The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-21
BUSINESS BREVITIES.


SPECIE MovEMENTs.-silver exports
last week were 81, $50 $50. imports $l7, ,""25;
gold exports Sl,6l4,9lS. imports $685., 10.
26t,523, imports $40, ,S60; geld exports, sli,-
sa,5lo, imports SlI.96s,056.
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WHEAT MOVEAiENTS.-The total
western receipts of wheat for the crop
year thus far amount to i65, ,63S I73 bushels.
against l3O.079Sl5 bushels during the pre-
vious year. Atlantic exports of wheat in
cluding flour, at the four principal cities
this week, were 1885,, So bushels against
9o9,o55 last week, and l,959,Ss2 bushels u
year ago.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.1,The aggre-
gate or gross earnings of all railroads in
the United States reporting for April to
date is 1883. an increase of only a6
per cent. compared with last year, and
decrease of l2.5 per cent, compared VITA
the corresponding period of 1893 For
March the increase over last year is 30
per cent, and the loss compared with
March, 1899, 1913 per cent.
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BANK EXCHANGES.-The aggregate
of bank exchanges for last week at the
thirteen leading commercial centers In
the United States outside of New York
city was 1858, ,42S.695. u gain of 40 per cent.
over last year and a loss of l4.2 per cent.
compared with the corresponding week
In 1893. In the week last year with which
comparison Is made the Easter holidays
occurred. In the average monthly bank
exchanges for April to date allowance Is
made for the Easter holidays both years.
and for the fourteen cities reporting, in
rluding New York, there Is gain of
4 per cent. compared with 1893. Bank
exchanges this year continue one-hfth
less.
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EnJ II ANN SIV VL,D tDInnI,,v rCb.,
director of the mint has received report
from John Daggett. superintendent of the
San Francisco mint, of the production of
gold and silver In California, Oregon,
Washington and Alaska during the calen-
dar year 1895. The production Of gold In
California was sl5,33i3lS, and of silver.
coined value $599.79O. Gold in Oregon is
placed at $l,s37,6S2 and silver at si5,l92; IN
Alaska gold. 81, 23S, 400 silver $4,000. The
increase in gold In 1888 over 1894 in Califor.
mia was $l.47lOoO and of silver $500, ,45O. In
Washington the increase of gold was $l.0-
$50 and of silver $l2s, 1870; In Alaska gold i'll
crease was 81 .UlsSOO and silver $92. 1909. The
gold output in Oregon In 1895. as com
pared with 1871, shows a decrease OF S275. 100
and an increase in the silver product Of
s4,SoO The report says that the indications
are that the gold product for 1896 will
largely exceed that Of 1891.
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THE COAL TRADE.--The New York an
thracite coal market Is. says Dun without
question. in better shape than at any
previous time this year: and. were II not
for the rather free Oeffring of the small
steam sizes of COAL at prices that show
the companies little or no profit. the same
might fairly be said of the general coal
trade. The price of stove coal, of the
best quality, in the New York market. is
firm d $3.50 and $375 per. ton, and the al
lowance Of the commission of Is cents
from the full curcular of $376 Is now the
exception, rather than the rule. The COM
panies report an increasing demand from
dealers, whose yards are, In most cases.
less fully stocked than usual at this sea
son. There Is also a better demand from
the final consumer. 1t Is understood that
most of the companies with New York
harbor terminals are carrying less coal
than month ago. This is partly because
the line trade is stocking up freely. and
partly because the companies expect to be-
gin their annual movement of coal west
ward, via the lakes, within ten days. This
may be expected to prevent any uncOm-
Portable accumulation of coal at tidewater
for several months, unless the companies
cease to observe the agreement covering
the restriction Of the output to the mar
ket's actual requirements.