The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1873, Page 11

\ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The Markets Resuming Their Wonted Quiet. CONTINUED RELAXATION IN MONEY. The Average Rate on Call About 10 Per Cent. An Opening Rise and a Succeeding Decline in Stocks. &. Paul, Pacific Mail and Western Union the Leading Features. ‘SHARP ADVANCE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Simultaneous Weakness and a Further Decline in Gold. The Atlantic and Great Western and the C., C. and I. . a » WALL STREET, } Monpay, April 21—6 P. Mt. ‘Om Change to-day cotton was firmer for lots on ‘the spot and about steady for future, Flour re- qained dull, while wheat and corn were firmer, COMPARISON OF THE IMPORTS. ‘The total imports of foreign merchandise at the port of New York for the week ending April 19, ‘and since the beginning of the year, compare as follows :— Dry goods g2contsa g,0enn11 $2,s00/600 ies . , 300, General mdse... 4,754,207 10,040,399 9,045,615 Total for week $7,359,839 $13,104,110 $12,346,616 Prev. reported... 107,559,487 123,023,954 1277179,071 Since Jan. 1... $114,919,277 $136,128,064 $19,526,585 THE FOREIGN MARKET. ‘The London quotations reflect a steady market for consols and United States bonds, the ’65s of the latter being a fraction higner. Erie was quiet and the new French loan firm. Rentes in Paris re- Covered to 56.05, MONEY EASIER. ‘The relaxation in money on Saturday was re- garded on the street as hardly a fair indication of ‘the real situation of the market, owing to the ‘usual disposition to lend more freely on that day ‘than on others. Hence an early demand this Morning at as high as 1-32 in addition to 7 per cent ‘was taken to be the beginning of a reaction toward stringency. Fortunately these anticipa- ‘tions were not doomed to realization, for the sup- ply increased as the day advanced, and the rate fell off to 7 per cent gold, with exceptional trans- ‘actions at plain 7 per cent. Toward three o’clock @ commission of 1-64 was allowed again, but the closing dealings were mostly on the basis of 7 gold 21-32 flat. Commercial paper was quoted 10a 12 per cent discount for prime names, but no transac- tions of any extent were reported. ADVANCE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE. ‘The ease in money led to a further and sharp ‘advance in foreign exchange, particularly in sight sterling, which rose % per cent, from 108% on Saturday to 109% this evening. The demand ran ‘upon sight sterling in connection with the cover- ing of outstanding credits, while sixty-day bills ‘were to be had 1 per cent lower, at 108%. The Bight rate is a little over par, and makes the pound worth $4 87:4, against its standard or in- trinsic value of $4 8634. The following shows the revised rates:—Sterling, sixty days, commercial, 107% a 108%; do., good to prime bankers’, 108% .@ 108%; do., short sight, 1092; a 1095; Paris, sixty days, 5.343, a 5.2734; do., short sight, 5.23% a5.223¢; Prussian thalers, 7134 a 7134; Antwerp, 5.3234 a 6.2734; Switzerland, 5.3254 a 5.2734; Hamburg, 943 $95}; Amsterdam, 395; a 40}¢; Frankfort, 40% a 40% ; Bremen, 943 a 9514. GOLD WEAK—117%, 11734. The advance in foreign exchange did not pre- “vent a further decline of 1 per cent in gold, viz., from 117% to 11734, the explanation lying in the fact that, while foreign exchange was unnaturally depressed by the stringency in money, gold was artificially high through speculative movement, In the recent tendency of all the markets te get to their proper level in the readjustment succeeding the relaxation in money, gold and foreign exchange Crossed each other, the former going down from 119% to 11734, and sight sterling rising from 108 to 109%. It Seems almost paradoxical that gold should be weak at, the same time that foreign ex- change is strong, and A COUNTER MOVEMENT ‘of the two markets, like the present, is only rarely ‘witnessed. At the same time the declinéin gold to-day appears inconsistent with the mercantile ‘demand for exchange. The explanation this time Hes in sales of gold against exports of government bonds, which, with the firmness in exchange, were allowed an outlet toLondon. The course of the market is shown in the following tab) An the gold oan market the rates ranged from 7 per cent for carrying to 1-64 for borrowing. The ‘@perations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as sOllows :— Gold cleared. + $69,157,000 Goud balances. 4 1,412,016 Currency balan 1,762,994 ‘The Sub-Treasury paid out $25,000 on account of Interest and $1,300 on account of redeemed five- twenties. THE RAUROAD BONDS. The railroad bonds were less active, outside Union Pacific land grants and Boston, Hartford and Erie firsts, which were in good demand and strong. ‘The following were the bids at the cali as amended by prices in subsequent dealings :— Now York Cen (1863. 04 m, incy & iol ist, 90. Gag « Chicago ex. Morris & Essex 2d m. Alba 9 Sine, bur 1036 Mich’ 607 00 Mich 5 "10436 Glev & Tol 02 ovis s gtk @ But & o ke & ai a Pt Uni ne Tiinois (en 7 01 Alta Ter i) Fi H Han 4 Bt Joe a kK ir Lack & W % 1, Lack & Weat2d ii. aw Fe SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL. The Southern State bonds were dull, although ‘the transactions were an improvement on the daily business of last week. The Tennessees were strong and advanced to 80, The others were steady, but prices were mostly nominal and closed as fol- 4ows:—Tennessee, ex-coupon, 70% a 80; do., new, 79 @ 80; Virginia, ex-coupon, 42 a 60; do., regis- tered steck, old, 86442; do,, sixes, consolidated bonds, 52% a 5334; do., sixes, deferred scrip, 1355 a 44; Georgia sixes, 70 bid; do., sevens, 89 bid; North gue ReBecEceEreuetes Carolina, €X-coupon, 80 a 31; do., funding, 1866, 16 220; do,, do., 1868, 16 a 18; do., new, 15 a 16%; do., e@pecial tax, 14% 81534; Missouri sixes, 03 % a 94: 4o., Hannibal and St. Joseph, 90 a 92; South Caro- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. una sixes, 25 8 40; do., new, January and July, 18% @ 19; do., do., April and October, 24 a 28. GOVERNMENTS STRONG. The government list opened duil and weak and was feverish, with the decline in gold, continuing So until rallied by purchases for the foreign mar- ket and by the ease in money late in the day. The currency sixes became buoyant in this recovery, and were held at 115 at the close, while the new five per cents advanced to 116. The follow. ing were the closing quotations:—United States currency sixes, 114% a 115; do. sixes, 1831, registered, 117% a 118; de. do. do., coupon, 120% @ 121; do. five-twenties, registered, May and No- vember, 113% a. 11434; do. do., 1862, coupon, do., 118%¢ @ 11834; do. do., 1864, do. do., 118% a 11834; do. do., 1865, do., do, 120 a 120%; do., 1867, registered, January and July, 117 a 117%; do. do., 1865, coupon, do., 117% a 117%; do. do., 1867, do. do., 11934 a 11954; do. do., 18687 do, do., 117% a 117%; do. ten-forties, registered, 11144 @ 11234; do, do., coupon, 113% a 114; do, fives of 1881, registered, 11434 8115; do. do, do., coupon, 116 a 116%. THE C., C., C. AND I, RAILROAD. The injunction procured by the stockholders of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian- apolis Railroad, deferring indefinitely the ratifica- tion of the lease of the road to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, has been supplemented by a legislative enactment intended to further protect the stockholders. The new law is thus sum- marized in a letter from Cleveland :— The bill provides that no proposed purchase, lease or arrangement between the managers of @ny two rauroad companies shall be perfected without the assent oi the holders of at least two- thirds of the stock o/ tht company whose road is to be leased ; and stipulates that ‘the rental reserved and secured for said leased road shall be equal to at least che net earnings of such leased road lor the fiscal year next receding the one in which said lease is made,” It also enacts that stockholders refusing. assent to the lease, &c., if the same be carried, shall be entitled “to demand and receive from such lessee or lessees, previous to such lease, purchase or arrangement being consummated, the average market value of their stock for six months “hext preceding the day of the meeting of the com- panies at which sald lease is approved as aforesaid on the surrender of their stock.” Provision is also made for determining the market value of such stock in cases Where the parties cannot mu- tually agree upon the pice The fourth section re- quires ‘the lessees to give the stockholders of the Toad leased ‘full and adequate security for the payment of rental and for the preservation of the property of the lessor in good condition,” &c. And, finaily, it is provided that any railroad corporation organized aa to the present constitution, and leasing its line under this act, shall thereby forfeit and lose the special privileges contained in its original charter, and be held to be recognized under the provisions of the present constitution. STOCKS UNSETTLED AND LOWER, The feeling in the stock dmarket and in Wall street in general was much quieter, aud business opened as calmly as if the late panic were months instead of a few days old. The market led off strong, and during the first hour or two prices im- proved +; a2per cent, the latter extreme being attained in the case of St. Paul, which rose to 6234. As the day progressed the disposition to sell be- came ascendant, and prices under slow realiza- tions gradually receded 3g @ 134 per cent, St. Paul going back 1 percent. Among the newer fancies New Jersey Southern advanced to 38. The clique controlling this stock are headed by Jay Gould, whose personal vanity has been aroused, so it is said, to make the road the nucleus of a new trunk route to the South. He is building a leviathan ferryboat to carry the trains over the water gap between New York and the long dock at Raritan Bay, and connection will be made with Philadel- phia via the Camden and Atlantic line. When the stock is 10920 per cent higher we shall doubtless learn that the concern is to be “leased to the Pennsylvania Central.” STOCKS DURING THE DAY. The following table shows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Highest, Lowest, New York Central 10255 101% 66% 6635 9335 92% Tig 6945 10934 100 6234 60% St. Paul preferred. 4 13h Ohio and Mississippi. 4536 443; Union Pacific... 33% 33 C., C, and I. ©. oe 30% 39 Western Union Telegraph 8734 85% Pacific Mail......... seme 69% In Philadelphia, Reading was firm ata further improvement to 115%, and Pennsylvania advanced to 114. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXOHANGE, Monday, April 21—10:15 A. M. $5000 US 5-20, 0,'65,m... 11734 10 A. M.—Before Call. 200 50. 1000 200 200 into ‘ 200 e 86% 400 86 it 86 500 286) 900 : 86 209 © 86 500 E: 668 00 Pi 6 60) 100 + 60) 200 : @ 500 ! oo ® on 0 60% 3 : 300 6, 400 ug 400 S60 100 1000 100 200 300 100 Pi 70) do... ... 300 N J South RR 10) Ohio & Miss Board—10:30 A, M. 400 shs LS & MSRR.. 100 ao. b we Pista Y&Erie Ist. 0. be 2 BRS fon! SERSEEEESEEETEESS Ger-Am Con Coal, Del & H Can: Pacific Mail do. SESE: z a” i 6 i 3 oe | 0 Gig 400 Del, L&W RK.’ 100 a Os, 1 StL & TM RR..bO) 91 00 @o 9. 3) 6) 600 ore % % 100 60! 10 6; ou) &, ‘8096 63 01 BHF ponng nse bs © 12:15 and 2:15 P. M. ° 100shs WestUn Tel..c 8644 100shsMil&StPRR..c 61 300. do a 868% 500 do. + 61g - & ! wy Bs fo if fi 500 00 10) 100 308 1900 61° 20 200 W SL SW 600 N w2% 300 io inst oop 1100 10234 500 200 102% 200 50 cr 1028; 300 d 1024, 200 30 L 933g 800 a di 93% 100 woo 8d seh 100 100 938% 200 800 Un P: 3835 100 wo & 81s; 100 i at iB 100 8h 200 ah BH 800 800 100 0 82 500 200C &R 1 109%4 200 15 Pitts, BY 988% 300 100 Mil & 8tP RR. 60% 200 0. Scoond $10000 Tenn 6's, old.bS 80 400 20000 Tenn 6's, new..b3_ 80 2000 Georgia ‘6's 4 1000 Missouri 6% 98 1 UnPackR: je 40% 400 Cleve & Pit "ke LLL NWRR be 33) ts gtd.. be 82 Lb SESESS: BESESESSSSSaSSSESSESES ad auseeese SEs Se: $25000 US 5-20,c, 165, n. 100 shs Canton Go, 3% do. 731g 200 C & N W RR. aig 0 C& NW pret. SIN 2007, W & W RR, 100" do 500 300 Pan: 200 do. 200 Erie RR. + 109% 10946 CLOSING PRICES—4 0’OLOOK P, M. Western Union. 85% a 85% Northwestern. 8144 1 81% uicksilver..... 39 @ 41. Northwest’n pf. a ae dams 13x. 943g a 95} NJCentral.....100 a 100% Wells-Fargo Ex 804, a 813g Rock oo lOOE a 109% Mer Un Ex. 68ig.a 09" St 78h a Olig 733g a 76, 3 a 73s 60% Wal 70 a 70ig a 102% Ohio & Miss.... 4496.1 4459 a 664 Hand’ Sta tia 45 @ 125% Han & St Jo pf. 89 bid. Hx % Boston, &s.. 3 a Big BBC, UBL Oeeceee BK & BY 1 aig a BS COMMERCIAL REPORT. Cotton Firmer—Receipts at the Ports, 13,827 Bales—Flour Dull—Wheat Firm- er—Corn Firmer—Oats Steady—Pork and Lard Firmer—Grocerics Quict—Petro- leum Dull—Naval Stores Steady—Whis- key Unchanged. Monpay, April 21—6 P. M. Business marts were quiet to-day, but there were evidences of renewed confidence in the stability of commercial matters and a more hopeful feeling as regards the future of Wall street. It was given out that the worst had passed, and the hope that such would prove to be the case was universal; hence there was increased confidence and a better feeling among business men generaliy. Still, busi- ness languished in many departments of trade, and there was but little activity anywhere. The con- tinued buoyancy in the provisgons market was the chief feature of interest on ’Change, the other markets ruling quiet and nominally un- changed, except in a few instances, Cotton was quiet but more steady. Flour was dull. Wheat was more active and firmer, particularly for prime, which was virtually held out of the market. Corn was also firmer, but the firmness checked the demand. Oats were steady. Whiskey was unchanged. Pork was buoyant and higher, as was also lard, which was decidedly higher, both for lots on the spot and future delivery, the mar- ket closing buoyant. Groceries continued quiet. Pe- troleum was dull and nominally unchanged. Naval stores were in light request and ruled about steady. Corrzx.—The market to-day was quiet for all descrip- tions, but prices underwent no material change. We quote :—Rio, ordinary cargoes, 160. a 16%c.; fair car- Koes, I7%c. a 173%. ; good cargoes, 18. a 18\4c.; prime cargoes, 1834, a 18%c.; Java, government bags, 2c. « 2lc.; do., grass mats, 19%e. a 213¢c.; Singapore, 16140. & 173g¢. ; Ceylon, 1734¢. a 18}gc.; Maracaibo, 18e. a 19¢.; La- guayra, 18¢. a 1934c. ; Jamaic: 15}gc. a 16c.; Porto Rico, 18c. 19¢. ; Mexican, I7!sc. a 183ge.; Manila, 17c. a I8c.; Angos- tura, We. a ibige. ; Sayanilla, 7. and 183gc. ; Curocoa, 17}ge. a 183ge., gold per ib., 60 a 9 days’ credit, Corrox.—The market for cotton was tolerably active and firmer, the appended quotations showing an ad- vance of }4c. per Ib. Future deliveries were fairly active a tall price the market closing firm. We ‘sum up To-Day. Sat'y Evening. Total. . Ta)" " 220 a wo 469 al 510 Export... Consumption. my ; July, at 19 5-16c, Exchanged—}eo. paid to ax: May, Total, 4,800 bales. Salos to-day uj Wisetoers May, Sw ati loelse dose i a) at 1819-162. 200 at 1870.5 200 atl it 100 at 18 13-160. Jui 194¢., 2,000 at 19 3-16. 100, at I9340., 300 at 19 19 7-160.; September, 17 ol Total, | 1 Ik, A week, vy, Rates on cotton to foreign ports closed at the following pore, Ho, oY ood ce L 4 sa le., com- Bea Mer cepe We win Sk P000 il, 516d. a gd. te quality not more than half a grade above or below the ope ae Rece' Flour, 9,755 bbls, UR AND GRAIN.—Receipts—Flour, B 255100 bushels, en, 0.; corn - puvbain and 63 ont 605 bushels ; barley, do. The flour market ‘was ‘dull but prices were buoyant, The since our last, including all Los toot up fully 10, we of the ani bbis., at, prices within the rany Mexed quota- tions. Cornmeal continued quict and unchanged. Sales 180 bois. Western yellow at$8 28, In store. We rguote No. 2 State * $4 00 a $5 25 Superfine St 580 Extra state Choice stat Superfine Western. Extra Western Hound hoop Ohio, hij brand und hoop Ohio, shipping bran Round hoop Ohio, trade brand Bt Louis: steaigh uis, straight ex! Bt. Louis, choice qounle extra, ‘St. Louis, choice tamily SBearcervss 98s! BRESESSSSSSERSSLERSERS! California. Rye flour, Southern - uum oan! cS © 3° Westei or 1, Jersey... )). Cornmeal’ Brandywine Balumore °, oe weneineneSantamaesenes SSs2ne wesesvesesueseTs: Br eDepversssoesesossDeee 119 80. 9. be Wheat was in be particularly prime old Spring the aales for lots (mostly not vers dry) pot ushels at jor Chicago, $1.63 a $1 G5 for Milwaukee, § st ror interior an | 4 1 3 a $! rejected Chicago, $1 10 for white,” $1 4 for damaged red Winter; other descriptions were firmly held, without business. Corn was firmer and in fair request; the sales foot up 75,000 bushels at 4c. a 65%c, for old Winter mixed, in store ; 664c. to* 67c. tor new do., afloat; 6/}4c. for Southern yellow; other descriptions were nominal, Oats were steady, but oniy in moderate demand: the sales include about 45,000 bushels, at S8c. for old mixed, in store; 52c. a S33gc. for oo te choise new Western mixed, Joa! a ah . for new Sack Western, #8. a Sic. for mixed floaty Soc, n B80. for new white Western afloat Barley was in Canad at $1 25. fair demand; 20,000 bushels of Rye remained dull and nominal. ‘ REIGHTS.—Business in the line of borth freights was only inoderate, with rates ruling decidedly easier, ularly for accommodation tor grain. the charter- ing business trade was light, with rates ruling about ae ay, The engay mente eat Liverpool by steam, 100 boxes bacon at 45,000 bushels graiti at ox, 8 3 45s., 1,000 boxes cheese at To London by steam, 1 tons of Sg at 45s. for bacon, 8s. tor tierce beef and 6s. tor bbl. do. ‘To Glasgow by steam, 50) boxes bacon at 45s., and 300 bbls. flour at 3s. In riers we have only to report 4 British brig, hence to Jamaica, general cargo, at Svc. per bbl; an A ican, bark, from Beaufort to Cork for orders to the ed Kingdom, full cargo of cotton seed at a lump of 8 Other charters for pe- troleum were pending but sed ata iate hour. Motassus.—There was but little business transacted to- day, aside from the usual jobbing trade, yet there was a tair inquiry for foreign, without, however, resulting in reported sales. The sales of domestic were about 75 bbis. of New Orleans at trom 69c, to 76c, sum Old Crop. New Orop. Cuba, centrifugal and mixed..,. Ise. a Bs, —a— Cuba\ clayed.. ; 800. a Se. uba, muscova fini Sle. a 350. Cuba, muscovado, grocer Bbc. a 450. Porto Rico.... . BSc, a 0c. English Islands... 25c. Now Orleans. NAVAL Sto dull, but. pric chantaple order 100 bbls. in ship Séc. Rosin was a 15 “a — BSc. a 77c. ie market for spirits turpentine was ‘were not essentially changed. Mer- woted at S4igc, We heard of sales of ing order, buyer's option for April, ut in Moderate request and steady. Strained & $3.20, Tho sales include 1.150 bbls. bls. do., $3 25; 700 smal} bbls, of do, at $3 35; s., deliverable alongside, at equal to'$$ 15, and 50 bbls, paie at $425. ‘Tar was quict and unchanged ; quoted at $4 a $4 25 for Wilmington. PrTROLEUM.—ihe market for refined continued dull and nominal. Little or no disposition was manifested to operate. Quoted at 2c. for early delivery, Crude in bul eglected, yet held with considerable firmness, spot or month, Cases were moderately in? steadily held at 26%c, a 27e. Naphtha was ull and entirely nominal at We. a 10}gc. for Western or city: At the creck the market was reported quiet and unchanged ; quoted at $2.35 on both upper and lower Fonds, und $2 9) at Oil City, The Philadelphia market remained in the same condition as previously reported— namely, dull and nominal. ‘There was nothing offering and 193c, was still quoted’ as the nominal price for re- fined. ‘Later we heurd of sales (made late Saturday) of 5,000 bbls. for May (in New York), at 204gc., and 1,500 bbls. for June (in Philadelphia), at Wie Provistons.—Receipts—Pork, S21 bbls, ; beef, 415 pack- ages ; cut meats, 2,935 do, ;lard, 1,466 bbis. and'tierces and Skegs. The market for mess pork was moderately active and again firmer; sales 500 bbls. at $19 25 cash, 850 bbls., @ named brand, at $19 60 cash; 1,000 bbis., sellers April, $19 50, and 1,00) bbis., sellers June, at $19 60. Bacon was quiet but firm; sales 75 boxes short rib on private terms, 750 boxes long clear Western, in settlement of con- tract, at 9%c., and 15 boxes shortclear at l0c. Dressed hogs were firm at 7c. n 8c. for the range ofcity. Beef was in moderate demand at unchanged figures; sales 400 Packages within the range of $9 00 a $1 tor new plain D quired spr ani mess bbis., hid @ $l4 for do. extra do, | bi a r_ do. prime do. tierces, and $23 for do. India tierces. Beef were hams ami unchanged; quoted at $30 a $33; sales 25 bbls. Cut meats met with a moderate demand and prices were firm for all kinds. The sales include 85 bbls. of pickeld shoulders, at 8c. ; 1,000 do. in bulk, 14 Ibs. averace, at Ta 000 smoked shoulders, 10 Ibs. average, at 8\ec. a 00" boxes dry salted de 1¢'tbs average, ati%c. Lard was moderately active and d tierces of steam, at 94ac. cash; April, on private terms; 2,500 do., lers May, at dige. 3,600 do., for Juno, at 9%4c, ; 600 dd., for do,, at 9%c. 5 500 do. (late 'Satfirday}, for August, at 10c. ; 350 do. ‘re: fined, ‘on private terms, at 9c. a'lle. City lard was quiet but firm. Sales 10 tierces at 9c. a 9c. Rick.—Business to-day has been only moderate, with prices ruling steady. The sales comprise about 40 tierces ot elias at Tice. @ » and bags Rangoon at gc. aT. uGaR.—The market for raw ruled steady, but the de- mand was light throughout the generaf market. We heard of sales of 1,080 hhds. of centritugal at 9 1-l6c.a Peie. Htefined was only in Mmited request, id not essentially changed in price. We quote :—Ouba interior to common, Te, w 7340. fair to good talr, Te rime, Be. ‘ocery, fair to good, Bt. choice, 8\%c. a % entrifugal, hhds. and boxes, 814 S4c., molasses, hhds. and boxes, 6c. a 7c. ; melado, 4 aéige. Havana—Boxes Dutch standard, Nos, 7 to 9, 754 a7%\e. ;do., 10 to 12, 8c. a 8! + do. 13 to 1 4c. & O40. do. 16 to 18, 935 to 2, Wisc. & lize. white, 10c. ‘a 11 Rico—Refining, common. to rim@ Ze. a 8ie.; grocery, fair to choi firmer. Sales for last half of Blac. a 9 razit—Duteh Madara, Nos. 8 to 12 xe. GRC Javan Dutch standard, Nos. 10 to 12, 80. a'8ic. Manila—Su- perior and extra superior, 7c. a 734¢. ‘Sreartse continued inactive, but wa have no change to note in prices. Tatiow was in fair request and steady. Sales 40,000 Ibs. and 80 hhds. of prime at 9c. Wuiskry.—Keceipts 421 bble, ‘The market ruled quiet, Dutsteady. Sales 200 bbls. at 9c, DOMESTIO MARKETS, Gatvrstox, April 21, 1873. Cotton quiet; ordinary, 14%4c.; good ordinary, 15%c. Net recaipts, 70 bales i Stock, 53,043. xXDorts, coastwise, 295. Sales, New ORueANS, April 21, 1873, Demand active; middlings, 18%c. Net receipts, Exports—To Grent Britain, 9,827: 1s, 3,500; last evening, 3,000. Stock, Mostue, April 21, 1873. Cotton, quiet; middlings, 18t¢c. Net syoelpts 1,552 pales. Exports coastwise, 444, Sales, 600. ‘Stock, 25,525. Carixstox, April 21, 187: Cotton quiet; middlings, 18!4c, Net receipts, 395 bale: Exports—To the Continent, 1,894; coastwise, 1,186, Sales, 200. Stock, 23,619. SavANNan, April 21, 1873. Cotton, steadier: middlings, I83c. Net receipts, 962 bales. Exports, coastwise, 1010. Sales, 473. Stock, 4,423. Winaaxcrox, N. ©., April 21, 1873, Spirits of turpentine higher; sales at 45c}s. Rosin steady: $2 40 for strained. Crude urpentine steady, at $2 90 for Lei? Pare vahiew, dip, $4 05 tor virgin, ‘Tar higher ; sales at $2 Torxpo, April 21, 1873. Flour in fair demand and firm. Wheat in fair demand aad higher. xtra white Michigan, om No.1 0, $182; ‘amber. Michigan, spot :June, $170 a t Fed, $1 70ig¢ No. 2 Fed, $1 mand; high mixed, spot, 4844c. « "4c Tune, 13sec, & 45%. ; low mixed 43\e.; no ‘Oats quiet; No. c., 363g, offered. Clover seed, $4 65; mammoth, Receipts—2000 ble. four 11,006 bushels wheat, jo. corn. Shipments—2,000 bbis. flour, 16,000 bushels wheat, 4,000 do. corn and "2,000 do. ats. \: Onrcaco, April 21, 1873. Flour quiet and unchanged; sales of extra Spring at $2.75: $0 00. “Wheat unsettled, a speculative demand; rices higher: cash nominal; No, 2 Spring, $1 2 far; few cars of strictly fresh sold at $1 2 + cas gold $1 229.0 $1 25, closed $1 22i¢; June sold mixed, -» Spot: Mey D g4ie. ‘Oats in fair demand ‘and hi 500. grade, 42 Corn exe! lar, cash; 20%c., May; 31c., June. Kye No. 2 fresh, 67c. Barley quictan unchanged ; Fall, only one sale regular, at 694;¢. ; No. 3, 66¢. and sellers apart, '8634e. bid; '87¢. asked id prices were higher, t; 700. per bbl. off was the best figure of the day; June sold ap to $19 20, closed $18 80; May closed $15 33. Lard in fair demand’ and higher; June sold $9 20, closed $9 12% per ewt.; cash nominally eo Bulk meats in food demand. at full prices; offerings light; only sales 100,000 Ibs. of hort clear middles at, Se.” Bacon quict and unchanged, Receipts—13,00) bbls. flour, 31,000 bushels wheat, 73,000 do. corn, 68,000 do.’ oats and 13,000 do. barley. | Ship- ments—11,000 bbls. flour, 17, 000 ‘bushels wheat, 30,000 do. corn, 13,000 do. oats and 13,000 do. bariey. Burraro, N. Y., April 21, 1873. Grain in store and afloat to-day :—Wheat, 46.201 bush- els; corn, 16,953 do.; oats, 21,139 do, 15,982 do. j ry‘ 1,758 do. ;' peas, 2,069 do.’ Harley in 5 wet; Western Spring, $7 50a $8; amber $25; white. Winter, $9 50 a $l, Wheat firm: sales 25 small lots Milwaukee’ Spring, on track, at $153; in_ store ck, $1, 8; at $1 55; quoted—Western’ Spring,’ ont Milwaukee No. 2 Spring, § a $1 8; Cl Spzing. 81,40; Duluth, No. 1 Spring. $1 0) $1 750 $190; white Michigan, $1 50 a $1), Corn scare sales 2,000 bushels, in store, at Sic. ; 4,500 bushels West- ern, on track, at 58e, Onts' scarce; Western mixed held t Ade. le: nada, Me. a $l; No, 2 Western, dc. & S5c.; four-rowed State, .' Rye—Sales nominal at 85c. ‘Barley malt Western, $1 4 $110; prime Winter Westerii, $1 10 prime Canada, $12) 0 $128 Rye malt held at ste a $115: The balance of the market unchanged. %e. Osweco, April 21, 1873, Flour steady and unchanged ; sales 1,300 bbis. at $8 75 ‘ vring, $9 75 for amber Winter, $10 50 for white d $l for double extra. Wheat di Les 2,000 sales of car lots Western at 5,000 bushels uplane la at unbolted ie bolted, |$ Ey ppbolies i changed ; sho shipstuits, $22; midd fon Railroad. treights—Flour to Philndelphia’ We. Boston 72c.. to New York @2c., to albany Receipts by. Jake—70,000 bushels of wheat, 40,000 do. of barley, 1,152,000 feet of lumber, HAVANA MARKETS, Havana, April 19, 1873. Sugar dull, unsettled and nominal; more sellers than buyers; br yen cemend @ reduction; No. 12 Dutch stan- ee dard qu @ 10% reals; stock in warehouses of Havana and Matanzas, $69,000 boxes, 31,000 hhds. : receipts during # ast week at Havana and Matanzas, 64; boxes, hhds.; exports during the past week at Havana and Matanzas, $1,600 boxes, 10,20) hhds., in- cluding 10,000 boxes and 8,600 hhds. to the United state: Lane apd soqar, et 90. AR] Ne covado sugar—I we refining, 5 a 0% 4 11% reals Bacon firmer, at $ tt rior America Flour ste St quotably higher, Potatoes $6 tow excited at $16 4 $16 0 ster . Coal oil in tins quiet and rd at I Tr gallon. he it wn e rm Ey a's ios’ ir she adn 24.0 29 reals g 8 aoe pe ae eee ge horn Of Cuba. to woe Sl, per = bhd. | $200.00 ant Sixty daym im currency, 136 Ne Tie isper Cont premiums a 50x per cent premium: short remium. On Lond at other porta on “ Baqangngs wees. ‘On Unit ‘Stat fume sixty dave in, golds 3) sight, é a r cent ‘¢promiom. “On Paria ‘44 per ce: ‘a 2844 per cent premium. SOUTH AMERIGAN PRODUCE MARKET. Montrvrpgo, March 19, 1873. Im in general are dull, ‘owing tithe cutting off of ith Buenos A nd ports communication wit nos Ayres and the fears enter- tained of the yellow fever. Quotations for some of the ppiscipal articles from the United States are as follows :— ‘erogene offered at 3$¢. gallon, in bond; stock heavy, With large shipments known tobe on the way. Flot No vals Richmond, $8 50; Baltimore oxtra, $8, and superfi 20 per bbl.. in bond. Butter, 250. in bo: White pine lumber, prime quality, to. United States gold, per M fect, on board ; second quality, 7 to $52, and pitch pine, $57, per M feet, on boal piritsof turpentine, @c. gallon, duty paid. "Ex Dry hides, stock exhausted; latterly sales have been ade as nigh as $8 90 to $9 for 40 Ibs. Horse hair, . 3 o per quinte. good mixed ; $29 to $30 for superi as declined, owing to the unfavorable advi Europe; sales of 159,000 arrobes have taken plac past fortniaae, at $340 Mestiza, second; e United States; $3 80 first. Merins $3 40 third. Stock, 350,000 arrobes. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpox Mowgy Manrket.—Lonnon, April 21-5 P. M.— United States five-twenty bonds, 1865's, old, 9154; Erte Railway shares, 5134. Consols opened at 93% for money and the account and closed unchanged. 1 new fives, 90, and Erie Railway share: Panis Boursz.—Panis, April 21—A. at 56f. 5c. uring Criola, for 00 second and forties, 89% ; 52%, .—Rentes opened Liverroon Corton Marget.—Lrverroor, April 21—5 . M.—The market closed firm. The sales of the day have been 14,000 bales, inolading 5,000 for spec! and export. Of the sales 8,000 bales were Americ: Sales of cotton shipped from Savannah or Charleston, March and April, at 944d. ; from the same ports, Febru- ary and pareh, ae gl The shipments of cotton trom Bombay sinée the report to 2ist inst, have een 37,000 bales. Sales of cotton shipped from Savannah er Charleston, 4 nent ond Maree, St, o%a., and from the same ports, deliverable ril, at Ved. 1 aventoor Buxaparores Mink —Liviroot, April 21— 2 P. M.—The market is quie! hae oe tiba tgs aie, —Lrvenroot, April 21— 5 P. M.—Lard, 41s, per cw Loxton Propuce Manket—Loxpox, April 21—5 P. M.— Tallow, 438. 9d. per cwt. Refined petroleum, 1d. a 14244. per gallon. Spirits turpentine, 40s. 6d. a 41s. per cwt. BINANCIA ‘A JAY COOKE & CO, A. No. 20 Wall street, New York. Annee ‘| Exchange on i London, ch Ww, Paris, Berl is ferlio, Shows Frankfort, + Bromen, Cable Transfers,” Circular. Letter: Commercial “Credit hy JAY COORE, McCULLOCH & CO., 41’ Lombard street, London, Cable Transfers upon Vienna direct. UGUST BELMONT & CO,, Bankers, 19 and 1 Nassau street, issue Travollers’ Credits, available in all parts of the world, through the Messrs, DE ROTHSCHILD and their correspondents. Also Commercial Credits and transfers of money on California, (Havana, | GOLD PRIVIL! i FS eT eee os om nasior call on with small capital by buying privileges. Write or call o1 HASKINS. i PAIN, Broke 11 Broad street. xplanatory circulars mailed on application. TRUST MONEY JUST PAID IN TO LOAN AND + buy Mortgages on eal Estate, in sums to suit; ho bonus, Address TRU 681 P ; A. LARGE AMOUNT O} ON nbond and mortgage: first and second mortgages Cashed; city property only. BS PREIDENHIGH & CO, 906 and 908 Third avenue. OTICE.—OFFICE OF THE PORT ROYAL RAIL- road Company, #2 Pine street, New York.—The Coupons of Port Royal Railroad Bonds, due May 1, will be paid at the office of the company at maturity. : RH. THAYER, Treasurer. OTICE. The coupons of the First Mortgage Bonds, New York and Erle Railroad, falling due May 1, 1873, will be paid on and atter that date at the offices of Messrs. Dun- can, Sher man & Co,, 11 Nassau street, W. P. SHEARMAN, Treasurer. WANTED-A LOAN OF $12,000, FIRST MORTGAGE on Fifth avenue houses, South Brooklyn; vaiue $28,000. For particul: WILLIAM H. McCOOL, corner of Third ity-firse street. ANTED—A LOAN OF $4,000 ON PROPERTY in West Hoboken, valued at $12,000; is pertectl clear now. W.J. MATHERS, 307 West Thirty-seventh si D— ASH, —A PARTY WITH $5,000 OR $10,000 ted piece of Land at Whitestone ake money. Cail on H. K, VAN street. L. I.; a chance to SICLEN, 133 Nassau A females dra go TO $14,000 FIRST MORTGAG very desirably located uptown corner Dwelling Property, worth twice amount wanted, Principals ad- dress C., box 4,960 Post office. 3 EXxci ANGE PLACE, New Yore, April 22, 1873. 5 Central Colorado Imprévement Company Bonds, Fee a ae eee Char dnte yoda presentation: @ mand after that date upon presentatio oar offi DREXEL, MORGAN & CO. our office. t " WANTED—FOR SIX MONTHS; SE- $2.000 curity first mortgage on real estate worth double, and negotiable business paper if required; liberal interest. Address P. B. C., box Herald office. 2 “WANTED TO BUY, A VERY GooD $3.500.Secnd Morteage, on” Now York cl Property, running about 15 moa not to exceed $3,500. Ailitess; wating particulars and terms, J. 8. W., Herald office. ON WANTED—FOR ONE YEAR, AT 15 PER 4 ood security. Address W, D. H., $6.00 Office, 1,205 Broadway. erald % TO AN—ON BOND AND MORTGAGE $45.000 i Real Estate in thls city, In sums of tl ‘ Hot less than FVIN F. CONREY, 162 Broadway, room 9. $60 000 “CASH ON HAND TO BUY APPROVED $60. ! Second Mortxages oF Clty Property. Ap- piy L & HURST, #21 Third avenue. ¢ TO LOAN ON NEW YORK CITY $90.000 and Hrooxtyn Real Estate; $90,000 on t; s suit. Harlem Property) ig F, BARTLES, 56 Wall street. TO. LOAN-IN SUMS TO SUIT, without bonus; also $60,000 for Brook: iv, near City Hall; alvo money for Recoud and Lense. hold Mortgages, AUL P. TODD, 55 Liberty street. under the firm name of Rob nson & Callan has been ue “COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING Robinson dissolved by mutual consent on 8th inet.» Henry ei ni artner. HENRY ROBINSON. Palas ie eee EDWARD CALLAN. so THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE. Meeting of the Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the East River Bridge Company met in their rooms, corner of Fulton and Front streets, Brooklyn, yesterday, Senator Mur- phy, the President, in the chair, The minutes of the Executive Committee, which were read and approved, showed the disbursements up to March 7, 1878, to be $3,600,000. The bills and vouchers since the first of June last were referred to the Finance Committee to audit. ‘The Cuarr stated that the contract for stone about to be entered into was ata higher rate by fifteen per cent than previous contracts, on account of the additional cutting required. Mr. Roebling was granted @ leave ef absence for four months on account of ili health. ‘The PRESIDENT stated that he had presented the amendments of the iegisiative committee to the charter to the Senate, and they had been passed and sent to the Assembly; whether they will pass without the presence ofsome members of this to advecate them he could not say. He mentioned this to be relieved from the embarrassment of his position as Senator and President of this Board. Mr. VANCE moved that hereafter stockholders should receive seven per cent interest upon their subscriptions. He did so in order to induce others tocome in and invest their money with the cer- tainty that they will receive seven per cent interest up to the time of the completion of the bridge. ‘Mr. Judge McCvg seconded the motion, Mr. Hewitr desired to know whether interest was to be paid to the cities. Ifnot, he should op- se it, because no distinction should be made. ‘he enterprise was a public one, the cities having subscribed at the solicitation of the private stock- holders, and it would be unwise to make the cities pay them now. Mr. VANCE thought that some recognition should be made of those Who subscribed at the outset of the enterprize. Mr. Hewirr said if this were done it would re- quire additional capital, if the cities were in- cluded, it would require $250,000 a year more. Mr. BARNEs objected to the motion op account of the increased expense it would devdive on the company. Tage MCCUR objected to including the two cities, because the interest of those cities in the success of the bridge was peculiar; and, ing ha it might impede us in the future in the raising of ad Bal capital. Mr BrRANaHax said that the charter contem- plated relieving the stockholders by the cities. Cr roller SHRODER sald the cities had a right to take charge of the enterprise, and the question, in his mind, was whether it was the interest of the cities to give the private stockholders any compen- sation for having supported the enterprise. Mr. MURPHY moved that the ion be sent. to the Legislative Committee for consideration, they to report en Monday nexe. eeting adjourned 16 motion prevailed and the S0ALDED TO DEATH. : At half-past five yesterday afternoon Caroline Shuwert, two years of age, fell into a tub of boiling water, which her mother intended to use in wash- ing, and was so badly scalded that she died at o'clock, Her paronts reside at 14s Bushwick ave: nue, Wi 7 Il MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, A BIG JOB STOPPED, The Assistant Aldermen and the Wi rig Sotl-The Lodi Manufacturing Com. Pany in a New Shape, The only important incident at the meeting or the Assistant Board of Aldermen was the introduc tion yesterday by Mr. Murphy, of the Second dia- trict, of the following job:— Resolved, That the Board of Health of the Health De- partment of the city of New York. as the same now is or may be hereafter constituted, is hereby contract with the person or persons from whom the Board received, on the 19th ot March, 1873, the lowest re- sponsible bid, to furnish during the day as well as the night, up to the Ist of May, 1875—or untill the sooner de- termination of a contragt made by ag age 3 ommonalty of said ci Daniel Gallagher of the ‘other art, bearin, date May 1, 1365—b; which emer | agreed among other | things, to deliver to the latter all the contents of sinks and privies in said city. as Thomas Anarews, by a contract bet a ween him, the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of said city, bearing date November 1, 1865, agreed to furnish for ceiving and removing and to etre. remove and de- liver such contents and in relation thereto 518 price net ry eq ed ( r annum, to be in fhonthly iy isthotory security, monthly instalments, and to require in such form and amount as sald Board may’ approve, for the faithful performance by the person or peri to ‘5008 whom such contract may be awarded, of all and eve Of tho provisions of such contract on his or their pare The reporter of the Hera, believing that the Lodi Manufacturing Company were at the back of ioe resolution, interviewed Mr, Murphy as fol- ows :— RePoRTER—Mr. Murphy, what 1s the object of the resolution offered by you ? Mr. McRPHY—To remove the night soil, REPORTER—Are not Seuagner and Andrews vir- tually the Lodi Manufacturing Company ? Munruy—Yes, the contracts are controlled by them. This isa reduction from their old rate ol $65,000 for removing night soil, REPoRTER—It is now only $42,000 they receive. Mr. Murruy—Well, | don’t know much aboat it; I was asked by the Commissioner to put it through, RePortER—What Commissoner ? se Muxruy—A Commissioner of the Health joard. Alderman HEALY moved the adoption of the res olution, when objection was made and It was re ferred to the Cemmittee on Health. The commit tee, the Heaith Commissioner, Mr. Murphy and the Lodi Manufacturing Company, in view of the fact that the waste of the city, now worked up by the Lodi Company, is worth over two miliions of dollars per annum to the sy, will bear careful watcuing. SIE Ea RN pat THE SUPERVISORS, This Board met yesterday, when the following, along other bills, were read and referred to ap- propia? committees :— Coroners, for wlatter ending March 31, 1873, as fol- lows:— ae Coroner Kessler Coroner Herrm. Coroner Young. Coroner Keirn: Deputy Coroner Beach. Deputy Coroner Cushman Deputy Coroner Leo. Deputy Coroner Marsh. ‘Total. oe Referred to Committee on County OMices, Jacob Wiber, repairs to Central Market Armory, $20,000. Referred to Committee on Armories, The Committee on Armories, through Mr. Cooper, made their report on all the minor leases of armories, leaving out the “Ring” leases, and they expressed the opinion that the county {a Mable for the faithful performance of its part of the contract in leasing the premises referred te im their report. A number of minor bills were referred to the committees. / A resolution to pay the Astor House $1,710 for subsisting twelve jurors and five effictals for nine- teen days’ attendance in the Scannell trial met with opposition in the Board, and a heated dis- cussion followed, 1n which Supervisors Kehr, Bil- lings, Van Schaick and Ottendorfer participated. ‘The committee had reported in favor of payment, but the report was laid over, many of the Supervi-+ sors denouncing it as a swindle, notwithstanding that the District Faereiped certified to its correct ness. Another bill in the Cordes murder case, amounting to about $200, was passed without com- ment, and when the bill of a poe stenographer im a mureer trial, at the rate of ten cents per folie, was submitted, Van Schaick and others had @ dis- cussion as to the relative value of the services of Pinta ya and Stetson’s cooks that di ited all the ‘sober’ members of the ard, who looked on and said nothing. Yesterday’s session of the Supervisors, and cially Mr. Van Schatck, did not add to the reput tion of the reform Board of Aldermen. Another quarrel occurred over a propositien of Mr. Billti to make the hour of meeting three o'clock P. Mr. Van Schaick and others, who cannot make $6,000 per year in legitimate business, opposed ft, and a compromise was effected by making the hour half-past three o’cleck P. M. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. The work of reconstructing the City Hall for the accommodation of the Department of Public Works progresses rapidly, and already two or three bureaus have moved in, Yesterday a large num- ber of workmen were engaged in transferring safea and furniture, and it 1s expected. that Commis. sioner Van Nort and his brigade of subordinates (Modocs included) will be in complete possession by the Ist of May, and the old stamping ground of the Big Sachem, corner of Park place and Broad- way, may ere the Summer ends be turned into @ hospital for beasts or bipeds, for aught that isnow known of the intentions of the owner. QOMPTROLLER’S RECEIPTS. Comptroller Green reports the following amounta paid in the city treasury yesterday, viz. :— RECEIVER OF TAXES. From taxes, water rent and interest .. +++ 98,008 COLLECTOR OF ASSKSSME! From assessments for street openings and improve- ments. oe 13,608 BURRAU OF ARKEAN: From arrears of taxes, assessment, water rent and interest ew From market ret and mortgage Total... COMPTROLLER'S PAYMENTS, Comptroller Green will pay to-day the laborers on big pipes on the line of the work to April 15, instant. $3,650. THE METHODIST PREACHERS. This body of ministers met yesterday in the Mission Room. Dr. Merwin presided, The devo- tions were led by Rev. Mr. French, who afterwards, as @ member of the committee appointed last week to prepare resolutions on the death of Dr. Thomas and General Canby, beth honored members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, presented his report. The resolutions assert that the fervent piety, Christian courtesy and valuable services to the - Methodist Charch ef Rev. Dr. Thomas, of San Fran- cisco, have endeared him to Methodists all over the land, and the Preachers’ Meeting heard with deep regret of his untimely and barbarous taking off They recognize in General Canby the true Christiam soldier and gentleman, and declare that during the late war for the Union the General was always ready to assist the chaplains and to further the cause of Christ in every way in his power, and throughout his command. Copies of the resolutions were or- dered to be sent to Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Canby, and copies were also furnished to the Christian Advocate and the Methodist, fer publication. ‘The previous meeting not having selected a topic for discussion, Rev. Dr. Janes suggested that they could profitably spend a little while talking upom the vise of Mivcmperanes, and the best methods to eradicate it frem the gpa PN de EI if, in some remarks, Hon now, as a stop towards total prohibition by and by. He did not Deneve a ee pi advantage from pro- duced by the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors when we set ever against it the cost of paupensm and crim? in our midst and the value of precious lives failing a prey to this vice every year, at the rate of 100,000, and the misery that It entalls upon families and Communities. Short ad~ dresses were also made by Revs. French Thomas, L. H. King, Willis, True, G. L. Taylor and others, giving experiences and making suggestions em this subject. The subject was continued for next Monday in the form of a question as to the best means of promoting local prohibition and advanc- ing the passage of the bill now before the State Legislature. Rev. Mr. Davis, the newly-appointed - astor of Simpson Methodist Episcopal church im rookiyn, Was introduced, after which the meet ing adjourned. RAILROAD THIEVES AT WORK, PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 21, 1873. Last night eight freignt cars consigned to New York, from the West, which were standing on the Pennsylvania Railroad track, near Belmont ave~ nue, were broken open by thieves. As no mani- n received, the amount and descrip- ee ene prinder is not known. Several rolls oilcloth were left on the track by the thieves. one of the cars was. an empty box, all the contents having been removed except a California news per at the bottom. The cars contained flour, te Baveo and miscellaneous goods. SUDDEN DEATH. Mr. Frank Baker, aged 44, reading at 125 Fifth avenue, died suddenly last hpherrs = poten holas Hotel. By permission of Coroner Young Mis body waa removed to his late residence: