New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-26

The bank exchanges at the New York Clearing House
and the stocks sold at the York Stock Exchange for
the week of three years compare as follows:
Week ended Oct p; 1891 Oct a. 1854 oct r. 1855,
TX .hsnges .t9j53iD.,29 sG'5 i9sa52 ss@SS75oiS
No share. sid. 3OJ0"l2 2lut.Jo5 5000 500
The foregoing comparison might lead 10
illusions IL IS remembered that the values of the
Of the smaller number Of shares sold in tho week
OF 1888 therefore IL must not be assumed that there
has bceu Increase IN the amount OF the exchanges
Le local money market WORK. little harder 30 that
rates OF per cent Or call loans last week were
not rare but the prevailing rate was per cent fis
class commercial paper at 5'2%i 2 yer cent vi oV
II bank during the nett few wccka Ar" To
decline ms rguidg as they have done recently But tho
latter proposition docs seem likely to within
week The Government Will be dlsbutslng
Irrr cents besides the ordinary monthly payment, FOR
and there seems tte probability That
the demand from the Interior VIII continue
even at H. present proportions much longer. Tho do
nestle Exchanges. while generally ruling against New
York. indicate no urgency. Tie latest quotations al thc
places named follows savannah. IA per cent
III count; Charleston. d discount to par; NcwOrisanr,
ioIi, 80 cents dI-count; Chicaso 90 discount;
Boston. 10 cents discount Tue foreign exchanges 90
not indicate any carly movement OF I"Ii to lurope ~
London the m"noy market continues 70 RUE easy ~
creased ia reserve per cont sIlhouSh II 1t Au-''lp-
~ bullion during tho week. The BAnA 0i France ihldn
gains Of over 2OOOOJD francs IN specie. The market
for exchanges rnic dun and rather weak so mat aiIcr
fluctuations Of cent. Tie hnal quotations %rre y
cent loser than week ago at - SLY anu 81 soi2
respectively for long and short sterling.
ia commercial and mercantile circles the week gem
features. Among merchants generally there ~
feeling OF satisfaction with the business that
has been done tins season, ana strong
conf rnce ia the future. Tho business with Retailers
throughout the country stionaby has been some
what retarded the unreasOnablY uid bat magnificent
weather Of the last two weeks; bat THIS issO vel under
stood that there Is little disappointment expressed NJ
the delay in rec4pt OF rcplensnng Orders. The an
thractc trade is st active In supplying domestic
schcln and actual prices have been advanced some 10
To . per tom. The product this year to october
Il s2iO77Is5 tons decrease from tho same periOd
last year lOG0 27 tons All the companies, Win
the exception OF and Erie behind their
respective quotas OF tho intended 3O.OOOOOO tens pro
duction for the year, the Pennsylvania Railroad ~
750O 900 tons aud the Erie Ia 10000 tons In excess 0t
their quotas Tho iron market presents no change either
IA the character OF the business In the standard quo
tatous and rails continue to rule at $50 per ton
nj the Eastern mills.
The Spectators in wheat suffered severe
setback during tho week and prices shcw u
decline OF about cents, Last tuesday
report OF large increase ia the visible supply ana one
that brought tho aggregate the largest IN the history
OF the country In the face OF tho comparatively sms
OF the last crops from the producers hsnus
was staggering blow. Since September .he receipts
ut the Western points have been 1l,SOO,0Oo Dusnehis
against 20 600 bushels for the same period OF 1881
aud bushels for the saue period or 1888 yet
tho visible supply now Ia 460000OO bushels against
81 900 600 bushels 1884 and 3O000.00O bushels IN
1883. Aud even yet the decline was not suifcicnt 70
stimulate exports, which last week were unusually
small Corn spoculativoly active and after SHARP
cInes are equal To only about cent The receipts OF
wheat and oats last week were fully up to the Ias
average but compared with lGst tho receipts OF
wheat less than onehan The movenent kastWsfa