New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-13

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The Custom House returns of l14, Vc'bH
b,t.i.u movement OF r"..n'ni1 'f Sow 81" b, n.A'
showing th.t fot rio. port rnmrtrf uuf'.ott iy with
Ala. f,,nusoftn. BOO ,ruruit u i.r rar rfp1ulut t,.i
n both 1883 nul tHe' Go iupul1 .i.r.iri
ihr r,pofis fLu,l.5Ip a.u.u.t 'Arraari ot
ruue lo7 tu. u4c vlra uf lrrN unl "i
sl.a.4plp tr tnr week pf l4-t Tao m."ra iI-i
week Gr9,IIp,JJ5l wore flp--,duo sr alter thh I"f
the We or l--3. AID 1880 I,2 greater than ur
for the week OF l--- the exports DpiHoA7dU we're
sl6Lau less than for the wo.k o. l-si, ami ei1-o'-
los ss than TO week 1i I---. For the tIrJ -'""
wcos Of hi- year the tmpor OF merchan le exceed tr
exports S-O4O2,12i, which T. Tllod79l7 n aer t-an
the excess of $50 and Is s2-9G2 less taI inc cX
oes for IN. same period Of l--2 The res s balances
after dedu ting the specie movements, on IN bu'ine' OF
tnrywo weeks for three years, are shown IL the sub
Joined table:
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM JANUARY To DATE.
MERCHANDISE ,. 80,
1r,ror-s .... sala 25s eyeiC-2iO s272.5si.l6s
LIports........... 2o34'4o7j zi5-7'-'7 I'2l'-,Olt
E1ccssof Imports slO 335l.272 sGo33,-y7 s-94c-l-i
SPECIE
Imports E1BoFs.: ::... 4i53i7 5o5E37 i5is74i
E1ce.sot exports. s59IGGI@ sL27389 s3ao33.e,7
MrRcHAyDlsE ASD srEuE.
Excess Of Imports. s7ol0sl23 $G.o0,3J5 S4i30-ib1
The reported in stocks to-day amour ed
to only 2Oj42O shares, but from that amount is ae-
due ed N. purcId-cs anu stlts lAdJ Wct' ldtc ~
matched orders, the real business done would 10, be
equal to one-hal OF tie amount Of reported sales SO
dun and uniut-rcstu a day has not been seen
at the stock Exchange in oyera year Yet the nominal
fluctuations in prces frequent enough and VIDE
enough to reflect business in 100000 shares Taxing
Delaware Lackawauna and We,teru for an example. the
ch racter the market Is established by the fact that
il rose IRON ILL., 10 1874 sales OF $500 shares half
sto H. and again declined to l12l4 sales OF 1900
sharesand again rose sale. OF 700 shares so
with the sudden cha and uc uaons In the whole
list but the char lcter II the general market less
ID trked than II was in Delaware Lack1wanna and West
err stock Prices were moved by wire, like
the cures IN "a Punch and Judy show, Gnd obserT
ers a. much astonished at tne seeming weakns s.
moment tey al the wonderful restoration
OF confidence in the next minute Manipulation toda!
and traders Of nj casses-those who
members OF the board and those who habit uay ire
quent brokers' Ofces-suply looked on with wonder at
what they either saw or read from the indicators
tape" The market opened Irregular hut with strong
Inclination 10 lower ngures; but that disposition By
methods already referred TO quickly, not reversed
butremeded The eadng stocks OF the sngs were
the a. those which have led tho speculation
for weeks past 3d. Paul at 1874 lsGs44e 93aG
s4ioas4A; Northwestern at 9glta ggs 1904 09os
g9is: Lake Shore at s0d9O4 a79A as1ias50A Cen
ral aud Hudson at l0i S105a1O4La lO4i9i Union
Pacific Of 43l4G44sa43lse44Aa 43si and western
Union at 634 1855 S64 z . 637s a05ssa 6Iss The
whole days movements we're entirely controlled
by local Influences, aud the outside reports and
rumors which, affecting railroad complications or ad-
justnents not Of an encouraging character. were
passed By a. factors IN the immediate situation The
market closed tiled at figures that neither the
highest lowest of the day.
The business in state bonds confined TO sales OF
So 900 Tennessee o. 39ia There were no transao-
| tiOns city bank stocks
Government bonds were duh and the prices we're
somex bat Irregular sales and bds for the A were