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Protected buildings.

Plan $3.50 It, g. $50 n W Of av G. story brick
ments, 4.sx26. Owner, John Donohue.
story first dwelling. MASSd owner, st. Adams
Plan bs7-caunon st. IS (. Of Delaney st. one story
brick and Ohio church, ssx25. Owner, Rev Nc.
seoona CLASS awsns., Ssss6 owner Richard Kane
Plan b3953d st. xV It " of 9th one story frame
'sfqas @ % ss. dsfS ~ n & sy two story brick
factory sSxhO. Owner, X " Woodwork.
stone sr. ad eS .e Ss5o own.r no
Plan B24sth ST. 936 II Of 10Th ay two story brown
front first class enements lssxb6 Owner David
Plan slssh A sOs IT " Of % av, four thrse story
and ron story 0'at
story brick Oslo stone dwellings, Owners, aud
Plan 5<s-isad It, none Of 9Th sy, four story brown
stone dwellings, 1889. Owner, q N smith.
64 gsh st, No ga story brick store and
''qFsssp Fs & AZ % oss story brick
a5x50 Owner, John kirschcT.
Plan s % 4 4: ,ssSn sSer four story brick
Plan 5sosih sv s. 25 It's Of ist6 st. story brok
San % SSS a st. one story brick
tenement. s7r1Q Owner Daniel Mahoney
.psa psn $3.50 s st. @ 2. s A. aso story 0r'k
Pan S%sss ists st. No rssr ons three story brick
open soe ss 9 ownsI I @s1s @a s;,v
brick stable, SSs is1ss 'o owners rs' Gramn. -
Pan 5s 5Sss ..ss. st. - e e. q ss S soa half
frame nd Belvsdsrs amusement sOrio; spring
Tsn s57 l2o. s s. 400 Of I'd nv, one two story brick
first class dwelling, 2Gz40; owner James Dale
brick stores and ensnens 5SriG owners Duke Moore
Plan 40,h st, $50 g OF lo.h sy foar story brick
msns Jasxsss, owner sstatS1I o'eeiiy
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OLD WORLD ITEMS.

On the mountains above Bergamo North Italy, the
mercury fell two degrees below zero Oh the ooth OF
April
The Raiah OF Kolapore, In Bombay, he's imposed
an education tax on his people to promote popular
education.
The committee appointed TO inquire into the cattle
plague in India have dec.aed that III Assam u Is
Identical with the rinierpe't.
The rice market in Bengal and Bnrmah is looking
up owing to the rice from Siam having been al
taken up for China ana Japan.
The crops IN the central provinces OF india have
improved during fine weather especially the 1urree,
or second cotton CROP Tho health OF the people was
good.
The receipts OF the East India Railway for the
week ending The 27th or February show an increase
OF E5 65s as compared with tile corresponding week
OF last year.
lish goods among the natives at BhamO, India, have
already proved successful to some extent, as the
Shans have commenced ~ purchase piece GOODS
The timber trade in Moulmain, India, has been In
great mea ure stopped owing to the rivers having
become shallow 70 fioat the logs. large num-
Der Of the logs collected have also been desroyed
by fire.
The consumption Of horse meat has greatly in
creased at Liege during the last year among the
work n9 classes, as 1t sells at little more tlan one
half the price of ordinary food fy or sixty centimes
the ki0E
A Marseiiles company. sanctioned and probably
backed by the French governments, has purchased q
Perrin. II extends six miles back OF the coast, and
Is TO be MADE the seat Of great commercial esrao.
ilshmenr.
The Central Committee Of the Land and Labor
League, which l7t.y met at London, has determined
to petition government for the occupancy and cult
walton OF uoccuped lands the latter to be paid f0l
by the profits OF the farming.
The employment of large parties OF European sol
the railways in the halls Of India Is bcinp
urged upon the government as the health OF those
employed there, duru the last seven years. has beer
batter tn that II even the troops IN England, The
deaths from diease have oaly averaged a.3U pei
thousand.
Opaar etone ara auono the sna a,fajttaa of parfa
There Is one over the door Of barber in the Fu
bourg ST. Denis representing an ef1igy OF Absalom
hang ng by his hair with an inscription which may
be thus done into EDglsl:-
Srangeri behold the mishap
or Absalom, hung like q fig.
He'd have far lnckier chap
II he only had worn wigl
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Tx wlLsss-pusHr LIaeL SUIT

fhe following Is the decision In full rendered by
Justice shandley in the proceedings In libel by saun
ders D. Bruce and Hamilton W. Busby, editors Of the
Tut1, Field ana Farm, against George Wakes, Of
the SPIRIT OF the Tines
In the case In which Hamilton W. Busby Is tha
complainant the variance between tae mater COM
piained OF and the complaint Itself l., beyond
all question, fatal, and the English authorities
and the decisions OF our own courts ali
unite in declaring, for prudential and sound
legal reasons, that In libel as in forgery, the
slightest Variance fatal, and literal exactness h
therefore necessary. With regard to the complaint
preferred by saunders ID. Bruce against Mr.. Wilkes
Tor an alleged n0ei in charging him (Bruce) with
PERJURY IN cerian afIldavIt made before the Court
O 0enelal Sessions bY Bruce, In which the latter
sought 10 postpone the trial en- an indictment Tor
HDe. preferred sgainst lu by Mr.. Wilkes there ap-
pea.s " be usn ativn established, ana the facts IN
these cases and tue law appli able to hem as well
- me INTERESTS ~ justice. demand the dismissal OF
these complaiLts.
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Barslaries and Larcenies.


Assistant District Attorney Tweed conducted the
calendar yesterday, and disposed of large number
OF cases.
Charles Noon, who stole silver watch on the 18th
OF April from John Rice, pleaded guilty to petty
larceny, ana was sent to the Penitentlary for six
months.
John Dewell was tried and convicted OF stealing
$3.50 from George Unterhozen on the 9th inst, at
the corner OF Third avenue ana l2lst street. The
case was very clear and the Recorder sentenced hm
to the State Prison for i've years.
Martha West against whom were TWO other
on rae 2etfi OF March q six dress valued at ify
dollars from Mrs. Townsend, No. 2S Varick street,
by whom she was employed as O servant. she was
sent 10 the state Prison tor four years
owen Mccarthy and Cornelius Sullivan pleaded
guilty TO an attempt at burglary IN the third Degree
they having on the 18Th OF tnls month broke into
the store of Michael Ryan. Mccarthy was sent TO
The state Prison for two years and six months. SUI
Ivan ia little noyl whose previous character was
shown to be good, and who was the dupe OF the
other prisoner, was discharged.
James o'Rourks and Patrick Corners pleaded
guilty to burglary in the third degree. On the lst
inst they barglgriously entered the premises OF Jo
sepn wilson lO4 Oliver street. and stole thrty,hv
dOllars' worth OF cigars. The evidence against hem
was Gear, and eacn OF them was sent TO the State
Prison Tor four years.
the 14h OF March, sixty six dollars from Malcolm NJ.
Teale 1886 Broadway. The complainant asked the
Court to be ienient, and, In consequence OF his
youth, he sentenced TO one years Imprisonment
In the state Prison.
Joseph German was placed on trial charged with
assauitng aud robblng Joseph +. ROBINSON on the
night OF the 7th lnst OF Fifteen dollars ana watch.
The complainant positively identified the accused on
the night OF The occurrence put yesterday when
Placed upon the stand he failed to Identify him. The
prisoner was found not guilty, but before he was
discharged the Recorder cautioned him TO be careful
IN the future for II he ever appeared La that court
he would be severely dealt wilh
The following Is tue ca endar Tor to-day:-The Peo-
PIE vs.. James Marion, Thomas Marion, John Marion,
Frank Nelison, Thomas Porter, John Thompson
Charles Thunder, Charles Robert, James Trlpp,
Elijah Dickerson and Clark Allen, burg ary;
Bridget Harff William Overt0n, Patrick DAILY, feo-
nous assault aud battery same VS.. Ed. Revel VIII
ham Messck. false pretences; same VS.. John MeDer-
mort William Dwyer, Edward ConnOr, Mary A.
Davis, Charles De Mott Thomas Hadden, Ferd nand
Esau. Jalnes Daiy George Mcintyre, George wilson,
James w. Morgan, Fanny Deylne, grand larceny;
same VS.. Edward Curtis, larceny from the person:
same VS.. John Logan. assault and battery; same vs.
John Ferre petit larceny.
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STREET nuOrArIasl
Ey.7C.u,st r;ye osCrc,n .. M.
CoMMEacrAL REPORT.
THuasDAs, May 2s-sr. NJ.

THuRsDA4, May 2e-sf M
CoTTEr.--Ro quiet, but steady, at our quotations
below lot of about 800 bags sold private terms.
st. Domingo was demand 1888 bags sold
export Bavre at 9c god In bond Other kinds
quiet but steady. We s:--Ro-o ordinary cnrgocs, l5c.
lb1zc fair do, lslc. 1910; good do, 1876. l7lEc;
prime do, 17%c. l6c.; extremes for lots 15c l9c.
Java s0c 22c sngspore lee isc Ceylon, 1ac 1ss.
aracaibo, lsc; la, Lasuayra Ie1lc Is,se JaDsca
lsc. 161lc; Coeta Eics 16c c0c Manila, lec Hc.
Mexican, i5c sc. saysnia, lbc Lee. all gold, duty
paid.
good for export and fair for spinning and speculation but as
the oerinss free prices heavy thogh lower
The aes SIS bales including S9 for export S24 for
spinning and BIZ for speculation For future delivery the
low ddliDg for July A. 2ac 27c 100 do Tor October st
is916o. and l0U DO. for May at 26c. We qIots:--
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CuuaT calsa1sas-TSs plf.

SUPREME COURT CIRCUIT. Part 2--Before Judge
Brady.-Case on. The short causes will be heard III
Part l, before Judge Barnard. Nos. 3148 1885, 1860,
66O6, 552s, 567o, e064 627s 651S $780, 1882, 67g6,
07ss, 6s02 ee24 648 s2oe $780, 65l2 G7S4 8SS0 $685.
1000, 1882, 1852.
SUPREME CoURr-SPEctAL TERM.-Before Judge
lngrahan.-Nos III. 170, 1T5, 2l0, 22 49, 40, 233,
ae As, 24sk, 253 255, 250, 25S, a. so, 81, 130.
SUPREME CoURT--CHASBgas.-Before Judge Car
dOZo.--N0. 2z7.
SUPERIOR CouRr.-Short causes--Before Judge
Sones.--Nos. 1852, 1874 2S97, sll5 235s 2plr POO
2Sps, 2i54, 17I4 22ll ' ~ S~~'
MARIsE CouRr.-General Term calendar.
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REAL ESTATE MATTERS
The following are particulars Of yesterdays au

The following are particulars OF yesterdays auc-
ton sales:-
NEW PRopERTY-BY MULLER, WILKINS AND 90.
No Duane five story basement and sub cellar brick
house and lot situated on the OF Duane st, lot
iraesuiar 80; I ,
Grand St. between Bowery and Elizabeth s lot 0o
Sd three story brick house, corner OF 9Th IT. lot
55h st-l lot OF 18th st. LOO II Of 4h 26xl22 $500
EY ROBERTB AND NOUNS.
Lease of n corner Of 9th and 26th l25
No lo South iith IT. Al xSS $3.50
Io corner south and "a sts 23xS2. $500
Three brick houges in Penn st lots 1OUx22 90O
Msrk.t coruar lee av and Wilson st. 500
For lots on ent az about 81 l0xl03 cach &c
One 10. adjoining 1,S5(
Two lots Penn ST. and two lots Rutledse st. below
wythe av and Kent av, EACH. 6S
'q Putnam am ay. esch. l5oJ
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY NAY r. l87o-TRRLE SHEET:
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET, I

WALL STRERT. I
THURSDAY. May sJ-5P. M.
The Wall street markets duh, but 10 general
firm The feature Of most interest to the nlercan-
the community was o
FuRrHER ADVANCE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE,
the leading bankers asking, alter two O'Clock, an
eighth per cent higher rates than those previously
prevailing The street IL almost bare Of commercial
bills. and hence drawers are indisposed to
sell below tine specie shipping point The
market was fairly active and closed as follows
Sterling, sixty days, commercial, ,l00k 1927; |;
good 70 prime bankers, lo9x 109X; snort sight,
I09S ll0s; Paris. sixty days, 6.lsx G141S; short
sight, 613H q &llX; Antwerp, 6.Is1 6.145S !;
Switzerland, 5.ls1< 6.lih; Hamburg 35s< aeH;
Amsterdam, 40z a AK; Frankfort, AK q Al; Bre-
men, 7s94 . 7SH; Prussian thalers, II 7l&.
MONEY EASY AND STEADY.
The money market was sleady ar three 70 nve per
cent. The banks continue aDundantly supplied with
national currency, ana are iIee lenders. The rate
on call remains steady, however, in consequence OF
the advance in prices ut the Stock Exchange. On
stocks the figure ranges from four TO i've. and on
governments nom three to four. Commercial paper
Ii without essential change from the rates last
quoted.
TIE GOLD MARKET STRONG.
The gold market was strong and moderately
active. In the forenoon the price yielded to ll4h,
seemingly under the higher rates for carrying gold,
but wlth the hrmness in exchange, advanced to
lll% especially as 1t was reported simultaneously
that Funding bill question is likely 10 receive the
go-Dy at the hands OF the Congressional committee
until the Tax bill ana other measures are first dis
posed OF. The course OF the market is shown in the
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SOUTHERN SECURITfES MORE ACTIVE
There was mere activity IN the Southern list ana
the transactions In the Tennessees, North Caronas
South Carolinas, Alabamas ana Missouris were quite
numerous. The nnancal agent Of the State OF
South Carolina received proposals to-day for the
sale to the State OF 100000 bonds for tie Sinking
Fund. The amount submitted was $704,0 900. 1he
accepted lots were $4,000 new bonds OF the July
issue at 80 s2k ana $4,000 OF the October bonds
vt slk. The feature Of the day was the
Tennessees, which rose to 0l for the old
and S7K for the new. The following were tho
nnsl street prlcos:-Tennessec, ex coupon, 81 Q
6l%; do. new, 81 a67X; do. f,e per cent, 40 a A.;
Virginia, ex coupon, 90 cox; do, new, 0S1s 90;
do, registered stock, SAX IS; do do, 1858, o.
90; do. do 1857, 81 o.; Georgia SKIES 81 90; do
sevens, e5x 90; DO do, interest payable in Georgia.
sl o.; North Carolina, cx coupon ASK ASK; do,
new, 25N 261S; Missouri sixes "a 941<; do. Han
nlbal and st. Joseph, % o "a; Louisiana skies, 70H
u; do. seven per cent IS 70; do eight per cent
IS sS; do levee skies, 75jx 76k; do. do elghfs,
o2t< p3; Alabama eiehts, 101 o 102; do. fyes, "a
o IS; DO. Rixes, sterling, 90 Sc; South Carolina
SKIES, 90 Q "a; do. new, sax 82H; do registered
stock, s5 o co. City Memphis sixes 50 SO; do. At
lanta eignts, s3 50; do Savannah sevens, SO VI;
do. New Orleans consols, 70 "; 40. do railroad
issues, - a 70; Mobile and Ohio sterling rs a so:
do eighs, u IA Mississippi Central Railroad first
mortgage, 75 q rs; do. second mortgage, o2 a.e5;
Memphis and Charleston first mortgage, s5 a Sc; do.
second do, rs 50; d0 stock, 43 45 Greenyille and
Columbia Railroad guaranteed, 7s q "A; Macon and
Brunswick guaranteed by Stale OF Georgia. S25 s3;
Arkansas sevens, 75X 20.
THE NEW CITY LOAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
TUE DOCKS
In furtherance Of the plans OF the new Depart
ment OF Docks scaled proposals VIII be received at
the Comptroller's oiice until Tuesday June 1870,
at two O'Clock r. NJ, when the same will be publicly
opened for tho whole or any part OF the sum Of
$25o,0Oo OF "dock bonds OF the city OF New York.
authorized by section AZ OF the act, chapter Ss3.
Laws Of 1870, and by resolution Of the Commls.
sloners OF the Sinking Fund, passed May -. 1870.
The stock win bear interest at the OF per
cent per annum, payable on the lst day Of May ana
November in each year. and the principal VIII he re.
oeemed on the LIST day Of November, 1901.
HALLWAY EARNINGS.
The following shows the comparative earnings OF
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad dur.
ing the third week In May
1870. tl39OO0
1863. So,oxo
Increase ........................S S89.4sO
The following were the comparative earnings or
the Chicago aud Northwestern Railroad for the
third week in May
1889. ....................... ..s29Aeyg
1870. ZocO0I
Decrease se............... .............. SdsAz
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~'~~
M NasAl Va Iss market for spirit. .urpenne
and irias lower Merchanabs lots offered at 80,
ws% wsrs ms. al ssc ser price for lots IN
$ eq S M and re4 heavy @ o
Kinds. The business was light; saie' lSSo bbs
;ss ;a!sss 1ssss = ass,s i y sss y PIT s'%
IN lar sCsns .sss q s s
was no important business transacted though prices
generally steady 4 former quotations -. u.s.. -,
meats a"a s. 6O ar The FOR pork
as s s: %:.s ssss
for June The sales were aoou. ~. ons AZ gov ,or nsw @
lag @ al lsc 80 sssf was aa,ss :ssady were
wsn s ac beer ss
pain mess SS 80 $2s Beef hams were dull and nominal
was quiet arn iss short 6, Hss i4ao Az for
s s oS as' d Sn
70 e, 4s s ss scts :Sss, nUTss ss
sssc sye Oasssd. Ihs srd was
very r q s.S For rms ass 1
packages the spot and for May at lSc 1885, and sSo
'I frssoIHg S @ @ asmasa eruds bulk
active but at lower prices tho market closing abou:
Il lsss ss wsss :Ga . g.
the price beng about s spnn. was 1 n goo
Dps o
more as h sy
sss Sr & Ss
"a ,Sc do Tor At .7ac and 800 dr. for June,
uiy and August ut Tsc. also IT, o. cases at s2c Sc,
md 500 private terms. Juboing lots were .elin
moderately &c., the Latter price Tor prime WHITE n
Phadeph the market r, but quiet, the sales being
loo for May and U0J do. for july at 27c
RIoE. Caroline was .,Im with ap improved demand the
sa.es being tu0 CASKS nt!4z; As.s ,,,
STEARrNE.The market was quiet but 1rm At 1870.
l71tc., with small sales al l7c. u l71lc.
-sUGAa-1he market FOR less active. the demand
being but holders demanded full figures The
$50 hhs at 9c l0c for Cuba and Porto Rico
chiefly 9c 9c for Cuoa aso bJ neado and VO boxes
private n s issSs sS Is % . a.
I23Sc PKG extra {, 11sc. 12c and yellow 1lc
CubaInferior refining. $50 e4c fair refining
&C. CSC good refining 9kc. ysc fsir TO good grocery
91c 8c. prime to choice grocery 8c IL ac centri-
fugal hhds AMI boxes, $40. - &C. noasses hhds an
boxes, &c. a9.c: meado, 44c. Havsn-Boxes Dutch
do, is Iofc lo.c. do ls to is 1876 ilsso do
~ 20 I2c ike; do whites llc. 1l3lc Porto
RicoRefning grades es<c 9Sc grocery grades Exc
lOAc. BrazDuch standard, Nos sto 2 essc ssSc ia
Dutch standard. Nos. 10 to 12 go $40 Manila Cur
rent aged superior $3.50. $40 Messra Amann
made the stock to-day as follows ssb46 hogsheads,
lO4 1866 boxes, Si7, ,6S4 bags AMI 2l2l melado
sEEDs-Calcutta lnseed In active demand for both
speculation consumption, and higher prices were oo-
aned the market closing excited and strong with holders
demanding ~ 25 81 s0 gold, duty paid the sales were
fully 10000 bags the spot and TO arrive almost all the
spot 80 20 $2 s26 gold duty PAID including 5000
bags Brminghansne, 20 do to arrive per H. Alexan-
dria, LOO do per Cicero and LOCO do. per Nelson.
TkLLow1he demand was actiye especially Tor choice,
and prices steady and Sales 01v bs. at 9}6c
q sstc.--prncpa,y at skc.--for choice.
WiiIslsEY.-Receipts, 7U0 bbls. The demand only
oderate but prices quite steady The sales were t
bbls. at 81 071l 81 0e-almosl all at fl O7H.
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Charge OF Having Counterfeit Tobacco Sss"l
With Intent 60 Defraud.

Before Judge Benedict
The United states ps. Peter Caetane-The deiend-
Ant is charged with having counterfeit nity pouhd
tobacco package stamps IN his possession, WIN IN
sflnces of the case nave already appeared In the
HERALD. Yesterday the defendant was found guilty.
kemanded for sentence.
Another Counterfeit Cases
The United States Us. James Gardsner.-The de-
PENDANT was few days ago convicted OF having In
MS possession counterfeit stamps with intent TO de-
maud the government. esterday Mr.. Hirsoh, his
counsel applied TO the ourg 10 haye the yerd'c set
aside the ground that he could produce testi-
n,ony TO CON radlct thas upon which such verdict
had been based. Judge Beaedict sa q that he would
hear counsel III the matter on Monday and II salts
1ed that such evidence existed ne would set the ver-
dict ASIDE.
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EEal. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Ma, var.sr Tvsexr

Clinton vt, " lyasf. OF Hester st 25rtoa $4,000
Delaney a. g. s63 n OF Bowery 23x548,.. ... 00J
Reade *, No. li ........... 5000
Riyngon st. R6 Il w OF Tompsns place. as
26h a. g. z25 Il Of 9Th av, 1dSYs 900
s.ss Ssy is for 70 yesrs ~ ssSs per
ssh At q 52s n " or Et6 av 5000
<Qh az n g. go II OF "a av q3gS
52d 81 as n W of Madison Az 1lxi 6o0
Iuth st g. So II W OF 3D. av % SY 5sbock $3.50
Ioath ~ q f67 n W of 81 av 9ir00 .......1 1,QtD
is5th al a. ~ 5 n OF Stu av lSsx.a 1880
I2rth AZ 2r6y ID OF 6h nv ii axg III 10, 90
LeSiurton aS and tah a. a q corner II ~ 400
5th ay and yh st. g corner 81 900
7h aud 1851 st. cerNr, 4gllxgJl deed 1854 5000
tth sv and u 81, c0rMr, 7.lixi00l S ~ =
9Th av g. I2 II Of sst ST. 75t 0J.........) vDo
50 st, iJi q OF etb av, 67.xi02 3xolxi0 "a
psh AZ and ysh 81. corner. l76oxIOV. ...} eev
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The market for wheat WAS only moderately active but with
more favorable Adyioes from Liverpool prices were
81 @ Chicago i :pnns Ssv IN sors | q for dsy
cred VI - No store, u q for choice DO
delivered "a ss for Illinois winter n store q ss for choice
Tho saes were about bushels at ii a$IM FOR inferior
es~ For choice ao 81 ! ys~ ss sssd
for prime about &c. for Western and &c. ?0c for state
There we're sod souoo bushels al sc ssc for Western and
noInina NJ former prices.
RESTRICTED by the advanced rates asked Peroeu vessels
In demand for charter nj full rates while other
wers:To liverpool per steamer bushels whsa. e
bd for next weeks steamer u hhds taow at ~ od Ana
& ssSS ss 4 a T. H.
steamer beg. s. Domingo coffee sos The char;sr: ~
Isl Srs Hun With sS pssrosam % private
At 5s, and s.tOo cases do :, 1c.-n % g the
!. e. sDd 70 @ si,1 S ss II
at a. 3D.; ship hence the Continent 5000 bbls DO
bark from PHI dephis 70 Havre with 5000 bbs crude or
In the Battle with 1 opis do on private ter sss ss
Il sS. sass .sr 70 paas c $
market ws: ss rsr: sr ss
hoaers were their views, demaniug full prices for
all grades There sold about ~ baes within the range
of 10c. 23c. for common to choice grales
HAY.-The demand only moderate. but prices wero
quite steady at ac for shipping, VI ~ 10 ior retail o's'
~ fDr ar s 'S %ss a
heard OF no Prices nominal at the
quotations published IN our last Issue
changed The good and prime grades held firmly but
other des fipons were heavy. Sales 70 hhds Porto
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SUPERIOR cruar-cHsMBsRs.
The supervisorsnip Consroversy-Toley In
stalled.
Before Judge Cardozo.

stalled.
Before Judge Csrdozo.
John Foley appeared before Judge Cardozo this
morning and was sworn In as Supervisor. He I'M
mediately went 10 the room OF the Board OF Super
visors, which body was then In session, and took
his seat.
Mi. Foley made a short speech, in which ne SAID
that his intention during The brief existence OF
the Board to look carefully after the interests OF TIE
people, and that he ioughG tls question In the
coults not that he cared partCuiar Tor the olce
or its emOluments, but as matter OF justice ard
night to his constituents as Well IS himself
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Up'an,,s and Mobile ara

fLOUH GRAIN.-Hccepts, IUU12 bbls Hour HnU Dos.
and bags corn meal 357aJ bushels wheat corn
III 800 do. oats rye. State and Western nourrho
market quiet, but prices hrmer for low extra
which scarce Other kinds rather irregular
The sales were about 00 bbs prices within the range
OF quotations, including about 800 o6s extra State ior
export At x5 a IS 15 Southern -four only moderately
actse bu quite steady in value The sales 6D bbs.
Rye quiet but unchsnge In value. Sses 200 bbs
Corn dull but unchanged, the demand being light
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The following shows the highest and lowest prices
,n.lay Tor The leading anecllatiYa sharea:--

The advance In gold led to strong and improved
market for government bonds, the upward move.
ment therein peing assisted by the light offerings at
the Sub-Treasury. A steady investment was also
reported by the leading dealers The following
were the final street prices limited states cur.
rency SKIES, 1l2zl 49, do slxes, 1884, registered,
1174 NIX; do. do, coupon 117K 117as; do. fve
twenties, registered, May and November, 111,< q
111S; do. do 1882, coupon, do, 112,S 112j4; do.
do, 1894 do. DO, 111K 111X; do. do, 1865, DO
do, 1111< 111s; do. DO. 1886, coupon lnew),
1l3H lI3sl; do do, 1857, do. do, ia 114<; do
do, 1sos do. do., ia l14R; do. ten-forties
registered 1914 q 1Os; do do, coupon, 1854 a
10sN
The New York herald., 1870-05-27
TEE GovrRSMrNr PURCHASE OF BONDS.

The Assistant United States Treasurer received
proposals to-day for the sale to the government OF
one million Of bonds for the Sinking Fund. IL was
expected In some quarters that in thus closing the
May programme the government would purchase at
least two millions, but during the afternoon the
award was made for only the million specified in the
advertisement. The total bonds offered were less
than four millions. The accepted lots were as fol-