New-York tribune., 1876-09-04

s,g the week, although nearly one-quarter less IN
a,,o,a than for the preceding week, has presented
nsnv points of interest. The coal shares early III
ar week attracted O. large proportion OF
+hs speculative interest, owing to the re-
~n1ts of the large auction sale OF coal.
nelawaro. Lackawanna and Western declined
so 40. Delaware and Hudson to sOs4 and New
Ssrsev Central 70 37l followed by sharp reaction
10 the best prices of the week, and then by down
ard reaction that carried Jersey Central to 10, the
Lowest price yet touched, and left the others ABOUT
midway between their highest and lowest. All the
ofb IN the prices of these stocks seems to be
sor;vsd from the demand to cover short contracts,
s,,a ,rbeneyer there is cessation in that demand
So ;rberept weakness becomes apparent Lake
ST. with sales of los 900 shares, has been well
nored by it's clique for the reason that to sustain
.. the only thing they do. In the face OF the
nravang rates for freight, which are practically
60 for ak months by contracts already made ana
- the low passenger fares, it seems worse
.hon useless to attempt to sell. The re-
.out almost unuoticed decline OF 20 per
cont in c.. c. c. and Indianapolis illustrates row
Ettle market there is for stock that has no spec
.,o,vo sunnort. Within the week the pnce has
sauon from ALL TO 50, with total transactions
of only 700 shares Michigan Central, after ruling
a, about 40 declined TO 3Si2 on sales Oy the same
rarties who were manipulating hock island-alter
;ts decline to 1O2l2-at 10401o4sl The TWO
transactions looked much like the " "hedge" made
aorlv IN the week by short sales OF New-Jersey Cen
trail that were subsequently taken III at q matcfai
80 The ST. Pauls and North-Westerns were un-
nsuoIly active. and on the final quotations show
,nSsos ranging from q TO 3l2 per cent. Erie sold
III 70 ola the prediction that Engshmen would
aoe,v subscribe their So per share and thus absorb
All tbe American stock being delayed in its fulfill
uent. holders were induced TO lot go. Missouri
pacific dropped 1a per cent to zero, selling
=, o1o. Ohio and Mississippi declined to 10 and
allied IN lI1a01O7s Panama stock was Inactive,
ltbopgh il is quite evident that some one broker is
actively employed at 8 o'clock each day to secure
the report of the closing quotation at " 1850 LOO"
pacific Mail sold from 2314 to 21SsG22l2.
Western Union, with fair amount OF busi-
ness uctaated between $50 for its lowest and 7os
for its highest price. closing at $685. Tho express
stocks show material decline for the week, Adams
taking the lead from III 10 l07. The transactions
for the week aggregate S06 735 shares, and the nai
changes in prices from week ago are as follows:
Dee;ines-Lake Shore and New-Jersey Southern.
zach 3s; Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, ConsolI-
dated Coal Hannibal and st. 10. preferred llhnols
Central and St Louis, Kansas and Northern, each
L.. Northwest and Pacific Mail, each 7s; Wells
Fargo, Pittsburgh and ST. Louis, Kansas and North
ern preferred each / ; Ohio and Mississippi lie;
Michigan Central Ia st. Paul preferred 1l2; Mar
iposa rreforred and Missouri Pacific, each 81; Deia-
ware. Lackawanna and Western, and Erie, each 17s;
American Express, MarpOsa, Northwest preferred,
Ohio and Mississippi preferred and st. Louis and
Iron Mountain each 2; Delaware aud Hudson, st.
Paul. ana United States Express each gig; Adams
Express. 4; New-Jersey Central, 5ss, and c., c. e.
and In., sl4 per cent. Adyaneos--Wcstern Union,
&; Hannibal and ST. Jo., and Fort Wayne, each Il;
Quicksilver preferred aid Union Pacific, each q;
Quicksilver and Rock Island each L; and Morris
and Essex, 1a4 per cent. The following table shows
THE WEEKLY RANGE OF PRICES