The New York herald., 1876-03-03
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Stocks Unsettled Prices Irregular,
Though a Trife Firmer.
GOLD STRONG AT ia SO,
Money Freely Supplied at Per Cent-GOy-
ernment Bonds Active and Higher.
WALL STR REEr, /

THURSDAY March 20 Z. NJ
Old salts shifting their auid will tell you that gale
OF wind is likely to blow itself within three days
most cases they right stock broker will tell
you that excited market be 1t upward or downward
will cuminae in three days In most cases he is right
We have had stormy weather within the walls OF the
Stock Exchange for the above period and to-day an
equilibrium has been established in financial disturb
ance and cautonary signals have been hauled down
Lindey Murray would have put the idea in gram
matcal form, treating the market as positively
firm, comparatively dull and superlatively un-
profitable. The further cutting down OF rates
should have forced Western Union to lower
figures looking at the matter from bear stand
point the contrary turned out to be the since
the stock falling of rihe, advanced to 7o3s
per above last nights closing prices but sub
sequently weakening TO TO- at which most Of the days
transactions made and at which they eventually
closed.
There was evidence the part of either Gould
twenty third street OF desire force the lighting
and, apart from a certain amount OF ''hbbing" no
particular exhibited by either bull bear
Almost the same report may be made OF Pacific Mail
which, beyond allowing first blood' for the shorts
when the stock got knockdown OF per cent in the
opening hour, remained steady for rest OF the
session. 1t like the abed hero of classic times,
who, when he got ''hoorer" and to earth, as
quickly "came 10 time" again renvigorated by tho
mere contact
So Pacific Mail put in nearly good appearance at
the end OF the market II had shown at the COM
mencement truth which, unfortunately scarcely
be expressed by its Ships respects the beginning
and ending Of their voyages.
Concerning Lake Shore 1t may be simply remarked
that the seadness which has characterized it for the
last two days its salient feature this morning.
The show apparently wanting in popular attrac-
hon though Mr.. Merryman did at one time exhibit a
few of his old fashioned flip flaps, but there Is
city about them any longer and the former pregnant
hinges of his knees seem to have grown barren of
further attraction.
There little to notice in other stocks than those
have alluded to, except that Erie spasmodically
active under pressure to sell and that the
Granger stocks might well have shipped themselves
OF West bag and baggage, for all the interest they
cited by remaining in the market.
To sum up the share list like vessel caught in
the 'horse latitudes, " where battling winds and slow
progress the days jotngs in the log book What
gained tack nearly lost another and the
days toward higher prices, though showing
what OF gam, was marked by Insignificant progress
SALES TO-DAY
aggregated 10000 shares, which were distributed
among active stocks foIows:-New York Central
and HUDSON, 600; Erie, 10 75O; Lake Shore 81, 600;
Northwestern $500; do preferred l. l50 Rock Island
800; Pacific Mall 81 500; st. Paul. 100; do preferred
i,SO0 ohios 2, 700; Western Union, SO, 7Go Wabash
1900; Union Pacific 9s5; c. C. and ]. Co. 100;
Panama, 200; Michigan Central, 800
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening, highest and