The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-22

WASHINGTON, April 2l.--Prof. Baird,
United States Commissioner Of Fish and
Fisheries, has just dispatched Seth Green
and four attendants to Augusta, Georgia,
for the purpose Of commencing the work
Of shad Matching, with view OF rsstock-
ing the Southern IND Western waters.
After the season closes st Augusta, Mr..
Green will proceed notrhward and con-
tinue his labors successfully at New
Bsrne, Weldon, Fredricksburg, Washing
ton and other localities, A portion of the
fish Matched out will be placed in the
river at each particular station, and 9TH
ors will be transmitted by rail to ada
cent waters, both ON the Atlantic and in
the Mississippi Valley.
NEW YORK, April 2l.--Most Of the
striking gas men are working at other
occupations,
Bulls Head Bank resumes business We'd
nesday.
HAVANA, April 2l.--The new Captain
General Prelatoin Yrived. Not cheer
was uttered, not even for Spain in the
immense crowd which Witnessed the de-
barkation, The new Captain General said
he hoped he would soon be able to finish
the rebellion, and his first mea sure prob
ably win be an ordinary election of depu-
ties TO Cortes.
New YORK, April 2l.-The Wall street
markets are free Of excitemout, and all
apprehension Of trouble seems to have
passed away: Week opens with general
improvement. Sales of Southern bonds
two hundred thousand, steady prices; i'm
proved demand for prime commercial
paper,
WASHINGTON, April 2l.--The Court of
Claims rendered judgment in favor OF j,
D. Stikes for three hundred and fifty-two
dollars in Mississippi cotton case. This
week will be- occupied in hearing large
cotton cases, known as "Vicksburg cases"
They involve several hundred thousand
dollars, and all will be tried together
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
LONDON April 2l,-Consols 934; fives 90
PARIS, April 2l.-Rentes Sc and 81
LIVERPOOL, April 2l- Cotton opened
stsadier; uplanls % to Ole; Orleans 9lc.
Lster.-Cotton firm; sales $4,000 bales
for special export; 1000 from Savannah
and Charleston, February and March 81;
April delivery from Savannah and
Charleston 81. Breadstuffs quiet. Lard 40
and 46.
NEW YORK, April 2l.--Cotton quiet
and steady. Flour dull aud unchanged.
Wheat quiet and firm. Corn irmer; old
Western mixed 76lc. Pork firm at $40
to $40. Lard firm; offerings Of Western
steam Ole. Turpentine firm at Soc Resin
dull at 3 Is to 3 20 for strained, Freishts
steady Stocks quiet and firm. Gold firm
at LIN. Money from one sixteenth to
ons-third per cent. Exchange, long Il;
short S. Governments dull and steady.
Bonds dull and steady.
LIVERPOOL, April 2l,--Cotton closed
firm. From Savannah or Charleston for
March and April 81; February and March
o l-l6. Lard Al to ~ =.
New ORLEANS, April 2l.-.-Flour dull;
ST so to So so; family so to $40. Corn
advanced; mixed and yellow 75c white 5S
TO Coo. Oats advanced tol 45c. Bran ad-
vanced; rs to SOC. Hay dull; prime 24c;
choice BIC Pork advanced one-fourth
cent. Molasses 1Sc. Dry salt meats
firm; 7, q and DC. Bacon lirmer; 8 to 1910
No clear ribs. Hams l44 Lard, refined,
firm; tierce DC; key 81 to l0c. Sugar dull;
fair to fully fair 8 to $40.
Molasses, common, fermenting 35; good
40 to As. Whisky dull at 80 to "a. Coffee
lG to 1911; sterling 23} sight quar-
ter to 2Ss premium. Gold l7s.
Cotton active; sales 6 500 bales; good ordi-
nary l55, low mddlings liz; nidding lS3;
middling Orleans 1Ss; receipts 1926; ex
ports to Liverpool 1927; coastwise 574;
stock 1p2,476.
New YoRK, April 2l-Cotton-Net re-
coipts 1857 bales; gross 46l9 bales; sales
for export last to-day 729 bales; Saturday
evening sales of 800; sales futures 1900
bales,as follows; April Is ll-1G to Is 1916,
May is 1916 to Is 1916, June 10 S.l6
to 1877, July 10 1915, October II Lie.
Cotton steady; sales. 1853 bales; Uplauds
l9s; Orlans 1871. Flour steady, rather
more doing. Whisky quiet, unchanged :.
Wheat shade frmer, moderate demsn d
mootly for spring. winter quiet. Corn
fairly active, shade frmer. Rice quiet,
"a to 81. Pork frmer and quiet. Beef
steady. Lard frmer at 81 to II. Tallow
.. Freights lower.