The New York herald., 1876-08-15
DOW N WITH The POLES.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.
dent OF the Manhattan Telegraph Company, about the
matter.
Mr. Nelson did no, deny he might have bought
he poles Of the old IRE telegraph but said that that
was no reason why the Manhattan company should be
regarded as the owner Of them at present
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
A StrOng Market-WeSlern Union, st. Paul,
Michigan Central and Union Pacific
10 the Front
GOLD III 10 A Ill 3-S.
Money Oh Call and 2 Fer Cent--GOvern-
ment and Railway Bonds Generally Firm
and Investment Shares Steady.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
GOLD III 10 A III 3-S.
WALL SrRRrr,

MONDAY, August l4-0 7. NJ
The contendng parties did make their appearance
In the Board this morning with oil the elan OF
.gants refreshed from Sundays rest. but there was
sufficient 'go In them to increase transactions and
improve quotations Even better things might have
been had not the coal stock as usual blundered
In tho way and proved stumbling block 10 decided
advance. Doubling investors still dribbed their ten
and fifty lots Of Delaware and Hudson and Morris
and Essex upon the market 10 Lowering scale Of
prices while their moro usually active brethren, New
Jersey Central and Delaware and Lackawanna, held
their from sheer neglect.
Something better expected from the railway list.
and was attained 10 certain degree Michigan Cen
tral, Lake Shore and St Paul preferred showing
lrsknoss, within certain limits, that had touch OF
Tho old quality in them There no evidence OF any
master hand in the movement howcv er, beyond what
Is to be ascribed to the ves,al virgins and It Is even
doubtful whether these questionable maidens haven't
abandoned their sacred fires aud taken TO tho washtu6
instead. Whatever headway was achieved during
early and midday dealings was pretty much lost at tho
end, as both steam aud slokers seemed used up ut
gong sound
Western Union, fostered by Frisco, does not move
easily the big bonanza stocks, but lays in It's up
ward turn like the stone OF Sisyphus.
There evidences of the laundry business here,
oo but though, in point of dealings it the
i've OF any the lis. there Mantilin
the mangle, with turn in price too iecbe 10 hurt
anybody
Pacific Mail to be aground hard and fast, aban
ioned by captain aud crew, With hardly an anchor
watch guard its interests OF course at spring
Tide Will again be aoatcd into prom.
ncucc, ircshted with promises, and sont stoaming
away in search OF market Meanwhile firm figures
for It's quotation and u couple of thousand shares of
iales lor the displayed is about its present
iay history. Money, which at the close was offered
* per cent still shuus the share market or perlna.
oen investment Uu rppcs into the safer reservoir of
The bonded dob;. Consequently VIC havo governments
particularly the nves OF 1851, quite active with
the OF the list lrm while the railroad issues ud
steady inquiry prices that return approximation
TO the legal rate Of interest
The transactions tho stock Exchange to-day aggre.
gated sc, 715 shares Erie, 700; Lake Shore 1900;
Northwestern, 200; Northwestern preerrei $500;
Rock Island 1900; Pacific Mail S00 St Paul, 1900;
St Paul preferred $500; ohcs, 16oo; Western Union,
IS 800; Union Pacific. 6o0 Delaware and Hudson s45;
Delaware Lackawanna and western, lO6o; Now Jersey
Central, 9, 2,440; Michigan Central, II 100.
OPENING. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
Tho following table shows tho opening, highest and
81 h., A,x.