The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1874, Page 5

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL A Startling Inference from the Public Debt Statement. The Bonded Debt Increased in Violation of Law. THE SECRETARY RISES TO EXPLAIN. —- + Another Dull Day in Wall Street. — CURRENT VALUES. WALL STREET, } ‘Tuaspay, March 3—6 P. M, The Funding bill of 1870, finally passed July 13 of ‘that year, provided as follows:— SRCTION 1.—Be it enacted, &c., That the Secre- tary ol the Treasury is hereby authorized to issue, ina ee or sums not exceeding in the aggregate 000,000, in coupon or registered bonds ol the inited States, in such form as he may prescribe, and of denominations of $50, or some multiple o! that sum, redeemable in coin of*the presens standard vaiue, at the pleasure of the United Staves, after ten years from date of their issue, and bearing interest payable semi-annually in such coin at the rate o! five per centum per annum; also @ suM or sums not exceeding in the aggregate Bros, 000,000 o1 like bonds, the same in all respects, payable at the pieasure of the United States aiter fiiteen years from date of their tssue and bearing interest at the rate of four and a half per centum per annum; also a sum or sums not ex- ceeding in ageregate $1,000,000,000 of like bonds, the same in all respects, but payable at the pleas- ure of the United States after thirty years jrom the date of their issue, and bearing interest at the rate of iour per centum per annum, all of which said several classes of bonds and interest thereon shall be exempt irom the jayment of all taxes or duties of the United States, as wellas from taxation in any form by or under State, municipal or local authority; and the said bonds shall have set forth nd expressed upon their face the above specitied conditions, and shall, with their coupons, be made payable at the ‘Treasury of the United states. BuT NOTHING IN THIS ACT, OR IN ANY OTHER LAW NOW IN FORCE, SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE ANY INCREASE WHATEVER OF THE BONDBD DEBT OF THE Unirep States. THE CONTRASTED DEBT STATEMENTS for January and February of this year show the following figures :— Total debt bearing interest in coin at the close of January....... « -$1,712, 749,200 Total debt bearing interest in coin ‘at the close of February.......-.+s0++++ 1,720,860, 700 Increase in bonded debt forFebruary $7,611,500 This needs no comment. We, however, append the following by way of explanation:— Total Total Jan, 31, Feb, 28. Loan Of 1858....+.+-..-. $995,000 $260,000 Loan of Feb., 1861, (’81’s) 18, [araiaee 18,415,000 Oregon war debt....... 15, 000 945,00 Loan of July and August, 1861, (’31’8) + 189,321,350 am 321,350 Five-twenties . Loan 01 1863, (’81’s). 5 Ten-forties of 1864, 194,567,300 194,567,300 ae twenties of March,... neeeee *. 946,600 946,600. mine tent of dune, 1864, 58,046,200 58,046,200 Five-twenties Oo! 1865....... 152,634, 350 152,634,350 Consols of 1865. 202,633,100 202,633, 100 Consols of 1867. « 310,654,200 310,654,400 Consois of 1868, ++ 87,474,000 87,474,000 Funded loan of 1881. $ 208}458,750 810,870,25 Aggregates............$1,712,749, 200 $1,720,560, 700 An evening paper contains the following ex- planation of Mr. Richardson’s financiering:— Our attention has been called to the fact that the gold interest bearing debt shows an increase of over $7,000,000 in the February statement, that amount o! 5 per cent bonds having been issued in excess of the 6 per cent bonds redeemed, This flifference, we believe, can be explamed chiefly by | 2 KEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. coupon, 114% 8 114% ; Central Pacific gold bonds, 96% @ 0534; Western Pacific gold bonds, 8744 a 87. THE STOCK MARKET exhibited no features of special interest, the post- ponement of the financial subject to make way for the Centennial bill simply disgusting operators. We give below early prices to form a basis of com- parison with those at the close. STOCKS ON TBE FIRST CALL, ‘The following were the bid prices :— z x Central 4 Hud as oe Chi ap ong & A & Alten serip. & Issip pi. Ene “a ohis 2 Mion pra 3 far St Louis & Iron Mount 19% Harlen Chi, Bur & Quiney ......103 Michivan Central UN4J Rail € Can Go. ./122 Lake hore & Mich Bor Morris & Essex.. a New Jersey Southern. ; NH & Harttord. Bt Ravnioat St Joseph. Hannibal & St Jo pret. Ey Joliet & Chi 8 Del's Hud Canal ‘Go. My American Coal... Spring Mountain Coai- Chicago & Rock Isl Con Coal of Maryland. ri Chicago, Mil & StPaul 42% Canton C 0, ultimore. 10 1 é <t Paul pt.. 68% Gen New Jer Land im. 45 Cot. Ml vats & West Werwer Onion Tel. 1s Pee w ebh cut Se Oiocaitver Min C Del, Lack & Wesiern..109% Mariposa ld & Min Go. i Boston, Hart & Erie.:. 1% Adams Express. ‘Alton & Terre Haute 10° Wells-Fargo xpress. 3 Chicago & Alton.. United states Express. 7054 Chicago & Alton pre ti Pacific Mail 88 Co...,. 42% RAILWAY MORTGAGES were in fair inquiry at the following bids New York Cen 6's, ’88.. 9 North Missouri Ist m... 87 Panama... Union Paciti Illinois Central. Cley & Pittsbui Shicage dN ors pi hicazo & Nor WY, Col, Cin & Ind New orieg heaira New York Cen 6's, '87.. Hao & St Jo land grant 99 New York Cen cs Ee # Han & St Jo, 8's, conv. 79 New York Cen o's, Del, Lack &'W dd m...-101 oe mobs Det " NY Le a a To's Web tet tral, 2d bds. + 9% twa Chit iy 105; Mich ‘Cen to) Ms ioe. Fd Plus Fey poet eae els Mich Cen Is 8, Pits, chi 34 m. 95 Chi, Bur & Bg oad Olev'a Pitts 3d m Mich south PS 99% Clev & Pitts 4th m #8: Mich So & Nis itt P e: 18 Chi & alton sink fund. 109 & Tol hi & Alton Ist m. hi & Alton income. 2d m, Dub é Sioux city tatm oa + 96! Pane Shore div buss... 966 Dub & sous Ghy 20 Lake Shore con ¢ bids. x St Louis 1M atm. Lake Shore con bis.. 7 Mdst Peis, Ist in, Bac Rit 7's) gtd Uy Mo. 9 M St P Ist. 731), PD 94% Gen Pac gold bas. .... Mil & St P7's, gold, RD 88 Unlon Pas txt ma baa. MUS StP isha Gb. oF Union Pac 1g 7s MAL & St P ist'm, L&D, Union Pacific 10's, ine. 774, Mil & St P istin) O & M 81 Ii Ven 7 per cent, °75..103% Mal & St Paul 2d m..... Bel & 50 ill Ist m,8's.. 4 Marietta & Cin Ist m. Mar iton & TH hi & Mil ist m.. Aton @ ti gun Joliet & Cbd tat i. -01 Chi &N Ws Ind C lst mis wx Chi & N W con oan, Ohi & Ind sain Chi & N W exten Tol, Peoria & War, Chi & NW Ist m Y&aN H's Chi & NW cou g bis. Bos, H & £ Ist Pete aT iti Pas 1s Bok H & &, guarai SOUTHERN SECURITIES, The following were the bid prices for the South- ern bonds :— Missouri . Georgia 7, gold ba MisSourt ges Wa Se is 9 ves Missouri 6's, Asy or wed 2 Robe, Poi J&s. 2a6 Tennessee b's old. N Co's, Fund act, tii. Ey Tennessee 6's, old, 6's, Fund act, 18608. S new bas ad. 18 Tennessee 6's, new CO: 28% new bas, As 0 18, 8 6 Tennessee 6's, new, Tennessee 6's, new, Virginia 6's, old bas. Virginia c. con ae Virginia 6's, det bds. Georgia 6s. Georgia 7's, new. . South Carolina oe. Georgia 7's, end bds... 78 8 U 6's, Fund act, 1866, 14 GITY BANK SHARES. The following were the bid prices :— New Yor Manhatta Merchants’ Mechanicy? Union. Americ Mechanics’ & Traders’.121 Leather Manufac’ers’ . a Commerce.. Qenerlean Exchangers: 40x Chatham. 120" 100 Bank of the Republic.:100 Bankers 4 Brokers’ A. 90 Bank of North Amer... 8 Germania patty SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXOHANGE, ‘Tuesday, March 3—10 A. Bos} Betore Cal). 300 shs West Un Tel..c 74% S500shsChi&NWRK.860 54.4 10 do. 14% 700 do. D3 56 the decrease in the debt on which interest has | 500 veased. The writer forgeta that the provision of the law quoted above is mandatory, and does not leave the Secretary the cption of issuing tresh bonds in licu of called bonds until the latter are returned. It was at first explained on the street that the differ- ence aud increase arose from the conversion of 4858 fives into the funded loan of 1881, but this is rendered nugatory by the table we publish. The inference at the present is, that the Secretary has violated the law to a degree that in times of less pronounced political hostility might endanger his incumbency ; but now the most we can say is nous verrons. ‘ THE COIN CONDITION OF THE TREASURY is illustrated by the following figures :— Devit. Coin interest due and unpaid.... Accrued interest to date... Five-twenties, 186: led and’ not re- turned..... {nterest.. Total 5, 551,158 2,110,476 . 88,009 $35,960,202 Credit. Coin in Treasury, less special deposit held for redempuon of certificates.......... $35,190,223 . prcehlaM acons Balance ,.......+.+ + $762,071 Additional loan of 1868, outstanding . 260,000 Treasury deficit. ++ $1,022,071 It is upon such an exhibit as this that Mr. Rich- ardson undertakes to trifle with the inquiry of a great journal directed in the interest of com- merce. It 1s sausfactory to learn that he deems some apology due to the public, us may be seen in the tollowing extract from a letter addressed to this department irom the HERALD Bureau in Wash- ington :— HERALD BURRAU, WASHINGTON, March 2, 1874. Secretary Richardson says that it was not until Saturday afternoon last that it was determined to resume the sale of gold, and whoever started the rumor founded it on the accumulation of coin in the Treasury, and the supposition that the sales might be resumed in March, It was the President's approval on Saturday that determined the pro- mme. his explanation he deemed due to the KRALD lest you migit suppose he had intention- ally misled your correspondent. GOLD RANGED to-day from 112% a 11234, without much excite. ment; the carrying rate ranging from fat to 4 per cent for borrowing. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank to-day were as follows:—Gold balances, $2,020,055; currency balances, $2,279,687; gross clearances, $49,042,000, The customs receipts to-day were $503,000. The Assistant Treasurer paid out $330,000 on account of interest, and $47,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds. The total disbursements by the Treasury at this point to date, on account of March interest, are pipe FOREIGN EXCHANGE ‘was heavy and lower this afternoon, closing at 4.83% a 4.833¢ for bankers’ sixty days sterling and 4.86% a 4.87 for demand, MONEY continues easy at 3 and 4 per cent, in fact, were nominal rates. The outstanding legal tenders were unchanged at $382,000,000, Internal revenue receipts, $227,000. The Treasury disbursements for February were $14,700,000, exclusive of the principal of called bonds and interest on the pub- lic debt. Foreign exchange is weak, prime bankers’ sterling being 4.8344 & 4.834% and 4.86% & 4.87. The total exports of produce from this port for the week ending to-day amounted to $3,934,686, mixed values, which is & decrease from last week of $2,523,619. The ex- ports for the corresponding period of last year ‘Were $5,252,908, and for 1872, $5,075,113. The total exports since January 1, this year, are $47,412,340, against $44,299,975 last year and $37,587,344 in 1872. GOVERNMENTS WERE STEADY, closing at the following price: United States currency sixes, 116@ 11644; do, sixes, 1881, regis- tered, 119 & 119%; do, do. do., coupon, 119% o 120; do. five-twenties, 1862, registered, 116%; do. do, do, coupon, 117 a 118; do do., 1864, registered, 118 9 119; do. do., do., cou pons, 118% @ 11944; do, do,, 1865, registered, 118% @ 118345 do. do., do., coupon, 12055 a 120%; do. do., 1865, new registered, 11834 @ 188%; do. do., do, coupons, 11834 2.118% ; do. do., 1867,.registered, 1183¢ a@ 119; do, do., d0., coupons, 119 @ 119 do. do., 1868, registered, 11844 @ 119; do. do, do, coupons, 118% 4 119; do. tewforties, registered, 112}g @ 113; do. do,, coupon, 112% @ 113; do, Gves, 1881, registered, 114), a 114%; do, do., do, | lw un + 8,210,650 | 2100 Tenn jarlen 1 200 Harlem KR pref.. ip Jou Atl Fy ae eae Pac RR. 34K Mid 18) WRK. 42% 10:15 and 11:30 A. M. - nee $80 US ead ¢,'67, smi es ‘5000 yD. 118% 1000 Us 8-20, ¢, *68. +e 194g 10ud Us 6s, cur First Board—10:30 A. M. $16000 Tenn es, old... $9 BHU ans LS & MSRR.sS 0x4 ld, x6 G74 Guo ¥ vd4q 105 P, FtW & Uguarsb3 % 8.0 nrle ke sbe 46% 1000 860 3OU0 US 5-20, ¢) 67 1000 Missouri 0’ 500 Bufl & Erie, new 15u00 C& NW € cg b.bs 13000 L Shore conc bds 97 1000 L 8 2d con r bus. 18000 Un Fac RR Ist m ee pee7 6 bis Tol & W 2d.. 1000 L Island RK ist 10 shs Del @ H Canal 100 Quick Min Co pt.b ¢ 16 West Un Tel...be 500 do. 3 ao. 1W Bos, H & 109 det, Hf ul Lea 100 * ai Pe. M.—Betore Call. 200 shs Chia NW RRs3 54% luo do. 4 “y u RRR, Pac Tel 18000 US 5-20, 0, ni ity AO US S-a0 fs a is | 3 ideo us 5-20, BOW Us bv, is Eze SesuEe ‘pool, vit do. at 1 Iga. 5 eeSe $3 be) ee: Pe = a3c35 — SS = See S88 and the demand has been only'movorae andcondied | lots for the immediate use of brewers. American, new, new, low to tai: Be. : Bay: ie! Monee, 8 850.5 c SSReRe SS 20 as5.r R my yal "I iy RR. Hay anv Srraw.—Pri | last, and the demand has been tair both for shi) eras 8 and Fetail qualities. We quote —North Hiver shipping, clover, 4 Loar omKiiS : bs. Montevideo! 2034 to 2h Ti “Be. 0 he Coprichtey 100 she eran RR, Qringeo, to 23 Ibs dle. BiSeees. ‘Callfornia. ) Log Ch A NW be , a 22c.; Go. Dot wriinmed, 2 De a Matamoros and Mexican, 22 to 2% Lh ic.; Vera ru to 19 tbs, em Tampico, 2 to 23 nies i Bowots -; Payta, 22 to 2 Ibs. io Hinchey ary gt vicki fies te "ib Ibs. 1e., wold, as they ra rande ‘kips? 9 to 1S Ibs Ha 15t0 17 Ibs. 2c. Guivesto rn, Ibs., alc, ; San Ratoni ‘and | selected. Dry sulted Hides—Chili, 29 to 32 Ibs. 8c. 24 to 28 ibs, 7c. a 18c,; Maranhain, 23, t0 ernambuco, OLOSING PRICE No. | feat 50: es English , $5618 $00; Aincrican, wb Works, istillseesy fair deman for exports, We quote :— COMMERCIAL REPORT. Cotton Quiet—Flour Firmer—Wheat Un- changed—vorn Higher—Oats Better— and Unchanged— Sugar Firm—Coffee Firm—East India Goods Quiet—Petroleum Dull—Naval Quict—Whiskey y. Good damaged Poor damaged Provisions Easy—Wool TUESDAY, March 3—6 P. M. The trade movement was slow, but there was a pretty firm feeling in most marts. On ’Change | 1 age flour was a shade firmer. prices were without essential change, the market closing quiet; most of the sales were for shipment, scarce and decidedly higher, Wheat was quiet, but | 2 and prices were iahee: Whiskey remained unchanged. Pork | Sige! ‘Was quiet and easy. and unchanged for lots on the spot, and firmer Jor | forward delivery. Groceries were in fair demand Petroleum was quiet and easy. stores were quict. East India goods were neglected. | Bie Wool was quict but the market generally firm, Asues.—Reccipts tor the past three days, 105 packages. A moderate business has been consummated, principally | ¢# | in a jobbing way, and prices were steady. Pots quoted at 6c. and pearls 9c. per 1b. BUILDING Marensats.—There has been very little doing | quoted ‘at 143 n the market for brick, and prices were not ma- | We append our sormer quotations, as —Pale, $375 8 $4 25 afloat, $5 75 a $6 25 de- up river, $6 25a $7 25 afloat, $825 a $9 25_ delivered; Haverstraw Bay, $7 25 9 Lard was dull, OP erRouuM.—Market quiet, but, firm, exceptin crude, which was rly Welivery; offered at 15%c., vessel ready on the ot this month. its absence of sales we quote nominally 7c. a Te. uoted at ie. a'sicand naphtha’ nomindily at 8: Melty. The Philadelphia market was quiet, et terially changed. 25 afloat, $9254 | delivered, for ae Philadelphia front, $2850 a $3150 | afloat, $3350 a $37 50 delivered; Baltimore, $50 a $58 afloat, Lime—The market remained quiet, but steady. | 5 boxes of short clear at 3% Jobbing parcels were placed at $110 for Rockland com- mon and $1 75 for do. lump. $1 75 per bbl. tor Rosendale, $4 5) a $4 75 for Roman; | Laths were quiet and un- ‘Ys, to the extent of 200 boxes ot long clear at 8 7-1 hort clear, on the spot, at | inactive, with city quoted at7' for’ the range. Bee: change demand or prices current, Jobbing —_ lots | to, the amount of 120 packages, were, placed, at prices | within che Ong eof $10 50 a $l for. oh a mess, 3 $12 5 13 for extra do., bbls. rime mess, tierces, and $24 a $26 tor cet Oke do., tierces. hams—Narket aniet, Sout prices steady; small | sales, at from $18 to $23 for Southern and $24 a $26 for Western, Cut meats were in moderate request at firmer Cement quiet; $5 40a $5 50 for Portland. quoted at $2 a $210 for astern. —irade has been moderate in a jobbing wi and prices steady. Quoted as tollows:—Sperm, patent do, 38c. a 3¥C. ; 1e, 12, 14 and 16 oz, 133¢0. a 180. Frices were Unchanged and the demand le. We append our former quotations, as 8 tol- | janila, large snggmhl Size, L0dgC. a ITIgC. 5 do. shoulders at Bic. a Sigc.: 3,000 Ibs, | lies, medium average, on private terms, and 50 boxes of | do. aiso on private terms. Lard—tor Western the mar- | ket ruled steady, but the demand was only moderate. We heard of sales of 750 tierces tor March at 9%c, @ it a Zealand cordage, 14kg Teussia bolt rope, ize, Corrxk.—Ihe inarket since our last has been quiet and prices were ashade easier. The sales in lots foot up @bout 100,000 Ibs. lake at 24'4c. a 24}9c. cas a iihere hes been a fair Gemend trom the home frade and prices ruled steady, We quote: —¥resh Jersey, @ 25c.; fresh State and tl: Wests a,c. w 2346. oF Prime. Mig. 5 of city, 100 do. of prime soid at Sodan.—Huslness toxlay has been fair in raw sugar and on the basis of 7isc. a 7%c. for tuir to good refining. Wa note sales of 575 hhds. ot good talr at 73%c.5 1 fully fair at 7 9-16c.; 168 hhds. of molasses sugar at 73gc. 0 a 2 ra’ 280" tor onde 23}4¢. tor Southern, nnd ie. 206" for ordi: ry! State limed, at léc. #18c. ; Western a Ibe. CorTon on the spot was 3) very iult prices, and the mar! Future deliveries were moderately ac Lite, a3-2e. advance. Tc. + 390 hhds. ot genteitugal at Bhge. taltugal at 8c, a 8%c. ; 89 hoxes, various kinds, at from Tacs a Bigc. 5 or) boxes molasses sugar at 744 17,432 bags "of Manila at 7c, Retin moderate demand and Standard “A's,” yc. d, except at quiet, was firm. ve, ‘closing ab aringly offere ar, Sintet Bood orainiary. 183 i: 16 —The quotations are based on cotton in store running in quality not more than half a grade above or beiow the grade quoted. The sales were as tollows :— To-Day, Last Eoening. Total, worn “3a ly bales to arrive, For ture delivery (basis RY mmidditng) the sales have been as Laas ing utter three Se ceareat 300 15 3-82c., Co ‘short notice, 1 Se..5 AD: 15 15-S2e, ; May, 1W0 at 16%c. OW at 15 29-32c. ; 816 ¥-336, daily, 300 tal three P. M.—March, 0 at Ie at 15 316c.; April, 200 at 5 A ie 700 vat, 15 a Ble. 5 ‘Grand total, 340. paid to. exchange 100 March atea To. Liver pooh 4 receipts at the New Orlenns, 5,349; nna, 1,344 ; Charleston, £02; Wilming: jaltiore, 200; New York, 1,490; | 2,344, ‘This day last | ¢ inquiry has been jair, and the market We note sales of 2,000 bi and 1,500 do, of do, ex by 3a. ‘a led. ; ie Galveston, ‘660 bales; le, 1, aval ot super do., 35¢. 000 wn sire Nogotk, 470; 2,000 do. of fal do., Nor 37,000 do. of do., 25¢.; 3,000 dos 6 ot | ie ippthages 84000 do. ot’ unwashed Western, 4c. 8 Azo. ; e. 82 week, is oks ‘this phe ex steamer, Pepeta, at from 25c. a 2éc. ry canaoeel wige. & Coy « x Sie. extreme range rnja, 3 bales of pring Caltforniay Sales of black fleece, 8 do: of Texas, 8 bales of Oregon S000 ibe" of Austratian, 4000 Ibe, of South America carpet wool, 150 bales scarred domestic. stends, with sales ot bbls. nil'at 0, We'aivo note 8 OF 8. a sales of 100 bbls. alcohol at $i 804s. e apni a credit; Java, gove ts, 28C. a Lae Cones rte tla, ike i we a ite., gold, per int ni ‘LOUR AND Guan. —Receipts—Flour, 15,983 bbi % 320, bushels Cae 100 do. ir harket ruled frin ands} ight a slight advance. The wine otro About 12800 bbls, at prices within the t the following 4 guigtations. whe: eraey, meal, 130 bbls, and 000" ‘orn meal sold tg the 0 a $4 20 for Western and $4 40 a $4 50 tor Boalt wine. We sor ota Round hoop Olio, shipping brands: Round hoop Ohio, trade brands, Bt Louis, low ‘extra nite double extra.» SSSESSRSRSSE 2 2 =; Corn meal, ‘rang wins Mme nemaoenyaeIewIetaase SSEUSEBSE Goel eam let La mane aniet at a lor prime tor Milwaukee. The flee were about Banta buphew, sf $1 40 a $1 47 for yy jected and No. 3 sp i fh est i OF Re, Non fh 175 for car lots of white, the’ market ‘clos cago No. 2and $1 ste Cy A ye Weve? esl 37 for Nord spring, $1 40 in tatr demand at advanced sit $141, east oF ‘Marche ARE, 2 Lard in tair di for No. 2 Chie: Malwaukee, & Pe 69 tor No. new mixed, 8c. a 8uc.,for yellow, Te. a foe. tor Western white, Bbc. & W0c. for Sy st ia 0 good demand af the eres OTS bane 9 bony as regards gecommmede- fey ese cee core rioeta ate: Bot material chan soane W! favored’ the ‘shipper Hall reonts includes 16,000" bushels | veal at ‘} c 400 bale: ‘oO Lendon, Py. fail, ‘ai Dusnela 0 2,000 bbls. of oilcake at bia. ol itgar at 20a te To Cardif, by steam, te iaor ae cake, 328, To Bremen, by sail, 0) tierces of lard, said’ to be at or about 483° To Havre, by. sail, 30 boxes bacon ‘gail, 150 tous ot tallow ony private terms, The gharvara lude @ German brig, Bwedish Baltics), Tull cargo of Provisions at 50a: a Swe- ish brig, hence to nike of retined petroleum, at 7s. Gonwixs.—Business has been unimportant in this pranch of trade and prices were not essentially changed, We quot :—Doinesties clown, hence to pape agen Or Guttenburg, Lin bbis, . a 18e. tor heavy a fe. Borneo, 1aj,c. & re has been no mat cha in prices, Cc. & 1D%4e. We quot oud to choice, 30c. a 40c.; American, @ 25c.; year! tings, a Be. 5 onde, Ba variang jane, ber rices remained steady since our alfornians, 3 eee Laualities, $1 15 a $1 85; ¢ @ 10c.; straw, 6c. a 9c. tor | ty T5e. ibe for short do., 00 a THe. for wheat un I tor —The market continued inactive, but were steady. Manila quoted at 93¢c., gold, 8%c., wold. Jute steady, but quiet; ated ib i Jute Dutts wold to the extent of 400 bal a 2 ey aurzency, time, wy ya 1,000 bates at 2%4c., currency, ‘at 256. a Shibaa, Trade has been | fair, with the market ruling a shade firmer, but prices were not quotably higher. we aupane our ‘mee orton as sgtgra, 7—Buenos 2 to i» 24c, i 2Aba ec Rio Gra Central American, {rings 2s si Marachibo. a ts 1 . Me.; Puerto cua aid Lagu a 22-.; Caracas, 20 t0 23 Ibi, The "eben “gold, molseted: 17 Ibs, loc. @ 26¢, ry and salted, 18 1 £2 1bs., lsc. ; "Minas, 14 to 15 '; Port au Plate, 15 to 18 lbs., I8¢,; St. Domingo. 15 Birenos ‘Avres and io a gold, selected; fanaibar, il “Wy We. lerra Leone, 9 to 10 tbs. "26e dambia ‘and B to 9 Ibs. 20e.,° currency, as they run; to 25 lbs, 20 23 Ic. & Z1c.* Indianola, 20 to Orpus Chiristh, 20 to 28 18, ; Southern, 12 to 18 ibs., 17c. a 18e., gurrency, to 30 Ibs, 1 Maracaibo, 30 to 3 Iba," 15e. ahia, 28 to 30 1 Savanilla, 26 to 30 ., Me.; Sandwich istands, 28 to 32 Ibs. 1Sc.3 NG fae” 24 Wet salted hines—Buenos Ayre b Grande, 44 to 4b. ie ed Ve Ibe M¥4cn gold | 80 Ibs, f xa8' and Southern, currency, as ; New Orleans, city, texas, pulled and pac! nife, 5) to 30 Jac. a cit 6010 80 ee. 5 OW, icy: 60. ie 1044e., currenc Selected. Kast fa tock Calcutta, city siaughter, 10. Ibs. Ive at ‘igs ens green, 9 to 10 lbs. atte ive for all de- scriptious. No material chonge was noticeable in values, which were quoted as follows:—Scotch pig—Coltness, SH @ $45 per ton: Gartsherri glinton, $39 4 $10; Ainerican, $17; Glengarnock, $40, a 1S a. $30; $32'a $35, 1oiee, $a Sty bar, asworted sizes, he market ruled steady ander a continual ‘om the home trade, and a good inquiry Buenos ayres, a —Crop. tee ight bi te & ie fata ee aks, 8c. 0 m ks, 38¢. aa aa pt crop, middie crop, 36c. rig eens ore 36c. a 3Ode bellies, ire. * Lixin. Market quiet but steady ; quoted at Gizc. a 65¢c., gold, for 8 MOLASSES. mated to-day, aside trom an auction sale of Li bole, of New Orleans, which realized. from However, were quoted steady, ‘us follows English islands, mixed, 2¢.'a Be, ; lo refining, Sic. a Soc. ;d Orleans, 6c. 8 75c, NAVAL Stous—The market for spirits ot turpentine was inacttve and nominal for lots on the spot; but lor forward delivery there was a {air business’ consum- mated at slightly easier prices, We note sules in 100 bbl, | lots of 500 bbls, buyers" option, | Wasa shade edser and quiet." We note site’ of 1,00) 8. #40 $245 The finer grades were | quoted nominally as bejore. Tar and. pitch were” ne- cted and nominal at previously quoted feu 1s. —The Cotton quiet | were not maicrially changed. We quole:—Linseed. 9%. a 0ie. for Jobbing lots im casks; sperm, at $1 78 tor cru $1 85 for natural winter and $I 9 At Bic. for uorthern, Gie; tor southern natural winter, 7c, w'720. for oe Crude’ cotton seed, jor sh, and tac. u Gigc., gold, for doinestic, here lias been bat little business consum- r Ri: 5 g rid crop— centrifugal Jo. musco- ido. do. grocery, 3ic.'a 4Uc. ; New ¢. a 0c. New crop—Cubi jo. layed, 30c. & March, ae 49'ge. Rosin trained at $2 4 neral market has n quiet, but prices for bleached. Whale 8c. a Te, ior enhaden, 45c. ard oil, Sle. a winter, Other descriptions were quoted’ as be- easier. Keflned quoted at 1b%¢¢. Crude in bi as inactive, and 1 Cases spot, and 16c. tor last half of month. A 5,000 bbis. was ‘rumored for early delivery at From the oil producing poinis reports were of a gust market with quotations 8, follows:—Oil, City, 02ig: Petroleum Centre, $1 85% sitoue, $1 8a $1 85; Rouseville, $1 85. ts—Pork, 408 bbls. ; beef, 155 pack- do. ; lard, 643 bbls. and. tlerces and delive and 800 boxes of long Dressed hogs were ‘a 73gc., and Western at here has been no in the market to-day, either, as regards a $22 for We note sales of 800 smoked hams hams at 12}sc., loose bel- 250 do. tor April at 9 5-I6c. oie for May ahds. of OXes of ne c. a 70.) and ed ‘met with a was quoted as follow crushed, 10 jowdered, 10k4e.; grant We “aba—Refining, inferior to ig goon fair, Zac. a Tage. 5 good to priine, Th ry i wo 00d, 1%) fe. pM. to, ehioie e' centritegal: Kista. ant boxe to 13, 8c. & 0 fess Ghon ata bases, 6440. @ Ti4e.; melado, 4c. abc. Glayed Boxes, Dutch standard, Nos. 7 to 9, vse. a do. 4 ta 12, 736 Be. 5.d0., 13 to'15, 840. @ Sky a Cc. 5 do, , i Iicer” Forts Rica Feaniog. sormnon te prime 6 grocery, as foquetee, THe. tac. 'Braril—Duieh ac. & Tc. Java—Dutch stand- ard sap ‘Nos'10 to 12, 7346, 8 ‘Sic, Manila—Superior and ex- | tra superior. 63c. a 74sec, ade has been slow, but prices were not ly changed. Jobbing lots to the amount ot 20 tierces Carolina were Pinced at from “ge. a 8c. and 140 pags of Rangoon at SPELTER quiet, and quoted a 7h Tiv.—The general market ruled quiet. Sales ot “lamb | and flag” were made at 25c., gol » gold, for Silesian. \d, Straits quoted at Miere has been a fair demand for seedieats prices were not quotably changed. The transactions jude 277 cases of Pennsylvania, SFop. of 1872, at 7a a ; 600 cases of Obio, crop of 1872 "i y 3 200 cases of wrappers, various kinds, crop. ‘ot 1872, at l6c. & ; 243 cases of Conner ticut, crop of 1872, on private Or Kentucky sales were 120 hhds., at from 1° Sic. to 10c. | Fore! rene sold to the extent of 30 bales of Havana, at from to Y5e. TALLOW ee steady and in fair demand. Sales, 130,000 Woou—The market has been quiet, but firm for all | descriptions, excepting eee oat rices ot which favored the buyer, le sales 1 S00 ts. B2e. a 55c. it Ubio ) do. of extra Duile “ie 3 pags Ibs. of spring Caiitornia, 32% fleece, 5,000 fee of oarved fleece, Ibs. of do. combings, DOMESTIO MA. MARKETS, Gatveston, March 3, 1874. Cotton dull; ight demand; good ordinary, 13°,¢.; midaling, 18746. Net receipts 6H0 bales. Salos, 6. Stock, New Onueans, March 3, 1874, Cotton lower; middling, 15 ar) good ordinary, Ide." Net Receipts &.s49 bases: gross, RAs Exports—Coastwise, 2,020; to the Continent, 7.208; to oar ac 14,120, Sales, 2,000; last evening, 2,700. $49 bales: gross, 6443. Bayanxan, March 3, 1874. Cotton quiet; middling, 15%¢c. Net receipta, 1,344 bales. RE Wat’. Ane. 0 Continent, ¥,5395 coastwise, 42 Sales, Kk, 76,738, Cotton depressed ; middtt 5 ling, 14346. 5 god ordinary, Mee Nee T cosivte,” Bid bales rose ). xports—To the Conti Sales, 1000. Stock, 6070 Ciantxston, March 3, 1874. bales} gross, fertae coastwise, Sil, Witatxetox, N. C.. March 3, 1874. Spirits of turpentine steady at d4c. Rosin quiet; $1 90 for wirainod: $2tor No. 2 Crude turpentine, teadyy $2 for hard ; $3 tor yellow dip. steady at $2 20 n1caGo, March 3, 1874. Flour dail and unchanged, Wheat lower and irrega- lar; poe ad at $1 by for7No, 1 spriug; $118} tor cash) $1 21% April: $1 25: No. 3 do., 115. Gorn in Tair ttemand ‘and eal. 59340. ApH bid, 2 mixed, S4c.; rejected, old SUKc. Onte steady at 480. for, No. 2,cash firm and une! anged: Barley d uth and for No. 3 do. ‘ork ce d and higher at $3 55, ApH. Bulk. meats in good de: held at 5i40., loose, snot; sales at Shae. Dresse SYACe Broveed short rib mtddles, 73gc. ; short clear Dogs duit ane pa ed. Whiskey t 920, Recoil bis, flour, $8.00 dos con, 80,00) do. outa, a | dor rye wud 16,000 do, barley. esses as 91 2 rt 75; ambe; ie anor a Sie t httia tee wtatd 8, 0; waest & ulwaukee " 1 pH 1» $1 aa Ey do Chicago 8 fi ae red Oo. sp winter. 9 $1 @ a. i ost whit a held at’? ai aie mya ac id fe. Barley duit; Vi cane "gi 40 0°81 w: 0: Western, $1 8 | in ht 9. Rye he Barley malt'firin; Canad: $6 6 $58; Western, aH fey Other articles un? March 8, 1874. and lowe! No. 2 rei he Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat dat alos of amber Michigan, “April, at $1 “ 144; No. Zamber Michigan, $1°32 Corn firm and in farr demana af dbo. for high intxed; Mareh, 654; April, May, 68igc.; June, 69c.; new, 6ligc.; low mixed. bon Tio grade, new, Bac. a Bie. Oats quiet and unchanged j sales at Wc. adc. Clover seeds sold. at $5.45." Recelpts-6,000 bushels ‘wheat, and 700) do corn’ Shipments—i,000 bushels wheat and 6,000 do. corn, weao, March ate, Flour steady les 1,200 pois” at $7 7 tor No. 1 eine ng, $8 7) tor amber winter, $9'25 for white winter, 75 tor double extra. Wheat dull; sales two cars cot mon red State at $1 54, three cars ‘white State at $1 78, on track. cong see tWo cars at 79c. Oats dull; sales two cars Stat te terms, Corn meal, $1 6 for bolted, $1 56 ‘or tnbolte Pes aint Mallteed unchanged ; shorts, $23: shipsiuffs, ‘ings, $26 per ton. road freights— Flour to Tniladelphis and Boston, svc. to New York, 0c, ; to Albany, 42c. EUROPEAN MA! AN MARKETS, , LOOT Pronvos, Mauacer.— I —Spirity turpentine opene Si Od. es ag Moreh 3—Even- it Sis, Sd. aw BYa 6d. per wt. ana closed at —— FINANCIAL, A. _ SILAS ©, HAY, MEMBER N. ¥. ‘stock EXCHANGE, “WILLIAM 8, WARNER, MEMBER N, Y, STOCK EXCHANGE, HAY & WARNER, BANKERS AND BROKERS, No. roadway and No. 5 New street. A SVALENTINE TUMBRIDGE & CO. BANKERS + AND BROKERS, 39 WALL 8T., NEW YOR AND CALLS NEGOTIATED AT LOWEST RATES AND HELD AS CASH OR MARGIN FOR PURCHASING THE STOCK, $50 FUR FIFTY SHARES OF ANY STOUK, Gn poem BOOK, FULLY EXPLAINING METHOD, ‘ADDITIONAL CAPITAL ‘PROCURED | A for merchants, manutacturers and others, Real Estate exchanged tor business. Miniug Interests, &c., negotiated. Persons with capital seeking business advised ot approved gpportunities, Keferences:—uazelle, Marsh & Gardiner, drugs, 10 Gold street; Benedict Brot Jewellers, 171 Broadway, dc. ‘GRIGGS, CARLETON & CO. Financial and Business Agents, 9 Broudway. COPY OF THE “WALL STREET REPORTER,” | explaining how money can be made in stock specu- ation, be mailed free by L. W. HAMILTON & 48 Broad street, New York. AWQLAIMS THOROUGHLY | PROSECUTED AND + litigation conducted without fees, uniess successiul, by an experienced lawyer, expert in bankruptcy cases? excellent references, Address LAWYER. box 2,079 Fost offige. Ai JOHNSON & BRO.. NO. § DEY STREE + Chents will loan on Bond and Moreeages with out bonus:” will buy good Second or Leasehold Mort. gages, New York or A HAZARD & MONTAGUE, NO. 6 BROAD STREET, Brokers in Stock and Gold Privileges; lars mailed and quotations sent to any A —MONEY TO LOAN UPON BOND AND MORT- + gage on first class city Real Estate; also large Mortgages cashed. V, K, STEVENSON, Jr., 11 Pine street. _ EASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Policies, Mortgages and other securities, Insurance fee ay kinds effected with [A & CO., 117 Broadway. LARGE EXEO UTION FU ND F $250,000 TO LOA: on New York city Property for fi e years; also cli- ents to buy Second and Leasehold Mori; ges. Princl- pals address FORNEY, box 113 Herald Brooks, ONY 7 PER CENT BONDS, Jersey City 7 per cent Bonds,’ ‘irst Mortgage Railroad Bonds, also other choice Stocks and, Bonds, paying 7 vo 2 per cent, at the lowest vga rate, for sale ALBERT it SICOLAY & CO, _N. B.—Investment secur: PigELOw & LOC KWOOD, NO. 53 5 PIN STREET, have Estate Money to loan in sims of 810,00 and under on first class improved city Property; cent commission und attorney’ ATCH & FOOTE, Bankers, Ni ernment Bonds Ission for cash. ange for ‘ork | cit Pr RAE, ad street, 2M to P.M, . for | four Se en BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. r March, 74, | FOR Sabet SALE—THE PATENT RIGHT OF AN A Se ido the eaten ot AD baskets Sr oets a Birds: | polar Rest Site Wet, trent: Le z om zs ‘money sou f sling. rquire. oF" red. i When i SGushelns cor, do.; oats, 656 do. sri sisiareas ant Tenth street. ree ey, ON THE CATSKILLS—FURNIBRED third year; fr sale for cash or yy. CH. WARDES years established, now doi sold very low; satistactory rei northwest corner Third avenuc rpo MERC small scale e capitals ‘iso can be converted into a Inrge business & any ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH A LIVE, Palas arty, vin 8! a legitimate Manufacturing Busi: inv HO £Nrew RESPONSIBLE, Wing ured "Herald oft -AINTERS AND PAPERHANGERS.—A RARE chance to commence busi corner Store. two good ‘“Susiness will be for selling: Apply at ud Seventy fourth st IT. MARKS HOTEL—160 ROOMS—NEW MS—NEW BRIGHTON, © ‘Staten Island, is, owing to the death of the proprie- tor, to lease; : Puriiitare Tor male; is. ones rs ae most popu Jar'and successful hotels) ¥ RE GOLLINS. 2 LLIN, Pa Pine street. AN TAILORS OR OTHERS,—A MER- chant tailor and clothier, having a la) establi ed 1 sell out or take a aa inee § with $2,000 to 5 estate accepted; locati rate fo} OTTER or middie ey edt man w ini ke Roney, WANTED-A P. ‘PARTNER ‘OR WILL L SELL A yan. facturing mme: Ea an A MANUFACTURER, McWorther bods ty rNewark, N ee eee manufacturimg busin light ma Q ie 1e8s ot ig! c 7. $9.call at 9 Liberty street, room 28, and examine an 4 great merit; will pay 200 pi WAxtep—a YOUNG MAN WITH $1, F. JOIN er cent and sell readily. the advertiser in a specialty in the medicine hese; am a good outalde talker and lecturer to ® meaning business a No. 1 chance appointing interview, TALKER, Herald office. $1 000 Ra ranges one per 13 Wall strect, make dealings in Gov. and Gold a specialty. Interest allowed | on deposits, Stocks bought on com OHN 8. PIERO. , 106, BROADWA on improved or unimproved property. HAS $150,000 TO Joan on im proved New York city: Heal Estate: with out bonus; also different amounts to purchase Mortgages 0 CAPITALISTS,—THE ADVERTISER WANTS, ON mortgage, $225,000, on first class Property near Fifth avenue, below Forty-second street, wi Property made in one control) might be used. Tet it be distinctly under stood that no brokers need are Apply to H. P. send, attorney, 1s Cl Jhambers st reet. Seat on Staten Island ; tree and clear; price 000, Address E. W. B , box 212 Herald | office. ® ae lowest price. $25. 000 TO LOAN OR TO BUY FIRST OR SEC- ond Mortgages, in sums to suit; New York, Brooklyn or Westchester. Only commission and legal expenses. W. I, BASSFORD, 83 Nassan strei $30. 00 TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGE, New York city improved Property, in sums to suit: term of years. . E. HAYDEN, 47 William street. ‘th $600,000, The belongs to one estate, but mortgages can be ral amounts, so that different funds (under | ‘OWN- T ANTED—RATLROAD BONDS FOR FINE COUNTRY ! TANTED TO PURCHASE—810,00) TO $15,000 TOWN Bonds of Westchester county. Address PUR- CHASER, box 115 Herald office, naming the towns and | Gerard; his sister-in-law, Mrs. M: ary D. $4.0,000 70,2048 ON MORTGAGE NEW YORK city. property ; also $20,000 special loan ; $60,000 for Brooklyn improve PrP large sums pre- ferred, GRANT, 53 Exchange place. $82.500 iis city, tn sams of $010 ana upwards for a term of years, “without bonus. (OHN 'F. CONREY, property. L b. TODD, 3 Liberty street. $95. 000 TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN ON BOND ‘ 4 and Mortgage qr ipont bonus ; $20, oe purchase good First and Second Mortgages. A) to a STERLING, 160 Broadway, room 12, eet 2 Broadway, room ¥. $85,000 BUY, SECOND AND LEASEHOLD ede Mortgages on good city property : money within a week; also Per without bonus, on first class 110.00 Face i tam of “So <Ayp se first second and lease) old Mortgages t: TNMAN Se $400.00 7 ads UME 70 AC, Years; no bonus required 18, Montauk Insurance Company, 188 Broadway. _COPARTNERSHIPS, AWRENCE & BISHOP.—PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by mutual consent the above named firm has PES aoy ST Sel) the business to be continued by Mr. OP, who will collect all bills ena dnd M. E. LAW. el all claims of alos firm. * Dated February 28, 1874. ‘WM. BISHO. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence ror Wx. H. KOKSTRING. FYICE OF THE JOHNSON ROTARY LOCK COM- pany, 26 and 28 Vesey street, New York. PAT rred ail wi, 184. —Mr. Kdward Jonés has this day transfe his right, title and interest in the business retotore carried on under the style or name of the Johnson Rotary k Company, and has ceased to have ‘any connection Ue nagdae oF Ata (ge All ctat aH now due again st e said company wi jusved by the undersigned at this office on: presentation. i ¥. lL. CHAMBERS. HE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING Gilsey & Smith, was thi sent. Peter Gilsey alone 1s authorized to settle the affairs of said firm, to whom all debts of sald sem are to id. PETE! LSEY. be Ne March 2, 1874, ABRAM G. SMITH, BUSINESS. OPPORTUNITIES. Me CORNER LIQUOR STORE FOR SALE—WITH AN | extra store and 1S rooms attached; rent of whole, | s street, $1,000 per yea ‘A. KADY OR GENTLEMAN AS TREASURER OF A first clase exhibstion immediately sma Inquire at 93 Le TUOROUGHLY LEGITIMATE STAPLE AND profitable Manufacturing Business is offered for sale on reasonable terms; will speak for itselt when ex- amined ; owned by elderly ae. wee wish to retire. Call at 276 Pearl street, second fi GENTLEMAN, WITH CAPITA, TO JOIN WITH the advertiser in a business which is now pavisc* large dividends. For interview address M., box lid Herald Uptown Bran tice. ‘a A. TARTNER, WITH A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS, in the ‘advertiser in a livery and sale stable, for which ’have. a coutract to furnish a large amoutit of Horses; will secure tor amount invested, aud guarantee large profits, Address LIVRY, 205 Bast A POSITION AS PUBLISHER OR BUSINESS MAN- ager wanted upon a New York daily or weekly news- paper, by, entleman of capacity and experience. Ad- dress H., Tobacco Leat office, 142 Fulton a rreet. AS UNUSUAL OPPORTONITY FOR AN ENERGETIC business man with cash capital—A lucrative manu- iacturing business for sale; profits iarge; an established and prosperous business; present proprietor compelled i retires for reasons that will be given from 85,000 to AMES 000 cash required, Ls Ln Rese shire Mquire of DWARDS, ve third “MAN, WITH $1,000, TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN an established commission business: also man, with #20010 take halt interest in the first merchant tallor- ing establishment in W D.C 0. 5 Dey street. N yNuavAaL OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE INA pleasant, first class, liberally Papin business; rent a free; this will bear inve: tt ry Heal Batate ollie. 1.2 Broadw Parovalaey | Which go to nd demands ectbinte fed perience not | ecessar - | quired. ‘idiress We WwW. WiftiaNs, Herald, ‘office. sie 4 HOLESALE AND RETAIL SOae, BUSINESS; well established ; fat acs: Sy @ trade: control hi interest { chance. ing interes eae UXRLETOR 1 260. 88 Broadway, WASTED TWO ACTIVE BUSINESS MEN TO BN. kage in a light and remunerative business; liberal inducements to capable men. Apply to JOHN W. RUULEK, 14 Murrs Ween ON $20,000 WORTH - eet. class Furniture; six months’ mortgage. X.Y. Z, mortgage, Herald office. TANTED—$'00,000, BEING 4 PER Chae UPON valuation of city unimproved proper! nC come missions nor bonus paid; bondsman Al. pais dress C., box 636 Post off ice. $500 FOR EATING AND BaR ROOM, FIRST . floor; rent $30; will exchange for real estate personal property. Apply at Oyster Bay, 1,201 Broad. 8 A LIGHT MANUS AC: tock and Machinery). of great extension; the article is in constant and. sing demand; the profits are large and will yiel a ge income without risk. Address JAMES, Her ofiee. 1. 000 PART CASH, FOR AN OFFICE BUSI- $ * nese; established 11 years; profits $2,000: Felets to leading business inen of Now York, Apply at 7d Cedar street, room 10, $3.000 2° $5,00—A PARTNER WANTED WITH above amount: no fortuue mide in @ year, Dut # good chance to make money and extend aa a old established busines#; references exchanged. P. B., box 114 Herald office $] 0. 00 LOANED ON GOOD SECURITY WILL secure a competent man $3,000 a year. Address H, HOWAKD, box 205 Herald offict ++ MR. GZRARD'S WILL. The will of the late James W. Gerara was ad- mitted to probate yesterday in the Surrogate’s Court. It is a very long and elaborate document, and is supplemented by four codicils, He leaves to his son, James W. Gerard, Jr., hig stables in East Twentieth street, near Third ave- nue; all his horses‘and carriages and his interest in Glass’ Building, southwest corner of Wall and Water streets. A part of the rentistobe given tn aid of the maintenance of Mrs, Anne Hosle, the testator’s sister. He also beqneaths to his son, James W., all his furniture, plate, wines, paintings (except the “Queen of Sheba”), books, engravings and works of art in the late residence of the testator, No. 17 Gramercy Park, He advises that his son | shall, if practicable, buy out the interests of the tesiator’s daughter and son-in-law, T. 0, T. Buck- ley, in the residence and live in it himself. He also leaves to his son three lots in East Boston, Mass.. for the erection of a public library, 124 shares the Kast Boston Dry Dock Association and all the lumily portraits inthe testator'’s mansion in Ja- maica Plains, Mass. ‘Yo his daughter-in-law, Jennie Angel Gerard, he | leaves a lar rge lot of land and three houses in Kast Boston, and other valuable property. His daughter, Mrs, Elizapeth 5, Wiggin, gets five shares Of the stock of the Boston Sugar Refinery and the painting called “the Queen of Sheba,’? which the will states the testator had alwaya promised this daughter. To bis son-in-law. T, C. T. Buckley, he kaves a lot of lana in East Boston, his painting called “The Seaport” and $600 to invest in a ring or pin to remember the testator by. To each of the three children of Mrs. Wiggin he eaves thirty-five shares of the Vermont and Canada Railroad and $5,000 in “good” notes and | mortgages. ‘fo each of the three chilaren of Mr. Buckley he leaves $3,500 in ‘good’ notes or mortgages. To his sister, Mrs. Hosie, he leaves tle interest for | life on $2,000 worth of Vermont Central Railroad bonds; but in his fourth codicil he says, “The Ver- mort ‘Central Railroad and the managers and | receivers thereof have burst up,” and he therefore revokes all legacies of the stock, directing its Gee in value to be given. je also leaves small legacies, varying from a few hundred to afew thousand dollars, to his sister, Mrs. Caroline M. Smith; his ela William Gerard; his nieces, Fannie Gerard, Mrs. Anne Howard and Georgiana Gah his pepher John Sumner, and his grand-niece, Eliza Parsons, To his partner, Mr. James N. Platt, te leaves $500 to be invested in some token of remembrance of the testator. The interest of $2,000 is left to the charit, fand of the Workingmen’s Protective Union Association, The interest on $1,500 is to be invested annually. in the purchase of plain sHver medals, to be given to the most amiable ooys and girls in the following schools, no recipient to receive more than one medal, and the pupils to be the judges of those de- serving to receive the medals:—‘Girls’ grammar schools in Twentieth, Twelfth and Wooster streets, and male grammar.schools in Twenty-third, Thir- teentn aud Wooster streets.” He tes that his object in giving the medals is to cultivate what he deems a great essential to the success of educa- tion in the public scheols—‘‘Amiability of charac- ter of the pupils.’” Legacies are left to several of his servants, in- cluding Bridget Dorley aud her daughter, Margaret McGrath, and John O'Neil, his coachman. All the Test of the estate, which, in the aggregate, ts of the value of over $2,000,000, is directed to be di- vided into ten rahe boct shares, three tom a ‘halt ot his‘3on, James W.; thre da halt are divided besween Mrs. Wiggin and her Cod | and the other three-tenths go to Mary and Julian Buckley, children of T. C. T. Buckiey. He exempts his executors, in Bil their trans- actions in relation to the disposition of his property, from giving any security whatever, Saying that it often proves @ great annoyance to executors to give security, and that in his case he thinks it nee pops bard it, he having every confidence that they will execute faitnt the | trusts which he reposes in them. His executors are his son, James W. Gerard, Jr., his son-in-law, T. C. T. Buckley, and his partner, James N, Platt. In closing his will he expects ali his legatees to remember the poor, Pyke that he may be buried in Greenwood with his wife, and states his posi- tive convictions that his body will be raised in the resurrection, ‘The will is attested by iour wit- nesses. The codicils revoke the legacy to Jennie Angel Gerard, and give her $10,000 instead; give Mrs. | Ny In an additional $6,000 ; give his grandson, between the undersigned, under the firm name of | lay ‘dissolved by mutual con- | . Gerard, $2,000; fiiteen Shares more of stock 3 to the children of Mrs. Wiggin ; } $2,500 more to each of the children of Mr. Buckley, to whom he leaves the painting of the ‘Dutch Pal 7 in the costume of a Magdalen taking the veil. de la Val- The vault in Greenwood is bequeathed to his son and daughter and son-in-law, Mr. Buckley ; and there ele neral small incr@ise of the legacies mentioned the original will. FLEEING FROM SING SING. A Comvict Shot While Attempting to Escape from the Prison. ‘White a large force of convicts were at work in one of the marbie quarries connected with Sing Sing Prison yesterday afternoon two of them, named respectively “Bobby” White and John Smith, availing themselves of @ momentary ab- sence of their keeper, started off at full speed in the direction of th were at once espied by some of the guards, who fired @ number of shota, one of which struck White and brought him to the ground with a wound which may pre His companion was hotly pursued ‘and. @ lively chase, The wounded man was taken to thre hospital in @ critical condition, while Smith was consigned to a dark cell, in ¢ the solitude of which he will be adordéd ample time to ponder over his rash errenige to defeat the ends of justice. je village. The fugitives ve fatal. captured aiter “HOP AMBITIOUS, New York, March 3, 1874, To THE EptTor oF Tm HERALD:— Will you be kind enough to state that lam not among the ‘patriots’? who wish to serve theis eountry as PoNtce Commissioner? if L were ever se arabitious to have the position I know not get it, and iwould not if I cor anfor Iam little superstitious about Li Spat man like the late Henry Smith. it will tax Mayor’s in genuity to find a man to re Ssamdtyees © a 6 Be rene