The New York herald., 1876-11-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull, Irregular and With.
out Important Feature.
GOLD STEADY AT 100 3-4.
Money on Call Loans 4. 3 and Per Cent
Government Bonds Shade Lower
Railway Bonds Steady.
WALL STREET,

n n.
9th ello's nourniul exclamation on retiring from
business tair expression OF the brokers' condition
this morning. After midday their occupation
much gone the Moor's, ana there being business
10 ..harp on, attention directed 10 politics aud
the excitement OF mock election In point OF fact
the lame and impotcnt conclusion Of the railway
ings has chilled the Market and speculation lies as
torpid the viper in the table, TO the chsgrin OF pro-
tcssonals but possibly 10 the advantage OF the fringe
Of public, which is less frequently bitter than bit
1t Is not 10 be denied that the future held to be
less encouraging for rise the railroad fasco,
and the making capital out of II in their
interest by suppcmentnc reports OF decreasing freight
tolls and cessation in general trade.
lis believed that the prominent bull operators
IN Lake Shore and Michigan Central have made a
somerset the other side the account and arc
Joining hanos with the Twcnty-third street bears,
whose snars and growls vicious than ever.
The popular trust in treaty Of pence between the
beiigerent trunk lines was hopeful prop other
wise shaky market aud It's removal has caused the
entire fabric to toer There is still hope, however,
that when lake and canal shall frozen out OF compe-
tition, and railroad traffic increased proportonaly
that some OF the lines will be bold enough take the
bull by the horns and by independent action lead tho
way out OF the ruinous groove in which they
running IL is still evident that there be limit
reached either through condition of impaired credit
and dishonest obligations through the decided
position OF stockholders who are suffering from the
whims slockjobbing procvltes of their boards or
direction.
At The opening the market showed improvement
Dn last nights prices and before had advanced 4
TO - per cent Lake Shore and Michigan Central TAX
Ing the lead. The Osborn Mills party, usual did the
ronjurins and SO deity that tho street have lost
sight Of the ittlc Jokcr' and blindy uncertain
as TO whether It is 10 10 found under tho lhimbe
marked ..rise' under the marked .lall" Mean
time, they pay tribute to the jugglers who pocket the
prohs aud keep up tho mystery.
Apart from the above iavores the market ir-
regular ami without feature aud renamed steady and
ruh until the close. The oaicial report from tho
ST. Paul Company. of decrease earnings for the
fourth week in October OF S44697, produced little or
no effect upon the stock. the loss having been dis
counted and tho leck eaten some days back.
The Western Union people made reconnaissance
lac IN the day. to get some idea OF the general situa
tion and ce wcrc tho thickness OF the ice they
,rcading This movement carried figures up
from III to 727s at which point things found
be slippery aud IN. price slid back 10 72ss at tho
close
Money supplied at a 10 2 per cent, with de-
mard quite moderate as that for stocks transac-
tions in which limited 10 the beggarly amount of
81, 900 shares.
SALES TODAY
The transactions at the stock Exchange to-day ag-
rregated 81 OIL shares:-Ncw York Central and Hud-
son, 922 Ere, 400; Lake Shore, 4l700 North
western 300 do. preferred l.s0o; Rock Island .00 Pa
cnc Mail, 1900; st. Paul 400; do preferred, 2750;
Dalos. 500; Western Union, 10000; Wabash 3777; !;
tn Oh Pacific, 200; c., Z. and l. c.. 200; Delaware,
Larkawanna and Western ZOO; Now Jersey Central,
800; Michigan Central GOO.
OPENING HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening highest and