The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1864, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘Tuxspay, Dec. 21-6 P. M Outside of the gold room this hag been, on the whole, @ dull day in Wall street, and the predisposition to inacti- vity inauoed by the decline of gold was assisted by the tuclemency of tbe weather. Afier Sberman’s announcement of the capture of Ba vanpah and the rumored all of Fort Fisher, at the mouth of Wilmington harbor, bad beea discussed in town yester day, risk speculation in gold set in, and she price touched 208}, among the operators ia and around the Fifth Aveoue Hotel But this morniug the market assumed a firmer tone. The escape of Hardee's army was regarded as an unfavorable feature in the in- Celligence trom Sherman, and doubts were tbrown over the reported capture of Fort Fisher, The opening price was 214, and it continued im the ascendant til! half-past one, after whwh it remained steady, The quotation, were:— On the Stock Exchange shares, railway and miscellaneous which before’ the meeting of the board were depressed, sympathized to some extent witn the course of gold; but the market generally was duli and steady. The closing sales at the first board showed a decline from those of Saturday in Kae of 155 York Central 3, Hudson River 19 Reading %, Micbigan Central 1, Micbigan Southern 3, Burlington and Quiacy ,Obio and Mississippi certificates 1. Cleveland ana Pittsburg advanced 3, Chicago and Northwestern 5, Rock Island 1}, Fort Wayne %, Quick. sliver 3s. Ilinols Centra! was steady. Government se- cur ities were quiet. Coupoa sixes of 1881 weresteady. Coupon five twenties improved 4, new issue +. Coupon ten forties declined ds. State stocks, railroad bonds and bank shares were dutl. ‘The tarcleseness of tho printers Of the stock list was this morn!ng shown In tue report of the sales at the Brat Doard, which was beaded “Second Board, December 26." At Ube open board at one o'clock the market was stronger, but inactive, and at the second rogular board it was steady, but duil. As compared with the closiog ales of the morning, Erie advanced %, York, Ceo tral 4, Reading 4, Michigan Central X, Cleveland aud Pittsburg Lv, Northwestera 4, Fort Wayne % Rock Island declined 4, Hudson River 34, Mariposa 1. Illinois Central, Michigan Soutbern and Quicksilver were steady Government securities covtinued quiet, Coupon sixes of 1881 decifued 4. Coupon tive-twenties and ten-forties wore steady. ‘At the open board at hali-past three the market was generally bigher. Mariposa, however, dectined 1, making a fail of 4% since the first sale of the morning. The supply of loanable funds has diminishea, and there is & moderately active demand for moncy on call at seven per cent, chiefly from speculative bolders of gov- ernmest securities, who avail themselves of y upwacd turn of the market to work of a part of their stocks, and so they depress quotations. The policy of the Treascry with regard to gold bearing securities is oot yet announced, and the public fa teo distrustiul of it to venture upon active subscriptions or speculation without official information on the subject, It is, however, believed that bir Feasen- den will withdraw the ten-forty loam atan early day, although #0 notification to that effect has yet been made. ‘The statement of the Ciearing House banks for the week snows the very large decrease in the deposit line Of $5,759 426, mainly in consequence of the undue specu Tation im the ten-forty loan last week. The loans also sbow a decrease «f $66,923, which shows a certain amount of calling in, but which is small considering the reduction of deposits. The specie bas ‘also Georeased tu the extent of $263,327, and therefore ‘the statemont is the least favorable one wo have had for ome months If we may judge by his late report and telegrams from ‘Washingtow; the Secretary of the Treasury is ia favor of meeting temporary withdrawals of currency from tho @reat centres by fresh issues; but, as nothing could be more ‘atal to the financial welfare of the country, It is to De bope that Congress will place the furtber inflation of our paper money system beyond the power of the bead Of the Treasury. By the suspension of the periodical statements of the Condition of the national debt the peoplesre blinded with an to it, and the impaired confidence resulting the: SiG would ver "hi f'tow stated tbat the unpaid Tezul” @itions amount to the enormous eum of searly two bun dred millions, and therefore the Treasury is io urgent heed of more money than the receipts from fhterual reve ‘nue of the sale of securities produce; for tbe latter bas fallen off largely since the middie of last week, with the omisstoa to withdraw the second balf of the ten-forty ‘two bundred millions joan, as was expected. Subscriptions to the jatter are now all but entirely stopped; for the bonds are purchas: in the street and op the Stock Excbange at less than the government price Of par and interest; while the seven-thirty notes are lan Guishing under the prevailing uncertainty. The govern meot mast by its policy maintain the market prices of the securities already issued, or the demand for new iasues cannot bet suifer accordingly, as at present. Instead of directing his eflorts to the appreciation of the ourrenoy, with a view to the gradual resumption of Specie payments within no very long time, the Secretary Of the Treasury appears disposed to resort to pernicious palliatives, which, if adopted, could only reeult in mak dog the more certain aud disastrous the fipancfal revul- Bion in which the present policy sooner or later threatens © Itmyclve tbe couniry, while military successes, awhich should be regerded as furpishing @ fitting opportunity for restoring our depreciated currency ‘to a firmer basis, are apparently jooked upon as excuse: for adding to the weight of the evils under which the country already groans. The supply of first class commercial paper is light, and the genera! discount rate varies from eight to ten per cont The foreign exchange market is dull, and rates tend in favor of buyers. Bankers’ sterling, at sixty days, is Quoted at 1093; © %; at three days, 110% a %. Mer. chants’ bills, 108 a ‘The disposition among the State banks to reorganize sunder the National Bank act is gaining strongth, not only Abroughout the country, but in this city. Io addition to the lak of Commerce, the Bavk of the Republic, the Dark, the Broadway and the Mercantile banks are said to ‘be contemplating the change from the old to the new System Considering that at the date of the last return © the Comptrolicr of the Currency the paper issues of (ebe national banks amounied to $74,390,420, within oc long time we may expect to sce the country deluged with ‘the full amount of three hundred millions autborized by the act. The subscriptions to the seven and three-tenths loan feceived at the First National Back to-day amounted to 8107,700, The same bank paid $1,150,000 in Treasury rafts. The subscriptions to the eame joan for the week at the Wietn National Bank were $634 360. | Youterday was observed as « close holiday on the [Peok Exchange, in the gold room and in Wall street, and fhe down town streets generally were doseried by tbe Poancial, mercantile and speculative community. ‘A cofrespondeut sends us tbe follow ing:— There irs to be some misapprehension on the part Jof the community with reference to the nationalizing of Staje banks. As thiogs now stand it would appear Miffoult to see it stem pre- Bouts greater advantages . Sbould be Supreme Court of the United States (in January) decide, as tM te thought i probably will, ‘asin’ the Piste taxation of the United States stock cla med ‘a5 part Pi capital, would it Dot be simply vecessary for the Btate Be enforce ‘on the spot’ the tax against ihe individual ystock boldera om personal property protected by its lawe ‘ard at ite proper e right to inspect the stock Kpense’ Anseséor Das Bist of apy bank, State or mational, at sii t Been by the foliowing extract of the am: Mienk act, and the equality of the taxation w: Bpparent as indicated in section 41 of the sam which Bays: — Provided pothi this act sha be ebar any of the y person or body corport jocluded iv the valuation of the personal property or corporation the assessment imposed by or ander State sutbority where such bank i located, and ere, but bot at a greater rate than upod other moneyed capital in the hands of dividual oltizens of such 8 Provided forther, that ne (ax #o imposed under the Iaws of any Stale upoo the hares Of any of the aesociations authorized by thie act | DOL @x08ed the rate imposed upon the sharea iu ©f the decks orga under authority of the State coated, Provided also, tl mpt the real estate vunty Or municipal taxes, to th to ite value, a8 other real esiate And be It further enacted, of every such association et & full and correct list mbor of shares held by each, in , 0 ite business in led: and such ist fs! be mubjeot to the inapection of all the shareholders ot ceed iors of the association, and the [-c€ Ve annonn toxes under State aatborit pours of @xen day In which business ma & ed, aud h copy Of Buel List, 0g Uae Bret Monday rot “huly | Greenwich. Caen EEE NE EEEEEEEEEEEE orem in each year, the'eath of such president or caabr, sell beiranomlted te the Opeptclier 0 Ae Curreacy.”” ‘Phe (o'lowingtable shows the totals of the col of the associated banks of this city on the first Saturday of each month during the present year, with those of the past two weeks:— Loans. Specie. Circulation, Jen. 9 $174.714.465 25,161,935 6,103,331 ee Feb + 163 078 846 14 762 i 349,042 Mu -, rs 182,265,483 6.933.249 155,' 945 + 203,008,181 6,795,908 111,151,297 192,881, 6,604) 163" 562,197 196,740,609 5.180,639 174,618,367 + 193,089,016 4,152,017 154,989 B44 185, 963,507 4,592,728 153,279,263 189 414,631 4,200,950 151,068,566 + 185,896,837. 4,157 823 145) S16, yf 187,378,510 3'850,463 153,920,4 196,362 _507 8,670,221 123432990 dec. ii. 204,479,016 457,034 169,566,335 Dec. 24, 203,512,008 20,600,441 8,383,346 153,805,909 ‘The deviations {com the returns of the previous week are as fotlows:— Decrease tn loane...+++ Tecreage in specie Tecrease in owculation. Decrease in deposits..... The transactions at the Sub Treasurer's office u this city to @ay “were as follows:— Receipts for customs — receipts, hoot} ay ments, + 8,996, Balance « 668,270 Subsor (piions to ‘government loan.... 162,650 It ts stated that there ts a movement among some of the State banks of this city to organize under the Datioual system, The Park Bank, Beak of the Republic, Broadway Bank and Mercantile Bank, are among the number that are reported to have taken measures for securing the consent of their stoukholders to the transfer of the assets under the new system. The Chicago and Northwesteru Railroad earned during the week ending on the 2iut iust, $131,754, against $79,993 for the same time last year, The joorease is pearly sixty-five per cept. 3, : The anthracite coal trade ta Pennsylvania is about ‘over for the year 1864. The Miners’ Journal of Saturday last saye:— ~ There will bs a protty general stoppage of collieries until acter the holidaya to make repairs, &c. The Maba- noy and Broad Mountain Railroad stopped on Thursday, sad wul not probabiy resume travsportatton for tea days cx two weeks. The trade for the year which is nearly closed shows ac incre.se ef ouly 382,000 tons iv anthra- cite, and avout 70,000 tons of semi-antbeacite, makiog an inereuse in the sapply over last yoar of about 452,000 toug, independent of the Cumberland trade and foreiga importations, This is a much smaller increase than Was auticipated, The total value of foreign exports from the port of Baltimore for last week amounted to $39,467. The receipts into the Treasury of California during the fifteenth fiscal year of the State’s organization, ending June 30, 1464, were. $2,096 437 Eypeuses 2,093,228 Receipts exceed expenses.....+ . —This 1s the first time for many years that the State has been able to make both ends meet. The total debt on the Ist of December, 1864, was $4,910,187, in which is not included the oid Indian war debt, which 1s practically repudiated, as successive Tegisatures bave refused to make apy provision for ite payment. The shipments of gold from California this year, to the 234 of November, foot up as follows: — shipments, 1864, Same time, 1563. Excess this year....0s...cssesceeeee coos $L0,688,422 The following tabie shows the amount of treasure brought to this port from Callforuia during the presvat year, avd the date of each arrival: 1,884, Mitsta‘eee + 380,544 + 795'125 + 662,741 -$12.952.967 The annexed figures show the aggregaie smount of eid brought from California to this port vy zea tm cack year since 1854:— $16,533,116 41 682,524 $38,490,409 10, bbT t To $2000 US 6's, 81, cou nex 1000 US6's.'6-20, 100 do 500 do. 200 do 100 Hudson 100 do... £000 Missouri 6” 600 Reading RR. 15000 Ob10 & M 1000 dy 2000 Mich So zd fate 95° 200 do. 10 Michigan C 300 do. { bds 106 4thm 80 2000 Chic &AL lst m 106356 22000 Maripoes Lat m 9° i 10000 Mariposs 2000 McG A Wistm 79 100 10 abs Central N Bk 105 350, Ale ona 212% 100 Til Cen a2 20 300 asetious 8458 25 Quicksilver MgCo 100 do. 95 100 do. 800 Scbuy lett] Coal 300 =. Mg Co. 200 do joo Atlantic ‘Mail $8C0 100 Ashburton wae 1 ite ‘Chi, But SECOND BOARD. Har rast Two o'CLoce P.M. $10000 UR6's,5-20enis 108% 100 ehs Readiog RR. 114% U86’s, 1881 cou 116% 100 Mich Gea Bh 880 216 61000 ize Usb 16-49 400 jon “i -b80 1) ‘ 200 MichSou Wind Ri rox 10000 Am cold. «860 214 100 lll Con RR... 200 nbs Canton Co. . 100 Camb Coal pret. 100 do.. i 100 = do 270 Quickailver Mg Co do B30 a 100 Del, Lack & Whe 230 200 Piste, FEWACDIRR 108% O..4.6 108, 300 50 Tel & ‘nad Canal. 16 Erie RR.. 160 do 240 40.. 100 200 ao 100 200 o. 100 200 Hudson Ri New York City Banke, Dec. 24, 1864. nike. Loans Specie. Ciroul’m aAmerion......$10,528,065 1,778,983 697 8,937,497 ron Exchange. . 10,424,633 1,074 037 22780 7,084,725 1,298,710 * 68 3 Browder 6,900,184 806,171 Butchers &brov 2: iesaone lug 126 2, Dry Book. East Riv Lanther Masat., Manu. & Morch. 4 B91 AG Marine... Market, Merchants’ Ex.. 2, 854, 6T Mec. & Tradora’ 2" one 3962 Dercantile.. ++ 1,625,002 N. Y, County. 617,408 160 North River..,, 1,566,403 50,080 | 135,399 North America. 3,605,064 186 157,858 120,706 65, 993, 515,454 Total... 808 1 08 9.00441 8.38 48 846 153,805,009 Exchangos {¢ the weet wok soding Deo TT Dea Ite $517, 684,142 27 we lor w Rote an DOs 386 Exchanges for me tiny n Balances for the Peeps ouciag 11. Balances for the week eadiog Deo. 24... a CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Tousspay, Dec. 27—6 P. M. Asuzs.—Receipts, 20 bbis, Market inactive and prices bomiaal. Bunavercres.—Receipts, 10,749 bbls flour, 719 bbis. and 684 bags corn meal, 8,982 busbels corn, 4,607 do, oats and LITdo, barley. The flour market.was again very dull, with prices tending downward, The actual sales to day were upon a basis of a decline of 10c.,and had there beon a resort to forcing business a further con- siderable reduction would have been necessary. Specuia- tion’ ts entirely dead and exports unprofitable, Sales 6,0%0 bbls, State and Westero, 900 Southern and 400 Canada; also 100 bbls. chotco rye flour at $9 35, and 40 punoheocns Brandywine meal at $41. We quote: Superfine State apd Western flour. 2 Ps & > ° m 3 Extra State. 95 010 Choice State [1015 a 10 25 Common to +10 00 10 40 Extra round hoop Obi 10 90 a 11 05 Western trade brands 110 2 00 Extra St. Lou 11 00 5 00 Common Soutbe: 0 60 2 00 Fancy and extra d 12 10'8 15 00 Common Cana 16 00 0 15 Good to choice an 10 20 & 12 00 Rye flour, surerfine, 28508 950 Corn meal, bbis > 8 50 975 Corn meat, ‘punc 740 00 a 41 00 —The wheat market the absence of business, prices are entirely nom! Buyers would vot ofler within Se, of Saturday’s prices. Rye was also ne- giected Bar'ey was in fair request, with sales of 6,000 bushels at $2 05 for Canada West. Parley malt was ‘ull aod pomioe!. The corn market was quiet, with sales of 13,000 bustels at $1 76a$1 80 for ne yollow Jorsey, $1 85 for old and new yellow and Southern mixed, and nominally $1 88 a $1 91 for mixed Westerv. Oats wore Ormer, with a fair demaod at 98c. a $1 for Canads, $1 04 for state, 20d $1 05 a $1 06 for Western, et: NDLES —Adamantive have ruled very quiet, and we only to note @ sale of 250 boxes on private terms. pt and pacent quiet as Lh pe ee? Cotton.—Ibe reported capture 000 bales at Savan- nab, comblaed with by fan. of eo, ed 8 depressing emtect upon the market to day, when prices jod fully 8c perld., withouty a moderate demand. The inquiry was chieliy from sptonera, while speculation wes brougot toastaud. The sales compr bales. Optand, Mobile, 105 105 103 W] 15 116 Good . ut 1 119 Corras —Dsepite the fall in in ‘the market was more nese ‘and firmer, with sates of 300 bags Maracaibo at 20c. gold, 1,260 bags Kio ou priv do at 48c. at 44c., fair at 42460. a48c , ordin good cergoes at 416. a 42%c. 48c. 2 60¢ ; Maracaibo at 420. 2 45c... ail four months: St. Dominga at 40, of Rioon the 27th day of December, 354, 48 332 bags; dav. Te 000 mats and 970 government bags; Babia, § 216 br , 7,227; other deacriptions, 6,324 bags. » Co: PER. Very Itttic busivess bas been consummated since onr eh report od the market was fully so easier, owing to the gold. Toe ouly sales we heard of wore 30. 000 Ths, Baltimore at 496, Cocoa. Nothing of moment was doing, and prices wore nominal. Devas asp Dres.—We poreenin ie report sales of 5 tons soda ash at 6 Kc. eh. oda at 120, @ 12 \c., and 200 kegs Phi Radi at 10c.; also 16 goon, 4al node it dc. & digc., and 200 tbe. genning o= pri- Frurr.—Since our inet report thore bas beea but ver {ithig doing, the holidays interfering @ith business.” we only to report small sales of filberta at 2io. layer raising at $6 20 a $6 25, dried citron at 360,, and 75 baif boxes sardines at 67c,; alzo 60 bbiss currants at 20360. a 20%. Tian,—The eales of dry cod during the past three days have been very lizht, ali trom store, the market con- Guoing bare of floating parcels, Sales wees nF 800 to 1,000 quintels cag cd ve i Georg $3 50.0$8 Bank. aul, wk axles of, 600 8 it or No. rey hore, and $16 75 a $13 75 for No.1la2bay. lo box herring there bas been rather more dotog and firmer, with gales of @ 55c. for scaled and ‘58., and per neutral, 260 tierces dos, per poutral, 150 boxes tobacco at 208. To Hong Kong and Shangbae 200 tons ooal at $14 Moxtoan; and to Havana, per steamer, lard and bacon at Ic, Doe 10, . gold. A bark of 820 tons, from Philadelphia to cola, coal, at $14. A ship, 1,083 tous, to Coina, on 34a tons’ to Buen.s Ayres and Rosario, ratiroad cara, aod hips to Port Royal, on private terms, Baas. ‘Market quiet, with saies of only 80 bales Gunsy Crom a quiet, acd we have no gales of mag- nitude to report. Hipes.—Consequent upon the holiday there bas been very little doing since our last, aod we have only to port sales of 2,000 dry Buenos Ayres, 22 ib: it 2,700 Montevideo, 22 'iba., and 3,000 do. Maracaibo, 211)s., oa Private terms. Wo quote dry bides ov o basis of 220 per cent for gcld:—Buenos Ayres, 3c. a 37c.; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, 35¢ Rio (Grande, 30. a Sic.; a’ 330. ; Cali. B3c. a 830. ; © ie 5 Watamoros, 30c. soe Tampico, 9c. 80c. ; Bogota, 30c ; feaibo, 200 a 3c. Babin, 256 @290.; Porto Cabell 29¢,; Truxilio, 27¢ a 28c.; Rio Hache, dry Pi 2 Eo.; Curacos, 21¢. a 23c.;St, Domingo a Fort au Platte, 2lc. a 23c.; Western, 250, a 26¢.; Mino 5 ‘and Rio Grande ips, Ste. errs Leone, 38c. @ 30c.; Gambia and Bissau, 28c. a 290. : Zanzibar, 24c. a 260. ors —Tbhe market continues firm, under a goot de. mand aud a continued s:arcity of the prim T inquiry is chiefly from con-amers, while caportare are boiding off somewhat. The sales to-day were some 200 40c. @ 50c,, with some fancy at ve for 1864, and Sc. for old, with some as high as 400. —Sbipping was without material change, while in fair demand at previous quovations. mand was only limited, with the ten y . aod we bave ooly to note sales of chetts Madras at $160 « $1 55, and 10 cercous Guatemain at or about $2 68, cheats Bengal on private torres. Lasp.—Pig was va ae and lower, Bgooy var) hav- ted at Ldc. w 14340, to 142¢0. tor foreign. —Hemlock—The market bas been American, 300" = = retail lots wert Ixpico,—Thy dency down: jaite a a fornia, ee se 28e 2890, Or! middies, 353¢c. a 30. ; all kinds and weights, 25 moderate iuneed perceptible iy. the market ruled very firm, with smatl sales Of Porto Hico at $1.10, New Oricans $135 a$1 50, and boo nausonvad Hc. 8 O11s,.—Of ernde fish Ho rales have transpired, holders poms $160 for crude whale and $210 fer crude sperm. Holders of Iinsced are very firm aod demand $1 45, with, bower = at this price, fac tured off remain m at $215 for lard, $1 78 for bloached and wnblenced winter, whale, $2 40 for bieached Paoviscows, —Kece! y market for pork to-day, and Ay rate igher prices, Th les On the spot ‘comprised 9,000 bis. at $30 a $89 50 for 1863-4 meen, cash and regular way, cloning at $39 25 reguiar, $40 75 @ $41 FO for new mee, $35 26 for 04 $38 @ $99 for prime meas. Also, for fature deliver: 200 bbis, new meses for February, seller's and buyer's option, at $42 0 $42 75 3,800 do new mess for bye ore 8 Option, at $42 50, 4 Inte on Saturday 1,000 bbis. mew meses for’ February, at $43, buyer's option, and 1,600 bbis. do. for March, buyer's option, on p. t. The ‘bee’ market was steady, with a fair demand, Sales 800 bbls. at $19 & $22 for prime mess, and $21 50. $24 for extra mess, Beef hana were in limited demand lower, witb sales of 180 bbis, at $26 26 a $26 60. Cut meats were lose active but fteady in price, Hales 900 packages at 170. @ 1450. for shoulders, and ic. a 210. for hams. Drewmed bogs were also lower, with sales at 164¢. for Western Bacon sides were ip moder mand, with snies of 460 boxey 4 out on pt, long ribbed at 20% 6. and loug ye. Lard lower, with Only a moderate Sales 1,600 bbie at 200. 8 24}¢0. Butter de olioing, at 366. bo, for Obto, and dbc. @ 60c. for State, beavy at ibe, «240. for common to xUM.—Receipte, 1,00 bbis, The fall in gold on the Teception Of the news of the fall of favanvab, and the subsequent finctuations, unrettio! the market, and occasioned « nominal reduetion of 20. a Bo. on all kinds, About 1,000 bbis. crude sold at 60c. @ 61: mali lots re. fined, {9 bond, at 70°, and about 1,200 do. free, at Sic. 8 900,, Oa the spot, ana W2igc. @ 980, for all next month. Navan S10 —BSpirite turpentine was duli, with @ downward tendency ; small sales of Breese and American At §2 05 0 $2 10, Rosios were quiet 1 a $23 for $28 for strnined, nod #90 8 $40 for’ No. 1, dont the same, with notbi: O19 Le) t about 13%6. —Though the marret has been quiet during three doya, yet the eg wen firm, The hg f beard of was a cargo of to arrive, on ‘ate terms. bat rtp» market has ardergone me partiguler » changes stoce our last doing en scooat of the 8 less firmness obser er pepper at 44)¢e, a 45c., aud putmeg at $1 agi 8 SuGak.—The inclemency of the weather, combined with the fail tp gol mited the demand to & covsidera- xtent, and Little business was transacted was decline of fully 4. per Ib, The uly eal sales we heard of were 117 hbds, Cuba at 20c. 8 20}¢0., and 500 boxes Havana at 190, a 25¢. ReGned was less active aud lpwer— t yellow, 20X%c. a 27:Xc. for soft white, and 280, for hard, Skins —There was no joie change to note in the value for goat, the demand, however, continuing moder- transactions to deer have also been very light, jecline noted in our iast bas been fully ‘sustained, beidennd oames very firm, in consequence of the greatly ~ ced stock:—Goat—Tampico, per |b., 90c. @ 95o. Matamoros, 900. 9 95c.; Vera Cruz, fo nos Ayres, 100. @ gi Payta, 700. @ ‘TOe, & T5e,; Cape, 650. a 70, Deer—Hoadur: tao $1 05, cash; Vera Geant a $l oh i Am‘ 95c_# $1; Sam Juan, 85c. @ 950.; Bocmm 900, Sxups.—Almogt every kiad bave ruled very quiet since — and in the absence of any very large business prices are entirely nominal. ‘TaLLow was dull aod lower, with gales of 76,000 tbs. 4c. @ 1TKa.; sie 1 ARDAE She |. Of groase at 16 <0. & ite. be hater Be! pelos for ‘Tx.—Pig bas ‘very quiet, with amatl sales at 620. for Straits, but now offered at 6130. Plates — let, at mene eee ae 95 for I. ‘Topacoo.—Consequent the holidays there oor hee, been but very little doing, wind there was loss business observable than on Saturday, The business transact! comprised 824 bhas, ‘Kentooky ras 10igern Ste. and 68 bales Yara on private terms, Warsker.—' jarket wes & shade firmer, with sales 23 a $2.26 for Western, closing at a Laver OPDYKE-WEED. CONTINUATION OF THE LIBEL SUIT; | TENTH DAY OF THE PROCEEDINGS. (MORE WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE. The Riots of July and the Burning ef the Fariey Factory. HOW THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TESTIMONY OF POLICE OFFICERS. Mr. George W. Farley on the Stand. WHAT HE SAYS ON THE SUBJECT. THE DEATH OF WILLIAM CURTIS NOYSS, Remarks of Messrs. Field and Zvarts and Judge Mason. RESPECTFUL ACTION OF THE CouRT,’ &e., &0.. oe Supreme Court—Trial Term. Be‘ore Judge Mason The court openod, pursuant to adjourmmeut, at tea o’clock yesterday morning. WILLIAM W. MARSTON REOALLED, Examined by Mr. Evarts—all the maobivery and pat. terns were made at my factory; the value of the patterns In the mavbat'E contd wee O87; TOY Wee weeveeney foe making the guns; unless anybody wanted to make the same kind of gang they would not buy them; it was the original {ntention to have ssveral of the parts of the gun made outside of the establishment; this pian was soon changed; Mr. Opdyke bad expressed himself before I sold Ot } to neil Out at a loss of from $8,000 to $10,000; this was in December, 1362. Q. Will you state tothe jery how the price here set down of the model gun should be $500. A. A model guo is always secessury to manufacture hers; it ts made principally by baod, ie very Precise and accurate, and costa a great deal of money; they iy cost more than $600. Q. How toca dle frose a ‘avy of the other guas alter they have beew turned Out? A. Tt is 0 superior gun, better finianed io every respect, and indispensabie to the establishment. Q But as a weapon for the use of the soidier, bow does {t dufor from any of the other guns? A. 1 do Bet eee that there ts avy dilference; juin of $1,400 is set down ia the charges jor najonting Machinery; it is pretty ex- pensive tion; @ Concern that works night amd day i put under heavy expenses. Cross examined by Mr. Field—I sold out to Mr, Far. loy, at the suggestion of Mr. Opdyke; 1 lost over nver $10, 000; Tioft to the month of December, wi the factory was not turning out any guns, it was not then considered finisbed; | kuew how much I put in and how much I had when I left; if [bad bad to finish the tea thousand guns T think 1 should bave jost a much larger sum; the $10,000 I lost must bave been for wear aud tear, I got the full value of the macbivery and the smail tools. BXAMINATION OF CAPTAIN JONN OAMBRON. Joba jeron, Captain of the vonaechcayeneng Pot the ki oth precivet, examined by sir. F factory sliuded to im this case is in my precin early part of the of the riot the excitement became very great im our D ferent {actories were all quitting work; a gentieman came round to me for men to protect this factory; I had very few mou at the time, but sent all I could; later in the day 1 got men from the Hroadway squad and another precinct, and sent them to the armory; the mob formed one of tho largrst gatherings of infuriated mon that I saw » Sod with the hanaful of men at My disposal | did not think it rigut vo attack them -por did | attack; this was ibe reason (hat the men were = drawa later ‘a the day; I nad to send some of in citizen's clothes into th to order out the foree there; they rear of the buliding. Q. withdraw the men entirely from yourselt? A. I telegraphed to tbe central office iv Mulberry sirect, Gaying that it was impossible te bold the factory, and received directions to withdraw the force there; ne ther Ee sled o or apy ene Connected with the Ms as bug: or requested the withdrawal of tae m Cross examined by dir Evarts—I jodged ott the number and exteut of the crowd from seeing it; there were somo three to five thousand persons present; 1 @id not go to the factory, but went to the corner of Second avenue and Twenty-second street; | went there to see the situation of things; 1 beard from Sergeant Burdick, who com. manded inside of the factory, that it would be impos. gible te Mold the building, and this was also my own judgment; | remember Mr. Jones coming to me ay. img that Be could bold the place ro apy uumber of men by arming the police and the workmen; | told him that it would De impossibie as they were over from &§ tenement house op to the roof and w. fire the build. fe ; I gaw them climbing over, the factory was fired at about baif past four o'clock BXAMINATION OF SERGEANT BURDICE, tale of pol the juded to, sent to Tweaty third street, in the Eighteenth precinot, with thirty men and two py we weot in to the armory and did ou to as we pay ‘Out; I got orders rom Capieie Cameroa ; be sent'in two officers in disguise to bring ireciions; we got out through a very small bole, very inconvenient for large men, we then ecrambied over yi ‘end got back to our respective stations one escape, in my opinion it would have of them fell, 1 believe, they were fired upon ne at all; Lenk word to Captain Camerod ot bold the place without reinforcements; tit possible to J received the order to sper vortly withdraw b oy the rear. FRANCIS J, BANPIRLD RXAMIN! Francis J. Banfield, examined by Mr. Field—I ama sergeant of the Metropolitan Police, and was go in 1863; T Femember the riots of the 18th of July and the following day; J know the armory at tue corner of Second avenue and Twenty-first street, (Witness bere went on to detail the circumstances of riot, buf bis account diffors but litte from that of the other witnenses,) In his oross- examination by Mr. Evarts be said that be did not seo aby rioters in the building before the police were with Sa thinks the crowd numbered something like two BENJAMIN B. BUCKMAN BXAMINED, Benjamin FE. Buckman, examined by Mr. Field—Am a forgeant of police; remomber ‘the riow of Jaly, was pre. gent on the afternoon of the assault on the armory in Suwa street; I was one of those who volanteered 0 10 Oltizen’s clothes to bring ordors to the sergoant commanding ta the bullding; spproached with much dim. ‘think it poseil bly ‘ibey pumbered from fifteen hundred to wand. The cross —- elicited nothing new. AMINED. John L. oho re ant of police, gave corroborating testimony, differing im no important way from the pre- vious witnesses Wm _ W. Marston was again recalled, aud testified to tae different parts of Gibbs’ carbine ald their relative ralue, Mr. Field made an application to the court for am order on theSecretary of the Navy for @ certilied re ry of tha Proceedings of a court martial in the case of H. D. Stover itoess in cause, who, {¢ is aileged, was tried an convicted by @ court martial of a criminal apd iuiamous offence. The appiication was made on the strength of au Sedaris of Charles E. Jenkins, attorn vd of the’ plainwit ‘who avers that the r ‘exists, but wilt culyebe given ona webeperder rot the Court Counsel there:ore moved for 4 commission to walt ou the Secre- tary of the Navy for a certified copy of the conviction and sentence of the said H. D. Stever. Mr. Evarte said that bedid sot know os what princi- 1@ the record, if there was.t per series or caer ‘WALLEY. PB rn brome ete enasiend Oy, Mr. Field—I am ot ae. ‘Evening Pou, Sen anenni Seothe srt ine ba fo the year 1863. & Erk OF ii imate of the tush ot Solgy toed. ‘Onn HmRALD t Mr. Evarts wanted to know ii ae anes of in this newspaper fe said the ob;ect was to show (bat while it is claimed toat Mr. Opdyke concealed his interest in’ toe ; Concern, it was a matter of public entarialy 5 oaniats a he perrspaners ned, ashe would show, on aton roan nee oe fhfortiation to. the ‘rhe Court nam wad the paper. ‘The article, or rather report, tbus alluded to was published in the Hzeacp on the moruing foliow!ug the day of the rota of July, 1363. It begins:—Burolug of aa armory tu Seoond ave- Due and Twenty-firat street, five or #ix persons killed and wounded, the building reduced to ashes, kc’? It then goes 00 10 state ‘that, abadout three o’clock im the alter: eon of the previous day, some two thousund persons. got arvund the armory, wth tbeevi design of getting possession of arms and ammunition The armory was established but a short timo, and was owned by Mr. Op @yke and bis brother to-law. Mr. Field thea oxbibited several other papers to the witness: the 7ribune of the 14th of July, the New York Dispaich of the 19th July, and the Evening Post of Au- gust 22, all contaiuing reports similar to tho above on the burning of the armory, ‘The Court ruled ous the | ‘paper of the 32d of August, as referring to the claims on the city. The witness was then examined as to the mode in which the ix:ormation was received, and stated in sud sta:ce that he obtained tbe inform.tiou from the Mayor, at bis office, or from some persoa then present at tho Mayor's request; Mr. Opdyke said (bat tbe claim would bo something over $200,000, and that though the claim would be made out ia tho pame of Bir, Farley interest in tt for @ tnrge amount of capit«! advanced, ‘The witaess was cross-examined at some length. * EXAMINATION OF M2. PARLEY. George W, Farley, examined ,by sir. feld—I am the eon-ia ie of Mr. Opdyke, avd am the person to whom re Dill of sale was executed and delivered; previous to execution ef the billof sale. had'a contract with Mr. i ston {or tep thousand carbines, (Contract made on the a bof June, 1862, between the United Statos Bar: and Brooks, evn the emer tients sor the maputacture of ven ten tbousaad of patent breech-loadiog oa, identified ) Toore was ove Gity guns made to the geverame: Bed in the contract oy I purchased out ask Laut within a fow days bef [a ear agpent ee eee pos to have armory: burned arte tut optike decited te, have te ilace Be. stroyed; I did all I could for the defence of the place, after bear ng of the Proceedings ot te mob mob up toma f went to the “Mayor's office; 1 Wool was also there; Tveugyesied, os ter thee veraing about the riot, that our armory w be a likely pepe marge ‘dnd: asked permission to arm tbo workmen; Mr. . Opdyke said yesjenate 1 thwk that General Wool aiso assented; turning to me, Mr. Opdyke said, “Hold the citadel, and shoot down any man who at tompts to break s0¢0 it;'* the police were armed; bea ate ater tbe Mayor there; Jones wag of the fosters these one thousand and fiity two carbines eted betvre the fire; five huvdred and fifty undred in June; oa the 13th of July five hundred were ready for delivery; the sale of the debris tork piace by my directions, there was a suit com- menced against (he city and « claim sent to the Comp. trotler; the first part of the claim was for tools and machicery Wigge Moe schedule put in); the schedule was made my knowledge and a at the “time; 1 was “oder the impression that tl mode! gun was pat down to us by Mr. Marston a ooo, and 60 swore; w fod that it ‘ie & mistake; | 4: think the price high for the resson that | bad ene heard model guns rated at ‘rom $10,000 to $12,000; there was a reduction made on the carbines, Q. Was this an honest acount? (Objection. Uverruled. Exception taken A. 1t was; the claim for the carbives, also, floisked unfloisbed, wee av bonest claim; the price for which the gone sold for was takes, and the’ amount deducted which wouid have finisued them, the balance representing the value at tue time of the destruction; while the ciaim was being made up | had two coniereacea with Mr Updyke upon the making up of the claim. Omection, ruled.) Mr. Opdy! said be soabeaan and get it below rather thao oueve peared before the Board of Supervisors wit avoid repetition.) Mr. Blunt examined the the cost was whas he wanted to got all the testimony was not written down, I ney am the entire owner of the claim then asked whetuer there were other parties in interest; ip reply to that! presented my Of sale, and said the business bad been done in my name and By me, and all the contracts had beca Heved that not pe.tineus ber parsies might bave; ani will do” Q. Can you state what Samy the profit and loss of the establishmeut at the time the claim was made’ A. Yes, sir; i know our costs liabilities excceded the amou ‘our claim, deduct. ing what wo had received from the government. Haye you the moans to state —_ every item of expenditure? A. I have. Q om, "} the checks y' from Mr. Opdyke 18 firm for a Is “tow a " purpose? A i hive” correct list of those checks? A.1 bave compared the checks with the list aud checked ibe off, Q. Are those the checks of the firm of Opdyke & Company which went ii that catabiisbment? A. one of them. Q. Is this a statement of the Goancial sion of the ar- mory at the time tho claim was before the Board of Sa- pervieors? A. Yes, sir, Q You have made op oe account from my direction from the original books * Yes, sir; part of it oes. Boh appear im the cash book, (Mr, Field read the statement in evidence.) Q. Have you made up & profit and loss account of the armory as it Lid ment produced by witness, showing & "i Desides loss from depreciation of the currency, aud omit, ting the $10,000 lost leat by Baceton) every dover reowtved io” PR, Beard of "Supervieors; remem Delng there, in ano:ber irom the was exbil ber Thomas ing guns; afterwar Sait T went to bis "ae peng in 16 Spruce street, mea statement of bis cial amounting $660 00 660 guns and on 6,600 tbat the Supervisors bad cut our ciaim Dy bad made no money on the contract, &c.; but ho de- manded payment; be threatened to sue from the city, and bad got to pay bim queotly at ir, oper house; Mr, Brooe Snail; seated to take $10,000, and Mr. Opdyee oer wee) pre me ® release; to the patentees; « was the carbine a valuable one, and was it contem plated to go on with the manufacture after the comple. tion of this contract? (Objection. Overruled, aod exoep- tion taken.) A. We mado inquiries with reference to ite desirableness for the general opinion of {t with reference to th was taken into consideration when doug! ston aod wh arraoged with Brooks; after buyi Out Marston we bou; milling machines such as vost Marston $275, costing us $315 a piece. THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM CURTIS NOYES. Mr. Field—We bave now arrived tage in thie day's proceedings when it is proper that! shoula mea Hon, On bebail of my associates of the bar, an event tuat bas Struck us with great affliction, as well as tbe ae} community, in the death of our moat estecmod eminent associate and brother, William Curtie Noyen, Fis position at the bar wan fo high, his character was #6 pure, bis life was so useful, his a i with us rs £0 intimate, and bis relations to the of tl State and our dence 80 will Judge it moet fitting sae to mark the senso of our court room, this death ‘eg Seon west mearmicg "ony in the room 9 came bere rable tire te the proceediogs of this trial. Om the same evening he wont to tho fentival the New Englant sor tory, to which he was much and in his 4*,votion to thas i sats |B web attached, Which, and ig the gharities Which he Adm ’jwigtored ia ! {8 only Low, been given to pl of Passing (Uroug! For these reasons, because we have lost 60 much, apd Decause it Is duet) the eminent man who has served the country and bis fellows so well, sometbicg svould be done to mark bis ey hye ly 5 es io ance with a custom which the court do now a Mr. Ew It ig most unnecessary that any: should be gaid in addition to what my earned ‘Triend ai brother bas spoken on this occasion, so mouroful, a0 im- Keresting to us ail. Mr. Noyes was our intimate associate, compenion aud friend: we ive this blow aimost as much as 1f ove.of our pumber now engaged iu the trial of this cause bad during the interval siuce tbe lust adjourument been taken away. Surrendering up our feelings, 80 far as the cies of the morniog required, we have now reached ee when it seems quite suitable that the routine of business, should give way to tbis solema ivterveption of death. It isnot now the time to. ‘od Mr. Noyes the eulogy which his brethren of the ‘and the judiciary will feel he so well deserves. Atgome meeting of our Profession an opportunity will id say fora Tuller atate- ment of bis merits and of our gr! 1 eocond the motion for the. meas of the court. whe Court ean wont Banrly 4 to all that haw ‘been said. Fryrecss dann friend and brother, Tor mau$'9e I drat met bim ia the Oneida Circait ta Hanae ac that meet tee ‘not ap in ae but aa ib im, Jt.bas besa my bis Mile boopitelley here and to bave frequénuly mith delight to his ete uments tn Cae of this State, Tt was da‘sben ue cue “wmember of the Court of A! Ratna vs, vol it gene: subject was exh ueied. Iwas lage men! Court 4a |) aad @ question again be ore tee Cours involving ‘the same doctrine, The ‘oad: tog argument was {riead, and thas was made by our deceased. argumeat showed re igor! subject bad mot beet ex. - a oe Coe oo et mae hae assert that no no b under myeye from ‘avy soured a an} age, ‘. cu siiber ase its research. ti in Ea a country or in vi Sota our fond ‘Ibis ig no oocasion to ‘who has gone. Wee At bear his voice Lc si 5 oberish his virtues and bork ot bis example, He was made a great lawyer more by-his assiduous and indofati- Gable application to study than by any unusual gift or eodowments: ius We bave iu bis case a most forcible ilfustration of what aman may mako himself. It is fit aud proper chat this Court adjourn. ‘The Court accurdingly adjourned until ten o'clock te- thorrow moraing. SWEENY-BROOKS. The Day of the Democratio Purification. Alleged Libel by the Editors of the Expre An Bxramination Demanded by Mr. Sweeny. Postponement of the Case Till January, &e., aa, be, Our readers will remember that oa the Oth inst. Mr, Peter B. Sweeay appeared before Recorder Hoffman, as chambers, and catered s complaint against the editors of bv for a libel, The affidavit was very lengthy, forth substantially that Mr. Brooks charged Me, Sinker with conuiviog with the Republican State Com- vmittes, for ‘the purpose of defeating James Brooks in ¢he Eighth Congressional district; that the Bart. Sweeny mon created the Inspectors of Election, and thas Thomas J. Barr, Brooks’ opponent, received $15,000 ‘ta consideration of his remaiaiog a the field as a candidate agalast Brooks; and that in view of the family and politt- cal relations existing betweed Mr. Barr ‘and ‘Peter & Sweeny, and particularly of the conceded fact that Mr, Bart was nominated solely because Mr. Sweeny said he must be, the public wili-regard” this payment as made not merely to Mr. Karr, but to Mr. Sweeny. The honest democrats of Tammavy Hall, whore Mr. Sweeny ts @ member of the Goveral Committes, and the democratie managers in the State, who bave recognized Mr. Sweeny. asa member of the State Committee, will now perceive that the charge frequently made in the Eupress that Me. Sweeny was betraying the democracy to Thurlow Weed & Co., was fully warranted. That Mr. Sweeay designed to betray the confidence of the party with which be has beretofore acted is manifest from the fact although Forstany Cougrent ticket the vote for Dedge ta’ the ve an: reas tic the vi district is more than two bundred larger than thas for Livooin, Those who were in the See with the republicans ran Barr to catch voles, while they themselves voted for Dodge. The truth’ is, that this conspiracy wes more extessive than bes been supposed, and, fer the purpose of securing to the pretended democrats engaged in ita share in the railroad sobemes of the co! session, it embraced the deieat of Governor Seymo ‘The vote of a number of the districts in wards where tbe conspirators had some thie et” which can and will De cited, clearly establishes act. We know not only when and where the money id to Mr. Barr, but who wore present at tne time paid atthe house, If Mr Sweeney and Mr. Quy proceeding on their part, give us the hep & subpeve to compel the stteadaoce of wite we will esteblisb the truth of what we charge ia the most positive manner.’? Mr. Sweeny avers that the above is a gross and malt- cious bel, and, after fillog his affidavit with the Reoor- der, an order was iraved for the arrest of Erastus an@ James Brooks. Mr. Erastus Brooks was arresied ia his othice and brought before Recorder Hoffman, who admit- ted him to bail; but James Brooks, being out of town, ‘was not arres A preliminary examination waa demanded by the de fendants, which was set down for yesterday morn! An tho case was one of great notoricty and Lard inte cluded that is would be Although there bad ‘would come up, there were quite a cum! politicians on bund, who were f*posted up" on the affale, and, of course, if the examination had gone on, tho couré room ot ‘the Geseral Sessions would have as attrac- tive to the iuterested spectators of the democratic creed duriog the proceedings as is the place whore the great republican purifc:tion te now being conducted. ‘aterbury and J sented the Brooks, and Sesers, James T. Brady and A. B. Lawrence, Jr,, Mr. Sweeney. ‘After @ few mome.ite delay, Mr. John H. Aathon said he a8 one of the cou. nei (or Mr. Brooks, and ad. bboy sronid nat ee renee, to goon. Mr. Brooks caly arrived io town on Caan They hed bad no opportunity of consulting with bim beadopteds angyea lt wus a holMay week, would be 10} an twas @ it yerz, atta 09088 nn {be altace of mlameee, ‘these reasove they ‘aap eat d, ten Menem os tan grespempmionsion ot ae defendant. were ee gentle thetr cients, now. this week for ation because i _— inter- as proceed Perfectly willing enre matier drag slowly along. Mr, Lawrence said they were ready to proceed to mor- Tow, or that day, so far as they were concerned. Mr. Apthon said there could be no disposition on either fide to delay, because it was a case where both parties ee jiom of attack. Water! said thas be bad to goto Albany this Atlee wore ance 08 ibe cisen << une impossibie for bim to go on this ee ees creat te The Recorder asked how goon the re meee of Januar, Mr. Law thai i irdy bad cape batorg the Supreme ‘Goeth of rahe Unived Bt he would thet ti 1 es en ier on be be call ‘to argue abou bs SCs Owld not Object to a post- ). Was concerned, ement of ihe case till'next month, farther desuitory conversation by the ar pei A jal engagements do nos conflict with thin ‘The parties then loft the court room. Intelligence, It im reported that the gallant Major General Josepm Hooker, at presont commanding the Northern Depart- ment, isto be married in the spriag to an accomplished Indy resident within bis military command. Major General John A Logan, ee the Fir. teenth + under Sherman, with « part of hie stat; ‘don, G Vibbard and George K. Gray, of Albany; ‘inslow Lewis, ard Captain De yer ues Dr. ‘Watson, Ken’ wernor Ryans, Colorado, are mong the arrivals at the St, Nicholas, Hon. B, F, Harden, of Washin ©. P. Hootingt of Matitorata, Dr. G! 8. Beardsley, of the Uslted states Army, and Mise Avooie Jones, the talented young sotress, are stopping at the Metropolitan Hutel. Hon, %. Obandler, of Michigan; Colonel RM. Matohal. Gor, of tho United Stator Army, and Oolouel A HL. Marke land, of Washingtoa, are stoyping at the Astor House.