Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1873, Page 5

THE CHIC'AGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUND AY, DECEMBER 21, 1873. ART MATTERS. A New Collection of Works from the Munich School. Personal Gossip ot Mome, Mr. O. Highwoo, the artist, who, prior to the Bro, had o studlo in tho Crosby Opora-fouso, and who was woll known horo as a portrait- painter, has just rolurned from a long visit to Europo, and opened art rooms at 181 South Clark stroot, rooms 10, 11, 12, and 18, During tho larg- sr part of his stuy in Iurope, Mr. Iighwood wes In Munich, and whilo there eonceived tha tdoa of forming’ o gallory of paintings in this clty illustrative of tho Munich school of art—n sehool which, by tho way, has nover boen repre- sonted Liore oxcopt in an inundequate munner by such fugitivo works ns might happen to como horo by chanco. Mr. Highwood et sbout tho work in n systematic fashion, and has mado o largo and beautifalcolloction, ropresenting both tho eminent professors and thoe more promising pupils of that city, and to thom has addod somo cholco spocimens from the Dusscldorf school, and bns them now on freo ‘oxhibition at the ele- gont roorns named aboye, which ho has fitted up with spacial roferrnce to thoso works, It i tho first timo that Gorman pleturos have had o distinctive and amplo ropresontrtionhiore, and this fact will give connolssours n upecial plens- uro. Wo hnvn not the spaco to cataloguoe tho whole’ list, but seloct suflicient to givo a gon- oral iden of tho character and oxcellence of tho collection, as woll aa to indicato thoso which aro most _worthy of study, . In this list wo shonld inclndo * Unfathomable,” by Prof. Phiersch, n work which is vory rich in_color and oxquisitely octical in sontiment; *Bpring,” o landscape by Scbleich, which recolved o gold medal at Vienna; * Tho Menks," o superb piece of figuro- drawing/and character-work, by Nonneukamp : $'The Convalescent,” n touching littlo story told in color, by Ortliob; *'I'he Love-Rose,” n figure- plcee, finoly finiolied, by Koetlo; * Comin lome,” another figure-pieco, by Braun, whicl recoived a promiumat Vienua; /A Delicato Ques- tion,” Ly Sidorowicz, formorly of Paris, and o pulpil of Dupont; *Tho Doublo Broakfast,” ond *Musical 'Trent,” by Vander Vonn, who has a wido reputntion for his skiliful combinacions of animals with figures; “‘The Gulf of Genon," o beautiful marine, remarkablo for softness aud richness of color, by M. Ilnuptmanu; #Fog and Sunshing,” by Sehiotzold, which is wondorfully trented in porupective, sky, and wator; ** On the Kivor Ambor,” by Rooth, an artiut whoso hand- ling of trocs is vory colebrated; ** Moonshine,” by Moyor, who hns attuined celobrity for hia eifects of moonlight; *!Tho Art Connotssours,” | by Menzler, formerly & pupil of = Makart of Vienna; * Lako Slarnberg,” by Gebhardt; *The Droken Milkpot,” @ charncteristic - picture by Bpuktor; and “Monto In Margna,” by Niorgone slern, who oxcels in effcets of light nnd shade. In addition to these, which are all by Munich ‘artists, Mr. Highwod alao ins two pleturen by Otto Bommor, formerly of this city, and now in Mu- nich, ‘oné of which, ** Storm in the Mountains,” is & very strong picture. W'hose’ who knew Mr. Bommer hero will he glad to see his work, as woll 28 ta rocognizo tho grent advanco ho hais mado, Among the Duesoldor! pictures in the collection are “ Chickons " und * Ducks,” two swmall pnint- ings by Lango; * Castls ILilkeroth," by Schuoeider, a pupil of Achonbach ; * Sunset," by Irmn, a well-known artist ; ** Going Through tho Woods," by F'ahrbach ; and * Preparivg for Guests,” by Toussuint, Thero aro muny other paintings in the collecfion, but tho above are sufliciont to give a genoral iden of ita character, und, as the oxhibition is & freo tne, undoubtedly all Iovers of art will avail themeolves of the ap- portunity to give them an inspection, Whalter Shirlaw, tho artist, Tormerly connectod with tho Western Bank-Note Edgraving Com- pany, and well known o one of the bostand most artistic drnughtsmon Ohicago Lias over had, has returned from Munich, aud is now on n short visit_hero. Inwn fow weeln ho will roturn to Munich to resumo his studies in color. e Drings an oxcellont report of thoe progross of Gooking, who is alsoin Munich_stndying with Tiloty, and will probably romuin thore two yents Tonger. Gellmann, the woll-known portrait artist, whoso crayon lieads are #o popular, is now on- gnged upon soveral commissious in hali-sizo crayons, or crayonettes, a8 thoy might bo called, wh?ah are not only such excellent likouesses, but 8o flncund delicato in trentment that thoy are gotbing to boall tho rage. dir. Gollmann's studio 18 in Tun Trinuxe Building THE COUNTY CLERK ' o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Sm: An articlo ontitled “Tweedism in tho County Board,” which appeared ou tho 19th inst. in the Clucago ZTimes, is calenluted to mislead the public in regard to the truo stato of the caso in tho administration of tho county affairs, It is thero stated that nosuch ofiice ns the * County Clork's” oflice exists, aud, therefore, that thero can be no official funetionary lawfully styled the “County Olork.” It scoms unnccossary to state that on Nov. 4 a County Clork was elocted, and that that officor was duly commissioned by tho Governor us County Clerl, But the question in “point is not whether tho present incumbent of the oftice is tho Clerk of the County Court or County Clork, or both; but whother * Tweedism " s being uttempted Dy the County Clerk, in collusion with tho Coun- ty Doard. Lot ussece. Tho sum total of tho echedulo of enlaries of employes in the County Clerlt's oftice, as recommended by the Commitico on Public Bervice of the Couuty Bomrd, 18 237,000 ; tho same servico the Z'énes aflirms wag porformed by tho former Clorks pt a cost of but 224,600, and “that the work of “éxtending the taxes way done for €8,000, whilo the Committeo of the “new dynasty " propose to allow $10,000 for tho snmo servico. Now thon, tho Zimes would have the people understaud that the sum of 212,600 more will bo taken from tho County Tronsury for running the oftice of Counfy Clerl under tho ruloof the People’s Party than was taken last year undor tho fea systom, Tho following figures must nuswor that state- ment : JIncomo of County Clerk from Dec. 1, 1672, to Doc, 1, 18741 Paid to Joseph Yolluk by y orders on County TreasniTer ooty $12,008.92 4,462.31 7,601,98 2,291,00 1,600,00 18,000,00 Received by Jos cates, tox sales, &0, . 5,000.00 Recelved by Joneph Yolink ‘frani msrriage Ticensn COrtHICHIE. oo v eveeenasreureaess s 14,00008 Tolul,evese FETRTTTS 0 870, 1t thorefore, will be sacn that, under the “ pre- coding dynasty,” tho County Clork recoived from fho County of Cook for estending tuxen, &e., for one yeat, the sum of §34,763.19, If thnt work was done, as_the Times ntutes, for 58,000 extra clerlc hire, then the county has paid the County Clerk & bonus of $20,753.19, ‘The present Clork proposes to have the worlk for whlch his predocasnor recelved noarly 545,000 from the County Trensurer, done for 10,000, 1o o pid out of monoys roceived for marriage cor- tificaton, deeds, and probate foos. The abova figures furthor sliow that the grand total of fees collected by Dr, Polluk during the Iast vesr was §7G,458.22, while hia disbursemaonts according to the Z'imes, in_pay- ment for the pervice of w large numbor of enm- ployes, wore but £24,600; leaving, us will ho rondily seon,a uet proflt o£:3561,000 to that Connty Olerk, The Times having insinuated that o “'ateal ™ Is contomplated, throngh tho schedute of omployes—in other words, that on tha sworn monthly pay-rolls of the employes, some straw- man will be substituted hf‘ the Clerk, who will pocket tho salary, Suoch Inslnuation is simply infumous, It might huve uppenred Lo tho Lunes that tho salaries of employes, as proposed by thp Committeo on LPublic Service, are lirge when compared with those puid vy the former Clork, who a8 g private individual, collecting all the fees, naturally mado all tho money possible out of the oflice ; but, to the present Clork and Com-~ mittee, it seemed thut for important wervices thoroughly pertormed, the poople of Cook County should py ae liborally ns banks or other Dbusiness-firms, HEeRaN Lien, B County Clerk. ——— WHO OWNS THE ABSTRACT-RECORDS ? Paid Jusoph Follake by County ‘Coliector di- Pald Joseph Pollsk by Sonth' Tark Conimis- rald Josopis Tollak by Weat' Wrlk Conmiiise woners, ... o the Editor of The Cldcago Tribuno : Stu: Wil tho Connty Commissionors inform the publio by what authority thoy deny noccss to the abstract-vopies In the Rocorder's office? Tast Friduy, two gontlomen cplled st the Ite- corder's oftice for the purposo of examining the rocord of au abstract, sod wore takivg penoil mepiorands, whou thoy wore iufcamed by soveral of tho omployos that it would not bo allowed, ns iho hooks wero gotton up for the purposs of rurnluhmt; cortifiod copies whon called for. The Chlof Clork informed the partios that the Commissionora had sont the Recordeps writton copy of rowolutions adopted by thom concerning abatraot-records, undor which the 1180 of Anid rocords waa doniod the publie. Now, ag tho books, coj whui, &o.) are all paid for by tho public,—bosidea Mr, Slowntt's componsation having boou inoronsed $1,000. por aunum for the urpose of allowing him to roplace .nbstracts hint may bo lost while in his charge,—it would apponr that private cnterprise in not carrying on lllm worl ; thoroforo, 1t sooms steange” tit tho paaplo cannot dorive somo ndvantago from worlk dona with tholr money, If partios farnish nbe utracts (for whioh high pricos have boon pald) to the Recordor froo of charge, -for him to- copy, it in unjust that - the Jeopley who lLiave toboar tho oxponso of paying on enormous ront for wholly inadequate oflice-room and higlt anlaries, should bo probibited from tho oxorcigo of thoir rights; thoe mere fact of having to carry n hoavy ton~foat ladder from ouo ond of tho vault to the other, and then climbingiup into a rogion of over-leated and foul air, nugfit to bo sufliciont punishmont, for any personito suffor who searchies for knowledge in tho shape of an abstract-copy, without boing confronted with {l- Togal neta of thoso worthy candidates for oracler- medals, yclopt the County Commissloners. A. EnuwEivoob, 1., Dec, 20, 1873, CLIPPING HORSES. To the Iditor of The Chicagzo Tribune : Bin: Tho subject of Lorsc-clipping is onoe which matorially intorests the owners of vory wnny valuable horses in this city, and, as I find n vory lamontabla_ignorance displayed as to the ndvautages to bo derived by tho animal purport- ing to bo benefited, may I trespass on your #paco to offer & fow romnarks and suggostions to ownors of horsoflesh ? Isposk from an exporlonce aequired whore the practice of horae-clipping bas bocomo almost universal, as well as from practical proof of its eflicaoy a8 witnessod by mo hero ; and Ibronch tho subject solely that, TIHE UTILITY OF THE PRACTICE being domonstrated, those desirlog to try the experimont 1y nundorstand how their horses should bo cared for aftor tho operation, nnd nb what season clipping shoulkl be done, if done at all. In tho firat place, I would be far from recom- mending the’ practice for universal adoption, though thoroughly convinced of its utility in many instances, and confident thatthoss obsorv~ ing, ns I havo often done, the rapid improve- ment_in condition evidenced b{‘ most horsey aftor boing clipped, will in time bocome advo- cates of the practico, All experionced mon know that clipp}ug muet not bo dono oithor too early or too lute in the seneon, If tho oporation e porformed bofore the cont has bacomo fully grown, or, a8 horsemen say, * set,” tho horse will ““ clip out ”_badly, and in six or cight weoks requiro a second trimming. If dolayed until too Iuto in the season, it is juat a8 objectionable, as it will theroby interfero with tho conting process in tho spring. 'Uhe propor time, or at loast BEST TIME, for having horsos clipped, will bo from the 1st of Novembor to the middlo of Jauuary, Earlier .or Iator wilt not be productive of such good ro- slts, . Tho conts of nll horses will bo *“sot” within tho timo above specified, oud, when clippod witbin that period, & very littlo trimming sutlices to keop thom in good shapo for the ro- mandor of tho seuson. As to tho clnss of horeos likely to be Lionefited Dy elipping, n satisfuctory conclusion is not so cngily urrived at. Bome mon treat their Lorses #0 tuconsistent and injudicionsly that it is ox- tremoly hazardous to say, ** Your howso will be benofitad immensely,—by all meaus have him clipped,” and expect, your advico boing talen, the restilt will provo sich as you predicted, But, taking it for granted that lorses will receive the ordinary caro and attontion roquisito, I soy om- phaticaily that ALL HOIT MORSES, or thoge that Bweat very fnml( whilst at work and after thoy coms iu, shonld ba clipped, and the good result will bo =t onco apparent in in- cregso of appatite, growth of flosh and muscle, and consequent ondurance and ability to un- dergo hard work. Such horses will do twice their ordinary nmount of. Inbor on less keop, from the simplo fact that tho removal of thoir loug, weak cont puts a stop to tho continued wasting process, which left them cmacinted and #o cut up 8 to bo comparativoly uscloss. ‘Lon minutes’ good groomiug -will do more for such horses when they come in from work than hours of hard Inbor wasted on them before, no matter how caroful tho man in cbarge may bo, und suxious_to do justico to his mastor's prop- orty, No. man can keep o horse of the abovo-namod kind_in condition, should ho bo called on for duty overy day; and, in soft and slushy wenther,” the falling off in conditio is paininl to wittess. Even the most skeptical will admit that & dry, warm blaukob must prove to tho horse & most comforiable sub- stitute for a conatantly-wot cout of hair; nl- though I have actunlly come in contact with ig- noraiit men here, who afiirm that, ** As long e horse is in hig barn, it makes no matter as to his bomg wot.” An nrguwent admirably adapt- ed to the purposes of men too lazy and too heartlows to look to tho intorost of tha poor Lonst who ministers so faithfully and’ continu- ously to the comfort and intorest of his mnstar, JORSEN CONSTANTLY ON TILE ROAD, and having 14 or 16 miles u duyto got over, whonld always bo_elipped, it atall disposed to wweat muely, a8, with such constant work, thoy soon wear down ; and, even should they Lave to e hitched up now and thou for a while, s con- siderato drivor will alwnys have his good, warm rug, and 0o thut his charge is carafully Llankoted whilst ho gots througl his business, As to tho fashion of driving horses with their blunkots o, a moment's retlection will show that it is 0 most injudicious and ubsurd practice. Keop your yug until youpull up; then put it on, and your horso will apgréciato and proiit by tho kindness, CARRIAGE-HORSES 4 are almost always improved by clipping; it gives them a more stylish appearance; thoy do thelr work with more spirit are moro onsily groomed; and ns, when talien ont, they are nover left standing in tho cold, that sola objection to clipping in their respect 1 removed. Such horses as I now allude to havo gonerally very hurd work when tho wonther por- mits of sleighing ; aud auy ono who will take the troublo to obsorve tho differonce as botween the clipped and unclippod iorses aftor throo or four pours' “speeding” on the avennes will, I should muy, agree with me that apponrances dro enurely i fuvor of tho former. 'Whe ove pro- scrves his spirit and freshnesy ; tho othor bo- comes jaded and overdone. All horses kept oxclusivoly for fast driving should bo clipped, as, whilst “out, thoy aro kept in n porpotunl glow, and have good, comfortablo stabling, it is to bo prosumned, to roturn to when through thelr work, TREATMENT AFTER CLII'PING, All horses should bo ‘treatod ulike: what is Judicious for ono will prove so for all. Tumo- Qintoly uftor beivg clipped, the horso should, it possible, got a mild swoat, so that le will lather protty freely ; when he rhould ho well seraped, which will ¢lorn his skin, aud lespon tho risk as well of his takmyg cold, He should noxt haye a chilled drinlc; that is, the dend cold should be takon out of tho waier; and he should then have wot_hofore him a good, comfortable mash of nealded hran, with a couplo of handsful of onts thrown jn. ‘The bran shonld have two hourn' stooping before beinggivon; o picce of old kack, or other covering, will keep it sutliciontly warm if thrown over it while it is heing steoped. Baudaging tha legs, f cold, far tho frst night, is o practico often very judiciously availed of. Clipping _should always be porformed in n good, light, and wurm placo,— enre hoing taken to koep the = lorse from ohills during tho oporation, And gentle- mon wouldgo woll to romember thut horsas elilmcd i mfll wonthor look better and run Jess i8ku than thoso clipped when the thermometer goth awny down iu the 208 and a chanco for sloighing offors; though my exporionce demon- siraton thay the lattor time 15 the one geuerally preferred, ‘Lot mo combat ANOTILE BENSELESS OBJECTION to horse-clipping. HBomo mou oesort that | makes tho uow cont * conrse,” entiroly Inmnt(ufi of the faot thut Nature providos tho lorue, fu tho spring of tho year, withan entively now coat, quile unaffected by any process the old way have undorgono hofore buing shod. Who is there, thal bus handled or driven horsoes In the wprlug of tho your, that can bo lgnorant of (ho faot that the oldcoat i not lengibaned or tho roverso, bt complotely shad, and ropluced by a now one more gloasy and eflky in toxtnro ? 1 WOULD NOT ABVISL {he olmplng of horeos whoto owners are obliged to hitel them up here and thero for un hour or more ut n time, nor of horses whose ownors do not care for the oxpense of providing them with good, warm clothing to substitnto for that of whiclhi they bad them doprived. — Goutlemen who aro fond of luaving their bensts hitehed up lioyr aftor hour outside of saloous, should not only whun the praotice of olipping, but supplomerit Natwre's provision by investing i u conplo of pairs of oxtra blankots, oftentimoes usoful for olther anlmal. ’l will convlude by ssylog thut, where clipping i almoot tho universal praotice, it in rogardod ann UBKFUL AND JIUMANIE WORK § whilst, on the othoer hand, it moots with most opposition from thoso whio, a8 o vule, kuow au much nbout . horao a8 a ‘horse docs nbout them. IARKAWAY, Ci10Aao0, Dee, 18, 1873, MONETARY., BATURDAY TvENING, Deo, 90, Tho wock ocloses with n gienoral ronction in speculntion and n deelino in pricos during the past fow days. 'The final die appourance of any chanco of war on the Cuban «juestion, the fallure of several morcantilo housers in New Yorlk, and the usual domand for money in tho annual sottle- menta nt this soason of tho yonr, have all con- tributed to cnuso a dooline o' 2 por cont in the price of gold, b conts por bushol in the prico of whent, 2 to 3 per cout in the prico of railrond stocks, und moro or lems decline or wonk- the mnjority of ness in the prices of speculative socuritios and commodities, Tho decline in gold, howovor, Wi caused mainly by ono firm in Now York lhrm.tln%: alargo nmount uron the markot, and aa there is amplo ronson, in’ the fnilation yiow being rando iu tho currenay, for gold to rine ngain, the prosout dopression in tho price will ]]»mhahly Lo only temporay. Grain, aud prrtieularly whont, is comparatively low yot, and nt presont prices tho umrurln of Westort products will bo in speculutive domand ngaln Bo0u, o~ Thero {6 an_petive demand for money in this market ; but tho supply, Loth in the banks and in the opon markot in nmple for all logitimato uses. I it wore not for tuo Inrge nmounts now boing used by tho pork-paiclury, thoro would bo morc monoy thau conld finel emplogmont in loans on good commiorcin! paper, 'Cho’ demand from the pnokers, howovar, will be over by the middle of }:\uunry, aud nftor that it seoms reasonablo to expaect an excessive supply of lounublo funds, Evon now, prime commercinl papor is in domand 1t 10 per cont, and demanct loans aro being wade ut 8 per cont. - Tho inoronsing supply of money sooking in- vostmont has caured considorablo advance in local stocks, Cliiengo City Railway, for fn- stance, sold this weok at 150 against 146 n weok orso ago, though it s still 10 to 16 por cont bolow tho highest prices provious to the panic. An equal advance is notabla in West Division Railway, and also considerable ndyance In other local stocks that pey good dividends, Tho following quotations of loceal stovks are furnished by Messra. Hammond & Glfi;}: A, asked, Firat National Dan us T Third Natfonal Ban 135 #ifth Natfonal Iank. 4 Commercial Nationai Biunic. 5 Mozchunts' National Dank, . b Corn Exchauge Natfonal iauk 116 Nationnl Bunk of Illinois, v Nationul Ban of Commerch,.. . 105 Chicago Clty Rafis 165 West Division Raflwi 60 Pullman Talaco Car 105 Elgin Watel Compa 0. i Cuuk County 7., 93k ne, 95 &dat, Olamber of Commerc J o Traders' Inirauco Company 55 100 AL $20,000 Union Btock Yards & Transit Co, at par, 9,000 Chicngo Cl(f’ Taflway nt 160, 4,100 North Divivlon Railway ot 90, 5,000 Nutfonal Bank of Tllinois at 103, COMMIERCIAL, BATURDAY EvENING, Doe, 20, The following wero the recoipts and shipments of tho londing articles of produco in Chicago during the past twenty-four hours, ond for tho corresponding dato one yoar nga: RILLIS(ENTS, 18 Flour, brls i 12,200( 7,400 Wheaf, bu.. 104)5%0] 13632 Corn, bu 58] BATT Oats, bu : Rye, b 781 Dirloy, i Grasn seod Flox seod, ibs.. Broom cotn, it X TINTY Cured mcuts, 1L 151,760 2 157,014 Teof, brls, ST R | et e T Tork, bris. 3 i\ "366i] at0 Lard, b, 100,6100 17,280/ 178847} 605,500 Tallow. 1ha 220u0) 16,240 : Butter, s, 3 Dressed b Live hoy Gattle, N Sheep, Iides, tbs. 1tighwincs, bria. Waol, Ibs, Totatoes, b, Lumnber, m | Shingles, m, 1,0 ‘Withdrawn from storo on Friday for city con- sumption : 5,400 bu whont; 2,611 bu corn; 1,772 bu anta ; 941 bu ryo; 4,086 bu barloy. With- drwwn for do during tho wael : 26,019 bu whent ; 81,520 bu corn; 12,260 bu oata’; 0,648 bu ryo; 8,969 bu baxley. , Tho following grain Las beon inspected into store this morning up to 10 o'clock: 857 cars wheat; 77 cars corn; 20 cars oats; b carsrye; 21 cars barloy. Total, 489 cars, or 178,000 bu. "Tho foltowing woro tho roceipts and shipments of broadstuffs and live stock at this point during tho past week and for the corresponding waeks onding as dated : s nEckTPTS, Flour, brls. Livehogs, Cattle, No. Flour, bl 0,741 Wheal, bu, Corn, b Oate, b, Tye, bu. 5,050 arley, b o617 Dressed hog 4,811 Livohogs, N 27,625 Cattle, No. 5,776 The proprictors of the Hough Werchouse wore engagod to-day in woighing tho gran in their houso, the process being watched, at their own request, by o State oftieial dalegatod from the Inspector's Department. ; Tor oneo we havo what scems to be zood ren- son to approve the condnct of a grain-were- houseman, Mr. Hiram Whecler rofused to tako in as rejected wieat . car-loud that lind been thus graded by the Connnittee, on appeal from the docinion of the Inspector that it was no grade. The grain was burnt und othorwise damnged, and it ia possiblo that tho Committca would have noticod that fact if thoy had visited tho caras n Committeo, It would ‘seem to thoso who do not know any Lotter thut all decisions made by that Committeo shonld bo arrived at in presouce of tho grain, pud that, i thoy canmot find timo to attend to their Lusinoss ip that way, tho public ought tobo pormitted to know 1t. ‘The reports from seabourd ports during tho woolc onding with Thursday Inst, ineluded 52,000 brls flour, 512,000 bu whoat, aud 116,000 bu corn, Yor the provious week the axpoits of wheat wero 697,000 b, nud of corn 284,000 hu, TIHE MAUKETS, The leading produco murkets woro gencrally uiot to-dny, with o tendoney to lowor prices, though thero was no u}muinl wenknoss, o8 pro- duco was genorally hield with considerable flrm- ness, ‘Uhoe grain movoment towards our city is on tho {ucrenso, and there ia littlo domre mani- feated to BMI‘D, oxcopt m wheat, and tiwo stock of that grain is fuereasing rather rapidly, while the Eastorn markets genernlly lnck strongth. Jobbory of dry goods reported o satisfactorily netivo movement, ut gonorally fikm prices, The tondenoy in shoofings, shirtings, ticks, cambrics, donitaw, and prints i Still upwird, s Atocks aro light, and, in uddition to n good consumptive demund, thero is now considerable specalative inquiry,’ Whila stocks are, porkups, not us lurgo an in formor seasons al n corresponding porind, they avo comploto in polut of aseortment, and our johbork nto Prorel to most uny and all do- mands that are likely to bo made upon thew, QGroveries were unchanged in prico, Tho diks tribution of the staplo urticles was liboral, and sida gands also Rold tou falt nguregato e gon- onally firm pricas. * Colfaes v oo quiat tian on tho anrlier dnys of the waok, bit thero wanno softening of prices, the Hyhit stocks in storo and thoe buoyant tono of tlio Kustorn murket imparting o confident fosliug to holdors, Teas continue uctive, and must soon advance, _Bugard, sirups, moladtos, rice, spicos, oup, and sbirch wro also moro finmly held thun at the begivumyg of the weolt. In 1he butter and choeso muvkot thore wa only modorate nchvity, but both of these staplos wore held with great lirmuess nt tha nd- vunced pricon recontly establishied, the formor solling ut- 16@34e, and the latter nt 0@L4150. Cunnur],'flullu reain unctive ut formor quotn- tions, Thore was a Mboral inquiry for foroign and domestio dried Fruits at substantially the prices ourrent earlior in tho weak, the gonoral markot oxhibiting o firm tone, Pish rulod stendy as_ preyiousiy quoted, No uow fouturos woro noted in the lenthoy, pig-iron, paint, tobaceo, snd wood markoty, Oily wero quics ab 100 for enrhon, 78@800 for oxtra lard, $1.00@1.02 for boiled linseod, and at Ko for turponting, Tho Jumber and bullding matorinl markats re- main quict and inehanged in their gonoral fon- tures, A fow emall ordos for lumbor, shingles, and Inth aro rocoived onch day, and tho wintor'a business is porhaps up to anticipations, with vices comparativoly stondy. Motals, nnils, and Km: wero in modernte demand at tho pricos roviousty quotad. Inckers’ cooporago wos In nrgo supply and lowor. Snlt was in fafr roquost and steady. ‘Fho lmprovomont in tho domaud for brooni-corn horotofore notod continues, and tho markat is quito firm, pnrticularly for choics Imrl. Wool was in light request and firm, under timitod offerings. The hide market was un- wottled, but strongrer, owlng, nv‘mrontl.v moro to local fufluencos than auythlug clse, ns tho roceipts continuo liberal, ~ and the Eaatorn markots aro utiil rolntivoly lower than ours, 1ln; was moroe y nctive and flrm, T'rimo nnd No. 1 timothy ad- vanced G0c por ton, and were i light lmppl{. Soodn were loss activa, but firm, and satrictly prime timothy rold higher. Groon frults wero i light roquont nt former prices. Poultey aud gnmo wore in fair domuud and firm, Iighwines, wora innctive and nominnlly un- elmntgml at e por gallon, there bLulug no varin- tion in tho tono of Now York advices, 1t was atated that thoro wora nono on salo hioro. Dressod hogs wero in active demand, and ad- vancod 200 por 100 Ihs on p‘;lood. Mnlm\lns lots, oponing at 36.70@5.75, and closing ut 86.00@ 6.95, with all sold and more wantod, Sott old nt #5.60@5,65. Bnles wore reportod of 182at 6,963 878 at 86,00; 70 at 86.85; 805 nt $6.80 : 276 at 86,76 ; 250t §6.70; 13 at §6.60; and 71 8t 36.50, Total, 1,414 hend. Provisions wore rather moro active than on TFridny, with not much chango in pricos. ‘Thero was litule notunl trading oxcopt in mess 'Ilnrh, which was in soma speculativo demand, and_ayv- eragod lowor, oponing wonk at_$14.60 for Fob- runry, declining to $14.90, and then bocoming firmor undor o fow buyer orders which ind hoon brought out by tho wonknoss of yesterday. Lard was dull”and easior, tho businoss done being conflued to changing over into Fobruary nt & promium of Ygo, and into March at & promium of 60@G2l¢c per 100 fls on cash prices ; wo note o decline of 160 per 100 Ibs, Meats were vory quiot, with somo orders horo, but lmited to figures which boldors will not aceopt. The movement of tho week shows a decided falling off in activity, Tho recoipts of hufiu are less, owing to the stand taken llay tho packers ontly in tho week against higher prices for tho animal than thoy could securo for tho, product. Monts arogoing forward froely,but mostly ou salcs mado moro than two weeks aigo, A good many mests aro coming hore from other points, owing to tho Toports that Chicago packors are prlnolg-lnlly at- touding to tho manufucture of pork. Tho ad- vices Irom tho counlry do not indicate that the Ennldug somson 18 80 nonrly ovor as has con proached up, There are plenty of hogs yot, thongh thoy are hold back to ‘provent o furthor decline, Tho market closad at the following rango of Dricos : Moss pork, now, cash or selierDecomber, $13,00@14.00; do soller January, . S14.10@14.15} do soller February, $14.60@11.65; do seller March, $14.90@16.00; primo moss pork, 812,75 @18.60; oxtrn primo do, $10.75@11.00. Lod, cashy or wollor Docembor, $8.20@8.25; do sollor January, $B.30@8.953;do soller Fabruary, 84,60 @8.62}4 3 do soller Darch, 28.80@8.85. Greon linms at 81¢@81c; wwoot pickled inms, 8i¢@934c. Green sboulders nt 4igo; rough sldes, Gifo; do short ribs or long cloar, GL{@6¥e: do short clear, 614@03o; meats, 10@16 days in salt, Glgo for shoulders, Gl¢@Gifc for short ribs and long clonr, aud 63¢o for short clear; boxad shouldors, 63%c; do Cumberlands, 63ge} do short ribs_or long clear, G}@7o; do whort clonr, 7Xo; do long out lums, 9@ 91¢o. Monls, soller Jnnun?', about 3@l{c mote than for Docomber. Mess beef, S8.00@ £8,25; oxtra mess do, $0.00@9.25; boof lums, $22.650@23.00, City tallow,G1(@b}40; groaco.quot- able at 4}¢@Ge. Saley woroe roported of 700 Lrls ‘mess porli, cash or seller tho month, nt S14.00 5 200 bris do, gelier January, at $14.00 ; 60D brls do, seller Fobruaty, at 214,625 : 950 brls do at 3 750 brls do at $14.50 ;° 500 brls do at & 3 600 brls do nt £14.85 5 400 Dbrls do at $14.30 ; 1,000 brls do, sellor March, at 815.00 ; 500 brls do nt $11.875¢' ; 250 tes lard at $8.30 ; 50 tes do at 98.25 ; 750 lew do, sollor January, ot 38,3734 ; 250 tes do al 03 600 tes do, sell- er Februiry, at 88.70 3 760 tes do at S&G2l 5 500 tes do at £8.60 ; 260 tes do, soller Murch, af 38.90 ; 950 tes do at $8.8714 ; 250 tes do b £8.80 5 20,000 tha greon shoulders at Ge; 20,000 {hs do at'47ge ; 40,000 bw salted do at 53¢e ; 140,000 1hs do av be 3 16,000 1bs greon short ribs ai Glge 5 40 boxes do nt G3¢c ; 60,000 Ibs palted short ribs on privato terma ; 40 boxes do at 63¢c; 100,000 ba do, sollor February, at 734c, looso; 20,000 lbs loug clear ut G3go ; 60 boxes light do, wt. 7e 100,000 it shiort clour, sellor Tobroary, nt 750 : 27,600 pes groon hams 310 1) at 83¢c 1 80,000 Ibs g:, (18 Ibs) ot 73gc; 60 pkgs yellow micaso ot ho Daily Commercial Bulletin gives the fol- lowing roturns of tho packing at tha principal points, a8 compared with the same timo last sen- sou, ns far as roturned, and iho aggrogate pack- iug of tho season of 1872-'3: Todate, Todate, Apgreyate, 187, l_ml." Mt Chleago, Til. . . BORE05 B3Y163 1,405,000 Milwaukee, Wi 8,75 120,000 Cinciunati, O 0,00 2 Loulsvillo, I 8t, Tiouls, Mo, Tudianapolis, Davenport, To Datrait, Mfeh Frauklfn, Ind Dos Molrics, Towa Deiphi, Ind', Codor ftapidi Sionx City, Iow Sabnia, [oa .. Council Blufts, Salimated. 10losed, \ a. Tiogs 25 ths lighter than Tast year, Tho Julletin nddus *Tho information in ro- gard to the paoking throughout the weel iy ruthor indoflnito. Most of the large packing points are doing n fair business, and the agare- Eato is lurgely i excess of that of lant season at this timo. ~ At somo of the country poiuts, pack- ors Lnve closed thoir houses for the senson, leuu{;h in most cases bave packed about their usuaf pumber of logs, while in few instances tlio packing ia short. ~Nearly all the roports ro- ceived, point to adocrease in weight and yield of lard, and it is suppored that, as the pnck?n Beqs son wonrs away, the quality of the Tiogs will ox- hibit furthor decrense, ns farmors will probably sond quito a uumber of bLalf-fatvened hogs to market should presont prices bo suiained.” "o Daily Commercial Reportgives tho fol- Jowing s tho shipments of provisions from this Roiut for the weel coding Dec. 18, and since Nov. 1, a3 compured with tho corqesponding fig- ures for tho year previous : Tark | Lavd |*flams SHlt's v teas |l Filtidles, 743,98 9,789,093 1, 48, o) 251 1 Ak st 80410 SiiooNuv. 1,7 1 Butien A o e 0,630, 4.183,01i] 18,954,677 cut meats oxcopt showidors aud 8, P, 3, ¥Toon hams slippod durlug o vieck, 105,778 pos, apiainsh, 26,09 pon tho corrospending pOHAL Iat oaEs slnco Nov, 1, 1 456,847 pod, ngalmg BIY,457 pes tho a0 tinio 1813 ‘I'otal number of boxos of mentt nlllE}mfl dur- ing tho week, 13,260 against 10,103 ‘boxes the preceding weel, T'otal piccos uln!:pofl during tho woals, Including groeu Linms, 195,205, aguiust 125,410 piecos the preceding weolt, The Chicngo Live-Stock Repcyter figures up that thie stock of product on hand, Oct. 1, was 9,693,772 tbs. T'hat, and Lhe reeeipts of product, with the packing sinco that date, amount to 209,854,527 113, and the shipnnts since that dato to 101,205,281 lbs, 'Uhis lonvos o total of }ns.({su,zm 1hs 'of oured and uncured product on haud, Still_another compnrison : A gentleman has figured up the recoipts of logs, since Nov. 1, to bo 1,117,767 live, nud 20,697 drossed ; toinl, 1,144,864 hend, The shipmentss ju samo time wuro 280,454, The differonce is 803,783 hoad, ugamat o reported pucking to dato of 893,805, Illo nu;mx Whanee this incomputibility of 80,032 hog Tlour waa r{uiet, though the nggrogato of eales was slightly lavger than on 1iriday, aud thore wns 1o porcoptible chango i pricos, nobwith- slanding “tho decliuo in wheut. Most of the trading soomed to bo dono on loonl accomnt, though one'or two lots wore tuken for oxport. Buckwheut flonr was dull aud, lowor, Bran was stendy, Bnlos wero roported of 100 brle white wintor oxtras ot ; 60 brls doou private tors ; 1,600 brls wpring extns (Friday aftor- noon) at 6,60 3 600 bris dci ou private terms ; 26 brls buckwheat nt 87,76 ; :10 bris do at $7.50; 76 brls do ab 37.623¢ ; 25 brls do at $7.60, Total, 2,986 brls. Also 10 tous hHran (to arrive) ab 812,60 ; 10 tons do at $12,00, on track, Tho fol- lowing woro tho closing prleus: Fair to good white wintors, Oholew do, Tted WIRGETHL 0oa e iurs aeee Choleo 10 faney ARTING OXUTl, ey o Medium to good do, ., Qood Lo choleo Miiesota., Tutont do.. Yair to chol {Iucludos al Tiye flour, 6 Ditekwhead d @ 10 Brutes vorves v 200 @12,00 ‘Wheat wait quict and wo uk, though it should baquoted asradically strongg, secing that it moved downward uo slowly under’ vory adverso influ- ence, - Tho average of prices wus 1o lower thun on Friday, Livorpool wns quoted onsior, und Now York woak, whilo tho roouipts bore aud ay Milwankeo woro on tho Incroase, and tho oxporta from tho nsouboard for tho weok onding ou tho 18th tst. woro only 513,000 bu, ngninst 097,000 bu the woek proceding. Addoed to this, In the feollng that the Town whent orop is just bogin- niug to nssuma tho rolaof Birnam Wood, and is “moving " townrds us a4 rapidly as tho reilronds can nugply the facilltios roquired to bring it horo, Yot thero was no littlo confidonco in the nrtiolo, It was stated that n good many ordors aro hiero from tho South, and Pmm tho Htates to tho Linst of us, whilo Grent Britnin will cortain- 1y want all wo have to aparo boforo tho noxt hinx- veat, though shomny * takoit oasy" on Lha highor ratos of frelght in winter, and all the miore whont wHI bo wanted if tho corn crop should turn ot to bo a8 shiort aa is now thonght. Hence thore aro n_good many spoculators who are not afrald to tako hold of “round lots, and salt thom down for uge in tho swmmor. Mho volumo of whoat thuy taken, may provo to bo fully n?lml to tho oxcoss of ‘our recelpts over tho ship- monty, Tfl'lll!f' thero was o fair Inquicy for cash wheat, and little for options tili townrds the end of: tho onson, when o botter domand sprung up, Sollor Janunry opened nt B1.181¢, declinod to 21,12}, rouo to 81,13, foll back to £1.1254, and advanced to B1.143¢ at thecloso, Bollar Fobruary #old ot 8116)6@1.174, closing at the oute sido. " Bollor ~ tho miowth sold- at S11154@ L1814, closing at &1.13Y¢, with onsh No, 2 #pring Aolable ot tho ‘samo prico, though all tho offorings wero takon up. Rmvluna to tho Inst ndvance. No. 1 si»rlng sold at $1.19@1.14 for straight, and $1.141¢ for Northwestern re- ceipty, but closed nominally stronger at $1.156 and L1614 "o, 3 upring closod with buyors at %&.:lofi. and 1'::]:;5(0;1 wi“’.}‘oll lifll) ;‘l‘d. i Cunl} Anles voro roported of 1, it No, 1 spring at L1337 1,200 bu do at £1,18¢; 800 bu fin at $L13% ;4,000 bu do at 1,185 1,600 bn_No. 1 Northwostern nt 811457 ;" 3,200 bu do at §1L.14 ; 2,400 bu do at 81.193¢% 2,400 bu do ot SL.13¢ | 11,600 bu No. 2 apring nt 112 : 28,800 bu do 0t 8L123¢ ¢ 11,200 bu do at S1.135¢; 23,800 bu do ot &1,19 ; 1,600 bu do at $1,1157 ; 8,000 bu do at 8L115¢5" 18,000 bu No.§ spring at 81,05 2,400 bu rojected at $1.00, Total, 111,800 bu, Corn was dull and rclnlivclE firm at o decline of 3¢ from Fridny till near tho closo of tho sos- slon, 'The morket sympathisd to some extent, with wheat, ani in consoquenca of o falliug off in tho oxports from the sosbord; but was hold up by a roport of firmnoss in Liverpool, and no matorial iucrease in the volumo of our recoipts. Thero was not much disposition to trade on oither mide, though sellers were rathor more nu~ morous than buyors, Towards the close the Intest Now York advices quoted that morket ns strong, and then an active domnnd sprung up for options, under which pribes advancord nearly le per bu. Roports from tho country do not in- dicato any dosire to soll at prosont prices, and our supply will probably bo light, therofors, for somo time to como, though it niny oxceed tho shipping. demuud.’ Bollor Jaunaty oponod nt b134c, advancod m_m;lu, foll back to b1}gc rose tob2i4e, recodod to 5155, and thon jumiped up to 53¢ nt tho close. Bellor February ranged lc bovo January, closing at Gle. Sollor Moy was very quiot, nt 571¢@bSe, but closed highor. Cash corn closed nomiually 'at 52idc for old No. 2, 504c for new do, G1ige for old rojected, and 460 for now do, Cash sales woro roported of 1,600 bu mi" mixed at 513{c; 16,600 bu No. 2 at 5205 9,400 bu do at 5187¢’; 8,600 bu do at 61340 ; 5,000 bu do ab 619ge; 500 hu 'do now ab 50c ; 400 bu do ot 490; 400 bu' do at 48c; 2,800 bu Tojocted ab Blo: 1,200 bu do at 503¢c; 1,600 bu do at 49c; 2,400 hu do now nt 45303 2,000 bu do at 45c; 400 b do at 44c; 2,000 bu onr by samplo ak 50 : %300 bu sholled at 44c, on track, 'Total, 55,000 u, Onta wore quict [in cash lots, and moro active in options, at a shade bolow tho average prices of Friday, but were quite strong, the market [m- proving in tho Iattor part of the session in sym- pathy wich o fivmer Now York. Soller the wonth, or cusk No. 2, opoued at 87c, and advanced to 373geat tho close. Sellor Jnnuary openod at 873¢, und closod ot S73{@87%c. " Sollor Fob- ruaty sold at 383¢@30¢. Rojocted was nominal ot 850 asked. ~Cash salos wore roported of 3,600 bu No. 2 at 873¢c; 9,800 bu do_at 87c; 1,200 1&" do at 8734c; 7,200 budo at 70, Total, 21,800 i Ryo was vory quiot at the rednction ttained two days proviously, with very little eithor wanted or offered, Sales were limited to 400 bu No. 2 at 76c ; nnd 800 bu regular do at 75c. Darley was more uctivo and firmer, 'I'ho mar- Ttot openod vory dull, but after 12 o'clock a bet- tor demand sprang up, snd prices ndvanced. No, 2 was scarco and strong ot 31,34, No. 3 sold ab $1.01@1.04, closing at the outsidy for recoipts in ordinnry housos. Rojocted closed firm at 83 @3¢, Cnsh salos wore roported of 400 bu No. 2 at $1,84; 2,000 bu No. 3 at 31.04; 400 bu do ab $1.083¢ 3 10,000 bu do at $1.08 3 10,000 bu do at $1.02 5 5,000 bu do at $1,01 ; 800 bu _rejected at 90¢ 5 800 bu do ot 88}4e"s5,500 -bu _d 400 bu do at 870 ; 3,600 bu do b 860 ;'8 ab 850; 400 bu by samplo at $21.40 : 400 bu do at $1,80 ; 800 bu do nt $1.10 ; 400 bu do at $1.05 on track. Totul, 41,400 bu. EUROITAN MARKETS. 'The Following dispatehes were received by the Bonrd of T'rade to-day : Loxuoy, Dec, 20,—Cargoes off const—Wheat down- ward tendency. "Corn u ulinde denrer, _Cargoes of No, 2 wpring wheat off const, 58s 6d, Liverpool—\Whoat quict; sprivg 1% 24@133'8d, Corn a shado dearer, RITHION s Livenroow, Dec, 20.—~11:00 a, m.—Flour 28@20s 6d. Winter wheat, 12s 3d@12s 6d ; spring, 12s11d@123 9 white, 183 5d@1Us 8d; club, s 0d@l4s 4d. Corn, B0x@u0 3d, Yarl, 6fs, Lard 40a0d. LATER~ . m,~Dreadstufla quiet, Pork, 02s ¢d, Lard, 40s 04, Laten—05:30 p. m,—Markets unchanged, LATEST, Whont was in moderato domand in tho atter- noon, and stronger, sclling at S1.141¢@1.143{ for January, and n‘losiug b S1.145¢. Corn .was strong, selling for January nt’ 53@53}¢c, and closing cnsy at tho insido. Also sold at bic sollor Februnry. ~Othor grain was quiot. —_— CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Roview for the Week Ending Sature day, Doc. 20. SATURDAY EveNmia, Dec, 20, Tho recolpta of Jive atock duriug tho weok hayo boon a8 follows 2 Sheep. 603 Hogs, 48,100 150,681 205,015 72,581 543,620 Hons, 4,607 ou ‘Week ending Noy “Total, 4 weols, Samo time Jast year, Sliipments wero us follows : Monday .. TAM w6 6,210 5,774 1,093 Last week. . 6,478 28,774 [ CATILE-Wifliont ‘any Tiaterial improvement iu the situstion of tho senbourd markets, or any noticen Dlo fucrease i the demand, o irmer fouo hus pervad- ed tho markot for tho dillerent, descriptions of stock, and {n certuis grades thero Lns heen fomo elight ap- preciution in values, Tho firmer focling prevaleut dnring tho past fow days I8 malnly attributable to the annll supply (only 7,782 bead urrived) und tho moro dosirabla quality of tho tock offored for mule, A great~ Iy dinusned snpply of thin oxos ‘and Cherokios Cattls, und an fucreaso In the number of first and second- clasa ahipping steors, gavo us @ belter average quality encotntored sinca tho oponing of tho prosant packing poanon. Durlug tli firnt two dnys of tho week packers woro virtually out of the murket, oy rcietng to Dunio any prico at which they wonld telie tho mnimal, o rocelpin in Uio meantim wera hoavy, aggrogatingg 470, which Tumber wun augmented by same 30,000 atalo hogs, loft over from tho provious week, Bhippern contintied in tho market. and nporated with something mora thou their wnual licrallly, but thck purclinscs did not. go far toward rolisving tho anarkot of tho onormotia pressura of tho 90,000 loga on saie, and u, Tupld shrinkapo of valucs wam tho inovitahln result, From $,i6@6.15, the quoltions of Baturdny Inat, prices reocded ' fo $4.60@4.90, but for tho activo prenence of have gono _much lower, an Waa n - vorbal n;immcnt nmony packers (and 10 which they firmly adliorud) that £4.70 should bo tho ustinum prics yold h(y'lu‘nn Tholr object n runuing up prices at tha oloso of Tast week, L {8 Diow nppnrent, was to Inducs Tieavy roceipts aud thon talko udvantago of tho over- supply to force pricos below their legitinato lovel, The acliomo wa not o8 successful nn thoy had hoped it would bo, the prompt action of commissioi nen m nc- quainting country shippers with tho situation of alfatrs cusing o marked diminution in tho arrivale, und ot anco cliecking tho downward colirse of prices, Binco Tuendsy tha dally.recolpts hove boen Hght, and prices hava ruled comparatively steady nb $4,50@4.70 for packora! Liogn, nud_at $4.65@4.85 for uhiipping grades, with n fow of 'the luttor sclling nt 4,00, To-dny thero wag i quict fealing, iid tho market was without fmporfant chango In unry of i{s fenturce, Salos wera oifocted at $4.50@A 85—chiofly ot $4,05@4. BALES, it o, Av, Drice Xo, 128 ol " §470)103 8 163 4.70/100 b3 an 4 246 s 21 s €00 a5 19 600 7 42 03 104 200 13 06 ¢ 14 118 a3 0 58 169 500 i1y 81 184 at i3 20 269 57 208 48 208 450[0 270 7 4.80] 149 480 10 254 470 91 8ip a2 SHEEP~Pricen havo ruled firm and bighor, A mich hetfor domand hus oxisted throughout, mud ‘withough thio supply—in compurinon with the ‘precoding two woekis—has beon couslderably incrensed, wo noto un advinco of 25@300 per 100 1 closing quotations being $2.00@3,75 for poor to medinm, and $4.00@476 for good Lo cholco, Bales of extra were reported nt $3.00m 6.82)¢, whila u fow Christmas sheep folched $0,00@0.50, o murket elosed firin, _NEW BOOS, PRESENTS! “ We hardly know what we could 80 gexterally recommend for a hol- idny Gift-1300lk.-~-Lukeside Monthly, OLD - TIME PICTURES AND SHEAVES OF RHYME, BY BENJ, ¥, TAYLOR. TRed Lino Rdition, small < Bl Giie fmens Amaft anacto, itk Ol A volumo of thorough elokanco, 175 00 -Boston Post, Mr, Taslor is a word paintor, unsurpassod {n Amorica, THis vyl fs taro, anint, full of tmogos an & ook of peb: bl lifs rytom waves and undulatos as lultl{ and usly ns tho wind thatsways the summor wheat. . 1In tho fiolds ho sings tho nongn of tho spring, and tho passlon flowors, of the roses, and sthe summer-timo, 1is aro tho birds’ notos, 1o jutorprots tho quaint, low tuno of the busy weron, thy soaring snatolics of the sky: Iark, tho liquid langusgo of tho orfolo, tho ovor-rad and questioning call of L arteligo, and tho’ phicasant’s ov- erlnating monotons, 1o hiaios \iwmul(uln Datires, "Ho o3 ano champarno to’ drink—strong, ollorvoscing, do fiveat, St Louta Dispatoh. & - II. “Just the book for a father to give to & son or an employer to place in the hands of a clerk,”--- Golden Age, New York, GETTING ON IN THE WORLD, BY PROF. WM. MATHEWS, LL.D. 82,23 S22 Talf Call Binding, 0 ** Brilliant and captivating, , Liverpool, England **Agabsorbing and atteactiso sa s bit of Kastarn fablo. « & Menna woll as boss wmay study this wark carofully, and, wbilo thuy may find most gousrous ontartaimment in it, they whl also (ind storen of Wisdom thnt will onrich tha mind and hoart, and suggostions pointing them nlote the e rond to (i koldon ugo, of whieh thy tmagimation of all youth and manhood [s ull,"—Pniladeiphia inquiror. **1f, at the approaching season for gifts, cvory mor- eliantin town would prosent, thoso ih hix omploy with cop. {os of this baok, tho Fosult, in facroascd faithinlnney, on- orny, and akllf; wonld progo fho investmont ano of tho most profitablo of tho yoar,"—Jacksonvilio Journal. III. “Indispensable to cv or private library.”--Ch geneer, N, Y, . PRE-HISTORIO RACES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY COL. J. W. FOSTER, LL.D. Crown, 8yo., Dlustrated, BECOND ELDITION, Prico, oloth. .. il ealf binding, Full call, giit odg ot One af tho best and clearnst agoounts wo havo soen of y public ion Intelli- .50 4100 thun for uny of (he linlf-dozen precoding weeks, Tho fulling off 11 tho recelpts of poultry, sud tho conses quent’ higher prices prevailing, buve witucesed un increased consumption of beef, sud the inquiry for butchers' stuff hus been more activo thun dur- iug lost week or ‘tho provious one, Ouly u fow Chrlstins beoves Luve urrived, and those tow wero not_ walublo ot any fafr price, The droyo of 18 funcy sieers belouging lo Jncob Funk, of MeLean Couity, which urrived at the yurds Nov, i1, und " for which'$8,00 was demundod, wera on ‘Thursiluy Just sold {0 Morris & Wafxol $3.621¢, Shippers have® operated principolly ab $4.0084.60 for primo to choles Toxan steers nud common (o medium natives, and a $#.75@ 5.60 for good o ntrictly cholco native steers, In s few inntunces, for something extra, ,§0,00€0,25 way paid, Dt auch transactions, of conrs, do not falrly reflect {homarkol, Dutchers puld $1,50@2.25 for inforior ; 2.6063.00 for medium cows and poor sieers, and £3,60 (@4,23 o goad 1o oxira cows and_conunon to_ fujrisly Afeord, Thero was ouly n light demand - for Htockers, " bnt thero ~wero busers for all wuitable’ Tota, and at full © losb weoks' d prices; or st £2,60653.,25 for common lo primo, Cslvea uro in'moderato request at £2.76@5,00, o to’ quullty, Lo supply of now aulleh - cows hizs boen small, und prices muy bo quoted firn_uf $20,00@40,00 per Heud, To-dny only i limited nmotnt of trading wan done, ng thiero wan very 1ittlo ntalo stock, whilo tho fresli Fo- celptu did 1ok exceed 300 hoad, Tty smnll supply wus dividod between loeal nnd outsldo buyers ut substun- tiully tho pricca ourrent yesterday, and tho inurkel olosud wteidy and Hrm, QUOTATI - B00@5AD ; ‘i'@' y ‘forme steors, nveraging 1,200 10 21,330 19,1001 o 460RETS Mediuni Grados—Steers fu fuir tiesh, aver- gl 1,150 10 1,250 Dbsvose. . 4003435 Bufebers® Btock—Common 1o falr ‘aters, uid 00 t0 oxtru cows, for elty sluughter, avoraging 850 to 1,100 ths, ,00G4.00 Btock Outtlo—Comimon caftio, 10411, WVCTURIG T80 10 1,030 168, 0s.voe0re 60623 Inforlor—Light and thia caws, Tioifore, . thoso grand monumonts of o forgotten race,~London Baturdiy Roviows Sold by tho Booksollces, ar w will sond olthor book, post-pald, on recolpt of privo. 8. C. GRIGGS & CO,, Publishers, No. 335 Wabesh.av., Chisago. FURS, Jur Prices! We will make prices ‘on Seal Saoques, Muffs, Boas, Mink (of all qualities), Black Marten, Lynx, &o.s 220t | Misses' and Children's Furs, Genty' Seal Oaps and Gloves, lower than any house in the oity. BASSETT & HARMMOND, MANUFACTURERS, 144 Madison-st. _WATCHES, JEWELRY, &0, Watches, Jewelry, Silver & Plated Ware, Opera Glasses. C. A. HMorse, 223 West Madison-st. PROFESSL SA ™ .a R T, OONBUMPTION, DEAFNESS, curod, No feos untll oured, ~Modiolnos furnfshod at . xumination and advlco froo. ~ GENERAL NOTIO} Photorrupha tn Katural Colors. OQRMSIY, Photozeapher, B9 Wodt, Madisonsat, Accountant. Books of nocount, of overy deseription, thoroughly in- vostlatoll, anil raahits corccorly cotublinhad, - Seeint at: tontion te cusos af traudulen: uplige and disputed paiaueaty i, GHEATLES BN, b Waslie toneat, | No DA fow pupile taukhy bookkusylie DRESS GOODS. 000000000000000000000000000000003000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000 JOHN H. DAVEY & (0, 328 & 330 Wost Madison-st., cor, Aberdeen, ‘Will offer, on MONDAY, Dec, 22, 20 Picaos Plaid Dross Goods at GO ots. poy yard, reducod from 80 ots. and $1,00, 25 Piocos Plaid Dross Goods ot 30 ots. por yard, reduoed from 00 cts, 25 Plocos Plaid Dreas Goods nt 25 ots. por yard, reduced from &0 ots. Merinos, Empresn Cloths, Cashmoros, and. Sorgon nt still grontor roductiony, Tull stoock BLACK BILXS, vory cheap. 1 Doz, All-Linon Hdlkfs,, in boxes, hommod, roady for uso, at $1.00 and 51.50, % Dow, All-Linen Hdlfs., in hoxos, hom- stitched, roady for uso, $2,560 and $23,75. Al-Linon Hdlkfs,, ombroidered corners, for G0 cts. oach, All-Linen Hdkfs,, hom-stitched and ome broidered, for 60 ots. and $1,00 cach. Tinon Camb, Hdkfs., emb'd, $1.85 cach. Gents' Linen Hdlkfs., ¥ Doz, in boxca hemmaed, rondy for uso, ot $1.45, $2.00, $2.20, $3.76 per Doz., and upward, Ohildron’s plnin and hom-stitohod Hdlkfa,, from 6 ot to 25 ota. onch. Cloaks and Shawls. ‘Weo havo o few Oamel’s Hair Shawls in stock which we will offer throngh tho Holidays at5130.00, former price $276.00. Imitation Cnmel’s Hair Shawls, $40.00, $46.00, and S65,00, former price $60.00, $76.00, and $100,00. Tho balanca of our Clonk stook at prices to closo tho ontire stoclk, to make room for Spring Goods. Gloves and Hosiery. A full lino of the celebrated Broadway Two- Button Kids, at $1.25. Anothor lot of Whito Kids, in largo sizos, at 30 cts. por pair. All our Hosfory and Undorwoar at prices to close and mako room for Spring Gooda, Any of the above articles make n suitable and useful Holiday Present. Our Store will be open ovonings until 1874, 000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000CAD BIUSICAL. ALL WHO Think of buyirg n Piano, Organ, Violin, Ac- cordion, Guitar, or Music Box, should call on us before paying their monoy. It will am- ply ropay them, as we have made figures lower than they have ever before been scen in Chicago. 109 Btate-st. Everything in the line of Sheat Music and Music Boolks, GEO. I'. ROOT & SONS, et e e e e s DENTISTRY. 0.1 TOWNER & (0. IDIIN G S TS, 181 and 183 ‘West Mudison-st., northeast roer Halstod. 'RACTED WITIIOUT PAIN, $10, $15, $20 and $25 $2 10 54 Extracting Tooth, oa DR. IR, PAILLIPS Dentist, 169 South Olark-st,, ot Madison and Monroo, Artifloinl Sots... .$10 to $30 S2 to Sd TEETI Artificial Sot: Puro Gold Fillings Silver Fillings @Gold Tillingg, {ro; Silver Fillings, fro; Slto $3 Tooth Extracted wit} - 50 centa, All Work Warranted. SWITCES. Buy Hair Whoro it can ho buught at pricos that wo dofy any ono to dupllcate. $45 Switches for.. AB33.T5 0 Switches for . 30.00 35 Switches for . . 26.25 30 Switches for . 2250 25 Switches for . 18,75 20 Switches for - 15,00 15 Switches for . 125 10 Switches for . T00 $ Switches for . 6.00 5 Switches for 3.75 ‘Wamnmst havo money. If you soo tho goods onco, you'll huy. WEBSTER & BURNHAM, 302 WEST MADISON-8T. CUTLERY, FINE CUTLERY SKATES, AT REDUCED PRICES. ORR&LOCKETT, 170 CLARK-ST. ¥/ Hsndsomo Cards, now and clegant deslgns, Best assort- mont in the city, UNION LITHO. CO., el 49 Michigan-av., Obleago, Manufacturers, Merchants, Banlk. crs, Railrond Companies, Stu- tioners, Publishe Vo pavoyou mauoy. Got our figures bofora ordering i shiowtiero, ™ Nend ot anil wif Wi ctimat . rotlice, Batlsfaotf m gnarantead, D) 4. co A Nos.,1, 3, 6, 7 uud Mialin o Filtcon Lithugraphle Printing Pressos, Steam Power, Exteniivo i Gompioto foiltos, 1w roné and iinte B GXonree S 1 OHRIBTMAB TREES! X Lhe largost and finost lot of Evorgreen Troas in the cily ara to be found at BTARIY'S Contectionary, @ gorner Green and \Wost Madisontsts, 'Will be sold ohvap at whole- sale or rotails