Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1873, Page 6

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 187 MONEY ARD CORMMERCE. MONETARY. TRouSOAY EVENING, Jan. 2, 1873, The year opens with eome slight alleviation of tho stringency in the money market, which is thus far meinly. attributable to the fact that the Nationa) Banks have got past their expected call for areport, and are letting out money a little more freels. . The disbursement of local divi- derds is also having an effect to eet money in girculation and helps the liquidation of indebt- odoees. The demand for loans, however, has been held back uatil the opening of the year, 2nd is now very active. It is, therefore, not im- probable that the demand may soon run tempo- zarily ahead of the supply. But we shall soon begin to feel the effect of interest and dividond disbursements at ihe Enst, and the money mar- Lets generally will probably refax into & compar- atively easy condition by tho middle:of the month. R New York exchange isin great_deman d, and, notwithetanding the liberal supply, sells at 50c per £1,000 premium between banks. BANE PROFITS, ETC. In addition to the list of local dividende giv en in our paper of Jan. 1, we give the fol'lbwing : First National Benk, 5 per cent for the half year to Dec. 81. - Third Xational Bank, 5 per cent for the half Fear to Dec 31, payablo Jan. 15. Fifth National Bank, 7 per cent for the Lalf ;5!1(’1 to Dec. 81, and adds £20,000 to contingent nd. . - Commercial National Bank, 5 per cent for the falf year to Dec. 3L - urth Naticnal Bank, 5 per cent for the half rear. Corn Exchange Natiopal Bank, 5 per cent for she half year, . i Gity National Bank declared a 6 per cont divi- dond for tho half year to Nov. 1. A Cook Counzy National, 5 per cent for the half Fear to Dec. 31. Mauufacturers’ National Bank declared a 3 per cent dividond for the quarter to Dec. 31, and carried $50,000° to SI::{A]I]E, this latter amount being a-recovery of bad debis, which, after tho fire, \wero supposed lost, and ‘charged to profit nod log Tho National Bank of Comimerce pags 21 per cert for the wnner cnding Dec. 8L. Tho Union National Bank pays o 5 per cent dividond for the balf year endh liny; Dec, 81, out of- carnings since Oct. 1. On Oct. 1 the bauk made a etock dividend of 33 per cent out of surplus and accumulated earnivzs up to_that date, Tho Merchauls' Savings, Loan & Trust Company pays a dividend of 2§ per cent for ‘the quarter onding Dec. 31, sud adds $59,000 to its surplus oul of the carnings of tho half yenr. The names of this bank and of its President, Mr. Solomon A. 8mith, ere 6 “similer. to thoso of the Inte Na- tional’ Loan & Trust Company, G. C.Smith, President, that people frequently confonnd the w0, and the nresent is {aken 88 a conveniont opportunity to correct the errar. The latter has cenced to do business, and would bave pansed entirely outof _exiatence but for the fact 2hat it i & party Lo a Jarge insuranco suit. s o rule, tho net profits of the seventeen or sighteen leading ‘commercisl banks of this city during the past year have boon from 18 to 20 per wout. ~ Out of these profitsthe most of them will &ave paid dividends to the extent of 10 to 12 por ent per annum, the remainder of their profits being added to surplus fands, or kept in_** con- tingent funds”™ to uee in future dividends or in additions to capital. This, however, is the caso with nons but such as havebeon in operation for 8t least two years, and have had an established business and reputation for the Iast year. . THE SAVINGS BANES. The lesding savinge bauks of this city, though not required by law to make stetements, heve volunterily established the custom. The five institutions that have alrcady publishod etate- ‘menta are probably the only ohes that will do so, From tho summary of th leading items of thesr Slutements, given below, it will bo veon that they hold $8,958,254 of deposits, whicl is nearly four- ifths of all the eavings deposits in the city. Of this amount, which, togethior with their capital, makos the agpregate amount of 89,930,935, 8 por cent is invested in mortgages on real estate, 17 per cent in time and demand lozns on collat- erals, 22 per cent in stocks and bonds of various Xinds, over 21 per cent in cash and exchango on band, and about 4 per cent in real estato, offico fixtures, stationery, stamps, ete. : - LABILITIES, State Savings Intitutlo German Sarlogs Baok.. Bierchanian, . Farm chani syt Es, Zoans o Loaus on SUksd¥ds Cathand Keal Zle. ‘Collataly; ‘on hand. Ez.cul'd Tons SLAT,0I2 61,195,858 & .00 81,007,982 ot 2] #iato Savi _Institut] sSerman £an nstit 77 e BB 1, lmsivition ™ 1,007,760 58 1,557 mers' & Mec's 0,6l 064 5,319 292,433 PraicioStato Lo & Trust Co... 343,538 13,18 81,23 Commer'] Company, 280,911 230,38 £3,608,333 81,760,347 $2,198,%3 82,127,135 In’ connection with the above, wo would call sitention to the elaborate etatement, on pnother age, of the Merchants', Farmers' & Mechanics® Savings Dank, which was ono of the first to in- sugurate the custom of savings banks publiehing voluntary ropofte. ‘The officers of this bank pay unusual attention to statistics, und tho § ormation given in their aonual reports formation which not 6nly shows tho condition of their bank, but even ris¢ into the higher domain of political economy, and are of value ns recorda of the progress of tho laboring classes in” tho accumulation of moncy. ONICAGO BANK CLEARINGS. FRO 1869 T0 1872, Tho following tablo, showing the bank clear- tngs for tho yeara 1869, 1870, 1571, and 1872, fur- pith a decidedly gratifying exhibit, the last presonting en imme2so iherosse over (he pro- ceding years: Quarter cxding 212,769,83 Quarter ending Septen! X Quarter ending Ducesber 3l 265,540,671.67 Total. $903,060,503.47 213,879,551.57 250,166,056.0L 236,512,904.49 776, 15246 ,956,15L.73 169,400,572,03 4,200,577.73 166,850,926,74 « 176,801,175,67 18Y,385,808,03 < 202,713,549, REAL ESTATE. . The following instrumenta were filed for rec- ord en Thursday, Jan.2: CITT ITOFIATT. Tot22and w15 ft of Lot 21, fa Block 6 of McNelli's Blocks 6 and T, Wright's Addilioa, daled Dec, 27; con- sideration, §15,600. Z g Wilcox st, 178 2-10 £t w of Califarnis st, s f, 25x124 £t dated Sept. 163 consideration, $:5, South Pari av, near Thirty-fourth st, o f, 30x127 910 £t, with Luildings, dated May 1; consideration, $7,644, ortl Paulinast, et North ay and Keenon sts, of, 4 feet to alley, dated Dee, 30; coneideralion, $600. State at, 5 of and near Trenty-eighth f, w f, 403105 , dated Dec. 28 ; conriderstion, §6,400. : Tinoet, s e cor of Chicago av, w 1, 50x800 ft to lake ehare, dated Dec. 27 ; conaideration, $25,000,. 5 Vaz Buren st, Lot Franklin st snd ¥ifth av, nf, Lot 65, dated May 43 ; consiverstion, $7,200, North Hoyne st 1 o cor of Evergreen &v, w f,Lots 25 2038, dated Dec, 8 consideration, 3,600, Sub Lot 34 of Lots & and 5, ete., in Biock 32 of_Shef- field's Addition. dated Dec, 14 ; consideration, $700. Walier st, bet Mitchell and’ Hastings ets, f, un- Jivided ) of 26 1t 10 alles. dated Jan. ¥ coudideriticz, 1, Biue Teland ay, n e cor of Sixteenth st, Lot 95 (ex- cept rallroad), dzted Jan. 11 consideration, $4100, - Lot 7. of Lote 27, 10, aad 15, 10 Diock 7, Soc', i, 14, dated Nov, 2 ; consideration, SG75. Lot 15, 1t Block 18, in Bntfer, Wright and Webster's Addition, dated Jan. 2} consideration, $,000, - Emersld av, s of Thirty-firat s, 0f, 25 £t to alicy, dated Jan. 2;consideration. €1,100. leary st, w of and nesr Blue Isind av, s €, Tots 25 aad 26, with improvemeats, dated Jan. 15 considera- tion, $5,000. : - : Lots 3L and 22, n Block 1, iz Pecks cubdivision in € X of Sec. 11,8), 13,(s of Lsko st,) dated Oct. 25, 187 comeideratoln, 53,000, = ‘Milwaukee av, bet Ellen and Houston sts, n ef, 25 ft 10 alley, dated Dec. 30 ; consideration, $2,000, : West Lake st, near Seymour &, s 1, 43 1t, dated My 16, 1872 : consideration, $2,100. West Tyler st, 149 1t w of Loomls &2, 57, 252151 810 1t, dated Jan. 25 considerstion, £2,500. - “Wast Tsler st, 174 £t w of Lootwis st, & £, 25151 9-10 11, dated Jan. 2} consideration, $2.500, “Mitcholl st, 25 ft w of Laflin &t n 1, 253124 £t, dsted Dec. 3; consideration, £1,100, Weatern av, 91 ft s of Talor s, w 1, 75x100 {t, dated Dec. 16 ; considerating, £2,400, BOUTIL OF CITY LINITE. ) i2 Elinger's north 4scresofscifn e X of Bec.10, 38, 14, dated Oct. 8; oonelderation, COMMERCIAL. ‘TuURIDAY, EVENING, Jan, 2. The following wero the reccipts and shipments of produce at this point durivg tho pest forly- eight Bours, and for the corresponding day one yearago: RECEIPTS, BHIPMENTS, i 1878, l 1872, Flour, Lrls 9,707] 10,355 $9,424! 64,985 115,675, 334,920, 41,510] 63,450 6,154 7,351) 20,630] 0010 Grhes Socd, EfaxSecd, Hroom Corn, s, s, |/Cured Meats, Beef, bris.. | Pork, 1 50, 1309,370) 20,5000 ... 32951 54,630 2,420 2,715 s oo 7243 99] 1,371 < 0 3 &alt, brls,... . 150 610} . 280] 3,764 Withdrawn during the iwo days past from store for city consumption : 2,502 bu wheat ; 1,199 bu corn; 2,293 bu oete; 812 b rye; 4,604 bu barley. . The following yrain has been inipected into store thia morning, up 010 o'clock’: 121 cars wheat; 327cars corn; G5 cars oats; 18 cars 1ye; 33 cars bertey. Totel, 559 cars, or 223,000 The posi ion of G. M. How, Esq., in relation to the Presidency of the Board of Trade, having ‘Leen misunderstood in some quarters, we may state that that gentleman withdrew his nama after the announcement of the vote on Tuesday, nominating C. E. Culver, Etq., and thanked the géntlemen” who eupported him. Ife did not re- ceive their votes under protest. i There is considerzblo dissatisfaction oxprosacd on *Chango at tho recent proposil to make a sec- ond extension of the stock, to $%0,000. Tho stop is claimed to be entircly wnczlled for; but the protcstation is chiefly heard from gentlemen who have only a secondary interest in the mai- ter, through being part owners of the shares held by the Board of Trado. THE MARKETS, The leeding produce markets were moderately active to-day, excopt provisions; but tho majer- it{ exhibited an eased foeling nicong holders, wheat being the principal exception. Our ro- ceipts of grain were rather larger than the aver- age of the past month, 2nd operators seemed generally to fear that they will increase in volumoe now that the holidays are over. The grocery market exhibited 5. firmor tone than on the preceding days of the week, and in Rio and Java cofiecs, and in certain grades of ro- fined sugars. a slight advance was established. ‘There was no noticeable improvement in the de- mand, but our jobbers are looking for an early rovival of trade, and as they are gonen.lly carry- - ing light stocks, tho prevalent fecling is one of firmnees. Dry goods wero moving to a limited ostent only, and prices were without change. All deemlfii“a of cotton textilos are exceeding- ly firm, while in some lines there are indications of an early advance. Tie butter morket was only moderately active, and former quota- tions wero unchanged. Cheese was & trifle firmor. Coal romains steady. In the hay market trading was light, owing to the difficulty of obtaining cars. A fair number of Eastern orders exe being placed from day to day, but dealers find it impoesiblo to fill them, &t Dresent. s and leather remain firm. An advance of 1cinNo. 1 city and No. 1 country uppet were the only quotablo changes. Tho oil markot was quiet, Lut gencrally firm, tho ex- ceplion being carbon, “in which a further decline of a 3¢o is nofed, ‘Tobacco, wood, and . pig iron “werg sténdy and unchanged. Alcohol was guiet and unchanged. Tho demand for brick-lime cement, ots., was light, being re- stricted to emnll lots, Priccs were without change. Lumber was quiot and stoady. Cooper- ago was unchanged. Pork barrels and tierces werc in moderate demand. Tko metals, nails, etc., wero withont now features. Tho wool market was quict, sxcepting o moderato inquiry for fine washed fleeco. Values are about the eamo. Broom corn was unchanged. Choice grades are in demand and scarco, but old and red corniain largo supply and_almost unssla- ble. Hops are in fair demand, the trading being mostly amoug dealers. The firmness previously noted continues. Prime Westorn are held st 40@15c; and eales have been mado - to brewers at 50c on timo, Beeds ~wero quiet, if wo accept » limited zmount of trading in timothy and clover. Prices are without material change. The market was very liberally supplied with game snd poultry, and in consequence of o light demand and un- favorable weatler, prices were weak andof a decided downward tendency. Turkeys aro quo- ted at 10@12}4c, chickens at 82.00@3.00, and ouse at £3.50@8.75; quail at $1.10@1.25. reen fruite were in moderate request in smal Iots at previous prices. Potatoes wore quiet and_unchanged, although hardly as firm, as the weather is favorablo for shippers. Higliwines were dull at the quotation of Tuo: day last, in sympathy with reported dulness in | New York, and clozed with sellers at 89%7c. Sales wero limited to 100 bls in two lots at 89¢c per gallon. 8 Dreesed hogs wero dull and 5c por 100 Ibs lower, thougli receipts were loss than hereto- foro, and livo hogs wora quoted 10¢ higher. The weather secmod very much asif it was the bo- ginning of o rogular Janusry thaw, during which dressed hogs aro not in_favor with ship- pers, and thoy avoided thom to-day. Sales were reported of 230 head ut 435 ; 60 at £4.8234c; 109 at 24.30; and 60 on private terms. Total, 449 head. Several lots were left over, unsold. i Provisions wore quiet and irregular, but gen- erally dull. Mess pork was inactivo and nomi- nally unchanged from the reduced quotations of Tuesday laat; there was no apparent de- mand, but holders would not lower Lheir views, sceing ihat livo ogs wora reported 10c per 100 1bs lughor. Lard was moderately active, and steady at former quotations, 2t which thoro wero free sollers, but they wounld not concedo any- thing, for reasons above noted on pork. Graen homs were in good démand, and aversged nearly /¢ per Ib higher, being s.ready soid ahiead, whila they arc sull in urgent request from curers. Otlicr meats were inactive, except ono frada in choulders; thero scemed fo bo & fair Dum- ber of orders on the market, - but nt lower prices, which hiolders wers not disposed o sccopt. Meats may be quoted firm at un- changed prices. It is stated that tho indications aro that & consifiersblo proportion of tho hogs in some sections df the country aro already in, and it it certain thap our packing at the close of this we last yenr's work to date than at any provious time this hezeon. Our packers are offoring but little product, In view of these facts. Tho wires were down between Chicago and Cacadisn points, and tho sgeut of onc of our Esstern linas gave notice ck will be much farther behind the record of that they could not receive meats befors noxt Mondey. Theso things helped to quittudo to-day, &t rango of prices: Mcss Pork—O1d, S11.00@11.2 new pork, cash or seller January, $11.35@11. the following do eeller Tebruery, $11.50@11.55; do_seller March, £11.65@11.70; do seller April, 811.85@ 11.90; primo mess, $10.50; extra prime, $8.75. ard, cash, or sellor January, §7.00; do seller Fobrtary, $7.121¢; do seller March, €7.25 25 do seller April, 7.50." Sweet_pickled hams, 7@ 83c, and groon hams at 136c for 15-b averages, and T3fc for 16-1b_sverages. Green shoulders, 33c; do rough sides, 4%c; do short ribe, 43%@5c; do sbort cm}? 53@5i4c;. dry salted meats guotablo at 83¢c for shoulders; 53{@5X4c for shiort ribs, and 58 @534¢ for short clear. Boxod shonlders, seller January, quoted at 83{c. _English- meats for delivery m Jan- uary, 5)}{-: for Cumberlands; 53{c for short ribs or fong clear; 6c for ehort clear; BYX@ 8i¢c for long cut hams. Bacon is quoted at 4¥c for shonlders, 74c for cloar ribs, 73/c for s ort clear, all packed. ~ Mess beaf, $8.50@9.00; extra moss do, 59.50@10.00; boef hams, $27.00 @23.00._City tallow, T @7{c; grease quota- blo ot 5{@6}c. Sales wero reported of 1,700 tcs Iard at 7c; 190 brls do &t Tigc; 300 tzs do (second brand) at £6.95; 230 tcs do seller March =t 37.80; 100,000 tbs shoulders, seller March, at 33¢c; 10,000 Its green bellies at Gigc;.2,000 pes gresh hams (141bs) at8c; 5,000 pes and 40,000 fbe do (15 fts) at T3es 5,000 pes months, ot 7éc; 120,000 fusdo (16 1hs) at T4c; 40,000 158 do’(17 Ibs) at 63¢c. do, geller two “Tlour was . very quiet, thero being an almost utter absence of orders from outside tho city, sad ouly o light domand from Lho loeal trade : [ bat the mar] 4 wheat ; our stocks being aleo light (only 25,552 rls,) whilo New York was quoted strong, though et w2s firm in sympathy with quiet. Bran was steady. Cash Sales wero re- ported of 100 brls white winter extras (Gold Chop) 2t £3.25; 200 brla do on private terms; 100 brls sgring extras .at $6.40, 100 brls doat £6.25; 100 brls do at £5.50; 70 brls do at £5.00; 100 bris do on private terms; 76 brls winter su- g:rfincu at 85, 100 oriedo spring at $3.25; 5 brls rye (Rock River) at $4.50." Taial, 971 Dbrls. Aldo, 10 tons branat £11.2; 30 tons at £11.00, on track. Tho market closed ot the Tol- lowing range of prices : Fair to choice white winter extras Red winter extras.......... Good to cholce spring extrus. Low to medium. ............ Good to fancy Aiiiescia. , o irregula than usual, but showed considerable strength on the average, recovering 4}(c from the closing rice of yesterday, and 83¢c from the close of eaday. The market was strong early under the impression that all the forced selling out had been already accomplished, and that it was eafo to buyin. But thero wero_still plonty of sellors ; gome anxious to reslize on general principles, and " soveral on whom margins were called, with which it was not conveniont to ro- spond. ~ All this was cleared out of the way by a little past 12 o'clock, and then tho early feeling again prevailed, thors being numerous orders on tho floor from ontside partics, who had been at- tracted by tho reported drop of the past two daye. Thet decling was ooly a_natural re- action from the ateady upward iarch preceding the holidays, which had resulted from persistent buying, and the weaknass wzs due to & goneral rush to realize at a profit. New York was quoted strong, and there wore rumors of firmness in Liverpool, but the latter probably had no real foundation. Thors was s better domand for car lots for shipment, especially of the lower grades. Seller February opened at 81.213¢, advanced to 31.2237, declined to $1.213{, and advanced to $1.25)4@1.25}( at the close. Seller the month, -or cash No. 28pring, sold at 81.19}¢@1.223¢, and seller March at £1.2316@1.27%, closing at the outeide. No. 1 pring closed Hominal, tho salo at $1.25 being an early one. No. 8 spring clozed firm, st 81.08; and rejectod do at 9ic. Cash sales were reported of 800 bu No. 1 spring, $1.25; 10,000 bu No. 2 epring at S1.213{ ; 27,800 bu do'at $1.213¢ ; 1,200 bu do at §1.213¢ ; 18,200 bu do at 3121 ; 10,000 bu do at $1.203¢ 5 11,600 bu do at 31.201% ; 53,800 bu do at 81.203¢ ; 5,000 bu do at $1.203% ; 11,600 bu do at $1.20 ; 14,800 bu do at SL1Y3{ : 8,600 Lu do st ©1.193¢ ; 7.800 bu No. 8 spring at €1.08; 5,000 bu do at 81079 ; 4,600 bu do at §1.073¢ ; 3,300 bu do at 107 1,600 bu do ot §7 0635 ; 2,400 bu do at S1.06; 1,600 bu do 8t £1.05} ; 800 bu do at $1.05; 1,600 Dia rojocted spring at 94c ; 1,200 bu do at 92c; 800 bu choice by sample 1t £1.281¢, deliverad ; 800 bu do at 31.28, delivored; 400 bu do 2t 1. on track., Total, 180,400 bu. Comn was- active, but declined about {c fur- ther, a5 a consequence of liberal raceipts, which affected not only the price of winter delivcrios, but also the summer options, which have been in steadily growing favor for soveral days past. Neow York was quoted dull, and thero was (as usnal) no shipping demand, while the short in- tercst sccmed to be listless. -The bulk of the businees done secmed b8 consist of transfors from_this month to next, by parties who wished to keepin tho trade but wanted somebody else to carry the corn for them. Seller the month, or cash No. 2, sold at 858@35%c ; seller Feb- ruary at $1%@$13c; soller March at 3234c; sellor May at 37@37ic ; and sollor June at 373¢ @38c ; the wintor options closing at the outside. Cash sales were roported of 5,000 bu No. 2 at 8le; 10,000 bu do at 303c; 64,000 bu do at 3037c; 86,000 bu do at 305¢c; "34,200 bu do at 30lgc; 6,000 bu rejected at 20c. , Total, 155,200 bu. Oats wero more active, but declinod }{@3i4c under & pressure to sell, and closed dull ‘at the inside prices of tho session. As in corn, the principal business transacted was_the changin; of January options over into February, an car lots wero not much wanted, though New York was quoted strong. _Seller the month, or cash No, 2’;;}?«1 at 2:5,@24;(::, lse‘;lgcr”g;:mnfi st 253@35%e, eellor May ab 20@2934c, an seller’ Ias{ half lhyy st 80c. Cash sales woro reported of 6,800 bu No. 2 at 24%c; 18,600 bu do at 243¢c; 11,600 bn do =2t 24i¢c; 600 bu rejectod st Zlc: 600 bu by ssmplo (white) at 82¢ on track. Total, 3,200 bu. Rye was rather more active than on Tuesday. but weals, declining 1c under tho prospect of s more liberal supply. The markot closed nomi-~ nel at 67c for No. 2, and G2@625¢ for rejected. Cash sales wero roported of 800 bu No. 2 at G4c; 1,200 bu do at 67%c; 3,200 bu doat G7c; $00 bu do atGGige. Total, 6,000 bu. ; Barley was dull and i lower on_No. 2, with little chiango on the lowor grades. No. 2 opened at G5¢, and closed at 61¢c. No. 3 clused at 52}4c in ordinary houses. Seller the month sold at G434@G4%c, and mcllor February at Gic, Cashi sales woro reported of 8,600 bu No. 2 at 65¢; 5,000 bu do at 643¢c; 2,000 budo at Gides 600 bu No. 3 (A.,D. & Co.) at 54¢; 7,600 bu do st 52}4c; 1,000 bu rejected at 42¢; 1,600 bu do at 41c; 400'bu by sample at 75¢; 800 bu do at 60c; 400 bu do at 53c; 400 bu do at 50c. Total, 24,200 bu. ‘he following were the imports of foreign goods at the port of Now York for the week end- ing Dec. 28: 1670, 157, 1972, 201643 §1,0072T) 9TATY I8 3,508,267 Total forwesk .. S4STHENG IS EL5TEI Yrev. Teported.., 204,430,746 SGR.GT1,312 414,154,832 Sinco Jan. 1..... $299,314,392 $372.58,483 $418,730,591 PRODUCE STATIBTICS. The New York Lroduce Exchange Circular has the following : Tecaipts of flour and grain at seabosrd ports from Jan.1 e Dee. 2, ncloatve, for teoyoara: 157 7. eeees 66119 0,124,608 Flots, brls. .o van -, Wheat, bu. eeese IO 41009,354 Cnrn, bu.. LMt asaosnsg Oats, bu, . 21,841,729 21,475,259 Larley, bu.. . Blmuin 4,048,827 ye, bit.. D omme 130436 Total grain, bu. .. 124,303,030 112,345,465 Foreign exports of broadwufis from the United States (o tho United Kingdom of Grest Britain and Irelsnd from Sept. 13 From New York, to Dec.24 New Orleans, fo Dec. Thiladeiphiz, to Dec, 2 Taltimors, t6 Dee, 21 1120 Boston, 10 Dec. 211" 15,020 126,128 Sun Francinoo, to Nov. 13 1,753 5,208,5¢6 Otber ports to latest dato 13,005 53,214 Total, 1872-73. 272,605 Total, 1811 150,07 Total, 1670-7 Total, 1669-7 To the Continent Flour, Wheat, Corn, From ris, e York. toDec. 24, 131 161,100 86,451 16067 Other ports to lates il 5 43,307 135,843 16,067 248,81 325,430 tal, 3,348 Total, 1663-7 24,5 0,864 557,620 94,980 61, Tmports of foreign breadstnfla into the United King- dom of Great Dritain nud Irelsnd for the eleven monthe, ended Nov. 30, for the lust.three years, and their sources : 1670, 1871, 1872, orte, cuta, Wheat 12lbe, 112 lbe. Ruseia. . 9,446,656 14,859,232 Denmark, 1 s%mT 123,658 Germany. ‘Austrian Territoric ZTuskay, &o..o.. 1400374 11723:111 38,065,635 7,818,647 12,757,744 10,238,770 230 37,195,914 881,200 29,097 1,674,306 348,285 2106 83,338 Total flour, cwts. 365,04 5,630,295 Grand total, cwis, 63,178,565 71,010,603 81,728,698 ‘The $mports into Great Britaln from France Tor the three. months ended Nov. 30, 1877, were equal in Wheat and flour to 663,434 qre., o7 5,307,953 bu. ‘The stock of wheat in Paris, Doc. 1, 1872, was 11,718 cwir., against 127,040 cwts, Dec, 1,1871, and the stock of flour Dec. 1, 1872, waa 67,536 cwis., agatast 813,64 cwts. Dec. 1, 1671, The'whest crop in the United States in 1870 was estimated at 335,694,700 bu, including—Winter wheat : In California, 14,175,000 ba ; six New England States, 920,700 bu; four’ Middle States, 28,554,000 bus fteen Southern States, 45,143,000 bu: Indian3, 20,200,000 bu; Ohio, 13,150,000 ' ba; Michigan, 15,233,000 bu; Tlinglk, southern part, 7,165,000 bu ; total winter wheat, 150,545,100 bu, 'SPring wheat: Northern Thinoix, 20,000,000 bu; other Western States and Terri- tories, all spring whest, 65,339,000 bu, or & grand total of 235,684,700 bu, including wintef and spring wheat. ‘This indicates'that the winter wheat crop was for that year 63 810 per cent of the whole, or 53y & fraction over 5 per centof the whole. The wheat crop of 1672 25 Compared with 1671, 88 reporied by the Agricaltural Bureau, shows a decraise fn winter wheat growing States of 2 per cent in Now Eampehire; 5 per cent in Vermont; 10 per cont In Massaohuseita’ & per cent in Connreticut; 30 per cent in New York cent n New Jersey; 40 per cent in Pennsyivani: per cent in Delawire; 34 per cent in Maryland ; 15 per cent fn Obfo; 14 per cent in Michigan; 2 per cent in Tilinsls, including winter and_spring ; 40 per cent in Missouri, 2nd 20 per cent in Kansas, The gain in winter wheat producing States ia 9 per cent in Maice 3 1 per cent in Virginia ; 35 per cent in North Carolina} 13 per Cent in South Carolina ; 81 per cent in Georgia + 33 per Cent in Alabama ; 1 per cent in Misaissippt ; 230 per cent fn Texas; 2 per cent in Arkansas: 10 per centn Tennesace ; 4 per centin West Virginia; 15 per cent fn Eentucky ; 1 per cent in Indiana ; 75 per cent in Californfa, and § per centin Oregon.' In tho States growing spring wheat, there Is Teported a gain of 21 per cent {n Wisconsin, §0 per cent in Minnesots, 40 per cent in Nebraska, In a sumtmary, the Agricultural Department makes tha total wheat crop, winter and #pring, inall the States and_ Torritorics, in’ 1873, 240,000,000 bu, sgatnst. 230,- 000,000 bu fn 1871 The product of tho Middle States and Maryland declined from 37,000,000 bu fn 1671 to 24,000,000 bu in 1872, while the Southern States gained £rom 18,000,000 bu’ in 1871 to 27,000,000 bu in 1872, mainly in Texas, Teanessec, and North Carolinz. West of tho Mississipp tl.ere has been 5 gain from 70,000, 000 bu in 1871 to 85,000,000 bu in 1672, of which nearly a1l 15 {n Oregon and California. 1t must, Bowever, be Lorno in mind that a very large Proportion of the crop iu Tennessce, Alshama, Geor- , and Keotucky was damaged by unf:vorable weather during barvest, The advices to merchauts from their interior corrcapondents fa that the winter wheat crop east of the Rocky Mountains will, in the oggregate, be largely deficient. In Michigan, Olio, Indiana, and Missouri, the millers bave Leen paying high pricea for winter wheat, and are using spring heat in consequence to a considerable extent to take its piace, Thereis nostock of winter wheat hers of consoquénce, and nome coming forward worthy of mention. - . WHEAT IN CALIFORNIA. The San Francisco Commercial Herald says : The contiuned heavy raina with which we bave been favored during the ourrent weck, extending preity gecerally throughout tho State, havo cut off expocted Wheat recelpts matertally and 'interfered coneldorably writh the losding of ships now on the berth, and there- Dy delained quits a number of vessels that it was deemed desirabls to despatch before the closo of the year. The California grain fleet to the United King- dom for the first" six months of the harvest year will exceed 180 veasolr, ‘carrying 5,250,000 centals, valued at " about $3,000,000. * Xsd the weather been pleassnt, wo would have incrossed the flost to 200 sal, and the fotal export of breadstaffs for the first balf of the current harvest ye.: to £10.000,000. Judging from what wo have olready sccomplished, nod counting the stock of wheat yet remaining in the State, it is clear to our comprebetsion st as the result of ast sesson’s crop, we will reach a totaf oxport surplus for the har veat of 1872-73 of 500,000 tons of wheat, This is leav- ing out sufficicnt for secd and homo consumption,—s result scarcely cxpected by the mas of peoplein’ tho trade, znd one very creditable to our young State, Now, what of the year to come? Tho raius have fallen pleuteously, and, as- wo write, tho storm contin- es, with 1o g of Cleariag up. 'The farmers bave 80w thelr sced generously. A farger breadth of land than over before has been planted, and more will yet Do ncedod. Wo, therefore, hiave good reason to predict soother bountiful crop Jear; certainly all four of drouglt is happily dispelled thus early in the season, and, in addition tothis, it_should be remembered thal we Bave dug many milea of canals for irrigation, znd made other exteneive arrangements for diverting the waters of our Tivers, so that many thousands of crea in the valleys can’ thus bo made greatly pro- ductive which, under other circumstances, would be little elso than vast tracts of Larren sand. We allude to tais, oncs sud aguin, that our {riends 3¢ & distance can soé and judge for themselves of our crop prospects, ond mako néeded preparations for ships with which to carry tho same to market. The Stocklon Independent, of srocent date, placed the stock of wheat there and in the San Joaquin Valley at 110,000 tons; and surely, 3 they have that quantity etill remaining, the balante of the Siate at large bas more {han enough to make good our stock estimato of §300,000 tons, BT. PAUL AS A WHEAT MARKET. The St. Paul papers are now quoting prices of wheat in that city, which aro based upon thoso of Chicago and Ailwaukee, the cost of railroad transfor being substracted. The cost of send- ing to Milwaukee is 210 per bu. 7The relative price thero is now 5@Sc per bu higher then it used to be. T'he St. Psul Pioncer says: Certaln hesvy buyers of Minnesots wheat, who have Derctofore operated in Milwaukee or Cufcago, Lave, it appears, determined to como to headquarters for sup- plies, and have made provision for paying the actual Jlilwaukeo price, less the current raiiroad freight, far 2l wheat reaching the St. Punl clcvator. The result of this_arrengement is to riso tho value of wheat in thia market by abolishing the onerous charges heretoforn mado for comumissionr, inaurance, loss af weight in transit, epeculators’ profits, efc., and to give to our market s stability which wiil bo affected only by the fuctuations of the great markets, anda trustworthi- ness which it Los never before acquired. Another result will prove excecdingly advantageous to wheat producers, 58 well 28 wheat buyers, on the line of tho St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, and will speadily break up all combinations or rings lo_control prices, if any such exist. The lessocs of the St. Paul elevator, which stunds af the terminus of the St. Paul Pacifo , are also the losaces of tho local elevating warchouses on that road, and a delivery of wheat at any one of theso warchouses is practically a delivoryat St, Paul, the grain beiug subject, of course, to the regular charges of the railrusd for tranoferring itfrom the interlor etation to the storchouse bere, Tho farmers do not 50 muck object to the raiiroad charges simply, 0 moet intelligent men understand that high freights aro inovitablo in a now and thinly- populated country; but when to these aro added tho profits of two or threo supernumerary dealers snd epecalators, and various unnecessary charges, and de- ductions for losses over a_long line of transportation, tho load bocomea uncndurable. The new rystem &weeps away everytbing but the reguiar and necesea-y cxpbuses of trausportation, and, nx 5oon aa the proper facilities for storage are provided, it will at once con- centrato_at ¢, Yaul, where competition among buyers and carriersto the Eset will contro, a grain trado which ‘will, in its magnitnde, astonizh the croakers, WHEAT AND FLOUR IN ST. LOUIS. Tho St. Louis Times givos the following statement of the trade in that city during 1872+ 1871, Teceipts of flour, brls, .. 1,309,336 Sbipments, flour, bris. k 1,493,895 Roceipts of wheat, bu 082,012 6,707,142 Shipmeants, whest, bu 03,750 1,038,167 ¥lour manufactured, bris, 1,350,000 Btack of wheat o band, liu, . 50,000 Stock of flour ou hand, brls 65,000 THE MISSISSIPPT DASIS. Tho St. Louis Democral publishes the follow- ing statements of products of the Miseissippi Lesin in 187; Wasarxorox, D. C., Dec. 30, 1872, To the Editor of the Democrat: In response to your telegram, recsived Saturday nikht, I send you uncorrected aggregates of the pro- ducts'named for the specificd States, with tho under- standing that the Revieed Slatement of Production in the fortlicoming sunusl may differ, though mot mato- rially a8 to most of them, from the figures given : 30CUIGAN, ppears to & corn ‘be larger than in 187L, except in Wisconsin and Min- Desota. The wheat cfop fs lurger in Indiana, Wiscon- sin, Minnesota and Jowa ; very nearly as large in 1lli- nols; reduced in Michigan, and hasgreatly doclined n Eansas and Missouri, tho estimate for the latter State in 1871 being 12,825,000 bushelr, Thers Eas beens Iarge increase in potatoes in Illincts, 2ad s Fmall o yaace in Tows, Minnesata, Michigan and Indizoa, with docreans in Wisconsin, Kzhsas and Missourd. Respectfuily, 3, I Dobar, Statistician, LTEST. In the ofternoon wheat was active and irregu- lar, closing 2¢ lower than at the close of ‘Change. No. 2 sold at $1.20%@171 scller tho month, and §1.23@L.233¢ seiler February—the latter closing at the inside. Corn was moder- ately active, and steady at 303{c sellertho month, and 8135@31%¢c soller February. Other grains and provisions were inactive. Sy CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. ALCOTIOL—Tas quiet and. satbananns e o a8 quiet an uote 94 per cent proof at $1.79@1.84. ¥ BEANS—Thers was s moderate inquiry for beans at vrevious prices, Wo quote: Navies &t S2WRALLD: Touk, $8.00; Wikm falr to yrime, §2.0022.25; ccmmon to medium at £1.25@1.35. BRUOM CORN~TFair to choice grades of corn Te {a active demend on Loth local and Easlern accou Common corn 13 in very liberal supply and again We again quote: _Xo. 1 hurl, G4 @ic B 1b; 0. 1 stalk braid, 6@5%c; No.ddo, 4@4Yc: o, 3 do, 2@3kie; ineidé green, 3¥@4c; do'red tip, c; do pale and Ted, 2@2yc. "BUTTER—The demand was only fair, and prices were withont material cbange. Local bugers wero tho ‘principal operators, though ther. was sz inquiry for shipment to New York and Boston, Recelpls continus liberal, and embrace a falr proportion of {he betler grades, We quote: Good to chiolce Tol, 18@%2c; strictly chofce dairy packed, 25632803 medium to good, 18@20c: inferior t) common, 8@17c, - BAGGING—In the bagging market not a single new feature was developed. There was no visible improve- ‘ment in the demand, and the few arders receised wera romptly filled at the quoted prices. Worepeat our ist: Stark, 36c; Ludlow, 350; Lewlston, Sifc: American, $23c:’ Otter Creek, 333dc; Lurlap bags, 4 and 6 bu, 20@2%c; guunics, single, 18@19; do doubls, 20¢ wool sacks, 63@10c. BUILDING MATERIALS—There was no particulsr change. The Inquiry was light, and reatricted to small orders. Common brick fn small lot is sold at $12.00@ 12,00 per m. We quote : Stucco, $2,50@2.15 ; New York stucco, casing, .15@4.00; superine do, 4.00@LS0 : sendale_coment, 83.23@3.0; Utica cement, £2.00 per brl; Loulsvilfe cement, $2.00; Akron cement. Tarble dust, §3,25G3.50; Ime, in_bulk, §1. @1.25; lime (in brls), $1.5G150 per brl; whito sand, per brl, $2.75@3.00; plastering hair, per bu, 406 50c ;"fire brick, per 1,000, %40.00G90.00 ; building bric (common), $11:00@13.00 ¢ country brick, $13.00G14.00 ; Woodstock pressed range at $25.00G40.00; St. Lould 1lydraulic preesed, #5.00 del ; Milwaukee, $33,00 del ; Racfue, £50,00; del; Hinsdale, £25.00, del; fire eley, per brl, $4.0035.00, The following fu thie Mt of prices yee Vox of 50 feet, for domestic wiadow glass, from which a reduction of 40 and 3 per cent i made by dealers: 6x8to Tx 9. 7510 to 8x10. Bx11 {0 10x13, 8x14 to 10x15. 10x14 to 12x18. 14x16 to 16220, 14322 to 16224, 18322 to 18x: 2012 to 24330, 26328 to 24130, 26334 to 3z 28x34 0 284 28540 to 10x48, 30250 o $2352. 92354 t0 34256, 34358 to 34xC0.. 26360 to 40x60. CANNED GOODS—Trading wns of a limited charzc~ ter, and valuea were without quotable change. Orders are filled at tho prices given below 2 803 2.90@3. 3.25@3. 75 Succotash, 215, 2 Lobster, 2 1b.. - 3.25@3,50 Lobster 11 225230 Oysfers, 2 Ib, lfl,;.g Oysters, 1 1b, CHEESE~Some slight increase in the domaud was reparted to-day, but otherwise the market underwent no visibie change. At the recont decline the marke: scems firm, really fina goods belng held at outside quo- tations, Wequote: New York factory, 18%@lé3c; Ollo factory, 11@13e; Western factory, 11@13e, COAL—r! - runus the samo as for s fortniglt past, whera they ae firtly sustained. The demand to-day Yaa moall. We. ropeat our Lt as follows :. Lebigh lump, 813.50 ; Leligh, prepared, $13.00 ; Lackawauna, $12.00@13,00 Erie, $10.50@11.50 ; Briar Hill, $10.503 11.50; Walnut 161l $10.50 ; Dloasburg,$10.00@11.00; Cherry Miae, £10,00 ; Hocking Valloy, $10,00@ Cannel coal, 10,00 ; Indiana block, £9.50@10.00: Ingiou, $7.00@7.50. COOLERAGE—There waano changs to note, Tlarces were in fair demand, and a trifle firmer. The offeringa ofall deseriptions are fully cqual to present require- meats, Wequote: Pork barrels, $1.25@1.35; lar tierces, §170@17i) ; whiskey larrels, $2.10@2.25; flour barrels 50@55c: rongh staves, £18.00G520.00. Dbucked staves, §25.00@30.00 ; floux staves, §8.50@.5 cirelo flour headings, 73@9¢ @ st ;_flour hoop-poes, $14.00€17.60 § m ; pork and tierce poles, £30.00@40.00 Fm; whiskey barrel staves, $23.00827.00 @ . Salea include 100 pork barrels, t $1.30 ; 42 doat $1.25; 200 lard Herces at $1.773¢ 5 100 4o at'$1.75; 100 do amall, a4 $1.50, - CALIFORNTA FRUIT—The supply of pears ialight, bt amplo for tho present demand. Prices ara un changed, 28 followr ¢ Buerro and Buerre Gris pears at$4.25@4.50; Winter Nelijs at R.75G4.00, -~ EGGS—\Were moderate request. Freshare held at 28@70¢, bt the rocelpts are larger and prices are hard. 1y a8 sirong. Sales include 1,000 doz fresh at 30¢ : 800 doz do at 263200 ; 10 cases plckled at 23@24c ; 206 doz 0 at 21c. FEATHERS—Were in averago demand, former prices being gencrally adhered ‘to. We quole: Prime live geeso at 65@08c from first hands ; jobbing prices, 3@ e for assorled feathers, 26585, according to quality, FISH—Business was again roported slack, snd former prices were without decided change. We quote: “No, whiteish, $5.25@5.50; No. 2 do £5.0085.25; No. 1 troul, $1.75@5.00; No. 1 sbore mackerel, $11,00@11.25 ; No, 1 bay, §8.50@8.75 ; No, bay mackerel, §7.0037.35 ; No. 1 shiore kits, $1.85@1.90; bank codfish, $5.50@5.75; George'a codfish, $6.50@6.75; box herring, No, 1, J0@33c ; box _herring, scaled, 42G 45c ; Columbia River salmon, new, balf brls, $10,00G 10,25, RUITS AND NUTS-3let with onlys moderate inquiry either on local or interior account, and pricea weroonly indifferently frm. No' changes were made in quotations : Dates, BGIc; Dgw, now, 15@16¢ ; g8, Dbox, 17@180 ; Turkey prunes, 1872, 93 @10c ; raisins, 50@2.00 ; "blackberries, new, 103@1lc; Taspber: Sien, 3845 ; ptied cheries 253557 peschics, pared, 21@23c; peachies, halves, 65@7c; do mixed, 5X@ GXc; Zinte currantr, 1673, 85@3c ; do, 1871, T@Tic; appics, Bonthern, nelr, 5@sie: do, estern, 5@ Gljc; Michigan, 7@8c. NUTs—Fil! 14@15¢ ; Al Toouds, Terragona1(@2%c : Eopliah walauts, 15G16e; Naples walnuts, 20@21¢; Brazils, 13@c ; Pecane, 10 @l ; African peanuts, G£@1c ; Wilieington peannts, 9@8c Tennessce peantts, 1GSC. GAME—The offeringa of game are very Iarge and in oxcess of the demand, Owing to this and the un(a~ voralle weather prices avo weak and lower, Frairio chickens are quotable st $1.50@3.75 ; quall at $1.003 1.25; rablils at GOc@LOO. Sales were reported of 60 doz prairie chickens 5t §1.50; 30 doz quail at £1.053 500 doz do at $1.20: 75 doz at€L10; 40.doz poor at £100; 100 doz rabbifs at $L00; 20 doz djawa 2t 0@ 10, o k¢ GREEN FRUITS—Apples, in small lols, are i mod- erate request from the local trado at provious prices. Cranborrics were quuet and nachanged. We quots =pples at §1,00G4.%) per brl. Cranberries, cultivated, at $10.00812.00 3 wild at~$7.00@8.50, Sales include i carchinice apries at $3.50 on track; 06 brls do at $1.50; 43 brisat $3.25 in & retail way; 10 brls cultis vated'cranborries at $10.00G11.50 ; 6 brla wild at §3,00. GROCERIES—Thero was very little improvunent to Dotein point of activity, but, in anticipation of a speedy revival of trade, 3 botter, firmer fecling scemed to petvade the market, and the quoted prices weze more generally zdbered to all around. Coffces wera etronger and Java and Rio advanced a %@%e. Thers wasalioa firmer fecling in refincd sugars, but, with the exception of As aud Ds, which wero an e higher, 1o changes were mads. We revise our lst as fol- Jowa : Br-Cann Sona—T@3c. CorFvers—acha, 0c; Java, 26@%7c; Javs, Ko, 2, 24@2e; fancy Bio, 2IW@2Xe; choice do, 23%(c; primo 1io, 2@23%c; gaod do, 1Y@ 21¥c; common do, 20@20:5c; Singapore,: 23@3Nc; Costa Riea, fancy, B3X@24c; do, prime, 23@13X¢; Maricaibo, 23 @2ic, Canpres—Star, full weight, 204@2lc: Btearing, 15%@163c. CE—Fatns, BX@8)c; Rangoon, TH/@¢; Carolins, 83 @%. A aine—Patent cut tont, N @Texc; crushed, powdered, and granulated, ‘18%@I3Kc; A, stand: ard, 12@12%c: do No. 3, 123@12%c; B, 124G 25c ; extra €, 12@12Kc ; C, No. 2, 113(@12 low O, 11¥@lixc; choice brown, 11Gi1yc; prime do, 10%@11c} fair do, 10X@10%¢; cholco molasaca sugar, 11@llKce; fair do, 9@JKc; New Orleans sugar, choice, 11@Llie; do ~prime, 10X@1lc; do fair, 10@810)c ; do common, I¥@I¥c, Brrurs—Dismond drips, 1.35@140; allver drips extra fine, 72875c; good AugAT-houce syrup, 45GS0c ; extra do, 50@55c: New Orleans molasser, choice, 78 @80c; do prime, 70375¢ ; do common, 63@G5¢; Porto %ou:mmnhnu, choice, 55@60c; common malazes, 3 10c. Seices—Allspice, ‘17G18c ; cloves, 23@30c; cassla, 40@42c; pepper, 224 @23%c; nutmeas, $1.25@1.30; ginger, pure, 23@30c; do No.'l, 20@25¢; 4o No. 2,15 @2c. Soirs—~French moliled, 6%@5%0; German mot- tled, TX@ixc: Golden West, 6GGXe; Whilo Lily, 65@03;c; White Bose, GX@6Xc: hrown Wi 44@4Jc] palm, 6GGc; Savon Imperial, BY@OHC, Brancn—Gloss, 9%@10c; corn, Y@1le; Baundry, 6@1c; common, S@Ge. 1AY—Tho imposaibility of obtaining cars atill ope- rates to check the outward movement of this staple, and with no very considerable local demand the mars Xet for prested bay continuce dull, Offerings arenot large, but they exceed present requirements, and the merkit may be quoted wesk. Wholesale dealors sre paing the Zollowing prices—cars to coutain 18,000 fos or over: O Tacs—Timothy, beater pressed, $16.00@ 17.00; timothy, looee pressed, §15.50@10.50; pralrie, preseéd, £10.0311.50. OX WAGON--Timothy, loose, $15.00@16.00; pradric, loore, £2.50510.50, For deliv- eryof p , $1.00@1.50, according to distance. HIDES—Continue {n good request and are firmly held. Receipts srestill of a very liberal charscter, but the wants of Jocal and Eastern tanners prove sufficient to abzorb all offeringe. We repeat our lis @ prime, 14c: dry ralted, 16@17c; dry i, 26c; dry flint, 19@0c; deacons, 50¢bse; damaged, e 5ed stock, two-thirda price} 73@8c; all ofher damay branded, 10 per cent off. HOFS- There is a fair amount of trading in hops, iz pur- tin on time to buy- principally among dealers, Brewera confae the chases to small lots for immediate ure. Tho mar Arm, and sales hava been made st 50, cre, and 45¢ cash, for choice hops, We now quok Cholco Western at 40@45c; fair at 35c; common to tern at um, : HONLY—The offerings were moderate and of fair quality. The demand was light. Wo again quate: Choice White comb at 25@30c; medizm grades, 206 25 inferfor 3ud strained honey, 135202, IRON AND STEEL— Iight, but merchants anticipate a revival of business before long. There being 1o alteration in val uotations ¢ oy Sbafting iron.. O Horsa-shoe {ron. Ausanannan English cast plow steel. Chrame tool steel LEATHER—A buoyant tone still Xet, ond the general tendency of prices bath for do- mestic and {mported leather 18 nnmistakably upward. The stocks ure light all nround, though there is no par- ticular searcity, gave of aheep ekins. ~ The changes fo- day were confited to an and No, 1 country upper, aa follows : BEMLOCK. vance of 1a in No. 1 city ~ azag 29 Ca upper, No. 1. nmryaflpm Rough uprer, light, Tiough upper, hesvy . - ged hter sole, best. Buffalo slaugbter ole, No. 1. HUBREBBERRE 8 French calf, 24 {o 25 Frenc . LUMBEL—Wns quiet and unchanged. Prices were ‘without quotable chenge as followa Second clear, 1 inchto 2 inch. wommon floorlng, dressed, o6 Wagon-box boards, selectod Jolst, scantling, small timber, eic., 16 feet ‘Three ed. which chirgo follows the shingles, ‘Thickness—Five shinglea to be two inchesin thick- Bess, Length—Sixteen inches, Counter tops (select ed and matetied quest. We continuo to quote: Palermo and Messina ‘rench and Malsgas st £6.00G 6.60; Valencia do at' $11.00@13.00 per caso; Aalaga g, S’ STOCK—Thers was 1o visible change in this department. The demand was light, nd prices remain the same, 34 follows = Tri PLaTe—IC, 10xl4, $14.00; do, 12512, §14.805 do, 14x20, $15.00 ; do, roofin Pio Tr¥—Larg BuEET Zmo—Fall casks, 1lc; Baif cusks, 11Xc; 1ess quantity, 11xe ; alab, 9¢. SuEcT InuN—No, 2, Tic rates, Corren—Copper botfoms, 48c 3 lemons at $7.00@8.00; grapes at £6.50@1.00 per ke; METALS AND TINN “braziers, over 1218, per, 4lc. 8¢ 6,8, a0d9,10c; 10t011,1lc; 12, 13 and 14, 12%c; I5and 16, He;'17, 15} 18,16¢; 1o, 19c { 20, 20c’ full bundle, 15 ped cent is” uict and unchanged. Prices ruls as r keg, $5.75 net ; 8d do, $6,00@6.125/; 6234 ; 3d do, $1. AR 47c; tinned copy G0, $6.25@0.375 ¢ 44 40, 26,50 fine, $8,50@8.64 ; 24 inch, £8.00. NAVAL STORES—Wero inactive and nominal. We continue to quote LS—C e 253¢c,—areduction of a porm, and most other descriptfons were being held with & faic degree of firmpess, at Carbon, 25@23 4 2,85¢; linseed ra inle, 88 3 “eperm, $2.0082.107 neats’ 5 pure, $1.10 ; do oxtra, 8. 68@10¢ : strails, 73@75¢; elephant NTS, COLOGS, AND PUTTY—Continus inactive it priced generally casy. Following are the quots- We now quote : Genuige Veille Mon| American .. .o . 4 c éra was very littlo doing tn this lino this morning. Thereis a large supply on the market, and prices aro weaker and lower. Turkeys aro relling 2t10@123c ; chickens at $2.00@3.00 ; ducks at 53, 12.00. We note sales of 1.500 1ha choice turkeys at 1ijcc; 500 Ibs do at12c; 16 dozen chickens at $2.50 ; 28 dozen do st $2.00@2.25. FOTATOES—There was Do chavge. Car Iots aro quotable at 70@75¢, but hardly as firm, a8 tho weather 13 mora favorable for shippers. Potatocs 80@90c. e note sales of 125 buatduc; 200 bu.do at 85c; 110 bu at 80@85c, SALT—Wo agatn qriote ealt in falr request and firm, a8 follows: Onondaga and Soginaw, fiue, $2.40; dinary coarse, $2.40; coarss Diamon i t bage, $2.60; do, wit 253! iton dalry, per sack, $5.00; grouud aliup, $3.75; Turk's Ialand, £2.00, i1, NDS—Were in moderatere- queat, at tho prices given below. POULTRY—Thi 4.00: geeso at $.00@) s, cof 12413kt Price per indoe, SFEDS—There was little trading fn clover znd timothy to-day, but axide from this the market was quiet. ~ Sales of timnthy wore made at $3.1535.50; 00@3.25; maznmoth at £5,553 Hungarias at Si@ase. Salea wern reparted 6f 12 sacks timothy at $.30; 20 bags cholce at £3.25; 20 bags good at $3.15; 25 sacks com- mon clover at §5; 10 sacks mammoth at $5,55; 3 bags -Remain firm &ad unchanged: Hssor, com- ., €5@75¢: cholea lo extra, Te old hyson, 7T5¢@ELO0: 00d 10 cholce do, 80c@ clover is quotable at 5.75; fiax al $1.65@1. meu—wgq mon to falr, 60@" perfin, common imperial, G5@7 $1.05; fino 10 good gunpowder, B0c@$1.05; choice SXir, $1.26G1L% ] cliolce td xtra leat o sSam; commes o gas Oucog, 00d, ; chiolee to extrs, Xc@3LO0, TOBACCO——“?;?[IM‘& 5 Crrwrso—Fine Cat—Frirs, 75@85¢; choice, 653 70z; comman, 55@50e SkoxING—Extra, = recn butchers’, city, ic; green ealted, eured, heavy, 11c; do 1ight, 13€1237¢ ; part cured, 91@103/C; preea frozen, 95@10c: grien’ calf, 1T@1TC. recn ety vl X, . ‘Daturl leaf Japa, NGUC; wedinm, 0@2%; com- 3 it Natio I, T5@80c; Balf ‘bright, 58365¢ ; black, nound, 47@52:. WOOD—Only s limited number of orders were placed, and the fokowing prices underwent no change: Beach, §13.00 ; maple, $14.00; hickory, $15.00; slaby, $2.00, delivered. WOOL—Thers was a me washed fleece, but aside from L.js quict and unchanged. The receipts wers falr, We Tub, washed, extra msdiam. Tub, w=sbed, fair to do. B Trade, under this head, ws Fleece, wasked, X, ligh Fizoce, washed, X, light, ¢, washed, X, dingy. Fleece, warhed, X, dingy’ Fleece, weahed, iredium light.. Fieece, washed, medium dingy. Fleace, unwashed, XXX, in good conditio Tlecce, unwasned, XX, dingy... Flecce, nnwashed, course, to medinm, BE 00 Fleece, unwashed, cosree, and dingy.. Super, pulied. Extra, pulied, i CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. THUREDAT EVENING, Jaa, 2. - The receiptsof livo stock since Saturdsy have been as follows: ¥ Sheen, ‘Monday. 475 Taeeday. 1,067 544 500 2548 Ssme tima last week, e Week bfore Jast 8,50 Shipments were as fo & onday 8 Tuesday. i Wednesdsy. Totalieresnienrasaraans 1,696 6,735 1,12 CATTLE—easured by the number of trans- fers, » fair businosa was transacted in thie de- artment to-day, but the market, after all, was Fm:kin in animation, and tho prices current yesterday were only indifferently sustained. Tha Teceipts wore light, which was fasorable, and ad- vices from the sonbosrd werp encouraging, which waa also in buyers’ favor, but thaso circum- stances were counterbalanced by the disagresable - character of the weather, and tho impossibility of obtaining adequate transpoziation facilities. Notwithstanding the annojances to which ship~ pors aro subjected by the scarcity of cars, thie clasy of buyers ware the principal .operators yes- - terdsy and to-day,—tho purcheses of Nelson Morris alone aggregating 1,009 head, requirin the disbursoment of 304,000 Isanc Waixel also bought liberally, = and into hit bands some of the best droves found <their way,—among them 14 averaging 1,477 Ids ot £6.95, and G0 averaging 1,591 Ibs at £6.40. Butchers took a larger number than on eithor of tho procoding daysof tho wook, but th demand from that source wes by no memna active, and prices of butchers' stuff may be quoted wenk. Thero was some inquiry for stock steers, and the few suitable lots offered were disposed of at about formor rates, or at $3.00@ 3.25 for colnmon, and at $3.75@4.00 for thrifty oung stcers averaging from 900 to 1,050 Ibs. The stock om sale was of good averzge quality, there being comparatively fewreally poor grades, while of good to primfl beeves the offerings were numcrous. Sales were reported af $2.50 @3.00 for poor to common cows and scallawaz steors; at $3.00@4.00° for stockers; at 31.25@ 5.00 for common to mediam ehipping steers, and at £5.25@6.40 for good to extra do. Most of the trangactions wore within the rauge of $3.50 @5.50. The markot closed quiet 20 easy. QUOTATIONG. Extra—Graded steers, aversging 1,450 Ba and npwards Cholco Beoves—Fine, fat, well-formed 3 year 10 5 year old steers, and nveraging 1,250 to 5.75@6.00 Goba Besves—Weli-fatiened, finely-formed steers, averaging 1,150 t0 1,300 s . 5.0085.50 Medium Grades—Stcers in falr flesh, aver- s aging 1,100 £0 1,250 Be......... . 4508475 Butchers” Stock—Common to | medinm steers, and good to extra cown, for Cit; alaughter, averaging 600 to 1,100 Ibs. Stock Cattie—Common_cattle, in_di flesh, averaging {rom 700 to 1,030 e, Taferior—Light and thin cows, b stags, bully, and scallawag steers, Texss Cattlo—Northern summered Texas Cattle—Corn-fed ..:... CATTLE SiL¥s, 275G Lie . 3.008100 ers, No. 16 cholce ateers. 19 chiojce steers. 'HOGS—The merket opened active and strong. Shippers and local bnfam competed_briskly for the offerings, and early sales wore offectod at & further advance of 50 ?er 100 Ida, or at $3.60@ 4.90 for common to oxéra, but shippers soon ‘withcrow from the market, and before noon tho advance had beon lost, prices seitling back to $3,55@3.85, at which range they closed steady. TRecoipts wero moderate, and abont overything was picked up, mostly at $3.65@3.80. Follow- ing aro tho principal transactions : : a06 Price.iNe. Av. Prics)No. $3.65 (53 206 $3.70 |6l 380 |89 351 98 375 (18 300 3 390 |48 3% 380 |47 283 385 STy 55 208 385" | 57. 312 350 |62 318 50 21l 5 269 875 ) 4 ¥I6 80 395 |2 198 RHRZAEHRSRERIRLGIE A0S SHEEP—The markot Jcontinues quist. The Toceipts were light, and 8o was the demand, and ‘prices underwent no material change, ranging st 83.25@3,50 for poor ; at $3.75@4.00 for medium, and at 24.25@5.00 for good to chdice. STEAM! STRATA! W. C. PIIT'S PATENT AUTOMATIC STEAL Clothes Vwasheor. . Not & hot water or boiling machine, bat the only wanher ereriavapted that portoria tia: work by tho séoney of Stonm, Very littis faci poruired to aporste 1t: wil wash the confaest Lo thie dasst foXtara: 5o labar roguired to of saves th arths tho tme of the old method. 1¢aaves nearly half the aoxp. 1t saves the wear of the clothes on the rubbinz board and than'hy ooy ather mathod. "t taves e ce of houscwives. It lightons the drudg- ery of housekecping. _It i3simple in construction and can B2 red by any one. 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