The New York herald., 1876-10-22
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Quiet and
Generally Firm.
GOLD 10 A 100 7-S A 10 l-S
Government Bonds Active and Irregular
Railway Bonds Firm-The Bank
Statement
WALL STREET,

SATURDAY, Oct 2l--6 L. NJ.
Tho srmstice," like the course of empire, seems 10
bave taken its way westward, or at least something
greatly like it has prevailed to-day among beliirerent
bulls and bears The cloud appears, Tor the
present at least 10 have passed without bursting, and
alarmed spectators have shaken in their shoes un-
necessarily while tho itself. personhcd, might
exclam, with the eptaph on the infant
IfIwcre quickly done for
wonder what was begun Tor.
Certainly the duncss OF to-day was IN strong con-
trast with the turmoil OF the two or three just past,
and It parrows down all observations on the market TO
. nero record OF fluctuations and prices. Twenty
third street appears to be summing up the net cash
results OF the last three tbs and striking balance
between the profits The al OF the coal stocks and
the losses on subsequent Of the general list,
genial employ ymcn when, in this case, the largest
agurcs the pcasurabe side OF the account, and
equally worthy a ',coutemplativo mans rccreation,"
old Izaak Walton 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
Thus through the counting OF shckcs, the great bear
influence Is at present in abcyancc, though some i'm
por,un sales OF Lake Shore about co attributed
to tho .corner.n
Tho bull party is equally quiescent developing its
power sufficiently, however,, to keep tho tone OF the
market up 10 concert pitch, to which the old ''cnd
man. y Could is lending hand by vigorous strum-
ming on Northwest For this this Inter fancy
having been pushed up from 40 TO AZ, and closing
within an eighth OF tho latter figure. Lake shore was
ony moderately active opening aud closing at the
same quotation, though in tho interval tho price
took an excursion half per cent higher, only
10 return, after brief absence, 10 the
starting point Pretty much the same may be said OF
Michigan Central which ranged between Az and ass,
scoring latter quotation at tho finish In this case
IL Is not readily SEEN under tho application OF the
legal maxim OF "qu aca per aiios tac't per Sc" what
standing II any, tho 450 grcwling stockholders would
bnvo In ccurt
lr tho miscellaneous lis. the coal stocks lower
at trsi aiierward recovered again fell on, and even
suay closed up moderately strong, though dealings
wore greatly csscnod and at times reduced TO nully
Next 10 Lake Shore. Western Union took the pas
bong dealt 10 the OF 81 900 shares under an
advance OF from 7O7s to 71Js, and closing there
Tho mysterious African has been again reused into
activity and next week Will probably develop as TO
on which sdc Of tho fence nc will show himself
Though tho bank statement shows falling of OF
81 In legal tenders thero was no end OF money
l,r lo,n CALL The general ratio was per cent, but
ncar bank hours large sums were offered at - per
rent with small lots placed as low as per cent
ocks were decidedly strong At the Close and in most
pses higher while in somc tho bes. prices Of the week
Rerc
THE sALEJ To-DA7
Ths transactions at the ssroS Exchange to-day az
xregased l09 900 shares-Ne. Yosk Central and Hud
son Rlvnr, ZOO; Erie $780, Lake Shore, $1,000;
Northwestern, 5,4oo; Northwestern preferred, 2,7oo:
Rocx Island, 7oo Pacific Mail, ZOO; ST. Paul. $500;
Ct Paul preferred, 5000; Ohios, 500; Western Union
l5o Wabash 200; Union Pacific, 200; c., c. and c.
100; Panama. 100; Delaware, Lackawanna and West
crn, IL 200; Now Jersey Central, $780, Michigan Con-
tral, 1875; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 3.450.
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening highest and