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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-27
DIRECTORY FoR ADVERTISERS.


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CCTIoN NOTICE. p PATTERSON. AUCTION
N Ger, ofice sos Sixth avenuc-Extensve sale hand,
Household Furniture at the private residence 1873
West Forty fifth street. near Sixth avenue, Tuesday April
2 ION O'clock the Furniture contained therein
being the property Of family Absolutely disseminating
Housekeeping consisting Pier and Maniel Mirrors lace
ana rep Curtains, Brussels Carpets throughout the
house, fine Parlor Suits Centre and Side Tables Eta
sye assortment OF fne oil Paintings elegant carved wal
Butfets Dining Chairs Extens Tables ottomans
Easy Chars Lounges Gas Chandeliers superb rosewood
and walnut BE isteads Dressing Bureaus Washstsnds
Toilet Sets Childs Crib curled hair Mattresses fii.
lows Blankets bedding, Dinner Sets China Tea cts,
very rich Sllverwarc, triple plate and stamped Ola g.
Carpets Hall Stands together with an extensive variety
ot Kitchen Utensils &c, &c with which the sale VIII
aommcnce. Everything in the best order Sale positive
cnd w thoufr
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UCTION NOTICE.
n Elegant Household Furniture,
at public auction, THIS DAY Monday.
Over 400 LOts, by catalogue,
500 yards velvet, Brussels and ingratn Carpets,
THIS Monday MORNING. commencing at
i0k O'Clock, Mt private residence
120 West Twcnty-third street near Sixth avenue
parors INSIST -
French plate rosewood Etagere>
magnificent rosewood az octave
Pianoforte best city makers;
gilt Console Tables
satin hrocstel Parlor Suits lnlad frames;
inaid marquctry Centre Tables
real lace Window Curtains and NOTTINGHAM.
Bfonzes. Figures pedestals,
pieces Of Statnary and Bisquc Ornaments
valuable Oil Paintings, Turkish Chairs,
Dwarf and Sccretaire Bookcase.
Chamber Suits complete,
IN rosewood and iniaid black wanut Bcdsteads Dress
ing Cases Bureaus Wardrobes 20 curcd hair and spring
Mattresses Pillows. Bosters &c. Dining room.Iniad
inc room Chairs solid Silver and Plated Ware Jbna.
Dinner aud Tea Service, $50 pieces Library and Bed
room Parlor Suits In reps and plush; Library Tables
Secretary, 800 volumes OF Books; also basement and
servants' furniture. N BThs Is the largest and rich.
est sale Of Household Furniture this season
LUKE FITZGERALD, Auctioneer.
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4 LDRIDGE & WOOD,
n Real Estate and General Auctionecra
Large sale Of
Hotel Furniture.
Billiard Tables Bar and Luncn Counter &C., Fixtures Of
Barber Shop,
at the bay Shore House. Commnnipnw Jersey City, Al
BRIDGE WOOD will sell on Tuesday, April as 1874,
10y O'Clock A. NJ the entire Furniture contained in the
Bay shore House, conssting q general assortment Of
removed immediately after the sale. ALDRlDuE
WOOD, Real Estate and General Aucioneers two doors
west OF Court House, Jersey City. N.J
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A UCTfON NOTICE.
n AUGUST MARTINEs, AuctioneeI
rare chance for housckecpers.
Magnificent Household Furniture.
Paintings Statuary. Bronxes rare Works of Art,
at public auction,
THIS DAY (Monday), April a.
at the private residence So West Fifteenth street.
between fifth and Sixth avenues,
sale commencing at l01s o'clock.
Drawing Rooms-superb Suits. GRAND Duchess STYLE
covered silk br0cade, richest description; Etagerea
sccretaire bookcase, Cabinets Bronzes Paintings BY
eminent artists Carpets Clocks Ornaments rosewood
PianOfortc Stool Cover Bureaus Bcdstcads Wardrobes
Mattresses, Extension Table, Buet. Glassware Silver
ware. Cutlery Furniture basement, kitchen and SER
wants apartments
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A CCTION sALE-rHIs tMONDAY MORNING.
"A Commencing at 10ia O'Clock.
Elegant Household Furniture.
Contents OF Private Residence,

2IO West Twenty first street, near seventh avenue.
Over 400 lots by catalogue.
In excellent condition made By best city makers and
uscd bu short time, consisting OF naid and gilt wal
nut frame Parior suits covered N dsmask satin and
DECKER BROS.'S ~ OCTAVE rIANOFORTE,
Marquetry gilt Centre ana Console Tables, rosewood
seis imported Bronze Fiynres. CLOCKS hsnds9me Il
CANT Turkish Suits Easy Chairs Lounges satuary. In.
laid French walnut Buffet with Mirror; two Extension
Cutlery; rose wood and walnut Bcdsteads, Dressing
marble top Tables; dnc hair spring Mattresses spreads
leather Pillows, &c Toilet Sets rep, plush and hair
Furniture; velvet Brussels aud ingram Carpets and
assortment Of necessary keeping ARTICLES chance
for those about furnishing houses.
R0BEkT CAsHIN, Auctioneer.
NJ B-salc positive. To attend sale take Seventh or
Eighth avenue cars Competent mon in attendance tc
pack ship goods to city or country Goods remain
until LIST OF May.
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A UCTIoN AND COMMISSION ROOMS OF GEORGE
"A PEYsER BRO, 80 Catharine street between
promptly attended 10 or made at salcsro6mA Cash
advsiaed MerchaudiaA
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A UCTIoy SALE THIS DAY.-THR ATTENTION OF
.he trsdc s called 70 the positive sale Of elegant
tween Fourth and Lexington avenues Read regular ad-
vcrtscment
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SALES AT AUCTION.

UcTfoN.-ED. PETTENGER, AuCrIoNERR nv
"A SMITH BOGART, Monday, April "a, lOjs ococr
No Fulton street hs Effects q G ar hssisa
Chandeliers Clock, black walnut Tables Chairs Crock
cry and Glassware, one Bramhan i Deane Boiler
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4 JOHN D. nAMLTN, AUcTIoNEER.

Coriears On Monday ah,s day., at 10 A. NJ prompt
viii be sold by public auction a largo and frst class
assortment Of the above named goods consisting Of
piston Packinas, steam Whistles, Steam engine
Valves, stopcocks of all sizes and kinds;
also engine iron Blocks of al sizes Jack Screws
Bolts Of all sizes Files, Racket Drills and Screw
Wrenches all sizes. Shevels Axes. Life Preservers
in TACT everything pertaining to first class ship
chandcry storc also the Fixtures Of store, with nfs
Ac all of which well adapted for carrying the
business Lease Of store can be obtained desired.
reasonable terms sale positive.
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DY J. w. CAMPBELL, JR., AUCTIONEER.
ID SlMONSON, ECCLEST0N co. will SELL on
Wednesday 29th entire superb and elegant Househoid
Furniture contained IN three story high stoop brown
stone residence West Forty sixth street. Seventh
avenue Including superior seven octave rosewood RI
anofortc celebrated make Full details in time. Cata-
hirtv. 0vata araot
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DENJAMIN r. THEALL, AUCTIONEER-AUCT1ON
Is house Of j. n. HAvEE CO. s9 Eass 18th q; !,
April n at il O'Clock, a the Household Furniture II
three story high sloop house 26 West Hth ST. between
I'm and h avs consisting Of rosewood and brocatel
and black walnut haircOth suits BLACK walnut Baet
Furnure Bedding Mattresses Crockery, silver Plated
Ware, Cutlery, &C. &c. One seven octave Piano No
posfocpemeut Dealers and housckeepcS invited
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ny DANIEL A. MATHEWS AUCTIoNEER-sALEs-
ID room 70 Cedar street. After May l. and 10 Liberty
street.
MONDAY, APRIL a, at l0lS O'Clock,
at RESIDENCE 125 WEST THIRTEENTH STREET,
HANDSOME HousEHoLp FuRNiTuRE. RosEwooD
PTANoFoRTE, CARPETS MIRRORS, CHINA,

comprising ebony walnut ana giit Psror Snin IN rep;
Curtains Cornces ambrequins, Etageres super tapes
try Brussels Carpets, spanish and Turkish Easy Chairs,
Washsands, Commodes fine hair Mattresses BolsterH
Pillows spring Beds walnut Buffet, Extension Table,
Dining Chairs, elegant decorated French china Dinner
Sets GLASS; slvcrDlaed Ware &C. being entire contents
Of house elegant rosewood seven octave panoorte,
made by Emerson; also Refrigerator and Kitchen Fur
nituFe. Catalogues at sale.
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DY J. W. CAMPBELL. JR., AUCTFONEER.
ID SiMONSON, ECCL9STON CO., will sell on to NOR.
row uesday the entire household Furniture OF private
residence In Twcntysecond street. Fifth avenue,
including octave cycloia rosewood piansiorss BY Gel
chased for 4s0 but little used; the finest planoforte
sold vt auction this elegant wool Parior
Suits In fine reps costly black walnut Bedroom Fur
niture plate Mirrors, &C. More full particulars in
morning Herald. Catalogue early at residence
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TNIFGANT BUSINESS WRITING GUARANTEED -
~ Nessrs Dolbcar lQ3 Broad way, engage 70 remove
stiffness crampng trembling from any hand SO tnat
nupiIs can write eny stye desired with ease and self
poscssion boys prepared praetioAiy for business N
writing, bootkeeping arithmetic and other branches
In one tArnR
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INSTRUCTION.

4 THOVPsON's COLLEGE,, % FluRTI AVENUE,
"A opposite Cooper Institute Bookkeepin1, Writing
arithmetic taught, day and evening; ladies' depart
mes telegraphy aught practically, with Instruments
In one quarter. -
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EOR sALE-ss:-A GOOD BAY MARE; BEEN USED
IL In hack also lot pf second hand Harness cheap
Apply for two days at feed store $40 Hudson street
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ALL OFFICERs, SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
"A wounded, rupiured or injured, however slightly,
can obtain pension DR.. Il. B. JACKSON. late surgeon
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N. CRIsTALAR AUCTIONEER
a. ELEGANT PARLOR FURNITURE, CARPETS,
MIRRORS, ROSEWOOD PIANOFORTE, PAINTINGs,
&C.. &C., AT AUCTlON-THE MOST ATTRACTIVE
SALE OF THE SEASON, AND POSITIVELY WITHOUT
RESERVE.
A. NJ CRISTALAR will SELL this day (Monday) April n.
at 0 oclock at the private residence 07 East
street bctw cen Fourth and Lexington avenues the
crimson satin & gt inlad with pan.ed porcelain medal
SILK Curtains and Lambrequins, rosewood Eageres and
Centre Tables very fne rosewood ana walnut Bedseads
t.ure. fine carved rosewood Piano, made by Drnhami
Knives Walters ine curled hair Mattresses feather
Holsters ana Pillows spring Beds, Sewing Machine OIL
PAINTINGS &C., &c also Kitchen Furniture This sale Is
undoubtedly the best Of the scason and those wishing to
purchase should attend. Take Third being
q direct line to FOrty.s sixth street.
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4 HERALD BRANCH OFFICE BROOKLYN, COR
"A ner OF Fulton avenue and Boerum street
Open from "a. NJ to r. N.
ON sunday from to y r. N,
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nv IsIDOR ). swARzKoPH AgSTioNEER, Me
Is Bowcry and y varcx srect-w & sei,nps se ~ cn s
fsnea II he private sssdsass Sf Mr. fSs Esq., Sn.,
% o "a vanarh Decker Billiard Table. nearly new;
c"iIy ParIcr Salt; Pier and Mantsl Mirrors hrussss
tre lpes Dining Room Furnit1re China dlass ana ST.
W. Va 70 CooklnQ Utensa Refrigerator, one nne MO-
rvsss Range. Goods must be s"ld witnoW xseervA
Daalers snJ hOusekeaper CALL
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a DJOCKNED AKT BALE,
"A g. WEINBERGER, Auctioneer.s
sells Monday, April "a at l0z O'Clock, at the private
residence OF the artists Mcssrs Van Den endcn spek
no East an vcusUe c 9s coeSnon o & O.
foreign and American artists; also two Musical Clocks
and one Music Box.
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Is CAMPBELL co. sell this day, in lots, commenc.
ing at io O'clock At s5s ThTd avenue corner Fii
Liquors and other contents Of that prominent cornell
grocery Stock comprises general assortment Teas OQ
Peaches Tomatoes AZ quantity nI. fine fancy Gr9eeres
quantity Bottles, fne assorted Liquors. tor family
Fine Brandy and other Liquors by gallon Wines &C.
mention; fine Counter Scales, Coffee NH Measures, Ac
0rocerymen, buyers dealers are specially invited All
goods removed this day,
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UyOR sALE-TwO YOUNG HORSES, WARRANTED
sound and gentle. Inquire at 249 West Thirty.nrst
street.
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E,OR sALE-CHEAP. FULL TOP TWO sEAT VIC
r toria, In first rate order at SIMP6ON'S livery sta
Bile, lz8 and l6O East Thirty ninth street.
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TOR sALE-CHEAP, HORSE, WAGON AND Ex-
4 press Route Apply at 63 Spring street. for four
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A NORRIS WILKINS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"a Household Furniture. Pianotorte Carpets &c. x.
p. LUDLOW co. viii sell by auction On tuesday,
April e. 1874 at II o'clock A. M No 10 Beach street,
Wood Centre tables mantes MfrSrs gilt cornSes Lam
rosewood French Bcdsteads mahogany wardrobes,
Washstands, Tables Cnars Brussels and ingram Car
pets Oiclohs black walnut Washstands Dressing
Tables, &C.; assortment Of Kitchen Furniture with
which the sale will commence. Catalogues at No. 5
Pine street.
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DY JOHN a. DRAPER CO., AUCTlo,Snh wsiirnsa
Is Delaware Lackawanna and western haiToa0
company Wa msxo sen TONS SCRANTON COAL ), x
Al nuhc auction. Wednesday April ~. At ~ O'CLOCK
noon. at 70 Exchange SAMUEL SLOAN, President
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PY DANIEL A. MATHEWS. Aucr!oNEEg; ;1sALKs- !, Al !.
ID room rs Cedar street, after May and ~ Liberty Sc
WEDNEsDAY, APRIL a. ATii O'CLOCK
AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE S2l MADISON AVENUE
between Forty second ana Forty.tnird streets,
the entire -
SUPERB HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, MADE 10 ofuef
by Potter 4 stymus and A: Roux,. ,.nvoorv
ELEGANT ROSEWOOD CHICKERlNG TlAsprlHpTTsan' A q lpT
REAL BRONZES, PEDEsTALS JARDlNIEhEs'
CURTAINS, AC. .s....
Full particu1ars sac CataiOsueS ~ """7e
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UroR sALE--ONE DOUBLE FURNITURE TRUCK;
e one single Furniture Truck, one down town single
one Concord Express Wagon. aJ West Eighteenth
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A DMiNIsTRAToR,s sAI.E-ED. tErTINGER AUC-
n tiopcer. By SMITH 4 BOGART
Household Furniture beionging 10 the estate Of
A A. A. Hamblin. deceased. Tuesday. April q at l0x
O'Clock at No LAG West Twenty-fOurt street. PariOf
Suits Per and Manei Brussels and ingram Car
Cottage Suits Bedsteads Centre Tables Crockery snd
FREDERICK \, SHAW. Administrat09
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A UCTION sALE-HENRY zINN, AUCTTONEER.
"A sacrifice OF Household Furniture
THIS DAY at i03z O'Clock,

,..na East Iwenileh street, near ot Broaaway
Suits, with rich covers French plate Mirrors OIL Pain
ings, Bronxes Clocks, Curtains, Bookcases Etagere
Eedsteads Dressing Csses Bureaus sRriag and hair
ment and Kitchen Furniture; BuiIct Extensou Tabls
Chairs Cutlery, China Ola s. and PLACED WA r.. kc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-10

the men arrested in Loudoun county by Deputy
United States Marshal 0'Neal, for alleged vio-
lafion OF the internal revenue laws, Was brought
before Commissioner Fowler this morning AMI
an examination resulted in his acquittal, the
charges not being sustained.
COAL RRPoRr.-The fnlic7, ip0 is the In, ann.
OK Coz received and shipped By the agencies in
this city for the past week: American-rsceipts,
6,oe5 tons, shipments, i,133 tons. Hampshire
and Bsltimore-receipts, 1913 tons; shipments,
1,625 tons. j. P. Agnew-reeeipts, $50 tons;
shipments, 1,I50 tods. Total receipts e2Os
tens. Total shipments, y59s tons.
GOAL FOR THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The bills
for supplying coal for the use of the public
schools in the city and county have been
opened and the contract awarded 10 Messrs
Mehaffey 81 Co.. and A. 8. Perpener. The bids
stood Thomas Lannon, Sc 25; John Leather
land, Sc; w A. Smoot, s5 "a; Mehaffey 8 Co.,
1915; and A. 8. Perpener, S5.I5-SentineI sth.
MORE SETTLERs.-Amopg the strangers who
arrived in the city to- day were several parties
from Ohio, who are on their way to joiR the
colony from that state. which has lately been
planted near Nokesviile, on the Virginia Mid.
land railroad. They report that a Virginia
emigration fever is raging in the section of Ohio
from which they came, and that large numbers
OF settlers from there may be expected in this
portion OF Virginia during the current year.
Gazette, Sth.
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g E o RG ETC WIN.

SUDDEN DRATH.-About three O'Clock this
morning the family Of colored man named
Salvador May, who resides on Third street,
between Frederick and Fayette streets, heard
him breathing heavily and called him, but re-
ceiyed no answer. They sent at once for DIR.
Shekells, who repaired to the house as soon as
he could get up and dress, but on his arrival
found that the man was dead. The coroner
was notified and held an inquest. The verdict
was "death from heart disease" The unfortu-
nate man was sitting on his door step in his
usual health at 10 O'Clock last night.
The MAD SToNE.-Mr. Armistead Hayenner
and his son, who were bitten by puppy sup
posed to have the hydrophobla, as stated in
this department of The STAR some days since,
and who went to Aide, Virginia, to have the
mad stone applied, have returned fully con-
vinced that they are safe from hydrophobia.
GRAIN TRADR.-Ihe schooner Thos. p. Nor
gan arrived to-day from Alexandria with / 100
bushels wheat, and the schooner X. s. Bowen,
from Baltimore, with 1890 bushels do, both
consigned TO Hartley & Bro. L. 9. Wheeler
recsived 800 bushels wheat by rail. The ss' es
to-day were 100 bushels wheat at SLIP: 25OO
bushels were sold some days since to arrive.
Wheat lie il demand and would sell at Sl.3s 10
Al 70.
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al E. X A NDRIA.

RESUMPTION OF CANAL NAvIGA rIog.-
Water was let on in the Alexandria and George
town canal at 1870, through the frame az ue-
break in the embankBent caused by the giving
away of the arch. Boats will commence run
ming on Monday. The new aqueduct is q tine
the supervision of W. g. Hunter, superintendent
of the Alexandria canal
LAND SALE.-Green & Wise, auctioneers, sold
to-day two tracts of land belonging to the estate
of the late Felix Richards, lying in Fairfax
county, on the Little River turnpike road, and
three miles from the city of Alexandra. One
tract, containing "A acres, for s2s per acre, to
acres, TO David G. Watkins, for s2l per acre.
The land has no improvements upon it.
NOT SUsTAIHEp.-LeHis Hill, colored, one of
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LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

John W. Pillipg has been appointed notary
public for the District of Columbia
A trOttinZ race for $50 has been made for
next Wednesday between Maggie DUyall, Belle
OF Gettysburg. and Honest John.
The many lovers Of orchestral music Will be
gTatifed TO learn that Mr.. Theodore Thomas
will resume bis Popular concert tours the COM
ing sessOn.
MIR Dennis b. LyIes, for some years cashier
OF Lewis job son * Co.'S bank, died at Acco-
keek. Md, on the Sth instant, in the 10Th year
of bis age. His funeral will take place at
TennAllytOwn this afternoon al ) O'Clock.
The train, consisting Of eighteen full passen-
gers cars, which LETT the Washington Grove
camp meeting Yesterday afternoon for this city
was detained an hour or two at Silver Springs
by the disabling Of the gine- A telegram was
sent 70 this city for another engine W hich
brought the train in.
The Independent Plate Printers Associ alton
have elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: james Stewart, president; John W.
Baker, vice president; William Drew, secretary;
William +. Smith, treasurer. Executive COM
mittee-JOhn Randolph, P. X. Smith, John Z.
Cpsiek, y. Burns, Henry Osborn.
The veterans OF the Mexican war held meet
ing on Saturday evening for the purpose of
hearing a report from the committee appointed
to ascertain the cost and advisability Of an
excursion down the Potomac on the 1ith
prOXimO, the twenty eighth anniversary OF the
cspitulatiOn of the city of Mexico TO Gen. VIM
field Scott and clOeIng of the Mexican war, but
the meeting adjourned before coming to col-
eluSiOD.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The MarRafa.

BALIINoRE, August lO.-virginia sixe.-. saa.ar..
"a Nirgtntss. consolidated, 50; do ex.rfnaens
40; West Virginia, 81; North Carelios .Ixes, Cd
Is; do, new, 40; do. special tax, bid dsy '1'
BALTTNsRR, August 10 Cotton .asSsy ana
s sssde and apIetmlow middiipgs, ls@IsS Flour
t@@s g; do extra, s9o@s7s do family, asa7 50;
Bio brand, 7@7 rs; mx 40 eT5Ta Is VAL
t ao brine s Wbitsl Siee ard amber, sOgl!s fair
~ ~ SO IS; good TO prime red ,lS5 dl3S
fa5 MsiS'o 90, I2O9IsO Pennsylvania red,
~ o. ed western, l25@i51: amber western,
iSt ,s Corn nominsl-white southern, Ss6as7;
Sene" southern, 81 @s2: western mixed firmer 7sy79
Dap steady-southern 5Od55; western mixed, 520
o, DO: white, S. Bye dull, 5000 Hay unchanged
PROVISIONS strong-Mess pork unchanged. Bolk
meats unchanged. Bacon active with an advance
,p .enoeney.shoulders, l04; clear rib Sides $50
refined Is Western butter firm and in fair de.
mand, 24@a6. Coffee l96l2l. Crude Petroleum quiet
and timer, held 8, Whisky steady, 10l. Sugar
Nsw YoRk, August lo.-Flour steady. whest
one cent better. Corn sh Ide firmer Money easy
az Gold, 9S. Exchsu Re, long, <s79s short, lgi
dull and lower.
LoNpoN, August TO- p m..Oonsos for money,
We Tor account, 92a9g2s. Erie, 04. Paris dis.
patches quote rentes at g. francs 90 confines.