New-York tribune., 1890-01-01
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE EXCHANGES.
WHAT VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY

WHAT VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY
GOVERNMENT DID IL 1889
Tho oficial statement Of the business done at tho
stock Exchange in the last year was ,uggc,tvc.
The total transactions were follows stocks, G,133,
16l shares: Government hond-. Si,27 $50, and state
and railroad bond>. S39I.15l, ,4Gc The unlisted de-
partment added shares 1O,s-9i35 bonds. *f,7oo,-
I1G. and - 63G 900 barrels Of petroleum oil. In the
previous YEAR the total transactions stocks.
g., ,-45.772 sharcs; Government bonds, rj,779.4OO,
and state and railroad bonds. S3lG.5l1.4o2. In the
unlisted department. sho transactions in shares IN
leeo we're SO, eli bonds, Io.435,j0O. and pctro
leum oil. for ten months, 15oG00000 barrels. In
1879, when there was no unlisted department. the
sales of stocks amounted 10 72,7657G2 shares Govern
ment bonds to el14 O6O 900. and State and railroad
bonds to S457. 30 5;4. The total business at the
stock Exchange ten years ago larger than 1t was
last year. IN spite Of the addition of the unlisted
department. In consequence of the rcorcanizations
completed IN the last year, the stock placed on
the regular list was nearly 800 millions in par vauc
and the amount Of bonds about S39., ,o0O, 900
The latter amount something less than the amount
of bonds adccd in lass. but the amount Of new
stock was the largest in the history Of the stock
Exchange.
The Consolidated stock and Petroleum Exchange
reports the wear the following transactions
Pipe line certincatcs ff3,-G7 600 barrels; railway
bonds, par value. So $4,000: mining shares 4.l71
43O railway shares. 65.2t9.O1o. Compared with l---
these transactions show a decrease OF %3.212,O0o in
the value OF railroad bond, dealt In, hriularc oi
l.4I3775 share, IN the mining department. aid am
increase OF 7.32-.35O shares in the railway depart
mcnt. o. nearly i per cent
The annual report Of tle New York Metal Exchange
SAYS: If trade has not been exciting As q year
ago. i; has at least been more satisfactory. LOSES
have been less. with legitimate profits greater than IN
15Ss. Apart from the general revival OF
trade the events which chiefly make l--D memorable
are the breaking up Of the copper syndicate. the
operation, OF which hardly yet be sasi to have
been fully Hquidatcd the beginning Of the foreign
iron boom and the establishment Of the warrant system
IN America which appears destined 10 open a new
era 10 our iron trade The sale, OF spot tin on the
Exchange amounted to 7.57O tons. against 1.G25 tons
i'm 1--- and 1850 tons in l0-7. The highest price
wa, so - and the lowest SO 5o the average for
1850 being $50 -. against go 20 in i--- and 81 -
in 49, The ,ales If domestic lead in l--9 were
57Of tons against :397 tons IN l--- ana 49, tons
i'm l,-5 The highest price II 10 and me lovc~i
- - = the average for the year hch- ~ 3D. against
= &. J = in l7-- and - go Iu l--1.
The annual report oi tho Produce ana 'oN"r IN
change. for l--9 were cOupic,'d yesterday. lh' A-
-rcsat" -alcs of flour. grain ald provisions m ir
barrci.: wheat. II23lI- 600 bushels corn. -a5.
l.,5.-UO bushels. OATS. 1o.1o-uOp hu-Icl-. '''t
-. O.o bushels. barley. lIG711o bushels. po-t.
1900 ba:Icl.' lard. .p3p. % tero"'t ttl"". ~.
5cgOOO puuud-. The ~alc- al the tohcc LN'li.- -"
were 14,31-,1jO bdr..