The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-28
Stock Market More
Active.
GOLD 1O5 A 1O5 1-8.
Government and Railroad Bonds
Both Irregular.
MONEY ON CALL A 2 PER CENT.
WALL STkEkT, [
WEpHEspAY. June 27-6 2. u. I

"WEDNESDAY, June 10 +. N
After the un OF past two days business took
fresh departure this morning and ran up It's transact
tons to nearly 900 shares Tho public coal sale OF
$4,000 tons helped matters along considerably and
gavo fresh the anthracite fancies particularly to
Delaware and Lackawanna, under whose auspices the
red Dag had been displayed The result OF the auction
produce average decline all around Of about
14kc per ton from the previous SALE but being less
than had been anticipated tho stock Of tho company
after yielding per cont 30, rallied to closed at
she best figures Of the day. SO Mr.. Draper's private
signal waved sangunary and ineffective, so far az u in
stigaied the bull party either to buy SELL In word
the bull party require something more than
the Irritation administered under the medium OF .
"red rag' TO exert themselves just now. They have
acquired stocks readily hold them easily and sell them
with difficulty. That great cureall, time, which, &C
coring The poet "sets all things even," is waited
for patiently expected In the autumn and relied upon
to bring the money back. In the meanwhile the
motto is sreqwiscdnt in pace" which has particular
reference the Central and Hudson, Lake Shore and
Western stocks, and 10 the brokers' boxes in which
they lay well margined. Although the bulk OF trans
greater than for the last two days there
occurred marked change in prices, and the market
held notceaby steady the day through. Tho Stock
Exchange boat drew away members IN the after
noon, the opportunity OF seeing brother spectators
pull tor the shore' the river. they arc often
trying to pull out OF bad bar
gain tho troubled waters Of the Stock
Exchange. beng too great for resistance
Tho Rock Island Railroad Company has published it's
annual report for the year ending March 81, 1877
which is volumnous and covers nearly all matters OF
interest TO shareholders and tho public. We give .
low items in a condensed form
Receipts from all sources, March 81, 1879,
TO Marcn 81, 1871. vi $50 o.
Disbursements on account Operating ex-
penses, taxes, ten per cent In dividends,
interest," &C.,. o,4oolIa 70
Surplus for the year ........ $751; 81
Add this TO The amount OF surplus
muated during previous years and we
have the handsome total Of. 1877 534 o.
OF course this amount was received in cash, but
fortunately or unfortunately 1t remains In this shape
no longer, having been invested as follows
On the road proper and Rock Island
On tho lndiaoola and Wnterset Railroad Al, 297 AZ
On the cats and dogs (probab " az repre-
sented by the Chicago and Southwestern
Railway, Fort Leavenworth Railway,
Pacific Hotel bonds and stock, &c.,. 460d 085 on
On cash, materials on hand, balances due
from ether roads, &c.................. 721,7 IS
TOTAL: s., ls4sas 81
Less balance on suspense account &c.... 6S01 ~
Total surplus S. 1871, 534 o.
To get At the real cash value OF thls surplus il will
be seen Is no easy matter, since It depends upon the
worth Of the adjunct railroads and the probable cash
returns which be obtained from the s. 6o6 935 OF
Investment, and which the report comedies to be of
Nvalue uncertain
THE SAILS TODAY.
The sales Of active the Board to-duy arrre-
ated los 800 shares which distributed as fol-
lows-New York Central $40; Lake Shore, 10, 100;
Wabash, 1000; Northwestern, 1900; do. preferred
1900; Rock Island, 1850; Fort Wayne, 100; Ailwsu.
kee and ST Paul. 600; do preferred, 100; Pttsburg
200; Delaware Lackawana and Western, 81 TAO; Della
ware and Hudson Canal, 1900; Morris and Essex,
$50; Michigan Central, 5000; Illinois Central 10o
Union Pacific, 1855; Hannibal and 81 Joseph, g. 400;
DO preferred 1000; ONO and Mississippi 600; West
nn Union, 1890; Pacific Nail, 1000; Arserican Ex-
press, 275; ST LOUIS, Kansas City and Northern ZOO
OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening highest and
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