Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1873, Page 6

- MONEY AND COMMERGE. MONETARY. BaTunDAY Evenmo, Tob. 6, ‘Tho monoy marketoontinmes tight yot, thongh thors lias beon some rolnxation in the stringoncy eluco tho middle of tho week, Ourrenoy is scarco, and Now Yorl oxchiango Is etill daprosead, with gales botweon banks at 7Go por 21,000 dis- count. Commoreinl paper made by tho boat grodery and hardwaro houges wolls ab 10 to 12 por cont, but second-clnes nanies and all nceornmodation popor are hard to Bollat 18 to 24 per cont, On first-clnsa collateraln monoey s to be had without much difficulty at 10 Fm‘ cent. Mesara. Lunt, Proston & Kean quoto as follows this aftornoon: Buying, 0 111 115 Belting, it ‘Rorthor o Chicago Oity 78,... oihig & Int. Cook County 8., . ks & int, Llinols, Courty and Township 10s | 156 0726 terling Exchango (largo dratla)... . 1091103 Gold Excbange ... SRRTY 114 Gold and G Conons. n:x;;'l o 1 Tho following_quotations of local ntooks aro furniehod by Dlossra. Hammond & Watson, financial sgonts, 64 Washington sgroot s nid, Asved. 0 Firat Nattonal Dank, Thyrd Nationnl Bank, ‘Fifth National Dank, Gommorcial National Bank, Gergtan National Danl Northwestern National Bank Corn Exchinngo National Dauk Gity Natlonal Bonk Fatfonal Dank of Ji Germon Savings Bank, Chleaga Clly ailwag West Division Raflway: North_Division Rallway. 93 100 Elgin Watch Compnuy. 101 ex. niv. 103 ex, Qiv.. Chloago Gaa Light & Coko ompaus=... 100 11\_! i Dhamber of Commicres, . . V5 Traders' Tue, Co..v.s 100 ‘Salon, £29,000 State Bavings Inatitution, £2,000 Chteago Oity Raflwyz, i 1t . . LATEST, - > Nkiv Yorir, Fob, B.—Goid rold af 114, 1137, 1141, 1183, aud clgacd,at 1IY@114 strong, Loint, 3107 per cent for cartyiny, - Claariugy, alxty-five millions, "o specto oxported duriug {ho wetk amounted to, 1,642,370, . i openad atrong, sud were very firm all ‘Siato bonds wero dull wnd ateady, Trlcon morely nomiinal, Monoy was sclive for call loans at 7 per cent gold to 1:32, nnd elosed gt tho lower rato, The binit ninte- miont {8 ogain wnfovorable, tho banks now holding £2,188,100 fwTul monoy abovo {hio 23 por cont ekesve, ~wiich fs £1,038,875 Tss than Jant weels, Tho stock marker opencd and contintel weak yntil offer tho Firet Bourd, wheu n_ genors] ndvsnco fook place, After tho Sccond Doard, the fecling was stronger. Townrd the clqee business waz heavy, withe out ny Gapeciel featuro in o Het, : Sterling, 10023, BovERsNENT oNDK, Conupons, 181, 5:208 of ‘62, ' NDs, 9437 Virgiuias, old 1351 §osth Caroltngs, ol , 18Li¢tNortl Garolhuu, e [ Mismourin Tonnossoss, o1 Tenncsttes, Uew.. Virglulur, Bew.. . Paul prd. Tor [Wabtels.,. L Ay jWabne Pid.LL © 97 Fort Wavne, 853§ Terro Hauto, . ‘o " American Expras 09" {Terra mmm,r United Btatos Ex..... 773 Chicago & Alfon, Paclic 3ail, Ghicugo & Alton rle. Borlom veuesiinsnan ka o Harlem pfd . 25 {Indlona Centrat. ... 4 Michigan Cont {1003 linols Central ... . 1901 Pittsburah, Unjon Pactfic stocke, . 333 Northwestor Uniom Paclfic Londs.. 83 + Dly¢iCentral Pacifis. L1133 Dal, Lack, & We B, & Erle REAL ESTATE. The demand for residence proporly is still the most favorable foatiwa of tho real estato muar- ket, and, notwithstanding tie seavcity of mouoy, thera appears to bo plonty of ;e2opls who ean got itto buy any ploce of available tesidence props erty that is offered at a vory littlo cohceasion on tho highost pricos that have ever been aakod, Thero are, however, but few holders who are willing to make eny conceasions st all, and, on tho wlole, tho prices demanded, now aro higher than four months ago. With business property it is differout, and for tho prosent thore Is not much doing, though we hear of negotiations pending for soveral valuablo picces of fivbts clags business ground, The present tendonoy of (s in all, except s few locnlities, unfavorabla to the ealo of businoss ground, In some quarters thero hag boon a large reduction in tho rents do- manded for business buildings in the last six months, Bowmo of tho new stores on Wabash avenue, north of Harricon street, aro now offer- ed for leas than two-thirds what was densanded and received for similar ones in tho ssme neigh- borhood last spring. On the whole, tho redue- tion in rents of Wabash avenuo stores in at loast 30 per cent from tl:e prices of six orseven ronths ago. On Bale atroot, and on Washing- ton and Madivon kircots wost of State, ronts have heen fully sustainod, and on Madison have evon fncreased fn somo instauces. On Lake streot, botween Stato aud LaSalle, rents are just tbout what they werebeforatho fire, rudarepretty well sustained. The concentration of threo Im« portent banks at the junction of Washington and Doathorn utrcets, nud six more at tho junc- tion of Wathington and Lasalle, shows that the sharactor of Wasbington siroct fs sottled. When the Cook County National moves into its uew office, northwaut corner of Washington and Doar- born, the Bank of Montreal moves into the northwest corner of Washiugton and LuSallo, and the Fourth National iuto the porthouat cor- nor of Washington aud Clark, thore will be fifteen incorporatod and private banls on Washe ington street in tho distance of faur blocka from Fifth avonua Lo State atreat, Theso fiftoen cou- cerns hold in tho aggrogate over 19,000,000 of deposits, and do over two-thirds of tho active commercial banking business of the city, ‘THE PROTOSED NEW CITY IN 8rcrioN 10, The Chicago & Northwestorn Railroad Com- peny bevo st last com{fletcd and_ fully-sue, pounced plans for the lozation and eroction of their construction and ropair shops in Section 10, just wost of Contral Park, 'The Northiwest- orn Company owns 240 ncron of Jand in the north balf of Section 10, the whole of which will bo r quired for the shops, mmc structuros in all, ond necossary yard room, and by'next fall, or in the cm‘l{ part of next winter, about 2,000 mochanics will have permanent ocou- Imuon thore in the construction and ropair of he Compony's onghm! and eara. Tho linos of tho Chicago & Northwestorn Comm- pany Liave boen 8o eunrmously extended during tho lust throe years that this concentration of #hopy becamo an obsolute nocessity in ordor to bring ibo work andor a eystematio maunge- ment, A singlo instanco . of tho increiva of ‘tho Companys rolling _stock s shown in tho fact that, during the {ast yoar, thoy have bonght 41 new englues, Aftor the erection of tho new shops they will construct thels own onginos and cars of nll kinda, 'Tho effect on real estate in that quarter of the establishwont of so extensive u hive of manufacturiug industry can bardly be entimated, 28 we know of no similar instanca of the plant- ing of n whole manufacturing oty at once. Tvo thousand workmen tmplies a~ population of not lesa than 5,000 porsons that will in the nggregate be gathored within radius of one mila from the shops within o year, 1HT DEVELOPMENT OF MANUFACTURING REHOUROES, Peoplo who talk of the high Pdu" of busiuess toal eatato in Chicago, should compmro pricos here with thowo for the snme claus of proporty in New Liuglaud cities. liostou businesy prapor- ty, It is well Luown, tells abt noearly twico ns nich per square foot as Chicago businoys proporty, in tho same relative locations ; Lut sven in'soms of tho smuller Now England citios rrlueu nre highor then hiore, aud, remarkable as Lt may gocm, the rike in values in some of thom in tho last five years bns beon aqunl to what jt has beon fn Chiteago. A lot on Maln stvoet in Bpringflald, ~ Massachusctts, was_purchased lasy “wook, & gaviugs bauk of thal oity (to " bo “occupied by » new build- ing for the Lank), at the rato of about €20 por squars fool, the whole price being §Y0,000, for a lot 107 feot front and & little ovor 40 foet doop, Owing to tho developmont of ita meunfacturing intorests, Springfield lins in- creasod very Tapldly in population, Within a radiua of ten miles from tho businosa cantra of ‘ipringfleld thore aro naw ahout 100,000 poople, whateas, twolva yoara szo, thore wera aaly abont 80,000, I'hia Is nu examplo of the tu- cramo of waalth aind population in Ohicago tink will rennlt from {ho davelopment of tho manu- faeluring intorestn which hag jual bogun within tho pant yeor or two. GUADRAL NUILDING HOTEA, Although t lot-up of tha ‘ oxtromo rigors of tho soason hnt beon of tho briefost nnd most. troacheroun eharactor, tho slgns of rosumod ne-. tivity in bullding havo thin past wook bocomo jmmodiately apparont, and work o a1l classon wau rosumed on a mullitndo of partially com- ploted niructures, an woll ns on nomo in tho firat Atages whoro the oxeavators for fonndations had abundant opportunity to discover the solid vorlk the front hau accomplisbed, Tho greatest anx- foty pravails among many ownors of siructures ‘whoro operations were shut down npon by ex- troma oold wonthor, to push them to s stago of rondingsa for carly npring oconpation. Within tha weok tho now Matteson Housoe, Robort Hill, y;mpmtur, T thrown opou It doore, It s tho finent throo-dollar-p-dny hotol fu the United Biatos, 2 gom in every part, and alroady BMr, Hill' frienda ave Anding hitn numerously, Tho now Oriont Honwo will follow suit thisweolk at two dollars and o half n day, au admlirably ap. polnted catablishment, Tho Bliorman Housa will come noxt iu line, Meenrs. Munson & Co, aro buying their furuiture, and will soon bid good-byo to the workmen. ' ‘Tho nrrival of T, D, Gk, lato nnd long of tho Rovoro Iouss, Boston, to enter upon his duties in_connection with Messra, Gago Dros, & Rico, of the Grond Paclfie, is token of its nppronching complo- tion, Tho mammoth Kkitchon fs to bo put in ordor thin week under Mr. Qaskill's diree- tions, W'he Pacifio swarms with all classos of workmon, and, mindful of the recent marrow escapa of'tho Shorman, liay hoon suppliod with the glm\npmu Firo Ixtinguisher ns a aafegusrd agninet aceidonts, ‘Cho Paciflo will open about the middla of April, Wonoticathat o fow workmen are making tholr nppoarance on the Government Building founda- tfons, putting things in nhnlw tor an_onrly start, Tho Tromont Houso, the new Honoro Tuilding, X'lold, Loitor & Oo.'s store, the Clifton Hauso, ind numerond other notable sfructuron, aro neayly ready for tholr roofs. TUE NEW CITY DUILDING. Among our architocts, the mattor of the new stracture which ia to adorn tho Cowrt iouse equara {8 o, prime subjock of study, and the oity and county euthorlties are to havo thoir powera of comparigon tosted hy o romarkablo array of com{m tivo plans, It {8 probablo that from thirty to forty plans nnd pcuronu\‘n drawinge will ‘bo submitted within tho monih that remaing boforo tho lists aro closed. Home of the plans wo Lavo econ, and this much cau bo said : that & vory high ordor of kil hag hoen exhibited, and if “the Building Committeo in clinigo respond In u 1ike aplrit, tho publio will Do proud of the result, Chicago hos been o wonderfully good school of art and dosign during tho pnat twelvo-month, and onr archi- tects have mado good uss of thelr schooling, Tho city and_county building will be of high grade, fndeed; i€ {€ koeys éven pace with tho oneralndvanco In tho character of private build- ngn, BIRING WOK, Tlio tokens are not vory abundant thus oarly of o laxge amount of honvy building the coming goason, and {his iu hardly to bo expected of a community that hos just dono ton vears work inone, But itiscortuin thut thare is to bo an immoneely large rospongs to the domand for tenements aud homes, Cheap Loudes will bo built by the huundred, and in all directious out- gido the fira limity, oud no claes of inveatment promises Lettor. 'Three thousnnd well locatod tonoments, ab rontals from $16 to 250 por month, could find tonauts on the lst of May, aud. o! theso mony tonants would bocome ownera on torms favoring time purchare. Wo hear of sey- oral ownera of outlying tracts who will build pumerous struatuces of thia class, to bring fors word tha values of thoir property. The North Bido rosidence quartor oast of State atreot, bo- low Ghicago wvonne, will be largoly built ipon this seasion, Yoy mnny pution having plans for structures of tlo oless ranging from £8,000 to 825,000, and sevoral of n vory cosily uhatactor. SATURDAY'S TRANSFLRY, The following fnstrumonts were stlod for ro- cord on Suturdey, Feb. 8. OITY PROITRTY. Lot 16 a:d 16 in Block 1, and Lat 29 Young's Bubdivision, i 1w i of B 0 My 17,1872 ; couslduration, 5,60 Burnsido at, n of aud near Thirty-sccond sf £t to alloy, with fmprovements, dated Jau, i1 Block 2, of 18, 49, 14, dat~ o 1, 95 0} Con- sldoraticn, §3,500, Canal st, bet Randolph and Washington ets, e £, 70 £t toailoy; dated Feb, 6 3 considoration, $119,000, Witlard N, Bruher to Sanies W, Gatf, of Clnclunatl, Wost Madlson st, w of Jedzde av, n f, 100x103 tt, daled Jau, 18 consideratioy, 5,000, Hubbard ut,’ Lot Ellzabeth and Aun sts, n 1, 35 1t to i, dated ¥ob 7+ considugation, 1,250, Plock 8, in Walkersno 3¢ 5eo. 14, 99, 19, dated sept, 10, 1870 ; conalderatios, $36,000, Miictiell et, "het Pautlun ot sud Asiiand n, & f, Lots 86 io 88, duted Fe, 4 considoration, $2,830, West ‘Aduna kt, 8 v7 cor of Heeley ov, 1 f, 126 8-10x67 ft, dated Feb, 1; consideration, $17,878, John E, Olialey to Juum L, Bprogie, Lincoln t, 3353 £t 5 of Iurrison st,in rear, 11, datod Deb, 20, 1873; consideration, $100, "Wontworth ay, 1 of Thirty-tbird st, o f, 25 £t to alley, dated Nav, 18, 2872 ; caustderation, £3,000, E: Elsténs' Addition, dated Ny 5, In Dlocl 50, w1, 1672 3 causileration, 31,000, Bamtial st, bot. Clarinda st and Chlcego av, w1, 255 125 I, dated'Jun, 16 ; cousideration, 31,000, ‘Coolbangh at, bolween Ashlond av i Laflin st, n f, 24t onlioy, dited 3an, i1 ; considucstion, £900, * Lot 89, adfoining tho abovo, doted Jap. B1; consid eratlan, 000, 3 an, §000. Tho premises No, 180 Ashland av, dated Oct, 1,1872; conslderation, $16,600. Quinn at, 8 0f Wrong ety o f, 25 £t to alloy, dated Feb, 1; consideration, $535, "Lats 1 t0 5, and 08 tt of Lol 0, in Dlock 7, of Millard & Decker'a o 3¢ of & w X Beo, 20, 19, 19, dated Nov. 1, 1892 § connlderation, $3,00, Asfiloud av, botween Adame and Jackson stw, w f, T.ot 5 endn 251t of Lot €, dated Jan, 22; consldera. tion, $16,875, Nora 8v, 270 ft n of Hirach st, e f, 26x120 ft, dated TFeb, 1; considoration, $450, Nora av, 48 fi8 of Thompaon st, o f, 50124 £t, dated TFeb, 8; cousideralion, $900, Lot 36, in Block 8, in D. 8. Leow Addition, dated Feb, 14 cousideration, $650, Lot 10 in n part of Mlock 20, eo, 7, 89, 14, dated May 21, 1872; cousideration, $600, Undivided ¥ of vo 1, 8w 1/, of mw X See, 12, 39,18 (oxcept boulovard), dated Teb, 7; conaldecation, $16,000. Tiuron st, bot, Townsend and Sodgwlck ate,, 1 f, 24x 100 ft, dated Fob, 10 5 considoration, $1,675, Vani Buren ‘s, 0w corner of THird av., 8 £, 60x100 £t, dated Jon, 0 courideration, $45,000, Ben). Lowe bird to Wan, ©, Lombard, Lot 46, iu Block 13, Sec. 7, 49, 14, daled Aug. 0, 1873 cousideration, $300, BOUTH OF CITY LISTA, Yot 56 i Block , of Powell & Colman's Subdiviston, in ne i Sec, 4, 99, 14, datedl April 6,187 ; conoldorat tlon, 1,000, Lot 81 Lo 83, Iu Dlook 12, of Blowarl's & w 3¢ of Beo 1, 88, 14, dnted Nov, 9, 1872 ; conslderation, 500, W01t of Lot 10, and o6 ftof Lotll, DBlock 3, Ch-m;;:rul\gs Aduition, duted Oct, &, 1874 ; conuidoral tion, 50, ; Lot i) of ek et al Subiivislon of Loty 0 to 10, of Johumtows s 45 4 o 4 of ne i Seod, 38, 14, dated Oct, 3, 1873 consideration, $3,00, = EDAIMARY FOR THE WEEK, "'l following is tho total nmount of city and suburban property transferrod duriug tho weclk ending Saturday, Fob, 8: City property, num- Ler of kales, 170; consideration, $980,450. North of city limits, nimbor of sales, 2; consideration, 87,760, Soulh of city limits, ‘number of _snles; 40; coneidoration, §223,710. West of city lim- its, numbor of uoles, 9 ; consideration, 81,150, g&(nl snles, 215; tofal considoration, $1,216,~ OMMERCIAL. SATURDAY EvENING, Feb, 8. The followiug were the receipts and shipmonts of produco at Lbis poiut during the past twonty four hours, and for tho corrasponding date one yoarago: MEORITTA, || BRITMENTS, 187, ) 1692, |f 1870, | 191, Flour, brls G101 5001 6,092 7 Whea!, bu 42! sl 10,72 A, "B Corn, 'bu, | 3 8,318 Onts, b ! TR Rye,' b o Braom Corn, ibs. .. 1 24,710| Cured Me: Yo 807,470, 1584,001 Bef, brls, 75 140 Pack, brin, o g Lard, Ius, 047,705] 254,151 Tallaw, It pet 2,040 1,678 6414/ Waol, 1be, .. Potatuen, " b Lumber, m ft Shingied, w, ,. Lath, o, Balt, " brls, Withdrawn from store youtorday far city con- sumptions 8,820 bu whent; 6,204 bu carn; 810 bu oata; 1,055 bu ryo; 8,408 u barloy, Withe drawn duriug tho wool: 84,014 bu whont ; 23,-° 540 bu corn; 12,944 bu osts; 8,007 bu ryo; 4 541 bu bartoy, The following graln lina been inspected into atora uptp 10 o'clock thiu morning: 112 cars Whoal; 208 cars cornj 20 cars oatu; 0cawy ryo} 20 carg barley, Total, 430 onrs, or 105,500 bu, ‘The following wero tho rocelpts and ahip- , ineas porl +| ehort uunr1 sollor the lust fialf of April, at 6340 ; monts of brondstuffs nnd slock abthis polut during the wook ending with this morning, and onding £n dated s for corrosponding weeln nr ¥lour, brl Wheaf, b, iyoy bt Batlay, b Dromed hogs, No, Livo hogt, No Cottlo, Notss Tlour, b, 0,100 Wheat, bit.. 7657 dlorn, bu. 14,050 Oats, bu, B840 Tye, b 103 Tarlay, T894 Dreased hogy, 4,116 100 Liva hogs, No, 4,507 04 - Catlle, NOuuvuouas . 0 0,935 ) The question of tranaportation Enstward, moroe eapecially during tho wintor months whon the carrlego facilitios for the products of ino ‘Woat aro restricted to tho railronds, is svsnming great importanco and attracting moro general attention {han over boforo, 'Tho wintor now pasuing away has domonstrated Loyond porad- yentura that tho carrying capacity of tho varlous railronds loading Lantward aro not suficlont to nccommodate the traflle of”the Northwost, Ship- pors of all dosoriptions of produco bave expori- ‘onood untold inconventence, benidos Joss of timo, monay, aud businos, in uot boing ablo to tond congignmonts forwnrb, and, in many lustances, ordors originally sont to this markot inve boen withdrawn and sent to othor cities to bo filled, all owlng to tho fact that our trank linos had'not tho facilitios for attonding to the business offerad thent. An lucroase iu the rolling stock of tho varioua roads, if not additionnl tracks or 1ines of railroad, is very much needed, and raust soonor or later bo Liad, and tho mooner it iy Lronght about the botter it will bo for Chieago and tho Northiwost in ?l‘mm‘n‘. Another thing that is wauting in this connec- tion 18 despatch in tfansportation. Many times during the present winter there bas beon a ggon= eral accumnlation of Hastern bound froight ab Dotroli—xometimes an mauy oa 200 or 800 loaded ears—on account of tlie impasaablo con- dition of tho bridgo ovor tho Dotroit Rivor. Homo tinie ago a romady for this ovil was inaug. urated by atfempting & tannel undor the river, ‘but this Project scoma vory doubtful of succoss, on noconnt of the quicksand and othior untun- nollable composition of tho earth. Resolutions looking to thio orection of a suitablo bridge ovor thlgivor were offorod on_'Chango to-dny, and willcome np beforo the full Board on Mouday. In tho menntimo, the subject shonld bo cousid- ored woll by all, asitiuof gront importancoto tho ontire West. Tho rosolutions will bo found in another column. Thero waa o very fair husinoss transacted in tho grain markets” on Satarday, nnd on whent, corn, and barloy an apprecintion {8 -to be noted, whilo oats and rye wero sterdy and firm at yos torday's prices. ' Lastorn and foreign ndvices wero without imiportant altoration, and tho bot- ter foeling was ontiroly due to homo influcnees, Business in the grocery marlkot continnes to im- prove und o firm feeling is being dovoloped, oopocially fu_nll tho leading articlon. Coffeod hinvo again advanced X(e, and aro very firm, owing to the moderato supply and tho_ etrong tono of tho Bastorn markots. ~Cassia fa 20 Iowor. With thoro oxcoptions thore was no furthor chango in pricos. Tho tfado in dry goods continues (o improve, and a firm feoling is manifesting itsolf, partionlarly in gome grades of cottony. DButtor continuos to meot withan notive domond, nndall grades are frm, tho nfierinfiu boing ox- tromoly light. Baggiug s in good domand, and stondy at former quotations, The inquiry for choeso continues good, and the market yules firm, partioulrly for the better grades, as thoy ara in limited u\ipp'?. Tho genornl fonturen of tho hidos and loathor murkets wore about tho smno. The domand is fair, and provious quotn- tions are well sustained. sk conlinue to moot with an improved inquiry, and all doscriptions aro firm. Ifay and coal fero in moderato ro- quest and nnchanged. Oils woro in better do- mand and firm. Lumber is in moderato Jocal domand, The trado in iron, motals, aud nails contintios to lmprove, and the market, perticu- lu.rl( for iron aud tin-plato, is firm, Wool was dull snd a trilo ensler, in sympothy with the Eastorn markoto. Broom corn was in rather improved roquest, and the bettor qualition aro fim, Iops woro quiot nud uncbunged. Seods wero loas activo, aud, owing to more liberal offer- iugs, timothy and clover woro s shado lower. Othor dercriptions romain steady. Poultry was udchangod. - Choico atock was in ¥equost among shippors, but the greatar portion of tha offor- ings wero inforior and moved slowly. Potatoes and grcen fruits were in demand nt previons pricos, Paclters’ doscriptions of cooperago word n modorate roquost and o trifte lpwor. Pork g:r&gls sold ot $1.1591.20, nnd lard tierces ab Highwines wore dull and stendy nt 87}de per sallon. Tho usual number of distillora and hrokors wero on tho tlaors of the Exchange, but they wero not anxious to sell or buy, the farmer not rolishing prosent figures, whila tho ordera of tha Inttor woro limitod to 8740 or uuder, Tho salen nggrozate 100 Ibs fron-bonud at 87350, Dressod hogs wero moro plenty, and conno- quently gollors wero more numerous. Tho ro- caipls of the Weok are tho largest of tho scnson, the cxtromo woeathor of tho twinter months #o far_interfering with home lilling. With fa- ‘vorable weathier from this time forward, the pros.” pacts are goad for iucrossed racelpts. Sales woro mado at £4,70@4,82}¢ for licavy, and 3485 @4.90 for Ught, closing at $4.76 aud $4.90 re- 8poctively. Sales wore reportod of 51 heavy ab 84,75; 850 do ab 4.77i¢; 294 do ab B4.80; GiL do nt 24.8214; 85 llivldlns on 200 lba., at $1.70@ 4,853 72 do at §1.73@4.85; 669 doat 54‘15@4.%. Total, 1,091 head, Trovisions wero quiot, without maorislalter- ation tonotein pricor. Mos3 pork was firm, rd n shado lowor, and all descriptions of moats strong, Orders wera quito liboral, but goneral- ly at prices a trifle lower thau holdors were will- ing to accopt, whilo ihe spoculativo cloment were roady to tako hold, butconld find no gollora at tho Agures genorally bid, . Tho outgo of hoy products for tho woels was vory Inxzo, and was it possiblo to obtain Ltransportation, and mouoy, would undoubtedly have Loon mutch lnrgor, Bil tho fuct is, our ratlroady lundinli Houth nnd Eust aro iuadequate to our continuelly growing trado, whilo the smount of valuable cupital for use in {his branch ig bolow prosont wants, Roceipts of live for the S\mt 43 hours wora bolow oxpec. totions, end Lo this must boe attributod much of tho flrmness manitosted to-day. The market closed at tho following range of prices: Aess pori, cash or Eoller Fevruary, $12.10@12.15; o soller. March, $12.80@12.95; do seller Anril, €12,05@14.70; do scllor May, 214.80@12.86 ; primomoss, $10.75; oxtra primo, £0.50@9.75. Lard, cash,’ or sollor Tobruary, 47.273@7.80; do_seller Muroh, 87.45@7.60; do soller “April, 87.65@7.70. Green hnms at 5,‘{0 for 16-1b avorages, and 78{o0 for17-Ib avoragos, Bwoot pickled fiama 1@127¢ abova the prico of greon, ~ Green shouldors, 8%¢e; do rough sides, b3@5i4o; do short rib, Bc; do short cload 603 dry taltod moats quofablo st 4@Alo for shoulders; 0@03o for short ribs, aud 0J4o for short cloar. ~ Boxed ehonldors, 480, Lng. lish moats, 6¢o for CumberTnuds; 61/@6%o0 for short ribs or long clear; 634@U3Zo for shiort cloar ; 91¢@100 for long out bams, Bacon js quoted ab 51¢c tor shoulders, 7i4o for cloar xibs, 73{c for short clor, all packed. Meus beot, $8.60600.00 extra mess do, 20.50@10.00 ; boof hamu, §27,01 @20.00. Clty tallow, 755@1i5{0; groaso’ quotn- ble at bl¢@63fc, Balon wero reported of 250 (spoctal brand) at 912,20, onsls ; 100 Ihs prime moss at $10.75; 100 tes choico kettlo lnrd at 87.65; 870 tcs primo stoam nt §7.271¢ ; 80,000 1ba greon hams, rv. 16 1hs, at 840y 60, 1ba do, ov. 20 Ibs, at 630 60,000 153 do gm; out), av. 22 Ihs, at B340 ; 760 tes mwaot pickle 0y, 16 1bs, 8L 93¢6; 100 boxes shouldors (fight) ab 43fc, cauli; 60,000 lus do, sollor tho lnst' Walf of Kprfl, nt 4301 20,000 s short ib middles nt S4das 80,000 1ot o mollor tha last, half of Apsil, b Gl 100,000 tha do, nollor April, at Ghéo } 20,000 1 long claar ab '6¢o, boxad ; 50,000 b 20,000 ibs do st 62¢o, canls, "Thio following \ero the racslpts and shipmonts of provisions af this point during tle past wook: Recoived, Shipped, Deet, bris, 28 B pfi’:}'fi Lork, brie,..., it 1,940 Cut meate, Its, ,, ,330,4:10 10,692,508 vaes 478,020 8,499,013 Tho packing to-dsy at Chieago is as foll oompmlu) wm.“ the yng'm nemed 50226 follamy 1672-3, Tho Daily Commer eport and tlow of this date containa tho followiug snmma- w nl! roturns from+182 pnoking points in the ot s Lucked to Est'a and Jun, 23, lotals for Totlnfor ! 1874, 1874, 73-, Returns from 183 polnts, 2,088,675 8,251,703 2,890,499 Estimated excess for 1673 (3162 polnte)....,, 536, Ohleago (vatimated) 360, 607,000 5,220,750 Clnciinati (ostimat “Total estimnto for 18 ‘Total for 1873, 4,7624 roturns from 200 points, of which tho following 1s & reeapitulation ¢ : Packed Jatimats Total last . ale, §4,000, States, Toratonn sty Hele Faafuon, \Vlll[u;l"l‘l‘nlly toDavid Dall and J, M. . Onlo, Bl L3040 | anarenton, the whole, £,000, s Tudlun, i 'v'\‘n‘ 08 'miu" “.7, mzm' I;m;ga;fl Oily, ¥, B, Higglo Lo Ohas, O, Brown, Bus 8071 the wiialo, 33,200, 0030 . 4INT | Betie Fanndo & ¥loy, Jobn Tondit and X% Houston to 009540, JMnKh Kloooekarn st al,, the witale, $2,400 ) S8ieia-{ - dehr Grolon, A, J., Talliom & Whoolor to W, I£, Tob-, o000 | nmon ot at, tio whicle, 20,000, : : Ao Helie (oo, . Gy Melyin Do Fuy to David D, Jones, 2 one-balf, 83,000, ' | l;‘v.m #cbr {ferald, D, Gorry and 8, Parker to G, Malved~ 37500 | OB Ot al,, tho whiolo, £6,000, 34 . n:us\ 1"”:[1'.' mla.w‘nra‘ an‘;s(»ln, James Garrott to AL Dunn of Tonnylvania, 5300 | e ohad, Californta, . ol Tl'olnl. e u‘..i hu‘-‘,fl'm 793 5,223,044 4,790,074 ofnt ok Feore thih yoar,packed el yent v.. 194,180 124180 Tnereasn nt 1ale of 7,23 Dor cout.v.e 8,060 Grandtotal. 5,750,208 ‘,315,10‘3‘ 0 na follown Hanry Milward & O ‘efativo to tho fture of 0, Wri Tho ciirrent of sentiment tho proviston trade hns changed matorlally during tho week Tho lieavy Fucelpinof hogs wo linvo heen Rote ting Intely are teiling sonstbly ou the country pofints, snd packors fn thove districts who havo horsloforo Uoen roporting tho aupply of hogs largo with them, wnd thak they Wowd brobably b6, abla to T {hot Tiowsos ot fult work up (o thio Tnt of March, uow ey tunt tho country hos botm closcly gleatiod of ft biogato supply Obicago, and that_they “oxpect fo cloo thofr ‘proking without delay. Moatlf notall tho catimaten ‘of $ho probablo pncking havo boon hased on he opin. fons oxpressed by theao country_psckors, 50, aa {hoy now nllow thomuelyos to Lave hean egregloualy in er. Tor, It 18 probablo thak the no-caliod «valimaten” sill turn oyt, os thoy gonoraily do when attempted so eatly in (o season, worllless, -From presont aypooroncen the | packlug | of e o Nest will not Lo mueh {f sny in excess of 5,000,000 Tiogs, sud the. much-talked-of iucreaso in_weight will djsapper in about tho samo proportion, Tho intorest of tho provision trada of {ho wholo ountry {a now di- roctod to Chicago, It our muppilos of hoge boyin to £ail wa must slop worl, for our howtacs aro now of such ‘magnitudo tliat It wonld not pay thom to continuo opeh upices fully employal, 'The market prico of hogs, aino, han advancod 80 tnatorinlly tiut packers know nm,] instead 1‘:{, tliero boing soy proflt, therais o rect lon in packing, St easlont paciors aro talking of closlng up,and it would ot surpriso s {f tho cloio of th comlng wael should_ Inalgurato tho losing p uf tho gongeal pack: ng bore, OF courso noms hiouscs will bs kopt open 4411 (ho vory latest_momont, but whon the largo housca quit work the accaunts might s woll ba closed, Flour was very dull at nominally unchanged pricon, Tho stooka aro limited, though tho ro- coipts and shipments for the weok show o very liboral movoment in thiz commodity. Thoua figuros, however, do not correctly roproacnt tho trado at this Exalnt‘ DMuch of thet roported shipped i8 not unlonded hero st sll, morely transforrad to ono of tho trunk lines, Eastorn aud Southorn buyoern buy largoly at tho mills, - 1lua saviog comniiasions, nnd facilitating slip- ments--whon they ean got oars. Bales woro ro- orted of 50 bris whito winter oxtras at 80.60 ; 00 brls do at 89.26; 100 brls spring oxtrus ‘Orlontal) nt 87.25 ; 100 brls do gfock ort Hy- mu'llcaonfi 87.26 :] 100 brls do %U il's Trinmph) at 87.00; 25 biJs do at $7.00; 100 brls do Royal Gom) at $5.00; 100 brls suporfines at 24,603 60 Lyls do at 544873%: 25 brls ryo ot £4,75; 10 brls buckwhoot at 87.76. Total, 760 Lrls. "Also, 40 tons bran at $12.00, on track. Whont was active and_ lighor, averaging %o botter than yostorday, undor o good deman speculative aooount, gonorally for seller March, Spot whost was quiot. . Bhippars.complain that the margin betweon here and New York would necesgitato the payment by thom of sbout bo por bushol for the }n‘ivllagn of shipping, and also that it is no nso for thom to try to oporato, because thay canuat get cars to earry Lhoir prop- orty to o consumptive markot. Iastern advicos wero unfavorable, lower pricos boing quoted, but the bulls and boars ot this point paid no at: tontion to outsido markels; thoso who havo bean buying for a fow days past wanted to ro- lioye thomwolves of part of, their burdom, and put tho morket up in sepite of the oars, Lhough prices wero snbject to numorols fiuctuations, sud it was o fioml day for tho *senlping" fraternity, who, y tho way, are lazgoly roprosontod in tho wheat deal. Tho heavy Welghta aro on tho boar sido now, the supposition being that Jarge roceiptn will be the rule hencoforward, now that tho snow-blookiade i fully yemoved. Tho partial failure of tho winter whoat crop, however, will soon oxert an influence an our market, tho liomo domand for spring wheat by millora boh:gl:l in ex- ooss of formor sontons. Homa arguo that tho armonnt of wheat fu first hands fins boon Iargely ovor-ostimated, whilo somo,_othera are quite as positive that the countryia *‘full of whoat.” Sollor March oponed at #1.24}¢, sold up to £1.2474, dwvged to $1.213¢, {hen advanced irregularly to 812534, and closed at £1.25}¢ bid, Sollor the mouth was dail at 81.22}(‘@1.‘11}, end closed at 61.221¢@1.225¢, Holler April was vory dull ab about 2fo abovo mollor March. No, 1 spring was dull at $1.28; No. 2 sold at £1.22%/@ 1,30, closing at €1,229¢: No, 8 at £1.09@1.09)4, nnd rojoctod at UGI{@3Te. Canh_ siles wore yo- portod of 400 bu No, 1 epring a $1.28; 6,000 .bu -No. 2 opring at $1.281¢; 5,800 bu do at $1.23; 17,400 bu do at 1.31&1', éfi,BDfl bu do_at $1.223¢3 27,200 bu do at 81.22]; ot §100k¢ 5 8,200 bu do at §1.09; 2,400 bu ro- coted epring at 07c; 800 bu do at 95%¢e. Total, 3,800 b, ’ Oorn wan sotive and strong until near tho closc, at an advance of 35@3(c por buehol. For some days past two or thrao partios havo beon Dbuying large smounts for dolivory in Maroh, and to-day thera waa s good inquiry for immodiate delivory, one party buying about 100,000 bushels &t tho outsido figure, nnd he did not seom to thinl he paid vory much monay for a groat deal of corn. ~The genoral foeling ia ono of firmness, though there i8 no particulay strongth manifest- ed. ~Not mauy weoks ngomany looked for n decline to 25e por bushel. Now the majority soom to boliovo that priccs are down to tho bottom, Tho yield of cornlast year was vory oxtonsive, but on account of tho comparatively low pricos ruling, and slso on account of tha fact that the corn would not pay its way to markot, lob alono tho cost of produc. tion, when 200 miles or moro wost of Ohicago, has stimulutod the homeo consnmption, much corn being turned into pork, and more or less iuto nshos. 'Tha shipping domand ‘was light, the gcarcity of transportation facilitios affacting oxporters in thig as woil as ovory othor branch, Soller tho raonth sold ot 31@%13c 3 sollor the Inst Lslf do at 813§@S1i{c: sollor Mazch ob 313(@311d0 3 do April’ at Si@Dige ; do My ut 363¢@36540 ; and do Juno st 3744, all cloging tumo at lueido pricen. Rejectod waa activa to the extont of aupply, at 275@23c. Enr dull, though thera is more or lous wanted for food 2t tho Stosk Yaeds, for which 856 {3 fracly paid, Cash ealos were roported of 162,000 bu 0, 2at 31305 30,400 bu do at Sle; 2,400 bu rejootod at 280 : 5,200 bu do at 27%{c: 2,400 ear b 35c delivered, Total, 202,400 bu. Oata were rather quiet, and for immediate da- Hivery prices were unchangod and ateady, while for futuro thore wes & good demand at o shade bottor flzures than woro curront yostordsy. 8ot No, 4 sold at 263@27¢, and closad firm ab 20340 bid for rogular.” Rejected quict at 24c. Eotlor Mnrch firm ot 97303 April, 2%, and Nug 811{@313¢c, Cash solos wore roported of 1,800 bu No, 4 &t 270; 5,000 bu do at 263¢e; 8,600 bu do ab 263403 1,800 bu do ab 261¢o; 1,200 bu. te- Jeated nk140; 600 b by samplo at 8ic; 600 budo at 80c on track, 'otal, 14,600 b, Ryowne sleady sud flem, at 3340 for No, 2, with trado conflned within narrow limits, offer- ings lml’ixfi sadlior smeil, while tho dentahd woa good. Tho market closed fiim. Bules wore re- portod of 2,400 bu No. 2 at 05340, Barloy was 26 highor, and “decldodly firm, un- dor a good domand both for prosent and future dollvety. Tho outgo ia relativaly moro liberal than was anticipatod, whilo there is a large short intorost out for this montlh, hanca the frmuesd. Spot No. 2 opened at 70c, sold up to 720, and closed firm at 720. Ballor March waa aclive ot T2@T2e, and T44@T00 scllor April. Cash ales wero roportod of 400 bu No, 2at 73140 ; 2,800 bu do at 72¢; 800 bu do nt T1igo; 400 bu do at 7lo; 400 bu do at 700; 2,400 bu No, 8 at GOo; 400 bn do at B93ge; 400 bu do at 68a; 400 bu do ot G6o; 4,800 byt rojected .at 5003 400 bu do nt 470; 40D iy by ssmplo at 850; 400 b doat T60; 400 bu do at 60¢, ‘Lotal, 14,800 bu. VEYSPL TRANSFELS, The following traustors of Ialto vossols, ot in- toront in vossels, wore made in Decembor lagt : ey Aweriea, Tester Draduor to O, L, Smith of al,, thio wile, $6,000, ‘Beow-achr Banuor, Jano W, Dunbar lo Mary A, Dun- bar, ouo-half, $400, ‘Hehe Forgiiuon, David, Samuel Maoreto Hall, Dale con & Xing, the Wwholo, £8,000, Helir Gipiy, Jamos Biarkand N, Hillahaln to Josoph Doueh, one-fourth, $1,000. 3 ‘et Game Cack, Mburic Dunne to Josoph Dynan and 0, E, Bakor, tho whule, $10,000. Behr Jobnson, O, W, Philo L, Demis ot sl. to Wi, 1, Plomming, {he whole, §5,000, Bl Sseo Dolly Abiier ‘Rirby to Loysl Campbal), ouo-Tousth, 3 0, 13, 'L, Thiroop, B, A, Jobn W, Laabur o Jomes Matthows, tha whalo, $185, fithir Wiliams, Minule, Taylor and ThomsatoGoorgs 0, Flunay, tho wholo, $16,000, Hohr Yunkeo T'rader, Ole Osmondson to Oharles Nol- sou, oue-lalf, . "o following Woro mada iu thie month of Jan- uary: . Hehr Allen, Jr, W, T, Thomnas English ot al, to Heury B, Hulited, tha whole, $3,500, Bebir Adrlutie, Jumes 1loustun to Robert and Thos, In regurd fotho estimates, thoro fa conslderablo doubt ag to thelr rollublilty & fu fact, it is l.‘::erllly Do Hoved that many points in Jowa and the Miusourd Val- ley have boeu largely overestimated, , from in- formtion {rom our own coreespondents, wa ara lod (o take thoe sanio view, The Davly Commeroial Bullelin also publishes n, Oue-{lird, $1,650, ' Albgecht, 16, 0., A, D, Jones and 1, O, Albrechit to Willtam Walols, tho Whioto, £13,500, el Auturos, 3Williain Butigo 'to Willism A, Roberte son, ane-lalf, $2,000, BB Jouts My, A, i, Oustis 4o doorgo Dautach, ol £4,100, Tiark Olly of Milwaukeo, D, D, Hornott and W, Dyrne to Bamuel Moore, 1ho wholv, 315,000, 5 10,800 bu No. 2 pring- |’ Tark Olicnango, Erastus 1. Ferrla toD, K. Town, tho whole, £15,u0d, Hahr Ourlow, Harrlson Indington et al, lo Captain | Al Glendy, the wi Wm, Butk and E, Parkor to | Gunetat Neleon ¢t sk, all, Helir Kenranrgo, Wi, Gillina o Houry Ohanon, ong- - fourth, $1,000, * i Canal baat Loviathan, L. 1T, Nash to Jas, Jordan, one-unit, $445, - Ounal bont Lovinthon, Jas, Jordan to Michnel Dun- Ding, one-balf, $600, s Soow rolioorior Lavrel, D, Hwonson & Borentaen to ‘Nels Doterron, tho whols, 32,500, Bolir Mary, 0, 3, Jonsen otal,"to Amund Oloson ot uL, nll, 5 Morixon, John A, Reid to Wm, Bmith, the Hehr whoto, §4,500. Heht Morldian, Jown Downing o A. M, Orawford, whole, £5,000. » : Sc:fil(\‘[!h,er John, Henry Bpinks to James L, Illgglo, ‘one-third, $5,600, B Sehir Nowhiall, Dan, Alox, Glondy to Chas, illock, ono-dhfrd, §2,368, Sehir Peorl3, Wi, Walsh to 3, unson and J, Oliver, all, $8,000, Bohr Radleal, J, N, Taylor to W, Branland, tho ‘wholo, §4,800, Bark Win, Bturges, Jav, 8, Higgte and 1, 1, Moore 4 8, Glrlatereons atal, tho whole, $11,000, ; Heow Beoitish Chief, Startin Keoelor to B, ¥, Gunder- sou ot nl,, tha wholo, 500, Scir Miuulo Slauson, Jaa, R, Slauson et al, to Jas, 0, Porrett of al,, all, $23,0° Sohr 8, Vah Valkeaberg, Thomns L. Parkor o Otto Schunnoman, the whole, $13,000, Hehir Winufo Wing, W, IT, iolf ot l, to Edwin Nick ersop ot al,, {he whole, $16,750, LATEST. In tho aftornoon whent was tnlflg active, and dccllnad 3o, No. 9 spring sold at $1.93@1.23, soller the month, snd §1.25@1.263¢ sellor Maro both closing at tha insfde. Oorn was quiet an stoady, at 'fi@"’% gollor tho month, and 81140 sellor March, Other graln was. quiol and un- cbaugod: 4 P i AN CHICACO DAILY MARKET, ¥ BATURDAY EvENING, Te! ALOOTOL—Wan 4 falr domand and steady at $1,75 @190 for 94 por cont praof, * TROOM COBN~IWaa in fair' domand, and tho higher qualitics aro firm, belng in Umited' supply, Com- mon aud poor com $n very dull. hurl, 0030 per b: No. 1 stalk brald, 5@63c; No. 3 do, 4@i0; No. 8do, 3@33c; innide groon, 3K0; do'red tip, 3@de; do prloand red, 3@2¥c, BUTTER—Both local dealors and shippors aro buy- ing freely, and o firm markob exista for sl grades, Wo again quote : Common o chojco roll, 17@230; strietly choiee dalry, packed, 24@380; medium to good, 190G 280 inferldr to comsman, B1e. BAGGING—Graln bags and burlaps continua to ‘meet with on active demand, and ore hold firmly at the quoled prices. Gunnles and wool sacks woro quistand unchanged, Wo quoto: Stark, 8703 Ludlow, 35%c; TLowistown, 35c ; Amorican, 330; Amoskeay, 330} Otter Crock, 3407 buriap bags, 4 ond 6 uu,'m?a’nm-, gune - nlon, “ciugle, 13/@18} o, double, 36@ado] wool ‘sucke, G8c. BEANG—Local dealors and shippors are buylng to 80mo oxtont, and cliolco grades nro scarco and firm, Wa ngain quote: Novies nt $2.40@2,75; fair 1o prime, $2.00032.40; common to medinm, $1.] 12,00, BUILDING MATERIALS—Thoro lina bcen moro dn- ury for all matcrials but tho domand is as yob far rom nctive, and prices remain the same as for somo timo post, Yo ngain quoto: Btucco, $2.00@1.75; New York stucco, creting, $1,003 euparine do, $4.00G 4.50; Rozondalecomont, $3,2363.60 ; Utica comont, $2,00 per brl; Loufaviilo como nt, $3.00; Akron comont, $2,00; marble dust, £3,25@3,60; lime, {n bulk, $1.10 lime- (brls) $1.35@1.60 per el whito nand, por brl, $2.15 G003 plaatering Lalr, por bu, 40@E00 ; fire brick, par 1,000, £40.00900.005 bulldidg brick ' (common), §11,006315.00 ; country Brfo, $10,60@11.00 ; Woodsto! Presed range at $25,00@40.00; Ht, Louls hydraulle pressed, £43,00, deli Milwaukee, $99,00, del; Ra- clue, 230.00, 2 clay, por ‘We quote: No, 1 10,§325.00, del.: fira ' $4.00@5.00, Yo folluwing {8 the list of prices 5 box of 60 fect for domostio window glans, from which o reduction of 40 \ud & por cout {s made by dealers, At Louble quulity, dlrength, 6x Bto 7x 9, 8 8.0 Tx10to #x1 it t0 20513 8214 to 1011 10314 to 12x1! 14x16 to 10x2 14322 l0 1012 18224 {0 18x 20x28 to W4: 20x28 to 2 2634 t0 26340, 23x33 to 28x: 20%40 to 30x48. s wane 40.00 : Coniimes to fmprove, aud {ho cliolco grades are held firmly, We makono chiwnga {n quotations, na follows : Newr York factory, AX@ . 16 ; Ollo factory, 19@14es Westorn factory, 12@1dc, 0 OANNED G00DS AND' PICKLES~era fu hetter Teumiest,ound all dosoripilons aro firi excopting peaclcs, wliie ore in Jargo supply. Wo quoto s GANNED GOODS. Chow Chow (0, & B 3,75@ 4.00 ‘Thoro was n clango {n pricos, whioh azo quola: blo s follo Lehigh, lump, $12,60818.00; Lc- Mqh propared, $12.50313.00; Lackawanna, lf'-‘.ofl' Erle, $10,60@11,00; Brlur Hill, $10.50311.00 101l $11,00; Dlogsburg, $10,00% Cherry Mine, $9.50 3 Hockin Valloy, $9,650@10.00; Indiana Canpel coal, fw.uw &;‘mmh\uw. $9,00 § Yinonk, $5.003 Wilming- o, $7.00, UOQOPERAGE--Packera' goods met witha faly des muand at reduced prices, Otier descriptions were in omderate roqueat, Wanow quoto : Pork barrels, $1.15 @L25; lard tlorces, $1,05@1,76; whiskey barrels, £3,00@2.25; flour barrels, L0@360: rough atavea (pork), $17,00@18.00; do (tieree), $10, E? .00; do (whiskey), $22.00@25,005 sawed anud bucked staves avarago $3.00 morc thun rough: flour stavos, $3.60 @9.603_clrclu flour headings, T@60 9 sot; flour hoop polée, '$14,00@15,00 9 m ; vork and tlarco poles, $30,00 (@U5.00 Bales udo 2 cars pork barrels at GS—Were scarco and in demond, Home dealors roport on casfer fecling, but prices remain without quotable chiengo, Fresh sald at 40@42, and pickled at 93@350, Wonoto cales of 11 cases at 42@430 { 3 phgs ut 410 : 80O dox at 40c; 200 doz pickled at S50, FEATHERS—Continue in démand, aund prims lfve gooso gro fem, Tho offoriogs aro omly moder- ate, Wo again quote: Primo live geese at 63@070 from first ltands; jobbing prices, 7003780 for ns- sortod foathors; mnixed feathors quotablo at 25@500; chicken, 6G7o. FRUITS AND NUTS—Thero was spparently more foquiry for theas floods, aud tho market fo piosk deeoripiions fy worklng tirmer, Wa quolo: Dates, 0@ Digo; figs, 10X@1L @I 0x, 14E1T0 5 Koy 'prunds, 0K@10 £I45@12,65; * bl boelos, ot m@ym’ aspbertics,. 42@4e; tod _cherries, ‘24@2%0 ; peaches, parod, 18@3 H caches, halves, 05@705 dn mixed, GX@0a; DeranT, Bhiaro: 0 it T ie: npplee, Soulboms, now, 6@oNe; do Westorn, 0G0M0; dichigan, 16 83, 'Nuts—Ellberts, 14@160; almonds, ‘Terragons, 21@20; Naples walnuts, 22G30; Brazdls, 18 o pocans, 1I@19550; Afrlein peanuls, Gk@To; Wile miugton pontuts, 7@so; Teuneasos poanuis, T@8e, FINLI—Teade continues to {mprovo, Stacks aro ght, and tho market 1 fArm for all doscriptions, Wo nots auadvauce in bauk¢odlish, Quotations are as follows No, 1 whitol, $1.00@0,25; No. 2 do, $5.76@0.005 No, 1 trout, $5.26G@6.503 No, 1 shoro mactiorei, LG 2 Mo, 1 buy, S850@E6: No..2 buy muckotel, $T00GT23; o. 1 sliura kite, $1L.85@1.90 5 bank coa” fish, 36.008035; Goorge’s codfiel, $0,6080.76 ¢ Dox. herfing, No, 1, 31@s ; Lox_horrlug, acalod, 432G 430 ¢ Golumiya Rivir salimon, new, half-Drls, $10,00310.23, GROQOERIES—Were (u very falr deptand bud firm, Coffcos hava advanced? A(0, and are very fiei, owing to wmoderato stacke, and tho atrong feellug provailing Tast, Cloves avo firm ul 92850, Useate 180 ol With (lieuo oxcoptious thoro was o chaugo i priocs, Wo now quole: Br-OAnS, EODA-BREKC, Gorrrrs—Macha, J04@Iie; O, G, Jova, M0y@ aia3 Java, No, 3, 2436535103 fancy Rio, 204(@24340; oholce o, 24@243o; primo o, S5 @I good to 21G23)(0’; common do, UL@ILN0; Bingapose, 23K @210;" Coata Rica, fanoy, 24x@530; 0, Primo, 24X @24370; Muracaibd, 213 @38Te, OxnpLE~Star, full welght, 20@2Mo: Stenrino, £l welght, 163310303 o short welight, 1436B15e. Tios—Latin, 8 @81g0; Rangoon, T3@8o; Curolins, 9G9%c s Loulnaun, TH@SN . Huaans—Latent cut loaf, 14@14io; orushed, pows derad, wnd granvlated, 195@103 A, standard, 123 o} do No. 3 @I B, 115@1%; eatra 0, 13%@117/0: "0, 'No, 3, 1@ 110 yollow 0, 11@ 11207 choicd Urown, 103a110; prime 4o, 10 @103{0§ fulr b, 10101403 clholcs molussea sugur, 0@ 1030 ¢ fale 49, U@Yico; Now Orleans wuur, cliole, 116 1iigo; do primo, WK@10}(o: do fulr, 9§ @100 do comimon, BX@Ac Brauri—Diamond dejps, $LUS@140; silver drips extra flus, 72@700 3 good Rligar-Louse AyTup, 2. v, 45045 exira do, 00@360¢ Now Orleans wmolassos, chiolos, 78 weenes SLESR 200 2.85@ 3,20 Pears, Slossserer 3000 25 Plumb, detieotiv, 2 ... Loa0G 25 Pluiny, green goges, 3 ) 275 3.3 Quinced, 2 .., 2.75@ 3.00 Strawbecrles, 3 1b, TH0@ 253 Rospberrie: 2,508 2.75 Blackberrics, 2008 225 Gooseberrles, 2 225 2.60 Fomntoes, 3 {b, 2159,2.55 Tomatocs, 3 250" 2.70 Corn, Eigin . 2.503 3.00 Cotn, Benton Harbor, 2,696 2.83 Qorn, Yarmou! 2.50@ 3.00 Peas, 3 1b, pod. 315@ 3.50 Peas, 2 1b, soaked. 1.60@ 170 Tima beas, 2 1 2,603 275 Buccotash, 21b, 2.35@ 2.50 Lobater, 2 b 540@ 3.60. Lobater, 1 b, 240G 2.850 Oysters, 2 1u, 25 Oysters, 11b, 1.20@ 1.3 il Luls, 2,200 por pigoree. $10.8011, mall, Lrls, 2,200 per plg. <3108 .50 Siaall, & bris, 1,100 per ?»kg 1.00@ 0.50 Medin, brls, 1,200 per pkg, 8,50 9.50 Modium, # bils, 600 yer pki 25( 613 Large, brls, 60U per pkg. 7,506 8.50 Large, 3¢ brls, 200 por p) 4.75@ 6,35 T 10 3. kegs, por kog. 75 4.25 1In G gall, kegs, per keg, 2,753 3.5 Ouow Ohiow (flurvuy; ‘lla 8,763 6.35 Clow Chow (Haryey) pts, 3,00@ 3,50 Oliow Chow éfl. & B), ?‘l!. ,60( 7.1 ) pi s COAL—Coutinues to meot with a moderato inquiry, . Wainub" ca, Mmolastcs, cliolcsy §3@6do3 common miolasses, 0. ALXRATOR—Common tobest, 6@100. B 1700 dlnsoey B2@3807 caanl, 28@400 3, poppor, 424 @3930; hutmexe, $1.20)! ai atnger, purs, 8@300; do No, 1, 20@350; do No, 3, 1 @00 do prime, 70@780 ; do coamon, G0@050; Porto 80 é\AL\ k¢ Ti40: Golden \West, 0@0; ‘White Lily, BT hile ha 6, o;g_-hxo; rown Windaor, 4%@iifo! paim, 0@0)K0: Bavon Imperial, 0X(@0I 0, e B Do cors, SGIe awadiy 03702 common, B1¢@0e. GRELN. FRUIB—Apples mot with & moderate 1ocal demand, and are ® {elle easler, Car lotn are guoiabis 0t£,00@33.25, Lomona romnin firm, _Other fruils wero unchianged. -We quato: Applea nt $1.76@ 4,00 por brl from store: oranberrics {oultivated) st wild do at $7,00@8,00; COalitornin gourn at 81.00G5,00; lomons st $7.00@8.80 per Vox; aloncla orsnpes, 1 0,00@11.00 per onso; Talermo do, iags granos, £0.00 por kea, ul ora 18 Yory littla choleo comb offoring, b} strained I8 in smple supply, Wo quote ¢ Qlioles white comb at 35@800; modfim grades 8¢ 18@2%; infarior and atrainod honoy at 10180, ' 1OVB~—itho domand contiunos ight, 4a brawars ara rurchexing i1 small quantitics only to meot thele {m- tnedinte wants, Themarket is firm, a8 tho slocks of domeatlo hops aro highor, Forolgn hops ars offered, but Tnost browor profer the Atmorican, W sgain_qiioto Wentern ot 42@A%0; fair to good, B5@400 : common to morhi, 1500 & fasteris, S1@640 | Euglinhy 4065001 Belglan, 15@500. HAY—Was quiot and unchanged, tho demand belng confined to local wants, Dealers continiie to roceive ordors from thio East atid South, but tho scareity of carn intorforo witls tho trado ingthfs direction. | Wholesalo dealore war pasing tho (Ollowing—cars to contain 18,000 bs or over; ON Tnack~Timothy, bualor prestod, $16. othy, lose presscd, $15.00@10.00; ‘o, $10,00@11.00, ON WAGON—Timotny, 16,00; prairfo, iooso, $9.80@10.60, For ; $1.00@1,50, ncoording to dlstance, DES—ontinus ta meet will o good dernnnd, Tho roceipta are fair, but conslat mainly of * grubby and inforior atock, Prime loia ace firm at tho guoted prices, Wo ropoat. quolations :. Groen' butcler's, Te; green Balted, cured, heavy, 1lo; do light, 13c ¢ park cured, 03 @100; groen frozen, 9@00; groen calh, 11@ 17%o3 green oify voal kIE(prlmu 14o; "dry salted, 1063 170} dry kip, 2203 dry calf, 260; dey filnt, 10@200} dea- cont, .60@080; damaged, 7X(@80 all olher darnged slock, two-thirds prico; branded, 10 per cent off. IRON AND STEEL~Dealers roport n stoadily In- cresatag domand, and s rm feoing provaly In sy Dathy with o ‘Eastern and Eogilsh morkats, Wo quoto .+ 4810@ 6 rates gol0g 1 rates @1y raten e Sh Norway nalf rol 9 @ P Gormat plow steel 14 @i [ Engliah cast plow. 127 @layge Wh American tool ste 7 @18 Wid Qliromo tool ateel, @0 rates English tool stoel.. w1 v Bl @ rale Epglisk spring ates], LEATHER—Fair activit tho market tho list, Wo WY @19%e R conlintos o churacterizo and a folr fecling oxlsta for all articlea in quota t HEMLOCE, 2@ 41 3@ 99 g 43 00 1,12 80@ 115 Tough uppor, hoavy . . Tough uppor; dnmaged, ‘Buffalo slaughter'sole, bet.... Buffalo alanghtor sole, No. 1...... #B,4.7g0l,. oat.,,. Rip, No.'1, ‘modium, Kip, No, 2, hiavy.. Harnesa. .. Fronels calf, Erench calf Lemolsi . 165G 216 040100 1b8. .00 . 1.00@ 1,50 LUMBER—Thors soemd {0 bo ratlior more fnquiry on local sceount, mogo particularly for tho contino romnins Ifght, and orders from tho fnferfor aro few and far Lotween, * Prices are unchanged, as follows ¢ Trat Clear. oy saveasssssen $52.00@55.00 Bocond olear, 1 inchio 2 incl « 47,00@00,00 Third clear, 1 inch 3 Third clear, thick.. Firat and second cley Common slding, Common flooriug, dressed, first., Common flooring, dressed, second.... ... 30,00 Wagon-box oards, Bctected, 16 inchits 8ud + 35.00@40.00 + 37,00340.00 » 28,00@30,00 . 16,00@17.¢ Julst, ventiing, small timher, etc,, 16 feo und . 15.0%@16.00 ‘Fencing. 1. Jolst and No, 1 sawed sliuiglos. Agrtta Three doilats poF car to bo ndded when trauaferred, which charge follows tho shingles, Thiclness—Fivo shtugloa to bo two inchea n_ thicks aess,t - - Length—~Sixteen fnches, D' ) 5 continues moderate, ulthough steadlly incroasing, and o firm tone {a bolug doveloped, paruuuhx;yiu tin plate, ;u\ll,ul 18 roported higher in New York, Frices sre as ollows : ; ATIN PLATE=IC, 10514, S14,005 do, 12512, $I4, o, 14x20, 315,00} do, roofing, IC, $13,50. *" Pra TaN~Largd, 400 small, 41¢; bar, 42c, Burer . Zivo—Full cosks, 1035 ball casks, 1lo; losn quontlty, 110 5 slab, 06, BREET InuR-—~No, 24, T30 rales, Corper—Copper botloms, 450 ; 47c; tinued copper, 4d0, 0t011, 1le; 19, z—2 to 6, 803’6, 8, 1yo; 10 and 13, 1340; I6and 16, 140} 17, I50} 16,106 ; 19, 1907 20,2003 full bundle, 16 yor cent dis: cotiut ; forco wire, e, NAILS—There was iore inquiry, and a firm fooling * braziors, ovor 13 Iha 0.9, 1004 5 and , o, §6.60 44, do, $0. 3 £8:25 ;'3 do, 8,76 clincll, £1.75, BTORIS—Trade'scoms to bo * pickiny up® & littlo, but pricca remain steady as proviously quoted ; 0§ 18 10 Oakum, § bale, Ditch, 3 brl. ar, 37 brl, OFLS—Tiers Was 1o specia change, ‘el with firmness, and the advance in lnaced nofed sesterday {8 sustalned, Turpentine, whale, and otl:or ofls uro quob:d firm, Wo quotot Carbom, 214 (@4%; extra lard off, 720; No. 1, 67c; No, 4, 3 line , "raw, 0203 do bolled, B7¢; whialo, 03¢; sporm, 0@2.10% nealstoot ofl, strictly pure, $1,10; do extra, 950 do No. 1. 1023 bank off, 633700+ straits, 72@76c; clophant Soil, 96¢ ;' turpentinc, 78@80s; naphila, 63 gavity, @26e ; niathe, common, 16@20c, PAINTS, COLORS, AND PUTTY~Tliero was rather more inqulry for theae goods, and & friner fecliug was ‘manifested in somo arlicles, * Wo coutinue to quoto : WHITE LEAD Blxlotly pure. 3 11,60 Fancy brand 10,00@11.00 AINOL Genulne Velllo Montague.. Awerfean % Buow whlte., Laogiity F 1) 1081150 0.606310.50 . English Ven, rad..... L as@s Englih oranigo miieral,; il 145081600 Pitlaburg oratige mineral, 12,00 ‘English red load. 11.50@12.00 Ameziean rod § 110051150 Bearlet Vormillion. 24,00 Puris whil, 4.00 Waiting. 230 rurTY, In bul 350 1a blad 5 0 YOTATORH—Contintca fo mest with mi activo toeal i a domnnd, Car lots ara quotable at T0@724;c, on traclk ; onl storod lots at 75@00¢, Hales include 1 car peachs blows ut 98¢, dellverad ; 1 car at 72403 1 car at 700, bath on track ; 60 bu fZom atoro at 000 ; 330 bu do. o B0@B850 3 150 bt fulr st 750 ; 100 bu frosted at ¢, FOULTRY-~Choico stook was i domand for ship- ucnt, but the bulk of theoXteringy consi and comnion fots which move slow at frre £ fnforicr pricen. " Yo; 2,100 00 1Y fane ut 10¢3 doz choieo do st 1bs do at 123 4,800 1bs at 1131505 8 Lrls chickens ot 100 porib $3,60 ; 05 oz nt £3.0033,35 sloz ot FLG0@LT6; 4 doz gheso at $8.00 : § doz do_ b $7.00G7.50, BALT—Was in bettor demund, The market ro- maius firm, owing 10 tho moierato supply, Wa quoto: Onondaga snd Sagluaw, fing, $240; ordinary cosree, $2.40 3 coarsc Diumoud 0, $2,603 ground solas, $2.60; dairy, without bag, $3,257 dufiy, with bagn, 95@4,60; Ashton dafry, per snck, $5,00; groun alim, $1.6033.76 ; Turka Talnd, .00, SABIL, DOORS,' AND BLINDS—\Wors dull and une changed, sy follows : 3 ol BoATA--Trench ' moltlad, 6 @01(0 ¢ German mota | d jgrades of bulldiugt matorlal b, th general douid OUTAIDE DLTNDA, Drice, | Thicknees, Kiles, FPrice, 0zl g o o$1.75 | 1 318,000 00s 4 0 20010208 |1 3101000000810, 250 N BAIL BASTE, Klzear 131fght Price per 2 (a{;ulgw.a 0¥, win l‘g'. oAx by Jsf o ax 7 " I:; 4x8’ W8 dn.0lll%e0 by 6xd .60 SEEDE—Timothy anid clover were less aciivo and s txio easlor, awlng 10 liboral offeringa, Flox, miliot, and Rungstlan wero firm at former pricen, . We noto salen of 51 baga Unipliuy 0 83,60 25 bae 00 at 83, 800 bage nt$3.45 ;90 bagn at 5,405 17 baga st §3; D2bagn doat£3.20; 85 bags chiolco Clover n 35,90 bogadoab$5.55 40 bage primo stanang s 10 fags mtmol at§6.80; 10 bays do ol 8560; 11 bage nex'at 701 - y Iiingarian at 81,101 13 bsga do fair at 00! oo a0 19 bagn i Trks -Coutinna tomeot wih 8 good demand, Hha tho markot remainA firm at tho pricea glven, Young Iynon, common to falr, 50@88c; do good, 65@760; do clioiea'to oxtra fine, 05C@EL15: ' auporing to fima’ old Tiyaon, 76¢@$1.00¢ common tmporial, G3@T00 - good to oliofea do, 80:@$1.05; 0uo to good glimpowder, §0c@ $1,05; choice, $LIG@10; cxtra, $1,30G140 to oxtrn lent Japan, 50c@$1,05 ;3 fair to good do, 0@ 800 ¢ common do, 4B@5G0; colored natural leat Japan, 55@050 ; cotnmon to fus Oolong, 3@ 150} good, 606 700 ; eholeo to oxtr, B0C@$1.00. - r'rb‘mcoo—\v-u I faiF roquest at ho annexsd sealo of pricen: Crewina—Fino Cut—Extra, Ti@850; cholce, 63@ B, common, BE@G0o; poor, {03k, G PLuG—Natural Jeaf, 15800 ; half bright, 00@700; black sound, 48@66e, WOOD—Was_quiot snd atoady. Wo conttnus o $14.00 ; bickory, $16,00 q‘!:nln: Beooh, $13.003 maplo, alab, $8,00, delivered, WOOL—Tte market romafus quict and prices axa a trifle off, oxcept for tnb-washed, owing to the decling in tho Eastern markets, Wo now quot Tub, washed, fafr {0 do dlngl{. Fleoce, washed, XX, Ylecco' washed, X, 1 Tlecco, washed, X! Fleocs, washed, X, dingy .. Fleace, washed, medium lght. Fiveco, waekzed, medinm dingy, Ficcee, nnwaabod, X&XX, ia go Flocco, unwashed, X&XX, dingy. Flecce, unwashed, coarse, to meii Fleaco, unwashied, coarse, and ding: Buper, pulled.. Extra, pulled..... 0. L. Turry wool 5@100 lese, i CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET, Review for tho Weck Endiang Sature day Evoning, Feb. 8. Tho recoipts of live stock since Baturday have beeu as follows : follows : Cattle, 1,201 449 1,081 1 .. 5,080 98, —Dulsess and dopression woro OATTL rovalliug characteristica of this branch of tho five atocls ‘trado, from the oponing to the closa of the weols, while pricos have been equally nnast~ isfactory. For various reasons, shippors ro- tho mained idle, and nn]y&nruhua & fow droves now and t'hail, when thoy thought they wero mnflg gotting a bargain in the prico paid, In tho first place, tho condition of tho various Eastern markets, as indicatad by both speoinl and publo tolegrams, was not such as to stimu- Into anything ik anl activo movomont amoug tho hivning interost, valucs being quoted ab 25@50u por 100 1bs lower, and, in some cases, tho roduction was evon largor. Anothor circum- stance whicl, toncertain extent, exerted an unfavorablo influencs on the trado, was tho froight blockade, or the searclty of cars, shippers boing obliged to hold thoir caitic in tho shipping division sovoral days boforo thoy could obtein cars for transportation Enst. ‘When the oxponse of holding stock at tho yards is takon into con- sidoration, it 18 almost s wondor that shippers oporated ovon to the limited extont which marlk. o their movements. The recoipts wero con- siderably lightor than during tho previous wook, but, in point of quality, there was not the slight- est improvoment to note. It is the subject of daily commont among live stock dealers,—tho nenner in which country drovors, chippers, and farmors persiat in sending to tho. Chicago mor kot theso hnlf-fatted, poor, snd, In mony cases, ovon gcalinwng, eattle, and that, too, in the faco of “sovoro peonniary losgte, ‘and when corn could be fod to stocic, and reslizomora to tha producer i fattening cottlo thun could ba obtained by selling at tho presont low prices. Poor cattlo are not wanted, and when the owners aend such stock to market, they must not find fault with tho price, as wolfors find {_extromoly difficult to get any bid, 8o smallis tho inquiry for this clasa of steck. In comparison with omo weol ozo, we find values about S8734@000 por 100 " Ibs lowor, moro marked, hows over, on tho ~ medium snd’ fair grados than on good to choico stock. Thero was tho usual good attendance of prominent ghippers, but In viow of the facts mentionod sbovo, thoy Wore vory cautious in thelr opora. tions. On’ Friday the dificelty in obtaining cara wag obviated and shippers woro_enabled ta forward thoir lmu-chmum, and with light receipta ond o better class of cattle, during the coming weok, wa may reasonnbly expect s bottor mor~ kot, A few sules of extra stcors wora made at £0.00@0.40, but esles above $5.75 wore Jjow and far between, the bulk of the salos being below 85,60, For stool cattlo the inguiry was very ros.ricted, and valuea wera quotablo ab £3.00@4.00. In o fow ingtances thrifty young steors wold at botter prices, City butchers took what cattle they wented from among the large number of ED" and llf-fatted cows end steors at 82.60@4.00, aud for really good butchors’ steers 8s high as 24.373¢@4.50, " Chorokeo and Texan cattle quiot at tho nunexed quotations, 'To-iay the recelpta wera light, bul the domand was also meagre and wholly for Toxan and stock cattlo, thero being no shipping inquiry worth mentioning. Tho markot closed dull and oasy at tho following QUOTATIONS, Extrs—~Graded steera averaging 1,400 Tus A0AUPWANS,s o2 eergersvoss .0 5008625 Clioico Beoves—Fine, fat, woll formed 3 yoir to b year old steers, and averaging 1,300 101,400 108, e B50B578 Good Deoves~Well-fattened, linely-formed nloere, averaging 1,200 to 1,300 lus, . 5.00@5.23 Medium Grades—§icers in’ fair fesh, aver- aging 1,100 £0 1,250 ... PIYRRR R TR E) Butchers’ Stock—Common to mediumn stecrs, and good to extra cows, for city stauphter, syeraging 800 to 1,100 bs...... 3.50@4.00 Stack Cattle—Common cattle,” in ~ d flesh, averaging 700 to 1,030 i . 8.00@4.00 Inferior—Light aud thin cow stags, bulls,ond scallawag stecre + 1.75@2.80 Catto~Toxas Northern snnunered . fl.bfl@?.gg Cattlo=-Cormefod TOXHS uvenrvverseseos sers Bt JI0GS—Tho rocoipts wera considerably lighter than during tho provious wook, and under an active compotition botweon packers, prices ruled firm, and edvanced fully 15@200 por 100 fbs. Tho advires from the East wore of & favorable tenor, but shippers could not obtain cars, and ware, theroforo, wot oporating to sny extent. Yeatorday cars woro more plonty, and nb!p{:am bought more frecly. The quality of thc o wea oxcollont snd woll suited for the requirce monts of (ho sonson. Owing to the limited shipping demand, the advance was more marked on heavy than on light weights, Earlysalos wore made at $3.85@4.20, stoadily advenced to $4,05@4.85 for common ta chioico, with the bulk of tho snles at 84.15@4.25, Qua'of ‘the bast salea of tho waek was made by Iessrs, Walwork & Bunderland to Geo, Higgins, and consiated of 160 choice smooth Neponsot hogs, nvorngiuf 40t by, fod by Gooigo Otley, and gold at .40, Towards the cloge o triilo woaltor fosling was manifestod, and prices wora about fic por 100 Ibs lower, salos being made at £1.00@4.35 for common to cheico lots. To-dny the receipta woro light, only about 12,000 head arriving, Tlo demand a3 good both on pack. iv 3 and shipping acconnt, and the market rulod aciive and cloked flem nt §4.00@4.10 for com: mon to fair, and $1,16@4.80 for good to olofes lots. 'I'lio following wore mmoug the reported oD BALES, Pricet o, Av. Price!No, dv, Price, £1.20 7113 430 | 50 903" g4, 420 (48 a3 19 wis |63 i o 435 | 86 I ) a3 o 21 a3 407, | 36 30 50| 41 o83 410 |54 4 308 443 100 74 171 dzo | 104 300 a0 (5o 51 d00 430 |08 53 %09 438 )68 5 €0 (01w R oM odls o FLR TR 5 243 430 BIIEEP—\Were in good domeud, and firm during tho carly part of the weak, but olosad wonlt and Jowey, at B3.50@4.50 for common to modium, aud $4.76@5.50 for falr to choloo mut. ton grades. Tho markot closed quiet aud ateady at tho sbove value; I Pittsburgh 01t Marlkots PITIRRUNGY, Feb, 8.~PrrnonEun—Cruideunsettiod; alen, spot, $1474 5 da eelier next weok, $2.20 roe faed Armer at 1700 for cur lole, o}