New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
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THURSDAY, Aug. 10--p. =.


htter the exhaustive efforts If tho past two days
to create market the trading in stocks to-day has
simply presented an inertitude that was only re-
lieyed by epasnodic movement in St. Pall Pre-
feucd which quite likely offended Offset
TO tho Company's continued loss n earnings. Ag
will be seen by the report published below, o., in
creased earnings January of thisyear oyor those
Of 1875 that Oh July were upward Of 500 900,
have been since reduced BY losses 10 $500, $40 at
the end Of the first week Of August and as an III
dication Of the second week of August II may
De stated that the receipts of wheat au Milwaukee
for the first two days Of the new wee!- were 80 900
bushels against 134, 600 bushels the corresponding
days Of 1879 Nevertheless the Preferred stock to-
day opened strong at 63l2, and, after weakening to
G9ls, rallied to 60@i, causing considerable pur-
ehases for short" account, aftcr which it settled
off to 693s The Common sold at 3.9s03G5s037, 2.
Closing offered at 3G7s. One single hundred of
NOrth-West Common sold at 5S5s, although the en-
tire happy family we're engaged for the
day to bid 3Slc Of the Preferred. 400
shares sold at 627saG20s. n the earnings
of this company for the month Of July are not sool
given 20 the public there will suspicious Of the
existence Of another conspiracy to damage tho
credit of the road. We publish below valuable COM
parative statistics Of the receipts of wiea and 1or
al Chicago and Milwaukee for ~ urst seven days
of August which tell their own story as affecting
the two principal wheat roads--NOrth- West AID 81.
Paul. Rock Island was much less active and at
easier prices. 70 Wit, lOGL9lO57s while tic
stock offered 10 Je loaned showed recent
accumulation in the street. Lake Shore was
agaiu quiet, buyers being freely supplied at 5iasQ
54lQ954. This stock has never been known 10 be
as plenty now, 6e, o.Ted TO loan at the fIl mar
ket price for money. y., psoiscuous holders Of the
cs, ,F
hold on, and probably will continue to do 80 until
Their leaders succeed IN unloading. Michigan Cen
tral was active tau any other stock, and car
red oil the premium for amount Of transactions.
After opening at 42si, it sold at 43ls 042Ss1 asa
42a T. l4a42is. The bears IN this stock have be-
come alarmed, perhaps wisely, becau& they were
selling stock that earns than tic amount. of
Us Interests and leases, and therefore 1, low when
compared With some Others. Ohio and Mississippi
was quiet At 1880 13, and OF Efo zoe shares sold
NJ lS l3@l. Inc coal carriers presented scadicr
tone' Indicating an absence of the feC3nt gpecula-
1--WE element Delaware, Lackawanna and West
srh huctuatod from 95Do5l2 2a954g53. r. 0J5s.
Ne"-Jersey Central sold at 62Qg220G1ss0
o. and Delaware and Hudson recoy cred
~" Notwithstanding the continued
'0".Hnces ehat nothing happen TO the coal com.
80 "ls'-' - seems TO be certain that, by hook or
iO'A ooai > cheaper IN Boston u IN New-York and
uo00 NOT appear probable that the party doing this
al an apparent loss of rs cents per ton does
nJaS' ior The fun OF the thing Western Union was
uun anc steady at 7lis071, and Pacific
rAn DO. do. at 2iaS24ls. The market
oio9ea dnIl and feyerish. The business
Sa' smsil' amounting TO only about OO.OOO
sa"is lhe declines of the day range from Is to ss
~ .o.' VIZ Atlantic and Pacific Preferred. North.
"'S' common, Pacific Mail. end Western Union