and prices are weak here. Wilmington, choice, $2® 
2.25 per bus.; others, including Virginia, $1.?0(&L90 do. 
Grain. In wheat u material advance Is quoted, 
hosed upon n better foreign market and moderate 
stock*. The Inqttlrv from all sources has been ftiir. 
We quote—>’o.2 spring, in store, $]g*,«l. 6 ]; No. I do., 
$1,62® 1.65; winter red Western, $l.78®1.80: amber 
Western, $l.S?®l'X>.; and white M eat era at ?1.87(it2.06. 
Kya is quiet at 90f*92e. for Western. Oats are coming 
in freely, and have sold lower: Western, 52 
(Jhio. 53M®55e. Burley is active and tlrm at $1.05® 
1.56 for common to choice Canada WeM. Corn is of¬ 
fered at lower tigures with a slow Inquirv. Western 
mixed. 75c.; Western yellow, 76(<5?5Hc.; white South¬ 
ern, 76c. 
liny ntnl Straw.—Reports from the interior show 
that tanners have not more than enough spick for 
their own use, owing to the backward season, and 
dealers here liuld on to winter prices. Sales at f 1.40,a 
1.4.’> for shipping ; $1 .MM 1.75 for retail qualities; StVa.fiftc. 
for salt: 8Ue.(y,s1 for clover. Straw at $1.05(31.111 for 
long rye: 85f«,05c. for short rye, 75ta.Nic. for oat; 50 
QiTlfc. fur wheat. 
Hops.— As usual at this season business in full 
parcels Is checked, everybody holding off to hear from 
the new crop. Brewers are taking u few lots at Into 
prices. Sides nl 5t>„65e. for prime, down to 25c. for 
common ; English, u 0 '* 6 ,ic. 
at nple Sugar.—There is some accumulation of 
stock as the opening high prices keep buyers out of 
market a while. Very fine samples are urriving from 
this State; the range is UVjiiac. 
Poultry nnd Gome.—Tlie supply of dressed is 
unusually small from near points.as farmers are busy 
plow lug and plant ing, and not much Western is due 
at this season. We quote : 
l.ive. Stale andNJ.. :1V, 1 22c.: do. Western, KkaSOe.; 
roosters, 1 lei, 12c ; ducks, perpair,$1(41.13. Gee*e- West¬ 
ern, $1,7.V»2; do. t'Jinada, $1.75("2: do Jersey, $2.7;V<4 
3.25: turkeys, 2-V24e. N. J. and Pa. chickens, 2S(',30e,: 
do. turkey*. ikhtaZc.; capon*, 42,5,47,0.: broilers. $2.12 t' 
pair; Western chickens, W«®c,; do. turkeys, 27f«.38e.; 
Jive are scarce and wanted. 
G.iME.—Shine are in good supply and saleable at the 
low ilgurer. Wild pigeons arrive freely and are low¬ 
er. Gnglmh snipe per dor... $1.75*2; plover, $1.50 do. 
Wild pigeons $1 feathered and 41.12kth1 .—5 picked. 
Pena.— Canada are quiet at SL2Sf<U.27. Green aro 
in good demand and steadily held at $ 2 <?>' 2 . 20 . South¬ 
ern blaekoyed have been sold at $2.70 per two-bushcl 
bag. 
Provisions. Mess pork is held with confidence, 
with some speculative feeling. We quote ut $13.75 for 
snot, $14 lor June. Prime mess, $12.75 lor spot, and 
$13for May, with snlfls lit these ttgures. Dressed hogs 
are steadily lirlit ut 5V | .«i6 1 -- Middle* nro In good ex- 
f mrt denuihd, and decidedly higher. Hiorl i i 1 •. 7 , <-.; 
one clear, S short dear, h'- c. Cut meats are firm 
at '.w IOC. for hams in pickle. HtSSViC. fOf do. in salt, and 
5w4r,8V for shoulders In salt. Smoked meats at In . ,.4 
lie. for hauls, and 6'u,\7c fur shoulders, hard Is hold 
higher, with considerable inquiry, and 11 strong mar¬ 
ket reported from the West Western steam,h - e lor 
spot, ilMC. for June, and WNe. for July. Steal Inc is 
quiet ut HVialOe. Beef (lull nt $7.fgV/rO.fSO for plain 
Western mess, and $ Mi. 13 for extra mess. Beet hatr* 
are dull at $2;v>i27. Tierce beef Is Inactive at $1,V„ 17 
foi- prime mess, and $ib„2l.fi0 for India tuc**. Tallow 
is held higher ; prime city, !»Hc. 
Heed.—("Inver l* selling nt for Ohio,Ova 
O^c. for prime Indiana und Michigan, mid Ilk- for 
Mate, with the business limited to the home trade. 
Timothy is quiet at $2.75w3.25 Tor common to prime. 
Vegetable*. Tlic large supply and good quality 
of old potatoes make* dealer* very earnest in their 
instructions to shippers of new front tile South ltd* 
season in reference to sending small sires. These 
aro always a detriment b)l rude In the New York mar¬ 
ket, and this year If sent will be neglected, as buyers 
will use their advantage in selecting choice old. Ber- 
mtid- , induce Is quite freely offered with potatoes ut 
jjj/U F bbl.i tomato* fitlo, per 5-qrt,. box, onion* M e 
crate. Old potatoes arc In pond receipt by mil 11 ml 
prices arc easy. Green pens arrive as heavily as 1.500 
crate* each steamer, and are quoted nt $4.50"5 V bu. 
Potatoes, Early Itnse, bill., for seed, $2.25(58.00; P. 
Blow .$2.35*43-50; Prince AI her I. $175,,2: Monitiiiand 
Good 'b, $I.2.V,< 1.50! Jackson, $l.5t>«1.75; Dyright, 
$1.50<a'. sweet Del., $3.75,".4.00. Onions, red and yel¬ 
low. $2. fS/2.50 , Conn . 100 strings. $3. Garlic, per 
100 litinri , $226124, Turnips, Husain, bbh, $2. Cnb- 
Irages, pel 00, $6ut8. Beets per 100. $1.25. Carrots 
per 100, $L5ll. 
Whisky— Is quid, and steadily hold at flOHc. for 
Western. 
Wool. —There is a better Inquiry from manufac¬ 
turers for flue lots of domestic am) foreign, at full 
prices. Pulled are easier in price. Latest sales are at 
S(>r<it!3c. for XX Ohio ; lllc. for extra pulled ; 75o83e. for 
super; 87c. tor tubbed; 50c. for Texas; 32c. tor Cali¬ 
fornia burry}; Piet,40He. for Cape: 41c. for Mestua. 
has been warned by the German Government 
against issuing sentences of excommunication 
. It is admitted by Berlin papers that the 
enurwe of France will cause Germany to act 
with caution, and continue a longer occupation 
of French territory than she otherwise would... 
The strike of the carpenters continue* in Berlin 
Don Curios has Issued a manifesto to the Span¬ 
iard*, and a general uprising is feared. The 
Government is ready with troops. The king 
says he wiJl not impose himself upon t.h4) coun¬ 
try against the wishes of a majority, but be 
knows what to do with a turbulent minority . 
The steamer Kona has sunk on the Chinese 
coast-, and HO live* went lost . The steamship 
Peruvian, with 700 passengers, went nation; On 
some shoals off Halifax, on the 30th. Passen¬ 
gers all saved. The steamship will be repaired. 
Political. 
CiTO Service Reform is thought to have 
been practically killed In the House by those 
who should support the President_The com¬ 
mittee on the New Orleans Custom House inves¬ 
tigation is charged with holding batik the testi¬ 
mony There has been much excitement in 
Salt Lake fitly over the Mormon question . Mr. 
Fish says the Cabinet will not back down or 
change its position on tin* Alabama question. 
The Democrats are suid to be working to harm 
Chariot Francis Adams nominated at Cincinnati. 
David A. Wells Is engineering the Cincinnati 
Convention In Boston.. Virginia Liberals pro¬ 
pose to support Judge Davis and HomeeGroeley 
at Cincinnati_Col. Korney Rays Pennsylvania 
will go solid fur Grant.Iowa lias iilioli- lied the 
death penalty .Secretary Robceon has again 
been before tne Naval Investigating Committee; 
hi 1 made some startling statements about expen¬ 
sive engines without ships, and good ships with 
worthless engines; he demanded a complete vin¬ 
dication from the charges made against him by 
the Bun. It is thought Gov. HolTman will veto 
the new charter for the City of New York.. . 
The Liberal movement is making nrogres* in 
New Orleans . ..The Republicans of VVeet Jersey 
have held a Liberal meeting nl Ciiindou.... A 
Liberal call has been issues! in Indiana ...The 
Exposition Hall Is to be used in Cincinnati for 
l lie Liberal Republicans_A copy of the Amer¬ 
ican counter ease has been given to the nubile. 
Mr. IJlihu Burritt has written a letter to 
Congressman Peters, pleading for a withdrawal 
of the claims Tor consequential damages The 
.Senate has refused to admit, Abbott of North 
Ctirnlina The Beach PneumuUe Tunnel bill 
for Now York city has passed at Albany; also 
several offher bills for quick transit railways_ 
Gov. Palmer of Illinois ha* made a speech. “ de¬ 
fining his position?" he thinks it time to break 
party ranks . .Charles Francis Adams has writ¬ 
ten a letter, in which lie says he Is not. averse to 
a proper nomination from Cincinnati An 
Irish league has presented the name of Horace 
Greeley for Cincinnati The Liberal move¬ 
ment lifts reached Connecticut, and a call hits 
been issued.. Hon.Oeo. W. Julian goes buck on 
Grunt .. The Missouri delegation to Cincinnati 
will number 1,000—The Germans of Cleveland 
have issued a Liberal call—Maryland and Ne¬ 
braska are going to Cincinnati—Maryland Re¬ 
publicans have been instructed to vote r or Grant. 
. ..The President has been called upon by the 
House of Representatives to demand the release 
ol Ur. Hnuurd.. The Brooklyn King is being 
investigated... Gen. Geo, J. Stunnard, Collector 
of Customs at Burlington, Vt.. turns out to be 
a dofauber in tho sum of $80,000. 
Crimes. 
Geo. W. Robinson shot John Scarborough, in 
a saloon. In Wheeling, Va., on April Kith, killing 
him instantly_James C. Laughton, aged 15, 
MONEY AND TRADE AFFAIRS 
GENERAL REVIEW, 
NEW York. Saturday, April 27,1872. 
A tusk of 2 per cent in gold *lnce oar last report la 
an incident to continued heavy importation*, with 
only moderate exports of domestic produce. The 
Treasury 1* now paying out Vhe .May gold Interest, 
but a* this barely equals tli« current receipts of gold 
for custom*, the open market la higher on the pros¬ 
pect of oniMdrramo gold shipments- The Govern¬ 
ment 'gold-paying) stocks go up m correspondence 
with the dearer pries* of gold, and must of these have 
b«eoine scarce In the market . 
General trade continue* active, und tlie imports of 
foreign guoils are running ahead of last -pmig so 
considerably as to excite attention vi the accumulat¬ 
ing trade balance against the country. 1 he 1 rmmiry 
hold* un unprecedented mini of gold, about *131),(XKI,- 
1X0, aciilnHt which, the outstanding gold notes on the 
Treasury orn only $26,(no,two But the Beeretury pur¬ 
sues the stubborn policy of very email sales from his 
surplus. He did the same thing last spring ami sum¬ 
mer, and gold, of course, advanced On the export de¬ 
mand. The prevailing sentiment ol III*- business 
public is much against the course of tho Treasury, as 
there b no question that tlie Treasurer mights* safe¬ 
ly put out $T5.QOOLflUO gold note*, a* to restrict his cir¬ 
culation to less than 20 per cent of his enormous gold 
balance. It may be that he Is influenced by the un¬ 
settled nature of our political relation* with Great 
Britain on tlie Washington Treaty. 
Tho following are the comparative movements of 
the City Banks for the past fortnight; 
April 13. April 20. 
Capital........$87,155,5110 $87, 155,500 
IauUis.274,354,30(1 27,1,05.1,000 
Gold and Greenbacks. 66.210,7011 b4,lK7,2(XI 
Deposits.1113,267.100 I',71*1 
Circulation,..27,lh7.lWJ 27.011J4!*) 
I'KICE OF STOCKS AN IT 110X1)8. 
American Gold........ 113 K. V. Contrnl Scrip... if! 
L T . «. 5-20's of 1667.115S Book Island.1I3\ 
U. H.tW of J«jl .JlSH N. West ... 81* 
I!. S. 10-10s. 5 *■ Cte . Ill DO. DrofuriOd. - Hi 
I". H- New I man... . 112 H i4t. 1'aul... KJ 
N. V. It.unity Loan.. HR!* Do. Preferred.81 
Tennessee*... 70 ibake Shore... .... Iff 
Virginias, now.54 lObiO and Mississippi. 40 U 
Missouri Blind*. VI (Toledo X Wabash.... 78 H 
U. 8. Currency fis.I16K Krie....-.72 
Central Fucltics .103 I nlon I’ueiflc Stock .. 40 
Union do__'•« Adiim* Kxnruss.!t'H 
Western Telegraph.... Hi A inero an Kxiiress.... 74 H 
racltle Mali ..... . TSHlL'nItcd Bum's Kxps.. 7o 
N. X. Central Slock... V3H ,Bills oil London.MO* 
At home the coming Cincinnati Convention 
attracts tho most attention. An immense num¬ 
ber of delegates will bo present, but wliat their 
action will be no one can predict The Ala¬ 
bama claims case again atiacis much attention 
nt homo and in Europe. The counter eases have 
been made public. An effort is being made on 
the part of Cyrus W. Field, and others, to have 
America withdraw her claims for Indirect dam¬ 
ages ...A formidable Insurrection has broken 
out in Bpain, under the lead of Don Carlos. 
The Government Is taking active measures to 
put, it. down ..The revolution in Mexico Is 
thought to be nearly at an end. ...Therehas been 
an awful butchery of U. B. Marshals, and others, 
in the Indian Territory .The new charter for 
New York city has posscHl, but Gov, Hoffman is 
likely to veto it* since some portions of It aro 
considered unconstitutional. It embodies the 
new system of cumulative voting Charles 
Francis Adams will accept of a nomination at 
Cincinnati Upon condition .... Hon. Geo. W. 
Julian has declared against Grant....The Ger¬ 
mans of the West arc forCitioinuatl — The Irish 
of Now York go for Horace Greeley for Presi¬ 
dent. 
DOMESTIC NEWS, 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS, 
New York. Friday. April 26,1872. 
Receipts. — Tho receipts of ihe principal kinds of 
produce since our last, tvubrace 10.677 hales of cut- 
tun ; dried fruit*. 173 ukgs.. egga, 1U.503 bbls.; Uuur. 
Si 0411 bbi.; wheat. 36,206 bu*li., corn,293,200«lo. ; nuts, 
201,038 do.; hurley. 500 do.; grass sued. 0.2 hug*; 
huana,038bbl*-i corn uicul, 1,026do.; du., 1,77!) bags; 
hops, 08 bales; pork. 5.028 pkp.; beef. 2WI «l0.; cut 
meats, 3,504 do,: lard, 5,316 du.; lard, kegs 774; butter. 
11,138 pkgs.: clluGfcO. 3,764 do.; peanuts. 1.728 hags.; l.Wll) 
iihds. bjhafou; 7,712 boxes <lo.: 4,033 bble. whisky; 
252 bale* wool. 
Butter.—A more settled appearance nf spring In¬ 
creases thu caution of buyers in deference! to new 
white, and only really cliolco half tubs will bring 35c. 
Welsh Is rather slow of sale, and a lair round parcel 
is now quoted in favor of buyers. The late. Invoice of 
California gave complete satisfaction, and an inquiry 
for tlie now addition Is quite established. State pall* 
are doing no bolter than selected half mbit T horn 
bus been a shipping demand for ultl. using 425 pkg*. 
Wo quote pull*. SVibOe,; half tub*. 346*350.; Welsh, 31 
6132 c.; comiuun Mate, 25<^.'i0c.; Weetern, 2(Xrt21lc. 
Beeswax U held firmly, at 41n. for Southern. 
Bean*.-Mediums and mnrrowTala are the same 
price, a feature which ha* not occurred before in sev¬ 
eral rears. Hoceiver* are aide to plum mediuma 
promptly, while for other descriptions the trade drags. 
Hales of prime mediumsal fSJJOia goud do. $ fca.s.10, 
fairdii. $2.80, pea $7i-J,3,3j. kidney $3t<t3.Ml, red kidney 
$2.25:i3. pi ltue morrowlatu f3.2t»n3.26, good do. $3(a3.15. 
Olieesc. There Is Btlll » very unsiitlsfaetory feel- 
COUNTRY CHEESE MARKETS. 
Little Fall*, N. V., April 27. 1S7!5. 
THE market at Lltkle Fall* for tho week ending 
April 27th was quite wtjII represented for flic season, 
about 800 boxes from farm darle* having been de¬ 
livered. Much of Ibis wa* of rather poor qualify, 
being batly skiimned, and prices wont us low as 7c. 
fur the poorest. Thu sales ol ran', meaty cheese, 
well cured, run trora lie. to ISHe. A considerable 
quantity was sent forward t“ Now York to be sold on 
commission. Only « few factories were In market, 
the prices for this class of goods ranging from iBgr.to 
13He. Between 2UU and 30U tubs of butter were de¬ 
livered, sales being made at 28c. to 30e 
We have advice.- from abroad for the first week in 
April. Our London correspondent reports a steady 
sale for American cheese, extra fine bringing 70s., to 
74s.; fine. 66s. I/O68*.; second*, 60s. tot'd*. The other 
descriptions of cheese sell a* follow* Knclisb Ched¬ 
dar. lift, to86*.; Wiltshire,double,60s to76*,;Cheshire, 
medium, on*.: tine, to 72*.; Scotch, 6(1*. to ID. 
Dutch Cheese. lCdamji, 60s. to 68e.; Gondu*. 46s. to 
56s.; Derby shape. M*. t>i iKIs. Butter continue- scarce 
for fine, hut for secondary and interior sorts buyers 
name their own figures. The quotations are a* fol¬ 
low* Clonmel!*, 116*., for extra: Corks, 128s. to 132s.; 
low. say about UejlfHc-. but holder* refuse tin* lea- 
turn. Some of the cheese reshipped from Kngland 
have been offered nt 17c,: they are In good condition. 
We quota, fine factory. lTi'cL kc.; good do., 10w,l<>H<s-! 
tair do., 15c.; raiin dairy, UtcSloo. 
Cottou. Ha* been very dull and weak. The ad¬ 
vice* from the South ppeak of warm weather. The 
f irincipal cause of the depression lies In I he apnre- 
icnaion that considerable quantities of cotton wiu be 
applied on May contract* ; many holders fur this 
month aro anxious to close out. 
I'plaud*. AJabama. N. Orleans. Texas. 
Ordinary.. 20 30H 'XIH 2[)i< 
Good Ordinary... 22 22 22 H 22H 
Low .Middling ... 225f 
Middling . 23M 23H 23!* 
Good Middling... 24H 24H 24H 24V 
For future delivery latest sales on the basis of 
low middling are at 22kc. for May ; 22xe. for June ; 
23Hc. Tor July; 23Hc. for Aug. 
Dried Fruit*.— The few parties who contrnl the 
Stock of applus Und it difficult to realize late extreme 
price*, and. In instances, concessions havu been made. 
Peaches aro hard to sell at unchanged prices, hmall 
fruit* arc scarce anti Urui. 
Apple* Old HUtte.qra-.TMiSc.: Western, new 1<X310eM.; 
Southern, new, or*.. s<*9c-; du. lino, sllaid, —<c ; 
new Htato qr*., lift 11 He.; do. allecd, line. Itol5c.; 
Puaclie*, folded, new N. C.. 17c.(« 1HHC-; du. Geo., low 
16HC.; peeled B. Sh. Va.. 15rtlOHc., new uupeeled 
halves.744.: do. quariers,5HC3»6 c. Plums, Cher- 
SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
Beauty'* Best A miliary.— Ask the belie of 
the season what appointment of her toilet- 
table holds tlie highest place in her esteem, 
and she will reply, without a moment's re¬ 
flection, Hagan’s Magnolia Balm. Nothing, she 
is thoroughly aware, contributes so powerfully 
to enhance her charms and render her irresist¬ 
ible as that most delightful and healthful auxil¬ 
iary of Beauty. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS, 
iet*Uiuri)r Ujnrut/U, auu ucgiu tu mi n t,o iiirm 
for a change. Eggs have alsu cheapened, leaving 
meats above the general ideas of consumer*, hence 
their nc-lect to such an extent that at thn iiresent 
v-:.,ng the market* are well nigh demoralized, par¬ 
ticularly in the sheep line. There 1* more call for 
spring lambs to serve up with the green pea* arriving 
from the South. 
Beeves.—Total for the week lust ended, s.776, 
agonist 8.347 for the prevtnua week. This is a very 
heavy run fur a fortnight, and mill there Is pot much 
decline. About He. cover* tr. nut the feeling i> much 
weaker now than it- wa* this day week. Then 
several drove* unsold to-nUfUt, The supply was 
very large last, Monday amounting to 168 curs at 
Communipaw. 122 at 100th street, und llatWeelm" - 
ken. Large as were the ourober*. all were sold. Good 
quality helped the trade- There were cattle on *alo 
which brought He. by the yardful, They were *plen- 
did premium-grade. Durham*of 10X ewt. Even tho 
Texan* were of pretty good quality, especially those 
which had been *tlll-fed. We arc now getting many 
distillery cattle, and the opinion prevail* that there 
are a good many of them to sell this epring. Tho 
present warm weather wtLl send them forward. Our 
receipts of all kinds of cattle since Monday bare been 
3.451 head. Fat drove* sell at l:k%13j4c v fair cattle 
command ins 12HM12HC Texans are worth U > 12c., as 
per quality. One drove of scant. 6Y ewt.. went at 12c., 
57 in*, per ewt. Bulls are worth 5656c. P lh., live 
weight. Five cars good 7H ewt. Illinois cattle run out 
nt 12H®13c.. with two cars still-fed, 1,225 lbft., grass, at 
12HC.,58 lbs. per ewt. 
The following uro the closing prices for the week 
Gov. Merrill on the Marlon Watches.—Messrs. 
Giles Bros. & Co., Chiottgo, III.: I take pleasure 
in saying that the watch I bought of you, being 
21,767, “ Fayette Btratton, Marion, New Jersey,'' 
made by the United States Watch Co., (Giles, 
Wales & Co.,) has given perfect satisfaction ; its 
variation from mean time since regulatod being 
scarcely perceptible.— Samuel Merrill. Gov. 
of Iowa. 
Facts for (lie Ladies. — Louisa Kelley, Ack- 
worth, Ga., hns, with the general use of a 
Wheeler & Wilson Lock-Stitch Sewing Ma¬ 
chine, for three years supported a family ol 
four adults and two children, built and paid 
for a bouse, and has $100 cash on hand. See 
the nevv Improvements and Woods' Lock-Stitch 
Ripper. 
It Is no joke, but a fact, that the Blanchard 
Churn Is literally an Automatic Butter Maker. 
Try It for yourself. Send to any dealer in first- 
class farm machinery for a circular,—or a chum. 
