New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-02
THIRD CALL-2i2 O'CLOCK P. W.
TUESDAY, July 1-P. ".


A dull and droopipg market is to-days record for
a majority Of the stocks dealt in at the Stock Ex-
change. The total business of the day amounted
only to $500 shares, against 110,SOO shares
yesterday. Only one stock scored transac-
lions amounting to 1900 shares. and that one
was Erie common of which II 900 shares were sold
IL was also about the steadest sock, its price rang
ing between 2Sa2Sla and 277s62S. The preferred
stock with very small dealings made an advance OF
IL per cent. These figures were responsive to the
higher quotations received from the London arket
On sales of 2.70O shares Michigan Central declined
per cent, Lake Shore with about the same amount
Of business declined Il per cent, and O., Co. Z. and
with sales of only 800 shares fell 70 per cent; Can
ada Southern being steady at about 81. All
the Wisconsin stocks were lower by from
10 to 81 per cent. The southwestern shares
generally showed fatigue after their recent move
ments st. Louis, Kansas City and Northern COM
mon and preferred each recording a final decline
of "a per cent, and Wabash and st. Louis and Iron
Mountain each y per cent. Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, however was better, rising to and closing at
1884, aud Hannibal and st. Joseph preferred gained
3. per cent the common stock remaining unchanged.
Louisville and Nashville recovered 81 per cent OF its
decline yesterday. OF tho Investment shares, CHI
cago, Burlington and Quincy was IL per cent
higher at 116l9; Rock Island selling ex dividend
at l3712Q1372L which Is gain of ls per
cent. Chicago and Alton gained Il, and Illinois
Central b. per cent New-York Central and llud-
son being Il per cent lower at ISL New-York
Elevated, at 12Sl2, ex dividend. was L per cent
lower.
The prices of the coal stocks were weaker. Cen
traI of New-Jersev after opening at an advance of
II per cent to 523I declined to 81 q aud closed al
o. b. The two Delawares were each Il
per cent lower The only sale Of Morris anu
Essex was of 20 shares at S9sl, decline
of IA pcr cent from the last sale of yesterday, but
the stock closed at 80 bid. Tue telegraph stocks
were extremely dull with only slight changes III
their pr oes Atlantic and Pacific being IanG est
ern Union ls per cent higher. American District
sold ex dividend of L. cent at 63is, which was
decline of 50 per cent. The first sale of Pacific
Mail was at 1873, an advance Of Z per cent
over last nights closing figures. The reason Tor
the advance was the publication or an
erroneous statement that working arrangement
between the company and the overland railroads
had been agreed upOn The statement Is positively
denied by officers of the railroad companies; aud
while they admit that there have been several talks
they intimate that there is no law to prevent TAX
ING for an indefinite period. Among inc DullIoA
mining shares nothing occurred OF special interest
Prices generally were steady to strong. more actlV-
inv was noticed in SutrO Tunnel although ltS price
was advanced only l. per cent on sales OF o,lOO
SHARES. -, A. -
The general market closed more dull than weak.
RANGE OF MARKET.
As ypored Jg the cold md Stock Telegraph CompanH
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