The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
Transactions Of the Past Week at the
Exchanges and in Wall Street.
THE DECLINE IN GOLD.
Course Of Miscellaneous Stocks, Government,
State and Railroad Bonds.
THE MONEY MARKET.
WALL STREET,


Tho week ending with yesterdays gong sound OK
hlbits gratifying increase OF business, the grand
total OF transactions being nearly double That Of the
week preceding. Without tho incessant hntamarre.
however, which the buzzing brokers kept up in the
grangers is doubtful whether the rest OF the list
would have betrayed any extraordinary senstiveness
LEFT TO It's account While the loaf OF specula-
ton was divided up among the traders in these sscur
ties dealers IN other stocks obliged TO put up
with the crumbs, and evidence OF this
find about oue-half of the weeks business
represented by transactions in the two
Wisconsin iavortes. AS II turned out, how
ever, the volume OF business inverse proper.
ton to the profits returned, for, as the nusivs
''stein" contains more roth than beer, did tho
weeks work show more gambling than gain. Though
this paucity OF result was unsatisfactory enough Il
quite natural under the circumstances which
troled the course OF prices Chief Of these was the
antagonsm OF opinion entertained as 10 the present
value future prospects Of the roads In question:
Arguments both pro s plenty a
quitoes; one day tho s'pros' had the call In tho
betting, another day the ''cons" and, between the
two, prices kept pendulsting within narrow
limits with especial advantage to anybody In
this ieversh uncertainty the granger specua-
ton closed for the week. There dog in the
manger feature about this speculation, however,
which proved extremely hurtiul 10 the rest OF tho
Market Unable to advance themselves they thwarsed
in other stocks 10 speak ''sat" upon the
prevailing predisposition 10 higher figures Some lew
OF the less prominent ones. however, managed to
cape tho pressure, and added In cases. fractions
and units, to their market values.
Among these TO DO named the Hannibal and st.
Joseph, Central and Hudson. Michigan Central,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Chicago and
Alton ana Wabash. The large receipts OF grain
at Chicago, Buffalo and Tolcdo-the shipments having
already paid tribute TO the roads in queston-werc
the worry proper for tho Improvement. Lake
Shore resumed its old place at the fore hot favor
e and, next after the grangers secured the greatest
number Of transactions. Having pertinaciously re-
fused yield to PRESSURE It has responded to ad
vance, as the natural result OF the higher freight
tariff and It's growing local business The coal
riers moderately active, but without special
change as to quotations Like Mioawber, the holders
who are mostly solid men. waiting for something
to turn up the coal trade which will them out
OF their dilemma Considering: the apathy Of tho bus-
ness present and the poor outlook for tho future
10 probable they will have possess their
well as their souls with due amount OF patience.
Apart from unmportant vagariss Of the share list
nothing occurred in tho TO attract public At
tention.
RANGE OF PUNCTUATION.
Following the opening. highest and lowest prices
Of active stocks during the week, ths three II.
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