The New York herald., 1876-10-04
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
Stocks Generally firmer-A More Con-
fsdent Feeling Among Spectators
GOLD STEADY AT ITO.
Money on Call Per Cent-Foreign Exchange
Quiet-The Clearing House Statement
Government and Railway Bonds.
NALL ErREHr.

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As Paris 10 France, so is Delaware and Lackawanna
the stock market II is in this security that the bears
have erected speculative barricades surmounied by
OF seller sixties which the bulls In turn
are assaulting vigorously ana to-day with some
show OF success. The lighting was not so
fierce the day before only 10000
shares being tho returns, against The lssoo
OF yesterday but the victory Law with the bulls, and
thc spos OF per cent advance also, or VIII, perad
venture, when they have sold their stock The ad-
vance almost undisputed from 65A 10 90, and,
although there set back OF y per cent or so at
the end the stock closed unmistakably strong.
Then occurred again to-day the same irregularities
OF delivery and the summary process oi straight
sning things out by FIRST getting them into snari
ssunder the rue,n while the bulls looked on CON-
paocnty and gathered their eighth and quarter PEN
Mites mild compensation for tho regular dividends
which have hidden long farewell TO all their great
aess. Tho temerity OF the Ms-osborn party
In thus taking the bull by the horns is looked
npon with misgivings by the street. for the pop
nlar sentiment is decidedly toward lower figures for
the stock, and will require pretty sharp applica-
sion OF tho screws the more important shorts
20 cover while the bull party are likely TO find their
hands iul oil shares with market to bring them to-
To ~ trump card played by Delaware and Iacka-
wanna New Jersey Central like faithful partner, fol-
lows suit though there were not so many pips upon
the paper, other in tho way OF Improvement or OF
fluctuations There were enough, however, to benefit,
the stock time than one per cent though
fall In tho afternoon, from 29H to ASA ut which it
closed, blotted out y OF the gain.
Lake Shore was shelved the day. and such attcn-
tion could be spared from the coal stocks was d.
rected the ST. Paul and Ohio and MISSISSIPPI shares
The former advanced a good point In both
kinds OF stocks and held its own pretty firmly
at the end; but there visitation OF bears
10 the pit of the Kanucks that substituted
"goose egg for unit with remarkable
celery. Tho fall from IL u to TO- and the cause
originated from tho bond room. whore In spite Of the
interest being duly met by the company, tho second
mortgage bonds sold down from yesterdays
figures OF 5s to So Aerward however, friends OF tho
road came the rescue, and the price advanced
10 56h bid the common stock following with the quo
tation at loh to loss.
Although the best prices OF the day made before
the close tho temper the market decidedly
confident than for some days past favorable sign
appeared in the more active demand for money CALL
tew loans being made al por cent, with the latest
transactions at This stiffness is the natural result
Of the requirements OF trade newy born and struggling
INTO hie and the sustenance which must be demanded
IN greater degree the banting grows toward
mans estate.
THE sALRs
The transactions al tho Stock Exchange to-day ag-
Kregated l39, 700 shares New York Central and Hud-
son. 43o, Erie 300; Lake Shore 10 700; Northwest
ern, $50; do. preferred, 100; Rock Island 3,l5o;
Pacific Mall 500; St. Paul, 25oo; do preferred, 100;
ohos 500; Western Union, 1905 Wabash, 200 Union,
Pacific, 800; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
TO- 1905 Now Jersey Central, Ii, ,3l5; Michigan Central
h2oo; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. l, 535.
OPENING. HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES
The folio wing table shows the opening, highest and
lowest priccs O The