The New York herald., 1876-11-29
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Stocks Generally Firm on a
Small Business.
GOLD 100 A 1Os 5-s.
Money on Call Loans Supplied at 5 and A
Per Cent Governments Active and
Weaker Railway Bonds Steady.
WALL STREET.

TUESDAY, Nov 2S-6 r. 81.
The southerly wind blows from q cloudy sky and .
hamper Is thrown upon stock transactions. Dealings
were smaller even than on yesterday but there was
hold up In the decline and progress made In tho
other direction. possibly from the impression that the
Eouth Carolina crisis would pass by without explosion
and that the sober thought Of the people would
take the place OF incorporate measures There was,
however. disposition to wind up tho handspring OF
speculation the part OF the chief operators and the
machiae kept gong mostly by the efforts OF those
undcrstrappers OF the market TO whom the daily
gamble is both meat and drink
The intended ezposs Of Western Union. contained
In the letter OF Mr. Barrett, fell stillborn on the
market and failed Of any effect OF lowering quotations
r such expecicd since the price steadily worked
up from ny to 72, and yielded but fraction in final
Balea
Whenever tho dealings in stock are particularly
obscure Mr. Gould is at pitched upon the Ariel
which 'sits upon tho foggy cloud' and compeIs its
movements, and consequently to-day tho knowing
pncs OF tho Board ready to s'spor' him az
buyer Of Western Union they had been day or two
since TO adjudge him seller Tho very reprchcnsble
conduct OF the operator in keeping his own counsel is
excessively annoying to Stock Exchange pointers, who
are thus baaied in their scent Of q good thing
The railways all had better look about them, with
real Improvement OF about por cent yesterday s
ugures though special reasons Tor She rso were OBJ
ervablc beyond favorable reports OF profitable traffic
the Northwest road which holds out hopes OF div
dond the preferred stock and OF real business being
meant by Michigan Central In Its
Of freight charges
Now that the epheUeral short interest in the coal
stocks has been reduced and the permanent sort
vcrted long options there is less activity in deal
ngs and tho bonus extorted by the famine shares
Tor cash delivery reduced to almost nominal rates
Nevertheless there resulted fair amount OF transac-
tions with inconsderable fluctuations
There was a clean drop of 4 per cent on the gold
premium, the price settling to los ~ with rally alter.
ward to 1855. The further withdrawal of 1891, 600
from the Bank Of England to-day, most OF IT, II is sup
posed, Tor Shipment this port and the arrival
Of millions more have rendered 1t heavy to carry in
the absence of any extended short interest
1t would be curious result If this country, like
modern Danae, should give birth to specie payments
under this unexpected shower OF gold
SALES TODAY.
The transactions ut the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated S7,49l sharcs:-New York Central and
Hudson $50; Erie. 700: Lake Shore, 21 100; North
western, COO; do. preferred, 0,5C0; Rock Island,
b,l35; st. Paul. 400; do preferred 1000; Ohos,
1850; Western Union. $500; Wabash 1850; Union
Pacific. 800; G.. c. and I. c. 100; Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western, 9,eOo New Jersey Central,
$500; Michigan Central, 4,4s6
opExSG, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening. highest and