New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-01

- st,esial industries or localities Inc repvEss -
earr,nos show tar they have not quite the oia
margin Of profit. though with greatly increased
traffic. Southern iron is still offered peicw cur
rpnt prices. and In some instances largo piocks
through commission houses, but the main oini-
entity Of the trade is that consumption does nos
improve and Is evidently mach below the psesehs
production. The accumulation Of coal also con-
tiuucs for the output hss been over 100000 tons
weekly. though efforts TO cuftal production were
snpposed TO have some effect. The Individual
operators seize the occasion 70 increase their our
put as long as the companies undertake. 20 Keep
up tho price. . The Iron Age IN an exhaustive
examination OF copper statistics, concludes tnas
et 10 cents per pound $4,000 tons wouiu W
produced in this country, and 2lSOUo IN tne
world, while the consumption has never oeen as
large. and stock of geo tons remains on
hand These and other facts indicate THAI in
creasins production in important branches requires
the increasing consumption which lower prices
might stimulate, and only misfortune mas come
from efforts to prevent decline
The wheat Market illustrates the same truth.
The price has fallen 1-2 cents for the week.
and Atlantic exports for two weeks have reacned
COO 600 bushels against o7s,000 last year But
In four weeks the exports have been only osovoo
bushels. against /, 734, 900 last year; OF Hour.
ABb 600 barrels against 100000 last year, ana
NJ corn. 1900 600 bushels against 100000 iast
year Corn has declined nearly cent oats tbs.
ine a fraction Cotton remains strong, because
exports continue enormous, 492,2se bales In
March AGAINST 27S,4e5 last year, and far exceed
port reeeipts, which have been 29751o bales.
against 90, 57s last year. To this product - que
third Of the increase, S7,0O0,o0O, In experts
from NewYork for March, the increase IN cotton
| being $4,000 bales here and $4,000 90 other
ports from which it may be inferred tnat tne
total exports for the month may reach SOS ooovoo'
AGAINST about $40 0OO 600 OF imports, Of which the
increase at New.York has been i1.9 per cent
OF pork products also the exports have been
lareers than last year, though the annual reports
of hogs packed for the year ending March
show an aggregate of Io,79s,974, against liz
$50, 707 for the previous year
During the week monetary disturbances have
not arisen from the Treasury, which has neither
increased nor decreased its cash. Demands grow.
ing from large loans at Boston and Philadelphia
have been felt but the bank statement here as yet
shows little decrease IN the unprecedented amount
of loans. The reserves were cut down little, but
are large enough for O point usually about the
lowest OF the season. Liquidation IN stocks
might cause an outgo OF gold, bat at present de
mands are chiefly connected with the unusual
stocks of goods which an open winter has COM
PEELED dealers to retain Hardness Of collections,
and sss failures In four weeks, against sos last
year, in part attributable 70 the same cause.
II ia TO be hoped that something practical viii
come Of the meeting between the Mayor and the
presidents Of the gas companies to-day. The ques-
ton Of the accumulation Of gas in the subways Is
one that ought to be disposed Of Of once. What
right have the makers Of gas to polinte the earth
with their productp Why are they not to stand
on the same basis with the manufacturers Of
cream-of-tartar and otlrP substances the process
Of making which dehies the air and makes it un-
healthfulp And especially now that the escap-
ing gas makes the subways liable TO explode, it is
high time that something was done to put stop
20 this source Of danger. The people look TO Mayor
Grant to push the matter vigorously.
It Is reported that very large sponges have been
found growing in q pond ut Coulterville. near
Pittsburg. Some Of the largest Of contempOraneOus
spongcs can he seen daily in front Of that great
American institution, the frce-lunch counter.
In Boston they are still discussing the question
| Of the use OF overhead wires for street-railway
motors. There was an elaborate hearing before
| tho Board OF Aldermen last week, and the matter
win not be disposed Of before April 10. Nearly
| AL the arguments presented on Wednesday were
| offered In behalf Of the company which is seeking
tho privilege Of using this highly dangerous sys-
TEN. The only point OF consequence submitted on
the otlsr side was that the wires might interfere
with the freuen when lighting FIRE. No empha-
sis was laid on the danger arising from the carry
ing of q current powerful enough TO run street
cars in case of breaking Of the wires. In this
city we have had sufficient experience with broken
electric-light wires TO appreciate this peril Bos-
ton evidently has the lesson yet to learn. From
the trend of things OF last weeks hearing u seems
probable that Boston will soon have this IN
cubus fastened upon hsr. Now 10 the'tine for her
citizens to besr themselves II they wish to avert
the threatened infection.
Mr.. Sheehan gyrating mp and down the
| Assembly chamber, wildly waving his arms ana
shrieling sc the top OF his voice, is amusing,
but not edifying We beg to remind the member
| from Buffalo that o careful perusal OF history,
ancient and modern, proves cOnelusively that
no great cause was ever won in this way
sensational dime museum" has had on exhi-
bition representation Of the murder OF the drug
| clerk wechsung by the boy Krulisch. That such
things are available as en- attraction betokens
| the low tone Of public morals and public taste In
the city but in this case there was an obvious in
| Justice TO the lad, agninst whom the grave
| charge OF murder has not been proved. SO every
body will rejoice to learn that the Superintendent
Of Police has caused this particular exhibition TO
be stopped. II is rarely that we hear OF more
disgusting affair Really, there ought 20 be law
preventing such demoralizing exhibitions.
|
Governor HIPS defiance Of the moral sentiment
| Of the community often almost iRexplicabe,
| but here Is very easy explanation: he knows
| that no matter how INSCRIPTIONS or unworthy
| no may show himself 70 be, whenever he receives
the regulnr Democratic nomination for any office,
/ m -. a.,A - .ha nart,, tneludin0 many Good