New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15
UNION SQUARE
NEW YORK
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

The changes in the price Of wheat yesterday
were unimportant. On the New-fork Proouce i
change December wheat closed at eos4 cents, INC
low price Of the day decline OF n cent rom
Monday. May wheat closed at S2S4 cents ueCIi'0
Of IL cent Export sales were nine loads Inc
Government estimate OF the wheat crop piac''is
the yield at about 530000OOO busheis' ~ oeheVeu
to be 20 900 to 80 600 600 bushels 100 low Inc
Department of Agriculture In It's nrst estimate
placed the Yield at 440.oO0000 bushels. afterward
raising the estimate TO 465 100000 bushels ana
finally 10 $50 900, 900 bushels large line OF wheat
Is on the way from the Northwest TO chicago as
is shown by the fact that the stock or wheat IN
Duluth was decreased by 100000 bushels for last
week Reports from Kansas City are to the effect
that the movement Of winter wheat from farmers
hands is about TO start up again. and 1t Is esu-
mated that only 80 per cent OF the winter wheat
from points contrlbutory 10 Kansas City has been
marketed far. New-York still holds the lead
in exports of wheat. with 2200oOOO bushels for
ond with 100000 San Francisco third WITH p
300 600 and Boston next with 9OlOH0 New-Df-
leans and Galveston exported i5@GUo hHt6nGi
This is a gain for these two ports over last year
OF s0O00o0 bushels, or more than 100 per ceh,
Baltimore, Newport News and New-York gained
failed to hold their own
A prominent New-York capitalist has acquired
80 900 shares Of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
cial OF the company states that ever since the
merging OF the several Chicago gas companies into
the Peoples Gas Company the consolidated com
pany has shown increased earnings. lis savings
in the item Of legal fees alone are Important
While operating expenses have been largely re-
duced. II IS estimated that the saving IN these
first six months OF the new companys fiscal year.
The claim Is made that the company Is earning al
t6 6G Tay G' s ia to have cans surplus Of over
900 All income above the per cent dy,de .-n T
The has no cGn oTns h "e lights for
the acetyline process for the entire city
The remaining 10000 600 Of bords issued by the
Government In aid OF the Union Pacific Railway.
known as currency Ss which due January l.
will be paid principal and interest. one week In
advance. without discount. The payment for these
bonds will not as has been reported. be made from
money deposited In the banks designated by the
Treasury Department as special depostories 10, for
Committee account Of the Government debt , pni
from funds in the United STATES a. ,s Treasury re
lhT6e T bT the commte viii
made to the SubTressury IN Nswf01k nsgaS Gs
are to be made December TO- December % ana jan
uary g.
Arthur NJ sewall master Of the American clipper
ship Benjamin Sewall had hearing yesterday be-
fore Collector Bowel, Naval Officer Sharkey ana
Surveyor Croft 70 show cause why the Chinese
goods found in his ship should not be held The
sewaN arrived at this port October II. after voy-
age from Shanghai Customs inspectors found a
oTantity OF Chinese goods curios. bric-h-brac ana
siIks hidden in a bunk under a lot OF cases In the
hold The goods had not been placed on the snip
manifest and the attempt at smuggling was obVl-
Gus 1t was decided TO hold the articles ana 10 IN
pose a fine OF Ils9. the value or them.
The stocks OF the anthracite coal carrying rail-
roads were strong yesterday on report that new
agreement had practically been perfected for an
Increase in prices and rearrangement OF tonnage
percentages. Net advances in the coal stocks com
naring the closing prices with those OF Monday.
were: Delaware and Hudson. ]; Lackawanna ].
New-Jersey Central III; Reading common n
Reading first preferred y: Reading second pre-
ferred u.
Telegraphic transfers OF currency through INC
cvh Tr.osur,, Yesterday were $40 900. The money