The New York herald., 1875-11-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Somewhat Firmer---
Business Still Dull.
GOLD LOWER, AT ia Is A Ia IA.
Rag Paper 8751-GOvernment and Railway
Bonds Firm-BuOyancy in the
Foreign Market.
WALL STREET.
WEDNESDAY. Nov. "A. 6 z. u.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. "a, r. N.
The suggestion Of the HERALD in this column n
cerning reduction in the rate Of brokers' commits
Sons is having its effect paper now in circulation
and peng freely signed by those who favor the pro-
posed change, and at the proper time the matter will
acted upon formally by the authorities of the Stock
Exchange The idea is also being mooted that if the
board shall remain open hour longer say from three
20 four O'Clock, the tendency Will attract mer-
chants, bankers and well-to-do clerks, who are now
confined between what are known as business hours,
and yet who in times past under fairly attractive
dtons we're among the best patrons Of the street
Several Of the solid houses said this PLAN and
when 1t shall have been further discussed will doubt
less be brought to the attention OF the Stock Exchange
The intense duness OF the market and the heavy
penses incident to brokers' establishment have be-
come matter OF serious consideration and compel-
ing those who do business Wall and depend for
their livelihood the activity of trade to cast about
Ghem for some feasible mode of relief
THE STOCK MARKET
Although, owing to the combined efforts of the
s'bulls and the timdity of the few existing ''bears"
the stock market to-day has shown advance and
an apparent strength dulness the principal fea
lure Tho total transactions aggregate less than CO. 600
shares The situation may be briefly described fol-
tows:--A combination with It's following of liputian
professionals has succeeded in advancing prices TO a
point that invites no buyers The clques being
unable to sell their holdings without causing
rious break, continue to talk 'bull while the follow
ers fully comprehendng the stnation believe that the
leaders are compelled to make further desperate
effort to advance prices and awaiting that in
order to realize upon what they have already pur-
chased Hence tho stagnaton which for the past two
weeks has held the market it In vice. Nearly
II not all Of the privileges to deliver Pacific Mail at 40
expired to-day and while the price sustained at or
above that point, reversas at 80 days freely
offered at 39H for per cent They found, however,
but few buyers Union Pacific barely kept alive by
nominal transactions al 7214 T2s{ Lake Shore under
persistent buying at 81 61% frightened few shorts
into covering at 6l 621S. Northwest improved from
B93S to 39, and the preferred from 539& TO 53I. ST.
Paul was active and strong from sc to 36l and the
preferred also from 666 to 665s. Erie was only mod
erately dealt in at l6 1871 l6 Rock Island sold at
1867 a LOG; Ohio and Mississippi at lS2S 1S4 1S%.
Hannibal and St. Joseph recovered part of the decline
of yesterday selling 239S 23G and the preferred at
291s 30S 80 S034. Panama advanced to 12e. Pa
chc of Missouri sold at 10 1874; Michigan Central
641S 64A 64T, and Illinois Central at 941
ADVANCE AND DECLINE
The changes in closing prices compared with those OF
yesterday, as foows:-
DEcLINE.-Delaware and Iackawanna L Harlem,
u District Of Columbia s.e5 bonds, h gold, u.
ApvASoE.-New York Central, "a c., c. and !. c.,
y; Erie, u; Hannibal and ST. Joseph, u; do pre-
ferred x Lake Shore, q Northwest common, u;
do. preferred q Ohio and Mississippi, 36 Pacific
Mail, Il Panama, ; Rock Island M St Paul com
mon Il do. preferred, "a Union Pacific, y; Western
Union, n; Missouri Pacific, ~ Michigan Central, u;
New Jersey Central d.
TArIoNiRY.-wabash, Quicksilver Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph and Atlantic and Pacific preferred
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day aggre.
gated 6s 700 shares which divided among active
stocks as foows:-New York Central and Hudson 270;
Erie, 26oo Lake Shore % 300; Northwestern, $500;
do, preferred, 400; Rock Island, 400; Pacific Mail,
13, ,lO0 ST. Paul. 1900; do, preferred 1900; Oho's
1000; Western Union, aeoo Union Pacific, 1,6Oo and
Panama, 100.
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening highest and