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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-31

Doors were open and windows hoisted on
Saturday last.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-31

UNION MILLs ITEMs.-Scarlet fever is rag
ing to such an extent ut Silver Run that the
public school at that place, taught by Jacob
4. Lippy, was closed last week The public
school at Wisner's, about miles east Of this
place, was also closed last week, the teacher,
Miss Jeannetta Dutrer, having been attacked
by the fever.
Last Saturday, the oath instant, match
game Of base ball was played on the ground
belonging to Mr.. Eli Bankert, of Mt Pleas.
ant, between the Union Mills Club, of this
place, and the Frizzellsburg Club, of Friz.
zellsburg. The weather was as pleasant
as balmy May day, and the ground in ex-
cellent condition. Both clubs arrived on the
ground about one o'clock, p. m. The play.
ing was Immediately commenced, the Uni on
Mills Club getting the first inning. For the
first three or four innings the Frizzellsburg
Club succeeded in scoring the greater number
Of runs and giving their antagonists two
"skunks,H the Mills Club realizing the situa-
ton, went to work, every one of them, in
terrible earnest, and at the close of the nine
innings the score stood for the Union Mills
Club forty runs, the Frizzelsburg twenty five;
both cl1bs getting three "skunksn each
The game lasted about two and half hours,
and was sharply contested by both clubs, who
played remarkably well for amateurs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-31
DIED.

Dsa'A' f'a-rr'Sas. Poetry, DC. Fin Ont. c, iae
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The New AssEssNExr.-W give the total
assessment of this county, which was closed
on the 30th of January, and revised by the
clerks and completed last week. The differ
ence between the taxable basis Of 1875 and
1876 shows decrease Of S65,g59.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJuTASrG GENERALS OFFICE.
Washington, March 49, 1877.


Hon. Charlie. b. Robe~ts ~ C., Matchmaker Nd
SIR have the honor 10 inform you that all colored
soldiers or sailors, or their legal representatives who
have received notice from the Treasury Department
that certificates have been issued In settlement of
their claims for pay bounty priEe-mOney, &c, and
who have not received the amounts due them, can
now,be paid promptly, without further expense TO
claimants, 80 soon as this Office shall have learned
the post Office address.
Therefore respectfully request that you will in.
form claimants within your reach, and request them
10 send their names with post office address and the
designation OF the company and regiment In which
the service was rendered TO the Adjutant General
United States Army, Washington, d. C.
1t should be distinctly understood that claimant
need not send his or her name &c, unless he or she
shall have been notified from the Treasury Depart
ment that certificate in his her favor has been
Issued this Office not having 10 do with prior
that action.
It is desirable to pay as many claimants as pract-
cable prior to June ~ next for AFTER that date there
may be delay in, ard after few months an entire
suspension of payments owing to the limited APP
propriRtion made by the recent COngrcssl5 600 only
having been appropriated TO conduct the work OF
paying, instead of 5000 estimated for by the War
Department
Your aid In the matter as indicated will not only
benefit the c0lored claimants but prove advantage.
Gus to the public service,
Very respectfully your obedient servant
+. ID. TOWNSEND, Adjutant General
NJ
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Total for payments TO claimants between
July l, ISL, and June - ls7s........... $1,000
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All kinds OF ready made clothing can be
bought low at II. Schen,hal's opposite the
| W. NJ. r. r. depot, Westminster Md. #
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To CoLoRED SOLDIERS AND SAlLoRs.-The
following letter and circular will explain
themselves:
WESTMINSTER, Mp. March d, 1877.
Editors Democratic AdpocGtc;
GENTLEMEN ~ am in receipt Of the annexed cir
cuinr from the War Department, which Is of interest
10 eolored soldiers and sailors and beg that you will
publish the same. Very respectfully yours,
CHARLES b. ROBERTS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-31

'NOte.-July /. 1871 there will remain I'M
paid some 700 claims, aggreRatlng.. ... $780,
Claims expected from Second Auditor Tor
payment during year ending June %,
lk1S a.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30

sales amounting to about As 900 sb. 81 OF. sa oes
including Regular aud sellers option end Of nsx Tss We
Saea in barrels i4sc a.ksd do cases i5.1e nspn
was sss ars 70 ps %s e
good e D.Ts 1 sts d dry
fss s w'is,' ss ,ss 'ss pr%
Ssd to ga' s state ss M lie s''p
spring 7c es Live poultry .ru,.sys Jersey ,;ss. ,ss
M RE -: @ 'sas sns
s WsseEo e u 5coers e ws,ss ss sss'' Il Is,ss s.
81 81 dncKs Jersey Sac s7c. Western, soc soc
SS 500 so. lard
o ses SD sss @s. s
bsef hams, 70 bss Pork was h,mer, sm. jostng lot.
@ ss & % 80 .o s'fs az III 9ss e
sss u 70 ~ ss 81
4. ~. 'si' Ut
~as aas for '' city ss' sstis Ind.
ca" sia !. "si as ~ d'ss
ssssa ass
bid. y s2H asked rhe sales $500 ticrcs. at
sss .sis. s year, asd s1 Fssls.s
s"s. 'ssf'i S o sy 81 xss
Hes5sdws O. m noe s se a. Of @ ssess 3, Ss
But'er-Receipts 1905 packages rns market was dun.
sss a. western a. s 10 s sc d nna a.
2ac. Cheese Receipts, 2.3i6 boxes, Tho market wa:
Gae' rnll cream quoted - ls1e St
New jersey and nearby De 2ic state ana Pcnnsyl-
vsnia 22c. 23c. wsstcrn in good condition. 2lc.
kics Was In good demand and firm We quote :-Caroina
fair 0sc a6ssc good 6Iac. 6asc prime new. 1c Lous
ana, good prime new, 65sc 6Ac Patna. &C. 7sac.
currency: Kaigoon In bond, sssc gold
SrGARRaw dull and nominal We note sales OF TO
7sc Refined dull we quote Fair reninr. SC. good
do, SIZE: do s5ac. Cuba grocery. air to choice,
SIZE. do centritsa hds. and b,xes Nos TO 3,
sc. 9fsc. do, mnasses. hhds. and boxes Tea 7ssc
grocery. fair choice, she SAC refined, standard a,
9c. 9Aac.: of 4, sc 95sc crushed lOac; powdered.
lOssc eranuated, ioc: of granulated pa ssc cut
ioai 1886 white Cs Sac sc low extra C's,
Snc. sI-c. other grades. including C's. Iesc y Sc
STEARNRlhe market was dull. prime was quoted at De-
TALLowKcceipts hhds, tierces anu 400 bbis Taow
heavy The sales we're 10000 lbs Al Esc. ana lOO
bbls. private TERMS .
WnIsKnY-Rcceipts. s35 hbls Market nominal sellers
at III H..
held STEADY. Engagements-Io Lveponl, by sail,
72OOO bushels grain ~ SD. 80 lbs; ondon. steam.
1000 bushels grain. Sd. 900 boxes cheese. f2s Co.;
200 obls aour, I'd Bremen, steam. 1000 bushels
grain $50 packages lard, "a; 450 cases TO.
bacco IA l5 80 hhds do 10, 500 baea cotton, prvae
terms Mc 100 tons ment goods. 80 100
marks: 100 pacsa.es butter. marks chartersi Nor
eyan bark Cork orders, with 5000 hbs
fined 4s Cd direct 3D. loss; German
reported hence to Alexandria, with $4,000 cases do
ut British ship. hence to London. with $500 bbls.
do ut French bark hence TO Narsees. with 100
bbls ut 5s d Norwegan bark hence TO Cork
orders with 100 bills refined do private tetms
grain is 9d Austrian bark hence 70 Cork
orders with $500 quarters grain. 7 4ad French bark
hence Cete Marseles with 25oJ quarters grain Rt
u.s. 7i.d Norwegian bark from Baltimore 10 Bristol with
1900 Quarters grain, reported ut Is. British ship 6D2
tons l.499 laid on the berth Tor Liverpool,
general cargo, Vt current rates.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
THE AMERICAN POPULAR.

Tho reference proceedings In tho case Of the At.
torney General vs. The American Popular Lilo Insur.
Company were continued yesterday before Mr. Ira
D. Warren, referee. The examination was conducted
by Mr. Wnsale, ounsel for Receiver Lawrence. The
testimony OF the iormer cashier, NJ A. J. Reid, was
resumed where 1t broke OF on Friday. He YVES closely
questioned by Mr. WIngate concerning the grand plan
OF centennial dividends - which has heretofore boen
fully eucldated. Witness SAID that DR.. Lambert was
the moving spirit IN that scheme. number OF
policies iound the books by the receiver tho
premiums which were paid in advertising Tho
total amount OF those accrued premiums
reached, in the estimation OF the witness,
In the neghborhood or $25, 0O0 WitDess'
further testimony went to show that considerable
advertising charged to loan instead dish urse-
ment account anu by this means retained an
asset Witness stated that about thousand poll.
carried ON the books as outstanding which
had never been regularly issued Some OF these, ho
sad were charged among the uncolccted and deferred
premiums Even loans TO the extent oil the reserve
were sometimes made upon them, and thus both the
promiu ans and loans upon absolutely fictitious con-
tracts were carried assets OF the company. Tho
ccmpany's annual report, made December 81, 1872.
shovel deposit OF cash IN the Bank o Salem OF over
$4,000 Witness testified that no time within his
knowledge mucA $50, 600 actual cash on do.
post there. lie was asked concerning curious fea-
ture oil the companys transactions with the Bank OF
Salem, whereby II appeared that OF tho checks
on tho bank never presented Tor pay yment. Wit.
SAID that he presumed this according to In.
structIons from the company.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
UNCLAIMED FREIGHT AL AUCTION.

Several hundred persons attended tho sale yostcr.
day maic by order o Receiver Jewctt, Of the Eric
Railroad Company, OF unclaimed freight. Tho sac
was held at the Eric building, Duane street stores.
About ., 500 packages sold. Tho sale included
tho unclaimed baggage aud freight accumulated in the
hands OF the railway company since January 4, 1874,
down 10 September 80, 1915 Tho company is com.
PEELED by law to Keep all unclaimed freight aud bag
gage Tor twelve MONTHS and tho sale was brought
down only to tho last date above named
The nrst aud second stories OF tho storo
Dickens ''Oid Curiosity Shop.r such another ooi
collection IL would be somewhat difficult to find out.
side the walls of sUne ot our modern museu ms
There were guns and tombstones, household furnL
ture and agricultural machinery empty barrels drain
ppc thread, crockory, bales OF rags lumber sewing
machines, ''Darrcs and conlcnIs" ropes and books,
varnsn and oil, umbrellas, vaises trunks ana 30
down TO the Qua OF a very long chapter. The
sale began at hall-past ten O'Clock and lasted
10 about hali-past Two. Tho terms Of tho
SAFE were that all goods TO bo removed
wtnih Two days alter sale, and that q deposit should
DC required from all purchasers, goods TO De dev
ered until paid for. A large number OF The buyer
seemed 70 ue professionaIs OF tho class oil specula
sors which these loose and disjointcd and somewhat
romantic sales usually bring out, where hardly
KNOWS whether the purchase OF diamonds or OF the
mcrest paste The sale was rushed good deal at tho
close large lots OF packages being put up together.
Trooaoy the total amount O money received for these
many packages did mol reach more than from 100
10 $l,SO0.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY OCTOBER 80 s77-TRPLE
.,os good s.d,,s es sss r;ss.S.' sSos @

Hs::. s,s s::s s.sr; s sS s
Cotton dull mlddlins, 10 o-Iec.; low mddnY. io4c. ;
'rsss,s saSs. % . Sss
asa5 coass~ss. i.s7S sales i.iia. stock 6i.o74.
Cotton quiet. middlng. ios.c low middiing. iojse. ;
psss. ps9S Sss. sss..s s % ss
WILMINGTON. n. g.. Oct, 20. 1877:
Spirits Of ,psntns nrm !. sie s:sn firm A. - 4 fss
for yellow dip and virgin Tar steady At u 6o
oswgco. Oct 70. 1877
Flour aashsnsea sales LOO ss. Wheat sais S9
s barley IN 4 fair as%sns s aooGo bushels
10000 bushels do nearly So !, saa 10 600 bushels
Sc corn % and re re barley SIC 20 New YORK ''
BurrALo. Get %, 1877.
whsas duli nsminnly unsaanssd Corn good inquiry
IN s Inquiry W sales @ ' sSsei
ss s sSG ss snlf'
ssss' ss H4ss.s: :sss.sy :. ssA s,
@ e" corr %sss' ssFsS ~As.
1885 Y "s sfr" s oi'. 'ssF:, s,
ss barley 30 suss :ss sSs
s.,s 5 sSis se ss
iSsoo d.; kaiIosd shipmsn.. Flour. $500 sSI.
ss;is' ',ss ssS
os so ps DO sss s
1853 d. malt ~. $40 Grain ahoat lakes bound for
Buffalo Torn b51o ouD beshels wheat 100000 do bar
357.uO0 nnshcs; wheat. 243OOO barley 24oOO do.
Grain shoat Erie and uswego canals bound or Tide.
wser-WhcAt. l,6322o7 bushels 739 500 do oats,
242, ,5ll do. barley 460 426 do rye. 3l9i4.
TOLEDO. Oct 20. 1877.
Flour steady. Wheat quiet; No: ! white Michigan,
81 1917 extra do, 81 "a; amber Michigan spot 81
seller December ~ 291s No. red winter and seller
october, u 27 seller November, ~ 27'4 seller Decem
No spring 81 IA Corn hm high mixed spot 491ac sol
Ter November 4c No. spot, +S1lc new. i71ac seller
Novomper, 4sc seller December: 43c yellow, 49ac
Rye-No lat 37tac Oats dull; No at 26t4c bid Glover
sccd-Prime 81 s. 81 M; keceipts-Flour. $50 bbs.:
wheat 1900 bushels corn, 26uoo do oats. 100
ShpmentsFour. lao bbls wheat. 81 900 bushels: corn.
$4,000 do. oats. III ,ooO do
Flour dull; family, S6 SIS 10 Wheat duh red 81 20
81 2S Corn quiet but steady at 45c tic Oats steady
27c 3lc. Rye dull At 5sc a 6Oc Barley dull; good
to prime Western spring. Ste Pork In good demand at
SIS 10 Sl4 Lard quiet but firm current make held Ut
Bacon short rios, s4c 9sc short Gear. 9c.
Whiskey at 81 O7 butter steady and unchanged
sugar steady and unchanged Hogs dul! common. ~
IA 80; light $4 10 81 80 packing, 81 - s5 butchers
CHICAGO. Oct. 20, 1877
Flour steady and Arm. Wheat irregular No. = spring,
81 10 81 l0ia cash; 81 o4l4 81 045a November;
81 osi4 81 o5s December: no. do: o3; rejected,
November; 4I5c. the year; rejected 44c Oats dull At
24ac. cash; 2Ss4c.. November; 1870 24c, December;
rejected. axe. Kye in good demand ut 54c Barley in
October SI2 IS November SI2 45 Sl2 47
dem 50 35 SS 37a cash - 37l SO 90
October: S. l2ts SO 10 the year. Bulkmegt steady
&c. seceipts-Fiour 900 bbls wheat 5000 bushels;
corn 200 81 900 do rye. $500 do barley,
72OD do Shipncnts-Flour. 10 900 bbs wheat, b. UO0
busheis corn, $1,000 do; oats 2sooo do barley $1,000
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.


LIVERPOOL, Oct. 29--5 F. NJ
The sales OF the day included $500 bales Ameri-
can Futures dull upands low mlddng clause, January
and February delivery, 732d
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 29--5 80 =. NJ
Produco-spirits of petroleum, I'D Sd. gallon;
spirits of turpentine, 25s. per cwt.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30

TUMBRIDGE & CO.. WALL ST.,
Stock their orders from tho
they The indicator ana posted
THE BLACKBOARD
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
THE MONEY MARKET

Money on call lent at a per cent, closing at per
cent, tho highest and lowest being and'4 per cent
The following were the OF exchange New
YORK at tbs aforementioned cities to-day :-Savan.
nah buying y, selling y discount; Cincinnati, fair
demand, par, selling l. 10 PREMIUM Charleston,
scarce, 5l6 u discount, y a par; st. Louis, Ito
discount; New Orleans, commercial 3S, bank u dis-
count; Chicago, 25 premium; Milwaukee, par.
Foreign exchange was heavy and lower. The nomi-
nal rates reduced 81 and 4s5, with actual
business-at 4 so 4 4s0h. and 4s4h a4s5.
TIM GOLD MARKET
Gold opened and closed at 1925 with sales in the
interim At l02L. The carrying ratios u, and
y per cent, and the borrowing rates at and per
cent The imports OF specie last woek amounted to
eS3 947. OF which $32, 900 was ioroign gold, $4,000
American gold and the remainder silver.
BOLD cLKARISGs NATIONAL BANK STATE OF
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT WEAK, 1-16c. LOWER; FUTURES
CLOSED BARELY sTEADY-YLoUR QUIET
WHEAT IRREGULAR-CoRN srEADY-oArs
sTRADY-wHIsKEY NoMINAL-PoRK FIRMER--
LARD QUIET--PErRoLEUM NoMINAL-oILs
srEADY-spIRIrs TURPENTINE QuIET-RosIN
QUIET--coTFgE FIRM-sUGAR NOMINAL
fIEIGHTs STEADY.
MONDAY. Oct 2o-6 p. N.
The chief feature Of interest to-day was centred In
tho whoat market The receipts were three quarters
OF M llion bushels probably the heaviest bue-
tined in any day, yet the market wonderfully
well sustained Corn quiet and STEADY. Oats steady
Whiskey nominal Pork lrmcr. Lard quiet. Frclgbts
wore steady but quiet Cotton the spot Lice
lower. Futures closed barely steady Co1se WAS frln
Sugar remained dull and nominal Oils still steady
Petroleum nominal and naval stores quiet.
CoFraE.-The market for Rio quiet but firm. Mild
coffee was steady salo OF 1900 bags Maraca bo
Mt ISc The stock OF Rio and Sautos coffee this
port October 81 POS bags; arrived since 2sG72
bags sales SINCE $50 bags stock Of Rio In hands
IN nil
The New York herald., 1877-10-30

ADJ 773 2.25A
Included in the above 10 bales to arrive. DeIv
foliows:- Saturday after r. MOctober 100
bales ut lll7c., 6oU ut IL 1Sc November. 100 3c
200 l1U5c 200 ut lLO4c; December, 100 1T 02c
2,loo ut il0ic; January 200 at ll0sc 300 ut II 06c
1900 NJ ll07c February, 100 at H. 19c March, 200
1l32c. April 200 at li.14c Total 1900 bales. To-day,
up 10 two r M.-october 100 NJ Lille 400 at II he
900 ~ iisc 100 at u M l4e 900 ,a at ] ~ ce 4oo a!
November 700 At loo7c l4O, At 10 9ss 100 O.95c
100 lo.97c., 700 At io9sc. December. 500
y lO.95c., l.7uO at 10s4c., 100 lU.Y2c.. 1000
at 1885,. $50 at lo94c. January, TOO at Hole,
1900 lie. 2,l00 lo.99c. 1000 10 $50 3Oj
ut 1885, 500 1T llOlc 1900 at lie. 800 at ll.Olc
100 at li3Ic February 800 st life $40 at II l2c
ilaac ,s 500 at ii1os 10. at ,o li2ae 400
400 at l135c, 600 at ll3yc, 100 ut 1l.3Sc.. 500
IL 4Oc. May. 200 11.5oc June 100 ut 66c. 100
1lG7c Total 40OoD bales Grand total, So 800 bales
Cotton freights closed ollnws:-Galveston. 400
bales; New Orleans, 1851 Mobile eo3 savannah $685.
Charleston. 46oo Wilmington 370 Norfolk. 4.937; Bat
Total. ~ I9i bales This day last week, 81 656 bales
This day last year. ~ o3o bales Total September
765 bales Cotton ireghts closed follows To avre
by steam. Xc., compressed. To Hamburg. by steam
compressed. 10 Bremen, by steam. sc, compressed 10
Liverpool, 1132d a ed by steam by sail. ;Ac n y-32c
compressed. Market steady.
FLOUR AND GRAIN pts-Flour 1913 bills wheat
6Y5 bushels; 926 do rye, 1000 do barley.
66.97S do barley malt, 10000 do Flour quiet and
easy The sales, including State. Western and
we're bbls. at tho annexed quotations Rye flour
ruled steady, with sales of 800 bbs Germ firm,
with lair demand The sales 750 bbls at full prices
The New York herald., 1877-10-30

We quote ;-Ordinary 1876 164c. fair do.
1slc 1snc. good do, lss4c &c., prime do, l9Isc
a 194c; range for lots 15slc 2lt4c; Santos.
tar good, I71c lsi4c, gold 80 days. Java.
bags 22c. 23c do. mats pc. 24c Singa-
pore lSsc. 2oc. Ceylon, lTlac. l9iac Maracaibo.
1870 l9c Laguayra. lSc jamaica l7c. 1876
ST. Domingo l5hc Ice. Porto Rico. IKE 20c Costa
Rica. lie 2c Mexican 1Sc 1v1ac Macasssr lSlac
2Oc ADgostura lSc. 20c.: Savanilla I65.c l0c. ;
Curaroa. Ice. u lSc.
the Lice lower, with the official
OF the market called steady but holders quite
TO realize. and would have sold ut lower
than IL 3-l6c. Tor midding Futures opened
points lower than Saturdays closing prices and ruled
all day about the opening prices. The
barey steady, with decline the day OF
points. The closing prices to-day, compared with Satur
The New York herald., 1877-10-30


Wheat was somewhat Irregular. The receipts
nous but large proportion OF them sndered on con-
close Nc !. no@ins q 20 Chicago was
calls we're about 10000 bushels a, 81 20 81 30 Tor No
Milwsukee spring. " 81 for No. = Chicago spring.
ss 'i SS's "a - 50 and 'f mo M
IL boz bond 81 ~ for do. white, n bond. The sales
.sr October at ii 81 oo1 do do November At 81 ii
a 9 no. do so .prns Tor October @ AZ 81 2 y 2s
No Northwest for November, at u 2sa 81 2s: saics
.s Ne psns lUr
October, 81 ii bid 81 ~ asked do. Novem6er ii ii
sS do 'Psiss psesaos I.s 81 ss
y 81 asked \, sS No Northwest, for oesober 81 s9
asked do. Dccsmbsr 81 y lid, q 81 asked Corn
was quiet. ba. steady The spot sales were 10000
for No. esi4c for unsrsded if6' nc sales at the the
1900 bu.ses DO, No = - 62,sc ssc No sales At sse
second CALI closing foowsOcobcr steamer. 0i1{c.
S @ ss I'D ee sia ssssd Sis asked s
No No ese ts Sid e2s asked Dess%9sr cen s.eamer eie
was steady. Barley quiet and lower Barley malt
es,0 ~e.s qe The sales were bushels
mixed AZ 36Sac, No. white vt SIC and No white At
Gussy BAcs-The market was quiet; heavy to light
weight. weights quoted @ & a. ii1Se l2Nc. -
American dressed sss sisa 20 or sinsie sao ssis or
s2oS s2Io gold Italian sa7c ss75. gold ase' axe.
s Ss Ssp nsp ae % sat': ss Sc s M sr and tune
MoLasshs.yforeign ~ was quiet and domestic was
2ss ssc. cIayod sic ase maseov%do reaains,
Soc sse grocery, S2c. a2c; Porto Rico. s7e. Z
common ssc good 4sc M SOC ssoee os'sas. s '''0
NAVAL turpenline was steady but quiet
Tar and pitch in air jobbng demand and atsady.
quote spirit. a.s &c 10 Hosocs strained ~
Pitch, " i2S a ~ 30 Aayiees from Wilmng ton
Tar Steady Tarpensi%s steady sIss Ss s0 y 81
soft and virgin. 81 4S. SPIRITS quiet Sic.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, Oct. 20, 1877.
Cotton easier: middling 1OS.c. low middling 1UMc;
good ordinary, p54c Net receipts. 100 bales; gross.
800 Exports coaswise 4ls Sales 2o1s STOCK ~.
New ORLEANS, Oct 10. 1877.
Cotton In good demand at easier prices mddng io,c
low middling. lOsc. good ordinary, lOc Net ecsipn
1901 Dass gross IL 402. Exports TO Great britain
249: TO France, LAO; 10 the Continent l,5vS coast
wise. 3,227. sales. 4OOu stock, lu2.loo'
NOZZLE Oct. 20, 1877.
Cosson easier; middlpg, l0lc. l0,tc.; low mdding.
The New York herald., 1877-10-30
THE FoRRiGS MARKET


Tho London adviccs report consoIs y O "a higher
changed except for Illinois Central, which declined
per cent, 20. Tho OF the open mar
kct for three months bills is 3a per cent The Bank
Of England gained 100000 bullion to-day balance
AZ Paris rentes advanced to LOG. .921s Exchange on
London quoted at 25l 1870 The closing prices In
London we're --Consols, for money and account 96ss
D6k; AZ per cent bonds, 1855 1867 5-20 bonds
OF 1867, 10s1l a l0s4; 10.40 bonds, 1881; lves OF
1881, 1861; Erie common shares, 1874 do pre-.
fsrred shares, % 23h; New York Central, 1O7. Bar
silver was quoted at 54xd. per
UNITED TREASURY.
Rsvenus receipts .......................- $62o 900
Customs recSipts. 0yUUU0
Bank notes recoived.. 100000
GOVERNMENT
Government bonds were steady all day. the
following being tho closing prices: United states
currency sixos 12ox 12l; do. skies. 1851, reg
istercd, 1091s a no. do do, coupon, 10Y
1l0x; do, 1906 new, registered, lo5j6 1855;
do do do, coupon, Io5t lo6,s do. do, 1867 regis
tercd los los y; do do, do, coupon, los 1851
do do, 1868, registered, lo9x 1o9}l; do do, 40,
coupon, lo9S a losx; do tsn.iortcs, registered,
io7x l07 y; do do, coupon, 10sA 1osS do. Gves,
1881, registered, 1861 1861; do. do, do, coupon,
107x l07x; do 4Jss 1891, registered. l041s 1o5;
90 do do, coupon, 1o45s a loo; do. fours 1907,
registered, 1o2k l02l do. do, coupon, 1929. lO2
RAILROAD BONDS
In railroad bonds Hannibal and 81 Joseph cighis,
couvertibcs advanced per cent--to So. The other
changes were an advance Of y In Union Pacific Grsts
and Y in do. sinking funds. and decline Of u in
North western gold sevons and ohio and Mississippi
seconds
City bank shares sold as iollows:--Commerco at
The New York herald., 1877-10-30

oILs.Cottonseed OIL quiet. The following were
bid aud asked prices At the call October 53sc bid 55c
asked November. 55ac bid 55c asked December 531sc
bid 54c asked seller 52tac bid 54c. asked
airy, 5ic. bid, SIC. asked Linsced oil was Arm. We
quote :-I.nsecd 5uc 6Oc; lard, TIE 75c. sperm,
crude 81 10 81 s esched winter ~ 40 do.
natural do, VI 30, white, crude Northern, Toe do.
Southern, 5Jc bleached WATER 7Us natural do, CSC
extra do, 75c extra bleached winter elephant, 75c
natural winter do 72c winter bleaced fish. 53c crude
nsh. sound 4Oc. 43c Maine. f3c 47c
PxrnoL LEun-Tbe market tor refined was dull. unsettled
and nominal fair Business done In corhcstes the