New-York tribune., 1879-10-15

10000 shares for year ago. The amount OF sales
year ago unusually large. while to-days sales
are less than the average daily sales Of the last ten
days. and 60. 900 shares less than the business Of
yesterday. To-day's lst includes number of
stocks, now selling all the way between and 20,
which year ago would have brought no more than
the weight of the certificates valued Old paper.
The market 10 day exhibited little no trace Of
yesterdays fcyerishncss and fright. Tho opening
and succeeding figures that were bid for stocks
very quickly restored confidence, and after
little time those OPERATOR, who had been
frightened into selling their shares were again
eager buyers al the advancing prices Do. business
OF the day was unusually well distributed through
the list of active stocks, although there vere
marked differences in the perccn lagos Of the
covery from yesterdays decline. The movement
in Western Union, that was commenced yesterday
morning and then apparently postponed because Of
the unfayorabc condition Of the general market
was renewed to-day AMI carried forward with
yigor Transactions of only t. 100 shares at tho
opening were required to mark its price from % 10
96. Later it rose 70 90, fell to 9Sii and closed at
90. After the movement was well under way, for
the want of 4 better reason for it, some one sng-
sestei that the new company mad sold out to tho
Western Union. and that there TO be oppo-
sition. This suggestion grew into positive
assertion and the report found not few believers;
but il ~ known 10 be absolutely untrue.
Ere continued 10 be active. recording sales Of
115,3OO shares ~ prices gin0 from 3s3s 70 4Ol3
and ending at fOts. aganst - 4 last night. Lake
shore duil bat recovered from 9Jl2 to v6'sO
96at and Michigan Central. which last evening
closed at S7lI. opened AT SSil and sold at ssis0
S9llas9. Canada Southern with small
amount of snles rose from 731i 10 7jG7il2, and
g.. C., g. and l. after opening p per cent lower at
GJl2 advanced To 67i2437. The old grsnger- we're
all strong the day large receipts Of gTaln At
Chicago and Milwauke". Northwest common ris-
ing from Siii 10 S7lsGs7. aud preferred from lO2
to 1903 ~. Paul common from IL 10 723ta7ZL,
recovery the Hannibal and ~. Joseph stocks,
the common rising from - l. 10 9laD2s'. and the
preferred from 5Jl2 10 J7G J5l2. AT tue meetings
to-day Of the stockholders oi the t. Louis Kansas
City and Northern Railroad at ~. Louis, and OF tho
stockholders of the Wabash Railroad at Toledo. il
was unanimously voted to consolidate the TWO COM
panIes according to the plan before published. ~.
Louis, kan5s CIty aud Northern common stock
from - 10 3OD297s, the preferred stock from
6BL, 10 50 4 "a 6i5s. and Wabash itOm I'LL 20 f6l2.
price OF Wabash stock il relatively about a per
cent lower than that of the other. The iOw-pnced
fanciesN were all higher aud lu as active demand
as If some of the holders had not gone bone last
night fearing that to-day there would be
quotation for them. Tho Investment shares alsD
092l4 Is notable because these are The highest
figures at which the stock ever sold. Iaclic Mail
advanced per cent but duh, and the express
stocks. excepting Adams, were from q TO per cent
higher
Notwithstanding the extreme stringency IN money
just before The end the market closed IN waTl of
excitement and buOyancV.
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