The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1874, Page 9

"117%; do. THE SINKING FUND. {CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.] of the Sinking Fund there s sh ould have Sees on the first < of the present mouty assets amount 13 Taha ‘tha scionere had pals possession on chat ate the following securi- New York ay and county stock ne ine abt Be on $26,735,355 84 ere i n nie ict ie | § BORGE W. LANE spite a a New Yous, Doe. 23, 1 It will be onetime that the Mayor directed the Commissioner Of Accounts to examine shose securities, refusing to. interiere, as be thought it anappropetals being himself one of the Commis- Mf. the Sinking Fund, commaDboation of Chamberlain Lane was recelved and placed on fie and the Commissioners adjourned, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The Stock Market Steady and Without Feature. FOREIGN MONEY’ AND EXCHANGE, ‘Gold, Government Bonds Other Securities Firm. and WALL STREET, WEDNESDAY, Dec, 23-6 P.M. The stock market to-day was 80 thoroughly un- rcontroiied by strong infuences in either bull or bear interest as to make comment unnecessary. The two jactions are about evenly dividea, and it is ® mere question of confidence and capital ‘Whether one side or the qpher will turn up victor. The fact cannot be ignored, however, that all Classes of investors, trom the individual who pays cash and takes his stock from the street to the “Operator who measurgs his profits and losses by fractions,gre beginning to estimate securities ac- cording téMtheir real value and to exercise a de- gree of conservatism that, so far as Wall street is concerned, ts at once novel and suggestive, A belief generally expressed is, that within ‘the next thirty, days a stronger market ‘will be witnessed. On the other hand, there aro enough to constitute a dangerous minority who Claim that in consequence of the reduction in rail- road business nothing can occur to encourage speculation or give material strength to any stock movement. Briefly summarized, the conclusions may be stated as follows:—Tnat the dividend pay- ing stocks will continue to be favorite features, While those that are under the control of cliques and are dependent upon daily mantpulations will Femuin as they are now—piaythings of the hour, vactilating, inconstan, and dangerous, The finan- Cial situation ts but @ reflection of that which 18 recorded on every fommercial page. Weak- ness, depression and ugcertainty attach to it, and until there are corollary reasons Jor an advance, expressed by improvement in gen- eral trade; until the general condition of the country ig indicative of activity in the various in- dustrial pursuits that give it wealth, it ts dificult 6 see whereon permanent improvement can rest or incidental decline be resisted. ADVANCE AND DECLINE. ‘The comparative prices between yesterday aud ‘to-day at the close were as follows:— ADVANCE—Pacific Mail, % per cent; gold, 1. DEcLINE—Erie, % ; Lake ears 43 Northwester i ; Ohio and Mississippi 3 Rov land, 34; St. ‘aul, 34; Wabash, % >. Union’ Pacific, 3; Western Union, %; Northwesvern preferred, %. ‘rhe stocks that remained steady were Atlantic and Pacific preferred, New York Central, C., 0. and J. C., Delaware and Lackawanna, Hannibal and St. Joseph, Harlem, Panama and Quicksilver. THE SALES to-day amounted to about 191,000 shares, which may be subdivided as’ foliows:—New York Oentral and Hudson River, 1,300; Erie, 13,650; Lake Shore, 83,800; Northwestern, 25,600; do, preferred; 1,100; Kock island, 1,800; Pacific Mall, 63,100; St. Paul, 3,200; do, preferred, 300; Ohlos, 7,800; Western Union, 17,900; Wabash, 10,200; Union Pacific, 14,300; C., C. and 1.C., 100. | GOLD opened at 111 and closed at 111%. The rates paid for borrowing were 2,3 and 4 per cent per annum to Mat. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchanges. «$71,471,662 Currency balan 2,672,326 Gold exchange ratte $03 | ‘Gold balances. 1,094,013 OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK. bal $1,718,311 Currency balances 1,043,220 Gross clearances.. 27,657,000 The specie engaged to-day for toreign shipment amounted to abont $1,200,000, of which only $200,000 is in silver. Tne remainder is in gold, THE MONEY MARKET, Money on call loans was frm at 3% a4 per ceat. | by Foreign exchange was firm tor long steriing on the basis of 4.85 for prime bankers. Demand dis wwere dull at 4.8934 a 4.90, BANK SHARKS | were neglected, The latest bids were:—America, 145; American Exchange, 112; Butchers and Dro- vers’, 130; Central National, 102%; Ohgtham, 13; Chemical, -1,500; City, 200; Citizens’, 125; Com- merce, 120; First Nation 200; Fourth Na- tional, 100; Fulton, 150; Guilatin National, 130; German American, 9; importers and Traders’, 190; Irving, 130; Manlatian, 150; Market, 119; Mechanics’, 140; Merchants’, 117; Metropolltan, | 131; Nassau, 105; New York, 123; North America, 97; Oriental, 150; Pactiic, 160; Park, 188; People’s 143; Republic, 1033¢; Union, 130, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds closed stroug at the following | quotations :—United States currency sixes, 117% & do, sixes, registered, 1881, 117% a 117% ; do. do, sixes, 1881, 121% @ 121%; do. do. five-twenties, registered, 1862, 113% @ 113%; do. do. do., coupon, 1862, 113% a 113%; do. do, do., registered, 1864, 115 a 11 do, do. do., 1864, 115% @115j; do, do. do., registered, 1865, 117 a 117%; Go. do, do., coupon, 1869, 117% a 117%; do. do. do, new, registered, 1865, 116% & 116% ; do. do. | do., DEW, coupon, 120 a 120%; do, do. do, regis- tered, 1867, 117% @ 117%; do, do. do., coupon, 1867, 121 @ 1214; do. do. do,, registered, 1868, 117% @ 117%; do. do. do., coupon, 1868, 120% @ 121%; do. do, ten-forties, registered, 113% a 114%; do. do. do, coupon, 114% & 114%; do. do. Aves, registered, 1881, 113 @ 113%; do, do, do., coupon, 1881, 113% a 1ls%. THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. The following are the Treasury balances :—Cur. tency, $14,500,000; coin, $76,600,000, less coin cer+ +tificates, $21,500,000; interuai revenge receipts to-day, $154,000; the national bank notes received for redemption to-day amounted to $1,360,000; cus- tom receipts for the week ending December 19, $1,800,000. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed $24,000 on account of interest and $435,000 in re- demption of five-twenty bonds. RAILROAD BONDS. ‘These were firm in tone and moderate in de- mand. Prices were tolerably well sustained, We quote the lollowing as the la‘es¢ bids:— Alb & busq Ist dds. Det, Mon & Tol... ....+ 10g alp & busq 2a bas Buti & Erie ne’ vo Butt & tate be 7'8.. 0.4.10, Kalamazoo & Wd P ist 8 Lake shore dfv bus... 99 Ke Shore con 1st, 0.102 Lake shore lat, con r.. 98% Lake Shore 2d, con ¢... 91 103 101% 1 30 tra 1 conser, Bey 4 ~ ond. 102, Si Cs sests ee Cen Pac, C & 0 Iai Cen Pac State aid bas. 1 BSSELS: x eR Western Pacific bonds. 87 | Chi & Aiton.. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DEC EMBER 24, 1871.—-WITH unton Pace Ist... Cron Pac | g 7s, Union Pacific tn Mich loom & iat P f. ¢, 2d mh. 100! 817 peo. lun 104 SOUTHERN SECURITIES, The demand. for these at the Board has not sharpened, but we learn that in private circles the dealings are considerable. In this way 10,000 Florida bonds were to-day negotiated at 80 less January coupons, the investment being made by a life msurance company. South Carolinas of reputable grades are also attracting attention in consequence of the better and niore honorable action of the new Legislature now in session, With @ good Governor and worthy work by his henchmen there is no reason why this State should not recover somewhat ofher former finan- cial prestige. THE FOREIGN MARKET, Late London advices report weakness for Con- sols and American securities. The Bank, of Eng- land gained on balance to-day £144,000 sterling. The London Stock Exchange will be closed on Fri- day and Saturday. The following are late prices, made at five P. M.:—Consols, money, 91% @ 91%; Consols, account, 91% a 92; old 65 bonds, 106% a 106% ; 67 bonds, 107; ten-forty bonds, 104 a 104%; new fives, 103 a 10344; Erie, 2% @ %%; market dull, Rentes buoyant; 61f. 65c, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES “WEDNESDAY, Ded. 23, 1874. BEFORE CALL—10 A. M. ‘600 sus Wost Un Tel. 00 TO sD ahe MiL& StF RR. “$736 i S00 % ao 3 37° 10 10 sth 4100 10) Un Pao $5 20 sw do. 3300 3400 300 3900 tio $ “laud a 400 5% 1.0 6 500 +46) 30) 6) 50, GO... 6: 500 Pac Mail 88 Go. ase 600 i 24 400 i: 60) 2! 2300 is 900 Pit Pe * 2a 2400 25% Fr rH an a8 333 6 10:15 AND 11:80 A. M. $30000 U 8 6: 67. Riv usensurse Lt FIRST ROARD—10;30 A. LA 6) sha Pac Mail 88; 12000 U8 5-20, rt. n,J'&J. 0, Xe $2000 8 C 6° 20000 tenn gu Pf 200 Harlem’ RR...bo¢ 12735 100 it Cen KR......b0 98! SEEEE sueeubeetseite 36! is 200 do. 8% WC, Ca&LC BEFORE CAL 18% "0 ahs Mich n Con RR. 100 shs At! & P Tel..... 500 West Un Tel.....36) 79% gu uo 83 10% iw ao. : 10 do. oy) 800 dc 100 Pac M wo. do 1690 do. do. 6 w do 375, 1 do, 36 1500 do. 372 10 Chi & NW" pt 6) 1600 do. 2% (WOM aN WER... 6 sy do. 37 ” do 300 Un Pac 600 ge 1000 7 20) Erie RR. “+ 28 | sar Z 20 Chic. Bare @ Quin wi 300 ao. 27, 200 Ohio'& M. 900 do. 36% 40 do... 400 + do. 26% P.M. $30000 Uss-20, 6p be 110% WUD) U > 0-2, 6. oho SECOND BOARD—1 P, M. 100 sha Mich Cen B.be 81 Cen RR......b¢ 10 LS a MS Thi oe M00 Un Pas tne 000 Un Pac 4000 0, C&C. det. 8 000 Tol & W By ye C64 KK ol om Big PAW, W 8055 chia Ywre 8) 2000 Mil Ss Ist Lae a 3016 1000 Long isiand ist. % 100 ahs Mariposa M.D 35 Be ee FE ecked ps3 — Jo, 36! aATR.be bs 425tP RRpt...te do 56} 26 0 Harlow Ra.b ¢ BS 128 2:30 ‘To 3 f 200 shs Union Pac R.b3 BM 2000) U8 620.0, 166m, 1201 § i 10 Un & 9 W oR 000 Un Pac ist 45 shs Fourth N ar Bk: 10W west Gu tel, “MILA SEP Dl “ei ‘ 6%, be, ebay ub WU% a 100% E: Wein Fare ity Bw 10KKe 8 #816 Ohio & Miss. B82 403% af Fanning, vu COTTON FIRMER—FLOUR DULI-—WHEAT PORK EASIER—LARD QUIET—FREIGHTS COMMERCIAL REPORT. ¥FIRM- EB—CORN FIRM FOR OLD, LOWER BOR NEW— OATS STEADY—BARLEY AND RYE INACTIVE— 8TEADY— GROCELIES FIRMER—PETROLEUM IN- ACTIVE BUT STEADY—NAVAL STORES DULL— WHISKEY UNCHANGED. WepNEspay, Dec, 23—6 P. M. The merchandise markets were still all quiet, but without many radicui changes. On ‘Change flour coniinued duil, but prices were the same. Wheat was in fair demand and somewhat firme: Yhough at the close the market was easy. Corn was quiet and firm and lower for Barley was quiet and rye was Pork was dui, and in the business of moment, wholly nomina! Was Steady, wiih @ fair business. firmer decidedly, owing to a scarcity for old, new: Oats were absence but dull, heavy. steady. nominal. of 1. Lard Freights were of room, Cotton was not especially active, cut firmerboth for “spot” and ‘future.’ Groceries remained quiet and un”, changed. Petroleum was tnactive, but held nominally steady. Naval stores were duil and nominal. sold at the improved figures of yester: Whiskey Correz—The marke! for Rio and Santos rules very firm, but quiet, The steamer Mermick arrived’ to day with 16,212 bags, but samples were not show! late hour. value, but rule quite strong: af the outports Pears to be a fair trade. bags by’ the Asphodel at New I7K%o.. and 4,000 bags by the bile at 18%. Wo quote:—Rio, Ue. @ M%e.; fair do. Ie. Pipeta ordinary good do., nap toe Mild grades are without quotable change in there ap- ales reported tnclude 4,(00 Orleans at at Mo- cargoes Bo. 18%e.; prime d®., 19}e. a19}40.; extreme range tor lots, 17o. & 20c.; Java, government bags, 2c. # Zc. ; mats, 2c, a 23c, ; Ceylon, t7c. a ie. ; Maracaib 10c.; Laguayra, We. a 1e,; samaica, i7c. a Jo. grass 0, LSS6e. 1830. St Domingo, 16c. a 17¢.; Porto Rico, 17}gc. @ 19¢.; Costa Rica We, a 193¢c. Ie, a 19¢.; Savanilla, 16c, & 19¢.; Curacoa, Bola. ‘wand 90 dave Cortox on the spot was more firmly held. pended quotations sow an advange Ol ie. grades, Futures decreased port receipts an: from the Mexican, 18. a 190.; Angostura, 16c. a 18e., The ap- per 1b, on al were generally 4c. bigler, maint orders Sout cover shorts. Comparatively tew new speculative ven, tures were made. With the holidays so close at hand there was but little disposition to make Eom operations ce not looking directly to covering. The ma: frm atthe ry, ea quotations :—December, 1: pes nominal; neery ie Ree Lge March, 1431-32e.; Apri ibigess May, lowe; Sue, Toi. Sarr, 100; hugus 16 $190, We CW (quotatic used On ‘American stand: ard of classifica to Ordinary. t136 Fa rdinary t Low midgit 1% it ow midgliny Middiling is; 14 Good middling 14 Is 15 pent 15 By Iie Fair... .. 15% - 10 + 15: Quotations based on standard of classificad jon in force September 1, 1874, and on upland cotton in store running in quali not more than halt # Geace above Bike. era Be. eo ng ree ioe good Export.. Gonsumipiion rom ot rye, clos! december, 1 March 14 ‘yhoo; {Apri 2 "Bie. 1. 5, dune, 15." 31-846. ; fst, 6 13.32c. ‘a 16 sabe. to two PF. M.—January, 20 at at 13 15-16c. ; february, Bou at 7-16e., Pa Mat i ite, too at hee ry Aa 7-1 toss, AOA 0 oe Is-16e. io as His Bi July, % 6c. 116 Sl6e.; August price 1Shes Webruary. 143 rae aay “Market end. Lsi¢o, ats or below ordinal ab 19.320, dup at nee august es SON at 4 2-320. M4 pede. Lb 9-3%e., Total’ 21,30) bales. Grand tota, 31,300 Sissies Exchanges— sc. paid to exchange, 1.50) January he averages it yesterday's, Jorward de! viz. :—December, uty. 14 ie, : March! Hose. * Apri ine, 15.95c. ; July, 16.2vc ';' August, 1 at the ports were as pede ew Orleans, 2.80 4,144;' Cnarlestou, 2,091 Wane Now’ York, 992; Boston, 860; "378; Nor! for Februar: verles were 13 lee; January, 13. rane Zc. ; -16c. Fhiladelpiia, 38). Tout 21,632, ‘his day last week, 3),li6. day last year, 40016. Kates on gotten to formas ports ywere quoted thus:—To Havre, by steam, wail, 0 Hamme burg, by steam, dad. ; ov si C3 ‘A irewien, pM Steam, Je.5 by sail, to Liverpool, S-itd.,” by fe ‘compre: steam; by sul 3,000 busbels; coru, 43750 do. 10) vags ; oats, 7,075 bushels, barley, KO do, corn meul, 100 = Reoolpts--Flour 3.87 pple. wheat, te flour market was quiet, but without change in prices The movement was very slow. bbls, at prices within range gue were 11, bbis. so flour ruled firm’ but quiet, with 300 i sales ted. Kye Southern flour only sold in a jobbing way at anehanged prices. Cee! meal met with a ay trade, chiefly trom snippers. 700 ae at prices No. % o1ate $3 75 a $4 25 Superfine | 42a 475 state 5Wa 525 5508 575 4230 475 50a 5.5 Minnesota. Sa 6% aes hoop Obio, shipping brands. S008 525 und hoop Oblo, trade brands. 5258 575 60a TW $a 5° 55a 6 Ww 6Wa 7H St Louis, choice family Ta 85) Rye tour, fine to suverfi 40a 585 Nominal. Sominal. 52a 625 62a 8H we 4a 475 Cora meal, Jersey. ++. 4008 450 Cora meal, Brandywine... . 50a 5 wv Corn meal. panch-ons 192.00 Born new—closin; bushels at 9} eR afloat. in store; s7e. a ts were steady, 683gc. tor Western mixed and 69c. a'7ic. quiet, but unchanged. | sales State at $1 30 and 2,5.0 bushe! Canada the line of berth freight business done for tuture shipmer rates were obtained tor grain. steamer room offering. Yon: quired tor by the grain and petroleum trade, ine reserve, most purtics asking above “Thippoest limits. A fair business was out 193,00 bushels at ae ¥ # 112 for No. & in gt ree gl te TiS 1a i a) 16 od Milwaukee, $1 1 30 tor e red winter, 132 for sigali lots’ amber. was irregutir=drm for old and dull and lower tor t 83c. ay We. Keported sales were 62,00) 90. 10r bat’ the demand was moderate. _ Sales wore reported of 51,000 bushels at white, SU bushels two- West at siiet S00’ bushels state $0 dat 866. there was a and higher There was no present we for charter was in- and of- 4 rates consum- mated, however, at tuil rates. The engagements om- brace:—To Liverpool, by steam, 40,000 bi for shipment week after next, Be 10sgd. @ boxes bacon at Sis.: and by sail, ‘To London, by steam, 40) bales hops at Sd. a by sail, 8.00) bushels ot grain, in bulk, at 9d. ; & do., ou bois.» tour ce 2s. Od. in. bi 10a. , Lb ‘Dole rosin at 8. “0 ‘to Glasgow, bj [aides ap at The charters inc! Kingdom, with 0 bales cotton ushels grain, Lid. ) r yutoan 3c toa direct port cast coast ce Treland, with rtors of grain, one-hird in bags, at 73 quarters of grain at 78. 3d. ; British bark, hence to a direct French port, with about 5,00 Dols. of petroleum and proJacts on. pi fn Austrian hark, trom Balimore to Cork for the United Kingdom, with 4, fats an Americay bark, frogs i Pitladeiphie te to orders, with 4,200 quarters of grain at 78. nuade!l a ea United Kingdom, hexce to the pemosehy Side of and port cha LASS KS. — job way and Far market ruled ste: vs i bbls. I New Orleans, within the any ue Foreign grades were neglected, ot Guba a map 1 mand for domestic was ady. unchangea Le aie. We quote —vul cent i) a nixed, aie . lay aie, ate do. mustorado, ret dod 800.3 Heo, Wc. a Ges; Enylian” telandny Wer 8 608.3 Orleans, 550. a tor new cr Naval &: e of our Dut nominally rivate terms; orders to grain at 7s. Cork tor { Ke im, with an American bark, 405 to nd back, at or ‘about $5, juota- Porto New ‘OD. TORKS.—For spirits of turpentine the markdt was dull and easy, but nominal. in the absouce of trans: actions. | Kound {ote of merchantable could have been obtained at 36440. We now a sale oe bois. at 370. The market tor strainea rosin was du! nominal; quoted at $2.10 o $2 20. The fuer grades were femly held and sold to the extent of 200 bbis ot No. Tar was inactivi but nominaliy ie at $2 % tor Washington and §2 0 for Wilmington. Pitch sold ta a small way at $2 31% tor city nTROLEUM.—The tmarket remattied inactive and ex. niblied no d quoted at ae for bala et bigc. cases sc. The thiladeiphia mackot w inacti quoted Dominaily at tinge. for delive: h. From the oil ‘of mont lows:—uil Cit 4 We. ; Titusville, BUC. ic. Petroleum centre, sie. Tideou! ye. at United: We. immediate shipure Por! ; lara, 786 vbls. K 'was duit aud easier. Rousevill changed in value. private terms. snort clear at 10%c. Dressed hogs were only in mand ant easier; quoted at $%c. a 8%o. for city a dhc. tor Western. Beef-—The market was q| steaay, hands ‘at Agurse with qhotations “We quote extra spected, $11 for unnispected, $10 a $10 50 for pli inspected. $9 50 a tierced bee at $22 8 for prime hams remained ¢ market Faled steady for alt describ der’ A High inquiry hice supple i heart loose 10c. a 104C. ilies at te ‘ket was strot prot bus aulstand eaey for fcure We heard or sales of 100 tierces on the spot uoled tor December ‘and for Januar; Masi iierces for February at 1s MAGe. a INO. erces tor March at 18940. per Ib, but firm. Held at } with The. bia SuGan —Thert Ar red to among holders of raw, Dut the'demand values more of lesy noimnal. Lard, For Western steam ied ee. change tor a ee Cid - 01 + nd naphulia at 10c- for 3 uit eave! at tee $2159a$3 tor fae ran eo. ion. Re- ive, with ‘y balance producing points advices were of a Sancta aut: market, with 4 ated = fole ute, nt of do., tor February, lull, but not essene fatty es Of clip ong clear sold. of tern long clear.quoted at 10%c. and light de- and Stee, wiet, but Jobbing lots footing up 40 packages chaned the appeuded mess ine aot ry tal 0 tw veut tions uae’ ‘dof sales ‘e Ib. ng for low Meiers. at ite. * and’ 336 ty steam was Gules & little better feelin light al Stiles wore reported 01 61% easier in boxes clays sf Bic. and 1,00) boxes do, on terms bot made public. Refined’ was, ‘rather tone and only moderately active. We Cuba—hetinin; ery apg hy es Orc. se! to @ood fair, j do., good to pi grocery, iair 10 ty Biko. yees Dene Vag <7) i a Bho: cantrifival hhda and quo’ 0 tar on wis a Bs PAY ‘A ays. molasees. hhds and voxes, 6% THe.5 maisdo, jard, Nos 7 to 9 : clayed, boxes, i ei 0. 1010 38 4 u lige. ; white. 960. & MWe. mai to HUME, 740, & 8946: 42 a Bye. re ranaiate, tse a roc Brazi—b Dut ch Renda: rd, 8 tal to choice, 3} Rie ery, Soa. 9 to Ml, 7 ‘aya—Dutch standard, Nos 10 to 2. Bie. # ise uperior und a extra cuperlor, basine: e ce ry Ne THe crushed ana powdered 10sgec8 Ure reported within a stea iv range of prices, The sules foot about 80 tlerces ot car figures within the range of she appen as tollows Carolina. Tie a 73¢¢. po by ft inag a7: pod, 7c. a 8c. tor prime Ecalnant Trgc. *] Be; and ce. Me. for chor na and 15) Sage of Rangoon, ed quotations for Ice; fo + Patna, 7c. @ Tiéc., and Rangoon, SARS was inactive ‘but firm at 15kc. for prime "a, —The market was quiet put air The sales foot up about 40,000 Ibs of Prime at 8746. por 1D. Wiiskky.—Recelpts, 539 bi terday. Sales, 350 boi bis. Thi eratety active and frm rig improvement noticed ie market was ni S59! BS per gallon DOMESTIC MA’ MARKETS. Gatvuston, Dec, 23, i874 Cotton steady; tair demand; middin middLng, EM | good pedinary, Le. he 4.433 bales; leg 435, Kk xports—To Great Britain, 2,001; coastwise, & pales, 2,495, stock, 85,934. ‘| Naw Onueans, Dec. 23, Cotton quiet and trregula: middling, Ito. : iow von dling, 13tse. : wood grdinary. | l2%e. Nt recolpis, 2.898 Dales wross, 4,092. Export to Great Britain, 2176. Sales, 00 ; last evelsing, 4, Stock, recs Dec. 23, 1871 iyo. : Net araeatbiar A ef aoe 363. Bxports "coastwise, 814 Sales na ood ordinary, i tion firm: middling, 13%c.; low midi + 18 . Nee we es 1 Co! good ordinary, 12}. Net receipts ihe. Vvanwan, Dec. 23, 1 bales: 4144 Kxports coastwise, 958 Sales, 1,796. Stock, 1 Meet low. mr ain Lge. a 12340. Wise, 439 Sales, soo" 1874, Fionr dull and unchanged ; sales 700 bbls. Wheat ouret; No. 1 Milwaukee cluv, $1’ 22; No. 1 white Michigan, 1°86; extra do., $1 41 ‘Corn steady; high. mixed. dc: ariey—Canada nominally $1 a $1 $0. Corn meal Bolted, $98: unbolted, $37 per ton. Mt Hliltced Shorts $2 upstate $255, midulings, $25 per ton. Hailroud fre ights—Flour to Bosion, {0c.; to New York, S8c. emia do. ; barley,” 1,80 corn, 1430 Uo.; oats, 9 gue Western’ sprin| amber, $5 75 uiet; Milwauxee (0. 2 do., $1 05 red winter. $1 do. Sz! CHanLe: 174, Cotton firm for good 4 qualities; middling, 13 15-160. a spring, $1 8 $1 U7 ‘Chicago NO 2 sp) 140 $116; white winter, $1 24 4 $1 RLESTON, Dec, 23, ‘16c.; good ordirral vot pales, ‘Exports coast: Osweco, Dec. 23, Imports for the Isst twenty-t stibgisstr ny ratte our hours: pus? wheat, 10,000 Tete cork, Mt pons 6, 36,400 di $5 75; bakers’ 5 whi 7. tea $1 16 ring, $11 a $2 dull; smail sales; new high mixed on the track, 5 Western, 850. Oats nominally Séc. a S70. Barley fotave; sales 10,000 Ganade : held’ at 2 Western at $1 35 estern, $1408 $1 Dressed hogs, ae A de. “provisions Gil Figur steady, Wheat $1 do. $: Sobruaty, 113%, iow, A Saye? Tie. 564g h “ered 825 pop ‘si ‘4 fet and, Ban sneing. ‘si 26 rag $1 29, | Ba wy ae Drosse ‘or! 18 att 118 85 cash, $19 larch, Buk it 52540. J) anoary. Por! wheat, 10.5 for good steers, firm, ‘at $4 50 shipping, $2 a $3.75 tor stockers. shipments, 1,000" do. Hox: Ret Tange from, $6 8 hee ro, and en Fauge irom. a is, 230) neud® (> S Tou) - No. mber Michigan, Janus Fy ‘No.l red Gechning; high’ mixed. cash and Th Oats steady ; No. 2, Sic: : M to: Bbige. Clover ced, $3 80 8 vette a 12.000 aren lo. Sby enter at 5,000" bushels; corn, 27, tbo dost oats, 10,00) iy Y January Tigo. Ry ley firm and ia tai demand; No, cash; $1 24% January; No.3 do., hogs dull and declining, sales at pureed) and lower, clusing weak at rd lower and in fair dewand at an meats _ steady a BUdKC. ye easier; new, 657%;c. ‘k deotiuing: i inn stead: G barley, Ts S00 ae $ opened fair Closed quiet and weak: reenpta (estimated), 30.100 head; for poor to very cheice: active and ae receipts, 1.500 $115, yanuary, 2. § 0. : reject vebruary. $1945 a $19 1» Ca We AY” thes call whee ee YY. Cattle dull, & $675 for tas head; HAVANA MARKETS. Spanish gold, 217 a 217%; Aihericau, change aaiet: on the United States, we “days, currency, premium: short sight, 93 a 10) preniium: short Sah. gola. 113 a 120 premium; on Londo! mium ; on Paris, U8 a 119 pretium, Havaxa, Dec. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonnon Propuce mg.—Spirits turpentine, 25s. itanznr. LONDON. Dec. 23—Even- ber cwt. ——_-++—___—_. FINANCIAL, 7.8 AND 10 10 PER CENT _ fai'road Bond: cent City and County Bonds, 8) yy Ratiroad Stocks. Aigo other choice Stocks arid Bonds, ‘paying lu to 15 per ata large reduction below par, ALBERT H, NICOLAY & CO. for sale by Stock Brokers and Auctioneers, 43 Pine atreot. N. B.—InvestmentSecurities our specialty 23 years. ree. 10:50 rus Wheat, $200 Dashels: bariey, 400 do, | Flour $576 a Wheat do, ‘Corn kye heglected 1c. 28, 1874, a Panne: Michigan, Corn duli and Rye Oat 10. ‘Febru’ February. 13,000 bbls. ; wheat, 59,000 bushels; corn, 000 do; barley, 3,000 do. bushels; corn, 1 shy een Bie prises fair to extra Receipts, 1,000 head ; ‘active, but prices 75 for tar ‘to extra cheice; ship- mn, 143 a 145 pre- 10d yes ry, 200 02; old 6. ry, 30 sh, of to NY PERSON Exchange, shoul pee lanator, ents ALEXANDSR -PROTHINGHAM. & OU., Bankers and Brokers, 12 Wall street. DESIRING TO SPEGULATE Stock ,Privilezes on active stocks dealt in at the apply to the undersigned tor their ‘statem and _ pri IN ice A from clients. Address LAWYER, —CITY CLAIMS SPEEDILY PROSECUTED AND « collected by an experienced attorney, without any Charge whatever unless successtul ; box 2,482 Post office. excellent references POTS, 1 SARS PE, PER a ae ABOVE MARK: SPR Aipat or call on aN lanater; our exe TM IBGE STOCK PRIVILEGES NEGOTIATED BY US AT the low ite distance for $n y.0t She the active stocks. FROM MARKET. stock costs $100 on 100 shares: parts of 100 shares at the same rato, Send for a copy of mphlet, matiea free to #00, Bankers ‘and Br No. 2 Wall street, New York. any * way. ket), ore ‘wo $303, secon. members ange. uphill “How ‘oney Ia —LAPSLEY &-BAZLEY, BROKERS 7% BROAD Privileges, $2) 16 Pus ps etriloges, (at mar- shares: took Lost and Made In Wall aercet” tree to any addreas. padres, on. —RAILROAD BONDS OF ALL KINDS BOUGHT | sold. Securities of defauited roads a special and New York® Midland 7's, New Jersey ace EDWA Ey Broud treat, clair (New Jersey) 7's, wan Post office box 1,36 Mor ity. nite T REASONABLE RATES*MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Policies. Insurance HABRI other Securities, best companies. J. J. Mortgages a: one = Fina effected with A —MONEY LOANED PROMPTLY ON MORTGAGE; + Mortgages cashed; Stocks, aps by auction. V. K STE Furniture, &c,, sold Real Esta 1i Pine street,’ or $1 Kast Seventeenth street. ‘VENSON, Jr, nd te, PREPARED FOR UNEXPECTED DEVEL ‘ow Mone; by LAPSLEY ments by securing “double privileges.”—Pamphfet i! Lost and Made in Wall Street,” sent tree & BAZLEY, Brokers, 74 Broadway, C ITY AND COUNTY beige Ms AN Francisco, Deo. 1, 1874. PARK IMyROVEMENT BONDS of the City and County of san Francisco. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City and pi Treasurer of § of San BURBDAY, DECEMBER § vat 12 orclock no urchase of 25) one handed and twenty-t e same Delug the balance of two hundred and be issued by an avtof the Leg: isluture of the State nae California, entitied “An Act cou- cerning certain bpebieecg ty of fae vit are: for the bonds, t Dfty bonds authorized to San Francisco,” approved M: written requisition of and a oe ber 4. am Alvord, Park sand ach, paya day of Apri 1s7d, "with the Tat payable in san and interest jp No bid will be the par value. the Com: all bids, as the pi Proposals to provement Bo! public in Francisco until 31, 1874, the the Ist of y 10 per cent of the than 9) per cent inissioners reserve the right to reject any and eek may require. ef Proposals for Park Im- CHAS. HUBERT, Treasurer. ITIZENS’ Meg BAN C on dey vary draw inte: of Januar: ‘The bank is open every day fr for pe ment of money trom 1 and Saturdays from 10 a. M. 0 a P.M a7 Sane city of Ne UARY on twenty. wienth ean annual interest, at the rate of reent per annum, on all sums which osit for one of more months next previous to Jan- will be credited and paid on and atter Thursday, Ja 21, "al interest not called for will remain as principal and rest accordingly, and will be entered on the depositors’ books any time when presented after the 21st K L ew York. NTERUST. have reception and Pp. on and en Mo! Bank books in German, French and English. Bunk 58 Bowery, soutirnges coreet. of Canal street. Sermove A. Bones, Secretary. UINTARD, President, five anda County of ind upon the E. L, Sullivan, 8. F.. Butterworth Commissioners, dated Octo- nds will be of the denomination of One Thou- ollars ble in pies ee from interest © rate of +e er ox “om. 1 ay C vis Ait num irom the lst d: t Jat ry ar it and interest ‘ited States gold coin, and in this city an gounty. ‘The taitn and credit of the citv apd county of rancisco js pledged for the fw ated ot principal Puited states sold te, th per cent at which thoy id Bonds, payable in Dalles States gol bid mast be accompanied pb; amount bid for, either by ie tee check or in gold coin. ousidered If at will been Ist of Oogrone DUE JANUARY 1, Water by will be paid at the Fourth Na- 1875, ON tional Bank, New York. ‘D. H, MOFFAT, Jr.. Treasureg. (CTY MORTGAGES WaNTED. One tor: eee. $25, One for.. Address R., box 3,690 Post oMtce. DENVER 00 0 Fs r cent), on I ison and Hyman Nocra? discount Addveas Post omice. O15. Any R SALE~TWO MORTGAGES OF $4,000 EACH (10 Tes very valuable Building Sites, iM avenues, Chicago, are otiered a! x 2,966 New York ‘ALWAYS gare MONBY TO LOAN ON GOOD NEW ie oe without bonus. RO ate entNn Il Pine street York ci siring to BO! ry OHN & PIERCE, 106 BROADWAY, “LOANS, xO. EY without bonas, on approved Real bstate in New York Principals de- and vincinity also purchases Mortgages at lowest rates. Monosers CASHED, ANDRUS B. HOWSK, 5ke Pine see «| | CAIN, Herald office. | cotton article SUPPLEMENT, 9 _ FINANCIAL. AND DENVER CITY RAILROAD, 4) Northern Pacitic and other detautted Kailroad’ Bonds bought, by she old establisied nowse of ai H NICOLAY & CO., “hock froke rsan! Auct gneers, . 4Sine atreot, New York, ecialty 23 years napane DEPOSIT CuMPANY, NO. & LIBERTY ‘Money to loan on approved collates pus | ADVERTISER WANTS A MEMBER OF ThE Stock Exchange, who can furnish some capital, to Join hiun in the stock commission Lusiuess. Address M. A.C, box 243 Post offle TILLIAM W, HEBRERD, (8 PINE STREET, ROOM 13, Dealer in Stock ‘Privileges on Conimission only.—Write or call on him. Information cheerrully furnished. St toc! oks bought against privileges. $15. 000 Address A, $50.000 sumns to suit a} ST. JOSEPH $59.00 TO LOAN IN ONE SUM, ON New York city, Property, also smaller plicants: only principals, with good ap- plications, nee, apply J. NTON, 40 East Eighteenth street. 530. 000 TO LOAN=ON NEW YORK AND e Brookiyn ‘Real | Katate: "mo bonus charged. * Also First and Second Mortgages bough BTHan A. ALLEN €00., No, 5 Pine street COPARTNERS MiPS. YT OTICE.. THE PAR PARTNERSHIP HERETOPOR * EX. isting under the sty of Shearer & Jones is hereby a@issolved by mutual consent. Ail claims in favor of or against said firm may be settled by enna ets “aw Youx, Dec. 23, 1874 D. be SUR ARER, EW YORK, DECEMBER 21, 1874, ‘The partuership heretofore existing between Eggert & Bohinfalk ts, this day dissolved by mutual consent; John F. Bohintalk is authorized, | to, colle et all debts due the same. JOUN F, BOHMFALK. BUSWESS | OPPORTUNITIES, PARTY WITH FROM $30) TO $500 IN Casi 4A. can purchase a sate, permanent, fezitinate Busi- Bess; ho comperition ; gales unlimited, whereby over 30 per cent can be realized permanently, without risk, and warranted. Avply personally to A. W., 38 Broadway, rooms 34 and 35. GENTLEMAN Wilo HAS BUILT UP A MOST SUG- “cessful business and sole owner of an establish- ihent unsurpassed in its line in this city, requiring trust- worthy assistance, will give a ball interest to an nective partir with $20,000 capital Apply to GRIGGS & CARLETON, 98 Broadway. AX INTELLIGENT, RELIABLE PARTNER, WIH ted, i Ce rofitable cash oitlee 00 per annum. 2 East Ninth street, 10 till 3 ical A THOROUGH ACTIVE BUSIYESS MAN WANTED, with a few thoustnd dollars, to contunue with the gd vertaer. 4 well established wholesale drug business, Address WHOLESALE DRUG, box 142 Herald offic ACA PERSON Of EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY y IN + journalism, who can furnish $2,000 capital, $1,000 Gown gnd balance in eignt months, can learn of a tine opening in the business departmentget an extablshed Feligious newspaper. Address YRUMPBLBTOR, Lox 1d ol (apitan SECURED FOR MERCH ABTS, MANUFAC. pr urrers, &e.—Undersigned have Precen oes trom numerous persons who desire to invest, caj ATE Dek FROTUINGHAM & CO., Bankers and Brokers, 12. Wall street, GConar STORE, WITH STABLE AND A FIRST class business, for sale, in Broo<lyn; owner would parties purchasing if desirable. Address T. rent from Pecaabia WANTED—WITH $3,000 OF $10,000, IN AN established Iron business Address LRUN, box 15) Herald office. ‘peeaes WANTED—8¥ A WHOLESALE LIQUOR House wishing to extend their business; one having & good established trade, a first clus charactor and a few thousand dollars: to such a good opportunity is offered. rere ONFIDE. NTIAL, Sfleral office. (pa WANTED—EITHER AUTIVE OR SPE- cial, to take one-third interest in an established broke;’s business, in St Louis, Mo. Profits have aver- aged over $1,040 per mouth for the past several years. Increased force and capital desirei yo extend the busi ness Amount required, $150). Address JAMES H. OTTLEY, 1,410 Olive stréet, St Louis, Mo. RINTER WANTED—TO PUBLISH PAPER AND rent floor, sry Keg witDout use of Pepe: ; rooms light; rentlow, KING & Cu., ana urciay street. RaAse, CHANC¥.—GOOD CORNER SAMPLE ROOM, on Eighth avenue, tor aalee 5 oe S business proved) ; ome to Calitornia, Apply SICCARD! roadway; SLADE BR i, Cow 31 Union square; JOBN BRANNIGAN, er rf net ue. EAL ESTATE AND AUCTION BUSINESS FOR ‘sale—Long established ; down town ; first class loca- tion and good paying business; office completely tur- nished: other business reason for selling : would sell part interest, to a reliable party. Aadress AUCTIONEER ND REAL ESTATS, box 152 Herald oitica ESS FOR SALE.—AN OLD ESTAB- STOVE BU lished stand, doing a good business: located in Providence, K, ‘I.; a rare chance ter somebody. For particulars’ address STUVES, box 71 Post oiics, Provi- dence, K. 1. ME LIVALIEST SELLING ARTICLE IN THE ee kgt—Splendid opportunity for making mor Send Yor illustrated circular or cull on DANFORTH & BRISTOL, 697 Broadway, New xork. HE NEW YORK LEDGER’S BRILLIANT SUCCE! can be rivalled by the investment of a smail sum that there should be no pos-sdility of disputes as w the rates,’ Reports from the dry goods and giass trades were also received. The former desired two weeks longer to make @ fuller statement, and the» lacver recommended a reduction of duweés on many oi the articles Imported by the trade, ‘The Consul General of the German Emptre trans- mitted ro the Board three cound volumes Of staus- ties relating to the port of Bremen. Mr. Hii, of the Baxter Steamboat and Canal Transportation Company, referred at some length fe tne successtal lufroduction of steam on the Erte Canal. He stated, amoug other things, that by the steam canai boats a ton of treignt can be transported one mile for oue-tenth of acent. A committee of five Was appoluted to Investigate the availability and scope of this aystem of trans portanon. Adjourned to meet Wednesday, Jan- uary WALL STREET NOTES. THE sPECTS THE GOLD MOVEMENT—QUERY: WHERE DOES COME FROM?—MR. COX'S RESO- LUTION IN THE -HOUSE—THE TRIAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1574—ANOTHER FAILURE AND 175 LESSON—VERY PACIFIO MAIL-——NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE AND TEXAS RAILROAD. Thé most important point in the curyent situa- tion in general business, so far as the same ig ree flected tn Wall street, has reference to whe exist ing gold supply of the country. With the present agitation in favor of a@ decisive financial policy looking to specie resumption, a knowledge of this is most essential. The heavy. drain to which we are at present subjected and which has been sustained without any very con- siderabie advance on the premium, although i¢ has gradually grown suffer of late, has awakened somé suspicion concerning the means whereby that drain 1s met, especially as our grain ship- ments do not furnish us the abundant profit the country had looked for from the large crop. We threw away an opportunity there that we will bo fortunate if we get next year. The SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE THIS YEAR have been growing very large of late, amounting last week to $2,849,335, with a total since January 1 last of $59,832,892, against $47,341,725 for the cor- responding period of 1873. Gold to-uay sold (the highest figure) at 111%, while during this month last year it sold up to 112% .(the highest figure), ‘@ difference of one per cent, against an increased shipment this year over last year of over $12,500,000. The shipments for this week have been already heavy and the éngagements for to- day’s steamers are stated at $1,000,000. Beside, decretary Bristow has directed that the payment of interest due January 1 next be commenced to-day without rebate. This is @ more than usual anticipation, explainable perhaps in a generous destre to Nelp the smaller bondholders, who look to these interest payments for current expenses toa merry Curistmas. The street, whichis: * ONLY LOGICAL WHERE FIGURES ARB CONCERNED, is beginning to ask, Where ts‘all this gold coming from? Lt knows well enough where it 1s going to, but wants further tuformation as to whence such free supply that we can ship $12,500,000 more than last year without affecting the premium tothe same extent, The question is asked, Are we shipping our reserve? and, inasmuch as we might do so without its beifg at once discovered, in conse-. quence of the current use of gold certificates in Nea of coin, curiosity 13 rising as to the exact ex- gent of the security benina such certificates. That urtosity would seem to have penetrated Congress - also, in view of the ipyradee: tion ito the House yesterda:; r. Lox, of New York, of a resoiut ich 4 ‘was Te. ferred, “directing the Secretary of the Treasury to require from the presidents and casbiers of ail the Datioual banks in New York city a report, under Oath, within teo days, of the exact amount of gold coin, gold certificates and che r memoranda Ol individuals held at such banks at the civse o! business on December 19, aud to transmit the game to the House.” The value of such informa- tion cannot be overestimated in the consideration Oi any plan luoking to specie resumption, and the inquiry ought to be extended to the Treasury Department, whose ¢oin balance nas at certain) periods not been above suspicion: The condition! ol the market here 1s beginning to create alarm im) commercial circles, a borrowing rate of 4 per cent being somewhat anomalous with such @ languid premiom. No better time than the pres- ent could be chosen wherein to learn in bare terms, without disguise, WHat IS THE ACTUAL EXISTING GOLD SUPPLY OF THE COUNTRY here in baik. This is the starting point for specie TesUMpuion, and, as We are just closing out a year of nquidation and setuiement in the hope of enter- ing upou & new year Ol iresh industrial and specu- ina ner Rn whose plan will at once commend itself as rapidly successiul and money making. Address Nabtbytieraid odes. WaANTEDS PARTNER, WITH FROM $5,000 TO $10,000, to purchase interest in a first class popular patent medicine, now on the market; I have an imuwediate de- Mand for'a greater supply than I have means to furnish ; protits large ; business will bear the close: josest examination. AGaress with real name, ALLEN, Herald office. 1.000 7diom wit PURCHASE 4 com: ote Manufactory in tnis city of d staple constant demand, with or without Stock, For particulars inquire of HENRY ECKSTEIN, of the firm of Hirsh & Co., 283 and 285 Canal street. 5. 000 TO $10.000.—PARTNER WANTED, TO manufacture goods controlled by letters patent; sold to we largest houses; paysa lane progtand a be Inereased to, y amount. Address MONOPOLY, jerald o $10.000. furnish the above amount; permanent sicuation ata 4., Herald office. 15. 000 WANTED=IN A FIRST CLASS JOB- bing house. Any one peving ox amount cap have an fret 00d sons $3.00) to year; business long. en eget as paying 30,000 a Years “Address box 227 Heald off A TO $40,000.—WANTRD, A PARTY, $25. 000 with the above amount, to take the place of @ retiring partner 1n a wholesale notion busi hess which has paid a net progt of $25,0W0 the last tour years, address , Herald office. TRADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN. DECREASE OF THE ENGLISH EXPORT OF GOODS TO THIS COUNTRY. WASHINGTON, Dec, 23, 1874. The Burean of Statistics furnisnes the following table, snowing @ decrease in the exports of the principal articies of British and Irish produce and manufactures to the United States during the eleven months ended November 30, 1873 and 1874 —WANTED, A BOOKKEEPER, IN A Taney gosda jovblug house who can this is @ rare chance to get a large salary. Address R respectively :— Articles, 1S73. 1874, Alkalt, tbs. i iingoae DENA" usrdes Coppet—Unwr 1 Ingo’ Cakes oF slabs. £215,515 spus otton—Pree o1 andaodsseeoe 278, ae Earthen ‘aiid china ware, 4c. Haberdashery. £1, ae, 219 Hardware sid £504, 73 Tron—Pig, tons 39,789 lron—Bar, an tons. 22, 4,060 Iron—Ratiroad of ali kinds tons 177,955 48S Iron—Hoops, sheets, boiler and armor piales, tons. 17,988 7,993 Steel—Unwrought, ton: 18,357 12,234 Twen—Plece xoods, yards... 400,679 93,925,420 Muchinery—Other ‘han stem £470,876 £193,088 AR £23, £57,327 sam £2,852 997 Carpets (aot fags). £0AU,2 TRADE. NEW YORK BOARD OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEES-——MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS, Ad adjourned meeting of the New York Board of Trade was held at the Astor House yesterday afternoon. Mr. Johm 8S, Leng was called to the chair and George W. ©. Ciarke acted as secretary. Mr. Charles McK. Loeser, chairman of the Com- mittee on the Wine and Spirit Trade, reported that the bill which has been adopted by the Sen- ate and is now before a conterence committee, fixing the duties on still wines at forty cents and $160 per dozen in quart bottles, with Mowances for leakage, entirely meets their views, Mr. Abram 8. Hewitt, of the Committee on Tech- nical Education, reported that the meetng sug- gested to be held at the Cooper Institute during the second week in January on technical educa- tion is approved of, Mr, Hewitt has promised to secure the large hall in that building for the pur- pose, The chairman of this committee will be elected at that aaer Oe ‘yne Metal Trades Committee, to whom was ro- ferred the question of duties on steel, reported in oem a8 tollows:—“We are satised that the total olition of all duties on steel would enormously increase our exports, enable our manufacturers to empthoy more lavor and therefore increase the d meatic demand {or our prodacts; would enapie to build and equip our ratiroads ‘cheaper and thos: tend to solve tue important and much ted question of cheap transportation.” “Buti there be any Insurmountab-e obsiacie to the total abolk tion of Gaties upon steel, or as to its advisability, there can be no doubt that these duties should, over to foster the interest of the consumers, be | same pu lative activity, let us know by ali means where we stind. Disguise now would be only the seed of fresh perils next year. Kuowleage would be power, Lf our actual guld supply is such that we cannot hope for anything like early tesumption of specie payments let tbe country by all means know it ‘If the reverse, so much the better, It will hetp to the desirea event. Mr. Cox's resolu. tion is the most intelligeut movement toward sound financial legislation that has beea made im Congress this session. Among the CURIOUS FEATURES of the gold situation was the arrival yesterday ot $1,000, ed coin Irom San Francisco. It wii be Parouieo that this amount was but recentip pena thithe: plained on the street. A PAILURE was reported on the street about noon yesterday (particulars concerning whicd will be jound else where), Without effect apon the aowntown mar- kets. AS We approach the period of yearly settie- ment more o1 these are }ooked for without nneasi- ness. Thé trial baiance Decemver 81 18 a severe test of solvency, and it 18 quite possible that not @ iew who now consider thewselves sound may be disappointed in its lesson, The next lew weeks, extending, tt may be said, to the middle of Janu ary, will be a period of purgation tn basiness cir- cles, intensilying the experience of the past year. it is well it should be so. The trade of the coun wiil.get rid of elements of danger, the tree of bi ness life will have lost only its rotten branches, and a larger and more sound growth Is sure to Joliow. ‘This renders Mr. Cox’s motion all the more pertinent Co the situation, as {t is well that the banks, and, a8 Was suggested, the Treasury, should, for the safety of the future, go through the tion the private firms of the country $0. © MALL contributed nothing, ‘Of 1tseif tO history yesterday beyond the arrival of the City of Peking ‘at San Francisco, She enters at once upon the XYoko- Nauia line. The sub-committee of the Committee ot Ways and Means of tne House asked by Rutus Haton the day previous to come to New York and exanibe the company's books was appointed, and hag arranged to meet iu this city, at the Ftith Avenve Hotel, on Saturday. The sub-committee consists of Messrs, Burchard, Kasson, Niblack, Wood and Dawes, MAW ORLEANS, MOBILE 43D TEXAS RAILROAD, A meeting of the bonduolders of this road met - Pou. afternoon, corner of New street and * xchange place. L. Van Huff presided, and re- Paar of the condition of the road were submitted. ‘he road begins at Westwego, six miles above New Orleans, and ends at Bayou Goula, an ini nificant port, from which no trafic is obtain 1t was resolved at the Kibet that the Western branch of the road be pushed on 38 faras Grand River, fourteen or Ofteen miles beyond the present terminus, This, tt was stated, would give the road connections with the mail boats which touch at this ane The proposed extension Stipe cost about $250,000. A committee, consis! ex-Governor ED, Morgan, Charies organ, La. sf Morton, Obaries Moran and L. Von Hoffman, w: Appointed to consider the mateer, @nd also to re- Ress Gpon the iurther extension Of the road to ‘exas. It ls proposed to issue certificates ior the extensiva to Grand River, which shall be & prior en on the road. & RUMOR DISCREDITED. The report of a combivation between the New York Central Railroad and the Canada Southern 1s said to be unfounded. A RELIO OF BLACK FRIDAY. Mr. Albert Speyers, of totyg Friday brought suit in the Supret Court ag widow of James Fisk, Jr., for 14,875, a commission Of one-eighth per cent 11,90 ',000 nee — urchased for Fisk September 4, 1860, Van yorst awarded judgment yesterday to delgndane with costs, RACING EAST RIVER STEAMBOATS. Yesterday morning an appeal was entered at the ofive of the United States Supervising Ine spector of Steamors in Pine street in the matter of the recent deciston respecting the collision of the steamers Sylvan Glen and Harlem tn the East River, The President of the Morrisania line, to which the Harlem belongs, protested against the judgment of the United Staves local inspectors censuring their pilot for carelessnes: soon as he had fuished his remarks the Presiadht 64 the Hariem Navigation Company went throagh' tne game formula, and said tiat the pilot of the sylvan Glen Was @ Man above reproach, &c. The Supervising Inspector, Captain Aadison Low, agsared both. gentiemen that be had studied the evidence given in the matter with great at- tention for the past.three $ and would give bis decision in the matter within ten days. lt may here be remarked that about eight witnesses swore to their steamer being (n @ certain relative position to the o for the other vessel pera coe noe ones ni nt to seta, and. tt. 1s erjury which seems inhere! Feporied chat a certaia Bugis a COeS anes Se fa wits ends ty thts matter, Would toss up amen with this remark before pronepnenal, foneee “Head for piaintt, tatl for defendant,” and pei seq so decide. It isto be hoped that the Super Inspector will not be driven (oO this Its quick return was not ex are force made mach lower than at vreseut and so simple Lextreme,