Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1872, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE : WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1872 MONEY AND 6OMMERCE. MONETARY. Torspay Evexve, Dec, 24 Tn the local market, s far as the banks are concerned, money continues very tight. The heavy demands of the pork packers have tsken sbout all the money the banks care to lot out just at present, in view of tho possibility of a statement being called for. But in the open marlet there aro pretty fres offers of money at 10 per cent per annum for 60 days, on first- class stock collaterals. Bince the close of last week, the receipts of hogs have fallen off large- 1y, and probably will continue to do so until after the holidays, so that the demandsof packers on the banks for money are likely to fall oft also. After the holidays, the interest and divi- dend disbursementsin the Eastern cities will probably emse those markets, and #he effect be reflected to some extent here. On the whole, it seems probable that the worst pinch for money this winter is over, though the stringency may not disappear entirely until the lstter part of Jm\mr{: New York exchange is in large supply,and sold between banks to-day at 50c to 75¢ per £1,000 discount, PUBLISHING LISTS OF STOCKHOLDERS. Some remarks made in this column a few days ago zbout National Banks meking public, insome wanner, the list of their stockholders and the smounta of stock held by each, have caused a good desl of comment among bankers. As we remearked on a former occasion, tha clause of the National Bank act which provides that National Banks shell keep, for the inspeotion of all creditors of the bank, & book in whichisa list of the stockbelders with the zmount of stock owned by each, is to great ex- tent inoporative. A creditor or depositor who feels enough doubt about the condition of a bank to begin to think who are the stockholders on +whom he should have to fall back in case of the Tsilure of the bank, prefers to take the short cut t5 cortainty by dnwini out his money snd put- ting it in some other Dank, without exercising uis privilego of inguiring Who are the stock: holders, It is eeldom thet either the public or ihe creditors of the bank ever know hing sbout wlo ere the stocke fcldars until a bank fails, and they find then (as ho recent case of the Scandinavian National Bank) that the stock is held in foreign countries where the owners are not amenable to zie double-liebility claneo of the law, orelse, 2s cometimes happens, that nearly the whole® of the etock is held by a few individuals whose wholo capital is invested in the stock, and that, iu_the caee of failure of the bank, the stock- helicrs would be unable to pay any 100 per cent zuditional &s required by the National Bank act. A good mauy of our bankers who think that the publication of a list of their stockhold- ers wonld be of benefit to them, would be glad to see such =& custom established by National Bzoks ; others to whom such & custom would be unfavorable for obvious reasons, are opposed to it. For the benefit of those who might be inclined to regard such a custom as an innovation, wo would say that it has a-precedent in the case of the old State Bank of Iowa, which was obliged by law to keep & list of ite stock holders, with the amount of stock held by each, hung up outside the counter, where every person who entered the bank could see it before ho became a _creditor of _the bank by depositing his money in it It is ofien claimed by the encmies of the National Benking system that it affords no more security to depositors then any of the old Etate Bank systems. This isnot true. The Na- tional Bank law not only makes atockholders in- -dividually lisble to depositors for doubla the smount of their stock, but the Treasury at Wash- ington holds a margin of about 25 per cent over 2nd above the circulation of the banks, of which 20 per cent would go to pn%depositors in case of the feilure of the bank. But in the matter of giving the public information as to who aro the stockholders on whom the depositors might eventually fall back, the instance of the State Bank of Jowa shows that some of the old State Banks were at least required to give more public information on the subject thanthe National Danks do now. PR REAL ESTATE. The following instruments were filed for re- cord, on Tuesday, Dec. 24 CITY PROPEBTY. Mobavrk st between Menominee and Wisconsin ats, % 1, 48 &t to alley, dated Dec. 23 consideration, $2,000. Lot 94, in Block 12, of e 3¢ Sec 31, 39, 14, dzted Dec, 23; coneideration, $400. Eleven lots in Kimball's Subdivisioninn e X of See 14, 39, 13, dated Nov. 2 consideration, §950, Clark st, 25 ft s of Madison st, e, 25 £t running west to alley, with & n £ of 49 £t on Madison st, dated Nov. 23; consideration, $110,000. Wm. X. Toylor to James 5.'and Harvey W, Brown. Thirty-A1th st, between Colfax and Rhodes avs, 81, 80x100 ft, dsted Nov, 11; consideration, $3,500. West Kinre st, bet Halsted und Union sts, 6 f, 253100 ft, with improvements; dated June 12; con- aderation, $4,000. Lot 31, in Block 1 of Block 19, of e 3¢ of Sec., 31, 89, 14, dated Sept. 2; consideration, $450, srpenter st, bet Waehington and Madison sts, @ 1, 25x125 ft, dated Dec, 215 consideration, §15,000. The premises No. 39 Langley st, dated Nov. 13 con- sideration, $7,500. NORTH OF CITY LIMITE, 1 25-1000 acres in Hundley’s e X of 8'e X¢ Sec 17, 40, 14, dated Dec. 10; consideration, $3,000, 43 1-100 acres in same subdivision, dsted Dec. 10; consideration, £1,500. OF CITY LINITS, SOUTH A Tnd 3¢ of Lots 1 to 20, in Roseumerkel's Blork 31, in Sec. 16, 28, 14, dated Oct. 21 ; consideration, $10,000. € Tnd '3 of same, dated’ Oct. 21; cousideration, 10,000, TUnd 3 of Lots 23 t0 38, in eame, dated Oct.21; con- eration, $8,000. 5 Tnd 3 of eame lots, dted Oct. 21; coneiderstion, £2,000, S ehumet s, e £, 1113160 ft, in Wilson, Heald & Steb- bing’s e 3 of '8 w X Sec. 15, $8, 14, duted Dec, 20; con- sideration, Lot 23, it: Block 4, of Snowdon's 8 w ¥ of nw X Sec. 17, 38,14, dated June 24; consideration, $200. COMMERCIAL. TUEsDAY EVENING, Dec. 24, The following were the receipts and ship- ments of the leading articlos of produce in this city during the past twenty-four hours, and for the corresponding date a year ago: RECEIZTS. BEIPMENTS, 1872, | 1871, || 1872 | 189, 5,233 40181 5,464 8,580 44 310| 1,020 9,020 7,581 8,47 23,110 | 11,560 1634990 G5} Broom Corn, 1bs, Cared Meats, lte, Ecef, brls, York, br Lerd, e Batter, Dreased Ho Live Hoge, & Cattle, N Bheep, N - id) 201,920 '159) 191,450, 4,545 245| 210) th, m. 20y Belt, brls... 7T ‘Withdrawn {from stors on yesterdey for city ecasumption: 1,165 bu wheat; 2,998 bucorn; 2.145bu cals; 552 bu rye; 3,472 bu barley. The following grain hes been inspected into store this morming, up to 10 o’clock: 86 cars wheat ; €0 cars corn; 19 cars oats; 9cars rye; 15 cars barley. Total, 209 cars, or 82,000 bu. To-morrow (Wednesday) being Christmas, will be observed ag 2 holidsy in commercial circles. The Exchange room inthe Chamber of Com- merce will be closed to the members of the Board Trade (and to al! others). The “extra™ Board room will be opencd for business on Thuraday morning. N The bitter cold westher is just now the most prominent topic of conversation in commercial eircles; and the remark “it's & cold day™ is ac- tually heard as often as “T1l give an eighth,” or #No, Il ecll at a quarter.” How much of res- son there is for so much attention may be in- ferred from a statement of the fact that the temperature in this city this morning was as far below the freezing point of wateras the freezing point is below blood keat. It is no wonder that hogs freezo to death by the ecore, or that owners of even dressed hogs shonld be afraid to drive “them through the streets lest fhey should be starved to death. If this kind of weather should ‘coniinue much longer, it must cerfainly place an argo on many kinds of business, for it is uit io see how we can ever zet ueed fo if, as the eels do to being skinned. There is dan- ger that wo shallsll be reduced to the shiverin ndition of Edger in King Lear, i —s Poor Tois cold.” T ors was very little doing’ in "produce circles to-dny, except in wheat, whgzh w:?a excited. The Desr approach of Christmas Yas amplo reason for lack of interest ; and the weather was bitter cnongh to induce stagnation, especially under a scarcity of the circuluting medium. But prices beld up well, there being no marked decline, and some of the marlkots wsre quite strong, in spite of rather large receipts for _the season. Thera Wwas not much anxiety to sell in any dopertment, for the above noted causos operated on sellers as woll as buyers. Outside of . \wheat, the trading was principelly in gooda for the holiday Bseason, or in filling peremptory orders oither to buy or tosell. Even all of theso wero mot honored. In the grocery market only a comparatively small amount of trading was done, the demand being chiefly confined to small orders from ro- I tailers, to keep up assortments. Prices under~ went no decided change. Sugars, coffeos, rics, and candles were firm, while for other articles inthat list the quotations werc only indifferent; eustained. Tho dry trado wae roporten quiet, with pricos firm for sll standard cotton and woollen fabrics, which zre still rolatively lower than the raw meterials. The attendance of interior merchants was smsll, the domand being chiofly in the shape of .mail orders. Butter was quiet and lees firm, save, perhaps, for choice table grades, the light supply of which. enabled holders to realize full former rates. Grain bags were decidedly firm, but other goods in the list were only fairly B0, The demand continues small. Cheese remains inactive and weak. Orders re- ceived since Iast Friday last remain unfilled, the inclement weather rendering it unsafe to ship this class of goods. The coal market continues active with prices firm. One decler (to his credit Do it srid) in opposition to the wishes of the rest of the trade, refuses to advance the price, and, although there is littlo niore than s _thirty days’ supply of anthracite now in the market, ho continues to fill orders at $12.00. Leckawanns coal can be laid down hero by rail at a cost of ©11.00 per ton. Dried fruits wero again quoted i;niel, and most_foreign descriptions are easy. ‘ish continues dull and unchanged. The hay market was without important change, & moder- ato demend oxisting at sbout former rates. Hides and leather remain firm. The oil trade was quiet, with no material variation in fingea, save for carbom, which was a }4c lower. uilding materials, nails, metals, and tinners’ Btock were quiet and steady. Trade at the lum- ber yards wos quiet, and prices nominally un- changed. Iron and steel were in moderate demand, and steady. Salt was fairly active, and . The wool market waa quiet. There ‘were eeveral orders for flecce washed, and these grades aro a trifle firmer, a8 tho New York market is roported to have advenced from 2@3c. Other grades of wool were unchanged in prics. An increased firmness provails in the hop market, Prices are ruling quite strong Eest, which, of course, has a tendency to infiuence this market. The receipts of prime and choico hops are also very light. There was no_change in broom corn. Tho demand was chiefly for the higher grades, and they are firm, being in meagre sup- ply. Common brush is plenty and dull. Seeds Tero very quiet to-day ; timothy was_quotable firm at €8.25@83.80, and clover at §5.20@5.25. Potatoes and green fruits wore quiet, tho weather being too cold to handle them with eafety. Thero was an active local inquiry for poultry, end prices were higher, the market being only fuirly supplied. ‘Highwines were active and firmer, thongh re- Pnrted dull in New York., Sale was made beforo ‘Change of 150 barrels ot 8% (yesterday's quota~ tions), and on 'Chango 400 barrels wera sold at 891¢c, the market closing firm at the outside. Dressed hogs. were very quiet, and steady at yesterday's prices. Buyers held off till near the close of the session, as the shippers did not care to hold over Christmas, while packers wers not in the market. Seles were restricted to 169 head (choice) at $4.30 per 100 1bs, and 119 (good) 2t Provisions were dull, and a little better than nominal, at about the same prices, except that pork was 5@10c per brl lower. There wasno disposition to trade, and most of tho males re- orted below were really madoe last evening. Buyers were holding off for reasons stated in our iesue of this morning, added to which was the fact that they did not wish to burden their Christmas memories with the cars of additional trades. Live Logs wore quoted dull and plenty, while the difficulty of procuring transportation focilities was as great as ever. 'rade is expect- ed to revive after the holidays, 28 it _is thought that the prices established early in January will be mot far from & gauge of the season, ‘The market closed at the following range of prices: Mess Pork—Old, $11.25@I1.50; new pork, cash or seller the month, st S11.50@11.60 ; do seller January, $11.50@11.55; do seller Feb— ruary, $11.60@11.65; do selier March, $11.75@ 11.80; do_seler April, $11.90; prime mess, £10.50. Lard, cash, £6.95@7.00 for new, cash orseller December; doseller January, $7.00; do seller February, $7.124; do seller March, S7.214@7.30. Sweet Eiclflcd Lams, T3{@8¥c, and green hsms ot 7i¢c for 15-b averages, and 7}¢c for 16-ib averages. Green shoulders, 83@d¥c; dorough sides, 45@4%c; do short Tibs, 5@534c; o short clear, 53@5ic; dry ealted meats quotzblo at 33¢e for sboulders; 5% for short ribs, and 5%c for short clear, Tosed shoulders, seller December, quoted ot 3%/c. English meatsfor delivery in Decomber and. January, 5%e for Cumberlands ; 5%c for short ribs or long clear; 6c for short clear; BX@ 84c for long cut hams. Mess beef, 88.50@9.00; extra mess do, £9.50@10.00 ; beef hams, $28.00 @29.00._ City tallow, 73@7%c; gresse quota~ ble at 5%@bXe. Sales were reported of 250 Drls mesa pork, at $11.50; 1,500 tos lard, at 7c; 500 tes do, seller. March, at $7.3234 ; 250 tcs do at £7.80 ; 20,000 1bs green shoulders at 33{c; 5,000 s green hams (15 1be), at_Ti{c; 5750 pes do (16 1bs), at T3¢c; 20,000 1bs do, long cut (20 Ibs), at Te; 50 tes yellow grease at 53{c. There was probably an error in the stock of lard in Liverpool, 2s reported in our issue of this ‘morning. The stock on tho 30th of September w2s 12,500 tons, of 2,240 1bs each, against 3,500 tons a ear previously. Flour was in a little better demand for ship- ment, early, being ptimulated by the stremgth in wheat ; but the inquiry fcll off subsequently, and the market was little better than nominal rices during the latter half of the though reported stronger in New York. ' Choice epring _extras were in most request. Buckwheat flour was dull and ecasier. DPran dull and steady. Bales were reported of 100 brls white winter ex- tres at $8.85 ; 100 brls spring cxiras (Conqueror) at $7.50 ; 50 brls do 2t £6.25; 50 brls doat $5.753 500 bris do on privato terms ; 200 brls superfines at & 30 'brls buckwheat (Juockman's) at £8.00 ; 65 brls at $7.80; 135 brls do at $7.75: 200 brls cornmeal on private terms. Total, 1,430 brls. Also 10 tous bran at 311.00, on track. ‘Wheat was active and irreguler, varying be- tween the closing quotations of yesterday, and 13{c above them. The market was strongest bo- fore 11 o'clock, before any decided advances had ‘been received from other points. It was started upby the purchase of about 100,000 bu on Canedian. account, which mede others anxious to buy, the impression being thet the Canadian principals bad received important intelligence from Eu-’| rope, on which they were buying. It has been suspected all_along that the European floods have done an immense amount of damage to the Winter wheat, which has not been reported hera, for obrious reesons, and that old country specu- Iators have been quietly at work, buying up all they couldlay their hands on. How much of ound there may be for these suspicions it is Impossible to say ; butit is certain that those on our floor who were apparently the most positive that wheat would touch £1.25 before the close of this week wero the most anxious to sell, the moment the market seemed to have touched the at former ecesion, top fo-day, snd prices weakened under Iibersl offerings. - Thera are Eeveral operators _ who Have followed the market up from sbove $1.10, buying & few thonsand bushels at each l¢coric_adyance, and they scemed to have_placed their_limit at $1.20 (for next month). It is just possible that their anx- jety to get rid of iheir January deals before de- liveries aro due on Thuredsy of next week may weaken the market much further ad inlerir, especially if unsupported by continued advices of strength at other points; but that will be no ‘reason why a still further advance ehould- not occur after the holidays, Seller January opened at 51,183, advanced to $1.203, With large trad- ing at $1.90, declined to SLI8%, improved Xc, declined to £1.18}¢, and closed firmer at $1.18%4. Seller February ranged 2 above Junuary, and seller the month or cash No. 2 spring wa rela= tively dull at SL18Y@L.183, closing 2t $1.18. No. 1 spring was_ dull gt $1.23}4. No. 3 epring closed at $1.05, and. rejected do at 93c. Cash seles were reported of 400 bu No. 1 spring 8t $1.931¢: 15,600 bu No. 2 spring at S1.183¢ ; 15,000 bu do at $1.183¢ ; 24,800 bu do at £1.18}¢; 7,800 bu do at $1.18 ; 1,600 bu No. 3 spring at £1.06 5 2,000 bu do at $1.05%4 5 5,200 bu do at $L.05; 2,400 bu rejected do at 9ic ; 400 bu do at 93¢. Total, 75,200 bu, Corn_was dull and rather weak, at a shade above the range of prices yesterday. The mar- ket opened apparontly strong, in sympathy with wheat, New York being also reported firm; but it was soon évident that there were no buyers of any consequence, as many of the operators were drawn off by the excitement in wheat; and then holders generally refrained from offering prop- erty for which there was little or no demand. Tho consequenco was that there was no_trading during a considerable parb of the session, As ‘mentioned {p our issuo of this morning, thers Is o fair demend for the summer options, but little is offered at current quotations. Seller ihis month, or eash No. 2, scld at 30/ @304c; soller January, at 3050@30/c, end sellor February at 314@31350; all closing at the inside. Seller M3y sold at 96c, and eeller June at 363¢e. Cash Bales were reported of 10,800 bu No. 2, at 80i¢c; 20,600 bu do, at 803¢c; 2,800 bu rejected, at 29c; 1,200 bu_eer, at 33c, on frack. Total, 85,400 bu. Oats wers very quiet—almost to lifelessness— but strong at about X(c advance, in sympathy with wheat ; and owfug, perhaps to the expecta- tion of o botter shipping demand, as the ship- ments and city consumption exceeded the re- coipis raported this morning, Seller the month, or cash, opened with 243/c gid and 241¢c asked, sold at 24)<c, and advanced to 243{c at the close. Seller January was nominal at the same range, and seller February at 253 @2534c. Sellor April sold at 26)c. Rejocted was quotedat 21@2134c. g;;;h Bétégflb vdera erze;:mrmd nfa%%flogfl Noa' 28t (3 u do at 243¢c; 1,800 bu do at 2434c. Total, 6,600 ba, = 2463 L i Rye was more active, and 1340 higher, under a good domand, which was principally specula- tive, and light receipts, Sales were reported of 10.0‘70 bu No. 2 on private terms; 2,400 bu do at G93¢c; 800 bn do at 69c; 400 bu do at 6Sigc. Total, 13,600 bu. Buiay was in better demand, and irregular. No. 2 opened lower, but _closed firm st yester- day's quotation, at G5c in ordinary houses, and 70c in Armour, Dole & Co.’s houses. No. 8 was stronger, st 58@bdc in ordinary houses, and rejected firm at 4lc. Beller January soid at G5c. Orsh salea were reported of 400 bu No. 2 (A., D. & Co.) at 70c; 8,200 bu do at 65¢; 1,600 bu do ab 6434c; 400 bu do st 6to; 400 bu No. 3 at 5605 1,200 bu do at 54c; 2,000 bu do at 53%4c; 1,200 bu do at 53¢; 4,400 bu rejected at4lc; 400 bu by sample at 85c; 400 ba do at 82c; 800 bu do ab e ; 400 bu do at 7814c; 400 bu do ot 77lc; 800 bu do at 705 400 bu do at 76c; 800 bu do at 75¢; 800 bu do at 72¢; 400 bu do at 65c; 400 bu || do at 65c; 400 bu do at 63}4c, all on track. To- tal, 21,200 bu, ‘The following is the official record of grain in store in this city on the evening of Saturday 1ast, and at corresponding dates: WHEAT, Dec.21, 13, Dec, 14,772, Dec, 23,71 % 1,395 . 666 N Mo, 2hard spring Rejected spring. No grade syring Totalieesnveeenense 93L,EL2 conzr, 606,394 7,039 7,191 38,840 31,440 LIAL09T 866437 21,393 196, 57,719 18,410 519,122 271,640 Total, 3,365,507 bu. This is on increase dur- Total.... 213 ing last week of 124,818 bu wheat; 252,356 bu corn ; 70,030 bu oats ; 24,841 bu rye’; and an in- crease of 573 bu barley. PROVISIONS. The New York Produce Exchenge circulor gives the following us the foreign exports of rovisions from Now York for the weck ended cc. 17, 1872, and the distribution of same : Pork, Becf, L Zacor, Checse, To brin.” phoal li b’ s, Tirorpoot 505 w8 26,500 3,145,550 Argentine Rep. Africa.. Week Do Wook Dec. 3 Week Nov. 2. 8 1,977 3,60, 1 tter, 1,00 ibs And from Nov. 1 to Dec, 14, inclusive, for four years : 187273, 187172, 1869-70, Pork, brls... 17,623 17, 9,517 Beef, phga... 13,068 20,3 11,164 96,475,320 25,051,95¢ 3,148,077 n, 122,520,200 21,690,702 HAT197 Butter, Ibs...” 002,534 83,955 908 84 23 TIOT004 4,044,703 205,048 4,410,677 SALT. The following shows the amount of ealti spected in Michigan each year since the sult i spection was established in that Stute : 1869. 170, I8TL, 187%, Fine salt, brls 513,080 608,326 655,023 672,031 Packer: 12018 17,369 14,677 14110 Solar . 15,264 15507 3 28,361 Srcond quality.. 19,117 - 19,659 19,376 Refuse ... G370 618 4 Total ...versnr 569,632 628,070 732,473 724,481 A sale was made on the 13th instant of 2,500 brls ealt at the wovks at S1.65—tho Lighest price that haa been tourhed for more than tBres years ast. B THE IRON TRADE OF ENGLAND. The official returns made to the English Min~ ing Record Office show that in the year 1871 21,948 tons of iron ore wero produced in Corn- all ; 14,125 tons in Dovonshire; 32,984 tons in Someraetshire; 207,599 tons in Gloucestershire ; 159,894 tons in Wiltshire; 28,330 tons in Ox- fordehire; 799,314 tons in' Nortbamptonshire ; 290,673 tons in Lincolnshire; 415,972 tons in Shropshire; 84,075 tons in Warwickshire; 1,513,080 tons in North Staffordshire; 705,665 tons in Sonth Staffordshire ; 492,973 tons in Derbyshire ; 991,048 tons in Lancashire; 1,302, 704 tons in Cumberland ; 4,561,904 tons in tho North Riding of Yorkshire,'and 407,997 tons in the West Riding; 285,297 fons in Northumber- 1end and Durham; 51,887 tons fin North Wales; 969,714 tons in South Wales and. Monmouth- shire; 75 tons in™he Iule of Man; 8,000,000 tons in Scotland ; 107,734 tons in Ireland. ‘The total iron ore production of the United King- dom, of which returns were reeeived, amounte therafore, to 16,334,884 tons, of the value of £7670,572. To thie quantity may bo added 200,000 tons of burnt ore from cupreous pyrites, and 324,175 tons of iron oro imported, bringing the total quantity smelted up £o 16,859,064 tons, There were 673 furnaces im blast—viz., 429 in England, 117 in Wales, 127 in Scotlend. There were 6,627,179 tons of pig iron produced if Great Brilain in 1871-—4,379,370 tons in England, 1,087,899 ‘tons in Wales, 1,160, 000 touns in Sootland. This total, estimated at the mean average price o4 the place of pro- duction, would have a valuo of £16,667,947. There were 34,165 _tons of pig iron made in Northumberland, 759,244 tons in Durham, 1,029, 885 tons in the North Riding of Yorkehire, and 114,549 tons in the West Riding, 270,485 tous in Derbyshire, 520,358 tons in Lancashire, 886,563 tons in Cumberland, 129,467 tons in Shropshire, 268,300 tons in Merth Btaffordshire, 725,716 tons in South Staffordshire, - 60,512 tons in Northamptonshire, 30,122 tons in Lincon- shire, 98,997 tons in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Bomersetshira; 510,087 tons in Glamorgan. shire, 470,982 tous in Mtnmouthshire, 41,893 tons in Denbighshire, 30,0136 tons in Brocknock- shire, 84,761 tons by antliracite furnaces in South Wales. The list of mills and forges at work in 1871 includes 267 works,, and_shows 6,841 pud- dling_furnaces and 866 rolling mills, There were 19 works in Grext Britain having Bessemer converters in 18713 tho number of converters at these works varied from 2 to 18, and the capacity of the converters from 3 to 10 tons. It is eati- mated that thera were 2,293,293 boxes of tin, terne, and black plates madein the United King- dom in 1871. LATEST. In the afternoon wheet was fairly active and firmer, No. 2 spring gelling at $1.183¢ cash, and $1.19@1.19% seller January, and $1.203{@1.21 seller February, both options closing at "the side. Corn was quiet and a shade firmer, clos- ing at 30ige cash, @I scller January, closing at 80P{c; and Slifc seller February. Onts and other grain were quiet and unchanged, Provisious were neglected. T CHIC/AGO DAILY MARKET. TrEespAY EVENING, Dec. 24, ALCOHOL~—Tes 20 lower, OWiDg to & falling off in } the demand and the recent decline in highwines, We now quote 34 per cont proof ot $1.78@1.83. BROOM CORN—Was unchanged. Choico hurl and stock braid aro in fuir demand and frm, - The markok 35 liborally supplied with the lower grades, which ate alinoat unsalable, We aquolo: No. 1 hurl, 6GE}c per 1h; No. 1stalk braid, 6@53c ; No. 2 do, 4@4xc; No, 3 do, 3@3xc ; neldo’ green, 34@4c; 4o Ted tip, dot do palo and red, 2@254 BEANS—Choice varietics are in fair demand, on both local and shipping account, and the offerings are Tather light, The lower grades ore in ample supply, We quote : Navios ot $2.25G2.50 ; fair to prime at $1.75 @2.00; common to medium at $1.25@ 150, BUILDING MATFRIALS—Were very dull. There wero 0 changes In prices fo Teport, We quote: Stucco, $250@2.75; New York siucco, casing, $3.75@4.00; suporfine _do, $4.00@4.50; Rosendals £3.2583,50; Utica brl; Louisville cement, $2.00; Akron cement, $2.0 marblo dust, $3.25@5.50; lims, in bulk, $1.00GL. Lime (in brls}, $1.35G1,50 per btl; white ‘send, per brly $2.75@3,00; plastoring hair, per bu, 40@45c; frs brick, per 1,000, $40.00G20.00; buslting brick (common), $11.00 @15.00; Country brick, $13,00@14.00 ; Woodstock prers- ed range a1 $25.00@40.00; 8t. Louis Hydraulio preseed, 45,00, dol; Milwaukee, $33.00, del; Recine, £30.00, del; Hinsaale, $25.00, del; fire clay, per brl, $4.008 5.00. The following is tho list of prices per box of 50 feet, for domestic window glass, from which & reduc- tion of 40 and 5 per cent is mad by dealers: First - uality. $ 6.1 650 Doudle surength, $8.00 9.00 6x8to 7x 9. 7x10 to 8x10. 8x11 to 10xl: 30x50 t0 32x52. 32564 to 34x56. 34238 t0 34260. 26260 to 40x60. : 1 BUTTER—The volumo of business transscted in this department during the woek under review has been comparatively light, the falling off in the demand. being largely due to the intensely cold weather. preva- lent. Tho local demand continues sbout the fame an usual, but the outward movement has becn small, and a5 result low and medinm gradea havo eased Up o Tittle, _Choice qualitiea are & still held with firmness aa the arrivals barely equal the wants of local customors. We quote: Good to choice roll, 18@24c; strictly choles dafry packed, 26@28c; medium to good, 15@ 22¢ ; inferior to common, 8@17c. BAGGING—Continued Armness i noticeable in the ‘market for cotton seamless bags. Tho onhanced cost of production resulting from tho advanco in tho raw material, hos caused an advance of @ 3 in prices of all standard brands, Stark now being held ot 354 Ludlow at 35¢, and Lewiston st 343¢c. Burlaps are quict and steady, as are e and wool eacks, Wo quote: Stark, Ludlow, 35c; o ke 13 i Lo iston, 34ic; American, 92ic: Oter Creck, S3xc; burlap bags, 430d 6 bu, 20@233c; gunnies, single, 3 do'double, 28¢; wool sacks, G3@70c: NED GOODS—Biisiness in this dopartment haa Tuled very quiet for s number of days pust, orders be- ing fow and mainly confined to supplying the current wants of local consumers, Prices, however, remain firm, as stocks gonerally ate light, While of some lines the supply will full considerably ehort of tho require- ments of tho trade. Below are the quotations : Peaches, 2 b, Peaches, 3 Pears, 21b. Tlumé, asisons, 310 Plims, green gages, 3 Quinccs, 2 b.... Strawberries, 2 1 Raspberries ... Blackberries, 3 1, Gooseberries, 2 1b. Tomatoce, 2 ib. Tomatoce, 3 b, Corn, Eigin . Corn, Bentod Harbor. .. Corn; Yarmouth. Feas, 2 I, pod. Teas, 21b, soaked. Liwa Beine, 2 Ib. Succotash, 31b. Tobater, 2'1b. Lobster,1 1b. Oysters, 2 Ib. Oysters, 1 1. et 3 CHEESE—Tho incjement weather of tho past few days cauked an almost total suspension of business in this staple. A fair number of mail orders wero re- coived, but withi the morcury ranging from 10 to 24 de- grees below zero tho goods, of course, cannot bo ship- Ped, and the orders remain unfilled. Values remain nontinally unchanged, but may be quoted weak: New York factory, 14@15c } Obio factory, 12@13¢; Western factory, 11@i3c. COAL—It hns been su ‘active week in this depart- meat, the intenso cold causing a largely increased co sumption of fuel. Prices remain firm and unchanged, Only ono dealer i now selling Lackawanna and Erie at onr nsido quotations, and but for him prices wouldno doubt bo further advanced. o repeat our list: Lebigh, lump,, $14.00@13.50; Lehigh, prepared, $13.00; Lacknwaona, S12.00813.00; Irio, $10.50@ 1150 ; "Briar Hill, $16.50@11.50 ; Walnut Hill, $10.00 3 Bloseburg, $10,00@11.00; Chlerry Aline, ' $10.00} Hocking Valles, $10.06@10.50; Cannel coal, $9, Indisna block, ' $2.50@10.00; Minouk, $6.00; Wil ‘mington, $7.00@7.50. COOPERAGE—Was quict and unchanged, Wo continue 'to quote: Pork barrels, $1.30@1.40; lard tierces, $1.70@L80: whiskey barrels, $2.10G2. flour barrels, 50@55c; rough staves, $18.00G20.0 bucked staves. £28.00230.00; flour staves, $3.60 @©9.50; cirele flour headings, T@Jc 3 set ; flour hoop poles, $14.00@17.00 3 m ; pork and tierce poles, $30.00 @40.00 P ; whiskey barrel staves, $23.0027.00 ¥ m, CALIFORNIA FRUIT—There was & fair local in- quiry for prar. The supply is light, but ample, We quofe: Esst Deurreand Beurro Grisat $4.00@4.50; winter Nellis at £3.75@4.00. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS—Were in fair demand. used by a falling off The following 1.50 4 in the demand; ars the prices cui Acid, citric, Ib. Actd, ozalic, 1b Acid, tarteric, ‘Amnionia, carb, ‘Asafestida, Iv Axlegrease, Bidwell's, doz. Beuns, Torqua, Ib. Borux, ref,, b, Bluo-vitroil, 1b.. Bromo-chloralum, pia., doz.. Corrosive sublimate. Cream tartar, pure, 1b. Cochineal, Hond., Ib Chloroform, 1b.... Glycerine, 11 bulk, 1. Gum camphor, Iv. Gum opium, . Gum sl 33 = sREBBR853E85R! 8 12.50 0il; castor, gul.. Oil; lemou, San Totasas, clilor., Tb. Potussitum, cyin, fu Totussium, iod., 1. . Putash, Babbitt's, cas Quinine, sulph., 0z, Teed precip., ib.. XKoot fpecac, powd., 1 Twot thei, B, L, powd., . 8al epsom, Ib. Silver, uit, cryst., o Boap, castile, gen, Ib Sulpbar, 1. EGGS—Wero in moaerate demand from the retail trade. Tho last arrivals were many of them frosted. Fresh oggs were firmor, quotablo at 28@30c ; pickled Were steady at 20@24c.” Salcs includo §00 doz at 29@ 30c ; 05 cases aud 00 doz 1t 20c; 500 doz at28c; 20 cases pickled at 24c: 5 cases at 23c. FEATHERS—Thero wasa vory fair home and in- terior demand for primo festhers, Tho receipts aro lighter than Jast weck but ample. Wo_continue fo quote: Primolivo geose, from first hands, at GG@08C 3 Jobbing prices, 13@T5c for assorted feathers; mixe Teathers, 23@60c, according to quality ; chicken, G@Se. FISH—Thero {8 o noticeablo absence of anythling re- sembling activity fu tho fish trade, tho local as well as thie outside demands being of the most_limited char- scter. This, however, is Dot o now feature of tho market at this season of the year, and, 2s our dealers aro carrying ight stocks, thoy do not seem inclined to increase Gales ot the sacrifico of prices. The market may be quoted steacy sa fol- lows: No, 1 whitefish, $5.25@5.50; No. 2 do, $5.00 @5.25; No, 1 trout, $4.75@5.00; No. 1 shors mack- crel, $11.00@11.25;’ No, 1 bay, $8.50@8.75; No, 1 bay mackerel, $7.00@7:25 ; No. 1, shore its,” SLBS@ 1.90; bank cod-fish, $6.60@5.75 - George's 'cod-fish, $5.50@6.75 ; box herring, No. 1, 30@d3c ; box herring, tcaled, 42@45¢; Columbia Biver salmon, new, half brle, $10.00@10.35. FRUITS AND NUTS—The demand for forsign fruits has fulien off very sensibly within tho past half- dozen days, and prices have been less firmly held in consequence, Domestic varioties are still moving to & fair extent for the season, and holders seem firm in their views. During tho week raisins . have declined 6@10c per box, while currants, figs, and prunes aro fully 1c lower. We mow quote: Dates, 8@0c: figs, Dew, 15@ l6c; figs, box, 17@l8c; Turkey prunes, 18 10@10%¢; do . 1871, 7@Sc; raising, $2.55@2 ‘blackberries, mew, = 10X@Ilc; raspberries, 43 @i5c;_pitted cherries, 2528c ; peaches, pared, 911G Zic; peaches, halves, x@Tc; do, mixed, 5X@6xc} Zonto currants, 1872, 9@93c : do, 1871, T%@8c; ap- ples, Southern, new, 5@5xc: d0 Weatém, 6@7c; Michigon, T3(@Bc. = Nurs—Filberts, 14@15c; AL ‘monds, Terragons, 21@22¢ ; English walouts, 15@16c ; Naples walnuts, 20@21c; Brazils, 13@14c; Pecans, 108 12c; African peanuts, 6@7c: Wimington pesnute, 7@8c; Tennesseo peanut, 7@GEC, FURS—Ave in fair demand. The receipts are_very Hght, Prices are without change, as follows: Extra 003 No. 1_ do, $6.00; No. 2 do, 4 do, 500; extra” fishor, lo, $6.00; ; 1 ; No. 2 3 do, $3.00; No. 4 do, $£1.00; No. 3 do, $1.00; No. 4 do, 25¢; extra 1No.1do$2:00 ; No. 2 do, §1.35¢ ; No. 3 do, do, 10c; crose fox, £1.00G1.00% red do, grey do, 30@60c; kit do, 10ggdlc ; silver 0.00 ; zi’mb;»i \;n‘xti‘%gc@)sx. 3 raiis 25¢@$1.00 ; wolverine, $1.00@4.00; lynx, 25cEI2( et 0G0 shvink, 10°41.00 ; badger, 10630 bear, $4,00@12,00; muskrat, fall, 10@15¢ ; kitten, 4@ ¢ opomsum,6@16c ; do, caned, 40¢ racedon, 15650 deér skin raw, per Ib, 20@36c; do dressed, $1.00G 1.50 3 beaver, per 1b, G0c@SL50. GAME—There was'a good local demand for gamo, prices ranging obout the Fame as sesterday. Ve GQuote: Prairio chickens at $450@5.005 quail at S1.G0 1.85; rabbits, $1.50. Sales inciude 89 doz prairie Chickens at $5.00 45 doz_do at $4.50@4.75; 40 doz quail at $1,90@1.85 ; 60 doz at $1.75; 38 doz-at SL.60@ 1.65; 8 do Mullard ducls st $3.00; 6 doz rabbits at 53.43; 20 doz do 1t $1.50; 10 carcasses of venisan ot 3@105; 3 do st 8392 ; 200 1hs venison hams at 16e. GREEX FEUITS—Tere very quiel, Tho cxtremo 3 @ @ e @ @ @ @ @ ey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [c3 @ @ @ @ 210 €3 [} [} cold weather interrupts the trade. We quote apples L §2.60@3.75 per brl : cranberries at $10.00@11.50 per Drl for culfixated, and $3.50@8.50 for wild. GROCERIES—In the grocery market, tho past week may bo classed_smong tho _quietest of he geason. Very few buyers were bere in person, while the mail order buriness has been emaller than ugnsl, The de- ‘mand was malnly restricted to small parcels of staple and side goods, just to make up aseoriments, and these, in perhaps 3 majority of instances, were filed at s concession from the quotations. Therc is, how- ever, no particular weakness in the market for any article in the list, while coffees, Bugars, rice, and some other lines are decidedly firm, We quoto: Br-Cans Sopa—Tx@dc. CorFres—Nocha , Uc; 0. G. Java, B54@26:c ; Java, No. 9, 233@2430; fancy Rio, 28K@233(c; choice do, 207@28%c; prime Rio, 22X @2%c; good do, 21x@ 2137c: common do, 19/@20%c; Singapore, 223 @231 Costa Rica, fanoy, 23%@24c; do, prime, 23@I3K Maricaibo, 225@23c. CaxpuES—Star, full welght, 20%@2lc; Stearine, 15%@16c. TucE—Fatna, 8%¥@8}40; Rangoon, T3(@8c; Carolin, 8x@sc. SvoAns—Patent cut Toaf, 14}&([;}4%«:; crushed, powdered, and granulated, 13:GI3%C; A, stand- ard, 123@l2gc; do No, 3, 13%@1IKC; B, 124@ 12%c} extra C, 185@12K¢ ;5 C, N 1@12¢ ; yoir low G, - 11X@113¢c; choice brown, @l1xc ; prime do, 10%@1lc; fair do, 104@103¢ ; choico molasses su['gar.xgsl).;(c; foir do, 94@92%c; New Orieans Bugar, choics, 114@l1xc; do prime, 10%@1lc; do fair, 10@103/¢ ; do common, IK@9c: Strurs—Diamond drips, $1.35@1.40 ; silver_drips, extra fie, 12@75c; good sigar-house syrup, 45@50c 3 extrs do, 50@55¢; New Orleans molasses, choice, 78 @50c; o prime, 12@73¢ ; do common, 66@70c; Porto Tica molasses, choice, B5@E0c; common molasses, 30@40c, Seices—Allspice, 17@18c; cloves, 23@30c; casels,’ 4084203 pepper, Sa@2uyct ; nutmezs, "$L5E10: 0.2, ginger, pure, 28@300; do No.1, 20@25c ; do @uc.’” Soars—French mottled, 6X@83(c; German mot~ {led, TH@T)c; Golden West, 6@6xc; Whito Lily, 63@6%c; White Rose, 6X@03c; brown Windsor, 45@44c; pulm, 6@6)c; Savon Lmuerial, 6GX@63{c Srancs—Gloss, 9X@10c; corn, 9@llc; lsundry, 6@Tc; common, 5@éc. HAV—Trading has been Mght for several days past, most'of the salcs being on local account, but tho severity of tho veatber ks diminisbed the supply, end prices have been_folerably well sustained, Wholsealo dealers are offering the following rates: ON Tnace—Timothy, beater pressed, $16.50@17.60; timo- ihy, loose pressed, $16.00@17.00; prairie, pressed, $10.- 00@11,50. ON WaGoN—Timothy, loose $15,00816.005 prairis, loose, 30.50810,50, For delivery of pressed, $1.00@1,50, according to distance, HIDES—Firmpess still pervades the hide market, The demand, though not a8 urgent as a fortnight ago, continues nctive, and quite suficient to absorb the offerings. 'Local and Eastern fanmers are liberal buyers at the anmexed ramge of pricea: Green butchers', 8c; green salted, cured, heavy, 116G I1xc; do light, 12GI2Kc; part cured, 9X@103c; green’ frozen, 9%@10c; green calf, 17G17xc; green Clty veal kKipyprime, 14c; dry salted, 16@17c; dry kip, 520: dry, calf, Dto; dry fint, 19@202", descons, S0@65¢1 dazhaged, T34 @8c" all other damaged stock, two-thirds price; branded, 10 per cent off. 'HOPS—The market is very firm. Brewers aro buy- ing only for immediate neceasities. The receipts of choice hops are light, We clip the following from the circular of Emmet Wells: ¢ The market opened rather quict the fore part of the weelk, bnt at this writ- ing we notico much activity and considerable excite mentin the trade. Cable and mail advices report prices steadily advancing on the other side, and we are ogain called upon to advance our quotations 3c to 5¢ per Ibonnew hops, of both foreign and domestic growth, The transactions have been on alarge scale, find chiefly in English, owing, doubtless, to their low valte as compared with other hops, We notice the ar- rival this week of aconsignment of new California bopa, being the first receipt of the seazon from that district. The quality s superb, and ont-ranks anything in the maiket. Part of theinvoice has been sold at 50z, cash § those remaining unsold are held for bipher figures. The domestic receipts have dwindled down to =imost nothing ; in fact, the supply of new American is entire- Iy exhausted, The market closes very strong, witha tendency to s farther advance.” We again quots Very choice Wisconein at 45¢ ; prime at 35@40c ; co mon to medium, 20@30c ; Bastern, 40@45c. 'HONEY—Was quiet and unchinged. We quote: Choice white clover, in small cazes, at 26@30c ; medinm grades at 20@25¢; inferior and strained Lioney, 12@16¢, IRON AND STEEL—There was a moderate inquiry for these goods for_current <wants, but 2sa rule tho ‘market was quiot. We continue to quote : Slatiron.... 5 @5 210 rates ‘Hoavy ban: 5 610G 5 £10. rates Light bands. 6 @6 210 rates HOOPS. ... cvv e 5 5108 6 510 Tates Rounds and 5QUATe.... 5. @5 &10 Ttem Shafting iron. 5 GI0@5 810 rates Ovals... 5 61085 810 rates Half oval and half rounds... 5 9-108-5 810 rates Horse-shoe iron 6 5103 7 rates Sheet ron, N 7T @ rates Plate iron. 7 @ 1% Tates Russia iron. 20c an Russia iron, No, 1 stained. s 2 Norway nal roda. @100 b German plow ate 2 English cast plow ateel. b Chrome tool steel.... rate English tool steel £ Tates Y o 11y @lede 9 T! e ot fesling prevzils in the Ty qui leather market just ai present, but dealers anticipate an increated demand pext month, and » geperal Bard- cning of prices. Al descriptions’ of French calf will undoubledly advance, and the tendency n certain lines of domestia leather it also upward, Following are the quotations : mEvrock. Quf, country. Tough upper, light. Rough upper, heavy .. Rengh upper, damaged ‘Buftulo slaughter sole, best...x Luffalo slaughter sole, No. * 1. A" gole..... oux. car. 2afai Kip, No, 1, roedium. Kip, No. 2, Lieary. Hammess..o.ereseann French calf, Jodot.. French calf, Lemoine. ... French calf, 24 to 26 1ba. French calf, 26 to 30 1bs, 0@ 2: French calf, 30 to 36 ba. . 1.65@ 2. French kip, 50t0100 1bs. 1.00@ 1.50 LUMBER—Trade ot the yards was very quiet. ‘Prices wero without alteration, as follows: First cloar. ialas $52.00@55.00 Becond clear, 1 inchto 2 inch! 01@50.00 Third clear, 1 inch Third clear, thick First and second clear Common siding. Common flooring, ,“first, Common flooring, dressed, secon Wagon-box boards, selected, 16 inchi upward. A stock Bstock boards, Common board: . Joiet, acantling, small timber, etc., 16 fect and under. Fencing. .. o Joist and scantling, 18 fo 24 feci 35.00@40.00 £0.00 (240. 28.00@32.00 15.00G17.00 15.00@16.00 15.00@16.00 13.00@24.00 20 /| Philadelphia, Harrisbarg & Timber—sawed, 12 to 16 feel 15,00520.00 Shingles—sawed A @ m. 3.50@3.75 Pickets, square, 15.00516.00 ckots, flat. . 1200815.00 Cedar posts, epli. 0018, sté, round: .00E22.00 T 4.75@400 Three doflacs per cir to b sdde which charge follows tho shingles. Phicknessc Fivo shingles £ bo two inches in thick- nees. Lengtb—Sixtcen inches. TIARDWOOD. $25.00¢ Ok (@ry)..oeee a Black walnut.... 40,00 880.00 Culls. oo . 15.00(316. LEMONS—There was a fair demand _for the season. Oranges were in demand for the holiday trade. Wo quote: Palermo and Messina lemons at $7.00; French and Malagas at $6,00, Havano oranges ot $12.00 per brl; Valencia do at $14.00 per case. METALS AND TINNERS' STOCK—Trade was quiet, and prices rule steady. The firmness in tin con- tinues ; but as the demand is light, dealers have not yet aavanced prices, e continue foquote ‘I PLATE—IC, 10x14,-$14.00; do, 12312, $14.50 ; o, 14x20, $15.00 ; do, raofing, 1C, $13.50, Pro Trv—Large, 40c ; small, 41¢ 3 bar, 42¢, SHEET ZiNc—Full casks, 11¢; half casks, 110} less quantity, 1136¢ ; SmEET IBUN—NO, 24, TiC rates, CorrEn—Copper botiorns, 48c ; braziers, over 121bs, 47c ; tinned copper, 43c.. Wie—2to 5, 8¢; 6, 8, and 9, 10c ; 10 to 11, 11c; 12, 113¢c; 13 and 1%, 123c; 15and 16, Mc; 17, 15¢; Ge ; 19, 19¢ 5 20, 20c; full bundle, 15 per cent dis- count ; fence wire, 8c. . f NAILS—Were quiet and ces are nominally nn- changed. We quoto: 10d, per keg, $5.75 net : 8d do, $6.0036.12 ; 6d do, $6.25@6.37)4 ; 4d do, $6.50@6.62)¢} 3d do, $7.95@7.37%¢; 34 do, fine, $8.50@8,62% ; 2d do, $9.00@9.12% ; clinch, $8.00. NAVAL STORES—There wero no new features to note, trade very quiet. Prices aro ateady s follows : Bhantls rope, 3 b $13 @ 19 Sisal rope, B 1b ... 16 @ 17 Hemp sash cord, B1b . N @ B Marline, B 1. .. 2 @2 Tarzed xope, & ... @ Pitch, 9 brl. Tar, W brl..ceieenen.. OILS—A Tair amount of irading has been do -the leading oils, and, with the_single exception of car- bon, former prices have been fully sustained. Curbon. i off 1c, owing to tho recent decling in Cleveland. Wo mow quote: Carbon, 206)c; extra lard oil, T3c; No. 1, 68c; No, 3, Gsci linsced, Taw, 88c; do bofled, 93c; whale, £8c; aperm, $2.00@2.10 7 neats' foot oil, strictly pure, $L10 do extra, S1.00; do No.1,90@%5c; bank oil, 68@70¢; straits, 12GT5c; ele- phanf ofl, 95c; turpentine, T0@T3c. PAINTS, COLOLS, AND PUTTY—Trading in this class of goods continites lizht, 2nd vzlues are without ‘material variation. Tho gencral market is casy at the following quotations s s 150 1L50G11.00 S g, 5 Genuine Veills Montsgue. 1450 American 1250 Snow white. 1100 Rairoad colors -+ 1LOEIL50 Palaco car colors 9.00E10.50 Rochelle ochre. 0 English Ven. red. 50 English orznge minerai. 50 Englishred lead, 50 Americen rod lezd. 1150 ‘Paris white. . 10 8xo In bladder: o PIG IRON—For the season the demand for pig iron 18 fairly active, and the morket remains comparatively steady at tho prices given belows No. 1 Scotch, Coltness. .. No. 1 Scotch, Summeriea No. 1 Scotch, Glengarno No. 1 Scoteh, Eglinton. N No. No, 1 Chicago stone coal ., POULTRY—There waa 80 d d try this morning, and the* market is only fairly sup- plied with choice stock, Turkeys were firm af 4@ 16c; and chickens at $AW@3W .6105: ).- _Sales include z 400 ba at 14c; 3,200 18 at 125@13¢; 600 1bs at 13366} 600 tha at 13c; 45 doz chicken at $3.25@3.50; 85,doz at $3.00@3.25; 32 doz at $2.50@2.75; 10 doz choice ducks at $5.00; 36 doz a¢ £3.50; 10 doz at $4.00; 20 doz geese at §12.00@16.00; 46 doz at $12,00; 5 doz at £10.00. 'POTATOES—Were quiet. The westher being too cold to handlo them with safety. Car lots -of choice varie- ties are quoted at 70@750. Potatoes sell in small lots from store at 80@90c. RAGS AND METALS—The inquiry for rags and metals {s fair, and the offerings ind Feady buyers at the annezed range of prices : Mixed cotton, 33 @83/ conntry do, 23(@3(c} mixed wool do, 13(@13(c ; mix- ed rope, 4@4jc ; mised copper, 23@%c; brass, 1@ 16¢ ; heavy lead, 63 tea lead, 83(¢;zin¢, 53c; ma- Chinery castings, etc., 150 ; étove plate, 1303 No. 1 wrought iron, 1%@13%c.. AET hire wang abatement in tho demand for this product, The -market rules firm. We quote: Onondaga snd . Baginaw fine, $240: ordimary coarse, $2.40; coarse Diamond ' C, £2.60; ground solar, $2.50; dairy, without bags, $3.50; do, with Dbags, $4.25@4503 Ashton dairy, per sack, $5.00; ground alum, $2.75; Tark's Telsnd, $2.00. ' SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS—Were quiet and steady. 'Prices rango us follows : OUR PANEL DOORS, RAISED PANELS BOTH &IDES, Thickness. Size. 13X 131 138 138 1 3-1¢ e, 3-1¢ 13 138 138 OUTSIDE BLIXDS. ice, | Thickness. 1316, ‘PLATN BATL BASH, Sizeof Thick- Size of 12-light Price per glass. ‘ness, window. windaw. 8x10. 1316 in. 40c 13-16 in. 13-16in 1816 4n. .. 13-16in 138 in 138 in . SE! The mark firm at $3.25@3,30 for good. at $5,25 for ordinary, and $570 for 2x1( very to primo geed, 30 dover mammoth. Flax reported of 83 woa steady at $1.60@1.70. Sales were ‘bags fair timothy at 33, Z TEAS—Business wns quiet thronghout the past week, but pricea have fimed mup a little, in sympathy with the Eastarn_market. Following'ara the ruling ruling prices: Hyson, common tofair, 50@55¢; good, 63@75¢; choice to extrs, 95c@SL15 superfine to fine old by2on, 75¢@$1.00; common impe= rial, 65@75c; good to choice do, 80c@§1.05; fine to geoll gunporider, BICESL03; cholce, SLIGLY o 1501 55+ choice to extia leaf JapD, SUC/BE0 fai to good do, 60@90c; colored . natural leaf Japan, 55@65¢; common to fine Oclong, 85@45¢; good, (0B 70c choice to extra, 00c@EL.00. TOBACCO—The tobacco trace continues reasonably active, with but_slight variation in prices. Prime good are frmly :held, while low grades are rother casy: - c’ma—}‘lne Cut—Extrs, 75@80c ; choice, (3@ 0c ; common, 55@60 ; poar, 40@50c. Sitoxrvc—Extra, 3@35c; medinm, 30@32: com- mon stems, 27E24c. < X PrLUG—Notural leaf, 75@80c; half bright, 60@70c- black, fonnd, 43@53c, 7 wobn—xgzer.u, $13.00; maple, §1400; hickory $15.00 ; labs, $8.00, delivered. 5 WOOL—The market has been rather quiet for thr past weelk. We hear of a few orders—chiefly for fleeco washed wools—and there is a firmer feeling manifested in those grades, as the New York market is stronger. The receipts have been lighter thun for snme tiro past. Prices range as follows Tuy, washed, extra mediun: %ub, washed, fair to do. Comimon By, oo g] cd, X, fight... Fleece, wakhed, XX, dingy. TFieoce, washed, X, dingy. TFleece, waehed, medium light Fleere, washed, medium dingy.. Tleece, unwashed, X&XX, in good condition. Fleece, unwashed, XEXX, digy. ....... TFleece, unwashed, coarse, to medium.; TFleece, unwashed, coarse, and din, Super, pulled. Extra, pulled. RAILROAD FREIGHTS-—Were and firm, 35 follows = o) up anopg| wwan Chicago to i pun o140 H 0g p - up el PN Baitimore.. . .| 60 BEE S| ZRBE &5 |q_an . 1. 1. 1 1 1 Pittsburgh, nville, ‘Bridgeport, and Bellaire. | Wheeling. Pupakbk bk [erepeyeres 3 185 Petersburg and Richmond. | .77 e, CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. ' Toespax EVESING, Dec, 24, The receipts sinco Saturdsy have been as fol- lows: Hop. Sheep. Caltle, 3 86 20377 721 Total coeraase. Same time last week, ‘Week before last..... Shipments were as follows : Cattle. Hogs. Alonday. vasesase 209 4,243 CATTLE—In the caitlo market there was little of general interest to note. The number of buyers in attendance was unusually small, and neither from local nor outside operators was there any’considerable demand. The receipts were meagre, reaching only about 750 head, but, 80 few were the wants of buyers, that even' this small supply proved adequate, and sellers were unable to o more than sustain former prices. The range of the market was $2.50@6.00, the inside quotation for poor cows snd Bcrawny steers, and the outaide for a carload of choice fat steers averaging 1,500 Ibs. Most of the transactions were within the range of $3.50@ 5.25. Shippers were the principal operators, & faw car loads only going into the hands of local butchers. Tho stock waa not; shipped, howerer, the railroads declaring _their inability to deliver freight to its destination. The interruptiou to traflic occasioned by the intensely cold weather of the past few days, it is hoped, will prove but temporary, but the large amount of freight that bas accumulsted at different points will probably require most of the available rolling-stock of the several roads running East from here, at least duribg this week, and Western shippers will do wisely to withhold shipments, as far as practi- eable, for thepresent. Tho market closed quiet aud ateady at the quotatipns given below : QUOTATIONS. Extra—Graded steers, averaging 1,400 Ibs Aud UPWALS «.omeenens +2 -0 $6.1586,30 Choice Beeves—Fine, fat, well-formed 3year 05 year old steers, and averaging 1,200 to 1,800 Wl cseansnessvisseie 5.5085.50 Good Beeves—Well-fattened, finely-f steers, avereging 1,100 t0 1,350 Ra......... L75@5.25 Medium Grades—Steers in fair flesh, aver- 2ging 1,100 £0 3,250 Bl.verrnrrnrena... AI5@LE0 Butchers” Stock—Common to me: steers, and good to extra cows, for city slauglter, averaging 800 01,100 ..., 2.75G4.00 Stock ~Cattie—Common_cattls, in_decent 2.75@9.75 flesh, averaging from 700 to 1,050 Iba Inferior—Light and thin cows, b atags, bulls, and scallawag steers, Texas Cattle—Through droves, Texas Cattle—Northern suming Texas Caitle—Corn-fed ... 1.50@2.50 2.00(a" No, 18 butchers’ cow, 11 common steers. 16 cowmon eleers.. 16 butchérs’ stutf, 12 good steers 87 good steers. 14 choice steers. 17 good steers. 1 choica steers, 17 good stecrs. 52 zood steers, - 4.00 3.0 3.15 rxan steers, .. 953 350 PGS —Packers bad things pretty much thefr OWikgy, to-day, shippersbeing unablo to obtain cars,nd, thercfore, tot competing. There was a nmg effort to force down prices, and durin, the f&noon the market had a rather dowmwar look, & the receipts cam in lighter than had been atcipated, and this fact stimulated holds er3, avdrices were tolorably well eustained throughtt ~ The oxtreme rango was £3.40@3.90, the insideor 5 coarse mixed lot, and the oute side for Thxtra, Berkshire hogs, averaging 427 Ibs. Thestogs were fattoned by Cormell & Crain, of Ciyfordaville, Indiana, and wera the finest offeretiere, thus far, this season. Thoy were 50ld bY-yiory Brothers. Trading was slow from the sening to the close at $3.50@3.55 {or common;; 353 60235.65 for medium, and at $3.70@8.75 for e ; Lot cloned w m!od to really choice. The mar: No. Av., Price X0 S 1¥. . 149 566 870 |1 ‘wig 350 | 54 (% M3 S o52 355 |9t 7. 310 216 355 |63 %9 291 2L 365 | 9% 58 266 102 3¢ 350 |3 T 181 2% 50 850 |47 57 160 8% 3 | 43 197 54 560 |52 17 20 58 X 365 |8 6 10 63 30, g5 |39 45 362 430 yes !;1 o7 210 35 290 355 1104 54 203 15 3337 |48 a 8o 48 305 132 £ 293 138 298 Y73 |19 2l 306 107 290 75 |60 55 244 44 289 &5 ot 53 a8 a = & % 73 299 oz M3 K |55 M 20 53 293 8\ f75 818 3.6 46 360 875 |48 818 s SHEEP—The shesp trads wigull, and prices favored buyers. The supply W2 small, bat am- ple. We quote common at $3.093.50, medium at 38.75@4.00, and good to Ciice ab $4:25@ 5.00. X 1 CHICAGO DRY GOODS MARKET Toesoar Evivig, Deo. 24 The dry goods market for the wee ‘under re- view has been chiefly notable for tk uttor ab- sence of anything resembling actiity. . Very few interior dealers %ut in an appeaince, while the orders received by mail wexe ostly for small parcels to complete assortment and the eales show a smaller aggregate than f¢ any lgxna- vious week of the season, The marky falling off in the demand has not, however, rsulted in any * softening” of prices. Notwithstading the Iate advance in cofton and woollen ‘extiles, manufactured goods are still relativek lower than the raw materials, and, with tho rejval of trade that must inevitably follow the fesent stagnation, certzin lines of gooe, it wowld seem, must further =ad'ance. In enticipation of an upward movemat of prices, some of our jobbers have recsntlymade purchases largely in excess of present reluire~ ments, though, generally speaking, stocki are moderate. The carpet trade contindes dull,with no material variation in prices. Our dealertare ca:Tying no surplus stock, and thisfact, togethér with the enhanced cost of manufactare, tends ta impart strength to the market, and quotations of 2 fortnight ago are firmly maintained. The importa of forelgn dry goods for the weele ending Dec. 21, into the port of New York, and since Jan. 1, for the past three years, compara 88 follows: DIFORTS OF DRY GoODS FOB THE WEEK. 1872 Entered st the .8 L3613 § 1,470,708 § 1,909,148 port.... Thr n b 1,013,403 1,185,183 1,604,636 market... ... ‘Entered for con- simption..... 791,354 805,812 1,103,683 IMPORTS OF DY GOODS SINCE JAX, L - i 187L 1872, Entered at the POIt..........5106,204,T75 $132,897,744 §135,006,345 Thrown upon B atket. 105,996,704 120,053,634 130,434,474 Below are the prices current: - BROWXN COTTONS, . 14 cGreat Falla E, &4....13%0 133 |Cabot A, 4-4.. 213 1235 03d, 44, Indinn Head, 4. Btark 4, 44.. Naehville, 36 Nashville, 20 1n; Merrimac W. Piok...1: PEINTA. 33¢ciGarner Fancy.. 1Ly |Amoskeag Fancy. ... [ Mournis 11 to 113 BLFACHED COTTONS. Androscoggin, L. Blackstone, AA.. Cabot. .. Dwight Sar. Western Product... (Harris. |Gold Medal. Social, L. Green, G- RS, c;2ethuen, orr Willow Brook, No. I.. [Pottland, AAA. Minnehahs, 6-3, Amoskeag. 5-3. Amoskeag, 3-3. Uncasville, A. Staudard white, Rockford, GGG Yankes Hariford, extrs.. Hartford, Imp'l Smith's_tapestry. Hactford extra. Hartford med, Beigrade ..... Hemp. Common pm...zx%mg;wmwm ex. pit...85 atti English cocea, best..85 ciChina matting 44, American, commq 5 |Chins matting 54 American, best 5 |China matting 64 Red and wh. ch’k 4-4.35 |Red and wh. ch’k’ Red and wh, ch'k 5-4.40 TERME Spool thread, grain bags, ctc,, 30 days, of $ per cent O Douatales, ottonades, Keats Jeans, etc, estics, cottonades, Kenf e cent off 30, 3 per cent off ll)dlyfr e Regular department goods, 4 per cent. off 60,45 uui.g:fl 80, 6 per ccntgol 10 dal’vl. | i — PROPOSALS. i PROPOSATS FOR SUPPLIES - - STATE oF ItTrvols, COUNTT or C00 (s, OFrICE CLERK COUNTY COURT. Ciuica6o, Dec. 18, 18 - -...$1.60 [Smiths & Sanfords. 1.50 0 o In pursaance of instructions from the Board of \ om- ‘missionors of Cook County, public notice is hercby \./en that sealed proposals will bo received at this office « ti Friday, Jan. 3, 183, at noon, for furnishing Cook Co' 10ty ‘with all blank books, stationzry, printing, bindiog,{ et ‘required for nso of the county for one year; also meat, provisions (except potatoes), flour, milk, or(teFs groceries, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, sme. ical supplies, and wood, nceded for the Insano Azz-2Ts County Poor House, County Hospital, and Connty 48" "% for ono year ending Dec. 31, 183, to be delivered at + places and at such times as the county may diroct. Exhibits showing an approximation of the kinc quantities of different articles neoded by tha co’ bo seon in the office of the Coanty Clerk. Al bidders will be required to enter into bond wiv.© suraties, to be approved by tho County Clerk, ia |20 sufficient o guaranteoths hithln}_&zflom:muof e e § for pregsals aod bondscan bgobtained at theatiice of the County 125, Payments to bu made promptly In cash fmmeis! stier thie bills shall havo beoa audited by the Boarts 1+ ¢ All &:Dml to be addressed tothe County ClZ% Caok Connty, and indorsed - Propasal for — 2 JOSEPH POLLAK, County etk All woskly papers in tha city (axcapt those haviig daily iasnen), please iosert once. FURNITURE. =g = . JORN KRATS, 219 Bluo Inland-av. Great Qlosing Outsale. " Iateading to dis tail briaca of | ool ey oMb Sanatactastog and. wholmals o ‘c;{;our;r jrtagpablisg e of 5“ Fumlitaze, :n;.ir-w { e, Parior Snite, do.. a greatly reduced pricos. " FOu 6 L& Huriture Alsnotacioress .