The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-15
F FINANCIAL AND CONNER clAL


TUESDAY, sept l4--b II III.
There was . very active stock market 10 day, but
prices very unsettled Tho duct ladous were VIC
lent and there appeared to DO uudecide movement
and vering on the part Of both bulls and bears At
the first board Canton Co. fell of per cent; Noaraus
Transit IN; Cumberland Coal * Hu sou River 1lro.d,
x; Erie Railroad, ~; New York Central Kaleoas, ~
delaware and HUDSON advanced u per cent; Michigan
Central Railroad, I; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad u;
Esrlen u; Norwich and Worcester ksilroaa 1h Reaa-
ing Railroad, X Operations In the stock prircl-
pally buyers option. For day or two past ths i'm.
in prices quite general, and nearly evesy
fancy In the list advanced rapidly To day they
DO all at loose euds-scme going up, while Others
going down Whether this au tecog IL preliminary to
fan in the market generally Is question which few
DAYS VIII settle Nicaragua Transit fell off sbout one
per cent FROM tho opening TO day; NJ Vanderbilt has
n Gently been large purchaser Of this stock He re-
ceivtd the company fve thousand shares In part
payment for the steamship Yankee Blade, (now 10 tho
Pac,) and has since the ns arrangement between
the two companies, purchased about hfseen THOUSAND
shares OF the stock Of the Transit Company Most o,
his purchases have been time and 1t Is this inn pres
zion that when his contracts begin TO mstlre there ~
be an active demand for the stock It is generally
uraerst cd that sn litigation between Mr.. Vanderbilt
ans the company will cease and that hs will g, into the
Iagem.pt Of tho affairs OF the ,any. Erie csved
in q little TO day s,na ~ the combination made
an TEN II rieve eises OF pat Of tae rurdeo
pressing heavily upon them, bat Wee comp llsa to
sithdJ sw to sus' ain prices When they c)mpsiei
TO realise, there must be emeodous sm ssh. The de-
clue to day pretty good ides OF what the elect
will DO when every Will b. striving to get out rs
The transactions Reading look though ssrons Of
fort bsirg made 10 put up its make: value Ney
York Central aairoad stands much stronger toan gene
rally Anticipated There is not much doing in thu stock
Hudson Railroad turus about Ike a weather cock-a2
day and two per cent, and do Fn the rsxt ree
fcur. IN tho weats roads remain about the sane
There is but the list above par aad II viii MT 90
hong before that excepSon win disappear.
At the second board, the ,rset weak, without
much activity in transactions iris Railroad ell OF -
per cent; leading Railroad, Vi Nicaragua, -; Hin 'is
per cent; and Harlem, =.
The Parker veia steamship Company has made an as
SHIPMENT to MI Charles DArrow for the benefit Of its
creditors The company has forced to this act by the
fear that the ships would be seized snd the running IF
the line suspended certainly appears to as though
the nanag ment Of the Parker Vein Coal Company
doing everything 10 ,s power to dcprece The value
Of Ia TIE coal company the principal ere htcr
Of the ste mshp COMPANY ana The sgameut has been
made to prevent seizure and sole of the ships at great
sacrifice The lire viii be continued BY the assignee unti
the vessels be disposed Of in way most aivautas
10 all concerned.
John o. serns has been appointed superintendent of
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey, In place Of George
IL Fegrsm. deceased.
4fter the adjournment Of the board tho folio wing
saks Of bonds and sto,rs made at austion b. H.
Nicoiay =
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