The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-23
FIYAECIAL AND cO1MERCIAL.
FprpAy Sent g2-P. M-There was very

FRIDAY, Sept. 92-P. M.--There was very
little in the stock speculation to attract either
the local operator or &c neral pubic. Lake bhore
represented the larger dealings and for tilno
was consDicuous, because under a fresh selling
movement Of few thousand shares the pticc
yielded from J31s to t21s, but II subsequently
recovered TO the highest figures OF the day, and
closed at b8A, buyers. Western Union at the
same time yielded y " cent. to 69k, though II
aiterward sold up y 10 i01t, buyer ., and closed
NJ the opening quotation. New Jersey Central
seemed to he tho more attractive feature, be-
cause after dropping from "a to 25H, II dis
paved unusual strength, and ran UP at the close
ga y cent 60 20, with Anal trans actions at 2T1t.
The advance was In a great degree occasioned
by covering Of the shorts, but orders to pur-
chase for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh account
alluded TO this morning, were continued and a
story which gained credonce aB tue day wore
ON that some large coal contracts, which hereto
fore passed over the Lebilh Valley road. had
been shifted to The New jersey Ceutral line
caused some buying In expectation Of an in.
crease In business. Michigan Central followed
the course OF Lake Shore AMI Western Union.
and recorded decline Of = % cent. to 40h. but
II reacted quickly, with scarcely any lntermedi-
ate transactions. to AZ, though closing at Al
after again touching 4OI. New York Central
party. who ran out q good amount OF stock.
This encouraged some OF the local operators to
increase their fresh lines, and will explain tho
drop in the price from g8Lugs1 In small lots TO W
seller ., and 70 seller o. Ii closed at HH Pa.
ciHc Mail moved up from ~ to H,s nut at
these latter figures there " as u liberal Offering
Of stock which checked the rally. Delaware,
Lackawana ana Western was comparatively ne
elected, but established decline OF y cent.
from TX to II seller g. and "a seller o. with later
fluctuations between M. and 76& seller I,
"A
Delaware aud Hudson, on limited
65S seller 20, with final sales. however, at 6Sli.
Onios continued strong at IN, seller JGl3, but
Rock Island fell away y per cent In tns early
a reaction lO4I at the close. Harlem sold
down to l3l regular and 100, settler %; but the
elected. Atlantis and Pacific telegraph was \
better at ~, aud Atlantic and Pacific preferrod
further advanced to IN while Wabash, in the
There WIS nothing new to add respecting the
stock market. Affairs seemed 10 DC greatly
mixed, ana the bulk Of the operations were for
trade on the hourly fluctuations.
The total number of shares dealt in was 6l.6lS.
Of which Lake Shore represented 1850 New
Jersey Central, 1860; Pocinc Mail, IL iO; Della
ware, Lackawanna aud Western, 1857 Michigan
ern luton. 2,T25 Onios, LOCO; Rock Island.
$3.50; St. Paul. 5O; the preierred. lao Della
cinc Telegraph Company. S0O Northwestern,
200 the preferred, 90 Wabash. go; Harlem,
SUI 'lcNtldIu anu llttanufENs tbD 4Nlldntlc
and Pacific preferred 800 Amencan Expre So,
2ba Erie. 800; Hannibal ana ct. Joseph, 800 :;
tue preferred, llU ; New \ urk, New Haven aud
Hartford, I'll 81. Louis, Kansas CITY ana North
etn preferred, 40; Meils-fargO Express.
las c. c. and 1. C.. 100: Mufris and T. sex. 100
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 100 VI. l.. and NJ.
COMPANY, lOO; Illinois Genial, D. and New
Jersey Railroad. 10.
The movements IN gold though not rejecting
any features OF speed significance, developed a
1rner tone and the price rallied from l0q7t at
the opening. to ll0h, but closed at ITO. The re-
bety W. "a So
TIE Syndicate Is said to have been stormy.
The following were the principal transScuons;
10 4. .IO9Js 1865 T., M..llOt 2.35 T.. M...linls
1910 A. NJ no l3;iV 4. NJ. no 500 L. MILO
In llsos tue rates paid for the use OF xold we're
2 ~ aud y cent.
t2.apsV W. gS;d b",,s.e,s. s9tht-o. ana carrtnay
800 ia called OOLds, aud paid OGt ~ eylA ntgTet On
Tue days business the United Stafea Sub treasury
God receipts. t5Ol $3.50 payments. fl3O,.
OTSi4 do balsnce tsD ld6 b25is; currency fccrIpt,
t3i S3l Sss.Uo Customs s5x3.UOv
lne internal revenue receipt, were t40,0fn, ani n
received s4o,0ou In national bank note. Tor re-
demption. Tue Treasury balances at Washington To-
day were Currency tl 100000 ana com, tea 6op 100.
OF uTy govdA. gOld valuation fer the ending to-
day amounted 10 tl.7oi7vo aud tls4s zoo vac mar
Foreign exchange ruled duh md without ~ cal fea.
ture Al hsj aud H.siis for une and demand drafts
re- pectNuly.
proved sOcks. WIN hnal negotiations Al .. Discounts
were more active, win prime mercantile paper u
quest NJ 3lt cent add RECEPTIONS II ~ 60
GONernlAcAt bonds oVthcd heaYf, hut rtsrOlfc to
better demand, stimulated ~ nrntr touc OF Euld.
closed sttons sad attteSta recovery o. lssl cent
lhe ftlIOvIns were the 3 H. ~ closing lrtco..