New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05

WITH periods which showed very large declines from the
earnings OF 1888 Compared with 1885, when the mile
ago was pa miles less than now, the earnings are
S29510O less for the fourth week. and 475 $50 less for
the month For the first quarter OF the companys
year the gross earnings for hee years have been as fol-
lows: 1883, $6,776,351; 1884. s6,oOO,367; 1885,
S5,909,sS6. Next Chicago and Alton with loss
for the fourth week of $179l4 from 1884, and of
S34227 from 1882 and for the month Of $I35506 from
1884, and 157 from 1888. St Louis and San Fran
cisco shows losses of 500 for the week from 1884,
and $1,000 from 1888 and for the month $4,000 from
1884 and $27, 800 from 1888. Northern Pacific losses
for the month OF 703 from 1884, and s67726 from
1883 Canadian Pacific shows its usual increase the
same as did Manitoba while 1t continuing its con.
struction Of road; and Mexican Central shows good
gain on the mileage in 1884 Union
Pacific made its report for the rst month July of its
best half year and shows a loss in net earnings Of
S22s30s from 1884 and $l93,277 from 1888 The loss
from 1884 Is almost entirely due to increase Of
5740O in the operating expenses In this fact there
Is significance when 1t is remembered that 1t in
july 1884, that the administration began to use
the pruningknife the operating expenses which
suited In making favorable showing for the last six
months Of 1884. And taken in connection with
the fact that tina operating expenses of July,
1885, are $4,000 greater than in July, 1888.
it suggests that skinning in railroad
expenses species OF saving the spigot and vast
to three ago what tho July result has proved
to be, informed that the August returns-which
will compare with 81 ,245,l 02 net earnings-will be
more favorable than the July report.
The condition of the stock speculate on however is
such that cannot be said that much influenced
by the publication OF these simple facts and figures
Prices generally declined early in tho day because of
continuation of yesterdays late selling ORDERS but they
made good and In instances full reoJyoTes when
the selling ceased and the market became dull Union
Pacific which furnished "a 700 shares toward the days
total OF PAL 769 shares. did fall away from 40 to Ala
recovered TO 1915 at the close Northwestern early
declined y 20 97s but after the publication of the
earnings it rose to % and closed at 97 and st. Paul,
which had sold from 779 to 76D, closed at 77e Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western early declined y to 100
and later sold mt l0ls and Reading after drop
ing 24 to l7l2. recovered to 1883 Central OF NewJer
sey easily carried down "a per cent to 48la and
closed 47 Lake Shore after fluctuations between 20
and Tile nnay at 7o7s was & higher than last evening,
aud Central and Hudson Oslo and 9Ss closed unchanged
9So Louisville aud Nashville ranged between 4i7s
and 453 ald at 45l4 at the end was l9 higher
than last evening, and Western Union after
variations OF q per 70a g lower than last
evening Except IN the stocks named the market was
extremely duh and tho ending showed small declines OF
isQ 3 per cent
Government bonds dull ana steady for the coin
Issues bids currency IS advanced about o per
cent Annexed are the closing quotations;