The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1875, Page 9

INVESTIGATION. (CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.] made bj the Justice mentioned. The charges made against him were maliciously false. ‘The committee then adjourned until Wednesday mext, at eleven o'clock. THE SENATR COMMITTER. A meeting of the Senate Investigating Committee ‘was beld at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday morning. Andrew H, Green testified that be has been Comp- troller since November, 1871; at that tume the bonded debs of the city was $97,000,000, while it has now reached $116,000,000; the cause of this increase was the payment of the claims due at that time by the city; About $12,000,000 of the. increase was due to and all of these claims against the city have not yet Settled; ia some instances it was « very difficult mate ter to prove the validity of many of them; at oe he said there ure $27,000,000 of sesesament bonds an the amount is steadily bayer larger; there should be, io bis opinion, a limit to thé issue of assessment bonds; the department bad A. oleh ty different classes je bonds, most of which eld by estates, the whers bot waving Poros fies pa them; the amount of the sinking fund was in 1871 $19, 000, the present time it amounted to $ this increase be attributed to the vigeraus collection of the revenues; the suking fund was created thirty yours ago, and a part of the debt of city was in- Cluded in it; during the time that he has been in office mbout $4,600,000 of the city’s debt has been paid by the sinking und: the amount of the annual taxes in 2871 Was $23,000,000; in 000,000; im 1873. $28,000,000; in 1874, aud in 1873 $32;000,000; during fhe present Would amount to about $32, 500," the city should pvery your raise the expenses of shat gear, or there would necessarily be an increase in taxation or an in- creuse of the devt; each department of the city should Keep within its appropriation. BUSINESS FAILURES, Assignments were yesterday thade by Messrs, Heu- bach & Scheu, dealers in crockery, of No 63 Murray Btreot, to Ashbel P. Fitch; by John N, Sayre, Jr., dealer in gents’ furnishing goods, of No. 181 Fulton street, to Daniel C. Whitman, of Orange, N. J., aud by Solomon Goldschmidt, toxHenry W. Lockwood. A failure growing out of the recent developments in Lake Shore was yesterday announced on the Stock Ex- change. Mr. George F. Dickinson, of No, 17 New street, who 18 said to have been “selling short” on Lake Shore for some time, yesterday tound himself unable to de- liver, consequently 5,100 shares of Lake Shore, 600 shares of Western Union and 100 shares of Toledo and Wabash had to be ‘bought in’ under the rules of the Exchange. ‘A good deal of surprise was manifested yesterday at the failure of Messrs, J. & T. Pearsall, truit dealers, of No. 163 Front street. Mr. Jonn Pearsall, the elder member of the firm, having died last year, the junior partwer, Mr. Treadwell Pearsall, continued the irm under the old name. The frin’s losses, which are heavy, are suid to have come trom a very large delat: cation ou the part of its bookkeeper and also from the shrinkage in values that has been going on during tho present year, The settioment of tthe affairs of the un- fortunate tirm 1s in the hands of Mr. McGregor Steele, of No. 176 Broadway. The exact amount of assets and liabilities cannot at present be ascertained. In the bankruptcy proceedings against the firm of A. 8. Herman & Co., of No. 17 White street, before Regis- ter Dayton yesterday, the composition for thirty per sent on the liabilities, which amount to about dlaahae 000, Was fully contirmed. EASTERN FAILURES. bostox, Dec, 23, 1875. ‘The business change lists of the Budletim of to-mor- fow will contain, amiong others, the following failures nd suspension: George Vilos, provisions, of Faneu:! Hall Market, Bos- ton, has failed. His liubilities are some $22,000 and a: Bets ubout $4,000. The indebtedness is mostly in favor of Boston parties, At a meeting held to-day of the creditors of E. D. Peters & Co., lumber dealers, a brief statement was Submitted, showing liabilities to the amount of $512,000. Tho liabilities consist of $263,000 in deposit sccounts with Eastern parties and $100,000 intheir own paper, most of the balance beiug inadé up of indorse- ments, ‘The assets of the firin and the individual mem- bers of the partnership are about $200,000. George Frost & Co., fancy dry goods, of Boston, are Teported to have failed. The indebtedness, which for the most part 1s in favor of Boston and New York par- fies, tx some $83,000, not including $8,000 oF $10,000 in indorsements, which will probably be mado good by the makers of the notes, The assets are about $64,000, cousiating of about $41,000 in merchandise and $23,000 im accounts and bills receiv: White & Co., upholsterers, of Boston, are reported at about $8,000, ear the taxation failed. Their indebtedness 18 mostly in favor of Boston and New York parties. John . Brugger & Son, stocking manufacturers, of Manchester, N. H., ure reported fuiled, Their liabili- ties are said to be $100,000, and their assets $20,000. L. M. Packard & Co., dry goods, of Shelburne Falls, Mass., are reported jailed. Their liabilities are wild w be about $12,000. Rockwell & Pierce, manufacturers of boots and shoes, Hopkinton, Mass., ure reported tailed. Their habiliies fare said to be $15,000, and aseets $5,000. Ayer Brothers, manufacturers of ‘boots and shoes, of Haverhill, Mass., aro reported tailed, with Labilities of 15, PRODUCE EXCHANGE NOTES, ‘Tho recent rules of the Produco Exchange in regard to the delivery of grain do not seem to work so smoothly as would have been expected from the un- animity of their adoption. Old and respectable firms are somewhat nettled when credit is refused them for scouple of hours. A rather laughable scene occurred on the floor yesterday in relation to thisrule, Mr, Power, one of the prominent members of the Ex- change, sold some grain to Mr. Montgomery, also a member, and demanded his pay before delivery. The latter 1m an excited manner replied that he wouldn’t pay for the grain before Mr. Power proved his title to it” Both became angry andsome hard words ensued. Mr. Montgomery brought the case before the complaint committee, and it was dismissed alter both parties bad been censured for their abusive language. The special committee on provision rules are about to submit u series of propositions looking to the estab- lishment of two public calls @ day, and also in regard to the times and places of depositing call margins. It is understood that rules are to be submitted by which goods sold will be retained until payment 1s made, and also some regulations for the protection of traders when a ‘‘coruer” is made. CHEAP TRANSPORTATION, CONFERENCE MEETING OF A COMMITTEE OF MERCHANTS WITH MR. VANDERBILT. Ata mecting of New York merchants held at the Chamber of Commerce, on December 8, a committee ‘wus appointed to wait upon the President of the Ne York Central Railroad and lay beture him what, in the sense of the meeting, were considered grievances, Is has been the custom of the main railroad companies to the West for several years past to combine on freight Fates, to make their schedules the basis of a diferen- Wal tariff greatly discriminating against shipments from New York, tn tavor of other competing points, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore were especially fa. vored by this plan, which naturally wroughs sertous ip- jury to the commercial tnterests of New York. Io order wo have an impartial and equal scale of charges, the committee yesterday called ou Mr, Vanderbilt and & conference Was held, THK COSVRRENCR Mr, William EB. Dodge, as spokesman of the commit- fee, expiaiwed the causes which had led to appuintment of the committee of which he wirman, and then went om to explain im New York there was @ lack of sympathy between the railroads and the merchants, Ia Baltimore and Philadelphia the merchants were ways the champions of their respective roads, and he hoped the time would soon come when such # sentiment would obtain in New York, He thought it would be vast- ly better it some bond of sympathy could be formed. In conclusion, Mr, Dodge said: think 1 express the sen- tunents of ‘all the committee whon I say that we mer- chauts do not want low prices so much as we want to be placed on an equal footing with Boston and Phila. delphia” un. fy neg th REPLY. In answer to Mr, Dodge, Mr. Vanderbilt, the Presi- dept of w road, explained bow thi differences came to be made, He suid ebante present knew that a difference of one or t) cents on the hundred would throw all, or at | large portion, of the carrying trad the hauds of the cheap transporters, He said the Grand Trunk roud had always claimed of the other roads that it should be allowed to charge a smaller treight rate, as merchants Ureaded to despatch goods over so long @ line where there had been a difference in the gauge of the tracks, This became a discrimination in favor of tho road itse! because tbe auge had been made uniform In co ‘anderbilt said:—‘“To-day the rates ha ferouce, bus was not presont He sent the following telegram in answer to the invitation: VPurapeiraia, Dec, 22—1 P.M. W. UM. Vaxpunorr — i bave your wessnge Informing me that the mer. chants will meet you to-morrow morning at ton o'clock. ‘As Lunderstund that the particular obje ing baw already ettled through the, rodui tutes mude by your li e Krie and Peunsyly ine the diferenee, 1! be four nece: SHUMAN SCOTT, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1875. —WITH SUPPLEMENT. | So Me FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Stocks Irregular and a Trifle Firmer. GOLD WEAK AT 113 $-8 A 12 7-8 A US 1-8 Money on Call Stringent, Yet Easy at the Close—Government Bonds Lower— Railway Bonds Steady. Watt Srrusr, } Tuvnspar, Dec. 23—8 P. 'M. ‘Three days since we had occasion to use the following language :—**There is no doubs but that tho shors in- ‘serest im Lake Shore bas been materially increased by to-duy’s transactions, so things may be made unpleas- aut for Bruin before the ead of the week.” It is verg- ing upon the end of the week and things have been made unpleasant for Bruin, The Lake Shore party, taking courage grom their knowledge of an oversold market, plucked up sufficient boldness this morning to make # counter-march upon their opponents, which re- Sulted in quite amarked succesi Opening at 584 Lake Shore moved, with frequent fluctuations and large transactions, up to 594, the highest point of the day, and closed bus one-half per cent of the latter pri At the point of 69 there wore developed strong symptoms ef a scure on the part of the Twenty-third street clique, which took shape and form when a prominent broker in their interest ap- peared as a buyer of some 7,000 shares to cover short contracts. This proceeding gave fresh impulse to the market, for the outlying skirmishing shorts, who have been doing videtie duty by indulging in much bear talk and very little bear action, took flight also at the course of their leaders and hastened to got out of dan- ger with the greatest alacrity. Having literally gone to cover there was no game left to be hunted by the “long” combination, and there being no buyers in the sbape of a “public” the price fell off fraction at tho close, as we have already stated. The rise, however, small as it was, was the occasion of the suspension of Mr. George T. Dickenson, who officially notified the board of his tmability to fulfil bis contracts, Four thousand six hundred shares of Lake Shore, 600 of Western Union and 100 of Toledo and Wabash were boughs in under the rule for his account. There is no wignilicance im this failure as far as regards o effect upon the market, but it is simply another ‘awful example’’ of the danger of skating upon thin ico when the thermometer is at sixty degrees and there is no money in the bank. Western Union showed remarkable steadiness, open. ing and closing at 727, with intermediute fluctuations not exceeding two per cent. The Rumor Committee were, in connection With this stock, whispering hints of @ forthcoming damaging s:atement, prepared by an expert and instigated by Jay Gould; but she effect, if any, did not show itself in quotations. Michigan Central was as obstinately determined to rise to-day ag it was yesterday, aud gradually worked its way up @ good one per cent from the early price, and, what is quite remarkable, stuck to the best quota- Mon atthe close. The cash stock of this fancy has never beon easy for delivery, aud # moderate demand to cover short contracts is aps to stiffen tts dgures con- siderably. It te quite likely, however, that, quickened by advancing prices, the revolving “Hub” will spatter the New York market with a sutiiciency of shares to make things comfortable, ‘There is little to be remarked in the rest of the mar- ket save that a statement of the increased earnings of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad ($83,545 69) for the first two weeks in December had the effect of improving the bidding price of the stock some 2 per cent in the course of the day. The fip flap business so long identified with Lake Shore seems to have sought an audience in the money market to-day, tor although @ thirty-second and inter- est was at one time bid, 14 turned a complete somer- set as three o'clock drew near, and was offered at the close at three per cent per annum. THM TOTAL BUSINESS ofthe day was considerably less than yesterday, aggre- gating only 100,000 shares, distributed among the ac- tive stocks as - follows:—New York Central and Hudson, 210; Erie, 2.600; Lake — Shore, 2,700; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 300; North- western, 900; do. preferred, 600; Rock Island, 100; Pacitic Mail, 13,500; 8t. Paul, 200; do, preferred, 300; Ohio, 200; Western Union, 19,250; Wabash, 1,250; Union Pacitic, 100;C., C. and I. C., 100; Panama, 100; Mich- igan Central, 4,620. OPENING, WIGHEST AND LOWEST Prices. ‘The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day :— Opening. Highest. Lowest, New York Central, 103 95 U3 br tbo 1 153g 886 59% sb 2% B35 Northwestern 381g 883% Northwestern preierred... 543, 5536 Rock Island, 104 104 Pittsburg. 8995 8995 Mil. and St. Paul, 34K SH Mil, and St. Paul preferred 64 6555 Obio and Mississip 1 1655 New Jersey Centr 105 Del, Lack. and We: 120 Union Pacitic. 72% G., C, and 1. 3% Western Union. 3 Atlantic and Pacific Te! lis 18 Pacific Mail. 38% 39; Panama... 125 125 ADVANCE AND DECLINE. The changes in tho prices at the close compared ‘with those of yesterday were as follows :-— Apvance.—Central and Hudson, Michigan Cen- tral, 14; Erie, 4; Hannibal ang St. tjeceph, ‘Kj Lake Bhore, Ki Noribwest, \; do. preferred, 's;; ‘Pacific Mail, 3; Hock Island, 3; St Paul, 3; do. preferred, 3 ; Watash! % w Jersey Contral 4; Erie in London, %; gold,’ % Dwoue.—Panai Sratioxint.—Athintic and Pacitlc Telegraph, Dela- ware, Lackawanna and W. ; Harlem, Quicksilver, Union Pacitic, Western Union, £65 District of Colum: bia bonds and Ohio and Mississippi. CLOSING PRICES—S ¥. Mm. Mil & St P pf. okt 65: 65: soe * oo | Qui ie 4 120 uicksilver i ee pole ae ¥ re EEE uzzz cane ee AB Missouri Paes THR MONRY MARKET, The rates for moncy ou cal! to-day were generally at Jegal interest, with a bonus of 1-64 and 1-32 until pear the close, when they gradually declined to 3 per cent, This change was due to the oxtraordipary efforts made to obtain money early in the day at the first named rates, which re so far successtul as to les at the close quite a number of balances over, which were ev- idently pressed upon the market for effect. Outside affairs do not indicate any change in the causes that bave and for a time are likely to influence this warket, the domestic exchange continuing to rule against this centre, and being quoted to-day us follows, all at a dis- count:—New Orleans, 5 per cent; Cincimnatt, $1 50 per $1,000; St. Louis, $1 50 to $2.00 per $1,000; Chicago, $1 per $1,000, Foreign exchange closed quict about 485 for bankers’ sixty days sterling, amd 4.88}4 for demand THs GOLD MARKEE, Gold opened at 11344, declined to 11234, and recovered to 1133¢, at which it closed. ‘the rates paid for carry- ing were 1, 3, 2, 3}4, 4, 5, 6 and Unally 3 per cent OPRRATIONS OF THU GOLD EXCHANGE HANK. Gold Valances, Currency baunce: Gross clearances CLEARING MOUS: Currency exchan, Currency balance: Gold exchanges. Gold Valances. STATEMENT, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds closed weak at the following quotations ;—United States currency sixes, 122% @ 125; do, do., 1881, registered, 118% 119); do. do., do., coupon, 12544 a 1243g ; do. five-twenties, 1862, registered (called bounds), 11339; do. do., dv., coupon, do., LIB 3g; do, do, , 1864, registered, 11334; do, do., do., coupon, 113% ; do, do., 1865, registered, 114% @ 1164; do. do., do, coupon, 114K & 1164; do. do, do., mew, registered, 116 & 116)g ; do. da, do, do, coupon, 110% a 11956; do do., 1867, ssgiindied,' n8ic 0119; do. do,, do,, coupons, 121% w 122; do. do., 1868, registered, 118% a 119%; do, do., do, coupon, 122 a 12244; do. ton-forties, regis- tered, 11634 0 116%; do. do., coupon, 117% a 118; do new fives, registered, 116 a 117; do. do., coupon, 1164 @ 116K, ‘THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. ‘The following are to-day’s Treasury balances:—Cur- rency, $9,000,000; coin, $71,000,000, less coin certifi- cates $22,000,000. Tho Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $13,000 gold on account of interest, and $311,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds. /Bank notes received for redemption to-day, $650,000; internal revenue receipts to-day, $250,090; customs, $250,000, ‘THE LONDON MARKET. ‘The London advices report no chauge ip the Bank of England rate of discount, which remains at 3 per gent ‘The decrease im bullion im the bank during the past week was £607,000, and to-day £270,000 additional was withdrawa eon balance. The proportion of reserve to Iabilities is 4134 per cent against 42% last week. The London market for securities is quiet aud steady. The tucrease of specie in the Bank of Franew tor the past week amounted to 20,475,000f. Rentes im Paris are quoted at 66f 85c. The following are late London quo- tations:—Cousels for money, 93% # 93%; do, for ac count, 937, 094; new tiv 10636; Erie, 1336 ; de. pre- ferred, 28. RAILROAD BONDS Railroad bonds were quiet in the late afternoon deal- inga, Central Pactties sold at 107, Union Pacific firsts at 105, and sinking funds at 98. Chicago and North. westorn cgosolidated plain brought 9%, and do, coupon gold bonds 8." ©., @ and LC, frsta declined from 46 to 46. ‘The following were the closing quotations for Pacific Railroad bends:—Union Pacific firsts, 105 a 105%; do. land grants, 100% a 101; do. sinking funds, 93 a 93%; Coutral PaciBcs, 107 a 1073, BANK SHARES, Bank shares sold at 96.90% for Fourth National, 184 for New York, 82 for Ninth National, 101 for North America, and 105 for State of New York. The following are the latest bids:—America, 153; American Exchange, 116; Butchers and Drovers’, 125, ex divi- dend; Chatham, ex dividend; City, 300; Commerce, 122; Corn Exchange, 133; East River, ex dividend; First National, 200; Fourth National, 95:4; Fulton, u rmag-American, 75; Gold Exchange, 120; Im- porters and ‘raders’, 197; Manhattan, 150; Marine, ex dividend; Mechanics’, 138; Mercantile, 105; New York National Exchange, ex dividend; Ninth National, 82; North America, 101; Phamnix, 96%, ex dividend; State of New York, 105. 84N FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS. ‘The following are the closing quotations at the morn- ing board. :— Eureka, G. V. 3 Best & Belcher. 56 Kentuck, 13 Union Consolidated 9 Alpha. 13 Meudow Valley. 1 Sierra Nevada. 20 19 23 key Ste Raymond & Ely. ‘MUMORANDA, Wall street to-day was flooded with circulars concera- ing the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, purporting to be from the pen ofone Mr. Charles Barrett, & Boston bookkeeper. The paper apparentiy intends to show that the company’s affairs aro in a prosperous condition and that tt is quite able to earn and pay divi- deuds upon its stock. 1t ignores the company’s report of its business for the first half of the current year, and contains nothing but an exact copy of the figures from reports for the years 1870-1874. Assuming these figures to be correct with no attempt to analyze them, a favor. able deduction ts made, There is an entire absence of that power of analysis with which Mr. Barrett has been accredited, and his figures give occasion for the suspi- cion that it is as easy for an adroit arithmetician to Agure out results on one side as well as the other whenever services are paid for professionally. The friends of the gentleman in question do not believe that he had anything todo with the published state- ment. Another “Northwest conspiracy” is said to bi shown ts hand. Negotiations are alleged to be in progress looking to ® monopoly by the Northwest Railroad Company of all the business of the Union Pacific. Concerning this absurd story comment is un- necessary, further than to remind the readers of the Hxnatp that it was on the circulation and faith ii” similar report that the clique succeeded last spring in unloading their stock, DIVIDENDS. The Hanover National Bank has declared a dividend of 3 per cent, payable January 3. The National Citizens’ Bank has declared a dividend of 4'per cent, payable January 3. The Tradesmen’s National Bank has declared a divi- dend of § per cent, payable January 3. ‘The National Park Bank has declared a dividend of 5 per cent, payable January 3 The People’s Bank has declared a dividend of & per cent, payable January 3. The January coupons of the North Missourl Railroad first mortgage bonds will be paid at the Bank of Com- merce of this city. A committee of merchants to-day conferred with Mr. William H. Vanderbilt with reterence to the diserimi- nation in freight rates against New York. Fortunately for the gentlemen who essayed to bring their commer- cial influence to bear upon the railway magnates the question had been already setued for the moment, and little more was said or done at the meeting than to ex- change congratulations and compliments, As will be seon by reference to our news department Mr. Van- derbilt fally confirms the statements made in this col- umn on Wednesday, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Tuvrsoar, Dec. 23, 1874 BEFUkKs CALL—10 A OM, $15000 West U c, 1900, BUARD—10:30 A, gu ene swe Expres. 00, Mase Tat Lad ii qaP we st. ay Touvat dbuir #8 bs BAU Cli & NW cote. G) Vad Weegu 4000 | do sonsre tu Mora Ks 79, “71 rr 100) &, © Se oe i she Fgura Nat Bk 3 58 e es 200 H & 8: J RR. be 1000 & Mins Rede ds 1% BRE ORK CALL—12:30 000 Erie BR... 75 Amer Ex. $1000 U 85-20, ¢. "67. f Mo 100 C, C&T C dat 1000 do 1000 Ht & 5 JB 200 Mich Cen 1 9. do. do. do do do. do. bs $10000 C4ANW cogheS 10001 Un Pac » 100sbs.M Ld Mas p.b3 Soy Ween Un ves. COMMERCIAL REPORT. COTTON ON THE SPOT LOWER--FUTURES 1-l6c. LOWER—FLOUR DULL—WHEAT DULL AND BEAVY—CORN DULL—OATS QUIRT—PORK DULL AND NOMINAL—LARD DULL AND LOWER— PETROLEUM EASIER—SPIRITS TURPENTINE STEADY—ROSIN NOMINAL—OILS FIRM—-WHIS- KEY STEADY—FREIGHTS STEADY—HEMP AND JUYE VIRM—COPFEE DULL—SUGAR DULL AND NOMINAL. Tuvrsvar, Dec. 23-6 P. M. There was no change worth mentioning in the me! chandise, markets—nearly everything being in the same condition of sluggishness that we have before re- ported. Business in most commoditics was almost at astand. On 'Change flour was dull. Wheat was dull and heavy. Corn was dull. Oats were quiet. Whis- key was steady. Pork dull and nominal, Lard was dull and lower, Freights were steady, Cotton was lower. Coffee wus oasy. Hemp aud jute were firm. Rosin was dull and nominal, Spirits turpentine was steady. Oily were firm, Petroleum was dull. Sugar was dull and nominal. Covrus.—The market for Rio opened » little firmer, but closed with an easier feeling. The sales were 1,247 bags, ex .712 bugs Santos, ox Caroline, und 2,133 1 on private terms. Mild coffee was very wcopy of Messrs, Wright & Co.'s weekly Rio clreular, dated December 22, advising —Sales for the United States since 15th inst., 11,000 bags: shipments to Atlantic ports, 22,000 bugs; do to Gulf ports, 3,000 bugs; loading for United States, 31,000 bags; stock at date, 235,000 bags; average duily receipts, 9,000 bags; price, $800. change, 2744. The stock of mild coffee in first hunds ut this port is as follows:—Java, grass mats, 45,511; Singapore, grass muts, 9,454; Ceylon, 883 bags; Muracaibo, 15,021 bags; Luguayra, 240 ba Jamaica, Ot bags; St. Domingo, 1,300 bags: Porto Rico, 205 bags; alacassar, 12,020 bags; Mexican, 100,bags; Savanilla, 1,901 bags. We quote :—Ordinary cargoes 17c. a 17c.; fulr do., 18340. 8 18hgc.; good do., 18%. w 19c.; prime do., 19i¢c. a 19}ge, Santos, fair to good, 18¢e, w19%c., gold, ninety days; Java, government bugs, 26c. n 27; ingupore do., 20°. a eaibo, 18350. @ 193g¢. ; St. Domi C Ss Lageaye Jamaica, 1 Ghee. "Vigige, asorio Bika tae 6 is Macassur, wae: “Mexican, MWe. Angostura, 18)ge. w 20e.; ay at follow. hanged; mid- low spegiin + good ordinary ower: govd ordinary and ordinary, middling, 1-1Ue. lower; low middling, ordinary, 5-160, lower: guod ordinary, lo wore 1-lue. lower, ‘The closing bles to-day compare with jows:— boas: ap Dec, 23. 16 “9 13 3.92 Widnes cloving prices as foll ag ust... 147-16 a 14 15-32 Quotations are based on American standara or e1 tion and on cotton in store running in quality uot more shan half a grade above or below the crade quote Alaina, N. Orleans, Texas. Ordinary... 104%, 3 ‘Strict ordinary. i ordinary” 1 us Strict good ordin: 2 Low middling. 5-16 8 10 Strict low middl is s 16 13 Sis Middling. . 718 13 7-18 Good inbddting . ts 15-16 ir 15-16 Strict good middlin, petine fair. it if 15! Tige,, 9UO at 13 3-3ve. ; Janu pebriury, 1100 at 13 13-320, 400 ab de. ; Marcli, SOO ut 13" 14.32e., 400 at 13 9-106 + April, 1300 a ig 3 des e00 ut 18 1-166"; June, dale ty 25,494. ‘Toral e September 1, 2,000,747 bale “Udton irelyhts closed as follows:—to Huvre, by steam, Yee. ; to Hamburg, by steam, te. compressed; to Bromen, by stoun, Je. compres Helse; to) Liverpool, ‘by steam | TH ety wail, ba bvhond 0) $3 80 @ 33 U0 for yellow por bbl. ; $1 20 fur quote s— moal ‘ Hiner: ol) itary “ ‘ f Brandyw Western, Peunsylvania and Jerse: Baltimore course per 10U Ibs. Supertine We: Extra Weste: Minnosnt Sire went: Bremdy wins Corm meu). puneheo =Wheat.was dull and boavy, but without decided clunge in ices. The sales were abouk 49,00) Lushels ut $1 U2 for re- for No, 3 Milwauk ol statay, with Solee of aben ley was quiet, Sales of 4,500 bushels at de, for two-rowed State. Burley mals was still dull. Peas were very quiet, XMIKS Were Quiet and uuchunged, quoted wt Te, for do- Was firm but inactive. American dressed, per ton, $240 a R245 oie" BIW for single; Keuswia, fee $22 I, ld; Manila, Ze, old. Jute Vutts, Be w Sig She: a dee. wuld Oe, hemo. ale B18 do. Bi eg anote centrifugal aud mixed, 226 eve a Oe. w Se. : do, 0., Mew crop, weeds ide. 5 at $1 65 6 w ‘Wye. Tar was gu for Washiny Wilmington, Vite was also Soles at 82 10. Advices trom Wilmiauvon were ae ‘ollowa;— Nos sendy; stralued, $140; youd strained, 6145, Tar steady; Wilmington, $160. Turpentine quiet; hard, $1 50; rollow dip aud virylu, 62 4. spirits stro Whe. bid. Th 1 very bat withour quote Cottonseed, j “Soupern “yellow os doe, winter We. Woe: white wt ahi lard. winter. sverm, crude, bbls, $1 Ge 43¢ $1 00: de & 5 do, Boi va sien: cares lots, quotutions atthe Sad ‘ira Bat 8173 tiked y 4 aed Ndeenaeey Unined, 81 B70 th bel. 94 tlerces Weierces, di was quoted at $1 80 a 820.25; extra prime, $22. Jauuary and Februa re still quiet, Salex we: Tha FL ob: natural du., $1 85 Mphtha tice Mote, 12356. « py 9 were as follows —Titusville oun city quiet a $1 40,000 Tbs Heet—100 ube “extra mess sold nt St 04: menhaden, Sound, do, bleached >; whale. crud winter spot_and month jalsimore. 1, °c. * Tidiouie qui + little doing: nd a wy were heid 9 1.000 The. and 100 boxes West: a8 We qucre:—Piain, mess a $10 muss, $12 0 (813 tor uid ‘to new. Beet were dul bbls, vld prime Western sold ow es Serme, Westers prime were quoted “ 2 30 $0. Lard 40 dull and lower: Deceuber was jd-ut 13e. ; Murehi clused a wal immodioin peliser 109 dlerees prime W ‘The whet for fn Gin fo nf UE A i Ll nag dairies, entire Sue. . Rood te » de: do, fair to wood, creamery, tubs, fair w choice, iw moderine dem 0 Ee ueeee hye. fair to good, 64 im bond, ake. por i.’ Sucax.—The market for raw Reflued way quiet, but cd Morrisyn sum up thus :— Btock (ascertained by crust” judi cula- Selevsiuce Decomber 1 Stygk this, day, Docember 23, 187% —We quote —Fuir grocery, lair to cholic Bw h etining, Be bbls. prime Western sold ut Watseny.—Receipts—25, bers. to fanc; 0 taney, Oe. wD: Genicntla tinds Seaaem war inlet but steady. Carolina, fair to prime, 0% Lo » Ze; plad BH. a oie 5s Biro 34 c.: dairies, $e good, nisianu, ish, was still dull and nominal, Mexsrs, Wait, Creighton & Bors Bags Melado. 24,085 16,670 70,713 4,478 431 12,758 1 a7 28 88,153 5.105 TAM 43,982 2,573 18,038 22,282 44,171 2,532 ) 44.267 55,011 28,817 400 42,798 94,742 305,582 1,699 a0. 52.203 111940 178 do., BSige., Cuba, iia, canieteas) Leas do: moluason,” hhds, renin, cme to Tattow.—The market was {luli and e trifle easier; 160 whiskey, 228 do. alcohol and 140 do. highwiues. Sales were 160 bbls, bighwines at charter, und rates were b chietly fy Liverpool, per steam, ton nt 13-300. w 7-164. To mudon, per steam, 8.000 bt GU Ibs. ; some lots of cheese, for the past three days, er steam, 3.000 bushels bs. To Hamburg, ‘The charters en 16,090 bushel grain per steam, 100 tierces lard, 97s. 6d. raced a British bark from Philadelphia 1t3.—There was @ limited demand for tonnage for Ported with the inquiry 1 gr per amouatiag is about #,000 boxes, Yo 134d. at "50s, Glasgow, at er 6D to w direct port in the United Kingdom with 2.600 quarters grain at 7s. 6d; a British bark thence to Cork for ordera, with 5, », hence Wha fesned do. ue Ga. Gd. d.; schooner (lust eve! Huvre or tl worp, with ubout 4,600 bbis. do. at du. 4bcd (roles lest evening), thence to London with 4,300 bbls. do. (to arrive), Inst evening, 000 quarters do. at Te, wing), thence to Gibraltar for orders with 2-400, bbls. du, at 6x. to the Mediterrauean, Am buck with lumber at $5, meludo $4 50, molasses $3 25, mice w north, side of Cubs and beck w! th erica schooner, with evel t $1 65. tI to Jack- $0 per 1,090 fect one with ith suger at DOMESTIC MARKETS. middling, 123, i* Net rece Bales, 2.485, Cottor—demand good; ‘ ood Cotton quiet: middling, 12}; tos. ordinary, 1 xports acai: Gatveston, Dee. Jc. 23, 1875. low imiddiing, 125¢¢, ; 2,417 bales “Exports at New Oncaane, Dec, 23, 1875, middling, 1245 ordinary, 1 Hi92. Export re! neni, 4004; coastwise, 2,162. “Sales, gh Des. 38, 1076 ow, Lge. a x recaps ae Savanwan, Deo. 23,1 berg Cotton doll; middling, 12%c.: low middling, 13. : ordinary. 1%4e., Net receipts, 4,018 bales. Exports to the Continent. 2, les, 1 Stock, 95,203. fi Ph ae Dee. 23, 1875. Spirits turpentine strong at 33}¢c. a 140. far rondy at $1 60, Rosin steady ; strained, Aswad, Dec, 23, 1875. Flour steady; sales 1,200 bbls, a1 87 50 foe No. 2 spring. 75 for amber winter, $ for white winter, $8 25 for extra, Wheat eam ges N extra whice Michigan, $1 55, Doleed and $29 for unbolted. $18 50; shipstufts, $19 4 $21; middi road elevator. wines nominally $1 13. y aBae.; damaged. anne Clover seed stead; $7 20. Dressed hogs dull ‘Wheat, 8,000 bushels bbls. ; oats, 2,000 bushel Flour dull. peing, Sees sree: Wye, January, Hige. ; rejected, wgierals higher? ile 2, 48c." spot bid January, 8c bid Februar changed. “ye quiot, uncbanged: Barley In fu wer Bt Bue. spot, se. Dressed bogs quiet sad weak Sic ond heavy at $19 U5 Lard 7. vive at ate Oats unchi $19 35 February. a $1240 Februmry. ard I nel ley nexiected” pee Peano part e sales 10,000 bushels old No. 2 mixed Westera at 85e,, in Pork dull at $20 75, Lard dull at 18¢. High- Corn, 22,000 Wheat in fair demand, but lowe: ToLRvO, Dec. 23, 1875. dull 48. ; ew, AL Ke. ly, with « moderate dewiand "97'S offered. Receipt Shipmeuty—Flour, 000 wheat, 4,00 do. ‘Citpiee: Dee. 24, 1875, No. 2 974, rat ‘e730. vid Desetaber, December, Bic, I $730 8 $F 90. ie. 3 ike. fo e. Januar My ge See ae sien . iv OS 1a 10 *ouslet, ab, 812 173 cash, HAVANA MARKET. Spanish gold, 2114 @ 2i2. Havana, Doc, 23, 1875, Raxchange active; on the Unwed States, 00 days, currency, 92 4 U8 premiui short sight, 94 a 95 premium: GU days. gold, 117 6 118 premium; Sioort’ sight. "1)0 8 120 premiaa:; on’ Londeu, 143 0-143 premium, on Paris, 116 8 117 premium, EUROPEAN MARKET. Lonpox Provver Marke: Hops, £4 10s. w £4 15x, for el hoice ‘choice Wisconsin. owt, Spirits of turpentiue, 2 and thelr correspondent, Also Commercial Credits aad Mouey vu Culiforuia und Burope. Loxvon, Dee. 23—Evi Linseed oil a dus. Sd. per ews, New York, and £3 15s, 24x. Od. o 24s, Od 1 Nassau street, available iu all parveet the world, DE ROTHSCHILD Telegraphic Transfers of A- iowey to oman, Also execute orders for pur WKS at the SAN FRANCIS nd transact « General Bankit: “LL. DESCIUPTIONS 0} and Stocks bo Specialty ; correspor i BAKER & A Insurance Pot Securities; insurance uf all kind: JJ. MABKE ie LAPSLEY ry naseRy. i fue or tut i NABLE KATES— J. W, SELIGMAN & £00., ‘Australle and i make telegraphic transfers of rope and California, Its, 64 AND 66 BROADWAY, ission GOLD, BONDS and’ STOCKS, purchase and sale, of MINING UO SIOCK BXCHANGE, LIFE AND jes, Mortyages aud other eigcted with bess eormpe- BROKERS, 74 BROAD RIVILEGES"* ON vel stock EXCHANGE! NCE! NEW SS GIVEN LN A —Sh0wY HACK WAI FOX & € “the Hourd of truvtoes fi 4 dividend ims remain in will be SACK AND per cent first mortkaze bouds for wale | on wud afer Friday, NW YORK EXTEN 5 City OF NEW ay declared the thirty. eo of six per cont per January | tor has beeu on credited as an origiaul de- posit and ontitled to interest from Januury 1, aud will be en- tered on the dopositor'y book whenever Deposits rer ‘on or belure Mouday, of money five Ik 3. Yo Seuurdays from 10.4. M. te coke in Gorman, English moun A. Buxcn, Socrevary. ery day for the rece POM. wud P.M. preséuted on aondaye i QUINTA 'ARD, President. wins | |e. __ FINANCIAL, treet, New York. earn WM. WALTON, Secretary. agers awn x vows TO "les Goob al ri city Mortgagan, wiabost rincipals desiri ne aia: to BORROW OR RE HEREBY Pigs THAT THE PLACES Alt yt AUTHO! JR THE RE fren DVERTH: TRIP TIONS POR vite New YORE MUE PUBLIC FOLLOWIN TAED OFFIC MENTS BxDs ALI BROADWAY, ¢ DORNER ANN STREET. 1.269 BROADWAY 530 ALES SIXTH ST RE! BOERUM AND F ET, PHILADELPHIA. STREETS, BROOK 1: ULYON LYN. ANTED—8900 ON A FIRST CHA’ 3 xood security, Address M. L., box 147 Herald Uptow ch office. $12.00 resent low prices. thirve times the amount of WANTED—ON BOND AND MORK au ucur-by New Jersey Keal i riguee: 3. DRIs- 4 Uberal bonus will be paid. Call on or addrous ¥. POLL ue street, Too 14. COPARTNERSHIPS, EW YORK, DEC. 18, 1875. Seeneunenne Notice. te eee on pegs, Spe 9 firm aeme of Hofstatter & Soi I be continued under f Hotstutter's Sons, Mr. from the tira July 1, 1873, ws been conducted ‘by A. tater, Jr. S is. |. Motes: to continue under name Do rarer ar, ADOLPILG. HOFSTATE Ry THEODORE ents on Je. —— GENTLEMAN OF KNOWN: Aur, INTEGREPY AA aud perseverance. having established hiinself in a con- tral locality in a first class, profitable business, and possess tug a controlling tutereat in some, valuable Hoventious of @ al character. Is iu need of nbout $5.000 for the EST IN A LEGIT MA ectable cash busines income ; und acceptable party. ‘Pwonty-nixth street, A PARTY WILL EXCHANGE STOCK IN A MAN facturing company for a Business, good Patent or Mer- glmandiso stute full particulars, Address B. W. P., box 3,574 Post AXY, ONE WHO WILL PUT A LITTLE MONEY, with their time, in profitable, light, genteel mana” facturing (to order) Busines, way dll “at 3 street, roow N EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST atl drpartmages a HO. 3 business fecord, couvervant wit Hue of the editorial (eluding adv of subscriptions dirough went) ‘dea poattton on SouRNacist, ice ‘hoas Post viies “ee York. N ESTABLISIIED DRY AND FANCY GOODs BUSI. ness, on Fulton stree: iyo, will be sold on easy ierins ot for cash uta great sacrifice; good OO to $15,000; best reasous for welling. Address box 61 Post office, Brooklyn. RARE CHANCE.—A from $8,00) to $8.0 0, in an Dusiness, paying from 40 to SO per cent profit sod’ no risk in curred: ile party ta take charge of the office oud fnaness: none but. principals apply. Address for particulars O. Herald oftice. Rawway <GINEERING AND oustavction.— ‘he undersigned, civil engineer of 20 years inthe coustruction of rallrosds mostly in Conteal New Yous, otters his services in the making: of preliminary, surveys, 1g cation aud estimates of cost of construction, of in the build- ing of lines already located, Partiex contemplating the eon struction of new lines of railway can have their work thor- oughly and prowptly executed. References if desired, und Fespectfully voliclted from private parti subscriber, Address 1. W. SPENCE, ©! ‘vrica,N. ¥., Dee, 1, 1875, is —GOOD CHANCE. A MANUPACTUR- $25, O00. ing firm wishes @ special or active ner, with al t, to enlarge choir. 1 buat: nore, Principals ly address fF MEAD, No. 132 Naseem }, Foom No. 12. se “AN EXPERIENCRD BUSINESS MAN 50.000, aeirca to Invest the above amount wita pe services ; apie should be oxptiels and will be ‘Se gectaie niidential, Address R. 8. T., box 141 Herald office, THE SAVINGS BANKS. ‘THE GERMAN UPTOWN BANK DEPOSITORS HOLD ANOTHER MEETING, A moeting of the depositors of the German Uptowa Savings Bank was held last night at Terrace Garden Mr. Henry Claussen, Jr., the President of the bank, ad- dressed tho depositors present, He commenced by saying that he wished to deny the statemens made in certain newspapers, in which is was represented that he had accused Mr. J. L. Crimmins, ; one of the trustees, of taking $26,000 of the bank's money. He wished it distinctly understood that he had made no such charge, He knew Mr, Crimming to be an estimable and honest gentleman, and one that had done all be possibly could in the interest of the depositors, Mr. Claussen them gi istory of the transactions of the bank, and stated that the lia bilities were $955,353 11 and the assets $806,577 61, thus showing a doficienoy of $149,780 60. He did not, | he said, expect to fiud any further loss, bat in order to’ make sure he seb am to allow $17,000 in addition, which would a total of exactly twenty rer cent deficiency to the depositors. He thought ‘tho best policy tor the depositors to pursue would oe to write off twenty per cent of their deposits and allow the bank to resume business, Several other gentiomen also addressed the meeting in the same Strain, but no Qnal action was taken. The receiver, a. ea will, it is ot, pam paying a first dividend to the depositors on Wednesday Bex unieas it shall be determined 7 ‘them that the bank shallreopen. This dividend will be twenty-five cents on the dollar. TUE THIRD AVENCE BANK. ‘The hearing in the case of T. W. Decker, one of the late trustees of the Third Avenue Bank,’ against whom charges have been preferred by some of the depositors, and which have been under examination at the York- ville Police Court, was adjourned yesterday afternoon until Monday next. ‘The rumor that Mr. Ellis, the Bank Superintendent, was about to close the East Side Bank for Sailors, of which Commissioner Duncan 1s \t, appears to be without foundation. That gentieman states that he bas received no such intimation trom the Superintem deow ‘A CORRECTION. In our report of the litigations growing out of the failure of the German Uptown Savings Bank, Mr. Claussen, the President, was made to say (erroneously) that Mr. Joh D. Crimmins bad appropriated to bis own use $26,000 of tho bank’s funds.’ What Mr. Claussen did say was that the attorney of the bank bad appropriated ‘that amount of money,” and that tor this he ls pow under arrest, There was, of course, bo \utention on the part of Mr. Claussen or any one else to reflect upon the character of Mr, Crimmina, which is above Iie insect SMALLPOX D IN THE CITY. i THE DISEASE CONFINED ALMOST EXICLUSIVELE TO THE GERMAN AND BOHEMIAN DISTRICTS— ITS GRADUAL DIMINUTION. At the office of the Health Department yesterday aa inquiry concerning the prevalence of smallpox in the city was respouded to by the Superintendent's declara- tion that the diseaso was on the decline, even im the districts in which they had become accustomed to heas of it at this season of the year. The two cases at the Marlborough House had, he sald, created needless ex. citement, Tho rat case—from which the second ha been developed—bad come over from Brooklyn, The caso of the second lady there had, he thought, beea made to appear too serious by the reporta, His latest roturn from the case was that the lady was getting slong well, The trouble, he said, had been caused by the tuilure of the proprietor of the Marlborough House te inform the guests when the first case appeared, and have them all vaccinated. The excitement there, how- ever, having beeu quieted, and vaccination having bees resorted to by ali whe needed At, Se tar ag they could be known, le felt that the disease had ite Memit in that particular house, As the facilities tor hp gprncy 2 are more generaliy taken advantage of cases of smallpox become less aud less iu all parts of the city, excepting, alwaya, the localities in which the poorer working class of Germans and Bobet merous. Lu wll tee smnallpox Te y th, Thirteent entecnth and the southeasterly portion of the teeuth ward, aro dotted with cases occurring im and 1875, showing that this is the avored ome of simall- ox. The Superimiendeut says that uearly all of the jaboring class of Germans and Bohemians ry stroug prejudice against being vaccinated early in May, wud among the Bohemians there are many who refuse positively to be vuecimated at all, Kise. where, however, and among other nationalities, there isa gradual decrease iu tho number of victims each year, The tables of cases, so far as completed, show shat the last quarter of 1874 there were 104 cases; first quartor of this year, 1.000 cases; tor the som three months there were 1,242 cues: aud for the three months ending at the close of lust Séptember the cases discovered numbered 694, Since the increased vao- cination the disease has stoudily decreased, DANGER FROM WOOD PAVEMENT. wood pavement on ; Jersey avenue, Jersey City, rgeing repai While the men were engaged yesterday forenoon iu boiling tur the liquid Bowed aud caught tire, running over the wood pavement, ied vlad © oe ome Rivie eo of smoke ro Md ae residents of je Vicia were ‘The Gre was exti Senoree bonne bs serious damage waa elected,