New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-31
at the principal Western points Of accumulation for four
weeks compare as follows:

81 the prlncpai western points oil ACCUMULATION io '
weeks compare as follows:
RECEIPTS.
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SHIPMENTS
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Wee ended Aug SS: e sSS
Since sept l. 1884 BUSH 7egq052l so272sss
Same Same % s lass ss S@sh sSSS44 sY
The speculation IN cotton only moderately aedve
but prices for futures we're fucuatins upon some UNI
Liverpool The Anal changes show advances OF from 10
70 ~ points for the early months and from 10 TO points
al the week As with s Se cotton crop
practically ends the subjoned statistics of the move
ments possess more than usual interest:
RECEIPTS At
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Since aS SSsn Sa'f' bales; ,55is sdt 5SS
EXPORTS.
s sG5 es wssn salf bales sS as S ess5
1he iron market betrsys better demand. but there IL
no Improvement In prices Manufacturers, of neces-
and last week there have been unusual nun
beers in the market The advance to $50 for steel rails
was naintaneo but that figure returns 10 pront except
to few favorably located mills Eighteen months ago
o ss aS@
the necessities for renewals by railways should make I'M
mediate, would soon restore prices to paying basis,
then there would still be the OF Idle plant and
idle capital to overcome.
The coal trade is still hampcred by large surplus
stocks which begin TO be felt at dewater when barges
being hired TO store IT. There general reduc-
ton I'm prices during the week TO such extent that II
is difficult TO name prices Pennsylvania stove coal Ia
reported to have been sold and delivered by "con-
tractors alongside New-York piers at SO So which is
equivalent to SO 80 10 the company at Newburg A we
said three weeks ago the failure TO reduce the allotted
quota for August az the demand OF majority CT the
companies was virtual abrogation of the combination
which existed only 10 regulate the output The septem-
Der output will restrict itself II the present excessive
supplies are not disposedof
The situation Of the transportation problem not
improved during the week. lack OF business laughs
at agreements ana combinations IL only Thurs
day. August 90 that the Central Traffic Association re-
peated its order OF two weeks before that EastbOund
from Chicago TO NewYork; the repeated order TO
go into effect last Monday II did into effect and
yesterday rates reported l2a for grain
and 10 cents tor provisions, which tho lowest open
rates ever before quoted Yet notwithstanding the low
and the pressure OF large supplies OF wheat and
provisions at Chicago, the railway movement for tho
week 300 tons less than in the preceding week
and only l,400 tons more than for the week OF
1884 when the Chicago elevators were nearly bare or
stuff. Tho absence of demand makes the low rate
the same active demand will make higher rate
with or without combinations and agreement between
the carriers.
The following table shows the tons and percentages
shipped by each OF the railroads East from Chicago Of
-four grain and provisions for the week ended last Sat
urdsy in comparison with the same week OF 1883 and
1854: