Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 21, 1873, Page 6

AURLL e ———————— e ——— — ——— — — —_————— e —————————— MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. BATURDAY EvenING, April10. This woeok olosea upon n consldernbly closor ‘monoy morlot than Inat, Tho movomont of cur- roncy from tho Wosk to Now York, nnd tho hoavy yomittancos of Wostorn morohants to Enstorn croditors which havo contributed to roliovo tho stringency in Now York lave hnad tho roverse offeot hore. At the anmo timo thoro has boon & tomporary deoroaso in tho movyoment of Wostorn products by rail in anticipnation of tho opon- jng of lake unvigation, and this also s contributed to make money closor horo by diminishing the supply of Now Yorlk exchango. Bome of tho banks roport monoy full as oasy as st this timo Inst week, but the majority, and eapoclally thoso in the grain trado, havo loss to Jond now than then. A largo amount of capital s now abrorbed in carrying grain that will bo roloased within & wook or two nfter navigation is Iairly'open. The mérply of money in tho opon market hay iminishod ‘considorably, snd, though thore’ has Dleon no dooldod advanco in rates for money, it is moro difficult to nogotinto oven firat-clnss com-~ morcial papor. Tho ruling rate for primo papoer 1s 12 per cont. On collatorals of the best local stocks money 18 still to bo hed in somo instancos ab msor cent, but the diffoulty of gotting it has forced some woll-known stocks to be sold, and prices aro in sovernl instances woro three wooks ago.” ¥ Now York exchango was scarcor and the price highor to-day, with salos botween banks ot G0o per 81,000 promium. The clearings of wook wero lowor than thoy tho Chicngo, banks for tho :Date, Clearings, alancen, ondny .« $3,378,804.81 $201,042.02 Tueadoy.,.. 8,000,520.60 444,460,63 Wednesdny. ,085,008.04 . 271,085.30 Thursdey. ' DITL0080 21100011 Friday,, 0,010,412,99 812,768,460 Baturda} ,074,202.11 248,817, Total $16,008,678.27 $1,780,870.84 Correnponding week lant i % S o <eoesee 14,724,332,00 1,403,748,03 Tho foliowing quotations of local stocks 'aro furnished by Mesers. Hommond & Gage: Firsl NatioualiBank,..,. Third National Banlk, Tifth Nationsl Bank,.. . Commorcinl Nationnl Bank, German Natloual Bank, .. Bid, Aeked, 60 . Tradors’ Ins, Co.. LOOAL BT XD Messrs, Lunt, Preston & lows this afternoon: 5-20s0f %62, 5-20c0f 64 5208 0f 'G5 B £-20 of '03, dan, and July £-208 of ‘67, Jun, and July, 5.20s of ’66, Jau, and July 0400, o Lroxtusvins U. 8. b5 (now Insuie). Gold and Gold Coupon: Gold Exchango, Sterling Exchiang Northern Tacific Gy 00 & Ghicago City T Cook County T PROR )74 4T Tllinois, County and’ Township 10s. J3E05 LAND WARRANTS, 160 Not War 181 183 120° Not War 16! 140 Agricultural Collegs Land 186 REAL ESTATE. The weather of the past ton days has literally put o damper on the ardor of real estate spocu- lation in suburban lands, and there have, con- aoquently, beon fewer transactions of importance in that kind of proprerty than ususl. Witha oky liko & dirty wet blanket, and oven tho best of macadamized ronds flooded to the dopth of 6 jnches with mud of the consistency of- clam- chowder, without sunshine enough to cosx n blade of grass to show it head, with overything a8 thoroughly saturated with wator as Erio Rail- rond stock, and with a continual drizzle, drizzle {rom dny to doy, turning overy suburban nore into ‘‘too soft a thing” to survey or subaivido, it is scarcely to bo expocted that much would Lo done. _Tho delay in gat- ting abstracts is also o groat hindrance to tho consummation of tr ansnctions. In many casos parties have boon waiting two months for’ abstracts that, threo montha ago, tho abstract- makers used to furnish in half the timo. Notwithstanding these discouraging circum- stances thero i8 still a lively spoculation in the romote suburban lands adjacent to tho boun- dary lino botwoon thoe towns of Lyons, Worth, and Lake, whoro, rumor says, tho Chicago, Dan- ville & Vinconnos Railroad Company are trying to get tho rlehl of way for their line frora Dol- ton, & station on tho O, 0. & L O. R. I, fourtoon miles sonth of tho oity limits, north- wostward through the town of Dlue Island, and thenco north to tho city limits somowhere noar Brighton, or, possibly, still further north, to a Junotion ' with tho proposed Chictgo & Great Wostorn Tailrond, which wonld fumish tho Danvillo Road with better +~dopot privlegos in tho_city than it could got auy other way. After diligont inquiry on tho kb ject, wo aro, however, wiahlo to learn of any definito purposa on the purt of the railrond com- any to build this track—at sny rate, not soon. 'he Danville & Vincennes,-as well as the O., C. & 1. C., must evontually foel the necessity of some less circuitous roito into the city than their presont ono s but tho dificulty of borrow- ing monoy to build railroads anywheroe at pres- ent is o sufllciont ronson for their not doing it now, and if anything is done this summer it will ‘probably have to bo dono at the exponsa of the owners of the land that would bo benefited, Thore has heon a groatdeal of ** speculation in options " onthe Innds in the district that would bo benofited by thia road if it should be built, .| ean bo brought about, facllition are tho moans of making suburban land availablo for residonco or for mauufnoturing purponcs, this triangular distriot which s Waahinglon Lolghla for itn southwost cornar, HBouth Chieago for ita southeast cormer, an Hyde I'nrk, Englowood, and tho Sonth Park for its northern point, should nttract moro subur- Dan populntion than any other distriot of similar nrcn about the city, 'hore has, however, boon Dbut littlo spocnlative fovor in connoction with any of tho landin this diatrict thus far thin spring. Thoro hins been n good doal done both in the way of anclmnou for legitinate {uvont- mont and in the wnyof nolusl improvement, but prices linve not been stimulated by n)lmoulnllun, oud aro, in fact, but lttlo highor than thoso in tho speoulntive diu- trict wout of Washington IHoights, whero tho availability of the land for snburban resi- donco ‘lmrpnucu in ontiroly coutingont upon n railrond projoot which nobody ecoms to know anything about., \{r. Paul Cornoll in ?ulufly taking the right courac toattrnct population to the Town of Gor- noll by tho inducements e {is_offering to _n_spocinl clavs of induetrios; Tho Cor noll Watch Factory is now cstablished on n substantinl basls, and during the past week ho has comploted n contract with an oxtensive tool mnnutacturing company, who will build a factory nonr tho lino of tho Plttsburgh & Fort Wayno TRailrond about o qunrter of & milo south of tho watoh factory, Another company, for tho man- ufacturo of woodonwaro and woodon articlos of ‘yarlous kinds, Is negotintiug for n site for a fac- tory hlf way belwoon tho watch factory and the tool factory. The tool manufacturing compnny ‘have contracted to orect a building 30 foot by 120 faot, to be completed by the middloe of July, and havo contracted fo orcot n depot at Boevonty- uinth stroot, on tho Fort Wayno Railrond. This factory will omploy about soveniy-five skilled workmon, and, togothor with the families and nuncsnrllly attondant population that will follow thom, will add, probably, 500 persons to the pop- ulation of that vicinity, Among othor saleajof acro prbpnrt{ mado within the past fow wooks, wo montion tho fol- lowing au indicative of valuos within, sny, 3¢ of & milo from Cornell ¢ - T'an acres on Sevouty-firat stroet, £ milo enst ofms%]%gy Island avenuo, wore sold, April 1, for Tivo acres, fronting east on Stony Island nve- nie, on tho south side of Séventy-third streeot, gold throo wooks ago nt $3,000 por acro. Tlvo acros on tho northwest corner of Stony Jeland avonue and Soventy-fourth atroot wero sold Iaat weok for £3,000 por nacro. Mr, Paut Cornoll sold rocontly two blocks of round containing ton ~cres, and oxtending from Fovonty-sovonth “to Sovonty-ninth stroots, 3¢ milo southwast-of tho watolr factory, at 8,0 por ecto, ETILL ANOTHER BUBURDAN RNATLROAD PROJEQT i » lino which somo of tho ownors of land in the Town of Cicero, direotly west of Douglas Park, .proposo building this summer, if the nocessar; concert of notion smong oll parties intorostos fossra, Hyman, Philpot, McCaftrey, Prott, Diyant, and s numbor of othor owners of property in that direction, ‘have, wo undorstand, had &' conforonco on tho subjoot, and have agreed upon the approximate location of tho lino, as follows: Boginning, :8ay, on Trolfth atroot at tho crossing of tho Grest Enstorn Railroad, and running thonce woat on Twolfth stroot to the city limits ; thenco obliquely south to about the lino of Bixteenth stroot; thenco directly wost through tho north Linlvos of Boctions 23, 91, 20, and 19, in thoTown of Cicoro, 24, 23, 33,16, and 10, in tho Town of Proviso, to Molroso, on the Northwostorn Raile rond, For dopot Erlvflogon in the city, and for rlfihl of way into tho city, from the ba;mnln = pointabovementionad, atthe junctionof Twolfth Btreot . and the Creat Emstorn Railroad, thoy proposo to contract oither with the Grent Eaat- orn Company or with tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Uompany, which owns o track from ita main flno at Wood strect to Rockwoll atroot, at tho point where it could bo mado to connect with tho proposed new lino, Itis contomplated that at or near tha centro of Scction 22, Town of Pro- viso, & junction wightbe formed with the pro- pased rord to Wilmington andits adjncent coal- mines. 'Tho partios .who talk of building this now suburban ling aro abundantly ablo to earry out their projoct if thn{ cnng’fl)t nntln{nctn? dopot facilitics in. tho city. o ontire road, from tho Grost Eastorn track to Molrose, to- gothor with tho cost of right of way in the city from Roclwoll street to the city limits, would not cost_over $150,000, and ns the lan thoy own would probably Lo benefited noarly tou times that amount, thie investment would bo o profitable one. 'Tho following are racent sales of land in tho wostern suburbs, and indicato the prosent rango -whs uwnrmln% of prices in _tho district through part of which the proposod railroad would run: Thirty-four acres in N. E. 3( of N. W. ¢ of Soo. 83, Town 30, Rango 19, being ono milo southwost of Hawthorno station, on tho C., B, & Q. I, R, for £80,700. Fiveacros in W. 3¢ of 8. W. 3 of 8. E, }{ of 8. W. X{ of Bec. 2, Town 89, leF! 18, beiug 1§ milo northwost of Contral Park, for 815,000, Tvonty noros in 8. 3¢ of 8. B, Xf of 8, W. 3{ of 8oc. 83, Town 40, Rango 14, being 24 miles wost of Humboldt Parlc and diroctly north of Austin, for $20,000. 8. I, Grows sold 10 acres on Mndison Boulo- vard, 6% miles from Stato stroct, moar Austin, and West of Lis subdivision, for 935,000, ‘A" gets o writlon contract from tho holder of any particular tract- to convoy tho said land on the paymont of cortain sums,” T'his contract at once becomes tho gubject of bargain and salo, and in some casos such contract for land in that distriot have changod hands sovoral times during the Inst ten days, cach time at an advance of from $100 to sevoral thousands of dollars. Tho purely ngmmluhvc charactor of the present activity in the lands west of Washington Heights is ghown by tho fact that nono of tho purchases are for investmont, Tho land is bought to sell again 28 800N a8 possible. At and around Washington Hoights tho cago Ia difforont. There, actualim- provomenta of imsnr(nuco wors mado beforo thero was any considorablo riso in the price of the land, and tho present pricos of land at Washington Heights are sustnined by the visiblo progress of improvement, As indicatod above, the speculative fover just et presont scoms to bo in regard to landa tho value of which s entiroly prospoctive, and that proepactivo valuo contingont entircly upon the oseible construction of o railroad, for tho build- or;n ;f which tfimm is, wo bolieve, nnt dofinite plan urpose by any porson or party of porson: having Yhn means to ‘mlkl it s sy Tho Bartee farm, containing 100 scres, in Seo. 14, Town 83,18, boing 13§ mules diroclly wost {rom the atation on the dumnmy track at Wash~ ington Heights, was sold this weolt for §100,000, purt of the considoration boiuf In improved busi- ness rmperty on Canal streot, This farm waa bought not many montha ago for £80,000. 5 Torty ncros "l]n o, 28, ’l‘xz\;n 98, Rango 19, beln iroctly eouthwel £250 por noro, y ut from Houth Lynue, o TIE SOUTHERN BUBULDS, 1f rallrond facilitios for tho quick transit of suburban traius from the businoss contre of tho city are of such valuo to the lands the suburban traing ronch, it would scom that tho suburban unartors that have already ton timos the rallroad acilitios that tho speoulative district two or three miles wost of Washington Hoights can ever havo—should attract tho nttention of legiti- ‘mate purchasora for investment, The most centrally located railrond passongor depots in the city aro the Rock Island and Michi- ?‘m Southorn, ilinois Central, and Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne, Out of theso throo do- pots aro now running flve railroads, viz.: Illinols Contral, Michigan Central, Rock Island, Michigau Bouthern, and DTittsburgh & Fort \Vn?o—a)l of which convergo in the Town of Hydo Park #o os to cross Sevonty-fifth strest within the distanco of two miles from Cornoll to the line of Btewart avenue. Four of theso roads converge toone point at Cornell, and, by the con- struction of the Canada Southern and the Balti- more, Plttsburgh & Ohicago,which will bo accom- plished within the next twelve months, two moro roads will be addod to the means of translt from tha buaineas centre of Chicago to tho district in- cluded in a radius of little over a milo and & half from Cosnell, 1¢ wowld sepm thal, if raflrgnd ‘Thirteon ncres in Beo. 13, Town 89, Rango 18, being in Rockwoll's Bubdivision in the City of Chicago, snd extonding from Van Buren to Har- rison streets, botween Campbell and Californin ayouues, for 373,500 NORTII AND NORTHWESTWARD, Twenty acros in N. W. X{ of Sec, 25, Town 40, Range2, boing 13¢ milos oast of Cazenovin (now Lake PnrkL and 14 milo north of tho Clicago & Pacifio Railrond, at 82560 por acro. Twonty-two acres in tho north ¢ of Sec. of 8. L. 2{ of B. W. X{ of Beo, 12, Town 41, Rango 13, boiiig 3¢ milo Routh of North Eyanston, at $800 per acro. Ton acres in * Willmette Resorvation,” one milo north of North Evauston, at 500 per acro. TRANSFENS OF SOME FINE RESIDENOE PROPERTY, Hon. William Bross has oxchanged tho Nevada Block, on the southwest corner of Washington and Franklin streets, at $110,000, with Col. W, H. W. Cushman, for the beautiful residence No. 67 Calumet avonue,—next north of the rosidenco of Gon. Yogan,—at £00,000, tho difforence boing ldilunlud by tho transfor of other kinds of prop- orly. Among tho prominent sales last week ono by the firm of Ulrich & Bond, of tho onst half of Block 8 and tho wost half of Block 4, Egandale, tho tyvo bialf blocks fronting each other on Egan- dalo avenus, oxtending from TFifty-firat streot, now a 100-foet boulevard, to Fifty-seoond stroet. The d}rayerty ia improved with s luxuriant gmw of evergreons, and ia somo of tho most eautiful rosidonce property in Cook County. Tho quantity sold amounts to about five acros, which brought £60,000, ono-third eash, balance one and two years, at 8 por cont. Dr. Ambroso H. Platner, the purchaser, Liaa been a resident of tho Ropublio of Chili, in Bouth Amorica. o oxpoota to return to the United Btates and build upon tho grounds at Egandale, TUILDING NOTES. Little has boen dono in building the past weok oither in progressing or prospective operations, but with tho firat roturn of ploasant woather ant sottled condition of tho stroots Emu! activity iy cortain. It is an annoying faot that meny of the most dosirablo storcs and officos in choice locali- {ios are already ocoupied or taken in advance of complotion. On Btato stroet stores are in re- quost. - On Denrborn stroot thoro are fow choice etoros aud officos romaining without tenants. On Olark streot, with all the numbor of now storos, all are takon as far south s Monroo atrect, and othors still furthor south aro ronted in advancoe of complotion. There are numerous now building operations pro{untod and roady to bo commencd to fill gnxu n choico businoxs quarters, and naltogether tho outlook for ownors of tho buildings of last soason is far moro oncouraging than was oxpeotod. The very clroumstances thnt encouraged the immanse amount of building put forward o stondily- fira\vlug domand on the part of tonants of all indy, and when Chicago fita into hor now busi- noss quarters thore will not be any too largo margin left for futuro grawth. ‘Within the noxt wook the numbor of compoetl- tivo plans for tho City-1lall and Court-1louse will bo cut down from olghloon, its prosent numbor, to somothing like a working competition, and a study of four or flve eligible plans will bogin. ‘The dlb!&msmnn of tho publio {s, ao the Committeos of Uity and County Boards should understand by this timo, to soouroe & firat-cluss building worthy of tho city, and got tho worth of thoir monoy, and any goliewo to divert the outlay to private bonofit will o carofully guarded agafnst. "Tho hiotols are, one after suother, taking their placos as comploted stuctures, and tho largo outlay for this class of structuros ssoms jus- tiflea’ l‘»ly the fact that as fasb nu eack Lotel in fiuished itin filled, The new Shormsn 1s erowded to tho utmost capacity of its rooms in roadiness. A caroful ostimate of the projected now hotel accommodations showa that afior all its total will not excood tho mmount bofore the firo in & degroo proportionate to tho growth of the city sinco that time. Tho lotels of overy olags, howaver, will be new, and make Ohicago tho favorite hotol city of tho continont, The traveling soason has not fully opened, but there wero 1,500 arrivals in a siuglo day last weok, NEW PUDLIC IIALLS, With tho fmrmense variety of building toples the public have hardly coms to undorstand that tiro sploudid publiy hally are nemsly comploted | in thia city, ono for.tho Bouth Division, ocoupy- ing tho sifo of tho old Wood Musoum ; tho othor in tho North Division, on the sito of {hn Rovera Tlouso, Tho formor {a now undor tha hands of tho finishers, and will bio rondy in n fow wooks, oto of tho fihostmusio halls in the Unitod Btntas, Tho entranco will bo from tho stroot lovel on Clarlk stroot through o flno brown-stona. front, and tho principal adit fu through the old. Trint UNE connting-room, The decorations, and flt~ tinga of thio il will bo of oxquisite and costly chinvaotor. t'CORMICR'S TIALL, On the cornor of Olark and Kinzlo stroats, the old Rovaro Houso sito, ia an immoenao audionco- room, which will sent 2,500 peoplo, It s well arranged a8 to npfl»mmhuu from tho stroot, ocou~ p‘{ing tho wholo building above .the first floor. Iha nron is 80x00, with wide_gallorios on throo sides, 'he arohitect, Mr, Boyington, haa fuc- coesfully shown how to combino - cnpnoity with strongth. ' 'Cho roof ia n trums roof, thoso truseos boiug construoted on tho bow prlnol;flo with 00 foot span, resting on walls 20 {nobios thick, Tho second . trusa woigh- ing sovernl tons, was put in placo on.Iriday, an all'will be up the coming weck, - Tho bn{ldlnfi r with worlmon on Baturdey, an tho design iu to have the groat building in rond- inoss for the summor demand for placos of pub- lio gathoring. It is well placod for the cily in genoral, and will bo speclally advantagoous for tho North Bido. £e o 9 ** TRANSCERS® POR THE WEE The following is tho total amount’'of oty and suburban Pro orty transforrod during the wook onding Baturday, April 19 : Olty property—Num- bor of aalos, ino; conatderation, $701,100. North of city limits—Number of salos, 8 ; con- sideration, 26,028, Bouth of olty Hmita—Num- bor of enlos, 84 ; considoration, $180,605. Woat of cit) lim{ta—) umbor of nlh, 83 cansidora~ 28,700, ' . 7 Totnl salos, 235, - « * . - Total conslderatlons, 81,007,293, — e COMMERCIAL. BATunpay Evewing, April10, The following were the rocoipts and shipmonts of the loaling nrtiolos of produco in Obicago during tho past twenty-four lours, and for the corrosponding dato one year ago: ; REOEN SHIEAENTS, 187, | 1872, || 1873, | 1872 Tlour, bls 7607 0003 6831|6607 Wheat, bu, 14,095 700/ 8l610; 11,025 Corn, b eaor| 0a,040| 20| 26408 Onta, 4,680 22,2001 am,971 21,360 Tyo, bit, 3 .| “oio0 iarfoy, b 17,782 Graes seod, Tlax sood, Iba, Droom corn, bt Ourod meats, Ibe. Deof, bris, Withdrawn from store on Triday for olty consumption ¢ 1,011 bu wheat ; 724 bu corn; 2,840 bu onts ; 951 bu ryo; 853 bu barloy, With- drawn for do during the past weok: 20,800 bu ‘wheat; 12,608 bu corn ; 11,287 bu oata ; 6,757 bu ryo; 9,882 bu barley. . x « The following grain has boon inspected into storo, this mornlog, up to10 o'clock: 25 cars whoat ; 104 cars corn ; 63 cars onts ; 1 car rye 8 cars barloy. Total, 186 cars, Also, 28,800 bu rojoctod corn, by canal, Total, 112,000 bu. The following wora tho receipts and shipmonts of breadstuffs and stock at,this point during tho woek ending with this morning, and for corre- sponding weeks ending na dated : NRORTPTS, April19, Aprit13, Aprit®, 1873, 1673, 1872, Flour, brl 43,080 g9,100 98,452 Wheat, bu ,088 100,037 40,40 140,600 598,820 13,160, 161,912 , 2,05 BU010 14,88 69,051 40,5 0 4,04 16640 P ENTS, 50,085 27,84 0,628 12065 2,803 240,400 120,419 147,129 TOST 14,020 78021 60,804 2581 54,005 Again the *aren of low barometor " hiss gone past us, nnd the commoercinl and agricnltural world is gladdened by n sight of the sun, almost a8 much es wers Kritikoballo and his Mogos in tho land “beyond the snow.” Evorybody was glad to look into o clenr sky this morning ; even thoso who may loso by tho decline of prices that would attond tho assurance of good crops, And with good reason; for they know that orop failuro would make the whola West poor once more, even if it did not reproduce tho financial disagtors of 1857, It ia not too late yot to hopo for o good glnld, and, with fayorable weather in tho future, that would bosssured, 'The ohanged meteorological conditions atimulated to consider- able energyoutside. Evnr{bodywuu following the oxample of tho mariner, In shaking out roofs, shippi fiwnn prepariug to move, and the work of robuilding procoeded with ronewed vigor. Tho paintors wore espocially active, covering many acres of surfaco with new coats of pig- ment, The lnmbor-yards wero alive with buyers and toams, In the groat wholesalo houses thero was not much more doing than usual, as thoout- side world had not yet had time to come in; but o fow dnys- of fino wealber would bring country tradors and their orders hore in gren| numbors, It is undoratood that tho peculinr shipments of corn, reforred to In our issuo of this morning, have boen about made up to dato, so that the Saturday night summarios of grain In store, ro- orted on. Tuokday, may agree with tho facts iél{r \{ofik, a4 tuoy did last. “This I8 bettor than it ad oen worso; but it may bo rosxmuuully submitted that “thoso things ought not to be," and it would bo woll not to repoat them. Sup- pose a firo had ocourred in certain elovators on Tueaday or Wednoesday last, whero then would hryve boen tho confidence of tho public in our ‘warehouse systom ? “Tho world would have again cried out ‘‘Fwindlo,” though there {a no roason to belieyo that the transaction was other than a slipshiod specimon of miscalled businoss aocom- ‘modation, The amendmont to tho rules offered by Mr. T, T. Gurneo was adopted to-dny, providing for a limitation of tho hours of trading, The Board of Trado Lias resolved not to enforce contracta that gre not made betweon tho hours of 0 a, m. and 6 p. m. It would probably have boon bet- ter to add, “unloss ratifiad betwecn thoso hours,” Bome of the provision men are understood to be opposod to it, a8 the rule will out off their Even- ing Board, Howpvor advigable it might be to Lring about this rosult, it s by no moans neces- sary, howovor, If membors of the Board want to trade outsido the hours, they oan do so, if thoy haveo confidence in tho man they trade with; and if there are any mombors of the Board who cannot be trusted, the others ehould refuse to trado with thom. ‘To meet the now order of things tho bell will in tuture bo sounded at the hours of 9 a, m.,,11 4, m,, 8 p. m,, and 6 p. m. ; and tho sound will bo tho ofticial slgual to membera. ‘Tho froight queation Is tho subject of much talk and no littlo \Vh:fl*Pllllhl§, Just now ; both sldos doing all in their powor to swing the markot in tho diroction they wantit. The roportepread yostorday that whoat iad boen taken at 800 por bu to Now York {a autharitatively contradicted. Nothing hnufut been taken to that point at loss than 6bo per 100 1bs, whicl ia 88¢ por Lu on whoat, It is oxpooted, howevor, thnt rates will declino within o fow doya. Lako {roighta nre even moro uncertain. The comblination of grain shippers is roported to havo offorod four or five of tholr vossols at 120 for corn, andare botting that corn will ho carried to Duffalo for o in May. The objoct of this is surmisod to bo to causo an advance in corn, thecombination bolug long on that articlo, while thoy do not offer tho vosaels for wheat, in which thoy aro belioved to be still short, ‘Tho #oaton of navigation is not apon yot, and vossol mon royur& that theroisa nollrf pack of ico, extonding to a distanco of some 60 miles onch way from tho straits. Dut there is no doubt that this foo I fast giving oy, and much of it 8 already covered by wator, which insuros a spoedy molting, THE MARKETH, The leading produce markets woro less notive to-day, and grain was onsler, In sympathy with fino wonthor, But thore was none of that wonk- noss which so many oxpeoted. Thore are so many orders horo to buy on the anticipated do- clino na to prevent it from ocourring, though re- celpts were on tho incresse ; and tho markets as- sumed & moro healthy, because steadier, tone than for sovoral days past. % ‘Iho condition of the markot for staple and lgnu{ dry goods was without chango in any es- gontial partioular, Coneidoring tho unfavorable surroundings of tho mnr}mb,%hu ‘movemont ia much more notivo than could’ ronsonably be oxé Tonlnd, and If wo oxcopt somo of tho lo#s popu- _| Inr brauds of cottons, and tho hoavier wodlens, tho mnrket, maintaing the firm tono thabhas chinrnotarizod it for gover wooks: post, A foiy of tho londing brands of brown and Dbloached cotton, and somo favorito_stylos of printsnroe Docoming sonrce, but tho gcnum\ stocks aro com- ploto, both as to nizo and asnorimont, Nothing oceurred in tho q’rucury market to dlaturb tho uiot that provallad ontlier in tho wook, and tho ‘ensy “faoling rocontly duvclopoz! R atill provalont, Tho woakness Lioro ismainly at- tributablo to tho dopression in tho Engtorn mar- kot whero tho oxtromo tightnoss of tho money markot hay caused n dopreclation in the valuon of nll tho loading ataplos, as woll as in most sido goods. A fow days of plonaant woathor would, 1o doubt, groatly stimulato the domand, aud cauno a gonoral Dhardening of prices. Cannod gnuds continuo dull, tho .prinoipnl domand, ns for somoe time past, coming. from local Yotailors, Corn and tomatoos aro in_short supply, and aro hold with gront firinnoss ; but, asido from this, tho market is lncking In Btrongth. Choose was (fl:llb‘ at provious ratos. Coal was dull, and un- chiangoed in prico, T'ho condition of the unpayved stroots .and alloys is such that dealers find it next to impossiblo to make doliverles. Iu tho driod fruit market fow changes wore noted. Quiot utiil provails in all deparimonts, and for domostics the feeling is unoquivocally woak. Ap- ples and peachos are almonl wlwllr nogleoted, ond thore woro sollors ab s matorial concosslon from tho quoted prices, Dorrlos aro in modorate stookand aro stondy, Fish romain stondy at tho quotations, The hny market was nearly” baro of looso dogoriptions, and the_fow. londa offercd commaudod oxtroms prices, $20.00 being roalizod in ono or two instanges for timothy. .Tho prosont soaroity is of courso only tqmp_ornm being due to tho unscttled condition of tho roads. Hidos woro stoadior, tho modorato rocoipts of tho past fow oporating to chock the downward tondonoy of pricos, Thoro wnuno ohango in tho leather, pig-ron, and . tobacco markets, Oils woro mov- ng moro froely, as woro also paints and colors, nnd tho Hruulunl fooling was rathoer flrmor. Carbon oll was held shado highor. Wood was in fair roquost, and was stoady at tho lato roduc- Mun.lor, at BIL00 for -boech, and $12.00 for maple, Thoro was no partioular change in tho lumbor trade ot the yards, oxcopt that a plonsant “'dny caused & mora choor~ ful "fooling among - doalers, and _ should tho woather be favorablo an active trado is an- ticlpated. Tho roceipts nt tho wholesalo market aro. gtill limitod to n. fow cargoos. Lath aro quotablo at §3.25; shinglos ai $9.25@3.87%4, nnd No. 2 boarda at $14.60. - A fair dogreo of ac- tivity was witnossed n tho marlket- for- motals, nailg, iron, and naval stores, and the firm prices woro 88 # rulo adhored to. ‘Building materials worein modorate ru‘r‘&nuut. Tlio marlket for waol and ho{:s romains quiot, the pricea for tha formor staplo boing weak and downward in tendency, thoo for the Iattor are held strongly, as tho sup- Bly of hops in tho couutriy is becoming reducod. calors roport o bottor {nquiry for broom corn, all grados sharing in this improvemont. Tho ‘bottor qualitios aro scarco and firm, but common corn i8 in amplo supply. Hungarisn and millob seed woro in fair roquost and firm ; timothy ond owing to light clovor waro aleo ruling ulrong, offorings. Potntoes continuo In good roquost for shipmont, partioularly .choico . poacliblows, whioh are firm at 60@G50 ontrack. - Green fruits wore in moderate domand ; prices are uuuhnn{;- ed, but woak, for np,f: o8, 88 & good many of tho offerings are In bad condition. =Poultry wag searco nnd flrm, - Eggs woro in falr supply and domand at 18@14c. Y seal e ik Highwines were vory quiet, but ateady nt tho advanco of two days ago, though Now Yorlk was quoted lower. Sales wora limited to 50 brls at B‘l;fpcr gallon, 'Chero wors no. buyers at over 86240 at tho closo,” .. ko frolghts wera innctive, and nominally un- chnnfiml; oarriors asking 160 on corn, and 160 on whont to Buffalo, There wero rumors that froights were down to 12¢ on corn, but they wero uot substantiol, Tho markst is, howovor, dull and some of the vessols fitted up for grain will {)rnbnl:ly bo sont ta the lumber districts. The otnl numbor of vossels engaged for grain ia 82 :’hoy will take out 283,000 bu whoat, nn(ll,’"fl,flfld u corn, s Provisions woroe stronger. Moss pork was tho orticlo that raceived the groatost attention. It was active, and advanced 60c por brl under n brisk speoulative domand, which was bolieved to be [l)rincipnlly from the short intorost. 'Iho smsallness of tho quantity mado lsst winter in- duced many qullus to buy shoad, in the beliof that it would prove ‘to be good property; and now tho short interost aro tho markot up sgaivst thomsolyes in tho anxioty to flll. “Moanwhile the pork iy not bought for eating, snd wo noto that tho ship~ ments are alnost exclusively of old pork, whioch may ylold n proft to the Into Montroal corner, aftorsll, Lard was only in light domand, but in sympathy with pork it advanced somo 16¢ por 100 1bs, nlnshxs strength. Moats woro very quiot, but weto held at full pravious prices by tho fow partios who have round lota on snle, and nono nro offering small lots. The market closed at the tallowh:fi Tonge of rices: Mess pork, cash or sollor April, 817.10@ 7.16; do sollor Mey, §17.20@17,5; 'do_sallor Juno, 817.60@17.057 do sollor July, $18.00@ 18.064 primo moss, none hero; old pork, 816,00 @080 Tard, one ov soller April, B8.60@8.05 dogellor Moy, $8.66@8.67%¢; do seller Juno, - 88,85@8.90, Bweot picklod finms _quoted at 10 @12, Dry eolted meats quotablo at 63§ @00 shoulders; B8)§@Bi¢e for short riba; and 83¢@83%¢0 _for ehort eloar. DBoxed shoul- ors, G9¢@08{0. English monts, BIK@8Yo for shortribs; 83¢@9 for short olear. Baconis quotod at 734o, for shoulders, 987a for clear rib, 100 for hors olosr, sud 123¢@Ho for hams, all ncked, Mesa boef, 80.00@9.50; extra moss do, t;&nu@]}g.s% ;y beef hams, Ef‘afl.‘(,)lfl@%fi.sfio.'@aglty ow, 7T3§@B3{0; grenso quotabloat b {0 Bales woro roportod of 250 brls moss pn‘fl: wollor May at 317.20 ; 1,000 brls at $17.00 ; 500 brls do at $16.05 ; 500 bris do sellor Juno at 817.65 ; 500 brla do at 817,50 ; 600 brls do at $17. 1,260 brls do st $17.40 ; 600 brls do at $17.25; 8,000 briado at $17.20; 600 brls do scllor July at $18.00; 760 brls do ab £17.76; 500 Irls do at $17.60 ; 1,000 brls old moss at $16.00 ; GO0 tes lard soller May at £8.65 ; 250 tca do at $8.60 ; 100 tes do at 88,65; 1,000 tes do soller Juno at £8,00 ; 260 tos do at $8.823¢; 100,000 1bs short Tibs, gellor Juno, at 83go. Tho Daily Commercial Report gives tho fol- Jowing as the shipmonta of [ilravlslnns from this city for tho week onding April 17, 1873, and since Nov, 1, 1873; also comparative fignros : Pork,| Lard,|Hi's Sht'derll orcing Hiddles, b bria,| tea. | tea. | lba, ‘Weeken'g Apl 17 7508 443 1000 494800] Bamo weok 1872, unnl 2101 2087) 231809 1510684 871740 Blnce Nov, 1,1873/181801/160074/52033{30406114144601115 Bame timo *71-72 71417(142011{66042/25177101] 89029973 Tho shipmonts in dotall wero as follows : Bhouldors ,1,040 boxoa, short rib 641, short clear G4, Biretfords 450, Btafforashire, 58, South Staflordshiro 214, long linrha 631, long rib 46, Triahcut 107, Cumborlands 113, clear backs B, Birmnghams, 6, bacon 471, bollics 23, Jong clear middles 6,817 pleces, Yorkshirs cut 38 boxos, long backa 23, Sihco the 19th of March thero was shippod South, about all to Now Orleans, via Chicago, Danville & Vine cennes Rallroad, 10,053 brls of old pork, including 3,000 brls now in’traneit, Tlour was dull and wealk, butnot quotably lowor, belng reported * steady” in Now York. Thero was vory little domand, nud that entirely for local doalora, Salos wore roported of 150 brla wintor oxtras at 87,60 ; 25 brls spring ox- tras at 86.75 ; 100 brls do at $6.60 ; 100 brls do at 20.40; 100 brls rye flour (Forost Oity)at $4.25; 26 brla do on privato torms ; 20 brls maizo flour at 86.00. Total, 520 brls, Also, 10 tons bran at 9,00 on track, Tho following were the asking quotations at the closo : Fair {o cholco whito winter oxtras.,....$ B33 @10,60 Red wiistor oxtrus, 7.00 g g.:;‘; @ 5,16 0 G 060 @ 0.00 @ 476 420 @ 40 @ 0.0 @14.00 )y ithorg, wascon- sidorablo busincss done, and quile stoady at a daclino of X{@}ge from tho nvorngo of Friday. Liverpool was oarl mcortml lower, by private tolograms, and Now Yorlk wna quoted hoavy, which conused a_ slightly onsier feeling; b offorings were light, aud "thera could be o ma- toviul decline. Bo many oporators havo sold whort during the recent”bad woather, nx}mcflna to bo able to buy in ot » profit whon the sky olearod up, that they defeated themsolves, thoro being fow sollora. Bovoral of tho shorts soolng this, and findiug that thoro was a gcod deal of backbone i the whape of orders from outslde to buy i the evont of a _ declino, they coneluded to 11 in, makiug an active market, at times, for op- tionu, whilo thoro was very littlo doing in cash lots, and mnklufn sirong market in the Inttor half of tho session. Tho market did not advanco during the protraoted bad woathor, and thoro- foro hos notl lnF to auffor from roaction, if prices wWoro not too high to ataré with, BSellor May oponod at §1.208¢,advancad to £1,208¢, doclinad to #1.20}(, and thon rose graduafly to 8121, cloaing st $1.20%¢. Bellor tho manth was littla botter than nominnl at 1184 and striotly frosh rocoipts b &1.!0@1.1(2{.,5;\110: Juno sold 814, closingat $1,23%¢, No. 1 spring was nominal at 1,28 bld and 81,80 asked. 8 wspring olosed ab 8109 for rogular, Rojectod do was nominalab 9i@0%0. Cash sales No. ‘Jly wanted, wore ropottod of 1,200 bu No. 3 spring (hard) at $L.104¢ ; 2,400 bu do (pact hard) at $L10 5 20, 000 bir do o 81,183 | 16,000 b’ do at 81.18%¢"; 5,000 bu do nt. sma}}; 25,000 bu do at #1183 ; 5,000 bu No. 8 apring ol #1003 ; 2,400 bu dow 81,00 ; 800 bu do at 31,08, Totnl, 76,800 bu. Corn waa In fair domand and strong, in aym- ity with whont, though avoraging About 3o owor than I-’rl«ln(. Thore woro a good miny ordors in from othor points, nud loenl operatora ool lold more frooly, though voceipts wero Inrgor, ag thoro soomod to bo somo chanco of B‘Ilp{)hlg out ot somothing loss than sui- cldal “ratoes. Tho recolffts woro mok Iatgo, oand tho _ cannl nrrivals ngain (rmlmcmd 08 rojoctod, mnking tho ourrent of- foringa of tho speculative Hflu]n rather light. A good many oporators talked s if they antloipated an advanco to tho noighborhood of 400 hofora long, Bollor tho month and regular No. 2 oponed at 8bic, ndvauood to B5ifo, nud olosod nt Bb3e. Now rocolptaclosed firm nt 30c, Sollor May sold nt 802(@301do; sollor June, fls}fi@fls}fn roller July ot 893{@100, and sollor August nt 0Jscasto, oll "cloging with firm holdors at the outside. Tiojocted wan strong ot 82c, Cnsh salos woro ro- portod of 3,800 bu No. 2 at 3030 ; 4,800 bu do at 0o ; 10,000 bit do, regular, at 85}ge; 65,000 bu o nt 83340 ; 10,000 bi doat 86a 3 6,000 bu rojoct- od at 320; 28,800 budo ab 840 nflont. Total, 117,400 bu. Oty wors dull and wonk at _a doclino of fully 34o trom tho averago of Irldny, with only n odorato option domand at tho deolino, and no dlsposition to take hold of cash lots, though Now York was roported firm, Tho wenther did ib; not so much with roferoncatoa change in tho crop prospects, as. in nnficlsnllcm of largor ro- colpts within the noxt fow days, while thoro is 1o show for shipment at prosont, excopt by rail, Rollor tho month, or rogular No. 2, sold ot 280 onrly, ond doclined o 2780 at the dloso, Btriotly fresh rocolpts closod firm ot 28140, - Bollor May sold nt 28%@203{c, closing at 290. Sollor Juno sold at 805§@3037c. Cash sales wero limited to 1,200 bu at 28%/0‘ 600 Lu at 2314s ; 5,000 b rogular ot 280; 16,000 bu do at 27570 51,200 bu rojectod at zc‘fi{m Total, 23,000hu. yo was quiot and firm at tho recent advauco, sales being rostriotod to 800 bu No 2, frosh ro- | coipts, ot 670, inrfoy was quiot and irrogular, espocially on No. 9, whioh was dull at 6J@700 for rogular, which moans Rtock Island receipts, whilo 760 was freoly bid for oar lots of frosh roceiptn in an; othor louse, and 700 pald whoro speclni- pis I8 ono of tho points which tho now Inspootor should look after, as tho diserimination agninst the R. I. barley is not made without good rongon as to quality. No. 8 was quiet and stondy at 63@6be, and rejoctod at 45@47c, both outeido tho Rock Tsland. Holler May sold early at 700, but was aftorwards offer- od ab 69%¢c. Cnal salos wore reported of 800 bu No. 2at 760 2,000 budo nt 760 5 5,000 bu do at 90 ; 400 bu No. 3 at'64}¢p; 400 bu rojacted ab 450§ 400 bu, by sample, b 8fic; 400 budont 700 ; 400 bu'do at 620. 'Total, 5,800 bu. LATEST, In thoe nftornoon, whont was active and (o ighor. No. 2 8pring closed nominnlab elifl ‘sollor tho mouth, and sold at $1.20%4@1.21%¢ wollor May, closing nt tho outsido; and 31.205¢ soller Juno. Corn was active, and ndyanced de. No. 250l at 36%4@37c sellor Slny, closing at the innido, and 883¢@300 sollor Juno. Salos of pro- visions include 1,000 brls mess porls, goller June, at_ $17.80, and 500 brls do ab B17.75; nlso, 600 Drls, sellor July, nt 818.10; and 600 brls do at $18,00. Oats and other grain woro quict and unchanged. —— CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. 8uxpAY EyENTNG, April 10, ALCOUOL—Wan in good demand and firm ut $1.74 @1.80 for 94 por cont proof, BEANS AND PEAS—Woro In moderate demand on local nccount. Cliofco hand-piclied beans arg Lrm ; othor grades wore in fair supply, Wo quoto: Choico Tand-picked navies, $2.60; do modiums, $3.45; in- forlor grados, $1.25@1.00 ; greon peas (in'bris) $1.50 5 yellow do (in bags), §1,95, BUTTER—Thord was firmnoss in tho market for cholca grades, but other descriptions wero weak and doclining. Shippers wer doing somelbing, but tho rinoipal demand, as herctofore, waa o sipply the mmediato w.ut of local constiniors, Wo quote: Common to_choica roll, 21@30c; trletly cholco dairy, packed, 33@30c; meditm to gcod, 25@ 280§ iuforior to_common, 10@2e, BAGGING—In {his morket no now features woro noted. Tho differont lincs of goods were meoting with o fair inquiry and prices woro uniformly firm, * Wo Tepeat_our lst, os follow: ° Slatk, “070; Lud- low, 50; Lewlslon, 34}o; Amorlcan, §25c; Amose keag, 3237c; Olter Creck, 84o; burlap bags, 4 nd 6 bu, 20@i%; gunnies, singlo, 17@180; doublo, 28@200; wool sacl, 07, B BROOM COfiN—Dealers report moro nelivily in this mnrkot than for some timo pust, aud il grades aro moving vith moro froedom. Oholeo groon burl is excoodingly sarco and would bring 7@7ie. Bl are_nmplo for tho presont, Wo ropéat: No. rurl, 6@03¢c por tb; No, 1 stock braid, 6@5M40; No. 2 do, {@430} (o, 3®3%c insido greon, o do rod tip, S@io; ' do pale and'red, 2@Ikc. BUILDING MATENIALS—Werd I _moderato ro- quest, Followlng_ara tho prices ourrent : Biue~ o, $2.60@2.76; Now York stucco, casting, $.76 @400 ; auporfine do, $5.60@4,00; Rosoudale comont, $3.35@2.60; Utica coment, §2,00 por brl ; Loulsvillo ce ‘ment, §2,00; Alron cemont, $2,00; marblo dust, $3.25@ .60 ; limo fu bulk, 90e@$l.00; lime (brle), £1.25 por Drl § 'white sand, por brl, §1.75@9.00; plstering hair, or by, 40@500 ; fino brick, per 1,000, $40,00@90.00 ; Buitding brick {common),'$8.00@9,50% sewer _brick, $12.00G15.00; country brick, $10.00@13.00, delivered?; Bt Louls bydraulle’ prosscd, §46,00, dolivored ; Mil- waukeo, $32.60, dollvercd ; Rcinc, $30.00, dellvorad ; Tiillsdalo, $35.00, delivored: fira clay, por’ brl, $1.006 5,00, The foilowing in tho list of prices per box of 50 Feot for domestic window glass, from which o reduc~ tlon of 45 and 5 per cout 18 mado to dealora: rra Donble quality. atrengthc 5.8 $ 800 Ox 8to Tx 9, 0 7x10 to 810, .00 8x11 to 10x13., . 10,00 8x14 to 10x16. 12,00 I 10 10220 3 14x22 to 10x2: 18,00 19.00 21,00 24,00 20x34 to 2034 26,00 28x38 to 28x44, 28.00 28146 to 30548, 20,00 30x40 o 89153, 80,00 52x54 to 34x50, 84x58 to 34100, 8060 Lo 40x60. CANNLD G tinues dull, and tho genoral morkot is weak, corn and tomatoes being tho only articles in the line of cauned 00ds_for which the quoted prices aro firmly adhierod o, Wo ropeat our list : CANNED GOODS, Peachos, 2 I, Peaches, 3 1b Pears, 71b, Plums, damsons, 4 ib Groen gages and cge, Quinces, 3 1 Raspberrica. Blackberried, 2 1b Gooacborrles, 215 BQ ‘omatocs, 3 ib, Tomatoes, § 1b...vs 2060 283 Gorn, Elgin. 2,85@ 8,00 Corn, Benton Hai 2.80@ 290 Corn, Yormouth, .25 3.60 Tens,? Ib, pod., 3.15@ 3,60 Teau, 2 Ib, soak 006 170 Lima beabs, 2 Ih, 06 2.5 Buccotasl, 4 1b 06 3,05 Tobster, 21 0@ 3.50 Toster, 1 1b 2,05 Ogstors, 1 Ib, full wolgh 180 Oyuters, 2 fba full woiithi, 250 Oysters, 1 Ib, slagk weight 110 Oyuters, 3 I, sk wolght. 00 Smanll, bris, Small, 3¢ brs, 1, Mediuin, brls, 1,40 Medlum, 3 bris, 600 per PIg. Largo, brfo, 600 per pkg,. Targe, 3§ brls, 300 per pig. Tn 10 gal, kegs, por keg. In & gal, kege, por keg, Ghow Chow lhr\'oy}, aia Chow Chow {Ifaryoy), pla, Q. & B.’a nssorted plekion, . & B ossorted plekles, gls, MATLE YU Pure, 3¢ gal. cans, por do; 56 1,25 3808 420 +$ 9,60@10,00 Ture, quart cany, per doz VB8O 0.00 Extrs golden, J¢ gal, cans, pier oz, . 650 T.00 Txtru golden, quurt cons, per do; L 4,000 4.25 OHEESE—Orders wero goneraily small, and wera ‘mainly conflued to tho bost goods, for which tho full uoted prives woro bolng realizod, Tow grados cons thnuo dull, snd aro molling irreguilarly, We quoto: Now York fuctory, 16@10}0; Olilo factory, 4@15)e ; Waontorn factory, @16e, COAL~Tho coal market wae innetivo, the unscitled condition of o crose-:tzeots end alleyn provouting deliverics exoopt 1 amail pareols, Vrico remniu wun- changed: Lohigh, lump, $12,59@19,00; propared, §12.6¢ @18,00; Tackuwannn, $i3 $10,00; Briad 11, $1b.00's Wl 111, §10,00 5 Bloashurg, $10.00 ; Chotry Mine, §9.00; Hockiug Valley, €0.00; Indla cannel coal, $10,00 3 Tndisua block, 30,00 Kirklaud grate, §.00; Minoik, $8.00; Wilminglon, $.00, COOPERAGL—Thora wia ‘rather mora gy cooperago and pricos woro a triflo highor, stock, eawed fs scarce and flm. Wo guoto: Tork barrels, $1.20@135; lard ticrees, $1.60@ 1707 whisky barrols, ‘$185@2,105 flour’ barrelo, 508503 pork stavos, rougli, $17,00@18,008 do bucks ol or tawed, $20,00G23,00; ticrcs siaves, rough, $19.00991,00 ] do bucked or sawed, §25.00@20,00% hisky sinvos, rougl, $23.00@26,00°%" do bucked, $28,00(@92.00 ; ' flour stuyos, §9,00@11,00; circlo flour heading, 7@to per set; flour hoop ‘poles, S14.006 16,00 por mj pork und tereo poles, $30.00@35.00 e . EGG8—Wora fu falrsupply and demaud, at 13@1o. Wo hoto mles of 6,600 doz wid 85 cases ot 1o 400 doa o at 131¢03 1,200 doz lpono at 136, 'L El8—~Geoss fonlhors wore in good domand and firm &t the rooent advance, owlug (o wuagro otferlugs, Ohickon foathora aro unohunged, Wonow moto : I'rime livogoeso st T1@7dc, from firt handa 3 obbing prices, 18@bdo for assortod feathors: mixe Tonthors, good’ grudes, G0G050 3 common do, WGB3 obieken, 6@B2. FISI—A quict feoling prevallod {n thismnrket, Priccs were gonerally woll sustained, Wo yuoto: l?o'} Whiteflab, brl, $7.00; No. 2 do, $0.7! 0, ahore gro’, brl, $L.0@1120 § Noy 3 bay, $0.00@0.25; Nof 2 by mackerol, J5 brl, 87 ey a2 [T Henaio . o por 100 itm, * oorgo’s codfish, €0, $0,00@0,257 016; Labrador horring, aplit, bris, .00 3¢ b, $4.76@6.00 3 Tabrador liorring, round, Lr), $8,00 @805 do 3¢ brl, $4.25@4.605 box herriog No. 1, B1@3081 hox liersing, Aealed, 42@460} Columbia River enlion, ¢ brln no.do@_lfb.zs. , " FRULEHE AND NUTS—Tho cSnditton of tho frutl fuackol wan tho smo e naleil on_tlio prosediug dsye of {ho wock, domostio varlotios ruilng dull nnd cnny, whilo forolgn esortments mot With n_fair inquiry at_foll raios, Wo anoto: Fonetax—Datos, 8 0ge, drums, 11@14c; figs, box, 14Y@ Turkoy prunc, NK@10%0; ralaing, $2.50G 2,003 '7anto currants, B@Higo, DoMrsTio—Alden ap- Dlon TigaN0: Micligin d0; 64@To; Woslern o, 5@ 3o Boutliorn do, 4% @G0 3 peaches, parod, 11@&ua; bachios, lintves, 0G030; @Bie; black: Enmnn. 0@9)0; Ta 40@41c; piited chore <1 0x11 Size of 12-light ll(mlfl!n.n Priee; window, 570 dn, mixed, 4 ica, i ries, 22@24c, NU}'?\-l bm:lln, ?l@,}g&fllm%fldnbl‘n‘n’- at. ranons, 91@2%0; Naples walnite, 21@%0] Drants HEEDS—Timothy was in fair roquost and firm, Olo- V305 ' pocans, '11@13)0; African neantts, 6y @fo 3 ‘Q,“m(n ém s 103051 anioaeeo poanater e | 1oF o qulct but shron , boing in light supply, ‘Hune garln and millet woro {1 falr dotnaud and firm, Wo ilioto timolly r 8t $3.76@3.40 ; clovor at $4.75@5.00 fo ordinary, and $0,00 for maramoth § Iluumfln(x? at $1.25 @130, and niliot ot 00c@$1,00, Bales includo 132 baga timothy nt $0.40; 160 hags doat .35 5 8 bags Ao At .00 ; 10 bagn at €2.25 ; 01 bags nt $2.76 ¢ 12 bnga good clover at $4.00; 0 bags momimoth at §4,00 ¢ 123 bags fiun%fl?n at s‘fi‘n{’i llij%fl baga do, rime, al£1.35¢ 41 cholco millet al $1,00 3 do, s Bl gs do, good, bt 930 T, oro_quict and casy.Nonatablochange wan nolod, btk tho fofowing pricos woro boing feasls Ahaded on falt order, Yonng Hyson common Lo fair 60@600 3 do good, 66@1700 3 do cholco Lo oxtra fine, $.00@1,100jcome mon'to fino old Hyson, 76c@$LU0: common impes risl, 056@060; good to cholco do B0c@$$.10; fine to good gunpowdor, 70c@$L10; chofce, $1.16@1.30; oxlen, $185@146; choico o oxtra apan, GREDN FRUITS—Lomons and oranges aro In good Aannnd, and steady, Applos and_cranborrics aro ratlior Slow, Oliolco npples soll roadily, but the bulc of tho atock s . poor condition, &nd. prices aro In tho buyor's favar, Wo continno to quote: A ples, common to fair, $1,2533,60; good to choice, $2,15 @0.46 per brl from sloro; cranborries (oultivatod) ‘at $10,00312.00 por brl ; common do at $5,0039.00 ; fom. oun at 85.60G7.00 por box ; Valoncls orangor, $10.00G 12,00 por ensn's dopor box, $5.00@6.60; Palormo do, Jor box, $2.00(34,00 5 Measion do, $4.00@6.60; Hovaua ‘orauges, $13,00 por Drl, GROOERIES—~Pricos woro again casy for most ar. iy in tho list, thovgh not approolably lowa fot any, "Trade continues very qulot, but our jobbers aro look= ing for an carly roturn to scllvity ond to firmor loaf prico, The follawing aro the quotations: 20c@$1.00} falr to good do, 70@80c; common d CorFrca—Nocha, 3 " 0. G, Java, 21@280; | 49@dG0; cololed natural loaf Ja) nn@ 55650 3 :n:‘mo: Jave, No. 9, 20@2050; fanoy Rio, 24@X0; cholco | to fino ‘Oolong, 35@4be; good, 80@70c; cholca fo do, 43%@333¢0; primo o, 234 @53¢0; good A0, 33¢ | extra, Doyl g0, % gfiz; ml;‘:;g:fl ‘!z'&"(%’q‘,éné“& mml?u dnyfl ‘}}7@ TOBACUG—Wa quoto H ) 23 03 Coal co, fancy, 243 (4 -] e H 150 Spemore, ke or Conla X @ TGSélzow::fmnT,Hnu Cut—Exira, 76@850; cholco, 65@ P S0 Naturat loal, “To@8l0; Balt" a—Natural leaf, “16@800; bl " bright h]ack, sound, 43@50c, oy Bl 00ame scORINa~Esirs, 10@06s; medium, 00@3205 come mon Blome aTBE, 0 e WOOD—Bct with & good domand at the following pricos ; Daech, $11.00; maplo, $12.00; hickory, $13.005 slabs, $7.60@8.00, dolivored, WOOL—Was Inactive, Wo continuo to quot Tub, washod, oxira medium.. Tub, washed, common to fair, Qorimon dingy...... Fleoco, washed, XX, 1 bo, 29@33 0. @310} -f'mr[nn, full OANDLEA—bAT, {1i] do short wolglit, 143 @16 Welght, 20; welght, 16%@160; 0. THlor—TYatin, 8y@K0; Tabgoon, 1HGe0; C o SgRige s @003 Oaro- lfli(alfl}{eA; crunhed, Uing, 0@0X0; Lo Stouma—Tatont cul lost, 18 yowdered, and _grannlate H T @to; do Mo, 3 1ot s 1,115 tra C, 1@ M standard, A o3 ONo, 3, 105;@1050 @®10%c; choico brown, 10i¢@1030 ; pr 1040 ; falr do, 93;@V}0; cholco moladses sugar, 10j¢ @103¢o; fair do, 0%@%%c; Now Orleaus sugar, choice, W,‘h’@lO}é« 3o prime, 9X@Y7%40; do falr, 0}i@ 0240 common, 83J@BAc. lilmgrl—:'?(lgz',\;:ngdrl L0501 siver acine X lonce; w':fl:fi: §k,"§?:1 oxtra fino, 73@750 ; good sugar-hiouse syrup, % Tl ‘ow Orloana molussrs, choiee 8 | Socct washed, X, dingy oxtra do, 60@550 § @850 do prime, 16@800 ; do common, Rico molasses, oho! Flocco, washed, molum ligh Fleoce, washod, medlum_dingy. Fleoco, unwaahiod, X&XX, in good condition: Fleoce, unwashod, X&XX, din Tleoce, unwashed, conrso to meditiin, Fleoco, unwanhodi cooere, and. dl i 65@100 ; Porto o B33030 + common molasson, 33 400, BALERATUS—Common to best, 9@10c, geigra—Minvles, it eiovfa, Sigso, o 0; peppor, 23X@246; nuimogs, $1.25@1.30% g,l.?u, pure, 28@306 5 do No, 1, 20@50’; AR 4,16 96, . SoArs—Fronch mottlod, 63 @63<c; Gorman mottled, 4@Txo: Guldon Wesl, @030 . Whito Lily, 0% —_—— T Dl Toss, oxatses “Ladwn Windaoss 450 LUMBER. 4go’s palm, 6@030 3 Bavon Imperial, 6KX@03{c. Brinon—Gloss, 94@100; corn, 0@110; ?zundry, @ 70 ; common, 53 @0, HAY—Loogo finy was scarce, and highor prices pre- vailed, Presscd descriptions ‘woro ateady and firm, The local demand was_fairly active, but shippers woro_doing mofbing, Wo quoto wholesalo prices ol by deslors, os followa—cars to_contain 20,000 1ba : Ox Tnack—Timothy, beator pressed, $16,60316.60; tim- othiy, loose pressed, $14.60@15.00 ¢ prairio, prossed, $10.80@11.60, ON WAnoN—Timothy, loosc, $17.00@ 10,007 prairio, Toose, $14.00@10.00, * 'For dolivery of proasd, $1.00G1.50, nccording to distance, T1DES—Thero was o trifio firmer feeling in tho 1iido market, but othorwiso it was without new featuro, Triccs rango'as followa : Groen clly butchirs’, T ; greon. curod gt 120+ doleavy, 1o, part curod) 10X @103¢o; green salfy 111607 veal kip, Loy ary e, e b dry Xip, 920 dry’ ealtad, 16@170; dry flint, 19@ a0c; lofygliairod Kip, 136, doscon sklus, S0 geubiy,scared, e of othofwiso damagod, two-thirds oo e ok ket vor e HOPS—Thero was no partioular chango, Tho mar- [ 420 8ro now quoted at £14.00@16.00. Lardwood is kot in quiot, and prices aro wflnoutnlnu%flnlnlkemflnn, Bull, and pricescfor grogn jomlior ars. FEPOFtAL, athan s follaws : Primo to cliolco Western at 40@60c ; fair to [ Jirak Wo duo good, 35@38c ; common to modium, 25@300; Now m‘o “d'-"‘l‘"“-“ n'to. York, 45@60¢ ; Euglish, 03600 ; Bavarian, 50@35c, e rfi a“’ m’l g “fl 0 udx\'m—u\\'uu ulet'and, unchiangad. Yo' ropoats Rhlrdaliag, d fnal Cliclos somby Ay 1 4t ta oo, 0G0 traintd | Fycat ondsécond <leat Hooring, egoiier IRON AND STEEL—Morchonts reporta fair trado | TOVEL. for fhio season, Thero wos nochango in_valucs, but o1l imyorted sfock is firm, Wo ropoat quotations ¢ 4 5-10@ 4 810 rates @ 0 8-10 rates SATunDAY EvENING, April 10, The receipts of Tumber wero quito Itberal this morn. ing, o fleet of nbout ten vessola arriving, Therewas very little leD[‘, liowever, tho day being Baturday and tho number of bayora wah emall, probably becatiee it 4p mot gonorally kniown among dealos, patioular 1lie country, that the markot {s open, E\:l navigation 18 now falsly resumed on tho Inke, and vossols aro daily arriving sud going out. No, 9 stripa aro quoted ot $14.80; Solsla and acantliugs of $12.00@12.607 lath at §.35 ; shingles, “A,” ot §3.37%. Tho following cargoss ‘were roported : Cargo schr Black Hawk, from Pentwter, Mich,, 600 ™ oSt Canbet, from Pontwater, 70 m foab argo schr Campbell, from Pentwater, 70 m oists ‘and scantlings at §12,00,” J AT THE YARDS, Thero was only n moderata amotint of trading ot the yarda to-day, prices ruling about tlie samo s they have 'inch 40.00@ 42,00 23.00@24,00 20,00@21,00 Common flooring, dressed, sucor Iron... Horse-51100 iro g @ 71¢ " Taten | Wogon-box bosrds, solected, 14 inchitannd Tussl iron. ao@nxu‘ gn | meed... renesee g‘,fig"@:%m Tussla fron 180 @b | foock boards. T loa. Norwny oall rod y @l @i | Delock boarde, B e German plow steel, 1 @l @ | Fommen besrde, s 16.00@10, English cast plow steel........ .13 @130 @l | IO “' &““"i‘ &l 14.00R16.00 ‘Amcrican tool steol. 11 @l8a @b [ panundor Moatinme Chroma tool ateel. .. @20 - mics | TeRCING, Jioosoe English tool stoel, @ rates | JOISE B P Euglish spring stcel @laye @hH n‘:k“l i oy Hy @uflm JLEATIL ~ —iTho| irads was reported rotsong- e m-%g“ o0 bly activo for the soanon, ond prices wera atrong_ bo 018, o Bornaaiio and imported slock, — Wo quotos | DsunE Rosts, ta ‘7-W@2g:f;g ek IEMLOOK 18 ATROBB. - oo 3 Contey harneas, 12610 Kine, city, @ 1b. iy Kip, @ 1b.. No. 1 sawed I "a?%f‘m L yan, 55 130 | tlireo doliara o cur to'bo addod wiek transforred, Gity upper, N G5 a7 | Wiich chargo follows tho ehingles, Pl Tyl 233 a7 | Thicknoss—Five ehingles to botwo fnches in thick= nesa, . Calf. couniry. 1110@ 125 mAnDWOCD, Tough upper, light, 3@ 85 Tough upper, Loavy, 0@ 33 Tough uppor’ damags N@ 50 Buffalo slaughtor solo @ 80 X Buffslo elaughter & 3@ 3¢ u 25.0060.00 Gounter topa (solact), “m, AN Xlnul’lng, G-in. grooved and matched. French calf, 20 to 80 Fronch cal, 0 to 86 Troneh klp! 50 £0.100 a. L1018 | siscin NV PUBLIOATIONS,: . METALS' AND TINNERS' BTOOK—DBusiness con- o sclivo, i quoted ipricos boiag fully sustatood, LIPPIN[}UTTIS M AG AZINE 4 follows : TN PEATR—IO, 10514, §16.50; do, 12513, $16.00; do, 3 16, $10.50: 05, Tooing, 10, $15,00; do, 20x38, T1o Tov—Large, 4203 small, 430 : bor, ddo. Bnrer ZiNo—1rull casks, 1103 holt casks, 113¢@113¢0c; Tesu quantity, 11g0; Alab, 9o. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY OF POPULAR LITERATURE AND SOIENCE, JUST ISSUED, THE MAY NUMBER, Bneer InoN—No. 34, 63(c rates, Garvamizep Tnox—No, 16@20, 15¢; No, 22@24, 160 No, 25@26, 170; No, 27, 18¢; No. 28, 20, A discount £ 16 per cont 18 madlo from tho list, ‘Corrrn—Copper bottoms, 45@48c; braziers, over 12 TGP o 0, 1003 10 to 11, 110 13, et Winz—2 to 6, 8c; 0,9, 8nd 0, 100; o0; 13, 1xo; mnudflg,fl}]flxn}‘;‘;}s"nmh)u, 140 17, 160 ; & NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL ENGEAVINGS, 1003 19, 190; 20,2007 undlo, 15 per ‘cent' dis £ . co onco wire, T@T3(c, CONTENTS = g ALL6—tiaro delfvo and frm, We quolo:, 106 | 1. THE ROUMI IN KABYLIA. Third Pagor. Dlas- d, por kog, $5 3 8l 155 3 ratod. $3,005' 4d do, ' 8. i, 04 do, $7.00; 30 do, fine, §6. | 9 OUR HOME IN TIIR TYROL. Chaptora 1 and 2. B B do, G cimaly $131 G SSORID B g, W)LKmmPON ARD 11y INDUSTRIES. Gon. 0 2 it N tratad. NAVAL BTORES-Thoro was an nctive roquest and | 4. MATKLE WANRITEAND HER LOVERS, ByKathe Shanite ope. 3 i 5. SATMON KNG LY OANADA. - Tiy 8.0, Olacke. 3’:2“1“:’3?”;? x‘x? ¥ ifi g }3 o RARCESS OF THULE. hbtass 0 atd . iy s o i, z a; Willlam Iilack, author of **The Strango Advens Hemp sash coed G 1h: = 20 @ turoa of & Phiacton." i Marlins, 9 1., . 20 @ 3 | g, Am ODDS. Ty Hownrd Glyndon, * 'gfl?"‘fifl rfln";.lfi . . 533 gng & THE PUILADELPIHIA Z OLOGIOAL GARDENS. m, g balo. « B4 ut lustratod, m"ccui?ab‘im. ‘oo Gro 5. BERRYTOWR, Ohaptors 6 aad 7. Dy Robooos . I~ 1o Focani Ao of n 3o In Clovoland n | 1 QEEERUVioHOREY Rs"R Sireioname. 5y duces o femer fooling In tho carbon ol market, aud N ald Wonford. ; somo holdera are asking highor prices, Lord and lin- | 13. ORIOARD IN'AMERICA. By Albort A, Onter- nead atoin good request and aro very firm, Other descriptions wero quoted qnict and atcads, Wo maks o chango i our Lst: Carbon, 10303 extra lard ofl, 76o; No.d, 7T00; No, 3, G5c; iinsced, raw, 970; do bolled, $1,03; whale, 880} sporm, $2,00@2,10 ; neats. faot ofl, strictly puro, $1.10} do oxtrs, 95c; do’ No. 1, 800: bankz ofl, T00; 'stralts, 76c; elophant ofl, USof torgeutine, 0S@700; nophlha, 03 gravity, AU@220} paphtha, comuion, 17@18¢. , PAINTS, COLORS AND PUT TY—Wero moving moro freoly, and tho general market was firm, * No chsngea wero noted in prices, a8 follows bridgo. oUR; HONTHLY GOSSIP: Blogsaphios; Crios of ko sart Notos. 1, LITERATURE OF THE DAY, LIPPINCOTT’S MAGAZINE I for Selo by all Book and News Dealors, TIERMS,—Yoarly subseription, $1.00. Slnglo number, declinon number, with Spocts) and rory Liveral Proo mium List and Club 'Rates, mailod, postagé paid, toal addressou recelptof 20 couts, g J. B, LIPPINCOTT & €0, Panlisters, 716 and 717 Mackot-at,, Philadolphia, 7r-Special Agout for (ho sslo of tho Mugezine sd X " §. BORRGWS, B el 169 South Glark-nt., Chilsage, THREADS. A~ A~~~ A A g & P, COATS 1 BEST SIX-CORD White aud Black Threads Aro soft nnmised, Without (10 use of nny subs 3, WIlITE LEAD, Strictly puro, . $11.60 Fancy brands, . 9.00@10,50 American, 14,50 1.50912.00 Bnow whilo. 1150 Masury's railroad colors, Palaco car colors fn can Tochello_ochire. ... Engilel Ven, red,.....r English orango minorai. Pittsburgh orango mk Engllsh red lead Awvrican red lead’, English vormiliiou, Bearlot vermitlion., Taris whito, Whiting. . 13:2"»%13’31 1 u‘»g(afiign @ 1,45 ©uiio 400 250 Aamil 0 | “ianco wiintover o rodico an nethivinl assilion o y thereby preserving the 3 Glicwosn s os.00a 000 e it af sixecoril thrends Tho Ohicago stono coal , > . Missouri stone con % + 57.00@58,00 TOULTIRY—Was i good demand on iocal acconut and finm, ‘Cho offeringe wero light. Bales tncluds 3 coups turkeys at 100 t 1601 4 coops oxira ohlokens ot $3.25; & {Lcoopdoat £4.003 G oz fanicy drossed at $5.50, POTATOES—Cholea peachblows aro in roqueat and firm, but common and mlxedt otwaro rather slow, Wo noto sales oF 1 car olioico poachblows at 65¢; 1 car doat G303 1.car do ot 00; 1 car dirty at 80, ali on track; 1 car mixed at 456 dellverod, > HALT —Was it qood_demand for the roason, Wo quoto s Onondaga and Bogliaw, fue, §2.25; ordi- Hary coario, $33¢ conrse Dismond 0y £2. ground wolsr, $2.60 1 dntry, without bigs, §3.60; du With bogs, $1.25@ 4,50 ; Ashton dairy, por sack, $5. ground alomn, $.956240 ¢ Turk's Tsland, $2.00, 'BASL DOORS AND BLINDS—\Were in modurate de- mand ut tlie pricas glven bolow: BOGHE~FOUN 14 NEEs ize, new shindo of bluck ln~ n sllkon polishi, and all numbers aro waurranted six-cord to 100 luclunives For Salo by all Dry Goods Denlors, ASK FOR J. & P. COATS’ BLACK, And ueo it for Machino Sowing. FOR SALE. MAPLE SYRUP On hand and arrlving, ontirely satisfaotory: in ont it R el RS large oakes, O, O, PERRINE, oor. Lako Iml*h'lhl 4 Thicknesa. 1418 DOONY~TWO FANEL, visensernne 3 0 DY 8X Gurs Random