New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-04
ggday In comparison with the same week of 1888 and

gS5day in comparison with the same week Of 1888 and
s e; S:s: s. n
81 :sa OHIO: 5E iss ssas ,ss =
s. .. e s Es sSfs Il
Totals....-...... sss7i 100 $3.50 100 5i,78s 100
The totals Of each article carried BY all the railroads in
inc weeks OF three years were as follows;
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Totals. son............ s0s7I $3.50 5i7sS
Inc cotton market has believed in war and in CON
traction in home so9sumpticn and while variable has
futures closed OF from to points from week ago.
spSSts declined gle and recovered = to lo cents for
movements OF three years are as follows:
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.
1928. lsssJs4. 1ssi!ss.
Since SEPTEMBER 1f' 47zSSis 4e5sSsS
EXPORTS.
SIR bales. Ss5 Ss
The iron trade developed indication of improve
menh Business was dull and prices weak. and buyers
be no remedy for the evl except further curtaiment
OF the produrt and that seems likely TO quickly as
turn an old dollar into present prices The
coal has gone from bad to The Pennsylvania
ahead OF the quantity allotted to it by the pool TO which
anything ne that R'e' osT Are Am sss
Eastern and Western markets are well supplied II
the competition OF that were not parties TO i
ana therefore the competition between anthracite and
btuminous for the remainder OF the season will probably
be more firm than before To all those familiar with
e trade tue situation looks more threatening than It
dents asserted that 1t impossible conceive OF cir
cumstances that would prevent the companies from
earning and paying the regular dividend upon their
stocks two of the larger panes did pay any for
several years after July l, 1876; another company has
not paid one since, and another has paid only two
three quarterly dividends under lease, that not
earned II the clouds do not fall history may repeat ITSELF
AT the Stock Exchange there feless markets,
ueved from weaTtsOme mOnOtOny only by occasional
spasms IN few special securities In Governments
there was only small business done; prices rmer
and then weakened OF that at the close the changes
In the bids advances OF Is for the dies and OF per
for the week. Little In State bonds but the
features were the higher prices paid for Tennessee and
was rs absolutely duh and eatureess the share
market marx outside OF few special issues thai
effort 10 produce lite In the stock market. Man
Kansas md Texas issues Atlantic and Paclhcs and
UuiOn PaChcs established advances OF less i'm
per cent on the payment NJ May interest, olehalf in
cash and onehaf In scrip, but generally the market
draggy and unnteresting.
The total transactions In stocks rs reported for the
week amounted only to 10000 shares, against
100000 shares for the preceding week. That says
without further comment that there was no general
speculation nor even respectable Trading By the board
of the ota Business and thsy are the
representative stocks OF the general market and
their fud changes as follows Advances Union
Pac tic Il and Pacific Mail aud Delaware Laekawanna
and Western, each percent declines Northwestern 4
aud 81 Paul and Central and Hudson. each 3 per cent
frhp exreutioua Important changes were Advance
Manhattan Consolidated. 6ai, and Consolidated Case
per cent deciues-Dclaware and Hudson aud Northern
Pacific, each 3 Denver and RIO Grandc. l's
West Point, & Canada Southern. l7s; Omaha
preferred. 3 and Michigan Central and Lake
re and Western. 32 per cent The outside conditions
were extremely unfaSorabe to an active speculation for
fighting al the railways low rates for both
passenger and freight business rates were heavily
cut dur NJ the week all the way 20 tue Pachc C0dsO,
the declining prices for coal and the general sguatOn
m business that prevents more hopeful view Of the
situation the owners Of the millions Of idle money.
the other hand. the ciqued condition OF the market
aud in money makes operations Oh the snort
side even Ia the most worthless Of securitis danger
prevails ard that has become 40 decJufanng 10 brokers'
Tue stocks however are for sale II market can be found
the ehuds known to sp'rui lon For instance, during
last week q widely puplshe all over the country
that the Onion Pacific Owned some S9pOOOOOO IN the
stocks aud bonds or other cuuplues aud ia and notes
The ngurrs approximately correct, but there Is
nothing new 10 the Intelligence Every one has always
known that tue company Was large owner OF cuitlrs
oi ~ collateral aud branch ruads Bnt this Sv'OOoODO
of salue appears In tue company balance sheet OF
frfnr of the total 81 3sg 900 OF the best pledged
aaaiu.t - 3ss 600 Uniun Pacific collateral trust
!. an. But furtAcr whether the amount owned Is
- 900 900 SIC. OOOuou. it all contributes Whatever
enrns the Uuu" Psc cs earnings hs the company
rcr,rts thcu Among tho stock and bonds S6.3Il.
N ,,ng a,d 81 Ivt 400 hands ~ the Oregon short
Line Railroad, which IA 1854 earned SJb2ol1 net.
gln.t nr.t charges amounting to $500 547 showing
deficit SI4d.BOO. In the same manner other shares
advertised and the wonder IA that II mas no effect
upon the demand. The outlook Tor next week does not
promise any greater nctyity than there last week.
table OF prices during the week Tor the
active aud representative stocks is more than usually
Interesting in that the closing prices OF March 81 are
prehIed.
WEEK. 7 RANGE.