The New York herald., 1876-10-24
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
The Market Pevcrish, but Generally Firm
Western Railway Securities Strong.
GOLD 100 7-S A 100 So A 10
Money on Call 3. 2 and 1-2 Per Cent
Railway Bonds Firm-Govern-
ment Bonds Lower.
WALL STREET.


stssnaton has made its appearance with the um
brella man, and fog hangs the future Of specu
lation indoors IL does and and water without
Tho clouds which rolled thick aud black last week
have not produced mush OF a shower after all, but
they have killed the Of and left the ship
OF tradc nounderng the scaway ofa dead calm.
There was just stccrage way enough this morning TO
stem tho tide and head for the point OF higher prices,
and such stocks Lake Shore, the ST. Pauls, and
Michigan Central made progress in tnat direction.
Tho Hannibal and ST. Joseph properties, however,
outiootsd them all, netting good one per cen, al
vance during the first lew minutes OF business. The
pretence was that Of sudden increase OF earnings,
but tho real probably due TO the Vaccinations
OF certain old ncs who have repeated tho trick OF
bidding the price sharply up in the absence OF traders
While the stocks above named showing
y disposition advance the Northwestern shares
steadily slipping backward, to bc followed
shortly after by the ST. Pauls, which had turned
aii and drifting away in the wake OF their neigh
bors OF these latter properties il is said that tho
report OF earnings viii show falling OF OF
$50, 900 compared with the corresponding OF
last year.
There being stock obbng Columbus either TO pre-
disposed 10 prevent the speculative egg from
topping over, nearly the whole active list seized
with the spasm OF contraction and lower figures
generally made
Exchange swiftly as do the shadows OF n phan.
asmagoria, and TO such passing show the Board
treated to-day Tor during the last hour kilograms from
lhc Continent construed 10 threaten n renewal OF
like symptoms were received and quickly turned the
market from condition of apathy 10 one OF strength
and activity Whether alliance between Russia
Roumania, declared TO be the case, likely
broi the rest OF Europe in general war was not tho
question much us the immediate effect OF the ncws
srh.
newly begottcn nrmness ana In fresh appetite for
stocks. which grew with what it fed upon.
Besides this siimulant was the daily tonic OF
creased grain freights and the railroad par robcum,
which is pcrsistentiy administered TO feeble MARKET
are Eucalyptus pills to aevcr patient, and until the
speculation shall be habituacd the Dose possibly
with beneficial effect Even the Granger stocks,
which had been waiting for the verdict Of the Supreme
Court at Washington, 10 their disappointment, and
rather blue under their dim receipts,
covered good part OF the mornings loss while West
ern Union, perhaps with eye TO increase OF bus-
in Europe should get At ioggerheads sold up
TO 72n, within fraction of the best price tho
day.
Gold, which had declined to 1905 on peace basis,
rallied TO ll0 under the but there less
excitement than during the OF last week. and the
transactions more moderate.
The coal stocks given rest, and for such
cural iancies were comparatively steady. Just a.
present there moro reasons pro and con-. real
fictitious, to he brought to bear upon the railway
spccuatlon aud they accordingly offer mine better
worth working Than tho anthracite properties
Tho marKc; generally held on to the Improvement
10 the end and closed under fair surmise that
norrow's fluctuations Will depend, In great measure
upon the tenor OF tho foreign kilograms.
THE
The transactions at The stock Exchange to-day ag-
rregatcd l2s 900 shares.-New York Central and Hud
River, 400; Erie, $50; Lake Shore 81, 700;
Northwestern, 4sl0; Northwestern preferred, $780,
Rocs Island 4,Soo; Pacific Mall $500; 81 Paul. q, sOo
ST. Paul preferred TO- soo Ohios, 200; Western Union
2 400; Wabash, 1850; Union Pacific 1000; Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, 4,o55; New Jersey Central,
400; Michigan Central, 5000; Delaware and Hudson
Canal 400; Hannibal and ST. Joseph, 8, 400; Hannibal
ana ST. Joseph preferred, l2o0
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening, highest and