, 1870-12-03
NEW YORK.
Another Change in Railroad Rates
Westward.
Slight Advance in Gold and Firm
ness in the Genera!
Markets.


GsIh
NEW ToKx, Dec. x.-The apparently well an
fheuttcatsd reports, ths afternoon, of great
French successes around Paris excited the gold
na1ktt. and the price advanced from 1toz 70
,11t, c1eting It the latter quotation. The news
tonight, bJ cahie, appears to be condrmatory Of
the French victories. and no doubt the na,ket
u.ll he still more violently affected Tomorrow.
MONEY. II
There waB also I la-ge demand on the atreet for
money, owtnR It Ia azld to currency shipments 10
the Eeat and South. Tho near approach Of the
:eass< lnbluE Of Congress, also. has tho effect
of u. settling the mArkets. Among the reports
which ohtsia currency are those that a
bill ls to be introduced Immediately By Senator /
Trumbnll to compel tie Naronal Banks " retain !
In .helr possession all tue geld they shall receive
for tnterest On the government bonds unit! they |
ctnma epetie paymeu's; that bills to contract |
the currency will be tnt1oduced at the instQatiou
Of Secretary Eoutwel1. and thGt the trunk lines to
the West hare failed to agree or tue pro rasa Of
the general earnings OF each company. gen.
esa} railroad war, With lower tarf for freigat2,
Is expt c;e.1 10 Iesult 1t In Likewise reported that
the New JtraeJ Central RA lfoad has been leased |
by the Pennsylvania Central, which viii give the
consolidation The shortest line BY eevenfJ.two
miles IRON New York 70 Chicago. The rates for
money were To per cent On governments, and :
per eeEt on stock co!laterals- a considerable de-
maud came from stock operators.
GOVERNMENTS.
Government bonds are steady but Inactive.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was firm. Brokers asked 14s|s for sixty daya
>!ehf On London, aud could sell at that rate less
one-slxtecn,h. Commercial bills we're sca"ce, and
co1nrna1 ttd 10s!. to .tsH for clear DRIFTS best
names. AL salt steamer rn0m is reported engaged
for cotton up to The 9Th Of this month. but the
| exchange Is not Jet IN market.
STOCKS
The stock market vas steady IN the morning,
/ but declined later in the day on tue reported
fai!nte Of the trunk railway alliance and the dis
| surhapccs 1t Bergen Tunnel. Western Union wns
exceptionally strong.
DIRT 0oopa.
Hustness la dry goods was better among the }oh-
bern frrm the demand for immediate onslnpsion
OF tho trxdc IN The ne!gnboring Statcs- Flannels
| md other Winter goods arc also active. Domestic
| cotton goods are moving freely, bat pt.ces are
weak. In foreign goods the dsmaud il ch!eny for
those farcy etAplfs adapted for the holidays,
which command fasr pr7cee. The auction sales
Today were we'll attended, and tho average Of
prices was satisfactory.
/ FLoCA
The market for the shipping gr1des Of State aud
Western nour opened excited and higher, bu1
closed dull and dropping.
WHEAT.
| The WHEAT market WAS SC higher and fatIlT &c
tive. An advance IN ocean ffei9hu checked III,
| export demand, and the close Was comparattyel,
tuil.
Ito the At.ceiated PrreAt
TUE KAiLKoAp F1sEl0uT QUESTION.
NEW YuKK, Dtc. 2-The COMMITTEES appoints
I | 10 aIrAtee pan fos the pooling Of earnings q
, ctmI cting points IL tue West, met aRa'n to-dsy
| tut Irc Attcndacce was not full, and the mos
l | ,1oEnineut member of the committee Wa absent
tn this connection It Is stated that tho Pennsyiva
:, nta Railroad company has le ased the New Jesse
1
| aonicus connection Ettn New York. and ma
: | make the concern Indifferent about entering Int
Railroad PreNdents ID attendance at The confel
!, -nce arc the following representatives Of tn
= = xe.. 1,Isf !'nes; a! Gould Ete: co1podol
J. / penrs,lyanta Cenu4l oscar Townsend, Cievelau
r | Colnmhus:J y. Mccullough, r., r. ": 4 cn
sSs Ss;, Baf1staa sSot aa1s9 l1a
HAtIKoAD FAsexSGKR KATES-
FL The New York Central, Hudson River, En
t Of prices for 1,rkets to the several inporta.
:. Western potutF. didertng somewhat from the tart
- greed apon = : few @ da1s since. St Louis L !. =
II Denver ISL to ss2 st Joteph, IT to $50: lndia
spos, sss to 3sl: Csl1o advanced tTom $s9 to s.
>an Francisco rates ire unchanged.
RKSoyAI1S0 KKvxSrK ErAxFs,
e, u ps.ncipled parties obta!atng. washing"
~ teven1e stamps tnat have been used and ca
- - relied. The stamps are 30 neatly and inxenlou
et @c,l As rev W stamps. aid none hut e1rerss I,
os tell thu difference. Wall st7ect has been oood
70 1riE EAST R.y1R BR1naE o. F1RE.
ns Ats O'Clock last evening fire broke out IL O
OF # The chambers OF the calssol Of the East Riv
I'd bridge which created considerable alarm.
g. sa; Il aa sss
O'Clock this morning It was found that the nre
o. still progressing. The entire Flre DEPARTING
rassop. 1t ui11 cause considerable delay IN
progress Of The foundation Of tue bridge,
,e- The n,st casts On ' 9se calendar @ for Moad.y
mt three great Eie suits ths, Of Ramsay e. the r
,es oad that Of the Rsiltoad =. Ramsay. and
nc @ r. tn1De.ins Vanderbilt, better Enown as he
"a Ail!ton-Doiat suit
.>s,., C. caIno1ic sSi rEaTs 70 n3,n,., y, mn,
ne test T. asatnss % lie I oeeapauoa oi Home 5y II,
chnrrne. w snnssv sS eTenna cnales Uco1oT
Al eminent lawyer, has Incorporated In the prof
several a5nnmenss. tending y prove, on !: T.
ins This protest vili he printed for signature hy
- ;s$;!ss I ?; a. and Forwarded TO f'0 N
is sttll carrying OF q nutnber Of victims IN
i a. u oeeniled during de
ell, | fortnight
Il Ara meeting Of the NorkiuEuen'9 Union,
rts. evening" one Of the Knights OF St Cr1sptn sc
out that joint council Of 1neif bod! bad been IN
Ing sion during Inc week, saa tAkea ssePs ~ y
1tlJ | preparing Teri genera st1lke ct tne nAae
the Monday next .He said employers nad 1esol
on. to brr ak up Cyisp!niEu. One Of them VAS
og- building saetos! TOT t1e fecfpIaoa 81 ealuAu
ON Tcle&raphtc Brevities'
t1d Tne censua refusns at the mauufacsurtnr In
,wn esfs ~ 81 Ioutx shoR the following results:
1nl- til tnTekted. $4l.i&lSSA: number Of peISous