New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-23
CLOSING PRICES OF P4fLA DsLPaii srooSS
"WEDNESDAY. Dec. 22--P. ".

WEDNESDAY Dec 22-P ~
The days stock market developed little additional in
formation of the pending speculation 30 far as one Is
able to Judge from what he sees and does not hear
the loudly proclaimed London liquidation " has been
indefinitely postponed. Taking the market all in all. to-
day it to be natural sequence of late operations
There was general hardening tendency In values subject
fluctuations which desperate efforts to reduce values
did succeed in making greater than natural or or
binary market Before the opening the left part
Of the bear clique had all their Hamiltonian
brokers at work crying in sarcastic tones, Get
your stocks back" But despite OF all efforts
the key OF the cry orcby reminded OF the despers
ton exhibited In boys whistle while passing through
graveyard The market dull sodnl that the total
transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregated only
3Ol 900 shares The dealings were characterized by
more or less OF feversh uncertainty simply because
one expects the great bear leader to give the game up
without tremendous struggle. Hence average opera
tors mixed and confused In their opinions OF the i'm
mediate future Board members trade the figures
they are made at the board; but the pronounced
feature OF the market whether tho nominal price
OF Lake Shore is 10l or SO and for other
stocks like character with proportonate differences
In the quotations of ago and to-day that there
are genuine stocks for sale The dealings phan-
toms, check the bank settles the dierences To
days market generally Huctuated within comparatively
small range and for the good stocks generally closed
equal to better than last evenings closing
figures New-York and New England Is o spe
cial exception In closing % lower; the
closing price OF the stock tonight 81 than 10
per cent below the figure at which IL ruling just he
fore the announcement OF the result OF the election
week ago yesterday The old management had success
fully turned absolute bankruptcy into growing pros
pcrty. St. Paul today without an apparent effort adj
vanccd to 90 later sharply essed for sale down
to s9l, but It's closing figure SEA, gives gain OF Il per
yesterdays last price. Reading active, but
not strong any period of the dealings. and Richmond
and Point after opening s per cent higher closed
the last evening at 81 special drive made
at Western Union and WOerishofer & Co appeared as
prominent sellers After rising z per cent 10 7Oos 1t
sold down 6sia with rapldty tn t denoted panic In
the minds Of the SELLERS IT, however, recovered to $685.
The indications point to real but not yet openly
nounced. disruption OF the bear" column Despite Of
denals there is little doubt that portion OF the large
Operators-and the financially strong part-which
instrumental in the locking up OF money last week
has been large buyer OF stocks since last
Wednesday. The operators who do of tho talking
claim the credit of predicting and causing tho semi
panic of last Wednesday probably arc short OF moro
stocks AT the low figures than they at the figures
ruling week ago. speCuatively speaking the struggle
is yet an unequal one The bear" organization IS yet
complete in and tactics, while. the I" bulls being
demorazed, the only resistance offered is that which
comes from promiscuous and general appreciation OF
the situation AS a rule good and improving properties
closed something better than they did last evening and
we quote the closing while irregular. barely steady
Government bonds dull and firm with the bids for
tho f. advanced u per cent The changes in blddlngs
for the currency 6s Irregular generally easier
Probably any attempted business at the advanced quota
lions the as would be limited Annexed tho clos
ing quotations.