Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1873, Page 6

[ THI CHICAGO DAILY. RIBUNL: FRIDAY, DECEMBLER 12, 1873. e et e s e e —— = | vessaosorio 1y MONEY AND COMMERCE. | & . iy ry 7Y MIKGLTR MONETARY, 10-400. Y10y 110 U B, B4 (now iFto) L0 10%@II1Y Titunspay Evenma, Deo, 11, Monoy {8 abundant In thls macket, but it is only to bo had on primo commoiola) papor, and on tho very boat collntorals, that wonld soll in tho market at almost any time, It I8, thoroforo, not sirango that a groat many men in this (and probably ulso in othor cities), who are known to bo wealthy in roal ostato, find 1t impossiblo to meot their obligations, and are, thorefore, in diotross with tho fear of balng thrown Into fn- voluntary bankruptoy by some unreasounbla craditor for o small amonut, Tho hard- ebipa of tho involuntary clauso of tho Bankrupt law aro now bolug illustrated m tho coees of n good many por- song, tho valuo of whoso property fs in fact, largoly In oxcoss of their debts, Tho trouble, howaver, is that, as soon as somo umensonablo sroditor applies for an order in bankruptey, all the dobtors ot the porson ngainat whom tho or- dor fs applied for are ostopped from payment un- til they know whother tho potition will bo grant- od, Temporarily the affalts of the individual in quostion aro brought to n dond standstill until tho Court decldes whothor the petition shall bo granted or not. 1f the disposition should be- come general on the part of croditors to apply for ordors In baukruvtey, tho number of casos thus awaiting ndjudicaclon would soon Locomo n sorious obstacle to business gonerally. It 8, thorefore, of tho utmost importance to ¢ho fenoral ‘good that creditora should not rush to the courts unless thoy are convinced thut thoro s intention to dofraud, and, when such * petitions are made, the courts shonld grant or refueo thom with tho lonst possible dolay, in ordor to prevent the stoppaga of Lusinoxs. Now Yok exchange ia in good supply at about the samo rotea s yostordsy, viz.: par to 20c por 81,000 divconnt, TILE REVIVAL OF DUSINESS in all parts of the country, and inall depart- monty of trade and industry, is now an acknowl- odgod fact. 'Ll slowest to recover aro tho iron mannfacsurors, but, in every .other departmont of manufacturing industry, there hons already been s resumption of operatiuns which tho most sanguine would acarcely Tiavo veutured to hopo for a month ago. Y'hroughiout New Englind the rowumption I been gencral, Tho great factories at Lowell and Tall River, whose ownors wero dobating tho propuioty of stopping entirely six weoks ago, liave not only kept at work, but havo lately in- cronved thoir business very largoly. Iu the Enst this resumption of manufucturing business hay been mudo at au averago reduction of 10 por cont in the wagos of the operatives, though thoro are komo important oxceptions to this rule of re- duood wazos, The Wamsuttn and New York cot- tou-millx, and some othor large establishmonts, aro not only paying tull wagos, Dbut Dbuve found it nocessary to large- ly increaso thelr business on at ‘bosis. Tho dry goods trade which is regnrded by muny ns tho best mdicator of tho gonoral condi~ tion of all kindy of busioess, is roprezonted as in o flourlsbing condition in tho Xast, sod, ns {or as Chicago s eoncerned, this particular "brauch of trado was novor in a more prosperous sud healthy condition than ab present, INTEREST ON DEFOSITS, Tho suggestion mndo by n _correspondent whose commuuiestion was printed in this eolumn of 'P'ur 'Luibuse on Wednesday morning, to the effect that tho DBankrupt lnw boe 8o amended ihat in caso of the bankruptoy of the banis or ‘Dbankers, tho depositors who do mot reveivo intorest on thewr deposits shall have tho preforencs of thoxe who do, has attracted a good doul of attention, and is probably the bost pos- siblo solution of the whole question of intcrost oudeposits. It s uot probable that any logul ounctment will provent tho paymout of interest on deposits, It is & common practice in boukiong in ol par:s of tho world, Mr. Waltor Bagehot, whoso recently-pubtivhed book, ** Lomba Sireot,” is highly commended by flnanciers, ainintaing that the paymont ot intorost on do- podity is o legitinuto practice. In this ho is sus- tainod Ly many bl finaucial writos boths in thi couutry nud in Burope. 1t would, bow- ever, bo 10 moro than equitablo that, in songideration of the extra compensation in tho #ay of intercst, tho recipiont of this oxira com- senention should assume soma oxtia risk in cose 3 tho bankruptey of the bank that pays tho ine rerest, 1f such were tho law, it would at least aava the effect tu make thoso who ayk for intar- ast on their doposits discruminste in favor of Launks and bankors whose reputation for can- tion in their invesuments was well known, and, 08 this class of baokers aro fiununflly opposed to the practico or at least Lo tho payment of such bigh rates a8 would oblige them to put the monoy out ngain at high rates of interest whicl aro ouly obtuinable on a class of unsafo collut- oralg, it would ave the oifect to keep the prac- tice of payiug interest withiu the Lounds of pru- denco, FROM LONDON TO CININA VIA THE UNITED STATES, The Paciie Mnd Stesmship Cuompavy have withw a few days mwade o proposition to tho Sccrotary of the ‘Urensury which, if granted, would have an impor{ant influence on the carry- ing trade of the world, I'ney e for the privi- loge to trunsunt morehandise through from Lon- don to Chiua ou the sume bill of ladlng, They aewort their ability to do it iu ton doys less time than it iv dono by the Suez Cnnal route, Their plun is to uso tho oxisting lines of European wtemnors to New York, and thence ship Ly bouded railronds to the Paciie, whore theiwr own stonmers will take tho goods nud doliver thom to 1loir fiunl destination. MAILNOAD EARNINGE FOR NOVEMDLR, ‘Tho decrouso of railrond enrnings in conse- guonco of (Lo panic was much lows than was popularly Lelioved, a8 is shiown by the following oxbivit tur November of the yoars 1872 aud 1874 UIOSH EANNINGS DULING NOVENBEN, 187, 1872, Atlantic & Great W o ' 401,834 § 471,758 Atlautis & L~ BdEs 100,03 ar., Cedur Rupdds & Vit 105,400 94,502 Central Pucith 1,290,813 1,203,956 Clove,, Col., Clit, & Tnd TR TN ITY Clloago & Northwuan 1,000,300 1,067,387 « 1,676,608 33 31, Lotis, Alton & wouis, Alton & T, H, ou, Kangus Gity & Do, - Louis's Soutlicastorn Tho guitis wero s follows: Missouri, Kandas & 'Woxns, $81,667 ; Milwaukeo & 8t Panl, $88,- 962 ; Burlington, ' Cedar Napids & Minnesota, §,898 5 and Coutral Pncific, 2,856, INDELTEDNESS OF BOUTHELN NAILNOADA TO TRE UNITED BTATEH. A Southern corrospondent of the New York Jowrnal of Cumm ree gives an intoresting exhibit of "the mdeuteducss of Sonthorn mir- roady to the Unitea Swutos, us follows : At tha ond of tho war the Governmout Lad in Ity Poukesslon on imuiensu amount of rolling stock and otherrulway matetial in the South, and, v order to hielp the ruflioads thero aud to realizy tho value of tho property, tho Secretury of Wur, under cxecutive orders, wold it to tho diveront Sonthern railroud com- pauies’on crodit, Mo demoralization of Lnsiuces in- tureats by 1overty, froedom of luves, roconstruction, ety delayed proderity, but some of tho companics pald up yrompily und dischurged thewr fudabtodness, Oihiors fost moncy, woub futo bunkruptey, and the Govurnment got 11§ share, Othors uskod extenvlons sud got them, but,on thio whole, they pald up very well ander the surdounding circulnatuices, and whows od thut thelr intouttons wero not at fault, From nde yuucod wheots of the Quurtermuster-Gongral's roport the fullowing statement appeurs: Attho clokg of the war, under executive orders uf 8Ll August uhd 14th O.toLer, 1o, thoru wore suid ou eredit (o various Tullfoad compuniu, principally In tho Houth, rathosd wterul to tbo up- prafred vibio of ,.v. s Tuero vemulued did and wupaid from rore tudu of thuso rullroad on tho 80l of June, During tho past fibeal yoar, Mierost wnd exponevs neeruad upon tald dobt 1o by nmonut of, . 101,618.05 Paymonts during the year, on account, Laves OO (s errvesaorses ) 161,303.44 On tho duth June, 1873, the dobt uncalioct- A ed uniounted ta, 4,058,024.07 Exclunivo of the sum of $25,768,63 dva from the New Orlcu & Ould. Kiflroud whiich debt Ju 1ost by the bundiy tey of {4 Compuny, the otal colloctions b nee count of (s dubt, to th June, 14 ot to 5,116,005,63 hiero wor ndebted, Ou iho 06t of Juno, 172, thure waro bwenty wo indibtud Wit oF thewo th Alabami & Florida paid T fall Jan, 7,656,032,05 J A73 ¢ Al tal earnfigs of the Alabums & Cluttanos :4:’\11“ V‘x:'nl:l’:'lhuu H-|nl\}|l.|'.n 15 debt§ the Indianols dik courged fts dout My m‘ 18743 the Mississlppd & Ten- ) nensen discharged itd debt May 81, 187, und the Pucitle Tadlrond of Mixcourl paid fn full duly 12, 1879, LOCAL BTOOK AND NOND MARKET, Mossrs, reston, Kosn & Co. quoto as follows this nttornvon i Buying, Balling, vty 118) L) U, 8, curruney 0a, 1@y 1004 Gold (full weight) 09, Gold coupons..., 1003 Fastern sxchango (counter rates)., rar, Guold oxcliango, .. seerieesesaeas 109 Bterling oxchango (largo draflo), 108 @15 LATEST, ) New Yonx, Dec, 11.—Tie' customs recelpts woro Tho Tronsury dlshursoments woro $248,000, Blonoy was eusy ot 5@1, and clozod at 4. Tho Kxrpresa mlel‘n that telegrams from Washington stato, on tho nuthority of a member of tho Cabinet, that (he Govornment abligatiors will require tha isetio of tho ontiro $44,000,000 resorvo loforo May 1. Tue Vanky aro so woll suppliod with monoy thnl they are steadily retiring tho loan certifienten, not being abla to nso thom profiiably, aud aro sccommodatiug custom- era freely. lerliig was firm ; 60 doga, 1083 ¢ st 100k, Gold waa quict and atondy, nnd rangod st 1003@ 100%, closing ot 100%, Tito curryiug Tatos wore 3@7e, closlng ut 4 por cont ingold, Tho clearings wero $25,000,000, Htocks were lrregulnr, Tho market declined ear) @14, but bacamo ptrong nfter tho Second Board, and advonced §@3%, and closed sioady, Tho load- fug foatura wan Union Puctfic, which_rangod ot 33%@ 31@33%, Tho nost most promineut woro Pacifle 3fl, 0 Vandorbiits, 8t Paul, Columbus, Chleago & udiane_Oentral, oud Ohlo, ' Tho toful #nles wero 77,000 eharos, of which 10,009 wore Western Unlon, 04,000 Unfon_Pucifi~, 11,000 Pocifle Muail, 9,800 Ohlo, 14,300 Wabash, 15,000 8t. Puul, 14,600 Lako Shore, B,'lflé Columbue, Chlengo & Tniiaua Contral, snd - 6,000 Now York Cantral, Btorllug—108% . ‘GovERRAENT DONDA, Coupons, 8L.... Quupons, '63. Conpous, '64 Coupoun, '63. Goupons, '65 (uew) Missourls, , Tennossocs, o TONNCES008, LLW, 933 Virginias, old, 70~ North Curolluas, old, 4 7931 North Curolinas, now. .14 Virgintas, DOW... s eeeed0 | American Expros United Siates Ex Pacifio Mail New York O 29 ag 983 887 Ohicago & Allon 1fd 103k 3% Ohio & Miuslssipid... 29 10., 0. & G wy 203 HV" 94 10(‘,‘2 R 135¢! iiuols Coutral. 83%¢; Union Paciflo siock, + 80 Union Pacitic bonds. . + 1% |Coutral Pacli 99 Dol, & Luek 00 |Hertford & igan O Pittaburgh Tt, W, . Northwestarn. . Norihwestern pfd. Rock Isiand .. N, J, Centrall ., D U1 RSP REAL ESTATE. The following instrumonts woro filed for record on Thureday, Deo. 11 - OITY PROPENTY, Northi Wood st, m o cor of Brighnm sty wf, 24x100 £, datod Dec, 107 consideration, $1,400, North Wood st, 24 £t n of Brighum st, w £, 34x100 £t, dated Dec, 10 ; constderation, $1,000. Sedgewick st, 8 w cor of Grant place, o f, 21 8-10x120 1t, dated Nov. 20; conaldoration, §2,027, Northav, n wcor of Commorclal s, &, 25x124 ft, dated Doc, 1; consideration, $2,300, Ontarlo st, 8 0 cor North Markot at, n f, 713100 £t, dated Dec, 11 ; consldoration, $6,337, Lot on streel near Iedal and 100 fenof Kinzio st, 0, T6x125 ft, dated Oct. 31 ; conaidoration, $2,000. Lolu 48 and 49 in Rawson's 0 3¢ 8.0 X of 8 e i Boo, 13, 40, 13, datod Aug, 8 ; considerution, $2,000, Noblost, nof ond near Division at, of, 60125 ft, dated Doc, 10 7 considoration, $4,600. Langley st, Sldsc £t of Tlsty-olguth sh o £, 20)¢x 104 ft, with bulldings, dated Doc, 4; cousidoration, 13,000, Wast Taylor at, 178 £t w of Westorn av, 8 f, 25124 11, datod Doc, 15" consideration, §1,300, ‘Weat ‘Tuylor st, 203 £t w of Wostern av, 8 f, 25x1243¢ 1t, dutod Dec, 13" consiideration, $1,00, ‘ost Taylor s, 144 1t 0 of Cainplroll av, & f, 251245 £t, duted Dec, 13 constieration, $1,300, ‘Weat Lalk st, 70 1t 0 of Campbell'wv, n £, Mx1243; £t, dated Doc, 1 ; ‘copsideration, $1,300, Weat Taylor st, 110 ft of Campboll av, a £, 251243 ft, duted Dec, 15 conwideration, §1,300, ORTIL OF CITY LINITH, Lotn 49 to 60, fu Culvers Addition, datod Oct. 21} consfderation, §18,760, % BOUTII OF CITY LIMITS, Lot 3, of Groasman's_Lots 3 uwl 4, in Sec. 16, 38, 14, dated Deo, 9 ; covrideration, $14,000, South 85 of north 135 {t Lot 17, In Johnson'a & 3 s o 3 0f 1o Jg Soc. 3, 36, 14, duted Nov. 27 cousideration, 0,075, Lot b, of Cleaver'a Lots 6 to 8, in Freer's Blork 6, in Cleaverville, dated Sopt. 18 ; conideration, §5,000. WEGT OF CITY LIMITH, Lota 12 to 14,1 Dlock 1, of Dlanclandisn 3¢ s w 3¢ of 8 6 3 Soc. 3, 89, 13, datod March1; conatderation, 200, Lots 10 to 19, in Dlock 3, in samo Subdiviaion, datod Marcls 1 ; constdoration, §3,260, COMMERCIAL. Taynspay Evawve, Dec. 11, ‘The following wero tho vecoipts aud shipmenty of the leading articlos of produce in Chicago during tho past twenty-four hours, and for the corresponding date one yoarago: RECEIPTS, WHRIPMENTS, 1872, || 1878, | 1872, Flour, bris. 7,161 Wheat, bu.... 007 Gorn, "ou, 080 810 300 2 | 20,010 G 7,7 Flux scod, b3, 0,500, o safrestane Broom-corn, 106,800)) """ dgof 7,376 Cured meats) e, 12097,674| 1919} 130 Beef, bris 50 80 York, Lrls, sy 310 Lard, D, 203,068! 730,340 Tallow, 1t ST8I0) 63045 Butter, 1ua, 26,750 22,500 Droseed €201 1,117 Live hioge, No, Cuttle, No Sheep, No. Hides, Ils.. Highwines, brla, Wool, lbs.. Potaloes, Lu, Tumbor, @ foat. Shingles, o, Lath, ' 17 ] Balt, ' brla, 00l 117 Withdrawn from storo yostorday for city con- sumption : 4,700 bu whoat ; 9,017 bu corn; 8,100 bu oats ; 1,178 bu rye ; 300 bu barloy, The following grain has been inspected intostore this mpruing up to 10 o’clock: 171 cars wheat; 60 cars corn; 20 cars onts; 4 cars ryo; 22 cars barley, Total, 273 cors, or 103,000 bu, In rogard to tho out inspoction of grain, it should bo atated that it is ofton noxt to impos- sible, in the holght of tho busy season, for the Inspeotor to watch tho procoss of loading, 8o as to know that no orror iy committed. Honce, a failure to correot au arror is not nocessarily an ovidenco of incapacity or carcloseness, But it doos furnish & powerful argumont In favor of pormitting other partics to watch the procoss of loading, and to state the results of their exam- iuation of the gram, 1f thoso outside partios #omotimes err, whon thoy have only to watch ono cargo nt & thno, there s surely room for mstoko when a mon has more business on Liand thon he can well attond to. In Lis last annual report, publighed in our col- umne of this morning, Culloctor Harpor rofors to the fact that sevexal thousands of dollars of inspection fecs aro uncollocted, Most, if not all, of thls ' ehortago™ {8 on out fuspection ; and tho heaviest dobtors ju the account are to be found iu tho list wo published this morning, of parties whq lave um);lnyad othor partics to oxamine gruia for thom. Threo firus owo $0,620 botween thow, The greater portion of this debt was, bowever, acoumulated undor tho fucum- beney of the firat State Grain Inspeotor. A ruthor eavoful inquiry to-day has furnishod proof that the rumors of 60¢ rull freights to New York nte without foundation in fact. Au offor was made to-day to give €500 toauy oue who would produce such o countruot; and 1t was broadly sssorted that tho story wan got up as o bull lover on the markets, Buch attempts are highly roprohenuible, and ought to bo exposod ; Just a8 much as falso (ymlnnuua of tho market, to which we linve occasionally callod attoution, The nxi‘gregntu groin handled by the Inspoe- tors of tlia city for tho yoar endiug Oot. 81, is given as 60;185,707 bu, This 18 vory much loss Lan the eggrogato of rocolpts ; tho difforonco veing in pait made up of the graln that passes through the eity without inspection, either in through curw, or transforred vi track without Lolag placed 1 store. Including the equivalent of flonr iuto whoat, tho receipta of the curront calendur yoar will not bo much less than 100,~ 000,000 bz, ngainut 83,420,843 bu in 1872, TIHE MAIKETS, Tho leading produce murkets wero gonerally higher to-duy, but not notive, oxcept in wheat and corn, The movement of pricos was less steady than usual, and in grain was principelly influsuced by confileling rumors about the con- didon of tho Lrio Oaual, Early atrougth re- sultod, not moro from & reported advance fn Liverpool than from a diapatoh dated ** Rome, N. Y," to tho oftect thit it wns wnowing nlong tho line of tho canal, nnd that tho prospects for reoponing woto rathor blue.” An ocnslor feoling provailod whon advicen wore rocolyed from othor poiuts, stnting that It was mild thore, and that there wns 0 ronsonablo prospect of potting the boats through, A tologram from Buffalo, which prob- nbly statod the faot as near as any, repoited that bontg were moving this morning, with mild wuather and rain, and that the prospoct was that Tialf tho boats wanid o through, if not all, Tho markots woro gonorally flrm fntho last Linlf of tho sosston, ‘I'hio roceipta of grain_ continuo amall, and the shipmonts modorate. Ii iy probable that tho shipping demand would bo greator but for tho unceltainty with rogard to the grain botwoon Buffalo and Now York, ny Enstorn buyers aro walting to soc whothor that will bo recoived or not, A fow mora days will tell the story, nnd qnito as offectivoly, {f ot so thrillingly, ws tho recital of Othello's exporioncos to Desdemona. T'ho dry goods trado was modorately notive at formor pricos. Thero was somo falling off in the domand from local rotailors, whoso snles have boon diminished by the unfavorable wealhor of tho past fow days, but the Inquiry from in- torior donlors was of a libaral charactor, and tho aggrofato disribution was fully up to all Tonson= ablo expoctations, Domestio gouds ovo, gouer- ally, firm, In the market for staplo aud fancy grocories thero was a good degros of activity, tho movemont being quigs as largo s at this timo last lch- and prices wero again quotod firm all around. - Golfos aud wugars ato moro seltled than at tho huf;inuluz of tuo week, but are no less flrmly bold, 'Tho butter and chiceso markots woro unchouged iu auy of their feutnros. Soles mado " a very respoetablo aggregato, oud quotations provalent on’ the precedin days of tho woek were ensily maintained. Canned goods, fish, and dried truits sold toa fair agerogate, and woro uuchanged in values, Leathor, pig-iron, tobacco, aud painta romnin quiot as peviously quoted. Oils woro moving Lo a falr oxtont at yestorday's quotations, Liun- bor remning quict, but is” liold with mora con- fidence, the advanco in gmlu and improvement of affulis onclully tending to cronts a bottor focling, Motals waro firul at quotations, A do- oline of 12446 18 notod in nails, now quoted on n baals of $4,26. Iron sud building matorlals were unchanged, Packors’ doscriptions of vooporayo woro ottored frocly and nctive at a lower ranyo of pricos for tlerces, but about the samo for pork barrols, Tho hay-trado is still conflued chiofly to maeoting local requirements, and prices ara wonk and lowor for No. 1 timothy, Soods wero in [fair roquest and stoady, cxccELing timothy, which was scarcely ay Urm, though nat quotably lowar. No change was noted 1n hides, Lops, or potatocs, The domaud for poultry is stitl very light, and only for choico freal stoos, which i% in amplo supply. Game is also quiot and weak, Uighwines wora moro active, and ndvanced 3o por gallon in symputhy with a strongor mavkot iu Now York, wiueh wna quoted nt 90c at 1 o'clock. Salos horo were 100 brls at 913ge and ID‘ll) Lrls at 91¢, the market elosing ac tho out- side. Dreasad hogs were quiet, and 16@26c per 100 tbs lower, 80 far ag could e judged fiom the fow transnctions noted, Balos wero rostricted to 70 biend (avorago 250 lbs) in_good shipplug order ut 36,60 40 head do bt €5,66 ; and Y2 soft, in sovoral lots, ot §6,25. Total, 143 hoad. Tlie receipts were light,—only 879 head,—but the woather wad soft, and not atiraclive to buyers for shipment. Provisions waa less nctive and irrogular. Moss porlk averaged about 40c por byl highor, boiug in vo:ly good demund of tho spusmodic order, and Inrd averaged 10@15c per 100 ths highor, under n fair inquiry, Buth wore pritcipally want- od by tho short interest, though the spcculntive apirit ia strong yot in muny oporators, aud scoms 08 if not even 40,000 bogs & doy could quench tho fire, Monts wero dull uud genorally ecasior, buyors boing unable to meet tho views of hold~ oy, a8 mouts caunot bo oxportad at a profit at 1osont prices, The strongth in lard is siugu-~ ur, acoing that that too s way above exporting figures, and somo lots have been thrown buck on tho market in consoquonco. Mess pork bLoing n more vEeculntwu articlo is not diteatly depenaent. upon the prices of hog meat abroad,” Meats aro cowing in fieoly from other points, and ara aiso going out rapidly, nearly 8,000,000 1hs being shipped yosterday'on a wealk market, There i vo doubt that s great many sales of meats haye bean made without beivg repcrted. The market olosed st the following rauga of prices : Mcss pork, now, cash or sollor Dacombor, su.m{%@u‘bu +do sollor Javuaiy, $14.65@14.70; do soller February, $16.00@156.10; do eoller March, $16.40@16.60; primo mess pork, $12.50 @12.75; oxtra_prime do, $10.67@11.00. Lard, cash or seller Docembor, $8,00@8.10; do setler Junuary, 88,26@8.80; do soller Fobruary, $8.46 @8.60; do moller March, €8,00@9.76. Groon Linmu at TY@83gc; sweot pioklod Latny, B¢ @l ge. Greon shoulders at 41@43¢o; rough sides, 6o ; do short ribs or long clear, (34@0io; do sbort olear, G3¢c; mcats, 10G'16 duys in nlb, 43 for shoulders, G3¢@G}4e for short ribs and long clear, snd 65%¢ for short clear; boxed shoulders, 6}¢o; do Cumborlands, 65{c; do short ribs or loug clear, Gi{@bYc; do ehort clear, 63{@63¢e;_do long cut buny, B)@ 90. Meats, " sollor January, sbout li@!ie more than for Docembar, Moss boef, EB.U0@ §8.25; oxtrn mess do, $9,00@9.25; beof hame, $21.60@23.00. City tallow, Gi{@0ido; grento quotable at 4@0c, Sunles wore reported of 100 Lrls mess pork selter Februavy at 15,95 600 brls do at $15,121¢ 3 500 brls &0 at $15.10 ; 2,500 bils do_at $16.003 750 bils do at $14.90; 250 brls do moller March =t ¥15.75; 1,600 brls do at £16.60 ; 500 brls do buyer Fobruary ot $16.40 ; 260 tes lard at 8Yo; 250 tes do at 28,10 ; 500 tes do at £8.05 5 400 tes do st 80 ; 100 tcs do seller .Innunry at §8.80 ; 250 tex do at §8.25 : 250 tes do at £8.20 ; 500 tes do gellor Fobrnary at 85¢c; 260 tes do at £8.55; 2,750 ten do ot 824c ;20,000 Ihs shonlders at 5 ; 200,000 Ibs do salier February at 5¢a ; 60,000 s do ot 84c ; 60,000 lbs do on }:n\'nta terms ; 60,000 fls Bhort clear at G3ge; 500 bxe long and short cloar at 6540 5 250 b fong clonr at G1fo ; 40,000 Ihs frreon s (15 1bs) nt 89¢a; 80,00 18 do (16 lbs) at 8o ; 20,000 Ibs do (18 Wis) at T340 ; 80 tes sweot pickled Linma (15 Ihw) at 9ige, Tiour wag leas notive snd quoted a shiade strongor. Exporters woro practically off the mac- kot, and thore was only o fair local demand, but holders wero firm in their views, and sowe of them asked an advance to corrospond with the recent rise in wheat. Bhippiug orders ae hero in fair quantity, but E;enorully ot prices which denlors will not accopt. Bran was more active and easlor, owing to tho fact of o Inrge supply. Bales were roported of 860 brls whito wintor ox- trus on privato terms ; 60 brls spring extras at 61234 3 100 brls do at 06.00 ; 100 brls do at 5,705 100 brisut £4.86: 550 bris on privato terms ; 100 brls superflnos at 38,60, Total, 1,950 bria. Also 10 tons bran at $11.50 ot mills; 20 tons do at 810,60 on track. The following wore the closing prices : Fair to good whito winters, Choiee do, .y Bpring oxtras) Medium to goad do, Good to choieo Alinig Tiyo flour. .. Buclwheat Bran. Wh T y averaging 2140 highor than yestorday. with o good doul of ox- citement in the speculative dopartment, aud not much domand for cash lots, Thenews from the Erio Cunal affectod tho markot somowhnt, aa above notod. Liverpool wey luiluutml bhighor,— 12:@128 6d por 100 lbs, und New York was quoted firmor, Added to this was the fact thut bomo oporators had signified n disposition to lie Qdown, their operations on the short sido having been too much for both uerve aud pocket. Lhiy obliged_muuy to Ml in on tho Jauuary option who had proviously thought their denls provided for, and tho murket carly rose in consequenca of tho inoreased domund, whilo thore wis n falr nguculnfivo demand from parties who think it prob- ablo that whoat will touch 21,26 bofore tho bolt- duya are over. The movament of wheat through our city continuos liberal, but not mucli is rluccd on this market, as a large proportion ot it iu in through curs. The movemant from Milwaukee ig partioularly good; wo noto that 820 cars ware coxtracted for yostorday to load there, at 60c por 100 tbs, for Now York, and that the steamor line noross ' tho lukre s stllt running with wheut to Groud Havon, Milwaukea is now somewhat be- low Ohlcago in prices, which attracty shippors, ad frolghts aro tho seme from both cities to East- orn points. Our stocks are growlug bat slowly, Baller January opened st SL143¢, declined to 8L,14%, advanced to $1.1637, and fell baok to 21163, and closed at m.f&}g. tollor Fobru- ary sold_nt sLiis@110ig, Nollor the month sold at 6118}¢@118%, clomlug at tho outaldo, Cash No. 2 spring sold at the same prico ns soll~ or tho month, and closod al 8L.15}¢. Bollor noxt yoor was offored at $1.12. No, 1 spring was quict at $1.18, with no_apparent discrimination in favor of Liard, though receipts in the North- westorn Elevator would probubly have com- manded 1o Xrnmlnm. No. 8 nln-xng closed at 91,00, and rejoctod do ab 1,041, " Cush enlos wero reported of 10,400 bu No, spriug, part Northwestern, at 21,18 ; 1,700 bu No. 2 spring at Bl.lb}g; 16,400 bu do al $l.l5§ 44,000 bu do 14 al #1,16; 11,400 bu do at $1.185¢ ; 90,800 bu do ot £1.143¢ ; 10,000 bu do at 81 6,000 bu do at $1.195¢ | 2,400 bu No, 8 spring ot 81094 ¢ 2,400 b do af $1.00; B0 bt rojootod at $L0S4 § 4,400 bu do at $1.04. Total, 148,800 bu. Corn wea lepa active, but strong, in an irregu- lar way, aud averaged lo higher, with a falr ; 5§ mand, and rathor light offerings, Livetpool waa onrly quoted firmor, at #0s 8d@30s Gd, snd Now York followed sult, whilo our vecoipts still koop down to o vorv low point, though we havo a fair Atock in storo for the begluning of wintor, Thero waa & gond donl doing I tho woy of note tloment, owhip to furthor oalls for '“marginnl roferonces™ on tho shorts, and & good mauy of them wero glud to eloso wp thoir deals by paying tho differonces ngainat thom, Tho speoufativo de- maud from the country still concinues, and a8 long ay that Insts pricos will undoubtedly advanca ¢ but thero are fow in Lhe city who enra to invest further at present, = 'Tho wnrkot to-dny was further holpod upward by the prospeet that somo of the corn_on the Erie Canal will not got through to Now York. HSollor Jaunnry oponed at 63350, doolined to 530, nd- vanced to Giio, nud rocoded to G8)40 nt tho closo, Sollor'tho month or regular 4 sold at 63@603¢o, clasing at the inslde. Sollor Iob- runry sold” at m%@M}gu{ and sollor May nt B9@bYido, with ono sottlomont mado at 53c, Cnah salos wore roported of 56,000 bu No. 2 at 59870 5 5,800 bu doab 636 : 10,000 bu do at 535Gt 14,800 bu do at Gi'se; 5,000 bu do nt 633ge ; 17,800 bu do at 53¢ 400 bu rejected ut 5203 1,200 budo atble; 1,200 bu now dont 5"%’0 31,200 bu do nt 50}ge. Tolal, 60,400 bu, Oats wero dull and wesk, though nvernglng o highor than yosterday, ‘Tho markot oponed ptrong, in symipathy with whont and corn, but thers was no deinand to sustain it, and it soon foll off. Sollor the month or vash No. 2 oponed at 40c, and rocoded to 8% ot the closo. Beller Junuary opened at 40c, rose to 4Ul(q. and de- olined “to 89'ga at the close. Sollor Lobruary sold at 400 Jute in tho sension, Cash snlos woro roported of 10,000 bu No. 2 nt 4063 1,200 bu dn ut 993¢e 5 2,000 bu do at 890; 400 bu No. 2 white nt 4037 400 bu rojocted at 870 ; 400 bu do at 86}4c; 400 bu white by snmplo ot 48c; 400 bu doat 424{c on track.” Total, 15,200 bu. ilyo was vory quiot, and very sieady ab the racent advanco, there being & fair domand and only n limited supply, Oasn ales wore rostrictod %0,](,'.‘!00 bu No. 4 at 800, wnd 400 bu rojociod at 610, Luiloy wns dull and enslor, buyors boing vocy ucnrco; houce holders submitted to n declino of about 20, and could only disposs of & smull amount nt that, No. 2 cloved at $1.44, and No, 8 at £104, Cash sales wore roportod of 1,600 bu No, 2 of #lddy bu No, 8 ot 81.06; 2,000 bu doat 3106} 400 bu doat SLO3G; 1,300 bu do nt 21,01 ; 400 bu vojeoted at 910 ; 800 bu do at 03¢} 400 b by rample ot 850, on track ; 800 bu do at %1205 400 bu do ab $1.05, dolivered. otal, 8,400 bu, 5 EUROPEAN MARKETA. ‘The tollowing dispatches oo recelved by the Board of 'L'vado to-day ¢ DE3, 11—LoNDuN—Cargocs of both wheat and corn Off count strong, Uargoch on pussngo—Wheat sloady uud corn eirong. Good cargoes of No. 3 spring whest off_coaxt, 60 6:1@00a; dv for shipmont In Janu- ary or Februaty, 58a_Gd, Good cargoes of oorn off coust, U0a@dve Gd, Curgoes on passags to United Kingdom us compared with Inst week: Wheat moder- ataly snctensod uud coru siigiitly dvcroassd, Liven- Poot—heat slruug; spriug, 114@12 Td ; corn strang, 04 0d, Livkrroor, Dec, 11—11:00 n, m.~Tlour, 28:@20s, Winter whuat, 13:6124 spring, 118 104@125 6 ; white, 138 346 3 chib, 138 Gd@lds, Cora, 36 Ud, Pork, T4 6 Lard, 4us, Lan. our, 295@208 04, Wheal— Winter, 120 20@128 4d ; pring, 19 4d@12a 6d ; whito, 103 4d@1¥s 0d. Lard, 408 0d, ~ Tlest uncuanged. CALIFORNIA WIHFAT, The San Frauclsco Commercial Lerald of tho 4th suys: "ha wot keason Is now upon us, As wo write, th rulu comes poliring dows - guod eartust, with svery prospect of our lnving at Joast n threo duys’ ralie stormn. With nearly un fuch full of water attho cloao of Novombor sud thot which s now falling, our farmers will bo enabled to plow their upland and make all ueeded prepurations for a very considerablowheut plant. Tha season opens propitiously, snd it {a sppar- ont that un unususlly large breadth of lsnd will ba de- voled to'wheat. Mue virgin land will bo broken up aud tilled thiy wintor, Tiac high prices realized for the crops of 187, nud tho lglit stock of grain and tlour to Do carrled over, are vory stimulating to lund-owiers, aud we now Nave Overy assuranco thal an imimieuso arca will bo sown with wiicat duriug tho coming pixty days, Uko dry-planted grain hos alreudy started vig- orously in tnuiiy largo tracts of innd fu tho valleys, aud Lo prospects or gaod crops aro now cheering, Onr oxport trade u wheat and tlour, chiefly 10 the Uuited Kingdom, coutinues to bo prosecuted with vigor, A 8cOro or mors of vessels aro on tho berth at ali times, and thero s no prospoct yet of ita discon tluuanco, ‘The crop bold out wonderfully svell, and thiere #a less queation but thnt tho surplus” supply yot rowaining i the handas of farmers inland unsold iy mucli greater than hus beou gonerally admitte. Bume, wa Jniow, ey many tnoisnud dacie slowal awny In their granaries Lt s not to bo markoted until it will briug 2ige % Ib, and presont indications from abirond clearly polut 10 its consummntion at no very distaut day, “Wheat to-day ia naw ot tho Lighout poiut of tho koason, with Jight oferings and u_ continued good domand both from millors and exporters, ¥rench Buyora are hera1n force, unud they, with thoso pur~ chasing for tho United Kingdom, keop tho murket for breadstutls qulle Lively, THE SILT TRADE, The Novomber repors of tho §ilk Association of America shows a decrongo in the imports of sillk goods, compared with thoso of the samo month Inst year. The total value of silkc menu- factures imported in Novomber, 1873, was $824,« 746, of which §642,375 was thrown on tho mar- ket. The largest importations wera in the month of November, 1871, when they reached 2,019,800, aud for tha first olovon months of thut yeur to £82,324.642, During tho olaven months of tho prokent yonr ibe imports have fallon to $33,503,106,—n doorense of 8,726,436 compared with 1871, T'he increass in tho import of ruw silk ot the ports of Now York aud Sun Francisco is an acceptablo proof of tho oxten- sion of our domostio wonufncture, Thoso im- portations for thoe flrst eleven months were ns This year, for reasons well undorstood, shows a marked roduction, but thoro is reason to bo- lievo that o return fo prospority will soon be re- corded. This was was one of the induatries in which it was ono timo thought Amerioa could least of all compate succosafully. PIG IRON. Tho following tablo of oxports of pig and bar iron from Amorica to Great Britain is‘woll worthy | of record : Tona, o Pigandbar, B ST TR LT PN 7 1720 to 1745, uvernge per yoar, 1739 Lo 1743, averago per year,.. s The product of plg iron in Groat Britain in 1740 was 17,350 tons. In tho samo yenr 2,173 tona wore exported from this country,—quito an amount, as the Colonied wore thon, ~ Great Brit- ain's first oxports of bar iron to the United Btates wero of vory coarse material, by no moans oqual to that of Russiapnd Bweden, but it im- proved very much iu aftor years, as wo loarn from our own iron doalers of the carly part of the contury. LATEST, Grain advanced in tho afternoon, owing, it is anid, to reports of a favorablo charnctor from Liverpool. Whoat was nctive and 1o hlf;hnr, at #1.16@1.16) for tho wonth ; and selling nt BL17H@1.17% for January, closing at $1.1744 ; ulgo at §1,20%¢ for Fobruary, Corn was in mod- orato demand, advancing 8¢c, and olosed at 5@ 53{0 for Junuary. Mess I‘)urk was_stoady, with salos of 1,750 brls at 16,00 sellor Fobruaty, EVENING BOARD, Cmioaan, Doe. 11—0:80 p. m.—Bales 1,000 brls moss pork, sollor Fobruary, §15.00, — e, CHICAGO DAILY MARKET, Tuunspay Eyema, Dos, 11, ALOOTIOL—Wns To higher; US per cont proof quolablo at SL.BJ@1.88, 100N CORN—Trude acema to o plcking up o lite tlo, nnd the gouoral fealing is ono of firmness, Fol- Jowing sroe the prices current : Ohoice to oxtra hurl, 73G(@80 ; carn thut will work 1t40lf {uto o oholco Lurl broow, 8%@70; for good do, BX@00; good to chalco stalk bradd, B3@0X¢ § inferlor brush, 4@5e, BEANS AND PEAS—Cholco Lesus woru in 1ght re- Othior grudos nd poan aro dull, Woquotss Navy bouns, $2.50@2.005 modiums, $2.35 @2403 common, $1.3062.00; 1ous, $1.00@ 1,40, JUILDING hiA’l‘ElUAIH-—\Va contiuve to quota; Btuocco, 3160 ; Now York Rosendalo” colneut, $3.23@4 Altron cemont, $2.00 @ bri queat und stoady, Yortnd cewnent, 1,008 7603 marbler dtity §1,00; " e fn Lk, 80a41,00; Lo (orle) $110G135 bl whity sand B brl, $1.50G 2,003 plastoriug luir, 3 bu, 4005 land plastor, 1o 4 brl; five brick, B 1,000, $55,00@00,00 ; bullding bricl r. 80T, pressod brick, $14,00@16,00; sower briok, $8.80; Bluwsukos and Iiacine prosed, aan,nu@w).uumld do common, $14,00@10.00 Tudiana $3.00 prossed sl:l. do common, $10,04@15,00;fire . $3.00G3 4,00, it—DBuuiness was reported fairly active with prizes atnady and Arm, Btocks are kept down to s low voint, uud, cousequently, are bold with voufidenco, Local'and Eastezts buyers ware opasating frecly st tus Annozed quotationa : Clioleo ollow, 47@300 § modinm to good, 20@250; Inforior (o connhon, 13@18c; come man ko ehoico eol, 1@ 1o, BAGOING—Th’ bggring trade continues vary qulot, with Jittlo or 1o tluctuution in valuos, tho youriot rul- {ny stoady at tho anuozad quotations,’ ~ Wo reptanr Lint un follown : Btark A, 5o Litdlow A, 34e: Lowiaton A, Bo; Amoriean A, iba ; Amoskeng ‘A, 00§ Otter Orook, 433¢0 ¢ hrlay baye, 4 wnd 0 b, 16@200' gune 353& ;lnulu, 17@18¢ ; do double, ¥7i¢@480 ; wool Backs, @he. GILEEBE—Denlors roport tho markot unchangad In any of Ity features, Oniy » modorato busincss is dolng, bt o detnuind 1o porliapa e Jaryo so in formor i #ann at o 1o porlod aud with gt stocka on hnud tho Looling smong Jobbors da ono of firmieea, We quoto Now York factéry, inild, 13@13%c; Olfo’ factory sud Western factory do, 191303 Tow geadea T@llo, COAL—Dricen of coul ranged mibatuntinlly tio mmo an on thio eatlior dngn of 1l weelr, whera thoy nro now firmly Dield, ~ Wo' quoto: Lelidh, prepared, $11.00 3 Lirckitwants, $10.003 Lrie, $4,60; Waluut 101, §3.50 § Ghorry Mino, £1.60 Blosabitry, $8.0030.00 5 Guniol, $0.0040,60 ¢ 'Lick Tun, £8.60+ Hocking Vatloy, $0.50 @003 Lndlana block, $7.00¢ flamn?. £5,003 Kirkluind rate, $3,00% Minonk, $3.60; Wilnington, $3,00; Tirooks, $4,003 Modway, $0.60, COOPERAGE—Packrs’ goods wero vory nelrvo, and ork burcals brouglt yustorday's pricos, 'Tlotcas ord 1 lurgo aupply it rrogular, solilug lower at $1.7316@ 185, Woquoto: Pork burrels §1.70@1.11 $1.00@2.00; tard tlorcos, 1.7} @L pork ataves, rougn, $21,00@2! 3 26003 tlorca _staves, ‘rough, $:3.00@24,00 5 bucked_ or 'eawod, $25,00@28.00; 'whisky staves, rough, $20,00328,00% do bcked, $33,00@U5,00 ; flour staves, $0.00@ILU03 cirelo flour heading, Tx@I%o poreot 3 tlour hoop-poles, $HL.00@16.00 per i ; pork aud tlerco polos, $10.00@40.00 per m, Sulea tncludo 4 cars and 600 pork burrels at $1,76 3 3,600 pork bun- rols at $L73) § 20 cars nt $1,70 for Darreln nnd $1.75 ot orcon;'3 Cara for Tard tereos b '$1.85 5 300 doat EGa8—Tresh packages woro dn good requeet, and steady, nt 21@24e, Picklod lota brouglt 17200, FEATILERS—Wo quote: Good to primo Livo-gocso fonthiers, U@0XC, from first Lands: Jobbiug prices, Tu@1ss 4 pur cunt dacount for caalh ; ohicken, 880} turkvy, S@4e, FISH—ltemain_quict st firm and steady pricos, A fair amonut of ordors woro placedat the following quo- tations: No, 1 whiteflsh, i-brl, $3.25@ 3405 Nc. 2 do, 5.00@5.25 5 No. 1 trouf, #1,75@5.00; No, 1 shoro mack: orol, now, Nebrl, $15.50@14005 No, 1 bay, $10.00 @10,60 ; No, 3 minckerel, \i-brl, $3.50@8.75; fumily muckord), i-brl, $1.0037.23 ; No. 1 shoro kifa, $,16 (32,95 bnnk codfish, $3.60@6.16; Grorge's codilab, $0.00@0,25; Labrador Lorriug, split, brls, $3.506 9,005 do, Xebrl, $LUG@AS0G Lrador round, bHl, $7.60(38,00° do K-bri, $4.00@4.2" horring No, 1, 0G0 ; box herelug ncalud, 40@130; Golmbla_ ivor sulmon, i-brls, 39.70@10.00 FRUITS AND NUTS—Rsiub, prunos, 'currants Ngs, npplas, nud poaclios, woro mesting with a lberal demend, and wera firmly hold. Othor fralts ruled qlict and steady, Wo quoto: FoneioN—Datos, 9@0kr; figs, now, drums, 14@12x0; tigs, fu boxes, Iayers, 10@léo; French praucs, old, 8@yo’; Turkini runes, 1(@iixe: ralsing, layers, now, L70@LT5; rals- iny, Lagern, ol, $2.302.25; rafains, 'looso Mueutel, ow, $3.00GH,105 ratsion, Valencia, now, 11@11%e; Zanto currauts, now, TX@7503 old do, 0% @Ko} citron, 89(@Y5u; lomon pool, 18@10c, DOMESTIO— Aldon’ applos, 17@2003 Michigon, sliced, Ug@100; Michigan quartors, 8%@9%c: Wosterndo, 7@8e} Sonthern do, 6)¢(@7¢c; peaches, pared, 2 poaclios, s, {01030 do,mized, Tis(@se oreles, now, 12140 ( tod chorrles, 25(aito § monds, Terfagona, 2032 Ot wilnuts, 25@3ie; Yro 9:¢@10%o ; pecnm, Tosuwy 111307 Africo pounulsy SigwsTie s Wilnlglon poauuits, 7@3a; Tonnosses peanuia, Gx@Tiec, GREEN FRULTS—Thero was no chango. Choleo applos belng tho quoted pricen, Ceanberelcs coulinuo dull, Waquoto: Lemons, $7,0039,00 por box ; aranges, $1.00@10.00 per brl ; Californla pears, Cabo ; apples, §.00@4.00 per brl from store, Cullivated crantiorries dud Capo Cods, $10,60@12.60; do (Cars’s). $1.00@I560, Mulaga grapes, $6.60 per kew, or $11.40 per bil, GROOERIES—Thao sltustion wasmuch tho samo as on tlhie preceding days of the week, A liberal distribu- tion of atupla and funcy goods Wes uccomylishud ut well-sustufiied, and genorally firm prices, Wo cous nuo to quote : B1-0Ann, S0DA—T Y @HC. = Covrers—Nocnn, Jiwdiie; O, G, Java, U@SHi0; vi @¥igc; futicy Rio, 23% @283 § cliolea prima’ Rtio, 230 good do, PONE: do, 35%@? Toasting do, o; Singuporo Java, @3l Coatn ftica, 5%""{;‘57“{“@"“ do, prime, 273;@28c; Maracaibo, 4y e AL in—gtar, full welght, 11@18c ; stearino, full welght, Uk@ldze; do, short worght, I3n@1930. Tuck—Fatns, 1X@80; langoon, Ti@7Txe; Caror 1w, BL@YXe. Buaans—Patent out loaf, 134@1337c; crushed and 5 Rranulited, 14@115c; A, H common powdered, 11%,@13,e ataudard, 102 @10250; do, No, 2, 105(@103,¢; I, 105G 10155 oxtra 0, 101, @1050; G No 3, yollow 0,"No, 1, 0N@9%c¢; choico 20301 pHmo do, 04@P¥c; falr do, Diwdlgc; cholco molason Hugur, 9 (@J%0; fulr do, BX@o: com= mon_do, 7/4(@8l5e; New Orleans sugar, clolco, 96 Yhes do piimic, 8@Y0; do, fulr, BK@8ge; com~ mon, T4@7:{e. X Simure—Dinmond drips, $1,30@1,05 allvor drips¢ oxtra fine, 8038303 goou pugar-houso Birup, GHBGUCT oxtru do, 63 Now Orleans molusice, choice, 166 800; do primo, W0@750; do cominon, K5@G0e; Porlo llig‘hmnum. cliolee,’ G3@03e; common molasses, J2@ise. BALRRATUS—-Commion to bost, 8X@10c, Hprogs—Allspice, 17@18c; clovos, 40@1tla; cassla, 36@3so 3 popper, 28@2Vc ; nutmegs, No, 1, §1.55@1,30 § do” No, , $1,10@1.15 ; glngor, pure, 28@0c; do No. 1, 20@350 5 do No, 3, 10@1v0, Soars—German moltled, 01(@0xe; Golden Weat, 0@ukc; While Lily, 0@06ku; Whito Rose, 4@ opod aim, 6Gior Kavon Imporial, Ga0ko; white '{l{iugnhm, 63;@06e; Chompalgn, SX@02¢c; prime rode, 6@0) e, ‘STARGI—Gloss, 9%@100 ; corn, 9@11c; laundry, 6@ 7ot common, Gu0c. UAY—The ' murket continucs dull snd No, 1 timothy Is lowor: We quote the wholessla prices pald Ly dealers, o8 follows, cara to contain’ 20,000 Ibs: Now thmoihy, prime, $14,50@16,00; do, No, 1, S14,00@1..50 5 ND.§ o, $12,00@1%60; mixed, §20,00 % ‘praivio, upland, $9,30; do midland, '$3.00@ 9,003 do, i\oush, $7.00@8,00, ' LooSE 0N WAGON— “‘Limothby, $11.00@13.00; prairio, $7.0080.60, For de~ Hvery of presued, $1,0061.60, according to distanco, HIDES—Woere steudy und iu moderate demand, Wo oto: Green cily butehers', G4@TA¢ § greon cured, Hght, 95@10c; do, Leavy, Bl¢@9c; part cured, B@e; roen ealf, 19c3 gresu kip, 10¢j dry calf, 20c} firy Kip, 17¢; ary salted, 14@16e; dry flint, 16@17e; deacon skine, 35(@40c ; grubby, scored, cut, or othor- wiko damuged, two-thirds price; brauded, 10 por cont off, Shcep olts, fresh, $LOUGLS ; catimato of ‘wool on pelts, 373 @10, 1I0PS—Wero quict snd unchanged. Wo quoto: Common to prima Western, 35@10c ; York State, 40® 460 3 Bavarlan, 40@43c, ON AND'BIEEL—Tho demnnd is still light and confined to small lots, but a littlo bettor feeliug is re- ‘Yorted and less disposftion to sade prices. We quotes Iron ... 3510@ 4 rates orne-siioe 15 @Gy eates Plato fron, com . 6% @0 rotw Norway iron 8% @% @ Norway uail 05 @lWe B Gernmun plow sted 0} @20 B Ib Cust plow sieel,... 15 @l B lb Amorican tool sic 0" @i P Ghiroms tool steel, 18 @ B English tool steel, Cn20 @3 Tt Englinh spring stec 0 @il utes Amerlean cast bpring sleel........13 @13 Tuted Steel tire, X-in, B @ B "Tou eulk stael, 5 W @b Slofygh slioo stocl s 8 Wl Guttor shoo stecl.. . % B Qutter shoes (tupored and bout to shoo)... W0 b LIEATHER—Busincss continucs to improye, and tho market seoni {0 bo workdag irmer, but the' gonoral uituation fu utlll for from be wre the prices eurrent : HEMLOCE, ing eatisfactory, - Lelow City harness, Country hurniess Line, clty, 7 b, B b, ity upper, No. 1, B'ft. Qity upper, No. 2, @ Cailntyy uppor. Gallur, 3 ft. Oulf, clty, . Quif; conutrey. Rough upper, Rongh upper, damayed. Buifulo slaughter sole. 43, A salo, RPN @ 87 2@ 92 2 1208 1.95 S @ 110 Hurnes: s 03 French ealf, Jodot, 006380, 00 Trenel calfy Lomoito., ;.. + 50.00@75.00 Fronch calf, 24 to 48 it .65 2,20 French kip, 60 to 100 Ibs..... .00® 1,50 LUMBER—Tho markot 18 quiot, but n better fecling oxinty, and prices uro strouger at the annexed rango : et lear, $50.00 G255,110 Sacond clear, 1 inch to & inch, AT00 @50,00 Third clear, 1 inchs, 88,00 @40,00 Third clear, thick. 00 @48.00 43 Oloar flooring, lst’ aud 34 togethior, rough. vene ereein 88,00 @40,00° Oloar siding, 15t 400 30 Togetlier..e. 2200 @400 Commott FANG venvversosrns 10,00 @20,00 Common flooriug, dressed, firsl 83,00 @US.00 Gommon tioorlug, dressod, sucond, ... 20,00 @28,00 R DEI Tl markob jd quist G Grm for some rades of lumbor, Quotations aro unchanged, o4 fol- o © Wagon-box boards, selected, 14 inchen and upward, A stock board 18 stock hoards © stork boards Couunon Loard 12 Jolat, scantling, amiai timbier, foneing, o, 10 foot and under, greon. 1 Joist snd scautling, 18 to 24 feot,, noun, Longth—Bixteou inches, ANDWOOD, Blnck-Waluut — Counters, $100.00@160,005 _cloar, $05.085,00 3 commion, §5,00@60.005 cull, $20,008 L T $16,00825.00 ali—Clear, X .00 § coininon, 3 005 oul, S1000616.00 s 0aring, 400,006 a0 00 - e Oik—0lear, $20,00840.005 common, $16,0092,00 o e Siost, $20.00860.00 20,008 lckory—-(lear, A WW; commiq | 56,001 cull, £13.00@18.00, X ! Aaple—Ol¢ 12 85,00; 35,00 B0, o eormnons B0 DifaranmGless, SU0GM00} comumon, 000 $2.60(34.50 por* Cierry—Olear, _ $10,00@00.09; common, 15,003 35,00 1 cull, $1.50@18,0, Wiiltowood—~Cicur, $10,00840.00; common, $20.00 @300 § eull, $10,00(15,00, Wigon Stoek—Lickory nxlos, por et, $LOIBLA0: wagon poles, each, 43@030 : box' hourds, $10.03d 40,00, Florlda roil_cedar, 330 por (t ; mahogany, Ehedl g conntera, 600 ¢ rorowand, K0@ANe 3 wite olly, W, MIZTALS AND TINNERS' BTOCK—Trade In light but tho market fa irm for noarly overything fu tho st TN PLATE=10, 10514, $12.001 do, 12x12, $12,00; 1z, 413007 0, Tooiing, 1430, 10, $1150; Ao, 20325, Tta Trn=—Targo, 4003 small, 410z bar, 4%, o‘lx{.;;ul—lrlg, B34 bar, 10c; Dipo, full coils, 10K0; do, 11¢, Sk 7aNo—Tull eals, 10)0; hal : Ics Alautiiy, 110¢ labe, Bigo, 03 Lol eaaln, 1030 , Bige, 4, 550 Taten ; Tunshn fron, 8, 0, and i do, 11 und 12,210 do'No, 1 statued, 106 raten ;' Amoricuis Rtunsla—a, 140 § n GALYANIZED FnoN—No, 10620, 160; No,22@24, 16a; No, 25@30, 170; No, 97, 18¢; No. 28, 200, A discount of 2 por cent Ih mud frum (hia list. u—Cupper bottoms, #7c; brazlors, over 12 s, 4703 Wnnod coppar, 860; plaufslied coppor, 40e; do, out to wizc, 482, Wine—Nos, 110 6, lo; 7100, 100; 10to 11, ey 12, Mie; 1 and 14, 1805 16 und 10, Mo; 17, L‘(); 18, 1081 19, 1063 40, 2bc; 'full Lundle, 30 yof cont dish conut 3 fonca wire, by curlond, bige, NAILS—Quotations wera 120 lower nll round, an foliows: 200d, per kog, $1.251 B da, $4.50; do 'od, 4,751 40 ond 6d o, $5,60; 84 do, $5.73; 5 (o, Duc, $7,25; clincl, $0.871¢, . "'\hnxisfn(\:lms—wg?» ‘-}"" 1;an1 Atandy, ng fol- lows : Maniila ropo, @ Ib, 17¢; airal ropo, % Ib, 14} @10%0; sueh homp cord, B 1N, 20@%00: ’uflrn’nu,v 1b, u@220 3 tavred rope, W 1, 15@18e ; onkun, bale, 0.60; piteh, 3 Lrl, $0,0080.00 ¢ tar, 9 b, $3.00 OILS—Xothing now wia dovolopad in eonnaction with th oft market, Businces was falr, aud the quoled prices were generally adhored Lo, ;a follows ] We ropoat our lisf Carbon, 14} cxira winler lard, 7 No, 1, 7Ha163; No, 3, 670 ; Husced raw, 036 Vol do Lolled, $1.00@1.09; whule, 80@E20; sporin, $2.10@2,20; uouts-foot oli, strictly pure, $1,10; do extra, 000 do No, 1, 76¢; banl oll, 60¢ 3 steufia, 03 olophant o, U30; turpentine, 6o ; unphtia, 63 gravity, 17¢: wyhthy, common, 1c, VOTATOES—~Woro uguin roported quiet, but steady, 8t $1,101,15, aud funoy at $1,20 for Peachblows, Poor~ less toll ut USO@HL.05 por L, Thouo fa only & bight trado from wore, VOULTRY AND GAME—Trosh stock wae fn mod- ato request, with ampio oiforlng, but prices aro woak and feregular, Chiitkons, good to choico, dreased (iresh), $2.00@00; common’ do, 0. GFL60 § ducks, dressed, $2.7664.00 ' gecss, livo, $3,0069,003 do dressod, $0.008.00; dressed turkoys (wesh), @100 3 oo du, 4%, @be § prairie chlckens, $.00G 3453 par~ tridges, $1.0003,26 5 quall, $1,00; muilard ducks, $2.23t22,00 per doz ; venison suddlos, or hams, 10@110; Q0 carcusios, 703 rabbits, $1.00 por doz, BEEDS—Timotliy wea'n falr roqueat, but doalo wera upparently losw rm in thelr viows 48 on yester- diy, Thnotby suld st §2,60633,00, Clover wus lirm nt. and liungariau steady ut 756, Wo note wulee of 3 44 bugn at §2.60 § 120 LOgE Uo ut $2,80; 40 bage at clivico at’ §5.40; 1ear BALT—Tho market continues active und firm at tho 4 4,75 30 5[ 00 a3 3 107 279 470/ 46 853 4.70) BOREP—Tho market was quict and unchanged, ak $2.76@4,00 for_common to choivo, Somo Chrlstinos shoop folchol $0,0037,00, RAILROAD TIME TABL IRRIVAL A8D DEPARTURE GF TRATRS FEEPLARATION OF REFENENCE MATRE.—~ t Saturdn eopiod. > Bunday oxcoptol; § Monday ozcoptod. 1 Ass . wivo Sunday atB:00a, w, § NICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERN RAILROADS Dy, ' Lakee sty and Soot wf Twentysecond-ot, i1, Gl i, woulit corner of andolyh, Leate, Dulte, kel o and 5 Can Arrive, Mail tria ynatn and ate Hno), CHICARO 2 ALTON RAILROAD, Chicagn, Kanaw Cily and_ Deneer Sort Lins, ola_Eoiles ant, So,, and Chicugo, Springfeid, Alianand 5t, Lonis Thwouyh Line, Union Sepinty et e, newr . Uridyo, _Ticket Opices : AL Depol, und 15 Arrion, * £:10p. m, via Tagksonvillo,| lana, Ao, Kantas G Fait {6k, v wonvillo, il aud Loiginng, ol 1, Louls Kxpro.s, via Siain Gloe|® 8r. Loui Fase 1¢x. vin Mio fing L fauln lix, vin daoksoivilin springtiold Expross Spriughold Fast (35 JoNarsun ity Txprosy, .1 1114 Poorla, Kooknk & Buriin- iis: Qiilendn & Paducah Htalirond Wanona Tacon, Washingtan Tx. |t Jolliot & Divigit Accumiiodatim.|* Kantas Olty I Lk and CHIRARO, MILWAUKEE & 9f, PAIL RAILWAY, uotuilons given : Onondugn, Sagiunw, und Cunudu ordinary, courso, 81,85 ; coarso diamond, O, round solaty $3.90 ; dairy, without bags, £40 ; with: buge, $1.60; Awhton dairy, per sack, $3,00, LEAS—Wore 16 good denund and e prices, Wo quoio : Yoing biyson, common to fulr, 35@4so; dogood, 5i@U30 3 do choico to oxtra Ao, Yacapl 103 contmort to fuo old byon, 6330; coinmon imptriul, bl 60u; good 1o cholco do, D0c@3LAL; fuir to good gunpowder, 0@ ; cliofca Fingsnoy, $L10@L20; oxtra Moyuino, $L5E1AU ; choico to bxira now Jagiu, BUc@EL) s eonnnon to good do, G3@75¢ 3 falr L0 oo old, G@io; commou do, W@4Zc s colored natural loaf Japuu, 53@05c; comnon to fiue 'Oolung, U5@iGe; goutl, B6uet8s; cholco to oxtra, B5c@$Lu0, “TUBACCO—Wo quoto the tnarkor quict and stoady 88 fullows § Fixg Cur—Extra, 106800} um, 60@35¢ ; poor to coinmon, S5(E4sC, Frud—Notural loaf, 168003 balf bright, 00@700 § black, sound, $5@53¢, SuGKiNG—doud ta choleo, $1@U0 modiuin, 2@ e, ; 300 common, 5@2Te, duil and_unchanged. o quoto: cholee, 603050 § medi- WOOD—ltcithuiu Decels, 39,005 muplo, $10.00; bickory, $11.00; slabs, $0.50, elivored, WOOL—Was in moderate demand and steady at th rocent ndvatico Tub, washied, primo. b, washied, comm Conimon dlug cece, wanhed Fleeee, washied, X&: e Fleece, wslied, mudiuin Hgl Qoarue, washed.yvaeseinss Eleece, unwashed, contso 0 mediim Eleece, uuwashed, courso sud ding, Flceco, unwuslied, fine. Supor tud cxtra pullod, —_———— CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. 'ItUNBDAY EVENING, Dec. 11, T ‘The receipts of livo stock duriug the week huvo boen as follows: Cattic, Ifogs. Sheep, 28,470 U3 24,041 810 43,050 65 43,000 400 6,457 1,810 144,765 2,180 Woek Lefore Just. ... . 164,107 2,984 Shipuents wers 8 followa: Hoge, Sheep. Sty e 05 vens 4,420 835 Wwe 5 GATTLE—Tho market ruled qulot, with prices un- sotuled aud tending lower, ‘I'ho nutnber of buyors ju aftendance was uoz muterially smntier Lhou on tho ear- Ler duys of tho week, but thero scemed to bea very general luck of Interuat, a8 wan ovinced by tho fact tuat Qap to 11 oclocks the reported sles dil Not uggregate 300 bead, ‘o apathy of buyors was ottributblo to the less encouraging tono of advices from tie marketn Uelow, aud o the undesirable quality of tho bulk of the atock offored for sale, With porliups s dozen ex- coptious thero wero no droves that could properly bo gradod sbove *good,” whilo by fur the Iurgor portion Camo under tho heads of “ common ™ and # medium, for which the prevailing Tates woro $2.50@4.35, Thirde bun:hes of extrs steers, avoraging 1,447, 1,463, and 1,683 Iy, wero sold by Gregory, Btratler & Co., ot $0,0G wnd 0 fow " cardoads werd taken st £.10@3.00, but, ua proviously statod, the bulk of tho day’s business was tranesoted ut privos ranging dowuward from $1.23, _Infurior mixed lots, embrac- iugold cows, scrawny boifors, staga, and_Lulls, sold bt $1.60@2.50; through Toxans at $1,75@2.60; stockers at 750,25 5 comumon to medium shipping grades nt $3,10@4.25 ; and at $.60@6,00 for good to chvice, Two Groves of foucy * Onrlstmus” stock attracted o good deal of attention, tho pens wheroln they Woro confinod being swrounded thioughout tho duy by crowds of poople, whoso oxpressious of admiration must have Deen especially acceptable to the proud owners of the cattlo, ~ Tho larger drove, embracing 18 head, wus rafeed and fod by Jacob Hunlk, of McLean County, 1il,, and tho smaller (13 head) was owued by 4, 8. Bkulton, of Logun County, _Thefr avorago welght was about 2,000 fbs. J, B. Shivrmun, Superintendent of the Stovk Yurds, purchiased two of {ho finestof Rir. Funk's drve, ut i Price somuwhero i the ueigiborhuod of $10.00, 'Tho Skolton cattlo found u buyer at 38,00, QUOTATIONS, Exten Beoves—0raded sicers, averaging 1,400 113 und upward +3$5,50@5.90 Clofco eaves—Kiue, fut, weil formed 3 year to 6 yeur old steérs, uversglug 1,300 to 1,460 1bs.... cesereroreresss B.OOGSS Goba Beovos—Wall-fatfencd, fcly formicd wteers, averaging 1,200 to 1,330 1ba, . 4.50@4.75 Mediuni Grades—stcers in fair lesh, aver= g 1,160 10 1,250 10, vevseuesraerssres BIG@RHIE Butchers' Stock—Common to " fair sicers, aud good to oxtra cows, for clty slauglter, averaging B30 0 1,100 18,001 eves versrer o 3008400 Stock Cattio—Comion eaftle, "in " decent b, averugiug 100 to LU0 .. 2508225 Inforlor—Eight “und thin Teifors, stags, bulls, sud sealawag stee) 1.50@2,23 Gattlo—Toxus, cholee coru-fod, Guttlo—Texns, su:umerod Novti Cuttio—Toxus, through dyove CATILE BALLS, + 4.00624,50 50 18 butebors’ & 100 good steers, 30 good atoor: 18 fulv stecrs, 48 fuir steo 1,005 ur 445 10GE—At tho openiug of trado this morning the mailet woro & Ageldedly bad 100k, yustordny bid fir to_ bo Tollowed by 40,000 {o-day, Whilels fact, togothier with tho contiuuied ‘wufavorabls weatlior, mude buyers extromely cautious, whiio it senuibly weakienod tho views of holders, and tho fore- "Lho 44,000 of noows truding was sccomplished ut o further declino of 8100 per 100 1bs, ur at $4,85@4.80. A lttlo lster, howovar, under roports of & moro uctive demaud uud higher pricus for tho product, aud it bolig npparent thit (he supply would not vkeced 85,000 Loud, thoro spraug up o etter demand, and befoto tho close thy ol wutfored yurls i b day bad boon.enllrvly ro- covered, From 3 o'clock undil tho eclono of buslness houra tradiig was falrly detive ut $4,00@4.05 for om- ‘mon, coarss, Unoven , and mized lots ; at $4.70G4.50 Tor tediuw {o good frades s and nt $4.85@4.90 for yood to choice, Au showing the tempor of hoiders st the clos, it inny bo mentioned thut R, Struborn & Qo, ro- fused 8 bidof $1.95 for ten car-loada of Missour, re- cuivod by o lato train, Mitcholl, Brown & Thompson #old # cat-load avorngiug 408 Ibs at $5,00. 00 BALY u 4, Yo, 4v, DPrice|No. Av, PriceNo, Av, Price, All 07 H.’lfll 46 807 HLI5)16R a4 .70 77 410 470{ 60 170 4,B0[209 DIl 475 106 266 450 B8 8O0 4030716 U0 4,50 ol 1 470063 (100 4761 30 410 480 11 210 470( 65 316 4,03 1 W2 470 110 283 470{ D2 B30 4BO[ G0 200 403 66 802 A0[89 184 470/ 02 D4D 473 M0 MR 4T 6T 280 AT0468 01 480 Unfon Depot, corner M on and Canalesia,; Ticksl O G Kot Clarivate, opomiis Sherman. oo et 2orie! Teave, | drne Day Kapresr.. ocinves VU0 8, e Sihwwaiton & e84 Gifea :’m S Ml il Eapross.. ..., * B 3 bt Milwuskae, 8% Pai & B ik e s olia Nigit, Bxpros t10:0p.m. [* 415 p. ra. CHILARD. BURLINGTON & QUINGY RAILAD3D, et o, Jkast, Idlggaan., and Sistomtite, Arrive, Naland Fxpro Dl & Giroutan s i ucid s, Loy ot O b 10:00 p, m, (¢ 2 7:th 8, m, Beme a, cavomvarth, Al Josoph Bxp!v 10:00 p, Tiv0 4 ot 1 i e ¥ . 1, ravo Accounodation|® BHE 1, M. * 750 5 fae i .| 10:00 b1 1, a.m. _3Fis. Monday, ILLINOIS CENTRAL HAILROAD. Depot faot af Lake-st, and fuot of Tcenty-secondeat, zicey 120 Handolpliats, near Gl Ticka Teuce, 310 Park aud Onk Wool 1o Pank Al Ot Wi vde Park and Oale i H3do Park And O Waods, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAM. ity afices, corner Jzandotyh amt LaSalle.ts,, and 75 Canate ., corner Siison-at Arrive, Leacr, a Paclfio Fast Lin @ Dubuqug Ngne: a Liroopoi & Miiwaukeo Matl,« Mlwaukes Lxpros. & Milwaukoo Passonyo 4 Milwaukeo Passonio & Groon liny I¢a prass. b 8t Pau Exyrons: Mirquotto Lixpross: Madbion & Winima ¥ ‘a—Depot cornor of \Walla and K 3 4=Dopot cornge of Can Kiioata: W I STENNEIT, Gou, P COLORADO. KANSAS & NEW MEXICO. Tyeket and Freight Offics, 77 Clas o h e te, A, T, Efecjy Todusumanta."Grogt N Mante. .., 4 St CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Devot, coner of Vanluren and Shermunate, Iicket Grand Tuciic Hlotel, i s Zeave, 1016 " 5:0 . 10200 LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, Van Duren-at., foot ar LaSalle.st, Ticket oftcer, northicest corner Clark and Randolplests,, and southiwest corner Cunal and Madlsan: Arrice, Omaha, Leavenw'th& Atcli: Peru Acgammodation, Night i£xpress. ... Mall, via Ale Ino and Main Linoi® a| Bpeclal Now York Eapress, o v Lino, Atlantio I Night Itxpross, vla Main Lino Souitlr Unloago' Acoowmnodation FIT’SBiJHGH. FORT WATNE & CHICAGO RAILROAD. Teave, Day Expros Paado ki Lin CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS &—UINL‘INNATI THROUGH LINE, VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. From the Great Central Kailroad Depot, foot of Lak ket alice, 121 Liondolph-dt.y near corner, Clarks % Salleat., corner Washéngion, und at Ilinots’ Central Depot, Teave, Arrive, Day Expre T7:80n, m. 1§ 8200, mi Nlight Exres § 8100 p: . n, PROPOSATLS. T0 CONTRAGTORS. XNOX COUNTY JAIL. Boaled Proposals will bo reonivod at tho Cannty Olark’s Qifico, in thio oity of Unlosburg, Iiinpis, untll Wodness day, Jan, 1, 1674, at 9 o'clock . m., for' building a Jai) for Kpox County, ucoording to plusia and_speoltioatio: mow on tilo fu ino County Glurk's Ofico, Provogals openad by tho Lourd of Buperelsora of Knox Couuty on. sald 14t day of danuary; und eaid Hoord rosorvesthe elghit 1o rejoot. all bids, if ant found satistaolory, T Buard will requiro, bonil with aulliciont sueneity for tho ertormanco of contract, Work to bo comploted by Oot. 1474, * Payments will bo made on the cantract foenl complotod worky and all matorlals dolivorad on tho ground, et monthly, on tho Sunurintondunt's stimatos deductivg itaan por cent, 10 bo rutelned watlt i o aud sottlowmsat of coatrast, JULN 8. WINTE] o {he tinslcomplotion MEDICAL CARDS, MR o Dr. A. G. Olin. 33 Wahash.av. Thirty Yoar's Experionco among tho aliliotod with Privata Disossos, in all thole variod and complicatod forms. Age and uporiouco lius onabled hins to purfoot romedios that nover fall, 1o fs tho oldest and tongost lovatud Spoofullst in this cjty, aud Guarantocy Curewor No Pay, | His Iato work, **1t " Advlco to Young Mon ue Old, thirty: Butors tin Chbueo Blodionl Tustitute Glroniar espaalaily to Ladios, two utaiipe, Invalide it peliaty spartmint, bourd, <o sttondanoo, i B30, W Cousultation Y'rooe DR. C. BIGELOW CONFIDENTTAT, PHYSIOIAN, 317 aud 379 Roath Ols: oty cornnr Van Buren, Chicay 1t i well Kiwirn by all ruadara of the paars that Dr. O, Bigolow inthudldeut extabiisiod. psaletinln Whicigo, uving osoted TYWIENTY YEARS OF (1185 L1 u pors fecuinig roroding thal will onru vositively all oxcs GHREN IO AND SPLUTAL DISEASICS {1 both sexes, BEPAILATE CAL ARLORS for indins and FON BN OONFIDEN TA D A Qull. CORRI drasn nll Intters, \ith uiaip, to Ur. O, BIGELOW, %17 and & Boutls Olurkaste NS 22541 DR. KEAN 300 Bouth Qlirkeat. Onrcure, b tidontlsl) 8, A0 DR R e B GRS ey TAQLE GRS OF ma (Y.