The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
The Stock Market Less Dull,
but Weaker.
GOLD WEAK All 105 3-S A los 1-S.
Government and Railroad Bonds
Lower.
MONEY EASY AT l A 2 PER CENT.
WALL STRHEr.

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TUESDAY. June 26-6 r. II.
Shares and shirts not unlike each other In the
properly losing their Stiffness when the thcrmome
Ter registers 30 degrees in shade II happened
to-day tho weakness OF tho market being intensified
~ an extreme duness. Nevertheless transactions
dp TO $4,000 shares, which double Yesterdays
amount, and, n equally divided, would furnish the
handsome complement OF eighty four shares for each
members days work. Tho market, as whole, was
Irregular the strong and weak points being scvcray
Hannibal and st. Joseph aud Michigan Central Tho
first named was treated to sharp rise, which grow
out of report that tho property in dispute between
the state Missouri and the company, amounting, II
is said. TO about $looo,ooo, had been decided
in favor of the railroad. The despatch camo
from Boston, but at the company's once
in this city they proiessed know nothing about the
matter. Michigan Central fell of from A. TO 3sss,
closing at 80 bid This rather curious sequel to
the election, which had resulted without opposition,
favor tho old Taylor-Soan party So, after all
the representations Of the fearful storm which was
to blow from three points Of tho compass, domi-
mated by the three contendng parties the affair has
turned out to be simply tempest IN teapot Tho
Gould proxies and tho Vanderbilt proxies seem 10
have surrendered discretion, and tho road will
be Tor another year in It's old rut Tho following
bits OF information were reported to the meeting The
earnings for the year So 900; expenses,
81, 439 600; taxes, $267,o00. In comparison with
The previous year tho gross earnings show .
falling OIL Of $36sooO. while there was
4 saving in operating expenses OF about
5000 COO and a reduction OF the floating debt TO
$3.50 oO0 Tho Wabash purchasing committees re-
ccipts representing Old stock which - assess
mcnts been paid up, sold down to 81 per share
threatened further assessment OF 81 is said to be
the cause Of tho decline fresh imputation upon
such credit to the bankrupt Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey developed this morning in the
lower prices OF the Lehgh and Wilkesbarrc mortgage
which guaranteed by tho Jersey company, the quo
falling from II to 49, and closing at the latter
figure Rather better prices were obtained In final
dealings for active spcculatves, and the market
closed rather firm, but utterly without Significance.
TIE SALES TODAY.
The sales stocks at the Board to-day aggre
gated ll9 shares, which we're distributed as FOL
lows:-New York Central, 7,400 Eric, 1900; Lake
Shore, 1900; Wabash, 2,6o0; Northwestern, 100;
Northwestern preferred 66o; Rock Island, l,S0o Mil
wauKee and 81. Paul. 500 do. preferred, 4,30o Della
ware Lackawanna and Western, 1850; New Jersey
Central 500; Delaware and Hudson Canal. 3,640;
Norris and Essen, 3,769; Michigan Central, 800;
Illinois Central, LILO; c., c. and G., 200; Hannibal
md ST. Joseph 600; Ohio and Mississippi, 2,lOo;
do. preferred 3,400; Western Union, 10000; Pacific
Mail, $50; Wells Fargo Co.. 100.
HIGHEST LOWEST.
Tho following were the highest and lowest prices Of