Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1873, Page 6

o CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1873, e e R R R R RS S SBEEBIEEEIEESNSSRE ——————————————. MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY. WipNasDAY RvENTNG, Doo, 3, The monoy market contiuucs to show signs of an increasing supply of funds, both East and Wost. In this elty, the rolaxntion in tho monoy markot has beon quite percoptible in the Inst fow daya, To-day nud yestorday, tho pork-pack- erg woro not checking so heavily as provious to tho prosont (haw and rafn. This has made Lusl- nous komewhat dull at tha bauks, Now York oxohsngo 1s getting very plouty, andia quolablo at par for sales botwoon banks, Porhiaps tho most prominont foature in which \he messago of the Presidont and tho voport of the Bocrotary of {ho Treasury agreo i in favor~ ing AN EXPANAION OF DANK CURRENOY. Beeretary Richardson only recommends in a gonotnl way, that tho National Dauks bo per- mitted to increaso their noto circulation to n limitod oxtent on the deposit of United States bonds, ou the condition that the banka deposit- ing tho bouds shall forego tho :iutercut on thom whilo so dopositod ns security for circuln~ tion. It is preaumed from tho contoxt that tho Seeretary means that any National Bank may de- poslt United States bonds and recoivo from the Treasurer of tho Unitod Blates nu advanco, or o loan, of its (tho banks) own notes, to an amount equal to the par valuo of the bonds, aud for which loan the baukis to paya 1ato of io- torest equsl to tho intoreal on the bouda. The Prosidont, howover, elaborates thia iden, aud recommonds a lower rate of interest (4 per cont) for tho loan to tho banks, Ho favora an increaso of National Bank circulation to a maxi- mum of 40 por cent on tho prosont $354,000,~ 000; an incrense of sny $140,000,000, if tho banks and the people want it, aud are willing to de- posit United Statea bonds to securs it, and will pay 4 per cent iutorest for the loam, Iftho Prosidont's scliomo woro muthorized by law, it would Jesd to some confusion in the respect that tho Treasmy would then bo iseuing circulation Lo {he National Banks an two differont plans, viz, : the present one, of 90 per ccnt of circulating notes to the par valuo of bonds, aud tho new plan ou which 100 por sent of circulation would bo fseued on tho par value of the bouds, coupled with the stipulation that the banks should, in the latlor case, torego & por cent of the futerost on the bonde dopos- fted, Iussmuch as it is wow admitied on all sidos, that tho bauks do not make more than 8 per cont proflt on the whole iraueaction ot de- positing United States bonds and getting 90 por cens of circulation on them, it becomes o quoz- ton, whother tho difforenco betweon 90 por cent nud 100 per cont of circulating notes tecoived by thio banks would bo worths pay- ing 4 per cent interest on tho whola 100 por cont of circulating votes received. It must bo re- wembored thut tho Governwent tax ou National Bunk cireulatiou is 1 por cont, aud that the mar kot value of {he Luuus is from 16 to 20 per cent wore than par, aud that even if 100 por cent of cireulating notes wore ispued to thebauks on tho Un.ied Stutes bonds dopostied by them, they lose tho iuterest on this 16 or 20 por cont of cap- ital iuvested in Louds, 1f the bauks wero re- quited {o Liold o resorve of Jogal-tender uotes ngainnt this udditional circulation issued to them ou the Preridenut’s Llun, tho currency thus no- quired would cost uealy 6 per cont, or neurly as sooKs, Canton. 116 Kb Paul pfd, 2] Wentern 1 Waliali., 41 Quicksilver 213 Wabnsh pid.. ) Zidwing Lxpres + 85k F't, Wayno, BEY Welln Furgo. +es 057 |Terro Tauto, [ Amerlcan Exyress.... 60 |Teree Hanto pfd vee.. 2 Uniled States Ex, Paciflo Mall,., New York Central, [Chirngo & Alton . 7 881¢ Ohfeago & Alton pfd,.103 I‘:Y; Olifo & Missisaipjd, ?;}‘ . g Iarlom phi 2 Michigan Central, i lttsburghk Ft, W, Union Pacifie stock,.. 3775 Northwesterni,, ... 403 Union Pacifio bonda.. 80 Northwentern pti, 10y Uouteal Pucifin honds, 913 Rtock Island 04\ Del,, Lnck, & Wost... 074 ., 11, & Erlo, N, ! 8t Paul vaes -.m’?l R z REAL ESTATE. Tha following instruments wore flled for roc- ord on Weduonday, Dee, 83 OITY TROPERTY. Msrickar, 354 ft s of Twenty-ninth at, wf, 20 ft to alley, dated Doc, 3 consideratfan, $8,000, Siato at, 160 ft 8 of Thirly.coventts st, of, 252120 ft, dated Doc. 15 consideration, $7,000, Fako pt, 362)¢ ft n of Lyman uf, W f, 242100 £t, dated Dee, 11 consideraiton, 078, Tifteen lota fu Tlock 11 of Wright & Webster's n o ¢ 88013, 00, 13, dated Nov, 91 ; *consideration, 0,00, ‘Wesl Monrao at, 1 6 cornor of Oakley nt, 8 f, undi. vided j of 43x125 ft, daled Nov. 20; conalderation, 1,607, Undividod X of o X & of Bonroo at of th sbovs lot, dntod Nov. 20 ; consiileration, $1,897, Edward st, 208 1t g of Wobater ov, w £, 22x04 ft, dated Oct, 13 ; considorution, £33 Norily Olark at, 80 £t & of Suporior &t, w ¢, 42110 ft, dated Avg. 11 considoration, $1,650, Weal Madison st, bet Ashiand'wy snd Pruline at, n £,20 £t tyalley, datod Doe. 8 ; conelderation, $11, Lot 29, fn_Block 1, Molstoin, dated Del,3; slderation, S4C0. Wost Washington at, bet Hogno and Tokoy ats, n f, 60 ft ta alley, dated Nov, 143 consideration, $12,600, Bixtooutli st, 14034 1t W of Indiaun av, & f, 205360 £t, dated Nov.'18 ; considerntion, $11,100, SOUTI OF GITY LIMIIA. Tt 18 and w 3¢ Lot 10, in Roneumorkel's Tot 31, Boo 16, 38, 1, datod Nov, 24 § cousldorution, $2,600. T.ots 47'and 48, in Dlock 12, of o 4 8 w & Beo1, 38, 19, dated Aprti 963 conidaration, $300, Lota 13 aud 14, in Diock 21, Hyds Park, dated Aug, conaideration, $8,000, Lots 45 10 48 and 63 10 60, In Averell'a s o i 86 X of 2w Soc 3, 38, 14, dated Aug, 18; considoration, Lots 37 to 44and 49 to 62, In same subivision, dated Nov. 23 conslderation, 20,000, —_— con- wuch as tho wholo iuteress on the bonds, I'ue whole propositiun then resolves itself into the question of whethor tho owners of United Btatey bouds desiro curroncy to tho par yaluo of the Londs in preference tusho bonds. ‘Liero i3 no time, evon whan eurieocy Is senrcest, when Uuiod States bouds would not sell for moie than par in currency in che market, We oro inclined to tho bolief that oven if tho leyat roquircivont for a resorve of logal-tander hoces to vo leld by tho bauks against their outataud- ing circulution wore repualed, Lhis privilego of gening 100 por cout of cireulation by the pay- meut of 4 per ceut interost would be N0 INDUCEMENT TO THE DANKS TO EXPAND by taking uut additional cireulation on tho res- {deut's pian, aud, i not on Lis, cortuinly not an Beorotary Richardsou's plau, which Tequires il they should pay b or 6 por cont iuterest for this advancs of thelr own nutos. The Prasidout, howsvor, us mentioned sbove, is 1 tavor of expavsion of the Lauk currency, and the lauguage of Liy messngo shows that Lo 16wt loust not opposod to * FBEE DANRING,” and that Lie menus by this siuply tho removal of tho legal limitazion to tho aggrogate awount of Nutiouat Bauk circulation, thus purwitiing all Nativual Bauks, iv all parts of the country, to is- 8ue just as much circwution as thoy may dosire, rovided only that Lhoy doposit buads to secure t as now, s recommends, however, that tho Luuks bo “ FORCED INTO RESUMPIION,” even if it be ** ouly 1 logai-tender notes” Tt geoms to us that the Procident vverlovks the fact that to muko ** rosummption* or redempiion of Natioual Usauk mnotes operative, theroe must Lo some dnducement for tho hold- cry of tue bauk notes to present them for redemptivn. Unless greenbacks are made availuble for some purposo for which Nutiotal Bauk uuies ¢an not Lo usod, thera is no induceiout to exchange the lattor fur the for- mer. Aslong sy the greenbacks are 50 abuu- duut {u proportion to buuk notes that there i 10 gcurcily of Jegal-tendera wo hold as bauk 1e- soxves, they are not any more dosirablo than bauk uoies, and there is no mducomeut Lo pro- gont buuk votes tor redetuption in greonbacks, e forco tho Lunks into swuppiug grosaoacks for baulk notes, uuder ruek ciicuwsisuces, would ke unneeeskary Jubor and expouso withuut any coa- poubuting goud. ‘There wre, buwever, roveral waya in which the Dauks cun bo furced into Jegitinmte sesumpiiop = Tarat, Ly the Government sdoptivg o policy that will approciato the vaiue of it nutes; by re- decmiug them fn specie or by maling them tundublo into interest-bearing Londs. Second, Ly poruutting the increase of Natonal Duul notes to na extent thut shull mako greenbacks Teintively o scareo that the bavks will find it difticult to got onough to hold ns legul rescrves, Liither of thigke motiods woukl soon couse the tegal teudors to npprecinte to par with upecie, and no matter how much bani circulation there way outstanding it would ulso bo worth par specio Lecuuse rodeemable iu specio vr legal touders, aud this redomption secured by the doposit of United States bouds. LOCAL 8TOOK AND BOND MARKET, Megars, Pioston, Koan & Co, quute as follows s p. v Luying, g Belting, 5 n7Y £ , 54 (NGW 1ssire) U, 8, currency 6s. 101 108)¢@1093¢ B LATEST, New Yonx, Dac, 3.~2lonvy closed st 8 and 7, after loaning at 164 per diom, ‘ogninll.l‘lg was firm at 8 por cent for 60 day, snd 0o gt Tus customs recelpts wero $228,000, Guld closod ut 103, ufter solling ut 1087; @109, Loans weroat 7, 7 gold, 133, wnd 304 1ur carrylng, Tuo Asslstunt Trousurer disburied $572,000, ~The clemings were $23,0L0,000, su‘vc;'nmunh closed wirong at the highest prices of day, Blati bouds wore dull but atrong, Stocks wera uctive (hrougliout the duy, snd pricos advanced from X to 4)¢ yer cont, In (‘lunnhu dealingw, there wus 4 reaction of frow i to 1 per voul, (ho mare ot closfug buruly stendy, Iuniness was woll diatril. uted, Tho grestest udvauce wos in Pucific Mull, ‘I'io strouge:t sicclis outslde of Pucitio Mufl were Western Undou, Union Pacifie, New York Ceutral, Lake Shote, Toek Tslund, Nortbwestorn, aud Ohios, 'Eho sateu o stock betweon 10 sud 9 o'clock umounted to 148,500 shares, of which 44,000 wera Woslorn Unjon, 34,000 Uujon Pacifle, 23,000 Pacitio Mufl, 8,600 Ohjos, 9,000 Now York Cenfiul, 18800 Tokd Hhoro, 4,600 Hock [land, 7,000 Noribwostoru, 10,000 Goluibus, Chicago & Indiuna Central, and 0,600 Wabasu, A meatlug tor tha purposs of fullioncing the Gove Frumont to 1elmburso monoys pald s tuxes on Lor- rowed moncy tuxed ¥ eapltal, Wu Lold yesterdny in o Governor's roum of the Btock Exchange, sud aotion #.u akel to vecure iolr Tuo Chumber of C in spoclal sessfon, wdopted tho mejordty report of tie Conimnistee on Nur Honul Flusnow, advoculing s spoedy teswaption of apeciv payment, ‘Bteridug oxcuangn, 10814, OUVERNMENT DONDS, 114} Coupons, 6T 111 Coupous, '08, 2 [New 6, Coupons, '8t Couyons, 63, Coupous, '6 Coujous, '63.,vv. Goupous, '63 (How). Miusou: Touuessosu, “Tounvevows, no Virginia, et COMMERCIAL. WeDrESDAY EvenTNG, Deo3, Tho following wore the receipts nud shipmonts of the leading articles of produce in Chicago during the past twenty-four hours, and for the correspondivg date one yoar ago: TECKIPTE, C MENT, 1873, | 1872. || 1873, | 1873, 13,881 3 TFlour, brla, Wheat, bu. Corn, bu, Ont, b Itye, bu, Barley, b Grasg seed, Llox seod, Iy, Broom-corn, 1bs Cured meats, lLs, Beef, rlf vove s Pork, bris 1 20,330, 86,0, B6,000]. 0.4 2 .. |54, 120) §63,435) 72,000 20| 161,330 160) 18,0101 Potataes, b, 730, Lumber, @ 1,164 Shingles, m 20 ‘ag| [ 69 Latli, m Salt, Lrla, 5406/l 2,83] 1,008 Withdrawn from store yosterdsy for city con- sumption: 4,867 bu wheat; 5,966 bu cornj 057 bu oats; 812 bu rye; 816 bu barley. Tho following grain hasbeen inspectad Intostors this morning up to 10 o’clock: 240 cars wheat; 72 cars corn; 24 cars oats; 13 cars rye; 25 cara barlay. Total, 330 cars, or 140,000 bu. Our romarks a day or two ago about the fail- ure of an operator in wheat aroe claimed to Lo unjust. Wo iudicated that tho claim that his being short for 8t. Loula parties was unfounded, oud aro now nssured that ho was not short for any ono in Chicago. Iv scoms that’ tho gontlo- man who was thought to bavebeen his principal in trading only leut him o fow thousand dollars to lielp bim over a tight place. Tho leading produce markots wore less active yenterday, aud ugain easior, though weak during only & portion of tbo seesion. The weather was miserablo—enough to tako tho sfiffnoss out of anything excont tho thermomoter, and thoe re- ports trom othior }mh“ waro not encouraging to holdera, But the local feeling was strong enough to bear up under all theso influences after the first busst of weaknoss, 'Tho receipls woro small, oxcopt in wheut and hogs, which tended to provent any groat downward movemont. ry goodu wero distributed to s fuir oxtent, ordors being numerous, and liberal in tho amounts ealled for. Iricos woro without further chunge, and muy now be considored steady and firm,~ Grocories' continne to meot with 8 good dowmnnd at very full prices. Bugars are still somewhat unscttled and eany, but for collecs, sirups, rice, spices, and most other linos, the market proseuted o firm tone. In the oununed goods warkel there wora no mow develup- wouts, Sales wore small, but full prices weote Delng rcnlizah, the mod- orato character of thoe stochs Imparting a confidout feeling to Lolders. Butter and chioeso contibue quiet at about former quotations. Dried fruits were roported faitly notive and firm, Tish met with a good innuiry at unchang- ed but fim prices. In the lenther, pig-ivoa, paints, tobaceo, coal, and wood markets, there w=re no uew featnres to note, The lumber market was quiet and unchanged. ‘The trade in iron, melala, and uails continuox light, aud prices are uot particularly strong, ex- copt for metais, which ars vory fivm, tin-piato especially, Luving already advanced 5Uc in Now York. ~llorse-shoo und common plate iron are quoted lower, Nanils are sold ab 4,874 rates, Building materiuls are very dull, Coop- orage i firm, more especially J’nkm" gooils and all kinds of stock. Lard tiorces ad- vanced, eolling at $LY0. The demand for wool s improving, and the feclug is ono of firmnoss, No changoy in hopa or broom-corn ware reported. IInyoon- tinuos dull and weak. Thero was moro traging m clover and timothy scods, and both were firm, the latter at a slight advance, Other secds weto stondy. Tho rocoipts of potatuea woro larger, aud car lots wera @ trifle lower. Doultry and game aro still in excessive supply and nearly un- salabla at any price, Highwines woro in botter demand, and ad- vanced e, boing reported flrmer in Now Yoik towardy'the close, Thera were buyers at 8)¢oull through tho session, and firm lolders at U0, Near I o'clock buyers advanced their viows, and sules woro roportod of 160 bris at 90o per gallon. Stocks aro light, and but fow wines aro boing made, as moit of our dietillory capnoity is en- gaged in the production of aleckol on orders for export Lo Buropo. Drosnod hogs wore dull and nomival, The re- coipts of,yosterduy were small,—only 725 hesd,— and these wore mostly disposad of on tho strest, On ‘Chango thero was no disposition to take hold, the weather boiug decidadly unfavorablo to shipmont, s lots forwarded now would prob- ably upoil on the way. ‘The veported sales only ideludod (3 head at £4,80, and 27 hoad at $4.70 peor 100 b, Provisions wera modorately active, and ir- rogular, averaging a shade lower than yestordny, The hog market was carly roported flat, puckors refusing L0 buy, beouune tho weathor wsd too warm to Eunmz tha bandling of presn monts, “L'his weakeued produot, aud pork foll off 10@15¢ per brl on the Fobiuary option, which was the prluclEnl thing traded in. Hoou, however, it be- camo known that sevoral of tho houdos wors shiutting down on killing, aud then pork oper- ators begau to reason (hiat 1t ‘fs not improbablo thut the presont warm spoll will continue d“""fi tho grent part of the prescut month, as the col wearhior 8¢t in too early to be continnous, This would, of couse, involve u lessened supply of procluct that xulu[n make it hot for tho shorts, Thoy pressed forward to flll in, and tho * incronsod domund brought bavk tho market to yestorday's figures, and thon Lo ubout 166 udvauce at ihe olose, Olhor products wore slow, but exhibited very littlo chango lu prices, not being much wantod, while Lolders evinced no disposition to concode in ordor to fnduce purchosors to take bold, It 16re- [mnnd (hiat yoveral English ordors for mouty huve beou withdrawn or moadifled. Tho maiket olosed st tho following rauge of Erlcam Meut pork, now, omsh, or_ koller Decombor, $18.10@ 13.15; do seller January, S818.00@18.65; do voller Pebruary, $14.00@14.05; primo moks pork, $1L76@I%,00; oxtra prime do, 89756 @10,00, Lard,cash or seller Dacombor, $7.46@ 7.40; do sollor Isnuary, §7.05@7.70; do seller Fob. ruary, $THTI@T,00," (iroen hamu at 7% @80 sweet ploklod hams, 8@Uo, Greou mhoulders o 450 rough aides, 6}(0; do short ribe or long clenr, 63¢o; do short cloar, Go; menls 10@16 days' i walt, $3¢adiqo for mhoulders, Glge for ahort ribaand long elear, and 61¢oforahior! clont ; hoxod shonldors, 4170} do Orimbot lnnd, 0404 o short ribs or fong clear, Gl¢@tigo; (o sliort clonr, 03¢a; do loug ‘out nainw, 78t @80, Meatn, _sollor Tnnuary, ahout @io moto than for Decombor, Mown bocf, &3.00@ $9.25: oxtra moss do, $0.00@9.95; boof linmn, 320.00@21.00, Cly tallow, Gi@Gida; grones Quotnble At 4@le. Bales wora Toported of b00 brlg mora pork (now) cash or wollor tho month at €18.15; 600 brls do at 15,1214 ; 600 bris do at 13,103 260 brls do at £11,035 1,260 bris do ac #1800 : 250 bils do soller Fabruney ot $14.05 ;500 brls do at 814,00 ; 2,250 Lrls do at 418,90 ; 600 il do ab &12.851 500 brls o at $10.80 § 8,960 uls do nb £13.76 ; 1,330 tes Inrd nt 7jge: 260 tea do nollor Jauuary b $7.70 ; 260 ton ‘do” roller Fabrusry ab T340: 20,000 b shonldora at 410 ; 70 boxon do at 430 ¢ 100,000 1bs short ribs, wollor Fobruary, at 76 ; 20,000 Ihe short elear ot G40 ; 2,600 pes groon Linms (10 1) a6 7342 ; 1,600 pos do at 755e. Llour wis' ratlior more netfvo nnd gonorally quoted o ghado aaslor, at yostorday's rango of priees, 'Lhero was o modorate domaud for ox- port, and s faw buyera nsked concossions, bub tho principal dealors bad not e:ongh on' haud to mnko them anxious to accopt thess offers. Soma havo Aold conaiderably ahoad, and aro anxloualy watehiug for the racclpt of flour with which to fil theircontrasta, Ryeflourwas firmor,atnd bran low-, or. Balea wero roported of 750 brls white wintor’ oxiras on private torma: 600 brls “Pflng oxtras ot 46,00 100 brla do at £6,75 3 65 brls do at 25,601 100 brls do nt 96 25; 85 bris do at $4.50 ; 90 brls do at $4.80; 1,000 bria do ou private terma; 100 Drla rya at $4.031¢; 800 brls ao on pilvata torme; 50 brls Luciwheat ot €8.75. ‘Lotal, 3,200 brl, Aleo 20 tons bran ot §10.60 on track. Tho fol- lowing wero Lho closing prices : Ohtaico o funcy Medjum to good 0 and more irrogular at an avorago of about 1o below tho prices of yos- terdny, the grontost docline boing 1n cush fote. Livorpool was carly roported dull, and New York was in the famo condition, the lattor fact being also partially due to the warmer woatior, whioh threatened to reopen tho Eile Canal and allow, the whent now afloat to wend its devious way to the sosbonrd. Our rocoipts aro also ou tho in- orense ; but it wonld seom that some of them are simply grain that {8 passing throngh this city from' Milwaukoo, in which oase the same grain bewng reported nf)lmm:l,mxr own shipments are down to a vory low ebb, ‘I'horo is nrobably au_ otror in the figures somowhere, which can only be corrected by the raport uf grain in storo at “the closo of the week. Outside of this, howover, our receipis are someowhat on tho increass, though mnot enough to cause tronble to holders, if tho present 10 od dewnand ehould continne. About all tho ccembor optious Lnve boon sattlad up, aod crsh wheat now commanda a premium of 1o per bu on seller tha month, showlng that the demand for shipment is fully aqunl to the daily supply ; and if this weatlior should continua for a couplo of weeke, the country deliverios wonld bo al- ‘moat suspended. Beller Jabuary, whicli was tho principal option, openad at 81,08, declined to £1,07)¢, roso to $1.U717, receded to §1,0687, and advaiiced to 81.083, closing st $1.08. ' Hollor tho month sold nt $1.05@1.07. closing at 81,006+ tho difforence between the two Luving dimin- fshed to 130, _Sollor Fobruary sold ab $1.094@ 1.10%g, Cash No. 2 apring sold_sarly at 81,053, and advanced to 41,07 at tha close, No. 1 spring was quict at $1.10@1.1014, and thoro was rearces 1y any preference for Ncr;lnvnuluru recaipts, No. 4 spring closed at 1,02, and rejocted do at 9dc. Cashi snles wera roported of 2,800 hu No, 1 epring at $1.104¢ ; 1,600 bu do nt $1.10; 800 bu No, 1 Northwestern at $1.101¢ ; 1,600 bu doat 8L10; 400 bu No. 2 at $1.07 ; 83,800 bu do_at $1.061 ; 16,600 bu do &t £1.06)¢; 22,200 bu do at £1,06 ; 26,800 bu do at $1.06%¢ ; 7,000 bu Northwestorn No. 1 at 1,07 ; 1,600 bu do at §1,063{ ; 4,800 bu do at $1.06}4: 1,600 bu do ut $1.0G4¢ ; 2,400 bu do at SL.0 ,000 bu No. 8 spring at $1.03; 1,200 bu do at 44,01 ; 2,000 bu do at $1.0 0 Lu rojeated at 98¢ ; 400 bu by samplo at $1,17; 400 bu do at $1.15 dolivered.” Total, 134,400 bu, Corn was loss activo sud irregular, averaging 1c lowor {han yestorday, tho goneral fecliug Loing dictatod by tho toue of the whoat market, Tiora was the snme cxpectation in regard to tho unlocking of the Lio Canal, but tho recoipts continue g0 small as to give o alarm to tho liolders of the cash corn now horo, or to the parties who aro long on options, especially while the prosont weather contwues. Thero was o light domand_ for shipment to-dny, aud somo for this monsh's doliverics ; but the inguiry was chiiofly for future doliveries, the markac boing almost entirely speculative. Towards the close tiro markot turned upward, and reached a point higher tlinn at the oponing, the chiof exoiting causo of (ha movementapparoutly being the report that tho thormometor at St. T'aul was bLelow 20r0, which indicates s cold snap traveling tlus way, 'his overbore tho effect of iho last dis- paich from New York, whore corn was guoted dull, Sollor January opened at 46e, declived to 45340, aud advanced to 46)o, closing at 46}{c. Sellar the month, or cash No, 2, sold at 44/{@ 45}¢c, with littlo or no discrimination in favor of fresh receipts, closiug at 463ge. Othor optious wero neglected, and rojecied was dull and little botter than neminsl. Cash eales were re- ported of 10,000 bu No. 2 at 45ige; 12,400 bu do at 45%¢e; 20,000 bu do al 45)g¢; 7.400 bu do af 450; 5,000 bu do ab 443go; 23,000 bu do at 443{c; 12,800 bu do at 413¢c; 5,500 bu do at t!};o: 800 bu rojected at 43570, Total, 107,200 . Oats wore more active, and avoraged ifc lawar, though the wmarket\wus firm et yestor- doy's rango except jus. ot tho opening, When & large Iob was offered wilh inteut to bear the markot, and taken, much Lo tho suxpriso of thio party who offered to el it, as Lo aftorwards paid 3gc moro. The market is strong undor small rmmtyw. and light stooks n storo, tho filenlnr part of which are undorstood to be held yona firm_for shipmeut, Schor the month, or rogular No. 2, suld at S13{@35%0, botlh closing ut tho outmde. Casnsnlos wore rn;mrtnd of 8,000 bu No. £ at 3Ea; 17,400 bu do nt $ifc; 16,000 bu duv at S1lge; 5,000 bu do at 84y 25,000 bu do at $4e; 600 bu do at 83¥{e ; U0 bu rejectod at 821{c. Tolal, 67,600 bu. Iiye was activa and firm at the outside prico of osfordny ; salos boing roported of 12,400 bu N0, 2 at T80, ab which igure the market closed firm. Thore was no domaud for other grades. Barloy was less aclive than yesterdasy, and lower, the oxtraordinary advance then beiug due toa Bquoezo ou the sottloment of a few Decem- bor shorts, Tho markes was flim ab Yostorday's modium prices, with less domaud, at $145@L.50, cloging at the outside, No. 8 was ircogular at $1.04@1.10, closlng at the outside for reccipts in Louses not diusctiminslea against. Rojeciod wag quiot and steady at 88c; quotable at 9o asked st tho closo, No. seller the month sold at §1.45@1.00. Cush salos wero roported of 10,000 bu No,” 2 ot $L.50 ; 1,600 bu do al $1.49; 6,200 Lu do at SL43; 4,400 budo af S146: 5,000 bu do at $1.45 ; 400 bu No, 8 at 81,105 100'bn do ut $1.06; 800 bu do at 8103 ; 3,600 bu do ae 81043 400 bn rofected at 880 ; 400 Lu by samplo at $1.40; 80U bu do at $1,80 ; 800 bu do at $1,25 ; 400 pu do at $1.10; 800 bu do at $1.00 on track, Total, 46,000 bu. WOOL, The Boston Shipping List snyst The demand for dowcatio wool s agaln beon quite active, and the sales do not full_much sbort of the Iarge 'transactions of list week, Wevoitnot for tho advanced views of holders, but very littlo flecee wool would bo left. D'riccs buvb advanced @80 3 1b from tho loweat polut on flooces, and holdors bave brcomo indiiToront about keliing even ut this ndvauce, as thets in 110w u very confldent fealffi that a otter and highor wmarkat {8 ouly & question of thue, Tho fmprovement lu othor wools hiza not beon 60 tarked us on flecces, but it will Lo reen thint pulled wool cantinie (o movo off quito frosly, and chieap lots aro now diflicult to find, “fho stock of doluius ‘and combing flecco bas heen matorlally reduced by iy purchuses of the pust two wotks, Thostoek ricently loid by the M.nchostor wmbita fias nearly ull beou sold, ut prices uniderstaod to Fango from G0G52Ye for domestio up to 53¢ for Catie uday the vales of 1ho Intter including 92,000 iba, As the wuills that use thls grada of wool are uow vory well aupplfed, thore s o prosslug demwnd, but_stocks aro 0 autich Feducod holders ure. firwsor, bud a battur feol- ing provalls, The bulk of tho slock of combing ud dulafno fiscco, oth -Oanada and domestic, 18 now in tlio hand of munufacturers, nnd, with about soven montha boforas now clip In avaflable, it fs ovidout thot Uile grudo. Will o very kource iufora tho year close California wool attracts but very little attention, ss o siock of thls deacription In ot lookad upos at desfrablo, There s very itlo cholea spring ltt, but tho market in well suppiled with fall, aud for tho'best lots of this description 270 18 about tho outaide Agure, IRITISH COAL, Baward's Coal Cireular given tho following We give butow the atatstics of the col production fn the Kingdom of Grent Dritau, Fach district for the two yours 1871 aud IK7J, oud aluo the dotufle of tho Dumibo of ey siployid, e sceldunts, and tho loss of life 1n eacl: distriot for tio year 1872 : District, 181, 10,530,000 17,040,000 78,10 14,670,000 0,047,100 GEOON0 0T, isd 10,300,000 0,550,000 1,000,000 1000, L0000 10,181,700 9,04 o, 0,814 0,703 Total..orureissnes 17,400,250 19,400,833 Tho followiug is tit distribution of districts :' 1, Northumborlind, Gumberland, nwd North Durham, 1, Houth Durliam, 9, North wid Last Lancashiro, 4. Weat Lanenslilra and’ North Wales, 0. Yorkshiro, G Derby, Noltingham, Lelcestor, and Warwick, 7, North Stuflordehiro, Ohicanire, mid Shropalire, " 8, Bouth lenmmumm and }\'ur:n:!ofi:‘\l:’f’;b o o s.?\f‘l’,‘,‘"\'»fii'xflq" ucenter, Bamerret, aud Devon, 10, q T T inlorn Disieiet of Reotiand, 12, Wostara Disiriat of Baotland, No. of_colleries, 3,010; males emplo, 418,038 5 noparato futul necldenty, B0 5 Jm ;;)(ul, 1 I OO G e i, Dec, 1, 1670, Ta the Editor of The Chicago 4 ribune ¢ But: 1 wish to convoy, through the columna of_your valusblo papor, my complimonts o s@rand Rapids” aud tho Michigan corn speou- Intors, hoping that they hava profitad by tho reoant rizo in corn, though I fear, !‘x;om what T could learn, that thoy wore *short” inatead of long, aud if eo, probably got hurt somo, not witliktanding I advised thom to look ou, 1 soe by tho Washington roportd that tho croj 1n ontimnlod at loss thun tho crop of 1869, which in full as low ns I over placod it for this year. Larmers aro, liowevor, finding about whore Lhey stand, and reporty como from far and near that the corn crop *f pans out” worse than anticipatod. When 1 wrote lavt spring, advising farmors to “gonlow” iu solling their corn, somebody out TFrooport-way, Luroke, L think, took up the ory on thn othor side, sud talked about throo full orops on hand, * Now iy tho timo to u'nll 3 bye- and-byo tho siufl won't pay froight.’ Thon 1 undertook to shiow that it took somo tornto foed 3,000,000 Liogs, and all tho cactlo, hiorees, chick- chw, humang, oto., that in fact tach crop had been fully consumed boforo another had ripen- od. Ibnsed my ostimate on 9,600,000 hogs in 1llinoin, not darlog to wot it too high, but sinco then I bnve seon reports piacivg ilis humbor at over 1,000,000 highor, which 18 no doubt near tho murl, 1 prophesied that tho shipmenta (or recoipts at n]lippmg points) would 1all far short of 1872, and I soe that the nmouvt is about 9,000,000 bu lans, I'ha crop of 1809 was estimated in November of that yenr at 894,000,000 'The Novemuor esti- quato this yoar is placed at 85,000,000, or 86,000, 000 foxs, nud the piobability Is that tho frost will reduco tho valuo in sound corn at much logs thau that amount, Our market for corn has oxtended very largoly singo 1870, tha extreawly low price at which it whay olferod causod ft to” bo ured in localitios where it nover was used before; and, with & much largor territory to supply aud 50,000,000 bu lees, 18 it unreasounble to suppose Lhat tho price should run as high in 1874 au it did in 1870, Porhinps Euvoka ot Giand Rapids may raiso the question of threa crops on haud, but it will bo found that the old corn will melt awny in the country as did_the crop of 1868, and but very tittlo moto find it way to mtkt, A The winter of 1863 and 1860 was decidedly mild, From Now Yonr's to July it was almost imposaible to move tho crop, and the rosult wny the bulk of the orop of 1803 was in first hands inJuly, 1869. But it all molted away, witt but littlo sont to market, Now we lave loss corn o hand, and a demand for it all over the world, Iromember, in 1843, overybady's ideas were down as to prico of corn. = No ono evar ex- pooted to woo corn soll at 26 conts on tho farms, Within one Fanr, how great was the obange. Cormat £1.30 nnd who was crazy onough to suppase that corn wonld ever rell nd low again au 60 cents ? Inthodaya of low prices, before the War, corn Was @ legal tendor in New England at s1 por bushol,—in fact, that wns n low prico; but three unpregedented crops have reduced the price below the cost of handling in many locali- ties, and the mnsses of tho farmors of the North- west are no better off for these large crops, Some talk very wisely of ralulmi corn b 1214 to 16 conts por bushel; Lut that s il humbug. No farmer gots vich af 1nisingcorn at 40 conta, ‘I'he {ruth is, farmors Lave bnd the shorl end of the lovor for several -yorrs, especially those who raise cora to soll. Inmy last I said, * Corn will soll at 75 cents in Qlicago befara July noxt.” * Grand Rapids " Kmbubly smiled at the folly of tho prediction, ut, judging of tho future by the past, why should not corn soll ag high in "74 ag it did in '70, which, I think was above 81 per bushol at one tima (in Chi'—‘iif")' ‘I'ie supply is noknowl- edgad to be small, Whils tho demand has no parallel in our history. Unfortunately, the farm- crs—thia oves who nood it mont—eannot profit by the advzaca to any groat oxtont, aa they have Lt littla to sell. . Recontly, it was romarked, “If corn goes much above 40 cents in Chicago thero will Le a perfect avalauche of it."” But it ecems that it don't “‘avalauche™ worth & cent, and I don't thiuk 50 conts would bring ot large amount, Ono strong indication of & short nro{» is the imrenso number of light hogs going into tho market, If there was such nn unlimited amount of cotn in tho Lianda of farmora thoy would 1ot be shipping thoir hoge—weirling loss that 200 pounds—in November, just the time for thom to gain fosteat. DBut the teuth is, tho smount of this corn that o given numbor of hoge will eat Is amazing, nnd farmors aro gotting scared and eclling off their hogs tosave fead for stock that they 1nust keap. I should liko to eay a fow words about the Rnilroad law, It ecoms to mo that the sym m(h,‘y is" all for the vonds, and mucL 8 wsaid obout the _injury done to Chicago and the large towns, Nofhing is said in Lehall of the emall towns and the poor farm- ers around them. The law must be ropealed, be- cause much produce goes out ¢f tho State withe out payiog tribute to Chicazo, and those com- poting pomnts who have paid their money to so- cara competition must bavo the benetita secured to them for all futurs timo, 1f Champnign lind o 10cont rato all hor corn would go to Chicazo. Peorin ia likoly to be ruin- ed by this Railtond law, &e,, de. ‘o farmors portinextly sk tho quoetion why Chicago should lLiave rrnmelluu. or Champaign & Peorin, or any other Iargo town; and it seomy to thom hat tlio 1ailvond ofticers havo dono all they could to maka the law obnoxivus in hopos to array all those henyy voting points againat it, and securs its repenl, Wiero & town had only ono outlot for ita pro- ducts 08 tho smll towus have, the railroad has u perfoct manopoly of its carrying trade, and it iw hoped that thia law will wooure to tho non- compating points tho bonofits of commotition. 1t is oxtremoly nggravating, to say the 1Saat, for the peoplo of one town to bo forced Lo pay 60 to 75 per cent more froight on their goods than their noar noiglibors. There is no doubt but the raitronds have abusod the paoplo in the past, and have themsolves to thank for (ho prnunnl condition of things. Yours, &o., Inoguots. LATEST. Wheat was fairly active in tho afternoon, and 14c higher, sclling at $1.06}¢@1.07 for tho tuonth,closing ns_ $1.0637, and at_21.08@1.085 for Jannary, the latter e\mxnin #1.08%. Corn waa in fair domand and 9¢o bigher, closing at 460 soller tho month, and’ selling nt' 405 @463¢c for January, cloaing at 46i¢c. A sale was Yo- Ffirlud of 600 brlamess pork at $14.10 welier Fobruary. O S— CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. Wrpyespar Eveniva, Dec, 3, LA;T(C (mé'-wu firm at an advauca of 10; quotable ol ! .85, BEANS AND PEAS—Thera {8 o moderate demnand for be: und very cholca haud-pleked navies bring occnalonally $2.757 commion lots and peas ure slow, Wo quote:” Nuvy Deans, $2.60@2,05¢ mediums, $2.25 @32.4u3 common, SLI0@L.00; pess, $1,20@1.40, UULTER—Notuing nuw was noled 'In counection with tho butter murket, There was a good degres of activity i tho demnud, and former quotations wore easfly * sustuiuod, We ropeat our lst, ss follows: Clioica yellow, 26@300 3 ‘medinm to good, 1W@Ho : {n- forfor (o common, 13@18¢ ; common to ¢hoico roll, 16 @28c. BAGGING—Thoro was only a_moderate smount of trading In this market, and vaiuos woro withott ap- precablo e . At fho recent declino the focling 15 lean, the oplulon prevadling that prices have roacliod thol? Jowest polnt, Wequoto: Siark A, d80; Lud- low A, 3io; Lewlsion A, Americay A, 9037 Amoskenyg A, 0o ¢ Ottor Greok, Mo ; burlap bage, 4 wnd & bu, ‘18@200; guoufes, einglo, 11@180; o donble, 47314 ; wool sacke, 03@63c, BIODM-UOItN—Tho markot remains tn s quiet state, though o few Bmail ordors aro rocaived now and then, which are gemerally flied at the quoted prices, T'he slock of broomecorn in this market JVibiont 1,400 founs Gholco fo oxira hurl, T80 o tuat il work s tutoa choica il broou, 31c63 ey for 3@00 ¢ good to chofco atalk bratd, 53,@0x0 ; dnferlor lirush, 4@5e, UILDING MATERIALS—Wo continua to quote; Btucco, $2.60@3,60; New York stucco, custing, $3.50@ 4,007 Hodendalo oeinent, $3,25(@5.60; Utlca, Loutaville, Bunifas, aud Akron ccment, $2.00 % brl; Lortlan cenent, $1.00@7.01 bul‘k, 'B0c@ 1. whith e Hl bu, 4003 llvnd pluster, $2.60 3 brl; fire brick, ¥ 1,000, $36.0@00.00 3 Lutldlllyx brick' (0ominon), $0,6087.00; prosed Drick, $14.00G15,00; sower 503 muwsukes and Rucino pressed, $25.00@ o comumon, $14,00@10.00; Tudiana prosss.c .00+ do commion, $10.0016.00; five oluy, ¥ “brl, su0t@4.00. 11 0l 55— Prices rangs the samo as for & month past, whoro thoy may bo considercd atendy and firm, (Vu continue to quote § New York factory, mild, 1@ 130t Obio faotory and Western fuctory A0, 133130 § low grades, Tasllo, GO avket 18 quiot at tho annoxod quota- tions ¢ Lehlgh, prepured, §11,00 ; Tuckswsnns, $10,00; Frie, $8,50; Walnut e, 33,50 ¢ lel‘l’g Mine, $7,50 ; Thoesburg, $9.600.00; Caniiel, $9.00@0.80 7 Lick Tiun, ndiuna block, $7.00% . Hooking_Vulley, $7. O yr £0.004 RIriand Grals, $8.00 3 Minonk, $0,00§ o £3,00 W Lt domand from packera continues sctive, 304 boul leséotend Uersole o vory i, e foruiae a an advance of 106, Biock 1 also hsm, owing 1 Chieago , Gloar flooriuig, 1at and 24 toguméi,“ to lin rent arlty. Wo quate s+ Dork barrdl, $1.70 @1.75; wh'mcy barrols, $1,00@2,003 lrd tlerecs, x.m‘[mfinur Lurels, 48@0%0} york atavem, Tougl, $31,00@20,00; do, bucked, $14,00320,003 tierco staves, rough, $32.00@21.00 bucked or smwed, $33.00 @23,00% w ven, rough, $20.00@u8.007 do b 00 3 flourstayes, $9.60@311.00 § circlo ed, $70,00@ four headiug, Ti@Vko rer sel: flour lwop-poles, $14.00@16.00 for 1 j jiork and torco polos, $0,006 4000 por m, " Balea embraca 4 enra tercen nt $1,00; 1 cur and 600'porls bureels at $1753 B cars ab $1.76 for pork barrels and $1.00 for ercer. 12G8-A-r0 In Inrgo supply and dullthongh not quot- ably lowier, mlcs belug mado to city deslora ot 2:@ 4o} piekied, 1572185, FEAMIRI—Wera o triflo higkor, salos botug ro- por.cil at i8@0e, Good Lo prims live-gocso fentbiorr, G330+, From Drat lunda s Jobbing prives, 08&75:5 per cent dincount for eash § clickon, C@do; turkoy, @4, FIS1—50M to a 1iboral nggregntoat ateady and gon. erally firm piices, Btocka nra not oxcersive, and holdera munifost nosnxiuty to reatizent nny concesnion, au thatendeney of peloen 1 rathier upward, Waquotoas followa: No, I whilofial, igebrl, $3.5563, $5.00@6,25 ¢ No, 1 tront, $4,76(35,00 ;N orel, now, Kebrl, $15.00@1440; No, 1 ey, $10,00 (@10,60; No, 2 mackerel, Js-brl, $3.60@0.75 % family mackorol icbrl, §1L.00G7.85 ¢ No.1 whors kil $1.15 @225 ¢ bank connul, 8560g0.10, Georgen codi, $1.00@0.25; Labrador lierring, &plt, brls, $3.00@ 040z doy ' yebel, $LAGLSUL Laiitador herriug, round, brl, $7.60@R.00; do }-brl, $4.00@4.263 lox herring No, 1, 30330 3 bax diorelig scaled, 40@é30; Columbls Kiver salmon, k-brle, $0,73@10.00; FRUITS AND NUTS—A good dctand oisted, both for forolgn_and” domestis varieties, and mont de- ficriptions. woro held wilh firmness, We continua o quolations s follows: Fonxtan—Dalos, 0@0rs figs, now, drums, 12@125c; figs in_boxes oy 16@i00; Freuch riner, old, vale - ieh prunes, now, 19@idye; raisine, layers, now, $1,76385 ; rafelun, Inyers, old, $0.35@2.07 rafs. 13, loose ' Muncatel, uow, 33,053 Taletis, Va- loncia, new, 11@112§0; Zanto curranty, now. TNG 73{cs ol do, By (&0igai citron, BGdo; lomon yeel, 17(g18c, Doatestic—Alden applos, 17@300 3 Michigan, allced, 01100 Michigan quaricrs, B@vic; Wostern sioy 1@8: Southorn do, Cig(aTi0; peachon, 1ored, 24 48 poachios, bulves, 10(310; Q! Dlackbeerles, new, 12195¢; Fasphori tod cherrles, 25@20c 3 Nuta—Lilberts, ' 15@100! al- monds, Terragona, 23324 : Noples wilnuis, 213281 Chili winuts, 33@f{e; Fronch waluuta, 16@1vc; Brasils, Vi @10ic; Tocans, Texus, 11@120; African besnuts, Usto g Wilitigton sSanut, T@Uo: Toaosted e, $2@74 pean! 2 e, LN FRUTH—Thero fa only o ight demand, priu- cipally from tho city trade, No chunge §n prices wan Toporied, Lemons, $8.00(30,00 por box; inferior lomonn, $7.00;orniiges, $7.00310.00 por br 3 Califor- nin pess, SI00GA.H0 por oves o pxapes, Tokay, $9.00 per évss: do Muscat, $7.605 appics, $3.00@4.00 Dor. Uil from store, Ouitivated crauberrion and Gape s, $10.60312,00¢ do (Cary's), $13.00@15.80, Molags grunes, $5.00 per ke, GROCEMIES—A liboral amount of aslen of ataple nud fancy grocerics was nccomyiistied, and, with {he excaplion of sugars, n which thore ato still some sigus of wenknsan, thiv arket exbibited & firm tune, Cof eatablislicd yos- BoDA—Ti @EC, Corrrrs—Nocna, Su@idiie; 0., Java, 324@33 Tava, No, 2, Wi @il ; fancy Rio, 3@2Txc s chol do, 284 @1of prime Io, 20x@ie; good do, 25'@25%0; common do,' ii@iic; romsting do, 293(g24c; Bingapore Java, 21@213¢ ; Costa Rica, fanicy, 31337503 do, prime, 205@30Zc; Maras cald, F6@RIIgE CANDLES—Blur, full weight, 175@18¢ ; stosring, full welglt, 14X@143%c ; do, ehort weight, 135 @18)c. Rick—Laina, 13(@8c; Raugaon, TN@7xc; Oaro- 1ina, Bl @8l Soaana—Patent cut loaf, 124@13)0; crushed and powdured, 11t(@11e; wtanulited, 1h@1Ke: A, standard, WX @105 o, Ne.3, 102@10%c; B, 10G 1030; odtra G, 10@105c; O No.3, 0%@0%40; yellow 0, No, 1, V3@Y3ci cloica brown, 93i@Die; primo do, 9';@0yc; falr do, Br@9c; choleo molesses sugar, ::@I%0;: falr do, 85 877es come mon do, 72GHc; New Orlenus sugar, -cholco, 8@ 1508 nn@pnma, 82,(@Bzic; do, fair, B);@83j¢; com- shon, T, @1ke, . e etiond drips, $1.30@1.35; iiser drips extra ting, B0@K3e § gOOU AUgAr-LOUSS KU, AIGH oxira do, 65@7Uc; New Orleats molusses,_cholce, 756 80c; do prime, W@&T06c; do common, 8i@0c; Porto Rico wolauses, choivo, 62@03c; common molusses, 2@ SaLERATUS—Common to best, 83@10c. oxs—Allspice, 17@18¢ ; cloves, 40@41 pepper, 26@30c ; nulmegs, No, I, $1.33@1, ) $1,10@1.15 ; ginger, pure, 28@%0c; do No, a3 do No, 3, 16@1ue, 1, 20¢ ' Soars—Oerman miottlod, 6X@0X0; Golden We C@u4o; Whie Lily, 8@6lc; White Ioso, 0@ Gicy palm, G6@6ic; Savon' Tmperfal, G@Cifc? wihii{e Rusaian, 63 @Ge; Ohampaign, U}RG3c; prim- rose, 6@6NE, A~ Glom, OX@100 corn, I@1lc: lusdey, 6@ 7e: common, 6wGe. HAY—Tise ‘market f8 dull and woak, We quote o wholesale prices paid by dealers, as foilows, cars to contain 20,000 Ne: Now Hwotly, prime 15.u0; do, No. 1, $14.00; No, 2, 'do $12 mized, §10.00@11,005 prajrio, uplind, midlaid, $3.009. do, stough, Loosz ox WadoN—Timolby, $11.0@13,005 prair $7.0060.50, For deliyory of pressed, $1.00@1.60, ace cording to distance, HID£S—Tho ollerings weroa trifio larger, and un- der a woderats demand pricos wers easy, though withe out quatnblo change, Groen clty butcliers!, 6@Skcs green eured, light, 9}¢@10¢; do, Heavy, Bi@Ju; part curol, 83004 pioen calf, e greed Kip, 1063 dry calf, d0a; dry kip, 1703 dry salfed, 14@16c; dey'Uint, 16(@17¢ ; deacon skins, 86U grubly, scored, cut, or othorwise dumuged, two-thirds prica’; brauded, 10 per_cent off, TIOPS—Woro in Jght request from brewers, We ommon lo prime Western, 30G400; York Buyarian, 40@42e, o Wlhe market ix stlll depressed tudor tho Infucoce of the Inte heavy arrivals from sbroad, oud a further decling of G cents per pound on genufud Bavarisus lius taken place; tuo lower grades of Engliuli arealna off 2 couts por pound from last woek'd tutea, Americans and othor descriptions remuin unchanged, Thers fan wide difference Lotween caeh end timé pricea imoro so than in former sentous, This oo of the reaults of a closn moncy market, Tho forelgn bhopu ariving Liere aro, fu most instinces, drawn sgainst for noarly thelr full valuo, snd hava to Lo paid for, no matter whot may bo_the condition of the monoy morket, or whether the hopa aro eold or nof, ond Importérs who ara compelied to realizo frequently soll at Tower pricen than thioy care o mako kuown to tho trade. Dcowers, on the other band, who buy ou long tlme, * pay deatly for {ho whistle! In the abm souce of My speculative demend, the markols in tha inlerior relnain very quiet. ~ Occatiousl pur- clingen aro mado by dealera at 2510 30 conts for the Tawer grades, aud 35 to 38 cenin for cholce, Growers Wwho ure not | zensed for monoy, and who, thercfare, wro ot depeident on holr hop 'crap, sce Tolding for L —Trade {s light, and the market oasy, Horse-choo cnd piate irou aro guoted jo lower, Quotations uro giveu belows Tates Tates Plato frou, conunon tai Tatos Norway fron ,. W Norway nail-rois i German low ste: P Gaat low atool,. Ui American ool & B Cuirome tool ateel @ Enplish tool steel rates English spring st Taten American cast sprin Tatos Bieel tire, A-in. P oy ealic stcel, /b Slelgh stioe steel, g @I Guter shoo steel % @ Gutter shoes (tapored and bont ‘to BUAPE). o0 sreronserersressrissron 0 B LEATHER—Is moving o little more froely, at rather steadiur prices, no furtber decline being looked for nt yresent, oither in domestio or imported loather, Wo quote: FENLOOK, City harness.. Colnizy upnos ue, clty, Kip, g 1b... Ky wealhio o y upper, No. Olty upper, No. 2, Country upper Col ur) B fhouee Gaif, elty. . Cult, cointry, Tough upper, slandard Tough uppor, dsmagud Buttulo alkughter sule, “D, A 1, , 1.20@ 1.85 750@ E3 100 45 530028000 0 60.00@15.00 French calf, 3t to 8 1.05@ 2,90 Fronch kip, 60 o 100 Ius, ... 1.00@ 1,50 LUMBER—Continues in moderato domand, We con- 950,00 @05,00 41,00 @50.00 s 88,00 310.00 00 @45.00 , Lomoine. Becond clex “Tuird clear, 1 inch, Third clear, thick, tougli, ... ©40.00 Qloar siding, 1st and 33 togeiher.. o Gummon alding. . @20,00 Commion flooring, dreased 15,00 Comman floring, drexod @000 Wagon-hox boards, solected, 14 juches ntling, A atc’, 18 foot and undor, greoh. Jolut wnd scautling, 18 to 34 fout Plexots, aquars, Dickets, fla Cedur post Cedar yosta, ronu No, 1 sawod shiudlos, AorBlar,..... Bluingles on_ track (A).. " v Throo dollars per car to ba added when transferred, which clinrga fallowa tha singles, ‘Cljckness—Five shinglos 1o be two inches in thick- nes, Langth—Siztosn inolies, NARDWOOD. Black-Waluut — Countors, $100,008100,00% _olear, $05,006245,00 § common, $35,00@30,005 cull, $20,004 3,00 3 “Booring, $50,00, Ash—Clear, 00@40,00 ; common, $18,00825.00; el $10.00@15.00 3 flooring, $30,00@ 10,00, Ouk—Qlear, $20.00040.00; comuwon, §16,00@35.00; cull, @16.00, —Olfna“s@%’aég?flw.‘m; common, $20,00@ $3. Tlekary. 93,003 cill, $19 Dlo—Giour, $12,06@85.00; common, $16,00@35.00 oul, $10.0015.60, Liitternut—Oloar, $35.00@60.00; common, $20,00@ 100, $10.00860.00} - omu P Tk e T 1 i ko] ‘Whitowaod—Clear, $30,00@40,00; common, $20,00 @0 o, BrO Py e B0 s Wagon Blook— wagou polos, onch Tloriils red cedar, 950 per ft§ m do rottnters, Ao ¢ ron MEFALS' AND T contitos quict, but firm, eayectally for Ly plato, which i ndvancbd B por-bos in No Sk, e ropoat ¢ TN PLATE—IC, 10514, $12.00; (1o, 12513, $12,5 420, $10.00; 0o, rooflug, 14320, 10, $11.50; do, F10 T1v—Targe, d0o; small, dtc; %6, LEAD=DIg, B304 bat, Joo P "pal o BHUEET ZiNo—Tull eas Ieen quantiiy, 1103 slakn, sot, $1,00@1,603 gt U(‘?U ; woorl, G803 W NNERS' BTOCK~' ks, J0)ge; halt cal 94,570 aten ; T 4, dle; do N ana it 426 ; do, 11 Faten § Americuds Rusal GALVANIZED 1n0N—No, 10(g No, 43@10, 170; No, 27, 180 of 25 per cent In |x|:xgnlrru|n this llat. er Lottomy, U7c; Lrazlers, ovor 12 Ibs, per, 003 plontelied coppior, €6e3 do. Wing—Nos, 1't0 6, 90 130; 15 aud 14, '12)7c; 16 and 18, 1663 10, 19o: 90,2003 Tull Lund) count i'fenge wire, by entload, Bicc, NATLS~Wors in light requost, 47161 Bd do No, 2@, 160; 28, 20, Ao Corrrn—Copp 4To; tinued cop, 50 yor cont ¢ia- LS—Itemaln quiet and unchangsd : rops, 3 1b, 14K@ @2 cord, 3_1Ib, s 203220 3 turvod roje, 3 I, 17@ $3,00@0.60; pitch, B Lrl, $0.0086.00% tar, B nd lard ofls continue acllve, whilo other doscriptions romnin very quict. Values swera svithout appreciable change, usles toaking st the au- ; oxtrawinter fard, nexed quotations ; 1,700; N bollad, $1.09@1. neatsfoot oll, atrict) No. 1, 760; ‘bank ofl, 60 050} turpontina, tha, common, 1ic, tha, 63 gravity, 1 VOTATUES—Tho recelnta woro liberal, but thero was_compuratively littlo luquiry, snd jricos wero Wo noto sales of 1 car Peachblows AL 31,00, on track ; 300 bu and: 1 car dout $1,0: :d 3200 bu do from store at cauier for car lot: s weak and irregular, tho weather oxeoedingly unfavora wor, Ohickonr, good to cliolce, dressed, cotumou do, 8¢@81.33; ducks, drosted, Qo dresmed, $0.00 prairio chickeos, 00@3.25 7 partridges, $3,50; quall, $1.U0@1.95 ; @2,50 per doz; venlnon saddles, 12@ v, T@¥o; Tablite, §1,00(3135 per doz. SEEDS—Timothy aiid clover wera mora activo and firm, &t an advunce of about ¢ for prime, Finx was Ilungariun fa quotabla Wo note aalos of 125 buga ut 32,80 ; 95 Lugant $2,70; 21 Lage goo bags at $1,65 7 26 bogs at $2.53 ; 16 bugs at $2,5 bags prima_clover ut $6,16 ; '20 bag# do at £5, 1iaga do ot $3.00 ; 6 bags poor ot $4,4 $1,00:_100 bags milict ot G3c, BALT—Oontinucs aclive aud steady, Onondaga und Saginaw fine, 31,80 ordluary, cosrse, ground solar, $2,00 ; da with bage, $4.00; Ashton dairy, por s TEAS—Ate moving with "n_fair degres of froe- dom at firm and unchauged prices, Wo quote: Young byson, common to- fuir, 45@ise; do good, B3@U5c; do choca to exira fine, USc@$1.10; come mon to' fiue old lyson, 65@85c; common linperi- good io choice do, 90c@$LI0; fmr to ugsuoy, $L10@1.20 ; to extra now Japun, £ Iard ducks, $2.5 133e ; do carcas ;13 003 94 bagy tax at Canada do, $1.00; 90c@$1.00: common o ood common do, 38@42¢; _colored nnturnl common to s "Oolong, S3@ibe; 01 cholca to oxtra, 85c@$1.00, TOBACCO—We quote: xirs, 70@80c; cholce, 60@050; medi- @dsc, alf bright, 60@700; i—~Qood to cholce, 32@350; medium, 28@ poor to common, 35 PLua—Natural leaf, black, sound, $3@55c, cany, Undor Jight recelpts, liowevor, sollora ware on’ abled 1 provevt auy muterial doeina; quobible u* $,75(@4.0), it MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Fovelun [Inrizots, r, Be-11 0, m.—Flour, 4 Whoal i 3 Rtring, 12¢@ 188 G ; v ilte, 193 !’X?l! Od@14e. Corm, Y53 6d, York, e, 3-2:30 p, m.—Markot unchanged, Tavirroor, Det, 1 n1.~Cotton dull and castor } midding. upland, 80 O, 8794 3wl isicn 3 Amordeany 6,200 Luled ; ayeoumtfon and ~Qulet and unchanged, Cheose, Gia 64, 41 0, LoxnoN, Dar, =3 p, m.~—Tate of discount in the open markat for threo months’ bills, 43¢ !mr cent, ot 13 belaw tho rogular baok rate, Amount of bullicn gono duto fhe Liank of Englaud on bulanco to-day, 03,000, Conrols for money, DI@YA'6 3 on account, 25~ United Stater seouaftion, 5-2iu of’ 165 03¢ ¢ do 0T, 10-403, 0137 3 nowy 5, 93§ Lirle, 56243 pro- forred, 603 New York Contrel, 77, Tan1s, Lo, 3,—Rontcs, 60f, Tho Live-Stocic Marikets, NEW YOI, New Yonr, Dea, ,—DeEvia—Racelpts, 820, The murket u fictn, wholesale slatgliterors paying an ad- Yauee of fully igo per Ih from Monday for ardinary to Tuir butohior's caltle, No fancy or oxtra elecra wore slown, The extromo rangs wis 02 @1215¢, BIEEP AND LaMuo—1,160 arrivod, Tho market fe dechiedly firm atsn_advanco of 5o per Ib; uo lumbs olfered, " Klicep ranged 4@ 0xio. BywrNE—Includfug 160 lute, non-roported arrivals outerday, tho fresh recofpts were 7,700, snd o num. ber of cur=loads more nra due, Livo are in L demand t 4@45e, witl nalos of 6 cars Oblos ay 210 lbo, ot Ge, Cily” sliuglitored n furihor deellun ciosed 'dull af ) @0Ke. nuFRALO, BUFFALO, Dee, §,—CArTLe—It-celpts to-day, Include Ing cors ronortad to urniv, 1,105, making tho total supaly for tho work thua far,’ 4114, Tho. markat i Drlak, at Yesterduyd prices, Gattio aro salling frool; Ugm cattlonra ccarce, most of Llio ntocik in the yurds Ualng hoavy wofightu, “Alout 1,400 husd wero disposed of, Sules ¢ 462 Iudinna stcern, averaging 1, 170G 1453 1b#, at $4.40@6.00 ; 160 Ohlo stoors, aversglug 1,012@ 1,613 Ibe, ut $4.12/4@6,00 ; 633 Tilinols nieors, nver ing 1,20881,335 Ty, nt §5.00@560 3 187 head Toxu ateers, avoriging L,193@1,158 1us, 0t $4.60; 20 head Michffian atecrs, aversglug 963 1be, ot $4,03y:) SHEEP AND LuMBA—Rezelnts to-day, hcluding re. ported nrrivals, 6,000, meliug tho tolal anpply fof (e wock thus far 12,000, Tug macket la netivant Lo ade ‘vanes o Cauadi stock, A number of Eastern biyora wore In {lie markot to-day, Salen wera mudo of 1970 Michlgan slicop, avoraglig ‘813100 1Ly, ut $hi3k@ 4763 U7 Indiana slieap, av 88 i, at $4003 149 tioad Counda shicop mud lsubis, 17 88@11S 1, 1t 53.00@, Hoas—Roccipts thua ' far tids woek, 2,000, T low ut 15 per cent advanca ou yustorday'e fow gales wera mado to countrs dealors s 73, rogular buyera holding off. There are but 5 hogs in Lo peps,. Trime boavy-we biad thoy’beon offerod, would huve commundud Nowr York Dry=Goods Marlet, Nuw Yonx, Dec, 3,—Busless e steadily improving with comumfssion Lotises, Lut jol:bing Lrauchca ura auiot. Tine brown cottons aro fafrly activo; medium bloachiod shirtings in stendy demand, but muriat uns soltlod { cattonades fn Lotter request. Tha Dty Jhulietin noxs that Amoskoag tckings aro sold alioail by pieuts. | Printa o quist: woolai for won's wear 1 Ineraane s tho clot trade Y goods vory dull, o iERT e The Wool 'Trade. Tiestos, Dae, 3,—~Wool sliows a very firm fecling, and prices ure weil su<taiued, Biles of Ohfo and Pe unsyl- vauis floeces ot 43:@5le, iucluding medinm extrs, dous l)'lfl extra, aud above, Wisconsin and Michiygan fl:oces, 45@47¢; tood aud chofed lots superfine sud oxtrs pulled at40@30c, Combiugy nud dolaino flocess, 62@650 for domottdo, nnd 630 {0F Caunda, 30¢: common, B5@3Tc. YOOD: dull ot tho following prices : 0; maple, $10,00; hickory, $11.00; alabs, WOOL—Tlers fa more inquiry on Eastern account, snd a better feoling exists moderatoly firm at quotstions, bor aggregato 130,000 Ibe, mostly mado in tha lnat Lalf of tho month, W quotss Tub, washed, prime. . Tub, washed, conimon 1o Oommon dingy. Fleacs, washed, The market §a Tlo sales for Novoni- Fleece, wasied, modiuin gl Led, hod, coares and dingy. Flecce, unwashed, fi Buper and extra pullo s AL CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. WrpNEZSDAY EVERTNG, Dec, 3, "Tho rocelpta of re stock durlug the eek Lave beon | Total,.. Samo thus Tast week. . Sz time {n 1873, . Bliyments weraas folows 3 ipping grades Wan o, sd, encouraged Dy the firm tono of vera (reely pald the slightly sil- inhied oarlier fn the woel, quiry for other descriptious of stock also showd sotne improvement, but tho liberal offerings of common and tios operated to prevent any appreciation at $2.00@5.0 for In~ farlor to extra qualltics, shippers paying $3.00@3.75 for Texan cattls, $47524.75 for common to good na- tives, and $5,00@5.80 for cholco to oxtra do. Local butchersoperated ut $3,00@3.75, while the phirchasus $1.5088.25 for common to Eastern advicos, sbi; vencod prices establ! Sales were ellectod of feoders wore yuade ut primo lots, The warket cloded wteady, Extra Beoves—Graded teers, averaging 1,400 oll formed 3 sear averaging 1,300 to aeeee s LB5@525 form Choice Beeves—Fiue, fat, 10 5 yoar old stecrs, Good Beevei—ivo steers, nveraging Medium Grades—5H nglng 1,150 to 1.250 1bs, Butcher' Slock—Comm: and good to oxtra cown, for city s ng 830 to 1,100 lis attle—Comnion ¢ So:l, averaging 100 o 1,050 Inferior—Light and thfn cows, stags, bulla, aud Fealaways stoe Cuttlo—Toxus, cholco corn-fed. Cattle—Texas, cummered Norti Cattle—Toxus, through droves, s n fair flesh, L EEFY 3 Aa R EEEr - 23853 forS ) keh £8ET & 186 16 good steors. 14 chiolce steora. S s € 285 A DO A -, 4 “s furthier decline n the product caused a vietus sion of operations on the part of packord, sud ull nud weak in capsaquenc, in full attendsuce, and operated with more than usual freodom, but thoif wants did not go very far toward absorbing the 40,000 or 45,000 Loga on #alo, and tlis stock at tho olose of trado thls evaning, The range of prices wasthe samio a8 on yes- torday, Viz,: $4,00@4.40, but tho average of prices was about bo lower, notwithatanding tho fuct that thoquul 1ty of the Liogs sold wan better, buyers solecting tho bist droves, A favorable chauge fu the weather would, no doubt, check the downward tondency of prices, if, indeed, &€ dfd not couse s aharp advance, sa o' ar rivals durlug the remafniug duys of tha week bid fule Wa quats te murket clowing steudy ¢ $4,0084.35 for commion o extra, pena were full of unso 1o be moderate, SRREE BEGE58E8E! The Prodnce Maricetss Nzw Yonx, Dec. OO Flrm; mldln 3 mi 1and, 187+ faturss close o —COTTO> ateady, Brosdstulfa—Fiour dull end lower; roceipts, 6,000 bria; superfue Wostern’ond Bizte, $0.00@6.40; com= mon'to guod extra, $6.MAT.00: gooil to enoice, 57,05 @7.053 whito awheat exiva, $T.056 exira’ Olio, 10.75@8.50 3 .Bt, Louls, $7.00611,00," Ry fione scarce amd firm at /' €415@6.00, Corn meal scarce and“ advancing; Western, $LE0@L10, Wheat dull' and lower; rvocelpty, 67,600 bitj Towa spriug, §145@147; Northweclern spriug, $143@1.50, Winter; rod Western, $1,53:1,60; No, 4 Onicago, = $148; do Miwaukve, $L3@I1.57, = Iige, barley aud malt unchanged, = Corn, liosvy aud lowar § recoipth 9,000 bu; mixed Weatern, in store, 0@ 7c.; dO atloat, 75¢; Inferior, Gle. ' Oate, loivy aud lower ; racelptr, 76,000 bu ; Lifsed Western, lloat, 50@ G8}e; white Wastorn, GU@57)¢e; do in store, 5350, Eods—Steady, " ITAY AND Hors—Unchanged. \LrATIZR—Quict and fenr ot 27@300, - WooL—Activu anud. atrunger; XX Ollo, 60c; New York, 49@500; uuwashed, 3uB35e, ' Grocknirs—Cotiee u fulr Tupiest and firm: Rio, 20540620, Buyar, wolaos and Ree, quiet aud un changed, - Trirorzux—Dull ; crude, 6854 rofned, 1330, 'FuReeSTINE—Stoadly ab dle, PriovistoNs—lotk atendy ; new mess, $15.00, spot ; $15.U0, Fobrunry or Marcit, DBeef aud ‘cut meats uas chzuged, Middles weak ; loug cicar, spot, T @740 Februnty, 73-100; loug aud short clear, Jantiiry, 73-160; short clear, January, Tie, Lird § tern steam, 81¢c, dpot; 8v, Daceinbor; Bjye, Juna ry ; 8¢, Fubfuary ; Uc, April, BuTrEn AN GuarsE~Unchanged, Watakx—Quilut at vic, . PUICADELPNTA, PmaoeLenis, Deo, U.—Bnzavstures—Flowr fn good demund, with advanciug tendoucy § superfine, £4.7535.60 ; Widconsin and Minuesota ‘extrafumily, 7.0 Wheat in good demand; rad H SI@1.70 ; while, $L70w1.80, Ityo Etiady @85¢, Oorn uctivo ; yellow and mized Weateru, 750, Ozt ot ; white, 51G33c ; mixed Wratern, 49@50e, Corykg—In good demand ; Rlo, G, ol LpovistoNs—Auvancing ; mess' pork, $15.50@10.00, Beef hutux, 0@, PrrroLEUM—Activa ; crudo, 974100 refined, 136, Wusskey—Steady at 93, ¢p93e, CINCINNATT, Crxonatity, Dec, 8.—LuEApsTurrs—Flon stealy af $090@7.00. Wheat soady at S145, Jyrn nulet ; old var, bU@5lo; shelled, Glc; new ear, 43duse, Ryo sLeddy uc d3gte.Oata quitt sud unctisugad. Darley firm, “Rovinoss-Tork nomf A v unchunged at $18,75@ 14,00 eeiier Deccmbor; $14,60 2, buyor Mar b, iard quiet ; kditle Jobuing at 823 wleal liold ‘% 15,@T4c. Bulk 1awata qulot ; only fohbing Rales ; shoulders, 3550} clear rily, Q105 cloar, G¥e, icon quits ouly fobx bing saits ; shoulders, 6o} cleurrih, Ti(o cloar, e, nll new et Green meata—Notbing' doing. ther wartm end wot, Tloas—Dull ond draopirg at $.00@4.60; receipts, 18,173 ahijanonts, 80, {Varsuy—Easicr'at 80c, MILIWAUREE. Mrwavrzs, Dee, 8.—DRrabstorrs—Flonr aqulst .and_unchsuged, Wheat steady ; No. 1, $1.0; No, 3, $L.06, carh_or Derenibor; §1,08 Junuars, Ots quiet mud woalk § No, ¥, 83y, Gora firm ¢ No, 2, 49t Bye Hrm ; No,' 1,73+, Barly steady 3 No, , $LAL ., Moos—#4.95,3490 ; recelpts, 40,000, “ Rrorrers—Eio0r. 8,000 brls; wheat, 107,000 b, BUIPMENTE~Liodr, 9,000 lrls § whioat, 25,000 b, DETIO DizrorT, Dec. S,—Bnkavsrurrs—Flonr quiet and uncbhauged, Wheat dull und a sbade Jowor ; extrs, SL54; No.1, L0, Cornsteady =t 86@57c, Outa in'godd domund’ st §93¢e. TOLEDO, Torrpo, Deo, J.—Bueapsrures—Flonr dull and un- changod, ' Wheat dull and lowor; amber Michlgan, SLAd earl § $1,47 Jouuary 3 $LO1)¢ February ; No, rell, $1.45% ; No. 2, 8149, Corn dull and fuwer § Ligh mixed, G3@A3)5e cuslh 3 5o soller Fobriuary ; now bigh wmixed, 52¢ cunli 3 low Infzod, 620 cush; now do, Sle, Oats dialland unenanged, § $5.00 bia, CLOVER SErD— ‘Hoas—Dr 5,05, , 1,000 brls ; wheat, 6,000 buj corn, 6,00 bit ; oata, 70 i, Txor1rTa—Tloi HireMENTs—Flour, 400 brls; whest, 3,000 bu; corn, 3,000 b ; oats, 1,000 bu. MEMPITIS, Mestprns, Dec, S.—CorroN—Dull and drooping ; good ordluary, 135 @He ; low middiing, 143e, Barapsrorks—Tlour quict snd unchanged, Corn higher at 64@05c, Oafs, noua hore, Hay~Quiot at $20.00624.00, Bran—Active ot $17.60, PuovistaNs—Bulkmoats quict and nnchanged, Eggs steady at S0c, BUFFALO, BurraLo, Dee. 3.—BRransTuFrs—Whoat fnactive; Ireld ubove buyers' views : salos two cara No, 2 Mllwau- keo club at §| Coru dull and firm ; sules 16,000 ba No, 2 st 0OigG0lge, Oats dull; 1,600 bu on track, 45)ge. Ryoucglocted aud firia, Barloy noglealed aud firm, 8T, LOUIS, 8r, Lout, Doc, 0—ilnEavsrurra—Flonr sleady s $4,0084 503 extra do, $4,7525.75; XX, X, $60,60637,00, Whent dull und lowor s 83 No, 2 do, $1.67. Corn quict s Atl‘flu Y\'Oi 2, 4§@4u wflfl East lr.ll(‘!ll'. ud‘ln‘slyl\\‘l;‘?:. ats steady 3 No, 4, %@3THo, Brley ate 3 . 3 815G 05, Ty lover 10 scil ; Mkl sulos ab 780, WinskY—Steady ut Hée, Provistows—Tork firur at $13,00@13.0 for frrogulat brands, Bulk meats stewdy § looss cléar widos, Gigog packed shouldors, 8ie; cleur, CX@0%o, Green meata-—Nothing dding, Bueol-ickled Lami aold af Bio. Lard—Notliug dofug; ol 0. Mu«mhu“w; at $3.8)@4,00; most salos at $4,00, celpts, 18,100, oDl quod to primo mative stoars, SK@ 4xc. Rocolpts, 945, BALTINORE, Trrrvong, Doo. —Buransturpa—Flonr falrly activo aud steady; Westorn superfine, $4.806@06.754 extra, $0.00@7,00 3 family, §7,23@8.73, Whoat quiot Oblo bud Tndfaug red, SLHIGLES; smbor Westorn, $1.00@1.70, Corn weak nud quist mixod Wentern, 700, Osts dull 3 Wostern mixed, 4534705 whily, 48G 49, Ttse qulet, and steady ot 808U, TnovisioNs—Irregulur, * Bulk meats—Sapply lght § new shoulders, 5§00 ; cloar rib sldes, 8%@7c, Bacon unchangod, Sugar curod hums, 12@lde, Lard, 8@ ey Lgrre—Wostorn activa and firm ; good to chiolo volle anid tubs, 25@00, Correx—fitrong und uuchanged, Wausky—Firu, 8t HE@9 1o, 08WEGO, 08wEaGO, Doo, J,~DBurapaTurra~Wheat qulets No, 1 Milwankoo club, 81,55, Corn kteady ut 63¢, Darley 13 15 25 45 53 00 800 4% d pricss ware firon § Oanada hield st $1L63¢@1.07, BITTERS. PERFECTION! BOKER'S BITTERS. Beware of Ceunterfelts