New-York tribune., 1885-08-17


To,alsin sight.... 2o.4o2Oco lo.Sa4oOo ss.lie.ooo
Totals in sight Aug ~ 1882 ig41SSsSdss
Totals Totals in in ssS ssSs Aug Aug T. T. 1850 iYScSR
Thus U is seen that Just the time OF harvesting tho
new crop and with limited foreign demand and no
stock in sight is q good deal moro than double the
average stocks at the same date Of the preceding
Chicago is about 2lOoO.O0o bushels. 1t now has In
store 6ushes-l Dusne's OF Urn corn,
wheat has been received Milwaukee, capacity ss az
nearly cnOed wha, is to a 0' SS dCae y'h no aot
NOV moved out Yet the conditions of all the markets
ward movements drag with freights lower than they
before. It begins to look as II wheat crop
as It is the loss falls upon sections and Individuals
large crop of cotton is almost as good as assured
than 60O0OOO bales for 1884. Bur. unlike, wheat Il
upon markets that have only the ornary amount
not be expected that an income OF more than 20 per
cent in the product even with moderate increase ~
week ruled dull and the price declined l-lO cent?
futures were fuctuatng with DOWNWARD Inclination
statistics of the OF three years are rs fol-
RECEIPTS AT PORTS
lss9,ss. lsssysi; lssiLs5
Since september bales; oGj5S5 4.slosSs 47sO65o
EXPORTS.
s@es FSS Ss seSsLsp Ssss Sai @ as5s S s5ss
Turning to the iron and coal Industries there Is no
change for the better The meeting OF steel manufacture
az Long Branch resulted only III outlining plan or
limiting the product OF steel rails after the fashion or
the anthracite coal companies II the railroads we're ia
better financial condition there probably would be fair
demand for rails because many OF the roads arc saa
In need OF renewals that have been postponed ior the
double reason want of funds and desire To keep the
operating expenses al as low point as po,slne. III VIC
coal trade there Is an Immense amount OF wnishH 10
the Stock Exchange markets-talks OF advancing prices
aud reducing the quota for september; hui
prices for business continually find lower
never before was so large an Of unsold coal
above ground as there is now; A revolution may adj
ent conditions Every other Industry IN the country Is
now paying prices for coal hat are high compared Win
the prices Of their products iron cannot live at present
figures Is is singular fact that In all past depressions
anthracite coal has been the last TO obey the law of COM
At the stock Exchange last week all news was good
news and everything that glst for the mills
Chicago for the week ended August uIi9O tons was
were MAINTAINING the new schedule OF 20
cent" mat went into operation tby ORDER on Monday
July % Ia the shipments OF nearly 1000
tons 30 POI IL following week ended August =
was with the same confidence asserted 70 ne eyence
ihut the 20 cent rato was iully maini i'ued froDaoy
the went into practical operaton ~ all
becaus' simultaneously WIN lno .loi.,uI.ua , iI'' ~
Chicago on Friday that me open rate tletc was -
cents, which means l2i2 cents or less, The Central
Traffic Association In session IN Ncw-lork voted Ia
raise the rate {" 20 cents 10 take eject Mohiay Au-9
Il" That Is sample Of tue Influences hai played
strangost densons and yet tho one that perhaps j.
generally prevalent Than any otheris that carriers
and that all Is required s for gll ~ thcm 60 come
together. TO and maia.n any arbitrary rate they
no business that, Of necessity. - 80 depenaen.
upon general conditions We cite TIE fact thnt wheat
now moves only sncgshy e. the scbolri 10 ~ cents
per hnshei aud that 40 time when % Is lmpolei hy
dcnd weight 600 bushels 20 The Western points
OF accumulation u f. aud 20 10 always has been the
for transportation must nave certain ratio 20 ta'
value OF tho pro iuct transported nut continued talk
OF combinations ana OF advanced rates served to
furthcr stimulate local speculation wdich has
OF from 10 Q" 20 per cent since July u.
As an indlratiun ~ The local character ui the
speculation aad g. show how the transactions n Hots
are swollen 10 the moderate d1ily rurs that
ported favcragr for week 81 800 shares ete
the operations saturday of -urie one ~ tho bDnrt
traders: Alter turning over 2OOfO shares duflug tic
1000 shares. That h, trading lor the DAY furnish II
$4,000 shares o tho days total sales of asl3nu ract.
three who are his equals. IL sort of mcrj-en-
round affair ascending plane Thus inr
each revolution has marked % higher notch Ihc
low stock and Wild played prominent
iaat weeks operations ard the rrsurrctns ui them n
almost every instance. was the work of WHY room
specuiator Who can -et ~ and ont 10 less tr tlsh
takes an ordinary decide 90 act Tho halt
took well too with such outside ubDu- thcrr was;
the loss caut be much stock selling ai y 20 b.
per cent on Crura aud HUDSON" was The reasoning ~
The "puoc. ana O. such stocks is attention
was more particularly devoted. Iali,
r-nre" viii show that " ~ them made imnoriant a-
vauces during the wreLtou outral and lin Icon. Lake
shor. Eric tcc1nds. Aiclau 'chtr'' ore me pI"nh.u'
features n thfs class. Western ihinn nud Missouri in
cidc hofl, declines. Ihc tiaustri1ue ln -ipcAf
amounted 90 si3 shnr's against iOlf,sss Tor th'
GovrTnneft Bonds raici dun and barely steady. In
railway bonds nearly an The business Wnf oi -~culi-
tive character With advanced h-ures propoionatc win
those made In the share market Investments were
more than usually dGl. bat were nrm
Tire .uhoiucd table gives ihc highest lowest and unH
prices aud number shares sold. together with the na
figures o week ago Of niiy-a'e active or representa-
wEEKlY RANGE.