New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-16

MONDAY. Dee l5-F
The volume Of busines in stocks to-day only
q little greater than the hns,n~ss of Saturday. the
transact,ans amounting 90 26B los shares. But
there WIS general shrinkage q values. which.
however. was NEST marked in the coal shares and
some other stoc ks that the least actveiy
lated in The decline was ra,ber steady. with less
than the usus inctuatlorS, either Ia numbers
or exient Of ranE- There wero
carrsnt which may lie usci II accoant
for the decline therefore The ssae reason probably
is thas the operators who last week were instru-
mental IN advancing prices have sold ont and are
waiting for the growth OF another short iuieI-
est upOn waich 10 base alotker sharp and profitable
turn This seems 10 be al tsere Is Of the present
stock market Prices high, but AZ present there
are no disturbing caases IL make SERIOUS decline
hence the trading back and forth FOR the small
profits II the DAY Is all thai even the larger
operators care 10 Co AZ rae "pehiA@
prices seemed 20 be fairly STEADY hut absence ~
orders 10 buy very quickly Developed n Saggy
market, winch induced sales both for she 90 long
and Western Opncd at - aud declined 10 II 4;
Delaware and Hudson opened ~ IS and oeciine-t g.
73 aud AcW-yersey Central, after opening s pei
cent lower at S2As and rising 90 SSs, declined Ia
slGSll<. Lake Shore, Miehigau CcnfTai ana Ere
common hrst improved upon their open
ing figures hut later Welded, and ia final
sales showed losses ranging from : 10 = per cent.
Haunisal and II. Joseph and the -. LOUIS ard
San Francisco stocks were weak sll day. AM
rDeil otFiiNe- OF rom az = per Ctth Ncif hot
greater because Of the small amount OF business
which was doue iu them. Tie ielcgFap stocks also
were weak throughout, and the Pacific Mail sieci-
intiou like the cOmpany's steamship CLYDE. seems
disposed 20 seek harbor f0T rci'Trs the price OF The
stock dropping from 35a 20 3iQ:bsi a. with sales OF
only Loo shares Chicago. burlington and Quincy
was unusually active, and Us price advanced IRON
1241e to i27ii the last sales were al l2b Nash
vile Chattanooga and ~. L0u.s also WAS strong.
it, -iling = per cent higher at E6'S aud
closing Al 7Gs. New YOrk Elevated was quoted eX
dividend q" ? = per cent. aud American Express ex
dividend " geT cent.
The final changes from tho last prices SATURDAY
are ~ follows: DeclIne>-LDuisyiile and Nashville.
Morris and E-sex and United -taiee kxDre>s each
Paul preferred. each Il Michigan Central Northt.
Pacific and Quicksilver common aud Preferred
stocks. each y; Northwest and Mobile and ONO.
each /: AXE Shore, krle ana NabasL,
each :: OeRaila southern. New York Eie-
waited. OHIO and Mississippi. Wabash pre-
ferred aud Adams Express each 4:
Iron Mong tain, Atlantic aud fae'nc and western
Union Teie graph Company. each y: Boston AR
Line C. Ca G. anc L.. Lake Er1e anu " estern MIS-
sour. Kansas and IexaS. Oregon ka,lrea1 ant
Navigation. t. Louis and San Francisco hISt pre-
ferred and American District Telegraph. each
ST. Paul. = Erie preferred. / a HANNIBAL and -.
Joseph preferred. las: G., L. and l. g kan>s IA
chc. Man .attaa Elevated, Cesirn dnI Hudson, ~.
lOuls and san FrarciscO aDG tacisc Mai. each l.:
Chesapeake and Ohio Read ~ aud -. Louis
and san Francisco preferred. each Ia hannihN
aud -. Joseph, ONO and Mississippi preierc'l
and 81. All and sioux Say PIeierTed each Z
Nrw-Jcrscy Central, 2ls Delaware. Lackawanna
aud Western. 2ss Delaware and Hudson, 3a- ano
Chicago. ~. Pau and Minneapolis. 342 per ceu1.
Advance Indian lpoiis, Cincinnati and Lafayette;
i; Cleveland and PITisburg. u Alton and
Ierre Ilaute ana keokuk ana Des AOines. each
l. Metropolitan Elevated. American Express,
IA Chicago. Burlington and Quincy; li2 ana
Nashville. Chsttar aud ~ LOnis. la per cent.
The market clOStd dull and ~eak.
hASGI sIOck aAsSEI.
xsr,pered - ,ssts ead sOrk zsiesraOs ceusars.