The New York herald., 1876-02-11
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
Stocks Irregular and Spectators Undecided
A Dull Day-PriceS on Edge.
GOLD QUIET AT 112 7-8.
The Money Market Easy at 3 1-2 and Per
Cent-The Coal Railroad Securities
LOWer-GOyernment Secu-
rites Steady.
WALL STREET, |

THURSDAY Feb 10-6P M.f
"Story God bless you have none to tell, SIR"
said George Canning's knife grinder some hundred
years ago His answer is equally applicable to the
story OF o-day's stock market There is little
story to tell The drone Of Scotch bagppe Except
for the last hour sol would express the history OF
the days work were the latter dulness
born Of hesitation doubt TO what likely to
be the next move by the great chess players OF the
street prevailed among large and small traders alike
Even the babes and sucklings who supposed to
emit words Of wisdom in Psalmists time would have
been looked upon doubtngly had they ventured to
utter points TO the incredulous crowd of brokers'
Opinions were as mixed as an international commits
sion and had the ancient doctrine OF transmigraton
Of souls been the creed of the day neither bull nor
bear would have cared under which shape he appeared
in the market Thus with no particular leaning either
way, but with very decided inclination to wait for
something, Mcawber-ike to turn up, neither party
showed much eagerness TO trade
The ST. Paul stocks, taking the day through, we're
the seadest well the strongest on the list, and
this for the reasons mentioned yesterday. There
was a fractional setback at time but the decided
rally in Lake Shore quickly impaired new cheerulness
to the shares, and the closing quotations were equal
the best of the day. The general tagging market
which wearing away the patience of brokers' as
well the leaden-footcd hours-hours which did not
shine enough to be "Improved by the most daring Of
scapersbroke away from its lethargy late in tho day.
and the whole share list participated in the waking up
Lake shore still proves itself the power OF the Stock
Exchange Its weakness yesterday as infectious
epidemic, and its rebound to-day carried the
market along with it as does band OF street music
brethren of African descent Basing ther action
upon unvorabe reports Of the business of the road
and suspicion that the Robinson Osborn combination
held together by very slender threads the bears
had late in the day and at lowest quotations put
very considerable line of shorts Instead Of taking
surge downward this morning sellers expected the
stock opened at the closing price OF last evining and
slowly, but steadily, worked its way upward The
situation disappointing for the bears, and
became decidedly unpleasant when broker
known TO operate for the Twenty. third
street party with a largo order to
he had been treed and his efforts get safe quar-
ters speedily carried the fancy 10 the figure of 66H
which was nearly and one-half points above the
opening price.
This episode OF Lake Shore the only redeemng
trait OF otherwise dull market For the time being
it resuscitatod the dropping list and caused close
strong and with rather buoyant feeling 1t is very
difficult prognostcate anything Of the future and the
wsest heads in the street confess themselves non
plussed at the present medley
OPENING, nGHEsT AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening, highest and