The New York herald., 1870-02-22
STOCKS UNSETTLED.

STOCKS UNSETTLED.
The news also had its effect at the Stock Ex-
change. rhe tone OF earlier transactions had been
firm, If not buoyant The bank statement OF saturday
continuing to pr0auce favorable impression. The
money market was easy and gave prices additional
strength at :he afternoon board prices became ac-
tive upon the FIRST kilograms from Washington, as
the street disposed to regard the measure as one
Of imitation The advance IN the railway list Was In
some instances quite sharp, New Jersey Gen.
ual rising to 1857. az against 1917 at the
opening, while Reading recovered to 9SI
aud Central consolidated moved to sSt5.
Tue Western railways were less excited, but I'M
proved quarter TO half per cent, with the excep-
ZION or Rock Island winch advanced 70 IAN. ON
the real character OF the news becoming known, and
and as it was inferred in some quarters that the
House committee might conclude to report the
Senate bil which, by the proposed redistribution Of
currency, would produce contraction at the North,
there was feverlsh downward turn, led by those
Western railways which were most heavy In the pre-
vlous Duoyancy, Northwestern common going on 10
.29a and st. Paul to 64A. For some OF The list
the lowest prices OF the DAY were made
in this sudden change or sentiment. The
features Of the day were the most obstinate In re-
sstlng the decline, and few Of the more actively
strong stocks yielded but trlne Central scrip was
an example OF the last mentioned, and, with Erie.
MaripOSa preferred auu racine uclu NS own In
the adverse current Western Union was steady and
firm, but dull. The express shares were active and
generally higher Weils-Farg0 touching 3SA, the I'M
provement being due 10 q report that the United
SIaes Company have nnay agreed to the terms OF the
recent convention making redistribution OF routes
and business The following were the closing prices
OF at the last session OF the Stock Exchange
Canton, $50 90; Cumberland, 341a; Western
Union, 34I u SO; quicksilver, AK bid; Mariposa,
10 l0.; DO. preferred, 2lX 22; do. certificates,
60A 81; Pacific Mail, AN AK; Boston Water
Power, 1874 bid; Adams Express, 90 to; Wells
Fargo Express 2lA bid; American Express, SO bid;
United States Express, 81 53 Mcrcnans' Union u
bid; New York Central consolidated, 9sH q 9s d;
do. scrip, 95 81; Harlem, l47 l4s; Erie u; do.
preferred, so; Reading 9S1z 9SS; Michigan Cen
tral III bid; Lake Shore, sSs ss1a; Illinois Cen
trai 143 a l45h; Cleveland aud flttsDurg, 1919
1929; Chicago and Northwestern, 73 731s; do.
preferred, s92l 90; Rock Island, l2o1s l20N /;
Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 651s 6554; do. preferred,
7o94 7o5s; Toledo and wabash, AK q AN; 90.
preferred, s6A 81; Fort Wayne, 9lA a 81; Alton
ana Terre Haute, SO 34ts; do. preferred, 81 q
63>s ONO and Mississippi, SIX 3l1s; Delaware
| ana Lackawanna, 104H 1061s; New Jersey Cen
tral, 1874 i03; Chicago and Alton, 113 ll4 do.
preferred li3 Ii5; Han nipal aud ST. Joseph io6
1919; do. preferred, loo4 Did; Dubuque and sioux
| Central, 20 . 2os4.
| HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
| The extreme fluctuations OF the leading specua.
i've stocks are shown in the following table or The
| highest and lowest prices Of the day.: