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The New York herald., 1873-12-23
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds were firm In the late deal
ings. The dnal quotations were limited States
skies, 1881. registered, 1I6x Il5x; do. do. do,
coupon, 11sA 119; DO. ive-twentes 1882 coupon.
112H 1l3k; do. do, 1864. coupon, ia q 115;
do do, 1855, coupon, ll4X; do. 40. do, new, cou-
pom, 1ls ll7k; do do. 1867 registered, 1l2h;
40. do. do, coupon. 1l7X 11s; do do. 1858, cou
pom. 1174 49, do. ten-l0rtes, registered. 1101S;
do. do, coupon. 1ilh; do ives OF 1881. coupon,
110x; o per cent bonds OF Pacific Railroad, 1l2H
113
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The following were the balances in the United
States Treasury at the closing OF business to-
day:-Currency, $94s.OOO; con $50, 100000; GER
tincates, $31,ooo,OOo; outstanding legal tenders,
$376 OOO increase since early report, $195 900.
The customs receipts to-day were $4,000. In
ternal revenue receipts to-day, $5s5,oO0. The
Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $25oO0 on ac
count OF interest and $1,000 in redemption OF fve
twenty bonds.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares sold at 100 for Chatham and at 100
for Fourth National. The latest bids were Man
haitian, 145; Merchants, no; Mechanics, 130 ;
Union, 1875; America, 140; City, $50; Fulton, 140; ;
Greenwich, 208; Gallatin National. 124 Leather
Manufacturers, $50; State OF New York, 1903; Com
merce, 113; Mercantile. l04; American Exchange,
10s; Chatham. 100; Bank of the Republic 101 ;
Irving, 100; Metropolitan. I24; Market, III; I'm
porters and Traders, $50; Park, 127H; Central
National, SO; Fourth National 90; Ninth National,
100; Bankers and Brokers' Association, rs.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
were dull and without feature. We note the sale
OF $4,000 Florida skies, gold, at 80, nat. 1t is an
nounced that the January interest on these bonds
will be paid. Tennessees sold at 8OH q 80A, and
Missouri skies at 92H Missouri skies, 92x do.
do, Hannibal and st. Joseph issue, 9O; Tennessee
skies, new, s01a; Virginia SKIES, consolidated, 60;
do, deferred, on; Georgia sevens, new, SO; North
Carolina SKIES, old. "a; do Funding Act, 1866. 16;
do. do, 1858, II; South Carolina slxes "a; do.
Funding Act, 1866, IA; Arkansas sevens, Little
Rock and Fort Scott issue, IA; do. do, Memphis
and Little Rock, IA do do, Little Rock, Point
Breeze and New Orleans. IA; do do. Mississippi.
Ohio and Red River, IA; do. do, Arkansas Central
Railroad, IA; Texas tens, 1876, S5.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were. quiet and generally firm.
The New York herald., 1873-12-23

prices Of Rio again iqarked ailiy kc per ID.
The sales include - A5 bags Anna onprivate terms.
and 900 bags. hcrrmac. at firm 35c. "a Ike We
quote :-iuo ordinary 25zc. 2acI fair do.
24c sssc.: good do s5Isc 26zc. prime do. 2sssc.
s7c- extreme range for lots s3c z61zc.. goid
h.. 60 and 20 days credit Java grass mats Sic 3sc
Ceyion. 25c. 27c.: Maracaibo. DC &c. Lagxayra
241sc. &c.; Jamaica. z>sc- 2c.; 81 Domingo. Zoe.
2c. Porto Rico 241sc 25sc. Costa Rica a6c. 26c.
Mexican 2c. 2,c savanilis. 2sc &c iCuracos, FAC.
&c. gold. 90 and ~ days credit
CorroH on the spot in limited demand and the
market ruled irregular. and values great
tent nominal The appended revised quotations show
reduction of c per H. for ordinary c per b for good
ordinary and s6c lb. Tor strictly good ordinary
At the close Of the market cotton not salabe quo
taons For future delive large business trans
acted at declining prices owing continued heavy
ceips at the p0ct largest receipts OF any day
record adverse reports from Liverpool and lower gold
The market closed at y decline OF fuly 516c. We
The New York herald., 1873-12-23

Wheat was decidedly higher but only moderately
ry ve The sales spe@t bushels % a. 81 q q
si6IiS
Ssssss $zss si ss g
busssi as IN i a
Sales 7oo Sgshsls 81 $ s. = for western and 81 s
% oi s stats and w'hn 'ns
but not nSssaSy
cotton e d il runs SS SSs 200 tons
% s. bushels grain e
charters comprise "A British steamer, hence to Liver
u
British ship, from rhiadephia to Antwerp, $500 bbls
market today has been quiet but arm
assa sns .sS a ss &C. c @
DO. muscCyado refining &c aSc;; d., do, grocery
New orean M ali Gas d orop se@ cIop ss
New Orleans. &c aa5c. - 80 80
dun Nominal reported; IKE
1877 g Grdss Ne
sales 260 bbs 90 The grades quoted
s
rETnoLEuM-The market for refined petroleum was
us aaa sse q % a a. @ 9 balance
purchasers Crude was held with considerable conf
Ssdsf QUIET aaotsd arm SsPS.
for the the
81 aeon & ana dnrs Roass c
vile soc s2sc; Ttusville 81 l2s 81 l5 Parkers sOc.
cut %sa s ao % De bS beef M
issSy .ss
:. @ ees a S S q ss s
g sas &
g .na S saefs sa s.
private $50 boxes Of long clear in Chicago at
& 9 but
Psfsd T'sa
and 81 sss ie5 extra India tierces Beet hams
G
and arm We heard of sales Of 40 pcklsd shoulders
Too smoked shondefs at isss. Sc, Zoo smoked hams
terms 1905 lSs o. pcsea bellies i is ayersgs " q
private erSss sa Ct DO 10 lbs sysrase s S
market iof Western quiet, but steady, closing AZ
Sebasy Ga and for %
SaG M S r S s for
steady at SIC; sales 50 tlerces.
Sss S.
IS
CHANGED in value and quiet We quote :-Cuba-Reinins
interior to common, 6,sc 9 7c; fair 70 good fair,
good 7sc. &c. prime 70 choice SIC. SIC centrifu.
gal nhds & and boxes sss mSasssS % hnds n,l and
Boxes Dutch standard, Nos to CSC. 7<c: dos 10 to
s1sc dor 10 to %. 9c. l0c white, &c: l0c. Porto
ss%@Sa
10 H. 6ic 7sc. Java-Dutch standard Nos 10 to IL.
re SIC. ManilaSuperor and extra superior 61sc.
q TIC.
RICE Business has been fair In distributing way,
prices ruling steady The sales include 40 erces
Carolina at nc. Sac and 100 bags OF Rangoon at SIC.
q 7c.
nerected and nominal in the absence of
reported transactions.
fxLIow in light request and firm; 10000 lbs of
of town stock sold at 7xc.
WHIsKEY.-Receipts, sos bbls The market mod
eraely active and trihe rmer The les foot up $50
bb 500 of which brought 99c and 80 bbs at the close ST.
The New York herald., 1873-12-23

with Increased dealings at ana 10 per cent The
Increase OF legal tenders to-day was announced 70
he tl95.000. Twenty-f0ur millions OF the reserve
have now been expended. Foreign exchange
closed duii with business &C 108K for prime bank
ers' sixty days sterling. 109k looH for demand,
lO9K for cable transfers. and 1OT u 1854 for CON-
mercia bills. The outstanding loan certificates
amount to t3,8o5,oOo
THH GOLD MARKET.
Gold opened this morning at HOY. but eventu-
ally declined to 1l0H closing at lI0x. The carry
ing rates we're 1872 and per cent gold.
OPERATIONS or THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
Gold balances $i, ,Io4 oOU
Currency balances. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1927 698
Gross clearances. s.................... 81 236, 900
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. $50, ,692 2sl
Currency balances Observation-Disclosures. $685. ,051
Gold exchanges..... ................... 10,40251l
Gold balances l,254s50l
The New York herald., 1873-12-23


FOR uttre delivery basis low middng) the sales have
been as ows:-Saturday evening, after O'Clock
yanuSry yS 600 O. a. Is oSc Febraary a9 y "a IS IsIsc
M 100 "a at @ 70 isysc l6sic Total s1 bales Today
az s 100 az sls 29S a. Is 7s2c at Y siss soo
a. s $sc lsS @ a. l5se 500 a. Il Is Ss2s 800 a 200
February 100 at is 2332c, 600 I5kc. 800 l5 23s2c
is 9-s2c 800 9-l6c. $40 at I5sc 200 at Is I72c
100 at I5c 20j at 10 2c 100 l5sc 100 at l6 732c
March, 100 at 10 5s2c., 800 at 6 3i6c 100 6 5s2c
600 al ie Sc, at 6 ss2c 800 at s Is2c 200 at i6c
100 at I6 l2c 100 at 6 Lice April 200 at l6 1899, 100
at 10 l932c 100 l65sc, 100 l6 9i6c 5OJ l61sc 100
at IL IL 100 at 6c May 100 at 7c., 200 at l6 5l6c
Total 2o4uo bales Grand total $500 bales The re-
ceipts at the various ports follows Galveson
5,o34; New Orleans 20,362; Mobile, $685. Savannah,
lL26l; Charleston $780, wilmington 32S Norfolk 1856
Baltimore 2i5: New York 603 Boston, Sf Philadelphia,
So9 Total. 5l27 This day last week. 4l0l5. This day
last year, 70 $50 Rates cotton to foreign
firm at the following hgures:-To Havre by steam lhc;
by SAIL rsc. to Hamburg by steam 81 marks per 100
lbs equal to 14c; by sail l4c. Bremen, by steam
IAc; by sail Hsc to Liverpool. 7i6d. sd bv steam:
2sd. q 7l6d. by sal! e..ss
FLOUR GRAIN-Recepts-Fou 13, GIG bbls. Wheat
1874 4f0 bushels; Corn, $50 do. meal. 400 bbs
and ITO bags oats 20 66 bushels barley 1876 do. The
flour market dull but prices were unchanged. The
sales since last report foot IL 200 bbs including all
kinds at prices within the range of the suboned quota
ton. Corn meal was In good demand and firm, Sales,
800 bbis S4 50 Tor Brandywne, "a rs for sarhs caorc
The New York herald., 1873-12-23
BE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Monday, Dec. 22-1O A. M,
AM Before Call.
The New York herald., 1873-12-23

In Philadelphia to-day stocks were active. We
quote :--Pennsylvania skies, 100; Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad, 24N; Reading Railroad, 55s (;
Pennsylvania Railroad ASK. Gold, 11oh.
The New York herald., 1873-12-23

Committee on Claims and Grievances.
NEW YoHx, Dec. q, 1873
The committee also requested all members to 70
port at the Office any Just claims for overchargcs
loss and daDage against railroad companies, 10.
Toe meeplng then adjourned 70 JaRuagy "
The New York herald., 1873-12-23

GALVESTON, Dec. %. 1873.
Cotton steady; good ordinary, l44c. ordinary, 1890.
Net treccpts e6 bales Exports coastwsc. lse2 Sales
$500 Stock. S0,737.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
A THOUGHTFUL WOMAN.

You have probably noticed what a
thoughtful woman your wife is. She
never forgets anything. and when she
goes down cellar after an article she is
sure to bring up something besides
that she may need. She calls that
81 making her head save her heels"
Once in while she may neglect some
thing, but that is because she has 50
much on her mind she can't think Of
everything at once, and if some peo-
pie had as much to do and keep track
Of as she has, there would be moth
ing done at all. After she says this, it
is time you ether left Or busted yonr-
self with something else. We never
knew man who continued the con-
versation to appear satisfied. 8 after
wards. She exhibits this thoughtful
ne IS in many ways, but more partic-
u!arly some nightwhen you have Just
got to bed, and neglected to leave a
match near the lamp. Then she starts
up, with the exclamation: g | declare,
there isn't only bread enough for
breakfast" So you get up, and skim
around for a match, and after secur-
| ing light accompany her TO the
kitchen ,where you hold the light
while she goes through with the oper-
tons required in setting emptyings.
And after you have stood around IN
your bare legs for ten minutes, hold
ing the lamp in one hand and fire
quently slapping yourself with th'
other, you 60 back to bed oppressed
by the consciousness that III some
way You are responsible or'the whole
trouble. --Da9a6ury Neaos.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
A MONTH OF MEMORABLE
DAYS.

The month Of A pail is full Of days
commemorative of evenful periods
during the late war. On the ID Rich.
mond was evacuated and occupied on
the Sd by the FederaIs, in 1865; on
the 9Th the bloodybattle Of Schioh, in
1862; Island Number 10 surrendered
on the 9TH, in 1862; battle of
Pittsburgh Landing on the 18th, in
1862; surrender of General Lee on
the 9th, 1865; Fort Sumter first
bornbarded on the 18th, in 81; on
the 9th the war ended, practically,
in AZ; Sherman occupied Raleigh and
Lynchburg surrendered on the 18th;
in '65; on the 14th President Lincoln
Was assasslnatad and Andrew Jon
son inaugrated on the 18th, in '65;
all North Corolina forts and arsenals
Were occupied by the Confederates on
the 18th, in '62; President Davis
was captured On the 10th, in '65;
Virginia second on the 18th, in 81;
Massachusetts volunteers mobbed in
Baltimore on the 18th, in '61:
Gosport Navy Yard evacuated and
burned by the Federals on the goth,
in 81 Harper's Ferry burned on The
20th. in '62; Fort Macon captured
on the 25th, in '62: on the 26tl
General Joe Johnson SURRENDERED
and J, Wilkes Booth was shot; OF
the 28th Admiral Farragut captured
New Orleans in 90; on the Goth, il
'62; occurred the battle Of grand Gull
on the 30th was fought the battle 0
Sabine Fork, in '62. Thus we Sc
the greatest events Of the unhapp,
tour years occurred during thi
month.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
DEPTH OF THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN

The main theater of sounding oper-
| atoms has been the Atlantic Ocean
fom its relation to the leading com
mercial nations, and for interconti-
mental telegrphic purposes, has been
more carefully surveyed than another
great body water. Open from pole to
pole, participating in all conditions of
climate, communicating freely with
other seas, and covering 10000,
900 square miles. it is believed to re-
present general oceanic conditions.
and to contain depth nesrly, if not
quite,a as great as the other ocean bas-
ms Of the world, although but little
is known. it IS true, in this respe ct
of the Antartic and Pacific seas. The
general result of its surroundings
would indicate that the average depth
of the Atlantic bed is not much more
than 1000 feet, and there seem to
be few depressions deeper than ID, 900
to 10000 feet, little more than the
height of Mount Blanc. r1
DR.. Thomson sums up the general
results of the Atlantic soundings as
follows: In the Attic Sea there is deep
water reaching to 5000 feet to the
west and southwest of Spitsbergen.
Extending from the coast of Norway,
and including Iceland, the Farce Is
land, Shetland, and Orkney, Great
! Britain and Ireland. and the bed, of
the North Sea to the coast Of France
there is a wide plateau on which the
depth rarely reaches 3,000; but to the
west of Iceland and communicating
doubtless, with the deep water in the
Spitsbergen Sea trough 500 miles
wide, and in some placest nearly II,
900 along the east of Greenland. This
is the path of one Of the great Artic
return currents. After sloping gradual
lily to depth of 5000 feet to the
westward Of the coast of Ireland in
latitude $40. the bottom suddenly
dips to 10000 feet at the rate of
about Is to 10 feet in the 100, and
from this point to within about 200
miles of the coast Of Newfoundland,
when it begins toshoal again, there is
vast undulating submarine plain,
averaging about $4,000 feet in depth
below the SUFFICE the telegraph
plateau.
| Avalley about five hundred miles
wide with a mean depth Of $4,000
feet from off the southwest coast of
Ireland, along the coast of Europe,
dipping into the bay of Biscay, past
the straits of Gibralter, and along the
west coast of Africa Opposite the
Cape de Verde Islands, it seems to
merge into slightly deeper trough,
which occupies the axis Of the South
Atlantic, and passes into the Antarc-
tic sea. A nearly similar valley curves
around the coast Of North America,
about 1900 feet in depth, off New
foundland and Labrador, and becom-
ing considerably deeper to the south
ward, where it follows the outline of
! the coast Of the states and the Bahia
mas and Windward Island, and fina :
ly Joins the central trough of the
south Atlantic off the coast of Brazil,
with a depth of $4,000 feet TIE
P0pnIar Science Monthly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
WHAT WE SHOULD SLEEP ON.

One may imagine the internal impuri-
ty of q feather bed after it has beer
slept upon q month, year but five
ten, twenty years That battles imagi-
nation! The reeking secreti ons of, no
body knows how many, bodies, in some
cases sick and dying bodies, are slowed
away in these ticks, snd when they are
heated up by your kindly warmth, they
come out and attack you with their
countless little envenomed darts, just
when your are least active, least able to
resist them. Is not this reason enough why
languor and headaches follow euch, a
nights rest /? always shudder when
get into "hospitable'' feather bed. Some
housekeepers wash them every five years
I should want them washed every five
week, and then not feel safe in them.
There is reason enough for describing
feather beds, but what shall we put in
their place. Hair is elegant and COM
Portable, but very expensive, and it needs
cleaning at least once a year; oftner, in
fact, which ls an additional expense
Clearly, everybody can't have hair
Straw, if often changed, is a good bed
for these who work hard and sleep
soundly, and delicate people sometimes
put their feather bed under it, spread a
thick comfortable over it, and find them
selves tar more refreshed than when
sleeping on feathers. But husks are
better still-not the coarse, soiled mil
dewed article, but the inside husks, soft
and clean If we want the best bed we
can make from them, We will wet, braid,
and then dry them (; then undoing, strip
them with a fork or gauge, as We choose,
for this can be done without bralding-
which only curls them. A merry eve,
ming or two, with the children to help
will prepare enough for a bed. Put
them into an open tick, so thev may be
readily aired; spread a comfortable owe,
them, and you will have bed scarcely
inferior to the best hair mattress for
comfort and durability. This material
makes good pillows also, does nicely
for children, who do not mind the slight
rustling but hair is still softer, and it
costs 40 more than feathers. at.
For bedding, nothing excels the thick
Whitney blanket. Comfortables next
the sheet, like he feathers, entangle too
much air. Even the blankets should be
washed as often as once in three months
Use no more bedding than absolutely
necessary; better wear flannel or Canton
flannel ui9htdresses, ana even drawers.
but never the same worn during the day.
If the feet are liable to be cold, wash
rub, aud dry Thoroughly, and wrap them
IN foot blanket. They must be kept
warm at all hazards, if you wish for
health. In cold her, ii IS advisable,
tn have foot comfort" coming half
way up the bed. A day comfort" is
also .eful addition to bed, where enc
takes a napln the daytime. 1t may be
made of I'D silk dresses, with bright ties.
Failing some such convenience, persons
often lie down in the lday-time with lit
lie or nothing over them, and, Of course,
being less energetic than when AWAKE,
they cannot 50 successfully resist the ten
dency 70 take cold. = Jtl5a c., In Hearth
RefoTmer. faaH .f.t. saa~
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
An absent m inded smoker named Yaney

An absent-mlnded smoker named Yancy
undertook TO whisper something Of i'm
porgance ia the ear of the old Mr. Rey.
nolda, Saturday, but in his absent minded
nes, neglected to remove his cigar, the
fire md Of which was driven right into
The old gentlcman's ear. Mr.. Reynolds
jumped straight up in the air about six
feet, aud on coming down split Yancy's
nose by a we'll directed blow. Yancy
picked himself up, and started for home,
ieoIariog in rage that he'd be hsnged
before he'd tell old Reynolds what he
vas gong to- Danbury NoaOs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
THE SHEEP AS A RENOVATER.

A correspondent of the Southern
Form and Home Journal gives his
experience with the "animal with the
golden feet which will be found in
teresting by the TELEGRAPH readers:
I think I know frst-rate renoVa-
tor which viii pay for itself by its
own Increase in one year, and leave
the goo it does for the land for clear
profit. When I was in Virginia, fol
lowing the flag of Stonewall Jackson
I had occasion to see what sheep did
for the country and when | came
home dead broke, with nothing but
a small worn-out farm, my own labor,
and the help of a hAlf-grown son,
determined to buy few sheep with
the first money I could spare, and
try what they would do for me. aota
bought in the fall Of one year,
for $40, ten two-year old ewes that
were in lamb. put them in a small
field close to my house, that was full
Of briars and weeds and that would
have had to be tickled nightly to
make it produce eight bushels of
corn. They soon ate up the briars
and the grass in the fence corners,
and by their constant tramping back
and forth, they destroyed all the
weeds. gave them plenty of water,
a little meal or shorts, or sometimes
wheat bran every day, and sailed
them frequently. | kept them in
that field during the winterprovided
them with rude shelter for bad
weather; fed them regularly with
turnips and beets, and some swamp
hay I had saved. They throve fine
", and in the Spring l had thirteen
as fine lambs as ever wer seen, worth
as much as I gave for the ewes, and
I consider that the wool and manure
paid me much more than the cost of
the feed. Iplowed the field in time
for corn planting, planted it in corn
the regular way, and gathered from
thirty to thirty,fve bushels of fine
corn to the acre. while on the spot
Immediately around the shelter
where they used to gather at night,
I am sure. at the rate of over fifty
bushels.
I have kept up the use Of this rem
ovator ever since, and I find that it
pays handsomely. I have never
bought an ounce of guano or phos-
phate. [ make fine crops Of corn,
and wheat and clover and turnips. I
have splendid flock of sheep, and
hope soon not to have a single worn
acre land on my farm. My reno
vator has not COSTUME anything, and
it lasts more than year. I vii
hear from it for several years.
ANOTHER ITEM Cur ORA rail
way engineer has invented hot
water pump with which to squir
hot water on to deaf peraons WhC
walk on the line. Thus another cuas,
Of interesting items is ruthlessl,
cut off by the inventive genius of tn
country. Next they will invent non
explosive kerosene, and then wha
will the newspaper itemisers do?
QU1Er.-Endeavour to take you
work quietly. Anxiety and over &C
ton are always the cause of sickness
and restlesaness. We must use on
Judgment to control our excitement
or our bodily strength will brea
down. We must remember that on
battle is to be won by a strength no
our own. 1t is battle that doe
not depend upon the swift nor tb
strong. -,~.
An absent minded smoker named Yane
undertook TO whisper something Of in
..,,. >, ~, -, fba nar If the cld Mr. 20.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02

A Brooklyn man has invented life
Ireserver, which consists simply Of two
sleeves Of India.rubber, to be drawn on
over the arms and then inflated by blow
ing IN them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-30
Jay Cookies London House.

The tone of conversation last e, enng
in reference to the failure of jay Cooke
& Co. was not favorable to that house.
sit is worse than was at frst supposed"
was common remark. 1t is pretended
to be sure. that the London branch uf the
house will stand. is entirely discon.
nected with the house in this country, and
is Independent of it, so Jay Cooke is rep
resented rs saying. How can it be entire
lY Independent of the American house if
Jay Cooke is the principal capitalist of
the firm? If the American House goes
into bankruptcy what then bee ONES of
Mr. Jay Cookies interest in the English
house? The number Of individuals who
will be embarrassed, il not utterly ruined,
by this failure IS very large. If curses
were chickens, those that are showered
upon the head of Jay Cooke, at the pres
ent high'price Of poultry, might come to
enough to pay his debts-though his
debts are said to be very large.-N. Y.
Sun, 20Ih.