The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1874, Page 11

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ‘The Senate Bill and its Influence—Does It can Contraction or Inflatior SEOCKS DEPRESSED. American Securities Abroad Weak. ‘Greenbacks Worth from 87 Cents and 6 Mills to 87 Oents and 9 Mills, WALL STREET, } WEpNEspay, April 15—6 P. M. Since the publication of the text of the Senate and House bills, and the explanatory letter of ‘Comptroller Knox, a new light seems to have broken upon the stock market, and bankers nd brukers have undergone a decided chapge of sentiment. It is mow contended that the tendency of the Senate bill is se- cretly in favor of speculative contraction through. the process of locking up in tlie country banks of seventy-five per cent of their reserves, or an average of $25,000,000 in excess of the amount required under existing laws, while the re- demption cities will be compelled to keep irom $17,000,000 to $18,000,000 more than at present. While thia plan will strengthen local banks, tt practically subtracts from Wall street a large amount that heretofore hus been used for spec- ulative purposes and constituted no little of the capital on which stocks and gold were moved and loans were expunged. The provision that the banks shall nereaiter hold as part of thetr reserve one-fourth of the coin received by them as in- terest on bonds of the United States deposited as security is also regarded as a feature favoring contraction, inasmuch as it will compel a gradual accumulation of goid from year to year, and pave the way for resumption by both the banks and the government. The total amount of gold interest now anaually paid to these institutions ts, inround numbers, $28,000,000, one fourth of which required to be held is $7,000,000, THE MONRY MARKET. Money to-day ranged {rom 3 to 5 per cent on caly loans and discounts were unchanged. Foreign exchange was steady. Prime rates, 4.8554 and 48834; selling rates, 4.85 and 4,873, & 4.88. Conti- nental dull. Reichmarks, 9574 a 9534 and 96% a 96%, Cables, 9634 a 965;. Prime Paris, 5.18% and 5.13%. THE GOLD MARKET. Gold opened firmly at 114%, receded to 114 and during the later hours of the market to 113%. This made the value of greenbacks vary irom 87 cents 6 mills to 87 ceuts and 9 mills. The rates paid for carrying were 3, 3}g, 2and4 percent. Loans were made fat. OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK. Gold balances... Currency balances, Gross clearances... OLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchange: ty, 748, 287 Currency balances, 309 Gold exchanges ? 149,535, Goid balances. 1,010,010 UNITED STATES TREASURY, The following is the latest Treasury statement :— Currency, $2,578,666; special deposits of legal ten- ders, $53,635,000; coin, $88,624,588; including coin Certificates, $35,916,800; outstanding legal tenders, $382,000,000. The customs receipts to-day were $430.000,. The revenue receipts were $183,475, The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid out $17,000 on ac- count of interest and $30,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds. GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds were firm in the late after- Noon dealings. One lot of $100,000 registerea new fives brought 114%, The following were the closing quotations:—United States currency sixes, 116% @117%; do, sixes, 1861, registered, 110% a 120; do. do. do., coupons, 1213, a 121%; do. five-twenties, 1862, registered, 114% a 115%; do. do. do., cou- pons, 118% a 119; do. do., 1864, registered, 1161 @ 1163; do. do. do., coupons, 120 a 120%; do. do., 1865, registered, 11634 a 116%; do. do. do., cou- pons, 121% @ 1215; do. do., 1865, new, registered, 119 @ 11934; do. do, do., conpons, 11934 a 1195¢; do. do., 1867, registered, 119% @ 120; do. do. do., cou- pons, 120% a 120%; do. do., 1868, registered, 11934 @ 120; do, do. do., coupons, 120 @ 12034; do. ten- forties, registered, 114% 4115; do. do., coupons, 114% & 115; do. fives, 1831, registered, 115 a 1154; do. do. do,, coupons, 1164 a 11654. THE FOREIGN MARKET, The early London reports described Erie as weak and tending down, and quoted the price at 33}; a 33%. Later the shares were held at 33, and at five o'clock at 32}¢. The lollowing are the last general Quotations :—Consols for money, 92%; consols for account, 92% ; five-twenty bonds of 1865, old, 1065, ex coupon; five-twenty bonds of 1867, 108%: ten- Jorty bonds, 1043 a 10434; new fives, 103%, ex cou- pon; New York Central shares, 8934. Consols were Teported firmer and American securities weak. Firty-eight thousand pounds wens into the Bank of England on balance. Rentes at Paris were weak at 59.62}. BANK SHARES are quoted at the biading prices:—American Ex- change, 113; Bankers and Brokers’ Association, 90; Central National, 101; Chatham, 115; City, 290; Commerce, 119%; Continental, 75; Corn Ex- change, 121; Fourth National, 106%; Irving, 124; Market, 1184; Mechanics and Traders’, 130; Mer- cantile, 113; Merchants’, 120; Merchants’ Ex- change, 100; Metropolitan, 130; Nassau, 108; New York, 126; New York National Exchange, 85; Ninth National, 100; North America, 90; Pacific, 160; Park, 143; People’s, 140; Phoenix, 9934; Republic, 106%; Shoe and Leather, 150; St. Nicholas, 110; dtate of New York, 108; Union, 140. SOUTHERN SECURITIES, No Important changes occurred in this aepart- ment, and the market may be reported as un- changed. RAILROAD BONDS. The dealings here were only moderate, yet in- Aicative of the confidence feit in this class of secur- ities as subjects of permanent investment. We Petrolt, Moa &Toi bds, 98 Bui & rte new bus... 9634 Lake shore diy bds,... 9433 Lake Shore con Ist, Jake Snore con lst, Mar & Cin ist. Mich Cen con 76, Mich, Cen Ist m, os, "82 New i ork bei oe = New York wv ee Cy fat, 108 &Pac.10\4 N 6, OO ein fae NJ Central Ce Neca Mee 4 SESE AB eons ie Sa ede ee Ts pedadaded 4 Per ah ei 72228 opggoummmen n= * 3 ee Pd cm =. ESS wi waagensasise 3a = to-day opened at about the closing prices of yes- terday, but gave way almost immediately to the process of unloading that bas veen going on ever since the fate of the Sen; bill was Oxed. It seems a: in anticipation of higher prices, large quantities of stock were heid to be thrown upon what was confidently expected to be a bull mar- ket—the result of Mfation; but now that anticl- pated legisiation points in QD Opposite direction prices continue 40 decline, and there 1s no ap- parent rallying point. Itmay be that we are ap- Qroaching an era of real values, vetting graduauy back to hard pan, and that. Wail street, by bursting some of its specalative bubbles, will yet encoursge the resumption of legitimate Industries, The principal speculation was in the fancy securities, such as Pacific Mail, Western Union, Lake Shore, Union Pacific, Wabash ee Erie, Western Union opened at 78, sold dow: 1634 and closed at 773. Pacific Mail sold at persige s 4534, closing at 47%. Erie receded trom 31% to 36%, Lake Shore from 76 to 7434, Wabash from 45% to 44%, Rock Isiand from 101% to 100%, St. Paul from 4254 to 413s, Union Pacific trom 36% to 864, The investment securities generally msin- tained steadiness. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the epening, highest and lowest prices of the day:— 7a York Central. ‘Wednesday, Ay April 1510 A. BT. ig Before Call. *} $00shs WestUnTel.,.. 77 13! wd 2 7 1500 i 100 > 000 14% 1300 oy ay ar 20 c 500 ay S00 i ss 03 50 NT ++ 108: ¢ 200 Ohi & 101 26 60) Pac ay 0 be. 0 di 47° 600 FS 400 100 53 lod 469% $0 Bs: rt 4634 100 B3: 1700 do: + 485 400 53: 70 do. 10 5 400 Det, Ua 107% 200 531 1000 NY C & 984 100 800 do. ‘ 600 33 500 do. + 9% 20 pry 50 do. 99 100 a 00 98% Wo 42 1000 : 98% 300 + 4 309 8% 700 1 80 99%% 100 42 lu 98% 200 42 1500 9 «300 42) 1 0 294 100 2} 109 29% 300 425 00 L * 76° iw ord 3600 600 2 im» 60% 500 00 4554 909 45, 1000 44% 48:0 443 li i 293 800 Bo! 150 ioc & Pha ar... ¢ Mich Con carbs 6 cours e eo*eoaeccope Zann: 5S Chi & Alt RR. 100 Amer Dis Tel. 100 do. 2 5 do. 94. 2 10StL RG &W 46 Wost Re Vaicbe do. ao P. M.—Before Call. 50) shs LS &MS RR.s3 74! 60) do. is 100 do. 100 Chi 4 RL RR.. a dot ‘ Kf ‘BE. yy $1000 US8's,r, '81, be...114%4 Second Board—1 P. M. $2000 Mo 6's, Bestios 2 10 Bt Taaras, RRbc HO TW, Un Pai Box Hy Del, Le W RR.D 6 107 500 | ae fai “a0 chi £% ie 9. : re 1o8 19000 Un P 7a, Tgrant. 814 90) Un 30g 200 OANWCcgd bds Hi 300 36g 5.00 LS Istcon reg... 964 6.0 ; 6 4000 C, P & Ash, old.. 100}, 100 36. 10 shs'Bank of Com. 120" 9) 35% Sela Han Co.be U9 300 84 100 Con C of Mi D2 4584 1000 35; 800 West 704 60) 8, bn 76% 2600 38 70 . 76% 100 35} 2 i r 36: 300 7% WW 1700 : fBia Sn 30: 3100 ie* i 291 iso wen & a N ho 2) oi BDU 1 82 BY 100 700 Vac M Bi 400 bud 20 200 20) 30 60 09 00 109 | an 20 N 200 cI x 10) 20 pT 500 Joy 100 on) 200 60. = 700 al} 4 900 ito ar 2 o, ~ al 41 aL B00 Te a! 100 500 ris 800 100 sa io. 100 81: 3000 40) 31: 3500 100 , si mt 2W 0, Oni ities 32 ”) 33) {os a 00 300 51% 2100 $20000 100; ue Ha , ig 800 30 ss ian x se | of our rw jaote:—Piain mess, bbi oy 7 pe: ae extra, do., Mer 59 2 $13 00 prime en $0 a India dc, 6 do. $4 ie and extra 40, le market was steady bu ho ce guvtea at whe 288 fort the range of Soathora and “ 75 is Cut meals re- jo 6 nd met Ww ‘ithe A Tate inquiry. We note sales ua fox, ked “shoulders at het smoked ‘shoulders a 10 48) Tos. of plekied ‘ds. on private terms: 9,00) Ibe, 20 45; Pickled be 9 a Wo ace, at 100 46 000 Ibs. of do., 1056 9 00 46 (00 Ibe. of do., 12 ibs. average. at nied 0 45% o., 1B Tha averane, at 8c. “Lard was un 40° 4 but ady in value, both for mpot-and terwai 20 4 41% | delivery. (We Dave only to note a sale of 80 tiercen of 100 449g | Western steam, for April, at l0s¢e. heer on 5 ue | Were not materially ¢ batged in Value and the demand 44s, | was m 100, 45 3 alle at ae moderate, im a jobbing bg 5 200 45 sedi rere steady, The sales ‘foot up 35 tlerces 1@ hg x oir rit a ne » a8 to quality; and 16 bags of 5 "aC. 200 ios, 20. 50 ‘market jor raw sugar # comparatively ow 38: ut remained firm on sof 7340. & wo brs 3 | 0 Rood. We note sales of ‘0 hinds. of fair 0 63% 800 Bo) a hhds. of strist! ae refining 7 oS = Fo $7 ior 10) Iba, 180 bhds. of molasses 30) 5299 3 hhds, comtritugat at 8c. 200 5295, 35 Tc. fined sagar 700 bsg 29: About previous prices 100 bike 293 interior to common, O34. & i on 100 69 rr ws act fara, Non. te bx rig 8 hs 18 to 1500 93 130) ‘orto Bic —hafinite, 10 Fs grocery, fale 1 Ae, gc. dard, Nos, Sut ie ahic, * sava—Duten =8 = Pes FEReK eee eee ee tx <2 ¢ bhore. 31 ag Umon Paci 26hq a 36% Ch & Ss W. sya 8 chia nw Cotton Fiem—Flour Firm—Wheat Easy— Corn Higher—Oats Firm—Rye Firmer— Pork Quiet—Lard Firm — Groceries Quiet and Steady—Petroleum Firmer— Naval Stores Firmer—Freights Firm— Whiskey Higher. WEDNESDAY, April 15—6 P. M. The markets were somewhat irregular to-day and prices fluctuating, but generally firmer. On ‘Change flour was firm, but not very active. Wheat was decidedly dull and prices favored the buyer, though no actual decline was acknowl- edged; but tnere were no buyers at prices current. Corn, on the other hand, was active and higher, the market closing buoyant. Oats were also firm. Whiskey was in demand, and higher. Pork was quiet and nominal, but bacon was firmer and active. Lard was also firmer. Groceries were quiet but values remained about the same. Cotton met with a. fair demand and the market ruled firm. Pe- troleum was firmer, which in a measure checked busi- ness. Naval stores were also firmer, aud quiet in con, sequence. Corrow on the spot continued in fair demand, but the extreme views of holders still operated against trans: actions, and only a limited business was consummated, the market closing quiet at ou: quotations, in which we make no change. “Fatures” wore moderately active at about former rates, the market closing feeble. We quote :— tiaten be la N. Orleans Teras. Ord! pary: Good ordinary. Strict good ord rt middling 1616 16; 16 Midaling. 7 PY 17 17 Good midali 138g 185 18: —The sales were — Last Eo'g. Total. Export... 61 638 Consumptio: 87 533 Speculation a) 58 Totals... 1201 1719 —Ineladed in the above are 202 bales to arrive. For fu- ture delivery (basis low middiing) the sales nave been as follows:—Last evening, after three o'clock—April, 100 (short notice) at 16%<c. 500 at 16%c., 200 at 16 18-820. ; May, 1,000 at 16 21-32c., 1,600 at 16 11-160 TP ico" aun at 17 T-B20. ; July, 400 at 17 9-160, ey halos Wro-day up to threo PY M.—April, 100 at 16 0180. no, notice this week), iio at i63¢c., 100 (short notice) at 6 5-1éc., 100 a3 . 400 at 16 9-16c. (no Rotice till fon iogive., or notice till 20th); 16%. at 1623.800" b00 6 23-82c.. at 16 I1-l6c., 300 st prune, Moat i: er, 100 at 17 7-32., 300 at ie Ci» 300 wt 17 oh 100 at ‘July, 300 at 17 $2c., 100 at Lise. Bat 17 Lbsio,: September, 200 at 17 $20. Total, 9,000 bales. Grand toll, 19, The Tocetpt ts Were : Galveston, ot va mington, 38; Norfolk, 813; ‘ork, inter ies" Total hs 2 vast wack, ton wers soa J; «By sal xc. To steam, wy aa He, Sompressea. "to Livers Oe ‘5-16d., "py ster |. by sail. ibys yy steam: Correy.—The indtkel ruled dull. Parties evinced no Aisposition to operate, pending expected advices trom Rio, We append our er quotations, which be ‘regarded as nomit 21, 213g 8 do., a extreme range for ote 3b. a antec, kine zm) an JULY ores ava, on aoe ', & 2c, Be. a'380. ; Ceylon, 2ie. 7 Marac anp GRAT. a Reo, foot up about 14,300 our quotations. Gort quiet but steady. We Rote ‘sales of of 660 bbis., sBelnain spandy wine, at $460 a 65, Marsh's caloric at $4 Western’ at $115 9 City sacked weal quoted as ge balsas rae — tate. $5 0) 9 $5 65 0 a 625 35 a 675 aT wa 62 % 8 675 Kound hoop Ohi. shi} Aas ds. Ee . $ 0 und hoop Ohio, shipping bran a 650 ind hoop Uhio, trad 00 78 Family i 90) 8 530 a 700 St. Louis, straight extra wo a 3w St. Louis, choice double extra - 800 a 85) St. Louis, choice family. - 88 allo California. . ominal, Rye fiour, fi 0 a 560 Southern, No. 2 00 500) th wo 615 3D a 825 2 arlw W& a 435 OO a 415 | 0 450 O a 445 3a — 81 G0 for Nord Chicago and Bt 63 for Milwaukeus ‘he sales were only about 52.000 bushels at from $1 45 4 $1 63 for inferior or spring, $1 67 a $1 4 for fair to good and choice do. and $1 $8 ‘tor white. Winter wheat was quoted nominauiy aa belore. Corn was active, and igher, The sales were about 134,000 bush Se. tor new mixed—the latier tor very dry—! sc. for old do. Sic, a ¥2e. tor yellow, the tarket erosne Aft atthe advance. Oats were firm but only in light re- west, We have only to report sales. footin ,008 bushels, at 620. a O43¢c. for mixed and M4 for white. Ryo was “aruier, ‘and sold to the extent of 16,00) bushels at $1 03 a $1 12 tor Western and $1 14 for North River. ‘Barley was in deinand and sold to the ex: tent of 22,80 bushels, including 4,510 do, of German tne at $1 9, and 18,000 do. of French on private 1ants.—Business in the line of berth freights con- duane fight, but the market firm. Tonnage for charter met with a Continued xood demand. and the market was firmer, particularly for suitable vessels for grain, The engagements include :—To Liverpool. by steam. 16,00) bushels ot corn at 10%d. ; 20) bales of cotton at 5-16d. : and by sail, 900 bales of compressed cotton at 7-824. ; 50 hhds. nercitron bark at: 26s. 3d. pans fo London, by sail, bushels of grain at sd. a 8 id 6 ‘bales of hate at 32s. 6d. To Antwerp. by sail, te cnaes of tobacco on private terms, To Bremen, by ball, 200 tons of cedar wood, at 30s. The charters were:—A Norwegian park, hence to Cork for orders, with 3,80) quarters of grain, at7s.; & Norwegian bark with 2,800 quarters of grain, hencé same voyage and rate; a Swedish brig with 1,40 quarters of grain, hence same voyage and rate; a British bark, hence to Havre, with 7,000 quarters of grain at 6s. .;a Norwegian bark, hence to Cork for eriera TS 2.40) quarters of grain at 7a.: an vitatian bark’ with 4 quarters of grain, same voyage, Gg. Od. + ing Bark, hence fo n direct irish nott, and incvuding Bristol Chatinel, with 2,700 quarters of grain at 6s, 64. German bark, hehoe to & direct Balti, port, with 8,000 bbls. of ite 3 . . Re Fe Tosin at 48, per 230 Ibs. ;a British bark, henge to H or Dunkirk, with 3,600 bbis. ot crude petroleum at 58; a German baie: hence to a direct German Baltic port, with bbis. of refined petroleum at 53. 6d.; a Norwegian bark, hence to the German Baltic, with 2,000 bbls of re- fined’ petroteu im at 58, 9d. MOLAssE Jobbing | —The market Da tae | but steady, eX Coa oe, rate are nie! tothe amount Of 125 bbls. ec at tro! al and mixed, 20c. , Clayed, 320, a 3,do., fuga! and Petting, Sor’ Sects Go cs groceryy asa & We. ; Poi ag hy Xd English Islands, 30c. @ 0c. ; Naval Stokes. —For spirits of turpentine the market opened steady but ciosed firmer, with nd and Ferused. Balce were made early of 116 bbls. in jots at in was quiet ey srmer, strained’ clo ir a $2.9) tor common and 50 a $2 55 for good, We bee only ‘asale of | not god eeatued ‘at a cargo Was said. to lave been sold, but we were Snatle’ fo earn particulars, Tar and pitch were not espavally changed in value, and sold only in jovbing ea Agile for refined was quiet, but ‘mer, closing at 6c, 4 arly geltve y. a note a sale Shi ter ape a f Ate.” Firat aie May. quote Fy ic. ame Ja haif of at \C- cr in ye was ai Nat oatnaithe tg weshinne oF reported a Transactions: ainoted at 7c, for prompt deliver; tea . Sapeika. nom: ie nat Bc, The Philadephia srket, was quiet and “Advices roa the Creek were of « ee ise ear hee yee Fe i Me eins son ‘ot sales ike ey ol Sma Leary, at 15%c. 0) ae and aplo bis of Biotest. Jobin inal fh luo. We ave dal ate a Coe Se he marie with ste hd ralue. Rt Be, ial tek ee Kou a 4b Dec, 8 xe. Manila—Superior aud ee im=The market was quiet but firmer. Prime owe at Lidge. a Li ? 1 aon i only te st, but firm. The in a moderate Tequest, sugregate About 7,000 Ibs, OC 750. @ 7 13-160., ac- Seed wa ying oa ceipts, 674 bla, The market was mod- rately, seuve, at an advance of Ic. per gallon. Sales 350 DOMESTIO MAX 10 MARKETS, ats menoii Aoril 15 1816 Cotton firm: good demand ; good ordinary, Ise dling, ie, Net iecei pts, 8) bales Ex ortho pee Son: finent, 1,183; coastwise, 20 ghee 2,000, “Stock, RUMANS, April us od Cotton strong and higher vnid ‘iddling, 2675c. ci mid- dling, 16340, , yome, ntles at 18346. 5 cod ordinary, 144e. 5 89, ordinal ‘Net receipts, 94 bales; Kross, por Great Britain, fibt: to the Continent 2228, lea, 8000; last eveni ng 4,000. Stock, 190,208. bettas ana 15, 1874, Cotton firm, piatier: marker bare; middling, 16%c.: Jow mid 3 Hood ordinary, 14a Nat feces Bt paien Eater a oa Srnme ge saa ormin savannan, April 15, 1874. ce wi Net Tedelpts 699 bales; .e 1,015. i115, 187 MHARLESTON, AD! 4, firm, held highsry "emiuduing C5 low midday 10746, a 16e. wood ordinary, fa ck ‘et re- ce! ‘xports—To Great tain, coast Grider iid. Sales, O00" Stock, 272 i Wustnoron, NO. Apri IG ITA dull and nominally at40c. Kosi rm 95 for st ined. Crude poeenene stead: , $3 for yellow dip, ey ae WGO, Apa 15, 1874, andy sales of 1,700 vin at $77) tor No. 2 ae lor amber winter, $9 25 for white winter, 9 75 ty double oxtra. Wheat In tair demand; sales Of 500) bushels No.2 Mitwankes club at $1 4%, 3.000 do. do. at $1 8, 120 do. No, 1, white Michigan, a PN 78, 100 do. oxen white State at $180. Corn steady; sales of 3,50 bushels at 80c, Oats dull; sales of State at S6c. Barley quiet. Corn meal—Sales at $! 65 tor bolied and $1 San upbolted per cwt Mull feed Wess er shorts, $25; shipstamls, $25; middlings, $28 per ton. road freigh: (ae Ira to Boston, Suc.; to New York, 40c. ; To-albany, Sic, Kecelpta-—08,4u0 Ouahols wheat. Cotton firm; rits of turpenti Burra.o, April 15, 1874. Imports for the last twenty-four hours—rlour, 5,100 ‘Dbis, ; wheat, 25,478 bushels; corn, 44,000 do. ; oat ae do. Bxports—Wheat, 4,400 bushels: corn, 38, 0. 5 oats, 34.500 do. Flour ulet. Western sear, 8 38 0 ti 7; baker, | $7 8 $7,755, amber, Father $8 9 Wheat dull Muiwaakee No. 1 St ar $1 047 do. No.2 do. $i a4: red wi a"§i obi white winter, $1 6) a $1 75, Corn: teat Dushels high mixed, on the track, at Ordinary at Blo, ‘anid of 1 600 bushels Oats quiet: ae, Western held at 53c. Barley dull; Canads, $1 380 a $l No. 3 Western, $1 50; no ONG, 2in market. Kye nominal cel Bariey Grd firm; Canada, $180 a $1 9. perers $1 85 a $1 Other articles uhchange fonmpo, April 15, 1874. Flour firm and in fair demands Wheat in fair de- mand and higher at $151 for No. 3 Wabash; $i 5934 for ‘hit Ichigan ; $1 ‘erat for No. sda $1 69 for extra 6 for amber Michigan; seller last half ot April, i 1 58; No. 2 do., demand at Tie. tor high i May, 7i3c. ', T3c.; low mixed, Te, May, AiO oid’ doe The. Prado, Uo. Oats dy at Lge. for No 2 Clover A Eeipta—t.n0 bustieis whicat,-20,000 do. corn and 6000 do. oats. Shipments—39,000 bushels conn and 1,0W do. oats. Curcago, April 15, 1874, Flour sroaay a3 unchanged. Wheat steady at $1 30 for ior No. 2do.. spot or April; $1 27’ Janene 8 a5, 31 303g rejected, sting | Corn in fair demand and highe: 6544c. tor strictly tresh, + aay Se, June; lew No. 2 mixed, reece. G2igc, Oats steady at 440. tor, lo, Fegular: 4634c. for freah, spot; 4740. May ; rejec jected, 43'4c. a 4330. Ryo steady at No. 2 Barley, weet and un- Cire Pork ae ied lower at $15°9) a $1595, spot: $16 10 June. Lard sieady at 30 (atl jay. Bulk meats steady and unchanged. Whiskey ad- Yamcing and in air demand at ice,“ Frelehis—CoFa to Butlalo, 5c.; wheat to do., 53¢c. @ 53¢c, Receipta—10,000 bbls, four, bed “bushels "wheat, 64000 do. corm. 21,00) oats, 41,00) do. rve and 8.000 d0. barley. $08 BBs Hour, 10800) bushels. wheat, 18000 17,000 do. oats, 1,00 do, rye and 900 do. barley. HAVANA MAl NA MARKETS, Havana, April 15, 1874 Sugar—No, 12 D. 8.18368 19 reals per arrobe. change quiet and weak: On'the United tate, sixty days, currency, 103 9 110 premium; short sight, 110 # 212 pre- mium; sixty days, gold, 138 4 139 premium; Mihort sight, 14a 142 premium: “Spanish gold 240 a 241, EUROPEAN MA’ MARKETS, Liverroot. Propuce . Mangan Larenroot, April 15— Evening.—Common rosin, @. 3d. a 63. 6. per cwt. Spirits turpentine, 31s. 6d. a 328. per owt. ‘LONDON PRopuce Manaxr.—Lonvox, April 15—Eyen- ing.—Linseed oil, £25 9 Se per tun. Spirits turpentine, 30s, 34. a Ws. Gd. pe: Shipmenis— 0. corn, FINANCIAL, __. WIS ANCIAL, it SALESAT A DISCOUNT, A INST CLASS. 6 fond Morigage tor $70,000 " Address box 8,636 Pook R SALE—FIFTY SHARES STOCK NEW JERSEY Central Railroad Land Improvement Company. Ad- dress box 72 Post office, Morristown, N. J ALWAYS ‘HAVE MONEY TO eae ON GOOD NEW York eit: ot mnow bit NV iat app Principals do- fd en airing T0°B ] fAYR some pusiNEss eersancs 91.090 to would invest in some ‘ ble business; Te ae Toei’ Adidreas 6: STLONG, $5.00 TO ald Uptown Branch office, ONEY TO LOAN-IN AMOUNTS OF $5,000, on first class Property in the city. without vous. Apply to CHARLES J. LEGGE, 153 Bowery, cor- Rer Broome street. 10 MORTGAGE AND REAL ESTATE OWNERS.— Second Mortgages and Equity in real estate wanted in exchange for Kfmited amonnt of Stock, solely as work ing cavital to a New York coal company ; nes taxes o realize par valne of mortgages, For par- ticulare apply to 4. C. BCHAHFER, No. Lit Water st. mpRust FUNDS TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORT- wage, in this city, in ay 4 pig ents Ro extra charges. NMAN, 25 Pine street, MW sage ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD | COMPANY offers at par and & premium of one per cent (lil per gent), with, accrued interest, for any of its Construction age Ronds presente Drepayme! J hank ft fice in ew Yorks ‘payment prior to July @ outstanding balance on its construction mot debs is about $3,000,000 These bonds mature pti 4 LV. F, RANDOLPH, Assistant Treasurer, * E HAVE Le egal eed Ra LOAN FOR FIVE years upon city of roo! nN Propert also 18 for purchase ot Second and Learehore M -“tanigeng SAWARD & LEAVITT street, ATED 1000, ON BOND AND MORTGAGE ON Wher woer high stoop brown stone house, oj Reservoir square, Forty-second, street class; ne bonus paid. JAMES RB. KDWARDS, 69 West Twenty-third street. ANTED—A CAPITALIST WITH ABOUT $8,000 OR $10,000 first class collateral capital; will bring five Per cents mouth Address GOUD SECURITY, Herald $4. 000 —PARTNER WANTED IN A LONG ES- + tablished wholesale and retail liquor busi- hess; a man of respectability and standing will find this 4 ood mvestment; principals only ueed answer, Ad- dress ¥,, box 159 Herald of $10, 00 70 LOAN ON BOND OB MORTGANE, ew York city improved pr of years; tee or leasehold, e Lanse E, HAYDEN, 47 William street. $13. 000-73, AND $8,000 TO LOAN ON BOND '. and Mortgage on New York, Improved proverty: Apply to F, RISCOLL, 4 Pine sireet, Toom 20 OO O-BEMDER'S LOAN, ON BEST SECUR- ity, wanted immediately. Address J, F., box 118 Herald U 2 | $100,000 roperty; no town Branch office. TO LOAN—ON BOND AND MORT- gage on New York city and Brooklyn bonus, PHILIP M. OAKLEY, 182 Broadway. $225,000) sorigave in New York clty improved Mol 0D a8 | a ae Second Mortgages and lease- ACLENDIR & LAURENOE, 90 Pine street. $400. 000 TO LOAN—IN SUMS TO SUIT, ON New York. Brooklyn and Westelioster al Estate. No bonus required. LIS, Montauk iasaraee Company, 168 B Broadway. __._ BUSIN ESS OPPORTU NITIES. ‘A922, $100 OAN BE. INVESTED MORE | SAFELY (ety than in any business at the present times sysiem fully explained by calling or sending for our pamphiet: free, TUMBRIDGE £°CO., Bankers 8 Wall street, ‘New York, YOUNG MAN, HAVING control of a valuable agency for Lone Island, de- sires : party who can furnish to start the business, which will Itpay a baucboine beodye unexceptionable re- erences as to character Adaress B. x 25 Herald o COMPETENT DRESSMAKER WANTED—TO TAKE a business six yoars, established, on Broadway; work on hand; rent low to the rightparties. Callat 1287 Broadway. A PROFITABLE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS, Stock, Tools, 4c., established twelve years. can be urchased on pit required, $10,000, 4 Wide OAKERTON S 00..50 Brokers. THE EXCLUSIVE Een and required. A Pern ed MANUFACTURING BUSINESS, well known throughout the country, with valuable patents, for sale cheap; terms to suit; a’ good opportu- nity tor a person wishing to enter a business, Cail fd } Broadway, over store; entrance on Twenty-first st. ‘RARE OHANCE—FOR SALE, A FEED AND Froduce store including tock on, hand. two florses, truck, a Dollvery Wagon, Harness, Fixtures, &c., situated in one of the best localities in Brooklyn; satis- Beont reasons given. apply in store, 4% Fulton street, rooklyn. BUSINESS MAN WITH LIMITED CAPITAL—A ite opportunity to engage in a strictly first class januiacturing Business in Wood, secured by lettors paten no competition; sales unlimited; profits im- Mense; can be worked up to any Tingntite. Feqnires lite exertion, as the business ts already started ; part or the whole sold at a small cash figure Messrs. REED & Broadway, ste 35. AN intense S OFFERED IN A WEEKLY PAPER to @ gentile an controlling $2,000: good security jiven, with satistactory proof of the genuineness of the investment. LLOYD, 29 Broadway. A FIRS? CLass ESTABLISHED READY MADE Clothing and Gentiemen’s Furnishing ae piack er $25,000, tor one or a for good Ki Estai A. BLOMQ ju sf VIST, aren RECTIFIER AND ACTURER of foreign wines, brandies, whiskeys, rums, gins, Ditters, French Wyuauaras; W years’ practice; owns 13) customers; Will prove an acquisition to a house with tacilities, to supply orders (salary no object). Address DIBTLLAER box 189 Herald Uptown Braach office, tor two days. N ENERGETIC MAN, WITH GOOD REFERENOE and some capital, may, on account of sickness, have half interest in a first'class business clearing thousands, dollars, yew Ki Investigation solicited, Particulars HARDENBERGH & CO.'S, 1,241 Broadway, ‘Avousr BELMONT | rx co. Bankers, 19 and 2h Nassau street, isso arouet a credit available in el parts of the world, through Messrs. De Rothschild and their correspondents. so commercial credits aud telegraphic transfers ot money on California, Kurope and Havana. A “STOCK PRIVILEGES—$5) FoR 0 SHARES, $100 + for 100 shares of any stock at lowest market tates. The otily safe method of ee paagh in stocks on limited capital veal explained in pamphlet: delivered free on application, % & 6O., Bankers and Brokers, 39 wi Biroot New Yore. LW, HAMILTON & C0.. STOCK AND PRIVE ‘eet, New York.—“Puts? sinh Spreadn’ drawn by mecibers or the {OF sale At marker rates. “Stocks bough: jomnmission. “The Wall Street Reporter” explains how to operate; maileu freo to nny address beg as aes ir os pars BROKERS a wan WAY, BUY AND SELL PRIV: ALSO DOUBLE "PRIV! vILRGE, ES SION “MEMBERS OF THE EXCHANGE” OR RESPONSIBLE PARTIES; STOCK QPERATIONS MADE AGAINST APPROVED OON- OTS; UOTATI (iy EXPLA! TORY CIRCULARS, TO ANY ADDRESS,’ WUNTIES, CITIES AND STATES DESIRING TO consolidate their debts and to obtain tunds ou new loans can make Nar favorable Srrangements by addressing FI SIER, box 3,949 New York Fost office. oe, LE—VALUABLE PATENT RIGHT; A, RAIL road stove, warranted to prevent escapement of fire in an} Wohi of thrown: positive protection against in- Jury {o lite of property from collision or accident. Or- and from first class Bagern bh ioeas Ce, a 4 oon a be delivered. Old sto small oxpenee, Apply by Teter % to ‘STOVE Patent box gut New York Post office. (OR SALE—HAT STORE, WITH THREE YEARS’ lease ; the pieales ort for selling. Call and in- Brooklyn on the premises for three days. 63 Broadway, lyn, Be ALF ieREeL IN FIRST CLASS BUSINESS ES. tablished in 1859, paving eo month.— Would make arrangements wilt ha syosbon le party tor half cash. 45 Broad street, room 22. I HAVE $35,000 TO INVEST IN SOME co add ble business, with my services, Address D. 0. C., 222 Herald office. MAxtracrunzrs OF MACHINERY, WITH UNEM- plored: eau Oe Mego hear CAs nent, ani le ness ress STAPLE, box Py ribratd omtec. is ee TLANTIC SAVINGS BANK, CHATHAM 5 RE and New Bowery.—Interest on money cerca how or on of before April 20. will date from April 1. The surplus fund of this bank amounts to $197,759 2 oper cent over all its abilities, JARRISON HALL, President. Josxen P. Cowrrr, See'y. O, D. Barter, Treas’. ‘This bank will remove on or about April 2) to its new building, Bowery, corner Bond street. “\ 1 REASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFS AND Endowment Insurance eae Node wes and other securities; insurance of all kinds ted with best com- panies. . J, HAseIcH é CO., LI7 Broadway. oney to loan on New York or Brooklyn property for a term of years, without bonus. Second and leasehold | Mortgages cashea. A LADY OF INTEGRITY DESIRES TO NEGOTIATE for a loan upon good sequrity, oF will take a partuer with capital. “Call trom, 10 M8 STUART, No. 1G Bast Ninth street. Qn axp county TREASURY, San Francisco, March 24, 1874, PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS it the city and county ot San Franciscé. Sealed Proposals will be received at the office of the Cnty and County Treasurer, San Francisco, until Wednesday, Apri! 29, 1874, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the parchase of (125) one hundred and twenty-five Bonds, the same bem @ portion of 260 bonds authorized to be issued by an act of the Legisiature of the State ot California, entitled” “Au act concerning certain reserva tions of the cy and county of San Francisco,” ine; proved! March L Ke and upon the writ ite requisition L. Sullivan, 8. i Bater worth and William Alvord, Park Commissoners: dated Naren 16, 1874, Bonds will be of the denomination of $1,000 each, payable in thirty years from the nt of April, 1874, with interest at the raie of six per cent per annum trom the gun d day of April, 1876; aL ipierest: pa ble. pm nnually of mo ‘and inteteat pe avail in United Beaten old coin, and in this city and cous The faith ana credit of the city. and county of San oi ease tor LM payarent of principal and coin. 2 5 | i Francisco is ple interest in Unite Bidd i ot Por psa, to 0 be endorsed, “a Bonds.” te “Sioa te for Rs xu ASHBURY, eri HUBERT, Treasurer. JOUMBRGIAL WAREUQUSE COSUASH CAPITAL, Lees Mice, 29 William street, corner Ex- place; Owarehousen Atlantic Dock Brooklyn. vances made on first class securities on oe and time, Cash advances made on all kinds ot chandise stored in our own warehouses or consigned to us on eT i aire Sissies re NAVARRO, Vice President. 2 JOHN BAIRD, Secohd Vice Premdent. FELICIANO LATABA, Third Vieo President. | nang Armour, iS B. Bowerman, a. homer, avi Juan J. John Baird, "Thomas surphy, y B. Hyde. WILLIAM TOBIN’ Rt su periawes dent of Warenouses. Jauxs CLrnx, Secre' tary rita STATE FUNDS ON HAND FOR FIRST MORTGAGES, $175,000 tor Second orton yy ao well located Lots or about | Pans WANTED—$600 TO $1,000, WHOLE OR half interest, flour, feed and produce business; posi- tively. the best Hesatton, in Brooki: Tha |. W. WOODRU 'F, 82 Myrtle avenue. | JOHNSON & BRO. 6) eiswetei | | ARTNER. WANTED—WITH A CAPITAL OF $5,000 TO $10,000, in a furniture manuiactory well established ; if active should be a thorough business [et sprincipals only dealt with, no agents need appiy; satisfactory ref. erences furnished. AAldrona Gs ibparticulnrs stating MANUFACTURE! where an interview may be | box ait, Herald office. Pee AN TED A NEWSPAPER MAN WITH in the siyectians in pushing a new weekly literary jooaale Address JOUBRNALIsT, box pti Herald office, OTTERY.—TO LEASE, FOR A TERM OF YEARS, IN consequence of the death of the proprietor. the Lon Island Pottery, in Will ery tt one of the oldest an: dest established concerns im the country, ney ine the most improved mi wey saves jocal dema for drain pipe and ever: Maeltity for doing @ most exten- v4 business, now in full operation, with @ depot 1n Ni city; the stock on hand can be had at cost ot mi jure, and the most liberal terms will be made with a pane competent focarry on the, work. Apply to JU 8 West Fourth street, New ue CHANCE TO MAKE A FORTUNE WITH ONLY $1,500 or $2,000 capital. Address A. W. WEBSTER & G0,, Bridgeport, Conn. HE ADVERTISER IS DESIROUS OF MEKTING | with an energetic man of good standin, ne in him Hon "ine for commanding a ist ¢ mova posse) te in aulted, aay "85,00. ‘Address BUSINESS, box 123 Herald office. ANTED—A PARTNEK; A Ry ede Bversnie young man, with $6,000 to $' cash capital, in an established manufacturing b — paving profits; will pear. the closest invention: th, a o Serer hse, Address: CLIFFORI Hera D-A GOOD MAN, WITH SOME CAPITAL, W ‘Ad take charge ota good’ uiguor and lager beer store es city. For parneulars enone of ae pera Yavenue, between Sixiy-Qith and D—BY A MANUFACTURER OF PAPER ANTED BY aulshed about seven Yearh, & Partner ys h 5.100 dn, in \ a to extend the business. Address J, oer WITH $30) CAN SECURE A $300. Dartnership in # pleasant, easy, respectable business, paying $20 net profit per month. it 1,264 Broadway. —A HALF INTEREST IN AN OLD Es. 000. tepid pasiness (rill Bear, the closest ft inverigation, fan on ny Gal ath Liberty erect rome 5, between 10 and & $1,200 tu'toy store:Cetit oil wtnont the cigar if desire ling, other business. * Bod 12h F Fulton street, BrookIyk, m PARTNER WANTED-IN A_WELL_Es. y 1,000 opiablimied wholesale Broom, Diy ‘rood $n vous moans Call we the store ada Greenwich arenes $5. 000 —A COMPETENT MAN, WITH THIS + amount, can secure an interest in a good = pg cumenar not pee two wwe elty, Particulars 25.000 st Se zara Pa Oe a gganieal: vestinent Is. and. pront THE SING SING CONSPIRACY, Another Effort to Solve the Mystery off Esenpes from the Prisa What the Detectives Have Accomplished—An Extraordinary Exhibition of Burgla- rious Mechanism—Contradictory Ev:dence of an Informer. ‘The examination of William Many, a guard at Sing Sing Prison, on a charge of aiding and abew ting convicts to escape from that institution last October, took place at White Plains, Westchester county, yesterday, pefore Justice Ferris. In the Grand Jury room of the Court House, where the proceedings were conducted, a number of persona, had assembled long before the hour appointed for the hearing, in the confident expectation of listen- ing to further astonishing disciosures, which ro- mor asserted would be forthcoming in relation to the dishonesty of subordinate officials at the prison. This desire for sensational developments, however, was scarcely realized by a majority of those present, Seated near District Attorney Briggs, and look- ing as innocent as their professional astuteness would permit, were Captain James Irving, of the New York detective force, and his trusty asaiss ants, Detectives Sampson and Farley, the trio to whose ingenuity and perseverance is due the credit of placing the recent escapes from Sing: Sing in a new and comprehensive light. Through» the efforts of these men, Steuner, the Hester street: artisan, has been brought to grief; Tilly Miller, the arch conspirator, transierred from the Oana~ dian border at Lockport, to the Westchester: county jail, and Henry Smith, the would-ve in- former, placea on the road to a felon’s cell. These! are some of the direct resuits of their work, and) as they are STILL ON THE TRAIL, other and perhaps more important discoveries may Not unreasonably be looked for. Wardem: Hubbell, of Sing Sing Prison, was also present, as were several of his subordinates. Numerous articles of a sinister appearance which were ex- posed to view during thetexamination attractedi nota little attention. Among these was the mas- sive prison key used to work the lever which. simultaneously locks or unlocks fifty cells om one of the galleries. The powerful jackscrew used by Miller and Brady in pending the heavy wrought’ tron window bars through which taney escaped ‘was also there, @ most untque specimen of mechan- ical skill. This deceptive-looking implement is about four inches long, two inches in circumfer-: ence, and but for its weight, might be comfortably’ stowed away in the pocket of aschoolboy, Yes, even in the hands of a novice it is capalie of twisting @ two inch bar of wrought iron almost as easily a8 common wire can be bent with tha fingers, or raise a weight 01 twenty-five tons. THE TIN BOX, containing an exact impression in wax of the large key alluded to, and which had been pro- duced by Captain Irving, together with other evi-, dences Of a plot discovered New York, were all closely scrutinized by the wondering spectators, ~ ee ape from Sing Sing Prison, written halt a sheet of note paper, and con- taining directions about the dimensions of certain implements, was submitted py Captain Irving to the. District Attorney. This Was discovered among other siguificant tokens by the detectives during their visit to Steurer’s shop. Accompanying the note were cut Paper patterns marked in pencil lines so accurately t the artisan could hardly fail in carrying out the de- Sign to a bair's breadth. The following is a copy of the directions, which, of course, relate to the manu- jacture of the jJackscrew and lever usea by Miller and Brady in breaking out of the prison: Length of box 444 inches by 2 inches in diameter, of the best wrought irou. ‘The annealed steel, the thread on the bolt to eee forthe inch, ‘The lever to be 13 inches. long. ny diss: | eter, to be taken off separately sud to stant of 2% tons. Extreme length over worked on the principle of a ratchet, to be quarter turns. On the bolt tour teeth. ‘The first witness examined was Warden Hubbell, who testified taat on September 18, 1870, William Miller was sentenced to Sing Sing Prison tora felony, tor a term of ten years, in the Court of Qyer and Terminer of the city and county of New ‘ork, and that he (Miller) bad escaped from the prison on the 19th of October last. John Outhouse, the guard, who in his examina- tion on Monday swore that he had received $1,000 for aasisting in the escape of Miller and Brady, was next placed upon the witness stand. He repeated in substance the testimony given by him om the day named, but in alluding to the COMPLICITY OF THE DEFENDANT in the plot contradicted himself flatly in regard te dates. He also varied from his former statement Fogarding. the length of time Many kept the ofe: handing it back to him with the im reasion on the wax which it contained. Duri cross-examination Outhouse acknowledge that. he had gone to New York, where he net some parties who were endeavoring to liberate Miller, and with them concocted the plan for his that he had made it his business to take | gros keeper’s place in the prison on the nigus of Uctober 19 in order to aid the rth Mi ting away, also that he suvsequen oe pied out of the $1,000 he had receiv fom Kings- The cross-examination of Outhouse elicited contradiction of many of his previvus precent tae and, in the estimation of nearly all present, \ ae unmasked and alone in his self-confessed in- rang R VERSION OF THE AFFAIR, Witham Many; the defendant, on being sworn absolutely denied having ever recetved trom Out- house the tin box shown; that he had never scen it be:ore, nor had an opportunity of speaking with Miller at any time regarding his escape; did not believe that he had ever spoken to ler on aay subject, and had no connection or complicity what ever with the charge on which he was arrested. One of the counsel while addressing the Justice, ty Pale that the charge against the prisoner be dis- adverted discourteously to the action of the District Attorney in making use of Outhouse as a witness, and ior it received @ stinging rebuke from that oficial, who forcibly informed him that arepetition of the affront would be met in a man- ner which he might regret. Justice Ferris had not rendered his decision tm the case of the accused up toa late hour tn the aiternoon. It was the universa! opinion, how- ever, that, as the testimony of Outhouse was not worthy of credence, the charge against Many would be dismissed. BEAL ESTATE. imles Yesterday. ‘The only attractions offered at the Exchange yesterday were:—Mr. R. V. Harnett sold, by order o( J. H. Bird, to close the estate of the late 8. Le Duryee, the premises No, 249 Fifty-fifth streets also, under the direction of J. 8, Lawrence, referee, the premises No. 120 West Thirteenth strect, Mr. D. M. Seaman sold, under the direction of John H. Platt, receiver, five lots, located on Tenth avent south of 132d street, aud Messrs. Dingee, Porter osed of, under the direction of William Sine! referee, @ house and lot situated on J2Ist street, west of avenue A. ‘Messrs. E. H. Ludiow & Oo. withdrew the sale of the premises No. 185 Chatham street upon a bid of 57,000, aud adjourned the sale of Nore jarclay and Warren streets bo ger eo one week. The trastee’s n (Westches' roperty, Mamouneed for saeat a by Mr. James Kier, was adj ater 4 ah week, oh aos "To be i e ratchet teeth 138.b.6.h. andl. ra ft. ¢. of 8th, av., lot 22.6x100.5 ; 136 Beeb, 0 7 he we of Oth + lot jartin.. P ish sta. aide, sar.6 abu oxa8 9057.5 Chiaries av. A, lot 17.103! CQURBRENT TOPICS. According to the Boston Advertiser our govern- Ment is materially weakening the cause of arbitra tion by delaying the distribution of the Alabama Money, which foots up about $15,500,000. a “The general lesson taught,” says the Ch Tripune the April dickens is that the rep the general aiyas tat twa exper aos tn Nom the general vember, 187 discométare is inevitable.”” The Tiegoenee: Spy, @ leadin; ublican news- paper in Massachusetts, and ted by an ex-Oon- gressman, in interpreting the iesso0 of the Con- necticut election, sees danger that the republicans Will lose Massachusetts next bess tee jorth Carolina opens the campaign 0! tie first Sacaae ‘of next month with an el ection for municipal officers. The Rag A in all the cities and towns is waxing warm shows that there is seer of energy and enthusiasm among the people. Harvard Magenta says:— “It 18 —- much re- nevus that we notice the dismissal large part Shere Mati! oe eta ok gc smi thot A 91%, CO! rably ee togeth of the institution @nd renders the sae Saal a, Wc WARE the death of cas ol vue Original plan Somewuat oroblemat~ ou”