The New York herald., 1876-12-02
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull and Prices Generally
Lower-Sales Only $4,000 Shares.
OLD los l-2 A 100.
Government Bonds Lower-A Feverish Feeling
Abroad Railway Bonds Moderately
Firm Money OH Call and
l-2 Per Cent.
WALL STREET,


There has been complete shifting OF scenes to-day,
with a transformation OF from the share mar
kct bond call and the Sold Room. The entertain
ment offered by the railway and miscellaneous list has
ceased to be attractive undor the doubt and uncer-
tanty which hangs about 1t, and no longer draws an
audience either 10 the floor gallery, while the chief
actors finding themselves often performing in 'The
Comedy of Errors' as in Lucky Hit" have with
irawn from tho establishment altogether IL was
positive relief then, when was found that the Gold
Room had set up rival attraction in reversing tho
course OF the premium from descending to an as
sending SCALE and that the basis OF the rise stable
,ne with controlling important enough TO in
vire speculation.
Early kilograms from Europe tho effect that
the war clouds again growing thicker, that the
Russian governments about to provide Tor the draft
Into its military service of all able bodied men up to
ntty years OF age, and that the Germans selling
In the London market United States bonds principally
new hvcs, at decline of u per cent.
To this added the threatening look of things in
South Carolina and the depression in the bond mar
tet here in sympathy with that in London. Although
some $13 0o0 900 not IS printed yesterday have
brrived tho way and an additional sum Of
i25 0oo 900 will be ready disbursement against
Interest payments, the lst OF January the current
Has completely turned by the political OBJ
naces, and the quotation crept up from 1855
10 109 at which 1t closed under free purchases the
part OF the large German bankers. In the afternoon
bhc theory suggested and received with avcr that
the large sale Of bonds might be account of the
German government. who some time since pur-
ehasers United States ves and that the object
aprudental one in ol general European
Meantime the field of tho Stock Exchange left to
Iie tallow, venturing TO TIL 1t, since no one
tould guess what sort Of crop It was likely 10 pro-
Ttc oodap nf rrr tbs liar
ngures though tho decline limited to average
81 u per cont all around.
Central Tell or Il per cent sales Of 800 shares
reports that Commodore Vanderbilt was falling in
vtrength and his condition becoming critical
Lake Shore reccded from Sc to 56h, and failed to
cover ut the ciosc and altogether betrayed fatigucd
appearance under plentiful lack Of friends that
fused support to-day
The coal stocks dead the cindors of an
anthracite re there not even tho phenix of
phort interest to from the ashes of tho detunc
speculation.
The price OF money on call went up with the pricc
gold as did the charges for carrying the latter
The one being dependent upon the other money ad-
vnnccd from to per cent at which final loans were
made while the ratio OF per cent was readily obtained
for carrying the precious metal
sALEs To-rAY.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
grcgated 6s $50 shares:-Ncw York Central and Hud-
son River $50; Erie. 500; Lake Shore, 2s.4Oo; North
western, 6oo do. preferred, 700; Rock Island, 200;
Pacific Mall 9,oO0 st. Paul, 500; do. preferred 2,0o0
Ohios 100; Western Union, 5000; Wabash, 4,50O; /;
Union Pacific 2,0Oo Delaware Lackawanna and West
ern 20O New Jersey Central, 400; Michigan Central,
5000
OPENING HIcHysr AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening, highest and