The New York herald., 1874-11-26
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Stocks UDsieady and Speculative
Judgment Unsettled
G O L. y r I r M
Money Easy at 2 l-2 3 l-2
Per Cent.
BONDS IN MODERATE REQUEST.
WALL STREET,


WEDNESDAY Nov. 25-6 r. NJ
The stree. to-day was devoid OF any exciting
features, ano t1e nnctuations IN prices were not
unusual On tae eve OF . holiday, however, specu.
laion Is reseT so active as at other times, specu
latOrs being osnoined to put out fresh contracts,
nor did the liue character OF transactions vary
materially irom those recently noted, Lake Shore
having rcgsDed ita position as leader, and be.
ing followed ps western Ualon, Northwestern,
Erie, st. Pau, QUO, Pacific Mail Union Pacific aud
the lever prceo securities. At the present mo.
ment there appesls.to TO be nothing in the market
that Offers specis encouragement TO either buls
or bears eaca apparently fighting shy OF the
other, as IF expecting some disagreeabie revea-
ton for when neither is prepared. There Is NO
reason to change the opinion heretofore ex-
pressed In thls column concerning the future OF
the lower prioeo sstocks. With a lew exceptions,
they have shown greater frmness in resisting
attack than the more expensive securities, and
we arc informed that they have been sustained by
a class OF bugsrs VINO have taken them from the
market Price. toward the close were weak, de-
cining from ;. 10 Is per cent from the best fgutes
OF the dav.
ssgeAN8E OF PRICES
was as fOlioT5 Quicksilver common opened at
331s sold up TO 34s5 and down to Ss7. q "a; pre-
ferred STOCK ao S9;z . 4401. American District
Telegraph eontiEaes drm at 40 Atlantic and
.sPacinc preferred sold with some EFFORT at liz
Western Union Was steady at s0t. 500. a 8O,4.
New York Ccntrsl declined from l0l'. to lolh.
Pacific Mail adgeneed from 4sa4 TO 44;., closing at
AZ. Rock Island opened at 100 4, ending !. lower
/ Erie npenedt6t aSz, advanced to 273. and closed
at this ngure the movement meanwhile exciting
not ittrie inherent because the price is higher
here than III London. Union Pacific showed but
little change fat tue moment, the lowest price OF
the day being aJ2. and the highest &c. Lake
Shore opened at sos, advanced only per
cent ana ,closea at 50. Northwest common
opened at .A2s., advanced to 43t. and
closed AZ ~. The preferred stock sold
At 60K o co.. @ COS. ST. Paul common
ranged from g, 10 a3h, thence down to 3sh, out
closed at 8s5.. Ine preferred stock finished at
574. after selling at s6k. OHIO and Mississippi
moved from 3e3g 60 Sa1s closing at .33'4. Wabash
showed wcaknass. the opening ngure being 29I,
the highest 50 Z syd the lowest 2eAs. Alton and
Ierre .lIaute. 500 OF 10 aud IL. Pacific OF Missouri
closed .at415<s
TnE SALES
to-day amounted 90 134O0O, which were distributed
among the pfineips stocks as foilows:-New York
Central aud Huoson, 800; Erie 16, 800; Lake Shore
$1,000; Nortnaescrn, 10, 100; do, preferred 800;
Rock Island 1000; Pacific MAIL 1890; st. Paul,
4, 100; do, prelerred, 500; Ohos, 22,2o0 Western
Union. 1900; Wabash, 1900; Union Pacific, 5,1Oo;
c., {. and !. G.. 500; American District Telegraph
1,6oe; Quicssdyeg, 1900; do, preferred 500.
oPrNn;o. slGarsT AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening, highest
ana lowesy prices o. the day