New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
THIRD cALI--2:3O P. VI.
FRIDAY. March 5-P. N.

There was little of interest in tOdays stock specu-
lation that was not furnished by the clique which
controls the prices of such skyrocketS as Louis
Vile and Nashville and Nashville Chattanooga
and St Louis stocks recently have proved to be.
The General market was more inclined toward
lower than higher prices. and the final result Is
about evenly balanced between the gains and the
losses for the day. Lake Shore recovered TO
11O1o. but it afterward sold at 1O9sI
and closed at 40, unchanged from last
nigbt,s figures while Michigan Central after rising
10 % ended at 937s Eric roso TO II. but later sold
At t6I.a 1913 and the granger stocks show only
small final changes after fluctuations amounting to
1,a 81, per cent. Lake Eric and Western declined
rro,n ~ 70 3Gl. 1868 Wabash common from 1873
~ 43ls1t3I4 and preferred stock from 6sla to 81
1c-l,. and Mobile and Ohio from oslo TO 20. The
Hannibal and ST. Joseph stocks and Iron Mountain,
after an early advance of 4 TO 81 per cent, lost
tber gains and closed the same as yesterday. The
COAL stocks were shaky." but with comparatively
Iight business On the other hand, there was some
iurroyement in the prices for Canada Southern,
CHICAGO. s.. Louis and New-Oreans, Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Central and Hudson (of which
thc sales amounted to 10000 shares. Ohio Central,
Peoria Decatur and Evansville, and tho st. Louis
aud San Francisco stocks.
But the features Of tho day were the stocks 0rst
named and OHIO and Mississippi common and pre-
fcrred. Louisville and Nashville recorded sales as
high rs 183l against 20 Yesterday, and closed al
15al, Yet the total sales of the stock amounted
only 70 200 shares OF Nashville, Chattanooga
o,j - I.ouls the recorded transactions amounted
70 81 800 shares "a stock, and its price
was advanced from 1170s to 12s, with
Gpol sales Mt 12l. The business done
IN Ohio and Mississippi from 1873 up to 42l4
IN nj tha nrpfpTrpI Sfoelk
on sales of 400 shares rose from 1864 to o2-all
Of tins ON the idea (which is not discouraged at the
o,ica NJ the Louisville and Nashville Company N
This citvl that the Louisville and Nashville Com
,onv desire TO obtain possession OF the road! But
how that object is to be accomplished even If i Is
dosircd bv purchasing this stock without lifting
th, debt of the ohio and Mississippi. which has not
becn reduced since 1t went mo tho hdhGs ol lhc
rccri YER il not made to appear. How ever Dotb the
common and preferred stOcks of the ONO and Mis-
slssippi closed strong at their highest figures Itie
rrpph stocks were duil. WITH small advance Iot
Atlantic and Pacific aUd decline of l 4 per cent
f,r Westoru Union. Pacific Mail again was active
and rosa from $685. to %, finally selling AT 5sos
The market closed dull ana irregular.
The final changes from the closing prices yeStcr-
dov are as follows: AdyaGces-St. Paul and Amerl-
can EXPRESS each - /; Burlington, Cedar khpids ana
Northern Chicago and Alton, ~ fau' preierTeu'
Missouri. Kansas and Texas, Erie, OHIO Central. ST.
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and p,ridc Telegraph Adams Express and MOntauk
Cas- Coal. each Il; Chesapeake and Ohio and
Erie preferred. each ~ Cleveland aud p'isbnrf
N,,Ly,,si nrcfelred, Peoria. Decatur and Evans
vile. ~. Lonis ana san FRANCISCO pre-
rrcd. aud Pacific Mail, each u Central and Had;
SON o.. Chicago. ST. Lonls aud NeW-Orlcans and
T",,oIn southern each / 4; Louisville. New-Albany
and Chicago 3; Dino and Mississippi common and
nrcfrrr,d each 51I Nashville, Chatt anooga and ST.
fonis 69s and Louisville aud Nashville, l0l2 rer
cont. Declines chesapeake ana Ohio preferred,
Cbirogo. 81 Paul and huncapolis. Illinois Central
Michigan Central and New n. Ontario aud West
rrn. each Is Marietta aud CINCINNATI second PEE
terrcd and Union Pacific each 4; Northwest
Delaware. Lackawqnua and Western, and Mobile
md Ohio each IS; Boston Air Line. Con-
trri Pacific, aud United States Express:
each p; Wabash, IS Delaware v,',5 r; "a and I'D
Hudson Houston and Texas, Marietta aud Clncin-
natl arst preferred, aud New-yersey Central each
q; Wabash preferred; Is; C., G. G. ana l., oregon
Western Union, IL; Lake Erie ana western 49,
G. G.. and C, .: Manhattan Elevated, 2ls; and
Metropolitan Elevated 2dS per cent.
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