New-York tribune., 1880-04-08
WEDNESDAY, April z, +. M.


To-day's stock market was active, and lat times
the dealings were excited. The total transactions
Amounted to 416.335 shares. The tone of the mar
l<et WAS heavy from the opening but the ffuctua-
t,ons were numerous, and, in some instances, wide
vet with few exceptions, the tiral changes are un-
iupolta Vt, because the closing WAS made during
sharp rally consequent upon sudden easing of
the money market which was OccaslOncd hy the
Treasury payment for $7o000o Of the bonds pur-
chased to-day. The other $3.50 900 will be paid to-
morrow and this for day or two probably Will re-
duce the rate for money to per cent, and for the
time relieve the stock market from the incubus of
money market of lea Il per cent per day.
The coal shares. the Southwestern stocks
and Pacific Mali of the active list suf-
fercd most to-day but there was hardly
o discordant note sounded in the whole mar
ket Somo stocks fell more than Others, but the
difference seemed to be because OF the greater or less
activity in the dealings, rather than because of rela
tive merits of the stocks. IL stocks were offered for
sale the prices declined: If they were withheld the
prices simply declined less. notable move
mont was made in the contrary direction
for Louisville. New-AlbauY and Chicago
stock and it rose 10 per cent to 95 with sales of
LOO shares. The movement would possess
greater significance if it were not understood that
the whole of the stock is held in single bag" so
that its price may lie easily marked either up or
down.
At the close operators generally were disposed to
take q more cheerful view of the immediate future
Of prices and to believe that the worst was over
At all events tho market closed fairly strong at the
quotations.
The final changes from the closing prices yester;
day are as follows: Declines-Mobile and Ohio and
Ontario and Western, each q; Boston Air Line, T.,
c. and !. c., and Chicago ST. Paul and minneapolis,
each Ii: Northern Pacific, Ss; Louisville and Nash:
vile Lake Shore Morris and Essex, Central and
Hudson, st Paul and Sioux City, and Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph and Wells. Fargo & Co., each q;
Northwest and st Louis and San Francisco, each %;
Rock Island, St. Paul, common and preferred,
Nashville, Chattanooga and ST: Louis, Western
Union and Adams EXPRESS each 81 Hannibal and
St. Joseph preferred, Ene; Ohio, and Mississippi.
ton aud QUINCY, Chicago and Alton. New-York Ele;
waited and Erie preferred, each Reading and
Northern Pacific preferred. each rs; Chesapeake
and Ohio and 81. Louis and San Fran
cisco preferred EACH III: Hannibal and ST.
Joseph, Illinois Central and Iron Mountain
each 1as Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans, Met
ropolitan Elevated and Union Pacific, each 1i2 ;
Ohio and Mississippi preferred and New Central
Coal. each 13i; Central Pacific and Delaware and
Wabash, each 2is; Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
2A; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. 2's;
Cedar Falls and Minnesota, 8; and New-Jersey Cen
trail 35s per cent. Advances-Manhattan Elevated,
ls; Canada Southern, Z; American Express, os
Houston aud Texas, 81; and LOUISVILLE New-Al-
bany and Chicago. 10 per cent.
RANGE sTocK MAsSsL
<trepor,ed ty TIE Cold Sts:k Tstsoy1Dk ComD1ns