Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 20, 1872, Page 6

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1872 MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. There zeeme to be ro alleviation of the etrin- gency inthelocal money market. Eventhe banks that are in the best condition find it diicult to meet the crdinary demands of their regular cus- tomers, and are obliged to refuse good paper every day that they would otherwiee be glad to take., In the open market money commands from 15 to 18 per cent on undoubted col- lsterals, and commercial paper cannot be sold better than 2 per cent per month. There is also a good desl of two, three, and four months' paper, eecured by mortgages on real | estate, offered at 2 per cent per month. Currency continues to come in from the coun- try pretty freely, but the bigh price of New York exchange Les caused it to be gent forward to New York pretty steadily, and there kbae not been much accumulation bere of either currency or credit during the last week or two. New York exchenge continues firm at 60o to | %5¢ per $1,000 premium between banks, The diecovery that _the corp-bing in the eleva- tors recently controlled by Muun & Scott had Zaleo boitoms, and were really less than half foll when they were made to appesr quite full, ehows that, & month or two ago, the banks of ‘this city were advancing fo a large extent on elevator receipts issucd ageinst nothing but emptiness; that, in fact, they were loaning Messrs. Munn & Scott $100,000 to 150,000 on : no security atall. Perhaps people will now be- gin to seo the necessity for'a radical change in the whole system, that will open the elevator ‘business to the purifying effects of healthy com- “petition. i The reference made in our money article of resterday to the stock of a new National Bank which had not begun business yet beicg offered -below par, was slightly incorrect in the respect that the bank (the - Home") has begun busi- ness. This correction is made in behalf of ‘the \Ceutral Netional, another new bank of this city ‘avluch ia the ouly one now organized that has not begun business. i THE NATIONAL BANKS. Af examination of the official tabular state- yaent, just published by the Comptroller of the Currency of the reports of the 1,919 National Bsnks of the United States, shows that their available cash means i3 equal to sbout 60 per cent of their demand, iabilities except circulation. The true way of calenlating the strength of our National Baoks {0 withstand any pressure or panic, is nndoubt- edly to throw the circulation and the bonds de- pomed to secure it entirely out of the account. fhe bonds deposited with the United States Trepsurer are ample security for the circulation, &nd would be considered so even if we were on a specie basis. The entire cash means of the ‘banks is, therefore, the proper measura of their abilis 19 pay depositors. This is the basis upon whicli we have, for several vears past, made our tebulations of the condition of the National _Banks of Chicago, and is much more €atisfacto- 1y to the general public than the mere percentage of legal tenders on hand as compared to circulation and deposits. On Oct. 3, 1672, the 1,919 National Banks of the United States owed demand liabilities as follows : Individual deposits, $613,290,671; due to banks end bankers, $143,836,430; United States deposits, £7,833,172; deposita of United :States disbursing officers, $4,563,833; unpaid dividends, 8,119,749, Total demand libilities, 712,694,455, — To meet any pressure for liguidation of the foregoirg they had cash means on hand as fol- Jowe: Legal tender notes, $102,074,104; specie, $10,229,756 ; National Bank notes, $15,787,296; Fragtional currency, $2,151,747; Clearing House «checks, $110,086,315 ; due from banks and bank- ers, £128,180,542 ; United States certificates of dspus‘n.b 46,710,000 ; Clearing House certificates, £8,632,000; gogu cent certificates, 1,535,000, Total, $335,406,760, or nearly 50 per cent of the Gemand lisbilities, The amount of United States bonds deposited to secure circuletion is £382,06,400, and the smount cf National Bank notes outstanding is £933,495,027. Even countingthesc bonds t par, there is & margin of $48,551,000 over and above et would be roquired to psy their outstanding circulation, or enough to pay ifi“ cent more on 21l their demend liabilities. this leaves ont of considerstion yet the principal resource of the ‘banks in their loans to the amount of $672,520,~ 140. The cbservations made above in regard to the | W security of the National Bank circulation remind us to say in the same connection that the DANGER FROM DRAINS OF SPECIE, which seems to be the great bugaboo_of all the inflationists, who are opposed to getting back to specie puymonts, is almost nothing compared to what it was under the old systems of banking. Mr. Boutwell, 2nd even so respectable an author- ity as the New York Financial Chronicle, have scsumed that if we were on & specie basis, any monetery trouble in Europe would immediately ,drain away all the specie reserves of the banks ‘end make a panic. Now, it must be borne in mind thet we have never had a, secured paper-money circulation before the | . National Bank curreacy,and thatinall panics pre- | Vions to 1661, the panicvas ceused mainly by & ‘ fear that if a considerable part of the epecie re- serves were drawn out of the banks the currency would mnot bs redeemed | et all. The panics we have had in | the United Stetes have all been attributable to | doubts about_the paper monoy being redeemed. | But with the National Bank currency there conld | .be no such doubts, no matter how muchof & | Arain of Specie there might be to Turope. The | holders of this currency would know that if* the National Banks could not redeem their notes in ‘specie, the Government would rell their bonds and redeem it for them. + But, aside from the consideration of the cur- rency, the 1dea of preventing 2 drain of capital from this country by a continuance of a suspen- ! gion of epecie payments is & most nonscnsical ! one. Themost that Europe could do, in any case, wopld be to draw_from this country just what was due her, snd what wes herright to ! _have, and there would be no artifice of legisla- tion or finance that could prevent the capital going where it belonged, except downright repu- diation, which is only 3 milder name for ewin- dling. 'There hae been's vast amount of astute bosh written about the danger of drains of specie ; to Europt if we were on & specio basis. If the sgecie was drained off to Europe it would only | show thet we did not own it, and had no. busi- ness to hold it. The fact that while specia | payments are suspended we can always Tetain the ssmo nominal_amount of, say, $700,- 000,000 of paper money in circulation, does not . prove that we prevent any capital from going sbroad, or that we retain a_dollar more here by that means. Ifthere isa great drain of specie, | gold advances, or, n other words, currency de- | Slines, snowing that the total volume of irre- Jeernable paper currency, no matter whether it was S700,000,000 or £1,000,000,000, would only represent the amount of actual floating capital in the couniry. Whenever the proportion of real capital wes diminished by a drain of specie or any other kind of wealth, the fixed volume of irredeemable paper money would shrink in value. The same would be the case whenever the volume of irredeemable paper money was in- creased more than the increased proportion of actnal wealth. In this connection we reprint from the Pittsburgh Commiercial a paragraph which seems to have been called out by the " IGNORANCE OF BUSISESS MEN 'on the Eubject of currency, viz.: 1t seems strange thiat we have here among our businees | men persons managng succeesfully great iron works, factories and lauks, who seem mot to know that nomey 3s mot value, but only the representative of Falue, and that by an incresse of paper mouey we do ot increase Lhe weslth of the country by a single il end that sithough prices will advance values must mecessarily Temain the sawme, adjustivg themselves to the increased volume of irredeemable currency. With & good many, however, who are yet blat- 2nt, even in this city, for the Secretary Lo use his arrogated power 1o issue more currency, the ob- ject of their nolicitude for more currency is to be able to pni debts with paper dollare depreci- ated more than they are now. In short, they Would like to see the price of paper mouey de- gricined 80 that they could nominally pay their ebts. LOCAL STOCE AKD ROND MAREET. Mesers. Lunt, Preston & Kean quote pricea in this market, this afternoon, as follows: Buying, Selling. 1163 T.S. 630f '8l... 1ex 5205 of 62, ex. int.. ek 6-20s cf ’64, ex, int.. TN £30s of 5 ox 123 8 of '65, Jan. and July. 1% 5-208 of '67, Jan. and July. 5% 5-203 'of '68, Jan. and July, 153 10-405, 083 % ulteney s R Hortiern Pacific 100 25d fnt, 99 and int, Tllinoie, County and Township 1 3, RARLEE Steriing Exchange, (large drafts) 108%@110% —_— REAL ESTATE. The following instruments were filed for :ecn’g_on Tuesday, Nov. 19: gt CITY PROPERTY. Lot €3, in White's Block 8, of s w X, Seg 20, 39,14, dsted Nov. 4; considexstion, §900, | Whiting st, 160 f¢ e of North Wells st, s , 482100 ft, dsted Aug: 6 ; consideration, $4,000, North s, bet Mohawk and Hurlbut sts, n £, Lot 28, dated Oct, 26 ; consideration, £3,000. Sul-lot of Lot 3, in Block 2, in priginal town of Chi- cago, dated July 2 8 0. The premises Nos. 46 and 48 Hamiiwon av, dated Nov. 16; considerution, $10,090." Ashland ov, 0 w cor of Tuiriy-first-st, Block 1, dated Oct. 30; conmderation, 230,000, Fallerton av, bt Larrabéesnd Hurlbut ste, o1, 50 ft. dated April 1; cousiderstion, $5.500. Hoyne st, cor of Division 7, 5 91-100 acres, dated Sept. 12 ; consideration, §: Rinzie'st, bet North W LaSalleste, nf, 135-14 1t, datedNov, 18: copsideration, §4,000. ‘Indians av, 200 feet s of Thirly-fourfh st, e f, 50x 160 7-10 ft, dated Nov. 9; consideration, §6,000. “Fulton st, bet Jefferson and Clinton &ts, 51, Lots 1 103, dated July 11 ; cousideration, $16,837, ‘Lote 29 and 30, in Block 5, dillard & Decker’s e i of e3¢ of nw X Sec. 20, 39, 16, dated Nov. 7; considera- Tar) Block, dated Oct. 21 ; considération 3, E ¢ nwk of be i Sec. §6. 39, 1, dated Sept.19; | coneideration, §40,000, Sumumer st, 1 w cor of Thirtieth st, e f, 23353124 ft, dated Oct. 25; consideration, 300, Southwestern vy, = % of aud vear Flournos et, ¢ f, 241t 10 elley, dated Aug, 1; cousideration, 1,600, ‘Forquerst, bet Jeilerson and Ciinton sts, ¢ f, 253119, ft, dated Nov. 13 ; consideration, 31,025, 'De Ralbst, bet Flouruoy snd Lexigton ats, w f, 24 11 to alley, dated Nov. 15; consideration, §750. Lot 93, 8 ) Blocks 55 and 36, in Sec 19, 89, 14, dated Sept. 20 consideration, Lot 92, in same, doted Sept, 0; consideration, 5700 Walnut &t, bet Lincoln and Wood sts, 81,25 ft t0 alley, dated Nov, 18 ; consideration, §4,000. 9 Larrabee st, bet Menomonee and Lincoln ets, w T, 25 11 to allcy, dated Nov, 19 ; consideration, £330, Lot 40, in Block 2, of Cushman's resubdivision of n 34 Block 8, Skellield's Addition, dated Oct. 19 ;. consid- eration, 31,100 Lot 2, in Rowles's part of 1 % Block 81, w of rail- Sec 33, 33, 14, dsted April 1; consideration, road, £, High st, bet Fullerton and Beldea ovs, w f, 50 ft to alley, with_improvements, dated Nov. 19; consider- ation, §1,400, The premites N coneideration, 693 Washington av, dated Nov. 19 tn Eberhart et al Block 16, of consideration, §900, Johnson place, bet Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth sts, wf, 252;x116 ft, dated Nov, 15; consideration, | . Dakiey st, 5 of and near Polk st, e f, 33x1253 st, dated Oct. 10 ; consideration, §1,001 0. ‘Wilcox st, 503 2-10 ft w of Californiast, 8 f, 50x12:1t, : dated Nov. consideration, §1,700. orth av, 7336 ft w of Shober st, 4 f, 48x130 ft, dated Nov. 18 ; considerntion, £1,850. NOKTH OF CITY LIMITS, Wrightwood av, 197 it e of Racine av, 81, dated Nov. 12 ; consideration, §800. Wrightwood 2v, 147 ft e of Racine 2v, 6 f, 25x143¢ ft, aated Nov, 12; consideration, $500. Lota 13 to 16, in Block 3, in Culver's Lake Front Ad- dition, dated Oct. 15 ; consideration, £9,000. SOUTH OF CITY LINITE, 2 North 35 of 8 50 ft of Lot 2, in Block 19, Hsde Park, dated Nov, 18; consideration, $2,00, Lot 30, in Dunaway's Subdivision of Biock 1, in Pryor's 0 e X Sec 4, 38, 14, dated Nov, 1; considera- tion, §1,480. (L6t 2, 1n Winges Block &, fn Prsor & Hopkins' w 3 o $2,500. TLots1, 2,10, and 11, in Block 1, of Phare’s e 3 of 8 w i, Sec 12, 3, 13, dated Oct. 6; coneideration, 25x1243¢ {t, 016 Sixts-second st, 48x119 512 {t, in Block 11, in Bell's Subdivision in Sec 17, 38, 14, dated Oct. 2 ; considera~ tion, $600. COMMERCIAL. ToEspay EvENING, Nov, 19. The following were the receipts and shipments of the lexding articles of produce in this city during the past twenty-four hours; and for the corresponding date & year ago: Beef, bris Pork, bris 4 306,945 Butter, ba Dressed hogg, No, Live hogs, No. 71,150] 331 83,230 4 1i8 2,00 603} 681 Lath, m 150 kL Balt, brl q 25¢5] 1,18 Withdrawn from store yesterdey for city consumption : 536 ba wheat ; 5,161 ba corn ; 8,221 | bu oate; 714 bu barley. * The following grain has been inspected into stors this morning, up to 10 o'clock: " 60 cars wheat; 69 cars corn; 15 cars oats; 7 cars rye ; 27 cara barley. Total, 178 cars, or 70,000 bu. The statement made this morning by the Grain Registrar, snd roported bolow, was re- ceived on 'Change to-day very tamely, consider- ing its importance. The fact that Munn & Bcott had been guilty of flooring over many of their gramn bins, near the top, nd covering those false “hottoms” with a thin leyer of grain for the | purpose of — (not to be libellous, we will not Eay why) was ceriainly unimown_ before. Lut then, the Munn & Scatt system of running grain elevators (into the ground) has been sucha stench in the nostrils of our grain dealing com ‘munity for vears past, that the 1cvelation of an acd,tional stink was not of much importance in | :}le general aggregate—albeit the worst phuse of The circumstances under which this fraud wes committed are of some interest. When the proposition was made in August last to measure | up the gruin in the diferent elevators, Mupn & Scott significd_their willingness to bave' their houses submitted to th examination; stated that they would prefer that some other houses should be -measured first. desire was 80 reasonable that it was at'once deferred to; especially 2s Muun & Scott are understaod to have urged that to . “take their. measure” first might be construed into a proof that they were the partics especially aimed at in the movement. ‘The ‘time occupied in measuring p the othors scems to have been improved (?)-to put in theso false bottoms, which were 80 near the the top that the real bottom wsoon fcll out of their precious scheme, and left. it cxposed, in all its enormity, fo the gaze of & bowildered world. There ia still another point in this connection which is not eo generally known. It is that the measures of grain in Munn & Scott’s houses were taken by & man who had been employed as inspector there for years, and was discharged some two years ago~ by the then Chief Inspector, McChesney, but _reinstated in deference to a unanimous howl on the part of the ware- housemen—led by Munn & Scott. Putting this and that together, it secms very strange that he, of all others, should have been chosen to takoe those measures, espectally after the impropriety of the choice had been suggestsd ; and it is still more strange that his Jong course of acquaint- ance with thoee bins, and their contents, did not enable him to detect the fraud at the time. It is probable that the gentleman was_himself cheat- &d, but the whole procesding is 8o extremely queer that it ought to be investigated. Perhapa & strict inquiry might result in proving to the Board of Trade that they owe an acknowledg- ment to Mr. McChesney, whose honesty would seem to have been the great obstacle to his con- tiouance in office. It is only proper to say that these revelations aro now Larmlees. George Armour & Co. have already bought up in the open merket a buffi- cient amount of the old Munn & Scott paper to balance the account with grain owners, to within a fow thousend bushels, cither way ; they could not tell the exact extent of thoir liabilitiea till all the paper _ was presented, and holders have been remarkably slow in giving them the opportunity to find out how much paper was out against the houses for which Armour & Co. have recently become | wholly responsible. Itis now definitely ascer- teined that at the time of that bogus measure- ment one bank alone held Munn & Scott’s wheat paper for a Jittle more wheat than that virtuous firm hed in store in all their houses, There is Do harm in stating the fact, now that the super- fluous paper has been withdrewn from circula- tion; had it been known a few wecks 8go, tho consequences would disastrous. The most curious part of the affair is that Munn & Scott should have fallen so low asto place themselves at the mercy of their employes, who were engaged in constructing the false bottoms aforeszid, and of all the others who were cognizant of it. And memory re- calls, in this connection, the indignant denial of one of these two gentlemen, when the warehouse system was partially ventilated in Tae TRIBONE, two years 2go; he said it was er av, n wcor of Clayton st, und ¥ of entire | bster's n'e X Sec 12, 39, 13, dated Oct. 15 . 1w X, Sec 8, 98, 14, dated Oct,’ 14 ; cousideration, | 501 ¥ but | This | probably have been most . any action in the matter. Becsuse the Board can spend two or three days in discussing the conduct of & member, the extentof whose al- leged default is measured by & few hundred dol- lars, it does not follow that Munn & cott, will be lcoked after. The big sh ‘are not always caught because the weehies of the net entangle he little oues. Nevertheless: it is Lecoming a scrious guestion whether the Board of Trade of the City of Chi- cago can afford to omit’ action in the Munn & Scott case. The Board has steadily averted its gaze from Munn & Scott fcr years past, though its attention has often been directed that way; can it refuse to recognize the atench now that it is thrust under the nostrils of that Lonorable ody ? We alluded this morning to a combination among the packers of this city and elsewhere to keep down the price of hogs during the current winter. It was stated to-day that some of their number held a meetirg last evening, at which it was revealed that the scheme will mot work without the co-operation of the men who buy for shipment to Eastern markets, and that those gentlemen are mot in accord with ‘the movument. A committee was appointed to call upon the shippers aud see if some arrangements can be entered into where- by the price may be kept down within what they think to be reasonable limits. What they will accomplish remains to be scen ; but, pend- g the settlement of the difliculty, operations in’ provisions are nearly at a stand-still. THE MAREETS. There was a general upward movement in pro- ‘duce circles to-day, especially in grain, which was sexcited by the fact of light receipts, and partially by the. revelations of Munn & Scott's conduct in covering over their empty bins, . answored by the Bulletin report, which was not { altered to correspond with the deficiencies dis- covered in tho housea till recently controlled by Munf & Scott. With light stocks in store, ard ! light receipts, the Bhort interest gréw acared, end forced up prices. in i the attempt to recover their bslence. ‘The demend for groceries was comparatively light, and a loss buoyant tone pervaded the mar- ket, though, aside from an J¢c decline in_coffes sugars, no quotable change was noted. In the dry goods mgrket o reasonably active business was doing, and prices were again quoted firm all around. Two or three brands of blenched cot- tons wore advanced a 34c, with which exceptions quotations were the same as at the close of last week. The demand for butter and cheese was only moderate, and former rates were no more then sustained, Coal continues nctive, and is firmly held at $11.00@12.00 for Lacka- wanna, and at $10.50@11.00 for Erie. Dealera are only partially filling orders, and there-is much complaint among consumers &t tho delays, which, however, are_ unavoidsble, Fish met with a light demand at former quotations. Dried fruits were in good request, with prices generally firmer, though, aside from a slight advance in pared peaches there was no quotable change. The hay market was firmer. The de- mand was comparatively emall, but the Lorse Gisense having extended to the country has cansed s diminished supply of this staplo, and | there are indications of an early advance. Hides were moving on a more lib- eral scele, but the increased demand did not materially influence prices, which remain week, as previously quoted. The demand for leather is more active and the market strong at higher prices. Oils remain quiet with little change in values. Paintg and colors were quoted dull. Tobacco and wood met with a moderate inquiry at former _quotations. Trade at the lumber yards was fairly active to- dny, previous prices being fully eustained. A very good inquiry prevailed for lime, cement, &c.; dealers are not able to make deliveries fast enough. Brick was rather guiet, the cold weather baving suspended building ~ operations . for the present. Furs are in fair and increasing.de- mand; prices are hardly established as yet ;. our lit gives the priceador prime skinsy Minnesota and Northern furs are o trifle higher. Iron and steel, metals and, tinners’ stock, eontinue to meot with a fair demand at former prices. Hops are in moderate local and interior demand for current necessities. The wool mar- ket continues firm ; dealers are asking more for their property, but do not* anticipate sn ex- tremely high range of prices at present ; stocks here ate vory low. Tho seed market wos again uiet. Clover was firm at $5.10 for prime. Jimothy steady, $2.90 being offered for prime seed, with none in the market. Flax was higher, $1.60 being paid for good crushing. Potatoes were quiet and firm ; very few. car lots have been received this week, owing to the cold in car 'lots. Poultry was in large sup- | ply and dull. Live poultry is slmost nn- salable, the season being over, Game mests with ready sale at present quotations. _Apples | are in very good demand snd frm, at $2.50@3.20 | per brlin'car lots. Cranberries in very fair re- quest from the interior; prices are steady at | $10.00@11.50 per brls for cultivated. Grapes | are in moderate demand at $2.75@3.50 per case. Highwines wore quiet,- at about the same range es yesterday ; being quoted firm by some, though New York wes dull. Sales were re- ported of 50 brle at'90c, and 150 brls at 89c pex gallon. Lake freights were less active, being quoted 1¢ higher, at 1ic on corn to BufTalo, Ly seil; and 1634c for do to Oswego. A total of 6 charters was reported, which will carry out 160,000 bu corn. There was no demand for wheat room ; Sominsl at 1% to Buffalo. Carriers seemed careless sbout offering vessels, owing to the | fact that winter has slready commenced, and may close up navigation almost sny day, whilo ! Shippers did not cure to operate, except in corn, | as they claimed that the advance in grain took | the market out of their fingors. : | "Foreign freight rates are thus quoted: Chi- | cago to Liverpool, 91@Y13c per 100 ibs (gold) on beef and pork; YUc@S31.U5}¢ on lard; 95¢ on flour. Chicago to Glasgow, 915c on beef; U3¢ | on pork; 97c on bacon and lard. © “'Dressca hogs were nominally unchanged at | 15¢@ic bid and 13@5c per Ib asked for fairto choice. ] ‘Provisions were quiet, owing to tho uncer- tainty attending the question of prices of hogs, 28 buyers of product are all at sen in reforence to the future of the market. Mees pork was firmer for the future, with little doing, ‘there being eeveral bids at former quotatious, while gellers asked an advance. Cosh pork was a shade easier on new ; nominally unckanged on old. Lard was firmer, with buyers at yesterday’s quotations for near deliveries, and {c higher for March. Meats were quiet and unchanged, buyers holding off for everything but hame, which are in fair.demand, Market closed at the following Tange of prices: Mess pork @13.25; do seller the month nominal at $12.75 @13.00; do seller December, $12.30@12.40; do ecller January, $12.25@12.30; do seller Feb- ruary, $12.25@12.30; do seller March, $12.25@ 12.37%¢; do seller April, $12.25@12.50. Lard, cash, 734@7%c for new; do seller December, 75 do; seller January, 7%c;_ do seller February, 19%@7¥%c; do sellor March, T3c. Old saité shoulders, 43¢c; short ribs, 7@T4c; other descriptions entirely nominal. Sweet pickled hams, 9%@1034c, and green hams st TH@7%c for present delivery or seller November ; 756@. 7%¢c _seller December or January. Green shoulders, 8%@3%c; do rough sides, 53%@5%c; do ehort ribs, 6@6ifc; do short clear, 63¢c; meafs, 15 to_ 20 doys in salt, quotable at 4i4c for shoulders; 61{@6%c for short ribs, and 64@7c for short clear. Boxed shoulders, seller De- comber, quoted at 43c. English mests, for delivery. in December and January, 6%@ 6%c for Cumberlands; 6 ‘for short ribs, or long clear; 655@63{c for short clear; 83;/@8%c for long cut hams. Mess beef, $8.50@ 9.00; extra mess do, £9.50@10.00 ; beef hams, $29.00@30.00. City tallow, 8@83§c; gresss quotable at 534@6l4c. Sales were reported of 215 brls new pork (in small_lots) at £18.50; 10 brls do at £13.25 ; 500 brls do, soller January, at $12.25 ; 550 tes lard at Tigc ; 200 tes do at $6.95 per 100 1bs ; 600 tcs do, seller March, at 77¢c; 100 boxes shoulders, seller the month, at43gc; 40,000'tbs green hams at 7%c; 20,000 Ibs do at 7%c ; 20,000 the do (average 153 Ibs) at Tigc; 5,000 pes do, seller December and January, at 7ige ; 50 tes mweet pickled bams at lic ; 250 brls extra mess beef at 510‘00 5 50 brls mess beef at €900 ; 117 brls tallow at 8. 3 Flour was in better demand on spring ;ffides, while wintera were dull. The firmer feeling in wheat caused more willingness on the part of flour buyers to take hold at previous prices, but holders could not command an advance, and few of them asked for it, the stiffness in wheat bei:g generally regarded as due to short pressure, ! Dot likely to’ bo permanent. Buckwheat was stronger; rye in fair demand, and bran firmer. Sales were reported of 100 brls white winter ex- tras at $9.00; 100 brls do (Wisconsin) at $6.50; 295 brla do on private terms; 100 brls spring extras at $6.75; 800 brle do at $6.00;. 50 brls do at $5.85; 1,400 brls do on private terms ; 100 brls euperfines at $3.70 ; 100 brls do at $8.50 ; 100 brls do at $3.00; 25 brls rye fiour (Rock River) at $4.00; 100 brls rye at $3.60; 300 brls do on private terms; 25 brls buckwheat (Early Riser) at 87.00 ; 50 brls do at $7.00, tal, 8,075 brls. Also, 20 tona bran at 310.50 ridiculous to suppose that they could be guilty of certain practices, which would lp]nce them at the merey of their workmen. 1t might then ?“! been ridiculons, but now it is lamentably ruc. We know not if the Board of Trade will take tons do at $10.00 on track. The following is the $7.50@ 9.75 6.508 range of prices: Fair to choice winter extras Red winter extras. Good to choite spr} Low to medin, and ‘making believe they wers full | of grain. The question ~ ‘“how much grain lave we in stors?” wag not | while the i weather ; peachblows are quotabls at 50@60c | old held at 914.50@15.00; new pork, $13.00 | | ment’ in August last, Good to Tancy Minnesota, Spring superfines, Rye 0. ... .. Buckwheat fiour, 11.00(313.00 o af an averag: advance of 2@2ige. New York was quor dirmer ; but the causes of the further ugv were chietly local, The stock in &tore is light and our receipts are small, being ou.y 37,470 bu thiie morning, with 20,000 bu inspected in for to- morrow. With this came the fear that all the wheat now here, and the bulk of the nflions sold, are in the hands of one man, while the sharp advance of yesterday had caused one or two small failures, which obliged some operators to buy in *to profect themeelves.” - Thie flling in being accomplished before the close of the sesgion, the market weskened subsequently, es- pecinlly as several lots which had been held for shipment were thrown upon the market after 12 o'clock, the holderd whereof had despaired of being able to send it forward, ex- cept by rail. Of course, there waa no buying for shipment under the circumstances, but the parties who own the grain now in store here freely take hold of the meagre current receipts. The speculative trading wae not so largely 1o settlement as yesterday, when most of the out- side deals were probably settled. Seller Decem- ber opeued al $1.08}¢, advanced to $1.09, re- coded to 21.08%, advanced to $1.10, and declined to $1.0834 at tho close. Beller the month aver- aged J@Xc below, and seller January % @lc 2bove, December, the highest sale being $1.103¢. Seller January closed at 81,09, Seller last haif of December closed at $1.10. No, 1 spring was quiet at 81.18 bid ; No. 2 do cloged at 3L08Y@ 1.08%; No.8 doat 97¢,and rejected do at 85@85%5c. ‘Cash sales were reported of §,200 bu .No. 2 asxing at £1.093(; 48,800 bu do at $1.09)¢; 19,800 bu do at 9%¢; 22,800 budo at 31.09; 8,300 bu No. 3 spring at 98c; 1,600, bu do at 973gc; 19,200 bu do at 97¢; 1,200 bil rejected spring at 86c; 400 bu, do &Y 833¢c; 1,600 bu do at 85c. - Total, 181,000 bu. . . £ Corn-was more active, and strong at an aver- age advance of 8{c per-bu, under the influence of light receipts;and-small stocks in store, added to reports’of ‘greater suenfi:th in New York. . When all ihe, vessels' are loaded that have been chartered, we:shall have but little more than 400,000, bu corn of all grades in store here, and that held by one man or combination, ction has fallen off to only 69 8-made the sho.t “all the current interest nervous, offerings were picked. up. "ot heir reach at prices with \vhich,thc&could not copete. Some operators think that the market for this ‘month i8 effectually cornered, and that the squeeze ex- perienced within two weeks ‘will-be & very sharp ©ne, 28 they think there is yet & very long line of shorts out. Seller the ‘month opened at 32}c, sdvanced to 83%c, and closed 2t 323 c. Seller December so0ld at 8134@32¢, closing’ at 81¥c. Seller -January sold st _S13,@32}c, and seller May and June at- 85e. - Striotly fresh re- ceipts closed at 33c; wnd -rejected firm at S0c. Cash sales were repotted’ of 5000 bu No. 2 at_ 3384c; 75,600 b do.at $93¢c; 39,000 bu do at 9832¢ 55,000 bu do st 83¢;, 10,000 bu do at 32%e; 25,000 b do at 323¢c; -10,000'bu do at 82%c; 15,600 bu rejected st 30o. - Total, 235,200 bu. 'Oats were active, and aversged 1c higher mn- dor.a good demand; both speculative and for the local feed trade, while receipts were light, and 2re expected to continue light for some days to come. Seller the month opened 2t 22i¢c, and advanced to 23c. Seller December soid at 2334 @23%c, and seller January at 23%/@2iXc, all Sosing at the outside. = Strictly fresh re- ceipts. of No. 2 closed at 23%c. Re- jected wes in good demand &t 20c. Cash sales were reported of 38,600 bu No, 2at 93%(c; 9,000 bu do at 23}¢c; 4,800 bu do at 23c; 4,000 bu do at 22}gc; 600 bu. rejected at 21bgc; 3000 budo at 2ic; 600 bu do at 20c. Total, 22,600 bu. Rye was quiet, but advanced 13gc, the offer- ings not being equal to the demand; closing strong. Cash sales were restricted to 1,200 bu No. 2 at 55c; 400 bu do at 5il¢c; and 400 bu rejected at 50c. Total, 2,000 bu. ¥ Barley was in active demand on No. 2, which advanced excitedly ab one time 6¢ per bu over the highest price of yesterday, but closed easier. The demand was speculative, and born of small receipts on 2 market gaid to be largely oversold. No. 2 opened at 68c, advanced to 693¢c, and closed at 68c. Seller the month eold at 66@68e, clos- ing at G6c. No. 8 was irregular. Central and Northwestern receipts were dull at 5lc, while Rock Island and Armour, Dole & Co,’s receipts gold at 5i@55c, being wanted by parties who will probably change it into No. 2. Cash sales were reported of 6,000 bu No.2 at 6924c 5 7,200 bu do at 63c; 400 'bu do at 6334c; 2,400 bu do at 63c; 800 bu No. 8 at 55¢ ; 1,600 bu. do at 54c; 1,200 bu do at 53c; 2,400 budo at 5134c; 2,000 bu doat 513¢c; 5,600 bu doat 5lc: 800'bu rejectad at 42¢ ; 8,000 bu do at 41c; 5,200 bu do 40c ; 400 bu by sample at 80c; 400 bu do at 5¢; 1,600 bu do at 6834c; 3,200 bu do at 69c ; 400 bu do at 681¢c ;1,609 bu do at 68¢; 400 bu doat 67c. Total, 51,600 bu. The following is the official report of the stocks of grain in store_in this city on the evening of ! Saturday last, and at corresponding dates: Nov. 18, 1. 1,395 907 Nov. 9,712 847 22,024 1,353 164,949 813,421 5,212 132,528 6,185 143,875 143,338 106,166 89,042 1,344 " 340,185 Totsl 306,734 Total, 2,582,565 bu. These figures sholr a de- crease during the past weels of 76,292 bu wheat; 460,130 bu corn ; 203,548 bu oats; 11.643 burye; 426,151 83,451 bu barley. Total decrease, 765,064 bu. 'he figures of decrease are undoubtedly cor- rect ; but for the amounts in store we should subtract the deficiencies in wheat and corn noted a week ago. We shall then have 582,257 bu wheat and 720,667 bu corn. Mr. Clary, the Registrar of Grain, appends to the nzhnve report the following significant docu- ment: “ In my report, however, I continue the ac- count from my books of in in store in the Munn & Scott Elevators. = The present proprie- tors are to begin at once to Weigh the grain in those houses, and I expect next week to re- port the correct amounts. Agreeably to my promise last week, to examine and report upon the cause of the discrepancies between my books and the ‘estimate’ of George Armour & Co. - I have to state that my accounts are correct, based uponthe *measure- . . The Inspectors engaged in that measurement inform me that they were grosaly deceived £t the time; that they have positive proof that many of the bins represented to be full were boarded over, near the top, and contained only & covering of grain,” “Tho New York Broduce Erchange Circular gives the following 4 the foreign exports of pro- ‘visions from New York for the week ended Nov. 12, 1872, and the distribution of same : Pork, Beef, Lard, Dacon, Cheese, irle.” pge. T et et 80 5 463 175, 830,873 453 42,770,780 1,686, 725,575 679 1,616 2,172,734 1,855,518 1,738,677 And 156,836 Ibs butter, 62% 18 stearine, fl,fihl grease. . 2 - - And from Oct. 29 to Nov. 12, inclusive, for three years: 187172, 1870-TL 5,198 2,320 6 6,333 1,64 . B142053% 1,678,488 984 641,185 913,356 45,813 Cheesé, 1bs... 1,633,308 1,749,739 2,569,328 Tallow, 1bs...... 1,403,677 5,062,900 656,417 LATEST. 1In the afternoon wheat was moderately active aud Ic lower. No.?2 spring sold at S1LOTH@ 1.073 seller the month. und @1 07! lsr Decenler, foih ey 1D was vers month, wud grain, and provisiony freights were inactive. ———— " CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. Trespay EVENING, Nov, 19, ALCOHOL—Was moderately active and quotable at 1.718@1.80 for 94 per cent proof. e CoRNTnore was ao visible {mprovement in the condition of this market. The offeringa of common ta medium cora. aze sery %g:ao?:x eholeo een burl is searce, We continue 845 & ek fon for common ; $75.00 for fair ; $80.00@100.00 for choice ; and $110.00@120,00 for choice hurl. BEANS—The inquiry is improving. The supply of common _to medium varieties is ‘quite_‘large, We 21 quote: Navies at 40; fair to medium, $L60@ 2,00; common, $1.0021. + 2 ) BUTTER—The butter trade has been characterized by only fuir activity since the date of our last weekly révitw, neither tho ocal nor outsido demunds Leing st all urgent. Prices, however, Lave been held with con- fiderable firmness, the moderite recaipta wuducig 2 ¢ feeling of confidenco among holders, The stock of choice table butter continues small, and is barely sulfi- cient lo mect currant requirements of the trade, but of other descriptions tho supply is more than ample. Common and medium qualities are inquired for to some extent for shipment to New York, but the princi- pal demaud is for good to choice grades, Following aro-the quotations: Strietly choice dairy, 24@26c: medium to good, 18@22¢; inferior to common, 8@17¢. BAGGING—Prices ‘of bagging have undergone no appreciable change during the past week, The de- mand, though still somewhat limited, i3 as active a8 is usual at this season of the year, and with no sarplus stock on hand dealers scem firm in their views, The following quotstions are farnished: Stark, 36c ; Lud- low, 863;¢; Lewiston, 34c; American, 32c; Otter Creek, 33)e; burlap bags, 4 and 5 bu,20@223c; guupics, single, 18@10c; do, double, 28¢'; wool eacks, 68@70¢, BUILDING MATERIALS-Lime, cement, stucco, &c., continue to meet with a falr inquiry, bat tne want of horse power embarrasses dealers toa considerable extent, Common brick was quiet and weak at $1L50 @12.00 per m. We quote: Stucco, 2.50G2.7 New York stucco, casing, S$3.75@4.003 fine do,. §4.00@4.50; Rosendale cement, (@3.50; Utica cement, £2.00 per brl; Louiaville cement, $2.00; "Akron cement, $2.00: marbia dust, $3.95; lime, o bulk, $1.00@1,10 lime (i brls) $1.25€1.35 pér bl white and, per br), $2.76@3.00; plasterinz hair, per ba, 40@45¢ ; fre brick, por 1,000, '$10,00@90.00 ; buiiamg brick (common), $11.50@14.00 ; country brick, $13,00 @14.00; Woodstock pressed range at $25.00@40.00 ; 8t Youis Hydraulic pressed, $45.00, del; Miiwaukec, 33,00, del; Racine, $30.00 ‘del;’ Hinsdsle, $25.00, del; fire 'clay, per brl, $4.00@5.00. The following in the list of prices per box of 60 feet, for domestic window glass, from which a reduction of 40 per cent is made by dealera : First Double quality. atrength. 6x8to Tx 9. $ 5.70 $8.00 7310 to 8x10, 9.60 6.50 8x11 to 10x1; 7.00 8314 to 10x15. 10x14 to 12x18. 14x16 to 1620, 14322 to 16324, 26334 to 26340, 28358 to 28x44, 28246 to 30x48, 0350 to 32552, 22354 to 34350, 34358 to 34300, 26260 to 4060, CANNED GGODS—The pa new features of general interest in connection with tho market for this line of goods. The demand exhibits & stendy and satisfactory increasa as the season ad- vancts, and prices generally sre working firmer, though, aside from a slight advance in Yarmouth sugar-corn, no changes have been made since our last review, We now quote:, JPeaches, 2 ... Peachen, 31b Pears, 2 ... Plums, damsons, Plums, green gages, Gooseberries, 2 ‘Tomdtoes, 2 b, 110,50, e inquiry among pack- | ers for pork barrels and lard tierces at present quota- | | tions, but they ure geperally well supplied. ¥lour Lac- rely are in steady demand at 50@55c. W6 guote: Pork barzels, £1.45@1:50; lard tierces, $1.10@1.75 ; whiskey | carrels, $2.15(2.25 ;' four barrels, 50@35c 3 staves snd | headings, $17.00@20.00 for pork barrels ; flour ataves, @m; porkand tierce poles, Boop poles, $18.00@20.00 X | $35.00@40.00 ¥ m ; whuskey barrel staves, $23.00@27.00 fair'inquiry st former prices, We quote pears at §3.50 | @4.50; grapes, 20@30c per b, CHEESE—The cheese trade bas been lacking in activity for eome time past, and prices have been working easfer in consequence, the guotations_being freely saded on anything lie fair orders, the demand Improve, aby material decline may possi- bly be averted, but {he present tendency is unmistake ably downward, We repeat our list : New York factory, 15@16c ; Ohio factors, 13@14xc ; Western factory, 13 @, COAL—The cold westher prevalent during -the past week bae greatly stimulated the demand for fuel. and pricea bave undergone a farther advance, a majority" of dealers now askng $11.00 for Erie, and $12,00 for Lackawana, Only a few dealers are filing orders with any degree of promptitude, and consumers are com- plaining bitterly at- (he delsy. Following are the rices current: Lehigh, lump, $12.00; Lehigh, pre-- pared, $12.00; Lackawanna, $11.00@12.0 ; Exie, $10.50 @11, riar Hull, $10.50@11.00; Walnut ‘Hill, $11.00; Blossburg, $10.00; Coerry Sline, $9.00; Hocking Val- ley, £9.50% Caunel Coal, $0.50; Minonk, $8.00; Wil- mington, $7.00. | DHUGS AND CHEMTCALS—Eair activity character- ized the trade iu drugs and chemicals, and prices are upiformly firm, For horse medicives, the demand continues ufgent from all parts of the country tribus | 1ary to Chicago, and_certain_articles have advanced | | 1rom 80 (o 75 per cent. Among the articles mentioned | Delow, an advance of 35¢ in gum opjum was the Galy change poted siuce our last report, s\‘v'e‘qnme 5 . $1.45 i “EGGS—Were in ample supply snd moderate request st25@28c. Sales includo 30 casea freshat 28c; 40 cades at 2fc; 1,500 dozen and 70 pkgs at26c; 1,000 dozen at 25¢; 20 plge pickled st 20c, p 3 FEATHERS—Were moderately uctive at pravious prices,” We quote: PrimeJive geeso at 65@67c from firat bands ; 72@75¢ Jobbing'price for assoried feathe ers: mixed st 25@50c, according to quulity; chicken,, 8@dc, : ) FISH—Fat mackerel, owing to their scarcity, have advanced 50c per. j brl, and No. 1 whitefish have ruled firm for the 8ime rezson, but, with thess excep- tione, prices have been steady and uniform 2s pre- viously quoted, The genmeral market is more “quiet than on the dafe of our last review, the abundance of chesp meats furnished by the packing bouses, sud the liberal supply of poultry and game, baving materially Tessoned the local demand. We mow quote: No. 1 whitefish, $5.00@5.25; No. 2, $4.7535.00 ; No. 1, trout, $4.50@4.757 No. 1 nhore mackerel, $11.00@11.25; No.1 bay, $6.50@8.75; No. 2bay mackerel, $7.0087.25; No. 1, shote, kits, $1.85@1.90; bank codfish, $5.5085.15: George's cod-flab, $6,50G6.75 3 box herring, No. 1, 3 S3c; box herring, hcaled, 42@45c; Columbia River ealmon, new, half brls, $10.00810.25. FRUITS AND NUTS—Sijghtly increased activity I8 noticeable in the demand for dried fruits, both forclgn and domestic, and the general market exbibits 3 firmer, Lealthier tone. Peacbes have advanced 8 trifle, 'with which exception there bas been DO quotablo change during the past week. We prices ruled steady and firm, We_ropeat Dates, 8@0c; figs, old; drums, 12GlSc; do mew, 16@lic; fgw, box, 18@lgc; ~Turkey pruncs 1873, lox@lle; do 1871, 8B@gc; raisine, cold, | $2.3@2.40; raisins, new, $2.70@2.80 ; blackberties, Tiew, 11x@12c ; ;raspberries, 35@37C ¢ 3 pitied cher- Ties, a5@28c ; peaches, pared, 19@20kc; peaches, P b ibe: o, mized, 5X@6Xc; Zante cur- Tants, 1873, 9 @10c ; do 1871, 8@8c; -apples, South- orn, new, 6@oxc; do Western, 1@1c; Michigan, 8@%c. Nurs—Filborts, 14@{50 ; almonds, Terragona, n9e; Engiish walnuts, 14@15c; Naples walouts, 196 20 Brazils, 14@I5c; Pecans, 10@13%c; African peanuts, To; Wiliiington peanuts, 8¢5 Tennesses pea- nuts, 8c. ‘FURS—A fair demand prevails for prime furs of all descriptions, The following may bo regarded 8 s Zair indos of the prices paid for prime furs, varying ‘according to condition and quality. . Russian iron, perfect.. , Russian iron, No, 1, stained..21 | $9.50@9.00; circie fiour headings, 8@9¢ Wset; four | g | m, ¢ CALIFORNIA FRUITS—Continue to meet with a | 1 Should | | fence wire, clineb,’ $8.,50@8.625 Kitten.... 4@ 5 GAME—The receipts: were gutie liberal, and a fair | Jocal and shipping demsnd prevailed, former prices being fully sustained, Sales include’ 12 doz prairfe chickens at $5,00 ; 8 doz do at $4.75@5.00; 25 doz mal- ford ducks a¥33.60; 18 dozdo " at $3.95;" 2 doz small | Qucks at §1,50; 20 doz quall at §2.25; 51 doz quail at $§2.12%; 2 dozrabbita st §2.00; 6 doz venison hams at20c. .. ; GREEN FRUITS—Choice varletles of spples con- tinue to meet with an_excellent demand, Prices are ranging higher, Cranberries ore in fair shipping re- quest at $10.50@11.50 per brl. Grapes and quinces | were In light supply, and moderateinquiry at previous prices, We note sales of 1 car apples at $3.20 ; 1 car do at §3.00, on track ; 120 brls at $3.00@3.25 ; 150 brls do at §2.75 ; 100 brls (frosted) at $2.25 ; 40 brls culiivated cranberries at $10.50@11.00; 40 bris choi £9.00 nses Catawos grapes at $3.00@3.25 ; do at &3 GROCERIES—In this department of trade the week under review has beep more quiet than its predecessor, the attendance of interior buyers being noticeally smaller, Afair order business has been doue, howerer, and with the single exceptiou of refned sugars, which hava,* eased up” a little, prices hava ruled steady and firm, Coffees are more settled than st the close of lsst ‘week, but are none the less firm, holders evincing no Qisposition ts effect sales at any concesslon from for< mer rates, Under a beiter sipply and a less active de- mand, 4, B, and C sugurs were to-day dropped an J¢c. Hard and raw grades remain firm and unchanged. ‘We now quote: ‘Bicaus, SODA—T}@8e, . Corrzs—Mochs, 30c; O, G. Java, 25@26c; Java No. 2, 33)@24c; fancy Rlo, 333@233c! choice do, 22 @2%c; prime Rio, 21%@213cc ; good do, 20%@22¢; | common do, 194@19%(c;. Singapore, 23X@23}0; Costa Rica, 23@23)c ; Maricaibo, 225@23c. B foll weight, 20)¢@2lc; Stearine, 55%@16%C. £ ficE—Patns, 8K@8)c; Bangoon, TX@TH{c; Caro- ling, B¥@83{c. Seins—Putent cutloaf, 144@I5c; crushed and powdered, 13%@l4c; granulated, 13X@13%c; A, Btandard, 18@1s4cs do No, 2, 12%@18ci B, 12 127c; extra C, 124 @12Xc 10w 0, 11%@1134¢; choice brown, X @1c ; prime of. Liguixe; ik do 1035@103¢¢ ; choice molasses sl KGLc; folf do, S GIE, riops—Dmmond drips, $1.50@1.35 ; silver drips, extra fine, 72@75c ; good sugar-house syrup, 45@50c 3 extra do, 50@55c ; New Orleans molssses, choice, 80@ | @85c; do common, 65@70c; Porto Rico molssses, ! Choice, 60@65c ; common molasses, J0@40c. 5 Seices—Allspice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30c;_cassia, 40@42c; pepper, 2x@23xc; nutmegs, £195@130 giager, pure, 28690¢ ; do No. , 208256 ; doNo, 3,15 0c. @20c. Soars—French mottled, 63@63¢; German mottled, 14@T3c; Golden West, 6@6KC; White Lily, 6XG 63¢c; Whito Rote, 6%@53c; brown Windsor, %@ 4350} palm, 6@6xc Savon Imperial, 6X@6XC. STiRCcE—Gloss, 9K @10¢; corn, I@11¢; Laundry, 6@ 73 common, 5@8e. FAY—Has' ruled dull and easy during the greater part of the weak, but was firmer .to-da, owing Lo light Teceipts, the prevalence inthe country of the epizootic having, to 2 great extent, temporasily cut off (o sup- ply. Butin the absence of anything like activity in tho demsand no decided advance was established, £od we continue to quote the wholesale prices paid by dealers 88 follows: ON Tracz—New timothy, beater ‘pressed, $16.00917.00 ; do loose pressed, $15.00@16.00 new prairie, pressed, $10.00G11.00, ON WadoN— Timothy, loose, $15.00@16.00 ; proirie, loote, $9.50@ _ For delivery of pressed, $1.00@1.50, according to distance, 7 HIDES—Are moving on s somewhat more liberal scale, but, the fncr demand hos not yet resulted in any appreciable advance. _ Bugers are atlll moving very “cautlously, and purchases are mostly for im- | mediste _consumption. The stocks on hand are | large, and there are free sellers at the annexed quots- tions: Green butchers’, Txc; green salted, cured, by, 10GI0Kc; i do_lignt, 103@1ic; part cured, | /@9xc; green c; green clty voal kip, prime, | 1i¢; dry salted, 16@17c; dry kip, 23c ; Ary calf, oo | ary’ fint, 19@20c; deacons, 50@60c ; damsged, T : @fe; all other damaged stock, two-thirds price; branded, 10 per cent off, 'HOPS—Were moderately active on both local and shipping account. ‘The receipts are about equal to the demand, Wequote: Prime Western at 25@32c ; com- mon to medium, 1622 ; Eastern, 26@35c ; Bavarisn, S5c. i 'HONEY--Was in moderate request, The offerings | of choice grades are light, Strained aad dark comb plenty and quiet. We quote Eastern prime at 35@ e ;ézz:éc.e comb, 25@30c 3, dark, at 20@2%¢; strained, at 18@20c. IRON AND STEEL—Continue to_miet witha fair inquiry, Prices are steacy atthereduction noted yes- terday, We quote: - Horae-shoe 1ron. 5108 To 2108 5 410 rates 3108 5 810 3108 5 7-10 = 3108 6 610 ov: 3108 5 810 Roupd and squars, 310G 5 810 ‘Half oval and balf round 3108 5 &10 Bheet irom. .. Norway nail rods. rates erman plow steel. ., Tates Bessemer plow steel Tates Springand plow steel. rates LEATHER—This market ia still unsettled, and bids {fair to remain so for some little time yet. The Boston fire caused 3 general ndvance in domestic stock, but to just what extent has not yet been determined, and for the present we omit quotations, The demand has in- creased very materially within the past few days, hav- ing been stimulated, no doubt, by the - prospective up- 'ward movement of prices, _ LEMONS—Continue in moderate demand, Prices. ire unchanged., Oranges ‘are in fair request, with ?Ea afl'en‘;gé!_' D“v's quote :na'i‘lm%mflfi\’@&w; slagas, $7.( .50; oranges, $10.¢ er brl. L D T NSRS STOCRLA ths amgunt of trading transpired, former quotations being fully sustained. We quote: T1n PLATE—IC, 1014, $15.003 do, 12x12, §15,50; do, 14x20, $16.00; do, roofing, IC, £14.00. gm h,i_ rgl?, ]Allc; small, 44¢; m 45¢, sEeT ZiNo—Full caaks, 11c half casks, 11%0 Tess quantity, 12c; slab, Sc, e X! BuEET IRON—No, 24, T340 rates, CoppER—Copper b::unml, 48c; braziers, over 121, #7c; tinned copper, VinE—2 to 9, 10c; 10to 11, 1ic; 12, nd 16, 14e; 17, 15¢; 18, i | 5, 8¢:'6, 8, and and 14, 19%c; 15 9¢ 3 20,20c; full bundle, 15 per cent discount c. -NAILS—\Were moderately ~ active changed. Wa continue to guote: Feg, $0.12@6.25; 8d_do, 6.37%(@6.50 62@6.75; 4d do, $5.97:¢@7.00; 9 do, '$T.62K@T.15 | do 3d, fine, $8.87x@9.00; 24 do, 39.37%@9. 625, 123 Off to the trade. ‘The Dear opproach of winter has snd un 10d per 3 62" do, $6.- « NAVAL STOR] Acid, citrie, I 5 @ 150 | jessened the demand for these goods. Pri : . Prices for Acid, ouallcy 1. .o @ 40| Topentar, pitc, Ac, Tale steady, a8 follows: Acid, turtaric, powdered, @ -7 |y % @i | ‘Ammonia, carb., tb. @ 30 | Sigal rope, @ ..., 6 @17 | Axle-greage, Bidwell’s, @ 155 | Hemp sash cord, 9 b 0 @23 | Beuns, Torqua, v @ LI Mariine, Flh.or.oeees 2 Gn | Dot tel G 48 | Tarred rope, Hib. 17T @19 | ue-vitrofl, 1b. @ .18 | Gainm Sban 550 D638 | Bromo-chloralum, pt 100 | pitch, Rbrl, X 3 Corrosive sublimate. @ 140 | mur By | | Gochiment, Hoads @ 1% | oiLs miis condition of i irket hus mot | i s ‘@ 380 | changed in anyessential particnlar, ~Business in only | | Quisrafores, B, & 130 | falr, a0d prices avo compuratively steady at the follow: |1 Glyeariaz, Y1 40 | ing'range: Carbon, 27;;@28c; extra lard oil, T5c; Gua e @ o |No. L ‘e; No. "3 5 lingeed, ' raw, T o & 8 "8 | 85c: ‘do boiled, 50c; . whale, '88c; sperm, $2.00 Ghae, white, 1 8 % |:@2d0; “meaue foot 'oil sirictly pure, 31103 Slue, Wiile by 2 1o |0 exlma, £100: do No. 1, 90@95¢ ; bank oil, €5c; Jodine, X, staits, 70c . elephant oil, S5¢ ; turpentine, 0@73e, .| T e g i nx:l?mrs.zcolr.o 4AND_ PUTTE—Contiuus m} ° 0il, bergamot, Sand., 1b.. i 6.00 Toguestanly, and the quotatious glyss bAIOW ats m{, ?ms"’ R " 9 g g $80 | ofily indifferently sustained : I 0il, leon, Sanderson's. ... @ 60 . Polassa, cblor., b e, B | St ;nfisgum,pgxn,mfled,m 8B @ ... Y otassium, iod., 1b. . 75 (@ - Potash, Babbitt's, case. .60 % Genuine Velle Montague. i Quiniue, sulph,, 0z, 265 @ American. Red precip, - 10 @ Boow white, Root ipeca, powd., 20 @ Root rhei, £, 1., powd., b, 10 @ Sal epsom, Ib....... 4@ Siiver, it,, cryst., Oz,.. 1@ 115 Soap, castile, gen., Ib. M@ 15 Suipbur, |1, 5@ 9 P1G IRON—The. pig iron trade continues guiet, +ith but slight change in values. The following rices ars current : 0. 1 Scotch, Coltpess. No. 1 Scotch, Bummerles No. 1 Scotch, Glengarnock.. No. 1 Scoteh, Eglinton. Woollen rags, @ Soft woollen rags, Rope and bagging. B 1. Cable rope, @ Ib.. o Priated paper and books, 9 Db. Common paper, B By .-z 5. a1x POTATOES—Very few car lots are offered, the dan- ger of freezing baving prevented shipments, Potatoes sell from store at 55@75¢; -peachblows at 50@C0c in ‘car lots, The raarket is quite firm at present guota- tons, Wo note sale of 1 car peachblow at 60c. SWEET POTATOES—The receipts bave fallen off, and prices are ranging higher. Sales include 50 brls %m’;;hem Illinois at $4.00 ; 15 bris do at $3.70; 20 brls POULTRY-—The season for live poultry is over, and dealers find it difficult to dispose of their stocks at re- duced prices. The supply of dressed poultry is very’ liberal, and sales are slow. We nota ealea of 200 1us tur— keys (dry picked) at 13c; 400 Ita do at 14c ; 1,200 fba do at 12@12%c ; 2,100 tha do at 10@12c; 10 doz choica dressed chickens at $3,50 ; 20 doz do at_$3.257 25 4oz o 2t $2.50@2.75 + 2 coops turkeys at 8@9c. BALT\Vaa without importaat change. -The market Tuled firm 8t the following ranga: Onondsgs, fine, .$2.25; ordinary, coarse, $2.25; Baginaw, finc, $2.25; coarse Dismond: C, $2.253 dairy, without bag, $3.00; do, with bags, $4.00; ground “folsr, $2.25; “Ashton dalry, per bsg. $5.00; ground alump, £2.25. 'SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS—Met with a fairin- quiry at the following range of prices: FOUR PAXEL DOOSS, RAIIED PAXELS BOTA KIDES, £ yize. e, i $5.10; 60 sks ! Hylon, common to- fair, £ fitE BE P H Sap I 1816..... 136.... glass. neas. 8x10......1316 in, 9212 SEEDS—This market continues ¢ {ngs of seeds ars light. Timothy wi bid for prime with none offering. Cle $5.10 for prime ;. mammoth quotable was higher, 31.60 being paid for prime wwere reported of 21 sks good timothy o doat £2.75; 11 skado st 32.70; 132 do fairat $4.903 8 ba 47 sks prime flax at $1.60. TEAS—Black teas have been less fir or three brands a slight decline i tess remain sleady 89 pr " The demand continues steadily fai choice’ to .extr: 20 @ Dyson 75¢@1.00; common imperial «_ choice do, B0:@$1.05 ; file togood guny “cholce $1.15@1.20; extrs, $125@1.35 ; chioics . Japan, Se@81.03; fair to good do, G0@SOc, natural leaf Japan, 55@05; common to fine 06 i @50; good 60@70; choice to extra, 0@1.00. TOBACCO—This staple is firm and steady at the Prices given below: CrEwmNg—Fine Cut—E: 75@30c; chole 85 70¢; common, 55@60c} poxotrf‘lo@soc. e ioxnG—Extra, 33@35¢; medium, S0@32c; come e un Trat, T5@8lc; alf b oo—Nataral 5 bt, 63@T0c; ‘black, sound, 48@55c. . R et WOOD—Bémains firm st the advinco nofed lsst week. We quote: Beech, $13.00; maple, §14.00 bickory, $14.50@15.00 ; slabs, $3.00—dplivered. . WOOL—There waa no decided chsnge u the condte tion of this market, A few sales bave been made, but prices are not yet established. *Siocks here are very Tight,'and wool is held higher thaa present quotstions, which may bo regarded aaa fair criterion of the ofers made by bugers, e quote Fleece, washed, XX, dingy. Fleece, washed, X dingy. . Fleece, washed, mediur light. Fleece, washed, mediam dingy. Fleece, unwashed, TEXX, in good cond tion. Fleece, unwashed, X&XX, dingy. ... Fleece, unwashed, coarse, tomediam. Fleece, unwashed, coarse, and dingy. Super, pulled (nominal). Extra, pulled (nominal), ‘Buck fleece, 4 off was] Black and burry wools, 5@10c less, FREIGHTS—Are active and firmer a% RAILROAD present rates: Eleead 8} <8 g7 15598 3 E§ l 2a [3F55 31 &S Chicago to SR gdy & 2 RNEIRE ; $e5 7 is Boston and New England.. $1.4070 | 80 New York.. .| 65 1.80[65 k3 Philadelphis, Harmsburg & * Baltim .60 1.20{60 o Wilmington, Del, 1120160 | 70 Washington, D, C 138, exandris, Va, 1756). Pittsburgh, Steubenville, | ‘Bridgeport, and Bellaire..| .40 8040 | 45 Wheeling. 45 s0l5 | s0 leslanyg| 80].. 45 CHICACO LUMBER MARKET. Tozspax Evesmyo, Nov. 19, Vessels were in gocd demand, and rates sds vanced 50c, as follows : The receipts and shipments for the last 24 ‘hours, ending at 7 o'clock this morning, were as follows: ZLumber, m.. eeene T80 1,760 Shingles,m. . 7118 €3 th, m.., 10 Ar THE YamDs—A fair business was dome at the yards to-dsy. Buyers were in moderate at- tendance, for toward the close, the market waa very active. Prices remained frm, ed 28 followa: First and second clear... Third clear, thick. . .- 43.00@4500 First and accond ciear flooring, together, rough.. esssnessansnvaes 40.00G43.00 First and second clear aiding, together.... = 3 ‘Common sidiny . Common fooring, dressed, second. .. dressed, first.. 2 selected, 16 inches and - $5.00840.00 87.00@40.00 82.00.936.00 15.00616.00 15.00@16.00 15.00@18.00 per ca which charge follows the ahinglea, Thickness—Five suingiex to b two inches in thicke ness. Length—Sizteen inches. FHArbWOoOD.—Trade at the hardwood yards re= ‘mained dull to-day, 20d prices were uuchanged as follows: ect) Flooring, 6 in. grooved and matched. Axles .. .. Wagon poles (¢ach). HickOTY..ousn.. Warrewoop—Was in good demand to-day, and prices closed & trifle higher, as follows: Box Loards.... Commion ... Clear...... Cull 15,00@16. LouneR AFLOAT — The receipts were very emall to-day, and but little business was done in the wholesale lumber market. A large number of lumber vessels bave stripped and gone into winter quarters, and hereafter the receipts will continue to be very small, till they ceasesl- together, thelast of thisor middle of next month. A shingles were sold at $£3.10, but choice lota bronght £3.25. Joists and scantliog remained firm at $11.00 and $11.50. The supply of choica mill run lumber was not very large, and prices remained firm. Common bos; and strips were in active demand, and a trifle higher. Lath and pickets had liberal sales, and remained firm at published prices: Joist and scantling. eveerinenns--S10.50@1L5D Common stripa and boards.. I 10@1400 Fuir and cloice lumber 14.50613.00 Shingles, 3106 315 Lath o 325 Fickets, e iaennns e 1508200 i Herkimer County Dairy Markez. Litree Faes, N. Y., Nov, 16, 1872.—Prices are Atm thin week, but the market is dull and lnactive, Tha horse epidemic now prevails extensively in the coua~ try, and thers Lias been difficulty in getting cheesa ta market, and espectally 50 a3 (bo westher has very wet durivg a portion of the week, and farmers do ‘mot care to take out their ’ ailing horses, We Dotice ox-teams employed for hauki=d cheese to market this weel, Which i very unneadl ia this sectlon. 2} "l‘hu wl‘.;ole ne:’nry of h.n:xc d;)luri%u, ;dr:gi:g that ahi ca amounts OX¢ prices e 2 betworn 135 @145 the Iatter being paid for = few extra ot only. ‘The sales of factory reached neatly 4,000 boxes, snd probably included nearly everything thiat was offerred. T give quotations of soms of (o leading transace tions : Ol Fairfield, 14Xc ; Herlimer County Ceatral, 1dc; Estonville, 14}c; Fairfield Assosistion, I4ic} ‘Herkimer County Uniog, 14c ; Little Falls Central, 1} Middleville, 14c’; 8t. Johnsville, ldc, Considerable butter is now coming forward, and the sales this week have been at 30c, 3lc, 8ud 32¢,—the late ter figure only for something very fancy. ‘At Utica the market was alio very dull, and out of 8,000 boxes offered ‘only about 1,500 sold, the views of buyers being below thosa of holders, Prices sanged from 133 to lc, Dalrymen are generally hopeful of in advance in prices, but dealers think differently, There ia some Pncastacas manifested to get checss forward befors the canal closes, in_order 0 securw the benefit af low frelghia, This may infdueace th market to o4