New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-12
". y INNING srooK EXCHANGE SALES
THIRD CALT-2:3O p. ".
THURSDAY, Dec. IL p. ".

THURSDAY, Dec. IL p. NJ
| The stock market to-day was even more active
| than it was Yesterday. the transactions amounting
10 34s. f6l shares, against 32S I24 Wednesday. At
the very opening of business prices Indicated con-
tinuaton of the fcverish and uncertain feeling
which characterized yesterdays closing operations
But that feeling was displaced very quickly by con-
Gdent buying aud il was not long before the whole
market was moving in unison toward higher
figures The change was wrought by an exhibition
of bold buying of Erie and Pacific Mail. followed
by a renewal of the speculation in the coal stocks.
Erie touched 43Ss against 423s, Yesterdays closing
figure. Pacific Mail 37i4 against 1888 Delaware,
Lackawanna aud Western SOS4 against eJ4 and
Delaware aud Hudson 7S against 77ai. The Stock
Exchange is queer place, and the facility with
which operators there change their opinions seems
marvellous to the uninitated. Where few days
ago no ithograph pictures were wanted az
any price, aud little faith expressed in
the value of steamers hulis, now all are
fine steel engravngs, and even the pictures OF
steamships are regarded with special favor.
The movements referred to had their effect upon
the prices of the general list of stocks. Lake Shore
sold up to 1O5lo. Michigan Central 10 96is Central
and Hudson 20 1928, Northwest TO o. and st. Paul
to 10 Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Lonis was
particularly strong. rising from 70 to 7oa7els. and
Lafayette, bloomington and Munce rose from so to
So. Lake Erie and Western was stronger the stock
being bought for persons Inside of the direction The
Northern Pacific stocks strong. also were the
Wabash II. Lonis and Pacific shares st. Louis and
San Francisco preferred and first preferred stocks
were weaker but the common IS per cent
higher Western Union again active and adj
yauced from lO7l4 to 10S3sd 10Sls The express
stocks were irregular. some being higher and 9TH
crs lower. After 2 o'clock there occurred decline
from the extreme prices of Il TO d per cent, but
before the close good recovery was made.
The final changes from yesterdays closing prices
are "a follows: Adyanccs-Morgis and Essex. Sc.
Paul aud Sioux City preferred, and Ohio aud Miss
ssippi, each ls Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
St. Paul preferred. New-Jerscy Central, Ohio and
Mississippi preferred, and Atlantic and Pacific Tel
cgraph. each Il; Lake Erie and Western, Erie pre-
ferrcd, and United States Express. each 81; Alton
aud Terre Haute, ST. Paul, Michigan Central, Han
nibal and 81. Joseph, and Quicksilver preferred.
each % St. Louis and San Francsco,5 IS; Northwest.
Hannibal and ST. Joseph preferred. Lake Shore, and
Adams Express eachsi; Erie and Westernu nion, eacn
Is Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, keokuk
and Drs Moncs, aud Northern Pacific com mon and
preferred each !; Delaware and Hudson Il; Boston
Air Line and Central and Hudson, each IL; Pacific
Mail. los; Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis, 2;
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. LOUIS. 3is; and
Lafayette, BlOOming ton and Muncie, ) per cent.
Declines Chesapeake and Ohio and Illinois Central,
each Isl c., {. and |. c.. Louisville and Nashville;
ST. Louis and San Francisco preferred, and Quick
silver each Il Chesapeake and Ohio first preferred,
Kansas Pacific, and St. Louis aud San FRAN
cisco first preferred, each u; Manhattan Elevated
aud American EXPRESS, each 81 and Chicago. st.
Louis and New Orleans, 1i2 per cent.
The market closed strong.
RANGE or TUE STOCK u,sSFr
AIrepor'ed by the Goid and Stock Tsesrzss Company