New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-27
THIRD CALI.-2t2 O'CLOCK p. ".
THURSDAY, June 26-P. ".

THURSDAY, June 26-P.x.
The Canal Auditors report Of the total quantity
of freight moved By the canals from June 10 to
%. inclusive. shows that the total number OF tons
moved for the week this year was Ii, 1Si tons less
than for the corresponding week Of 1873. Tho
movement Of grain alone was 1893 tons,
and that of domestic salt 1925 tons loss.
On the other hand. the shipments Of dry goods
show an increase of pa tons, groceries, 1,O63
tons; petroleum, 1906 tons; bItuminous coal,
gill tons and railroad iron, 500 tons. The ship
ments of anthracite coal were about the same as
last year. The total tolls collected for the week
this year were $26,555, against $31.2sl for tho
same week last year.
The stock market to-day was rather more AMI
mated than it was on the preceding two DAYS, the
total transactions amounting to 106SO0 shares,
against $500 shares yesterday. But this increase
was principally due to the larger operations In Dell
aware, Lackawanna and Western stock the sales
Of which amounted to 10000 shares, it being
the only stock in which the transactions amounted
to as much as 10000 shares. The stock opened at
57ss and rapidly advanced to 50, at which price
about 1900 shares changed hands, sin-
gle 100 shares selling at 5Sls. After this the
price again receded to 57l2. The secret of the adj
vance was that a prominent operator, for reasons
best known to himself, purchased 10000 shares
other coal stocks with much smaller amount Of
business, however. sympathzed, and Delaware and
Hudson advanced from 46Os to 47sl. reacting 70
AIS, and Morris and Essex sold up to 009s and
closed at 1884, against 80 yesterdays but Central Of
New-Jersey closed lower than yesterdays price,
after having sold up TO 52os, the final
sales being at 512i9517s Among the granger
stocks the principal dealings were in Chicago, Milk
YANKEE and st. Paul common, which declined o per
cent and closed with a recovery Of only ls per cent.
The preferred stock was dull, but its pr weaker.
The AOTthwesterns were barely steady,,t the common,
after fluctuations OF 2 per cent, showing
a loss of d1s per cent, and the pre-
ferred, after f1uctuating os per cent closing the
same as last evening. Chicago, st. Paul and Minne-
apOlls, with sales OF only 200 shares was IS per cen6
higher, and Burlington, Cedar Rapids aud Northern
advanced to 80. There was a recovery In the price
of Hannibal and st. joseph preferred that in the
end amounted to 80 per cent, the common showing
gain of g per cent yet the dealings IN each were
characterized by fevcrlshness. smart movement in
ST. Louis Kansas City and Northern preferred carried
Its price from 4O4, the opening figure, To AZ tOI-
lowed by reaction to ~, the common stock az
the time rising TO 10 2 and closing at 10 g. ST.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern was steady
within range of 80 per cent, Wabash selling at 500
30I2Q36ls and Missouri, Kansas and Texas at 10 81
The trunk line shares were dull, and after frac-
tiona Improvement during the earlier hours, their
prices receded, that the final changes either way
from last evening do not exceed & per cent. Very
little business was done IN the railway inyestmenr
shares, and the changes, where any, were Insignia
cant. The stock OF the Manhattan Company was
dealt In to the extent of 1000 shares at from 49l2
up to So closing 40 bid, and offered at 80. West
ern Union fuctuated between SO and 933l, finally
closing at 93la, the same as yesterday, American
District being - per cent higher. Atlantic and Pa
cities quotations remained unchanged, there being
no sales to-day. Pacific Mail yielded from 15A to
147s closing, however. at los bid
The dealings in the bullion mining shares
presented features. the prices OF the better
class OF stocks being rather easier At the Mining
Board the principal transactions in a" tho
tances" at irregular prices.
The general market closed dull and irregular.
OF TIE STOCK MARKET.
reD0y,sd bu the GOLD and Stock Tsicgr1Dh CODU1uu