The New York herald., 1876-01-29
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Active and Higher-A Fresh
Deal in Western Securities.
GOLD ADY AL 113.
Money on Call Loans z, and Per Cent-For-
eign Exchange Firm-GOvernment Bonds
Strong Investment Securities
in Good Request
WALL STREET,
FRIDAY, Jan. 2S-o P. NJ

FRIDAY, JAN zo-0 r. III
Old fashioned medical practitioners, when they were
not certain what allied their patients made up bolus
IN which a variety OF drugs were combined with the
hope that the chief hygenic cuprt could not be
oeled there might be some other lurking thief OF
n maIady which one specific ingredient would
rapture II they could not fever they could
Cts and 10 demonstrate their ability medicine men
Of the old schoorst produced paroxy5ms which they
rouid manage and then pitched into the fever which
they could not They had this assurance, however
hat whether the result to be kill cure they had
,t least gained reputation tor skill the outset Of the
disease.
Stock jobbing physicians have been exhibiting their
Lake Shore pill the public for many weeks past until
hc patient, blind TO its merits in familiar parIance
longer it, 1T has been sugar coated and even
ulded, but outsiders getting tired of the
Dostrum which, in view of their bank accounts,
v as likely TO prove drastic aperient as
healthy stimulart and accordingly will have
aone OF it. Hence Lake Shore remains
drug upon hands from which the market has gone
away Still our venders OF the Lake Shore specific
have no inclination to retire from practice empric
though it be- and for the day past Ike the doc
tors referred to above have been mixing their
medicament with ''sweet marjory" and other tooth
some herbs TO make the dose less nauseous
The common and preferred stocks OF Northwestern
and ST. Paul. Ohio and Mississippi, with a little Rock
Island make the mixture thick and slab, the
components of this medicine which the suffering
public is invited TO take cureall for their maady
OF impecun osty.
Like all other quacks these professional stockobbing
Ducamarras, by assiduous humping at the big
drum and chanting praises in favor OF their wares, or
other words the distribution of few points here
and whispered advice there have entced the trading
market into interesting themselves in their enterprise
BY this means good, strong market has been made
Tor the Western stocks particularly the entire list
has felt the benencent effect
Although as a whole the share list may be quoted
exceedingly firm throughout the day, yet at the end
prices showed disposition to yield under desire to
realize sellers being many and buyers few. Ohos fin
hed first favorite in point Of advance and sticking
10 prime figures at the end, but almost all the other
Sctves closed at or below opening prices.
rather vague report that the Supreme Court de-
rision the Granger be unfavorabe to the
railroads may have had some effect upon the Western
stocks, but the real likely to be found
,he fact that the market unlike salad in French
restaurant, is the better for being fatiguod.
TnR TOTAL TRANSACTIONS
aggregated 214, 700 shares which distributed
lmoug the active stocks follows-New York Central
and hudson, ls17 Erie, IL 800; Lake Shore 20 800;
cleveland and Pittsburg 2s5; Northwestern, % 200;
TO- preferred, 1900; Rock Island II S75 Pacific Mail
H250; St Paul. 10, 300; do. preferred, $50; 0hos
1880; western Union % 4s5; Wabash, $500; Union
Pacific, 1900; G., G. and c., $780, Missouri Pacific
$500; Michigan Central, 1850.
OPENING HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening, highest and
lowest prices OF the day -