New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-30

were 9O,177 bales against 6s,s17 bales, fui
the same week In 1882; since September 1, thd
exports have been 4.069.227 bales, agaiss4
year. The reduction in the price fpig iron notee
a week ago has failed to stimulate purchasers; the
market last week was as dull as ever and ethics
cheaper and coal or large reduction IN the peo1
duction to be inevitable. The anthracite coal
markets dull and unsettled; the large ompanie9
profess to be holding prices firm, but It is remarke
that their coal in second hands is selling slowly AZ
prices much below schedule, and individual recav<
ers are pressing their products on the markets.
The Stock Exchange markets last week wsrq
bonds early in the week led to little activity "a
lower prices, but later they were dull and quota
tons again were advanced so that the final bldg
show changes as follows: GIGS Il lower and As and
digs respectively ID and ls higher. State bonds
We're quiet. Attention is directed to a call printed
below for meeting OF the holders of Arkansas "a
to the Central Railroad Company: We understand
that officers of the company will be present at tho
meeting with a view of discussing method of set
Element. The railroad and miscellaneous bond
market at times was active. but the move
ments Of prices were irregular speculative kinds
generally were lower, but the better classes wero
firm and in some instances higher There is steady
absorption of first mortgage bonds that are con
sldered certain to pay their interest but have not
been rated as first class-some 6per cent bonds which
have been ruling at about par or under and Other
IS which sell at about s00S5. UnquestionahiY
there bonds of that description which safe
Rock Island Is, which are quoted at l25. Tho
late in vestnent demand is running to the CLASSIC
named and is likely TO cause slow but natural adj
vance 10 the prices of some issues. The syndicsto
which had the marketing of tue Northern Pacific
FIRST mortgage per cent bonds announces that e
has placed the last 000, 900 OF the O,0OOO00l
loan the price in the market is about l06.
The share speculation for the week may
be measured by the transactions which
are recorded as 1,249,972 shares against
2,7O6 1874 shares for the preceding week. Dull
a. the foregoing figures demonstrate tho
market to have BEEN there freque. and SOME
times interesting fluctuations; but generally they
80 plainly were the result OF clique Vaccinations
that they discouraged rather than stimulated trad
ing. Perhaps the operations IN Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western stock during the last four weeks
since April l best explain the state of the mar
ket az 1t IS now understood by average opera os-
From April to last night the transactions In Della
war , Lac Nawanna and Western have amounted to
1854 1872 shares-more than three times the amount
of the capital stock; in that time its price has
ranged from 1277sd 124s4 dividend on, to l3l = ex-
dIvIdend-a range of s34 per cent-and 1T closed
last night at 1918 or 4s per cent above Its lowest
price IN the period named. 81. Paul, Minneapolis
and danIto ba shows exceptional advance for the
week OF z "A per cent, and few other stocks show
gains of less than / per cent, but the market gen.
orally shows final losses ranging from q to L per
cent.
The following are Saturdays quotations for ua-
listed securities: