New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-01
THIRD CALL-2:30 P.
THURsDAY. July 31-P. N.

THURSDAY July 31-P. N.
After yesterdays comparative quetness. and as il
refreshed by DAYS rest, the share speculation to-
day was renewed with increased vigor, advancing
the prices of stocks, with hardly exception, from
A to H. Although the coal stocks continued TO main
tain the position assumed yesterday the Wisconsin
stocks again came to the front and led the specula
ton. Northwest common sold at 740s and closed at
741o a gain of 17s per cent? preferred stock
sold at 99l2, gain of III per cent? st. Paul comI
mon at CAS- a gain of 23s per cent; and st. Paul
preferred at 964 996ls gain Of 70 per cent These
figures not only are higher than any realized for the
stocks since the panic of 1878 up TO this time but
to find any as high il is necessary, IN the Of
the Northwestern, TO 90 back to the Northwest
A" corner that occurred in November, 1872; and IN
the case of the st. Paul. to September 1871 for the
common, and to November, 1868, for the preferred
stock. Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern made
further advance of 32i per cent to 40 and Chicago
st. Paul and Minneapolis, after declining ll2 per
cent to 40. rose to ~
The coal stocks excited. rather they
seemed to be excited; and Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western rose to 623i, ending at 623s. Delaware
and Hudson to 5O2i95O, Central of New-Jersey to
55054as, and Morris and Essex to 93s4. The re-
action in the prices occurred after the cTcuars OF
the Pennsylvania and Delaware and Hudson Com
panes were issued. naming prices for the August
delivery considerably below the prices supposed 10
have been realized at yesterdays auction sale,
as was announced in to-day's TRIBUNE would be
DONE If yesterdays auction prices represented tho
true market value of coal, they would afford no
basis for tho present advance in the prices Of the
stocks This plainly appears when the average yes
terday, which ouly 81 5Glsa ton and the nigh
est of bhe seven sales that have been m ade this
year. is compared with SO i6 per ton, the average
Of Ali the sales of 1873, including the low sale at
81 ~ IN December, which really belongs To the
business OF 1873.
or tine trunk line shares, Lake Shore rose
TO S0l2GS03s, its highest Ggure since Jan,
nary, 1s75, and Michigan Central adva9 9sst
and 2sl4, finally closing the same as yesterday as
2s33 tho preferred stock gaining Il aud closing 40
OBS; neither stock fully Sympathzng VITA ID9
rise IN the London market. lhere was geheIatt
improvement IN the southwestern shares, Out ~
wa, the most marked. in It. Louis, Kansas
CITY and Northern preferred which rose 1l2 per
cent 10 53L closing at 53ls. The investment rail-
way shares we're only steady, with here aud there
small advance. Western Union fuctuated s. aud
Pacific Mail Il per cent; bat there no features
in the trading in either Of them. Adams Express
continues weak, declining another l per cent
1884
The market closed strong.
OF MAEkEr.
reported on ne Goa and stock TslsgrapA Conspdar
-Actgai SAFES Closing BIS s soT
Albany& suso. 90 % 90 % % Oh 20
Ss;iPl. & g. 81 g.: 81 t tss g. a. ' aS
S G. e. 3 L.. 52a 52q 5Sa 52s 81 So i5S
G GGss 3 ONO j S 8. 81 81 81 - 81 80
Chic. .Bur.&Q.lls IFS lis us rs llSe "a
Can. I1L&Ps. 1894 1894 logL 1891 loya 80, "a
chic. n Alton. $50 So. oSs soh os| s5s 4V
c csyc A Rts 100 100 100 100 sss 100 80
esisS 5 g. 81. AZ ssss 5 55s $3.50 s4Ss
Z. AuLSStP.. B2a CAS- 62S sac ot% % Soar
C.M.EsIP.pf 95is JjA 35is 9Nis 20 Eoe .5sa1
4. rs Mespn. 6les O24 GlA 62s Us on 80
y. a Hud Co.. <02 5O'4 a92 % % 10
Dub. ~ S.CIty. % % % % CD
Prank 't& kO'o. SlL 3lI 3l2 3ls Sl9 5(0
Ifois. Texas. Al Al AZ Al - -, 400
II. ST JO.... 20 goa 20 2Vt lt.e ~
A. * : Z. &. p. 423l 429i 4So 4Ss As SIS
IlmosCenual S3s ets So Sba sy. o. s10
Ind. tan d Laio 5's - IS
Kan. racine. oos %
81, So: sss S. s.; e. s. ST. 81 slSsS
MarSCinistpf 80
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