New-York tribune., 1886-01-29
CLOSING Prices or BOSTON STOORs.
Boston, Jan. %. 1896.


THURSDAY. Jan. 2s-P.M
The report Of the foreign commerce OF the United
States IN the Bureau of Statistics for the month OF
December, 1885, does not make so bad showingas
some interested parties have affected to believe that n
would. Compared with December, 1854, when the
export of merchandise aggregated the phenomenal fig
OF $9l 600 OOO the result to be unfayorabe.
and OF exports OF only S2237ss77 is shown,
against S49,173, 1862; but compared with December,
1888 the exports only Sl,340.000 smaller and the
imports 81 100000 smaller. and hence the excess
Of exports 100000 grea The countrys increased
capacity to purchase aud consume is shown in
$970OO0O greater imports In December 1885. than In
December, 1884, and in the values remaining
in warehouse Oh December 81, 1885. being
only S266 600 1885, against S32, ,2059s December 81,
1854 That is. during the year 1855 the country mas
consumed Of foreign imports nearly $6,00o.0O0 moro
than the imports made IL this year. The imports OF
specie and bullion during the month OF December
ceeded the exports S2154,Ol1. OF the imports
S56l7 7O6 was gold and 81 500 602 silver; OF the
exports 1854 gold and S3203,6s3 was silver.
balance the country's favor-ineluding the
mercandise and specie mOvement-fOr the month is
O224 s66 against $i946l $50 for December, 1884,
and 1896, ,Os9 for December, 1888. The following
table shows the comparative movements of merchandise
specie and the ne; balances for the months OF tAree
years:
MERCHANDISE.
Month Of December 1913. 1894. 1895
Imports. 55S85 4lio55S 5i35ii53
Excess of exports s2l 625 t67 s4ol73l82 s2237s.s77
ASD BULLION.
EnnSTts s?.s5i ssig$5 sSs39sS SSsS s4s9Sss 4is
Excess Excess OF e1pofts 1pSTas s76ei@3 s3s75i
NET BALANCES
Excess OF 39jOs9 $40 i6l 95G s20224 $50
For the three months ended September 80 tho debit
on merchandise account was $I2,4l6.000; the sue
and naaau
ber have changed that debit into credit for the six
months Of Si5 357 that is the last named three
months the exports exceeded the imports by tho
sum 500. .397, 600 Deducting the excess of specie
imports the net balance crediU Is S39OOOOOO smaller
than for the six months OF 1854 and Sli,30O0Oo less
than for the six months OF 1888. The specie movement
OF the last months divided as follows Exports
gold 81 2O7 $40; silver, Sl65ll,s impOrts-gold,
Sl63i6,3lO; silver, $l03js,l ,l0j. In view OF theso
facts is not scare gold exports at this time
little out place: The following shows the aggregate
movements resulting balances for six months OF three
years:
Imports ........... S3l,S0Io92 296jojoO SOij29S17
Excess Of exports 46l ,9O3Gc9 sms4S735 s45gsl.3j7
sPECIg AND BILLION.
EaPSFis aPSFts St5G97 9j557 54Sf1 ssS t%aGts 3Sdii5
Excess oflmpOrts $7.69Il5O slo,27aOi3 s5,os4,o2a
NET BALANCES.
Excess OF EXPORTS sjI27s5J9 s9JOG9C9o s3o,996,i3t
For the twelve months Of the calendar year OF 1885
the merchandise exports exceeded the imports clOl,
$50, against excess OF Sl2O.lQ,o6s for 1881.
The specie exports exceeded the imports r3,2s3322,
against an excess OF S7 in lssi ami hence tho
net excess exports forlss5 against
Sl47154.12s in 1884.
The stock Exchange markets to-day again were gen.
orally dull but they were not entirely devoid OF inter-
prices when attacked with vgor, yielded only to re.
bound however. soon as the ephemeral pressure was
| Da,f el
Illustration of the remark that II Is easy enough 10 mark
values down or per cent, but an entirely different
| made. and also that while the market
stocks for sale except such as are offered for the
short 81. Paul this morning with the whole
market opened steady, II not strong at 92e92h. but
| was driven down to 9lls. The movement hardly
there were some declines of lsa per cent, but the
suit is that ST Paul after transactions amounting td
10 400 shares closed at 5the same as last evening
and the general market from 5 70 per cent higher
! than last evening. New York ana New-England was
special feature ana with sales OF 5V'oV shaTes rose
lO4 to 43. and then after decline to ~ ended
AZ i2l The character OF the OnynE was slSn s % @ i-
Haven road not Id sympathy with the sehlonical
again was strong and from ll2i9 TO 1ll7sall4a
New-Jcrsey Contra, marked 4 gain OF per cent be-
lafure on the Baltimore and OhO's proposed bridge.
| Lake shore gained per cent and Deaware LteKar
wanna and Western and Union Pacihc eaeh g per cent
The market closed strong at about the best prices OF tho
TLe sunrrcasury to-day lost on balance S507 Az.
made mp by coin loss Of o9O less currency gain
o. Sl33Gl3 The days operations covered: Receipts.
| II O3S. .pGl; payments. SlG}6,l3s; resulting in bal
.nces of 325 80 currency and ~ - 9G3,290 coin.
! Tho local money market remains unch nged and easy
! AT = II l. per cent aud closed at li2 per cent.
| 1ne Clearing House statement was as follows; Tx
! changes. ~ O3. .25s, - balances. , j,O0l.6
/ me United States Treasury at WASHINGTON receVel
| SS5j 900 National bank notes for rc lempuon.
The receipts were r05p,'sl ana the lnterhn
! revenue receipts were S337,3j2.
Tho foreign exchanges are inactive aud steady at
! changed qnotltious Tor business follows: Bankers
} l = - Stcfllng
sccuyely; 5l7i2 and jlj FOR frAncsj % y and 9Ss
! ioc re chmarks; ~ and lo4 tor 2ulldelS
Governments strong with an 2ctiyo demand FOR
The is Bids were higher FOR the 81 and for tho Is
Il per cent higher Annexed are the closing quotations.:
Bid. ASK. Bid. Ask
L. s. lis 1891 reg ll2Hl?9i Y. $. cur 6s 1895. u.