The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1876, Page 8

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. —_———-+__—_—. The Stock Market Dull and Feverish— A Summer Day's Business. Gold Irregular at 112 5-8 a 112 162 a 112 3-4a1125-8. Money on Call Loans 2 and 3 Per Cent— Foreign Exchange Steady—Investment Securities Firmer—Decline in Mining Stocks, _—— Wats Staxxr, Tuorspay, April 27—6 P. M. Blessings to the powers that be, that they have en- couraged trate and industry—praise to our gov- ernment that :t bas given us something to do—some- thing to do for stock brokers, who, In the dearth of legitimate business, find an occupation im watching for the bright silver quarters fresh from the mint, The official stock list will ignore any record of these trans- actions, but they were about as important as any others of the day and engrossed the attention of the mass of operators. It may be conceived, therefore, that the lights of the board room speculation bowed low to-day, and that the great actors, who appear also under the glare of the lime light, were notably absent, Conse- quently the piay was left in the hands of the supers— “Hamlet” with Hamiet left out—and the result was a freary performance, with scarce attention onough to treate a half per cent attraction to tho usual favorites, At the start there occurred a temporary stiffening of prices, due to more favorable reports of Commodore Vanderbilt’s health, but the gain was lost by midday, and from that time on to three o’clock there existed a summer’s siesta, which became more profound the Jonger it lasted. This was particularly apparent in Lake Shore, which fell from 557; to 553; in Western Union, from 65% to 6534, and in Pacific Mail, from 21 3¢ to 19%. On the contrary, in the early part of the day the coal stocks exhibited a decided sprightli- ness which carried them up considerably above yesterday's quotations on the demand to cover short contracts, but they failed to hold atthe end, St, Paul preferred followed in the footsteps of Lake Shore, as likewise did Michigan Central, the first declining from 64 to 635, and the latter from 524¢ to 52, The distinctive results likely to arise from the general railroad war isa wet blanket to a bull movement in this description of securities, while the obstinate and persistent cpposition of the Atlantic and Pacific Tele- graph Company (as continued to-day in a notice of fur- ther reduction in rates) is sensibly woakening the faith of believers in the powerful rival corporations, Despite these gencral unfavorable influences, and the ipecific one suggested by the unfavorable condition of sho Commodore’s health, Central and Hudson firmly tolds its own. The stock has been so gradually yet completely ab- worbed from speculative hands by investors wbo have pought and paid for it that speculation on the short side bas almost ceased, Mr. Gould essayed tho experiment of selling the stock on short account shortly after the panic of 1873, and bas never since been able to cover any considerable amount of his sales of 15,000 shares without advancing the price materially, What with yearly eight per cent dividends to be paid aud the fact that the shares could scarcely ever be. borrowed for delivery better than “flat,” and often only on the payment of a bonus, Gould is sup- posed to stand short of his present line at Qgures which will not exceed 85. As an evidence mM the scarcity of the siock is the fact that 1 lot of 2,000 shares, called in yesterday by the Com- modore’s brokers, stiffened up the borrowing price to 1-16 of 1 per cent per day bonus, while shares of other securities were freely dealtin at 2 per cent ger avnam paid for carrying, ‘ With the penny wise pound foolish principle which usually characterizes great bodies, the Secretary of the Treasury has been ‘“‘saving at the spigot and spilling at the bung.’’ Followlug the example of the Congres- nonal Commitiec, which has been topping a dime off bere and a dollar off there, with the threatened result of consigning our Ministers Plenipotentiary to the back attics of Continental towns and our consuls to the slums, he has succeeded 1n selling the fve per cent Geneva award bonds to a syndicate represent- ing a foreign interest at about % percent below what they would have brought in open market here, As established by the sales of gold which had been received as purchase money, the bords havo realized about 118% | currency, while the current market rate is withina fraction of 110 Liberality is a very commendable qualification, both in governments and individuats; but there are times when it, like charity, sboald be shown at home, THE SALKS TO-DAY aggregated only about 75,000 shares, which were distrib- uted among the most acttve stocks as follows:—New York Central and Hudson, 668; Erie, 6,300; Lake Shore, 1 ; Northwestern, 2,100; Rock Island, 700; Pacific 1, 22,800; St. Paul, 3,000; do, preferred, 1,800; Ohtos, «,200; Western Union, 12,600; Michigan Central, 2,650; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 2,530, OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day “oe ae Lowest. New York Central. = 1284 iss 15 5 8 29 58% 58% 104 1@% Pittsburg.. 4 98% Milwaukee ‘ BSy 81% | Milwaukee and St. Paul ph. 645, 634, Dino and Mississir mt 16y 15% New Jersey Cen OT% oy Del, Lack. and Wesieta 108 54 1074, 64 633, 4% 455 65% 65%; oy 18 21K 19% wom. oe 129 129 Hannibal and St. Joseph 1s uu CLOSING PRICKS—3 P, 19% 85S; 69). e3y ADVANCE AND DECLINE The following are the changes compared with thoro At the close yesterday :— Apvancr.— Atlantic and Pacitic preferred, 3; C., C. & and 1, 4; Delaware, Lackawanna and Wesvorn, Harlem, 45° 1 ntral, 1; Missouri Pacific) New Jersey Central, . Northwest preterred, \ ; Deeiixe —Hant a St. Joseph, 14; do, pre. | 1; Lake Shore, \; Michigan Central, 3; North. | west common, %; Ohio and Mississippi,” 1! Pacific | Mail, is; St Paul, 4; do., preferred, '\; Western Union, 's. STATIONARY.—Gold, Union PaciGe, Wabash, Rock Quicksilver,’ Panema, Producers’ Pettoleum, Bre.G., Cand 1. c., New York Central, Atlantic’ an Pacific Telegraph. THE MONEY MARKET, Money to-day continued to reflect the ease that has Been felt for several weeks past, and at the close call Joans were made at 2 and 3 per cent. Nor is this con. dition hikely to be permancatly disturbed in the near future. The May disbursemonts by tho gencral govern- ment, by States, cities and corporations will necessarily enloose a vast sum, and fora time it will drift into various chinuvels; but in the end it must, im the ab. pence of the usual inducements to investment, find its way w local repositories, there to await in idleness “the better time coming.” If the commercial situa- | ton did not show such evidences of dry rot as aro ob- servublo on both sides of the Atlantic, i! there was any tif in the overhanging through which sunlighy sould come, capitalists might be encouraged to avail shemsatives of this outpouring of usable {ands in the shape of interest and dividends ; yet it is one of tho | saddest signs of the times that amid the all pervading @istrast there are tow who dare to onter upon fresh ‘enterprises or fortify the old, | da, 1074; new fives, 106% @ 1063); Erie, 1 | 1083, 44 | ris and Essex firets at 1183%, do. seconds at 110, do, The following were the rates of exchange on sow York at the undermentioned cities to-day :—Savannah, 5-16 premium; Charleston, par, 316 a 3%< premiom; Cincinnati, frm, 80 to 100 premium; Chicago, 25 to 50 premium; St. Louis, 100 premin New Orleans, com- mercial 1-22, bank %¥. Sterling exchange was firm; prime, asking rates 4.88 and 490; selling rates, 4.87 48735 and 4.894 0 4,80%. Retchmarks, 953; a 9535 and 96a 96%. Cables, 963; 096%. Prime Paris, 414% and 5.117%, less 3. TUR UNITED STATES TREASURY. Agreeably to announcement, the Sub-Treasury to- day began tho payment of the May interest without rebate; $721,000 were disbursed on this account, $48,000 in redemption ot five-twentios and $19,600 in silver, The price which the $5,883,000 United States five per cent bonds sold by Mr, Bristow on Monday brought was 103, 78 7-16, gold; this gold was sold to-day at an aver- age price of about 11242; this makes the currency price realized for the bonds 116.67, or with the May in- terest on (tor the purpose of comparing it with the market price here) 118.07. The market price for the new fives at the time, on Monday, when the bids wero opened at Washington, was 118% a 118%, the price to- day is 118% 2119. It willbe observed from the fore- going that the syndicate have made a profitable trans- action. The order directing the sale of gold today pre- scribed that only United States legal tender notes would be received in payment. Before noon the ordor was modified so that national bank notes could be turned in, There were tweaty-stx bids, ranging from 111,75 to 11272 The following is a awards: list of the government gold Price, 1227 a 112.65 11225 a 112514 12.40 112. 2036 a 112.52) 1226 a 112.55 S552 g Rogers & Deghull. 150,000 112.374 P. Hantley... 100,000 112.41" a 112.63 Munson & Ketcham, 0,000 11240 a 11251 Hilmors & McGowan... 200,000 112.3734 a 112.07 Kidder, Peabody & Co., 400,000 112. 20° a 112.50 W. T. Hatch & Co. . 85,000 11225 a 112 (8 H. Manuel & Co 50,000 112.21 a 11 Krobn & Hoffman...... 40,000 112.26 a 112.51 Kennys & Cox. 2 100,000 112.5134 Noa Content. 160,000 11226 a 112.51 J. & G. Wormer. + 350,000 112.25 a 112.56 Marx & Go, . 2 150/000 112.3034 a 112.45; J. F. Underhili € Go. <<. 135,000 11226 a 112.51 Humbert Bros........-. $0,000 11261 a 112.60 Drexel, Morgan & Co... 1,800,000 11220 a 11251 Charles Urgor & Co..... "300,000 112.374 a 112.624 G. Stow... 40,000 112.50 te, Moran & 200,000 112.39 a 112.56 Leopold Cahn & Co. 25,000 112.30 K. Sweet & C 150,000 11226 a 11250 Arnold Leo. 100,634 11216 a 11220 Total. Of this amount $1,145 was paid for dues to-day. Bank notes received for redemption to-day, $700,000; revenue receipts, $300,000; customs receipts, $400,000. INVESTMENT SHARES, Some of the investment stocks showed consiaerable firmness, as, for instance, Delaware and Lackawanna, which advanced from 1073, to 1083;, but subsequently fell off to 107% a 10834 a 108. Delaware and Hudson Canal has moved from 11134 to 114 New York Central is steady at 112, Morris and Essex, 102 a 102% a 101%; Dubuque and Sioux City, 553g; New York and New Haven, 156; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 102% 9102; Chicago and Alton, 993{ 991s; Rock Island, 103% a 104. 10445; New Jereey Central, 98 a 974 a 97% @ 9733; Ulaois Central, 97; American Express, 615; a 62; Agams Express, 10834. United States Express advanced to 69 a 70 a 69% (ex dividend); Harlem, 1383. THR GOLD MARKET. Gold advanced from 112% to 112%, and later de- clined to 1124, closing at the lowost point, Tho rates paid for borrowing were 3, 4, 7 and 6 per cent per annum, and 1-64 to 1-32 per cent per diem. Loans were also made fiat and at 2 a3 per cent for car- rying toward the close. OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD RXCHANG! Gold balances.... Currency balances. Gross clearances, The .steamship Pommerania, which sailed to-day for Europe, took out $100,000 silver. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchanges $64,132,654 Currency balances: + 3,887,682 Gold exchanges. 8,004,167 Gold balances. 900, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds closed firm at the following quo- tations:—United States currency sixes, 126 a 127; do. do., 1881, registered, 121%; a 121%; do. do., do, coupon, 122% 2.122%; do, do., 1865, registered, 114% a T153g; do. do., do,, coupon, 1184 a 1184; do. do., do., new, registered, 119 a 1193¢; do. do., do., do., coupon, 119 a 1191;; do, do., 1867, registered, 121% a 121%; do. do., do., coupon, 121% a 12134; do, do., 1868, regis- tered, 1224, 2 123; do, do., do., coupon, 123% a 123; do, ten-forties, registered, 11854 a 1183; ; do. do., conpon, 118% a 119; do. fives, 1881, registered, 11734 a 117%; 40, do., do., coupon, 118%, a 119, BANK SHARES. Bank shares sold at 150 for America and 78 for Ger- man-American. THE FOREIGN MARKET. ‘The London advices report no change In the Bank of England rate of discount, which remains at 2 per cent, The weekly return of the bank shows an increase in bullion of £410,000, The market for sccurities 1s steady for United States bonds, and 3 per cent lower for consols, both for money and the account. The pro- portion of bank reserve to liabilities was 485, per cent, against 477, per cent last week. The decline in con- sols is due to the issue of a new Indian loan. The to- crease in specie in the Bank of France for the week wad 18,563,001. Rentes, 106.05. Bar silver is quoted at 53%jd. per ounce, The Times tn its Onancral article to-day says that short loans on government eecuritics wore offered in the Stock Exchange on Wednesday at 44. The samo paper in its money article to-day says:— “American bonds generally are very irm. It isimprob- able that the funded bonds bonght by the Rothschilds will come to the market im consequence of the Ameri- can aemand.” The following are prices at Ove P. M. :— Consols, money, 95 6-16 a 96%; do, account, 95%; 1865 bonds, old, 10354 a 103% ; 1867 do,, 1094 | ferred, 23. STATE BONDS, In State bonds the sales were confined to District of Columbia 3-65's at 69 a 68%, and Tennessee, now series, at 41 a41; old North Carolina sixes at 1555. RAILROAD BONDS. These were quiet, with fow transactions and no im- portant changes. The largest dealings were in Chi- ‘cago and Northwestern consolidated coupon gold bonds and Union Pacific sinking funds, which advanced to 9134 and 92, respectively. Union Pacific firsts sold at land grants at 100, Central Pacific at 106s, Mor- consolidated at 108, Long Dock bonds at 1074, and Chicago and Alton firsts at 117. ATLANTIC AND PACIPIC TRUEGRAPH, General Eckert, President of the Atlantic and Pa- cific Telegraph Company, announces that on and after Monday next, the Ist prox., another reduction in day messages will be made to ail important points running West, MINING HTOCKS. The following table of prices of the prominent gold and silver mining shares, as received by telegraph from San Francisco, is furnished by William Ward, Drexel Building:— ae lige’ mae 1s ps 2. 26. 3 Alphi -& %w b 20 Beleher at 30 2 2% Dechned ¢ Hestae Belcher. 55 49 © BS 2 Declined «3 10 10 $8 Declined 2 7% 80 77 Declined 5 92 «97 «= 99_-Declined 12 7 75 Declined 2 18 12 Dechned 3 n 10 Declined 3 18 17 Declined 3 70 Declined 7 5 6 Declined 1 26 25 Dechned 1 13 13 Declined 2 at 31 Declined 21 68 $2 Declined 13 68 @ Declined 7 uu 13 Declined 3 uv 16 Dechned 1 nu 1% Dectined 5 Silver Hi... 9 Ly - Union Con uw 12 Declined 6 Yellow Jacket. 28 «= —-Declined «7 MISSING NEWS. The treasure shipped irom San Francisco during the first twenty days in Aj To New Yor! To China... TOU). 00. cereceeesneererere The shipments to New York consisted of gold and Silver com and bul!ion, chiefly gold; while those to China and Honolula were mainly composed of sitver | sept coin, trade and Mexican dollars. The Consolidated Virginia Mine is represented as showing richer ore in the new level, now being run 1,700 feet below the surface, than in any portion of the upper workings, The product for eight days was $843,757. The following bullion shipments are reported from diffe mines:— Consolidated Virginia (one ds + $140,860 Gobeenta (one yon . . tp + 54442 Norihera Bile 9,064 In Colorado there is a large increase in the weekly receipts of ords at the smelting establishments, those from Clear Creek and Gilpin counties promising fur the largest annual prodaction ever known. As soon as the weather will permit tho Colorado State Mining Com- pany is to commence active operations in some of their Gitpin county mines, under the direction of Mr. Locke, @ well kcown graduate of tho Massachusetts Institute of Technology. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES ‘Taorspar, April 27, 1876, BEFORE CALL—l0 A. M. bb nadiciar soxlyie yy ae! 100shs Mich Cen RR, 529¢ 00 500 do. - $2 Xu 2308 wesbrrt 20 Mor £°fina Ri 102" 100 Mich Con R63 "9335 100 Pao RE 0 iw:1d AND 11:30 810500 5-20, r, 67..be 1000 10000 U § 5's, 7. "81, 18000 U'8 5's, ¢, '8i.. BOARD—10:30 A. 10) she 1 Con.b wats 1 RR. 1°00 Y 8 Sis, Bi r.be 121 8700 *8L..be 122! 5000 Li Ue Saveres. 110000 8 5-20, ¢, '37 40000 do... FIRST 69 41 $5000 Dist Col 3,65's. 5 at 3 108 on. © 104% 2000 Lid X con. 10. 6 . 98 Haha Bank of Amer 150 do..., bees 97 10 Ger-Am Bank 73 F 305 Del & Hud Can.. 97 2 do. 100 fia ius BRbe r 20% 3000) be 16% 15% 200 a 15% 300 3 BEFORE CALI~12:40 P.M, 65. 1183 500 shs Pac Mail 88.53 118% > do. . 118% $10000 US 5's, 10-40, ¢. 119° JUU00 Ud S's, 6, "BI... 216 Scorn ot ARDS! P. 15% 100shs Pac M88..810 Pew RR.be I $0 Ohio & at RR..be oY 200 aioe Hi iii 100 Brie RE. ef} 2:30 TO 8 PL $00 she Pae Mait 88. 100) do. osesbbetegns COMMERCIAL REPORT. coTTox ON THE SPOT QUIET—FUTURES WEAK—FLOUR STEADY—WHEAT DULL AND LOWER-—-CORN STEADY-—-OATS IRREGULAR AND LOWER— WHISKEY LOWER — PORK ” UNSET- TLED—LARD UNSETTLED—PETROLEUM UNSET- TLED—SPIRITS TURPENTINE ~DULI-—ROSIN SCARCE—OILS QUIET—FRRIGHTS FIRM AND MODERATELY ACTIVE—COFFEE STRONG—SUGAR STEADY. Taunapay, April 27-6 P.M The trade movement was still slow and in numerous casos more unsatistactory than ever, through continued dopresston. On ’Change business was moderate—most commodities lower to sell. Flour was steady, witha good inquiry for choice supers and low extras, which were wanted for shipment. Wheat dull and lower, Corn stendy. Cats irregular and lower, Whiskey lower, Pork lard lower and irregular, quotations being Muectuating and to & great extent nominal, Freights wore firm and moderately active. Cotton om the spot was quiet, but unchanged. Futures were weak. Coffee was strong. Naval stores were quiet. Olls were quiet, but generally firm. Petroleum was unsettled. Sugar was steady, bat quiet, Corran—The market for Brazi! was strong. We note sales of 3,550 bags Rio, ex Anoa, late last evening, at 17e. for fair, and 2,617 bags do.. to-day, at 17i¥e. for fair, Mild coffee was firm. The stock of mild coffee in fist hands ts ae follows :—Java, grass mats, 189,250; Singapore, 2,082 do., do.; Ceylon, 10,990 bags; Maraciabo, 1,063 do. ; Laguayra, 310 do; Jamaica, 200 do,; §t. Domingo, 347 de. ; Porto Rico, 180 do.; Costa Rica, 1,970 do.; Mexi- ean, 561 do.; Manila, 500 do; Savanilla, 880 do, We anote:—Ordinary cargoes, I5igc. a 15%0.; fatr do., 17Me. @ 170. ; good do, I7Ke. # 1He.; prime do., 18%\e, & 18}. ; extreme range for lots, 15}gc. # 113¢e.; Santon, fair to good, 176. « 17}{¢., gold, ninety anys: Java, government begs, 220. 8 24e.; do., grass mats, 2c. 9 25e.; Singapore, do., 1SIge. @ 20e.; Ceylon, 17ige. a 190; Maracaibo, 16e « 196. ; Lagearre, 17X00 1934¢.; Jamaies, 17e. = 180; St, 1Se. 4 15\¢. ; Porto Rico, Costa a Tin Mecausnt 183s, 0 19 ues Weslend, fe . i Atiqmatara, tes Alabama, Ordinary 518 9 5.16 Series wedi 19 316 0 3-16 Sones good ord ar std a iad | u ti : ley ‘midi in, ae 12 1-16 HH is 12 Her Strict low ow middling 13 12s ne wined—Good ry, Jo Bley low miadivn Spot ales were as follows :— 2,100, 2400 at 18 Tite. at Sd 1334¢., 1,000 july, at wi at 13 oe, © at 13) Aut 100 at 13 0) tide. 55 her, TO ne 13 13 et December, 135-#2e.. 100 ‘ae Potal, 383,000 bates, Grand total, 39, les. The recei a a6 the ows :-—Gal Wil nat ne eee ‘Taal Vid bale “i i nat Roweis 960. Tot a hon a fecighis FLocR any Gnatn,—Recorpt+—Flour. 12,303_ bbls, 106,800 busheis; corn meal, 200 bbls. and 1,276 35,400 bushels ; corn, 42,820 do. ; rye, # ; 3,500 do. The flour market jow extras were scarce, mm held firm. The sales w re 71000 bbis., inclading Beato, Wouern ‘and routbern, at the annexed quotations. Ryo iF sold to the of 300 bbls, Corn meal was fet; about 690 bbe. sold nt 83 0 0 $5 UO for Brandy wine. 00899 75 ea | 328 $8 Superfine We eee Western. exes Uteucrimevenremecises SERESESE Bb882S5) t BSC. about 87.000 b ri at Blige. for er, 87o, ee mixed, Meine. for May, Bari 7 : one OS ¢ ea mamecresenseee er extr It. it was also qui Brut re uti inert in ated tree, “finales tor inferior mixed, lc. fand S8e. for Joncy whnte Htate on srack, Hane anp JUTK were quot. Wo quote:—American dressed, $190 « $200 for singlo, $220 a beg) for duudle $120 4 $125 tor ee Ki Ly » Biss eee hemp, sone. Sa ry Se ge FMovasses. —For demestic the market was steady and The sock, fs, R247 hbds. ‘Cubs, 164 do. 1,033 do. English Islands and 4,800 We gretg subs, ceatritegal a ‘ie. do., muscovad ing, De, i: eee e405, ; Porto Mier, ise, w O0e | English Ie he a dbe,; New Olieans. tair'to. good, de. a Sues: choles: Navat Stores —The market for nts turpentine was dull, but prices were unchanged. in was scarce jet; prices, huwever, wore unchanged. We We quote a's turpentine, te. te orcas ee mecha 80.” Tar—Washington, 8 82 123g; Fe Witmingron $2 $2 12%. Advices from ‘ifmington wore a follows ;—Bosin, ie trained, $1 50; good strained, $1 55; Tar quiet, 40, Turpentine quiet ; hard,81 25: onde virgin, $3; ‘nit quiet, 800. O1Ls.— Th sd was mpg tb! deny) We & 45c. 5; Bow ellow, oe Sin wi crude, $1 45; do., bleached winter, ‘81 70; whale, orthern, 85e. : d benched winter as olive, e ie Feeney 6 fish. 4c, Sunuaectee tacts) wa ehcidsaiy firm opening, but closed with aa unsettled feeling. Pi Paces wore as follows: Crude, In bulk, Hc in Bbis., 14c. ;do., cases, Ie. « She. 1 cru Py io somoe at ‘Patladelsiin, Like, « liga ‘and as alstnore, « 13%g0, Advices from the Creek were as juws :—Oil excited, aed to, sites ing 1Uc. in as many minutes; opened 's “advanced to $1 B11; now S10 bid, United —"Notting ‘doing In abt rkor's, nominal tnles, United. re ii gow $1 ‘Union—Cannut quote shipments; $1 WO did, $2 asked. Movisions.—ecelpis—Vork. ne: bbls; lard, 605 tlerees and 2 kegs: cut meat in, St 'terces and 837 bbls. ; beef, 10 cottg uz bt ry ny canes. Provis fons ued irregular ard prices fluctuated materially for both pork and Jard. The pork market was lower. “The closing “ent prices were, as foluws:— April. & naked; May, $24 9) bid. €21.59 asked ; June, $21 25 bla, iy, 40 bid, Augiss, $22 9) bid asked. “The sales wore 5,00) bbls. at $2125 or May and £2145 w $21 50x $21 6) for June, Spot salon were abotit 400 bble. at $21 S68 gan 10. Cut ments were 000 pickled wies, but stead: a'13¢, Free’ hams sold at hums were quoted 124e @ Ie, piel Deliles at 11'ge. 0 123 Vox bellies mt 12%4e. 8 Bic. sale of 100 boxes sig long clear at 12%¢0., qusted a 12%e. for city and 12%. for Western long clear. ‘Beef was stenay, with suiex of 100 bbls and 200 teres i a and extra mest id meats wore quiet at Oe. for shualders. anime rices were as follows: —Mny. 815 32% ached: it 13 ria asked; July, $13 GO bi is San Mee, hn a i aa st a a ag as 7 bid, Sl4 asked. The aaa were about 10. 13 JO for May, $13 45 a F13 57h a BIS 0 for Fea ya 8139 TO Tor kde and $18 75 4813 85 for wee juiet. 100 tierees kettle ren tierees Weavern at 13 40. He Ph tage for South America, 13 and I. for Caba ivate terms. Biker A- fin fair demand. flow State, zc. a Sue. ; do. Wentern, 250. « 3 id Stato, Send to fancy, 38. a 43c. ; do. Western, poor to ood, 30. see Fie, “Cheenc was quiet, We quote:—State faetory magn to good, 7 fine to fancy, like. widice 7 akin fair to good, S&e. a Site; ney. Sige. a W2c.; Cheadar jens 004 lity native, Wi an c. n O3ye.: Louisiaue, ir to Prock ( apaseained netnat ineludin, fiom “April 1, 1876. 43,008 22,573 153,344 3,041 Receipts sinco April 1 8,925 18058 TS SHO D586 0.86 USAT i400 thie day, April 27, Susre.. . Pasae 61,997 29.584 214,843 5,475 Coun “tock rice 1875, seeseses TH404 90,803 90,550 443 paring iti stock, E 5g THOME 94,404 20.010 870 * 50084 40.312 172.865 | 5.693 We relininig, 7340. The: good dow Tue. othe Cuba, ry, tair'to cbetone Be. a Bsc. 5 do., centritugal, hhds. and boxes, Nos. 8 to 13, ‘Siye. we. ; do. Inds, "and boxed, 4c. ee Tie. wt te Rico to foes. pewaered, Towa "a Tiles ers, pawaered, 1UNe "a foikes ioe: cnt loaf, 1030. sg eipte, 70 tierce, The market was nominal; aout 23.00 Ibs chi sold on private terms. TALLow,—Reeeipts, 11 bhds. ands bbls. The marker ime heid at Sie. a S%e.; sales wore }00 bbls. vold at $1 11, wore stronger, with Gd. per standard for room per si ne. a scant supply vomited ata a wood dowel Sushel war pnld fur grain per Wednesday's stenmer to Live |. Petroleum tonnage wa: moderately active and bi w. The engage- 2,500 boxes ¢ va, for bacow e a edo tendon. secam, 8.000 buslicls grain nt, 7d. 2 flour quot 2. on ly, and per, steam, ierein noreinel ot tide To Ghasgow, per stoam, 79 tere boat Ba. the ie ib tained or grain was 7d highs, 00 flour oy ‘2s. Gd. To bels vate «terms. shels grain at The charters com to Aste? and 190, markee? * 16,000 an ‘advan ce T—A'British ship from Philadetpt for, Hremen, wih 040) bbls. refined petroleum, is. ae: : a British Dark thenee to A Bin dn. es tion of Brenien, ie Sere ie en timore to Bremen $5, a ack from Philadeiphn te the M eu ie do,, at or about oark Cheiore ported by wssome days since, wns repored ate, 64 Bel + tons, hence so Praan ¥) 0) eases refined newerp, with 6.000 in aan wit Gs,, quarters grain from Baltimore ‘Cork for orders at Sa. 1, and one thence to direct United Kingdom with about abvat 5.000 quarters at Ss. Gd. DOMESTIC MA MARKETS. GALTRETON, April 27, Nar ; middit 12} Tom nian. pay tor. Stock, eed smitaine, Matec tow nding’ ge: i Cotton weak and {1 Bence ordinary, const wise, CoMorusery: oige, SExporee Cotton unebi wise, 50, ei Cotton Aes constwise, 4,443 Mei "Beck. a &, April 27, 1876, 3 middling, tae low ee. Ile, 3 0b: New ae poten. i porte coast! gon * on | w afte, mi 1,000 , Bix i piace Touxpo, April 27, 1878. F 8 ar, Wheas ste: Mg ta. dele domand Ne. 2 white jabeake $47 1 28; No. 2 do., he Dy athe der ate ora ichige $1 23, Cmcago, April 27, 1876. Flour dull and drooping. Wheat unsettled, nciwve bat Sy males at ode, $1°OLSG, June, lowed ai “ . 3 Bc, a BO3ge. ; rejecte 00) Bb t, 34.000 vashe our. 43 boli. wheak 173000" bashele: Oats, 51,000 do. rere 12,000 do. ; barley, J, PRINTING OLOTHS MARKET. Provipxace, April 27, 1878. Printing cloths firm fe. cash for standard and extra 64x64's, with modorat on that basis. HAVANA MARKET. Havana, April 27,,1876, Spanish gold, 233 a 233%. ANCIAL. erei: Money on California and Ki . J. s w. Paes & CO., Broad st jew York, issue inane of ‘Srellt to Travellers, payable in any part of Europe, Asia, Africa, ‘Australia, and America; draw Bills of Exchange, and make telegraphic transfers of money to Europe und iivoruta, LEX. FROTHINGHAM & CO, BANKERS AND Brokers, No. 12 Wall st.—Make for customers desir- able investments of large or small amounts in Stocks of a charactet, Wetnich frequently. pay from five to jhe amount invested every thirty days. Kell Block Fein e pemoneued 2 favorabie rates, Stocks ‘a long as desired on deposit of three to nd weekly reports sont free. + —STOCK | Pi CE yond SECURED ON THE A foe spect gecbitg ech 6 es stance 5 pege free to any address or xiven on apptica. JOHN TICKLING & 00, way, | tion at our office. New York, Y ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Policies, Mortgages and other Securities; insuranoe of all kinds effected with best compa- nies, J.J, HABRICH & CO., “17 Broadway. —STOCK SPEOULATIONS CONDUCTED BY US IN « every form; book i pro mend information relating to Stocks sent free’ on application. TUMBRIDGE & O0., Bankers and Brokers, Wail st. NY AMOUNT TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN ON MORT- gage, city or Brooklyn. (ited & WOLCOTT, 10 Pine st. sand Brok DVERTISE IN THE EVENING TELEGRAM, ACTUAL CIRCULATION LAST WEEK .+.+1010.901,008 iT Wo Ons NK LINE," SIXTEEN WoaDN v4 ons th ALL REGULAR ADVERTISING, 20 ©) LINE. EE ty ee ae arons 2 z M. AT THE ANCH OF 382 6TH A’ Ss ee ‘On AT AR THE. Orv O OF THE PAP! R, NG, 2 A: TIME FOR PUBLICATION THE SAME bay. . Be FUNDS TO LOAN-—ON CITY PROPERTY AT on Brooklyn at 7 per cout. EXECUTRIX, office 206 ft nacborees \STATE, FUNDS LOANED—FOR PIVE YEA’ rr class city Property. Apply to MYATT. 1 UPON Broad- Foe SAL—$3,000 FIRST MORTGAGE ON IMPROVED Kern Property, valuo $7,000. Priveipals address CODDANGTON, Id office. OUN & PIEKOE, NO. 5 PINE ST. LOANS MOSEY i the lowest rales on New Sork ‘and lyn Keal for First class lanmss oan MADE oR FIRST MOKTGAGE CITY FEE Property ; no bonus required. | a a ay ag HE GOLD COUPONS DUE MAY 1, 1876, ON THE bonds of she Denver and Rio Grande Railriad and the Contral Colorado Improvement, companies will be pad ou gpd alter that date upon presontation, at_oar office, Ni Exchange place RUTTEN & HONN B50 Aa RESPONSIBLE | BUSINESS WAN RE: quires this amonnt until mber 1; liberal bonus at ee BercsanciA 3. or would employ a smart young man wi ‘t moderate salary. Addrcas, Jor two days, INTEGRITY, ‘ieeald Uptown Branch office. 3.000 WANTED "IMMEDIATELY—ON FIRST Mortgaze in Brooklyn, worth $5,000; no Bonus paid, none but prinerpals dealt with. Owner, 141 Broadwi yw York, room 7. $200,000, eu senenann Ty wo lym Improved Property. “GEV. W. HUNT, 111 Broudess. COPAKTNERSHIPS, pISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSH Ti thie day, iy bony ‘matanl consent, the firm oe! (& Son, ‘Tho business will be earried on by 5. Been, 300, Bees, ioe at. New Youx, “ape 27,8 PA wi WELL" Diy pba nt ll BetaE DRUG BUNT: rehased ng to DAVIDSON, a We He Sehlonelin & Coke 170 Wiltlacs ne DVICE FREE.—LAW BUSINESS OF EVERY KIND | attended to by CHARLES CLARKE and VICTOR | DiMZAK, Law Office 56 Bond st., under Savings Bank. Passports procured. AS EXCEPTIONALLY INVITING MONEY MAKING | opportunity.—A thorough business with exte sive city and country connexions, ote, decires Partner in «J importing opbing wholesale wine and tiquor trad With some capital, to repin partner. Trosning beciness only nocd’ applys “addeees for ree dare er DSx Soin ort ofice. RELIANLE MAN MAY SHCURE ONE HALF f terest ins safe, solid mercantile business: protttab trade; isk of ott in the investment; $2000 required, Xddeeas MO KTON Herald Uptown Branch o GOOD MAN AS PARTNER—IN AN ERTARLINTED A business, making axing AD WRU mau wanted. Partner «an Amer te the flee and "adress, by letter, joor business; capital ugh munch an object ‘ae bratm sud faclky. _K., 158 Prince at, MOSf EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY Is OFFERED TO engage in au cstabiished frst olass, finely located retail business; about $5000 cash reguii ably leas than the amount oR salable ou hand, B.M., Herald “POE SALE—WITH WATER FRONT, jean and long establ shed trade Address Coat, Herata Uy Uptown Branch office. / T% HAVE FOR SA \LE CHE KAP--THE HALF. eTeReat ewdid, newly patented safe ear compler and an improved car, Por further particatere address B. ica HOCK, Fredoriextown, Mo, FACTUKING BUSINESS, IN FULL OrERA. lon, aad product tn ready demand of prices, for 0 settle wn estate eseily price $000. Apply to ‘Gio Cal way. | paw NTED—A YOUNG, ACTIVE MAN TO ee take ie place of retirin; en it che in an be og * not mnch mone; ‘the 1 ; | Grose HOMER, Herald office. ah ee: a8 ATENTS, BTOOK, TOOLS, MODELS, WOU! ‘of Sash’ and Car Lock, sirendy | lntroduted: for sain” | «| WERNER, 62 Centee st., 11 till 1, ! | | feos pee “WITH MODERATE MEANS, WANTED j in an established photo-ongraviog business. 120 | Broadway. tend hey | WEENEY'S BANKING MOUSE, (104 NASSAU i | S_will pay a premium for Fraction ar panes | AMEIICAN ¢ COTTON AND wots TEAS turers. —A, “kW. HODG: ¥ for Hngiand required t., London, KB. O.; old ‘entailed; wholesale houses and shippers. RINGER, WITH A! UT $10, IN SONS a Watling: good connect! ANTED—A an at plished e cash business (no patent) ; @ young man erred : +h requ ‘and given. rc for one week, GRANGE, | WAstep—a PARTNER INA GOOD, PR D, PROFITABLE | | Ware ; capital needed, $20,000, ie Hernia’ vote atk —e PARTY VW equally in a legiti $75,000 can be way. several fortunes; $50 fen Vande st, CASil BUYS MY HALF OF Loma now | $500 pan TE $3,000 month; rare chance. Y To 00 WW. = Sea Ts a Jarge contracts. adi pox 119 tel red this summer, In- oy WiLL SECURK BUSINESS THAT 100 per month, HERMAN CO aren Toxtinvesty atlon r cd $50,000. S328. S170, 09 co, caer Ae Seatac Maen Oo. Bt. | to loan employers. E.G, Cock. Bi Gib ot, near Brondwag, Os BANK OF THE STATE STATE OF NEW YORK. the meoti: peer J House | tats Brak the Sta Pwd ‘ork was — Testored Gleariag Howse: ond'its oriptaat Lv A o With crest THE INSURANCE CONVENTION. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS—RESOLUTIONS AND BUSINESS, ‘Yosterday the second day’s session of the National Board of Fire Underwriters commenced at eleven o'clock. Mr. George T. Hope, of the Continental Fire Insur- ance Company, as chairinan of the Committeo on Wind Currents, read a vory imteresting report on that sub- Ject, the purport of which was that a long correspond- ence had been held with the United States Signal Service Buroau at Washington, in order that statistics could be compiled to guide the fire insurance com- panies of the United States agamnst taking undue risks in places where the wind hazards are proved to be the greatest. For instanee, in one town’ it is proved that the average velocity of the wind is not over 30,873 ‘miles per annum, while ja others it may and doesattain as great a velocity as 106,382 miles per annum, The great fires of New York, Portland, Chicago and Boston wore then cited to prove that high winds have causod Free ean eae should be petitioned to rohines it in the power of the Signal Service Bureau to give the constant information on the wind and thas the embers of Conerons See from bi oe should peterpan pooled lags to mela nope How: “th Crowell and Smith, with power to act. qT mere eee business was the report of the President t ‘Oakley's ddrens Mr. D. A. Heald, as man of the committee, presented the following:— Resolved, That ft is in to, adopt the President's rocommendati for quarter! valved Th ‘That the ecutive Co Gominittee be inrtructed te meeting in oon 1 or October next, 2h place ag time ‘ax may bo valtable to the best ose Bnet on 1° paitieses, giving hires ‘days’ notice previ- ousl Resolved, That an ea n advisory committee #h two members each of every company of the ational Boca, such members to se! xecutive Committee for one be vm 9 that iarcoedin ‘their alt election. wt it is inexpedient to divorce from this Bard te senate apni ved. ‘That the plan in by the Chamber of Lif Ins surance should ted by this Board—vis., of organised resistance at Tnjant laws; py that a be employ tor the purpose of watcht ciakich, and Tas the comealties, thew ing about a union ‘ot the entire msurance in pes That a committee of five snould be to are the propriety of using Smresaitine’’ ee a abe stitute for sperm ofl aud petroleum, and to ask that prac teal tests should be furnished the National ‘a Resol eed ae at brerad one year's wf spose tont long a jomun new inventions, machin before they be brought to the netice of the Board. Debates on the above resolutions were held with closed doors, and at half- three o’olock P. M. ap adjournment was had until four o'clock P, M., when THE OPKN SESSION WAS RESUMED, Mr, Elisha Alliger, secretary, read each of eg ied resolutions, and haps ‘8 vote ‘in fail Board tl adopted and the Committee of the ynole then aiecharced: The report of the Financial oe, mittee was read, and the estimated sepeiaes OW tiseal year from April 1 were stated at $111,413, mae 0 assessment of four-tenths of one per cent agency premiums was directed to be made on Board members. Tho Committee on Arkon and in cendiarism made its report, with recommendations for future work. Nomination of officers for the ensuing year was then in order. The Committee on Nominations reported the following names to the Board :— President, George L. Poet of Hartford; Viee Pres- ident, Charies Platt, of Philadelphia; Secretary, | Alliger, of New York; Treasurer, J. 8, Parrish, o! Providence. For mombera of the Executive Committee—D, A. Heald avd J. W. Murray, New York; J. L. Hendee and M. Bennett, Jr., Harttord; A. G. "Baker and W. SSI Crowell, of Phitadelphin; B. Lockwood, of foroi pagies; D, R Smith, of Epeinanalt, aod J. B. fo, of Ohio, At large—G. T. Cram, of St. Louis, and Georgo T. Hope, of New York. The hour being advanced, and the tellers not having been able to report the ballots for officers, the Conven- tion adjourned until to-day at ton o’clock. BUSINESS TROUBLES. At the first meeting of the creditors of Glibert M. Allen, held yesterday before Register Wilhams, of No. 4 Warren street, William R. Osborm was elected assignee, The first composition meeting of the ereditors of Charles and Henry Hageman was held yesterday at the office of Register Dayton, No, 122 Broadway, when the offered composition of twenty-five cents on the dollar, in six, twelve and eighteen months, was accepted by the requisite number of creditors. ‘The examination of Richard Schell, bankri continued yesterday before Register H. W. No. 152 Broadway. The first mocting in composition of the creditors of HL L. Stiverman, wnolesale hatters, of Broadway, will be held at two PM. to-day before Register Fitch, of No. 145 Broadway. It is believed that the bankrupt in this cage has secured the acceptance ot ail but two of his. creditors to the composition of thirty-three one- third cents on the dollar. . PRODUCE EXCHANGE. The Special Committee of the New York Produce ‘Exchango has decided to hold their usual annual dinner, and a special committee has been appointed to ar- range the affair. The date has not ie det been announced, AMENDING THE REVISED STATUTES. A meeting of dealers in rectified spirits, members of the Produce Exchange, was held yesterday morning, A resolution was passed authorizing a member of the trade to proceed to the national capital and secure the ofan amendment to section 3,298 of the Re- Vised Statutes of the United States, whereby the fol- lowing provision might be secured:—‘*fhat when the packages containing said distilled spirits bear tax paid regularly issued, together with all the marks, Srants and numbers required by law, the same shall be exempt from the operations of this section,” requiring the property to be seized’ or detained. PHE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIPS. The Mayor will not likely send in nominations of persons to fill the vacancies in the commissions to the Common Council, which meets to-morrow, On the ist of May Mr. Williamson, of the Park Commission, and Mr. Voorhia, of the Police Commission, retire. It is not likely that Williamson will be renomi: roe! although a democ: it is believed his politic affiliations in the Board bavo dissatisfied the powers behind the Mayor. A number of names have been mentioned for this vacancy, but as there is no salary attached the competition is not very lively. For the place of Mr. Voorhis there ts a hot contest, chiefly be- tween Mr. Voorbis and Siduey P. Nichols, who ran on the Tammany Hall ticket for Senator in the Fiftn dis- trict, Among the others who have entered for the Trace are Charles K. Pence, sonvieey, of the Mutual Gashght Company, blyman Thomas and Assein| | Cooper eye son of the Commissioner of Publio Works. The Mayor has ten days, under the charter, after the let prox., in which to make the nominations, but he may send in the naines on Thursday next, MUNICIPAL NOLES. Mayor Cobb, of Boston, visited Mayor Wickham yesterday, The Aldermanic committee on the protest of the shipowners against the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge met at eleven A. M. to-day to hear further argu- ments pro soe may board pany sco sera riation will likely be ‘Saturday Common Council, the sentiment of the body being in favor of it. On next Saturday Mayor Wickham is to mgr thirty-five city marshals to take the places of those whose terms of office expire Monday next, mMayl SINKING OF A PIER. A large gang of men wore employed yesterday in re. moving the sinking pier of the new Delaware and | Lackawanna Railroad over the Hackensack River, Jorsey City, It has been ascertained that the cause of this aking was not the maar ff the piles on which the masonry was erected, @ employment of in- ferior materials as a foundation for the stone abutment, The railroad company contracted for cut stone th: out, LF ‘ wan not furnished. The loss to the com pany We. Sonien see She wave, of completing the new ise real bo retarded by six weeks. THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL. Another desperate attempt is being made to prevent the construction of the tunnel under the Hudson River, Tho New Jersey Supreme Court having decided in favor of the Hudson Tunnel Company a notice was served upon the latter yesterday by the Delaware and Lackawanna Ratiroad Company that the decision beeen from, and if it should be cis Al the cate will be carried on a. Court ot the United States, There oy a ha interests in active opposition to STEAMERS’ MAILS, Postmaster James yesterday despatched mails by Ocean steamors as follows:—By Pommerania, for Ham. Durg, 32,232 bs ge o21 eee letters and 61 bags of pews} Caland, for 22 letters; Rapidan, for sa Da Pag tog ig a $0 | fervor, bags Havana, 7,285 letters, 18 reg: o rs; and by; pase ah ya. ed Lr haga iy the cme, tor Ber CAST UP ———_-—___—_ FROM THE DEPTHS, ee i The body ofa iittlo girl was found floating in the water near the New Jersey Centrai Raiiroad dock yes pel It is su ed to be was blowa trom Deeaal Beek ae hace vega wilt fain Nubile, ona" March. Ne was rescued