Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1873, Page 12

THE CHICAGO DAILY. TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1873. THE CHURCHES. Observance of “the Day of Prayer | for Colleges,”” New Depot Reading Room—The First Preshyterian. Church, Invéstigating Beecker---Com-~ pulsory Education. Programme of Services in the Churches To-Day. Episcopal and Roman Catholic Calen- dar for the Week. Last Thureday was the “day of prajer for col- loges.” Religious services wero held at the Presbyterian Seminary, in the morning, at which the Professors oficinted, and in the after- noor there was a mecting in charge of the stu- dents. The Ccngregational and Baptist institn- tions of the city resolved to observe the “old day,” which is the Iast Thursday in February. The setting apart of this day was effected by ‘some of the denominations as far back as 1820. The following is one of the resolutions ndopted, - ‘which explains the scope and portent of the in- stitution- _ Regolved, That he lamentable dearth of candidates for the ministry in the Chiurch, while the call both from the home and foreign fields is becoming more frequent and preasing, is & subject of serious alarm; invoiving o Tespomsibiities g concerned, and demanding 0 most ent ananner tho {mmediate and particu: laratiention of ministers, elders, parents, and plous men; and the Assembly express the opinion that constant and earuest praver should be mads to the &Tard of the harvest,” both fn yublic and private, until s gracious anewer in His holy providence; an that the last Thursday of February next be recom- mended 8 a dsy of special praver and public instruc- tion on this subject fu all our chiarches, Soon after its origin, it enlisted the symps~ thies and hearty observance of most of the branches of the American Church. Fifteen hun- dred students, in thirty-six different colleges, ‘were converted between 1820 and 1835. These revivals occurred in connection with the day of prayer for colleges. It isto be regretted that 8t pregent the dsyis not moro uniformly ob- served in all the denominations. The changs was made two years since, to accommodste the students. ' There are 316 colicges in the United Bates, distribated as followa: §jNebraskn, ... --- 1|New Hampshire. ERERms e [Pennsyivania. iRhode Sonth Carol Teunesseo [ arponalbaBLinRnBabums .16 ud_departments in the country, belonging to the denominations in th following atio & e Roman Catholic colieges and seminaries, making a total 02479, Jtisforall these that prayer has been . . ' DEPOT READING-ROOML. 'The Lake Bhore & Michigan Southern, and Bock Island & Pacific Bailwsy Companics, in co-operation with the Young Alen's Christian Association, will open a Depot Beading-Boom in the new passenger depot at tho_head of LaSalle street a5 soon a8 it i completed. Theso 'Com- panies Luve very generously set apart a large . Toom 20x55 feet on the south side of the depot, immediately over the passenger waiting-rooms, which will be fixed up in » neat and attractive manner, and will contain a full supply of all the leading papars and magazines. i - It is. ed to e the place so atiractive its Literaturs and surroundings that the em- es of the road cannot resist the temptation foaccept the free invitation of its benefits and spend their leisure hours in the improvement of mind, and késp out of saloons, gambling dens, and other places of bad repnte. The officers of the rosds hold the view that There are ninety-seven Theslogical Seminarics | to havo originated in malice and in_sttempts to collect blackmail, " As not a few other honorable names bsvo Ieen dragged into the affair, £0 that s:spicion hns been exclied of wroug-dotng in virious quarters, Justice do- mands that the truth be mado known, for the reliel of all the innocent, znd for Lio condempatish of all the guilty. The Church caunot afford o have the | reputation of, the grestost lying preacher eullied by ven 5 breath of suspicion, In reluctandy expressing theso views of what the caso uow demands, we beliove we repsesent what {3 fast coming to ba the' ous Sudgment_of Mr. Deocher's varmest and life-long Triends, . We linve said this muck, of courss, on the Presumption of Mr, Brecher's Intocence; but if, the Very thought of whick is intoierable, there ebould prove to be any real foundation for the acctsation in question, the considerations would be 2 thousand-fold stronger which call for a full investigation of tho mat- COMPULSORY EDGCATION. + The Standard hos seconded tho motion re- cently mado by the Northucestern Christian Ad- tocate respecting compulsory education, This is what the Baptist organ says: . In looking over tho annual reports of the Sciool Superintendents of several States wo find that the isereontage of children of school age, in actual attend- ance upon the public schools, la_about seventy, aud L from 3o 5per cent attend’ private schools. This would leave 25,000 out of every 100,000 who are_grow- ing up without the benefils of our system of “free education, ~TLe number {s much 3 in tho cities than o the countrs. In Chi- Sgo the “school cwns ” gave 88,214 children number registered in our public scliools last year was | 31,& The number enrolicd in private echools was 14, ing a total of 46,132, or 43,087 less than the Soboot Somnas i acuooyag is ot ueualy oxtended to 21, but stops at 16, This would probably reduce thenon-attendance ono-half, but still give on altogother too large number who ure growing up in ignorance. These figures strongly sugguet compulsory education, 25 8 measure to which wo must ultimatels resort. TIE INTERION. Cyrus H. McCormick, Esq., who has purchased tho Interior, in the last number of that puper ‘malkes tho following clear and explicit announce- ment: Having undertaken the publication of the Interfor, I dono 6o with tha deferminationto sparo neither means nor effort 0 make §t & ¢ fret-clas " Presbyterian jour- nal, irrespective of any “schools by which Preaby- terfzns hove in the past been designated—and to the entire exclusion of party politics, -Arrangements ars being made tosecuro the very best talent of the Pres— byterian pulpit as cditors and_writers, oll which will appear in the noxt fssue of tho paper. 1t is understood that Rev. Francis L, Patton, Professor of Theology of the Presbytorian Sem- inary, bas boen appointed Editor-fa-Chiof, and Rev. 'Drs. Kittredge and Mitehell special con- tributors. 'THE GOLDEN FLEECE. The social element in tha Firat Congregation- &1 Chureh, and especially that among the young people, 08 demonstrated last Mondny. was not in - the Jeast harmod by the firo. Cn that evening the Golden Tleece,” a young people’s sociot; connected with the congregation, met, as ‘Deuel, “on timo™ in the parlors of the Reformed Church, when an uausually interesting pro- gramme of entertainment was presonted, which a foll membership enjosed. Among tho most interesting of the oxercices were tho readings given by Prof. E. L. Booth, who has charga of the elocutionary department in_the.Chicago Theological Seminary. His fine intonations of voico and representations of different characters were such as to call forth repeated applause. I 'PERSONAL ITEMS. Rov. A. L. Jordan bos resigned the pastorate of the Coventry Strect Baptist Clhurch. _ Rov. Truman M. Post, D. D., of St. Louis, is in the city delivering lectures on church_Listory to the genior class in the Congregational Theo- Togieal Seminiary. 3 “The Rev. Dr. Post, of Milwaukee, whose Sab- Dath duties in that city require him 'to dispense the gospel in threo languages, fo-wit: Englia Duteh, and Gormas, was is a Chicago pulpit lus unday. N Rev. T. C. Kirkwood, formerly of this city, but more recently of Janesville, Wis., has been. called to the pestorate of the Bethany Presbyte- rian Church, of Milwaukeo. This is & Bow church enterprise organized Iast November. Lawndele bas organized a Lil Associa~ tion, the officers of which are : President, A. T: Burleson ; Vice President, G. B. Shaw tary, James Andrews ; Tressurer, T. J: Sud- dard: " Books, papers, magazines, ate., will bo ot once procured, and o library and reading room. GENERAL ITEYS. Recent experiments respecting the worth of women in our churches has demonstrated such a series of - good results_that tho religions press is just now on the qui vite, and asking whether or'not these labors may not bo directed_into ad- ditional channels of usefoloess. Thus far these organized efforts have baen _confined mainly to the foreign field, _Tho question now is, whether at home, In individual churches, new’ lines of Inbor may not bo defined for ‘tho more Tapid growth of Christianity. : |~ Grace Presbyterian Church, Rev. E. 8. Ely, ' pastor, which was_organized last sammer, had now sixty-four members and a Sundsy School of 175 scholars. At their annual meeting, recently beld, now Trus tess wers dlected and dm‘fl!‘rnm- urer's report read, showing that over 810,000 ‘had been raised during 75 vear. A lothas been purchased for 810,500, on which thera is & - brick church edific naw i process of erection gt s to bo comploted by tho 1st of Moy, The choir of the Second Baptist Clhiurch fo- minded their leader, Professor 7. . Palmer, at a social rennion the other evening, of the im- portance of time ” in musical matters, by pre- senting him with & handsome gold Elgin_watch, Baymondmovement. Ar. Palmer was teken by surprise, but did not forget to invite the mem- Ders to it down to & substantial collation which they will be fally repaid for this expenditure in ‘having their men on daty intime, able and fresh after spending their ovening profitavly in such a Place, Instoad of carousing arousa o ity visit- ing places of evil resort all night, unfitting them for the duties of tho following day, _ This plan (Depot Reading Hoom) has been car yied on very successfully at the Union Depot, in Cleveland, whers tho varions railroad companies v set apart spacious room which the Youn Men's mgmw%in!{?: of :g‘levehnd fitte up, and w] met wif ing sncees: Ethdreds visiting the room wielly: 1t is thefal tention of the Y. AL C. A. eimilar rooms in the new- depots -about to be built if the railroad managers willlook with favor uponit. - This Associstion has within the past ten months distributed in the different’ waiting rooms of the passenger depots in the city over two million pages of religious reading matter in the shapo of tracts, papers, and testaments which have been well recaived by persons com- lled o wait_for the arrival or Brains, ‘This is an averago. of 7,000 tescts por dzy, which go into the hands of about 1,000 per- 20né, many of whom, it is thonght, scaréely ever seo such raading matter. It is ai @ Asso- cistion, whose headquarters are still at Nos. 95 and 97 West Randolph street, that every doilar contributed 10 this depot work” will bo the means of nxmslungln istributi es of Gospel trutb. 8 Eeg] THE NEW FIBST PRESDYTERIAN CHURCH. Thuredsy evening, Feb. G, the new sud cle- gant church of the First Presbyterisn Society, on the comer of Twenty-firat stroet and Indiana srenue, will b throw open to the public for the first time, the cecnsion being s grand concert in inaoguration ‘of the new organ, under the direction of Mr. G. C. Enopfel. This church, which has been built under the supervision of Superintends tn(i-'}.giunc.r?i.‘ o Shos ot ndent, Mr. isan ics of wodern Gothic style, built of red prossed brick, and brown-stone trimmings. Wo enter through 8 vestibule, up the grand staircases on either side, and reach - tho auditorinm, o room 64x100 feet, with side walls 30 feet high, and ceiling 67 feet’ from floor to the apex. The ceiling it spanned by six grand arches, heavily monlged, with deep Tecess panela and tracery, all richl; sinted and gilded. A balcony extends around e two_sides and front of tho church, and is ar- ranged in boxes which are furnished with up- holstered chairs, making the seats In this part of the church unususlly desirable. The organ and choir are placed within the chancel at the of Chicago to establish | leparture of |" e had propared. SERVICES TO-DAY. Religions services will bo held to-day, morn- ing and evening, in the following places of wor- “ship: EPISCOPAL, The Rev. 3. F. Walker will officiate as usnal at Cal- vary Church, —The Rev, Henry G. Perry will ofliciate this morn- ing and ovening at All Saints’ Chureh, —The Rev. H, C. Kinney will ofciate 28 usual at the Church of the Afonement. —The Rev. Chas. E. Cheney will preach this morn- ing and evening in Christ Ghurch. —The Rev.. Dr. Warren will ofilciste this morning and gvening at St Mark’s Church, —Thero will be full services ot fhe Cathedral of §S, . The Bishop of Tlinofs will officiate at 33 o'clock p. oL Rev. Artbur Brooks, of &t. James’ Church, will givo the sécoud of the eerics of sermons, : —TheRev. 0. H. W. Stocking will preach in the Church of the Epipliany—in the morning on “ 4 Month in the South ;" in the crening on “ Holy Matrimony." —The Rev. E. Sullivan will preach in tho morning at “Trinity Church. No evening service. —Tie Ttev. John Wilkinson will préach morning and evening in thie Church of the Ho!y Communion. PRESDYTERIAN, Prof. Swing will preach this morning at McVicker's Theatre. ‘he Rey. Francis L, Patton will preach this morn- d the Bo. A. E. Kiltredge thls eventng, at the C —The Rey. U, D. Gulick will presch a8 usual at the American Reformed Church. The evening subject is: “YWatchman, What of the Night 7 —The Rev. W. C, Young will preach s ugual in the Fullerton Avenus Church, There will be religious services every evening this weelr. —The Rev. Jumes Maclughlan will preach, this morning and evening, ot the First Scotch Ohureh, —The Rev. Robert Patterson, D. D, will preach, to- day, at the Jefferson Park Church, iiis evening sub- Joctis: How to Handle Murderers,” This congrega- tion has Just adopted the plan of voluntary contribu- ey T 3L Bangh preach s, —The Rey. J. 3L Bayy this moy evening, at the Gnmds lgmpgfl‘;ln é:'nuh. a” "he Bov. Arthur Swazey will preach, morning and evening, to the Asbland Avenue cnmnh&oaery in the chapel of the Seminary, corner of Ashland and Warren avennes, Young Siars Trial, Tl evebiog, . e aimy ‘oung Mar'a Trial,” this evening, 9 -first Street Church. e arETHODIST. Tha rovival meetings continue with increased inter- est at the Western Avenue Church, The Rev. A. Yon ¥er and others will oficiate every evening this week, —The Rev, W. C. Dandy will this morning at Trinity Church, The Rev. S, McChesney will preach in the eveningon Ol Ag cear of the church snd_behind the pulpit. The axch, 40 foet wido and 82 in height, is farnished with massive columns on either side, having heavy foliated caps, tchly pilded and décorated in fresco. The walls and dome of the chancel are frescoed in bluo snd gold, snd harmonize Enely with the decorated pipes of the organ. The frescoing of the church is modern ecclesias- ticsl m style; the ceiling above tinted in French blue, and ornamented with appropriate scroll- work, tipped with gilt stars and crowns, The side walls are tinted French gray, and the fringe 3t the angles of the walls and céiling is heavily panelled and highly decorated in colors. All of the decorative parts of tho work in the church, the frescoing, upholstering, and stained glass windows, have been done with special reference t0 each athor, and hsve made the interior of this_church 'very clegant sod pleasing im its _ SNALL BEECHER DE INVESTIGATED ?. Amid the general tide of * investigation now pervading the land, the Advance bas pro- ‘nounced in favor of an invesfigation of the ru- mors respecting Henry Ward Beecher, emanat- ing from the ‘Woodhnll sour the closing wordsof a twn—calnmnwleude:i': :hf: last number : DMr, Beecher snd the others interested in {hia scan- alwil fnd ¢ £0 be unwiss Tonges to omit o gemcny for » fnll investigation, by a civil or by an Ecclesise- tical tril nvestigation by the latter, as more ap- [propriate, in the case of a ,and_as more cer- 1ain also, if properiy sought, to take g_l;ne without Dedleea’ iiss, may be. preferred: Foe Chairkin ‘public are anxious that Ar. Beecher hould be vindi- Gated from these ruthless assaults, which they believ —~The Rev. Dr. Fowler wiil preach this morning eria e ingas Gl e e —The Bev. J, F. McClel ich at lhia_h‘\'ngl'l:ah‘ek\'mgt Qllurn\l"rm thih 5 —The Rav. Wm, F, Stewart- reach in the Reu! Street Church at 10:30 2. m. - Sh'-[ll!mA ben S R ‘The Rev. H. F. Campbell ches this evening at Murray Chnp]m\. oS moruingand —The Bev, Dr. Ryder will ofiiciat this morning -{hs Wabseh Avenut Sysgogne, - © L momieg 1 —Tho Rev. Dr. Forrester will preach this morning and evening at the Chureh of the Bedeemer, HapTIST, Tho Rev, Alr. Whitehead will_presch this morning and gvealog at the Nozit Star Chlureh, . —Henry Morehonse, of England, preaches ‘morning in the Westers Aveane: Ghurch *Th ee John Gordon preaches in tho eveping, —The Bev. Florenco McCarthy will preach this ‘morning at e Unfon Park Church, In the evening there will bo a Bille reading on-the state of the ims penttent dead. —Tho Rev, A. J, Frost will preach to-day at the Uni- versity Place Church, —Tho Rov. Jeseo B, Thomas will preach this morn- ingat the Michigan Avenue Church on * Christian Exrestuess,” ol this cvening on “Felend, Go Up gher.” —Tho Be. E. J. Goodspeed will preach this morn- ing at the Second Church, and lecture to young men in the evening. —The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach this morning i tho First Church. In the evening thers will bo s Gospel meeting. Tho next lectare-socisblo of the Indlans Avenue Bsptist Church will be held in the church, on. the cor- ner of Thirtioth strest and Indiana avende, A short Jocture will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Armold, of the Baptist Theological Sominary, on * Modern Greoce,” ¢ the closo of which all wh todo 50 may aclect thelr pews for the coming year. —The Rev, W, L Noyes, Fastor of tho Froa Church, ‘between the nges of 6 and 21, and 65,119 under 6, The |- Rave only now to announce to its readers thatY have |. - give their minister rest. will preach merning aad evening in the Freo Church, corner of Jackson und Loomis streets, UNITARIAN, -'_Tho Rev. . L. Collier preaches this morning ¢ Martine’s Hall, There is no evening service. —Miss Barah E. Whitney, of New York, preaches {his morning in {he Third Uhurch, No evening ser- e, : —3fre. Livermore will occupy Robert Collyer's pul- pit in Unity Church to-day. ’ —The Rev, J. O, 2L Hewitt will preach in Unity _Ghurch, Qak Perk, on “ Qur Life, the True Tampleof Worship.” CONGREGATIONAL. —The Rev, L. F. Chumberiain will preach this morn- ing ond evening in the New Lngland Chisrch. —The Rev. Win, Alvin Bartlett will preach morning and cvening in Plymouth Church, SWEDENTOLGIAN. “Tize Rev, C, Day Noble will preach this afternoon, to tho Second Society in Plymouth Church, The eubject chizedek. ‘ 13 Abrubam Bleased Ly Mel " MIECELLANEOUS. k Frouk R, Burr i preach this mon'u:g!lnd grantog at Advent Clristion Chupel. The morning subject “The Bible View of tho Stata af the Dead.’ —The Rov. A. X, Shoemaker will preach as usual at the Church of God, The morning subjectis *The T Burgess preaches {his morning and O Nty il pieach thls morning to o Sl Byl by S e e mEp e e e o ‘morning and cvening st 619 Weat Lake atreot. Twventy-stxth strect at 10:50 a, m. —Tho Progrestive Lyceum meata at 1 o'clock in their ball, Xo. 99 West Randolph street. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, EPISCOPAL. Feb, 2~Fourth Sunday after Ephiphany; Purifieation B, V. 3L BOMAN CATHOLIC, Feb, 2—Fourth Sunday after Epipbany ; s fication B, V. AL ; Candlemas-Day. .bv. A Feb. 6~St, Titus, B, C. ; St. Dorothy, V. 3. Feb, 7-St. Romuald, Abb, Feb, 8—8t, John of Waths, O, MISCELLANEOUS. Piux IX. has witneesed the death of one bundred Cardinals during his pontificate of & quarter of a century. . # - —The Rey. Dr. Jessup writes from Beyrout, Syria, that it is his beliof that the communicanta of the Groek Church there will go over en masse to Protestantism. —Tho population of tho Lutheran Church throughout the world is estimated at from forty to fifiy millions, about one-half of Protestant Christendom, < —General L. AL Ager, of South Carolios, a former member of tho Confoderate Congress, has concluded to devote himsclf to the Baptis ministry, and is preacking with great occeptance. o golden wedding of he Rev. William Suddards, D. D., of Grage Church, Philadelphis, has just beon cclobrated. Ho haa peen pastor of flint church for the last 93 years, being tke Tongost pastorate of any Episcopal clergyman of ocity. 2 Sbpoghai is the stronghold of the Romsn Catholics in China. They have a largo cathedral thero, besides flourishing mission” establish- ment. Their sdberents in and around tho city az0 snid to number 80,000, —Tho First Congragational Churchin Colum- bus, Ohio, have adopted tho freo-soat system, and weeldy collections to mect the salary an carrent expenses. All membors of tho church, and all otlier meles who pay S1 a yoar, and fe- males 50 centa, are entitled to membership; and caus vote on all questions brought before the church. i tatistics havo been collected from thirty of tho_principal colleges and seminaries in the TUnited States, showing that out of 6,291 students 2,716 arc members of Lvangelical churches, and 1,163 ere studying for the ministry. A compari- gon of this statement with similar figures for tho year previous shows that while the percent- ageof profcssing Christians has fallen off, the proportion of students studying for the ministry has largoly increased. . 3 —2Mr. Spurgeon advises overy congregation to They noed not send them to Jericho, but let them have a littlo leis- ure, g0 that their brains may be refreshed. In addition to the charge of 4,000 members and the orphanage, he has 5 weekly sverage of 500 letters to anewer. —A .colored Presbyterian church has been organized st Mount, Plonsant, Als. Tho mem~ Ters of this church wero formerly slaves of Dr. Jamea M. Whitherspoon, and were * carefally frained,” one of the Sonthern papers tells us, “in tho principles of ~the Presbyterian Church, by their owner. - : —A Mothodist divine, the Rev. Mr. Gorhsm, does not disguise Lis conviction that ** Whon men dic in their sins they go toaplaco of ever- Inating burnings, and that there Tives.” —Two benevolent female members of the Presbytoriau Church at Mooers, N. Y., surprised the perieh and themsclves mutnally, the other day, by both attempting to present a silver com~ muiion sorvico, all sultably engraved, to the church_on tho famo day. Esch had kept her plan zlittlo too sly. —The Rov. Z. S. Barstow, of Koene, New ‘Hampshire, bas been pastor of the eame church for fifty yoars, and still retains his relation to the congregation. During this half century he | Hig has preached at home or abroad every Sabbath, with but ej vented by 288, —The Rev. 8. L. Iaaacs, pastor of the Forty- fourth Street, New York City, Synagogue, cele- ‘brated his 70th’ birfi:dng on the 18th by & sermon, 88 o hasis for which “Forall our days aro pnsscd sway : o spend our years as a talo that is told. The duys of our years aro threo score and ten.” He snid when Le came to this country, 35 years ago, there ware but three synagogues and no English preacher. During his ministry he had married 812 couples, some of them being children of parents whom he had marrizd. —Tiis very often said that the Jews are rapidly losing all local interest in Palestine, and grow- ingmore and more indifferent to 'the thought of Teinhabiting it. Perhaps this may be true of #hem as o body, yet there are some indications tirat there is an increasing esire to seo the land of their fathers, whatever .ay be their expecta- tions about the future. The number returning vearly has, of late, much enlarged,and it is said that the last year was marked by the advent of & larger number than any previous year. Almost every ship has bronght from 60 to 100, Most of theso proceeded to Galileo. —The writer of this article, not long since, happened on Sundey ovening to be present when o sermon was preached in behalf of anew ‘building of one of the denominations of the city. After the sermon, the free.will offerings of the people were made; and when we supposed tho Eervices were about to end, the door was ordered to bo closed, and tho minister of God, from. the pulpit, colled ont various members of “the con- gregsiion bynamo to give sums which he fixed self; and as they responded favorably, he recommended their “coal-yards and other ‘branches of business to the congregation.—Our Christian Work. —Just at the conclusion of 8 recent circus performanca ins North Carolins town, the clown stepped forward and informed the vast assembly that they had taken in abont 2600 that dsy,— ‘more mones, he ventured to eay, than any min- ister of the Gospel in that county would receive for a year's service. He then plainlytold them that the large portion of the audience were church members, who wonld plead their pove: when asked_for monoy to support the ik and_severely exposed their inconsistency. few Sundays after, ho preachod in the same com- munity, and made & strong appeal for missions, ‘when & collection was taken amounting to £433. —The Catholic Church in Great Britain has about 2,500 priests, 1,620 churches, 82 religious communities for men, 280 for women, and 4,500,000 lay members. s e The Pall Mall Budget selects two or thres of the signs of tho times in China and Japan which possess moro than tho usual mignificance, as indicative of the changes which govern the policy of these two countries. On the 1st of November, & new I'mperial flag was adopted by the Chinese Government. The new flag is tri- angular in shape, deep yellow in color, with & blue dragon in the centre, snd this flag is to be borne by all Chinese war vessels and customs cruisers, thus centralizing all the elements of the flect, which have hitherto been under di- vided autnority. Another important movement hoe beon mado to replace tho for- eign officers employed on steamers by matives end to arm the foris with Erupp guns, and complete river defences with torpedoes. The most ‘remarksble change which has been effected in China is the deter~ mination of tho Government to stop the cultiva~ tion of tho poppy in China, und thus reduce the consumption of opium: An Imperial . edict directing the destruction of the crop in the province of Manchuria and the adjocent district of Mongolia has beex carried into effectin & great meny places. Although the poppy is still largely cultivaied in Central and Southern Chiaa, the Governmont s working vigoronsly to checlit, showing theroby its good intentions, elthough tho exccution of its ordars is only- partial. ZTio Orlliodos Friends meet in thelr house on | od Almighty |; tortures them alive 80 long s8 God Almighty |- ht exceptions, when howas pre- |. e rend Pealm xc., 9, 10— e ‘MONEY AND COMRMERCE. MONETARY: ol girrapay Evesive, Feb. 1. Tho month of January has been an nnusual one in tho local money market, in the respect that there has been no relaxation. The de- mand has been very active during tho whole time since ths opening of the year, and tho sup- ply of loanable funds has been scanty enough to keep rates of interest in the open market con~ siderably above the ‘usual average of the year. The causes are well understood to be local. The freiglit blookade is the principal and most imme~ diste- one, but - there is 8lsd & large amount of indebtedness- for building, which causes a pressure to meet liabilities that aro due, now that the great bulk of the business buildings are completed. Some of the Ieading mercantile hpuses say their trade during January has been up to the aversge of past ' years, but the majority say that the sevarity of the winter and the hlodmgfl of the railroads has seriously diminished the trade of the month. The demand for accommodation from grain dealers is very active, and the general expecta- . tion of an increase in tho receipts of grain gives the prospect of a further increase in tEeEr neces- sity for accommodation next week. the open masket, 13 per cent per month is the ruling rate for primd business paper. The necessity for cash is forcing a good man first-class local stocks into tLe market, thougl a8 & rule prices are tolerably wall sustained. i Exchange was sold between banks to-dsy ab 75c per 81,000 discount. | The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week were : . q Date. Clearings, * Balances. $2,797,911.05 2,709,119.75 2,392,352,13 95190 .$16,384,773.18 £1,600,712,05 . 18,660,000.74 1,455,277.30 The following quotations of local stocks are furnished by Messre. -Hammond & Watson : Bid, Asked, i 110 100 160 190 100 Pullman Car, pite lsicago ¢ & Coke Compan; Ginanber Of CODIMErce. o cerer 100 Traders” 1us, Co.. 100 Sales. $10,000—Germsn National Bank, at 125, $5,000—Third National Bank, at 135, LOCAL STOCK AND BOND MARKET. ‘Megsrs. Lunt, Preston & Kean quote s follows this afterncon : Buying. Selling, 5205 of ’62. 455 1145 5208 of %84, 1141 11435 5-208 of ’65. 1151 1185 5-200 08 %35, 145 143 5-208 of '67, Jan. and Jul 615 nek 5-203 of '68) J 1163 bl . 11537 Chicago City T )34 t. Conn 993 & int, " Hlinois, County and Township i0a . 55@073¢ Bterling Exchange (largo drafte 10941107 165 140 1680 COMMERCIAL. . BATUBDAY EvEuINo, Feb, 1. The following were the reccipts and shipmonts of produce at this point during the past twenty- : four hours, and for the corresponding date one yearago: 5 RECETFTS, ERIvirENTs, 1672, || 1873, | dg72 3,000 BAT3 2,603 4?33 xg’,lsca 10518 1; 5,663 75|l 4001 2,1 7,7231 1721611 12,01 m,uw‘um,w 1 100l L. 1,891 130] 65, 170,207, 225,500; 247,250 meiof| 7 4130 5,403 16,998 1,531} 1,087/ 65,802 227 280 300 o3} 210 73 16 23 163 1,129 consumption : 7,044 bu whest, 8143 bu corn, 857 bu onts, 2,838 bu rye, 5,479 bu barley. With- | dravn for do during the past week: 24,182 bn whent, 22,685 b corn, - 6,895 bu oats, 5,601 bu rye, 19,618 bu barley. The following grain hss been inspected into store this . morning, up to 10 o'clock : G5 cars wheat, 213 cars comn, 15 cars oats, 7 cars rye, 23 cars barley. ~Total, 323 cars, or 128,000 bu. The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffe and stocks at this point during the weok ending with this morning, snd for cor- responding weeks ending as dated : Jan, 25, Feb. 3, 1873, 182 Livo hogs, N vc-ma, No. Cattle, No. 9: 68 There was some talk to-dsy about chartering ~vessels to 10ad now with grain, and loave at the opening of navigation. It was rumored that 12 was bid for cor to Buffalo. The leading produce markets were quiet to- day, with not much change in prices. Tho st- tendance in the earlymorning was much smaller than usual, as most of the leading operators were busy in their ofiices, receiving and paying for produce delivered on the option of seller February, while the clorks were running around from one offic to another, carrying the picces ‘of papor which convey title to grain and provisions. They Were too busy in settling ‘up past deals to make many now ones; and jn- dividual arrangements had been madeso perfect- Iy that there was little trading required to be @one in order to equalize the burden in propor. tion to ability to carry it. Deliveriea wero very {free this morning, but no cne. received property 'which he had not expected to receive, and most ‘of them were propared to pay for it. Honce thero was no particnlar pressure, cither to buy or to sell; and g was slow, : The grocery trade was fairly sctive to-day. Not only were mail orders more numerous, but tho attendance of buyers in person was notice- ably larger than on the preceding days of the week, and the feeling among jobbers generally was one of confidence. In prices thero were no quotable clianges, if o excapt s 4c sdvance in bicarb soda. - Coffees continue excsedingly stzong, and rice, syrups, tess, spices, and most other goods were slso firm. Bugars ave still weak. There was only o light amount of frad- ing in domestic and foreign dry goods, Orders are still coming in eparingly, and the vol- ume of business was far from being up to tho expectations of the trade. Butter was in good request and the market was firm and tendency higher. The offerings of choice fell much short of the demand, “and sales wero cfected at 24@27c. - Bagging remains firm. .Cotton. £oods are now ‘meeting with & iood inquiry, and there aro indi- cations of a further npward fovement of prices. Cheeso continues firm at the advanced estab~ lished earlier in the week, or at 113¢@15i5c for New York factory, and at 12@14c for Western do. The trude was fairly active at former quotstions. Canned goods are beginning to move on a libersl scale, and the geperal market seems to be working firmer.. With the exception of tomataes, corn, snd raspberries the market is woll supplied. Thero was fair ac- tivity in the fish trede, and both lake and salt water descriptions were quoted firm. Dried fruits remain very quiot, and somo lines of goods were lower, Appies were firmer. Hay remains dull. Hides and leather remain firm. In the oil market there wero no new features. Carbon continues weak, while lard, linsced, tur- pentine, and whale zre being held with decided firmness, Tobncco, wood and pig iron were without important change. The demand for lumber continues light, but, in view of the moderato supply, all grades are held steadily at the quotations. = Iron, nails, and metals, are firm, and a better demand exists. Ordors are cominfi in from the country with more fresdom, and dealors_generally anticipae .an oarly revival in trade. Wool was in moderate demand ; consumers are purchgsing in smoll quantities only for current necessities. Hops and_broom corn wero quiet and unchanged. Seeds wore in modorafe demand, nnd, for some descriptions, bardly as frm. Timothy sold at 38.25@3.60, and clover at £5.30@5.40 for ordinary, and 25.90 for mammoth. The market was better supplied with poultey, and chickens swere more quiet, and lowor. - Other descriptions were about the same. The continued scarcit of eggs has produced another advance ; fresl are now quoted at 36@33c, and pickled 8t 23@ 32c. Potatoes and green fruits meet witha moderate demand at previous prices. -extra mess do, Withdrawn from store on Friday for city-| Peoris. E'ghwines were inactive and nominally un- changed, at 873¢c bid and 8Sc ssked. Our re- ort of the market of yesterday scems to hato en little too low. No Chicago wines could bave been bought then, or to-day, at loss than 88c per gallon. * Drossed hogs wero less activo, and declined about 5 per 100 Ibs, owing to the fact that ship- pers weraslow to take hold, as they have s con- siderable stock on> hand, for which they have, been unable to obtain ortation. Heavy eights sold chiefly ot $460@4.65, and light st 25.00@5.03, both closing at the inside. Bales wwere reported of 105 bead at $4.70; 359 at 84.65; 823 b $4.60; 264 (to arrivo) at S4.55; 561, divid- ng on 200 I, st 34.65@5.05; 661 d at $4.00@ 5.05; 660 do t 34.60@5.00. Total, 2,938 iead. Provisions were rather moro active and stendy at yesterdsy's rango of prices. Tho recaipts of hogs wore again Liberal, and the foofing for tho pist month is tho largest over kuown; it s 61,245 livo hogs, besidoa dressed; or at tho rate of nbont 21,600 hoad per day, not counting Sundays and New Year's: And the indications are that they will como forward i nearly as great numbers this month. This made buyers rather cantious to~day; but holders were strong, and would grant no conceesions, Mess pork is little wanted, except for speculative purposes, 88 consumers are turning their atten- tion to meats more snd more every year. We havo yet sbout 42,000 brls of 0 pork on hand, of which some 5,000 brls will probably bo moved out within & week. But this old pork can scarcely be eaid to be on the market, and its presence can make but little differenico in the price of options, as they are exclusively in pork of this season's packing, of swhich we have sbout 26,000 brls on hand. Lard was in good demand, but generally at a shado below the market. Meats were in fair request from shippers, as they sticipated rathor less diffioultyin moving tho property than heretofore. The market closed at the foilowing range of rices: oss pork, caet o seler February, $12.00; o saller March, 912.90@12.95; do seller April, £12.60@12.62}; prime mess, 311.00; extraprime, £0.00@9.25. Lmd, cash, or seller Februscy, £7.30@7.82}4 : do seller March, 87.55@7.573¢; do seller April, $7.70@7.75. Greenhamsat8}$@sic for 16-Ib averages, and 730 for 17-Ib averages. Sweet pickled 1@1}{c sbove the price of green. Green shoulders, $3c: do rough sides, 5@5%c; do short ribs, 5% : do short clear, 53c; dry enlted meats quotable at 8%§@+c for oulders; 635@6o for ehort ribs, aud Gic for short clear. Boxed shoulders, 4%c. Eng- lish ments,. 6c for Cumberlands; Gife for short riba or long clear; G3§@634c for short clear ; 9@9!4c for long cut hams. Bacon is quoted of 537 for shoulders, 756c for clear_ribs, 73§c for ahort cloar, all packed. . Mess beet, 33.50@9.00; iuo.mg:%g.;g H %boet AmS, szviod ow, 0; gresso’ quota- Sies word repartad of 1,000 23.00. Ci Gt sx@& | bris moss pork at 812.00 ; 47 brls do (conntry) 1,250 brls do, Eeller March, ot 212. at $11. ;27 brls mess, ordi 500 bris.do at_$12.30 ary (country), ¢ $10.75; 3,200 tes lnrd at S7.80% 1,000 tes do, seller Marcli, at 57.55: 20,000 ibs "green shoulders (country) af 33c; 40 boxes clioulders nb 43¢c; 50,000 Ibs short ribs at 63Gc; 260,000 1bs do at 6c; 59 boxes do at 6igc : 120,000 tbs green do at 5%¢c; 250 boxes ort cloar at 61¢c ; 60,000 b8 greon do at 5%c; 600 boxes long and short clear abt $6.311¢ ; 130,- 000 fba green bams (16 tbs) at 834c ; 100,000 Ibs do 7 ;bs) n;/ ¢ ; 500 1c8 sweet pickled hams 6 ibs) nt 934’ 20 tes do (country) at 83fc; 0 brls city butchers’ tallow oo & B The foliowing wero the receipis and shipments of provisions ot this point during tho past weok: Received. Shipped. % s 90 2100 0416007 [ 7,970,596 The Commercial Bullctin gives the followm; statements ot hog-packing at the princip: points: Todate, Todate, Totallast 1673, S 636,841 419,033 309,512 s13,08 173,100 9%, “Total. . 3,196,038 Tho Daily Commercial Report gives tho fol- Jowing summary of the packing in tho West from 176 points (exclusive of Chicago and Cin- cinnati) : Toials and , Extites for Total for i3, 18783, 18TIT2. 402,850 411, 237,008 190; /L0 538,504 07,635 283, 97000 2618 811,100 820438 3,211,608 2,098,175 Henry Milward & Co. write as follows ‘Many parties report that the number still left over in Jowa nm?‘flaulhm Tilinols is very large, ond far ex- ceods the most sanguime anticipations, = Tho market has, however, been 50 favorable for sellers. that it is reasonable to suppose farmers and drovers would have “uged every exertion to market their hogs, and have gleaned them up closely, more particularly as light grades now command such high prices, and, consider:ng that another month wiil close the regular packing nea- son, thero may bo reasonable doubts thst the reports of heavy supplica yet to come forward huve much reliable foundation. But still the markeis aro just now so sen- sitive that all posibilitivs of fncrersed” supplies touch scord which responds to the immediate vibration cither foror nguinst operstors, Most of the large packing pointsare reported as virtuelly closed, but our iouses will probably have hogs enough to afford them suficient omplogment up to the close of the packing scason, March 1, Flour was less nctive, but again' quoted a sbade stronger by dealers, thongh reported dull and heevy in New York. The only bar to & much larger business to-day was 63id to be the dificul- ty of procuring cara for transportation. Tho total stock hore is officially reported to- dey ot 27481 brls; but of this only about 11,000 bsls is on sole, tho remsinder being held for shipment. Bran was frm. Sales were reported of 25 bris white winter ex- tras at $10.00; 100 brls do, (Magic) at 89.50; 25 brls do at $9.00; 25 brls on privato terms; 300 ‘rls epring oxtras, (Ulh'sTrinmph) at $7.005 200 brls do ot 37.00; 100 brls do (Minnesota Star) at 66234 ; 100 brls do (North Star) at $6.00; 100 bris do at $5.75; 100 brls do (Pacific) st $5.60; 400 brls do on privats terms; 100 brls superfines at $4.371¢; 50 brlaryo at_S475. Tota), 1,625 brls; also 10 tons bran st $12.00, on track. The following is Jist of prices: Fair to choice white winter extros....$ .50 @10.25 Red winter e .. . 630 @175 @ 7.25 @ 6.00 &5 & o0 @ 3 Wheat was less active, and declined 5(@%c lower, the drop not occurring till late in the session. New York was gquoted firm, but Liver- pool was reported dull with & donward tendency, and our receipts were more liberal, with the promise of largar receipts in the fatura. Thess ‘tonded to dnlness here; but the chief feature in our market was the absence of a desire to buy, a8 the February shorts scemed to have been all'fllod, and many operators wero busy in re- ceiving and redelivering, so_that they had no time to make fresh trades. The great majority of dealers expect much larger receipts, now that ‘“the back of the winter” is broken for the sixth timo this season, and seem inclined to look for lower prices. They say ihat quotations have been kept up on the strongth of the storm, of which we have had cnough, and that fire weather will work a radical change. There is no Coubt that g great deal of wheat is waiting in the country to coma in just as fast as the rail road cars can bring it Lere. Seller the month, or cash No, 2 rpring, opened ot 31253, and de- clined to §1.245{ v 1o cloze. _Seller Alarch sold at $L2T{@1.23;{ ; wcller April sold at $1.30@ 1.31, both closing at the insids. No. 1 epring was quiet but firm, st 2 . § spring stesdy, with €113 bid all through tho sousion. ~Rofected spring - wns _ irrogular, ash sales wore reported 400 bu No. 1 at €1.32; 10,000 bu No. 2 spring at 91.25%¢; 17,400 bu do'at £1.25% ; 26,600 budo at 81,253 ; 10,000 46,800 budo st 91.25; 10,000 ‘within closed stendy. the following : mon and_choico - heavy, sud at $L00@ 435 for- Ppoor to choi-> light. e ost of ths transt ers were - the range of -£3.95@4.10. Tho mnrkey ~ Among the transactio ns wers * bu do at 31253 100 Eavzs, bu do st 31.2437; 13,600 bu No.3epringat31.12; | Ko, Ar. PriceiNo. Ar. Price¥o. Av. Price. 400 bu ejected shring st $1.00; 00 budoat 08c! | 68 2 410 |4 " wioTiuE B 4gs Potal, 135,600 bu. -~ d: e 1 X s Com was steady, and rather moresctivoon |17 350 410 |24 23 413 156 29 i0o cash loty, but much'less 50 on options for future | 53§01 103 his e s |2 A4 4 delivery, the business of the session beingebief- | 43 205 590 (40 20 413 |4 31 1 ly in January and February deals, ard inchang- | 46 32 405 |30 368 405 |43 S35 408 ing around, as the deliveriesof to-day were quite | 9 345 4.00 |70 219 410 [142 134 405 lasge, Mot of the busipess was transactod bo: | 19 30 40l ke sial'a B i foro noon: Our roceipts wereonlymoderato, and | §1 403 430 193 263 4007 89 s@ 40, aro but 279,005 bufor the pest weels givingan | & 0 180¥[1f 0 b S 3 Am increaso of sbout 240,000 bu, New York (105 303 400 (43 a7 305 hoe o a2 was reported firm and quiot, seller the | "33 339 400 |71 217 400 |8 s 405 montl, or cash No. 2, .sold at S0y | 53 S 405 |46 309 4Loiy| @303¢o; goller March st 813¢@SL¥c; soller | SHEEP—The market opened active this week, Aglnl at 32@32%c; sellor May at 861¢c;-and | with prices firm. Up to Thursday tho receipts . seller Juno at 873¢c; all’ closing quiet st the | had moderato” and the pens were kept 1gwest quotation of the session, Cash eales were ; of 47,400 bu No. 2 at $05¢e ; 96,000 bu do at 301 1,200 bu neglected at 230 ; 1,600 bn. do at 27i40'; 1,600 bu ear at$ic divd. Total, 147,800 b 1Onts were rather more active, and steady at the quotations of Friday, being in fair demand for settloment, while but little was offered or wanted on new deals. Seller the month, or cash No. 2, sold at 25%@‘255@ 3 seller March at 2634 @263{c; soller April at 26%@27c; and soller May at 303@30Xc, all closing steads. Cash snléa wero reported of 25,000 bu No. 2 at 2554c, and 1,800 bu do at 253¢c. Ryo was more_active, and quoted s shade easior at 68c for No. 2, being in rather better supply. Salos were reported of 2,400 bu No.2 st 8¢, and 10,000 bu do on private terms. Barley wag dull and again declined Ic, the feeling being very dull, owing to an almost atter sbeence of buyers, thongh there was not much offered on tho market. No. 2 cash or caller the month opened at 750 and closed st 7ic. Seller Merch soldat T6@76i¢c. No. 8 closed at -sbout Glc. Cash sales wero reported of 400 bu No, 2 at Tic: 5,000 bu do at 740 ; 2,000 bu No. 8 st 6lo; 400 bu rejected at 5c ; 400 bu do at 620 ; 800 bu do at 50 ; 400 bu by samplo at 900 ; 800 bu o st Bdc; 800 bu do at 75¢ ; 400 bu doat 64a ; 400 bu do at 55c, all on track. ‘Total, 11,800 bu. LATEST. In the afternoon wheat was_moderately active and firmer. No. 2 8pring s0ld at $1.25@1.953% soller the month, snd $1.27%@L27%{ seller March, both options closing at the inside. Corn was guiet and steady at 803¢c seller the month, and 81}¢o eeller March. Other cereals and pro- visions were inactive. ——— " CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Review for tho Week Ending Feb, 1. Batunpay EveENmg, Feb. 1. The reccipts of live atock during the week Cattle, 093 were 83 foliows: . ,705 Last week. X 18,435 ‘The receipts of live stock during Jamtary this year, compare with. the receipts for the same period in 1872, as follows: Catle. Hogs. Sheep. 561,245 38,951 January, 1873. 50,520 3 January, 172, 44900 S6LE3S 42,050 6,530 To Buffalo, Suspension Bridge, Pitt Bellaire, 5 100 Ibs. ‘To Dunlirk, 3 100 :To Gleveland ... To Toledo and” Defroft. nessed increased activit; trade, and a firmer, healthier tone has pervaded tho market, The improvement, howeser. is not a8 prononnced as it would have been had trans- |- ortation facilities been sufiicient to accommo- te the chipping trade, or had tho quality of the stock offered for gale been bettor nited to the wants of buyers. Roceipts, as will be seen, were liberal, but the higher prices prevalent ab tho Enst stimulated the ‘shipping demand, and 80 far as desirablo grades were concerned there Jas fair sctivity in the market at o substantial ares sh Lo guides suicvant At coding woek, valaos sppreciating. Folly 150 Feee 100 bs. The sttendance of shippers was mora arrivals of Thursday weakened, prices set s roduction of 25@50c por 100 bs, The supply ing down Bon “ 3 aud continne until all issold- may riso single sad claster rings {nany of them ¥y Cooy and other cel ooty from well-known European and. Amorican masge Tactareea: gor B i sbaan, lklon e T “’::'"a'i’ Laives s, Iadlas, e Tormitag il oyolicrono of the fnest and larscst stock of goodsof on Monday. ‘Wolf and White BEGULAR WEDNESDAY’S SALE OF On Wodnesday Rorning, Fob. 6, at 0% o'clock. sortment of freal goods cleared ab 83.75@6.50, bup. under the large ° d Friday the market g down to 23.50@6.00— otty evenly divided between local and oat. 8 pre nidegn ers, the better grades, a8 usual, goin, futo the hunda of shippars. h & sheep offers for sale were generally of poor and medinny qualities, and_scles wero_chiefly at prices rang- ward from £5.50. We quote at $3.50 @4.00 for common ; 8t 3£.25@4.75 for medium, and at $5.00@6.00 for good to choice. AUCTION SALES. By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO,, IMPORTANT SALE OF OVER $20,0001 ‘WORTH OF Diamonds, Watchés,;: Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Musio . Boxes, Opera and Field Glasses, &o., &o, Saved from the recent fire at Boston. oy AT AUCTION. B OnTestag, Feb. 4, i t oue salosrooms, Sandfl . at 10 o'clock s m., ‘or account of whom i saved from the recent - The dimor st. Sale cammencing A Yarge stock of tho abore goods, o, oo I & damaged conditiod. fine_an icorated makers: d chatelaines, vost and guacd chains, vers : 00 opera. Idad Hored in this city. sy WAL A, BUTT 3 ; Auctiongen. By HARRISON & CO. Y, Fob.4, st 10 o'clocks. m., 3¢ No. . | a stylish tarn-out, conslafing of ONE HORSE, BUGEY & HARNESS, Horso {8 kind, and & splend(d driver. 3 Also, 10 ots fi‘}&'{ ! Wagon Harness; snd 10 elegany s, X ral. Sele poslive, nad (e SERISON & CO., Auctionsers. DRY 600DS, NOTIONS, &C., Newase st i, 0N & CO., Anctloneers, & Soath Ganalat,~ ! By ELISON & FOSTER. 1001 ST ATE-ST. GENTEEL FURNITURE Hom T AT ATCTION- Togs, sirgle-deck : * Wo will sell at Auction, on Thursday morning, Fsb. 6 e el bl i 2010 oelocks at {1:;1\!!01 hf”é{,:’i;}é?’,‘:“‘,f:‘,i Pt ? CATTLETho weok under review has wit- | oo s s oo et A2 Dl oo Pamry in this department of | Haif Mattrcsses, Bedding, Stovas, fe. ELISUN & FOSTER, Auctionesss. By GEO. P. GORE & CO. - - GEO. P. GORE & CO., 22, 24 & 26 Randolphe-at., Will offer at Aaction, oz Wodacaday, Feb. 5, at 3 ame 300 CASES ASSORTED BOOTS AND SHOES. Goods 70 N0t DHIEINE Ly Lomte v suo Suties X Jve want bargains, be o hand. than usually full, New York, Albany, Boston, Pitteburgh, Philadelphis, Cloveland, Buffalo, and other points being represented in the list, and sales were effected at £4.50@5.00 for common {6 medium steers of from 1,100 to 1,300 Ibs average, and at $5.25@6.25 for good to extrosteers averaging from 1,150 to 1,450 Ibs. A few were taken at a shado higher figures, $6.30 @6.40 bein%& in two or three instances. In addition to shipments on foot, the weeldly ship- “ment of caicases amount to from 1,200 to 1,400 ‘Nelson Morris alone llnug'atm and ships from 500 to 1,000 per week. [hese aro principall distributed to Boston, Providence, Pm&mf g and Martford. The market for common and medium_ grades “of cattle hus boen overstocked. The daily ar- rivals largely consisted of these descriptions, corn 50 abundant and cheap s at present, farm- cattle befora feeding them up to & marketablo condition is & question not casily solved. The tendency of prices certainly ia not eo_unmistak- ably downward .as to justify them in hurrying . their stock fo market before i _is properly ‘fat~ tened. For stock steers thero is & modorate in- , and prices have not been subjected to any matérial fuctuations, ruling steady at $3.00@ 8,60 for common lots of from 700 £0 900 b, and af 83.75@1,00 for good to prime young sicers averaging from 850 to 1,050 fbs. There is an in- creasing supply of new milch cows, but_thera is also more domand, and prices -are sustained at $20.00@25.00 for comman, and. st $30.00@45.00 for good to choice, with sales mostly at 825.00@ 85.00. Veal calves remain unchanged, salesmak- ing; st £8.50@575 according to quality. ally g0 for low grades, for which there was very little inguiry from any source. There were very few well matured cattle on sale, the Iarger por- tion consisting of cows and common to fair steers, Iany remain nnsold. quoTATIONS. Extra—~Graded steers averaging 1,400 De andupwards. ... oo $0.15B8.55 % 7 o 2 | “Bromen, & ers should deem it expedit art with their jckota to 323 e e peent ot o | ket Soned b oy e Dol I v v Rafiroad to Frolght tariff i belng arram ‘Earopo and all points a the Weat. CUNARD HAIL LINE From New York every Wodnesd: Satarday. ‘o-day the market waa dull and casy; eepeci- Stoerge a i e B s ints. Bteerage to or from Bremen or Scandinavl- Draita’on Great Bt and the Contlat Throngh bills of 1ading for merckandiso to and from £u= rape: 5 " Northwest, carnsr Clark and Landolph-ats., (under 2ew A Public Sale Of Ocenn Curlositios and beantifsl Flowers of the grest deep will open at 199 LaSalle-st., tha 6th, at 10 o'cieek s, coan, welgha S m. Ous Tristacans, from unds. _J. 3. Reymolds hes chargo. OCEAN NAVIGATION, ALLAE_LINE; ; Montreal Ocean Steamship Co, ‘ Despatch Srat-class fally between Liverpool and Qucbeo in 13 ‘wiater biweekly, azd ywerod Mail Steemers regul oot st o Fatiaad | oo aad Balmors e | i lasgow ad while the demand was chiefly “for the better | year round; al, & woekly stesmer betweon Ul grades; hence holders of this half-fattened stock | difereat American parts. i experienced an unprofitable market. The city BATES OF PASSAGE: rotail trado is__reported poul- CABIN. : try and game being more than wusual- | ToGreat Britain and Ireland.... 660 and 80 goid. * Iy m??:a% {is ‘sesson of " the_year, STEERAGE. i wi L) king-houses continue to su 31 Quebec, Baltimors and Portland. Jarge quantition of cheapet merts Why, wih | BAGNELERON & 30 0. 5,00 "For other information apply at the Company’s office, 72 and 74 LaSalle-st. ALLAN & CO., Agents. - FOR EUROPE. Hstablished, 1840. ‘Gabi i S ot B Racage &0 i g coraton tigkets bt redoosd Fales. toeraga to or {rom German pol oints... .. V' NET, Faorin i Shorman House,) Clioigs Beerea—Ki, faf, willforined 364t year oid sieers, and averaging 1, 101,400 ita.... b Good ‘Beeves—Well-fattened, finely-formed. steers, averaging 1,200 01,300 s........ b. Medium Grades—Sfeers in fair fleah, avers 8ging 1,100 t0 1,250 is......... Stock—Common to medium steess, and good to_extrn cows, for city slaugliter, averaging 800 to 1,100 Ds. Btock Cattle—Common cattle,” in 5.75@6.00 .65 flesh, averaging 700 to 1,050 Jbe, Intertire Tieht god cows, atage, bulls,and scallawag steers, - 195@2.50 ‘Cattlo—Texaa Northern summered. A 3.50 Gattlo—Corn-fod Texas, . 3.75@4.50 - BOGS—The roceipts during the past week LOTTERY. Kentucky StateLotery Drawing of the Kentucky State Lottery for the besef of the Uaiversity of Paducah. s 13 B 187313, 6, 23,31, 348 et 4 MITH, SRMONS & 00 ‘Box 127, Covington. K7, ‘have been 137,043, against 103,728 last week, and 156,400 tho woek before last. During January tho atrivals reached 661,245—a numbsr larger, by 48,131, than ever bofore reccived in ono month, THa past week has been one of fair activity, and firmness has beon & featuro of the market from theopening to theclose. Abetter snpplyof stock cars enabled shippers to operate on a more liberal scale than at any previous time within the past two months, 60 ‘that, notwithstanding tho tem- porary , withdrawal of one or twoof thecity packers, the demand has kept even pace with the supply, and not only have former prices becn sustained, but closing rates indicate something of an advance in the E!iaaa: curreat at the close of last week. Light hogs are still giv- en the prefarenco, sud while droves aversging from 180 to 230 ibs readily command £4.10@4.25, droves aversging from 230 to 350 Ibs sell at 93.85@4.05. 'The quality of the hogs now com- |- ing forward shows no deterioration, and ordi- narily this fact would be taken as evidenco that the crop is yet very far from beingexhausted,and continued large receipts are looked for during the month of February. ‘To-dsy thero was a good-local and Eastern de- mand, and although the supply was unexpocied- 1y large (the receipta wera estimated at 23,000, A firm feeling obtained. snd yesterday's prices were well sustained. The day’s sales were.at s range of £3.85@4.25, or at $3.85@4.10 for com- MEDICAL CARDS. DR. C. BIGELOW ICIAN, 464 State-st., ENTIAL Tt Is well known b 7 all 't the papers, that ¥ . Bigelow is the oidest swabilshsd g:m.;:h i d v vo mads . B, the Domnod SPEOTALIST of the sae. honceed b7 the oy esteemed of the hizh~st madical l!lllnmflug] PRl eie oL O FATIoE LN i el altinelyall PEHRONIC AND SPECIAL - DISIARES i Dotk sesea: COXSULTATION FREE, SEPARATE PARIORY fox Intios 20 pentlamen. Gall CORRESFONDEIC] CONFIBIRTIR. Adddrens. it Inttacs, wic 142P% Dr. O. BIGELOW, No. 454 State-at. Dr. A. G. Olin 3. 15380, Clark-st.; Chleago, the most successfal spscsil of the ago, who has gisen ¥ lite-long sy uenda the treatment of all Chco: both saxea.. Rord his works and jadge for yu sealod for stamp, Condential coasaltations by mall, freo and iavited: Lodios sond for circalsts NO CURE! ¥oras: Dr. Kean,§ i 380 South Clark-st., Chicagd e care poritirely all cazos of May bs confidentially comraltod, persaually oF BT froo. ‘hargs, on all chroalc or nyrvons disesses., o B S REAN b tha ooty Direivian 12 30 ST BN ranta cures of 5o pay, Qmice Hours rom I B - f s L e £ \ 5 2 aie, Soxual ki X:mudfl"‘:g . H B T