New-York tribune., 1886-05-17

State. Treasury has gained s7,s0Oo00. Tho prepara
tions for the new French loan have brought to hga
$2s. 100000 gold.
without any marked Improvement in the movements
OF general trades, the collapse Of nearly all the lmpor
oT"r6d e sette:hehL OF sohe' wne dmand made
ai9raen by partial concessions TO tho aennnu n,
and the return OF wageearnors to work without any
concessions In more nstances-has Impaired dee 90 =.
eoIuenee In the situation which mas hot neeh h,v
before IN two 'nodths The mOvcment Tor eignI noui
WORK Tor ten hours has failed, az IL ncvaDiy must
have done because IL Is contrary the laws OF supply
ana demand and OF compensation The east ara moye %
large so that lake rates advanced to GIG aud cana aes
to e cents for wheat Wheat fell to Tan ceuts In CHI,
that the exports for the week will reach 100000
bushels Supplementary 10 last months liberal exports
or cotton. as shown above. the movement continues
arge last week 634 bales against 256o7 oses LOT
IKE IKE Veg OF mak9g 9T the two weeSs . n.roa
OF lssJ or general trade there Ia some complaint OF
want OF activity, but now Is the time OF year wnen
We hear however OF no complaints OF excessive STOCKS
ana tno distribution at the interior centres Is reported
ported during the week unusually favorable except
IN certain sections for cotton.
The Stock Exchange markets last week exceed
ng!y dull The transactions In stocks amounted ony
preceding week. There was nothing In the deal
ngs more than a repetition OF the rad,nss
were confined within moderate limits. Milwaukee,
Lake Shore and Western. and St. Paul and Duluth stocks
made exceptional advances and were well sustained
but these stocks out OF the course Of general spec
ulation. Harbngers of evil were usually active ana
with the usual result OF melting the average trader "
sell stocks short only to repurchase them al hIgne
ngures The coming dividends on Burnpg gton anu
Quincy and North western were reduced for street
purposes while there doubt that the next diyi-
dends due by both companies Will be at the same rate
the last paid Burlington and Quincy
per cent quarterly, ana Northwestern
per cent semi-annually. Advanced estimates
made OF the forthcoming quarterly reports OF the
Central and Hudson and Lake Shore companies, ana
statement added, II II IL not what the reports snow
IL Is hat they ought to show or words TO that enect
The Deiawares. the Old granger and Lake Shore were
the active stocks OF the week Lake Shore shows nna
loss Of s per and all tho others more or less or
gains The final changes usually are small but there
gains tnan losses. Consolidated Gas, OF
course. il Sed exception ana shows decline or 81
per cent with joint short interest accumuIatel.
The speculative situation has become more
than monotOnous-it is tiresome; brokers are are
suffering for want or orders ant their
occasional efforts to supply the want ny a turn Tor
themselves usually adds to the discomfort. However
there Significance Ia the large time loans which nave
been made during the last two weeks more active times
probably not far OFT
enboined table giving the highest, lowest
nal prices and number of shares sold Tor the week
together with the nnal prices OF week ago, OF thirty
three active representative stocks: