The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-08

TUESDAY, May 7-P. M-Thc business at
tho Stock Exchange nftcr midday dw,ndlcd
into insignilcancc and the general market was
not only dull but lower. Lake Shore. however.
was comparatively we'll sustained and yielded
only ,. e cont. 10 G2'S. with nnnl recovery 20
co.: hut Western Union ruled weak from the
start. and ut tho First Board dropped from
81 10 81 with subsequent transactions.
however. ut so's@S0I. Pacific Mail ran down
from 20's to 1885, on ialer reports OF damage by
lire ~ the company's property IN San Francisco.
hut rallied again to 49, at the close. Tn" West
crn shares also suffered. and Northwestern
common. Nv iis hrcnk from So, to s0's soon
nftor IL O'Clock Influenced The general list on
its downward turn. The preferred dropped 10
= cont 10 ia. and vt. Paul common yielded
from 5l'a to sos. The larger transactions.
however. were In Delnwnr'. Lncknwarna and
Western Mt decline from 81 early in the dny
10 J3is, with only Il Sigh; recovery IN the later
dealings. Delaware and Hudson on n nominal
business broke from IS to 53's and Morris and
Essex was ?. lower at TO- hut New Jersey Cen
trail took nm upward turn from ~ To 1Sii al-
though the next and final sule was 10 again.
Miicchiggan, Central r5nn down from n to 69'..
ported. and Wabash yielded only a to 14G,
New York Central Wa not prominent, hut ruled
nrm ~ log T.. win odd lis NJ 1861. Chicago.
Burlington and Quinry RI 'cted more activity
IN the morning AMI then irll away from 100 to
lOl .. Thr remainder of tho list did not COM
inand sprciHl at 'ntion. vet the general market
closed frv.rsh and uns"itlcd. -
Bertha and Filth commanded early notice Mt
II. SELLER j. ~ -. buyer 80. "a ~" IS: with trans
notions ia Dahon"in. lS0 lGe H. buvor 10.
PurlHs sod NJ ;99O@ $50 cX monthly diyi-
d"nd %! = cont: and Lacrosse became more
active in the afternoon ~ 40" 80. seller 10; hay
ing carrier i'm the day sold NJ II.
mo totnl numh"r of shnrra deait in at tho
Stock Exchange was Sj.32G. II which Delaware.
Lnckawnnun and Western represented H. 400
st. Paul, ~ bjn; TO- preferred. $50: North
west IN. l,l'N; do. pr"irrri u. 1900: Eric.
2SOu: Pacific Mail 9nOU: Western Union. 4. $40
Wabash. no; Vow Jrrsry Central. 2.Jlu: N"w
YORK C"nirli. i.l'h; nrinwarr mi Hudson
Canal. .lrD: Morr aud Essen. 1900. Union
Pa"ine, ih: -. L.. v. G. aud n. 800; do. pr"-
irrrpI. SOn: guirksily"r, 400: Chicago. Bnr-
iington mud Quincy. 900: Rock Island. 500: g..
G. and |. G.. iul; Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
graph 5000 Chicago and Alton. 800: Illinois
Central 300: kuns.s Pncinr. 800: c.. C.. G. and
l., 900; NJ. X. ana T'Nas. 100: Adams Express.
IL; and American Express. -.
Va the gold mnrkrt a firm tome wns observed,
With nll ~ tn" eni"s mt lOOia ; but no special
features were pres ,utrd.
ln loan. r r1 pad Tor having balances carried were
rhr earning. "i the chicago and aud stern
Railroad tumrnn, '"r the month OF Apti show m in
period ~ i~57, ani Tor eleven months thcrc gam
81 i1s70 -
Focisu Nchansc remained steady at the nominal quo.
Htiuns ~ ~, and - ~ Tor time aud demand bills.
with concession. OF i,ot'4c in actuti trade.
In The money market call lnnns ur approved stock col
lower rate Fr.iclass mercantile acccptancrs were quot
ed at q. 900
Gu,crinrn houis were active ani closed nrn, with
arsc transactions IN l~Ts - Ut 1881 iis new, aud lis