Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1873, Page 6

TIIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUAKY 27, I873. 'MONEY AND COMMERCE. 77T MONETARY. ’ WEDSESDAY EvENTNG, Feb. 5. | : {Yn the local’ morey market the demand for, mmoney was more active;to-duy, aud there was!| {less confidencs in the contit ted progrocs toward || “ase than was mavifest yostorday. § - Exchange is still in'large supply, and the rates ‘nre still heavy against New York and in favor of Chicago, as théy liave been for.the last six: wecks, Sales were made between banks to-day{ =t '75¢ and 80¢ per 81,000 discotnt. o The flow. of currency to the country has nearly tensed, though there ‘are always some small amounts going ont. - 3 - < 'The advance in the price of gold to-dsy is not dne so much to any immediate or specisl cause 28 the several ressons: First—That it js becom- ing appavent that tho coin is being steadily drained ont of the country to Europe, and that the stock in the United States is graduslly dimin- - \yest Eriost, bet Hoyne and Robey sta, 5.7,25 16 0, | |_alley, dated Jan, 2; consideration, £1,000. ‘Bushnoell st, 8 w cor 6f Buddan ulin! 251t to alley, " dated Doc; 0, 1872 ;-consideration, $1,050. __ Ewing et, bet Desplaines and Jetferson sts, 8 f, 255 [119.£t, dated Fob. 24 ; consideration, $900 H Evi08 o o of wnd nenr Wood oy 8 1, Lot 77, dated an. 31 consideration, $350, 7 s TLowe v, bet Thirty-seventh and Thirty-elghth sts, &' 1, 24 ft to alley, dated Fob. 17; consideration, §600. H 94 ft adjoining the above, dated Feb. 75 considera-. Loomisst,nw cor of Evaoash, 0 £ 245100 £t, dated .21 consideration, $2,400. : Vo w6, 123 1;;49} Thompson st,0 1, 253126 £, ob,'20; consideration, $430. A wv/n o.cor of Tig st, Lot 36, dated Feb. 8- o e vor of Hanover at, Tota 2080430, Nopols ted Feb, 4; consideration, §2,450. O oteon bt 1 o cor of Lanover st, Lot 15, dted Feb. 4; consideration, $1,450. Evans st, bet Paulinz st ond Ashisnd av, 1 £, Lots 23 2nd 3, dated Feb. 20; consideration, £1,600. Bontiey st, 99 2-10 1t n of Twenty-Afth t, w1, 49 210 1125 4¢, dated Feb, 115 consideration, $500. Tot 45, in Block 27, Elston’s Addition, dated Jan. 15 1,000, % 10 £t of Lot 15, in Block 11, in Wight's ‘consideration, §1 Iot12 andn ‘Addition, datod Sept. 1, 16723 conaldoratiod 0,000, * Lot 3 of Lots 51 to 54, in Block 15, Elston’s Addition, dated April 1, 1872 ; consideration, $1,200. Lot 4, insame, dated Feb, 1, 1672; consideration, ,000. ‘LB 3¢ of Lot 16, in Block 76, Elston’s Addition, dated fshing. Sccond—That thers is no prospect of Congress enscting any law with a view to_specie payments; and that tho populsr ery is for more fnflation, and conseqnently for more deprecia- tion-of “the’ currency. = Speculation has, of rcourss, aeized hold of these points, and, in view ‘of the.present tendency, it is not improbable that gold ‘may advanco to 118 or 120 in the next fow moaths. We have been borrowing money of.. Europe "tocarry on all eorts of en- terprises, and have been markoting more 2nd more National bonds, city bonds, 2nd railroad bonds; until our annual intcrest pay- Nov. 1, 1872 ; consideration, $350, N 3 of Lot 24, in same, dated Nov.1,1872; consid- exation, $350. N 3 of Lot 14, in same, dated Jan. 1; consideration, N 3¢ of Lot 8, in same, dated Jan. 1; consideration, N 3§ of Lot 12, in same, dated Nov.1,1872; consid- rati 50. '3 of Lot 18, in same, dated May 1, 1672 consid- eration, $870, 8 3¢ of Lot 18, in same, dated Nov, 1,1872; consid- eration, $730. ' N 3 of Lot 11, in eame, dated Dec. 1, 1872 ; consid- eration, $750, N 3 of Lot 2, In same, dated Dec. 1, 1672; consid- eration, $i50, 3 i ~ '8 35 of Lot 27, in same, dated Dec. 1, 1672; consid- mentsto Earopean bondholders are noar abont 100,000,000 in gold. ‘As this is more than our mnnual product of * the precions metals, we are ‘now paying the annusl deficiency out of the av- erage stock of coin in the country, and, unless a grest crop of cotton or a war in Enrope to make high prices for breadstuffs comes to our rescue, the prospect is that’ even the present small sup- Bly 6f specio will disaryear in o year of 50. /' OPPOSITION TO. SPECIB RESUMPTION. " The Legislature of Tllinois are now engaged in tha regulation of National finances, and seem isposed to advise Congress what it should do to regulite the curroncy. The plan which the Legisleture seems disposed to-advise is, that wny: gold-intercst-bearing bonds of the Ubited Biates shall be exchangeable .into groenbacks at the option ‘6f the holder, and that the samo sy ‘be’ re-axchanged into bonds when the Teposifor. of .the bond shall demand the Teissuo *of the bords so retired; provided, however, that &he 2mount-of greenbacks outstanding shall at, ‘no time exceed ‘the aggregate of.$400,000,000. XThe ral effect of such a measure, if it became Itlxw, would be to authorize an inflation to' the “extent of ‘§44,000,000 of greenbacks when peo- iole were willing to pay 6% per ceut for tho priv- lege of having their capital in the shape of greentincks instead of bonds. The objection to Ho, scheme s, that it gives bondholders the ‘privilege to convert into currency and reconvart into bonds when they. please, while thie' Lolders ©of greenbacks now outstanding wonld not have o privilege of converting into bonds. Thatits @Fect would be inflation may be geen from the ¥aots that while it would provide that the volume of greenbacks might be as great as $400,000,000, it prevents its being.sny less than the present 856,000,000. - It .would effectually prevent any JXontraction of the present volume of greenbacks, ” “end for that reason iadirectly opposed to any movement toward specie resumption, coutrac- Rion of the: greenback currency, and probably lso wouldbe the inevitable result of a resump- tion of spacie’ payments. This would be necss- Bary to make -xoom for the gold and silver that would comd into circulation in consequence of Epécie fedemptions, aud, if this contraction is mv:;tgfi;;specze‘paymem could not be main- A .m.rs-ms YIEW OF THE CURRENCY QUESTION. - “The_bontinued striggency of money in the Eastern cities has set the business community generally to thinkifig abont the causes and tho rure. in the common misconception that an in- ‘ereano of irredeemable paper currency would be =i increase of *“ money * or capital, all the plans “for relief -are directed to tinkering at the cur- m? - Tlie President of the Boston Board of “Trade hasrecently published & plan of reform- g the currency which shows a more intelligent igw.of the situation than the great mass of the ‘thonsand-and-one plans that are proposed. He E&gn)lhsn:;\mdnubtodly hl;r:g: M L S0 [here are t00 man; loa! B i £he germ of themischief, He would call in five milions s month- of greenbacks, and be would iseme in their stead five millions of gold notes, These gold notes, by-the act of March 3,1863, can old n fasued to the amouat: of all the cotn and bullion in the Tressury, 208 for 20 per cent beyond. - For further issues thers 25 2d 1aw, and they would be st variance with ~) “We do not sgree, howaver, with Mr. Ropes, '. 1hat the National Banks should be compell?(’lute Ted: their-notes in New York City. The “claim of New York -City, that it is the financial «centre, and that, consequently, all the National Banka should . be compelled: to ‘redeem their ‘notes there, is an arrogant one, and is favored ‘in New York. because it wonld compel the Na- tional Banks to Keep their reservea there. The Yact that exchange 'is in favor of Chicago aud 2galnat ‘New York for s great s portion - of the yearasit iein favor of New York, shows that Chicago is in fact 2a convenient & point for tho redemption of National Bank currency (issued in suy Btate) as New York. i EXCHANGING 5-208 FOR 5 PER CENTS. At tho proseut prices of gold and of United Btites bonds, the new 5 Eur cents are selling at 933 in gold, while the 5-208 of 1564 and the old 5-%Ua of 1865 are selling at 98 in gold. If tho new bondsaré bought lt‘&maent prices snd held five yoars,and are then salsble at par in gold, the investment will bave yiclded 53 per cen? per an- num. If the 5-20s of 1865 are bonght &t present pricos, sud at the end of fivo years aro redeomed at parin gold, in five years the investment will have yielded at the rate of 6.40 per cent per an:" num. The difference in the annual yield from the two investments is o great that banks that voluntarily make' tho ‘ext n::&e ‘must calculate that thenew & per cents will be worth 105 in gold, st the énd of the five yoars, to justify the exchange” sound LOCAY 6TOCE AND BOND MARKET, Mesers. Lunt, Preston.& Eoan quote as fol- lows this afternoon : k ) Gold and anuila 5 REAL ESTATE: The following instruments wero filed for rec- ord on Wednesdsy, Feb. 26 : { oITY PROPEDTY. Michingan st, & w corner of North Market 5t,n f, undivided 3¢ of Lots1and 2, dated Oct. 1,1572;, con- sidesation, $5,000. & West Clybourn place, w of and near Edgar st, nf, Iots 14 to 20, dnted May20, 1812; consideration, 53,000, 4 ¢ Qoventry st,n of Wabansis av, ef, 50t dated Mnrch 23,1872 ; consideration, $1,400.. West Lake st, between Lincoln and Wood sis, n f, Iota5and 6 and 2 7-10ft adjoining Lot 6 ine s ‘Rlock 1, THted Feb. 24; consideration, $16,500. Lots 5and 6, in same, dated Feb. 20; consideration, 6,50, X 5 Hearyst, ¢ ofand near Centre av, 8 1, Lot 37, dated Feb. 12; conzideration, $300. ‘West Monroe st, between Winchester av and Robey T D f % Ridalley, dted Feb3; consideration, 71, in Block 18, Sec7, $9, 13, dated Juno 24, 1872; S naitiasd i ofLot5, in Block 9, Elston's Addit Do 3 of y n’ Homen o & ober r’w:m(-mm i at, 8 0 cor ol 1, 5610 wudh S S e b . st tleth st, 300 1t w of B n £, 252125 ¢, dated Feb. 25 ; cansideration, oo AT, DLW Thirty- dted Feb. 33 ,lmmwma;r.{l?n,'kfifif SR, o Fran oo r%?‘,"”"‘ % 3L Eraniince uf, & £, 255124 1 ‘West Washington st 21, dated Fob. 17; w‘s.:&:,‘.::‘;k“?.is‘&?“ dldes $Vest Taylor st, ' of and mear’ Dosplaines st, 1 , 50 £t o alles, dsted Jan. 11 ; coniderstion, £4,0007 ‘Weet Taylor st, bet Jofferson and Cltiiton sts, n 1, 25 £t 10 alley, dated Feb, 20 ; consideration, $1,623, ‘Thirieenth place, bet Paulina st and Ashlind av,n 1, Lot 37, dated Oct, 25, 1872; consferation, $350, '~ - Eossnth st, bet Butler and Hanover sts, 3 1, 241125 dated Feb, 143 consideration, $950, # ean st, s ¢ of and near Brigham ot, 8 w £, Lot 9, w.'0 coitage, dated Feb. 19; tion, $000, % Tourth st, tet Armour and Bickerdike sis, s f, 251t tu siley, dated June 5, 1672; cousideration, §.030, eration, $750. _ N 3 of Lot 9, in same, dated Aug.1,1872; erution, $750, ; : Lot 3, in Block 16, same, dated Nov. 1, 1672 ; consid- crtion, $500. : 200187 of Twentysixin st o, 60125 1t consld- ‘Bonney &, dated Feb, 943 consideration, . Burnsido st, 117 ft 8 of Thirty-fiith et, ef, 24 1t to alley, dated Feb. 12; consideration, $1,400. Sllfiz’- 1, in same biock, dated Feb, 12; consideration, Blue Teland av, 264 {t w of Wood st, 8 1, 24100 ft, dated Feb, 26; consideration, $1,800. 5 SOUTH OF CITY LTS, Prairle av, 225 ft n of Forty-ninth st, o ¢, 138x' 162 3-10 1t, dated Jan. 4; consideration, $6,900. ' - - Sheridan-av, 175 ft n of Forty-sevench st, w f, 2ix 124 ft, dated Feb. 10; consideration, §300. “Fifty-eighth-st, 8 f, 303 ft in Biock 31, Sec. 16, 38, 14, dated Feb, 23; consideration, £500, Tota 1 to 3, in Block 8, of Jennings’ Sabdivision, etc., of e 3 of sw 3 Sec. 10, 88, 14, dated Oct. 1, 1872 con- eideration, $11,529, i S1me as the above, dated Oct, 1, 1672 ; conslderation, ' COMMERCIAL. WEDNESDAT EVENTNG, Feb. 26 * Tho following were thé receipts and shipments of the lesding articlesof produce in Chicago dur- ing the past twenty-four hours, and forihe coi- responding date one year ago : ' | shoniders, 3(@47zc. “ablo at Gl¢@63fc. = Siles “woro report [ meats quotable at 4X@456c for shoul- dt:: ? 5%@6,‘2: for Jong clear; 6}@6%c for gliort ribs, znd 654 @634c for short clear. ~Boxed Englich meats, 6:{@63¢0 for Cumberlands ; 63{@6%¢c for sbort ribs; 7cfor ghort clear ; 12@12)¢c for lung cat hams. Bacon 18 quoted at 53¢c, for shoulders, 7¥%c for cleer ribs, 8¢ for short clear, and 11@180 for hams, oll packed. - Mess-beef, $8.50@9.00; _extra mess do, S9.50@10.00 ; Leef hams, 828.00 @29.50. City tallow, 75¢@73{c; gresse \mt; of 500 brla messpork, seller March, at $13.25; 1,000 Drls do at £13.20 ; 1,600 brls do at $13.15; 500 bria do, eeller April; at $13.50; 750 brls dost £13.45; 1,500 Lrls do-at 18.40; 750 tcs lar geller March, at $7.60; 100 tes do at §7.573¢ ; 25 ~tes do at 27,55 ; 500 tea do, sellor April, at 37.95: -500 tes do, seller Msy, at 8¢ ; 50 tes_kettled lard -at 78{c ; 80 tca No. 1'do at Tifc : 20,000 1bs green Lams (16 1bs) st 93c; 100 tcs swaet pickled hams (16 1bs) at 1163 150,000 Ibs shoniders at 43¢ ; 100,000 1bs do, seller April, at 437c ; 1,130 boxes do at 43c ; 50,000 Ibs short ribs (light) at 68Zc ; 850 boxes do at G%c: 4,300 boxes long and short clear, together, at G}c; 2,000 bris city tallow, in lots, during two or three days past, at 73¢c. : 2 Flour was rather more zctive, being in better demand on both local and shipping sccount, though the inquiry was limited to small lots. There was no chmgs in prices, except that rye {lour was essior. Bran was steady. les were reported of 55 brls white winter extras at £9.25; 50 brls do at $8.75 ; 100 brla do (Wisconein) ab $3.25; 100 brla epring extras (0ld Bats) at $7.75; 100 brls do gMinnasotn) at 87.75; 100 brls do (Big Loaf) at £7.25 ; 50 brls do at £6.75; 50 brls do at $6.50 ; 400 brls do onprivate terms %73 brls superfines at $4.00 ; 39 brls do at £3.50 5 100 brls rye at £4.50 ; 125 brls on private terms. Total, 1,947 brls. Also, 40 tons bran at $10.00, on track. The following were the closing quo- tations : #air to choleo white winter extras @10.50 Red winter extras, ... @ 800 Good to chinice spring extras, @ 7.5 Low to medium. ... @ 6.00 @ 8.2 @ 5.00 @ 475 ® 8.25 % 25 @15.00 , and strong on the whole, though irregular ; averaging about J{c higher than” yestorday. 'The market oponed rather 8trong, owing 1o the preseuce of several buying orders on the floor, attracted hither by the recent weakness, It then declined on the recerpt of news that Liverpool, London, and New York were all lower ; but again strenthened when the snow began to fall moro steadily than in-the early morning, and news casme in thatit was suowing over a large tract of country in Iowa. which csused a widespread apprehonsion of & falling off in reccipts owing to another ENOW! Dblockade. . Thero was a %flofl deal of buying in to-day to cover shorts. Yesterday was the first time that a fall line of shorts has been thrown: out since tho recent decline began, as the ma- jority of the short interest were previously too ouchh afraid of & sharp rally to risk much in that direction. Many of thoso who sold yester- day bought in to-day, but thero was still lack of the real investment principle which' gives ermanent strength to a markst. ' An elovator iy reported tobe buying cash wheat to~ RECEIPTS. BHIPMENTS. 1673, | 1672 || 1673. | 1872 ——r Flour, brls. 5,110) 4,035 . 7,840 3,643 ,080( 4,800 5,711 1,787 69,060 67.003|| 4,818 SL4T8 6| 2,689 15712 763 4,222 236,988 Broom corn, 10,000 Cared meatd, 16 Beef, bris. Pork, brl. a, 495,508 870 1478 [ £ os omdl G40 Withdrawn from store yesterdsy for city con- sumption’s 7,309 b wheat; 4,324 bucorn; 180 buosts ;- 468 buberley. - . The following grain has been inspected into store this morning up to 10 -o'clock: 184 cars wheat; 819 caré corn; 40 cars oats ;.6 cars rye; 23 cars barley. Total, 622 cars, or 208,000 b. As the merita of tho grest porktage’ do- not seem to b understood by many parties, wo state that Keckc &.Co. sold the pork in good faith, and Young & Co. bought it in goo6d faith, while | Brooks Johneon got in between them and ro- ! cetved the monéy forit. The law' point turned uponthe transfer of title by. delivery, and, whichever way the case were decided, one of the parties must lose, and that innocently, Keck & order to have rcturned to them the pork for which they have never been paid, while Young & Co. paid for the pork wnen it was delivered to them, and now lose the money they paid ont for the property. * The leading produce markets were rather more active to-day, on the general average, and with an easier feeling in provisions, while breadstufls wero generally firm in tone. It is generally the ease that these two classes of produce move in contrary_directions,—as was the case to-day. Our receipts of grain wers liberal, but tho ocour- rence of the snow-starm led receivers and shorts to expoct & partial stoppage in su& lies from the country, and hence firmness. Thoro were no quotable changes tn prices of groceries. Tho movement in staple goods, and also in most side articles, was of s satisfactory character, and firmness pervaded all departments of the mar- kot. Dry goods continue steadily active, and prices were again® quoted strong. The demaud Was quite general in its character, thongh prints, denims, stripes, and bleached and unbleache cottons were 'more largely dealt in were other articles -in--the list. In the cauned - gox market, there were no alterations of importance. While orders were_mostly moderate in extent, the aggregato distribution was large, and décided firmness ogain porvaded the market. Corn, succotash and somo -other articles in the list aro in shorl supply and “have an unmistakable upsard ten- dency. Batter was firm and in good request. -Bogging was quiet and steady. No changos were reported in the'cheese, coal, hay, hide, and leather markets. Trade at the lumber yards continues modorate, gxq\-iqns prices being generally maintained. uilding matorials were quiet and unchanged. Metals and tinners' stock, iron and nails, met with' o _steadily improving demand ; prices are eteady, and for somo materials, particularly tin- plate, they are tending npward. ~Wool and hops romaln quiet and nominal. The goneral foatures of the broom-corn mariet are about the same. The higher es are firm, being in demand and in "moderato m;fly. Beeds were in moderata deman Clover waa s trifle lower. With this exception, -there was no change in prices. Potatoes were quiet and steady. Greon fruits were in tolerably fair local request. : Poaltry was in demand and ‘The offerings are limited. Eggs are lower, uotable at 20@2lc, - with liberal = receipts. sooperage was in moderate demand. ~ Dressed hoga wore in light supply, and ad- vaucod 20c per 100 Ibs under-s good demand from &I:{yperfl with some little inquiry from the city- trade. Henvy weights sold at $5.50@5.60, and choice light. st $5.621<@5.75, - the latter -closing st about §5.70. Sales were reported of 168 head at $5.75; 50 at $5.70; 809 at $5.621¢; 1084 £5.60; and 244 av85.50. Total, 776 head. - Highwines were inactive, and nominally easier, Torts Dosters uoted 8550 o getion big sed ] 2! uote: (] on bid, Tt e LT 350 per g1 , and firlz;‘:kst irzai éx)t;?ic “;nru inac;ive,uind nominally af or corn by #ail to Buffalo, to load immediately. - ik 2 Provisions were moderately active, but lower. Mess pork chaoged hands rather freely; bnt was weak, dmmziréS@lelc er brl ]:mder & pressure to sell by parties who have pork comin, w0 them on March fah\'ery and wel’guimpm!s by the fact that next month is closo at hand,’ while they had made no provision to mest it. A ood many of the longs on March pork have geld off during the recent advancs, expecting to realize sfiniighar prices, and they all wanted to sellto-day, which resulted in .dgcfme, though ‘hogs were quoted 15¢ per 100 bs higher. Lard eakened 100 per 100 Ibs, in sympatby with pork, and meats were 3ge per b lower. - The marke closed at the following range of prices: Meas pork, cash or seller March, $13.10@13.15; do geller April, $13.45@18.50 ;. do saller May, 815.70 @18.75; prime mess, S1L75@12.00; extra rime, $9.50@9.75. Lard,cash, or seller March, 5155@1.575; do seller Enl, $7.80@7.85;" 4o seller May, £8.00. Green hams at 936@93(c for 16> averages, and 83@83c_for 1B-b aver- sges. Bweet pickled hams 1@1}c above fhe price of green. ' Green shoulders, 4c; do short ribs, Gz,c; do short clear, 6}o; day—probably for the purposo of loading it into vemfi, 80 a3 tomake room.for fresh receipts. Seller March opencd at $1.191¢, advanced to £1.20)¢, declined to $1.19)¢, and cloged at $1.18%4. Sellor April sold at. S1.215;@1.223(, douin% ot $1.99. Seller May sold At S126)@1.2734. Beller the month, or cash No. 2 spring, sold at £1.19%@1.20, cloalng at $1.193. No. 1 epring was quiet at S1.26@1.28, according to age of re- caipts. No 8 spring closed firm at S1.063¢; and ,rejected do was irregular at 30@94c, according to location, Cash sales were reported of 800 bu No. 1 spring at $1.28; 400 ba do at $1.2634; 400 bu do at 81.26 3 5,000 bu No. 2 springat §1.19%; 14,800 bu do ab €1.193{; 4,400 bu do at $1.19%; 51,200 bu do at 81.193¢ ; 25,000 bu do at $1.195¢ ; 9,000 bu do at 51.19%¢; 17,800 bu do at S1.19,% ; 1,600 bu No. 3. spring at $1.07; 13,400 bu do at S1.06%; 4,800 bu.do nt ©1.063¢; 1,600 bu re- jeoted upring at Sic; 800 bu do (A. D. & Co.) at 92¢; 800 budo at 9lc; 800 bu do at 903¢0;-1,600 bu do at 90c. Total, 146,200 bu. Corn was more active, and a shade firmer than yesterday on winter deliveries, though Teported inactive and hesvy in New York, with liboral ceipta here.: The summer options were lower,ow- ing to tho greater freedom with which they were ofiered by parties who buy u the cash offeringa to carry into the summer. ‘[he latter demand caused & preference of 3{c per bu on receipts dated on the 25th of this month, or subsequent~ 13, as the cost of storage will boess on those re- ceipts. They sold at Sil{c; while regular No. 2 or.seller tho month sold a: 91@813c. closing at the inside. Seller Marchgold at 31@313¢c; seller April at 813/@31%c; _acller May at 8534@863¢c; soller Juno at 37 @37, and seller July at 8314 @38Xc, all closing ficm at the inside. Rejectad was trmer. .Cash sales wero reported of 12,000 bu No. at S1xc; 33,400 bu do st 813ge; 86,400 bu do at Slc: 5,400 burejectedat2iX{e; 3,600 bu do at 27c. Total, 143,800 bu. Oats were rather more active and firm at yes- terday's range, thongh reported dull and Liéavy in New Yorlz There was not much demand for options, but car lots were in fair request at 253{ @2534¢c, with the market nominal at that nmga for seller the month. Beller March sold at 253 (@260, seller April 8t 263(@265%c, and scller May at 2055@298;c. Cash sales were reported of 14,000 bu No. 2 at 25%o; 6,800 bu_do at 258(cs 600 bu rejected (A. D. & Co.) at 223c; 1,800 bu do at 22¢. Total, 28,200 bu. Rye was dull bat ste: of yssberdAg, the demand being little better than nominal, Sales were restricted to 1,200 bu No. 3 at 6334c, and 400 bu rejected 2t Glc. Barley was less active, and a shado essior. Bifnlm' barley was dull at 693{@70c cash or oller March, and 7157c seller April. Frosh re- ceipts of ‘No. 2 sold at 70@72kc, according to -location, the Central and Armour, Dole & Co.'s receipts commanding tho highest pricss. No. 8 was quict at 53@63c, . Cash sales were reported of 2,000 bu No. 2 (regular) at 76c; 2,400 bu do (A, D. & Co.'s) at 12i¢c; §00 bu do at 72c; 800 bu do at 713¢c; 800 bu do at Tlc; 1,600 bu do at T0c; 400 t 63igc; 400 bu doat bu do No.3 o 623e; 800 bu do sk So; 400 bu rejected st "100- bu 8,600 bu do at 4ic; 1,200 bu do at 42¢; ggcdo at 72}¢c ; 400 bu do at 68c; 500 bu do at by eample at 85¢; 400 bu do at 80c; 400 63, all on tracks 400 bu do st S0c; 400 bu st 76c; 400 bu do at 50c, dlvd. Total, 18,500 bu. ‘The Pottaville Miners’ Journal publishes somo .interesting statistics of the 'coal trade of the United States in 1870. The total production was 32,860,690 tons, of which Pennsylyenia and.Ll- linois fornished 26,072,956,—lcaving 6,787,734 ‘tons as the product of the other coal-producin, States; of which smount Ohio and Mnryhnfi furniehed 4,847,109 tops. In 1870 there were in operstion i ‘Ponnsylyania 538 colliorics, em- ploying 69,872 men and boys, and an sggregato capital of £07,011,703. The value of tho product of theso mines was $52,357,814. Illinols is cred- ited with 822 colleries, employing 6,441 hands, and a capital of £4,286,575. e number of tons” produced was 2,634,163, —valued at 96,097,423, Maryland, with $23,591,000 cmployed in coal min- ing, farnished only 1,819,824 tons. The highest average at tho mines was in’ Wyoming,—&16.00 per ton,—and thelowest in West Virginia,—21.69 gcr ton. The total product of the minoaof ennsylvania during 1872 was 43,292,993 tona. - PROVISIONS. The New York Produce Exchange Weekly gives tho following as the foreign exports from New York for tho week cnding Feb. 18, 1873, and the’ distribution of eame: Pork Becf| rla. (pkgs Cheess 230, G | 8788 .47 X 3 =3, 7 stoarine; AT 067 Ds; gresss, 253,748 Ibe e. And from No. 1 to Feb. 18 inclusive, for fonr” yeara: - And butter, l—lm'la. 1871-72, | 1870-71. I 1869-70. 45,715 05,538,516163,11 Tk, &g'gfil 7,693,259 108,187,053 76, 418,586(3)391,551{15,925,305 1,203,457| 1,698,579| €95,26] 334,834 B 9,925,249/ 6,717,618,10,694,543f 5,843,651 | 14,384,694{18265)881, 6,459,049] 9,045,527 - STATE INSPCCTION OF GRAIN. r Tothe Editor af The Chicago Tribune: Thiexe is no doubt that the ariicle under the sbove caption, that appeared in the commercial columns of Tuesdsy's Tnipusz, reflects the views and nmtesues the fcelings of a very large ‘majarity of the members of tho Board of Trade, and especially of those who represent. tho receiv— m%‘ or country, interests. the workings of the grain inspection by the State, and under the present law of the Stato, have proven to be a grievous barden, and if the Btate has neither lesal nor moral right to super- ior ot the medium range | vise the details of grain inspection, and if the Board of Trade has the right to establish grades and appoint_Inspectors of grain, the question arises, why does not tho Board of Trade exercise that ' right, end why do ite members .sabmit to the burdens of a law wro in theory and d.l.mcii:g in execution. I thin! the questions can” The Loard of Trade originated the system of in- spection [since copied from and carried on by other Westorn commercial organizations] aud condacted it until about two years ago, when the Loegislature was induced to think the good of }the conntry conld be_best subsorvad by placing ‘the gmn inspection directly under the control of tho State. Tho Board of Trade, willing to be relieved of the responsibility and odinm inseéparable from thbusiness, cheerfully scquiesced in the change, believing, however, that the interests of the country grain shipper would in time ask the Board of Trade to resume the control of the in- spection of grain in Chicago, and the Board of Trade is willing to abide that time. 8o great, however, have been the complainta of inspection, and 8o imperative are the demands for relief from the defects of the present law, the Board of Directors of the Board of Trade have deemed it incumbent upon them to ask for such ncts by the Logislature that will, if enact- ed, remedy tho errors, omissions, and defocts named by you as existing in the present law. Notwithatanding efforts made in certain quar- ters to cultivale the feeling that the Board of Trade have interests 80 opposed to thoso of the country that it is unsafe to_allow the Board of Trade to control the inspection of grain, I be- lieve the time is at hand for tho members of the Legialaturo to beliove that the Board of Trade is not made n&_enfiml of fools, or knaves, orboth, The great firo of October, 1871, demonstrated the fact that the country tributaries to Chicago cannot well do without Her, and if Chicago mer- chants have half the shrowdness attributed to thom they have discernment enoagh to appre- ciato the fact that, of all cities, their own1s most dependent upon the success of tho farmor; and they are wise enough to act accordingly, knowing as thoy must that they consult their own good by promoting the interests of those upon whom they are dopendent. The interests of tho Boead of Trado aie identified with those of the country, and the two are not antagonistic. The membership of the Board of Trade is made up of men representing 4ll interesta dealing in grain; but tlie dominant party is that represcni- ing the ownership of four-fifths of all the grair that reaches Chicago, and to an ordinary mind it must seom safc to intrust the inepection of grain to such Tcu%m &:e care of the property itself is intrusted to by ita proprietors. 3" AR %omfl.wox MERCHANT. LATEST. Inthe afternoon- whent was moderately ac- tive and a shade easicr. 0. 2 spring old ab $1.19%@1.193¢ sellar March, and $1.21%@1.22 seller April, both options closing at the inside. Corn was quict and steady at 813<0 seller March, and 817¢c eeller April. Other grain and pro- visions were inactive. s CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. WEDNESDAY EVEFING, Feb, 26, ALCOHOL—Waa quiet and steady at $L.74@150 for 94 per cent proof. BROOM CORN—The movement is confined mostly 1o the better grades. The poorer kinds are in larde supply, and almost unsalablo. Wo qrote: No. 1 hurl 6@ per b; No. 1 stock brald, 5@5%¢; No, 2 do, @Ay = 3 d;.l SGSK& inlégn grezn, 8ic; dored tip, 3@4e 3 do pale and red, Z333C. DT TR e buticr matget was withont new feo- ture, A feir amount of trading was donoin the differ- eat gradss, and Sormer guotatiins wero {nwaisbly well sustained,’ Some fancy dairy in nest packages found Duyers at 30c, but sales were chiefly at prices ranging Qownward from 26e, Following ars the current rates : Common to clioice roll, 15@35c ; etrictly choico dairy, packed, 26@290; medlum to good, 20@>4e ; inferior to ‘common, B315¢. BAGGING—Nothing new, deserving mention, was doveloped in the bogging market. Grain bags con- 1inue to movo on o Hberal scale, whilo otber articles in the liat sro very quist. Prices aro steads, as follows : Btark, $7c ; Ludlow, 353c ; Lowiston, 343,C; Ameri 3 Amoskeag, Sic; Otier Creck, $0; buslap bage, 1 2hd 6 bu, 0@2%e; gunnles, Angle, 1TXGI8KCT 4o, double, 25@296; Wool sacks, GTc. BEANS—There wail » moderate inquiry for beans, Navies are scarce, but the offerings of other varieties ‘are liboral, and prices are o triflo cusier, We quote: Navies at $2.4032.50; falr 1o prime, $210@2.35; com- ‘mon to medinm, £1.50@1.90. ‘BULLDING MATERIALS—The general market is quiet, Prices range as follows: _Stucco, $2.60 ®2.75; New York stucco, casting, $3.75@400; su- perfine_do, $3.50@4.00; Kosendale' cement, $3.25@ 5507 Utica cemont, $2.00 per_trl: Loulsville e ment, $2.00; Akron cemcni, $2.00: marble dust, $3.2533.50; lime in bulk, $1.00@L10; lime (brls), $125@1.60 per brl; white pnd, per brl, S.73 @3.00; plastering hair, per bu, 0@30c; ro brick, per 1000, $40.00@90.00°: building Urick (common), £10.00@11,00; sewer brick, $12.00@13.00; country brick, “$120; Wogdstock prosced. range’ af £25.00 @10.00; §:. Louia -hydra Milwsukee, $95.00,"del. ; Racloe, dale, $25,00, del; following is tho list of prices per box of 50 fect for domestio window glass, lm:] which a reduction of 40 a0d & per cent is mado to dealers : Loty i Douote ity atrength. 6x 8to Tx 9. .18 $8.00 7x10to Bx10 o 65 9,00 8111 to 10x13] . 135 10.00 8x14 to 10315, . 800 12.00 11xl4 to 19217, -] 1400 12118 to 16220, . 92 16.00 14x22t0 16324 © 10,00 18,00 18x23 to 16x30. D100 19.00 20228 to 24x30. - 1500 21,00 26128 to 24336, - 100 24100 26334 to 26340, - 15,00 26.00 28138 to 28344 . 16:00 26.00 2846 to 30z48. - 1800 29.00 30250 to 3252, . 380.00 32354 to 34356 > 38,00 34258 t0 34150, 4 42.00 362600 to 40x60. . 3 P 45.00 CANNED GOODS AND PICKLES—Were without quotable change in values, though in certain articles,— notably cord and Cros: & well's’ pickles,—the tendency i3 strongly upward. We quote: CANNED G0ODS. P Small, brls, 2,200 per pkg... Small, X brls, 1,100 per pg. Modium, brls, 1,200 per Pkg. 5 Medium, igli:'fl.’, 600 per Pk, 2@ 5.15 ‘Large, bris, 600 per pkg.. 7.60@ Egfl Large, 3 brls, 300 per Dl 475@ 5.23 In 10 gall, kege, per keg. 8.15@ 4.25 In 6 gall, kegs, per keg. 275 3.25 Chow Chow (Harvev), qte... B.75 6.25 Chow Chow (Harvey), pta. 3.00@ 3.50 Chow Chow (C. & BJ, qta. 6506 7.00 Chiow Cow (G, & By pis- ... 375@ 4.00 9.50310.00 5503 6.00 6.50i@ 7.00 4.00@ 425 yesterday : Now York gg‘wry. igfigfixom factory, 15340 ; Western factory, 135 @Lo)c. “Jég\,]_‘mfl was o fair degreo of activity at the coal-yards, and previous rates were boing realize We quote: -Lahigh lump, $12.50@13.00; $12.50@13.00; Lackawaons, ¥12.00: Brfar Hill, $10.50; Walnut Hill, £11,00; Blossburg, $10.00; Cherry Mina, $3.00: Hocking Valley, $9. 9.60; Indiona cannel coal, $10.00 ; Indiana block. §9.003 Kirkland grate, $9.00 ; Minonk, $8.00; Wilmington, 50@7.00. B P PHAGE—Was unchanged. A steady demand for whisky and flour barrels exists ot the given riccs. Packers' goods re in - moderste jorces sold at $1.52%¢ We quote : Pork (@1.25; . lard Herces, $1.50@1.60; whiskey barrels, $2.00 @233} flour barrels, 60@55¢ ¢ Tough staves (park), HTOGIBN; do (tefce), £19.0062100; do (whiskys $22,00@25:00 3 aswed and bucked staves average £3.00 ‘more than rough ; flour staves, $8,50@9.50 ; circle flonr ‘heading, T@8c per set; flour hoop poies, $14.00@15.00 per m ; pork and tlerce: Toles, $30.00G35.00 per m. Bales include 2 cars lard tiercos ut $1.523f. - EGGS—The receipta were heavy. this morning, and k and unseitled. A fow sales were made at 22@23c, but. prices soon dropped down 16 20c, - The show storm tended to prevent s further decline, The demand i active. Sales includo 20 pkga nd 500 dozat 21c ; 3,300.doz ot 20c, R FEATHERS—Wero unchanged. The offcrings are moderate, and prices sre steady. W quoto: o Tive geese st 62@85¢ from frst hands ; Jobbing prices, 7T0@15¢ for aazorted feathers ; mixed 'feathers at 25@ B3¢ 3 chicken, 6@7e. - Salea include 200 1ts prime Live o at 63¢. ’ = FISH—The fish trade was again reported fairly ac: _tive, and the feeling developed was one of provsunced ‘firmness, Mackerel and cod have recently undergono aest. mqfl.)s an . advanco at the Esst, butno change hre,as faken place here, Lake fish werefimm at m’emgn’fi ‘prices established yesterdas: fieb, 3 brl, $6.75@7. trouty % y. Wequote: No.1white- 00; No. 2 do, $6.50@6.75 ; No.1 rt,_ $5.506875; No. 1 ahors mickerel; 37 1y Per 1001 ; Latrador berring, $4.75@5.00; Labrador ber g X o % el gl x herring, 33c 3 ~rring, caled, 43 @tse; Colusabis Biter sslman, now, Balt-bie $10.008 10.25. FRUITS AND NUTS—Business was fair following quotsLions: FoREIGN—Dates, 8X@Ic the a3, answered in this wige: | ! drums, 10x@I1%c: figs, boxr, 14Gl6c; Tur- key prunes, 9/@l0c; ralsins, 32.45@250; Zants currants, 7X@8c. DoMestio—Alden spples, 18@ 20c; Michifan. do, 7@8c; Western do, 6@GXc} Southern do 6@3¥0; en, pared, - 17@id%c peach: peaches, halves, 6@Tc; do mixcd, 6E5kc; black: e @10c; raspberries, 4c@ilc; pitted - berries, 934 che: rles, 24@25¢, Nurs—Filberts, 14@15c; almonds, Ter- ragona, - A1@™c; Naples waluuts, M@25¢; Brazils, 13¢314c;) pecans, 11@12%c; African peanits, GX@ 1c:sfumington peanuts, 6¥@7c; Ternessee peanuts, e GREEN FRUITS—Apples wero in moderato re- quest. The supply is large, Other fruits were frm, belng in lght steck, We quote: Apples (fair to choice) at $275@4.00 per brl, from store: cranberries (cultivated) at £10,50@13.00 per brl ; wild do st $7.00@8.00; Caitfornis pears at $L00E5.00; lemons ot $5.00@8.00 per box; Valencia oranges, $9.00@11.50 ‘per case; Palermo do, per 06 5.50; Malzgn grapes, $3.000.00 per keg. GROCERIES—In {he grocery market there was noth- ing now to note, Fair activity characterized the move- ‘ment, both in sisple and fancy groceries, and the prices current earller in the wack wero sdbered to with undi- miniehed firmuess. Wo repeat our quatations: Br-Cann Sopa—8@83c. Correxs— Mocha, §1@3130; O. G. Jova, 27X 28Xe; Javs, No, 2.’ 333 @%c; fancy Tio, 243@35¢ ; clivicedo, 243 @243¢c; prime Rio, 24@24x¢c; good do, 23@28%c; common do, 23G22)5c; _ Singapore, %@ 2430} C @253{c; do, prime, 244G #¢c Maracaibo, 2@ ‘pLES—Star, full welght, 203@2c; stearine, full welght, 163 @163c o} Jo short welght, 14 @1z, cE—Patnz, 8X@8)¢c ; Rangoon, T @8c ; Carolins, 9@9xc; Lousiana, T4 @8Yc. Suoans—Patent cut loaf, 137{@14¢c; crushed, pow- dered, and ganulated, 1yisc; 4, slandard, 5c; do No, 2, U%@lk; B, L@117c; extra 113¢c ; C, Ne. 2, 11:4@11%c; sellow G, 10%@ 1134¢ ; cholco brown, 10X @10%c; primodo, 102, @10%c; frir do, 10@10Xc; choice molasses sugar, 10X@10%c ; fair do,J@9}¢; New Orleans eugar, choice, 103@11c; gn @p;lgo, 107;@10%0; do, fair, 9¢@10c; common, 3¢ c SYnors—Dismond drips, $1.33@1.40; silver drips, extra fine, 7@75c; good sugar-house syrup, 45@4sc extra do, t@3Ge; New Orleans molasses, choice, 83 @850; do prime, T580c; do common, 65@70c ; Porto Tico molasses, chaice, 55@03¢; common molasses, 30 0c. O rnarus—Common to best, 83@10e. H per, c - 303 inger, puse, 35@30c; do’ No, 1, 20@2c; do No. 3. 16 @20c Boars—French mottled, 6¢@63c; German mot- tled, T@TXc; Golden TWest, G@Cic; White Lily, 6X@6xc; White Rose, 6@63c: brown Windsor, 44 @4} palm, 6@63se; Savon Imerial, G @G3{c. Brarci—Gloes, 9x@10c; corp, 9@11c; laundry, 6@ To_common, 5@ + HAY—Remains dull at about former quotations, There wero very fow Esstern ordera on the market, nnd salea were principally to local consumers, Tbo ro- Gelpts contintioziberal, and slocks aro considora- bly in excess of the current wrnts of tho trade, Wholesalo deslers wore paying the following— cara to contain 20,000 Ihs: ON Tmack—Timothy, beater pressed, $10.00@17.00; timothy, loore prese- ed, $15.00@16.00; praivie, pressed, $9.50@10.60, O TigowoTimothy, loosey $1£00015/00; pesicl, loose, $9.00@10.00, For delivery of p: $1.00@1L50, se- carding to distance. EIDES—In the hide market there were no mew features _deserving special mention, Loeal and outside busers were operating, and _tho anmexed Qquotations ~were fully sustained: Green butch- erw, To; green salted, cured, heavy, 103 ; do light, 113/ ; _part cured, 9@10jc; green’ frozen, 3@ 9xc; green calf, 17c; green city veal kip, prime, 1c; dry salted, 16@17c; dry Iip, 22c; dry calf, 26c; dry fiint, 19@20c ; deacons, 60@G3c; damaged, Tx@Sc: all'other damaged stock two-thirds price; branded. 10 r cent off. . P HONEY—Thero has been 5" moderata inquiry for strained, with ample offerings. Comb is very scarce. We quote: Choice white comb, 28@303; fair to good, 2@25c; strained snd common, 15@18c. TIOPS—Were unchanged. e continue fo quoto: Western at 40@50c ; falr to good, 85@40c ; common to medium, 25@30c; New York, 50@35c; English, 40@ B0o ; Bavarian, 56@55e. IRON AND STEEL—Continue to meet with .an im- proving demand, There waa no change in prices. We again quote: ehl § sked. LEATHER—Dealers reported s light trade to-dsy, and unchanged prices. We quote * HrAMLOCE. ity haress. 8 D6 4 g o clty, @ b. Kip o b 60 1,10 Eip, Toals, 86 L15 City upper, 288 City upper, No. %, § 3@ 2 Country upper, No. 1. 2@ 21 Collar, @t 206 2 Calf, city. 1206 140 alf, country. 1106 1.25 Rough upper, i %@ 33 TFough upper, beavy.. 26 35 Tougn upger, damage 2 2 ‘Butfalo alaughter sole, bes 8@ 37 Bufalo nlaughter solo, No. 3. 206G 35 B AP B0M6ueeaenneen 03 2 1.25@ 145 85@ 1.10 5@ 80 0G5 i 60.00@80 199G 2.35 1756 225 1656 215 1.00@ 1.60 LUMBEI uiry on local and mail iz and the market steady, and, for some descriptions, 52.00@55.00 *47.00@30.00 38.00240.00 .00 omei0 23.00(@24.¢ o0 Common fooring, 00@39.00 Common flvoring, dressed, seco 80,00@3 Fron bos boards, seiected, 16 incheancd upward . - 36.00@40.00 Astock boards, 37.0040.00 B stock boards. 28,00@30.00 Common 15,00616.00 Dboard. Jolst, scantling, small timber, etc., and poder. Cedar posts, Gedar posta, round. th ... .. No. 1'sawed ehingles ... Aor "4 Shingles on T’;‘thchdl‘;mr;{lw the shingle ‘whi zo follows the &l les. itk o Fivo shinglos to be o inches in thick- ness, Length—Sixteen inches. HARDWOOD. 08k (dr3) - Black wainut. MET. A bly fair demand. The local trads is improving, snd ordersare coming in from the interior quite freely. qnoted below Pri ‘ruling strong, as ow PrARELLD, 102, S0 dov 12x12, §1450; PraTz1C, 1014, §1: do, 14x™0, $16.00; do, Toofin, P16 Tov—Large, 40c; sm " Smeer Zovo—Full cusks, less quantity, 1134c ; elab, §c. Snrer IRON—No, 4, TXc rates. - Coprer—Copper bmlom 45@48c ; braziers, over 12 Ite, 470 ; tinned copper, Wine-2 to 5, 805 6.8, and 9, 10c; 10 to 11, 11c 12, 11%c; 132and 14, 15 and 16, 1427 17, 15¢;18, 1623 lfl,‘ 19¢ :“210; 210’9@8\111 ‘bundle, 15 per cent dis- by e A@Se. . LS There was a7 fmproved inquiry on both lo- cal and interior zccount. X:fllm;{e&tndy :;meul:;ll?!w- ing Tapge: 10@60d, per keg,-$5.123 rates; o 5,873 3 6d, do, $5.63% ; $5.87243d. do, $6.62} ; 5. , do, i 4d, e }3: do, do, 8. Wo again quote: 3 1Y 84, do, finc, 137 2, 19 17 JLS—Prices were quote range: Carbon, uxquoe, extra lard ofl, 72¢; No. 1, 6ic; No. 2, 6k; n.nned‘znw. olc; do Dotied, §1.02'; whale, '88c; sperm, $2.00@2.10; neat- ‘pure, '$1.10; do_extra, 9503 do ‘bank ofl, 68@70¢ ; straits, 72@75¢ ; elephant of ‘turpentine, 80c; narhtha, 63 gravity, 22 @3tc; naphtba, common, 183202, ¥1' TBON—flemains strong at the recent advance. e repeat our quotationa : ¥ Scotch (according to brand), Tuscarawas, .. G PAINTS, COLORS, AND PUTTY—Were quiei, snd it without quatsble clisnge in value. We repest s followsz . = - s 12,00 Strictly pure.. b 10.00811.00 Fancy brands. Genuine Veille Montague. 1450 American. 120 Snow wkite... 100 Railroad colors.... Palace car colors. Rockelle ochre, English Ven, red.. 3,753 4.9 Erglish orange min 13,00 16.00 Prttsburga orange mizieral 1300 | morning, but thero was .60, Sales include 12c ; 13 doz chi 5t 2.759.00; 5 POTATO] Aichigan,’ dinary coarse, ground soiar, d; ith £2.50; dai airy, wit (X o Size. 10x1 138 in. A discount of 15@20 were unchanged. 8t $3,30; 44 bagaat 33.25; ot $3110 7 11 Eags at$3.00 ¢ 20 doat 35,005 16 bags at $4.9 Dags choics Hungarian at §1 prime at 95c ; 105 bags ot 90 TEAS—G: Young H. common to fs 65@T5¢3 gunpowder, 80c@3$1.05 3 <h 10 good do, 70@30c; common i@A6e ; good, 60E! 3¢ ; comm 60c ; poor, on, PLuG—Natural ‘black, sound, 48@55¢. mon stems, 27@23¢. $3.00, delivere Tub, washed, extra medium.. Tab, washed, fair to do. Common ‘Burry wool 6@10¢ less. ‘Total.. about 3o bigl was fally 2 g ities. the great bulk of Co. The sverage finally fell into ful feeders. and upware to 5 yearoll 01,400 ... edium o 100 to 1,250 Iba... Bifihtial Btock—Cormino Stock Cattlo—Common cattle, stags, Cattle—Texns, Northern summe Cattle—Corn-fed Texas.. .... No. 12 roughish steers...... 59 smooth fat steers. 12 butchers’ stuf. 17 fair steers. 19 COWB..... 24 good steers..... 17 butchere’ stock. tock. 57.00 (0E53.00" yson, s do choice to extra fine, £i06 to fino old Hyson, T5c@$L00 ; common imperial, 65@700; good to choice do, E@SL good X 5 ; choice, $1.11 @1.45; cholcs fo extra leaf by Jllaxlo byss2 ‘Per ceut is made from list, SEEDS—There was rathor more trading in clover at reduced prices, Fair to chofco is quotabla 3t $4.803 5,25, £5.60@5.10 being about the price for prime. The offcriugs of timothy wero rather light, and only a ‘moderate smount of business was transscted, Yester- day's prices were sustuined. Hnpgarian and millat g Bales incinde 18 bags choico Hmothy ot §3.45; 190 baga o at $3.15 44 bugs primo 25 bagy af .22, b ehotee clover at 10 bugy do st $5.20; 100 bu prime at $5.10; 308 3 5 bogs fair ‘af $180; 30 ip b larger this no difficulty in disposing of choice Iots 2t full priccs. We quoto: Turkess, 11@ 1ic; chickens, 33.0084.0; geesc, £5.00G8.00 ; ducks, 3.00@S, 0 lbs fancy dry turkeya of dc ; 9,300 s choice st 12)@13 ; 300 Iis at ens ot $4.00 ; 30 doz at $3.50 ; 16 doz doz geeseat38.00. - ES—Wero in moderate local demand at former prices, Car lots are quotable at 636 lots at T5@85¢ for Westarn peachblo store wa ; and 90c for SALT—Was in moderste request, Wo continue to quote: Onondsga and Saginaw, fine, $40; or- $2.40; coarse Diamond C, , without bage; $3.50 25@4.50; Asht $5.00; ground alum, $250@275; Turk's Island, $2.00. 545H, DOORS, AND BLINDS—Were quiet and - changed. The following were the prices cuirent: DOONL—FOUT PANEL. £2.505 ton_dairv, per sack, 80c. the sbove 17 £3.25; bogs : Tear and 165 bags Shipments were as follows : Cattle. 1,708 The sbix:ging deman e sales wero reported in favor of Eastern buyers, at £4.50@5.00 for com- mon to medium steers of from 1,030 to 1,200 Ibs average, and at 25.25@5.80 for good to choice stcers averaging from 1,250 to 1,51 A showing what we may expect from Nebrasks in tho way.of beef cattle, after her resources shall have tecomo more fally developed, mention 18 mado of a bunch of choice_steers shipped from Nebrasks City, and consighed to R. Strahorn & i oight of the drova (30 head) was only 1,255 1bs, But they were fat and ** trim,” and several buyers put in'a bid for them. They e hands of Levi Doud—a Choice Beoves—Fine, fat, well formed d nteers, sbd averaging 1,050 . 5.60@5.85 steers, averaging 1,200 to 1,300 Be. 5.25@5.40 Grades—Steors in fair 0 S CATTLE suL®S, HOGS—The hog. market open ‘buoyant, and this was its condition thron; 5<§,‘9‘0:)(3 apas lo, 45@35¢; 8:{“"" patural leaf Japan, 65c; common to fine ong, DbT00s chokcs b exira, BOBLOD, = TOBACCO—Dealers sre having a fair trade, and re- port the market steady and firm. We repeat our Liat 2 CrEWING—Fine Cut—Extra, .i5@850; choice, 65@ do ; 20 bags millet at 80c., reens were very fitm, while other descrip- tions ruled stendy. Quotatlons were unchanged: air, 50@S5¢ $1.00@3$1.20; super- good, extrn, 135 3100} fair doigsie. eaf, 15@80c ; Balf bright, G0GT0c 3 SMORING—Extrn, 33@35¢ ; medium, 30@3% ; com- WOOD—Continues dull at the following quotations: Boech, $12.00; maple, $13.00; hickory, $14.00; slabs, WOOL—The market is but little better than nominal, at the following racge of prices: iz S R CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. WepNESDAY EVENING, Feb, 26. “The receipte of live stock since Saturday have been as follows: Hoge. Shezp. 8,3 2,601 8421 1,200 4,000 1,600 30,744 5,401 53,130 4,713 80,491 4,464 Hogs. Sheep. 5803 1,18 7,010 1,019 12,903 2,137 CATTLE—Fair activity characterized the cat- tlo trade to-dny. There was & better attendance of buyers than on either of the precoding days of the week, and, while the competition was far from being spirited, . tho differont classes kept steadily at work, and by the middle of tho after- noon all savo s few “0dds and ends” had been disposed of, and at fair prices, the average being tfic higher than on yesterday, or nearly er than at the close of Ilast week. stock offered for sale was mostly of the common to good grades. - There were no extra and few choice, but the number of really poor droves was also comparatively small, and the averago quality 0d s on yosterdsy or Mondny, Tocal buichers did not take hold very freely, but their wants were equal to the su The ply of suitable was good, and steers, and good to extrs cows, for cf slagliter, e Seraging 600 01,100 Good Beeves—iWell.faticned, finely-formed prominent Eastern buyer—at £5.6234. cattlo wera fed by J. H. Catron and W. 513 Ibs. As The Wiley, AT the day. Although ehippers weére the exclusive operators, who certainly are deserving of credit 28 success- The market closed steady. SR steers avera . $010@5.50 Fyeir 5@5.00 ity Ds....... 3.50@4L50 in decent Elalotel: 3233k Fotedad §§8 4.60 ed active and hout o8k the demand from that sousce fally equalled the supply of suitable grades, and for good to choice light, and choice to extra heavy, a further advance of 10c was gained. Coarse, uneven, and mixed Iote—in the absence of packers—were neglected and holders were unsble towork up prices to any apprecisble extent, eales of thet class being ro- ported at cubstantially yesterday's closing prices, orat £4.50@4.75. Goed to extra light sotd at 24.90@5.05, and good to extra heavy at 54.85@ 5.15. A drove of 70, averaging 851 Ibs, was sold by Wallwork & Sunderland’ to L: B. Doud at £5.20. The market closed firm. 100G BALZS. Vo Av. Price.|No. $5.00 |4 219 5. 7 420 495 |49 20 485 61 5 205 485 |51 o1 49 20t 485 |36 49 22 42 U0 500 15 Ar, 381 300 257 22 318 180 Price, 5.00 Enganh 50. .50 .00 .50 .90 65 212 465 |53 206 4.00 |43 3 500 65 180 4.80 |46 225 500 |66 2i0 485 43- 803 4.65 (52 304 500 |20 213 430 63 141 4.60 |54 -309 6C0 |Gl 2T 49 107 500 475 [55 202 490 143 3T 512y 109 201 49 (53 161 490 |91 1% 500 71 205 450 |50 189 490 |48 419 500 53 352 4.85 [45 506 465 |55 D00 485 50, 2247 485 |49 30T 485 |65 19 48 45 .230- 485 1 45 400 500 (345 176 4.50 58 200 485 |6 429 500 [91 335 500 23 229" 460126 343 500 il 201 500 5+ 210 475 |39 183 560 |72 170 5.00 63 220 475 116 194 495 |70 185 495 345 170 490 |44 163 490 |46 310 435 61 200 5. 66 264 4£0- 152 13 5.00 120 190 505 |31 303 420 |70 171 430 70.-180 490 |54 246 450 |3I° 303 490 ) 52057 198 4.9 i SHEEP—There was & fair local and Eastern demiand for ‘mutton grades, snd previous rates were sustainod. -Wo quote poor to common at £3.25@8.75 ; medinm at $4.00@4.50, and good to choice at 34.75@5.75. Extra are salzble at 86.00 % o RBILROAD MR TARLE. = ARRIVAL, AND DEPARTURE"OF TRATNS. Winter Arrangement. * EXPLANATION OF REFETENCE MARES. — + Saturday ex- cepted. *Sunday excopied: + Monday excepted. 1 Ar- Tive Sunday at8:0a. m. § Daily. . CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD. Chicagn, Alton & St. Lowis g Ling, and Loniriona ot 3oy etz slori raufe from Ciicagoto Kanias City, Depot, Wes? Gide, near Nadison-az. bridge. |_Zeaze. | Arrive. | 9158 m.|* 5:10p. m. t. Lonis & Springfleld Expross,| Evinll‘;lnun?y i Kansas Gity Fast Eiproas, i 13 Ifi 1L, aad . 153 m. * 8:10 p. m. ‘Wonoua, L bigto i press (3 estern Division. 10 p. m.* $:30p. m. Joliet & Drlght Aceamo'dation. |* 4:10p. m. * 9502 m. 1, Louis & Springtield Lightnicg| ¥ia Main Line, and also, Vix Jacksonvilis Divicfon. e D gy | 1P 00p sa. I g s coss, someili, ., & Lonisians, Al Jefferson Gity Expros: D m A offerson % 2 Pooriar Keobuk & Bari'a ..ol 9:00 v mi* 8:10p: e S Datly, vin Jacksontilie Division. 3t Dails, except Monday, vis Jacksonsio Division. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY. Tnion Depot, enrner Hodiron and Canal-sts.; Ticket Of O et Hadirom sty Grud at Dega. 5 ain Line, and daily eveept Satarday, vi Glon. 5t Daity, iz Afain Liae, and dadly, Milwaakes, Bt. Pankd Minneap- clis Day BIpross..iez...s Milwaukes &- Prairie du Chicn and Express. Milwagkee, St Pani olis Night Erpross. CHICAGO, BURLINGTOH & QUINCY RAILROAD. ’ A Depots—Fict af Lakest., Indiancac., and iizicenthest., and Canal =.d Sizlecnth-sts, Ticket oice {n Bripys Houta _and at depote, 5 ‘Aurora Passenger Dubuque & Sious City Exp. Pacific Night Exp: Downer's Grove A Downer's Grove Accommodation, Ottawa and Streator Passengor... | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. ¢ fook of Laliest. and footof Twenti.cecordet. Tiecked Do o Caatoie commer o Sosdioone g St. Loals Express.. 8t [o5ia Fas: Tin BEEEPREE BE Sab 78 ol POPEIPPYPPEIPR 2k de Park aad Oak We 390 Dotk aad Oak Woods.. Hyde Bark aad ) k and Oak Woods. Hyde Park and Oak Wood: ““On Saturdays this traln will be run to Obampaiga. CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & BINCINN‘H THROUGH A LINE. VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. Trains arriceand depart from the Great Ceniral Fallroad et et aeer 5 Coma s comes Sl ington-at.: Tremont House, corner Lo foot or Tweniy-second~st. ¥ sam-.m.‘i aon; 120 n; . st. and Michigan-ar.. T 3Mam 9158 m. Tralns arrive at Chicazo at 700 a. m. and 9:15 p. 1, Oxly lino running Satarday night tratn to Clacinaatl. The entiro traia runs tnrough to Cnoinastl. CHICAGO & NORTIi:VESTERN RAILROAD. Ticlet office, S1 West Madison-st. Zea i 15 2. m. pom. 15 2. m pm. 15 p. m. aim. :15p. m. am 5 8. m. plm. 5. m. am - 200 a. m.| am 2 145 A, .| p.m.- Milwaukeo Passong 0 p. m. P Milwaukes Passcn, 200 p. rm 5t. Paal & Greon Bay Bapross...|}10:00 a. m. B Groon Bay Express. 200 p. aim St. Panl Express. [t 920 p. am CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Depot, corner of Harrison and Shermansts. licket ofice, 8 Weat Madison-at. Zeave, Omahs, Leavenw'th& Atchison Ex|*10:00 o m.. Peru Accommodation.. * 500 p, m. ¥ Night Espress..... 410100 p. m. LAKE SHORE & MICRIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD.” - Depot, cormer Harrison and Sherman-ts. Ticket ofice, northicest comner Clark and Randoiph-sts. vt Arvite. . Mafl, vis Afr Tine and Matn Line/® 6:40a. m. | 920p. m. ~ Special Now York Erpress, via| “Afr Line........ 9008, m.|* 8:0p. m. Atlantio Exprons Night Expross, vis Main Ling 0. , Accommodation. .. CHICAGO. DANVILLE & VINCENNES RAILROAD. - Passenger Depot at P., C. & St. Lowis Depot, corner of Can ‘naland Kinsie-sty, x ¥ Fretght and Ticket offca 163 Washingtonst. Arrire a.m. * 7:0 p. m. CHICAGD RAILRCAD. p. m. 4:55a. m.| 40 p. m.| MICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERY RAILROADS Depot, foot of Lake-st., and foot qq/,}nmry»cmnd»l ZFicket office, 5 Canalt., corner of Madisor. LOTTERY. i A NOBLE CHARITY. e OMAHA LOTTERY! TO ERECT THE NEBRASKA STATE ORPHAN ASTLUEL To be Drawn in Pablic, Dlarch 31, 1873, < Tickets 81 Ench or Six for 85. Tickets sent by Expresa 0. O. D., if desired. 5,000 1 Coah Prize 14 for Clreular. & i Bnterprize 1s tndorved by His Excalleact; ", H. James, and the best business men of thi tod namber of Tickets on hand will be famish: For fallparticalars address | i Governor tate. BflTx};.ninim:hwpl] firn A TS T TOE I iasker, Omaba, COPART NERSHIP NOTICES. o MRS BRO., Estaid 3| g H 5 . Q) o8 o] o ;n FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. $5 Packages F_RM]TIUNB.L CURRENCY FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE. L f i : ! : : | : E E i | e ST VY Y Rt Sl