New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-12
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS

MONDAY, Oct LIP NJ
The stock speculation opens the now week without
developing thing The early and midday ngures
for shares reflected strong general disposi-
ton to purchase But all the tactics to
break prices which last week were used oJ
the sold OUT bulls the Great American Repuolc''
were kept actively at work and In the later hours
achieved fractional UnQuestiousby they have
a firm basis of operations In the conditions OF the Fael
nc Mail Company and the market value Of Its STOCK
they can succeed In making that stock the rep
reseutative OF the general market In the
appreciation OF specuators and OF the public generally
That idea, however is not likely TO become prevalent
There was only @ small following when on November
20. 1855. and the stock was selling at 20, the
promises were made that the price should be
put to so and remain there permanently
Intrnscaly the value to-day probably Is tn4y
equal to what It was then. The company ceased 10
its substance in the payment OF dividends with
payment February l. 1855, and since then so
much has been saved a final distribution The con-
dillon of the company and the action OF the STOCK
market Indicate lower figures for the stock
but between and the next annual cleo
ton there Is time for several brilliant turns
shorts II all creation attempts to get rich out
OF its decline 1t may down, but II 1t does IL should
not ana probably will not exert any material influence
on the general market although it Is being espec-
ally depressed with that intention. ASIDE
from the eforts OF the Chicago psrty TO de-
press values much that is being done in that
for the purpose oiowerng the price OF New"
York aud New England which. " no one wants" CHI
cagos object to obtain a market whch 1t can re-
coup the stocks recently sold. still st. Paul stocks
whether II is worth II Tonight closed unchanged
at GALS after selling up s. at III closed
AZ ll57s The Panls for the first week In
October shows OF S32.6OO, while
the North reported shows Increase OF
only $780, North western now reports its earn
for of 1885 at S45.7o0, whereas at this
year they repO Ted a. only S6O4sOO on
figures reported a year ago the last week
gain IL $4,000. But no one expects the
granger roads to keep up tbs large gains 90
last year they nave shown IN ADJUST and
Sep ember; October and November last year gave
phenomenal earnings and II for tue remainder OF the
year they DO well last year they will do remark
ably well. II the turn OF the roads east or the
Lakes and the Mississippi River to give handsome re-
turns and doubt they will do 10. In the
accomplishment OF the object IN the speculative
struggle. the let of and there was
some selling Of the line shares bat not
wtnstaniing al New York and New England ruled
firm from opening 10 end at So 0j7ia and closed at
81 or / 2 higher Saturdays closing. Western
Union active $4,000 shares and after rising lle
per cent 75s declined 765s and closed At 7s The
market closed feverish and unsettled
Govern nent bonds were QLet and easier, with the
bids of 3 the Il and Il for the 4l2% Annexed are
the closing quotations: