The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-25
The Stock Market Very Ac-
tive and Weak.
GOLD 1913 Is A 1o3 IA.
Government Bonds Higher States Dull
and Railroads Lower.
Money on Call 8 a @
hn 8 Per Cent.
WALL STREET, I
MONDAY. sept 24--6 r. NJ.

WALL STREET. I
MONDAY sept 24-6 r. NJ
Tho volume OF business to-day on the stock Ex-
change very perceptibly Increased. and 50 did the
number Of sellers times the pressure TO got ou' oil
stocks was urgent enough suggest comparison with
the escape from the house OF bondage, and the man
ner Of doing 70 was little courteous rs the command
OF Lady Macbeth TO Stand upon the order Of your
xoiug put 20 at once Most OF the small operators
did "gon In the manner advised and many OF the big
ones followed as We yesterday suggested would be tho
ease until pretty lively dance was instituted 10 the
tune OF lower figures. Among the coryphees oil lbs
movement are DO noted Lake Shore, Central and
Hudson stocks, stepping OF brisky 10 The
accompaniment OF tree sacs, and only ceasing Win
the fall OF the curtain at three O'Clock.
The disbursement Of New York Central shares was,
tor this stock, unusually large, amounting as II
did 600 shares 1t is vol known that the
bulk OF the nouting Of this company has been
held by three four houses That some one OF them
had opened suice gates day very apparent
and the belief speedily obtained that sucn brokers as
chung Oh princes avors" las Shakespeare puts III
were especially benefited thereby. Tho sales OF Lake
Shore 3d. 900 shares Tor no other reason per-
ceptiby than that as a Vanderbilt stock 1t should be
parceps crinins OF Central and Hudson aud in com
mon dccency share the punishment OF lower prices
with It's pal With Western Union down y per cent.
The granxers on one per cent tne VI sho ss
NJ shaky as a child with the ricketts,, the market
did not resent much inducement TOR purchasing
on long tho account, and consequently tho
much despiscd bears nearly the solo buyers oil
he day. Toward the end prices frightened up slightly
he bull leaders thinking the decline had gone tar
enough Tomorrow. IN all probability, the swing
Will be way and better figures DO made. The
inability to sell any quantity of stocks has forced
recourse the old milking process, ard the chief
dairymen are likely to DO found for some timc to
como manipulating the udder oil speculation and
drawing thererom such sustenaDcs as Will result In
tue cheapenng their own holdings and depicting the
strength OF the fool sh pgny operators as hang upon
their skirts
sALKs TO-DAY.
Tho sales Of active stocks at the Board to-day aggrc
gated $50 500 shares which were distributed as fo-
lows:-New York Central, 20, 1856; Erie, 1900; Lake
Shore, g. 100 Wabash $50; Northwestern 5000: DO,
preferred 5.l00; Rock Island, TAO. Milwaukee and
81 Paul, IL 800; do preferred, 1920; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. 80, PSI; Delaware and Hud-
son Canal $3.50; Morris and Essex, aS70; Michigan
Central, "a 500; Illinois Central 1850, Union Pacific
100; e., e. and |. T., 200, Hannibal md St Joseph,
400; do preferred, 800; OHIO and MISSISSIPPI 900;
Western Unon a. loo Pacific Mail, 100; Quicksilver,
800; do. preferred 500; Wells, Fargo Co., 100. ii
RICHEST AND LOWEST.