New-York tribune., 1867-03-13
London, 60 days lOstoios.; do. sight, 1Osl0lOsl

London, 90 days, lOSs0loSi; do. sight, 1o9i0lo9l ;
Paris, long, 51s3@517it do short, 5.1Gl@5l5j Ant
werp, 521t05.2O; Swiss, 59l .'05.9o; Hamburg G6t0
36s Amsterdam 1a; frankfort. Al041t; Bremen,
70; Berlin, 72 tA
Real estate Of fancy kinds Is reported as quito
unsalable except at material reductions on recent
asking prices Moderate priced houses are wantod,
and in Brooklyn real estate there is more doing than
for some time. Office rents moro reasonable and
promise by May day to be lower.
In Freights the offerings since our last have been
liberal but the supply of vessels of medium capacity
has not been equal to tho demand, and the rates
generally have been firm The business in Grain has
been moderate In charters, fair amount of bust
ness passing atulr rates. The engagements to Liver
pool arc 675 bales Cotton at 11-S2@7led., and per
steamer 600 bales Cotton at 3D. and 900 bush. Corn
at I'd. To London 1893 thrce-Quarter boxes Tobacco
at 3d. 25 tos Lard at $685. 1000 bbls. Rosn at 2s Cd.
1000 pkgs. Oil Cake at 17s Cd. and LOCO bbis Pc
troleum on private terms. To Bristol 100 tuns Pro-
visions at 22s. Cd. To Bremen, 500 bbls. Rosin at
2si6d., and 200 bales Cotton at ID. Two Norwegian
barks with Petroleun-one TO Antwerp at 6s. 3d. and
one to Cork for orders at 6s. re
The Michigan Central Road earned The first week
in March: a-...-r- .,a .r
1867 1893 1885, 994 Increase. -s172es
The Chicago and Rock Island Road earned the first
week in March: .'srt -ltge
1867 ssizis 1885. .se5,cs1 Decrease soes
The shipments of Pittston coal by the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad for the week ending March, o. 1867, are
reported assfoows
week l74os tuns
Previously, 1861. .Se,0s4 tuns
Total 1887 tuns
To same date 1865. tuns
Inorease l22s tuns
Printing cloths, Tho Providence Journal says. are
very,dul.. The following are the sales 5000 pieces
64x IL cents early in tho week. 1000 do. 64K64 1Ot
cents 5000 do. 64x64 10l cents; 5000 do 64x64 1Os
cents 5000 do 6ix64 10I cents; 1000 do. 6x64, 1Ot
cents; 5000 do 6ix6f 10 cents 5000 do. 64x64, lot
cents, heavy. Total, 5000 pieces.
The following petition has been presented to the
Legislature of the State of New-York:
The undersigned. real estate brokers OF the Cities OF
New and Brooklyn, would respectfully represent to
your honorable body that title XIX Article l. sec l. OF
Second Revised Statutes, fifth edition, page 9 reads as
mo person SHALL directly indirectly take receive
procuring the loan or forbcarance OF sOo FOR year.
and In that proportion for greater or less sum nor
security given for such loan forbearance
for any counter bond BILL note, other security con-
That tho above rate OF compensation Is entirely made
quae in almost every instance for negotiating loans on
lent In tho state for at least years.
That ranges by and agreement from II
up 2p cent. according the nature the loan
and connected Herewith u less rate than
y cent not probably being paid In out OF 1901,
Th these circumstances greatly that IL lOs
sblo 10 fix any by law which will be Just TO all par
ties And they would therefore request either tho repeal
Title XIX Article tho passage OF the bill now Do
fore the legislature, amending the beOrennmed section
by fixing the rate at cont where no special contract
Is made
In support of this petition the following document
has been signed by the leading lawyers of this vi
cinity, whose opinion is entitled to geatconsdera-
ton:
We undersigned Counselors OF the Supreme Court.
are acquainted with the law OF the State Of New York
limiting one half Of per cent the commissions Of
brokers loans.
This Ia opposed the usual and reasonable custom OF
charging per cent the amount OF city loans In ori
nary cases higher commission ranging 10 or u
leasehOld fRrfus, and other proper
ties Of moro difficult negotiation.
The operation OF this law consider harsh and unjust
10 the brokers. who large, useful aud necessary
class Of citizens.
We kaye known heard OF any collision, or at
tempt at cOlusOn between lender OF money and
order take advantage OF borrower such as
IL Is stated to the object OF the law to prevent.
cNpcreuce convinced that the law opposed
10 public policy and should be- repealed
No one competent judge of the value OF nego-
tion parties, and Legislation upon the subject OPP
crates harsly upon those necessary In community 40
large as ours where nothing IL agreed on by OF com
usually the the customary rate s so