Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1872, Page 6

"THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER i2, 18%. MAGREY AND COMMERCE. | MONETARY. WEDNESDAT Evimss, Dac, 11 The sepect of local finances continmes to im- prove. Deposits ot the banks aro gradually creasing, collections in the country aro improv- ing, and liabilities ‘rmaturing in banks are being more promptly met. As the marketing of hogs and cattle places morc money in the hards of farmers, it scems probable that this willbe the terdency of afftzirs until the puk and beef packing culminate sbont the first Bolf of Jaomary. After that, the somi- finnual intovest and dividend disburse- mentsinthz ern cities will have soma effect o meie or there, and to some extont The cifect, thus far, on_local e = West. £ anzt percoptible in the diminishing am ezitimato commercial paper offercd i Thers is a good deal of ‘nmodation paper ™ sfloat yeb, which has good endorsets, but was made by -parties of Teas substantiol crodit, This kind of paper is of- Sered at 11£ per cent per month. On first-class callaterais, meney is now to bo bad in the apen “market a¢ 10 per cent per annum. New York exchange was_somewhat woaker to- ¢en banks at 25c and 50c per .NER FOR EPECIE RESUMPTION. wendation of the Secretary of the % silver bo practically demonetized ;7 its coinageat the mint, exceph i5n, has & more important bearing aueslion of specie rcsumption than svould appeer i first glance. Tho movement to demonetizo silver in Germamy and Hol- dand has _sheedy coused & decline in its valne in London 2s compared to gold, and, s the movement progresses, will soon make & awider differenca. It is well understood that the nited Staies nre fost becoming the zreet source \of silver suppiy for the wholo world. It is now fat 12 years inco the famons Comstock lodo in Nevads wns discovered, and yet this ono lode Fields now ab the rate of 15,000,000 of silver allion per annum. ¢ The product of tio Emme and other Salt Loke ines, and of the Silver Islet in Lake Superior, ore increasing from year to year, to sey nothing of new ond important discoveries that are being mage in ell these regions from tima to timo. Tho dacline in tho ¥2lua of eilver as compered gold in Euwope _ is, thorefore, affecting o commodity the product of which is overy year becoming srester An the United States.” Tho decline of tho com- ‘mercizl yalue of silver, as compared to gold, will fomish 0 casy step for tho return tospezio pay- if the relative legal tonder values of gold er are continued in this counf fhe coimage of _silver is_ mob prohibited in accordance with XIr. Boui- well's recommendetion. Tho commercia valus of mlver coin for exportation i now nearly 6 per cent less than its yalueass Icgal-tender in the United Stotes. If tho in- ‘croase of its production here, and the movement £0 demonetizs it in Eurcpo should—as is not “improbable—reduce its commercial value fo 10 £0 12 pes cens Lelow ils legal-tender value hera, it would stand in about the same relation of ex- chugaabls value to gold as greenbacks do now. s fie law wera changed 8o as to moke silver coin of the United States a legel texder for any sum instead of being re- ed to small pmounts 83 now, we could re- 3 ents in silver coin without ma- the preseut premium on gold The legal-tender valuo of ng =0 much greater here than 1ts com- ‘al vaiue for cxportation, it would not Jeave s 0 readily a3 goid, but the silver coinage momd sccumulate’ in this country, asd _ make a specie curremcy at par witls grecabacks. On o bagis of silver coin * of the United Stotes for redemptions of green- Eacks sad Nations! Bank notes, specie_resump- ton would b compazatively casy, When this Etage was Teached, the value of greembecks -ould not fiactnzte’ aay more, as it does now. The premium on gold over greenbacks wounld ramain fixed at the differcnca beiveen the com- ‘mezcial values of gold and silver. THE SCANDINAVIAN NATIONAL BANE. The following is & statement, tsken to-dsy EDec. 11), from thebooks of the Beandinmvian Nationel Bank, ehowing the footings of its ac- Zounts on the evening of Dec. 9, the evening on which it clozed its doors. This shows that, as svas rumored, the cash sud exchange that wera o1 hand on Nov. 25, end which wounld af that @ have paid 7 per cent of ihe deposits, have windied down until the aggregntn of cosh cxchanze on hand at the time the bank closed would pay less than 19 por coni of tho doposits. Tho aggregate of the de- yosits hos been reduced from over 2300,000 then 7o the total cf $229,523.88 now, showing thab 1ho ehirewd oncs have been guietly drawing their To0ney oat for the lest two weeks. The Chicago znd other American stockholderswho have never peid in o cent of money on_their stock, should Tay in 8t once the amount of their notes given ior the same, end which notes are among the “ Bills Discounted ” in the bank, {o the amount of probably £40,000. This would meke 18 ez cent more cesh on the deposits, Thero- Imaining 63 per cent to pay depositors in full can probebly be realized in a few months out of the Temaining bills receiveble : ‘nESoURCES, Tills diecounted, Do from Comm: Dt from National Broadway Benk, X, ¥.. Die from Schulz & Ruschgaber. Due from Wizslow & Co.. Due from L. Hoffmen, Dus from various baniks and bankers ... Other bills receivable. ... Gireulating notes Sandry b Toral... 5 $660,676.70 LOCAL STOCK AND ROND MAREET. Messre. Lunt, Preston & Kean quote as fol- Tows, this afternoon : Luying. Selling. T.S. 6sof Bl.... .1 1 5223 of 'C2, ex. int 113 i 54, ex. it 1 5203 of 67, Jan. and Juiy. £-203 of %63, Jua. and July.. 4Ga.... .. pity 100 and fnt. 9912 and int. 99)¢ and int, 109 "El10x ——— REAL ESTATE. Tho following instruments wera filed for rec- ord on Wednezday, Dec. 11: T ProvERTT. N 3 of Tot 8, in Block 17, of Ogden's Addition, &2ted Oct. 6; consideration, §3,00, Tomer st, between Henshzw and Bradwell avs, 8 1, Tots 35 to 47, dated Do, 63 consideration, §3,600. Butterfield st, betwoen Thirtieth and Thirty-first st, 1, 25 £t 40 alley. dated Dec. 63 consideration, $3,000. Same as tno above, dated Dee, 6 consideration, $3,000. BluoIsland zv, 168 £t 6w of Wood st, 8 £, 24x100 £, dated Sept, 23 consideration, $1,800, : Park av, between Robey and Lincoln sts, 8 1, 25 1t Slier, datéd Dec. 7 conmderstion, 2500, - 0 Tite premises No. 53 Twenty-tighth st, dated Dec, 10; ccasideration, £5,500, Biue Island cv, 216 1t 8 of Penlina st, s £, 24100 It, ated Oct. 10 ; coneideration, S1,800. - “Morgan st, between Polk and Taylor ets, of, 95 ft to “Mlley, dated Dec. 113 consideration, $1,50( Thirty-first st, between Indishe dud Prairic-avs, 11, $0xx100 1t, dat 2,000, 7in0viatl’s Lots 44 10 562, in MeIlfoy'sw % of & & 3 Sec1, 89,13, dated Dec, 95 consideration, £,000, ESL{t of 83 Lot 14, in Block 50, of s ¢ X Sec 21, Nov. 13: consideration, B9, 14, dated Dac. 9 ; consideration, §1,650. 21,2550 1t, dated Nov. 24 ; considerntion, §,600. E s, i t, ot 12, except n 3 £, dated Dec, 103 consideration, $3,090. The No. 1156 Walosh av, deted Dec.13 Btafost, between Thirty-Girst and Thirty-second ste, nw corner of Thirty-third st cvontn e, of, 50 feet to Vernonzv, 'n of plley, dated June 33 ideration, 4,375, Lot 20, in Block 1, of ifvlsicin, dated Doc. 105 con- ‘seration, $150, Ewing st, Letween Jofferson and Clinton sls, 51, 25 H9 L, daled Dec. 5 commidarniion, SR, ant s k 13, NS aated Oct: 303 donsideration ghoons o or o ‘Blue Island av, 96 £4 8 w of Wood st, 8 f, 24x100 ft, ated Bept. 255 consideration, S1.600 West Van Duren at, & 1t catt of JMazsbfield av, 61, g“fi 25, Sac 7, 89, 14, dated Aug. 81; consideration, ,260. & Arnold st, between Twenty-ninth snd Thirtfeth sis, ef, 25 ft to alley, dated Dec, 9 ; consideration, §1,600. ToRTH OF CIr¥ LROTS. - Lot 23, {n Roynolds’ e 5 acres of Block 14, of e % Sex 29, 40, 14, dated Avg. 15; consideration, §1,000. ot'27,"in Block 1, in 'Elina Olson's n 7 acres of 0 % 2 Sec 20, 40,14, dated Oct. 10; consideration, Lot 21, in Block 1, in same subdivision, dated Nov. 20; consideration, $900, SOUTH OF CITX TIMITA. Tof 5, in Bioci § of Pick's Lots § to10, in Turner’s Subdivision in 1 ¢ & of 5 6 X Sec 9, 33, 14, dated Nov. 113 consideration, $650. ZLots & to 18, 2L {3 23, and 25 to 98, of Hinckley's Sub- division of 1w X 50 X Scc 8, 3, 14, dated Dec.7; consideration, $6,050. Yot 48 and 47, in Block1, of Rosedale, dated Oct. 20; consideration, $250. Scliaol st, 75 £t ‘south of Sixts-frst st, w, 25 ft to , dated Dec, 105 consideration, S50 Tourteen Lofs in Plare’s Lats 4 to 7, of Kerfoot’s n X ne X of n e Secl, 39, 13, dated Kov. 20; consid- ezatior, $4,000. Tibre dated §: WEST OF CITY LIITS, lace, nw cor of Powell ey, 11¥0117 £t, . 53 consideration, $2,000. COMMERCIAL. WepxESDAY EvExta, Dec. I1. Tha following were thoreceipts and shipments of tho leading articles of produco in this city during the past twenty-four hours, and for the corresponding date a year ago: SEITMENTS, 167, [ 1871 5,002] RUOELPTS, Flour, brls . Flsx seed, bs Broom corn, Cured meat=, s ‘Beef, bris Withdravn from &tore yeaterday for city consamption : 1,765 bu wheat ; 2,774 bu corn; 2,679 bu oats ; 55¢ bu rye ; 6,357 bu barley. The following grain has been inspectod into store this morning, up to 10 o'clock : 133 cars wheat; 111 cars corn; 15 cara oats; 7 cars rya; 83 cars barley. Total, 812 cars, or 119,- 000 bu. GRATY WARLHOUSE STATEMENT. We publisized lest week & report of the Com- mittoe recently appointed by the Board of Trade to csamino the condition of cur grain ware- houses. That report showed that the sccounts of Flint, Thompson & Co., running the Rock Ieland Elevators, were all right. Tho Commit- tee now give an equally satisfactory report of {he houses noted below, and reports from other elevators will follow in & fow dzys CarcaGo, Dec. 10, 1672, 7.V Preston, Esq., President Jioard of Trade: ‘Your Comniittee sppointed to attend to the weighing over of the grain, aud to examine the books and ac- counts of such clevator firms as shall exprees a desire to hnve them do 60, beg leave to report : That, by invitation of Messrs. Alunger, Theeler & Co., théy have examined the books of that firm, and find that on the 7th inst. they bad ontstanding receipts for grain as follows : - Duslels, Bushels, o, 1 spring wheat. 4610 For No. 2 epring wheat. 3 For No, § spring wheat.. For regular Spring...... For No. 2 oats, For regular o For No, 1ve For No, 2 r5e. Total reccipts. Your Committes would &t £ (ihe Air Line) belonging to this firm is in process of Deing repaired, and is cmply. The other. the “ Galena,” is therefors being worked nearly to its full capacity 1n doing the daLiy business of receiving and delivering out_the grain’ arriving on the Chicago & Northwostern Rallroad, snd now contains over half s million bushels of graih. In conscquence of this, it is Tot practicablo for Messre. Munger, Wheeler & Co. to eigh out the grain at present. These clevators are new, having been bullt sinca the fire, 3nd no grain wag Fiken into them until August last, ¥rom this fact, and from the fzct that their books araso liept as to render investigation comparatively easy, and from a coreful estimato mode by sn ex- pert on the afternoon of the 7Tth imst, of the tmount of each grade of grain actually in the bins at that fime, il is not dificult to determine with a con- sidersble degres of certainty that they hve on hand the proper amount of each grade of grain to answer to 211 the receipts ontstanding for the same. Your Com- mitfes think proper o state that this firm cancel, by erforation, oll Toceipts on which grain has becn de- ivered, at tho same time furnishing the State Register with aschedule of such receipts, as well ns with the Teceipts themselves, thereby rendering tho reissuing of such receipts impossible, From personal examina- tion, and from tho best information we could obtain, 33 | wo Tecl justified insisting that we fally believe thal ‘Munger, Wheeler & Co.’s books ate correct, and that the firm have tho grain on hand to protect tho holders of the outstanding recaints. Your Commmittes would further report that Messra, Armour, Dale & Co, had commenced weighing over the groin in their clevators before this Committes was sppointed, They completed the work Nov. 50 last. Wo weroinvited by them o eximine the weight of tho different kinds of grain in their elevators, and also their books in reg the smount of grain on hand, 23 well as the outstanding reccipty for the sime. Wo Thave dons £0, and will say that they were found by us 10 bo very Enfisfactory, end tho exaciness of tho result shows thit the elevators have been Tun in a careful =nd businese-like munner, According o iheir books, Dy actual weight, Nov. 23, 1673, thera was in store in Armour, Dale & Go.’a Elevators, “A” end 4B Bushcls, Bushels. No. 1 epring wheat. 2 No. 2 spring wheat, 23,587.20 No, 3 epring wheat, 16,23450 Rejected wheat, B! Xo.1 com. No. 2 corn! Rejected corn. ojected 63ta. g 119,552,16 No. 2 berley.. 5,496.02 o, 8 Darley . 10,500.20 Rejocted barles. ‘8oL . 17,857.24 Rojenan’s © e 16,2258 Total bushels grain. . 360,111 . Fhera were outataniing Teceipts for same st that ’H Bu. 236 21,32 Du. No.1 epringwheat No_ 2 spring wheat. No, 3 pring whest Rejected spring w Ko, 1corn. o, 2 corn. Eejected corn.. No, 2oats..... Rejected oats I 36,793 Tolal receipts . . Respectfully submitted. 3, Srmzs, W. N, Brananp, J. R, BexsLE: Commz." ¢ The leading produce markets were rather slow to-duy, with no material changes in quotations, except in wheat. There was not animation in many of the markets o givo yeristion in prics, but offerings were not large, henco steadi- ness. Our recéipts of the leading coreals were largor than had boen generally expected, but the shipments of wheat and oats wero alsolar- ger than the average, corn ouly showing & small shipping movement. The grocery markot exhib- ited slightly increased activity, and o firmer fone, Orders from local retailers as well as from in- terior dealers were more liberal, and the aggre- gate of sales was probably largér than on any of the Lalf dozen preceding days of the week. Chenges in prices were confined to an Jgo ad- ¥ence in rio coffees, and an_34c in patent cuf, ond crashed and govaéred _sugers, and 5c in diamond drip syrups. Rice, 8oaps, =nd spices rule steady. Teas wersquiet, with prices generally wealk, tha exceptions be- ing choice greens and blacks. The dry goods market continues reasonebly active, and firm- nees sl provails in all departments. No change was reported in the butter market, a good local and ontsido demnnd existiog at fall former retes. Checse continues dull and weak. There Was & 00d demand for coal, and the merket was again strong at $12.00 for Lackswanna; S change, though some descriptions were a trifle firmer. The fish frado was quiet, and aside from an_sdvance of 25¢ in whitofish and trout; yalues were_without change. No new festures ward noted in, tho hides, leather, and il markets. The nsusl demand for Jumber provailed to-day, previous prices being sustained. Brick, coment, mo, &c., continue quiet and steady. The do. mand for cooperage was fair, prices being abont the same as for the past few days. Ironm, tin, .copper, nails, &c., were in moderate demand at ‘present quotations. The wool mariet was quiet aud unsettled. Prices are without quotablo change, but gradually working easier. Hops are fuirly active and firm. Broom corn continnes quict, tho deniand being réstricted to small lots to cupply doficiencies in stocks. Beeds were in moderate inquiry, prices ruling sbont the game "as yesterday's, Potatoes wore in demand and firm at 70@75¢ on track, with fow car_lota offering. Pouliry was rather quict; the matket was very woll sap- plied, but thare was little demend excopt for cloice offerings. Prairie chickens and quail wero in oxcellent demand ; shippers were buying quite frealy for the holiday trade ; prairie chicks ens sold readily at $4.50@5.00, and quailat $1.50, Other game was in abundant supply and tolera~ Dbly fair demand. Apples were in moderate re- guest from the Jocal trade, choice varietics bringing from §8.25@4.00 per brl. Other fruit was quiet and unchangod. Highwines were quict and firm at yesterday's advance, being quoted scarco. Ths offerings here wero decidedly light, and Now York was strong though inactive. Sales were roported of 150 brls &t 89c. Droseed hogs were dull and easier. Tha ro- ceipts were small; only 247 head, but oven theso could not be sold except st o decline, a8 ship- pers wore not in the markeb to any extent. Sales were reported of 163 hesd nt $4.25, and the markotclosed with buyers st tht figure for good lots. - Proyieions were modorately active, but irregu-~ lar, New 'Ellntkwns again easier, in sympathy with o further declino_in live hogs, being also quoted easior in New York ill near the close, when our morket was dullin_spite of Eastern frmness. Lard was in good demand, and firm st yosterday's quotations, boing reporigd firmer in New secms to havd called out a frst-clase demand. Meata wero steady, and_ yathor quish o full pro- vious prices, but little boing offerod, whilo thers scemed to bo only a fow orders on the markot, except for green hams, which have sold at & rato for two or threo weeks past that may suggest tho possibiicy of feniting half s dozen Liazs from ono hog, *As thay do in France.” The market closed ot tho following range of prices: Mess Pork—Old, SILT5@12.00; new pork, cneh or eellor tho month, st Si1.30@ 11.37¢; do sellor January, SIL4S@ILE0; do seiler February, 311753 do seller Mareh, $11.875¢ @12.00; do_ sollor April, $12.00@12.15; primo mess, $10.73@11.00. Lerd, cach, S7.10 for new, cash or seller Docember; do selier January, $7.15@7.20; do seller Fobruary, 27.25@7.30; do ecllor March, 87.55@7.60. Swet pickled hams, T9@9c, ond green hams at TI@7ie for 15-1b a¥erages, sud G3@7o for 16-1b averages. Green shonlders, 33¢@8i<e; do rough sides, 43/@1%4c; do short xiby, Sige; do short cloar, 53@5ige ; meats, 15 to 20 days in salt, quotablo at 83{¢ for shoulders; 53¢ for short ribs, snd Ge for slort clear. Boxed shoulders, sollor December, quoted. atdc., English meats, for delivery in December and Jonuary, 5 @52¢¢ for Camberlands; Go for ehort 1ibs, or long cleor; G1@GJ0_for short clear; 83¢(@8}4c for long cut bams, MNess besf, $8.50@9.00;_oxtra mess do, $9.50@10.005 beof Lams, $28,50@30.00. City tallow, 73{@3c; grease quotslle ab 53¢@6ic, Solos wers re- ported of 200 brls mesa pork (choice) at SI11.50; 300 brls do sb S1L87i; 700 brls do et S11.80; 100 brls do (coantry) a6 $11.25; 500 brlsdo seller January at S11.40; 1,850 tes loxd ot £7.10;° 500 tes do (Jast evening) 't S7.06%; 250 tesdoat $7.05; 250 tes do scller Januury ab S7.15; 230 fea do seller March at $7.52/5; 100 tes do at §7.50; 25 boxes shoulders at dc; 20,000 1bs light rough sidos at 5c; 20,000 1ba greon short ribs (light) at 53¢c; 200 boxes do at 5%{c; 600 boxes equal quantities of long and short clear ot 26,183 per 100 Ibs; 4,000 1bs bollies at 63¢c; 6,000 1b green do st Ge; 1,000 pes green hisms 13 1bg) at 8c; 1,000 pes” do (14 1bs) at Te; 90,000 1ba do (1 1bs) at 75¢c; 180,000 Ibs do at 73fc ; 90,000 1ba do 2t 730 20,000 Iba do (16 Is) ot c’; 250 bris city bufcher's tallow at 75¢c. The following are given a3 the throngh rates in gold, per 100 1bs, to European points via Lako Shore & Michigan Sonthern Railway: To Liverpool viz Boston, $1.00; via Portland, 9503 via Now York, SL193. To Glasgow via New York, 81.021¢; to Havana via Boston, $1.2 to Hamburg via Boston, SL30; to Bremon via Boston, £1.30; London, via Boston, $1.25. ‘The following are the rates by the Black Star ino: To London via New York $1.08} for boxed ments, and SL14 for lud; to Liverpool, $1.19% for boxed meats, and S1.255¢ for lard. Glasgow, via New York—Whest, 90c per 100; corn, 916 per 100; flour, $2.08 per brl; beef, 97¢ por 100; porky §7c pet 100; bacon, €1.023¢ per 100 lard, $1.0234 per 100; tallow, 97¢ per 100. S.T. Wobster's National Steamship Lino to Liserpool. and London: Bacon, S1.19 per 100 ; 1ard, 51.95 per 100. Otber throngh freights as per comparative rates. = Flonr was again quict, under a rather light de- mand, but firm et previous prices, though re- ported teme in Now York, and lower in Liver- ool. Stocks arg not lirgo enough to cause olders to be enxious to sell, henco there was 0o wealeniug, though the nows caused shippers tolold off for s decline. Purchasing for the Jocal trade was fair ; buckwheat and bran wero firm, Salea ware reported of 100 brls winter ox- tras on private terms; 100 brls spriog_extras {Conqueror) st S7.50 ; 100 bris do_(Tied Jacket) 86 97.25; 50 bris do’ at $6.00; 50 brls do at 95,65 ; 000 brls on private terms ; 500 brls Tyo, on private torma ; 20 brls buckwheat at $8,00. Total, 1,520 brls. Also, 40 tons bran at §12.00, on track. Whent averaged 15¢e lowor than yesterday, though the gieater’ part of the declino was ostablishied last ovening. The market was slow during the greater part of tho sossion ; bub steady except carly whon it was weakened by the Tenort that flour Liad declined in Liverpool, aud 2 gonoral conviction that the market would de- cline, which conviction established the fact. Buying for shipment was vory light, holders of carlots osking _more fhan purchasers wero wiling to puy. Ta options tho Tecling was irrog- wlar; thero being o good demand at timos, fol- lowad by a Iull of inactivity. Tho course of the market for two or threo daya past has astonished ‘many operators, and they aré holding back till they can regain their composure; butthegeneral sentiment seoms to bo that wheat is 1ow enongh to b teken bold of with safety, thoughtho over- plus of California may prove ta bo 80 nearly equel to tho wants of Great Britain thab that country will not went to drain us vory daaply. Seller Jenuary wes tho principal option dealt in ; i opened af 9115, doctined sharply to SLI1%E advanced to- 1123, and closed st 91.123¢. Beller_the month was quist and 1o below, and seller Fobraary dull ot 2c above, Jenuery. No. 1 spring closed dull at $1.20; No. 2doat L1133 No. 3do of SLOI@LOL, end rejected do st 9114@22¢, except in North Side houses, which were still discriminated ogainst, though not to tho some extent_os horetoforo, as tho shippers were nob operating largely to-day. Cash sales wero reported of 500 bu No. 1 spting ot S1.20; 00 bu No. 2 spring ot S1.1135; 10,000 bu do at 1 81.113¢ 5 4,000 bu do at S1.113¢ ; 81,000 bu do at §117; 16,800 bu do ab $1.10%; 8,800 bu No, 8 spring at 91.02; 4,800 bu do at 51.013¢; 800 bu do b 21.01; 8,200 bu do at $1.003¢; 800 bu re- jected spring ab 92c; 400 bu do a¢ Sle; 400 bu No.2red winter wheat af $1.50, free on bozrd cors. Total, 82,600 bu. Corn was dull and }{@%¢c lower than vester- day, butfirm, moving siowly upward through the whols session, in the faco of a light domand for cash lots, and elmost none for future, New York was quoted stronger, aud our receipts were not heavy ; 80 that thera Was no apparent cause for the roticence of buyers, other that simultancous sbsence of orders which is some- times noted hero. Sollor the month, or cash Ro. 2 opencd at 50%¢e, and edvanced to 3130 ab the close. _Seller February opened at 313, ad- vanced to 3134, und closed at 81igc. Toe sum- mer options werein better demand, and l4o higher, ab 3¢ seller May, and 3627c seller June, Rejected dull at 20c. Cash sales were reporied Of 14,800 bu No. 2 at 813¢c ; 37,000 bu do at 3lc; 1,600 bu rejected at 200 5 5,000 bu car at 35¢ de- Iivered at tho Stock Yards. Total, 53,400 bu. Oats wero quiet end a shade easier, there being very little demand, either-for cashlots or op- tions, though any special weakness was pre- vented by the fact that the Inspectors reported only 15 cars in for to-morrow. Seller the month, or regular No. 2, was quoted ot Z3@3536c ; soller January was slow st 25%@25}§c : ‘and seller Tebrusry dull at 253¢c bid, and 95%c asked. Cash sales were reported of 1,200 bn No. 2 ab 2537c; 1,800 bu do ot 953¢c; 1,800 bu do_ ab 25370} 18,400 bu do ut 25c; 1,800 bu rejected at 23%5c; 1,800 bu do at 23c. | Total, 21,800 bu. Rye was guiet, though in good demand, and 3¢c higher, though up till noon buyers protested they would not pay within lde of yesterday's uotation. Recelpts continuo light, and New ‘ork 18 strong, the recent. quotations from that city being for old, wormy lots, which do not rep- resent the new crop. Cash sales were reported of 800 bu No. 2at_611¢, and 400 bu do at 6lc. RBejected was nominal at 56c. Barley was more active and s shado firmer at yestorday’s prices, under a atlierbetter demand, @11.00 for Erie, and ab $7.00 for Wilming Prices of dried fruits were without quof blo n ordinary houses No. 2 broniht 603{@61c, and No. 8 50@303e, higher prices being paid for Ar- ‘mour, Dole & Co's receipts, Seller the month ork, whero, as hero, tho low prico.| was nominal at 60c, and seller January was moted ot 60}¢c bid, and . 6lc asked. 2sh sales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 st 6lgc; 4,000 bu doat 6lc; 800 bn do ak 603¢c ; 6,400 bu do_at G03¢o; 5,000 budo ab G0c; 400 bu No. 8 at 52J¢c ;" 1,200 bu do at 52c; 6,800 bu do at 505¢e; 1,200 bu do at 5057c; 2.000 bu do at 50c; 1,600 bu rejected at 43c; 1,200 bu doak 411de; 400 bu do at4ic; 400 bu by sample at 852; 400 bu doat 8ic; 800 bu at 83c, on track ; 900 bu_at T5c; 400 bu at 72i5c; 400'bu ab 60c. Total, 87,700 bu. CHEMICALS AND METALS. J. Borger Spence & Co., of Manchestor, Eng., have the following in their latest weekly circa- lar, dated Nov. 187 A somewhat better feeling hos pervilled the chem. Jeal market during the past weel: ; prices gonerally To- ‘main anchanged. ” Consumers’ stocks are now much reduced, and, a8 the close of tho shipping season has loft thas of manufucturers also at a comparatively low ebb, any materisl declino in prices is ot probable. The Amierican trade, which for somo time back bas Boen declining, still continues dull; but it izso far sat- isfactory to nolico that our exports of allali to the United States during the past month werc over 2,000 tons in excess of thase during October of last year, In caustic sods, for delivery over noxt year, therd has bean little doing; but for prompt, the demand is fairly active, and, wera supplics mora essily obtain: ublo, a larger business could be done. Soda ash hes continiued to offer freely, and, in the absenco of & cor- responding damand, is & shade easiar, ‘Tho sudden advatico in tho value of money has had & deprezsing effact on metals, and tho symptoms of im- provement that were obscrvablo in some branches have almost entirely disappeared. Itis expected, however, that this inanimation will furn out to ba umpor‘r;rny only, and thatthe present cossstion in demand will shortly bs succeeded by o period of renowed activity. Tho collapse in Scoteh pig iron still continues, and sales of warrants are of the most trifling character,and st roduced rates. Tha shipments of tho year, mado up to tlio 9th inst., dmount to 755,400 tons, and are 31,235 tons in excess of thie corresponding’ period of 1871, There is n0 increase in the demsnd for manufsctured ironin South Stsffordshire, and many of tho milla thera aro wanting orders, and working only short tima in consequonce, °A smart rezction has taken placo in ‘copper, and Chilt bars havo been sold as 1ow a5 £80, at which price buyers have com forward sa frecly that an advunce was promptly made by holders, and quota~ tions are still ooking upwards, There has been no changemade in the nominal Jist for English tough and manufsctured copper. A moderate smount of busi- ness is going onin tin a6 reducod rates, Tho increase 1n valae for lead is fully maintained, and emelters are not freosellers, _ WATER FREIGHTS. The Buflslo Commercial Advertiser gives the following tabloof tho averago froight by water on wheat and corn from Chicago to Baffalo, and thouce to New York by canal for the month of November for & series of years : < Corn, cents, frig 142 Year. 124 14 160 140 Comme_nf.mgiaun the unusual fact that the av- erage rate by lake was higher than that of past years, whilo canal freights averaged lower, tho Adgertiser concludes ““that the capacity of the Erie Canal to do the business seeking transport by that ronte is greater than tho capacity of the leke flest to do the business secking water transportation to the Eest. In view of this fact, it is perfect folly for Western papers to ba continually finding feult with tho Erio Conal. The fact that tha Western shippers have been compelled to pey hanv{ Tako froights this year is certainly mot_chargesble to the canal. Shippers had better despatch than ever before for their property by canal, and at. as cheap rates as ovor. LATEST. In tho ftornoon, wheat wwas moderately nct- ivo, and firmer. No. 2 spring sold st SL1@ 1115 scller the month, and S1.12J{@1.133¢ sel- lor Sannazy, both closing at tho inside. ~ Corn was quiet and steady at 313¢c sellor the month, and 318¢c seller January. ~ Other grain and pro- 'visions were inactive. e CHICAGO DAILY MARKET, WeDsESDAY EVvENTNG, Dec, 11. ALCOHOL—TWas in moderate request at 3L17@1.84 for B3 per cent proof, 'BROOM CORN~This market was without percepti- ble change, Orders continue to bo recaived from ‘Eastern manufacturera for small lots of fair o choice brush, Dealers anticipatos more sctive movement next month. The local trade ia confined to small lots for immediste consumption, o continue to quote : No. 1 hurl,7@Se per b ; No. 3 d0, 5@64c; No. 1 atalk braid, 5@Ge 3 No, 2 do, 4@43c 3 No, 3 do, 3@ic; ine £ids green, 44 ; dozod tip, "So; do pile and'red, @534, BEANS—Thero was o moderate inquiry for besns to-day, with abundant offerings. Prices aro abou: the eama 3 for tho past week, We quote : Navies ot $2.10 fairto good, 3t $1.75@2.00; common to me- $1.25@1.50, Balea include 10 brls good navies at '8 brls fair at $2.10 ; 20 sacks good at $2.00; 18 5 brla ot $1.50 : 10 bu at £1.35, UILDING MATERIALS—The inquiry was light and restricted to small lots, Prices wore without aiter- ration sud_aro quotable as follows: Stucco, $2.50@ 2.75 ; New York stucco, casing, $3.75@4.00; superfine do, $4.00@4.50 ; Rosendale cernent, $3.25@3.50 ; Utiea cement, £2.00 per brl; Louisvillo cément, $2.00 3 Akron marble dust, $3.35@3.50 ; Lime, In bull, Yme (in brls), $LISGLS0 per brl; whith @2 dium, baggs st $1. sand, per 0@dsc ; Gro brick, per 1,000, $10.00G90.00 ; Duildiny ‘Drick (cémmon), $11.00@15.00'; country brick, 14.00; Woodstock pressed rango at §25.00@40. i el Milwaukee, $25.00, det ; £o¢ clag, por brS, $4.00@5,00. e followlag 18 the ist of prices per box. of 50 foct, for domestic window glass, from which a reduction of 40 per cent s mado by deal era: First Doudle atrength, 6x8to Tx9. $8.00 Tx10 to_810. 2.50 8x11 to 10513 9.50 £x14 to 10515, 1100 10x14 fo 12281 100 14x16 fo 16320, 15.00 14x22 to 16524 .00 18322 to 18x30, 1850 2023 o 24x30. 2000 2638 to 24336 29,00 26234 to 26340, 2400 ; 26,00 28,00 34,00 38,00 0,00 BUTTER—II e excopt iow grades, such us properly come nnder tho bead of groase,” thers 15 4 fair smount of trading in the different quulities, and firmer rates were sustained oll sround. The demand for choice dairy keeps ateadily in excess of ihe supply, and, for smaillots, an ndvanco of 1@ was occasiomally realized. Wa quote: Strictly choico dairy, 26@328c 3 podium {o good, 18@Xe; inferior o common, c. BAGGING—Firmness still prevails in this market for cotton bagging, for reasons noted in previous reports, viz,: the buoyant tone of the market for the raw ma- torial, and the reducod condition of stocks, ~ Tho in- quiry for;burlaps and gunnies continues fair, at un- changed prices. Wool sacks aro inactive, Wo quote : Stark, 350 ; Ludlow, 34gc; Lewiston, 34c; American, 82c; 'Otter Creck, 333c; ' burlap bags, 4 and 5 bu, 20@23c; gunniod, single, 18@19c; do, double, 28c} 'wool sacks, 68@70c, CANNED GOODS~Only o moderate smount of trading was donoin thia line goods to-day, wnd rates undersient o porcoptivle change, Tuling 'steady, a8 iven beloyr @ 5 Quincés, 2 Strawberries, 315, Raspherri Blackberri Tomatocs, 2 1b. Tomatoes, 3 1h. Corn, Elgin. TLobster, 2'b. Lobster, 1 1. Oysters, 2 1b, . Oysters. 11b. e 50 CHEESE—No new featura was doveloped in connec- tion with this market, Little or no improvement wus noticeable in tho demand, and, if wo oxcept prime Now York factory, which ia_being held with some show of firmness, the market is weak, fair_orders ing freely filled af » concession. The American Grocer 823 of the New York market: % Tho market contin- ues very ull and prices somewhat in_buyers' favor, although holders refusc, ns a general thing, to gran any concessions. In ¢onsequence, We répeat our quotations, This state of affairs 18 not uncxpected. Commission merchants here havo foreseen it, and warned farmers in the interior that they wero carrying tho holding-back policy too far, and that by keeping 3 60 bigh they wero culting ihomselves oub of af least two months’ consumption, and that, before tho quantities yet to come forward can be sold, lower ‘prices must rule, and that the decline will bo in_pro- ‘portion to the length of time chieese i held back in tho Country to sustain priccs here.” We quote: New York factory, 14@13c; Ohio factory, 12@13)c; West- ern factory, 13@I3Kc, COAL—In this. market there wps fair activity, ond e quoted prices wero again firmly adhered to. Wo repeat our list, as follows : Lehjgh, Jump, $12.50@18.00; Lehigh, prepared, $13,00;" Lackawanna, i Erie, $10.5011.00; Brise Hill, $10,50@11.09; Walnut Hil, $11.00; Blossburg, £10,00; Cherry Mine, $10,00; Hock. ing Valley, $10.007 Caunel conl, £0.50; Indiana block, $9.50; Mirionks, $3.00; Wilmington, $7.00. COOPERAGE—There was o fair demand for cooper- age, with smple offeriogs, Lard ticrces are firmer, salés being mado ut SLIUGLED, tho latter, pricss Zof P m. Sales includo 500 laxa tlerces at $2.00; 4 cars ot §1,60 for pork barrals, and $1.90 for terce, CALIFORNIA FRUIT—Thers was & moderate in- quiry at previous prices, We continue to quote: East Saurrs pears at %50:@3 urzo Gris do nt $4.9504.50; er Nellis at $3.60@3,75;: Rein i Ni st 25} Tokay, 2503 Museat) 20o. o L - EGGS—Were In moderato request, Strictly fresh aro firm st 71@28c;_pickled nra quits plenty and sell slowly at 20920c, 'Sales comprise 1,600 doz at 2823 B0 406'doz ot 2603 500 doz 2t 2503 1,000 doz pickied at 20: FEA’ THERS—~Were in tho wusual demand, being wilhout essential change. We quoto: gfi live geose, from first hands, ot 63@60c; jobbing pri 70@72c £0x nssorted feathors 3 mixed ‘feathors 4 256 60c, According to quality ; chicken, 6@8c, ‘FISH—WWhitefish aro Afm, undef continued light ro- ccipts, and bave advanced 35¢ per 3¢ brl, or to $5.250 5.60 for No. 1, and to $4.75@5.00 705 No, 2. Other fln ruled sieady’as proviously quoted. Trade retiains dull, the present demand being msinly. confined to supplsing local consumers. We_revise our list: No. 1 whitetlsh, $5,25@5.503 No. 2, $5.00@5.35 ; No. 1 tront, $4.75@5.00; No, 1 shoro 'mackerel, $1L.( 11.25% No. 1 bay, 38.50@8.15; No. 2 bay ’mmm £1.00(37.25; No. 1, shove, kits,'$1.85@L90; bank cod. ove, Bah, $5.50@5.75; George' cod-Ash, $3.50@6.75; box. herring, No. 1, 80@32¢; box herring, scaled, 4°@45c; Cofumbix River salmor. nevw, half bris. $10.00@10.25. YRUITS AND NUTS—Fair getivity characterized the market for most varfetics of dricd fruits, though Taisins, currants, figs, snd prunes Were morefrequent- 1y inquired for than other descriptions. In prices no quofable changes wero noted, {ho prevalent fecl- ing being firm ot tho anmexed range: Dates, 8@ figs, new, I6@17c; figs, box, 18@19;- Turkey pruncs, 1872, 10%@11c; do 1871, 8@dc; raisins, old, $2.35@3.40; ' raisivs, new, $2.1032.80 ; blackberries, now, 10@1i3c; raspberries, 43@44<; pitted cher: ries, 25@28c; peaches, pared, 21@3%o; poachos, halves, Gx@7o; do, mixed, 5%@6Xc; Zante cur- rants, 1872, 914@10c ; do 1871, S@d3¢c; apples, South- em, hew, '5@6c; do Western, Gi@ic; Michigan, T @8e. Nurs~Filborts, 14@156; aimonds, Terragons, 220; English walnuts, 14@150; Naples wainuts, 196 20;’ Brazils, 14@15c; Pocans, 10@123c; - African pedmts, 7o Wilmingfon poanuts, 8¢ ; Tennesseo pea~ nuts, 8, GAME—Prairio chickens and quail were In very good demand, shippers busing quito freely. The offerings were fdir, Chickens range from $4.50@5.00 ; quail at $1.50 ; purtridges quotsblo ot $£50@5.00 ; Fabbits st $1.50 ] venison was in liberal supply, carcass quotabls L'5@10c; paddles, 16¢. nclido 10 doa prairia chickens (trapped) at $5,00 ; 32 doz do at $4.75 ; 10 doz 0 at $4.50 ; 60 doz queil at 1,505 15 doz do at $1.256 1573 ; 12 doz rabbits at $1.50; 10 venison eaddles &t 16c ; 6 antolopo szddles at 18c ; 4 buffalo hams at 7o, GREEN FRUITS—Thero wis o fair inquiry for ao- ples and cranberrica from the local trade. - Apples aro in tolerably fair supply, and steady ot $3.00G3.75 pex ‘bri for fair to choice varieties. Cranberries continus to rule steady at $10,00@10.50 per brl for cultivated ; wild at $7.00@8.50, Sales fncluda 155 brls in job lots 2t $3.25@3.75 3 65 brls at $2.75@3.00 ; 25 brls of 2,255 2507 81 brls cultivated crenberriesat $10.00@11,50 3 10 Drls wild at §7.50@S.50 ; 6 bris at $5.00, GROCER] obbers report soms little improve- ment in the demand, both for staple and fancy groce- rics, and o rather botfer feeling secmed fo prevail, Coffees continue exceedingly firm, and, in the different grades of Rio, were fo-dny advanced sn e Annd- ¥ance of & 1¥c has Tecenily been established in New York, nnd farther upward movement here is looked for, "Tho weakness 0 long a feature of the sugar mar- et has at Laet given place to a fecling of firmness, and quotations of patent cut, and crushed and powdered areedvanced an ’cc Syrups aro olso also firmer. Rice, eoaps, piccs, and other goods in the list ruled steady. The following from the American Grocer will bo found of interest: “ The consumption of raw sugar during the month of November st New Yor, Boston, Philadelphis, snd_Baltimore, wes but 25,000 tons, againat 62,600 fn October, and 61,100 in Soptember, Tho movement i us followe: Imports from Jan. 1to Dec, 1, 584,000 tons, against 579,000 tons for sume timo in 1471, Distribution in eleven months 542,500 tons, sgainst 505,500 tons in 1871 ; exports 5,000 tons, against 1,900 tons in 18717 We quote : Correzs—3ocha, 30; 0. G. Java, 35@2%¢ Java No. 2, 23K @?Hc; faney Rio, 2@2i¢e? choice do, 25 @%7%c; primo Rio, 21%(@c; good do, 0%@2IcC; commion do, 195@320c; Singapore, = 223@323e; Costs Rica, choics, 233¢G233{0, do, prime, 227;@3Xc; Maricatbo, fl}ifl?‘)flc. (o omrz—Shas, fill welght, 2y/@le; Stéarins, 55@16)c, u:m:g:-g;m, 8@8c; Raugoon, THGTKe; Caro- 5, . Storne Patent cut loaf, My@USe; crushed, powdered and granulated, ' 13X@135¢ ;' A, stande ard, 13%@12%c; do No., 13;@19x0; B, 19 1230} extra 0, 125@12K¢ ; 0, No.2, 19@10%0; yel- low G, 111/@113/c; choice' brown, ‘11@I1e; prime do, 103{@1lc; fair do, 10@10xc; choice molasses sugar, 11@11%ec ; foir do, 95;@%c; Now Orleans su- g, choice, 114 @1Lige ; do prime, 103G Lic; do fair, 10@10c ; do common, SK@93c, 53rUPs—Dmmond drips, $1.35G1.40 ; silver dris extra Qnc, T2@75¢ ; good sugar-house Eyrun, 43@S0 oxtra do, 50@33c ; New Orleans malasge3, choice, 78@ @S0c; do prime, 72375¢5 do common, 65@70c ; Porto Rico molasses, choice, 55@00c; common molasses, 0@40c. Srices—~Allspice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30c; cassis, 40@43¢ ; pepper, ne,\;@zacx‘;n; nutinegs, $1.25@1.30 3 ginger, pure, 38@30¢; do No.1, 20@25¢ ; do No, 2,18 ‘Soaps—French mottled, 6%@63{c; Garman mottled, TY@73c; Golden West, 5@6}%’; White Lily, 64@ 63c; Whito Rose, 64@63c; brown Windsor, 4X@ 4Xc; palm, 6@6}7c; Ssvon Imperial, 6X@63{c. ‘Brincn—Gloss, 9%@10c: corn, 9@11c: laundry, 68 7e: common, 5@6c. HAY—No change wss made in the quotations of this commodity, but th fecling seemed 3 trifle loss firmer for timothy, owing {0 5oms $mprovoment in receipts, Prairie continues plenty, snd esy. We quote the_wholesale prices paid by deslers as follows: O Tracr—Timothy, beater pressed, $17,00618.00; tim- loose pressed, $16.00@17.00¢ prairie, prosa @ILE0. ON WAGON—Timothv, loosc, $16.00@ 5 prairic, loose, $10.00@11.00, For pressed, $1.00@1.50, sccording to distance, HIDES—Wero aguin quoted firm. The demand- from tanners continues fairly sctive, and, notwith~ standing libersl and increasing receipts, thero is no ery considerable accumulation of stock hére, Follow- ing aro the prices crront: Groen butchers’, 8o salied,cared, heary, @Lixcs dolight, 15G125 e; part 1734 ; groencity veal kip, prime, 1403 17e; Iip, aal, ‘doxcons, 50@E5¢ ; damsge stock, two-thirds prico; branded, 10 per cent off, - HOPS—This market was without materisl change, The demand is fair, and prices continuo strong, at 350 for primo Wisconsin, Common to medium quotable st 25@30 HOS comb ‘—Was quiet and unchanged. Choice white cases 1s ealable, but noue offering; other grades were plenty and quict, We guote: 'Choico ;2).\1&(; Westers, 25G30c; fai7 grades, 209252 strained, 3 @16e, TRON AND STEEL—~There wer no new features to note under this head, The voluine of business was fair for the season, prices undergoing o important Guange, Wo contintio to guote: t iro Norway nail Tods. German plow steel, @1 English cast plow @i2ge per b Chrome tool stee] @10 T English tool stecl @x ratca English spriog steel. . @ixe perl LEATHER—Domestic ieather of all descriptions is Deld with pronounced firmness, and in somo varictics (notably harness and upper) an advance teems immi- Dent, Tho demand is more than ususlly active for the s2ason, and dealers generally aro refusing to £l orders st ‘any concession from the quoted prices, which oxe as ollows : ity upper, City upper, N Country upper, N Collar, 3 Calf, city, . iry. Rough upper, light, Roughupper, heavy. Rough upper, domagod. ‘Buffzlo slaughter solc, b Bufialo slaughter sole; N “B. A% solo French calf, 26 to 30 ba. French calf, 30 t0 36 1bs. .. French calf, 50 to 100 5. ‘LEMONS™Tho veual d , with prices tho samo a8 yesteraay, Oranges are in moderato re- uest, ot $10.00@12,00 per brl. Palermo snd Aessi lemonis ¢ 57,50, Maleas at 36.50@7.00, METALS AND TINNERS' STOCK-—Yero in fair av- srago demand, wilh pricosunchiangod, 3nd quotsblo as ollows ; "T1N PLATEIC, 10x14, $14.00; do, 12x13, $14.50; do, 14320, 815.00; do, roofing, 10, SI3.5 136 T1N—Large, 40c; small, 41c; bar, 422, 3 -, SHEET Zio—Full casks, 113jc; balf casks, 113c* loes quantity, 12¢; slab, 9c. Sarer InoN—No, 01, 7o rates, Correr—Coppcr bottoms, 43c; braziers, oves 1214, 47; tinued coppes, 43¢, WmE—3to5, 803 0,8, and 9, 1025 10 011, 1L 12,113c; 13 and 14, 123%c; 15 and 16, Lo; 17, 15¢; 18, 16c; 19,T9c; 20, 90¢; full bundle, 15 per cent discount; tends wire, = NAILS—Wcro in fair rogilest at former prices, We continue to quote: 104 per keg, $5.753nmet; 8d do, . 60 do, £0.25@0.57% ; 4d_do, $0.50@ o, $1.93@7.372¢ ;. do ‘32, fine, $508 do, $0.0080.123¢ { clincd, £3.00. . STORES—Were ‘quiet ond ateady, prices 23 AL - 650 GT.00 OILS—Dialers roport irade_quief, with no mate yariation in prices, Linsed bas recently advanced in New.York, ond {he market here will, no doubt, eoon follow sult. Carbon, turpentine, und other descrip: [erygood ones, We quoto: Bork brls, $135@L60; L lard “tiorces, $1.00@2.00; whiskey barrcls, $2.25G | tions, with fuo exception of lard oil, were guoted 2.95; flour ‘harrols, 60@s3c: rough staves $18.00@ | steady and firm. Following aro the prices cur- ,00; " bucked atafes, $o8.00G000 5 four staves, | reat: Garbon, - ij@dle; - oxira lard_oil, 73c; $.0080.0; cixelo dods Beadings, GG8 W set; fout | No. 1, o Mo, 3 csgy lnsed, s, Siel hm&vnlu $14.00@17.00 3 m; pork and tierce poles, | do boiled, S0c; whnle, 88c; eperm, $2.00@2.10; #5.00640,00 9 m ; whlskey barrel staves, 8390083790 | meats’ foof ofl iricls ‘Dura §110 4o estrs, $100] do No. 1, N@%u;'mflg‘g. 630; straits, T30 elo- phsnt ofl95¢ PAINTS, turpentin, 8. OLORS, AND PUTTY~Aeet with only alimited idguiry, and pries were generally essy. We q s i S, - POTATOES s lots are scarce and would G750 o track, but the danger of freezing 1150 10.50@11.00 14.50 1230 1100 <. 1L00@1150 9.00810.50 . 3.50 bring 70 checks op- grations, Potatoes sall from store quite readily at 80@ (5 firm. Sales include 150 bu 90c and the market i3 quits firm. eholce Ohio at 95c ; 150 bu from store at £1.50 choice POULTR: but trado was rather quit, the demand 3 450 bu Tows of M1@85c ; 1 car Ohfo at 3¢ dulivered. ¥ —The market was quite liberally supplied, being restrict~ g ed to cholee lots, dealers uh;g 12@ISc for choice dry picked turkeys, and $3, Chickens, Thece 48 5 poas market which eells v for largo wll-dressed deal of poor stock on the slowly. W note eales of 1,200 ery i cholca turkeya at T2@1503 800 Its d 5 550 159 0 fair ot Lo 550 18 &¢ B 40010 mocs at 4ot 20 doz. fancy dressed chickens cholco at $3.00; 18 doz_good at at’$3.25@3.50; 26 doz $5.757 52 doz doat $2.00@2.505 10 doz poor doat §1.50; 10’ doz dressed ducks at $4.00@4.50; 2 doz ds 210,50 & coops d at. 910,90+ 6 @9 $3.60; 8 coops geeso o 3 6doz dressed t $.00 BALT—Wasin good demisnd and firm. Stocks are L7y, Jent Wo continus to quote: Onondags, fin, ordinary, course, $1.40; Saginaw, fine, $2.40, coared Diamond G, $2.40; 7, withont” bag,’ $3,00 5 do, with bag 00 grouind solar, §2.40; Am%n?mr ound alum, $2/50. ice, | Thickness, L5 | 1316 10zi4. 38 in. SEEDSThe market without_quatablo with $3.35 poar at §2.35 ; 10 Gholce meditin at $5.65 5 24 bugs do at BAGS—The following Prics per zindow. change ; $3.15 was bid_for prime, ked ; $290@3.00 for. fair. Clover quotsblo at $4.90@5.12). Flax was quiet and firm st $1.65, Sales were reported of 10 baga choice timothy 8£$3.95; 20 bagant $3.005 10 bags at 2753 10 bagy prifue clover at €3.145 { 10 begs are the Iatest quotations of prices paid by dealers : Mfixod cotton, 83 ; country do, “234@3¢ ; mixed wool do, ma;mxféa"mpg 4@,?@5 mixed copper, 23@2c; 5o tea lea te., e ; atnc, 53¢ ek, 15 15@13e. biuss, 1Gle ; heavy ead, 5 stove plate, 1%c; No. 1 wrought mfl,’ TEAS—The inquiry was light, and the market seems to be working easier, save for choica varieties, which axe in moderata supply, and Airmly held, Oolongs ere especially weak, an for. Prices rangs subsisntially as follows : 50@550 5 g superfine to fine old H $1.00; do, 80c@§1.05; fine to good Iower guotations may bo looked com- 65@75¢; choice to extra, bl ssTsc: good 1o” choics 3c; o gutpowder, 80c@103; co choice$1.15@1.20; extra, $1.25@1.35 ; chaice fo extra leaf Japaz, naturdl 00d 60@70¢ ; chofce to extra, $0c@1.90. Suc@$1.03; fair’ to good do, 60@%0c; colored leaf Jupan, 65@83c; common ta fine Ovlong, 85 TOBACCO—Remains steads, 3 previously qnulegs. CrEWDNG—Fino Cat—Extra, T5@S0 70c; common, 55@60c; poor, 40@ate. Sitoxrya—Extra, 39@3507 mon stems, 1@, Pruc—Natural leaf, 75@%0c; half bright, ‘black, sound, 48@55 Je; choice, ‘madiom, 30@32; com- 60@i0c; WOOD—Isin fair demand 3t the nnexed guota- $18.00 ; maple, S1400; hickory, §14.50 tlons: Besch, $13, @15.00 ; slaba, $8.00, delive WOOL—There was a fair inquiry, but deslers and buyers fail to sgreein their views, and_few gales are being made. Prices are without quotablo change, al~ though the marketis gradually working easiaz We quote: - 2y Fleece, washed, mediu Tight, Floece, washed, medium dingy.... Fleece, unwashed, X&XX, in good condition.. Fleece, unwashed, X&XY, dingy. , Fleece, u Coarse, tomedinm. Flcece, unwushed, coarse, and dingy. Saper, pulled. ‘Exira, pulle Sales includ a b CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. WEDNESDAY EVESTNG, Dec, 11, The receipta of live stock during the wesk ap t0 this evening wers as followa : Cattle. Sheep, Hogs, 317 15418 636" 15,194 23000 Samo timo 1ast woek. x Shipments were 2s follows : Cattle, Monday..... C 8 Tuesday. Total. CATTL! Y B a5 more doing in the way 939 i 2,67 %603 e 185 of sales than on the preceding days of the week, both local and outside buyers operating with more freedom, but -this wasthe result of the easior feeling evincod by holders, and was not due to any real incresss in the demand. The re- %arku from New York, Albany, Baffalo and other astern points were gloomy enough, prices rul- ing from s ¥gco 8o lowor all arouad, trade was quoted dull at the reduction. while Conse- uently ehippors would ot invest avo o6 far- er concession of 1236@250 per 100 bs, and o thia reduction gellers were compelled to submit. This makes the decline, since Saturdsy, fally 3734@30c on tho different grades of ship) ing cattlo, the decline being more severe in medium %0 good grades than in_ choice nnd extra, the lightsupply of thelatter helping tosustain prices. Batchers' stuff and stockers sold at sbout last week's prices, the former meeting with some inquiry at $2.00@3.75, and the latter solling to a moderate oxtent at $2.75@3.75. The ‘was the best wo have hed for many days, ceipts of thin cows and scalawag Texas cattlo being noticenbly smi nality the re- stoors and in compari- s0n with the number reccived during the pest dozen days or more, The supply of those de- soriptions, however, excluded the demaud, not all finding buyers 10w s prices wora. The most important ealo of the day was 50 hend of Clurist- mas steers, avornging 1,840 1bs, st $7.25, They wero fed by F. 3L and ~ were purchased A steer averaging by Morris. 2,580 Fank, of McLean County, Nelson Ibs was taken by a city buicher (Sheibel & Son) at 8,50, There wero some other fino beeves on sale, but they did_not find buyers, tho prices ‘asked being considered too high. Sales were effected at $1.00@0.00 for common to_choico shipping steers, and at $2.00@3.75 for inferior to common nafives, and poor fo good fat Tox- ans. The markef sed weals, with many un- sold. QuomaTross, Estra—Graded steers averaging 1,400 Ds$56.15@6.30 ‘and upvards. iists Clolco Beove: faf, well formed 3 year o & year old steers, and averaging 1,200 $01,100 1bs.. = . 5.50@6.00 Good Beeves—VWell-fatiened, finely-formed Steers, svorsging 1,100 10 1300 Bs........ S00GS2S ‘Medium Grades—Stéera in fair flesh, aver- aging 1,100 £0 1,250 b6, . ... .. 450GLTS Buteherst Stock—~Common {0 meds steers, and good to_extra cows, for clty alaugliter, averaging 800 to 1,100 bs. ... .. 3.00@4.00 Stock Cattlé—Cormmon cattle, flceh, averaging 700 to 1,00 fba.. . 295@3.15 Inferior—Light ind thin cows, ' stags, bulls, a0d scallawag teers......... 2008250 Texas Cattle—Through droves. . . 200€275 Texas CattleNorthern summere I 300Ga50 Tezas Cattle—Corn-ted ... . 3T5@A5 CATTLE ALER. < Xo, Price. 50 good stoers. .30 16 cholco ateers 350 6.6 10 choice stoers. 591 600 19 batchers” st 20 4edg 95 choleo stecrs, 1L 55 18 pood stecrs. 187 505 63 Foxas steers 507 2390 285 325 &2 123 530 i % 550 512 5.25 515 555 125 5.70 5350 £60 5.00 14 chojcs steers., (X o hog market op higher than it closed yesterday, early eales maks ing st $3.85@4.00, but after ebippers bad filled their orders—which thoy wore mot long in doing.—the market again weakened, prices fall- ing off to 23.70@3.90. At this range tradin was fairly active throughout the afternoon, an the supply, thongh large, was sboutall absorbed. ‘The market closed stesdy at £3.70@8.75 for common to medinm, and st $3.80@3.90 for good to choice. Most of the day’s gales were effected 8t $8.75@83.85. We note the following : Av, Price, No. Av. Price|No (N, 40 307 $3.80 43 524 $3.00 41 855 980 61 338 880 14§28 87TY 53200 370 88 218 870 457855 835 80 208 370 44 283 975 43 32 8§75 45 833 383 5L 293 8 53 7T 885 43 365 3.90 44 259 390 46 850 890 Gl 205 375 28 833 8715 4L 530 375 53 283 875 50 203 380 46 266 375 41 261 875 160 283 875 44 231 375 28 210 8.80 8 358 350 23 321 8580 08 215 375 57 25t 8.0 50 535 380 59 281 8.80 83 200 380 51 811 385 21 BT 3T 49 293 385 46 S12 370 50 857 885 50 28 380 53 319 350 = SHEEP—In the absence of sales o establish values, we quote the market nominal at $3.00@ 8.50 for poor; 2t $3.75@4.25 for medium, and 2t $1.50@5.00 for good to choice, e CHICACO. LUMBER MARKET. WEDSESDAY EvESING, Dec. 11, Ar THE Yanps—Trade at_the yards was rather dull to-dny. Buyers wers backward in_putting in an appesrance, and prices were alightlyon the decline. © The movement was chief nfined to first and second clear ; common si also met with liberal sales. Prices closed as follows : Common siding. Common flooring, Common flooring, dressed, firat Wagon-box boards, selscted, 16 i apward..... Astock i d 15.00@16.00 Fencing. .. L Bcie0 Joist and & © 18.00@2400 imber—sawed, 13 to 16 feet. -+ 15.00820.00 Bhingles—sawed 4, 9 m. $.30@, 315 5.00216,00 Cedar posta, sy 6.00@13.08 Godar poste, ouad. EY . 3503 4.00 Yo, 1 sawed. 50" @ Aor'star 0 C ‘Three doljars per car to bb added when fransferred, which charge follows the shingles, 5 Thickneas—Five shingles to e two inches in thiske es3. ‘Length—Sixteen inches, Haupwoop—An active trade was_experienced at tho hardwood yards to-dny. Comuter-tops were in good demand, al30 walnut and ash ficor- ing, which were firm st published prices, Tha market closed 2s follows : The raceipts and shipmeats for hours, ending at 7 o'clock this morning, were a8 follows 4 ipments, Zumber, m 3,016 Bhingles, m. 95 Lath,m.. . MARINE INTELLIGENCE. SHIPBUILDING, CLEVELAND.—A number of vessels are undes wey thero. Qnayle & Martin aro boilding 2 naw schiooner and thiea steam barges for the Clove- land Transportation Company. Radeliffs & Bargell are building iwo tow-bargss for the SAMO COompany. afenor has a three-mast Bt_:::oonar under way for Captain Foster, of that city. Brack Rrves.—Quolos & Peck ars building a steam tow-barge for parties at Cleveland. ~At Root's and Hays’ yerds thero are four uew steam barges under way for AL Grow, of that port. ‘maTHAN, ONT.—A large new stesm barge, 250 feet keel, will be finished and ready for bnainess by the opening of navigation next spring. Two propellers, for freight and passenger trafilo be- tween Saruis and Duluth, aro also under way. They will be 230 feet keel, and will be launched in the spring. Maxrrowos,—A large propeller will be built by G. 5. Rand for J. B. Slauson, of Bacine. Eight sailboats are also under way, and will ba finished by spring. The schooner Floetwing is to be Iengthened 25 feet, and the Czar rebuilt. WiNoNL—A propeller snd_a _four-mesied schooner sro being constructed. Besides thesa soveral vessels of smaller dimonsions will also ‘e bnilt, and others reconstructed, Carrortox.—There aro four or five tow and steam barges o bo built there this winter, an p‘i%fi;xhly,_ a schooner, all of which will be finis &d by spring. Tamon A ropeller for the Northern Trensportation Company is to be constructed there. Her length of keel is 240 feef, beam 40 . feat, depth of hold 20 fest. Capacity 1,735, Also a canal propeller 142 feot long. A schooner snd a barge, the former to bo built for the Pesbtigo Iron Company. All of these will be ready by the opening of navigation in the apring. East Sacvaw.—There are three new schoon- ers under way there, for Mr. Crosthwaite, of thal place. Several barges are also to ba built this wiater. . ArcoxAo.—A. large steam barge, intended for the ore trade, -is to be constructed there. Also & steam bargs for the lumber trade at that port. vz Crrv.—Ceptain Blodgett, of Detroit, has threa barges o the stocks, and is preparing for the fourih. A large propeller 236 fest long ia being constructed by D, Westcott. A large steam borge is on the stocks, also & tow barge. Three or four schoonera aro also under way. Never befora in tho history of Marine City bas there been so much activity in boat-building as st yreseut. ERMILLION.—A vesgol of 1,200 tons burthen will bo finished and lnunched there in the spring. Tho schooer Gross is to be rebuilt. MILWAUKEE.~Wolf & Davidson wil! build two or three largo vessela this wintor, s!s0 otkers of smaller noto will be built by otber firms. The schrs Surprise, Enterprise, sud Three Bells ara to be rebuilt, Tor.epo.~Two large tow barges, a three-mast- ed schooner, sud s large barge 200 feet long, are under wa y, and will be finished by spring. MARINE MATTERS. ° Wind from the northesst—cold. wo vessels are reported on the beach chigan City and the Manitons. —The berk Alexander sunk near Thorold, being cut by the ico. . a —Tho propeller Equinox hes arrived st But- o. —The propeller Favorite sad her tow are laid up ot Menomince, - —A propeller isto be built at Lebawing, in place of the Stewart, recently burned. —The steamer Oumberlandis frozen in on Lake Superior, with fifty. pessengers on boerd. —A new schooner was Iaunched at Picton last weels, for Ross & Co., of that port. —Another expedition is being ftted out st Buffalo to go to the relief of the schooner Corai- can, 2 —Tho schooner Hattie Earle is on the beach at Baugatuck, high and dry. Sbo will be got off during the winter, or early in the spring. 0 schooner Emma, of Manitowod, mlssed the harbor st Frankfort, on the 23th, and now lies out on the beach. She can be got off with- out gerious mjury. The echuonar]fimfl, ‘ashore near that point, has gone to pieces, —Captain Kelley, of the Lake Superior line of ropellers, roports having seun tho echoonez Y. B Brown off Reowenaw Point, Laks Saperior, on the 27th ult. At that time she was abou fifteen miles astern of the schooner Cambridge, which vesel reached theSaultin safety, although with severe loss. Tho Brown was owned by Tillam Doslo, of h:hia cig} and lud; cargo of ,700 bushels of wheat, consigned to Preston ‘Wright, of Buffalo. i —The Toledo Blade says: ““The schooner Ads Medorn bas been released from her icy fastens ings and towed o the city. Ther , -+t Davis, grain laden, which was & 7 ice, his been braught into port. City of London, fast in the ice, % tempt to redch the lower ond Wweath ex being favorable,