The New York herald., 1870-06-03
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET.

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THURSDAY June 30 p. MI
wan street continues exceedingly dun. The prn-
cipal operators have been absent at the Prospect
Park races. while from London comes the same
story OF duness. owing to the diversion OF atten.
ton to the Derby
THE STOCK MARKET STRONG.
Tue stock market continues very strong on limited
business, the chief transactions occurring between
prominent brokers' making what outsiders designate
"brokers' market.n The public are still waiting for the
nnal dismissal and removal of the financial measures
pending IN Congress- aud the spectators quietly
and steadily advancing prices IN the expectation
that when activity returns the public Will be forced
TO take hold at much higher prices-a matter, by
the way, which the aforesaid public will not have
done for the first time, should they do now. The
revival Of the Funding bill produced a furry In
prices this forenoon, and the whole market be.
came weak; but on the explanation that the Fund
ing bill Is one virtually imperative prices rallied
again. Later In the day, on the announcement that
at the annual election for directors OF the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway In Chicago to-day the so.
called Rook Island had been successful and the ST.
Paul party beaten, Northwest and Rock Island ad-
vanced quite Sharply anu rendered the market
strong and buoyant. except for Lake Shore which
fe or from the best prices OF the day the rest OF the
railways generally closing at the highest prices OF the
day. Reading was an especial feature and sold
al 109 Western Union declined to 31I, owing
o the passage OF the July dividend. The specula-
tion in Pacific Mail was less animated, but the price
was strong at the close. New Jersey Central was
firm at decided improvement. The investment
shares strong and higher particularly for Fort
Wayne and Chicago and Alton. Toward the close
there some activity In Boston, Hartford and Erie,
which advanced to 53S on the news that another bill
favorable to the stockholders than the one last
reported is about to be introduced in the Massachu-
sets Legislature. The following were the closing
prices at the last session OF the Stock Exchange:-
Canton, 6s& CO..; Cumberland, 40 bid; Consoli.
dated Coal, 25 2eh; Western Union, al,4 S11s;
Quicksilver. So bid; Mariposa, 61 81; do. pre-.
ferred l55a lex; Atlantic Mall, 3o2l 81; Pacific
Mail, 432s 4414; Boston Water Power, TX IS;
Adams Express, 6Sh 635s; Wels-Fargo Express,
15h 15X; do. scrip, 35S q az; American Ex-
New York Central consolidated lo11 1o1H; do.
scrip, e57s a955s; Harlem, 143A Ia: Erie, 23A
"a; Reading, 1881 1885, Michigan Central, 12S
bid; Lake Shore, 9S% sSsl; Illinois Central, 1897
BID; Cleveland and Pittsburg 1oolS 1o914; Chicago
and Northwestern, S24 S23l; do. preferred, 00ss
90A; Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati, 79Js so;
Rock Island, 12O% 1909; Milwaukee and st. Paul.
GO 66H; do preferred, sl9s s1ss; Toledo and Wa.
bash 5676 6s1S; Fort Wayne, 9sss ee}s; Ohio and
Mississippi, 4O5s Az; Delaware aud Lackawanna,
llO4 liz; New Jersey Central, 1925 1097s; Chi
cago and Alton, 1171s bid; do preferred, 11S% bid
Morris and Essex, o3zs bid; Hannibal and ST. Joseph,
III a 1lSX; do. preferred, 1l6I llS; Iron Noun
tain 4eX Al; Boston, Hartford and Erie, AZ
Az; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 19is
19X.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRIcEs
The highest and lowest prices Of the leading shares