The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-16
fIN.iNoI.iL AND COMMERCIAL.

WEDNESDAY. Aug. 15-P M.-The business
at the Stock Exchange developed bull market.
which Is not cAplainable on amy ordinary basis.
hut which may advance siili further. on the
principle that all signs fail in dry weather.
Western Union rose from - To 1G. but this lat
ter point brought out considers bio * of the
old pool stock. when Sage. ;. VI. Mills. and
others held their 100000 shares. and wien
Kcenc joined Gould ia success iul attempt 20
break the combination. The great qu, -tioh
now under consideration is how much Of this
high priced stock, on a basis II 10 ~ tho aver
age. must he taken before there j. plain sailing
ON the upward turn one oi the strange anom-
allies II the market j. found in the fact that Mr..
Gould il "A bull at present prices. when short
time since he was u heavy operator ON the other
side Of the account. Aside from Western
Union. which represented the chief business.
Lake Shore commanded attention by It's rally
from 52I. to 81 e. with Delaware. Laekawanna
and Western Ia higher at 49,. while Delaware
and Hudson sold IL upward at 40 !. and Nor
ris and Essex closed 4, better AT II. 81. Paul
preferred advanced from 62'. 10 G3's and Mich
iean Central was up ? per cent. ut ie's Rock
Island rallied from % TO 9e1,. and Northwest
crn preferred was | per cent. higher AZ 5jA,
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph. however. did
not seem to improve. hut the large holders ot
this stock were buyers OF Western Union. which
may explain the ri-". New York C.nirnl was
| also 4. higher ut gjh aud Ptinr Mail adj
Vanccd from u p 70 22's. The operations in
the other shares. however were, not Of SUM-
cgnt importance 10 attract special remark.
The total number ~ shares dealt IN was l3s-
7H. of whirh W'St I'm Union reprrs' nicd y ul3;
Lake Shore - BOO. Michigan Central. 1899
Delaware. LlckHwannh ana western. e"li
Rock Island G.jsU; Northwestern. .olJ ,do. pre-
TERED. 4OlG; -. puul. 1000: do preferred.
300; y \. Central. 3.u4l Ohios. 2.3W: Pacific
| Mail. .Nu; Morris and E--cN. l.s2,; Delaware
/ and Hudson Canal. 100: Atlantic and Pqfiii'
! Telegraph Company, 100: HANNIBAL and -.
.lnSr pl AM. do. uretrrred. loo; Illinois Central.
/ 400. Wabash. 3uu; New jersey Central. 3u5
/ Fort Wavnr. 2nS; Chicago. burlington aud
/ Alton. lS9; Albany and Su- iurhanna. 100: Cmn-
/ ton, 100: C., c. ami /. c., zoos and Adams In
press 3f.
! In ihr gold marko; husino-, WAS trln' mora
! lub WIKI closing sales AZ the higher quota
Tie following wore the principa tran.,cuon..
ioAN .lo6i. u Il AN HOS sIJrM it'S
In loan. Oh, iar, AID ter Tie us, -oli wegc >,
H., oitl r,ar.ns. t'hc cola Departmental ihc stock
| 'ifr.nev f,isi,r. slali az TiW ~ rr, sur, 70,
d.,n,d s.''" in oit l,ni. ANA paid oui in coin AZ.
The DAY, bu,inc.. A. thc ru.iod state. sub Treasury
wis cola RECRUITS s-s7--l 81 .uld piyme nt, - a'
50, 80 sud hA,an' 80 ,,i-',' - ,nfl,'s t,g.lpi,.
sloit'~- oi cufrcir1 pay ' g. 7i-,''l a. 'Hfr nft
! ccruHcatr- t'uttO Wnshtrsfon -'s.- 80
1Nv lifrrfli revenue rf.ripi- go NIsiiff,n TODAY
w,rr s!iolrU and The custom. receiIts Sr"l'r The
/ Treasury also received $3.50" % hHu iRi uih ma
Cog 'd,mpunn, and the BaA ~ Ensl"ui lo'i "a buin'n
tor,isq cN.hags, was .'aly ~ = so, and = IS Tor
ce.-iens however Of = e. IN actna in-lnoss
~. cent amt prime commercial iairr pass'd at ~
Government bonds ruled firm, with transactions ii
rg.'.roi 's OF ssi coupon -. cents ami conroA d