Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1873, Page 8

'8 ROCKY-MOUNTAIN SKETCHES. MThe Wild Ifiiter of thc Blue. DY GEN. JAMES 8, DRIBNIN. Ttis ten yoars sgo [snid Mr. Bolden], and nt that timo the country back trom tho Missourl way not much settiod, Tho famno of tho Big Blue Innds had sproad far and wide; and, overy weol, scoros of farmers from Town, Iliinols, and Missonrl eamo in and scitled on the rich bot- toms, nimost invariably writing back to thelr frionds In tho States that tho land was ono flow- ing with milk and honoy, and urging them to como ond tako up farms. 8o tho sottloment prosperod amazingly, and Boatrice, Nob., which bnd at first only Leon o town *on papor,” bo- camo o thriving villago in reality. Among the farmors who camo to settlo in this now country was & Mr. Thompeon and his fam- ily. Thoyhad formerly lived in Iows, on the Big Bloux Rivor, 6 miles from Bioux Olty ; but, not prosporing there, thoy sought to botter their condition by moving to Nebrneks, aud scloctod tho Big Bluo ns the place of their future ‘home. Mr, Thompsou's fmmily conefsted of his wife; lis doughter Mary, s ewect gitl of 16; and sn old man who had spont the bost part of his lifo in the sorvice of the family, and, now that ho was old, was ro- taiuod for tho good ho hind done, and thitho might have o homo In his declining years, At ono time Mr, T. had boon well off in the world, but unfortunate speeulations in Wostern lands hind ruinod bim, snd, ot tho timo of which I spoak, bo Lind littlo loft bosides a fow lorses, & wagon or two, and a dozen hiond of cattle, Near to whore Mr., Thompson had sottlod on tho Blue, lived & wild young man who had won for amself the name of *‘tho Wild Trapper of the Bluo.” Ho lived all alone on tho hend- waters of a little creck, and was raroly seon ox- cept when ko came, onco in every two or threo monthy, to the tradera to oxchange i furs and skins for flour, tobacco, matchos, cofleo, and such othor articies as ho nceded. On these oo- cosions, nfter having madoe his purchases, he would Iounge about tho traders for sovoral days, drinking bad whisky, and quarroling with every one Lo conld get to quarrel with him., When uuder the influenco ot whisky, Lo would mount his horse, and, with two lnrgo unvi'-rovulvurq in bis belt, rido up nud down tho villago, dofying ovory one to como out and fight him. = For® the plightest offenso, oithor ronl or imagined, ho would fire st a man, and, if bo had n grudgo sgainstany one, that person’scattloor horses wora sure soon aftorwards to bo missing. It was more than hinted that Lo was tho principal or accom- plice in mmf of the thefts, and, if he wore so mindad, could teli whoro most -of tha_valuablo horses stolen from time to time onthe Sult Lnke stage-road had gone, Yet such was tho reputa- tion of this young desporado for courage and wickednees that no one cared to meddle with him, aud, whorover Lo went, his soci- ely was tolerated rather than pro- forred. No ten mon oonld have boon induced to go to his ranche to search for stolen stock, and ro the matter was allowe:l to rest,—overy one blaming Lim with all sorts of crimes, but uo ono boivg able to swear tho sus- picions wore correct. W Oune ovening, just as Mr. Thompson and his family were sittiog down, in_their huwmble cabin, to asuppor of cornbread and venison, o tall young man, mounted on & wiry pony, rodo up, Ho was searcoly 19 years of ago, and wore the inevitable leggings and loug ~ frock of tho Western hunters, fringed with buckskin. His faco was brown o8 & nut, and, whon e raised tho broad brim of bis slouch hat, his countenance be- trayed unmistakablo signs of dissi i“m . Mr. Thompson politely invited the stranger to dismount and partake of their frugal meal, and, sprivging from his horse, ho made huste to eu- tor; but, when he saw Mary, ho drow back, blushed, sud would bLave —mounted again _had wot Mr. Thompson insisted upon his stopping loug enough to eat sowething. 1t was not lung before Mr. Thomp- son discovored from the convorsation that his guost was nono other than tho famous young desporado of tho Blue, and tho discovery was attonded with considerable anxioty and alafm. Tho quick eye of the buater detcoted in an in- stant the afarm his presence had oreated, and, rising from tho table boforo ho had fnshed his supper, bio sald, with a dignitied nir ¢ T atn iudeod tho Wild Trapper of tho Blue, and, like every ono clse, yon think me bad; but Inmnot so Lad as thoy'say., Oh!" he added, ftor & moment’s pauso, **if some ono in the world would only belisve me good, I might be- come like other mon.” Ihon, fixiug his piercing eyes on Mary, he nzed at hor & full minute, aud, turning on his fioul lie left the cabin wilhout gaying another “word, The family, through tho opeu doorway, saw him #wing bis lithe body across his pony, and gallop swiltly eway over the prairio toward his cabin, From this visit Mr. Thompson augured bad luclk ; but, as day after duy aud weel altor woek ussed and they saw no moro of him, thoy bogan o think thoey had done the young man an injus- tice, ‘L'ruo, thoy often heard of him in the vil- Inge, whore he continuod his drinking aud fight~ .ing; but, although tho nearest way would have led him by Mr. %!Lompuon's house, botb in goinyg aud coming, ho always crossed the prairio Some miles nhove, and never came near tho place. Mr, Thompyon, who had once boen a kind husband, an indulgent fathor, and a man of good habits, disappointed by fopeated failures Tu business, uud vexed by poverty, hud, of late yeurs, taken to delk, and now was little better tuan o common druukard, IHis wifo and daugh- ter had porsuaded lum to rove from Iowa, hop- iug, when s old associations were broken up, be would do better in Nebrusks, and make their now honie a happy one. For a tuno their most sanguine wishes scomed about to bo_realizod, The farm they hud taken up was a good one, the crops wore abundant, and all scomed to promise o happy future, Mr. Thompson had loft off drinking ontirely, and was ngaiv the kind and alfectivnate husbaud and father of formor years. Tho happiness of this little family was unbound- ed, when, in an evil nour, & clond darkened tho bright sunshine of their rudo cotlage, and floally buret in o dostroying storm. A man uunad Covk opened a travelers' ranche, or lotel, near Mr. ‘Thompson’s; and botween this man aud the farmor there soon snbsisted tho warmest friondship, Night aftor night Mr. Thompson would go to Couk’s, aud wit in the so- cioty of bad men until tho sl hours of tho morning. The wifo und doughtor, alurmed for s snfoty, redoubled their effurts to mnlko his howo attructive, and iesorted to every womanly devico to keop him with thom ; but, despite their oxortions, he gpent mora thau balf Lis time ot Cool's. For o long timo he reslsted overy tomptation $o drink ; but nt length tho ovil of koopiug bad compeny boenne apparent, and one night Mr. Thowpyon came home-to Lis family recling Aok, His downward courso was now rapid ho wns drunk every day; und to the vice of drinking Lo soon added thet of finmblmg. Thoe land on which he lived was a hLomestend, sud tho title could not ba perfucted for flve yoars, 80 ho could not gumble it away; but, one by ono, the horses, cnttle, nnd farming implementy wore put up and lost, until at Inst all that wag loft wars two horsos, & wagon, and harnoss, Anoug the Eonmuu who visited Cool's was a orson cullod Long Ned,—a Uashily-dressed in- ividual, an ox-stugo-driver, o druukurdg & gam-~ Dlor, and_ an unpitieipled scoundrel, Ned hud won most of Mr. Thompson’s stock and money, and wee now waiting to tinlsh up his dovilish work by taking the last thing the poor man bad. 0 had not lunfi‘ to wait, for, one evening, Thowpsou, wi hig . team and wagon, came over to tho rauche, and, aftor ' eundry dvinks had beon takou, Ned proposod to pluy for tho tenm and horsos, At first Thompson rofused, sayiug it wos all he bud loft, and ho mennt to keep thnt; buto dtink or two moro, and the exhibition hy Nod of & bundred dollara in money, changed his mind, and he sat down at the futu! tablo; ho was so suro ho gould win this time, aud then Ned sald ho only wished he would, for o wantod to see Alr. Thiompson get buck sowe of his proporty, In one hour tho last hovse was gono, sud Mr. Thotnpson rose from hitg chair and staggered to thio wall, whore ho stood with his hoad hangiog upon his breast, Fnuumng Liw misfortunes, aud roalizing at lust that Lo und Lis fumily were punniloks, and lio lind not evon the means of utting homo, Nod eame up, and, slupping the furnwr fanulinsly on the shouldor, said ; ** Como, chaer up, old fellow, aud let us tako o deluk,” ‘Lhompson moved meobanioully to the bar, aud, flllug his glass to the brim, drank it off, Againand again he drauk, and, at each swallow of thwo vile stull, seomoed to grow more despor- ato. Ho was now muudlin drunk, aud Nod “lod his victim to one elde, and said ho Lad loug wunted a wife, and, as’ Mary was a fiue girl, ho would like to marry her. Ile really sym- pathized with Mr. Thompson la his lossos; and, au |t was the custom in now sottlomonts for men to buy their wivos from the Indians, bo would put up all ho had won of Br. Thomp- won aguinst Mury, At first tho farmer was ~ho~tad gud surprised; but. the more ke thonght of it, tho more rossonablo Nod's propo- pition soomod to be, and, after anothor glnas, o sat down and staked-his own daughtor on & band of cards, Ned'won, and tho farnor burst - into tears, 'I'ha zamblor mndo light of tho mit- tor, and nssuted hiw, If ho had lost & dangltor, liohia l won n soneiclaw, Again nnd agaln they drauk, and, Ned ealling for w bottlo of whivky, the two got fnto tuo wagon anl starte for the furmer's home. On the road, Thompeon drank heuvily from tho bottlo, Ko 'that, whon thoy nrrived at tho turm, tho farmer was so druuk lia had to bo helpad out of the wagon. Tt was vory late, but tho wifo nnd daughter were still up waiting for hisroturn, and Mary wna clad in o nont white muslin dross, which mado hor look obnrming. ‘They woro both much sur- prised to soo o strangor wWith Mr. Thompaon, but rocoived him kindly, thinking, no doubt, he' had moroly como to oo Mr. I', safa home. v Nod turned out tho toan,—his feam,—nud then ontorod tho cabin, He was a rnpnlslvn-laauh‘:fi follow at beat; but, now that tho night wind b puifed and flushed his bloatod faco, liv looked orfoctly hidoous. Fixinlg hig bloared eyes on Klnry, lio stared tho girl out of, countenanco, and causod bor to Diush and turn away. Wherovor she wont, Ned followed hor with his forret oyes, until the 1rl boeamo Ao norvous and unensy shio wont into fi.w room and walted up the old man, Whon sho roturned to the outer room, she found hor mothor hnd falion Intoa swoon, and hor father, who hiad been asloop in the chiir, wasnow sitting g{), npparouily quite sober, and talking to Ned. ary ran to lier mothor, and, raising her in hor arms, placed hor upon the bed, where sho spriuklod water in lior faco untiljsho recovered, and bogan to sob bitterly. . fillor fathor now called her to his side, and sold: “‘Mary, we have lost everything; this gon- tloman has won all, and ho wants you for his yito, T lavo promfsed him your hand. Go to im,’ 5 The surprised and confused girl rao to hor mothor; but Nod ealled to hior, ina rough voico : * Come here to me, girl, you'ro now my littla woman, and I wan't you." Bcarcely knowing what she did, with ono bound sho reached the door, and in & moment moto was out in the dork ulgh& aud flying across tho prairic towarda the barn. Sho hoard hor father call to her to come back, aud then hulloo to Nod to run_round the houso while ha wont to the barn. Mary bad jntonded to take bor pony from the barn and rido sho knew not whither; but, hearing her father's volee closo behind her, she slipped outof tho stablo by a back-door aud ran_ncross tho prairie. Foran hour she ran on, and thon sank down completely oxhausted. Long and bittorly slio wept, Ifl‘“g prono upon tho cold, dsmp ground. Then, startlod Ly the lowlof a wolf, sho sprang up and triod to think, Wnere should sho go? ‘What should sho do? It was not far to tho rivor, and sho would cast horsolf in and benoath its dark wators ond her troubles, Arrived upon tho_ bauk, she stauds like a statuo, azing down at tho gurgling flood. ur |)u£posn is firm ; ono plunge and all will bo over. But hark ; what noiso is that ? It s the dip of paddlos; nnd, o8 Mar{ stands on. tho vory brink of the river, in the light of the new- rison moon, & onuop, with four Indians in it, round tho bond of tho stroam within a fow rods of hor, Why does the warrior in tho bow of the bont rige, and with & gesture impose silonce on his comrades ? He bolioves this whito and statue- liko figuro is no human belng, and even the onrs conso to dip whilo tha boat floats siloutly by, and tho savagos {‘muz on tholr way to the scttioment to steal stock. Mary had atood porfectly still, little caring what became of her ; but tho sight of the Indi~ nos had changed her purposo, and no sooner had thoy passed than sho hastened from tho river. As she turncd sbout, n groat gray wolf rosa from tho grass within o fow foot of her, and slunk awny with en angry growl, while & night-owl, porched on the limb of o tree over her hoad, tlapped lus groat wings and ullhsrnd dismal crics a8 he tlow aifrightod up the river. Mary had been thinking for the past few min- utes of *tho Wild Trappor of the Blue," and gho bad now determined to go to Lim, o know she was not far from his cabin, and why ghould slie not go and claim bis protectfon? Por- haps ho was not bad; indeed, sho had alwayas believed ho was not 8o wicked a8 thoy Lad ropro- souted him to bo. The night-air was chilly, but sho folt not the cold, for Lior blood was full of fovor. Tho wind tossed her brown hair sbout so that slio took ber shawl and put it over her head, aud then ran briskly along tho trail. In an hour sho neared = tho florco hunter's cabin, and hor heart beat wildly as ehe knocked upon tho door. Again and sgnin she knocked, but still no rospouse, and -thon sho wont to the little window and poered into the cnhlix‘x. Blo listened, but all was dark aud silent within, Rolurning to the door, sho rapped louder than bofore, and a voice whisperod thirough the koy-liolo: : * Who is it ?” For o moment she know not what tosay; then, surumouing courage, sho mfl)lud: N 1,—Mary Thowpson,—who want you to protect me,” Cautiously the door was openod, and the bun- ter looked out sud stared st Mary, to whom ke Bnid : 1 thought it was Indians or Regulators; bnt come in, girl, and I bef pardon for having kept you out in the cold so long.” “Then he lit & pine-knot,-and, handing Mary a chair, drew out his sl\arr jack-knifo, and whit- tled some shavings to kindlo o fire. Thero was 800D & brighe blazo ronring on the hearth, and, with all tho politencss of a courtior, he mova up Mary's stool, and bado Ler sit closo to the burning embors. “T heard you,” he eald, *even before you knocked, for my oars huve bocomoe somowhat racticed to the sound of approschiug footsteps ; ut I could not make you out. Whon I saw your head at the window with thnt shawl overit, I thonght it was & squaw's hoad," bo added, langh- ing; aud, nttor n moment's’ pause, inquired : * Any Indians dovn your way ?" Mary simply said ** No,” aud he pressed her no further. The kottle was boiling, and Lo madoe a cup of ton and gave it to her to drink. Then Lo said ¢ “ Now young lady, I know not what bring jou here nt this timo of night, nor do I wish to now ; but somothiug dresdful must have Lap- pened to cause any oue to claim protection from the Wild Trapper of the Bluo, nnd’ above all others, a young girl, Thero! Theto! ™ ho added, seeing Mary was about to speak, ** don't Aay o word, but juet lic down on "that bed and tako s good woupd sleop, whilo I go outside and koep wateh over the house. You cau shut tha door and bolt it after mo, if z’ou wish,” taking his gun; * bub yon nood not be afraid, Mary, for I would not harma hair of your head; and, as for othors barmiug you while you are under my prmnuuon{ lgmy must flrst cross thoe dead body o ho Wild Huator. Now, dow't fref, girl, but sleop as sound); a8 if yon wore ab fiomo and happy ; and min you don't ory and trouole, or you'll' be havin, spell of sicknoss in tho mornfng after this night- trip, aud I can tell you I'm a mu]-kty poor nurso,” ha uaid, olosing tho door behind hi and laughing hoartily outside. Was this indoed the Wild Hunter of tho Blue, about whom such torriblo talos wero told, and 1n whom there was nothing but wickedness.? Mary thonght she had nover mot & moro polite or gon- tlomanly person ; somehow her rears had all dis- appenred, aud aho felt singularly safo and happy. 8no did not lock tho door, for sho felt not the slightost uncasiness ; bul she poopod from the little window, and saw tho tall hunter, with his E““ across his shoulder walking up and down ofore the cabin, like o sentivol, and then sho hlud down ou tho bed, and soon fell into a doop sleop. Nn‘:’xt moraing, whon she awolo, tho sun was shining brightly, aud, springlng up, for sho had not romaved uuy of her clothing, she rau to the littlo window aud looked out. “Thero was tha Luuter pucin;i u‘: and down, just as he had beon doiug the night before, * Ifow polite in him," thought Mary, ** not to disturb mo; and how conslderate of my comfort and mafoty ho hins beeu ever sinco [ entored his humblo nbodo,” Sho mado hoste to open tho dcor, and the hun- ter bado hor good morning, and hopod sho had rested well, Then ho mado up the fire, and, bringing_Mary somo water in s busin, with a comb aud brush, suid ho would cook tho Lrenk- fast while she mado her toilot, To this Mary objected, saying sho would do tho cookiuy her- solf ; and, a8 soon as her simplo toilot was made, ast sbout the work, ‘I'ho huntor brought the things for ‘her to cook, pocled the Lmtnuua, and showoed hor “where ovorything be had was kept. Every fow min- utes he would bursi out lnughluk', and sa) s * How funuy to have a woman cook for me 1" Mary's hourt was hoavy, and she was constautly thinkiug of her mother at home, and wondering whoro thoy thought she was ; but lier position waa 80 novel for a young girl, and her compun- fon o chiserful, that shecould not holp blusbing, aund at times, doupite her troubles, hor small, dteel-gray oyos would sparkle with mirth, When they sat down to broakfast, the hunter thought he "had nover seen so charming & oreaturo sy Mary, and somehow she never seomed to mind tho groat brown u{au constantly fixod upon her. Strange she should not bo afraid, for she was slono with tho most desperate man of tho Woest ; but, so far from feariug him, she thor- au%my bolleved ko was hor best frieud and pro- teotor, ) THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, d attontivoly, and, whou sho had ght you could trust mo ?" “1did,” ropllod Mary, while tho Lot blood Irughed to her temploa. : Tor o momont the muwcles fu the faco of tho Intor worked ednvulaively, and, riklug, lio wont: to s amall euphuard and “took from it two du- Kitarrootypes,—the ona of a youwe girl, and the othior of ‘s mildle-nzoed woman, Opoing thom, and placiug them - in Mary's lap, whilo a tear dimmed his oye, hs nnid s **Thono aro the piotures.of my doar mother and darling ulstor, and I awenr to you by:them I will always bo to you s n brother.” | Mary held out lier Liand, oud, as ho grasped it, two henrts met In that olusp, nover to [{)ra lflvldnd again on carth. 'ho hnnter told Mary that sho muat go' baok at ondé to hor mother, and, now she had placed hersolf undor his protoction, sho nood not foar Loug Ned orany ono olse, Placing lor on bis ony, ha walked by hor sido, and qml tho littlo rute, who, not bolng nsed to such a burden, was disposed to bo - littlo vicions, Carofully and tondorl(y na i slia woro au infant, ho guard- od her until thoy came ‘to hor fathor's houso whoro thoy had rcarcely arrived whon that mos startling of all erles on_ the bordor, * Indiang 1" was hoard, and a man dashed up to say that the sottlomont bolow had boon sttacked and all of Long Ned's stock stolon. Waiting to hear no moro, Long Ned, who wns _still at the farm, 1cn)?uld upon o pony and dashed nway across tho prairio, Placing Mary in_the arms of her mothor, the 'Wild Huuter left her to lell hor own tale, and rrg)ldly followed Nod. Tho Indians wero driven oft auil all the stock recovered, but Long Nod did not return. Some said he wag killed by tho savages; othors, that tho Wild Hunter shot bim; but, bo that as it may, ho was dead, and no ono seemed to oare by whoso hinnd he had fallen. Nearly all the recapturod stock had onco buloneud to Mr, Thompson, and, Nod bolug dend, the Wild Huntor took it upon himeelf to roturn it to tho farmor, saying ho was Ned's hoir,—n decislon no ono objected to. What was most purprising, howover, was tho faot that tho Wild Huntor did not drink any moro or quarrel with any one. When prossed for an explana- tion, Lie simply roplied: ‘1 have quit that sort of thing.” Littlo moro remains to be told of this truo talo of border-life, and it may bo summed up in theso words: Soon after the Indiau rald thore was a wodding at Mr, Thompson's, and the farmer, influenced by his now son-in-law, atopped drink- ing and becamo a prosporous and useful cltizon, If over you visit tho Big Blue, just above Mr. Thompeon's place you will find o nent farm- house, nid in it & brown-haired, l.mpp{-l'ncall woman, with four little curly-headed children playing about lor knee. The ownor .of this farm is & quiot, ordetly, woll-to-do man ; and, if ou will wait until he comes howe from the lelds, you will recognize in him nono other than * Tho Wild Huutor of the Bluo." MONETARY. BATURDAY EVENTNG, Oct, 4, ‘Tho most important featurs in Woatern finances now, is tho rate of New York oxchange. *The continuance of a heavy disconnt is, in the pros- ont inatanco, anevidonco of doubt in regard to the stability of the New York baoks, As faras wo in Ohlcago are concerned, it noed give ua no un- onsiness, In fact, the discount on New York ox- chango payable in Now York Olearing-Houso cortificates, which is woakening Now York by draining the currency away from thero, is at the samo time strougthening Chicago by bringing the curroncy here, The panic Liag lott businoss in o disorganized condition. Tho reorganization of banking will not bo accomplisied fn all places at once; it must have somo one place to begir, and that placo s nnquestionably Chica- 'go, for tho remson’ that wo bave gob Loro what will command money when notbing else will, viz : breadstuffs. Itis, thorefore, rathor to the advantage of Chicago that tho New York banke bave placed thomselves in a condition that drives the ourrency away from thore, and permita it to concentrate here. It looks now as though we should have more curroncy in Chi- cago beforo the close of noxt wook thon wo kuow what to do with. It is thought by somo that, as soon a8 we got o plothora of carreucy hero, it will bogin to flow back to tho Now York banks. This would certainly bo the caso if it were not for tho existeuce of the TOAN CELTIFICATES in that city. But the fact that the Now York _bouks are practically destitute of ourroncy will oporato to provent anybody from do- positing ourrency with them. They oan- not look for =any accumalation of currency from that source. Thoir only course is to secure o supply of currency out of their own mesans, by the collection of their bills re- ceivable nud the salo of their socuritics in tho market for curroncy. The fact that they bave retired £1,000,000 of their cortiflcates shows some slight progress in that dircction, but doea not by any moans prove that they will bo ablo to rotire over §20,000,000 moro in tho same way. Tho collection of their bills receivablo, and the - anle of thoir sccuritios to an oxtent suficient to retire the remaining cortificatos, will nocossitato an immense contraction of loans, and possibly & declino of prices of stocks and securitios, In sliort, Now York only staved off the eoffects of the panio to some oxteut by the nse of the loan- cortificatos ; but those effcots will, povertheless, have to bo oxperioncod whon the certificatos are retirod, I THE LOCAL MARKET the condition of things coutinues steadily to im- prove. Deposita at the savings bauks and tho commercial banks are incrensing, aud the banks are gottlng strongor-overy day in the accumula- tion of currency., Tho country banls hnve nenr- 1y all coased to order currancy, and the country ocorrespondents of somo of our city banks are incressing their balances, There is no quostion but that thore is o grent doal more curreucy in the conntry now than thoro is any legitimato use for iu the movemont of tho orops. Tho logiti- 'mate movement of curroncy to the country for that purposo had just begun to fall off, when the panio cronted s new demand for tho purposo of hoarding. This great excoss of currency {n the country will begin to come back to the city just assoon a8 the country holders of it are con- vincod that thore i8 plonty of currency in the Cbhicago banks, * The determination of tho country banks and the country people, to hold on to the currency until theyare sure we are not distrossod for want of it, mokes country collections slow yot, but there hina beon considerable improvement in this respect in tholast fow days. Exchange was teken by the banka to-dny of their rogulsr oustomsrs at from 1 to 2 por cont discount for bills made against shipmonts of grain and cattle, In nearly all inslancos, theso Dbills are for- warded to New York and sold for currency, Thero are no rogular sales of bankors' exchango botweon bauks yot, becauso oxchango s roatly sonrco, Ono buuk sbipgnd currenoy to Now York to-day, with ordors to buy cortificatos to gny New York dobts, Tho lm« portant feature in this transaction is, thay, not- withstanding tho currency goas to N'nw York, it doos not go into the Now York banks; their loan certificates keep it out, and will continue to do 8o even when the supply of currenoy in Now Yorl Oity, outside of the banlka, 8 much largor than it is now, Tho soarelty of Now York oxchange in this markot also indiontes that tho Westorn banks have drawn all their bnlances out of the Now Yorl banks. 'The supply of monoy in the open market in this clty has inorossed largoly sinve the middle of the weok. The disposition of londors, low- avor, I8 to avold morcantile papor, aud to conllno thomsolves to loans on undoubied aoliaternls likko oity railway stocks, gas company stocks, eto., ote. Onthis aluws of collatorals, considerable amounts have boen loaned at u)lrar cont por uu- num, and more money is offered at the same rates. Oun lous dealrabla collatoraly, highor rates aro domauded, aud some largo loans have boou mada in tho last fow days at from 1 to 2 por cont por mouth, ‘Thero is o munifost disposition on ho patt of lacal capitaliuta to Invest in local atooks, and th inquiry for them I activo. ‘The paufo has boen the meaus of precipitating 8 groat & i DEOLINE IN THB VALUE OF SILVED, This decllue had bogun before the ‘mnlo, In consequonco of tho domoralization of silvor coln a8 & logal-tandor in Germany, and also as & ro- sult of the vastly increased production of sllver in this country, In the lust thrao weeks, the do- oline in the gold prico of silver coin in Now York has been from4 to 6 per cont TFopin- Aftor broakfast sho told the bLuatoy hor talo, | atance: Amaricau silver colus that, s month ago, OCTOBER 5, 1873, sold at n range of from -04 ' to 07 ocouts on tho dollar, ate' now' quotsd at 90 to 195 conts, Moxican dollars, which ara; intoudod to bo worth 100 in_gold,—sccording to itho old rolative valuo of gold and’ sllvor,—are nuw worth only from 00 oonts to #1.00 In gold. “The sverago prico of gold ln groonbacks for tho 1a.¥%veod bas boon about 108, At this prico graoubnelks are worth . 03L¢ conts in gol |, gonso- quontly silver is now lower than grooubacks, aud, a8 sitver cofu in n leyal tondor for amounts not exceoding #5, thero s no question that & continuanco of tho prosont ptice of silvor will bring milver coln into clroulstion again vory soon. Bilver bullion, however, Is only o commodity, sud, dike ol othor commoditics, hns pru\mbfy Dboen deprosaed somowhat bolow its renl value by tho prossurg for curronnfl. But gront declino, 88 moutioned aliove, hos beon pending for o yoar past, and moro than four monthe ngo wo indleated in this column of Tz Trinonk the probability that bofora tho close of this yoar silvor would bo cir« onlating at par with greenbacks... Ono of the loading bullion dealers 1n Now York wrotons g%llz:wi! to a corrospondent in San Franclsco on b, 1t : 1£ it can bo of any servica o —— that I advisod Mr, — on Friday Inst to telograph 1im to onter into no contract for sllver, I was in ro. colpt of information from the othor ido of o material doclino, and, what was worso, of tho airong probability that tho Bank of France, ia woll ag ofhor {nstitutions, publio and private, miny bo obliged to docline to recoive silvor as collatoral for gold, _Tero s & great plethora of allver on the continont (Holland being choked witly 1t to tho dotrimont of trade), whila thoro Is a general tondonoy to get ou to an oxclunivo gold basts, IF this can _bo done by Gormnany and Holland, It would do- Tiarkotiso noarly $100,000,000 of silver, - Thiese Governe mouts, howeyor, must mato this change slowly, or it will dfatress and wnnoy thoir people, Bt thoy mean to do it and will do ity Bo thst unless tho domaud from tlio East inoreasos vory much over tho lust fow cars, wilvoe will rulo low, Wa sro buying fino silyee Tatn mow at 1303 por. otnco—an unprocedonted rate, 80 for da my oxboricnco goch, Tho turogoing only sustains our own views previously atated, and shows tho probability that & oironlation of sllvor cotus will bo forcod upon u8 goon. o0 Yo con oy to 1z, LOOATL RATES FOR JONDS. Messrs, Proston, Kean & Co.,, quotoas fol- lows this p.m.: * T. 8. 6a of 81, 5-208 of '03. ng‘gfi’s}; 1073§Qg 5-208 of '04. V@ 5208 of '05 L0 @ 8-20s of 165, 135S 5-208 of '67, Jan, and Jul; 147, 6-20s of ! 4@ 10-408 ox, Int.... 108%@ U. S, 6 (uow issu) 109°@ U, 8. curroncy . 10 @ Gold, full welght. 08 110 @ Gold' coupona, 1 @ Qold exchang ;ag!‘g orling exol Chigag gfl“y 90 &int, Caok County 9 &int, Town, count cent bonds, BEITH COMMERCIAL. BATuRDAY EVENING, Oct. 4, Tho following woro the receipts and shipments of tho leading nrticles of produce in Chicago during the past twonty-four hours, and for the corresponding dato one yearago: RECEIPTS, BHIPMENTa, 1873, | 1673, || 1679, | 1872, Flour, bris. . 68 G100 48 075 Whoat, bir 76,860! 124,300| 133,474! 101,019 Corn, ‘bu, 110,691 137,000(| 104,312] 311,004 Oats, ... 60ll “22,140] " 45,617 Ryo, bu 23,000( 9,16 Barley, bu, 10.70] 183,410 Grass oed, 4 Flux sced, by, . Broom-corn, Cured moots, lba Beef, brls. Pork, brls, Lard, lbs, a1,2i6("*37,200 i Tullow, I a'rnol 23650 137,650 Butter, Il 81128 89830(1 42.050; Livo liogs, nail ol08y 10480 Qattle, No. 3,208l 1,479 8,430 Sheop, No. sy 21l cs, 1hs 43,050! 124,871 Highwines, bri 157 " 10 1 2 Wool, s, 178,713 45,070] 140,203 8s1| 10,70 ~ 'sdo| 60 8,342 10,071 1,715 1,401 1,680 03 10| 3,610 18 3,015 1425 Withdrawn from storo on Fridsy for city consumption: 869 bu wheat; 3,645 bu corn; 2,658 bu onts; 784 bu rye; 8,095 bu barley. Withdrawn for do during the iwealk: 11,407 bu wheat ; 10,060 bucorn 24,840 bu oats; 5,071 bu ryo; 16,240 bu barley. The following grain has been inspected into store thiz morning up to 10 o'clock: 187 cars whoat; 289 cars corn; 5,800 bu high mixed do, and 12,000 bu No. 2 do, by canal; 26 cars onts; 6cars ryo; 80 cara barley. Total (538 cars), 225,000 bu. The following wero the recaipts and shipments of breadstulfs and live stocl at this point dur- jug tho past weele and for tho correspondiug weeks ending as dated 0ct. 5, 1872, 45,383 Flour, brl )’ Is thoro any truth in the rumor that grain (corn) has rocently been shipped out with- out the cancellation of tho receipts, aud somo on recoipts that had already been cancelled so indistinctly that tho cancellation could not bo sworn to? Possibly it is all 8 canard, but thero 18 no harm in rising for information, The general commorcial situation exhibited furthor signs of improyement to-day. Indeed, wo ought now to drop the term ** improvemont,” for tho body commorclal is as well as it need be, and only resembles one who, ufter being thor- oughly oured of poralysis, is afraid to move lost the cure should prove to Lo incomplote, Chi- cago pow containg more monoy fnllrmuuy) than at any pravious momout Iu her history, not oven sxeopting I point _aftar tho firo, at which 0 reatcat accumulation of cash was experienced, a8 tho combined result of charitles ond losns, This fact {8 folt in produco citclo, and is appracintod to a moderate extent by our wholesale morchants, though tho surplus cash has not yot worke round 1to their hands. Thore is now tho ouly difeulty with those who wore worthy of trust bofore the panie, and in o very little while that difienlty will bavo vanishod, as the country is abundantly able to pay it dobts to tho city out of tho procoods of past sales of produce. Tho businoss rolations of Chicago with tho Last and West aro now partislly resumed, Hoveral of our banks are loaning maney on pro~ duce receipts s collaterals to aid in shipment to tho seabonrd, and a fow of our commission morchinnts are transsoting business just as Lhoy did threo iwoeks ago, honoring the drafts of Emrtmu who ship 5rnln in from tho couutry o Lhem for sate. Fhe whools of commerco aro woll gronsod, and thers seoms to bo no reason now why thoy should ot run just es smoothl o8 boforo they struck the bLroken rall, which brought tho train to a,standstill, but did not thirow it from tho track, 2 TIZ MARRETS, Tho lending produce markets were vory quiet to-day, but firm, most of thom oxhibiting'a slight advauco in prices. Baturduy is nsually a quiot day in cash trading, s it is diflcult to ship tho urchases bofore “Monday, whioh Involves the olding over during an oxtra twenty-four hours, ‘Ihore was, howover, an oxtra roason for qulstudo to-day, Tha grain in store horo mostly workod into strong hands sfter the panio sot in, and s held for further advance than hag yot boen oxporiencod,while tho falling off inracolpts makos tho volumo of curront offorings smaller thun usnal, 1lonce thore was comparatively littlo on sale to-dny, and a fair demund, which sustained firmnoss irrespestive of advlcos from othor oiuts, Alnost oxactly the revorso was tho cuso n options; there woro moro sollers and fowor buyors, no ono wanting to buy on oplion to anr- ry through the wintor, while & groat mauny antle- ipated lower Prluun 28 & soquel to tho presont activo Inquiry for oash grain, Honco options wero rolatively weal, as those who had the leust mouney at command had the mest wind, though oven the windiost wore not nolsy in their demon- strations, aa is often the case, Bteady improvoment in the gonoral featurea of tho dry goods market s noticeable, the yvolume of sales uow ehowing & satisfaotory inoroaso, while the ourroncy romittances aro made with reator promptitude, sud are larger in amonnts, "ricos romain unchanged, aud wmay be quoted stoudy and firm, ho groomY trado oxbibited a ronsonable dogroo of mctivity, both ou local and interior agcounty, and & firm feeling was doveloped. Btocks aro lu good shape, botl .8 rogords sizo and assortment, and aro hold with confidenco, DButtor was moving moroe freo-, 1y than on any previous day of the proscnt weok. Blippers are again in tho markot, and their pur- ohnsos in addition to tho amounts takon by local consumers, mado a protty largo nggrognte, The affect upou privos was to stiffen them, though thore wis no quotable ndvancs in wuy grado, Chaleo wolil L 25@23g, and common to ‘yoo ut 16@22¢. Oleeno mot with moro inquiry and wag quoted firm, Dagging romams qulet nud nominally unchanged. In the fish and driod frult markets thioro wora no important ohanges, ‘Lrade, though somoewhat bettor than on tho precoding days of tho weol, was alack, and values wera not subjaated to auy approcinblo variation, No chougo for tho botter waa notico- able {n the condition of the hiny market. On the contrary, business was ovon more sluggish than formorly, and salos woro x%mrlm! at 6 concoa- sfon from provious rates, Tho Inke transporin- tion compnuies havo Hlvun notica that, from this dnto, no moro biny will bo rocelved ns froight. Hides wero noglooted and nominal. Paints, pig- iron, and tobacco ronain unchanged. Oila wero In_good request at full prices. Lumbor remntns quiot, though a falr numbor of ordors woro recelved at tho yards, and trado is brightoning up o littlo, 8Bhingles on track aro dull and lower ; quotablo nt $3.87)4. The re- ceipts of cargo lumbor weora moderately lnrgo, but thoro was little or no demand, and erccu nro more or loss nominal, The demand for metals, {rou, nails, nnd manufactursd work, is atondily impmvlui. Ordora aro porhaps not quite wo large aa thoy wero hoforo the panie, but they nro coming npwards with o fale dugroe of froodom, and under tho circumatances trado I8 satisfacto~ ry. Pricoa for fiuods, in coch depattment, aro unohanged. 'hore I8 mothing worthy of note in the wool, hop, or broom-corn markot. Trade 18 exceudlngl{ light, and_prices aro only nominal for all of tlicss ataples. Thore was n littlo moroe trading in tim- othy, but tho offerings woro largo and market rather dull and wesk. Flox sold at &L.80. ‘Thore was no change in poultry or oggs ; both wore in liberal supply, but slow and easy. Gamo was plenty, and wold to & fair oxtont at lowor prices. The inquiry for groen fruits was prinoi- pally from tho local denlors, who were buying in & small way only. Prices weroa triflo lowar for nearly all native fruits, unloss for somo choice frosh varioties. Highwines wero quiet and firm at tho advance noted yesterday, in nymxnthy with continued atrongth in Now York. total of 100 bris was roported sold ot O1c per gallon, and tho markot closed at 1o bid, and 920 asked. The New Yorlk quotationa of 21.05 would justify highor figurcs horo, but very little currency has Loon seut to Chicago for wines, and the ‘small demand for cash lots keops down pricas, though holders have all along heen indepondent enough to refuse to take drafts in payment, Sale was mado of 1,250 Lels alcohol ab 60 detivered in New York in bond, Luko froights were rotiye and firm at tho ad- vanco %alucd yastorday, at 8o for corn and 9o for whent by sail to Buffalo. Cnrriors hold off enrly for o furthor riso in rates, but could not obtain it, thoufh shippors were willing to tako hotd to a liboral oxtout at Friday's quotations, Whont was taken to Kingston at 150, and corn on through rate to Boston at 29¢, but tho latter was aftorwards bold at 800, A total of 24 charters was roported, which will take out 200,000 bu wheat, 870,000 bu corn, and 18,000 bu oats. Provisions wore quict, but vory firm. 1Mess pork was in good demand, and advanced G0e por brl on cash lots, and 250 por brl on optious for wintor delivery, in sympathy with tho batter feeling in hogs, which aro now begiuning to move forward froely and at botter prices for sellers. Lerd was dull, there being, howevor, & fair demand at pricos below the viows of Loldors. Monts wero not wanted, excopt in small lots, Dbut thero was littlo offoring, and hams have re- covered from the racont weakneas, whilo pork is still abont $1.00 per brl lower than bofore tho panie. The market closed ot the following rango of prices: Mess pork, cash, $14,76@15.00 ; do solfor October,$14,50@15,00 ; do seller Decombor, 318.60@13.62%4 ; sollor Jonuary, $18.60@13.75. Lard, cash or _holler October, 75@73c ; sum- mor do, T$@75%c. Lard, seller’ Novambier, 13%@ 7¥{0; woller Decomber, 79¢c; do seller Junuury, 7%@8o; do sellor Fobruary, B@83go. Sweet pickled hams quoted at 9@103¢o. “Dry salted eats ot BLS@3ife for shorttibs; and 8ifo for short clear. English meats, B8ige Tor short ribe; 8l4@8e for short cloar, both boxed. Green hams (16 lbs) ot 8o, agked, sellor Docembor, Short ribs, soller Do- combor, at 634@6J{c, boxad: do ehort clenr, 634@7e; do “shonlders, 414@45¢o. Dacon is qnoted at 82¢e for shoulders; 93¢ for clear riba; 9o for short cloar; and 18@Ido for hams, all pooked. Mess boof, 89.50@8.75; extra mess do, leU.BUC;llfl{.'Ri‘l;}:oaf homs, 820.00@?&52'4;02)}6}?‘- ow, 7{@730; gronso quotablo at 47{¢ C. Bales woro roported of 200 bris mess” pork at 215.00 ; 100 Lrls do nt 914,60 ; 140 brla new do at $16.25; 260 tos lard, seller Decombar, nt 78¢c ; 16,000 ths summor-cured short ribs at 8o ; 47000'1ba ‘mwoot picklod hams ab 10 3 8,000 1bd um’u lting on private torms ; 4,000 ibs’ bollics at 8o, The Daily Commercial Report Flvas tho fol- lowiug as the nhi\:mnuts of provisions from this oint for the weok ouding Oct. 2, 1873, and sinco Nov. 1. 1872 ; also compnrative figures : Toork, | Zard, | Humy Skould'rs) il ile bris. | "t tea | Ubi b, Ead'g Oot.8, 773l 701 &0l 40,500 Sumo’ wook, 73| 478) Slnco Nov, 1, 73. 133,607 ‘Samo tima"71-73: [w7942] 2,11 Lote) 03] 200, 215,358, 770141, 606, 80| 169, 179, 67153, 103]31, 811,630 166, 7 Flour was moro notive, and a shade firmor. 677,780 145, 01 bt There was o fair domaud from oxportors, not- withstanding the fact that Now York was roport- od dull on flour and casior on whoat, and buyors willingly took hold of all the offerings of spring oxtras at 35.87)6@5.75, according to quality, Tho feoling was docidadly bottor among holders, and they anticipate a livoly trade for the noxt two or three woeks. Rye flour waa strong, and bran agsin advaoced 23c per ton. Bales wero l‘eimrtud of 100 brls spring extras at $6,26; 100 brls do and 100 brls ngly of tho West) at $6.00; 1,000 brls do at 85763 200 brls do at §5,60; 500 brls do ab ©5.874¢ ; 1,200 brls do on privato terms ; 160 brls superfinas ot $4.76 3 160 brls do low at §3.85 ; 100 brls rya (Forest City) and 100 brls do (Lilly Whito) ot 8475 ; 100 brfs do on rivato terms., ‘Total, 8,010 brls. Also 20 tons Prna at $11.35 on tradke,’ Wheat was moderately nctive on cash lots, which woro . highor, under o vary good de- mand; while options wore geuorally slow, and avoraged only g0 highor for delivovies this month and noxt, the rolative woakness being partinlly due to discouragiug reports from tho Eust. Cash whoat would probably have sold at about the eamo prices as on Friday but for the faot that there were sovernl ordors on the flocr on Canadian account, aud ono or two local oporntors, on sooing this, entered tho market and bid ‘up, apparently with no othor object than to strongthon tho market on gonorul rinciples, as thoy had nothiug to soll. Tho inquiry was chiofly from thoso who wanted to comploto cargoos, and thoy followad the market up very unwillingly, as they saw tho market discounted rathor heavily for the future by tho short sollors, who ealeulated ou lnvper ro- coipts and higher luko freights to influcuce priges in their favor boforo Lhe time cumo for fillingtin. Cash No. 4 spring oponod ot $1.0635. advanced to 81.038, and closed firm ot £1.0313, Sollor tho mouth was slow ab SLOS@LOGST, closing at the outside, Bellor Novembor opoucd at 8105, advanced to £100, aud closcd ab 91,0697, Bollor lnst half of Octobor sold at $L06@1.07}¢, and sellor tho yonrat $1.0434, No. 1 _spring was quiet, dlosmg firm ab $111. No. 8 spriug_ was in {;nml roquont at $1,00, and rojoctod was quict at 90, Cash snles wore roportod of 4,400 bu No, 1 nfiriuf at $1.103¢ ; 6,000bu do at 3110 ; 8,000 bu No, Northwestorn at 81,11 ; 400 bu' do at 31,104 5 1,200 bu No, 2 spring at 31,088 ; 12,800 bu do af 1.0814 ; 7,000 bu do at $1,085 ;' 7,600 bn do nt 31,087; 6,800 bu do at $1.078¢ ; 60,000 bu do at $1.0744"; 2,400 bu do nt _81.07)¢ ; 40,800 bu do at $1.07: 1,000 bu doat 1,067 '5,000 bu da st BL004% 11,300 bu do at 8100 § 2,000 bu No. § spring at $1.00 ; 8,200 bu rejeoted spring nt 000, “Lotal, 102,600 bit, Corn was activo and in‘nqulm‘, but averagod about Yo highor than on I'riday, the groatest strongth beiug in cnsh_Jots, with” but littlo de- mand for options, as Now York was quoted dull, and tho growing oaso in tho money matket made tho option buyers unwilling to pay the promium in_force youtorduy, Novortholoss, the margin did not shrink into such small dimousious as to louvo no profit in currying, and thero was a very good inquiry for siriotly frosh recoipts to onrry aguinst options sold for next monih's dellvery, I'he uh!pplnE domund wns loss prominont than horototore, buyers walting till tha proporty was offerod, or thoy did not wish to forco \ll) pricos, and tho murkot was abovo tho limits of somo, But there was un abundauco of moue on the floor; somo of it on Now York aceount, though tho principal unlvply cameo from Now England points, muny of thom intorior from tho goabourd. L'ho rogoipts of corn in this oity aro smull, a8 compared with tho volume bofora tho paulo, and our stock in store hins deoreagod move than & million buehols during the past woek, un- dor extraordiuarily nctivo sl gunnutu. But the last named fact is a onuse of Eastorn weakness, the supply on tha way thero boing 80 much moro Hboral than usual, while the freo shipments of monoy to this city havo loft less than ususl on tho sesbosrd wherawith to handlo the graln on its arvival thera, Livorpool sooms to bo weak- ening slightly for w sinnlar roason; though tha enster feoling In oithor place ecan searcely lasb with a prospeot of much highor frolghta than aronow rullng. No. 2 corn (regu- Iar) or sollor the month oponcd at 873{c, and advanced to 88J¢o at the oloso ;- when strictly trosh racoipts or high mixod brouglit 89170, Soller No= vembor oponod at 400, and sdvanced to 403{0 at tha closo. Rejooted wan strong but quist at 870, Cnsh snles woro reportod of 6,000 bu No. 2 at 801ge; 6,000 budo at 89)40; 12,400 bu do At 89c; 20,000 bu do at 333¢o; 68,000 Lu do at 83870 18,600 bu do ab 883¢ey 64,000 bu do at 38ide; 16,000 bu do At 3dJge; 21,200 bu do at 883c 5,000 bu do nt 8836a'; 7,800 bu do at B0} 9,40 bn rojectod at 87)ge: 10.000 bu do at 87, ‘Potal, 61,400 bu, - Oaty woro very qulst, but 3¢o por bu higher, thore being o good demand, with very littlo of- fored. ‘The receipta wora muaall, nud holders of tho lots now in store ovinced but little disposl- ton to eoll, an New Yorl was quoted firmor, and thero is a vory good ehipping mnrfi!n; lienco oata aro conaidored to bo worth Lol lng. COnsl lots oponed at 813¢o, and advanced to 320, clos- ing firm at 813¢o. Hellor Novembor sold at 83@ 88}¢o, Cansh males woro roported of 2 i 8203 5,600 bu do at 818¢c 81%¢0; 1,200 bu rojocted at 283¢0; 2,400 bu do at 283403 600 bu white, by ssmplo, at {0 on traok. Total, 26,200 bu, Rys was quict but strong, advancing 1o por bu undor s par domand, whilo the roceipts have fallon off to 4 cara per day. Bales woro restricted 101,600 bu No. 2 nt 640, No. 1 was nomioal at the kamo pric, and rojected at 600, Darloy wns much lsss motive, and declinod 2@30 on tho speoulative grado In the abaenco of buyoers for consumption, a8 the speculators held off for a daclino whon {he consumptivo domand is satisflod. No. 2 opened nominally at $1.80 for cash or sollor the month, but firat sslos were at $1.28, ond tho market closod st $127; No. '8 olosed ot about $1.01, Seller No- vomber, No.. 2, wag quoted dull at $1.82, Oasli Aales wore roported of 1,200 budo No. 2 at $1.28 ; 1,000 bu do at 81.975¢ ; 20,400 bu do at 1.7 ; 2,000 bu No, 8 at 81,03 ; 3,200bu do at 81,023 1lséooo bu do at SLOL; 400 bu do at Gl.flfli 1,200 bu rojectod at 770 ; 1,600 bu do at 0l oy emile HRL T00bu dout 16§ u at 81,18 5 u at $1,02, doliv- ered. ' Total, 52,000 bu. 2 ‘Thao follo lz";‘:rfilm lf‘tn“mtl'l teh to th 0 wing eerbohm's dispatch to tho Board of Trade of this city to-dny : n 0or. 4—London—Cargocs of corn off coast a shado choapor—i2s for Amorican mixed, Livorpool—Wheat quiet; Californis, 12 70@19s 4d, Corn, 82, LATEST, Tho produco markots woro quiet in the aftnr- noon, and littlo botter than nominal, Wheat closed at 81,0537, and corn nt 403{o, seller No- vember, Thoro was no trading in tho othor op- :l‘ona‘ Provisions and lako freights woere inac- vo. 8,600 bu No, 12,800 bu do at P CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Roview for the Week Ending Sntur~ day Evening, Oct. 4 SaTynnav Evennia, Oct, 4, Tho roceipta of live-stock 1 during the week have boon as follows: Cattle, Hoge. Sheep, 200 20 450 197 051 [y L1201 2885 %Al 100 2048 a0 18Il B3k 8w 11,000 4560 350 810 13,553 \13950 61,689 Weok beforo Iust, . (21,705 64,064 Shipmonts linva beow oa followa : Cattla, Ifogs, o 5,804 2,060 3,450 10,197 4,050 82,810 698 Early i tho weok the situation of aifuira in this dopartment_was obout 88 unmatisfuctory a8 1t well could bo, The lack of currency, and the difeulty of negotiating oxchango, put an cmbargo upon trade, ond, with the yards fdll of stalo stock, for which thers was'no outlot &xcapt at ruinoua prices, tho *out-look " wan gloomy enougl, As tho weele woro sway, how- over, tho prospect brightened, Tolegrama from tho scabosrd “Teporting a dearth of stock, &nd o con. sequent sharp upward movement ' of prices, taken in conncetion wilh tho fuct that tho banks wore in o,position to offor incroased nccom- modntions, chauged tho complozion of af- fuirs, Increased activity sprang up in all depart~ ments of the market, and. s_genoral approciation in valuos was tho rosult, Tho pens aro now. cleared of stock, and, at the close, thero ia apparent, smong all clagss of operstore, o feoling of confidence. “Cho only fear now catertalned ia thnt tho rolutivaly higher pricea provalont, und tho gonerally improved tone of tho matket, will' induco o too liboral: supply, nnd that prices will again recedo, Tho past weol ' witneased the opening of tho beef-packing season, tho purchises of that ntoreat amounting to about 1,000 head, Should the weathor prove favorable, operations will bo con- tinued during tho cnsuing week, OATTLE—Tho greatly diminished rn:ulflu, Tesult- ing from tho aunonncemont felographed all over tho country that until further notive no. more cattlo would rocelved st the Unfon Stock Yards, has cunbled aollors to worlk off tho largo accumulations of the pro- vious weok, and since Thursdsy n steady improveinent 1u tho goneral featurcs of tho markot was noticcable. Under an increased demand from local and outside buyera o firmor fecling wos gradually doveloped, and beforo tho closo prices of the diifercnt grades had ‘worked back to sbout where thoy were before the panic commencod, All the Eastern murkots are now bure of stock, and if our recelpts can bo down to a _reasonable point the comiug weele will o doubt prove an activoand profitablo ono, Tho fresh recolpts embrace o falr average of stock, but, as the stale cattlo wore, with fow oxce) tionn, of low grade, the goueral avorsgo was oxceod- ingly’poor, The great bulk of offerings rhanged handa ot vrices ranging downward from- $4.00, - Tho beat wera faken ot $5.60G0,00—tho outalde Sgura belng paid in only one instince, “To-lay tha market was very quict, and values under- wont no furibor matorial chonge, During the openiy Lours only a llmited aimount of {rading waa dane, bul Tutor buyers took hold with moro freedom, Tho faar- kot closod firm at tho range of prices given belows QUOTATIONS. Extra Beoves—Graded stecrs, averaging 1,400 116 804 UPWATd oo oo 100e2.$5.85@0.00 Ghotco Beoves—Fino, fat, 4 year to & yoar old slecrs, averaging 1,800 to 1,450 1Ls. ... wiververes 6A0@EN0 Godd Beovos—Well-fattened, fiuely formed steers, averaging 1,200 to 1,350 lLs,..... Mediunt Grades—Steora in fulr feali, aging 1,160 £0 1,760 168 eveavaars s avone Butchera’ Block — Common to fair eteors, and good to extra cows, for city slaughitor, averaging 800 to 1,100 lbs,. 8.25@4,25 Stock Catile — Common _cailo, 1 {lesh, averaging 700 10 £0 1,050 1be, 8.00@3.85 Inferjor—Light and thin * cows, stags, bullw, and scallawag stcas 1.75@32,60 Catlle—Toxus, cholco corn-fed, 4.50@4.75 Cattlo—Tuxas, Northern wintered S, .25 Cattlo—Toxas, through droves, .. 1,76(38,00 TIOGS—During tho Orst three days of the weok tho market was much depressed, Tho fresh receipts were meage, but o poas woro full of Logs that had Leon Teft over from lust weok, aud, boing hampored by tho undoltled stato of funfices,' trading was oxtromel slow, and tho accumulations were worked off witl greal dittioulty, oven at tho low rango of $4.00@4.40, Bubsoquently thero was doclded fmprovement, both i tho character of thoe deruand and in prices, und prices huve cropt up » strong 35@30o por 100 lus, O to $4.25@ 4,75, for common coarsa Leavy to oxtra lght, The pons aro now um{xly, aud ‘the morket cloaes firm ‘with fair prospocts for the cnsning week, We quote closing prices at $1,25@4.45 for common to cliolve hieavy, and at $4.40@4,75 for poor to oxtra light, SUEEP~Owing to tho seant supply, prices of this class of stock huvandvanced to o highor polnt than has beon reachod for s number of wacks, cholco grades selling us high 08 $5,00@5.25. Al are sold, aud the matket closes firm ut §,50@4.25 for common to moedium, and ot $4,75@5,00 for good to cholce, PROPOSALS. NOTIOE—PROPOSALS FOR HAY, Proposals will bn racolved by the Loaed of Palico untit n0on ot Oot, 14, 1875, for four Aundred tous, or as much as may bo nuodod'for tho Fire Dopartmont for tho noxt on= pulng yoar, of tho beat quality or upisud prairlo bay, ta he woil d in LAk ¢ to oxcood four bundred poutds caolt in wolgEt, 10 ba Troo from ohaff and sticks, ivoll curod, 1ot bleachd by oxposuro to rains ind daw The finy will bo tnabootod by aa. uilicot of tho' Firo Da: purtmont, und all balos or car-loads not, found {n good ordor will be rojected, and any oxpenso inoursod by the Boparont in romorig the saima will o doduoted from rovious bills, PEERo haymant wil o niade monthly, tho liny to bo_do- lvorod s roquirad for tho convenigiioo of tho Dopart- raont, Tho Buard rusocvo tho Fight to zojeot cach and all N Purtlos dosiring to furnlsh tho sama whil (nolose tho , with sutiiolent bonds, in soalod onvolopos, ad- convod (6 (ho Bosed of Polloe, nind luave tho samo with tio Boorotary of the Loard, of or bofora tho time above statod, REUSEN OLEVELAND, MARK BHELIDAN, L. Whiau, L, 11, Daviy, Board of Pollco for the Fira Dopartmont. Ohioago, T, ot 3, 178, Sealed Proposals ‘Will bo rogoived until Oat. 7, 1873, 8 p. m. for the oraction of a Sohool House in Diatrict 0. 11, Township 40, Town of Jefferson, Oook County, 1llinois, nacording to the plana aud spocifications on'file in the oflce of W. J. ldbrooke, Architect, No, 179 Bast Madi- 8on-st,, Ohionzo, The Directors reserve tha right to_rojec nnhur all proposals on the a P, . By order, the Direotors, paie: B4, . N, DaV OL, Dist. Boo'y. Ohtongo, Oct. 4, 187 STOE“.‘“{HOLDERS' MEETING. Rockford, Rock Island & St Louis Raitroad Company, PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, Toox Tanor T, Sone: b lom.} STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. tico {s horeby given that the aunual meeting of the B drra ol o ookond, ook Tannd & Bl Raflroad Company will he hold at_the Oitices ot tho Go any in 1ho_city of Roek lnlnmll 111, ‘'wdnosday, the iiay of‘Ooidior ity ot Hofuiesh mosu. JouN P, WILTEREAD, Bucralars, 3 f OROOKEl}w. CHINA : el 9 = TEA §ETS, DINNER gETS, G TOILET 8ETS, Plain snd Decorated, Goods by the Pioco to Matoh Brokon Sots, @D Fino Tablo Outlory . &2 Bilvor-Platod Ware, % Bonutiful Mantel : __ Ornaments, E> Rich Out and Engraved Closs, m THE BEST ASSORT- I E:I T MINTINOHIOAGO. = F.G.LAWRENCE& G0, 105 STATE-ST, DENTISTRY. D. 1. TOWNER & €0, EINTILSTS, Y 181 and 183 West Mnd!nnn-ub.,’ mnortheast corner Halsted, TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, Artifiofal Bets...........$10, $15, $3 Bt Gt g oy S16 920 and 28 Bilver Fillings... S1 to $3 Extraoting 'I.}flbfl‘l. each. .50 conts DR.H.R. PHILLIPS D entist, 169 South Olark-st,, bet Madigon and Monroe, .$10 to $20 from. R Tooth Bxtractéd without pain..... 60 conts. All Work Warranted. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. PERLANATION OF REFENENGE MATRA.— ¢ Satnedayox copted. * Bunday oxceptod. 2 AMond: . - £8%e Rlinday at 00 s e Dy, " xeopted: FAr leHIH}N CErNTHI;‘L & GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD3 epol, fool of Lake of. enty-aecondat, Arrive, Mall (via . 1 Day Expre b o aokson m, ‘Atlantia Bxpross, m, Night Expross. oy GRAND NAPIDS A Morning Expross, Nignt hfwir:m HENRY O. WENTWORTH, Goneral Passongor Agodt. CHICAGO & ALTON HAILROAD. Chicago, Kansas City and Denver Short Line, tia Loulri- sy 3oy andt Chicagas Srimiely Allon and St Louta Thringh ine. m-u...";n‘x&, Weat Side, mear Vauia bridge. Ticket Uficea ; At Depot, and 123 Randolph- Taave, | Arrive, Kansas Olty Ix. via Jackaonvlle, 11l. and Lontslann, i o, Kantas Oliy Fasi vi i s Expross, via Mal: Ine|* 9:80 8. m.. Louia st Tx, vin Min Ling| 9007 me ia Jacksonvlll 9:00p. m,| 1y SHICACO. MILWAUKEE & St. PAUL RAILWAY, Tt Glar ety opposte Shermi Hosecs et Doghee ZTeare, Milwakae, 8t Paul & Minneap- Arrive alsD; a R e M,l‘ll‘:finfi;é“?’nxm i G|, AN 608, -l o114 Milwaitkoe, S Pay P, m* 11008, m. olia Nigist, Eapross. 930 p. va.|* 4115 p. m. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & OUINCY RAILROAD, lianasao,, and Sixteenthest, Ticket offices, No, 69 Clarls at depote, Mailaud Express, .. gml‘wn and dz‘rlq‘!.\tur‘l}’[n o and Sloux Pacitio Faut Line, Aurora Passongi Mondota & Otta Downor's Grova Aceor Aurora Passangor, Aurora P&Ilonzurd Sionx Oity Exp. xpro A Do lLLINflISU'E’NTflAL RAILROAD. ket o Tue 3 §t. Louts I o B Tovts Feriy 1i}do Park and Oak Woodu. 1348 Par and Ost Woode: () Rugs to Uhawpaign on Saturdays, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILRDAD, ity ofices, corner Randalph and LaSallets., and 75 Canal- #ho, corner Madison-ss Teave, | _Areive, @ Paciflo T'aat Lino, @ Dubuque Da 1 10 it Lix. via Ofibton & Freoport & Bubhuata rxprots.s Fiooport & Dubuigus Kxbross 8 Milwaukos Afalls a=Dopot corner of Wells and Kinzlo-uts, 3—Dapot cornar of Canal and Kinzio-sts, W, I STENNETT, Gon, Pass. Agont, COLORADO. KANSAS & NEW MEXICO. Ticket and Freiyght Office, T1 Clark- Special Indusuuicnte, Bogl Ko aitar &8t FoR, W, E, WEBB, Gon'l Ag't. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Devot, corner of Van Buren and Shermansats, 25ckel ofice, Grand Puclfc Hotels Qmaha, Loavenn'th&Atohlson K. Poru Acoonimodatior ight lixpross., Lauveuworth & Atolifsoi Eipross o0 o 110200 p. . LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOI{JI,I’EHN RAILROAD, o 180, SO Salle-al, TVekel D s o Ghar ok Wamdorphittey and somcheat vorner Canat and Madivon-atas by Zeave, * 6400, m, fafl, vis Alr Lino and Mata Lino nlwhllJan York Lxpress, vial 00 .. Atlantia itenress, Y Al jht Ezprass, vla Main 1khart Accommodation,, Bouth Clilcago Accomnod 3y Expross, 'agilio st 30y i, CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI THROUGH LINE, VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. From the Great Jor through tick et Ticket efice, (phe Cunalal., corner Madison; % fngton, and uldltinofe Central Depol, Taavo Ohicago, ive at Uhbjoago ot . On g v Sholis and Dlnolonatl, & 571 L, B85 8, m,, d ) Hatarday gt train fo To. D gago cheoked aud tako uth End passongers can got “Ualn st ‘Fwunly-s000ud ete 1 Doty