The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-27
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Heavy and Sales
Reduced.
GOLD STEADY AT ll2 So.
Government and Railway Bonds Quiet-Invest-
ment Securities Unsettled Money ON
Loans and 8 1-2 Per Cent
Foreign Exchange Firm.
WALL STREET.

WALL STREET, I
WEDNESDAY,, April 2o-6PMl
There was no opening Tor allopathc stock doctors
to-day; homeopathy the rulc and priccs nuctua-
tons and general activity exhibited in indnitesi-
NAL Quantities The patient as compared with yester-
days state simply better and no worse, though
perhaps tribe weaker closing bulletin. That
Is say tho best prices Of the day for the leading fan
ces showed falling on Of half per cent or SO at the
wind up with prospective change for tho better to-
morrow.
Thus Lake Shore ranged between 5sA and 55K,
Western Union between 66k and 6sk Pacific Mail
from FIX to 2ok and Michigan Central from S2k to
SIX, and other spcculatives in accordance they
were influenced by the Of the attractive
iances Al the very close Of tho market tho list
ragged professional tramp and Of many colors
as Josephs coat The prevailing hue. however, was
sombre ono, and so Stock Exchange eyes seemed to
view it,
In fact the financial and commercial horizon seems to
be draped with clouds and the silver lining III such
ists) sufficient 10 furnish fourth class bonanza.
There exist tho bitter railway with its cuthroat
prices, daily threatening destructive results;
the illness of the Ancient Mariner, which creates
fears OF tho loss OF the man at the wheel;
the topsyturvy condition OF the great coal carriers
and the broken circuit Of tho rival telegraph
pan,cs, which antagonistc each other the
poas Of their magnets So whatever music there
Is In tho air falls upon the like dirgc, depressing
speculation and frightening or operators for rise
Pacinc Mail, taken all in all was the strongest
favorite Of the day. The scare Of bankruptcy and
receiver has sdc until 1t should DO de-
cideo give the stock another surge downward when
It will DO reproduced with all the original effects
Meanwhile there is strong feeling that, If not
valuable tho stock Is desirable for speculative pur
poses TO DO allowed sink entirely out OF sight, and
to-day dealers arc acting upon the supposition that
the existing imbrogl,o between the Mail and Panama
companies
Western Union weakened on the bold front OF the
Atlantic aud Pacific corporation shown in its further
extension OF lines in important directions and the in
Iclgcnce that the record OF business since February
last presented 1t tho meeting to-day, will exhibit
very satisfactory Of both receipts and number
Of messages.
Tho coal stocks may be quoted shade Oh from yes
terdays prices but in the absence Of rumors Of any
kind we're in great degree neglected
The day was particularly . dull one the leaders Of
Tho market remaining inactive and thcrc being nothing
startling in the way of news TO affect quotations.
THE sALRs TO-DAY.
Tho transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 10a shares New York Central and Hud-
son 800; Erie, AGO. Lake Shore 90 400; Cleveland
and Pittsburg, 177 Northwestern, 100; Rock Island.
700; Pacific MAIL "a 800; ST. Paul. 1900; do. preferred,
poo; Ohios $500; Western Union, $4,000; Union
Pacific, 800; Panama, 1907 Michigan Central, $3.50;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 2,024; Union
Manufacturing Company, 1,425
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRrcEs-
The following table shows the opening, highest and