New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-24
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.

or the iron market The EngnccrHJ aud Mining Jour
nal says: "Therc appears % be an Organized attempt
10 get the papers To boom the western IRON
trade, but IL does not produce much elect here
lt Is true however. that tho action OF tue steer
rail- makers In limiting the product for $50 10 100000
tons has stimulated a demand 20 that the price Is
about SIS, against ZIG month ago Ihe
the regulation OF the production OF 1850 and rs u
regulate prices Produ elton for this year. and
as there are penalties attached TO The violation OF the
agreement It can scarcely be eonsiaered very strong
The situation OF the anthracite coal trade goes from
had 10 worse. No agreement made by trades
union has been closely adhered TO than was that
90 August l. All the companies except tho
Erie Railroad that subscribed TO the agreement
their allotment and the Ene mad produced only $3.50
tons IN excess Of it, allotment Inc lyanis @
900 OF the amount which the cohDl-
Tsns o s't s J s II. S The
yania Rsroads excess The total prtduct on Ausnst
tons less than In the same seven months OF
1854. Durug July the stork OF coal at tidewaer IN
creased 152.537 tons 10 73i.7OO tons on August !.
against 672 267 tons August 1854 But tue stecks
do not nearly represent the actual
quantities on hand as they ala IN. IN Vs. Vs.,
is packed. and loaded arc
sdetraek ed everywhere. and to such an extent that
manufacturers Who can use only dust ana wns,e are
troubled In Obtaining e. haul the peculiar quality
which they require. the effort 70 reduce the quota ailoi
ell for August failed. and 1T meeting on Thnrsday
the directors Of the Delaware. Lachawhnnna and West
coal yitbomt rrgard 10 restriction there seems DO
little prospect OF any agreement for the september
sales nv billing coal IA smut coal This Is a method
OF marking price down without seeming TO do In
view ali conditions IL would seem as II coal vas
being mined for collateral well ~ for consumption
At the stock Exchange the speculation last week made
little advance The transactions ID STOCKS rolled up 10
2i564Os shares, against l,s3i,5ld Tor the preceding
week and the Issues doat IN number los, against lOI
ln the preceding week On Monday and Tuesday tIhrc
general aiYance all along tue sti put aiter that
dragng and The new fancies cane
| 10 the front Oregon aud Tnnscontinental gave
1903 200 shares last weeks business ana recorded
| final advAnce OF liz per cent. Omaha common.
which for the preceding week gave 1000 shares
and before that hal hardly been heard Of
for long time last week $500 shares ana esab
talked OF except the proposed combination aud CONSOLE
dalton OF railways The last one was the consolidation
OF the North and Omaha roads 10 having been
shown that the Northwestern Company hal M possible
Interest IN such movement except as Tree Rit the
minority of the shares OF the North western which do not
belong II, II was yesterday cOoy printed for a
reason faith the report that the story last night
| Was that two shares OF Omaha common might be er-
changed one share OF Northwest IL said that
such would be very advantageous 10 an In
hueDta who long or agrcat deal OF Omaha com
mon" The of this latest AMI choicest contribution
% Wall Street points, perhaps Willingly has stated one
the last have failed TO enlist sympathetic
public. In the past there have been too many side
arrangement that 10 tho advantage or Influential
parties rather than In the interest OF the corporation
which made the new issues OF indebtedness stocks
| Tho story also often repeated that some or the
larger holders of stock had realized ana that tho market
remained steady and nrIn after absorbing the large
blocks sold. Concerning this report there II nothing
visible that confirms It. Probably stocks in bulk
| exactly where they we're one and three weeks ago
| Hence short" sales peculiarly dangerous.
The subjOned table gives the hiHhc1t. lowest and fne
prices and number shares sod together with tho lima
figures week ago OF hftyclght active representa-
| two stocks:
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