The New York herald., 1876-07-27
FINANCIAL. And COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Active, Fsvtrish and Lower
Farther Decline in the Coal Stocks.
GOLD Ill 7-S A Ill 3-4.
Money on Call and 1-2 Per Cent-Gov-
ernment Bonds Firm and Railway Bonds
Steady-Investment Weaker.
WALL STREET,


The market has offered TO- day sufficiently
diversified eager cravings or variety
Prices, times and tell in unison, and at times
resolved into state of skies aud sevens that
defed calculation whether the course was to DC
m upward or downward one.
The clouds which threatened gloomiy the closing
transactions OF yesterday clustered thicker than ever
over the coal stock at The opening to-day. The widely
entertained belief that the combination threatened
with disntegraton, and that the ties which held II
together of sand, have fear!uiy exercised
the minds of timorous holders who percc-e the lat
dividends upon which they have SO long battened,
slowly but surely escaping ou OF their reach At the
very opening there was rush 10 sell New Jersey
Central and Delaware and IackRwanna the latter
cevlng the polluted attentions IN this way, prob
ably from its comparative steadiness Of few days
back.
Although there a recovery at one time prices did
not hold, and the extreme limits of day show de-
elmo nf AZ per Delaware and Lackawanna and
of2k per cent on New Jersey Central
Before noon tn OF the active stocks seemed to
have to the conclusion that they trading in
very bad company, end manifested strong inclination
loose from their disreputable associates, feel
ing which had the effect of turning the current on the
speculative railway favortes and Western Union and
Of improving figures per cent along the whole
line.
There was good deal more bubble than solidity in
the improvement it turned out for after the second
call tn. gas seemed to have pretty much oozed out,
and the market became faccid . collapsed bal
loon
ST. Paul common the weakest Of the lot, falling
Of points under the fear lest the report recently
made of decreased earnings, should be tho Fremont
pory smoke which may booken disastrous fire.
ohos next to Lake Shore carried of the palm for the
Dxtcnt OF transactions which aggregated the very
usual amount OF some 25 900 shares The closing
price the best OF the day. due probably to state
mcnts, said be official, that holders more
frightened than hurt though do not hear tha. any
thing very assuring provided regard to the october
interest
which did not however, extend to the coal stocks.
These latter gradually becoming the pariahs o. the
market and bid fair DO aside class by them
selves the epers Of the list giving forth the warn
Ing cry OF "Uucleanl" "Unceanl"
THE SALES DAY.
The transactions OF the day aggregated 1872 800 shares
which distributed as lollows:-New York Central
and Hudson. 2S0 Erie, $500; Lake Shore. 81, O50;
Northwestern, 1000; Northwestern preferred, 700;
Rock Island lO0 Pacific MAIL 10 800; ST. Paul. 400;
st. Paul preferred, 1l,600; Ohos 24,650 Western
Union, 13. 100; Wabash, 200; Union Pacific, 1oO Della
ware Lackawanna and Western, 26655; Now Jersey
Central, 1000; Michigan Central, $500
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
the following table shows the opening highest and