New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-19
THIRD CALYPSO =. VI.


The st,cS speculation to-day, ayaln was teverl>h
and irrc- iar with further rc luction in the VOL
umc OF business. so that the total transactions
amounted Only t. 3, 500 shares. IA inst 800
Yesterday and 900 shares Tuesday. With few
exceptions the final changes either way, which are
very evenly balanced. are unimportant, although
some Of ths gains arr creator than any
Of the losses. The particularly marked
feature OF the day was the coal stocks. and
the especial feature of them was New-Jcrsey Cen
traL In the amount OF sales New-Jcrsey Central
WAS nnequalled by the transactions in any other
stock Ii opened at J2li, declined 60 - aud after
that was pcr,S entity bought that It's price rose 10
and closed al 53i, The other coal stocks. which at
first more inclined 10 weakness, finally reflected
IN, hyht received from the movement OF
Ncw-Jersev Central so that Delaware. Lack
nwauua and Western rose To 6jl2 a Oo'6'
nnl D.lawar, and Hudson from i74 advanced 10
4sl, The boldncss Of the movement succeeded IN
creating the general impression that "somc one
luew some ihing" that was not vet public, and
naturally enough that something" was supposed
= De- information about the prospects OF coal COM
I,rafon Bnf in regard u that poi mt the
h.st light is reflected from the opinions of
the coal presidents. shown by tie fact
that to-day an the companies are seeking
new business az prices lower than ever before
known. and o., Reading Company's prices are
lower tlau those of an the other companies Ior coal
delivered iu Nov-lork.
Tx. ~ro,, was uot active. but it's price improved
fr,rn sell to gll,d9lls, and Michigan Central sold
n s27.1 81 0 -. Enc declined from 2Gl2 20 20,
r,lFrl to 2tl.aud ended at 2Gll, the rr,fcrred
s.,.k selling 40 lalo and closing offered at 4.is.
Among lIe -raur,rs. Northwest common declined
fr, - fn ~Oi-a ~O'S the preferred selling 1tHa"i
81 fOls~alts- -. Paul icll from 6N'7 10 CO.'S and
.r,i,t o. tf'~,. hGlo the preferred selling az
.elfFp~2. ltc Northern Paclhc> were active and
I..r % n.i. reported fhHf directors 90 fhc com
many were auVcr- af 2-a,92 - J., -3a for the coin-
mon and nt 4Ho si.Sa Ju@i for iie pitterod Stock
Iat c.lt western Isl at Ia-""S> lI's'u g.. N'
sr...aI feature the Hannibal ano t. Joseph COM
ilan and preferred each advanced - and reacted
= req D.if: Missouri. Kansas and ioNas advanced
-rer cent? and held strong 40 the close -. Louis
lIf-.- fiN aND Northern common rose i'c 20 t'"
closing af 2t'e ard the preferred stock, alter an
advance oi IT, fell - per cent, closing 40 '-" ~.
lu.~. lfu. Mountain and >nnil fh ht Pc neu =
f,.ltt .n f.eu rose go 4p3-, closing 10 1'-S. ald
Wabash. after fluctuations between II Il AMI IA,
finally ended 900 il's. ,
Ihe investment shares were onll ana steady lhe
only Noteworthy feature being safes of Chicago
Rock Island ana Pacific ~ Ill q. an advance or l
irr cent American District Telegraph was uNusu-
s'fv active r.-Itlng ln decline Df + peg cent ~
tlf,. Western Union was dun, iiuciusiing only u
percent and lg OBJ. au all 4ncc oI p perc cent:
q; ris. FROM lG 80 10 which latter figure served u
lliu- stock. that the nnal sales were nj
4-I1. Pacific Mail was duh between 80 and -I'a'
ending 81 .ia- sale. AND bad. Mlnlle STOCKS t'.-
orally presented no special features; Su,io was
lower a. 3lc. aud Quicksilver preferred Declined
tom -0i tn 46. finally closing 900 - ~.
THO market al the CLOSE was tcyeiI,A and lIies"-
l4r
Asu.elted tu a. t5nt an so,. l.isJ-,oa conesag.
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