The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-24
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Irregular and Peyerish-
Another Deal in Pacific Mail.
GOLD 1l2 3-S A 112 La.
Money on Call and 1-2 Per Cent-Goyern-
ment Bonds Dull but Steady-Rairoad Bonds
Firmer-Investment Securities Quiet.
WALL STREET,
TUESDAY. May 23-6 =. n. |


Mr. Rufus Hatch will scarcely think 1t compliment.
tary to ken him to a caapu although this engine is
OF classic origin. and has beon in modern times not
unknown 10 Lords Cricket Grounds as first class
automatic bowler Catapult or not, our exchanging
director has delivered ball Pacific Mail match
which has sent Jay Gould bail aud stumps Aging In
the air. This latter professional has hecn out
in the inning without scoringa run, and the way
1t done through the action OF the courts,
which brought recalcirant directors of the Pacific
Nail Company up to the scratch, compelled meeting,
choice OF inspectors and order for closing OF books
preparatory TO election on Saturday next So
airector, victorious shore will be liberty
the free wind and flowing sail at under instincts
which natural to him amarincr ana compliment
tary as yachtsman.
Il scarcely he doubted now that the result the
forthcoming election will show the prepondorancc of
the Panama party and the choice Of managing direc-
torshp that viii look rather good OF the line
shan to its value speculative football Gould, it
understood, Is willing TO cat the eek which Mr.. Flucl
len Hatch has offered, simply asking that it may be
seasoned with such salt and pepper may him
mbursed for the cash advances made by himself and
Dillon under security OF the 81, BOO 600 mortgage.
Whatever may be The details TO be hereafter settled,
she OF the probable defeat OF the old directory
had the effect Of carrying tho price the stock up
from 241s at tho opening to 2si4 at The close.
There falling or from best prices OF "
cent in New Jersey Central and OF per in Della
ware and Lackawanna, although rally later the
day, when shorts anxious cover and the
OF investment stock low carried quotations up
opening prices
As lar the active railroads concerned, they
seem be less sensitive stock jobbiug influences
than to the bulletins OF Mr. vanderbts doctors Lake
Shore and Michigan Central were better and worse
the Commodore better worse. and, to judge by
The quotations of the former at the very close tho
veteran must have been very bad. indeed or course,
this cry of ''wolfn must day when the APP
prehension becomes fact but II is questionable
then II the Commodore's demise will serious
disturbance the market in view of the expectancy
which has been created
1t seems to be quite enough TO know that ''the times
are of joint, not only among people, but
nearly the whole OF Christendom to for
the depression in stocks, which, like all other
modites, falling the level that absence OF de-
mand and shrnkagc 10 true values later
reduce them to.
SALES.
The TRANSACTIONS the Stock Exchange to-day az
gregated rs 500 shares--New York Central and Hud-
and Piitsburg, jig; Northwestern, 500 Rock Island,
$780, Pacific Mall, $780, st. Paul. ZOO; do preferred,
$3.50; Ohios 500; Western Union, 24,65o; Union
Pacific 500; Panama, 800; Michigan Central TO- 400.
New Jersey Central 6,970; Delaware Lackawanna
and Western, 4,93o; Union Mining Company $500
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST
The following table shows the opening highest and
lowest prices OF the day =