The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1873, Page 8

8 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. A Further Decline in the Rates for Money. ‘THE LAST QUOTATION 3 A4 PER OENT A Good Bank Statement, with a Gain in Surplus Reserve. AN “INCREASE” IN EVERY ITEM. Advance in Consols and Eries in the London Market. GOLD QUIET AND FIRMER. A‘Heavier Line of Merchandise Imports ‘gud Specie Exports for the Week than Expected, “THE LAKE SHORE DIVIDEND. “@tocks Duil, with a Closing De- celine in Prices. “A “BREAK” IN B., H. AND E, SHARES, WALL STREET, SATURDAY, Jan. 4—6 P. ‘u.} On ’Chamge to-day cotton was quiet for ‘spot’? * gnd in moderate demand for “future,” but at 1-16c, @ 3-16c. per Ib. casier rates. Flour was more active and firmer. White wheat and corn were quiet, but also firm. THE IMPORTS OF THE WEEK. ‘The total imports of foreign merchandise at this port during the past week were $6,286,904, made ‘up of $1,499,643 of dry goods and $4,787,261 of gen- eral merchandise. THE COTTON MOVEMENT. ‘The receipts of cotton at all the ports for the past ‘week were 104,703 bales, against 103,443 bales the Previous week. The total receipts since Septem- ‘ber 1, 1872, are 1,734,219 bales, against 1,486,412 bales for the same period of last year, showing an in- crease in THE PRESENT CROP of 247,807 bales. The exports from all the ports for the week were 71,003 bales, agninst 46,922 bales last year, The total exports for the expired portion of the cotton year are 902,482 beles, against 737,912 bales last year. The stock at all the ports is 484,972 Dales, against 500,180 bales for same date in 18725 THE FORFIGN*MARKET. The London quotations show steadiness in ‘United States bonds at the recent advance, aniian improvement of 3s a 4 per centin consols for the account, the street rate for money on prime ‘col- laterals being quoted at 33; a4 per cent against the bank’s minimum ef 5 per cent, which It is inferred will be lowered at ‘the next meeting of the directors. Erie opened et a jump to 51%, but weceeded to 51\, the Jatter being equivalent to 683; in this market, The failure of a London frm oing business in Manchester goods is reported by the cable, the liabilities being variously reported &t a million to a million and.a half sterling. MONEY EASIER. ‘The money market was easier even for @ Satar- @ay,on which day, by some curious law of our focal finances, the supply is usually more abundant than on other daysof the week. The Qrst dealings on call were at 1-32, and an occasional borrower paid as high as 1-16, with, possibly, 7 per cent besides; but as the day wore the offerings ex- weeded the demand, and by three o’clock the quo- tation closed as fairly as could be at 3 a 4 percent. As on Friday, the relaxation was still regarded with suspicion, but the fact was indisputable and imobviable that borrowers were able to make up their bank accounts on quite cheap terms, although it is hardly probable that the rate would ‘have fallen below 7 per cent had they all waited until @ quarter of three o'clock, Commercial paper was nominally quoted 10 a 12 per cent dis- count. Foreign exchange was unchanged. THE BANK STATEMENT. ‘The bank statement is quite faverable, and ‘the ‘week's result of the banking movement encourages the expectation of an easier working of the money market. The return of currency to this centre is reflected in a small gain in legal tenders, the aver- age of which is arising one, while the coin payments by the government on account of January interest have added a further instalment of two and a quar- ter millions to the item of reserve. The stronger Position in which the banks find themselves has allowed them to extend their loans over three mil- lions, which, with the gain in reserve already re. ferred to, appears in an increase of five and a quar- ter millions in the deposits. The statement com- pares with its predecessor as follows:— 19,473,100 27,613,800 198,520, 600 41,119, 600 —The changes being in detail as follow: Increase in loans. Increase in specie. Increase in circulation. Increase in deposits...... Increase in legal tenders. , An analysis of the above figures shows that the banks now hold $2,783,025 in excess of the reserve « Pequired by law—a gain for the week of $952,275, THE CITY BANK STOCKS, The following were the bids for the city bank »Shares:—Manhattan, 154; Merchants’, 114; Me- ehanics’, 131; America, 146; Phenix, 100; Mer- chants’ Exchange, 85; Commerce, 1124; Ameri gan Exchange, 110; Bank of the Republic, 111363 Irving, 122; Nassau, 101; Corn Exchange, 126; St. Nicholas, 113; Park, 149; Manufacturers and Mer- chants’, 96; Fourth National, 100; Bankers and Brokers’ Association, 80; German American, 1024. THE RAILROAD BONDS, The railroad bonds were quiet, with a firmer tone. Union Pacific firsts advanced to 87% and Boston, Hartford and Erie guaranteed firsts to 6735 260. New Jersey Central firsts, new, sold at 105 and Grie seconds at 98, The following were the ids at the call Tol & Wab2dm......... Tol & Wab equip bds..: 88 Tol & Wab con conv. Gt West 2d m, 1898. uiney & Tol ist, al &Chic extende: i Morris & Essex 2d %, 1 ‘J Southern Ist m 7’ tts, Ft W & Chic Ist N tts, Ft W & Chic Toles. W Glev'& Pi Oley & Tol new tds.'') 95 Claw & Pitts ©, P & A old bis Claw & Pi AP & Knew bas...) Oy Clew & Pi Det Mon & Tol vis ig Ohie & Al ut & Erie new bis Shie a Al Shore Ohio & Miss con 7's, Ohio & Miss con n Pace! Ohio & Miss 2d m, Peninsula ist m, con... b StLouls & Tron M Ist m_ 96 * Mil & St Paul sta, Ist m. 106 Uaion Mil & St Paul ) Bi Mil & St Paul fs gold. Iv Mil & St Paul let m. Alt & Mu&St Paul, towa Chie Mila St Paula Chic Chie & Mil Istny../! ‘Chie Joliet & Chie lit ‘tn’! Han Col, Chic & Ind ist Han P VD. ts u ‘ Hrie lat in ‘ arp’ ts! Tol'& Wad let m, 6x... 99 Ced Falls & Min Ist sn ‘Tol & W let m, StL div 923 Bur. C Ra M7's, ley. 875) GOVERNMENTS FIRM. The relaxation ip the money market, coupled ‘with the firmer tone af the gold premium and the steadiness of the London quotations, led to a stronger market for government bonds, the trans actions subsequent to the noon call being attended by a rise of % a % per cent in ‘the 1867's, all the josuee bews quite scarce, The currency sixes were 12 IP. to7 percent for carrying. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘stemier. The flowing were the closing quota- ‘tions :—United States currency sixes, 112% a 112%; do, do., 1881, registered, 114% a 114%; do. do. do., coupon, 114% a 115%3 do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 112% bid; do. d., 1862, coupon, o., 112% bid; do, do., 1864, do, do., 11334 bid; do. d0., 1865, do. do., 113% bid; do, do., 1867, registered, January av@ July, 11334 a 113%; do. do., 1865, coupon, do., 112% a 113; do. do., 1867, do. do., 113% @114; do. do., 1868, do. do., 113% @ 113%} do, ten-forties, registered, 110 a 110%; do. do, coupon, 110 a 1104; do. Aves of 1881, registered, 11134 @ 1125 do. do. do., coupon, 11134 a 112, GOLD FIRMER—I1154 A 111% The gold market was steady and unchanged during the forenoon, but became frm in the afternoon on the heavier imports of the past week, the amount having been largely in excess of ex- pectations, while the relaxation in money:natu- rally encouraged the bullish side of the market. Under these circumstances there was an advance frem 111% to 111%, with the last sales at 111%, The Sub-Treasury paid out $510,000 on account of imterest, and $8,300 on account of redeemed tive-twenties. The European steamers took out $520,000 silver and $1,975 gold. The course of the market is shown in the table :— 10 A. M. +s 2PM. 10:30 A. + 11% 2337-P. 11 A. M.. - 1% 2:50. PR. is 3 P.M In the gold Joan market the rates ranged from 1 ‘The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:— Gold cleared... Gold balances Currency balances. THE SPECIE MOVEMENT. ‘The exports of specie from this port during the week have been as follows:— } DIVIDENDS, COUPONS, &C. The Third Avenue Savings Bank has declared @ dividend at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, pay- abie to depositors January 20. The directors of the Empire City Fire Insurance Company bave declared a dividend of 5 per cent, payable ito stockholders on demand. The directors of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company have declared a semi- annual dividend of 4 per cent, payable February 1, the transfer books closing January 10 and reopen- ing February 4. A dividend of 4 per cent in stock has been declared to the stockholders of the Michigan Cen- ‘tral Railroad, payable January 27. STOCKS DULL AND LOWER. The stock market opened firm and improved Slightly in its general features during the First Board and was strong down to midday, with an active improvement in Ohios, C., C. and I, ©. and Union Pacific, but the dealings elsewhere were of amceonsiderable extent, and the market was dull for most of the list, “Singular to relate,” the appearance of the fuvorable bank statement and the relaxation in money were attended and fol- lowed by a sudden conversion of the market from strength to weakness, the icading features of the day declining 1 a 134 per cent before the end of business, the last being the lowest prices of the day, an incongruity, with money at 3 a 4 per cent, that PUZZLED THE STREET not alittle. Eries declined to 62%, or % below the latest quotation of the London market. Lake Shore held its own against the downward current, the declaration of the dividena imparting new strength to it. Michigan Central was offered at 111. The sensation in the closing hour of business was a “break” in the Boston, Hartford and Erie to 744—a fallof 13g percent for the day—the re- sult of rumors that the bondholders will foreclose the mortgages on the 1st of April and take posses- sion of the road, On the other hand it is repre- sented thatthe same bondholders and a party o¢ their friends have formed.a ‘“peol” to depress the stock, buy @ controlling interest, and thus get pos- session of the road without the expense, litigation, delay and annoyance of foreclosure proceedings. In the State bonds Tennessees were steady and new South Carolinas weak, the latter declining to 21% for the July issues. Virgimia consols sold at 64 and again at 55. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day :— Lowest, New York Central 9934 Erie... + 6314 6235 Lake Shore. 96 $4 9635 Wabash. 2 75g 74 Northwestern 8316 Northwestern preferred + 883g Rock Islana. sy St. Paul. » Bale St. Paul preferred . 10% Ohio and Mississippi 2 494 Union Pacific. « 8935 c., C. and IL. OC. - 4 Western Union Tetegraph Pacific Matl....... . In Philadelphia Reading lower at 11334. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Saturday, Jan. 4—10:15 A. M. $8000 US Ore Mehr...83 1484 $6000 USBI, 0, W...€ 119% ‘6000 US 5-20, c, °65. A. M.—Sefore Call. 400 do. NOONY C&H wo do. wo di me sO LS &M SRR. h 0 : 12000 ¥ 1000 Migaouri 6 2000 NY 7's, blr... 1000 Brooklyn 6's, w 1 5000 Erie 2d 1 oe 4000 70 Erie 4th m 1000 Erie 5th m. 000 do... 1000 Harlem Ist m 500 Lake Shore div b 1000 L. Shore con in Pac Ist 10 shs Park Ban! 5 10 Fourth Nat Bank.. 20 Bank State of NY.. 110 30 Manhattan 2 500 Lanton Ca. 500 ad ESP RR pide 7 WEWRR....be sezece== 8 Ex Co, sere! id eh ry Min Co, 40 f 100 dc S225 eesueayresce 12115 P. M. Uy ERG Anal Fay aes cee ’ $10000U Pac7’s1gb... 4000 Harle 500 100 a8 100 F + 100 3 100 ni WNYCK 500 1 |’ do 8 300 se 240 8t Lout % 100 Erie Rt. do. 600 100 N J Soui 26, 400 £00 Ohio 487 200 Iinois Gen . c 8 200LS & MSRR. 38; $55000 Va6’s,con....b3 55 1900shaUn Pac RR.... 36! 100 shs New Cent Coal. 473g 100 Rock Island, ae 18 eee Tel.. 80} fe do. a 1100 Mil & 5 100M 4 8t 17 BO 2007, W & 79% 100 do... Bt 300 di 100 de 600 600 200, | Street, opposite Clty Hall "New York. 13 “ao P. M.—Before Call. , 968 gwusex BER. sh 80! ak 3 m ist m.... it Eg SseR: egtbesezamsseze SCESEEREER augueeseeee Bees ge FINANCIA! IPweNterae . ANNUAL STATEMENT UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY in the City,of New York, 261, 262 and’263 Broadway, corner Warren street. New Yors, Jan 1, 1873, AMOUNT OF NET CASH ASSETS Jan, 1, 1872.83,717,410 32 Amount received for premiums. .$i,0°0,059 10 Amount ot interest received..... 251,332 14 Profit on investments... 26826 98 $1,258,218 22 $0,075,628 54 polici Paid reinguran Paid dividends Dividends and ts to poli- CY NOME E eee $920,862 55 Xpenses commissions. $62,029 23 Expenses advertising, printing, &c 36,277 OF Expenses medical 8,806 68 Expenses salaries. 82,744 05 Taxes,rent,and all 1 ‘expenses + 44,819 12 +» $204,776 15 ‘$1,134,628 70 -83,940,999 84 ASSETS, Casn in bank and Trust Company. . $126,241 14 Gash in compangtsoflce, c-rnees- «oor te New York city and cot ‘483,110 00 rooklyn socirities, 202,960 00 Loans on policies act 238,077 28 United States Five-Twenty bonds. . 453 75 Temporary loans on United States bonds, &c. 000 00 Agents’ balances secured... a + 17,268 72 Deferred semni-an quarterly pre- miums wm seer ees: 118,180 26 Premium: oul Interest accrued. 43,214 07 $3,940,009 LIABILITIES. Reinsurance reserve, four per. cent... $2,955,738 00 Dividen a 170,275 00 Claims in course 0} 57,636 66 Estimated cost of collecting out- standing premiums, &c., &c... 45,791 25— 3,229,440 91 Surplus as Fegaras. policy holder: «$711,558 93. Estimated by the New York State standard of valuation, and that recommended by the Insurance Convention, the Las of the company would be increased $230,000, pert cing 8 total Surplus of $991,558 93, calculating by that stan “NEW BUSINESS” of the UNITED STATES LIFE hl RANCE COMPANY, NEW for 1871 and’ 1872. Western Union. 7954 a 70% nicksilver.... 46" a 40%) St nicksilver pi. 58 a 55% Pacific Mail... 78% a 73% Wal : NY Central, M34 a 99) Ol & Mi + Wea Gn 62y Han& StJo.... Bw 48 S34 $082 Ulan & St So pf 6044 a 7D a 3 OStOn, ee a ss ini s aroenee ret a EUROPEAN MARKETS, Loxvox Mozy Manxxr,—Lonpon, Jan. 4-11 A. M.—Con- sols opened at 91% for money and 92% for the account, United States five-twenty bonds, 1865's, old, 9234; 1867's, a ten-lorties, 89; new fives, ¥. Erig Railway shares, ZONDON, Jan. 4—2 P. M.—Consols closed unchanged. Autericanl securities quiet and steady; quotations un- changed. Erie Railway shares, 51 F ian, 4.—United States KFORT BOURSE.~-FRANKFORT, enty bonds, 964g for the issue of 1 Bourse.—Panis, Jan. 4—A. M—Rentes opened at Livekroot Corron Manger,—Liverroor, Jan. 4—1 P. M. Colton clawed firm: middling, uplands, Ord. 5 middlin Orleans, 1O%4d, The sales ot the day {ot up 14,0N bales, including 2600 pales for exnort and specula Of the fay 5,00) bales were American. Sales of cotton shipped srom ah or Charléston, November and December, at 1014. Liverroo Breabsrurrs Marxer.—Livenroor, Jan, 4— 2P. M.—Breadstufts market quiet. Liverroon Provistoxs Manker.—Liverroor, Jan 4— 2, P, M.—Lard. 37s. per cwt, Bacon, 36a 9d. per cwt, for short rib middies. aVERPOOL Propuck Manxet—Lrverroor, Jan. 4—2 P. M.—Refined petroleum, 21g. per gallon, Common rosin, 98. %d. a 10s. per wt. —__-+ 2 + FINANCIAL, ch seneeee LARGE AMOUNT OF TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN on mortgages; city property; 40 per cent on vacant Jots; also time loans on governments, Address PRINCI- box 2,635 Vo: LARGE TRUST FUND TO LOAN OR TO BUY Mortgages on New York or Brooklyn Property. Ad- dress EXECUTOR, box 4,452 New York Post office. A STOCK AND GOLD PRIVILEGES, Parties wishing to speculate can do so safely and with small capital by buying TNE . Write or callon. HASKINS & BRAINE, 11 Broad street. ‘ars mailed on application. Explanatory ci LADY, A STRANGER IN THE CITY, LIVING IN her own house, would like to meet with a gentle- man of means who would loan her a small amount of money, for which ample security will be given. Address A. R. W., box 206 Herald offic 65,00 TO BUY FIR: AA. property, in Pennsyt York; mone but jars to ISAAC county, N. Y. LARGE AMOUNT NOW ON HAND TO BUY FIRST or second Mortgages on New York or Brooklyn pro- pera. L. A. JACKSON, 178 Broadway, room 2. A TAY DESIRES THE LOAN ITH MORTGAGES ON GOOD nia, Ohio and Western New principals ed foply. Write tor particu- |. MACKINLEY, Tremont, Westchester OF $100, WITH privilege of payingthe same in instalments; none dnt those granting interview nouced, Address Mrs, PER- CIVAL, Herald office. )LEVENTH WARD BANK, EW YORK, DEC. 27, av] Dividend.—The directors of this bank have this day declared a semi annual dividend of three and a half per cent, free of all tax, payable on and after the 2d day 1 ON AS BROWN, © MACY, BANK York, offer the same faci to orated nterest on daily balances at the rate of four per cent,* Collections made on any polnt at current rates, with immediate returns. Special’ atven- n paid to choics nds, oe ra. RS, 47 EXCHANGE cialty, For informa- Herald of January 1 rr TLARSEEY ,£ BAZLEY. BRO LJ Place. Stock privileges a tion read our advertisement in th and & For full particulars send for our explanatory cular, or if you are down town call on ts any time from 104, M. tod P.M. Now ts the time to invest, before any decided move takes p! tock mat ee ANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION, GA AND G46 BROADWAY, CORNER BLEECKER st., New York, Dec. 28, 1872 Forty-fourth Semi-annual Dividend. The trustees of this institution have declared the forty- fourth semi-annual dividend, atthe rate of six per cent per annum, on all sums that'have remained on deposit | for three or six months previous to January |, 1873, pay- able on and atter the third Monday ia Mi aah All dividends not withdrawn will receive interest the same as a deposit. ydjie. E, J. BROWN, President. E 1, Treasurer. Secretary. WARD Sci ¥, ALvor' Mera BENEFIT SAVINGS BANK, 166 NASSAU Dividend—Seml- annual interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum on sums of $5 and upwards which have been on deposit one or more months next previous to January 1, will be paid on and after January 21, 1573. Interest not withdrawn will be credited as principal from January 1. CHARLES K, GRAHAM, President. G. H. Brxepret, Secretary. M‘ ie TO eats os Me ST arene Roath Ad | | city property; First.and Second Mortgages boi and sold. "GHVT COOK, 48 Pine street. ene MOUS EW YORK STATE SIXES—FIFTEEN YEARS TO runs principal-and interest in gold. For sale by GWYNNE & DAY, 16 Wall street. EW Y DEC. 26, 1872 To the New York January 1, 1873, on the nd | rsburg, Southsid in nnessee Rail- Fonds, payable at New York, will be paid the State of Virginia tax) at the Banklag House of Messrs. Duncan, Sherman & Co., New York. Signe: JAMES E. CUTHBERT, Treasurer. EMPIRE, CITY HIRE INSURANCE COM- or ‘The Directors of this company have this day declared a dividend of five per cent payable on demand, WM, A, BURTIS, President, Lixpuey Mornay, Jr., Secretary, QReNtaL SAVINGS BANK, Grand street. ROMPT CASH LOANS ON STOCKS, LIFE POLI- cies, Furniture, Pianos, Valuables and General Mer- Chandise. Second Mortgages and Commercial Paper ne: gotiated. Storage. JAMES CAGNEY, Auctioneer, Real Estate and Loan Broker, 631 Hudson street. WENTY-FOURTH Semi-Annual Report of the UNION DIME SAVINGS BANK, Nos. 396 and 398 Canal street. New York, Jan. 1, 187% ASSETS, Loans on Mor’ A has $4,943,493 65 Loans on call (UC. 5. bonds collateral 587,040 08 Invested in U. 8. bonds, par... 222 1,100,000 00, Invested in N. York city’ and coun par. 1,750,000 00 Invested in Brooklyn aad Jersey vee 1,650,000 00 Invested in town bonds, pi 0,000 00 Invested in banking house 125,560 09 Deposits jn banke and Trust Co 82,973 46 Cash in vault. ....... 35,600) Accrued int, pre's. on ska and investm'nts, 837,976 92 $10,977,046 83 LIABILITIES, o Amount due depositors, principal. 996,117 79 Six months’ int. due depositors to 269,000 00 Internal Revenue tax........... + 557 9 $10,256,875 18 pe disdoebin suseiitess soe - "720,169 70 ‘sual dividend, at the rate of six per cent, has been de- glared, payable on and after January 20, auld if not with. érawn will be credited asa deposit January L Deposits ow or before January H rae interest from January 1. ‘Rix per cent interest paid on $5 to $5,000. Herman. INES, President, PIN, Treasurer, books in English, Prepon and, 7.8 Anwovr,Secratary, G, B, C! ‘New | New Insur- | New Pre- |Loans on Policies} ance. intums. | Policies. 2,266] $5,003,440 42,916 79 18,822 3,804 esos) Seasiuas 33) Sassturr Inc’e'se i Decrease. in 1872] 1, $3,882, $250,105 46| $180,745 Per c'n! 73! 45 OFVICERS, JOHN E, DEWITT, Cuantes E, Pease, Prestaent, Secretary. WILLIAM D. WHITING, Cuarues P. FRauei 5 Actuary. ‘Assistant Secretary. N. DeGROOT, Cashier, HIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK.—DIVIDEND, 6 per cent per annam, payable January 20, Deposits to the 10th of January bear interest trom the Ist, H. LYON, President. Davin Morcas, Secretary. DESIRING TO LOAN OR BORROW ON BOND age on productive city or Brooklyn Prop- rays be accommodated. GEORGE B. WA! Established 1865. Ween FIRST MORTGAGE ON COUNTRY seat, seven miles from this city, worth $40,000. Ad- dress Z. Y.'X., Herald office. ify TO $100,000 WANTED—ON FIRST $80.00! mortgage on first class improved Boule- Raye erty; agents need not apply. Address BOULE- VARD, Herald office. 125. 00: TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORT- . gage on, City Property, Second Mort gages cashed, RICHARD V. HARNETT, Ml Broadway, room F, basement. 150.000 72,H2AN, ON BOND, AND MORT. oJU.! gage, in large and small sums, on first lass City Property : kecond mortgages, cased imme- diately. Apply to LLIAM KENNELLY, No. 4 Pine st. 189, 00 TO PURCHASE FIRST OR VERY q ee food second Mortgages in sums not less than $5,000. Address tor one week TRUSTFUND, box 175 Herald office, $200.000 72,204% AND. BUY FIRST AND SEC, 5 ond Mortgages on New York and Brooklyn Property; money at short notice and for a term of years, PAUL P. TODD, 55 Liberty street, $275,000 SnCATE fest chise “City Property. LOUIS A. DA CUNHA, 1,802 Broadway, corner of Forty-fitth street $375,000 Tulitestonener and Now seryey. xp ply to W, H. BERRYMAN, 192 room 7. COPARTNERSHIPS. ISSOLUTION.—THE COPARTNERSHIP fore existing between Mrs. Cat Charles K. Covert, under firm name of Arth pired March, 1872, by the withdrawal of Mrs. Arthur, the undersigned continuing the business to the lst of last No- vember. cc. K. COVER’ Referring to the above notice Messrs. Luckey & Craw- ford, who succeed to the business of the late firm of Arthur & Co., at the old stand, 69 and 61 Liberty street, will pay all obligations of the same from and alter No- vember 1, 1872. LUCKEY & CRAWFORD. Mr. J. H. Gossler, Jr., retires to-day from our firm. Mr. John’ Henry Gossler, “of Hamburg, has transferred his interest im our houses to his firm, Messrs. John Beren- berg, Gossler & Co., of akg the business will bo carried on in future by Messrs. John Berenberg, Gossler € Co. of Hamburg: Mr. Thomas M. Devens, of Boston, and Mr, George (ravenhorst, of New York, who is ad. mitted a partner from this date, enry Gossler Ml and Mr. Guido Wolff are authorized Procnration. Boston aNp New Your, Jan, 1, 1873. LEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT FROM JANUARY 2, 1873, the firm known as C. Roussel & Co. dissolved by mutual consent. C. ROUSSEL. B, DELAHAEF. —The business will be conducted by C. Roussel. HE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING under the firm name of Boss & Godwin is this da: dtesolved by mutual consent, Henry D, Boss will sign ih liquidation. H. D. BOSS, ‘ew York, Jan, 1, 1873. ©. €. GODWIN, 35 BROAD STREET, The uncersigned nership under the name r. Hi to. gn our firm by GOSSLER & CO. NEW. YORK, JAN. 2, 1873. ave this day formed a Copart- nd style of Worthington & Massett for the purpose of transacting business as Bank- and Brokers. * bo JAS. T. WORTHINGTON, STEPHEN F, MASSETT, late of Beott, Capron & Co, a THE SHOOTING AT ROSLYN, L. L Verdict of the Coroner's Jury. The shooting of Patrick McCormick by Officer Jobn Allen, at Roslyn, on New Year's night, creates considerable excitement throughout the town of North Hempstead, where both individuals are well known—the former as a somewhat desperate char- acter, especially when in liquor, and tite latter as a faithful and deserving ofMfcer. The facts of the shooting may be briefly stated as follows:—On New year’s morning Mr. Smith Williams, residing near Roslyn, sent a man in his employ, named Myles Lambert, to the depot for empty milk cans. He re- mained away much longer than necessary and Mr. Williams started after him. Finding the team standing in front of a drinking saloon without blankets, he was about to take them home, when a he was attacked by Lambert, and scamie took place, in which Wiiliams had his clothes badly torn and received e bruises. Williams applied to Justice Searing, of Mimeola, for a war- rant for the arrest of mbert on a charge of assault and battery, The warramt was issued and given to Officer Allen to serve. Lam- bert was found at the saloon of Emmet Wooden, drinking, in company with Patrick McCormick an some others. He made no objection to going with the officer until he discovered Williams in the sleigh im which he was to be taken, He then re- sisted, and McCormick interfered and succeeded in rescuing him. McCormick then made violent demonstrations Cay the officer, w it is alleged, was urged to shoot by Williams, Who still remained tn the sleigh. Allen warned McCormick ist or he would fire, but to no purpose, and Allen fired and shot McCormick in the left breast, causing his death in about twent; He was about forty-five years old an fal milly. Coroner Hall empanelled a jury the same even- ing about ten o'clock, and heard the testimony of several witnesses in corroboration of the facts as above stated, which tended to show that the officer only used his pistol wren hard pressed and after repeated warning. The hearing was concluded on Friday, when the case was given to the jury by the Coroner, with a charge cleariy in favor of the om- cer. Coroner also stated that the ofllcer, im- mediately after the shooting, had delivered himself up to Justice Searing, who took his affidavit and discharged him on his own rec zance to appear for examination when wanted. ‘The jury, however, after a short deliberation, returned a ver- Aict “That deveased, Patrick McCormick, came to hus death by & pistol-shot wound on the afternoon of the 1st day of January, 1873, at Roslyn; that the shet was fired by OMcer John Allen, and that the officer was not justified in the shooting.” The finding o/ this verdict necessitates an imme- diate examination of the case by Justice Searing, whieh will be held on Monday. "Te deceased was buried on Friday, the fumeral being largely at- tended. Threats dre openly made against Allen by McCormick's countrymen incase the examination should result in the oificer’s disebarge. Custom Howse Inspector Samnel Barciey, pcan yesterday 1,300 sm ied cigars concealed on the ‘Morro Castle, Who suvggied them 1s not kaown, CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS. Clerks Busy Making Up Exhibits for the Past Six Months—Receipts Estimated Higher Than the Previous Year by Twenty Millions'in the Wa: ousing Department—Valuable Statistics as to Tonnage for Twelve arears Past—Re- fands Paid. Like all commercial estaplishments well regu- lated, the close of the year witnesses at the Custom House a revision of affairs for the season just past, but which is only the semi-fiscal year in the govern- ment almanac, The clerical force is busily engaged in arranging the myriads of figures occupied by the accounts of importa and exports, entries and withdrawals, immediate transporta- tion and transportation in Dond, &c, &c. Furthermore, there is the classification of the thousand and one articles of every description for the Statistical Bureau and the Department at Washington, from which the Commissioner of Cus- toms is enabled to make up his report to Congress and base his calculations for future income and expenditures, Although the various accounts are still in an in- choate and confused state, yet suMcient is known to warrant the assertion that the business for the past year will equal, if not surpass, that of 1871; and that upon a decreased tariff in operation for five months out of the six. This much can posi- tively be stated of the warehousing department, that the duties paid on goods withdrawn from bond from January 1, 1872, to January 1, 1873, ex- ceeded the same period of the previous year by upwards of twenty million Agllars, e recent regulations ied by the Treasury Department concerning the importations of modifying the previous shipbuilding material, stringent rules, have had a most igen 4 effect upon this greatly decayed branc! ofourindustry. Shipbuilding is looking up very materially, and if Congress will only enact a few common sense laws, allowing foreign bottoms to obtain an American register, ante bellum times, when the “Yankee marine” was second to none other on the ocean, may'soon return to us again. As it 1s, this country is not even a fourth rate Power in the matter of owning her shipping. The following carefully prepared tables will show at a glance how vastly our tonnage has deteriorated within the past twelve years :— ENTRANCES AND CLEARANCES FOR THE PORT OF NEW YORK, from January 1, 1860, to January 1, 1873, American Foreign Ves Foreign Ves. tered caret fm fom spate tech leared fm from Fo ign Fear. Foren Pe Foreign Pit, Ports. ‘Ports 4 age. age. € Tasrnig 120078 oh L613'958 —1A94. bse 1472989 1,281,721 ‘96.713, 716,618 845,172 772136 Ti4,458, 196 90,116 x4 1,044,982 874,156 997,126 831,572 1,039)404 875,177 883, 756 TA9.847 COASTING VESSELS RECORD. Number of ing unter of Coasting Vessels Year. Entered. 1,71 1,602 B30 ane 2018 199% 3,090 2.875 2,832 085; *The returns for this year are only complote to Novem- ber 30, consequently there isone month lacking, which in comparison with those of previous periods will show larger results. From these figures it can readily be seen what a fearful inroad the war has made on our shipping interest, and what advantages foreigners have taken of our demoralization in this respect, Even the coasting trade, which should belong to us ex- clusively, is now more than shared by outsider: and there is but little prospect ahead for the Unite States ever toregain what by right is only her own, and which the unfortunate war deprived us of in 80 short a space of time. The amount of refunds paid by Mr. S. G. Ogden, the veteran Auditor of thg Custom House, for the month of December, was 503 14, and jor the year 1872, $1,264,662 83, This money is returned in coin, being overpaid for the duties in the same cur- rency. F LOVE AND MURDER IN NAPLES. [From the London Daily Telegraph.) Some years ago an English lady of respectable family and striking beauty accompanied a friend on a visit to Naples. She did not return with that friend; for an Italian, oi the name of Schiassi, suc- ceeded in winning her affections Three daughters were born of the marriage, all more or less inierit- ing their mother’s beauty. Madame Schiassi, hav- ing in course of time become a widow, married again a man of the name ot Douglas, of doubtiul nationality, who lately deserted her. Madame Schtassi-Douglas owned the house on the Riviera di et known as the Pension Anglaise, and here, with her three daughters, she resided. Towards the end of A jt last a certain Mr, Gordon, an Englishman born in India, who had lately held Lycra tibet in the Indian civil ser- vice, came to Naples for his health. He was a wedower, with one son, who fortunately left for India a short time ago. Mr. Gordon, who was but moderately endowed with this world’s goods, took up his quarters at the Pension Anglaise, and before long he shcwed a decked partiality for the society of the Misses Schiassi. io doubt, the intimacy which arose between him and the family was facilitated by the fact that at the season when he came to the Pen- sion there were but iew strangers there except himself. However, he certainly went out fre- quently driving and walking with the sisters, and it was not very long betore he showed a decided preference for Ada—a beautiful blonde with auburn hair, who was much admired by all the frequenters of the gardens in the Villa Reale. At last Mr. Gordon formally proposed for the hand of Ada, but the mother refused him on the ground that her daughter was already engaged to a young Italian gentleman in Naples. Directly the atten- tions of Mr. Gordon became marked, Ada seems to have repulsed them, and on his continuing to press hig suit, after the distinct refusal whioh he had received from both mother and daughter, she endeavored as much as pos- sible to avoid his society. So persistent, however, was Gordon in his attentions, that Madame Schiassi-Dougias had no choice but to ask him to find some other apartments. This last rebuif seems to have enraged him, and on the morning of Tuesday last—his final day inthe Pension An- glaise—he was resolved to have one more inter view with Ada, and to endeavor to reverse the sentence against him. On the previous day he qj pears to have raised what money he could, agit with the view to an eclopement; it is said that he even pledged his watch. Be that as it may, although it was known that of late he had beén somewhat pressed for money, on this day he had in his possession a considerable sum. Ada was walking with one o! her sisters, as was theircustom, in the gardens of the Villa Reale, about a quarter before eleven o'clock in the morn- ing, when Mr. Gordon came up to them. He made &@ strong appeal to Ida to elope with him at once and dety her mother's opposition, She gave him clearly to understand that it was not on account of her mother’s refusing her consent to their union that she could not tolerate his addresses, Her hand and heart, she sald, were both engaged to another, and) sae eged him to cease all attempts to force his company on her, Irritated by Ada's calm but firm rejection of all his offers, he turned sharply on her sister, and accused her of playing the spy in her home and of having set her mother against him. Without any bitternes: the sister denied this charge, while Ada aasure bim that her sister never interfered in her affairs atall, Gordon, however, persisted in abusing the sister ; then sey before any one of the by- standers could stop him, he drew a revolver from his pocket and fired two shots, the first at the sister, which fortunately missed her, just grazing her right cheek; the other at Ada, with fatal effect, passing completely through her body in a transverse direction, entering on the left side of the back and coming out under the right breast. Directly he saw his nuhappy victim fall he turned his pistol on himself, first inflicting @ severe wound below the waist, after which exclaimed, “Iam still alive,” and, with desperate resolutio: the fourth barrel into his mouth, and fell de Stantly. It seems incredible that this horrible and deliberate tragedy could be perpetrated at such an hour and in such @ place; but those who witnessed it assert that the four shots were fired in such quick succession a to render it al! ther impos- sible for anybody to interfere. One of the bystand- |, ers was an Italian gentleman of undoubted cour- age, and had it been possible to save the life either of the murdered girl or of her assassin he would have done so. The awful scene took place, be it remembered, before eleven o’clock on a fine sun- shiny morning, when the gardens, if not so full as they are in the afternoon, are still never empty. ‘This is not the first instance in which the very audacity of a crime has secured its success. It is lain that Ada was endeavoring to escape when The fatal ball struck her. The other sister had just time to move her head on one side, or she, too, would have been killed. : No report of the inquiry which corresponds to our inquest has yet been published, but I have been informed thas Gorden’s head was cut of by order of the authorities, for the parpose of ascer- taining the exact course of the buliet. His body was buried without any funeral ceremony, while that of his victim received the last rites of the Catholic Church, with every mark of profound sym- pathy from a large crowd, All the three sis- ters were Well known by sight, as their beauty was @ type somewhat rare here; the unhappy girl who came to such a terrible end was the admiration of all habituds of the one promenade of Naples, It is apoms to describe the consternation preduced by this tra- » Since the well-known fatal affair of ce T., more than a year ago, nothing creatéd so much sensation in Naples as this di perate crime, It may surprise those EI who are under the !mpression that crimes violence are dis; efully frequent in Naples Le this 18 the only deliberate murder which has take! place here for fourteen months, and in the presen’ case the murderer is certainly not an Italian or & Neapolitan, . QUARANTINE MATTERS, The Health Officer’s Work for the Year 1872-« Vessels Arriving with Sickness—Namber of Cases and Deaths—Character of the Diseases—The Cargoes Dis- charged in Quarantine. In summing up the business of the year 1s72au Quarantine it has been found that of the vessela arriving at this port from foreign ports 153 were detained having sickness on board. The number of cases represented by these was 680, of which 2%4 died, mostly at sea, This large number of deaths was due to greatly crowded and unclean packet ships, a class of vessels never carrying phys sicians, so that when disease makes its appearance . samong neglected emigrants its havoc is terrible. In some of the packets arriving during the twelva months the deaths reached the enormous num! of forty, and in one or two instances the epidemic, when the vessels were boarded by the Health Ofly cer, waa found to have absolutely exhausted itsel: running through the crowd of passengers and ont and another dying or recovering until th was nothing more for the disease to upon, This exhibit stiould be sufficient tol draw attention to these vessels and so direct the finger of disapprobation to the miserable policy of their owners or agents, who care so little app ently for life, that possibly a change for the bet! may fake place. All steamships have among officers a physician, and their business in the emi. grant carrying line greatly exceeds that of thd packet ship, but their lists of sick and dead are, very small in comparisor with them. Why the ong should be compelled to provide a medical man not the other is a little enigmatical and will bean investigation. Of the 153 detained vessels, as above mentioned, bea were infected with anal on and on board oi these were an aggregate o! persons expose to its ravages. Iniected with yellow fever th number of vessels foot up thirty-four, upon whi frem the time of sailing from the points of depara ture until arrival there were fifty cases. Twenty- five of the thirty-four vessels were found with tha dread disease when boarded, and from these forty- six Cases Were sent to the West Bank Hespital eleven of whom died; the others recovering b good time under skilful treatment and the kindest attention. On four ships were found six cases of ship fever, d these vessels brought into port 2,610 a whom were’ more or less exp to th dis During the year there were no cases 0! cholera en board the many foreign arrivals, ye eleven of them were known to have left ports in< fected with the dread epidemic. This fact Pir | ohiained: from official papers brought by the vessels, - During the quarantine season sixty-four vessels from Havana had their cargees lightered before approaching the city, and seven from other po! were subjected to the same direction, making total of seventy-one vessels whose cargoes we! thus discharge: The regulations governing thig work, established in May last, will be found here< with, and are of interest, having been found t please everybody concerned, and were never befor published. © They will be embodied in the Healthy Officer's forthcoming report :— First—No lighter will be permitted to go alongside of or receive cargo from a vessel in quarantine until th Health Officer has been furnished with the name residence of each and every person engaged to work o1 board of such lighter, and hag given # perinit 1a weith to the master of'such lighter to unload such vessel. Bai \d every lighter will be allowed to d Such piace. or places Ae am be if mut 1 con: ot eC! {oO Bel having the largest interest, in ‘the cargo, allowed the controlling voice in the selection of lighter to be employed in removing the cargo from the vessel subject to the approval of the Health Officer and to right of the Health Officer to allow others of the con nees to employ lighters for the removal of their, when in his judgment special circumstances exist which render it expedient. that the privilege should not limited to the consignee having the largest interest in cargo. : ‘Second—Stevedores, coop ind cleaners employed om working upon any vessel in quarantine, under the privi leges accorded in the precedi will be required total meals and sleep on board of @ boat an< chored in Quarantine in the Upper Bay, and shall ‘ at any time after their employment shail commence 01 any vessel under quarantine, leave the waters embrace within the Quarantine anchorage grounds tor eight daya after the discharge of the cargo from the vessel is com< pleted, unless sooner allowed so to do under a write! permission ot the Health Officer. ) Third—No person except stevedores, coopers and clean< ers will be permitted to go on board'of # vessel in quai antine. Any person who shall go on board of such vi trom a lighter alongside of such vessel or otherwise Wil be detained for a period of eight days in quarantine, a the license of any lighterman from whose lighter such person shall go on board of such vessel shall be “cleaned Any lighter upon which any stevedore, cooper, clean or other person shall go on board or take pi te trot any vessel in quarantine will be deprived of its licen: thereatter, and the owner of such lighter be held liabl and responsible for any damages or sickness resul therefrom. Fourth—The owner or owners of any lighter employe® at Serena will be held ee for the manner 11 which the persons employed by such owncr or owne abide by and conform to these regulations and suc retuy lations as may be hereatter made or established, a: shall also place in the Quarantine Hospital such of the loyed by them ag may become sick while en< @ lighterage of cargo from any vessel im Quarantine. Fi/th—Vessels anchored in Quarantine which are per> mitted to proceed and require # towboat will make sige nal for the same by a flag suspended from the bowsprit. Tugs will be permitted to tow vessels displaying suc! signals, but no person will be allowed to goon un they are cleared irom Quarantine. FOURTH AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS. Peak escnee wer ener The Work and When it Will Be Fine ished—Two New Tunnels Through the Rock in Yorkville. ‘The residents of Harlem and Westchegter county, who live far enough from the city to have none of its advantages and all the country’s inconven-« jence, will doubtless be glad to learn that the Fourth avenue improvement is being rapidly © pushed forward, and, if the contractors fulfil their proposals, rapid transit will be a living realty im about three years. When the bill authorizing the construction of this road was passed last Fall the agitation in Westchester and Harlem ceased, and yet the minds of the peopie were nof easy, for they did not think that the work would be completed for many years, “The Let-us-alones” of Harlem, who fought so hard against the improvement of Fourth avenue, or, at least, that part of it running through their ter- ritory, have become reconciled, and think that perhaps it 1s just as well their efforts were in vain, ‘These wiseacres, in their memorials to the Legia- lature, stated that they considered the lowering of the Fourth avenue grade nothing less than @ weak invention of the enemy to depreciate the value of tl 3 Improve ‘it Ine tne: long rua.” Negardiesy of the hopes and fears of this influential body the work es bravely on, and the fact of its having beem egun has awakened aes the intense interest which was felt eed ie passage of the act by te eee aased in the HERALD, the tracks have been removed (from 120th street to the Harlem River) to the east side of the avenue, so that the work of excavating the bed for the new road would not interfere with the running of the trains. To~ day the tracks will be removed from the centre of the avenue to the east side, from 116th to 120th street. THE WORK. The contract of changing the level of the road from Seventy-ninth street to Harlem, has been awarded to Messrs. Dillon, Clyde & Co., the builders of the Union Pacific road, and Messrs, Fair- child & Ward are at present arching the road on Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, rty- seventh, Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth streets, On these streets the present level is. to remain un- altered and the streets are to be thrown over it by means of bridges. The approaches to thesa bridges are of solid masonry, and the bridges are to be of iron, Mr. Tracy, one of the engineers, esti- mates that the work will be finished in about two months. Owing to the severe frost but little hag been done. At the upper end of u excava- tions have been begun at 120th street and 125th street, but the ground has been so hard as to render digging next to impossible, and the rain and thaw of last Laon 4 has made small mud ponds of the excavations that had been made. IN YORKVILLE the work has been rapidly progressing for the Past month. Shafts have been sank at Nincty-first, and Ninety-third streets wo small tunnels are being constructed on either side of the ol! one, The drilling is done by steam arilis and the con~ tractors hope to have completed the tunnels in about eight months, ‘As none of the proposals which were submitted for the improvement of th: avenue between Forty~ nd geventy-ninth streets were satiafactory e Board of Engines they have readvertise? and proporls for the same will pe ned af their office, Grand Central depot, om nday, January 13, ¢ hall-past ono P.M,” 9) Captains McMath and Bradley, ‘of the reverne steamers Uno and ‘asmine, wore each presente ‘with gold watches of unique pattern youterday at the barge office b Deputy Surveyors Blisy, together vith numerous ( spestors. ¢ ’