The New York herald., 1876-09-26
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market More Active and Depressed
A General Decline.
GOLD ITO 1-S A ITO.
Money Easy at 1-2 and Per Cent-Gov-
ernment and Railway Bonds in Moderate
Request-The Investors Market Unsettled.
WALL STREET,

MONDAY. Sept 25-6PM
A. though disappointed that General Newton had
failed to Affect . general shake up with startling or
iecs tho bears attempted this morning TO soacc them
selves with . tremsIo movement in the stock mar
kek Business opened as calm and quiet He'll Gate
before the explosion ana It's chronic apathy gave no
evidence that collapse-ereasing elements wore con-
cesed within In fact IN respect TO Central and Hud
son and Harlem railroads tberc was positive i'm
provemsnt 70 she extont of IN and 2h
per cent respectively, due 70 . card from
Mr. William H. Vanderbilt, which denies the
injurious imputations circulated by tho BEARS and
asserts that tho former road has not only met all its
gasements earned all It's dividends that there Is
every thai will continue to do Further
more Er Vanderbilt states that the Harlem leased
road has also earned the eight per cent guaranteed
dividend, well as the two per cent from the horse
car lins The effect OF this proclamation was 10 hold
Shs market steady for . time, but subsequently
she shorts began TO stigmatze It as a flourish
OF trumpets, and cited Mr. Johnston and his
Now Jersey Central statement in evidence
- 10 what cards OF this nature worth. Having
refreshed themselves with this reference the bears
gained new courage, and falling upon Central hip and
thigh, knocked down to 96k, anis being the lowest
we'll IS the finishing price OF tho day. The rest of
the actves at went into mourning at the trouble
which had seized upon the great security and mani
tested their sympathy by slow but sure recession in
price, which particularly marked In the case Of
Lake Shore Michigan Central and the granger stock.
Toward tho end tho bears wsrc having II pretty
much their own way, though there was more snarl
than bte in their attack, and great damage done
beyond establishing lower standard Of values all
round Dealings the coal stocks unison with
tho declining interest In the speculation. The weak
kneed have sold and eaton tho leck Of disastrous
loss, the more sangune, swinging to the anchor Of
Hope, holding for better weather. and tho job
bsrs rest their oars, keeping bright lookout for
the coming auction sales for index what
70 pursue
There nothing Of note on the bond calls except
that the recent rise the coal mortgages ap-
pears 10 have been overdonc that buyers ready
70 accept the handsome profits which have accrued,
since prices were badly sustained, and in some In
stances were lower, in the Of Lehigh and
wnkesbarro consolidated which declined az per cent
and offered at &c. without purchasers.
In word the market was quietly tagging one all
day. scarcely with spasm OF rally and without COM
fort for the bull interest in the end.
TIE sALEs TO-DAY.
Tho transactions at the stock Exchange to-day aggre
gated 0l, 900 shares which divided folows:-
New York Central Hudson, H. 165; Erie, 800; Lake
Shore 1S 500; North western do preferred 300;
Rock Island, $50; Pacific MAIL 800; ST. Paul. $50;
do preferred, 1l,300 Ohios, 2,10O: Western Union,
$3.50; Wabash, 1,7O0; Union Pacific, 1O0 Delaware,
Iackawanna and Western. $500; Michigan Central,
$3.50: New Jersey Central, 7,7oO; Harlem, 1850
orsxIxa HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening, highest and
lowest prices Of the day.