New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-25
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.

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Since September i6aes., 57Ss7So 474$5SSS 4eoi,s57
EXPORTS
Since september l. bales 1895 s,579.S5i s.e4g5i7
The iron trade remains quiet and unsatisfactory While
at SIS S So Sns % or Eo ae OF N
some interiors makers are privately quoted at $l5 The
Is developing interesting features. The combina
ton agreed upon an output OF 3o'Ooo,0oo
ae6g 1900 900 c tons s' 81 the ' $ocooSoo
TO-, IONS; 100000, or per cent were allotted 10
Company refused to join the combination the other
companies agreed to work the basis already made
leaving the percentage unchanged from the original
| Pennsylvania Railroad had received and marketed
allotted it and that intends continue disregard
the ease comfort of other companies so long as its
delivered at the rate Of 5s5 tons per year The
markets for both anthracite and bltumlnous are de-
morazed by an excess of supply at the West as we'll as
here The Engineering and Mining Journal directs
and says This burning without smoke, and being
clearly and cheap is likely TO become formidable COM
Although the markets tue Stock Exchange dull
all the week through there We're developed some inter-
opened with depression which added to by the
usual publication of the Lake Shores report Gifts business
deficit from the requirements OF the first charges lex
elusive OF the required application to the sinking fund OF
ment to any person who had made himself acquainted
with the character of the business done in that PERIOD
The price Of Lake Shore only declined IS from the
preceding Saturdays figures After The effects of that
upon only the milk and honey of possibly good things to
come The settlement OF the difficulties between the
continental railways by which the former
and cg @G0ey PaF
whatever danger there may have been that the steam
ship company 6y slaughter OF rates might deprive tns
most important speculative movement OF the week was
the development OF Mt Gould into peacemaker ne
Ingferu
tive officers OF all the roads made reply to Mr. Gouds
only by its simplicity that they not only willing
but anxious to restore rates ON passengers and
freight. There probably never was time when any
railroad official would have dared to make declaration
TO the contrary But the question IL how to do It, Inc
reply OF the Central and Hudson which was printed
cusvely In to-day's TRIBUNE only partly sets forth
the difficulties In the way; It deals only with the cues
the actual situaton-tho supply aud demand and the
financial necessities OF the respective companies How
ever. when the scheme was ripe 1t was launched
true character; its ensign bore the equivocai
statement Of satisfactory consultations and negotiations
between the officials OF the trunk lines. With them as
apparent aids the prices or stocks were advanced all
along the line But the episodes teach lesson III the
speculative situation Even one year ago the clrcula-
ton OF report that seemed to be so well founded as this
did for one day would nave started general speculative
mOyemcutOf course it would not have lasted, because
the later conditions then would have shown that IL
was not warrantcdj put last week the
movement In prices bean and ended with the Leaders
here and there rambling short contributed his mite,
but beyond haI there was no general usPosItoh SHOWN
to buy the report true. Therefore the total
sales Of stocks for the week amounted only to O3ss2O
shares against l4lOooS shares fOr tne preeeng Week.
and OF that amount une stocks furnished shares
Those nine stocks except Louisville and Nashville with
western and St Paul each L. Central and Hudson and
Lake shore. each Western Union, is; Union Pacific
ia Pacific Mall >; and Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western. 2is per cent. The other important advances
SON q; and Canadian Pacific and Manitoba each Il2
per The subjoned table gives the highest lowest
and closing prices aud the sales OF fortyhye active or
representative stocks and the final prices of the same
week ago: