Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 22, 1872, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGG DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER %2, is7. MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. TrURSDAT EVENTSG, Nov. 21, Tn the Jocal money market the stringency con- tinues unsbated; the banks have but little gpare funds, and are refusing first-class paper every day. There is o great deal of commercial anad resl estate peper in the open market af rates ranging from 10 2 per cent per month. On first-clags collaterals money is to be had in some cases at 10 per cent, but in most instances 12 to 15 is the rate paid. The tightness of the money market for the negotiation of commereial paper i8 by no means exceptionzl in the case of Chicago. In New York, the Journal of Commerce has for some time quoted money for strictly prime commer- ciel paper at 12 per cent per annum, and the New York Tribune of the 19th says the banks have been crowded with applications for dis- counts, which they have filled as far as possible. In the outside market the best grades of paper move et upward of 1 per cent & month.” The Philadelphia ZLedger of the 19th says the ‘banks of thet city are ‘‘pretty well drained of their cash means,” that “call loans range at from 6 to 74 per cent, and good commercial ~paper at all points from7to 10 per cent. Not ‘well approved paper is quoted &t from 1 to 2 per cent a month.” These are, proportionately to capital, much - higher rates for money in New York 2and Philadelohia than they are for Chi- cago, and it appears that the stringency is really greater there than here. From day to day, for gome weeks past, the New York despatches have referred to considera- ble amounts of currency coming West. This must be_san error, or at least a partial misstate- ment. No currency has come as far West as Chicago for several wecks. On the contrary, the price of New York exchange hers and in other Western cities shows that currency must be flowing from here Eastward, if it is moving either way between the East and West. New York exchange continues scarce and firm at 75c per 1,000 premium, the prospect also being that the amount of bills on the market will be further diminished by the close of lake navigation. Northwestern common stock advanced to 9337 to-dey, being 10 per cent higher than the prico on this dsy of last_week, and over 20 per cent higher than the lowest guotations within & month past. The canse of the rise is supposed to be the contest between Tracy and Vanderbilt for the stock to control the election noxt epring. BAILROADS AND THEIR BONDS. The grest snow storm in Dakots and the Northwest is likely to throw a damper over all the railfoad projects in that fer wilderness, and, in connection with the recent defaults of inter- est payments on bonds of several prominent ‘Western railroads, will probably throw a general cloud of discredit over all Western railroad bonds. Within the past month, work on geveral mew _ roads in Tows, Minnesots, Nebraska, and Eansas ‘has come nearly to 2 stop for want of fands, in consequence of the failure to negotiate bondsin Europe 88 the projectors had expected. We hear of new complications in business hers in Chicago, from time to time, arising out of this failure to nitzotiate bonds, and from the present tendency of events these complications are likely to becorie more numerous. It is well under- stood that the roads now being pushed into the wilderness, over s hundred miles beyond any set- tlements, are being built, in most cases, with the proceeds of the sale of bonds, and it is be- liaved that in many instances even the interest on the bonds is being paid by the sale of more bonds. If,now, the European markets refuse to buy any more bonds to build roads into unknown regions, some of the great projects ‘may come to an untimely end. rther con- struction would stop in the centre of the conti- nent, where the only westward connection would be s _gopher. track thst has its terminusin & hole in the ground. THE NATIONAL BANKE STSTEM. Secretary Boutwell sticks to his scheme of obliging the National Banks to exchenge their 6 per cent bonds for 4 and 4£ per cents, and, it is intimated, will urge it in his forthcomin, port. There is no doubt that Mr. Boutwell haa a congiderable party toindorse this idea andurge its sdoption by Congress, thongh it is hardly probable that Congress will undertake to force the National ks, to exchange. But there are ways in which a large proportion of the 5 and 6 per cent debt_might be converted into 4 per cent bonds without sny such disgraceful manipulation a8 that resorted to in the Syndicate operation, viz.: Authorize the issue of £1,000,~ 000,000 of 4 per cent bonds on which banking shall be free (that is, without limit to the aggre- gate volume of circulation). Let these bonds be free of tax, and bank ghares so far as invested in the bonds also free of taxes. Retire and des- troy greenbacks at the rate of £1 for every £3 in- crease of National Bank currency. All present banks to be required to_ conform to_the new system within “two or three years. While the general features here outlined might be con~ eiderably modified, it seems that the main points Of sny chenge in the National Currency act should be to break up the present monopoly of bank circulation, and at the same time offer the present banks some inducement to exchange their 5 and 6 per cent bonds into £ or 41 per cents. The present National Banks cannot reasonably claim any re- duction in their rate of taxation. = They are all msling money even under present rates of tax- ation, and have no right {0 complain. But if fiee banking were authorized on 4 per cent buuking bonds, the taxes on _circuletion and de- posits might bo temitted wholly or in part in the cagé of banks organized on the new basis. THE JAPAN TEA TRADE. ‘We have Mesers. Augustine Heard & Co.’s cir- cular from Yokohama, under date of Oct. 22, in which they ey that unfavorsble advices from New York have checked operations in the tea trade, and the firmness of holders in Japan {avors a falling off in exports, ‘The tes irade of Yokohams, which eight Fears ago was salmost exclusively with i3rezt Pritein now comes exclusively to the Trited States and largely through the port of -Sau Francisco. &8 shown by the following,com- parative statement of total exports of tea from «that port, in Messrs. A. H, & Co's circular, T0 THE (~TUSTIED STATES.~ T0 Atlantic _To San GewiTBuTAIY, Porls. Francisco, T T, U Tea, tbe. Tea, lbs. LOCAT: STOCK AND EOND MARKET. esers. Lurni, Preston & Eean quote stoclks 2nd bonds in this market this afternoon as fol- tows,: Luying, Selling, 0.8, 6sof 8L 116 116x 5208 of 62, ex. 1123 5208 of %64, ex. 1127 5208 of °65, ex. int... 2 520 of '63, Jan, and July.. 11875 5-205 of *67, Jan. and Jul; 1155 6203 of *68, Jan, and Ju} usg’ v . N Chicago City Ts. Cook County 7s. 99 and int, Illinois, County and Township 109395 ik Bterlwg Exchinge, (large drafis).. .... 108%Z@120x¢ PSR REAL ESTATE. The following instruments were filed for ecord on Thursday, Nov. 21: CITY PROPERTT. ‘West Randoiph st, between organ and Carpenter rts, & £, 253100 ft, with buildings, dated Nov. 20; con- sideration, $5,600. Lot 35, of Lots 39 t0 87, in Block 31, in Sec 7, 39, 14, with buildings, dated Nov. 19; consideration, §1,825. West Lake et, between Halsted and Union sts, s, 50x190 £t, also Lot 7, in Block 2 of Block 29, Sec 7, 39, 14, with improvements, dated Nov. 19; consideration, £15,000, West Washington st, between Lincoln and Wood sts, nf, Lot1and e41tof Lot2 dated Nov.1; consider- ntion, £12,000. Lots%tnd 7, of Lot 5, and Lots 15 of Lots$ and 4, nllin Block 23, of &3 'Sec 29, 59, 14, dated Nov. 18} consideratio; ,500. Sedgwick :t;,fitween Wisconein snd Centro sts, e, 251110 zlley, dated April 1 ; consideration, £1,500. Main st, between Thirty-first and Wrong sts, W £, 25 1t toalley, dated Oct. 31 ; consideration, $150, Iain st, between ~first and Wrong sts, W, 25 £t to alley, dated Oct 73 consideration, $450. ‘Wabash av, 99 ft s of Thirty-second st, o £, 50x164}¢ £t, dated Nov. 19; consideration, $5,000. Lot 4 of Campbell’s Lots 9 and'12, in_ Block 5, Rock- well's Addition, with jmprovements, dated Nov. 113 consideration, $2,400. Undivided i of Lots 20 and 21 in Hapgood’s Lots 1 end 2, Block 9, Sheffield’s Addition, dated Nov. 18; con- eideration, $1,500. Lots 202nd 21 in same, dated Nov. 20; considera- tion, £3,000. Lot 53, in Block 44, Beo 19, 39, 14, dated Nov.18; ropsideration, £500. Indians av, nesr Thirty-fourth st, w1, 24 t to alley, dsted Oct. 1; consideration, $8,500. Prairie 2v, bet Twenty-ninth and_Ray streots, 61, Lot L dated Juze 20; consideration, 37,600, Sub Lot 24, of Lots 155 and 156, in_Butterfield’s Ad- diton, dated Oct 31 ; coneideration, $1,300, Erans st, bet Oakley st and Western 'av, 1 £, 505125 £t, dated Nov. 19; consideration, $700. Bub Lot 8, of ni Lota 14 and 15, in Block §, Roc well's Addition, dated Nov. 19 ; ‘consideration, §1,250, Market st, 6w corner of ‘Lake st, e £, 201 1t to River, dated Oct. 24; consideration, $90,000: Spring st, bot Wentworth av aud Railroad, n £, 400 £t, dated Nov. 1; consideration, $2,000. Lot 27, in Block of Morgan's, o % Block 10, Shof- field’s Addition, dated Sept. 20; consideration, $3,600. XOLTH OF CITY Liaizs, Lots 1and 9, in Block 5, Ravenswood, dated Nov. 19; consideration, $500. SODTH OF Orry LrTs, Lots 13, 14, 35, and 36, in Block 1, in Wright & Win- dett’s nw 3¢ 5o 3{ of sw X Sec 9, 38, 1¢, dated Nov. 14 coneideration, $1,600, Lots 610 9, in Oviatt’s Tots 29 to 83, in Dobbin’s n X *88 X of ne 3f Sec 3, 88, 14, dated Nov. 1; considerd- tion, 3 Lot 23, in Block 6, of Pryor & Hoplin's w 3¢ of nw i Sec3, 38, 14, dated Oct, 1 consideration, $5,000. ots1, %’ 23 and 24, in Block 6, same Subdivision, dated Oct, 1; consideration, $18,500, Lots 19 fo 31, in Block1, of Jennings' Subdivision of Jennings & Moffitt’s south 60 acres of e 3¢ sw X Sec 10, 38, 14, dated Oct, 1; consideration, §11,930. % Lots1to3, aud 23 to 24, in Block §, of same Subdi- vision, dated Oct. 1; consideration, $4,610, COMMERCIAL. THURSDAY EVENISG, Nov, 21, The following were the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the past twenty-four hours; and for the corresponding date 2 year ago: RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS, 1871, || 1872, | 187L 5,720) 1,604 Flax seed, Ibs Broom cora, 1bs Cured meats, Ibs Beef, brls .. Pork, brls . Lard, ths , m . Balt, brls Withdrawn from store yesterdsy for city consumption: 1,534 bu wheat; $,210bucorn; 8,306 bu oats; 230 bu rye; 4,808 bu barley. The following grain has been inspected into store this morning, up to 10 o'clock: 111 cars wheat; 94 cars corn; 20 cars oats; 11 cars rye; 51 cars barley. Total, 287 cars, or 110,000 bu. It is understood that & few members of the Board of Trade met yesterdsy afternoon and re- solved to profer charges against Munn & Scott, before the Board of Directors. They adjourned to meet this afternoon for the purpose of pre- paring the charges. We may here note that our remarks of yesterdsy were writien under tho impression that no member of the Board carad to take the trouble of preferring such charges ‘We knew that soveral of those who sre usually regarded as leaders had declined to have any- thing todo withit. Of course, now that the conduct of Munn & Scott is 2bout to be investi- i;nted by their late associates, it is only fair to eave it in the hands of the Directors, who will undonbtedly do their full duty in_besring both sides, and report to the full Board for its action. We are glad to be able to announce that Flint, Thompson & Co., the proprietors of the Rock Izhmtf clevators, have announced their intention to weigh up all the grain in their bhouses at the close of this month; to take mccurate accoant of all their grain psper that is ontstanding at the same time, and publish the statement as soon thereafter as it can be made up. They will also invite the Board of Railroad and Warehouee Commissioners, and the Direc- tors of the Board of Trade, each to send one or more reprosentatives to watch the process of \\'eighin&, and to oxamine their books, 80 as to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of the statement; to the end that there may be no possible doubt in regerd to the position of the firm with reference to the grain-holding portion of the community. It is understood that the Messrs. Buckingham intend to take account of stock of the grain in the Central Elevators sbout the same time, and that they will probably agree tomake n tate- ment of condition at the same time, though they have not yet given the explicit promise to do so. George Armour & Co. are doing their best to pre- pare = similar statement for the houses of which they have recently sssumed the control, and will undoubtedly publish a statementas soon a8 possible, thou%l\ no one can tell just when that will bo, as_the books of Munu & Scott had not been posted for four months preceding the date of the transfer, and afford no clue to the extent of their liabilities ou grain paper. A similar statement is scarcely required for tha new Air Line elevator, as that hzs only been open for =& short time, and has done very little business, owing to the fact that they were obliged to suspend while they were putting in new foundations. _The Hough Ele- vator and the one built by Vincent, Nelson & Co., are just getting ready to start fair. We have mot heard from Armour, Dole & Co. ; but presume that they would offer no objection to makiog a statement, if requested to do. There will thus be verylittle irouble in obtein- ing the Tequired information inregerd to the standing of our grain warebiouses. Thero is no reasonsble ground for doubting that they are all Tight; but it will bemuch botter to have tho figures than to *walk br feith” any longer, with en enormous defaication fresh in our memories. Itis pleasant to know that the ware- housemen fully recognize this as necessary to a restoration of tke confidence that was g0 rudely destroyed by Mumn & Scott. Ve do not want to characterize our grain warehousemen as immaculate ; but there is no barm in saying that ono andall feel that ‘the business has been disgraced by thé men with whom they associated, and for whom they apolo- gized 50 long, believing them to be simply ua- fortunate, not dishonest. It isequally certain that if they will now come out before the world znd make a clear-statement of con- dition, the commercial community will be satisfied, and they will receive the confidence of the Northwest in a much fuller measurs than ever before. We ecarcely need to reiterate that with the present system of registering the re- ceipts for grain as fast as issued, and cancelling them when the grain is shipped out, it would ba next to impossible to go extensively wrong in the future; and everybody will be safisfied that, if they only start right, they will keep right. ‘Wo note that some pcople are talking abont extensive changes in the Warehouse law. Some think the present law is worse than useless, and ought to be abolished; while others- profess to desire that it should be made much more strin- gentthanitis. The truth is that the present Iaw has never been tested. 'The warehousemen long since admitted that they were willing to act under it, and to take outlicenses, but forthe one thing—it assumes to fix the compensation of the warchousemen. They have been advised that thet section of the law 18 unconstitutional, and claim that they cannot operate under it. For instance, the books of one firm, untouched by the fire, show that during the past eight years they have stored an everage of 5,500,000 bu of grain per annum, the first storage of 2con. which amonnts to $110,000 per year. Their rent and oporsting expenses have averaged $115,- 000 per year, leaving 25,000 and their profits to be mads up from the extra storage, which amounts to very little except during the winter months. They admit having made s fair profit at the storage rates they have charged; but an exams le~ tion of the books shows thel they would lose hesvily on the same business if they chnr?ed only the rates allowed by the Warchouse law passed two years ago, Wo state this as their position, and the reason which thoy ¢laim to bo the only one that has prevented them from taking out & license. In any future legislation the practicability of a pro- posed measure, a8 well £5 its constitutionality should be fairly considered. At the noxt ineeting of the packer's club, C.. 1. Culbertson, Esg., 18 expected to prescah oo essgy on “ What I know about combinations at the Stcek Yards.” 2 THE NARKETS. The lending produce markets were moderately active to-day, and the prices of yesterday were generally well sustained, while » &ubstantial ad- vance was effected in some departments. The Teceipts of grain continue light, and aro still ex- coeded by tho shipments, notwithstanding the duliness in lake freights, 50 that our stocks in store are small, and give considerable uneesiness to the short interest, lest they shomld be caught in & trap of their own sctting. There wes & fair movement in staplo and fancy roceries, znd the gereral market exhibited a S, heslthy tono, Dry goods woro quoted rea: sonably active, with prices firm, both for cotton- and woollen textiles. The butter and cheese markets underwent no noticeable change in tong .ex in prices. Trad® Was reported elack-at.| ‘| and 62,000 bu corn. The season of navigation 7@26¢ for the former, and at- 18@15Xc- for the latter. Coel remains firm and mnchanged. In the fish market only a moderate amount of trading was done, and prices were steady. Dried fruits wero firm as Ere\'iuualy quoted. Hay was etronger, under light receipts, but not quotably higher. = Hides _remain quiet. = There was no material change in the oil, paints, tobacco, and = wood markets. A fair amount of business was transacted at the Jumber yards, at the prevailing prices.” Sash, doors, and blinds are in very good demand. Prices are unchanged. Iron, steel, the metals. and pails were moderately active, former quotations being sustained. Build- ing materisls - were In reasonably fair demand, although the call for brick ' is limited, the building sesson being about over. Cooperage was in light request at former prices. Salt was firmand unchanged. Broom corn con- tinues to rule quiet, with prices nominsally un- changed. - Hops were in: light request and steady at 15@30c for common to!prime’ West- ern. * Wool was in fair request. ' Stocks in_ the country aro moving quite freely, Prices ‘are ‘advanced from 3to 7 cents. Seeds were quiet and firm ; prime timothy quotable at £2.90; clover, $4.90@5.15 for fair -to prime. Potatoes wers- in good demand and er § beach blows guotable at 60@65¢ in car lots, with very few offerings. Dressed poultry and chick- ens are in large supply and light demand at former prices. Prairie ,chickens are higher, other varicties of game ero ‘unchenged. Ven: ison was plenty, and_quotable at 20c for hams. Eggs were quiet at 25@27c. Apples in fair local demand ; orders from the country are withheld until warmer weather. Cranberries were in fair request. Grapes were quiet and unchanged. . ° Highwines were more active, and quoted firm at the prices of the past few days, closing steady: Sales-were reported of 300 bris at 89¢ per gallon. TLake freights were dull,-and 1c lower, there being very little demand for the few vessels: of- fered. Carricrs early asked 12¢ on corn, and 18c on wheat by sail to Buffalo, but finally ac- cepted 10c and 1lc. A total of 8 charters was reported, which will carry out 28,000 bu_wheat is nearly over. Forei(f freight rates are thus quoted: Chi- eago to Liverpool, 91@911¢c @ 100 Ibs (gold) on beef and pork; 90c@31.051¢ on lard;-95¢ on flour. Chicago to Glasgow, 913¢c on beef ; 93¢ on pork; 97¢ on bacon and lard. Provisions were more nctive, and averaged a shade higher, in sympathy with & firmor feeling in livo hogs at the Stock Yards, Aess pork was gm: and steady, except that some of the moro™ oferrod_options were mominally 5¢ per brl. Jower. Lard was firm for present delivery, and. stronger for future, boing in good demand, Meats_were “irregular; hams were firmer and- wanted, while some meats woro dull. Tho weather is now favorable for packing, and this week's exhibit of work will ‘probably make a large addition to our total thus. far for the season; yeb packers wero not offor- ing product frecly, a8 thay think that a higher, range of prices will Do established before long. The market closed at the follow- ing range of prices: Mess pork. old held- at $14.50@15.00; new pork, 813.00@13.25; do seller tho month nominal at $13.00; do seller December, $12.25@12.40;. do sellor January, $12.20@1225; do sollor Februsry,, £12.25@12.30; do seller March, S12.374@. 12.50, do seller April, $12.25@12.50. Lard, cash, 73¢@7%c fornew; dosciler December, 75(c; do gellor January, 7¥/c; do seller February, TY{@734c; do seller March,77¢@8c. Sweet pickled hams, 93/@10¥c, and green hams at TI@7ic for prosent delivery or seller November; 15@ 73c seller Decémber or Jauusry. * Green shoulders, 8/@3%c; do _rough sides,- 53{@5%c; do . short ribs, 6Gc; .do short clear, G4@6i4c; meats, 15 to “20 daya in salt, quotable at 41fc for shoulders; 6140 for ‘short ribs, and Gi@Oic for short clear. Boxed shoulders, seiler Do- cember, quoted at 4Jc. English moats, for delivery in Decembér and January, 6@ 63c for Cumberlands; ‘6i4c for short ribs, or long clear; Gifc for short clear; 83{@874c for long cut hams. Mess beef, $8.50@ 9.00 ; extrn mess do, $9.50@10.00 ; beef hams, 220.00@30.00. City tallow, 8@8Sl4c; grease quotable st 53@6igc. Sales wero reported of 70 brls mess pork at $13.00 ; 1,000 brls do, seller January, et $12.25 ; 150 tes keftled lard at 73{c 3 930 tea lard, seller January, at 75{c ; 250 tcs do, seller February, at 73{c; 250 tes do, seller March, at 77¢c ; 50 boxes shoulders, 20 days old, at 43¢ ; 20,000 tbs rough sides, 15 days old, ot Tureka, 2t 5igc; 20,000 1bs short ribs at Gye ; 40,000 ths do, 15 days old, at 61fc ; 100 boxes do, 15't0 20 days old, at 53¢c'; 600 boxes long clear ab 63c; 50 boxes do, 20'dsys old, at 63c ; 250 boxes do, seller to Déc, 15, at 63¢c ; 250 boxes short clear at 7c; 100 boxes do, seller to Dec. 20, at 63c; 250 boxes do, seller first holf January, at 6i{c; 5,000 1bs sugar-cured bacon hams at 12¢; 3,000 pcs and 20,000 1bs green hams at Sc; 20,000 Ibs doat 754c; 40,000 lbsdo at Ti4c; 6,000 pes and 40,000 b8 (16 1bs) at Tige; 40,000 tbs do (17 muL 2t 7c: 50 tes aweet pickled hams at 10c; 100 bris exira mess beef at $10.00; 925 brla mesa beef at £8.50; 50 tes yellow grease at Ge. Drossed hogs were in rather better Bugply for the strect, but none sre yet sold on ’'Change. Quotations are $4.6214@5.00 per 100 1bs, for fair to_choice. 5 Flour was more active, and decidedly stronger, dealers being able to reslize without trouble the asking prices of yesterday, which in some cases was 20@25¢ advance. The demand was princi- pally for shipment—good spring extras. Flour is reported quite zctive in New York, for export, end it i3 probable that several orders are on our marlet for shipment direct to Lurope, though that fact was not_stated. Buckwheat flour was in good demand, and shared in tho general advanco. Bran was strong. Sales wore reported of 50 brls white winter extras at $9.00; 75 brls doat $8.50; 100 brls doat $7.50; 100 brls do at $6.25; 200 brls do on private terms; 150 brls spring extras -at-£6.25; 100 brls do at, £6.00; 60brls do-at $5.75; 200 brls do at £5.6217; 100 brls do at $5.50; 100 brls do at £5.30; 1,400 brls do on private terms; 100 brls superfines at £4.50 ; 100 brls do at $4.00; 300 do at $8.50; 100 brls do at §3.25; 100 brls do at £8.00; 450 brls rye flour on private terms; 20 brls buck- whm_g ackman’s) at $7.50; 100 brls do at $7.35. Total, 3,345 brls. Algo 10 tons bran at $11.50 ; 10 tons do 2t $10.50, both on track. The follow- ing is the range of prices : Fair to choice winter exiras, .. $7.50@ 9.75 Red winter extras...... 6.50@ 7.50 Good to choice epring extras., 5.50@ 6.15 Low to medium. ... 0 Good to funcy 3innesots! 5.1 Spring superfines 300G 4.50 Ryo flour......... 2,75@ 400 Buckwheat flour. 6.15@ 750 Bran.... .. 10501150 ‘Wheat wes active and irregular af an average advance of 2){c on yesterdsy’s prices, Liverpool end New York being reported strongér, whilo our receipts were light on_small stocks, which were further lessened some 83,000 bu to-dey. It is belisved that we have little more then 200,000 bu of No. 2 spring in store in the city, which, re= quiring less than a quarter of & million dollars to carry if, can easily be swang by one strong man. Hence the short ‘interest wers again on the de- fengive, and bought in largely for next month, while the current offerings of cash lots were rendily talen (mostly for shipment), sometimes selling higher than the ‘option for rext . month. The ressure to set- tle, and “get out of the deal,” was so urgent that settloments were ofton made at I{c above the open market price. Tho market did not re- tein its strength to the close, but the mefl feeling was unmistakably in favor of astill higher range of prices, 1t was-eaid that wheat is too low, as stocks are light, not only here, but all over the country, and more wheat than we can spare ig already ordered from numerous points East and South, to say nothing of Eup%yiug the deficiencies of Great Britain. Seller December opened 2t $1.083¢, advanced to $1.11¢, declined to $1.10, and closed at $1.103{. Seller the month gold at él.aa%@m;{; and seller February at $LO0@L12Y, closing abt SLI1%. No. 1 upri.n" closed at*$1.20; No. 2 spring at $1.11; No. 3 do at 9%,-and rejected do at 88c. Cash sales were reported of 1,600 bu No. 1 spring at '$1.20; 8,200 bu No. 2 ppring at $1.11%¢; 42,200 bu do at $1.11 5 2,800 ‘bu do-at $17057; 2,000 bu doat $1.105¢ ; 11,200 bu_ No. 8 spring at £1.02 ; 5,200 bu do at $1.01; 2,400 bu do at $1.00 ; 400 bu rejected spring at 88c. Total, 76,000 bui. Corn was active, principally in 2 speculative way, and 3§@%{c higher, though @dull duringa considerable part of the session. There was a great deal sold early, for delivery thia month, and it was expected that the deliveries this afternoon and to-morrow morning would' be more liberal than on any day for & long. time past. There was not much donme in winter corn during tho latter part of the session, but summer options tere much more active then heretofore. Corn was quoted firmin New York, but closed weaker. This did not materially affect our market, however; it being chiefly governed by the local considerations of | light recoipts and stocks so” small that that can be easily controlled by the ‘parties who are be- lieved to own neaxly all the corn now here. The | shxfiaping movement was good for the senson. Sellor the month sold at 8214c early; and closed at 323/c. Seller December sold at 8134c early, and improyed, under & better demand, to 813c atrthe close. Seller Jannary sold at'S13{@52%4e. | Seller May and June sold at 8534¢. ‘Beller June was nominal at 87¢ asked, and 38c bid. Cash No. 2 closed with 32)7c bid, and rejected at 29l4c. | Cash eales were reported of 22,200 bu No. 2 at 82%c: 80000 bu do at 8239+ 20,000 bu do &b 323¢c; 800 bu rejected at 30c ; 800 bu do at 293c; 1,600 bu do at 293¢c. Total, 84,400 bu, Oats were dull, but averaged & shade higher, the demand being principally for December, which advanced i{c, eelling st 2344@23%c. Seller January was steady at 23%c. _ Seller the month was nominal at 23@23}{c, and’ {resh re- ceipts of No. 2 were very quiet ab 23%c. Cash -ezles were reported of 7,200 ‘bu No. 2 ab 233c; 600 bu rejected at 213¢c. Total, 7,800 bu. * Rye was quiet, but again lgc hthur, under a good demand of the quiet, £ort, and. small offer- Ings. Sales were restricted to 2,000 bu No. 3at 5535, 1,600- bu do at 55¢, both winter receipts ; and 400 bu rejected at 51c. Total, 4,000 ba. Barley was dull and weak, decling 3¢ on No. 2. The market opened strong at68s for No. 2in ordinary houses, and 70c for do in Armour, Dola ‘& Co’s; but ‘scon weakened, and closed at 65¢c for ordinary receipts. Seller the month sold earlyat G63gc, but closed nominel at 6ic. No. 3 was dull at 50@51c, and rojectedat 40@4lc, Cash rales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 af 7094c; 2,800 bu do at 7034c; 800 bu do at 70c; 400 bu do at 66c; 800 b do at 653¢c; 7,600 bu do at 63¢; 2,800 bu No. 3 af 5dc; 10,400 bu do at 5lc; 400 bu do at 5034c; 1,600 bu do at 50c; 3,200 bu rejected at 41c; 400 bu do at 40c; 800 bu by sam- gle at 80c; 500 bu do at T5¢; 400 bu do at 68c; 00 bu do at 65c; 400 bu do at 60c; 300 bu do at 55c. Total, 34,800 bu. LATEST. In the afternoon wheat was fairly active, and higher, No. 2 spring selling 2t 91.12 cash : and 81.113{@1.11% seller December, and 31.12}{@ 1.12)¢ seller January, both closing at the inside. Corn was zctive, and a shade -firmor, selling at 82)¢c soller the month, and 317%4@32¢ seller De-~ cember, the latter closing at 32c. Leke freights and provisions were neglected. ) .The Biiffalo Commercial Aduertiser says : The canal season of 1872 is Tapidly drawing o s close. The works are not usually officially closed until about.the 8th of December, but . they -are sometimes closed by a higher power than tha Canal Board before that time. In 1871, for instance, nuvigation waa iue terrupted by ice on the night- of. Nov. 25, The mext night was very cold, snd congiderable ico was formed, almost entirely prevanting thie-movement of bots, On the 30th of the Same month ico was reported, from the centzal part of the ate, tobo four fuches thck in. the canal.. . i Tho dates of the official closing of tho canals for the followa:. past ten yeara are as 1 Dec. 12 Dec.12 Dec. 8 Dec. 18 Dec. 7 In former years, fourteen dnys ‘was about the aver- e timo taken by s boat between: Buffalo and New ork; but this season the average will probably fall bo= Iow these Sigures, But estimatingthat a boat can get through- in_twelvo days, if we givo -ono more week to through shipping, it will be Dec. & before the last boats to-lcave hers will arrive at their destination, From the + spirit manifested by the forwardera in this cify ot prea- ent, however, it is quite likely that-not-much through ‘Dbusiness will'be done after the close of this week. The Pittsburgh Commercial 8ays : Thg iron trade ust, pw Erescats some remaskable phases, There areat present in this city agents of an English house, who offer. {o deliver in Pittsburgh sixfeen thousand tons of oro. from Algeria, at prices quite moderate,. - At the igurcs named the ‘ore would not cost moro than Lake Superior ore st tho prices spoken of for noxt season, Ores are also offering from Nova Scotia at figures etill less than the African ore, Theso ores are warranted fo yield 62 .per cent of iron. Should Superior ores continue toadvance, the *foreign product will at onco came in competition \with- them. Itis remarkable that these ores can be carried such ong distances by water, and then freighted sev-. eral hundred miles iniand, and offercd at prices 50 moderate, Should the deinsnd for iron continue to increase, it will no doubt stimulste the development of our mines of Tow grade ore. . Tho hills of Western Tenusylvania are rich in fron_ore,—of lower per cent, it iy truo, than. those of- the -Superior region; but which, considering the_differenca in cost, must 800 find o market, It would be an auomaly, indeed, should the fron ores of Africa be brought into competition with those of Lake Superior, in the Pittsburgh market. - —a CHICAGO DAILY MARKET, - Trunspax EVENING, Nov, 21, ALCOHOL—Was in moderate demand at $1,75@1.80 for 04 per cent proof, BROOM CORN—There was no change to mote. Stocks are large and sccumulating, The inquiry is light, and confined to the local trads, _We continue to | Quote : $45.00 per ton for common; $75,00 for fair; $80.00@100.00 for choice ; sud $110.00@120.00 for choico hurl. BEANS—There {s some inquiry for chofco varletics from the local trade, but, geuerally speaking, besns are uict. The offeriagy of common to medjum are sbun- ik, bat really cadice navies are scarce. We quote navies at $2.25@2.40; foir to medium, $L.50G2.00; common, £1.00@1.25. BUTTER—The demand was rather better to-day, but the market is still far from being sctive, and I8 lacking In firmness for all descriptions save_ choice, We make no change n our quotations, as follows : Strictly choice datry, 24@26; medium to good, 156G 22 ; inferior to common, 8@17c. BAGGING—A very qulet feeling still preyails in this market, Burlaps and gunnies are inquired for to some extent, but in grain bdgs and wool sacks there is no considorable movement, We quote: Stark, 3530 ; Ludlow, 35¢; Lewlston, 34c; American, 32c; Otter Creek, 33)c; buriap bags, ¢ a0d 5 bu, 20@ o ; gunnies, single, 18@19¢ ; do, double, 28¢; wool Backs, 68@7 BUILDING MATERIALS—Were in moderate de- mand. The cold of the psst week has pat u stop to bullding operations, A very fair inquiry prevails for stucco, Lime, plastering Lair, etc. ~Otlier materials quict.” Prices aro_steady and_unchanged: We quote: Stucco, $2.50G2.75; New York _stuc- co, casing, $9.75@400; superfine do, $4.00G 4.50; Roscndale cemenf, $3.U5§3.50; Utica co- Loufsville cement, $2.00; Ak- marble dust, $3,25; lime, in lime (in bris) $1.25@1.35 per brl; 11, §2,75@3.00; plastering hair, per bu, 40@45c ; fire brick, per 1,000, '$0.00890.00 ; builaing brick (common), $11.50614.00; country brick, $13.00 14.00; Woodstock pressed range at $25.00@40.00 ; St. Louis Hydraulic pressed, $45.00, del: Mil $33.00, del; Racine, $30.00 “del; Hinedsle, $25.00, del; 00@5.00. The following ia tie liat of prices per box of 50 fest, for domestic window glass, from which a reduction of 40 per cent is mada by dealers - Kirsr Doubls 5 wality, strengtis, 6xBto Tx 5.7 $8.00 7x10 to_Bxll 650 9.00 8211 to 1011 7.00 950 8x14 to 10x! 750 1100 00 18,00 15.00 17.00 18,50 32354 10 34x56, 34.00 34358 to 34%60,. . 38,00 26360 to 4060, 40.00 ‘CHEESE—The checse trade was ngain reported dull, and prices were easy at the decline noted sesterday, We repeat our list as follows : New York factory, 1@ 15Xc ; Ohio factory, 13@14c ; Western factory, 13@14c. COAL—The demand for this commodity continues setive, and prices are firm at the late advance, “We Quote: Lehigh, lump, $12.00; Lehigh, prepared, $12.00; Lackavanna, $11.00@12,00 ; Erie, $10.50@11,00 ; Briad Hill, $10.50@11.00; Walnut Hill, $11,00; Blossburg, §10,00; Crerry Mine, $9.00; Focking Valley, $9.50; Cannel Coal, $9.50; Minon, $3.00; Wilmington, $7.00, CANNED GOODS—Continue in’ good request at the prices given below s Peaches, 2 1b, +..$2.00@2.25 Poaches, 31b. Biackberries, 3 b Gooseberrice, 2 1b. Tomatoes, 2 1 Tomstoes, 3 Corn, Elgin. . Corn, Benton Harbor. Corn, Yarmouth. Pess, 2 bh... Lims beans, COOPERAGE—There was somo inquiry for packers’ g00ds, with ample offerings. Prices continus o sale’ steady, a8 follows: Pork barrels,” $145@L50; lard terces, $1.75@1.85;: whiskey barrels, $2.15@2.25; flour “barrels, 50@S5c; etaves and & hoadings, | $17.00@20.00 for pork barrels; flour staves, $9i @9.00; circle*flour headings, '8@9c et four hoop poles, $18.00@20.00 % m 3 pork and terca' poles, $35.00@40.00 § m ; whiskoy barrel staves, $23,00927.00 . Sales include 2 cara lard Hercos at $1,925. CALIFOENIA FRUITS—Continus to meet with a moderate inquiry ot former prices, We quote: Pears 1£33.50@4,50; grapes, 20@30c, EGGS—The offerings were liberal, and thero was a moderate inguiry on localaccount, ' Fresh. quotablo ot 25@270; pickled at 20@23c. Balea fnclude 40 cases at 27¢; 1,400 doz and 75 cases at 20c; 500 doz at 25¢ 5 500 ‘ill?cz pickled at 250; 600 doz do at 22c; 10 pkgs doat FEATHERS—Were in fair request, both on local and mafl order account. Prices are unchanged, and quotablo ss follows s Brime live geese at 65670 from first hands ; jobbing price, 26 3¢ for nssorted feathers: mived, 25@60¢, according fo quality; chicken, 8@Jc. Sales include 10 sacks Lo T o tra —Tho fish-trade was quiet snd prices were steady .oud firm- at the nnnexqad qunhflgni: No. 1 Fhiteflsh, $5.00@5.25; No.2, $4.75@5.003 No. $450@4.75; No. 1 shore mackerel, $11,00@11. Day, $6.50@8.75; No. 2bay mackerel, $7.00@7.25; No. 1, ore, kils, $L8S@LS0; -bank codfieh, $5,50@5.151 George's cod-fish, $5.5086.75 ; box herring, No. 330; box herring, sealed, 42@45c; C supply and very good f,f,fi“?c’ 7e; Wilmington peanuts, 8c; Tennesses pea- GAME—Wns in very good demand for shipment. Prairfe chickenn wors starcs and Goer. Other do- scriptions steady at yesterday'a prices,. Sales include 5 doz_prairie chickens at $5,50; 5 daz do at $5.25; 15 doz do_at $4.00; 40 doz quail uf $2.19¢ 1 68 doz do at 32-9)?: 1331253":“%!“33“"1" at $3.00@3.50; 6 wild urkeys at 1,50 each ; 30 venis s carcases do 8£121¢c; 1 do at u:?h’m“' il 4 GREEN FRUITS—A fair local_and interior demand exists, but the danger of freezing prevents shipments, o atote choico apples ut $2.5060.6) n car lots, and $2.76@3.50 in small lots from store, Cranberries are in fair request, with ample_offerings. Choice cultivated quotable af SI0.50@LLS0 per brl s wild s Grapes were in small Tequest at $3.00@0.50 Sales include 1 car fuir spplcs at $3. ‘brls at $3,00@3,50 ; 50 -brls do at'$250E3,00 ; cultivated cranbertiea st $10.00@11.00; 13 bils do at $9.50 ; 10 brls wild at $8.50 ; 20 cases grapes at §3.00, OCERIES—Dealers generally roported the market fairly active to-dsy, and the prevulent feeling seemed firm, The following quotations are fcrnished : ‘BICARD, S0DA—T}@EC Correes—Mochs, 0c; O. G. Javs, 25@26c; Java “No, 2, 98y @2ic; fanicy Rio, 23@23xc: choicedo, 223 @%Xc; prime Rio, 213;@22c; £0od do, 203@215; common ‘do, 10%@20c; Singapore, _23@Zgci Costa Rics, 23@2334c ; Maricaibo, 22K@23¢. Caxpres—Star, fuil weight, 20)@2lc; Stearine, 15%@16)c. o CE=Patnn, 8(@83e; Tangoon, TH@TXo; Caro- ns, B @83{c, aGase afont cutloat, 14x@160; crushed sad powdered, 13%@I4c; _granulated, . 13%@18%c: A, standard, 13@ldic; do No. 2, 127%@13c; B, 12%@ 19%c; estra C, 124@123c ; G, No. 2, 13%@12%c ; yel- 1ow G, 11%@I1sc; cholce brown, 11¥@113c ; prime do, 11@11%e ; fair do, 50%@1({;;’:; choice molasses sugar, 11@113¢c; fair do, X @IxcC. SyRuPs—Dinmond drips, $1.30@135 ; silver drips, extra fine, 72@75¢ ; good sugar-houso syrup, 45@50c 3 extrado, 50@55¢ ; New Orléans molzsses, choice, 806G @$5¢; do common, 05@T0c; Porto Rico molasses, choicé, 60@65¢ ; common molasses, S0@40C, Seices—Alispice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30c; cassla, 40@42c ; pepper, 325@23)c; Dutmegs, $1.I5GLI0; gflgf" ‘pure, 25§00 ; do No, 1, 20@25c ; do No, 2,15 Boupe—Fronch mottled, 63@63(c; German mottled, TX@T}c; Golden West, 6EGic; Whito Lily, 6X@ 63{c; White Rose, 6¥@6¢c; brown Windsor, $X@ 43ge} palm, G@Gc; Savon Tmperial 6(@a . SrARcE—Gioss, 9 @10c: corn, 9@11c; laundry, 6@ 7e; common, 5@6c. ‘HAY—Was firm and nominally » shade higher. The supply was light and barely egualled tho demand. Wholesalo dealers were paying the following prices : T case, i track; 160 ON Track — New timothy, beater pressed, $16.00G17.00; do loose presed, $15.00@16.00} new prairie, pressed, $10.0G1L.00, WAGON— Timothy, loose, $15.00@16.00 ; prairie, loose, $9.50@ 1050, For delivery of pressed, $1.00@150, according to distance. ¥ HIDES—Under this head there were no new features tonote. Trade continues quict at the annexed quota- tions: Green butchers’, 7Xc; green salted, cured, heavy, 10@104c; do light, 103{@llc; part cured, If, 17c; groen city veal xifi prime, 8%@9%c; green cal 1ic; dry salted, 16@17c; dry kip, 22c; dry calf, 26} dry' flint, 19@20c; deacons, 60@60c ; dumaged, T3¢ @8c; all other damaged- stock, two-thirds pricer branded, 10 por cont off, HOPSThe receipts are not large, but fully equal to the present demand. Brewers are not purchasing Jurgely, and the shipments arelight. We continue to _quote : Prime Western at 25@32¢; common to medium, 15@20c ; Eustern, 28@35c ; Bavarian, 35¢. HONEY~—There was not much inquiry for honey this morning, although prime grades find_ ready sale whenever offered. The supply of dark and strained is ample, Wo quote: Eastern, prime, at 35@37%c , whito Western, 2 ; dark, 20@25c; strained, 18@20c, IRON' AND ST change.*There was & fair amount of trading at the rates quoted bolow emand at this season pro- LEMONS—The usual vail i ly, snd meet with a fair demand. Woquote: Ma- Egnlemons, at $7.0097.50; French do at $7.50@8.00. Oranges, $10.00@12.00 per brl. METALS AND TINNERS’ STOCK—A very satiafso- tory business was transacted to-day, at the following Tatige of prices: ‘Txy PLATE—IC, 10214, §15.00; do, 12x12, $16.50; do, 1420, $16.00; do, Toofing, IC, $14.00, _Pra Trx—TLarge, 43c; emall, 44¢; bar, 43¢, Burer Zrvo—Fall casks, 11yc; half casks, 11%c, losa quantity, 12c; slab, Sc. SwEET IR0N—No. 24, T3/ ates. Corren—Copper bottoms, 43c; braziers, over 121bs, 47c; tinned copper, 43c. WimE—2to 5, 8¢ 6, 8, and 9, 10¢; 10 to 11, 1lc; 12, 12, 113c; 13 end 14, 123c; 15 and 16, 14c; 17, 150} 18, 1625 19,19c; 20,20c; full Bundle, 15 per cent discount fence wire, 8c. NAIL§—Were in moderate demand, former The supply is quote: 104 per being sustained, but ample. e 12K em: following rango of @%c; _extra lard We; | No, 6505 do ' boiled, 90c; whale, 88c @210; neats’ foot oil, strictly pure, do exirs, $1.00; do No. I, 30@%5c; bank oil, 65¢; straits, 70c . elephant cil, 95¢ ; turpentine, PAINTS, COLORS, AND PUTTY—The this line of goods was small, at tho prices given bolow: prices: Carbon, 273 ofl, demand for and the market was easy Striclly pure. s 11.50 Fancy brand; 10.50@11.00 1450 1250 11,00 11.50 English Ven. 4. English orange mineral. 15.00816.00 ‘| English red lead. . 3% 12. ‘American red lead. 1150 400 2,50 $ige £ ress y ickens are in abundant supply butthe demand is of a limited char- acter. Prices range about th same a3 yestordsy, Wo note sales of 25 doz dressed chickeps ot $3.25@3.50; 40 oz do at $2.00@%,00; 15dozdo at $2.50; 7 coops doat $1.50@2,00 ; 1,800 s dressed_turkeys at 133c s 800 s do at 12c; 830 Ibs do at 1le; 850 1bs do at 10c; 4 doz ducks dressed at $3.60; 3 doz’ geese at §11,00}1 coop gecsout SILD. - © POTATOES—The receipts of potatoes continue light, and there was a very good domand for choico vorie- tios, Peachblows are very firm and quotableat 60@05¢ on track, Potatoes sell from store nt G0@T5c. Sales includo 1 car choico peachblows st 65c_on track; 200 bu choico do from store et T0@75¢ ; 220 bu do 2t '50@ 65¢, SWEET POTATOES—Wero in fair requestat $3.90@ 4,00, Sales include 35 brls at $4.00; 30 bris do at $3.90, SALT—Under a fair demand and limited’ shipping, the market, continues firm at present rates.. We quota + Onondaga, fine, §2.25; ordinary,conrse, $2.95; Saginaw, fine, $2.95; coarso Dismond C, $2.25; dairy, withoub bog, $3.00 ; do, with bags, $4.00 ; ground solar, $2.35; Ashton dairy, per bag, $5,00 ; ground alum, §2.25, BASH DOGRS AND BLINDS—A very good de- mand exists for these goods. Prices continueto rule steady at provious quatations s FOUR PANEL DOORS, RAISED PANRELS DOTH SIDES, Thickness, Nize. ce, - 1 3-16... .2x Gby6x 8., .90 1 l;éfl .2x 8by6x 8. 138 1 3-16. 3-16. 1 316, 1,38 138 - SIDE BLIN: Thickness. Size. 1 9x14, 5 (1 PLAIN RATL SASH. 9: 10x14......138 in.. x10 by 5x 80 ' SEEDS—Were quiet but_firm, 28 very little prime seed was offored. Prime timothy guotable at $2.90; clover, $5,10@5.15 ; 7 sacks sold at $5,20; flax wasin fair request at §1.60 for prime, We note sales of 8 sacks timothy at $2.75 ; 45 sacks common at $2.65;7 ‘bags clover at $5.20 ;19 bags doat $5.10;9 bags at $5.00 10 do at $4.923¢ ; 240 bags flax at 1,60, TEAS—Remsin comparatively steady at the annexed ‘prices ; Hyzon, common to fair, 50@55¢ ; good, G5@75¢; Qhoice to_extrs, $1.00@120; superfine to” fine ol 1,00; common imperial 65@75¢; good to choicedo, 80c@$1.05 ; fineto good gunpowder, 80c@105; choice$L15@: tra, $1.25@1.35 ; choica to extra leal Japan, Suc@$1.05 natural leaf Japan, 55@65; common to fine Oolong, 40 @50; good 608703 choice to extra, 30@1.00. TOBACCO—1Vas quiet and unchanged CrEwmNG—Fine Cut—Exi 75@80c; choice, 65@ ver saltmon, new. half bris, $10.00@10.5, ‘ FRUITS AND NUTS—Business in this department ;v::ynnl-)mx; “3(% former rates, vore: anchunged, 1o 3 o3 ol ; donew, 1Tt ;- s, b 1agle gl do et 1872, $2.35@2.40 oo, 1xi@c ;- o s, 25@28¢ ; 'Deaches, pared, 20@20) halves, 6%@70;- do, L»l’m'ixafl, ’a@n@xaf‘ rants, 1872, 9%@10c ; do 1671, B@8xc: & ern, new, 5@6ige: An v b 8@9%. Nurs—FO : - 22c; English walr . 1,0 - W0~ Breal Uy - * = 7003 common, 53@60c; poor, 40@S0c. Sioxnva—Exira, 33@35c; medium, $0@32; com- ‘mon stems, 27@20: c. PLUG—Natural leaf, T5@80c; half bright, 60@70c; ‘black, soun: i5C. WOOD—There was & good demand at the following quotations : Beech, §19,00; maple. $14.00; hickary, $14.50@15.00 ; slabs, $8,00—delivered. WOOL~—Was moderately active. Wool in the conn- | 23 18 moving quite freely, Prices are advanced from 3@Tc, The general impression hore and at the East la - that the present rise is but temporary, as there is yet o large amount of the staple in the country, and foreign wools st belng imported quite exteusively. We now quote : R T 00@9.00. | -Were without perceptible o -| Extra—Graded steers averaging 1,400 D $6.25@6.50 ‘Horse-80oo 1ron. 6§ 510@ Tc Bariron.... 5 $10@ 5- 410 rates Heavy. band 5 310@5 B10 rotes Light band. 5 310G 5 710 rates Hoo) 5 3108 6 610 rates Oval. 5 31095 810 rntes Roun 5 S10@ 5 810 Tates’ ‘Half oval and half 5 310@ 5 810 rates Russian iron, perfect 2 - Russian iron, No. 1, stained..al Sheet iron. 7 rates Norway natl rods rates German plow stecl. Tates Bessemor plow ste: Tates Bpring and plow steol. .. Tates od. Tho offerings aro light, but ample for the - .| present. “Louisiana oranges are in quite liberal sup- Tub, washed dingy- Ficwe, washed, mediom light Fleyce, washed, modium dingy. Fletce, unwashod, XXX, in good condition, Fleece, unwashed, X &XX, dingy. 2o Fleece, unweshed, coarse, tomedium. Fleece, unweshed, coarse, and din Buper, pulled. Extra, g;ufl; fleece, 3 of 3 Iack and biirry wools, 5@10c lesa. Sales include 3,700 R sawashed mediam at 4503 5,000 Ibs doat 00 s do at 42¢; 1,000 bs do at 40c; 200 15 fine heavy at 30c, —_——— CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. TROURSDAY EvENING, Nov. 2L | Thereceipts of live stock during the week up to this evening, were as followa: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep . g o 1,90 7,597 & ,846 16,257 1,467 1165, 17,618 1,465 e 2700 15,500 1,350 Cotal,. sesevenesa, 11,630 _ 56,972 5,000 Shipments were as follows : e * Cattle, Hogs. Sheep. 1,08 3103 ... 1,02 6535 8% L3180 3,056 %3 sS4t 13,013 6 _ de opened hard tkis morning. Buyer and seller were wide apart in -thoir views, the. former being nawilling to sc- cept lower prices, while the latter stubbornly ra- fused o operate save at a farther reduction of 1234@25¢, or at a declin of 8734@50c from Mon- day’s prices. Consequently trading, during the opening hours' of the day, was almost at a ‘gtand still,” either refusing to yield, but to- ward noon, 1t becoming evident that shippers would remain idlo unless their demands were acceded to, holders gave way, and trade revived, At a reduction of 12)4@25¢ per 100 lbs., the dif- ferent classes of buyers took hold with some show of interest, and at the close somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 head had been disposed of, chietly at $3.25@5.25, though at an extreme range of 32.00@5.80 .. There ware mora good to choice beeves offered than on_either of the pre- ceding days of the week, but the everage quality u8 Boor, the major portion coming under the heads of common andmedium. Stockers sold to a {air extent at only a trifling reduction from yes- terday's prices, the supply of desirable qualities not being excessive. The prices paid ranged all all the way from $2.76@3.00 for common, to $4.00@4.10 for prime, with most of the transac- -tions at 83.25@3.75. = Texas catile commanded relatively. better prices’ than natives. Some choice corn-fed sold at $4.25@4.50—the outside figure being obtained by Conger Bros., for 90 head, averaging 1,207 1bs. - Tho wants of the city trade were mainly sapplied at $£3.00@3.75 for common to good Texas cattle, and common to good native cows in steers. A few extra cows mglfood fleahy steers were taken at $4.50@4.75, while some %nor cows and scallawag . steers sold as low a5 $2.00@2.50. The market closed guiet and wesak. QUOTATIONS. a0 UPWAIAS. ... .ovse. oo CL;O!;A uvt};—iflnq fat, ;m“ formed 3 year 05 yoar old steers, and aversgin 101,100 Ba.. ot b 300 156, X steers, averaging 1,100 to Mo Gra ey 1o L3 floal aging 1,100 01,250 B........... Butchers! StodlGominon {0 e steers, and good to_extra cows, for city - slaughter, averaging 800 to 1,100 bs. ....... 3.25@4.50 Btock Cattle—Common cattle, in decent Sesh, averaging 00 to 100 ... ... 2.76@4.00 Inferior—Light and thin cows, heifers, stags, bulls, and scallawsg steers, Texas Cattle—Through droves, Texas Cattle—Northern summ Texas Cattle—Corn-fed 90 Texan steers. 4,50 16 good steers. 530 16 cloice steers. 675 14 chioice ateers, 5.80 69 Texan steers 4.00 19 feeding steers. 4.62% 17 butchers’ cows. 3.00 3.80 6.00 16 butchers’ cows.. 8.05 24 butchers’ cows 330 22 stock Bteers, 3.60 4.10 3.60 325 475 475 3.5 5.00 4.00 255 550 3.62; 13 stockers...... .. 495 33 fair fleshy steers. 5.00 34 fair fleshy stecrs., 5.00 16 fair fleshy steers. 450 125 fair fleshy steers, 5125 67 good steers., 5,25 108 Texas stee 425 85 choice ste 530 . 48 good stecrs, 5123 30 choice stee: 5.80 84 Texas steers. . 17T 4% arison with yesterday's mar- HOGS—In CDmP kot there was little change to note in this de- partment. Packers ard ship&em were in the markot, and competed for the offerings, and trading was fairly active from the :opening to the close, at the advanced prices estahlished yes- terday. Sales' were effected. at 8400@4.05 for common; &t $410@4.15. for medium to -good-.grades, .and at 21.20@4.25 for choice, “with the bulk of the trasactions within the range of $4.05@4.15, though in several instances Sigo “Was paid. ‘It i8 claimod that the higher prices offered yosterdey and to-day were for the pur- pose of 1nfluencing receipts, the ‘supposition be- ing that Western shippers will take the * bait,” and next week flood the market, an opportuni of which packers, it is asserted, would .take ad- vantage, to punish sellers for. thwarting their ‘2400 ” scheme. The market closed steady, with only a few hogs remsining in the pens nn- Thickness—Five shingles to be two inches in thick~ Fleere, washed, Xxfiélsm- - Dess. Fleolo, washed, X, light. Length—Sixteen toches, - rlm‘e,wsmad,xxddmgym.. Harpwoop.—Trade at the hardwood yards TFlecce, washed, X dingy was fair to-day, and, as_ heretoforc, f-inch %'roovecl and matched flooring was chitily called Prices closed as follows : ji) or. 55@ 50.00€75.00 ‘WarrEwoop—Was in fair demand, and closed firm as follows : $35.00840.04 20.00@25.00 30.00835.00 15.00@16.00 The receipts and shipments for the last 24 hours, ending at 7 o'clock this morning, were a8 follows: Receipts. Shipments. rer 1,196 1,132 1,658 320 ZLath, m.. 632 181 MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF CHICAGO. ARRIVED ..Nov. o1, Schr J. P, Ward, Whito Lako, 90 m 3 Schr David Fergusson, Oconto, 160 m lumber 5 m lath. Schr R, Simmons, Duncan, 180 m lamber, 25 tors rail- -Foad iron. Schr Active, Manitowoe, 30 carda wood, 150 telegraph oles, Schr 3 3T Forrest, Wolf River, 123 cords wood. Schr Aary McVea, Muskegon, 175 m lumber. Behr J. Catchpole, Norris’ Pier, 7,000 cxor posts, 400 Tailroad ties, Schr C, J. Roeder, Muskegon, 120 m T E2r. Stmr Alpena, Grand Haven, 609 bdls: 29 pkgs fish, and sundries, - CLEARED... Schr €. C. Trowbrldge, Shebosgan, 5, bu corn, 400 bris flour. Schir Amaranth, Port Colborne, 18,000 bu corn. Schr David Ferguson, Bailey's Harbor, 40 brls flour, 2,000 bu oats, Bohr Coral, Pentwster, 2,000 bu oats, 800 bu corn, 120 brls flour, and stndriea, Schr Geo. Gibley, Goderich, 21,000 ba corn. Sehr Henty Fitzhugh, Oswego, 19,230 bu corn. Stmr Alpens, Muskegon, sundries, Bark Northwest, Buifalo, 27,000 bi wheat, LAKE FREIGHTS. TruRSDAY EvENING, Nov. 21.—Charters were: From Chicago to Buffalo—Schr E. Jones, corn on p. t.; bark Northwest, wheat at 1lc, both yosterday; prop Parans, corn st 10c. . Wheat, capacity 28,000 bu; corn, cipacity, 62,000 bu. MrwAUREE, Nov. 20.—Grain freights are nearly nominal, s the sesson of mnavigation draws to a close, Tho rate on wheat to Buffalo is quoted at 15¢, but shippers hold off. No Os- wego vessels offering. The schooner Kingfisher takes wheat to Cleveland at 10}4c. Burraro, Nov. 19.—Rates are unchanged. The vessels weather-bound in port are provided. for, and, as none are arriving, there is nothiog doing in the way of chartering. PORT ITEMS. ‘Wind from from the west, weather clondy. —Seamen’s wages sre quoted at $3 per diem, —The bark Wells has arrived with a cargo of cosl. She makes another trip. —Yesterday, for the first time since the season commenced, no lumber vessel arrive at the Lumberman’s Agency docks. —The propellers plying between here and Buf- 1alo, probably run until about the 1st of De~ ;emi:er, unless the Straits should close up bes fore. MISCELLANEOUS MARINE ITEMS. The scow Sea Bird has been got off from the beach at Grand Haven. —Wa clip the following correspondence of the Detroit Post, from Marguette, on * The Effects of tho Recent Storms on Laks Superior,” under the date of Nov. 15: . Wa have just witnessod one of the most ters rific gales that has been encountered here in many years—old residents sey for fifteen or more years. It i8 not Inown to what extent shipping is damaged, s we have means of com- ‘munication from here to points up and down the shore. A good deal of anxiety was felt, for it was known that several vessels were on the way here; and the propeller Atlantic was already dus, Tharsdsy the Atlantic made her appearance, and came to in the bx;y also, Captain Miller reports it the cap-sheaf of his experience. He left ‘Whitefish Point, and then encountored the first of the gale. One vessel, mame unknown, rounded the Point shead of "him. Ho found it was impossible to turn back and head it, 80 he made for Grand Island, thinking he conld mske s leo there ; but when he arrived he dared ‘not make the attempt. His only alternative was to make Marquette, which he did eafely. The passengers had, to some extent, about balanced their books, for they were confident their time was short, ' They clung_to hope, howerer, and provided themselves with life-preservers, and when two or more were to be had, availed them- selves of them, probsbly thinking their bodies might thus be’ saved if their Lives were not. They all live to tell the tale, howaver. The schooners Exilo and Oak Leaf were in company at Sanlt Ste. Yarie. The Exile went ashore at or near the mouth of the Chocosite last night sometime. _The Captain found him- self in the - bay during the smow- storm Thursday afternoon, but conld mnot work out against the storm. She went broad- side on to dock mouth of Chocoaite Creek. She gronnded some and the Ceptain scuttled her, and hauled her stern around in the creek. The geag carried her into deeper water, when the . €aptain plugged up the holes and she is now safloat with abont four feet of water in her. 9 Nnthil;i is known of the Oak Leaf a8 yet. ““The schooner Marquette, downward bound, was seen below Grand Island by the Atlantic. She could not head the storm, but may have msade Grand Ieland. * Port losses are more severs than from any revious gale since the Government breakwater 08 been built. The seas drove against thia solid piace of work, throwing the spray as high agthe mast-head of vessels, testing the dur- ability and strength of it tosn enormous de- sold. ; gree.” When completed, this breakwater will make Marquette the finest harbor on Lake Supe- HOG SALES. s N e Prie 130, Tk e 4n i | Tior, It isdta be extended some 700 or 600 feet 6072 15 | 00~ 259 $410 er and on an angle toward the hore, when 67 213 4126158 3516 413 58 34 405 - | the docks will be amirely protected from any S AR S s LS e ““Tho rolling-mill docks were damaged to_tha 5 201 410 |57 03 400 |58 231 410 | extentofabout $1,000. Harlow's Immber dock 45 ‘213 410 |45 362 420 |48 264 400 | wns damaged tosbont $i00. The bark B, L. 50 21 410 139 446 420 |41 274 400 | Webb was discharging. cargo at Spear's dock. At 51 200 420 |67 267 4doxg(7 214 400 one time she was in “considerable danger, but 5373187 415 |56° 284 413 |28 183 420 | with the change of tho wind to the morth she 82 258 41750 30 420 49 22 430 [ oLt AR 53 -259 410 |41 300 420 |83 213 410 T : TS 1010220 4152 204 430 210 290 410 | -Tho gulo was so hoavy that vesselslaying ine 43800 4307108 315 420 |76 234 412y | side the breakwater dragged their anchors, and 56 279 410 J61 "200 420 |59 237 4.00 | had it not been that Captain Wescot was equal 95- 299 420 |60 254 405 (20 235 400 | tothe emergency she wonld probably have gone 48 234 420 |54 0 410 §7 EAU 4.05 against the dock and been demaged, but _he had ST 'S0 410 [49 SIL 405 |25 254 400 steam and conld manage her. e ore dock for about yésterday's prices, or at $3.00@3.75 for common to medinm, and at 34.25@5.00 for good to choice. CHICAGO LUMBER MARKET. TIURSDAY EvENTNG, Nov, 2. TLUMBER AFLOAT.—There were no receipta to- day, and the usually active dock at the foot of the Superior Iron Compuny's furnaco was under- mined in the cribbing to some exte i th dock and losing 1 *oF cost ok coke. e storm has not subsided yet, let anything out. R o There are snow-storms like April showers, but ?a'prospezga of any Mngt figwers for some time o come. Bnow is reported at Ishpennin; and a half to two feetp i e 100 or 200 tons of coal and The wind is north and fresh: deep. Franklin street was wholly deserted. There are but two or threé more lumber vessels expect ‘when the wholesale lumber market will be close entirely for the season. The cargoes of the vessels coming in were sold to-day at the follow- ing figures : Good to choice mill-run Tmmber, Common to grod strips and boards. Common mixed lumber. 17.00@18.50 PROPOSALS, PROPOSALS For Material, and Work and Lae bor Required in the Construe- tion of the Cook County Jail and Joist and scantling. s10.50g150 | Criminal Court Building. Bhingles 8.10@ 3. Sealed proposals will bo recsived antil the 20th day ot 3.25 | Novembor, 197, st noom, by the Commitise ba Pephe Ar THE YARDS—An average trade was trans- | bor anfl constastion of SnaTer s Bpra workyla scted at tho yards to-day.. Both city and country | bod Comiom Bucuraalaind for the Cook County Jull buyers were in fair aitendance, and the general features were neulg the same 83 on previous days of the week. ~Common boards, joists, and scantling, as heretofore, have been chiefly called for; which have remained firm at from $15.00@ 16.00. Prices closed as followa: = . First and socond cléar. e $48.00@55.00 7. Becond ciear, 1 inch .00@50.00 Third clear, 1 inch 39.00@40.00 Third clear, thick... 43.00@45.00 First and necond ciear flooring, togeth rough. . 40.00843.00 First-and second clear siding, together. 24,00 Common siding........ Common flooring, dzéssed; secon 300063300 . Common flooring, dreased, first. $7.00@39.00 ‘Wagon-box bo: elocted, 16 inches and 3 fotfows; to-wit: thantira for the tron work complate. thg Buiiding, cashenter, Jolnér, and wood for'the plumbing and “Tho stons 1o b stones, ture, and durabili t 3 20.00@22.00 |- D50, Deen Loated by Bctaalnse a ballngs: merof Michigan and Dearbornsts,, fn the Cicy of Chica- fosaccording to plans aed_spacifications, dotans, nod on file inthe ofico of Mesirs. ng & an, Architects, No. 14 South Clark-st., Cicago, a8 1. All material, work, labor, construgtion, and finishfor mansop; catstoneand plastering work completo. aad finish labor, constraction, and finish for * srork complote. abor, construction, and nnish i A d Snites, marbles, or sand- ‘The gualities must have uaiformity of > 250 2> 5088 Wil bo Sroriaad teat All “materis], work, labor, construetion, 3. Allmateria), wor ‘materdal, work, s~ Comimittes, that tho bidder perform tho contract if awardod to him, 20d give boad with approved security therator s foflons’s For the stono, mason, and plasterin For the iron work and rastrian 2 ok For tho carpeater, oloer, aud “For the plambing, gas-fitting worl Th ht to. eyt masts Cedar posts, spiit, . Coun! Cedar posts, round. N, Iad.h..pu ¥ e .%ou. RA' JOSEEH HARRIS, NOTL VS 4T