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A Weekly Newspaper , REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES VOL . 52 . SATURDAY , JANUARY 3 , 1891 .

NO . 1,332 .

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41 , 351 , 491 204,351 , 796 , 863,894 121 , 643 , 78

... 278,832 mit HR . 85

... 204 , 464 , 499 , 824 22 , 535,79

..350 , 421 in New ette . ry and orts at al and mp . of

dred and forty millions of dollars is recorded , of which one ports .

hundred and fifty - five millions is at New York , 940 391

Instituting comparison with the corresponding week of last 41 , 239

year ( which also embraced but five business days ) , we find 716 , 719 643

Terms of Subscription - Payable in Advance : that there is a decline in the aggregate for the whole country For One Year ( including postage ) ...........

$ 10 20

of 12-6 per cent and New York records a decrease of 19.9 per For Six Months do .

6 10

cent . Losses are reported at twenty - three cities , the most and European Subscription ( including postage ) .

11 50 important declines other than at New York being at Birming ) . European Subscription Six Months ( including postage ) . 6 75

ham , 26.4 per cent ; Wichita , 19 • 6 ; Pittsburg , 16 : 4 ; Boston , 14.9 , Annual Subscription in London ( including postage ) ..

£ 2 8s .

and Baltimore , 14.2 per cent . Most prominent in percentage -239 , 707 Six Mos . do .

do . do .

21 98 .

of increase this week are Galveston , 154.4 per cent ; Buffalo , pek

These prices include the INVESTORS ' SUPPLEMENT , of 150 pages , 68.9 ; Los Angeles , 48 ; Seattle , 46.7 ; Milwaukee , 43-2 , and issued onoe in two months , and furnished without extra charge to subscribers of the CHRONICLE .

Tacoma , 33.5 per cent . A file cover is furnished at 50 cents ; postage on the game is 18

Week Ending December 27 . Week End'g Dec. 20 . 40 ,

cents . Volumes bound for subscribers at $ 1 00 . 43 , Subscriptions will be continued until definitely ordered stopped . The

1890 .

1889 . P. Cent . 1890 . P. Oent , publishers cannot be responsible for remittances unless made by drafts ali

3 or Post Office money orders . 52 929

New York .....

485,524,337 605,092,959 --19-9 640,711,281 -90 Terms of Advertising .

Sales of ( Stocks .......... shares . ) ( 443,992 ) ( 466,476 ) 1-30 ) ( 901,548 ) ( -2897 ) ( Ootton ........

bales . ) ( 849,800 ) ( 123,600 ) ( +3448 ) ( 317,000 ) | ( +20.9 ) Advertisements ordered for less than one month , in the COMMERCIAL

( Grain ........ bushels . ) ( 10,168,946 ( 19,772,350 ) -48.5 ( 18,791,8501 - 18-0 ) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE , are published at 25 cents per line each inser

( Petroleum ........ bbls . ) ( 772,000 ) ( 1,598,000 ) -518 ) ( 674,000 ) 7-78971 tion . When orders are definitely given for one month or longer , a lib eral discount is allowed , and the net prices may be obtained on applica- Boston ................ 88,393,155 80,388,213 -14.9 91,938,401 -64 ton at the office . The lowest rates on permanent cards definitely or- Providenoe .......... 4,799,800 5.121,800

-681 6.195.900 -0.3

1,635,023 1,508,286 +84 1,795,227 -104 dered for one year are 8 cents per line each insertion , making $ 58 for Hartford ............

1,046 , 478 1,099.908 +07 1.316,721 +8.3 one inch space one year , Space is measured in agate type - 14 lines to New Haven ....

Springfield ......... 987,872 960,825

1,240,849 +0.8 the inch .

Worcester .........

966.688 975,436 -09 1,126,718 --14.5 London Agents :

Portland ..............

1,003,749 984.020

+109 1,284,007 +598

580,770 585,472 -99 747,373 Messrs . EDWARDS & SMITH , 1 Drapers ' Gardens , E. C. , will take sub Lowellen 707

New Bedford ....

324,740

490,849 --24-7 431,453 -40 ecriptions and advertisements and supply single copies of the paper at 18. each .

Total New England ... 79,738,303 91,974,788 -18-3 106,074,849

-5.9 718 WILLIAM B. DANA & Co. , Publishers , Philadelphia .....

56,120,637 61,805,678 -9.2 86,370,111 -1009 WILLIAM B. DANA . 102 William Street , NEW YORK . Pittsburg ..........

10,502,074 12,565 , 110

11,815,245 JOHN G. FLOYD .

-17.3 POST OFFICE Box 958

Baltimore .........

10,209,980 11,959,617 -142 13,015,582 -59 Buffalo ...... 6,471,327 3,833,543 +689 8 , 209.885

+ 98-9 Washington .......

1,825,490 1,261,835 +51 1,487,031 +1996 Wilmington , Del .

717,608 629,677 + 14-0 912,450 +18 Syracuse .....

604,396 674,892 -104 939,304 + 19-2 CLEARING HOUSE RETURNS .

Rochester * .... 1,149,711

1,471,335 Total Middle . 86,008,512 92,780,052 --72 102,749,558

-63 The following table , made up by telegraph , etc. , indicates

66,003,099 59,809.193 +107 79,085,974 +11.3 that the total bank clearings of all the clearing houses of the Chicago ............

Cincinnati ........ 9,576,650 9,798,000 --23 13,025,100

+2 : 0 United States for the week ending to - day , January 3 , have Milwaukee ............... 7,118,155 4,970,878 +432 9,312,983

+852 Detroit ................. 4,654,783 4,037,891 + 15-3 5,888,826

+14 : 1 been $ 1,010,772,286 , against $ 847,650,314 last week and Cleveland .............. 4,781,057 4,243,545 +19.2 6,484,290 +8.9

Columbus ..............

2,485,800 2,874,200 -71 2,923,500 -407 $ 1,226,597,433 the corresponding week last year .

Indianapolis .............

1,846,738 1.518,631 +84 1,921,923 -7.8 Peorla .

1,592,882 1,345,697 +184 1,768,444 +27 0 Grand Rapids ....

623,480 581,194 +902 864,592 +2007 CLEARINGS . Week Ending January 3 .

Total Middle Western 98,462,838 88,778,587 + 10-9 120,205,572 +132 Roturns by Telegraph .

1891 .

1890 . Per Cent . San Francisco .........

13,867,897 13,310,912 + * 2 Portland .....

18,686.151 + 17-7 1,599,107 1,622,061 -14

--09 New York .

1,868,755 $ 419,680,214 $ 631,460,084 . - 33.5 Seattle .......

1,080,431 702,642 +487 964,026 +114 Boston ... 77,023,309 103,733,617 -25-7 | Tacoma .

829,845 821,735 +385 911,469 +24.5 Los Angeles

601,216 45 , 145,826 Philadelphia .. 55,696,076 -189

406,842 + 48-0 889,951 + 20-0 Salt Lake City 1,249,614

1,847,360 Baltimore .........

9,835,898 14,026,008 --29.9

53,017,000 Ohioago ............

Total Pacific .. 53,650,000 -1.2

17,928,488 16,662,992 +76 23,120,352 + 16-0 St. Louis .. 15.133,760 14,780,730 +2 : 4 Kansas City ........

7,479,995 7,736,257 -38

8,726,612 New Orleans 10,037,548

Minneapolis ... 11,016,214

-0.8 -8.9

6,715,808 4,459,534 St. Paul ..............

+ 28-2 3,803,714

6,600,590 3,896,932

+71

+29 Omaha ................

4,122 , 1861 Seven cities , 5 days ... $ 629,873,353

8,488,891

-12-3 $ 884,362,727 28-8

8.809,745 -10-3 3,475,974 3,380,432

4,158,391 -78

+84 119,411,614 Other cities , 5 days .......

117,418,311 +17 Duluth ................ 1,873,811 1,541,068

4,212,064 -81 St. Joseph .... ....

+86 1,800,000

1,901,028 -0.2

1,124,001 Total all cities , 5 days .....

+ 15-7 $ 749,284,967

-25-2 Bioux City ........... $ 1,001,781,088

1,812,518 773,842 635,270

+ 18 * 8

+ 21-7 Des Moines ........... 261,487,319

1,025,144 All oties , 1 day .... 224,816,395 +163

523,086 522,764

+ 18'1

+0 : 1 408,538 505,212

659,850 +8.7

-198 405,082

579,881 $ 1,226,597,433

450,311

-80 Total all cities for week ... 81,010,772,286

-17.6

-10-1 359,308

619,216 389,148 -707

+13.1

408,987 ) +186 The full details of clearings for the week covered by the Total Other Western .. 29,405,928 28,310,872 +899 34,849,265 -10 above statement will be given next Saturday . We cannot , of St. Louis .......

17,908,535 16,626,407 New

+77 13,086,887 11,943,495

21,872,746 course , furnish them to - day , bank clearings being made up by Louisville .....

+994

+569 5,572,478 5,305,288

14,819,769 2,957,838 3,086,964

6,854,889 the various clearing houses at noon on Saturday , and hence in Richmond .

-1.8

-402 1,642,802

8,753,807

1,807,007 Galveston .

-91

3,710,798 the above the last twenty - four hours of the week have to be Nashville

1,458,694 + 154'4

2,048,099 -71 1,648,106 1,586,758

4,008,053 +39

+948 958,038

1.985,292 in all cases estimated , as we go to press Friday night . Below Pallas

Fort Worth .....

873,449

+ 69'i

+97 675,217 698,284

1,085,512 Norfolk .

-384

-83 1,055,251

754,901 are our usual detailed figures for the previous week , that is

-19 1 Chattanooga .

1,091,826

-33 434,500 380,000

1,293,815 ...

+78 +14.8 528,127 717,542

481,000 -264

+ 28-9 423.852 361,990

639,587 Houston

+0 : 1 noon December 27 , with the comparative totals in 1889 .

2,130,856

+172

597,847 +18.3

2,202,595 The occurrence of a close holiday ( Christmas ) in the week Total Southern .... 50,582 , 409 45,937,482 + 10-1 covered by the subjoined statement has served to materially

60,119,587 Total all ........

+21 reduce the volume of clearings , and a further falling off has

847,660,314 970,387,512

-51

-08 446,918,888 The result is that a loss from the previous week of two hun

+17 Not included in totals .

184

680 121 681

Denver .............

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Wichita .............. Lincoln ................ Topeka .......

+50

-97

-78

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covering the returns for the period ending with Saturday Bemungkinan

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-126 1,087,629,944

resulted through the comparative dulness in speculative circles . Outside New York ...... 362,125,977 364,394,663