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WHO is THE HEIR ?
A CURIOUS CLAIM FOR PROPERTY.

Thlrty-1ve years ago man named John Hancock
died in this city, leaving the bulk of his property
three nieces and nephew and all the residue to
other nephew stephen Marshall brother of the other
legatecs.
In 1852 stephen disappeared from the city and could
not bc found In 1859 his share of the property hav-
ing largely gained value, sold for $4,000 sum
larger than tho other shares combined. His sisters
sought him and finally received letter from Shoal
Water Bay, Washington Territory, from man
ing the description of stephen Marshall saying that he
did for any of his relatives in the states"
he had Indian wife and children in the Territory and
was perfectly contented That letter was signed
''Sevcn Marshal"
Soon after the receipt of the letter information
that the dead and his Indian wife claimed the
property the ground that her late husband the
''Stephen MARSHALL to whom it had been bequeathed
The sisters contested the claim, alleging that tho late
husband of the claimant was not their brother the law
tu heir. A commission to take testimony in the case
sent to Washington Territory. 1t asccrtancd
there that the husband OF the Indian girl had red hair
and trcckcd face The sisters claim that the original
stephen Marshall had black hair and clear skin.
well educated and would not mIsspell both his names
The Surrogate reserved his decision.
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THE GERMAN FESTIVITIES.

THE NORTH GERMAN FESTIVAL AT THE scHuET-
ZEN PARK
The national festival of the North German societies
at the Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, yester-
day entered upon its fourth day, and large
crowds in attendance. Tho rush. how
ever, was not great the previous day.
but it is estimated that during the past few days
90 600 persons have visited the festival grounds
The programme of amusements was as varied as usual.
A novelty exhibition of tableaux, representing
Barbarossa, the traditional German Emperor awaken
ing from slumbcr of ages in the Kyphaeu
Mountains, awaiting the unihcatIon of
the German people. The scene, illuminated
with calcium lights. presented quite artistic display.
The rhcmen OF the Schuetzen organizations were en-
gagged in rifle practice, and prizes large amount
have been provided. The dancing platforms were
crowded till late at night when the park was brilliantly
Illuminated. Thus far the festival has been success
and no affair OF the kind for several years has
attracted such multitudcs OF pleasure seekers one
OF the evils, however which resulted from
the great rush of the past few days was the advent VI
numerous thieves, who, owing to the crush and The
lack adequate police arrangements, we're enabled v
operate with success too many instances Some pre-
cautions been taken 10 guard against these or-
nails during tho remainder OF the festival
The festival Will be continued to-day,
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2:9O TO 3 P. NJ.
$1,000 u Pac RR lst..
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FLOUR DULL AND UNCHANGED--wHEAT QUIET
CORN MODERATELY ACTIvE-oATs FAIRLY AC-
TIyE--RYE QUIET AND NoMINAL---DARLEY
FRM-BAgLEY MALT FIRM-PoRK INACTIVE
AND EAsIER-PETRoLEUM QUIET AND EASIER
NAVAL STORES QUIET AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
QUIET--nIDEs QUIET-ous QUIET AND
FIRM-wHIsKEY DULL AND EAsIER-FREIGHTs
oUIEr-HEMP AND JUTE QUIET AND UN-
CHANGED-GUNNIEs FIRM-DRUGs QUIET.
THURSDAY Sept. 90 p. NJ.
The trade movement was still htful and uncertain,
yet taken altogether business may be considered as on
the increase. As the eXtcnt OF the damage to the
cereal crop becomes better known the trade move
ment becomes accelerated On Change to-day flour
dull. Wheat quiet and easier. Oats steady Pork
weak Lara weak. Cotton lower Petroleum dull
Naval stores quiet In groceries there was quiet
Drugs generally quiet and without change
quiet about former prices Oils were quiet and
nominaly unchanged Hemp and jute quiet Gunnies
strong.
CoFFEE-In Rio and Santos there not very active
market prices irregular We OF
Rio follows:-3,6so bags Zingaro, 450o bags
Eig rc-saes) and 500 bags Ellen C. private
terms. Mild grades dull and nominal The stock of
mild follows Java grass mats. 5o362;
Singapore do. do 1884 Maracabo 1872 bags Laguayra,
1,0s6 do. Mexican 90 do Savana 1914 do We have
copy OF Messrs Wright Co.'S weekly Rio circular dated
September which follows-Sales the United
States since Sd st 1000 bags shipments for the United
States the Atlantic ports 10000 do shipments to the
Gulf ports 1900 do loading for the United States 5000
do stock date, 1900 do; average daily receipts,
l22Oo do. We quote: Ordinary cargoes Ire.
ls14c.; fair do, 1870. le1ac. good DO. l994c.
Doc prime do. 204c. 2o1ac; extreme range for
lots lsc 211ac Santos fair good, 1910 a2o5c gold,
ninety days; Java, government bags, 26c 2c; do
mats pic 29c; Singapore. do. DE 24c Ceyon 2lc.
22c Maracaibo 201ac pc Laguayra, 2oc. 211ac.;
Jamaica. 1876. 2Oc. st. Domingo. IKE 1Sc.: Porto
Rico lS1Sc. Die. Costa kca, Ice 22c Mexico 2Oc
Ole Angostura lc. 2l1ac; Savanilla. 2Oc ne Cura
1S1ec 2Oc
At quotations of cotton marked
1-16c At two NJ further reduction of Lice
made all grades participating in the decline WITH however,
marked weakness being shown IN the low grades
which wanted The market ruled irregular sale
of 50 bales low middlng (old class made at 3c
prices than the appended quotations. which only
marked down from yesterdays prices to conform to the
Official figures Facts would justify further reduction of
6c at least especially for low grades, which drug
After Change of 800 bales Of sold
spnners in addition the sales below reported Futures
dency decidedly downward, under the influence
of declining Liverpool market fine reports
from the South as to crop prospects and continued com
paratively large receipts The following g r. M quota
eosed eosy september Is sec October ise Soyem
l3c. IS l-32c February, l3 3l6c l3 732c March,
Is l3-32c l3 lice. April 133sc. l3 2l.32c May,
l3 I7s2c l3zc June, lie IL Lice; July, II 532c.
IA 732c August, IA 5l6c l4Sc. Quotations based
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Tho following were the Philadelphia stock quotations

CALIFORNIA APFARs
Late advices state that the National Gold and Trust
Company will probably resume. Since the panic the
bank has lqudated claims deposited to the amount Of
81, 600 000 and statement OF its condition shows
a surplus as regards deposits of over 81, 10000
MEMORANDA
The Stock Exchange had admitted to their list the
following securites-
Frst-$1 OOO, 900 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company per cent sinking fund bonds issued
for the purpose OF building fifty miles Of road west from
Sigourncy; these bonds mature August l, 1895.
Seconds 500 900 first mortgage consolidated bonds
OF the Cleveland, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway
Company. OF this 81 500 900 bonds s3 696 900 have
been deposited with the United States Trust Company
TO the redemption of prior mortgages. The
bonds mature in 1914 bear per cent interest," and
can be had either in currency sterling form.
Third-$15, 900 900 Lchigh and wilkesbarre consoi-
dated guaranteed mortgage bonds The bonds
guaranteed by the Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey. Bonds mature June l, 1900 bear per
cent annual interest," payable quarterly on 1st OF March,
June, September and December.
Fourtt-$35 OOO 900 consolidated sinking fund seven
per cent bonds of Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railway OF this $35 900 the amount of $27 $3.50 600
have been placed with the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company for redemption of bonds already outstanding
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WheaL ruled quiet, with sales 5hCaO bushels part last
evening" ut 81 ~ 81 ~ for No Chicago spring No
Milwaukee SPRING aioa received bids OF I'll 30 while sellers
asking I'll 81 Red winter quoted 81 40 III ~,
and amber de-. 81 AZ 81 -. without sales. Corn
moderately active Sales l5OOD bushels from zoe
Western, Oats ruled fairly active and full prices,
with sales OF TOUO bushels 57c Oc for old, mixed and
figure for unsound Rye was quiet and nomi-
nal Barley malt sold the extent of
$50 bushels two-rowcd State at 81 ~ 800 do four
rowcd State ut 81 80 cash. and 1000 do ut vi 90 time,
Tor CnnHdn.
BKANs AND PEAs.--Mediums duh and prices were
weak Mnrrows la moderate demand vt about former
prices Other descriptions dull and more oress nominal
Ne quote Medium, choice, ~ 10 - 2O medium,
fair good, I'll ~ 81; marrOws ncw choice, " 90
marrows fair 10 good 81 81 70 new W 10 y 10
" white kndey fair good vi ~ III 30; green peas,
~ 20 IL s. 30
GUSNIEs-The demand from the South good and the
market firm ut iu unchanged prices The sales were
2 public, and luO bales nt l3sac
days. We quote :-Domcstic cloth, l3ssc 1886;
Borneo iouripore l4c. Cucutte lOsc bags l31.c
IIEMP JUrR quiet and without decided
change Iutc butts dull and more or less nominal
We quote American dressed per ton $2Io ESQ Tor
double $3.50 $40 for single Manila hemp, 1s4c.
SIC gold per b the latter for fine; Russia clean W ~
gold Jute butts quoted 2c Sc, currency, SisA hemp,
fIIpns-The market for all grades slow at farmer
prices The sales $40 dry Matamoras on private
terms We quote Buenos Ayres, 70 TO ~ lbs, 22lac
24Jse do ~ 10 lbs 2llsc 221ac Montsvdeo, <O1s
to st1k lbs 22c 22se vorrisnsss n 70 ~ lbs 2Os
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OF active stocks to-day amounted to 143 800 shares and
are distributed follows:-New York Central and
Hudson 5oo Erie, % 300; Lake Shore S5 500; North
western, 1850; Northwestern preferred $50; Rock
Island, 100; Pacific Mail 2l 200; St. Paul. $780, st.
Paul preferred, 1,soO; Ohos, $780, Western Union,
85, 900; Wabash 100; Union Pacific 3OO Panama, 22O
ADVANCE DECLINE.
The change in closing quotations since yesterday
follows:--
ADvANcE-Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph u; Erie
i; Harlem, Ia Northwestern common, a Ohio and
Mississippi, q Pacific Mail, q; Panama. l; st. Paul
don, q.
Observation-Disclosures and Pacific preferred, a; New
York Central Is Delaware and Lackawanna ~; Han
nibal and st. Joseph, 4; Northwestern preferred u;
Rock Island, ;s; Wabash, q; ST. Paul preferred, "a.
The stationary stocks c., c. and l. c., Lake
Shore Quicksilver Union Pacific Marposa and District
O. Columbia 365 bonds
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EDWARD H. TRACY'S WILL.

The will of the late Edward H. Tracy, Chief Engineer
Of the Croton Aqucduct Department. who died August
2S was led yesterday in the Office OF the Surrogate.
The will Is BRIEF saying:- Edward ii. Tracy, OF the
city OF New York civil engineer, hereby make my last
will and testament folows;All my estate and prop
erty OF every kind give, devise and bequeath To my
brothers William Tracy and Charles Tracy In equal
shares and IL either OF them dies before me his share
goes the survivor, and appoint them executors OF
this will and revoke all former wills and testamcnts
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
seal at Carmel n. v, this 10th day OF August, 1870
Mr. Tracy was unmarried and one OF the executors of
the will vi the late James Il. Taylor
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"Wednesday. TAnrsday
RAILWAY BONDS.

Railroad bonds were firm with the exception OF
c., c. & l. c. lrsts, which declined from as to 4315
Central PacGcs to lO47s. Union Pacific land grants
to l02 Cleveland and Ptsburg consolidated los and
Michigan Central sevens to 1917. Union Pacific nrss
sold at lo3l4 lo3h, sinking funds at 937s New York
Central skies Of 1888 at lO4h and Chicago and North
western consolidated coupon gold bonds at s77s The
last named were aiterward held at SS The following
the closing quotations for Pacific Railroad bonds:
Union Pacific nrsts, 1885 to lO31l; do land grants,
lolA to l02; do sinking funds 037s to ei Central
Pacilcs 104% TO 104%
INVESTMENT sHARRA
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FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
Stocks Firm and the Market
UneXcited.
GOLD ADVANCED TO l15 5-8.
Railroad Bonds in Fair Demand Investment
Securities Strong and Money Easy at
l-2 and Per Cent.
WALL STREET,

THURSDAY, Sept ID 2. VI.
The prices to-day indicate advance movement.
Firmness was exhibited in Erie, Western Union and
Lake Shore. Higher prices also made In Harlem,
Pacific Mail and Panama Erie from lS7G to l9A,
and closed at 10. Western Union opened at sOA, ad-
vanced to s15S ended at ST. Lake Shore after an
opening at 5I3G and decline to 81, closed at 0H st.
Paul sold 36& 3GX and closed at 3G%; do pre-
ferred ended Mt 63I<. Northwest common opened at
40 and closed 4of. The preferred closed at SAX
So Ohio and Mississippi steady at l9k. Pacific
Mail rose from s7x to SS4 and closed at 3s14. Other
changes will be found helow:--
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST
Tho following table shows the opening highest and
Lowest nriccs of tho dav
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MUTINoUs SAILORS.

On the arrival of the French brig pandita Courtos
master 1Ol days from Colombo at this port yesterday
United states Deputy Marshal Deuber arrested three of
the crew. named Auguste Jean Marie Bcrthca Guiaume
e. Bucaissc and Jules Hunerc, charged with mutInOus
conduct while the passage to this port The prison.
ers were lodged IN Ludlow Street jail, and win DO
brought this morning before United states Commis
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stained-uooa ordinary l5e srct good ordinary l2se
for consumption to-day bales; last evening bales
HS. ss Sss ta .s' S
49, S d At so IS Ss II s .SSssy 5
a is s;Iec February, is il s3c; 100 lsSc,
NssA @ 500 Is % so at & y sV' y hp % 50 a;
@ Ts" 5oG a. IS bales ee To-day go s t. Is T. N Goo
tpr7Lia at Is 7iae 500 a. iss.s 900 at Is IS ssc 400
500 Il Is loo At IS IS V 5se Il 60
y oe Is 1e!SSe % loo q. ss Sc 100 ~ ia sse At % at ss
November 100 is ls2e, lsc, 100 = si.s3c
1929 Y so s il ,q9 sna % 49 &
AZ It aa at a e 600 a IS s % s se s9 s
3 ls2e 2iOo at BE February, 800 at l3 5l9c, 200
ss Il 2 r 'lss Is lse -'fs 30 % 100 100
Y q sc POO at lsolec May 100 q. IS s.ldc 100 ss
5sl:s s and aHs s79S bales sas: niis s:ssp's @
s; ysIi q %i
,f' lust yeat asSi bales spnss september 1855
'ssIis e sSssa
Is & By sy .a ss compressed To Liverpool by
DGUss aeATsos we're hr% Refined was quo.sd a;
Ut 2S1lc BrstoneThe stock crude very light,
s s' % ss % % % S As sn spot tS eo d. aSS Sd m sss'
ex store At 81 50 Cream tartar was steady az 5Qc
Too.L0rdnary s was quoted a, &C. &c. gold; select &c.
l5c, currency extract foreign 2sc gold and 45c cur
Spanish, ac ase gold 80 cases scudders brand sold
yA Unly IN s jceSns way; quoted at s4 . u So
gold in bond, for old and new; smyrna cables
report market brm 135 piastres. Alum firm with
sales of 50 bbs Philadelphia lump - 20. Alumnous
cakc-We sales OF 800 POchns private
terms seneka root nominal at soc. 9oc. We
sale of 900 lbs. private Tonca beans firm;
sold Tartaric acid quoted 445yc.
gold QuicksilvcrSonc sales made 7Oc gold but
only small lots. English chemicals steady aud
nOmnay unchanged. We sales OF IL Liverpool
soda 81 Az ~ 5o 800 drums caustic soda 81 A.
81 so 81 50l for % per 100
Newcastle soda arrive 81 80; Is store
at I'll So kegs Newcastle bicarb. soda vt ~ and
100 casks bleaching soda at 81 TO-
Flour AND GRAiN--Receipts-Flour 969s bbls; wheat,
1856 bushels con 274 do. oats l6 800 do. barley,
l25 do The -four market generally dull, but with
quotabe change in prices, with sales of 1900 hhs.
ut the quotations annexed Rye flour inactive and
early nominal, with sales of q bbls - 80 s. IS.
Corn meal quiet sales $50 bbs at former prices We
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, Sept o. 1875.
Cotton easy sNng Nat se low Sang Ra s good
wise, 81 Sales, 7so. Stock, ,5ss
Cotton quiet; middling, 1886 low middlng 13c good
ordinary l2e Net .seeg 4 IA bales $50 grSs receipts.
MOBILE Sept. o. 1875
Cotton irregular; middling, 1sc lsSc; mddiing
l2.lc al21Sc good ordinary l2c l2sc Net receipts 50
bales Exports coastwise, 81 SAFES 500 stoek,i,72i
SAVANNAH, sept 0, 1875
Cotton quiet; middling, lslSe; low middling, l24e;
Stock, 2,SO5.
CHARLEsroS, Sept 8, 1875
Cotton dull and easer middlng, lssc; low nddling,
lsse good ordinary l2Sc @ ise Net eeepts ga bales
Flour unchanged; sales 900 bbs Wheat steady; sales
old white Michigan 81 So Corn unchanged
y s5s% ss%s 5 so%hh q dd AC4 CS s %S"fs
$25 middlings, $50 Canal reights-wheat &c and
z 30 3 the Hssdy 70 SiT a0 bushels T. lS
7s2 OcO feet lumber. Canal shpments-2,5oo bushels
Lake rcceipts-whcat 10000 bushels corn 9s7 900 do
wheat, 1000 bushels; corn, i4oo5 Do oats $1,000 do
270o bbs wheat 5000 bushels 63 600 do oats,
to tide ?s}s BUSHELS eS eo ar~ i4so sH
do 70 interior ponts-None Rreghts quiet wheat, 7sc
unchanged Wheat dull; No Milwaukee Club old held at
s. corn Ssay aSd paGs s @
&c according 10 conditions lots sold that range
seed. quiet; sales bags at - 80 IS for Timothy
81 70 ~ for medium clover and 50 IS large
Pork quiet $22 50 for heavy Lard quiet l4c
l41ac Highwnes nomnally III II.
ToLkDo. Sept 0, 1875
Flour steady with moderate demand Wheat de-
mand, but ut lower rates; No white Wabash 81 2712;
No. white Michigan. 81 2S; No. do, 81 old do 81
amber Michigan, 81 %; September. 81 261s October
81 2Sll November, 81 10; old, 81 80; No. do, III
No. red winter vi 20: old do, 81 30. Corn dul high
mixed 634c October 64c grade, 59c Oats quiet and
firm; No. = cash. old, 39l4c October 4Oc Freghs nomi-
nal Receipts for two days3OO bbls -four OO bushels
wheat 230O0 do. 1000 do Shipments two
day5OO bbls four Is 700 bushels wheat 900 do cor
700 do. oats.
CHICAGO Sept. 9, 1878.
Flour quiet and weak. Wheat In good demand but ut
lower rates. especially for options; No Chicago spring.
81 1874 spot VI Is seller september 81 Iu seller October
81 IL seller all the yenr No do ~ Ua FL u6 rejected
v6c 061sc. CornDemand fair, but at lower No
mixed 5bc spot 57c seller October 255c seller NOvcm-
Der; rejected, 55ac Oats opened firm closed dull
3i 3i1lc bid seller September 3c bid seller De-
tober rejected 3lc 81 lsc. Barley-Demand fair and
market hrm at 81 IL, spot 81 u5s seller October Rye
steady and unchanged PorkDrnHnd fair and prices have
advanced S2i 80 spot $50 S7a seller October Lard-far
demand but ut lower rates. $l2 ~ $l2 ~ spot Sl2 ~
seller October Bulk quiet but steady; shoulders,
Sssc short rib mddcs, l2c; short clear middle l2sc
Whiskey ~ l7Ia Rcceipts-Flour, 1000 bbs wheat,
~ 900 do. rye, 1000 do Shipments-Four 5000 bbs
wheat, 1900 bushels corn, $4,000 do oats, $4,000 do
barley 1000 do.
the afternoon call Of the Board wheat higher 81 13
September 81 lO3 October Corn hrmer at 57c Septeni
ber; J71ac October Oats higher at S34c., September;
33s C. October Pork unchanged Lard easier $2 75,
cash; SD 10 u xl2 81, October.
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6 foIIowing Shows the quotallons Al lhe Board lOr
RANK SHARES

The following tho bids to-day for city bank
shares America, $50; Chemical l,60o City, $685.
Fourth National, 90 Importers and Traders, 200
Irving, 1872; Manhattan $50; Mechanics, l42h; Mer
camille los: Merchants, l21; North America l00h
Park, l4o; Republic 95 Tradesmens, l42 Union, 14l
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
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CLOSING PRIcEs-3 p. N.
THE MONEY MARKET.

No change is recorded in this department. loans on
call being freely made at Il and per cent Discounts
are quoted at and per cent, and the requirements
smaller than usual The business outlook is re
ported favorable The foreign exchanges con.
tnuc in very unsettled condition. in consequence OF
the position of gold. For the of gold borrowers
have TO pay q per cent for 80 days and Ia 19S per
cent for 20 days Such rates. of course affect unvora
bly, the exchanges, and to-day there further de-
cline in rates on London, the leading drawers having
marked the quotations down to S3 for 90 days ster-
Sand 4s61a for demand
Actual business the street was done at l. s2L
A. SO for bankers loans and S5 4S6 for demand
MAREET.
Gold has been firm at 1854 1853. The rates paid
for borrowing and per per annum and
1-32 1-64 per diem.
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TmE UNITED srArKs TREASURY.

ThE STAtES TREASURY.
Tho Assistant Treasurer paid to-day $43, 900
gold of interest and $50 600 in redemption
Of Gve-twcnty bonds. The amount of national bank
notes received at Washington for redemption to-day
was $780, ooo customs receipts 500 O0o and revenue
receipts, $3oooo0 The bids for Treasury gold aggrc
gated $l,s6O,Ooo at prices ranging from 1850 to
ll54o Five hundred thousand dollars was awarded
70 John Anderson at the latter figure.
GOVERNMENT BOMBS
Government bonds closed hrn at the following quo
tations:--Unitod States currency SKIES 123N 1874;
do do, 1884, registered, 1917 12l1S do. do. do, ,
coupon, 1884 123 DO. hvetwentes, 1867 registered
ll'S; do. DO, do coupon, ll1h; d. do,
1854, registered, MY a 49, DO do, do, coupon
ll71l llsA; do do, 1885, registered, 1ls Il 10; do
d. DO, coupon, ilS& 10; do do, do, new, regis
tered l1SA ll0; do do, do, do, coupon, 11s94 a
llo; do do 1861, registered, l2o+s a 1903 do. do,
do coupon, l2O1s 12oX; do. do, 1868, registered
l20% q l.l do. do, do, coupon, 12oJs III; do
len-iorties registered, 1165s III; do. do coupon
l17H llI1s; do ives 1884, registered 1l75s 117N;
do. do, do, coupon, 1l7SS 1175s.
TnE LONDON MARKET
The London advices report no change In the rate of
discount by the Bank OF Ensand, which remains at 2
per lower Tho Bank or England G529 81 dur
ing the week. and go, 900 sterling balance to-day its
unemployed being fl4 $50 and the proper
ton Of reserve Liabilities "a per cent against 50 sl5
per cent last week. Consos shade easier at tho
close and United States bonds quiet aud steady Erie
advancing 1G9s. The sIecie in the Bank Of France
increased 900 francs during the week Rcntcs
Paris are firm at 75 The continued loss OF bullion by
the Bank Of England explained by the steady increase
OF specie in the Bank of France. Gold is now and has
been Tor some little time past lowing from London TO
Paris
Tho following are late advccs in the Ereain0 7ele-
gram:--
The market today has been very quiet United
States government lives continue to maintain the adj
vance which reported in my despatch yesterday.
In English securities the market Is hrnL Ihis Is IN
response 10 the quletng from the Princpa
tics, aud the determination OF the great Powers To keep
the peace. Consos winch showed an advance yescr-
day, continue iirm today with the same quotation
The news OF the recent negotiations in Erie and the
advance IN your market Is felt here. There Is an all
OF one per cent. This sympathy with
the New York market and shows the anticipations of
The holders here that the changes Will he for the best
interests OF the company
The Pacific securities respond to the general quiet Of
the market Ccntrals continue to maintain the advance
noted yesterday.
The Virginia State bonds show SLIGHT decline being
quoted "a " per cent less than yesterday
Although IN the general markets there has been no
alteration prices Oi amy consequences, the market Tor
foreign has been unusually active
OF tie news Of assured peace on the Continent and
strong bull movement prevails IN them Money still
continues abundant aud borrowers have difficulty in
arranging contracts.