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opinion is much divided with reference to the
immediate future Of stocks, and speculation when
active is therefore feverlsh and excited. While
there is q strong bear party and short interest
Is easily created there are others who express
confidence in an early higher market, and base
their representations on the fact that the large
amount ofJanuary interest to be dlsbursed will.
in its endeav0r to find profitable resting place,
naturally seek the stock market, and in purchases
at the present low figures will give it unusual
strength. 1t is too early, however, to venture
opinions, and, in the face ofrecent experience, un
safe to say what a day may bring forth.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES SATURDAY.
The following table shows the opening, highest
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rans,s Z municipal improvements including rapid

OF municipal improvements, Including rapid
transit, ana VIII not suffer interruption Ia the
io,waruing os sucn a plan. with its crowDing re-
suit as would be certaI TO ensue from his con-
tinnlng In oflice such a chronic obstructionlst as
tnat the faith which Mr.. wlckhaInis friends We
in him may DE justified by has WORKS The best
give TO the city some adequate project OF rapid
transit. and relleveSits present throbbng pent-
up vitality, VIII be to apply rapid transit to the
Comptrolier's private sanctum and induce a very
RAPID transit OF that much too presumptuous
Official TO The quiet and repose ol private lle
Mr.. Green's head, whether upon charge or with
out charge, viii be
THE BEST NEW YEARS GIFT
he can give the people oil tBs CITY III return or the
confidence tney nave reposed IN him.
There was nothing OF fresh interest In the mar
ket last week IN respect to new buildings. i'm.
proveBents oil that character being stopped by
the season. Concerning the condition OF the mar
kets affected thereby Inc Real Estate Reco'd IN us
week present few features OF new or special IN
teresJ. The close OF the year always mas quoting
eject upon trade, ana The wlntry season opposes
very effective obstacle to building enterprises.
We have noticed OF laie. in our intercourse with
the manufacturers and dealers connected with
THE BUILDING MARKETS,
less complaint Of the character and course OF
trade, whence we infer that business, on the
whole. has not been OF The worst cnaracter. and
that tar snare OF profit has been returned
Tor the years labor Indeed, Ia more tnan
one instance, we have met with such assurance,
anu while there are doubtless Instances where
almost irreparaole loss and damage have been sus-
tained there is good reason to believe that caut
uds pcen geneTaly practlSeu. anC tndL enterprise
ana speculation have not Deen pressed beyond the
limit which the warnings OF the year prescribe.
Tae financial topic is Stlll leading subject DIS
cussiOn IN the different branches OF trade, and the
sentiment Is IL parently unanimous tnat aehnite
action should be taken at once. Congress ex-
pected to deny any iurther expansion OF the cur
rency or make such immediate provision Tor IL as
Will enable The business OF the coming year to be
entered upon with settled understanding or Its
character ana possibilities The sentiment OF the
country, however directed, seems to agree upon
TINS polnt and we, with Others deprecare any
postponement oil the subject or delay that will
prove fatal 10 business interests in the spring."
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SOUTHERN BONDS


The dealings IN Southern State bonds at the
Stock Exchange have been limited mainly to Ten
nessees, with few sales of virginias and North
Carolinas. In North Carolina a joint resolution
has passed the Legislature which provides for the
appointment OF commissions to meet and consult
with bondhoiders some time in January prox.
The New Orleans Bulletin states that ST, 343, 200 OF
the old bonds Of Louisiana have thus far been
funded under the scaling law OF that State ana
also $751;, ,724 OF warrants
RAILROAD BONDS
have been generally frm but without other inter-
est than attaches to quiet buying by permanent
investors, who find in the older issues sale and
profitable channel in whi, h to leave redundant
capital. 1t is generally believed that after the 1sr
OF January this class ofsecurities will show contin-
ued frmness and invite even larger holding
than at present. Our reports from day to day
have furnished the several changes in price.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The foreign commerce OF the port for the week
was as follows:-General merchandise imports,
including dry goods, s2,965,573; produce exports.
S., sos, $50, ana specie exports, $2,257,O36. The
total value or the merchandise received at this
port since January l is $3.50, 233, against
$3.50, ,903 100 last year. ana 800 In 1872.
The total exports OF produce from this port since
January are $2s1 672 e2s against s293 81 last
specie since January are $6O,63s ,5O4, against
47,59s, ,l3s last year ana $7o,55o, o3s in 1872.
orr FOREIGN TRADE.
The figures showing the foreign trade OF the
whole Of tie 6nitea states Tor the nine months
ending septsaber % Is given In the monthly re.
port OF the nuresu of Statistics, in press. The
chief OF the bureau furnishes the following synop-
sis. all IN specie vslues:-
Domestic Foreign
Imports. Exports. Re-erPorts
Nine months enoed Sep
tember 80 1874 .sss3 0 s3 $4ss ~ CTS $7, ,sl4 4Qs
Nine months ended sep
The amounts OF the foregoing, which consisted
Of specie and bullion and OF merchandise, re-
spectively, were as fo!lows:-
Domestic Foreign
Imgors yso e, ErggSr,s e., 5. Rs,e1p9,as E. y.
Specie and bullion 1878. l2,2799s 4ss6ss04 s929 4i2
Merchandise, 1873 4S0670,766 800 0s3272 l327OGS5
The total value OF commodities remaining in
warehouse September 80, 1874, was $49, ,osS 26s,
compared with s6s, ,6o6, 4o4 September 80, 1873.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.
SATURDAY. Dec. 26-6 P. M.

SATURDAY, Dec. 26-6 P. M.
The trade movement, already very slow, was
last week interrupted by the recurrence Of the
Christmas holidays, and, as usual, the wholesale
business OF the city was sacrificed to the more
urgent demands OF the holiday purchases IN re.
tail way. Scarcely any Of the lea ding articles Of
merchandise were dealt in save in very mod.
crate way. and the volume OF business was still
more circumscribed by the adjournment OF all the
exchanges from Thursday until Monday. The dry
goods business was emphatcally dull, and bargains
In the way OF closing out consignments before the
close Of the year were freely prOfYered at all
houses in the trade. The hardware business was
at complete stand, while scarcely anything was
done in the boot and shoe drug and other special
partments. The export movement in breadstufs
still very moderate though showing some increase dur
ing the four business DAYS of the week. Notwithstanding
the fact that both prices and freights higher
Flour dun all through, but there was no change
prices. Wheat was III moderate demand, and
prices up nearly every day. closing quiet.
Corn quiet hut firm for both old and new, though
the latter subsequently declined somewhat Oats
steady all the week. Pork wholly nominal, while
other hog meats were duh but unchanged. Lard
was demand and frmer until Thursday, when the
''corner' broke and prices tumbed considerably
Cotton showed very little activity during the week
values exhibited material change, huctuating
slightly Groceries generally quiet with sugar in
buyers favor and coffee strong Petroleum was In
active all through the week. but was held with consid
cradle confidence Naval stores were also dull and
values most OF the time nominal. On saturday there
material change in any OF the markets. The
Produce and Cotton exchanges adjourned until
Monday, and the day generally observed hoii-
day in all branches of commerce.
BREApsrurFs AND PRovisIoNs-rhe Produce Exchange
being closed, there movement of consequence in
either breadsuis provisions and values called
nominaly steadyt as last quoted.
CoTToN-Tne Exchange having adjourned until
Monday there was no business officially reported and
unable to learn OF anything OF interest the
street. We append former quotations, which, however,
wholly nominal We give quotations based Amer.
ican standard OF classification
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FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
The General Condition Of Trade and the
Hopeful Influences at Work.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Review Of the Stock, Gold, Money
and Bond Markets.
WALL STREET,

Dulness in the several departments Of trade is
the rule rather than the exception, yet there are
not few who are disposed TO "crOss the bridge
before they come to It." and while conceding the
existing depression, to anticipate an early con-
dtiOn that is full OF activity and hope. The reor
ganization OF many firms the adjustment of many
financial difficulties, the necessity for the employ
mcnt OF capital, the recognition OF new basis on
which labor contracts are 10 be made by manu-
featuring ana other corporations, the reduction in
the price OF products grown and turned out by
machinery, the heavy disbursement OF dividends,
amounting IN Boston, Philadelphia and New York
to the estimated sum OF S1500oo 600, to say nothing
OF dividends at other leading commercial centres;
all these are quoted as among the important infu-
ences that are expected to give life to Industrial
undertakings and aid to our local markets. Not a
little activity IS looked tor in the cotton, woOlen
and iron interests at an early day, and because
this activity may be resumed on q nearer ap-
proach to a specie basis than heretofore, the feel
Ing Is somewhat general among those who take q
comprehensive view OF commercial affairs that
more stability will result and that business will be
conducted on safer, healthier and sounder princ.
pies.
THE STOCK MARKET.
In the early part Of the week the Stock Ex-
change was at times the scene OF considerable
excitement, consequent on the rapid nuctuation
OF prices and their generally lower tendency.
Lake Shore w Western Union, Northwest common
and Pacinc Mail were especially active. and in all
OF these securities there were large transactions
Toward the close figures became more irregular
and business decreased. Pacific Mail declined
from 38x to 33H, rose to 37ss and reached to 363I
Western Union fell on from Sos to 7sh, with sales
still lower-seller 60, recovering trine at the
end; Lake shore declined from 1873 to 1873, rose
to 81, receded to 79H and rallied to 8oZ at the
close; Northwest lost 81 per cent in decline
from 46k to 43, but recovered to 464 at the close.
The remainder Of the fluctuations for the week
will he shown in the following table,
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The following table shows the opening, hlghe
CLOSING PRICEs-sATURDAY.


Pacific Mail, 362I a 361s; Western Union Tee-
graph, 7sA 7s7s; Quicksilver, 331k "a; do. pre-
ferred, 43 As; Michigan Central. S2sS a s2sS;
Adams Express, 1l614 a 117t4 American Express,
81K a 81; United States Express, 62 62A; Wells
Fargo Express, SO a 81; Chicago and Alton, 104 a
l05; Pittsburg, SSh ss1a; Chicago and North
western, 46l4 465I; do. preferred, 60 a 60A; Chi
cago and Rock Island 1O1h 1olss Milwaukee
and st. Paul, 36s 36ss; do. preferred. 561s 81;
c., G. and l. c., 90. a 926; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, 1895 1o91s; Erie, 271t 27l4; Han
nibal and st. Joseph. 25 a 25a4 Lake Shore S0i4
SOY; New York and Harlem, 127 12S; New
York Central and Hudson River 1908 1O1; New
Jersey Central 1O7i4 1o7a4; Ohio and Mississippi,
3ox a 3OT; Panama, 1l41a ll51s; Toledo and Wa
bash, 22A 23 Union Pacific. 35 a 351s.
GOLD.
During the greater part OF the week the specu-
aton in gold was spiritess, the prevailing prices
being 11lhs a 111A, but towards the close there
was sudden advance to 1121s, which brought out
considerable amounts OF long gold, and In so doing
caused recession to 1ll%, at which the last deal
ings were made. There Is no change In the BELIEF
OF those who are operating In the market Tor
rise that eventually the price must obey the in
nuences now silently at work, the argument still
being that depletion viii produce its legitimate
eject In making stronger undertone whenever a
real business demand is established. The follow
ing table shows the course OF the GOLD market DUR
tnR the past week.
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city Refined At Philadelphia quoted at lc for prompt
RIrxyihere was little or nothing done to-day in this
branch of trade. A few unmporiant jobbing
sales constituted the days business Values were
essentially changed, and quoted thus:-Carolina
TIC. 7ssc for fair 7ssc 7s%c Tor good ne a8c or
&C.. Pana, 7c Tsc., and Rangoon 6hc, sslc rer -;
SUGAR-Business In sugar fair to-day and the
market ruled steady The sales last include
500 hhds. centrifugal at SIC &c. t0p OF melado at
do SIZE Refined quiet AMI not eseniiay changed
We quote :-CuDa-kenning interior 10 common,
7c. 7sic. do iair to good fair &c. Sac. ;
DO: good to prime sac ,,ao sac; grocery
sac centrifugal; hhds and boxes Nos $40 Is sHc,
&c 64c clayed boxes Dutch standard. Nos to Q,
7hc. re do 10 10 II Ssc sac; do Is to 5 Sac.
iosss; white Slsc: Porto sisS-ssapna:; com
SIC. Brazi-butch standard. Nos 3 to II, 71ac &c.
Java-Dutch standard, Nos. 10 to ~ SIC. asAc Ma
Demonstrating grades 64c. n 7s4c.
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Daseu OIL III IOrce
sepcmfer 1874 and on upland cotton in store running
In quality more than halt grade above or below
the grace quoted Ordinary. Ike; good ordinary
l3lc, strict good ordinary, l4e. low III ddling, H16c.
micdiing, l4Sc. good middng, lbs4c.
CorFEE-There was a lair business reported to-day,
The sales include l4lO bags Of Rio ex Merrimac,
at islsc, issc: 4,soO bags do, ex Alice Talnior,
at issac.. and sVJ bags Ontario. at
lsl4c. We quote:--Rio, ordinary cargoes, lie. a
IKE; fair do. IIs4c.; good do, isiAc ls1sc;
prime do, l94c. lyac. extreme range tor lots lie.
l9Ilc.; Laguayra, lsc l91sc. Jamaica, l7c l5sc
81 Domingo. i6c, lie Porto Rico. l71sc l9c; Costa
Rica 171sc. le1sc.; Mexican, lSc. lJc. Angoslura
Isc. l9c Savanila 61sc. l91sc. Curacao, l61sc.
1S1c.. gold. 10 and ~ davs
reghts, the day being generally observed as holiday
The chartering business also neglected here: but
from Baltimore we heard Of the foowing:A bark, to
Cork orders with $500 quarters OF grain, at Ss
brig direct port, east coast OF Ireland, with 1850
quarters of do. at S. an American brig, to CONT
MoLAssEs.The market to-day has been very quiet for
both domestic and foreign. We have only to note
sales OF $50 bbls. of New Orleans in lots, at from
56c biac. gallon. We quote :-CuDa, centrifugal
ara mixed, 33c Soc. do. cayed, 56c 4Oc do musco.
yado, refining 36c &C do 90 grocery sOc &c;
New Orleans, 55c. a &c. for new CROP
NAVAL STORES There was nothing doing in spirits OF
turpcntiue, which quoted nomnally steady at 36c
for order The market tor rosn was also
inactive and nominal; strained quoted At 10 ~ ~
mington. Pitch quoted at 81 37la Tor city,
PErRoLEux-Tne market was inactive and nominal
for all The day was generally observed as
a holiday Refined quoted at ll1sc llxc; crude, IN
bulk. at 6hc. at l6Ac. and naphha vt 0c. f9r
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED..

CUMMINGS-HAvILAND.-At Hudson n Y, on
Thursday, oath nst at the residence OF the brides
father, by the Rev. Charles w. Tomlinson, Q. CUR
TISs CUMMINGS or Brooklyn, N. y, to ANNA w.,
daughter OF Captain John T. Haviland, OF the for
mer place. No cards.
WILsoN-FoY.-On,Satu morning, December
26 at st. Francis Xavier's church, by Rev. Father
De Luyne, $. j.. MIR. A. D. WILSON, OF Brooklyn,
CAL, to Mss SALLIE FoY, OF Washington. d. c.
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DEVOTION.
FCoNTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

were informed that their services were no longer
required, and the, left. When the services were
concluded Gendenning walked leisurely to his
home. accompanied by some memperS OF MS con-
gregatlOn. He all snliies Tnere was
st last a happy solution of very knotty
problem, though Elder Dunne and Mr..
result. The long interval OF ten months must in.
tervene before the appeal can De heard by the
occupy the pulpit and he so declared a week ago,
but even his warmest friends in the Presbytery
dissuaded him from such step. Several CONSUL
cations were held among the members OF the Pres
bytery during the week, and but Tor the course
Mr. Glendenning pursued an extra session OF that
body would be inevitable.
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THE MONEY MARKET.
Money during the week was devoid OF any un,
usual feature, oanIng freely on call at from to 4
per cent. The discount market was less firm, and
a. the season for yearly settlements approaches
paper Is scrutinized with more than usual care.
On prime paper quotations are lrom 5k to per
cent There is a fair supply OF commercial bills,
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quiredag't
deposits. 5000, $50 53,472,400 -
Exc's OF re-
serve ab'v
legal re-
quirementS 7,62425O 7,088, 100 Dec.... 5S6, 15O
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
These have advanced, especially OF the issues
interest which ID payable January /, ana are in
moderate demand by strong home purchasers.
The foreign bankers nave sold in considerable
amounts for European account but we are in.
formed that the market has freely taken their
offerings. The closing prices in London were as
fOllOWS:-
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MANUFACTURERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
M NEW YoRK Dec. "A 1874.
The directors have this day declared dividend from
the earnings the last six months of three and half
per cent free of taxes payable January 1875. The
transfer books will be closed until January 4.
THEO ID. WAkREN, Cashier,
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man and grandson OF N. r. Schureman aged 9
Relatives and friends are respectfully requested
to attend his funeral, from the wainwright Me-
moral church, corner West Eleventh street and
SLATER.-On Saturday. December %, at the resi-
dence OF his son-in-law, II. NJ. Barrows 1853 Madi-
at 80 P: NJ. Relatives and iriends are invited.
sTRAucH.-At College Point L. l., sunday, 9th
nsI EaMA Nv wile leo ol Dr. Christ strauGn IA c .o.
inst, at halfpast two O'Clock r. M.
California papers please copy.
ST. ALDENHEn.-Oi paralysis Of the heart, H. II.
HANwAY ST. ALDENHE1M, aged 80 years.
Relatives and friends OF the family members Of
Honennden Lodge, +. and A. NJ, Nassau Chapter,
X. A. NJ. and OF the BrooKyu Photographic Art AS
sociaton, are respectfully invited TO attend the
funeral nom his late residence, No. 81 Jonnsoa
street, on Tuesday, at one O'Clock p NJ.
Irish and Scotch papers please copy.
SwIFr.-On saturday morning, December 26
1874 CHARLES SWIFT In the 10th year OF his age
Relatives and friends OF the family are invited
to attend the funeral services, from st. Ann's
uesday nscsmr 1esI ~ ten on
WALLAoE-On December ~, Miss ANN WALLACE,
native OF klliosby, county Rosscommon. lrelands
daughter OF John wallace and Maria Feeney.
The relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral, from her late rest
WIsouR.~At Is Bergen Point, n H = on ~. Saturday..
the Goth inst, Mrs. MARY A. WnBoUR, widow Of
the late Cornelius B. wnDour, OF Newport, r. l., In
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral, TINS day Monday, the 2Stn INST, nc
twelve O'Clock NJ, from the residence or ner son,
Cornelius WN0our, avenue ), Bergen Point. Car
riages win be In waiting the arrival of the quarter
past eleven O'Clock tram from the foot OF Liberty
street, New York.
dence, No. l5S West Iwenty-nrst street, JOHN 8.
| Notice Of funeral hereafter.
| YATKS-On sunday morning, December q, az
| the residence OF her son-in-law, Dr. n. Ii. James.
| MARTHA K, widow OF the late James y. Yates. IN
| the 80tn year OF her age.
Notice Of fuAeral hereafter,
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HarrIsburg Corresnondence.
HARRISBURG, Feb. z

/ hhhhAobOhdt r0Ds fbls lOlf.
The Legislative doings have not had a
remarkable public interest this week. The
opinion of the Attorney General, on the
Local Option" law is quite important.
Application was made to him, regarding
the right of the Legislature to repeal that
law, many holding that it could not be
repealed before the expiration of the three
years subsequent to the vote Of the people.
He has decided, however, that it can be
repealed, at any time If the Legislature see
fit SO to do. And now the liquor interest
is trying to strengthen the hands of those
members favorable to repeal of the law,
by sending in petitions pumerously signed,
asking such action. Some of these petit
tions are huge frauds / examined one
the other day claiming to represent several
thousand voters of Cumberland county,
and have no doubt that three fourths of the
names were bogus signatures, the majority
of the names having evidently been put on
by one writer Another petition from
Mifflin county, shows evidence of the same
manipulation, though not to so great an
extent.
A new list of Judicial district has been
reported in the Senate, and in which Cum
berland and Perry, are made the 9th dis
trict. There is already a protest made
against this arrangement by some attorneys
from Perry, but it is not probable that the
protest will avail unless better resons than
those yet offered are given. 1t is probable,
however, some changes may yet be made
in the apportionment as reported.
An outrageous raid is now being at
tempted on the State Treasury, by prop
osition to raise the salaries of Judges.
The House has reported bill fixing iu-
dical salaries as follows Chief Justice,
50, 1000; Associate Justices, $4,000; Com
mon Pleas Judges of Philadelphia and
Allegheny, $1,000, and other Common
Pleas Judges $4,000.
To this bill Mr.. Ramey, of Indiana co.,
offered an amendment making the salary
Of Chief Justice $1,000, and for the Asso-
ciate Justices the same of the Common
Pleas of Philadelphia and Allegheny,
$4,000, and of other Common Pleas Courts,
$4,000. This amendment was voted down
and the original bill passed to a second
reading.
Voting to increase the salaries and re-
duce the work is singular way to econo-
mise. This increase salary if the bill be-
comes a law, win cost the State about
$40, 900 each year.
The two oolored men convicted of the
Behm murder have been sentenced to be
hanged.
Evans has been remanded to prison. the
Jury finding verdict for the State for
1886, ,653.57. The question now is, how
long will he stay there before he tells who
shared this plunder with him?"
QUID NUNc.
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Gbe Girlres, Mem BloOnthelO, l1u.
Daring Robbers.

On the evening of the 31st ult., most
daring and successful robbery was COM
mitted on the Iron Mountain railroad. AS
the train which left st. Louis, came in
sight of Gadshill station, it was signaled to
stop, the switch was turned and the train
run on the side track. The train stopped,
Conductor Afford stepped off to ascertain
what was the matter, when he was con-
fronted by man wearing mask, pistol
placed to his head, and he was marched
off.
The engineer, fireman, mail agent, ex-
press messenger and other train men were
then seized by five masked and heavily
armed men, and also placed under guard
The robbers then went through the entire
train and took from the passengers about
$4,000 and large amount of jewelry
They also took from the Adams express
messenger about $1,000 and riAed the
mails. The robbers then left in souther-
ly direction, and after the release of the
trainmen the train started southwark.
The robbers offered no violence to any
one on the train, and did no harm to the
train men.