The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-03

TUESDAY, Jan. 2-P. MA generally
better tone and feeling were observed at tue
Stock Exchange, and there was disposition
evinced to commence the new year with fresh
hone aud viaur. The fact thar the TRUNK lines
nave advanced Eist bound freight rates five
cents per hundred pounds n noted In sand ty's
Sun. and nave also decided to raise the passen-
ger fares to Chicago from Sl3 70 SIS. to take cf-
feet tomorrow, may have stimulated mora
confident belief that better prices woulE be es-
taolished. The aggregate volume Of business
WIS not large, but Like shore we'll reflect
ed the sentiment Of speculative circles, by It's
advance from 5jii to CO.,, while Michigan Gem
tra was | y cent higher, at 469 in the nna
trade Delaware LAckawauIa aud Western ais u
recovered FROM 1873 - ,i1s. aud Western Union
closed al ~. the highest uIures ot the day.
New JerscYteuiral. hpw'v fter rallNing from
So 20 3.'s. yicl led 10 3's and New YORK Cen
tral. on reports of Commodore VANDERBILT = in
cith,e We 'hnes', dropped lr"m lui Z" lo!s n
me late deaili2s having opened at lo4. Rock
lslind WIS Ia r cgt. better. however. At lOl :;
aud. IA fact, the Scnerl muHet. with the
g.. closed srons. Northwest IN .uluun
rallied to Nv and the preferred . to 81 Z;
Delaware aud II ldson having established AM H.
"a To = higher Tor the common ana PREFER ID re-
spec iVry. In the remainder of ia Isl there
were only lWi tu Transactions, withNut sum
cieutly marked Hue nations t. cImm ana com
uent. The Maripnsu hares " RE strong, and
TnG iotal number u shares dealt In at the old
EN hang" were 1863; Of winch l,Ae shore rep
resented 3bN Delaware. i.tckaMtnna and
Yves .ern, lj.isJ; Nicnlgtn tcntr i, l3ill New
Jer .ev Centr II. $500 Rock lsnni, l2i; North
wes,ern preferred. l,sbt; -. Paul. JpJ ; the pre-
fcrred l,'h1, New lurA C.utrdi. I3ti; Npr,l-
western, 90 Delawaie aud lluI.on Canal 9l5 :
Eiie $50; NJ, l. AMI VI. Co.,, 200 tue irefeued,
800; rncnr Man. 7p; ohins. 2oli Adams FIX
pres. ~ Albany nni Surqurhhuni W Amer
lc n tx a. IS, - Union larihc, A.; Hhunlbll
aud -. Joseph, l@; Illinois Cenlral, lOJ aud
United States Express. b.
At the new American Mining ana stock Tx
! change this was the lrsi daN for Hung ,tuohs.
! Prices, however, did not vary m tcriliiy from
those noted nj the ia stock Exchange, uut
| were generally "A suade lONor. QIli, good
bu-lne-s fIr beginning. Was recorded.
Inc gold M iket Trh cited uer,llN an
| tone. but the price Welded from lu,s to lOdJ.,
| thounh sub tuuen ~ recovering. ANA cioslnE a.
| 10. toe marko VS. devoid If speclal interest,
| and spccul iu0n closed tame.
| lAt tunuNu.- - D. t1r prnrpll irln+l'uonsf
ra'rM i"'' sSS H.."iS5
In lo,4e lne ra.c. put tor ay!us balances carried
| u .tn -. o., s.,i. n,l7 % cat
a e4' Is S . ,i - 900 ,d '-n ,, 81 s s s
Co. r. '''l"' g., g' %" n s, r. vi
rrleen so'oullu olilel n"uas ANA paid ou' ~ GOA
! u.tfr lfr g. rih ir d hi q $500 uiu
&c., .uUn i,o,ipi4, 2 hll s.l.. -0l pnInflr.. =,
itipn' lH. -ul .alanrc, ,d,..t'aIi. r'ur,ncg ~
ca' d @,i,u,, s,op,i 'aaa'rl' ,a-,ms 'pl''aooi.
| lur huh'n 900 lh' i.'.e OF i VA d'crua" v
llll ".ic go 5000 n1 trcu- uus rec 'lnl. tJ'ln1l
nnls IO' D.. cI.,tou. i.e Treasury o4l,nce- In COZ
n t''n "lt tu' ga lr hfp' ,,nrn nt OF t,r c.n.r 81
o 1000 ~ltnuu nomlnr ~ 'sop'i con oertliic io-
| iurrNp.ria "i ,Nnr'lr Trlu rHrn Nmt'i
-. igl pNcnmer was nun at ~ 81 ad e. 10 IN
tu 'ni drN "t r!hi Win con''-siunt u a.. a
Thc n.oA,y lualAel worked more active and hi. ne .