was active and
again rose to 81, but its final price, 9O7s shows
loss Of III per cent. Canadian Pacific tuctuated
between % and G4l2, but finally is cnly ls higher
than week ago. Oregon Railroad and Navigation
after selling mp g. closes with gain of per cent
The transactions in the Northern Paciiics for the
whole week not equal TO One-half of those for
each Of several DAYS III the preceding weeks. New
York and Ncw-Eugand Boston, Hartford and Eriel
with small transactions rose from 24l2 to 81 l4d
30l2. RumOralleges chat the cause for the advance
is contest for control at the approaching election
for directors. The business in Central of New
jersey amounted only TO 800 shares. and the fiuc-
tuatlOnS confined within 2 per cent II closed
with a loss of 3 per cent. The usually active stocks
generally show losses varying fTOm L to per cent:
Western Union y, ST. Paul and Union Pacific each
s.. Omaha b. Lake Shore and Reading each III,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western ia, Erie 2ls,
Central and Hudson 2 = per cent, etc, etc.
The following table shows the tons aud percen-
tages shipped by each of the railroads east of Chi
cago OF hOur, grain and provisions for the week
ended last Saturday. in comparison with the same
week of 1852 aud 1881:
Weeks ended No. 1881. 1852. 1888.