The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-25
GOLD 1O5 A los 1-S A 1O5,
Government Stocks Quiet and
Railroad Bonds Dull.
Money Easy on Call at 8 1-2 and
2 1-2 Per Cent.
THE BANK STATEN ENT.
WALL STREET,

SATURDAY, Feb. 24-6P.M
Had the business OF to-day-and for the matter Of
that OF the past week-been set TO music, no accom-.
panlmcnt would have given II filter expression than
the we'll known ''Anv Chorus" II has been haln-
mer hammer until prices have been beaten down and
values rendered thin the bank accounts of unor
innate investors Stocks have proved mallcabe as
wax under the impact Of Cyclopean bears, while de-
moralized bulls stand gasping as though every grain
Of energy courage and vitality had been pounded out
Of them To-day bul repetition Of yesterday
the market at moment strong, at the next moment
weak, ''was everything by starts and nothing long"
brought up finally in as complicated condition
as OF compound fracture in casualty ward
In fact, many the worst showing OF
the day was made at tho close. as the best had
been made at the opening, thus in manner
initiating the story OF Penclope's web by weaving q
strong market in the morning and unraveng 1t all
at night In point OF magnitude of transactiona
Western Union stands the head Of the list 1t being
credited with sales of nearly "a 900 shares. In all
reason, from the agencies At work, the quotation
should have advanced but in Wall street all signs
secm iai those in the way OF weather arc sup
posed 70 do in drought. and the quotation on tho
contrary fell The agencies referred 10 were COM
prsed In indications that Jay Gould was heavy
buyer aud in the TACT that Mr. Garrett Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, distinctly refuses to serve as
Mr. Tom Scott Of the Pennsylvania road, is more than
inclined 10 follow his footsteps The declna-
ton of these gentlemen sensbly felt in the
market price of Atlantic and Pacific, which Tell
from 2Olt to 1917, but had no strengthening effect
on Western Union, which, on the contrary, declined
to 63n, and was offered after board hours. An exc
cited market attended the OF Lake Shore the
stock falling from 49s 10 Ala and rallying to Ash at
the close. The Twenty.third street people we're at
hand and tongs, in the shape OF short sales,
and the Pacific Sloper helped them TO the top oil his
bent All the old stories were furnished up to look as
good as new and were applied with the above
noted The party from Frisco was also largo buyer
OF the ST. Paul preferred sharest was said 10 cover
shorts-while the Osborne contingent sellers Of
The same Whatever may be the meaning OF the
transaction Ia certain that the stock remained one
Of the strongest tho list and at the close improved
upon the opening prices In connection with this
property report reaches us that the bill before the
Wisconsin Legislature to dispossess bondbodera
of the right TO vote al company meetings
has failed to law, and therefore this privilege
still adheres, the status quo remaining unchanged.
Pacific Mail IS all at sea again. The land sighted in the
shape Of 5000 900 subsidy bill, and looking lovely
through the atmosphere OF Senatorial protection turns
ont to no a barren island afrer all The House Com
mttee on refuses to JOIN with the Sen.
ate IN recommending the subsidy, and the matter falls
to the ground Meanwhile Pacific Mail, which had
made an excursion 20 under these favorable antic'
nations returns to its moorngs at % Much loss IN,
terest ed tho fortunes OF the coal stocks neither
in extent of fluctuations in amount OF dealings were
they UP TO the mark Of the past few days
THE SALES TO-DAY.
The sales to-day aggregated $4,000 shares, when
wero dstributed:-New York Central and Hudson,
U.s. 2ss Erie 300 Lake Shore, a4,45o; Northwestern,
Mail ooO ST. Paul 900; do. preferred, $4,000; West.
cru Union 81, ITO; Delaware, LacKawanna and West
orn g. 10; New Jersey Central, 500; Delaware and
Hudson Canal o. 1850; Michigan Central, II ESQ., Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph, 1925; Illinois Central, $50!
Hannibal and ST. Joseph, 1000.
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The followin ne table shows the opening highest and