The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
ton OF petition to be presented to the Legislature
asking Tor authority to erect an armory In Washing
ton Parade Ground
delegation OF German citizens called upon tho
Mayor during the afternoon and ed upon him the
necessity OF selecting Tompkins Square Tor armory
site.
Mayor Ely was OF the opn ION that such q building
would increase the value OF property In that locality
He promised TO present the views Of the delegation At
Inc armory conference on Monday next.
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull
and Steady.
GOLD lO2 s.S A lO2 IA A l0s IS.
Government Bonds Feverish, States lrreg-
uar and Railroads Dull.
Money! on Call EaSy at 4 B
Money on Call Easy at 4 a 3
Per Cent.
WALL STREET,
FRIDAY, Feb. 1876 L. n.


Taking the thick and the thin OF to-day's market
together as conditions from which TO strike lair
erage, we are justified in reporting moderate i'm
provemcnt both in transactions and fluctuations The
chief interest centred in the coal stocks, particu-
larry In Delaware and Lackawanna, which gathered
ottse aggregate of dealings large the of
D1ist put together. Part Of this due to the
10 OF Of the chief priests OF speculation. who,
,tshipping daily at the altar oil Mammon, seems 10
have had revelation that Morgan. alliance with
'rn fifteen thousand shares of the stock would
s1ss progeny Of profits semi-legitmate. but
thoroughly satisfactory. and thus believing.
acted accordingly. Part OF 1t was also to
bc ascribcd to very apocryphal story,
which few about the board ROOM strong OF
wing time, that the New Jersey legislative COM
mttee OF investigation had found nothing In the
sttucton Of the coal combination which could in the
least affect the companys charter. So between the
purchases Of the Spectator and the 6p given
by the rumor, tho Delaware and Lackawanna stock
made the favorite Of the day Lake Shore. from
lis "high estate" Of top sawyer the daily gamble,
fell or this morning to the meagre record Of 700
shares There painful reports that Mr.. Sage Mr..
Osborne and Mr.. Morgan have washed their hands of
the stock have dumped the load into the bag Ut
Mr.. Keone, who thereby left ciGonnier sel far
this property concerned. The truth OF the story
not vouched for, but 1t Ia q certainty that for
he~ present the favorite is under cloud.
4 vsph second best in the days transactions, the
united Northwesterns failed to exceed 1000 shares.
rns too, spite Of the higher prices tor whoat
corn In both foreign and home markets. which should
result their advantage. " is that receipts OF
cereals at Western ports have Talon off to marked
doprec during the last day or two, but this dmn uton
may referred bad state OF country roads
the desire hold back Tor higher pricos, under the
news thert than 20 anv exhaustion tho crop
destined market. Western Union netted frac-
tonal advance during the SESSION. and the remainder
Of the list gaped the day away In Improbable and
meaningless yawn. More ACTIVITY Is hoped for upon
The disposition OF the Silver bill (Which may at
any momens) and from some settlement, either for
peace or war; foreign affairs, but with stock gam
bling fashion and tho public poor In pocket
the traditional church II Is difficult to from
whence the activity is 10 come.
OPENING PRICES.
The opening prices OF stocks at the Board to-day
were:-New York Central. l04X; Lake Shore.
6lx; Wabash, l6e<; Northwestern, 35X; do. pre-
icrred, 61A; Rock Island, 9914;' Milwaukee and ST.
Paul, a7h do preferred, esq; Delaware, Laekawanna
ana Western AK; New Jersey Central l6>s delaware
aud Hudson Canal, 46; Morris and Essex ~; Michi-
gan Central 59k; Illinois Central 1872; Chicago. Bur-
lington aud Quincy, lO4A4; Chicago and Alton 75k;
Hannibal and ST. Joseph, 101; do preferred, "a Ohio
and Mississippi 8; Western Union, 75X; Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph, %; Pacific Mall. 221i
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.