The New York herald., 1876-10-11
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Active and Some OF the
Fantits Shade LOwcr-Inycst.
ment Securities Steady.
q OLD 1OS 7-S A 100
Money on Call 2 1-2 and Per Cent-Govern-
ment Bonds Dull-Railway Mort
cages Firm and Higher.
WALL STREET, |
TuEapAY Oct l0-6 Il. n.

TUESDAY. Oct 10-6 p n
There the chill Of an October day on the market
this morning, through which Lake Shore alone shone
vish the coors OF the autumna leaf, and there en-
sued corresponding contraction in dealings, in price
and In excitement.
The market has stopped to take long breath, and
he have remained looking at each other mac
lively, though doubtful whether to continue the
ray wait for developments II was quite evil
dent IN the early hours that The Lake Shore pool wero
playing the stock though thad been atweny pound
salmon, now giving 1t line and now reeing II IN ac
cordng they nurnorcd a fall excited a rise, but
always with eye the main chance OF landing the
nsh and securing tho prize in profits
Tho consequence rush up and rush down
again tho stream OF fluctuations, as bounded BY the
limits OF 5Sx and 595f.
At each Improvement aspiring bulls or timorous
bears were helped all the shares they had capacity
for and stuffed full the unfortunate bird
which asprcs to the Immortality Of Strasoourg pie
The last plunge from 595s to 5Si4 was but the matter
OF few minutes and would have pleased any naatoria
professor who is authority on "headers." The
limit OF 60 probably tho objective point aimed
at by the bull party but too much stock was making
Its appearance the price nsared these figures and
and II seems to have been wait longer. but
feed the animals while their hunger was sharp AL
though the price this evening better than 1t
ment has been Abandoned the clique in street phrase
.'getung too much company and 1t became
necessary notice OF cards in the saape
pf supply OF stock to rid themselves Of unwecomc
visitors AS regards tho much sought for public,
may prove inudicous, for these timorous guests
Invited TO banquet may have cajoed to taste
with sharpening appetite tho preliminary oysters and
chablis OF new and seductive gamble.
The activity In Lake Shore engrossed the interest
the business OF the entire Market the rcst Of the
list receiving little attention the supers in
spectacle when the OF the company takos the
stage Western Union followed the fnvorite In
point OF attraction and became so through n decline
Of ono per from the highest price, which not
in keeping with tho flourish OF trumpets which It's
friends attempted to blow yesterday.
The granger shares remained steady, looking up a
little At the close, wnile tho anthracite ances
pparingiy touched by friends and enemies drop Of
ave points in Lehigh and wilkcsbarre mortgages
the feature OF the bond market, and reflection upon
New Jersey Central although in ihc matter OF price
Bhe latter made no sign OF disturbance.
THE sALEs
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
xrcRated ia 900 shares New York Central and uud
son. $50; Erie 400; Lake Shore, S5, $50; Cleve-
and and Pittsburg 235; Northwestern $50; do, pre-
fcrred, 5000; Rock Island, 700; Pacific Mail 500;
ST. Paul, $500; do, preferred, 6,4oo; oh,os, 7oo
7a5; Delaware Lackawanna and Western 81, 900; New
Jersey Central 1910; Michigan Central, 44oo; Dela
ware aud Hudson Canal Company. 1890.
orESSG HIGHEST rRlcEa
The following table shows the opening, highest and