The New York herald., 1876-12-05
The Stock Market Dull and
Barely Steady.
GOLD lOS 5-S A lOS 3-4 A lOS l-2.
A Spasm in the Money Market-The Range Of
Figures 7 Fer Cent Gold and )
Per Cent Currency.
Government Bonds Dull and Steady-Railway
Mortgages Generally Firm.
WALL STREET,

MONDAY, Dec 4-6 p "
Tuneful brokers, In unconscious imitation Of the
Latin bard still singing OF EARNS and the man." and
prosaic business, which has ear for music. drags
along inactively The farms" carried by
federal soldiers In the debatable land Of the
South and the sman" Is the successful Presl
Dental candidate. Until It 10 settled whether the
maxim arna silent iegis Is TO prevail or
not. and until II is known which aspirant for White
House honors (for whose election paid
money but not allowed TO take our choice) is ded-
nitey chosen business s likely to lag and brokers 10
be engrosscd by the political problem The continued
mcaRrc business OF to-day, which, though bcttor than
oE Saturday still below the average for
the OF the year, evidences how completely the
market Is dominated by the controlling question which
nlls mems minds.
II IL true some greater activity manifested In
Lake Shore and Delaware and Lackawanna but both
was engn eered by and the party,
sporadic In its nature and Jailed to the of
tho list two-thrds of the recorded sale abb
sorbed by the above securities, and certainly two
thirds Of the days interest sponged up by the
fancies There evidently an intention to
parade the coal stock the "checdl de batdiue' Of
the days business and attention was invited
10 tho menage by promises OF sharp
spurt in the prico aud squeeze tomorrow
In borrowed stock. The effort was not
successful onc however, for after some wild cavorng
In the ncighborhood Of TO- began TO be apparent that
the war horse better than circus pad after
ll and tho impression fully sustained when the
Mill troupe OF acrobats tumbled into the ring and.
with "houpc ID" seized The stock at 7o1 and
scred II up to 711< without drawing breath. Subse-
luenty, however, their exertions gave out and the
quotation fell back 10 TOY finished there.
As oasis in the existing desert Of duness the price
money to-day exhibited some unwonted attractions.
Early loans freely made at per cent, out the
day drew bank hours plentiful lack Of the need
iul developed, and the rate speedily up to
security. The heavy amounts OF gold which have
already arrived are becoming a heavy weight
carry, and call loudly upon the stores OF
currency already largely depleted by shipments
70 the South and West continuance Of the above
rates, which has been a stranger to the market for
many day, viii be no help to bull movement but
may suggest bear and weaker prices, particu-
arIy Goud Is turning the key on legal tenders. as
: did, In . measure, during the last half hour of
o-day's session.
In tho general list transactions
In a lottery, and brokers, as body, manifested
little disposition to try their luck.
THE SALES
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
eregated 79 .3y shares New York Central and Hud.
con, 909 Eric, $500; Lake Shore, SO. 750; North
western, 500; do preferred 1o0o Rock island, $50;
Pacific Mall 200 ST. Paul, 200; do preferred, 3, 100;
Ohios, 700; Western Union, 3,515; Wabash, 2.45O;
Union Pacidc 1880; c., C. and l. c., 200; Delaware
Lackawauna aud Western, 21 s7s; New Jersey Contra
Leoo; Michigan Central, 5000
oPKxlxG, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.
Tho following table sncws the opening, highest and