New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-15

do all that IS. within its authority, and that
quickly. In time the situation will correct ltseil
without Government aid.
The monetary situation abroad presented no
material changes during the last week. Money
at all the financial centIcs ruled easy, win nctfr
plethora nor stringency. At London British con-
soils were slightly easier because of general az
sire to make other investments. an , ao Laia9
French per cents alter small tiuctua'lons closcu
at about the highest figures ever iccorueu ior
them. Our foreign exchange markets We're DC, oc.
NJ SS f Exc S% the
in the situation was u steadily increasing supply
OF commercial bills, and which VIII more rapiciy
increase when let-up in money pefinits q iietr
market for their negotiation. The closing DuSi-
mess for Saturdays steamer was done on basis
OF about $. so ga and "a 81 Ia respectively
for long and short sterling.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
"The Chronicles" compilation of the gross
railroad earnings for the month OF August m
cludes the returns O. 10 cnu Of
81 5si S25 on August, 1889. or the total number
iii companies which show gains. give an argre,
gate Of shoSrn gam losses Se Give an agsrc
cate Of Si2,54Ol9s-a loss of $l.13O,30s. put
Il is 10 be remembered that in the month of TINS
wear. because Of five Sundays. there were only
fWenty.iive working days. against twcnty-six
Working days in 1850. The III companies show
ing gains earned daily average Of $i,as3' ~;
would make the gain, if the month had included
twenty-six working days, $3,s35,47O. The forty
companies which return losses Tor tGc moT 'a'
give daily average earnings Of $5Ol,62o De-
Quoting that sum from the loss reported loI
twenty-five days, against twenty-siN days, anu
the loss is reduced for the forty companies 10
1928 100 or only S70,027 more than the loss
Of the New.York Central and Hudson River.
which suffered from strike of it's employees when
began on August g.. Taking it all IN an, tne
exhibit for the month Of August is more favor
able than for any preceding month OF inns wear;
and the comparisons arc made with ngures vi
1882 which showed excellent gains on 'h0Se u
The subjoined table divides the aggregates and
differences of companies showing gains and losses
H;'s :$:: Is: is;' s; Is:
ro.,, 154 $40 o5e s95 1864 100 Incsi LES 40
The Tribune has printed the gross earnings lo1
turns Of S., oS3 ,655, q gain of S3Gl ass, or 80
per cent on the earnings OF $50. on top oil gam
earnin inc Of isss. She suho{ned table divides
the aggregates and differences OF the companies
showing gains and losses:
~: sss ss:s Be-; S IS
Total, 40 CO.'S 81, 100 lo7 s. Oss O55 Inc ss0l4 rs
THE WEEK AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Stock Exchange last week. The great factor
which worked in marking prices in a mart mart, that
is totally void Of speculation for the "n9lln &C.
graphs on the monetary situation: The conditions
Of the local money market could not have failed
to .S smaller in Se on of our weekly
Range While there was sagging Of values,
there was little relief from the intense dulness
Of the week and the effects Of them only furnish
additional evidence that the great bulk Of Sc
ene As Sysn% ns eI psFs report of Local Of tp
is%ss' tor s;ss Sus s sS$s'aa
average Of the ten preceding years and gives
promise Of . corn crop only 150,oooooo bushels
kss than an average Of the preceding ten wears n;
II was supplementary to stringent monetary con-
dition. Later reports Of killing frost were re-
and upon b % n
more harm then than they do at any other season
q siu the year when there is nothing left to be
passed tho period when frost will have other
effect than to hasten Its cure.
Just by way Of an illustration it may be useful
to note how local Is The effect Of the monetary
while there has not been any "bull' speculation
70, long all and s0me
which should be particularly sensitive at this
time to the monetary pressure because it retards
prices generally closed small fraction higher
than Msek ago the Produce nst Esxcn1nge cash
the preceding week, and cash corn closed at 81 -
against So 20 GENTS There was reported
decline in the price Of iron; or, the other hand
ouotatiops for all kinds Of manufactured iron.
The drygoods trade In general terms was re-
ported TO be continuation Of the satisfactory
business which has existed for some time. and
payments were reported to he unusually prompt
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. that sulks
during o period Of remarkable general progress
Is the New-York Stock Exchange. which boast
fully claims to be barometer OF the business
of the country.
Following is our usual table, giving the num-
her Of shares sold Of all stocks, tile highest low
est and final prices Of the week. together with the
final prices Of week ago. prefxed by the average
prices Of September z, 1850:
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