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New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL Dec ls-l2:3O m.-Cotton rmcT MiddliDg
Middlng Orieans sd. sales. 10000
Guiding 1000 bales for speculation and export Receipts 20
200 bales Including 100 American. Futures opened
a sd better but the advance has since been partial lost
Jpands MOdng clause December delivery, 5lisd aso
5,gd de, January anti February delivery. 6isq a Jsd,
5ssgd also Sd also 5ad do February anu March De
livery sL also 5Ssd 5se, also 59s: do March ana
Apri delivery Cd: do April delivery 57s.d also
Old also 81 I'D; do, May and June delivery. I-d
,.ykupUOI Dec 1872 D. m.-Middling UDlants Cotton,
5igd Middlug orea 5sd;i Low Mhdllng Uplsnds a;
Good Ordinary Upands. 4liisd; Ordinary Uplands vi
IIYEkPuui. Dec 1915 %. niTIe sales O Cotton to-day
Included 900 bales American. Futures steady Cpisnis
Low Mid ling clause December delivery. ed do, January
and February delivery 5s do February ana March deiy
erT ID do March and Aprl delivery 0azd. also Old
40 Ma ANA June delivery 5ls-d. also Mi New Crop,
shluped November and December, sail 5Sszd.
Iat1lNoRE Dec lo-IottOn auiet; Mldiling. Sde. Low
mpidnng. Sic, Good Ordinary Sci gross reeeiptA l5S
bales exports coaAwse 20 bales; sales S6 bales stock
1881 balsA
BosToS Dec i9-Cottou steady! Mddue 0isc:: Low Mid
ahns Sac Good Ordinary sc net receipts 46S oaes
Rruss /, ,45y baies stock EbI5 baes.
CHARiRsIOs 1p.-COttOn hrmer; Middlng 9ise Low
Mddng S19S1c.: Good Ordinary, obG6iaci net reeeips
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Fer North R,rcr. VeSSc's ami Railr11iS
GENERAL MAKKET REPORT.


kSiil.--flu'pt. bat steady
tBF+- -E-H o. 'i.s quiet unchanged; Iar'c1eo,
- d!ttc: go rags Janaica Sold pTiNste term RO
quit q adv: uus hanged ortn.r, 10 Prime, IU2g lJt O.:
sale. 800 uaIigI." -t.I bags 4
piv 90 terms rud S,vu rtan- 40 bass eN Deiam re
Vuygts terms.
CuI1t,--pot Clttfu ils" hieher crossing dan and nOui
sa'r 50 Ib7 last evening", including 100 tor eN-
..l delivered N CuLtilCt bales
m cYts sI Ilr foTtr -,H uc rgHIs' .tlit lsdy lat
wee. : lsst orr mary e. Ilauds Lisc Low
MiGD Ing s--r; MduuE DO 9C ru uTtS active. and ~
on re 20 80 points hgIcr co, nc vita moot ~ the al
lu-i eyCuug 1920 bales IO1laY-First
,l.-JgguIiy 9l6 ~. Marc, Ais 80 Apri Ho| 300 !:
Ngy, AL. alur. 9S2 July 33t 81 i.tl Jo"O bales.
Gull bncr1n'r Hul JHLuary SlS feDruaN, N5J,
g3A 81 MG3cr gi~. JIl AIri 9Gl: Ma, .1i. 70;
Iu.. ut.l .tU Hat-. lEd call February, S.i3.
O. & Earr H37, April "G' MAY. - Jan go 9-; Juv.
a.6 ta 5,U Also 10 December al ''y ayu1
ss....r', .812; t'Ariafv IRA 81; " 'Ith H4-- gi9
AriI .sDag.G% Ma, HaJ yh14 Iunr. H~I @'HI; Jul +,
o. ,.Ys. August g.-4.pJ ioIaL 9t.I bales grand
f.ial. D % bales. clos
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

demand i5g Choice Western sold at 7c Western
quoted g.. dTc Flax firm az 81 4o.
sTEARINE-Unchangtd: sales, ,76 tcsW western use; 'iy
6l2c
SUGAR quiet 6sss61c for Fair b Good Refining
csc for Prime and 7d7 for Centrifugal sales 400 mos
Cuba Muscovado 6hc $40 hhds do 6A and not before re-
ported 100 bags Central American blc. LOO hhs az
g. for MOasses Sugar and GLd6Sc for Mnsc0yedo Ke-
fined in moderate Pmand Crushed. S4c. Powdered. 9s9
9l4c: Granulated. Ss.dSTc "a, !" Standard SPdsasc.
TALLOwSteadyi sales 000O u. 6nlsc: 300 bbls uri'
yate terms
rEABy auction J. so pSgs Moyune Green sold at li4
Ice l2d32s for Youn Tyson. l2034 2c for
Imperial lO93-c. Gunrowder 938 pkgs. PinRSney, at
10 2a2Sc. Young II Is 2d2S % for Imperial 10 T9
81 Gunpowder 49 pkgs Japan. 2I d31c.: BIZ pkg@
FOrmosa Ooong 2627c. g pkgs Annoy do, lsdlSci I!
l562i Lei sold several cents lower but
other kinds brought about late prices.
WHISKEY-Quiet; 81 091 bi held 81 10.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

o5s baes exports the Continent 800 bales saes 1000
bales: stock $500 balea -
GALVESTON Dec ia-Cotton firm Miadhne sllc.i Low
MiddIinR. 7sc.; Good Ordinary: sc net receipts 2lse
gross .Sl bales expOrts TO France 90 balrsf
374 hales 1929 bales stock bales
MOBILE. Dec l9-Cottcn firm; MlddbBe, 5fdSss $50; Low
Miding, 7s4Sc. Ordinary, I've; net reeeips z5J9
bales; exports 3160 bales sae 2Oo0 bsiss'
stock 9.5S0 bales -.
NEwORLEANs Dec. l9ceton hrm, oferings scant Md
ding $50; Low MddlinR. elscl Coed Ordinary a'sc;
net receipts baes gross 934 bales Ia Great
Britain 233 bales France 100 bales 10 the conupent.
6sO coaswise LIB baes sales IL 900 baiss stock.
27l lS6 bales.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NEw-YoRK Dec. l9-BEEvEs-R Receipts were car load
339 aeasr 1926 head the corresponding tine last
wes III %s no o. 9 n TS Ss eca pTi'I Good 90
Prime Carcsses and best Na i've SIDES sold az Iasc with
Sc. 10 ee. and Pore quarters at 6G7e ,,-.,,...-
Maket and at JerSer CITY MIX Calves were not pla ty
and the ee'ingf prime stock was shade irmer; q few
S iow 70 &c. icr very common Fed Calves rain d
and have sale At 2ad3c Country Dressed Calves rule
quiet at Sd9He ncudnG state and Jersey: ozo >. =,
2sc: 3 do 272 b at 2'ic; do 265 d at &C.; Heers.
G. Collins sold 40 Mt Holly and Lower Jersey Calves 1909
Fee & ots sold % Bucks County Calves lao Dat 7c do
W Haynes Co. sod % Bucks County Calves l4s u, at
I SHF & ZAP and Saf G T. eG To Gt nss ]
1913 m ad agaHsI 7.s64 e for the CORE p dlng time
consequence Of vch strn market for both sheep aud
ry1 sat tJ5r ey CITY ihere rloads Of stock N ne
aGd Kept tie rkt about y previous quotauons aT
Judd .o a LOAF of tine Canada Lambs winch he has been
&C. and Iiiien5. elk & bee sold l5o Heavy Canada
asds d cSmRaa Kr1tuctv, 10 5e for oad Prime Indi
Aeues tsheu tor exIort Lambs range oIn 81 ~ TO 70
icw Fancy Drcssr, sheep sold sa0c, though the general
s:rs Ga7qc Win Lambs at Gasc few Extra at
saos-Iu'd = buckingham cold Civi 1g2 Ohio
Sheen ~ d. a. @ c - q aC ic1 % pa a. a 80 % al &
Fdso 49, :o 800 kSp'qsEy iS9 Re y s9asep O$ T. f. at aS
o. W a. " I n Mjcsiesn DO ~ 10 at 4c 2lG DO s3 h. al
4i.c liz western 10 l04 Il ID, at i~c; sg Canaa Lambs
s. To- at - per ct: 40 DO. g. b at - u a cwt
NrvyIpn d Holmes sold 81 Kentucky sheep II at 81 70
ppr
'Hallcnbsck & Davis sold at 6'ti-st. 90 Nyel wesen
SE,cu gog 10 - '3AI per 56 do. 81 d. AZ - -
iA.. - Stae 10, % %, ri lsG: 10
co l2Ois 10 stale FVes. 1876 n at 4Lc 80 do ~
4, a. IT - CauaGa \, = n, oasc % do 50 10. at
5aic 50 To- 7sc 81 STATE DO. - h. at 50 30 per
51lr lr7 Western Do - 1t f2c.: 81 do. 90 n, a! 49,
2ls statr Shep and Lambs. b5o 10. at 4c ITO Canada
Lam s - 10 al Sc; 10 90. l33 o., a. &C.
T. Ebr ~ "a >old: IOl ohio sheep. 81 u, at 81 Is per
CIV o.: "a do. 81 ~ at - 10 percWt.
noe -Ke,ept-. 81 ~ 776: heah-4 ears al Jersey
TotI since saturday 3S239 head
acginst ,t3 head time last week Live Hors con-
me Gull ID sales at $3 O50 t3 10 per cwt
stat without important Change and ic Is the TOP
for LigPt Jersey Pigs. ~
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
WI Red sSI'y co. E,Ns sold 1873 Ohio Hogs l7G d. at 3
LI,,r srncK MARkErs- rErEGRAPH.

CHIC AGO Dec l9-The HOGS
T,c,ii!s 81 UUO head shipments $500 bead. Market
firm: CIaicr He-vy. - 5j0S2 50 Light 81 5ra>2 %
MiN-O. ~ 4DH=2 20.
CATTLE ecc pt,. 5000 head shiDments $500 mead.
Market steady unchanged St.er - 4OaSJ 10; Stock
crs In ord Hiind ~ ~ 81; Br hers cows - 100
~ 80 Sttc!s - >, al 80 Bulls S2dS2 40.
prryp-- .;pcci Is -Og heaa Nqraet firm 81 lOGs4
~ LOUI- Dec l9-CATrLE-ln tair demand Tor shipping
CrG,- Butchers sOCk weak bat not quOaBly lower Fail
to Good Heavy Fat S.eers <la$I 5u % Light S3 3Ua
40; Native Buicnsrs S,errs ~ 7j0Sf 80; Cows and
Hc es 50 - 49,: CnTufef TpIanA . 13aS5 80 CoOra
dos - Gt5 StockeTs and Ferng Steeis, - Z09s3 40
Rec IDts 100 cad shipments 2uh head - -
b.OGS-EaIrly active Iight shipping. 81 3j0S2 30
Pa lin, - jIGs2 20. Extra Heavy. 81 75 Receipts.
III lead sIrmeut-, l3J head.
SuFTu- Firm and unchanged Receipts 90 head; ship
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
at S2i2. Shoe and Leather % at l06, and Mer-
chants Exchange 800 at 6712. We annex current


In railroad bonds, jersey Ce' tra!s were conSplcl-
ous, conSos rising to 72l2a727s and adjustments
to Sll0Sl. Denver and RIO Grande hr,'s were mp
to 90 on free dealings and Elevated Ral ROAD hrts
strong al 1O20l015s. 81. PAU bonds were trr'Iy
traded IN. trsts |. aud D. Extension N 49, and sunk
ing fund, 1908. Northwest gold bonds Welded 20
1O2, Canada Slutncrn guaranteed firstS to ~. and
Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern hrSts to
GNl2. Flrsts OF Missouri kansa, ana Texas yieided
to 47l2 and then rallied 10 ~, ana
seconds yielded To l4l2. BURLINGTON . and
Quincy consolidated Is rose TO llG,2, Aoiih
Missouri frss 10 l07)i, and O"io and A.S.isSPPl
seconds ~ n all the mortgages f the iacc coast
roads being demand at full rates. Gnd Nr.ier'
Pacific up O 1Ojls. Morris and Esr,N 4 OF 1871
sod at %, first con-O.s at So. -. Louis ana san
FraucIsco seconds, sccond-cass. at 33, ana New
York Central fsts at 12l Annexed are The
current Quotations:
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
and from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day. as II
ported by telegraph:
Shrnme
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON. Dec l9l230 mCOnsolS 94lIs money, % =
Tor the account L. : bonds 1868 1854: Erie Railway
shares 1873 do preferred Illinois central T934 Penn
sylvanla Central }3L NeWJeTseT Cent al. 81.
LONDON. Dec. 10 $3.50 D. m.-Ine bullion in the Bank OF
Eheml has Increased e5l4nCO during the The
proportion Of the Bank Of England to aby, which
last week was 81 q pr Ceut IL DOw 2Ses per cent
LONDON, Dee 1855 The aniOunI OF bullion gone
inu The Bank Of ENGLAND balance TODAY T. &3SOOl.
LONDON, Dec. 1914 .. m-COnsOl, 9Isia 94Tls
for the account US bonds four hall cents 1868
67s lO3 Erie Railway shares l9ls limos Central. 79
Pans advces quote rye cent IL francs 80
times 70. the account
LONDON, Dec lO-~iivcr s quoted AT Old per
fAEs Dec l0EXcnaHgc Ion son. 20 50 y con-
Times ior checks The the Bank O France de-
creased 4. sOn. 600 francs dnring the past week.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
BLINKING AND FINANCIAL.

Wal-st. is where money is made rapidly. You
may realize hundreds of dollars by investing $50 in
stock operations through the reliable house Of Alex
frOthingl am n Co. brokers. - Wall.st, New-lurk
Their hoeky financial hcport gves full information
and 4 sCnI free.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

Gold wa, quict and without special interest, sales
having been 1905. 10 lUO!IG, hich - reducing
matters 90 a prrtty hns point. The heavy Outsfand-
ing contracts in gold keep il worth something for
use and TO-DAY borrowing rates were early 10
Der cent, but later ~ much / per cent was paid
f,r carving. me Assistant Treasurer PAID ont
SlI5 900 coin for Interest and SlGO, 500 IN rrdeup-
tIOn Of called bonds. The day business of the gold
clearing department o. the Bank Oi Tie state 81
Nrw-lOrk covered: Gold cleared, S-lGJ0.OOO; /;
gold balances, Sl.2G6,2l7; currency balances, 81
27O,5lS.
Foreign exchange was quiet. actual sales Icing
at concessions OF l2a .. Of cent below annexed
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
THE STATE OF TRADE.

T'yaPPo0I- Dee. l9.-Pork-Eastcrn dun az a. Western
d-l al 40 Paeoa--t umberlnd cut dull 26.; short
no ulI - 3D. LiBs Gear dun AZ 245d: Shori Gear
,iuV n - Dd. Ilaus-Tunr duh g 3S shoulders
dun ISG ref-nfia Il ~ss duh at II, Eytra Ne-s
Et.a.vat So " - dull al II L1r.-Pr1mc West
oull 81 81 TalOV-PTIWe cry GUll at 90 sd TUr
pert;re duh az D. k"Sn-Common dun ~ I'D;
Fine duli Chfce dun a as. Lard
O duil at Sc Finur-ENtra Stste dun ~ % Cd Whcai
80. SUr ne. market hare Nc 2 SpF1DR iull az ;
Winter %rw steady Sd:New S0uthem steady
ed Corn Prime Old Mixed soft dull AZ p Be- New Mixed
.t,o IN n - Sd seed OGeiiOW American. steady
at 20, Ro.in Common, At London. du at .. Turpenune
sri Al LONDON at 2l Sd.
la5Se s,nts OF PetroielTn oSfi
ner gal Spin ofTuTpentne. 226d
IoNpgN. Dee i9.-SugIr. 2iper cyL for No. " Dutcl
STANDARD the pot and 226d per cui for do. ahoat
ipSDON Dec. lHj5n ptH-ketiue PeruieEim Yugls1 pei
Gallon. SUts OF Petroleum IL Gl2t,. per gallon Fine
HOsin oil. Spiriis of Turpen ~ g?l 3d per cwt
ANrwRaP Dec. I9-PetroeUm 2l y francs for fine
pale American Land clOsed az 20iI forins 50 kiloA
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
Bnsluess Gnauces.
Bankrupt Not ses.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 10th
4 day Of December. A. D. 1878. Warrant IN Bank
rptrv was issued against the estate OF THOMAS MURPHY
CITY NewYork 10 the County OF New fork and
cf NewYork. who has been alludRed bank
rupt ms petition that the payment O oly dcbts
property eeouginE 10 sdeh bankrupt
20 linn or use traUsfer OF property BY
him. forbidden by law that meeting o. the ce tors
their debts and 10 choose one
or norp sssKpees hrs Will Oe held az Court OF
holden at No. warrenst. In the city
John W Lutte, esquire Register. on the
3lst day Of December. A. d. 1878. at IL o'clock a M
LOUIS r. pANN. p
US Msrshs an Messenger Southern District of NevYoTk
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

Money was fairly active again today, and BAL
per cent was about the lair rate on United States
bonds and 5a,7 on miscellaneous collateral. We
annex quotations of commercial rates Of discount,
the market being dnll
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
Nothing definite can be

Nothing definite can be learned in regard 10 the
nav ment Of the January interest on the Louisiana
consolidated per cents Salos to-day were at 69si
a7O Old NIrth Carolinas yielded to 1s@i, and len
nessee is sold at 30l2. We annex current quota
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

I"%DoS Dec Ia5:jo rIr.yIefnea Petrus,ni g9g-a; pc
Rasn. III sprs of TuipeniIne 2lsafSa per cwt
,S .Ssrp Dc Ir S. al o ons per 81 Eos HA
DOMESTIC NARRE1s
RI.vrAo nec lg-F10ur mediate demand. prices
chanFe' sales OF 900 6es Wheat quiet miers MAKING
sht n1ay vo1 Dg s,y S, ss Of 10 carr on yseE AZ
~ d3gc an Rye neglected Barley N light inquiry
in dir iade denspd change quot te7 Other ARTICLES
unclaimed 9Sii rT.gts htnG ei corn ss
200 6bis; whear 1880 bush; C-S alooO bush; Oats lS
= 90, og;h Cora 81 o. 100 200 busa Oats 49,
CHtASo Dee I9.-Iiour steady. with far demand
Wheat active. nrm and higher NO; Red Winter. $50
January 4Sa size. February No 3 Chicago spring
72 Rejected % ~ &c Corn dun and shade lower 81
@ Ssc 0as nomiSaly unchanFei 9o sasn Rys steady aud
TsSsrei scarce aud am steady With taT demand
rmer esh al cse ~ % sonyr % 2 or JsnnafG afS
So 55c February Bulk Meats nrrner but not quot
sSslT qnchanssd % Ysrts, O;d%hea, inaet,ys
Febr"a Corn drner Ia not oia5iy higher Oais steady
sud u6hinrSG Potk tray and unchanged. Lard afmoT
CiscSsAf Dee iS-fiour steady and unchanged Wheat
s U"i ss in uoh de an at al prices III SGc ys quiet
see and dda s%sn ss H n os a an
Meats arm sh9nd,rs 26 az % Soc ssSrt 1 RIB Sc cash
S og sSondy he hyTs ass % New Short b & old short sar
anSOy nib hsSer e'i susr .eaay and HOGS
steady si,s iaI SsMana SSa%99 on 81 ] 4' s 81;
= sci So Recipe. iSs4 head shipments, sa5 mead
PHIIADELPHIA Dec l9.Ietrol,uD nominal sSdshc for
Isl 65 90 Palermo Oranges 81 1os*2 IS a boxes do
si4Ssi4 Flour ina.vs and weak saPsrsne los 3
& "a Ids1 Minnesota EXTRA sDf san1 ots Low sS
y an aRS : a e % g. Fa%sy i s
diana ,;oSd = SO limo DO Fancy; sSdsS ss; oho
as ass GS 90 4 DO ss sys y
s 1898 aa SSaE Ss5R Mfa %SSss P0's
wheat-Coming forward freeyi receipts, 5000
again aayapcea 3 and an sys inquiry 70. faiu .n
grain depot I'll 0j2 southern do 81 10 Ia 81 06; Penn
yana and Dea"arS o A@9e5 sssftST S < penn
Rei eIsvsior 81 O6a White very dull s. O6asl Os Rye
@ sSu Sssh market active for GIsrd al an vanas
there Is fair 1STy dS 0 s ara 9eSw no, %
closed c 6ushe. on uGgTsdSf track ana grain depot
s1 amer H2saSc n Ta aSI t ana Se%
Sail s5e. Old SAIL DO 46ac oid elbow, gram
SHS as Ss anaHsS Psc sSS H%s Si MT.d
Stained White Jl.d30c; Fair and Goe Western White so
SSc At the Open Board Wheat active demand &c
30 GSs JaSna SGsiDs i o ~? feS S
ruary 81 O69asl ora Corn dull ano priees ser SAL
seSS 5SS 4 aSt fGas
December W. 4ia4d 46te Oats dull sole o S2c asAei
for White December 2Se bid 2sc asked for Mixed
~ LorIs Dec l9Four higher nrm Double Extra Fall
81 s. Choice ~ - 90 whear higher strong No
e& Fa cas-. s5rasT No Rs rs .
Spring 7Gc Corn highsr hrm: No hixesi 3Ulsa30te.
higher and active No At 9iSa2 SEC cash 2ise De.
ane2snsc %Esy sy and s o
PORK steady Jobbng 81 rs I'd hrmer sac acc Bulk
GSc and G for shcu ders Gear lb aud Clear
sides Bacon dull aud unchangei Green Meats qnet Hams
Pcked Hams 5ta5Sc Receipts 600 qnls f'on, 1000
hh bush pye Hs G6 bush Barley sipments q oo6 bSs
Flour 3lOo Dush Wheat $1,000 bush Corn 5000 BUSH
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

TUrTr rCpOTIrN
lowing wore tho rates of exchange on New-lork at
the Underwent lOncd cities Charleston, weak, buy
ing Is discount, selling 0ar4 = premium; New-Or-
leans, commercial 4ajI6. bank "; ST. Lops, par ;
Chicago weak. buying TO discount, selling 10
premium, Boston. % cents premium.
The United Siates treasurer at Washington to-
day received S260,OOO National bank notes iol re-
dcmption. Tie custom receipts were S3GO.g0o'
and the internal revenue receipts S33o,OOO. Ihe
following ia the Clearng-Ilousr statement to-day:
Currency exchanges 500, $50 S90 currency bal
ances, S. $50 $50; GOLD exchanges. ST. O07, 500; 4;
gold balances, 5000, 1856.
Al the weekly meeting Of the directors Of the
Bank of England to-day. the rate OF interest was
maintained at per cent, which is also the rate III
the outside market for tlrce-months bills. The
proportion of reserve TO liabilities of the Bank of
England fell from 3las last week 10 2sos to-day
though the bank gained Col 900 bullion during the
week, SuPpenenting IL with n gam " on balance
of E3s. 900 to-day. ON the London Stock Exchange
consols opened weak at a decline to 94IlG for
money aud OAK for the account react-
inI isaSl6 later on. In United states
bonds, 1868 fell 10 10J but new 5s strong at
1854, and l0-10s at ll0l4, 4l2s easing of to
1O0Ss. In American railway securities Erie pre-.
fsrred was firm at 81 T. common icing up to l9il:
Central advanced TO 80, and Illinois
Central to 7934G79io. Paris dispatches report the
Bank OF France as having gained 100000 francs
during the week. RenteS in Paris opened ut IL 80
aud closed at ll2;S5 signt exchange on London
beng up 10 2J.33i2.
reported
1877. 1873.
6ss miles. Gas miles.
Second week Of ..... S9S.OSO sS5Gsi Dec Sl2405
January Dec. H....-I4lO,532 4s35Gsl 425,l49
CHICAGO AND ALTON.
1877. 1878
e7S miles. G7s miles
5ssaary 5saGSq Mo 20 Dec 4S35S7 me sois7
The receipts of nour aud grain at the principal
Atlantic ports this 10Th day Of December were
yo., N'siSEf ssiS1 gsi7 eif ssa ssf5a D1;S35 SSs5
i1s eoa so776 az 400 Io43O
Corn. Dush........-. % onD o''it+ <osSnu .aE1
Data. bush. os1SS a.Vov p.o
busn.. ioiu @'VvV an
Barley. buSh.........- is,fS- .'DVV
Total bush lsSoO1 'o'oib Ii&oV H"%SV
The following we're the receIpts and shipments ut
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
CLOSING PRICES or MINING STOCKS.

Sierra Nevada opened at Al sold up TO 49, and closed
at ASA
Government bonds were quiet to-day, the deal
ings being confined 70 the new descriptions which
were strong. " @ annex current quotations:
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

| The following were to-day s quotations. Tor l"i-
! elm and domestic coins and bullion. United state,
| CONS being quoted in currency and all the Others
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
Dipi0eno Nonces

METR1pOLIrAN y AnONAL BANK.
NEN-Yohs, Dee IL, ISIS.
nIVIDEND.-The Directors OF the Metro
pOntar National Bank have this day declared q ESI.
ANN GAL DIVIDEND Of FOUR ~ PER CENT payable
OF Monday 0I January next
The transfer be closed unril ia q 1879.
GEORGE j. McGOURkEG, C2shior.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
THE MONEY MARKET.

OFFICIAL REPORT ~ y sT0cR EXcHAN'B SALES
1.r.oOytea on TIE 6oLd and Stoe; Telegraph Co.
THURSDAY y. DEC 10, l~7o
STnDE nEpIRTMEN1
New-York tribune., 1878-12-20

3. .ODU ... lOS
South Pae lst
1,UV0 ..--.- 904
1000. be. S0As
Central PaC u B
2, 2,uOO.-.---..l0SA9 y
81 Louis 4 1 n LIST
b.OUO.-.-....lO9L u
5000. be. lU9
&C & I T. LIST "
1000 be. 50l9
TOD q Wab 2d
Y coup
4. 100. ....... s9b
Vol & w Con COnv
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Schooner MOssgien, from st. john,
New Brunswick, for New York, became d
total wreck in the gale Of October 18th
During the night Il seaman and steward were
washed overheard. The captain, mate and
remaining seamen lashed themselves to the
mizzen chain, and after drifting about fcur
days without food or water, were picked up
The Secretary Of the Navy has Issued an
order announcing the dealt. of Rear Admiral
Hiram Paulding in which he speaks of the
life and services Of the deceased, and directs
that on the day of the receipt of the order
the flags of navy yards and stations and OF
all ships of war on commission shall be kept
at half mast from sunrise until sunset, and
navy yards.
DR.. Glenn and other heavy wheat growers
of Colusa County, California, are chartering
ships to load for Europe on their own &C,
count.
A valuable underground water channel has
been discovered in Tularo County which is
thought to be of inestimable value.
Armed men in behalf of the Blue Tent
Company. of Nevada County, hold lake
against the Fall Greek Company, who claim
it.
A new mining camp has been located on
the middle fork of the American River, in
Placer County, where good gravel has been
found
Sam Hazlett, the tramping typo, narrowly
escaped being roasted in the Big River House,
at Mendocino City, which was burned last
week.
The tunnel in the Savage placer mine,
Sierra County, is expected to reach the bed
of the ancient river for which it is being run
sometime this winter
The WEIGH brothers, under trial at OroVille
for stealing 500 sheep from Haggin Il Tevis
of San Francisco, proved that they bought
the chance Of fiuding the sheep, which had
been lost.
During the week ending October 18th 49,
80 pounds of sulphur and II APO pounds of
quicksilver were shipped from Calistoga to
San Francisco. The sulphur came from the
Sulphur Bank mine.
One Dart, who drives j. d. Cochran's meat
wagon at Gonzales, Monterey County, was, it
is thought, fatally shot by Chinamam work
ing on Clough & Fishers ranch, whom he had
knocked down. The Chinaman left the dis
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-24

The Elko Independent gives the subjoined
account of fatal accident on the c. p r. R.
resulting in the death of William Ross, a
brakeman on that road:
When the train reached point short dis
tance this side of Golconda, Ross, who was
braking on the forward part of it, in some
unaccount,ble manner lost his footing upon
the second car from the engine, and falling
between the cars upon the track, was run over
by the entire train, the body being severed in
twain and so shockingly nangled as to be al
most unrecognizable.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-24

THK Eureka LEADER has a soul which ap-
preciates the eternal fitness of things. Read
tai4; awe would suggest to the committee
who nave in charge the arrangements for the
Deal and Kittrell meeting, that they instruct
the braSs band to enliven the occasion with the
airs, "My Maryland" and God Save the
King" The former will be a delicate tribute
10 Deals love for his native State. and the
latter gould awake pleasant memories in Kit
srell's bosom of his sojourn in British Colum-
AiA
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-24

Miss Roe, of Dublin, had wedding cake
eight feet high and weighing three hundred
pounds. It was ornamented with the arms
of the Roc and Gordon families and six ban
aerets with arms and monograms, and was
strewn with orange blossoms and myrtle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-24

II is reported that campaigner who lately
visited Tuscarora fell violently in love with
Pollard. Az the story goes the Irritation bids
f~ir to cause serious trouble between the lat
tor and Marancy. We are sworn not to give
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-24

jumping sheets are being introduced into
the English fire brigades. They are OF stout
canvass, with sixteen hoops and handles, to
be held by as many men, ia order to break
the fall of person jumping into them from
Burning building. Trials have resulted very
enthusiastically