The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1873, Page 9

‘ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Money Easier, with a Tendency to Further Relaxation. ‘HIGHEST RATE 7 PER CENT COIN. Rednction of the Bank of England Rate. to 3 1-2 Per Cent. SMmprovement in Consols, Firmness in United States Bonds and a Decline in Eries. }An Advance in Foreign Exchange and ‘ a Decline in Gold. (GOVERNMENT BONDS FIRMER. *Btocks New Five Per Cents Rise to a Premium in Gold. Irregular and Lower, with an Active Rally at the Close. ‘Erie Railway Earnings—Completion of the Ches- i apeake and Ohio Railroad—Advance in Tennessee Bonds. WALL STREET, 3 TuursDAY, Jan. 30—6 P. M. On 'Change to-day cotton was in-moderate re- «quest and the market ruled firmer. Flour was ‘quiet but firm, while wheat and corn were quiet and also firm; but wheat was nearly if not quite xmominal A THE GOVERNMENT SALE OF GOLD. | The offer of the government to sella million of ; gold elicited bids for a total of $2,740,000 at prices omanging from 113.26 to 113.88. The million was sjawarded at 113,88 a 113.75, . HE FINANCES IN CONGRESS, A Washington despatch states that the Banking -@nd Currency Committee, who yesterday assented ‘to @ measure’ providing for the resumption of 3) ie payments, were in session to-day, and Mavorably considered a bill providing for an annual ifssue of five millions of currency, to be issued through the agency of additional national banks. THE BANK OF ENGLAND \made a further reduction this morning in the rate «of discount, which now stands at 334 per cent, the : {alteration coming sooner than was expected, and ‘the announcement of it taking the street by sur- prise. Subsequent despatches say that the street imate in London this afternoon was 3% per cent, or 34 higher than the bank rate, the activity thus in- «dicated being due doubtless to the better demand for money incidental to the SEMI-MONTHLY SETTLEMENT . -Of contracts at the Stock Exchange and therefore igmerely incidental and temporary. The bullion ac- “count of the Bank of England shows a gain for the k of £285,000, Consols improved 3% as com- jpared with the quotations of yesterday and our nds were steady and firm, but seemingly less sgactive. The mew French loan advanced to a pre- yatum of 5% a 54 per cent, although rentes in Paris “wrere lower at 54.72. Erie shares were % lower :pnd closed at 615;, equivalent in our currency to PAR. MONEY EASTER. , The money market was sensibly easier, the re- ‘faxation being quite noticeable in dealings ‘pn call with pledge of the usual stock spollaterals, The quotation from the start was po stiffer than 7 a 7 coin and the bulk Business was at plain 7 percent, while on govern- /Jnents the transactions were at 6 and 7 per cent. \As the afternoon wore on the demand relaxed and ‘bank accounts were closed in good season, leaving ‘the lenders in the majority, so that in the closing dealings on the sidewalk money was offered down fto6 a 6 percent. Mercantile paper was steady at - 8a 9 per cent discount for prime names. ADVANCE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE. 4. In contrariety to the expected effect ef the news from Londen of the lowering ef the Bank of Eng- iPand rate, the foreign market was firmer to the “extent of ¥ for sterling, and steady at the advance, the new rates being as follows:—Sterling, sixty ays, commercial, 108%{ a 1094¢ ; do., goed to prime Wankers’, 109% a 10914; do., shert sight, 1104 a0 110%; Paris, sixtydays, 5.28% a 5.23%; do., short syight, 5.1934 a 5.18%; Prussian thalers, 714 a 72%; Antwerp, 6.25 @ 5.20; Switzerland, 5.25 a 5.20; (Hamburg, 95% a 9644; Amsterdam, 40% a 405%; (Frankfort, 40% a 4114; Bremen, 9534 a 964. SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG. +» The Southern State bonds were quiet and strong, tthe chiet feature being a ferther advance in the “Tennessees to 82. The exception to the general ‘eondition of the market was in the case of the ‘old South Carolinas, a few of which ‘Bold at 40.. The following were the closing engl eeenae ot eX coupon, 81% a 82; do., ew, 81% & 82; Virginia, ex coupon, 47 a 50; do., pegistered stock, old, 37 a 42; do. sixes, consolidated fhonds, 56 a 564; do. sixes, deierrea scrip, 14 a 1454; Georgta sixes, 75 a 80; Yo. sevens, 90 a 93; (North Carolina, ex coupon, 33a 35; do., te North Carolina Railroad, 59 a 61; do.,, funding, 1866, 24 B27; do, do., 1868, 22 a 25; do,, new, 17 a 20; do., » Special tax, 13 a 15; Missouri sixes, 93 a 93 - do., Hannibal.and St. Joseph, 90 a 9014; Louisiana Bixes, 50 a 55; do., new, 45 250; do., levee sixes, 50 @ 70; do. do. eights, 50a 70; do. do. do., 1875, 60 a 70; Alabama fives, 57 a 62; do. eights, 84 87; South « Carolina sixes, 40 a 45; do., new, January and July, 22% a 23; do. do., April and October, 253, a 26; Arkansas sixes, funded, 35 a 42, 7 THE RAILROAD BONDS, : The railroad bonds were moderately active and ‘firm. The Union Pacific laud grants and incomes ‘Were higher and the firsts steady. Asmall jot of ‘Toledo and Wabash seconds sold at 9314, The fol- owing were the bids at the call as amended by | prices in subsequent busines: York Cen 6's, 1883. %3 jew York Gen Os: Iss. 1 Tt jew Xork Cen Gsvre.. 8% De BD mt 100} 101) Be fy. f Eq au 100, i” a an 2 ee ne ua bist is « o4 My oe : wc He] % = Chic ou B, i %” Ohio ous Obie $ * Dub je OD. Bt ns Mat a Mil Mil 636. 0) t =e: SEEESS: = MISCELLANEOUS, The St. Nicholas Insurance, of 166 Broadway, an- nounced the usual semi-annual dividend of 6 per sent, cash, payable February 1. ‘The President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- toad Company received despatches this morning (vom his chief engineer that the last rail on the NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. Toad was taid at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon. ERIE RAILWAY EARNINGS, ‘The following is the last return of the esti- mated weekly earnings of the Erie Railway, com- mencing November 1, 1872:— 1873, Seven Days. Days, Week ending January 23.... $346,000 $371,117 Previously reported........ 3,541,431 8,743,027 Total since November 1. . $3,887,481 $4,120,144 Increase for week....... eee 31,117 Increase for two months and three GOVERNMENTS STRONG. The government list was firm in its general features and strong for the new fives, which ad- vanced to the highest peint in their history, their quotation closing 115% a 115%, at which they were % above their par in gold. The follow- ing were the closing quotations:—United States currency sixes, 11534 @ 11534; do., 1881, registered, 117 @ 117%; de. do. coupon, 119% a 119%; do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 115 @115%; do. do., 1862, coupon, do., 115% a 115443, do. do., 1864, do, do., 11534 a 115%; do. do. 1865, do. do., 116% a 1164; do, do, 1867's, registered, January and July, 115 a 11534; do. do., 1865, cou- pon, do., 115 911534; do. do., 186%, do. do., 116% 116%; do. do., 1868, do. do., 116% a 116) forties, registered, 114 a 11434; do. do., coupon, 115% @115X; do. fives of 1681, registered, 113} a 113%; do. do, do., coupon, 11534 a 115%. GOLD LOWER—I14 A 113%, The gold market opened at a decline to 113%, as consequence of the announcement through the cable of the action of the Bank of England, which reached the street an hour or so before the board began business; but the price almost immediately after advanced to 114 under clique manipulation, assisted by the firmness and advance in foreign exchange. At a later hour the market again suc- combed to the first and more powerful of the conflicting influences affecting it, and declined to 113%, but closed at a reaction to 113%. These changes wera attended with an active busi- ness, illustrating the pitch to which speculation has been brought by the CURRENT QUOTATIONS for gold. Only a few months ago gold was lifeless atllla112. Now tt ts freely bought for a rise after it has advanced about two per cent. The course of the market is shown in the table:— In the gold loan market the rates ranged from 2 to percent for carrying. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows Gold cleared 1,761,155 The Sub-Treasury paid out $440,000 on account of interest and $400 on account of redeemed five- twenties. STOCKS LOWER AND UNSETTLED. Despite the news from London of the lowering of the bank rate and the implication therein that the Anglo-Russian diMculty was of less importance than fancied, the early course of the stock market was in the downward direction, the decline being led by Erie, which gradually went off to 6454 before its career was arrested. With this weakness there was astubborn dulness which enabled the weak- ness to become contagious and exert its influence upon the general market, the result being a lower range of prices to an average extent of 4a % per cent. In the case of Pacific Mail the decline reached its maximum, that stock going off to 713% on the continued absence of intelligence concern- ing THE STEAMER ALASKA. With the later relaxation in the money market and the receipt of the Washington despatch, already alluded to, concerning the action of the Banking and Currency Commitee in proposing to author- ize an annual inflation of five millions in national bank currency, the temper of the market suddenly changed from dulness and despondency to activity and strength, the leader in the rising movement in the afternoon being Western Union, which ad- vanced from 83%, to 84%, its example being emu- lated by Erie, which on the better return of trafic receipts in the last statement, as given above, re- covered fully all it had lost in the previous portion ofthe day. Union Pacific was steady and moder- ately firm in the midst of these fluctuations, while THE NEWER FAVORITE, C., C. and I. ©., was unsettled, at a lower range of quotations, but firmly held at the decline. In the closing hour of business Ohios signalized them- selves by exceptional weakness and declined to 47%, which means very probably that a clique have taken hold of them fora movement. The latest railway fancy, Atlantic and Pacific preferred, was steadier and less active at 373g a 3834, its attend- dant, Missouri Pacific, being neglected. Quicksilver preferred sold at 5434, and new Mariposa, which was spasmodically active, advanced to 23%. In the coal railways Lackawanna advanced to 101%. Erie preferred declined to 79. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day :— Highest. Lowest, 104% 10495 6455 943g 73% . - 8255 82g Northwestern preferred. 91g 91% Rock Island. 11355 112% St. Paul.... + 53% 63 St. Paul preferred. 1835 7335 Ohio and Mississippi seeee 49 41% Union Pacific » 85% 3534 ©., C. and 1. x 54 40'¢ Western Union Telegraph. 84% 83% Pacific Mail... 72% 72% In Philadelphia Reading was weak and declined to 11334. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE, Tharsday, Jan, 30—10:15 A. M. $2000 US's, '6l.c.. .. $51000 US 0 2000 10.0 U 11000 OUS 5-20, ¢, A. M.—Before Call, 100 shs New Cen Coal. 100 shs C & Ri RR. .s3 1134, +0 3 der. e.. 10 Un Pac Ri | 200 Con Coai of Std: 400 2 uy do. 9 1000 Mar La 4 Ww "do oN q itgteninee Tenn 6's, new... ‘5000 Georgia 7's, end. 10000 N 06's, old... 1000 Brooklyn 6's, w 1, 1000 Brooklyn 7's, Pk i 4000 N Y © 6's, "83. 2000 do Ww an Ua 2 ton 10000, 3 1000 wo 1000 Un 200 6000 Chi 0 7000 HL 1200 200 Brie Wh 68, 200 do. 65 20 = do 65; 19 do: 65; te & 8 do, soe 8 do. 6544 100 do. 65) 100 Bo 1500 ex uy * L We, oe om ss S20. eo 00 iS 80 B’Kot Commerce., Us 20 1K 70 Fourth Nat Prelit 4 Mar z aM oki 0. do. de. 0. bal hit cl i a EDT ec Mt rt + Bx a6 26 4 S344 8 ei 1000 do. (0 do. 83%. oe 1100 do. 48 £00 Pac Mali 8SCo..be 72 Bie 70 do. 63 72 40 100 v3 72 4035 500 mae 40% 20 i ie 100 ns 40: 500 bit 40) 200 iit 400d a 500 Atlantic sabe 6 12:15 and 2:15 1000 US 6's, "81. 1r...... N74, $16500 US 5-20, ¢, "67... 116% 000 US 6s, Lg) 2000 US 5-20, ©, "68. Hz, 8000 do... 5 800shs NYC&HR, 100 do. 100 do. 100 Atlantic & Pac pt... 200 do. BS; «dS 73% 2000 do... . M. Second Board—1 P. $1500 Tenn 6's, old 100shs LS & MS RR.bS td ‘2000 8 C 6's, o! 100 do. “3 9 3000 Mixsourt ~ OF 000 Cen Pac gold b: bie 64% 1000 Un Pi 86. + GAS 2000 Un P' + OY 10000 Bur, CR & 9. ry 2000 North Molstm... 91 65 ‘500 Tol & W 2d_m 9335 654% 10000 © & R1& Pacts, 101% 655g 8000 Dub & 8 City Ist.. 93° = ODN she Ain Ex Bank... 111 653 Br Disses = 11g + 65; 20) American Goal ive 120, 400 West Ui 3 100 do a 5! 400 do. N rar) WO do 84g 304 R be 1127; 100 N Cen Goal..be.s3 43% 200 Del, L 109 200° do... =. 3% OD di + 1003 100 do.. 200 do. 100 200 Marinosa 100 Chie & Al . us 200 200 B, H&K 9 100 200 do. . 9 800 Mar L' 200 M& St Ji 481 400 100 do. 4558 100 Pitts, FEW 9334 300 Ohio & M ra 300 do. 1000 do. 43 100 U S Ex Go. 10 do. 48) 55) Pac MS8 100 do... 48 i 100 0, 0&1 4034 300 |" “do. 40% 20) Pac RR of Mo. a EY . 8 100 do... OLS 4M $120006 US 6's, cur. 500 shs Am Coal. 300 Con Coal. a ftp By) 200 New Cent Goal. - 800 do 9% 209 do ays) 200 do. 145 500 West U + Oh 1200 258 1300 do. 35: 2500 100 Chic & N 2 1100 200 &N W 91 100 Joo Mal & St PR 5334 5 do. 100 Mil & St P vt Ts 300 Pacific 100 do... 10 do 9) Rock Isiand 100 700 do. 300 400 do. ; 200 B0ODel, Ls & W RR 300 500 do. 400 2 qi 900 lw a 200 1000 Bost, H& 300 00 do. 300 109 300 200 100 100 100 100 10) Marya 100 Quick 100 200 100 Mar Lai 200 100 U 8 Express. 7 300 Atlan Mail $8'Go 100 du TX WON YC & HK 'RE , 200 do. 10434 900 1400 400 a 40 hq 100 Gate & Ait RRL. 1143 60) Fac RR of Mo...... 599 300 Atlan & Pac pil..b3 38 20° do. ia Western Union. 84 Quicksilver pf New Mariposa. Pacific Mail... 7: NY Central: . 104 Erle... 65 Lake Sho Union Pacitie.. £5 Northwestern. 82 COMMERCIAL REPORT. Cotton Firmer; Receipts at the Ports, 13,355 Bales—Flour Quict Wheat Quict but Firm—Corn Firm—Onats Steady—Pork and Lard Firm=—Groceries Quiet but Steady—Petroleam Lower— Naval Stores Nominally Firmer—Whils- key Lower. THURSDAY, Jan. 30—6 P. M. The movement of trade contmued slow, and until transportation, not only in the city, but throughout the country, shali have become a little less dificult, little improvement can be expected to take place In business circies. At present and during the past several days—and in some sections for weeks past—it has been well nigh impossible to effect the transportation of goods with any freedom, all the raiiroads leading to the West being blocked, and bu@ness enterprises bave ac- cordingly been held in abeyance, As a rule the markets have been characterized by considerable firmness, but from the long-continued season of inactivity one article after another has given way @ little until we find holders of goods quite gener- ally disposed to meet buyers when there is @ proba- bility of effecting sales to any considerable ex- tent. The merchandise markets are, nevertheless, cailed pretty firm, there being no disposition to force sales, but holders are freer sellers than they were two or three weeks ago, when buoyancy and firm- noss were the rule and depression the exception. To-day flour was quiet but very firm, the almost impassable streets checking the local demand and the scarcity of freight room the export demand. Wheat was justa shade firmer, but the demand was very light, and the market closed more or less nominal. Corn sold rather more freely for export, and the market was firm. Oats ruled quiet but steady, There was very little doing in provisions, but the market was generally firm for all descriptions. Cot- ton ruled firmer, and quite a brisk business was trans- acted for the future month at advanced prices. Groce- ries continued quiet, but the markets were steady. Pe- troleum was very quiet and again easier, closing with a downward tendency. Naval stores were dull but nomi: nally firmer, Whiskey Was lower and closed dull. Corrox.—the market for spot cotton was very stron: atthe opening and prices were advanced ‘ye. per pout on allurades. Buyers, however, did not respond to the fnprovement, and the inarket subsequently ruled quiet an closed with more seliers than buyers at the appended Hiotations. Futures were tairly active vanced Acre partof which was lost toward the close, when the market was easy. The sales sum up thus.— To-day. Last Evening, Total. Export. . 4 oh 462 Consuin 663 17 635, Speculation 9 6 Total. Kiprin Sadat’ Sten’ a ta sh Mette Mots Biota, 100 at Bert May Tol at di Roe’: June, WOat 2) at 240. Exchanged—ieo. paid’ exch nge larch. Total, 9,060 es. Sales 0) af SO sa lodge Beet FC, 900 05 UD as tollows:—Galy Boa option Tm108 Wilmington, 22%; Nor York, | 934;' Boston, 22. week, 29,05; this day last yea were as ‘foliows:—ToHavre, by steam, 14 Je. compressed; to Ham pressed; to Bremen, Pool. by steam, 39d, ‘a 7-16d. ote — Alabama, New Orleans, Texas. Ordinary,. Uigaeae Alans i “I K 1 2016 1916 = 201-16 = 2-16 20H 203 us 2 21 2 i ting...... 233 23) 23! —The quotations are based on cotton in store, running in a lho aia than half a grade above or below the ted. vorrkx.—The market continued quiet for all descri tions, but the firmness hitherto manifested continu Sales were reported of 2,272 bay terms, and the cargo ot the mored to haye been sola, also_on private uote :—Rio—Ordinary cargoes, 17c. a 17}gc. ; fair cargoes, qc. & I8%e.; good cargoes, 19440. a 19gc.; prime cargoes, 1950. ‘20c.; extreme range for lot ‘7c. & » gold, per Ib.. 60 a 90 days’ credit. Ja’ jovern- ment bags, 19¢ i do. grass mats, 193 ale, ; Sin- 6c. 16350, a 1736C. ; ‘eylon, at de. ; No. 2Totedo, é2c. Barley strong; Canada, $1; No. aw S8o. trove Sains ae oar : 2 Were ge ae wan tones unchanged. ts Floar firm and in fair demand; stock 8] it $6 50 35. Wheat in xtra Spring at $6 00 a Hp r Februar, BR 2%, iter her. ler February, $1 23; Sys ui ish rejected, malt gti a Mis; ‘the market 3; No. sel 51 2536 a it se! dull; sales of No. 2 Inixed Pe eae aT a and eacheaned al 0. Barley ‘a a firm. Pork a shade better at det id and firm at al ce ;‘sales of shoulders at TY, woren ane, seller Mare $e "ae ita a Bs Changed ate ieee rin Ig Jo. corn, 17) Ne maa rley. Biome bbls. flour, di and 11,000 do. lene ne Ge eee eee erae EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpon Monxy Manrxet.—Lonpon, Jan. 30—5 P. M.— Consols and American securities closed unchanged. Erie railway shares, 51%. Consols opened at 92 a 924 tor money and 9234 for the account. United States five- SOs tow tee, Fon old, 9354; 1867's; 9344; ten-forties, a ‘Anis Bouns.—Pants, Jan. 30—P, M.—Rentes closed Fuanxrorr Boursr—Franxrorr, Jan, 30—A, M.—United bd five-twenty bonds opened at 9}, for the tasue of Liverroor, Corton Marxet.—Livenroor, P. M.—Phe market closed firm. Middiing uplands, 10d. ; middling Orleans, 1044, The sales of the day have been 1200) bales, including 2,00 for speculation and export. Of the sales 7,00 bales’ were American. Sales of cot- ton shipped from Savannah or Charleston, November and December, at 9 15-16d. 1c. I8c. ; Maracaibo, 16}g0, jamaica, joa: ‘Ide, a iB3go. 4 Mexicans 1640. a 1730. ; Bavanilla, 16}ge. ‘eipts—Flour, 8,491 bbls. ; wheat, o. 1, 400 DI te ll 600 do. ; corn meal, 400 bbis. ; et ruled’ quiet, but 1 condition of the streets @ checked the local inquiry for - 16) 18: Ce 8 «Cota Angostur: rh meal continued in moderate demand and jrm. les 36) Dbls., at $3 95a $4 for Brandywine, and $3 45 a 59 for Western yellow. We quote: 0. 28tato, e Sia’ Co Ba! Extra Minnesota und hoop Ohio, Round hoop Family... nipping brands Oltioy trade brands St. Louis straight e: St. Louis choice double extra. St. Louis choice family. Californi ’ Perrrere ttt ttt Semecromee Seas eyeaelt SF SRRSSSSuSeesssesessesss Sesseteresteseesssgesseses ne abee ? a? museueateSenSeaSasee sh Co : but remained firm. The sales were only about {0,000 bushels, ineludin one load of prime No, 2 Milwaukee te go to Kichmond, at $1 72, in store; $1 54 nal quotations were in store and, atloa 0., cy white wheat. 1 55 tor No.3 sheing. The nomi- 1 70 & $1 72 tor No. 2 Milwaukee, 1 95 a $2 for red winter; $195 a $19 a $285 for common to Corn—The market was. slight] firmer and moderately active, both for local wants an export. The sales foot up about 100,CO0 bushels, at 6434c. a Gtlge, for old Western mixed, in store a 66c. “for new damp Western mixed; Géc, a 66%c. for good to dry do. atloat, G7c. for old Westérn mixed afloat, jigc. a 673¢c. for do. White and yellow, and 74c. a 75c. 1or Southern waite. Oats were sieady tinder a moderate demand. The sales include about 20,000 bushels at Se. for new black Western atloat, 58e. a Me. for inferior to choice new Western mixed atlout, fe. a S5¢. for do. white, a STC. for gnod to choice new white State, 52c. for Western mixed on the track, and 53e, a 55¢. tor old West- ern mixed im store and afloat. Harley—Sales 15,000 bushels at $124 for prime Canada, 9c. for two-rowed State, and $119 for four-rowed Slate delivered. Kye quiet, Small sales of State were made at94c. Other de- seriptions were nominal. Freicnts.—There has been only a limited business to-day in berth treights; room being scarce transactions were in conseque: restricted, Rates were not quotabl: changed, The demand for vessels for charter continue fair and we understand that closed that were not reportable. Scarcity of tonnage, however, interrupts business toa greatextent. The en: gagements since our last include :—37,50) bushels of grain (ast evening) at 714]. 73¢d., and to-day, 22,500 bushels corn at7igd., and by sail, 40) packages provisions on private terms. "To London,’ by sail, 40 tous of black walnut at 40s. The charters'include:—A_ British brig, hence to Cork for orc to the United Kingdom, bbls. re fined petroleum at 7s. 6d.; a British stes Tr, 696 tons, hence to Hamburg, general cargo, at current rates: an Italian bark (rechartered), hence to Cork for orders, Livenroou Breapsturrs Marxet.—Liverroo., Jan. 30— P, M.—The market for breadstuffs is quiet. RPOOL CROVISIONS MARK: Jan. ag cut; 37s. Evening.Hacon, 3 per owt: f 6d. per owt, for short rib middles. BLIVENrOOL | PuopucR | Mauxer.—Lavenroor, Jan. 30— vening. 8 turpentine, |. per ew! Lonnox Puopucx Mauker. cLoNDOw, Jan, s0--Bvening — r ton. Spirits turpentine, inseed, a 65s, Pxtroteum Marxet.—Antwere, Jan, 30.—Petroleum closed at 451, for fine pale American, ——-+ > +—___. 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N EXECUTOR WILL LOAN ON MORTGAGE $100,090 for a term of years; no bonas; New York sity property ; sums to suit, Address PRINCIPAL, box a Post office. ieseeeece: FIRST MORTGAGES—OF FROM $1,200 to $5,000, upon improved City Property for sale, ata discount of from eight fo ten, per cent: interest, payable semi-annually, collected and forwarded free of charge. ‘Address ADAM EVERLY, 735 Walnut. street, Philadel: phia. } ASKINS & BRAINE, Stock and Gold Brokers, Stock Privil Puts, Calls and Double Privil Persons with small capital will find this a safe method of lating. Explanatory circulars, with references, «d on application. AY COOKE, M'CULLOGH & GO., ‘41 Lombarddftreet, Loadon. i eee street. rile Ie grain at7s.; @ British bark, from Philadel- phia toa ROD ROntal BOT, cluding Dutch, 4,000 bbis, 3. ts ; relined petroleum at British ship, trom do. to Continental port, 5,000 bbI&. of Fetined do, at 6s. British bark, from do., with 5,000 bbls. refined do., same v private terms; a British bark (now at Bos- : ilmington to Cork for orders to the United ingdom, 2100 bis. at 68. 6d. for rosin and 85, Od. for spirit MoLassxs.—Trade in domestic was quiet, even in a job- bing way, and torcign was entirely neglected and nomi. nal. The sales were about 50 bbls. of New Orleans at 6c. aTic. We quote:— 01d crap. Cuba, centrifugal and mixed. Ie. a 196. Be. New Crop. Cuba, clayed B0c. a 38c, ... Bera We, She. a 7! ‘The market for spirits of turpenti was unusually quiet, caused by the extreme views of holders, who ‘Were 3c. above the views of buyers; 68c. was bid and 68tsc. asked. We heard ot no sales,’ The market for rosin was in exactly the same condition as spirits, parties being apart in their views. Strained was inquired for, and bids were made of $3 7), while the ask- ing price was $3 8). No sales were reported. Tar was quie! $3 75 for Wilmington and $3 6) for Wai ch quoted at $4 25, Perrou .—The market for refined was dull and again easier, oe at 20c., without reported transactio: X- cept $1,900 bbls. of high test, suitable to vessel, tor W ary delivery, on private terms. Crude, in bulk, was also quiet but not quotably changed :quoted at ie; tor prompt delivery. Lots were offered for May and June at 1c. Cases were steady at 27},c. Naphtha continued nominal at former figures. At the Ureek the market was reported dali and drooping; quoted on the reads at $2 on the upper, $220 on the lower and $225 at OilCity. The Philadelphia market remained dull ana entirely ‘nomi Retined 9998 c. SS nal. P ats, market for mess only to noe # sale of 25) bbls, deliverable at $14 2. In a Jonni way about 100 bbl Bacon was in rather better request, a sates, 650 boxes short clear at 7\e., 5 r new plain mes & $i for d exira mess, $21 a $22 for do. prime ‘mess tlerces, and $23 a $25 tor do. India meas tierces. Beet hams were quiet but steady. Texns queted at $40. and Western at $33. Cut meais—The general market continued quiet; a fair job- bing trade was about the Prices remained ste: Th pickled bellies, 12 Ib; at 7. k tern was firm at'the 5c c ) very quiet, but not withstanding full prices were current. The siles we only about 150 bags and tierces_atéc. a 9c. for Carolina; 7Me. a +e. for Patna, and 6%4e. a Te. for Rangoon, z.—Fhere was a litte more doing in raw, but the ral market remained quiet and steady. The sales in- 570 hhds, of faiy renning Cuba at 9¢e. ; 160 bhas, crop Cuba at 8340. a Ye., and 4,00) bugs of Pernam- Refined was “quiet,” but not quotably un & Co, report the stock, siles Whds, Boxes. Bags. Melaro, changed. Messrs. c, and receipts, as follows 153 1,699 ‘536 43,034 123,267 873 Comparing ruary 1, 17,777 182,898 1,228 Comparing ruary }y 4,273 98,103 $31,228 1,079 «ene O23 87,790 242,873 AT —Reiining, interior to * common: 10 good Mir, Ye. a M¢e.; good to ir to good, 9 iC. § grocery, 1 t Ke. a Me.; centritruyal, hhds, an hada, and voxes, 7g. a ifard, ; Molasse: ye. Havana—Boxes, Sig. pine! D es, Dutch stan Nos. 7 10 9 Siac. @ BIpc.; do., 10 to 12, 940. a V9GC. :d0., 18 t0 ge. a 10: 4 1itge.; do., 19'to 20, nt Porto 'kico—Kefining, Age. @ 9c. ; grocery, fair to choice, —Duteh standard, 8 told, Se. a standard, Nos. 10 to 12, a 9c, 9c. i Manili uperior and extra superior, Siac. & 8%c. Foreign Exchange, Commercial Credits, Cable Transfers. Circular Letters for travellers 8 available in all parts of the world. JAY COOKE & CO,, 20 Wall street. ONEY TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORTGAGE, ON first class Real Estate in this city: Bonds and Mort- gages bought. Apply to JOHN T. IRVING, 2 Pine street, third floor. FFICE OF THE ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE Company, New York, January 24, 1573 The Trustees, in conformity to the charter of the Com- any, submit the following statement of its affairs on tho aes mecember, is ri iste, from the Premiums received on marine risks, fro} nber, 1872, $5,918,019 95 Ist January, 1872, to the 3ist Dece Premiuinsgon policies not marked off Ist Jan- wary, 15] af 070,659 45 ‘Total amount of marine premiums... «7,983,679 40 No policies have been issued upon 3, hor upon fire risks disconnected with ma: rine risks. Pre! 3 marked off from Ist of January, 1 ‘to 31st of December, ° 5,776,518 70 Losses paid during the same peri 2,359,844 82. Retui D pei The company has the following a United States and State of New York sto city, bank and other stocks........... Loans secured by stocks, and otherwise Real estate and bonds ahd mortgages... Interest, and sundry notes and clakns due the company, estimated at. Premium ‘notes and bil Cash in bank:........ 1,055,707 63 8.443.730 90 8,480,100 00. ‘217,000 0) 409,908 18 Total amount of assets. . $15,57 Six per cent interest on the outstanding certificates of profits will be paidto the holders thereof, or their legal representatives, on and alter Tuesday, the ath of Feb- ruary next. The outstanding certificates of the issue of 1869 will be redeemed and paid to the holders thereot, or their legal representatives, on and after Tuesday, the 4th of Feh- ruary next, froiy which date all interést thereon, will conse. The certificates to be produced at the time of pay- ment and cancelled. A dividend of fifty per cent ts declared on the net earned premiums of the company for the year ending Bist December, 1872, tor which certificates will be issued on and after Tuesday, the Ist of April next. By order of the Bourd,, J. H. CHAPMAN, Secretary. Trustees, J.D. Jones, James bryce, William H. Webb, Charles Dennis, Daniel 8. Miller, Sheppard Gandy, W. HH. Moore, Wm. Sturgis, Francis Skiddy, Henry Coit Henry K. Bogert, Charles ?, Bur Lewis Curtis, Jos, Gailiard, Jr, Charles H. Russell,C. A, Hand, Lowell Holbrook, ‘James Low, J. G. De Forrest, R. to} u Veston,B. J. Howl: Robert L, Stuart, je Blake, Ca Ny e Leverich, A. P. Pilot, . W. Burnham, ah 0. Low, William E, Dodge, Fred’k. Channecey,Chas, H, Marshall. David Lane, G. I. Did , GHARL ice President. i, MOORE, Sécond Vice President. HEWLETT, Third Vice President. OF THE 8T. ICHOLAS INSURANCE COM- 166 Broa w York, January 29, 1873.— Hen . ae 2 dividend of five per cent has been declared, payable February 1, 1873, picid ne Y 5. DU BOTS, Secretary. MIE COUPONS DUR FE TARY 1, 1873, FROM first. mortgage bonds of the Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad will be paid by the First National Bank of New York. V JE HAV ONEY TO BUY FIRST AND SE Morts son city vacant and improved faiso $75,000 to loan on first-class improved proper BAWAKD & LEAVITT, 64 Wall street, Oo ( TO LOAN-ON FIRST. MORTGAGE. ON $2.00: New York or Brooklyn Property. Address MORTGAGEE, Herald office $4.000-%8 0 AND Property, for sai fine Westchester, m lortuace, $24,000; Address of ap- 5,000. Brokers not notice |. ply toJ. B. LICHTENSTEIN, 183 Broadway. 5 00 A SPECIAL PARTNER, WITH THIS pe. + amount, inthe Lumber business (already established), at Ocean’ Grove, N.J.; 12 per cent prot and return ‘of the principal ‘guaranteed by bond and ] $6,00—SECOND. Areanivn the inarket was quit but fires; held at 8%c. for tierces. Tauwow was also quiet, but held with firmness Sales 26,000 Ibs. at 8 15-160.” Extra choice city held at ve. Wiiskey.—Receipts, #21 bbls. The market ruled dull, and }gc. per gallon lower. Sales 130 bbis, at Wigo. DOMESTIO MARKETS, Gauyestox, Jan. 30, 1873, Cotton firm; good ordinary, I/ijc. Net receipts, 1,506 bales. Exports eoastwise, 363, Bales, 1,000, Stock, 65,759. : New Oneans, Jan. 30, 1873, Cotton in good demand, steadier; middiings, 2c. Net receipts, 2,602 bal gross, 3,297. Exports coastwise, 2,004, Sales, 1,800; last evening, 6,200. Stock, 201,145. Monti, Jan. 99, 1873. Cotton firm ; good ordinary, 18e. ; low middlings, lige. ; middlings, 19%e, a 20¢, Net receipts, 1010 bales, bx" ports—To Lreat Britain, 4,020; coastwise, 838, Sales, 60, Stock, 50,400. Savannant, Jan. 30, 1873, Cotton firm: ordinary, 180, ; good ordinary, 18%. ; low middlings, Ihc; malddiings, 10%, Net receipts, 2.822 bales. Exports to Great Britain, 3,147, Bales, 2,50. Stock, 75,665. Ciansestox, Jan, 99, 1873, Cotton strong but quiet; middlings, 19 ,c, a 19\e. Net receipts, 1,73 bales, #a.es, 700, Stock, 44,222. Oswnao, N, ¥., Jan, 90, 1373, Flour steady and unchanged; sales 1,10) pois. at $875 for No. LSpring, $975 for amber Winter, $10 5v for white ‘Winter, $11 for double extra, Wheat firm. Corn dull; sales 2 cars at 0 Bariey steady: Bay Quinte held $1.05, Corn meal, $190 tor bolted and §1 25 tor unbo! percwt. Millieed unchanged; shorts, $21 middlings, $23 per tom Railroad gei leipitia, 7c. 5 to Boston, 720, to anv, 54 Burraio, N, Flour aniet; Western Spring, $725 0 50 a $9 0; white, $¥ 50a $0. Wheat dull Mortgage on unencumbered real estate; annipal sales of 3 a hetter opening B. F. WOOLSTON, 639 Market street, Camden, N. J. TO MONEY SE. estate; a chance seldom Broadway, room 16, itom 12 to L mainaimcltglid 11 OOO PURCHASE MONEY—FIRST MoRT- ° ga aia yenrs, on two four story brick Houses, this city, 25x60x10), for sale; cash value "$42,000, Principals only apply to J. B. LICHTENSTEIN,’ 189 Broadway. % $25,000] 2AVE, IX ONE SUM, FoR vinsr 0, Mortgage on @ good New York State ‘arm, not worth less than $75,000; also money for West- chisjér and New Jersey; brokers need $75,080 may be mado; there nover w for business. $32,000 Pe atIQRNEYs,, EXECUTORS oF *. 5 «+ estates and other parties seeking a safe and profitable investment.—The undersigned offers for sale, Ata sinall discount, a First Mortgage of $32,000 property worth $ito003." WM, BRCORTON, hie ) Broadway, room 1. Attorney, &e., I R TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORT. $75,000 gage, on reat estate in this city, in sums of $5,000 and upwards, _JOBN F, CONREY, 162 Broadway, room 3. PART! HAVING TO LOAN—TO $ Brooklyn, and wishing to build. Cail on or address L. H., builder, 31 Bridge street, New York. COPARTNERSHIPS. I ISSOLUTION.—THE COPARTNERSHT fore existing between B. 8. Johnson and M,N. under the naine and firm of F. 8. Johnson & Co, as en manuacturers, 44 Nassau street, New York, and ive street, St. Louis, Mo., 1s this day dissolved by inwin- al consent. olngon'is alone authorized to sign the ETO. ells ok ‘Worth reporting grees Milwaukee No. 4 Spring at $1 Chicago \. pring at $1; Duluth No. 1 8) ny white M 81'S; white Canada at $1 50a $195; Wa $2 05. firm at S86, ; no receipts to-d: being delayed, Oaw—No. 2 name and settle all claus against the late firm. E. 8, JONSON, Naw Yous, Jan. 2, 157% MN, WELLS 9 THE ERIE DIVIDEND QUESTION. The Dividend on Preferred Stock as Yet @ Matter of Conjecture—Mr, Watson Unwilling to Make a Decided State- ment—The Result to Be Kuown in s Couple of Days. President Watson, of the Erie Railroad, is stit confined to his house by sickness, but transacts a Great deal of the business of the road at home. Regarding tlie question as to what the road Was going to do about the dividend on the pre- ferred stock Mr. Watson informed our reporter he could not tell, one way or the other, as yet. He hoped, of course, that some dividend would be paid, but as long as the committee was at work om calculating the earnings of the road and until that caloulation was made he could not tell anything. “I might, of course, make a guess on the mat- ter; but that would do.no good,” said Mr. Watson, “Otherwise I really do not know one way or the other. Icanonly say this positively, that if the road has made any earnings I shall declare a divi- dend, and if it has not I sha not. 1am well aware that there are free accommodations om Blackwell's Island for such pranks declaring & dividend where there is none.’ “But I presume,” said the reporter, ‘that there is no possibility of a dividend on common stock if the preferred ts so mighty uncertain.” “Ah! I don’t say that. I can’t any more t is simply r about the common than the preferred, this, that if there are any earnings left al the dividend, if there is any on the Feotines stock, why, then a dividend will paid on the common, But I will venture no predictions as to the likelihood of the thing. I know that a great deal of anxiety ts fel¢ about the matter, for yesterday my bell did aot stop ringing m4 people who wanted information on the point, toc! ing in consequence of the report in the HERALD abont the dividend, and on the other side I know they are also waiting anxiously, But still I will say nothing until I know what I aw talking about.” “How soon do you think you will know definitely about the matter 7’ “I have a strong hope that in a couple of day thaps this week, the committee will have go! hrough., ‘Then the result will be immediately made public, It won’t be much later in any case, Ido not know myself how far the committee has proceeded in its labors."” THE SAMANA BAY COMPANY. The Samana Bay Company held an adjourned meeting yesterday afternoon, in the rear oftice of the President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany, at 59 Wallstreet. The meeting was a close session, and remained in discussion of various measures for two hours, Mr. A. B. Stockwell was in the chair and Mr, Q, V. Hazard acted as secre- tary. An executive committee of six aud @ finance committee were appointed and_by- laws adopted, after which the execu- tive committee of this most mysterious corporation went into secret session. Six mem- bers were added to the Board of Directors, whose names are as follows:—W. G, Fargo, Leonard de Monte, R. M. Funkhausen, ‘Tom Scott,’ Gardiner B. Spotford and Henry B. Blackwell, of Boston, William G, Halsey was appointed the civil engi- neer to go to Samana and survey the new city, which is to be laid out as soon as the proper build- ing material reaches the new India. It 1s rumored among the initiated that the name of the new city will be Columbus. The Tybee is not yet ready for departure, but in a few days she will be. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Considerable stir was made yesterday in the Teal estate market by a large amount of property being sold at private sale in localities considered highly eligible, both on the east and west sides of the city. In every case coming under our notice the lots disposed of brought very high prices, and all were sold with the stipulation that the terms and rates should not be made public at present, From the nature of such requests we infer that these purchases are effected for speculative pur- poses, and it is highly probable. that the same property is transterred to several buyers before eing finally entered for record in the Register’s ofMice; hence itis only politic for the temporary owners to keep the original price paid as close as possible, Sales at the Real Estate Exchange. BY JAMES M. MILLER—R. C. BEAMISH, REFEREE. Sstory b. s. andl. s,s. Sth st., 158 ft. 6 in. w. Lex- ingion av., 16.8x100.5, Thomas Hitchcock, plif.,.$1 XB. P. FAIRCHILD—JOMN PANNES, REFEREE. 5 story bk. t house and lot s. 8. 1th st, 158 tt. w. ay. ©, 25x108.3, George Derr, pitt. oaseisd BY JOSEPH MGUIRE. 1lot_w. 8. 10th ay., 51 ft Lin. s. 77th st., 25.6x90, B, P, Pairchild as Lense of two 3story’ bk. houses and lots 158 and 155 2d st. 94 ft Hin. ¢ av. A; lease expires May 1, 137 er annum on eacl House; ++ 3208 ground rent each lot 16.11x105.9, Cook... MILITARY COURTESIES, Visit of the Irish Brigade Officers to General Hancock.’ The officers of the old Irish Brigade, which figured so prominently and heroically in the late rebellion, and the achievements of which will form no small part in the history of the, nation, assem- bled to-day at noon in Astor House, and proceeded * thence to military headquarters, in Houston street, for the purpose of paying there respects to Major General Hancock, commander of the division of the Atlantic. Among those present were Dr. O’Meagher, Major P. M. Haverty, General T. W. Sweeney, P, K. Major Horgan, Colonel J. McGee, Colonel Cavanagh, Col- onel Garrett Nagle, Major O'Grady, Captain J. P. Flynn, Lieutenant Murtha, Thomas Francia Meagher, Jr., and Mr. O'Keefe. The delegation was received by General Hancock most cor- diallys He was arrayed in the new regulation uniform, as was also the members of his stam. After the formality of the introductions and hand- shaking had been gone through with, Dr. O’Meagher, as President of the Association, pre- sented to the General the following address :— To Major General W. 8. Hancocx, commanding Military Division of the Atla\ Gexenat—The officers of the Fourth Brigade Officers’ Association tender to you their warmest congratulations and telicitations, selves and their fellow citizens, om your auspicious accession to the command of this great Uivision, and thus expressing our protound respect and regard for you asa soldier and a citizen, we believe we only re-echo the heartfelt sentiments of ‘the entire com- munity. among whom it is our fervent wish you may con- jo abide to Your own satisfaction and the public The General, on receiving the adduess, said that it gave him great pleasure to receive such a friendly visit from oMfe many of whom he knew well, and all of whom had served in his command, He first took command of the division in which was the Irish Brigade on the eve of the battle of Antietam, at which the brigade disti ished itself, holding the rank road, from which they had dislodged the enemy. The General also alluded to the historical exploits of the brigadé at Mary’s Heights, Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, &c., and concluded by thanking the deputation for their presence, After a pleasant chat about old scenes and strug- gles through which General Hancock and the gen- tlemen present had passed, and the recalling of manceuvres, the orders for whici. had been con- veyed by General W. G, Mitchell (who was present), the company separated, mutually well pleased with their visit. CONJUGAL INFELICITY. A New York Divorce Detective’s Evie dence in Brooklyn—The Oficial Held for the Grand Jury. Yesterday William L, Hatch, a New York divoree detective. was held to await the action of the Grand Jury by Judge Walsh, of Brooklyn, on @ charge of being guilty of perjury in an action brought by James Cox, otf Madison street, New York, against his wife, for divorce on the ground of adultery. The adul- tery, it would appear, was to have been proved through Hatch, who testified before the Foleree that he kept @ Watch On the movements of Mrs. Cox. Mr. D. B. Thompson, the referee appointed b; the Court to take the testimony in The divores suit, was cajed, and testified that Hatch Cs jared beidre him on the 234 and zith of January, and ~ testified that he saw Mrs. Caroline Cox, wife of games Cox, leave her resideuce, 150 Madison street, New York, on the evening of the 2d of December, cross a Brooklyn and goo the house No. 103 Putnam venue with Kobert Newcomb, where they re- mained together nearly an hour, after which they lett together, Mr. Robert Newcomb testified that this was false; that he never was in the house No. 108 Put- nam avenue until the 29h of January, alter the action for divorce had been commenced and the testimony of Hatch had been taken; he ornare Perabo Gent he never accompanied > an an Rneighoon place, had only spoken to her Mrs. Cox testified that she never Mr. Newcom) to No, 103 Putnam avenue, nor was she ever there alone; Hatch served her’ with the compiatnt and summons, when she had a com- versation with him; ‘he advised her ot to get counsel, and not to there looking at tie bare floors; her husband was not worthy of her, and éf sho Wanted any assistance he would «lo all he could tor her. He aiso told her this case was a put ap job. ainage we h then stated that he hn eno cl @ Raymond Street Jail to awail ton Of the Grand Jury, accompanied