The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21

WEDNESDAY. Dec. 20-P. M.-There was
about the average business transacted at the
| stock Exchange with prominence extended to
| Lake shore, Michigan Central. aud Pacific Mail.
the last named having risen from "a. to 2j-1,
based chiefly upon a street report tina. a state
mont Of Increase IN earnings for the past *
months would be made public. Apple tion at
headquarters however. at 8 p. NJ, failed to elicit
any speci 1 information. This statement Is what
the owners ~ the shares have been anxious to
examine, and the delay since the new directors
came into power has undoubtedly Deprecated
the price Of the stock Lake snore ranged at
5o-s6Il9' & 060's il5a'4. Erie among the other
speculative shares, sold down from 81. to 50.
and Western Union ranged at i3A t73% p7I'. ex
quarterly dividend Of II Y cent, the books
closing to-day. Delaware. Llckawanna and
western rallied fromt,0i. to i1A. and snen re-
acted to 1O'6 but Ohios showed more life. and
rose from ~ to 81. and closed at b cent. bet
ter than the early figures. II. Paul preferred
opened at 81, and advanced to 3D.. without
exciting special remark. but reacted afterward to
SEX, though closing at 81 Wabash in the early
trade dropped from 4to 3il. but later rallied to
4" bid in the nna dealings.
The general market. however. reflected irregu.
lar Transactions. and nothing Of special promi-
hence was presented.
The total number Of shares dealt in was
1l9 10, Of which Lake Shore represented 30.bsl 4,
Michigan Central. $685. Pacific Mail, l7.aJ /;
W 'stern Union, $500; Erie, $50; Ohios. $40 /;
u iaware. Lackawauna and Western. 4bi I;
WABASH, $50; st. Paul 100; the preferre D.,
300 New Jersey Cent? i. $40; Maripos, Llnd
and Mining Company, $50; he preferred. 40 4;
NOtthwestern 400; the preferred, go; Rock
Island, 30; Delaware and Hudson. 80; Hanni-
bal and -. Jnse1h, ig1; the preferred. 100 ;
United States Exure IS, 800; Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph, 2O; American Express. Isl G.. c.,
&. aud l.. ID; Illinois Genital. 2t0; New York
Alton. 20; Erie preferred. y; Fort Wayne, ~ /;
and Pennsylvania Co 4 COMPANY. 81.
In the gold market very little business OF an
interesting nature was trescnte !. q he tone In
l0i% to lUIA. but the market subsequently rail-
lied to the highest 1Lures Of the day.
The fol owing were the principal transactions.
1000 M.io.f lit9A M"losh ESQ r. M..lo-'a
In loans The pail for having balances cirried
were = ~ a. Nv, cent, anu for borrowing cent
aud NAT
HE totai clearngs at the cold Exchange Bank were
t---SuhOJt gold btiAnccs sllio.1uBi ana currency
balances. n7u2172 The SUB Urea. urT redeemed g. ~
up ~ ca rd uohl ana pid ou IA com interest On the
The days business the United states subrressury
t.l35 .Dil uaancc. eos sag DIS ~ currerc, reccpts
r, ncy balance az ,7ns75 "a Custous siiGte1 IA
- Inc internal revenue AMI the customs receipts ~
" shlugton to.aa, $50 uO) e,ch. The Treasury
u"mplon The Treasury balance. AZ the ose - nu..
nee ln Warrington were urrcncY. fg.5nJOpOi and
! rrgl exchange ruled steady at e. S2ie and slSll
Tor TINE aud demand drafts re .ucttiVty with con.
cessllu VI y ceut. "a actual trade.
Mo ev ranged OH ell az q "a e IT,. and discounts
"sre guir, at ~ Tor prime comm 'rci~i names.
among capt,sts to purch at the reduced quostons
Wa un ioaled.