New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-19

The bank exchanges at the s ce2rRs House
ana The stocks sod ~ inc Ne"l orh 9t9cN hHc"""so
for the week OF three years compare a follows:
Week ended April 49, 1894 Apr1s. 1889 April L. 1886.
Exchanges 600. 5G52 $50 100 siis jlo4-S Sj9307 49,
No shares sold l9Zi,0l2 l.4-6'7j3 l757l2o
Inc money market ruled easy al the week between
the extremes Of l. aud III per cent anu closed at
per cent. Commercial paper continues to he quoted
at 2l2 per cent, according to date OF maturity Inc
domestic exchanges, without much variation IN the quo
foreign exchanges ruled lte trmer anu carly III te
week the nominal rates were advanced cent FOR ster-
ng but the quotations were yet below the specie
bar. we're shipped Yesterday to Paris The
for actual business ruled and closed on the basis OF
81 sG@ aud 81 ss& respectively for long and short
sterling.
Last week III tie or no progress made toward a
settlement OF the labor questions While IN many cases
employers and employees harmOnized their conflicting
views and work resumed or strikes avoided, theie
rose many demands which are still threatening Ia
character. IL would be Idle TO deny that these ag-
taIons seriously interfering with genera business
Inc "1ect was more palny hppaia.C l"t y. W. . ~
has been ia any preceding week but yet the movements
than expected TO he; they compare tayoraD
with the movements of ssh and loS1 We have yet
large auction sales tor tho purpose OF moy-
ing off surplus stocks at low prices which
two years The SEromcis Of yesterday prints he STATS
tics of the stock OF prt cloths on April ~ rSsU ana
The comparison probably ia not an entirely unIalr
criterion of the stocks Of other S dS
1885, Ii9- 900 pieces; 1854, 10000 pieces
1883 $4,000 pieces Between Yesterday MI, morn norm
eI'Icago capryinr bel ween 6OOOOOO and 1000. 900
bushels Of grain The Ere Canal will open on the 4th
OF this month and will take. It's arrival al BuHao
large part OF the shipments referred TO- s nor nkey
that very OF this stun upon us arrival IN Ne"
York harDor Will lie put In elevators ana hence us c
port to Europe ia almost foregono conclusion. Inc
lower prices for wheat have somewhat stnulalcu lhe
foreign demand, but thus far spectators nave
taken advantage OF that fact sten the prices agalu
The large surplus in sight be weVcr and the Driiant
prospects the growing winter crop torpd any eher
getc speculation FOR higher prices for inc moment 50
that with the stun once started on lts Journey IL popa
bly, Will not stop until IL reaches its emo. ,,--..ut
Already ports making more IaN ordpe
with preceding years than 'hey uiu loi u4o Uis
months preceding February l. ih' 81, w., 80
this column Yesterday morning showed that me value Oh
principal articles exported In the month OF .'
year exceeded the values OF the same "rc.vs ~,
1850 by over 800 900; there is good reason 10 eA
meet that This uoprnvement viii continue during the
next few months The imports OF general hletchSuileo
at this city from January L TO- d ,he . .aoe
period OF ss5 yet the distribution mas peeH 50 nun
In excess last year that there Is no VI
stockss such as last year were hearu naI "a
transact their business IN such quiet manner an1 inc
orders ia advance or production tnat 'o, o.
into cool shape and under the existing hat % I'll
tinne between the companies the prices proDapty VIII
be gradually advanced TO the ngures ruling las.
ber There has been no good reason M any NIuo ui3
wear why the coal should have been IN any otuer
than good shape II has uselessly 'acrihceo niy cr's
;ou 100000 tons of coal SOFA anu eo iN
trolled trade during $50 me stochs are pi.6
rapidly depleted that It is now quesuohed w SONY
ruoutha out puf will prove sufficient to meet the ue
mands The only drawback apparent 10 coh'i In
progressive Improvement In trade generaIy Is lhe po
troubles. II they to be continued ihuehntcy w
~ con rae will be an important factor In the business Oh
the whole country until some adjustment 10 aIlncu az
The ea-tbound shipments from CHICAGO OF nuur Er"Ii
and prnyi,ous for the week ended yesterday colalo
with the corrcs pOndng weeks OF the preceding Two
years follows 80.