New-York tribune., 1879-11-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

CONFIDENCE RESTORED IN WALL STREET.
su, WIN ALARM or FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY HOPE
TuLSrss AND HIGHER PRICES.
LAST week will long be memorable IN the annals
of the stock Exchange. IL saw the culmination Oh
n SPECULATION in stocks which for more than
six months has continued almost without
break Securities which in The Spring were
thought nearly worthless had been forced Tar
beyond even possible prospective value
To make money II seemed necessary only to buy
few hundred shares of stock aud to share the prof
its Of the general advance The reaction came sud
denly and many spectators in the last week have
seen their profits swept away in n few hohrs. lhc
excitement reached its height on Friday but
the confidence visible IN the final rally ON
that day was much STRENGTHENED ON SaluiuhN.
The crisis passed without disaster. ana although 'nc
market en- SATURDAY. was irregular and ieNeriSh'
prices closed at nearly the highest points oi tc uN'
st the close 1t believed generally that 'hS w
cline had hecn checked, amt that prices Woui' ''"
The extent Of the losses suffered during the week
may he seen oy coirrrsp rsrro ~ Iate & t"i from "a
10 a, Chesapeake and ONO common t3"m -, - ~
IA and thc preferred stocks h"ih - - PM S',i
from ~ 10 %. Northwest from "3 10 - -, lau'
from Sli, 10 80. Ham and ~. J"S'Pn
from ill to 26l2. Houston ana lexis e iI"nl
n 10 40 Indiana. Cincinnati and laiayeite from
~ 10 \ Missouri. Kansas and Texas from S1Hi
10 20. Erie from - 90 ~, N.lihtlh l&clh. it'i'l
s7l, 10 2Gs,. Ohio ani Mississippi from 3:i"s to
a..
from 92 TO -. Pacific Mail from }1i2 1" 20 ana
Wabash from GOls 10 Is The decline IN the coai
stocks was CONSPICUOUS. jersey Central fen iom
500 20 40. Reading from 1'.h 10 10 bei'Wnrr'
Iackawanna aud Western from 9Sl2 10 40, ana Del
aware and Hudson from sN"i oo9 H..
Prices opened Saturday at an advance from those
reached IN the finally rally on FRIDAY. Colgmons,
Chicago and Indiana Central. which closed FRIDAY
at : opened at ~ and advanced To p. NoIthMeSt
Opened at sl ght advance az 81 ana res, 10 i"Si,
closing Wi Liu irao on 1i the inquest i''e "l t,'o
DAY. -. laul opened at ~. agtst - Us 'i,'sE
prize Friday. aud advanced IL 40 iMitN",'' -
awanna aud Western rose from 'J'2 90 - p
and Delaware and Hudson from AZ To go. Eii',
which closed on Friday ~ 3j;S opened saturday
at 36 and rose 70 3s's, while ne preferred s.ooh
ro.. from G6 TO 30. OHIO and Mississippi went mp
from "a l. Oslo. st. Louis and san iranclSr3 rom
f6 to 5la Iron Monni ain from 43 tolls. md Inion
Pacific from >i to eGle. The advance WAS general
through the Whole list, and The opening prices,
which were nearly all higher than than the
tie lowest prices of the day. On the iioor oil the
Exchange thcro WAS an absence OF the ln.ehse cN-
citemcnt of the previous daL. Ine ccaiihss ~
pearcd ldnguid, ana at The close OF business thc
members seemed glad that the week had reached
lis end.
END OF TIE FIRST WEEK OF The FAIR.
Tur ErcEiPrs ALREADY OVER $50, GOO" BROOK
INN DAY Y"-VoTING .ND BUYING CHANCES.
"Brooklvn Day. as Saturday called at the
Seventh Regiment New Arnory Fair was very sue
cossful. and the total receipts of the fair viii
probably be far beyond the 100000 which has
been as large "A sum as the officers of the regiment
have venturcd to hope for. The prs of the first
week reached 500 600 at least. end probably
$4,000 Several hundred members Of the ODD
Regiment Of Brooklyn attended the fair In q
- body Saturday evening, but in citizens dress. \
great many Brooklyn ladies were at the booths.
COMPANY G. of the 9Th Rcriment raised a floral
Shield on the floral temple in honor of Company G
Of the 23d. 1t lore tie words Welcome,
tl,o NJ fb. orpPm IN
Pro Patria ct Gloria" and "yigilant'a."
The Brooklyn visitors gave sword to the fair,
which is TO be voted to the most popular officer of
the 9Th Regiment piece OF silver was pre-
sented TO Commissary Louis B. Roder to COM
memorate the twenty-ffth anniversary of his con-
nectIon with tie regiment The presentation
speech was made by Colonel EmmOnS CLARK. a
great pie to be voted 20 the champion pe-eater oI
the regiment is nOW an interesting Object at Com
pany Gs booth; QlartCrmaStcr Winchester leads
the voting at present Lieutenant Springer of the
9th ms l3s votes toI the 69th Regiment sword
General Grant still leads i'm the voting for the Army
and Navy sword aud Major McAlpin, of the 0th, has
the best prospect thus far OF receiving the National
Guard sword.
Diamonds appear to be the most popularof all the
prizes offered at the iair There mas M been rush
with which tickets have been sought Tor resulted
Saturday night in the sale of the last OF the whole
5000 shares. Company H. the second company OF
The regiment, VIII tonight exhibit at their booth
still more beautiful set than that which has now
been so promptly sold. III Will be worth $4,000.
he sci Will be divided into ten prizes. one of them
hclug - 800 necklace and the Others comprising
bracelets, ShaWl-pns, pendants, etc.. Of new de-
sig IS and containing very tine and brilliant stones.
One of the ten prizes is 5000 pair of solitaire
diamond bracelets the band hclng OF gold cnamclled
IN black. Another Is a 500 pair OF bracelets
mounted on virgin gold. each bracelet containing
seven diamonds. The diamonds were selected from
the large stock of dealer whose designs are orig
inal and beautiful There Will be 5000 tickets TO
this set to he sold for II each. AT the booth of the
second company, whore the collection of goods Is
very large. "A beautiful basket of wax flowers,
worth so. is attracting much attention.
This j. Army and Navy Day,' and both General
Hancock and Commodore Nicholson, with their
stalls are expected la the evening the Licdcrkrauz
Society Will sing.