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New-York tribune., 1876-04-08

legal documents verbose 70 be obscure many
people, suffer me TO translate them INTO En ssh Of NY
The Constitution Of California and those ~ most other
States declare that "Al property in the Stte shall bs
taxed in proportion 20 its value" The political code OF
California repeats this injunction. aud explains that
personal property includes money, goods. chattes ey.
dences Of debit and things In action " thar is N ngs 10
which one may have legal right, but which cau only ia
reduced to possession by action at law II the person
hold ng them does choose 10 give them NJ 10 tie
owner The apparent ming of this is that mn prop
erty real or personal possession n light should 10
taxed, and any ordinary ayman would take this view Of
H. Not 50 the Jud Of the supreme Court ~ California
They say: To declare the duty Of The assessor
10 assess all things in action 10 10 give constuctou 20
the Constitution that must lead b. the gossest aDsurli.
ties" There would be n contradiction in the Constlu.
ton If it be construed 10 require that an property
shall be taxed equally and that the word property" IN.
cludes those things which practically incapable Of
appraisemeut. such causes in action" which
includes every evidence Of debt Al property which
visible and tangible Is capable OF assessment Choses in
action not. II is property IN possession ana enjoy
ment, not merely in right, that mast ultimately Pay
taxes"
To illustrate II you horse, he being visible and
tangible Is TO be assessed but II yon sell him and take
his price IN note, or even IN q check, these being
therefore exempt. II you have - coo a. idt in
yOnr drawer IL il taxab you lend 70 yOlr DcIgl.
who puts another 81 900 with u AMI buys hon e.
giving you mortgage upon IL secure the lla8
exempt, because lien npon real estate IS Ting in
S2t" II you keep your money in your lcke you are
20 he taxed Tor Is II sou deposit IL IN me bank, yon ao
exempt you cannot gee it gam without an ton 10
aw + 10 bank ,IDes NOT c..0ose 10 nav Won IN ,,u
have an empty house, y0a mast pay Tue taxes upon
hut you leave II, 10 passes ont ~ fle cate gOy ~
." things IN possession ami yOu become exempt The
tenant, how Yer, VINO cOr"r INTO possession Dy his
lease, taxa !e; you, who % eve nr entire income Of
~ not. II yur nty o. gold b. is taxable
.fl
tue whole Gccisan) they being Of uncertain value and
"pUc iclly uLappri sable are exempt II you Keep
your money y0d are 81 De taxed; II you lend it, yo.
iigaon passes over 10 tie dcJtur, with possession
Il you 20 live in society, cIjOy all its advantages.
have your person and prOrr, protected ~ lis laws,
lOCr c. .ren educated 10 IT. cxpuso, wtIout "
cost yourself You have OnT % convert your estate
INTO lands and cages other evidences Of deb and
you tAcucolOrth Tree from contributors 10 lis dip
port. a ,. AlEfAICH
htHgStJa " d., March ~ 1876.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
THE rAmlN VAIL IN DyIsIoY-sr

In regard 10 the falling oI the wal. of No.
2ll "a, s,-si., wulca va, b,us pulled doNu-thr acct
dent uiuimg scycrd 0o! severely ON Wcmesdiy-tS
STAGED at the Departments Buildings lAat an Inspector
had visited tie place day and tlat everything hli aI
u.scI safe. rAr .uiI.uk ahIut % yoals uIt ind
IA ri ..-nch mont Wall really comp s.l ol tMO
foui-uc walls fastened together lui tie face OtoAs
not tied INTO thc rear portion 80 - now required ~
aw TDis however could not br pcrc, vrd ly eXamna-
tluu Ilr tutrc way OF telling now Ito wall was
LAT up. A utlNy balcony aud nre escape had oseh "
tached to thr fruut. wai stripped down
ly the wOTkmen demoshlug the building tne welsR OF
the nreescape dragged INTO tho stFeet the hohs
LAYER ot bricks leaving the portion ssana!g- 80
,nch accdet could occur ~ any building put up uhasi
the present laws.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
THE STATE LEGLSLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS AT ALRANY.


TIE SUPPLY BILL PASSES TIE sENATE-G900 GOO
INSERTED FOR TIE NEW CAPToI-D EDIING
THE HUDSON RIvEB-LOCAL LEGISLATION.
SENATE.......ALBsSY. ApIl T. 1875
The Finance Committee again reported tie
Supply BILL amended as Uor Mr. Jacobs's motion of lat
evening. The amended Capitol stem reads as fol-
lows: The Commissioners OF the Capitol here
by directed report to the Legislature at the opening
Of next session, fun detailed plans and chc4tJus
Tor the completion ~ tuc wLJlc WJrA by T4cL TLcy
also lU4fcd % secure advertisement cs mafos
oi bid for tie construction OF the WOTS responsible
PARTIES, WLic4 estimate bo, shall BE- actOuYau cl Ly
sur slc as the said C.mm.,s Ontls uil deem tO be-
necessary, la order 10 gua.cs t.e L.t.Iul perform
aucc O.: any cOnrcT coutIac at may Jc made. All
pore tJ b. muHc 10 the Le-iI azure above required
iAr st!a o. $5OJOJO 1, appropriated TO continue work
90 the build ng
Mr. EooaLs moved 10 amend so as to app oprate
-soOOJU .o. tie new Capitol After Urthor debate b.
c,Hat.rs sCHOOtMAKEi, SfAhEtCK, NHDDEE, ROGEts,
and 0JLe.s the takcn Nr. Rogers ms ui-
LIent Tine ST OF Yeas l6 Nays lG. ILc Pre- don't
t.G senate tleU voted IN tIo anIuHa. iyc and Mr.
RJguis's amen lncnt WIS CARED.
IIt tA,ri ItLLns of tuc supply bill was then con-
cudol and tho U passed, Yeas 3d. Senators Jacobs ald
ScLreg bcINg excused n, al tUtlhs.
Adjourned 10 Monday evening.
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
BLACK. STARR 4 FRosTs NEW STORE.

The removal of Black, Starr Il Frost, sue
ccs,ors TO Ball Blscs & Coz from their marble building at
Nos 500 and j67 Broadway to their structure at
Fifllve and TNenty-eig gtb-st. is Of puDic interest
OF only as an illustration of the steady movement up
town OF an retail dcaicfs-a eenf when all thc most
4.Ouabie merchants obliged 10 fOllow-but also
forming "a new hn-inrss landmark tiLs city The
present In succeeded to what the Oldest AMI FOR
long lime the principal jeNefy establishment ~ New
YOrE situated ~ 1GG Broadway in $50, and gradually
driven A. town b. the ever-adyancing tide. TIC wltc
reputation and popularity Of tAe fra OF Bail, Black
Co. made its place Of business one Of general
g elcnce and since $50 the marble building az Broad
way and Pnuccst. has been prominent metropolitan
landmark. The change in the firm name together with
the introduction OF younger members was occaslonci
Two years AGO 10y the death OF the senior Mr. Black who
had already begun to the building at tiithave and
ycighth-s intending It place Of business for
lis sons Tie structure has just been completed, and
was opened Wednesday the business home Of the pres
ent lrm Tue entire first floor is occupied salesroom
and j. divided into three parts. The front part
sus.d l0 jcwelry and Watches the part is slightly
elevated ANA Is occupied by slyorwarc, while wing,
opening from the rear, Aned with bronze clocks and
fancy wares The silyerware is all Of solid sterling
81 ver bearing the English stamp. Tho collection Of
precious stones Of the finest the city, both IN va
rioty and in the value Of individual diamonds The base
neni Of the building Is occupied by tie pacingrooms,
Office and vault in which kept deposit the valui
bios Of customers. Ball. Black a Co. constructed under
their Broadway building the frs, vault Of the kind in
This country thus practically Starting the saie-iepos
system. The firm holds high position IN the confidence
and esteem Of the public and its and favorable situa
ton will doubtless do much its already -four
trad
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
THE CALIFoRNIA DECISION.

IHE TAXATION OF LOANS sECCREp By MORTGAGES.
10 the EdttOr Of The TrtbUHe.
SIR: The decision of the Supreme Court Of
California upon this subject Ia important In It's bear
nss dat am you viii excuse 10 ASKING little
OF your space for It's calculation. Tho opiuns of the
Judges published THs TRIBUNE OF March 23 like most
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08

stockholders arc ,t Iyus .Ae --uatuIcs for the CON
tInaaucr of ui-i i.., with tI- ~ capital Angus;
Belmont suf Lawrence Turner, President and Wee
President. have -usl lru .au Board u Directors, and
tatr places ha u.ru filled by the election 81 ". H.
Ht5s. President, and uenly Morgan, Weep tsdeut
George R. 4. kicAcs hIaar Cashier. ID. Drake
stH resi- rI thc direct uu ans JJ4u Jacob A,tor
was elected 10 III Che vacancy. James T. C.0asOu was
also elected a. director
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08

Two sons of Erin, suoyeling sand on a hot
day, siupp to re', anal c.cnau-ed views on tla labor
que. Oa. P.,. J-45 is mighty la Il work we're at"
ID j.. mdfdc umY; bar what kud or work is IL you'd
Ike yc cuuii SCI t" "Nr' said tie ether, leaning
Iehoctlyrly lis sIuNcl Jud SIpus the prispaou
uess think / would lac TO DO bishop"
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08


But there are some here tIat ale st. stumbling
that doctrine of Il cjiOn Within the last II hours have
met TWO more. They don't know what liberty 10 them
means. Well. there story told me while was in
Pliiaioipna by Capt. Trumbul He said wnen he was
ia Iibbr Prison tn ncy.s thit vile IA ash
nto4 ana ms ttie child was dying; and TIE next news
tIat came was tiat lis cil Was 0cai ana iLe m'net
remained In MtshiliStoh ~ Hopte ti i.C4 "''J' 'ou
come witu cr and take that chid or 10 Nsw-inglani
sui uur II: bus tat tc last ne heard one day tie
cnc INTO tJc PRISON mat tbele was Doat up from
Cit, Point and there over 3lo men IN iAr prison
nsws TLcn oame The newa tnat there ouly
On, man IN iaat whole number Ihal was -
BE- let gu and they all began 10 say VINO Il IT, IL was
some one ~ 40 Eai some i1niehliA iiehu 81 WASHINGTON
tt hal persuaded tIs GuNu4Hint AT lo iihc al interest
im ain aud se out. the whole prison was ezci'eL
AT isl an oh.el rle h1 ,ugi'o al 80 'op W ~ @ ..',
voice, "u,uTy Gay Irumbull" iAe chaplain iotd he
ms name never sounded sJ sweet 10 hu as u dd th-
aay. Tlat was e'eritJH, hUt yuu caut una any Henry
clay Tranbuil Ia the Die. There Is mo- special ct's IA
the Bible. Gods proclanaions are 10 al. sMIers Ever
body can ct OF PRISON tina, wants TO- Iho trouble Us
tley dlnj want ~ 20. lnrJ hll j." Hc' "e t'p'7 -
b.. beIatod. need not ne Stumbling over e.yC.ou
TAc proclamation s, WIo5oeycr wiil, let MN come aud
Miss smiley said mat amer The war; when she went
down SOutH, she was IA toi;l ana i.o IG'H 1'' VIZ
occupy was dirty inst -Ac said to the Old cuiJI"d
woman that had charge Uf The room, Auhhe y"d Ko"
I,.,,lot i've IN ,Ici !rt ~ tIl' and KNOW, now
tut wc Northern people set yuu cO!Jrcd people Tce l
m frD. Ar Norm, suI want ypa 10 show our love Tor
sue Nori4 by cleaning up tuis ruJli." She tIeA went
away for short tly, ana when came DacA iu about
baf ai h0ar looked is u na i3s > "oIs had
nc.u spent on IT, Aul t.e Oil cDlJreI oman came gp
q, nor ana SAID fHsIe! now hes free OF D-lut -
Why what makes son ask tiat question SAID the IdJ
"Ou," says sn, my oil l,sa says BE- ant iIeo al all 40
o.r has ri.At 10 maze mt free az all, ana Ao aat
given Inr ng freedom; Mu wien 20 oti anu see tIe
l,pr.d people they they tell NE atI irul aud now hes
ffr- or Bcaul g. Aud the q the poo cplo.td woman
ua been free tor months, sand udut FnO" ii lnat Is
what tIe devil j. doing wan sr'i; many. Ihey are
srce and d.ut know H. Now peiIip8 tie cooIcI
woman cOud not read tho proclamation, aud ntd olL
II you cam READ It, you can som" OF your ifleha
10 read a. Tao tiutA SHAH make yud nee Tie auth
shalt snap every fetter sct at Liberty every captive hcie
to-day. -
Yon can be- free this day and this hour yoh Will The
only way Is tO believe tho proclamation aid ith You
Iouy 90 free lie came 20 deliver you aui Hs Will do
liver every man and ia tDls audience tna WANTS
10 be- delivered. At the noon meeting to1iy did y,u
long yearsi Ho had himself tris. 10 conquer ~ Le hai
also tred four OF Nc physciln- ahd spent All hi'
money aud character al Ais JAtatOu, auu bis
friends. Ills own children turned aglnsl Aim a. last
New-York tribune., 1876-04-08

Anau Z hcr. ia lcr cAa.r a. tll,
a EN- ner thread win teeth wouG uics.
IL irIut, ~ 4riy iitile mad ,
rrs Mn2,s is ;rs "a, :; sDg vii o her fiieSd,
ana hold 10 IN l. :
The "Qulet Afternoon" Is Think the best OF all Mr.
Perys eight pIctutes aud the want Ile that
In the others seems less missed here. This picture
marks Mr. Perry's high-water mark; he has Of
ten painted as WELL and he has seldom
painted better. He manage a simple affar
Ike this sufficiently well to sts.y not very eAaciins
critic When he attempts more pretending subject he
fails and the provoking tins is taG hs failure
often made the more cons icu0us by hi, yer! excl
lsnees IN leaving tu.s artist We may say thai No 2l4
"Tho Weaver" just snort oi being au Interesting
picture Nr Perry painted the subject once before VIII
fuller del illt iUcstA burc of tAi5 same sifi az voIA
al her loom ia &ttc. This BIAS more oi a certain
sturdy grace. ana might have ba.u an interesting.
picture In spite Of the chay color color, II 10 were
not for the vitality which We have bai HeI 90
long siu lct honor NJ. Perry 10. lis power to eI-
that there is something genuinely pocnc, artistic
even in this New England lie OF tAe o.dcn lime lie has
one grca yiruc-a Of slmpiciu-aai never al owe
himself 10 Je betrayed iuJo decorating tho OH spartan
life with fippeilos and fdrD.ows. II is not difficult
Il see lu his pictures tuat u TnOICtu or
a Hawthorne had been born 10 take up tie brush, we
M slt have had Sew-Ensaua MIliet who would Lave
painted lho Tragedies aud nOr Joys OF tA lie of those
days as the great p,asanaTtst painted those O his oNn
France but SIR Pery only show us what might have
been and II is uQg TOO late another than Dc 10 follow
his directing.
Mr. ID. @. Knights canvas. No. l76 " French Washer
women" IS TOO large FOR his pcture-a common iauit
with young painters. but believe Nh K Ut las had
experience enough 10 teach him more moderation.
There is evidence OF great deal OF study and Of much
quiet observation IN this group Of women but we cannot
ace what IT gains being 80 large field. Emerson
said OF DAniel Webster " lie formed nt figure III tho
landscape" aud We wish Mr. Knights WasnerwOmen
did the same This may be partly owing 10 the tact that
the ndscape Is weakly, thiny painted; 1t looks as
IL had Itself been washed and hung up TO dry There 10
no color IN picture and title force In the e1ecu-
ton that We cannot help wishing tue artist had not
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-19
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET.

MAY 16.-Beeves.-There were no fresh offerings,
and consequently no traffic IN beef cattle to-day.
Dealers In dressed beef complain of q dull trade at
5000. q ID. for ordinary to good native beer
sides.
Cdlues.-Frcsh receipts were 333 head. The de-
mand was active, and dealers report fair trade ut
57c p d. for ordinary to COED STATE s yeals, and
Buttermik calves ranged from 495c. q ID. Among
the sales were Mount Holly yeas 225 ns average,
Mt &c. p b.: so Jersey yeals, l30@14 fbs at 1880.
Jersey veals, 145 is., ut &c.. p Jersey yeals SO
ibs nj nc; Jersey yeals 100 hs., ut &c.; and 70
State buternilk-fed calves l26 lbs. average at &C.
q ID.
Sheep and Lambs.-To-day's arrivals were cars,
or 1850 head including about car loads OF spring
lambs. The demand was fair and the market unusu-
ally active and strong at about Yesterdays quota,
tions. Poor to prime clippe, sheep ranged from 6@
77c a d. and poor to good unsllorn sheep from o.!
@sc. . b.. Spring lambs were In good demand at
1O6 BE. q d., with few extra ut lac. Sales In
clude 2lo ohio clipped sheep, sSs t syerag so ut
i52 Ohio clipped sheep, SO ths;, at TIC: ls1 un-
shorn Ohio sheep, So lbs. at !Sc.; and 27o Ken
lucky sheep, go fbs., at exc. q ID.
SIiae.-Frcsh arrivals were 15 cars. containing
$50 hogs, all consigned direct to slaughferers.
None on sale alive Dressed hogs firm at 94@9 Hc; q
h., with few market pigs Mt 33c.-Journdi Of
Commerce.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-19
NEW yORKWo MARKET.

MAY 16.-The general market Is very dull. NO
improvement expected until there nre FREQ assort-
Even then II IS not probable that there Will be other
than moderate transactions unless the goods market
mills are working only 10 moderate capacity, and
manufacturers are In the market only to repcnish
assortments. Western feeccs, In consideration o.
the small supplies are quite steadily held, but only
occasional small sales OF Texas there Is pressure
to sell. The few bids are on comparatively low
basis. Pulled have attention than other descrp-
tons ut the reduced rates Of last week California
Is lightly dealt In at easy figures generally. Foreign
are neglected.
entered value, 1852. From British Australia, D
bales; entered value. s454. From Chill, "a bales ;
entered value, 1910. From Dutch West Indies,
IL bales; entered value. S24S.
Receipts for the week domestic. gS9 bales; re-
cepts from January tdomeslicl, 1865 bales re-
JourDHJ nS TODllnerce.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-19
mARrNE IsTE1LIGENUE.
MINIATURE Al


go ARRIVED. ~ ~
Steamship Wyanoke, Couch, New York, mercban-
disc and passengers, g. W. Allen Co agents.
cSsadIse and nassengers, " Porter agent
Schooner Mary e. Carroll, Carroll Providence,
Schooner Eclipse, coaklin, New York sfG: City
Schooner John MeGinniss, Cplbnru, New YORK.
salt, Cringan, Morris 6 Co, II . go
schooner Breeze, Cranmer, New York; nay,
sshooner Martha Collins, Groves, Alexandria,
grains Uaralj. Crenyhaw Il Co.
Schooner Windward, Oliver, Norfolk, logs, Msa-
chester Bucket Mandatory. rs ~
SAILED.
Steamer Shirley, Travers, Baltimore,
STEAMER John Sylvester, clifford, Norfolk, mer<
chandse and passengers =. Us Iasuss, sgs In.s
schooner Harry InndeI, Taylor, Sf' aofAsCo1t
schooner Mse,de Ben, Hal, New York, orc and
carboys, Curtis &c Parker. = -,
schooner Edward Slade, Soper, Ssw fork, ccai,
Geryas Storrs, agent. S.Sa ~
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
From Liverpool Nay bark Aasr hsss,,
9 From Boston May le,h, brig salnnei Lindsey,
from From New York May lesb, schooner Z. 9, Hsr-
ioT From baltimore May l7th sebsorer Alice cnrs'
| : A..''''s' sMEAoRAEpA.
schnoncra uelen Rommen, Corson. and Effort,
Lowe from, Riehmond. az Pbtlsdelpsiis pay tosl.
schooner Sea Bird, Curtis, was ieaeins aItscW
SER seo nor William Ga. Mel,aasy, ssom Rich,
mond, sc PHILADELPHIA May 4 7th. I. Is. =
Schooner Alpine, Narshasls NOM ssApae6 nfsSs az
Philadelphia Msy 16th. "a.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-19
GENERAL MARKETS.
PETERSEURG.

4 MAY l6-The cotton market continues to decline,
and very much depressed. The best heads cannot
There Is n large stock both In this country and Eu-
rope, and trade Is dull for cotton goods, which we
Eau S raW5 81 bens al
price Is now about 4c p ID lower than u was same
time last year.
and the breaks are now beginning TO be quite fuii.
The market has ruled firm this week Tor day or
two. II thought some kinds were shade ioWer.
but at the close tie market was thought 10 be fuBy
up to the highest point of the season. There has
been more loose sold the past week than for some
The receipts Of wheat have been very good this
week, with u good demand at steady prices, o,,,..
this week and full quotations have been realized
$l.35@s1.50 for good to prime lots
C0fton--The market continues dull and depressed,
aken by spnnsrs shippers II the marked
unless at lower prices than sellers ask: me saes are
Badly stained or very dirty 69fe clean sta me-
or ordinary S@skc.;. strict good Ordinary, Sae9
IOc.; low iniddling, 1o@1o4c.; middling TO good
mp nis-slarket firmer Receipts and offerings
better. We quote S1.50 for primo; fmey, si.5
Peas Gnd es Sea! Pea
Bstier:-choice, so@s2c.; good to prime, ESQ
sa,1sMin barrels, 15c p dozen; in crates LOG:
E2ttthers.-rrime live goose, 50c.; common, zoe.
e. Dried EruH.-ApptS, FANCY, 81 W., 16.sS' s,i.A-
tiers and halves, l0c.; sliced, 12i5c Peaches-None
- Eaialra 50 .45@s1.5o q bushsi
Potnfocs.-Early Rose, Sl.15@T2. 80
Lard-Conntry, Virginia, l5E@lsc.
TaIioic.--9@llOc. q To- ~, E
cider Tineqar.-$5@4oe Q gallon, oocsa..
EooL-Washed, 3Jf54 0c.; unwashed, 2oel55s.
Observation-Disclosures, $360@$4i sap, s2.Z5e
IS. Cypress-No. heart, sl0e9sll No. 2, sos
so WiIsa1~xeiiye We quote eoms.op grades q
red nj III. 20@Sl. 80; fair, 40; prime 70
choice. sI,55ea3i.5S; common grsdes or white,
$1,000 $50 fair, 35@s1,so; prime 70 shoice'
Pwe.yyMarEet dull at 75@ $500.
cSrn.-Sew white, 6ae.; slightly mixed Whlse,
60c. ~, y sI Its .sncy d
SGsaJ 0ats.--90e .t9SI 10 p hundred
Timothp HaY.-S1 q hundred
q NOTthern Hdy.-Sl.2 20 q hundred.
(Torer Hap.--None Ia marker.
Hsndoto HdY.--4OGl60 c. p hundred y =
ESdder.-90e G$I Z. hundred.
81 Stacks, 4O@a5uc n hundred sGs3s
IVbsdt Straic.--5 % hundred.
|. fJnt Sfyate. --6Q &c, - hundred
3 Rue SfTair.--60S zoe, o hundred. :. 3D.. IL.
Z. PEA Tiaes,--a0fD6 Dc, y hursdrea-faosssrap
1JEa{
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-19
by Telegraph.
NEW YORK MARKETS

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Cotton steady nles OF AT
bales at 10 3-l6@12He. Flour steady. and I'M
Corn va lc. better; 62@G3c. for graded mixed; 90
@6sc. FOR new white southern. Oats--Fair trade;
&c. better; 35@42c. for mixed western ana STATE
cargoes, l54@I9sc., gold; Job lots, 1910 exc:
gold. Sugar steady and very quiet Aolasses guist
GU oWa nIm' Isc ain n,Jct Turpentine heavy.
PogE du,i and heavy new, $50. 0$2l, closing ut
Lard cosc4 heayy s, ~ ~
S!.aS,s 9,o, f er,n - fA-;9e: -!
Fre'kpS or,.o,,s
BALTIMORE, May lS.-Flour steady, 1rfn, and
unchanged. Wheat y2ry firm and quiet; Psnnsyl-
al so: amber, I'll 3@SI IS; white, aI.S6@$l.48.
Southern corn firm and higher; white, 6Sdy6Gc.;
yellow 8lk(aGI nc; western active and firm. Oats
Quiet and arm, rive dull and steady. Provisions
dulI and heavy. Hess pork, &22. Dulk-tneats--.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-19
NEW YORK IRON MARKET.

MAY1s.-For Scotch pig the market Is without much
life vet prices generally IRE quite steady; arrivals
arc small and are tnken UP close. sales are SOY
tons Coltness and Eglinton on private terms Ameri
inland is very light aud sellers somewhat anxious
Sales are 1900 tons, in lots, part ut $20@s22 for
Giencarnock at $40; Coltness at 431; Carts
chcrrie Mt $50; Eglinton Mt S2S@S29i Amerl-
can pig at $22tG23 for No. j !; f2ogS2i tor
No. =: SIG for forge. Rails at 9A09446 for
American ut works, aud steel rails 69@A65. Old
rails quoted nominally ut s22@$23. Wrought
Sweics, ordinary sizes, at $40 bar, refined 70
inch, round and square, to inches 6y TO tncli
$50; bar, refined, 1sto by and S-i6 Inch. s61
rounds, 2Eta2S to 3SS4 inch, S80@S7O; scroil, go
@$l2O; oyals and hall, rounas s7e@ssoi band and
shoe, S95@S90; rods, s@93-16 inch, 380@&!l0
hoop, Il by No. 22 to and * by IL and Is S79g
$3.50; nail-rod, q ib 7a@Sc.; sheet, Russia, liSe9
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