New-York tribune., 1880-02-06
THIRD CALL--2:3U r. n.

THURSDAY. Feb. 5-P.M ~
The Stock Exchange markets to-day continued to
be generally weak, and further material declines
took place the prices of classes of stocks and
bonds. The closing figures. like those of yesterday
made upon sharp rally from the extreme
depressons, but majority of the final changes
showed declines. The business done in stocks
amounted to 215 600 shares, against $50 500 shares
yesterday. So far as the totals of transac-
the following stocks were the most prominent. in
the order named Erie 81 700 shares), Pacific Mail.
Wabash preferred Missouri Kansas and Texas 81.
Paul. Lake Shore, and Wabash common 1900
sharesl. The fluctuations In Erie and Lake Shore
did not exceed % per cent the former closing with
a gain and the latter with loss. Wabash preferred
declined per cent and rallied IS per cent, Wabash
common declined % ard rallied l2 per cent and
Missouri Kansas and Texas declined i2 and rallied
b. per cent. Pacific Mail notably strong and
active and advanced from 1898 to 41O
4Oat Canada Southern fell 2l2 per cent
to 65la but later to 67l2 and closed
weak at 67ls. Chicago. st. Louis and
New-Orleans also particularly weak, falling 4sa
per cent to 80. but later it recovered to 81. The
granger stocks were steady within a range of L per
cent Houston and Texas declined 2l4 TO 74l2 and
closed at 75. st. Louis and San Francisco stocks
continued Weak the first preferred falling rs much
as 2 per cent and this Notwithstanding that the
report that the Atchson. Topeka and Santa Fe
Company had Withdrawn from its agreement with
the St. Louis and San Francisco Co II pany TO COM
pete the Atlantic and Pacific Read this
report was published in of to-day's
papers positively denied at the Othce
of the st. Louis and San Francisco Company In this
city Tic coal stocks were dull, with small changes
IN their prices. Western Union, after being dull
at 1037e9 103os for the greater part Of the day,
suddenly became active and rapidly advanced to
1043i, closing ut 104l2. IL may have been due to
this movement that the whole market rallied SD
sharply. But confidence that the rally possesses
any staying" powers was not very general at the
close of business.
The final changes from the closing prices OF yes
terday are as follows: Declines-Northwest. Lake
Shore, Marietta and Cincinnati first preferred. Mich
igan Central, Erie preferred. Union Pacific. aud Wa
bash each IS indianapolis, Bloomington and West
ern and Marietta and Cincinnati second preferred,
each Il Delaware aud Hudson. Manhattan. and
Wabash preferred each 80 Chicago. st. Paul and
Minneapolis Kansas Pacific. Mobile and Ohio New
York Elevated, Northern Pacific preferred,
and st. Louis AID San Francisco common
and preferred, each y; Canada Southern and c..
&. and l. Co. each os Alton and Ierre haute, North
em Pacific. aud 81. Paul and Sioux EIty common
aud preferred, each q Atlan1c and Pacific, 1ele-
graph. 7s; Alton and Terve Haute preferred, Con-
trail Pacific. Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy, apd
Metropolitan, each Houston and Texas, Id; ST.
Louis aud San Francisco first preferred, = American
District Telegraph, 2t2 and Chicago, 81: LOUIS and
w-Orleans, 234 per cent. AdvancesLake Erie
and Western, Missouri Kansas and Texas, and New
Jersey Central. each Is; Reading aud Adams Ex-
press each L; Illinois Central, Erie, and Ohio aud
mississippi, each Ss; Nashville, Chattanooga and
ST. Louis, Ohio and Mississippi preferred. Western
Union. and Wells, Fargo IL Co., each % Louisville
and Nashville and Oregon Railroad ana Navigation,
each - Central and Hudson and Panama, each /;
Iron Mountain and Pacific Mail, each los per cent.
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