New-York tribune., 1886-02-03
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston, Feb. 9, 1886.
CLOSING PRICES or PHlLA DELPHIA STOCKS

TUESDAY, Feb p. NJ
The stock Exchange markets this morning opened
with figures generally good as last evenings last ng
es or better. In the first hour there some irregu
larity in the OF prices but after that buoy
ancy prevailed till in the last hour For the average list
after noontime II been day OF heavy realzatiOns
Comparing the best figures OF to-day with tho lowest OF
last Saturday shows larger profits or Losses according to
the side operators account is on than usually occur
IN the space OF two business days. And
although there is percepuble increase In
the amount outside orders to purchase tho accruing
profits Of the last two days 10 those who were In posi-
ton them too tempting to be refused by
a majority OF the operators Hence the decline which
occurred I'm the last hour and which leaves majority OF
the active lower figures than yesterdays clos
Ing may readily be down as nothing more than an
ordinary auctuatOn I'm u speculative market. An early
demand which exceeded the supply made higher hgres
the cessation OF that demand and desire TO realize ae
crued profits made the supply greater than the im
mediate demand. and as consequence caused sharp
reaction in figures That tho OF todays stock
speculation IN general; and the Indications
arc that the desire to realize profits on
the "ong" account. together with the
general Impression that there opportunity for turn
short account may in the next day or two make
the reaction in prices still greater Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western aud all the coal stocks were special
In the days business and are almostexcopona
ia showing some final gains Delaware. Lackawanna and
ness Of 5JI2s3 shares 1t opened of Il at l2l 1t rose
to l-GI. it closed AZ 12i7smaking gain Of3 per
cent. Ccntra! or New-Jersey sold up rs to 4>3s
closed at Ala The latter movement was the occasion
OF some absurd publication about the prOpcrty being
scd 70 this that solvent corporation No,hinS Is
impossible, but II Is improbable that any other corpora
ton than the Reading will lease another railroad AMI
guarantee tho interest S36O,0OO bonded debt
per Iuie, let alone paying additionally
dividend IN stock amounting to $4,000 per mile The
hauccllor OF New-Jer~cy has rendered decision &c
clarlug tho lease Central of New Jersey to the
Reading Company VOID. This will raise tile question or
what becomes the Lchigh and Susquehanns Railroad,
which the lease OF Central Ot Nc~Jer>ey 10 the
Reading had beon profitable lease to the Central OF
Nrv-Jerscy, but which by trpartlte agreement was
transferred to the Reading at the time OF c lease OF
the Central OF NewJerscy 10 the Reading. The cOmll-
cations likely to arise from Readings default Oh lis
lease OF Central OF Nrw-Jersey of TOO great i'm
porancc be ignored. Western Union Union fachclH-
clncSIal and Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati aud Indian
apolis all ended with gains on last evening ug-
ues general liz shows declines Of rO!n j to =
and exceptionally OF ia for New York aud New Eng
land. The market closed eyersh and unsettled.
Government bonds were strong and large business
In the reported 1T the office of the large dealer.
Annexed the closing quotations: