Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1873, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1873 5 WASHINGTON. Sarfiold-+-Kasson---Tho oar Brollers Bon Butlor---Senators Spencor, Logan, and Morlon. Pol, Tom Sooit's Scheme for Bonded Aid to the Texas Pacific Railroad. The Presidency---No Prospects of a Third Term for Grant.--Hamilton Fish His Choice for tho 2 Succession, Gon. Grant 1o Becomo a Citizen of Washinglon at tho Closo of His Prosidential Torm. Bpenkor Dlaine is gonorally indorsed for Liav- fug declined to leave Qartiold and tho othor no- tablo persons accused in the Oredib-Mobilier in- vestigation out of tholr Clnimanships. No man in tho country has beon moro activo and coalous in bis publto lfe thau Garflaldj and, whilo Lis weaknoss ia the above travsaction om- barrassed his Irionds, and in o mosgize reduced the vote in his distriot, the Bpeaker, guided by the best lights, felt thal to igualize Garfield’s misfortune by excepting him from his Com:mit- too would be & porsonnl ernélty anda publie blunder. A Q00D ¥EELING exista this yeor in Congress, sud tho Domocratio miuotity is alroady liors du combat, e nfusion of uew mon Lus brought new accondmy londors |nto promiunence. ‘M, Xasnon, of Iowa, has re- goivod the considorntion due to his former slill and rendiness, Tho two brothers Hoar probably joy o8 muoh ropatation a8 any persous in Congress,—thetr vigorous and successiul contost with Butlor having approvod thom o be not less offeotive In poiitical stratogy bhun fn purity sud loarning. E. R. ITonr briugy iuto Congress an excoutive roputation; aund it is interesting to sce an Attorney Gonoral, sud o man who had desorved & place on the Supromo Bonch of tho country, modostly taking Bis seat in the popular budy. I remowmber to havo hoard Mr. Sumuer eey that the junior, George . Hoar, would probably succeed him (Bumucr) 10 the Bonate. Asthingslook ut pros- eut, Mr. Sumoer will bo his own succeesor, as the faotion which Butlor called into oxistonco bos aleendy melted away,—ihab Lr\ggert bolng on the run, nod unusually sousitive this year lest somo of his pecoadilloss bo proved up to i, DBUTLED'S POSITION ‘w pubtio lifois rapidly bocoming somi-detach- »d. His forco has huthorto lain almost wholly with the Scuthern olemeut; but thoe elvilizing tnfluence of publio life has not been entirely lost opon carpot-baggors thomselves ; and here and fhicre wo soe persons comparatively obscure in 4ho past showing conversance with atfuirs, don- giouce, and oveu cliaractor, Among the South- ern Hovutors, nono has probably wore working gagacity thun < SPRNCER, of Alabamn. Ho ecldum wnkos spoachos, but is wotive in osuous, tud mdolmigublo in organizing plots. which, by some secouunry effect, accoui- plish otticiul victories. A fowdaysago, therewaga contest for the Bxccutive Clerkeliip of tho Seuato, —a bigghly confidontiul oRlee, tho possessor where- of koops the muuies of Executivo Sessions, and is the ouly person, not u Sonator, who can be iuformod insnatly of the position aud prospects of on ixocutive uomination, Spencor put for- ward Jamos R, Young for the placo, the brothor of John R. Young, who las beon doing the in- terviews of late with Juropoan statosmen for tho Now York Herald, nnd is belioved to be the concoutor of Eluu B, Washburne ns s candidate for tho Preeidency, wriliug thoso elaborate pufla whial are dated from the Americau Legation in Paris. Jolu Shermnn produced a candidato for the Executive Clerlship aforesmd ; and stll an- other journnlist waw_ prosonled by bis con- pection, Lot DMNornll, of Dimne, Spon- ver’s man wius elected, uotwithstanding » furious ussault from Zach Chaudler, who ap- peared to think that o tun of tov much infor- ation in the Clorkebip would bo an imputution upon himsolf. ‘Lhoy did comyel the journalist, however, to abrudon his cccupntion wiile in the office. . 1 wfer, from privato sonrccs, that COL. THOMAS BCUTT meune to presont his achome for bonded ald to the Toxns Pucitlo Mattroud botore Congress this winter; and that be i3 already propured to mako w0 Beeret o1 s iutention. It would appear that, ot such o time as the preseut, the probabilities of buiccoss aro ngainst iim; but it 1 his only way out,—for the road, as 1t stands, is impotent, sud its constructorsnewrly ruined. The Northeru ¥acifle intorost, whick hud been carried by Col, Beott as aun associato of his own onterprise, will horenfter be dropped, and the Texus luetlo seheme be put in traiuig to run aguinst tiwe, hundicepped with noibing. i’ GEXN, JOUN A, LOGAX has been unfouudedty the subject of considorn- ble sympathy from & rutoor that ho hud lost his mouoy in the Toxas Coustruction Oumpavy. 'I'he Uencrat says that hio never put a contin this echomo, anud Las lost no monoy for tho last ten yems. He isone of the gentlemon who:e triondy havo not abandosed the iden of makiug a I'residoutinl caudidute of i, aud Lo looks choortul cuuugh to shure in their holiet, BSome days 850, I bad a conversution ith ono of BENATOL MORTON'S confidential frictuls, who said a8 followa *Morton would not like to know that T have onld whut I will say to you. His health will not peemit bim to 1unfor tho Prewdonoy, aud it iy Just suliicieut to cunble him to tuldllhis less ex- ‘acting Benntorinl dutics. If hohad the heaith, ho ‘migghit muko the campaigm ; but it by my opuion that tho two men who ura o make tho contest in 1870 avo yet in tho stuble, to bo developed in the course of evonts.” THE PIESIDENT'S PROBLECTS for a third torm bave never hud wny reality, and, however much tho ides mny bave boon pleasing to hiwselt, it hus mot with no yeanonso Fai hbS phety ¢ ANA L £nOW bUL ond Than i the country who advocales his ro-eloction, and thut {4 Ool. Johu 8, Mosby, ‘'Fhe Ropublican {mrly in jikaly to Lave enougl on its hauds to elect any waw, without adopting the oXtisordinury and imprecedented fully of pgiving one mian threo torms, who has performed notling of partioular note todistingmsh tho fivet two, Br. Kilbourne, formerly of Colfax's distriot, \n Indiaua, wio has mado p lurge fortune in Waehington by tinusactions in real cstate, told me, lust wock, thut Prerident Grant meaut to auy ground and build his permenent habitation N THIS DISTRICT, 1ud had 8o deelared, both in Washingtou and St, Louis, tlo suid, in the Intier city, that he bhed st one time expeotad, on retiring from ofiice, to hecome # citizen of that mart ; but, ou grounds of climate, assoeintion, and so forch, he had re- zonsdored the mnttor, nnd mennt to bo tho first Prosidnt sinco John Quinoy Adwm to spuud bis rotiroment at the Federal seat, “Lho Picsidont’s nccumulations aro largo, und his investments bave, in genora), turned out to he shirawd ; and 1 txinlk tiat in nothiug hns ho beon more suc- cossful than in Chicago redd outate nnd car- slock, - Fow ' catimato Lis wenlth to Do loss than balf a million, ond lis investmonts sro of enllicient varioty to give him ocoupatiou, ut the close of his tevm, to nurtwe and protect them, It has been 0o reorot in oftioinl circlos that the ‘I’rusldont'a choice for the succession to Lis oflico o UAILTON FIAL, Mr, Fish hos worked up his opportuuities, and enlarged his influencs with his associntes, uutil 116 I8 protty muoh tho who'o of the Lxooutive part of the Guvernmont. His poersopnl attach- ment to the Presidont it #o ovidont that thoroe is no rivalry between them; and tho pesont rapplo tint he hus with tho Spanish problem 14 doveloping his resources and courago, aud, in youlity, pniting him n Lho publio mind a8 prominently s any Ministor of Btate of this period, “ITis circnmstances are unusnally fortunato, und, though without o constitusuoy, Lo monopolizes nenrly the whole moral force of the Cnbinet, Dceiulon, disorimination, a cor« win imporlous will, which renlly comes from congoious intelligonce and rectitude, have, littla by little, educod & harmony of parts, aud the stature of the mnu is already in vigorous rellef, “His treatmont of the Ouban quostion assumes an intolligibility which shows wusculinily, sud the consoiousness of his ranl at the Lioud of a Power of thuflsm.{mruunn of ours, I possces a book Q entltl Lives of tho Giovernors of New York," in which stoel | thoro I8 & ongraving _of Mr. ¥iwh _as fourtosnth Qovernor of tho State, —inken, T praswne, (n his #6th or #Lh yonr,—which has o rophomorie ox- Presalon,, Ik also o polee, splritedness, and clus- sicul eleanlinous, in which thoro s somothing ot tho eaglo, 110 Was bhorn in 1809, and hia child- Taad, sdication, and profensdonal life bave hoon poased in tho Matropolis : nad ad presont, in his (ihth yeay, hoe nhows the effects of mothod, hread- fngg, and pohito pursuite, to mako nt Ikt o olid superiotity ovor tho avarago parvanu vhom we #oo weeking to demagoguo lin way into the Prests doney, Noibingismors remutkablo tan thoquiote nesss of tho procossea by whieh Mr, Fish has at- {ained 80 many substan sl and succesnivo onors, Seunlor, Govarnor, nud the liead of an Adminii- teation, o has yet little viniblo conncetion” with the popular erowd; and there iv & fresh nud genuino manltuess about Lim, without auy of tho anxiely whion malkes puhh« caroor Bo dry aud gelilsh. _QF him ono iugensibly thinke, when taliing up Popo's Invocation to tho Bhidy of Mon: ; Awako, my Baint Jobn ! leave all meaner things o fow smibltion and o prdo of gy, If it were worth wiile, I could give you an {doa of THE USAVPEOTED CANDOT, and simplicity of Mr. Fish, glving hia ovoning loisure to " newspapor-poople, ofton meio ouths, and some of thowm little desorving his confldence. o hns sifted ont thoso worthior;, nnd, while ¢cuding eablo dispatehes and declding points of Inw aud honor, he lwe kept his oyo well upon tho nowspaper-press. At the ofiteo of tho Waslington Republican I sww, & fow days ago, av nutograph letter in which ho, without nssumption, proceribed, in n_friondly way, {ho trito tono which tho jotrnal should {nke ori the Cuban fssue. - Tho #tyle of that letter was demonstration to mo that nu onlightoued, con- sidorate, and honorablenan was auministormg in tho promisce, ay if ho knew hip'moral respon- sibility for tho peaco of tho world. The work of : TUY BTATI: DEPARTNERT, sines Mr. Fish entered upon it, Jing boon done with an_cxcepeional Indnstry, wholly removed from sehuatiounlisi, a8 you can gce by porusing lixocutive Document No. 36, eutitled **'I'rencics an:l Conventlony Ooncladed Batwoon the Unitod Btates of America and Othor Powers Binco July 4,1976." Mero is s voluntary performnance of nearly 1,200 pages, which i3, in renlity, o bistory, of our diplomacy, witl an analytical sud synopti- cal indox, uud an Intreductory mnoto by Calol Cuibing, which bringo tho wholo catcer of the Stato Department up to Dt Visl's porlod,—ves lioving biy snceessor from thio task, and filiing o vaeunt sholl in onr historical -lterniure, “Pliis appears to have boen tho work, ohiofly, of J. 0. Duncroft Davis,” tho Assistunt’ Scerclory, It is tho only documont T have yet scon issucd from tko Govermment DIrinling Ofiice which Is perfecily intelhgiblo nod adapiablo for common ugo. ‘Cho blemish on Mr, Fish's carcor in tho State Department was his adhesion to the Prosidont’s vagaryof . . L A HANTO DOINGO, Sl which i8 generally suppotcd 10 bavo been ‘put into tho Presidenhnl noddle by Lufus Ingully. Tho proposition was disaceocinied, spasmodio, without contoxt, aud’ everyhody got anough of it. Oncof tho episodes ot tho seheme vias the permanent . displacement of Chniles Sumner Irom tho Sevate Cunnuitteo on Forcign Affaivs, which o later age muit commont npon. Garmn, ‘MONETARY. BATURDAY EVENING, Dec, 12, Tho comploto restoration of husiness Lo its normal condition in this city is attested by the fact that Lthe aggregato bank clearings for the past week are moro than equal to those of the correspondivg week of lust yoor. For more than two months after the boginuing of the panic tho weokly clearinga wore far bolow thoue of the correspontting wocks of Inst yenr. Since the pork-packing began the volumo of weokly clear- inga Lins 1ap1dly jucreaved until now thay fuily aqual thoso of thiy timo lost yoar, withi ovory prospect of soon being in oxeens of them, Money bins_stordily grown moro sbundant In thia nuekot during the past weok., ‘'ho banks aro offering mouey fo thelr regular customers for thirty or sixty deys, at 10 percont, and on do- maud loans, with colltorals, at 7 aud 8 por cent. In tho open’ murlet, primo commorcinl papor is vory ecarco. A great denl of monoy 18 boiny sout in from the country to loan at thirty and wixty daga. ‘Thera is, howevor. a good domand for money on X months' lonmwy, at 10 per ceat, with some tronsactions on theso termas. A month hence, when the perk-puckers have col- lected on their contracts, and closed up the bulic of their paeking business for tho yenr, thoy will have o lurge nmonnt of 1unds to invest In busi- ness papor according to thelr usual gractice, rnd the expeetation that monoy will be abundant then is reasonnble. Now York exchange is nbundant at par to 25c por 1,000 discount, ‘The clearings of the banka for the woek woro: Datunces, $281,642.97 Bb0ASLIL vl $2,089,120, » 1,720,020,30 : THF MLRCUANTS' NATIONAL DASK will open tor busiuess In its uew oftice, on the nortiswess corner of LaSulle and Madison s¢reots, on Mondny mormug, Doc, 14. - fho business of this bauk—like tlut of the First, Fifth, Corn Exchunsge, und Commercinl Natiounls, Merchnnts’ ' Loan and Lrnst. Compauy, aud soveral others—in now larger than before £ho punie, and fequired o Inrgor otlico. ‘Llo one into which the bunk moves now is equal in poiut of size and olegauco to any in the city, Mosgrs. Preston, Kean & Co. quote as follows this aileruuon Buyin U. 8, s of 81 g T, §, 6205 of 5208 of %64 it 1152 0.8, 5208 of 03 .. 161 1162 U, 8, 6-200 of ’66 Junuary and July. 1177 11834@118% UL 8, 5203 of 167 Jowuury und July 1153 11873 U, 1, 6-08 of 68 Junuary and July 1185 1% 10408, o om0 112 Ul 8, 85 (uew drsie), Y mxe U, 8, currency G4, ngLELag Gold (ull weight). ER 174 Gold coupous, Gold oxcbunyo. Bterling excuung Chieago Clty T, Guols Gounty Town, eounity bouds.... 1008 War 1612 180 War 1412 097, 4 Agriculturul Collega Jand-sceri, . 100AL STOCK QUOTATIONS, Tho following quofutions of local slocks are fuwnistied by Mossrs, Fommond & Goge: Lid Aaked, Eiret National Bunk Mozelunts' Nutionnl Gormun Notonal Bank, Manufucturers? National Bak.... 0 Northyyeatern Katfonn Bank i Corn Excliinge Nutionat Dus, . 16 Gty National Buk, ., 150 Nattonal Bavle of Iiiinols, 108 ank of Comtu 05 50 Clty Raflwoy 16 West Division Raflwiy 100 North Diviston Iy [ Pudman Tulico Cut', 05 Elgin Wtch Compat o Cool: County 7 I CUCagOCILY T8 v 1 eans 91 Guumher of Qoinine o, ... w0 Trndors' Insurance Conpan, 05 100 e bbb s COMMZERCIAL. SATUNDAY JivENTHG, Dee, 13, 1o following were the 1acaipts aid shupnionts of the lexding articles of produce in Chicago during the paxt twonty-four hours, and for the corvespanding dhto oue year agor ¢ a1z 04,750 0,700 $50) Fiour, bk, Wheal, b, Flax seod, i, Droom-corti, lun, Cured meate, b8, 8,105 1,914, 25,1 1, Tilch, barssso Highwine, bris, 2| 2,401} 23| Withdrawn from atore Bl 1,067 Fridav for cliy cons % |nliort clonr, utmption : 8,365 bu whoat; 2,218 hu comy 1,810 it oats s 704 bu ryo; 2,224 bu barler, With- drnwn for do during tho weelcs 28,472 bu whont ; 90,744 bt coru 19,634 b onts 8674 hu ryat 23,158 bu barley. Ihoe following grain has been inspected into storo this morning up to 10 d'clack: 215 ears whents 45 onrs corng 21 onrs ontay 19 cnn 1y 22 cors barloy. Total, 315 onrs, or 110,000 hit, The following wove tho racotr.twand shipmontn of brondstuffs sud live stook at this polut dnsng the past wook s for the coriceponding weoks ending as dated s ] . 19, Deo., Dee, 1, IR, 1870, 1 Flonr, brls, 81,769 09,044 Wheat, bt 4 w0 1230 Oata, Tive, Hurluy, b Diewsort oy, 160 1ivohogs, No..: Cattlo, N, b3l 12,224 Tlour, bel Wieu, | orn, hu Oatw, b, Siye,'bm, .. Tarley, bi Drcaioil hogs, No,. 4,81 Tdve liogs, wumed Cattto, No, b7 Btill further oxplauations wore mndo to-dny, aad moro corrections nakod for, In relation to the question of rail frelghts to New York, The wabject has hoon Ao much mixed that ouo fools tempted to excloim, in the Inuguage originally put into tho meuth of Meroutio: ** A Murray-n on hoth your bougos!” . The death of Levi I Kollogg, n highly re- spected member of the Board of ‘Trade, wus an- nounced-on 'Olango to-day, and suitable ratoln- tions rdopted in respect to Lis memory. * It is nudorgtood that Mr. Sykos deolined the sppointment to the positition of Grain Regis- tiar, becanse ho salary would not componsate for the busiuess encritices ho would Lo called upon to make. Tho offico i not n purticulorly attractive one to o man of reazonable nmbition, its ducies belng chiofly clerieal and dotective. Tho auestion was rafsed to-duy whefhor ho Would ho oquatly consoryrtive in regaid Lo & pos sition on the Board of Linilrond and Warchouro COommissioners if that wern tendered him. 1o hos beon mentloned for the vacanoy on that Yoavd. Tho lending produce maiketn wore very nerv- ous and excitable to-day, though with ‘smallor chonges in prices than might have been expeot- ed with ptich w stato of fechng, The nows re- ceived from diforent points wera vory coilict- ing in tendeney with regard to gram; and pro- jons (o nok soom Lo b materially nffected by onisida inflacncer, ‘Lho weathor was the princi- pal factor in duk‘l‘lnluinlillm prico of brondstufly, "Thore woro roports that loe haa aguin formed in tho Erio Cauel, and other intclligenco that boats =10 moving o)l right. The colil wenther of this morning, with {ho wind from tho north, aud suow to the wost and morthwest, caused n stronger feolivg than that which ruled Inst oven- iug, though it woio off towards noon. Foroirn markets were quoted strongor, nud our daily supply of grain was agaiu smullor, but promices to inoronse materially hefore loug. Thore was & liberal amount of trading in tho dry-goods markot, aud among our jobbers a good feoling prevailed. For tho senson there 18 moro (hat ordinary netivity in the demeud, and, under moderate stocks, tho leading staple urticlos aro firm aud advancing, Thore is not Inrge nttondance of buycrs in person, bt # mail fors™ aro ponuring in from nil quartors, and thoamount of goods boing distributed oxceals tho most sangnine expactationa. 'the New York Sulle- tingnya: * Accounts from largo sections of tho Wont ro ominontly satisfactors. and tho jobbory in somo Btatea aro not only accomplisbing u Iarge business, but tind little or no diflicnl- ty in making their colloctions, and are consequently enabled to cancol their oblign. tions in this navkot with duc puncinaliey.” v 83,617 Grocories continue to mavo on u liboral scale, at generally firm prices, sugar being the only nota- ble excoption, Cotlees wore active and strong ot tho advanced prices establishicd ou yostorday. Although orders oro mostly for “moderate amounts, they make o proily largoe aggregale, and, a8 stovics in jobbors’ hands aro lighc, thero isa confldent fealing all arouud. There is a coutinned good demand for sugars, but the sube sidenca of tho excitomont over tae Cuban que- tion Induces an_ casler feeling on the part of liolders, and we to-duy note n reduction of on Mo in refined grados, Byrups are in good re- Quost at unchanged pricey. - ltico, spices, can- les aud sturch were also fairly active, and com- manded , vory full prices, Teas romain firm, and in the finer grades tho tendoney is to asdvanco. No clunges of importanca were developed in tho DLutter and chaese markets, though the former article was moro firmly hold. Conl met with & rathor bettor inguity, and,"as o rule, prices wers firm, butin o, instuico’ quotably highor. ~ Bagging v quict aud stendy at 850 for Stark, 8dc for Lewls- ton, and $0o for American and Amoskeng. ‘The fiuk, canned goods, and dried fruit marketa pro- sented tho same general feeling as noted in yes- torduy’s 1epart. ho chunges m valuea wero confitied to an advance in pruucs. Lenthor, pig iron, puints, tobacco, and wond remam quiet at unchauged prices. Oils sold to o fair agarogato at subrtantinily yosterdny's quotations, or at 15¢ for corbon, 78@800 for cxtrn lard, ©1,00@1,02 for boilod linsced, B0@S2e for whnld, uud at 48@ G0e for turpentine, Tho lumber market wos quiot and nnchanged, Tho trada in motels is conflued to filling » fow umall orders, thongh the business is abont up to tho avorags for tus season of Lao year, Tho market s atendy, and for many of the melaln, tho provalont feeling is one of firmuews, Iron and nails were quiet, and tolerubly utendy, Liie stooks of wool aro very light, und, conrequontly, a fixtn fecling obrains, especislly for fleece wouls, whick are scarco, nnd wanted, Broom corn 18 in ‘moderato roquest, and stendy. ~ Coopernge wes quiet, excopting pork bnrrels and lard ticrces, which woro in foir domand, the former Leing a triflo strongor, whilo tierces woro ousy. Salvcontinues active, aud course, which 1s senrce, Ine advanced 10@160. Ordinars conrso is quoted at $2.00, Dinmond C at £2.10, and ground solar at £2.00, The demund for huwy is restricted chiofly to inceting the wants of the loeal trade, iuore beiug buk little inquiry for shipmont, and with ihera} affexings prices are not particuinely flom, T'he bide market was stendy and fuirly active, Sceds wero in mioderato raquost, nnd stoady nt Hriday’s range of prices, oxcepting Hun- guviun, which was_u triflo bizhor, Louliy oud fiamo mag wito a slightly improved demand, and fiosh offerings brought fail ontside prices, but ordinnry stuck i still in emple supply anddall. Highivines wore quiot, but strongar, tho chief reason being the “anticipated incronso in the dnty, a8 proposod by tho Commisnioner of Intor- nol Rovenuo. Now York was not materinlly strongor Lill near the oloso, whon it was quoted at 97¢@98c. Duyors hero bid 930 all thrangh tho scssion, either for cash or delivery next wealt, and hid 9 per galion ut 1 o'elock, bmf withont flnding sellors, which is 20 higher than y%&rflny. Wines sold in Peoria this wornivg ul Drensed hogs weore nore aetive, wd HE30e per 100 1bs higher, in sytpathy wich (o itaprove ment in live, while tho woather wus 1aro fuvo nble for handling. Snles waro roported at 35,65 @5,00, necording to condition, oloving stendy nt 8b.73@0,80 for goud lots, Rulus wore nsfollown: 01 hend (m‘ui‘u;% 17 1hs), at 56,90 19 a1 55,61 145 (n\'nmga 181 losyat &5.70; 70 at 5,503 220 6,65, ‘Lotwd, A48 hoed, out of 1,488 roceivod, Trovisions wore uctive and strongror, 'Uhe ro- coipts of hogu were emaller, und prices higher, mnder a rather widesproad apprebension thut the hullcof the hogs for this seunen have alrendy como forward, o8 many scctions aro roporied to have boen swept ciean This reacted ou product, and brought onl an nctive speoulative domand, which restiitod in au wivance of 37370 por brl in pork, and 262100 per 10 Jbs on lurd, After 12 o'clook the taeling was ousier, especinlly on pork, which fell bncik nearly to oponing flignion, while lurd was relaviyaly steady through- unt‘ being in extraordinury domand. Sleats wo; modoratoly notive, and w dhado drimer, but with no quotuile advance in pricos, Tho forward movement in meats conlinncs very brisk, the sbipients of yosterday boing over two and n quorter mithon Mis, muking o totai for the weok of 18,403,340 (b, hosidos 3,049,114 (s lard, aud 6,041 by pork. Aund yet they sy there is o domand on tha pml of Davopean buyors, Lho murkot alosod wy tho fullowing wuga of pricas 1 Mess pork, now, carh ov soller Dovinbor, 314,06, o seller Januacy, Hld.e0614,85 § do wseller Wabrary, $I620@16.565 a0 relley Tdaroh, BIGTE@L6.80; prime moss posk, HILHD @755 outra primoe do, A10.75@1L00, L, eneh or woller Decomubor, $3,26(23.09; do elior Junuary, $8,00@6.65; do scller Tabrunry, SHKE0 @3.85 5 do _solor Murch, $9,00@0.125, " Greon Tisni at 715@8Lg0; twvet plekiod inmis, B3 Groon shouldeni ot bo rough sidew 0ip:. .do short ribs or long clowt, 83/@04e; o 68605 wenty, W@15 diyn in walt, Blfo for whonldors, 034@U5o for short rika nud Jong clesr, and G40 Tor sbort clear; ozed khonldor, G¥go; do Oumbotlsuds, G3joq do short ribn or lonyg vlear, B{@62ge; do whort oloar, 7o; do lonyg out jtmn, 34@ O, Deuts, soller Junuary, sbout 55@35"« more than for Ducombor, Nless baef,, g8.00@ #4251 axtva mosy do, $9,00@0.25; baof huws, £21,60@22.00, Olty tallow, 6f@6igo; gronme quatablo nt{@0e, Bnlos wora roportod of 1000 Dils mesn pork nt 815,00 : 500 brls do at &14.75 100 brla do Rollor Tannary at 81476 ¢ 500 bila do woller Fobrugry ab 216,50 ; 500 bris do at &15.40; 60 bria do nt #1645 ; 600 brls do woller March ab 816,00 : 760 brin do &t SI6,75 : 1,600 tes lard ot 81gq ¢ 800 fes do ot 88.46; 200 ten do at Dootinnt 8io: 050 tes o last ovonlug nt 0010 § 250 tea Jnrd nellor Jnnnary, at e ; 1,600 tes o at Bl¢e ; 1,600 ics do reilor Webruary, at Bigo: 1,360 ton do nt 58,80 5 1,000 fes do nt 6H,80; 0 ton do ut Bie 1 160,000 fbs green shoutdors 503 100,000-11 ehort 1ibs at 625 ; 60,000 Ihw Ao at (94c 3 40,060 1hs do (ab Paorin) at (9ge ; 100 oo do nb W § 260 boxos shovt clear pé ot 60,000 Ihss green hnms (15 1hw) at Blde 5 230,000° 1 and 20,000 pew do (10 1ha) nt o 40,000 1o do (18 lho) at 5785 5 20;000 thn E 123 tew mweol plolled hnm (14 1bs) ot 9o { tes do 95}( thn) al Do, Tlio Daily Commereial Bulletin gives tho fol- lowing retutns of tho pucling it tho principnl ponty, 13 compared with the samo tima lnst kea- 1ion ns' Ty s vatnrned, and tha eggregato pack- ing of the neason oY 187:-3 ¢ 2 Yorate, 7o date, Agnreante, 1870, 1578, © 18725, Olteago, Thu..y 7 420,40 1,425,010 Cincfunath, O, 230,000 405 Touisviie, Ky 100,000 5t, Tonie, Mo, ., 330,000 000 vaukee, Wi SH01T B350 W0 19T 25,000 Munelo, Tud,, Hloux City, Dedpht, Tud..... Richmond, Ind. Jquriington, Town Loes Cedar 1Laptds, Jown. 11,387 *Estimated, e Bulletin ndde: “ Very littlo dofinite infor- mntion hos hoen received during the weel in roferenco to tho packing ot the West.' 'Cho ro- coipts of hogs continte quite largo af all the principnl_pncking - polnts, and packers havo transacted largo business’ notwithatanding tho enhanced valucs, It mny haarfo to estimate the paeking of tho West to date at 3,000,000 hogs, or 56 per cent of the total sluughter of the srason of 1872-3. Shonld tho reccipts of hogs gradu- ally_decroane, it lu tho opinlon of many operat- ot in the trade that n sufticient numbor may yet Do elanghtered to equel tho aggregeto of Inst tonuun, ay tho packing vengon iy nol more than holf overyet. ‘AL quilo a humber of couutry points, tha pneking has nearly renched tho ng- uto of last meason, At w fow very fow liave been pucked, whilo a suliclont num- ber of new points have eppeared to more thun offkob mny reduction on nccount of the nbove, Ihe numbor of hogs to be packed dues not appenr to attract as much nttention ns tho autietpated falling off in weight and thoe yleld of Inxd, o fm this reason our packers hove pur- chinsed tho best aud heaviest hogs offered, ns the domund has been maicly for tmoess notk and tho henvicr doseriptions of sidos, and tho avotago welght up to the presont timo may bo consid- orod about that of last yerr. In some sections of tlio Went eerious complaints aro made of tho | falling off in weight—twenty to thirty ponnds at somo points whoro tho pcking roachies 16,000 to 80,000 hogs—yparticularly in Indiena, From Lontsvllle, infurmation Nas beon received that tho hogs averagoton to olovon pounds lighter then lost season, In the principal corn ruleing sections, tho falling off will bo tho Jightest, and thero {8 little doubt as tho soason wears away that, the decreaso in weighu will bo more mnrked, espeeislly if prices terch such o high rango ns to induce farmers to ship off their stock olosor than usual, The yleld of lard is anticipated to bo lightor,” . The Daily Comcercial Report gives tho fol- lowing ns tho shipments of hog product from thiln clty for tho week eudig Deo, 11, and since Nov. 1, a8 comparod with' the corresponding period a year provionely : Tk | Fard urta, | tes Tfams Shonlds | Tariidies, e s, o Wik ond's “{Tncludos all cut moats oxcopt shouliors aud 8. P, “Wtion tms euipped_during the wok, 7L p agnilisy 87,633 pea ti corceapunding period Tast yor Sl v T, 1613, 5,66 s muLASL. samo o 1eil, Tolal number of bozes of ment shipped during the weul, 10,503, agninsta1, 713 hoxes tho precodiug week, “Potal piéces whipped duriug tho weok, meluding greon I, 335,410, aiuinst 141,002 plescu tho - preceding weal, Tlour was very quict, thers boing loss doing thru an any qmvicun day for n month past, Ix- porters were looiting sround, but they mado few bida, and thoeo geuornlly ot pricos bolow what boldors wero willing to accopt. The trading was principally local. ‘Pho markot was uuchuuged in pricod.” Lran was stoady. Sales woro roport- ed o1 100 brls epring oxtras at 25,90 ; 100 brls do at 5,76 3 400 brls do on privato torms ; 0 brls rve 8t £4.75; 100 brls do on privato torma. Total, 70 bile. 'Tho following woro tho olosing prices : Tnir to good while winters,.. Ulolee do.. Ghaico to Lancy a Medium to good Goul to choice Tatent do. Tair to chol Ryo flonr.. Buclwheat do. @ 0.00 Bran,ue oo @130 Whost was modoratoly uetivo and iregular, —within smallor limits,—averaping 1o ‘inwor than during tho regulnr sewsion of Friday, but 1o higher than at thio close lnst covoning. Liver- pool was quoted strong, and advices from along 1hoEvie Cannl wore somewhnt discontuging to thouo who had hoped to sce all the grain on that water o through to New York, while the woathor liero was colder. 'I'his cheeked the weukness doveloped hero yestardsy aftornoou, though the Doar-olemenc wis evidently in tho majority, but fuared to operato largely for foar of tho possiblo coneequonces. A good muny of the January “denls have Leen sotiled up, so thac thero 1 vot now an achvo demsnd from the slorts, ond, with the fulling off in tho movemoent of hogs, a much moo Tiboral daily supply of Whent is oxpected tv como in, Btill the flow ‘may not inercszo meserinlly till nfter tuo holiduys, and, an our prosent tocks aro small, it might prove dengorous to hnvo ut u loug lue of shorts. Thero was o botter de-- Tuand for shipment to-day, espeainlly for recelpts in the Northwostorn elovator, which commanded 1e premium over “siraight.”” Bellor January opened Ak $1.16%5, and roso to $1.1634, recodod to 816}, wia roso to &117, olosing a $1.103¢. Seller Fobrusry wold at 91.18@1.1934, oclosing ot $1.19. Sellor tho month, or cash No. 2 spring, kold ab $1.14@1.15}4, closing at SL151{. No 1 spring was in fuie request ab S1.16} §@1.17, outsido tho Northwestorn. No. 3 spring was stendy nt 3108, and rojected at 81,04, Caxly wales werd roportod of 3,800 bu No. 1 apring at §1.17; 4600 bu do, part Northwostorn, al &1,16)4 5 800 bu No. 1, Northwostorn, at S1,18 ; 4,100 Bu No, 2 spring at 8115} : A0 bn dont £1,15 5 2,40 hu do at #1.1437 ; 6,000 bu do at 1,145 5 6,400 bu do st 8LI4Y 1 1,200 bu do at #1145 3 81,000 bu do nt BLI4Y ; 84,400 bu do ot 51,14 5 1,200 bu No. 2, Northwestern, at 1,15 3 8,400 bu'No, 8 spring at 8108 ; 2,000 bu rejocted spring b $1.04; vhite, by sumply, at 51,96, dohveied. Total, 106,000 bu. orn Wi qutet, excopt toward the close, and ralufavely i y, #t nbont the ramo averngo of ‘Ohango yosterday, which waa 1o » | ubove tuo _closing price of Inat ovening, The fimmer feoling was pyincipally duo to tho news lom the Frio Canul, though Liverpool was quoted firmor, 'Thers .was w fair demand for shipment, und all tho_ oforinga of cur lot woro williugly taken ur. while tho speculativo trado was gonerally dull, thongh firm. ‘ho recoipta woro smell, and those Vas no_proniso of o - terial fucreise, an country holdors goucrally pre- for ta noll for dolivery It the summor, owing to the higher prieon puid for thoe optione, wiich makto 1t profitabio to Lold thosorn in tho conutrs, whero there are no storags aharges, Coneldoru- Dblo quantities wero oliored to-(lny for delivery i Mny. Bellor Jauunry opound ut 530, ndvancad to Balge, secedad to G2o, ndvanced 1o hilie, and ciosod at Gge, Sohor February avosuged 10 whovo this range, Scllor May way ibtle better thau nominal at K9@00e, Cash No. 2 or soller the montii nold at 6234@ 03¢0, snostly nt 53¢, and elosod b 5850 oy tecaipts not in the Nationul or tho flongh Elevators, Unsh nlos wore veported of 16,600 bu No. 4 nt fakdes 0,600 b dout 58340 ¢ 18,800 buvdo ut B30 ; 10,000 bu do nt 52305 5,300 i do ut 624401 40 bu now nt e s 800 bu ve- Jeutod ut 6267 400 bu do at G13yo; 1,200 bu do at Blo; 400 bu do at K0e, olal, 15,600 bu. Outy wory lobs net,yo sud weuk, docliuing 11¢o on the January optlon, which opencd at 395e, Toll off Lo 15520, und eloed fitmov ot W3, in symprthy Wit tho lato fruprovement In” whoat uid eornt, Ceslh No, 2 Hold nt 985@830%0, olos inyg nt about e, Rojected wen nominal at 870, Oush wates wota reported of 5,000 bu No. 2 at H92¢ev; 1,200 b do e 3o 53,400 bu do at 93¢0+ 1,600 bu do as 2940 s 7,000 b do at 3830 ; 5600 hu do b 88440 ; 000 Lu Na, 2 whito at’ dve ; 600 bit do ut 85go; 1,200 bu do ot 38i¢e, Tolul, 23,400 b, lisa wus quiot and 1u Jowur, owiug to the ir- rognlur Tecling in the othor mukets, and » largor spply,—1% curs hoing_inapecied I this moru- ing. That amount ju not muceh, but proved to ho moro thun won wonted, Rales woro limited to 00 bu No. 8 at 700, and 8,400 bu do nt 78e, Lha mavket cloasd with fiem holdors at 790, Larloy was very dull durivg tho grontar part of tho souslon, thioro boing soarcoly & bit er i the narkot till near 1 o'olook, when a little fuquiry 15,084 pea tho | was vinlblo, and tho markot closed firm_ af yoss torduy's pricea for No. 2, but onslor on tho Iower sadan. ‘Cho closing guotations woro about §1.40 or No. 2 ; 91,03 for No, 8 ; and 800 for rojostad, Cnalt snloit woro roported of 2,400 b No. 3 nt $140 1 5,200 bu No. 8 nt 31,085 600 bu by sam- 1o at'B1:45 . 400 bu do at $1.20; 400 bu do at R1.05; 400 bu do nt $1.08%¢ ; 400 bu_do at_Ofic, o braele s 200 by o at &l464 400 bu o ab #1.111¢:° 400 bu at $1,10, deliverad, Totel, 10,900 b ZUROPEAN MATKETS. Tho following dli:‘pmchcu wero recoived by tho Board of Penda to- l(i?’: Dec, 13,—London—Cargoes off coast, hoth wwheat and corn ttrong, Cargoes on pasage, hotl whent nnd con fom, Tule averogo, aunlily epring whaat for aliipment in”Jamunry or Fobruaty, 0, _Liverpnol— Wheat stendy s Callfornin clul, 133 11d@14s d § do* while, 108 GA@&198 1043 sprivg, 124 20@12a 8, dorn quloL ot 3 O, Lavinroot, Dee, 10—11 s, m.—Flonr, 38:@208 0d, Winter wheat, 195 50@120 6d ¢ spring, 123 1d@i2e 0l § white, 1% BAG1sel 1 elub, 1s GA@14H, oz, e fdd York, 108, Lurd, 408 6d, TuTER—1 p, m.—Drendntufls quiet and unchangod, TIE TOOK ISLAND ELEVATORS. Hovoral duyn n%n wo copled a portion of the testimony given Dy Mr, Steplion Clary bofore the Committes. on the Ilough invostigation, and commented thereon iu roference to stortaso on roin, Tho romarks of Mr, Clary about Fiini & "lilompson have probnbly convoged an impres- slon thot is moro detrimental to thot firmn thou it duserves, T'ho following statoment was mudo Doc. 3, 1872, and published in our columns : Corn in stora, Receipts outatar ove Oets fu storo, Recelpta outst OFCTurvann ‘Whent i stora. . Tlecolpta outatan Short, Ryo In sora., Teceipts ouixl over... Datloy in storo. Recelpts ontaiesi OFer...... Theso f firm) u W res liow o shortage (agalust the ont, the greater value of which coreal would mnko it neatly halance the value of tho overplus in othor ginin. In rofer- onco to this we extract_the tollowing from our commercinl column of Doc, 7, 1872: ““Tho fact that ¥lint & Thompson have somo 14,000 bu moro grain in storo_than tho recelpts out against thom call for, and that “‘ei were yot short to somo oxtont on wheat (thoy bought nr thosn reccipts yestorduy and to-day), is not nt all singulne, 'Those discrey:a’;cios are the growth of sovernl years, Just ns & is impossible to draw anobsolutoly struight Il or o pecfect nquare, 80 {e it imposaible to measure or welgh ovor n large quantity of wraln soveral times and arrive accurately at tho sume result any two timos, Tlint & Thompson have han- dled ahove 45,000,600 bu of grain of all kinds sinco thoy have started tholr houses, giving gomo 800,000 weighings in and the same number out, or an nvorage of less than an ounco of or- ror to ench doublo draft, Tho scales are proba- by trno to much less than thot amount, but grain losos or gaing fu weight according to the amout of moisture in tho atmosphore, ond in that fagt wo lhave the probn- blo causo of “tho difforence, It s, hiowover, omarkablo that tho difforenco shonld o one of excoss, not of defleit. Ono would think that the inuumerablo rats that {nfost our clovators wonld diminish tho stocks of grain by s measurable guantity each year, but it scems thioy do not, nud wo suggont that tho poor Iato Liwvo now an opportunity to sue for libol jn the wany cases whore this has boon charged against them. Can it bo that th truo oflico and place in nawure of theso vormin is misundoratood ¢ LATEST. ‘Whent was fairly active i the afterncon, and 84c higher, elling at $1.17@1.17%; and closing 86 #1.17 for January. Corn was in modainte domnndand closed 1£6 highor thau on 'Chauge, solling at 54}¢@63140 for Junuary, and closing ab the fuside. Provisions were quiet. e CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Reviow for the Week Ending Satnure any, Decs 180 SATUNDAY EvraTua, Dec, 19, Tha roceipts of 1i¥o stock during the soelk Lav been 08 follows § Hoge, Cattle, 08 8476 4o 9L i ‘Weuk ending Nov. Total, 4 weal S:unau{’oflm\ lust veerc a0 T00.085 10,185 487,100 183 44,687 4,040,852 HKince Jun, 1, oo period last yur. 680,700 011,019 Tucreaso, L L8 118l Decrease. . 9 PSR Y T During iiie seatons of 1831, 1872, and” 1873 tho 're- celpts of boya from Oct. 1 to dute were as pruN 1 October... 203 220,504 Novembor. ... . B6,700 B7HU6L 61 December (lo” dute) 3 271,510 U, Cattte. T B ] T oy M R e L4300 4831 OATTLE—So far na tho botter grades of stock wero concerued, tho pust weok was one of fale wetivity, un notwithatuuding a very niaterial fuerease in tho supp! there bus beeu but Elight deprociation in valuce, un 13 covering tho decline 1t good to primosbipping Frades, Qomaion sud mediun quaition havo not fared ro well, “Fho suporabundanco of pouitry und ganc, nud e reludively low prices 'at wileh the w.rm ' weather Drovalent thiroughout tho woek iau foreed 16 upon the Tuurket, Lvo serlously Intorfered with_tho retuil tacat trude, aud tho demaud for tho descriptions of atock wewslly sought after by tho loeal butclier has been axcevilovuily light, Stack steers base mot. with more fuquiry than durlig last weak ar the provios oue, anil behig i modernto supply, havo communuod sitborbostor prlces, good 1o "pidme droves aclilng ut £,00@8,25,whilo coutnion to full quullties wery wanited it 2200@2T5, Wit eales principally ot $270G5.00, Wiitlo ait commou ond medium eattls havo beew duli and weal, Texans and Clirokecs Wero espectaily s, Comprisitig, us thoy did, o very considerablo. portion ho entiro supply. . Through droves wore n drug nt 50, whils Northorn sumuered uid choicocorn- ‘ulowly ub$2.80@ 0,60, and at $1.00G4.60 ro- spoctively, Tuchuded ‘in (ho week's ‘roceipts, wero Beveral Ininehea of * Chirlotings beoves,” but thefo wus very Hitlo fuquiry for thut class of stock, aud the prices realized wero much Lelow thoso obfmable fi former uenaoue, Salos woro repoited at 2623800, with one o two trunsuctions at n bigher fgure, Veat calves continuo plonty, aud wro weliug chCup; quOt~ blot §2.75(5,00 1oF 1oor ta cholce, “Fo-duy the murkot Wus dull and tiowinal, Tho few aalen rejorted did not indicato any material chango Trom yesterduy's Tates, bt the fotdng ws enalbiy wsle, nud (6 dications pint 10 lower prces next Week, QuoTATIONS, ExtraBeeves—Gradedateers, uveragiog1,400 s und upsard, ... 45,60@8.75 Choleo Beeven—ttue, faf, weil formed iyear 10§ yeur old sledes, ‘averagivg 1,300 to 1,460 113, .. 4.90@5.25 Goil Ticever—iall-fafencd, inely forncd atsers, iveraging 1,200 10 1,050 1, .. 0. 40@4T5 Medinm Grades—steers i suir flesk, avy aigtugg 1,130 10 1,250 kv teveres DTB@AID Butchers’ Bock—Common to falr ateorn, . ud gond o extra cowr, for city slaugh averafing 850 £0 1,100 11k, v vve Slock Cattlo—Common caftie, tlesh, uveruging 700 to 1,050 Inferior—Light and thil cow woge, bulls, <nd seolatwag sleers, Cattio—Pexie, cliolco COm-Ted orvee Cattlo—"Toxns, summered North Galtlc—Toxus, through droves. © 1,756 HOGB—To-night closrs anatlier week of great netiv- ity fu 1nin branch of tho warket, wud, dcapite the Iieaty Yecelpty uod tho prevalenco 'of exceedin favornbln wiathor for ycking operations, a bioyuut fono bins poevaded th mnkot, eud, With tie excoition of usliguty deprewsed fenling 0f Wednewduy, thy cousso of prices Lius boen ateadily upwavd, The gl prices_curvent caueed o dimbuehed demund fonin Blidppers, their purchuses embrackui onty ubout 21,01 o litle nore than one-lalf the. nrinber shipped’ onk duriug Lt weels, but trado does Dol appear to la sulfored nny periots drawback op thist secoint, u th Tegitiuito want of packers proved aniliclont (u'susoeh the supply, aud at ighly vomunerativo prices, 1t now cmiceded on ull lunds thot the ush? i€ over, and ibat from this lmo forward until the clussof tho packing sesson there Wil oo stendy falling off I tho ruccipts, Tho arrivals during tho past four weoks made tho eNOFINOW sgEregate of 750,000, wtlo the total number rocelvod slnce Jan, 1 1 4,010,680, or 1,039,000 more thun during the sponding pertod st year, “To~lny tho nurket” wus netlye snd bighor, The v ceipty wero liberal for i Satiieduy, sHiomtig to uhout 0,000 und horo wa alto a prly of sovurat thousl talo Liogs, but tho offorings did 1ot materinlly cxeoed e denid, shont ul i buyers and ata furthos ndvanco of 00 por 100 by, No wales woro reported Wt dr 31,70, whilo tho mufor portion chauged hunds of 4836005, Hoveral tranefors woro eifected at £5.10@ 2006325 5,15, wud in one or two {ustanco at §5,20, A comparl- 0 0f to-duy's prices with thoso enrrent ot the elos of Inst weok ahiows an advance of 45@3le, - Tho murket closed Arm, ‘Lo closing prices of this woal:, compured with (hoeo gusiout oi io correupondiug dafo vl year, nro s fol- o ¢ 226 40 200 DAY |44 0 SIIEED—Since onr Inst werkly reviow pricen of shicup huvo not been subjected to oty very pronomved chungo, tho supply and demand liaving been pretly eveuly balanced, Good to primo_mutton grades wora reudily enlnbln at $3.5@4,25 Whilofor poor to medinm quuliticn hero wero buyors 6t $3.75@050, A faw fancy lots for Chrlatume sulcs woro disposed of at £6,61@ 7.00, 'Tho market cloced quict sud sleady, with tho pons ompty. E Monument to ¢ Panny Fern.? Tnbort Bonuer Liaw erccted a mwonument to the memory of I'auny Forn at Mt, Auburn Cernetary, L. X, Itis a Romun or Latin crows, viith a ped- ostul of the samo order of architcoture; this Tattor mombor conslats of the following [t viz,: o granite plinth, marble vase, deoply molded, 8 dle of the sumy matorial, and u well- proportioned bold projecting cap. ‘Uhis predostal supports the cross, which is’ draped with 1ter- Incing forn-lnavos, riohly carved. The dio con- lalus the foll XVHD ]\“m"lb.-“ 11— 'h Portl Jul; North panel—*“Born at Portland, July 9, 1811, Diod ut Now York, Oct. 10, 87200 " > " South panel— A i frioud. by Itobert to the memoty of a NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE HOLIDAY NUMBER orrnr [lustrated Journal Is Just Published, And is tho most brillinut and _otiraetive publi- cation ever issued. 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TRICE .50 OENTS. v : 7 $13(The Tuping Parlor 316 E@ TV 5 DEDSTEAD to Parlor, Library, Dining-room, $4co L o Obile Tl ag 395 Westglfl«llsmpsl. Burpassoa all. An olezant pi $30 of Furnituro, convartibio metane, Ofiige, gnd Score. Enibles you to live gonteelly {n ono room. stead now roady. Also, I i $ a5 furo of all kinds ut bottom pricos, CARVED WALNUT GOODS, ly into o perfect Bed. Adapted $35 3,000 families now using in Chi- Timpire Parlor Bedstead Co,, Garvad Walnut Goods, FOR FVERY DAY USE AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS, New Pattorns for Embroideries. Towel Raoks, Wall Pookets, Slipper Cases, Slipper Racks, &e. H.C.VanSchaack, Jz. No. 50 State-st., Ghicago. _MILUINERY. 50c. BACH, ‘Wao will close out, at rotail, an ontire ot of B0 dozon HATS (unmmmedwd thet wo have baen adflihf at, §1 and $1,60, at 60c onch, They are all new shupes, end in every wey desirable goods. D. WEBRSTER & (0., ‘Wholeeale Miltinory, 270 & 272 WABAS}I—AV._ PRESTON, 188 TLAKE-ST, Rubber Hootn, Shoes, Tlorso Covers, Clothing, Wagan Covers, Helthig, Packivg Hoso, and a1l kinds of Bublier Goads ohes. D “TNOTICE. ‘The sununl musting of the Stockholdors of tho Fiith Natfonal Bank of Ohivago, for the clection of Dircstors for tho ensulng yoar, will ks held ab the oiico of sald Bauk, tu Chicago, on Tacsduy, January 13, 167, he- tweon tho houra of 3 and G jn in. 1SAAQ G, LOMBARD, Cashior, Noting o Croditrs of Faaten & Vidiers, 1 hove on hund bila in favor of Paaron & Withurs e SO0, Te Aot £ oy Ahout Bokw: ¥ arediturs dovico to Eeoopt thele ahiato pro rata of tioks Biie T sSLTIemont, ey San cortinal my aiioo 4 D, 16, at nuou, altor whioh thin T szl feol at Hb ot e ot aaron o Sudor, 1 Lot aa vy Tiawita aaptim vy t noliout. ¥ G S, In Fact, 4 Stateast, EBEDUTC. OINATL. BOUTH 5104 HEMINARY, 460 Mloalzu aerslun enmmencing Do, 16, Knalish, Fre and Aluslo thorongnly fangh T o7 SCALES, FAIRBANKS SIANDARD SCALHS OF ALL B1218. "3 FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00 UL AND 13 LAKE-ST, Our Prices! We will make prices on Seal Saoques, Muffs, Boas, Mink (of all qualities), Black Marten, Lynx, &o,. Misgos' and Childven's Furs, Gonts’ Seal Caps and Gloves, lower thau any house in the oity, BASSETT & HARIMOND, MANUFACTURERS, 144 Madison-st SWITOHES, Want Hair? Then go where overy lady twho has onlled the past week snys prices are way below nnys thing in Chicago, as follows: 26:25 22.50 20 Switehes for 15 Switches for. 10 Switehes for . 8 Switehes for b5 Switches for ‘Wo MUST have money. gooda onco, yow'll buy. WEBSTER & BURNHAH, 292 WEST MADISON-ST, ~ FURNIIURE. PARLOR SBTS - - 535 (Hair Cloth,) MATTRESSES - - $14 Cilair, 40 1b, bost tick.) ORIENTAL CHAIRS $12 (Satla Strip,) EASY CHAIRS - - $10 (Gent ) And ovorything In our large stock of General Furnitary thiot we sro bound to got cash for somo way, Callat 269 and 271 State-st. If you soe the "~ BOOTS AND SHOES. Greater REDUCTIONS thon ovor this weok in the prico of BOOTS & SHOES. “Wo shall gnntis to offer BARGAINSB tho BEST GRADES OF GOODS, i A largo assortment of Gontlemen’s ENMBROIDERED SLIPPERS, For the HOLIDAYS, at Roduced Prices. H. 8. FREEMAN, 211 West Madison-st,, near Green. HOLIDAY JEWELRY. Thinking of making o present of Diamonda ‘Watohes, Jowalry, or Silver-Plated Wars, onx afford to forgot tho extraordinary low pricai instituted only for December by R. J. MORRE & CO., Lake and Clark-sts, PIGTURES. Pictures! Nothing Fiegp for Christmas Prosents. I om still nelllngFINE STHEL BNGRAV- i portod BNGLIGH - WALDR reg 5 COLOYS, at a gront sncritice, GEQ. H, PARKER, 146 _STATE-ST s BRENSSION Tereon H., W. BRANSCOMBE, SURGEON DENTIST, has oponod un office fn Chicago, 485 Wosl Madison-st raer of Speldon, He hss prac. Tico nfceon y eaen in Canuda, sud Beookdyn, N, Y., avd swoultt sollcltn call from all nezding uls proteesicnd sor. sloen, 10 Bopes 1ils may meel Th cin of sois) of by former patiouts, - 1L Ws BRANSCUMBE, Liceniizto of Dantal Sun of Conada, ntso a mo.abor of thy Brooklyn Dental Ans: loti C AT A R I EL, CONSUMPTION, DEATNESS. Baforn yune caso, locomus Bupelose, apply (o DOCTO! S L E i B ot aod b cured, No jow untl eured, Modioines furntshon at, cost. Eamuination and advice froo, Buuday Lours 10 8. o, aticu 18 heraby wivon that. tho tirma & Co,,of Lauliville, ond Blifton 3. Hlardy Coc, of New ¥orle, hoth fimis 'composed of the undersienod and Miton J. Hardy, have been this day dis- sulvaud, 1 pursinooo of notise hevstofors kiven by e tu ezl ‘Nolthor party 1s autlorizod ta use tiouanios ofsbo firins. 0. P, TIGORMAN, o, 1, 187, At sction t wind un tho uffairs of buth thema wus beforo tho publivatinn ot £kl nuftco euramonced by o ngalai Qitarlus I, Sfournian in tho Cireuit Court of the Unlwed t Kontugks 3. MILTON J, HARDY. OLUTION. Tho tirm of Gates, Bunband Co,, fs (his daydissolved by mniol consont,Goorgo A, Gatos retiring from the samo, LRy RGE, A, GATES, 1. K. HUNT, Cneaco, Deo. 13, . 8, WL, Tho undarsigusd wll{uohlhmu‘ln ihio Hardwoud Lomber trado, uuder the firm namo of Hunt & White, who as- sumo all Nabilitios amd colloot all accuunts duo Gater, Huat & Co, L I JIUNT, _Olicago, Do, 12, W73, 8 WHITE, DISSOLUTION. Tho undursigned rotiros thin day (3thof Deoamber) from tho firmi of 1ho Gnicayo Atclior of beulphiro and Artlsty fimlmm:::b Works, Tho romaiviag "‘l“c’fi?fl?fl‘l‘]“:‘&"}lfi(?‘ N d. Goutink whll still garry’ o tho sulig bis. stand, No, 47 Congrowvat, " o DISSCLUTION. Tho copartnerslii herotofars oxlating botwoon ¢ho aine Aot iahio ot (haos 1 Duton ¥ Cats Uta Doy dinubitad by Wl Gunsont. *Coorgs T, Dil.oa Uit {noss at b ouutinuua tha buelicas at Lie sxine placo, aud asanios .\ T DALTOR, thie dobts of sald fina. v JUILNEQ;(."'