New-York tribune., 1876-10-05
REPORT OF AMERICAN MINING BOAR
SALES.
Sqle8GGerCalt.
Rlcher
WEDNESDAY. Oct. A-P. ".

The only feature Of the stock market to-day was
the continued drive against the short" interest IN
the coal stocks which was so far successful as 10
establish prices at from 25s to g per cent higher
points than on yesterday. How successful or eX-
pensve the inevitable unloadiLemsy be is a problem
yet unsoycd. No stone was iJft Untuned to ac-
complish what has been done, even to the employ
mcnt of brokers heretofore identified with the
coal rings. Bears were badly frightened and
scrambled over each other 10 cover their
stocks yet it is uncertain from what source they
were supplied. The remainder OF the list was tame
uninteresting and improbable. Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western sold at Gs2lG 67La7llla69'3
7Iloa7Ils; Delaware ard Hudson at G4l2GG3l20
SO. and New-Jersey Central at 2902s7 7sG3j032'5
$685. The range Of prices, taken in connection
with the hours at which the variations occurred
would seem to indicate that the whole move
ment was of the same spasmoIic character as
that Of a few days since, when Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western suddenly advanced from 74l3
10 70. However, like a thunder storm I'm a sultTy
day. 1t has served to clear the atmosphere Of an IN
healthy short interest, not only n the coal stocks
blt all over the list Lake Shore at one time sold
up TO JlI2 but returned 10 5ill after transactions
of only % 900 shares, which indicates the little Ill
terest there is now taken in tins stock Probably Il
the clique holding this stock should Tor single day
withdraw all their orders 10 fry and sell
it from the market, the experiment would
demonstrate that Lake Shore Is ass speculation-
dead as is North-West. Michigan Central sold
at t429413tGl23sd al 42ls. The ST. Pau'3 were active
and firm but closed weak, the common selling at
293sd2Sl2 29l202S7s and the preferred at 59l2@
J95sGJs7s h-Westems-nOthng in them-2OO
shares Of common are reported at 3j's and 30, and
5000 of preferred at 593l3j9Q592l. Central and
Hudson and Rock Island, after decline from OPEN
ing prices partly recovered and closed dull. West
ern Union and Pacific Mail, as usual Of late,
attracted but little attention, although the latter
declined b per cent from its best pu"e. The total
bu,nes, for the day aggregates $4,000 shares, Ok
which $4,000 were in Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western N. Central. and Delaware and Hudson.
The final changes from the last prices Of yesterday
are as follows: Advances-AtantIc and Pacific
Telegraph. ls; Atlantic and Pacific preferred, Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy, Northwest common
and preferred, each Il; Adams Express and Hanni-
bal and ST. Joseph preferred, each y; Morris and
Essex. 81; Consolidation Coal, 2; Illinois Central,
2l4: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 2'3; Del
aware and Hudson, /, and New-Jersey Central, 20.
Declines-Central and Hudson, ONO and Mississippi,
and st. Paul. each Is; American Express, Pacific
Mail. and ST. Paul preferred, each i; Missouri
Pacific and Chicago aud Alton preferred, and n. I.
and New-Haven, each y; and u. s. Express, 1Ss per
cent. The following table shows the
RANCE OF THE MARKET.