New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-14
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Caledonia B II
FHlpAY. Juno l3-P. VI.

The stock speculation during the week ending to-
dav has been marked by frmness of prices rather
than bv activity. The total transactions III stocks
at the Stock Exchange amounted to 93i,O14 shares,
against 902 900 shares for the preceding week and
gil 900 shares for the week preceding that. OF
the total sales for tins week, 33l 400 shares or over
oucthird, were contributed by the business
in The stocks of the Chicago aud Northwestern
and Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroads;
10000 shares by Delaware, Lackawanna and West
cru. T7.4OO shares by Erie, G3,9OO shares by Lake
SHORE. IS 500 by Western Union Telegraph. and
200 shares toy Plcidc Mail total Of the nine
stock, named col 100 shares, or considerably
more ihan two-thirls of the total business that was
done in the so stocks included IN the table given
below. leaving divided among the Il remaining
stocks only 279. 800 shares. Tie Northwestern aud
ST. Paul stocks although closing at a reaction from
their best prices show gains for the week ~ follows:
ST. Paul preferred los and common g. aud North
west common and preferred each 25s yer cent.
Chicago, >tPaul aud Mineapolis,in Sympa;hy with
these movements aud ON total transactions amount
lng only TO 600 shares, gained 3l2 per cent. The
Lake SnCIC StGcI, was pclSstcutlI h0l.'c. nui
without very brilliant results Early ltS price de-
clucd lo rrr cent 20 II's but later II sofa at 1914
and IN hual sales Gt 1913 records q gam OF 2pcr
cent. Michigan Central, on the contrary,
lose "a per cent al II, after having HuctUafCd
i.t,,,iu lie fpure, Of ,Glt and ISL. Eric
s'iI during fIe week MS hirl ~ 2Sl2. which wa.
gain of III per cent. but the final sales dt y IS t.
duerd the advance tn only o per cent. Canada
>outhcru was touched lightly but after selling at
JJ5s rallied to 81, against 81 week ago.
The coal stocks were AuCtu1ting, but m final
business Established advances for Morris aud Essex
OF y, Delaware. LacNdWanna ana Western u
Central Of NeW-Jrsev ., ana DE aware
in investment shares but Chicago, Bur
lWut0u and Quincy Illinois Central and
Rensselaer, aud Saratoga each gained =; Central
and Huisouand Fort WAYNE each y: Chicago and
Alton preferred 3. aud Union Pacific %I- per Gems.
The muycmcu. ia Ua0u Pacific stock. however,
wa, the result of spccula yc and not oI an invest
mcut buying ROck Island lost -. Chicago aud
Alton common -, and Ncw-lOrk Elevated per
cent.
The Southwestern list generally was lower. the
exceptions being Naba b. which, after . decline
from - 10 g.. H. ended at 3G's against sos week
20 "a and then rose 10 %. Western
Union IN anticipation OF the dec
laratiou of the stock dividend, advanced from
1881 11U, but afterWarI fell 10 1874 and closed
M lIi7. Atlantic aud Pacific fell TO 3Sl2 and Gd
not recover, and American District, after rising
from 60 To GS, closed at SO. The express stocks
were Irregular, With rather more than The usual
amount oil business done IN them Pacific Mail, AZ
ter decline to 1918 halted between two Opinions
whether or not the cpmpanys contract with the
overland railroads, will be removed. OF tins re-
newal. however, there seems to be httlc PROBABLE
itV even IL the railroads were inclined
TO grant IT, unless some scheme can be de-
viscd by which the Central Pacific can
safely eVadC the provisions of the new COnstItu-
ton of California But the railroad companies de-
clare that they dlsinchned TO continue 20 pay
subsidy to the steamship company.
The trading IN the bullion stocks was less active
as well rs less confident than during the preceding
week, and the prices at both Boards generally are
lower. Yet there is an increasing interest
exhibited in mining stocks, and large invest
mtntS are being made by subscU ptlOns to the stock
OF companies whose shares are not yet on the mar
kets.