The New York herald., 1876-12-09
Stocks Irregular-The Fancies Alter
nately Strong and Weak.
GOLD DRCLINING-lO7 5S A lO7 IA.
Money on Call 5 and 4 Per Cent-G0y.
ernment Securities Heavy-Rail.
way Bonds Steady.
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Still more OF the dairy business to-day, with much
cream skinned by the upper crust dealers IN Lake
Shore, and much spilled milk left be cried over by
the o. pofoi. Taking the from the leaders
OF the movement, and patted the back, rs
Il were, by encouraging stories Of railroad
peace and Gfteen points higher figures for the
stock, credulous bull and nervous bear quickly
gathered about Lake Shore with mixed craving
for profits preservation This joint effort 'sgct
in'' 'sget out the might be, speedily hur-
red the price up from 56ss TO 57js, at which point
pretty much all OF the heh,-iootcd bears mad gone
cover, less damaged, while the bulls set to
work sell such surplus stock the shorts had
no capacity for. In this effort they were joined
BY the Exchange court party, who cut away
the ground from under them by sharp and
vicious raid carrying the quotation back 10
its starting point and leaving only eighth per cent
better at the end. or the l0,, 600 shares dealt in
through the entire list nearly go 600 set down 10
Lake Shore, circumstance which shows that, as
Paris is France this specially tho market, and
that in 1t centred the main interest OF the day.
Michigan Central, which had wandered Off in
erratic sort OF way, yesterday. was whipped into
traces again this morning and followed tho fortunes
OF its mate, in times Of yore strengthening with its
strength and weakening with its weakness.
Symptoms of decline still hung around Illinois
close TO CO Street rumors to the effect that the
comparative losses for November exceedingly
The st. Paul properties for the same weak
and dropping and to-day failed, at any time, 10 mako
better prices than the opening ones
than usual activity marked the course OF
Western Union, 5000 shares changing hands from
72 to 72la tho first quotation being the nnaI one.
Apparently its old William street friends buyers
aud Jay Gould seller but the stock under any cir
rumstances is "darH hoYse.' aud 1t Is not safe TO
lay your money either way. dividend OF TX per
cent is expected to be declared Wednesday next
companed by report which will show much more
10 have been gained in net earnings during the last
luartcr-so, at least say the faithful.
Gold made another slip of to-day Of Il per cent and
point. Sanguine patriots prophcsy reduction OF 3 or
figures more before the final pull up; but tho fact
to bs that the decline will continue just long
the balance Of trade is in favor and specie s
being shipped to restore tho equilibrium.
THE sALKs TODAY
The rausactions the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
gregated 1O3 725 shares New York Central md Hud
son River 73S Eric 1000 Lake Shore So 700; North
western, 800; do preferred, 720; Rock Island 415;
Pacific Mail. 1000; st. Paul, 2.l00; do. preferred
Bl30 Ohios, 200; Western Union, 5000; Wabash
$500; Union Pacific s00 c.. c. and !. c., 100; Panama
$50; Delaware Lackawanna and Western, 5000; New
Jersey Central 400; Michigan Central $685. Illinois
Central, 1850.
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows tho opening, highest and
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