New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13

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Totals. 52.4s4 100 o7,s5s 100 sa,oss 100
The totals OF each article carried By all the railroads In
the weeks OF three years were rs follows
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The speculation in cotton after tho holidays opened
Monday morning with depression, ana after small
fluctuations approached pancky condition on the re-
was recovery but yesterday another decline ief
i nSnres at the lowest OF the week The decline: for
Is to 20 for the next crop Spot e lower IL l.I6
cents for mddling upands The statistics Of the move
ments OF three years are as follows:
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.
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Neither the iron coal trades developed any notable
changes In their conditions prices for anthracite coal
are weaker under continued changes by from
capacity Of furnaces in blast 1000 per week Of
charcoal iron; 10000 per week OF anthracite iron;
in and out Of blast is as follows; Charcoal
80 per cent In 70 per cent ont anthracite 40 per cent
In 90 per cent out; coke 10 cent In 50 cent
out average AZ per cent I'm. and - per cent out
AZ the stock Exchange the interesting and important
feature OF the week the developments OF a clique
power sufficient to control the fluctuations OF prices OF
speculative securities despite dulness and uEtOward
events: OF course much OF this strength Is derived
from the abundance OF and the low for money and
controlling spirits But the that the
quantity OF stocks coming upon the market except such
as drlDole from Europe, Is inilneslma. Government
bonds dull with some variation in the temper OF
me put they closed strong with the bids advanced
s per cent for the A and 42 and q per cent for tho
3s-the latter upon the almost certainty that with the
condition OF the Treasury and probable reduced
time There better business done than usual in
state bonds but the dealings were without signin-
issues Is declined A. and the compromise issues to
3d. Railroad bond. ruled duh, but finally the specula
the share markets and gave good recoveries Erie
seconds, at 557s show net gain OF So and New York.
The Central Of New-Jersey consos up per cent
at o. while other issues recovered the declines OF early
are both small. but are about equal.
The whole story OF the stock speculation is told in the
few words written above Prices iucusted within naf-
row limits till Thursday. when the made
the oc. aston for an active advance Friday the market
was left To drift whittier 1t listed and this resulted IN
loss Of nearly all Of Thursdays gains But yesterday
the leading operators again took control and prices
rose to and closed at the best OF the week.
barring such small reactions occurred just before the
end The transactions Tor the week amounted to
ceding week tive days. Last week five stocks that each
that furnished over 25 600 shares,
IO203I2 shares 10 the weeks total Nearly All thc
stocks show final gains, but the conspicuous
arc Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 2as: North
western 27 and St Paul 3l per cent Delaware and Hud
shows gain of per and Central OF New-Jersey
one OF 2 per cent The movements were dull and SLOW
all way out when not stimulated into activity by
local methods At the close OF the week the market was
strong In figures but gave no indication Of the futlre
price for the and the sale fortytwo active
representative stocks and the final prices OF week
ago:
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