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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-04

Common Pleas Court opens THIS morn
Ing, Judge Doane, oil Clinton County, on
the bench.
Squire Mechley has returned from at
tendance at the funeral of his mother in
Pennsylvania.
Culla j. Smith has returned from a
trip through Texas, Arkansas and The
Indian Territory.
= James B. Miliikin, who was severely
injured in the back from fall, is some
what better and able to sit up.
The Trs.s Office is daily filed
with Taxpayers, eager to get their taxes
paid before the penalty is imposed.
William Williams and Miss Lydia Ann
West colored) were united in marriage
yesterday In tie Probate office. Squire
Gordon oactated.
Samuel Long, Commissioner elect
Saturday presented his bond in the
sum OF Sd, 900, with i've responsible sure
ties, mostly gentlemen from Middle.
Town.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
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writes his agent, W. S. Getty. that the
Mary Miller will arrive to-day from
Pittsburg, and receive for st. Louis.
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Cincinnati Live Stock Market.
The following are the receipts and shipment

HOGS-The market is slow to-day. Common
are worth $5a5 40, fair to good light S. 50a5 75
fair to good packing IS 6Ua5 so, and choice
heavy IS S5a6 per Genital.
CATTLE-The market is dull for inferior
grades but the better grades are in fair de-
mand and firm We quote common $sa2 So
medium grades So 6Ja3 81, and good butchers
and shippers SO 75a4 rs per GENITAL
SHEEP-The market remains quiet. Com
mon to fair are worth 81 25a8 rs per GENITAL
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GAIvEsroS. Dec z. 1875.
Cotton strong and active middlng liisc low mdding
ios.s good ordinary ioss Net receipts, siso s..ss
Nxw ORLEANS. Dee Z. 1876.
ow W., nddns iic good ordinary, io,sc. Ne, ,eeep..
wise, sois Sales 5ooo stock. 27s.oaa.
Cotton .!arm; good demand; middlng. II,se; ilAc;
Ss s sssp' ssS% Saa1s' 's.s , srisa s
s.ooo stock, ioI2e7.
Cotton steady some asking higher middlinr ike low
%is Sas soes sny sy Se s' ssss b s
oswseo. Dee Z. 1876.
.. sar s 70 sss spsnF 8 q ! ssss.
S ss SS'si o. ass Fs'as
ws ~ @ as u 10 u c: S s .S q AZ
40 = cS!n asi, ansh.ngea M'ees firm shorts
mcnts-fiour. 500 pbs
Receipts by raiIroad-Flour. 1000 slis corn. 2looo
bushels wheat $4,000 do oats, IS 400 DO barley 5000
sS % 6usSs s"ss ~ss.. asss
Sc @ s:'s sS % % ssss, @
Green ss M e.o @ on p.ysss 'sT%s % % - % %
81 as Corn, in fair milling demand and firm: sales o.
a s.aSs ss at ss II
sales 800 bushels wo-rowcd state ON track NJ lc Malt
nnslsnssa prices rors ana.,s
lower prices Kali ireishs held firm al same rates
Flour hrm. Wheat firm: No 3 white wabash. VI 2S;
No white Michigan. 81 80; extra do do, 81 AZ amber
do. 81 81; January 81 39; No. red winter 81 ~; No.
do 81 81; January 81 34ls No. red 81 24; rejected
red. 81 10 Corn firm; high mixed oo,se new. 47,sc;
No ?. Soc; new. 47c No white new, 46aic; damaged.
4ec new 4ihs rejected new 4taic Oats quiet; re-
Receipis-Wheat 22,oOu bushos; corn. 900 do ship
ments-Flour. 500 bbls wheat. 1900 bushels; corn,
100 do. oats, g. 900 DO
CHICAGO. Dec. z. 1875
Flour moderately active and higher choice 81 rs
a$5 rs, Wheat active, hrm and higher; 30 Chicago
spring 81 49, cash 81 GOA January: VI 2l February
No. do. 81 ~; rejected. e7c vsc Corn unset.
tied but generally hig At 4J14c- bid, cash;
45s-c bid, Deccmber s5,4c bid, January rejected A. &c
42c. Oats in lair demand and higher; No. M 337ac
34c cash. 3ic January 34Sc February: rejected. 26c
Rye in good demand and shade higher At 7.tsc 73c
Barley frmer 8ssc Pork unsettled opened strong and
higher. closed firm at inside prices SIC 50 $40 90 e-
cember SIS 90 Sl6 G2b. january SIG SPA SIG 50.
February Lard hrmer slo o7s $40 ~ cash; $40 las
sides. ssSc; clear sides, sac whskey Si o6ls Receipts
Hour 600 bbls wheat 30 900 bushels corn. 5000 do
81 900 do; rye. 1000 do barley, 1900 do. Ship
flour $500 bbls wheat. 52.ouo busheis corn.
GoOOO do oats, 1900 do rye, 900 do barley, 5000
DO a. the afternoon call of the Board:-wheai higher;
81 2O1a 81 2Usa. January Corn caser 45iac. 454c..
January. Oats unchanged Pork in actiso demand and
higher SIG ~ January; xl6 v5 February. Lara frmer;
$40 Is. January: SO 30. February.
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A despatch from Washington says:-"Mr. Lamar,
from the Pacific Railroad Committee. asked that the
Senate bill extending tho time for the completion oi
tho Northern Pacific Railroad be made the special
order for December 20 objection being mado the
motion was lost and the bill will probably not come
up again this session =
AUCTION.
Tho following werc sold to-day, for account oi
whom 1t may concern:-
1910 first mortgage bonds OF the Carolina Central
Railroad Company, 81, 900 each. ............. SO
1922 second mortgage income bonds OF the
Carolina Central Railroad Company. $1,000
$40. 600 Denver and Rio Grande RaiIroad Com
pany first mortgage per cent gold bonds.
$1,000 Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit
Railroad Company first mortgage per cent
gold bonds. dated 1872, due 1906 interest cou-
pom payable January and July, interest certil-
Gates on 1000 each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SSL
$500 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
first mortgage per cent gold sinking iund
bonds, dated 1862 duo $780, interest coupon
payable May and November r.. 400 each. ...... 28
$1,000 West Wisconsin Railroad Company first
mortgage per cent gold snking fund bonds,
dated 1871 due 1856, interest coupon payable
January and July in,eres. certificates on.. 81 X
s., 900 New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company first mortgage per cent sinking
fund bonds due 1915, interest coupons pay
able January and July, 81, i,ooo each. ...........
So 600 Kansas Pacific Railroad Company Hrst
mortgage (Denver extension) per cent gold
bonds, dated 1869, due 1899, interest coupon
payable May and November, interest certin-
cafes on, 81, 1,000 each. ......... ............ 81
81, 0O0 Sioux City and st. Paul Railroad Company
first mortgage per cent gold land grant bond,
dated 1871, interest coupon payable May and
November. 30
81, 900 Pulaski county, Illinois. per cent bonds
issued to the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
Company, dated 1872, due 1892, interest coupon
payable January and July, IN New York;, 81
81, 600 johnson county, Illinois, per cent bonds
issued TO the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
Company, dated 1872, due 1892, interest cou.
pom payable January and July, in New York. s1k
1000 shares Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
Company, 500 each. per share. ............. 16c.
is shares National Czens Bank. $50 each. l134
10 shares Irving National Bank, $50 each. 1909
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srEAmsr casks The market was quiet at

srEAnrsE-Recepts-ii casks The marks, was quiet at
III tsc- for prime.
rlLLow.-aeceptsso6h hbia The market steady. and
10000 lbs xola at el,e sssc.
WHIsKEr.-Receipts-375 bills The market hrme
200 bills sold xt St % 81 O9k
fREIonrS-There less done In the general m arkct
but rates throughout well supported. The demand
mainly from the interest bat with few
sells available and sufficient refined petroleum 10 meet
the present requirements the movement considerably
retarded in consequence The eneaeements eompiied-fo
Liverpool. steam ~ y ~ bushels o 90 boxes
cheese ' 1000 bales cotton. reported At about sse
laa To London. by SAIL 1900 bushels grain at I'D
bbs Hour. IS Cd To Glasgow steam, 2Suc0 bushes
grain ~ oi 3tsd Tho charters embraced:-A British
bark with 800 bses cotton from savannah to Liverpool
At lied French bark 4os laid Tor Marseilies
with general at current rates: Norwegian bark
from Baltimore Cork for orders with 36o grain
at 6s I'd an italian bark 40 arrvel from baltimore 70
sast coast Ireland with $500 quarters At 5a io,sd
ono TO arrive) $500 quarters. voyage.
a. oa iohd enc 1000 quarters. thence 70
Corr for orders. at 6s 3D.. Norwegian bark
from phiiadelphia so Cork for orders With $500
quarters at 6s. sd American brig. 2sa TONS
hence to Bboa. with 400 bbls. refined petroleum
At Is 3D. cases. 29s Britsh brig 3i4 hence
Barcelona, with 1000 bbis do At 5s ID. American
bark from Baltimore 20 Antwerp. with 5000 bbs do. 5s
ID British bark, go tons hence TO Antwerp Hremen or
Hamburg. with 4soo bbls. At a~ d. American bark
10 arrive). S2I tons. from phis Antwerp
Bremen. with 5000 bbls do, S. I'd
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

BRooxs-TArrKS December O. at ST. Thomas
church, by the Rev. Dr. VIM. f. Morgan, assisted by
the Rev X Hcber Newton, CLARENCE BnooKs TO JOSE
rHISE H., eldest daughter OF Frederick D. rappen ESQ
all OF this CITY,
BREwgRroS- -FLExISG.-At Trinity church. Irving
ton, December ), 1876, by the Rev ). r. simpson,
Captain HENRY r. BREwERr0S, United states Army, TO
JULIA FLEMING niece OF tho officiating clergy man.
CoMsrocK--PniLLiPs. Nashua, n. H.. ON We'd
nesday December o. by Rev. Jacob Leroy, MI WILL
IAN 7. CoxsrocK, OF New York city, TO Miss IDA NJ.
daughter OF Oiiver II. Philips. ESD, OF Nashua
HARRIS Mct;AY.-At the Church OF the Holy Trinity
by the Rev. VIM Humpslone, assistant rector, Henry
u. HARRIS to MARY EMMA only daughter oil the late
Isaac Mctiay, all OF this CITY.
HowARD--ELy-On Wednesday, December o, 1876,
by Rev. Uriah Scott d. D., GEORGE d. HOWARD 10
PuEB. MApgrIxx eldest daughter OF tho lato Richard
Ely, ESQ., formerly u merchant OF this city, late OF
Lyme, Conn
Havana and Santiago dc Cuba papers please copy.
LKwis--McCurcngx AT Tarrytown, December D. by
tho Rev. William II. Winn OF Hudson, Miss lpA, only
daughter OF Nelson McCutchen, Esq, and SAMrEL q.
LEWIS, OF this city.
Observation-Disclosures December I, at the
residence OF the brides parents, by The Rev. BonJa
min D.. Hill, q. :. p, CHARLES LovBoSD, son of
Henry Lovibond. Esq, OF Abbotslord Wcsonsuper-
Mare, Somcisctshire England, To ASNIk, daughter OF
William Macarthur, New York CITY,
WAYDELL-KixG.-On Tuesday evening, December B,
at ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. by tho Rev.
John A. N. Chapman ID. d., JOHN WAYDELL TO IDA T.,
Youngest daughter OF the late Josiah King.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Wednesday. December
9, Trinity chapel, by the Rev. b. NJ. Warrington,
CAROLINE NJ, daughter OF Bronson Murray Esq, TO
LUcIUs K. WILNERDING.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull and Irregular
A SpaSm in Lake Shore.
GOLD WEAK AT lOS A lO7 SIS A lO7 "a.
Money on Call Loans a and S Per Cent
Government Bonds Steady.
WALL STREET,

THURSDAY, Dec. I'd r. NJ.
In the absence OF all the outside public the
knots of stock gamblers who shape the ends OF specu
ation to be growing pastoral in their tastes, in
that they treat the market ike thoroughbred Alder
ney, and milk it daily with more or less profit to
themselves They may be right IN considering tho
present apathy proof OF constitutional weakness
the market, aud may endeavor it by briug-
ing up speculation It were the bottle, but the
regimen has never heretofore been favorable to
tanned activity, aud Is is not likely to be now.
However 1t was tried again to-day, Lake Shore and
Michigan Central submitting to the manpulations OF
this professional dairyman and supplying the Of
the days business
Starting ut 55sz. by midday the favoritc had been
boosted up 10 81 under leverage which derived
It's power from revived promises of o railroad
peace and from mysterious hints to much higher
figures the stock. Nevertheless, in spite of
coIored assurances. 81 proved to bc the eliminating
point of the day, and the quotation dropped back to
56sS with quarter per cent Improvement at tho end
While Like Shore was firm and higher. Michigan Gen.
tra for a wonder remained weak alter early upward
impulse, and closed lower than it opened. Mr.. Sage
has 60 muddled the minds OF privilege brokers and
board members with his puts and calls and straddlcs
and spreads upon the above stock that they doubt
whether they aioot horseback, and have
fixed notion whatever as to tho future Of quo
tations
with the exception OF tho coal stocks. which huctu-
atcd less than per cent the variations in the gen.
eIal list confined to eighths ami quarters.
AT a meeting OF the Chicago and Northwestern d.
rcctors to-day was voted to declare a dividend OF
~ per upon the preferred stock payable December
~. The showing is good one and exhibits manage
ncnt credtable to the company.
The weakest stock the list to be found In
Illinois Central, which fell of from 6s1s to 65s, under
damaging reports its condition and disbelief in the
aext dividend.
Gold took another dip from l0sh to 1873, at which
IL closed. The withdrawal from the Bank of England
81 f2l5 600 yesterday aud further Of f53 600 to-
day with the prospect OF greater amount tomorrow,
or Shipment to tho United States, comes like . dead
weight upon the stock already on hand Neither
OF abroad nor fear of domestic ehbro-
mcnt have any effect in checking the course
Of the premium to lower prices.
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
Tho following table shows tho opening, highest and
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INDECENT FEMALES.

The Society for the Relief Of INDECENT Respectable
Aged Females held their annual meeting yesterday in
the chapel OF the asylum. No 2a0 East Twentieth street,
which well attended, nearly all the members Of
the association being present. Tho annual report
showed that tho association shelters at present sixty
aged and innrm women During the past year
ten had died, the oldest OF whom ninety -four
years Of age and the youngest sixty five During tho
So 100 had been paid to outdoor pensioners Tho
receipts TOR the past year amounted to 6.l as and
the expenses $40 572 S. thus leaving cash balance
In tho hands OF the treasurer OF ST. OBS o. The cleo
OF officers for tho ensuing year resulted the
election oil tho present incumbents,
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whsa, quis. owing . the ability Of shippers to
eser especially io prime new wheat The sale. wsrs
Il Il and sss: sad q
Kansas HS as'Is and 81 ss for Winter western
Sn at sss s sSs s ss'sf I iss Tsr' fer
mixed soc tor Kansas mixed 5ssc for new low mixed.
new no grads western Oats sal with 900
@ ' 81 wss,S % SH Ess & Fl sc no for
white and 4 5oc TOR State white Rye was steady with
b.rey malt dull with difference between buyers and
IInMp AND JurK.--The Jutc buts ruled
Hemp was quiet % We % asete = -Amsrie.n dressed s,so
rouah; Russia clean, 5000 Saio. gold Italian s275
sa loS so Ca Ss's s sns s s% . S SI'' hemp
so s d .a''s s xsn sl
s%na sS as sa Ss so S~ r9S sS
Cuba. centrifugal and mixed. 2sc 54c. cayed, Soc
s ss Fsso siso ao $50 English ssn Ss
5oc. ~ Orleans good. Soc prime 5sc. o4c choice.
NAVAL sgoansThe market for spirits ,grpsnsine wa.
1910 eSl At .o,s ko.In was quiet su as% y. quote
ssnsa = a
m srr. a. Is ,% 81 8 ss. ~ s ss. im 81 7
S. .s%1s''
sos sfsds yellow sfs winter Soc ~Sis
Sc s. 4 as sra
whale. crude Northern. Toe do. Southern CSC. 7oc
@ ~e'sa erade is Sc
Jannasy asserr The ssos we're aoco SSs 1t ase
2sic according to delivery during ar.t halt of january
a. rSlisassia. sSoS ssi.; sss.: 400 sSs soi.s
r. es''n a. "a se SF i refined il SS prompt sss so
pnia. prompt. ao'sc. DO. !. B.mo,s, prompt; aste Aa
sfs s & s ssea SesS cy .a rn
win urss e 5s y So
and and 50 c.:
$50 Gases beef hams 80 Sbs Tho pork market was quiet,
M ns g sas es ana4y Pyess vs,' % %
s o BID s %, % ss !. MsIsh s N 90 81 s s
SSs 10 Dsfsa ham; iiss 100 ..;s
backs. free on board Boston January February
ssy sp q pI.' .: ts sf% fss;a si. .sss assssSa
s. &C. ysssd ssg.a S.p T. shoulder & ess sna sos *
oslis. .. ess ice Basea Va; held nsmsr 100 boxes
quoted here DC, and Western At Beet Iao bbls.
81 :ir 50 c..sa o. p.a
quoted a. % 10 prime ws.,srn smoked %sa. were
e Lara % ' for .sss srs as a. @ .ss.ss s
.a" as ~ d s, $40 s @ SO q sS s,sss .
s I'D slS s.ssa aS .,ss ssisa :.ls: wsis
bs % q q asay slS ~ %
so 81 for febrasry mostly az sio AN spo. sales wsrs
Ss s1sss . ssy III sean ssS s's"s a
tierces sold tho Continent private terms. and 100
tierces city No at 1Dc south American quoted 1t
IL &c. Continent nt 1u76c. and city NO. at iOc
RIcK.--Thc market was steady. We quote -Carolina,
prime 5b,c. 6ac. Louisiana, fair TO &C.
. &c do common 4pe. q $40. Rangoon, fair TO good.
ns1"'s 1snev &sasss s IN Son Sni iss" ssss soa cur
SUGAR I'm the absence Of business the market
more or less nominal Refined quiet steady
ut iate prices We quote: Fair refining, SIC good
do, Io11c: Cuba grocery fair TO choice, lUsc lo4c
do centrifugal bids and boxes. Nos i3, 1O1&c. q
Ike. do. molasscs, hhds and boxes sc ay1tc; Porto
Rico refining, prme 94c. iUttc do, grocery,
air choice, iussc lOasc; refined, standard A.
I1ssc of A. 1ihc i1tsc crushed, i2ssc. i2tc. pow
derssl III Ne granulntcd 12e Ike do second
quality. 1Il4c. = Isec.: cut loaf, 13a
The stock OF sugar Is ss iollows:-
Ahas Nstndo
Stock (asccrtaincd by
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
PRODUCE.

New York Produce Exchange Report.l
LIVERPOOL, Dec. u 1876.
Pork-Eastorn dull at us: Western dull at 7us Bacon
Cumberland dull 45s; short ribbed dull ut 45s
long clear dull at AIS. 3D. short clear dull ut 44s i'd
Hams-Iong cut duh at 4Ss shoulders dull Mt 3ss. I'd
BoefInda dull ut 02s extra do dull ut lIs prime
dull Sps Lard Prime Western steady At Cos. Tai
Sd. Rosin-Conmon dull ID tine dull mt los I'D.
Glucose american choice hrincr OBS. Lard oil dun at
54s. Four-Extra state hrm ut 26s Wheat-No,
spring firm ut los. 3D. No 2 do. firm at los ID. VIM
3D. for Western and lus l0d for Southern.
Corn-Sot mixed firm 1t us.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec z, 1876
Futures weaker; upands, low midding clause, March
and April delivery, 6ol6d
OIL.
LONDON Dec. T. 1870.
Refined petroleum, 21tsd 2ls{d per gallon. -,
Refined petroleum, 2osld pcr gallon.
ANTWERP, Dec. Z, 1870.
Petroleum, 7iE for fine pale American
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Iotats o'o sd i.i-,
contract 100 bales 200 Tree board galveston For
delivery the sales folows:Yes,c crday after
twoP MMarch 100 l2ssc April 800 at2 ls-lbc July.
900 at 1879. TOTAL, 90 baes To-day, up TO r De
az 32c. 800 ut l24c. 90 ut II 9-2c..
5coa laAc. 500 ut u s.e 500 at i2asc January 400
L. ls3lc So II lbc. 400 at II l332c l5Ul at
II 7-isc., LOO at ~ i3-32c. 500 at II 7.i6c.;
February $500 at u 1879; March. 800 at
II .52c, 100 at l.slc April 800 at II l,-iec Total.
bales Grand total. 1890 bales The receipts at
the ports follows :Gave eston 459 New Orleans,
5.522 Motiie: 2a1s; sayannah 1886; Charleston sH;
Wilmington, 40g Norfolk, 3,4S0: New York 397; Boston.
eel Philadelphia 6o. Total 942 This day last week.
oo45s This day 22s76. Total since September
1974 4i3 bales, to last night Cotton freirhts closed
folIows:To issre. by steam. c, compressed To Brc-
men. by steam. &c, compressed. by sail sc To Liver
pool. l332d.. by steam: Nv sail. g.
Flour tiRAiS-iseceips Flour. 1898 hbls wheat
ia, so bushels; meal IL! bbls and $40 sacks;
barley 500 do barley malt Ass do fhe -four market
remained Arm under moderate demand The sales
bbs including State Western and Southern at tho
annexed quotations Rye -four steady with sales OF
about 81 IS s. ~ Corn meal eady.
and 700 500 sold S. so So % Tor
DIVINE and 81 15 TOR Western and Jersey yellow.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT STEADY AND Lice. HIGHER !;
FUTURES CLOSED FIRM AND 5-32c. 3-l6c.
HIGHER--FLoUR FIEM-wHEAr FIRM-coRN
FIIM-oATs DULL-wHIsKEY FIIMER-PoRk
QUIEr-LARD FAIrLY ACTIyE--PErRoIEuM
FIRmER SPIRITS TUEPENTiNE FIRMER--
EosIS FIRM-oILs sTEADY-coFrEE fIRM-
SUGAR NoMINAL-FEEIonTs STEADY
THURSDAY. Dec. 7-6 p. NJ.
Business was moderate as general ruic to-day the
same influences obtaining which checked business
during the past few days. Tho scarcity OF freight
room checked tho demand for wheat. which was quiet
but firm. Corn Arm, with a moderate inquiry.
Oats were dull whskey hrmcr. Pork quiet Lard
iairy active. Frelghts were steady. Cotton on the
spot steady and Lice higher; futures closed hrm and
532c 3-loc higher. Coffee hrm. Sugar was nom
inal Oils steady. Petroleum nrmer. Rosin hrm
Spirits turpentine nrmer.
CorFKE.-Therc no business in Rio but the market
ruled firm The market for mid conee strong and
higher Dusing the past week the following sales were
made in consumption within tho 5000 mats
Java Y9i bags singapore s75s lbs Maraeabo 2529 do
Laruayra 1888 do. ST. Domingo, 957 do smvanila, do
Mexican. 81 do Jamaica and 800 st. Domingo IN tran
@ saa 3 Ss.. mats, and Jo s.r d. ssrasans
ross ssoi assS bags ana 81 ~ mats Java We quote
Ordinary Ice l6c; fair do ;sc isaAc good
lots lots & as ts 10 good sss s"Ss solS
ninety days. Jasa, government bags oc 22c do grass
Islse MaraeaiOo. ieic is1sc Laguayra. iesc. lsc
fsTs ps@,s Rico S g. Costa pH%nsS ea e 's M iSs
can, isc ise Manila ia,se i7tac Ansos,ura ie'sc
corros.-Therc was only a moderate demand ior SPOT
cotton holders held with increased hrmness and tho
toas The future deliveries opened with an ad
vance Of 1c S.e on wednesdsss elo.ng prices rries;
Arm with an adsaass 70, ,hs day Of &c sios Tho closing
Usrfu sffn.D DsTQ o.. z.
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The rest OF tho market was stationary.

Money ruled at a per cent on call throughout the
dsy closed at pei cent. Tho of exchange
New York at the aforementioned cities to-day were-
Savannah, u per cent offered; CINCINNATI, q shade
easier, lilo a h per cent discount; Charleston,
plentiful, x per cent discount, u per cent
par: ST. Louis, $50 to 200 discount; New Orleans
commercial, u, bank v per cent, and Chicago, 80
cents discount
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GOVERNMENT BONDS

Government bonds closed steady tho following quo
tationsUnted States currency sixes, 1909 121A /;
do. do. 1884, registered, 1l25S ll3; do do, do,
coupon, 1l6 1lbj4 do. do 1865, registered 1857
lo9ls do. do do. coupon. 1887 1o9h do. do, do,
new registered, 100 1ooi4; do. do. do, coupon,
1l2A ll2ss; 40. do. 1867, registered, liz 1l2a ;
do. do, do, coupon 1l5s 1885; do do. 1sos, reg
islcred, 112H 1l3; do. do, do, coupon, 116ss
l16 do. ten-fortles registered, ll2s Il3; do do,
coupon 1l2@ l13; do Gvcs, 1881, registered, 1105.
q Ill; do do, do, coupon, 11ok 1lo5S; do 4k's,
los 10sl4.
MARKEr.
Gold opened at 107, advanced to 10sts, fell Oh to
l07s =, and closed lo7x. Cash gold loaned at q
~ per cent for carrying
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cIA lnn-PAKr CASH FOR PROSPEROUS -
VlO.OOOAAnufactnrin aud Jobbing Business OF ten
years standing in present locality satisfactory reasons
given for selIng Address s.. box 40 Herald olice-
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
THURSDAY. Dec. Z, 1876.

l0:l5 AND ll:30 A. N.
1I6s< 5000 U $500. C. '67.. 1I5ss
1905 10000 Us 500. r, 'osbc 1l3
io9,s iouU do............ Il2s1
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Stock (asccrtained by sc'
tual count. including spec
uiation, Decem her !. 1870
Receipts since december ! .
I0tnlo....s
Sales since December lac.
Stock this day. Dec. Z. 1879.
Compnling with stock. Do
cember D, 1878. .........
Comparing with stock, De
eelnber 10. 1S7A..........
Comparing with stock. De
cember II. 1873. ..........
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meeting of the directors Of the Chicago and North
western Railroad held here to-day and dividend
OF 2ts per cent declared the preferred stock,
payable on tho I'D inst The transfer book closes
the l4th and will reopen the 10Th. The following
is comparative statement for six months ending
Novembcr az
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

PROVIDENCE, II. l.. Dec. Z, 1876
Nothing doing In printing cloths The difference In the
buyers sellers prices checks bust
ueaa
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE.

ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The following the changes in closing prices CON-
pared with those OF yesterday
ADvAScE-New York Central, H Delaware ard
Lackawanra, u; Lake Shore, ri Morris ana Essex,
1 Jersey Central, e Ohio and Mississippi, Z Pacific
Mail, -; Western Union. "a; American Express. u.
DfcLINE-Deaware ana Hudson, n; illinois Cen
trai. ~; st. Paul, common, 5l Wabash, 4, and
gold, y.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

WILL TAKE PARTNER WITH $50. OR WILL
w give employment 10 sober industrious man Tor the
that amount Inquire 400 Canal ~.
in drug
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WANrED-PARrIEs WITH PROPER TOOLS AND
w capital TO manufacture royalty newly patented
steam pump Of acknowledged merit Address STEAM,
Her on,ce