The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-26
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
GOLD 1o5 IA A 1o5 IL.
Government and Railroad Bonds
Firm and Quiet.
MONEY ON CALL / A 2 PER CENT.
WALL STREET. l
MONDAY, June 25-6 7. NJ. I

MONDAY, June 25-6 T. NJ.
At last the long wished Tor greatly hoped for aud
nearly despaired OF public been Induced to visit
the Stock Exchange. To-day the gallery was full OF
pcople-a crowd Of pushing, eager 'outsde,s," in
tcntiy Interested IN the business Of the Board Not
that the bears had been especially invited garden
party or that the bulls expected to be ballcd
with unaccustomcd generosity, but SIMPLY that perl
patetic German brass band had been captured, in
jccted into the board room, compelled to play some
brief but patriotic airs, and finally s'bounced"
with a hatul OF coppcrs That tho savage breast Of
both bull and bear charmed by these wandering
Ministries possible, that any money thereby
put in brokers' improbable for the little
trade that existed put end TO by
the invasion of the 'blustering Dand,' and the whole
days business dwinded down to 49, 900 shares In
fact, all hands seemed this morning be willing to
cry shalt" to speculation. II did not clearly appear
why, though the annual election OF directors in the
Michigan Central Company which being held to-day,
may have had something 10 do with II. IL is well
that Jay Gould has been particularly anxious to
obtain control Of the property through the incoming
direction, and has not boen sparng OF his money 10
obtain proxies TO that end. With Union Pacific under
his thumb. good deal to say about Rock Island and
Northwest and possible understanding with Erie,
The Michigan Central line would work in as very
link in the chain OF extending from
has been question OF .'pu devil pull
Taylor" with the odds against the enemy At time
Of writing nothing has reached regarding the cleo
that is positive but credits the old drcc
ton, or Taylor party, with being successful Stil fur
ther dulnoss OF the market may be attributed to
she apathy Of the recently constructed bull party,
which quite certain whether It's calling and cleo
tion to the long side Is ssure' not They per-
fcctly willing take trial trip the road higher
for back the wagon with tho tail board down.
Fluctuations small to-day scarcely to merit
attention. Such occurred were confined to what
ire usually known as "outside" stocks. Thus
Burlington Quincy fell OF two points be-
sause 1t rumorcd that the halt yearly
dividends would be reduced from s to per cent.
Union Pacific one point because Sidney Dillon had
lumbled OF wagon at Salt Lake City without hurt
ing himself, and Pacific Mail and one-quarter
points from sheer "cussedness.n Tho st. Paul Com
pany suffers loss OF earnings for the third week in
june compared with last year. of 500 361 Recent
purchasers OF the shares undismayed
and 'cnin up tho value OF the stock spite Of present
cheap frcghts and prospective cicada The market at
the closing blank and dreary as an African
desert, and devoid Of prominent feature a sue
cessful applicant for rooms at the G rand Union
TODAY.
Tho salcs OF active stocks at the Board to-day
amounted to only 40,230 shares, which distrb-
uted follows:-New York Central, 2,77O; Erie pre-
TERED, 500; Lake Shore, $500; Wabash 1890; North
western 100: do. preferred, 700; Rock Island 100;
Fort Wayne $40; Milwaukee ana st. Paul, 100; do
preferred, 7c0 Pttsburg 800; Delaware Lackawanna
and Western, LAO; Now Jersey Central, 100; Della
ware and Hudson Canal, 6oO Morris and Essex 1900;
Michigan Central 900; Illinois Central, 1900: Union
Pacific, 600; c., G. and l. c., 200; Hannibal St.
Joseph, 1.4oo preferred, AGO. Ohio and Mississippi
1000; Western Union, 700; Atlantic and Pacific Tee-
graph 800; Pacific MAIL 1850; Chicago, Burlington
Quincy, 1850; New York, New Haven and Hartford
100; Adams Express, l00
OPENING. HIGHEST LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening, highest and
Low est prces OF the day.