Year: 1876




FRIDAY JAN 2l-6P NJ.


If Messrs. Moody and Sankey had been in the Wall
street ue OF business which tends 10 endanger mems
souls instead Of in the which looks to them,
they would have gratifed the revival which
significant to-day. It is not intended to convey the i'm
preston that brokers' sins had by some divine mani
festation been 'burnt and purged away" during
the past night but that their occupation exhibited
new vitality and strength during to.day's bus-
ness The confident feeling in future higher
market gained fresh support from the efforts OF the
bulls who manifested decided intention longer TO
conhne their abors TO three OF the prominent
stocks but to give boost the whole list. Hence
stocks like Delaware Lackawanna and Western, St.
LOUIS and Iron Mountain, Hannibal and ST. Joseph,
Wabash Central Hudson and Rock Island received
such share Of attention has boen vouchsafed
them for long time back. OF these the most nota-
BILE was Central and Hudson, which suddenly sprung
Into activity the most unaccountable way and for
a time experienced furry that made the shorts
shake in their shoes. The total Of stock
which changed hanos did exceed 5000 shares, and
this trivial had the effect of sending up quota
tions from lOs% 112X, and back again 110A, the
price at the close of business marking 1l0al bid.


OF course there were all sorts of surmises to the
why and wherefore 1t seems that Mr. Tom Creamer
Is before the Legislature and after the Commodore with
n very sharp stick in tho shape of charge that the
company a preposterous number OF millions
of dollars on the Of unpaid taxes.
Mr.. Creamer is thought to have reckoned with
out his host in this transaction, and, hav-
1ng invited a number Of friends to banquet
together on tho short side of the market now finds
that has not wthal to pay the shot In plain words
the whole matter is looked upon as a stockjobbins
scheme devised to break the price of the stock and
permit sundry shorts who squirming under the
pressure 10 get out with as little damage possible.


How dangerous Central is sell short, and how lttle
stock spite OF its huge capital is really available
for speculative purposes fully demonstrated by
the sharp advance on the excessively moderate in
quiry.


1t was stated in this connection that the Commodore
was down town to-day in person and had gwen the
screw twist himself but rather warning than as
punishment


1t was also circulated as a street that option
on 900 shares expired to-day, which called for the de-
livery of that amount Of stock and that the short
seller had into the market purchaser. This
is scarcely probable for shares be borrowed at
two per cent for carrying and operatives short
OF the stock would naturally prefer this method, with
gradual picking up of what they needed rather than
TO make plunge into stubborn market Before lcav
ing this subject reference is made to the fact II our
recollection rightly that this price of l12 is
the highest which the Central and Hudson has reached
since the days of the consolidation


In magnitude oftransactons Lake Shore still showed
Itself the biggest pea the pod There is vague inn
preston prevalent In the market that prominent
house. chief OF which, more senses than one, is
a solid man. amable but adipose, is short of long
Tine OF this specially. The abiding strength Of the
favorite and the spasmodic bitches upward which so
often place presumed to be just so many in
vitations or warnings to our STAT friend" to
But with tEye canny spirit of his foreathers he is
as deaf to the Establishments of the enemy he is
fearless OF their threats Remembering the lesson
taught by the Northwest not likely TO be
caught in the same box again, in the same
company, OF those


who hae wi Wallace bled.


The eulogics pronounced to-day the capital over
che dead have turned the attention OF Senators
and Commoners from tnkering at finance bills and
Pacific railroads to a contemplation 1t is hoped, of
their own latter end. Hence there has been nothing
TO disturb the price OF money, which closed low
per cent invite attention 10 the securities named.
BY telegraph have from San Francisco a report Of
the financial condition Of the Consolidated Virginia
Mining Company 1875 the chief feature OF which is
the statement that SIG 7s 65S OF metal has been
sracted during that period.


OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES


The following table shows the opening highest and
1ovvest nrices of tho day.