New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19
WEDNESDAY. June 1s-P. NJ.

The stock speculation to-day continued to be
feyersh and itful exhibiting alternately spasms of
strength and moments of depression. The princi-
pal dealings, as has been the case Of late, were
confined to few stocks, which to-day were
CHICAGO and Northwest common. Is 900 Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul common, y, 400; Lake
Shore, 10000; Michigan Central, $4,000; Central
Of New-Jersey, $4,000 and Delaware, Lack3wana
Bnd Western, -, 100; total for the six stocks
named, 1872 100 shares out OF the total business Tor
the day of 53, 800 shares The Two NOrthwesterns
late IN the day sold eX diVdeud-the common pay
ing Semi-9nnual dividend OF per cent ana the
preferred stock a quarterly dividend of ia per
cont and therefore the last price of the common
stock 6J3s. is the equivalent Of Is per cent higher
than the closing price Of yesterday, ana 30
for tho preferred is gain OF y per
cent. ~. Paul common Yves active and sold from
53l2 down to 52, but later recovered to 5Sls, the
preferred stock selling at 9209l5s0923s, the latter
figures representing gain of & per cent on the
days transactions Ol tne trunk me shares LAT
Shore was moderately well held between the hSuies
Of 74l2 ana n, closing at 14@s but Michigan Cen
trail Oh q larger business than Ot late declined
from 7G7s TO 10 a. and GfteTward recovered 20 1928.
Erie was dull but steady, its extreme prices beng
27ls and 27as, the latter figures being the final
ones, while the preferred stock declined to 5O2 and
closed 1T 5O8i. New-IOIk Central sold at
us for 1OO-share lots and ISIS for
small lots and c., C., {. and ]. was y
per cent lower at 49l2. In final dealings there
was a recovery TOR the Hannibal and ST. Joseph
stocks. -. Louis. Kansas City and Northern stocks,
end ST. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Missouri,
Kansas and Texas rising Is per cent to 1873 Union
Pacific declined 1 per cent but recovered Ii, and
Wabash. after selling down TO $3.50, finally closed
az 3Gls, a loss of Is per cent.
OF tie coal stocks, the two Delawares at first
showed tendency to better prices, but atterWard
their figures gradually shrunk and the tinal sales
were made at little or nOreCOYeTy from the lowest
prices Central of New-Jersev started at % and
was rapidly forced up to j35s. The subsequent
sales were at figures down to 5l75 closing AT 525s
but Morris and Essex, after drop OF
per cent To sG2l, recovered and finally sold at So.
Tie telegraph stocks were weak, Western Union
declining to 10 and Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
to 80 but there was a later rally OF q and Il per
cent respectively. Pacific Mail was Gull between
1js0lJas the figures named being the opening
aud closing prices respectively.
The depression among the bullion mining stocks
was continued to-day. and prices very generally SUI
feTcd q further decline. At the stock Exchange.
Homestake declined ! i per cent 10 81 and stand
ard sold at 3Oa29 Even SutTO Tunnel Sympa-
tAzed with the general feeling and sold al 4So, the
lowest figures at which IL has sold for several
weeks.
Inc general market closed feverish, irregular
and unsettled.
STOCK MARKET
AS rI orted ~ me GOLt and stock Ie'fgra'1 ComDanI
AtrfU g.