New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15

The Government Official estimate Of the new cot
ton crop placing it 8 500 600 to G,OOOOOO bales,
stimulated the speculation so that there was
sharp advance IN prices fer futures, which, how
ever later was more than lost The demand for
spot cotton was hight, but prices gained about g
cent for the week The receipts at the ports
for the week were DDS, S97 bales, against
2O6 SO bales for the same week OF 1882, and since
September l they have been 1855 bales.
against 6s2076 bales in 1852. The exports
for the week were 74Os3 bales. against 1Ol, 300
bales for the same week last year. making the
totals since September l, go 537 bales for this
wear and 3OOG22 bales for 1882 The stocks at
ports at date are 5lJ.23S bales, against 3jG,l57
bales at the same date last year. TIE European
stocks at this date are s3s,3OO bales, against
$4,000 bales at this da'e last year. Thus it is the
present statistical situation Of cotton, as It is with
grain. that is more effective on the immediate mar
kcts than are the short crops Of this season. the
latter probably will prove effective on prices when
consumption shall have relieved the gorgcd mar
kets.
The situations of the iron and coal trade were not
improved during the week. Some additional furnaces
are blowing out aud the stock of iron as reported
shows some reduction, but rs the new system of
the coal companies in stacking stocks for heir own
account all over the country has been initiated to
extent DIV IRON ldrcI', Jt Nlitsdl ItlJltN Oh
stocks now fail as do those Of the coal companies
REPORTS at tide water" to tell the exact condition
Of stocks owned The great ease u money aids to
carry product by means Of consignce,' acccptances
Of shippers drafts, which makes class OF paper
that is regarded faYorabv for discount at banks
The coal companies as yet have done uo,hiug
toward the restriction Of product, AMI il is notice
able that the companies mostly cXtcnIed-,yCcpt
tlr Penusylyauia-aye those which oppose such ac-
ton.
The eastward railway movement OF flour, grain
and uroyslous from last week shows the usual dis
regard Of the pool percentages as recently al
lotted by Mr.. Commissioner Fink. Aud what is
true Of dead freight out Of Chicago Is uuqucston-
ably true of ali other freight movements both east
and west of which no weekly statements are made.
The movement Of last week was ., 1886 tons greater
than for the preceding week; 22,sGl tons greater
than for the week of 1882, and :, 800 tons greater
tnap for the week Of 1851. Yet the six old lines,
last week, carried only 11.7Gl tons than in
the week of 1882 and S,7l3 tons less than in the
week Of 1851. The percentages of the various
systems compare as follows: The two old Wander
hiIt lines last week had $50 against 29.G the pre-
cedIpp week. 400 for the week OF 1852. and 5G.l
nor cent in 1881 the two Pennsylvania lines had
"a o against 2l.6 the preceding week, All in
1880 and 2I.9 per cent in 1881 the Baltimore
ana Ohio had 10 against Ga for the preceding
week o. in 1882 and % per cent ~ 1881 the
Grand Trunk had 1914 against lS.J for the pre-
ced,pp week, s3 in 1852 and 90 per cent in
1881. OF the two new lines Nickel Plate last week
had 1919 against 1872 per cent for the preceding
week and Erie had 9s against III per cent for the
preceding week,
The following Table shows the tons and per-
centaces shipped, by each of the railroads east of
Chicago, of -four, grain and provisions for the
week ended last Saturday, IN comparison with the
same week of 1882 and 1887