The New York herald., 1875-12-28
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Stocks a Trifle Higher in
Wall Street Yesterday.
GOLD ll2 7-8 AND HEAVY.
Money on Call 5 and Per Cent-GOyernment
Bonds Steady-GOod Railway Secu-
rites in Fair Request
WALL STREET,


The old song that call play and work gives JACK
ragged shirt is eminently true as regards the past
Gwelvemonth business OF the stock brokns commun-
Ity There has been plethora Of leisure and paucity
Of linen ana Jack = a synonyme OF the Stock Ex
change has had 10 put up with fewer "bled" shirts
than his station In life fairly entitled him to- STILL
NsJack by no means will allow himself 10 be set down.
as the song goes 70 say, ''dull boy and when
the festive holidays Of the year crop up in annual
Succession he may counted upon as ready and ap-
preciave parlicipator in all the good things
which tho occasion offers. The Stock Ex-
Change member strongly affects holidays and
10 rule, viii appreciate self voted and recogniz-
sable b. statute IN much greater degree than those
liked by Iaw and the calendar Good Friday has been
CLOSE holiday by popular vote Of its members for many
years the Stock Exchange and it is the etiquette
that tho motion to adjourn shall be made by
'o the chosen peopen and seconded by another. IL
would be ungraeious to investigate the anmus Of this
custom but may fairly be put down resulting from
gone mixed feeling OF penitence and policy. But be
the Board Of Brokers Jew Gentle, Christmas the
great festival Of the year. and equally appreciated by
both, al least in its secular
SO Jew and Gentle, be they only stock brokers'
Kindly chorus together the good old refrain
At Christine as play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once year
Christmas cheer undoubtedly carried into the
manifested in but one way-viz., advance in the
market There decidedly what stock professionals
term cheerful feeling"
Opening rather waveringly the quotations OF Friday
afternoon with the dlapason OF duness that
has been he tone Of the past weeks, the market grew
Stronger and stronger as the hours passed by, and
closed With the best prices Of the day Beyond the
holiday influence have alluded there appeared to
be particular for this strength except that
Jay Could again in the street. and being GONZALES
cent had gotten rid Of scrip cookie shell and cowl and
s'the devil monk he" any longer His diabIer7e
for the time being to shape itself toward higher
Ggurcs and hls attending demons who salamanders
though they are, had got badly burned during his alb
gence from the street to be rescued from their
perilous position So the Gould iavores moved slowly
but surely up; Western Union, Pacific Mail and Lake
Shore showing at the close average of one point
profit on morning prices.
There is evident desire to look for better things
gfter the rst Of the year aud this wish "father of
The thought reflected in a growing disposition to
purchase upon thirty and sixty day options This de-
Bcrplon of long contracts has been desuetude for
many months back under the prevailing cheapness OF
money, but the comparative pinch at present existing
snd The nope Of a spring in stocks creating
buyers Of options the expense OF bonus upon
the cash price and six per interest added This
manner o. dealing particularly marked Pacific
Mail and North American preferred, which stocks
one quarter Of per cent paid for thirty days
Ice way
The bears the market are no better than the bulls
In honesty Of purpose and to the smmest lodges
as they affected by the sllmmest reasons in their
dealings V,de the following pasqunade which was
sedulousy circulated among the members tho open
ing Of the i'oard:-
FEILow sUFvERERs LAKE SHoRE:-T have
a "a IL
road matters who will proceed TO Chicago, and from
thence Will give through the press of New York
graphic description Of the vast resources and future
earnings Of your great property.
In making this confidential Communication cannot
eerain from expressing my great admiration for
patient endurance under 80 and interest per diem.
You have solicited the great eastern mathamagcian TO
mako unprecedented statement showing the great
value o the property, and ss you have had 10 suffer
on from tue durham dispensatlon.
Tho veteran Commodore, regret to say, win not be
tnducei to up the captain Is Office and settle.
iecl assured, however that this last great expedent
OF your leader will 1nd for you ready response from
conhding public, and enable you TO shit your heavy
burden 10 their shoulders SEAL SKINNY
Il. S.-Let the Pool get out first. S. 5.
II possible that there may be laugh lurking
where this squb and the author deserves great
praise for his ingenuity effectively concealing it
Thus tho history Of to-days market the history
Of dun steady rise with few and trivial set backs and
manifest strength all through the list There was
scarcely i dash Of humor or merrmen to light up the
dull Of the day, and the reading OF com.
municatlon from Photographic artist Offering to take
every member Of the Board with imperial honors met
nscourteous references TO the "Rogues Gallery and
O. tho improperly trenching upon the prerogaves
or Police Headquarters
TRANSACTIONS THE DAY
aggregated only 5000 shares distributed follows
among the active stocks:-Paci1c MAIL 20 500 Western
linton, ls l5o; Erie, $500; Michigan Central, 1so0;
Pacific or Missouri ZOO Lake shore y COO Northwest
!, ZOO; do preferred, ZOO Union Paeinc 500; Rock
Island 100, st. Paul, 800; 90 preferred $50 Wabash,
200, ohio and Mississippi 400
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST
TITS following table shows the opening highest and
iowest hrces Of the day: -
Opening. Highest Locest
New York Central. ........ 1885, lo45s 1O3A
uarl.