New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
The statistics OF 5ne for tnreo years arc as
RECEIPTS Az PORTS.

since sept /, bales....-.296G,93l 3O7l,2V5 29l023
EXPORTS.
S2S tns t Ttef S S?s 5sS d5sg
The markets at tho Stock Exchange last week yerc
subject to influences arising from several events which
in the minds OF ordinary SPECTATORS generally re-
Parded as unayorable and these events came at time
when the question being sgtated In some Of the
had already taken place had fully discounted such Inn
provement I'm the general situation as had been made.
Under such conditions 1t was not surprising that the
death of Mr. Vanderbilt should have been shock to
passenger or single pound Of freight from anyfAroad
in the county The markets, however, very nearly
synopses of Mr. vanderbits viii published
street. A strange Interpretation even OF
Of bis death and all the Toms Dicks and HaTrys Of the
speculative circle with accord FASTENED torealize
whatever there was left OF their accrued profits to
hi chest prices of the week The result was week Of
in prices and nai closing which leaves figure, gener
ally SO much lower than week TO satisfy the
most earnest advocate Of reaction prices for the
of the and the actions Of the market afford favor
able opportunity for dispassonate brief review OF the
last three months No one disputes that the advance IN
the price OF securities, which began early
in Jg giS eP ns RqhS purpos
Of amagamating. combining and harmonizng the great
railway interests Of the country. The plans proposed
included a restoration OF rates both passenger and
freight. to remunerative figures. 1t was claimed and
what they two such properties
as New-York Central and Lake Shore could earn and
pay per cent dividends upon their respective stocks
and that all other railroad properties and securities
would Dc ProP0rt0mai benefited even without any
prices started and was carried through August and
course ony i'm movement in The general situation was
element IN the speculation Therefore the question:
Has there been any Improvement In the stuationis
worthy of special consideration at this moment and
which possibly may materially affect the prices at
made up to the middle OF November fully met all the
beneficial results TO be anticipated from the establish
ment Of harmonious relations between the railroads ana
the restoration of rates without that VS. supple
moUed NY an Improvement in the general situation that
gives promise OF an increased volume OF tranic. 800
For the consideration OF our readers we present Win
merchants generally has shown great Improvement
upon that Of last year and has proved remuncIatNe
The coal trade has met with demand for its product
which extent has proved to be much greater than was
anticipated by only few the prices have ruled low,
but the power to consume large quantity Is OF much
greater quencc the general situation than thc
question of price. steel rails S33 ton, instead OF
81 and the mills Ircady have contracts for de-
livery in ls>6 cqua! 10 about one-haf their capacity
AGAINST last year ovcrstOcked market and no de
maud. Iron. which has been the last article TO respond
any improvement. because the accumulated stocks
pressing upon the market large, and which gen
orally is regarded As the barometer OF business
in this country, finally comes To the front hl2cks
have been reduced the demand Is free at fun quotations
and promises to be SO large mat new furnaces are con
unualy going into blast ana IRON ore ma! become scarce
and Is commanding higher Curcs, and therefore mines
which for a long time have been unproluctve are now
being prepared Tor work WhGh wiz glNo 3'ul,iona!
tonnage TO the railroads Even the reports OF railway
the railways the West aud Northwest, which com
monty called grain roads while carrying at tho tnc
m & giy rrno1t. Of larrrr Ginning Therefore Il
must Doe supposed that 10 make up i'I l, 'o's M -'
there must be larger HoNem' " Oh E''''"
merchandise. Tie Eastern Iot"-; "Hl5 -,."
few OF which make more frequent reports '!l
also carrying less grain lhS 7 N'udI al '"' V'so"
of the wear bat II the sciOhici reports, which are
occasionally given out, can be relied uuon thr} TOO are
making handsome gains upon the earnings ot year ago
A, 10 the grain movement II may safely De said th4tN
only delayed Tho remainder % ne wheat crop Of
s-J yet too large % De held over 10y the farmers
and there j. the ordinary movable proportion OF
1,9ooOoo0oo corn crop yet 70 begin is movement IAe
Western elevators are nearly nAcd VINO tAe I-'--'h
elevators contain q smaller amount OF gram
than they u,nAiIy 90 AZ ~ ~ ,f-
inland naNlchNoni. lhr C,iPN,-'J a., ~,
elevators OF Ncw-lnrk harbor Is a'VIl --,v'''""v
bushels; they no" ho.d only ABOUT l-pV'''VV p.-"y7
of all grains. Tie one dark spot I'D tAr -ltuA"h is we
apparent lAtuA Iu,'o OF o '' , ,.
wheat. /, seems % Doe evident ilhl We must 'lt,vI
over n very LARGE norton OF tie 10000 600 bushels
estimated to cxp0rtabe surplus o. last years cfol or
submit % much lower figure, than the rG = Ao''Nons
,iti r.,, he somewhat eXae-,raol that the wtrAig
exports ~" ~. ,,t,,,.ify A.. iar-rrtb,u