Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1872, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, i872. MONEY AND COMRMERCE. MONETARY. ‘TRURSDAY EVENING, Nov. 7. There is not much change in the aspect of lo- cal money affairs. Quite a number of the mes report their deposits increasing, but tlua is not general, and the tendency toward an easier con- dition is not very decided as far as the banks are concerned. In the open market the rates for money are lower than s week ago : First-class commercial paper sclls =t 134 per cent per month, and on undoubted collaterals money is to be had at 15 per cont per annum. New York exchango is scarce, and was sold between benks to-day et from 50c to 75¢ per 21,000 premium. From present appearances it seems probable there will. soon be a movement of currency from here to New York. The parties who contempleted organizing the Mercantile National Bank in this city, have aban- boned that idea and have organized the Hide & Lenther Bank under a State charter, and have secured the southwest corner of Randolph and LaSalle streets for an office. The Second National Bank has taken posses- sion of its new oftice on the northwest corner of Clark and LaSalle, The report of the failure of the American Bridge Company is understood to have for its foundation the fact that the company is unable tomeet its maturing paper. Its assets, thongh equsl to its lisbilities, are not available, and, after paying 50 cents on the dollar, it will require an extension on the rest. MOVING AWAY FROM EPECIE PAYMENTS. The financial policy of the Administration, if it has any, is directly away from & resumption of specie payments. This is shown both in the recent exprossions of tho Secretary of the Treas- ary, and in the present operations of the mint. In gne of his recent epeeches, Mr. Boutwell said = If we resume specie payments, this amount of specie would get out of the country ; being chesper than either corn or cotton for export, it would go out of the country in psyment of goods purchased abroad, and not many months, probably Dot many weeks, wo’;.lli elapse before the country would be destitute of co Here is an sesertion on the part of the chief financial officer of the Governwent which dis- plays such incureble wrong-hesdedness that it 18 wonderful his mal-administration of ces has not damaged the credit of the countty more than it has. How goldis to be made cheaper by & resumption of specic peyments we defy anybody to explein. The saine amount of cot- ton or corn would not sell for any more gold after resumption than now. The value of gold, a3 compared to commodities, would not be effected at all by resumption. But whatever Mr. Boutwell's idea may have been on this point, he clearly commits himszelf to opposition to e%ecie payments. The present operations of the United States Mint are also in the same spirit, viz.: On Saturday, tho 6th instanf, the mint at Philadelphis com- menced meltingthe first_instalment (31,000,000 of & grand total of $20,000,000 in one dollar gold pieces, which ere all to bo melted up and re- coined uring the next few weeks, It is claim- ed thet these Eieces are of inconvenient size, and, thongh there is some force in_this argu- ment against them, the one dollar gold pieces would bo much more likely to circnlate than the $20 gold pieces into which they are to bs recoined. The latter aro much more open to the goneral objection of incon- venience urged against all coin circulation, It a5 urged in behali of thoe recoining, that the loss by abrasion on $1 gold pieces is grester than on $20 pieces, and the loss on a million 31 gold picces_since 1849, when the $1 nieces were first issued, is set down ab £4,408. In other words, = the $20,000,000 Lave lost £83,167 of valuo by ten’ years use, vwhile the Joss from abrasion on 220,000,000 of double eagles would be much less. But this would only show that the 81 pieces cir- culate more freely than the double eagles, and, if the fact of greater loss on the £1 pieces were well established, it would have a tendency to keep them in circulation, while the donble eagles would be hozrded. Even if psper-money was at' & par with coin, the double eagles would not cir- culate freely, while the 31 pieces wonld circulate even if paper-money was one or two per cent discount. The tendency of the mint operations is, therefore, against coin circnlation. FINANCES IN CONGRESS. Itis intimated insome quarters that one of the financial measures to be discussed in the next Congress, is some sort of = National Sav- ings Bank Law, which shall provide for the in- -yestment of a certain proportion of the furds in TUnited States bonds, and thus furnisha place for the new 4¢ and 5 per cent bonds. FOREIGN COMMEECE. Monthly report No. 11, of tho Burezu of Sta- tistics of onr foreign commerce for the eleven Tnonths ended, May 31,1872, as compared with the same period of 1871, is as follows : Periods, Imports. Dom. Ez. For'nPrz. 11:mos., Msy 31,'72.2588, 136,033 $458,614,527 $20,8G1,61 11 mos,, May31,"71. 490,228,632 471,359,037 26,241,419 The amounts in specie values of theforegoing, which consisted of specie and bullion, and of merchandise respectively, for the 1l months, were as follows : 1672, ShARent AT Lo 72, .$10,656,744 $38,795,365 $6,766,684 3 72, 575,219,289 399,820102 965 Merchand'e. {31471 7470903446 395,251,726 12,4'%:,923 The value of foreign commodities remaining in warehouse May 31, 1872, was $107,241,260, a8 compared with £62,275,630, May S1, 1871. The following are the amounts in mixed valnes car- ried in American and foreign veseels, and in cars =nd other land vehicles, respectively, for the cleven months ended Msy 31, 1872, and May 31, 1871: 187 Tmports. Dom Ez. For'n E'z. American veseels $160,491,603 §151,455,904 $6,193,503 Foreign vessels.. 411040198 315,445,328 11,489,519 Eand venicl 16,602,053 5,813,338 3,249,608 71 American vessels §144,400,311 165,816,740 8813415 Forcignvesscls.. 333156,576 J40,440/257 15,100,657 7 4,750,780 2,297,427 NEW STEAMSHIP LINES, The increase of steamship lines is remarkable, though few of them aro American. In Philzdel- rhia a line of four stcamships—the Ohio, Indi- zna, and Illinois, and one other not named yot— 2re building to rue to Liverpool. The trade be- tween the Mersey and the Mexican Gulf ports is Gaily increasing, as may be concluded from the Tfact that nearly every week thore is an increase in the number of ehips leaving Liverpool for Texas; and, in order to meet the requirements of the trade, llessra. C. Grimshaw & Co., of Liverpool, have just started & line of new steam- ers between the Mersey and Galveston. The San Jacinto is the pioneer of a fleet of steamers intended to trade between Liverpooland Galves- ton. Messre. McMillen will launch a sister ehip for the eame owners; the name of the new ves- sel will be San Anionio. The San Jacinto will lezye Liverpool on her meiden voyage on the 20th of November, and will be followed by the Ban Antonio, It is also stated thet the preliminaries have ‘been arranged for the formation of a steamship compeny in London, in co-uperation with the Panamz Reilroad Compaay, to run a line of splendid first-class, fost screw steamships, be- tween San Freucisco and Sidney, N. 8. W., via Honolulu, Navigators’ Island, and Morton Bay, Queensland. breneh Csteamer is in- tended to be run from Navigators' Island to Aucklend, N. Z., to carry the New Zealand mails and passengers. The plan of the corpany is to ¢ tho necessary number of steam- ers gt once, to “iusuguraio” tho enterprice. The steamship Cyphrenes, which left Shanghac August 11, arrived on the 28th inst. She came by way of the Suez Canal, and brought about 50.005 packeges of teas, or between 2,000 and 8,000 tons. This is the fifth steamer that has arrived at this port with tea via the Suez Canal, and the total quantitylanded is estimated to be about 12,000 tons. Tlhe freight charges on tea by this route amount from about 7 to 10 cents per pound. With better facilitios for transporiation, mostof tho tea would come over- fand; but the rolling stock of the railroad is in- sdequats to the demand, and hence delays occur. P i REAL ESTATE. The following instruments were filed for racord on Thursdsy, Nov. 7: 2 CITY PROPERTY. Lot 16, in Block 18, Holstein, dated Oct, 22 consid- erztion, $400, Lot17, in Block 18, Holstein, dated Oct, 22; consid- eration, $400, Lot 8 and e 3¢ Lot 9, in Block 1, of Block 42, Sec 7, 89, 14, dated Aug, 19 ;' consideration, §2,250. Lots 2¢ and 25'of Lots 16 to 25, in Block 39, Sec T, 39, 14, dated Oct. 815 consideration, $3,500, Hurlbut et, between Menomoneo and Linden sts, w £, 251t to alley, dated Nov. 5; consideration, €850, Lowe v, between Thirty sixth and Thirty-seventh a{,_.; 1, 24 feet to alioy, dated Oct.7; consideration, Twenty-four ft, adjoining the above, dated Oct. 43 consideration, $625. Elizabeth 6t, bet Randolph ond Lake sts, o f, 24x 112 88-100 ft, dated Oct, 17 ; consideration, $5,000, Bame ag the above, dated Nov. 1; consideration, £5,025. Lot 70, 1n Dillon’s Tets 17 o3, ete,, in Block 40, fec 17, 59, 14, dated June 17 ; consideration, §1,500. Chicago'sv, bet Rucker and Mark sts, n f, 22:7x92 1t, building, dated Nov. 6 ; consideration, $3,900. Fith X Block 2, Sheflleld’a Addition, with improvements D v 21 considleration, 5,000, ¥ % Sheffield 87, bet Centroand Clay sts, w f, 24x125 11, dated Oct. 7 ; consideration, &1,000. ‘Undivided 3¢ of 15% scres ih w 3 & w X Sec?3, 39, 15, s of Riverside drive, dated Oct. 13 consideration, Undivided 3 of same, dated .Ock. 15 conslderation, 3 Tot 11, in Block 2, in Matthews? Subdivision, 1w 3 of 8 w i Bec 26, 39, 13, etc., dated Oct. 13 considera- tion, $1,002. Homer st, bet Henshaw and Bradwell avs, 51, Lots 36 £0 47, dafed Octl 4; consideration, $2,650, ‘a8 the above, with other property, dated Juna 1; consideration, $4,000, ‘Swenty-sixth st, bet Sirartlell and Wentworth avs, 8 1, Lots 51 and 52, dated Oct. 2; consideration, §2,600, Vernon av, n of Thirty-seventh sf, w 1, 22x192 1, dated Nov, I'; consideration, $1,080, Lot 42, and'n 3¢ of Lot 41in ‘Block 1 of Lotl4,in Block 24, Sec 29,39, 14, dated Sept.1; consideration, $900, Lot 40, in same, dated Sept, 1 ; consideration, $600. 836 0f Lotdl,in same, dated Sept, 1; considerd- on, $300. Garibaldi st, 85 ft, sonth of Napoleon place, e I, 25x100 {t, dated Nov. 6 ; consideration, $800. Hoynest, between Fowler st and Evergreen av, e, Lots 3 and 4, dated Oct, S1.; consideration, £2,000, o premises 'No. 1181 Indiana v, dated Nov. 13 ccnsideration, $16,000. Lot 93, in Cochran’s north part of Block 20, in Seco T, 39, 14, dated June 14 ; consideration, $1,000, Lots 23 to 30, in Block 3 of Ward’s Block 12, in Shef- fields Addition, dated Oct, 28 ; consideration, $4,000. ‘Thirty-second st, 96 ft, e of Wallace st, 8 f, 2431141 1t, dated Oct. 18; considerntion, $2,100, Summer s, 1473; ft n of Thistieth £t, 61, 22x124 1t dated Nov. 7% consideration, $870. P _Slmo e a8 the sbove, dated April 29; consideration, Flournoy st, n w corner of California st, 51, 50x1243§ 1t, dated Nov. §; consideration, $1,100. "Tyler st, between Aberdoen st and_Centro av, nf, 25 43¢-19x163 ft, dated Oct. 21; consideration, §2,337 XomTm oF CITY LTS, Lots 13 to 20, in Block 3, and Lots 1and 2, in Block 16, in Ravensiood, datid Now. 4; consideration, 600 SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS. Arnold st, w1, 25x122 £t, in 8 i Block 6, in See. 16, 88, 14, dated Oct. 28 ; consideration, $500. 25122 t ndjoining tho same, dated Oct. 28; consid- ity £ Fiftieth at, w1, 4 1t .. Hoynest, 8 e corner of Fiftieth st, w £, 238x124}¢ dated Oct, 233 consideration, sz,mt’ ? vy Burtis av, 5w corner Fifticth sf, e f, 238 6-10x124) ey S oE Bl ont S s, 216x1243¢ 1 oyne n of y-first st, w £, L) asted Oot 321 condoeation, §5,000, s Lots 14 and 15, in Block 1, of Lockwood’s s 3 w 1/ 3¢ of nw X Sec 3, 38, 14, dated Aug. 24; considera- 08, $5,000. Lots 12 and 13, insame, dated Aug. 24; considera- ton, $5,000. %0 acres on Lake Shore, & of Cleaverrille, in niw 3 of Sec 3, 38, 14, dated Nov, 1; consideration, $41,000. Lot 44, in Block 23, in Kimbark's Addition to Hyde Park, dated Oct. 17; consideration, $3,000, Same s thoabove, dated Oct, 12; considertion, 800, Lot 13, in Block 1, of n 74 rodsof me X e of rail- rosd, in Sec 4, 38,14, dated Nov. 6; consideration, COMMERCIAL. Trunspay EvEsixa, Nov. 7. The following were thoreceipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this.city during the past twenty-four hours; and for the corresponding date a year ago: RECEIPTS, Flour, brls 2,636 Withdrawn from storo yesterday for city con- sumption: 696 bu wheat ; 1,035 bu corn ; 1,397 bu oats. The following grain has been inspected into store this morning, up to 10 o’clock : 185 cars whent ; 69 cars znd 6,000 bu corn 3 16 cars oats ; 7 cars rye; 89 cars barley. Total (366 cars), 143,000 bu. We referred this morning to the advisability of taking stock of the grain now in store in this city, because the present is the most favorable time we will have for many months to come. The proposition met with indorsement to-day from many of our most prominent operators in grain; and the necessity of finding out some ‘way in which the receipts and shipments may be made to correspond moro neerly than they now do, was aleo conceded. But it is evident that stock-taking would be of little value, unless we ehould also be able to Inovw for how many bushels of grain the eleva- tors arelizble. And herein is the trouble. Hold- ers of receipts for grain are genorally very much averse to letting others know how much or how little grain they do hold acknowledgments for, because such knowledge would often operate to fhoir detriment on the market. As an in- stance of this, we may note the fact that the committes appointed in the Hugh Maher case, after the burning of the Jowa Elevator, were obliged to_mako four Ecparate appeals beforo they could obtain the statements re- quired from the holders of _receipts. It would probably bo mnot so difficult if enother elevator should Burn down ; but wonld it not be much better to have an understanding view of the eituation now than to wait till an un- pleasantrevelation is forced upon ns? Woought tohave had a comparigon_instituted betweon receipts and atocks at the time the registry sys- tem went into effect. That measure effectually prevented the issuznce of receipts for grain nob received into store, and if we had only been ablo to start fair at that time, the public would have bLad » _guarantee against overy- thing except just what Hugh Daher did —the shipment of grain without ecen- ccllation of receipts. 'The recent concession of the warehousemen, whereby they furnish the proof that the receipts are cancelled when the shipments are made, obviates that difficulty, and now the chief thing wanted is to know that there are no more receipts outstanding than there is grain in store to mect them. wo could have this assyrance, thero would bo little ground for cavilling in the future, as, under the present eystem, the issue and cancellation of receipls must keep oven paco with the volumo of the grain move- ment. But it would do this all the same whoth- er wo have o superabundance of paper out or not. If there be no more receipis ont than" thero ought to be, then in a year from now tho account will be square. But if there should be now out_liabilities in the shape of paper, for half a million bu of corn more than there is in store, then the samo state of things would exist & year hence. There is nothing n the present system that will romedy a pre-existont wrong ; it is only calculated to prevent that wrong, if there be one, from growing larger. It surely cannot bo, as hinted by soms, that the majority of receipt-holders are afraid to in- stitute such an examinstion, lest there should not be enough grain to go around in the distri- ‘bution that would inevitably follow the investi- gation. The difficulty. more probebly, lies in the before-named unswillingness of dealers to let others know the extent of iheir dealings, and juet how they stand, because that exhibit wonld at once show whether they are on the beak or the bull side, and render it impossible for them to operate in many cases, except under covc.’ of o broker. But thero is also another reasom: and that is_the natural inclination of most men to “let well alone,” especially where it costs a litfle trouble to interfere with ‘it. But, in this case, we may be perdoned for asking the question, if they ere all satisfied that tho ‘situstion is 80 well that thoy can afford to let it 2lone, and takethe chances. Perhaps they can. But it certminly seems etrange that men who will work fora week in the effort to correct sn error of five cents m their own ofiice balances, shonld be able to stand Dby for months and years, and pass from hand to hiand grain paper about which they have even the ghost of 3 doubt. Itis an onigma which it requires a business man of no ordinary acu- men to solve. iy 1t would nob be fair to drop the subject with- out noting liero that while there are teveral of our warehouses against which nol a breath of doubt has ever been whispered, it does not ne- cessarily follow thab any man is belicved to boa rascal, because his accounts avo looked into. There is not & man on the Board of Trade whoso affairs have not jtime and 2sein becn subjected to the most rigid scrutiny, though not alwszs with lis direct knowledgo, and it is understood thet he invites such scru. tiny from partics who are asked to contide in 62 fi of Lota 6to 8 inFoss' Lots Tand 8, in his ability or business honor to folfil his engage~ ments. 1t follows that no warehonseman who knows he is right, will have the least objection to the fact being kmown; so that the recoipt- holders need feel N6 further delicacy on that gcore. It is only the galled jade that winces ; the owner of a sound slkin will pass through the ordeal with unwrung withers, The cage of Myer, Baxter & Co., whose case before the Board of Trade is reported in our local columns, has ended in a curious way. The Board voted this afternoon to expell Mr. Baxter from membership, by & voto of 167 against 93, and retained the other members of the firm— Messrs. Myor and Forroy. 1t is fair to say that the sympathies of the Board were with 3Ir. Myer in the affair, as he is understood to have been absent during the problematical transactions brought to light by the evidence; and the chief fault found with him was that he did not repudiate the whole thing, instead of as- suming that Mr. Baxter did right. Had Le taken tho former course there probably would not have been a single vote cast against him. Itis presumed _that the majority of the members took a similar view of Mr. Forrey's connection with the case. ‘We may hold that the Board could not well have acted otherwiso in reference to Mr. Baxter. Ten out of eleven Directors had voted to re- commend for espulsion, after they had goue ovor the evidence exhaustively and given the defendants the opporiunity to say all that could be said in their favor. If they could not decido justly, then certainly the whole Board could not g0 decide ona cursory hearing of the testimony, ‘The leading produce markets were moderately active to-day, with little improvoment from the wozk tone noted yesterday, corn and rye being again lower, while wheat recovered somewhat from_the depression. Provisions were firmer. The bulletin showed rather light reccipts of grain; but tho report of the shipping movement of yesterday gave a very meagroshowing indeed, that almost brought tho chill of winter down the backbone of the reader. And there was not much_improvemont in this direction to-day, though freights were lower. The business was principelly speculative, Thero was a fair de- mand for staple and fancy groceries, and the movement was on & more liberal scale then dur- ing the preceding days of the weck. In valucs 1o changes woro noted, the general market ruling steady at yesterday’s quotation. The dry goods trado was quict, with no material variation in prices. With the oxception of standard cotton textiles, aud the heavier woollens, which are fawrly held at former retes, tho market scems” to be _ working easicr. Butter was quoted quiet and’ stendy. Stocks are not large, 50 that the absence of o~ tivity in the demand has not as yef rosulted in any material “softening” of prices. Cheese was firm at 131@1434c for Western, and 15@ 16c for Now York. Prime factory is in light stock, but common grades are plenty. Coal was but inactive. There were no mew features in the fish market, a fair bosiness bo- ing done at the quoted prices, Dried fruits ro- main quict, Hay was again firm, and » farther advanco is looked for. Thero were only a few loads of loose hay on the market, and tho con- soquent increase in the demand for pressed do- ecriptions strengthened holders, and some were asking 50c@S1.00 per ton advance. Hides were but little inquired for, and the weak feeling so long provalent is still s feature of the merket. Leather, oils, tobacco, and wood ruled steady and unchanged. Trado at the lumber yards was about the samo a8 for a few doya past. The volumoof business is neceesarilylight for the want of cartnge. Build- ing materials are tolerably active, althouga few firms are oblo to fill orders. Cooperago was quiet, and prices continue to rule steady at o~ cent quotations. Metals and tinnery’ stock are in usual demaond. Tin plete has declined 50c all round. Iron, steel, and nails were fairly active, and steady. Broom corn, hops, and wool were in limited requeat, former prices being sustainod. Salt continues to meet with an excellent demand, and, in view of the present lizht supply and high freight rates, anotlier advance i not improbable before long. Secds were in some degree active; timothy wus steady at $2.90 for prime; clover weak at £5.00 for prime; ilax steady and quict. Potatoes on track are lower on account of the difficulty in removing them, though fair prices are obtained when parties can deliver them, Apples are firm and quick salo, at $2.00@3.00 er brl, in a retail wey, and $2.55@2.50 for cer ots. Cronberries and other fruit quiet, and without change in prices. Highwines inactive and nominally unchanged, in sympathy with the tone of New York advices. There was Somo inquiry, but buyers and scllors were apart. Wo quoto: 8934c bid, and 90c asked for well-known brands. . Lako freights wero dull, and sgain 1c lower, though the supply of vessels was lighter. Ship- pers seemed nnwilling to take hold, and carriors were obliged to moderate their views to15c on wheat, and 14c on corn, to Buffalo. New Eng- land rates were unchanged ; 87@33¢ for corn. A total of 7 charters was reported, which will carry out 90,000 bu whes,t 53,000 bix corn, and 30,000 bu barley. Provisions were more active at about the same prices as yesterday, though live hogs were re- ported 10c per 100 ibs Jower at the Stock Yards, inconsequence of larger receipts and weather too mild for cutting, Aess pork tended to greater firmness, owing to & sharp advance on pork in New York, which was ascribed to the manipula- tions of the Montreal speculators, who control the old pork in this city. DBut our market did ot scare upward worth much more than & cont, 28 few parties here had much confidence in any- thing beyond & temparary spasm in prices. Lard was algo stronger in New York, owing to & more liberal export movement, but buyers hero were not willing to =advance their bids. There was _ an active demand for meats, prin- cipally " for shoulders, which. wero offered freely, and for hams, which were not. Beef hams wero again _stronger. Tho market closed at the following rango of prices: Mess pork, old held at $15.00; mnew pork, £14.00; do seller the week nominal at $13.50; do scller 15 deys nominal at £13.00; do seller December, £12.50@12.55; do seller Jmlm?, $12.40@12.50 ; do sellar Fobuary, nominal; do meller March, $12.50@12.55; do seller April, $12,60@12.75. ~Lard, cash; 'Bgc for new; EA sc;]lg;@lv);cemgex, 7«5@1%‘:; o seller January, 75{@7%{c; do seoller February, 73fc; do selier March, 7%@Sc. Dry sslted shoulders, 43{c; short' ribs, 8i@8)c; other descriptions” enfirely nominal. _ Swect pickled hams, 11@12c, and green hams firm at 83 @8} for present delivory; 8@8c soller Novem- ber;_ 8c seller December. Green shoulders, 4c ; do shordribs, 637c; do short clear, 7@7X{c. Boked meats, 15 to 20 days in salt, quotablo at 43(c forshoulders; 7T3¢@7%{c for shiort ribs, and 8cfor shortclear. Boxed shoulders, seller De- comber, quoted nt 44@45¢c. English moats, for delivery in Deceinber and January, 64@ 63¢c for Cumberlands; 64@6i4c for short ribs, or long clear: 63{@7c for short clear; 83¢@9c for long cut hams., Mess beef, $8.00@ 8.50 ; extra mess do, $9,00@10.00 ; baef hams, $29.00@20.50. City tellow, 8@Siéc; grease quotablo at 5}4@6i4c. Salos wers reported of 225 brls new mess pork at $14.00 ; 250 brls do seller December at £12.50 ; 100 tes lard at T5c ; 100 tes kettled do at 737c; 20,000 Ibs shoulders, 30 deys in selt, at 43¢ ; 100 boxes do seller De- cember at 434¢ ; 100,000 Ibs do seller February 2t 4%cloose ; 100 boxes do seller firat five days in Januery at $4.60 ;150 boxes do soller first five doys in Fébruary at $4.60; 50 Loxes do soller 126t ten days in February at 94,60, The differ- ence in curing is said to make shoulders worth sbout the same, boxed or loose; 15 bxs sour do at 303 80 bxs long clear, 25 days in salt, &t 73{c; 20 bxs do, 10 dsya old, at 7ifc; 40,000 the green bellies, seller Docember, at 625c; 200 brls beef hams at $29.00 ; 200 brls packers’ tallow at 844c; 150 brls city butchers’ do at 8c. TFlour was quiet and unchianged. There are several hipping ordera here, but the difiiculty of making transfors, owing to the horso disease, tends to_restrict purchasing, and buyers chiefly take hold of the current: receipts, which can be changed to other cers without leaving tho depot. There was littlo inquiry on local acconnt. Bren was firm, and agein higher, with a preferenco of $1.00 per ton in _favor of lots that can be delivered immediately. Sales were reported of 400 brls espring extras at $6.50; 200 brls do (Minn,) ot $6.50; 50 brls do (Red ‘Roso) &t $6.5754; 100 brls o (Minn.) at $6.25 ; 300 brls do on private terms; 175 brls superfines at $2.80; 70 brls buclwheat at $6.50. Total, 1,295 brls. Also 10 tons bran at $15.00 on track; 20 tons doat $14.00 to arrive. Lhe fol- lowing 18 the ruling range of prices: Fair to chojce whiter extras.. . @975 Red winter exirag,.... @ 750 Good to cLioice spring extras. @65 TLow to-medium. ...... @525 Good (o fancy Minzesota.... @ 750 Spring superitncs. @ 4 50 e flour, @ 400 Bran.. @15 00 Miadiing @16 00 Wheat was moderately active, and, though touching ic lower than the lowest point of lass evening, averaged a shado higher than that quo- tation, as the reduction in prico brought out s ‘better demand. New York was dull and lower, and Liverpool was said to be weel, thouzh gomo private advices {rom the latter point quoted a rather firmer fecling. Thero was o fair amount of- buying for shipment, but only in certain houses, to fill oat cargoes nlready part provided for in those houses, and for which four vessels were engaged this morning. But the movement to-dzy was chiefly speculative, and vory variable. The skort interest filled in vory freely, at times, aud somesaid that cortein Y‘artieswere goinglong, but apparently thore was little of this, 2s the older hicads seemed generally inclined to antici- pate a drop to £1.00 or less, before long. Seller the month opened st $1.04l¢, declined to $1.0334, advancod to §1.05, and closed at 91.04% $8.50@8.75; No. 2 beyanackerel, $7,00@7.2 @1.04%7. Seller Decomber sold at SLULY@ 1.05%, closing at 81.05)¢. Seller the year sold at $1.03%¢@1.04%¢, and seller January at $1.06@ 1.06%. "No. 1 spring closed at 81.16 3 No. 2 do at 81.043¢; No.3do at 93c; axid rejected do 8682, Cash silos were reportad of 400 bu No. 1 spring at 1.16; 4,800 bu No. 2 spring ab $1.05%¢; 42,000 bu do at $1.05 5 3,200 bu do sf* SLO4% ; 65,600 bu do_at S1.043¢; 1,200 bu do ak 81.045¢ ; 4,800 bu No. 8 spring at 9: bu do at 93¢ ; 1,600 bu rejected spring at 8214c ; 8,200 bu do at 8%. Total, 131,600 bu. Corn was inactive but steady, at a_decline of 3@3{c from yesterdsy, in sympathy with a Leavy market reported from New York, w] caused shippers to hold off, though freights were lower. ' Hence the business was almost en- tirely speculative, and confined to the operation known as ¢ filling in;” two or thres parties who were largely short seizing the opportunity afforded by the declino to square their deals up ataprofit. Deliveries were unususlly heavy this morning, and that fact had probably most to do with the drop in prices, as it caused a eat, deal of corn to bo &um& on the market. eceipts are light, but thore seems littlo chanca that the stocks in storo will be much further reduced on this side of spring. Seller the month, or regular No. 2 sold at 31@31}c; and seller Decembor ot 303/@30%c, both clostn ot the in- side. Btrictly fresh receipts closed 2t Slie. Rejected was little better than nominal at 23c. Cash sales were reported of 25,200 bu No, 2 at 813{c; 38,200 bu do_st 81%Ge; 50,000 bu do at 81c; 800 bu rejected at 23c. ‘otal, 114,200 bu. Ozts wero dull at-abont the same prices as yes- terday, with verylitile demard, except forre- jected for home use, which was n.ccnrd!ngly, gelling chiefly at 18c. ~Seller the month gold ab %0%@20%: s }s;l]er ;%ecexfibef at zz;, ‘aLn\:l sellor anuary af £@22%4c, all closing dull, in sym- pathy with the tono of the latest New York ad- vices. Cash sales wero roported of 24,200 bu No. 2at21c; 5,000 ba do at 203Z¢ ; 10,000 bu do at 2050 ; 14,000 bu rejected at 18¢; 1,200 bu do at 17%¢c; 600 bu white, by semple, at 24}%con tuigk. Tut;l, l55,000 . L o ye wag dull and again 34c lower, in sympathy with the decline in cogm, which made buyershold off, notwithstanding the fact that receipts wero light. _Salos wero" limited to 2,000 bu No. 2at 53c. Rejected was inactive. Barloy was stendy, and a shade firmer than yosterdey, though with no material advance on the diminished prices touched then. The de- cline brought out a littlo bettor demand. No. 2 s0ld freely at 60c in ordinary houscs, snd 6034c in Armour, Dole & Co's. No 8 was in good demand at B0@5le. Rojected ‘was dull. Seller tht month sold sparingly at 59c. Cash seles wero reported of 7,800 bu No. 2at 6034c; 9,600 bu do at 60%7c; 13,600 bu do at 60c; 17,600 b No 3 at 5ic; 1,600 bu do at 503c; 12,- 800 bu do at 5037c; 9,200 bu do at 60c; 2,000 bu rejected at 38c; 7,200 bu do at 8734c; 3.600 bu do at 37c; 400 bu do at 35¢; 800 bu by sample at 78c; 400 bu do at 70¢; 800 bu do at 65¢; 400 bu do at €0c, on track.. Total, 87,800 bu. - LATEST. In the afternoon wheat was moderately active and firmer. No. 2 spring sold at $1.05%. seller the month, and 31.05%@1.05%, seller December, closing at 81.05%. Corn was quiet and sold at 8le, seller November, and 30%c, seller Decem- ber. Luke freights were inactive. Provisions neglected. ) CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. TIORSDAY EVENING, ALCOHOL—Wss fairly activo and 2 cents bigher, on account of the rise in highwines, We now quoté $1.80@1.85 for 94 per cent proof. BROOM CORN—Remains duil and heavy. A vers Lmitod local demsnd exists only ; prices are unsottied but ramge about as follows: $:0.00 per ton for common; $10.00 for fuir; $100.00120.00 for chofce; and §140.00@160.00 for choice hurl. BEANS—Wero in " light request, sud weak, We quote: Choico navies, $2.35@2.50; fair to mediten, 00@2.95; common, $1.35@135, BUTTER—Under this head there waa nothing now to note. Tho demand was moderate, and, as for somo time past, mainly confined to choice table grades &nd to_common descriptions for bakers ueo. The re- ceipts havobeen light, however, for several dsys,aud as stocks are not oppressiva holders do not scom partica- Iarly anxious to realize save at very full prices. We continue to quote: Strictly choice dairy, 24@26c; medium to good, 18@22c; inferior to common, @1, G GarNG—The bigging market continues quiet, with prices steady and uniform, There was a fair in- quiry to-day for burlaps and gunnies, but other goods in the list were neglected. We repeat our quo- tatlons g8 follows: Stark, 46c; Ludlow, 5xc; Lewiston, 8ic; American, 32c: Oter Creek, 33%c; burlap bags, 4 and3 bu, 20@22kc; gunnics, single, 18@19¢ ; do, double, 28c; wool sicks, BUILDING MATERIALS—Aro in good request, but the horse epidemic prevents dealers from filling thelr orders, Prices underwent no change. We continue to quote: Stucco, $2.50@2.75; New York stucco, custing, $3.75@4.00; superfing Qo, $4.00@4.50 ; Rosendalo coment, $3.25@0.50; Utica cement, §2.00 per brl; Louisville cement,’£2.00; Akron ’ cement, $2.00: marbledust, $3.35; lime, in bulk, $1.00@1.10; Lime (in brls) §1.25@1.35 per sand, per_brl, §2.75@3.00 ; plastering hair, por 40@45¢ ; fire brick, per 1,000, $40.00@90.00 3 builamg brick (common), $11.00G14.00 ; country brick, $13.00 @14.00 ; Woodstock pressul range at 325,00@40.00 ; St. Louis Hydraulic pressed, $45.00, del; Milwaukee, $33.00, dél; Racine, $30.00 del; Hinsdale, $25.00, Qel; fire ‘clay, per brl, $4.00@5.00. The following is the list of prices per box of 50 feet, for domestic window glass, from which a reduction of 40 per cent 18 mado by delers : sirst Double strength, $8.00 fx8to 7Tx9. 7x10 to _8x10, 8x11 to 10x13; 8x14 to 10x15. 10x14 to 12x18,.. 14316 to 16x20, 2.0 9,50 11.00 gepREREEELTy 2832338888838 = 10, X 00d Tequest, and prices were again quoted firm all around. Tbmatoes are steadily advancing. We repeat our quotations of yes- terday, 38 follows Gooseberries, 2 Tomatoes, 2 . Tomatoes, 3 1 Corn, Elgin Corn, Benton Harbor. Corn, Yarmonth, Peas, 2 1b. Lima beans, very firm, notwithstanding tho ndvance of anything like activity the demaud, nd in fine factory chieeso the tendency is to advance, We quote as ollows : New York fac- tory, 16@16¢c; Ohio factory, 133 @l4}c; Western fac- tory, 13K@14xc. COAL—No niew features were noted in the coal mar- et. Onlya fewof the dealers were delivering, and these few could only partially fill orders, Frices were firm, snd nowminally unchanged. We repeat our list: Lebigh, lump, $11,60; Lehigh propared, $11.00; Lackawanna, $11.00; Erie, $10,60; Driar Hill, $10.50} Walnut Hill, $10.50: Blossburg, $10,00; Cherry Mine, $2.00; Hocking Valley, $9.50; Indians, $9.00 Minonk, $,00: Wilmington, $7.00, COOPERAGE—A good steady demand exists for flonr berrels at 50@55¢. Others varieties were only inlight request, Prices are unchanged, We quote: Pork barrels, $145@150; lard terces, SLT5GLSS; whiskey barrole, $2.15@2.95; flour barrels, 60@55c staves ‘and headings, $I7.00@20.00 for pork barrels flour staves, $8.50@Y.00; circle flour headings, 8@Jc @ sot; flour hoop poles, $15.00@20.00 @m; porkand tierce poles, $25.00@40.00 37 m ; whiskey barrel staves, $23@27.00 9 m. CALIFORNIA FRUITS—Were in fair request at provious prices, Salescomprise 50 boxes pears $4.50 3 100 boxes Glen Morceau at $.00; 200 boxes winter Nellis 0t$3.60; 300 s Muscat grapesat 25c; 00 lbs Toltay nt 80c. : EGGS—TRe offering were larger and prices o shade easier ; fresh eggs, in carriers, quotablo at 25¢ ; limed, 20@24c. _Salesinclude 175 casés at 28c ; 5 cases’ at 27c; 35 pikgs pickled at 2ic; 20 do at 22c. FEATHERS—Were pienty and in fair request, Prime live goezo from first hands quotnble at 65@66¢ 5 jobbing price, 68@70c; mixed, 25@50c; chicken feathers, 8@c, Sales inclnde 23 kacks prime at Goe. FISH—In tho fish market few changes, and none of importance were noted. Businesacontintes steadily fair, and but for tho annoyance occasioned by tho lackt of facilitics for moving goods, the condition of the market would be quite satisfactory. Btocks are ample. We quote: No, 1 whi £5.008 @5.35; No, 2, SLIBE5.00; Ne No. 1 shore mackerel, $10.50@10.75; shore, kits, $1.75@L80; bank codfish, $5.60@5.75% Georgo's cod-fish, $6,50@06,75 3 box herring, No, 1, 0@ 23c; box herring, scaled, 42@45c; Columbia River. ealmon. new, half brls, $10.00@10,%5. FRUITS AND NUTS—Dealcrs report s quict trade, with no material variation in priccs, Raisins are in better supply, and the market is working oasier. Fol- lowing ' aro tho quotstions: Dates, S@Jc; Sge. drum, 12@13¢; donew, 16@17c; figs, box, 18@19c; Turkey pranez, 8@9c; Frenchdo, 11@i1xc; raisins, old, $2.25; ruisius, new, $2.75@2.85 3 barries Dow, 1X@1% raspberries, 35@37c; pitted cherries, 55@28c; Desches, pared, 18%@10c; peaches, halves,” 6@6lc; do, mixed, 3i@6c; Zante cur- rents, 8@8ic; apples, Southern, new, 5@6C; do. Westorn, 7@73c; Michigan, 8@de, NuTs—Filberts, 14@l5c 7 almonds, Terragons, S2c; English valnute, 14@15c; Naples wainuts, 19@20c; Brazils, 14@15c; Pecans, 10@12i¢e; Africin peanuts, 7c; Wi.ning' ton peanuts, $c; Tennesseo pesnuts,8c; chestnuts, A ¢ oferings were fair, and 5 good inquiry existed at yesterday's prices, Sales fnclude: 7 doz prairio chickens af $4.25: 25 doz mallard ducks at 9ic ; 4,800 |. $3.00; 6 doz smal a 2 £2005 ¢ gea ucks st $1.50; 25 doz quail at GREEN o 8¢ $1.75@2,00. FRUITS—Apples aro in good demand on local and shipping sccount, and firm at $2.00@2.50 per brl Grapes were in some’ request at $4,00 per care for Catawbas. Cranberries aro quiet, but' without changs in prices. Sales include 1 cor spples ot §2.75 5 4 cars choice 8t $2.50 3 6 cars at $2,95@2.40 on track 128 brls in lots at $2.35@2.75; 25 baskets quinces ol T5c@$1.25 3 20 cases grapes at $4.00 ; 140 bris cranber~ ries at $11.50 ; 250 brls cultivated dg ot $10.00@10.50. GROCERIES—Prices of articles in this lins under- went no appreciable change. Dealers genernlly ara still meeting with serious obstacles in the delivery of oods, but the difficulties in the way of promptly fll- fng orders are graduslly disappesring, and thers is every indication that the ensuing week' will se trada running along uninterruptedly. The market is nos Tiberally stacked, both with staplo and fancy groceris, and, but for the aunoyance occasioned by the horse epidemic, the condition of the market would bo in grary.way satisfactory. We quoto prices steady, as follows : . Corrmes—Mochn,29%(c; O, G. Java, 24X @253/c; Java No, 2, 234@23%¢ ; fancy Rio, 23@23X(c ; clioice do, 22 @233 ; prime Rio, 213@214c ; good do,20:@213c common’ ¢ Bingapore, @23y Costa Rica, Mardeaibo; 224(@233 - N D] SR u 4@23He; e, CaxpLes—Star, fcll weight, 20)@21c; Stearine, 16c. Rice—Paton, 83(@8xc; Rangoon, TH@Tic; Caro- lin3, 84@83¢c. SUGARs—Patent cut loaf, 143¢@145/c ; crushed and powdered, 135;@13xc;_granulated, 13%@13%c; standard, 137 @13c; do No. 2, 12@12%¢; B, 125@ 123c; extra 0, 135@12X¢ ; C, No. 2, 194 @12c ; yel- Jow C, 113;@11%¢; choico brown, 11 ;@Lixc; prime do, 103@11c ; fair do, 103@103/0 ; choice molasses sugar, 11X @11%c; fair do, 9K @gc, SyEups—Diamond drips, $1.30@1.35 ; eilver drips, extra fine, 72@T50 ; good sugar-house syrup, 45@50c 3 extra do, 50@560; Now Orleans molasses, choice, 5@ @S0c; do common, 65@70c; Porto Rico molasses, choice, G0@650 ; cormon molasses, J@5c, Spi0es—Allspice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30c;_cassia, 40@42c; pepper, 22x@23)¢c; nutmegs, §1.25@L30; ginger, pure, 23@30¢ ; do No, 1, 20@25¢ ; do No. 2,15 & 20¢, ‘Soaps—French mottled, 6}¢@63{c; German mottled, T4@7xc; Golden Yest, GEOXc; White Lily, CX@ G3%c; White Rose, 63@b3c: brown Windsor, 45@ 4j5c} palm, 6@6¥c; Savon Imperial, G@6Xc, Stancn—Gloss, 0x@10c: corn, I@I1C; laundry, 6@ 7c; common, 6@be, TAY—The condition of this market was much the seme ng noted in yesterday’s report, Tho arrivals of pressed hay, by rail, were somewhat large, but very littlo is coming in on wagons, and, with light stocks i storo, holders are firm in thelr views, ond & further advance ecems imminent. We quote tho wholesalo prices paid by dealers @5 follows: ON TRACK— New timothy, beater pressed, $16.00G17.60; do Inose pressed, $15.50@ 16.50; new_prairic, pressed, §10.00@ 11.00. ON Wacox—Timothy, loose, $15.00@16.50% prairle, loose, $0.50@10.50, ~For delivery of pressed, $1.00@1.50, according to distance. HIDES—Buginess in this deperiment was almost at a stand-still, The purchases of buyers were confined to choice small lots, just to meet immediate necessi- tics, and_trapsactions were principally at inide and mediom figures, We makeno chango in_our quota- tions: Green butchers’ Tic; green salted, curcd, ‘heavy, 10}@103c; do light, 11@l1Xc; part cured, 8i@9%c; greencalf, 17c; green city veal kip, prime, 1ic; dry salted, 16@iTc; dry kip, 22c; dry calr, 20c} ary' fint, 19@20c; deacons, 50@60c; damsged, @io; ol other damaged stock, two-thirds -prices branded, 10 per cent off. TIOPS—Werc in moderato local request, Prices con- tinuo to rule steady at 25@%0c for primo Wisconsin ; 15@20c for common to medium ; Eastorn, 23@35c, HONEY~—aa in light supply, and salable . “5@30c for prime Western ; utrained dull ot 15@30¢; New York prime, 30@35c. Sales include 3 cases choico comb at S0c. IRON AND STEEL—A good demand prevailed, sud prices continue steady at the following rates: Horse-6100 1r0n. 0@ ic 5 510 9-10 310 610 910 5 910 910 rates ates Tates| Tates rates Tates Tates Russian iron, perfect. . ‘Russian iron, No. 1, stained Sheet iron... rates Norway n Tatea German plow st rates ‘Bssemer plow steal Tatea Spring and plow stecl. Tates LEATHLR—The leather trode wus only moderately active to-day, and prices were again quoted steady and. uniform, The stocks are moderate, oll around, and any considerable increase in the demand would, no doubt, result in an advance in certain descriptions of domestic stock, Following are the current ratea EEMLOCE. Rough upper, heay. Rough upper, damaged. 2 Buffalo slaughter sole, bes 35 Buffalo slaughter sole, No. 0@ I 30 1.25@ 1.45 858 L10 (3 80 French calfy 26 o 30 Iis...... French calf, 50 to 36 Ius, French calf, 50 to 100 1. LEMONS~Were in fair demand. i quote: Frenchat §7.00@8.00; Malagas, $6.50@7.50; new oranges, $2.00 per 100 METALS AND TINNERS' STOCE—We note a de- clino in tin plate of 50c all round, caused by a declino East. Other articlesare without chango, Trade was fain at the following rates = Try PLATE—IC, 10x14, $15.00; do, 12x12, $15.50; do, 14x20, $16,00; do, roofing, IC, $14.00, ¥16 Trs—Targe, 45c; small, 44 Sneer Zmvo—Fall casks, 11y leas quantity, 12c; slab, 9c. SAEET IRON—N0, 26, TXC rates, Corren—Copper bottoms, 48c; braziers, over 121bs, 47c; tinned copper, 43c. . WimE—2 to5, Kc: 6, 8, and 9, 10c; 10 {011, lle; 12, 12, 113¢c; 13 snd 14, 125¢c; 15 and 16, 14c; 17, 15c; 16¢; 19, T9c; 20,20c’ full bundle, 15 per cent discount ; fanco wire, . ’ NAILS—At former rates o fair inquiry prevailed. Wo continue quotstions 0s follows: 10a per keg, $6.12/@6.25 ;5 80 3 @675 44 do 34, fine, $3.875@S. $8.50@8.52%. 123¢ OF to NAVAL STORES—Were in moderate demand at the $18 @ 19 16 @17 0 @ 23 0 @3 7 @ 19 500 @6.25 600 @700 6.00 @G0! @oods wero without transacted st. the an- change, o feir business being extra lard nexed quotations: Carbon, 27@25c; , strictly winter, 85¢; current make, 75¢; 0c; No. d, raw, 85¢; do boiled, 90c; whale, 88¢; sperm, 00@2,10; ‘neats’ fovt oil, strictly pure, $L10} do ex- tr, $1.00; do No. 1, 00@35c; bank oil, 65c; straits, %0c; elephant oil, 63c; turpentine, 72c, PAINTS, COLORS, AND PUITY—Business in this market was very quiet, nither the local nor outside de- P mands belng st all active, and prices were only indif- ferently sustained. e qiiote: WILTE LEAD, Géhuins Velllo Montsgue ‘American English Ven. red. English orange mineral. ... i £ 3 steady at 45@ 60c, whero parties can deliver them ; but for sales on track prices oroToduced, We moto: Sales of 2 cars peachblows at 50c, transforred ; 1 car at Sc, delivered; 33t 0@45e; 1at'38c; 6 cars fair Ilinois ot 35 on S\:(F.ET l:eTATDES—JWem in gnnl] request at form- er prices. We quote: Jerseys, $3.50@400 ; Southern Tilinois, $2.75@4.00. i e POULTEY—The receipts this morning wero liberal, andunder a good inquiry at tho higher'prices of yes~ terday were sustained. Sales included 2 coops chickcns 84$450; 4 coops doat $4.00; 17 coops epring do at $3.00@350; 14 dozen dressed ot $3,5084.00; 7 coops turkeys ot 'l4c; 600 lte dressed do at 15c; 2 coops ducks 8t $4.00 ; 4 coops geese at $10.00. © BALT—An excellant demand exists for all grades. Stocks are unususlly light, which tends to causes farther advance in prices, Onondage, fine, £2.25 ginaw, fine, $2.25; ccarse ‘Diamond C, ordinary coarse, $2.25 without bag, do, with bags, $1.00; 255 bton, dairy, per bag, $3.00 ground alum, $2. SASH, DOORS, AND' BLINDS—Were moderatcly lcfi\"u, ‘previous prices being gencrally adhered to. We quote: & FOUR PANEL DOORS, EAISED PANELS NOTH SIDES, kmess. ¥ Size, prite. 1 3-16. 1 3-16, 138 1 3-16. 316, 1 3-16, 138 138 Thickness. Si 1 3-16. . 8 iz, 16, £ of 15G25 S—Were in moderate request, and prices aro £ BEED! without material change. Timothy quotabls at $2.50 .20 for common_and prime. Clover was in some demand at $£.90@5.00; mammoth, $5.25@5.40. Flax quiet nt $1.60@1.65, Aillet, 65c. Hungarian, §0G! for prime. Sules include 30 bags timothy ot $1.¢ 42bags do at§2,80; 15doat $2.50 132 acks prime clover at $5,00 ; 35 sacks_do at $4.90; 50 bags wam- moth at §5.40 ; 19 bags do at $5.25; 83 sacks midet at 65e, TEAS—The condition of this market was nnchanged in any essential particular. A steady, fair movement is witnessed both in greens and Japans, and former rates are firml adhered to. ‘s _quote: Hyson, 5 _good, 6@ se; - $1.00G1.205 super- fina fo fino old hyaon, 80c@$l.00; common imperial, 85@7¢; good to choice do, .80c@SLOS ; fine to good ' gunpowder, 80c@.05; choica $L10@1.20; " extra, SL25@L35; Japan, S0c@$1.05 ;' fair to good do, naturat leaf Japan, 55@66¢; common to fine Oolong, 5@55¢ ; good, G0@T5C; choice to extra, 90c@SL05. TOBACCO—The tobacco trade continues fair, with but trifiing variation in prices. Stocks are in good condition, and orders aro being filled at the annexed quotations : CHEWING—Fine Cut—Extra, 75@80c; choice, 65@ 0c; common, 53@60c ; poor, 40@50c. BitokmNG—Extra, 33@35¢; medium, 30@3%c; com- St o 75@80c; half 3 - Pruc—XNatural leaf, 5 ‘bright, 60@T0c; black, sound, 48@s5c. g, 06 WOOD—Waa again firm, the demand continuning 00d. Wo quote: Beech, §13,00 ; maple, §14.00 ; hick- ory, C14.50@15 ; slabs, $3.00—delivered. WOOL—Ws unchanged. A light demand prevailed ; 60@90C 3 but, 25 o general thing, the marketwas quiet and to quote: steads. Wo continue Tub, choice, extra Tub, common., Eleets, X, good Fleece, XX, bad condition, heavy. Fleece, X, good condition, light. Fleece, X, bad condition, heavy. Fleoce, medium, good condition, ligh Fleece, coarse, ight, and clean.. Fleece, coarse, light, and dingy. Fleece, unwashed, fina ... Flecce, unwashed, coars Super, pulle Extrs, Pt ey e 5 OFRICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. - __ Taonspay Evexase, Nov. 7. The receipts of live stock during the week up to this evening, were as follows: Hogs. Sheep. 7,334 & 6,540 12,656 15,816 42,32 Shipments were 28 follows : Hogs. Monday..... 7,574 Tuesdsy. 4,554 ‘Wednesd: 6,545 Total. ... 18,973 CATTLE—The cattle trade to-day was utterly devoid of life. All closses of buyers were in attendance, but there wesno considerablo de- mand from any source, and the total of the day’s sales reached barely 400. The hages of shippers amounted to about z half-dozen car- loads, while the combined purchases of feedors, city butchers, and yard speculators amonnted to some 300 head. Thore was s limited inquiry for choice beeves for the New York market, and o few hundred head of this sort would no doubt have found buyers at fair prices; but, with one or two excoptions, there were none of this description on sale. Nicols & Addems had a car-load of choice ‘smooth well-fatted steers, for which they obtained $6.50, and ono otlier bunch, averaging 1,347 1bs, was taken at £6.00, but aside from these no transactions wero reported at over $5.00. Most of_the sales were &t £3.00@3.75 for medium to good Texas cattle and common to fair native cows. The receipts for the week up fo this evening have been 8,224, and the shipments only sbout 3,200—leaving be- tween 6,000 and 7,000 head (including tho num- ber left over from last weck) to be otherwise disposed of. Enough stock i3 now in the yards to meet the wants of the trade for & week to come, if not another ‘“hoof” should bo yarded doring that time, and if Western sh:;spem would avert a further depre- ciation in valtes, they must withhold shipments for the present. Oxen were 2gain in good re- quest, but, a8 was supposed would be the case, the supply is now excessive, and prices are ma- terially lower than at the opening of the weck. A number of yoke remained unsold at the close, and to-morrow's sales will undoubtedly indicate aetill farther decline. Tho market closed dull and heavy for all descriptions of stock. QUOTATIONS. Extra—Graded steers averaging 1,400 s and UpWArdS, ...ccvreeevesererenrerss oo $6.25@0.50 Choice Beeves—Fine, fat, well formed 3 year 105 year old steers, and: averaging 1,200 101,400 ... .. 6.65@0.00 Good 'Besves— , finely- steers, averaging 1,100 t0 1,300 lte. 5.25@5.50 Medium Grades—Steers in fair flesh, aging 1,100 t0 1,250 Its, % £50@5.00 Butchers’ Stock—Com e stcers, and good to_exira cows, for city slanghter, averaging 800 to 1,100 s...... 3,25@4.25 Stock Cattle—Common cattle, in Cecent flesh, averaging 700 to 1,030 Ibs, ... 2.6084.00 Inferior—Light and thin cows, stags, bulls, and ecallawag steers, 2.00@2.50 Texas Cattle—Through droves. 1.75@15.00 Texas Cattle—Northern winlered.. 3.25@4.50 CATTLE SAL¥S, Prece. $6.4 3.62% 630 375 350 3.25 3873 3.00° 500 350 875 3.50 340 340 3.00 og. o opened very quiet this morning, and continuedso during tho greater part of the day. In fact there was no animation in the market until near the close, when—prices having been lowered to meet their views—pack- ers took hold with considerable spirit. The opening sales were effected at S440@4.60, which was the closing range of vestorday, but by noon prices had settled down to 34.30@4.50, and at tho close to $4.25@4.45, making & reduction of 15c per 100 1bs. Tho receipts were large, reaching 15,816, and making s total for the weok of 42,33, About8,000 remsined unsold, and the market closed wealk. No Av. Price|No. Av. Price|Xo. Av, Price, 98 258 $L40) 44 366 $4A0[ 44 325 $id5 12 214 44018 220 440|432 B2 450 43 22 43053 21 4do[4r S5 a0 63 241 400/48 302 440155 201 445 8 253 440{42 O7T1 445|148 S04 A5 51 308 44051 302 460[50 201 440 66 350 43049 30 40138 244 440 T0 338 450038 202 45559 271 440 92 383 440/ T0 M3 4Gs|s2 210 4o 4T 37 440183 212 450/ 50 334 440 43 230 44085 38 445 4L 3L 445 49 %66 445199 836 440{63 28 450 59 20 445133 500 440193 203 440 g o unlm 295 443050 314 435 9 258 4.40] SHEEP—The supply on sale to-day was larg- er than on either of the preceding days of the week, but the demand was better, and prices were ' tolersbly well sustained. ‘The offerings embraced a few good droves, but these were the exception, the supply being mainly composed of common and medium quelities. * We continue to quote common at $4.00@3.25; medium at §3.50 @3.75, and good to choice at $4.00@4.50, - =5 = CHICAGO LUMBER MARKET. Trurspay EVENING, Nov. 7. Vessels were in fair demand to-day, and rates still showed » tendency to decline, closing as fol- lows: # QuoTaBrE. Manistes. Muskegon eee 6.0@ .. The receipts and shipments for the last 24 bours, ending at 7 o’clock this morning, were a8 follows : Receipts. sk(pm;v:{la; 012 Lumber, m.. . 4,408 Shingled, m. 11,95 737 Lath, m... 430 Coxresponding figures sam; date hsfs ear : Receipts. ipmznia. Lumber, m. iy 1,002 Bhingles, 1,762 Tath, m. 263 At THE YARDS—A fair business was done st tho yards to-day. Quite a number of buyers were in attendance, and the movemont on both local and country account was satisfactory. During this week the prevalance of tho Febriquobron- chistis interfered materially with deliveries. The stocks were light as compared with past sea- sons. Prices were firm, s3 follows First and second clear. Becond ctear, 1 inch Common siding...... Common flooring, dressed, second. Common flooring, dressed, first.. ‘Wagon-box boards, selected, 16 in ) fat poste, spli 16.00@15.10 Cedar posts, Tounc, 20,0032 Luth........ .. 3500 4.00 Ox Tracz—Shugles wero in fair demand at the anuexed uncxanged price No. 1 sawed. $1.50 @2.00 Ar Star. 3373 Threp dollars per car to be added when transferred, which charge follows the shingales. ‘Thickness—Fiva shinglea to be two inches n thick ness. Length—Siztsen inches, Harpwooo—The trade at the hardwood {nrds has been verv good the past few days, lack walnut and ash flooring being chiefly calle for, which remaired firm at $25.00@75.00 for weinut, and £30.0)@40.00 for ash. Prices wera nominally unchanged, as follows ; EARDWOOD, WamrTeEwoop—The whitewood trade is very active now. Prices remained firm, as followa : X isfactory day was experienced in the wholesale Jumber market. The recoipts were very smell, onlya fow lumber laden crafts having “arrived to-day. Buyera were very backward in making their ap- pearance at the Lumber Exchangs, and the market was weak end declining. Prices declined from 15 to S0c on commonboards, strips, joists, and scantling. The merket for choice mill lum- bar was fair »nd remained firm 2t $16.00@18.00. Shingles still remained firm at published prices. Probably half 2 dozen cargoes changed hands, h?:hngmlfi fherenrei;orded on t;xe sales-book fare nished at the Exchango for that purpose. Pri- ces closed firm as follows : 2 € Good to choice mill-run lumber. Common stripa snd boards. Common mixed lumber . Joist and scantling. Shingles We clipthe following from the Bay State (Qlich.) Lumbermen's Gazetie, in' egard to the means of lumber trensportation in that State: ¢ There seems to be a great lack of means of transportation throughont ike lumbering por- tions of the entire State. Lumber is accumulat- g upon our docks for lack of vessels to e it "and the irners of mills in the interior along the lines of tho difforent railroads experionca t inconvenience from the ing of the Iroed companies to supply them with the req Tuisite means of transportation. It i3 estimated thet the capacities of tie difforcat mills along the line of the G. R. & I. R.aR., from Rockford to Big Ropids, is lumber, and 225, stock which will have to ba held over until another season, but which ehould be shipped immediately, is 45,000,000 feet of lumber and 22,550,000 shingles. ‘¢ A meeting of Itmbarmen_ hes been held at Grand Rapids, to arge upon the ofiicers of the . R. &I R B. the urgent need of greater facilities for shipping. 1t is to be hoped that by another soason the rapid growth cf railrosds all over the State will remedy this serions defect, and give to the lumbermen all the facilitiea necessary for their iucreasing wants.” MARINE INTELLISENCE. PORT OF CHICAGO. ARRIVED..... Bchr John Tibbetts, Nuskegos, 130 lat] Stmr Corons, §t. Joseph, sundries, Prop Wi, 3, uffato, 976 bars railread irom, 2,32 brls salt, Prop Wm. 3L T'weed, Cleveland, sundries, Schr 3. P. Ward, Whito Lzke, 160 m lumber. Sehr Pandors, Hingston, 300 tons pig iron, %5 bara 0ad iron. Sebr Jobn Muir, Buffalo, 500 tons coal, Schr B, F. Wade, 150 m Jamber. Barge D. L, Filer, Menom‘nee, 360 m lumber. Bark Peshtigo, Gicen Bay, 30 m InmExr, 48 i lath Schr W, H. Willard, Muskegon, 100 m mmber. Sehr (i.il'.;“‘lohnswn, Menominee,” 190 1 lumber, 35 m Schir Oneids, Bsy City, 200 m Tumber, Schr Rate Kelley, Oswago, 2,200 bls ga,, Schz Montcalm, Bswegs, 160 tons salt, Schr Dawn, White Leke, 80 m lumber, 18 m lath, Schr R, B, King, McCarthy’s Pier, 75 co-ds wood, Scbir G. E. Purington, White Lake, 130 m lumber, Bchr Geo. L. Wrean, Little Lodus, 850 tons coal, Bchr John S, lott, Oswego, 500 tons coal, Schr Mortauk, Buffalo, 550 tons coal. Schr Knights Templar, Oswego, £,500 brls salt. Bchr A. J. Mowry, Hamlin, 175 1o lumber, 15 m lath, Barge E. 3L Tyson, Menomines, 400 m lumber, Barge Eva Robinson, Menomiuee, 400 m lambar, Schr Russian, Buflulo, 400 tons coal. Schr Antares, Muskegon, 120 m hunber, 8cow Orion, #0 m lamber, Scow Marion Diron, Portage Pler, 65 m lzmber. Nov. 7. ‘Prop Norman, Duluth, 485 bu corn, 1,333 ba_oats, 105 ‘brls flour, 34 brls tallow, e Iard, ss“fikgs . provisions, and sundrics, Schr Souvenir, Ventwater, 2,000 bu oats, and sundries, Strur Corona, St. Joseph, sundries, Prop Toledo, Buffalo, 8,000 bu wheat, 1,000 bu bar- ley. Stmr Sheborgan, Manitowoe, sundries, Scow Marion Dizon, Portage Lake, 500 bu oats, 100 brly flour, 5 brls beef, 45 brls po-k, 3 tcs lard, 4 bria ‘hams, and sundrics, =‘lamber, 30'm LAKE FREIGHTS. Lower ; quotable at 15¢ for wheat and 14e for corn to Bufizlo. New England rates anchazged : 87c on corn to Boston. _Cherters renorted were: To Buffalo—Prop Antelope, and barges Clement - and Eetchum, and schr Portch, wheat at 15c; achr A. Mosher, corn on p £ ; prop Cuba, barley at 1§c‘i o GW&X:S‘:’S&; ‘eimu’e Wing and rop Japan, corn at 1lc. , Total capacity, 89,000 B ieat, ind 30,000 b dorg - 2 Mmwavszz, Nov. 5.—Grain freights have 2gain advanced le. We note the charters of tho gchrs E, A. Nicholson and Penokee at 16c for Buaffalo. To Oswego the rate is nominally 24c. LuyBeR Bates—The following are the present rates of" freight on lumber : Manistea, 5.00 H Ludington, $4.75; Pentwater, $4.50; onae, 2450 ; Muskegon, $3.50@3.73; White- ball, 34,00 ; Grand River, §3.50@8.75; Oconto, TRANSFERRED FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER" drew Wilsor, $433, onc-sixth, mé?::&i?’fii’éfi”ii‘{i Maria Allison and F. Allison Williaz Smith, 3400, onc-fourth, " ! CunsitgaiGeld Bof, from Mars Field to Heary Caok, ,000, 2] reizon, from Dalia . Monroo to Andrew 2l 30,00 15,00816.00 Schr C, Dalton, $4,200, ell. Capalboat Industry, from Frank Hopkirs to G. W. Carpenter and L. E. Sawyer, $750, one-hall. Steam barge Monitor, from George Haonah and G. . Hale to O, B. Van Patten et al, $7,000, sll. Caalboat Morning Light, from Ira Neison to John Welsk, $300, oze-half,, Canalboat Morning Light, from John Welsh to J. N. Skeeler and H. H. Skeeler, 3500, one-half, Canalboat Onondags, from . R. Bosth to George Smedeley and H. Smedeley, $1,000, all. Canalbcat: Stars and Stripes, frem W. P, Earris & Co, to E, G Eastman, $1,200, all. MARINE ITEMS. —VWind from the west; light. Weather clear. —Seamen's wages firm at £3.0). —The Kingston Wiig statesthat the Bruno has been raised from her sunken positior in the Williams' Caual, by the aid of her own pumps, and is now on her way to Montreal. —The brig Lefayetto Cook, o Canadian vessel, laden with coal, wag_driven ashore a day or two since near Port Stanley, on Lake Erie. She was brilt at St. Catherines by Skickaluna, has been 21 years in service, and 18 233 tocs burden. She is owned by Parsons. of Kingston, classes B2, and ber value is $5,000. —A few daysago 2 propeller raa hernosaont of tho channel near the turn, alout opposite tho elevator, and before she was estracated her wheel had worked up a bar across the chaunel, leaving only 13 feet there. On Friday the Inter- Ocean, drawing 13 feot 6 inches on an even keel, grounded on this bar tnd was immovable. She was there on Saturday, and the river tug Samp- son, which had brought her from Chicago, cleared hor own main deck of fuel eo ag to act aa lighter in relieving the Intor-Ocean of suffi- cient of her cargoto allow her to ficat. On Friday, the Negaunce, entering with s losd of ' iron ore, in attempting to pass the Inter-Oczan struck tfe ssmo bar ond stack there, Whilo the two were olongside, tho tmg Dorr, *Captain Burke, took the Jarge now echooner Eate Wins- low, loaded with anshracite coal, safely past them; rather a risky job, but one that showed protty thorough knowledgo of the channel by the pilot, and” the necessary confidence to make useof his knowledge. The Dragon, Captain Dovwns, succeeded in releasing the Negaunce in about an hour after she struck on the F-- ™ bariseaid to be but a fow feets Dispateh, Hov. &