The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

"WEDNESDAY, April 5-P. M.-The bulls
OF Tuesday were bears TODAY, and the advance
noted in the last report was ,Oet. The fact, how
ever, that some indications OF activity were pre-
sented gave more cheerful appearance to the
Stock Exchange, and all felt better even a &C.
Ginning market. At the opening ofbusiness Lake
Shore was heavily pressed for sale and soon be-
came recognized as the leader of the market,
which sympathized with the decline In this
stock from 81 to 59ii, at which II closed. Pacific
Mail also Yielded on very liberal offerings from
Is. t. Is, ana Erie fell OF IN response to the
general bear programme from 2Ois to lsh. though
closing = better There was considerable ex-
citeileut, however, IN the st. Paul shares, which
rallied to Az ard 677s fer the comr and pre-
ferred respectively, but the latter as gu icklY
broke to o.. In the final ceilings, though closing
at o.. Western Union did not seem to enter
prominently into the speculation OF the day,
though it dropped from GST. to CSA AZ the close.
and Ohios were also heavy at a decline from ia
t. lsA. Michigan Central moved up from CO.,
to ON. with later transactions AZ 0oI, seller 3,
and Pacific Of Missouri went down to IA.
In the other shares there was nothing Of spe.
cih Significance, II we exceut the Producers
Consolidation Land and Petroleum COMPANY,
which further .dvsnced TO lOoA and closed at
the highest point Of the day
rhe total number Of shares dealt In was lt2,-
30 q winch Lake shore represented 500
the preferred. 1890 /; Michigan Central, 3,pl2 !;
ohios, 800 New Jersey Central. 1910 Pacific
H. % 7 4.
L'ckawa and Western, GO Panama. 4OO (;
Producers Consolidation Lind and Petroleum
Co.. zoo St L. X. {. and n. preferred, 400 L.
:. Express. 81; Rock lslaL tfSJ c.. G. md L..
G.. y HannlOh end y. Joserh 30; kensss
Pacific, 800 Morris and Essex. 21i Union MIN
ing Co., 2UJ Illinois Ccntr. !, 100; New jersey
S0utno n, 100 c.. e., {. ana l.. 100 Cleve nd
and Pittsburgh, 40; Consolidation Cost, 10, {;
:. LOUIS and Iron Mountain. iO; Quicksilver,
100 Wabash, lO0 and Wells. Farlo Expfess. 3D.
The gold marAet. though developing some de-
gree OF str, myth during ITS rally from ll2i. to
ll3 aterwdra became heavy under the inn fence
OF operations bv the bears, and further declined
70 ll2ss, though closing II ll2}s, the opening
Egdre.
There were no special features, however, aud
the speculation was purely local
The following were TIE principal quotauons
1000 A. M..li27s 1880 A. NJ. ll27s lc;ll r. NJ 1874
i iS;1 Sif Il Ia i 4 aIiss' a5 +
1905 A. M.l,3 le4s p. NJ. .llgss 500 T.. ME, I,
In losrs the rates paid Tor having Balances carried
were /, 9. ~ ' cent. ana nat
Too total eiearinIs al the Gold Exchange Bank we're
tot7oo: ro1 .aances' ti,2OOa34 and currency
The sas.ireasury redeemed $4,000 IN c.iled bonds.
ana psd out Ia cola inere-t on the pub &C dent $1,000
Tue day business al t1- United states sun Ire sefJ
was; God Ieeepts. e5lSy.ty5, 60 phmehts. sl'sJ o.
$50 do. Ualaucc, siiio5,J.95, currency Ie.tuts,
tiSg u39nS; DO. payments, St'LHil o.; 90. balancr
So vo5.e. a. customs 5000; Il $4,000 Cancelled
Toe bul ION ia The Bans Vi Ing aud vas incre ,sei
81 ~ anr e. 80 Tor time and demand dratts Tue IN.
| lucy aid MT like to pay TIE extreme rates.
In money liberal offerings were noted az 4g.5 per
D.sc- u = cited me late quiet, and ranged at 80
u sell Cpu on 1919 ndvancel % ltS. lup.N i5i,s
nes. selling lls-s registered o, 1851 l2i,3
| lac following we're tue . l.. NJ. closing prices: