The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1874, Page 9

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1874—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. ‘PATRONS OF ‘HUSBANDRY. {OONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.) notify the dis- when they require anything, they rything ia pur id through them ev‘ Ghasea fons large scale, at ern olssel prices, aud ‘With aliberai discount aliowed besides. The na- ture of the contracts made are secret, Dat re for nished by the committee to the sul granges, #0 th Ko that the patrons can derive the Dene. Patrons of Hushanary are merely a business exaene tal organization, and have nothing what. ever to do with politics. The Executiv tee adjourned jast overnne, to meet tn genes 6, about a week before the annual State @muceting, which will be held on January 12. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘A Dui Stock Market and Some Lower Prices. GOLD STEAD Y-~-Ill 1-2 Heavy Shipments During the Past Week. } MONEY ON CALL FIRMER WALL STREET, TuurRspAY, Dec. 17—6 P. ‘uw. From tne fact that only 108,000 shares of stocks ‘were sold yesterday 1t may be justly inferred that the market was dull. Prices generally closed at the lowest point of the day. ‘be principal feature ‘was the depression produced in Wabash, which receded from 29 to 27%{—a'loss of 1% per cent. In the last sale, however, it recovered ¥ per cent. There was alsoadeciine of about 3per cent in the bonds. The transactions in Wabash were large, and many of them on the basis of ‘seller sixty.” Pacific Mail opened at 39%, fell off to 38%, recovered to 39 and closed at 38%. Erie sold dowa from 27% to 2744, the lowest price of the aay. C., C. and I. 0. wasa trifle more active than usual, advaucing trom 91¢ to 9%, but ending at 9%. Northwestern common declined about % per cent, Lake Shore showed a fluctuation of only %, Western Union sold at 8234 ®@ 82%, and at the end 82}4. Other stocks showed immaterial cuanges. THE SALES to-day were distributed as follows:—New York Central and Hudson, 1,150: Erie, 5,950; Lake Shore, 9,100; Northwestern, 9,800; do. preferred, 100; Rock Island, 700; Pacific Mall, 23,100; St. Paul, 4,900; do. preferred, 400; Obios, 4,000; Western Union, 11,900; Wabasn, 25,000; Union Pacific, 7,300; ., 0. and I, C., 1,000; Panama, 200. OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES, ‘The tollowing table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day:— Opening, FReneae. Lowest, 100% 100% 131 131 272% 21K 8046 80 29 27% 47 46% 101% 10136 8855 Bt 31% 30% 10755 107% 108 108 35% 35 9% 9% 82% 8236 BO% 38% 116 nse ADVANCE AND DECLINE. Compared with the close yesterday the prices at ‘the close to-day snow the following changes :— DECLINE—Erie % per cent, Lake Shore \, North. \ ‘west 34, Obios %, Pacific Mail 1, St. Paul 4, W: bash 1, Union Pacific 14, Western Union 3, Apvance—New York Central \, 0., CG. and L Cc. 5, Delaware and Lackawana }, Harlem 1, Rock Island }. The stocks that remained steady were Hannibal and St, Joseph, Panama, Quicksilver, Atlantic and Pacific preierred, Canton and Northwest pre- derred, THE MONEY MARKET. In this department the principal dealings were on the basis of 4and 6 per cent for call loans, untii just at the close, when some small exceptional business ‘was done at 3 and 8% percent. While the outflow | of currency from this point has measurably ceased, ‘that of gold continues and the result of the latter @pon the bank reserves, in which gold is counted as if it were money and nota commodity, 4s anxiously awaited by those who base their cal- culations upon a strong bank statement. Foreign exchange was weak, with sales of prime at 4.84% @ 4.84% for long bills; at the close the general rate ‘was 4.85, less 1-16. Demand bills were dull and quoted at 4.89% a 4.90. GOLD FIRM. Gold openea and closed at 111%, with a few ‘transactions at 111%. The rates were 1 per cent for carrying, 1 to 3 percent for borrowing and fat. The amount of gold snipped to Europe since last Saturday is estimated to be $3,650,000, besides ‘Which $1,400,000 are said to have been taken from this centre on California account. Included in the European export are $950,000 shipped to-day. ‘These figures are saggestive and explain the strength of this market. OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK. Gold balances. ++ $1,469,778 Currency balances. ++ 1,729,487 Grogs clearances 39,450,000 THE CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchanges. + $78,787,427 Currency balances Gold exchanges. 9,913,998 Gold balances. 873,141 THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. The internal revenue receipts to-day were $332,820; the customs receipts, $114,000. The customs receipts for the week ending December 12 ‘were as follows:—New York, $1,561,000; Boston, $199,004; Philadelphia, $138,686; Baltimore, $66,910; New Orleans, jor week ending Decem- ver 5, $47,042; San Francisco, for week ending De- cember 6, $166,888. The Assisvant Treasurer to- day paid out $6,000 on account of interest ana $100,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds. At twelve o’clock the United States Assistant ‘Treasurer opened bids for $500,000 gold. These amounted to $1,430,000, and ranged from 111.26 to 111,44, The Treasury balances to-day were:— Currency. $14,500,000 Coin.. 7,330,000 Less coin ‘ificates, 22,400,000 GOVERNMENT BONDS, Government bonds at the close were firm at the following quotations:—United States currency sixes, 116% @ 117; do. do., 1881, registered, 116% a 116%; do. do., do., coupon, 120% & 120%; do, five- twenties, 1862, registered, 1135 @ 118%; do, do., do, coupon, 11334 & 1134; do. do., 1864, registered, 114% @ 115; do. do,, do., coupon, 115 @ 116%; do, do,, 1866, registered, 116% a 1174¢; do. do., do, coupon, 117 @ 11734; do. do., do., new, registered, 116 & 116%; a0. do., do., coupon, 119% @ 119%; do. do., 1867, registered, 116% @ 117; do. do., do., coupon, 120% a 12034; do. do., 1868, registered, 116% & 117; do. do., 60,, coupon, 120% @ 120}; do, ten-forties, registered, 113% & 118%; do. d0., cou- Pon, 114% a 114%; do. fives, 1881, registered, 118 @ 113%; do, do., do., coupon, 113 @ 113%. THE FOREIGN MARKET. London advices report no change in the rate of discount by the directors of the Bank of England, &: their weekly meeting to-day. The gain in bul- ion by the bank for the week was £521,000, the proportion of res-rve to Nabilities being 45% per cent, against 44% per cent last week. The rate for money on the Stock Exchange is 5 per cent, or1 Per cent below the bank rate; 1862's have ad- ‘vanced at Frankfort to 97%. The specie in the Bank of France increased 8,221,900 rrancs during the past week. Rentes in Paris, 61f, 00°, The Lon-, don market for American securities is quiet and steady. The Bank gained £6,000 to-aay. ‘The fok lowing are the latest prices:—Consois, money 91% 291%; do., account, 92 8 924; five-twenty ponds, 1865, Old, 10634; 67 bonds, 106% ex coupon; ten forty bonds, 104 a 104%; new loan, 103; Brie, 253 = RAILROAD BONDS, ‘These sold as follows :—Michigan Central sevens, at 1013, Chicago and Northwestern, consolidated coupon gold bonds at 823; a 82, Pacific of Missouri, second mortgage, at 62; Ohio and Missisaippt, sec. onds at 80%, C., OC. and J. firsts at 68% a 68, Michi- @an Southern singing tund bonds at 104%, New Jersey Central firats, consolidated, at 102%; Cen- tral Pacific goid bonds at 95%, Central Pacific rst, San Joaquin branch, 83%; Morris and Essex Seconds at 103, Morria and Essex sevens, 1871, at 100; Erie, fourth mortgage, at 97%; Ohio and Mississippi, convertible, at 96; Michigan South- ern, seconds, at 100%; Buffalo and Erie, Tew, at 99; Harlem, first, sevens, registered, at 108; North Missouri, firsts, at 86%, Union Pacific Railroad, first mortgage, at 92%; Union Pacific, sevens, land grant, at 89. Toledo and Wabash, consohdsted convertible, sold at 473%, seller 60, the asking price yesterday naving been 55 regular. Toledo and Wabash firsts sold at 87, the quotation yesterday having been 90% a 92, The bids were a8 follow: Alb & Susq Ist bd 5 bd Ghes & Obie 6 iste Ches & Ohio 6's, exc... Chi & alton sink tund. ily hi & Alton income... /100% , oliet & Chi Istm, Louisiana & Mo 1s Kalamazoo & Wa Lake Shore div b Lake Shore con i SUL, Jack & Chi Istm, 96 <hy,Bur & Q Spe, lst. Chi, Kock island & Pac. 108 NJCen Istm, new.....109 NJ Gen Ast con. Rew York Gon iis: 1; a NJ Central, con New York Cen 6's, 87... 9744 Am Dock & 1 XK Mi &Si Ma ste 7's, M & St P Tat, Mil & St P Mil & at P Mil & St P Chi & NW Bua 3 on CaN W ten 2963 chi &N Wer Gen Pac. San 203, fir. 83: Midian Cen Pac, ¢ 84 a & Chi Western’ 4 & Chi Un Pac Ist ‘& Mil Ist Union Pac Union Pacific inc, PD Hf Union! Pacific ae Be ‘ac Pac at St Me Mo, Car B fh Pac Rk of macy 98 fig Pac RR 7's, gtd by Mo. Pitts, Ft W" ‘hi ‘stm. 110! oh 8 Erle 4th m.7', "30 rie Sth m, 7)% Long Dock bond: But, NY & Eist m Han & St Jo Id grant, .104 Han & StJo cony, Mi Cen 7 per cent, "75. .1UL Dub & Stoux City Ist m1 Tol, Peoria & War, ED i Dub & Sioux City 2d di 9 Tol, Peoria & War, 2d. m Cedar F& Minn tet m. 85 Tol, Peo & War con ey Ind, Bloom & West ist. 45 To! 4 Wab lat m ex... 84 Mich th 7 pc 2d m.100 Tol & Wab stm, St iD 9 tT pe. 1AM ‘Toledo & Wab con c. 473 cs Great West 2d m, "8... 56 ie SHARES, The Fourth National soid at 99%, Phoenix at 100 and Grocers’ at 99, The remainder of the list is | unchanged, | Gera vols tectonn SOUTHERN BONDS. Sales of Georgia sevens gold bonds were made | at 78, new Tennessee sixes at 53%, old do, ex coupon, at 583¢; new do., ex coupon, at 58%c. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES THURSDAY, Dec, 17, 1874, BEFORE CALI—10 A. M, $24 600she Chi &NW ER 47 er DS Az. Lece iia She RS Seeny be 1 Db $ 20000 US Bi, c, 81 é 10000 U Sv’s, cur gee 4 Georgia 7's, g.s3 B 0 tenn 6's, 08 5u0U Tenn O's, 0, xe. 0 L Ps Mo RR isi.be 8i 4000 Mor & Ks 103 fioo fare tah Erie 4th m. 2000 Mich Cen 7% 3000 | do... + 2000 Mich S34 nm. arene = =0! fe E a 463 463 46: 46! < 8244 20 & 82! °2 200 1 a i 18 a io Hed 27 1 tie ies ol coe : 0 39) a 39 3 v0 33 23! ES Fs 500 Es 0 33 soo Fy 200 33) ‘Bw i 100 38) | 20 233 31 00 F in zo 9 oe 200 ae 100 afi a Cel Ns 100 Fanama Bis. ug ne BEFORE CALL—18:90 P. M. Mig 400ahs C ANW RR..bS 82) 83 46) Ba! & 38 ‘38! 80! 81 36} 36} 9 P M. $5000 US 89,1, "8L..... 113% 10000 $0 shs Mich Cen RR.. Loy Mil &8tP BRbo bs steuegsgsars iS: pgdeaeSusumaresaness 85 Se: SEeees' zs ESEzzES! = B50 i 13” 200 ++ 108% 200 200 as go 20 iy BR 800! i “ any tty : 0 ui bas OLS Na Jo! 19 100 rt ie 100 Ww Praecoee ost Pas COMMERCIA > x = 2 cprozzz> 2B S 5 L REPORT. COTTON GENERALLY LOWER—FLOUR EASIER— WHEAT DULL—CORN DULL—OATS EASIER— PORK LESS ACTIVE—LARD SsTEADY—GRO- SERIES DULI—SPIRITS TURPENTINE QUIET— BOSIN QUIET—-PETROLEUM QUIET—WHISKEY FIRMEB. ‘The merchandise mark: and in most cases dull. there ts le: minor importance. On in which orders to any filed, except at very Prices, while, on the ably @ half dozen extent (or export at steady declining. Barley was quiew very firm in their views. W Pork nominal. Freights quiet. Cotton on the tion of tar, which was dull stea dier, sential change in prices. out ‘change in oe direabon of tne better a closed quiet. Futur least influence, and sliht market Seeviea 1874, and on upii es as follows:—Yesterdav. igus Yesterday 3 losing January, 1376 ic. bing pies ri, 151326: ;July, ‘0; 4 ey 1 16 15-16. rota 14, bales. The averages of 0U0 bal | barry | Galveston, 4190 bales New | Savannah, . hia, 196, “Total, 24,121 bales. This’ Gay last ry ight EK. —The | confined to small lows, as req steady at the range of sales were reported. | Sandie ‘vessels; also | and 16 do. Jamate: quoted. fede. 19340. we ag Cc. 25¢, & 27e. fou aie ai "Po 19 Bic OTT a ier: ines a. 190. ee, ur S bags; oO do. ; Savan! Won any Gaain,—Rece ushels; corn, 42,950 Dbis and 635 bi market was tl and 83 sentry ‘sal mosily goods were rai © ther slow. an avery oe iped trade; ghange. Kye flour and corn i uote :— St. Louis, choice tamily .. Rye flour, oo io superfine. fooee jo. 2. sell, however, the' same, thé inarket closi Chicago and $1 18 for | ie. 2 Miley art jast evening) wei ‘0. 2 Milwaukee, sales were about & 8¥c., ana some old in i ps buyers’ favor; jull and nominal at inquiry reported tor accomm, ustels in at 9d. bbls. ap) with wheat, reported farms: quoted at Se. | with about 5,000 bbis. refined To Hamburg, by steam, 1, ble, dried apples and odo b To Santander, a John, at 18e. | at ide. a 20c. To River ato. wes ver: fancy may. hot Ne 5 fia chichiy at 62c. negiécted and sti a mixed, Sc. @ 88c,, (0. clayed, reaming, Sic ase. i Orleans tor $4 30.0 $25 ae te Bole. prot peteurart. ¢ Ricflea ee dull and in buyer’s favor, and heavy, though the market was in that state offered were nervous and sensitive to firm 31-52e. B 16 8:16 tg on standard of Classifeation in foros Sera 15 29-820, & : C Barnet mendy, by ary, Md at 33 Soa 148330 400 a were as oul viz. — te rete ea 4, Charleston, Beas 2752; New York, 4, “movement in Rio was ver | Holders still manifest great firmness, and the t | consequently showsa steady tone. Mild grades were quits rices quotea, but no important uring the 2,600 mats Java and ‘extreme ‘age f tara, We. a ‘80. ‘took of other kinds day mats; Maracaibo, ae teeta oan 1,109 do. ; Set eae rye, 20 coatharn ight e: St ust shoiee double extra. and beayy. 3 10 ta view of which hprices Re NO nomunally ff rr salesor Be els at 68¢. a 6c. Prime Canada was ‘armiy held at §1 6) a $1 6. ¥2c. @ 9c. FREIGHTS.—The market shows more Tat with a Ders of breadstaffs, bacon and petroie ebout tats verD. at: els do. mp atsigd. by steam 116 bale, cotton, ee ndara yr sta 1,080 theroes beet ne. ae fined petrolenin, rom Phihad hence with meneral cargo, on ith jumber, assay onan are somewhat Eos lar and unset * Bata is finda ao. « 0, feng He Porto Rico, 82 hus Lnglish and SOU THuRspAY, Dec, 11—6 P. M. ets continued irregular As the holidays draw on nd less disposition on the part of buyers to asaume obligations of magnitude, in view of which the transactions are generally of ‘Change flour was still Wheat was also dull extent could not be full, if mot higher, other hand, prob- loads couid not be sold, save at a material aeciine from current nominal prices. Corn was quiet and weak, except prime new mixed, which was taken to some prices. Oats were dil ana but holders of prime were hiskey was a shade firmer, Lard in better demand and higher, spot was quict. “Futures” ruled 1-32¢. a 1-16c, hicher, Naval stores, with the excep- and nominal, ruled firmer, spirits turpentine showing an advance. Fetroleam was Groceries generaily very quiet, without es- inco7TON on the shot moved rather more freely ander an improved demand from spinners, Kxporters purchased nily as freight engagements required. Prices were with though holders, in view less freely. The mar! ie falling off in receipts, to gether with somewhat contradictory advices trom Eu- Tope, called out a demand to cover from short sellers, and ‘prices at the close were 1-ddc. The closed, a higher, following fig- fe etary, MXC. at the mina! Gc. August and cotton in store running in quality not more than balt a grade abcye ot below the’ grad quoted :—Ordinars Good oruinary, 18 ict good ordinar: Yow ‘middling. tie} aniddling, 14ige.; j¥ood mid ling, Quotations based on American standard of classification :— Uplante, alatore New Greene: Texas. Ordini 1: iy Good o1 v i . 133 Low midis 138 18 rr WwW Midaling: 4 pe Ils i. 19 Good midd 4 149 147 Wm aioe fair, 15 15' 415; 1545 15% 1s 16 16 To-Day. Last £o'g, Total. 30 = 30 996 1,112 ‘Y (Dasis: hows muda Hf the ae have afte: jd 746. ‘nominal; arch, 145gc. Ble. 5 ane, “anya MB. Fae 200 $00 att 145'160., 500 at st 14igec., Oi) at A 6-1 14 G.age:! 100, at 145-160), 1,600 at ., 260 at 11g $16 1,100 at ie $820. + Marcil, 20) at i iti at 16 21-820, Zi: 32e., 90 at Te 1i'16e, 2H) at 162 ie; at 51 e600 500 ak 15 aaah th} in Ise dates, ‘Grand. totale 2 yesterday’s forward Meenas ab, ase 14.29; joston, 148; ‘This any last_week, 26,302, i. Total since September I | forsee at Rs : quae pote oe eran change :~’ 2 260, 1, A amature fo Bavre ide email ice Tho Brean, ne 3yo. compressed, fe Lives 34d. bY light and e ise ing trade. the market wired by ine wreck there have been : Savaniiia, S38 do, Cosleg all in lots within the range of yalues We quo’ eee ordinary carnees Ie. a 17: a gc. & 18dsc.; Oe, mapas aya, “el ite Dagiayra ag a Costa Rica, pping ai wold. e0 and Sinan 285 ger a Manila, 1,334 7.9% bola; wheat, .; corn meal, the tout ices were Dot ease! 11,200 Dbis., including Ho extras.” Shippin, our was unchanged og » Without quoted | ‘neal Were palling lowly, $3.50 a $4.00 415 a 475 5008 525 5a 575 4158 475 6 5a 525 52a 625 50a 525 52a 575 6a 70 52a 55) -5 0a 600 60a 70) THe 60 400 a 585 Nominal. Nominal. 52a 625 62a 850 4iba 475 400 450 “5008 510 20a — ressure to 1 09 for ilwaukee afloat. She sales out 0.000 bushels at $1 13 for 1 prime Minnesota, $1 3) 06 a $1 67 for No. 3. 1 22 Tor No. } poy joucion Oa? ‘ichigan, $1 Se ae ring, ) easy, with a me ee demand for ne’ old being duit and nominal at 9 in store and 90, afloat.» The ufo bushels, Mostly new, tor export, at Que. a Yie. tor ibe, ee ip ae Some ss Jo’ oa Ww as 880, ts were dull and for but ‘ley was quiet, Ry odation, mostly oe Rita um; sail, aA bus! ary cai yr bushel, and shes Placed on the Berth, he hence for general cargo; a ced abip, with wheat, ro opal from Sap F Yate'terms.” To Loudon, by steam, 00 tierces bec! at 9. Ta000 bushels wheat at 10Kd._ To: Glasgow, by sail, 1,00) i flour at Se., reos beef at 6s., 4) tallow at 60. ; also an italian bark, hence with, about 1640 bushels wheat * 04, and-about 400) bbls flour —_ i tatty. To Songary ‘8 British brig with eais ‘rom pe reported at 76. ‘to Cork, "tor f porders, an , hence abo re Sd.; an Italian an at 7 . wi about tal tata do, rom “Fhila- Fran biin, @ abip and To Dublin, a a eet 6d. a deals, reported trom 8t. John, at 703, & French port direct, an Ameri ' about 2, ort bbls. crude petroleum, trom | Ported at $3. To Cherbourg, a bark, with beagle Tepor' | trom St John, at 808. To aa tere Phlad olan re rc 4 ted a British ps hia, rep bushels graiu, in shippers” hagas rae? "ise To the North ushe| rain, in ippers’ js, at ol Bide of Cuba, A schooner, with shooks, reported trom St. fo Matanzas vor orders, a schooner, with shooks, from St John. reported a City ahd back, ‘en imerican, schooner, with seneral CATZO, Teported at $1,450, ‘To Carcenas tor orders, a brig i five gehoouers, with with L shooks, reported trom St. John, 19. To St. Domingo Pati, ae American bark, j shes si ee eeaent Lo sew ‘om St but value of New quiet, pn. aed gn tgbe, eae centrifugal and fc. & 420.5 dO. Saeaeoreas hy Or. fins mac eguenreen st Nat ovat, market hig spirits turpentine his moderate! sotiren Ls in fot fiat erry ng, tae earty deall ogne ontes frogs a 4 market, inte 120 a gute ited ww York ie stn was, 20a $2 Wior ordinary strained, move uel sien better grades inciudea 100 bbis. ite Eri} at i bre oon ee , and Peete edict ough value at eS ast ‘and Wilmington. City ate fakery os yy Lg nongen + witha wit Ba) ba nt fn’ ons 63gC. bead Parker's, United, 624¢c.; immediate shipment, novisione.—Receints—Pork, 2732 packages: beet, 653 o.; ent meats, 1.089 do. ard” 1 ‘dens 0 sees Sales S10 vole, Sti mess s teary jarc Qi long clear at lc. : and shor ciear u quoted at Tease re Ormis 8%. a Ye, Hoet has been duit’ wun tbo bbls. aid atun ehanged Mice Tiere jragecieady tone to the market t fore ve quote :—Oarolin Tae. ine aan cy ood, 7ige. a Be. {or outini, Figo: ai ag ‘atna, 7c. @ ory per vcan.—The market was rather more active at the decline ‘noted in our but reOners still operate witn Fouorve, and purchases to-day were mostly ot, vent als, and included boxes ssteugels at sige. 1 6 ds, Demerara in bond at dh4 thds. cen- tritugats at 8%. Refined conan, at ai prices stall favor on Tee a We quote :—Cuba—Refin: inferior to § tS a 0 ime, 8h¢e. ep sod. ie ator, prime to choice, 3 centre ids. and boxes, Now. to 13, Molasues "hae and’ boxe 634 melado. Sse. | cing, boxes, Dutel Sainaar jpenciads, § 10., 10 10 18, Big. B%e. dl rs Dee. prim ne, 7! Me. ; grocery, {air to shou razil— puch pander. et hie il Dutch standard, Nos. 0 to 12, 8xe. aie Maniia—supe> rior and extra, uperion. Tec. 4 7%c. + refined standard 1c. 4 9% c.; crush ea, Whe.; powdered, Singer dnd grandlated. Wane Bowes. bags. Melado. Stock Koscartained by actual count, including specu! tion) Dec. 1, 187 }, 1874, 63,801 29,483 — 7,974 62,296 437 7775 81,973 437 11,389 44,343 60,386 37,0357 437 32,099 316,433 3,732 51,206 121,905 9 StkARINE has been 6.570 38.033 228.000 2,547 firmly held, quoted 15e, bid and 1534c, asked. FaLLoy lssironger. Sales 61,000 tbe out of town at 8% 40 bhds, ctr ecel ts, 623 Db] WAS atenaity held. Sales y bbls, at $1 OL; DOMESTIC MARKETS. Garveston, Dec, 17, 1874. Cotton quietand « unchanged ; middiing, 13%c. Net re- ceipta, 4.790 bales: gross, 416 bales. Exports coast- w Orveans, Dec. 17, 1874. Sales, 1,477. ieee Cotton—Demana fair; middie lac. Net receipts. 5,640 bales; Org ht 17oL E xporte=10 #rance, 1,775; coustwise, WL. ‘fies, 00. Stock, 207,226, opin, Dec. 17, 1874, Mo Cotton quiet; middling, 13%¢. 4 13%. ; low middling, 13%c. & 1349c. ; good ordinary, Ie. Net receipts, 1 Vaeipaal Exports coastwise, 2,345, anes, Aan Stock, wanna, Dec. in "18% Cotton steady ; middling, 18 1:16c-; low iniddiing, 13% ood ordinary, Ize, ‘Net receipts, 4138 bales. L:xporis— rilain, 8,267; coaswise, 452 Sales 1,736, Cuanueston, De §gad, gualties: middlin 4c. Sloabel, HOye 100 bbis. at $1 1 Stock, br, dv. ton firm for ma Ae. wus rria te Oreat Baal ceipts. 07 bales. 0 in, Wises 1,770. Sales, 1,000. Stock, 59,523. Osweco. Dec. 17, 1874. ir dull and oo clue gu 2a: sales 900 bois. gut My ides deea Wa ag) tim ee | Ga SPE ear Palace ge eet, on an. yextra do, $1 sl orn quict; sales ot car | vs ots new high mixed at 2c; Barley qui yee cause bald | tention. VINGSTOR & 10 Pine street, it a orn jam for tnpolted, per ton, Milliced-*Shorts, $226 shivetudts. $3 A WEE ORGANIZED AND SUCCESSFUL MANU- and mid nes $28, per ton, Railroad treights—| sarisur, pasacmaring Bi jusiness of articles in oxerycay use wish to Boston, Bier; to New York, Sse ; to Albaus Sto, to increase their working capital about and take Burvato, Dec. 17, 1874, Imports for the last twenty-four hours—Fiour. 2,400 pole rheat 28H) bushels; corn, 200) do, oats, 70) 700d Baricy. 50) Exports—Nothing reported. dulot, Western spring, $5 25 a $575; bakers’, $5.75 a $0 amber, $675 2 $6 2%; white, a Cs Wheat dul Mliwalixge No. T spring, St 1s § $10; do.” No, $i 05 a $1 U6; ghicaso No. 2 do., $1.01 a $1 red winter, $1 a $1 10; winter, $1 2a $1.26 ‘Corn easter; sales 10,000 high mixed on ‘the track at 8c. ; No. 2 Western held at 85c. Oats dull; No, 2 Weste! held at5éc.a Sic. Kye nominal at 9c. Barley stead: Qanada, $1 4) a Si 50; Western, $1 34 a $1 30: two rowe State, a $1 35, Barley, matt firm; Ganada, 1 45 S P Hi Mtesiern oe $1 45. Dressed hogs, 8: . Provisions unchal is ToLeDo, Dic i, hale’ mber } Flour steady. Wheat dull and nominal gan, $1034; No. 2 red, $1.08. high: mixed, 71c.; low mixed, 7c. ; no ¢rade old, 71c. Oats sieady 58,6, Clover seed, $5 60. ‘Dressed hogy, 3 ry Keceipts—Wueat, 1/00 bushels; corn, 90.00) do. oe | 6,0W0 do. hipments—Wheat, 3,000 bushels; corn, 12, ao. ; oats, 6,000 do. Curcaco, Dec. 17, 1874, Flour, asi and drooping; all sales on privé te. ‘Wheat in ta! hal 7 |. Corn, old a and ta ‘mand; No.2 mixed, Tie, cash. 12840. ull and declining; No. 2 inixed 6640. anak wae ary: rejgcted, Olt, Outs dull and unse tle cash, i2i¢c. seDGary re and in tafe demand No, clining; No, 2 5] ) rai $1 21 tute Pon Or a SPIE Deecwed hows Stenay at's) dongs oh lye tuir denen and higher, but unsettled; closing 9 spot, $19 50 Kebraary, Ay 35 March. Lard $13 spot, $13 $13 45 February. 501 ahead and unc! waned: ary. Corn Sng unchanged: “Pork, $10 bea toF spot salon at Pry $10.000.Sta bat Gale eon ee eae se '- amount, a8 an eqnal or spectal partner 3 $19 4735. a epruary. | Lara, rds se cage pelts | | Business established two years and incronsed beyond baa cen ro do.; | the present means; safe and legitunato; on! WD) do wht mouts--Plour. Hah iment, | dealt with, address NOB, box eran 0.5 Of for good grad —A GENTLEMAN, ENGAGED IN A ; Receipts. 1.200 a | $100.000. most Auccesstul ‘and productive real | ir to choice $4 50a $5 85; stockel Fir} 8 $3 6K estate enterprise, near the city, wishes to meet a cap. | shipment, 1200, hive hogt frm and moderately active | fiailst ioinvest 4) per cent on first mortage at7 pve at an advance of Pe | a 25,000estimated. Sales | cent and commission on sales or proiits. “Brineipals | i range from $6 30.8, $7 {ite Yair to choice mostly to | only address i. B H., box 218 Herald oftoe. | ackers at $6 50 a $0 8U; shipmente, 4,000. et overstocked wisn Common grates Receip He, 1,000, Good to tair sold at $4a $570, shipments, 1, PRINTING CLOTH MARKET. Provipexce. R. L, Dec. 17, 1874. Prirting cloths continue quiet, with a weak market. Best 64x04 standard and extra, held at Sic. a 53gc., for thirty days,with transactions checriul at the lower figare, HAVANA ee |avana, Dec. 17, 1874 Spanish gold, 222 a 223; America 229 280. Exchange | ets oR tbe Unitea $ jays, curre short sight, itty a ne Rrem y Bash rea Te 124 premium: short sight, 125 ns pa London, \ um, ct day 4180 premium ; on Paris, 1200 13s p prem EUROPEAN MARKETS. LoNpon Propucr Marxer. —bonpon, Dec. ing. oxtalcutta Nnseed, 57s. 6d. a 573, 9d. row Latearook Propoox MARKET, fre Dec. Evening.—Spirits of turpentine, 26s. por cw! 17—Even- Linseed ot!, 24s, y- A —STOCK PRIVILE NEGOTIATED BY Us AT . the Pam GENT distance for any of ene active stocks. PUTS, dre MARK CALLS, 146 PE! OR SPREAD! 1 PE. A put oi ‘on any stock costs $100 on ‘100 shares; parts of U0 shares at te sane rates Send for a copy ol our explanatory pamphlet mailed free to any address. TOMB i Be ve , Bankers and Broke: jo, 2 Wall street, New Fork. T REASONABLE RATES—MONKY ON LIFR AND Endowment Insurance Policies, Mortgages and Other Securities Insurance of all kinds effected companies, J.J. HABRICH & OU., 117 Broadway. NY PERSON DESIRING TO SPEUULATE IN Stock Privilozes on active stocks dealt in at the Exchange, should apply to the ee for their comprehensive oa) lanatory statements and price ALEXANDER FROTHINGHAM, & CO,, Bankers and Brokers, 12 Wall street. CITY, COUNTY, STATE, TOWN AND BAIL road Bonds; City, Ratiroad, Gas, Bank and Insur. ¢ Stocks and Seri} Whether you wish Nivwrite or apply 1, ALBERT H NICOLAY 2" Stock Brokers and Auctioneers,” 0. 43 Pine street, New York. ¥N. B.—The above securitice our specialty 22 years. RAILROAD BONDS OF ALL KINDS eect: and sold. Secarities of defauited roads a ial yore Roars Ts, bows ereey didiand New Ja . 0. 4 { tor Lia 80 Broad street. Post offi -$ H 000 TRUST yet TO | mie Bondact orice, five years; New York + loan on Mor bik & LAURENOR, 30 Pine streot rt city proper arty onl A —SECOND MORTGAGES ON pit ab bern! | te Lh oy po ir ipcheacs bow, or sale at ‘$7, ‘also $3,000 "Jersey very cheap. *Midrees DISCOUS * box né herald renee —LAVSLEY & BAZLEY. BROKERS 74 BROAD —Privileres, $100; double privileges (at mar. ket, sha aia, tenes 10 $20) uO shares on members Stock Ex chan Pam hiet Tow Money is and Made’ in Wall Beréet” Wee. to any aadress. “i bag hat th are FOOD iD Reet eAee lew York, Bri n, and Hudson, Bergen a sai, Wd ery Second and ea sehold ages «1 on Church Property, on as Lots; rep loans h* Gener, | re Lowry, Bea, SAMUEL 8 WOOD, Je ki B'FLox Jor JONES, Isr road roadway. —MONEY gs! oA i ae ON MORTGAGE, jilor Wages cashed: Stocks, Real ki nate, Fopnitare, oo ie y aotion ‘ine street, or A ROSTRVENSO: Hast seventeenth street. OND STREET SAVINGS BANK, Bond stree' street an nw Yous, 1874. ‘Twenty-ninth Bivieewee mee Seas, rected that on and after M Janual 1B fay ic tant peo 6 cen cent pera annam be paid to ‘all depositors oHfnterest At ed to and will draw a aot withdrawn will be add ad HARRISUN HALL, President. a, P. retary. ©. D, BAILKY ap Depouts now dave interest from January 1. B PREPARED FOR Mt adn PPunpiet ments by securing “dl riv! a t, “How ei in A cet free rokers, by oA Seay bo! liar 2 Roi ALWAYS HAVE gt TO t 5 St pet, York city M airing to BORROW OL INVEST spespers PEPOSIT OUMPANY, NO. #6 LIBBLTY strect.—Money to loan on approves collate! no 203 BUYERS,—FOR SALE VERY a of $10) three and four year pe: rk ois.” e'Bal OW. Sweanar's Hosa, New At the ail ot the Board in es | | | Street, room 4 i} } | | | | { 3 | | for circular. ¢ FINANCIAL. oe ee c= AND COUNTY TREASURY, Saw Fraxcrsco, Dec, l, 1874 PARK IMYROVEMENT BONDS Oity and County of Ken Francisco. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City and Count, of 5 Duo a Buse eMBER ST Gee Yelock noon, ‘for the purchase Fd rig one hundred and twen! bonds, the same being the Leone | of two hundred sua Ofty bonds autor: to be issued by an actot the Leg. islature yf the State of California, enttied “An Act con. cerning certain reservations of the City ‘ana, County. of | Ran Francisco,” approved Mi eh 1, 1874, and upon the written requisition of i. L. Sullivan, utterworth Otto- Te onl Alvord, Park Coimissioners, dated Said Boats PA be of the denomination of One Thou- | sand Dollars each, payable in thirty years from th | day of april, tava," with interest at rate of |i cent pe annum irom the Ist day of January, terest payable somi-amnually on the I9t of October and | the Ist of April of each year. | Principal rest payable in United States go.d coln. and in this eity and gounty. rhe raith and credit of the city amd county of San Francisco is pledged for the payment ot princip: and interest in United states gold coin, ne | see ft of the amount bid for, elther by certified check or ia gold coin, No bid will be considered if at less than 9 per cent of the par vane. ‘the Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, as the public good may require. Proposals to be indorsed, “Proposals for Park Im- | Provement Bonds.” CHAS, HURERT, Treasurer. CAROMINA BXECUTIVE DE- TATE OF SOUTH partment, State Treasurer's ome Conomaia, Coupons of the Consolidation won the of South Carolina, due January 1, 1879, will be pald on and after that date on presentation at the National Pi Bank, New York, and Abie Treasury. Colin meghpons due July 1, 1574, on Consolidation Bonds that be issued in exchange tor funduble bonds will also be paid at any ume on presentation fe the above men- tioned places. L. CARDOZO, Treasurer South Carolina. $7.000 S880 RUS? FONDS TO PURCHASE: 5 first mortgages. HORATIO 8. BROWN, 18h | Broadway. $7. 000 TO BUY SECOND MORTGAGES.—MY rfilents money. Frincivals only need ap- LLARD, Counsellor at Law, No.4 Warren ‘treet, Foom 13; office hours, 12 to 2. $170,000 10, PURCHASE SECOND AND gity property, at casonable rates: tare Sortsages ire At reason: es: large Mortzay ferred.” CALLENDER & LAURENCE 90 Pine street 200.000 BAXtHoq FOR STOCK To BUILD A Flouring Mill, the largest in the United tates (on New process), on good water power, weil im- Proved, in one of the best wheat growing States in the on. country; city references given. Call on or addrei PRES DENT, No. Ii) Bleecker street, room & om TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN ON BOND $280, 000 and Mortgage, in suins of $50,000 and upward, on New York city improved vroperty only. CALLENDER & LAURENCE, # Pina street. $450. 000 TO PURCHASE FIRST MORTGAGES on New York city improved or unlimn- proved property; Mortgages over $100,00) each pre- ferred. “CALL ADER & LAURENCE, 3) Pine street, _ BUSWESS | OPPORTUNITIES. NY P PERSON our ‘OF BUSINES! ni ECURE A handsome income with small ca: Call or send Address DANFORTH ry BRISTOL. 697 Broadway, New York. if AGEs MANUFACTURING BUSINESS, WHOLE- a Partner to superintend the New York office. A) GRIGGS & CARLETON, 98 Broadway. ek Sieynde BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THAN GAN found elsewhere in New York is offered: to a Sraseon business man with $10,000 to $30,000 to invest with Lis own services. JEFFERS & BEECHER, 26 Broad street. PARTNER WANTED—WITH A FEW HUNDRED Possible chance to lose; reference. dollars to invest, in‘a business alreadv started; no on at a Cedar & COCKCROFT. Cater SECURED FOR MERCHANTS, MANUFAC- turers, &¢c.—Undersigned have Spalcasians) from numerous Bersons who desire to Invest capital ER FROTHINGHA! Asankers and Brokers, 12 Wall street, V the above papitey ina prelt established paving OA qlustvely wholesale) boot. shoe and hat bi 7 ANTED—$15,000 TO $20,002.—A PARTNER WITH Southern eity; references exchanged. For particulars apply to &. A. 'CONDIT & CO,, 6 Broadway. ‘ANTED—A PARTNER, WITH A SMALL CAPITAL, in an old established flour and teed stores also a | ¢pea trucking and express business. A) o7 East Seventy seventh street, betwee | Third avenues, 1 WA PARTY WITH CAPITAL TO JOIN AD- vertiser in the introduction of @ practical street car starter, upon a re peinciwes very simple and works to pertection; at co. Ww. HEKMANCE, ‘Tremont House, Troy, N. Y. 100 Cast As? $19 Pa0M EARNINGS—aN EN. | terprising man can have half interest in Real | | Sstate generat office business, Address ENTERPRISE, box 130 Herald Uptown Branch office. pply at 165 and a Decingion a i > —_—_— CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARBITRA- | TION ACT—THE QUESTION OF SELLING THE | LATERAL CANALS CONSIDERED. An adjourned meeting of the Chamber of Com- | Merce was held yasterday at the chamber to priney ae | tion of ee? investment is in the co nenran, of the 9 a WALL STREET MATTERS, CURRENT NOTES UPON THE EXISTING sITUse TION—HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS—X¥FoRT To SAVE THE WRECK OF THE NORTHEBN PACtrig RAILROAD. Pacific Mai! continued to be the feature of Wat street speculative inquiry yesterday without developing anything new of a local natare. The evidence given in Washington was variously com- mented upon, the general criticism being of s sceptical character, and the parties in interes$ being all there, nothing could be learned here te supplement its tale. The interest in this matter for the present centres in Washington and Walt etreet is only @ listener. This much, however, cam be sald of the situation. Wall street is a most ex- cellent listener. The general current of iife 1m monetary and trade circles was otherwise undis- turbed by any fresh action of managerial or repre- sentative bodies, there being a remarkable dearth Of meetings, THE PRODUCE RXCHANGE agreed to adjourn over from fhursday next to | Monday following, tn commemoration of Christe mas; but declined to take simular action with ree erence to the New Year's holiday, postponing con- sideration of the subject to the immediate neces- sity of auch action, favorably or adversely. THE STOCK EXCHANGE k | Set its face, represented by the Governing Com mittee, against any adjournment in this conneo tion other than for legal holida; A petition, numerously signed, requesting an adjournmens frgm Thursday to Monday next week: had been Presented, but was not considered. The fact is “the boys” have had hard enough work earning commissions sufficient in six days of the week to meet expenses, and the Governing Committee think they don’t hanker after too many idle days. So that this year that lively element of holiday excitement will have to take ite jollity and trivol- ity in @ concentrated form, making one day an- swer for two. HANS BREITMAN’S BARDY. Some flurry was occasioned in whiskey circles. by @ recent announcement, tn connection with ® Proposition to increase the tax on whiskey, thas there was an enormous stock of that liquor om hand which would escape the increased excise— @ stock suMcient to meet current wants for some time—and consequently likely, 1n connection wit @ higher impost, to check manufacture and so im- Mediate revenue. Yesterday a semi-offictal con- tradiction to that story was furnished, which re caus forcibly that celebrated coupiet:— Hans Breitman gave a bardy. Vere be’s dot bardy now? This correction —it bas been erroneously published that there are 44,000,000 gallons of wais- key bow held tor speculation—s,000,000 in vond and 86,000,900 tn private hands. The letter of the Commissioner of Iternal Revenue to the Committee on Ways and Means on this subject states that on November 15, 1870, the above named amount of whiskey was reported to be in the country, and distributed as above mentioned.” Inasmuch as more than four years have él since the date given in the above paragraph the Ways and Means Committee may very proverty pause to consider the question as an important factor in determining their iuture policy. “Vere be’s dot vhiskey now ?”? FLOTS4M AND JETSAM cut aed OCEAN OF SPRCULA- During the recent pants, ang as one of its re- sults, many enterprises which the snip of proa- Perity had safely carried were thrown overboard in dread of foundering. These have not all sunk, many of them continuing yet to float upon the still unsettled sea, Here 1s 8 sample :— The following 1s copy of the memorial now bging circulated among Nortuern Pacific bond. holders tor signature :— To Tne SkxaTE AND House oF REPRESENTATIVES OF TES Unite States, 1x Conaunss AssuMBLED:— Your memorialists respecttully show to your honorable body as tollows They purchased and now hold the bonds of the North- ern Facifig ere Company, @ corporation created by an act of Co ‘Yhe tases of capital stock by sald corporation were authorized by act of Congress, and subscriptions to said stock pursuant to said act were made by various in- dividuals, a list of whom is annexed to this petition. Nothing has ever been p: said snbscriptions, ex~ cept the sum Ce tg "and the su of $13,500,000 still Temains onpaid The Northern Pacific Railroad Company has failed to ay the interest on its bonds which ‘ame due on the Ast of July, eer nd hag, by ¢! tof January and lar addressed to its creditors, under of 17th of oe cember, lois, admitied its inability, to pay said inte! ag well 'as future accruing interest. “ye Northern Pacitic Ratiroad Company is utwerly and irretrievably insolvent; it has a floating debt of nearly XW); Wes receipts are not sufficient’ to defray its cure Tent expenses; and there is no prospect of its creditors receiving the interest on their bonds or any part of it from the revenues of the corporation. The sole und only resource of the creditors of the Northern Facife, Mailroad, for the return of any por- fore- eaid RTeren subscriptions to the capital petitioners purchased the Northern Pactfic bonds in full rellance upon the security offered by federal leg- subserip- bert im providing for the aforesaid stoc! The modern origin and comparatively smalt number of cor portions oryanized under the iswssr of Unived States hud uot. until lately, creaied the ity foram efficient sysiem of remedies on behalf of ‘the: jitors of those bodies. The bill herewith submitted to the earnest cons dere. tion and prompt action of Congress ts 4 d to affora: remedies to creditors of federal corporations sintlar to those given by the Legislature of several States against the deling ment aca to aaa el gS ithout this remedy your re alm ipless in the en- forcement? hele righia, Withitths oy will nave meanso! redress which would have been previously atforded the federal aystem of corporate law been tully develo; at the time of the establishment of this corporation. The common law remedies are entirely insufficient for the enforcement of stock subscriptions made by citizens receive @ report irom the special committee on | | amendments to the Arbitration act, and also a | report from the special committee on railway and | canal legislation. The President, Mr. W. E. Dodge, called te | Chamber to order, and requested Mr. Shepherd, | chairman of the special committee on amend- | ft ments to the Arbitration act to state the scope | of the proposed amendments. Mr. Eliott T. Shepherd said that the principal | feature of these amendments was the ailow- | ance of an appeal to the courts of appeal from | the judgment of the arbitrator. It wasa clause that had been pat into those proposed amend. | ments at the earnest request of the arbitrator | (Judge Fancher). It had been suggested that | there should be no power of appeal for a less sum than $6,000, and that sum had been agreed upon. | The committee also recommend the restoration | of the expenses of this Court to the original proposition which the Chamber of Commerce pledged itself to—namely. pro- viding @ room convenient for the pur- pose, fuel and light, at its own expense. The amendments now propose that there shall be a | salary fixed for the arbitrator and for the clerk, | and that these salaries snoald be paid by the county of New York. New York, said Mr. Shepherd, is the | commercial centre of the country, and there was | No reason that the cost of the arbitrator should | be put upon the Chamber, a Chamber that had | done so much alieady for the commerce of the | country. ae only other feature in the amend- ments ie Kd ne jor fixing small fees tor the | performance o work was Lbursre | meces- sary (or the purposes of arbitration. It waa also | Proposed that the parties in a cause submitted ior | arbitration should pay $5 for the use of the cham- ver. The clerk ts engaged in taking acknowledg- ments and the arbitrator ts already allowed a ice. — fees are insignificant smount, but they & perfectiy ProPte charge. ata memorial of the Cheniber praying for the adoption of these amendments was then read, and the lollowing memoriai was adopt THE MEMORIAL, To THE HONORABLE THER GOVERNOR AND THR LEGISLATURE, gv New Yous, tn Suxate an Asmeeuty Convex — The memorial Chamber of Commerce of the | State or New York, relating 1o arbitration. ‘Your meter respectfully ~ ogee to your honorable a that the act authorizing. disputes: jhe aa port of New York. passed April 29, ie been ved with bah favor by the mercanul and legal Islnees, of this, metropolis, and has wor! rked | most successfully in ip A its object of furnish- ing @ mean: the vr spee nd economical settle- ment of Caen, on commerctel a ations. nt was ant. tpated. vy by your memorialise at the time they asked for Stuchtmonts winch bull rayther pertest iteandmacent an increasing public benefit, The amendments are now vided into sections corresponding with the work of ho have pavli nis prvi place Statutes of the. state their Fevision and codifeation of this Arbitration ack and the Amendments subi erewith will be in entire har- mony ete tay a hew revis pI aa toby ake there tore these amendments ma‘ assed Iaw. and, they -witt ever pray. SPECIAL 1 cout TRRMINAL FACILITIES. Bageie jes, chairman of the Committee on ermine facilities, reported the articles tor the OFGARINBROB, Ob | & -conierence, of certain srades asked nat by the members of the Chamber and ed that they should be approved, It was pro. | Mr, Ruggles said, tnat this conlerence ee Pwait upon the Governor elect at yg the muel he was preparing bis Me: Spon tim the recommencetion of selling ah hs ais, canals which, he said, ~— Loge oh ous yi two cs je State. There wish ex; ‘we Western parr ‘ot the” ‘suate BE | that thet piney may be bereanced snficiently to pay a ong ¢ Of different States of the Union. Congress having created this body politic and to some extent having accredited it to the ciuzens of the uned, States, your petitioners respectfully submit that they are | bays of the considerate attention of your honorable Pg a a are A very numerous class, re) ers of $23,000.0W of Northern Pacino. Bonds, Tose obligations: ri held in small amounts, prinel- pally by the poorur citizensin the ultural sections: le country. In some instances savings banks, hold- ing the hard earned pittances of working men depend- ent on their daily labor for support, have invested: | Vou? petivioners “ate unable to entist tal friends nur peltionery are unable to enlist power fo, present their cause with prestige of a greatoune solidated latercst. ‘They are scattered in ever towm and village north of the capital and east of the Mis sissippt. They rely upon their weakuess for the advo- cacy of a just ctuse, dc. The petitioners only ask that they be allowed such remedies at law in the federal courts as im the case 01 2 State corporation they would have im e State courts against the subscribers to the stock, who, failing to pay the a jount of their sube scriptions accoraing to engu: t, issued, oF Dormisted to be tssued, bonds upon the credit of uch Aubscrip!ions. Such an application is one o interest at this time, and the street will be curious to note what Congress will do with it. REAL ESTATE, At the Exchange salesroom yesterday William ; Kennelly sold, by order of the executors of Michael O’Donohue, deceased, the three story brick house and lot, with two stores on first floor, known as Nos. 377 and 37744 Grand street, near Madison; lot 80X83, 5X26,8x96.3, to J. L. Jennings, for $17,: 400, D. M. Seaman sold, by order o! the Supreme Court, under the direction of Thomas referee, the one anda half story staole and io! 25x100.6 on South side of Fifty-second street, 37! ele say, of Eleventh. avenue, to William Baker, for $2,100. James M. Miller withdrew the house and lot om north side of Fift.-eighth street, 4,82i'fect wese of Eighth avenue; lot 21,3x100.5, by order of A. B Walls, referee. HEAVY DEFALCATION. ° 4 FIFTEEN-YEAR OFFICIAL OF’ THE PENNSYLVAe Nls RAILROAD MAKES AWAY WITH $45,000. PirTsBuRG, Dec. 16, 187& A heavy defalcation was discovered in the freight | Office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in this city, last week. AS near as your correspond ent can learn the facts are that the defauiter is am old clerk—is, in fact, the oldest in the employ of the company—having been in its service filteem years, He has always been considered reliable and borne a good character, and now comes te t the astonishing {act that he is a defauiter im we enormous sum 01 $45,000, The case came to hget ts this way:— it week Parties connected with the company’s freight office eaeaepie came to this city reported to the ofiict ere that they bad ins! vionato examine the psnctin and vouchers the clerka at the gga oor Two or art wii mountains of ate Suey it “etraurht,’? boat founad one feature in the case that will be am. astonisher to the patrons. nat the books pleat? ah a —- notuing less than th acash balance bout $4s,000 th vor 4 "ine railroad Coy while there was not even one cent of Ke ap ce th the hands of the son who to have charge of it, delauiver's names resent "foe withheld from the public. ey ae fe tee cona- dence and heid the |; vet ie araetsfadt Varhtte wet Sete meiaad we Ge es sar meg the necessary repays ana for jue improvement of the Canals, Thig would made a gmail vol toll Lee the canals, and the con- 0@ Would ask Nn dane elect to act en See he by-proposing the name of Mr. ot be gabaaiated ict See oy of Mr, Low, who: Mr ‘duamper adjourned. ” . Bevo tae Gast 18 his feieiens Sion ne. yee ae tempt at aay aah st Poudemans engeresane 8 ae defbeaton ® ata roe