The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-29
Stocks Lower, the Market FeyeriSh, More Ac-
tive and The Bears Rampant.
GOLD 113 rs A ia.
Money on Call Loans Supplied at 2 1-2 and 3
Per Cent-GOyernmen Bonds Steady
Investment Securities Quiet
Foreign Exchange Firm.
STATISTICS OF OUR FOREIGN TRADE
WALL STREET,

TUESDAY, March 2S-6 7. NJ
The hall OF the Stock Exchange to-day converted
into Enquiry room, and the question propounded
was ''Where is Connerf'
The solictude as 10 tho exact whereabouts Of the
missing broker grew not much out of personal In
terest in the individually from a feeling Of
sympathy with the Supreme Court Circuit Judge Bar
rett presiding where Mr.. Conner is 'wantcd"-
wanted as a witness IN one OF the Black Friday suits
in which Dewitt c. Taylor is plaintiff and Jay Gould
The defendant Mr.. Conner having dcd the position
Of confidential clerk with the firm OF Fisk Belden on
hat sad and nigrescent day, and the imorogio
with Osborn 4 Mills having been the chief broker Of
Jay Gould himself, either knows too much
little
From Gould point OF view, his is esteemed
better than his company, though the Supreme Court
doesn't think so, and urgently desires his society,
pockettul of subpenas bear witness
To-day Mr.. Conner has a maximum OF name and
minimum OF local habitation and while court OIL
GERS thus find the situation, they fail TO find Mr.
Conner 1t cannot for moment be supposed that any
member of so highly honorable body OF men the
stock Exchange would attempt thwart justice by
deliberately absentng himself from the Jurisdiction Of
It's courts hence his failure to appear must be
counted for in some other manner Can II be possible
that he has fallen victim to the of
Bpracy which his employees providentiay escapedS
and present claim for service atcrward the tesli
nony of gag and bowstring? Have The police qucs-
toned Uncle Daniel and the Young OPERATOR and
asked them what they know about Kidnapping Is
Mr. Conner the victim of foul play and has there been
an imitation OF the sack and the BosphorusY
There is no doubt about the foul play, in serious
point OF view and Goulds defence in the yes
terday, for second time he sought to escape
fulnment of his contracts by pleading the Gambling
act, 'foul yulcans stithy"
Yet this man controls the market, engages IN huge
contracts through his agents. to buy and sell stocks
gathers in thousands OF dollars on sales of prlvi-
leges'' based nothing stronger than mis- word Of
We had nearly written "honor-word OF mouth and
seeks to cheat his creditors by pleading the act against
gambling and betting and by the artihce of spiriting
AWAY an inconvenient witness All this has little do
with to-days stock market per Sc, but is vastly i'm
portant in its bearings upon the business of stock
speculation generally, since it spreads it cloud
Of obloquy that drives old operators the street
and binders ones from venturng in.
Prices all of to-day The budding of spring has
proved autumn OF hopes Trade has not looked up
y anticipated.
Railroad reports regarded uncertain indica-
lions as to any favorable in the tide The April
settlements are viewed with apprehension and feel
ing Of dstrust as to any immediate Improvement in
the share list sumped of materially, the fall being par
ticularly noticeable in Lake Shore and Michigan Gen.
nal Both of these roads thought TO be doing
eadlythe nrst through popular report the second by
confession of figures.
The Commodore is supposed to be out of his Lake
Shore stock already, and will probably get out Of the
Presidency well at the next election Meanwhile
The Robinson party sick OF the burden they have to
carry and seeing favorable outlet their holdings
sprinkling the street with stock as opportunities
offer.
The decline created a active market than we
have had for few days past, natural with the
arge short interest existing, and for the last or
prices improved somewhat, but with feature that
betokened permanent change for the better.
A reference to the official list will afford desired in
formation OF transactions and extent OF
the days fluctuations.
THE SALES TO-DAY.
Tho transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated III 900 shares, which divided among
active securities as follows:-New York Central and
Hudson, 800; Eric 1900; Lake Shore ~ $50:
Northwestern, 1900; do. preferred, 5,40O Rock
Island, ll50; Pacific Mail, $780, ST. Paul, s. 500; do
preferred 5,4OO ohios 3, 5Oo Western Unon H. 200;
Union Pacific, $50; c. c. and |. c., 200; Michigan
Central $500; Hannibal aud St Joseph, 1885, do.
preferred, 500
OPENING HIGHEST PRICES.
the following table shows the opening, highest aud