The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1878, Page 11

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL leant armies The Stock Market Fairly Ac- tive and Steady. GOLD 100 1-32 A 100 3-64, Government Bonds Weaker, States Lower and Railroads Strong. MONEY ON CALL 4 A 7 PER CENT, ise WALL Srnzer, } Tuunspay, Dec, 19—6 P, M, The Stock Exchange this morning was chiefly re- markable for intense duluess and the absence of allexciting rumors. A day of this description not infrequently drops in at the heels of # preceding activity, and in nine cases outof ten proves to be the advance courier of a new and vigorous specula- tion, Time to take breath is as necessary to the operator struggling with stocks as to the pugilist in a twenty-foot ring, for without it there is little chance of obtaining that desirable ‘second wind” which {fs a “sine qua von” doth in finance and fisticuffs, For this or some other equally cogent reason prime speculators kept out of the arena to-day and valuea were pretty much left to make them- scivyes, It naturally happened, therefore, that business was greatly restricted, with prices irregular and in most cases lower, Transactions were chiefly confined to Lake Shore, Westérn Union and the coal stocks, with the grangers following next in order., Lake Shore remains an unsolvable puzzle. The best guessers inthe Board are at fault and offer no satis- factory explanation as to why it hangs fire when the rest of the list goes up like a rocket or why the point of 70" offers such an insurmountable obstacle. Certainly on the stock reaching these figures there is a horde of sellers who come down like a wolf on the fold and play the mischief generally. Of course, of these financial Avsyrians popular rumor points to either Vandérbilt, Gould or Keene as the destroyer enchef. If not one it is the other. In most cases the malice prepense is shouldered upon Mr. Vanderbilt, an@ if he be not the guilty party he is made to look so. Thus, for soveral days past, tho brokerage house which acts as agent for the road and is supposed to be in Mr. Vanderbilt's confidences has been a free seller of the Lake Shore stock, and ay @ natural consequence the price has been weak and sickly, the belief in @ respectable div- idend shaken and all faith in the good accounts of the road materially damaged. This is probably just what was sought to be attained, and though a three per cent dividend will almost surely be declared to-mor- row and a respectable surplus shown there were as many unbelieving Thomases at the end of the day at the beginning. Another stock to decline was Western Union, and with more reason, for its market value, bolstered up to inflated figures by the romantic hopes of improbable dividends, has not yet sunk back to where it belongs, while, from all accounts, the Colgate suit for damages for illegal use of patent is daily assuming a more threatening shape, Among the few strong stocks upon the list was Michigan Central, the price ‘advancing from 1% to 70% and closing at70%;. There is likewise a dividend agita- tion in this sepurity, the prevailing belief being that two per cont will be declared and enough left to pay off the dividend borrowed on the last occasion. The anthracite fancies also ranged themselves upon the strong side of the market and, by doing so, much perplexed the bears, who cannot reconcile their firm- ness with the tumble in coa! and the foggy prospect of » new combination. Rock Island was less strong than yesterday, the bulls beginning to discover that they were rather procipitate in their notions as toan additional issue of scrip or stock. New Jersey Cen- tral declined 1 per cent, holders not seeing thelr way quite so clearly to Baltimore and the West ag they did yesterday, while the grangers were depressed in turn, rather from neglect than from any other reason, Money was again temporarily pinched up to 7 per cent, but closed at 4 per cent. The opening, highest, lowest and closing prices of gold and stocks at the New York Stock Exchange to- day were as follows:— rere ‘ Michigan Central. 10% Union Pacific 66% ck Island, 12055 ay aly ox Q % 108 Han. and St. Joveph,. 13 1334 Hon. and St, Jo. pret. 34 3h ‘The closing quotations at three P, M. were mg Asker. N York C Ubio & Mion. i hl & Miss pf: 25 Paciflc Mall 4 Panam: Se Bie by Adams Ex % 1 ‘is 1% ‘American 43 "47 Quicksilver RE. BIG MSS 4600 470 St Louis HEM 18 e #7 MM RE Louie KOAN 04% 7 19) StL, KOEN pt 254 25K 140” Union Pucitic,.. 66% 667, 14S Wast Unfow Tol, 9348 94 33° Wabasl 20 21 75 shares which were distributed as fol- lows :—Chicago and Northwestern, 18,000; Chicago and Northwestern preferred, 7,475; Chicago, Rock Island and Pucific, 2,425; Chicago, Burlington and Quincey, 305; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Cen- tral,1,100; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 12,200; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 1,106; Erie, 13,626; Hani- bal and St. Joseph, 100; Hanibal and St. Joseph pre- ferred, 50; Lake Shore, 13,510; Michigan Central, 5,225; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 4.990; Milwaukee and Bt. Paul preferred, 7,275; Missouri, Kansas and Texas, 600; Morris and Essex, 2,800; New Jersey Central, 7,551; Pacifie Mail, 410; Union Pacific, 715; Wabash, 600; Western Union Telegraph, 16,050, Money on call was more active to-day at 4.044; per cent, and advancing to 7 per cent, at which quota- tion the market closed. The following were the rates of exchange on New York at the undermen- tioned cities to-day:—Charleston, weak, buying 4 discount, selling par a 's premium;.New Orleans, commercial, % ® 5-16; bank, 4s: St. Louis, 260. premium; Chicago, weak, buying 1-10 discount, sell- ing 1-10 premium, and Boston 25, premium, Foreign exchange was firm and nominally 4.83), 0 4.8353, with actual business at concessions, Gold sold at 100 1-32 & 100 3-64, ‘The Clearing House statement was:— Currency exchanges Currency balances. Gold exchanges, Gold balances. —and the gold cleerings at the National Bank of ‘the State of New York were:— Gold balances Garpoy balances: old clearings Government bonds were dull and weak, but closed Steady at the following quotations :— Asked, United States currency sixes .. 120 United States sixes, 1881, regis 1065 Cnited states sixes, 1831, coupons... 109}, Cited States sixes, 1867, registered, 12) United States sixes, 1867, coupon.. 105 United States sixes, 1864, reyintered . 10554 ited States #ixes, 1868, coupon. . 108}, States ten-forties, registered. 1084 United States ten-forties, coupon. . 108 ig States fives, ti Teyintered,. 10655 juited States fives, 1881, coupons... 106%, ‘nited States ont ', 1891, registered. 1045 United States 4 Way nited States fours. tered. 0 Fa nited States fours, 1107, coupon... 10054 London advices report & stronger market for eou- pols, which advanced to 94)¢ 8 94)¢ for monuy.and to NEW YORK HERALD, FRID! AY, DECEMBER 20, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. 9434 a 943; for the accoynt. United States bonds 3 D0 toute Ne, "08. pri? were strong aud advanced a fraction, American rail- 4 * roud shaves also made a fractional advance, The Bauk of Ungland directors at their weekly meeting to-day imade no change iv the minimum rate of dis- couut, which remains at 5 percent. ‘Che proportion of the reserve to the liabilities, which last week were 813s, is mow 28%. The bullion in the Bank of Eng- land increased £574,000 during the past week, and £38,000 in bullign went into the bank on balance to- day. The specie in the Bank of France increased to 4,800,000 francs during the past week, and rentes advanced to 112f. 8c. In London bar silver is quoted at 49/44. per ounce. State bonds at the Board were 2 per cent lower for Louisiana sevens, consols, and 4 lower for North Carolina sixes, old, to which dealings were confined, Railroad bonds continue strong, and the following ware the changes compared with last previous salea:—An advance of 4 in New Jersey Central firsts, consols, assented, New York Elevated Railroad firsts, and Ohio and Mississippi seconds; 3 in Kansas 80 Mevenaues Kak - _ tle: 20 Walls Fai alo. 15 American Ex. ..“be 40 Ontario Sil Min be 255 Dele tind canbe ST 100 Atl & Pae el git West Ui ‘ulon ‘Tei-be ty 1, ies 0 BEFORE CALL—12:30 P, M, 100 shs Lake Shore..03. doy Elev tat, winag 10 oH Sooo bt L& 1M et :. 109% en Den ERG tot. wy 10 do... anno RS Logisiane can, Pacific sevens (Denver division, with coupon cer- 3000 ao, Ke tificates), New Jerscy Central adjustment bonds, and | “You onis iB Northwont pé Hannibal and St. Joseph eights, convertibles, and 34 | 14) Frio gh r 00 om Bere, sane» in Denver and Rio Grande firsts. Thore was a decline of 4; in Northwestern gold sevens, ‘The closing prices of Philadelphia stocks were:— Babs Wk of ‘Republic aR 100 Dol & Hudson....c 37. 100 Western on jon Bid, Asked. os Calter naitrouds of New di ‘Hog ny wo 8 Paul Be | Smit roads of New jersey. ere it Pau 3 Pennsylvania Railroad. Oia Baie cy hist dusek & W Reading Railroad... 1K 1235 90 Ohio & Mise g Lehigh’ Valley Railr + ot Bag 1:30 P.M. Philadel cat 4 Thou Usa idor.: 888 | Gah: 3,8, ee ” Sebuylitil AT Nevigetion preferred,.... 6 6 Northern Central Railroad : 8 u r Lehigh Navigation... + 14g 1424 | $10000 U 5 5.20, ¢,°68.. 198 $5000 U 8 4 Pittsburg, Titusville and ‘Buffalo... 4% 5 10000 US 434, r, 1891... LO4lg “S000” do, Mi Hestonville Railway... + Wie 10% SECOND) BOARD—1 P.M. Central: Transportation. + 42X68 42% | g10000 La 7's, con...be 70 200 ahs Wost Uu Tel... 96 The sales of mining shares at ‘the New York Mining 0N dad. Cs a 2 1D de. ve Oi Stock Exchange were:— 050 Erle... virst eatin O'CLOCK A. nd % ) ay 5 " fund 100. do. bo 10000 do 160 9983 “Go NY C. S00 3000 Del & Hud'r, "84 97° 100 Mich 200) Chi & Alton 6 f.. 100 100 3000 M, KAT on faa 4846 cop Ae 500 do bis iB 100 Dablonegs....be 6) 18 Jae b 100 . 0 so iio Baas SKCOND CALL—1 aoe ahs 3 &Ed..be b3 = .09 100 she Dobtonege. aS b30 08 100 ‘b10 4000 South Baeliie tet Teno 2000 C P 1st, C & 0 be q00 do. low, de 10000 Union Bucifie 1st 14 15 Chicago & 11. be 120 10 Calsfur 3000 "de 400 Chi, MIL & St Phe 343g 300 G Placer, ‘9000! no” 34 500 Youn Puts, FrWwte 34 4000 Lo & Nash 2d, 1000 6. C&T 0 24. 15 ahs Am Ex..be 100 Del & Hud © Ci 200 Pae Mail $8 Gi THIRD CALt—2:30 P. ary) pee re doa Placer. AO con Vir Son Morris € Eason be 00 orrin & Easox. aliforuia 200 do 50 Califa OY © Bona 84° Too st 18 Ban. + 2% OBL KOaN 2 9" 100 Ma, Kun & T..be bs 2 93% 12 Canada Routh be 87 300 Ohio 3. SET Akg 1000, CeCe bcs 6 0 tO 3 BM 8514 800 shy North. 47 44iq 200 Northwestern pf... 745% 38 220 Contral of Nd. 200 ao 10000 Mo, K & Pd.) 10000 Den & Rio G ist. 1000 NY Elevated Ist. 20 sha Del & Hudson, 3 pe Western, Union,., The following were the oaentine prices of mining stocks at San Francisco to-day:—Alpha, 9; Alta, 634; Belcher, 33; Best & Belcher, 17};; Bullion, 44; €aledonia, 2%; California, 934; Consolidated Virg nia, 7%; Chollar Potosi, 881, ; Crown Point, 334; Imperial, 0c.; *Gould & Curry, 8; Halé & Norcross, 1054; Jus- tice, 4; Julia consolidated, 3; Kentuck, 4; Mexican, 27; Ophir, 363,; Overman, 10; Savage, 91{; Segre- gated Belcher, 18; Sierra Nevada, 45; Silver Hill, 14; Union consolidated, 53; Utah, 1334; Yellow Jacket, 1814; Exchequer, 3%. *Assousment paid. The glosing prices of mining shares in Sen Frame cisco were:— 100 Han & St Sosopls” 200 Ohio & Miss. 300 I ‘B00 COMMERCIAL REPORT. Grand Prize. . 1 Hale & Norcross..... 101; i Julia Con.. 3 3% | COTTON ; spoT, 1-16c, HIGHER ; FUTURES CLOSED 8's WEAK—FLOUR QUIET—-WHEAT sSTRONGER— 5% CORN QUIET—OATS QUIET—PORK QUIET—LARD vo QUIET—-WHISEEY FIRM—-SPIRITS TURPENTINE 9 QUIET—ROSIN QUIET—-PETROLEUM QUIET-— Union Con = COFFEE QUIET—SUGAR QUIET. Yellow Jacke! 14% Tuvrspax, Dec. 19—6 P. M. Bodie ...... Business was moderate in nearly all descriptions of ‘The following are the comparative earnings of the Toledo and Wabash Railroad Company for the second week of December:— 1878. 1877 Decrease,......... Porerrreeerrerree titer) And the following of the Chicago and Alton for the second week of November :— merchandise to-day, and only in « few instances was there any marked degree of activity on ‘Change. Flour was quiet. Wheat was stronger but quiet. Corn was quiet. Oats quiet. Whiskey quiet but firm. Pork dull. Lard quiet. Cotton on the spot waa 1-160. higher; futures closed weak. Groceries were generally quiet, as were also naval stores, oils and petroloum, Correx.—The market for Brazils was steady. We note sales of 1,500 bags Rio, per Kron Pring Fr. Wilhelm, at 13¢., and 500 do, do., per Memnon, on private terms. Mild coffee was quiet. Woe anote:—Ordinary cargoos, JOgc. a le.; fairdo., Ide. a 14440. ; good do., 14440. « 146. ; prime do., 15%. a 15%e.; extreme rangs for lots, 10!ge. a 17. ; Santos, fair to good, 14e. a 14%c., gold, 90 days; Java, $81,209 60 + 99,798 44 eeeveee e+ $18,588 84 ‘The following securities were sold at auction in New York to-day :— * nda, de 1688. tak, coup ale and government bugs, 22¢. w 28c.; do., grass mats, 2¢. « 24e.; 500 each... Singapore, 16c, a 17c.; Ceylon, 15e, a 16ie.; Maracaibo, November in New York, 300 19Ke. w1Ge.; Laguayra, Ie. @ 1tze.; Jumaica, Ife. « 19% | 156. ; St. Domingo, 10¢. a 1c. ; Coata Rica, 15e. a7e. ; Mex. Be, a Iie; Amwoatura, 10e, a Wk Savanilla, 13¢, 405 Curacos, 1346, Cortex on the spot wi ull and nominal at the rw Pg Pek ng crag ee NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES, | totat aver ct wan weak. ‘The closing prices torday, compared with Yestorday's, Wore as Tullows lentay, December 1%. Phurway, December 10. Tuvnspar, Dec, 19, 1878, BEFORE CALL—10 A, M. Loulsiana consol 697% 100 shs Michigan C $5000 Loutst 1 G26 100 she Michigan Con perv 15000 do. 1uu00 N JC ist con a su00 do. ‘of spot cotton :— Last Evening. aay, o 400 jes yesterday. (tho followin qnitations hee bi of classification, ai quality not more than half 8 grade above or be: low the grade quoted) — nel, mS Orleans. | Terns, 200 Tou) Don A tie G iat. eke . x 2000 NW eon € ae smash ss He i do vee x E di vie The Fhe Good ordinary, Dee ss 8 HG Strict got vrdinary 8718 8 OG BX BIE Low middin 4 ‘ a store wis10 stsa6 Marler tow mal ditt) Mid 9 5-16 3. 10) 15. tiood “ordinary, 740. : stglet good ordinary, Ayers low middilng. Sige, iniddling. tiger For future de: Livery the sules were ag follows ;—Yeaterday after after 2 P. Medan wary, 700 bal tive. 100 wt OL: aera ie, February, 400 a 1.109 at 84h 700 at i Show nase a at 0 .53e., 300 at 9.60e.. 700 cy : Today up V.08e., 200 at Ye, ie a 100 at R086, , 100 at 8.160, 9 HS * L1Me., GO) at Iie. 120 , 1000 at #.15¢., 200 at 9. i6e,, 0 at ay at Wedve,” 30 at b.lie., Mw at H.Bbe, O00 at 100 at 9, 18e., 30 at 9.1 at , f 1,15¢,, 00E $0000 U 8 434 001. be 104g iW $1000 U 8 444 coup "91 10436. ves BUARD=10:30 A. M. $10000 U 8 5's 81 F.,b8 100% 00 ntral, co pial Nic madre “ Ce i row Ont fa wwe 6 via 10000 di 10 10000 Mor & ; Dae’ o.skde. § o 10000 Mor & ie n 86 Howe,’ Total, 0400 halen Crakd total, 12500 bales, GOU0 Alb & Su: . L0G The receipts at the ports were ax follows =U: waster lee aun Denver eG Ist tie Now Orlouus, 4.878; Mobila, 2.470; Suvannaly bales 0 5u00 Del & Hud r, "Pe isi BAO Wilma ton, S12 Norfolk, ay ‘New U0: do. UJ irae dolphin. a B00 Brio Tat, ns a Pek ee ‘a nies 0 Ha stdo a ‘Total since September 1, 1000 | ‘do. “iretghte sloped te follows :—T6 5000 North Mo comprosyed; by sail, Se. To 1000 ‘ ayy 1 4, by steam i000 N wte poly So dt it FLOUN AND Gia Flour, 25,153 bla, ; whent, Miss 2 145,002 baghele; corn ment ‘sa bbls, and 99 sacks: corn, 88,dU0 bushels; oats, 5, varley, 2.750 Gy, malt, 11,088 do. 3 1 lode: “Plone wee quiet, stern and South barley of 4000 Union xen range. Rye fh dou Un Pag 7s, Lg Gorn meal was aul! aud 1000 South Pee the range, Ryo—18,000. 1000 <, ack, Barley was quiet, 200 Cou Bie 25 for prime Can 200 ©, i ale 5000 StL & M1 cA ios F gt 1 Awww aE has: Bt Pa Sssseeass ie at Si Panis, City mibb St. Low Rt Low St Lou St. Louis, cl ee How. 525 Whi w straight hoice double extra. é Barioy irregular and’ Braver; won, January. Flaxseed searco and firm. Pork sandy, wit fair demand and firmer; $7 75, cash; $775 & $7 15 008 following were ut very quiet, Tin January; $7 874, February. Lard casier and ng, natal” Jaca segund on) calh sm es sitonger $553, eush or Junuary: $9 6); « 89 GD, February, 104 1 do, alk meats mer, Mit hot quotabl Lighe renee oe scpeatas lie: bia, aid naked: > | Wigs stendy and tri, $4. Wh ra stot ay ae $1 10 asked; do., February, $1 10s Recoipts 12.00 bbls ‘ainber, for Rotemins, 5: bid, Shan do. corn, 22,000. q January. 81 Otiky bid. $1 06% asked: do. | hurley, shipi Bobruaey. $1 G78 bids BL Unig nak vie, salge, including wheat, ra FAM bushels tor future dellvery, wory 150,000 D busbale at | do. Datog. # U9 for No. 2 amber, spot; $1 U8 for do xie., dani | | uel ae tor Nong 2 red, $1 (0 for do., January et “1 2) Febru Te, for rejected spring, tke. for Nos apr Kruded winter and $1 Utidy Corn wae quiet, cloning at the see Becowber, onc, ‘#53g0. bid, xe, and haere . ‘ork steady and une! Hrmer $9 99 4 $9 9744, January; 89 69, Vebruary. PRINT CLOTH MARKET. Fant River, Mass., Dec, 19, 1878, ‘The market for printing clothy has been’ tritle more ae- tise with, aulga of 40,UX plecus Séxts4 clothe at Sic. thirty nd 3 Stic. a Bye., cash, aud light sales of GUx8 Glotlts at 3%(c., cosh to tiriy days HAVANA MARKETS. Havana, Doe. 19, 1878, bi ee oe December cetoumer, at Toile aio bashels Ha ts soi 200K) bustioly at 4c, for § faded mixed und 47%e. ‘und on ‘the 1 at Be! white, S5e, ; se whi No. 3 whi Spa old, 200 a 200K. Exchange quiet and un- Sie. ashe Su. Nori mixed: te chutiyed. Peis quiet and titehatiged yh 7 No. Suiixed, nominal at 2044 GUNNy CLOTu was dull; last sale was made at 934e. for EUROPEAN MARKETS. 2 Vs. woight, COMMERCIAL, Hew Axp Jore.—Jutedutts were quiet. Hemp was tn- active and Miial ruied casy. | We auote:—Amorican Livegvoon, Dec, 19-5 P. 175; nhugle, droasod. 81d): undronsed, akeitoucThe salon of the day incfuded 3,000 vd ae Russia. leu, $200 0 $E10, ian) jean.) Futures steady. Uplands, low midding 270, gol hd 4c. 8 4 AGE » currel December Salivary, Si—d.;) uplands, er Surrensy, thus) Memlia Wome, igs middling ielause, January February dolivery, Sinai Be Side; “uplands,” low wolddll clause, February Mobasses.—Tho as oply fairly ue- | and March delivery, 5 3-16d.; bw middling tive. Foreign was u ba, consrifu- | clauye, Murch aud Aprit dotivery. ad. also Syd; up: wal and mixed, 1M, a Riuscavado | Inds,’ low middling’ clause, Apeil and May ane ining, 2c. a zee. 55-184.; uplands, low middling clause, Mi Cel he. a y, 5 11-82d., wlso 53d. ; upland crop, 23¢. shippad Noveiiber and December, sail, 55:82. Ae aval Srouxs,—The for spirits turpentine was aul. Raaiee ant bat yacbanged, iu was likewise dull, but un- Ve Nore Spirits tui ey Rosin—Good strained, dighiation Liverroot, Dec, 19—5:20 P. M. its of petroleum, 9d. per gallou. Spirits af turpen- 5, Ga, per ews, 3%f. for fine morchau' To Axtwerr alo American, Washington, Petroleum dias irom Wilinington, worg aa fllows nanos ate strained, $1.17; wood 8-20. Spirit 1 $ at 20% florins eng ts steady, 22 89, ‘Turpontiue steady ; pret wid ot Tab and Loox, Doe. 19: virgin Refined petroleum, 9d, a 94d. por xallon. ‘Gtts!—Cotton seed oil was quiet tnd cloyed at tho cull qs | Yrulenn td. x 2S. per gallun. "Fine ro Decatuber, dlc, vid, dc. waked 1s. als, dd. por ew. at Mare, ‘3c. unked ; Fevruary, 426. a bid, 426, asked: rer) ‘tbe: bid, ade, asked’ Heat nif your! 404 Fish vila were enerally quiet, “sporis o ruled steady, but whale was weal was firm and uctive. We quote :—Linseed oil—Amoricun, 6lc. w de.; Calcutta, die. 405¢e. Sperm—Crude, B5e.; bleached winter, $1 U2;" nat 7c. Crudo Northern whale, 42c.; do. Southorn, natural do., 460. ; Sugar, 2 t. for No, 12 Dutch standard, on the spot and ada, Ba tor dor ulowt: ‘The above quotation wv relative value through qualities corresponding to No. iz Duteh Standard, spot and uftoat, No Havana sugar is offering, und the grades on which these quotations ure ex- timated’ are noulipal, ae ge Liverroot 1, Pork—Primo mess, Eastern, dull at og ; prime Westorn, dull at 40s. u—Cumberland cut dull short rib dull at 25. 6d. ; long clear dull at 23s, 6d, clear dull at 25s, Hains—Long cut dull and 338, Shou! doap bong: cut dull at 18%, Gd, Beef—New Tudia ners. dull i 874 mess steady at 958.; new prime mess dull at Tis “ined Primo Woatern dull xi Ste Oc Tallow—Pri city dull at Js, 6d, Spirits, turpentine dull wt Rosin—Common dull at 4x. 9 Amsrican chuice dull at 45s. Lard ofl dull at 36a, Plour— d0c.; Bleached winter, Ste. bleached winter whale blouched winter clophai Ge. ; wintor bleached ash ‘8Ue. Crude fisbosound, BUC. % Eastern, ize, ParwoLxvu.—For refined tho markot ruled dull, but nom. inally unchanged. We quot a, Se, naphtha, Siac; refined for ordinary brands; refined, Baltimore, 83¢ askud, Clint Roudebush, reports sales United certificates (crnde Cy Extra State dull ez —Ni York, 30,000 bi ol ity, 7,000 bbl: 6d. Wheat—Spring No, 1, market at trite, 89 00) do, ut 7 at 97) ihe 2 Ando da, nt SUE, 0 ‘aa:,| hharo: No, Z dull ate: ow Western wlotet steady ‘at Ma i 4 . ; host, ; new Bouthern winter s| at Ne, Corm—New Soren ss loment, Bee's opemians Uatee et fa er etre || attaad ant oxi ‘3d.; old mixol anil ‘at as, sd, Cottonseed oils Fellow, American steady at 29s. itoni a— Common, at «full at Os, Turpentine —Spirite, at FINANCIAL, Lonvox, Dec. 19—4 P.M. Consols, 94 3-16 for money and 4 rat tor she ‘uecount. United States 432 por cont bonds, 106%; 1887's, 105, Erie, 1914; Tilincls Central, sie and State, 8c. a 12¢. tute and W enor, ise. 0 anvusback, 82 50 a3 per pai rf pair; blue wise, 7c Toe. Oy pair; mallard, 7. Puris advices quote five per cent rentes 112f. 85¢e. for the pair: wood duck, puir.' Philudeiphia | account. Prat Me 8130 por dexen, “Euylish ive, $290 ver |The bullion In the Bank of England haa increased dozen. Woodcock, Te 481 por pair. Stalifed plgcons, $2 | £514,000 during the past wee! Reed birds, 7: a dozon. Quail, $1 50 4 $2 per doz ‘Tho proportion of the Bank of Ragieet roses vesorvote ttabitity, porrdoen. Blickbirds, 2, 0 4c: per dosun, “Gui which last week was 3144 is now tow, 73e. per pair Ieubutts, be. per pair, The w oe bugiiantgone inio the Bauk of Emgland on 136, por Ib.; saddio of venison, 1¢ da. per | balance to-day Is £98,000, i5e. » $1 25 per pair, Partridges, $1 per Silver is quoted to-duy at 493¢d. eerie ants, Dec. 19, 1878, The specie it) in the Bank of France aus increased 4,800,000 fepneas uring the past ‘Recoi| ork 1,474 bbls. Heres, 107 bbls, and 1:85 kegs bacon,’ 190 tierces and. 3,065" bo: xes bbls, sind 3,840 casos; beet hams, js. dressed hogs, | Exchange on London, 25f, 3334e. for checks, i. Pork was qulet. Hales wore 200 DbIe old muna sold as — a 5 h, and 100 bl ™ bis ro the bid and RL. __FINANCIAL, ¢ hed, $7 10 ic ieiibinad -osionealitasiemed 7 10 bid, $7 20 usked; do. A. a N, sa acd, SF 8 A 26 Broad st., New Yor! BO bid, 88 we waked; © March, old. 7a bia. in dgate Letters of Grodit to traveller, 0. NEW, c Mi, tat 0 rat Raga; | Pavaule any at herearg nerone Are 36 Ibs. average, u and at the | draw bills of exchange and make t hic transfers of ‘money to Europe and Calffornia, “A T REASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Ineurance Policies and Mortgages: sume West 200 boxos long and short cloar at’ $13.80. Beef and beet bams were corel: but without change. Cat mouts wore active; sales were 1,100 Ibs. p ckled shoulders at Sc. a Big 1400) Los, pickle: belfe: Ue Ibs., at Shy ge bs. gods, leibe, ge. 51,00 bought: Insurance of all kinds effected with compa priv ‘ate term 1,000 Iba. nies at rompnypreratams: ° At Te. a 76 BRICH & 165 Broadway, box 1 pened hogs were une! oy for elty, heaey to light, ae? AMEX E ROTHINGH AM ‘ CO., BANKERS AND K BROKERS, No. 12 Wall at, buy and sell Stocks on the New York Stock Exchange and carry the same av long ux desired on a deposit of three per cent. Careful attention iven to orders for investment from $15 upward in PUTS and CALLS, whieh frequently pay from five to ten timex ‘ATORY } te Baha, SOU 0 do, for thie Continent, at ®) Woot indion at $50, aud uo cit 1, Wee and for future delivery, y jerces, Decembs fin 900 di he amount’ Invested, | EX CIRCULAR and January, at 5U0 do.. Februury, at $5'00 085 974, | H aud 730 dos March eee 072 the following were the bia et ets Sam ATI CURE BEE OME eet Rees Om O5L iid asked prices, wt tho second. eal December, Kb Nie bid, $5 90 uskes January, $5 4 bid, © 92 asl 3 A. t Febrnary, ® wv bid, Moa ‘era pee. 05 bid, dealing in Stocks is by combining many orders into 10. woke go 10 17g, take | fargo capital and so-sperating them au a whale Tuforma Butter—Ki packages, firm | tion free. LAWRED & CU., Brokers, 57 Exehange place, and fairt; ct ice grades, wor New York. di meigeed, We aus: Py, 126. w 22 jue. T0 LIFE POLICY LOANS—IF ACCOMMODATION Sthe ciWetacs tecture: doce aa Siete as been refused by company and polley is not in wife's 11,532 boxes. The market was firm for choice stock, but roadwi grudey below prime were negiueted:” We quote: State fuc- ‘YEARLY, tory, fancy, Se do,s Womturn, do.. poor to faugy. dere | Ay” He Bead hee: siubined, dose, we, Eis itocolpes im | ec skimmeed, de See Se. Reae-Hopeinse, re hula. Amprica that lvoe Hide sallanit wocbuake Ree ic ret Sez and neat 2g ae i plate and Penneylvania, 6c @ Intorgation trot opp ee Proprio ie. Wostern. fresh 2c, 4 24e.; Uanada, frval, 2c. abe. 5 limed, Stn ‘wie. ; Western, Le. « Vine peed demand (be: soarkes ruled Gres fair, to wood, O%ye, w Gac.; pri dhaiee, Douist rige. I 5; 7 Dice, Gage. We. Louisiana, Sige, a vige. Kungoon, Zye. a shoes e ym ledax: “ ON FURNITURE, PIANOS, OAR. Sy Etkine.—Recelpte, 05 ticrcos, Tho market was quiet ringos: Sufes, ke. 103 Wout 33d at, waat of eth av. tor city and 6xc. tor Western; 75 orn ‘oft about steady, Sales vo 10 hhds. muscovade and rauctied outta a Tae. w Scranto 1/000 bugs Contral Americus at “—__ ALBERT Il. een prion a x. vado at 6c. Rotined was steadier and fairl, We | NEED ABOUT $4,000 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO quote :—Fair refining, 6} emery m~ carry out © contract whieh I have in ror _ ‘pononie manu. trifugal, bhds. aud boxes” to. 13, ty e278 a do., |i lasttcing wectewen tte me that wolasses, hhds. and boxe: 8, ‘4 leo, re- amount for one ont om parfat. weeurty, “twill a give « ‘an in- Ghee. o., good to prime, contract by which he can make money; no aandard Macs oll A, Cae none who has not the money in powdered, Yy¢.; yrunulat ull investigation accorded and best uf references ‘out lout, — a 0 ite otra Or: oo ERITY, Ui Uptown office. w extra O's, Bie. other grades, as a net Biec, 8 Orgs. MoxEx iT; PRIVA’ al hhds., 82 tierces, 957 bbls, and 14 party! give fuil particulars, te. UNO, Herald aflee, “ALLOW. casks, Tho market was steady, with fulr demand. Sales were 40,000 Lbs. at 6 _ Ge, and YU) bbls. on private terms, Witskky.—Roceipts, 1209 bbls, The market was firm and held at 81.10 and $1 U0 bid. Fauunts—Tho market in general was dull, with ratos Pare aed Engagements —To Liverpool, per steam, 7, boxes cheese, some loty canned goods aid, mensureniont ‘ONEY.—DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, SIL verware bought and sold back at a small advance, GEORGE ©. ALLEN, 1,190 Broadway, nesr 20th st. ARTIES INCLINED TO “ASSIST POOR FAMILIES Foach and settle on Wostorn lands, while securtu, iibera! peturns for thelr investments, please address KAN M there heat packages geet we s SAS, Herald office. nd suil some lots cotton, quote om ee ae doucaait 200 bbls, Gour, per vessels Idid on recently, at ATTERS ALL'S 7.235 BROAD. por 480 tbs. Glasgow, steam, a ‘SUs. EXCHANGE, my, Orders received to buy or sell Stocks on cece mare; Hiabitity limited to per cent. MeDOU! Vv ANTED—812,000 ON LONG rey, PROPERTY worth $90,6 feb? cont for five years. Address LEX, Herald olfice, ___ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. ine SLO i 2s., and grain quoted Ss. dor ie "uciualng bacon, | ve residuum, $8. bbls. refined petisicam, dy, a. to Rotterdam, 4,800 bbls, di tons), from Viiladelplia to DOMESTIC MARKETS, Gatyaston, Dee, 19, 1878, & nt partnership in.an casy business | yearly profits, Address COMA, Herald Upto A, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LIQUOR STORE FOR salo cheap, with or without Stock; low rent, 9% , hear Grand, Sues, New Ontnans, Dec. 19, 1878; A RELIABLE PARTY, WITH $10,000, CAN ORTAIN Cotton firm; offerings scant; middling, Hye. 3 ow mid~ | dbs half iutorast in a lucrative business and have his cay- ding, 890. 8973 bales; secured 000, dress AMITH bow 14 Horald ofiea, 2 tt SM Ade N ESTABLISHED STAPLE AND UNLIMITED MAN. Frag Be buainoas wauts special capital, $00 Soyo, Ade PORTLAND, box 177 Herald HALY INTEREST IN AN ESTABLISHED STA. Aitonery, pratis soto 0 woalklys terms reasonable and a T France, 3 100; to ho Continent, 6,780; coustwise, 1,773, Be 000, Stock, 271, vere Monts, or 19, 1878, Pi meen frm middling, 8iye. » 8c; 1 ordinary, cvantwive, 3100, "Ba pers niet Cotton aE, TIN, CROGRERT AND HOUSE FURNISH- ing Busi tablished 20 years. doing s good Jobbl i Business, Gutablished 20 y ie yo LLOED's, 4 Warren at. GENTUBNEN of ABILITY, SOME MEAN AND uestionable references can sec aarneyys agg Sues math veithout rloke 3 sehen NG COMPANY. 70 Nason. ARDWARE | MANUFACTURING USINESS, ‘OLD established, having most complote works and bly known to = trade. eiaal ponies av Brow! partn ee 100; proprietor fh Mey works, _ Apply GRIGGS & CxneTON qsGotton femor: middling, ee {ood ordinary, 4¥4c. Blac. | Not re 0 the Continent, 90, Bal 2,00), Siock, 44,000, mao, Deo. 19, 1878 aachanged; sales 800 bile Wheat iu <f Bulut spring, 1 10; No 2 Siitwaukhe ‘sprig ait 06; oxtre waite Michigan, $1 00 2 tod Wabash white Hate, Use wa OS; red Btuso, te, a Weer Gorn unt soon ni ‘ — wnged; No, 2 Toledo, ‘sie. Oats searee;, mixed State, ARTNHR i Witit §300 FOR MANUFACTURING BUSE Set white do. Wwe. Barley stead, U bushels hance to the right arty; lo patents, bo Ko. 1h Canada, 08 poms rhe rake CMTETENT. vox 180 Herald Uptown office. bei 0. 2 bright, Pons quic Seen ooh NTED-IN LIGHT MANUFACTURING woe busin 0 Montgomery #t., room i, Jersey City. Ratiroad freights—| tT TANTED—PARTNER, witt “#100, AS TREASURER “Albay. aaa company, 10 travel. Call 66 Broadway, Saas, &, ¥., Doc, 19, 1878 Flour in immediate demand, prices unehisi sales of 4) bbls, Whuat quot mith jes of UU bushel 2 Dalw al fice rERHEDS with from $40, and reathling busine: wal ee hed, in the sre o chchanged by addressing Ponce ee alitestet jegiected. Barley in light inquiry; cars Ugerreged State D—A PARTNER, WITH sgetead.ine FOR A “ on private stondy fair trade manufacturing business, $, Sores xtoud fhe same. demand; no ei, at fa amcuatt, “oem All particuiure with Mr. SOW. ‘Woot ’ wuebanged, Rall Now York. itece: rANTED—A PARTNER, Wine wae SOME caFr ici tN the agricnitural th ony sectrody eatlafag: dross ¥ PARMER, West Br Brighton, Staten PARTNER Wi WITH 2,000, A ‘A WELL inns (retail), from New ith (ge York. nity to increase. y bbls 5, winent,, 18 5 UU do; pricy: 3 rallronds—W hent, 19,000 do. ; barley, 5} WASTED Watntishe York, sellin ahs Asérese KF. HOWE BUSINESS TROUBLES. way, room Meyer & Geiger, exporters of hardware to Mexico and Cuba, have suspended payment, and Deputy Sheriff Patten has seized the stock on judgments and attachments amounting to $23,026 18. The liabilities are estimated at $50,000, ont assigument of Charles Bellows & Co., whole- juor dealers, to Charles G. Cornell, was ming with three ee, for $716 ‘o ne oe high talned ne is ‘i f., BG B¥e. Oats dull and pomsiant Recoipts—Wheat, {ao nll corn, 16,00 do, Bhipments—Wheat, 22\0u0 bi THOTT, Dec. 19, 1878, sales Prt bbls. white ab $4 75, M 0. 5 He 1 white vioay etabitabed de, B7iqe Gata quiet 2 wirlto, 246. 4 Eloverseed—-Pri 1 whitte, 27e! w 275,6,; No. Sge.; No. 2 mined, 240, Cincinnati, Deo, 19, 1878. Float steady and unchanged. Wheat sears and, fhe eres white, dete, je. waa — at Sic. wile, Oats in oman ar, — broker, mad ent “ee tool brite * ret mar er. Mi ri itt tN eae anoote are valued at § n OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, ‘ mus {Nore. Letters intended for this co! m must be accompanied by the writer's full name and address to insure attention, Complainants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing, Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep. Human.) HINTS TO RECEIVER BANGS, To rae Eprror or THE HEeRaLD:— If Mr. Bangs would neme the little property which he says he cannot sell with advantage, and which keepa him from settling up the affuirs of the bank, one of the cheated depositors might be able to find a cus- tomer for the same, or at least satisfy himself that it is not Mr. Banks’ fault that it is not sold. cK + GAS COMPANIES AND THE STREETS. To tur Epitor or THe Herap:— A heavy expense is thrown on the city by the gaa companies in tearing up the streets and not putting the pavement in repair again, Third avenue, from Fitty-ninth et north, which was in perfect order, has been ruined by one of the gas companics lately. Is there no one to look after this most important of our city expenses? ‘AXPAY, , A DANGEROUS BRIDGE, To rue Eprror or THe HeRaLp:— Tain a milkman, and have occasion to pass and re pass the Farmers’ Bridge, crossing the Harlem River between Fordham and Kingsbridge, twice a day, with a horse and wagon, The side walls on both sides of the bridge are crumbling to pieces; nay, the wall on the Fordham side has already fallen. There is a larga hole reaching from the foundation to the top, It has also bulged out and is ready to fat! altogether, The wallon the Kingsbridge side is also in nearly as bad a condition, the abutment hanging over’ the precipice. The tide of the Harlem River in Seis place is dammed by tho road with a wall on euch side, extending trom the Port Morris and Spuyte Duyvil Railroad to the Kingsbridge Hotel, conse- quently leaving only two holes about twenty-five feet each, which is called the Farmers’ Bridge, for the whole river to run through. This creates a very great pressure on the walls and forces the water, 3 run through with great rapidity. Cannot Heracp induce the authorities to put it in oper condition ? SO REAL ESTATE, The following sales were made on the Real Estate Exchange December 19: sal fraind building, with lot 20.11x8), N nu. w, corner of 119th st.; also fran “oedd ete iat 249 East 1th t By Robert Ludlow Fowler, tie thre story brick ‘teeing with lot 20x98.9, 0. 219 Wer a.m, I w. of 7th av., to fix Donnelly. Alvo—Edward % reforee—Foreciomure sale three lots, eaeh Peeatt ‘on the w. s. of Washin, ton av. 200 Tt. s, of Sth st, 23d ward), to Fredoriel rote Re fy a We. MULLER’ & Ox, John M. Bowers, referoo—Foreclosure sal of the tour story brown stone front house, with lot 25x- Wost S4th st. n. s., 800 ft. w. of ‘ath similar house, with lot iX7x909, No, 361 h ston. x, 191. Also, similar sulo—E.’ H1, Pomeroy, ‘refereo—or the three story brick dwelling, with lot 18.9x100.10, , No. 431 Eust Tapeh a Th, s., 200 ft. w. of av. A, to" A. D. Weekes... is William V. Leary, refereo—Foreclosure 41 four story brick’ tenement house, with Jot 25x07.8, 0.51 Kast 7th at.,n,#, 100 ft, ¢. of 2d av., to plaintith + 15,400 two four story’ brick buildings, wit! 25x103.3, Nos. 184 and 136 East 13th ft. w. of Sd av., to plaintiif.... . 4 Also, similar sile—F, A. Burnham, refereo—of the five story brick factory, with plot of lund 98,8x ¢ 79 to 485 1st av., northwest corner of to Salomon Loob, Also, similar sul ph iL. “Connaughton, ret. eree—of a plot of land S0x95x13x34xt6 3, West Goth st., 200 ft, w. of Sth av., to plainsift., * Total. OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. ‘The following is a statement showing the real estate transactions recorded in the Register’s Office Decem- ber 19, 1878:— ter st. M. Me, ..D. Donnelly (referee) Soden 114th st., 8. ¥., 218 tt. w, of ay, Dakin (referee) C Re Gera WwW. Dana, a, HLL. w. of Lexington av., 17x100.5 Miles B “Andrus (referee) to August L. Nosser... re seen, 9 Of Jot avi, stuxlUU.115 J. Now York Life Insurance Di Hutchinson, Grand st., s, #., 50.6 ft. w. of Lawrence st., 34.6x90.6: D. A. Casserly (referee), to Win. H. is oot ft. sof 47th st., 25.3x00, J, Fet- ), to Froderick Bacterteld, Gad st, nos 143 0. Of Ath ave, OT USIG: Olin (referee), to Anderso.a Fowler, Perry st, 4. 5.01.75) Richard ny ft. «. of Bloceker H. "Henry (referee) to Janet ba sient No. 438 (3 ‘Katharine Baumbach to Henriette Pg payer Nos. Mayor, bein and Rica ved to Isaac C. Orton... oe 2 Dowall, Francis and wits, to dys Seat ce Insur. wi . ‘an mpany. No. 2) Wost Siet ut ; 19 months, $8,000 therine B., to William E. D, Stokes, No. ws way; Syeate,..-- Nonwe ‘August L. and wife, fthe: jew York Lite Insurance Company, n. s. of 85th at.,w. of Lexing- ton av.; 1 year... se Raab, Friederich W. and KRCORDED ASNIGNMKNTS OF MORTGAGES, Burchell, Jonetie, to James G. Burchell. ; James (., to Diedrich A. Heldgerd. itizens™ im Bank to Ra a Kramer. Conderse, Ella, to Thomas I — Lawrence, Madison (trustee, €¢.), to “Aun te Allea MASSACHUSETTS 13 BULL-DOZING. {From the Boston Herald.) During the State campaign the distinguished candi. date in favor of buld-headed reform assured hig hearers again and again that if any attempt to “‘bull- dogo” them was made he wanted to know it, and he would make it so hot for the scoundrels who at- tempted it that they would be generally miserable and sorry they had been born. As no specific charges have been made since the election, and the champion has not been called upon to make good his threat, we take it for granted that there was no “bull-dozing’”’ done in Massachusetts, General Butler, however, hag and politicians into believing that Massachusetts cap- italists “bull-dozed" the poor voters and forced them to vote against Butler. Of course ben is no init. No doubt brains, enterprise and yn] their influence, as they do everywhere, and & ndetance of these forces was ler, But we have not heard of s le coercion of a voter on either side and have no son to believe that one man in the whole State his liberty interfered with in» manner which lew could reach. If there was any undue infit used by anybody it was more likely to be found in favor of Butler, who has notoriously ‘“bull-dozed”’ r ie men Boer | ces within his control ever since he in public life. Indeed, he has made no secret of this, but has the oils” system ageinst the esseulte of the ‘vit ice reformers with unbl effrontery. If the property owners of South ina had not offended against the political nee a citizens any worse than the pi sechusetts did in the late election nol lain, ee and Kearney wore gg Wo vtese Kvurty soba and expression. Their (Abbott) and were such offences, They hissed and y and wi to their hearts’ content, and pay Ny Os and stole ad om with impunity, as at Lawrence, gestion Gay, a of them had by capitalists, all were the right. There is not the least eral Butler's goueral charge, 1¢