The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-25
The Stock Market neutrality-suspicious.
Devoid Of Feature and Trans
actions Unimportant.
GOLD HEAVY AT liz rs A liz IS.
Money on Call Supplied at 2 1-2 and 8 Per
Cent-Investment Securities Lower
Government Bonds Firm
The Geneva Award.
WALL STREET.


There has been rather skirmish than an actual
seto between bulls and bears to-day and consequently
there is nothing decisive report This, at least, SO
as the history OF Lake Shore. Western Union and
The usaal speculative fancies are concerned An ex-
seption be made In the Anthracite Coal Company,
which, hitherto held or the market investment &C
sount are beng offered for sale with damaging lib
srality. Hence ind Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western offered at l09S In the morning and going
begging At los in the afternoon; New Jersey
Central weakening from sS TO 95,s and evon the i'm
maculate Delaware and Hudson creeping out for sale in
> fractional way There being nothing TO affect
the railways the sensitive stocks in tho shape OF
Lake Shore and Michigan Central, lef, to tho
manipulation Of tho small board spectators. Con-
scquenty for tho rst the price nearly good at
the close al the opening. at time varying more
than half per cent from 55 and for the second not 20
satisfactory record, showed decline from Sax
Al the start TO at the end In spite Of the renewed
Increased receipts Lake Shore and the story that
Michigan Central has boon taken hold Of with view
higher scale Of prices The feeling is ncredulous
the truth Of either proposition and consistently shows
itself in . continuance Of sales the short account
Tho telegraph war; which manfcss itself in the uc-
tuarions OF Western Union soeiyAtIantc and Pacific
being entirely neglected by spcculato-s-had some
what depressing effect upon tho stock, under tho
cAtcuSOu VI rival ilucS Out supporting
influence which noticeable in the past week
again brought to bear with the result OF carrying quo
tations y per cont above opening prices and
closing thom. 41s
The mystery as to what the whole thing means Is as
unaccountablc TO brokers to-day last week.
The stock ought to SO down, but It don't Volta tout.
Tho railroad and miscellaneous market to-day has
been stupid and steady, though have run somc
what against Western shares. while they have not
varied in the mixed securities.
As semi-outsds matter, tho acceptance OF Droxol,
Morgan Co 3 bid tsad to be account Of the Roths
chds for the entire Alabama award while looked upon
favorable for the government Is regretted trans
errng the debt 70 foreign countries when could have
been placed here IL offered in moderate sums quite
good figures and with the decided advantage of re-
tanning tho obligation among citizens.
THE SALES TO-DAY.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 1885, shares and The sales distributed
follows:-Ncw York Central and hudson, 92s; Erie
1000; Lake Shore, 49, 50o Northwestern, 500; Rock
Island. LOO; Pacific Mail % soO St Paul, 1900;
ST. rau preferred. $780, ohios 1000; Western Union,
So200; Wabash, 500; Union Pacific, 200; c. G. and l.
C., 100; Panama, 200; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, S,97S; Michigan Central $500; New Jersey
Central, 3,345; Union Manufacturing Company, ,000