The New York Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1870, Page 8

8 MUNICIPAL ARFAIRS. The Common Council in Active Operation. Reward of Merit to be Tendered Mr. Sew- ard— Secret Session—*‘Robhing Peter to Pay Paul”—Vetoes from the Mayor—The Stowe Pavement and Fifth Avenue Plaster. ‘The Board of Aldermen assembled yesterday after moon, pursuant to adjournment, with the president, Alderman Coman, in the chair, It was evident that ‘there was ‘something np.” The lobby was crammed, and with such a crowd—weil, the usual type of the thira house, There were sbiny haw and pug noses 4m number, the wearers of which seemed fearfully ‘tent on what the metropolitan papas would do, The working clerks were present in full force; the members of the Board were remarkably silent and thoughtful; even the fires in the lurge stoves seemed to burn with a peculidr, studied fame, Nic Seger, the new Alderman, was present, filling the seat from ‘which the Tammany Guntzer had been ousted, and he alone of all who were there seemed happy. He grinned with a great deal of apparent satisfaction and iookea most benignly at nis hundsome neighbor, Aldermun O’Brien, but the lutier seemed abstracted. He gazed thoughtfully and interrogauingly at the crape on Alderman Croker’s bai, wouaering, no dount, if ‘‘Keaben” had been “going for” any of the Glerical-looking Kichard’s frieuds with fatal effect. The president heid bis gavel against his seeth, and looked straight betore into space or the lobby, and occasionally gianved at Alderman Miler, ‘Who siood on the platform uear we reporter's table, ready to make motions or dance the ‘Shoo fly,” as occasion mught require. Occasion, for- tunately, did nov roquire the iutter, and the inde- pendent Miller stood watching the “grinding” of the “axes,” and striking in will a motion when it suited. The ordinary routine baying been disposed of, a Yarge number of papers, of tue usual style, were in- troduced and laid over or reieried to the appropri- ate Commitiees, ihe board then went to work and t the business through wu lively style, Among the papers acted on was vue providing for HONORS TO TAH HERO OF VHs LICE BELL, who has doue so wach lor Lue Couatry, and who bas faveriy been “auiag”’ Mexico. ‘Lhe paver referred to Was presented by Alderman Muler aod couiained the lodowing:— 8 the Hon. William H. Seward wil) shortly arrt aller a protracted absence from bis native Stat i i ‘and whereas it 1s proper that deserving Uibuie shouid be paid tw bis eminent aviiity and distinguished services to our common cuntry, there.we Resolved, inat this Common Council tender him the hos- y, and that ® committee o: of the Common Conue pointes Mr, beward 0D bis artival and make suitavie urrauge 10 extend to hit a public reveptiva at the Academy of ‘Music or such oter piace as they may seiect. The resoiution Was adopted and Aldermen Miller, Weicn, Moore, Woitunan aud Cregier were appomied Dy wwe president as the Aluermanuic comunitee, giter which ie paper Was seat wo tue other Board for adopuon. Here ts au opportunity offered to show the Mext- cans how much more maguilicent @ reception can be given here in New York than. they could give in any of their cities. The recepuion to Comptrolier Counoily was the “biggest thing’? of the kind ever giveu at the Academy; out tlus proposed reception tothe Hon William H. sould “iay ’way over” the Connolly reception, and cause the Sowing locks of tue Lion. Wiiliam’s hirsute son to quiver with delignt, The Miller is at vie head of the committee to “1x” the ting, and there suould be something “ground” out very nicely. ‘iue Board then took up the list of GENERAL ORDERS and “whacked” it down in u most astonishing style by adopting resvlutions providing as lollows:— Giving Lo the Lond street Homuopathic Dispensary a homwopathic dose of $5,000; giving Michael Soyder $800 for tie oss Of a horse, and Andrew Fox, woo Jost a etter nore, $450; directing the laying of Faul pavement (whatever that is) On 111th street, from bird to Fourth avenue; Eighty-fith street, from Second to Fifth avenue, lzdth street, irom ‘Third to Filth avenue, aud 1)4La street, from Fourth to avenue A. Directing the paving of First avenue, frow Houston to Thirty-ninwh s.reei, with the Roboins reserved Wood pavement, and Fiitieth street, froin Fourta to Fifty avenue, with Belgian pave- ment. Ordering tue Pa en from Josepo fommers oi Kewbrandt Peale’s portrait of ‘Washington for $1,200, to til a gap in the “city con- fangencies.” Fixing the salary of the General Cierk Of the Board of Assistant Aidermen aod the salary of the Second Clerk in the Bureau of Street Improve- meuts in the Street Depariment at $3,900 per auuum, Which is good for the Second Clerk Of Street linprove- meuis, Several other matters of minor importance were disposed of, when, oD Motion Of AivermMan Mier, the Board took a RECESS until three o'clock, or ubout twenty minutes. Ai) ‘who were not wembers of tue Board were requesied to withdraw, aud aiwr a great deal of “scrouginy” the “gang” was eimpticd out on the corriaor and the members of tbe Boaru jelt to tuewselves. What the cavous ‘was about it was diMoult to determine. The crowd im the lobby was augmented by another “gang,” which was vomiced fromm the rovin of the Aasistant Aldermen, The bailway was too simall, and 60 the crowd surged dowa on the stairway to tue hail be- low and @ geveral caucus was got up, everybody asking everybody else **What’s the row?” and every- body elise assuring everypody “don’t know; suu- ‘hin’ tough goin’ on, you bet.” Aiter veariy three- quurters of an hour, or thereabouts, the doors were opened again ant another “scrougiig” took place. In almost ag short ume as it takes vo tell it the chaim- ber back of the Aldermanic circie was crowded to repletion. ‘he first thing taken up Was a “COMMUNICATION FRUM HIS HONOR THK MAYOR,'? ‘Which was careiuliy unfolded by tue reader, and the latter having given che necessary preliminary ahem, ahem, Was avout to read, when Alderman Miler Moved “that the further reading be suspended and the communication entered at lengto on the min- utes.”’ This motion, alhough something lee the Irish schoolmaster’s command, “beiure you sit down, stand up,” was carried, and so tue commu. nicauion Was not read. It appears, however, tuat this was & vETO from Mayor Hall of the resolution lately adopted, ordering some ume miles of wooden ‘Stowe’ pave- meut, a six dollars per square yard. {ine com- munication ibe Mayor referred “to the pavement on Maiden jane, the order tor which had been passed over his veto. He took occasion to comment en the Filih avenue pavement. It appears tuat the porhon of tuis pavewent was laid irom ‘Thirty-tourth to Forty-secoud streets, and pe to be substanual aod well — laid. ‘he expernnent was unfortunate, and the amount paid out tuus far for abouL two mises of te pave- Ment was some $145,404 She Mayor denicd, in most emphatic terins, baving auy tuterest, direct or fuairct, tm the pavements other than as ehtef execu- tave of the eiy to nave the principal swreeis hana- soiely and substauually paved. ‘dhe Bourd waving thus fled off the message, went on With the generul orders and aaopied severy) ot apinor taport Anotuer veto was r frow the Mayor in relation to aliowlng a boa” to be erected pear tue corner of Park row and Ann sireex. The communication was disposed of ip the sauie manner as the former one, aud the Board shortly aller adjourned, BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, ‘The Board met yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. Ketliy, presiding. PROPOSED WIDENING OF ALLEN AND PIKE STREETS, A resolution was presented In favor of authorizing the Corporation Counsel to take the necessary mea- sures to have Alien ana Pike streets widened to cor- fespond in width wirh the First avenue, Referred to the Committee on Streets. RECEPTION TO SECRETARY SEWARD. ‘Tne Board concurred in the adoption of a resolu- Hon extending the hospitalities of the city to ex- Secretary Seward upon mis arrival in New York. AN ACCIDENTAL RESOLUTION, A resolution was adopved directing the Comptroller to draw his warrant 1m favor of Michael Donohue for $300, a8 @dosatuon to reimourse him for injury sustained by a defective crosswaik in Laurens street. DONATION TO A DISPENSARY, The Comptrotter was directed to pay the treasurer of the New York Dispensary for Diseases of the Vhroat and Langs the sui of $2,000 asa donation to that wentution; and It was further directed thac hereafter a donation of $1,000 be wade to the above Dispensary. A resolution was adopted directing the Street Commissioner to have streets lying north of Fifty- th street and east of Lith avenue renumbered ere necessary. BELGIAN PAVEMENTS. The Croton Aqueduct Department was directed to fave the following strcets paved with belgian pave- ment:— Delancey street, from Bowery to East river; Broome sirect, trom Bowery to Norfolk street, and Forty-third street, from Eigitu avenue to Wie Had- gon river. On motion the Board adjourned ull Thursday. ToEM PERVISIONS.—AN honest old darkey, whose expectations of getting a forty acre plantation and @ domestic jackass for voting the radical ticket ‘were entirely sincere, now goes back on his friends tn luis wise ‘Dem carpet-bagettin’ scallawag tel- lers a teli us dar war pervision tn the constitution for we coliad folk, but dat was a lie—dem pervistons Gidn't come. ’Fore God, wassa, I aint seen de fast maou'sal,”—Atiens (Tenn) 20st, Fes 1% NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET TRE ca ee Era nannnSNEESSSNT TmRERSIIRNN Rn tIAler rome yen mene ea nanT ae oa GEORGE WASHINGTON. The Memerial Day ef His Birth—What It Ip and How it Is to be Observed. ‘There was @ time wben people celebrated the birthdays of their great warriors. There was & time when they contented themselves with com- memorating the birth of poets. Bus there was never @ time, until the United States became an independent nation, that warrior, poet and states- man was honored in she same degree. It is one hundred and thirty-eight years ago since George Washington was born, He was a warrior, be was @ statesman; yet many people may object to his being called a poet, And yet he was @ poett- cal genins. His many excursions to the West, even that fatal one under General Braddock, showed his poetical apirit, for be never flagged, never lagged, but was always enjoying the hope of future success, Hope of success ts purely poetical, and hence George Wasuington was @ poet, tor he never gave up the hope of succesa, The subject of this sketch was born im the year 1782, quite a long time ago. But the man who was first in peace and first in the hearts of his couptry- men cannot be forgotten, The man who seemed to be providentially looked after when the Indians levelled their arrows at him at Fort Duchesne, and Yetcould not bit him—this man was at last saved from the bullets of the English that he may be pre- served (0 save his country. Today again the people of America propose to celebrate the birthday of this wan. Many of the Americans do not understand the importance of the day. It is not a mere holiday, It is not a day of mere rejcicing. The di What the Washingt , the democrauc republicans of the present time should not receive. When at Valley Forge he was offered a crown, and he deciined it. But democratic repub> licans of the present day take all the attributes of a crown M thelr money can buy them, and they don’t care a “pit” for what the peopic may say about it, ut no matter; the Americans celebrate the memory of George Washington, aud that alone signifies that they are worthy sons of a worthy father, and that taey will never core the teachings of him who has been the founder of republicanism, the originator of tne constitution. THE OBSERVANCES TO-DAY, The people will generally observe the day. The statute law of the State prescrives @ general ob- servance, ‘Ihe notes and draits payable in bank to- day were mage payable by law yesterday. Moreover, @ great number of German societies have prepared fora grand celebration this day in honor of Washington. ‘The Arion, for instance, will repeat the ‘Freiscnutz” to-night of Music, The Turners will have @ grand festi their hall on Orchard street. And at innumerable oiner places the birthday of Washington will be celcbrated by the Germans with grand cclat, 1p @ religious poiut of view the celebration of the day will be more grand. At ‘Trinity church the chimes wiil be rung by Mr. Ayiiffe, and at the church itseif the services will be all that @ devotee of that denomination can desire. At ali the other churenes the pewowuers and casual visitors may have an opportunity of praising God for giving to the world @ mau like Washington, At tne Catholic churches Masses Will be said for the soul Of the greatest man which America has ever produced, wile Lue athe- dsts Claitn that Washington, @ disciple of Jefferson, Was oue of thelr own, REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The opening sales of the week took place yester- day at the Exchange, under the direction of A. J. Bleecker, Son & Co. and Stauley Day. The first named firm disposed of two lots in the village of Tremont, Westchester county, being @ part of the Ryer Homestead, sold last spring. The latter sold the brown stone house and lot kuown as No, 205 West Twenty-second street, The particulars of these sales are given below. We Jearn from @ Georgian correspondent, J. Howard Brown, of Augusta, @ real estate dealer in Southern lands, that William N, Little, of 408 Grand street, Brooklyn, E. D., hi epurcneeed, the planvation of Judge R. A. Alle! jen’s station, tea miles south of Auguata, Ga., 400 acres, bandsumely improved, for $50,000. Mr. H.G. Warner, of Roch- ester, N. Y., has purchased the Governor Early lace, 2,200 acres, one mile from the city of Greens- oro, Greene county, Ga., for $20,000, William H. Brown, of Rhinepeck, N. Y., has purchased and set- tied on the Judge Robinson piace, 650 acres, two miles from Greensboro. He paid $5,000 for his new home. There are several Northern men from Ohio, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania, who are now negotiating for property in Middie Georgia. ‘Tue further iniormation 1s given that the Globe Hotel, Augusta, 1s crowded daily with Northern health, pleasure and land seekers, EW YORK PROPERTY—EY BTANLEY DAY, § 48s house and lot, 205 W 22d at, S811 1 w of 7th av. lot 16.8x4U.4. +134 210 West 25th 208 W est 42d st., WESTUHESTE! SON AND Co, 2 lots situated in village of Tremont, Westchester co., being # part of the Kyer Homestead, each 27.6x100...” $500 TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. New York. it w of ay C, 21.9298.9. . 1.9 {tw of bth ay, 19.9398. fte@ of 1th av, 209.9. 9 tt ft w of luth av, SUx88.9. of Weth ay, 20x98.9. % es} e3c35 S t e tw Ww @ of 7th av, 2)x98.9..... ft fte of Lith ay, 35x98.9, 3a SeHESE Bereee son Ee = = 3 Fy VW 8, 9th av und B3ih st, #e corner, 24.9210), LRASES RECORDE: Fast 12th ot, No 68, B years, per yeur..... Sd av, No 422, store, basement, dc, 6 years, per year. Kings County. BROOKLY Clinton st, © #, 1155 ftw of 2d pi Dupont st,’s 8, 438 ft w of Union av, Herkimer st, » 4125 ft w of Ralph av, zbxii0. MA Herkimer si;n a 1b) ftw of Ralph av, 25x10, F u W.4x7; a 260 ‘6104 100; aly 100'ft w of Stuyvesant ay, ft eof Evergreen @ of Carlton ay, xi 4, 1 G4 St North 2d st, ss, 50 ft@ of Lorimer si ‘Bd st, o 5 fe of 6 ay, 22x9). 4th ai, 18, 235.10 fLe of bth av, d3xi0 Same property, same grantor to same grantee. Qith st, 0 ‘tt e of dth av, 26x17 Myrtle av, n 4, 117.8 ft w ot Cha of Hi «mi ‘antor to same eraD\ na, 200 fhe of Bd at, 100x100, , lot $88, Block 8 B,J. B. Bacon nui Westchester Couuty. FAST CHESTER. North at, ##, lot 288, Central Mount Vernon, 50x100, 6th av, ws, and Lat at, 1, 4105, in MORRISANIA. 2d at. n 8, 600 ft e of Walia ay, 25x100 1,000 145th st, n 6, 335 fhe of yaigay, xv. ++ 2,000 Abendrotn piace, @ 8, haat ttn | ~ BR, 157x268x135, . .10,000 Summit at, # #, lot 80, Richard Archer's, 25279, 625 Post road, joining JT Waring's,18 623-1 57,000 Webster av, # &, 165 ft from Prescott at, 25x103, Tia Queens County. JAMAICA. s, adjoining Jack's, 16 acres and houses, 85,000 1003189, ‘Pearsall'n... 560 tic av, © a he tite Ne oe foal to Belmore astatio1 Jackson av, 0 8, 177 ft w of East {th at, 25x97. «+ 5,000 OYSTRE BAY. Jericho road, adjoining Wiggins’, 124 acres, Coverta’. ...11,000 Essex County, N. J. NEWARK. at and Mt Pleasant av, 6 w corner, 200x141x151, .10,500 Panee st ‘and South Orange av, n w corner, 3)x06x63.... 7,000 djolning Ab’ Parves, fronting on Pass Main st, ¢ «, adjolniay OALDWELL. Indefinite plot, © Harrison to B Horkey, 64-100 acres... 807 ORANGE. Lineoln ay, w 8, adjoining Condit’s land, 108x192.6..000 8,000 Hudson County, N. J. Clerk av, o4, lot 5, block 38, Wm B Ogden’s map, 4in at, lois 193 and 1d Hudson Land Association, BERGEN, Lot 7, Jeremiah Jackson's. UNION. Humboldt at, lot 639 North Hoboken. NORTH BERGEN. Bull's Ferry road, adjoining James Reilly's, 60x100..... 700 GUITEN BERG. Lot 876, block 16, map Gutianberg, 50x60. . > 285 Richmond County—Staten (slau MIDDLETOWN. Hordon st, 68 ftn of Mckeon m 58x D4x10H258, Cana vt, Aun Donobue's, Bx! 600 TORT RICHMOND. Hoberton st, 61 ftw of Albion place, 110x30x115x30,, 475 Naw BRIGTON. Hamilton pince, corner Linden at, 100x200, Smith EB); 2,600 ‘Taylor st, adjoining Wm Charlton's, 703800, 8 Raynor's 2,500 Plot adjoining ou Shore road, adjoining Sail acres, Julln A Meigs Shore road, ‘adjoining John Bard" 492, L Tuckerman! “@OLD IS CASH.” Secretary Boutwell’s Financial Wife—Mrs. Tev- nie ©. Claflin as a Financieress—Paper Money Worthless — A Common Currency for the World. The following communication from a member of the firm of Woodhull, Ciatin & Co., receatiy estab- lished on Broad street as the protégees of Commo- Gore Vanderbilt, will, perhaps, interest the bulls and bears of that classic locality :— New York, Feb. 19, 1870. To THe EpiTor OF THE HERALD:— Since the firm of Woodhull, Clafiin & Co. appeared in Broad sirect I have oiten ‘been asked, “What are your financiai opinions?” ‘This query, 80 often put,, With all apparent frankness and ingenuousness, 15 pretty nearly a3 pomied as ihe same avout the ‘weather would be, and very nearly, if not quite, as susceptible of clear elucidation, For one just ap- pearing in the financial centre of the United States opinions 80 Changeable as the weather would sug- gest may be deemed rather indefinite, if not really unsatisfactory; and yet it cannot but appear, when the supject 18 viewed as other subjects are when ah analysis 18 sought, tat the varlableness of the “financial condition very nearly keeps pace with that of the wéather, ana very closely resembies it, except in this:—Ihat tne elevauions and depres- sions of ila temperature, while being equally subject vo rapid fluctuations, are still mo.e disasirous 1b their resuits, A sudden variableness of the weather may give m: severe “coids,” ‘from which they muy seek relief in @ Russian bath, or, perdi in heavy potations of “Islay mait.”” But a sudden variation in the financial temperature is sure tu “lay out” many, especially among those whose “mar. gins” are not suficientiy bruad to compass the Jall of the mercury inducea by the movements ol the Polar “years.” ‘the dimcuity Is tuat when “laid out’? in this manuer no regurt to “slay mal’? is competent to restoration, although it ts eo fre quentiy tried, But wien we inquire seriously about the weather we find ail its changes lollow adequate producing causes, For tnstance:—If in mid-winter @ very Warul day occurs w 13 certam that the cold and heavier almosphere surrounding the warin belt will rush in and dispiace ft, joes the financial weather obey similar ‘awe’ To discuss this question so that the conciusious arrived at sball possess any permanent merit requires that all antecedents and present sur- roundings shall be thoroughiy examined, that nothing may escape observation thal may have eifect thereon, I have read all the speeches, articles and edito- rials on the state of the finances, and the more [ read the more J am involved in smoke, and am forced to the conclusion that none cap decide when “doctors” disagree. ‘the number of suiutions pre- sented and remedies proposea completely bewtiders one, unused Lo relying On others’ opinions, and puta the question home for sel!-suluuion. if Lread the 7ribune thougntlessly 1 retary Boutwell’s policy 18 correct; 1 Ties 1 the same manner I am eq though through @ aifierent process; ikRALD and think of specie payments only, 1 a positive its course will soonest reach them; if I rei the World and forget the HERALD, | am certain 1s ail wrong that’s being done, but that in spite of Unat the same result will be attained; bu: when I think of them ail 1 am forced to the conclusion that Ubey are ail right, and that the desideratum wili be reached a1 the sooner that they all work for it in different channels. For myself | have at least one decided financial opinion, and that is that gold is cash, aud, aga couse quence, that to have plenty Of 118 to be pretty nearly independent of everything and every body, even that most terrible personage, Public Opinion, and that very interesting and exceedingly weil iniorimed tn- dividual, Mrs, Grundy, who insinuates herself into your confidence so unwittingly with her “in- oceds” and her “You don’t say's.” Besides casa forms a very large umbrella, covers a mulutude of —, sins 1 Was about tosay, but will quailfy that most unpopular, not to say unplilosophical word, by saying a Imulutude of “harvests” comimy trom the sowing of “wild oats.” I said that 1 had ohe opinion—that gold is cash. At the same time 1 must add that an arbitrary custom makes is 60, gud that there are several other commodities that might with equal propriety ve called the same. Strictiy speaking, gola 18 nothing but one of the products Of the earth, raised into its present position of puient importance oy no princi. ple of law or justice. None, be tney ever so poorly informed, Will asvert that there ts gold enough in the worid to predicate iis excaanges upon and to move 18 products; and 80 Joa aa there is not there 1s @ radical fault in the position 1 occupies, Attempis lo make bits Ol paper represent gold are not only futile but impossible jor any permanent ad- vantage; for 80 long as one doliar of paper repre- gents oue dollar of gold no beuelit 1s attained, but on the contrary an actual loss is incurred in am sure Sec- if 1 read the the expeuse ‘attending its manufacture and vending. When two, three or more dollars of paper represent ‘but one of gula, the Tepresentation 18 nob compiete; and nowever much argument may be broughs forward to prove the advantages of Buch @ representation tnere 18 no getting around tne fact that when you sempt to pay Lue two or more doilars with the one they re- present a dificalty 13 at once reached, aud this dim- culty 13 Loe one all Countries, In all times, huve con- tended with and never yet conquered. It may be said that Uhis 18 a simple idea, known to all. Very tue. Ali couprebenwive ideas are simple. But why, being so weli Knowa, haa not some eill- cient remedy tor the difficulty been beiore tis dis- covered? ‘The reason ty this:—Tuough the origiaal Jact is apparent the varicty Of Caaoucls it operates through, which make up the sum votal of results, are uueriy beyond tue contro! of avy one person or Ration. Henve ‘a philosophic presentation of its operations would be too voluminous to be appre- ciated and t00 comprehensive to be uaderstoud in all 1ts bearings. Ihave alsv another deciced opinion, and that is that there is only one perfect solution sor finaucial dificuities—to use something as @ standard of value that sail bea just represeutative of the yearty av- erage of the total products of the whole world, and which shall be the accepted common currency of the world. Having arrived at this concluston, I propose here- after to elucidate some of the general oearings the principle Would baye upon we preseat condiuon of the country, and to present what secms to me Co be legitimate deductions therefrom which saoud be used as present expedients for relief, TENNIE C. CLAFLIN. THE ICE CROP OF RHE BUDSON. The Scarcity of the Luxury in the River Yowns—The Reports Keccived—Any Qaan- tity of Empty Jeo Houses Pougukrursiz, Feb. 21, 1870, There is no use of attempting \o deny the reports of the almost total failure of tne ice crop of the Hud- son river, from whico stream, 1m ordinary winters, over 1,000,000 tons are housed. { have taken some pains to get hold of information on the subject, and reports received contirm previous, statements made in the puoilic prints. At Tivoli there 1s not a parti- cle of ice stored, even inhabitants not yet having procured enough for their own use. The large ice house below Glascoe, and the one north of Malden are entirely destitute of any, and even in the vicinity of Tivoli the freshet has cleaned out all the ponds carrying everPparticie of ice from them. Atand near Barrytown there are five ice houses, two at the former piace and three on the oppasite side of the river. The first named two are owned by Mr. D. H. Muliord and Mr. Livingston, and are capable of holding 90,000 tons. ‘Inere is not a cake of weinthem. Mr. Mulford in January threw away 500 tons of last year’s ice, intending to stow away ali new ice. He how Wishes the old ice Was stil in his house. The three pouses on the west slore, op- posite Barrytown, are owned by the Washington and Knickerbocker ice Companies, aud are empty, ‘fhe companies named have sipped ail Uielr tools from these houses to Lake Champlain, where they intend stacking ce and bringing it to market a8 Soon as the canal opens. Ab Catskill H. Van steeavurgh has about 6,000 tons of ice housed, and the Knickerbocker Company about 3,500 tous which iw all the ice im that vicinity, though tue houses there are capable of Loiding J0u,v00 tons. At athens there are three large ousea—one owned by the Knickerbocker Company, one by tue Wash- ington and one by private parties, and chere i nota pound of ice in either of them. There is also a large ice honse on Roger’s Isiand, owned by the Washing- ton Company, and one at “Sisndow's Keach,” two miles south of Athens, heither et wuich contains a particle. At Coeyman’s the Kutckerbocker Company have 20,000 tons stored; Dut tuat is nova few bile. In the large ice housea owned by ihe Kaekerbocker Company at New Baltimore aud Coxsackie nota bit of ice 18 stored. These stateme: are facia, noe withstanding the discouragement they atord. The people in this city ure filling ap their ice houses rrova pouds, and they are doing the sate thing at Hudson. ‘To-day the Knickerbocker Comipany will sead large gangs of men to Green’s Lake, two mies west of Athens, Where they expect to get 20,000 tuus of good in fact, so extensive is the failure of the ice crop on the river that consiaeravie distress exists among the hunareds of poor men who always depend upou the labor of getting the ice housed ior their support during the winter, Early in the winter grocers, dry goods dealers and others trusted icenien to the ammount of thousands of dollars, expecting to get their pay when the harvesting of tue ice crop com- menced, but who now say ‘that financialiy they are seriously crippled, The people of Ustskiill have Oiled barns, sheds and cellars with ice trom the creek, Narrow Escargs.—Mr. Charles Bishop, of New London, parrowly escaped being shot jast Thursday nignt. He is erecting @ carriage house for Samuel Dudiey, on Church street. About eleven o'clock, the wind being on the increase, Mr. Hishop got up and went to the building with the 1uea of bracing It. Ile was in the act of securing @ board when, without challenge or warning, a pistol Was a)scharged in the Nandsof Mr, Dudley, ‘The bail grazed his person and went torouga the board Mr. Kistiop was hold- ing. In explanation it 1s stated that the premises of Mesars Dudley & Svevens, carriage manufacturers (the above named Dudley being & partner), have re- invaded ;by rascais avd much damawe Ff wroverty. : FINANCIAL AND COMMERC Wau Srreer, } Monpay, Feb. 21-6 P, M. The Stock Exchange, the Gold Room and the Gov ernment Board have adjourned until Wednesday morning, a3 to-morrow, February 22, the anniver- sary of Wasbington’s birthday, 18 & legal holiday. MORE TINKERING WITH THE CULRENCY. Affurs in Wall street opened dull, but became somewhat animated in tho alternoon on the receipt of despatches from Washington indicating legisla tion favuravie to an increase of the currency. The character of the measure thus brougot before Congress te unos very clearly defined in the telegrams sent to Wall street to- day, and douviless the public will have to wait une reguiar and fuiler news despatches to the press to obtain accurate imteliigence. It seems, however, that ® resolution was suddenly forced wo & vote, by the operation of the previous question, re quiring the Committee on Banking to fortowitn report @ bill to wcrease the currency fifty mililons. Up to vhis hour it is not Known whesner an issue of additional yreenbacks or furvher banking faciliues are intended py the resolution, A Senate bill pro- viding for forty-five millions additional national bank currency and & rediatribution of twenty mil- ons irom the North to.tue Soutn and West is pow pending 10 the House. ‘The effect of the news was prompt in affecting prices. GOLD FRVERISH. In the Gold Room there was @ sharp recovery upon receipt of 1%. The price bad been stropg at tbe closing Hgures of Saturday; but advanced to 119% as soon es the telegram Was made public, especially ag one version had it that the bill bad passed both houses (!) and only awaited the President's sigua- ture wo become @ law. The street was distracved with several ussue sheet reports of the action of Congress, and as the majority said the fifty millions Was to be im greeuDacns the price of gold ran up @ half per ceut im antictpacion of such an expausion of the mational currency. Afterward, on the discovery that the resolution was only one of instruction aud autiority so ue Banking Committee to report @ oili, gold declined again to 118%, aud chose who had bougut as the advance be- gan to think wuey had been the Victuns Of a scheme concocted in Wall street aud having contederate agents in Washington. Ihe course ol the market is shown in the lollowing table of the chiel Muctua- 119 2:30 P. M YM 40. M. 6:30 #. Md. Holders of gold paid irom 4 to 634 per cent to have their balances carried. The operauivns of the Guid Exchange Bank Were as folio’ Goid civared Goid baiances. Curreucy visiat + $39,123,000 1 30 nm STOCKS UNSETTLED. The news also bad its effect at the Stock Ex- change. The tone of eariier transactidns had been firm, if hot buoyant, the bank statement of Saturdsy conunuing to prouuce @ Javorabie impression. The money market wus easy and gave prices additional streayth. At she aflernvon buard prices became ac lave upon the first telegrams {rom Washington, a8 the street was disposed to regard the measure as one ofinfation, The advance in tue railway list was ip some instances quite sharp, New Jersey Cen- tral rising to 103%, as against 1013; at the opening, while Reading recovered to 98% aud Central consoiidated moved to 9843. ‘the Western rallways were leas excited, but im- proved & quarter to a balf per cent, with the excep- \ion of itock Island, wich advanced to 1z1jg. On the real character of the news becoming known, and and as it was inferred in some quarters that the House committee might conclude to report the Senate bill, which, by the proposed redistribuuon of currency, Would produce contraction at the North, there was a feverish Gownwara turn, led by those Western railways which were most heavy in the pre- vious buoyancy, Northwestern common going oif to 7235 @ud St. Paul to644%. For some of the list the lowest prices of the day were made in tunis sudden change of sentiment. The features of the day were the most obstinate in re- Bisting the decline, and afew of the more actively stroug stocks yieided but a trifle, Central scrip was au example of the last mentioned, and, with Erie, Mariposa preferred aud Paciic Mail, oeid its own in the adverse current. Western Union was steady aud firm, but dul. ‘Lhe express shares were active and generally higher, Weils-Fargo touching 3834, the im- provement beng due to @ report that the United States Company have finally agreed to the terms of tho Tecent convention makiug 4 redistribution of routes and business. The 1oilowlng were the closing prices Of stocks at the last session of the Stock Exchange:. Canton, 5334 a 69; Cumberland, 38424; Western Union, 24% @ 36; Quickstiver, 144g bid; Mariposa, 10a 10's; do. preferred, 2174 @ 22; do. certificates, 6034 51; Paciiic Mall, 4245 @ 423; Boston Water Power, 183, bid; Adams Express, 63 @ 65; Welis- Fargo Express, 2134 bid; American Express, 88 bid; United States Express, 62 a 53; Merchanis’ Union, 6 bid; New York Central cousolidated, 95}6 & 95 }4; do, ‘scrip, 95% 298; Harlem, 147 @ 140; Erie, 27; do, preferred, 50; Reading, 98), @ 985%; Michigan Cen- tral, 121 bid; Lake Shore, 683g @ 8844; [litmois Cen- teat, 148 a 1453¢; Cleveland aud Fiitspurg, 10134 @ 102/43 Chicago and Northwestern, 73 a 733; do. preferred, 8034 a 90; Rock Island, 120) @ 120%; Milwaukee aud St, Paul, 656 @ 6574; do. preferred, 7034 a 79%; Toledo and Wabash, 47/4 @ 473g; do. preferred, 66% a 87; Fort Wayne, 91% a 92; Alcun and Terre Haute, 43 a 34%; do. preferred, 62a 633g; ONO and Missigsippi, 31% @ 3176; Delaware and Lackawanna, 1043 a 106)g; New Jersey Cen- tral, 10234 @ 103; Chicago and Alton, 113 @ 114; do. preferred, 113.8115; Hannibal aad St, Joseph, 106 a 107443 do. preferred, 106; bid; Dubuque and Sioux City, 103g @ 111; Columbus, Chicago aud Indiana Wenwal, 20 a 20%. m WIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The extreme fluctuations of the leading specula- lye stotks are shown in the following tabie of tne biguest und iowest prices ef the day:— Highest. Lowest. New York Cen. & Hud. Consolidatea. 951g 9734 New York Central & Hudson serip.. 9/6 48 Picesburg. Nortuwestern 5 TOI Noituwesteru preferred . Rock Isiand..... weee 12136 AuiWwaukee and 5) . + 0% Muwaukee and St. Paul preierred.. 70% Ono aad Mississippl New Jersey Central. Marl preierrea. vaciie Mail.. GOVBRNMENTS STKONG AND STEADY. ‘The government market was strong and steady, whatever inclination it showed to vibrave with tue Muctuations in gold being overcome by the quota- tions irom Europe. Five-twenties were quoted 85% to-day in London, the highest price ever attained there, and showing on the one hand the growing appreciation of our securities as the gold pre- mium approaches obliterauon and on the otber the rift of European capital to invest. ments which pay higher rates of intercst than now generally prevail on the Continent. With five-twenties at 83% it ta easy to see that, the rate of interest aside, United States “stocks,” ag tuey are denominated in London, are ahead of con- sols, and form an attractive medium of exchange. The following were the tinal street prices for tue government list: United States currency sixes, 11134 111%; do. sixes, 1881, registered, 117% a 117%; do. do., coupon, 11734 @ 1177%¢; do, five-twentics, regis. tered, May and November, 114.114‘; do. do., 1862, coupon, dO, 11524 & 11534; do. do., 1864, do, do., 11434 11434; do. do,, 1865, do. do., 1143 01145; do, do., registered, January and July, 11314 911834; do. do., 1866, coupon, do., 11314 a 11314; do. do., 1867, do. do., 1356 @ 115%; Go. do, 1808, ao ao., 1134 a 113%; do. ten-forties, registered, 109% a 109%; do. do., coupon, 11214 a 112%. SOUTHERN SECURITIES, DULL. ‘The Southern State ponds were dull and steady for the general lst. The North Carolinas were weak and lower on # pressure of sales at the board, whicb, from ihe options attending them, were regarded as speculative, although other facta indicate that boldera of unredeemed hypothecated bonds ha been scliigg extensively for some me, The new $3 do. #2 65 = $3.75; pipe do. Edt shales Correx,—The market for t Me pa ray Py errr Nem | were sales of 230,000 Ibs. laice at 210, Covvan.-- Rio was quiet bub beld for full figures ; 204 Lf ‘on privaia. terme. Other kinds, vew ' yennessces were firmer and active, transactions to the Long Room being quite frequent, The following were the Istest street prices of the Soutuern list:— ‘Tennessee, ex coupon, 66% a 51; do, new, 50% & 6034; Virginia, ex coupon, 6234 263; do., new, 65/4 & ex Nicoiine were #0) 66; do., registered stock, 61 a 62; do., registered, 1866, | dull. pe ‘upehenged. We wae Rip, oxy ary bt 69. 61;do., registered, 1867, 65 a 57; Georgia sixes, 82 ee infec] extrem aah Ba re ihe {primal 988; do. sevens, 92 @ 98; North Carolina, ex cou- ie mind I8e. pact ly oy ite. eee ‘: " ; tax, 24% 6ige.; Costa Rice Weise} Muntia, Bon, 46 dn Ge Oi 6: 0: 99) la ates! hele bar Rovekilie: ther’ tigen ki ead out & 25; Missouri sixes, 00 a 91; Louisiana sixes, 71 & 73; do., levee sixes, 70 &71; d0., do, eignta, 81a 83; Alabama eights, 94 @ 95; do. fives, 62 @ 63; Soutn Caroling sixes, 86 a 87; do., new, 816 $2; City of Mempois sixes, 51 @ 52; City of Atlanta, eights, 77 479; Mobileand Omo sterling, 72 a 74; Greenville and Columbia Rat!road, guaranteed, 67.869; Macon PADYRWoODS were in light demand and we heard of ua sales; prices were steady, howaver, at #14 60, gold, rh Domirige logwood, #10 10. #16 do. for Jamaica do, le for Cubs fastic, $18 » $20 do. for other kinds do,, B10 dos for eamwood and #60, currency, for Lima wood, FLOUR AND GRAIN.— Receipts, ‘ 4025 bbls, Hoar, bushels wheat, 0.40 do. corn ascot te , corm meal, malt. There was a fair degree of activity in the market Slate and Western flour, and prices were sendy and aranteed " ere most pao Bronewiok sevEny ~ Ee by Gtate of ‘The anid mers about ran rh ‘ehiely for she home traded at cea in the range o! ye PT ease ginese, rag ta ies tad ae piri es in its general ni repetition of Satur- mas ba gl sly gy bighew in eral features, was @ 8 mnar| uotations We day’s, the fact that to-morrow is a holiday leading 0 oe “ye tour was in-demand ‘at he supa desi small, prices were alos t the same, deaite: 40. smpiar. Dalances over: She ritluscbanges, with aalenof 125 Uble. Bughwhene holiday with the effect of waking the rate on call easy at four to five per cent, witn exceptions at taree per cent om governments and at. six per cent on stocks, Commercial paper is without essential Change. The banks are quite generally disposed to Ireely acoummodate their regular depositors and customers, was fogs wren selling moderately at $2 u $275 per cwt. We FOREIGN EXCHANGE ‘was weak ond lower, the leading bankers reducing their rates an eiguth percent, The diminution in imports ang the freer supply of bills drawn against sbipments of cotton and five-twenties rendered the market heavy and induced the decline in rates. The range of quotations was as follows:—Sterling sixty days, commercial, 108% ® 108%; good to prime bapkera’, 108% @ 108%; short sight, 109% a 1003s; Paris, sixty days, 6.22 @ 6.1734; short sight, 6.1654 86.15; Antwerp, 5.2234 @ 6.1734; Switzerland, 5.2234 & 6.17%; Hamourg, 3544 @ 86; Amsterdam, 40% & 40%; Frankfort, 40% a 40%; Bremen, 784 & 7; Prus- sion thalers, 70% @ 7174. THE SXPORTS OF THE WEEK. ‘The aggregate amount of exports (exclusive of specie) from tbe port of New York to foreign ports for the week ending February 22, 1870, Was $3,208,156. THE SPECIE MOVEMENT, The imaports of specie at this port during the p: week have been as followa:— Feb. 14--Steamer City of Mexico, Vera Corn meal, Jerse: Cora meal, Brandywine. The demand for wheat more active, but the amount of busines: transacted owing to the increased firmness of boliers. The saics 60,000 puahels at $1 19 $120 for No. 2 Milwaukee livered, #1.18% far very choice do. in store, SL 24 1. do., $1 80 a G1 Sl for amber winter, $1 40 a $1 20 for 81 09 tor mixed spring, and $1 27 for amber Pennsyivania o1 track. For choice No. 1 spring $126 wi a, Tl for corn was irregular, being tolers! new, but dull ang lower for old. The saies were 65,0u) els at $10) forold mixec Westero in 68c. Tie. for interior do., to} \t yellow, and 97e, « re sought after and higher sules. 5.00 bushels at BSc. a bbc for Western, Big, a (B)4c, for Blates 0c. a 6lc. for Pennsylvania and ic. 's Sic, for Jersey Southern. Bye was dull aod nominal ut former Barley malt was quite steady, with sales of Btate at Hie, a 9c. Barley was in better demi and 60. bushels were sold at BSc. a 69c. for two rowed at Me. a 883g0.--and $110.01 17 for Canada West--the ter price for choice. The stock of grain in the New York Brooklyn warehouses, Februi 19, 1870, was as followa:— 2,685,471 bushels whent, 503,478 bushels corn, 1,148,754 bushela 1, 318,801 bushels barley, 85,006 bushels i uraz— . 763, 81,786 busbels Biers de i; “ent anes ‘kot was dull, and rates for most ~The market w fm Feb. 14—Steamer Ville de Paris, Havre— 319,040 | sles-continued heavy. Petroleum pauls were wee eb, iia Pals, Hellee—‘iiver 2,6%0 | edlecied The ensagentte were’ fo ivarpra thi tos Feb, 15—Brig Curacoa, Curacoa—bilver. 700 | els wheat at Sd, al per steamer 1,00) bales etnase Md. 5 58 Goid we 8,000 | bhds, tallow at 19, 6d., and 25,00 Buahela wheat on steamer'@ ° 273 | account, To Glasgow 7,600 Beas on steamer's ace webiste iid ma 108 | Set De hater ina anes . . 3 @ brig to Smyrn 000 caves Feb. 19—Steamer Tybee, Porto Plata—Gold. — 6,600 eum ; a brig to Seville with 1,00 bbin, und 10,0 cases do. iy cai oe Git . ph ern 8,602 =F on ee @ brig with 6,500 cases do. fe Mal i> > abianenennatincnlnaettene 600 | “onssime.—cloth was quoted at 2834c. 0 2%e., with sales o€ Gold. , 100 bales, to arrive, on priv: Inyge. a foX¢e., without sal ‘AY.--The demand was passably active and prices wera atendy and firm at 60. a We. for shipping, Bla SPL 15 for ree tail lots $1 Ube BL 10 for long rye straw and Bic. 9 Se. foe 0. HuMr was dull and no sales were reported, Prices were nominal at our |i quotations, Hors.—-The market was very quiet, the demand bei light, but prices remained steady and firm. Sales 25 bales 1de. a 6c. For strictly prime grades as high as BUc. a Bic. was demanded by some holders, Tnon.—For Scotch pig the market was dull, and we heart of no sales of moment. Eglinton was held ‘at $3260, and Glengarnock was generally quoted at $33. still foil and norainel, at, $24. $06 for No. $83 a for No.2 No sales. One thonsand tons old double headed raila were disposed of on private terms. one steady, at $82 5u, while new rai! rere quiet a§ a $57, gold, for Kngliah, and $16 a $77, currency, for (e Lerins, 6 were quoted af Feb. 19—Sieamer Main, Bremen—Goid. ‘Total for the week.. Previously reported...... Total since Jan. 1, 1870. Same tune 1467 THE SUB-TREASURY REPORT, The following was to-day’s business at the office of the Assistant United States Sub-1'reasure’ Geveral balance yesterday. Gold receipts 184,879 American. ‘Lxeap.—-Ordinary foreign was quoted at 9615 a 96 2254, Currency payments. gold, without sales of consequence. Prices were heavy. — currency balance... MOLABSES.. e market was still quiet, the demarfti bein, gontined to small lots WF, mpply the pron wanls of, 3h le, and prices remain . The sales were New Orleans at Tc. a Téc.; 80 bids. Demerara” at 4le., aud 20 de, new Porto Rico at 6ic. We quote:—Old Cuba cen- General balance trif and mixed, {6c. a SUc.; old du., elayed, 28c. @ B2c. SALEE AT°THE EW OAK: STOCK EXCHANIE, new ilg, Woe. we; old doy ‘Muscovida, ‘fetiaing graders Monday, Feb. 21-1015 A. Me °| fren ties: now on doy di “ $5000 US 5-20, ©, °64,.83 11444 100 she Adams Ex...be 63 Ske, ; do., Bas 42c, a 44c. ; New Orleans, Gc. x ‘5000 UB 5-20, ¢, "62..83 Hid 200 Welle-Fargo kx...., 22 NAVAL Stones.—The market for spirits tw iDe "65..83 114g BuO 0.44, . 20% | without activity, there being mo demaud ex for retai 6 ns. 3 lots, but prices were unchanged, closing at 47)¢c. for mere chabtable and atd5c. a 4830. for shipping lols. Bales 50 bbls, at 475¢c, a 4c. Rosin was extremely quiet, the demand Delng ight’ Prices, however, ware unchanged. Sales 000 dbia, at 42 40 for No. 2, and $8 a ¥6 25 for pale and extra No, 2, $2800 . We quote:—Sirained, $220 a $2 32.60; No. 1, 82 75.0 $4; pale, $4 25 « 85; extra do, and win. we i 41% | dom lass, $536.0 $6. Tar was dull and nominal at about §3 y ise | for Wilmin, BO BOOOONYOSHRRRG b's 9-2 | “OrLe Linseed in amall lote was selling moderately at S04 63 400 Hurlem RR. 1465 | in casks. No wholesale lots wore disposed of. Olive was % 14604 | quoted at $1 4) @1 45, with smailsaies within the range. Ot Fy 983g | menhaden, which was was firm, anies wore of ms we: bbls. at 66c, Crude cotton seed was Orm, with 245 98% | bbls. at 0c. Crude whal 60000 ‘Uy 98; ter do, 85c. w cru 0000 25 94% | bleached winter do. $1 gou0d: 1055 98% | 75c. and atraits 78c., withor 000 do. na 9855 PRTRO!.EOM.—Crude, ip bulk, was in limited demand, bu 15000 NY Cen 6's, *78.. 11034 $9 the supply being small holders were firm ju their views, being 30m Brkiyo Ga, w Los we 8834 | indiaponed to sell, except at 160, ; we heard of no sales of cor NY Cont 6's, "83, 83% | sequence. Crude, in bbls., was duil and nominal at 20%. » NY Cent 7s, "76. £8% | Sle. Naphitha was in some demand for export at about formes or NW ist © 88» prices, the sales being 2,100 bis. on privaie terms, probabl 4000 'T & Wab 2d m.. B8i¢ | Btlonge, “The market Yor refined opened dull and rath 10) sete eibeaee. ee aa raped oH 29c., Seperate me became ase and rl . bt % | the clore @ ‘@ was im as as B94. 2000 C &R I&P RR 7s, 102" | at which price the market closed strong. ‘The sales were 000 cases at B6c. a Sige. 2000 bbis. at 295¢e., 1,000 140.) 1,500 do, at 2H¢¢., ahd 400 Go. (high teat” at 2¥34. bing iota were slow ot sale but rather firmer, holders demand ing bse. a Sée. for standard to prime white. in Philadel= phia the market was dull, the demand being limited, but prices were without particular change. 1,000 bbls. were sola On the spot at 8%c., which was the closing price, while 1,00 bbls, for March delivery were disposed of at 2940. PRovistons. Receipts 219 packages lard, 640 kegs do.g packages cut meats, 1,781 bbis. beel, and 6(G dressed hi The market for pork on the spot was quict, the business be ing almost entirely confined to retail iois, and prices were lower. ‘The salen were 450 bbls, at #26 76 a $27 1254 for new mess—closing at #26 75 a $26 8734. For future delivery there were no sales reported and prices were heavy. New. mess for March was quoted at $2676 a $2687. Dressed bo; were quoted at 11 4c. a 11'gc. for Western, ana 12 xc. a 13346. 10 24, Dock bds... 10000 Mar Tr 10's, ¢.b30 Quu00 do, .bt cali, bs0 di b30 for city, with a moderate demand. Live hogs were slow 6%: | sale and unsettled, the markes closing at 93c. a 10,40. for ii 81% | ferior to prime grades. Beef was slow of sale, the 100 Boston, Hart & Erie | 84 | demand being light, but prices were quite steady. Bales, 60 IGNY&NHRRecrip 40° | pbis. at #10 a Bid for piain mess, aud $14 $17 for extra 200 H & St Jo RR...... 1064 | do, Tierce beef continued to rule duli and nominal 4w Dub & Sioux CRR.. 110 | 428 for prime nd $47 a B81 for India do, ba continued doll; a'few small sales were made within the range of 98 a #32 for Southern and Western. Bacon was dulland prices were nominal at 153sc. tor Cumberland cut, ‘and 14%4c. for long clear; we heard of no sales. Cut mente were slow of sule, the demand being light, Lut prices were witaout decided change. Small sales were eifecied a€ 400 do. 308 Canton © 300 Boston Wat rices within the range of Wc. @ ilge. for dr; gi4o00 vet “aad pickled sttowiess ita, a tlie, for, a pickled hams, and 17 a 18}3gc. for smo} doe 1300 a 1! The market for lard was duil, there being but little demand, 200 ew, Et 62 | aud prices wereeaaler. ‘The sales were atl 22000 U 8 6-20, c, "64. 118% | @15jgc. for No. 1to prime steam, For 000 US 5-20, c, U3dq were sellers at 15}gc, The market for bi 16000 do. 113% demand from alf sources bet Hgit, and prices remained 1000 US 5’, iu-40, U2 % heavy for ali kinds except ehoice, which ruled steady. Cheese was tn very light demand but eld for full figures One Clock P.M. | We quote:—Butter—State, ine firks ‘@ 4ic.; commom sto good, 280. a 36 . Bic. ; fair to good, Boe. item, 230 ahs Wella-Fargo Ex 3136 | “quc.; Weish tu 5c. ; common to fal q ; MNVOTR Be j common, 20, us Michigan, dnote, DOES He eRe. 8% | Ktate, fancy factory, 17%4c. a Ie. Heommon to fie do., bc. @ Ja Flt LR 173ge.; common to tine dairy, Ide. # 1ic.; skimmed f Ww jeodeall 9 tory and dairy, tc. m ide.; Wii, good to fancy ‘uctory, lice aTie.; common to fine arm dalty, Le, a 16c.; skimmed, Bea alic. SEEDS.—Calcutta linseed was quiet but steady at 82 22/4 m 82 95, gold, duty paid. There were no saics of Hinseed 2,000 bags brought $2, gold, duty 2000 rf was quoted at idc, a Iie; Umothy ‘at 4 i) 200 FLW eqip. bis Foughitax at #2 20 & 42 20, without watos of 40u0 Long Dow! bas. AP. —t tiie was dull but unci 10000 M Tr it oth sales were made within the range of 1: SPRRMACETI.--Refined was qiuet but steady al 35c. a 853406 No sales were reported. SPuLTER,—Ordinary Silesian was dull and nominal at 60. 64ce., gold. No sales, 107. —Drop was quoted at 8¢c. and buck at #<c., with » moderate demand. SUGAR.—The market for raw was fairly active, the demand do... oe 100 #hs Cumb Coal pi 100 Qu’ksilver Min Go. 1UU Mariposa Mun, 10 Mariposa 100d being principally from reliners, and prices. were, stead firm at 10c, 10%4¢, for old fairto good refining Cuba. ‘There oo « i ol v0 nda. at Wo; @ W340. for retning gree Cubae Mo Ohio £ Aiton RI, ARE? | rece a ¥sse. for grocery do, do. and Demarara, and Le. fo 100 Obie & Miss REL... Porto Rico, including a lot of 6) Lhds. good reving old crop Cuba at 10\c.; aso 1,520 boxes at lige, moderately active, but —Hard, Mex; ‘soft wiite, 3 8 » 18%c.'@ 18c., and yellow, a 12346. ; Cuba—TInferior to common retning, 940. = 9! fair vo eood fair retining, 9c. » We. good to prime ref 103c. @ LUC. ; fair to good grocery, 10%4c. = 1044c.; prime to cholce grocery, 10/%c. @ 14¢e. ; ceutrifugal, hbus. and boxes, Yige. a Lic, ; molasses, hhds, sad boxes, Yo. a 10+ Sige. a 6c. Havana—Boxes, 1). 8., Now 7 to 9, 9%4c. 9 3 40. do., Nos. 10 to 12, 10%¢. & 10/400; do. do., Nos. 18 to Mb, 1144 ‘08, 16 to 18, 12s¢¢. a 180. ; do. dove Nos. 19 to W, 13%4c. a 18%4e.; do. do., white, 18c. n ide. Perv Rico—Refining grades, 9346. @ 10lac. ; grocery yrades, 10c. Iago. ‘The demand was only moderate, but prices ALLOW. wore without change, being steady, espectally for prin being Suies 50,000 Ibs. at 740. a 1U.4¢. for ountry to prime ¢ ToOBAvOO.—Kentucky was slow of sale, the demand light, and the sales were contined to about (0 niids. at 9c. o Mc., according to quality. Beed leaf was duli aud no sales were reported, Of Havana, which was steady ia value, UO bales were sold at voc. a @1'03, We quote: ic. Ree 200 di 100 Boston Water 5 Am Mer U Ex. 600 dO... 06006 200 C, C & Ind U RR. STREET QUOTATIONS. Half-past Fivo o’Clock P. M. Pi aN aie as vie 97 BL} wad 2 1a COMMERCIAL REPORT. MonDay, Feb. 21-6 P. M. AsiK6,—Recespts, 77 packages. Pot were steady and firm at $725 a $7 60, with a moderate demand and light receipts. Heavy Westerre Pearl were sili) dull and nominal at #9 25a $9 5. oie sags BEE#WAX.—The demand was light, being confined to small te, a Pye. lots, but prices were firm at $8. a 898¢c. No sales of moment, Gna: 6 ata) nits CANDLES were dull, but unchanged in value, We quote:— i Western and city adamantine) 18c. a 23c.; sperm, 40c., and patent, 5dc. a 55c. CovroN.—For this staple there was @ good demand from all cinsses of buyers and a large business was consummated, but the offerings being liberal the market was heavy and prices receded fully 44c. per Ib.,ma will be seen by reference d Massachusetts wrappery Jo 4 Massachusetts ine wrappers. iitiera. . to our quotations appended. Including 174 bales to arrive the anles were 4,452 bales, of which 1,745 were for spinnin, for export and 1,165 on speculation, For Tuture delivety tne business was fair, but prices were generally Mc. per Ib. low Sales 600’ bai low middling, for Ju Be. 8 Shi 2B4e. a YB%4C., 400 do, ‘April at 23: t aBhsc., 100 do. . 8 Yd ige., curren 28%4¢., 40) do, for Na ‘average miudiing, for Jun alex, basis low iniddling, Jot, 883 Ye ene aii dud’ and prices were nominal at Sze, for Strats, S33ge, do. for, Bans and SOc, hates April at 389%40. a $3%90., 100 do. for Stay 4p 8) HOw fe Net, Dut, y helk Tine at Me. and 60 do,, free ou boury, at Chrtleston, on pee an Were Or ebarcosl, YO3D. ey ate terms.” We append the closing quotations:— cok’, Oke Lerne, $575 a 80, do.e Fiona “Manphie N.Orteann. 7 Sr ogitr Ordinary. beard foment, WN. Orteann, Toms, _RHONE W fet, but steady. Arctic was quoted at Seer MG Soe ae | itinerant We, fs nS ae Low middling: 3 8 by Miskey.—iecelpts, 014 bbls, ‘The tnarket waa quiet, but 3 | holders were firm in their views. Sales 20 Lois. at 98)gc. @ 34% | 980., almost all at the laker price. cen were We. do. A few days since 2 man died in Nashville, Tenn. Worth $1,000,000. He used to peddie fish through the streets, but oy “sober industry aud economy” ae 49 increase lus riches. Coopemagn ‘all Kinds at full p O92 88 1; ‘There prevailed a fair demand for Hote : — a sbouks, 38 inch We 40, 96 40, WS Ww 64 i MOCAOERA Ging