The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-06

ji1sjaS rcy3aa1sa a7sarcREbAr. May So Pm
"a There VAS aaesAsr large business done to-day. to
general advancing figures, but unattended with any
great nGtuattpps. or, excitement Western Union
should be cited as exception however, and very
important one Mt that inasiuch it has for the
nsnslost nsspowsr &c tnausacing the general markot
and ro Day sh oSsddip weakest stock upon
the lkts csenplahaticnflwas givon OF the circum-
sayies spiheE than thai snme apprehension exists
among holdsrs tina the Atlantic aud Pacific
Company IN. rsgntd the the duplex or quadru-
psox unfavoraby. This seems to
DO smRllmattar ATHEIST, bot tho stock obbcr
70 ups MI eastn meuntsins of mole hills. aud Is
ready. mound huildeE iwhap eesasion calls for
lhttltioyissi1 hIs tasna Rock Island traded
IN. 5 this rHasaing, rlt0s tbs extent Of nearly
4QQ00 shares 81: Ii Ia remarkabe how entirely
this stock sAaslost issoldashioncd stod, respect
able ,appesseEll has, been Inclined to dissipated
cepEscs s,ucA the day that Jay Gould came into
the management ando new RIGS with the most way
ward specalsVwa en- the nlistin activity and rapdy
pf auctpateAs There is reason however, to predict
q rcslpmauop bafpre ongsanda return to its former
state Of responsibility through the medium Of the
very purchases which arc being made for
INVESTMENT, This demand advanced the price to-day
iram p25 tSe41 thaughene per cent was lost In the
endh realgations on the part or holders who had
bought IN Tor speculative purposes. Lake Shore 10
me matter pf rapsaHttons, stood at tho head OF the
list rising one per cent, but losing halt Of tho gain
whap, the. market saggsd away in the afternoon.
Taxing the times IN. consideration, and the
depressing circumstances which lay like blight
upon railroad pr9pertes during tho last year, this
company is considered ~ have held It's own remark
ably well, while AZ the samA time the worst OF bears
are fam to acknowledge its management to have boen
and e0clenl Thps Eeeafded, the stock is meet
ing with absorption at the hands OF buyers
WHO are able 10 purchase and hold IT. Late in the
day tho whole market weak under the lead OF
Rock Island but strangthcped somewhat just before
,hs Sosc body fiacapables called BY courtesy
TOO GoverpDg Coiamlttss. yesterday suddenly aud
without warning votoq TO- restore the old commission
ratio OF y per CENT The great body Of brokers having
been neither consulted 10 their views nor advised
as to the contemplated action very pretty uproar
was created, when -the news became known An
Indignation mes,ipg Of members at large was
held at, tho, close Of business, at which some
rather vicious, growing was INDUCED in and ref
erencss made very scandaous period OF Venetian
history but nothing practical grew out Of IT. the whole
matter beng referred 70 an adjourned meeting. 10 be
held on Tuesday next. Meanwhile the Open Board. to
be decepily grateful should draw up resolutions OF
thanks Tor the assistance which the Governing Com.
mittec has SO generously lent them.
a,.,.., .,....,.,.. THE sAIEs TODAY.
The sales OF active stocks to-day aggregated ia 641
shares, which were distributed as follows-New York
ceatral sesa Erie, 200; Lake shore. 57.72S; North
western $3.50; Northwestern preferred, $500; Rock
Island 80 42D; Milwaukee and 81 Paul. 1000; Milwau-
kee ana ST. Paul preferred 5000 Pit.sburg 100; Della
ware, Lackawappa apd western, s,eoo Delaware and
Hudson Canal, $500; Morris and Essex, l6s5 Mchi-
gan a Central, 1895 Illinois Central, 700; Union Pa
cnc. 200; Hannibal and st. Joseph, B. 100; Hannibal
aud ST. Joseph preferred, 800; Ohio and Mississippi,
200; Western Union, IS, zoo Pacific Mail, 14oo.
n'sa III oPEsiSG HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The follow ng table shows tho opening highest and