The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1854, Page 6

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONKEY MARKET. Farpar, Dec. 15—6 P. VW. There was rather a du'l marke ths morning, ‘amd we bave po particular change i | quotations to wepert. Virginia dvanced } per ceat; Erie Rail need, j,and Harlem}. 1) noise Cental Bonds fell eff} per cent. Jn al) the other fancies ther. wasno vasiation. The sales were quite kmited. Tlinois Osatral Bonds sold freely at the decline in prices. About eighty thousand do‘lars worth changed hands at the board this morning. In other railroad bonds there was not much activity. The report of tue New York Central Railroad Company has not hai amy influence upon the market value of the stock. The bears have not lost confidence, and continus to put out short contracts. At the second foard prices current at the firet board were not sustained. Erie Railroad feil off 3 per seat; Hudson Railroad j; Illinoia Central Bonds 3; ‘New York Centra: Bonds, j; Panama Railroad, 1. ‘Two smatl sales of New Jersey Franklinite were made at 3} 2 3}, which is an advance. The market @lesed heavy. Wail street was comparatively quiet today. No new back failures were announced, aad ‘Shere were no unfavorable ramors afloat. The steaw- ship Northern Ligtt arrived this morning with sight hundred thourand dollars im gold and gold dust on freight. Her advices have been saticipated by the arrrival of the Prometheus at New Orleans. After the adjournment of the board, the following sales of stocks were made at auction :— @ shares East River Fire Insurance Co. 2 co. Niagara Fire Insurance Co 2% do. Third Avenue Railroad. 90 do. Atlantic Bank The Bank of New York has declared a sem'- soneal dividend of 4 per cont; the Bowery Saviag: Bask a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per an- em on al! sums less than five hundred dollars, ana ah the rate of 4 per cent per annum on Jarger sam?; the Centra! Bank of Brooklyn a semi annual divi- @end of 4 perceat; the Union Bank of Rocheater 5 per ecnt. ‘The waryants entered at the Treasury Department, ‘Washington, on the 13th inst., were For the redemption of stock For paying Treasury debts For the Customs... @overing into Treasury from miscell neous oui Fer the War Departnent...... For re paying in the War Department Bor the laterior Department ‘The receipts at the office of the Assistant Trea- waver of this port today, amounted to $74,365 93; payments, $34,079 11--balance, $5,665,463 77. Paid for Assay office, $99,749 94. ‘The earnings of the Stonington Railroad Compa. ny, duriag the month of November, 1854, amonate! to $22,178 35, against $23,271 71 for the samo munth in 1353, showing a decrease of $1,093 36 in fhe month this year. ‘Fhe receipts of the New York Centra! Railroad Gowpary for November, in each of the past two Freight. Total. $282,737 88 $503,808 42 + 242,319 58 215,956 97 456,276 50 Increase... . $58,839 00 $68,780 91 $107,619 91 ‘The receipts of the Illinois Central Railroad Com- pany, for November, were $58,116, not including the pertion of the Chicago branch operated by the Michigan Central Company. ‘There are thirty cix sail vessels afloat and frozen 4a the Welland canal, the great part of which are at ‘Port Dalhousie or near there, and will probably be {get out if the weather proves favorable. The amount of gram on these vessels is computed at 185,000 Dushele. The zmount of canal tolls collected at Rozher. ‘ter this year was smaller than has been known or years. The amount received in each of the past ‘ve years was as follows:—1850, $190,505 10; 1851, $153,416 92; 1852, $159,263 53; 1853, $164,190 25; 1854, $112,083, A bill is before the North Carolina Legislature to incorporate the Charlotte and Wilmington Railroad Gompany, by which a connection isto be formed between Wilmington and Charlotte, via Lamberton, Rockingham, Wadesboro’, &c. The capital of the wompany is to be $2,400,000; and when individual« wbali have subscribed $500,000 (one-third,) the Btate is to endorse the bonds of the company for the remaicing two-thirds, reteinieg as security mortgege upon all the effects of the company. The Worth Carolina Railrosd has just been finished from Goldeboro to Raleigh, and by Christmas it is expec'- 24 it will be completed to Vurhams, Oraage county, %5 miles from Goldsboro, and 26 from Raleigh, waking in all 118 wiles in operation, aud leaving 200 miles to be constructed next year. ‘We learn that a‘graut of the most important n*. ture has recently been obtained from the govern- ment of Mexico for the working of coal and iron mines upon the Pa ific coast. The concession is of Sho most liberal character, and is an inatance of a ‘desire upon the part of that government to develop? the resources of their country, which stands in bold relief beside their usual policy. Late discoveries in Mexico have brought w light the existence of ex- ‘tensive beds of the most superior quality of coal and ron immediately ugon the Pacific coast, ai a poini early equi-distant betweon San Francisco and Pa ‘nama, indicating a source from whence our steam marine in the Pacific can be supplied at less than wee balf the present cost. And St is for the purpose of working these valuable deposits upon the most extensive scale that this grant has been procured. Hitherto attention has been turned exclusively to ‘the resources of that country in the precions metals, and the inference has been drawn that in the baser minerals, which are, however, more surely the source of wealth, she was deficient; but ao far from each being the fact, the recent discoveries tend to prove the existence of coal and iron to an exten’ that when developed will have an importance far ‘exceeding ber mines of silver, with all their uapar- alieled richness, The consumption of coal in the Pa cific has already reached an extent which at tie jpresent enormous cost of delivery there renders it ® question of vital importance to the holders of stock iz the lines of steamers on that ocean, as well az to all those who feel an interest in placi. + ‘the meins of access to our growing empire 1m ‘the west at rates more within the reach of ali Bdould coal of a fair quality be found in California or Oregon, it will remain under the disadvantaye of high labor—too high to render this branch of mining profitable, even a: the ptes:nt price of coal. But Mexico, possessing an abundant supply of labor at rates as low as io any part of the world, and witha geographical position so favurable—bsing midway between the two extreme points of consumption-- promises to become, if the reports that reavh us are well founded, t2e grest source and contra of the eval trade of the Pacific, and capable of supplying ‘This great and pressing want of our commerce at mich rates as will tend to give renewed inpetas to the increase of steam navigation in that ocean. We mre glad to notice these signs of progress, and be- Heve they foreshadow the rapidly approaching period when the North American States wiil be the great highway of nations, and will command the soommerce of the world. The official report of the Bank of the Valley in Virginia, shows its condition on the 1st of October in ouch of the two — Bag op taux VaLne ww Vincteis—Oct. 1865 axp 1854. phy Oct. 1, 1854 = sessecceweeeseeeceescess $508,427 464,185, jotes of banks incorporated b, State... cee ceceee Notes of banks incorpora wi ry se» 144,019 138,611 ted Due from other banks Notes discounted. Inland bills discounted Tiond account .... 7 2,285,349 317,498 8,045 8,000 70,336 19,508 $3,812,904 $1,215,090 1,790/341 70,063 47,585 181,712 548, 721 Heim EE aE A BESS RR RCS RSS nae S e ee —LL_—aE_ Ll ‘The bank reports on the let of Octoher, 1°54, bad Gebte at $9,843 23; doubtful dedts, $3,459 42. The aggregate movement of the bank shows as inr pestant desrense, while the Hebilities are ceafined almost entirely to the circulation. (he amount of specie om hand has not fallen off much. The condi- thom of the bank at the last date was aMogether bet- ter than previously reported. ‘The Bank of Winchester, Va., showed, on the Ist of October, a discount line of $128,602; de esits, $88,034; circulation, $99,935; specie, $21,870 ; capital, $100,000, Al) the debts are reported good. ‘The annexed table, which we tate from the B1+ ten Herald, givea a pretty fair insight into the bank. ing system of Massachusetts. The bill holders of those institutions must have a surplus ef confiden :e to hold their notes over night :— Banks OF MassacuvsxtTs—Basts ov CarcuLation, Noveu- HER, 1854. Oireulation. $110,003 61,875 63,146 Bristol County, Taunton. Mahaiwe, Great Barrington Cambridge City............ Joha Hancock, Springfield, Cabot, Chicopee... Machinists’, Taun! Abin ion 188,475 Total. 2 110,484 $3,025,720 Tais list comprises thirty banks out of one hundred and thirtynine. The rest are not much better off. One dollar in specie on hand to twenty- five dollars in bills in circulation may do very well for Massachusetts, but it would not do for New York. Our banks have a larger per cent of spacie than that, besides securing the bill holdare by depo- site of public securities with tue Comptroller. The total circulation of the banks of Massachusetts, ac- cording to the latest returns, amounted to $15,949,038, based upon $934,450 of specie on hand, or an average of one dollar in specie to sixteen of circulation. The receipts at Montreal of the leading articles, do#m to the 9th inst., are furnished in a tabular statement in the Montreal Herald, from which we extract the following:— Recripts ov Propccr av Mon'rReal. 1854. 1853. 481,840 595,598 585,038 528,305 90,989 794,056 TAlb 4,239 15,654 60,952 83,421 199 38,804 21,878 15,608 10)373 The receipts of flour at that port are 103,758 barrels lee2, of wheat 378,624 bushels less, of barley 14,042 bushels lese, of oats 27,697 bushels leas than last year, and of corn 567,728 bushels more than during that period. The surplus of corn received during the season exceeds the entire decrease in other grains by 43,607 bushels, ‘The revenue of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company from April lat, 1853, co September 30th, 1854, a period of eighteen months, has been as fol- lows, distinguishing the source of increase each month :— Barrrmone aNd Onto Rattroan, Marw Sre. Passenger: Total. $43,211 18 $157,008 41 $200,219 59 51,526 25 «149148 59 200,074 84 48,355 13 141,612 38 189,967 51 Ly. 42/313 70 121,826 72 164,140 42 August... 51,276 72 165,735 67 217,011 39 September 48,648 93 Ast six months $285,330 91 October., $68,719 69 November 43,699 06 190,651 48 239,300 41 $025,083 25 $2,211,314 15 $198,370 09 $267,089 78 252,056 48 295,755 54 163 17 December 38,531 31 254,631 86 203, 1854, January. 40,857 78 212/449 93 253,307 72 Februaay 31,190 20 247,861 43 279,051 6 March... 51,434 09 304,645 97 356,079 06 2nd six months $274,422 13 $1,470,014 76 @1,744,446 89 April... $40,710 22 $304,032 61 $350,742 83 May. 49,807 37 376,002 51 365,809 83 5 315,385. 17 209,144 : Sept..... 62,184 81 307/692 25 34 six months $204,659 28 $1,606,503 16 $1,901,162 The first division of the table shows the ravenue for the first six months after the opening of the road to Wheeling. A summary of the receipts of both the main stem and the Washington branch roads, during the fiscal year ending on the 30th of September, 1854, presents the following: — Passengers. — Tonnage. Total. 589,091 51 $3,076,517 92 $3,645,000 45 Washington br’ch 278,202 11 94,927 50 369,229 61 Total........ $946,303 62 $3,167,445 42 $4,014,839 OF —Of the entire revenue for the year, amounting to $4,014,889 04, only $846,393 62, or about twenty per cent, haa been derived from passengers, @ resuli very different from that anticipated. The Superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company makes the following statement of the quantities of Cumberland coal transported during the year ending September 30, 1854, from Cumberland, Piedmont, and Fairmont, the three points at which this trade originates, and showing the respective quastities delivered at Locust Point, in Baltimore, ang gS way stations :— BALTIMORE AND > ay ALAND Coat TRAD Balti W O.s more. Stations. Use, Trix! 29,112 S12, 4170 46,614 167 5,294 Main Stem. Departure. Cumberland Piedmont, Fairmont, 524,445 Total, 826 49,490 18,606 61,022 The statement shows the quantity which paid freight to have been.. e tons., 463,425 During the previ Increase... —or iO per cont. ‘Lhe amounts cel the year just closed. During the year prev Increase... —or 35 per cen ‘These figures do not, however, furnish any correct dea of the increased coasumption of the coal trom Alle ghany county, in the city. A very large portion of th» city demand {fs met by supplies from Locust Point whence it is carried by scows and carts. The most of the steamers plying from our harbor are supplied in this way, aod the quantity is rapidly inereasing. The iacreaset city consumption is believed to be from sixty to eighty per cent. Tue revenue trom coal during the year amounts to $1,134,528 48. The coal trade was almo.t entirely confined to nine months of the fiseal year— during the months of January, February and March the operations of nearly all the mines were stopped by reason of a strike of the miners, and whilst it coatinuet there was almost a total suspension of the trade, Had this not been the case, the amount transported during the year would bably have reached 550,000 toas, The demanils of the trade at the present time are very urgent; almost every operator ia the coal region is pressing for larger accormmodations, and new and important mines are about commencing business, with the capacity to mine and send down large quantities of coal. Fall em: ployment could be found for at least fifty per cont more machinery in that trade than is now, or caa be with the resent equipment of the road, appropriated to it. From hese facts it will be seen that the advanev in freights, of fifty cents per ton from Cumberland from Piedmont, made on the Ist November, 1853, has not operated to check or limit the business, ‘The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of foreign dry goods entered at this port for consumption, for warehouse, and also the with- drawals from warehouse, daring the week ending and inclading Thursday, Dec. 14, 1454: — Movements ix Fortiey Dry Go ons. Entered for Warehouse. MANUPACTURES OF WOOt, SM ANUPACTURSS OF COTTON. Woollens ..,.. 19 $11,157 Cotton 280 $52,193 Worsted! 93 «7,468 Muslins...... 16 1 1 1,763 Rmbroid. do. 2 920 Laces........ Merinos. 2 620 Gloves: 1 422 Total...... 53 $21,749 MANUFACTURES OF SILK. Silks, 3 $2,299 Ribb 15 10,696 Flushes ..... 1 344 Crape shawls, 8 Worsted ..... 08 Straw goods, 65 $10,459 Silk Acotton. 7 215 Millinery & 146 fewing...... 5 3,341 Lea. Gloves... 1 7 Gloves....... 2 1,491 Ohothing..... 6 473 Totads.ss, 192 957,804 Tytal,.,cy 78 yl3,002 and fifty-six cents | ‘MANUFACTURES OF WOOL MANUPS0TURES OF COTTON. Pus. Val . Vabus. Woollens..... 9 $22,116 Gotton...... * 910,637 Chotbs. . 10 5,881 Prints, 1,630 Worsteds .... 11 ae ‘380 Cotton and do 6% 16/119 1,038 seapaces 1,908 1,064 ie 3m 2335 Yarn........ 7 1,080 300 Carpeting..:. 10 2,600 ps 8 rae areas $15,368 Total...... 176 $52, FLAX. ‘ai 19976 321 1,271 9,909 935 32k Total...... 190 $31,148 08. 18 $3,500 26, 1,218 me | 263 Clothing..... 15 5,241 Tetal...... 68 $38,919 Withdrawals from Warehouse. MANUFACTURES OF WOOL. ‘oollen) » Io seeee 127 $25,831 MANUPACTURES OF FLAX. Linens ...... 67 $10,904 Do. & cotton. & 1,204 Total...... 75 $11,908 6,678 MISCELLANBOUS. — Straw goods... 5d $17,135 Total,..... 80 $12,996 RECAPTTULATION. Quan, Fat. Manufactures of wool. . . 176 $52,085 Do. cotton 87 15,08: Do. si 163 130,155 Do. flax 190 B11 Miscellaneous... 68 Total... ithdrawals from Warehouse. Manufactures of wool ... 51 $15,216 80 12,996 127 25,881 bee taste sees B89 $86,086 Entered for Warehouse. Manufactures of wool.. Total .......seeesereeer seer reseeee $21,749 14,004 87,854 80,136, 12,592 Total... . The dry goods trade of the past week has been extremely quiet and uniform in its character; 89 that it has presented no noticeable feature, except ing such as we have previously referred to. The imports are not very large, but the supplies are am- ple encugh for the season, and, as there exista bu! a very limited inquiry for them, prices thereof favor buyers, who show no isctination to operate andar present circumstances. The transactions in brown and bleached goods have been quite small, at about former rates. More hasbeen done in cotton flannels, which are scarce and firm. Denims, drills and duck manifest no essential variation. There is increas ing inactivity and languor in ginghams, lawns, nan- kins and osnaburgs. Printing cloths are dull and declining. No important change has ozcarred in prints. Stripes are in fair request, and steady- Ticks appear inanimate and depressed. Woolien productions are very sparingly ingulred for, and are unsettled in value. Tne operations in blankets, cas rimeres, cloths and doeskins, have been quite limit ed, at ill supported figures. Flannels, jeans and I{n- seys are dull and heavy. Mouseline de laines are not very brisk, but fresh styles are moderately dealt inat full quotations. Satiuets, shawid and tweeds con- tinue to attract very little notice, and ate deslining in price. Foreign goods are almost totally negiest- ed, so far, at least, as fall purchasers are concerned. There seems tobe no life in any other place besides the suction rooms, and here it is gradually disappearing. What articles are selling are either of a very desirable style, which buyer= pay fall prices for, or inferior ) Which can be procured at rates which one would be inclined to thick sufficiently low to render the purchases ef: fected thereat positive bargains. The spring trade is what operators are now mainly thinking of, anc from the prudent arrangements being mate there for, it is calculated that it will be sufficiently pros- perous and profitable to make some retarn for the dnlness and disastrous resul'a of the season now nearly ended. Stock Exchange. Fuiway, Dec, 15, 1854. $2000 Ta State 6's, 100 ahs Cumb C1530 500 Virginia 6 50 do.... .b10 do. Ti N Y Cen RR..b30 2000 do, 125 2000 N C 6's, 100 1000 NJ C RR bss. 90 50 1000 HR 2d Mtg bds 86 100 2000 NY Cen RE bds 81 60 5OOMIC RK bds..c 6435 150 do 30 79q 7000 do... b60 61 50 do ....at70 20000 64%4 50 Pennsyl C’l..b90 . 12000 200 Erie RR, . 36 20000 50 do, 5000 0000 5000 do . 40 shs D & H CanCo 12 Bk of Commerce 20 Bk of N America 16 Continental Bank 97 5 Bk of America.,, 6 O Life & Trust Co 200 N J Zine Co.,.b3 40 Canton Co. . do,. ...bs 5 Nor & Wor RR... JON H & Hartford 108 80% 00 do. 25 0........0 30) 25 Nic Transit € 16% 30 Mich Sonth R.b3 80 250 a 5? 25 Panama RR..b60 73 100 nt 100 Reading RR..... 664, 100 do. 200 do « 6a, 50 Camb Coai Co... 700 do. +83 6635 100 do.......88 100 Harlem RR...... 244 SECOND $7000 TI) Cen RR bds 6 3000 do. .b50 4000 N Y C RB bids. BOARD. 100 ahs Erie RR..... bo 860 80% 250 1000 E Cyt bus, *71, 68 100 5000 Pan bds,20 iste 7444 Bt 10000 do. bs 5000 do. 300 Reading RR. 50 shs Nic T Go. 8! 25 NJ Frank seript 2 Jo... ..830 Sif 1 MighSouth BR.b3 50 do... 100 Panama RR..b60 72 50 Penn Coal Co 20 do......060 73 100 N ¥ Cent RR 100 Harlem RR...... 2434 200 do. 200 ao 245, 100 Erie RR. 200 Bi 100 do. 100 24 100 do. 60 Hud Ri 8054 100 100 30K CITY TRADE REPORT. Fripay, Dec, 15—6 P. M. Asis were selling slowly, at $6 75 (or pots and $7 4 $7124; for pearls, per 100 Ibe, Breaervevs.—Flour was in’ pretty gond request, at however, rather languid prices, The day’s sales’ em 6,200 bbis.: ordinary. to choice, State, $8 1234 2 mixed to fancy Wester 5 2 8 75 a $9 Kinds at proportionate rates; 1,600 bbls. su ian at $3 75 a $8 ST'y, in bond, and $9 75 « $9 87 4c, free; 2,000 bbls. Southern at $8 60 a $10 50 inferior to fancy. Small lots of rye flour at $6 50 a $7 5 with 200 bbls. Jersey corn meal at $4 25. Wheat was held above the limits of boyers. The sales were cou fined to small lots primo Genesee white at $2 59, ani 2,900 good Michigan do, at $2 28, Barley an oats wer unchanged. Sales transpire? of 1,800 bushels rye at $1 40.8 $1 42, and 76,000 bushels corn, at 4 for mixed Western $90e. for Southern yellow, and 98) 50. for round yellow, per bushel. Bresw. Jos of 2,000 Iba, were made at 280. Coat of 150 tons Liverpool (Bloudell’s) were made at $7 a $7 5 Corvek —Sales of 500 bags of Rio were mado at 9. a 104¢., and 60 do. government Java, at 13}. Corton —Sales were light, and prices unsettled since the receipt of the steamer’s news. It is stated that there were buyers of middling uplands at Se., without sellers. Freiants.—Rates were steady. About 40,000 a 40, 000 bushels corn, in bulk, at 4d.; 3,000 galions and 100 bbls. of oil at 175, 6d. per ton; about 500 bbls. pork and | beef at 2s. a'2s. 6d., and smaller ernents of cotton at 5. -16d. There was no change to notice in rates to London. To Havre, cotton and bone were at igo :ecrnat 10c, Engagements of all kinds were light | To California rates wore steady, at Bbc. a 400. per foot, measurement. Frerr.—The sales embraced about 500 a 600 boxes of raisins. at $2 75 for dry boxes; $1 408 $1.45 for hives, and for quarters. Wot were dull at former rates. Hay.—The market was steady at $1 per 100 Ibs. Hors,—There have been 38 bales now sold at S2c. a She. per lb, Inox.—Common Scotch pig was at $32, and gool at $85, with fair sates. Larus. —Hastern were selling in lots at $1871 per thousand | Liwe.—Rockland waa obtainable at 870. for common, and $1 10a $1124 for lamp, per bbl. Mo.asara,—The sales included 180 bbls. New Orleans, old crop reboiled, at 17c, and 200 do. mew do., at 260, 4 yer cent off. Ona. —Wh: rindry lots of linseed, from ste gallon. Lard oil ruled quiet at Provimovt.—-Pork was analte of 600 bbIs., at $1275 a $12 8736 for é t pritgm, Bales tranepued of 400 bu a, aud $12 2% bhoct middle ality, and 150 boxes yellow Saur.—Two have arrived from Liverpool, but Ro for them had been fixed upon by boliers. ee cee market was firm at ‘Lige. a 12K. ia rendered. Tomaccocontinues quiet, but stocks being light Bog bales Cienfuegos, p. t.; 50 cases secd leaf, 1c. a like.; 20 do. Florida, l4c. 9 1Be. Wamxer.—About 100 bbis. Ohio snd prison were sold at 393¢¢. a 40d¢c. per Woo..—There i 4 no transactions this week, of n wools, the pub- , on the 1th yera from the eountry ices ob- 5 Ws Chiguas,, washed Buenos Ayree ic.5 sheep skins, bales, 435. The ‘wots supposed to, be bought fn swornscUawonh ge. : Bi bales, 8%c.; um 5 bales, 6c.; unwashed Buenos Ayres, 10 bales, 63¢c. a 8'<c.; washed Buenos Ayres Mestizo, 8 12%o.; washed Mestizo, 3 bales, 183¢¢.; Washed Buenos Ayres, 5 bales, 120. collection of Se ae ee some demand for domeatic wool, we notice sales of 60,000 Ibe. medium fleeces at 35c.; 40,000 Ibs. common to middling Fay and 70,000 ibe. pulled, of all qualities, at 26c. 4 Markets. ANTHONY AND CO.’S CIRCULAR. Lonpox, Nov. 28, 1854. Commercial advices from all parts of the world are an- ‘avorable for English manufactures. The import mar- kets are heavy, from excessive supplies, The efiect of over production has been more perceptible in our home markets within the past few days. In general all busi- ness that has been undertaken within the part year has proved disastrous or unprofitable. In addition tothe check given to the unsound speculation, over-tradiag, and extraordinary high range of prices, ight about by the discovery of Australian and Californian gold, we are suffering from dear food and the slow progress of an expenrive and uncertain war. the bullion in the Bank of England remains un- changed. Exchequer bills have advanced 2s. the past week. , The exchanges with the Continent are firm at qnota tions. For China there is a renewed demand for silver. In American securities we have no business to report. Metal murkets aro dull. Scotch pig iron has declined to 688. Rails are dull at £7, Wheat has further declined 2s, per quarter, aud the tendency of prices is downwards, United States a 106 Do. - 105% 05° * a 106 7 om 80 ‘a 82 +100 a 102 Illinois 6’a, interest bonds.... 50 a — South Carolina 5’s, Barings’ bonds, 9 a 92 Maryland 44, sterling bonds 93 9 4 Alabame 5’ : 8 a — 80 9 83 83 a 90 = 119% 9 11 City Securities. Boston 434’s, sterling bonds, 9 2 — New Orleans 6’ ba — Louisville 6 0 a — Railroad Bonds, Pennsylvania Central RR 6’8.......-0+.0+++ 89 @ 90 New York and Erie RR 7’s, lat mortgags.... 100 9 102 Do. 7's, 24 mortgage 88 a 89 Do. Va, convertib! _ 0 am 7's, 3d mortgoge..... 77 a 78 Do, Michigan Centra) RR 9’s,.. Mlinois Central R R 6’s.. Cincinnati and St. Louis Consols 3 per Bank of England st Exchequer Do, bonds, Tron—Rar, Welsh,’per ton Railroad, per ton, Seotch pla, per t Copper—Tile, per ton. Teake, per ton.. Sheathing, per ib. Yellow metal, per ib. Tead—Spanish, per ton. J £22108 £23 ‘Tin—Block, per ton . W6ra 17s Banca, per ton oe: ene Spelter.. + £25 Sa £2510 Retall Prices of Farm Produce at Washing- ton Market. There has been but little change in the prices of family marketing since last report. Meat, however, has advanced+in price. The dificalty between the drovers and butchers, relative to the change of market day, has not as yet been settled. The butchers hop it will eventually result in having cattle sold every day in the week, instead of on stated occasions, as at present. Vegetables aro searce and dear, as might be expected; potatoas, however, are somewhat cheaper than thoy were last week. Butter and cheese have fallen in price, but eggs aro dearer than ever. This will be bad news to the lovers of pies and pastries. Poultry and game average about the eame prices. Apples, as we an- ticipated last week, have advanced considerably; th supply on band is light, They cannot become mach dearer. MEATS. Beof—Hind quarters, per } $008 2 $010 Fore quarters“ 006 2 00 Sirloin steaks, wees — a O14 Porterhouse stenks..... — a 018 Rump steaks, per Ib. O12 a oO Roasting pivees, ‘“ O14 a O15 Corned, bid 010 a 012 t 005 a 010 “ — avr s — a 014 Veal, for quarters — 008 Veal cutlets ... — a 013 Pork—Fresh, per Ib 010 a O11 Hams, smoked, per Ib O12 a 015 Shoulders © 7, 009 a 010 Side, 6 on « 012 Sides, pickled, « — a 909 Jowls, = — a 005 Smoked beef, “ ~ ou Sausages, = 010 Bologna do, ities vo 8 081K POULTRY AND GAMB, Turkeys, per Ib. 010 s 912 Geere, 008 a 012 Ducks, tame, per pai O62%a 125 Ducks, black, 0b es — Ducks, redhead, ‘ 153 3s — Bucks, canvassback, per pal ona — Snipe, per doren. 250 2 — Chickens, per pair, 050 n 150 Fowls, “ 075 a 100 Guinea do, “ , 0% 2 — Wild pigeons, per doz . a as Woodeock, We 600, = Partridges, per pair..... 123 — FISH. Pass, per Ib, 92s — ilackfish, + — » 008 Codfish, . 004 a 006 Pickerel, 12a — Sunfish, “| rr Rela, t, 008 9 O12 Flounders“ , 0% a2 — lobsters, 06 2 = Crabs, per doz. oi a — Salt mackerel, per Ib 910 a Salt shad, “ ova ~ s d halibut ol a — mackerel 4, ‘ :O1 a = nds and tongues, per 1b 008 a Smoked shad, aie ome — Soused salmon, per can. 250 5, — Smoked salmon, per Ib O18 a O16 Dry codfish, Wace ou a -- BUTTER, Ox Butter—State, per Ib. 019 a 023 nge, “ 02% « 928 Delaware “ 0% a 023 Cheese—per Ib...... 010 a 012% nglish, per tb ow a = Pineapple, each 12 a Sapsago, 2 = Kegs, four 10r....-se000+ = i yer bul 00 50 Apples—Spitzenbergon, per bb! a 35 si Do. per half-peck, om es — Greenings, per bbl 300 2 Do. — per half-peci 08 2 — Rox rassete per bbl so a = Do, _ per half-peck 03 a — Cranberries, per bushel... 50 a — SHELLFISH. Oysters—Princes’ bay, per 100, 1% as 200 Virginia “ 06248 100 Clams, per 100..... 2.60.46 050 a» 109 VEGETABLES. Potatoes, per half-peck 00 a = Mereer do. per bbl o a 3%) June do ie Turnips—white, pe 0 a ae gente . ose a — i os = Onions, red, per half-p om s — Cabbages—new, each. 010 a 025 red, ** 006 a O18 Savoy cabbags 008 a 012 Pests, per bunch. OO a 005 Carrots, 00 em Celery, | oO » OW Salad, each OW ~ ' aes ™ _ Saas. Woakanre, Seccotary. PIN ANOAAL. TO'OAN ON DIAMONDS, WATCHES, ° Jewelry, &e., or for cash. $60.0 a a & ©O., Brokers, CHEESEMAN, 2% Joan street, corger of Nesau. TO LOAN ON DLAMON Dt, WatCH! 0.00038 aearaas elty stocks, ‘and mortgages, bills of ex- ye at No. 103 Nasseu street, room oe pS Na ee § 40 0 TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORT- e gage, in several sums; or would take city and country mortgages ‘at par if the hold- ers ‘take first clase stocks bonds in part pay- ment. Mortgages bought and sold. C. R. TOTTEN, No. 5 William street. 11 0, —THE ABOVE AMOUNT OF STRIC ¢ $ 00 ely first class business notes may be of, a SUTTON, 34 Codar'stre TO 920—G0oD ac. Aive, go-ahead men wanted to sell an article by from $8 to $12 per day is made by our agents at time. Please and On diamonds, watches, yale valuable wat ”, and personal er boi Mt for highest "oo Falion strech, very emesia, by early application to A. 88 the call examine our goods, prices. B. Wi , 34 Codar —A FEW MORE at 290 Broadway, room 12. room, from 8A. M. to4 P.M. one door tol P. M. and 4to7 P. M. per cent allowed on all sums, of this institution are securely penne adel per: ed New York, worth double the emount loaned, and in bonds of this city. CALEB 8. WOODHULL, President. W. M. Purse, MD. Vax Pur, } Vice Presidents. v. Secretary. Peeihen oth pianofortes, dry goods, iy watches, plate, piano ry gondn, ms, ure, or any other at 304 Broadway, cor- oer of Duane Aas fees, Tea room No. nd atrictest confidence and honor may be relied upon. Braneb office, 84 West Sixteenth street. McLOUGHLIN & O'NEILL. ONEY 30, Tas oe PLATE, wat es, jewel wines al ta, and ersonal Wopaeky ob avaty Cesnripiion, Ge rehased. Business prompt, and cenfidential. Apply CASEY & CONLEY, the Empire Loan and Agency 0 fice, No. 128 Nassau street, opposite the Nassau Y DEPARTMENT, N. 0. November pr Popes will be received at this o! uatl 10 o'clock A. of the 20th of December next, for the arehase of $111,000 bonds issued by the State of North lina, under an act of Assembly for the construction of the Weldon and Gaston railroad, and for the improve. iment of the navigation of the Neuse and Tar Hivers They are by express enactment exempted taxatios for any purpose. They will bear date the lst of July, 1864, ‘will run ten years, and will have coupons,at- tached for the interest at six per cent per'‘anuum, pay- able the first days of seoeer) enc vay Fe each 4 Both interest and principal will be payable at the of the Republic, in the city of New York, unless where the purchaser prefers to have them paysble at the Trea- bie’ buhoade ig ‘They will be issued in sums of $1,000 Parties bit will please address their lotters, en- dorsed “Pro is for ferth Carolina Stocks,” to the | ‘at Raleigh, N.C. They will also state in fands they propose to pay. The bids will be opened on the 20th of ber next, in the presence of the Governor, Secretary azd Com r of the State, and_G, W. Mordecai, President of the Bank of the State of North Carolina. . The wude reserves the right of accepting such bids, in whole or in part, as he deem most adyantagaous to the State, Successful ders will be required, as soon as informed of the sc- eeptante of th their bids, with the accracd interest from the Ist of rth Caro- bids, to depesit in bank the amount of State, aad the ama) may be had on application wn and De Rossett, city Public Treasurer of North Carolin. at this office, or to Messrs. of New York, election will take place on Monday eveaing, the ‘Sth instant, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Wm. H. Ackeman, Engineer of the Harlem district, between the hours of 7and 12 P.M. The returns wil be received at the office of the Chief Engineer, between the hours of 7 and 9 P. M., on the evening of the 10th. FRANCIS BOYRYONE, ‘Inspectors. WRIGHT SEAMAN, LEARY, N. B.—Blank returns can be had at the office of the | Chief Engineer, and a Commissioner of Deeds will be in attendance on the evening of the 19th, for the accom- modation of the officers of the departmen THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD— Sir—We beg to assure you that it is with much re- Tuctance we feel constrained ouce more to present our- selves before the public’ in vindication of our reputa- tion and standing 4s an organization connected with the Fire Department of New York. When we ave assailed in a public journal, no other course is left open for our acoption, but te appeal to the community through the medium of # like channel, in justification of our conduct | and character; and the invariable fairness which you have ever exhibited of giving « hearing to both siles, induces us to hope that we will not ask at your haads iv vain an opportunity to vindicate ourselves. The le- gislature in its wisdom, has made ample provision for the punishment of slanierous malignity, but the petty spite which cloaks itself beneath an editorial ‘we can | uly be adequately dealt with by an exposure, in. ome | widely circulated journal of standing and respectability, such as the New York sup. In the Mer: cury of last Sunday, there is a contemptible, malicious and underhanded attack upon the ruembers of Hook and Ladder Company No. 11. It is written under the guise of a sympathising provest ggainst, or qualification of, what the writer terms “Points in relation to Hook and Ladder Company No. 11;” a tommunication which he informs us was sent to the Mercury, without any signature, and does not care Sto give this docament publicity.” However, it fur- s the vim of the slanderer, by embracing ‘in sub- stance every one of the base accusations contained in the “Polnta,” for we have that precious document. be- fore us, and it certainly is as unlike tho ordinary form | of communications to pudlic journals as any piece of | paper ould well be. The document is writiea in pencil, Without apy superseription or address, containing merely the heads of gross and scurrilous charges; it has all the appearance of memoranda intended as suggestions to jog the memory of one who proposed to wite “apou a pre-determined subject, rather thaa that of an ordinary ramunication to a public newspaper. Dut, sir, so far ax we are personally concerned, everything inthe uo- cusment referred to, and everything in the Mercury's article giving a color to its malignant spirit, we brand as alow, base and unmitigated falsehood. We had hoped that in the compiete statemeni—to whica you so kindly guve publicity last week—of the nefarious practices of | some party who bas been swindling the comraauity in our nime, an entire and satisfactory refutation of any suppose participation in those transactions was therein contained. We are concerned to observe that neither the correspondent (?) of the Meroury nor the writer in that paper appears to be so. if the Mercury man feels interest which he so constantly expresses for ney and wellbeing of the Department, why would Lo not give an insertion in his paper to the vindi- cation of out character, which you, Sir, 40 liberally extended to us last week? Had our declining to ve malcted for a chance to set ourselves right before the public through the columns of the Mercury, any- thing to do with its reiteration of old avd éxploded fabrications? As to that we cannot ay; but in all truth and justice, it is really too bad that a paper which, to some extent, is an exponent of the views of the Fire Department of the city; at all events, constant chronicler of their proceedings, aud citenlating somewhat largely among the members of the depart: went, should give apy countenance to such malignant insinuations as those suggested by the man of the cints,”” coincide with the Mercary’s m, that much money has been collected “down some plundering swindler, which has never nted for to ws. All that we fully set forth in ent of Inst week, But the suggestion, how- Merenry’s anonymous correspondent, adopt- money euough has beeu collect- ep our att ever, oft ed by the editor, that ed down town, for the beactit of No. 11, to build a palace upon Fifth avenue,” is one of those wild assertions which, from their absurdity, bear their refutation on their face, We bave no palace; but we venture to as- vert, as an incontestible fact, that there are very fow, if ny, companies in the city who can exlibit a cleaner, beiter furnished, and more properly ordered truck house than No. ILean. We have not aspited to luxuries, but we Lave to the attainment of as much efficiency in our or- ganiration as assidcous endeavor could secure. Nor, sir, have we depended alone “ upon help from the basi: ness men in the lower part of the city.” We umbesiiat ingly assert that there is not a member of the company whose means have not been largely taxed in order to defray the expense attendant upon the furnist ing ‘of our house. With ‘the dishonesty of some of the late officera’? of the company, we have nothing todo; but the insinuation that the present mom- x8 01 the company have warried reputable peculation,” we te with scorn and indiguation. We challenge the man who ‘does ”’ the fire articles in the Meroury, be his name Smith, Jones, Drown or Robinson, or any one elee either, to prove that No, 11's men do not conduct themselves, Doth in and cut of their house, in a peaceable and orderly manner, the hint about “the doings in the house ’” he contrary notwithstanding, ‘Then, again, the Mereury spenks of the necessity of an stigation. We have never expressed the slightest tion tow thorough investigation of all the charges which petty mal rom time to timo, indulged in against us, As 4 examination of all and every one of thom, is of ail other things what we most anx- jously desire. Woe slo not court darkuess—our allairs and our setions we are perfectly willing should stand forth in the noonday ight of a complete public inquiry; and we will go moat cheerfully, at any moment, before a committee of the Common Council, or other proper an- thorities, and meet—and we know we shall successfully —any accusation affecting our honor and character as citizens, or standing as inombers of the Fire Department of the city of New York. Nothing do wo more desire. We trust, sir, that we shatl not be again necessitated to come before the community, throngh the mediam of the press, in vindication of car character from baseless at- taeks, whieh are either the emanations of a disappointed or # wilful and malicious spirit; but that we may bo permitied to go on in our career ag tiromen, with euch creuit and efficiency a8 energy aad yood juct, cau ig- Kure. Respectfully yours, ; ‘a JOnN RDABOGK, Foreman, 4 | landt and Libert; G@IvTs FOR THE HOLIDAYS. reopen reer 449 Broadway, sent Pee ag amg tg &e., ke., will be sold wi OLIDAY PRESENTS.—FAN' roleaux, bonbonaires, nets, ant, Paris, for cash, OLIDAY PRESENTS.—3. my, 7 Reade street, has ys a new extensive ‘of ladies’ children’s aud Indies’ wardrobe’. im great variety aud style, headdresses; infants, and robes-de-cham! sold at prices to suit ing, the the prevent ging fbb “ i 4 5 iS 5 5 j F i EF | : i i t [ ¥ 4 | ic if i 2 Fi 3 F i z F rf : l i zi i el | 2 E Fil a = to house oP Now You their advant ‘to call, DRY GOODS, &. 1 9) 00 FALL RIV! COMFORTABLES FoR ‘! beds, seven sizes, all flied with pure cot- ton and well made. Prices range from one dollar up- wards; no deviation. Also a large stock of blankets st very low prices, at the dry goods store of THOMAS TATE, 86 orner of Greene street. THIRD AVENUE.—IMPORTED WOVE CORSETS. Ladies should remember Mra. GAYNOR’S best. French wove corsets are made expressly for her, and that for elegance and ease in fitting they are unsurpass- ed, while her prices are only half usually charged. 45 Third avennue, near Tenth street. 45 THIRD AVENUE.—HANDSOME COLLARS FOR New Year’s; also, bands, sleeves, under hand- kerchiefs, &e. THOS. H. GAYNOR has just cleared from. the Custom House an elegant selection of the above goods, which be must dispose of before New Year’s, at extraordinary low prices. Beautiful collar at 5s. 6d, 45 Third avenue, near Tenth street. SACRIFI IN THE PRICE OF DRY GOOD3 HAS: been made since last Monday, at the Bowery Savings Store, 126 Bowery, in consequence of which we have been obliged to employ more Bands, and also as a. consequence we have been enabled to bay out the atock of a jobber deeli ving (2) business— and we are eontiouing the sacrifice—we still continue to give bargains; for in- stance, flannels at 15 pence, recently sold at 26 centa; twilled white do. at 18 pence, recently sold at 373; cents, beautiful amall plaid silks at 50 cents, recontly sold at $1; heavy Whitney blankets at $3, recently sold at $5; heavy Bath blankets at $450,’ recently sold at $7. Every article in proper tee. A few more hands could findemploy. Call at nine he Fae! eer ANKRUPT SALE OF DRY GOODS.— Worsted plaids, only 123, cents per yard. Pillow Case Union linen, five quarters, only 15 cents. Corded silks, 2s. 6d. and 3s. per yard. Broche long shawls, $13, $15 and $18. JUST HALY VALUE. Ladies’ cloths, velvets, damaged blankets, dc., ko. OLIVER MOW! Y, 142 Canal street. (RENCH EMBROIDERIES, AT prices.—A fine assortment of collars, collars , and chemisettes and alee jsconet and muslin, for sale ., 161 Broadway, up stairs, . @ EY. MANUFACTURERS? aud: penta,’ fi Lt in HERZ, & Broadway, corn 7, Deceinber holiday season, the following ins in re Plaid and striped silk dresses at $4 50, $600, $7 50, $9 00, $11 00, $13 00 and 915.00 the dress pattern; very rich brocade silks, $2000; rich _mouseline de luing’ froin. and upwards; Saxony plaids, $2 00 the dress aud upwards; French prints at 1s. per yard; Freneh merinos. av bs. per yard. A large stock of rich’ embroideries at. one balf the cost of importation. Scotch plaid and French broche shawls from $3 00 sii upwards; aad & variety of other goods at equ w prices. Jy Sista ke CU,, 356, 786 and 168 Broadway. am AMES GRAY & C€0., 720 Broadway, Have received, per s.esmer§Union, several cases of new silke, black and colored moire antique, a full assortment of rich flounced robes; also striped and plaid vatencias, French poplin, etc., otc., etc. J. G, & Co., having been- unfortunate at ther late opening, in having bad their store robbed of a large quantity of silks, their Europeans. buyers have now sent them a very extensive assortment. of the richestand most desirable dress goods to be found in the French market, all of mrnich, though the ver; latest Parisian styles, will be offered at pint htt low prices, The cases will be opeaed this morning, ADIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE!—THE BEST SEVEN shilling kid gloves sold at five shillings! Also, the largest assortment of rich embroidered collare, aleev: and chemizettes; choice valenciennes, Maltese, Hor ton, thread and’ point d’ application laces, and the greatest variety in rich dress and cloak trimmi at plurh, moirée antique and brocade welvet, at eavosd prices, by HENRY RICK, 74 Canal street, ICHMOND’S, NO. 369 BROADWAY.—BEING OUR ‘anneal custom at this season, we reguce the whole of our rich stoek of ermbroidertes and lace goods to manufacturers’ prices. Doing largely in this business, Indies will find the shapes, styles, quahty and variety worthy of their notice. Mrs, Richmond would alao state that ker styles of caps, head dresses, mouroing and made up goods far exceed in taste this season all her former exertions. Another case of embroidered colored. hed handkerchiefs by next steamer; priee from 10s. to $5, OMETHING NEW.—MILLER & GRANT, 371 BROAD- way, have just received point collars and sleeves to match; the eae is entirely new, being very light, dressy and juat introduced; very appropriate for boli y Pie sents. Also, Bgnssels, Guipure, Honiton and in, laces in great variety; embroidered collars, sleeves, handkerchiefs, &e., in full assortment. Our. Ddeing. relected at the Pan of manufacture for first class trade, are choiee in style and at prices much belowany- thing ever before offered. FIREMENDOUS REDUCTION IN PRICES, AT TORD & TAYLOR'S. Tn consequence of the lateness of the reason, and in- order to close our present IMMENSE STUCK OF DRY GOODS, ‘We are now prepared to offer to our customers greater inducements than any ever before presented, ‘THR CLOSING SALES OF TH SEASON will commence Monday, December 18th, and be con- tinned until the end of the mouth, t being our intention. to dispose of the entire stock in both stores DURING THE HOLIDAYS. ‘These goods having beon purciased with all the ad- vantages of ; BARD TIMES PRICES, will be sold ata very small advance on the coat, and purchasers are invited to avail theaiselvys of this oppor- ity to secure bars BARGAINS. Our stock consists in part of— Rich plaid and striped silks, Very rich dress silks, plain and figured, (Parisstyles.) Hezant white, pink and blue brocades and satine, for evening dresves. French oes and cashmeres—every color and quality. Paris a 1 Manchester prints, Prilliant cashmere and Scotch woollen pluida, Faglish merinoes, printed de laines and coshrneros—ame immense quantity, Englisb, Welsh and printed flannels. ALSO, Cloaks and mantillae—of the most approved designs. Dlick and colored satins and «ilk velvets—overy width and quality for cloaks. Lyons and Vienna broche long and square shawls—s, very large sasortment, of the latest mode. it Veftes Other descriptions of shawls, in great va! - LOND & TAYIOR, id price: BNO BECE™ 55, 257, 250 and 261 Grand street, and New Nos. 47 and 49°Catherine etreet. WINTER FASHIONS, UY YOUR FURS OF THE NEW YORK SUR COM- pany.—Herzog & Newman have just reevived by Bieamship Union a superb assortment of rogal: ermino, Tibein sable, mink and stone marten, all manufactured: expressly for Broadway trade. Ladies roquiriny should call before pure! ing eleewhere. cleaned, , repaired and exchanged on the mest Tenconable terms at 401 Broadway, corner of Walker st hs OF ALL NATIONS.—FALL, FASIIONS READY ‘at BOOS & JACOBOWICZ, 307 Broadway, first floor, ‘tween Walker and White, 'Ladies purchasing faney furs, should visit the above maauwlactory, where ther can peleet from the Inrgest and most varied assortment ofail kinds, Furs cleaned, repaired, and altered to the present fasion, on moderate terms” furs furs 2 EXTRA PAY. U 8. NAVY SAILORS AND OTHERS.—EXTRA PAY promptly paid, bounty land warrants obtained, pone it and pensions propured, balances due hetern. “of docensed U.S. seamen col and al}. kinds of clainw agnidatthe W. 8, recover by ~— Agent aud ate Py : BINT, Jato Pymner Ui Mary, 67 Wal strveh