Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1872, Page 6

MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. Moxpax EVENING, Dec. 16, Tn Tocal financos, matters sre working quietly, bt money continues tight. The etringency is, horwever, du to healthier canses than it was & ‘month ago, one of tho principal ones just b present being the accommodations extendec_l to pork packers, who are now doing t_he heaviest part of their year's business, and having checked ‘out the bulk of their own capital in payments for hogs, are using & large smonnt of bank eapi- telin the same way. The returns of this capital will, however, be large toward the latter part of ¢his month, and tho prospect is, thab after this sveek money is likely to gradually becomo easier for & month. New York exchange sold between banks fo- day st par and at 25 cents per $1,000 premium. HOLDERS OF BANK BTOCKS. One of the National Banks of this city (Na- tional Bank of Tllinois) has, within & fow days, £t the example of printing, in connection with its advertisement, a foll list of its stockholders. It is. of courae, presumed that the Comptroller ©of the Currency is presented with a list of the stockholders of every bank when be gives a cer- tificate authorizing it to begin business, and the Bank Examiner has also commonly been under- stood to keep himself informed as to changes of ownership of the stock from time to time. =But the recent developments in connection with the failure of the Scandinavian Natiopal Bank show thmose‘xbil'\ty of the entire stock of 'a National Bank being trensferred to foreign holders, who 2re not amensable to_the double-liability provi- gion of the National Bank act, or of the stock being changed into tho hands of persons oven in this country, whose financial standing might sweaken the bank very msterially. The example of the National Bank of Illinois is, thereforo, & go00d one, and shows a disposition to invite pub- attention to its condition, though it must bo admitted that withont the epecification of the amount of stock held in esch name, the publica- tion of the list of stockholders stops short of the 1most valuable part of the information on point. Banks that receive charters, either from Congress, under the National Bank act, or {rom the State Legislatures, are legally - public institu- tions, and in their function of keepera of ottho eople's money they, and even rivate banking gouses, stand in a relation to the public that gives thetn more power for good or evil, moro responsibility thax any other class of institu- tions, In this view, it seems entirely proper that the public should not only kmow who 376 tho stockholders of the banks, but how much of the stock is held by each person, for it is this \atter item of information alone that would show who is really responsible to depositors. e habit of regarding tho condition of & bauk, and the ownership of its stock, as sccrets to «hich no one had & right except the high-mind- 93 bank ofiicials, is & relic of the wild-catting 3ays, when arrogant, speculating ‘bankers took the lofty stand tbat, whilo they demanded col- \nteral security from whom they pleased, no one ehould ask any security or any coniidence of them but their honor,which, alas! in meny in- siances, was found to pay but an unsatisfactory percentege on deposits. The banking in- terest will probably be slow io come sround to e habit of giving the public every oseible _information about the condition of banks, but that the public ve o much greater interest in the soundness ‘banks, and have s more just claim to know il shont them, than they have to know the finan- Sial condition of reilrosd and insurance com- panies, or any other institutions, no_ one can Lioy, The sction of the National Bank of Tlli- a0is is & commendable one, and though it stops Short of the most important information, givea 2t least more than most other banks seem willing to give. SYNDICATING UNTTED STATES BOXDS, The result of Secretary Boutwell’s interviews with the Committee of Ways and Means in re- gard to negotisting the remaining 300,000,000 £ bonds anthorized by the Funding act is, that Lhere is nonew syndicate, and no new offer to take the bonds. It is 8B g}ghflm old syndicate, sud the old offer, which was msdo las seer, and it the acceptance of this ihiet Secretary Boutwell urges. It is, however, Very properly objected that tho terms on which the first batch of bonds were taken by the syn- icate were mot only secret, but illegal, Itis clnimed at Washington that, if the way wasopen for competition, it would be strong among the reat bankers of the world for tho negotiation of the bonds. This may, or msy nof, be true; Bat, at least, whatever is done should be done openly, and_with the sanction of law., The present condition of the Luropean money mar- fiots is unfavorable to large transactions, and, on thst sccount, thera seems Do reason for paste. The foreign money markets are likely to o better dispcsed for euch transactions next ring .than now, and s carefally considered :Knn,nnthmized by law by that time, will be goon enough. BANKERS LIABLE AS BROEERS. The New York Sun of the 13th says: *Some time ago eeventy-five suits were instituted against ex-Collector Shook of the Thirty-second District, in the United States Circuit Counrt, b; ‘bonlers to recover $5,000,000 taxes collecte “rom them es brokers, The Collector, in en- Zorcing payment of these taxes held that b: “ea were lieble fo taxation as brokers : First— On sales made by them of their own stock sold by them in the market, Secondly—On eales wado of stocks delivered to them to be sold. Thirdly—On stocks bought by them on orders, here msrgins wero deposited, the stocks being carried by theé bankers and eold af the option of the person depositing the margins. A test suit of Hiram M. Northrupand others covering all the points involved was bronght to “rial, it being understood that the disposition of this case would be conclueive, The amount in- volved was £20,830.19. This suit was argued st eat length some months ago before Jndfio. Woodruff, Mossra. Reverdy Johnson, James Doolittle, ex-Attorney General Stanbery, and Tudge Bertley, of Washington, appesring for the plaintiffs, and TUnited States District Attorne; PDavis and Assistant District Attorney L. W. Zmerson for the defendant. e “ Fudge Woodruff, yesterday, gave his decision in favor of Mr. Shook, holding that, 88 tho evi- dence showed that tha taxes were paid to the Gefendant as Collector, withont any formal pro~ test, and that tho defendant paid over the moners he received to the Government, he was ot therenfter personally lisble. Judge Wood- suff further decides that the plainifls were “bankers, doing business as brokers,’snd as each were legally assessed.” LOCAL STOCE AND ZOND MARKET. Meesrs. Lunt, Preston & Kean quote a8 fol- Zows this afternoon : Selling, 7y 1n2% 13’ 13y 153 & 1633 £-20: 1634 19-40s.. aeeaee 109 T.S. 68 (new issue), ex. 110% .8 cy 63, ex. int.. 123 Northern Pacific Gold 7-30: 100 &iot, Chicago City s 923¢ Eint, Cook County 7s. 89 &int, Tilinoie, County i0s 93€95 Bterling Exchangs (Iarge drafts)....... «... 109@110% g IR REAL ESTATE. The following instruments werefiled for record on Monday, Dec. 16: - CITY PROPERTY. - Lot 35, Walker's Block 11, of & X SecSl, 39, 14, dated Dec. 9 consideration, $600. Lots 11 to 18, in Block 2, of Walker & Weston's Blosk 4, of nw 3¢of n o X Sec 31, 39, 14, dated Oct. 25 consideration, $4,400, ZLots 28 and 2, in Block 2, of Raca & Pearson's Sub- division, iIn W3¢ se X Scc23, 39, 13, dated Nov. 253 coneideration, S0, “Prairie av, nty-ninth and 247171 £t, with stone front hu.inl?iingt,hdx:?:dmgg: b ok by o Daviw : , in Block 1, of Davisn 3¢ 6 3 of = e e over 1 of Eosuth st, ¥ 7, e ey denation, SL00; 0 1 Lot 30, in Block 3, of David 8. Lee’s Addition, dated Dac. 10 consideration, $550. ; Morgan st, between Polk and Talor sts, of, Lots 14 ana 15, in Block 13, dated Oct, 1; consideration, i t 15, fates Bink Addition, dated Det, 13; consideration, $1,100, Lot 19, in Block 11, in Ashlind Second Addition, dsted Dec. 13; consideration, $4,000. ‘West Twelfth st, w of and near Wood st, 8 1, Lot 140, dated Oct. 10; consideration, $1,000. Lots 37 to 42, in Block 1, of Morton's @ 3 1 w X Sec 171, 89, 13, dated Oct. 1; consideration, $2,100, ‘st, between Locmis and Throop sts, n f, 24 £t $oalley, dated Nov. 4; consideration, $1,200. . Dndivided 3¢ of Lot 7, in Albin's Lot 4, of Block 2, Bockwell's Addition, dated Nov. 1; consideration, Lots 45 £nd 46, in Block 15, of & e X, Sec 20, 89, in Crene’s Lots 3o, in Block 2, United | Eighteenth place, 116 1t e of Brown st, 81, 24x81% 1t dated, Oct. 21 ; consideration, $850, ’Gernesses av, 00 1t & of Twenty-fifth st, e f, 100x 195 {t, with 1003125 £t, on Mowry st in same Subdivi- efon, dated, Dec, 33 consideration, £3,100. st Eighteenih st; 116 ft e of Broson st, nf, 24x Bl ft, dated Oct. 18 ; consideration, $1,050, West Twenticth st, 75 ft 6 of Hoyne st, nf, 25x125 t, aated Dec. 16 3 consideration, $700. NOLTE OF CITY LINITS, Yot 25, in Sheldon et al.,, e 10 acres of Block 19, of g,,’é Seo, 40, 14, nted” March 953 consideration, 50UTR 0P CXTT LIMITS. Part of Tots 13 and 14, in Lavinia & Co, Subdivision insiofneX, Sec 10, 38 14, dated Oct. 2 ; consid- eration, $62,500. ‘Lot 80, in Fish & Young's port of Lot 8, wof Wal- Ince gt, of 8 3¢ 8 X 8 W X, Sec 4, 38, 14, dated Doc. 113 consideration, $450. W3 of Toi2 In Block 3 of Packers Second Addl- ton, dated Dec. 13 ; consideration, $3,750. ‘Bime ua the above, dated Aug.7; consideration, 3,750, COMMERCIAL. MoxpAx EVENING, Dec, 16, The following were the receipts and ship- ments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the past forty-eight hours, and for the corresponding date & year ago: EXOEIPTS. BHIPMENTS, mfl___] g7, || 1812 | 1871 8,007 5,648|] 10,830 4,900 o480\ 23,387 24,661] 350 cL300| 155,660(| 5,920| 7,817 60,020| “85,012]| 16,59 10} 5,615 2908l 1,100 "2,623 23,00] 26,536]| 10,513( 5,868 56,470] 5,820] 4,802 at08) " LL..|| 408 sg500| 67,740|1 20,00 344,970| 220,470 |2486,9313367,924 ool 1504 20 1 i o] 1758l sl 99,180| 228,650 650,225) 825,489 34,650| 40,140|| 37,000 .. Butter, I Ii| b3aes| 69,007)| 43,020 5O Dressed Hogs, No..| 1,008 2178 1,795 Live Hogs, No. 15,433) 16,517]| 3,238 Cattle, No, o514 918 Sheep, No. o) 005 208 Hides, 1. 170,818| 129,090 204,301 Highwines, brls 400 " '40 975 Wool, ‘Tbs, 98,389] 139,220/ 143,251 Potatoes, bu. F1ET | Lumber, m i, el 402l 1,488 Shingles, m. 80| 157 61 Lath, m.. 520 40) 7 Salt, brla, si6] 100]] 640 Withdrawn on Saturday for city consumption : 5,159 bu wheat, 4,258 bu corn, 748 bu oats, 1,335 bu rye, 14,544 bu barley. The following grain has been inspected into store this morning, up to 10 o'clock: 161 care wheat, 168 cars corn, 40 caxs oats, 12 cars 1ye, 83 cars barley. Total, 413 cars, or 162,000 bu. An sttempt is being made to partially wrigglo out of the odium of the barley scrape by charg= ing certain warehousemen with collugion in the matter. So far as we can ascertain, there is not the least ground for such a charge, The ware- ‘housemen have had nothing to .do with it, fur- ther than to serve out the grain at ono houso, when the receipts and empty cara wero pre- gented, and take it in at another honee when of- fered there. They had nothing to do with the inspection, in either case. e msy further say for Armour, Dole & Co, that they have uniformly refused to receive doctored grain into theirhouses. Itwould be well if other warehousemen would take tho same position and adhere to it; or, 1f they must receive it, place it in special bin, and under no circumstan- ces mix it with grain that has not been raised in grade. If they would do this, the honest clean- ing of grain for actual nse would not be inter- fered with, while the dirty part of the business would be stopped off effectually, and with littls trouble. Cannot our warehousemen 2greeupon this, as an act of justico tothe trade? They would probably find such action to be duly ap- preciated among honest men. For the Inspectors, itis stated that the ‘Dbarley which was inspected as No. 8 into the Armour & Dole Elevator, some two months 3go, was 50 graded because it was soft—* going through the sweat"—and that that process, having termi- pated, it i8 now real No. 2 barley. It will prob- ably be definitely mscertained just wkers the blame does Lie. THE MAREETS. The leading produce markets were more active to-dsy, and “’engcfl & shade higher, the only merked advance being in wheat. Our receipts continue liberal, and the shipments are fair for the season, with the exception of corn. The mild weather, which is generally looked upon 23 ‘unasual for this timo of tho year, is helping our receipts of grain, without making any mefericl difference in the ehipments, while the continued stringency of tho money market tends to re- strict trading. The grocery trade was guiot, With mo material varation in prices. Coffeo, sugars, and most other goods in the list wers firm. gooda were active for this period of the week and for tho season, and a firm, buoy- ant tone pervaded the market both for ‘woollen snd cotton textiles, In tho buiter market, oere was copsidersble trading on local and ;Ex;gfing accounts, and most_descriptions were y held at former quotations. eess Con- dull and unchanged. Cosl was firm ot the quoted prices. There was an easier feeling inthe hay market, owing tobetter receipte. ‘Hides and leather remain’ firm as previously quoted. Tn the oil market an easior fecling was noted in 1ard and entime. Other varieties were quoted firm. o demand for lumber contines fair for the season, rices undergoing no important change. Brick, lime, cemont, ete., continue in light demand, prices ruling steady, Iron, tin, copper, ails, etc., wero in moderate request, and steady st previous quotations. Thero {8 & fair inquiry for cooperage, With n.m;la offerings. The wool market was quieb snd unchanged. Hops continue to rulo firm ot 85@40c for prime Wisconsin. Salt was in fair demand; the recent advanceis sustained. Ground alum is now quoted at $2.75. Beecds wers quiet and without material change, Prime timo- hy quoted at £3.20@8.25 ; clover 8t £5.15@5.20. The strest markets were very quist, tho attend- ance of the retail dealers being very light, Poul- fry was dull end unchenged; therd was & light inquiry for chickens and turkeys, with the &up- ply liberal, Game_ was in demand end firm at $4,75@5.00 for prairie chickens, and $1.60@1.75 for quail. Green fruits were in light request. ‘Apples ate steady st $3.00@8.75 per brl, and cul- tivated cranberries £10.00@11.50. Highwines were quiet and firm at the advance gained on Baturdey, New York was reported Stronger at 98c, which caused some of our op- rators to talk about 92¢ a3 tho probable figure here; but buyers wero few, and unwilling o take hold at a further advance. Sales were re- ported of 160 brls at 90c per gallon. Dressed hoga were in good shipping demand, to tho extent of the offerings; and advanced 5@ 10c per 100 jbs, in flsrmpnhy with live. Beles ers made principally at 8450@4.55 for good Jots, closing firm st $4.55@4.60. Bales were reported of 94 head at $4.62345 93 at $4.60 ; 120 at 84655 791 8t S4.60; 12 at $4.373. Total, 1,110 head, “Provisions were rather more active, and firm, in sym{fi; with the quoted advanco in live bogs. snd meats wero steady at the prices of Saturday, except that some of the cash lard sold was at a slight decline. Mess ork was about 10c per brl higher, for fature, ind 20@350 higher for present delivery. Green bams were active and a shade firmer. ~There was & fair in- quiry all Tound, though the usual buyers of meats for export still hang back in o way that is only accounted for by the fact that their princi- pals are watching other markets, whero several orders have been filled recently on slightly easier terms than could be obtained here. Thedifferent markets aro now more nearly equal than hereto- fore. The market closed at the following range of prices ; Mess Pork—O01d, $11.00@11.50 ; new pork, cash or eeller the month, &t $11.62X(@ §178; do seller January, ~S$IL75; do seiler’ February, $11.873; do seller MNarci, £12.00@12.05; do_seller April, £12,00@12.15 prime mess, §10.75, cagh, $7.10 for new, cash or seller December; do seller Jan~ uary, §1.12@T15¢ do seller February, §7.25@ 7,80 do seller March, $7.50@7.55. Swcet pickled hams, 75{@9e, and green hams st T@TS50 for 15-1b averages, and ’ls%c for 16-10 averages. Green shouiders, 3%@3{c; _do ough sides, 43¢ @43c ; do short Tibs, 5546 ; do ehort clear, B4¢; meats, 15 to 20 days in ealt, quotable at 81¢c for shoulders ; 53¢@5¢4c for short ribs, and 53@0c for short clear, Doxed shoulders, seller Decem- bor, quoted at 35¢c, ‘English meats, for delivery | in December and January, 53@53c for Cumber- 1ands; 63¢c for short ribs or long clear; 62{@63{c for short clear; B/@83¢c for long cut hams. tinues 10.00; beef hams, $28.50@30,00. ity tallow, TH@7%c; gresse quotsble et 5@61{c. Sales wero Teported of 300 bris mess pork_at 811,755 1,750 brls do seller Jenuary at $11.75; 750 brle do seller March at $12.00; 250 tcs lard at 7.123¢ ; 800 tes do at $7.0714 ; 20,000 Ibs should~ ers at 3%¢c; 800 boxes short ribs at 6c; 10,000 1bs short clear st 63gn; 830 boxes do (part seller 34, dated, Dec. 6 consideration, $3,500. urnside st, bet Thiriy-eight aud Thirty-ninth ste, v £, 253110 t, dated, Dec. 1; consideration, 1,000, ¥ Shcond st, bot Western av and Oakley s, n'f, Lots 10 to 12, dafed, Dec, 16; consideration, £1,800. Ciayton st, 1601t w of Linceln 6, nf, 203126 fh pated, July 43 considersiion, 700, January) st 6}{c; 500 boxss long and short clear, geller Jm“u%'c“ 6%c; 20,000 Ibs green hams (18%¢ 1bs) st 8c; 10,000'pes'do (18 1bs) at £7.121%; 80,000 1bs and 10,000 pes do at $7.105 60,000 158 do (18 1be) at 63gc; 50 boxes long cut } hams (18 bs) &b 8lc; B0 tcs sweet pickled Mess beef, £8.50@5.00; oxtra moss do, $9.50@" hams (17%¢ 1bs) at 803 150 tallow ab 737c. ; i Flour was dull and steady. portedffrom New York, an ceipts here, cauged buyers {0 of sellera. Buckwheat flour and bran steady. Sales were white winter extras at $8.00; 100 brls do (Paragon) private terms; 1,040 brls, Also’10 tons bran early, and weak by the report our own is apprehended snow to furnis! mand, it was found that New York only s which abated soon af! numerous anticipations of movement in the pring, & often heard that, if wheat wi the summer, uary, 81,1314, declined to $1.15, adv: 1.14%, olosing at $1.143¢. and rejected do_sb 92@930, ceipts in North Side houses. ported of 400 do at §1.21 5 42,900 bu 14,800 bu 10,000 bu §L.02; Total, 106,400 bu, past, but %@3{c lower than strong in New York, Iarge us reprosented it musf siderable extent with corn. tive market reported d opened at 818¢c, the month or cash No. closed at 3074c. 893c; at’ 363;@870. Cash sales were reported of 2 92914c. ' Total, 60,400 bu. Oata were more active, wag & close York _telegram was read ¢ month sold 8t 24@243c 23¢; 1,900 bu_do at 223§c; Totel, 49,400 bu. % Rye was quiet and firm at Barley was_more activo, +ras firm ot Baturday's price ordinary houses, and 62@ No. 3 was weok ab 48} 4934c in Rock Co.’s houses. Cash sales wero D. & Co.), 67c ; at 613gc; 1,200 bu’ do at 493{c; 8 bu do at 49c; 1,200 at 483c at 89¢; at 82c; 800 bu do &t 70c ; 400 bu do 65¢ ; 400 bu do ot 50c, sll on. 78c: 800 bu do at 72¢, all de the following 1 1872, estimate canals was, Dec. 7, oats, 85, corn, 164,457 bu; 1,118,000 bu; _corn, 1,100,000 Barles, 500,000 bu. Oregon is expected to havo @ Ieaving 62,000 tous, average size to transport it. ‘There wero in transit {or 3lat of November, 1872, ‘ments from Americs and gail as from the Baltic, of corn, against corn the correspor dntein 1870, There ure wheat a3 above, each, and 248 cargoesof wheat aversging sbout 24,000 bu each, from the interior, cereals were firmly encouragement to be many : Deen small, and only moderately for home consumption. pance Ministes freo of duty into Belgium of all The exports from Cronstadt navigation to Nov, 18, 040 qrs;_barley, 409,963 qrs ; linseed, tons, aguinst the correspondi Wheat, 967,211 qre; qrs; oats, Tate terms , 100 brls spring Cxtras (Big Loaf 75 do %’Vhita Rose) at $6.25; 100 brls do b 86.255 100 brls do (Gold Medal) at_$6.005 400 brls on 65 brls buckwheat at $8.00. Tiverpool was unchanges ghade firmer. There wasnob much shipping demsud to-day, but there were fo S1.14%, and closed at S1.153. Tmontl, of eash No. 2 spring, 5ol s SLILE Sole beprnar g T eti68@1 173 closing at $1.17%. No. 1 8pring Was quoted nt S SioLa3 No,§ do st $1.02@103, do at £1.1434 ; 10,000 bu do Bt 8L14¢ ; 5,000 bu do at §1,145¢'; 11,600 bu do at §1.14 2,400 bu No. 8 spring o §1.03; 1,600 bu do at §1.02%; 2,000 budoat $1.0224 ; 1,600 bu do ot $1.023¢ ; 2,000 bu do at 00'bu rejectod spring at 93¢'; at 923¢c ; 400 bu do at 922¢c; 800 bu do ab 92 ; 400 bu rojected at $924c; 400 bu by samplo at Bic'del. ;800 bu do 1,600 bu do at 80c ; 400 bu do uf 76¢ ; 1,600 bu do at 75¢; 400 bu do at 8¢ ‘Advices from_Antwerp, under date of thatat the opening of (o Delgian Parliament introduced & bill for the importation 2,470,720 25 73,824 A . LA | BLGIB AT brls city butchers' The weaknegs re- the_more Liberal re- hold back, but did not bring out offers of concessions on the part was firm st S8.00, roported of 25 bris bris doon pri- at at £6.50; 100 brls Total, at $12.00, on track; 10 tons shorts at $12.00, at mill. b ‘Wheat was active, and averaged 8{@10 higher than on_Saturdsy, but wos i 7 late, The market was excite that the deficien Britain is estimated at 100,000,000 considerable dimage had been ter wheat by floods in Europe, on account of lack of the usual winter blanket. These ‘brought out an active ppeculative de- irregular, stron; of Great u, and thab ‘done to the win- while danger to ter 12 o'clock, when d, and & brisk shipping apd tho remark was 11 be worth $1.50 in it murely ought to bo worth S1.15 now. The demand was principally for seller Jan- Which opened st S1.143, advanced to anced to 81,155, fell Beller tho d 8t $1.13%@ the inside for re- Cash sales wera re- bu No, 1 spring 8t §L.22; 400 bu 0. 2 spring at S1.145¢ ; do at SL145¢; 800 bu do Corn was moro active than i&r several days on Saturdey, being Teak within & emall range, though reported ere wos & good de- mand early, in sympathy with wheat, as it was Telt that if 'the European whent deficiency bo as t be filled to a con- But there was no shipping inquiry to speak of, and the specula- ew very tame when New York was near_the close. and declined to 81}{c. Sellor January Beller opened at 81c, and Seller February sold at 81%4@ seller Mey at 36@3863(c; and seller June Rejected was steady at 203o, 47,500 bu No, 4 86 8le; 9,000 bu do at 80%6c; 8,600 bu rejected at and a shade firmer than at tho plose of Haturday, when the market had dropped % @10 per bu during the session. Thera fair demaud at the reduced though New York was dull; but ¢ at inside prices when tho latest New (Lnutu.fioue e markob " _Seller tho Janupry o heay’ ; seller Si3@aiige; eelior Pebruary st 25@253¢c, and Sefler March nt 25%c. For seller May b83¢c wos bid. Cash sales wore reported of 6,600 bu No. 2 at 2434c ; 18,600 bu do at 24%c; 20,600 bu do at 241/c; 600burejected nt%&gc LMO bu do ab 1,200 the advance estab- u do at 22¢, lished last week, the receipts continuing small, Cash sales were limited to 2,800 bu No. 2 at G3c. Tejected was nominal at 57c. but irregular. No. 2 5, at 615@B137c in 234c seller Jauuary, 4c _in‘ordinary houses, Jeland, and 53¢ in Armour, Dole & Rojected_was dull at 39@39%4c. reported of 1,200 bu No. 2 (4., 800 ba do at 613¢c; 6,000 bu do 1,200 bu No. 8 (A., D.' & Co.) at 53cs bu do at 4934c ; 6,800 bu do at 483/c; 7,600 ba do 1,600 bu do ; 400 bu do ot T2c; &t 60 5 400 bu do at track ; 400 bu do at 1. Total, 33,000 bu. ‘PRODUCE STATISTICS. The New York Produce Ezchange Circular hus The amount of grain frozen inontheNew York d: _Wheat, 52,120 bu; 65,200 bu;_barley, 78,138 bu; agaifst amount at close of navigation in 18711 Wheaty buj osts, 623,000 bu surplus of wheat for expore, including 7,000 tons of old crop, of 90,000 tons, FiPe essels hove sailed with 96,920 centr ofwheat, and vessels are loading with 8,000 tons more, which will require 62 vessels of o ‘the United Kingdom on the oxclusive of steamer ship- a3, 4,346 tons nd steamer ehipments 973 cargoes of wheat and 104 cargoca 393 cargoes of wheat and G9 cargoes of nding weck in 1872, and 480 cargoes of wheatand 109 cargoes of corn at tho carresponding included in tho amount of 130 cargoes from Ban Francisco and Sther places on the Pacific_coast, aversging 47,000 bu from all other porte, ‘making the amount in trangit Nov, 21, 1872, equal to 11,942, 000 Advices from_Odesss, under that, with small spot stocks and the sparse supplies which were dally giminishing, "5eld, notwithstanding the emall derived from the foreign advices. The comparative stocks of grain at Btettin, Gez~ Ty dale of Nov.9, stato 72, _I8TL 1870, Nor.11, Dec.8l. Dec 3l Whoat, bu.....176,000 86080 320,000 Barley, bu..... 80,000 ¥ 2, Rye, bu. ’ 340000 203,000 oats, b 64,000 44000 80,000 Peas, bu.. 8| 8,000 Thle sup: grain st Steltin rince tho harvest hea u excess of the wants av. 16, state the Fi- foreign cereals, which Dill waa expected speedily to become alaw. from the_opening of 1872, havo been: Wheat, 5670, 1,648 qrs ; rye, 657,800 ara; 617,463 qrs ; linseed cake, 3,677 outs, ng_period in 18713 Y, 27,257 ara; Tye, 526,56 106,440 gra; Linseed, 626,957 qre. The imports of fiour snd grain into the United King- dom of Great Nov, 16, 1872, znd from Bept. 1 dicated 2 Britain and Ireland for the week ending to dates 08 below in- 1772 18T0TL Sept.2to Sept.Sto Now. 18, Ror. 19, e A MESTERTH from Jan.1 to Dec. 1871, 27,122,953 Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit, Clevoiand, 5,053,578 23,509,224 17,634,180 Comparative aggregate receipts of flour and grain a¢ Chicago, $t. Louis, years: 1872, Flourbrls,.. 4,6i),14 and 7, intlusive, for ‘four 1810, 1859, ivies 600 17,621, 2, s 7,440 745,245 424, Total, bu, 122, Comparative ports of Chicago, Milwauked ledo, Gleveland, and Detroit, clusive, for four yea: 161 Flour, brls ... 41 5 24,750 135,312,810 100,636,357 ‘ehipments of flonr and grain 49,634,318 from Duluth, St Louis, To- rom Jun.’1 to Dec. 7, in- 2 Je60.* 33 4,415,107 75,221,240 69,920,165 Total.......121,635, 714 106,179, 08 *5t. Lotis and Duluth not fnciuded. et movement st ‘Montreal from Jsn, 1 to Dec. 4, 872 —Receiptt—— ——Exporta=—— T oY 1872, 1871 Flour, brls, 859,001 014583 TIOEED 443,202 Yheat, bn.4,001,832 7,060,100 8,619,118 7,304,080 Corn, bu... 1,634,308 207,513 T,467,288 2,799,374 2,683 218 40,15 2,445 50750 69434 103,101 60,025 8 4,025 874 72 900250 270,338 1,002,904 738,854 Tot. grain. 12,656,012 10,431,635 12,659,625 10,798,560 Foreign cxports of breadstuff from the United Sfates to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Treland from Sept. 13 Flour, Wheat, Corm 5 Yo rdokan 956, ¥ Rty "07,647 10,161,505 5,145,933 58,688 . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1872. “Totl, 1869-" 25,96 % To the Continend 00 07,0 Flour, Wheat, From wrls. 1, Now York, to Dec. 10.. 1,276 167,736 Other ports to latest dates. Corn, Rye, . bu, 6,351 16,067 Y3 ... Total, 1879-73 130,818 16,067+ Total, 187172 183} 1240 ot 1571 2 180,400 285,240 Total, 1869- 5235 431,160 31,358 The visible supply of grain, including the stocks in granary at the principal yoints of accumulation at lake and seaboard ports, in transit on the lakes, rail, and New York canals, wus, Dec, T, 18723 n store al— cat, b, Corn, bu, Oats, bu, A Now Yorl 1, !l% ,’ il Albany., g 5,200 82,000 8 uffs 485,100 222,100 116,600 110,365 61 850,000 000 424,764 245 25,017 90,833 27,434 86,111 bt el 52, 65 . e shipmonta 62,120 78,138 033 3,401, 56 ,155 E,m.% 413 81,77 174 B,259,B15 h! 3,118,683 £ 3,228,513 3,626,843 * Estimated, Biock afloat tn New York and Buffalo not ncluded, Loamee, A Bax Crry, Mich,, Dec, 14, o the Edilor of The Chicago Tribune: - Sm: In your sauoof December, 10th inst,, I find some fumber statistics which are not entirely correct. Allow me to state that there are eighty-four lumber i on (9 Bagiaae River, and thelr product for 1871 foots up as follows & . Tumber, fect. Tath, b the 8,140 capital invested, $4,238,000. Tho product for the season just closed ' will probably not exceed 450, 000,000 feet, owing to the lateness of tho season, When the'mills commenced operations, and slso to astrike of tho mill cmployes, which ocourred in * July, Some milla -lost mearly i du Tunning _ time during the I scason, The amount of lumber unshipped is greatly in excess of that of 1871, owing to @ eoarcity of carry- 1ng capacity, and the high freights which ruled for two months previous to the closo of navigation. the milla aro to ho extensively repaired this winter, and the capacity of the mills on the river will be thus increased nearly, if not quite, one-quarter, The weather, thus far, for operations in the woods, a8 been fine. * If the spring {8 favorable for gotting the logs down from the streams, next season’s product will exceed that of any year in the history of lumber- ing operations on the Saginaw-River, Ep, D. CowLEs, THEE WHEAT SUPPLY. The Couniry Gentleman (England) has tho following : TTho Mark Lang Fzpress, November 11, eays the an- nouncement of the deficichcy of the lato wheat harvest Tias elicited a good deal of information on tho subject of the forelgn sources of supply. FOr some years tho Dullk of the fmports have come ffom the United States and tho various ports of Northern snd Southern Russia; but last yaar Americs Liad lesa then ususl to spare, While Russia had more. season tho casg ¥ Yoversed, for the Eastern or Atlantic States bave five por cont according to others in the late crop more Than that of 1871, which will enable them to sends Targer supply to Lurope, On the other band, tho crop of wheat in Southern Rnssia—whence by the ports on_the Black Sea go largo supplies have been Tecolved of late years—has this year it a very unfavorable barvest, snd iasaid to hsvo Little to spare; while stocks of old wheat at the Black Sea ports wers cleared ont st and fmmodiately after Rarvest, Noris Southern Russia the only country in TFurope that ia thus deficlent; Hungary and the Dinu- Bian provinces aro equally bare, aud instead of Hun- gary exporting wheat to France and other States, sho Sow tmporting for her own consumption. Germany Tana been receiving, instead of supplying other States ith wheat, and Helgium, Bwitzerland, and Northern Ttaly ore in; the samo predicament. o indocd, appears o be the only European country which has o surplus of wheat to spare. : Then turning to the more dlstant sources of supply — Australia ond Californis § 1t sppears that the sesson Tns been favorable for wheat in Australia, but prices yero high, and some 3000 tons were ahipped to Sydnoy from Californis, whenthes fell. It is now probablo that somo shiprhenta may be made to England, but ta 70 great extent, on_account of the long yoyage snd Qanger of damige to the grain by 623 water, From California a lurge smount is expected, and much is said abont tho great yield and immense amount grown Yhere, That California bas s good crop, no one doubts, Dt that she will export much over Balf tho amount of wheat many newspaper reports .{rom_thero bave indicated, is not so clcar, Having had two pour harvests—-tho last ono_disastrously so—ber farmera and journals were vory highly elated with thp prosent good crop. Hence, though Galiforpia has done well, there 1s much reason t0 believe her exports will b littlo if apy moro than half of the moro extravagant eatimates mado earlicr in the eason. At lesst tha Tatest roports from that State clearly indicate that this may b the case. Xs to tho amount to spare inthe Atlantic States— instead of thero being more to_oxport, I think thero is much less, and thatto secure the imcrease above indicated tho crop of California must be included. Thero appears to be two reasons for the conclusion. 1 think there wore fower bushels of merchantabla Wheat secured than {n 1871, and that there were somo millions of bushcls moro of old wheat held than thero Wes ot the last barvest. Al the statlstics for the movements of wheat since harvest, tend strongly to confirm this opinion. This being tho case, I mignt al- ‘most suppose the Mark Lane Ezpress had fallen into an exror in regard to the California_crop—had refer- &nco to the whole crop grown in the United Statee, &nd then that of California by itself beaides, But then T knovw the exaggerated reports_published here msy mislesd, even to this extent, That such inflated re- Ports affect prices few can deny, a lesst after their ef- Tects aro seen, LATEST. In the afternoon wheat was moderately active and declined 3¢, No. 2 spring sold at £1.13%6@ 1.14 seller the month, and $1.143/@1.147¢ seller January, both options closing At the inside. Corn and other grain was insctive and nominally the same a8 at tho close of "Change. Provisions wiere neglected, —_—— CHIGAGO DAILY MARKET, Moxpiy EvENING, Dec, 16. ALCOHOL—Was in good demand and firmer; 94 per cont proof is now quoted at §1.80@1.85. BHOOM CORN~—Thers is s fair demand for the bet- ter grades, but common red brush is in large BUPELY and very dull, Prices are unchanged, a8 follows: No. 1hurl, 6@63g0 per Ib; No, 1 stalk: brald, 5@5xc; Ne. 3 do, 4@43¢; No. 3 do, 3@33¢c; inside green, 34 @4c; @0 18d tip, 3; do pale and red, 2@2Xc. BEANS-There is a fair inquiry for cholco beans, with the offerings of such ruther light. Common Deans are plenty and dull. We quote: Novies at $2.95@2.95; tair to good at $1.50@2.00; common {0 Imédivm ot §1.25@1.40, Sales include 4 bage navy at .95 ; 22 eacks do at $2.25; 20 sacks at $1,90; 13 baga ‘meditim at $1.65 3 40 bu ot 1,50, ‘BUTTEL—Business in this department continues fairly active, end, if we except medium grades, the market, is firfn ot fall former rates, Notwithstanding the continued liberal receipts, tocks are not accumu- Inting to any unusual extent, and holders donot scem anxious to Toalize at any material concession from the ‘quotations, which are us follows: Strictly choice dairy, 95@28c; medium to good, 18@2c; inferior to com= mon, 8@1Tc. BAGGING—Continues firm at former quotations. The demand is light, and mainly confied o burlaps and gunnica, We repeat our list : Stark, 35c; Ludlow, 840; Lewiston, Sic; American, 32c; Otfer Creek, B3ivct burlepbags, 440 6 bu, 20@23yc; gunnics, single, 18@10c ; do double, 280 wWool sucks, G5GT0c, BUILDING ' MATERIALS—Continue quiet _and steady. Wo quote: Stucco, $2,50@2.15; New York stucco, casing, $3.75@4.00 ; superfine do, $£00@450; Rosendale cement, $3,25@3.50 ; Utica cement, §2.00 per rl; Loulsville comeat, §2.00; Akron cement, $2.005 masblo dust, $3.25@3.80; limé, in bulk, $1.00G1.25; Time (in brls}, $1-35L.80 per brl; white mand, per brl, $9.75@9.00; Plastoring hoir, per b, 40@45c ; fro brick, Per 1, @90,00; building brick (comnion), 1100 (@15.60; country brick, $13,00914.00 ; Woodstod 64 rango at $25.00@40.00 ; St. Louts Hydraulic prossed, $45.00, del ; Milwaukee, $33.00, del; Racine, $30.00, del fire clay, per br], $4.00@ Qel; Hinsdale, $25.00, 5.00, The following i the list of prices per box of 50 feet, for domestic window glass, from which & reduc tion of 40@45 per cent is made by dealers § Firat ble quality, strength. 6x 8to Tx 9. $ 6,75 $ 8. 7x10to 8x10, 6.60 9.00 Bx11 to 10x13, 7.00 9,50 8x14 to 10x15. 7.50 11,00 10x14 to 12x18. 8.00 18.00 14x16 to 16x20.. 8.60 15.00 14x22 to 16324, 9,00 17.00 18x22 to 18x30. 10,50 18.50 20x28 to 24x30. 12.00 20,00 26x28 to 24x36. 13.00 22.00 26x34 to 26x40. . 14,00 24.00 28238 to 2844, 150 2600 28x46 to 30x4! 6.00 27.00 0360 to 82x53, i 23,00 32x54 to 34x56. 84.00 84x58 to 34x60. 00 26260 to 40360 0, CANNED GOODS—1n the canned goods market fair activity was witnessed, and the fecling among dealers was one of frmness, Prices were unchanged, We quote: Peaches, 3 1...... Peaches, 3 1. Years, 2B..... Plums, damsons, 2 Ib. Plums, green gages, 3 Quinces, 3 Ib. Strawberries, 2 1b, Raspherries ... Blackberries, 2 1b Gooseberries, 2 b 2 ) ‘hio' copditionof this .market Was mn- changéd, The demand does not fmprove, and in sym- pathy with the Eastern market prices fiix’n““"' ipd un- Bettled, Tolerably full prices are g realized for grlme memE but snything of in Havor may be ought at » liberal concession, Yie quotos New ¥ork factory, 14@15c; Ohlo facty 12 c; Western factory, 12@183¢. o, 13@150; Wes COAL—Prices of coal remain unchanged. The stock of anthracite, and of some varieties of soft coal also, are extromely light, and_dealers predict s further ad- vance in the formef. We quote: Lebigh, lump, $12.50 @13.00 ; Lehigh, prepared, $13.( Lackawanna, §12.00 @13.00 ; Exde, mm(%u.so; Briar Hill, £0.50@11.50 ; ‘Walnut ‘Hill, $11.00 ; Blossburg, $10.00@11.00 ; Ch Mine, $10.00 ; Hocking Valley, $10.00(10,51 coal, $9.50; Indisna block, $9.50310.00; $8.00 ; Wilmington, $7.00@7.50. 7 ‘COOP] Minonk, ERAGE—Thero was & fair inquiry for pork and whiskey barrels and lard tierces, Prices are s shade ensier Tor pork barrels; sales being made ot $1.50. Other_descriptions wero without change, o quote ; Pork barrels, $1.50@LS0; lard tierces, $1.85@1.95: Whiskey barrels, $2.55@235; flour barrels, 50@55¢ ; Tough staves, $18.00@20.00; bucked staves, $28.008 $30.00; floux btaves, $8.00@9,00; circle flour headings, @80 4 wet ; flour hoop poles, $1400G17.00 B m ; and tierce pola? $35.00@40.00 P m; whiskey barrel staves, $23.00@67.00 9 m. Sales includo 1car pork Darzeld at §1.60; 1 car lard Herces at $1.95, OALIFORNIA FRUITS—There was a fair inquiry for the holiday trade, Tha reccipts ars light, as pears cannot now be sent hero with eafety, We continue to quote: Esat Beurro pears at $4.60 ; Beurro Gris do at $4.25@4.50; winter Nellis do at $3.50@4.00 ; Rein di Nico grapes at 25c ; Tokay, 25¢; Muscat, 20¢, S—The inquiry was light and 6. Prices aro_irregular, fresh quotable at + picked ot 20@23c. Sales includo 33 cases at 29¢7; 1,200 doz ot 21@28c 15 cases pickled at 22¢ ; 600 0z at 20c, FEATHERS—VWere in very fair domand for homo consumption and shipment. The offerings are fair, We continue to quote: Primo live geeso at 63@G50 from first hands ; jobbing prices, T0@72c for assarted feathers + mixed fésthers at 25@00c, according to qual- itys nm»km 6@8c. TISH—Whitefish and No, 1 mackere} wers decldedly frm but other varioties ‘wero only moderately so. Trade continues slacky the Inquiry, s for som i pust, being mainly of a_local character, Follawing are the quotations: No, 1 whitefish, $5.25@5.60; No. 2 do, $5.00@5,25: No. 1 trout, $4.76@5.00 ; No, 1 shore mackerel, $11.00@1L.95 3 N bay mackerel, $7.0037.25 ; 1,90; bank cod-fah, 55055 .50@6.15 ; box herring, No, 1, S0@33c ; box harring, Scaled, 42@43c | Columbia Hiver salmop, mew, hail ‘brls, $10.00810, ol FRUITS AND NUTS—Tho general market was sgain reported faltly active, and, 3f we except Faising Which are in liberal supply and’ caster, prices ruled steady and Fho market is now well stocked, both With domestio ond forelgn varieties, and & Ye Eetiatagtory busiaces 1 dotees . Wo ductes - Dates, 6G f Tow, 16@17c; fgs, boy, 18@1Sc; Turkey 872, 1075@11c’; do 187, 6@Jc ; Taisins, $2.60 @270 berries, now, 104@11x%0; £3@440 ; pitted chorries, 25@28¢ 23c; peaches, halves, 6X@T0; Zanto curranth, 1672, 94@10c; d plos, Southern, nov, 8@6c; 40 Western, 0 Michigen, Tx@o. ' Nyre-Filberis, : ‘Tionds; Terragona, 22¢ ; Esglish walnts, 14@15c; Na- pies Talnuts, 19@%0c ; Broziis, 14@160 ; Pecans, 106 23c; African peanuts, Tc; WWilmington peanuts, 8c; Ténngasce peantts, ¢, GAME-Grouso eontinua in good ehipping request Chickens are firmer at $4.75G5.00, and_quail ot $1.50@ 178 matird ducks g doasee and sll 3 £30065.55% Tablita quotable at $1.25@1.60; venison at 6@T0 for Carcass ; saddles, 133c.. Sales include 40 ‘doz prairie Chickens at §5.00'; 20 doz quails 2t §1.76 7 18 doz doat 150 ; 6 doz partridges at $5.00; 9 doz mallard ducks 2t'$3.00@.25 ; 88 doz rabbits st §1,50; 10 doz do at $125'; 20 venison gaddics 6t 12¢; 5 carcasses ds at B@Tc’; 4 doz equirrels nt Toe, REEN FRUITS—Woro In light demand st lest wezkis pricés. Smalllots sre bemng ehipred {0 the Selghboring towns whenever tho Weather permits, o continde to quole apples nt S3,00@4.75 for choice lots, Cranberries are in moderato request af £10.00@11.80 per brl for cultivated, and $7.00@%.00 for wild. Bales include 1 car spples at $3,00 on track ; 240 Drls doat §3.60; 125 byls at $3.25; 80 brls st $2.50@ 3,00 ; 40 brla cranberrics st $10.60@11603 12 brla .do GROCERIES—Trade was rather quiet all around to- day, s1rd prices ruled steady and unchanged, Tho de- mand was principally {rom’ interior dealers, and con~ fined to small orders to supply curTent wants, Below are the prices current : Br-Cann Bopa—Tx@8c, Corrzes—Mocha', 3Uc; 0, . Java, 353@6)c; Javs, No. 2, 233;@4xc; fancy Kio, 234@25%c; choicedo,” 227,@135;c; prime Rio, 22X@224c; good do, 21%@ o i ey G AR oy ey WERE ,_fancy, 23%@240 ; do, prime 28c l\%fiwfix w‘c&“.@ )y Prime, 23@SK ANDLES—Sar, welght, 20@2c: Stearin 155 age, » ight, 20@: 10y s%@:;:c—l’nml, 8@8Xc; Rangoon, T @7xc; Caralina, Suoans—Patent cut loaf, 1K@14550; crushed, powdered, and granulated, 13x@IS%cs A, stand ard, 133@12%0: do No, %, 1W@Likc; T, 124G 1330 ; extra G, 145@1250 5 C, No. 2, 12G12)c; yel- low C, 11¥@11yc; choice brown, 1i@lixe; prime do, 103@11c; fair'do, 105@G103¢c; choico molusses sugar, U@IKc; faif do, 934@9%c; N sugar, choice, 115@1c; do prime, 103@llc; do fair, 10@10)6 ; do common, IX@IXc. Synurs—Diemond drips, $1.35@1.40; silver drips, extra fine, 12@76c; good sugar-house syrup, 45@30c 3 extra do, 50G36¢; New Orleans molastes, choice, T8 @80c; do prime, T2G5¢ ; do common, 65@70c; Porta Iica molasses, choice, G3@60c; common molasaos, o -Alispice, 11 cloves, 25 . Srioze—Alspice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30a3 cas: 40@4%; pepper, 22:5@23)¢C; numun?n.fiex.gf‘! gnger, puse, 28§90 5 do No, 1, 30@%¢; doNo.2 13 ‘Boirs—French mottled, 6)@63(c; German mot- tied, Ti(GTxe; Golden \fest, B White Ly, 6@63{c; While Rose, 6}3@0%c; brown Windsor, €5@45e; palm, 6@6xc; Bavon Imperial, 6X@6xc. Branon—Gloss, 9x@llc com, 9@llc; iaundry, 6@7c ; common, 5@6e, HAY—Timothy is In better supply, and tho market Degins to show signs of wealness, but, as yet, there is o quotable decline. Afuch of the hay now coming in 15 of inferior quality, and has to be sold at a material conceasion. Frime offerings atill command the follow. 1og quotations, which are the wholesale prices paid by dealers: Ox TRAcE—Timothy, beater preased, $17.00 @18.00; timofhy, looso pressed, £16.0001%.00; praisie, promed, $10.60@11.50. ON Wagox—Timothy, loose, 6.00@17.00; prairie, loose, $10.00@11.00, For delive ery of preased, $1.00@1,50, sccording to distance, HIDES—Vely iitls change was noliceable in tho hide market, Eteady sctivity prevalls, and the lato ad- vaneo is maintzined. We rcpeat our List as follows: Greon butcherd, 8¢; grecn salted, cured, heavy, 11@ 1yc; do light, 12@lixc; part cured, 9X@10%c; green frozen, 9G10¢; green call, 1T@173 i Seal kip, prime, 14c; dry salted, 16@17¢; dry kip, 22c; ) "26c; dry flint, 19@20c; 4 5c damaged, 7@8c; all other damaged price; branded, 10 per cent off, ‘HOPS—Were in a moderats demand, on both local and interior account, The market continues firm at $5@400 for prime. We quote: Prime Wisconsin at 53@40c; common to medlum, 25@20c; Esstern, 406 e TONEY—YWas in the usual demand. Prices are un- changed. We quote; Eastern at 30c; prime Western, 23@280; falr grades, 18@20c; strained honey, 125G 15¢, TRON AND STEEL—This markst continues moder- ately active and stcady, ot theannoxed range of prices: Flat iron 5 5 210 rates 3 figs, prines, R{; Horse-shoo iron... Bheet iron, No. 24 Raussia iron. Russia iron, No, 1 stained. 18¢ an Norway nail rods. @100 | German plow steel. 1y Gle an English cast plow steel.. 12 @12}¢c D Chrome tool steel.... 18 @0 Tates English tool steel. 21 @22 rates ‘English spring ste: 1K @lage B LEATHEBR—Met with a good demand and the prices given below wero firmly adhered to 3 amrLock. ! : Rough upper, Rough ugper, heavy. . Tough upper, damaged, Bufialo slaughter sole, Buffalo slzughter sole, No. “B, A7 aole, 1356 2.00 . 1.00@ 1.60 the season, $48.00@55.00 .sfi.mgsu.m French calf, 5010100 3. LUMBER-—Wss in fair demsnd for Prices rulo steady as follows First and eecond clear.. Becond clear, 1 inchto 3inch. .. Third clesr, 1 fuch. + 39.00@40.00 Third clear, thick. ... ! 130064500 Tirst and socond clear fooring, togetier, zough. .. veeeeee. 40,00843.00 Firat and second clear siding, together... 2400 ‘Common sidin .o Common flooring, dressed, second. Common flooring, dreszed, first. Wagon-box boards, seleeted, 16 inches and . 35.00@40,00 ~ 37.00@40.00 Bstock boards. © 52.00@36.00 Common boards, <vee ... 16,00816.00 Joist, scantling, small timber, etc., 16 feet and unde Fencing. ... Cedar posts, Cedar posts Lath, § " ers in moderate_request. ght, but ample. Oranges are in fair mand, Wegliote: Palermo and Maliga lemons at $6.5087.00 ; New Orleans oranges at $10.00 per brl: Jalenia do ot $14.00 per case ; Malga graves ot .30 o 5). METALS AND TINNERS' STOCE—Wers quietand steady. The prevalence of tho horse disesse in the conniry affects trado to s considerable extent, We continto to quoto s - TE—1IC, 10x14,$14.00; do, 12112, $450 ; @0, 14320, $15.00 3 do, rooling, IC, ¥ (R a 8, 1C, $13.50. BrEET e, 40c ; emall, 41¢ ; bar, 420, Zoso—Full casks, 11343 half ‘casks, : Tess quantity, 12¢ ; elab, 96, e LA BaEET Inus—No, 24, To rates, Cozrrz—Copper botfoms, 48¢ ; braziers, over 12 470 tianed copper, 430, - ety v 108 Wine—2 t0 5, 8¢ 6, 8, 80d 9, 100 ; 10t011,11c; 12, 3 , 19 5 20, e, 15 cofint rm%w{r‘a,sc s ATLS—The stocks are light, but equal to the ent domand, Erices axs aahipged, 88 folows » 100, per keg, $5.75 not ; 8d do, £6.00@6.17% ; 6d do, $6.25G g.:fl)_f; 4d do, $6.50@0.62)¢ ; Sd do, $§7.35@7.373; 34 o, fine, $3.50@8,62% ; 2 do, $9.00@0.13%; clineh, NAVAT, STORES—We quoto un advance in pitcl and tar, coused by s advanco n tho Esstorn markeles ‘a"tgeqr:{lu prices aro without change, Trada is guis. oto: Gipi enaler, owidg decline at the East. Lard ofl continues weak and setfled, in sympathy With the raw material, Garbon, Tinseed, while, and other descriptions wazs quoted firm, e repeat our Carbon, 21@%#c ; extra lard ol 78¢ 3 No. 1, 68¢ : No. 2, G5¢ ; linseed, raw, 85c; do bolled, 90c ; whale, B3¢ ; sperm, $2.00@2.10 ; neats’ foot oil, sirictly pure, $1.10'; do extra, S0 ; do No, 1, PO(:D!L: Jn:’:';ékc,ou’ 68c; atraits, 72c ; elephant oil, 93¢} AINTS, COLORS AND PUTTY—Th quotations are furnished : o-taiiny g Strict) s ictly pure.. oty brands.e. B el 1450 1250 1.0 101150 9.00@10.50 ggufi Ven. mdn;l.nzml oy 350 orange e ¥ Engllah red 16ad.« e ‘American red lead, 1150 ‘Paris white, 400 2.50 330 ek - Axc s very quict todss. Tather more inquiry for good ckickens for the past few dsys, and, a8 ‘e oitors ings of such aro Hght, dealers are holding them at %5@3.50, Turkeys rulo steady at 10@123¢¢ for fair 0 choice. * Geese ate very.plenty. Live sold at $6.008 8,00 ; dressed at $7.00@12.00 ; the latter price for very choice. Sales include 800 1bs dressed turkeys ot 12@ 123gc ; 5 brls choice packed at 13c 3 2,700 1bs at 10@11: 500 18 good st 90 ; 300 the poor at Tc; 5 doz chick 86 $3.25 ; 65 doz A0 at $2.75@3.00 ; 30 doz 5t $2.25@2.5 15 doz ot $2.00 ; 4 doz geese, choice, at $10.00@12.00 ; él:d!otz :EFLDD 00 ;flfllndm‘al ;Z at $10.00 ; 12 coops X .00 3 oz du .75 ;15 G el 8t $.7584.25; 15 POTATOES—Are in demand, choico sound peachw blows bringing T0@75c on g’wx, i0d §0c deliveron, ‘The receipts are very ight. Potatoes sell from sfore at_B0@95c, Ssles include 3 cars peachblows a¥ 80c, delivered § 160 b in small Jose a4 $0c; 300 ba doat SALT—Is in good demand, The recent sfivance sustained, Ground alum is Dow guots -h“ sz.7§ Prices rule as follows : Onondaga fine, Taw fine, $240; ordinary coarse, $2.4Q% G, $2.307 ground solar, 2603 dairy, without mond bags, §3.50; do, with bags, SLIS@LSY S Ashton dairy, per gack, $3.00 3 ground alum, $2.16% ‘Turkgnhhnd; 00. BASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS—Wero in the average demand, witb prices steady vt the following Tange: - FOUR PANEL DOORS, RATSED PANELS EOrH SIDES, -kness, Price. $2.90 2.9 ou . Price, | Thickness. Size. Price. .$1.75 | 1 8-16... 9x1/ ,$2.30 2,05 |1 316.. H Thickness. 1816. 1816, 13416, BAIL SaSH, E Size of 12-light, Price per Sizeof glass, window, window, 40¢ 8x10.. othy ot $3.20@3.35 for prime; common to good, $2.60 \I,':fi“ %7&5%51.? fo; ix, $1.65@1. (ungarian, Buckwh ::?:‘Q‘S‘I‘e'?%l"(?dudwun reported of 6 bags fimni 2,95 § 17 bags clover at $5.20; - ioat §00a Bt SLOSKE, S Sibes take TEAS-~No new feature was developed in copmeckion. ‘with this market, Choice grades remain firm, waile e poorer sorta aro weak aad, nominally lowek. We quote on, common to fair, 50 * Tooy m::é: se}'nzxm. O OOt 30; maerine o Ao o y80m, 75@$1.00; common imperial, B5@75 choice do, 80c@$1.05; finalaé:md“’ o gmg%tg $1.05 ;. $115@1.20; extra, @@L 10 extra 90c@51.05 ; fairto good da, 60@ 90c 7 colored natural leaf Japaz, 65@G5¢; comhon to fizo olong, 35@45c; good, 60@T0c; choita to o bCCo—The trad COLAC e tobacco s was fai) srices given blow s well smtatned. it mEwING—Fine 5@8lc ; cholcs, 65@ ’iflg 3 cammuni‘:ifik?fllc: poo:i’o@'s?}: clo, MoKING—Extra, 5c; medit 30 H - SR USLTEE s i i, wamn G—Nat A o3 h 3 vt gt s s s follows: Beech, $1R00; Auple, $14.00; hickory, $15.00; slabs, ;'aflsgldei WOOL—TWas quiet and unchanged. Yool is comin, in quite freely, and stocks are mm:i;‘g?nko ig Detter assortment, Quotations continue to’Tange as follows : Tub, washed, extra medium, Tub, washed, fair to do. Common dingy.... ordinars. o, ) XX, Flcece, washed, X, dingy Fleece, washed, medlum light, Elseee vashed, mealum dingyl ool s lecce, unwashe in good conditi o Fleooe, unwashod, XEXX, ARGy .xes o e 7 Eleces unmashed; onree 10 medfum, coc, unwasbed, cosrse, aad A10gy... Buper, palled. % 6 Extra, pulled skt ki CHICACO LIVE STOCK MARKET, MoxDAY EvENING, Dec, 16/ CATTLE—Recsived 8inct Saturds; , 1,869 head. There was no life in the cattle trade to- day. Buyers were scarce, and the few in attend- ance wera seemingly indifferent, and although the supply was not Jarge, one-half the number would have satisfied all demands. In prices there was no decided change, the market ruling ensy ab the low rates_established last week. Shippers, feeders, and local butchers took & fow car loads each at 34.25@6.00 far common to ex~ fra shipping steors ; at 92.80@3.50 for stockers, and at $2.00@4.00 for butchers’ stufl. . QUOTATIONS. Extry—Graded sieers, averaging 1,400 s and upwards . $8.15@6. Cholce Beoves—Fine, 8kl to 5 year old steers, . 5.25@5.75 d steers, averaging 1,100 to 1,250 113, 4.75@5.00 Me;ixum ‘Grades—Siders tn foir flee, “3¥er- i aging 1,100 fo 1,250 lba, 2584.50 Butchers _Stock—Comm e steers, cnd good to extra cows, for city Slaugliter, averaging 800 to 1100 Bs... .. 275@4.00 Stock ~Cattle—Common_cattle, in decent flesh, averaging from 500 t0 1,050 18s..... 2.75@3.75 Inferior—Light and thin cows, heifers, stage, bulls, and scallswag steers. . 150@2.50 Texas Cattle—Through droves... 2.00@2.75 Toxas Cattla—Northern summered. 8.00@3.50 Toxas Cattle—Cornfed ....... @4.00 HOGS—There was an active inquiry from packers, and shippers also took hold with con- piderable interest, and, between these two classes of buyers, the supply was readily disposed of. The moderato receipts (16,533 head) induced a firmer feeling, and sellers stcceeded in working up prices a little, the advance averaging sbout 5cper 100 Ibs, 28 compared with Saturday's closing rates, BSales were effected at 33.70@3.75 for common, at £3,80@3.85 for medium to go and at $3.90@4.00 for prime to chaice. 1Most of the eales were at $3.75@3.90. FIEEP—The market was quiet and weak, ot 83.25@3.50 for poor, at $3.75@4.00 for medium, and at $4.25@3,00 for good to really choice. e e et THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. 1873. THE 1873. PROSPECTTUS. THEEILY. 'IER TRIBUSE enters upon the coming year (n ths occu- princy of its rebuilt business promises, tho now Tribtog Bailding, in the heart of the restored business centre of C/hicsgo, snd is prepared, tos degree better than oves *befors, to fill and carzy to & still higher standpoint "THE PLACE IT HAS CREATED IN JOURNALISM, In its growth it has kept pace with tho development of Ohicago and the Northwest. 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