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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.
PROVIDENCE, n. l., Dec II. 1877.
The printing cloths market continues dull. Prices
firm ut last quotations.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

COMMERCIAL.
M LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1875 r. N.
Cotton-Futures weak: Upgnds low mlddinF claus 80,
December and January delivery. upands low mid
ding clanse January aud February delivery. Bxd up
lands, low miadns clause February aud March delivery
Cad.
Produce-Redned petroleum, l24d DOR gallon.
Petroleum. s2szc Tor Aue pale American.
LONDON, Doc I2-Evening.
Calcutta linsced, 52s. 52s Cd Linseed oil
foS Els Is. per ton
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 12-Evening.
Linsesd OIL 3Os. per cwt
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT
LIyERrooL. Dee ~. 1877.
PorkExstern dull at CTS Western duh At 56s Bacon
Cumberland cut dull ut sis short rib dull ut sos long
clear dull NJ 35s I'd short clear dull NJ S1s HamsLong
cut duil ~ Ala Shoulders dull 33s BecfInJia
dnl AZ 93 extra steady At li3s pre mess dull A.
S6s Lard-Prime western dull AZ as. Tailow Prime
Rosin Common s. Sd nnc auii at los Cheese
American choice steady ut ots. Lard oil .nH At AS.
Flour-ExtrA state steady A. BIS. Whent-So. spring
steady At lis I'd. No. spring steady at los III winter
steady at lis 5d Coru-Mixed son steady NJ 2o 81.
Cottonseed oil-Yoow American. nOnc In the market.
FINANCIAL
LosDos. Dec. 1850 p. NJ
Copsois, a5% for money and % 7I6 for the account.
Jnited states four hall per cent bonds. lof%;
1878, 1904 coupon, ten fortes, lus&; ives,
1904 -.
PARIS adyccs quote hvo por cent lU7f SIZE for
PARIS. Dee. IL. 1877.
Exchange on London, 2Jf. isc. for short sight.
Lospos. Dec. I'D 80 T. NJ
Silver is quoted at 53&d- per ounce.
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HERALD THURSDAY 49, ls77-rRPLE

weights So cwt "a cwt IRON 81 ibA So lbs net Tho
esss 40 and H sahs lean. A. e.
man 'od log sell 80 cars Of horned cattle saes a i9iows
y ns, sers a. @ Pc. r. Ss'ss, y ew' % oo.
pei H., Weight X est 81 illinois steers q, ios4e
lS ss .s1s' sT sS e-fs 'Sa ' 'Sa
.sa a Berry Il S 5ss II &
alike per H. weights az ew.. ass ss Keniuesy
ss Ssusacsy steer. ., To- lo i Weight.
ewn "a sst for Becker Long - hsn.aesy oxen q,
ies a &C. ser To- or Chancellor IS ssnersy
ssa.' ysss1a sd s'7as
.ss1s Al
cSasehmia, sd for n Y lll%an ohio ',er' !. ee
WEIGHT Ia .swt; Tor A. soudhemsr IS Virginia
be- =. sold s s*r' 10
s ss * s sss Ds .a Norris SCI e s
steers grass ted a ssc per ~ with 500 on per head on
Al ssic per o. ~ess, 81 ew. IS iao. Steer. per
10, weight ewt seant y Kahn sola Tor = Brosn 10
weight sws s.Soss; kss.assy ossn :. io,s Der H.
sses Sc per- & s cs strong ksnass
steers ssi.c per b. weight ows. sssns 20 ksnsusly
is ioss per per- ss s ssSasss
& ss : steer, S''; 'ss
w.i.. :ss i. sfa r .. ..1.
s,ssr. Ios y,,!Is. WEIGH, ssa
weight So ewt il WcsihsI,ner sold for Meyers i
as .oa %ass Sis We
s Sssi ~ 81 sss ss ss' .o d E.
p, grass FED Illinois steers a. sas per To- weight.
Sc S per h. wsh. 81 e@. j. Illinois s.esrs per
g. so sr
s'sSss ss w ls0 8 psa %s Steers at = ps
~ with oo OF per head weight 7cwt; 10 Illinois steers
snisr And Slow and on in iseng OK
ssp. for shoss quality s ss Sheep SOFA a. - 40 y
ae,sc per ~; ewsss 4c. o,sc per 10. inc Hooks.
JUDD Baesiaehsm soa b. Hart choices quality
Sa
lots per These aocks Cotswod
Fl ss
weight wfs s !. Sc p
1870 Iss at as per b. =, iso Ino. sheep wssn.
Sc ksniasfy sheer weight go
weight per- ss nsad h. Davis
s~s . illiaoi. :nssD q los. Sssi
H. Y s.t. w. WEIGHT sssai y s. Ssf lead per
s State sheep weight Us. head, Axe per
Per 4 ssn. weigh. head
So f & ss.s iss:r .'i rsas.
u s'.'s : ~ g. ss.
sc H. 81 Canada lambs. weight 80 lbs head.
head. 6sc per ID Hume Elicit Co. sold is5 Nishi;
Michigan sheep weight los lbs head at 5Ic h.
1853 Canada sheep and lambs weight 100 lbs head at
SIZE per h. l4O Canada sheep lambs weight lbs.
per head, at &C. per ~ III Canada sheep and lambs.
weight ~ lbs per adj vt Id $50 Canada lambs
weights s6 lbs. a 30 lbs per head. at 65<c per lb
Mich CowsThose to hand generally OF inferior quail
lily and trale reported.
VEALs AND CALVES. III Trade SMALL with fair demand.
Coarse quality calves fed, 3c h. quail
iy Calves meal ted &C. H. smooth quality veas Sac.
per ID.
Hoes. Trade Slow 1873 Ohio hogs, live weight 1876 lbs
head sold Mt - 30 cwt.. f73 Ohio hogs live
weights 1893 lbs 214 lbs per head, sold 4ssc. H.
1877 live weight 40 lDs head sold At 81 IS
per cwt.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Fairly Ac-
tive and Weak.
GOLD 1O3 A 1O3 IA A 1O3 Is
Government Bonds Lever, States Steady and
Railroads Generally Strong.
MONEY ON CALL S A 6 PER CENT.
WALL STREET,

WALL STREET, !
WEDNESDAY, Doc T. % +. "a.
Figuratively speaking stock joObing has become
pretty thoroughly wstsrlogged. Small operators,
taking to the beats OF speculation, casting about
for favorable landing for their ventures, while the
big ones have remained quietly out Of narm's way
Plainly. the fluctuations Of the market due TO the
pulations OF small traders, who gamble upon the
changes that they themselves create while waiting for
initatory movements on The part Of tho heavy opera
They did pretty we'll to-day however, al ono time,
advancing Lake Shore 60h, Western Union 70 1871
and Michigan Central to 57x. They less
cessful later on, when these same stocks dropped off
one per cent and closed at less than opening
prices With stocks distributed they have been,
ip tho absence OF any bull combination, IL Is
markable that there should have been any at all
Conrariwi se is the least remarkable they
should all have given way on meeting serious OBJ
stacle. sucn obstacle was encountered in . sudden
weakening In the coal shares which registered de-
cline Of two points from the days best dgures
consequence Of report that the anticipated combna-
would be mpractcable through the refusal of the
Lehigh Valley railroad Company to join therein Al
though this story did not come In an Official shape
sufficient credence gwen 1t TO the
Of speculation and send quotations down noted.
The Western Union directors to-day declared the
expected / n per cent dividend and remained dumb
oysters to any intention TO distribute tho compa.
ny's reserve stock. Tney, however, favor Us with
sketch Of the business for the current
quarter actual and estimated) up to December 81,
by which it appears that after paying tho dividend
the sum OF SlS3,O73 SO will remain as q surplus of
profits 1t Is remarkable, however, that the previous
quarter had charged against II $97, 962 81 for soon
structon" and s4,5ss So for s'pa,ents, telegraph
Stocks" &c. items which do not appear as charged
against earnings for the current quarter. Are
undcrstand that expenses have been incurred
the LIST OF October for 'construcon" and further
disbursements made for tsundry telegraph stock,
patents" &C.? The strong figures OF the day which
time prevalent. gave way to lower prices
under the depressing influence Of the coal carriers,
and closed generally at fraction less than they had
opened.
OPENING PRIcEA
The opening prices to-day were:-Gold 103; West
srn Union, 1915 Lake shore, SOY; New York Gen.
trar 1O7; Rock Island, 1ooA; Michigan Central SON;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 5ox; Delaware
and Hudson, 6lK; Morris and Essex, ex.dividend,
74X Erie, SIX; Ohios, 81; ST. Paul. 35; St Paul
preferred, IL; Northwestern, 347S; Northwestern
preferred; cox; Pacific MAIL 214; Illinois Central,
1874; Hannibal and st. Joseph, Tx; New jersey
Southern. TX; Ontario Mining Company, 2s1.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, Dec IL. 1877
Cotton quet; midd ing lo7ss' low middlins lo!Se
good ss ,i, s @ sa. s.s' Eos Is
1888 Stock, eoso3 - 49, 80 800
Cotton easy, middng lie low middins, iose.; good
ordinary zoe Net receipts ss4e bales. gross 5a4 TX
0OuO Stock, 2o2 ,b4S.
Cotton weak middling, 10 1ll6c low mddiug loISc
good ordinary ll,lec Not rsseip.s 2'ss bales Ex-
Cotton dull, miaaag ,o'e aldd.Ss, ios; ssed
ports-ic France, a,S75 con.twiss 2o07 sales LOO;
last evening, 800. Stock, ioo,yo7.
dl,ng. ios.e good oidinsry io4c Net rsccirts ass
s 1857 exports TO the Continent go sales '00O stock
Spirits OF .urpen.in. sais q os ko.n gss . for
e yellow d 81 u o ss T rm at 81 90 "
,oo,,,. BUryALo, Dec, y. 1877
sales No. hard Milwaukee, private Vora
nna suss sale; g s w @ sG bushels x
s ssay sas ss 81 bp . cpes
81 10Y tos city MAIDS. osS.s .S.ies. anshaas:d. ss.i
7oss freight. rcd nscspss ny 81
10000 ;rys, .eoo DO. barley 5000 90 shipments by
1870 iS7o6 1 a. 49, 'A' '''' 'o'0 40 ''''y
whss, weak. sx.r. white M b s. II sab s%ss.
seller sfsiisafS 81 w. No. red Winter spot. ii ~
ss, Xxx '' wss !sausy p
'is;s Corn F' EsS
now news sss Oats da ~s'ss Sojs Sioss;sssa
csips-Flour. i25 bbs heat. 2s.ooo bushels; corn.
81, 900 do OATS 800 do. shipments-Flour 800 bills
wheat 5000 bushels: corn. 5000 do oats, 1900 do.
Markets closed wheat auiI; amber Michigan January
No new December. 4Atac rejected, sstac; damaged,
CisciNSArf, Dec II, 1877
Flour dull and dropping. Wheat dull and lower; red
81 Is III 81 Corn dull and a sh AIDE 3sc n 4Oc
Oas easier zoe. Sic Ryc duh ~ Bjc Barley
dull good TO prime spring. 56c. 8oc Pork easier at
$il sObd Lard active Tut lowers: steam ~ s5; kettle.
IS SO ~ rs Buk meats dull; shoulders, 4Lc 44c.
clear rib SIC &c. lear sides SIC BAcon dull
and nominal Gre meats In good demand but lower;
shoulders, 4c. Sides 5Sc hams Is lbs average, 6sc
exc ~ lbs average &C. whskey quiet At 81 o. Butter
duh unchanged sugar steady and Hogs
dull weak lower; common. IS SO 81 90; light
"a 10; packing. 81 "a 20; butchers 81 70 "a 25;
ccipts, IA. 920; shipments, $40.
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.:3n TO 5 P. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT QUIET; FUTURES CLOSED
FrRM--FLOUR QUIET-wHEAT LowER-CoRN
LowER-oATs DuLL-wHIsKEY NOMINAL
PORK LowER-LARD LowER-PETRoLEUM
QUrET-oILs srEADY-sPIRfTs TUIPENIIsE
QUrEr-RosIN QUIET-CoFFEE FIRM-sUGAR
RIRN-FREIaHTs QUIET.
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. IL, 1877.
There was but moderate movement in trade cir.
Giles to-day, and the markets somewhat ieversh
owing TO tho rise In gold on the ono hand and the
Russian successes on the other. On 'Change -four
was quiet Wheat and corn dull and lower. Oats
dull whisksy dull and nominal Pork dull Lard
dull Frsights quiet Cotton on the SPOT
was quiet Futures closed Hrm. Coffee sugar ru ed
Grm. Oils were generally steady Petroleum and naval
stores we're quiet.
CoVTEE.-The market arm and 1000 and so4
bags sold, ex HoIley, both private terms AT New
Orleans 800 bags RIO OK Arlington SOLD fully
fair aud 500 bags do A. Cheney sold 1T Isc for
lair. The market for mild coffee very strong and In
some instances higher The the woek is sum-
med up follows li.78l Java sundry vessels
400 do. Singapore, DO; 4o9s bags Maracabo 1852 d.
Laguayra 346 do 81. Domingo, 575 do savana s4l do
Ansessura. sold in lots tor consumption within range
$50 do 81 Domingo In transit Europe The stock OF
mild coffee In 1rst hands Is 1900 Java s216 d.
singapore and 20926 bags including 1898 bags ara
cabo 5435 do Lagusyra. 663 do. Jamaica, 73s Costa
Kica 42s7 Mexican. 1852 do. Angostura and 22s3 do
Savsnilla. We quote :Ordinsry cargocs. I6c. Iobc
alr do, 1916 sgood do lie prime do le1sc 1ss4
@ ssns s1 Ii s.ss: far to
Y ss C. ccyc as' se 49, sssiso 'n l5 ss0ss 7
gpsyr. as p ps J kss ie i7s - Domingo,
aos Men e r is & Maesa eOise nfs 7e
rostara lie. iJc ssvana lie iSc Curacos. iec
CorroS tbs spot quiet bu, unchanged. Futures
snea and Dtsss advanced s.es pon ana the make.
points The official closing prices to-day, compared with
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cred contract 800 bales For future delivery the sales
were as lows:-Yesterisy after o'clock r. NJ De-
cember 100 bales Use. 400 u. 4Oc 500 at SIC
January, ODD At t3c.. l2uO at II a. 400 4fe.
February 800 Al I54c 300 nj ~ Soc, 80 56c
100 at BE; March zoo " 65c 800 a. o6c 500 AZ
use; April, 400 AZ IL zoe, 200 At life May 200 4.
llssc 100 . ileOc june 100 a. he Total, l4.7oo
~ 5sc 100 al ll35c. 100 Sac. 100 II 36c 100
At H. 3Se January. 30Oat IL 45c. 500 IL ttc. $500 a
4Sc 800 At II 42c 500 At 4ic AGO AT foc 900
A. ~ 3Sc 100 At i33c $500 at i4uc 100 NJ IL &c.,
43n AZ ii 4ic 200 at doc 500 nj Lille lD AL i2c
rsbrnary; 300 a. l56, 1000 Al 55c. 800 at II 54c
200 ut IL 5;c 2AO 1T i52c BOO nj H. 4sc 600 ~
Il 5os 200 e u .oe 800 a u 5ie to9a. 4 52e
~ III 69c 500 At il6sc 100 n 67c. 200 at Csc
200 AZ IL Coo. LOO at l6ic 200 at II zoe. 300 At
IL o3c, 200 at II &c. 800 ii63c 100 al II DIE !:
April luO H. 74c.. 100 H. Toe. 100 Itc Ito
~ Toe. 2oo At III 74c.; May, 100 At ils7c June.
400 at lie4c, 500 nj II 97c. July. 400 NJ
l2o4e Total Al 200 bales Grand Total $500 bales
TIE receipts At tue port. were az follows: G.iveNoa
49l2; Chareston, 3'36s; Wilmington. l7s3; Norfolk,
27o3 baltimore, 81; New York. 1872; Boston. ,3n7
Philadeiphis. 50 Total, - s85 bales This day last
week, 10 156 This day last year 2S779 Total since
TENDER 7ss2l4 bales to last hight. Cotton ireights
closed ~ follows: To uavre, by steam. Nc. Nc
pressed 20 amburg by steam &c 49, compressed TO
bremen by steam. 4c compressed; To Liverpool 932d
FLOUR AsD GRAIN -heceipts-Flour 26 1913 bills wheat
26 40 bushels meal loo bbls and el5 CORN
30 534 bushels; oats. S47I do; rye, GALA do barley
$500 do barley malt. 27f4 do Flour was quiet but
stea Tor all kinds The sales, including state Western
and Southern, were 10 500 bbls ut the xed quotations
Rye Hour ruled steady. with sales OF 500 bbls Corn meal
was quiet but steady Sales were $40 bbls within tho
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Government bonds were very weak to-day, and
there was decline ranging from Is to ~ except for
currency skies The market closed very feverish at
the following qustatons:-United States currency
skies, 40 120A do. SKIES. 1881, registered lot
1o74 do. d. do, coupon, 1Iox Ill; 40 do, 1865,
registered, l02H l03iS; do. do, do, coupon 1861
1oo1s do. do 1867 registered. 1857 1909 90. do.
do, coupon, 1851 l0sH; do do, 1868, registered
1917 l07X; do. do, do, coupon, ll0x Ill u; do
ten-iortes, registered, 107x 1os; 40. do. coupon
1osx 1osls; do. nves, 1881, registered 1o6k lo7
do. do, do, coupon, 1861 1861; do 4Is's, 1891,
registered, 1o4h l04h; no. do. do, coupon, lO41.
l1o4A; do tours, 1907, registered, l02k q 103; do
10, do, coupon, 1927 a 103
BONDS.
State bonds at the Board per cent higher for
Tennessee skies, old, and otherwise steady.
RAILROAD bonds
Railroad bonds were generally higher, and tho fol-
lowing were the cnanges:--An advance OF per cent
in g., q. and l. O. hrsts, u In Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern nrsts ST Paul arsts LA Crosse
divisonl, do sinking funds, Long Dock bonds and
Lake Shore coupon seconds, In Central Pacific gold
bonds and Now Jersey Central nrsts, consols; u In
North western gold sevens, Hannibal and ST. Joseph
eighs, convertible; Union Pacific hrsts and Paclnc
Railroad OF Missouri nrsts. and Y In Union Pacific
sinking funds. There was . decline Of y In Wabash
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Stock (ascertained by actual
1880 1870 1872 IS
1897 4. 1856 3.U93 100
- - -
80, 7o6 22,I45 20U,s10 l43
1920 3.5SS 2S,4l0 80
4l,746 1887 IT,, 40 ~
a,54o i5,4ai es.5Ii 2,ie2
1886 lS,oo3 5I.o56 2,7o9

TO- IS'o.... 1890 lS,JJ5 oiuJo z, 1Oo
IL. 1874. ................. 47is4 G0sss 1885 49,
sThAaisE- ReceiPts- 100 terces and 70 bbls The
TALLow.-keceipts-2 hnds., ga bbs and 81 casks
r wssnY bis Shsssy was sais
90 Dbis. sold ut 81 TO-
fmkicnrs,-A hair business was accomplished the
Orleans Is in good rcduost about ~ sd Havre and
Of late oera trade has been done In th connection
measurements goods, la I'd. aud steam. 5000 boxes
cheese. 4us SOD boxes bacon, December aud January
SHIPMENTS on private terms: 2UO tsrcss bee 6s 90
bushels peas S~i 300 bushels private and
500 bushels wheat AZ Sd 10 London, per steam, 100
1900 boxes cheese 4Os 100 terees beef 6s a.
els wheat ut SID. and SID. 20 lbs 5000 bushels
4os; Is boxes bacon. s2s Sd. 10 Bristol. per
Hour ss 3a lp boxes bacon, 4Ds; 50 tsrccs beet Is
10 iiul, per steam, 1900 bushels wheat, SD 10
berth bbs general cargo on private
terms To hAvre, DER steam, lOO tons provisions. nc
with 1900 cases refined petroleum. 25c., to Ri
with general cargo a. equivalent Rates; British
refined petroleum at 4 British bark, hence
Dunkrk with 1890 bbs crude petroleum a. 3D. an
Italian brig hence 70 Cork tor order. quarters
grain ~ an Italian bark. hence to Psnafth Roads
with 5000 quarters grain ~ u.s. British bark, hence
Italian bark. from Philadelphia ior oruers with
5000 quarters grain NJ 5s IND British
tobacco 500 provisions on private terms a."
American bark, $50 tons. hence 10 Brisbane Oucens-
las YIN rooa s''' saay. TO
bark. 429 tons, from brunswick to River Platte
an brig ssi tons, hence 70 Havana Ssh
cargo. on private terms. an American bry 3bg
70 port WIN Ksn.ae.y on private terms
with general cargo on private terms; an American brig,
$50 hence 70 River Platte with general cargo aud
brig Isl tons, hence to Windward Island. pry
terms
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nrsts IS. Louis division, and in Lshigh and wilkes.

~ rHKf FOREIGN MARKRr.
The London advices report consos steady At tho
closing figures OF yesterday. United States bonds,
with the exception Of ten-orties which higher.
show decline OF u per cent Erie fell on to 81 for
the common and 23S Tor the preferred To-day Is
iortnighty settling day at tho stock Exchange. Bar
silver is quoted at $3.50. per ounce The rate OF
discount the open market for three months bills s
81 so per cent. The closing prices wers:-Con-
soils for money and account, s5k 95h new four
and half per cent bonds. lO4& lo41I; nvo-twenty
bonus OF 1867, 1o5H 1854; ten-iorty bonds, 1oSA
ives OF 1851. 1864 1861 Erie common, 81 do. pre-
icrred, %; New York Central loo y Illinois Central,
.72k In Paris rsntes closed ut 1911 81 10, and ex.
change on London was quoted at PSI. lsc.
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The closing prices Of Philadelphia stocks wsre:-
MINING SHARKS,

The following were the opening quotations for
mining stocks al San Francisco to-day Gould &
Curry 10; Savage Is; chollar Poos, As; Ophir, 40;
Hale Norcross, IL; Grown Point sk; Yellow
Jacket IL; Belcher, u Virginia Consolidated 2a Call
iornia, 20; Overman, 20; Raymond & Ely. s. Best \
Bclcher, FL; Kentuck, 5h; Union Consolidated, ~
Alpha. 10; siesra Nevada, o; Mexican, 10; Eureka
Consolidated. IS; Justice, Utah, II; Jackson. 4.
Tho Glazing nrlces In San Ernnc,scn rara.- --- I
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Much dissatisfaction was expressed to-day In the
street at the manner In which the Western Union
Telegraph Company publish their receipta 1t has
been customary with this company to give the earn
ings for the first month aud hall OF the quarter and
then estimate the earnings OF the rcs 1t is generally
felt that IL would be much moro satisfactory II tho
directors were 10 publish each item separately Thus
for the present quarter the earnings Tor the whole
quarter, up to December 81. consist Of the actual
earnings for October the earnings for November purity
estimated and partly actual and tho earnings tor Do
cember altogether estimated II would be much more
satisfactory to the public the statement were drawn
up in such manner as TO show what has been really
earned and what Is only estimated This can easily be
done by dividing the quarter into months placing op.
poslts each the earnings Tor that period despatch
from San Francisco states that the Southern Pacific
Railroad is building 200 miles Of road into Ari.
sona, as the trade there Is largely The increase
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lU:lj 70 ll:l5 A. NJ.
$1,000 u $ $40 Q, '6s.. Xix
5000 Us SIS, 1910, o.. i0SZ
1000 US 5's. 1910, o.. 1Usl2
10000 v b So o, 81 -. 1854
GOO do. ..... LOT
5000 U sos r, 81. -. 107If
10000 Us 41s's r, '9l... los
1000 do. ........... io4X
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At the annual meeting OF the Boston and Maino
Railroad stockholders held to-day she report OF the
directors accepted the old Board selected
For the convenience OF stockholders the vicinity
the Centennial Board OF Finance has appointed Mr. Z.
~ Erickson, Of No. Beekman street. pay the stock
holders the respective amounts duo them. In order
that stockholders may be identified they must give
name number OF shares held. and unless they bring
certificate with them must give its number
telegram from San Francisco to-day says fa
1.-THE coinage Of the San Francisco Mint Tor the
month OF November amounted to $1,217,Oo0 Tho
coinage Of the Carson Mint for the same lime
to $167,O0 Tho Consolidated Virginia mino pro-
duced 500 tons OF last week, and the California
nine 4, 600 tons Tor tho time. The Stockhold
Srs COMMITTEE investigating tho mismanagement Of
tho Justice Company report that the officers did not
pay the assessments although their stock IL marked
assessment paid and credited. II Impossible as yet
to discover whore the compsny's money has gone; a
large number Of supernumerares employed to-day
have discovered that the book and valuable
papers have disappeared from the compAny's ofico,
thus concealing the officers transactions and battling
investigation" M
The United States Assay ONCE hore this morning
transferred 10 tons Of pure silver 10 the Philadelphia
Mint for subsidiary coinage
The receipts and sh pments OF wheat and corn AZ
Chicago and Milwaukee to-day were:-
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THE MONEY MARKET.


Tho rates for call loans to-day were per cent
with exceptions 7, and the last loans per cent
Prime mercantile paper sold at SIT per cent The
following were the rates of exchange New York at
the aforementioned cities to-day Savannah, buying
Il discount selling II; Cincinnati, dull, 100. par
Charleston, plentiful, light demand, Il, 5-16 31e
par; St Louis, so discount; New Orleans, CONNER
cial x 76, bank u discount; Chicago, so discount
and Milwaukee,, par Foreign exchange was quiet at
4SlH 4S2 for bankers sixty days sterling bills and
4s5J4 ass tor demand.
TIE GOLD MARKET
There was an advance in gold to-day to l03k, owing
to The decline in the prices Of American securities in
London and 10 the increased probabilities OF the re-
monetzation OF silver clique In the Gold Room took
advantage OF these circumstances and pushed the
price up, bat there was slight reaction at the close,
gold selling at 1884, The carrying rates were q 3,
"a and per cent Loans we're also made dat
GorD Cf.E ARfNGa At THE NATIONAL RANK STATE m
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The closing quotations at three P. NJ. were:-
~Ex-dividend.

The following table shows the highest and lowest
prices OF shares Of the stocks dealt to-
day at tho New York STOCK Exchange Officially re-
ported:-
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The total sales or stocks at the Board to-day
aggregated las, 900 shares.
The following the estimated earnings OF the
st. LOUIS, Kansas City and Northern Railway Com
pany:-
December to !, 1877 500 312 O6
Corresponding period last yosr.......... 57047 II
January to December 7, 1877. 81 95S 04l 40
Corresponding period last year. 2932 $40 81
Increase. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $25, La 90
At the annual meeting OF the Boston and Maino
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

WEDNESDAY,. Dec II, 1871