The New York herald., 1876-09-22
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Active and Irregular
Coal Securities Firmer
GOLD ITO A 100 7-e.
Money on Call Easy at 1-2 and 2 Per Cent
Government Bonds Firm Railway Bonds
Higher-Foreign Exc-ange Steady.
WALL STREET,

THURSDAY, Sept 2l-6 p. NJ
There was little disposition TO jugge with prices
to-day; consequently changes werc few and unim-
portan and bulls and bears stood and looked at each
other idly for want OF an incentive TO wrangie
There was spirit enough. however, to give q strong
sendoG to the Market and for the first hour prices
improved slowly but naturally as though they had
some innate strength and could be trusted to 60
alone This was true of the whole list though Gen.
trail of Now Jersey rather led the procession, both ~
regarded the degree Of advance and the amount OF
dealings
Having achieved an improvement to the extent OF
one point the quotation In tho above stock hung IRE in
the neighborhood OF % until the last half hour when
. sudden collapse ensued, with break down to 26K
There has maniicstly been some good buying Of New
Jersey Central for the last few days for other than the
short account and tho Room ascribes It to the Bat
more and Ohio Railroad Company, who, 1t Is said, de-
sire obtain control OF the property and an outlet
thereby into New York t,dswatera
The wheels of the bear speculation In Central and
Hudson apparently need greasng, for with every Of
fort push along II is difficult to keep the stock
moving the downward track, and At one time to-day
It looked as II the engine was going to run away with
she drivers strong tho retrograde motion from
psx to 99H. Latcr the shorts managed to get the
brake on by means Of the usual hammering process
the price sent back 10 9s at which was offered
1t the close.
The Western stocks had evidently been sent to Gov
sntry the day. for speculative friends and enemies
were conspicuous by their absence, and transactions
OF the most meagre description Rock Island did
somewhat better without. however, departing from q
retail trade, improving at tmc IN per cent, and
then losing about half Of the gatn before the close
Bulls as u rule, have supersttous timidty just now
OF all stocks that quoted in threo figures, and
touching them bctray the nervousness of boy in
churchyard which all the whising Of four per cont
dividends is insufficient to aay Fluctuations in the
remainder OF the list were inconsiderabls, even the
coal stocks remaining comparatively steady, though
the usual scarcity for delivery continued, forcing
to sellers options at the concessions which
obtained for u month past.
A demand for Mississippi 6's created quite stir in
the market for State bonds this afternoon about 900
beng taken at 10S They said have been bought
for foreign account and will be shipped from the
shores Of tho Hudson TO those OF the Rhine.
In railway bonds there further improvement
and fair inquiry from investors, who. despite the
funds thus drawn from their coners seem to have
money in surplus enough to supply call loans At lX
and pcr cent, as they had to-day.
sALKs TODAY
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
grcgated l07, 900 shares-New York Central and Hud
western 900; do preferred LOO; Rock Island, $685.
Pacific Mail, 900; St. Paul. 800; do preferred, 1600
Ohios, 277O: Western Union II, 1856; Wabash, 1850;
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 1O,450; New
Jersey Central "a 800; Michigan Central Is 7sO; Della
and Hudson Canal 1870
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRIcRs.