Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1872, Page 6

6 " THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1872. . —_— FONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. SaTunpay EVENING, Dec. 21, A considerable increase in the stringency in the local money market is noticeable 28 coms pared to this time last week. The main cause of this is the heavy pork-packing business now being done, which may be estimated by the large xeceipts of hogs, which have been increzsing for some weeks up to yesterdsy., During the Zlast four weeks, the total receipts of hogs in this ity have been 519,000, an excesa of sy 150,000 bead over the receipts of the samo time last year. The averago price of these has been pro- bably $11 per head, at which they would come to about £6,000,000. During the same four weoks the receipts of cattle' have been about 40,000 head, whick is ssy 5,000 in ex- cess of the receipts for the same time last year. The average price has Erobably not, ‘been far from $40 per head, at which they wounld coms to $1,600,000. It n!zgem, therefore, that the banks of the city have been called on to for~ nish nearly $8,000,000, to pay for hogs and cat~ tle within the past four ‘weeks, or nearly 42,000,000 more than thoy furnished during the -same period of lost year. This vast outgo of funds has itself been sufficient to canse strin- gency, though, as far as this is the cause, the stringency is & healthy one, and will be followed -by areflux of the capital from ths country in the way of increased collections of merchants, which for the immediate present are emall and unsatis: The heavy shipmenta of hogs, cattle, beef, and otk tothe Eastare making s large supply of New York bills, and this, together with the +mecessity for currency to go into the country in payment for the hogs and cattle, has depressed the price of exckange fo 75 cents per $1,000 dis- count. At this price for exchange, bankers find it convenient to fetch currency from New York," which they are doing to some sxtent. The clearings of “the Chicago banks for the week ending Dec. 21, were: -~ Clearings. ' Balanc $ 3,586,085.50 § 259,219.85 8,214,773.22 279,254.92 8,125,400.50 219,214.10 $,003,589,.03 816,360.63 2,805,7148.17 275,608.83 2,869,70513 324,835.41 $18,096,294.55 1,674,652.5¢ 1st, oo-.-$16,485,976.53 1,624,552.25 | quotations of local stocks are 1 ed by Mesars. ond & Watson : Bid, Asked. Commercisl National Bsuk............ 140 Merchants’ National Bank. 170 Corn Exchange National Bank. Gity National Bank.... i Cook County National Bank. 107 National Bsnls of Ilinofs. . National Bank of Commerce. 101 Cicago Gity Railwa 165 North Division Bailwsy. 105 Pullman Palace Car. m Babeock Extin 85 Elgin Watch Company. 108 ber of 100 Traders'.... 100 New Yo, Dec, 2L,—Gold wis dull throughont the day, at 1113¢@111%, The rates for corrving to-dsy were 6, 5,2, 3, 4 per cent, _Clearings, £02.000,000. The Bpacio exports for tho week amounted to $495,202. State bonds steady, and very quiet, - Government bonds, were yery.dull, withox orinteresting features, ‘The Treasury, to-day, disbursed £2,730,000 in gold, 1n antfcipation Of the January intercston the pablid debt ; also, £16,700 in redemption of 5-20 bonds. Money was 3¢ per diem early in the day, but declined | 07 per cent gold, and, at the close, declined to 7 per cent currency. The bank statement 8 unfavorable, It shows a de- creaso of $662,175 in thio légal Teserve. The betks now * Bold only §663,175 above -the % per cent zequired by . Thero hes been s quist feeling in the stock market, With the exception of a ehort flurry in Erie and Pacific Mail during the moming, the market would have proved dall sna uninteresting, Western Urlon and on Pacific were activo and strong, Ohios and Wa- ‘bash £050 @3 per cent during the morning, but lost the advance in late deslings, The market closed with- .80y new out suy change of note except that Western Union ross to 813, Pacific i 1sat sale, was stesdy. The London quotation, howerer, ‘which had been reported ‘at 51 all the afternoon, is equal to 623@623¢, and it creates some wonder why the twoprices do 10t agree more closely. Sterling, 109 a0 remained ot 78, Erie ot 595, Virginizs, old. ... |North Carolinas, old..34 North Csrolinns, new.19 COMMERCIAL. SaTURDAY EVENING, Dec. 21. The following were the receipts and ship- ments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the past twenty-four hours, snd for the corresponding date & year ago : SHIPMENTS, 1872, 7,460] 13,632 out change in values, Good_to choice grn.des arenob in excess of the demand, and olders were esking and obtaining full rates, No improvement was noticeable in the demand for cheese, and the weak feeling, 80 long & fea- ture of the market, 18 still pxevxfient. Coal was active and strong. ~ At two or three of-the yards o_tdem were being filled at $10.50 for Erie and $12.00 for Lockawanne, but_dealers generally were demanding $11.00@11.50 for the former 2nd $12.50@18.00 for the latter. Stocks of an- thracite are rapidly dwindling, and dealera are talking of an advance. The dried fruit trade was only moderztely active, and foreign descrip- tions were agein guoted easy. Domesticsre- main comparatively firm. Fish wera but little inquired for. Hayremains guiet and withont quotable change in prices. Hides and leather were firm, thongh the demand for the latter ar- ticle was small. There was & good demand for cerbon, lard, and linseed oils, but other descriptions were quiet. ‘Tobacco and wood were stcady at former quotations, Aleohol was2c lower to-day, now quoteble af $1.80@1.85. The domand for lumber was light, and prices wero without important change, Building materials continue quiet and: atemfy. Tron and steel, metals and tinners stock, were quiet and unchenged. Tin plate has advanced in New York, and prices here have & Btrong up- ward tendency. Nails were in light request at $5.75 rates, net. Salt was active and firm. There was . fair inquiry for wool, prices remaining steady. Broom corn was unchanged ; the high~ er grades are in demand and firm'’; common stack is dull and nominal. Hops were in fair demand and very firm. Seeds were in moderate requost. ‘Timothy was firmer, prime selling at: £3.25@8.80. Clover was firm. at $5.25 for prime, and $5.70 for choice mam- moth. Tlax quotable at 21.60@1.65. Potatoes were without particnlar change. Choice varieties are quoteble at 70c on track, and Tic delivered. Choice poultry was in demand; tur- keys are & shade firmer ; the stock of good-con- ditioned poultry is rather light, but common is \'eryflenty Grouvse and quail were in fair de- mand, Venison and rabbits were in large sup- ply, and sold_slowly. Green fruits were quiet, 1he cold weacher inferfering with the trade. Highwines were rather more active, at the samo prices a8 quoted_yesterday, which were a steep decline from the nominal quotations of tho day. Sales were reported of 150 brls at 90, and 50 brls at 893¢e. * Dressed hogs wera in -better Tequest by hip- pers, and the market ruled 5c per 100 Ibs higher, notmthntmding the ersier fecling inlive. The market closed Sales were Teported of 300 head at 8440775 at $4.3734; 1,079 at S4.85; 7 249430, Total, 1,461 hend. - Provigions were dull, and practically un- changed, though a shade easier, in sympathy ith & wesk fooling in hogs at the Stock Yards where heavy receipts again caused buyers to hol off for lower prices. The receipts of the week ending this morning were fally 150,000 head, which is the biggest weel’'s recoipts ever known in this market. There was no demand for porlk, end _former gricaa wers nominally sustained. Lard; was moderatoly active, end ossier. Meats wereinfair demand,chiefly on direct order, which was independent of tho hog market of the day. The market closed at the following range of prices: Mess Pork—Old, $10.25@10.75; new pork, cash or seller the month, at $11.65@11.75 ; do seller Jannary, $11.65@11.75; do seller Feb— ruary, S11.75@11.80; do selier March, $11.85@ 11.90; do seller April, $12.00 ; prime mess, $10.50 @10.70. Lard, cash, 86.95@7.00 for new, cash or seller December; o feiler January, $7.063¢ ; do seller February, $7.194@7,15; do’ seller Xiarch, 97.85@7.8734. 'Sweet pickled hams, 73{@3%c, and green hams at T3@7%c for-15-1b averages,. and 7c for 16-1b averages. Green shoulders, 82@83l{c; do rough_sides, 45@48{c; do short ribs, 5@5¥c; do short clear, BI@difc; dry salted meats guotable at 33¢c for shoulders; 335 @>514c for short ribs, and 530 for short clear. Boxed shoulders, seller December, quoted at 3%{c. English meats for deliveryin Décember and January, 53¢c for Cumberlands ; 58¢c for short xibs or 10ng clear ; 6@6X4e for short clear ; Bl{@ 81¢c for long cut hams. Mess beof, $8.50@9.00; extra mess do, £0.50@10.00 ; beef hams, $25.00 @29.00._ City tallow, 73@73c; grease’ quota- ble at 514@G}{c. Sales were reported of 100 ‘brls prime mess pork at310.75 ; 1,050 tes lard at £7.00 per 100 Ibs ; 200 tcs do at £6.95; 200 tcs do seller January at $7.00; 200 tes do (choice) eeller January at 37.25; 250 tes do seller March at $7.373¢; 20,000 1bs shoulders at 334c; 20 boxes do at3, 650 boxes do (part seller February) at 83{c; 250 boxes do selier March at 4c; 75 boses short riba (light) at 5%¢c ; 500 boxes do at 55c; 200 boxes short clear at Gige; 250 boxes_do, sellor January, st Gc; 250 boses do, seller last half February, at 63¢c; 500 boxes equal amonnts of long and short clear at 5Xc ; 60,000 tbs green hams 816 1bs) at 7ifc ; 20,000 tba do (17 1hs) at e ; 2,000 pes do (20 1b8) at be ;.60 tes Bweet pickled hams at8%(c ; 50 tes do at 8c. The following shows the local movement of provisions during the pust week: : Received, _Shipped, Beet, bris ol Pork, brla BT 8,148 Lard, bs. 15,290 634 Meats, Bs. 1,253,160 9,807,552 The packing of this season to date at Chicago ia Teported at 539,153 head, against 623,986 to eame time in 1871, and 857,945 hend a year pre- viously. St. Louis reports 310,000 head, against 240,000 a year ago, Delphi, Ind., re%oflu 12,000, 3““1 Dealloines, Jows, reports 14,500 head, to te. 5 2 Last woek our packing was reported at 429,430 ; now st 533,158 head; difference, 103,723 heod. The receipts of live and dressed for the week ere 157,532; shipments, 82,1753 difference loft in_Chicago, 125,357, 'The difference of these differences is 21,634 hogs, eaten in the city dur- ing the “week and left over in excess of thoss heii» here -8 -week: ago. -In remarking on this difference, to-day, one or two provision dealers took occasion to doubt the accurscy of tho pack- ing roturns, thinking it possiblo that some of the packers are reporting their minimum work, in order to give an ides of diminished pradaction. £ H. Milward & Co. write as follows : Though the predictions of our provision dealers as to the large number of hogs remaining in the hands of the farmers, snd the hesvy receipts to be cxpected, are ‘being daily verified, yet there sare circumstances con-~ nected with the trade which have been generally over- looked, and which, mevertheless, must occupy an important position {n its success or failure, Chiefly among these is the large incresse in the et welght of the hogs, as reported from the various packing poiats. Our increase is placed, by competent judges, at from 10@15 1o per hog over last year's; Milwankee about th pame a5 oura; Cincinnai ‘st from 25 to 40 Ibe; in fact, from Iilinols, Indians, Tows, Wisconsin, Mis- sourd, Kansas, Nabraska, and Minnesots the Téports are very concurrent, and, if the result ehould tarn out a3 anticipated, must tell very sonsibly in the final eumming up of the season’s work. The export demand for the continent hos been large, but is now abating, The English demand has been thus far ery light, and unless we _should soon be favored with liberal orders for export, the surplus left for home consumption is likely to bb 50 large s to become uni~ ‘managesble. Under these circumstances the packers .| scem to realize that their sole security lies in insisting onlow prices for hoge,and though, during the past week, their efforts have been in o messure crowned With buccess, yet it must be rememberad that even' TRl o Tow they have to hold tho products and bocome spocts Dot Hasa Iators, 28 they have thus far through the season been L ogg, 2 working at a loss of fully 60 cents per hog, and now, i+ Zird Togk o, a5 prices «of -products have declined correspondingly Shete, I i .with _the price of hogs, the same loss stares them in hah o 1,0 640y 1,27 - |*the fice, and their sole advantago gairied ‘a that tho e, s lower price paid for the hogs fender the holding of 507., Do b 29,530, products less precarious, Potafoes, b, 3,539) Flour was almost inactive, the buying being Lamber, m ft 201 confined to one or two local retmilers. Buyers 8alt, brla, Withdrawn from store on Friday for city consumption: 7,069 bu wheat; 3,306 bucorn; 1,341 bu oats; 1,367 bu rye; 10,710 bu barley. Withdrawn fordo during tho week, 25,396 bu wheat; 17,754 bu corn; 11,864 bu oats ; 7,070 bu rye; 42,057 bu barley. The following grain has been inspected into store this morning, up to 10 o’clock: 99 cars wheat; 112 cars corn; 15 cars oats; 11 cars rye ; 28 cars barley. Total, 260 cars, or 100,000 bu. The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffs into this city during the past week, and for the corresponding week a year ago: |——TRecetpta—|| —Shipments—, 1872, 1871, 1872, 1871, Flour, brls... 48,909| 23, 5,132 19,322 Wheat, bu. 303,890] 118,767 t Corn, bu. ©] 836,000| 786,641 Oate, by .| 247,980| 170,168 Rye, bu, .| 80,115( 16,395 5,302 Barley, 93,395 76,804l 74,919 seon1 The Chicago produce merkets were gencrally dull to-day, except wheat; and an easier feeling was noticed in many departments, thongh few were weak. Thestorm of two days ago, followed by clear, cold westher, has not had the effect of largely reducing the shipments.of produce to this city. On the contrary, they promise to be on the increase, as the farmers have left the fields and settled down to their winters’ work of sending in the fruits of their summer labor. The grocery market was without new feature. The demand was only fair, being mainly restricted to small orders to make up assortments, and meet immediste wants, Prices remsin steady and generally firm. Inthe dry goods market there was leas of “activity than on the preceding days of the week, but there was no abatement in a8, the quoted prices being thoronghly pustained all around. Batter wes quiof, With- for shipment have lowered their bids to the ex- tent _of about 25c per brl, which holdera re- fused to concedo; hence ‘dulness. Bran was henvy. Sales were reported of 100 brls spriny extras _(Lockport Bydraulic) at $6.73 ; 100 brls rye at $4.95 ; 15 brls buckwheat (Jackman's) at £8.00. Total, 215 brls. Algo 10 tons of bran at $11.00 at mill ; 10 tons do at $10.50 on tracl, Wheat was loss active, and sveraged about lo higher than on Friday ; though very irregular and weak during the gmnter part of the session. New York was quoted strong, and the reports of damage by flood in many sections of Europe joined to produce a decidedly bullish feeling, and there was plenty of trading early af an ad- vance, . But a few offers fo sell on_the part of operafors supposed to be largo holders cansed the impression that the early feeling was the re- sult of manipulation, and that the longs were trying to unload. Then the market broke, and thenceforward there was but little buying, though prices rallied somewhat, as offerings wore withdrawn when it was found that they ‘were not wanted. The latest accounts show that abont 10,000,000 bu of California ‘wheat lavo been received in Liverpool since the beginning of the harvest yesr, and that arrangements have been made to send ‘about as much more; the whole comprising about ‘260 vessel loads. It is beginning to be understood that _the esmount of wheat which Great Britain can draw, from California in any one year -is not so much. a question of pro- duction a8 of carrying capacity; go that it is not impossiblo to have a glut on the Pacific slope, and a comparative famine in the British Isles, unless the latter condition be averted by sup- plies from other points. It is yet too. early to over-estimato the extent of damage to the crops of next year by the recent floods in Europe, but the tone of tho foreign markets is not such 2s to warrant the belief that the damage is serious and extensive. Our receipts were light, but this was probably only a circumstance of a day or two, that will soon be remedied. There was lit- tlo buying for shipment to-dsy. Seller January opened at $1.168¢, advanced to $1.173, declined to $1.1684,and closed st $1.163¢. Seller Feby sold at 2c above January, closing st S1.18.. Seller the month, or cash No. 2 spring, sold at $1.16@1.17, "7 closing _ab _the inside. No. 2 spring sold at $1.22. No. 8 do closed ab S102/{@1.03, and rejected do at 92c. Cash sales were reported of 800 bu No. 1 spring st 91.22; 10,000 bu No. 2 epring at SL163¢: 2aézoo budo at §1.16%(; 29,400 bu do at S1.16; 2,800 bu No. 8 spring at 81.033¢ ; 4,800 bu do &t $1.03; 1,200 bu do at $1.02%7; 8,800 bu do at 8L.022¢5 2,400 bu do at $1.023¢, 4,800 bu re- jected spring at 920, Total, 89,200 bu. Corn was dull at sbout the same range as yes- torday, being, ifanything, a shade easier, though receipts were relatively small. Tho business of the session wes simply a repetition of that of many previous days. The capitalists seem to studiously ayoid corn, and none of them are in- vesting in it, so far as known. Hence it is Lesvy, though so low that few are willing to ell at current quotations,” if they cem help it. Ispecially 8 it considered dangerous to gell short, as it is fqared that some of tho capitalists are watching the market closely, exd ere prepared to take hold extensively when thoy are eatisfied that prices have touched bot- tom. Seller the month, or cash No. 2, sold &t 801{@3034c; seller January at 305@308{0; and seller February at.312¢ @315, all closing at the inside. Seller May was quoted at 86c, and seller June at 8634c. ~Cash eales wera reported of 28,- 200 bu No.'2 at 303¢e; 40,600 bu do at 80)c; 2,400 bu rejected at 29c. Total, 71,200 bu. Oats were in better demand and firm at the advance noted yesterdsy, though quoted dull in New York, while onr receipts hera were com- prstively large. Seller November, or cash No. , 60l at 24@241(c ; geller January, at ”}‘S 24360 ; and- seller’ February at 243/ @250, closing with firm holders.ab the ontside.. - Seller April sold at 26%¢c. Cash sales were roported of 5,000 bu at 243{c ; 5,000 bu do at 243 ; 5,400 budoat2ic; 1,200 b rojected at 21350 ; 1,200 bu do at 21c. Total, 87,800 bu. Rye was in goud demand, 28 compared with the” extent of the offerings, and was fully lc ‘higher. Cash sales were reported of 2,000 bu No. 2 at 6634c ; 1,600 bu do at G6c ; 400 bu do at G53c; and 1,200 bu rejected at 6lc. Total, 6,200 bu. No. 2 closed firm at 66c. Barley was dull at the inside prices_of yoster- day, the sharp sdvance having caused the with- drawal of most of the orders that werc on the market. No. 2 was firm at 65¢ cash ; 653{@66c seller January, and 6754c sellor February, Cash eales wore reported of 400 bu No. 2af 6934c; 8,200 bu do at 65¢; 400 bu No. 3 at 83i4c; 1,200 b do at 53c; 400 bu do at 5234c: 800 bu do at 52c; 800 bu rejected at 402¢c; 400 bu do at 40c; 800 bu sample at 85¢ ; 400 bu do 84c ; 400 bu at 80c ; 800 bu do at-75¢ ;-400-bu do at.-68c ; 400 -bu do at 60c ; 800 bu do at 550, all on_track ; 400 bu doat T8¢ ; 5,200 bu do at 79c ; 400 bu st 65 dlvd. "Fotal, 18,000 bu. LATEST. In the sfternoon, wheat was fairly active and firmer. No. 2 apring sold at $1.163 seller the month, and $1.1624@1.17 eeller Jannary, closing &t the Inside, and $1.1824 seller February. Corn and other gramn were quiet, and nominally the samoas atthe closeof 'Change. Provisions were inactive. ey CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. SATURDAY EVESTNG, Dec. 21, ALCOBOL—Was 2 cents lower, owing to & decline in New York ; now quoted at $1.80@31.85, $ BROOM 'CORN—Dealers continue fo receive small orders for the higher grades, but- aside from this the market is very quiet. Comman red brush and old cornare in liberal supply and dull. We quote: No, 1 hurl, 6@83¢e per Ib : No. 1 stalk braid, 5@5ke; No. 2 do, §4»5 3 No, 3 do, 3@3x¢c ; inside green, 3% @dc; do'red tip, 3¢; do pate and red, 2@2%c. ey BEANS—Choice beads nre in fair demand and firm, the supply of such being light. Common varieties are quict and unchanged. e quote: Navies at $2. 2.35 ; fair to prime at $1.75@2.00 ; common to medium at §1.25@1.50, BUTTER—The butter market was moro quiet to- day, but in prices there was no change, the fecling be- ing firm for all grades save, perhaps, medium, which comprise the larger portion of the stocka in stoxe. Good to choice dairy was chiefiy inquired for, though ers’ grades. met with some demand. Following aro the quatations: choice. roll, 18@3tc; strictly choico dairy packed, 26@28c ; medium to good, 18@ %2¢ ; Inferior to common, 8@17c. - BAGGING~—In the baggiug market no changes were noted. The demand_continues emall and, aside from grain bags, the feeling was not particulsrly firm, Prices raugp as follows : Stark, 85¢; Ludiow, Stic; “Lewiston; 84c; American, 32c; Otter Crock, 33ic} burlap bzgs, 4and 5 bu, 20@22%c; gunnics, aingle, 18@19c ; do double, 28¢c; wool sacks, 68@70c. BUILDING MATERIALS—Were, quiet and un- changed. The inquiry is chiefly for such materials as aro required for finishing the interiors of build- ings, We anote: Stucco, $2.60@2.75; New York stucco, casing, $3.75@A4.00 ; superfine do, $4.00@4.50 ; Rosendale cement, $3.25@3.50; Utica cement, £2.00 per brl; Louisville coment, $2.00] Akron cemeht, $2.00; marblo dust, $3.25@3.50; limé, in bulk, 21,00@1.25} Time (in bris), $1.85@1.50 per bel; wnite sand, per brl, £2,7533.00; plaatering bair, per bu, 40@45c ; firo brick, ‘Por 1,000, $40.00@90.00; building brick (commion), §11.06 (@15.00; country brick, $13,00814.00 ; Woodstock pross- $25.00840.00; 5t. Louls Hydraulic prossed, ed rango at £45.00, insdsle, $25.00, del; fire clay, per brl, $4.00@ 5.00. The following is the list of prices per box of 50 foet, for domeelic window glass, from which a reduc- tion'of 40 and 5 per cent is mado by dealers: i i Doudls . strength. 8x8to 7x 9. 7x10to 8x10.. . 8x11 to 10x13. 7.00 8x14 to 10x15. 7.50 10x14 to 12x18, 8.00 8,50 9.00 10.50 12.00- 13.00 14.00 15.00 00 o of ‘pork barrels and lard tierces” 1s greatly in oxcess of the demsnd, and pricea are again lower. Pork barrels sold at $1.35@1.40, and tierces ot $175@L80, Other descriptions were un- changed. W0 quote: Pork barrcls, $1.35@1.40; I tierces, $1.715@1.80; whiskoy barrels, $210G2.95; flour barrels, 50@550; rough staves, $18.00320,00, bucked staves, $28.00G$30.00; flour Ataves, $8.50 @9.50; circlo flour headings, T/@Jc T set ; flour oon Dola, $14.00G17.00 5 m; porie and tiexce poles, £30.00 ©10.00 §m; whiskey barrel staves, £23.00G27.00 G m. Bales include 2 cara pork barrels at $140; 1car do nt §1.35; 1 car lara tierces at $1.80; 1 car do 20-inch 0t $1.65. CALIFORNIA FRUITS—Thero wasa moderato de- mand for pears, with tho supply light but ample, Frices continue to rango from $4.00@5.00 per box. . CHEESE—Another dull doy was passed in this mar- Xet, and prices were again quoted weak and unsettled, Thé severity of the weather rendered it unsafe to ship goods to iho country, and the few orders received could mot be filled. A few eales were reported on local account_at the following prices; New York factory, 14 @15c; Ohio factory, 12@13¢; Western factory, 126 e, COAL—Thers was quite an active demand for fnel to-doy, and the market -was strong, at full former Tates, | The tendency. in prices of anfhracite, and also in the better varioties of Boft coal, is upward, as stocks oo extremely light, and, of course, cannot be replen- ished gave by rail, which will materiaily enhance the cost, Orders were being filled at the sunexed guota- ‘tions: Lehigh, lump, $13.00@13,50; Lehigh, propared, $13.00; ZLackawanna, $12.00@13.00; Erie, $10,508 11.50 ; ‘Briar Hill, $10.50@11.50 3 . $10.00@11,00; ~Ci lley, $10.00@10.50; Caunel coal, $9.50 block, ' $9.50@10.00; Minonk, $8.00; Wil- ‘mington, $7.00@7.60. CANNED GOODS—Trading in this class of goods -continues quiet, with prices generally steady. The ex- berrics, tomatoes, and _corn, in which- cks are short, Below ceptions are rasp! ‘the tendency is fo'advarice, 88 sto azo tho prices curreat Ogsters, Ojsters, 11b.. 'EGGS—The demand the local deslers, Receivers are as] for fresh, and 20@28¢ for pickled. cases and 400 doz ot 20c; 52 cases at 280510 cases pickled ot 20c, 3 FEATHERS—Thero was & good tnquiry for. prime live geaso feathers from the local and country trade. The supply is fair. We quote: Prime live, geese, from firat hands, ot *66@08c; jobbing prices, 73@76¢ {or dssorted feathers; mixed feathers, 26@60c, sccording to quality; chickes, 6@8e. . FISH—No improvement was noticeable in the de- ‘mand for fish, and prices remain nominal. We quote : No. 1 whitefish, $5.25@5.50; No. 2 do, $5.00@5.25; No, 1_trout, $475@5.00; No. 1 'shore ~mack- $11.00@11.25: No. 1 bay, $8.50@8.75; No. 1 Doy mackerel; $7.00@7.25 ; No. 1, shore kits,” $1.85@ 190 ; bank cod-fish, $5.6085.75 ; George's 'cod-fish, $6.50@6.75 ; box herring, No, 1, 30@330 ; box herring, acaled, 42@45c; Columbia Hiver salmon, new, hal brls, $10.00810.25, ; FRUITS AND NUTS—There was & falr inquiry’ for domestic fruits, and prices were quite firm, but for- cign varities ruled quiet and easy. Stocks are smple,and HiForders aro promptly Slied. We quote: Dates, B0c; fgs, new, 15@160; box, 17@18c; Turkoy ‘prunes, 1873, 65 ; blaciberri HE? T0G10%0 ; 40187, T@8e; Taibins, §255 es, mew, 1 onds, Terrsgons, 21@22 aple walnute, ao@m%; ‘Brazils, 13@14c; Pecans, 10 126 African peanuts, 6@7c: Wilmington peanuts, 7T@8o; Tennessee peanuts, 1@8c. GAME—The demand was chipfly for small lots of del; Miwaukeo, 3300, del; Racine, $0.00, | 2% % % praixio chickens and quwil, and prices wero irvogulary ut fairly quotable, at $4.60@5,00 for grouse, and $1.60 @1.75 for quail. Other varieties of game were in lb- eral supply and rather quiet. Bales include 45 dozen prairie chickens, at $5.00 ; 19 dozen do, at $4.75; 40 dozen quail, at 1.’ dozendo, at $1.85; 20 dozen partridges, at $4.35@4.50; 6 wild turkeys, at $L5O each ; 4 choice, at $2.50 ; '35 dozen rabbits, at $1.50 ; 4 dozen squirrels, at 60@75¢ : 7-venison carcasses, ot 8@ 9c; 8eaddles, at 193@15¢; 2 buffalohams, at 66 - GREEN FRUITS—Were quiet to-day, the weather ‘being t0o cold to handle them with safety. Apples are quotable at $2,60@4.00 in small lots from store, and $3.00@3.50 for round lots of choice. Cranberries were stendy, at £10.50@11.50 per brl. GROCERIES—Dealers reported Do now features. Quiet still prevatls in all departments of the market, and prices ruled steady and uniform. Coffees, sugars, Tice, and candles aro'firmer. Below are the quota: tions, Bi1-CARB SoDA—T3@Sc. CorrEEs—Alacha , 30¢; 0. G. Java, 255@263¢c; Java, No. 2, 233(@243{c; fancy Rio, 234@233(c; choice do, 227,@23%c; 0 Rio, 223(@22%0c; good do, 21%@ 213¢c; common do, 193{@2024¢ gapore, 223{@23Xc; Costa Rica, fanoy, 233 @24c ; do, prime, 23@23Xc; Maricaibo, 22x@?23c. . 1 SAxpres—Slar, full welght, 20@20; Bloarie, X @163c. gphlcz—Fains, 6X(@Age; Tangoen, 12(@S0; Curolns, 3¢@9c, BUGARS—Patent cut -Joaf, 14x@l4xc; crushed, powdered, gnd granulated, 13%@I3xc; A, stand- 3, Btdo o N s B 256 = ard, 125@12%c; do No. 3, 194 @125 123 6xtra O, 135 @12Xc ; G, No. 3, 1173@12c 10w G, 11X@I1xc; choice brown, 1iGilic; primo do, 10%@11c ; fair do, 10X@100; choice molasses sugar, 1@1Ikc; falf do, 93/GY%c; New Orleans sugar, choice, 114(@Llxc} do primo, 10X@llc; do fair, 10@10%C ; do common, 9@JXc. 8inURs—Dismond dripe, $1.55@1,40; silver drips, ‘extra fine, T2@750; good stgar-hose syrup, extra do, 50@55¢c; New Orleans molasses, choice, 18 @80c;. 46 prime, 12@T6¢ ; do common, C5G70¢; Porto, Hla, molasacs choics, $3G600; comon molisscs, c. SproEs—Allspice, 17@18c; cloves, 28@30c; cassls, 40@4%c ; popper, 22@23%¢ ; nutmers, $1.55@130 7 ginger, pure 2563003 do Na.1, 206250} do Ne. 5, 18 c. Boars—French mottled, 6%@6%c; German mot- od, Ti(@Tic; Golden Feat, 5o s Waito Lily, 63 @63c; White Rose, 6}@B3{c; brown Windsor, TEGse! puim. bGoRe ;o Tmporim, @0 e, Sranom—Gloss, 94@10c; corn, 9@llc; iaundry, 6@Tc ; comman, 5@6c. 4 HAY—Thero wps & good_local demand for Joose and prossed descriptions, but the shipping movement was ight, Prices were Teported stesdyand unchanged. Wholesale dealers wero offering the following rates: Ox Tnage—Timothy, beater pressed, $17,00@18.00; timo- {hy, looeo prossed, $16,00@17.00; prairie, presacd, §10.- 00@11.50. - ON WaGON~—Timothy, loose £15,00816.00; prairie, loose, $9,50@10.60. For’ delivery of pressed, $£1.00@1.50, according to distance, 5 HIDES—This morket was without' new feature, Steady sctivity prevails, and slthough the receipts ‘were Iiberal, all afferings found buyers at.full former rates. Tho Shos and Leatker Reporter says of the New York market : “There has becn only a moderate demand. during the past week for dry hides, though prices re- main ‘Tanners donot fecl disposed to make pur- chases at present prices, as the advance in the price of Teather doos not correspond to that in hides. The re- caipts of tho week have been 37,500, about 13,000 of which were {rom South America, The sales smount to 54,500, leaving the stoclk reduced to 85,200.” Wo quoto: Green’ butchers’, Bc; green salted, cured, heavy, 1@ Lie; do light, 11G12c; part cured, 93@10yc; greon frozen, 9G10¢; green calf, 11@1734C; green city veal kip, prime, l4c; dry salted, 16@17c; dry kip, 22c; dry calf, ‘26c; dry ‘flint, 19@20c; deacons, B0GGHe; damagod, T3¢@8c; all other damaged stock, two-thirda price: branded, 10 per cent off. TOPS—Are in fair demand and very firm, Eastern advices aro of the same character. A few_sales of choice hops have been madeat 45 on time. Primoare quotable at 85@40c; medium, 25@30c; common, 158 20c; eastern, 40@450. TIONEY—1¥os quiet. The offerings of :trained and inferior grades axe large snd slow of sale. Prices are unchanged as follows: Prime white clover, in smail cases, at 25@30c; common to fair grades, 20@24c; straiucd, 10@162. IRON AND STEEL—Trade was quict, Prices were unchanged and ruloos follows : slat iron . 210 rates Hoavy bands 810 rmtes Light bauds, @6 210. rates Hoope.... 510 rates Tounds and squar 5 5 810 ratea Bhafting 3ron. ... 5 £10 rates Ovals..... 5 8-10 rates Half oval and balf Tounds... § 810 rates Horse-shoo irou. 6 rates Sheet iron, No, 3 7 rates Plato iren,” T rates [ 8h o/ c @b @l2xe B1b rates rates English spring steel c B LEATHER—Tho Ileather continues quiet, neither local nor outsido demands being very consid- erable. This, however, is not on upusual state of thinga at this Beason.of the year,.and, as stocks. are ro- ‘markably light, no ineasinéss is felt on the part of the trade as to the permenence- of present- prices. - Afler the 1st of January a genersl advanca in French calf may be looked for, and the tendency of some descrip- tions of domestic’ lcather is also upward. -The Shoe and Leather Reporter furnishes tho following resumo ot losses by the : Boston fire 3 $ 5,630,215 8,755,000 950,600 Lo co0,000 $10,935,215 We quote: nEsLocE. City harness. $ £ Country ha 36@ 38 Line, city, B b. 416 Rip, @1b 603 110 p, veal City uppe: City upper, N Country upper, No. 1. Rough upper, heavy . Rough upper, damaged, Buffalo elaughter rols, Buftalo sleuglter sole, No. 1. “B.A."sole... Kip, No, 2, h Harness. .. French calf, Jodot. French calf, Lemoine. French calf, 24 to 26 1bs. French calf, 2610 30 s, ‘French calf, 30 t0 36 Ihs. French kip, 50t0100 b, LUMB The demnnd was light, and previous prices were gen- erally adhered to. -Wo quof Firat and second cloar, Second clear, 1 inch to Third clear, 1 inch Third cloar, thick, it epd socond it Hoor rou, gt . 40.00@43.00° and second clear piding, fogether. 2100 First Common siding. ...... 458 20.00@22.00 Gommon flooring, dressed, first 37.00629.00 Common flooring, dreased, ‘second. 30,00@33.00 Wagon-box bonrds, sclected, 16 inches and upward.... 4 A stock boatds.. 37.00640.00 Bs ;. 32.00636.00 Common boards. 16.0017.00 Joist; scantling, small Himber, eic,, 16 feet and under. Fencing, Joist and scantiing, 180 24 feot. Timber—sawed, 12't0 16 feet, Shingles—sawed A G m Pickets, square. ‘Pickots, fat, Cedarposts, split. Cedar posts, Toun: Lath No. A or Star. ‘Thres d¢ [t]:er which charge follows the shingles. ‘Thickness—Five shinglea to be two inchesin thick- ness. Tength—Sixteen inches. ) Yo $25.00840.00 Onk = 5.0 3 ek v 25.00680.00 MMaple... 15.00@35.00 Ash 30.00640.00 P A 25.00G60.00 Counter tops (seleat). 1.00@ 1.50 Flooring, 6-in. grooved and matched. . 75,00 Axles...... 0@ 15 agon o Eack). I 5@ 6 Hickory.. 50. 75.00 Box bosrds, 35.00@40.00 Qommon. © 20.00@%5.00 Clear. 80.0(335.00 Calls, eerenare 15,00@16.00 LEMONS_The avetage demand for lemons and oranges prevailed. Prices were without material change and rule s follows: Palermo and Messina lemons 2t $7.00 ; Frenchand Malagas 0£$6.00 Havana oranges at $12.00 per bri ; Valencia do, $14,00 per case. METALS, AND TINNERS STOOK=The indica: tions oro favorable to an_advance in_tinplate befora long, Tho English morket is very firm, andgprices in New York have advanced, Other metals remain un- changed, ‘We continue to quote: - To¥ PLaTE-IC, 10x14, §14.00; do, 12312, $1450; do, 14320, $15.00 ;. do, Toofing, IC, $13.50. B P16 Tr¥—Large, 40c ; emall, £1C ; bar, 42c. SHEET ZmNc—Full casks, 1lc; half casks, 11xc; less quantity, 113¢c:; slab, 9c, - <BEEET IRuN—No. 24, Tie rates. CorrER—Copper bot{oms, 480 ; braziers, over 121bs, 47c; tinned copper, 43c. 8 WmE—21t05, 805 G, 8,20d 9, 10c; 10011, 11c; 12, 1130; 18 and 14, 12%c; 15and 16,1405 17, 15c} 18160319, 190 ; 20, 20c ;. full e, 15 per cent dis- Stocks are light, count ; fence wire, 8c. bt {ully equalto present requirementa, We quote: f0d, 84 do, NAILS—Were quict and steady. perkeg, $5.75 met; £6.00@6.123¢ 3 6d do, $8.25@0.373 3 4d do, $6.50@6,633¢ ; 34 do, $1.35@ & oy fne, “Shonan.ohs; 2’ do, 3000 ¢ ; clinch,$8.00. AL STORES—Were quiet and unchanged. Prices rulo as follown la rope, G 1b $ 13 g 19 Sieal rope, ¥ 1 .. 16 @ 17 ‘Hemp sash cord, § D@3 Marline, @ 1. 20 @ 23 Tarred rope, § 17 @ 19 bal 5.00 @6.2: nt i talk of o further advance. Whale, sperm, snd turpen- tine Fere lso firm]y held, We répeat our quotations of yesterday, as follows: Carbon, 27c ;_extra lard ofl 73¢; No. 1, G8c; No, 2, 650; linseed, raw, 88c: do-botled. 930 " whale, 880 sperm, 32.00R2.10 2 45@50¢ ;| nests’ foot ofl, strictly pure, $1.10; o extra, $1.00; do No.1,90@%¢; bank oil, ss@-znc;'nmu.ha'@m; ele- phan ofl, 95c; turpentite, 11@73c. PAINTS, COLORS, AND PUTTY—Were quoted quiet and casy at the prices given below Strictly pura.. Fancy blx;ndz Genuino Veillo Montague. American .. Snow whito. Railroad colors,. Palace car colors, 9.00810.50 Rochello ochro 350 ‘English Ven. red. . 3.50 ‘English orangs mineral 14.50815.50 ‘English red lead. . 12 ‘American red lead. 1150 4. 2.50 3 2 o POULTRY--Oholco furkeyn were in demand and o trifie highor, the supply being light. Other descri Honn were in fair supply and sold st sbout yesterdsy's prices, Wo note sales of 500 Ibs chofcs dressed turkeys 861303 4,900 Ibs do at 123¢c ; 2,100 Tha at 12c; 1,400 fts at 10@110; 400 .1hs af Uc 25 doz choice chickens at £3.25@3.50; 78 doz do at $2.60@3.00 ; 16 doz at 32.00@ 2.35; 19 doz good to _choice geese at $10.00@12.00; 15 doz do at $8.00@11.00; 6 doz ducks at $4,50 ; 18 doz do L$4.00; 4 doz at $3.50, POTATOES—Were unchanged; the severe weather interrupts the trade. Geveral car loads wera reported in, but many of them were more or less frosted. Great care should be taken by country shippers to protect them from the frost, Sales include 3 cars yesterday at 750 delivered ; 3 cars do at 70c : 1 car on track, do,| _ihite, at 60c delivered ; 300 bu at 80@85c from store, SALT—Was in fair domand and firm. We continie o quote :. Onondaga fine, $2.40 ; Saginaw fipe, ordi- .40; coarse Dismond C, $2.50; ground ", $2.5¢ airy, without bags, $3.50; do, with bags, $4.25@450; Ashton duiry, per sack, $5.00 ; ground alum, $2.75 ; Turk’s Tsland, $2.00, SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS—Were quiet and steady 6 foliowa ¢ FOUR PANEL DOOBS, BAISED PANELS BOTH SIDES. e -2x 6 by 6x 8. +.-2x 8 by 6x 8., B DOOBS—IWO PANEL, .2 6 by 61 6. Thickness. Size, ~ Price, | Thickneas, 1 816, Bx10....81, 316....... 9xl4, 1'816.......10x15. y ) derate inguiry for timothy and clover seed, and the market ruled firm, choice timothy eelling ot $3.30. Clover was quotable'at$4.60 @5.35 for common to_prime, and £.70 for choico mammoth, Otlir secds wers quitt, 2nd nominally unchanged, Sales were reported of 100 sacks choice timothy at $3.30; 80 sacks prime 0t$3.25; 8 bags good at £3.10; 17 bags at £3.00; 12 bags good cholca at 5.10; 14'bags nk $4,80; b bags poor at $4.60; 31 bags ‘mammoth at §5.70. TEAS—A fair amount of trading was done in this deportment, and the market was rather . firmer, prices havidg Tecently advanced 3 trifle ot tho East: c; 80O We quote : Hyson, common to fair, 60@5: q, | 75¢ ; choice to extra, 95¢@31.15 ; superfine to Aine old hyson, 75¢@$1.00; common imperial, 65@75¢; good to choice do, 8Uc@$1.05; fine to good gunpowder, 80c@® $1.05; choice, $115@1.20; extra, $1.25@L35; choi ce to'extra loaf Japan, 90:@31.05 ; fair to good _do, 60@ 90c; colored natural leaf Japan, 53@63c; common to find Qolong, 35 15c; g00d, 60ETUe ; choice to extra, 0c@§1.00. ! TOBACCO—Was steady at former rates. Balow are the quotations CuEwrx—Fine Cut=-Extrs, 75@80c; choice, 65@ 70¢; common, 55@60c; poor, 40@30c. Skosrse—Extra, 33G%e; medium, 30@32c: com- ‘mon stems, 27@20c. PLuG—Natural leaf, 5@90¢ ; half bright, 60@70c- black, sound, 49@55¢, WOO! quiet at the snnexed D—Rémains firm and prices: Bowch, $10.00; magle, $1400; blckory, §15.00;_slabs, 8,00, delivered. WOOL—Thero was s moderate inquiry for thissta- ple, but as a rulo tho market was quict, The re ceipts are falling off somewhat, We again quot ‘Tub, washed, extra medium. Tub, washed, fair to do.. Cormon dingy. cce, washed, XX, light. Fleece, washed, X. ligh Flcece, washed; XX, dingy. Fleese, wished, X, dingy . Tleece, washed, medium light, Fleece, washed, medium dingy........ Fleeco, unwashcd, X&XY, in good condil Flecce, unwashed, X&XX; dingy. TFlecce, unwashed, coarse, to me: Fleece, unwashed, coarse, and dingy. Super, palied. Sales aggregating 15,000 1ba were reported. T CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Review for the Week Ending Dec. 21. _ SATURDAT EVENINO, Dec. 21 The receipts of live stock since Saturday have been as follows: Hogs. 16,552 26,534 35,122 38,510 18,235 16,300 11473 124,108 1703 126,163 5,151 LIVE 550CK FREIGETS, “To Buffalo, Suspension Bridge, Pittsburgh, and Tellaire, 5 100 Ihs, % To Dunlirk, 1100 i To Cleveland ... To Toledo and Detroit.. Cattlo, 3 car.. Horzes, @ car. ‘Hogs, double-deck car, 4 car Hogs, single-deck car, 3@ _car. .. ‘Bhegp, double-deck car, g car. Sngle-deck car, @ear.. CATTLE—The changos in this market during the weok just closed have not been important. In tho character of the demand, very little im- provement was noticeable, neither local noront- side buyers taking hold with any show of inter- est, and, while the augply was_tho lightest for ‘many weoks, it proved more than suiiicient to satisfy the requirements of the trade. Darin, the fiet half of the waek, prices Tors suscHIst. and in buyers' favor, but Iater tho market firmed up & little,—a result of the meagre receipts. The condition of the market below hes not changed for the better, which accounts for the apathy of shippers; while the estreme dulness of the retail meat trade is the cause of the ab-'! sence of anything like activity in the demand from local butchers. Nor are stock steers in more than fair request, nesrly all the larger feeders having supplied their wants earlier in tho season. The receipts of desirablo stock steers sre light, however, and this fact helps 0 &ustsin prices, the market remaining comparatively steady .at $2.75@8.00 for common lots averaging from 700 to 850 1bs, and’ at 8.25@8.75 for medium to imo droves, averaging from 850 to 1,050 Ibs. The receipts were of & better average quality than those of last week, or the preceding one, there being a very perceptiblo falling off in the supply of poor cows and scrawny steers, and o corresponding increase in the offerings of fair to choice grades. Only a fow Christmas beeves arrived, and most of them went through in first hands, there being very little inquiry for such here, and the prices offered were generally much below the views of holders. Texas and Chero- kee cattle bave comprired a consideranle portion of the week's supply. For these the ruling rates wore $2.25@2.75 for common to medium, and $3.00@3.80 for fair to good fat corn-fed. ~Veal calves remain comparatively steady at $8.50@ .75 for thin coarse heavy, and at S4.50@5.50 for good to choice. Milch cows havo meb with some inquiry at $20.00@45.00 per head, accord- ing to quality. 05 To-day there was nothing doing, and prices remain nominally the same as on the previous days of the weelk.. Extra—Graded steers, ayoraging 1,400 1 raded steers, averaging and apwards.... e trreses $6.15@030 Choice Beeves—Fine, fat, well-formed 3, . to 5 year old steers, and averaging 1,200 to 5.505.90 475@5.25 425@4.50, Good -Beeves—1Well-fattened, fnely-formed stcers, averaging 1,100 to 1,350 lts. 3 Medium Grades—Sieers in fair flesh, aver- aging 1,100 to 1,350 Its... Butchers’ . Stock—Common to ‘medium steers, and good to cxtra cows, for clty elaugliter, averaging 800 t0 1,100 1bs...... tock - Cattl mon_cattle, in decent flesh, averaging from 700 to 1,050 Ibs..... 5t Gna th Teifers, 2758400 2.15@3.73 1.50@2.50 20982.75 Inferlor—Lignt and thin cows, stagn, bulls, and scallawag stcera. Texas Cattle—Through droves. Toxas Cattle—Northern summ Texas Cattle—Corn-fed ... HOGS—The week opened active in this de- artment of the market, with prices fair at 58.75@1.00. This range was eustained until Wednesday, when, under the excessive receipts, & decline of 15¢ was suffered, prices falling off 10 $3.60@3.85. Thursday’s re were also heavy, and sellers were obliged ta grant further . concedsions, $3.45@8.70 being the quotations at the class of trade on Thuradsy, but under the lighter receipts of yesterdsy and to-dsy, there was a fayorable reaction, and prices have worked back to $3.565@3.85. Only.a smsll proportion of the supply fell into the hands of shippers, their g\m:hmes reaching only abont 22,000 head. eckers were actively engaged from the opening to the cloge, but their wants did not provo suffi- cient to absorb the enormous supply, and sove- ral thonsand remain-in the pens unsold. Sellers are looking for lighter receipts next week, and some are-looking for-an sdvance to, $3.75@ 4.00, but the present surronndings of the market are decidedly 6t any material up- ward movement of prices;. and, with anything like as large receipts as during the past -week, even present rates cannot be sustained. To-day there was a light demand from ship- pers and packers at £3.55@3.60 for common ; 1t £3.65@3.70 for mediflmfi'gnd at 88.75@3.85 for ood to really choice. o market . closed dull the above quotations. SHEEP—The sheep trade has besn quiet, with ' but 'ahiht fluctuation in prices. The supply was somewhat larger than usnal, but, with Jocal and Erstera buyers both engaged, the offerings wero well taken up, and at prices not materially lower than prevailed last week. Good to choice grades have sold 8¢ $4.25@5.00, and common to fair qualities at $'8.00@4.00. A few extra were picked “f at 25.60@N.75, while & bunch of Christmas sheep found & uyer at $6.50, They averaged 127 1bs, . The matket closed quiet and steady. —— 2 ‘MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Foreigh Market: Loypoy, Dec. 21, 11 a. mp~—Flour, 308, Wheat—Wdn. ter, 1189 ; spring, Haglis 5d; white, 1220@12s 5d ; gluby 128 9d@ias. Corn, 29 34@28s 6d. Pork, 695, Lard; 38s. 3 - LIVERPOOL, Dec; 21, 1:35"p. ™. —Breadstuffs quiet and unchanged. Pork, 68s.: ’ LoxpoX, Dec. 21, 2:30 p, m.-~Erie ghares, 51, , ToNpox, Dec, 21.—Consols.~Money, 813! ; sccount $13(@92. 'American Securities g viet and steady: 5-20s, 65, 98¢ 6008 767, 02; 1040, 883 ; now b5, 8933 e, ANTWER®, Deg. 21.~Refined petrlenm, 52f, Livenrooy, Dec. 21 —Cotton quiet, and stesdy ; middling uplands, 185@10} ; mid ling, 103@103> Bales : 10,000 speculation and export. Red wister whoat, 113 94.. Flour, d0s.'. Corn, 283 3L Mess pork, 66s. Beef, 965, * Cheese, 645, Cumbers 1and middles, 38a. ~Short cléar, 99, New York Dry Goods Markerts New Yons, Dec. 2L.—Bustiess continues quikt in all branches, The market for cotton goods is fixm, but prices are generally unchanged, Low grades of brown. cottons are in- better request.” Heavy fine browns are fairly activein first hands, w.vo held 1ight stocks, and are gold ahead on some makes), Ticks and stripes srein demsnd. Somo gradesare higher snd many styles are well held up. Woollens : temain dull brt, Forelgn goods ato very quit., The ;”“S&fhfl‘m of dry goods for the_week wero : nearly 4,000,000, Pittsburgh Oil Market. PrTTSBURGHE, Dec. 2L—Crude petroleum, 3lc; « o re- fined, barrels; quiet and unchanged, = The Produce Markets. - NEW YORK. NCw Yonx, Dec, 21.—CoTroN—Dull; uplands, ¢ Pige: Orleans, 203, Sales futures, 6,100 bales ; Decel hber, 10116@19 $16c: Januay, 19 3-16@19 Sloc; Febe Tuary, 191/@19 $-16c; March, 193@19%0 ; April, 20c; 2ay, 20 2-16@203c. BREADSTUFFs—Flour steady, moderate demand s re- celpta, 6,000 brls ; superfine Western and State, £ £.65@ €.25; comumon to good, $6.80@7.05; good o choiccs, $7.10 @7.85. Wheat fair demand, higher ; receipts, 63,000 bu; No. S epring, §1.45@1.45% ; Norihwest &pring, $1.52 ; common No. 2 Chicago, $1.50 ; No. 2 Mil-aulice, £1964,G1.57 ; No. 13002 apring mixed, 81603 M. 1 Milwaukes, $1.65 ; winter Tod Western, $1.8031:33; wihite Western, $2.00@2.05, Barley dull. Corn qull, lower; receipts, 16,000 bu; sadlmixed Western, 633@G5c } do store, 634 @633C 7 new mof xed Western, 64@65%c. Osts dull ; receipts, 21,000, bu; new Western mized, 45@47¢ ; black Weatern, 14y f6c White, 47@48c ; cholce o, 503 ; white State, 47c.. EGGs—Steady ; Western, 23@34c. Hav—Firmer: shipping, $115.003120.00 Hors—Crop of 1872, .00@53.00 ; Easterd and “;e;jturn, 1872, $42.00@55.00; Bavarian, $41.00@ LEATHER—Quiet and firm an 283¢ ; Orinoco, 37%@ 283c. ‘Woor—Quiet and firm; extra pi 52@ 50 ; ‘unwashed, 45¢. Western fieace excited ; prices hig her, at 62X5(@66c; Ohio, 66¢c. Gnoczl;:‘z::fnflee quiet ; B;gglsx@éfl)hgc.s; agar firmer ; good ref g, i¢; Cal xe. Molasecs quict. Ricodull ; B@83c, o e PrrROLEUM—Crude, 113@13c ; do, refined, 273'c. TURPENTINE—Firm ; 60@643c. . ProvistoNe—FPork dull and nominally lowet ab 2,75, best bid forncw mess; December seld:ws, $13.00. Deef and cut meats uncbanged. Lard stead ier; No. 1 to prime stesm, T@73(c ; kettle, 8@8%0. BuTTER—Active ; Western, 10@16c. Creese—Dull and unchanged. WmiseEy—Lower ; 95@97c. NEW ORLEANS, NEw OnLEsNs, Dec, 21.—CoeN—Dull and lower; Fellow and white, 75¢. Buv—8carce and firmer ; prime, 33¢ 3 cholce, 35c, ProvisioNs—Bacon firmer at b5, 9, ilio; scarce. .Hams, 18@183c. Gzo Ogor Ariaes ; tnferior, 6@A3e; com- mon to good common ; T@Tic; fair to fallys fair, 8@9c; prime, 9@9xc. Molasses in good devosnd snd ; common sud centrifugal, 35@40c ; fair, 51 53¢ ; prime to choice, 53@59¢c. Coffee, stack small oy firm ot 15 @19c. Others inged. ‘Waiskey—Louisisna Iower ; 92c for North Western. CoTTON—Good ordinary, '18ic; low middling, ; middling, 19%c; middling Orlesns, 195c. Receipts, 8,526 bales. Exports, Continent, 3787 Dales; Liverpool, 3,332 bales : Continent, 2,525 bafes ;. atock, 166,205 bales. CINCINNATL CrcnvsaTy, Dec, 21.—CoTTON—Quiet; middling, 17%c. Brespsrurrs—Flour firm, and in fair demand. Wheat firm, and in fair demand at $L60@L62 Corn steady, and'in modérate demand. 5 G teady, and in fair demand, Oms—Firm at previous prices, EcGs—Better, and in good demand st 31@35c. - CrEEse—Firm, and in fair demand. ERovmoNe—Fork _ nomipall Ly, Uslangel, Tard ly; steam, -1@7ic; 4@73c. Bulk mests ' and bacon quict and unchanged, Green meats in fair demand ; shoulders, 3X@33c; ai 47;c; hams in good demand st Gy(@8Xc. ‘Hoos—Closed active ot $3.60G5.65. WeskEY—Firmat883. - - . 2 BALTIMORE. BArTrvoRE, Dec. 21.—BReADSTUFFS—Elour firm, in good demand but_unchanged. Wheat firm; choice hite and amber, $2.10@2.15 ; fair toprime do, $1.95@ 2.05; good to prime red, 2.05; common to fair d, @1.85. Corn quiet; , 62c, Oats weak': Western mixed, 466G 48¢; white, 49@50c. RBye, T8@%0c. ‘Hhv—Fair demand, unchanged. ProvistoNs—Dall, de g. Bulk meats dull and Iower; ehoulders, 4x@dxc; rib sides, 54@5xc; clear, '6i¢c. Bacon dull; shoulders, 44@53c; Tib sides, 937c. Engflrn—wmefll. easier ; receipts better; choice xoll, 30c. ‘Wassex—Firm ; $1.00. 3 81, Lours, Dec. 21.—CoTroN—Light demand ; hold~ ers firm; middling, 183(@19c, BreapsTUFFS—Flour quiet and unchanged ; little doing, small sales, No, 1 wheat, $1.67., No, 3 fall, $163." Cormn quiet andunchanged; white 33 @3c. Oats quiet and nnchanged; No.'2, 26c; track and elevator, Barley—Nothing doing. Rye—higher; 75 delivered. WisxEy—Firm at 93c. Provisions—Pork nominal; sll dry salted dull : no demand. Bacon nominal at 5ic, 8@8c. Lard aull, 63{c offered ; 6%c asked, Hocs—Dull at §3.25@3.60, mostly $3.50@3.60. Kill- ed to date, 315,000, sgainst 351,830 last year. CaTruE—Quiet at $3.00@45.75 for fair to extra, Erowrrzs—Flour, 5,000 brla § wheat, 000 bn; corn, 8,000 bu ; oats, 300 bu ; hogs, 7,360, LOUISVILLE. Dec. 21.—CorroN—Quiet; low mid- Flour_firm; moderate demand ; extra family, $6.25; A No. 1, $8.00; fancy, $3.50 Grain anchan e Hoas—Opened dull, and closed fairly setive st $3.70 @3.80 for h%iv)‘ 3 %flpu 4,425, the bulk from Indi- zna. Total number slaughtered thus far, about 240,- 000. ‘ProvistoNs—Quiet arid steady. Mess pork, 123c. ‘Bulk shoulders, 3%c; clear ribs, 574c; do clear, 6c3 Toose, for round lots, 3 higher. Lard—Choico leaf, tierce, 73¢c; keg, 83fc. Green mests dull; hams firm at T74¢; shoulders, 3%c; clear ribs, 53(c; clear sides, standierds and. . +| Night 2617, 45@460. Oats steady and in moderais demand; Na.latsre. P EXROLEUM—Refined Xclower; standard white, % @3 24c; prime, 23@23 o Tots, N Q 3WEGO, Dec. 21.—GRAIN—VWhest firm snd aquiet. Cbm 2 dull. Barley in light demand. Pess dull ; Canse 3,100 free, PH1 LADELP: Dec. 21.—BreADSTUFFS—Flour firm erbué no higher. Wheat firmer; £1.80QL85 - amber, 1003195 ; ehite, S165G230 3?‘2 91c Corn—0ld_sellow, *65@68c; new, 68Q@S0c; mi- Weten 1, Cigse. * Osts nachanged, OLEVM—Cru 0 ; refin i SLEvN—Crude, 16X ; refined, 266! - MEMPHIS 2 HEMFHIS, Dec, 21, —CoTToN—.rm ; good 173 fc; low Tniddling, 183c, Receipts for the 1,8 10 Bales ; ahipments, 5,175 bales. . EIBEADST our quiet and unchanged lower; fair devaand ; 50@352c, Oats beiter an: S lorm; mswem, % 7] ; 2 A .00, ¥ Etm—mgw $25.00. MEsTe—Firm; fair demand; shoulders, &xc; side B, 6@6)c. i g RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRALVS Winter Arrangement. o. Con Stive; ' EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE MARES. —t Saturday ax. € pted. *§; d. 3 Al . . Yo Bunday e 30 5. 2 % Dadyy, o Seeepted Hx CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD. (3f0.) neis shori route From Chicagoto Kansas Gity. L Depot, Tt Side, near adisoncit, bridges - on Teave, | Arvice. Bt. Lo ringficld Express, Sackonr *9:158. m. * 8:10p. m. * 9:15 8. m.[* 830p. m. .{* 3:10p. m. am 4:20p. * 4:10 pu ma* 9 T:00(p. m. {14732 ). ma : 59:00 p. . [£37 30a. m. s E * 9:00¢. m. |* B:10p, m. TDaily, via 3faia Lins, , fucd; Jacksontills Diviston 2t Do T, 43oep! P excopt Monday, vis Jacksonsile Dipiston, CHICAGD, BURLINGTON & CAUINGY RAILROA! Depets—Foot of Zak: Infllanéluav., cot s:xu:n’l;-:!.. and 52:?:::1 Sizleenth-sts. T keket oficein BrizgsHouss t3 Downer'a Grove Accommedstionl | ot oot SLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD ot fuot of Tekest. and. 1o " " T alices 5 Cunasi eomnes o Hasiaase T BEEY a8 BPHDE CHICAGD, INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINVATI THROUGH LINE, VIA KANXAKEE ROJTi Tvain arrice and depart from tie G : Beput, oot o, Laat) Bor Srouweieniral Rafirad car beths apply al Tkt o, 7o Canwst covaer Sah 1. and Michigan'as, Gin Dreenlyeoensnd T Teave Chicago. . Arrivoat Indiy Arrive 3¢ Cincinnati oAt manlihp m ‘Tralns arrive at Chicay . Sho st £ty el vl to Craniials, = s throuza to Clacianati. m aloopers on night tratas. sk CHICASO & NOSTHWE! Ticket asice, 5L st Depot, comner of Harrizon cnd Shermanwsis. Tic 33 West Uadison-st. st ofice, Zeass, | dreice. Qumaha, Leavonw’'th& Atchise Ex{ 100 2. m. s 100 p. . Porn Atcommodation. * G, m. 2 5 Night Eixpress..... +10:00p. m. 2 7 LAKE SHOHE&F.!ICHIGAN SGUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, corner Harrisor and Shermazsia. Ticket ofice, ‘southizest corner Hadison and Canal-ats. - Lerre, Arrire, Mail, vis Afr Linoand Maln Lino!® 6= 1 Dol o Vot na s e m o Atlands Brpress, W3 A i Dizht I m-,xfimmmrfim o cor Elkhart Accominedation e CHICAGO, DANVILLE & VINCENNES RAILROAD. Pussenger Depot ot P., C. & St. Louis Depot, cornzr Rl nd KA g, Gt relghe ol By o A e Kinsiests. Inifreioht akce at P, C. & S, L, D%, cnce mer Halsted and Carroli-sts, Froishi and Ticket ofice, 162 Washinglon.st, Taking offoct Dec. 1, 1972 Mail. Ervansville & Terie Haato Ex. PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYNE & D .. Bz Fast Lino, Mail. 5746 —Shouldexs, bc; cle ibg, 8c; clear, 8ige. Packed order lots ic higher. Winszzr—Fair demand; firmat 88c. AILWAUEEE., MwAUSEE, Dec, 21.—BREADSTUFE—Floux quiet and unchanged. Wheat buoyant and unsettled ; No, 1,$1.20; No. 2, §1.17. Oata firm nnd in fair demand ; , 26c. Corn duil and nominal; No.2, 35c. Bso ‘6 and better, at 66c, Barley steady, moderate de~ mand, Tie. TECErers—Flour, 4,000 brla; wheat, 2,000 bu; corn, 3,000 bu. * SirparENTs—Flour, 400 brls; wheat, 22,000 bu § corn, ,000 bu. i, o Flour stead: Torepo, 0., Dec. 21.—BREADSTUFFS—Flour ateady moderate demand. Wheat, good demand ; No. 1 ‘white Michigan, $1.66; amber Michigan, cashand De- cember, $1.663@1.67; No. 1 red, $1.67; No, 2red, $1.61@1.613 ; seller January, $1.64, Corn quict; new high mixed, 363¢c; new low mixed, 6)¢; new white, 87¢c. Oats dull and nominal, LARD—TH@THC. DRESSED HOGS—$4.25@4.35, Live Hocs—Dall, at $3.50. ReCErPTS—Flout, 1,000 brls ; wheat, 13,000 bu ; corn, 19,000 bu. e SHIPMENTS—Flour, 400 brls ; wheat, 2,000 bu; corn, 5,000 bu; cats, 700 bu. b =S DETROIT. DerROIT, Dec, 21.—BREADSTUFFs—Flour activeand beé‘t‘u.“ s“;h&;‘t llleug‘y' dm;:d ;lime%'e‘;t whi ; No. .76 ; amber, $1.62@1.¢ mm?y, demand moderate, at 42¢; No. 1, 43¢, quict and unchanged. ‘DressED HoGE—$4.40@4.50. Pt ReoErpTs—Flour, 2, wheat, 11,000 ba, Smst—fluurdL’llé]W bris; wheat, 10,000 ba. G , Dec. 21.—Breasruwrs—Flour stesdy ond in moderste demand. Wheat firm and better ; g No.1red winter held at $1.70. Balse 2000 bu No. % rodat 160, Corn quist and unchanzdd; ald 46@4Te; Valparaiss Kccomy MICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERN RAILROADS. Depot, foot of Lake-st., and foot of Ticen Ticket oiice, 75 Canalest., corner of Hadi Mail (yiz main and alr Hac) Pu GRAN Night Express.......... - t9:10p. m. HENRY O, WENTWORTH, Gongral Passsavar Agent PROPOSAL PROPOSATS TOR SUPPLIES STATE 0F ILLINOTS, CoUNTE 0% COoR, ) OrFI0E CrERL CovxTy Corny, "\ - mICAGO, Dec. 13, 1332, In pursusnce of instructions from the Board of Come ‘missionors of Cook Countz, public notice is heroby girea that soaled proposala will bo roceived at this office unti Friday, Jan. 3, 1573, at noon, for furnishing Cook Cognty with all blank books, stationery, priating, bindiag, cte., required for use of the conaty for ono_sear; also all the meat, provisions (except potatoos), flour, milk, buiter, groceries, dry goods, clothing, boots and shocs, modical supplies, and wood, necded for tho Invane Asylam. Oounty Poor Hause, Connty Hospital, and County Agecw for one year ending Dec. 3, 1873, tobo delivored at such places and at such thnes as tho connty may direct. Exhibits showing aa spprozimation of tho kinds and quantities of different articles needed by tha couaty csn be gcen In the office of the Coanty Clerk. * Al bidders wil bs raquired to eator into bond with ta surctics, to bo approved by tho County Clerk, in & sum sufficlent to guarenteotho faithiul performance of thocons tract, tho connty roserving th tto roj all bids 1f decmod cxgzdun?‘m 30 o Tt S sl and bonds can bo obtainedat theoffio of tho Counts Clork. Paymonts to be mado promptly in cash immediately aftor the bills ghall havo been andited by the B All pro 1o be addreseed totha Ceok County, o Slork cf and Indored: 5 Doty Ol JOSEPH POLLAK, Cousty Clerk. All weokly papers in tho city (excopt those. RAViAE dAly Issuos), pleasa fasart on EDUCATIONAL. EKEMPER EATI. A select school for girls and young ladies, reopens JAN. 15th. The clegant comforts, tho thorouzhuess of train= ing, and discipline as to manners and charscter, and the suprior modo and courso of instruction hsve attractod for its pateons many leadlng peaple of Chicago and the Northwost. For partionlars apply to GEO. M. EVERHART, D.D.s Ractor, Konosha, Wis. > LASELL " FEMALE SEMINARY, AUBURNDA! MASS. ADVANTAGES: Unsurpussed for Music, Painting, French, and Gornan. 9: Thorough cultute: common sensd Tt oin Do Do 1 h Ao ool 'gins Doc. 12, L 8 . OHARLES W. CUSHING.