Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1872, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE. THUBSDA ‘'DECEMBER 5, i8%3. e S MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. Wepxespax EvENING, Dec. 4, Wo find no apprecialde sbstement in the stringency in tho local money mnr};et._ The de- mand for accommodation ab bank is till largely i i itit f the in excess of the ability or disposition of banks to meet, sod obligations maturing at banks are not promptly met. A cannot pay be- nse bLe cannst collect from B, and B cannot pay because be cannot collect from G, and C cannob puy because he cannot collect from D. Of courss, 1f this is traced back far enough, it would come at last to some debtor who cannob pay, because he has either lost-his means of ‘pavéaent or cannot sell what he has on hand, Wo tuink these final debtors who cannot pay are the farmers, who lave realized nothing from their corn crop, but litile from their wheat, and have only begun to realize on their hogs and cattle. There is reason to be- lieve, however, that the marketing of bogs and cattle will eoon set the process of liquidation in motion. A very small smount of ready money- placed in the hands of the farmers will be the Imeans of liquidating o dozen times as much in- debteduess in a fev: weels. In ihe open market prime business paper sells at 134 to 2 per cent. New York exchange was firmer to-day, though most sales were made at yesterday’s price, which WS DAr. CLEARING HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS. The Clearing House Association of any_city is an aseociation of banks who have confidenco enough in each other to make o mutual inter- change of checks drawnby the customers of each bank, holding the checks oyer until thenoxt day's clearings. Of course, this interchange of checks is based on the -presumption that both the drawer of each check and the bank upon which it is drawn are good. In this way every bank is guaranteeing, every day, that the drawer of a check and the bank upon which it is drawn will continue as good until the pext dey _as each were at the time the check was drawn. For at least twenty hours, therefore, every benk member of a clearing house associa- tion” guarantees the character of every other bank, and every customer of every other bank of tlie association shall become no_ worse. This guarantee, continued from day to day, is & con- tinnons indorsement by the association of the character of the individual banks, and makes the association to some oxtent responsible for them, at least in the public estimation. In this view of the case, we hold that it is the duty of the clearing house association to have such 5 knowledge of the condition of each of the associate banks as will warrant the confi- dence of the public invited by the admission of & bank to the association. It ispretty well under- stood that for over a year thers have been several banks members of the Chicago Clearing House that have no right to be there. The reasons for this are different in the case of each bank. With some of them the particular reason is that both their capital and businees are too small to put them on an equality with other members ; but whatever rea- sons may be found, it is evidently the duty of the Association to investigate and know. Within & week two banks have found it convenient to “withdraw” from the Association, and, though 10 genersl movement of investigation Has been e, we hold that it should be done; Peflm 13 iwo or three more of the “small fry” would find it convenient to withdraw. INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. The Comptroller of the Currency calls atten- tion, in his report, to the illegitimate accumula- tion of country bank deposits in the New York panks in the dull seasons of the year, and the effect which this has to induce the loan of the money by the New York banke on doubtful col- laterals, and thus stimulate the speculation in stocks, being, 23 _he eays, “thrown wpon the Stock Board 'to unseitle values throughout the country, and alternately decrease and depress the value of every com- modity.” It cannot be denied that the payment of in- terest on deposits is a pernicious practice, in- compatible with sound principles of banking, and that it has some effect in the direction indi~ cated by the Comptroller, ,though we are in- “clined to believe 1t is notto so grest an ex- tent 88 imsgined by the Comptrol- Jder or by the public generally. “One evidence of this is, that the most gigantic speculstions of Wall sireet have, for & couple of years past, been insugurated and carried to their highest pitch,. where they absorbed the most monoy, just at'the season when there was kmown to be no ‘exccee of country bank deposits in New York, The great gold amble which colminated in Black ¥ri- y, 1869, end the recent comer in Northwestern stock and another in the same stock the spring of 1869, are instances of this. As for these speculations “ unsettling the value of every commodity thronghout the country,” we do not think any such etfect will be admitted ‘by those who recognize that the value of com- modities is regulated by the demand for them - and the supply to meet the demand, and that demand mdy supply of commodities is in no way affected by the gambling in railway stocks in New York, When the gam- ‘blers take hold of gold it has some effect in that direction, but very little. It was well known that the %ent gold gamble in September, 1869, when gold was artificially advanced to 162, dic Dot affect the relative values of greenbacks and commodities in.any importznt degree. It was well known that the price was abnormal, and that this high price could be had only of & few individuals who had no power to depress the Government credit. But, as said before, not denying that the pay- ment of interest on deposits is a pernicions prac- tice, which does the bsnk which pays it more harm than any one else, let us consider the Comptroller's proposed plan for correcting it : One part of this plan is, that * country banks,” py which we presume ho means banks outside of the redemption cities, and of whom only & 15 per cent reserve is mow required by law, shall be required to keep a iarger pro- portion of reserve on hand. This is undoubtedly & move in the right direction. Not' only is the proportion of reserve which the country banks keep on band too small (only about 7 per cent), ‘but even the total amount of reserve require might, with propriety, be increased to at least 18 er cent of circulation and deposits. But the omptroller proposes also to offer the country ‘banks an inducement, in other words fo bribe them, to comply with the proposed requirement of the law, and to offer this inducement_in the way of the re-issue of the 3 per cent certificates, ‘which are now just about all retired, in accord- ance with the act of July, 1870. He proposes +‘a Government issne, bearinga low rate of interest, to be counted as a certain proportion of ‘the reserves of country banks.” ¥ TUnless a discrimination were made in favor of country banks in the issue and availability of these proposed certificates for reserve, the city ‘banks would be much more likely to gobble up the new issues 23 an investment for the surplus deposits they get from the country banks. If the discrimination was made, and the certificates made available as reserve only when held by coun- iry banks, they would stand in the same Eueition a8 registered bonds, and their megotiability to 2 considerable extent destroyed. Again, to com- pete with the city banks for any surplus funds the country banks may heve, the Government would have to pay at least as much interest as the city banks, viz.: 4 per cent, & rate which would be Entire‘y too high. But without multi- plying instances .of the impracticability of the Comptroller's proposal, the principle of ‘ribing, by offering & consideration for comply~ ing with Teasomable requirements of the law, would condemn the plan. THE BANK OF MONTREAL. Afew months ago we mentioned that the Bank of Montreal was abott to increase its capi- tal stock for the probable purpose of increesing its power to speculate in gold, bonds, and stocks in New York. This is, in fact, the only reason- able explanation for the increase of the capital of abauk that was already too large for the legitimate commercial business it commands in Cenada. This increase of capital has at length been made, but the call upon Canadian stock- bolders has produced a pressure for money in Montresl, as will be seen by the following from the Montreal Herald of Nov. 30: The issue of $4,000,000 new stock by the Bank of Alontreal has crested no little excitement in financial circles. Only $2,000,000 of the stock has to be taken np atonce; but, as it is issned at 20 per cent premium, the amount of money to be paid is §2,800,000, Many of the parties to whom the stock was allocated, viz., the old eholders of the bank, hypothecated their chares, and received advances on’ them from other banks, These banks Qid not wish to psy up he instalments, and therefore the allocatees had to sell ot any figute they could get., The consequenco s been a startling fall in the price of Montreal Bank stock, Tt opened on Thursday at 230, and sold at 226 znd 227, and yesterday closed at 220, Other banks felt the e on the Mmoney market, and their stocks deprecisted in value, although not 'to tho game extent 26 that of the Montreal Bank. Themovement of the Mon- renent B 5L Ao maes B pLpcicons ot vo Tho interests of the counfry. bt s fugiin HAVE NOT FAILED. . We cheerfully make the following correction of a;z‘ exror copied from the Cincinnati Gazelle : T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune e notice that, in your fssue of Nov. 30, you give publicity toa financial article from the Cincinnati Gazetie, reporting our failure in connection with the suspension of W, P, Cutlr & Co’ We will be obliged if 'yon will partly set right s great wrong by giving equal publicity to the enclosed correction fromthe Gazette of Iast Tuesday. All the papers here have cheerfully made ibe correction, and, as we have considerable business with the Northwes, great injury will bs done usif it is not made in_your paper. 'We have not been under ‘protest in any way, and will not be, Cutler & Co. pro- Tose to pay in full ; but, even if they did not, we are ot involved one dollar by their suspension. R. H. FLEMMING & Co. AR REAL ESTATE. The following instruments were filed for rec~ ord on Wednesday, Dec. 4: CITY PROPERTT. North State st, 8 w corner of Superior st, e f, 252120 1t, dated Oct, 28 ; consideration, $5,000. N 3 Lot 14, in Block 122, School Section Addition, dated Nov. 1 § consideration, $10,000, Seventeen lots in Gage et al Subdivision of 0 X 80 3 Sec 32, 39, 14, dated Nov. 15 consideration, $10,500, * Calumet av, bet Thirty-second and Thirty-third sts, w1,3501t to alley, dated Nov. 14; consideration, $20,000. ‘Wabash av, & ¢ corner of Eldridge court, w f, 83}x 120 {t, dated Aug. 20; consideration, $112,000. The parties are Plymouth 'Congregational Bociety to the Catholic Bishop. Loomis &t, s w corner of Howard st, ¢ f, 192x100 ft, with 92x124ft on_Howard st, in eame block; dated Dec. 3 ; consideration, $13,000, Tots 2210 25, in Block 1, Central Park Addition, dated Aug. 27 ; consideration, $6,000. Blue Island av, n w corner of Liucoln st, 243100 and. 79x66 {t, dated Oct. 1 ; consideration, $2,700. Robey st, 8 e corner Thirty-soventli at, entire block, dated Jan. 15 ; consideration, $20,000. Indna av, between Twenty-fitth and Twenty-sixth sts, e £,50 1t 'to alley, dated Aug, 293 consideration, Lot 49, in Block 16, of 8w X Sec 20, 39, 14, dated Nav. 15 | consideration, §1,500. Bub-1t3 of LotsLand 2, of B3 of Block 5, Shefield’s Addition, dated Nov. 18 ; consideration, $2,000. Tyelve lots in Rawson's Subdivision, iu 86 X Sec 13, 39, 13; dated Oct, 10 ; consideration, $9,600. {Vest Twentioth sf, 166ftoof Ashlanday, nf, 25x 124 ft, dated July 11; consideration, $1,000. Michell st, bet Ashland sy and Lafln st, s, 24 ft to aliey, dated Xov. 137 consideration, §1,250, Lots9to12, in Block5 of Carict M. Harrison’s Ad- dition, dated Nov, 12; consideration, 830 and 31, in sime, dated Nov. 30 tion, §2,000. TLots 4 o 6, in Block 2 of Block 2, in 8 w X Sec 20, 39, 14, dated Oct. 7 ;_consideration, 4,53, Lot 41, of 8 3¢ Block 55 and 56, Sec 19, 89, 14, dated Nov, 30 consideration, $600. West Monroe st, 2 o cor of Camphell av, sf, 25 1t, dated July 27; consideration, $1,625. Lot4of Lot9, in Block 45, Original Town, dated 0Oct, 25; consideration, £15,500., Wallace st, bet Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth sts, @1, 48 fi to alley, dated Oct. 1; consideration, $1,250. Tt 9, in Block 1, in Purple’s Subdivision, s w & Sec 13, 39, 13, dated Nov. 29; consideration, $435. 45 26'and 27, in Block 15, in Pierce’s Addition to Holstein, dated Dec. 2; consideration, $3,000. Rebecca st, bet Latlin and Loomis sts, 81, 241t to alley, dated Dec. 2; consideration, §1,000, TH OF CITY LDMITS, Tot9, in Block 3, Ravenswood, dated Oct. 1; consid- eration, $900. Lots35 t033, in Block 1, of Lake Shore Subrlivision of Lots 24 to 2, in Pine Grove, dated Oct. 1; consider- ation, $7,000, Same as ihe above, dated Nov.14; consideration, 1,000, SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS. Tots 17 and 18, in Block 8, of Phare’s e ¢ 8 w X Sec 12, 38, 13, dated Oct, 30; coneideration, $400. Tot'6, in Duncan's Block 7, in Taslor & Eriegh’s o 3¢ nwi Sec 433, 14, dated Scpt. $500, 7 considera-. consideration, COMMERCIAL. ‘WEDNESDAY EVENING, Dec. 4. ‘The following wera thereceipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the past twenty-four hours, and for the corresponding date a year ago: BECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS, 1871, 1,664 5418 5,492 38,275 19,219 1872, 1871, Flour, brls Flax seed, ibs Broom corn, Its Cured meats, Ibs Beef, brls Pork, brls Lard, s ‘Potatoes, b Lumber, m Shingle, m. Withdrawn from store yesterday for city consumption 3,411 bu wheat ; 3,620 ba corn; 2,987 bu oats ; 420 bu rye ; 10,312 bu barley. The following grain has been inspected into store this morning, up to 10 o'clock : 116 cars wheat; 53 cars corn; 29 cars oats; 10 cars rye; 5icars barley. Total, 262 cars, or 99, 000 bu. C. W. Bregs, well-known on ’Change, re- turned to-day from his wedding tour. The fact that s few persons could be found to vote yesterday egainst the expulsion of Munn & Scott from the Board of Trade occasioned some little surprise to-day. The difficulty was explzined by the statement that several parties voted the ticket against” without looking at it, supposing it to be * for,"as they had no ides that tickets would be offered them on the other side. It is not probable that one per cent of the memberships of the Board would have know- ingly voted to retain Munn & Scott. Tho generel feeling was not one of vindictiveness, but of conviction that the Board of Trade must expel, in justice to itself before the community. he elevator of Hough DBros., situated at ‘Bridgeport, will open on Monday next for the re-. ception of grain, with a capacity of 1,500,000 bu._ They will {ake from the St. Louis & Alton, end the “Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railread. They will also take out s license under the State iaw, undeterred by the fear of not mnking money enough from the legal rates of storage. In this “ffm they will set a commendable ex- ample to their elder brethren, who could ask for & change in the law with all the better grace if they would only show a disposition to.submit to it. “Hough Bros. are to be congreiulated on having the courage to do what they believe to'be right, in the face of flattering inducements to the contrary. The public would to know if Vin~ cent, Nelson & Co. will take the same position. While there is no doubt that the gentlomen who are now running the grain warshouse busi- ness in this city are not only anxious to preserve the integrity of their grain receipts, and to. show to tho public that they do condact their business in such a wayas not toimperil the rights of parties holding their paper, 1t should not be forgotten we want & real Warehouse law a8 badly as ever. It isall well enough to say that the warehonse proprietors are honorable men, but we have walked by faith in that direc- tiona little too Jong. ~The public, who have placed property in their hands for sefe keep- mg, ought to have some guarantees be- sides personal honmor, especially when that public has no voice in selecting the men to whom- they confide their property. We must ‘have some Jaw under whigh “the warehousemen shall operate, and, if the present*law is found to be defective or unjust in one or more points, ‘we presume there would not be much difficulty in having it amended, if the case were clearly mede out. The Warehouse law has been little more than a dead letter during the two years that have elepsed since its enforcement, and it is about time to see what 18 the matter. Recent events show that all warehousemen cannot be trusted gpon their honor, and common senas tells us that there is no necessity for blind reti- ance in any cise. g The St. Louis Democrat thinks there is no -further use for the St. Lawrence, and that “a Epom_hon to Lave it dryup in favor of the gissippl is now in order.” The reason for this conclusion is, that four steamers of the Al- lan line, hitherto plying between Montreal and Liverpool, are about to be placed on the route from Liveprool to New Orleans and (we pre- sume) return. There is no reason on earth (or water) why New Orleans should not be oceasion- ally visited by an ocean steamer, and no reason why St. Louis should not rejoice at the success of a sister city, thongh she may not be willing to extend her congratulations to Chicago. THE MARKETS. The leading produce markets were again slow to-day, the volume of business- transacted being 8 with few changes in price of consi erable extent. At the s2me time it is not for- gotten that a fluctuation-of 26@3¢c is no small percentage of the whole ‘quotation, while prices rule 8o low as at present. ~ Our stocks are on tho increase; and with: a light money market thera is very little disposition to invest for carrying, except at a further decline, and when bidding figures are.acceded to, buyers again lower their views. Very few operators seem {| to. expect much ~ better prices .at pres- ent for any,, description of farm produce. Nothing new was developed in connection with the grocery market, The demand was only fair, o a7copt coffecs and choico grades of :?g éfi ‘Z\m ynarket was easy. Dry goods con- tinu 3 i good' demand, with prices firm and buoy mat. In the butter and cheese markets no neWyx *eatires were developed. Neither of thess staple ¥ were in articularly active demend, and - no visible change. There Valnes | underven T ot of trading in fish and was _a : moderal o 3 i & ahon.t former rates. Hay, hides, e Mhervero i demand.end vero frm at the quotat ions, Prices of oils, paints, tobace, 5, and wood ruled compara- tively ’ steady 28 previously quoted. Tumbe 'r was moderstely active and unchanged. rick, ) fime, cement, &c., ware quiet and steady. gofi%‘ef ;?:’wasinfu’ir demand and firm, Lard tierces sro higher; now quoied at $1.85@1.90. Tron, £l 16 m etals, nails, &c., were in soma de- mand o4 provious prices. Salt has advanced. Cosarse, flne, and ground solar is oW quoted ot $2.40pior byl thatock here this season, fs o i ang e close e fif&m" snts oxcept by rail. Several ves- stopped shipmi 34 and ready to lesvo Buffalo E?x]: w&r: lz:i ‘re weather prevented ‘their demend for _salt is good. demand and firm. Woolis in t. Prices are unsettled and -d tendency on some grades, mmly st present quotations. oxequest ; fair of.imodchy_ :gg Y 00+ o er at $4.95@5.00, and 3. B B2 00300 s ek, Potatoes wer in rathor better supply, two LT throe cars arrived sound ond reatily 801d 2t 60@70c. Frosted potatoes are mot salsble: a6 any price. .Choice turkeys and geeso are in sorm e demand, but the 'ponltrfi market is, a8 2 rule, weak, Chickens are in smal demand, and most of them in very poor condi- tion, Came wasinrather better demand, with prices & shade higher on chickens and quail Green fruits in very good inquiry, and fim ab presen t prices. Higlawines were in moderate demand, and stw%; at yesterday's quotaitions, opening dull and ¢l osing firm. _Seles were reported of 200 Dbrls nt 88c per gallon. N = Dre ssed hogs were quiet, the arrivals béing almos't nothing, only 47 head reported in this morning. Hence there is really no ‘market. Sales s reported to-day of 17 Leavy at $4.60, and 20 light at $4.75, per 100 Ibs, Proviisons were quiet 2t o shade below the averages of prices yesterday. A slightly firmer feoling, in live hogs was reported from tho stock yiards, i confideiace to holders of product early, which buyers did not seem to share. Mess pork. held its own through the session. Lard was easicr, selling 11t the figures bid yesterday ; and meats were casier all round especially on meats for future 4 elivery, and hams cithér green or sweet Dickled: Foreign buyers of meats hold off more and more as prices docline, and the preseat as- péct of the merket indicates a decidedly dull season, witich might however change to ac- tivity 4f quotations should advance slightly. The merkev: closed at the following range of prices: MNees pork—Old at 12.75@18.00; new ork, c:agh or seller the month at $11.75@11.87)¢; 0 sell er January, S11.62}{@11.75; do_seller Februuwy, $11.75@12.87}4 ; do seller March, S12.00 ;" do seller April, $12.00@12.15; prime mess, 1$11.00@11.25. Lard, cash, 734c for new, cash ¢ r seller December; do seller January, 73e; do seller Fobruary, 75¢c; do seller March 7ige. Sweet pickled hams, 8@10c, and green bhomsat f7ic for 15 b averages, and 63{@6,%c for 16 1b nverages. Green shoul- ders, 3 ¥@3}4c; do rough sides, 45{@4%c; do shork i’ bs, 55@5{c; do ehort clear, 53@bbic; sterting. The Hops are in fair moderate_reques have a_ downwzl although held & Soeds were in sam» meats, 15 to20 days in salt, quotable at 3¥{c for gho ulders; 5fc for short ribs, and bc for sho rt clear. Boxed ghoulders, seller De- cember, quoted at 4c. English meats, for de- livery i2 December and January, 53c for Cumberl: wnds; 6¢ for short ribs, or long clear; 63@5; for short clear; S84@83c for long cat hams. . Mess beef, 98.50@9.00; extra mess do, $9.50¢ 210.00 ; beef hams, $28.50@30.00. City tellow, 8@8lc; grense quotable &t 53 jic. Sales wero reported of 20U Drbs mess: pork (nnmed brand) at $12.00; 60 do at SL1,8734; 1,250 brls do seller March at $12.00 ; 1,400tes lard at 736 ; 100 tcs do eeller Jantiewy @ 87.15 5 300 tes do seller January and Febru ury on private terms ; 200 boxes and 5,000 1bs sl ulders at 4c; 40 boxes short ribs at 6}4c; 40 box. %8 do at Gc; 500 boxes long clear, seller the me 'mth, at 63¢c ; 20,000 1bs bellies at 6Xc boxed: 100,000 b5 ‘and 5,000 pes green hams 15 tbs) &t 73c; 1,000 pes do (16 1bs) at e 0,000 1b % do long cut (21 1bs) at Tige. lour 1 ¥48 in fair demand, in proportion to the supply, & ud the views of holders were in consequer Weo. Spring exiras ere quoted strong ; & 1 supers, being scarce, were often held sbove ibe views of buyers. Our flour mar- ket is not active in the samo sense as & few ears ago, 1bui¢ dealers find the last half of this Fear to ba nauch more satisfactory in a business point of vwiew than any same number of omonths for s long time previously. Sales were r.yfirtud of 50 brls white winters at £9.95+ 100 brls do at $7.17 ; 200 brls do on pri~ vate tarms 3 100 brls spring extras at $6.25 ; 100 ‘brls do at 36.121¢; 100 briado at $6.00; 1,000 brls do on, private terms ; 75 brls buckwheat at §8.00 ; :25 ‘vrls do at :37.90; 50 brls do at 7.874; 10 brls do at $7.00 ; 50 brls corn meal (Sxmf_h’ag on private terms. Total, 1,860 brls. Also, 2 tons of br wn at $11.00 on'brack ; 25 tons shorts 2t $12.00 ¢ j track. The following is the range of prices: 3 Good to c’naice sp! Tow to medium. Good to fonay Spring mipecfines. .. Rye flour. .. Buckwhez flour. . _T50@ 8.00 Bran, { 11.00@11,50 . 11.00@13,00 . 2}&% 255 ‘Whezt a veraged a shede lower than yesterdsy, and wes ra ther less regular, owing fo the recep- tion of en ¢rroneous despatch, and its subse- uent correction. The early telegram from iverpool quoted that market as 5d per 100 Iba Jower, and prrices declined hers giving the op- portunity to fill in, which was embraced by sev- eral parties <who either knew or expected that a mistake had been made. - After the mistako had been corrected the market became firmer, nnder 8 moroe active demand, 'though with no encour» agement either from New York or in the con- dition here. After12 o'clock the market was dull, with tinge of weakness, the receipts being lary and four times the ship- ments. T%eem was s moderate demand for car lots for - shipment, and buyers again _discriminated against North Bide houses, owing to the greater difficulty of loading cars there. Seller January opened at $1.1034 advanced X¢c, declined to $1.09%, and closed al £1.10%¢. Beller the month sold at $1.08%@ 1.0984, closing at 31.093¢ for the month or cash. No. 1 ipring was quoted st $1.16@1.16%4 ; No. 3 do at $1.00 ; and rejected do at 90c, in houses not on the North Side. Cash sales were report- ed of 1,600 bu No. 1 spring at $1.16% ; 8,600 bu do,at 31.16 ; 4,000 bu No. 2 spring 8t $1.093¢; 45,800 bu do at $1.09 ; 25,200 bu do at 310875 ; 5,600 bu No, 3 spring af $1.00; 800 bu do &t 99370 3 10,800 bu do at 99c; 2,000 bu rejected springat 90c; 2,800 bu do at 87ic: ‘Total, 101,400 bu. Corn is again dull, and X{c lower, the causes of the depressed fecling being those of a local character which have been several times noted in these columns recently. There ismo ship- ping demand, and speculative buyers hold off in anticipation of heavy receipts that will swell our stocks in store to'a large volumo before the opening of navigation. The recoipts of to-dsy were_ no’ heavy, and could have been easily dis- posed of _bnt for the fear of that whichis to come. The new corn is now in_good order, and will probably coms forward as fast as it can bo ‘brought here—hence nervousness. Thore would bea Tu.rger movement easkward but for o diffi- culty experienced in obtaining cars, It Was ru- mored that several orders were on the floor to sell to arrive, but' the offerings were withheld in the .manifest absence of buyers. Cash No.2, of seller the month, opened at 303¢e, de- clined e, and closed firmer,.at_305c. ~ Sellor January sold at 305@31c, and closed st 80%c, this option being in faic demand Inte in the fes- sion, ~ Seller May was quoted dull and nominal at 85¢, and seller June do at 36c asked. Reject- ed was very quiet at the inside price of yester- day, Cash aales were reported of 58,000 buat 3034 ; 37,000 bu do at 306c; 1,600 bu rejected at 283¢c; 1,600 bu ear at 34c, on track. Total, and that imparted a little more of | a8 53¢, in Armour, P, i , Dole & Co.'s, and at 51@513¢c Soehier houses. 'Sumplo lots Yere in better ro- ash sales :all lots offered were freely taken. 1600 pales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 at 6301 b do ot opyst Ble: 4,800 bu do st 61370; 9,200 32t S LHos 800 bu do at 613¢c ; 2,000'bn No. 2,400 b 00 bu do at 513dc; 2400'bu do at dlc; Thor 4ny iected st 430 400" bu by semple o do at Tae; 40 paas’ 1,600 bu do at Bie : 400 bu y at 72¢; 400 bu do ot 65¢; 400ba do'at 630, all on track, Total, 23,400 bu. A gentloman in Nigeon i b igan has been putting 8 {:imgutreu together, and concludes tm‘t’ we pay il Bc © Chicago on our lumber about as fol- iudir.ectofim‘“mng’ inspection, ete., 50 cents ; Indiveg dspectors fees (small estimate), 50 P r: ‘g},’}"q rofits, 8L75 ; total, $5.75. Dedact Lon bbg £5.75_the difference between retail a tjl(]]l bing yard prices, aund $1 for tho expense A%ying on mill docks and transferring to cu;gn Chicago, 2nd we have at the very lowest estimate, & margin of from $3.00 to $4.00, %lawh can be saved to our manufacturers, on fln,OD'?LOOD feet of lumber which annually passes hrough ' Chicago to country yards, by 1t on their docks and keepi g it “there e country yard men call for it.” We give this statemeit, becanse, if it is true, there is no nrm in stating the fact, and if not truc, our lumber dealers will know of a_charge whith is being \nduamougly circulated in the country in the hope of drawing away 4rade from Chucago. THE GRAIN MOVEMENT. _ The Buftalo Commercial Adverliser gives sta- tistics of the grain trade of that ity for the first ;l:;te:. months of the year, from which we .. The imports of flonr and grain by lake and Grand Trunk Railway were : Flour, Grain, Grain,incly Bris, Bu, Flour, bu. - 750,490 58,284,568 62,037,018 «+1,218,39 i1 66,023,747 L0187 ST643,505 44,602,440 1,568,021 35,603,262 43,443,367 1862, 695,551 58,115,867 70,542,662 : The following shows the receipts of flour and grain by the Lake Shore Railway for the month of November, and from Jan.1 to Dec. 1, 1781 a.l1872: From Jan. 1o Dec. 1 For November, 1871, 1872, Flour, brls... . 152,300 1,345,336 1,178,105 1,333,000 . 1,098,600 0,373,400 13,410,060 553,450 6,738,600 204,204 812,570 80 " 21,618,430 of grain 16,484,861 The following shows the shipments by rail, including the through shipments and city shipments : Through city shipments, shipments, _Total. 1,077,800 2,017,117 3,094,017 /283,400 2,903 6,660,500 943 212,000 56,200 Total, bu.....,21,349,900 27,887,475 6,537,575 The following exhibit shows the amount of flour and grain shipped from Buffalo by canal from the opening of navigation to Dec: 1, for the last four years ; 1 859, 1870, 1671, 1872, Flourbrls.. BLGGE 74 49,120 5,172 Wheat, bu.16,248,228 16,364,541 19,000,309 11,001,069 Corn, bu."7,940,141 6,019,209 20,632,515 50,932,408 Oats, bu... 4,136,604 5,525,108 6,622,607 4,598,097 Barley,bu. 70,577 838,43 1,031,003 1,090, Rye,bu.... 39977 56150 1,002,947 '210,i15 ‘Total,.28,462,917 29,106,639 48,289,491 48,733,235 The annexed statement shows the nfigregntu receipts of canal tolls at Buffalo from the open- ing of the canal, May1to Dec.1, from 1860 to 1866, inclusive; May 6 to Dec. 1, 1867 ; May 4 to Dec. 1, 1868 ; May 10 to Dec. 1, April 3¢ to Dec. 1, 1671, aud Ay 1869 and 1870 ; sy 13 to Dec. 1, 1872.. 1871.. +..$1,415,050.83 1,389,816.77 1,058,635 1,643,135.48 ,079,718,68 THE I0WA PORE CROP. According to the late assessment returns, made last epring, the number of hogs in the Btate of Yowa was found to be 1,244,169. The number of hogs retarned by the assessment of the year before, was 1,008,671. This shows an increase in the_number of hogs of this State, this year over last, of 235,498. This is a very large increase. It is a noticeable fact that our farmers are now improving, from year to ear, the ° guality of their bofil—gol- ing rid of their common _stock, and introducing _their finer breeds s rap- idly s possible. This process enhances the quality of our pork; and the yield per hog, from year to year, is more than is indicated in the ex- cess of number alone, - According to the assess- ment of last epring, the heaviest hog counties are Clintorr with 39,111 head : Cedar, 36,273 ; Jones, 95,777; Dubngue, 85,544 ; Johnson, 83,662; Jasper, 82,705; Mahasks, 91,808} Keokuk, 81,311; Marion, 81,10; Jackson, 80,046; Benton, 28,532; Wapello, 23,099 ; Scott, 26,816 ; Jefferson, 24,506 ; Page, 23,5145 Polk, 23,318 ; Muscatine, 22,510 ; Louisa, 20,318, 4 FISH IN BANDUSEY. An exchange says: ‘‘ Mr. James W. Milner, of Waukegan, Wis., Deputy United States Com™ missioner of Fish and ‘isheries, was in the city 1ast week, gathering atatistics relative to the fishing interests of our city, Mr, Milner atated that Sandusky takes the lead b{l far in the busi- ness, having received during the period covered by the last Toport 17,000,000 pounds of b, 4,000,000 more than all'the’ other fishing points on the American shores of the lakes. The forth- coming report of the Commissioner will appear in February.” BALT. The Baginaw Courier says: “ The salt ‘market is quiet, and there areno especial fea- tures to note, Several sales have been made in Bay County at about §1.50, and there is now but very little 8alt on hand unsold in that county. ‘The early anfl rather sudden closing of naviga- tion left & larger quantity of sals on the river than would have been the case hed navigation closed ten days later, s was anticipated would bo the case by several large shippers who had a qusntity of salt ready for shipment, expecting vessa]s to losd. From George W. Hill, Deputy Salt Inspector, We learn that thereison hand on the river 102,413 barrels, divided as- follows : 9,200 bu. + Oats were quict, but somewhat firmer than yesterday, the offerings being very light, except of rojected, which was freely taken hold of for local use, 8t 22@22}4c. Seller the month or cash, s0ld at 24@243{c; selier January at 243¢@243(c; and geller February at 25@25%4c, all closing With holders firm at the outeide. Cash sales wera re- ported of 15,000 bu No. 2 at 24%(c; 1,800 budo 8624340 ; 1,200 budo at_24c; 1,600 bu rejected at 233¢c; 600 bu do at 223¢c ; 1,200 bu do at 22c. Total, 21,400 bu. Tiye was quiet and again stillin ight supply, while il lots for shipment continues good, and there is also 8 fair inquiry from local consumers. The stock now here changes its volume very slowly,- and is all held off the market. Cash sales to-day were reported of 5000 bu No. 2 at 593c, and’ 2,000 bu do at 59c. Asale was also made yes- ‘@1c higher, bein| 8 demEnd for cu% terday afternoon of 5,000 buat59c. Rejected was nominal at about 5e. " . Barley was rather quiet, but steady at the range of prices reported yesterday, the demand being sbout equal to the supply. No. 2, in or- dinary houses, sold at_61}/@613{c; mostly at. 6124c, which was paid for seller the month. Beller Janvary sold at 62c, No. § was in demand | Salt packed, brls. . 46,408 $alt unpacked, brls 55,915 L sisaisenessies 1UBALE # Thia is all A No. 1galt, and, under the im- provement in the inspection syatem, of & better character of salt than last year for the same ades. According to Lewis & Headley's report 'or 1871, there was on hand at the close of the year 108,794 barrels. The above estimate of salt onhand for 1872 is made to Dec.1. Of the amount on hand it {g estimated that from 25,000 to 30,000 barrels, mostly in Bay County, aresold, Jeaving porhaps 75,000 barrols on hand unsold. There are, howaver, some fifteen works on the river that have one and two blocks in operzation, u.gdtg}ll’m the whole or greater part of the winter.” TATEST. In the afjernoon wheat was fairly sctive, and, firmer. No. 2 spring sold at SL09%@L09%(, seller the month, closing at §1.09%, and $1.10%¢ @1.103¢ seller fL anuary, closing at the inside. Corn was moderately active and 3¢e lower, sell- ing at 8034@3014c seller the month, and 303{@ 307%e seller January, both closing at the inside. Other grain and provisions were neglected. —— CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. WEDNESDAY EVENTNG, Dec, 4, ALCOHOL—Was in moderate request, We continue 10.quoto 9% per cent proof at S1,10GLE. BROOM CORN~—There isa tolerably fair demand for the higher grades on both local and shipping ac- count, Red brush s in very liberal supply and rather quist, “We continue to quote: No. 1 hurl, 5 @6eper ;No.2 do, 5@pxc; No, stalk braid, 5@6c; No, 2'do, 4@4xc; No. 2 do, 3@ic ; insido goen, 4@dxc; do red tip, 3c; do pale and red, 2@ c. 5 BEANS—There was some inquiry for fali to_cboica Dbeans ; but common varietics ate very plenty snd dull. Pxiausn:fiannm-nged. . Wo quote; Navies at $2.00@ 2, , $1,65@175; common fo medium, $1.00 40 bu good at$2.00. ), Sales include @] BUTTER—Thero was only a fair amount of trading in low grades of butter to-day, but good to choice ‘qualities were moving on o liberal acale, and wero firmly held at full former rates, Following arothe quo- tationa: Strictly choice dairy, 25@28c: medium to good, 18@2%; inferior to common, 6@17c. BAGGING—Dealers report continued _dullness in this department of trade, about the only inquiry being for burlaps and fes, @rain Dags ond wool sacks are inactive and pominal _ We Tepest our list as follows: ° Stark, S5%6; L“‘Ee,ws'a 35¢ 3 I&wfl;wn, ‘34.0' American, 82c; Otter Creek, $33c; burlap bags, 4and 5 bu, 20@23%¢; gun- aioe, bingle, 161905 do,'dnuh!e,;;g’: e ekl 88 @06 BUILDING MATERIALSContinue _quiet_snd unchanged. Common brick is quoted at $11,00@12.00, ‘with no demand, It is estimated that thers are from 80,000,000 to 40,000,000 of brick that will have to be carried over. We quote: 8tucco, $2.50@2.75; New York stucco, casing, $3.76@4.00; superfine do, $4.00@4.50 3 Rosendale cement, $3.25@3.50; Utica cement, $2.00 per brl; o cement, $2.00; Akron cdment, $2.00; meble dust, $3.25350; lime, in bulk, $L.00@1.25; lime (in bris) $L35@L50 per brl; ‘white sand, per bel, $2.75@3.00; plastering hair, per bu, 40@45c ; fire brick, per 1,000, '$40.00@90,00 ; buflaing brick (common), $11.00815.00 ; country brick, $13,00 @14.00; Woodstock pressed range at $25.00@40.00; St Louis Hydraulic pressed, $45.00, del; AMilwaukee, £33.00, del; Bacine, $30.00 “del;’ Hinsdale, $25.00, del; ' fire ‘clay, per brl, $400@5.00. The following 1a tho list 0f prices-per box of G0 feak for domaatlo . ders are still being filled at the quotations given below, window 1 duction of ummg}nss, g which 3 re n of 40 per cent Lirm ality. -qg 5.75 6,50 e 0,00 0 ement in canned goods s again of » libersl character, and fho market cone tinues firm as previously quoted. Following are the ‘prices carren! Peaches, 2 b. Peaches, 31b. Pears, ... Plums, dameons, 2 1b. .. Plums, green gages, 2 1b Quincds, 235... Strawberries, 2 1) Raspberries. Blackberries, Gooseberries, Tomatoes, 2 1b. Tomatocs, 3 Corn, Eigin. . 3.00@3.50. * 2608270 ¥ 235 Lobster, 2'th. i 350 Tobster, 1 1b. 2.5 Oyaters, 2 1b. Oysters. 1ib. . V3 CHEESE—Was :again quot factory sold at_tolerably full prices, but goods in any way “off ¥ in flavor were being offered at a concession from the quotations, We make no change in our list: New York factory, 14@150; Ohio factory, 19G134c Western factory, 12@13}c. COAL—Remains strong at former Tates, The do- mand, to-day, was only moderately active at the an- noxed range of prices: ~Lehigh, lump, $13,00; Lehigh, prepared, $13.00; Lackawanna, $12.00; Erie, $10.50@ 11.00 ; Briar Hill, $10.50@11.005 Walnut Hill, $11.00; Blossburg, $10,00; Cherry Mine, $10.00; Hocking Val- ley, $10.00; Cannel Coal, $0.50; Tnaiana block, $9.00@ 9.50; Minonk, $5.00; Wilmingion, $7.00. COOPERAGE—There was a fair inquiry, with smpls offerings, Lard tierces were higher, sales being made ot §£1.90, ‘We quote: Pork barrels, $1.50@1.55; Iard tiorces, $1.80@1.00; whiskey harrels, $2.15 @2:25; flour barreis, 50@55c; rough staves §18.00@ 20,00; bucked staves, $28.00@30.00; flour staves, $8.0080.00; circlo flour headings, G@8c R eet ; four hoop poics, $14.00@17.00 @m ; pérk and Herce' poles, $35. 40.00 & m ; whiskey barrel staves, $23.00@27.00 ‘P m. Sales include 500 tierces at §1,90. CALIFORNIA FRUITS—Were in fair request. Prices wero without variation, We continue to quote: East Beurre pears at $1.00@4.50 ; winter Nellis at$3.50 @4.00; Muscat grapes at15@20c; Rein di Nice, 25@ 30c; white Tokay, 25¢, EGGS—Thers was some inquiry from the local trade for fresh eggs. Pickled und limed are very plenty, and dull at 18@22c. Fresh are firm at 26@28c. Sales include 20 cases at 28c; 90 cases at Nc; 75 do at 20c;, 1,200 doz choice pickled at 20c ; 17 pkgs at 22c. * FEATHERS—There was a Very fair inquiry for ‘prime feathérs_on both local and " shippirfg account, with prices ruling steady st 65@67c for prime live geeso from first handa: 72@175, Jobbing prices for as- Sorted fenthiers ; mixed at 35@60c; chicken, 6@8c FISH—Business in this department wus slack at aquotstions: No. 1 whitefish, $5.008 5.25; No, 2 SLT5@5.00; No, $1.50@475; No. 1 shore ' mack 1125; No. 1 bay, $8.5088.75; No. 2 bay mackerel, $7,0087.25; No, 1, shore, kits, $1.85GLI0} bank cod flih, $5.50@5.15; George's cod-fish, $6.50@6.753 box Therring, No, 1, 30@33c; box herring, scaled, 42@45¢; Columbia River walmon, new, half brls, $10.00@10.25. FRUITS AND NUTS—The demand for dred fruits was fair, and prices wero“steady st the sn- former nered mgu:hnnlu,ls@s@fc: él new, 16@ 17c; figs, 0: 19c; Turkey prunes, 167, 104@le: o 1971, 's@dc; radsine, - old $2.35@2.40; ralains, new, $3,70@2.80 ; blackberries new, 11@l1xc; raspberries, 43@4c’; pitted cher, ries, 25@28c; pesches, pared, 21@23c; Dbalves, 6%@Tc; do, mixed, 6@6Xc; Zante cur- Tants, 1872, 9 @10c ; do 1871, 8@834c; apples, South- ern, mew, 5@6xc; do Western, 1@73c; Michigan, 8@8jgc. Nus—Filberts, 14@16c; almonds, Terrogons, 2ic; English walnuts, 14@16c; Naples walnnts, 19@ 20; ils, 14@150; Pecans, 10@12ic; African # Wilmington peanuts, 8¢ ; Tennessee pea- nuts, 8¢, GREEN FRUITS—The usual demand prevafled for spples and cranberries, e quoto spples in car lota at $2.75@3.25, and $2.50@3.75 _in a retail way. Cran- berries steady at $10.0U@1L50 for fair cuitivated. Sales include 3 cars apples (Renick's) at $3.35, on frack ; 1 car fancy do st $3.50 ontrack ; 200 bris at 05 bris st $2.50@3.25 ; 60 brla frosted at $1.45G1.50 } 25 bris cranberries at $1L12% ; 65 brls ot $£10.50G11.00 ; 5 bris wild at $8.50 ; 10 cases grapes at =X GAME—Was in fair demand with ample offerings, Prices are ashade easier. We quote: Prairie chickens at $4.00@4.50 ; qual, $1.25@1.50 ; mallard ducks ot $3.00. Sales include 125 doz prairfe chickens at' $4.50 ; 24 doz do at $4,25 ; 20 doz doat $4.00 ; 60 doz quail at $1.50 ; 75 doz do at $1.373¢ ; 12 doz do at $1.95; 20 doz ‘mallard ducks at $3.00 ; 5 doz small do at $1.75; 5 doz partridges at $5.00; & doz rabbits at $1.50; 5 doz squirrels at §1.00 ; 2 carcasses venison at 10¢ ; 5 saddles do at 19c ; 10 saddles do at 18c. GROCERIES—Coffees were exceedingly firm sgain to-day, and in choice and fancy grades the tendency was strongly upward, Sugars were more scttled, no further declino being anticipated at present. There was &good demand for syrups,and choice brands were held at very full prices, butlow grades were quoted easier. Tao general trade was ouly moderately sctive at the subjoined quotations : DICARD. SODA—TX@8c. Corrers—dochs, 30c; O. G. Java, 25@20c; Java No. 3, 2334@24c; fancy Rio, 23@23%c; chioice do, 22 @22%c; prime Rio, gg.’@?‘lc_ 3 good do, 203@21 peaches 3 B peanuts, Tc common do, 195 H gapore, 223{@23c; Costa Rica, choice, 235@233{¢c, do, prime, 22%@23Kc; Maricaibo, 2y @2c. Caxprrs—Star, fall weight, 20%@2lc; Stearine, 15%@l6)c. fix‘u?—’f’;m-, 8@8Xc; Rangoon, TY@Tc; Caro- o Satont cut Toaf, 14@Us¢e; crushed, powdered and granulated,’ 13%@13}c; A, Stand- ard, 12%@12%c; .do No. 2, 125@12K¢; B, 19%@ 123)c; oxtra 0,18%@12Kc ; G, No. 2, 12@12)c; yel- low @, 11%@l1kc; choice brown, 113@11Xc; prime do, 10%@lic; fair do, 10%@10Xc; choice molasses sugar, 115;@11%c; fair do, 9@%%;c. Sxaurs—Dmmond drips, $1.30@1.35; silver drips, extra fine, 12@15¢ ; good sugar-house syrap, 45@50c ; extra do, 50@55¢ ; New Orleans molasses, choice, 80@ @85c; do prime, 72@75¢; do common, 63@70c ; Porto Bico inolasies, cholce, §5@800; cormon ‘molasses, @40c. z . SeicEs—Allapice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30c;_cassia, i0@43c ; pepper, 321@233¢; nutmegs, $1.55@1303 ginger, pure, 28@30 ; do No. 1, 20@250; do No, 3, 15 @20c. SoArs—French mottled, 63@63{c; German mottled, TY@T¥c; Golden West, 6@6xc; White Lily, 6X@ 65c; White Rose, 6@63¢c; brown Windsor, 4 434c ! palm, 6@63c; Savon Imperial, X @63, Sraros—Gloss, 9@10c; corn, 9@1lc; Lundry, 68 e common, 5@6e. HAY—There was more doing in the hay market, to- day, {he increase in_the demand coming from outside parfies, The receipts aro also improving, and the is In 8 more satisfuctory condition thon for Some time past. Wholesale decl- ers were offering the following prices: ON Trick—Timothy, bester preseed _$17.00@18.00; timothy loose, pressed, $16.00@17.00; prairie, pressed, $11.50@12.50; ON WicoN—Timothy, loose, $16.00@17.00; proiric, loose, $10.00@1L50. ~For de- livery of pressed, $1.00@1.50, according to distance. ‘HIDES—Continue active, with prices firm. With ono or two exceptions, the stocks now in_the hands of dealers aro light, but this is the season when receipts begin to increasé, and thero is nothing in the present surroundings of the market to lead to the belief that materially higher prices will pre- val. We quoto: Green butchiers's 8c; green salted, cured, heavy, 1lc; do light, 12c; part cured, 93¢@10xc; green frozen, 9@1c; gresn calf, 17@ en city veal kip, prime, 14c; dry salted, 16@ 3 kip, 23c; dry calf, 26o; dry flint, 19@20c; duacons, 508050 ; damaged, Tid@So; all ofer damaged stock, two-thirds price; branded, 10 per cent of. HOPB—Continue in very fair request among city and country brewers, The receipts are moderate, but fully equal to the domand, Prices ore strong, and rule as follows: Prime Western, 30@33c; common to me. dium, 20@26c ; Eastern fuir to prime, 28@35c, HONEY—1Was steady and unchanged, Wo continue to quote Eastern printo at 35@87c ; choice Western, 25 @3¢ ; inforior and strained at 18@20c. Sales include 400 1hs at 250, TRON AND STEEL—Trading in this department is rather quiet. Ve continue to quoto at 53-10 rates, although for cash sales liberal discounts are made. rates [ Bariron. 5 30@5 410 Heavy 5 3108 5 810 rates Light band. 5. 3108 5 710 Tates 00p. 6 3108 6 610 rates Oval.. 75 310@5 810 rtes Round and squdre. 5 310G 5 810 Tates Half oval and half round.... 5 $-10@ & 810 rates Russian iron, perfoct........22 Raussian iron, No, 1, stained..21 Bheet iron. .. N @ rates ‘Norway nail rods. 9 @94 rates German plow steel., @12k Tatea Bessemer plow steel... 05 @13% Tates Bpring and plow steel. 1" @2 Tates LEAT. Activity. mness were again promi- nent features of this market, a further advauce at the East inducing a confident feeling among dcalers, Or- but it s only a question of time when prices of most descriptions of domestic leather will advance, Were- pest our list ; HEMLOCK. T eral market was easy. No quotable changes were moted, snd Wo Tepent our list: Carbon, 21%@38c; extra lard oil, 18@75¢; No. 1, 63@70c ; No. 2, 65¢; linseed, raw, 85c; do boiled, 90c; whale, 83c ; sperm, $2.00@2.10 7 neals’ foot oil, strictly pure, 3110 do bxtra, $1.00% do No, 1, 90@9c; bank oil, 65c; straits, 70c ; eles phant oil, 95c ; turpentine, T0¢. PAINTS, COLORS, AND PUTTY—Remain dull at the prices given below: ZINC Genuine Vellle Montague. American, not be disposed of, Sales from store in_small lots ara quite frequent, prices ranging from 75@%0c. Sales include 1 car peachblowsat 70c; 1 car do at 60c, both on track ; 1 car at 65c, delivered; 40 bu choico pota- {oea from storo at 9053 250 bu do'at 80@85c; 150 bu do atTse. SALT—We note an adyance in coarse and fine grades of 20c, now quotabla at $2.40, caused by the unusually light supply thia season. The sudden cloga of naviga- tion hns prevented several vessels from leaving Buf- falo, and shipments are mow being made by rail. We quote: Onondaga, fine, $2.40; ordinary, cosrse, £2.40; Saginaw, fine, $2.40 ; coarse Diamond C, $2.407 dairy, without bag, $3.00 : do, with bags, $4.00; groun solar, $2.40; Ashton dairy, per bag, $5.00; ground alum, $2.50, SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS—Wers in ususlde- mand, 'We continue to guote: FOUR PANEL DOOES, EAISED PANELS BOTH SIDES, Thickness ; Size, Pric 3-16. 2x 8by 6x 8. - 2110 by 6x10. . DOORS—TWO PANEL, 236y 636..... ‘238 by 638. 216 by 636, ‘any market. Thero was some inquiry for stock- City harness:.. s 8@ £ Country harness. 6@ 7 Line, city, g 1 @ ) B1b. 60@ 1.10 Eip, veals.. 2 0@ 115 Gityupper, No. 1, @ 1t, Pic] City upper, No. 2, 9 ft. 5@ 2 Country upper, No. 1 2@ 2 Collar, 3 1t. 20E. 23 Galt, dity,. 20@ 140 Gl couniry, 1i0@ 125 Rough upper, 5@ 38 Roughupper, heavy. 0E@ Ronugh upper, damaged. 21G 30 ‘Buflhlo aisughter 8010, bes %@ 37 Buffalo slaughter sole, No. 1 3@ 3 “B, A" gola....... 0@ 8 135@ 1.45 8@ 110 G €0 4 65.00@85.00 60.00G90.00 RAIL SASH, ) Sizeof 12-light Priceper window, window, 400 by 8] e inquiry for nd clover seed, at yesterdsy’s prices, - Fair timothy sold 8t $2.90@3.00; clover at $1.95@5.00; mammoth ot $5.40@5.52; fisx waa quiet and firm at $1.60 ; Hun- garian quofable at 85¢c. Bales wero reported of 53 timothy at $3.00; 9 bags do 'st$2.95; 17 bags doat $2.90; 12 bags cloverat$5.00; 7 bags do st $£95; 11 bags mammoth at $5.52; 23 bags do at $5.42%: 12 Dags do at $5.40. TEAS—Were quoted essy, but in falr demand. Prices range 28 follows: Hyson, common to fair, 50@53c; good, 65@75c; choice to extrs, SLOO@L20; superfine to_ fins old hysonm, T5c@ $1.00; common imperial, 65@75¢; good to choica do, B0c@31.05; fine to good gunpowder, B0c@105; choice$1.15@1.20; extra, §1.25@1.35 ; choice to extraleal apan, 03; fair to good do, 60@%0c; colored ‘natural Jeaf Japan, 55@65c; common to fin Oolong, 35 @4155: good 60@70¢c ; choice to extra, 1.00. 176 % by French call osae. « 135@ 2.00 g French calf. 50 to 100 .. voees 100@ 1,50 5. 'LEMONS—Were in light request, at $1.5088.00 for 3 French ; Malngas, $7.00@7.50. Loufsisna oranges quo- 3 fable at $10.00@12.00 per brl, 3. METALS AND TINNERS’ STOCK—Tin, zinc, cop- 3 per, ete., were in some demand, but, generally speak- 4. ing, trado is rather quiet, We quote’tin steady at the | 12 buschore’ steors b recent decline, Otber articles were without change 10 butchers’ sigers. . 3 Trx PrLate—IC, 10x14, $14.00; do, 12x12, $14.50; do, | 1S butchers’ stoers. . 3.5 14220, £15.00; do, roofing, IC, $13.50, 40 Texas cattlo, ....... 230 Pre T4 irge, 40c; 41c; bar, 42c, 19 butchers’ catt] pX BaRET Zyc—Full casks, 113¢c; half casks, 113/c¢ 3. Iss3 quantity, 1%c; slab, 9c. 6. SaEET IRON—No, 24, TiC Tates. 7 5. CorpEr—Copper bottoms, 48¢; braziers, over 1215, 3 o SR A3, 5, T00: 106631, Tes 12 & IRE—2 f0 5, , 8, and 9, 1003 , 113 12, | 47 meqi .. 25 12, 11307 18 anid 1h, 12370+ 15 and 16, Ho; 17, 1505 15, | 37 meqinmn steers. e 116c; 19, 19¢; 20,20c; full bundle, 15 per cent discount; | 0 extrasteers.. 620 fence wire, 8c. : 17 choice stecrs.. 5.50 NAILS—Were in moderate request, prices ruling | 83 smooth fleshy steers.. 5.12; steady at the following range: 10d per keg, $6.123¢ | 20 good steers. 550 253 8d do, $6.37%@6.50; 6d do, $6.62%@8.75; 4d 525 o, $6.8737@7.00; 5d do, $1.62:@1.15 do Sd, fine, | 109 Texan steers 3.90 $8.873¢@9.00; 2d do, $9.37%@9.507 clinch, $3.50@8.62}4, i 5.15 123 Off to the trade, 1200 NAVAL STORES—Wers without visible change, 17.00 Trade was light at previous quotations : 19.00 Manilla rope, B 161 3.60 36756 255 2371 .25 HOGS—At the range of prices established Kestexduy afternoon, viz.: $9.60@3.90, the mar-~ of to-dGiy was firm, but there was less enima- tion in trade, and somewhere in the neighbor- hood of 12,000 head remain in the pens unsold at the close, The receipts were again large, renching about 23,000, and making & total of 75,000, against 76,226 for the same time last week, and 41,472 week beforo last. Sellers, how- ever, anticipate lighter arrivals during tho re- maining days of the week, and seem confident of their ability to sustain the prices now current. The extreme range was $£3.50@4.00, though very few sold above $3.90, and not many under 83.75. Coarse Michigan h quotation, and at $3.55@8.60, wiile the outside figure was obtained for two or three carloads of ‘extra assorted hogs. Shippers were operating, but their purchases were small in comparison with the number taken by local packers. The market closed firm and quiet at $3.60@3.90. We note the following : 00 No. Av. Price|No. Av. Price]No, Av. Price, 49 311 $350 |57 223 $3.75 | 63 203 bulk, 55 221 380 33 263 385 |53 200 In bladders. 4 c|135 319 3880 |39 329 400 |43 298 POULTRY—This market continues to rule quiet, A [ 89 254 3.80 [4) 332 3895 |51 319 good deal of tho stock offered isin such poorcondi- | 49 342 890 |23 205 3,50 (50 257 3.80 tion that it is nearly unsalable at any price, Pricesfor | 109 209 385 |25 353 3.80 [49 .325 3.85 chickens are weak and tuosettled. Turkeysinfairde- | 61 323 890 |50 275 385 (57 310 3.85 mand and quotable at 10@12c; choice chickens,$2,00 | 48 807 380 (51 330 385 |33 408 390 @3.00; poor do, $1.00@1.75 ; geese are in somerequest | 43 333 400 (58 279 88Ty 45 30 3.9 .50@10.00 per doz. Bales include 900 1bs choice | 99 253 890 (93 256 3.85 | 54 258 380 turkeys at 19@123¢c; 800 Iba at 10@11c; 400 Iba poorat | 53 246 395 [109 304 390 |49 ‘354 385 T@8e; 52 doz choice chickens at $3.00; 25dozdoat | 9+ 226 380 (110 233 390 |57 26 3.80 $2.50; 20 doz at $2.00; 17 doz at $1.50@2.00; 25 dozdo | 90 273 380 60 252 390 |27 209 375 2t$1.00; 3 doz ducksat $4.00@450; 2dozgeesaat | 104 297 3,85 |85 307 380 |51 297 365 $10.00; 3 coops gecse ot $9.50@10.00. 121 253 380 (54 283 380 [40 369 375 POTATOES—There was a little more doing fo-day, | 877 275 880 |51 288 3.80 {51 245 3,90 two or three cars of sound peachblows being sold, bab | 55 308 385 |50 26 3.80 (42 255 3.5 most of the arrivals are more or less frosted and can- | 120 42¢ 400 |52 307 3% |4 38 3.9 SHEEP—Only elight change was noticeablo in the condition of the sheep market. Local batch- ers were again about the only operstors, so that trade suffered no serious draw-back on account of the light sn;:fly. Good to_choice mutton ualities were salable at $£4.25@5.00 per 100 1bs, while common to fair lots Were a drug st $3.00@3.75. ———— CI;ICAGO LUMBER MARKET. “WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4. At THE YARDS—Trade at the yards was moder- ately good. Buyers were in ai;uod attendance, and. a8 nsual, building material was chiefiy called for. Prices rémain unchasged. We again quote: First and second cfear. ... $48.00825.00 Second ciear, 1 inch 03 inch 47.00@50.00 dressed, firat Common fooring, selected, 16 ‘Wagon-box boards, ‘upward...,, o 3.37; Three do'lars per car to ba added, when hfls{mfié ‘which charge follows the shingles, ‘Thickness—Five shingles to be two inches in thick. ness, Length—Sixteen inches, Harpwoor—Trade at the hardwood yards was: active. Buyers were in good sattendance, andl ashand_walnut flooring Was chiefly called for. Pfice;rx;losed as follows : Battamits Counter topa_ (aciect). . Flooring, 6 in. grooved #ad matelisd. OBACCO—Continues fairly active at unchanged prices. We quote: CHEWING—Fine Cut—Extra, 75@80c; choice, 65@ 70c; common, 55@60c; poor, Sloxrva—Extra, 33@35¢; medium, S0@32e; com- mon steme, 27@20¢. Pruc—Natural Iaf, 75@80c; half bright, 60@70c; black, sound, R@s O i $o70D—tvaa frmer at the uotations tollovin eech, $13.00 : maple, 3 hickory, $14.50@15.005 alabs, $3.00—delivered. e WOOL—There is a fair inquiry for wool, but buyers are unvwilling to give the prices asked, while the deal- ers are not yet ready to grant concessions. The market is rather quiot than otherwise, and prices, although unchanged, are evidently weaker. We quote 60! ‘Tub, washed, extrs mediom @67c Tub, washed fair do. 5@600 Common dingy... 60852 Fleece, washed, XX, light. 55@57c TFleece, washed, X, light 55@357c Fleace, washed, XX, dingy. 458550 Eleece, washed, X dingy. . 45@530 Fleece, washed, medium light. 55@560 Floece, washed, medium dingy 15@550 Fleece, unwashed, X& XX, in ¢ 35@370 Fleece, unwashed, X§XX dingy. 39@340 Fleece, unwashed, coarse, to 12 Flecce, unwashed, coarse, and Buper, pulle: Extra, pulled. dingy. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET: ‘WeDNESDAY EVENING, Dec. 4, The receipts of live stock since Saturday have been as follows: Hogs. X 24,360 Shetps o744l 1,138 23,000 350 THEOL 2,036 0,26 2718 4,473 849 Hogs. Sheep. 3418 362 3515 854 7,048 1,216 olders of good to choice beeves found little difficultyin effecting sales at fall former rates; there being a-good -Esstern de- mand for such on New" York, Albany, and Bos- ton account, at $5.00@6.25 for averages of from 1,200 to 1,400 tbs, but for common half-fattened cattle there can scarcely be gaid to have been ers, and local butchers were in quest of & few small lots, but, after the wants of feeders and ‘butchers had been fully satisfied, the number of seallawags in the yards had not been perceptibly diminished, and low “and unremunera- tive * a3 rices now are, thers is a strong probabjlity that - further reductions will have to be submitted to before the pens are cleared of their objectionable stock, Old cows, scrawny gteers, poor Texans, and light thin Cherokees comprised s very large proportion of the supply, and for these the ruling prices are $2.50@3:25. Some inferior - mixed lots of natives, and thraugh droves.of Texas cattle sold at $2.00@2.25, while a car-load ‘of Texan bulls crosged the scales at $1.50. The highest price obtained was $6.20 for 60 head, averaging 1,380 8. A few bunches wers also taken at $5.75@ 6.11%¢, but most of the day’s sales were at prices ranging *downward from $5.25. The market :‘:lose‘;ie‘ ,dnll and drooping for all grades below + good.” QuoTaTIONs, Extra—Graded steers averaging 1,400 1ba$5.25@6.50 and upwards. Soéobasershrsatasnry e Cholee Beeves—¥ine, ff, will foraigd Syear year old steers, and averay 101,100 1. . v erer g o ceere 5.75@6.00 Good Beeves—Well-fattened, finely-form ._Bteers, averaging 1,100 £01,300 Ib6........ 5.25@5.50 Medium Grades—Steers in fair flesh, aver- 8ging 1,100 01,250 lba.............. .. 4.50@5.00 Butchers’ Btock—Common {0 fum sieen, and good to extrs coms, tor iy er, ave ing 800 td-1;1( eans Block Cattle—C %‘;i“:i, o a dacint flesh, averaging 700 0 1,030 1bs..... 0000 Inferior—Light and thin cows, heifers, stags, bulls, and scallawag Steers..... Texas Cattle—Through droves. Texas Cattle—Northern summered. Taxas Cattle—~Corn-fed ....... % CATTLE BALES, o, 24 Texnd Cattle.crsssiensrarsorannasaes a".fls@u:s 175@3.90 2.00@2.50 g.%%m— T5@4.50 Price. 2.0 Av, The receipta honrs, ending at 7 o'clock this morning, were as follows: Lumber, m Shingles, m. Lath,m.. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF CHICAGO. Prop St, Joseph, Me n s . Joseph, Menominee, 500 Prop Union, Ellison’s Bay, 182 cds wood. Prop W. T. Graves, Buffalo, 700 tons coal. Schr H, C. Albricht, Erie, 394 tons coal. Prop Idaho, Buffalo, 207 pkgs fich, 90 tons pig irom, and sundries. Prop Vanderbilt, Buffslo, 810 bars mailroad iron, 100 tons pig iron, 1,620 pkgs fish, and sundries, ‘Prop Raleigh, Erie, 1,004 tons coal. Schr C. Wilson, Erie, 552 tons coal. Schr Lake Forest, Bay City, 3,400 brls salt. Schr Coral, Lincoln, 53 cds sl bs. ‘Bark Pensaulkee, Erie, 926 tons coal. ‘CLEARED.............Dec. £ Prop St. Joseph, Escanaba, 400 bu osts, and sundries, Scbr O. R. Johnson, Saugatuck, 2,000 bu oats, 500 Sm hides, 9 tons coal, 300 dried hides, 20 brls t, MISCELLANEOUS MARINE ITEMS. ‘Wind from the northeast. —The schooner Reindeer is stranded below Four MMile Point. i —lihc schooner Marquetto has been aban- lonex <A —The scow Dan8ickles is beached near Frank- fort. > —The schooner Sea Bird is ashore on Garden Tsland, Lake Ontario. —The schooner Corsican can be got off ab Grand River, without damage. —Sixty vessels went into wintar quarters at Buffalo, Jast week. —The schooner Mountaineer was driven ashore on Griffith's Island on tke 29th. —The schooner, Daleware, beached on the east shore of Lake Michigan, has gone to pieces. —The canal at Rochester, N. Y., has entirely closed up for the season. 7he canal-boats are all laid up there. —The Banilac Jeffersoniar gays the matter of & harbor of refuge.on Laks Huron will be re- ferred to Congress at its pr:seni session. The smount of money appropristed and now availa- ble for the work is $184819.84 As the work will be put under contractas soon as the site is selected, an appropriatios is recommended for . the fiscal year ending Juce 30, 1874, of $100,000. —The weather has beex intensely cold at Sar- pia, and blowing a gale f'om southwest to north- west for the last twenty-four homrs. Tho weather has somewhat noderated this evening and enabled the Chicas, which has been here for two days wind-boind, to procced on her Voyage to Collingwool. _Vessels which bave succeeded in reaching :ho River St. Clair from the Upper Lakes, dunng the past two days, are covered with ice t9 suh 3 degrao a3 toboalinost unmanageable. Mary of them are stripping their canvas and goirg into winter quarters at this port. Navigation may now be considered virtually at an end for sailing vessels. Steamers may continue to rn & short time longerif the weather proves favorable. S —A private telegram was received in Milwan- kee on Tnesday evening, stating that * the pro- peller Jas. Fisk, Jr., sank at Cleveland, and wet ber entiro cargo delow deck. It was thought that she could mot complete her trip this sea- ‘8on on .account of the ice hemming in that port. Her cargo was removed, and is in store at Clevelmd.: The accident to the Fisk was cansed by ice, thromgh which she ventured to make .” Also, that *‘the’ unprecedented, sudden, and early close of navigation causes great loss of property, and inconvenience to owners of freight and vessels. Immense quantities of lumbermen’s supplies for the northern part of Michigan are still Lere, and cannot go forward unless at ruinous prices for teaming, The weather hera to-day is much ogs sold ab the inside *