The New York herald., 1875-12-22
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
Lake Shore the Ruling Passion Sympathy Of
Other StOcks-The Bulls Checkmated.
GOLD 113 3-8 A 113 1-8.
Money on Call Loans Per Cent-Erie in Lon
don Lower-Raihoad and Govern
ment Bonds Firm.
WALL STREET.

TUESDAY, Dec. 2l-6 p. d.
II Paris Is France, Lake Shore the Stock Ex-
nhange to-day. AS the departments take their cue
From, and are quiet or agitated the great French
city Is peaceful disturbed did tho share list re-
uect the movement the favoritc speculation OF the
day
Tho first sales OF Lake Shore not quite good
In price as the closing yesterday, but the appear
Ance OF clique brokers put different complexion
on the aspect affairs and figures quickly up
90 the highest point OF the day. BY this time the
ephemeral shorts had got cover the able bodied
ones outspreading the hunt and huntsmen and
hounds soon found themselves without scent or
quarry.
From eok the highest point of the day, there was
Steady advance backward" So the quotation tho
close showing Improvement Of quarter per cent.
There a number OF advanced to account
for this weakening the part of the favorte-some
good some bad but most of them Indifferent We
propose TO Gull out few which appear to be most
Sonable and offer them to the reader
FSrst-Commodore Vanderbilt is said to discourage an
upward movement Lake Shore IL the same be based
upon expected dividend, earnings not likely
10 warrant the As sequttur he very consistently
despatched his brokers into the supply
sangune the extent OF desires with long
stock-a most generous act his part, but entirely
nnapprcciatcd by the thankless bulls OF the combina
zion.
Second-Somebody in the pool had played false.
Bomebody, scentng out the fact that the immediate
future is inauspicous for risethat there is pub
JIG and money that the shorts being covered,
the market would be gonelike the Arabs ''foded his
lent and quietly stole away" II matters little who
tho recreant party vast may have been Brown,
Jones even Robnson-qsscn sabei the effect .
bane and blight the market and the stock poured
put, weary and heavy burden to be supported by
already overloaded combination.
TAird-The Twenty third street party were in the
Hed, horse foot and Dragons, and, being free from
sntangng alliances with other stocks strong and
ronhdent and advanced to the attack with liberal
pales that added TO the depression.
These and many other reports were used to damage
the bull party in Lake Shore and they successful
TO the extent we have quoted.
The fancies took their tone from the prominent
speculation, and acted generally timd demora
fzed manner in almost every instance, closing at or
the lowest figures Of the day The drop prices
was nconsderable but the market left of in dilap-
idated condition. thing OF shreds and patches and
generally out at elbows Indeed It would not be much
of strain upon the Imagination to compare it TO
weritable rag fair where sealskin and suits Of
motley futter in the inhosptable breeze very
fully and very much the for wear.
Pacific Mail opened at 3sX, and after rally to 39I
closed at the opening price Western Union sold at
R3K "a q 73A 73H. Lake Shores first sales were
ut 60 59T, followed by quick movement to cox,
and then by sales at 59x q 60 q SO sex. Michigan
Central sold at So q 6s% 57h; Northwest at 3s<
BSH q 3SK 8S 38k; preferred at SAX 55 q ,55k !;
Bt Paul at 34k SAX 3SX; preferred at 64< IS
B4k; Union Pacific, ex dividend, at Is a 72k; Ohio
snd Mississippi at 16K a1eh 1eH; Erie at 15,s
ask 15k a 15h. Wabash at az . az . 81 Pacific
Df Missouri at l2 12ss IL; ST. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern preferred AZ 81 l9k; Central and Hud-
SON at 1o4A alo4I lo3zS Central OF New Jersey at
Eo5K 105k Harlem at ls0% $780, and Rock Island
et 1887 a 1O4
ADVANCE DECLINE
The changes in closing prices since those OF yester
ADvAsok-Dstrict of Columbia a65 bonds, Y per
cent
DRcLsx New York Central and Hudson River, x;
Michigan Central !; Erie \ Hannibal and s. Joseph
knd Northwestern Ohio and Mississippi, Il; Paciho
Nail Nj Quicksilver, "; Chicago, Milwaukee and stc
Paul. "; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul preferred.
< Toledo Wabash and western, X; Union Pacific, H;,
srArioSaEY -AsIantic and Paciac Telegraph, Della
Eare, Lackawanna and Western, Harlem, Chicago and
Northwestern preferred, Panama, Chicago and Rock
Island and New Jersey Central
SALES TO-DAY.
The transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day ar
Eregated 12 900 shares which distributed among
bctvo stocks as folows:-Ncw York Central and Hud-
pom, a05; Erie alo0 Lake Shore g. 100; Cleveland
end Pittsburg, 15o Northwestern 14o preferred
D. o5o Rock Island 800; Pacific Mail 500; St Paul
, 7oo do preferred 1900 Ohio l,loo Western Union,
E,3oo; Wabash $3.50; Union Pacific, TOO; O.. G. and
l. @, 700; Panama 15o; Michigan Central 500; Har-
lem, 900.
OPENING. HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening highest and