The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1865, Page 2

2 RR FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Famar, Feb. 3—6 P. M. ‘The tone of the gold and stock markets has been truer to-day than forthe last two or three days, notwiihstand- ing the conference supposed to be going forward between the President and Mr. Seward and the informal peace Commissioners pear Fortress Monroe; and this indicates the prevailing feeling tn the street with regard to the probable result of the interview. It is expected that there will be a reiteration of the old story that the Febels Gro willing to treat for peace on the basis of separat on, and the government at Washington on the basis of re- Construction, and that the war will be afterwards prose- outed with resewed vigor, The impression, neverthe- fess, among the thinking portion of the financial and speculative community is that (he more points of peace- fol contact there are between the two sections ths more promising will be the prospect of en early peace; and that therefore the re- cent and present overtures towards a termina- tion of the war will be productive of good, indirectly if not directly. They bave prepared the public mind, toa Great extent, for peace on both sides, and by so doing Cannot but have assisted in developing Union sentiment in the South, and possibly in modifying the bitterness of foelng existing among those least favorable to the festoration of the old flag inthe seceded States. Al- thongh, therofore, this meeting of the representatives of the federal and reba governments is noi likely to result tn another treaty of Tilsit, it is regarded as one of the favorable signs of the times. There was recently a marked full in the price of gold in Bchmond in consequence of the visit of Mr. Blair to Richmond, whicli has been accelerated by the mission now absorbing the public attention, and the gold dollar was, according to the last accounts, selling at ‘“forty- two,” which means forty-two dollars in rebel notes for ong in specie. It had previously and since the capture of Savanonh and Fort Fisher been selling at @ price which reluced the rebel” currency to a merely nominal value. This shows that the peace rumors there had @ corresponding effect to that they exerted hore, although the mond Whig interprets the cause of the dechne differently, aud, as wo think, erroneously, when it says:—‘The fact that the peace ramors are coincident with @ marked fall In gold shows that So ithern opinion on this subject is the precise anti- thesis of the Northern opinion. Until the two opintons begin to lose their antagonism and to tend towarde a com- mon signiticancy, negotiation must inevitably fail.” On the contrary, wo see @ recognition of the identity of interests on the peaco question in this simultancous de- cline in the price of gold in New York and Richmond. ‘The people of the South feel that the longer the war con- tinuos the more entirely worthless will their currency become, while, in the event of a peace being negotiated, provision might possibly be made for paying off or fund- ing their currency at acertain valuation, £0 as to relieve at least the distresses of the poor. The people of what, for the want of a better word, we may call the loyal States reason on the same principle. They know that the longer we fight the greater will be the national debi; and if the present makeshift finan- Cial policy is persevered in the greater, too, the depre- ¢lation of the currency; and the prospect of peace natu- rally tends to improve popular faith in the public credit, which has goid for its barometer. With peace to-morrow there would come a pan‘c in the goid market; and the reason why gold has shown a ten‘iency towards recovery from the depression occasioned by these pence overtures ts that peace seems likely to be won, not by negotiation, but by the sword. s ‘The gold quotations were as follows during the day :— ‘A considerable ‘shor.’ interest has been formed, and, (f'n0 very fe: orable news should come over tho wires, the market wili be lixely to tend upwards a little, although (ie unsettled state of feeling will exposo it to frequent vibrations. ‘The variations between the closing prices at the first -Doatd and those at the second of yesterday wero as fol- towa:—Erie advanced %, New York Central 3, Rock Island 14, Hudson River 5, Reading %, Michigan Cen- (ral 1, Michigan Southern %, Cleveland and Pittsburg %, Northwestern 1, Fort Wayne 134. The chief activity was 4m Cumberland Coal, in which # stockjobbing raid was made, under which it declined 1. Government securitics wore steady, with the exception of. ten-forties, which advanced 34. The indications are that these bonds, which hive of late been depressed, owing to weak parties, who subscribed largely for them @ short time previous to their withdrawal from the mar- kot, being compolled to sell for want of faoilities to carry thom, will-soon recover to their par value, including in- forest. At present they are lower tn proportion than any other of the gold bearing stocks on the markot. The semi-annual payment of interest on this loan will fall due on the 1st of March, which, calculating gold at a premium of 100, will make them then worth 105, Atthe open board at onc o'clock the market showed {ncroasing firmness, and at the second regular board the tmprovement continued. As compared with the closing prices of the morning, Erie advanced }{, New York Cen- tral 234, Hudson River 3, Michigan Southern %, North- wostern 34, Rock Island 4, Fort Wayne %. Government seourities were firm, Coupon five twen- tles of the new issue aavanced 44. At the open board at half-past three the market con- (nved firm, and a portion of the list was higher. Erie closed at 714%, Hudson River 104, Reading 1043;, Ti hols Central 117, Rock Island 91%, Northwestern 335, Cumberland 44. Money remains easy at sevon per cent op call, with a moderately active demand from the Stock Exchange. First class commere ai paper rules at 8 a 12 per cent. Foreign exchange is dul! at 109 a 4 for bankers’ sterling at sixty days, and 110 a 3 at three deye, ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has notified each of the Gopositaries of the Treasury, in the following terms, of the arrangement just concluded with Mr. Jay Cooke, of Philadelphia, for the sale of the seven-thirty notes: — ‘Treasury Derartwent, Jan. 28, 1°65. frm—I have this day pointed Mr, Jay Cooke, of He a goneral ry the sale of government foans, On and afier February 1, prox., he will receive your subscriptions to the 7 3-10 loan, paying your com- fissions from that date, and arranging with you all details of settiement. + You will forward to this depart- Mont, a# soon as practicable, your account for cor&mis- sions, to and including the Bist inst. W. P. FESSENDEN, Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Fessenden has expressed his intention to rely en- Urely upon tho sale of the seven-thirty notes and taxes ‘until the former loan is exhausted, when he will favor the tasue of merely interest in currency loans, and oppose the further increase of the gold benring debt, We nccept his in the epirit of his annual report; but the probability do tat Mr. Fessenden will have resigned the honors of the Treasury for those of the Benate before the seven- Ghirtios are fully disposed of, nearly # hundred and nine- ¢y millions of these still remaining uniss-ed. ‘Tho subscriptions to this loan to-day at the First Na- tional Bank, which ts one of the agonts under Messrs, Say Cooke & Co. in this city, were $210,000. ‘Tho importations of dry goods at this port during the ‘wook ending February 1 compare as follows with thove of the week previous: — Feb. 1. oot $194,126 460” 126,508 230 127,090 76 2,473 $049,140 273 $00,584 125 “Fas "g2i6, 186 95 $42,903 65 12,990 30 28,174 g 5a 21,704 33,581 «= 934 11,080 2104 $407,701 = «47S $114,409 ‘The Now York oxports, exclusive of specie, for the qrook ending Jan. 30 compare as follows with former ro 612 $176,985 118,190 45 80,308 89,334 1868, 1804. 1965. $3,981,073 9,171,842 _ 5,416,600 10,469,339 10,015,030 14,900,512 Mince Jan. 1.......$19,761,812 19,161,472 20,817,178 ‘The importe compare as follows ;— 1964 1865, 1,660,681 740,594 8,696,025 2,216,648 ota for the week. $2,004,115 6,248,080 9,005,177 Previously roported.. 12,016,467 14,181,668 6,792,741 Boos Foe, 1. .44.++ 915,820,072 10,400,014 9,107,018 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1865. ‘The highest eash prices of the leading railroad and miscellaneous shares at the first seasion of the Board of Brokers to-day compare with the quotations on Friday of last week as follows :— Jan. 21. Pe. 3. Cleveland and ng RR BLK TO Cleveland and Toledo RK. 15 lz Chicago and Rock Island RR. 04 ole “hicago and Northwestern RR 3 3 Chicago and Northwestern RR 64, o2 Chicago and ol 90 Chicago and Alton pi ot 92% Cumherane Goal Co. os “ ton Company . 30, 2 Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. 153 New York and Erio RR....... New York and Erie preferred. Hudson River RR. Iilinots Central RR. Michigan Central RR... Michigan Southern RR... Mariposa Mining Co, .. New York Central RR. Ohio and Mississippi certifieates..... 28: Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago RR. 93 Quicksilver Mining Co. 9 Reading RR... Government securities at noon to-day were quoted as follows:— Registered sixes of 1 Coupon five-twent'es, tn Registered five-twenties. Coupon ten-forties. . One year certificates . State stocks were registered at the following prices:— Missouri 6's 65 North Carolina 6’ Missourt Pacific Tennessee 6's, Virginia 6" Georgia 6 ‘The business at the Sub-Treasury to-day was as fol- lows:— Receipts for customs. Total receipts, Payments, Balance. . sees On account of government loan. - , ‘The following table shows the comparative gross earn- + 56 RR6's, 150 1864. 18,172,825 4,067,623 New York and Eri... Michigan Southern, Michiyan Centr: ‘Atlantic and Gr Chicago and Rock Islan 1,950,267 Cleveland and Pittsbur 1,579,500 Cleveland, Columbus — Tolodo and Wabi 1,439,798 Milwaukee and — ‘level 1,879,509 Boston and Worcester 1,20%, 654 Marietta and Cincinnati, 710,225 Racine and Miss. and N. Tilinois, 414,911 Vermont and Massachusetts... Surveys are now being made fora railroad route from Orleans to Provincetown, Mass. It is estimated that the road can be built for $20,000 per mile. The project of « railroad from Albany, slong the west bank of the Hudson river, is again being revived. A meeting was held at Cooyman’s on the 14th ult.,at which acommittee was appolated to ascertain what material aid the Inbabitants would furnish to bring the road from Albany to that village. ‘The annual statement of the New Jersey Railroad Com- pany for 1864 shows that the receipts of the company from all sources amount to $1,563,608. The expenditures for maintaining the roxd, repairs, operating expenses, salaries, &c., amount to $755,980. ‘These, together with Interest, duty, taxes, State and national; loss by fire at East Nowark, and dividends in cazh paid in August and February and additions to the sinking fund, amount to $1,448,451, leaving a surplus of $115,155. Essex county, N. J., is in the market for a loan of half & million of dollars on bonds bearing seven per cent in- terest, payable half yearly. In reference to the ten-forty bonds a correspondent says: — On the 1st instant there was due five months’ Interest on the ten-forty bonds. This, with gold at 100, is equal ‘to $1,030 58 for each one thousand doliar bond; that ‘5 within four-tenths of one mill of being four per 0 premium now already earned in the coupon. If the recedent of the last few semi-annual dividends is fol- wed the coupon will be paid in full in the course of ten days; that will give six months’ interest in gold, which, at 190, equals 4X per cent, or at 200 makes the bonds worth 108. The earnings of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad for the year just closed compare with those for 1963 as 1864. Increare. 188,738 178,838 188,665 205; 196,108 ana 7 812,049 20 310,816 128; 806, 187 107,068 Total. + $1,950,267 2,884,426 926,150 The earnings for the first three weeks in January, 1865, amounted to. - doe e + $286, Thoee of 1864 to... + 114,318 IMCrAAWO..0...eeeeceeceeerereeuers ove $121,313 A movement is being made among the Western ral!- Foad companies to inorease the rates of transportation. ‘They base their intentions upon the following schedule, showing the advance in prices of overy article of rall- road consumption ag wel! as labor:— Pricea in 1860, Prices in 1865, «+845 00 $136 00 Railroad apike 8X 10 Splice bars... 4% ™% Splice bar bol 1 O54 Sercws. 5 126 00 Bar tron, com? 2% 9 Bar iron, refined 8 10 Spring steels 1% 19 Cut nails, pe 2 85 8 00 Nuts, per Ib 6% 6 Locomotive tire. oP 40 Sheet copper 2056 65 Pig tire. 85 os Car whe-is, each. 14 60 80 00 Car axl s, per Ib. 634 10% Crank axles. 22 45 Castings ... 8M 1 Sheet iron, ootamon, 4 nu Fire box iron, 6% uy Rivois....sesee 6 oe Tron faes, per foo 28 62 Railroad ties (oak), per 100. 84 00 65 00 Cedar posts 8 00 17 00 Wo 20 700 Coal ( 83 13 00 Lumber (fone 7 50 20 00 Lumber, pino 8 68 21 60 Lumber, cor boards. . 8 00 21 60 Lumber, clear aud plani: 26 50 62 50 Lumber, clear fuoring. 18 00 47 60 Lumber, oak car. 13 00 40 00 Pine lumber. 900 35 00 Car oil, per galior OTN 180 Waste, eo d pound, 8 «0 ing'neer, per day 176 325 Conductor, per twonth. a a 8 Fy reman, per day. Brakeowan.... 116 1% Coramon labor. vie 4 1% Carpenter labor. - 1% aa ‘The receipts of the Marietta and Cincinnat! Railroad during the third week in January amounted to $64,631, which ts $26,206 in excess of the earnings for the same time in 1864. The Racine and Miasissippi and Northorn Tilinois Rail- Toads earned during the week ending January 21 $11,002. Incroase over the revelpte for the came tine last year $3,982 ‘The following comparative statement shows the ave- rage condition of the Philadelphia banka on Monday as compared with the previous woek:— Jon, 23. The banks in Massachusetts which change from the old Btate to the new national system, destroy their bills by fire. On Monday one of the Boston banks consigned sixty thousand dollars to the flamos, in prosence of the Bank Commissioners. The following figures exhibit the condition of the banks of Wisconsin at the commencement of the present Tan. 1, 1866, Olrowtation . 78 2,006,018 United Staten 1,073,500 Wiaconsin State bonds + 1,906,300 1,314,300 Bonds of other Btatem....csee fp} 943, 780 a) ‘ates Treasury notes, , 125,397 Bpecle sees metstelte®! Sa "008 ‘The Harlem Railroad earned, during the year onding Beptember 30:— Its payments for transportation and construe — tion were . 1,400,820 For interest..... 482,439 Tho cost of the road is represented by — Bonds ..... + $6,116,800 Real estate m + 08,186 Floating debts, 14,260 Total debt. }6, 228,206 ‘The following table shows the monthly earnings of the Mich'gan Southern Rallroad in 1863 and 1664 1804, ee 33 zt Sa 32 ‘The receipts at Milwaukeo of flour and grain from the last two crops compare as follows:— Flour, Wheat, Oats, Corn, Rye 1863-4.205,626 1,260,069 627,153 121,680 146,108 100,713 1804-5, 817004 2,251,189 485,004 116,500 136,220 45,300 Dec. 117,008 6,011,870 65,749 6,190 9,683 45,300 —The deficiency in receipts at the above port of flour and wheat since tho Ist of September is as follows: — Bushels. from September 1 to Jan i 189 iret from September 1 to Jancaay Ey deen 2'680' 879 Deficienoy........0seeeesereeseceeensane ss +B,696,310 ‘The amount of grain in store in Milwaukee on the 21st Inst. was as follows:— . " Wheat, bushels. . Oats: 442,000 108,140 13,321, 758 Seven new petroleum companies, represent’ng a capi- tal of $3,600,000, wore organ'zed last week. The follow- ing figures show the wholo number of companies now in existence, with their aggregate amount of capital :— Companies. Capital, Organized last week $3,600,000 Previously organized. 247,145,000 Total ....cersereescorcese «BOK $260,745,000 Stock Exchange. Fapay, Feb. 8~10:30 A.M. $500 US 6's,’81,cov. 100% 800+ 2000 do. 109% 100 46 100 100 Chi & 100 900 Pitts, Fe 1000 Louisi 8. 60 2000 California 7's. 160 400 AO... ese, OLE 10000 Missour 6's... 65 200 MichSo&NIndRR 6435 50000 Ohin&Misscer. 2624 900 Erie RR. 9 4000 Hud R2dsfb 105 200 69 1000 Del, L&W 2din 112 8000 Clev & Tol afb 104 1000 Pitta, FW&Clst 109 6000 Erie 5th m.... 100 100 shs Canton Co... 29 100 do......820 29 15 Del & Hud Canal 153 100 Ashburton Cl Co 15 400 Cumb Cl pref.s30 448g 100 do. +. 45% 800 100 300 500 300 300 a 104 3200 50 Mich Ceniral RR. 109 100 25 seevene, 100% 1100 80 Cleve & Pitts RR 193, 200 500 R. + 79 600 200 do.. + a6 100 600 Chic AN WRR. 33 200 Mari 100 C& NW pref.n20 61% 160 O.-veeeeee T13G 200 @2 50 Pacific M§S..b80 282 300 100 N ¥ Central RR. 104% 100 BLCOND BOARD. Hap-rast Two 0" $4000 US 6's,5-20,cou 10876 14000 - new iss 108! 20000 do. n iss,b10 108: 10000 UB e's, ‘81 cou 1008 40000 USS’ 28000 US 6’s 1 yrctfs 98 5000 American gold. 208 100 shs Mart MCo 11 100 CumbCICo prefsl0 100 N ¥ Central RR. 200 do. ‘100K P. M. 100 shs Mich Cent RR 109 lichS&NIRR.810 - 43; 105% 106 CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Faipar, Feb. 4—6 P, Asurs.—Receipts, 49 bbls. Market inactive M. and Baxapsuyre.—Receipts, 6,796 bbis. flour, 101 bble, and 1,821 bags corn meal, 7,210 bushels corn, 9,817 do. oata, and 178 de. rye, The market for State and Western flour still continues very quiet, there being no demand outside of the immediate wauts of the trade. Prices were without material change. Holders, however, were not anxious -to realize, in view of the light supply and the moderate receipta. Sales wore 10,000 bbla. State and ‘Weatern, 1,200 Southern and 450 Canadian. In rye flour no sales transpired. Of corn meal we notice small sales of Jersey and Brandywine at $8 20 a $9. Superfine State and Western flour. Extra State... Choice State. a Common to medium extra Western, Extra round hoop Ohio. Western trade brands. Extra St. Louis.. Common Southern . Fancy and extra do. Common Canadian Good to choice aud Rye floar, supertin Corn meal, bi Corn meal, pun —The wheat marke without decided change. ery quict, Beyond the most urgent re- wirements of local millers there was no demand, though thero was some inguley for export, but sales were re- stricted the ference between the views of buyers and gollers, Tho only rule we heard of was 7,000 bushels mixed Milwaukee at $210. Iv rye, barley and malt there was nothing doiug, and prices were in the main nominal, The corn market was firm, but the de- mand wae moderate, at $1 87 for mixed Western. A sale ellow Jersey waa effected at $1 73 a $175. and moro active, at $1008 $1 0935 for Weatern. Canpims,—Adamantine weto very quiet, and in the ab- ence of busioess prices were wholly nominal, In sperm and patent there was no movement worthy of notice, Prices being without material alteration. Corrxx.—The market was firmer to-day, but the de- being confined to the imme- diate eres of a4 _ stock still contt- ees light, combined wi upward tendency id, rendered holders very firm in their views, Sales # ‘Wore 60 bags Maracaibo #! 423¢c., 60 bags St. Do- mingo at 19¢., gold; 26 bags do. ai 37c., cash, and 600 mats Java on terms not macs public. juote ordinary te fal Bio at le, a Ihc., Srad fut i prime 1bYe. a 160, ir good cargoes a 15 Ke,. e gold, ond. Stock this day 22.123 bare _ ‘ Corrgx.—The violent fluctuatic:» !m gold since lass report have completely unvettied the little business has been done. Yester firmer feeling prevailed in uence of the gold, and demanded an advance over our quota- Hittin he Brie ae ta at 4c,. now held at Ta. Lake and Baltimore ou private tern” 1—The rise in gold had no effect upon the mar- ket, prices having again declined 0. Ib., with no im- crease in business, Sales were only oo baie at the fol- lowing figures:— ee hae mae 2 3 Jas 3 iS i Meth Consequence continues very y in were selling at $1 80 a $1 86. bath fot conse active demand, for conan PY complial wholly confined to the immediate wants of jobbe! manufacturers, Siieee 10 cheats Madras on p. t. tabi ~~ we been sane to 20 tom sane ‘at 1éc,, which is insmall supply. Foreign may be qu at 63¢0., gold, sales. Leataak.—Since our last report there has been but lit- tle doing, the demand be'ng wholly confined to the im- mediate requirements of pric have no especial change to note, but the tendency is rd. in excess of sales. We quote, net cash lemlock sole—Buenos Ayres, middle, 890. a 40c. ; heavy, 38c, a 400. ; light, 87c. % 880. Orinoco, middle, '8'350. ; heavy, 4c. a 360, ; light, 340. @ 360, Oak slaughter, 47c. a S10. ; rough, 450. @ 60c.; crop, 470. o $30." Hemlock, rough, 85c. & 360, NavaL Srokw’.—Smatl sales of Freifth and American at $1 76 a $180. Of rosins, we notice sales of 100 bbis., at $16 50 a $18 50 for common and strained. Mot asexs.—The demand continued very moderate; but. thore was rather more firmness in the market, jes were only 80 hhds. Cuba muscovado at 80c. a 82c., and 20 bbls, New Orleans at $1 40.9 $1 45 for new crop. By auction, 200 bbis. New Orleans at $1 30a $1 31, four months, Stock, February Se 3,464 bhds. Cuba, 678 do. Porto Rico and 787 bbis. New Orieans, Ons —We have no sales to report in crude fish, hold- ers demanding $235 a $240 for sperm and $1 55 0 $1 60 for whale. In lnseed there was nothing done, the rance of prices being from $1 68a $100. Lard oilruled steady, with sales of 120 bbls, at $2 2234 a $225, Bleached winter whale may be quoted at $1 70 a $1 75, with nothing do'ng. Provi soxs.—Receipts, 55 bbls. pork, 125 pkgs. beef, 592 do, cnt meats and $95 do. lard, ‘There was less ac: tivity in the pork market to-day, and prices wore a shade off, closing dull and heavy. {ales were 8,000 bbla., at $56 374g a $37 624g for new mess; $34 87% a $34 625, for 1863-4 do., cach and reg” lar way, closing at $34 37, rogular; $30 50 a $81 for prime, and $35 50 a $26 for prime mess; also for future delivery, 2,850 buls, new less, for February and March, buyer's option, at $87 60 6 $38, and 1,500 bbls. prime mess, same months and options, at $36, The be f market ruled steady and firm. Sales 480 bbis., at $19 a $22 for plain mess, and $21 a $24 for extra mess. Tierce beef ruled quiet but firm. Of beef hams we notice sales of 300 bbls. at $24 60a 226. Dressed hogs were dull and tower at 15340. a 16c., chiefly at 153¢c. a 16%c. for Western. Cut meats were rather more active and firm; sales of 3090 packaces at 17. #183. for shoulders, and 18c, a 22440. for haps; also 30,000 Ibe, pickled shoulders at 19¢, Bacon ‘was heavy, with, however, rather more doing; sales of 700 boxes at 20c. w 203¢¢. for Cumberland cut, 2034c. a 20%c. for short ribbed, and 203sc, for long clear hams. Lard was firm with an increased demand; sales of 2,000 bbls, 8c, a 233¢c. for inferior to choice, Butter was y and dulb at 30c, a45c. for Western, and 42340. a 674¢6. for State, Cheese quiet at Ide, a 2c, for common to pritne. givr—-The demand continues very modcrate, but pre- vious rates were fully sustained, thongh some holders d>manded an advance over our last quotations, my, the diminished receipts and the moderate stock. We quote:—Turk’'s Islaud, 7c. a 80c.; Jeffreys & Dailey’s, 2 90 a $4; Worthington’s, $4 25, and Liverpool ground, 1. 2 75. Sxe08.—Nothing of any moment has been done since our last report, and quotations were wholly nominal. We quote:-—Clover, 2c. ; timothy, $6 60a $7, and rough flax $3 60 a $3 70,’cash. The advance noted in our last on Calcutta has restricted operations, and we have no salos to advise. Spevrer.—Only a retail demand prevailed for this arti- clo at 136. to 13546. for Silesian, and 1234c. a 18c. for do- mestic, TaLLow was rather more active and firmer. 250,000 Ibs. at 16c. a 16340. ‘Tuy. —Prices for straits have receded about le. since our last, with, however, rather more inquiry, the sales reach- ing 300 slabs on private terms, Engl sh’ was scarce, and £ales quoted at 26%c., gold; straits 68. and Banca neminal at 29c., gold. ‘In plates there was rather more doing, the sales reaching some 700 boxes at. prices not made public. ToBacco, — tions are alment entirely suspended. borg a Kentucky at 12c. a 24c., 128 cases seedleaf at a Srick3.—Inere was less activity in the market for this article, consequent upon the hi rates demanded holder peli od Maer were fully sustained. Sales £00 mags cassia at $ 5 Lgl @ Ea pee at 7c., gold, in bond; 1,100 bags do., duty pai ivate terms; 450 bags do. at 46c. for Sumatra and Sit 200 bales wild cinnamon at 96c., 100 mats wild cassia at the same 300 bales cloves at 60c., and 100 bales African ginger ‘was rather more firmness in the mar- business transacted was ened in their views by and demanded 18c. @ 19350., ine 23 boxes Havana at 200, Refined quict at 230. a 243<0. for soft yellow, 25340. a 263¢0. soft white and 27%c. a 28. for crushed, Char and ae etock Februsry. & 60h, 11-766" hada, 10,076 siaee x lado here, 8 gp hty = io mi —There is but little doing, the high rates de- hol restricti: and sales in Sucan.—There ket for raw, but the noticeable moderate. ders were was for 295; $1; Sisal do., 85c. a 900. ; Bolivar do,, 76c. do., 500. '& 65C. ; Bu preg gs sight mpc en08 a uracos, per Yoo. a To, Madras do,, io," Waatssona.—Thi ing of moment doing, | Sa peg ae firm at $2 10 for Arctic and $3 for sen. Woor.—Market active this week. Prices lower, 4c. a 6c. on domestic ficece. Sales of domestic | and of foreign very reapoctable. 000 Ibs. fleece at 8bc. a $1; food the. jed at 87340. 0 O5c., extra and superti 870,000 Ibs. California scoured and unwashed at 66c. 60c. for unwashed, scoured private; 40,000 Ibe. Odessa at 50c. ; 400 bales Cape at 25c., gold; 27 do. do., private; 45 do. white Donskol, 84 do’ black do., private; 180 do. Montevideo, private; 100 do. Smyrna washed at 64c. Wurxxy.—-Receipts 156 bbla. The market was very quiet, cloving dull and heavy at $2.40 a §231 for Western, with sales of only 400 bbls. FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. The prices of meats seem to be on the advance in Washington Market, owing principally to the great de- mand for meat on the part of the government. Last week, it is stated, over six hundred beeves were sent from here to the Army of the Potomac. Butter seems to bo slightly on the decline. The following prices prevailed yesterday :— Beef, from the worst to the best qualities, 12c. a 35¢. per ed, 160. a 220.; veal, 14c. w 28¢.; mutton, 4c, «200. ; lamb, 12c. @ 16c.; ham, 6c, » 28c.; bacon, 30c. ; sauseges, 26c.; turkeys and ‘chickens, 28¢. n 30c. ; ducks, 300. a 350. ; geese, 200. a 26e. ; cols, 200. ; haddock, 10c. ; striped bass, 50°. a 40c. ; salmon trout, 50c. ; oysters, ‘Tbe. a #160 ger hundred ; butter, Bho. a Bbc. ‘per Ib. cheese, & 25e.; potatoes, . per peck; cabbugs 160. a 500. per head; turnips, 40c, per peck. i oo Sales of Real Est By Adrian H Maller, P. R. Wilkins Ravenswood Property. 4 | bi i ge if 238 ¥ & 2 3 sf i Be if Pd E i i H a3 Fy i a ne a would remade 4 thie Cote fe are, of course, talking of possibilities only; chances sre that the main route will bo originally exte ded along the Straits; but if this be so we certainly have nO reason to thank ourselves our grounds for congratulation. proceed to connect with £1 i tril fort a Ppwe on the great tigh way. of slograph 1 a on tou with the Kir'Eaat Stroh wilt hasten our connection id certainly prevent any short out departure from our doors, such as wo have shown under other circumstances to be possible. Gvor THs Botren Manant,—Our produce dealers had quantities of butter, tons of it, offered for sale yee- by persons who have evidently been eens from the market in the expectation of higher prices. But Rah ig wa gy eed THE GULF. Negro Celebration of the Passage of the Emancipation Act. NEWS FROM MOBILE, Ke. &e., he. ‘The United States steam transport Empire City, Captain Barton, from New Orleans Jan. 25, arrived in thie port yesterday. The purser will accept our thanks forthe prompt delivery of despatches, ee New Onixans, Jan. 26, 1865. SMANCUPATION CELEBRATION AMONG THE NEOROBS. ‘The colored people of Louisiana had a holiday anda grand time generally yesterday ‘‘in honor of the memo- rable emancipation acts of the now free States of Mis- souri and Tennessee,” Marshals on horseback, with badges and sashes, preceded hundreds of negroes with banners and ribbons. They marched through all the principal streets in this city, headed by fife and kettle drum. The sidewalks were filled with colored men, women and children, who kept up a continual cheer, ‘The Rev. Thos, W. Conway, Superintendent of the Bu. reau of Free Labor, acted as goneral mas{er of the cere- monies, MILITARY AND MUNICIPAL ORDERS ON THE SURIECT, ‘The following are copies of the official orders of General Hurlbut and Mayor Hoyt, appointing a hollday and a day of general rejoicing in honor of the emancipation of the slaves:— Boneav ov Free Lanor, Daranrwent oy roe Gurr, Jan. 21, 1865. All work by freedmen, employed under military orders on plantations throughout the Department of the Gulf, excepting work of necessity, will be suspended on Tues- day next, the 24th of January, in accordance with the call of the Governor of the State, and the day will be given up to the freedmen, to be observed by them as a holiday, in honor of their own emancipation in Louisi- ana, a8 well as that of thelr brethren in Tennessee, Mis- souri and Maryland, whose governments have proclaimed freedom to their bondmen. Planters will not require the usual labors of their em- ployés on that day, Lot the songs of froedom fill the air which was once poisoned by the groans and cries of the slave; and let praises and thanks to God—the Giver of liberty—go up to heaven from the hearts and habita- tions of the free people of the department. THOMAS W. CONWAY, Superintendent of ihe Bureau of Free Labor, Department of the Guif. Approved—s. A. Horievr, Major Gen. commanding. ‘Strate or Lousiana, Mayoracty or New ORURANS, Cny-Hau,, Jan, 21, 1865, Missouri bas declared the death of slavery; Tennessee, the home of Jackson, has banished it from hor borders. Louisiana Jed the column of freedom. Governor Hahn has issued his proclamation calling upon the people of the commonwealth to rejoice and be glad, and has eet epart Tuesday, January 24, for that purpose. It is hoped that the loyal people of the city of New Orleans will de- vote the day, in a gpirit of praiso and gratitvde, toa re- cogn:tion of those great blessings which enable us to de- clare that not only are all men ‘‘born free and equal,” ‘but that men shail live, labor and enjoy in freedom. — Let the national banner be bung to the breeze, and its folds aymbolize, if not conta'n, the motto:—Peace, National Freedom and National Union."” The city offices will be closed on Tuesday, the 24th ingt., and it is earnestly desired that the national flag bo ditpiayea wala buildings and the, shipping in port yy order. on that day. STEPHEN HOYT, Acting Mayor. D. L. Grenrys, Secretary. REBEL RAID. A party of rebels recently made a raid upon the plan- tations in the neighborhood of Concordia Lake, capturing and destroying everything of value. New Onveans, Jan. 25, 1866, BEWS FROM MOBILE. From Mobile Bay I learn the following:—Four refu- gees escaped to our fleet on the night of the 15th inst. ; others have since escaped, making in all twelve. They hat all been employed by the rebel government, at Mobile, as shipcarpenters. The impression in Mobile is that the City will be evacuated in a few days, and that they will not wait for General Granger's advance from Pascagoula. ‘The rebels expect an advance every day. They state that General Granger's command has been increased to twen- ty-five thousand men by the constant arrival of reinforce- ments, The Skating Season. THE SPORT STILL ENJOYED BY THOUSANDS—SPLEN- DID CONDITION OF THE FIFTH AVENUE FOND— PHOTOGRAPHING ON ICR, ETC. ‘The skating season stil holds out with remarkable stub- bornness, in spite of sunshine and thaws and constant wear and tear of the ice by the thousands of people who daily visit the various ponds in and about the city. To besure, on some of the ponds the ice is not #0 smooth as it might be, and the skaters run the risk of performing involun- tary somersaults and perilous foate by colliding with the ridges and furrows to be met with on the used up surface of the ice; but with all these disadvantages there seems to be no falling off in the attendance on any of the ponds. ‘When we mention the fact of tho ice being im rather an un- favorable state, we wish to be understood as alluding princi- pally to the ponds of the Park, which, of course, can hardly. be expected to compete with a private pond, watched over with constant care by active and enterprising managers. In making this comparison no refiection upon the Com- missioners of 10 Park is intended. In providing for the comfort and amusement of the public they have done all that could be expected from them; but it is a well knowa fact that a private onterprise {3 hearty always conducted in a better fashion than s public one similar in its ma- ture, for the reavyon that the thirst of gain is a better stimulant to exertion than the love of the public good. ‘This ia strikingly illustrated in the case of the Fifth avenue pond, which is a private concern, managed by two pra: tical business men, whose profite depend alto- gether upon the quality of accommodation which they succeed in furn'shing to their patrone. Every day sivce the commencement of the skating season Messrs, Oatman & Van Dyck have had their din splendid condition, and frequently, when the rk ponds were unfit for use, the lovers of skating found an Opportunity to enjoy themselves to the fullest extont on the compact little feld of ice just below the entrance to the Park on the Fifth avenue. Of course they had to pay for their sport; bat the price is so insignificant com- pared with the amount of pleasure to be enjoyed that Bobody could grumble on that score. Latterly adecided novelty has been introduced on the Fifth avenue An enterprising pl pher has brought up his apparatus and taken several splendid sketches of the skating scence, His manner of effecting this is original. He does it by a horn, but not “in a horn.” He places bis camera in ition, gets everything in readi aud then, while the skaters—men, women and chiNiren, arrayed in every variety of it attira—are seen flying along on their — swift back some forwards-some sideways, some whirling around in cir- cles, singly and in couples, the sound of a horn denly heard. Instantly, as if by asic, the entire as- mottonless. of skates semblage becomes are plu into the worsen and children — to have every imaginable atti is oe become statues, to be seen. The uninitiated looker-on wondors what's number of rable | eae 1S mod The idea takes wondorfully with the pa- of the pond, and the her will, doubtless, find his sketches & very ‘‘taking’’ it ily. Police Intelligence. A CRENTLEMAN FYROM MICH ARGED WITH FALSE PRETBNOES—HE 18 ARRESTED AND MAKES 18 KBCAPE—HIS REARREST AND COMMITMENT. Mr. Thomas J. Hand, 26 years of age, anda resident of Port Huron, Michigan, was yesterday arraigned be- fore Justice Dodge to anawer « charge of false preterices, on the complaint of Mr. Jonathan 8 Christie, a mer- chant doing business at 36 Cortlandt street, From tho aM@idavite of Mr. Christie and bis clerk, Aaron H. Duns- comb, it appears that in August last Mr. Hand called on Mr. Christie for the of purchasing goods on sponslullity it walloged that Haul represented that he spo! y, it ie represented (! owned real estate to @ considerable amount in Port Haron; that he wae interested in a tannery there, in which he had invosted nearly $16,000; that he was do- ‘and that the sum total of his indebt- "98,000, “which good whiel is never been for accord; to agreement, or accounted for in any mannor whatever, Learnin that the representations made by Hand Saekueas untrao, Mr. Christie bona wo the magis- trate for @ warrant Hand, on the Oth of December last, @ application being Gover. nor Seymour ® requisition on Governor Blair, of Mieh , for Hand's arrest. Provided with the never. a ee officer be of os pou oe Market Police accom ir. Dunecoml Jed to Port Hurow aod any Hand. On telr return. the friends of Hand interfered in hte behaif xt Detroi end as there was cay his being releaved on a writ Mr. Dansoomb concinded to return to Hand, while ofiicer CATASTROPHE IN BROOKLYN. An Entire Family Prostrated by Inhak- ing Gas—One Porsem Dead and Another Dying, &e. A dreadful discovery was made at No, 228 Washingtom street, near Tillary, yesterday afternoon, which has beem the theme of conversation since by all who have become acquainted with the circumstances. The family of Mr. Barnett Van Buren, consisting of et persons, took possession of the premises on Thursday— the house being four stories high, with marble front—for the purpose of taking boarders, The goods and furniture were piled in without, regard to order, and, everything being upside down, they concluded to occupy a emall rear apartment on the first floor for the night A bed was improvised, which was occupied by Mr. and Mra, Van Buren, and the remainder of the family, including ® sister-in-law, reclined on @ sofe and on chaire, The youngest was placed im the cradle. They rotircd at am early hour, having previously closed every crevice 20 a8 to exclude the cold alr, expecting to be up early next morning and set the house in order. The house had been unoccupied for some time previous, and the charge of the premises was given to a colored man. He called about noon to see how the new comers were getting along, but Mnding no one about, he en doavored to ascertain the cause. He heard ry times, and at length ventured to rap at the door the room from which the sounds seemed to proceed, Receiving no answer, and the groans still continning, he ventured to ve the door, which was unlocked, and was met by a puff of noxious atmosphere, which made him stand aside. Venturing again, he discovered the mem- bers of the family lying in different positions about the room, and apparently in great dstress. He at once went in search of a policeman, and, meeting officer Dyer, of the Forty-first precinct, infurmed him of the circum stances, ‘The officer went at once and threw open the door, and, hoisting the windows and throwing back the biinds, dis- covered the state of affairs. Mr. Van Buron and his wife were lying in bed; a lady was lying crowswise ab the foot, jally dressed ; the infant was in the and a girl and boy occupied a sofa and a chair, All were in a senseless cond'tion, with foatures horribly contorted and black and blue in the face. Drs, Coonran, Gilfilien, and Lynch, the Coroner, were notified, and came to the assistauce of the unfortunate family.’ The infant was gasping its last breath and som after expired; all the rest wero breathing heavily, and totally uncon*clous of anything. Remedies were applied and some signs of vier were manifested, but none could articulate a word. Tho hosband was pronounced to be beyond recovery; of the rest there appeared to be some hope. The names and oom of the unfortunates are as fol- lows:—Burnett Van Buren, aged forty-two; Eunice Ana, his wife, aged thirty-five; Ida, aged twelve years; ward, aged seven years; Myron, aged four years; Mrm Martin Van Buren, sister in-law, aged twenty-five youre ‘AS soon as arrangements could be made the parties were conveyed to the City Hospital for treatment. None of them could speak, but all excopt the husband ap- ved to be improving, and last evening it was believed yy the physicians that all, with the excepilon of the husband, would recover, His appearance indicated thas he was rapidly sinking. ‘On inspecting the premises it was discovered that the door and windows had been tightly closd, so a3 te eifectually exclude the cold air. A fire was made in @ Franklin stove, and in order to save fuel the damper had eon turned, the lids taken off, and the apartment was consequently filled with carbonic acid gas. The gas had not ben turned off, and that, togother with the poisoa- ous gas.s from the Coal, filled the room with a thick aug deadly vapor, from the effects of which the occupants became stupetied and helpless. Cay in Smith, Sergeants Boyd, Beatty and officers of -firet precinct police, together with the phy- ng, did everything possible in behalf of the sur- viving auffrers. Eager crowds gathered about th and fora time the street was completely blockaded by & dense inaas of human beings, all anxious to satisfy thelr curtosiiy’ No one, however, was permitted to be tm the way, and the sufferers were eonveyed to tho as goon FS carriages could be procured. ‘Mr. Van Buren was vory low lagt night, and no hopes: were entertained of his recovery. The others showed shght.e-gus of improvement, and the physicians thinks they wiil eventually get well. Van Buren was a carpenter by trade, and, until re dank, wou Prarenae scarpenese ty Seni a rooklys Oity Company. Coroner’s Inquest. Farat Rartnoap Oasuacry.—Coroner Gamble yesters day held an inquest, at the Nineteenth precinct pollen station, over the remains of John Fitzpatrick, an It laborer, forty years of age, whose death was the result of train, contrary to train not betng allowed explosion occurred on the. Hatfeld and Landsdale st employed on the gravel train, and the fo & , Baume unknown. The nctor, Jacob baugh, Was Ladly soalded ‘about the face and arms. locomotive which exploded was the Cheltenham, a tem wheel freight engine, which bas bm in use between eight and nine years, and was considered one of the beat owned by the company. Tho master of transportation and the road master were on the ground soon after the accident, with the wreck yd and ner clear the which they proceeded to do aa rapidly as possible, arrangements were mae to_bave all the trains leave the cfty on time as usual. Dr. Martin and other physicians were on hand, The couse of the accjdont is unknows. It is the first cage of a boiler explosion on the road, an@ the first serious accident for several years, Terrible Accident in Weymouth, Mass. EXPLOSION OF A PYROTECHNIO MANUPFACTOBY— THREE GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH. [From the Boston Traveller, Feb. 3} This morning, st half-past ten o'clock, in « smald building connected with FE. 8. Hunt's extensive works estabiizhment at Weymouth Landing, six were at work making emall fireworks. A number kquibs were laying around the stove to dry, when am explosion occurred, setting the building on ‘fre, Phillips and another girl near the door got out with litle injury. Miss Wright, daughter of Justin BE. Wright, reached the door and was dragged out by steer partiets bo fearfully burned that recovery is hope The three girls perished in the flames or suffocation, iti z i H i : being quite ing. The building was consumed; the ies wen Jou large, ‘8 it is. but one of a dozen used in the business. ‘Tire Hosnanp Liste ron Dasm Inccrnso sy Bis Woe Brrors Manassas —The case of John Maloney va. Patrtals afternoon t before Justice Kinsey, Mra. Fletcher was sworn for the piatm tiff, and testified that about two years ago she came from Treland to this coun! , and leaving Ireland she was req one Ni lannox to tell her y's) cousin, John Maloney, then living in Wash- Ington, send her money to nage ethan ate and that she would him out of her earnings she arrived here. Mra Fletcher did as desired, and the m™ transmitted to her, the reeeip® ume, Maloney, her cousia, and hor own living, until a few weoks ai the wife of Patrick Abrens. A short Mrs. she ordered him out of the hi sed. stove, and threatened to raze its Grats was . cou and by Mersre Wharton and Mi ler for Justice Kineey rendered judgment in favor of tiff, and Ahrens immediately liquidated Washington Chronicle, Feb. 3. The Cheapest Newspaper and Best Fami- ly Literary Journal in the Country. The Wrsearr Henato, for the present week, will beew sale this (Saturday) morning, at nine o'clock. 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