The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1873, Page 8

WaW YORK WALAID fORDAY. DECREED Savers beaks PINANCLAL AND COMMERCIAL THE EVENTS OF THE DAY. More Rumors of Inflation and the Market Playing Accordingly. sTocKs A Remarkable Speculation Heels of a Panic. nia jes A GOLD BUOYANT. on the STEADY. Government and Railroad Bonds Firm. WALL STREET, Monpay, Dec. 80 F'v.} Wall street to-day endured very considerable ex- eitement—something like a spasm—prices jump- ‘mg upward and marking a point which has not been attamed since the panic, And it 1s evident *hat the top has not becn reached; that certain ‘eliques are bent on driving their team until it loses ®reath and “breaks.” Even waste paper seiis. Une huritred per cent advance has taken place in &@ #tock that heretofore has scarcely commanded a thought, We need look no further for an illustra- experience—everything, and will work ont its own results, « the area of speculation is bounded by the precincts of won of the existing mania. The present move- ment, indeed, shows nothing buta species of finan- cial insanity which autagonizes argument, fact, doubtless Fortunately circumscribed— *whange. We mote among the reports of the day that a large Ohicago firm has failed, involving a loss of f which $700,000 is said to be due to one of the | principal dry goods houses of New York. $1,250,000, We have guffered so many misfortunes, however, that sq small a sum is lost sight of in the general méiée. “Infation’’ seems to be the watchword of the hour, end although an act of Congress may never pass which authorizes this condition the “street” is just as much exercised by a report as by a fact. A ke answers quite as wel! as the trutn, and fortunes will be made and lost accordingiy. AN AGREEABLE EPISODE im the affairs of the street to-day took shape in the warm and hearty outpouring of congratulation with which one of the ola magnates was to his office after the announcement that Judge | welcomed Biatehford had signed an order terminating all pro- weedings in bankruptcy that bad been commenced against his firm. There has been so much of buchu- lem and charlatanism exhibited by more preten- tious houses that the prompt settlement of ac- counts amounting fo more than thirteen millions of dollars, without recourse to law and on the wasis of those equitabie principles which rule among bonest business men, naturally called for an exnibition of respect which was at once honorable to those who tendered and to him who received it. THE MONEY MARKET. No changes have occurred in the rates of the money market that cull for special mention. remain teady at 7 per cent currency They and gold, with exceptional transactions at a commission and ® more than usual discrimination as to the charac- ter of the borrower and his securities. The en- hanced activity of the stock market has created a more urgent demand than heretofore, and some of | the banks are said to be re-entering the labyrinth | from which they were released by the issue of loan eertificates, recover strength. hoping to their former Foreign exchange closed steady at 1084 8 108% for prime bankers’ 60 days’ sterling and 109% a 10934 for demand. GOVERNMENT BONDS were firm and in demand. tions were:—Uited States sixes, 1881, The closing quota- regis- ; tered, 114 @ 11443; do. do., coupon, 117% a 118%; | do. five-twenties, 1862, coupon, 111; do. do,, | 1864, coupon, 113 a 11344; do. do., 1865, coupon, | 113% @ 113%; do. do., 1865, coupon, new, 116% 8 116% ; do. do., coupon, 1867, 117% @ 117% 3 do. do, poupon, 1868, 116% a 117; do. ten-forties, registered, | 10934; do. do., coupon, 110; do. do., 1881, 110%; do. six per cent bonds, Pacific HO @ 110%, A=. TRE GOLD MARKET coupon, Ranlroad, ‘Was uninteresting, although strong, especially towards the close, when suies advanced from 100'4 to 10935, with a wind up at 109%. The rates paid for carrying to-day were 7, 6, and 1-32 per cent, GOLD EXCHANGE BANK TO-DAY. Gold balances... Currency balances Gross clearances CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT, Currency exchanges Currency bal Ss Goid exchanges. Gold balances... THE FOREIGN MARKET. bonds of 1865 (old), 9334 a 93% fives, 92; Erie Railway shares, 38, York Central shares, 77% a 7744. Erie, 41%. THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. The following were the balances in the United | States Treasury at Washington :— The receipts from customs } were $308,000. De observed from the above official report that the Gecrease since Saturday in legal tenders is $17,000, ‘Yot it was reported on the street that the entire | 1,117,108 ‘The steamship Pomerania took $53,000 specie from Southampton Saturday for New York. Foreign advices present no points of interest. The rate of discount in open market for three months’ bills was 4%, or % per cent below the Bank Tate. Rentes at Paris were steady at 58f. 75c. Late London prices are as follows:—Consols for money, 92; consols for account, 925-16 a 92%; five-twenty 3 five-twenty bonds Of 1867, 98 a 98%; ten-forty bonds, 91% a gl; new 4 a 38%; New In Amsterdam the following are the day’s quotations:—Central Pacific first mortgage bonds, 814; Union Pacific Gret mortgage bonds, 71; Union Pacific stock, 25%, Northwestern preierred, 62; St Fea preferred, 53 i {$44,000,000 of reserve had been exhausted, that ' Shere was an increase of issue amounting to that Robeson $2,000,000, Srcretary wanted | ; $6,000,000—in short, «hat inflation must nece: “take place in order to preserve the credit of the | tly int. Wallstreet speculated accordingly. ‘The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $18,000 on account of interest and $64,000 in redemption of 620 bonds. RAILROAD BONDS. Railroad bonds were firm. Central Pacifics sold { 8193; Union Pacific Orsts at 4; Union Pacific in- comes at 66 a 66%, and Canada Southern first at 4% 265. The late bids were :— lew York Cen 6's, r. e. 83 ew York Cen 6's, sub. 55 Rew York Cen 7 Ohic &N W istm.. sBeusesesegees Suues | 1 | were a trifle stronger, Missouris advancing to 95 and Tennessees to 80. Virginia cousolidated sold at 50 and old North Carolinas at 26. The following were the latest bids :—Missouri sixes, Hannibal and St. Joseph issue, 90; Tennessee sixes, old, 79%, 0. do., new, 78; Virginia sixes, new, 40; do. do., con- Solidated, 4934; do. do., deferred, 944; North Caro- lina sixes, old, 26; do., Funding act, 1866, 16; d new, 14; do., special tax, 10%; South Carolina sixes, 22; do. do., January and July, 104.3 Ar- kansas sixes, funded, 30; do. sevens, Little Rock and Fort Scott issue, 18; do. do., Memphis and’ Little Rock, 20; ao. do., Little Kock, Pine Bhufts and New Orleans, 18; do. do,, Mississippi, Ohio and Ked River, 18; do. do., Arkansas Ogntra) Rail- road, 20, Commerce, 110%; mon and Pacific Mai). BANK SHARES. Bank shares were dull, the only reported sale having been in Commerce at 112, The following ‘Were the latest bids:—New York, 120; Manhattan, 185; Merchants’, 115; Mechanics’, 130; Union, 125; america, 145; City, 250; Phoenix, 100; Fulton, 125; American Exchange, 103}; ; Hanover, 100; Irving, 122; Metropolitan, 120; Mar- ket, 110; Shoe and Leather, 130; Corn Exchange, 115; St. Nicholas, 95; Park, 120;; Bourth National, 9934 ; Nintu National, 4. THE STOCK MARKET. This has been one of the most active business days since the pante, Upwards of 250,000 shares changed hands before two o'clock P. M., the chief business being done in New York Central, Wabash, Western Union, St, Paul, Northwest com- ‘The advance, early in the day, was marked by great buoyancy, when prices moved from 3; to 4 per cent. They were subse- quently affected by a reaction which carried them down from % to 2% per cent,, Pacific Mail and Western Union going lower than at the open- ing. The been suggested, ington and causes, operating to wit— the probability of have already ports from Wast- inflation, As the latter cannot occur for mapy weeks yet, possi- ble events are doubtless discounted in many quar- ters. Considerable strength was also given to ihe market by outside orders from a certain class of people who are always anxious to dip their fingers in the pool when it effervesces most. High prices are as fascinating to them as a red-hot tron is to children. Generally they get burned. Pacific Mail sold at 41 a 42 a 39% a 40% a 39% a 40, and Western Union at 73% 73% @ 72é. 72 72% & Sales & THe @ 72% a of Panama were made as high as 97; Harlem, 122; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 100, and New Jersey Central, 98s. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day:— Ope’ N. Y. Cen, and H. R. stock C 83% dart Ohio and Mississippi. . New Jersey Central Union Pacific, Pacific Maal. . In Phiadelpuia stocks were steady. Pennsylvania sixes, 108; Reading Railroad, 53: gold, 1093; ; Philadelphia and’ Erie Railroad, 1 ning, Highest. Lowest. R545 Wy 120 70x ae ‘a 9535 enced FR 63 293 98 29, 27 82: 4 42 We quot Pennsylvania Railroad, 43%. MEMORANDA. The following were the earnings of the Central Pacific Railroad Company :— For the month of November, 187: | For the month of November, 1872.. | For the month of November, 1871 Increase this year over 1872 Increase this year over 1871.. Earnings first 11 months, 18% Earnings first 11 months, 18° Earnings first 11 months, 1871 | Increase this year over 1572 Increase this year over 1871 94, 1,019,433 311, 689 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE, $30000 US 6's, r. * 1000 U & 5-20 7354 eu shs Harlem RR. 2 2S e 8 eke g S8enee HOU do.» 1000) R I state 6's. guv0 Long Dock b: 14000 Un Pac RR } 3000 U Pac 10's, i Sin ra Wise BEL Db 500) Tol & W equip b.. LEEES ESSEES tt “a oe 7) 500 Ohi, RI & Pa7?s,. 105 70 20) Mil &SUP Hit. bev 300 4 9 Monday, Dec. 8=10:15 A. M. . 34 +m) VRE S8r. Se haptgethe 133g 5000 Us 5's doo US 6's, cur 30000 do. 7000 US 5s, c, “8h: A. M.—Before W RI 100 Chi « OO do. 100 100 1000 Ww ao 9 DW) Bos, H & BRRbebs 8 ss | Sansa ence Sphad peer URN 120 A : Sig | Whlon sold 'ag' decidedly highef pitocs. ° Fre m 3 ot a we were quiet and steady. Groceries were in good request & meceean 1%,, | and better prices were realized for both cofite and sugar. 2 ao Es {04 | Cotton was quiet at concessions in prices both for “soy 6 Sebi B 95 | and “futures.” Petroleum met with a tair inquiry ana a ok was firmer. Naval stores were neglected and nominal. « oO do. Cortox on the spot was but moderately active, losing ie atadecline of %¢. per Ib. The market for fuwure de- 91% 100 ‘ao liveries was also quiet, at @ recession of 1-16e. a se. im values We Ais Mien Ce [1 are es a = . ~ wad Alatana. WV. Orleans, Texas, WLs aM SRR Ce Td WC, Ca Qrdin My 8 ¥ ik u 1 300 75% WW" do ihe 300 do. 1s ; CO x 3 1 wo a san Sais discs BS | “te duotauSas age bated on cotuon in store, running in a quality not more than half @ grade above or below the 100 do.. grade quoted. The transactions were : — 6 Han & 8% raw Sot, Ree'g. Total, wade ie oS OR P. Pt} = 100 200 shs Un Pac RR. .b3 id ow ry T208 zm «40 Lio" bags. tc trrive, ‘Yor 2200 Big et F us low middling) the gales have, deen 4700 Be evening, alter one o'clock—De- wo F% 20d at 15582 ; January, 200 at 16 1339e,, 700 at iio. 25 | 13 Lite, Wat 19 13-e. 4 Fobruniy, 900 at 15 13-160, 40) at = =! 1, t 15 13. 000 at 15 3 = a] rab 309 at 16546. 20 3 at i ‘ay 1b 80 x Quicksiiver s 3 foo 2s Wo iesee, iO at Wee 200 ak “ 15 I1-S2e.,. 300 at 15 5-16c.. 300 XO Quicksliver Mp May S00 29 ‘at 15 9-820., 300 at 15 bGe, ; sw NYC Sen & HRI ie oe do 295 | Feb deel ag tea ETS fs 100 do 486 800 20% 1i-16e., 100 at 15 23-820, 200 at LB%o." 400 20 do. 7 | 100) iS 11-i6c., 200 at 15% 400 2 10 do. ae | 5 ‘at 15 2332c.; "March, 200 c., 109 Bx bo ue a at is Ll6e, on ae TOU at 161-16c,, 100 at 16 sea 0. #¢ | 300° at 16 ont 16. 1-160. 5" 4 100 oat 300 0 en 2°, 3he3 | sc." 900 at 16-7. iain 200 at 16. B con Oar ort hr 5 ‘+ | 10,000'dales. tae total sia ales. ‘The receipt at t ipo various’ were as ‘Galveston, WW Pae MSS Co... New Bre; Savannah, 7,939; yd : {| Charnes Gan bales Nortolk, "tag ‘New 01 41,661, This day ase wooke w0.210. 774, poe on Seen ote ca = ‘were ea ATTA ig eH by. steam, te Rom yy steam 53 marks aa por Syed cc. To Bret en by ino Liverpool. by ste titty 7-Hbd. : vom for Rio continued active and firm, m x N. a Paimer, at 234;¢.; 1,805 do.) ex OmtaTie, at 24 » per same rene 5 ate do., eX ae 0 private terms, and frou the out Ports 2,728 bass, of cx Chowan, at Balti. more, at 2A3gc.." and do., ex New Light, 4c. Other leceriptions were quiet, but very fir pict quote air ‘grmary eal oer 21 4c. a 2160-5. me range 16F is, a do., and dodays? credit; Ji rate * wold, cr ‘Wb., men 36C. A BBiGC. | dO, EF inuapose a Bes ‘Maracaibo, Bue face ibe vor jae ‘tic.'a Bigens Costa Rica tie & ‘ota Rica, 2ic. Bee. 5 Mexican, Bc, a we. ; Savanilia, 2c. a Bie.; Gus Tacoa, Piovn axp Guaiy.-Recetpts—Plour, 16,046 bbls. : 91,1) Dushels; corn, 40.140 do. corn meal 400 pi 725 bags; oats, 34, 79) bushels: ‘barley, 1300 do. rye. B00 do, The ‘flour market ruled firm: in ‘sympathy with wheat, but the demand was moderate the sales since last roport aggregate about 10,700 bbls, including all Kinds, at prices within the range of of our auojations, Corn nical Was in fair demand and 600 Dols. at $4 i W0 tor golden ear, $420 a $4 Biter iiesoder ine We quote :— No, 2 state $4.50 a $5 50 ‘Supertine State +575 a 6B Extra State. -60 a 70 | B TW a Tw i 50 a 60 P 650 a 675 F Extra Minnesot 675 a BW Round hoop Vhio, 650 a 700 Round hoop Ohio, trade brand: +630 a 70 Faniily.. ~73 a 85) | BY Louis, low extra 850 a 675 . it. Louis, straight exira. TW a 725 st Louis, choice double 730 @ 800 i do. St Louis, chowe tamily. DD a0 50 0 sig io ima « California. Nominal. ry b3 7644 200 Rye flour. 50 a 600 2100 18% 100 do. Southern, No. - 4500 a 550 iso 10 Southern, supertin 57 a 6 100 0) Southern, extra, 700 a Bi 100 Panama Southern, family -889 alld 100 Chia NW Cort ti 30 a 37 ‘300 ‘ 0 a 30 1b a 42 80 4 385 0 fo. be Whe moderate demand, but the offerings were nd, prices were about Se: higher, the market 22 a Hosing-at $1.62 for, Chic igage and. $1 6 for’ Milwaukee. ar 723 700 Ans R The were about 8:00 bushels at $1 48 19r oes 2 ns a for Chicas Le Second Board—1 P.M. | Shrine, Fe ‘poor ihe and 81 O9he fr rs £1000 Va 6's, con 1 Minnesota, to arrive within te shs Pac M8S Co... 4035 ‘5000 Louisian and decidedly higher, clos 4000 Missouri 6 sales were about. 130,000 bu: 100 N YSbi,r. store; @c. for inferior in store; S/c. a 58. ior. do, afloat, S55 ern mixed afloat, and S0ie, tor slate, on the track. Bar- ley was firmer, but imactive ; held ‘at prices above the views oi buyers. Rye. sold to’ the extent of 4,000 bushels of State and Jersey at $1 10 atloat Faxicuts, Comparatively ilttle hasbeen accomplished in the line of berta treights and rates, although rather easier, were not quotably owey Vessels tor charter were in good demand, rly those adapted to the petroleum trade. Rutes were not materially’ changed, he engagements were :—To Liverpool, by steam, 4000 boxes bacon on private terms; the nominal rale ‘for rain was L asked; by sail,” 24,000 bushels of xrain 1d.; 50) Dbis. flour’ ai ad To London, by sail, 100 bois. Provisions at 7a 6d, To y steam, 200 boxes bacon at 12d. i is, 400) Ohio & M'con sf. 89f T & Pac?’s 105 FO CAR x Mich Gen, oy 1g 700L a & MS 180° do. 2100 das 2400 Un Pac 10) Panama RR 100 Ti Cen RR. 100 do. 10) Cley 4 Pitts 100 Chi & NWR pan) 100 Fe re = pw, b: * 8d. and by sol Sat00 pshels ot gtaoy and 1,000 bbls. of flour on yn private terms. The charters in- Glude:—A Norwegian bark, hence to Cork for orders, quarters of grain, in bags, at 88. 6d.} Italian brig, hence’ to Naples, | 2.500 au ters grain at 9d. § Ttali bark, same voyage, 2700 quartets rain at 7s. 2d.;'n horweyian bark hence to Tries bls. of refined Petroleum as a ed.ca Norwerian bars. nanos: to Mdiiarramion por, ,600 bbls, of crude oem at7s.; a Norwegian parks ence to & (he Leng wn of crude petro- Jeum at 7s58 North ‘German ce to Hamb sof refined do, at Is a norwey ers to hia to YOO DDI. oF of refined do. at 7a. 6d. ; a N aos bart frond jo. to a direct port be the United Kine orn, 3,600 bbis. ot refined ot “tie lorwegian bark, trom SF a Se ees oo erican bri z wi) Jump sum of 5) West U peers eseSegzeg ba Shakerwva seen aac ure, fan bark ited ian SANEESSEED SW Pac ER oi ‘Mob c.s8 2:15 P. M. $2000 US 1-40, r 3000 US 6's. c . D 1,800 a pork Ta Norwegian ‘bark. from Savannah to Gut- Polk SMe sau bales of cotton, at dc; a German bare, 100 tons, from tI we eon Ned ‘Ainerica to New York, a nips atts rate distributin ETT pond 0 domestic, Dut fer fer be pt the market con- ‘inued neglected, yet, Prices were quoted steady. We Guba, centrifugal and mixed. Se. & 6c, ; do., clayed, 17c. @ 2i¢.; do., muscovado refining, Ize. a 20.5, Stgeery, r, 240. & We. ; Porto Rico, 25c. @ Bc. ; Enwtidn® fslands Me, a ite; New Urieans, bic. a 68e.; old crop, New Orleans, 45c. a Rival SromencFor spirits of turpentine the “market was duil, but prices were quoted nominally steady at 40c. a 40sec. tor merchantable order. No sales were reported: in was also dull and nominal. Strained quoted at $) 000 $2 fou, ge Sommon to good; 66 bbis. atthe Bigher Piet, Snot grades were gua guoted nominally $i dtor "sil wings” uiet, and quoted at ryt $3 12x. A engl rd 4. hy the 1 head Rhea ie firm. ol but ders were gene of month, with $10000 wt fy! Ss i so ¢- business was re- 215 to3 P. M. 72% 600shs LS &MSRR. 100 do. note -—New =s btext ¥ st SSEEESEQEEEESSS gauy % FeSsss mi 0 ae Shasunred tor and pre Bal de late moderat n les were made lai Fd on Salgraay eg ub at Son whith esata ‘steady’ 6 je highe! 6 for A ! Lor jap! heat inves fig 0, the higher etc for sal ote Napniba.« fit he herd trely nominal at abont 8%c. for city. The Philade big | market was iesor th ut Canoied - ut ster egy. nee wo Quoted at Ish4o, tor this #,month. 1Sie. for san x Shae. for Fe Februai the oil producing edt ed Ket Was a sh nen Onl Gi ty, quot Pid Petroleum Gel 9c. 9 97: it Bbc. a We. y, and Titusvill 2 $1 05, rr we heard of salen va 44 New York of itt ard white for December qu delivery at | i high test. for January 4 e- bd Aver, ale tad) 10400) DbIS of do, for first half of March ato horistons. —Recel ie Pork 3870 earns tie anes ca he 6,61340.; lard, rees market yt mess Bork tor eet oy Dat fot or id mS for for ward de ty Sales bbis, fo: 88 £00 bbls. for ‘ic, at af $16 505 30; 2, rr ase ie BY ido. 16 j, also 25 bbis. of W Prime mess for December 8 be 78, Bacon—The tarket Pre guise, but ‘arm boxes of Western lon, Clearcon a Ap it, at ee a i) sre 20 boxes ot long and short clear. tor Sintittyyat re. ressed hogs were quiet but drm quoted at from for heavy to 10 2% | ante met with a limited demai oping wre 400 fa and ree exhibited no change. the sales foot 400 bd 99; M0 a B10 00 for “ping” im 50 60 a, $12 0 for extra do. bbs: 400 2) ‘in prime mess. __ tierce 00 2y! for India bid serees and $27 a $23 tor extra India mess, 1800 Fis tierces. Beet hams met with some inquiry, and were ww 29) quoted steady at trom ‘$19 a $28 as extremes for common | 200 3% 29: a ak mente attracted a fair amount of attention | 100 with values not materially c sane 8 we 100 + 4% | 01 3.000 pickled shoulders a amok do at 43 Ey 29% | 500 pickled 2 18 Iba. verge C. si ed. 100. src ABs | do, we Ue, 5 234 a pickled beuien Isig tbe lwo at Bye... of clear bellies, 4 UR. ever 906 274 | Me “Lardsthe market for Western was Atma, el 900 LS & 2% | 80. cash and December, 8 18-16e. for Januar 800 for February, O4e. for Match. | We heard of 4a 300 ‘ 2% | terces, spol at biic., 280 tlerces tor January a 20 30) Han 4 Bidopie.. 370 | terces for February ‘at Ge. ,000 tlerces for | 300 100 G, C & TC 26; 29) tlerces for March at 93dc., 500 tlerces for do. at 94c., ow and 1,000 teres tor do. wf 96 6c, 1700 Kice.—Trade, badng has been fair 400 26% | with prices rallog ren: We heard ot sales of 60 1200 id mone A reling at Mc. and 175 bags of Rangoon 1 O74c. 1 Oe ity oes! ‘ : Af yaar by tog hy b bg eye on the basis of 7%. a T%c. for # were, reported of, 70 ‘hhds, of Cuba ‘® Be., 660 hhds. of do at Thee of Molasses at 7e., 626 bhds. of gentritugal at at Bc, & ic, 200 bhi Freneh ig, hetned at 4c. nm moderate ree a and uoted » & 100. ior Me ior Pate oe 26% | jor standard “A's” aus diss que !=Cube Reding iateriee wo ang i pre, By | @ tse: good mi Bs Tie 736 pris, Yio. 6 ie serocer i Bee ae a rive! 0 Bigc. : teal, a wid tht NW jist 7 n° 7 mela ode ibn elay nee rs Duck iandard; Chicago & bi Wey 0. aTiges fo 0 f0 ta 0. @ Bixe, Pittsburg: 2084 y ia, egw 40. + C8, 16 to 18, 90, $ 19 to 2v, 4 a % 0.3 white, Ie. ie Porto Rico—-Renning, Adams 0 Express a seen mee Oe. grocery. fair to choice, Weile-Faruo kx 71 a 76 Hise. Braai—Dutch 12, 640. & ig Ee OUBee S| ied Nieoamenareee ena a He Se lowes ba 4 co uperior extra supe! ies, c. aT Union Pacific,: 24 8 20% faxee—-The market was quiet, put firmer. Sales therces of prime were reported at Si4c. wae was About it stead. ABs at Tee “bales were reported ae a Hat Bobble ‘The market was mod- et myer ma nm ae ad ‘ot ge. per gation, COMMERCIAL REPORT. Cotton Quiet and Easicr—Flour Firm— Wheat Corn Were Decidedly Higher=Oats Firmer—Pork and Lard DOMESTIO MARKETS, Were Higher—Groceries Were Active at Gatveston, Dec. 8, —| nd mod rood ordit r, 13! 5 Better Prices—Freights Were Steady— nang. et 6 moter ste cals Eye. io Petroleum Firmer—Naval Stores Duil Continent, 1,857; coustwise, 1,97, sales, 3,00. Stock, and Nominal—Whiskey Higher, ™ New Urieans, Dec. 8, 1873, ! Monpay, Dec. §~6 P. M. Cotton Irregular. a shade ease and demand fw ‘There was more animatton in commercial circles fry ie To rovelpta, Epi on: ie cn 1087. | To the aniuente 7, ‘ANCE, sce coast to-day and 4 fair business was done—generally on at pains, a0 yw sear the basis of nigher prices, At the Produce hx- change almost all the principal articles deait in brought higher prices and the market closed firm, Breadstuffa were sought aiter, particularly wheat, which was scarce and decidedly higher. Corn was also iM good request and prices were decidedly higher. Oats were also stronger. Whiskey was Grmer and fairly besssiched B sco beadtahiod of, nme vs yee He a ow aed ie Cotton opened firm; now dd 14; A orane haseres eerugent “merece oR al eae a % 356, 000 Be TEER eee eee, oom cmrIneaaly Sar Se " glen eaten of 2.70 Oh a BB rer ane aa: "3 r Sho i oarbaat ag Es se frm eupeer ipward tendene ie ite Canada at ‘an 1.20) do. in car ‘its spi, ie ‘oie sna 1 90 tor oa a sel es. nye i er penis ated ts wheat. ney ip eer afl Wheat bushel yearn, brah? fs, ba 400 do. ; Fy cag na Barley Bik? Wants ieg tne tat ayn oats do. 400 do. Rail rs Flour quiet; tea red inter egal rue Bt 45ig0. a ; clear per Oe. 5 ae Tarde bon tat ieroes igo, in kage other —_ un gyno firm. and in fair demand. Wheat gpd advanged "No. S'wute Waugh, $145 a van 3 ti Uden in tal demand and advanced itis aie Se fate), en Gate a tai det demand tad hither; sales of Wo Tat aoe and No. 2 Brewed hogs’ firm at Clover $5 25 or mammoth. Recetpts—t ‘bbls. ‘flour, $Sot Dushers Wheat, do, corn ai do, oats. Shipments—11,000 bush iatiels wheat posers lo. corn. Flour dull and unchanged, but helt ‘om, Wrteat wots active and higher, closing at 3c. a 3c, advance. The prices the day were For No, 1 sbring, $1.14; for Nord bring cash, $1124 for December, 18 for January, lifor February Ne Seri pri rh ey Te} . Corn active ana S active tnd higher: N Bais or January : rejected, Ye, a a gy No, 2 fall, $1 ese @ $105, Provisions excit and ‘December, bid for February, bb bl mos ‘ge kauare. Lal a c. January, ise Bulk meats active a loose, partly cured, at j short, rib mudiies, loose, ‘days salt, 7c.; loose, ad iereen ments Ke. a 5c. ‘Ti¢e. ages, short ribs quotable As Gigc., short clear, ald Dressed hogs firm and scarce; sales at Whiskey steady at 0c. Recelpin14 000 bbls flow bushels wheat, 20000 do. corn, S00 de, oats ON ao. e_and 21,000 do. barley. “Shipments— 14,000 Sb flour, 000 bushels wheat, 2.000 do. corn, 40,000 do. oats, 2,000 ie rye and 10,000 do. barley. Wituincron, N.., Dec. 8 1873. Spirits of turpentine steady at 38. Rosin steady at for tuture delivery. Crude turpentine steady at $2 for hard; $2 90 for yellow dip. Tar firm at $2 45. EUROPEAN MARKETS, DON, Dec. 8—12:30 P. M. BACs» ge | Tp days" salt jeliverable ae and higher: sales of shoulders a S%c. for 18 and 13 Ibs. ouers Lonpox Morey MaRxer. Consol tor money, 9175 for tne ACcOUNt, 925g a 92% United States te forty bond: New York entral, TD. ae Fallway Garey, x Dagan 59. 4 .—United States ten-forty bonds. 9134, brie Railway 6:30 F. M.—Erie Railway #) 9. nis, Dec, rele: son 75e, 3:30 Pat RSE, — FRANKFORT, Dec. 8.—United States nyectwenty- bonds: 3774 for the lente of 1802 Livarroor Corton Mancer.—Livenroot, Dec. 8—3. P. M-—OF the sales to-day, 400) balew were American, | Cot- ton to arrive steady; no transaction: vhe market is fuiet ana unchanged. Bales 100 bales, including 2,000 ey speculation and export. Livgnroot BReapsrurrs Manxet.—Liverroor, Dec. 8—P. M.—Corn, 354 34. a 35e, 6. per quarter, The mar- ket is quiet. Livenroot Provisions Manxer.—Liyerrool, Dec. 8— P. M.—Pork, 728. Gd. per DDL for new mess, puivauroot Puopuck Manwer.—Livenvoot, Deo, 86:30 M.—Refined petroleum. 124d. a 123d. per gallon. Loxpon Provuce MARKiEY,—LONDON, '8.—Tallow, aay a 40n. 6d. perewt Spirits turpenune, 3s, 3d. per a ne FINANCIAL. LBXANDER FROTHINGHAM & COMPANY SECURE capital for imeorporated companies, merchants, manulacturers, mines. Our. Register contains many pamnes possessing various amounts for investments, APT SANDER FROTHINGHAM & COMP. Me and Alt Broadwa: AY SUAPSLEY & BAZLEY, BROKERS, 74 BROAD- way.—Stocks bought and sold on ' commission; privileges ‘negotiated tin, stocks on members, Exchange ‘or responsible parties. Explanatory circulars mailed to any address GENTLEMAN ABOUT ENGAGING IN BUSINESS has $15,000o0f first class 8 per cent Bonds, which he desires to dispose of; six month's Interest due January 1, Address BANKER, box 156 Herald office. ONDS OF ST. JO AND DENVER CITY, NORTHERN Pacitic and other defaulting railroads and general Mijscellaneous Securities bought and soli, WIL WARD, 22 Broad street. ROOKLYN CITY 7S, PUBLIC PARK, DUE IN 1915, tor sale ches basecgy 40 Wall street. SKINS a BRAINE, BROKE DANIEL A. MORAN H Stocks and gold bought and ¥ol 11 BROAD STREET. id for cash or an mar. gin privileges negotiated, on Tesponsible firms, which be uscd in place of cash margin ; (nis enables &ny one with small capital to speculate ‘with little risk. sxplan. atory cil ed. r OANS. ON BOND AND MORTGAGE NEGOTIATED. First class Mortgages and Commercial Paper bonght and sold by J. A, HOY ‘3 , 38 Wall street. ‘ONEY TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORTGAGE IN New, York city, in mas to suit; also mortgages cashed at ane market rate: BELLAMY BROT! HERS, No. 53% Pine street. Stock EXCHANGE.—SEAT WANTED. ADDRESS, stating price. O, L. O., box 148 Herald office. [{NION TRUST ‘COMPANY, ¢ none Is pereby. iven that fhe Upton 3 Trust Company will resume business Monday, Decem! onaRDWAWD KING, President JE HAVE FUNDS FOR PURCHASING GOOD FIRST and Second Mortgages; also to loan on first class city Property, Ga, Petry ‘or unimproved. ARD & LI AVITE, 4 Wallstreet, TLL, BUY FIRST OR, SECOND MORTGAGES oN or Broo! Property. ress FIRST P WORTOAGE, box 206 ‘oe Herald office. i ‘WV ANTED IMMEDIATELY—ON FIRST MORTGAGE 000 for one year, on first class iron, timber and agricultural land, seniee on one of the leading raliways in Virginia: property (31,100 acres in one block) valued at W000; titie periect and indisputa Address VIRGINIA, box 159 Herald id once ‘ANTED—AN IMMEDIATE LOAN OF $150, BY A lady; none but responsible parties need answer. Address PANIC, box 156 Herald office, $200. —INVESTMENTS IN WALL STREEY THE + lastten days hare pais many of our custom- Shag aad sums as low as $10 can be invested without page expignasory pa wie wales, Be tion! Bi as a. ‘Bre oker ire. Mh street, New York, 500 WANTED—FOR SIX MONTHS, ON PER- sonal note, with collateral worth double cid amount; liberal interest pagd. Address 8., box 4,083 Post office. 1 ii F NEW YORK. LOAN—ON FIRST $3.00, Siar. eee Te tou at CALLENDER & LAU! Pine street. oa $4.000 Fee AND $2,000 Peonaeh LOAN ON NEW YORK chat! SACO. 8 tin AkeR, 149 Broadway. AND $10.00 TO, LOAN ON NEW YORK city private Dwellings; must be first class, Beane wk Soares fall particulars to command . K. OFS, Attorney, Dox #29 Post office. —TO LOAN, IN NEW YORK AND ON first class {Brooklyn Fr Property, and tor ond Mortgages, Se, in smal & F. BARTLES, 36 Wail street, 137. 00( FOR. FIRST MORTGAGES, IN. SUMS tosuit of we hand tor gdod second lortgages at reasonable disc HALON & ‘2 t SLOAN, 314 Hust Seventeenth street, _ $200. OOO enOA®, BS CITY | PRIVATE Dwellings or Swre ees also on ved Bonds, C, wit ir Stocks or othe LETS, Montauk Insurance Compan, J )ISSOLUTION.—THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETO- fore existil between the undersigned, under the firm came ot J. P, Walsh & CO., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. "The business hereaiter will be con- ducted py John P. Walsh. JO! ALSH, New ¥: ‘orn, Dec. 6, 1873. JOUN KEARNEY. ‘OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FIRM a Se ag bid Youx, Ln 8, 1873, jone nae sign f name of § nse ih 4 Foun business will be car- heretotore eek under the name of William Klein & Co. is this day dissolved by matual consent. ba . A. BABLOC ‘liquidation. Britam- nis Ware cH retofore under, the ADE eet. UY beg COrARTNERSHIP HITHERTO EXISTING UN. der name of Lichtenstien & Fox has dissolved P, Fox. All claims on the lave GC. P. FOX. v firm will be settled Dy. New You, Dec. 9, 1873, THE BRITTON INVESTIGATION, The investigation in the case of District Attorney Britton touching the charges preferred by “the Filty,”” was resumed in Samuell’s Assembly Rooms, Brooklyn, yesterday, before Mr. Cadwallader and Judge Spier, the commissioners appointed by the Governor to take the testimony presented in the case. W. F. Shanks, local editor of # morning journal of New York, was examined concerning an article published in the paper to which he is at- i tached, reflecting on Judge McCue. Tho witness testified that Mr. Britton stopped) n when he fe had ew the habeas ‘was proceeding to af ? Por aha pus before Jud, that Mr. Britton alte the Sherif Des i lech FIRE IN BROOKLYN. At half-past ‘two o'clock yesterday afternoon the ‘and bagging factory of Samue) Furnabald, The City Finances—The Debt | Decem= ber Compared With ‘Tete of pains meant Warrants Drawn, Durauruxnt ov Finance, Comprnouinn's Youx, Monthly statement of amountor for what purogeee against the city and Jeanary fe Nowenhor 20, 197% inclustye talbo enent ‘of the city and county debe g 31, 4572, and November bay Fate) with @ ot" and for what purposes stocks have becn res ~ v4 STATBEST OF WARRABTS DRAW, To Oct. 31, 5 Jw On city account—General expenses, (a Zialntive: Departuisnt-—Salaries, ; ising anil contingencies... $227,304 $17 ] Law DepurtmentSalariee an and be = 89,984 9,993" ee. ene’ Deparunent ot "Public cuter: Sires cade Sirecdouereste, cease. | senate Department of Public Charides and Correction. . 1,211,267 23,549 partment ot Publ tenance, &€. 468,511 10.201 pa a a ading ¢ or runt auras bam, 2,428,923, Department of Taxes and Assess pipe baci 082,469» 201, Moga 1708 ; 900,000 15,000" 399,072 ee 3,115,933 3,007 ‘792,763 - 652,414 121,147 ity. nting id * Prinungsstionery” and DIgni baad lh books. Ry 982 ‘oW 3 Amount payable from taxation.$16,561, 709 Construction—New works and pn SIRS As a aa Provements and, old debts, pay- able trom issue of bonds— Arrearages of 1871 prior w 1872, &c. Ase! nt fund: and park opeuings....... artinent of Parks—Construce 70,20 poe) 5,450 bay exh Sis clatiae aad juneente G aa 4 alms and judgiuen te tawe ire i, MBSR BRB eerie (enapter ti =: 4 Laws lis. - 2m . Amount jayable trom issue of Donde, “$17,069,789 $861,516 Dapileate ascsments $425 ea Departmenyar sulidings Ui Lich fina (ehupter 625, Litws IS/l).-...... 2,084 ie Excise License rund (pFid® to uty Ds 4.818 is ‘ pein 16705 ag? Bosadone from, Biches iad,” tn big a nations. from ae mete Moog taton asscbaticuts Ao; bos ra peniain inerror.. 3819 1,397 jenpuon. oF paid). + 1,275,000 6,422,900 Amount paid on. special and Trust accounts, gam shanan Total amount warrants drawa in ‘November ‘on city account, . bei Aud amount previously Total amount warrants drawn on city ac- coun! seesees $458,625 ‘i County account, payable irom taxa- Foo cate parposes, - $3,101,567 et General expeuses.. 337.466 Ynterest on county 1,306.775 Asylums, reformiatories itable insuuutions imc Si 1,43 Px ytd | init ceranie fermeacabente 8 aes Byeoialnnd crass Aceunnts, payable } nds— Dee eaptaior iat and of advertise 7, Amount of warrants drawn on acs, $1,763,081 $1,957,009 ount warrants drawn tin November... ada ‘amount previously ‘drawn. Total amount warrants drawn on county accow * $11,227,545. Add Soount! drawn on city account... 628 Total amount warrants drawn, city and _ county account, to di + $57,057,970 CITY AND ‘CO City account— sat Aa ‘or 0 Fined ee Bev | Hiking fund. $63,786,255 68,819,054 68,682,064). Temporary deb ‘asnesstn 16,927,373 21,774,972 31,391,07@ 6,146,492 6,615,607 6,615,007 ee ee urrent expenses, a) is tictpating: aes Tes... = T0804 6,176,208 cs ‘Payabre trom Taxation. 20987404 30,282,305, 20,494,068, aebia shupters 3) and le cl wanes ore Ter. 1,667,700 1,694,700 1,694,700 venue” bonds, — taxes, 1873. = 2169.10 085,100: tals «- $ISS16;220 158,144,000 134,401, 61 Law amin sikingtind 2 aie ‘aero ped Cash in city and county aera I 040 poses cout i ky draw for redeinption oF sa 08 Siocks and bonds have’ been issued for’ the’ puryoses Depernent Ot Public Works— ir Croton water Pat] $1,815,000 For sewer repaits, Gi For street impro 3,387,900 1000 ran 400: For Riverside Park, Broadway widening, M Mad- json avenne extension, &c. 5 For boulevard north of ‘1s5th street, Departinent of Public Park: Hor ark improvements. For Museum of Artand i UOTYs cc ecceececeeneee For New York and Brooklyn Bridge. For publte school buildings » For Department of Buidin, Suilding lien For assessments: For New County Court Kor fire veleyrapt arrearage: Of BT ‘or arrearage and old clutm: ising prior to 1872 (eh 4, 35 bonds red ve 3,873,700 wip Garten Pack" Coaianaston Tinprovement bonds to meet like bonds matured. For Department of Parks Improvement bonds. For revenue bonds, 1878, for current expenses.. 12,1 feta er wien ‘Total amount of oats i issued $28,800,974 ‘The above stocks and bonds wi laws for Works in progress; assessment bon of improvements in progress, and tobe ments to be me ted; revenue a taxes of 1873, bonds on account. chapter tar 8 3 and af "Or shaper and wi int of Build! mea ter oe Laws of and judgmet wane, ipl oS isa er. Bana Total... BEAL ESTATE, The only sales at the Exchange Salesroom yea= terday were legal sales, directed a8 follows:— James M. Miller sold, by order of the Supreme Court, under direction of J, H. Crawford, referee, the leases of the premises located on the south side of Twenty-third street, west of Tenth avenue, Mr. Richard V. Harnett sold, under the same order: as above and under the direction of Prank Rudd, referee, two four story brown stone houses, situ-. ated on the west side tug, Qua 206, oF Sixtieth’ street, and Mr, order of the receiver, all vik fier & of the GR York ue ue he lease and it south hal half of wt of tse ao ‘Nort iene sat The ing are proses aii the cyt ‘itie ai a