The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-13
fINdNCLIL hND cOlIuERcIlL.

WEDNESDAY. Dee. u p. M.-Thc trans
actions ut the Stock Exchange reflected an al
t"rnaielv weak and strong market with the
bulk OF tho business limited to Lake Shore.
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western and West
"rn Union. Tho man pulation- Of the combs
nations controlling the general list embraced
strong tone in the carly dealings for tho pur-
pose OF putting out fresh contracts more cs-
pccaly IN Lake Shore. and which was reflected
in the later transactions. when the price Of this
stock yielded from go. to 80 Western Union
gathered strength on announcement of
the declaration Of II q cent. quar-
tory dividend. AMI rosc from MS to
49,, with Subsequent sales however. bctween
these ilguros and ia. Tn" coal shares. after
showing considerable nrmn"ss at jOi,a' 81 J.,
Tor Delaware, lnckawanna and Western. be-
traycd u decided weakn"-s. and broke 10 40.
and Delaware and Hudson also fell of from
02~ To Boa. The granger stocks assumed n
nrmcr tone ana rallied early in the day i,6tl y,
cent. but yielded subsequently in sympathy
with the active sperialtics The general pro-
gramme seems To- be- II further depression in
nrirHs; preparatory to an upward turn IN the
ouShly shaken out OF their ventures, and when
stocks have found u resting place among
stronger capitalists.
Attention - invited TO tho extreme fluctua-
uon- gwen elsewhere.
The total number oi shares dealt in was i42-
30. OF when Lake Shore r"prcsented 81 $50:
Delaware, Iackawnnnn and Western. 3j.s44:
Western Union il3ooi Northwestern, $500:
Canal. iii5 EFT. i.ss1. ST. pami 3do1 i's do,
preferred 1900; Nj 'hiaan Central | gOu: Nor
rs and l5s,eN lio; NV York Central 1876;
Illinois Central 4uU; Hannibal and IT. Joseph
200; do. pref 'rrrd, 200: Atlantic. and Pacific
Telegraph Company 2l0 NJ. H. and TeNas.
20; New Jersey southern. 200; Quicksilyrr.
700; N"w J"rs'X Central l5l; -. l.. X. G.; and
y. 200 Union Pacific. 2uu. thicaco and Alton.
100; Cleveland and pittsburgh. 10; and Chi
cago. Burlington and Qunry. LOG.
d. The gold market assumed trmor tone. and
tho price advanced 10 luIa. hascd upon .Nue.-
tation that the silver Pin would pass inc senate.
added io liberal purchases. There was "a rcac-
tiqn, h9wevrr. Ia 1852 IN the final trade.
me following were inc urincira quotations.
BOX" "SS,xxd 49, Is@sFrES .II%%s.isfS 1857.
In loan. 'he rag' n"it Tor having balances carried
Tie ,oia c, rui. Al ne Gola pcrarrn,n,o t the Stock
ENcnan.e ~eir sl"'s 800. GOLD "a anees 81 s'.' ami
se,ed sl"o IN sac snd. and rad ' sa e ed,
interest ON she public debit S14HOssi
ao rcs 81 s ' so si'i ssy Sas Fes.a 5
80 = gold balance si- fiiw3oi cnrrencv rccrlut-
6.aucc s,ssa Il ,u is'i .tin 49, currency
-. ltr.. rsNe9 ~, rsgsip's At Washington oaay
Treasury sl'o received s7so'o in bans note
re r,al,,fr m.c,ns of r. director, u Wet
~ ~ & 'Dinn3nH h', if,la, ai'dc"'
H., , 81 , w's Il. ',r'' 7t.,,e ll H. re mn.i,
Il ,,rl o.. ~ e.r. accrued and ,.uniaici. imoautt
~ ..r s~ii,ui .a 'A't'- i,ie.''r. ny. ,,,.. .n,r
c.t o' honti dcNt au' alovan0, f.r .inkir iuuu- %,
auoc IF si-705t-a 90 III. ~, i.1., s., ..a.Ea.t
Dn th' ~ .i'll, i'i 90 JAZZ e-iss. e. l-f,N Cd. ..n
fo'isl,N NAn-e r ..Hi' idu. hui steady ats 50,
ln %. ni. d" m'r., ''', va, D., ,u.n-e o. rat.
ga.' and prime business paper oon.noed geo range Al o..
o'crti. nt ,oul- rclre-'n',d a pir nns'n... hutat
nc. ii'- NN 'H't0l- n"'Nlt' .utns tNt Ur,tcfnIf
IN - a'l 49,. uc maze and Ills sentiment ha, ~.
dr.0 "a hndD rs to rrau4..
l4, .y..ow4l. won, til.. 3 + VI ,i..ir. rt..,..