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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
CALEyDARs THIS DAY.

SUPREME COURT cHANBERs-Bcfore Lawrenee. J.-Nos
81 60 log lOs H. 10 ~ l2s lag l5S III 2 9 21S
2l 275 276 27S 254 2S6 29l go 25e oOi oOo oVo
sIpsaIoR coiJRT-GgxERAL PERM-Before Davis CT. and
Brady and Daniels JJ-Sos 4 IL ia "a 20 a. a. 5s 5 5
CO. &C. 81 S. 90. 10. n. 70. az. rs, 70, so, 81 81
SuPIRMg CoURT-SPEcIAL TERN Part l-Beiore Lewis
sljPRFME CONGRESSIONAL TBRM-PARI II Before Van
vorst J.-NOs 1898 lI7S 776 20 lib, IO34 ~ i9S9
ll54 li72 llSl 1885, 1892. lls3 1885, 49, 1885, 1887
SUPREME CouRr--cIRcurr-PAR L-Beforc Andrews, J.
Nos 3lO3 41z2 $685. 1854 lsV3 isG5 s55 te99 ISe9
SUPREME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL-Beiore Barrett j.
sUPRENR Co0Rr--ciRcUu- lII-Beiore Donohue j.
Nos 383t 4l37 4l9J 1856, $685. 39dg 4255 4Sbl ALL
42s 434i 1927. 4437 444O 4445, 1880 4S47 444S "o4
aTGs coUgr-RcIIins s-Motion calendar called at
IL a. ~. VII OF Joseph Wagner AZ 2 p M -,
SUPERIOR CoUgI-5FkCLAL lEhA-peiofo ihSi~"""' -
s0PEn6R eoUnr%rRrAL TERM-PART I.-Before o eorman
5.-Nos. 2I33 2O64. 22l6 2036. ~, an,
COMMON PLRAs-GKsEEA. TRlM-Beore DAILY. G. j., Allen
J-NOs. II, Az. 81, 46. 30. \ 81 30. 10. -, , 49,,
COMMON PLEAs-sPEcIAL TERA-Before DAILY J-Noday
COMMON PLRAs-TRIAL TgRN-PART I-Beiore Van Hoe.
Gen. J-Nos IFS ll9J 1901 l20s 1872 l25S l2tS lZfo
CRY CoIRT-TEIAL TRRM.-PART I-BY Hyatt, J.-Nos.
Adjourned until Monday, May 10 49,,
ss7o ss Ti 4si 477s as5i sS4a 1885,
1853 z072 1901 2779 1862 A7i5 4g0s 1903 1927 1893
Nos sSSs a4es aGs4 zs5o 4l7s. $500. 1910 49s Solo
1891 5O45 1888 1869 4665 46f2 AGO. 1875 4Sl2 4soo
SUPERIOR CoUgr-GEyRRAL TKRM-Beiore sedgwick, CO.
ARD Judges Freedman and rruaxAdourned for the term.
CoURr or OYER AND TERMNKR-Before Van Brunt j. and
COURT on 0RSKRAL SKssioNs-PART I--Before RECORDER
emyth and Asst Dist Attorneys Fitzgerald and Nico-Nos
1orEi oy p StSEnsI sEssIoxs-PARr I-Before Cowine
H. IL is IA IL, 49, n. 49, 10. 20 81 o. 49, a. %
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

S$ss a q s;ssi fssas :ssy
with about % carloads expected for tonorrog CIV
and 5 i4a9 &c Tor Westera.
isi on the assyrs BY Nelson MOTIFS aso Il head 20
s see sn 200 es c 81
CALvEsRecepts today 1888 head, all except 20 head
es. To s9a v s az For 20
Good Burtermiik calves az q: a She;
and Tsi sSs
At 4ac An improved demand and better prices expected
sales; penesGk Dewey sold ls ysal' 100 H. a'eo'
Jeliae wrisht Hoag Co sold 10 yeals lt3 p az Si;c
e q g. s 81 ao 81 10 s2 = 4
Jew oattermks i5i ~ at 81 oo4 and i2commOn Butter
Haiie9becs Davis sold, 50 yeaIs 1888 s s;5Ci e
Sic; 20 do iS2 H. az 500 DO Iii n at 6ac and 100
Sq %S@s a lie p sea g See 1888
OTIS sold 20 state yeals llo ~ at SO II do lss
n S a &c Jersey d. 4S S S0 a. las o.
SHEEP AND LAMss.-Receipts were 20 cars 3. Of $3.50
equally the and Toa o
for 6 e35 head against head for the same
eens The slow and gnsatisiactory.
and butchers did not 70 by except 81 IN
ras u S%S p 10
20 Prime Uashorn Sheep we're at 2casG 2 with Com
to sO s GpR SS r.
aud a and Clipped do at 50 90 Two dscxs %
MaTsfaH Sis At g 90 each: O' '''4
About
lots were demand well sustained prices but there were
soc lower Extra sold at the range OF - ~ 0
Dressed Mutton slow at $3.50 Dressed fearngs IN Ia
den and end Dressed Spring Lambs at sgts
sales-J. n. Pidcock 70 Clipped ohio Sheep II 10 az
3O 144 ll2 m at So 10 1873 do JOG ID, at - 10 IA
90 ~ 10 II do 93 at - 90 so unshorn sheep ana
eina do Il 10 at SC SO Virginia Lambs, 45 10 az SIG
Do part Winter Lambs 46 ID, at TIC 100 Maryland do AZ
IT, Sadior Co: 20 Unshorn KENTUCKY Sheep % .. at
SO 20 Clipped 10 h. at 4c $40 ONO DO 10 10 AZ
'4 Newton aIilst Isl Virgins lambs q ~
"a DO 10 10 at 10; 50 do 50 10 81 80 las do 'common
III 10 soc: SO clipped yearings 81 n at 5ac ~ IN
shorn state sheep 100 ~ at "a do 80 10 az 6c 3V 90
s2 D. 54c 80 clipped sheep 80 IT, at shes 81 DO 80 o. az
Hume Mullen sold 3si clipped Ohio sheep 90 %. at &C.
and 1928 do. SS 10. at 4 &C. - 49,. - ,oo
NJ az c clipped do 81 H. at Sc; l05 do 80 D. at SC
and IL clipped yearIngs, IS 10. at she -. 500 :.
P y Kase Jersey Ewes i32 No. at 20 40 2do lZv ID,
at 5O % Lambs at So 80 per heads do az 20
Eyertt Co: 20 Jersey Lambs, at 81 5o ~ DO AZ Y
do s6 IS do a So 25 do at S6 Is DO AT 20 oo Id
do at 50. soaee,s
J. s. Richardson q Co, % Jersey Lambs az 70 10
w d Appeget 30 Jersey Lambs at sJdsl l23
r. = AIpaugh 80 Jersey Lambs, at SOUS5 o.
Fee N Cus 20 amos creamery fed, at ~ 0O -
al Oliver a Co., 20 Jersey Lambs at 50 5OdSb CO. -.
Jellne Wright, Hoag Co.. 10 Jersey anDs at "a oOo
were Of 626 head. Total for hve
av 77 head against 303G6 h. lad for the same time last
Wcek Normally hrm at 4ladJc.
Country steady 500 for Medium, und TOT "a,
for Light
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CLOSING PRICES or BOSTOy srOORS
BOsrOS May IL. 1885,.
THURSDAY. NAV li-P. VI,

Todays stock speculation resembed that OF yesterday
as pea does another In the early hours there weo
activity and depression below yesterdays lowest
values and in the later hours dulness and good
coveres The total business was shares against
PSI 81 shares yesterday The special feature OF the
market was tho early largo dealings In Delaware and
Iackawanna and the sharp decline in its price
from 1927 last evening to 09ss OF the total
transactions OF $500 shares In the stock something
like 10000 shares done in tho
first hour The price afterward recovered to l0l and
closed with sale 1904 and closing quotation OF
1908 1904. No little Indignation expressed and
more suppressed by what the brokers conceive to
be the methods that to-day employed, TO the great
annoyance parties who had other interest In tho
speculation beyond the commissions which they thought
they had earned yesterday by executing the orders to
purchase sell the stock The street believes and there
4. question that 1t thinks correctly that the large
business done yesterday in Delaware, Lackawanna and
the clique to sell its stock neither is
there doubt that the orders that dis
covered In the hand OF ten dozen brokers TO
buy 100 shares at each s cent decline from 1903
mated the The sequel OF these opera
lions furnished to-day by the purchase OF $500
NEARLY all in lO0share LOTS under the rule and
the orders Of those brokers who yesterday the
buyers OF 100 shares scale OF 70 per cent decline
The deliveries for the large sales OF yesterday held
back TIL late hour not delivered all and tho
| notices sent out Dy the lOO-share brigade, that
II these purchases delivered the stock would DO
bought in under the rule were, so late that
they could not be repeated TO than enc or two
preceding Sellers and therefore did not get the
fountain supply Of the stock The sequel was CON-
peted by the clique selling all the stock that was bought
in under the rule We have told the story as ia be-
eved to be by 90 per cent of the members OF the stock
Exchange and II Is not improbable that the transaction
may result in an effort amend the OF the board
| The news Of the morning was that the Western rail-
way troubles were not settled, but tho after
noon dispatches said they would be this evening &.
But It is doubtful II either the one the
other report any effect upon prices The experience
OF Wall Street during the last two years, and specially
the frequent settlements made In the Eastern trunk
line pool In that tne have taught the lesson that neither
traffic nor rates made meetings and resolutions OF
railway officials Taking the market whole. todays
business was lower average Of values than wa
Yesterdays but excepting the u per cent decline 10
Delaware Lackawanna and Western and q for Della
ware and Hudson the b per cent advance for Louis
Vile aud Nashville. the final changes small and I'M
important The market closed dull with the attention
chiefly centred atthe rostrun, where the buying in
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western deyerv Long and Clear half and bali June
6.ssc DRESSED HOGS-Fatc higher an La fair rcQnrse
City Heavy to Light 5e9ebc; Pigs. Gade LARD
The market endei lower again following the Wesi Prices
declined S14 poins closing with the inside haures runng
weak speculation Is very tame. but there 10 ltte more
co1ract Srade spot Part 1885, 500 res g arrive c
June 705 0Sc closing 05 06c; 800 tcs July ioD
7lsc closing 1l3D7fJc; 1.760 tcs August 7z3 ~ zpc,
closing 7z2N723c september closed 29d732 80 tca
october 1929 closing SS9740c. city steam easier and
73c; South American 7.66c.. .BUTTER-rhe marses
has not varied since onr last, ruling auet and
barely steaiy New Butter-Elgn Creamery. 2tcs
Pennsylvania 24025c Western 23c state Dairy halt
fIkns, THIS l9d22c Welsh tubs. l502cc; Western tm
taton Creamery, 5dfo: Western Dairy, lo1llc; West
Factory. ga i6c. Rolls l09l5c Butter Creamery
State l4aisc frkins 16l.c state Diaries arkns and
tubs al Western Dairy llc Western factory 50yo
..CHEEsE-Dmahd Little Detier party irsin o. port
aud the feeling continues weak New cheese 1yscy
FAIR TO prime skins, A04c part SKINS a. no EGss--
ne at stsdy prices With fair cemand state 4@Ahc;
RiCErhe market for 10th Domestic md Foreign styles
shows fair activity prices firm. Carolina and Louisiana
common TO fair. 4ss054cj rood 10 prime % CT CHOICE
6I90Sc.; fancy head 1aG7ci Hangoon. 47sa5ey duty
paid, 2aS2s,c. in bond Palma "a 5cj Java 6asd61c
srEARINE-ouiet and UNCHANGED in price CITY quoted
sUGAR-Raw strong FAIR, 47sc.; 800 test Centrifugal
69l6c Moasses Sugar 3s4aiqe.; sales. 10000 bags
Marom at l732c 25 bhds Moasses at TO- All bags do
az CSC Refined hrmer fairly active for export and home
uses Crashed and Cut and Cubes lei Powdered 62c Gran
Mated lG96sc Mould A." gSc con.eciioners, A..
White Extra &C." 5495sc.; Extra &C." os95hcs 20"
A. a &c; Yellow 41G4s,c.
TALLOW-Stepy AMI moderate demand Prime City
quoted SEC. Sales $1,000 n. 5Tc
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HAY AND STRAW All descriptions continued In good
TIMOTHY 81 05: No 2 95e No do and SHIPPING grades
lO GoPS itie Of ntest was noticed Trading slow
and vet supplies abundant We quote tate 1854
PEm 10 &C. low Prime 70 s1 iSc Prime 1855 "''
METAIs-on hange: Tin steady 10 tons straits spot
and May sid at sAc Iron dull Copper dull and weak
%oLHssEs Boiling quiet but steady a. I Istc for
NAVAL sTORE ssprts rurDen Inc remained steady at
- on the spot I n' ST mere se no AZ III 10 G
strained to Good strained f., 81 20i F. 81 S7 Gsl 5Oi
va n ~ 3o ". w. So 81 81 01' M % y" "-
OlLs-There was only moderate JooDing cah out a'e
nS ocThS demand for allan
eT TIC S2G 70 easS fhe items Of importance were To
Az neG'f koS az henSe Brush ship 300
refined oil 2So BALIIG from Boston, swedish ea,s
previous to afrv j. NowesIan bark $500 P5s Ieane
private PTS IlS terms YE%YoaK Boston, from g3lpHTe
6 sSRa Fsh steamer a uf lad on the berth
cattle sgfQT Win AYE 20. fS = 5q2
ram HS2t hf sr bark S EiH u sSa' IS
heree bark 4ls tons. general cargo Il 300 LONDON.
hence Bs'h st B RR iI rom mn Se%Po
SSY r To% s Ss%Pot NSTs an Italian
Grain S. henfs Geynnn c BARK from S9
i Baltimore aSr asTnan brig 10 tons soc
American bark brig and two schooner snsar g 21S
5GiiBRA at for orders hence Italian bark 25Io bbls
G. a. oil quoted at isSls Cd oNTkyIDE0 ioT Buenos
IA Norwegian
IYVERpoOI, steam hence 1000 bales cotton 1910 Id;
%, , hnSb cram Cd; l2OOc bush. grain from Baltimore
a. 500 boxes cheese, local posi- 5000 pkgs provisions
IL al ia aud ties 1000 bbs sugar l2s Cd los
400 TONS oil cake IS 81. as I'd DON steam hence
2n11 sarEa flour through 12s I'd 5s. sd. 800 tcs
aVSJ As 3D. ass; 1000 bbs SUGAR, los ABER
R% steam hence go 600 bush. grain, cd BRISTOL
steam hence 10000 bush grain private terms a "a AVON
MGi''rH steam hence 10000 bush grain2StG 90. u,
oVIsIONS-PoRk-The temper Is stun IN Iavor OF
~ ~. and further slight concessions are noted. with very
,te interest from either exporters JoObels Sales 700
sI IS Mess quoted sl325 Family Mess sl2 90
a., % o. prime GIL 30 49, BEEF-There continued a nie
f and prices rather weak city Extra lpdla
Mas - O0as2 OO Extra Mess 81 6OaSl2 00i racket
NJ aosiS 80 for barrels Plate Beef Sll 60d@lz oOi
Family $40 OOGsl4 0O......BEEF HAMs-Dnli ana ne
FANNY vonoted at 81 ~ old and -CUl MEATS
Cr.s rnled about steady but trading continues quei
salts ojO 10 Pcked Bellies - 70 average oSici 3SS
Shouders 5c Smoked shoulders &c.; Picked Hams %
oa SmoEed Hams l0la al be-. MIDDLES-Dun q
tSsr esscr Lons Clear in NewYork quoted Sac. for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
Awe srocK MARKEr-BY TELEoRApH

CHICAGO May a. The Journal reports Cattle
Recepts head shipments 1000 mead MARKET strong
Exports IS 1896 00 Cows and Mixed 81 o00s5 80 st9ck
ers IS $685. 45i Feeders 81 oo@soO0 feAans ~ 100
81 30
HoGs-ReceiDts 22,5O0 shipments 5000 market lower;
Rough mixed 9O4Si 20 Packing and shipping 81 20
81 %. Light 81 $685. ~; skps. 50 so dst 10;
SLS.D-keceiDs 1000 head Shipments 1000 head market
lower Inferior So 2j9s3 so; Medium IS 5d - go Good
81 30 Choicest 80 $50 ,.-
81. LOUIS May IL -Oanle-aecelpts 1000 shipments.
Ann market strong Exports SDaSj 0O Good Cdoice
Shipping. - 6O9si 3d. Far 10 Medium. IS o0Ssl2o;
Texans 81 500 4 So ooo - . AZ,
dinIn g. ljd as n. Fair 70 cnOce. 50 2jdS4 %.
-ReceIpts 64OO. shDments $500; Glght. - Is q
"a -; PacEIng S0aS4 -; Heavy. - 25Gst 30 -,
RrFFAIO Nav -CI;fls-RaceOts to-day liOO neat total
tor yees thus tar mead tlnslaW week 500
head consigned throIgh. l44 cars Market stesdy;
Good 70 Choice 81 Sass 40 stOoke-s ami Feeiers
S. 5es4 o.. $1,000, 49,, r.. , 49,, g..
20O6 head for iast week $4,000 head c0lstsned
tbrouab Is cars market duh and lower; IesEum ID
Good 80 IS asa Good 70 Choice IS GU ass 10 ordinary
10 Choice Lambs 81 7jGtb % .-,.- -, 60.
TODAY 90 head; total for week thus Tar
26 900 head: for time aK week 2.O0D neat con-
sned through OF which 10 New york. u1arkos
lover Medium to Fair Workers. - 55ati 5oi Coca 70
Choice 81 GOA 7O Butchers Grades u SOesA o. rigs
L 81 n
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lvKRPooI- May Il Provisons-Bac0n CamOerienna Nus
3Ss 0d.i Clear Mddes. 32s 6d short Cear Munes
33s I'd short Ribs SIS od snondes aos e "a ~. Fl
Pork-Prme Mess 62s I'd per bDl Peime JOSS EAss,s
UOs; Western 52s. Iard-American. S5s b1i rms Nese
OH. Sjs. I'd. nans-LOnk Nue
shouders JGs 3D. Butter rs 81 per cw Tor hness
States. Cheese-Amerloan Choice. 0Os On ",
Western spring 7s ais. 0d.i Red Winter - luu ~
per centai No. apring7s 3D.; New Western Mos 20 a.
Kew Mixed Western, Is IL i9di CALIFORNIA No ~ 100
10 obi California 40 2 Is 3D. gls ~ per eeha nj ~
Spirits Iurpentlne PAS Oh DO. at LONDON ~ ~
cwt Refined Petroleum 20 per gallon CioSSr Hssia
Common 5s Nd: Pale. lis ID SOs Cd Lnseed OIL -oA
Cd per cwt 49, 49,, ou eoi "a a q2q
ns ton Calcutta Lnsecd ais. pr quarter iAls S
H,a ~ aa4H5 0s. per t0a, ke1nei petfo ehnl ~.
- Ger GALLON spirits OF rurpenne, z5s ~ pet oTS'
Ssnu OIL e6s perl0n Rosn-gomInon ~ w ~a s, %.
SprI-gs a fis ProyIdons-Lard AS OIL per oWN 10Y
ale sugar los Cd. per cwL for CUBA Centrlv ~
Anne oar and ~. I'D glis for Cuba Lusc0yAiD fhr
800 ma ahozL
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corroN MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH.

LIVERPOOL May lf-l230 D. motion steady; Middling
Uplands 7sd Middling orleans l2-lod
S00i bales ncning 800 bales American Futures nrmi
Tnlands Low Middng clanse May aud June ueliyery .
sSid do June and July delivery, 596id; also ovD4d;
DO Jnv and August delivery Cd; do. August and sep.
1cfober delivery 50 october and November delivery
ibid 90 November and December delivery oi-o4d;
DC December ana January delivery 92-o4d -
~, n n, otton The Of the LAY included blOD bales
American Futures steady Uplands Low hiing clause
Mav deityery lid baYers; do. May and yune iehry.
~ IA buyers do ana July delivery oheid BUYERS
40 Tulv and August delivery, lid buyers; do Augusu
Dd ssnteTbeT delivery 56id sellers; do September and
October delivery l6Id sellers; do october and Noyempec
SGliycry ,-6id buyers: November and Decemker
ScIiyery 526id value; do December aud January deiv-
cry od niidng Upiands l.16di Mddng Uplsnds 67di
oy Wtddinr 1Iplands l3l6dj Good ordinary upI nos,
~ ied ordinary Upants. 7ldd GOOD MiddIns IekG.
Ia. Mi al ng Texas lJ-i6d; Low Middlng Texas,
Ma Good Ordnqry Texas, $780, Ordnay lexas,
~ Ia NJ ddng orleans, l5.l6d; Low Mldding Urieanss
bzG Good Ordinary orleans lSlOd Ordinary oreahs'
S.ljd. ... o,oao, opto,. rn,anas Low MID
ais ciause Nav delivery, 5s6+d value; DO MAY anu
e dsiyery 5s.64d value: do June and July DENY
Jul n 40 value; do July and August delivery lotd.
rs o August and september delivery o4n buyers
UtobeT and November delivery 5564d BUYERS 20 Soveal
pSd necember delivery 52-6id value do December
per Anu iaa,ary delivery 5 j264d. sellers. 80,
"1 n.iyEsroS may l.-CottOn quiet Md.lngi iU-s Low
M h Coastwise 1876 bales sales 81 bales STOCK
81 Dse1 Nav l4-Cotton steady Middlng. lO2 Low
N6ns i0I Good Ordinary. 9't net ana gross receiptss
l&S Hse MAY i4-Cotion steady Mddng. 10 7,l6;
y Midilng 10 sic: Good Ordinary 0lo nee reeeip,s
sies gross $50 bales; sales 1000 Dales sock iOSsiz
Ia
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oIpra IN FRAzIERS HOTEL BILL.

dispatch from Buffalo yesterday s'@ rs.
49, an,a,n Hastings Hugh Frazier. OF the Biacx Cav.
alrv Regiment of the British Army had oeeh
the Genesee House in that city on Telegram
sno him with larceny After short mpris
he was released ON receipt OF another telegram
from this CITY, The charge against the captain was lna
he had paid his hotel bill at the Geaney house
in this city with a $500 check on oanaua
hank in which he had funds. The prisoner aeHiso
that he owed the hotel here any money anu IeIt g.
osensibly to come here and nd out the true reaSo ~
his arrest w.. -. rroodyov and
Forteth.s said Yesterday that he knew some one &
spent several weeks with him under tne name az os III
fain Hastings Hugh Frazier, but denied az nISt az
Snowledge Of worthless check for $500 or OF % IS
arrest in Buffalo To further requests LOT ns nv ,n
Eraziers history he said g can't give you any III,
formation about him. He owes us money anu We W
trying to get it," . 49,, ..u,n
"He says that he is. He is well known III NeW-lo.n'
having lived swell hotels and moved ID goou s"J IT
and was a freuuenter OF theatres ana operas. nc 10
said TO have landed here from England on January
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.
49,. Non,y Nav


NEw-YoRK, May IL.
Speculation in grain at the Produce Exchange
to-day was quiet and unsettled. Opening prices were
fractionaly lower in view Of the weak markets ABROAD
and the almost stagnant condition OF export business
here brief rally was enjoyed soon after, lnnu'
enced by the decline in consols ana rear
ot fresh darken:ng OF the clouds
in Europe. Little vitality, however, animated inc
trading and in absence Of threatening cable news
prices weakened again The close was fractonal hsoN
The lowest prices but s cent under yesterday ua
figures Wheat ended as follows for the options ms!
81 O3; June 81 O3l2 July, 81 054 August Fl Vo2,
and September 81 O7 Corn shared In the easier ZONE
of wheat and at the end May of So at 55 June . AZ
Sas Jiy "a at SIS and August Il cent at 80 cents oats
were dull and 7s cent 1884 May, 80 FOR June
and 39ls cents for July options PROVISIONS carp
steady but fell off, with lard scoring losses Vi
cents $1,000 - po.,on thu
receipts of grain to-day were: Wheat 9oI5 pnsneis
corn 1863 S33 bushels Oats lO1 lO4 bushes tota g.
366 bushels flour. 20296 barrels Inc receipts a.
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Louis were: W1eat, oS,y.f
bushels corn 1920 bushels; oats. $50 Vusheis
total grain All ,S29 bushels -four, 36,95l barrels
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me P1rROLEUM MARKET.


In itself the certificate market to-day pre-
sented title feature that demands comment Business
was dull and prices vbrated within narrow fractions
The principal sellers were Mr. Stevenson, of Bradford
and j. c. Fisher & Sons but considerable tbuying was
done by Livingston Roe watsond Gibson and Smith
Crosby After free sales from 7sla down to 70 cents
prices gradually hardened TO 7S'I cents, ending at
the best point, but only IS cent better than last
night Carrying rates declined from 10 to 20 cents,
signs OF scarcity OF certificates To loan being many
There goOdsized short interest In oil ami the actual
certificates to be In the custody OF rev persons
or firms Tenders are thoroughly persuaded that the
market Ia n sale every rally ana the most potent
argument they Is: Look at Lackawanua; II pays
uer dvidenCs and sells under par The aDsurdy
OF comparing a railroad stock with merehahtaDlo
petroleum ought to be obvious No better combination
OF existing statistics and future promise IN the
trade known before than IL presented
now In oil. The bears themselves are forced 10 ADMIT
thus fact and recognition OF IL would probably be given
by wider outside circle than Is Imagined III the specu
ation guided 10 respond 10 comnerolal con-
ditons Discouraged by the recent depression IN prices
however buyers will enter the market only atter some
hold leader gives the signal for legitimate advance,
for any observer TO say that such move
men Is near or far away. AT the close to-day the mar
ne range OF prices and the total dealings at the Con-
soldated Exchange were as follows: 70
Opening. 7sl2 Lowest.....--.-.. 20,
HiEhesL............. 7s4 Fina.... l5t
SalcS barrels.
Cearances for yesterday. .-...-.....-.... oS4oVVo
Refined oil IL held hrm at 7os cents per gahoh lne
charters this mouth have averaged about up 10 tne o
runs to the pipe lines.
BRADFORD. Penn. May 14.-Crude Oil-National IRAN
sit certificates opened at 7si0 and closed at 1919
highest price, 1886 lowest, 1919 Clearances, lS0oooo
barrels.
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Per North River. Vessels and Raiiroafs
NEw-YoRK, May IL, 1885.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
NEw.YoRK, May IA, 1885,

COFFEE--Spot RIO up 20 sssc. 1000 bags OK Mimic
and 1000 ex Tycho Brahe sold private terms; options
dn ana UNCHANGED closing barely steady Lehman anu Ar
holiday in mo and Hayre SAFES 25hO0 bags closing as
follows; May, 667d6SOi June. 6.75GBS0 July, $500
$50 August, 695 G70O: September, OOa70i October
7.Ojd7 10; November, 7l01715; December 7l607.20
Mild grades firm sales 4S bags Central 800 mats
Padang "Venads" ana 800 mats MandoliDg do on
private terms
coTToN-spot cotton ll6c higher. Sales, 927 bales
55 last EVENING" including 500 for export and 1927 for
spinning delivered contracts 500 baes receipts al the
ports to-day SIS bales against 4 this day last week and
bSS year since september l. 1862 SO bales against
4,l3l ,065 for the same period last season.
The quotations according the American classification are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
WATER FOR THE DRY.oooDs DISTRICT

Edward Patterson on Wednesday, before the
Sinking Fund Commission advocated q new scheme for
supplying tho drygoods district with water in case Of
fre. He said that the New-York City Water Company
was regularly Incorporated; that II has capital OF
81 100000 either paid up or guaranteed The who
compose IL capitalists who are amply able per-
form any contract which the city may make with them
They do not ask dollar before the work Is completed
II is proposed build tanks and reservoirs capable OF
holding from 100000 TO 100000 gallons and I'LL
them from wells Mr.. Patterson said that the company
only asked that the Sinking Fund Commissioners should
yearly rental OF 100000 by the city for the
he to extingush fires The matter was re-
ferred 70 q committee.