New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-28

shares on the Stock Exchange Such an apparent
anxiety on the part of investors ~ TO purchase such
stocks as Central and Hudson, Illinois Central, New
Jersey Central Delaware, Lackawanna and WESTERN
and Rock Island. has not been witnessed for long
time past and consequently prices skipped up = TO
8 per cent i'm q manner quite as livery as
that in which the more speculative shares
have been wont to move OF late lhis
firmness in the Investments impaired rehe"eu
confidence to the remainder Of the list, so that such
stocks as Lake Shore and Erie made recovery from
their prices of yesterday but fast returning to
the lower quotations again when the hour of adj
journment arrived. 1t was also observed that
the advance in the prices of the good
stocks brought some of them to market.
The total sales of the day amounted to 299,-
500 shares. Western Union, on sales OF 3d.
900 shares, was taken OF 77os07SlsG774 1914
ass, an advance Of / per cent since last nights
close. The activity and advance in this stock are
based upon q report, largely circulated and very
much believed, to the effect that an arrangement has
been substantially agreed upon between the Western
Union and Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Compa-
MES, which, if it does not result in consolidation
of the two companies will end all rivalry between
them. Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph lost = per
cent on sales of 1000 shares at 26si
0270264. Pacific Mail, which opened
with lively demand for the "shorts" at 4ol2'
found full supply of stock at 454@ a4o's'
and then fell off to 44ss, closing at 44'S, decline
of 80 per cent after sales of 10000 shares. Union
Pacific gains % per cent on sales OF 34Soo shares ao
77lo077L07s40777s. Panama improves i per
cent, 800 shares having sold at lea 1866.
Kansas Pacific sold to the extent of $500
shares at 25025A0244, showing de-
cline of 8. per cent. Atlantic and Pacific
Preferred has been strong and gains 1as per cent,
5000 shares having sold at 16lsQ17Ss017. -Four
thousand shares of Missouri Pacific sold at 52i20oi
QJ3120 541l @54, q gain of per cent. Northwest
ern on moderate amount of business, exhibited afaT
degree of strength, which may perhaps be aScrlDed
TO the closing of the books in few days for election
Nine thousand shares sold at 41&042osa 42l2,
gain of 90 per cent, while the Preferred gained g
Der cent on sales of 800 shares at 54G55; 1000
shares of St. Paul sold at 36l2G363o Q37G36'S, a
gain of Il per cent Rock Island, after opening
quietly at 10330 1888, moved rapidly up to loo'o
closing finally at 1Oj, gain OF li2 per cent a1ter
sales of 80 500 shares. Wabash gains 50 per cent on
sales of 5000 shares at 1880 1G40l6i8 and ONO
and Mississippi 80 per cent on sales of $500 shares at
27l4Q2740275s Lake Shore sold to the extent OF
81. 400 shares at observation-disclosures l2@7140
7Ol2 an improvement of isper cent. Erie on sales
of 10, 500 shares closes the same as last night. N
Y. Central spurted up to 1O5 from 1925 making in
its progress jump from 1O3as to 1O5; afterwards 1t
fell back to 1O41 and closed at 1918 gain OF zig
per cent on sales of 5000 shares. Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western shows an advance
of Dig per cent, and Hannibal and st. Jo-
seph /. United States Express went OIL from
57l2 to SO on reports, whether or not
well founded we unable tOsay, that it is likely to
pass it's dividend. At the close the market was firm
at some reaction from the highest prices OF the day
The opening highest, lowest, and closing prices OF
active stocks sold to-day will be found i'll the follow
inn IL