New-York tribune., 1886-04-26

whilo certain localities there developments Of
dtonal labor troubles and hreatenings OF more with
the incoming of next month, the general situation at tc
end o the week To he In better shape than al It's
beginning The soutnwestern system OF railroads.
to he moving Its passengers and freight In tho usual
manner and with little or no interference. and according
ling unusually large quantity OF freight The Lake
Shore strike has been settled seemingly to the entire
satisfaction of the ana its employees and there
generally manifested legs disposition the part Of
wsgeearners to rush preciptaely into starvation with
first resorting methods for the redrcssing
OF grievances II any exist. The Northwestern and the
Transcontincnta railroads without having come to any
have ceased their ruinOus warfare OF rates
ns ss rates Sos for 'As sd
freight The Eastern trunk lines are fully main tanning
ing profitable instead OF losing business Ine west
bound traffic Is fully equal to tnat OF last year whie he
they then. the East.boun, except the through
traffic. is OF fair dimensions and because the roads let
competing for 1t at ID cents Or less per 100 pounds tho
obtained on tho other traffic are twice those Of
Chicago last week amounted only to 1858 tons,
against CO. 10 tons for the corresponding week OF 1888
and G7 800 tons for the week Of 1854 But comparison
with the large business OF the two preceding years.
when the roads were carrying freight at from TO /:
cents per 100 pounds. IS much lie comparison or
tho present surplus OF the banks with the exceptional
Atlantic shipments, which not included n
last weeks - report and making small small
the Lake Shore road the figures Of last week proba
bly, would not make an unfavorable comparison with
respectively 30 733 tons ~ ,357 tons. There
fair distribution of general merchandise and prices
tained As yet there indications OF large
auction sales TO close up the season.
The Stock Exchange markets were quiet and unnter-
estng. The total transactions In stocks for the week
five days. amounted only to 932.7l5 shares against
1887 % shares for the preceding full week. The bus
restricted by the labor agitations and by an
uneasness I'm regard to further developments In that
direction after May l. Yet the owners OF securities hold
them with such tenacy that there practically no
stocks for sale In the market. and the end OF the week
found very little change IN the situation OF stocks
ceptng far room mtraders may have iqutated both
sides Of the account With moderate fluctuations the
general tendency or prices WAS TO advance. and In a
majority OF the iual figures show gains for
the week. The coal stocks however. exception,
but Central of New-Jersey and Reading the only
that show material declines. Those stocks
affected by fear tnat the anthracite miners are TO de-
mand increased wages after May l. Probably no special
activity can be looked until the labor question Is
definitely settled but there is little doubt of DISPOSE
tion make purchases that disturbing inu
IL removed.
Subjoned usual table giving tho bighcs lowest
and final prices and number OF shares sold for he week.
together with the hnal prices OF week ago. OF forty
two active representative stocks:
WEEKLY RANGE.