New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-14

AZ shown above the low rates have not vet moved
provisions ont of Chicago IN any large quantltleS
The movement last week was larger than Tor the
preceding eek. but il was l,2OO tons smaller than
for the week Of 1883 and only ltIe larger than III
the week Of lae2 Spectators hold PROVISIONS
firm After decline carly IN the week Their prices
rallied and closed with advances Of IL % Tor PORK
and Dig cents for lard.
The cotton speculation while huctuating and
sometimes irregular has been successful in making
higher auge of values. Futures closed from %
to 81 points higher for this crop and from II 10 20
Of a cent higher. The weeks receipts uuus-
ualy small, but also were the exports.
The statistics iE ro are ss 1 %ts were inc re-
bales against - 935 bales for the same week
in 1ss3-whch makes the total since September l,
4649.774 bales this year, against 5,4s6 l3S bales
last year The exports of the week were 81 $50
bales against 99.4S0 bales FOR the last year, and
the totals since September are 3,4l3727 bales
for this year. against 394l.1O7 bales last wear.
here were no new developments IN the iron
markets While the business done Is reported 70 bs
small aud of hand-to mouth character, maAers are
firm IN no ding 10 the present low standard OF
value. and they say that prices cannot 90 lower.
The stock Of pig in hands of makers IN April was
about 5000 tons greater than on March l. In the
anthracite Goa trade much intere t Is manifested
to see the effect upon the trade of the total
suspension Of output for the whole of this week,
which relieves the market of At least 100000 tons
OF coal which would have been produced II work had
been continued. Opinions differ as 10 the extent OF
the effect Of short restriction If is not followed
by an announced policy for the future months.
he noticeable feature ~ the dry goods line Is
wider and perhaps a speculative demand for some
standard makes OF cotton goods because of the re-
cent high prices for the raw material. Generally
the movements Of the trade were slow and IN mod
crate quantities.
The total exports Of specie for the week Includ-
ing S79s 900 by Adratic April >, and omitted from
Custom House returns of preceding week was SO,
1874 634. of which SASS .037 was ia gold coin and
bars and the remainder Ia silver. Of the gold
$306,317 was sent 10 Havana and South American
ports. The mystery of the last two weeks bank
statement IS explained. While the error on ths
part Of one bank III reporting specie for legal ten
ders and legal tenders for specie has made differ
ence IN the reported of the total reserves the
substitution has upset all calculations of the banks
actual reserves that were based upon the known
movements of each kind of money. The Park Bank,
in statement of April reported Specie, 81 ,056,-
100 legal tenders, 81 4l52OO while the facts were
exactly the reverse. In yesterdays statement the
figures again find their proper place. This accounts
for what week ago seemed to be unaccOuntable:
loss by statement April OF specie as great as So
O00, 900, and gain of legal tenders of $4,000,
and, for what made yesterdays statement mys-
ferrous, gain IN specie of $1,9l4,000 and loss in
legal tenders as great as -, 4o5,7OO. Therefore,
leaving the statement OF April 5 out of the Ques-
ton, comparison Of yesterdays figures with those
of March 20 shows the loss for two weeks TO have
been So 1872, 700 in specie and 81 ,5467O0 in legal
acknowledgements that, as representing averages,
are rec0nciable with the Irezsury's operations,
the exports of specie and the known Interior move
ments of money. But they show that yesterdays
statement was made on falling averages for both
specie and legal tenders 10 such extent that the
sum total of both actually held the close Of bust
ness on Friday, probably, was about Sl,oUOOOO
less than the amount reported. The figures CT yes
terday's bank statement compare with those ~ the
corresponding date of last year as follows: .labI
ities-Dep0sits increased $50, 203 800 and circnla
tioa decreased 81, l57 400 net increase in labili
ties, $5S, 045, 800. Assets-Cash increased SlS,-
200 and Gsss s1as
In assets $57, 155 900. The surplus now IL
s3, 616,425. against q deficit of S2s9. 1850 year