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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-14

Tho weekly statement OF the New York city banks
shows decrease OF s2.lO3,l75 In the surplus re-
serve. leaving tho amount now held In excess of
legal requirements s5.57150o.
The following shows thcir condition this week. az
compared with last--
Dec q. Dec 49, Differences
Loans. $273 i0i 100 1910 750 100 Inc. 81 $40 900
Specie. b4,77l 900 81 ,O60, 400 Dec. 7Ol 600
Legal tends. 1l,673.200 13,tO3900 Dec. 1.26g 800
Deposits 80. 247.03Ol 100 2475b9, 200 Inc. $40 100
Circulation. 23.255,i00 23.463. 500 Inc. 2Os. 100
At the Clearing House tho transactions for the
week compare M follows with those OF the previous
week -
Clearings for the week ending Deem
Der 6, 1879. $3.50 s4os 4s 90
Der is 1870 722 eos.sso 81
Balances Cor tho week ending Deem.
ber 6. is7e............. '......... si.oSs.so7 II
Dor IL, 1879. 2sl2s.sos 81
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In the London market consols were down to 81 at
the opening, but the final quotations were 81 1-16
for money and 81 SIG for the account. United
States fours fell off from 107 to 1855 and fives
from 1861 TO 1854. while AVS are unchanged at
l0ya Erie declined from As to 43sS, preferred from
70 to TO- consolidated rsts from 119 40 to 49, do
seconds from 81 to 90 funded fves from So to 81,
Reading from 81 to 36L and New Jersey Central
from So. to SO, do. consolidated frsts advanced
from 1919 to 1osA. The Bank of England gained
10000 bullion to-day balance. At Paris rentes
were slightly higher at slf. csc.
The London Economist OF this week says:-"The
rate of discount for bank bills sixty days. is az per
cent, and ninety days. az a az per cent and for
trade bills. ninety days. Ak ga per cent. On the
Stock Exchange prices were generally lower.
Home and foreign governments, homo rail-
ways and miscellaneous securities all show
a curtailment of business. with . droop-
ing tendency. Fogs, cold weather and the
approach of the holidays have checked speculation.
the only department showing a revival being Ameri
can railways. some of which again in strong
favor. Tho effect of dearer money is also making
itself felt during tho settlement. which COM
menced on Friday and will be completed on
Monday. Russian aud Turkish governments
conspicuously declined. the latter because
holders are losing all hope and Russian partly
on rumors OF foreign loan. There has been q
considerable outflow Of bullion from the Bank of
England to Egypt to pay for produce. An advance
of IS in Central Railroad Of New Jersey bonds and
SIS in Erie are the most important features in the
American market. Tho mortgage issues of both
companies are also decidedly higher. Reading have
also risen ST. but Pennsylvania Central slightly
lower"
The Colonial Treasurer Of New South Wales esti-
mates that in 1880 there will be deficit of f22o 0O0
to meet which he recommends increase of duties
as follows On spirits. two shillings per gallon; on
sparkling wines. four shlings. and on still Wines
ono shilling; on manufactured tobacco. sixpence
per pound. and on leaf tobacco threepence.
Foreign exchange in this market.was quiet at the
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Stocks Fairly Active in a
Declining Market.
A BAD BANK STATEMENT.
Call Loans on Stocks Rule 9 to 7
and Close at 8.
WALL STREET,

SATURDAY, Dec 13-6 +. NJ
The stock market to-day uneventful. Bust
ness was pretty much left to the playful gambol-
lings of bear cubs and bull calves. The heavy
grizzlies" hibernated their Offices. and the
'monarchs of the herd" showed themselves to be
decidedly short horned whenever they attempted to
toss up prices In fact. they scarcely attempted 1t
at ALL and the consequence that tho market left
without support, SUCCEED grew weak ana nnsiiy
closed at about the lowest figures OF the day.
very free selling of Erie and Western Union was
greatly instrumental in producing this result. 1t
the street talk that considerable lots OF ooth
these stocks being sold out for tho account
of an operator who is notorious for having been
recently as unlucky as he has been daring
Having sweed his operations based upon shin
margins. to inordisis extent. his credit burst
like aneursm. Consequently tho stocks Win
which his associated burst also-that is'
IL so snail decline ~ to per cent can DO justly
expressed by SO portentons term. At any rate. the
whole market fell of under the decline OF Eric ana
Western Union. Beyond tho dunuss OF business
and the weakness OF prices there is little to note
Tho c., G. and l. @. Committee held meeting to-
day and agreed upon report - to what was best TO
done for the interests of The road but failed to
give any definite Information ABOUT the proposed
compromise with the Pennsylvania Company. which,
after ALL is the only point which interests the
munity. The report. in detail, will be found III
another column Considerable business was done IN
Nashville and Chattanooga at declining prices. Well
informed parties enthusiastic to the future OF
this property. In March dividend of % per cent in
scrip and per cent in cash will be declared. The
company has been gradually adding to its connec-
lions by the purchase at low prices Of roads which
have either been forecosed otherwise fallen into
state of insolvency, and it is stated that these pur-
chases have been made out of earnings. and without
the issue of dollars worth of stock. The property
IS represented by eight hundred miles of
road, has but a moderate bonded debt and
owes only $6.5O0.000 on stock account.
Through Prince Whitley receive the
following report OF the Philadelphia market:-
1.-THE chief feature in to-day's market was great
dulness, and consequently concession in prices.
There great change in prices. but such as
occurred in favor OF the shorts. The North
Paciics showed the greatest decline. common selling
from 331s to 80, and preferred from 50 to SO.
Reading next in order sold from 353S to 3l% Penn
syvania renamed dull at 50ss to sos. There
rally at the end and the market closed weak quota
TONS"
Sales at the Board to-day foot up 1852 shares,
against 277. 7G5 yesterday and 3l3.632 Thursday.
Following q synopsis Of todays sales:-
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Total imports at New York during tho week wcro
valued at $lo.223356. Of which $3.50 1856 consisted
of general merchandise and the remainder OF dry
goods
The total imports since January 1 were
1923 55 against 1912 O73 for the same period
last year aud 5000. $780, 71 in 1877.
Total exports OF produce since January were
$780, o7 against 1927 5265s6 for the correspond
ing period last year and SAT- .17s,04i in 1877.
Movement of grain ut leading points to-day: Mil
waukee--Reccipts of wheat 90. 200 bushels; ship
ments 1900 do; receipts Of corn. none; shipments.
none Chicago-Reccipts Of wheat. 1lo.39o bushels;
shipments. i36i2 do; receipts of corn. 6s,Sa4 do
shipments, 42.lGs do.
very large meeting of the holders OF Colum-
bus. Chicago and Indiana Central Railway Company
consolidated first mortgage bonds was held this
afternoon at the Clearing House to hear the report Of
the committed appointed to look after their interests
In the matter of recovering several millions of dollars
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
PRODUCE EXCHANGES.

EXCHANGE.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 13, 1879
Pork-Prime mess. Eastern frmer at ISIS; prime
Western hrmer NJ Cos Observation-Disclosures cut dull at
short rib dull 4s long clear dull At 3s,s Cd
short cear dull at Ais Hams-I.ong cut frmer ut ass
shoulders dull at 26s Beef-IndW mess market
extra duh ut O2s prime mess hrmer At s2s Lard
Prime Western dull at 3o Taliow-Prime city dull 3ss
Turpentine-Spiits steady at 3ps. I'd Rosin-Common
steady at IS I'd. hnc dull at los. Cheese-Amcrican
choice dull 66s Lard oil steady at As Flour-Extra
state steady at 3os Cd Whca-Spring No 3. steady ut
los Sd. No. STEADY at lis Id new Western winter
steady lis I'd Southern winter steudv lis Sd
Corn-Mixed steady at 6s Cottonsecd olYellow Ameri
can, none In the market Rosin-Common. at London.
dull 5s. Sd. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at London, steady ut
29s I'd.
HavRE. Dec. H. 1872
American lard clio scd at 5lf Toe. per 80 kios
BngMES Dec 10, 1879
American lard closed at Al marks per 10 lbs.
HAMBURG Dec l3, 1879
American lard closed at 40 marks pcr 100 lbs
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There were few TRANSACTIONS in State bonds, bu.
railway mortgages were active and very irres ular.
Following is a list OF the sales
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The following were the opening quotations for
mining stocks at San Francisco to-day:-Gould Il
Curry. 51s; Savage. 65s; Chollar, Ga; Ophr. 214;
Hale & Norcross, s9s; Crown Point. IL Yellow
Jacket. 1893; Belcher. 1.54; Imperial. 9-l6; vir-
ginia consolidated. 430; California. $50; Best
Il Becher. 11h Union consolidated, Ai4;
Alpha. So Sierra Nevada, 27; Mexican. 1919; Silver
Hill. /; Original Keystone. 3.45; Justice. Ia
Julia, Ii Utah. 11z; Alta. "a; Bechtel LAO; Inde-
pendence. Z; Segregated Belcher. 10; Mono. $780,
Consolidated Pacific, ~ Potosi 81; Exchequer
$40; Monmouth. 81; North Standard. 100; Boston
consolidated, LAO.
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To-day's Clearing House statement exhibited
STA. 937 .ol6 exchanges and s3.5o6.6oa balances.
In the money market the quotation for call loans
upon stock collateral was to per cent until the
afternoon, when the rate became easier and toward
the close per cent was tho quotation. Time loans
and discounts were q shade easier.
The steamship Rhein. which arrived from Europe,
brought $569.960 gold coin.
Government bonds IN good demand this
afternoon. and 100000 of coupon fours
changed hands at 1033s The market closed firm at
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The following wero the rates Of domestic exchange
on New York at the under mentioned cities to-day
Savannah buying Il of. selling u OF; Charleston
easv, n 6-lG discount, y discount par New Or
leans commercial $50 discount, bank l50 dis
count: ST. Louis 1.50 per 1000 discount; Chicago.
100 discount and Boston. 35c. discount.
Philadelphia stocks closed ut the following quota
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ElNANCINIA.

FINANCIAL.
4 THE LEWISTON HYDRAULIC MINING co.
under the LAYS 81 ,ns sis.s q New n9r
stock Non-Assessable
Only 10000 shares OF the stock OF this company
the selling price will be advanced 80 share which
figure further lot of 10000 shares will be offered.
10 those proposing take stock will that the
mine purchased until after had been thoroughly
examined aud very fayorably reported ON by DR. Henry
personally inspected by COMMITTEES. consisting OF Mr..
Edward g. Nachen. of San Francisco Mr. J. Aug. john
of New YORK (coansel or tho company and our Mr.
sand.
OF which 400 gold bearing gravel
lands high grade estimated to contain not less than
si5oco!po In gold The water franchise consists OF
right 5000 inches additional The ditch s six miles In
SnE v "oa s%s and sa: active
vcueer - under the management of the now supcrtend
The future Of the company regard as an extremely
favorable We SEQ no reason to doubt that dividends
Will earned aud paid as carly February ncxt aud be
maintained with regularity for many years to come
Respectfully SAND. HAMILTON A CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, No = Nassau st.. New York.
IL ACTIVE MINING STOCKS AND MTsCELLANE-
N Gus Securities bought aud sold by CLARENCE MckIM
aud orders
TO DEALERS IN sToCKs-THE OLD BANKING
h.house of iiOwEs co. II wall ~, New York VIII
reasonable margin and " desired viii use our discretion
vear x"eenee in the business opportunities are eon.
stantiy occurring for handsome profits
A SIDNEY GuTHRiE A co, 20 BROAD ST.. NEW
A.York, negotiate Stock Privileges ON commission
Send Tor circulars
TO CAPITALISTS. SEVERAL RICH, WELL DE-
n veoped gold aud silver Colorado Mines Tor sale low
there really MILLIONS IN IT, for parties meaning busi-
ness HOPKINS Co. l78 broadway, room ~
Promptly, BOX III Herald ohea
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PRINTING CLOTH MARKET.

FALL RIVER. Mass. Dec. Ii, 1879
Tho market for printing cloths has been quiet but is
firm previous quotations. Production for the
week. 10000 peces sales 81 900 pieces leaving stock
on hal of piecen.
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COPARTNERsIiIPs.
CTEINER a HOMBURGER.
- Notice hereby given that tho ccpartncrshp hereto
fore existing under the irm OF Stncr Homburgcr
has been this day dissolved by the withdrawal OF the
gncd, who will settle all debts firm
Dated NEw YoRK. Dec. II. 1873.
NJ. STEINER.
STEINER SON.
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned have this
day formed copartnershp for the continuance Of
liar business at ~ Walker ST. under the name Of
Steiner Son.
Dated NKw YORK, Dec IL. 1s79.
NJ. STEINER.
II. j. STEINER.
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Transactions In all active stocks per cent margin
ccived; liability limited TO Of margin deposited
RALPH 4 co,
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of back rentals and interest due them by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. Mr.. James A. Roose-
welt presided and submitted the report OF the COM
mittee. 1t will be remembered that Judge Harlan
had decided that the indebtedness of the road should
be reduced 900. and tho report gives the
various steps taken in order to comply with this de-
cision The committee claimed that it was neces-
to raise So $50 900 in order pay of outstand
ing liabilities. ana asked for authority to sell
s750,000 convertible bonds and 81 100000 Union
Trust Company's receipts for this purpose On
motion committee of three appointed to
audit the accounts of the committee. and the latter
authorized to invite proposals for the purchase
Of the above bonds and receipts.
The following railroad earnings reported =
Iron Mountain road. first week of December. in
crease of S50.llS: increase for eleven months and
week. SGi0.552; Chicago and Alton road. first
week in December. gain of S42,352; Union Pacific
company. first ton days of December. increase.
sG6o75; Hannibal and st. Joseph road. first week OF
December. increase. S1.sl5.
Production OF anthracite coal last week
$50. 1856 tons. compared with Gl5.359 tons the
previous week. and 293 4l9 tons for the correspond
ing week of 1878. Tho total production from Janu-
AIRY to December was "a. 4G7 $50 tons. against
I6 525 for tho like period Of last year. show
ing an increase this year of s.3l5.4l4 tons. Tho
ur.s for thc weak
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OFFICE or
A. w. DIMOCK 4 CO.,
Bankers and Brokers,
15l Rrpadwuy naur 9th At

Main Office, z Exchange court.
Our Offices provided with stock and indicators
and telephone connection by private wire. making
them practically single otc Orders given in either
executed with equal facility at the New York stock Ex
change Stocks, Bonds and other Securities bought and
sold commission for cash margin Interest al
lowed deposits subject TO draft NJ sight Advances
IN ude on approved colluterals
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

BuSiNESS OPz'OftTuNITIES.
A LADY OF SOME MEANS WOULD LIKE TO
Ajoin responsible party in the of house where
there boarders. Address j. w. box 1850 Herald up
Office
A GREAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BUSt.
hness. monopoly of the articles 81 $40 cash; must be
sold at onsc in complete running order just
HOWARD. 1875 Herald office.
An ACTIVE YOUNG MAN HAS FROM s3oD To
AxlOOpD " invest In paying manufacturing business
Address lsRAELIrE, 2O7 Herald office.
FOR SALE. WE'LL KNOWN SAMPLE ROOM
IA .down town. near Cortland receipts x25 to $40;
good reasons for selling w. box 9s Herald Uptown Office
OPPORTUNITY UNEQUALLED-FOR CASH
IAony, tho Business OF stho Improved Extension Yoke
shirt Mandatory No 2l6 Smith Brookyn large aud
we'll connected custom trade. together with complete reg
lister OF orders Fixtures Machines Cutting Tools &c
the present will remain with purchaser short time
to instruct cutting &c gratis; none but those meaning
business need apply as above.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-11-27

Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania,
is democrat who doesn't like Tilden
a bit. In late speech he said: "rhe
cry of fraud is thethief who pursued.
No man smirched with fraud can have
the leadership of Il contest for popular
rights. The democracy will strip for
the contest and discard every weight.
Fraud in Oregon or fraud in Philadel-
phia, fraud in Louisiana or frauds in
New York are equally to beeliminated
from the race
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Its Ingredients.

To show our faith in the safety and. excellence Of
the X. b., upon proper personal application, when
satisfied that no imposition is intended, we will
give the OF all its ingredients by affidavit
The above offers were made before by the pro.
prieor of any other Family Medicine in the world.
Many testimonials. further information and
full directions for using will be found in the PAM
phlet Treatise Diseases of the Blood" in
which each bottle sencosed Price 81 per bottle con-
Anng II ounces or A. to so doses. Sold by drug
Ssts d. RANSOM, Son & Co, Prop'rs Buffalo. N. r.
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Nothing disturbS dinner party
more than TO have the fat man at the
end of the table attempt to push him
self back, and in the effort upset the
little fellow at the other end of the
board, while the folks along the sides
find themselves eating from their
neighbors plates.
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Notice for Publication.

October % 1919.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice If his iutcn.
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim and secure final entry thereof at the
expiration of thirty days from the date of this
notice, viz.
John X. Asher for the West & Of North
West i and West = of South West l., of
Sec. - Township No. North Of Range No
East and names the following rs hi,
witnesses, viz: Nelson +. Shcpard of
Skamania County W. T., and 7, NJ. Peters Of
Skamania County " T.
W. II. sMALLWOOD, Register.
3Ooct5*
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Tilden's Tammany opponents de-
clare that the Kelly state committee
of New York will be kept up if the
party is not united on the basis of
leaving ont Tilden, and that a con-
testing delegation. in case Tilden con-
trol- the state convention next year,
will be sent to national convention.
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Margnrct j. liillikin.
A. j. Gillikin.

Public notice is hereby given, that pursuant
to and by virturc of an Execution issued out
Of the above entitled court, in the above en-.
titled action. on the llth day of October, \. ID.
1879, and to me directed and delivered by
the Clerk of said Court. | have this day
levied on and taken in execution all of Tie
right, title, and interest of the above named
\. j. Gilikin in and to the following de
scrihed Real Estate, situated in Cowlt2 Coun
ty, Washington Territory, and described as
follows, to wit:
Lots number one and two of Section 81. in
Township five, North of Range one West,
containing sevcnty-two and thrty-iive one
hundredths of an acre.
Al o the following described Real Estate.
to wit: beginning at the quarter Section
corner on line between Sections 81 and So in
Township North, of Range one West. and
running thence south - chains to "A slough.
stake near an Ash tree on right bank thence
following the mcandcriugs OF said slough
West chains and 80 links, North - degrees
West five and seventy one hundrcdth
chains, North nineteen degrees West
3 and twenty one hundrcdths chains
North 30 degrees 80 West and seventy one
hundredths chains, North 10 dee recs 30 West
and fifty one hundrcdths chains, South 80
degrees West and eighty eight one hun
dredths chains, North - degrees , and thirty
two one hundrcdths chains at this point
cross the slough junction with another slough.
tnence meandcrlng along ielt bank OF slough
as follows: South - degrees West and
seventy-one hundrcdths chains, South 80
degrees West 3 and eleven one hundrcdths
chains, South 81 degrees West , and tfty-t
one hundredths chains, South 81 degrees
West and forty-siX one hundrcdths chains
South 66 degrees West ard thirty one hun.
dredths chains, North ~ degrees West 3 and
iifty-iiv one hundrcdths chains, North -
degrees West and fifty one hundrcdths
chains, North - degrees West ) chains.
North 80 degrees West 81 chains, North Il;
degrees West , and twenty four one hun.
dredths chains, North 20 degrees 80 minutes
West chains, to bank Of Columbia river at
mouth of slough, thence along said river bank
North II degrees West IL and iiftv one hun
dredths chains To Il stake, thence East 81 and
fifty one hundredths chains to place of begin.
ing. containing 139 and nine one huudrcdth,
acres more or less.
Also the East half of the Northeast quarter
of Section No. 80, and lot No. 3 of Section No
p, and lot No. q of Section No. ri, Township
No. North, of Range No. | West of the
willamette Meridian. containing llj and
forty nine one hundredths acres;
And on
Saturday the 22d day of Novcnb her.
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L. 5. Land Office,

:.
Vancouver, W. T.. Nov. II, 1879.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following settlers have filed notice OF in.
tention to make final proof in support OF
their claims and secure final entry thereof
on the expiration Of thirty days from the date
of this notice, viz:
Francis NJ. Washburn, for the f = of the
Me-. of Sec ., TsN, Of RE- West, and
names the following as his witness, viz
Perry Howard, Of Cowlitz county, W: t.
and Aaron MCMILLAN, of CowliE Co, W. i.
w. II. SMALLwOOD. Register.
Iopov5%
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all whom II may
concern that | have this day given my son
Arthur Qulgley his time until he becomes OF
lawful age. and that ! will not be responsible
for nor pay any debts that he may incur;
And further give notice that shall not
paw any debts incurred in my name by any
person without written order from me-
ARTHUR QUIGLEY.
Vancouver, Nov isth, 1879. =
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Business Property For Sale.

Two lots corner of Main and 9Th streets LOG
feet square, on which is a good two story
building 25 by 90 feet, good dwelling house
well. etc The property will be sold on rea-
sonable terms, part cash and part time If de-
sired by the purchaser. Apply at the Postof-
JOHN EDDINGS.
Vancouver Nov s. 1879.
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MNn A WEEK in your own town, and no
NsNh capital risked. You can give the
WUV business trial without expense.
he best opportunity ever offered for those
willing to work You should try nothing else
until you see Tor yourself what YOU can do at
the business we offer. No room TO explain
here You can devote all your time or only
our spare time to the business, and make
great pay for every hour that you work Wo-
men make rs much rs men. Send for special
private terms and particulars. which we mail
free. 50 outfit free. Don't complain Of hard
times while YOU have such chance Address
n. HALLETT " Co. Portland Maine 49y