The New York herald., 1876-11-09
The Stock Market Dull and
Prices Lower.
GOLD IRREGULAR AND LOWER.
Money on Call Loans 6, and 4 Per Cent
Government Bonds Steady-Rai4way
Bonds Quiet and Firm.
WALL STREET,

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Hoyle's advice 70 whist players is when In doubt.
take tho trick" II the monition by paraphrase,
sould apply 10 political uncertainty and instruct tho
party in doubt to take = Stats' there would have
been less canvassng election returns and more bus
mess on the Stock Exchange to-day. Tho great ma
honal question being unsettled stock affairs unset
ed also although the uncertainty did not extend to
prices nor Affect values. II did, however dwarf
transactions and direct the gambling mind from the
contemplation OF fluctuations TO the consideration OF
Presidential odds, and hence the list OF sales suffered
and tho commission brokers suIered but tho princi
pals found loss OF excitement nor risk. change
ervenue.
The prices prevalent Monday hold in carly hours
Ills morning despite the dulness and the fact that
s2eculaon had wandered OF into the fresh fields and
pastures Of an undecided election.
Gold, under the manipulation OF operators who
ayed 10 make an honest dishonest penny OF tho
situation. was advanced carly in the day ll0s. but
the effort to produce ceased undor FREQ Offer
ngs and to be realized as the prce fell OH and
finally closed at 1091z against 1927 on Monday that
change Of rulers by no means nccesstatcd national
ruin. Government bonds gave the same testimony to
tho nrmnoss OF the national credit and showed no
weakness, despite the decline In gold.
The immediate results Of the election was naturally
to be looked for It's eject upon gold and tho public
debt They tho slraws which should first show
the direction OF tho political wind. the cloud bigger
than a mans hand which should Intimate tho coming
storm. They did nothing OF tho kind, nor likely TO
do So and SO far the event is without threatening
Dmen
The stock market. however. reused from its
liz ness latc in tho dsy by concerted attack upon
prices Which carried quotations up from u TO "a per
cent II 1t were TO attach any political signd-
cance to the movement 1t sgnaly facd for whole
affair was artificial automaton, and Its
equally due to machinery.
To Jay Gould MS engineer, wnder up and general In
vcnor OF the mechanism, attributed The credit OF
The attack, and such profits II any, may grow out
Of Il will accrue to him.
1t at any rate had the effect OF making brisk mar
ket out Of dull one and may possibly the bali
for pretty polo playing in speculative way for
the rest OF The week.
Money was more In demand, reaching six per cent
for call loans al oao tmc but toward the close was
easily ob,anabe NJ four per cent
THE SALES DAY.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to day ag
gregated 1900 shares:-New York Central and hud
son, 800; Erie 1900; Lake Shore, 90 55o Northwcst
srn 200; do. preferred, 1000 Rock Island 10o Pacific
Mail, 100 st. Paul. 0,o00; do preferred o. 900; Ohos
2,7S0; Western un!on H. 500; Wabash, 400; Union
Pacific, 1900; Delaware, Lack,wanna and Western,
2,2a0; New Jersey Central, 1885, Michigan Central
$500
OPENING HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRIcxs.
The following table shows the opening. highest and
Lowrsi prces off the div