The New York herald., 1877-10-30
The Stock Market Inactive
and Strong at the Close.
GOLD WEAKER AT 1O2 5-S.
Government Bonds Steady. States Neg
Iected and Railroads Higher.
MONEY ON CALL EASY AT ga IA 5 PER CENT.
WALL STREET.
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rh. .u,rmual davs that are stealing US. while
oeto.Ily the saddest OF the year. proving pro-
raicaliy mournful the commission broker VINO mas
his business fading away with the diminishing sun
light For day or two past and tor this morning IN
particuIar matters havo pointed to hiatus OF uui-
ness which threatens TO prevail before the ncepou
OF either bull bear campaign both parties, io'
the moment are resting upon neutral srounc wn'on
is yielding but scany crop oil pronts 10 e"her longs
or shorts. stockbrokers as q rule, dsiko " Sco
Things lie falow and would rather have the Market
rcndod by q panic than sink away INTO the CAIN '"'
spidity OF a general dulness THIS iat'er con-
dition however, prevailed today, and o'ds iar 70
exist tomorrow, Judging from tho reluctance 10
operate on the part Of the prime spectators or the
feeble efforts in tho same direction OF the small Ones
II tfy happened that the amount OF business
heoame greatly reduced and that fluctuations werc
dvarfed accordingly. About l per cent variation
marked the extremes of the day, and oven this was
confined to those and out iancics which always
manage to keep a speculative light burning Whetber
II be under tho bushel OF declnng market or In the
broad daylight OF an advance. Lake shore ana paia
ware and Lackawanna were conspicuous In this cate
CORY both gaining about one per cent upon the days
business nearly holding IL TO the end The rest OF
the market swung backward and forward wilhin mar
row limiss feeby and like the pendulum Of clock that
bit coud be discerncd to-day twriing key Of ths
nature the supposon is tnat tho door OF specua
ton il 10 remain closed for tho present. Meanwhile,
until .lse spirit gentlemen moves, lesser oper
ators wd have to stand and wait. II Is not likely,
however the present state OF apathy VIII be per-
mtted to be OF long coniinlance Tho Bcshazzars OF
finance must and will feast upon the spos OF the mar
kei and the nene enc tek uphasin which will fore.
toll either rise fall in prccs may any day appear
written upon the walls OF Stock Exchange Tor the
guidance Of those apt enough to read the warning.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
The closing quotations at three p. NJ were as fol-
aud Alton, 81 a s1& Chicago and Alton PREFERRED lo3
l04; c., g. c. and l., ~ 43: Delaware and Hudson
Cana. 45,< 46; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
60z q 5016; Erie, I3S a 13li; Fort Wayne, 80 9l;
Harlem, 1a2 a I44; Hannibal and ST. Joseph, 131s
1884,: Hannab and ST JA'eph profcrred 2S3S 20;
Illinois Cenaral, 70 751a; Lake shore, 70]S 70a
Michigan Central, 6o 66ti; Norris ana Essex, rs
yS3.: New York central and Hudson River. 1osh
lOzss; New Jersey Central, 153s l6 Northwestern,
BS u 3Sh; Northwestern preferred, S6h Co.'S; Ohio
and Mississippi ~ 9sl; Ohio and Mississippi pre-
forrcd 10 10; Pacific Mail, 23ss 2SM; Pittsburg.
.sa 70; Rock Island, 1917 1O2; ST. Paul, S5t SO;
ST. Paul preferred. 6s1S 69a; Union Pacific, 674 q
So: Wabash ard Western lG Western Union Tele-
graph sl5s s.; Adams Express, 97 os; American
Express 53 "a United states Express, "A 40;
Wells Fargo, S6lk 81; Quicksilver preferred, 3S
S0k.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following we're the highest and lowest prices OF