The New York herald., 1877-09-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull
and Firm.
GOLD 1O3 1-8 A 1O3 IA.
Government Bonds Higher States Dull
and Railroads Firm.
Money on Call Higher, and s a
g a z a 3 Per Cent.
GOLD 1O3 1-0 A 1O3 IA.
WALL STREET,

THURSDAY, Sept 20-0 +. II.
Transactions even more restricted this morn.
Ing than yesterday footing up. as they did, only
1856 600 shares. Lett TO ITSELF and freed from tho
Iugglery Of the bull prestidigtateurs, there Is no
reason why the market should loot up evon that
amount The pause in the advance has deferred all
further movement in the light infantry which was
wont skrmsh upon the tanks Of the sreat leaders.
ana they are longer eager to capture the bar
gains which are literally pointed out to them, but
rather stand ready for scamper at the least signs Of
danger It is not impossible that sudden stampede
Of the hangerson Of the bull party might precipate
disastrous decline which II would trouble tho lead.
ers to check, seeing that buying has pretty much
ceased upon the long account and that the short inter-
est continues unimportant. Without any now effort
to further advance prices and particular for
such bears their shorts, the market
remains inactive and dull as described.
Changes In prices to day Insignificant, the most
important being in Western Union, which icverish
and weak but without important alteration.
After two O'Clock the stock offered with tho
dividend of Il per cent OFT the shares having pre-
vously loaned for transfer as hign 4 per cent
bonus
Some activity has sprung up in tho Ohio and Mssis
sippi stock. probably tho notification of Mr.. King.
the receiver that tho back interest the first mort
ynges duo last January would be paid on tho LIST OF
October.
A scurrilous imputation upon tho fair dealings of
The Board an institution and upon some named
nrms In particular which appeared in morning paper
elected considerable discussion
As specimen of magnity ard ignorance II was
a commendable production; but as the author seemed
well known it lost force through knowledge Of
the anmus which produced It.
We have entertained very exalted opinion
Of either the brokerage fraternity of the business
which they engaged in, but tho sweeping charges
advanced the article question false they
are uucaled for.
At the request Of the parties nssailed tho Board
will appoint an investigating committee, who will
make searching inquiry into the matter.
somewhat better feeling ut the close succeeded to
the market Of the afternoon which had been in
measure brought about by the tenor Of the foreign
news, which construed as pointing TO q cessation
of hoslilities between Turks and Russians
Money call made another spasmodo jump 10
per cent at one time hut later In the day the rates
fell TO 8 per cont.
THE SALES TO-DAY.
The sales of active stocks to-day at the Board aggre
gated 1856 900 shares, which distributed as fol.
lows:-New York Central, 4,075; Erie, 1,4co Lake
Shore 81 100; Wabash. 2,So0 Northwestern, TO- 1926; ;
Northwestern preferred 4.70O; Rock leland 3475;
Milwaukee and St Paul. 16 7so; Milwaukee and St.
Paul preferred, 5,s25; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, % 900; New Jersey Central, 2s5; Delaware
and Hudson Canal, 3025; Morris and Essex, 400;
Michigan Central s,e25; Illinois Central 800; Western
Union, Ia, 500; Pacific Mall 425; Quicksilver. 1880;
Quicksilver preferred, 800; Union Pacific a4l c.. Co.
c. and l., 1520 c.. G. and c., 525; Ohio and Mssis
sipp, 5000.