New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-20
usday in comparison with tho same week of 1888 and

arday In comparison with tho same week of 1888 and
Week ended April asfs 'ft ss
:1 ssss III ;IIi s Il; s ss
Baltimore and Ohio. 300 80 eS2S liz .5.9i3 g!
SIss: }Eiiss. tssS - iEts :s M rs
Totals........ 28.474 loo s2007 100 7O,5i0 100
The totals Of each article carried BY all the railroads in
the weeks or three years were as follows
s ss4s is s$s:: 1o: L.: 81, :5s 5ts ss5
Provisions tons. 6.OA Oils 7,lss
Totals tOns.................. 28.474 829O7 7o5is
The warike character of Mondays news occasioned
pancky feeling the Cotton Exchange and prices for
futures dropped some IS to 20 points. Following the
peaceful there was irregular recovery and the
for this and from to points for the next crop The
late planting season is Offset by the closing OF Eastern
Of s recovered fie cent and closed at ii cents The
statistics OF tina movements OF three years are as FOL
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.
lss2Jss; lsss6si. 1884 1881 ~! 9SS
s"cs so SS S1f' SS 4sSis 4e5Sis
EXPORTS
s sGS the e pSs s9lf bales s9 asS55
The iron markets are without essential change They
are dull, with hand-tomouh business and with some
the the anthracite trade seems to be in fair
form the distribution OF tonnage (not necessarily sales
up to that of the same time OF sSi The prices rallied
in the Eastern markets have been about 40 cents per
donorazed. coal sold from 81 so to 81 per
below the schedules which seems to Indicate that not
into consumption To those who in the spring Of 1876
studied the situation It existed then. when the old
not seem to give favorable comparison. There is
prospect probability of early rupture Of the
schedule prices in every market.
At the Stock Exchange the markets were moved by
IN I'm an
time ' have p'f held contro. "%ari wary"
having been sedulousy alleged to be ,,s 3
and would appreciate the advent of peaceful news on
Wednesday morning was met by the public dec e a
for a part OF day. Tho few who stu dabble IN
day concerning business OF the properties whether
OF not they earning or borrowing the money with
or worse can or viii the competition be so regulated
that the business done, be 1t little or great,
be done at remuneratlve rates; Or in what
proportion to earning capacity have the charges
during the last few years But with one class,
the important question is to the condition OF the
market Is it ever sold or ever bought aud with the
other clss,-the seekers after points Is what will the
cliques do to-day 1t is almost misnomer TO style
trading under such conditions market. Yet those
the actual editions that daily mako the specua-
tive prices at the Stock Exchange be the prices either
up down S3 per cent, and IL is probable that one
class is no successful In the collection OF shekes
than is The other Occasionally default, occurred or
expected takes those particular securities objected out
Of the general average and for a time they enjoy
market all by themselves but he who thinks that such
things special and In way related TO
the general situation Is regarded ocogenarian too
far removed TO comprehend tho existing CIVILIZATION
and II he backs any such opinion with his money, he
and II surely Will soon part company Aside from the
effects o. simple will power the proposition OF the
Pacific Mail Company to the railroads for adjustment
OF their differences made active factor III the
reasoning OF the average speculatOr But probably
would be hard TO devise q scheme that
would not sooner gain the approval OF the
SOuthciL Pacific Company than tho one
proposed The sharp declines in the bonds and stocks
Of the Lake Erie and Western led TO the opinion OF de-
fault May In payment Of interest on the first mort
gage bonds the default probably Will be made. Other
defaults postpOnements limited at among which,
OF course were Central OF New.Jersey, convertible,
S44GO0O0; adjustments, S5,454,OOO, and debentures
-, 100000.
Government bonds ruled dull and strong all the week.
bids advanced 4 for the 3s and is and ls for the
4l2s The market for railroad bonds was
Endred the stocks that specuatvey less active
against Ss3 shares for the preceding week. but
six stocks that each gave 100000 shares furnished
IOs5 700 and five others that each gave 10000
shares contributed l65 800 shares making the total for
eleven stocks 200 shares and leaving for the other
egbty-two stocks that traded in only $4,000
: ares. When IL Is understood that the highest
prices ~ the week generally were
made either on Wednesday early Thurs
mOrnir the movements are sufficiently explained by
tue suhoined table which gives the highest lowest and
nua prices for the and the sales OF Ortysx active
or representative stocks, and the nal prices OF week
ago:
WEEKLY RANGE.