The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1873, Page 8

FINANCIAL AND COMMBROLAL |= THE MESSAGE AND REPORTS. ———_—+—— Well Considered ? ——_-__——_ THE CAUSE OF GOLD SPECULATION, Interest on Bank Deposits---Money Gains as It Goes. SEVERAL MARKETS TO-DAY THE General Firmness in Government and Railroad Bonds, WALL STREET, } Wepnnspay, Dec. 3—6 P. M. ‘The messages of the President of the United States ‘and the Secretary of the Treasury have entered jargely into the discussions of the day; but, aufor- wanately, there appears to be so litte positiveness in the opinions thereon expressed with reference to ‘the reforms suggested that it is diMeult to under- stand whatis the exact plan which they would ave the people adopt. The propositions made by these great authorities involve turther dabbling with the currency, while it is plaim that both writers desire to see steps taxen for the resump. tion of specie payments, Common sense speaks on the one hand, and the politician on the other. Both are at fault because they disagree. Neither 4s bold nor houest, THE PRESIDENT reminds one of the man walking with a big dumb- | bell in one hand and a littie one in the other, while the Secretary of the Treasury is iy in- consistent in inferentially attempting to shift the responsibility for his share of the causes of the | panic to other shoulders, when it is a matter of | history that he himse:f largely contributed to those | causes by selling gold and accumulating currency | ata time when the latter was not essential to the welfare of the country. Hence the present applica: | tion of Mr, Richardson to Congress for relief, | Hence, also, the fact that he ts absolutely the author | of whatever speculation in gold may take place in | Wali street at the present moment. His t ace | on was not more decisive in its influence than his present course. The Spanish question forthe | moment vas lost its interest, but in lieu of it we | tind scores of men willing to take THE RISKS OF SPECULATION, simply because, in an authoritative way, he bas confessed the inability of the Treasury Department | to successfully protect the credit of the United | States in the payment of the 15 year loan of 1859- | 1874, The Gold Room has heretofore been the cbject of an unusual sbare of public abuse, but a | moment's reflection after reading the report of the | Secretary of the Treasury, after examining his | coffers and anticipating the effect of payimg an | honest government debt for which he might have | provided three months ago by the simple act of | hosbanding his resources, must satisfy any ob- | ferver that upon him, and him alone, rests the | responsibility for whatever changes now occur in | The daily or hourly value of the “golden merchan- | dise.”” The recommendations of both the President and Secretary with reference to the question of | interest on BANK DEPOSITS Open a discussion that is likely tobe exhaustive, From the laborer to the banker money is a species | of capital which accumulates as it moves, Tne government itself pays for its use. There is nota | dealer in currency or coin the world over who | allows a dollar to pass through his hands without } Fetaining something that represents the same, | r who would not be compelied to close nis doors | if the privilege were forbidden. There is not a | product of earth or man which does not thus ac- | cumnlate value, from the moment it enters into | commercial value as @ raw material to the | hour of its perfection. Its name is “profit,” and, no matter what may be its representative in | bank or out of bank, it is | A LAW AS OLD AS TRADE { itself that it shall augment as it moves. Ii aman cannot get pay for his deposit he will not deposit, He will keep his earnings limseif. Ifa community | follows his example banks must necessarily be re- | stricted in their business, for banks are the rep- resentatives of the wealth, energies and enter- | prises of communities. They can do what the in- | Gividual canvot do, tread where he may fear to | @dvance and achieve where he would fail. That there are evils connected with the use of large de- posits in great commercial centres like New York— | and possibly some of the elements of stringency and panic may be stirred into existence theretrom— | } 4s not to be denied; but common sense and long | experience must recognize the general fact that ‘wherever money resis, there it 0 one of the | laws of trade in accumulating. THE MONEY MARKET exhibited its usual condition to-day, and the rates were firm at from 7 per vent, currency and gold, to 1-64 411-32, closing, however, at the former rate. | The outflow of national bank notes to the South and West still continues. Foreign exchange eariy in the day sold at 1077, for prime bankers’ 60 days sterling and 1087; for demand, owing to the ap pearance Of some Soutbern bills on the market but in the afternoon ail the floating bilis were bought up and the market closed firm at 108 and 109 for prime long and demand sterling. The ask- ing rates are 3 per cent above these quotations The associated banks now hold $27,100,000 legal tenders, a decrease of $25,000 Since yesterda; THE UNITED STATES TR The following were the balances in the e Treasury to-day :—Currency, $557,462; special deposit of egal tenders for redemption of certificates of deposit, $21,490,000; coin, $83,169,195; including coin certifi- | cates, $30,247,200; outstanding legal tenders, 440,219. The customs receipts to-day were | $228,000, The receipts trom inte} | revenue were $181,712. The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day { $47,000 on account of interest aud $625,000 in | Tedemption of fve-twenty bonds, EXPORTS, {3 The total exports of produce from this port for | the week ending yesterday amounted to $6,403,060 | mixed values, a decrease from last week of | $1,178,200. The exports for the corresponding period of last year % $5,042,547. The total exports of produce since Jan- wary 1, this year, are $27,179,045, against $210,659,005 last year and $219 in 1871. THE GOLD MAtkeT was gener steady. After selling at 108% the price advanced to 109% and closed utl0e, Tue Strength of the market was well maintuined by ‘Washington reports and somewhat was due to tie necessity for meeting the loan of 1874, the applica. tion to Congress lor relief beawg regarded as a con- fession of weakness, The rates paid for carrying 20-day were 1-32, 8-64, 7 and 7 per cent gold, CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. i Wnurrency exchange urreney balances. Gold exchanges Gold balances. . ‘The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank to- day were balances. ‘Currency balauces Gross clearances. , GOVERNMENT BONDS, | Government bonds closed strong at the highest | ‘Prices of the day. United States sixes, 1881, reg- istered, 114 a 11434; do, do., coupon, 118% a 1184 So) 1662, registered, 110% @ 111) do. do, five- Twenties, coupon, 1114s; do. do., 1864, registered, 312) 5 do, do., 1865, do., 112 @ 1121; do, do., coupon, 112; do. do,, new, 116 a 11634; do., do., 1867, regis Yered, 1124; do. do., coupon, 117% a 1173 do, | 1968, registered, 111 do, coupon, 10%; ten- doriies, regwiered; 1o9);; do, coupon, 140) fives, in prices unimportant. W@qnote:—Missouri mae, | do, do., Asylum or Untversity, 85; Tennessee sree old, 733%; dO, do,, new, 7334; Virginia sixes, old, 34; do. do., new, 40; do. do., ‘consolidated, 49: do. do., deferred, 10; Georgia sixes, 65; mmendations Been | new, s5yNorth Caroina sixes, old, 22% \Have Their —_ olina, issued to North Carolina Railroad Compan, | valnes are not what they seem, and prices are | | G., C, and Ind, Central. 24% Pittsburg. Western Union Pacific Mah. The following are the quotations of the Pb phia stock market:—Pennsylvania sixe: Reading Railroad, 3 Philadeipnia Southern bonds were dull, and the chal ae 90453 do, do., Hannibal %nd St. Joseph issue, 87! do, sevens, forth Ca conpon, 90; do, do. do, ex coupon, 25; 6. Special tax, 9; South Carolina sixes, 22; do. do,, January and July, 9; Arkansas sevens, Little Rock and Fort Smith issue, 17; do. do., Memphis and Little Rock, 17; do. do., Little Rock, P, B. and New Orleans, 17; do, do., Mississippi, Obto and Rea River, 17 , do, do. Arkansas Central Ratiroad, 18; Texas tens, 1876, 82. The counsel employed by the North Carolina special tax bondholders to presecnte their claims velegraphed as follows: —‘Special tax bondholders have gained a victory. Bonds declared unconsti- tutional; repealing acts declared constitutional. Injunction retused only because no irreparable in- jury has Deen sustained by plaintitts will be un- doubtealy granted on final hearing.” RAILROAD BONDS, Business in this department was well sustained. The following were the bids as amended, according to the sales at the several boards:— New York Cen @w, 3. $8 Tol AW ab Ast mex. New York Cen 6's, 90 tL New York Senge New York Oen 6's, sub: but Quincy & Tol Ist, Galena & Chic 2d mw. Hud'R 7's, Bd fi Hud Riv 7s, Sim, 98 Harlem com th 4s (0's. $84 Alb € Susq Ist bds. Alb & Susq 20 bs Mich Cen con 7's, 19% © Mich Cou istan'm 6107" ley & Pitts Sain Chi, Bur & QS pec, Ist.109 Cley & Pitw dua m Mich So 7 pe. 2d in. wie Chic & Alton st NJ Cen Ist m, new. Pitts, Ft W & Chic Ist. Pitts, Ft Wa Cie 24 m 99. Pitts. Fe W & Chie 3d m 85 v & Pitts con st..... 90 Mich So & Nis t7 Chie & Aiton Ist m,....101 Chie & Alton income. 91 Ohio & Miss coms f..... 89 Qnio & diss 20, m. com. 7285 Dub & Sioux C Burt & srie new bas. Lake Shore div bds Dub & Sioux Cy 20ui 1 St Louis @ 1M ist m. On 2d... 721g en Pac gold Das sons 9336 UAE ee ee en Pac State aid bas. 100 « Ist:m bds... By! Union Pac 1 g7 Union Pac ine Hi cen 7 p Ana THI Alt & TH 2am pr Ait & TH 2d m ine Chic & N Wa Chie andl NW iat bds Chic & N Wexten bas: % Chic &N W astm... Del, Lack & W ist mi. el, Lack & W 2d m. Dek Dawa oun THE FOREIGN MARKET Was quiet and securities closed steady as fol- lows:—Consols for money, 92's; consols for ac- count, 92% a 92 7-18; flve-twenty bonds of 1865 (old), 93453 do. of 1857, 9735 a ten-forty bonds, 91% & 92; new lives, 92 a 92%; Erie, 38% a 39. The Bank of England gained £63,000. New York Central is quoted at 773g @ 77h. a StP ist m, teMD § StP Ist, C & M7 hic & Ind C ist’ mi SOX Phie & Ind © 2d m dex Peoria & We 1 Rost, H& E Ist m Cedar # & Minn ist m1 ‘Tne latest bids were as follows:—New York, 115; Manuattan, 138; Merchants’, 113; Mechanics’, 127; America, 140; Phenix, 95; Greenwich, 200; Com- merce, 110; Mercantile, 90; American Exchange, | a 103; Bank of the Republic, Bank of North | America, 70; Hanover, 99; Irving, 120; Metropoli- | tan, 120; Market, 110; Shoe and Leather, 126; Corn | Exchange, 115; Continental, 65; Importers aud | Trade: 160; Fourth Natloual, 100; Ninth National, 91; German-American, 86, THE STOCK MARKET Was strong and higher, the advance ranging ‘rom 4, to 44, per cent, until, towards the close, a reac- | tion commenced, during which there was a decine of % to 1 per cent. in Pacific Mail, which rose from 36%; to 394. West- ern Union, New York Central, Lake Suore, Union Pacific, Northwest common, Wabash, Rock Isiand | and Ohio and Mississippt also, more or less, parti- cipated in the upward movement, Considerable | realizing is taking place, not a litte of | 2 “washing” and very much of the peculiar manipulation incident to the locanty. In | 1s short, it igs but honest to confess to | our country readers who may think tt | j) an advantageous time to invest their money that | iu made at the pleasure of the cliques on the floor of | the Stock Exchange. [tis this class who are chierly amusing themselves at the present moment. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the opening, highes at | | and lowest prices of the day:— | Opening. Highest. Lowest. t. and Hudson | 2 | 5 rm 4 western preferred Island. Of Fort Wayne Rat 109, road, 174; Pennsylvania Railr MEMORANDA, 8 of the pus, Chi al Railway Company, for , 1873, were as follow: The earn’ diana Cent Co go and In- the mouth of £138 117 | $61,15 t, 18 Increase over 8 ‘The earnings of Panama for October, 1873, we $1. for Octover, 1872, $148,000, S700 US 6 Ym mi ‘Bee g1000 € 4 Us 1 sis W Sn i 1000 A. M.—Before Call. $0 ene On Pac Re. ao do... do do. 2300 shs Yrent Un Tel P do 120 1209 ww «0 un) 00 Be io Amsterdam | 4 the followiug quotations were current:—Central | } The sharpest movement was | z ot 6's n, TAS.. TOW NY Sb ir. 4000 BYklym cts, wt 300) NY Cou 6s, | 20000 Erte Ist m . SU Brie 100) Alb do. EMS vu'Bae 500) do... 500) de 8000 do. 2000 U Pac 7's, D3 20 AIA THC pe 8 10000 Tol W ab 2d Eri cs x “ * Cy do... 1u00 Gt West 2d 100 Obio & Mass 200) ud do. 800 | 0.) 2000 Long is. 100) PFE Wate ist S000 Ohio & A con git 1000 Mor 20 Bank ® Metrop’n Bank. 40 Park 20 P do. 10) Md Coal Co 190 Del, L & W i oa do. ‘# sistem. 20 shs Phomx Bank, 9° 1200 ‘of Republic.. 98 10) Bank, Tiss, iv ja 1375 100 ar* % | Pacific first mortgage bonds, 814; Union Paciilc | gy | first mortgage bonds, 6833; Union Pacific stock, 2344; Northwestern preierred, St. Paal pre- | $2500 U: | ferred, 55; Erie shares, 42, rnd BANK SHARES, SOW US Pank shares sold at 95 ior Phoenix, 96 for Repub. | lic, 121 for Metropolitan and 119% a 11974 for Park. teh Ww 400 $2000 Un Pac RK istm judy do New Jersey pune sig Union Paci! jou) U Fac i's ine 100) wou Alb 5 vou do do... North Mo bst i 10W0 Dei & H, r, "5 3 Metrop'n Bank s = a bese Pep | 299,00 Pac RR. = "Ki as: rs i ROE Oe | iat ae oe cine ae 4 10K. = — x ’ ee “ SOUTRRRN SECURING. sere Piss Board 10130 A.M. Sth = 108 9 shsN Yu. oe oo ot, tm. MASP Ripe babe PR,..be aegrgcceseaes EESEZEEZEESESSEEES $500 US 5-20, r, °67, 20) Us B's 10-40, © Suu Us O's, eur... 0shs Un Pac RE 10 a0. aly unto a Mise Ri. iu $ Sus Ist m a bik. 2:30 to 3 Pp. 700 ths LS & M SRR. J obi & LR, Juv n Fac ne, 6's, Bo cn a NWitk pit Ly Mid a ot i, rT 10) Harlem whe & Mek MERE w 22:15 to 2:15 P. M. 2:30 P. M.—Defore Call. 039 3 “hx x, Swat Re. 124, ~b30 12 Western Uo Te) “BN a ws oh mm, eu i Fy Lake Baty iad Cmon Pacitic 2534 COMMERCIAL REPORT. aS Cotton Active and Kasier—Flour Dul— Wheat and Corn Lower=—Oats Easier Groceries Strong—Coffece Active—Suagar Firmer=Petroteam a Shade Easier-, Naval Stores Firm--Freights Stead, RD Yam Whiskey Virm—Pork” LoWer-Lard Ea- sier. WEDNESDAY, Dec, 3—6 P. % ‘The ‘merchandise markets were quite €°” erally dui and heavy to-day, apQ in numeryng cases prices were lower, Cogton was in lipted demand and heavy. At tho,Produce ExcPange four was | dull and heavy. Weat, corn and oatswere lower, | though there Was but ittle pressure to realize. In wheat the better sorts experienced the largest decline, though there were free sellers of all sorts, Barley was also dull and offered at the last prices paid. Whiskey wus the turn dearer, with a fair business, Pork was quiet and lower. Land was freely offered at ® concession, and closed with still a downward tendency, Groceries were very firm, with the coffee market active and sugar comparatively quiet, owing to the advanced views of holders, Petro, leum was the turn easier, Naval stores were qulet but steady, Burrex.—The demand has been firm, stock ample and receipts liberal, quoted as follows:—State pails, Orange county fancy, 40c,; good to choice, do., 3ée. a 38. : poor to fair, do., 25¢. a 35c.; Pennsylvania selected pails, 36c. 38. ; poor to fair, do., 2e, a 3c, ; Ohio, Western Reserve | and Michigan Factory, 28¢. # 30c. for fine: 2c. a %8e, tor tair, State, selected firkins, Sc, a 3e.; good to choive do., 30c. & 820. ; State dairy choice, 38c. a 85c.; good, 32c. a S8e.; fair, 30c. a 3lc.; halt tirkin tubs, selected, 30c. a 88c.; choice, Ste, a 35, ; Western firkin, good, 24 fine, 2c. a We. ; fair, We. a 2le, Cuexse.—The market has shown no special activity, still the demand has been fair, with prices ruling about steady, The quotations jare:—Strictly fue, I ood, 13 cholce, Lge. a i gomion to tair, Th tor poor ‘orton on the spot was fairly active, with some sales Ae, per Ib under our quotations, Putlres were moder ately sought aiter, with prices gc. per Ib. lower. We quoie = Unlaule. Aldana, N. Orreans Ordinary 1 Good ordinary. 2 Surict good 9 diuary Bh 16 i 16 Low midaling Middling i” Good middiin; v 17s Wg —The quotations are based on cotton in store running in quality not more than halt a grade above or below the grade quoted. The sales were :— To-day. Last Eveg, Total. Export S83 — 833 Consumption {1us7 300 1,80¢ | Speculation, 6 — é 0- ID to | 1113 8200, 200 at 18 Seiden 100 | a i at Trixen oho ibaa i 6 15 O-32e., 500 ii an 50 at 15 1a. 1,600. te 00 at, 1b i¢c., ie 18 I7-sde., OO) aU is 9 16e mage Ea is E3ie; BORE G SLO at Lidge; ai toethe: Druary, Bi at) rete at 7 at 1300 at 15 Weis 1 100 at Li7ac, 10 at S*3i'iae, Mareh 100 00. at 16 3-16 0 lA: Abril 100 at yaavanneh, 4.59 pity rnille Low, Baltimore, arse N Philadelpuda, Lid. torah Ber, ‘Bos ton, 227; v last week, 21,519, This day last aon 6,48. Rates on cotton to toreigh ports were quoted as ‘follows: To Havre, b steam, “1 sail, Live. To Humburg, by steam, oy eae Tih I eualig Bae-s by sal He! re Bee. men, steal, by sail gc. To Liverpool, b; steain, + by sail, 34d 4 he market continued active and very firm Wo note sules of 2225 bagh x hed. bags, ex rt ce 20 ,613 bags, etans, 44000 ordinary ord 0. ns Sg a 21} ry oy a rer extreme rane for lots, | Corren.— for all descriptions. ak 36 23c.; prime ‘do Qu cy old, per 1b, aetna 3 daa credit; Java, government ban 4 ane, Bsc. ee nits, 27360, a rj singapore, cf » > Lagu: ra, Bee. 8 es ana Beja tle: St Domingo 133, a Porto Rico, 2 Costa Rica, 2c. a 2 ug: tm 22h34 “Savanilla 22hec. @ eo. 5 ‘Cura: —Flour, 5,986 vols. ; wheat, corn meal, 720 bas; | ‘ pariey, 00 do. ‘The flour’ market raid | duil and heavy, but'there was no material enange in j Brices. The wiles. including a portion last evening, foot up about 12,50 bbis. at prices within Quotations. ‘Corn meal continued quiet and stead at the ainount of 200 bbls. were placed, embracing all kinds. at our quotations, We quote :— No. 2 State. 40 agi) | Supernne State... +575 a 625 EXira States... 60 a 70 Cho.ce Stave Oa Tw Supertine West ern. SB) a 600 | Wa 675 To a 80) Da To 5) a 700 5 D a 675 Wa 75 a” 8 00 6 10 50 ominal. ye Hot wa 67 Southern, wa 50 | Southern; superti 75 a 625 Southern, extra 00 a Bu | 50 a 1125 Corn meal, Western oa 30 Corn meal, Jersey. a 3 | Corn mea Brandywine. $0 a 400 . - 30 a 375 13 00 f, 0. b. —Wheat was dull and decidedly lower, closing meady at about $1 43 for No.2 Chicaxo and $1 $24 $1 63 tor No. 2 Pewee ly The sales were about 150,000 bushels, at $1 a $l 47 Ng, $1 45 2 $1 tor No, 2 Chicago and sp Choles Northwest, 1 tor Noo? Milwaukee delivermule in all December} $1 40a $1 47 for No. 2 Chicago, same delivery; $1 60 for cominon red winter. ‘orn was in fair request, but at lower prices. The sales were al 100,00 bushels, at 0c, a 72e. for mixed in store, Tie. 7. Jor do. atioat, closing at 7issc. & 74c.; Te. tur yellow afoat White nomiaal Oats were duil, but an ‘The sales were about 45,0) bushels, at Svc. rit isixed afloat: tor do. on the trac ior white on the track. Barley was doil and bea | held at $1 744 $1 59 for Canada, $1) a $l 70 tor Weat- | gs, Ris twa $1 70 for tour- rowed. State. The sles were shiels of common Western at $1 40. Rye negiected minal; held at $1 10 a $1 16 for Western and state. FreieuTs.—Basiness in berth treignts continued com- paratively quiet, with rates about stead petroleui The engagements were:—To Liverpool, busieis 01 Ad, e8C At Zs od. as it runs, all, 4,000 Hd. for torn atid 133d, for nto at 36d. & 71d. nd bhds. of tobac To Hamburg. by steam Jard atgis. 299 boxes of acon aio a 5 "ro Her aoe per 1b. The charters an bark, hence to Cork for o1 ingvom, 299) quarters of grain at 9s, hence’ same te British bark, i voyage, 4,400 quarters of grain at 8. %.; a Norwegian’ steamship, hence = same age, 584) quarters of grain at taship, 8% tons, hence to tavre, at ls. per quarter, und balance o cargo prov | an American bark ports in Ja 0) Cases of retined petroleum 3 t an Italian bark, henceto Constantinople, 16,000 cases of re Dned do., on private torins;an American schooner, 610 (on: from Haltiuiore to Marseilles, tui! cargo of Marylaga tobacco, at Ais Rumored :—A Norwerian, bark, hence'to Cork fot orders to the United Kingdom, 26) bbls. of re- fined petroleum, on private terms; two Germ: bark | 2.900 @ “bbls of refined do, respectively, | Continental port. on private terina The irish bark ported yesterday, with 2.00) bile af United ‘Kingdom! should have read “naphita. | “Mocasses.—For foreign the market continued dnl and | values nominally unchanged. Domestics sold in jovling parcels at steady prices. Sales of 100 bla or New | Orleans at 6c, We quote s-New erop—Caba, | and mixed, io. claved, sc. a muscovado rennin, 1 do., grocer: | "Porto Kien, te. a Wes; Eimgliah Istana 206 w t5ee% Nowe | Orleans, Se. a Bc. | Naval prouks.—She market for spirits of turpentine | was quiet but firm, closing at 403gu. a tle. 4 | aule Oruer, The stles were 5 bbis., dn lots at Alea tt . | Rosin was q ies strained quoted at$2 Wa $2 i , for con - | mon to good. note sales of W) bbi $2 as nud 290 bbls. OF Nor Lut $590, ‘Fat ata Tach weat | negléeted and quoted notninally as bevore, Pesnous o c market was inactive but firm; quote ematnder of mouth. sale. were ramort December and ‘y at | 18lge., but we were unable to authenticate t Crude | in bulk was firmly held at. 5i4c. for balance. of mouth bids ot Be. were freely i quoted suondy at 18%6c, Na lthe wus nosinal at about | dercitg.” The Phinte(shia martes uae ine jes Were steady ; refined quoted at Isc. for mouth, Ab’ the oil F dull, with quotations oa ville, Que. a 973; | 8,000 % at 1s) ton" on for Petroleum Centre, Lat w York of 1.6) bbls, ot high vest, w heart of wailes in "Ne t ae sors Wo ofa na Tor prompt delivery, atte rd wiht | Gu the spot, at 1Ssee 5 itn, 04 do ember and | Sunuary aclivers | haltor April: a 1.000 do., for ] Pesci hate (of laay ball’ of Janoary. ct 1G rk, 626 bbls. ; beef, 17% pac qtr, d, a8 bk rere Lhe ‘and and, tor \orward de. livery, Fices were eusier. ‘Sales wore reported ot Wo 1 tntnepeated mers, on mt on the at $15; 26 bts. p Hi Bi iis. tor Febeo i vik ae ide vi quioh but away oC. 5 4,000 hott bayer at Wager Duet STON A, — eraipte, “ @ heard of a4)5 poet or city ie ae for beset an xen of tong. an efor beseine Bie January. delivery’ Drewseit Big ‘and not casentiall is thee inquiry was moder y, ined prin to Jobbing paroels, Prices cxniinved no a Low late ¢ wih $8 50 on oes Ww Fi Pan iors bbs: $ ns as oi 40, ipo ; aa risne hveas torsos tor, Kndia do, wn Nereus, aod 6% lor jor extra A hews 4 PO! t Pi ag YG ter de ie glosing at T74c. 87 | hence to two | OR | I class Mortzages, | MURRAY, | ake ac 7 Cedar street, room 11, me. | i FoInainea quier; quoveu as aoe ry shoe oe aoe of 180 tierces spot at for rake saat a it ~aders with Hi a distri sag way an WAS me, Serces of prices rutin, ie sales foot UD» * Ran. ro) ious gs extcemes and — DAKS Om — Boon at Sige. 68 OX sanis DOldAe Ade a ining quoted at oe ating Rix er pricets ale aan fa of refining quoted at Cage ease SO) Pe cenrtuatat 88 shy pop P= per, i. t IW bs, aiid 198 Noxes byt (elayed at Tac. was Oily un, mosrate requ, etuaseialy ferior & commu} 80, & Reraney cae tite, a , ‘ food fair, Tge. Pit goal eee a racer air to food, centrifusitl, i. and boxe o see iy a Bie mpc, 1d 4 disc, Havana loxes, nt dy alts ‘gee do, 10 to YD, ike, @ Bes; ‘tow ‘3.10 1s, Bigg. a Bee do. 18 to Ih, ‘vc, a Bee, dod $8 2, 2c. a Toe. wate, Hike. a Iiric. Porto fico—Ketining,’ cominon fra grocery, {mir to choc, Tc, @ Bice. “Hramtl—-Dutch signi: ard, Nos. 8 to 12, 646. @ Tie, Java—Daten standan Nos. uw L Bei ‘unigc. “Manila—superior and extrw su: perior, 6340. 4 Sreauiye.—The market was as quict but steady. Bales, 100 tierces of prime Western at ‘Tatwow contiuued quiet, but unchanged in prices We note sales of 30,000 lbs. of outside at 7gc., and 40,000 Ibs. of prime do. at 7 5-lde. Wuiskey.—Kecelpts, 272 bbls The market was firm at the Improvement noticed yesterday. Sales 329 bbls, all at dhe. DOMESTIO MARKETS. Cotton dull; good ordinary, lic. : “ordiuiary, Ihe, Net recet ts, Dales, Exports coastwise, 317, Sules Btoc! New Onveans, Dec. 3, 187% jaCotton Demand falrs madalings, 1c. 5 ‘Tow iniddiings, Be. : strict Sood t ordinary, avec i receipts, 7.lit Bales; Kross, 9,09 Kxporis to Great Britain, Sules, 3,00; last evening, 9,00. Stock, 149,298, Montux, Dec. middlings. 1ic.: low middhngs, ‘ood ordinary, bic. a Me. Net ro- x ports ‘coustwise, 1,431 BSules, 2,000, Savanwan, Dec. 3, 1873. Cotton§ quiet; middiings, 147, t receipts, 4.092 bales. exp Vo. fat Britain, 2 coustwise, 3,022, orts Bales 1,480" ‘Stock, 108,150. eres Rah Dee. 3, 1873. mn slightly lower; middlings, 11yc. slow mildiings, strict good ordinary, Ide. Net receipts, 3,009 Expors amare trae rit cs, 4,500, Stock, 1, i600, manaton, N. ©., Dec. 8, 1873. Spirits of turpentine pitly at 374¢c. Rosin firm at py Jor strained, $2 35 tor low No. 1, pt a $4 4 tor pale. Crude turpentine steady ats? for hard, 2 $2.9 sor yellow dip. Sar firm at $2 40, Oswrco, Dee. 8, 1373 Flour steady and unchanged; sales 1,00) bbis. at for No. L spring, $8.15 tor amber winter, $9 00 for white winter, $10 tor double extra, Wheat qulet; sales, la car lots, of No. 1 Milwaukee club at’ $l 65. Corn une changed: sties 30) bushels at Ge,” Sarley tira nada held at $1 5245 a $1 67, sales 5.00 bushels Bay Quinte on private ters. Cora nea $l. 3) ior bolted and $1 23 for bolted, per ewt Millieed unchanged; shorts, $10 shipstuis, $20 8 $21; middiings, $22a $24 per ton. Railroad treaghts—lour to Philad Ipnia aud Boston, We. ; to New York, Be. ; CO: werato, Deo. % 187% Lake and rail imports for the pastai hoarse t ios 103 bbl, whent, o1,779 bushes; corm, Sa do,; oats, I “parley,” $474 do. Rau shipments—Wheat, 19,672 Sabie: corn, 143,282 do. ; oats, 66,65) do.; rye, 14,981 do. Flour aglets as Wentérn round ei, $4.79 4 $7 2s bakers) $7.25 «$5 23; $825: white, $8 B75 08 Witeat oeists sales enell lotr 5 at 1873. Cotton | Irregulai Mie. a Mtge. 5 strict geibts, Las bates. Stock, 82,773 baies. a Cag SRR PM A No. 1 spring, & $1 37; Chicago No.2 $. re ter, @ $170. Corn advanced ; xa 2 ai 6ue., and 30,000 do. at Gigc, Oats steady; sales 1,600 bushels No.2 Western at 15148. on tench. J nominal; Cxnada, 4 $1 80; Western, $1.30 4 $110; two-rowed State a 25; reed rowed state, be tS held at 9. Farley nual steady; Canada, '$1 55 a $1 00; Western, $a slod Other deticles dnehanied. ToL, Dec, 3, 1873. Flour dull and unchanged, Wheat duii and declining; amber Michigan, cashe $143; January, $147; February. $1 O14; No. 1 re orn dall and declining ; high mulxed, fcah, 890. 8 5814c.7 January, Sse. ; y bh ets casi, Ac. ; low mixed, cash See. new Tole, Oats dull and nominal, Clover $510 asxeds $5 offered, Dreswd hogs, $505. Ke- Ceipts, 1,00 bbls: Howe 600 bushels wheat and 6.000 do, corn. Shipments, 3,,0 bushels oie 3,00 do. corn and 1,000 do. oats. Flour quict and weak: extra sprie printer Sea'30.35 "Wheig gm and in fair seman, No. Turing, $1 1) 931 es No. be: $1 03 January, $1 vai a Sid February: Bi blva $1 0s; rejected, Be.” Gorn, in tate demand lower, closing steady; Not 2 inixed, 45k¢c., cash, or mber ; 46, Panay Oats en and in fair’ Sane 2 a 1 sit; 3544c, January ; rejected, Fut an'l scarce; No, 2, Burley ae or December: ‘No. 3 sprinj | No. 2 1 80, cash $1 a. ed dull, but vloseil active aud ighert mes 7 $14 10 February: prime mess, su ty eerie, cash; 7%c. ahaa Bul a macats unenhanced: Males ot Toose 8 houders a short clear middles, 63gc.: short rib middies February, Se Green meais nominally unel apa shoulder: iC. 5 Sort rib middie, 57,0.) sales ot 16 bound hams ose: iskey tirm andin fair demand at 0c. Dressed hous dull at $470 a $1 80. Seeds steay: clover, $9 a $5 4; tinothy Demand. tair and tharket Drm nt Receipts—14,000 bis. flour, 180,000 bushels heat, Ere 00 do. corn, 29,000 de. oats, 3,000 do. rye and 18,000 do. bar- ley, Shipments—10,000 bbls. flour, 65,000 bushels wheat, 10,000 do. corn, 12,000 do. oats and 14.000 do, bariey. BOSTON WOOL “WOOL MARKET, Boston, Dee. 3, 1873. The wool market shows a very firm feeling, and prices are well susiained with the gradual abatement of the monetary pressure. There is less anxiety to realize, and, as stocks are Known to be moderate for the season, there isadecidedly strong tone to the market. The sales of Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces have been “at 4X6. a 51 ane double extra and above: W conan aces at Abc: a Hic. wood and choice lots of supertine and extra yuited at 4c. a 5 combing and dev ior domestic and ide. a 270. tor salt and 200 HAVANA MARKETS. Havana, Dec. 3, 1873. Freignts Per, hogshead of sugar, rom ports ‘on the north coast to the United States, $425 per hogs- ead of inglasses, $5.8 98 80; 19 Falmouth and oricts, Soe ats sto Faltnouth and orders, lowing to Havana {ix fa. 8 O78. Od. Exchange irregular; on the United States, Pan, Currency, 68,0 0) premium short sight, gold, 86 a remium, “On London, 12a 105 premium: Gn‘baris, 76078 premium, | EUROPEAN MAl MARKETS, Loxpox Money MARKET.—Lonpow, Dec. 3—12:50 P. securities—stnall sales, i @ Railway shares, 38 Railway shares, 305 di Railway shares, 387 Panis BouRSE. 0 P. M.Paris de- patches quote rentes at Si. Se. «OP, M.—French rentes at Livervoot, Dee, 3—3:3) Tavnarool CoTvox. Manu PM. ~ Sales on the basis of middimg uplands, pothing Rélow good ordinary. shined November, at Sq lo. do, deliverable Januiry aud February. at Sd “aiden the basis or middling uplanie, moding below ood anunry, at 874d. 5 ais be gt miadting. ‘uplands, Sted. 5 miidling Ort ans, 8%d. a dd. ' Sales 12,000 bales, including 20: ulation and export. Of the sa.es to-day it re American, eRrOoL Breapsturrs Manxen—Liverroot, Dec. $— Dec. 3— rad and i.— ThE marker is qui EnrooL PiovistoNs Manws 5 cere, Gis. Gl. pi ‘Anicrioan fue,’ Bacon, his land cu Livexroot Provece Maxket,—Livrxroon, Dec. Eveuin Common rosin, 8. per wt. Loxvon Po: Linseed oll, Lryenroot, for the bes of v per ew for new Cumuper= = Deo, 8—Fvening. — pirits turpeaw +e + | PROTUINGILAM & COMPANY SEOURE incorporated companics, merchants and Manufacturers, Our réyister contuins many names, with Various amounts for investment. ALEXANDER FROTH- iNGH AM & COMPANY, 112 Broadway. A We <LAP LEY & BAZ BROKERS, 74 BROAD- Ps and No, street. Stocks bought and sold n comintesion, on margin oF Yor investmeute Stock aud Gold Privileges negotiated. B N PAPE ND “MISCEL LANEOUS SECU. rities bought ang ny ‘ B, MURRAY, % Broadway, UNE AND TRUST ESTATES—FIRST fuuranteed by a wealthy city cor- Poradon, current here and in Burope. rankin; eat fe ited states governinent bonds, for sale by JOHN B. 99 Broadway JOR SALE—SEVERAL FIRST MORTGAGES ON DE sirable rk improved Brookiyw Property, INY at ASK(NS & BRAINE, BROKERS, 1 BROAD STREET, Stocks and Gold bought and sold tor cash or on mar: fin; privileges negotiated on responsible firms, which can be Used in place of cash margin; this enables any one with small capital wo speculate with uitie risk. Explan- atory circulars mailed, NDIVIDUALS POSSESSING $1,000 °AND UPWARDS, who desire to operate in stodes, can do sound receive SCUEHY.oIOk MoUes: profits shared equally. Address SUCCESSFUL, box Ii Herald office ons FRA GR aU LE PRIVILEG }, ALL AO STOCKS AND GOLD ON MEMBERS Gp ‘tit Axowanae OR RESPONSIBLE PARTIES PUTS OR CALLS NEGOTIATED, TEN TO 4 DAYS FROM 100 SHARES UPWARD, OIROU: kx PLAT i eat ERE ye BEue, ANY 0 Ps 9 BROKEN ro BROADWAY, lotr zoel Notice t# hereby given th Cnion Trust, Company wili resume business Monda miter 4, 1 . EDWARD: KING, President. V TANTED To PUR NASK—FIRST MORTGAGES ON lunproved New Yore or Brooklyn Hronerty, SAYRE & HA. Ls , 164 Broadway. WANiD—wo wy “70 LOAN OX goob_ olTy prover rty, jor whieh a bonds will be Pats we kere ‘Ta bro! fh Address THUNPSON, box Herald U; y We CAN MAILE LOANS son FIRST CLASS IM proved cit hase First ier LEA =o 4 Wall 8 trobt. fat Bocas, wh % BA ou unitnproved $200.- fue on, “lant ea Gags have id nary ra cal ae pate t= ‘oker: ii street New York, LOAN ON FIRST MORTGAGE ‘oN tne to od ukcon only; $40 iy 4 Broudwar, BL. 00Qcah iret i ll ve oe ann WTNANUIAN, eee | $500 WANTED—KOR SIX woxtits; INTEREST paid ie advance at nt per anoom, per with note torah th Ad- by gas 6 coll pamppese wort ‘tod the amount. TO LOAN AND FOR IN‘ceBt mun IN Sa y Rr a, apie kpgl menos 4¥- ictects fs Walt abet Santas © 10 SUIT FOR PIR T second Mortgages East | Seventeenth street, ee “sf SLOA! ey UPN ERSHIPS.. crn ASU NT PRM FIRM IS80LUTI0 Der be dre ‘ayior is tly day wise tual consent, goha fnithards retiring thor ean oni Mf, PARLOR. Ww. Dib GRAAE. Yous TRICHARDS, be Graat & Taylor will be continu ’ 1 a ie, with the sue allo obeapita BY tie | remaining parthers. Bode GEOR i GRAAF. rgd New York, Dee, 1, 1873. W. H. D) ew York, De mata 4y SRY, THE HIGHBRIDGE, N, Ty MYST, In-Daviaging Evie Sew Yor, Dec. 1, 1873. ———— Light Breaking dence Against the usband—A Sad Parody on Wedded Bliss—What » Child Sawelatervicew With the Prisoner. The excitement occasioned by the mysterious Gauyestox, Dec. 8, 1873, \for of Cathaiine Brennaa, and the arrest of her husband, rose to fever heat on Tuesday jn High- bridge, N. J:, when the medical vestimony was given at the imquest before Justice Im! The court room was densely packed, and amore noisy aud disorderly crowd could not be found in any court room in the whole country, There was no provision, whatever for the maintenance of order. The audience was composed entirely of men and bovs of the unwashed, unterrified class who kept their hats on, smoked cheap cigars, chewed tobacco, cracked smull jokes, laughed and jeered without let or hindrance, The shocking details of the story of blood rehearsed in their hearig made little or no impression on them, On the 138th of January, 1867, Edward Brennan led to the altar a pretty young girl in the land of their birth, the Emeruld Isle. Fifteen months aiterwards they arrived in this country, and after a stay of three weeks in New York they proceeded to Highbrioge, N. J., where the husband obtained employment in Taylor's iron works. Here he con- tinued at work ill the 5th of July last, when he opened a low groggery. At this time they had four children, the eldest being six years old and the youngest four months, Both husband and wife had wal- Jowed in the vice of intemperance, and when the rum shop was started they abandoned themselves entirely to the bottie. he Cathohe pastor of the place exerted all his good offices to effect a reformation, but with such poor success that he was at last compelled to launch against the unhappy couple the public censure of the church. Then, indeed, their downfall was complete, There Was no remorse, no, attempt at reformation. Last Friday week, the 2ist of November, the wife died, and by virtue of the ecclesiastical condemna- tion, the body would not be admitved to the Catholic cemetery. 1t,wus therefore interred at Ciinton, Strange whispers floated around when, a week alter her death, the husband disappeared, The two women who prepared the body for burial observed a deep gash in the region ofthe groin and there were several bruises on other parts of the body, They had not as yet re- vealed the fact within their knowledge that there were three small poois of blood on the floor and that the wall was spattered with gore, Dr, Al- paugh had visited me. woman, but life was extinct when he arrived, and the husband objected to an exumination, ‘The physician, however, notified Justice lift, but the latter, tor some inexplicable reason, reiused to investigate the case. Rumor was too busy to be hustied up, and an affidavit was drawn up, subscribed by a respectapie citizen. The body was exhumed last Saturday, and a post mortem examimation was made by Drs, Alpangh and Todd, The testimony of the former unravels the mystery surrounding the case, and 18 a8 fol- lows :— Itound: five bruises on the body, one over her at eye, two on her right leg, the first one inside of her thi tboutthe size of m allvet dollar, the other was om te ouwwide of the thigh, about midway between the siete knee; this was about two anche in diameter; were two on her left thigh, the first, going from down, was on the Junction of the upper and middie ti on the oute. Was pot ix large, ned ike a boriestige, “aie omter cae es jun of the lower and iniddle thira of the thigh; on the posterior part the wound in form of a been jormea nS the other bruises I cannot form an opinion about; it death took place shortly after these bruises were inflicted they would not diminish ; I Would require considerable torce to form these bruise they might be caused by falling some distance, not from merely ialling down; in my opinion these bruises could thi nm tormed by w single I think these bruises must have bee Hicted while'she was in a ifing condition, unless the ere caused by kicks or something of that kin the right labia very much. swollen, contused Tated, the laceration being avout three inches in engt and two inches in depth: the laceration was ra er Taxged; the arterial system was the e (Part of the, body. that suffered from this wouud. Tshould think the low of blood trom the wound without the e stoppage of blood Would cause death in 2) minutes: in’ my opinion, trom the appearance of the wound, the ument used Must instr have been partly sharp aud partly blunt ‘To the ordinary reader the foregoing testimony May be summed up in this one sentence—that the inguinal artery was severed and that death ro- suited from the hemorrhage caused thereby. Fourteen witnesses were examined and the in- quest was adjourned till to-day, Several wit- nesses testified that they frequently heard loud noise iD Brennan’s house. The evidence thus far, though circumstantial, 1s considered very dam- aging to Brennan, who, it should have been pre- viously stated, returned from his hiding place on Monday evening, aud he was arrested at the depot by Constavie Day. As there is no jar, large or small, in the town, Bren, han remains at the constable’s house- There was quite a sensation in court when the clothing of the deceased, suturated with gore, was produced. The bundle had been fished from the water closet attached to Brennan’s house. Brady, a brotier-in-law of Brennan, admuitten in bis testi- be stidd that he deposiied the bundle of clothing there, A colored woman named Lizzie Campbell testi- fied that Brennan and deceased were quarreling in the basement about eggs on the evening o! Mrs. Brennan’s death; Brennan calied her several harsh. naines, and said ‘if ste did not shat up he would make her; the child told witness that father wanted mother to go to bed, and When she would not go, he pushed ber down, Last evening the inquest came to an end, and the jury rendered the following verdict :—*We fad. that Catharme Brennan came to her death by murder, and we believe that one Edward Brennan, her husband, was the perpetrator, in inflicting & cut, stab or wound on the person of the said Cath- arine Brennan with an wuknown instrament,” A HERALD reporter had an interview with the prisoner last evening. He declared his inno- cence of any complicity in his wile’s death, He says she “drank hard,’’ was drank on the “a her death; that he had no quarrel with her ¢ and on that very day, When sie was washi H asked her to leave the wash tub. She replied a it was none of his business, She had noe “wasned the vessels” or cleaned the house for a month pre- vious to this, She fell several times ak up (a down stairs. He went to New Yor! scond, but to bring back his child, He cannot iat whether his wile met with a natural death or not; she died suddenly, About hau-past five in the terhoon she left the wash tub and she was dead at seven. He helped her up stairs, A MURDERER’S CONFESSION, The Effect of a Threat of Strangling b. a Mon. Pirranuna, Pa., Dec, 2, 1873, Samuel Beighily, the man who murdered ol4. Joseph Kerr, the shoemaker, in‘New Texas, Pran lin township, on Sunday night, made confession yesterday,, stating that he had an accomplice, whose name he did not know, and whose acquaint ance he made a few nights previous to the murder at a singing school, Beightly, who is but 21 years of age, was in the employ of old Kerr, and on Friday last was patd off and discharged, He saw-some money left in the possession of his employer, which he covet and, to secure it, determiusd to kill the the old pel He said that hus accomplice saw Mr. Kerr im nis shop, and, creeping op vehind him, dealt him @. feariul blow on the uead with a club, which felled him to the floor. Beightiy then came Up, and, taking # shoemaker’s kuite that lay on the bemcb, cub tho Orns thee aiden tas from ear to éar, y then 8 pockets of what mone; contained and departed, Beightly has revarne $26 95, which he Says was all the one. he got, ag the other took away the greater amount. People take But Jittie stock in this story, ines. much as itis believed ‘that no other than himsolf coud have shared in the commission of the dread- a oe saat a aaa found under the bed of the murdered mun, ard all the evidenc bag tt Gg: as a kecrls shee P Ciktedd hile he was F's shop to-day, wher heen taken to look en iis victim, a rps wae rere about his neck ana the infuriated people endeay ored to strangle him, He feli upon hie knees and corre piteously for his tile, and there and then coniesaed the murder, He was rescued and on veyed vo jail at Greensburg, where he now im