The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1876, Page 9

CONGRESS. * (CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.) tommittee, which had uever been consulted in the iter. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Warnes, (dem.) of Miss, moved to suspend the rules and adept 4 resoiution instructing tae Ju- diciary Committee to inquire whether Judge Bond, of the Cuited States Cireuit Court, in bis recent action in the discburge of persons iu custody ander the order of ‘the Supreme Court of South Carolina, transcended his Jurisdiction or exercised it improperly. Mr, Kassow remarked that such ap inquiry would be 4m the nature of ap appeal trom the Circuit Court to the Horse of Representatives. The motion Was defenier—yeas 138, nays 75 (not two-thirds in the aflirmative). Mr. Hae, (rep) of Me., ollered a resolution for the Protectiva of citizens in the exercise of their right of Bullrage. The resolution giving rise to debate it went over, ander the rule, Mr. Baxnina, (aem,) of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution calling for Generai Sheri dap’s report on the removal of Governor Wells, of Li 1867. Lost—yeas 138, nays 79 (pot two- Shirds in the alfirmative. Mr. Hustsx, (rop,) of Ind., moved to suspen¢ the Fuiesand adopt the resolution instructing the Ju- diciary Committee to report op the amendment te the constitution probibiiine the payment of war claitos to | disloyal persons. Carried—yas 160, nays 63. ‘The nays are xs follows:—Messrs. Ainsworth, Ashe, At kins, Boone, Bradford, Blouot, Brizkt, Hrown of Keniucky, Cauldwell of Tennesse, Caldwell of Alabaraa, Carr, Cowan, Coke, Cabell, Culbertson, Davis, Dibrell, Dousinss, Dur: hum, Paaikner, Peltou, Finley, Forney, Franklin, Ganse, Goode, Gunter, Harris of Georgia, Harris of Virginia. Hart, | ridge, Hatcher, Hereford, Hewitt af Alabama, Jill, Hooker Hunton, Knott, Lewis, Lynch, Millih Mi M O'Kriew, Reagan, Riddis, Robbins of North Carolia Kehivieher, Singloton, Slemons, Smith of Georgia, Terry, Throckmorton, Tucker, Vance of North Caroline, Walker of Virginia, Walsh, Warren, Williams of Alabama, Wilshire, Wilson of West Virginia, Whitthorue and Yates--C3, ‘The House then, at three o'clock, adjourned. ~ FINANCIAL AND CU The Stock Market Strong—Lake Shore and | Michigan Central at the Front. GOLD 107 3-4 A 108 A 107 3-4 Money on Call Loans 6 and 7 Per Cent—tov- ernment Bonds Active and Firm-—- Railway Bonds Stead;, Wath Stkrx Monvay, Dec. 18—6 P. M The bull movement established at the end of the week in certain stock lost noue of its vigor in to-day’s Proceedings, and, in fact, began to pervade the rest of the list pretty genorally, Although brokers hud Sun- day asan of-day ‘to think over it” there was no stango of opinion that the railway settlement efered & fair and legitimate basis for a turther use. ‘It seems to be accepted now us # tact that the trank roads have in a general sei views of Mr. Vanderbilt so far us an equal tariff on eastern bound treight gocs, while they bave obtained concessions on such as may be transported lor con- Suwptivn at or near the port of delivery. But suppose this latter class of {reight, carried at 18 uw 15 per cent cheaper rates to Baltimore and Phila- delpbiu than it is to New York, shoald by some hocus pocts find itself on shipboard after ull (and tt does not Qppear that any means bave beon devised to prevent 4), what avails the equal rates and the equally favor- able position claimed for thie city? Produce and grain reaching Philadelphia and Balti, ud pur: porting to be for home consumption, may, neverthe- loss, tind their way ubourd ship, though not ueces- sarily through trick or tmisrepresontution, Once shipped, however, they are borne away costing just 8o much less (charges for bundling being equal) than a currespondiag shipment trom this city would cost, as | tho tarif by ruil ts less to Philadelphia and Baltimore Shap it isto New York, Tbis contingency may exist in = very wnall way, or it may develop tate a very great evil; ut any rate it 1¢ 4 Weakness in the agreement ~ which seems to be tatal to its permanency. In this ew Of the cuso it remains to be secn whether the wholu mutter ts not a case of groat cry and little woo, more ander the lower schedule of charge: after all. So far, however, the influence has been beneficial to Bu advance In prices, und it continued to exert that in- Buence tu a still wore marked degree to-day. Luke Shore rose to 60!{ and Michigan Central to 48, ‘With the uatire list sympathizing i a greater or less degree, even tne grange stocks, which have been ex- ceptiouully weak lor some days back, improving in Sy wpathy, and uuder the report trom Washington that the Supreme Court bad uo deciston to render as yet. Lute m the day prices yielded somewhat undor the lead of Luke Shore, 1% beimg rumored that the road showed u decrease uf $60,000 in earnings for the first ‘week tn Decomber, and under symptoms of selling on the purt of tho fweaty-third street bears, Western Union jotmed the viectas a fresh convert this morning, advancing from 7244 to 733g. Good buy- ers gave importance to the points avout higher Ogures, and better quotations are promised and expected. Three nundred aud forty-seven thousand pounds more bullion from the Bank of England to-day, prova- biy for this country, and woven per cent charges for | carrying what 1s already here, weakened gold trom 108 $y 107%, at which price it vponed und closed. THR SALES TO-DAY wero as follow: ew York Central and Hudson, 1,600; Erie, 3,980; Lake Shor, $3,100; Northwestern, 2,300; Northwestern preferred, 2,000; Rock Island, 2,990; Ohios, 1,300; Western Union, 19,475; Wabash, 2,280; Union Pavific, 400; Pacific Sail, 4,000; St. Pauly 2,600; St. Paul preferred, 10,350; Michigan Caniral, 28,600; [linow Ceutrul, 1,000; C. C. C. and L, 1,900; | Mariposa, 1,100; Kansus aud Texas, 1,100, OPENING, MIUHKST AND LOWEST PICKS, The following tuble shows tho opening, bighest and lowest prices of the day :- New York Central, Erw. y Lake Shore. . Wabash. Northwes: " Northwestern prefe Rovk Isiwud, Milwaukee and St, Paul. . Milwaukee and St. Paul pref.. Delaware, Lack. aud Western. New Jersey Central. Union Pacitic, C., Gand 1,6 Olio aud Miss Westero Union, Opening. Highest, Lowest. W437, 105 10475 ; 10% Pacitic Mail... OLOBING PRICES-—3 vy. ML Peele Man baht beet une ‘ Ofere!, ‘acibe. oe aa ASP pt. Sum fetes ae Bee 14% rhe Parts Qwersnver... 19 Deis We. 70 wicksliver bi, 19 Erie 105 aba Min) BY tian oS do. acL&Mph. dle Law StJoph Adam Ba . wo 4 & M Se, zs AYO aU K.. Rd teu. Olio & Mins. Fauna... Tol & Wabash Union Paste, ADVANCE AND DEULINE, The following ary the changes in closing prices com- parou with those of Saturday :— Avvasce.—C., C. and Delaware aud Hudson Canal, Contral, 1; Lake Shore, 3 ;'Mi Jersey Central, $y; Northwest, 1 %, Pacitic Mail, 4,’ Kock Island, 345° St. Paul, 1, do, preferred, %, Westera Union, %. Dacune—Neow York Central, 36; Delaware and Luckawauau, %, Morris and Exsex. 4; Olio ana Mise sissippt, 6; Wabusd, %; Union Pavitic, 4, Adams Eapress, $2; American kxpress, 3,, Wolis-Fargu, The cust of the list was anchanged, Tue MONEY MaKker, Money was moure active to-day aad louned up to 7 1 Cy Cand £2; Eric, 35; lilmots igun Ceptral, 14; per cent, at which the closing tranvactions were made. | Tue rates of exchange on New York ut the unuer- mentioned cities tu-day were:—Savannab, ¢ offered; Cinginuatl, dull aud heavy, 1-100 s¢ per cent discount; 3. Louis, $1 60 to $1 75 discount; New Urieuns, com- mercial, }_ percent; bauk, Jg per cent; Charleston, rasy, % 8 4 per cont, }y a par and Chi 150, die ut, Foreign exchange closed firm at aboat 4,82 for me bankers’ sixty duys’ sterling Bilis and a 4.86 Jor denmod, Keichmarks, W374 a Wi{ and Use a OSM. Cubles, 047% 0 95, Prime Parte, 6.20 and 5 17 5. THE OULD NAMKET. Gold advanced [rom LOT%K to 103, nnd later reacted to the heaviness of cash gold, which loaned up to 4 per | 20)Grant . cent currency to 7 per cent gold for carrying. OPERATIONS AT TUR GOLD EXCHANGE BANK. Gold balances Currency balances. . | Gress clearances. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. | Currency exchanges. Currency balances. Gold exchanges Goid balances ..... * THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. Revenue receipts Customs receipts Bank notes received......... GOVERNMENT RONDS. - Government bonda closed steady at the following —United States currency sixes, 1214 registored, L13ig a 113%; UK a MTs; do do, we do. “a 12144; do. do, 1881, 1865, registered, 9% a 110; do do, tered, 109% «@ 110; 113 a 11834; do. da, 1867, registered, 1123 9 112 do, do, do, coupes, 115% a 116; do, do, 1868, j do do., do, coupon, 11734 forties, registered, 112% a 1133; ; do. do, coupon, 112% @11344; do fives, 1881, registered, M1% a MLK; do. do., do, coupon, 113g 8 111%; | do. 424’, 1892, regis she Gatiatin N Bk. 116 3 Oshs Mich Com RR.. £8 100 shs Mar Lae By 10) we va 105 “do 50 do 7 My ho 4 10) aw ‘4 1100 West Un Tel. 1209 do 3 WNYC EHR ER, do. do, do., do, coupon, BOD Go. eeesaeee 10S 1000 100 Yae Mail SS.002" uatg Ag00 do... 100 do be ‘ Loe ae 80) dow. 24%q 1000 do... oo Chi A RT RR, LO ‘do... registered, 113% @ 1137; & T1TK; do tei HO dels. 10 200 1200 Ea a) 205 200 600 we WOO aust 400 Chi 4. NW'RR pt. Taner sb buy U0 Mich Coa BR. ed, 10855 a 109, THM YORKIGN MARKET. The London advices report consols and United States In the latter ola 1865's wore % per cent higher and new fives \y per cent higher. Erie advanced 109% lor the commou and 18% for the preferred. Three hundred and forty-tour thousand pounds sterl- lion was withdrawn from tho Bank of England to-day ou halanee, The rate ot discount tor three months’ bills im the open market has advanced to 155 alX percent, Bar sliver declined to $7 a7 pence perounce The following are the latest quotation! Conscls tor money, 9375 a ¥4; do for account, 93) 94; fve-twenty bonds, 1865, old, 104%; dve-twenty 1867, 1073; ten-forty bonds, 107%; new dives, Erie, common shares, 9%; do. preferred, 18%; rentes on Paris are 10465; new fives in Frankfort, 2000 US6" 20000 Ls 0 10000 5-20, D0) US b-lO.r! '97.. 114%) 25.00 do MERCIAL | RAILROAD BONDS. firm and higher. need to 108, sinking tunds to 92, Michigan Central sevens to 10214, Harlem, coupon firsts to 11355 | and Milwaukee and St, Paut consolidated sinking funds to 88%. Chicago and Northwestern consolidated gold coupons advanced to 92 bid, with none offering below 93, Michigan Southern sinking funds fet] of to This afternoon Harlem registered drsts ad. vanced to 119 and Lehigh and Wilkesbarre consolidated to 613g. Union Pacifle drats brought 106, Milwaukee Paul consolidated sinking funds 884 and Michigan Central Chicago and Northwestern consolidated gold bonds continued in demand at 92, with none offering below 93 The following were the closing quotations Union firsts, 10574 a 10615; do, sinking funds, 91% 5000 La WB cou. Railroad bonds we: Union Pacific 2000 Mix at 20000 Mich Sout 100) Mich Cen 7 16000 do... 11000 Har Ls lu» 1.00 C > Tet. 10.40 T, 2000 T, P&M due and M. division 101 200 Mar Lb & Miu. be 109 do... DIO 1000 & 1 Can 100 West Un Ti of Pacific Railrond bonds do, land grants, 10036 292; Centrals, 1004 a L093. ‘The following were the latest bids:— 100 do 2700 170 do qo do 550 do 100 do Chicago & Alt sink fd. o.& Alton Int. 900 do. no do. B40 do. : 1% 10) do lus Pre Mail S3,be.b3 44g 800 do. 100 Erte RR. 1000 de wo do. Bar do. 200 do 100 M & SuP 18 Adams luo wo tos av. 59 , cli, Bur €Q 8 woU8 Express CHET eee tat Us 800 Mich Ceu Hit.,.-be CentralofN J Ist new. Central of NJ lstcon.. 79 knocked under to the Ohio & Miss 2d, Paeifie gold bor Pacific, San J br... Con Pac iat, C&O be Pacitic land gt bds. Western Pacific vds, Union Pacific lst... Union Pacitie | g, Union Pacitie sink fund, At & Pacitiel gm. So Pac tds of Mo Pucitic RR of Mo ist... Pites, Fe W & Chi ist. 120 Pitts, Ft W & Ohi dd. leve & Pitts con sfd...191 leve & Pitts 4th. NW reg xold bds 01 Galena & Chiex. 100 shs Del & Hud,s30 68 2ov do. 8 0 West Un Tot 100 Mar L & Min... Morris & Essex, const'n, 924 Erie Ist m, ex. 27 Mar L.& Min of.” 600 dot! 100 Adams Express. 309M & St Pac! RR.. 20 sere KK... bd 20 Mlle sr RR phe 10 Pac Mail 58. 800 di yoo do BO) Tol & Wab iit.) 00 do. 560 do. c Great Woat Ist, 1883.. doy 40. 200 Chie RT XR. 1091 Cen Rit. Great Wost 2d, 1893 winey & Tol ist, 1890. G5 tion bds. 1900, ¢. 102 West Union bds, 1900,r.102 40) Cleve, P'ville & A, old. 108 200 Clove, P*ville & A'new. 107 BANK SHARKS, Bank shares were dull. Gallatin National sold at 115 and Fourth National at 99%. ‘The latest bids aro annexed :—America, 136; City, 250; Commerce, 108; 127; First National, 200; Fourth National, 99: Fulton, 160; Fifth Avenue, 212; German American, 65; Importers’ and Traders’ 187; Loather Manufacturers’, 167; Market, 111; Mer- chants’, 11744; New York, 110; Ninth National, 80; Park, 111; Phenix, 85; Republic, 70; State of New York (new), 11034. 100 luv Chi & NWRR pf... 2100 LS & MSKR, 1, 70; Corn Excban, $5000 U'S 5-20.¢,'65,n 113 uss’ BO = 4. 5000 U § 10-40, r... 30.00 M&SP) STATE DOXDS, In State bonds Missouri sixes sold at 1074 a 10775, and Tennessee, ucw series, at 4134. that the District of Columbia 3.65 bonds have been declared by the Solicitor of the Treas- ury oxept from taxation. PHILADELPHIA STOCKS. ‘Tho closing prices of Philadelphia stocks ere as 12000 Har Ist. A Washington 20006, 0 1 50») Ch Pac Istbe.b3 100shs Dé I Coes despatch stat Mar L ie 100 Mur L & Min pibe 40 Puc City sixes, now. United Railroads of S | Pennsylvania Railroad, Reading Raslroad, . Lebigh Valley Railroad. Catuwissa, prelerred,, Philadelphia aad x Sebuyikill Navigation, preterred... Northern Central Railroad Lehigh Naviga‘ton. Ou Creek and Altegneny Heston ville Railway, Central Transportation. . SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS. The following are the closing official prices of mining stocks to-day 1 San Francisco:— 1640 do 600 do. 4 100 200 & » W RE pf.oe 2200 BuO do re 50 10) Mils <t? RR. be #825 on 0 wn) do . 1109 ‘ 2 0 Mas? iit press eK) oo. bs Tw uo eenevts BUN ¥ C&M RRRbe Bod ‘ WE — KK pf. Wo Tol & WR... 50 krie RR 109 Del. Lae Os co lwo wo Mich am Rh .. be 100 500 sO sy 400 0 loo Be 300 Con, Virginia, Northern Bel $1000 O & M con sf. Raymond ‘& Ely, 200 she vn. U tel | Grown Point Gould & Curry 0 Hale & Norcros: Juv MarL & M sierra Nevada, Cuton Consolidated... ellow Jacket....... Julia Consolidated, . CHANGES IX BAN FRANCISCO #TOCKS. ‘The following table of prices of the pruin:nent goid and silver mining Shares, including the opening prices of to-day, us received by telegraph trom Sax Francisco is furnished by William Wara, Drexel Building li prices are in gold:— 100s Gwe 200” do... BOO sen teas 10u Erie Rit. 00 Tol & Wad ies ed 200 wo o Chr & RI RR: 40) Mich Cen Ri. 43 100 do wu ae. 4s" uo dou, Ww a 47, 700 do. —— December——. 6th 18th Changes. 33 Declined 2 Best & Belcher. | Chollar-Potos:, Consolidated Virg Crown Vomt..... Eureka Consolidated Gould & Curry. . Haio & Norcross. PPh tect tt 13 Advanced 1 Raymond & Ely, do. “preferred, | Silver Milnes, Union Consolidated, Yellow Jacket... AMERICAN MINING BOARD. The following is the oMcial record of sales to-day all prices are in currency):— 8U0 Bertha Gold Co. 300 Granville. 400 Hale & Norcross. rs EE ees U) California. 10) Cholinr-Votost. . ee 400 Leopard... 100 Lucerne, Sig 100 Mer & Miners ‘4 34) Merrimac. ee SW) Cloveimnd = 2 40 Vou Imperial. 4 50 Northern Hei Zeeconer Java, government Viags, 200, 24e.; Singupore, 17. w ite, 5 tt rown Point. Ks Kexchoquar, tothe former gure, ‘The decline at tue close was duo | 200 Gould & Ge 2 t Ade 160 Boge'd Belehorel0 vd Hac. & 18g; Coste itica, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Tige.; Angoatura, TrON.—The market for spot cotton was very dull ‘The weather was very a stricted on that account. + 84 100Bierra Nevada.sl? 12% nd MEMORANDA, The attention of the stockholders of the old Toledo, Wabash aud Western railway is requested to a notice from the Purchasing Committee which wiil be found elsewhere. The privilege of subscribing to the stock oi the new Wabash Rasiway Compaay expires on Sat urday night, Subscriptions are coming im rapidly, over 9,000 shares being taken during this forenoon alone, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES ———- Moxpar, Dec. 18, 1876, BEVORE CALL—10 A. a. 14% 90 aw. do in Tol & Wav RR... $63 00 MU & St PRO'S U MASE P iit p: 1 do “ do du. do do. do do do 3500) de NJ Con cons ,.03 OK CE O Lat, © a) 0 300 cht ws 400. 1. OC a NW 198 de, in 10 she Fourth Nat Bk. ww dow. . 10) D, L & W itk...be Su do... * dose : Boo Milk ot? Ri pide ODS oly cceesysoad Tuo 160 1800 lu» 20 to 1000 209 Avo 60 WwW a0 M6 10) 20 mn 100 rat 209 43) Tol ¥ W 6 109 2 rt 700 we. GN 500 fot! Hy) WOON ¥C w RE. bo 105° 10) Mo, K &Tex.bve.bs 8 200 do. ++ 104% 100 0blo AM Ri.cbe — 53¢ hO do. Wy 40000 doe By 100 do. 104% 300 do + 83 5 100 M1 Cen Ri! be U8 100 do, big loo do, 3 884 bn is 1a pa) ese 1000,C&ICRR be 8 100 do, E 1600 LS & AS RRC 655 BEFORE CALL—12:30 P, M, YW US 5-20, ¢. 67 116 £9! ss uo bs .10-400., 11d 115% U8 U's, cur... ug SECOND BOARD—1 P. M. . 107% 10)4hs Mich ORR... 47; a 47 am 4 KW MES const, Set 500 LS MS AM) Mich Con 7's..... 10245 30) do. luo eB Tet, do. “ J do en Jains Express ‘elle-Pargo Kx... Zags % anes TNYNit & Lieve 2330 TO 3 P, 35 &M SRR MO. cee os 60) aw + Ooch) € Now Re 506 & NW Rit pros gy do 10) 6, 6 6 2 VR. BO ceee TR HOO MIL ADP RIB DL... 9% 400 Un Pack 2 eo" owe Lae WR Ty BOULSAMSREDE 81 RO “do... a) 0 a ee 1 ao 200 do. wor do. 0 do. www do moe COMMERCIAL REPORT. | Corton: SPOT QUILT; FUTURES cLOSED STEADY—FLOUR sTRADY—-WHar FIRMER— CORN HIGHER—OATS HIGHER--WAIXKEY FIRMER—PORK HIGHER—LALD HIGHKK--- PETROLEUM IRREGULAN—SPIRITS TURPEN- | TINE FIRMER—KOSIN ¥IRMER—OILS STEADY— COYFEER FIRM—6UG4R NOMINAL—¥FREIGHTS STEADY. Moxpay, Dec) 18—¢ P, M, There was more movement So trade to-day, uotwith- siaading the anfavoravle weather, which bad a tens | dency to restrict transactions At the Produce Ex- change flour was steady, with » moderal Wheat was decidedly firmer, the advance in raiiway freignte being the principal cause. | higher from the same cauwo, combined with a specu lative inquiry for prime old, Outs were likewise Urmer | and io fair request Whiskey was also firmer. Pork and lard wore in better demand and cecidedly bighor, ady, Cotton on the spot was quiet; iutures Coffee was firm, Sagar was nominal, Oils were goneraliy steady, Petroloumywas duil aud irregaiur. Naval stores were Orme! Correx.—the mark sale 8,281 bays rold ex Heta Irie, «1 dinary. The tollowing vesse! Sunday aud Monday. Th the Norihern star, with wit 4,100 bags do.” the sted Were to-nizhe is 1291 at Savanna’ At Balsimore, 6.204 do, 9@ uuore:—Uuilinary carivey tair do. for Hio was quiet dus Brin. ds, vat from second hai to be 16) «¢ Hawwpton Rods Pritvas, With 4.520 bags iio, 21 bags de, aud the Met ré raude from lrst arrive 2.000 do.; at Hampton Konds, 6,201 do. « I4e w We; Rood do ites Hun, 1sge. Mar eee ieige.t eagungre, Wigs secs Jamaten, cw libye.; Bt. Domingu, ie, & 1o%e.; Porto Rico, ‘We. a 196,; Mexican, 17e. 8 1Olge. @ 18e.t good quality beeves on were moderate, Poor quality herds Darves.—There was a fair trade n. wore unchanged, ad business was with an advance of I-Ie, on Saturday's closing prices, The market was pretty drm during the day, and with astight advance on Saturday josing prices to-day compare with - aturday’s January. V2 5-16 February, 1217-2812 9-16 ~ BM gin 12°15-16 a 12 31.32 cS 33 Keutucky steers at Se. rr Bidner 80 Ohio steers for self 19 {inois per ib., weight 1S" 9.32 a — 13 13-32 013 7-16 —«uosations are bused on American stanuata o classifica- tion, and ou cotton iu store running in quality not more than bail « grade above ur below the grade quoted :— Uprawla, Alohwna, New Orleans. fe tucky oxen at Mac. W106. per Ib, weight 9 © & Ulery 09 Kentucky » tail end steors at is! ‘ quality Kentucky Oxen at 12 tye. ‘pe r? 4,909 Ibs, He see ib A jan& stoors at Sige. wile. per Ib., weight Udy ew ale 148 Indiana steers, Jones 30 Ohio steors at Pye. aT G1 Ohio steers at ore ut 10¢. a 11 10 dress UB Ibe. net ‘OF P. Evans sold for s@lf 80 Ln Good ordinary: Low miadiing Striet low middling F! Burebard sold for W. PY 8 At Jorsey City MePterson sold for J, Hull 14 Kent per Ib. woleht 9) ky steers at 104e. Brown, 9 Kentucky wt; ford. Murphy 2 to dress O® ibs. net, at | weights 73g owt. a Strict good m Middiing fair, istinas bults, wei! pur Ib. : 5 steers ordinary, 10c.: strict ei: low middling, Le; middling, 1136 sold at top rate, wel | AN GRAVE COMPA $1 off per bead 2 head, and LO weights 74; ewt. a Oy | atnrday, alter January,” Bo mH OS 13 9-10 Ulinols steers at Sty) d2 IMinois soo! 2. 100 short Roti woixhts 6 owt. 10 State seers, 8, O'Donuell sold lor 8, W. tec. per Ib, weights Bartlett, 19 bulls, ae Allerton, 94 Ibinols steers, ab Se. a Ni ‘ork, S17; Boston, 481 This dy last week, 41 * ave. por Ib, with SL off per Minois steers, at 34 15. Voxel sold for cud, weights G ewt. ant o4 Missourl steers at He. with S1olf per head Wc. per Ib., weights 7 ews. a 71 ewt,; for N, Morrie § Minot steers ut Sige. par Ib., weight 7 cwt, ciosed ae follo essed; to Bremen. : to Liverpool, on Te nend, at SHEEP AND Lawns,—Trade improved in both sheep and flocks being generally choice. per Ib.; lambs, 7 Kirby sold 101 Michigan sheep, wel 40 Micuigan sheep, weigit Lichigun sheep, weight 18, ISO do.; barley malt, 7400 do » moderate’ inquiry. Western and Song ewton, of Pontiac, Mich, and is were bred by W 34 Canada sheep, bt by Downs & 50 for Brandywine. Supertine State Supertine Wes K b. aut State sheep, sold for week eud- lumbs at $0 aver- 102 Obiv shee | 2 196 Ohfe sheen. weiztt 15,6 Ohio sheep, weight 15,010 tbs., io sheep, weight 6,300 Ib: ; choice tamily, me &kiltott suld 2 Gorn meal, Brandywine Corn meal, pun —Wheat was in rather botte cos advanced | i domand and “pri er busliel, the rise in Ireights trom the West being the chiet cause of the improvement. The siles were about 6 at $1 O94 $1 24 for old and new anita 70 new, $130 381 BL ford Milwankoe, $1 $8 tor No, 1 Min 2 Northwest uew, and prices | YIU Ibs, at 8! 2 Canads sheep.’ weight . wade sheep. weight 6 Chnadw lambs, ending December and lambs at $4 80 uvernge por head. 263 Kentucky sheep, wel ) Ohio sneop, weight Judd & Buckingham sold 150 Ohio sheep, weight 04 lbe per head, at. Ge. per 1b.; 15% State sheep, at Oye per ‘an + New York, $1 96 fur N | Besota and $1 U6 fo better demand, nt 110 ibs, per head, new, no grade ; 26 Ibs, per head, at bushels at Sle. for old mixed, S7e. 057: Budge. ale. tor old | $6 85 vor ewt. tor low mixed and 0c. for new South- Be cdohrahepriedae Ae erie nil e ote sules of nbout for rejected, 3 ¢. a 48e. fur a 0c. for State weight 96 Ibs, weight 4S Ibs. per hend, at | Pidcock sold 197 Obio sheep, weight 85 Ibs. per head, at - | 4tge. per Ibe; 415 Ohio shoep, welyht 7 Ibs. a Sl lbs, per je. per tbe: 89 Odio sheep sold for week endiug December siioep and vambs at $4 3M averazo per head, crop; 50e. for st 59) vastels No, 2 Wi weight 99 Ibs, arket for jute | Homp was also tirin “but Siv0 4 S20 id $120 a E125. for 0, gold; [talian, VeAL§ AND UaLvas.— tivals, ods. 497 Ohio hogs, 1d at Odye. per ths Id wt $5 LAA per owt. 40 Iba. per hod, sold ut 86 20 por owt. } e were uo sules on light ar for single: $20 9 $225 tor double clean, $200 4 e., ens and tin en Ietie. 3360. 8 Ot voraze weight 260 Ohio logs, average weigut 200 "ibs. per head, soid at $0 25 per cwt. oe) DOMESTIC MARKETS. Gavestox, Dec. 18, 1876, 0 active demand for New 1y; 10) bbls. sold at 50c. Voreign was dull. W . for good to chulee. Cuba, coutrifugal and mixec, 28e, a 34 8¥e. wado refining, 42c.; Porto Rico, ie, a 58e. New Orlouns, good, 90c. a grocery, 87c. © ds, 360, a 5Uc. Cotton quiet: puy: part; maiddling, 1c; NAYAL SroRKSs.—The market for spirits curpentine, influ ‘enced by the strong tone of the London and Liverpool ad- bl merchantable order, sold ‘ance, 2,476; to the Coutinent, 87 wiceg Was. very jes, £08" Stocl 957. Spirits of turpentine, merchantable order, 45%4c. Straived, $2 40 a $2 4) Tar—Waushington, $5 Wimington we Cotton firm ; middling, 11 $2, 9 Ss 45 | cdinarys 1s Advices froin strained, $2 10 1 80. Turpentine ‘Spirits Um, 4c, piteh, Tollows :—Rosin firm, iroat Britain, Bales 6,000, Stock, tat, Dee. 18, 1876, t receipts, 4.756 bale; Bxports—lo the Continent, , 4,900; coustwise, 1,587. Sui Mor dy: middling, Savannan, De low middiing, 11 ge. 5 Net reesipts, 5,377 bales; gros Bales, 1,100. ' stock, 0 market for olis was quiet, with ing in most all kinds. Li was G3e., but some were holding Linseod, casks nnd bbl AziZ6.; Southern middling, 14. Ys ‘ports coastwise, 2,487, Cnantxstox, Dec 18, 1876, Coston quiet; middling, 115 oui ordinary, 1U}e. Exports—To the Continent, 1,000" Stock, 85,558, Flour in fair demand; $7 4 $7 50; white du. 8 js sules 1,200 bbls. Wheat steady: extra white Michigan, $1 55, estern mixed nt SXe, wade offered at $1 00; No, Mill feed unchanged. Railroad shipments—Flour, 1,400 bis, Railroad receipt: Fond shipment wheat, 5,600 di generaily very auil brices unchsuged. 2,000 bushels now do, at 520. Whi No, 1 white at $1 37; 1,800 bushels Gres vate terms, "Burley 100 bushels No, 865; coastwise, "25 Deg. 18, 1846, 121g fish, 50c. » Suc, ;' crude or less irregul 2,900 bbls naphtha as quoted wt 2v%g0, f 20, for Hultimore, February dolivery (1st to 1 was quoted at 27\e. for New ork and 27c. tor Phiindelphia ‘ne ciosing pices were as follows :—Crude, 3 do. in bbix., i +] in eases, Se. 8 B5e.; nay Philadelphia, prompt, very (1st to 15th) ec. tor Philadel unchanged; sal and nominally lower; N Burrato, Dec 18, 1876. Flour, 2.800 bbls. ; corm, 13,200 bash. ats, 7.000 do.; barley SUV do. even, 10,400 bushels; te, 7,000 do, ; barley, 80 a0. reported $50 bbls. tho 2 mixed Western ut 5 —Salex ot 40 bush imore, prompt, 0c. on Civ, market ent nominally nt about #3 YS. Keeerpts - Pork, is, aud 1,052 essed hogs, 1,383. 21 dh 74,225 do. ; barley. $10,580 das sye, said i lv. ; Owls, TA « barley, hs lo. 5 F Go, { malt, 2u,198'do,” Tot C4 bins her anders good demaud. vou! Is, wt 617 25 4 B17 65 tor cash and De- ber, and $17 50 tor Febraary and March. vi fi December and J: iFebramry, §17 35 bid, $17 50 asked: March, Bacon was quiet; snl TOLEDO, Dec. 18, 1978. Flour steady. Wheat steady; No.3 white Wi st $1 34; amber Michig: No. 2 rod winter, $1 20, January, $1 31] No, Sdo., ‘rejected Daytoa and high mixed heid at 4749c dic. , new rejected, Clover teed, $3 £0. Receipis-—-Flour, corn, 51,00 do. 400 boxes, of which eno at Bie. and 250 boxes do. J Goxes long ch Cut ments were aut very active. sales wore 25 buxes Vellies, 12 lbs, 200 tresn Lollies, 10 Ibs. averaze, at Dc. ; 12 Ibs, average, at 106, and 1,000 fresh hams on privase sh Gams ave" quvied at Yyc. # lie, tresh shoulders at ée.. pickled veilies at gc. aud box deliles at Vise. . quiet at 1236. 4 ldo for hans and We quote .— Bar $10.00» $11 90; ichigan red, $1 10. average, ab 9c. U0 fresh hams, Nes at Bie. @ lute. 000 da, Shipments wheat, 6,000 bushels; corn, 25,000 Jo. ; Fiour, S00 bbi shoulders at i Smoked meats wi Tsge. tor shoulders, Bee was quict extra mess, $11 50 4 $12 Su; plain in ket, $14 4819; tlerced city, extra India, $17. Beef unms Yoo bbls, sold ar €20 Curcaco, Deg, 18, 1376. Flour in ight de ve and 4 slade higher, vot un tled, No. 1 Chicago { total oumver of stecrage passengers, alien ei a Sant gt hae dane ri Liressed hous were | avy fo light, and Te Wd | vine Western. ic, asked tor Western, vecidediy firmer aud follows :—Decomber and Jaunary, $10 80 vid, $10 8 asked February, $10 W bid, $10 974) ‘waked; March, $10 Lid, 10 asked The sales were 4,500 sere 4 $10 7, $10 80, And $10 "80 @ $10 95 et was stomdy and 500 t erce: 250 du. do., a6 $1075; 50) do., cash,” $15 45, | ‘Change them. glared. at iusto, pri cash, S10 375), J | closed duil: heavy, $6 i but steady at $1 Os. avout 206 tierees elty steam 5, and 100 da, at $10 Sihg. sales of 100 terces South America on private bers and 50 pts—Fiow, 14,000 b) ~ 120,009 bushels; corn, 20 2,000 dv, Darley, 0. ck. — There was s good stondy iensana for di ruil prtews were paid, We quote —Curoi Mie. a dees prin + 7é, Lonisiaua, common so fair, gc, 4de., Patun, Tie 7h rn ‘lisuer at 443e, tu bond, Zgve. x 2%¢e., goid. Scoak—there was stil 9 dull and irregular market for Pair refuing, t, Hetued Wasqulat: |W aus EAN MARKETS. atritugal, hhds, aad voxes. uh Livenroot, Dee. 16, 1 ady; aplands, low quddiing clause, ening, guminen be pri Cotton—Futures. 5 April aud May di Dee 18, INT, | Retined petroleum, 24. 30d, per gull troleuim, 1d, a Bud. di —~Recelpta—109 Herees, und 24 bbls. The mar . bbis and 02 euskn The ¢ suley were 100 bbls, ab Sige, and Ne. e001 bbis, ‘The market was firmer; di hauds we $1 12 4 8h PRarants —Kates for sonnage on chu heid steady ana quite a. twtr irite of surpentine, 34 cuter’s Telegram werp quoting petroveum any have a despatch trom 4: mn wenl! for a reperitiun the Hyures agalu o Livenyoot, Dee 1s, 4 274. per gallon Spirive of surpentio 65,100 iby, ae Sige. & hetiued peste Linseed vil, 266, 3d. per ews fer were gener was uceumplistiod, eum oasis, Roum on Lerth tor grain was | accommodations {New York Produce Exchange Report.} Livenroot, Dee. 18, 1876. Pork—Eantera dull at 774.5 Wont ad oeut dull wt 444, clear dull at 450, i The enungements were 16,008 bushels Ne, 408 To Glasgow. per steam, ‘The charters vomprise rom Nortolk ta Liverpool with Turpentine—spirite Gs, 94, fine firmer | steady nt tas, State firm ae tis, from Richmond 195; — British pric, or San Sepastian, wh Norwegian Gavi to Bilbow, Passages uialniy xeain (onthe basis of as, at Fiwltnn bark, O10 ton: 20sKM) bushels rain | bark, from Piftudetphl ba, forwegian ourk from Bt Noeweyinn "Urig, with 1,000 Whta. American ship, £40 bola. Felined petro: is brig, 401 tons, 8) vols umphtin, inquiry. | general vargo, Sot mixed dull at solpts of west for the week from Atlantic port from Pacitie ports, 21,254 do, ; from uther sources, 2,500 do, Keceipis vt corm, 42.000 quarters. Cora was also | With 3,00) quar: Loxpox, Dec, 19, 1870. ‘The aturk Lane Exprese in ite wookly review of the British rte ol the appearance of the crops both here and on thy Continent continue satistnetory, Some of our country markets ure firm, hotwithstanding the supplies, but provincial trade is conerally letter. fi hi en, however. and olde corn trade suys lorwoxian bark (rel nent, with U0) by ‘oriny to press ¢ 14.105 quar: 879 tone, from Baltimore or Mavre 4,000 bbls, crude petrolenm, at ba. V8. 8 t tons, trom Philadelphin to Cork bis. refined, at porary he woek # imports into Londe tors, whereof 7,000 ware froin Amerignn Atinntie ports. ‘ade will continue quiet for ti ‘# and the indisposition abe sLoeks at the oud of the year, bat the present condition of trace is healthy. The tute of im- is certainiy below the country’ ite, Caliiornian suppl and the tong peudtts Norwegian bark orders te United 5s. WM, option of Continent, Ge, NEW YORK CaLfLE MARKETS, Monbar, Dee. 18, ReUMIFTS FOR THK beans pa It it quite possi! of millers to age ace of wer in the hast if tho present period Feo ing sully improved consequence of de- Considerable transac Wx the week, main porte of on and maine, Beever, Cows, Calor, Leuntn, Sixtieth street. has Veen, also, some rewu- ‘California wheat Adjrather | tien in the recen! nsive busil My he ib exter ness 9 PERI WE PIM ANCTAR 0 “ie Away WARKKT KEPORY OF NEW YORK STOCK Exchange Salon is publishod daily at 4 o'clock P.M. and mailed free tu any address ou receipt of postace (2He, & bo The Keport will also contain the fuancial articles of the New York Herald, Times, Tribune and World, reprinted same day as published in those papers, containing smportant iaformation for stock speculators. L. W. HAMILTON & 00, 37 B: F REASONA dowment Lusura E « bought; insurance of a xe kinds effected with best com ABRICH & CO., | {STATE FUNDS TO LOAN AT KKASONABLB rates und very lv ses. HENRY JOH Broadway, rear basement. ALWAYS HAVE MO} NON MORTGAGE. New York city Property, city Railrowl stocks and Kouds bought and sold. U1, "L. GRANT, 145 Browdway, OAN WANTED—BY A TRUE WOMAN OF CHAR ductor and culture, straggling with vicissitudes, Ad- Gress confidentially, it good faith, FORTIEUDS, box 18) erald office. oritors are hereby hotitied to leave their pass books eat the bank risow with the books of the justitation. In each rd will ve given therefor. Bunk open daily trom I to¥ P.M. Every evening except Huturday trom to 8 o'clock. RICHARD M, BENT, December 19, 1876, Receiv NOTICE OF RICK OF THE MANIATTAN TELE No. 145 Broadway, New York, December 16, 1876,—An ‘adjourned meoting of the stock: holders af the Manbattan Telezraph Company will bo held at ryom 7, second iluor of No. 1:57 Broadway, Now Work, a as Thursiay, 21st inst, to receive report of commit tees relative to proposed lease of the company's property aud. for the tra tion of such other bustsess as may properly be presented, ALFRED NELSON, President. QOpeice, Pencia WAM. Railway Cony; Aj Ss, te and the time fort Wabash Railway Company stock @ ofthe agreement, ou Saturday, tho 2 Tat ADAMS, < D, ASUILEY, { Purchasing K, GOODNOW, § Commnittes. MRUST. FUNDS ON MOKIGAGE—CITY, Brooklyn wud Quoeus county, AUT LEAVITT & WOLCOTT, 10 Pine st $i Ora 2, TH 10 ACTIVE MEN SKLLING OUB IU ULoirer Copying Boos; no provs or water useds sumple copy, worth $3, free. Send stump for elreular, EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 99 Madison and 132 Dearborn si $18.000 TO LOAN AT ONLY 6 CENT 5 tor tive yours on first class city property at no expense of auy kind oxcept searches of tithe, Address A, AKL rON, Heraid Uptown Branch office. Rs, SEV KS. ‘ WANTED—FIVE Yi 20.00 0.00 rts ttirew aero heusses worth arb than double the au |. Addiess SP ROULE, 309 1160 $3GS.000scthortn tie ant extgment guiteiee F. 3. YOUNG, 12 Pine st BUSINESS, OPPORTUNITIES. FIRM OF” GOOD STANDING “IN” HANBURG ruiany), wishes to cepresemt respectable American for the sale of American pooductions; very best ret cu be given; also security if required, For further ars address “MANDEL “& FRANK, Advertising 67 William st. iow York, CTURING COMPANY, located oat of town, want general cliy agent; $2,000 Capital required, Cail room 32 Cosmopolitan iote! N OLD MERC wants resp: BARTHOLOM BUSINESS MAN WANTS 10 GO LN AS ACTIVE parvner in . vate, paying business; manutacturing preferred; would Invest # few hundred dollar ven wud required. BUSL iy. newly furnished house , supsown, Address ENTER. id Uptown ¥_PEKSOS OR PRRSONS WITH FROM #1 dXio $40,000, which they wish to Invest in @ well extab- lished and profitable banking business in the West, in the tianagement of which they would be expected to take an od opportunity by addressing lock Vox #4 Beistol, Conu. Satisfactory reasons ior selling. TATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS FOE new Lamp Burner Extinguisher, Ageuts wanted. 73 Fulton NiE UNDERSIGNED, UNTIL RECENTLY ACTUARY of one of the leadiny lite Insurance companies, iv pre. gured to make ull cuiculations relating to life msurunce and furnish information upon the subject tree of charge. Ad- dress or call 105 and 107 Broadway, N, Y., second tloor, front. 8. M) HEDGES, "ANTED—POR THE MOST USEFUL AND IMP a part fliterin by means of 4 patented apparatus is the oblec ‘This apparatus works like a metre, recetves tho water the street, fiiters tt immediately, and ibates it Altered to all parts of tho houss without ang lass of its proy, sure. power, For more details address DONDET, No, 2 arket st., Philudelphia, WASTED-IN A PROFITABLE MANUFACTURING business und sole ageacy for’ Kuropean products in staple demand, » partner with $50,000; goods never vat of fashion and uo waste, Apply GHIGUS & CARLETON, O° rowuw ay. y $4,000 AND A BUSINESS MAN WITH A eas record; 40 per cent profits: the busi 000 yearly. ‘this advertisement reps ‘no Lind bills ai weil |. We want « thorough to extond the same, TH 24th at., Brooklyn, N. att stabs Wits PAR dollars ($5.00 ) capital, To « purty havin: the amount to invest » splendid bustuees oppertuaity will be offered in an old established hutet doing a ood buxin © Bath, Ubiv, Address Jost office luck box 347, Obio. V ANTED,—A_ BUSINE: NG CAP! wishes to buy cut or buy an Interest in a first Fancy Grocery house, Address, for threo days, W. C. H., West Washingto P lelphia, Fixtures, worth aouble the mouoy; Shelving Counters, sLoweuse, Salo, Desks, Chairs, mat be ae this week, Address STATIONER, box 118 Herall $500. for the fa Collard Jubilee Concerts; mast be «| making change. Address HARUING, Manager, osiyg Broadway. ys CASH WANTED.—A GRAND OP. $25.00 0 pcrtun ty to purchase « large and prosper: ous carh retail busine: the entire time and attention of the present proprietors We required in thelr wholesale bust: best, Purtivs baving cash only address K, A. 8., Herald ofa. < ) WILL BUY 4 STATIONER's STOCK N 1 $450 THE WORK OF A YEAR SOME FACTS WHICH THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS WILL CON- TAIN. ‘The Emigration Commissioners are basliy engaged preparing their annual report, which is to be sub- mitted to the Legislature next mouth. ‘This report will bo more than usually interesting. Up to the pres. ent time tho arrivals at Castle Garden for the past yoar foot up a grand total of 109,592, of whom 70,820 wero alicus. The greater part of these last were steerage passengers, forming a very large poreentage o. the ene ten and Jormerly resident, who were brought to Castle Garden during tho year. Great Britain seut 29,928 emigrants, the German Kmpiro 20,072, aad Ruse via 431%, these turee nations coutributing tue largest ‘proportion of the emigrants coming tu this country. 4 general chara of the omt- grants Was lully up tv the level of previous years, with possivly a slight improvement in intelligeuce and pecuniary resvurces. Sometimes, however, a party of upers have beun shipped over from urope, ag re. coutly in the case ol the Polish omigrauts. Uther cases scurculy less pitiable Loan the case of these poor Pole the report wii! show of frequent occurrence, 1k secon. to be a practice for gen living #broad Lo procure pas- tages tO this port on the grubs siemiers tor women whom they bave seduced wid Who ao avout to become mothers, Four casos of -thie Kina bave oecurred during the past weoky ot whieb at loust are very rad stories, The of wowen the Emigration Commissioners protien seud buck, Usnally at their own expense, se tint, 1 Tost tnatapecs, (his cheap and casy wetbod of “repa- avon” wh the mon whe send them hefe adopt ts not as efeetawl as (hey would no doubt wish It to be, Yoo commission ia their report wil call tor more st legislation, 0 that these unwelcome bm. portuions will be few aud far vetweon hereafter, A Dill is now being prepared for the Congressional Co: ittee on Commerce, vy Mr. Joan Develo, the eoun- i tor the Emigration Commgeton, which the com. tutssion think will be of decided assistance, If passed, toward the atiainmont of this desirable oud The bili provides thet a tux of $2 a head Shall be entorsed upon cach enigrunt, and will restrict the etoumstip lines to a fixed stm os te what class of persons they slip to his sem. igrants, Mr, Jackson, the secretury of the cominise sion, thinks it impracticable to institute any restraint opod emigrants vp the basis of morality, as 1s pro- »posed on the other side of the continent, but 1s of tha opiaion that the laws probibiting tke importation of paupers cau bo and should be strictly onforced, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. The recent Inerviews in tho Hxnarp, exposing the more than careless munuer w which the specifications tor the lettiag of the contract for the wire cubles have been prepared, ure now beginning to excite consid- erable discussion among sciontiie met The errors discovered in the “ultimate breaking strength” and the “total stretch,” by Mr. Albert Hill having received the direct indorsement of Genoral Francis 1, Vinton, Professor of Mining and Civil Engineering of Colurabia College, it is tions will bave to be drawn oul, we th Wire samples made daring the pust week tily tncorrect, — deduced trou a inise basis, The taxpayers of New York and Brooglynare very maca interested iu this matter, as they have alrendy paid out seven millions toward the work and will probaviy bave to furaish some fourteen millions more, A BROKEN WIRK. Yostorday there way not much work trausacted on the vridge and during the morning the tulegraph wire between tue towers broke of. The engineers 4m testing tae sanples of wire furutsbed by the ou the contract bave not yot sont ja their the Board of Trustees, It was understood Mmoct- ing of the Boara of frustees was to Lave been yesterday afieruoon, but, as there was ne ou, Feport ty consider, tho meeting did uot tuke Seure action will probably ve taken on the the course of the next two or tures days, SALE-ON OUR® °