New-York tribune., 1886-08-02

nseU ef the of esssgn- hc foreign cxcfnuFS
ruled weak, more boca,no of limited demana than
opmmsrcisI bills rates are cont lower sterling and
for long ~" snort bSS In connecton with
read sope~llere yeeerisy prediction o' esuly e"iu
held by tne Bank OF England" 'rne i;ank Of England
now holds of gold 100000 900 less han year age and
So 900 900 this date IN 1884 Tue follow
lug gives gold hodIngs of principal banks OF
Europe last Thursday and on the corresponding da'o In
Hs%s z IS Hs$fS So
The outlook in COMMERCIAL m-rcanus circles last
week developed nothing OF Interest The outcome OF
the crops is waited for with no little ANXIETY ana ~e
there a distribution Of seasonabe merchandise
II found that erch lnisfron the Interior were sn
Stocks are small and therefore prces for al klnds
Of staple goods frn and indicate higher ra'hcr tha
that the sprtne whsa crop will not br far from 60 per
of the crop 1885, ba, notwithstanding mat me
willie nuctualing. hardly sustained above
the prices OF year ago The large winter wheat crop
is particular hardship 10 the growers of srrihg "hrst
who, besides loss In bushels probably have 10 lace
the lowest prices ever made AS !" ,r 900 er nno h.h. %
best authorities estimate 1t at l.U'ooouooo oushels
maturity the weather should prove 10 DC . o. w.
most favorable character ohers MAKING aio inro
bushels while 'buils on and wheac put II a. Iow
as LOO 100000. Either OF the ast-naned tAtima5Gs
cents higher thau a week ago. Cotton continues u
% ne SS Ss the %@ss Ssy
G557 bales Tor tue week Of iss5 sui total .nee
tembcr 1855 OF i2io, iGG bales against 3Soi2l6
bales tor the same time OF the preceding year. Tue
price OF cotton II 39lG cents against Io2 cents
year ago There Is nothing new IN the iron or steei
trade The official reports OF the last sI months. rub.
lshed last week. were only connrma'ory ,vSn %,
in this column from week to week Fix easy and
as remarked week ago. the product seems to cay.
the immediate consumption OF the ccal lrad' tIere
nohs new to report The , n. prSHs to 90
ceivcrs selling lat market " 1t means no Dushc'so or
cut -
ernments quiet aud friu with ndctuations ot sG4
per cent. closing i below tho best hgures s.ac bonds
were than usually active with marked advances
for Tennessee settlement 81 and virginia Us deferred
Railroad bonds were Inactive EXCEPT In spots ioAaS
Bloomington and Western made good reecoy-
cries from their last sharp declines; Eric.
good investments there was steady II not largo de.
mand and the prices ruled hrm Among thenitho Vest
shore mortgage gulrancci bY the Central and HUI
vc,s ~ ,. ,. few more To- sell Wn-n they
the price likely hishsr than any other r'l
per bond on the -i. because the gnarah'e'h -
good aside from the property that has oo't
so per than tho ace Of the bonds and because
they have 99s years TO run. -,,,., g,
has been at any time. The market IA made ui
exclusively OF matched orders aud me opera"
aggregated only l,CslG0i share. against the ptccei
ing week. small husiurss Of l,l3l1I2 shar-'' hh
he result Of this weeks business. Is hishcr prc.S l
nearly all the ttvc stocks In the pulihr" "I l"o
stock. which we're the con. pcuous fenture-. and of
these Cen raj and lIndson, which gives nh1i aiN''
4
his own as to tho meaning oI H. anu I"'s s
have appeared IN print one theory u a. goOd -
another and ", snail not propouni on. Il i 4" ".
that the movement cane uuannpnncrdf WIS ht-t''J
at the beg nuIns tu }, 40 'u.L That he London m'r.
ka has been vOrtct from tlS s.ie 20 help onr marSct
il aupnrcut 10 the casual Ons-rvor ihdt lhef"
has nen comparatively hite teai biSihc-'
done ont OF the - shares reported 10 nave be'n
.oli in the week - another far inirrctco from to
.iasinoiic character which has marx II the d"alns'
every day \ Tue wcck Bnt tho manipulation WI h'ht
the aiI OF " Al, -rc-t -ncy prOmi satph' a or
the clumsy method. tie street mas Witnessed TOT
. " novelty. ma may "r ci'sT"u
d. thar of A high Orirr. NO one knows WHY
poS.tbr per cont stock Of $4,000 600 should sell al
i'll but eycrtnclc,s any boiler Of II during the past
week wnul have fOunl 4 market WI ca wohl nave
taken a. current hgurc. go !!y quantity. AMI l'fhaP'
he may for several days to come N'rAlSah tr"iF"
shows gain OF 5A per cont AZ 81 5.
aud yct Michigan Central III TIC ~
month";. 10 June 80 eArn- only 80 ''v'
toward dividend On Sl~13Suo) - stoc' Lake 7h"rr
Al ~ .vcs a gam Of per crn; AMI CAnait -oith'fn
at i5 .vcs gain or T. rhr ''"ckf nAinrI Mcr' ne
Aevnotc 10 the whole ~ trkct last wr-N oar " "erAy
range of prices This week i moro than usually ih'r
e-tirr herau-e TO II p-rnN~i the Closing prices v
Julv 81. 1855, auI ~ . month ig'
-uilnd oif usual table 'h' h.f.'-f ''N r' l
fut poe. aud number oi sIr.- ud iof t' "''A '2 Nr
with ru. u1.,,- 81 . i nt't h'iit'" l'f
.n 49, prcntri Pos tAe DV-nt lii,''"i jn5 -
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