:
xtmtlt HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE,
REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATEa
VOL. 12. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 25, 1871. NO; 296.
^bocrtiecmcnta. Bankers and Br.' kers. Bankers and Brokers. B. B. Ferrill & Co., Dodge, Kimball Adrgrtlnmsnta will be tosertMl «t th* foUawlBg & Moore rlo«» per Une lor each liuertloa Gonunlasloo Slercbaiita ft Brokers, BANKERS, W - U WUl glre strict personal attention to all bnslneas '. M W •• " entrusted to them. Consignments respectfully soUcl- GOTERNnENT SEOVBITIBS, II a 8 " ted. 14 WALL STREET. N. T. It the edTerttBement occnples one oolaoin or np- Collections promptly remitted. warJe, e dlwuuot of IS per cent on thew rates wUl be P. O. Box 4,306. ellowed. Sptce Is meuored In sgsM type, 14 Uses to the A. C. Kaufman, :uoa. Duncan, Sherman & Co., AdTertlaoraonts will have a favorable place when BANKEB & BROKER, rst put lu, but no promise of oontmuoos Iniiiirtiun In No. 11 Nassan St., New Tork Oltr, be best plHcu can be Klven, as all advertisers must OHABLESTON, S. O. ttve equal opportunities. DSALS RxeOLARLV IK TDK FOLLOWINa LlNX OF ISSUE CIRCDXAR NOTES AND CIRCULAB DSSISABLS SOUTUSBN SjlOITBlTZSS, TIZ.: Letters or Credit available and payable In all tha
PRINCIPAL CITIES ; also In the _ South Curolina SUte Bonds; Charleston City OF THE WOULD Stock Onlted States, Canada and West Indies. 1. The CHROKICLK has much the largest clronla- : Savannah City Bonds; Augusts City Bonds; ilan Memph a v of any ODanclal publication iaauea. ity Bouds and Coupuns ; Nashville Teleerauhl2 Transfers of to and Lon- City Money from c'roulatlon Bonds and Ooupous ; Tennesae State Cou- don, Paris, San Francisco, Havana, Ae. «?• t<* extends to business mea In BOTH SOiif South Carolina Killruad Bonds (Sevens and WeriSANClAL and COMMKKClAL branches, and Ues): •ISO South Carolina Rallruad Stock ; ^o^th Eastern Current Accounts received on such terms as may b to a very nnineroos class ot rotirnu merchants, Ballroad moDefea B >nds CEUhts) ; UroenvUle and Coluinhla agreed, upon. men and Inrestors, who are not eofaKed In ita lroa.l Boads; Savannah recular business. and Charleston Railroad Bonds (Reven. and Sixes) ; M-mpltla and charleatou t. It Is preserved on Die by subscribers, and thus Railroad Bond, Oeor>cla Railroad and City Securltlea. posiesses sgreat advantage for adverilaers, over thaise South i.arulma, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Evans, Wharton & Co., pabllcatlons which are habitually thrown aside after Alabama and Virginia Uncurreut Bank Notes. perusal, OoUectiona Becelve Especial Attention BANKERS AND BROKERS, Wn. B. DANA & CO., I STREET, Wm. Pabkjib, Samitsi. Lawb«ko«. BROAO NEW TORK. FUBLISHKRS, Member oi N. Y. Stock Exchange and Gold Board. If * 81 William at., N T, Interest allowed on Deposits. Collections promptly ^~ For terms ot Sabacrtptlon see Parker 8c Lawrence, made. Stocks, Bonds and Gold bought and Sold on Commission. fU> pace. Successors to Kellogg & Parker, BANKEBS & BROKEBS, No. 1 WALL SIBBET, NEW YORK. Texas Cards. Stocks, Bonds and Qold Bought and Sold on Com. Bankers and Brokers. mission. Dealers In American and > oreign Gold and Silver, Government Securities, &c Collections made Jho. J. COBUt, p. L. CoBsjr, Jobs JjiT CoHXK. lu all parts of the Country. North Eastern Texas. Jno. Cohen 8c Sons, eiO. L. HOLKSS. ALBZ. KAOBXTB, J. Collections an ic made on accessible points by BANKKBS BBOKEBM.' _ AUGU8IA, O/i, Holmes & Macbeth, ,, .. JAKES ic Collections made on all paru ABBITCKLB CO., of the United States. STOCK AMD BOND BROKERS, BANKERS, OHARLESTON, S.O. John Craig, Key box 44. ' JeSrerson, Texas. Banker, Aacnata, ea. «JSV*n'''w*S''?"''2 P»i'' '" "« Purchsse and sale oJ Oold. Bank Notes, Bonds, Blocks, Foreign and Uomes- Wlliam C. Oilman, Moore & Wilson, ^o""*"'"* ' ' "»»<'» and proceeds prompt- (Successors to H. M. Mooraj I '"i t«f D1AI,SB IS INSrBANOB SCBIP, BANKERS, BBTAN, TEXAS. Coll'-otlons promptly remitted. Correspondents la Winslow, Lanier & Co., ASD New York—Messrs. W. P. Converse ft Co. BANKERS, Fire and narine Insurance Stock, O, B. JOBMS, . a. BIRBT, J7 PINK r. BVBBBTT. W. BTUiiLT, NEW TORE. 48 Flue Street, comer of William Street, M.Y. VOX XOSSKBBBa ReeelTe the accounts of Interior banks, bankers, corporations and Merchants. C. R. Johns & Co., Agenu for the sale of City, Cubbedge County and Ballroad & Hazlehurst, TEXAS LAND AOENGT, Bonds, Issue Letters of Credit for foreign travel. BANKERS AND BBOKERS, BASKING 4k KZCHANQB, MACON, GA. AUSTIN, TEXAS. Pnrohsse and sell real estate, pay taxes and adJnat Lawrence Make Collections, and do a cieneral Banking and Titles, proaecnte Land and money claims against tha Brothers & Co. Brokerage Business. State and Federal Ooveramaots; make collections. Receive deposits and ezecuta Trusts. BANKEBS REFER TO EAST BITBH NATIONAL BANE. AND BTOCK COMM18810K OKK A. Klsui, 0. 0. Flowbiui. Gse. M. Ki.a[ii BBOKBBB, Presluent, Vice-President. Cashier. L. Leonard & Co., No. J. 16 irall Street, New York. Mississippi Valley Bank, BANKEBS, DepoelU received from Banks, Bankan, MarohanU TERUINCS or CKMIUAL SAaRUAD and others, A BANK OF DISCOUNT AUD DEPOSIT, subject to check at sight, m with banks vicKSBVRo, CoUeoUons made lu aU parts ol the Dnltsd BIMee. ' miss. Kossa, Texas. M, Y. Correspondent:—Bank of tha Manhattan Co, WB. a. I<0BT, I GSOBSB W. JAOXSOB, Cbxs. J. Late Fort 4b Trica. I LaU Cashier Ut Nat. Jusaa, T. P. Beakob, Joe. 8. BiAir Bank Pres't. OaUlpoUa, Vlce-Pres'U Cash'r. E. Judson Hawley & Co. O Merchants & Planters Bankers, Fort & Jackson, E. BANKEKS. NATIONAL BANK, JimsoH aAWi,aT, Mo. 50 WALL STREET, ALFBan W. llABTI,BTr, New fork* WAOO, tkLas. ACQUBTA. OA. RarBBBBtna abd CoakasraBOBBOBi—New York Qovernmsnt Seoorltias, Stocks, Bonds. Gold, Ex- Winslow, Lanier 4k Co„ Uavid Oows 4 Co. Ctncii*. Oaali Capital, change and Mercantile Paper bought and i>N »800,000 sold natl : First National Bank. Merchaats National Bank, COMMlbbiON, Interest allowsd Louisiana l»P««t»t MMMtUVtt paid to OB i^eposlts. whlou iiew Orleans : National Bank, Whelass 4k C9U««U«NW, bs checked for at sight r fiatt. Baaken. Ualvestoa : T, U. MoMabaa * ti«. :
226 THE CHUONICLE. [February 25, 1871. ^
r I. Bankers and Brokers. Bankers and Brokers. Foreign Bills.
H, EiTMOND. I. D. F08TBB. I. O. BiBinir. O. M. K. Jesup & Company, Bowles Brothers & Co., Raymond Co., Barney, & BANKERS AND DIERCHANTS, PARIS, LONDON BOSTON. and Brokers, 12 PINB STREET, Banker* 19 WILLLAM STREET, N. Y., 5 Wall Street, Neeotlatii isstiB,; Late P17I.ESTON, BAIflKOND dc Co. Bonds and Ijoans for Railroad Cos., contract for Credits for Travelers In Europe, Iron or Steel Ralls, IiOCOiu^tlTes, Exchange on Paris and the Union Bank ol London, In Cars, etc. sums to suit. and undertake Leonard, Sheldon&Foster Subscription agents for the Cheonicli In Paris. BANKERS, all bnslnes*> connected tvltb Rallnray 10 WALL STREET, S. G. & G. C. Wai^p,, Blake Brothers & Co., New York. AOENTS POB 58 trail Street. New ITork. BARING BROTHERS & GOIHPANV. AND 6* WALL STREET, NEW TOKK. 88 ST4.TK STREET, 30BT0N Duff & Tienken, as STATE 8 RKET, BOSTON. EXCHANGE ON LONDON BROKERS, Credits, BANKERS AND John Pondir, And Sterling 15 WALL BTBEKT, NEW YORK. COMMERCIAL PAPER. BROKER, DEALERS IN Wm. H. Duff, John H. Tienkkn, Bay and Sell Massactanssotts and New York State Members ol the N. T. Stock and Gold ExcUauges. In GoTernment Bonds, Excbange, Gold and Stocks, Stocks. and Government Securities Securities Stocks Bonds and Gold Stocks, Bonds, Gold No. 44 EXCHANGE PLACE, Government bought and sold. joaght and sold strictly on Commission. ForeUii Gold and Silver Coin, and fine Gold and Particular attention given to the negotiation of Silver Bars, constantly on hand. Kallway and other Corporate Loans. Interest allowed on Deposits. Union and Central Paclllc Bonds and Stocks a spe- cialty. Williams &Gu I ON, J. M. waiTH. Gbo Abbkts 63 Wall Street, New York. James C. King & Co., TRAVELLERS ana COMMERCIAL CREDITS M. Weith & Arenti., ISSUED, available in all parts of Kurope, *c. BILLS BANKERS, J. OF EXCHANGE dJ-awn in sums to suit purchasers Late J. M. Welth & Co., also Ciible tranf^fere. eupplied with Bills of Ex •N (/ 6.6: BROADWAY. Country Bankers can he DEALERS IN SOII'I'HERN AND MIS- chanRe, m large or Bniall amouiitt;, on the principal of also V 'licketa for lassai^e from, GK)Vornment Securities, Stocks, Bonds. Gold and CULIiANl'IUUS St'CURITIES, cities l-.urcpe, hh or to, K'lrope.bv the GUION L1>'K of Mail Meaniers Foreign Exchange. No. 9 SiREET. Certiflcatea ol Deposit. NEW ADVANCES Made UPON CONMGNMEKT8 oF Issue Cor- Interest allowed on current daily balances. COTTON, and other Produce to OursclveB or Loans Negotiated. respondents. Collections made on all parts of tlie United States Aiid Europe. Alex* 8. Petrla 6c C^m Gulon 6l Co. A. D. Williams & Co., London. Liverpool. Knauth,Nachod&Kuhne STOCK BROKERS, BANKERS, 45 Wall Street, New York. Brown Brothers & Co., Stocks and Bonds NO. 69 ITALL STREET, Nenr Ifork, Vjelpzls, Saxony, AND BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. ISSCS
BR}AD ST. 8S BRUIIL. . DENIS'N WILLIAMS. I J. P. WILLIAMS, of the Member of the Commercial and travelers Credits Men)ber 1
. York Stock Bxchang.-. I N. York Stock Exchange. DRAW IN sums XO SUIT Available in all parts ol the vporld all the principal cities of Germany, Switzerland England, France, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Bel- gium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Denmark, &c. .BANKING HOUSE OF Kaue Letters of <'redtt for I'raTclers, Morton, Bliss Co., available In all parts of Europe. KouNTZE Brothers, & ISSUE 14 Wall Street. Netv York. CIRCULAR NOTES. SxoKEk, Taylor & Co., Deposits received fr»m Banks and Individuals, sub (issued and paid free of Commission) and letters ol ect to check at sight, and interest allowed thereon at BANKERS. fOUR PER CENT per annum. Credit foi Collections made throushout the United States, th€ 21 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. Brltlslk Provinces and Europe. TRAVELLERS,: Sight and Time Bills on LONDON, LIVERPOOL, Governments Securities bought and sold. EDDJBUliQH and DUBLIN, PARIS^ BREMEN, ALSO, BAMBIIRO, BKBLIN, FBANKFORT-ON-T HE- COmmERCIAL MAIN, VIENNA, etc. CREDITS. and STOCKS, BONDS GOLD BOUGHT AND SOLD Available in all parts of the world on on COMMISSION. Money to Loan COLLECTIONS made In all parts of Europe. ON MORTON, ROSE & CO'^ DBSIRABLE liEAL ESTATE. LONDON. nORTGAGES PROMPTLY CASHED. R, L. Edwards, Principals only Dealt wltb. WM. SINCLAIR, Jr., & Co., No. S Pine Street. ir KER AND BROKER, Tapscptt, Bros. & Co. NO. 83 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. 86 SOOTH STREET, NEW YORK. JP. O. Bojt 3,328. John Munroe & Co., 'Government Si'curltles, Stocks, Bonds Gold and Issue Sight Drafts and Exchange payable In al SUver Ooln bought and Sold. No. 8 trail Street, New fork. parts of Great Britain and Ireland. Special attention given to Merchants orders for Credits on W, TAP8C0TT & CO., Liverpool. A4- Coin. Issue Circular Letters of Credit for Travellers, and Draw Bills on 7ances made on consignments. Orders for Gov ment Stocks, Bonds and Merchandize executed. Cammann & Go., Munroe & Co., Bankers and Brokers, NO. 1 RUB SCRIBE, PARIS, and Tucker, Andrews & Co. 8 Wall Street, New York. NO S4 CLEMENT'S LANE, 52 nrall Street, Transact a GxKxa«i, bansiso Bdsinsss, and iiivo LONDON. 6articular attention to the PURCHASE ANL> Sa E JAS. tr. TCCKER FGOVEKNMKNT.bTATBAMDolAlLKOADSKCU- & CO*, UITIKS. -Hue Scribe, Paris -—Deposits received subject to check at sight. Chase & Higginson, BANKERS. BROKERS IN Issue Letters ol Credit. Government Securities, Stocks, Draw Bills on Paris. State Buy and Sell Bonds and Stocks In London, Paris Stout & Dickinson, and Railroad Rouds, and Franiffort and negotiate Loans on same. NO. 6 BROAD STREET, BANKEKSi Buy and Sell on Commission the Bonds of the Xollov- 35 BROAD STREET, Ing Rtiltroads Agency of .the , "l!Eei?i'NS^?^^5S'.?c'Hifs'^-5 p^?ifn7 "^"^ Cor. Exchange Place, Now York, "'^ BANK. OF RRtTISH N O >K T H I 'VN"iSV^^^^eS?'^''' «'^^^' RAILROAD Gov«rniB»»t-8ecnritieB, Gold, Stock and Bonds oonght and sold on commission. Accounts received ^^^v^i^XONAK-p MISSOURI RIVER KAILEOAD HNASSAU STREET. and Inte est allowed on balances, which may be (.ii> IN M3i.A"rii.A)—8 per cent, checked lor at sight same as at Clank. Commercial Credits Issued fo-r use ip Kurope, China Japan, the l tsi nnd West Ihdles. and South America. ''*gL^?'p|^VSLSlAD'-SfSfd«,Op^ef?enP'*^^"^ ' Dfmnnd and Tli'ic liUls of KxchaiiK'*, payable 111 Tentb Nat. Bank. ^'=""' ^^^ »lji-F BAIL- Loadou and elsewhere, bought and hold at curren PT AT?^§^^i?S'?;-yA'i,'V'.'=»"l™' "'^^^Sl^!;^^^' ' *••"""" °f rates, also cable Transfers. ^^uI^MiZif}''^''''- ^- ^- '"»'='' »' <» HOWaRD^C. ^"^ OALYESTON Demand Drafts on Scutland and Ireland, also on , filCKJSSON.MeoJier ol N. Y. stock ''^iXIJSIlfi'lO^^rTe^nt"'"'' | Canada, BrUlhli Columbia and 8ari Francisco. Bills coUectedf and other itanklng business transacted. -^^ «*°"'-^^ R^ JOHN PATON, ''°'^0AI^5erc'e'^^^'°^ 1 ( A„^«t. '
'Fp1,r.inrv'2r,, 1871.] THR OHKONICLE. 2?7
Boston Bankers. Western Bankaza.. Southern Bankers.
Page, Second National Bank, Richardson & Co., Edward C. Anderson, Jr. BANKKHm, TITUSyiLLK, VBNN., 10 Mlat*.>Urf>ot, Uoaton. flapltal ..... sauo.OOO BANKitR, FACTOR ARB ofEzoliai. iinorclnl and Tr>T«lsrt uudoa >)ep ANKSKS, St DBVONSRIUK BTBBET. . fio^- . 1 llul'llon W. BOSTON, """F iiteotion J. Wheatley & Co., BAXKER.S ANI> ijLMmii ii.iittiTiv.N, iTi's. I'luK. K. Dif-KKo.v.VPrcat BRORRdS. Bur and aoU IVeateru Cltjr and Ooiut« HuvAMD V. CuB-tu i;astU«r AlTIER'icCS, OA. (>' bonds. 0o a general bink^ng hnidnevs: Cotton pnrehaaad on order. CoUecUoua made and proiup'ly remitted lor, - Mo&ton, Galt &; Co., New York Coriewondeals— Messrs. Wm. Bryea Philddelpiua Bankers. B.«NKER8, ' IM Weat Main Strcei, l.ouisvUle, Ely., dealera Id PontKnand Dnmeltic K»oh»nio, OOTernmentBoBde E. E. BtTsBtrss, Prest: • A. & WaXKBB. Cashtar. audaJlLocal Sucurltlu.^. (tl%'e proiupt attauUon to eolloctlous aud onicrs for BKJamisoi^&.Co. inve«ttueiit ol funds. First ^Natidri^l Bank, C. I iril^NCTONj.N. ; W. M.-Fi-iHEWSON,' UANKBlCii, iCoUectlons mads on «1 p;«rts ol the United Stataa. PUII.ADEI.PHIA. : STOCK BnOKERi I Office No. 21 West Tlilrd street, Clrtclnnatl, Ohio. !>:inklnK aiia Uanka. KxchaDgo business !5S'^^;r,'''= >" P""-'"!"'" aJKl »le«r«. lOUH- a Sale o( Slovi.8, UoQdt, Gold W(H>t» A Co.. Npw York. Raleigh National Bank OF NORTH CAROLINA. SAutJbern Bankers. DESIGNATED DKPHSllOltY OF THK UNITBD Western Bankers. 8TA1ES A.ND ilNA^ClAL AGENT. W, H, Wiij,ABD, President, C. Dkwbt. Cathlar A. C. Kaufman, J. C. Blau Aast.-Casbler. BAITKEK aWD BROKER, < GiLMORE, DUNLAP Co., j & CHABLB8TON, 8. O. James T. Brady & Co., 108 4c 110 West Fonrtk stroat, (Snccessors to S. JONES & CO Pncnrrent Bank Notes, Bonds, Stoclu, Specie Bx- cnaiigc. Ac , Ac, liouj^lit aud sold. VlNGINI«JkTI«OHIO. PITTSBVBiDBt, FA. COLLECTIONS ON ALL ACCESSIBLE Buy and seU all kinds' o( B»llr9.itd, City and othar POINTS securicies. Us tiOI.D, SILVKR and aU ktanSf CoUectloua solicited and promptly remitted for. In South Carolina made and QOTBBNnBNT BONDS. promptly remitted for, Naw TOBK COfUtZaPOHOBNTS : Beury Cloyia Co.. Koontze L. & E. H. Levy «OI.I.BOTION8 MABB at all acCMtlMi * .„, .„ ^ :. Brothers, J. J. M, ^^tb « Areau. brokers; petata aad ramiUad lor [February 26, 1871. 228 THE CHRONICLE. - '"- Financial. Insturanoe. Financial. atARINE IHBUBAWCB. Treasury Department. Drexel, Winthrop & Co.y 18 TFALI. STREET, HO. n WALL BTBEET. WASBUioToir, February 4, 1871." OFFZB FOB BALB, Public notice la hereby given, that books will be this coun- opened on the sixth day of March next, in Houston and Texas Central Ball- try and in Europe, for subscriptions to the National -way Company Merchants' Mutual Loan, under the Act approved July 14, IBJO, entitled " An Act to authorize the Refunding ol the National FIRST MOUTGAGE LAND GiiANT BlNBaCNGFUND ntABINE INSUBANCB CO., Debt," and the Act in amendment thereof, approved CALIFORNIA. January 20, 1371. OF 8AH FBANCISCO, Tue places at which subscriptions may be made, and Per Cent Gold Bonds. the names of the authorized Axents of the Govern- 7 Assets I ment, will be announced hereatter. The proposed Secured by a First Mortgage upon 6.400 acres per three classes of Bonds, namely U.9.Bon4« *VrS'fS2!n loan comprises mile, una upon the whole ana entire line of road, Ite KedEiute '""(SS S Arauchlfies aud propeity ol every uescilptlou. 330,000 00 hundred mil- Loans o I Bondi »nd Mortgago. FiBBT. Bonds to the amount of Ave Loans on ColUteraH ^'SS 22 lions of dollars, payable in coin, at the pleasure of Cash In Bank. *c eVTJ M RBCSIIPTS INiGOliD COIX. Bills Receivable *i>«l» 88 the United States, after ten years from the date of Premlanjs In hands ol Agents „ ,„ „ their issue, and bearing interest, payable quarterly ana In conrae ot coUecuon.. »2i;05 OPXBATIKO Ul MlLM. OPBKA.TING 166 MlLES "S in coin, at the rate of five per cent per annum. Other woperty lbtt9. 1870. Jff^ ,801,W6 M bxc02n>. Bonds to the amount of three hundred $ly047,82T 65. $1,638,430 00 'I Lossrs, and . Taxes Kxpensts. . . ,91,374 40 nated by the Secretary of the Treasury. East aud West but having its principal connection SlTldends to Btockhoiders M,000 00 the Chicago, Bock Island and Pacific 1177,377 40 GEO. 8. BOI7TirEI.I,, with that of Company, At Jacksonville it coniects with ihiee 0. T. HOPKINS, Preeldent. Secretary of the Treasury. Jacksonville Llvislon of the S. B. TICKNOB, Vice-President. Roads forming, with the Z. OBOWkLL, Secretary. Chicago and Alton jKoad, the shortest line between BxirroH Coz, 1 and St. Louis. Hobaob Manttel, > General Dahibl Drew, Peoria Wm. H. HnTOHiHBOS,) I'artners. Special Partner. Its rental receipts fi-om other Roads, whose trains less than ten miles of Its track, are $10,100 The ntercbants' pass over and California In- annum, being more than one half oi the amount snrance Compaiiles Kenyon Cox & Co., ner of San Francisco, of the annual interest on its First Mortgage Bonds, bavins established a Joint Agency for eiisilng busi- In BANKERS 4c BROKERS, otherwise amply provided by lu this city, -vrUl effect Insurance on ness. n WALL BTBBET. A portion of the $l,000,OOOof First Mortgage Bcids, aforesaid, the high character of which for Investment Government Securities, Stocks, Bonds and Gold Vessels, Freights & Car- will be observed, are now offered for sale by botighc and sold on commission. goes, at the \r, T. HATCH & SON, Rankers, & W. Seligman WALL STREET, N.Y. OVRREIfX RATES. J. & Co., M BANKERS, L0S8B'' PAin IS TJRW TOBK, BAIT FRAJfCFSCO KO. » EZ0HAN6E PLACE, COB. BBOAD ST., N.T., The Directors of the Company are as follows Issue liCtters ol Credit tor Travellers, AKeresate Assets, - . $1,285,080 16 ALLEN (President), of Saybrook, Conn., late Payable in any part JOHN In Gold. of Europe, Asia, AtMca, Austra- of Hopkins, Allen ft Co., New York. lia and America. Draw Bills of Exchange and make telegraphic RICHARD ARNOLD, Of Messrs. Arnold, Constable * VXW TORK BOABS OF BEFKBKNCEi transfers of money on j!,urope and California. Co., New York. A. A. L0% f»a. of A. A. Low 4 »™uier».Brothers. JAMfS M. CONSTABLE, of Messrs. Arnold, Consta- ABBAHAM B. VAN NEST, Esq. New York. KGIBT )P FABBRI,Esq of Fabbrl * Chaunc-T. ble 4k Co., OEOKOE BLISS, iLSq Gibson, Casanova of Moiton, BUes A Co. & Co. LUCIUS HOPKINS, of Messrs. Hopkins, Dwlght * BANKERS' Trowbridge, New York, Sutton no. 50 KXCHANGB PLACE. EDWIN L. TROWBRIDGE, of Messrs. Hopkine & Co., Dwlght & Trowbridge, New York. FINANCIAL AGENTS. STOCKS, BONDS, GOVERNMENT SECUEITIICS FOIIEIGN KXCHAfeoE and GOLD bo^htSdiHli LEBBEU8 CHAPMAN, Jr. 8S Wall St. on the most favorable terms. INTKHEST allowed on aeposlts either in Currency JAMES F. KELSET, Havana, Ills. Gold, subject to check Wreaks & Walsh, or at eight, the same as with MAEINB AGENTS, ADVANCES made on all marketable securities THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING HOUSE OF CERTIFICATES ol Deposit Issued bearlnu lntar«.t COLLECTIONS msde at aU polnU "^ of» the«• UMIOKu J» lOH V BREIiAZ, AST & CO., «0 WALI, STREET. Bd BBITIBH PROVINCKS. I 191 Recent Street, W., London. —. xmm HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE, UNITED .STATES. •EEPRESENTING THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE 296. VOL. 12. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1871. NO. CONTENTS. have been sometimes described as a war of the banks on one another and on business. This description is too se- THE CHEONICLK. vere for those events which, as many of our readers will Dnlna on the Money Harket.... Accents of National Banka 834 Monetary and Commercial The Brltlah Income Tax no Latest remember, were formerly the too frequent result of a foreign Debt and Finances of Maine ns SngUshNewa J34 tummercial and MiaceUaneoos Debt and Finances of Massachn- drain on the banks. Still the effect was dangerous, although satu ssa News ass Changes In ythe Redeeming if it developed itself at a time when our interior business BANKERS' GAZETTE AITOrRAILWATrtMONTTOR. THE was quiet, no very serious harm resulted to the general Xoney Market, Railway Stocks, Railway News 840 V. 9. Secaritles, Oold Market, Railroad, Canal and Mlscellane- trade of the country. But sometimes it was far otherwise. Voretelen Exchange, New York onsStockLlst Ui dty Bank». PhllauielphlaBaaks National and State Securities. . The foreign pressure on our banks often occurred during the Rational Banks, etc 836 Railroad, Can)l and Uiacelane- Qnoutiona of Stocks and Bonds 839 oas Bond List 244-45 height of our busy season. At such times trouble was the THE COMXSRClAh TDtES. inevitable result in the money market and diffused itself Commercial Epitome MS I Groceries 860 Cotton 847 DryGoods 8SS thence throughout the industrial and commercial circles. At ~ " ~ BnadatuOii." ~ MSI Prtcrices Current. 855 rare internals it hcppened that such a foreign drain occurred at the very moment when our credits were unduly expanded QCtie €l)ronicU. _ and when by the miiltiplication of railroads and other im- fccUoMMKBOtAL AND PiMAROlAL Ohroniolk isisiutd every Satur- provements our floating capital had been converted with day mnrnimg, loilh the latest news up to midnight ff Friday. undue rapidity into fixed capital so as to deplete the reser- TSKHS OF SUBSCaiFXIOR-PATABLS IB ADVAHCS. voir of loanable money, and place our financial machinery otTHa OoHvasoiAL ^hd Fuiihoiii. GHBOmoLX, delivered by carrier toeltTiats DRAINS ON TAB MUX MARKET. expansive in its movements as to be sometimes, in danger Wall Street several times in the last fortnight has been of letting loose a disastrous monetary hurricane by its ,'erturbed by sensitiveness as to the probable action of the efforts to prevent a temporary slight gale from sweeping liank of England. This is somewhat noteworthy, as for the financial ocean. Now it is easy to see that the method ^everal years our money market has been independent of on which financial trouble was caused by a monetary drain foreign influences, and the movements of European finance was this, the export of gold depleted the reserves of the have ceased to reflect themselves here to the same extent as banks, and disorder was thus introduced into the circulating formerly. This improvement results of course from the currency of the country. suspension of specie payments, and is one compensation for Now, however, the trouble is not in the currency. It is the evils of an irredeemable currency. Formerly when our not because our interior circulating money is carried out banks were compelled to pay specie to note-holders and de- of the country that a foreign drain of gold would caus« positors their scanty reserves of coin were liable at any monetary trouble. Our interior currency no longer con- 0, L moment to be depleted by some severe and sudden demand sists of coin. Hence we can export as much coin as we lor gold for exportation. And as with a view to lessen as wish without lessening the volume of our circulating active I much as possible their dead assets can we account, I the coin reserve was money. Under these circumstances how '*' always kept down to a point barely sufficient for an effi- then, for the general and growing anxiety as to a foreign cient basis for their business, the banks were compelled by demand for specie, especially as our money market is easy any foreign drain to protect their solvency, to raise the at present and the gold crop is one of our most prolific rate of interest, to deny the usual accommodations to their and moat valuable products, while moreover we can pro- ^ dealeis, and to contract their operations us swiftly and as duce every year 25 or 30 millions of the precious metals extensively as they could ; in short, to diminish their liabili- than we need for any valuable utility or productive •J j more ^ I ties in all directions, to curtail the facilities of business men, purpose ? L with a view to afford wbiph banks exist. These movemenu To answer this qnestion we must remember that from two J ...... 230 THE CHRONICLR [February 25, 1S71. other causes may disturbanoes arire in the money market, ings partly of the past and partly of the future; and secondly besides the trouble in the currency which wo have just dis- that the scrip certificates can be dishonored by the company cussed. The first of these is a loss of general confidence, and and constitute simply a claim for-future interest. This is an the second a loss of floating capital from the reservoir of the ingenious but unavailing plea. For the purposes of the tax loan market. It is from the latter cause that trouble is dispute we only need to say that the income tax is due on apprehended now. In England, because of the war and the all dividends ; that the scrip in question is a dividend ; and resuhing depression of business, money has been able to earn that the value of this scrip dividend is not simply the value so low a rate of interest that in tbe last tbv^nldntibs^ast silms of the annual interest it draws. This last point is shown by have temporarily floated hither in quest of temporary employ- the fact that the scrip can be sold in the market. Equall ment. When the Transatlantic war is over the old cliannels with bonds or shares, it is a security, every day dealt in at of European investment may open ^ag3in,»nd^the capital.' may. thje Stock Exchange. „ [t jseills as readily, and almost at as be attracted thither which we have temporarily enjoyed the high a price, aa the full paid stock of the company. An use of. The drain which is feared^from these .changes,- theii, §llotraettt of - scrip, is virtually therefore a negotiate is not a drain of currency, but a, drain of citpital, and especi- document equally with stock ; and a dividend of scrip for ally of floating capital, the adequate supply of which is indis- the purposes of the income tax is to be treated just the same pensable and very difficult to keep up in a young, rapidly as if it had been a dividend of stock. The controversy will growing community, where internal improvements march doubtless be settled on this basis ; and as the claim is made forward and consume the available funds of the country with thit the existing dispute would scarcely have arisen under Buoh rapid avidity. the British tax regulations it may be of some interest to us Secondly, we have in this country rendered ourselves to examine those arrangements, especially as it seems that peculiarly sensitive to the perils of such a loss of foreign our own income tax is not to be repealed at this session of capital by.our undue activity in the construction of railroads Congress. and other permanent works, some of which are sca-cely Twenty-eight years ago Sir Robert Peel proposed the in beginning as yet to be productive and to pay back their cost. position of the English income tax on account of a deficif The progress we have made in this direction may be seen which, in the troubled state of the manufacturing districts, from the fact that the completed working railroads of this was . .creatiog . some alarm, especially as for a year or two country have increased since 1866 by more thau 12,000 miles, several other fiscal expedients had been adopted without the or at the rate of 3.000 miles a year. expected increase of revenue. The crisis was formidable. It is computed that there are now more than 15,000 miles The operatives and the other less opulent classes could bear of railway cnnteinp'ated, of which 7,500 miles are actually in no heavier taxatidn. It was therefore inevitable that the progress. The European war exerted a chilling influence on wealth of the nation must bear th« burden. Some new tax our railroad finances, as it suddenly closed the German must be tried. After long discussion, on the 22nd June, markets to our new railroad bonds, which were beginning to 1842, the income-tax bill finally became a law. It is a mis- be absorbed there with an eagerness which had for three or take, however, to regard it simply as an income tax. It is a four years been inorensing. The thrifty frugal Germans have real estate tax also. But it difl^ers from our American taxes made large gains on the govemaient six per cent bonds on real estate in that it is not levied on capital. It is only which during our war they bought from 35 to 65 and can chargeable on the profits arising from property, profes- now sell -again ait almost par. Their experience in the past sions, trades and ofliices. And several circumstances have has inclined them to look favorably on United States invest- made this tax the most useful and timely expedient ever ments, and some -viery large negotiations of our railroad bonds contrived by British fiscal sagacity and skill. were actually on .the point of completion at the outbreak of The services the income tax has rendered to England • the war. The trouble, however, was of sh^rt duration, for, are invaluable. Not the least of these is the amazing elasticity as we have said, vast compensative streams of capital from with which it has responded to the demand of war finance England and elsewhere came over here seeking investment or of any other extraordinary strain upon the government on call, so - that the money market has been abundantly expenditure. To illustrate this we give the annual product supplied. It is these funds that the over plethoric money of the income-tax since it was first imposed : markets of Europe have sent in for temporary use' Whfch are REVENUE FROM THE BRITISH PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX. now causing some apprehension. The result is of course un- Year ending Total -Rate on £1 of Income- Marcb ill. Revenue. * Small Incomes. + Large Incomes. -certain, and depends on contingencies beyond human fore- 1844. . . . £5,388,000 pence=0 p. ct 7 pence—=3 p. (t «ight. We must confess, however, that the situation " ^ is not 184.5.... 5,330,000 =0 " 7 =3 " 1846.... It improved by the fact that Mr. Bontwell has chosen the 5,183.000 =0 " 7 =3 " " 1847. . . 5,544,000 =0 " 7 —3 " present unfavorable crisis for offering his new loan. Still 1848. ... 5,613,000 " —0 7 ' -there 1849. . . are not wanting indications which render it probable 5,485,000 =0 7 =3 it 1850. . . 5,505.000 -0 7 ^3 tliat beyoi/d an advance in the existing low rates of discount 1851.... 5,511,000 " =0 7 —8 there will •• be very little change 'in the loan market till the 1853. . . 5,440,000 —0 7 =-3 " 1853. . . 5,653,000 =0 • 7 =3 monetary movements of Spring be^ti to make themselves " 1854. . . 5,730,000 5 =3 7 =3 •' visilJe a few v.'eeks hence. . 1855. . 10,022,000 10 =4i ' 14 1850 15,1.5iJ,00O 11* It =4f " 16 18.57.... 10,051,000 11+ •' =41 " 16 THK BRITISH LMCOME TAX. " 1858. . . 11,390,000 5 =3 7 -=3 " 1859. . . 0,610,000 5 The attempt of this Central —3 5 =3 and Hudson River Railroad tt 1860. . . 9,e(i(!,ooo 6* _2f < 9 -3f Company to escape the it payment of a million and a half of 1801 ... 10,957,000 7 —8 10 -=4J " 1802. . revenue tax . 10,471,000 6 -Si " 9 =-3f due on their scrip dividend has attracted atten. " 1803. . . 10,483.000 6 -2i •' 9 =3J tfion to the British Iccome tt tax arrangements under which 1804. . . 9,102,000 7 —3 " 7 —3 1805. tt the excuses of the railroad . . 7,986,000 6 -3i " 6 =2* company would have had little " 1800. . . 6,322,000 4 -If " 4 -1« ohaiice of so patient " a hearing as they have received here. 1807. . . 5,037,000 4 =11 " 4 -1| Thes^ excuses 1808.... 6,184,000 5 tt -=3 " ar6 virtually to the eflfect that in the first place 5 1869.... 8,618,000 6 February 25, 1871.] THE CHR0N1CL.R. 231 Long experience has proved the income lax to be at once sources has been sddrid the fidl annual value of the house the most uniform, unfailing, expansive and the most respon- he occupies, together with one-half of tliis value in England sive to control of all the Bntish fiscal imports. It was at and one-third in Scotland. In other words, hn is Srst imposed for three years only, but again and again has assessed, first, as a real estate owner on the full value it been renewed, because no substitute of equal efficacy under scKedulo A, as it k called; and secondly, as could be found. It has been attacked by a host of enemi.>8. occupier of his house he is assessed on the half of its Select committees of the Uouse of Commons investigated valuti under schedule B. To make this apparent duplication and reporti'd upon it in 1851, 1852, 'and 1801. Yet it has- clear, 'we must understand that the British income tax is survived till now, and though far from popular, use has assessed, as with us, by means of printed forms. These papers caused it to be borne with more equanimity, especially as it divide the taxpayer's liability under five heads. The first exempts the turbulent and dangerous classes ; and presses is schedule A, which charges the owners of real estate with most on the intelligent and superior orders of society who five pence in the pound on the annual value. Secondly, lave something to lose. Moreover, it was no small advan- schedule B charges the occupier of real estate (whether his tage that for eleven years no ohange had to be made either own or not) with 2\ pence on the annual value of the house in the rate or incidence of the tax. Immediately after the and land he occupies. Thirdly, schedule C applies only to discovery of this new impost, the rapid development of the income from the public funds or government securities. railroad and telegraph system of England gave a wonderful Schedule D and E correspond to our income tax. The impulse to her productive forces and stimulated the pre- former exacts fivepence in the pound on the annual profits viously sluggish growth of wealth. Hence the hungry, dis- and gains from property, trades and professions ; the latter oontentod masses of England were quieted and well-fed. The charges the same rate of duty on the salaries of government repeal of the corn-laws, the discovery of gold In her Austra- officers and on all pensions paid out of the public revenue. lian colonies, and the subsequent large accessions to the It is foreign to our purpose to give any elaborate details international supply of the precious metals—all these move- of the English system. Enough has been said tJ show that ments, each one containing the germ of a great financial the income ta.n returns of that country offe- data which revolution —acted with conspicuous force on the interior cannot easily be used for a comparison of the relative condition of Great Britain, and postponed indefinitely that wealth of the various classes of individual citizens here. upheaval and convulsion which some, both of her friends Such a use of the figures, if we had them in sufficient detail, and enemies were confidently expecting. When these is perhaps not absolutely impossible if we make the requi- reviving causes had well operated came the Crimean war. site correction for variations of the two tax-systems. For In 1854 and the three following years the taxes had to be it IS said that the proportion between the real estate assess- increased, especially the income tax, which yielded for four ment and the income assessment is in a tolerably constant years twice as much as before. The tax was extended fo as ratio. This will be seen from the subjoined table which to cover smaller incomes, and in 1857 the highest point was comprises the only period in which a long series of years of reached, when England's share was £13,674,000, Scotland's unchanged tax arrangements has offered an opportunity for £1,270,000, and Ireland's £1,181,000. The respective the comparison we wish to make Schedule A. Schedule B. Schedule D. realth of the three members of the British appe.-ir Empire Year ending Ownership of Occnpation of Profits from trades March 31. laudtt aud bouses. landtj and hoasee. and profeseione. rom this to be distributed in the ratio of 85 per cent to 1843; :•..,;.;. f3,r)0i,ooo £335,000 £1.083.000 England, 8 per cent to Scotland and 7 per cent to Ireland. 1844. ..-.1..,.'... 2,472,000 328,000 1,.582.000 184.5 ....' Such a fiscal basis for comparison of the respective wealth 2,486,000 324,000 1,579,000 1846.. 2,587,000 333,000 1,717,000 of difTerent peoples must fail, however, and be almost use- 1847 2,W5,0a0 1524,000 1,708,000 1848 2,0.58,000 :322.(K)0 1.7.-)4,000 less, when the conditions of the taxation are not the same in 1849 3,7.55,000 833.000 1,.18.5 ,000 case. each Forgetting this some persons hive attempted to 18.50 2,728,000 32«,0 visions of an act approved January which income tax has so far proved an unfailing resource to the 28,1865, authorizes him, with the approval of the Governor, to sell or dispose of such por- British Exchequer. This wonderful elasticity and usefulness tion of the bonds belonging to said fund as may be necessary to compensate for the numerous evils of the income tax and meet the bonds as they mature, and apply the proceeds to their payment. it till now. It has prevented the necessity have perpetuated The sinking fund established by an act of March 7, 1868, for for imposing other taxes, and it has further improved the the payment of the municipal war debt loan, now amounts to $92,048, invested in registered Maine bonds due in 1889. Of this tax enabling many worse imposts to be English system by total $84,969 were received from taxation, $5,244 from interest, taken off. Since Sir Robert Peel's day it has not only and $1,835 from discount on bonds purchased during 1870. Acting under authority of the resolution of March 23, 1870, replenished sometimes a failing Exchequer but has gradu- already noticed, the Treasurer has paid all maturing obligations ally removed many of the fetters which weighed on British of the State that came within the scope of the resolution, in coin or its equivalent in currency. These obligations amounted to commerce and productive industry. $68,760 in coin. He paid, therefore, in premium, $9,585, or about 13 15-16 per cent, exceeding the legislative appropriation for the DEBT AND FINANCES OP MAINE. purchase of coin by $3,085. The language of the resolution of The dfcbt of the State of Maine dates from the year 1820, when March 23, 1870, contemplates a possible reversal of the decision of Maine was separated froiu Massachusetts and became an indepen- the United States Supreme Court, and an expectation that the dent Commonwealth. The debt of Massachusetts at that time judgment would be reversed has been generally entertained in had been contracted mainly for the purpose of aiding the Federal Maine ; but u ntil the resolution be rescined or the decision be Government in the last war with Great Britain, 1813-15, and revoked an appropriation will be required to execute the act. In amounted $678,' 62, of which Maine, at the time of separation, lieu of $639,000 in coupon bonds, the Treasurer has issued the assumed one-third, or $226,120. This entire sum was voted by same sum in registered bonds, represented by seventy-six certifi- Congress to Massachusetts on July 8, 1870, in satisfaction of a cates. Municipal War Debt coupon bonds to the amount of claim for that amount, and one-third of the sum was devoted to $3,352,000 were received during 1870, and of this total $3,022,100 paying the claim of Maine. Both these States assigned their were issued to cities, towns and plantations, with $62,300 worth interests in this claim to the European and North American Rail- of these bonds ready for delivery to others on the first of the cur- way Company, of Maine, to aid it in constructing its line of road. rent year ; while $367,600 of this particular debt had been re- The rest of the State debt was created in pursuance of a constitu- deemed and bonds to that amount destroyed. During 1870, tional provision which empowers the Legislature to authorize 16,320 acres of " land-scrip " were sold at 84 cents per acre, netting loans whenever they are deemed essential to the welfare of the $13,690. The Agricultural College Fund of the State amounts to people, and was issued chiefly for the expenses of the Aroostook $118,894. war and for war purposes during the late rebellion. The ordinary demands upon the Treasury for the current year, On the last day of 1869 the total debt of Maine was $8,100,000. will require the assessment of a State tax of five mills (or i per IHiring 1870 it was decreased by $83,000. During the current cent.) on the dollar of the valuation, being a reduction of one- year there will become due $840,000 of the debt, $15,000 of which sixth per cent, from last year. With the exception of ^ per cent, wiU be payable March • 1 ; $350,000 May 10 ; $300,000 July 1 on the valuation, it is not officially intimated that any other tax $250,000 August 1 ; and $35,000 on October 5. Of the total to be will be levied this year. The latest valuation assesses the amount , paid this year, $634,000 must be paid in coin, or its equivalent in of property in the State at $324,812,900 and 6 mills on the dollar, currency, according to a resolution passed by the Maine Legisla- the tax due January 1871 was $1,350,413. ture March 23, 1870, in pursuance of the decision of the United The laws relating to the raising of revenue in Maine must, by States Supreme Court, which afRrmed that all debts or loans con- constitutional provision, be specific in their character, and may be tracted prior to February 25, 1862, are payable in coin. To meet framed only on evidence of absolute necessity for them. The the war loans the sinking fund of 1865 was established. On principal sources of revenue are taxation, and from sales of the January 1, 1870, this fund amounted to $972,530. The receipts to public lands, or from timber therefrom sold. Of Ihese three th»fund during last year were, from taxation, $129,335; from sources, taxation yields very much the larger portion. The interest, $74,039 ; and from discount on bonds purchased, $2,782. total amount of revenue raised last year was $4,924,164 12. The This made a total of $1,178,677 61 as the amount of the sinking cash in the Treasury on the first day of 1870 was $235,930 63. fund of 1865 on January 1, 1871. This fund is wholly invested in The total of payments made in 1870 was $5,041,846 64, exceeding the bonds of the State, except $30,000 in United States 5-20'b. the receipts by $117,682 52. The cash in the Treasury on Decem- The Treasurer will find it necessary to avail himself of the pro- ber 31 last was $118,248 11. DETAILED STATEMENT OF DEBT OF MAINE, JANTJART 1, 1871. Denomination Amount -Interest.- Date of Principal DeBcrlptlon. or now out- Rate Where payable, Authorizat'n. When payable. when due. par value. standinR. per ct and by whom. Porchafe of MatBachneette lands Sept. 28, 1853. $26,000. $60,000. 6 October 5. BoBt., Suffolk N.B'k. 1871-72, Oct. 1. Renewal of loan of 1840—Arooetook war. Jan. 28. 18S6. 1,000. 130,000. 6 March 1, Sept. 1. Carrent expenses Apl. 14, 1857. 1,000. 30,000. 6 Jan. 1, Jnly 1. Augusta, Treasurer. 1875, July 1. Keuewal Arooetook War Loan Feb. 8, 1858. BOO and 1,000. 80,000. 6 March 1, Sept. 1. Bost., Suffolk N. B'k. 1876, Sept. 1, Feb. 26, 1859. 1,000. 30,000. 6 1876, March 1. Jan. 80, 1860. 600 and 1,000. 51,000. 6 Feb. 1, Aug. 1. 1877, Feb. 1. Feb. 6, 1861. 1,000. 30,000. March 1, Sept. 1. " " 1878, March 1. War loan. Apl. 25, 1861. 500 and 1,000. 250,000. 6 May 10, Nov. 10. " " 1871, May 10. Apl. 25, 1861. BOO and 1,000. 300,000. 6 Jan. 1, Jnly 1. July 1. " 1871, Apl. 26, 1861. BOO and 1,000. 250,000. fi Feb. 1, Aug. 1. 1871, Aug. 1. for aid to families, " War loan and boanties. Jan. 81, 186.3. 500 and 1,000. 625,000. 6t March 1, Sept. 1. 1883, March 1, to soldiers " " Boonty Mar. 26, 1863, 1,000. 47.'>,000. 6t Feb. 15, Aug. 16. 1680. Aug. 1. Bonnty to soldiers aid " " and to families Mar. 19, 18&4. BOO and 1,000. 2,832,500 6t June 1, Dec. 1. 1889, June 1. Bqualfzatlon of municipal war debt Mar. 7,1868. 100, 200, 300, 8,034,400 6t April 1, Oct. 1. Boston or Augusta. 1889, Oct. 1. BOO and 1,000. tTbese are paid in cnrrency, bnt all others in gold. •$16,000 due March 1, 1871 ; $15,000 March 1, 1872; $60,000 March 1, 1878 ; $60,000 March 1, 1874. DEBT AND FINANCES OF MASSACHUSETTS. The same aggregates for the corresponding periods of the year previous were $1,548,456,164 The State Debt of Massachusetts was originally created for the purpose of establishing certain public works of which the Com- Last year's Increase In taxable values $98,967,469 monwealth stood in need, such as public buildings, and it was The revenue of Massachusetts is largely derived from tax subsequently and at different dates augmented to increase on savings bank deposits, the corporations tax, taxes on shares the number and value of these public works ; also for aid- of non-resident stockholders in national banks, insurance pre- ing railroad enterprises to develop the resources and the carrying miums, coal and mining companies, on receipts from alien passen- trade of the State which could not have been as well and as rapidly gers, correctional institutions, licenses and commissions, and developed without the State's aid, to and assist the General Gov- interest on deposits. Any deficiency in receipts from these sources ernment in suppressing the late rebellion. The finances of Mas is raised by the annual State tax. The taxes during 1870 were sachusetts have always been comprehensively and skillfully paid with more than although the item usual promptness ; and of managed, and this fact accounts for the high standing of the interest, already, as has been seen, a very large one, must increase State's credit, both at home and abroad —a credit which probably so long as the debt will be increased by work upon the Hoosac ranks higher than that of any other State in the Union. During Tunnel, there is still no doubt—in view of the constitutional and the past year there was a reduction of the amount of the State legal provisions for raising all necessary revenue from State taxa- debt outstanding by the payment of more than $2,000,000 ; and tion—of either the good will or the ability of Massachusetts to the increase of the various sinking funds, which are virtually pay the interest on her debt, and the principal thereof as fast as equivalent to an extinction of the debt, amounts to about one it matures. million more. Nearly every funded debt of the State has a sink- The total of the receipts of the State Treasury during the year ing fund provided, through the operation of which the payment 1870 were $15,628,446 51. The disbursements on account of of the debt at maturity -is secured. the ordinary expenses of the Government were $5,659,406 73, The valuation of property in the Commonwealth for 1870, as which includes the sum of $1,659,380 21 for interest on the compiled from the returns of the Assessors of the several cities public debt and towns, and the premium on gold. In aid of railroad enter- the report of the State Commissioner of Savings Banks prises, and for interest due on scrip of Norwich and Worcester „*."*"" """^^ *° *^« **=' Commissioner's department, is as Railroad ton (part of which is to be repaid in gold by the N. & W. R. Co.), there were paid $800,000 52. Of the State funded debt $349,000 10 were paid ; and temporary loans to the amount of Corporat* mtSea* ovor real $2,641,245 25 were repaid. total payments account of eatau and mchinwy; May iVim;.'.'." Ulm,9n The on ordinary revenue and loans «»Tot«i.... temporary were $9,349,653 49, ,..$i,m,m,m and on account of several sinking and trust funds $5,726,683 18 — . . : .. — ; February 25, 1871.] IHE CHRONICLK. 2^ were pakl. The 6aah on hand on the lust day of 1870 du PljTnoulli, undi r 8/50 of tho Acts of tbe :' Mcount of all tho tunilf) wan i(!ol-l,0t(3 6U. and the amouiit of yav 1870; an : Salem and tho town cash availahlu ti> moot tho oiiUnary JeinuuUrt on tliti TruMury wuh of B<'VorIy, In lUc count; ol li^asux, aodor tho provisiona suui tho books of ihu.XfBaaiiror of cha[)tor 37 of the Uiwilvos of ili« yoar l86tf. The f;»8,(M!t t.'i ; luid with thid »uriilu» " --i -' ' Imlanri'tl f..r ilw vfur. fund adili'd during the year is tho Boston, M Krie -y"- ConcTinii^r ill,, power to croato (Mrt, thfi Stato Constitution 1 RailruaU Sinlting Kund," created by-cli«pl«r ih« I I. . {irovi " <'" r'ri^l.inini Hliall aalliorixe titu uogoCiatiouH orl .\cts of tho year 1867, and chapter -MO, soclion . i ' oiiii • of tlio puoplv, tl>o ueousaity or the TIte amount of the funds now in the Treasurers hauda I* woli.r i ilcmaud such action, $13,934,077 or), as shown by the tabular stat,«ment in this Uuport, Tl(o ik'bl ot thu Coiumouwoalth in tho foUowini- l in- being $4344)94 78 more than one year ago. clude nnt (iiily tho civil and war dobt, bnt also thi' 'unt Eauh fund is represented Oil the books of the Treaaorer by th« ' i invest''! -I ;•, 1 securities at what waa of i ou account of tho constniciloQ of mo my and in which its money was Ur> Iroad and tho Ibnwao Tunnol,aud in aidot ali otbtr paid for them. A great part of theee !-• re now worth thi .i value the raili,,.,', < ,,t. ,|ii'iso8 now outHtau it : l)een 860. On the last day of 1870 was $27,128,101 having Inn fund j; 330,000 330,000 315,060 t4,M0 reduced during the year by $2,2C!),0i)ti. Uuriug last year State iVTicu'l College rd.. 3aS.B3» 308.434 3I3,3D« 6,730 Uoiiiity liian » ng f'd. 1,786,737 3,534,975 337,936 crip won issued to the South Boston Harbor Land Improveraont ngrd.L3.«n,oaa| AluiHtioaseAluiHtionse loan s'ug. Loan, to the amount of $230,000, and to the Boston, Hartford and fund,.fund.. I',iX,ias 139,009 154,485 640 Erie B. R. Co., as a loan, in the sum of $20t>,184. The unfunded Todd Normal School 1-2,100 13,100 of 18(JU, fund OBI 13,100 debt and toniporary l3an,onthela8tday was $1,430,120 03, ' Rogers book fnud.. . 1,0,000 1,000 - 1,000 and on Docembcr 31, 18T0, it was 1,142,717 93, showing a reduc- Union loan s'ni? f'd..J:3,60O,0i,000 3,600,000 3,768,885 168,888 tion during tlie year of $283,403 09. During 1871 the huide *The $5,000 and $10,000 Issues are recistered. (li £34,500 due Oct. 1, 1888 ; £39,300 due Oct. 1, 1889; 1,700 due Oct. 1. 1890 ; £610,000 due April 1, 1888i (3) «1«,600 due April1 1 1891 $300,000,-~» due--«- April 1,•,'•=»", y~iwr—>- ,.™-,»; — -M"" 18 $560,000 due Oct. 1, 1898. (3)Due July 1, 1871, $300,000 ; due July 1, 1873, $360,000 ; duo July 1, 1873, $300,000 ; due July 1, 1874, $800,000 ; due July 1, 1875, $430,000 ; due Jaly 1, 1876, CSINGES IN THE REDEEMING AGENTS OP NATIONAL BANKS B. Commlngs, Cashier. Authorized to commence business Feb. 18 1871. Union National , Aunmjm.^.Anthorized.capttal. $13&,O0O; The following are the changes in the Redeeming Agents of National 1,7B3—The Bank of • "-aiiaialSifltar.-tPWinO." JdlrfTRTWalW, President; Henry C. Pad- Baaka since the 16th uf February, 1871. These weekly changes are ,dock. Cashier. AuUiurized to couuDonce buaiaeas Vub. 18, 18:1, furnished by, and published in accordance with an arrangement made L798—The First National Bank of Kankakee, III. Antborized caplul, $50,000; with the Comptroller of the Currency. paid in capital, $50,000. Bmory Cobb, President; U. C. Ularka, Cashier. 1,794—The First National Bank of Saint Peter. Minnesota. Authorized capi- UMATtON. AJia or BA>K. BCDaBimte asbht. tal. $50,000; paid in capital, $50,000. WUliam Schimmel, President; Frederic A. Donahower, Castuer. Authorized to commence buslnesa New Jersey The Central Nat' Feb. S8, 1871. The Importers' and Traders' National AuthorUod Hlghtittown Bank Bank of New York, approved. 1,795.—The FirBl National Bank of Charleston. West VlrKinJa.- t^mlth, Vrcr-ldint Iowa— The WasbiUL'ton The Ninth Natiouol capllnl. $78,000; paid in capital, $78,000. Isaac N. Bank of New baatscss Feb. Washington... National Bank. York, aiiproved. John Claypool, Cashier. AuthorUud to paqununce 33, Michigan— The Lowell Nat'l The American National Bank of De- 1871. Orleans, La. Anlhorized eapltalt $600,000; LoweU Bank trolt. ni>iir,iv,d in addition L796.—Union National Bank of New to the '- Nil,: paid In capital, $600,000. C. Kohji, i>Ie«idi:- • A. Fraret, I lank of New York Cashier. Anthorfzed to comimnce business 1 North Carolina- Citizens' N»- I The The I Merchants' Nat'l I,?J7.—The Central National Bauk of Baltimore, Mi i-i capital, Raleigh tional Bank. Bai. re, approved In ad- «2ll0.00O: paid in capital, $300,0i». James ;...., I>re6ldent; dili riit National Bank Cashier.. Anthonzed to commence business Feb. of w i)^_a Jlenry Clay carter, M. l-TI. , Ifeiv National Baiiku, i from Washiii List of Natioual Banks since organised the 16tb Febniarv. 1871 til, . ijiry Commi" OOclalNo. . ' Beimie. uiiuu luu i"in;l(ieH»llrOad«, w.i. ,.,! J. ii. ii>o 1. 1,7»1—The Tanners' National Bank ot BnshoeU, 111. Authorized caoltaL on a foUowing page, as they were reooired too late fotlneen $50,000; paid hi capital, $60,000, Charles Wilson, Prosldontj Jota ment 9f Ballroad newa> . . , : : : , : . : : X tPebmary 25, 1871. 2a4 THE CHRONIULE. with the close 8,1 Berlin, Brussels, Hamburg, and Amsterdam, but filonetarj) anb dommertial (KngU0l) JSmB there cannot in Catc0t liance which now exists between these markets ON LONDON peace be much difference between cash. ***"M.A'I'BS OF K*Oi«AN«B AT I. ON DON, ANDA times of confidence and AT LATEST DATES. been sup- That money will not be withdrawn so rapidly as has AT LONDON— slight im- JtXOHANGK BXCHANQK ON LONDON. be ascertained from the fact that even the FEB. 10. posed may place since the capitulation of Paris LATSST provement which has taken the export de- DATE. has already influenced the exchanges and checked 11.17 AiOBteniaiii short. n.l7>i®l!.l8 ""Feb. a asserted that so long as trade re- 25.111 mand for gold. And it may be Autwerp S months. 1S.06X actually dear. France itself Hamburg ... 18.1Ujl(@l3.1UX mains quiet, money will not become ParU •16.60 ®li6.70 as to be unable to is not so impoverished by an eight months' war ParU , short. NominaL 3 moB. 133.70 serve two Vienna 8 mouths. 13.70 (313.75 raise fimds In her own country, and as capital cannot Bflilln 6.3oK@ 6.17V 119 would, had no war taken Fntnkrort ... m>i& 130M purposes at the same time, capital which Mt. Peterebnrg fructifying in other departments will be devoted to the Oadiz 80«a30>tf Feb. 7. Smos. 81 B-16 place, be Uabon 90 days. repair of the material disasters of the campaign. The following Milan 8 months. J6.7IX®-.i6.ti2X eenoa are the quotations Naples 1870. 1871. 1870. 1871. Feb. 9. 60 days. 109X New Tork. Percent. Percent. Per cent. Per cent. Jamaica . . 8 <&... .. 4 months' ba'k bills 3X@»X sxas Jan. IS. 90 days. 19 prem. Bankminimnm 3X@ Havana.... Open-market rates: « months' ba'k bills 3>4@3?< Silt@3X Janeiro Jan. 6. Bio de it bills 4 6 trade bUls ..&yi* 3X®4 Jan. 9. 28>« : iir ^ni Ob It'Cbi-i:. uO«li , 1 ! : : : «W February 25, 1871.] THK CHRONICLE. 235 The ram* qnlet fcplInK which hof pr< forwHrd havf I lie W'k II ! without any ment. In early part of the week flour was In great "ii the demand altonitloii lu I Itnnk l>lr Home coiiil- •1 corresponding in 1869-'70 : 1 loth ti'iih ill France and periods (. derived Home benefit from roB TBS wssK cKDma ns. 4. Ilri ' 'ly for fiiiiire delivery, a.-* . 1B711'71. , , i8«no. , till' ll-jir.l- 1. 1 ill their favor. A midden Import r. Uxport*. Imports. Bxporta fall ill); Oil' 111 t it make a chanf^e in public Wheat CWt. 4H8SS6 1M17 7TO,«8 10.»10 opinion with I . tinned larjfe receipti* of cot- Barloy 88,i!88 483 »18,9M DO Ion at the port** itmi tiie large timoiiiit at sea induce cunnumera to think that »,S6rj prlccH niuAt be rather easier for some time. Oils 34,888 8%7M 108,681 Peas 815 S91 l.TOI 174 Mr. Rivett Carnkc has issned an elnboivte repoi^, dated Allaha- Beans 34,681 t1 4S,0n M6 Indian com 84,271 I,SM 836,906 1,151 bad, 24, on the area cotton cultivation December under during Floor 4«,8S0 17,4K . 141,a8» 1« the present season in the districts of the C«ntral Provinces of BiMoa TDX oomnNOuuirr or ran ssasoh (Ava. 18). Wheat CWt. 15,nfl,(!8!! 1196,M9 »,414.MI 1«,101 India and the Berars. He states that assuming the cultivation in Barley 3,787,488 9M« 8,718,116 s^U the districts for which returns have not yet been received has not oats...... 4,0«.0«9 4»S,1W8 6,«1I4.07» 40,361 Peas 390,797 19,176 7I5.a« 6,981 undergone any material change, the returns show a decrease of (leans 708,888 4, 1871. 2^ THE CHRONICLE. [February 25, FINANCIAL. last week. The BANKING AND week were 14,571 bales, against 17,475 bales Co., Wall st.,N.T.— week ending (for dry House op Henry Clews & 32 following are the imports at New York for —Banking with us in either Currency or (for general merchandise) Deposit accounts can be opened goods) Feb. 17, and for the week ending per cent, interest will subject to check without notice. Five Feb. 18 Coin, roansN ixports at hbw toek tor the ?Jek. all daily balances. Checks upon us pass through 1871. be allowed upon 1868. 1870. $2,663,.')91 if drawn upon any city bank. Dry goods $2,660,243 $2,057,682 $2,387,438 the clearing house as 1,887,065 2,148,761 4,M1,556 mercbandiee. . . 8,076,243 available in General We issue Circular Letters of Credit for travelers, $7,005,147 week, {5.735,486 3, 944,747 $4.5.^199 also Commercial Credits. We make tele, Total for the all parts of the world ; &,B90,4.*T t2,212,362 26,670,820 33,811,704 Prevloiuly reported. . . point, and transact grapliic transfees of money to any distant $29,157,109 $31,205,019 $40,216,851 Since Jan, 1 $28,825,923 description of foreign banking business. of every 'in our report of the dry goods trade wUI be found the imports Wo draw Bills of Exchange in sums from £1 upwards on one week later. dry goods for Imperial Bank, specie) The I London. following is a statement of the exports (exclusive of The Messrs. Clews, Habieht & Co., ( ending from the port of New York to foreign ports, for the week The Provincial Bank of Ireland, Dublin and branches Scotland, Edinburgh and branches. February 18: The National Bank of WEEK. KXPOBTS TROH NEW YORK POR THS We issue Certificates of Deposit payable on demand or at fixed 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. centres. For the week $2,968,819 $8,261,173 $3,208,786 date, bearing interest, and available at all money R^vloosly reported.... 22,913,310 20,865,571 20,384,115 Orders executed for Governments and other Investment securi- Since Jan. 1 $25,912,129 $23,926,744 $2.3,592,901 ties ; also Gold and Exchange. following will show the exports of specie from the port of The Advances made to our dealers at all times on approved collater- York for the week ending February 18, 1871 New als at market rates of interest. 14—Bark Mary Stetson, vaua Feb. of the world. Ponce American silver. . 16,458 Collections made in any part American silver... $20,000 Feb. 16—Brig ;Eliza Thom- son, Ponce, P. R. Feb. 15—Str. Algeria, Liver- HATCQ. pool American silver. .. 15,000 HA&VIT nSK. A. S. Foreign silver 13,237 Feb. 16—Bark Ilva, Mara- FISK & HATCH, American gold.... 1,300 cail)o Securities, 1 Gold bars 36,000 American gold 31,601 Bankers and Dealers in Government Silver bars 14,000 Feb. 18—Str. Italy, Liver- No. 6 Nassau street, r Llver- pool Feb. 15—Str. Nevada, New York, Feb. 20, 1871. ) {)00l— Gold bars 52,000 verbars 158,078 Feb. 18—Str. City of Wash- The Six Per Cent. Gold Bonds, of the Central Pacific Eailroad ington, Liverpool- Silver ore 4,000 renders them Foreign silver 78,950 Silver bars 183,215 Company have an established character which For London- British gold 19,515 especially desirable for investments. Gold bars 32,200 American gold 500,000 Feb. 16—Str. Columbia, Ha- They are based on one of the most important and valuable rail - Totalforthe week $1,170,554 and Previously reported 4,310,673 road lines in the world, fully completed, amply equipped, already earning large revenues, which must increase enormously Total since Jan. 1, 1871 .-..... $5,481,227 Same time in Same time in- with the growth of the country it traverses and the development 1870... $4,350,860 1867 ::: 4,035.313 portion of which ISeS 5,139,171 1866 ;::.;; 3,765.901 of trade with Japan, China and Australia, a large 1868 9,657,851 1865 3,917,985 must find its way across the American continent. The imports of specie at this port during the past week have are liable to be funded at been as follows Holders of Five-twenty Bonds (which Fob. 13—Str. Henry Chann- Gold $2,680 a lower rate of interest within a short time) may exchange them for cey, Asplnwall Feb. 18—Brig Louisa, Santa rate of interest, and gave Silver $77,511 Martha- Central Pacific Bonds, bearing the same Gold 760 Gold...; 1,453 from 15 to 18 per cent, for reinvestment, while their security Feb. 16—Brig Salinos, Para— Feb. 18—Brig Alfarsta, San Silver....-.v . 2,000 JTian— remains as reliable as before. Feb. 17—Str. Miesonri, Ha- Silver 100 vana— Gold bars 1,315 They are dealt in at the New York Stock Exchange, and at several of the more important Bourses of Europe. We have Total for the week „.f. .)«:.... $85,759 Prevlonsly reported ;..: 276,649 introduced them into our regular business upon the same basis as as freely at current Total since January 1, 1871 $391,408 Government Bonds, and buy and sell them Same tiine in I Same time in market rates, and '^re prepared to furnish them to investors or 1870 $2,836,973 1868 $280,987 1889 1,730,440] 1867 ..-.•. 184,879 others at daily quotations. 1 1 —Enterprising Marine Insurance companies from distant parts We buy and sell Government Bonds, Gbld and Coupons, exe- of our own land have, within a few years, established agencies cute orders in miscellaneous Securities at the New York Stock here, and lately one has come from Europe. At the present deposits subject to at time, therefore, there is considerably more insurance capital Exchange, make collections, receive check in the marine business in this city than heretofore, and as a sight, allow interest on balances, and do a general Banking busi- result, a greater competition. A compaiatively new feature in ness. marine insurance in this country is the brokerage system. FISK 4 HATCH. An active and enterprising body of men now make it tl eir business to solicit insurances to place with the different organi- zations. Ah long as there were a limited number of compa- nies, and while a uniform tariflF of rates was strictly ad- hered to, such a system could only exist on sufferance. Now, Pkiday Evening, February 24, 1S71. however, that the amount of capital is so largely increased, and Tlte money ;»Iarket.-The large accumulation of loanable companies and associations of undoubted security are in the field, funds in this market has shown no diminution during the past it is not simply a question of assets that must guide insurers in week, but on the contrary, the effect of this extreme ease in the their selection, but economy of outlay, and the certainty of liber- rates for money, continued now for several weeks, is becoming ality and fair dealing in tin- payment of claims. Messrs. Wreaks more and more perceptible in all the financial markets. Three 6 Walsh, 00 Wall street, are the murine a^nts of the Merchants' to four per cent, has been the ruling rate for call loans, though Mutual Insurance Company of CaliJ'omia and of the California In- the latter rate has hardly been obtainable from borrowers on surance Company, whoso advertiser.ients will be found on another government collateral. In a few exceptional instances we have page. By a provision of the constii ution of the State of Califor- heard of balances being loaned for a day as low as 2 jier cent. nia all stockholders in joint stock companies are personally liable, There is no anticipation of any material change in the market each one in the proportion that the number of shares that he' for some weeks to come, and, as we have previously noticed, the owns bears to the whole number issued, for all indebtedness that banks have shown a disposition to enter into time engagements may be incurred over and above the capital and assets of such extending over several weeks at 5 per cent, a rate unusually low corporations. The California Insui mce Companies are therefore on such contracts. The last bank statement, although showing a comparatively much stronger than hose of equal assets organized decrease of $904,314 in the excess of legal reserve, could hardly in other States. Their stockholder;! become to a certain extent be considered very unfavorable to continued ease in money, as the Individual underwriters, each one responsible for a definite pro- result was produced by an increase in deposits of $2,229,458, and portion ... of every risk taken, &c., &c. a decrease in specie of $953,37 7, while there was an increase in ^ Messrs. Drexcl, Wintlirop Co., .Jegal tenders increased and & bankers, 18 Wall street, ofifer for sale the of $598,347 ; loans were $3,641,175, 7 per cent, flrst mortgage circulation gold bonds of the Houston and Texas Central Hail- decreased $52,323, the whole excess of reserve over the way Company. These per cent, bonds are secured by first mortgage on the road of 25 required by law was $19,066,933. which asomiles are already in operation, and also by aland grant of 6.400 The following statement shows the present condition of the per ac'res mile. The receipts of associated in last the company in 1870 were $1,538,420 in gold, upon a banks, compared with the same date the twoyears : *** ""*^>'">«l in January, 1871, the earnings were 213,000. The Feb. 18, 1871. Feb. 19. 1870. Feb. 20, 1969. ^"f*^ Loans and discounts. »a«7,St7,Sr,8 price U 90 and accrued Interest t214.9iJ,5S0 t2li3,428.0«S Specie 2J,7()7)3i'J S7,2M,S87 23,351,391 -Mr. Willlm C. Circulation Oilman, dealer in insurance scrip and stocks, 3l,737,Sll 3S,6il4,3:i S4,34?,S'n 48 Pine Net deposits^posits nreei. Has jssued in neat pamphlet 2!6890,S3S 2W,ISS,S8J 18;,612A«> form, the annual statements of the Marine LeKsl TendersTcttders 66,3(16,689. 65.',3l,0t» 60.99„I97 D.™«noe O^pooles of New York, compiled from olBcial sources, and to par- The demand for commercial paper has been stimulated by the I «nbj«ct this pamphlet wUl be found of much valne and extreme ease in intereit, money and the dofflctilty 6f' obtaining remunera- tive rates oa call, and imder theiie influences paper has been i : : : — K: : PebTaary26, 1871.1 THE CHRONICLB. 2S7 nefrotiable»te«Hler prices th»n heretohirp quoted. 'For tho b«at vailed for sevetkl weeks arc beginning to have some effect in *' ' 8ixty cent, on now South Carollnas. Despatches from AlabaiiA continue * Tbls Is the nrlce bid and asked, no saU was made at thu Board. to report the prospect of interest payment on tho Alabama and The earnings of the Union Pacific Railroad for January compare Chattanooga Railroad bonds as very good, though it would appear that the Legislature can hardly appreciate injury done to the as follows 1871. 1810. credit of the State each day tliat definite action is further post- tlSS8.S89» Gross earnings *i™'5? 15 poned. E»pensee 281,061 63 473,960 38 Among railroad bonds, tho Pacifies have as usual been the most Ncteamlngs $198,51118 $54^84 active. Despatches from Washington to-day give the reports of The nine months. May 1 to Jan. 31, of the two fiscal years, the Judiciary Committee and Pacitic Railroad Committee of the Senate, compare as follows both favorable to the roads. 18W-71. 18W-70. The telegram in the Xew York Expreu this evening is as fol- tiroBs earnings H-SS^ « UfiU.'in 78 Expenaes 3,116,796.63 4,430X108 «7 lows : "Two qucctlons wito considered by the Judiciary Committee :—First, has Net earnings.. ,.»2,742,74» 87 13,214.298 07 the Uovi-niment the rii;tit to retaiu the whole compen^tion for sen-ices per- form- M'l^- '»' "inio To the payment of the bonds and The Ortld Marliet.—The market has generally been firm but Inter " . with the opinion of the Attorney- dull. The firmness of foreign exchange tends to support gold, tieli' - 1 ujion the j»aid t)onds due from tlio also the prospect 6f specie shipments commencing this season «>m[ . ..-rinj' lawH to pay it gemi-uuntially, ai* and mab On both of these qiieslioiis the opinion at an earlier period than usual ; the export of last week was of tl, of tiie Attorney-Genenil. maintains and $1,170,")54, btit the exports of the present week will probably be the , Ihat the United States arc bound to pay p are unable to learn of any im- for tti luiir 111.' K'liey, and can only apply the other half on tho much less than that amount; we bond and tliiit - are"t>nly bonnd to tht? perfonnance of tin; Gov- portant gold shipments for to morrow, and of silver alxjut $200,000 -^ i-i emni'n: r\ I .'nul. beyond th<' such service. pvrfommnee of in bars. Tho rates for carrying have ranged from 4 per cent, to are ti- 'il the maturity of the bonds. It is tinder- 2i, and 2 per cent. Receipts for customs this BtO'K ir in the report except Mr. Edmunds, The Hat, and to-day 3. 3i reper the Committee on the Pacific Railroads week have been !J3,027,O0O, and payments at the Snb-Treasury It recoiumeiid> 11' _ lci:i.*Iali Union Pacittc's First Mortgages, ; 83i<383i Land Grants, 72@73J ; each day of the week past Inconiw, 'i'.l(Xt';.'t>j. -Onotattons.— We understand that the Central Pacific bonds were yesterday Opeor Low- Holi- < lo«. ToUI admit t(^d to the regular call on the London Stock Exchange, and In..n«. est. est. Inir. Cl^nrtn«. 1.- .,037 Ballirday, r*hM.. . . 1 1 tX IIIW UlX lllX as they are al»o quoted at the Exchanges of Amsterdam, Frank- 1.1' 196 Monday, " 20.... Ill lllQ tllX llIX 2s.aao/MO' /M.4a9 fort and New York, we believe that no other railroad bond has T'u'wlay. *' 21 IHS, UlX lUH Ills " 22 Holiday., so general Wcdn'day, , 1.9M.7n) lasMin a currency in the leading financial markets of the " 23 UIX^ lliX "..tmjm Tlmrsday, ...UlX ]}}% KSaTS 961jn world. Friday, •• M....ti:x UlX lUX UlX «.! The following are the highest and loweet prices of the most SKtlS »>**' active State Bonds at the Board on each day of the week ??JS?i.\»J?fc:::.:::;i!{^ ]i^ WIU l"^ ^^^^ '^«^ Jan 1, 1871, to date.. llOX IWK IWX lUX Tuesdav, Wedneed'y, Thursday, Frldajr, Feb. 21. Fet). 22. Fob. 83. Feb. W. leading drawers have wmained DlTeim.. old... ForelKn Ex<-banxe.-The Hit .... 64JK Ma scarcely a fractioijBl variation. ««Teiin,tie^v... M 6IX firm throughout the week, wth •aX.far.. oM.. 8^ rates, but tlw same \ :::: 43 49 to support tf.Csr., K There is no extraordinary demand 4« ti'jw. J. S9 ...... •• •s nv Ix-en noticed for n n.nob.r of Vlri!.,old.... (I9H W scarcitv of exchanffo which has ••SC. u. J* J SIX there seems to I ^^-ot •« MIXMlirl.... i^K weeks'past. At the present moment o M »lS 01 aix corapletesett .m. Itn. ?..c. iJl.... the . •_ of decline in the market, though _ v. V. M«82X a L'd lit.... 7K '"»de beyondjhe yeueral U. P. utlkirs stinuitat* an export Inromo.. 73 ropean might CentJ'itc.Qold •WX prime b«,ken^(rterling was MS 9i ex,M,ctalion8. a" this time in 1870 r. 1 ex- 108Jfo 1085, and in ISfiO at the same. * Thli Is till* quoted at nriee tdd and nsk.;d. no aaUvaa made at the iir>:ird this week amon .'48 ports from all United States- iK.rt« Railroad and nucellaneona Stock*.-There iu.gold, .ime has been more bales, ,.rrKlu.;ing »8.(M5.000 a^^ %**^..K'w;,,r.,-.,is activity in the $5,7.';0,f85ln gold, witU Ji<>W.MiJ8 Stork \larkut, witJi. considerable buoyancy- Ju w«ek«f 1870i producing then prices. The remarkably low rates fox money which have pre- anU Middlin-g Uplands at a4c. : : : : K: . .. . ) .: . . . : February 1871. CHRONICLE. f 25, 238 THE 203,000 617.0IH) 240,60 14,000 612,000 1,904,000 689,000 as follows 1,210 470,000 1,361,000 800,000 Quotations are goDars. 8 Days. iiox® ma 75,000 188,000 81,000 IiODdoD prime bankan' 109 & 109W $39,657330 $10,902,642 '* commercial. ••< Totj' $16 935150 $52,743,310 $686,407 $13,375,932 follows raria (bankers) i.i'-iisis.'m 5.07K®6.0I*K The deviations from last week's returns are as Antwerp [email protected];< Lcgral Increase... 2983M 5.U»®5.«)< Caoltal ...Decrease.. $12,000 1 Tenders SwiM ilH® 41 .Decrease.. 160.485 Deposits Decrease.. 191,169 ' FS Amatcrdam S6X® *« Increase ,. 38,766 36X® 88g 27,046 I Circulation Hamburg 6pecle'.V.V.".V.";;."!::i>ecrcase.. Pranklort r»K» 80 The annexed statement shows the condition of the Philadelphia Bremen B T2«(« Tin 7ixa . weeks : • House and Sub- Banks for a series of thew-^k' aVihe Custom note Loans. Specie. Legal Tender. DepoBlts. Circulation. TirtranS^ttons'for- 10.S4!,926 Feb 6 63,018,868 I'i6,106 13,5ti;,78l 40.397,277 have been as follows 713,4.53 13.167.874 39,818,999 10,863376 Treasury -Sub-Treafiory SphlS ; 52909,796 Custom Paymenta. 52.743,310 686,407 13,375,932 39657,830 10,902,642 HoUBe -ReceiptB. Feb'.ao::;:"!:!!;: Currency. Gold. Currency. of the Boston BecclpU. Gold. 67 Boston Banks.—Below we give a statement »236,085 10 »1,150J78 51 »961,965 Saturday, Feb. . $573,000 88 491,872 52 returned to the Clearing House, Feb. 20, 1871 8(H,000 00 348,167 50 84471 National Banks, as . TS1.000 51 Monday, 308.783 22 91 531 21 463,498 ,.„ r^ar^(tftt Loans.T.ftnns. Specie.RnAP.le. L.T.T,. T. Notes.NotcB. Deposits,Deoosl tS, ClrculaClrculs 21. &M,OOU 706,500 00 Banks Tuesday, ....Holiday. 'i^'iJii $1,521,447 $291 $155,606 $3?I,608 $4a),?49 Wedneaaay," «*. 26 Atlantic ,*SS'ffi2 790,606" 'ga^'oo' 267,023* 43,920 57 2,624,233 3,743310 12,014 165,820 666.054 794,126 Thuniday, " 2S. ; 692,108 23 Alius 1,382,442 29 1,017,567 89 I'^SnS ,3,511, •136 18,908 300,166 1 ,440,590 784,295 . 886,000 1,014,628 80 Blackstone Friday, " 2*. !'2S'SS 1,982,932 11,690 179 143 806,421 587,060 Boston I'iSS'iJS 41 »2,42O,370 16 »5,233,67S 19 1.444,180 217,.«7 686,W8 415,944 Total X3,67;,000 W.176,025 27 «2.5S7,501 Boylston .SS'SSS 1.S150 10,615,848 W 2,843,816 6. ' " Mechanics' 800,000 S.322.0C0 7.581 422,0110 1,196,(100 47415(1 Georgia. fnna. int. 81 90 Bank K. Liberties. 500,000 2,413,000 4.000 661,000 1,891,000 459,000 !:ioathweBternKK., iBt mtg. 85 Elipb. di Dans 1b1 c-liis'd 6b 77 413,700 " Bonthwark 350,000 1331,900 i9,300 1,205,200 211,90(1 Btoclk Pit ^mont bra'h 88 Kensington 268,000 230,000 I.IIUD 4310 855.725 227 752 Uaconand Auensta bonds " Ista'^ 80 r«nn 600,000 1.892320 4,000 371380 1,018,566 174 399 yea ern " endort*ed. ^ontbside, Ist mtg. 8b..,. 400,000 1348,104 3371 401.164 1,3-0,654 " Manaiactoran'.... 870,151 l,»S6,O0O .... 550,000 1,127^38 Macon and Angnsta stock 3d m. gnart'dee.. JDJ Hankol 446,550 " Oommarce 290,000 817 fiW 13,199 221.756 657,273 218,690 Atlantic and Oulf stock. . 8dm. 6s 6H 8,433,00(1 61,om 1,027,000 2,631000 592.00(1 Savannah, Albauy.A Uall7e " 4th m. 88 82 TradearnVn^'.'.'* V,', ^00 000 1,416.728 7.343 SI4.176 1,087.775 174,219 bonds, end, by Savannah.. 75 Norfolk & Petersburg 1 m 8e 94 Consolidation 800*000 1,187.560 10300 251381 827,388 270,000 " " Pensacola Pebruaiy 26, 1871] THE CHRONICLE. 239 GENERAL QUOTATIONS OP STOCKS AND BONDS. Tlie Active Ntocka itiid Boiidii nlvon on a Prevloua Pace are not Hppcated here. Quotation* are made ol the Per Vent Value, Whatever the Par mar he. ttoutheru liecurltlea are Quoted U> a Heparate Llat. •TOOM ADD taouuTin. Bi«, WOOEB AXS uotTBrnu. Bid. noou Ajn> uovxiTiM. Bid. •Kxnu An •aovBiTist |Bld.\Ail( New York Prleaa. RAILROAD BONDS. 111. ft So. lat 78 iLmerlciki: _!:,*••" UtX lim Iowa, Mort Boa torn. Marietta ft Ctn.. 1ft M., 7, 1891 gxf ' U ilena * Chicago Bx> ended . IJ. » . NTS. do do 3d M.,7, 1896. a* (Soti' led.) Ualena ft Chicago, 2d Mort... M Hartford ft Erie. Ist M. (old) 7. 60 «• Northern Cent., 1st M. (guar) • ••.IWI. >£, IMH U4X iChlc. R. Island* Paclflc i «3 MX do do IstM. rnew)T. MX do do 3dM.,B. F7,4.*8il, u.s-vt.aasitrtu MorrUftEssex, Ist .Mort \UtiH Old Col. ft NeWDprt Bd8,6,jn. do do 3dM.,8. P.,(,190ni (i» do do JilMort M as do do Bonds, 7, 1917.. do do8d M. CHRONICLE. [February 25, 1871. 240 THE Lake Shore and OTlchlsan Southern RaUway.-The fol- lowing are the principal statistics of this railway, as returned by the Company to the State Engineer and Surveyor, for the year ending September 30, 1870: BOKD TABLES charter ^ OF THE STOCK AND Capital Steele by *55^222'!S5 FX?LAKATION m... w Capital stock paid Sf'S^'SS Funded debt, 7 per cent 22,00i,000 FloatinE debt 1.57.3,314 Total stock, bonds and debt, existing Sept. 30, 1870 58,612,314 2. Bank Cost of road, branches and equipment '. 52,804,746 »tocK»^ BallroadJtallroad and. Can occasionaUy at """d either ro-nlarly or Length of road and laterels miles 942.26 Len)>th of double track, sicUngs, &c miles 96.45 Lenu-th of iiranches owned miles 118.83 Length of main line (Buffalo to Chicago) miles 539.97 Thofl(fure« j ust after the name Weight of Iron on main tracks lbs, per yard 60 principal citie, '.. '"'-r' inrn which a report ol the ComCom- Bngme houses and shops 30 "'"'/^rortKHRoJncLE„> „„ko. m,.. .«„luo v-a. E company Imlicate tbe . of the jj^_j,, in,_ the,;,„ dividend^j„i,i„„a oolamnnnlnmr Locomotive Engines 276 star indioatas Uattdroads: panjc was last pnlilished. A O Passenger cars, 1st class {8-wheel) 134 Canal^and Other Passenger «irs, 2d class (8-wheel) 40 of Railroad, Baggage, mail and express cars (8-wheel) 57 -7?;'aJ^^!^^^£o/miJ^^^^ Preigiil cars (8-wheel) 5,942 the»eiM?.e8 the bo^lMlp™!;?':.',':? l^^^.^il. The date given in brackets Miles passenger trains 2,232,132 piven.under run by <^^'^'^:f^^"^-':f:^TLS",ZI"lZo«te> the Hme St which the state Miles run by freight trains 4,362,758 Miles run by other trains 977,611 feri'f^rr£^^ Miles run by passenger, freight, &c. trains (all) 7,672.501 Passenoirs carried (all classes) 9,421,896 PasBen,^ers carried one mile 197.755,480 Q.-M.=Qnart«rly, beginning with q'j.f.^Quarteriy! beginning with February. Freight (tons of 2,000 lbs) carried 2,84:5,084 Preiglit (tons of 2,000 lbs) carried one mile 521,149,505 State Securities will be Table of United States and Expenses Maintenance of way ;...;... $2,945,1.31 5. The month. — DBbJished monthly, on the last Saturday of the " —Repairs of machinery, &c. 1,1.57,336 e The Table of City Bonds will be published on the third Saturday " —Operating and general 4,186.466 the same as those in tJ>e ** of «^h month The abbreviations used in this table are —On all the above accounts.. 8,288,934 bonds mentioned above. The Sinking Fund or assets held bv teb^ of railroad Earnings from passengers $4,225,298 given on the same line with the name. — eaoh city Are " —from freights 8,306,254 " from other sources 6.39,682 " The Financial Reports of Railroad and other Companies From all the above sources 13,171,234 indexed in Net earnings from operations 4,882,299 are published in the Cbsoniolk as soon as issued, and the Kterest paid on funded debt $1,708,770 on the next pige, as stated above in Note 8. A com- table of stocks Oivadend paid on common stock and on guaranteed lOpercent. 2,905.571 plete record of these reports is thus obtained in a file of this paper. Carried to surplus fund 267,958 Total amount of surplus fund 1,230,716 Erie Railway—I^ast Statement.—FREIGHT AND P.YSSENQER marietta and Cincinnati.—At the annual meeting in Cincin- Business of 1870.—The following is the published statement to nati on Wednesday President King read a report showing a favor- the Lefrislature relative to the freight and passenger business of able state of afTiiirs. Among other things he said : The stock- the Erie Bailway Company for the year 1870 holders of the Ohio and Mississippi Company, at the annual The Bbu: Bailwat Accounting Department,! meeting in October, authorized the Board of Directors to change New York, February 7, 1871. ) the ^aage of the road four feet nine inches, which will conform to the Marietta and Cincinnati track. It is believed that the consum- masHT BDsnrass or the erib railway compant por the tear 1870. mation ol tJws plan, by which cars can be transported between St. via Parkeraburg without , seaboard , Thr'gh Freight. Way Freight. Louis and Louisville and the Tons, Tons, charge iViil result in a very great increase of through business. Months. 2,(X)a As. Revenue. 2,000 IbB, Revenue. The difltance from Cincinnati to Baltimore is 589 miles, or 340 January fiO,458 $.319,364 50 221,683 $518,556 43 February 70,192 372.700 90 204,689 42fl,.373 14 miles less than the average distance from Cincinnati to New York, March 67,672 887,286 05 2.'«,S95 558,357 43 by tho -New York Central, Erie and Pennsylvania roads. From 91,168 501,a31 .36 295,085 566,022 2fl April St. J.iOuiB ,to Baltimore, via Cincinnati and Parkersburg, the dis- MSiy 95,809 483.461 16 .326,742 604,320 73 or miles less than the average distance to June 88.S58 868,e-36 44 875.121 6.30,226 ','S tanoa is <^9 miles, 3X0 July 1I2.985 361,813 09 372.715 618..%3 54 St. Lcois by the same roads to New York. The improper loca- Anpist t08,R86 434,784 23 396,479 622,000 07 tion of the road between Warren and Belpre has. since the open- 8eptcml?er ; . ;vi-; :..,.. 94,923 490.1 .M 93 3M,(>13 672,621 31 source of great expense in mainten- October. ,.•.•.•.•.•.•.-.;..... l]8,liS3 558.027 87 4.38,728 690.287 « ing of the road, always been a November ,^„ 412,578 26 372,375 582,751 61 ance and loss in revenue to the Company. With the view of Deceml>ef. .W62J 419,982 62 376,982 590,265 51 remedying this grave error in location, the Baltimore Short Line has, during the past year, been incorporated Total 1,069,225 $2,039,79141 4,aW,835. $7,083,286 11 Railway Company under the la/fS of Ohio, and proposes, with the assistance of the Wlole total, way and through 5,127,260 $12,123,077 52 Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company, to construct a road in James Fisk, Jr., Vice-President. as direct a line as practicable from Warren to Belpre. J. D. White, Assistant Treasurer. The Sonth Pacific Railway—Act Passed Yesterday— to the Road.— State of New York, City and County of New York, sa: Jame^ Route and Iiaud Grants WASHINGTON, Feb. to-day, with amend- Fisk, Jr., VicB-President, and J. D. White, Assistant Treasurer ol 21.—Tee Senate bill was passed by the House out, locate, construct, the Erie Railway Company, being severally duly sworn, each foi ments. The Corporation is authorized to lay telegraph himself deposes and says that the above statement is true to the famish, maintain and enjoy a continuous railroad and best of his. knowledge and belief. line, with the appurtenances from a point on the eastern boundary Channel in the James Fisk, Jr., of the State of Texas, at or near Marshall, to Ship J. D. White. Bay of San Diego, in the State of California, pursuing in the loca- Sworn to before me this 8th day of February, 1871. tion thereof, as near as may be, the route known as the thirty- Mortimer Smith, second parallel of north latitude, and is vested with all the powers Notary Public, New York. privileges and immunities necessary to carry into effect the pur- poses of this a«t. The capital stock of the Company shall be fixed PAS8ESa»B BCSIKESS OP THE ERIE BAILTPAY COXPANT FOR TBE TEAR 1870. at a sum not exceeding $50,000,000, and when the amount is fixed increased, except by consent of Congress. The Tbro'h Passengers. Way Passengers it shall never be Months. !.Jio! , stock, land Revenue. No. Revenue. Company has power and authority to purchase the Janoary 10,100 $44,067 93 240,891 $160,198 60 grants, &c., and consolidate with any railroad company or com- February...... 14,161 42,353 61 188,515 183,696.55 route prescribed in this act M»«h.v,v - 18,«gl panies heretofore chartered on the 75,292 86 219,088 1-39,719 68 April.. >...•.•.•.•.•...:•.••.. 18,75s ' through 96,589 18 266,778 la3,910 54 but no srich consolidation shall be with any competing May-v...-! S6,881 118,104 40 2.^3,508 178,343 61 line of rAilroads to the Pacific Ocean. The right of way through Jane 48,090 86,177 17 206,161 180,781 91 JiUy 25,067 101,330 12 the public lands is granted to the extent of 200 feet in width on 300,226 206,S19 30 I August..... 28,445 102,<)52 46 it over public lands, 309,a35 226,740 each side of the railroad, wherever may go September. ; 24.883 49 . 104,7(V1 63 318,696 October 231,213 07 and grounds axe also granted for stations, buildings, workshops, '24,875 83.925 20 319,.525 November 21,740 2(M,2! land per mile on each side of the railway ill California, J. D. White, Assistant Treasowr. where the same shall not have been sold, reserved, or otherwise State of New York, City and County of New York ss- JamM. disposed of by the United States, and lo wliich a pre-emption or Rsk Jr., Vico.Pre«ident, and J. D. AV^ite. Assistant Tr^;^^ hoinest'.3ad said the l!,ne of cUdza may not have attached at the time that road Railway (>)mpany, being severally duly sworn, each for is definitely iixej. In such cases, other lands are^to' fie furnished. UimBclf dp,„»e8 an,i gays that the above statement is true to of hjB the AJl lands granted which shall not be sold or otiierwise disposed be* knowledge, Information and belief. of within three years after completion of the entire road, shall James Fmk^.Ib, be subject to Bcctlement and preemption like otlf^r"' lands, at the Sworn price to be fixed and paid to the Company, not exceeding an to before me this 8th day of February. 1871. Average of $2.50 per acre. Mortimer Smith, The Company shall have power and authority to issue two Notary Public, New York kinds ijf bonds secured by mortgage, namely : FixBt, Construc- , — — — . . February 25, 1871 ] THE CHRONICLE. 241 tion BoiuU. Second, Land Bonds. CbnRtrnctlOD Bonds sliall lie nkorrin and BMez Rallroad.-Accordtng to the annual report In- Morris lecurrd iiinrt;ja({M : Firtt, on all or any portion '^ tbo of tho and F "-nroad Company, recently prfsented to ran^lli.'•l•^^. riMiil lull or track of said railway, and ai . the the I,egislaturp, 1 stock Is $11,900,0/50 ; fundwl tiebt, PIxirtciiaiitiH thiTcto bolonginff: land bonds ehnll ho so- $12,184,0(K) 1 otluT : ness, $20jJ05 87 ; construrtitjn acconnt, unil by first or portion of th« lands $28,800,000. The receipts for the year 1870 were $2,a'>8,452 mortgage on all any 68 ; lerclvy granted. Whenever the Company shall complete the expenses, $1 .0004)31 18 ; balance, $057,521 50. Two payments of dnit and each succeeding section of twenty consecutive milew of interest of seven per cent, have been made to the stockholdera by railway, and put it in running order as a fimt-class n>ad, it shall the lessees. be tlic duty of the Secretary o( the Interior tii cause patents to l>o renlral nallroad Company of Newr Jemejr. - The capital $.'!i)1.0 ; $l,.'-)(lH,0.t!! opposite to ami colorminiiB with said coiuploted road U) wliich it lionda of 1890, $J,Hi{7,0(K) accounts payable, :« ; total, shall hv entitled for each section so complete. lj!l0,790,04;f :t5. The receipts for hist year were $4,:!03,514 12, de- The road shall l«< constructed of iron or steel rails manufac- rived from tho following sources : Pasaongers, $1,118,147 20 ; mer- tured from American ore. except such as may have Ijeen pur chandise. $1,172,870 tW ; coal, $1,054,550 5« ; mail, express, rent*, chased or alreaily contractetl for. The construction of the rail- &c., $147,045 7!J. Tho quantity of coal carried during the year way shall commence silultaniHiusly at San Diejjfo and a \vnnt at or WHS 2,751,71;$ tons. near Marshall, Texas, to lie completed within ten years. The Camden and Ambov New loan. -This company lately sold road shall 1hi subject to the use of the United States for postal, in Ijondou £.500,000 sterling jier amt mortgage bonds, free from military, and all other governmental service at fair and reasona- all Federal or State taxation. Tho bonds are of ,t300 oach, and ble rates of compensation, not to exceed tho price paid by private the price of issue 02 per cent, or £184 per bond. The repayment parties for the same kind of service ; and the (iovemmont shall of the bonds is secured by an annual sinking fund of 2 per cent. at all times have a preference in tho use of the same for the pur Tho LeaTenmrorth, Latvrenco and ClalveiUun Railroad, pose aforesaid. It shall not be lawful for any of the directors, now running to Thayer, 110 miles south of Lawrence, 133 milea either in their individual capacity, or as members of an incorpor- from Kansas City, is soon to be constructed westward 50 or 60 ated or joint stock company, to make contract for the construction, miles to, or nearly to the Arkansas river, intersecting the great equipment or running of its road, or to have any interest therein ; Texas cattle trade to Abilene. and all such contracts or agreements are hereby declared null and Railway ProKreas In Oalllornla.—The San Francisco B>ill«- void; and all money or property received under such contracts or tin, quoting our figures of railway progress in tho Northwest agreements mj^r be recovered back for the benefit of the Com- dAring 1870, supplies the omLssion of the Pacific coast (of which pany by any stockholder. we could not obtain the data), with approximately correct figures Penniij'lTanla Railroad.—PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Feb. 31.— from memory. During 1870 track was laid on the following roads The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was in about tho projwjrtion named : California and Oregon, 40 ; San held in this city to-dav. The revenue for the year amounted to Joaquin Valley, 20 ; Vallojo and Marysville, 42 ; Southern Pacific, $17,5ai, 70(5, being an increase over last year of $280,895. The 34 ; Los AngeloB, Wilmington and San Pedro, 18 : Petalumo and net earnings for the year amounted to $3,531,700. In reply to in- Santa Rosa, 15 ; San Rafael and' San Quentin, 3^ ; Copperopolis, quiries, " Vice President Scott said : There are pending negotia- 31 ; total, 1711 miles. On several of the roads named there is a con- tions for a lease of the Camden and Amboy Haiiroad, which we siderable amount of grading done, and all that are incomplete will think will be highly beneficial to this Company. The Pennsylva- be pushed more rapidly this year. The showing for 1370 is small, nia Railroad has no interest in tho Union Pacific Railroad. The but all the leading roads named are important projects, and with extensions of tho Pennsylvania Railroad now are limited to the revival of business will be ])ro8ecuted to an early completion, Chirn^ro, St. I.K)uis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and as leading from including several connecting roads, such as the Sonoma branch of th. sc' centres others forming connections with New Orleans, and the Vallejo, and the straight lino branch of the Central Pacific, oiher lines to the Pacific coast." between Sacramento and San Francisco. Oregon built about 100 The Bergen Tannrl Difficulty Settled.—The Bergen tunnel miles of road during 1870, and Nevada 35. In Washington Territory difficulty has at length been amicably settled. At a meeting on a beginning ifl to be made immediately on the Northern Pacific. Baturdav la.st, at which the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Grading on tlie eastern end is already vigorously ander way. Railroad was reiiresented by Moses Taylor and Samuel Sloan and The Bulletin csViTaisXea that there will be'500 or 600 miles of road Job Bnihin, and the Erie by Jay Gould, definite settlement was built on the coa.st during the current year, tmless the Supreme Court of California should decide against the constitutionality of arrived at on the following basis : 1. The use of Bergen tunnel in common by both companies for local subsidies. jV. Y. Daily Bulletin. ten years, tho Erie to receive a rental for use of tunnel of $100,- Virginia Conpoin Bonds. -Holders of Virginia coupon lv>nds 000 per annum, said rent to bo paid by the two companies in pro- are noti'ied that all such as have] memoranda or endorsement uimn portion to their tonnage. them are considered as. being mutilated by the New York stock 2. The business of Binghamton and Syracuse, to and flrom New board, and they have determined not to pass any of them. Per York, to be divided equally between the Erie Company and tho sons having such bonds can, by application to the Treasurer of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, the whole to bo worked as a Virginia, get them renewed in snchamanneras will do away with common lino firom New York to Syracuse and Oswego. all trouble. Richmoiid Enqui/rer. MONTHLY EARNINGS OF PRINCIPAL RAILROADS. . ^^-Central Faeiflo , . . Chioaeo and Alton. —Chicago k Northvestem—, .-Cbie- Seek Ta and Paciflc-~r-Clev. CoLCin. AI— 1871 1870. 1871. 1»!9. 1870. 1871. 1809. 1870. 1871. 1870. 1871. m.) (890 (4.11 m.) (4:M m.) (466 m.) (1,157 m.) (1,1.57 m.) ( m ) (520-90m ) (590 m.) ( m.: (390 m.) (390 m.) 534,480 |29.%»T8 »t3,55$..Jan... 1892,092 t70»j,0*4 . «3.51,7W $401,275 $201,i500 270,148 815,098 823,825 Feb.. . 8:W,a«6 75.%7R2 319,44) 449.654 318,600 ssti.'nc »M,S66 mar... l,lf*,lfi5 858,1B9 645,781 600..198 244,161 »»,8M f834,658 April. 1,112,190 929,077 388.386 443,.W0 246,046 846,832 1.305,044 ;.. ..Klay.. 1.808,411 1,177,897 449,93S 607,900 260,169 402,854 JL411,986 June. 1,251,9.W ],1.'>4,529 f 628,841 6a9,.512 274.021 .3.'S1,044 e'4'21,485 July.. 1,167,066 1,080,!M8 A45.i,606 462,400 »«9,.SS6 4iB,231 „601,049 Aog... 1,037,973 1,240,213 g632,668 556,100 319.012 506,023 g498,63S Sept... 1,305.672 1,27.M71 736,664 sa^ooo 817,887 4«8,U2 *488,B88 Oct.. . 1,S71,TO0 1,.371,780 S584,16( 638,128 338.280 897,515 43S,«S Nov... 1,140,115 1,037,963 ?479,*86 319,573 340,850 1386,596 Dec... »tt,708 1893,468 284,156 7.963,613 4,681,562 4,831,781 .Year. 13,355,461 5,960,986 3,280,420 ..- -mint ' Central. Marietta aDdCinelnosti— . Viohitran Central. ^ r-Nilwankao ft St. Paul .-Korth Kiaaotiri.-. 1889. 1870. 1871. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1869. 1S70. 1871. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1870. 1871. (974 m^ (1107 m.) (2S1 m.) (261 m.) (261 m.) (284 »l.) 264 R>.) (284 m.) (826 OT.) (986 m.) (1,018 m.) (404 ra.) (630 m.) |«M.sn $99,541 $90,177 639.M0 13>,IW3..Jan.... 1 337,992 418,756 (4M.130 $396,171 396,700 $213,101 188,385 8M,(N» 668,891 90,298 98,275 Feb.... ;)2II,»!36 »9,127 330.238 882,823 ...... 196,207 709.644 frM.3;4 104.685 101,879 Mar.. . 8*8,527 880,430 420,774 arr.floo 189,161 5 of Ho.-^ Iron Kt. r-St.t.AI ton ft T, Hanta.-.'--Teledo.Wak. Wnt»Tr.^ .. -Union Paciflf— 1860. J870. 1871. 1809. 1870. 1871. 1SW. 1871. -.- (210 m.) am m.\ (6S1 m.) (891 m.} (1068 m.} (1038 fli.) fc "-.v tl32,6«i ^Si .<^.-' $284,192 $2^,006 a6M74 $a«,!M 479,171 ''1«,IW 127,817 158,TS8 240,394 «8,846 600,189 .tfl,4Jj9 -^fci.ii,..* 175,9.'iO 172,216 :vt2,704 196,898 61B,21» 214,409 «AM» 270,988 171,8 I,«15,547. 3.188,137 3««t.'n6 .1.343,63S..YeBr.. 2,014,848 4jmfi» 4k4M,«9 7,MMM . ..' CHRONICLE. [February 25, 1871. 242 THE RAILROAD, CANAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCK LIST. eItIos n» Immedlato notice of any error discovered In our Tables. will confer«.> a. greai.,».t layprftivor by"j b Sobacrlbera ^ COMPANIES. Stock DiyiDKNU. COMPANIKS. Out- For a mil explanation of this table, stand- Last paid. on the pre- »loll explanation of thlBWble, see Bailump Monitor, ing. Periods. For pre See Wwoi Monitor, on tHe ceding page. Rate. ceding p'ge- 1«' Id Colony & Newport, Jan. 21. 4,959,020 "70 Railroad*. "« rirst dlv Jan. & July. Dec, Alexan. & Mana88...... 100 2,488,757 Albany & Susqaeha-ina'.. • July, Orange. Jau.JlE Syracuse,* No. 252 .60 482,400 Allegheny Valley, No. Ml JO Oswego and Feb. * Aug. AtlanUc and Ourf ^^W. Paelllc (olMi-8ouri)No.256....!00 3,7U,I!'6 Panama. No. 275 100 7,000,000 Jan. & July. Di-c, 50 Atlanta and West Point No. 2V9..100 Pennsylvania No. 244...... 38,493,812 May & Nov Nov. and Savannah".^... ..iw Pliiladclphla and Erie.' No. 255. SO 6,004,200 Jan. & July A-wnata do pref 60 Bafilraore and Ohio. No W IW do 2,400,000 Jan. & July. Jan., Waahlngton Branch' 1"" Philadelphia and Kead. Feb. 11. 50 30,401.600 Jan.* July Dec, Parkerehnrg Branch 0" Philadel.. & Trenton.* No. 255.. .100 1,099,120 Feb. & Aug. Ang. 21...., • Phlla..Ger.&Norrl»„* No.255... 50 1,597.250 April* Oct. Dec. Berkahlre, Jan. JJ" Boston and Albanv, Jan^t 100 Philadel., Wilmlng.* Baltimore 50 9.520,S50 Jan. & July. Dec, "70 . . . .IW PIttsb. ConnellsviUe, No. 255.. 50 Bout., Con. * Monl. No. 2W . & 1,793.926 Boston, Hartford & ErIe.No. *n.WO PIttsb., Cln. &St. Loui8,No.255. 50 2.4'».00O Boston and Lowell. .Jan.il »; do do do pref. ?0 s.noo.o BoKtonand Maine, Jan. 21...... !^ Pitts., Ft.W.& C. guar*. No. 249.100 19,714^85 Quarterly. Jan.. "71 IX Boston and Providence, Jan. 21.100 Portland & Kennebec, No. 253' .100 616,700 Jan. & July. Jan. '71 Buffalo. New Vork and Erie'... 100 do Yarmouth stock certlllclOO 202,400 April & Oct. Oct.. "70 Bnrllngton and Mlssoorl Blver .100 Portland, Saco * Ports No. '276.1C0 1,500,000 June * Dec. Dec, '70 3 (g'd) prei.iuo do do Providence & Worces., Jnn. 21. .100 2,000.000 Jan. I'l'y. Jan., '71 5 ..lOO Feb'. 'i' Aug. Feb * Camden and Ambov No. ?».. Rensselaer & Saratoga, No. 252 .100 6,000,000 Cot. Oct., '70 '69 &'70 Aprl 8X do do scrip af Joint Co.'s Richmond and Danville No. 285.100 4,000.000 SO Cauiden and Atlantic. No. 251... Richmond * Petersburg No. 235.1110 847.100 rto do preferred.. » &Ogd.,No.245..-.00 Jan'.'i' July. Dec. "70 Kome.Watert. 3.000,000 Jan. * July. De'ci ho Cape Cod, 'an. 21 Wgj Rutland. No. 'J48 100 8.000.000 eaUwl88a,'No.255 do preferred 100 1.8.31.400 'Ang. Feb. "71 go Nov.. Feb. & Hi do preferred Feb.. St. Louis, Alton * Terre Haute. 100 2,300,000 .Missouri' ....lOO Cedar Rapids and Feb.. do do do pref.lOO 2,040,000 Annually. May, '68 pref. .. do do . St. l.onts & Iron Mountain 10,000.000 Co.No.243100 Dec, Cent.Georgfa* Bank. St. Louis, Jacksonv. & Chicago'.lOO 2,658,750 370. .100 Dec, Central of New Jersey, No. Sandusky. Mansli'd * Newark'.lOO 910,350 50 Dec, '•71 Central Ohio Schuylkill Valley,' No. 'iss . fiO Jan.' 50 Dec, 576,050 Jan. ft July preferred . 50 do Shamokin Valley * Pottsvllle' 869.460 Feb. ft Aug. Feb. '71 Pacific 288 Central No. Shore Line Railway .100 635.200 Jan. July. Jan. ."71 No. 257. * Sharlotte, Col. * Aug., '70 South 24S . 30 2.085.925 Jan. & July. 'cc. CarollnaKo. ^,819,275 Cheshire, preferred, Jan. 21 100 .100 7.045,000 Mar. & Sept. Mar.. 71 South Side (P. & L.) 1,365,600 Chicago Alton. No. 248..... 100 220.. 10(1 ,"71 and Mar. & Sept. Mar. '71 South West. Georgia.' No. 3.9S!i,900 Feb. * Aug. Feb.' do do preferred.... 100 2,425,400 No.262.100 Sept. S pt., '70 Svracuse, BIngh & N. Y, 1,314.130 Burling. & Oulncy. No.8M.100 1"90,W0 Mar- & "'71 Chic, . 50 '70 "Terre Haute and Indianapolis . 1.988,150 Jan. * July, Jan. Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska'. .100 S.' Jan. & July. Dec, ».^ Dec. Dec, 70 Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 100 2.70O.O00 Chl<=ago -dNortljwest. NO. 2W.I0e| Jnne& pref.lOO ^,|.|,|9 June & Dec. Dec, "TO do do F. D., 18t 1,700.000 Jan. "TO W.D..2d pref.lOO 17,000,000 April & Oct. I ct., '•a do do 1.I1OO.0O0 Uhlc.Rockls.tPac No.263.. ino West.No,255.I00 s..^no.ooo April* Oct. Oct., TO Toledo, Wabash * 14,700,000 Cln., Hamilton * DaytonNo.263 .100 pref.lOO do do do 1,000,000 May ft Nov. May, no Cln., Blollm.&Chlcago'No.263. W 382.600 2,9117,800 Union Pacific 36,745,000 No. 278. . 50 Clncln., Sand. * CleT., Black River, NO.253..100 "71 pref. 50 428,646 May* Nov. Nov Utica and i.eiw.ooo Jan. & July Jan.',' do do do 100 "70 ,676,1M5 Vermont and Canada' 2..500.000 .Tune* Dec. Dec, Cincinnati * ZanesvlUe.No. 216 50 1 Vermont* Massachu., Jan, 21..100 2,860.000 Jan. ft July. Jan., '6» Clev.,Col.,Cln.&Ind. No. 253. .100 11,620,(100 lOO 2,056,750 Virginia and Tennessee 2,950,800 Cleveland & Mahoning,' No. 247. 50 do pref 100 2S 7,494,538 ^o N55,500 Jan. ft July. Cleveland and Pittsbnrg, Jan. W Carolina) 100 '64 11,100.000 Western (N. 2,'227,000 Jan. ft July. Jan., Colum ., Clilc & In. Cen.'No. 217.100 West Jersev, No. 250 50 ^•209.«I0 »ng, Pec, 70 Cotumbiis aud Xenia* 5(^ 1,786,800 Feb. & and Nashna, Jan, 21.100 "71 Concord 50 1,500,000 Worcester 1,400,555 Jan.* July. Jan,, Concord and Portsmouth 100 3.50,000 Oanal. 50 "TO Passnwpstc, pf. NO.281..100 2,0S4,200 Chesapeake and Delaware 1.983,568 Jnne* Dec. Doc, Conn& 25 Connecticut Uiver, Jan. 21 IIX* 1,700,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 8,229,504 50 Feb., "71 Cumberland Valley. No. 255 .W 1,316,900 Delaware Division* 1,638.850 Feb. * Aug 100 Feb., "71 Dayton and Michigan' No. 263.. 50 2,400,00) Delaware and Hudson 15,000,000 Feb. ft Aug Delaware" 50 1,107,291 Jan.* July, Delaware aud Rarltan .....100 4,999,400 Feb. * Aug reb.,'71 50 '67 Delaware. Lack. & West. No. 255. 50 16,277,500 Jan. & July. 6 b. a Lehigh Coal and Nav..No. 256.. 8.7S9.S0O May & Nov. May, 452,350 Navigation Co.... 50 728.100 Jan. A Jnlv July, 'TO Detroit am! Milwaukee, No. 249 . 50 Monongahela do do pref — 50 2,1195.000 December Dec, Morris (consolidated) No. 264.. .100 l.O'JS.OOO IFeb. ft Aug, "71 Ottbnque and Slonx City' 100 5,0(»1,000 Jan. & July. Dec, do preferred 100 1.175,000 Feb. ft Aug, Feb., 60 Bastern (Mass.), Jan. 21 100 4,062,600 Jan. & July. Dec, Pennsylvania ..•• 4,300,000 (consol.)'. 60 Feb., '67 Kaer PennsylVHnia. No.255 5fl 1.309.200 Jan. * July. Jan., Schuylkill Navlgat'n 1.908.207 Feb. & Ang. East Tenn Va. & Geor, No. 2"4.10O 3,192.1100 do ^ref. 50 2.888,977 Feb. & Aug. Feb., '67 le 60 Klinira & WlUiamsport,' No.2.55. 50 .500,000 Nov., Susquehanna & Tl Water 2.002.746 do do pref.. 50 500,000 Union, preferred 50 2,907,850 60 Erie, Jan. 28 lOO 75,000,01» West Branch andS' i«(iuehanua. 1,100,000 Jan. * July. do preferred 100 8,5S6.900 miBcellaueons. Erie and Pittsburg, No. 255 50 999.750 Ooal.—American 25 1,500,(100 Mar. * Sept. Mar., Tl 100 3,640,000 Jan. & July. Ashburton 50 2,500,000 FItchbnrg "69 Georgia. No. 259 '"' 4.156,000 Jan.* July. Butler 500,000 June & Dec. Dec, 86 eta. '69 5 Hannibal and St. Joseph. Jan 4.151.-00 Central 100^ 2,000,000 Jan. ft July. July, do do pref....lOO S.0^7,2>4 Consolidation Md 100 10,250,000 Hartford 4 N. Haven, Jan. 21. ..100 4,81X1,000 Quarterly. Cumberland Coal * Iron.. ..100 600,000 '70 do ilo scrip.... 190 8,000,000 Maryland Coal Co Dec, Housatonlc, preferred 100 2,000,000 Jan.* July Pennsylvania 50 4,oob',6oo QuBTterly. Feb., "n '70 Huntingdon and Broad Top' — 50 615,950 Spring Mountain 50 1,250,000 Jan. ft July. Dec, do do pref. 50 212,360 Jan.* July. Spruce Hill 10 1,000,000 Illinois Central. No. 248 100 25,275,600 Feb. & Aug. "Wilkesbarre 100 8,400,000 May ft Nov, Nov.,'69 Indianapolis. Cin.i Lafayette.. 50 6,185,897 Mar. A Sept. Wyoming Valley 100 1,250,000 Feb. ft Ang. Aug., '66 J 100 8,54,600 Norfolk and Petersburg, pref. . .100 300,500 5 Brooklyn and Kockaway Beach. . 100 144,600 do ' do guar. .100 137,600 Jan. * July. July,' no Bushwick (Brooklyn) 3 100 262,200 M ",?™ do ordiuHry .. 1,361.300 Central Park. Nortli East Rivers loo 1,065,200 Borth Carolina. * ; No. 267 .100 4,000,000 April 'TO Conev Island (Brooklyn) 5 100 500,000 Dec. '70 ^"-H'mpahlre.No J57100 8,068,400 June * Dec, Dock. 100 1,'200.000 M ay , "TOi ijuarteriy *)» Northernv«n£SS Central. Drv East B'dway * Battery i >Jo.i(J 50 5,000 000 May * Nov Nov., -70 Eighth Avenue : lOO 1,000.000 Northeast. (B. Carolina). No.20i . 898,950 Forty-second St. ft Grand St. Ferry = 100 748,000 Nov., ''f6,'Venil-'aimual... 8 155,000 May * Not North MlNWurt.No.U"-'^-'"'',;!,-, Grand Street * Newtown (B'klyn) i.100 170,000 7,771.500 Hudson A"enue (Brooklyn) 100 106,700 fforthPeansylvanla. vi "7! S 3,150,000 Jan., Metropol ' i Norwich * Worcei»tef*"",fari"9i'im an (Brooklyn) i(«) 194,000 2,364,400 Jan. * Jnty Dec, TO Ninth Avenue g.UX) 797„320 Ugdens.ft L. Champ "ijoJi!; "70 J,. ^ J. --vw...... tiB^i100: o.iKji.wAi<,(I51.80<) iian * July. Jan.. Second Avenue V wn 888,100 .'5'™«» kprti Oct Oct.. TO Sixth Avenue « 750,000 Nov., "TO,8emi a nuai.... Ohio MaMi«u.ippi?N„. ,i"'-';S * 100 •Third Avenue..., „ 100 1470,000 Nov., » ouaiU;ly • ••1*1 "4,024U74'jnne *'beo 8tre»t.f ii»ooW»n» ***• UUQll MMKCi^k and AUwhoftTAlllih'J'nii;," IVMiBruot ... 100 \ TSJJOO ,,,. f»»^ %t**** Ma UlTM, W 4,J5»,iao, Quarterly, : : ,.. . : : Febraar7 29 1871.J TH£ GHKONICLB. 243 NATIONAL AND STATE SECURITIES. INTKREST, Prlagl- OENOMINtTION. AaieaBl OKNUMlMATKlNa. aairanl tNTCRCar OalMaadla^. Mftrkaillhai • araln dafMlirorUM p>rabi» UAtk«4 thu ••nil diftull hr (•inwl Nau PsrsSls. BL National iP. b. 1, 1871). Bonnly Fond Loan 4.883,6(« 6 May A Not. 1894 B4ariRij IMn Inttrttt - do do do (sterling) 4,000,744 6 do 1814 Lonnof'SMut Kob H,'bl),>^<;... 18,448,000 Jan. A July 1881 War Loan (currency) 8,508,000 6 Apr. A Oct im 4,8W,aOO 1881 do '61 ( do du ), epn. do Troy * Oreenf. RK. Loan(8t'K) 664,180 6 Apr. A Oct •8».10 July. 1881 Ong.WttUvA Mar. «, '81), ymWir I M6,000 do do (borne) 966,500 5 do '88-'W Jan. July 1881 do ' ilo do ).iy«ar. I 1 do do (sti'rlln.') 3,963.400 6 do •91 'W t>o«D>(«ct> J'ly II k Auic t>'6i,ng I 174,W)l.lfi0 Jan. A July 1881 Souihern Vermont KR. Loan.. 100.000 5 Ap'. A Oct 1890 ltU»t.»,'M),ejn I »0,ll5,UfiU do 1881 Eastern Railroad Loan 5(1,000 5 Jan. A July 1871 llll,a47,»6 iswi . . 1,477,700 Jan. July '71.'78 New Bouda, & ls68 , A '86-89 War Debt of July, '«l-'83 899.800 6 Jan. A July New Boiiili., 1M«, tola 800,(100 Jan. Sc July 1890 do ofSent. 1,".H«4... . 600,000 6 Mar A Sep. '84-'a0 Gncloriiemi Dt for RR's (about). 8,48U,00U 1889 do ofjuly 1,1806 1,000,000 6 Apr. A Oct '71-'74 Arkansas (.Vpril., 'TO) $4,4:i6,000 N. Jkbsbt (Feb.. '71)$-.(,S96,J0O: 8.F t'l,(44,93» Bonds of IStiU 4,438,000 Jan. A July '»9-'00 War Bonds ori8«l(tax free). 1,799,900 6 Jau. * July '70-'84 Litt a Kock * I't. 8., Act. '68 ... 1,800,000 Apr. A Oct. 19C0 " 0fl8ti3 (tax free) 1,002,900 do '88-'96 Caupohnia( \pril,'TiO*4,lM,500: " of 1861 593,400 do '«7-'09 Civil BondK of 1887 (gold) 3,138,00' Jan. Jb July 1877 N.York (Oct. 18T()) $88,U41,606 8 F. $6,383, 4«2... do do ofjseo " 188,600 do 1880 Bounty Fund Bonds. coupon... 1,478,000 J&n. * July 1877 Boldlerg*K(.'liuriiondii. . " 434.500 do 18SS do do do , registered. 21,0rti,ii()0 do 18 7 do Bonnty Boii'te.. '* 805,000 do 1881 General Fund Bonds 1,910,(82 do Win. CoK««oTi'T( Apr. 1' ;i,) $7.'«8,900 do do RO.Of'O do 1878 '71 War Bonds(.iuly, 'lil ) lO-JO yiar 3,000,000 Jan. A July -'81 do do 90O.()O0 do 1876 do - KaBTLAMD (Oct.. "70) $18,»17,476: «.*•. . «4,r00 1888 $7,817,- 430 Conversion stock of 1868 6 do Halllmure & Ohio RR sterling.. J. A.}.,-r.*o. 1890 Funded debt of '66 1,1.11,70(1 6 do '87 "W do do converted. 4)8,500 do 1890 Bonds 1868-69 8,190,9(0 6 J.AJ.A.AO '88-'80 Cheupeake & Ohio Canal, st'g. 1.856.835 do 1890 TxKin!Bsx».(0ct. '7n)$!W,639,t0J do do converted. 1,68T.S4S do isno Bonds loaned to BR'a., etc. .' 34,008,500 6 Jan. A July I-ong. do do 1834 1,403,146 do 1870 Bonds endorsed tor RR's., etc* 3,173,000 • do Long. Baltimore * Sasq RR i««,ooo' do 1890 Funded Interest (now * 6 do Long do bonds) 4,0*»,50S do 439.00(1 d'l 1890 State Bonds (debt proper) .... * l,706,H0O 6 Apr. A Oct VaT Annap. Elkrldgo A RR 96.430 do 18SB do do ( do > * 389,166 do Var Bosq. Tide W. (Janal, ± sterling n3.009 ifn 1866 do do ( do ) • 1,39.8,640 do V«i do do couverto£ 31S,t» :86.t do All Int. unfunded to Jan , 1871. 4,191,861 K'stem Shore RR 30,131 do 1890 of Bank Teunessee Note** . 1.600,000 Bountv L4>t» ^ 8,8S1,8»' do less Vermont (Keb.,'71) $(,336,000: 'f bond» 100,000 6 do ins War Loan Bonds, coupon...... 1,036,000 6 Jan. AD«e. •71 n ' .l.'71)(3«,S18,348: do do reg 301,000 6 do 'a-tt 'iise Loan $100,000 5 May* Not. 1871 ViKeiRU, Jan. '71 do (47.890,889) do do 110,000 5 Apr. A Oct "».'74 old Bonds, eonpon II.IOS.POO A Jan, A JuIt Long. State Honae Loan 165,000 6 do •78-'74 Old Honda, registered 31.617,578) A do Long. Lenatic Hoapltal. AcLoan 94,000 5 Jan. * July 1874 do de ''o I'S.eX'' 6 do Long. Lanatic Hospital (West. Maaat 50,000 A Jnne * Dec 1870 On, Bonds, sterling conp'in. .. !,8«S.fl00| 6 du LoBg. Loan, ftiDdInK I'ublic Debt. 100.000! 6 June Dec '70-'7S Funding Bo. ds, 8t6, 1.478,(100 6 Jaii. A Jnly Back Bay Lands * eonpon Loan 330,0IM 6 May * Not. 1881 do do .et'-slH ed 1.873.168 do Union Fond Loan 8,000,OOM 6 Jan. * Jalv '71-'76 uo do l.*o.MO < do do do do l»..7c..upon, aao,ooM 8 do 77-'T8 do do s* r'(r.ir .. 468^160 s do Coast Defense Loan 888,O0W 5 do 1883 Interest fttndabi. (Ill ., ..t-.' (i98.369 Boaatj Fosa twu) ,„, rnrnt do 18M Intervtt on kbof* Wim,'ii.,{ TitKhWO •(Iff* ••#»•• . . : ;: .' ' : .. ' : ' : .:. 244 THE CHRONICLR [February 25,1871. RAILROAD, CANAL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOND LIST. Subscribers will confer a sreat t»vor by slvlng n» immediate notice of any error discovered In our Ts Pases 1 and 3 or Bauds will be pnbllsUed i^ext iveek. AND CHABAC- 1 COMPANIES, AND CHARAC4 COMPANIES, TER OF SECURITIES ISSUED' TBB OV SEUUBITIE8 ISSUED Amount Amount Out- Out- For full explanation For * tall explanation of thU standing When Wliere a of this standing * Monilor" Table see " Railroad Monitor'' When Where Table •<< Kallroaa paid. paid. £=• paid. ou » preceding page. on a preceding page. paid. Railroads: Railroads M»btle February 26. 1871.1 THE CHRONICLE. 245 RAILROAD, CANAL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOND LIST. • al>«erlbers will conftr • gnrnt fkvor by KtvInK n« Immediate nolire or any error dUcorered In onr Tablen. Pages 1 aod i ot Boada will be pnblUhed next week. COMl^ANIKH, AND CIIAIIAO. OOMI'AV'I''* *\-!l I'llAltAr- TER OF HECUKITIK8 IS i TKR ' Amount ml Ooi- 1^ (or a full cxnlanatlon , •tandlng Wb n Where at Table «m ••Itallroad 'ling • Mui...... When Where T»blo 4 Ballroada t yicttburg rf J/i-i-dl. (Mar. I, TO): Hallroadai Consol. Mort., 1st class Conso Mort., 3d class 683M0 1880 Haiaimah it Churlalon : Conso Mort., 8d claai 1810 900 'Jtt J.* J. Sew York 1889 Jrt»lort;nijo 1809 ._ Consol. Mort., 4lh class 1810 il (Jan. 1, W): 1,103,000 awiuei it Jtoimokt Warrm (Jan. 1, '70): WO NewTork 1880 m ||tMort«r*«o mm 1st Mort., guaranteed TSJJUO 18W Sll^ MUortuMir Wetchttter ' 1880 IstMortgage .' '! ik'C awiooo F.ftA. 200,000 A.ftO. New York isa l.TO): Real Estate Mortgages 15,000 M.ft N. 300,000 New York Mnth Avenue (Oct. 1, '69)t Ist Mortgage . r.(Oct.l,'W); 167^10 J.ftJ. New York 18.. 1,W7,050 Now York 18W Second Avenue (Oct. 1, '69): .o»ifFeb.,TO): IstMortgage 390,000 Mortgage J. ft D. New York 1877 •f I8ra 348,000 A.ftO. New York 18:9 3d 200.000 K.ftA. 1876 3ui.. '/w(Jan.l,'e9): Sd Mortgage 150,000 A.ftO. 1889 1st M Dlv.) 1,800,000 F.ftA. New York 1896 Consolidated convertible 375,000 M.ftN. 1888 1894 Sixth Avenue (Oct. 1, '69): l»t M . l>lv.) i,eao,ooo J.ftD. 1886 Ist Mortgage 3d MiTitii: . Dlv.)- 1,300,000 A.ftO. 250,000 J.ftJ. New York 1890 Kunlpm'l bM« of IS.Oconr.S.F 40< J. ft J. 1880 Third Avenue (Oct. 1, '69): lul.. Hiilj.,t. l»'M< Ijt M,,ii. , l'..l. ,t lH..7',m.) .... WO.OQO F.ftA. New York 1890 m V ' ..16Tm.) 3,S»,000 F.ftA. 1890 Canal t 1st N' '..lOOni.) 707,000 A.ftO. 1871 Utv i'.lSlm.) 1,771,000 F.ftA. 1888 Chetapeake I [February 25, 1871. 246 THE CHRONICLE. Bzporta or IieadloK Articles from Neiv Vork. i..)e Commercial Mimts. The following table, compiled from Custom House returns shows the exports of leading articles of commerce from the CO\IMERCIAL EPITOME. port of New York since January 1, 1871, to all the principal Pbidat NI8HT, Pebrn«ry 24, IsTl. foreign countries, and also the total export of the same articles Trade dnrinof the past week ba% been good, notwith- for the last week and since January 1 •Uoding the intervention of a close holiday. A reduction So —< o^'a-^cfe Jf^-M^os^oD -v o* 55 o ^ o Qcnji-^ 3d oo iajjoai « «o os_-*^t-^« — 3 -S ^'mOOSO' in railroad freiijhte has stimulated the demand for foreign 5 goods to go inland, wlile reduced prices, the result in part »up|ilies, have caused a revival of of a prospect of fuller « a p . . 3 2 Sns is, how- the export tnovement in Western products. There o 8 ** '^, Eh = - ever, an absence of a si)eoulativt' confidence, without which 1* I ||5|PSS 3 5 15 sgsi im £-• sc 3E y5 »i" Oi iS is a; q6 report the markets may be said to lack spirit, although the s 2 ^ ss-s S8 of peace in Europe, current this afternoon, caused some : :§;s .Sg:sS 2E2« of a revival. S : indications 0. Cotton has partially recovered the late decline. Middling' l^ssige^^js Uplands closing at 16f. Breadstuff's more active at sjine decline, closirg firm. Flour, $6 60@$6 90 for shipping 5 . COT* 25 for mess, and $22 00@!|22 $21 50@|2l 75 for prime .(NCO mess, closing firm with buyers to-day at those figures. Lard Ki- ts to 12|^tgl3c. for prime y-, . .CO-THiOCD tDC* • is down Western steam ; and Bacon IOC*' O is lower at 11^1 If ;. for long clear and short rib, but to- M » S2 : • o 25 o c» Tobacco shows no decided change from last week. In Kentucky Leaf the reduced prices then quoted are still cur rent. Shippers are taking the new crop, but for home con- ;3 § : : : :S «o W3|c '^^ & : : ; i'^ gumption the business is almost altogether restiicted to the m old crop. The sales embrace 200 hhds. new crop for export >0 oo gs 6@7c. for lugs, and 7J@9|c. for low and medium leaf, and 300 hhds., mainly old crop, to cutters and the trade at gsg;g 7|^10^. for low to good leaf. In Seed Leaf Tobacco the B ». I S" B M O supply yet available is not large, but is increasing, and sel lers are more disposed to meet the views of buyers. The n o 5'3 H *i2 sales are 99 oases new crop Massachusetts, on private terms • a a 100 cases Oliio, crop of 1869, at '22^c., and 250 cases Pennsylvania, crop of 1870, on private terms. Spanish Tobacco continues to move off freely, and the sales embrace bales 460 Yara ai 95@97^., and 250 do. Havana at 85c.@ M ftp -K $1 00. Manufactured Tobacco is in steady request and firm. East India Goods are without special feature, but firm. quiet, Molals are except Pig Iron, which is firmer, as many :S of our domestic furnaces are compelled to stop work, owing to the impossibility of procuring coal. Coal has greatly advanced in this market, owing to the fact that supplies are :3 small and are cut off' by difficulty between the miners and the railway companies. O H Whiskey has declined under large receipts. There has • • .!-« :"g further CO l^K :i .1 been some export movement in the poorer qualities of Hops. Hay is drooping. Fruits have slightly improved . .CO . in nearly all descriptions. Fish fairly active. ;S| .IT tnm Naval Stores show an advance in Spirits Turpentin' to td 4 S4 CO 54c., but Rosins are quiet. Oils have been dull and Pe- troleum has slightly declined. Hides have done rather bet- ter of late, but are quiet. Leather and Skins dull. Tal- low has sold fairly for export at steady prices. Wool has been taken freely by dealers, and prices rule very firm. Stocks are not large in any quarter, and some scarcity seems to be apprehended before the clip for in 1871 S£ji^ji^j^j3 ccn m m w ncn sc n ins I oc (B n m K c can be made available. Freights have shown some weak- ^•°'^°.=,^'ft0.5-f;'°.-°.8&Ma%o^j3gggg-S.g'aS„. : : ness in rates. The late speculation in leading staples, such as Bfpiidstuff'B and Prjvisions, caused some accumulation of room on the berth, but in the last few • '• days with lower • S-3 ^ '• prices for • merchandise, and a little easier o « a. : rates of • freight DO . fbipraei.U ES : have become more active. The . shipments ot is ; to-day etnbraced grain to Liverpool at 7d. bv steam and 6(1. by sail, o o and floor to ID mO^ .m • London at at Ss. 4^J."@2s. 6d. by q vi t II OO:5a . . . ,: : : : . February 25, 1871.] THE CHRONICLE. 247 porta or Leadlnff Artl«l«a« From the foregoing •tktement It will b« seen that, eotnpared The foUowlnflf table, complltMl from CuBtnm Hoaae Tetnrn* vrith the eorrespondlng week of last season, there lean Inereaae In *howa the foreii^a Imports of certain leadintf articles of oommerce the exports tlils week of 68304 bale*, while the stock* to-night are •t this port for the lant wetik, alaoe Januujr 1, 1871, and for the 124,081 bal) Exported to— | Stock. weeks. At Mobile It has rained tlirer diiy.s. at .Montgomery one Total tills Bame Wk We«k ending Feb. 21.. week. 1870. at it is reported to linve been wuna and cloudy e.Brtt Contln't 1971. 1870. day, and Selma through the week. At (lnirle.ston. Savnmmh, Macon, Columbus, 40.313 18,5»i 89,187 345,810 Augusta, Memphis and -Nashville it raiiutl from one to two days Mobile 1,300 13,684 %«84 3:884 80,934 71,478 of the week, but baa since b«-en pleasant, except Charleston. 6.033 716 6,788 83,438 THE CHRONICLE. [February 25, 1871; 248 Havre 44,280 91,500 of Stock in extent of our crop this year is et.ll, Our ExP0RT8.-The Stock in Marseilles. . . .-•>. - . Ji'k 6,850 4,600 estimate ace. .t but the general p ..'iv' 6,300 course, Bomewluit uncertain, Stock in Bremen 3,450 bales. Taking thnt figare of Continent 25,000 32,000 r;ther over than under 4,000,000 Stock rest now Britain (American) 294,000 249,000 an increase in stock m tliu I nited Afioat for Great then as the basis and allowing export Afloat for France (American and Brazil). .... 41,874 we shall still have left for States of say 100,000 bales, Total Indian cotton afloat for Europe 131,632 108,512 tlie same amount as 1last (provided our ovm spinners consume Stock in United States ports 693,218 568,234 during last season. Up to this timeti Stock in inland towns 118,382 101,843 year) 730 000 bales more than exported 481,330 mail dates February 17,) we have (the latest Total 2.160.5i53 1,596,868 period of 1869-70, leaving, if the bales more than for the same These figures indicate an inereaae in the cotton in sight to-night about 270,000 bales for the bal- crop foots up as above estimated, of 563,485 bales compared with the same date of 1869. last seasons exports for the same ance of the season, in addition to The exports of cotton this week from New York show a de we shall have to spare over periml to make up the surplus which crease since last week, the total reaching 14,571 bales, against has had already 573,000 bales bales last week. Below we give our table showing the and above last year. Great Britain 17,475 news of peace received to- exports of cotton from New York, and their direction for each of more than last year, and hence if the ; also the tolal exports direction since year she would the last four weeks and to be correct, for the bahince of the day tnmsout September 1, 1870; and in the last column the total for the same further increased supply. It is not unlikly, not be entitled to any period of the previous year : the movement to the continent from Liverpool will however that (bales) other words tlie continental supply Experts of cotton from New fork since Sept.1,1870 be larirer than last season, or in In that case, of course, will more of it go through Liverpool. would also be Britain . direct movement from here to Great WESK SNDraa Samel the Total timcg our years' exports would divide themselves up. to larger otherwise prev, in all, say 2,000,000 bales, Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. date. about as follows—giving Great Britain year. 28. 4. 11. 18. and other ports 950,000 bales. Our shipments (according to latest to Great Britain 1,803,000 bales, and mail dates) have already been 13,641 17,726 14,887 11,913 339,068 164,887 shipments would 6,734 381 to the continent 292,000 bales ; the remaining Other British Ports 1,196 Britain, and therefore in this case be about 700,000 bales to Great TotaLto Ot.Brltatn 13,641 17,726 14,887 13,109 345,802 166,868 6.50,000 bales to the continent. 9,303 to our latest mail advices (January 21, re- I5{DI.\. According other French ports 3 noticed ceived this week from Bombay) the first indications may be 9,806 o^ the effect of low prices on the movement of the crop. Tliis is particularly showing itself among the ryots in their unwilling- Bremen and Hanover 225 600 1,302 9,079 19,686 Co. vn-ite ness to send forward their cotton. Messrs. W. Nieol & 161 "522 5,088 14,970 " that supplies of new cotton are still coming forward to this mar- Other ports 661 i,'M8 ioo 7,429 2,582 ket on the smallest scale, and the question of how long prices are Total to N. Europe. 386 1,183 2,548 1,402 21,596 37,1.38 to remain relatively as much above home quotations depends en- tirely upon the monetary strength the ryots are possessed of. Spain Oporto& Gibraltar&c 40 60 2,315. i,809 That it is great is evident from the reluctant manner in which the All pthers arrivals in the up-country markets are parted with, while trifling Total Spain, &c 40 60 2,317 1,809 picking is progressing rapidly." So also we see Messrs. Fin- lay, Muir & Co. state " that new cotton comes on the green slowly." Grand Total 14,027 18,909 17,475 14,671 369,715 214,521 If this indisposition to sell continues, we must expect to find the following are the receipts of cotton at New York, Boston, movement to Europe slower and perhaps smaller than last year, The Baltimore for the last week, and since Sept. 1, though in aU probability an increased crop will have been raised. Philadelphia and Up to February 10, the cable reports state that tlie exports from 1869: Bombay had been, since January 1, to Great Britain 59,000 bales and BOSTON. PHttADELPmA BALTIXOBE. to the Continent 12,000 bales, against 41,250 bales to Great Britain NKW TOHK. | the Continent during the same period of 1870. and '8300 bales to This Since This Since This Since This Since! 1 1 1 total exports from Bombay for 1870 and the four previous (Sept. 1. week. week. Septl. week. The week. ISeptl. 1 Septl years were as follows New Orleans. . 2,211 81,339 2,143 16,706 3,128 86 . ^Exported to , . . 620 Great Other Texas 660 18,862 1,656 Savannah 4,212 146,139 1,460 26,066 '867 896 11,661 Britain. European. China. Total. from Mobile 640 6,246 4,53:3 Jan. 1,1870, to Dec. 31,1870. 864,568 164,880 52,097i 1,081 ,545i Florida 413 t Jan. 1,1869, to Dec. 31, 1869. 970,354 182,524 17,273 1,171,151' South Corolina. 1^965 108,487 i',668 36! 4,845 'i85 9,207 North Carolina. 707 47,785 "to .392 3,971 228 4,071 Jan. 1, 1868, to Dec. 31, 1868.1,035,077 147,732J 54,466 1,237,275^ Virginia 8,649 143,495 2,563 .34,015 40 2,136 40,996 to Dec. 31, Jan. 1, 1867, 1867.1,062,228 68,117 50,001 1,180,346 Nortli'm Porta.. 9,548 8,596 50,570 Jan. I,18(i6, toDec. 31, 1866. 913,598 37,809J 4,222} 955,630 Tennessee, &c.. 7,287 1.34,464 273 11,674 9;559 '342 22;976 Foreign 10 95 QusNY Bxas, Bagging, &c.—The market for cloth the past week Total this year 26,231 1 696,877 10,740!l46,716 1,168 3.3,262 3,287 been rather quiet, but prices are very firmly held ; 88,990 has the only j transaction, however, we hear of is 1,000 bales deliverable June 1st year.. 479,855 Total last 14,6151 10,567|128,098 2,858 1 32,820 1,566 69,387 at 19c. currency, duty paid. Bags are quiet also, the only sale 1 reported Ijeing 250 bales to arrive here at lOfc. Hemp continues SniPPiNG News.—The exports of cotton from the United States is quiet, and Manila quoted 10J@10}c. as before ; but there are no the past week, as per latest mail returns, have reached 80,477 sales reported. A sale of 300 bales Sorsogan was made at lOfc. bales. So far as the Southern ports are concerned, these are the gold. Jute is in moderate demand but firm, 500 bales sold in Bos same exports reported by telegraph, and published in The Chbon- ton at 6JC. gold. Jute Butts are in active demand, part specula- ICLE last Friday, except Galveston, and the figures for that port tive, and the transactions since our last including Boston and to are the exports for two weeks back. With regard to New York, arrive are fnlly 12,000 bales at 4@4^c. currency, and 3i@3|c. gold. we include the manifests up to last Saturday night Total bales. MovssfgNTS OF Cotton at the Interior Ports.—Below we New Yohk—To Liverpool, per steamers Algeria, 1,963 Nevada, of cotton at the 3,319. . . . Samaria, 513. . . .City of Washington, . . .Italy, give the. movements interior ports—receipts and 1,022, 2,615. . . ships Glcnallen, Themis, sliipments for the week, and stock to-night and for the correspond- per 356 1,024... Riversdale, 1,101 11,913 To Cork, for orders per bark Nictaux, 1,196 ing wcftk ol 1870 — 1,196 To Christiana, via Glasgow—per steamer Caledonia, 100 100 .!!'...!!. ,-Week ending Feb. 24, 1871. ^ ^Week endlnj; Feb. 21, 1870-- To Bremen.—per steamer Hermann, 1,302 1,302 ... Receipt*. Shipments. Stock. Rec.ipts. Shipments. Stock. To Gibraltar— per bark AttUa, 60 60 New Orleans—To Liverpool, per ships Emily Augnste, 3,930 Lonisa, .\ugusta".,,,.... 3,828 3.195 22,626 2,677 1,284 25,010 2,444 per barks Harvest Home, 1,314, and 1« seed cotton Sper- C«hinibu8 1,241 1,463 12,148 1,008 •941 13,537 anza, 1,452.... Amphion, 1,550 Mary Ann, 1,393 12,112 per steamer Kohn, Macon...,..,.. 1,441 1,669 15,686 516 592 16,587 To Bremen— 2,562 2,562 To Amsterdam—per barks Wentworth, 1,968.... Westfleld, 1,470 3,438 Montgomery ... 1 ,841 2,452 9,404 1,134 255 11,326 To Keval, Russia—per bark Peabody, 1,387 1,387 Selraa 1,450 2,511 8,860 882 974 7,765 To Genoa—per ship Susan Hiucks, 2,769 2,769 Memphis 16,975 21,424 To Barcelona—per barks Joven Euriqne, 640.. .Bnenaventtu^, 41,224 6,009 11,758 22,343 1,160. . per t)rig8NnevaCa8imira,496....San Miguel, 750 Mercede, 361 . . 3,397 Nashville 3,570 3,147 8,434 1,069 1,048 5,285 To Malaga-.,per bark Carmen, 520 , 620 To Malaga and Barcelona—per ship Pedro Plandolit, 2,858 2.858 80,346 35,861 118,882 13,295 16,852 101,843 To Vera Cruz—per brig Hope, 437 per schooners Linda, 317 and 49 lialf bales. , . .Louise Williston, 461 These totals show that the interior stocks 1,243 have decreased during MoEn,E—To Liverpool, per ships Carrie K6ed, 4,058 Lizzie Fennell, the we«k .5,515 bales (being now 16,.539 bales more than for the 2,805....Mary Kusseti 2 100 8,958 To Barcelona— per brig Wifredo, 454 • same jwriod of last year), wliile the aggregate receipts are 17 051 454 bales Charleston-To Liverpool, per barks Ynmiri, 1,287 Upland and i2i Sea more, and the shipments 19,009 bales more than for the . , . Island , Arbitrator, 1,6<>3 Upland and 53 Sea Island . . . corre-iponding Walter, 736 jHsriod of 1870. Upland and 175 Sea Island 4,006 To Amsterdam—per bark Rio de la Plata, Visible Sittly of Cotton.—The following Uvble 2,027 2,087 shows the Savaknah—To Liverpool, per sliip Zouave, 3,434 Upland quantity ot cotton in perbiirk sight at this date of each of the two oast sea- Lord Stanley, 2,057 Upland 491 sons: '^ .;.. s ToPalmouthand orders. ...perbaikTopeka, 1,200 Upland 1.200 ToNarva— per ship Hivideorn, 1,564 Upland. . 1871. . 1564 1870. ''*''»» Stock in Liverpool ''^*^5:;;''l? J'''""'P°"'' R" *''• Ofof, 786 upland.,, ',S.'A.'stapie^ bales. 704,000 311,000 l,46i I,plandand6SeaIsland.,,,Maggic, Stock in London 1,465 Upland nerWies Caroline Gray, 939 Upland, . 79,841 81,705 , .Maria \V, konvoori, 1,897 IjXnd Stock In ."...".'.' !!!."".!' per schooners Pntepa^ 1 '.'..'. 220 . Glasgow Upland . . . Wilhulmina, 1,115 uSand 8,396 250 .300 To Bremeu-per^rkdalvestOfl, 1,808 Upland.. ..,..;•!,.. .;„„.,;;;; J,803 : . : : :: . . ; . : ; FebnuuT28, 1871.] THB CHBONICLE. 249 Great Britain. OonllneaL Total. Baltivorb—To Liverpool, p«r iblp* AniKpolIt, tST. . Odumet, 761 .. 1,898 ts From bales. bales. balea. BocToR—To Liverpool, per •taamor Ssnukrl*, IS. . . Nov. 1, 1870, to Jan. 16, 1871 91.169 10.118 lll.«l ToUl 80,STT Same pirloa, 18*9-70 77,847 IMOT 108.104 form Same period. 1888-89 87.171 17,808 114.471 The pnrticalan of theae ihipmenta, arnuged in oar oiaal Same period. 1867-88 87.117 18,878 114.000 •I« aa inllnwa Same period. 1866-67 94.188 10.617 114.800 Amnter- Barce- Vera Liver- Ere- Bombay. Feb. 7.—New Oomrawnttee.good marks, SOOr^J ll-16d pool. Cork. men. dam. Oonoa. lona. Cmc. Narva. Total. by sail ^A. by steamer ; new Dhollern. 188r.—6 5.16d. by sail New York.. 11.91S 1,198 I.IXH 14,571 ; N. Orleane .W,II4 I.BO 8,438 3,760 6,9M 1,148 .. 80,386 eid. by steamer ; new Comptah, 178r.—ftjd. by sail ; 8 l-16d. by »,4U Mobile S,».W 484 steamer, all cost and freight. Charletton.. 4,ai,-. ... «,(m 6,0S» Feb. stock of cotton yesterday evening was (Uvannah... S,41il l.BM 8,»85 Havre, 10.—The were American, and 17,030 Toxaa 8,»tt . 1.808 10,108 44,280 bales, of which 28,180 bales Balltmore.. l,8Be 1,808 bales East Indian. Boeton «S 88 Total Sa,gS7 l.ioe 6,867 6,468 1,769 6,709 1,1'S 1,664 80,477 BREADSTUPFS. InclndPd Id the abovi- totala are 100 balea from New York to Cbrlettana, and Fridat p. M., February 14. 18T1. 80 to ailbraltar : from New Orleann, 1,887 bal«a to Reval and niO to Malaga for Flour, Wheat, Corn and and 1,100 bali-a from Savannah to Falmouth. The market has been depressed QOLP, Excn.\NuK AND FRBloaTS.—Gold has flnctuated the Oats, nntil to-day, when there was a slight recovery in Flour and past we<>k biHween Uli and llli, and the close wa« lllf. Wheat. Barley has been steadily advancing. Foreign Exchange market is steady. following were last The the Flour has arrived but moderately, and there was no great pres- quotations: London bankers', long, 109^1004; short, 110|^ sure to sell early in the week ; but the announcement of a material n(H; Commercial, 10»@109i. Freights closed at 9-11,811-82® 6-16 aud |J by steam and ^@5-16d. by sail to Liverpool. reduction in railroad freights from the West, and continued dull Bt Teleouaph rnoM Liverpool.— accounts from Liverpool so weakened the market yesterday that LnrmmoL, Fch. !M, 11:30 A. M.—The market opened qnlct aud steady. The iaioe of the dav ar<> I'ntlmated at 10,000 bales. The sales of the week have been lines of shipping extras to the extent of about 10,000 bbls. sold at balm, of which 17,000 bales were bales 84,000 taken for export and 5,000 on |6 50(36 70. This movement partially relieved the market of peculation. The stock in port Is 764,000 bales, of which 400,000 bales are American. some accumulations on the wharf and in the hands of city millers, Feb. 8. Feb. 10. Feb. 17. Feb. a. Total sales 66,000 5.4.000 61,000 84,000 and to-day, with a continued good shipping demand holders showed Sales for export 16,000 18,000 10,000 17,000 rather more strength, and although less active shipping extras Sales on speculation 5.000 1,000 8,000 6,000 Total stock 678,000 610.000 780,000 764 000 sold at |6 6d@6 80 being an advance of 10c. Stock of American 156,000 178,000 400,000 400,000 Totalafloat Wheat lias shown a steady downward tendency under dull accouDts American afloat 377,000 from abroad, the competition of Com in the freight market, and the The following table will ahow the daily closing prices of cotton for the week: Sat. Mon Tnes. Wed. Thnrs. FrI. subsideoce of speculation. The redaction in rail freight froca (he Price Mid. Uplands. 7)4®... IX&tK 1>i&t\ 7K@... tfi&... tfi®-- West also weakened the market ; and yesterday several boat loads on Orleans.. 7X®7J< 7X®7J< 7J<58 TA&... VA&... 7J<5... Up. toanive. . . .® .. ® ® ® @ @. new No. 2 Spring aolH at f ! 49@1 fiO in store. Tt was reported that EuROPF,AN AND INDIAN CoTTON Mabkbts.—In reference to contracts have been made to bring half a million bushels of Wheat these markets our corresopondent in London, writing under the fri'M Chicago by rail. To-day, however, with a partial advanco in the date of Feb. 11, states : Liverpool, Feb. 11.—The following are the prices of American Liverpool qu'latioo. and rumors t'l&t tlie treaty of peace between cotton France and Prussia has been signed, there was a firmer feelioi;, closing ,-Fair & .-Same date 1870-, line of Winter —Ord.* Mid-, g'd fair^ ^O'd&fair^ Mid. Fair. Good. at $1 61@1 64 for New Spring, and a large Amber Sea Island. 13 I) 34 3< 46 30 33 30 sold for export to the continent at $1 68 in »tore. Sulned 13 18 U 36 37 30 30 33 80 Ord.G.Ord.L.Mld. Mid. G.MId.M.F. Mid. L.Mld. M.F. Cum has met with a moderate demand both for export and home Uplands 7 7« tit 7X 7J< 8X Il« 11 11-16 llJi u«e, but with pretty full receipts, and a disposition to affect prompt Mobile 1 1% 1% 75i 7 15-18 en IIH 11« 13 N.Orlean8£TexaB 7 ^}^ ih 1% 8X 8K IIX 11 15-16 13)i sales, prices have ruled in favor of the buyers, until to-day, when The following are the prices of middling qualities oi cotton at the supply was small, and a slight advance was establisHed prime, this date and since 1868 : mixed selling at 84@S5c afloat, and prime yellow 86c, also afloat. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. Hldland d. d. d. d. Midland d. d. d. d. Barley has a'ivanced 3@5e per bushel. The local demand has not Island Sea 30 38 10 33 Pemambnco. 8H 115i IIX 7^ only been active, but our coaetwi^e neighbors have come to us for sup- tTpland... 8K 11 5-16 l\ii 7X. Egyptian.... 7>f WH 11 6>i plier. State Barley last sold at for two rowed, and Canadiao MobUe... 8X IIX MX 7X Broach 7 9X 8X 6 $1 $1.08 Orleans... 87< \i}i nn VA Dhollerah.... 7 9« 83i f,% @1 Xi, the higher figuie fir Bay Q linle. Since the commencement of the year the transactions on specula- Oats have been dull and prices weak. Nothing of moment done in tion and for export have been the p^st tnr.i da' a and the ;lose is quite uusettUo. .—Actual cxp. from Actual The following are the closing quotations LIv., Hull &, other exp'tfrom ^Taken on spec, to this dato-< ouports to date- U.K. In Flour— Wheat. Spring, bash $1 44«t 1 61 1871, 1869, 1871, 1870, 1870. Snperflne f bbl. »5 75® 6 35 Red Winter 1 SI® 1 56 bales. bales. bales. bales. bales. Extra State 6 70® 6 90 Amber do 1 68® 1 I Western, 1 American. . 13,040 38,630 36,765 13.886 143,700 Extra com- White Braallian... 100 5,380 8,910 9,876 48,050 mon to good 6 60® 6 90 White California 1 71 030 8.460 681 639 7,!KI0 Double Extra Western Com, Western Mlx'd,.. w. Indian.! 450 370 134 674 13,480 and St. Louis 7 00® 9 16 Yellow, new E. Indian.. 11,730 134,650 13.043 35,741 447,300 Southern supers ® White Southern, extra and Rye 1 1( Total 86,340 77,190 187,390 48.456 60,116 658,430 family 6 80® 9 50 Oats The following statement shows the sales and imports of cotton California @ Bariey 1 Rye Flour, super &, extra 6 40® 6 10 Malt 1 II for the week and year, and also the stocks on hand on Thursday CornMeal 8 86® 4 60 Peas, Canada 1 1! evening last ' The movement in breadstuffe at this market has been as follows SALBS, ETC, or AU. CBSCRimONB. , RBCBIPTS AT »EW YORK. ,. BXPORTS FROM NEW TORK , . Sales this week.- Total Same Average -1871 -1871. -1870.- Ex- Specula- this period weekly sales. For the Since For the Since For the Since Trade. port, tlon. Total. year. 1870. 1871. 1870. week. Jan. 1. week. Jan. 1. .bales. American, 38, 830 6.160 5.170 153,780 176.190 86,140 11.350 Flour, bbls. 48.789 11.011 144.649 Brazilian 1.910 380 3.390 13,140 68.480 3.390 7,770 C. meal. " .. 1.363 10.435 11.816 Egyptian 4,350 130 4.S10 39.090 30.380 4,600 4,010 Wheat, bosh 38,564 115.175 1.518.314 West Indian 1.140 10 1.160 7.170 7,670 1,100 1.110 Cora. " 100,488 974 4M86 Baat Indian 7.890 6,870 630 14,890 135.150 178,430 11.110 16.600 Rve. " " 6.709 6,708 Barley, week. 1871. 1870. 1870. day. 1870. 1870. in sight and the movement of breadstuff's to the latest mail dates : American.... 61,137 404,648 137,873 1,666.991 176.730 157.510 109.710 Brazilian 11,906 64,543 60.871 890,664 60.660 18,470 18,150 receipts AT LAKE PORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDINQ FEB. 18, 1871. Bpptian 6,087 67,968 81063 191,737 69,610 39,910 39,760 Flour. Wheat, Cora. Uata. Barley. Rya, West Indian.. 1.686 10.418 6.478 84.730 16.090 8.860 10.650 bbls. bush. hush. bush. bosh. bosk. EastlndUn... 11.M5 78,978 41,179 903,139 177,400 131,180 180,560 (196 Ihs.) (60 lbs ) (6R1hs.) (31 lb-.) (48 lbs ) (B« l^s. Chicago.. 10.189 169.060 393.341 6Ma8 17,784 11.106 Total 91.160 804,090 873.633 3.161.383 810.890 861,430 878,730 Milwaukee 8.850 86.839 13.436 4.976 6,966 7.618 Toledo 11,864 49.180 178.441 31.060 80O 1,4«> Of the present stock of cotton 45 per cent is American against Detroit 8,408 19,798 19,84« 11,107 a,6Sl 44.50 per cent last year. Ot Indian cotton the proportion is 29 per Cleveland 4,175 14,S0O 10,400 800 cent against 34 per cent. Totals B4.171 811.117 6M.866 184.538 86,171 10,178 Ix>SDON, Feb. 11.—The cotton trade U dull and prices have Previous week 78,774 876,806 996,063 116.581 n.886 11.118 receded ^d. to ^. per lb. The following are the particulars of Correspond'g week, '70. 71,475 861.161 813.011 100.603 M,0B8 17.841 imports, deliveries and stocks •88 B0.83S 888.088 1S0.W4 118.100 ao.iM 16.6n •68 61.515 101.997 5*t,.TT6 136.801 18.W8 11,700 188». 1870. 1871 " '67. 48,491 91.110 144.879 wm 14,149 1,580 bales. bales. bales. Imparts. January 1 to Febnury 9 43.113 15,916 SS464 CoMPARATTTE RECEIPTS at the Same ports from Jan. 1 to Feb- Deliveries.. 80,119 B6.4M 13.947 inclusive, four years : 8locka,Feb.9 18, for ja8,l3J 81,705 79,841 1871. 1870. 1888. 1868. Alkcandrta. .Ian. 87.—BuBjneas in cotton Is very quiet, and Flour, bbls. 487.186 466,008 880,946 411,110 prices have receded \A. per ll>, Is the statement of Th" Wlowjpg Wheal, bush.... 1.81«,««1 1,860,806 8,878,148 1,700,684 exports; Corn, bnah...,!* |,«»,748J| ^m,88» ll«,0»,«7 . : . : . 260 THE OHKONICLE. [Pebruaty 25. 1871. enter mai*et with freedom. Values are without any Important change 0*t».bn»h.... 811,485 885,609 1,279,853 1,065,755 the Bwley, bnnh WO.SStt 850,475 190,191 253,260 and generally uteady, with no new influences at work except, probably, that 99,938 Rye, buBh 121,313 97,483 827,911 stronger indications of peace abroad have revived the hopes of an increased demand. Brazils have sold to some extent and former prices were Total grain, biiBh 8,580,379 5,486,651 9,063,140 8,148,434 European obtained in most cases, with holders talking fully as firmly and confidently as And from August 1, to and including Feb. 18, for four years absence of margins on current importations and stimu- 1870-71. 1869-70. 1868-69. 1867-68. before, on a plea of Flour bbls. 2,652,148 2,748,444 8,405,114 2,716,700 lating advices from the points of production, aa well as the probabiUties of an European outlet. The position, however, is not quite so unfavorable for the Wheat bnshels. 88,259,101 30,OM,263 27.786,793 25,775,624 interest as two or thrc« weeks ago, the advantage being gained from Com 1.5,28'<,.'«2 15,010.865 16,811,964 18,364,682 buying OaU 10,174,010 8,277,397 14,331,789 11,8«6,6(X> the increased supply and the improved assortment, embracing two steamers' Barley 4,095,394 2,150,677 2,439,M0 1,678,474 cargoes, and jobbers generally have shown greater caution in all their opera- Byo 1,044,118 926,976 1,769,068 1,246,686 tions, especially aa stock is pretty much all available and selections can be Total grain, bnshcls 58,860,945 66,410,178 62,538,654 58,9.32,072 made without difliculty. At the other ports there haa been a good business 8HIPMEST8 FROM CHICAGO, MrLWATIKEE, TOLEDO AND CLEVKLAND doing and full prices obtained. Java coutiuues dull, the atock being well FOK WEEK ENDINO FEB. 18, 1871. under control and firmly held at rates which buyers refuse to pay, but from Flonr, Wheat, Com, Oats, Barley, Bye. second hands the distribution is good, and consumers appear quite willing to bblo. biisb. bn»h. biisb. bush. bush submit to extreme figures for fine stock. On West India styles a sweeping Week endiii? Feb. 18, '71.49,105 44,821 351,423 45,810 12,940 6,732 movement has taken ofi' the bulk of the supply of Maracaibo, but aside from Week emliusr Feb. 11, '71.49,935 37,924 598,700 52,060 12,115 6,'242 Week endiiis Fob. 19, '70.70,734 85,312 154,611 37,300 15,447 1,080 this the market was without animation and void of anything particularly inter- Comparative Shipments of flour and grain from the poets of esting. Prices remain as before and are generally firm, as the accumulation Is Chicsiinro, Milwaukee, Toledo and Cleveland, from Jan. 1 to Feb. amaU and few immediate additions are looked for. The transactions embrace 18, inclusive, for four years 10,681 bags Rio, 4,001 bags Santos, 14,150 bags Maracaibo, 200 bags Java, 426 1871. 1870. 1869. 1868. bags Laguayra, 175 bags Savanilla, 131 bags Mexican, and 1,513 bags St. Do- Floor bblB. 384,316 436,524 609,983 mingo. Sales at Baltimore, on spot and to arrive, of 23,108 bags Eio, and at Wheat bneh. 261,829 664,355 849,194 New Orleans 3,500 bags Rio. Corn 2,420,673 897,262 1,289,570 Imports of Rio this week have included the following cargoes: "Impera- '' " Oats 342,680 239,127 453,485 dor,' 5.400 bags ; Amelia Wilson," 3.500 bags ; ateamer North Amenca," Barley 143.492 77,691 135,679 6.0M bags Itfo, and 460 bags Santos. Of other sorts the imports have in- Bye 28,754 29,688 183,691 cluded 1,086 ba^ St. Domingo, per ''R. Murraj', Jr.^" and 4,306 bags sundries. The atock of RioFeb. 2:5, and the imports since January 1^1871, are as lollowu: Total 3,197,428 1,90&123 2,911,599 New Phlla- Baltl- New Savan. & Gal- In Bags. York. delphla. more. Orlpiins. Mobile, veston. Total, Stock :4.466- 10.311 9,5X1 6,467 2,000 52.711 GROCERIES. Same date 1870 4S,'48" 18.418 8.aM 6,000 .... Tl.iii-l Imports , 1S4',6J5 3,550 75.187 53 470 11.9('0 Sax) 8M.7r,a Frtdat EvENDia, February 24, -1871 lnlS70 Ua,216 .... 77,895 86.410 10,800 8,045 206,609 The week under review has been a broken one, owing to the Of other sorts the stock at New York, Feb. 23, and the imports at the several ports since January 1, 1871, were as follows; intervention of a legal holiday, and the volume of business has New York^ Boston Phlladcl. Bait. N. Orle's S2 In bags stock, import. Import. import, import. Import. ^ ^ been somewhat affected thereby, though at the best the general Java and Singapore t 465 •24,333 '17,143 CO. inquiry was Ceylon 5,518 B| slow and uncertain and the position not remarkably Maracaibo — — Laguayra 380 1,783 S'SOS '..'.'. '.'.'.'. -aS encouraging. Our jobbers in nearly all cases find the distributive St.TJomingo 494 16.412 1,731 233 S- movement small, and, holding fair supply, are of course not greatly Other 9,547 24,983 714 10 .... Ha inclined to purchase beyond actual wants, particularly as stocks Total 16,404 67,862 12,623 4,080 10 84,S08 Same time, 1870 16,010 29,693 7,504 8,118 40,84T in first hands in nearly all cases are increasing, and there must * Includes mats. &c., reduced to bags. t Also, 51,168 mats. soon be a better assortment from which to make selections with a probability of easier terms. Values have undergone no violent or SUGAR. decided change, but with few exceptions the tone is weak, and any A most decidedly dull and [uninteresting condition of affaire has prevailed on the market for Raw Sngars during the entire week, with a heavy feeling on fresh advantage has been gained by the buying interest. Holders values and the cost still further reduced on all grades. The arrivals have been of goods likely to be wanted in European markets were encour- more abundant and importers hardly so confident as heretofore, the majority aged somewhat by the more favorable indications of peace. offering their receipts with a considerable show of freedom, not only on the The entries direct for consumption, and the withdrawals from spot but to arrive, and in some instances there has been quite a little pressun; bond, showing together th^, total thrown on the ii.arket for the to realize. Buyers, however, could not be tempted to engage In anything like week, were as follows : free operations, and the business was largely confined to odd broken lots. 5,316 Tea, black.,.. pk^s. Laguayra .. 305 bags. Sugar, Brazil. .... bags. with scarcely enough changing hands from day to day to afford a fixed basis i.reeu 9.<'97 pbgs. Otber 722 bass. Mauila,&c.. 578 bags. of quotations. Most of the Trade are doing nothing beyond a light retail Jipan 3.(41 pktES. Sugar, Cuba.. 7,862 bxes. M'las'eB.Cuba 3,006 hhrts. Various 1,S17 nkgs. Cuba S.SSO'lihds. Port'i Rico. 468Mlhd8. buainesa, and Refiuera find the market for their product growing worse and CoITcc, Kio... 13,124 hags. Porto Blco SO'liUfls. Demcrara . 391'hUdB. worae, and the result Is that all purchases are calculated with a remarkable Javr. 1,145 mats. Other 376 liUds. Other. SlS'hhds. Maracaibo,. 333 bags. *Hhd8. Include bblB. and tea. reduced nicety as to actual wants, and beyond this nothing is taken. The proportion Imports this week have included 15,414 bags Rio, 4,306 bags of at well cured desirable parcels of the new crop is now comparatively small, other kinds of coffee; and good receipts ol sugar and molasses. the later arrivals showing a very poor average and this adds somewhat to tin stocks in The New York at date, and imports at the five leading reduction in values, though in the present condition of business it iaextremely ports since dan. 1, 1871, are as follows : doubtful about realizing even our modified quotations for the very best dry stocks In New York Imports at leading ports hard stock. There haa been no improvement in the demand for Refined, tbp at date. since January 1. 1871. !870. 1871. 1870. market ruling extremely dull throughout and prices are again reduced. The Tea >,.,. ..,.,(. ibs; 12,622,792 Tea (Indirect Import). 8,054,803 falling off iu cost, however, tails to increase the demand, and though most „...pkg8. 4,375 4,'i50 Coffee, Rio .....bags. 21.466 4S,i86 881,752 236,669 refineries are working as slowly as Coffee, circumstances will admit, the accumulation other ^.....baga. 16,404 IW'.O 40,ai7 84,308 daily grows larger, and holders Sugar boxes, 31,3:15 73,533 56,225 49,983 more anxious to realize. Sales during tlif agar : hhds. ai.3U 49,283 84,711 42,046 include ; week 2,981 hhds. Cuba 40 hhds. Porto Rico ; 350 hhds. Demcrara ; 18.5 •"gar bags. 304.970 251,111 122,280 133,686 Holasnes libds. hhds. Orleans ; 7,211 22,360 14,943 40,450 New 5,780 boxes Havana ; and 400 hhds. llelado. Imports at York, and stock first XEA. New "''- in hands. Feb. 23, were as follows: Cuba, Cuba, P. Rleo, Other Brazil, Maulla,&c,Melado '' ' The'volnme of business baa not been very ' "' '" large, and the general tone of the bxs. •hhds. •Ubds." •bhrta.' bags. bags. bhdB. nurkot proved slowand unpromising Imports this week.. 4.991 3,493 50 856 16.^83 3,149 throughout the greater portion of the *' since Jan. 1 83,590 1U.9M 600. 8,933 12.666 8J.316 9,648 period under review. " Since the opening of the new year there has been an same tlme,*70 24,719 19,269 1,519 5,323 27,000 49,185 limncnse amount of Tea withdrawn from bond, and as this is pretty well now Stock In firBt bands.. 31,335 .3n,;Ml' 361,970 3,376 distributed the consumption naturally falls off somewhat, while the supply and Same time 1370 78,533 49.288 251.111 :i,077 " " 1869 4,104 7,743 25,000 3T1 the assortment at the same time increases, and buyers gain their advantage therefrom. The weUkiieBS is developed to the greatest extent on .Japans and inOliASSES. Greens, with some concessions offered by holders as an inducement to hasten operations, and though ThemarketforforeigB, without 'any unusual amount of activity, begins to it is stUl sate to call Oolongs steady, they lack buoy- ancy and move with less general have a more business like tone, and afair movement may reasonably be expected freedom. The trade, however, seems to have a fairamouKt of confidence from week to week during the ensuing two or three months. The old crop is in Blacks, as they arc growing in favor with con- •nmers, and when business now considered as of but little importance, holders having now placed values shows any animation sell much more readily than other styles. As a rule. down to a point as low as could reasonably be expected, and there quietly Importers express no alarm at the present stagna- Uon of trade, Iml affect to awaiting such demand as may be developed, though the outlet is doubtful as consider it aa merely a natural lull between the heavy movement of Januaiy distillers seldom appear as buyers, and refineis do not find the quality in\itlng. and the setting In of the regular spring demand the hitter likely The new crop, however, begins to appear In larger quautltiee and attracts to commence as soon as transportation becomes cheaper and '^»l««,o'3.M0ptpa. Green greater attention, especially as the supply is more generally distributed, and '°im„"„""'?'l!'i and 5,600 Oolongs. the increased number of holders coming in competition brings about some Ai>";;?rd^««Sr'''"'=''''^"'''""^'^««"''- ^"""'' P-^'Atnahdlne," from modification from the extreme figures asked on the first arrivals, and gives °' 11?» '"'« the United States (not buyers more advantage. toSidlM°^^™nl!'.5lJ,'!"'^''*i'"P°'''*uMauoing Han Francisco), Refiners have been the most liberal operators, but from January 1 to date, la 1871 and lb70 offerings of choice grocery styles lound a very ready sale to the trade, who 1S71 «reen. Japan. ,?1K5: Total have for a long time Wnv... 3^.501 6.-S«,e65 3.305.6*) 12,632.792 been without any first-class forelL'n goods. Domestic has 4,«17,126 • 3.692,284 445,443 arrived THoi«.ii'" 'i 8,054,8.3 freely, but met with a fair demand at pretty full prices, and for the best wall. ?**=*""' even a slight h;veTotefp^''2'''',"?''?'"'^•J.ois ««'P" ."yPlSx ^ ^^P'"- advance was obtained. Iloldors, however, meet the outlet will pkgB. since January 1, against 4,680 last year. inglyon any COFFEK. reasonable bid. There has of late been a good steady demaod Tti»n>h 1 for Sugar House Syrup, mainly Southern ''""*• on account, and the sales making ^"^ " ""' "^'"""^ <" «<=""'y ™"™t. but nothing mostly at of m^Mlhui.."!,! . 24@25c. per gallon, in bbls., and 21@22c. do. in hhds. Wo note 4B0 hhds. low encooMgement In grade old Cuba, 150 hhds. new crop Porto bbls New the oondlUon of Rico, and 1,858 the dlstrlbuUve tneOe to Induce tiem to Orleans. i . : . —. . : — Febrnaiy 25, 1871.1 THE CHRONICLE. 261 . . I The racelpU At Now Tork, »Bd iitoek In flni hMSt. fob. it, were la rdllowi: Tnlnl r.ir i.tlf..! Aliiln > D«e.24.. I'M Cab*. P. Itleo, Dnn«Tiir», Othrr N. O. •bbdt. 'IiIkU. •htaite. 'blida bbia Importt thli we«k, , . ^MolMaea. -, Snjpir. kri purticiuiiiiy ioi- 11IIHI'T« Ull'l So. giveth. Mini.' . , , . , •Hhda.- —Boxet, , —•lifidJ. , , Bagf ja. will. ht after. ini. 1870. ifni. ISW. 1871. lirtfl - , abont Now York ia,sao l».oes 37JS3 21.143 The .irU-A during the week amount to 18,010 fil mil... aL'iMit-i T. . 8315 3.MS «,9I4 SSI3 13,077 4.S8I boxes.„ i-.;,<«jo boxca last week. I .. 11,719 <.3(M 3,157 4.087 4,>R£XEI«, WlNXfiLROP OlTldends to Siookholders 90,(kJ0 OO following order, namely »804,18» 43 18 WALL BTRKBIT. FissT. Bubecrlban for equal J. B. 8C0TCHLER, President. amotmts of each class JABBZ HOWXB. Ylca-Fresldant. of bonds, B. W. BOITBNiC, Secretarj-. Sxooxs, Subscribers tor equal amoimts ot bonds Safe Investment. bearing fnterest at the rate of four anda half per cent and of bonds bearing interest at the rate of Ave per cent. The attention of Capitalists iscaUed;ta the ~£k. ^Z California Insurance Co. Teibd, Subscribers for five per cent bonds. FIRST nORTGAGE 'When a subscription Is made the subscriber will be SAN FKANCISCO, CAI.. OF required to deposit two per cent of the amount there- of, to be accoimted for by the Government when the Assets : Seven Per Cent Bonds bonds are delivered ; and payment may be made either Baal Estate tM.OOO CO In coin or In bonds of the United States known as Loans on Pond and Mortgage. 160,560 00 Interest due on do . 670 00 FIVE-TWENTT BONDS, at their par value. The coin Cash In Bank. &o 14,848 99 received in payment will be applied to the redemption Loans on Collaterals 61.SUU 00 PEKIN 4: JACKSONVItl-B Premiums In hnnds of Agents of five-twenty bonds. PEORIA, and In course of collection... 89,166 85 The bonds will be registered or Issued with coupons RAII^ROAD GOniPANlf, Premlom Notes 18«« 10 as may be desired by subscribers. Regl8tere Hardware .,.. 108 884 DrlMIni France Forlgnl Total. .H»rihttawiir« Mil 4,184 Iron. UK bare. ia.aM a8,l<83 18,760 vilan .. .. 8,WI N.U8 <8,1(IW' Lead, plfi S.1,0 88.314 New Orleans 154,913, 968, no OKI Wl,49» UlMiwiirfl,... KU! 4,7SI 1,«97| Bpelter 111,488 8a8,6M 1,808,190 Mobile 16.1811 198 "1.871 Ulanplntn.. l,ilSl! Bieel 17,089 12,»38 Charleston l»,t94; 11 ianona I* MB Tin, boiea 1,788 88,603 44,8; I Bavannab 47,818 2X1,- 197 615, 100.81* Coal, ton* a,M4 Tin >lali>, Ibe. m3is n4,7l8 IVxas 8.548 28,048: 69.I8* Ooooa,tHun.... 'is 9,IUg 4,>ia liam il,189 33.760 10,698 Now York 38,918 107MI u.rx ISi.lM 114,173 Sugar, bhda,tci riorlrta '4131 >«3 aw Abble 7,Ta 38,838 )8,!S3 North CaruUna... a,764 0u(an, b«xee A Virginia ai,801 ivlen. 4,183 _ba(H 6J84 103,088 78,9C0 Other porta 9X188 s.4aa Tea 44,683 231,717 M1.9n Brlin«ton». ton* ISC 1,161. Tobacco.... 888 9,44U 8,884 Total this year.. 1980,989 788,94* Cochlneitl it i;b» wi Waxie M 814 196 Cnuun Tartar., 1« Ui Wines, Ao— Total last year . 301 ,l» ia99.e« 808388! 99«0» Otimiiior aw U CbanipaK'e,bk* aw 38,443 17,938 Ounm.rruile.,.. 80 Wlnos 38,!U2 18,983 tlie past week hav» Uum, Ariiblo... '«» Wool, bales 808 4.683 8,338 The Inflnences operating upon the market IndlKU U47 l,4»l ArtloloB report'd been much the same as duriug the previoiLs tvin-k ; 1 hough the Madder 1.