New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-25
STOCK SALES AT RANDOM.

SHARES DISPOSED OF AT AUCTIoN-A GOOD OMEN
An announcement was made yesterday morn
inn by the brokers' telegraph that there would be an
auction sale Of stocks by Adrian H. Muller Son at the
Exchange salesroom, No. Ill Broadway, at 1890 p H.
The stocks 10 be disposed by forced sale were an
nounced as follows:
For OF whom It NAV concern: 100 shares Dea
ware Iackwanna, and Western Railroad Company (hy-
pothecated $50 each; 100 shares New orK anu atle
railroad Company Preferred stock lss hypothecated)
SO each S2OOCO United states TenFOfes, 5000 each
$4,000 Massachusetts, State Five per cent gold interest
nv order of Francis T. Walker Co., for account of
whom il may 200 shares or central lS1lrosu
coWnanv Of New-Jersey slCO each CTS shares Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad company s0o
each.
At the hour named the Exchange salesroom was filed
with a noisy crowd who presented in appearance and
demeanor striking contrast to the real estate dealers
who usually assemble in the room The Hrst two lots
were sold for S. p Hail. The first lot of 100 shares OF
Delaware Lackawanna and Western were sold to a.
FITZGERALD OF No. / MaIdenlane at S73 The second
lot Of 100 shares of New-York and Harlem Rail
road preferred stock was Knocked down 10
J. o. Fowler OF No. 96 Nassau-s at 1851 The third and
fourth lots were placed upon the market by Willard d
Stone The United States 1910 bonds were purchased
nv Edwin knight OF No 49 BrOadst at 95. The Massa-
chusetts per cents sold for 3d. The Central new
Jersey stock was sold lots of 80 shares each The first
lot was bid in at by A. s. Clark, who seemed to be act
ing under the instructions of f. Walker, who offered
them for sale The second lot was bought by Robert
Gett al 49, The third lot bid IN by Mr. Clark at
ssl and the fourth lot knocked down to W. Notion
Son al ss3 The CTS shares OF Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. also offered by F. T. Walker d Company
were put up in of shares each The sale fthree OF
these lots was not believed be bona de as they were
bid in by A. S. Clark. One lot of 100 was bought by
Martin H. Runyon OF No 40 Wall-st. at s6s another
nv William c. stuTgis of No. ITO Wslst. at 66i another
by Martin Runyon at set and the odd Is shares ny
Carpenter Brother. The condition of sale OF the Della
ware Lackawanna and Western and the New-York ana
Harlem stocks offered by s. p. Hail. was payment In
currency before The condition OF sale OF the rest
Of the stocks was payment OF ten per cent of the pur
chase money Yesterday and the remainder before the
close Of banking hours to-day.
The sale excited little comment on the street, Al
though this novel expedent and nothing OF sthe
kind had ever been known before IL was Thought that
the sale and of the many private sales which took place
ON the street during the day was. the whole, good
as the purchases for the most part made for invest
ment and not for speculation thus drawing stocks from
the street and giving much needed currency in re-
turn.
A meeting of the Governing Committee of
the Stock Exchange held in the morning to devise
measures OF relief. project to establish Stock Ex-
change clearinghouse discussed and rejected Inc
great trouble of the Exchange has been to devise meas
for the clearance settlement OF business on FIJI
dag Saturday. The Governing Committee has writ
ten letter TO the Clearinghouse Association, when
| will be found elsewhere. The Committee Will meet
again this morning The following reported as the
street quotations for stocks throughout the day:
New-York Central 9Oa92 opening) s9i 400 ss99O, and
ss9s9s Western Union Telegraph. 63a65 90 sales a64
offered g. and offered at CO. Rock Island IS sales 81
10 S9 So Lake Shore, 80 bid 10 bid offered at e
70 sales cash; 1880 1919 Pacific Mall 80 sales 0S6
80 sales bid cash. Harlem 10idl0l offered at lO5
lOOalO2 l0i4l05 sales, offered AT lO5. Union Pacific, ~
(saes shares 92 1920 1920 10 sales cash. Han
nDal aud 81. Joseph, q bid, 20 bid Northwestern Com
mon "A sales cash. offered at As. offered az A. 42di9
ONO and Mississippi offered at 29t 25G2S offered at 20
Toledo and Wabash, 43d45. 81. Paul Common, SOUoI
American Express offered at IS cash Wells Fargo. 60
| sales.
At l2ll5 the following the quotations Central,
S6Go9i Union Pacific. 19a21 Pacific Mall 3Ol g32 Rock
IsiaDd S9Si NORTHWESTERN, loGIS Northwestern
| Preferred. 69t bid IN .f.f On
The following the closing prices Of stocks on the
street
NewYork Central and Hudson River. 5000 Harlem,
10i dlO5j wabash, 40G43 North Western. 80 d3g ROCK
Island so S7 Ohio aud Mississippi, 2s029 Western
| Union Telegraph, 6906G; Pacific Mali, 254l9.
Gold opened at lI2l. anc closed at lll Large ship
ments OF specie for investment IN American produce
and securities on their way hero Latv reports Of