The New York Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1868, Page 7

a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Bunpay, Feb. 9, 1868, ‘Wall street was somewhat surprised last week by the eireumstance of Mr. Sherman !n the Senate reporting from the Finance Committee a substitute for the Fund- amg Dili which be mtroduced in December last and cwhich was then and subsequently condemned through- out the country as ® measure damaging to the public ¢redis and promising no good to any but these who Might reap a harvest of commissions for exebanging old ‘bonds for new, and the fow other persons interested in ‘the establishment of a United States Treasury Bureau in ~- That bill was killed at the outset, and yet Mr. ‘has had the temerity to revive it in substan- same form, minus, however, the foreikn loan h clause. Cui bono? we may ask. Its tendency, jas ALY probability of its passage, Would be to ‘unsettle confidence in the public credit, and this, at & ‘time when the reconstruction question and the squabble ‘at Washington are agitating the popular mind, should be carefully guarded acainst, The floating debt is being as rapidly as is mocessary into five-twenties wedeemable in twenty years from their date, or atthe “option of the government at any time sftor fve years, ‘and if nothing better can be devised than what this bill {provides for the debt bad better be left in its present form, so far asthe six per cent bonds are concerned, naion ia made for a new five per cent gold stock, Payamte in forty years and redeomable in coin'at the ption of the government after ten years, into which ve-twentios of 1862 are to be» converted at the of the holder before the first of Novem- ‘ber and those of subsequent issues within mx ‘wonths after the expiration of five yoars from their date; but as such conversion is not made compulsory the bilt is nugatory. The only section entitled to con- sideration is that providing that contracts made specif- ically payable in coin shall be legal. This means simply ‘that there shall be free trade in money eo far, and the ‘principle ts a good one; but those who look for any im- ‘mediate effect upon the gold premium or the manner of ‘traneacting business generally, in conssquence of the ‘Tegaligation of gold contracts, will find themselves disap- ‘pointed. This part of the bill, howevor, will not save it from the fate which it merits, as a ceparate act can be ‘ground up in relation to gold contracts, ~ Tne gold market was strong and moderately active during the week, and especially towards the close, the detest transections on Saturday afternoon having been sat 14234, the highest, pofat touched, while the lowest gales were at 140%. The demand for customs duties ‘amounted to $2,068,611, and the shipments of coin and ‘pallton from the port axgrogated $1,644,057. The Sub. ‘Treasury disbursed $968,000 in coin interest and $134,000 ‘$a redemption of the bonds of 1847. Tho speculative ‘feeling in the gold room is almost entirely on the bull side, owing mainly tothe aspect of affairs at Washing 4op, and hence the “shori’’ interest outstanding is very light, and 37 percent per annum was paid for hav- ‘yng coin carried, Government seouritios responded wwery elightly to the advance in gold, although ahey wore firm, and there was less specul ‘activity inthem than during the previous week; but phere ‘was a good investment demand both from banks and other corporations and individuals, owing to the diffcaky of employing money in any other way than (by the purchase of securities, This growing plethora of Toanable funds will still farther stimulate the demand for government and other stocks, and considerably ‘higher prices are likely tobe the result. Tue advance ‘In gold led to speculative purchases of five-twenties for Shipment, and if gold remains firm and bonds keep up ras well ag they have done of late in Europe the demand from this source will quicken. +’ The stock market was unsettled by artificial clique influences during tho early part of the woek, but it Sfterwards became firm, and on Friday and Saturday there was a revival of speculative activity and prices ‘Were strongly in the ascendant, The previous decline Was engineered by parties who had sold out their stocks and were desirous of buying them back again, This Purpose having been accomplished to a at extent a fresh upward movement is the result, and Erie having Suffered the greatest artificial depression it is probable ‘that it will experience the strongest reaction, as it is rela- tively ten or fifteen per cent below the other leading fullway shares and tnerefore-the cheapest stock on the Tist—thanks to the speculative director, towards whom 1 his codirectors seem to be as clay in the potter’s baads. ‘But it is against the nature of things that a great cor. poration should be managed much longer for the benefit of one man in ‘Wall street, and if a number of enter. prismg capitalists will combine and give their proxies Defore the next election to Mr, Vanderbilt Erie will be ten per cent dividend paying stock very soon. At the close of business last evening the market was strong at the following quotations:—New York Central, 120% 3.120%; Erie, 76% = 14%; Reading, 05095%; Michi. ‘gan Southern, 02%; © 92%; Cloveland and Pittsburg, 97 207%; Rook Isiand, 993; a 9934; Fort Wayne, 102 10294; Northwestern, 60 © 603; do. preforred, 753 a 1534; Pacific Mail, 100% a 110%; Obio and Mississippi - Cortitieates, 8334 a 33)4; Western Union Telegraph, 2056 0 86K. ‘The money market was extremely easy, and loans ‘were made at four percent om government securities and five on mixed collaterals, while the best grade of commercial paper, which was ia very limited supply, Passed freely at 63¢ 86 percent, Tho drain of currency from the ‘West and other points continues in favor of this centre, but as a large portion of the remittances are made in national bank notes, the receipts are not fully shown in the legal tender reserves of the banks, although they are necessarily reflected in the- deposit Nee, Thus the statement of the associated city banks (or the week ending on faturday shows an iacroase of $4,514,024 im deposits, and only $650,106 in legal te: dor notes, The loans have increased in nearly the same ratio as the deposits, namely to the amount of $4,180,028, but how far this is attributable to purchases of securities by the banks fo the sake of employing « pertion of thoir idle fands cannot be estimaied from any of the figures in the returm, The specie average is $131,043 lower, and the ctroulatioh bas increased $24,313. This last re- ‘turn shows that the reserve of the banks, in specie and legal toader noted, exceeds the required limit of twenty- five per cent, on theif liabilities in deposits and circu- lation, which aggregate $251,941,382, while their actual teserve is $89,670,631. The totals of the statemonts for the weeks ending February 1 and 8 respectively are as The prevailing monetary ease is likely to continue without material interruption until the drain of currency ‘Westward te move the next crops sete in, which will ‘Be de until the end of September. Trade prospects are ‘mproving ; but as yot the mercantile demand for money {s very light and business outside of Wall street will probably be ena restricted scale for some months longer, At the game time it will be more profitaple te the mercantile coi iaity, as supplies have become ‘adjusted tom reduced demand, and therefore the ten- dency of prices for commodities of all kinds is towards Improvement, and this applies especially to cotton and dry goods. In the last mentioned department there are more signs of animation than in any other branch of ‘trade, and yet it is noticeable that purchases are limited to the immediate demand for consumption, and both jobbers and retailers are buying with groat caution, The ary goods market i8 a rising one at present, be- cause of the reductd stocks om band, the advancing movement in raw cotton and the upward course ef the gold premium, which last directiy affects all imported fabrics, and domestic manufac. tures sympathise to 601 yetent with these, After the severe depression under which ‘Qusiness in general and the dry goods trade in particular have labored even a slight improvement is encouraging, w@ad tt tea good sign when mercantile men are disposed ‘teileok at the bright side of things ne they aseat pres- @m, although their hopes will probably be realized only ‘@ & limited extent during the next half year, for the consumption of the people will be greatly curtailed by reason of their reduced means, owing to the general im- Poverishment which was experiqaced in 1867, ‘We referred a few days agg to the fact that a memo. Hial vo Congress tm favop GF the repeal of the income tax was being extensive)” signed in this city, and there are strong reasons "7 this inquisitorial exaction should be removed. , wae excusable as a war measure, although ite cogs“itutionality bas always been disputed. Ar. 1, section 0, paragraph 4, of the constitution United States, says:—‘‘No capitation or be nid unless in proportion NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY. | vidual.” One easayist says, in speaking of taxation generally," the first way ts direct, to determine from the tia, ‘ment of the pariice concerned or from official esti matio.” the net Income of the persons or the net pro- duce of .2¢ land, and to assesg the taxes according to the result, Tht# Kind of taxes is called direct, Another signiication Usually attached to the division of taxes into direct and imi'rect. The mode in which they are raised is made th’ Principle of denomination. By direct taxes are unde."st@od such as are laid imme- diately om the consnmérs; dy indirect taxes such as are assessed on others im advance” A contemporary, in arguing this question and citing from various writers on the subject, well says that if the income tax isa direct tax, as political economusta hoid it to be, then it is clearly in this form prohibited by the fundamental law. But apart from the question of {ts constitutionality, its repoal should engage the atten- tion of Congress whem the new internal revenue bill comes up for discussion. Of course if it should be abol- ished its equivalent will have to be levied in other and indirect forms; but it is quite certain that this alterna tive will be submitted to cheerfully, whereas the income tax is a source of irritation to all, and {t falls moat heavily on those persons with small and inadequate in- comes who are least able to pay it. The foreign exchange market wag quiet throughout the week, but firm under a limited supply of bills drawn against cotton and produce, and a moderate de- mand from importers, The advance.in the price of cotton abroad withla the last few days has a tendency to stimulate shipments from this side, while it increases the amount of the bills representing these, Rates were steady’at the close on the basis of 109% for prime bank- ers’ sterling at sixty days, Bankers’ bilis om England at sixty days were quoted at 100% = 109%; at three days, 110 a 1103¢; commercial bills, 109 a 1093. Bills on Paris at sixty days, 5.1634 a 618%; at three days, 5.13% @ 5.12%. On Berlin—Bankers’, ‘713 w 71%; commercial, 7134. On Bremen—Bankers’, 19 @ 7934; commercial, 78% a 78%. On Frankfort— Bankers’, 4044 241; commercial, 40% 040%. On Am- sterdam—Baukers’, 41 a 4134; oommeroial, 405; a On Hamburg—Bankers’, 3634; commercial, 853% « 36. On Antwerp—Bankers’, 6.163¢; commercial, 6.18% @ 5,173. The gubjoined statement shows the highest cash prices obtained for the leading stocks sold at the first regular board on each of the following Saturdays:— Jan. 18. Jan. 26. Feb, 1, Fed. 8, 99 cy a.) 05% Atlantic Mail. Canton Com; 54) BOSE 69 OOK Cleviand & Pitisbi 4. 9655 08 oT Cleveland & Toledo . ..103; us 13 112% Chicago & Rock Island 96; 98% 102 oJ Chic, & Northwestern. 61% 61 00 60 Chic. & Northwest’n pf 72% 43, 4 18% Cleveland, Col, & Civ. .101 _ 106 —_ 145 147 14035 138 138}¢ 138 “tae ony $1 48 49% 08% 65% 2 13% 14% 4 132 120% 128% New York & 15% | Th CTAG. New York & Erie prof. 76 TU 83 81 Obio and Mississipp! 83% 83 3334 Pacific Mail..... Nig «116. 110 Pittsburg & Ft. W. 10636 103-' 10236 Quickuliver Mining. 2636 26 2 Reading Railroad. 9334 06% 96 456 Toledo and Wabash. 46% aT 4855 Weat'n Union Tel, 38 ar 867% Government securities (coupons) were quoted at the close of business on each Saturday of the last three ‘weeks as follows:— mse. alll¢ 10435 0 104 1s, a 111% 10034 0 10034 allo 107% a 108 108 a 1083, 107% a 107% nants Tia, a ious a 104 11136 a 111. 108% a 100 109% a 109% 107% a 107% 107% a 107% 107%, — 10734 107% 107% 9 107% Annexed {fs & comparative statement showing the shipments of specie from this port Iast week and during the year to date, together with those for the correspond- ing periods in 1866 and 1807:— 1806. 1867. 1368. Sixth week...... $740,302 $276,507 $1,644,057 Prov, reporied.. 2,827,804 3,190,309 7,140,331 $3,008,106 $3,406,816 © $8, 708,388 ‘The exports to the corresponding periods in the pre- vious fourteen years compare as follows. e+ $8,817,103 $7,722,738 + 7,341,503 arts , 640, | 663,44" 4,079,082 783,608 77, 2,045, 1,034,669 1,829,391, 3,274,209 1862 2 6,605,727 Subjoined is the total valuation of the forcign imports at New York for the week ending February 7, com- pared with those of the two preceding weeks, as also ‘the val of the dry goods entered at this port and thrown on the market for the corresponding period in 1806 and 1867:— Week ending Jan. Uk. Jan. 31. Pe, 7. Dry goods...........$1,281,400 $1,321,855 $2,598,208 General merchandiae, 1,232,045 2,625,769 2,448,700 Total for the week. $2,514,435 $3,947,624 $5,047,004 The imports of dry goods forthe week and since January 1 compare as follows: — For the Week. 1866, 1867. 1868, Entered at the port..$4,741,870 $2,414,479 $2,508,208 Thrown on market... 4,271,487 2,756,728 2,233,753. Since Jan, 1. Entered at the port... 20,510,061 14,243,851 7,717,657 ‘Thrown om market... 18,785,129 11,653,120 6,905,779 COMMERCIAL REPORT. Sarunpay, Feb. 8-6 P. M. Corrox.—The market, though less active, ruled firm at yesterday's prices, closing at 2c. for middling upland, Balos were effected of 6,882 bales, including 1,896 on specu: lation, 3.201 for export, 1,045 for spii 7 ; weet ie quoi port, pPiuning and 750 in tran. a ai a. 2} il descriptions were dull, nee lull, but ‘held at ful heard of mo ealee, AND Gnaix. Roce bbls, flour, 1,006 do. and ‘corm 1/00 Dushels wheat, 109,149 “do, for Site “and Western four bit irregular, and ii dw ira do. Calitornia fou Rye flour (eu Corn meal, ees ‘deuentaessseeses ac i spring; ‘or amber Pennsyit Tan Sushels Poonayivanie on pri iter demand, mainly for expor Pyfiat mat West a for new mi esi a white Teunesace and Rowtuers; $1 8934 for old white W ‘el for new J ia joes were about rr. Bee, e's opt e an 's option, mand. ‘Sales 2,000 bush for State. Barie; bushels at ay scarce ‘wns draniy hel Faetours were quiei but firm, The 100 bales cotton at 6-16d., 0 .. and per steamer 7,600 bushels Bacon at oer ‘and, 10) oble, por 64, he ant . charters were ‘American bbl rect Fon in ihe Mediierranenn,'aad. an fialian ark, ieootbise .. to, Cadiz, on private terms, Guaxy Baga were but 4 190. fees iae ce Sees meen pe ys ag 8 mi former via. =61.0 91 16 for shipping, and 8190 © Ol @ for retell lors were steady, with a moderate demand, Sales of Amarieap at era Gi and Bavarian 4 Wo, 0 Shc. —the late gtr manila was held at 1840, gold; other kinds were jOLaneRs quiet but steady. Sales 68 hhés, and T Wivan Bromeatctes Sccrhot for opirite turpentine ruled tam nt the improvenugt noticed ot lat. "Fhe san * a ‘bbiv. at ., & Be. do, on the dock » ral i thee Ftc ual emery " 0 Om, Cana.—We note ‘sales of ‘@ tons city, in bags, om pri- THROvistonm—Receipte, 296 pian, deef, 492 de, gut meats, oii 4 Hoge taba andl it6Y dressed i Fiece ees s ementin the ad Lay! and tigre ; the “on the spot has at $21 a OI Ped Na ‘Se pew moss, for March. at $229) 0 hoge wore quoted firm at the. and inks a lige forty. ‘Beet soo snd prices were firm; th» sales we for common to good sess, and, B18 00 8B sollor's option. 10%62, for Wootern wos ia fair dean WO) bbls, ab B10 0 $ie 86% for oxtra do. For there wase fair demand ws full pec Were made of @0 ticrces at a $36 for prt ven $57 696 G40 for tna 8 were modur-te de> mand, eales « $25. Ow was, fair; sales ty for ary rie Diskied and and trim. the sales being 750 boxes, at @ 1096c. for Cumberians cut, 120. for long clear, ihe. 126, for short rib, and IS¢o. @ Ld5ge. for «hors % oe and for lard was fair and the mar. ot was Grm. Seles 19M bbls. at 18%e. 0 Mie. ior No. 1 to ketide rendered. utter and chose were steady a our last quotations. Petnousum.—Crude wae dull, bat held, at 1130, © Bee in bulk, and Idigc, = 163¢¢,, in bbls. Sales 500 bbls, in bulk at i13%0.. The buatness iu bonded was very igh and prices were lower, standard white peas obtaimaile 2430. Sales 2.000 bbls. at 24360. was and nominal at 4le. a 420. for light straw to white and standard winte, In Philadelpaia tue market ruled dull and oon ‘were nominal. Riox.—Caroli dull, orm, . @ Lge. The Tomalne fgues fu MME Arms 0h 1080. @ supply udan.—A fair business was done in pon a basis of lage, a 12%o, for fair to good repuing Cubs. The nook ie aL 1a}e0, a 18h. for Cuberuod 30, boses, mainly at 14340, Refined was moderate): an ‘ Whites and {egos to, Burbs —Calsutie linteod:-Purthet sales were effected of Bile gofd tn bond, iter kinds were dull but Ba teuay. ite w 5 So cst, Wee © ltige.; Umethy, O80 8 28, fax, TRAKINE was quiet, but Orm, with sales of 80,000 Ibs., part 3: at 18K, a ldo. piaiiay wad in fair demand at full prices, alee 140,009 Wi —Keoeipts 14 bole, Prices were nominal tu the absence of sales. THE DRY GOODS MARKET. ” The remarks we made last week hold good for this also, The tendéncy has beon steadily upwards, and the demand for Gne brown and bleached goods continues unabated; 8-4, @4and 10-4 bleached goods have sold many weeks ahead of their production, and are very scarce, The buoyancy of the raw material (cotton) towards the close of the week has made manufacturers stronger in their demand for etiil higher prices, Re- garding the general appearance of the market we reach the following conclusions:— In the first place it must be evident that muslins that formerly brought 8c. a 83¢c. in gold were cheap when reduced to 10c. alle. in the present currency of the country ; and considering the facts that prices could be forced down no lower during the dull times of Novem- ber and December, and that cotton cannot be raised as successfully and as cheaply under the present iabor system of the South, as in former times, is it reasonable, im view of the approach of an active apring business, to expect lower prices? Again, it has been ascertained by the manufacturers and demonstrated by frequent and Increasing transactions that the artiole of drills (and the sameé is true of other heavy brown goods) can be exported successfully under the existing big air in competi- tion with ish manufacturers. Take, for instance, standard brown drills at 15¢. per yard, Deducting the drawback of the revenue tax of five per cont when man- factured for export, and also 2i¢c. per pound, it reduces the price of the article to 1 13340. per yard, cur- renoy, or a fraction over 9c. per yard in gold, consider. ing alao the item of foreign exchange. If the price of cotton is counted at 20c. per lb, the article in question manufactured would cost 16c. per yard, currency, or 100, gold (as ined tor export), which 18 then as iow as Huglish manifacturers can produce the same fabric, So we seo that mi of the leading manufac- fed in filling orders tor thousands meatic cotton goods, for export to Mexico, the South American Statos, China, Japan, & and this trade is constantly increasing. cotton question. jppose cotton were to rule in the vicinity of 20c. per Ib,, what would be the natural re- sults? It would undoubtedly stimulate the growing of another average crop; it would enable the South to pay off @ portion at least of its debts due the North; it would place them in position to buy our wares and’ products and prove, as I earnestly believe, a lasting benefit: to all sections of the country. Let us bave cotton 200, per Tb.—mo me no less—and it will bei and middle classes of both sections mom country. The well to do farmer of the great West could certainty well afford to pay a cent or two more per yard for his shirtings and sheotings, particulwly when he 1s getting $2 per bushel for bis wheat. The greatest benefits by the above programme ‘would acorue to the laboring classes of all sections, By paying the South a fuir price for its products, and thus making of them customers for our commodities, it would set the wheels of industry in motion, The following are the quotations for this week:— turers are now Brown Sugerixos.—I1-4 Utica, 600.; do. Pepperell, ATG; ties, 65¢.; 9-4 Pep- rell, 350, 40c, perell, 300, ; 7-4 perell, 273¢0. ; do. Utica, 37a. ; 6-4 Pepperell, doc, ; dor Cohasset, 2iike,; 5-4 Utica, dc; da, Lyman A, 22340. ; 9-8 Nashua E, 110, ; do, Popperell F, 143. Indian Orchard A, 1éc, Ware Saeetings,—114 pepe 55e.; 10-4 Utica, 60c, ; do, Pepperell, 45c.; do. Pequot, 62 9-4 Utica, 550, ; do. Pepperell, b0c. ; 8-4 Pepperell, 8bc.; 6-4 Utica, 85c.; do. oral, 230.; 6-4 Utica, 800; 42-inch —4-4 Pequot A, 16s antic A, 16c, ; Indian Head, Pacific extra, Nashua R’ and Clark's, 6c; Atlantic H, Appleton A, Wachusett and Lawrence G, 18460. ; Amoskeag A. Pacific H and Stark A, 1534c.; Anguste, Dwight A, Pepperell E and Roxbury, 1430. i Lawrence E, 133.’ tic Ls Dwight, W, Rverett Ad, Lawrence F and fic L, 14c. ; Pepperell R, 13c. ; Broad- 8c, ; Atlantic P, Great hard ©, 180; kxeter, 1 ‘eio.; 34-inch E, 113¢¢,; 31-tach Law- 0, 1b3¢0.; 81-inch 120, ; Lawrence M. 11k. ; 29-inch ll N, 10360, ; Massachusetts 0, do, Breachep Musunn. —4-4 Now York Mills, 280, ; Lona- dale and Atlantic cambrica, 263<c. ; Wamautta, Utica and in Z, 22340, ; Tus 20. ; Lonsdale, Fruit Dwight, 18c.; Androscoggin, Mason- mper Idem, 17340. ; Ida Mills, Imperial, dc, ; Bartlett, 1 ee ‘ip Top, 166. ; 1. & ‘alls K, Newmarket G, Ballou & and Hops, 133¢c.; Boott 8, 124¢0.; Boott F, 11c.; Green Mf. Co. G, and Putaam N, lic. ; Indian River, XX, 1140. ; $4 inch Utica, 200. ; #4 ‘inch barueut, 11}¢6. ; 3-4 New Jersey and Boott H, 103<c, ; Kingst: 930. ; Boott R, 83¢c.; Sagamore 8350. ; Globe, 8c. ; Mechanica’, 73¢¢, ; Cohoes and Portsmouth B, Tc. Prunrs.—Merrimac W, 133¢0.; Merrimec pink and mirpie, 14e.; robe de chambre, 16c.; Merrimac D, 23,0, ; Gloucester, 1130. ; Pacific, 12ic,; Sprague, ‘Albion’ solid, Swiss red, 12)¢¢.; London’ ‘mourning, Simpson ——— 1l4c.; Oriental, 12c.; Hamilton, 12146. ; Spraguer, 12340.; Oriental, 12¢.; Arnold, 10'c, ; Freoman, 10340, ; Wauregan, 113¢¢. Gixomama,—Lancaater, 16c. ; Glasgow, 15c. Cameron and Empire Stato, 1340. ; Clyde, 1 Binirns,—6x3 Amosk 280,; 3xi Hamilton, Mla j 3x3 Massabar c; Arkwri $60. Coceweile, 1546. ; 8x: % 14ie. ; 6x3 Everett. 3x8 do., 18340, ; 6x8 American, 14c ; x3 do., 136. ; Whittenton C, 13%g¢. ; 8x3 do., 13c,; 6x3 Eggle, 13: 323 do, 1230. bn Arnox CixcKxa.—Union Mills, No. 60, 266. ; do,, No. et oe 18, 200, ; Caledonian Factory, 1», No, 11, 20c, Duwims,—Amoskeag end Colambia, 30c.; Otis AxA, ; Lewiston, 250. Bs BB, 260, ; Chapman, W, diater, 120, Boolt B, Great Nor is 270.; York, Workingman’s 160. ; Not Cc, Jsaxe,—Neumkeag and ayer E ll, 160,; Everett, Pg ry Pag ry ; 10, 5 ; Everet ; Laconi 3 Jrveieng 13%go"; Hallowell, 12)¢¢.; Newmarket, 130; Indian Orchard, 113¢c.; Bates and Honeydale, 11c. SiLesias, —| }, 20, ; Union, 17c. ; Blackburn and Ward, 16c¢, ; Tudian Orchard, 165¢¢, ; Superior, 1c, ; Vie~ “a 1c. ; Biliston, 121¢c. Lane Camnnics,—Poquot and Wauregan, 10c. ; Ve- rona and Wictory A, 9}¢¢. ; Amoskeag, 840, ; high colors, 0c, @ Ly Re Paran 108.—Lonsdale, 8, &. & Sons, Masonville 12s¢e, a 1840. gol S80. AUA, 860 ; River, 350, ; Amoskeag ton, Cordis AAA and Everett A, 27 sc. ; Brook, 800,; Amoskeag B, 26¢. ; il 26c,; Amoskeag C, 220; Amoskeag D, 190. ; X, 16; nat ineh’ Kellyville, 1zigc,; Pittsfield, 90. ; Alvaay, 0360. Ravtecas Jane —Rodman, 860, ; Laurel Glon, 323¢¢. ; Tivertom plaid, 20c, ; Rose Valley, 13. Cortes. ', 52360. ; Pem- nd hanies’, apes —New York Mills D a 37: Uncle Ser, 366, Great Wenvera, 336 io. + Unel 3 a Uonn Fiaxwats, Baowr.—Kilerton H, 35c.; do. N, Ie, ; do. 0, Sto.) A A, 26¢. ; Hamilton, 20°. ; a Asics Reokiand? ee on Uh ATs. Slatery’ sige. 5 ie, | Augul iO. 5, Montville’ 3850; Masvachasstie fe ih ize" 4 Cawron Fuaxwaia, Worrr.—O! BH, 4236. ; do. N, 20 ; Lay Soe oY Laconia and Pemberton Y, Slice; Salmon Fails, 20e.; Globe A, 18¢; Suffolk, Goon. Prsvrene—4-4 Cildert’s white, No.2, 97%0.; 850, ; 40. No, 8, 600; do. No. 4, 62iKc. ; di ah ng ys c.; No. 8, 62 1, Bbc, ; No. tengo Yon, 60. Ne. 2, B6c.; No. 8, ue tevill 7 ‘BT 3c. 26 inch door éc. fy 5 all weol, j in colored, 246. ; Yon 8 500, ; tod woot te $3 10; do. —-* do, $2 60; do, ply Hartford 16 ; fawn, peacl a 19 @ $31 64; bieck, brown, otter ond iter, Bruch 987 0 $40 60, THE PROVISIONS MARKET. Vafortunately it la one of the necsemtton of ature that people must eat; they may dress shabyily, avoid (heatrea, concerta end other placge ef amusement, Scogo balls and otuae DAUlo arrangomonis” of that de- soription, but thoy must pay their bills oiler ¢ o baker or butouer orto landlady @ rosiaurant koeper, Cou sequently the price of Leo id of some, alihoggh, Per- haps to many of rowote iaiervesy ‘The foliowiug t Sub aiited wi the lass week's quotadlomm— 4 oo ee ime yelidyy lots, 442, abo. ; mn 6904, Ho. a 430 ; do. single dairies, prime, dtc. # 460.5 do. do. ‘are Moe» dest és. tit ‘6c, @ 0c. ; Western Reserve, firkins, 880.; Michigan, Orkins, {air 10 good, Wertern, Sie, pose to good, 200, a 800. ; Canada, 40 primo, 340, @ 860, ; do. store, fair to good, 1; baking butter, 160,’ a 200.; role, good prime, d4c. a 360. ; do. fair to good, Sic & 330. do, fair to 180, a ii 1s jdt fm dag ide eae : 3 do. do. ris 10. @ foc; da do” ak med, 0. 0.90.3 do, Oramne si a wheat, oxtra, $140 $14 25; do. clubs, $11 60's $12; do. midge proat $13 20 $i3 60; ‘buckwheat fotr, per 100 ibs., $4.0 $4 40; ye Sour, $7 75 9 $9 25; ry ee 40; wheat braa, do, $2 1 MxaL.—Corn mi Jersey, bbl. 80 a ; do, fellow, 2 60; de. fine white do., $2 Peo = 55 Coarse, do, $2 30 a $2 40; nd 242 0; dat meat, Canada exten, ot do., fair, $10 « $10'60; thcas.—Jorsey, extra be meal, Ter oe sia 2 . yes bop loss featern, loss ot . & c, 5 oats, per bushel, 600, a 65¢, is ib Pourtry,—Dressed—Chickena, Jersey and Bucks county, 160. @ 186. ; do, State, as 4c, @ 16c. ; do, do, fair to good, llc, a 13c.; do, Western, good to prime, 18¢, a 150; do, do, poor te good, 10c. a 130, Turkeys, Jersey, prime, 18c. a 20c.; do. State, good to prime, 17c. @ 190, ; do, do., talr to good, 150, a 170, ; do, Western, good to prime, lic. a 18c.; do. do, penn co geek ite. 8 15c, Ducks, good io prime, 18, a 2c, ; do. fair to soot, 144 a 180, Geese, Jersey, good to prime, 13c. a 15c. ; do, fatr to good, 1c. a 130.'; do. poor to good, 80. a 10c, Live—Turkeys, per lb., 160. a 18c.; fowls and chickens, raey’_ per pair, $2.0 $0; do, Western ‘and outhern, el per pair, $20 $3; do,, Western an athe: palr, $1600'$175, x. 0.5 Honey—White clover, in glass boxes, as S4c.; buckwheat, do., 230, a 25. Zur nips—New Russia, per bbi.,‘§2 25 a $2 Ovions— Red, per bbi, $6 50 a $6; yeow, do., $5 60 a $6; yess Sh $6 60. Squashes—Marrow, Boston, per bbl.; a Game.—Canvat back ducks have sold at $1 76per pair; quail, trapped, per dozen, $2 50 a $2 80; par- tridges, per pair, 80c. a 85c, ; gro’ per pair, 850, a 90c. ; venison, long saddles, lic. a 1 do., short saddles, 16c. a 18¢. ; carcasses, 10c, a Llc. ibbits, per pair, 40c, 8.500. ; hares, per pair, 60c. a Frese Meam—Beof sides, city, llc, a 143¢0,; do, country, 9c, a 18c.; mutton carcasses, city, 9c, a 120,; do,, country, 6c. a'9c.; lambs, clty dressed, per Ib., 10¢. a 12c.; ‘live sheep, wethe: 43fc. a 5160, ‘carcasses, , 5c, @ 6350, ; do., ower, ood to prime, ldo. a l6c : jive calves, first quality, 10., poor to good, 9c, a llc. ; pigs, dressed, age. allc,; do. do., heavy, 100. al0%<o. ; ; do. do, heavy, 10c, ; do., $13 Jersey, light, di 10 do., State, light, 10c. # 10 gc. Western, 830. a 8%. Sat Provisions. —-Beef, plain mess, Western, ne & $17; do., do,, State, $9'a $$11; do., mess, extra, new, $16 a $19; do., Halrtead & Co., half bbis,, $14 60. Pork, prime mese, 1807-8 $1875 a $10 1866-7, $20 25 a, $20 37; do. 1867 21 62; do, $17 29 a $18; $2125, Lard, ‘gut ‘and head, ‘in bbis., 12%c. # 18c. do., steam rendered, Western, 133<c. a 133¢0.; do., ket- tle rendered, Western, 13%c. a 13%c.; do,, kettle ren- dered, city, good, in 'bbis., 13c. 0 13340.; de., country, 12%e. alS}<c. Groase, wiite, 91¢¢, a lic. ; do,, brown gc.210c, Hams, smoked, city, lige. a jo., Western, 1dc. a 16c.; do., dry salt, ders, smoked, 88, , $21 60 & do., prime, new, tera, new, $21 & ‘do, 3 : do., pi city, light fancy, 8%, smuoked, 180, a 4c, bbi., $28 a $31. rt mixed Western, per bbl , $40 $4.50; selected, per bbi., $4 75 a $5; common aud Frown, er bbl, 91a $3. Ube ore food to primep per bbi., $8 60a $9 60; poor to g fra ss; extra fine, $10 a $11; crates, g00d to prime, $3 8 Famity Groceries.-Coffee—Java, white, 36)jc. gc. ; Rio, ordinary, 1930. a 213¢¢. ; Rio, fair to prime, 55 36¢.; Laguayra, 280.’ Maracaibo, 243¢c a 903¢c, ; St. Domingo, 20c. a 2c. teas-Youny hyson, 800, & $1 75; hyson, $1 20 a §1 76; gunporder and im: rial, E 200 $1 30; twankay, . & $1; uncolored Sopa bc, @ $1 25; oolong, 70c, a $1 60. Sugars are ‘without much change. OUR NATIONAL CURRENCY. Notes on Counterfeits. PAPER CURRENCY, Whon a universal paper currency was meditated by United States financiers under the necessity of affording the people a medium for domestic exchange in place of the specie which, like sand in an hour glass, was run- Bing out of view with inevitable cortainty—though, unlike the sand, ite course was upward—there were many objections advanced against the project; and ‘among the rest was the very plausible one that a host of counterfeiters would spring into existence and deluge country with aa large a volume ot spurious as of genuine notes, We had already abundant experience of the skill with which counterfeiters imitated the notes of the old State banks, and we were ready to conclude that the legal tonder currency was fated to suffer at the same bands, and suffer, too, to au extent not coniemplated in the days of rodeemable currency. COUNTERFEIT NOTES. It wae thought no device of the engraver's art, nor autograpb, no matier how intricate in chirographical flourishes, coult escape trauduleat imitation, but not- withstanding al! the fearful anticlpation on this point that provailed at the advent of the legal tender scheme, and all the redoubled efforts of the counterfeiters animated by the prospect of reaping such a harvest as they ic dreamed of, the number of counterfeit notes that suc- ceeded in attaining general circulation is, after all, ex- coedingly Mmited. During the war, and especially in ita earliest stages, a large quantity wae launched on the monetary food, but their execution was so flagrantly imperfect, seemingly got up in haste, that their fate was quickly determined. The counterfeiters had to grapple with two serious obstacles in attempting to imitate the greenbacks. THE GREEN INK TINT AND THE GHOMETRICAL LATHE WORK, ‘The latter, however, was infinitely s more difficult lishment, if not altogether impracticable, by the rude moans the counterfeiters were forced to “7 To the National Bank Note Company's printing house this work is performed by an exceedingly delicate and beau- tifal mach! ich traces the fine goometrical curves with unerring acca! and neatness, ite tracery with the bead {s an {i to I looks extremely like the model, ani See oe Se ae eye and 0 f the initiated bul detect im the corners and along the edges of green. Dack impression the angular io me of the tracery looking Mpparently, like pinholes. @ straight lines and even those with a broad curve are accurate enough to all appearances, but when it comes to the minute cirolee and endless figure of eight pattern t here js 0 visible inability of the human hand to foliow the t of the machine. In the matter of the now in use could resist without pberic infieences end the baffle oo ee coun! cot A @opted. country may congratalats ‘pen any from hogua curreacy, and Indeed at the to 6'4y there is lens eou over waa at any former period. ‘The [hae as ‘fae age! Guring the w i valence an t no opzan- ea mornod was put in force to Orava it out ot Part: the year 1866, mm vo that time only casual meags were tte deteciion, One or two of @ gang might be yp pate ond 8 Oat uf to reflect on the 0-11 ot theur cequrred whee these FEBRUARY 10, 1533, _ ie men had alroady diluted the cumynoy of the WIUM'y with tosir spurioas mannfarte ce iwhen the \prea and during operations iavied d oy aud capture, At present, however, @ syrtom pro: wich aime % entrupping tho counterfoilor with his poles Lefore an impression can be struck of. Tho couerament, appreoi- ating the importance of @ detective bureau oa] ty in stem of national banks was uniorm currency, and er po Plc fore ong time to come to be ‘exchange in the coui shed ta the Dopariinent of tbe Treasury ee 4 SRCROT eRRVIOR BUREAU, designed to attend exclusively to tue protection of the Qerroney from bogua encroachments. dince ite estab- liNtment—Oover two years ego—this bureau bas been the means of having about three hundred counterfeiters of ail classes arrested, and has undoubtedly saved of doliare to the Treasury. It was founded in Jaly, 1865, Mr, Witliem P. Wood being put. in chargo @uder the supervision of the Solicitor of the ry, Mr. Edward Jordam, mules were iaid down which provided thet clerks and operatives were to be employed ame by the soiicitur or with his approval. That sep: registers be kept im the division, pro- pa Indexed of all the couaterfeit pigtes end dies and jasues of covmtertes money, aud of all the persons kaown to be im any way engaged in making or circula- ting counterfeit money or counterfeiting implements or wmatorial of which any knowledge might have been obtained. Also registers ia whion every stem of tufor- mation should bo entered te journal form in reference to such plates, digs and persons, and also a statement of all action talten im reference to such persons, lates, do, % A Re ay! of all letters addressed either to the solicitor or to chief of the division relating to its —— With @ saocinct statement of the centents of each A dressed to the solicitor or the chief of the division, but Deaahs 40 the attention ef the latter by reference or ‘A resister of. all letters relating to the operations of pin ‘written either by the solicitor or the chief Tt was also directed that all correspondence with — par repertnres should be fircage the wages Ly reons not 1 office should be subunltted to him. rag 8 The ctiet of the ae fe be gotta A require from operator a To} his i instead @ tat eesechere Banc be Gar'aae he had been he 1 rations of the division to be made by the chief to the Bolicitor atthe end each month. Kyery plate or die of which fiom was obtained to be defaced in presence of Solicitor or the Assistant Solicitor or the chief clerk, and then labelied and deposited in the safe pro- vided for that prreree, All counterfeit money coming to the ion of the office, except so much as a be desirable to preserve as specimens, together with all paper and implements of counterfeiting, to be destroyed to prevent thelr ever being used for unlawful purposes again. Aad all specimens to be marked ag to prevent their being circulated, and be so labelled and num- bered as to render reference and identification easy. ‘THE DETECTIVE DEPARTMENT, Passing through the basement entrance in the south wing of the Treasury Department the visitor, after turn- ing @ shert distance into a corridor on tho right hand fi himself in the department where the foregoing 14 where some of the finest efforts of the r’s genius came to an ingloriousend. The rooms devoted to this very important division of the psa! Department are but two in number, limited tn size and with low, heavily grained ceilings. There is little appearoance of business on the premises, for all the important work is conducted in silence and secrecy ont of doors, A fow clerks taking things leisurely are the only signs of life—in fact there is nothing to indi- cate the presence of the active agency which bere gives direction to a widespread system of detectivism with eyes and cars keenly alive to the doings of the counter- feiting fraternity. A fow strange-looking and disabled presses may bo seen that did their share of bard work at some ae but are now past all illegal transgressions, In the interior room of the division, Mr. ©, W. Kimball, afver veceiving order from the proper authority, opens the safe and brings forth tho most interesting curiosity ia the department—the specimen book of COUNTHRFRIT NOTES, There are pot so many in tho collection as one might anticipate, but it is delighttul to find that those which aro there represent a great deal of the spurious article that will never again play the réle of tawful curreat money, On the first page of this interesting album is 4 cougterfeit $100 bill on the ORNTRAL NATIONAL BANK, CITY OF NEW YORK, dated April 15, 1864. On. the left is represented a boat load of sailors Lowaie 2 er the stern of Commodore Perry's flagship on Erie, and on the right the Goddess of Liberty in an attitude of triumph, Both desigus are a fair imitation of the genuine, but the face of the goddess in the latter has a difforent and more prepoasesaing ox, jon, The sailors are better done ttn the goddess in the imitation, but a close compari- #0n with the genuine reveals a diecropancy in the facial rendering. In thisscems to be one great diMoulty of the counterfeiters taking the fac simile of a face and of ita particalar expression, This is especially noticea- ble on the back of the bill representing the signing of the Dectaration of Independence, The point of differ- ence, however, which is most palpable, and to which ft is only m to direct atten- of its be: tion to pfevent a chance ig the omission of halt and to the inex model, bil sppears 9a good as on three different ‘oi bas been issu bamks—the one already mentioned, the First National Bank of Boston, Februar; 2 and the Ohio National Bank, December 22 1 THE PLATE WAS CAPTURED by an officer of the Bureau in March, 1867, The en- gtaver and printer were arrested at the _ time, and are now lodged safely in jatl awaitin, ‘also included unfinished plates of a jundred dollar vill, An impression of tho latter in the book of proofs of bg rom plates shows that it was very bear complotion. The engraving was done by ‘the same practiced hapd, and had evidently occupied a considerable time in getting up. All that appeared want- ing was the filling in of the sky in the scene on the back representing the surrender of Burgoyne. The artist must have relinquished the task of completing this trifling ad- dition with much reluctance, The five dollar note was only in embryo, the entire middie of the tace being blank. One would think im observing the superior dis- play of ability with which these notes are marked that the artist might be conte: ith ‘amo and fortune be could undoubtedly acquire honest meni nd avoid the upon counterfeiting. That one man should be able to produce a note like that first mentioned, bearing an almost exact resemblance to the genuine, which in all cases is the work of six men, {8 really » marvel of imi- tation. The labor on tho NATIONAL NOTES fe very wisely divided and insures perfection ig each branch of the engraving which goes to make up the finished plate. One man’s specialty is landscape, trees, cattle, &c.; another the human face divine; a third tracery and figures; a fourth letters and so on; and itis thus it becomes so hard atask for the single counter- en the varied styles and to bo perfect in acl hia cap- Tuo next billisa ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR COMPOUND INTEREST nore, woll executed ; ‘but the color at the back is a palpable imposition, The detecting cluo is on the face, at the hand where the top of the letter ‘*U"’ in United States touches the die in the corner, In the genuine they are about o1 ‘teenth of an inch apart. The date is May 15, 1865, Quitea considerable number of these ‘notes was palmed off even on the national banks. The piates were stotom out of the Bureau by a man named Langten, and the principal one recovered in the spring of 1866.' The plate for printing the gold letters was never captured. On the next page of the album isa VIFTY DOLLAR UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER COUNTERFEIT, dated March 10, 1862. This was printed from a stec! plate, Another of the same denomination, on the same page, was lithographed and dated March 10, 1863, Both @ imperfect counterfeits, and could on!y have been coeasfally fin the earlier part of the war ‘tendors wore’still new to the public, Five other notes of a similar denominat! io tura March 10, 1862, and March 10, 1863, follow. Three of them af wrotchedly oxecutod, a fourth somewhat beter, but the other jga fine and a well worn counterfeit. It is the represontative of an issue tirat obtained greater crca- lation than perhaps any other, The face of Alexander Hamilton is as perfect as in the genuine; the printing is faulsiess, and the green on the back is mearest ap- to the legitimate shade, An exper! conan could readily detect in the tracery the work in place of the goomotrical lathe, The plates of ail these notes wore eaptured at different times and pro- perly defeced. Next comesa FIPTY DOLLAR COMPOUND INTEREST NOTR dated July 15, 1964. The color is as usual suspicious, and tho execution of tl vices not much above the average standard, and sixty thousand dollers of the issue wore captured in July, 1800. Am imteresting specimen isa The late ‘a re is pasted at each raised toe fifty. jer figure cor. ber over tho two, and on the back the bead of Washing- ton, cut from a half dollar stamp, conceals in four differ. ‘ent places the original denomination of the bill, Wher- over the word (wo occurred it was scraped away, but only a persona of very detect. ve vision could have been cheated into receiving Turning over the pages farther wo found TWENTY DOLLAR ILI, dated March 10, 1862. The ink is victed at impriweament, A twenty dollar bill on the VIRET NATIONAL BANK OF INDIANA! November 2, 1865, Bank of Portland, and not likely to oe pd ‘ME HIGHLAND NATIONAL BANK OF WEWH'YRO, ¥. T., dated July 1, 1866, isa pore specimen, of counterfelding and got apt (o gain much A FIVE DOLLAR LEGAR TENDER dated Mareh 10, 11 of which of was eolaed, wae a ped oe etmi ae cae is tender captured in May, 186% was one of ihe best that denomination + im ‘the clumsy inting of the red number mehr the top first told the PROPLA'S HATIONAL RANE, SAOKAON, MICHIGAN, er ake Was it Stae ™ —— AONR DOLLAR TRGAL TENDER, Augnet 1, 1862, bas a tolorably good face, but the back % the oolor of an overbotied cabnage owcted, ‘The next ts a ten dollar nol on ‘THe VIKST NATIONAL BANK OF PHILADUELPAIA, nd one on THG TNRD NATIONAL. RANK OF PHT ADELPATA. 4th from the same plate, dated February 20, 1864 and eamiy This ©, perbaps, the beat Counterfeit of the seriea. The engra, “ing i except Yt ry a dered on "8? marzin of the imprest it appears {a all other reape V4 8 perfect as the genuine, In general use ita counterfo."¢ Character would never be suspected; bub there ia ono a, Y€0g® omission which, om being detected, docides ita face ®t once, In tho small engravings of the words “Nationa,* Ten, Currency,"’ which rum arow the border of the pole on the face, the in curreney is le%t out, The issue on the Thiré National Bank bh W been in extensive circula- tion; but the pla’ of the Firss was captured before time was allo. ed to get many impressions out, It was engraved by Nathaniel Kinsey, one of the most dangerous c vunter! United States. Martin B. Gorma ¥ wae the man who printed from Kinsey's plates, Both (ere arrested in September, 1867, and al their implemen: ¥ captured, together with 000 in notes. ‘They were’ tried in Philadciphia an@ are bow awaiting sen! T. \e capture of Kinsey wae considered a feat, as ho baffled with great skill all the efforts of the detectives to dis,sover the scone of hie operations, Un the last page is a twenty dolls ¥ Bill on the FOURTH NA@MIONAL BANK, .VEW YORK, dated March 1, 1864 None were pu. in circulation the plate and ail the impressions were sized at the right time, tho different counterfeit p.\stes mentioned anot of the euvasrmery noxns, | irae alsoa plats exquisitely ongra\ ei for priate DOLLAR BONDS, ONE THOUSAND ‘ attached of the five-twenties, The Meter muse” Rave ‘coomsiod the artist soveral years iv tho en- graving, and ia without exception the most Autshed piece of workmanship im that particular line wish bas yet been solzed by the officers of the bureau. It has Dot yet defaced, and iadeed:!t would seem f no- wise improper to preserve it asa curiosity of suyerior though misdirected art, The officers of she burea:t are ® Bumerous and a useful body and of indispensable Recessity to the proper protection of the NATIONAL CUBRENCY, The dificulty of discovering the actual makers of bogus money is sometimes focmidable, becaure the cm graver, as a general thing, ie anknown oven to the class of men called ‘‘shovers,’’ or those who put the money in circulation, They receive it from a sort of broker, who in turn receives it from the wholesale dealers, and they in turn get t frons one who fa in swore confidential relations wil the engravor. It ts thus Fequisite to put in operation the moat skilfal method of detection to reach the principal creminal and capture, as is always indispensable, ‘the plates and impressiona. The counterfeiters, however, did mov confine them- selves to NATIONAL RANK NOTES AND LEAL TENDERS, bat so extended tho schome of their operations as to embrace every denomination of the fractional een 4 from t! alf dime to the half dollar, The public remember the flood of counterfolt TWENTY-PIVR AND FIFTY CENT’ STAMPS that circulated all over the country, especially in the early part of the war. The first issue of fractional cur- roncy was most proyed upon and suffered extensive dilution, The counterfeiters dirested their principal ef- forta to an imitation of the FIFTY CENT STAMP, as the others were less profitable gnine. 1 is hardly to be supposed that any expert engraver experienced much difficulty in taking @ fac atmilg of the wretched ooking specimens of smal! change with which tho country was afflicted during the greater part of tho wan The color was the only guido to detection, but that was oftentimes counterfeited close enough togivea fifty cent bogusstamp ‘an unimpeachable passport from one end of the country to the other. Dumerous had thia clasoof counter. feits become, and so much reconciled did people get to being imposed upon by them that it became-a common ers to take them without much mormuriag, trust Ing to the same accommodating courtosy for getting rid of them. In the specimen book we find SRVEN COUNTSRFEITS on the fifty cent postal currency—the first that was issued. Some of them saw active service in their day, and could probably tell interesting tales of travel, but all of them look fadly blurred, as though in their pert- grinations the mask of innocence had worn off and ex- posed their guiity character. THE SMALLER STAMPS—POSTAL CURRENCY, There are four of the twenty cent, tour of the ten and three of the fiv postal currency. T! latter are execrable and could only have been got up 8 job printing office, The others are very inferior en- gravings, but when well worn and steeped in a solution of lager beer and counter dust, might have through a thousand hands without suspicion. Next come nine fifty cont counterfeit stamps of ‘THE SECOND ISSUR containing bat one likeness of Washington in tho centre of an oval gold frame. The face of the note {Is gray and the back carmine. Eight of these are very imperfeot and obtained no circulation; but the other, which was executed by J. 0. Cousden, is an excellent tmitation and 00d, * bu the pi tes and the eng Fiv the twenty-five cent be of more uniform and bet- ‘are of superior finish and yn 8 good deal of trouble in the worid of emall Se ‘The plates and countorfelts were very Properly sel ‘THE THIRD T88UE suffered severely in one particular counterfeit of the fifty cont denomination. ‘There are ten specimens in the book, but they are all, with one exception, badly execa- ted, The excepted one, however, was sufficient todo all the mischief of a dozen others. The work, strange to say, is much better done than in the genuine, A soft at beautiful nish characterizes the engraving and tering is in every way unox- ceptionable. very superiority is tbe tos! urious- ness, but the technics! pomt of detection isin a more distinct rendering of the serollwork at the corners tham appears in the genuine. Of the LAST 188UB, the one which now permeates society and transacts all ite trifiiug exchanges, there aresix of the fifty cens cent notes with Spinner’s remarkable head in the centre, Ono of these is so finely done as to render it bees ng nd the only means of becoming a acter is by attending to one smal! point, which, likesome fatality which accompanies every effort of oounterfeit~ ing, 18 sure to disclose itself somewbere or oiber on @ us note, Inthe genuine Spinner is left without « shirt button or @ 6 but the imitators, with more consideration, provided him with ove of the latter. The plate, however, was captured aod with it nearly all the currency. What escaped seizure is circulating freely side by side with the legitimate article, There aro three twenty-five cent stamps with FRSSENDEN'S 11 feel; the paper, leg but only one of thom is really ‘over, is designedly stained to give it an appearance being used, and the tracery is more open than in the genuine. BONDS, To The only counterfeits of the bonds wore of the fire- twenties and seven-thirties, The plate of the former was captured before impressions were got off. Impres- sions from the latter obtained some circulation and de- ceived evorybody—even the experts of the Treasury Department. The coumterteit is yet believed by those well informed to have been made by Impressions taken in lead from the printing division of the Treasury, No workmanship of the department can be finer than that of those boads, the only difference between thom and the genuine Is that the red seal in the counterfeit Ie ‘a little larger and a deeper red. REAL ESTATE MATTE! The following were the transfers of roal estate and leases recorded in this city and Kings county on Sat~ urday :— TRANSPRRS IN NEW YO! Cantre st, No 83. Downing st, na, Gansevoort st, a cr. caceaes p58 Gal Pane AZO... 3 tote, ix.) 2 Lots, 60x99.11. % Seb gaa 8 Eeaae = = TRANEPERS IN ne 2, 500 Th oof Seopa wot av, Rasen, wages 26x’ osciusko: Pea ‘Heuston st, 30x! IN BROOKLTS, F "toma, tlantic st, No 5 yeare, per Fulton and Grand are, Be cor, month . York st oat tet Hyeaia, por Proote ft OF Bd Oh, 1OORTOD. once os, 1088 Tet sNowina were ibe Hudson couaty, ee pm erry. south duh oh na SRA (tw ot Reto ay 160879, 97.508 190 ft n of 34 ot, 20n108, tt near rend to Joruey Olay Fives, Maite MARE