The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1875, Page 9

Oe NEW YORK HERALD, cmon FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Stocks Still Declining and Irregula Shore the Feature. r—Lake GOLD 118 1-4 A 118 3-8. Money Firm at Higher Rates—Exchange Strong—Governments Dull—Rail- way Bonds Firm. Wau. Stree, Wepyespay, Dec. 22-8 P. u} “A prophet is not without honor gave in his own country,” and seldom ia it thag his prediction, be it ever so true, meets with grateful recognition, The Heaaup, for weeks past, has espoused the opinion that ‘an advance in prices upon the Stock Exchange was in- compatible with the existing condition of commercial ana financial affairs, The march of events has proved ‘the correctness of this assumption, Though the phrase “We told you so” would bea fitting rejoinder to those who haye suffered for “opposite opinion’s sake,” wo refrain from éxpressing it, We simply intimate to those who have followed aad have been benefited by our suggestions that, in the approaching Christmastide, at ‘least, a tithe of their gains should be devoted to benev- -Olent ends and thas prove the pct in crror when he tho sings, Alas! for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun. Lake Shore was still the top sawyer in the Board ‘toom to-day, the extreme prices being 69% and 58, with aclosing quotation about midway between the }wo. At the very commencement the contending par- ties “let slip the dogs of war;”’ but, in the light of a canine contest, the result was satisfactory to the bull: Bears called on ‘‘Hayoo,” the name of their favorite hound, who responded with a will, while the kennel of ‘their opponents turned out bat a mangy cur, without a Dite in him, but @ strong inclination to reabsorb the “digecta membra” of an ejected previous meal. How- -ever, there was life in the old dog yet, and the contest ‘was carriod on during the day with varying success, Matters winding up at the close somewhat in favor of ‘the disbelievers, but with no decided result either way. A bold offer for 11,000 shares of Lake Shore at 5814 was made by a prominent broker, but was looked upon satrap to catch sunbeams, of which article there happened to be none in the room at the time, so the ‘bidder was all at sea, as he often is in summer. ‘The absence of Jay Gould from the market is very conspicuous, from the lethargy which marks his fu- vorites, The perambulating lavatory being stowed away for the present, and the little joker without an operator, in the absence of the professor on the sick list, neither Pacific Mailnor Union Pacific is much of en attraction to the gobemouches of tho Stock Ex- change. As we recently wrote, Pacific Mail will be ‘eld where it is or thereabouts until existing “puts’’ beoome due, after which there will probably be anew feparture and a new deal all around. Union Pacific isa flead cock in the pit, some 300 or 400 shares being Vhe extent of the transactions. This apathy fully ex- -emplifies how entirely the stock is under the control of Mr. Gould and how artificial the market really is when transactions are numbered by thousands of shares. ‘The present stringency of money would deter the most enthusiastic of buyers on margin from touching the stock, from the sheer impossibility of borrowing money on it as @ collateral, Yet Union Pacific sells at 72, pays eight per cent dividends and only suffers under the evil eye of the money lender. Part of the decline on railroad stocks to-day was fue to the cutting down process on Western bound freight over the great trunk lines, but \he effect of this move is more apparent ‘han real. It is probable that an increase of traffle ander the new schedule of prices will about make up ‘or the declination in previous rates, so that the com- panies’ monthly statements will not show a material difference, save in the extra cost of running expenses ‘oseparable from an increased service. About the only stock on tho list which improved in + price was Michigan Central, closing, as it did, ata fair ‘me per cent Move opening pricea. Possibly the leak as been found, or all hands have been sent to the pumps. Western Union became very weak-kneed toward the | flose of business, as though poles and wires and ‘oles. ia the ground might not be thé most certain of Anvestments after all, even though eight per cent per anoum is paid in dividends and even said to be earned. ‘THE BALKS TO-DAY. The transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day aggregated 161,000 shares, distributed as follows;—New York Central and Hudson, 700; Erie, 10,600; Lake Shore, 89,497; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 151; North- western, 4,500; do. preferred, 1,600; Rock Island, 200; Pacific Mail, 15,100; St. Paul, 3,100; do. preferred, 1,600; ‘Ohio, 5,800; Western Union, 20,885; Wabash, 250; Union Pacific, 400; Michigan Central, 3,910. OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWKST PRICES. The following table shows the opening, highest and” dowest prices of the day :-— Opening. Highest, Lowest, New York Central........ 104 104 10346 ‘Harlem, 130 130 12936 Erle... 15% W% 18 Lake Shore. 58% 596 68 ‘Wabash... . Bay By 8 Northwestern... 37% 3835 31% Northwestern preferred... 54% btn, Sab Rock Island. 104 104 Mil. and St, 3436 8356 6555 64% 1655 15% Now Jersey Centr: 105% 105% Del., Lack, and Western. 130 120 120 Union Pacific. : 73% 19q 12 Western Union, 73% 73% 72 Pacific Mail. : 38% 20% 38% Panam + 15 12535 145 ADVANCE AND DECLINE. ‘The following are the changes in closing prices com- vared with those of yesterday -— AbVaNox.—Michigan Central, 34; Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western, * Northwest, common and pre- ferred, ; Panam: AL ag i; St Paul, yommon, '5; prefer dk Tacubk eed unnese at Pega Telegraph, Ki New York Central and Hudson River, 3¢; Erie, 3; Hanni- val and St, Joseph, #4; Harlem,” i; Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,’ 3, ; Ohio and Mississippi, % ; Pacific Mail, iy; Western Union, i; New Jersey Central, 4; Erie in London, 4. SraTionary.—Rock Island, Wabash, Union Pacific and District of Columbia 8,69 bonds. CLOSING PRICES—3 P.M. Haclfe Mail. Mil & St P. Quickstlvor: uiekstiver Rh Bar Land Bt. 104 THE MONEY MARKET. ‘Tho rates for call loans at the Stock Exchange to-day have continued to show a hardening tendency, rang. ‘ag from 7 per cent to 1-32 of 1 per cent bonus in addi- ‘son to the legal interest, with the latter rate bid after sank hours, ‘M@Onetary matters in Chicago seem to be ending in the same direction as here, owing to the ops having been held back until there is now vir- wally no market for them. A Chicago journal of the ‘Oth inst. reviews the situation there thus:—‘The arge amount of new loans, rediscounts and renewals if maturing paper made by the Chicago banks for heir country customers was the principal feature’of be local tinances of last week, The packers appeared oward the end of the week with some new paper, but he amount, notwithstanding tho lateness of tre pack." ‘og season, was not large, Merchants, manufactuars 4ud others are mot making much paper, and were tt mot for the heavy accommodations needed by the rquatry to carry the crops and stock they are holding vack from market there wowd be a@ consider. ple accumulation of surplus toanable funds.’ #xchange is strong, Prime sterling asking rates, 4.86 and 4.8939: selling rates, 4.8545 04.86 and 4.89 9 4,89)4, Reichmarks, 9534 @ 955 and 963; a 96%. Cables, 907 97. Prime Paris, 6.14% and 6.114. The rates of dis- count in the cities named for New York exchange are 1s follows:—St, Louis, $1 50 to $2 por $1,000 discount; Chicago, $1 discount. THY GOLD MARKET. Gold opened at 113% and closed at 119%, all the Fansactions of the day baving been at these fauree eae ee rates paid for carrying were % 1%, 1, 4, 6andS percent. Loans were also made flat. vemagions OF THB GOLD BXOHANGE DANK, balances: sore: 756 Sess balances. 1,466,363 Gross clearances. 29,017,000 CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. ok Currenay exchange: + $61,917,322 Currency balance: 2,929,838 Gold exchanges + 4,108,488 Gold balances. 684,751 GOVERNMENT SONDS. Government bonds closed dull at the following quotations :—United States currency sixes, 122)4 a 123; do, do,, 1881, registered, 119'¢ a 119%; do, do,, do., coupon; 124% a 124%; do. five-twenties, 1862, regis: tered (called bonds), 114; do, do., do, coupon, do., 114; do, do., 1864, registered, 114; do. ‘do., do., coupon, 114; do. do., do. registered, 115; do., do., do., coupon, 11534 a 115%; do., do., do., new, registered, 116% a 117; do. do, do,, do, coupon, 120a 120%; do. do.,1867, regis- tered, 118%; do. do., do., coupon, 122% a 122%%; do, do., 1868, registered, 119; do, do., do., coupon, 122 @ 122%; do. ten-forties, registered, 117 @ 117% ; do. do., coupon, 117% @ 118; do. new fives, registered, 116%; do. do., coupon, 1167 a 117%. THR UNITED STATES TREASURY. A special despatch from Washington says:—The in- it schedules are not yet completed, and Treasury officials say it is uncertain whether there will be any anticipation of January interest. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Conant says that the Treasury Department has not been ordered to pay the “half transportation’ to the Union Pacitic Railroad, and will probably not be until Congress makes an ap- Propriation forthe same. The whole amount involved fs about $500,000. The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $8,000 gold om account of interest, and ne, 000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds, Bank notes received to-day, $550,000; revende re- ceipts to-day, $250,000; custom receipts, $230,000. RAILROAD BONDS. Railroad bonds were frm and the leading issues brought full prices. New Jersoy Central consolidated firsts advanced to 11134, while convertible fell off 1 per cent, selling at 106, Chicago and Northwestern firsts brought 10134 and consolidated 99% a 99%, do. coupon gold bonds advancing to 8534. Milwaukee and St Paul, La Crosse division, sold at 98, and do. 7 8-10's 95. New York Central coupon firsts sold at 125, Morris and Essex firsts at 114 and Fort Wayne firsts at 116, Central Pacifics sold at 107 and Union Pacifics at 105 for firste, 100% for land grants and 9234 a 93 for sinking funds, Western Pacifics fell off to 99, Hannibal and St. Joseph convertible to 793¢ and Ohio and Misstssippi second to 68. A sale of Kansas South- ern firsts, coupon on, was reported at 59. BANK SHARES. Bank shares were steady on small transactions. America sold at 156, Fourth National at 96, German- American at 76, Mercantile at 107, State of New York at 105 and American Exchange at 116, STATE BONDS. State bonds were dul, Missouris were firm and sold at 102% a 102% for Hannibal and St. Joseph issue and long 68 Tennessee new series declined to 38%, old being steady at 407%. PIILADRLPHIA STOCKS, The following are the Philadelphia stock quotations at three o’clock this day:— City sixes, new........... Camden and Amboy Railroad. Bid. 1055 133" Pennsylvania Railroad....... 61% Philadelphia and Reading Railroa 553g Lehigh Valley Railroad .... 62 Catawissa Railroad preferred. 43% Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. . 19% Northern Central Railroad, 84 Lehigh Navigation. 49% Lehigh Navigation go 10434 105 ns dividend, v FORKIGN MARKET, ‘The London advices report the withdrawal of $154,000 bullion from the Bapk of England on balance to-day. Money continues easy at London, the rate atthe Stock Exchange on government securities being 2 per cent. | Consols are a shade easier and United States bonds + firm. Erie has declined to 13%. Consols, money, 93% ; | do., account, 93%; 1865 bonds, old, 104; 1867 bonds, | 106% a 107; ten-forty bonds, 106; new fives, 104% a | 105; Erie, 13%. MEMORANDA. | fhe San Francisco Alta California of the 14th inst. contained the following:—‘The charter of the British steamer Vancouver to the Pacific Mail Company ex- pires to-morrow, and that of the Vasco de Gama ex- } pires in January. Both aro to be immediately turned over to the agents, Macondray & Co, They are both in Sine order, and are excellent ships both for comfort and speed; the latter vessel especial She madea record on the China route which has never been beaten and probably will not be equalled for some time. It is currently reported that they*are to be put on the China route again, in opposition to the Pacific Mail Compan under the able management of Macondray & Co. The bare announcement of the report gives great satisfac- tion to all interested in our business with the Orient.” THE RAILKOAD WAR, A despatch from Boston says:—‘'The Grand Trunk | road at present refuses to reduce its rates; but it is be- lieved {t will be compelled to do so. The Boston mer- chants are much excited, because the freight rates from New York to the West are lower than from Bos- ton, and they demand further reduction.” j That the readers of the Henatp may comprehend the | full effect of this war, we below show what the present | rates from New York to Chicago arc when reduced to a | rate per ton per mile, The calculation is made on the distance by the Central and Hudson and Lake Shore route (982 miles), and results as follows:— i} It may be remarked that these rates do not vary ma- | teriaily from those which have prevailed since July ‘until the recent advance, nor from those at which a | | large proportion of the business had continued to be | done after the advance had nominally been established The Central and Hudson, in its report for 1874, ac/ knowlodged that it cost nine and six-tenths of a mill | per ton for cach mile freight was transported, which is about forty-seven per cent more than the highest of | the above named rates, Ata meeting of the directors of the Producers’ Con- solidated Land and Petroleum Company to-day a divi- dend of three per cent was declared from the earnings of the past quarter, payable at the Treasurer's office, No, % Pine street, on and afver January 16, 1876. The | transfor books will be closed from the 6th to tho 16th | prox. inclasive, TOLEDO AND WABASH. For tne information of the Toledo, Wabash and West- ern Railroad Company stockholders it should be under- stood that the decree of sale obtained in Ohio ander the foreclosure proceedings of the gold bond mortgage | | ts by no means final, In order to acquire tho right to | sell concurrent decrees must be obtained in the State | courts of Indiana and Lilinois, as well as in Ohio. In Minols the question cannot be reached until after the | 1st of February, as the Court will not be in session un- til that time, In this last named Court the opposition will be developed, if any 18 attempted, and this, we presuine, will depend beng the pecuniary support of the stockholders. Should a sale take place under foreclosure the ‘road will lose ite special charter, and the buyers must re- organize under the general laws of Obio, Indiana and | Liiinots, which in tho last named State means under the granger laws, and subject to the odious restrictions of the new constitution, Every mortgage bondholder | upon the road wiil be interested im the final set- tiement of this matter, and the mortgagecs Prior to the foreclosing mortgage may, perhaps, find | the loss of a vaiuable charter not favorable to their | securities. The Wabash road, subjected to the whiins and caprices of the Illinois Legislature, and clearly | under the contro! of the existing granger laws, may | | | be much less desirable as a railway line than in its | present condition. I: this view is correct, and we be- lieve the facts are as we have given them, tt would | have beon much better to have retained the stock. holders tn & reorganization, or eved to have left the road in the hands of a receiver, The earnings of the St, Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company tor the first two weeks in December were as followse— 1875 1874 $120,801 08 | vs 121,068 SHOURITINS AT AUCTION, |. The followitig ecuriuten Were pold to- day :— ‘Thirty-four shares Third Avenue Railroad Company, | 13944 a 149; note of F. P. Sargent for $3,000, with interest trom November 1, 1875, due May 4, 1877, $050 4 shares | Sixth Avenue Railroad Company and $4,000 do. do, scrip, $10,000, P pee res Canton Company, of Bai- timore, bg | Rag shares Peter Cooper Fire insurance Company, 246; 1,000 shares Union Consolidated i Increase, First Stcond _Thirdand —Speciat Class. Class. Fourth Class. —_ Class, | 900 Mills... 6 11-100 5 9-100 4 7-100 8 8-109 | $00 | were firm. Rovin was quiet and nominal. higiaine Company of Tennessee, $900 for lot; 150 shares Mutual Gas Light Company, of Detroit, Mich., 22; $2,500 town of Kenneth, Dublin county, Mo., ‘tons, Te 1; $500 Jasper county, Missouri, ten per cent bonds, due 1! 15; 2,000 t Kentucky Coal, bart and Railroad lompany sevens, gold peony due $17 for lot; 50 shares Manhattan Gas Light Com- Pany, $208 50, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Wepvespar, Dec, 22, 187% BEFORE CALL—10 A. M. 73% 20.0shsL 8 &MSRR 587% 735, 3500 do. 500 shs West Un Tel.. 300 io. WONY C & HR RK 6 100 Han & St Jo BR. 3 ie 500 8844 BBby ots i) wu a Si Pal iit 83%, Fs ore 100 57% 100 10:15 AND 11:30 A. M. $4000 U 5 6's, c, 12414 $5000 U 55-20,¢,'67.b3. 122% 80000 US 5 20,r,760.b6 11553 "1000 US 5-20,¢,'68.b¢ 122, 100W USd-2,6,'67..be 1-29 FIRST BOARD—10:30 A, M, 500 sha rte RK....be $5000 Mo 6" lame . 1000 Mo6's, Heo 10000 Tenn 6's, old ey Beideste co Cezzy pee are OP! 4 Rss) SEESEesee me 5 SE 17000 N Y¥ Cen 1st, Hace) Gen Pac xb. 8000 West Pac bds. 8a, Tove Gago Ist, con... 52 shs Bank of Amer, $ Fourth Nat Bk, 5 Ger-Am Bani 5] Mercantile § Bl State of NY. 50 AmEx Bank 200 Spring Mt Coai..b¢ nick ‘Min pf.be.b3 Boe b yest U lel Seocen: fa eeamecer ia: 100 Kan Pac Rit Py pie & Miss.bc. BEFORR CALL—12:30 P. 106% 300 shs Mil & St P..b3 4 300 S&MS Ri 1600 do. BIg | 1400 Erie RR. 100 do. 100 he 10) Chi, B & QRR: 2p 12014 $6000 U S 6's, cur... 118% SECOND BOARD—1L $14000 Tenn 6's, ns... 38% 100 shs Mich Ce 2000 Tenn 6's, ol 40% 200° do 5y00 Tenn 3000 Mord Es! re 200 shsSpri 90} West U 400 do. 83 6 100 NY C&W RR”. is! a 100 Erie RR. 1500 Chie & M Heit... 15% 400 Harlem RR... 12054 BOO do, ae | | 100 Un Pac KR... 100 Han &St Jot... 26 | 150 Mich Cen Rit bi loom LAK CAN Des. 2236 COMMERCIAL REPORT. COTTON ON THE SPOT EASIER—FUTURES 1-32c, | LOWKER—FLOUR DULL AND HEAVY—WHEAT DULL AND NOMINAL—CORN, QuIET—oaTS STEADY—PORK DULL AND NOMINAL—LARD QUIET—PETROLEUM EASTER—SPIRITS TURPEN- TINE QUIET—ROSIN NOMINAL—orILs FIRM— WHISKEY QUIET—FREIGHTS sTEADY—HEMP an® s0Te FIRM—COFFER QUIRT—sUGAR IN- ACTIVE, Wepvgspay, Dec, 22—6 P. M. There was very little movement in trade circles to- day, the merchandise markets being dull almost with. out exception, Flour was dull and heavy, Wheat was dull and nominal for all kinds of spring. Corn was also quiet but without decided change. Oats were | steady. Whiskey quiet, Pork dull and nominal, Lard was quiet. Freights were steady. Cotton was ousxe, Coffee was quiet, Hemp and jute were firm, Oils Spirits turpen-+ tine was quiet, Petroleum was easier, Sugar was inactive. C In Rio business was quiet, Sales 2,000 bags, ox James L, Poridergast, on private terms. Mild coffee was quiet We quote Ordinary’ cargoes 1740, a 17}e. ; fair do., 1834e, 18%e. ; good do., 19¢. a 19440; prime do., 19340. @ 19\e, Santos, fair to food, 1846. & 19%4c., gold, ninety days; Java, government bugs, 26¢. @ 27c.; do., grass mate, 26c, a 28e. ; Singapore do., 22. a 244. ; Ceylon, 200. a 21 Sse. ; Mar caibo, 19¢, @ 2le.; Laguayra, 19}¢0. a 20}e. ; Jamaica, 190. a 20¢.; 8t. Domingo, 17\o. @ 180; Porto Rico, 18, & 20i¢e. ; Costa Rica, 19¢. a 21c.; Macassar, 210, #23e.; Mexican, 19ie. a 20Ke.; Manila, 196. @ 2O%o.: Angostura, 196.» 2et 1 Savanilla, 180, @ 210. Matacic 8 206, is! Corrox on the spot was easier, Futures were 1.326, lower. The closing prices to-day compare with Tuesday's closing, pries 3 follows :— Deo... 18) 0, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1875:-—TRIPLE - SHEET. fin and on cotton fn store running in quality not more than ‘4 grade above or below the wrade quoted — 7 Aluoans, N. Orleana. Texan, Strict good ordinary, Low midditn, Strict low middling: 3 * idling. . ; Good middiin| Strict goad mi Middling fui iis 1 middling, 12 14-16 Laat Bening. Ci Consumption. Speculation... dal acs delivery the sales were psf allo r wo P. M.—January, 500 at 13 3-1 at 13 3y6., 100 at 13 pe 1 3. Sb att 5. 15 SS300° so” ig F 1, "19-326. A jt x t Peill 465 is Sie on 13%. ; May, 200 a rere ae. 200, 96 i493 Bie; June, 200° at ai . Total, 9,100 eater fc asd total i Norfolk. 8.400" ‘orfolk, 8.400; 61; Boston, 846; "Philadelphia, Et 1c2s070 bales. This day’ last “week, 39,086, day Tat 3 Juco Beptomber i, 2004-708 bales. Gott relghts ‘stored a0, Colles fo. Hevea. by %e.; to Hamburg, by steam, Le. compressed; to sean te. Compressed; by sail, 11-16e. to Llvarpoal, by steain, 7-16d.; by sail, O-16d, a L-bed Market steady. —Roceipts—Flour, 7,100 bb n meal, bls. "and 429 snc! nominally unchanged, cluding State, Western and Southern, at tutions. Corn’ meal wa socptieed about 00 bl for Western, Penns; We ‘quote :— No, 2 State. 65 8 00 625 6 50. 8.00 hoice family... 9 50 Ryo tour, fine to superfie. 5 85 Southern, No. é 425 Southern, superiive.... 450 Southern, ext 650 Southern, family. 9 00 Western. 350 350 400 20 50 ° i ‘he shout tt G00 bushels, af Bbc, for iaforlor spring. $1 OS No, 4 do,, 81 37 for auiber Michigan, $1. 40% for © small lot Pennsylvania and $1 18 a$1 27 for red winter, Cora was quict but stendy for new: 45,500 bushels sold at G20. a Ge. jor new mixed, closing at 676. a 8c. for prime, 74340. & Toe. for old Western mixed, afloat, aud 72¢0. » Zio, Tor do. in store, Rye was quiet and nominal at se. a Oe, for West- orn and SH, a oe. for Stato and Pennsylvania, “Burley was toady; 18,000 bushels sold. at for stained two-rowed Btato'and “Bt 12 for stained Canada. Barley malt ruled Peas were quiet; about 2,000 bushels Canada sold at GuNwins were steady. Quoted at 13c. for domestic and 8c. for Caleutta | ileay AND Jure.—Market was firm. 8,000; bales Manila hemp ‘at 7 Aimorican dressed, per ton, $240 a $200 for sad fe Russia, $220 a anil, Zo. & Tipe. gold Sales at Boston of was quiet, but prices fold at S5e. 9 Glo, do refinin, ; Porto Rico, 5 “English New Orlean: old crop, foe. boc: do., 8 d, Se. a S6e. ; choice, 59e. aK O11s.—The market remained firm tor the various kinds, but quiet. We Q90ks se Concnseeds crade, . Southern yellow, | do, yellow fo winter, Gdc. ‘a, Ode; Museed,* casits,” O2e-1 lard, "winter, $104; monhaden, ‘Sound, soerm, crude, $1 8b: do... bleached, win: fer, $1, 90; do. natural do a Southern, 65e. 17 31 S5e. NAVAL Stokes,—Rosin bbls, sold on dock at $1 ‘Tar and pitch wore unchanged. tine, 37c. ‘ilmington We quote: Rosin, common to good, strained, tar G2 Bo: Washington tare 82 10, “Advices from Wilmington were as’ follows :—Ri steady; strained, $140; good strained, $1 4245 a S145, stondy; Wimington. $1 ‘Turpentine quiet: yellow dip aud virgin, €2 50.” Spirite frm; B8}¢c, PETROLEUM. —’ a trifle easier, closing at 12%c. » 18¢. Orad usted at Tyce for ot and month 10%. for spot and month. Refined , 12%f0., 180, spot und month; cargo lots, ‘Tar er $1 50; bid. ¢ market for refined was very quiet and 13e. 5 ‘naphtha, Bigs. a OG. ge" Shee. mond Phitadely bia quiet: cargo ‘tom 28 imore, c, Ativices trom Plscye hay? and steady at ot ey eae Ou Cit; $1 753 Rousevile. uiet and firm tt $1 6755 nat we y Tidioate rt at $1 7234; Parker's firm: United, $1 46%; shipments, $1 75. Provisions. 8. Recelpts- Pork, 60 bbls lard, 1,035 tierces, Ocases and 9 kegs; beef, 70 tierces and 129 bbls. ; bacon: 844 boxes and 19 terces, ' The pork, market, was dull and nominally lower. iy wes hi $21 for the inspected, $22 tor city prime, $15 a $16 tre ae and $19 50 a $20 25 for plain mess. and Fe Jennary and February held at e21, #20 42 bid, but meats were dull and nominully lower, Sales $7ere 3.000 lbs. plokied bellies, 11 erage, at 12c., and 400 pickled 12 Toe 14340. Boot | was 12°50." Barrel Pl «4 Pes extra mess, old to new, $12’ $13. Bi to sell; 500 tierces suld at 103;0. a Ile. for city long clear. pra was aiaee and scarcely 80 firm. January was held at LShge . bid, Febroary held at 13 3160, and March Herces prime Western at 1c; a do. on private For future delivery the sales were 800 tie moderate demand at steady prices. Low srw Choice Western was satals to-gook., eee fair to 13 choice, 256, a S4c. ed. 13 We quote :—State factor; a gee 5 Tisge é du fair 0 od ef ‘io ney Og ir to faneys ge «182.4 "don eels 9c. a 2c. we Rig was steady, Tho sales co at 6c. a Thyc.; 150 bbis. Loui Bore Patna 8 3G 6% "gc.; Louisiana, fair to prime, lain, Ge. ‘a Gige.; Rangoon, fair to good, 6 atna, Tie. a Tige.; Bangoon, in bond, 2c. gold, cast. Suoan—The market for raw was inactive and nominal. +Sales—00 bhds., mostly —centritugal, fined was quiet, "put steady, We quote Prredinings do., Sige, Cubs, grocery, fair to choice, ie a lo., centrifugal, bhds. and boxes, Nos. 8 to 13, 1 molassen, “hhds. and boxes, Zc. a TiC. : Rico,’ refining, commion to prime, 7c. @'83/c. ; do.. fair to choice ‘Toe. a io! A, 9590. a 9% Oe. ; powdered, 1 granulated, pee Wise. ; cut loaf 113¢¢. STEANIN wi Tattow <The market was jPeeaints, 160, bbls, whiskey, 150. bbls, hich ‘and 1 bbl. anarket was quiet but highwines sold nt $1 15408 Sake. cheddar are go 1 at Big. w Ze. B We quote -Garcling’ fate 63 brine, Bige. @ Te. } iS ade easier, chartering tonnage a decline from late figures was found necessary to indu shippers to take hold, "The engagements were To Liver- eal, per steam. 2.900 boxer bacon, 1,000 bales cot- fom at 1-82 Grain noritaaly $i 11d. per 0 Iba, EoD thin, eppteapresaried. at. Ot. Ny bbls, flour at Ss. 0, 200 ton SS ates 500 Sol a nat Bs, 20 tons oxide foe ae aie rate; 5,000 staves at 80s, To Landon, by sal flonr at 3s., and by steam, 1,000 bu lid.” per Ia," 900 Dales hope terms; bags of clover 6. 10d. packages tobacco, ite Sood pushels grain, 10K4.! 8 small lot of provision jorted at 50s. The charters embrace :—An American i troleum, at ence to Havre, with 4,000 bbis. ernde British bark hones to Morgan Pull with 2-300 bole, ‘at 6a ; an American bark reported hence to Lon- a ith 3.200 bola. rednod petroleum, ay ac 3d, but with out ‘sonfirmation fn, American schooner hence to Dublin, ,000 bbis. di n American bark renee’ vo Haves, with 4100 bole. crade back Bo arrive) “from Baltimore to Continent direct, with bbls. d iam pmetican, brig ence ‘to the a fist, of west, const: Italy), with Py bia, do. Go. on Italian bark” dence to Cork Yor orders with about 4,000 quarters grain at 7y 3 two barks (to arrive), from Galveston to Live ton at 344., one having option of Havre; an reported from Mobile to Havre, with do of a direct Mediterranean port, same rate; a bi Feported hence to Havane, with, general cargo at about $2120, United States currency one hence to, same port, with potatoes at 50s. per bi ted hence to St Bomiago Oty, with general cargo at 4 port, with, wood at $12. per +; 8 brig, reported to New York ite jumber at $9 per M. Gavraston, Dec. 22, 1875, x low Jinidditng, 12590. ¢ S81 bales. "Exports F ton and port ‘om Cedar Keys, kere charges, s brig, hence to DOMESTIC MARKETS. Cotton quiet; middling, good ordinary, ‘11sy6. Coustwise, 375. Sales, thy Onubans, Doe, 23, 187% Cotton quiet; middlin, 4 ane low ieee, 1K od ordinar 10% t receipts, 5,1 bal 720, Expo ain, 6, to the atoms 1,180; coast: 648. n, wi 3,200, Sales,’ 6\875. Montum, Dec. 22, 187: Cotton irregular: middling, 12%¢,; low middling, 12 12%c.; good ordinary, 10! ot receipts, 2,541 Exports coastwise, 1,053, jetea, 2,200, \ apie Savanman, Dec: 22 Cotton quiet; middling, 12%. ; low middili ordinary, 115,c. Net receipts, 4,100 bales, Vontinent. 1/005; coustwise, 1,269, og. 12) good pect ne othe 77, Stock, Citanuestox, ‘tee 22, 1875, Qption lower: middling, 12740. & Le": ow middling, 12% 8 12340. good, ordinary, ‘Tecsipts, 3,160 bales, Exports—To Grout, ial Souk coustwise, O24. Sales, Wis 2,000. Stock, INGTON, N. C., Deo. 22, 1875. tend: so sRosin steady ‘at $1 40 edly Osweao, Deo, 22, 1875. 9 of 1,400 bbIs. at $7 50 for No. I spr inter, $4 for white winter and $8 23 Spirits turpenti for strained. Tar Floar steady; $7 75 for amber double extra, Wheat quie 1 Milwaukee cl $1 38; extra white Michig: Corn steady at Barle: held Bs 84 10 foe Ne , $1 16 for No. 2 By and Si 234 for No. 1 *Saneie, Corn al halted and $29 for mmnboited. Millfeed—Shorta, $17 a $18 i shipstufls, $19 @ $21; middlings, pene ane oFFALO, Deo, 22, 1875, Receipts—Flour, 6,400 bbls. ; rise 29,000 do. ; oats, ‘15,000 do, ;° barle: 19,000 do. ; rye, BOO do. Shipments—Flour, 6,400 bbis. heat, 20,000 Dushels: corn, 26,000 do. ; oats, 15,000 do. ; ‘barley, 19,000 do. 800 da, ’ Flour—Dealers and millers firm ;'000 bbia. wold at unchanged quota neglected: light ashole fed Obi inilling demand fo dal vay 8bo.; bayers off ‘Oats retailing stuaity Poe ten me ind stendly ; 000 bustiols Canada wold at BS81%50. See 14 5-16 a— M4 7-16 w 14 15-32 14% 8 1417-32 Angus one are vesed ob American siandera at slassthee: fall aod unchanged. Uighwin extra mess at $12 a w, quoted nt $10 a $12; ‘on was dull and lower Dildo, Tes cele be immediate delivery were 500 2,200 bashels; corn, | 1 Flour quiet and yachonged Corn dali fia ‘alone asad Dressed hogs dull ry bushels: corn, 31,000 do. 5,000 do. wel rs maed ; ioe 00) Flour buoyant but unsettled. Whi main, lower; opened weak and lowe oc. , Bige. active es ecember, 43440. bid Fanaa We. Oats dull ; resned hogs Pork unsettiod, gan we 15 & $19 17by ere, St sis wo Marche Lard steai ipa Siz & $12 25 January, “a « Ik meats steady. with a fair dew Dut steady, at $1 10. Receipts—10, Dashale gis, wheat, 102,000 do. earn 7,000 do. "burl Beata Darley.” Shipm arley. At thy Wheat lowor at ote de ‘orn quiet at 47¢. Decem and lard uuchanged. January, Fr, ABKgC. dull: & shade eee at goneraliy higher: opened petize ae Slowed mn Founso, Dec. 22, 1570. + firm and unchanged. w. spot and January, ‘No, 2 white, Sie. ;no Oats dal No. erate demand at $7 20, Receipts—Wheat, 11,000 do. “Shipments—Fionr, wheat, 7,000’ bushels; corn, 32,000 do.; oats, 1CAGO, Dee. 22, 1875. t irregular, but in the closed firmer at out- quiet, spot, cre junchanged Decen: 4 $19 42 pote: pand. Wh y Hick 00 bin, hours 79,000 do. oata, 8,000". 9,000 bbls. flour, 13, O85 .0) do. corn, 17,000 do. oags, 390 do. rye, noon call of ‘the postion 8c. a 98) o January,” Oats, pork HAVANA MA MAEEET. Spanish gold, 210 9 United States. 60 day: sight, 90 a 91 short’ sight, 118 9 119 premium: premium; om Paris, 114 #115 #119 prem EUROPEAN M M oxDON Propuce MARK ier, —LonDy Spirits of turpentine, 26s. per ewt. 10%. Exehany currency, 87 ppeminm: GO days, gold, 116 @ 117 prominm: Havana, Dec, 22, 1875. gg active: “on the premium ; short on London, 14] a 14d um, ARKET. ON, Dec, 22—Evening.— FINANCIAL, “ UausT 1 BELMONT & CO., kers, 19 and 21 Nassan street, issue Travellers! Credits, available in all parts of the world, Messrs. ed ROTHSCHILD through the and their correspondents. Also Commercial Credits and Telegraphic Transfers of Monoy on California and Europe. A. formation 4s to best way to operate sent on application. TUMB: RIDGE & Ov., Bankers and Brokers, No. 2 Wall street. Stocks hought and sold on moderate margins. I & S, WORMSER, buy and sell on commission GOLD, and negotiate LOANS. Also execute orders for pare STOUKS at the SAN FRA BANKERS, 64 Ep 66 BROADWAY, BONDs and STOCKS, @ and sale of MINING ) S1OCK BXCHANGE, and transact a General Dating Business. Nar DESCRIPTIONS OF WEST) and Stocks bought and sold; specialty; cor: yadence solicited. BAKER & AULL, Note B 'ERN NOTES, BONDS 10 per cent investments & rokers, St, Lonis, Mo. A’ nies. REASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Policies, Moi securities; insurance of all kinds effected J.J. HABRICH & CO., rages and other th best compa 117 Broadway, NY AMOUNT, FROM $1,000 UPWARD, TO LOAN ‘on improved and unimproved Property, in this city or Brooklyn, term of years, without bonus, WILLIAM E, LEAVITT, 130 Broadway. DVARTINBES AND ig? FUBLIO GENERALLY LD Ww fo a AST Sime COPLES aioe A HARLEY # BAZLEY, BROKERS, 74 BROAD- A UY AND SEL A tANGE! ENCES GIVEN SIN NEW YORK AND LEADING CITI A 793.000 HACKENSACK AND sivn Railroad 7 per ceut first mortgage bonds for low by EDWAKD ©. FOX & CO,, 90 Broad street. NEW YORK EXTEN LL PERSONS HOLDING DIRECT BONDS OF THE £2, Sante of Alabame will find it to dress WILLIA: HAYS, Chain Committee of Bondh their advantage to ad- man of the Executive ders, No. 6 Broad st., New York city. OWERY SAVINGS Bane New A semi-annnal dividend, at the annum, én all sums of and upward and not exce York, Dee, 14, 1875. rate of six per cont per in; $2,000," and of five per cent Per annum on all sums over $2,000 which shall have ou the first day of Jan ne ar; nd will be payable on or deposited at least three months , will be allowed to the depositors, after Monday, January 17, 1876, in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws. By Ou and afer January 1, 1878, the in- order of the truster te per cent per annum le: apon upon deposits of $1,000 an es nd pou any excess of $3,000 of deposite @. H. Coooxsmara, Secretary. st allowed upon deposits exceeding $1,000' shalt be one ch excoss of deposits than no interest will be paid BROWN, President. (Qi DESIRING TO each, responsible bondsmen, Post office bux 3,423, nished. MAKE A LOAN' OF $10,000 on each of three French Flats, worch 76.000 lease addre: UR on fall information will be” fur? RITY, | Eee PAPER AND REAI for two wears, at not thriving ness. Broadway, less than 1 manufacturing house about enlargin, Principals apply to GRIGGS & ‘Sak: STOCK PRIVILEGES BOUGHT AND SOLD By | us on only Al parties at best rates in the market, 1n- L STATE (EITHER | undonbted secvrity) will be given for «loan, of $20,000 per cent # month, by their busl- LETON, 93 ALWAYS HAVE MONEY TO LOAN ON GOOD NEW York cit io BORROW Mortpagee, wi without hese. Principals desiring ‘ai ot GRANT, 145 Broadway. OUN Westchester county; also ‘n and lowest rates ‘Principals epply with papers, N Mortgages at onsiest torms, P: jonsing room 8, 150 Broadway, funds to invest should apply to GEORGE W. ONEY ON FIRST, SECOND AND LEASEHOLD ‘arties requiring funds or STAKE, Hi Meta TO LOAN FOR TERM OF YEARS—ON AP- od cl Prinelpals P idabioeiel D. ay, Foom F cent inter CONDI ATIONAL bays COMPANY, and 263 Broadway, New Yore, Dec. 2, At a regular meeting of the trustees of the National ran Company, held this day, the regular four (6) Ber cont was declared from six months, payable on and afte books will be cloved from Decemner pe eRU ries semi-annual dividend of | the earnings of the last January 3, prox Transfer KSHANK, Secrotary. HE PUBLIC ARE peas eae THAT “THE FOLLOWING PLACES AJ By OFFICES FOR THE RKC HERA! 1,265 BR 530 SIXTH A 14 SOUTH Alen Soneet PHIT.. Pe ale BOERUM AND FULTON HE ONLY AUTHOR. ORIrT OF ADVERTISE. id AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE NEW YORK BROADWAY CORNER ANS STREET. OADWA 'HIA. 5, BROOK. HE MARIPOSA LAND AND MINING COMPANY, Exxcutive Ovrica, Nos. 9 AND New Yore, Deo. 13, The trnstees of this company have levied an assessm: d common stock, payable at $1 per share on the preferred this oftee on or before December 31. KRIS H. SMITH. (ADVERTISERS AND 1 WOULD DO" WELL. TO RCULATION OF THE EV LAST Verh ATTAINED A D. 36,288 COPIES, 11 Nassau Stu 1875, |, Assistant Secretary. ND. THE PUBLIC GENERALLY NoOTIO! ENING TELEGRAM AILY AVERAGE OF Nz YORK, NOVEMBER 30, The coparinership hitherto, ¢ name ot Arcolarius & Co., 7, 7 is dissolved by limitation! low Business at 77, 79, 81, 83, 85 Ful 1875. xisting ander the firm . 83, 89 Fulton Market, COLARIUS ss ca, a 'Market will be eo ducted under the firm of Aroularius & Co. 4 C JOHN Wie WINTE ina L. THRELKELD, Kansas City, Mo. u partner with $4,000 to $6,000 capital, to en, jobbing business in Kansas pa a ‘Address G, DVERTISERS AND THK P WOULD DO WELL TO OLRCULATION fO4 HE Last Werk! 96,288 CUP’ UBLIC ORNERALLY NOTICR THAT ING THERGRAM Tl EVEN TTAINED A DAILY AVERAGE OF YOUNG MAN OF BUSINE! $1,000 which he would like to inv: jdresa, appointing in, al restanrant office. EXPERIENCE HAS PARTNER WANTED.—SPLENDID OPENING FOR A man with cash ; positively Tisk ; come and s0o; & chance onion eae Qn investment without egered, to make money. Bowery. _ N INTEREST IN A LEGITIMATE, EASY AND RE. Rescue. eash business at W. ashington, D. C., we $15, ay foes Shy $1,700 required to Join rem ins knd ecceptavic party: Callon iit W. PRANUIS I Weat Twenty-sixth street. pairs THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL PURCHASE A wor Business in a fine loca aed we ‘the hast and now a ‘nam | investigation invi Herald oftice, prolit of 84, bo agente, Address JAMAICA, tion down town, etrone FLAROWARR—A SINGLE Ma $5,600 to $5,000, can hear of @ good would take & young man to learn ences given ad required, Address Post office. jARoH INDUCEMENTS TO A to piace on the market valuab! blo; patents alrend dress MAJOR, Horald office, obtained, no agents need appiy. N, FAMILIAR WITH hardware and house furnishing business, with from opening a8 8 partner, or the business: best refer. HARDWARE, box 730 PARTY WITH £3,000, articles, now and i ATIVE WINE WANTED—IN E encumbered Real Estate, in low dross, for one week, ROBERT box 11 XOHANGE POR UN. ‘or $3,000, Ad- iA) Herald oties. ATENT RIGHT FOR SALE—FORGR FOR ALL Purposes; worked by & veutilator. Apply. at No. Ol Sontt Fifth uvenuo (basement), from n 10 till 4 o'clock. ARE OPPO ‘ensy yearly payme: 1 Hone wite valwabie fi t bnitadetphia, with rom $8,000 to $12,000 per ye EY Post office, 1 Richland ‘Ceuitre, RTUNITY., fe eed ape AND Lay In R early call and Fur Establishme secures a great bi Id oftice. R offers his servic cation and cy of cous of 01 ing of lines already located, Parties stractios onghly respectful subscribe promptly y solicited from private Address T, W.SP-ENC NY. Umoa,N, ¥.. Dea 2. 1875, the making of preliminary surve, struction, or in the if new lines of railway can bi executed. Roforences if RE CHANOE.—A WHOLESALE AND RBTAIL HAT best stand down town, An jain. Address HATTER, box ILWAY ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION.— ‘The undersigned, civil engineer of 20 iu the construction of railroads, mostly in ears’ experience atral New gd 3, Cuuld: content lasing the con. ve A th ‘red, and artios where unknown to Civ Bugine: S. PIERCK, NO. 5 PINE STREET, LOANS | Money on approved’ real estate, New York, Brookly urchases Mortgages at BUSINESS OPPC OPpPpoRTUNITIZ: O EXCHANGE FOR MSROHANDI@R OR AN &S tablished Business, $5,000 to $10 000 Improvea & erty in New Jersey. 12 miles from this city, uear a depot ‘Adirens PROPERTY, Herald office. ANTED—A PARTY TO ADVANCE FROM $300 Td ‘$500 to auceassfully exbibit a valuable patent at the nial Extibition for « share in the pagent. Address NIAL, box 208 Herald office. TANTED—A PARTNER, WITH 85,000 CAPITAL, Fou the manufacturing imitation of leather. Wholesale furniture dealers cali and see samples, at Amery's birt store, 115 Bowery, aar Grand street. ANTED—A PARTY WITH FROM | $20,000 TO u o take an interest im a transportation line, g @ profitable and increasing busi- RGuress, ‘with real name, Be, Investment secure: 4 Post office. 3.000 “SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY.—ANY GEN oO. + tleman wishing an interest in alight manu facturing business (a monopoly) that will a $100,000 am nually can apply at 50 Broad stree CASH CAPITAL WANTED IN A LEGIT $3.000 fare tNnd very -prosieabl manofacturing business tablished; advertiser Wil contribute same amount: pri sae only, Address MAN! FPACTURER, box 151 Herald o 0.00 70022 SHANCE. A, MANUFACTUR 2b: + ing firm wishes a special or active partne: wich “above ‘aindunt, to enlarge sheir, very auccessful b bows, "Principals only address BB. ME. 132 Ni 0. stress, roors $50,000 8 Ree pee bis services; replies should be explicit and will be confidential. Address R. 3. T., box 141 Herald offic ee GOODKIND BROTHERS’ FAILURE. A meeting of the creditors of Goodkind Brothers, wholesale liquor dealers, at No. 50 Broadway, who failed November 26, was held yesterday at the United States | Hotel. One hundred creditors were present or rep resented, and Mr. Weigley was chosen chairman. A list of the creditors was read by the secretary, among the largest being the following:—F. Myer, $15,000; Moses Goodkind, $12,000; Friburg & Co., $7,000; Mra. | B. Goodkind, $5,000; Fechhiemer Goodkind, $5,000; Mw & 600; M. Waterman, $3,500; T. B. Kerr, £3. Curley & = 'Co.,’ $2,500. Mr. feciek J. Lewis, the ‘assignee, e Submitted the statement of the firm showing the un- secured liabilities tq be $147,893 14, and the assets 64,232 47. In the assets aro included their property at Barren Island, where they carried on a menhaden oil sestablishment, aud five houses in Harlem, heavily mortgaged. The Chairman presented a proposition from the rm for a compromise at 5331-3 percent, 12 per cent of which was secured, In relation to this offer the Committee of Investigation reported against {ts acceptance, and aiso presented some curious infor- mation, They find tho books in a terrible condition, That during the past four months $93,000 had been paid on accommodation paper and $25, stock had n sold under what the commit- tee conBidered peculiar circumstances, and that cer- tain creditors had received over $25,000. The commit tee are of the opinion that the assets warranted forty per cent, and a motion was adopted to accept forty per cent’ if properly secured. The assignee strongly defended the firm’ from any unjust criticism, and stated that to his pentane 28 they had secreted or con. coaled nothing. As the firm will, probably, not be able to give forty per cent, Mr. Lewis, the assignee, will will procceed to wind up the affairs. SALE .OF UNITED STATES . SHIPS OF WAR. SKETCHES OF VESSELS WHOSE USEFULNEES I8 GONE—THEIR SERVICES IN THE PAST. Four large vessels of the United States Navy—the steam frigates Delaware and Severn and the sailing frigates St. Lawrence and Macedonian—are to be sold at auction during next week. The first named, a compara- tively new vessel, ts lying at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Hor measurement is 2,490 tons, and sbe has seen little or no service. The Delaware took no part in the opera- tions carried on during the rebellion. A few years since she was loaned by the department to the State authori, ties for use as a hospital ship at Quarantine, and, after her surrender, she was laid up in ordinary in Brooklyn} ‘The sale takes place next Tuesday. The Severn, 2,000 tons, will be sold the preceding day at New London. This vessel has seen considerable ser- vice both in American and European waters, ‘The St Lawrence, 1,475 tons, and the Macedonian, 1,140 tons, are at Norfolk, Va., where they will be dis- osed of on tho Slst instant -Both these ships have jong constituted a portion of the navy, and have visited during their long career nearly every part of the habit- able globe. The St, Lawrence was built in 1847, and at first carried forty-four guns, She made a cruise in the Baltic, and during the early part of the war was one of the blockading squadron off Charleston. While on this service sho captured the steamship Herald. She was in Hampton Roads during the memorable engagement be- tween the Monitor and Merrimac (March, 1862}, and warrowly escaped the fate of the Cumberland, which was sunk by the Confederate iron-plated steam battery which was assisted by the gunboats Jamestows and Patrick Henry. The Congress, Cumberland, St. | Lawrence and other vessels were fought with great bravery, but the entire feet was barely saved from de Btruction by the fortunate appearance of the Mont- tor on the scene while the action was in progress. Twa months later Lawrence joined the Eastern Gulf | squadron. Subsequently she was used as an ordnance vessel at Norfolk. ‘The Macedonian was captured from the British during the war of 1812 by the American frigate United States off the Azores. Her commander made a gal- lant fight, but after brilliamt engagement he was obliged to strike hig flag. The Macedonian was at once incorporated in the United States Navy, and turned out to be @ very successful cruiser. She was | rebuilt at Norfolk in 1836. She was sent in company with the Jamestown in 1847 to Ireland, Accordance with @ joint resolution of Con: gress, In order to convey provisions to the peo- ple of that country, who were then undergoing terrible sufferings tn consequence of the failure of the corey crop. The singular spectacle was presented on that occasion of a man-of-war captured thirty-five years before by a United States frigaie, being sent with pplies ished by the benevolence of American citizens to the starving subjects of the governmei whose flag vessel had carried which had to bo struck after a severe action on the high seas, How- ever, the Maccedonian did not sail in 1847 as a national vessel. Here officers and crew were volunteers. The Macedonian has of late years been used as a practice les the cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy. 6 vessels will be offered as they lie; the* steam vessels will be sold with such machinery as may be om board of them on the day of sale. They may be exam- ined at any time previous to the day of sale upon uppll- cation to the commandant of the vard or station where they are respectively, who will exhibit to persons de siring to bid an inventory of such articles as may be gold with them, Thirty per cent of the purchase muney must be deposited at tho time of sale, and the balance paid in cash when the sale is confirmed by the Navy Department. The vessels must be removed within ton days of the date of such confirmation. The government reserves the right to rejectany bid or offer which may be considered inadequate: THE DEUTSCHLAND MAIL. The mail of the unfortanate Deutschland arrived is this city Tuesday afternoon by the Inman steamship —= | City of Brooklyn, There wero in all twenty-five bags of letters and newspapers, containing about 20,000 lew ters and the same number of newspapers. On the ar. rival of the mail at the Post Office Postmaster James and Mr. Hoppen, Superintendent of tho Foreign Nopart- ment, inspected the letters and made arrangements by Which the greatest despatch should be used in making Teady the méiée of letters and papera The cierka worked all night at the Deutschland’s mail, and by morning Lad nearly the whole of it ready for trans mission. The letters were still wet when they reached the office, and in nearly every instance the envelope had been rendered useless, the gum and seams having ven way. By tho aid of magnifyi lasses the ad- ressos Were made out, except 1M a very few instances, } and hope is still entertained that im these the persons | to whom the letters beng: will receive them. Some 500 letters were at is termed = in the Post Office “international? that is, bearing addresses to South American and European countriea, About 100 of these still remain to be led, of which not a few seem to almost hopeless cases, | ‘There also came in the Deatchland’s mail a largo pac age of letters intended for Prossia, but which was by some mistake sent here. The severai bundies of lot. were turned out for assortment, prosented acurious appearance in their wet and tattered condi- tion, Many of the envelopes were almost worn away, while on others only shreds remained. Numbers cartes de visite and framed photographs were thrown loose around, not anseldom without any very sure means of dotermining wherothey belonged. However, the experience of the clerks enabled them to complete uw ealest part of the work in time for the usual m yestetgay morning. The most singular article revealed |n ¢ mail was & now pair of worsted stock- ings, marked in German letters, “W. F.,” and theso will doubtless await an owner for some time. It is said that the most difficulty was experience@ with letters which were packed besiile those sealed with wax, the superscriptions of the adjoining letters bei: 8a rily torn away in the separation of the waodlon On experienced clerk went so far as to say that, ander the Jay 7 ttera sealed with wax were not “‘mailable mat tor. THE POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS, New Yorn, Dec. 21, 1 To tex Eo:tor oF TAX Hematy:— Referring to the communication from “R. B. G.” ta your issue of the 17th inst, under the caption of “a Postal Suggestion,” we desire to say that, recognizing the value of the suggestion made by your correspondent, wo brought tho matter to the attention of Postmaster ie ‘General Lofforts, ae be of the Stock a raph Company, and bave arranged oe that eater yuouscement will be ma pa! Post Office of the arrival and distribution of forewgs and Other mails arriving during business hours, wo. gether with such other ttems of postal news and infor. mation as may be of interoat to the pubite, over the financial, cotton and produce circuit wires of the teie- raph company referred to. Wo aro, Ts ‘respecte ma BROWS BROTH. RS & COL /