The New York herald., 1876-11-19
The Stock Market Dull, Irregular
and Feverish.
GOLD STEADY AT 100 ga
Money on Call Loans 3 aud 2 Per Cent-Goyern.
ment Bonds Strong Railway Bonds
Generally Steady.
THE BANK STATEMENT.
WALL STREET,
SATURDAY, Nov. ls-6 y.

SATURDAY Nov. ls-6 r. N.
There Ia Grape upon tho bell-pu for there s another
death In the family or stock list The Ohio and
Aississipp Company, after proiracted decline, cA'
pired yesterday ana Its mortal remains arc ID iho
hands OF The undertakers who, by euphemsm, arc
called receivers. How much will remain OF the re-
mains after these fuuct,onaries have performed their
duties is a problem 10 DO solved by The mourners. who
arc wearing weeds to-day under tho guise Of stock
holders Gone TO meet Wabash.
Mcssrs Daniel Torrance, President, and John King
Jr OF the Baltimore and ohio Railroad director. were
yesterday named receivers Of tho road under pe1-
ton ncd In Circuit Court for the Southern district
OF Indiana Although this climax has been expected
for some time stock circles. aud tho 'mmncncc OF
the step suggested by tho press. the tact itself met
with such positive DENIAL In official quarters that It's
announcement to-day Took tho street Ivy surprise
Figures hud been alroady whitfield down TO such line
point that thcre nol much room left for further
TALL but sti thcy managed osc about 20 per cent Of
what value then was left, or In other words TO drop
from to So, und to close ultimately at 5,i.
The mortgage issues were weak in sympathy, seconds
declining to IL and consos TO IS.
II is said that the ohio and Mississippi road has
suffered severely iom tho railroad war. which, added
to floating debt that has rolled up from $500 600 10
81 100 COO The last year, aud the inability TO protect
ouns obtained under pledge OF their Springfield bonds
have produced the crisis
Although transactions cut down to-day to
nearly one-lsa tho amount OF yesterday Lake Shore
niaLascl stand Tor third Of them. There was
much less Interest manifested however, anu nuctua
tons iuconsidcrablc. Tho same may be- said Of
chisan Central, which remained nrn IN spite Of a
comparative decrease Of $40 1876 in earnings tho
second week OF November.
The granger stocks seem for the moment to havo
cd bot m nnds str vii
get their hcads above watcr, II an Improvement Of y
per cont be taken In that light. Should the
long awaited decision Of the Supreme Court ~ WASH
ineton which may DO rendered on Monday, be against
these roads, as II is popularity supposed It will be- there
s chance Of another ducking with unpleasant
results
Pacific Mail and Western Union received but littlc
attention, but remained steady with small iransac-
lions The latter security shows undcniabo strength
iace Of the string Of long stock that has come upon
the market durn. the last two days and tho rcgrottabe
intelligence that Mr. orton's condition Of health was
not so favorable
Tho bank statement shows an increase In gold Of
ST. 500 600 legal tenders OF g. 900 0u0 with
addition the Of S6500 000 Tue report is
favorable one but without ELECT upon prices, though
money call down 10 , TO "a per. cent under
the usual cheapenng effect OF two days. interest
Al the OF business tho usual stiIenng was put
the market ia very proper alter the wash
Ing which has been going on, and prices were marked
up generally to the best point Of the day.
TODAY
Tho transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 3,275 shares:--Ncw York Central and
Hudson 445 Lake Shore rs. TOO; Northwestern. 500;
do preferred 300; Rock Island 6.450; Pacific Mail,
2s7o; ST. Paul, l.soO; do preferred, $500; 0hios,
10 $50; Western Union. d,600; Wabash, 500; c.. c.
anu l. c.. 100; Delaware, LscKawanDa and Western,
ll720; New Jersey Central, 200; Michigan Central,
s,200
orESIxo, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening, highest and