Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 16 mars 1875, mardi 16 mars 1875

[" CARDS.To Impute fa France, GUSTAVE EOSSANGE, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT And Exporter of French Manufaclnres, BRANCHES\u2014HAVRE ij- BORDEAUX.Itepresented in the Dominion of Canada by BOSSANQH & GARDINER, SO Hospital I treet, Montreal, Sole Agents for P.Fno«t Pee®, Chaney, Boccabt, Fleoey, Hugo, Paris.March 4\t6ro 53 laiWlIlBROlER AGENfS IN CANADA FOB MORRIS tasker & CO., OK Philadelphia, U.S., M A N U F A C T U B E R S OF Wrought Iron, Gas, Steam and Water Pipes ; Lap-welded Iron Boiler Tubes ; Rubber-Coated Iron Pipes ; Malleable Iron Fittings.Hand and Power Screwing Machinery, &c.For Eatima'es or Prices, address to th.e Office_13 Sr.Saoeaheht Stbket.February 23\tly john McDonald, Accountant.230 St.James Street, r^/TATE m AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.VOL.LXVII.MONTREAL, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1875.Lit GAL SALES.MONTREAL.March 1 6m 50 JAMES TYRE, Official Assignee, JOHN FULTON.Accountant, UNION BUILDINGS, 43 St.Francois Xavier Street, MONTREAL, January 30 INSOLVENT ACT OF 1369 In JRe WM.M.PATTERSON, Insolvent.The undersigned will offer for Sale at PUBLIC AUCTION, at No.221 McGILL STREET, at so much In the $ on inventory prices, the followiEg Assets belonging to the above Insolvent Estate: \u2014 Stock and Fixtures amounting $3,671 18 Book Debts.ISO 32 Sa'e at ELEVEN o\u2019clock A.M., MONDAY, 16ili MARCH, 1875.Conditions made known day of Sale.Inventory may be seen on application to Perkins & Lfjoie, No.97 St.James Street, Montreal.Balance of lease for current year up to the First of May, 1875, will also bo offered.The Store will be kept open on Friday and Saturday for intending purchasers.L.JOS.LAJOIE, Assignee Office of Perkins A Lajoie, Montreal, 9 th March, 1875 .} 58 INSURANCE.25 GAMADA LIFE MICE COMPANY, FRANC O, WOO IT, Advocate, 10, 50) bags Singapore and Sumatra at 18c\t19c, mostly Singapore at 18c 18}c.Nutmegs are rather in buyers\u2019 favor ; 12 ) in 130 cases prime Penang sold in lots at $1 0 $1.05, as to quantity.Cloves are quiet ; 60 70 bales sold at 40c ; avg notice a further shipment from importers\u2019 hands of 9000 bales to London per steamers at 5-s 6d per ton freight.Fruit.\u2014There is, perhaps, a little more inquiry, but the actual volume of business does not enlarge, and the market must bo still called dull, with prices tame, and here and there, inclining in buyers\u2019 favour.Raisins\u2014 Very quiet; a little lower.Bxs Layer, $2 85 down to $2 80; hf do, $1 ?5 ; qr do, 70 0 65 cents ; bxs Loose, $3 40 u $3 7U ; hf do Valencia, 11 cents.Currants\u2014Demand light; sold in lots at 6 (8> 64l cents.Prunes\u2014Turkish move very moderately, and Bosdiaare weak, the lower priced Servia hiving the preference.Dates\u2014Moderate jobbing demand, with sales of frails at 5} cents.Sardines remain dull, but prices are unchanged.Almonds\u2014Tliere has been more business, and we note sales of Languedoc at 19^ (a> 20 cents ; Tarragona, 21.Walnuts and Filberts\u2014Are inactive, and our quotations are rather nominal.Rice.\u2014The business in this article, like most others, is restricted by the bad travelling througli the country, and confined to small parcels for home use.There is an occasional inquiry for bonded parcels for export, but gene al trade is slow.ST.GABRIEL CATTLE MARKET.At this market there was a lair attendance of buyers yesterday morning.About 13 car loads of cattle were ofiered, but tlie demand was comparatively light.Butchers are reluctant to-purchase at the moment on account of the high prices asked, but a brisk enquiry is anticipated next week.Prices, if at all changed since this day week, were in buyers favor.There were no sheep or live hogs on the market yesterday.Slaughtered hogs dull at $S 10 to $8 35 per 100 lbs; sheep dressed scarce, sell at $9 to $9 25 per 100 lbs.Hides, No.1 inspected $7 to $7 25 per 10o lbs.; No.2, $6 to $6 25 do ; No.3, $5 25 to $5 5 > do.Pelts\u2014 calfskins, 15c.per lb.Sheepskins, $l 50 to $1 75 each; lambskins, 25c.each; Tallow rough, 5}c per lb.-» $13 95 for May.Bulk meats in fair demand and advanced; shoulders, 7]c; short rib middles, 10}c; short clear, l'\u2018Jcall loose spot.Dressed Hogs\u2014In good demand ; Light, $8 00; Heavy, $3 30 (3> $3 50.Seeds\u2014In fair demand and firm; Timothy, $2 05 ® $2 45; Clover, $6 10 & $6 40.Whiskey\u2014Firm andjin fair demaud at $110.NEW YORK, March 15th \u2014 Monetary\u2014 Canton, 65 ; P.M.38} ; Tel, 77£ ; Adams ofiered at 105 ; Amn, 63§ ; U S, 59} ; Fargo, 86 ; N W, 45} ; Oo pfd, 59; Rock J, i05g: St Paul, 35| ; Erie, 27; St Joe, 23} ; do pfd, 34; Harl, 130; N Y C, 102} ; O and M,.27} ; Pan, 115 ; Toledo, 133 ; xj P, 4t>} ; Gold, 15§.2 pi m.\u2014Money after loaning down to 3, closed at 5 ® 6 Sterling Gold firm at 15| 3) 15f.State bonds quiet.Government strong.Railroads strong, with large transactions in Pacific, and the Stock Market moderately active and strong, AVith a decided upward tendency.During most pirtof the day stocks which commanded the most attention were W U, U P, Pacific Mall, Rock Island and N W.Later on there was a falling ofi' at } (8) i per cent on rumours of further failures in London.Market cloesd a trifle lower under pressure of higher rates for money.Gold went up from 115} & 116 within five minutes, and closed at 1151 3 116.Cotton\u2014Dull at 16]c for Middling Uplands.Flour\u2014Quiet and firm land in moderate demand; receipt*, 12.000 brls; sales, 13,000 brls; prices unchanged.Rye Flour steady and in fair enquiry; sales, 300 do at $1 00 (S> $5 10.Grain\u2014Wheat firmer, moderate enquiry ; receipts, 69,000 bush ; sale3,36,000 do at $1 14} (3) $1 16} for No 2 Chicago ; $1 17 $i 19 for No 2 \"Milwaukee; $1 19 (3 $123 for No 1 Spring: $1 24 3 $1 27 for Winter Red Western .$1 28 :/» $1 29 for Amber do.Rye, quiet.Coni a shade firmer; 15,000 bush Western Mixed at 87c for do Yellow.Barley quiet and firm.Oats firm ; receipts, 12,000 busli ; sales, 29,-000 do at 67c 3 69c for Mixed Western ; 68c §) 70c for White do.Provisions - Pork firm at $19 87} 3 $20 00 for Mess.Lard firm at J4c 3 14}c for steam.Butter, 18c 3 33c for state and Pennsylvania.Petroleum\u20147}c for Crude ; 15}c for Refined.XI3WI 3F* O TC-.G.T, R.WEST, J McKay & co 3 brls ashes; F W Henshaw 2 do; K ÆCookson 109 brls flour; G Heapeller 109 do; T W Raphael 100 do ; a BoAvman & co 109 do; J E Hunsicker 2