New-York tribune., 1885-03-17
NOPE nEALINGs IN PETROLEUM. d.

The regular ticket agreed upon by the two oil ex-
CHANCES for the officers OF the Consonaateu STOCK
aud Petroleum. Exchange was elected yesterday
wIh Iitfte excitement and scratched Only iof the
purpose OF private joking on te part oi LEY leT In
hers The officers to hold once untiI june
1856 and are as follows: PIesldeht, OharIes "
Wilson vice-pIesidents, Frank TACK ana o Il
Gtronp. treasurer, John Stanton; (; chairman, A. W.
Peters. Arbitration Committee, Platt Is. .CiOsDy'
W. H. Fiske III. L. JudsoD, = |. HuOnaIu u., w -.
Jacques, f. 3 MSnIoe ana petroIenm m nxehanUe re
rapidIy qualifying members of the Consolidated
ExcLange, and before many weeks II IL noped @ that
the two Boards will be able TO unto lne'r ueahhsS
0 1Tadng in National Transit lpetroleum) Com
nonv's certificates was begun on the Produce LX-
ccha9ge Yesterday and much interest was taken and
large trading was done. The transactions amounted
10 about 100000 barrels. "buli rhg was p,lt p
up in the southwest corner OF the man moor oF te
conyenlence of traders, with black board over III
upon VIII 'ch were recorded the quotations from VII
City and Bradford as they e1e In Oh ahe wies
The clearing department Tor petroleum tialsac-
tions also went into operation, the system being
nriyate enterprise, and the Exchange not ncuirlnB
any pecunary liability in connection WIN lhe
clearance of certificates till after Its ohcal auOp
tiOn. - ,o. a;auIorad M
soiic;tnde over the new departure OF the Produce
Exchange and were quick to point out the TACT that
the dealings at the latter Board were less an one
tenth of those at either of the oil exchanges some
of the satirca oil brokers remarked that the Dull
ring of the Produce Exchange, III the vast spaces
OF the Exchang 60 floor, resembled iadys bracelet
more than anything else. IL IS expected a. a mat
fer of course that the Stock Exchange members VINO
have withdrawn from the Consolidated Exchange
will execute their orders at the rroduce EAcnanSe'
FEATURES OF TIE STEERAGE RATE WAR.
There were no features in the steerage rate war
between the Continental steamship lnes yesSludy,
except that the antagonists each claimed victory
over the other and the Hamburg American RACKET
Company issued circular 10 the effect that pre-
paid or roGnd-trip steerage tickets pougle from
Them now at the reduced rates would DE gOod loI
wear from date The latter company CLAIMS VIC
tory over the North German LLOYD whlcn iSsuGa
Got,. rlnxy to no
cts purchased at reduced rates were g00d only lor
thirty days, claiming that they forced the bremen
line 20 tat position ana ana' The North Ger
man Lloyd people assert that their business is o1
such dimensions that they cannot an3ld 10 nnke .H
their tickets good for longer period than month
FsThe Hamburg American Packet Company yesteT-
day decided make change IN theIr passenger
Accommodations SO as TO carry iI hnreafter be
the only first-cabin while the forward saloon aud
staterooms will be for second-caDin paSsengenrs; r.
The rates of single passage have been hxed AT SlO0
and $50 respectively, with $1e5 and $lio
for round-trip tickets. This arrangements VIII pe
followed in all months executing yuy "hgR sreio o
will be DO intermediate accommodations Inc lea.
son for this departure is that many VINO cannot
afford first cabin and 40 not wish to 60 as steeGage
passengers can get good fare and good dacconlioua
hons at lower rates than saioon.
ONE BUNCo MAN GETS FIVE YEARS;
Thomas Leonard, one of the bunco men who nave
Infested the neighborhood of the City Hall Park,
was sentenced TO five years IN the state Frison
Yesterday by Judge COwlhg. uo hdu picaueu
SSu;itv tn beinQ one of three men who played the
ancient confidence game on Louis Boechle, OF No.
al Bond-st Boechle, who was stranger III the
city had 81 600 In his pocket, with which ne was
going West lie was crossing City Hall Park on
febrnary is, when stranger said "GOod morning.
Mr. Blank" and was astonished to find that It was
not Mr Blank but Mr.. Boecble. The second man
was acquainted with Mr. Boechle,, and took hlm
into house III Doyers-st. Leonard came In and
challenged Boeche to pick a certain card out OF
four and when he did it the hist time the ednco
men asked him if he could have paid II be bad lost
the bet be produced the roll OF bills amounting to
81 900 HIS new acquaintances snatched the money
and escaped for the time n When Leonard 1;u, was as
rh;csgs and $50. and he gave that as q reason for
a iieht sentence but Judge Cowing did not 30 con.
sider 1t.
ASSAULTED BY AN OFFICER.
Policeman Nathan M. Putnam was patroiiipg
Washing gtonst. on Sunday, when JOIN DAY. ;h2 Wn2
von m,oht get me job somewhere. Here have
been out Of work for q month, and so have gotno
money" an. oes-
do you take me fSr ae%ands9 me R;sIia G1
Whydon,t You 90 and see Nj Meade He'll give
r, n 81. s&,rx Tho oHicar had gOOner