The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1875, Page 8

8 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIML. The Stock Market Firm and Speculation Active. GOLD STRONG AT 115 78 A 6 18 a ete Bonds Strong- Irregular. WALL STREPT, TuEspay, March 16—6 P, M. Stocks ranged a8 jollows 77% ; Pacific Mail receded Irom 3834 to 3834, clos- ing at 3844 ; Northwest common ranged from 46 to 46%; ending at 45% ; the preferred stock sold eady at 100% Erle was quiet ut 27 a 27h a 26% 026%; OC, G and L C. was steady ut 54; Wabash closed at 124 4 12h. The at 50 458; New York Central was «x dividena ; Harlem sold at 130 sales to-day amounted to 182,000 shares. THE TRANSACTIONS, The sales were distributed as follow entral and Hudson, 550; Erte, 4,200 16,600; do. eysenie 1,100; Rock Island, 8,700 Pacite Mau, 7; St, Paul, 3,000; do. preferred, 100; Onto, pone Western Union, 47,960; Wabash, €,000; Union Pacific, 58,200, ADVANCE AND DECLINE. ‘The following are the chat the close tus evening compared with those of yes- erday, ApVANce.—Harlem, %; Western Union, %4. | Deo Atlantic’ and Pacific, preserred, 15 New York Central, ¥ + Ene, 4; Northwest coim- mon, %; Ohio and Mississippi, ‘4; Pacide Mall, 5s; Si. Paul, 4; Wabash, 14; Union Pacitic, 5 Nortuwest preferred, %; gold, *. ‘The stocks that remained steady were C., nd 1. @., Erie, Hannibal and St. Joseph, Panama, Quicksilver, Kock Island, Avanuec and Pacific Telegraph and Canton. OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. Opening. Highest, Lowe: . 100% 100% 1007, 13044 13 New York Ces tral*. Norwawestern. Northwestern pre! Rock Island. . Pittsburg... MilWaukee and St. Paul 39% Mil. and St. Paul pret.. 56)2 Ouio aud Mississippl.... 27% New Jersey Central. 110, Del, Wack and Western or ‘* ©. Western Union. Atlantic aud Pacitic Tel. Pacihe Mat) Vanama.. * Ex-dividend, GOVERNMENT BONDS. ‘koc.e were firmer, and closed at the follow. ing quotations:—United States currency sixes, 119% @ 1193, ; do. do., 1851, registered, 119% a 120%; G0. do., ao,, coupon, 120% a 121; do, five-twenties, 1862, registered, 117; do. do, do, coupon, 11 do. do., 1864, registered, 117% @ 117%; do. do., | do., coupon, 118 a 11834; do. do., 1865, registered, 118% a 119 do. do., do., coupon, 119% a 120; do, do., do., new, registered, 118% @ 11875; do. do., do., Go., coupon, 118% @ 119; do. do, 1864, registered, 119} a 119%; do. do., do., coupon, 119% a 119% 5 G0. do., 1868, registered, 11935 & 119% ; do. do., do., coupon, 119% @ 120; do. ten-forties, registered, 1ié% @ 114%); Go. do., CoupoD, 1145 a 114%; do,, fives, 1881, registered, 1154 @ 115}4; do, do., do, coupon, 1154 8 115%. RAILROAD BONDS were firm in jate dealings and showed much in- terest m speculative securities, Union Pacifica sold at 97 Jor firsts, 09% for land grants and 90% for sinking funds; Fort Wayne flirsts brought 109, and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy consolidated wevens 10s. The following were the latest Alb & Si Alb & busy 20 m. bos, Ho & ist 22ig Butt & Lrie new.. Bur, C Ka M Ist, 7 et 47 Bula tate 17s, Ches & Ohio @s.jstm.. 42 Lake Shore div bds. q Ist m.ne.- 07K Clev P & A new hds...19 TiGbag Det. Mon & Tol... 99 2 ty Ches & Ohio 6s, exc... 36 Lake Shore ist, cour. Chi & Alton mcome. wos Marietta 4 Cin’ ist. voliet & Chi Istm...... 108 Mich Cen con 7's, 1902... Louisiana & Mo Ist, gid Mich Con Ist 8%, "2. @ Rew York Gen é a3.) 9: N'Y Cen 64, 87... 4 * Te. Chi, Bur & G con 7's, "103% Uni, Kock island & Pac. 107 N JCen Ist wm, new. Rew York Cen 6's, sub. 9 Pod Cen Ist cons. New York Cen 7's, 76. 101% J Central. convert..108 N Yors Cen istm, c... ue Ain Dock a imp bonds. wl Mil &St P ists, P D1 x t » Harlem Pa ist my tec u North Missouri Ist mi... 853g x Unio & Miss con 8 f. ry Gen Pace bonds.....)) 97 ™ Gen Pac, San 78g ” Gen Pac State aid bas Ways | “ stern Pacific bonds. 89 Pr Union Pac ia v7 ‘ Union Pac | a « B.. 76) ‘ Pac RR a, gtby Mon. dl « Bitte ftw & Chilgta. 109 Pie Pitts, FLW 1 2d mm 148g oe) \. Chev é Pus cous? y jel. Lack © W 2d 1 Clev & Pitts 4th in ¢). Lack & W . Morris & Basex ¢ errs Freeze Tus Rome Wate Op Cis. cm Erie ist, extended... 106 St Lous &1M ist m... BOs Erie dm, 7s 79...-..100 St Louis & IM 2d m.... 48 rie db mS M0... Alton & TH lat 14 Long Dock bonds Toi, Peoria & Wai Butt, NY & E ist m, me 7% Tol Peoris & Wa Han & 8tJo, \¢ 106" Toi'& Wab ist me Han & StJo con “2 Tol & Wab Istm, Iii Cen 7 per cent, 75.103 Toledo & Wab con c.... Cedar F & Minn stm. 524 Han & Naples Ist m Ind, Bloom & West ist. Great West, ist m, '88.. bs Mich routh 7 pc, wi w.W2% Great West 2d m, 6. mach co aN Pet? pesWey Guincy'é Tol Wnt, %90.; $6 Giev & Tols jue” Han & Gen Moist m..” 72 Clev & To) new bds Ciey, P & A id bd 13 Fekin, Line & Dec’ is jec'r Ist O Gop. Cold opened at 116. The market was attended by much excitement, the close was 115% bid; sales 1p the interim 116%. The rates paid for borrowing were 1-32 to 3-64, alternating irom 2 and 5 per cent per annum, and closing fat. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchanges..... Currency balances. Gow exchanges. Gold balances: OPERATIONS Gold balances... Currency balanc Gross ciearauces... UNITED STATES TREASURY. ‘The following are quoted as Treasury balances :— Currency, $*,047,846; specie deposits of legal ten- Gers for che redemption of certificates of deposit, $47,070,000; coin, $77,220,056, including coin certi- ficates, $22,534,200; outstanding legal tenders, $80,714,900. The customs receipts to-day were $34,000. The Assistant Treasurer paid ont to-day $31,000 on account of inte and $99,200 in re- demption of five-twenty bonds, THK FOREIGN MARKET, Erie was qaoted in London at five P. M. at 24 20 2%. Kente 25¢. At hait-past ionr P. M. the general quotations were:—Cor for money, wh a “16; do. for account, 98 1-16; 1865 bonds, old, 107 4a 107 bonds, 10744; ten-torty bonds, 102 i164 103; pew fives, 103%. Market oui. THE MONEY MARKET The rates of money on ¢ four per cent, te the higher rates. FORFIGN EXCTANOR. ring was ne 7834, 482 @ 4 4 a4; ii louns were three and Jk Of Lusiness being done at ae follow#:—479 a elchmarks, asking 4 and 98% a 94%; cables, 04%. Prime Paris, 5.21)4 @ 6.17%. Other rater, 29%) @ 5.20, BANK SHARES, Benk shares sold at 141 lor Park, 100 for Repun- No, 16. '¢ jor Metropolitan and 180 jor New York ‘The jatest bids are annexed;—American, 1°: American exchange, 138; Butchers and Drover. 182; Chemical, 1,600 merce, 1184; Corn Exchange, 127; First Nauonal, 00; Fourth National, 99; Fulton, 163; German- American, %; Gold Exchange, 115: Greenwich, | 210; Grocers’, 101; Importers and Traders’, 196; Irving, 12 M attan, 148; Market, 121; Me- chanics’, 140%; Merchants’, 120) Merchants’ Exchange, 101; Metropoittan, 1414; New York, 128; New York National Excnange, 6; York County, 210; North America, ; Oriental, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH qi, ‘1875, —TRIPLE SHEET. 98; Republic, 99; State of New York, 112; Trades- The exports of produce for the week were last week and The total exports $3,469,070 the previous week, since January ! are $49,730 322, against $57,601,939 for the corresponding pernod of last year and $53,766,562 in 1873, | easy at the clo: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Turspay, March 16, 1875. BEFORE Gal LW A. M. 2200 she West Um Tel oxchange | | quot do. bs 4H RRR. a —Western Union | opened at 77'4, advanced to 77% and ended at | Dot absolutely ruinous. bi quot mary a —New York Lake Shore, 8,900; Cleveland aud Pittsourg, 305; Northwestern, essengesepenseyey 5 as eeeee BRSESSE. Este prices at a IB the Flo 300 Outo & Miss I, 100 slo... + 2 45 Chi & Alt BH. °(43 101 10:15 AND 11:30 A. M. oes . 22: $1000 U 86's, r. a. be 1p Tso L Begs i jouuy Uo 119% iw US ot FIRST BOARD—10:30 A. i. 100 abs L$ & M 8.bo o 13% ly do. $1000 Mo @s, |b. Ox din Brookizh Da wi 101 &P7) 103 Pe es ol S000 H & std b's, Com Seeseeel eS eae fe te 100, Cen Pac x bas. 1000 C Pac lat, 8S 10 Del & Hud, 1,91. Lund iuo West Pac bds. | generally nen eT SRERRERE Fess SRREEES 238 BEEESS, 100 do. Suu Harlem R&B. j Midaiing far. Soo s $2000 Un Pac Ist... | @)shethi a hI RK. | November, 16 | pue As rexchange Ev) April for May. rea were as tollows Galveston, 1064 Dales! New Ur- | eo Pacine ws! | Sinnintess, $10000 US 10-40, | g20000 0S 20.0, "4.bee | “suuo UB 6-2), c, saad 15000 U § O's, cur $1000 Tn Pac RR iat 1000 Mi & sie 7agold £Q7'sd c oN doo Mast eae pt. ..b 29 Tol & Wab KB. ..be Io) Han '@ Sido Hebe a | 10 Ohio & Miss KR-be 27: 27 Iio' ¥ Ca ii if +b BS 10 do... ie 1W N JSoudi RR.be é 2:30 TO 3 P, M. 100 shs Un Pac RR. 2 ao... . 10 do... 10) ID Cen BK $10009 U Pac sink ta. 9000 Pac Rk of Mo ist # som W Un Tel ho N YCRH RR DS ed 76,363,000 Mil & St Pau, 130 RY aie i104 SIAL REPORT. COTTON STEADY FLOUR STEADY— WHEAT 8TRADY~ BARLEY PIRMER—PORK FIRMER-— EASY—GROCERIES PRTROLEUM EASIER AND RPS UNCHANGED: GOODS BTRADY—WwooL WHISKEY DEARER. ‘Tomspay, March 16, 1875, e trade movement was fairly brisk to-day, al- hough business in some Commodities was jirmited by the extreme views of seliers, Jorther maceria) ac “FUTURES” — CORN BASY— 4 084 0 42a 475 + 4%5a 610 eae She 5M ane Western “4 ra Western eos 4550 50 MiNMCPOU. coon eces ec cecececsenseseees 50a 60) Round hoop Otio, shipping brands +4858 510 Round hoop Ohio, trade brands 62a 650 Family te 5a 6 | St. Louis, low extra... 5Wa 826 St. Loum. straight extra 528 550 St Louis, eholee double extra 5 ibe 650 st. Lous, chotee iamily +708 800 Kye flour, Aine to superfine 4ua 6D 448 40 Fin aupertine 40m 475 hern, extra ... 508 600 Southern: fainily + 60a 25 Corn meal, Western 3 Wa 450 Corn meal, Jersey..... [548 60 Corn meal, brandy wine. ‘75a = Corn meal. punetiegns, ae FREIGHTS QUIRT QUIET AND UNCHANGED- ty, 300; Citizens’, 126; Com- who required « ance, and which was resisted, On Change flour was steady, under a moderate inquiry for shipping extras, which were hela firm, Wheat was in good Gemand at yesterday's prices, but these were refused and @ further advance ue- ‘This checked the demana, though some were mado at Aa Damo Jeb: Rack lad, Pogue’ sd, Rauenin, | perday’s New | @n advance tig markes Glyacd | Vague aul, with tne advance to was very moderate. Corn was dull and ashade | 64 off, though not much lower than at the close yes- | terday. Oats were dull. Barley was in better request and rather dearer—particularly for prime. Provisions were without decided change. except pork, | which was more active and @ shade firmer. Lard was | » Cotton was un | changed for lots on the spot; while futures ruled a shade | easier. Groceries were quiet and easy, but values were | 5?! bot opened firm not quotably lower. Freights continued dull, partica- larly tor accommodation on the berth, Petroleum was | du}} and nominally ¢ Naval stores were 0 no essential chan, ier, closing weak at the decline. uch, sought alter : in prices. Wool improvement o: Ne, Hes. — Ke cer pts Tue. breed three days 160 packages. The market has exhibited ne change, remaining quiet, = ois quoted steady at 6c., and pearls wholly nomi- at about 8c. per Ib, Miioow Coun. Ihe’ market was rathor easier, but prices were not quotably lower, and oe yy ht, We —Brush—sbort preene choice, ah Bo rev, We. @ aes green, medium, peta thers and vod and red tipped. Ge. a 1 Wienew at the demand was light, with saies confined to lots to uieet immediate requirements “The stock be- ing *inall, prices Were sustained: qnoted as Suc. a 350. for yellow Western and Sou\bern, Borrea —The butter market continues to grow more dissatistactory day by dey. The receipts are large, the stocks on hand are very large and continue to accumu: inte, for which there is searcely any outlet, and prices are drooping more and more Fine dairige can be ob: tained at 2. which ws algo the extreme hiure, talned abt wr ean’ be send BE aap Deion which hich ts + | and tuba, fine, de. dow Co, ood to ahet do., do., fair to 400d. 20c. & ane 3 a kina choice se: feoied, “aber; “don, do good to 8 Uec.: do, do., common to tair, 200, ate. 8 bok ball Arkin ‘tubs, choice bog ee? 33c.; o., do. Ll Adee Zc. We. : Jo. COMMON fair, a 2c.; State, Weisi Nib hates, fall made. 26c. & 2c. ; do. do., prime, : . mon to fair, 18e. a ale; ; Ww nae: airy. Packed, 22 ec. @ Uec.; do., do, g to prime, 2c. ‘fair to g00d, 17c. @ 18: fo e Srkins, tair ty pond, He a3 a 300. Norther Tinoia, W: and lowa, tul oe a i eat Te. "a “Ise.; do. dor. common to fatr, Isc, a 150.4 ventral ‘Ohio and’ Indiama; firkins, fair to’ good, 16c. ; do., do., common 6 fair, lic. ® 15c.: tubs, choice He's’ Sect ao, do., fate %, food, 16. "& ‘I6er} Various st; ver! 3e.; Tolls, Western Reserve saci Pate, i 2c.; do, good to prime, a amet do., tair to good, Ne. a 2We.; do., common, a Bains axp Puas.—There has been no important change in this market. Medium are quiet, and $185 is the best figure thatcan be obtained. Marrow beans es fairly active and not quite so firm. Kidney of both descrip- tious are dull. Green peas are scarce and held at extreme ‘figures. The following are the quo. tavonse—Hodium, new, choice, to Se eldbie a lummersones semcuuen aa as fair to good. “St 10 a $2 Ay pea, new, $210a S28: red Bene ‘ime, new, green new, 50, white xliney. choles, $240 a PSi0; do: iair to xsod. ‘$2 25: black-eve peas. Cusenn there; = w fea‘ures in a a mar- ket, except that holders are becoming more coafident | day by day. he stock in the interior is light, as are also stocks on hand. The home demand 1s good and the exportiig likewise, and to all appearances the present I be firmly maintained, if we do not shortly yave uh advance, which is expected by & good mhuny, Our quotstion ‘are :—State factory, fancy, jobbing trade, 1640. Ve: do.,, fine to taney, for, export. loc: ioe. 5 good fine, lbc. Idec: “State factory. tatr to 00d. Be, “aise. do, dairies’ fine, the a 1530: Orange connty skims, So. & Ilc.: Oti10 factory, Cheddar shape, choice, for export, dc. @ 153%¢.; do. do. far do.. ao., for domestic trade, Mc. a 1oke;: do, do. ir to good, export, 8¢. @ llc.; do, do. poor to fet fei Michicall ane Wisconsin factory, tine. Ase. ‘Corr on the spot was steady. The basiness foots up 4 more respectable aguregate, but fails to show any gou- cral improvement, the demand being limited to a few nsactions, with the market in the main quiet Fu- trai | tures opened Armer end a aimed 3-$2c., main! Sp the in- fluence ot short receipts but atterward declined 1-16c., iLeppeading that the shrinkage in receipts had been wscounted. At the close the market was Guiet at a decline of about 1-82c. as compared with last evening's figures, notwithstanding the Peceipts of the Gay were the sinullest of the season thus far, summing against 1937 bales last up week and 9,213 bales last year. ‘Estimates tor vary materiall: from ‘S00. bai Lode. mb oa juote, prices based on standard of et: sineation in Toros Septe| oe rmore than halt a grade above or below the gr Rl re ordinary, Ide. ; good ordinary. 1B%e.; serie ood ordinary, 15%c.; low middliny oa middling, fe goat good | mee i7%c. Quotations —— ion :— Low middling. Midaling. Good middiing - aoe. ber }. Total. a a alld 1,340 1 - 7400 rpeculations,. Totals .. 66 | LT —Inciuded in the above are 500 baies to arrive. future delivery (basis low middiing) the been as follows:—Yesterday after 2P. M.. March, 70) at 16 14-46. :April, 1,000 at 16 9i6e, ; May, 200 at 16 3l-sic. 0 at 16 Linlbe.; June, 100 at 17340," 400 at 17 920. July, at 17 9160. Total, 450 March, 16 11-32 dune, Ine 17 asA2e. a WO3gC, 5 ren 16 gee Jat ye Wf 1-33 9-160, '. Pie <Eeania Ket quiet and ¢ sy. sig | 16 Lite. 1d atié 11-30 c. nd aah, 15,700 baies. tech jeans, 855: Mobile, 495 Savannah, 616; Charleston, 7 rtoik, Bostin, 476. Tot York, Tit bales” This day last week, Cotton rates'to forengn ports quoted gas: —To tiavre, by seam, Sao. To Hamburg, by sean To Breinen, bi Sreain, secs; Dy Bail, 34¢-, Compressed. Yo Liverpool, & by steain. ‘Corrke—The market for Rio and Santos remained duil and weak, ana in order to have placed lines to any | extent lower figures from annexed quotations would | 40: have been Lecessary. in the absence oi Lusiness prices | are wholly nomimal. Mild grades sold in a job- bing way at about Ageia figures. We Ordupary mo, Sy yaar a I7hgc. ; eood Jo., 17% Iige. a Lsig extreme range fot lots, Iigc. a IBige.; Java go bass. 2 : dO. grass mais, Zo. & 29e.; Singapor i tac? Gevion, Ise, a 200.;' Maracaibo, Ise. a Be: Laguayra, 1dc.a 190. ; Jasuatea, 17c. a io}ge.; St D “ a duds ; Porto ue. ate Tigt. a 9c. Costa ie, Mexitan, ibe. Angostura, 18, a - ‘a Vlge. Savane loc 8 Wer; Garages, ee lige, gold, @and | 90 days ‘Coorenace Stocx.—The market exhibited no change, | rating steady with a iairdemand at the iollowing quo: | talons —Moiasses shooks, 32-inch, Ww seads, $2 & $2 2 sugar shooks with Lexds, 3sinch, $2 6), chooks, witb beads, 36-inch, $2 1¢ a Tu. a BUe., TUM shooks, $4 € ty noiatien dis nominal; hoops, prime, 38c. # 4c: hoovs, 12 tee. ordivary Ww prime. 360. & ic. Caxoum—The market was quiet and unchanged. Jobbing parcels were placed withia our quoved range ad ygatent Macy's, 38, Mitchel & Coe ae 16 02, 13e.. tune, 12, 1 siBeand 12's, 24c Conpack quiet and quoted as follows :-—Manila, larg and stall sizes, 14340. # 1559c.per ib: Miia cordae, Uae Tope varns, ibe. atic, jtarred sanila, Lic. i! New Zealand cordage, lc. a Le rol eo yacg has been but a light businessin Lake, and vaiues show about the ssme range. some few heavy nave made inquiries, but ho transactions preg ‘ales of 150.0W Ibs were mainly in low at trom ‘cash; Mabutactured rules quiet and un- 2 | changed ys with the dealings chieay of a distribut- ing character. ‘funy Puctte—Heavily packed guarwr apples are not quite go active and prices are beld drm; sliced are auiet and steady. Unpeeled peeches are in good re- Guest aad firm, peeled rule quict Cuerries ineet with « Hood inquiry ad are Bru, other descriptions are not traterialiy altered. We — State. ap nc. 8 06; dv, quarters Southech appiog, OMe ae iide a! Thee, don sliced 1igc. a Sec; don don Taney, We. atic.; Western dnpies darters, 7c, 8 Bigs. peeled peaches, Nortn Carolina, prime, Ron tait vo food, 28. mer e.; do, state, Be, a Boar, w 96.1 do. do, ‘unre 8 dO. 1%. Derrica. Se. a” o}ge Ncherrica.stale. We, Baie da aig. : raspberries, ew, jie a Sao. do. State, Zc. The ee ie eat ai ¢ Our last has continued to decling and Joe. is bow the top price for prime stock. arly in the week better prices were obtained’ uut later, Guder more beral receipts, prices declined. 3 ee eSiows --Long Island, New Jersey and near yy 7. oe tic, State and” Panusyivania, Sie. Wesern, choice brands, Diher Western. Sh: Souther. bu; ftmed, choice brands, 240. & 266. ; d) Loon, AND. GRAM, sp wheat, 2,40 bushels: 40) do. ; corn meal, 30) Bois, and’ 960 bag 40 bushels. Flour was in ‘ecute demand and prices were without note worth ze were reported o! 14,90 bbis, whicu ii 1 4,50) of shipping grades. Corn meal quiet; sal #0 vbiA.. mostly Brandywine, at $4 7a) “Ry ur firia Dut quiet. We quote Moun, \1vid. pols + — Wheat Was in good deinand at fuil or slightly unproved prices, but holders refused to sell now at a further marked advance, so that the demand was checked and | the inarket closed dull at about yesteraay'# prices, or out $1 1534 @ $1 LA tor No. 2 Chicago, $1 17% « $1 4) tor “ Milwauaee, ihe sales were about 6400) bushels, at $1 15% tor No. 2 Chicago in store, $121 ior Minnerota Aslont, $1.21 lor Greeg Bay to arrive, $1 284 # $1 204 lor | No, 1,'$1 26% a $1 28 for fed and amber winter, $1 29 $136 tr cominon to-extra whale, Corn was duil, heavy dat the close lower. | The reported dealings 1c ashe is ai 865g0, 8 H6}¢0. tor mi e and 6c. m B76. for white, inierior stock” 8a 018, at 660. a OSigo. for hicago and aud and r About W000 bust Ar SI IU tor Nod rowed suave ekg tor On for four rowed do, two-rowed state an € Was quiet, with small sales at market for berth frelghts continaed rates for tm in anipments to The chartering busthers continued (air, the chietly jor vessel suitable to petroleum, Anes uoek LEROY BA Mo Kaen WIIG, being naagian i Goat—Recolpts, 28 bales New beilo, 3 do. St. Thomas and 8 i bales Payta ang 200 do. wernen, Active demand, Receip! Laguayra, 5do. New Orieans and 26. toon Steen : aes 8,001 iba Gentral Amert- Business | cro favoring the shipper, The saree Mies y am, s for come a quoted 308. To Trieste, by sail, icon the chariers erubracs. & Geriaam brig. hence, 10 es with 1.200 bbls. of refined petroleum at 5s. Xd. British ship, hence to Loudon, with about, 1,90 tons Dern ery low York, was aissulved 3 sulved, Sco ts Goat—Tampico, Sc. ARTNERSHIP KXISTING yette idee Co., I LBs. JAMES T. M aolinsrEs, | Matamoros, te, ‘and ‘be. ; Payti re ob, Bic. 8a ok Ayres, ai to be fixed; BUSUNE Ess OPPORTUNITIES. refined petroleum at om ort; an Itadan bi bls.’ of refined doy bpanish brig, hence to, evil: With 0300 casew of retned tush brig, hence to Venice wi bbIx” of rosin, at or about $1; a British brig, 200 N ACTIVE E BUSINESS MAN, WITH A SMALL capital, can geta epebale interest profitable business in Sen Fr bdr aes ESCO, Wok 10 tons, hence w Hayti, “Uwe. —There is very littte if anythin be written of game. Wild nigeons are wal ly prime birds our quotations can be much arity , With general cargo, on private $ firm, wit wae of city, inthds, for future deliv Tosacco, The tone of the market rules. firm, has been slow tor some days The transactions in ecod leaf during the past three nays inoluded 1 Gries at 73gc. up to, ut exhibited | ia bale balance sec Broad quiet, and | wigout quotavig change, viswey Mnowed “a fariier | So e ge iollows aw wild 8 Connecticut crop, 33, THE mosT a ing ALTON, romployed ‘and “with Dest Tor eee Dr es a and 38 Sases io, crop 1875, a bial $12 atta Wy ind on. 0 hd: ducks, 50c. a fa ; Yi gommoa ducks aoe 8 iUNNIKS.— There ay 4 tair deman'! for domestic cloth on the spot, which was in most mstances held above the Views o! buyers. For summer delivery there was a good inquiry and the eerie raled ince our last include 500 bales of Borns and 200 do. of bi Hight, ps D, $2; rabbits, caniva: back ari beri ‘Ue. a 90c.; m: old prices. avana eat remain inchanged, wis ‘bales reported sold at st are, up | up to sold LLOW W of sony at Se, per It A PARTNEB WANTED—WITH xtent of 60 hhds, ‘Receipts, 898 bbis. The earxee showed a i per gallon, but re ed ¢ market continues very quiet, but valucs ‘here have beep a few but their purchases were ly wo supply ipete Urgent, immediate wants, ay the in such a state ax wall festill very dull, but more demand, Coe promt Box i te Hel ‘A WADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROCURED provement of aie ugeere bbis. at $1 vere na rari ints terest negotiated; Read tate nous "Persons with jcaittal seoking Duetness advised of on Ketel appreved, op Pe turing Jewellers, Beierson, japufacturing Guluos rolls of domesuc cloth atl t igo. 1a manufacturers in the city, bi marke: is still rehases. Foreign clothin material ig meeting wit The Cay are—10) a 12igc. ‘or Sianila hemp has business noted in our last, but Deen quiet since the large heat teel, legisi te busin Bese, parle lars i el, legitima: 688 pat if jo vayents nes 1 apply. ‘Address BU Mineby o ) merchants, manufactarers and Mining La- Oy iohutrch stree! Financial and Business Brokers, % ee prices were steadl and unchanged. $310 tor double, Manila en D echoes, i held. Other descriptions were fe quote :—American dressed at 8 $370 tor fingle sud $17) tor un- ‘Yate; 20 bags Western Texas, 28c. ; 500 lbs. do bey iwconmn fleece, 5 a ey A at bats 45c., and 50 do., 100 0,000 ‘Lbs, Beoured Califor: cole neae furnisted house ft pvereees MANAGER WANTED—WITH rs tire charge of a spans Nadcoenns in nite, yi: ad roa! ‘salary $1,000 ress Dox pe Post office. 10,000 1bs, do X. 5 do Diack, 10 do No.2 ibs. fall do, private terms, DOMESTIO A EEE TS cae ater Sti gute bute wet with iter ‘and 10,00 Ibs. XX “Obio Heece, on fees Sales 4N bales at 2 0-16c., oui ‘and o bales at iie, raDeys cash, and 2%c.,do., time, Fos, SALE—AN BOT ABIMEERD Ba pgm Aye $5,000 a year net; ten yoars’ le: sonal super: vision unnecessary. Address. with re real bame. for three days, PRIVATBER. box 159 Herald office. w.—The market has been more active rime 1 lots or hay, saitable to the local trade, and sinail recelpts, prices wero well sustained. | Straw Gu SITUATION AND GOOD SALARY TO aN met with a potiae 2 gomang a and raled gional. We Ries mocentt on om peten: ness man able to advance em plo) ore competent business advan ran SStraw quoted Tone rve, Wc a 69. tor short Tye. Soe. po further change in street Bt ido a histor i juiet fat anohang Hors —ihere has bee! since our last, and@ trade Bhippers are not operating, purchases are of small mee ida, en be jomiLe, March 1 middling, 15340, Net reocipis wise, 207, Sal iat tor Cotton quiet; Exports coast ree Sage are 16, sy ; middling, 15%e. ; l4%c. bet recel 2, aa Waddle Stocks one. hates a young gentleman of enersy p in; & you! parties ane responsibilit, hg ‘auswer. addres: serUL Dd quiet ea: . @ 38c.: Western, | 153;c.: good ordinary, ns cam all growths, et bri Be, a Lic. * Mipes.—A alight reduction tr price is noted, leading $2,000, money secured. BUSINESS, Herald office, ‘ALF INTERBST paced Boer pty A NEW AND bi | sane ge per cent; also State Rights and Good: ah and investigate. 36 East Bignveenth street Pee WITH CAPITAL WANTED—IN THE mon A ofa fais (well secured and already ret needed by ever: nule~ ae Rah VICE, Herald of eat midaning aaKo "het ecetsien 3 1 byte aeie N. C., March 16, 1878, Rosin firm at $1 55 In prime hides, Com- n st he mine for the wee! Biiiihidesand 211 bates. “stock now on Band, 2 hides and 510 bales Sane time, 18/4 406 pas East ae do, 1873, (00 do; do, 187], 11 {000 do. and 1336 Buenos ares, 2 i bales sales, Spirits of turpentine tirm at $isc. for strained. Crude turpentine nominal at $1 30 for hard; 2% for me” dip; $2 25 for yes 2. 1,000. bbls at at oO LQ ‘white winter, $675 tor all 1 Milwaukee Club at Rea ens sales of 14,900 hides and 0 do. ‘and ure ag "i so 25 tor ainter win double extra. Whea Corn quiet at 86c. 000 bushels Canada at $1 terms. Corn meal—$%4 for boite r ton, Millleed Scohanged al iddlings, $31 per bs. aa Ng es Be. ; *gullioraias 35 20 Ibs ibs. a Hibs, sn atarooray 2 ‘be aw oe a ibs, bo ria, 68, supata M8, | address K., box 213 Heruld office, Burr. when, 04 ue 2, a Abe at, 38, nts. Flour “gull; small ataies at moneRcaee in moderate specalative demand f Lie ski ib, $1 07 for No. Tonicage. corn dull and heavy; sales of six carson the track at 76c.; Old neglected. Rye’ hold at 98. dl. except tor retail lot. Barley inactive: ling to pay asking ‘Bee alee of 4) bushels at last a 2c. ; ‘Gompeuchy ‘and ‘To: ay and "gales, 7 a , Ibs. J 6c. Receij meee orto ‘Gapeits and Laguavra, ary and pickled, ie, ia, a me: ‘and “anzibary 1 1bs. a tbe ae ibs, a eee Ie. Bi ee fr entpesti ot) a zt 19igc. Pei Wheat. vings SON, 149 ‘Baxter WAnzeD 4 aocp BUSINE=8 MAN, WITH FROM pt ye el Ibs, @. 47 ibe, alo., Late 0 be a et selecied vie ea Chris, tor Btate; no demal an UAPIVALISTS.<-WANEED a PARTY WITH means to become interested greatest mven- tion thathas been made kuown sincs 2 Mofse's telegraph, and of equal value vo {ti Rewfee! profits own of carrier No. 35, A bye MANUFACTURERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE Recent gs Ta wemeie will be saustie: pare Adress INTEGRITY Al, cart ‘Mt 00 need not represented in the city of New York I would ofler BY, poxvioess 1 am known in Terbancie circles, and nin business for the last years; have some aa as 2 well ‘as best references at commaud. Please ANTED—ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, $10,000 TO $15,000, in a staple business—wholeaale and retais imported and domestic mmorchandise—with or without services; references. GARDNER 5, CHAT EN, pion Dime ank, Canal street, and H, H. ¥! street $5,000 to $10,000, by which a fortune may be made > 00d security tor the money. Address C. U. D., Herald. » Pork Highwines nominallly $: and in fir demand. el iz: PO March 16, 1875. a TNO. white Mic the, ry leuther—Bue! yres and Ho" “Grande Kips. 10 Ibs. a cae ibs. 22: vices; pienseny business that will yield from per week; no risk. Call at 55 West Twenty- | Bees —PARTNER WANTED, WITH ACTIVE SER- tourth Steet Rbetore So’clock. selected; Sierra Leone. 9108 a libs, Bissau. ne Ma aie, currency. nelecied; gold, Ja Mistigsa. A 7) feet hh de m! fea, “rio. Oats ichigan, br re 26 oe 290 Ta, 18: Perth Bante, 28 108, a 29 ba 190 aye, 35 Loe SOB IBS. >aVanilia, 25 lbs. a 28 1bs.. $500 TO $2,000.—SPLENDID BUSINBSS, ESTAB- lished; small, new goods, including patent, stock and oa retail, 10 cents; selisin every house; rofits 900 per cent; must sell; # fortune, Address R.. He, 388 roadway, room Si r Bewold as they run: Western and ‘Southern, 150. ae currence, as thoy run. Wet anited--BuonowAvron + Kao Grande, 4 lbs. a 48 ry iba @ 50 ibs, lle. selected; Matamorvs, aied, 4 Ibs a1 ibs., 16. a Ise. 23,00 ein Print do. ; corn, 72,000 ree Flour quiet, her and unsettled, c: le. le 2do., 923¢c. @ 93} sending out thelr “cbrcuta: before despatchiny ag en ghetr travellers to drum uy jness. cmr0aco, March 16, 1875. Wheat i Para, 36 ate oa a 00! CAN BE MADE BY AN ENTERPRISING house, who will confer with us before inviting country fate, oF BRCANILILs Al OCLAIION, Pul ilahers of: Directories, No. 5 Dey Nerdee 40 packers, 55, Ibs ae try Poe Wont “eo ibs. & 73 tn, 100, § don bs. 9e., eurrency, selected Ind’ alaughiter, do. buttato, i Bie, ‘ike. 25 ibs, & 30 I ile. ; do., knife, Gate afeetie i demand lignt: bolders m fair demand, advanced; No, 2 Dressed hogs | 4 a age, ‘unsettled; amo rtner, patent arttcle, which is always in demal p aii 133 20: Singapore ah in Hemlock sole ecuilathy ot » restricted Poet what little demand noticeable was for smal! lines of stocks change and were quoted as foli Yoh a at $13 oe $s 78 apt; $15 OF ate 5! A Ma re A I mur fc. : en rib mniddles, Osge short loose, | spot, a $e oe Ts og bbis. ; ‘82,000 do. : oats, 24,000 do. ; bi aged oD Ayges> | Prices showed Do pai SS Cig w $13 90, sb —<—, Common Hide. Bbc. bush 19, ,000 oo. shipments— afte unsettled and higher at May. Corn easier at 66%¢c. a c., Oats, 53%c. a 53%c., April. NO of Sion apr; vie. April: 712%, n Tic, vistons, Ste.; middle crop, y Ste: a Mo, Texas Light, crop. B5c. 5 5 Tough oak, 2c. a Sic, ‘ Deliioa berg EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpox Propucr Marxer.—Lonpox, March 15—Even- ing.—Linseed oil, 2a Sd. per cwt —_2s+—__<_- FINANCIAL. —sT0ck PRIVILEGES 0 ON “MEMBERS OF THB GK” OR THOROUGHLY RE- site PARTIES NAM<S GIVEN AT TIME OF hemlock, He. w we. Motasses The market exhibited no change, | There derate inquiry in & sinall frases of foreleg cand gomendoe, Dut Without resalt- of consequence. | sie Saity held and quoted as, follows —L 0 Dales. Yesterday's closi pri cea | do. Ta way tor grocery 3%. adie. Porto ico, 3 mys to-day the market for apiriwe of turpentine was tuactive but Called ‘nominally steady at ote, tor meroi.an' Strained rosia w bie change in value and quiet; quoted at $215 a 32 lv tor. orainary to Gpestes al 150 toa of good strained ddlivered, at $2 15 | and 25) iron bound bots at $2 20, way und was quoted steady at $2 1235 a $220 tor Wash- Fitch Was Unchanged, quoted ‘Ous.—For linseed there was a moderately active joo- sales in Casks irom crushers’ hands | ard oil Was Tather firmer, with prime ‘4 $115. Menhaden wis neglected, steady at dlc. a Azo. remained Leglected and nominal. Crude aod firmly hed, natural Oy Stake =o 10; . a 700, southern, ATTENTIO. ARES, BAND No CONTRACTS PAMPHLET “HOW MONE Is Lost, AND MADE IN IN WALL STREET" MAILED lar gold ina jobbing Los i TAPSLEY & BAZLKY, BROKERS, 74 BROADWAY. ington and Wumington. At $2 29 for city. ‘Acoust p Leta hie a 0, available 4 ail parts of the Messrs. nd Rothschild niveredits and telegraphic transfers of Europe and Havana. i —STRADDLES OR DOUBLE Privileges, 30 and 60 days, on members of Stock | Exchange or responsible parties: bing demand, wit at 4c winter quated atei but quoted nominal e— Sec. | purer the | iene, tcevelisre aredt world, through the and their corres] “igs, Baltimore, “Bar New | 4 eperin was in light supp Crude sperm is nowinal bleacnud du., $2 Gse. 4 67e. :Dlewen Bank cod at 7c, ton seed at 47e, a 4; refined summer yellow, . [wiite wiuier, a m2 6 1,927 bales. This ‘aay iast your, 9,213 Dalen | money on California, =STOOK PRIVILE 6; northern whale. winter do. at 60c. + Toe ; domestion also Puts and Calis. uctuating, showing fits. Circulars mailed. B, No. 6 Broad street, STOOK PRIVILKGE costs sim, AND, CONTROLS 100 shares of stock tor 30 wt rceatduring that time ine fait information sent tree, on ‘application, T » Bankers and Brokers, No. 3 Wall st, New York winter yellow, 58, red mor at Be. opportunities for ‘arg HAZARL ting, globe. brant, lots at Pe. a 77)g6. for crude, and ie stock moves 19 . tor Upto $10 tor pressed, ETROLEUM.—For reilned the market was considerably | 4 jor but wholly nominal, in the absence of reported | oted wt Ale. & Mo. Crude in bulk'was algo cavier and inactive, | 74e. & 7346. spot or remainder ot mouth, at Wc., and naph he Vidadelphia market was negle tor delivery up to T REASONABLE RAT Endowment Insurane other Securities. beat companies J. s hONBY ON wel AND Morty. alt ‘Kinds efected with J. HABILOH & CO. 117 Broadway. ¢ quoted steady ta, at 1We. tor LADY OF INTELLIGENCE AND RE- | embarrassed in business, Meet some kind and philanthropic genile- man Who would literally assist her. . KR, box 210 Post office, koxbary, Boston Highlands, Mass. .00) TO $5u,000 TO LOAN ON | Improved and unimproved Real Estate in tis city years, without bonus. . LEAVITT, 180 Broadway. “STRADDLES ON, NORTHWEST, | PACIETO, MATLy | Union Pacitic, $312 5); a2 cent distance trom 1 operations made witbout ability pi | become thoroaghly acaunin be for our weekly paper, “the Wall Street Re ¥or informaton'eall on or address J. HICK. ‘& 00., Baukers and Brokers, 72 Broadway. New mouth, From the Creek advices were of @ gencraily | quict bat firm market, with quotations not essenualiy | MA aat ouplloned, finement, naving becom payments, $253,5: rency receipt ances, $43, a on the street yesteruay was the funeral of tho J(alian commander, Guiseppe Piraino, the ill-fated man who was wrecked on toe bark Giovanni. After three o’clock the mournful procession fol- lowing the remains, with “the only survivor,’ passed along the lately crowded thoroughfares, and the sad, dirge-like requiems seemed for an instant to soletmaize the street. changed trom 6 Provisions—Kec ages. Cut menis, beef, 175 pack- 1471 bis. and tierces, ‘Ihe market ior mess pork was again higher with a tuir 400 bois. NY AMOUNT, FROM § 1% $2065; and 270) bbis tor May as | Bacon was firm but the market quiet short clear quoted at | hogs were firm, with Quoted a 9c. and efty at 93ge- per ae Beef, toe ity 80, Gr Broonlyn, (gr teria ot pong mle wi Laid ao boxes lone clear at Iie. Ket; every contract faranteods with siocks should Ax in a$lz for. extra mess in- $10 8) fur plain | iain meas unin: & $4 tor Ind 21 for prime Mess, Mand uy, extra In- hams remained Fange of $10 a $2 ble change in values and the mar- | , en anise We neard of saies 12%. a 13c, ; 600 vickled shoul- ders at be ‘nnd 4@ boxes o1 cicar bellies at Wige. w 10%. per |b. Lard—The mark our notation follow x i $11 Jor uminspected, quoted : mesa inspected, 39 © for Goula and Curry 4 $15 59; tierced say ae 'e a dia Ba. Headily'h held within | ine qusts was no app: —DEFAULTED RAILROAD BONDS A SPECLALTY a Cut mentee he t + and bought by nie gia ae established house of NICOLAY & CO. k Brokers and Aactioneers, No. 43 Pine street, New York. N. B,—7, 8 and 10 per cent choice City Bohds and other Al Inves' ment Securities our spectalty 33 years, ry 9 16 per cent, doverest promptly paid, tor sale be! Crown Point. Yellow Jacket. Overman, —$5 0), -WANTHD. THIS AMOUNT, TO BE SE. RoC by first mortgage on first class property in | 7 wenty: fourth ward (annexed district); bondsman worth Ly $50,000; insutyition (unds preferred. Address Most orice, | New a aw sligat advantage. Unirozen—Turkeys, ANK BLANKS, ‘SLIPS, BILLS, RECHIPTS, NOTE and every, Kind of atl] pe bd banks, bankers, namctal pan’ Tarauaneg, atthe METROPOLITAN PRNTING ISHMENT, No. 218 Broadway. Prime, We. ; dor, do. ‘ar to . Western, prime, cluckens, Jersey, priine, 2c. fair to good, Isc. a 2ue. 4 fe ere, 1 do., do., fair to cood, 'I7e. A wee and pemes; ‘prime, Is a iio. @ 1 - fair to Pov, Wor Sale MEMBERSHIP Tok er 2% Fe0pv0R | is Inquire ot KRLLY & ost Washington Market, ALWAYS. HAVE MONEY TU LOAN ON GOOD NEW pages without bonus, Principals de- RAR I Pine street. ON GOOD IMPROVED Real state in New Yor« or Brookiyn in sums to suit; also institution ioans obtained. D. CONDICT, 149 Broadway. “TO LOAN—ON FIRST MOKTGAGES, WITH. out bonus; on Segond and Leasehold Mortgages, * W. STAKI, 16) Broadwi 0. ys dry picked, airing © BURROW Ut INVEST app 8 We. : do, 0, fowls and chickens good to prime, | don, POOF wo good, i. MONRY TO LOAN Phroughout the week has raled quiet. and under liberal have declined a shade on some descrip- {enough to make @ material difference, We | ~ i6e,3 fowls Beate and | quote :—Spring chickens, 140 a w “ackeys, stave i eamest terms. Western, le. a ive per il $14; do, Weser: and deiveyt $2 a $2 W, and Voraroxs.—It is only the same story over again in Prime potatoes we quote at $2 7 fut inany dealers are asking $3. Our quotauous are rose, newdouble head vbis., $2 0 a $3 a peachdlow, new double head bbis., vf tray pera boi, age p2 12; Prince Albert. i T bbL, $1 ioe 82 oe white onlona, 90 « $2 70, onions, rei 1cx.—In a distributing way & moderate business was reported, and prices were without change. | naies in low foot up 4 uerces Varotin figures, witoin our quot 7340. & : prime pri : gciniaaia, Bt Tige.. 8 Thee. oid, He. a We. a AND PACIFIO TELE- New Yorx, March 15, Notice.—In order to secure ie proper duateib | the, Femmjuing Ck graph Company, potato market, this comp ny, be closed on the Secretary and Treasurer. IN ain per. — Lo Marketable values and lite policies, Ofee, Nov 93 Broad- way, room 10, Diseases. Ty phus fever. ‘Typhoid tever.. Searlet fever.. a: peerless fn bulk. ter, De Haware, $3 wrvarition and ANTED—, 000, orteage ‘on Vessel P: dress JUL BACKETT, aid 125 bags of Kangoon at FOR ONE YEAR, wae eRe? Be bY IMMEDIATELY—ON FIRST Bs mf ad oommon qualities down to 6¢,; Rangoon, at 6: ithout services of un- a O%o., currenc: 1 iu at $2 62) Morigage, with or tae currency; Rangoon. rket was dull and weak, tably lower, but at an extent | ‘a Bo. for fair to ‘e have oniy to note sales of ‘ahhas. of centrit exceptionable optional intere: b eatin pyotte, $00 monthly, Address GOVERN ing Museovado, of fair Caba @t7%4e., and 100 Ibe Ketiied was d TO Ph ACE ON FIRST MORTGAGE, OR & good Parst Mort UKING & MEY PR, 170 Bro: $50.000 f, LARD, Connsellor-at-Law, No. ¢ $90. 000. lym, of will buy Morwages, Ww. D | $200 000 od fair, THE. ry. nega only teed app A 4 ino\nasen, drrea street, room 18, cy ed, basen, Duten ataudard, No Bigc. do, 13 to’ Ib, 18, Dae. a We. do. IY to 20, to Fortwo fice, —Kefinin to choice Bac. 4 FOR FIVE YBARS ims tO suit, in New York city and Brook- F, BARTLES, 43 Pine street. “UM8 TO. SUIT. ON New York. Brookivn of Wesicheser 7 ‘ivoadway To. a Sige. | urocer, Nos Wd tol 1 Bho ‘a cand extra si ing grades, 10, @ 79! , movement tor the week was as fallowar- | Lane c, New Urieane— ds., "grocery grades, 80. & amuize at ahve Comnans. 2.000.-Smotne ts partner, to manufactare a no hum- net profit 100 per cent, as will be show 688 ha either active or passive. Address Post office box 500, —PARTNER WANTED IN A_ STAPLE «cash business, that will pay $1,000 each per mouth. Full particulars at 36 West Fourth street, t+) goon 2, sien ae Weck WALL STREET NOTES. THE LONDON FAILURE—OARADA SOUTHERN RAIL- ROAD—THE GOLD GRABBERS' NEW MOVES—A SAD EPISODE IN WALL STREET—CALIFORNLA'S BIG BONANZAS. The failure of Messrs. Imthurn & Co., of London, continues to excite comment on Wallstreet, The cause of their failure undoubtedly was mjudictoas: advances op foreign products and uniortunate speculations. THB GANADA SOUTHERN RAILROAD. According to @ despatch from St. Thomas, On~ tario, yesterday, it appears that on Wednesday’ next the through expres@ trains on the above: Toad will resume Operations, which were aban- doned jately on account of the ice embargo in the Detroit River. In London @ loan was announced yesterday og £5,000,000 sterling made by the Angio-Egyptian Bank to the government of Egypt, in order to meet Treasury payments falling due within the | Dext five months. ‘This is not expected to have | any particular effect on the loreign exchanges anid ig Only noted here as a matter of news. SHIPMENT OF GOLD. The steamship Columbus for Havana yesterday took out $592,000 in gold coin. The premium op the precious metal did pot advance any yester- day—vibrating only about ode-quarter of one per cent, The rates to Matty were follows:—As 10:30 A. M. 1. $64, and so on until three o'clock P. ie @ rates were quoted fla. Itisa singular commentary on the ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF THE CLIQUE t they can mark their rates to suit themselves, v aud the Merchants must come up to the rack and settle the diderences, The fact 18, commercial men have put the of the speculators by goimg short of gold, and it only remains for the latter to use their power to | negative all the good effects of the recent spring hopetulness. nselves compietely iu the power Gold receipts, as reported Mega or $ feats balances, $50,552, 709,952; payments, 697. $750,378; oul ‘AD EPISODE The Cailiornia speculative mining shares are 8 . @T Caicdonia ley Silver Hill. BOARD OF HEALTH. WALL PAPER VS, HEALTH OFFICIAL REPORTS. The Board of Health met at three o'clock yes~ terday afternoon, President Uhandier in the chair. After the transaction of some ordinary and untm- portant business a communication of considerable miterest w: some practical chemists and set forth in startling statistics that the great majority of wall papers contained arsenic and other poisonous equaily dangerous to life in quantities so large that the health of the occupants of the rooms in which | they were placed must inevitably suffer, and; to bo inconsiderable extent. Accompanying. the communication was @ large portioilo, containing samples of wail pa read by the secretary. It was from ments per of ali shades and descrip- ions, irom the Cheapest to the most costiy, each | sample having marked upon it the result ofia | chemical analysis, which, presuming it is acen- rate, not a cause lor popular alarm, 13 at least an incentive to immediate scientific investigation, After some discussiou the matter ws referred | toa committee, with insiructions to thorouguly Investigate. The report of the Register showed the number of deaths for last week as 619, against 653 of the preceding week. Dr. Dav submitted the /ollowing comparative statement Of cases Of contagious dis. eases lor the two weeks ending March 13, 1875 :-— ors 6. March " A RAILROAD CASE. Lawrence P. Bayne, of the banking firm of L. P. Bayne & Co., No. 94 Broad street, was yesterday arrested by Deputy Sherif McGonigle on an order of arrest issued by Judge Dononue. The complaint was that the defendant received 425 $1,000 bonds of the Western Railroad of North Carolina, some three years ago, irom the railroad company, whic be was to negouate for the coipany, The latt compiains that since the vonds were given to the payne firm they haa heard to what had become of was fixed at $200,000; but a the 425 bonds ana they were deposited for sale keeping with the Clers of the Supreme Court tho ball was reduced to $1,000, This being furnished | Mr. Baye was released, L. P. Bayne & Uo. con- | tend vhat the ratiroad company vwe them $80,000 Othing satisiactory ns im. Mi. Bayne's baill er ne had produced | for commission, and that they held on to ‘the | bonds, Walling Ubu 4 setiiomedt of accounts was | made.