The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Active
and Strong.
GOLD STEADY AT 105 3-S.
Government, State and Railroad
Bonds Firm.

WALL STREET,
THURSDAY, August "a p. II.

THURSDAY, August 20 n.
Verify, there 10 blood upon tho face OF the moon or
why these disorders which attic. the body polite?
Strikes the right Of strikes the left Of u.s. and
bear barber shop to cap the climax. It matters
little 10 tue community whether a gallant major
strikes from the shoulder or whether Mephistopheies
receives The impact of the blow upon his nose. with
subsequent dropping to the retirement Of areaway
matter that the course of speculation should
be a.ec ed by personal street rencoltre Under or
binary circumstances the course Of prices supposed
be regulated by finance rather than 6sticufs
been discovered to-day that under extraordinary
circumstances the condition may be reversed. Inter
arma silent ieges, and under this classic authority
Mr. Could more or less damaged physically, and that
in vicarous manner, has set aside the laws OF
supply and demand and required PREPARATION OF the
enemy by attacking him from the safer intrcnchmenis
OF his financial position.
This found in the speculative condition OF West
Union, Of which Could Is popularity supposed 10 be
long, and Kcene. as pugilistcally represented by his
Man Friday, to BIO short Gould is VIGOROUSLY better
Aole TO defend himself BY certified checks than by
display OF biccps, and he awaited himself the fact
day by vigorous support OF Western Union, which
was initiated suddenly, pressed sharply, and became
the cause OF rise from ION TO 74ss which tho
CHEST and closing point Of the day. However dis
graceful the street brawl may DO Of ITSELF has
heless served TO clear up the relative positions of the
chiefs OF the antagonstic parties II would
that for the immediate future the treated
to a battle royal in which the gentlemen mentioned
are to hold the chief place.
With Keene short OF Western Union and Gould short
OF ST Paul preferred there all the elements TO
make 1t a very pretty quarrel as II stands. and one
from which the street as body Will be inclined 10
keep their skirts tree
The trunk lines comparatively steady, with
Lake Shore improving the latter part OF tho day
der reports that the freight traffic again in run
nIng order
Other stocks were comparatively quiet, being sub
dued by the greater interest which directed the
telegraph fancy Closing prices were nevertheless
Improvement upon those limo prevalent and
were helped great measure by the persistent bull
support which was lent TO Western Union.
THE SALES TODAY
The sales of stocks to-day aggregated 1853 700
shares, which distributed follows:-New York
Central ll.64o; Harlem 200; Erie, 1870; Lake Shore
26,550; Wabash. 200 Northwestern, 1906; do. pre-
ierred 1O,74O; Rock Island, 6,060 Fort Wayne, 10;
Milwaukee and ST. Paul. 2,so6; do. preferred, 800;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 1890; Now Jer-
sey Central, go; Delaware and Hudson Canal 2,475;
Morris aud Essex 5000; Michigan Central 400; Iii
nos Central 1000; Union Pacific l, 055; G., &. and
c., 800; Hannibal and ST. Joseph, 30O do preferred,
300; Western Union IL. $50; Atlantic aud Pacific ree
graph, ESQ., Pacific MAIL 300; Quicksilver, 200; do
preferred, 200.
RICHEST LOWEST.
The follow were the highest and lowest prices Of