The New York herald., 1875-12-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Quiet. and Strong Lake
Shore D Field Of Blood.
GOLD ll3 rs A ia 3-s a IA IA.
Money on Cali 6, 5 and l-2 Per cent-Rag
Paper at the Close S733-Railroad
and Government Bonds Firm.
WALL STREET,

WEDNESDAY, Dec SOP N.
There has been a slaughter OF the innocents to-day
With Jay Gould as the modern Herod and Lake shore
Che Of the There was nothing IN early
business hours foreshadow the impending casualty
and playful ''shorts gamboIed gambled lspel as
you willy frolcsome but false security 1t, however,
became apparent that Herod-only yesterday threat
ened with translation another sphere where there Is
naught TO corrupt and railways to break through
and steal-had thought II superior dodge appear
convalescent on Change, and renew his vitality by
bouutiful meal on the unsuspcIous bears.
Very ourously people who have for years past with
intense solictude looked after Commodore vanderbts
health matter that, becoming impaired would seri
ously affect the stock market have been quite blind TO
the fact that Jay Gould is also liable to the visit OF the
grim enemy. But there is this be said in explana-
tion Of the matter. People rule believe in the
veteran Railroad King; they incline TO thInk him
square and discredit any pretended mortuary dodge
upon his part for the purpose Of affecting prices But
there is another feeling with regard Gould They
believe him sham (and Erie stockholders call him
something worse, and take IL altogether they have
faith in his hts and his pills and potons they begin
to have faith in his puts and calls AS regards mag
nitude OF interest," undoubtedly Commodore Vanderbilt
surpasses Gould and coeris paribu the death of the
former should affect financial circles seriously
than that of the latter But things equal The
earning securites that of the latter marginal ad
vances upon uncertain fancies
So when yesterday the Great Mogul reported IN
ertrentis ncreduous brokers stuck their tongues in
sher cheeks and had warning recollectons Of Red Rid
ing Hood and the sick wolf in grandmammas nghtcap
Union Pacific, in which nobody deals except Gould and
his tall fell of Of course was intended it should do
and the rest of the market sympathized slightly it
was meant 1t should do, also.
This in preparation for to-day's work when Herod
would be his legs again. ready carry fire and sword
among the nnocents Of the Stock Exchange. AS
tced above Lake Shore the field Of blood and here
perished the unfortunate who had traded upon
belief n Gould's mortal illness Opening 59A, the
price gradually advanced under the continuous
buying OF the Gould faction until the entire of
the market in this stock the quo
tation at the close marking OLA nearly the highest
figure of the day
Lockers on competent to judge estimate the amount
purchased by Gouds brokers be in the neghborhood
OF 60 900 shares which, in view of the moderate
produced upon the price, would to show inor
dinate quantity of bread for small amount of sack
Northwest advanced from SAX to 56A. The com
mon stock remained dull and neglected nearly all day
at from 3s to 39L but later the buying in of the
shortn stock of failed arm the price advanced to
SEX 39%. The St Paul stocks sympathized with the
IS to 36h, and the preferred from &C to 66ss Eric
fairly active between 15zS leh l63<. Michigan
Central sold from60% to 61A al 61%. Ohio and Mssis-
eippi rose from liz to 17T limited transactions
Rock Island was neglected and weak at 1047S 104a
while the other investment shares dull and steady
Wabash declined to Az sales ''under the rule"
Union Pacific only reflected sagnation with its small
GALES at rs 77& 7s Pacific Mail did better amount
of business, yet strong at 4ok a 4o1z AZ.
Western Union advanced from 76h to II the declar
alton of the quarterly dividend OF per cent
Fluctuations in the of the market scarcely
deserving of MENTION and the subject OF stocks may be
dismissed in quoting them generally quiet and
strong
ADVANCE DECLINE
The changes in closing prices those of yesterday
are follows
ADVANCE Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Il; New
York Central u Delaware and Lackawanna, u Erie
u; Hannibal and st. Joseph, d Lake Shore, 2A;
Northwest common, /, do, preferred 1I Ohio aud
Mississippi n Pacific Mail, u ST. Paul, " do.
mon, u Western Union, u Missouri Pacific l; hchi-
DEc1IxE-Aarem, VI District OF Columbia, bonds
Il Erie in London, Il.
STAnoNARY.-New Jersey Central Union Pacific,
Wabash, Rock Island Quicksilver, Panama and G, G.
and l. c.
THE SALES TO-DAY
The transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 1873, 700 shares which distributed
among active stocks as follows-New York Central
and Hudson, 27o; Erie, $500; Lake Shore los, 900;
Cleveland and Pttsburg, 1So; Northwestern, 200; do
preferred, 1900; Rock Island I,5oo; Pacific MAIL
10000; ST. Paul, 5000; do. preferred 5000; ohios,
1900; Western Union, 1S,2oo Wabash, LOO; Union
Pacific, LOO
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening highest and