The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-17
tINANcIAn AND co.umhRcf4n.

WEDNESDAY. Feb. lG-P. M.-There was
a l-rGe and excited sneculation At the stock Ex-
change. and the vigorous attacks Of the bears
forced down prices a to ~ p cent. on the
general list. Western Union aud Lake Shore
were tue principal features II the early business,
the nrst named h.ving ueel heavily sold on an
nouncemeut of reduction IA the rates OF this
company to correspond with the new tariff Of
the Atlantic aud Pacific relelr .ph. while the
latter WAS employed 10 assist Ia breaAinL tho
remainder Of the market. The prosraiime was
only partially successful, however, until In tue
late trade, when the entire list yelled as above
noted Pacific Mail dropped from 80 g. - :,
seller 3 Western Union from 20 to a; North.
western selling down Ia 2 cent. TO - :
lJ9A. Erie, q to III Hannibal and st. Joseph,
! a cent; Lake shore, - to Gle ST. Paul. l. .
81, aud New YORK Central from 49,, % ilj4
los small amounts. Missouri. Kansas and ieX,s
was also q tower; Michigan Central, aud c.,
{. aud |. e., p tO5; tut New Jersey Central,
Pacific OF Missouri Atlantic and Picidc pre-
ierrca, aud WABASH were steady. while c .tnd-i,
Burlington and Quincy, Chicago ana Alton, ana
liih0is Central We're exceptionally strong. lhe
loWeet n-ures OF the daS were generally estio-
lishea ia the tnal transactions.
lne story Is current that a new combination
has been formed TO operate for a further de-
ne-whIle adyices from Wisconsin mat tho
senate had c.lied for further inform alton re-
speeding the new law passed ~ the Assembly
rendered the bull party Ia tue Mes ern I'll res
less confident. InVre was a particularly WE'LL
contested hght over Lake STORE. aud the strug-
lle viii prgbADN be renewed again on lhursd y.
~. II wntch Western Union reoroseutri Gii4i;
l. Ike onore. $3.50; iacIhc Nal, 2'lUJ; Rock
l,.ded, l..t5J; NulthN csterll. lj,asJ; the pre-
1vued, 4'tlJ; 81 raul ltNOi Tue pfeie red
4l.D; Ohio.. i,.d; kri+, lJ5sl &. &. ana l. e.
l1o; Illinois L"ntrel' ~ ha'shs racine so
| Central. ~; y. Jersey Central, 40; Pacific of
Missouri. G,J; ~. Lou, k"nsi- its aud Noith-
! em wcieued, 4V'i thitcd states E1press'
40; s. clio f.r-" EAR -, 40; Delaware, Lscka-
WANNA and VI e9iefu, 80, Mich gan Central, 40;
| ,Nhntir aud Pt,ih preferred @oj; Al ntic and
| Pacific TELEGRAPH Company -; American Ia
| prcss. "a Cleveland ana Iit.suufEh, 40; fnna-
ina, ~ hiarylAnd Goa. 20 II innibal aud -.
Jos.i n. ~; ths preicreI, 5Jj; WanAsn. 2,u
| il. and ohinct. lls; O. c. q md j.. IOJ; Quick-
! slYcr 10 ; and rouis and Essex, .1.
A., so.d mah II opened aetN and excited. ihe
! ts e. ng "a. AIoAn Iar tbe r. ,e! .e tpsa, re rs
me pa.I lev ai,. .l,o .sire.Focood .ac u.,,rest.
,f5 oJS 1e,s4 ne II Il ' ra G, qao 'TG
:N 4. M.llaS llae M.llsis go =. M..-il3H
o T. N.,iiia. i-,t t'MM'iiii,, 5Yyf 'ilii r..
- aip' ne rates pld - neyins Daanc.s carried
a. iSta '' s5 a '9y 'F 15 si Deo aS SS.S
laa cts, slet l5M. Inc sun Treasury redee n'd FL %
I6e p .bc dcGt 5000
~, ds's JUSTICES At the United states suhr,easar'
tlAO!i ~. D.iAnec tlNilo!. li5, DupeA0 r.ceA ts.
t315."i5il2 Custom thw9op Cancelled soiI eeE'
| u1o9irs sent 20 n-ton, sioiW .
n s1on r.sgpis sS Us re r n AZ y w.
daiai0'1' ls bullion IA a. BIu, u husl ul was
Fir isu e.c.au.e rrl.t.0rn mr. ~ W. ily at
| ti@i ual tirJ ior time ans remand hill. ,... ,.,
lai'r q5soila'ions wsro rh-cyi at i.s'.' D,couats
'APsd A. ts f f9 GGSichmaa, securities rcn ced an
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