New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-25

Atlantic and Pacific Preferred. which had one Of its
occasional spans yesterday, when the quotation
was marked mp TO 14!, was more Tranquil to-day,
having been quoted at IA at the second board, and
soothed at the termination Of the day with bid Of
1871, while the confident and immoyable holders de-
manded H. Central and Hudson, after opening at
last nights prices moved slowly up TO 102 and then
settled down majesticaly to 1914 the best bid at the
close being 1919, loss of as compared with last
night. c., C.. g. 1. c. was unpleasantly active for
the bulls, and took retrograde course from IN to
1911, closing at 12i bid, and showing a net loss OF
about per cent. The volume of transactions in this
speciality was sufficient to give the impression
to an innocent looker-on of an extraordinary inter-
est in it's shares though it is not believed that tho
general desire to possess them is by any means I'M
controllable. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
was without quotable change maintaining yester.
days price to the close. Erie fuctuated within q
range of per cent opening at S7l, falling away to
:, rising again to 3sl, and finally settling down TO
80 at the close. gain of inst per cent the day.
the only one of the purely speculative stocks. with
the single exception of Wabash that be said to
have closed at higher than last nights price. Han
nibal and st. Joseph was usual of late, without
animation the only rates having been at Zs and !.
There is a suspicion of some maneuvering in this
stock, as if an effort were making to prevent
an advance, so that quotations are not
always trustworthy. Lake Shore was re-
markedly steady. considering the enormous
aggregate Of transactions the fluctuations taking no
greater range than per cent, and closing finally at
about the lowest price of the day. There is proba-
bly, stock in the list respecting which opinions
are more evenly divided hence the erceness OF the
contest in its shares and the Improbable result OF
the business in them Northwest. which may he
Al Of 10 GhNr tn I'm
magnitude of the dealings, moves with much les1
regularity, having fuctuated between 39l and SS3.
but closed at the figures of yesterday The street is
full of rumors in regard to the movements 10 Pa
cic Mail the general impression being that some q
its directors have opposing interests in the market
for Its shares. The contest is certainly lively and
forms the subject of much unfayOTable comment.
Panama went up like rocket to III, and came down
like a stick to 115i bid at the close. Quicksilver
was not true to Its name to-day, remaining quito
steady and closing at an immaterial decline. Rock
Island gives unmistakable tokens OF continuance
of the shrewd manipulation that has SO long
characterized it, gaining steadily and surely from
day to day. but whether the controlling operators
buy more than they sell, or the reverse, Is beyond
the ken of all who dwell outside of the charmed
CIRCLE" 1t is a stock of unquestionable value and
popular with casual operators, but the professionals
fluid no money in it as speculative, and therefore
give il a wide BERTH The sales were nominaiy
large, were kept within range OF per
cent with q closing quotation below that
of last night. Union. Pacific was, to all in
terested SPECTATORS provokingy steady throughout
the day, though the business was of respectable
proportions, aud the closing sales at the precise
figures of last night. The absence of some OF its
chief directors Is theme of much interest to
holders of the stock and there are mysterious hints
of new combinations, consultations, &C., &c. that
are to astonsh the street NorthW Preferred.
Michigan Central and Illinois Central are all selling
at improved prices but of the speculative market
hardly more can be said than that 1t is steady with
a strong tone the transactions being numerous anu
of great magnitude, while accessions OF new opera
tors are made as prices advance. The opening nigh
est lowest and closing prices were