New-York tribune., 1886-02-22

The bank at the Yo; cearlpS Clear House
and the stocks soId ~ the Ne"-lotA Stoch LNCu"nge
Tor the week or threo years compare a. follows:
Week ended Feb % 1854 Feb 81, 1855 Feb 20. lsSG
E1'nnses M sd-i295350 S4d5979$G4j $e9St S2t1 .; 6i
Tnc EXPORT OF some ~. 600 900 OF specie week
failed to disturb at a. the local money aud
position OF the associated bauks is still TOO strong for
cmuch anxiety to be felt yet on this account Rates fr
all Ioans worked with ease throughout tue week ana
per the prevailing Sure whom Stock EXCHANGE
coateras were used Al Ono llhle tnc late Iose W
per but that day the majority OF the loans
Sontnnst to be qaoted At low aSarss-3& per
cent Tho domestic exchanges are sun In favor
Of NowYork Tho market for foreign exohanges
has been dull but firm closed on the basis OF 81 s1A
ana - s9 for long ana short sterling, respectively
In the commercial situation there were no develop,
mcns that call for extended comment The speculation
in wheat dull and irregular, but toward the close
considerable engagements for export encOuraged oper-
ators advance prices though neither IN wheat nor
corn were the hnal gains OF material moment Cotton
aton not greatly increased General business has
not fully recovered from the effect OF the storms
and floods or week ago. but 10 has not abdted
whit Of its hopeful tone. In the drygoodS trade IN
some directions. however a more active movement Is
reported. Every phase OF the iron industry still pre-
features of encouragement We underStand tnst
tho Thomas Iron Company has booked orders for 10000
tons pig and has been compelled to refuse to take
any orders at ruling prices.
newspaper articles supplemented with the usual cNag
Of people in the railroad situation. The fail
Transcontlnental Association was followed ny
Of the Missouri River and there viii probably be
lions made In freight rates the territory But
the profits Pacific traffic have been extraordinary
under old tariff and the business or the Pacific roads
may eventually bo benefited by permanent establish
mcnt of sporation rates on moro moderate basis
The trunk line presidents seem determined 10 nou ther
agents up to the pooling agreement certainly testl
mony that cannot be gainsayed except Dy ahOhy NOUS
Or unanimous and emphatic TO the Iact nlt on Dotn
ensbound aud bound traffic east OF the MISSISSIPPI
there seldom, II been as close an observance
OF tho schedule rates exists Oday The advance III
live stock and dressed beef rates announced for arch
Uhough they are cents per 100 pounds under inc Daes
prev aing before the disastrous railroad waro loo4 ~
1ught to satisfy the ncredulous that an era OF railroad
harikar is not likely 10 open ior some tlne 10 como
gIance at the CHICAGO east-Dound tonnage statement
nrnte beow will show that II presents the same Ieat
n gains one week by some roads which had run Oehlh1
The week two and losses OF others that ha
been in the lead The tonnage shipped East last week
was nor only CAB larger than for the previous
week but 400 tons larger than for the corresponding
wsek IN 1855 and 49S tons above the same week OF
1851 As regards the DreXelMorgan syndicate the
street played freely with stories that >, thero
hnd bean hitch In its plans ln-
asmuch as most Of these pans nave
lived only i'm thel gnatiOns Of spectators they can
very readily meet hltch II Inose persons ~,
as matter OF fact Though 1t seems idle to roerate ne
statcmrnt the plaus OF the syndicate are snpy 10
asst The Reading reorganization trustees 10 carry ou
scheme for rehabiating the property, proVIuou tio
security holders wish to 10 so. dreat noise was huo
Yesterday over Mr.. Gowens purchase or the Reading
toc bsd nv the Vanderbilt estate, but that transaction
does NOT Give Mr. the sums necessary Tor MN 10
redenm mis- company's default or 10 assure hecprlS
holders OF his ability To reorganze their CLAIMS Oh
basis that will promise permanency. -.-
The following table shows tue tons anu pcrcentascs
.hpped by each OF the railroads East from chicago OF
four grain and provisions for the week onued last
SATURDAY, in comparison with tho samo week OF 1850
and 1884