Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1873, Page 6

V] . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1873, MONEY AND COMMERCE. MONETARY, Satunvay Rvexing, Deo, 20, Tho wank closos with o goeuoral ronction in speculation and u deeling in pricos during the puat few days, "Cho final dwappearance of any chatco of war an the Cubro question, the failure of severnl moreantile houses in Now York, and the usual domand for money in the annual sottlo- monts at this scuson of tho yoar, havo all con- tributed to causo a doolino of 2 por cont in the prico of gold, b conts por buabel {n the prico of wheat, 2 to 8 por cont v tho prico of railrond stocks, und wmore or loss declino or wepk noss in the pricos of - the majority of spoculntive securition aud commadities, The declino in gold, Lowever, was caused mainly by «uu firm fiu Now York throwing a large amount upon tho markot, and a8 thero Is nmple reason, in thae inflation now being madoe in the carreney, for gold to risa sguin, tho provent, deprossion i the prico will probubly be only temporay, Grain, und purticularly whoat, is comparativoly low yot, and wt prosent prices tho majority of Weatern Euuluelu will bo in epeculative domand again oon, Thoro ih an nctivo domand for money in this markat; but the supply, both in the banks and intho open market iy nmplo for nll legitimate uses. 1t It were not for tho large amounts now boing used by tho pork-puclors, there would ba 1nore mouey than vould Bud omployment in Joans on good commorcint paper. The demand from tho packers, howovor, will Lo ovor by the middle of January, and after thnt it scoms reasonable to axpect an excossive supply of lonnable funds, Eveu now, prime commercial puper 1s in domand at 10 per cont, and dewand lonus are botug mads at 8 per cout., T'he increasing num;ly of money ecoking in- vestment hing causod couslderable advance in local stocks. Chiengo City kailway, for in- stauco, vold this week o 150 agninst 116 o wook or 8o ago, though It Iu utill 10 to 16 por cout polow thio Lighest pricea provious to the panic. An equul advance is notable in Weat Division Railway, and also considerablo advance lu other locnl stocks that pay good dividends, The following quotatious nf local stocks are furnished by Messra. Hammond & Gago, d, Asked. Firat National Bauk. Tuird Natioun! Bauk, 135 Fifth Natious! Bavk .5 s Commicrefal Nationni Bank. & Nezchante’ Nuttona) Babik. ... \ueiLs 9 Coru Exchabge Natioual Bank i 16 Natioual Bauk of Hilinots, wny National Bunk of Commerca, PO T Chicago City Railway..... 180 00 Weat Divisinn tallway, w I fnliman Palace Car. o Eign Watch Company., [ G Coanty ..o . 038t 05 & int, Cuamber of Cominerce i Truders’ 1usUFGLCE CUIBDARY. covsarmesesve 95 100 BALE $20,000 Unton Stock Yardy & Transit Go, at par. U000 Clitcago City Toflway at 150, 4,100 Nortls Division Ratiway at 0, 5,000 Nationul Bauk of 1linois ot 105, LATEST. New Yong, Dec. 20.—Money closed up easy at 4@5 altor lobding a8 Igh as 7 per cont gold. Torolgu oxohuigo closed dull at 10841098 for prime baukors’ 60-daya'storling,and 1004 for domand. Gold closed at 1103@110}4, after solling ot $103¢ snd 11034, Markot wealk to-doy, with vory fo traves of the lata bull fecling. Tho ratis puid for curryiug wero 7, 1-16, 6, 5, and 7 per cout gold, 'rewstiry opurations for the weel ub thy New York oflice luclnded the disharseruont ot 835,000 and thy yeceipt of $1,639,310 for cus- tomy. Specio slupments tho suwo time $410,- 000, principully silver bars, lmports of diy Roodw, S4TH,152. Muchundieo, $4,150,799. Quvornments dull sud lower. State hunids ginet. uilway und suiseellanoons speculation firm and tghor, the adyanes in prices ranging front 34 Lu 2% pu cent, The principul dealings wero in Western Union, Union LPucitie, Pacilic Muil, Wabnsh, Lako Shore, und Nortbwestern com- mon. Lute i the duy Harlom roso frowm 120 to 121, ax-ddividend, Lt the gouerul It wealened, utid closed ut u reactiva of X to % per cent from U bighest pout. Sterhiug, W84, GOFRINMENT BOND: 28k Conpoting 12§ Coupous, "4, 187 20405 35 (Currency Un 136 Nuw B,y s e 2 Vi 5 Nutth Gurollia, ol Tk 1North Carolinss, new. 14 Compops, "L Compons, Copus, Coupans, *63. Coupuns, 05 (ew) Missonrik, . ifennmonn, 013, Lenneontes, wew. Virgiulon, now. Wapunb pfd, It Wayne, Torro Huuta, Lerre Haut pid . 67 {Chieago & Altou . $7%10mago & Alton pri.103 usx[um?_l.-&nmnmm.x. 42 Adamus Expresa,. Wells Eurno, Amenicun Exy Tiuited States 13 Tucitic ik New York Coutoal Harlem, wi. Harlew' prd Michigau Criitral, ..o Tsg| Tiliuois C Pittsbonghik ¥t W, 84 |Uulor Tucific tock. Northwentort. . 855 |Unton Pacino bouds Northwesteru Gda.e, 085 |Cotenl Pucitic, ... Kok Ialand \ 98 [Del & Lack & W Hartford & Lrle. Ay, REAL ESTATE. The recant ctivity in real ostato has subaided, and the bosuesy i extromely dull agawn, Per- haps the moAt important feature is that tho sale of eheap lots hina greatly diminished lately, This 11 due to ths fuct that a great number of skillod tunctinuten, Who are slways the principsl buyers ot snen property, sre still out of omployment. The great wannfacturing cstablishments have wot rasnmerd work s soun as oxpected ; sovoral of tho lurge sash and blind and other factories un the Suuth Brancl are still closed, the rolling- milin and wome other of tho lurgest work- shops in tbe city aro only runuing on part thno, and tho workmen who would other- v iy choap lota feel afraid to fuvest, becauso thny muy not have work as soon as thoy autiel- patud n fow weeka ago, At tho same timo, thoso of thei who linve money in tho suvings bauks anaunbtadly foel o though they would ruthor tiwve it inyested in & Jot, and the fear that they winy b obliged to live on thoir aavings during o congiderabls portion of tha winter is all that presents their waking such iuvestmonts now, Wa regard this, however, aa only & tempo- mry festnre of tho real-ostate markot. The rovival of Dbusiness from the effects of tha pauie hias been o positive in all parts of the country that, though the manufacturing in- orast lags bohind all otlier branchoes of busi- s, it cannot remain dopressod long. When it - doon Tovive, workmon will accumuluto money ngain us usugl, aud for this clusy of savings ure 14 0o form of investment 8o popular or 5o sule sy renl estate in and wrouuda growing, thriv- oy ity liko Chiengo, Tmare hnve beon sovornl partios from Kon- tucky in this city this week looking nfter acre propraty. They purchnsod over $100,000 worth and went home, with the inteution of returning ufzer tho Lolidays, One of these gontlomen wag Leurd to say, **Wo have beon lookiug around our city for * bargaing,’ but find that Wo must puy the old prices for all that we purchase.” AGRE RALES. 3 Rorr, Daviron & Welch sold 50 acres located in . 48, 40, 11, ono milo southoast of the County Furm ; cousidorution, $160 per acre, Also, 104 neres in See, 4, 88, 13, lacated 2} milen southwest of Rrighton, on_ the canal, an Alton Rtuilrord ; consideration, 8600 per acro, Alro, 106 neres In Soe. 9, divcetly south of 1he above aud adjoinivg ; cousiderution, $GU0 por wro. “Iho same partios aro nogotinting for shout Eluo,uw more on properly ineido the city imnity, Snvder & Leo sold 28 neres In Sece. 5, 87, 14, i‘::l \Vlnlmlnngton Toights ; considorution for’ all, 46,000, ‘Omar Nowman g0ld 40 ncres, being tho N.E, X of the N, E. }{ of Sce, 40, 83, 13, In the town of Lako ; consideration, $24,u00. Joha 8. Hulr & Co. wold 150 acroy in Seo, 12, 87, 14 ; considerution, $20,000, Alko 10 acrons in Sac. 24, 89, 1; considorution, 24,000, HALES OF LOTH. Mr. Wabb 80ld 60x100 on tho northeast corner of Carpenter und Mudison streets, nclnding a chieap frumo building ; considerution, 000 per e0t, Ira Brown sold cottage and lot at Desplaines ; conmderation, $1,000," Also 100x145 at Des- olainos ; considoration, &60U. Alsu 27 lots ub )esplainos Cemetery, 100 each, Also 100x120 fect at Evanston ; connidoration, 81,400, o Wost Chicago Lund Compuny sold 2 lote at the Northwestern Car Blopss nonmdcrut_(on, 1,000, g eold 1ot on West Lako Jotn 8, Malr & Co. sah, i Haboy uircot; vonuidaration, 26,700, olwoon Al honne aind ot on Throop strest, Vasss Luwsou wud Harrison wiseuta j cousidoration, £7,600. Also 6 lots In Lawndalo; conaidern- tion, £3,000. Also 1 lot on Bina luln:u\ avonuo, V{fi:u; grl S‘le‘.eu.;nul zzrlgnlt ‘) congulhu(rlz‘xtlcn. 2,260, A ots In Joy & Frisby'a Sul n - sideration, eu,au’r’l‘ 2 YR oo Mosors, Averlll & Iigginson, who doal nlmost oxcluatvoly In firat-olass resis denco proporty, say thoro ia almost nothing dulnr{‘.wNo hody seoms to want fine resldoncen, i‘]:‘: e ould bo diflenlt to soll snything in that . BUMMANY OF TRANAFENA FOR THE WEKK, ‘Tl following 1# the total amount of city sud sabur- bnu proporty trankforred b proporty tramaforrd during tha wook snding Bat- ity Dropatty, numbor of sales, 04; consldsration, Nortly of it ¢ i-ltrull.illlfl?fi? y:mln, number of males, 0¢ consldera- onth of eff; by H s ’:%w‘?‘yhmm mlmhnroh:: 257 conaldera- et of city lmits, ot ety s, mumber of ealos, ‘Total sulcs, 128. Total considoratior, $802,042, COMMERGIAL, BATunpay Evestyo, Dec, 20, The following wera the recoipts and shipmonts of the leading nrticles of produce in Ohicago durlvg the past twenty-four hours, ond for the corresponding date one yenr ago : 4 considera- RROFIFTA, BIIPAENTS, 187 1670, | 1872, Flour, brla W 1,80 680l| 12,0000 7,400 Wheaf, bu.. 18019 36,640/ 204,550] 13,633 Corn, bu Pt X O] B e Quts, by, s17i0| 11,028 1683 Ryo, bu, . amoll “1000] ‘ik Barley, bu.ti 0] a0l ojoosll 1alves| 11,700 Grae soed, iba.....| 136.00( 9naesl| 12708 27736 Tlax seed, 4010 1. Troom coru, ib,,,+ .. "“ab,giol 20,00 40,00 Cored aneats, 1bs .. {1123,300) 161,760, 0376,243,1637,004 Teef, brla, 4 e R Pork) brin. B R R .| 77 R 111 Lard, tba || 100,800 37,2801 178,047| 606,600 Talow, 1ls, 2| “agoue| 1e200l “sron Butter, 1s 87,805 61,0101 43,870) Drosted hogs, No..,| 4011 1 1453 Live hogs, No....v1] 23 anf 2, Qattle, No.. mol C'owafi 'm0 e Sheey, No, Ao seull st a1 Hides, lta. .. 140,708 101,495 213,730( 140057 litglvines, bria. .| o4y o0l 149] 'asa Wool, 1ba 120,764 64,834 75,2001 104,300 Potatoon, Dityrereee| 93| G808 500}.0utee, Linmbor, m fi.. bL BT I Bhinles, ... 1y ol 43l om0 Lath, m,. L 120) e 16 Balt, brls . B ) O 1 X ) ‘Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con- sumption : 6,400 bu whoat; 2,611 bu corn; 1,772 bu oats; 841 bu rye; 4,036 bu bartoy. With- drawn for do during the weck : 26,019 ba wheat ; 81,620 bu corn; 12,260 bu oats ; 6,843 bu rye; 8,000 bu barloy, Tho following grain bns been inspected Into stose this moring up to 10 o'clock: 357 cars wheat; 77 cars corn; 20 cars oats; b carsryo; 21 cors barley. ‘Total, 480 cars, or 178,000 bu. The following woro tha racoipta and shipmonts of broadstuffs und live stock as this polnt during the past weok and for tho corrosponding weoks ohding as dutod : RECEIPTS, . Dec, 20, Dec,13, Dec. a1, @7, 18T, 181, Flour, brla L BRI BT ABu00 “']Iflfl‘ Lu... v+ 1048,040 847,450 304,890 Corn, bu, o335 111,950 336,000 Oats, bu, W00 237,800 Rye, b, 0,116 tiarley, b, 3,905 Dresced hogs, No. 7,068 Livologs, No.... 130,470 Cattle, NO 6,839 Tlour, bl 15,15 Wheat, bu 07,97 Corn, bu o Outa, bu, 131 Rye, b, . 0,534 Jarloy, bu. 4,013 Dressed hogs, No. . u4s1 Live liogy, N 20,004 Gattlo, No. 6,645 1 Tho propriotors of tho Hough Warchouse were engaged to-day in weighiug the gram in their house, Lhe process buing wtched, at thoir own roquest, by o Stato oflicial delogatod from thg Inspector's Dopaitment. Tor onco we Liayo what scems to be good ren- son to approvo the conduct of & grain-warc- houseman, Mr. Hiram Whoeler refused to take in ag rojected wheat o cor-lond that bad beoa thuoe graded by the Committeo, on appeal from the decision of tho Inspector that it was no grade. The grain was burnt and otherwise damuged, and 1t is possible that the Comuitteo would have noticod that fact if thoy had visited the cor as o Committep, It would seem to thosa who Qo not know any botter that all decisions made by thut Committee should be arrived at in presouce of the gruin, and thut, if thoy cannot find timoe to attond to their busiuess in chat way, the public ought to bo permitted to know it. Tho reports from seaboard ports during tho week ending with Thursday last, included 52,000 Dbrls flour, 512,000 bu wheat, and 146,000 bu corn, For the 'provious weok tho oxpoits of whent wWero 607,000 bu, and of cora 284,000 bu. THE MARKETS, Tho loading produce markets wore goueraliy uiot to-day, with a tondency to_lowor pricos, thaugh thoro was no special wenkness, a8 pr duco was generally held with considerable firm- ness. 'Pho grain movemont towards our city is on the incresse, and thero is little desiro mani- fosted to ship, excopt in wheat, and the stock of that grain i6 increasing rathor rapidly, while the Eustorn markota generally laok strongth. Jobbora of dry goods roported s ntisfactorily actiyo movement, at generally firm pricos. Tho tendency in shecfings, ubirtings, ticks, cambrics, donims, and priuts 18 still upward, a8 stocks aro light, und, in addition to a_good consumptive demand, there i¢ uow considerablo speculative iuquiry. Whils stogks are, perhnps, not as largo asin former seasons at o correaponding poriod, thoy aro complote in point of assortment, an our jobbors ure propared to moet any and all do- mands thut are likely to be made upon them., Grocerios wero unchanged in price, Tho dis- tribution of the staplo nrticles was liboral, and side goods also eold to n fuir aggregate a: gen- orally firm prices. Coffces were more quiet than on tiie earlicr dnys of tho wook, but there wasno softening of prices, tha light stocks in storo and tho buoyant tone of the Enstern market imparting a confident feeling to holders. Teas continuo activo, aud must soon advance. Bugars, sirups, molagoes, rice, spices, 8oaps, and starcl are also more firmly hold thuu at the beginumg of the weel, In the builer aud cheese market thero was only moderate astivity, but both of theso staples Wero beld with great firmness at tho ad- vanced pricos recently established, the former solling ot 15@3ic, und tho lattor at 9@14}e. Cunnod goods romain inacjjve 8t former quota- tious, Thore was o libesbl inquiry for foreign ond dowestio dried [ruits at substantially the prices current earlier in the week, the gonoral market oxhibiting s firm tone, Iish ruled steady as proviously quoted. No new fosturos were noted in tho leather, pig-iron, paint, tobacco, and wood mnrkets. Oils wero quiot at 15¢ for earbon, 78@H0c for oxtra lurd, $1.00@1.02 for boiled linsced, and at 6o for turpontine. ‘Phio lumber und building material markets ro- main quict and unchanged in their goneral fea- tures. A few small orders for lumber, shingles, aud lath are recaivad oach day, and the winter's busiuoss is pothaps up to anticipations, with ricos comparativoly sieady. Motals, nails, and I:uu worg in modorato .domand ab tho pricos roviously quotad, Packers’® cooporage was in {:lrgo supply and lower. Salt was in rair request sud steady. 'The improvement in tho demand for broom-corn herotofore noted continues, and the marliet i quito firm, patticulatly for choice burl, Wool wus in light request aud firm, under limitod offerings. ‘he hido market wae un- kottlod, but stronger, owing, apparontly, more to lochl inflionces’ than —suything olse, ns the receipts continue lboral, ~and tho Lastern markets - aro still relativoly lower than outw, Hay was more activoand firm, Prime and No, 1 timotly ad- yenced G0c por ton, and wore in light sumxl{. Soods were loss solive, but firm, and strictly primo thnothy sold higher. Qroon {ruits wero in light roguest at former prices, . Poultry and gama wero i fair domnud aud fivm. ighwines were innctive atid nominally un- changod at 960 per gatlon, thore boing no varia- tion in tho tone of Now York advices, L6 was stated thut thore wore nono on sulo hero. Diessed Liogs woro in active domnnd, and ad- vanced 20 por 100_ s on (fiuull abipping _lots, uvponing at $5.70@5.75, and- closing ut ¥5.00@ 5,95, with all sold aud more wauted. Bott sold &L EG,6U@5,65. Halos wore reportod of 182 ut $6,05; 978 8L §5.00; 70t §5.86; 395 ot $O.H0 ¢ 276 ut_&D. 26 uy 85,70 3 13 at $5.05; and 71 ut 6. ‘otal, 1,414 head. . Tirovisions wero rather more sctivo than on Friday, with not muoly chango in pricos, Thore was litile uctunl trading oxcopt in wess erlc, whiclt was in some spuailative demand, snd_ny oruged lowor, opening wenk at $14.6) for Fob- Jumy, doolining to $14.80, and thon becoming firwior undor o tow buyor ordora which had boon bronght out by the woukness of yesterday. Lard was dull and essier, the Lusiness dono Loiug oaniiuod Lo clinuglug ovar Into Fobruary ub & prowiumof 3ge, and into Maroh at u premium of 8002860 por 100 18 ot cnulhpnuuu: wa nate a devline of 160 per 100 Ibs, Meats wora very quiot, with some orders bore, but limited to l}gurl:l which Lolders will ot accopt. The movomont of the wook shows o dacided falling off iu sotivity. ‘Cho rocoipty of hafiu wro logs, owing to the ataud takon by tha packers oarly In the week uxaiust highor piicos for tho anlmal 1han they cowld seoure for they product. Moats arogoing forward frouly,but mostlyon salos mado moro than two weeks ago, A good many moala ara goming horo from othor poiuts, owing to tho roports that Ollcago paokers are principally at- tonding to the manulacture of pork, 'The ad- vicos from the country do not indieato that the ]‘mul(ing soason 18 B0 monrly’ ovor a8 has hoon preached up, . Thoro aro plonty of hogs yot, though they aro hold back to “provent a furthor declino, Tho markot olosod nt tha following rango of gflm + Mass pork, now, cash or seler Decombar, 19.00@14.00; do soller Jnnuncy, $14.10@14.16 do solier Fobrunry, 814.60@i4.05; do roller Maroh, $14.90@16.00; primo moss pork, $12.75 @150 1 oxira_prima do, 810.76@11.00.' Lard, cnsh orsoller Docembor, 83.20@8.26; do sollor Jnuuary, $8:30@8.85;d0 soller Fobruary, $8.00 @8.02}¢ 3 do sofler March, &8.80@8.40. " Groon Linms at 8){@84c; Bweot plokled hams, BL{@D}ge. Groon siioulders at 43go; rough aldes, 653 do short zibs or long cloar, 8J{@6)o: do short clonr, 63¢@0%c; monts, 10@I6 duys in sult, By for shoulders, 63(@0%o for ahiort ribs and Jong olear, and €){¢ for Bliort cloaf; boxad shouldors, 5303 do Cumborlauds, Gigos do short ribs or long, cloar, 6}@Yo; do short clonr, 73te; do long cut lamw, 9@ 03¢a. Monts, sollor Janucry, about @i more than for Docombor. Mass boef, $8.00@ 8,253 oxtrn mosa do, 89.00@0.25; boof hams, 22,60@23,00, City !ulluw,flk@fl%u;imann quot- nbio ht 43¢@0c. Balos wora roported of 700 brls moss pork, cash or sellor tho mohthpat $14.00 ¢ 200 brls do. solier January, ab 814,00 ; 600 brlr do, sollor Fobruary, at $14.631¢ : 260 brls do ab 814,60 3 750 brls do ot §14.60; 500 bris do at $14.40 3 500 brla dont $14.98; 400 brls do ot 814,80 ; 1,000 brls do, ecllor March, at $16.00;. 500 brls do nt $11.873¢ ; 250 foa lard ot §8.90 3 250 tou do ot $8.95 ; 760 kes do, - wollor Jauunry, at 88.973¢ ; 260 toa do at §8,30; 500 toa do, soll~ or Fobruary, ab §8.70; 760 tes do ot $8.02)¢ 500 tes do af $8.00 ¢ 250 tes do, sollor Marcli, o £8.00 ; 250 tes do ab §8.873¢ ; 250 tes do ab 38.80 ; 20,000'1bs groon shouldors at Go; 20,000 Ihs do at'43a ; 40,000 b salted do at 6340 ;' 140,000 Iha do du 6o ; 16,000 [bs graon shiort Fivs st Gige ; 40 boxes do at 62¢o s 60,000 1bs ealied short ribs on rivato tarms ; 40 boxes do at 6340 100,000 lbm o, sollor Fobruary, at 7)¢e, looka; 20,000 lbs Toug cloar at 8jde ; 50 boxos light do at 7ifo; 100,000 Ibs short cloar, sollor Fobruaty, at 7ige : 21,400 pes gicon nma (16 1bs) ot Bi¢o ;80,000 1ba do (18 Ibs) ‘st 7340 60 pkga yollow grcaso nt bige. Mo Daily Gommercial Pulletin givos tho fol~ Jowing roturns of the f‘nckiug a tho principal points, as compared with the snme timo lyst sea« son, 03 fur na roturned, and tho aggregato paol- ing'of tho sonson of 1874-'3: \ Todute, Todate, Aggrenate, S T T Ohteaga, TN, Milwaukee, Wi Cinetonath, 0, Loulsville, Ky, 8t. Lonle, Mo, Tndianspoli, Daveuport, Towa, 6,000 Detroit, Mieh, 43,949 Franklin, Ind. 41,113 Des Moiues, Towa .. B3,707 Dolphi, Tud , 10,300 Codar Itapids, Tows, 86,201 Slouz City, Iowa 7,000 Sabula, lowa « 17,000 20,000 Counell Bluls, Iowa... 10,000 12,000 *Estimated, 1Closed. 1logs 25 1ba lighter than last year, Tho Bulletin adds: **Tho informnntion in ro- gard totho paokiug throughout tho woel is ruther indofinito. Most of the Inrge packing points aro doing o fair business, and the agero- gato Is largoly 11 excoss of that of last senson at this timo, ~ At some of thio country points, pack- ors binvo closed thoir houses for tha donson, though in most cnscs havo packed about their usual number of hoga, while in fow instauces tho packing ie short. Nearly all tlie reports ro- ceived, point to a decrenso in weight and yicld of Inrd, and it is supposed that, as the packing sea- son woars away, tho quality of the hoga will ex~ hibit o furthor decreaso, as farmers will probably sond quito a_number of balf-fattoncd hoga to market should presont prices bo sustained,” Tho Daily Commercial Report gives tho fol- lowing ns the shipments of provisions from this y’olm for tho week ooding Dec. 18, and since Nov, 1, ar compared with the corresponding fig- nros for the year provious : Jork | Lard |\a Should's ik A R I B ten, | ted 0,108 8,6301 743,299 0,789,003 nuigl 3,281 1, 41w gl 3 s ul] 10, T24) w81 O] B, Sawmg tigo {83} 35,260]_9,850] 4,199,644 yHinciudos all et mosts oscopt shouldors and Groon_hams shipped during tho woek, 105,778 pon, ik e U e 50 thad 1878, gy N T'atal number of boxes of menta shl{:pod dur- ing tho weck, 13,200 against 19,503 boxes the preceding woek, Total pioces shipped during tho weok, including green Lams, 135,265, against 125,410 picccs tho prodeding waal:, : Tho Chicngo Live-Stock Reporter figires up that tho stock of product on hand, Oct. 1, was 9,693,772 lbs, That, and the receipts of product, gt ihe pucldvg sinco thot dato, smount, 1o 209,364,527 Wha, and tho shipments since that data to 101,265,281 Ibs, This leaves o total of ;05.389,2{\‘ 1bs of cured and uncured product on and. 8till another comparison: A gentloman has figured up tho recoipts of hogk, siuco Nov, 1, to Ve 1,117,767% live, and 20,507 dressad ; total, 1,144,364 head. The shipments in somo timo Wero'280,45¢, The dilleronco is 83,783 bLead, ngl\ma!nrcwm‘md ucking to date of 893.80: §In na;m: Whonco this iucompatibility of 30,03: hoga lour wos ?uwt. though the sggregate of snles was slightly farger thanon Friday, and there was 10 porcopiible chango in pricos, nobwith- standing the declino in wheat, Most of tho trading seemed to bo douo on loeal nccount, though ono or two lota wore taken for export. Buckwheat flour was dull sud lower. Bian was steady. Bulos woro reported of 100 brle white winter extras at $8.25; 50 brls doon private torms ; 1,500 brls-spring oxtis (Friday oftor- ncon? at §8,60 ; 600 brls doon ]]!rh'ute torms ; 25 bris buckwheat nt 37.75 ; 10 bris do*at $7.60; 5rln do at 87,62} 3 26 brls do at $7.60, Fatal, 2,985 Lils. Also 10 tons bran (to arive) at $12,60 ; 10 tous do at §12,00, on track. The Il lowing wero tho closing prices Fair to good whito wiuters, Cliofes do.. ted wiutera. Cliolcs to funry A Medium to good do. @aod to clioice Miu ‘Wheat was quiet and wealk, though it sb Do quoted s radically strong, Becing that it moved downward so slowly under vory adverse influ- ences, 'The avorage of prices was 1o lowor than on Iriday, Livorpool wns quoted easior, and Now York woeak, while the reccipts bore and ab Milwaukeo wero on tho increase, und the axports from the soaboard for tho, weok ending on tho 18th st. were oply 512,000 ‘bu, agamst 697,000 b tho wook proceding, Added 1o this, is the feoling that tho Towa wiieat crop is just bogin- ning to aymma tho roloof Bitnam Wood, and is W nioyigg ™ towards us as rapidly as the railronds can supply tho facilition roquired to bring it here, Yot'therowns no little confldonco in tha articlo, It was stated that o good many ordors are here from tho South, and from jhe States to tho Bast of ue, while Groat Drilaiu will cortaiu- ly want a1l wo'linvo Lo apare boforo the noxt har- vest, thoughsbomny * takoitoasy™ on the highor rates of freight in wiuter, and all-the more +wheat will bo wantad if the corn erop should turn out to o as short ns Is now thought, Henco thore are o good many spoculatos who are not afraid to tuke hold of “round lots, and snlt thom down for use in the summer. Tho volume of whent thus takon, may prove to Lo fully or}uul to the oxcoss of our recoipts over tho ship- monts, 'Lo-day there was o fuir inquiry for cash wheat, and little for options till towards the end of tho sonson, when & bettor domand sprung up. Boller Junuary oponed ab #1133, deelined to $1,19)4, roso to_$1.18, foll back 10 81,1254, aud adyaicad to 811434 ot Thacloun, Bollor Fobruary sold at 1,163¢G@1.173¢, closing at tho out- side. Beller “tho month sold ot §1,11}{@ 118}, closlug ac 811815, with caeh No, 2 asu-lug salablo ot the s#ame prico, though all tho offerings wero takou np provious to tho Just udvanes, No, 1 spring sold ab 31,19@1,1% for struight, and $1.14}4 for Northwestein ro- coipty, but closed nominally stronger at ©1.16 and 91,165, No. 8 apri gclusud With buyors at 1,00, and vojectod with 51,00 bid, Cash sules wore reporied of 1,200 bu No,1 upring ub 81,195 ; 1,200 budo at §1,183; 800 b do at #1243 § 4,000 bu do nt 1,187 1,600 bu_No, 1 Northwestorn at $1.14)¢; 8,200 u do at 31.14 ; 2,400 bu do st 81,1835 2,400 bu do at BL18}S ¢ 11,600 bu Nv. 2 wpring at” $1.121¢ ;28,800 bu do ab $1,123¢ ; 11,200 bu do st $1,1246; 23,800 3“ do ab BL.14; 1,600 bu do at $1.115 3 2,000 bu do at &1.113¢ ;' 10,600 bu No. 8 spring'at 5105 ; 2,400 bu rojectod at $1.00, tal, 111,800 bu, Coru was dull aud rolatively firm at-s douline of o from Friday till noar tho closo of the sios- gion, Tho market sympathisd to somo oxtont, with whent, ang in consequence of o falling off in tho exports from tho seubiord; but was hold up by o roport of flrmueas in Livarpool, and no mistorial inoronse in tho volume of our Yecoipts. Thero was not much dlsposition to trade on eithor gide, though solloys were rather more nu- merous_than buyors, Towards the close tho latoat New York advices quoted that markot as . wilj work fiself Into a chofco bl strong, nndFlida an nctive domand spring up for optlons, undor whieh prices adyancad noutly 10 por bit, ' oporta from the conntry do not n= dicato nnf; donire to mell at proent” prices, and our aupply will probably be }ght, thoreforo, for #omo timg to como, though It may oxceed the shipping domund,” Hollor January oponed st B1}¢o, advanced to 51470, foll back to Bllgo rose to b23o, rocoded to h13¢, and thon jumped up t0 670 nt tho olowo, Kellor Fobruary Tangad 1o rbovo January, closing at fie. Hollor May wau vory qulat, at 67)¢@0Sv, but closed highor, Cash corii closed nominnlly at B2ide for old No. 2, 50240 for now do, i} i for old rejectod, nnd 40c for now do, Cash sinlos wora roportod of 1,600 bu high mixed nt 613¢0; 16,000 bu No. 2 nt B2e: 0,400 bu do at 5137¢; 8,600 bu do nt b13¢e ; 5,000 it do at 51%o; H00 bu'do now at 500 400 i do ot 400; 400'bu do nt 4803;,2,800 bu rojected at Blo: 1,200 bu do nt 50}gat 1,000 bu do at 490 3,100 budo now at 45)ga; 2,000 bu do at 480} 400 bu do at 440; 2,000 bu onr by samplo ab 600 ¢ 2,800 bu shollod at 440, on traok. ~“Total, 55,000 Oata woro quiot /in cash lots, and mora notivo in o‘}ulmm. ot shado bolow the average prices of ¥riday, but woro quito stroug, the markot im- proving fu the Iatter part of tho sosslon in sym- pathy with a firmor Now York. Beller tho month, or cash No. 2, opened ot 870, and advancod to 87%o0at tho oloso, Sollor January oponod at 873g0, aud closed at 373{@873¢c. " Boller Tob- Tunry sold at 381¢@300. ~ Rojectod was nominal at 850 nsked. (aslh sales woro roportad of 8,600 bu No. 3t 7340} 9,800 bu do_at 87if0; 1,200 tn do at 8734 7,500 budo at 870, Wotal, 21,800 . ' Ryo was vory quiot at tho reduotion nttainod two' days proviously, with vory little oither wanted or offered. Balds woro limitod to 400 bu No. 2 at 76 ; and 800 bu regnlar do at 760, Barloy was moro active and firmor. Llio mar- ket opened vory dull, but attor 13 o'clack a bt~ ter domand sprang up, and pricos advauced. No. 2 was senrce and atrong at 81,31, No, 8 sold at $1.01@104, closing at the oteide for rocoiptn in ordinury houses. Rejocted olosed flrm nt 83 @00, Uish snles wera repotrted of 400 bu No, 2 at 81,84 ; 2,000 bu No. 8 at $1.04; 400 bu doat 51,0334 5 10,000 bu do at $1.03 ; 10,000 bu_do at £1,02 ¢ 5,000 bu do at §1.01 ; 800 bu_rojected at 500 Léou bu do nt 83340 ; 5,000 bu do nt 880 ; 400 bu do at 87 ; 3,600 bu do_at 86c ; 800 bu do ab 80c; 400 bu by sample at (81,40 400 bu do ab 8190 ; 800 bu do nt $1.10 ; 400 bu do at $1.05 on track, Total, 41,100 bu. PEURDPEAN MARKETS. Tho following dispatches wore recoived by tho Bourd of Prado to-day 1 Loxvon, Dec, 20,—0argaes off const—WWhoal down~ ward tondéney, Corn shude deater, Cargoes of No, 2 spring wheut off coast, 638 0, Liverpuol—Wheat auloL; spring 123 20@12s'8d, Com a shady deuror, 803 84, Livinroot, Dec, 20,—11:00 a, m.—Flour 295@29 Gd, 15 1(a123 03 Winter Whoat, 133 A 62 sprig white, 10s G@1ds 8d; elub, 198 Sd@ls Corny 403@30 30, York, 0ds, ' Lard 403 9d, LATER~2:00 p, m,—Breadstula qulet, Tork, 03s 02, Lard, 403 U LaTEU—5:30 P, m,~Markets uncliangad, ACKING PROSPLCTH. Rorchoval & Bou, of St, Louls, ows: Tho advices from tho country sre noither sati tory uor relluble ; still, hoga cine in beyond uny p vlous oxporience, sud fu the mare uctive markets, ne tho great ono of ' Oliicago, tho_ stafl is stoadily golng out us rapidly as it s ready for movement, or as it is neceswary to replaco it by the purchase of other Logs without “counting tho loss or_protit of what was goue. At Cinclawatl, tho nclive, and ' prices somowhat firmer; in tho lattor part of the weok ' tlioro wan Tos canfidonico and somowhat lower prices, At other poiuts on tho Obio River, aud near it, about tho s feoling provalled, oud (ho transactions roported wero correapontingly farge. Hero, on tho Misslusipph, 121 tho intorior of (o Stato, and It tho estromo West i trade Is vory Iseogulor,’ and tho buskots, without belug wbaolutely weak for products, sliow & trong un- willitiguos on tlig part of ynckern to bold on, aud thoy aro generlly golliiig 35@50 por cent, ns they can get vemimorative prices, ot carlug whether the profit i Iaro or small, If tha'prico had quits its cost. Tho zoetipts of bogs at Ui lending pols of (o Wost, nolwitlstunding thefr allegod acarelty ns com= purad with last year, and their genoral good cone dition (many runniug up us high o 390450 Ibs), dis= credit tho statementa put ont us to n sljort crop, avd prove conctunivoly that fhorads very litio rellabiiiy i 10 sliorlago of corn, aud tha crop of seat liefore ust wan 80 oxcesalve thut It left over pienty of old corn for tho purposen of 1973-"74, 1f thore tiad Bot been ogain & crop of 173, It fs possiblo furmera moy bo Uking purt, 5 not tho most of {ho uninatured crop of 167J, und thna extending the usefaluess of tho grpin croys, Pariica Tamilar ¥ith flo trado of the Weats und tho rint of reliabllity in tho correciness of mibialied cs- timatea of its oxtent and the probablo yiold of crops, nead not bo told of thelr Inacouracy, If uot of thiolr gross misrepresontation, The erop of corn nud the Yroduco of boge, us shown by iholr dctiverics, aro cates fn polnl, and will go far to shako the_coutllicac of tho ercdulous, a thoy will tliat of prudent operats ors, Corn s goiug np, and rromiges to bo higher.. “Iao yield of Lugo, 6o fur, i over 3,000,000, woll fatied, ud it 42 concoded they Wil cortathiy 'go 'to 5,000,000, and may go much above, whilst tho domand for pro- ducts Will fall oft, unicss prices aro_ reduced, Which Is 1ot encouraglng {0 packers, nor caleulated to'stimulate speculatian : uud {6 npt to moke men huving money to hiuk, ua thoy uro now ovidontly dofug. A MOVE AGAINST FALSE PAOKING. The Awmerican Grocer publislies the following memorial to Congross, and stcongly urges ity adoption, 'Tho docnment Las already recoived numorous signatures in Boston and Now York, marked hos losn but beon and somo from tho West. d Tho undersigned, morchonta and legal vofers, re- spectfully ropresent that great. frauds oro committed i1 tho finh trado by short weight packages and falso Drauds ; thit packnges duly fuspected aud branded fu Sintes which provide by lLiw therefor, ara sub- sequently tunipered with and changed, to the grewt Quinogo of louest ltraders aud injury to tho mmorco betweon tho States, and loss of eon- Bumera; ot packiges short fu - welght ure exteusively sold under true Urands fraudulently aflixod thoroto by removal from their orjginal pack- ‘ages ; und thut by Teason of digerac Statolegielation tho {ruda sutlers grebly aud tho Western murket ia grosaly cheated ; wherefaro they pray that Congress will re= gukite thiu {rade and provent such fraiids by paseogo of un act which will provide substantially for tho beue- it of comaerco betwoon tho States sud forelgn expor- tation, ns followe Salt'plckled fisl when aold {n packnges of 200 s or Tosn iu Welght, #hall e packed ouly fn barrels, hulves, qnurters, clghtls, and sixteentbs,. Exch barrel sbull contaln, without tare, not’ lews than 200 lbe, cach -WAMf not less thau 100 dbs, sach quirter nol less than GO Iw, oach elghth not Tues tlion 25 Ibs., cach sixteenthy, o kit, not less thun 121 1bs, Upon the bead of encl such puckago sl bo Tegibly brauded, in letters not loks (b 1 el Tong, tbe packer'a iniflals and full surnome, bis town wud Slate, and tho exact welght, without tute, of its con- tonts, No action sbull bo maiutatoablo by the sellor of gy Fackago of N wich s undor 200 i gud over 12 “fls i welghit for tho value or gosacssion thereof, un- loss tig sumo ahall contorm to tho provlslous of uis act. Ruy trader o Luowingly ovadea tho provisions of this et by packing, having inhis_possession for sale, offering for salo, 'ov selling, packuges which do notconform 10 tho 'provisious of (his act, shall by putilsiod by Mo not. oxceeding §000, oF Imprivon- inent ot exceeding six months, or Lotl, for each of- fonse, All packuges not conforming to this act shall bo seized vy tho United Statos Marsial or auy of bis deputies, fu any distriet where thoy may Lo fonnd, upon warranta lasued by any United States Gom= issloner upon Aworn information mude by any por- son und duly supported, and. if such packiges upon duo procoediugs lad in tho Unite Biates District Coutt, shall bo adjudged not to conform to tho' provisioms of this uct overy such package shall ‘bo forfelt to the United States, and shull borepacked i couformity to thiz act, ud gold by ghe Marshal, and tho not prozea poidd futo court, Yono-lilf for tho benefit of the fu- formor, und the’ resldue for the United_ Btak ury. The Distrlct Court of o Unjted Slatos aliall Tiavo exclusive original Jurisdiction over all casos aris- ing under this act, subject to {ho uppellate Jurlndiction of thio Buporlor Caurt of tho United States in like man- ‘nor, us provided In regard {o nformations for viola- tiotls of tho ltovenue fuws of the United Btates, o & LATEST. ‘Wheat was in moderute domand in.the afier- noon, and strongor, solliug at 31.143¢@1.143{ for Janniey, andcloshug b SL1E - Com” g strong, malling for dJanuary at’63@533¢0, and closing onsy at tha invido, Also kold at 6o sollor TFobruary, Other grain wus quict, —e CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. Sarunpax Evenmg, Dec, 20, ALCONOL—Quotuble ut $1,92@17 for V4 por cont roof, PREANS AND PEAS—Tho former mot with a lmitod demund ut tho current pricea, Peas wore slow: Navy Deuns, €£2.6082.60 3 medinmy, $1.25G@4.403 comnion, SLA0GAU0 § voa, SLO@LS por bu T bagé, and 14 Dri, 7 ¥ ER—Thero fs 8 contimued acunt muprly of but- ter In thi market, und, utdor o falrly active Jocal und Faatern inguiry, tho lutely udvanced-pricos ar ously sustutned. Cholto tablo qualities readily command 30@ fite, WLl ssles of funcy uro rendsred ut 83@0e, | Wo quotes Choleo to fanvy yellow, 30@ie; modium 1o goou, 4@dTo ; Inforior to commuy, 16@300 § come mou to eloicw roll, 16d0c, BAGGING—Nothiug haw was developed n this mar- Kot, Bales, whilo moally fn wmall lofu, minde o vory Tepoctuble sggreyate, and formor quoted prices wera raity gonorafly adhioted to, Indeed, the markel for Latton onnloss goods ix fcuior than &t tho Duginniug of tho wook, siid thera s somo probabillty of uit davanco, Ao quoto: Blurk A, Sou; Tmdlow A, iy Lowidton A, 3ic s American A, 800} Anumkqu, 0o} Otter Oeek, 92ko; burlsp bogs,' 4 wud 6 by 18005 gunnles, wiugle, 171805 do’,double, 27 20 3 wool wuckw, 03030, BIROOM CORN-Continties to wmeot with 8 steadily finproving dowand, und 1a quoted tirm at tho ylven i, T bl wil prabably sdvanco 5o, Jstora jany oy, Oholco 10 oxtry hut! ‘corn th Wil wror i Lroom, Uk@T0; for 000 do, G6@0 ¢ good to choico atalk'brald, 6@70 {uferior branh, 4@, BUILDING ‘MATERIALS—Wero lunctive and nomis nolly unclunyed, Stucco, $2,60 ; Now York tiiceo, cudle Ty 0 554,00 ¢ Tonendalo ceujont, $.23@I00 7 Utiea, Totitaville, und Akvon cemeut, $200 P brii Tort= Jand cement, $1:00%7.605 uarblo dust, 3,005 Hime in bulk, H0cGHLUOG limo (hrlx) $110@1.55 8 brl ¢ whito sind, W brl,' SLS@S00: plisterng hlr, ¥ bu, 4003 Jand pdutor, $300 B brls fre brick, ¥ 1,000, $35,00600.00 3 bulling Lrick (comimon), 38,00 @7~U{liuhll‘ullfil \lrlulll(,lal-ll.wfilflfi i) &%@Ifl:‘:}, .60 lwuukee an achie presves 23, 0.4 L Tab hainon, §14.00310,00; Tndldna Beemed: R LSS T e——— $18,00095.00 ¢ do cornnon, §10.00@16,00; firc-clay, 0 brl, £,00634,00, GOOPERAGE—Duckers’ gooila wern in llhoral mupply and Tower, - Pork barrels ol ut §1,6061,65 nd torcos il barrols mbxed ab $1,025% . Wa quoto 3 Fork birrols, 1LGGR10A ¢ whieky harroln, $L90@210 3 Inrd Uorcen, 1,033 @1.053 floir barroln, AB@o%ss ‘pork Foiahe 100{300.00; i Duekody E3LO1GAIRD ataves, rough, $22,00@24.00 3 biteked or naweil, $23,00 @23.00; wiinkey alaves, rough, S2000G25.005 o Dclied, $E100GA5.00 3" flotie Atuven, 89611601 checla sour Beadly 7iaice. poe ety fint loot-pol $UH0GI60 Tor i, Halew Il 1 ear pork hirrelt al$LOD 1 900 Lria ot LA0; 0 cara pork byerels and tloreon al $1,023¢, all rawnd, J GHEES—Tirmuexn again pravaifod in (iFmnrkel, quotations wora nutijocted to & fartlior aivan v York factory: now holng Yiohl &k 14Ga14:ge, w Wasteru do ab 13 1n, Thorn nre 1o unxbous sullon it tho udvaca, i oplitot bolmyg enturtaied that willl higher prices nntst provail hufaro the cloka of th pres ent monili, FoHlowing aro thn quotations : Now York faotory, mild, 14@14}¢ ; Olfo faolory and. Western fuctory'do, 1@ 14u} lowor grades, U@ide, QOAL~Trleenof coal woro ahout tho muna s on tho enrlior duya of tho week, when at (b monent tho - Tk fn firin with o prospost of an advaiice n_cortaii Duandn of Roft coal, Wo ninko nio_ chaugo T our lixt : Tohigh, propared, $13,00; Lackawanna, $10.005 Erlo, .00 Wolnut 1011, $4,50's Clierry Mind, $6.50 & Biou- Diiry, $8.060@0,003 Cansiol, $9M@HG05 Tick Ttan, £0.,80; Jiocking Valloy, $4.60 3 Indiunn block, $7.00% irclay, §3.60 3 Kirkland Grate, 84,005 Minonk, $.60 | Wilkaltitot, $6.00 ; Modway, $1.60, GAS—Woro In_good local dumand and atoady, nt 4o for fresh & vickled at 10@16e, Wern quint and icady at tho prices givon below ¢ Good to eholeo live-ecso feuthers, 60@ G20, féum firat. handa s Jobbing pricos, TU@1603 2 per cent dincount for cunls s chickon, B@8c} tnrkey, d@do, WIFIBH—A very fair buainoss wun aceomplishied in (i Vino of trado, snd tho market sgain ruled sloady ond firm, Blocks are now in excollantshape, nnd afior tha Loliday Jobbora look for nerensed ncllvnr.ml firmer prices, Wo quoto: No. 1 whifetish, 3g-brl, 85,23 @540 5 Nov 3o, $5.00@0265 No, 1 trout, $L7@ 5,003 No. 1 shiore-mackercl, now, , i-br, $13. 11,003 No, 1 bay, §10.00@10.50; No, ®" mackorel, brl, 9,508,738 3 family mickorel, i-brl, $7.00¢ No. 1 shora kith, $216@2.25: hank_codfish, %, 5,75 § George's coiltiah, $0.0020.25 § Labrador orring, )L bris, $8.60@0.00 3 o, fe-brl, $423@4.60 ¢ Labras dor berrihg, round br, $T.50@H00 ¢ do & 4,35 ; hos harring, No. T, 30@idc ; box horriny @430 ; Columbin River sulmon, Xg-brls, $0.76@10,0, FRUITS AND NUTS—Trade W of a liberal chu actor, local retaflers os wll ns_interior merchants or- deriig frecly. Prices woro firm na proviously quoted, ranging ns follown: TonEIGN—-Dates, U@10c; figa, now, drums, 12@12)4o ; figs, in boxea, luyers, 15@16c; Turkish prinos, 14@14¢c ; rofsing, layora, new, $2.60 2,70 ; ralsing, layars, old, $2,20@2.255_ralsins, looso Musealel, nu\v,.gx.m@mln; ‘raiuine, Volencln, now, 111205 Zante currante, now, Th@:c: old do, 61 (@636 ; eltran, 33@330; loman peel, 18@20¢, DokEss Tio—Alden npples, 17@20c; Micligan, slicad, 108 105¢o ; Michigan quirtors, 81@0xe: Western do, TH® 8170 1 Bouthern do, 03¢(@73(07 peachie, pared, 2U@Ho 3 [oselien halves, 10kg@iic do, mixed, 8@0c’; bluck: orrics, now, 19k@1d0; rasplorries, 10@40; pitted clierries, 26@200, Nurs—TFilborts, 10@17¢ ; simonds, Tarragons, 23G240 5 Nuples walnute, 27@28s 3 chll waluuls, 23@2Ho; Fronch walnuts, now, 20@21c; Brazils, 10@10%o } pocans, Toxas, 0X@11i0 ; Afri can peanuts, 65 @70 ; Wilmihgton peanufd, 1@100 3 Tennessoe peantte, G ATKe. QUEEN FRUITS—nore was o light retall trade, chulce fruif boing atoady, Waquoto: Lemons, $7.008 8.60 per box ; oranges, §7.00@10,00 por brl: Valencla do, $14.00 por cunu s Californin posrs, $1.60@4.60 por eades good to chalco apples, $3,00@4.00 per brt from stora; falr do, $2.00@2.60, Cultivatad cranborries and Capo 'Cods, $I0.@ILI0 § Ao, largo, $13,00, Maliga mpen. $3.30 poe box, or $11.00 por bl GROOERILS—~Iu ujost deparimenta of the grocory ‘market (licro was b good dogrea of animation, and I tho uggregate o larga omount of eules was uccom. Dl “Tioro waa ot s voey Mberal atandanco of uyers in yerach, but the ordora recelved by muil woro -nuinorous, nd liberal in the amounta® called for, Thero wer nio {mportant cliangen Ju values, Firamess 8l provades tho markot, fliera boing to-day 10 np~ pearatico of weakness 1} ouy articlo mientioned in the subjolued liat, Wo continue to quote ' D1-CAyt, SODA—TX@EC. CorreEs—3Mochn, H9@392¢e; 0. G, Java, 20K@370; Jova, No, 9, B1iG faniey: Rio, 90@H0Ycs choica Uo, 285 @183c; 1ime Rio, 2@ie: good do, 28 107 common do, ATY@2Ti¢c : rousting do, 204@ Singagoro Juvi, 31 @)3iga; Costa liica, funvy, /o3 do, prime, 19i@02c ; Maracailo, 8X@ \NpLEs—Star, full welght, 175@18e; stenrine, fuil welglit, 143@13{e ; do, vhiort wolght, 194E133(e, TicR—Yatny, T5@Bc; Ravgoon, TX@Txe; Caro- T, B@83e. BUaARS—Paient cut loaf, 12@12%e; crushed and powdered, 1@Ilje; gronuluted, 11@113c; A, atundard,” 10@10503 do, No. 2, 9%@1o; B, 9@ 9%0; extra 0, 0%@Y%c; O No. 8, 9x@)xe; yellow A L 9@Y ¢ cholro brown, 94w ab, B3@9¢ ; Inir 10, 8%@%4c 3 choics mol ‘@030 fair do, B5@Y0; common do, T3 jow Ut loans sugar, chiolco, S@9c; do prime, 8%@ Vo3 do, fulr, BLy@Sie ; common, T@7TXe. Smnups—Diumond drips, $LI0GLIS; slver drips, oxtra fiue, 80@850 ; good AUAF-LoURD birup, G5@L03 extra do, 03@70¢ ; New Orleans molaues, cliolco, 15 8lc; do printe, @ s do_common, B5@60c: Porto Lticg molasses, chiolce, 6205 5 comion molusses, 31 @dibe. SALERATOR—Comman to best, 83@10c, Spicus—Allsplee, 19@18¢ 3 _cloves, 42.@43c ¢_casaln, + popper, 20R%0¢ ; nutmegs, No, 1, $1.35@1.30 § $1.101.10 5 gibger, puro, B8@3e ; do No. 1, 20@25 ; do No. 2, 10@10¢. i Soari—Germit mottled, GY@6xe: Golden Went, s @0ie; White Lily, 0, @oice; Wit Rome, S @0L pulm, 6@63G0 § Bavon Tmperinl, 6@Cic; whiie Rus- aian, 53(@6e ; Champalitu, CX @O0 primrosy @COL(C, Stancii—Gloss, Di(@10c; cor, J@1le; laundry, 6 @ ;_comrmon, b@1c. JTAY—Thero wah considerable fnquiry this moruing for chiolee hay to flll soveral Esstern orders, and, thes offertugs belng light, primo and No. 1 timothy ad- Vanced about 800 por ton. Tl bud Touds have kept {lie supflly lght for o fow duvs past, ond oll grades msy perhaps be cousidel firin, We quote tic wholosal' prigen paid by denlers, ‘as follows, cara o coni 80,000 lia: New Himbtiy, princ, $16,00216.60; do No'3, $14.00@14,60; No, 2, do, $12.00@ 1007 mixed, $10,00G11.00; primo praiie, $10.00@ X 3 do No, I, $9.00@9.50 ; do No.,3, $7,00@8,00 5 Loost: ON WAGON=-Timothy, $1L00@13.00; prairie, $7.0030.60. Fordellvery of preasud, $1,00@1,80, accord:, Tug 1o distanco. HIDES—Th market fa comewbat oxelted, and prices aro advauced ¢ for hides, owing sppnrently to con~ potition, It s stated that some dealors oro bidding D3¢0 and 103, but it fa_considered doubtful whethor rices wil o0 sustained, o tho macket fa pov, s ias boen for gome time past, rolatively higher then at the Last, Green city curad. ligbt, 10} digcs green ealf, 1 utchers!, SX@T0; groen do, hoavy, Dic; purt cured, 4@ 7 e ki, 100 ey cay 2 dry ki, 1705 dry salted, 1@16¢; dry fint, 16G17c} {lccan skins, 35@40c + grubby, ecorcd, cut,'or others Wik dam-aged, two-thirds prico; brunded, 10 per gomt off Sieup Pt Wool utimated 48 ahkied, pex ) STie@10c, . HOM--Wero fn light soquet ot previous avota- tions : Common to primo Western, 35@40¢; Naw York Stute, 40@46¢ ; Bavsriau, 40@15¢c, TIORSES—A the horsc-uorkot, 325 Stato strect, thora +was s piarked dmprovement for all kinds of horaes during tho pust week, moro sapocially lgrgs emooth Doued streeters, Which buve been brisk ot Trom $100,00 £03110,00, sud some extra s igh 08§190,00, Dotk Base ton, Yortind, daine, and New York buyera have been Mleral purchuvors, thoy manifesting a strougior desire to thko bold then for somo montls, in fact, Tho migrket has beon wetive for Jarge draft lorecs, and priceh aro rothor firm ot quolations, At presorit the denand ls i oxcens, tho stablea being 4 pretly well eleaued of salo slock : Iorses weighing from 1,100 to 1,300 1la, £100,00@125.00 ; cxtra do, $160.000 7 sireetors, 1,000 10 1,100 1, $30,0002100.00 ; oxtra do, $130.00; columon 16 futr, $30.00@76.00 ings, $35.06@05.00. Demand Tor riving horses very elight, TRON AND STEEL—Tho demand continnes Srm st muerate x5t Tollows sissvs SOTEIBI0xaich Tors n ... @ 8 rales Tlato iron, commion fuuk, @06 ralea Norwsy iron,, @ o Norwsy nal @10s Gorman plow steol. @120 Oust plow stecl, Gido Amordean tool @180 Chirome tooh sicel @lo English tool steel @2 Eugiish spring steol . @11 ‘Amerfea cast spring stecl T 3t) Blecl tiro, x-in VB¢ @ Mo Too calls siee 100 Slelgls shoo steed. 1111 80 Cutter shoa steol % Cutler shoes. (tapered sad tént'io aliape) 00 B LUSIBERFiiero wan 10 chungo of importance fn the lambor muziet, The yurd trade s lght, 08 usual at this Keavotss Tirst cloar., $50.00 -@55.00 Bocond cluar, 1 ineh 03 il 30,00 Tuird clear, 1 inch. 800 10,00 Third clear) thick, 4,00 @15,00 Cloar floorlng, 1st and ‘dd" togetlicr, Tough, 3 Qloar widiig Commnon sding. Gommon Hloarug, drossod) Biut. Gommon fiooring, dressod, socond.. . Wagon-box bourd, solcetol, 14 tnclics and upward, o A stock hoarde. 1 tock hourds. @ stock hoards Gommon bourds, 3 Jolst, seantiiny, soail fhuver, foncing, otc,, 10 fect and under, grécn. Jolst ud Geantl{ug, 18 16 34 foet. . No, 1 sawod slingles, Aor Blar... serienn Bhingles on truclt (A). coreverersen e ot o s which charge fol shing] . Nhicknosse-Kivo shinglos 10 be two inchea 1 thick- ncas, Lougth—8lxtoen inchies, NARDWOOD, Dlack Walout — Counturs, ~ §100,002150,00; _clonr, £05.00@83.00; comnon, $35.00G60.00% cull, $20.0068 45,00 ; flaarinig, 180.00, e T e ul )00 16, 3 A .00, O B—Olua, $6,00@46,00; common, $16,00835.00 cull SA0ILE ‘kory—Clear, $20,00@%50,00 ; common, $30.00@ 5,00 3 cull, 13 00@18 “Maplo—0loar, $4,00@45.00 ; common, $16.00@25.00 ; oull, l‘m.(Nu]\fi.M- i o liarnui—Gio, 35009000 cormon, §20.008 .00, Olibrry—Oluar, $10.00@00.00; common, $18.008 93,00 3 cull, $19,H0@R18.00, Whituwodd— hmr! $10,00@40,003 common, $20,008 5,00 ; eull, $10.00&15.00, ‘Wagon Hlock—1itkory axles, por set, $1.00@150; rils, $10,00640.00, wagon poles, each, 45@880 3 Box ‘Floritia Tod coddr, 850 pur U3 maboitungy, WGtde] do countors, 80u ; Fosowood, 80GBUG ; whilte Liuily, duc. LEATLER—A' modoratd number of ordors for aathar wore blaced, Lul the valume of salaa, afier all il comparo favorably with former senrs ot i corro- sponding perlad, and doalera show ittlo disposition t complatu, Btocks, which nro smallor thanwuacal ab thin ponson, are hold firmly at tho prices given Lolow LOUK, o Uity harnesn.,.,, @ m Cointry linrneas 8@ 41 Tino, clty, 3 I, i 41 Kip,8 M, @ % Kipy venln,ooo /Lo g 1,10 Gty upper, No, 1, & 1L L o0 98 ity upper, No, 2, 3 €., & 2*9 2 Cointey tipor, . O T} clollnr, 3 fb.o.s R 0alf, ¢t 1163 1.6 aulfy conntry. 1.00@ 1.1 Jouih nppor, wandard, g 89 Ttotigh upper, damaged, 23 W TufTuly wiughor solo g 07 “h, AL nols, ne 9 anr Kip Hurn French calf, douh Frencly ealf, Lemof Fronch ealf; 44 to 40 1, Freneh kip! 60 (g 100 a0 MEPALS AND TINNER) and I fale requoal. for tho soasou, auotations ¢ . I PLATR~10, 10514, $12,00¢ 0, 19x13, $12.60; 14x 20, $18,00; do, rodflug, 14x20, IC, '$11,60; do, 20238, $31.00, 1n—Targe, 40n; amall, 4103 har, 430, TrAv—Pig, 81¢o; bar, 1003 pipe; full colls, 10K0; ut do, 11 3 Hingrr Zino—Tull casks, 10jGe; holf cnsks,'10)0} Tenw quantity, 110 ¢ labs, 1¢e, . Biker InoN—No. 24, 630 Taten; Russln ron, B, 8, and 10, 82c3 do, 11 aud 13, 21¢; do No. 1 stalnd, 105 Talen ‘Amorlont Ttushta—A, 1403, 1, 1o, GALyaN1zED TnoN—No. 16@20, 1603 No, 23G9, 16c; o, 25@206, 170; No, 27, 18¢; No, 28, 200, A discount of 25 par cont i nmda from thin lat, - Corkti—Coppor boltoms, 370 Lrazjers, over 13 1bn, 4763 thned_copper, 3003 planiklied Gopiier, 4005 do, ent to wizew, 44c, Wing—Non. 1 106, 003 7to, 10¢; 104014, 1107 12, 1xe; 10und 14, 121g83 16 und 10, e; 17, 16 16, 100; 19, 100 40, 2 ;' full hundle, 40 per corlt din: count ;' fouco wiro, by car-load, Gtc, - NAILS—Wero $ moderate Tequeat ond firm, Wo quoto: 20@00d, por keg, $4,95; 8d do, $4,600d do, $.763 4 and 00 do, $3.00; 34" do, $5.755 8d do, fuc, .25 alluely, S18T, . NAYALSTORES ~Tradolsvery light, Wo ropeat: Ma- ‘nilla’rope, B Ib, 10c; aleal rope, B I, 14 @1nigc § snsh Lo cord, g 1y 20@250; marline, b, Puwdle; turred tope, I Vggdss oty 9 bl 018003 it W, N ar, br), $5,60630,00. OILS—Tlio demand for carbon, lard, linsced, nnd whalo was roported fajr, but most otlior’ descriptions wero dull, Formor prices wero uniformly sustulnd, Following aro tho' quotatlons: Carbon, jo: oxtra winter lard, 78800s Nogl, 79@16c; No. '3, 6701 line seed, raw, 05@97c; do ¥ Loiled, #1.00@31.03;0whalo, 80@820: wperm, $2.10@2,20; neats-fool oll, Arictl qure, $L10¢ do extra, 00; do No, 1, 75¢; buuk oll, G 3’ atealtn, 03¢ ; olephunt ofl, 8503 furpelitine, 500 uuphithn, 63 gravity, 170 ; naphiba, common, ldc, TOTPATOES—Word o’ moderato denond at $1,108 116 for peachblows, $1.00@1,0 for other viriotius, POULIRY AND GAME—Thero was considorabls In- quiry for_poultry, especlally geese, and tho marlet wan lirm for cholco fresh atock, _Game was doing bet- fer, aud quuil und grouse woro o trifo Liyher, W quote: Ohlckens, goud to chioico dressed, $8.00@3.50 common do, $2.002,50 ; ducks, drossed, $3.00G3,75 qeese, dreaned, $1.00@12.003 do live, ' $9.00@10.00 dresscd_turkays, 11@12igo : 'common to fair, @100 prairlo cbickonn, $3.00G4.25; purtrldges, $3.00G0.25 3 Tmll, '$1,00@1.95; wild turkoys, 1.00@1.60 ; mallurd ducks, $2.25@275 per dax; venison hams, 10@1o; do carcassus, 6@Tc; rabbits, SLOD@1.23 per doz, SEEDS—Ware lews nctive, but firn, and choico timo-- thy sold iger, Milot sold at 70c, and Hungnriun ot 24G@85e ; buckwliuat at $1,95 ; tmathy at $3.80@1,00, Fiax was firm at $1.70@L76, and_clover ot £5.403.60, Bales'wero reportud of 40 bags prima thnothy at 3,007 170 bags do (yestorday p, m.) at $2.00; 165 bags at £2.80; 100 baga oud 1 car Husgarin ot 85c ; 1 car at 0 baga miliot ab7003 100 baga buckwheat at BAT/T—Tho doroand continuca folr and stoady, and tho mnrket firm, as followa : Ounndaga and _Saginaw fino, $1,90; Cannda o, $2.00 ; ordinary, coarsc, $2.00 § contao diamond, C, $2.10; ground solar, $2.10 § dairy, without bage, $3.00 : duiry, with lags, $4,00 ;" Ashioi dafry, per sick, £,00, Graund alum, $1,75@1.80, Turks Tnland, $1,60@1.75 por bu, TEAS—Therd was 1o porcoptitlo sbatement iy tho dewad for feas, aud tho' bouyant fusling for som tlmo past choracterizing tho morket bids falr to soon 'devolop fnto o #barp sdvinco. Wo quoto: Young_byson, common to fuir, . Hi@itc; do, good, G1@0T0; do, cholco to oxira fie, H7c@FLI0% comition 10 fiug old Iiykon, C5@37c; camiiion iuperial 52@65e 3 good to choleo do, 00:@5L.107 fair to good guitpowdler, 72@90c; cholco Pingatioy, $1.10@1.20; ex- tra Aloyuno, $§1.35@1.40; cliojco 10_oxtrs now Japan, 90¢@$1,00; commion to_good do, J6ET5e} fate to good ‘old, 3@ 120 ; commion 40, 40@45¢ ; colored natural Jeaf Jupan, G1@G7c; common fo fine Odlong, 37@4Ta; good, B7@07¢ ; cholco to oxtra, B3c@3LO0, - TOBACCO—Remoins ‘quiet aud steady st tho prices givon below., ‘ P Cur—Extra, 10@80c; clioleo, 09GO 50@35e; Poor to commolt, I3@ 160, mediam, TLua—Notural leaf, T6@800; Lialf bright, 60@70c; | bliek, sound, 45@55¢. p Suok1NG—Goud 10 cholee, 326350 ; modium, 28@ S0c; common, 25@aTe. WOOD—-Wo quoto: Beech, $0.00; maplo, $10.00; Digkory, $11,00; slabs, $6.60, delivered, WOOL—A fotv smull ordérs wero placed nt the cur- ront pricos, Tho tocelpls aro very light, oud it is houglt hat tiero 14 ot duneh mora 1o o forwurd. oquter - WOOL—Tho market 18 quiet but firm, o stacks aud tha strong feeling exlstingaf the Tub, washied, PHMO. vov v . @b0o “Tub, washed, common 0 good. 5. o 0@iTo Gommon 4Ry, ... D ! oy Flecee, woshed, X & XX, Tight; Flceco, waslied, X & XX, dingy. Flecoe, washed, medium light. Coarse, wisthed, v evererers i Flcece, unwashed, coaras to medim, Fleece, unwasbed, coarao and dingy. Fleace, unigalied, fino, ; Buper sud oxtra pulled. g CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Roview for the Week Ending Satnurs day, Decs 20, BATUNDAY EVENTNG, Dec, 20, The receipts of liva stock during tho week bave been oa follows ¢ Steen, Monds, 503 5 Taeaday, 618 Wednesday. “Chursday. Friday, Baturday. Total, Last weok, . Weck before Tnst. ‘Week ending Nov, 80, 7 o3 oL 3,949 o 149,004 187,501 180,81 205,016 3,808 Total, 4 WOOKS. .ovveuvenser BT, 80 TELESL 12,737 Samo time lust yeur......... 80,050 513,62 25,757 Shipments woro as foilows Cattle, Hogr, Shee, Monday 4007 715t sny SO s dueads; 0,070 ‘hursday. 7 Fridsy. 4,246 , Total, 2,174 Ladt weol 28,774 CATTLE—Without ‘any ‘materisl improvement in tho ituation of tho seabaurd markots, o sny noticen- ble fucreane i tho demund, o firmer foue Ly pervad- ed tho market for the difforont descriptions of atock, aud fn cortain grudes there has boen sowo slight ap- preciation n Vulues, The firmer fecling prevaluut Wuriug tho past fow days 8 wmninly attributableto the small wupply (only 7,788 head arrived) aud the more deairablo quallty of the stock offcred for snle, A great~ Iy dimisncd aupply of thin Texas and Cherokee cutle, and an ncreaso lu the number of firat und secchu- cluss wbipping wtecrs, gavo us a bolter average quality thun for wuy of the hulf-dozen preceding weeks, Tho falling off in the roceipts of poultry, aud thio conso- quent’ igher prices provailing, hivo witngased sn increarcd tonsumption of beef, sud tho inquiry for Duiichers' stulf has been more activo than dur- iug lest week or tho provious ove, Ouly fow Clirlstmus buoves have arrived, and thoso fow wero mot_salublo at sny fulr price,’ Tho drovo of 18 teers bolouging fo Jacob Fuk, of MeLeau Coualy, which arrived at tho yards Nov. 11, aud for ‘whic £5,00 was demandad, wera on ‘thursduy lnst sold t0 Morrin & Waixel 3,62, Sbippora have oporated priveipally ot $,00@4,60 for primo to gholeo Toxan sleera and common to niedlum uatives, anfl at $1.70@ 5.50 for gaod to atrlotly choice naflve steors, Ina fow Instauces, for somothing oxir, .§0.0080,25 waa paid, but such irausactious, 0f courst, do nut falrly rellect thomarkot. Butclors paid $1.60G2,35 for Inferior; 2,80@0,00 for medium cowanuid poor stcers aud $3,50 4,25 for good to oxtra cows and common to fuirish sicors, Thoro was only @ lHght . dowand for slockors, Lut thers wero bLuyora - for .all wultable’ Tots, aud ol full ~ lat vooks' prices, or at §3,10@8.25 for commion to yrime, Calves o fn'moderuto roqucst at $2.75@5,00, ab to” quullty. Tlio supply of ew nflch cows Lins boen small, utid Priceu niuy be quoted firm_at §20,00840.00 per_liead. ilo-duy ouly o Hwited amount of truding way doug, ui thore was yory little piale stogk, while the fresh ro- ceipts 0id ot excead 300 bead, "This atmall supply was divided bebwoen lora! and outalde buyers at eulistan- tally tho prices cursont sosterday, and tio market closud sloady aud ri, QUOTATIONS, ‘Extra Deeves—Graded steory, uveriging 1,400 101,370 I +$5.05@6.00 Chiolcg Licaves—Fiiio, fat, 10,5 yoar old atecrs, ‘wveruglug 1,300 to 1,150 s 5.00@5.40 Goba Beove Bicors, averaging 1,200 to 1,430 .. 450R4TE Medium Gradw—Hioers in fiir Sesiy uging 1,150 (01,350 1hs . 4.0@4.35 Butchura' Btock—Comn 1 and good 10 axtrn cowa, for eity slauglier, averugiug 830 to 1,100 1ba + 3.00@4.00 Stock: Cattio—Conunon el H flesh, avoraglug 700 to 1,050 1 2808325 Intorior—Light and thil cow stags, uils, and noalawag stcers. 1,00@2.38 Cattlo—Toxus, ehplco eora-feil, 004,50 Qattle—Toxns, summerod Noril 78183,60 Catfle—Toxw, through drove HOUB—Tha week under review . 1,7654.80 on {lie most ~unprofitablo snd unsatisfuctory_ono thnt drovers huvo encountered sinco the opuning of o prosout paskiig scason, Duriug tho first two duys of tho wook piackers wara virtuslly out of tho murket, thoy refusiug to numo uny price ut which they would takia the autmal, Thho vocelps 10 thi mieuntim waro Tieavy, augroguting 73,870, which number was sugmented by Somno 40, wtilo Noge, left over from the uravious week, Bhiptors conthued i tho wiaskst aind oporated wilk somctbing more thun tholr neuul Jiberality, but their purchases didnot go far foward rellovitg tho murket of the enornions prosaurs of 1ho 90,000 Logs on saie, and a Tupld elivlukipo of valuos wus (la fnevitable'reanlt, Trom $4.76356.15, the quotstions of Baturday last, oricos rocodod | 10 $4.00@4.00, and, but’ “for 9 nclive presanos Of alippers, must bave gone much lower, 1A (horo wnn o aqeecment antony packern (ud (o whieh tio piitid adbored) that $4,70 siould e the maxinium prico poi Dy them, Their. obfect In running up priecs ol tho cione of Taal Weok, i i now npparont, wu to Wnduce hicuvy rocelptn and tion tnke ndvantign of tho ovor. wipply to foreo prioes below thelr legitimata lovel, Thy ishienio wia tiop 18 succousful ea tiey il Tiofed WBuId e, the prompt action of comsnission meth no. quainting country shinpors with tho aituation of affiry onusing n masked diminnifon in ho nrrivals, snd of onco olia m&nm downward cowrss of prices, Binca Tucaday tho saily recolpta hayo eon gt lavo rulod dom .nr:xéu&ga.‘mugu ntéi.&d‘c‘&‘l‘.;od;fi: puckors’ bogs, and at $4,05@4.85 for b, il fow OF i lor el 10, PHEK ot there waa o quict feoltng, And tho witliont impowtant Shne in uny oF n foatmeor by ‘were offocted at §1,80@4.83—chiclly at $4,03@ 1.75, 100 BAL No. Av, Price|No, Av, Priee|No, 135 200 TeaTag W sn005 80 B0 ATk 185 470f00 L R T S 1 T a0 LR 4IMOL 26 a0) 2 G 20 470060 T8 4704 ay om0 4%oiat a0 470) 78 a5 &9 1 4The 600 %70 L2 400l 43 a0y iy 470! o8 me wie a0 470) 26 13 80 6 4.80) 2 g 7L U0 45 04 43 203 W0 48 5 53 03 10 470 83 &0 270 a9 470 4L AL 231 281 470 40 21 210 3 480 g0 W0 20 24 47013 0 480 40 239 BHEED—Drico liavo ruled e arid bighofs A meh botter domand has exisled throughout, and ‘althon, the Rupply—{n comparivon with lllu"preeafllnnql#g *weeks—lis hren conslderably - {nerenser, wo note sa advance of 3562502 ier 100 1w ; closlng quatations Lo $3.0080.76 for poos to medlim, wid. $4,0004.10 fop foot Lo choles, Sales of uxtra woro ropuried it £500% 133, whilo o fow g TEho saarkol closcd firme " ecP fetcied §0.0080.60. Spctal Blapsith 18 o Shi wetal Dlspaich to. The Chicaaa Trihune, RANRAR OIFS, Moy Doc. 20Gatttn Gaod inguiry from denlcrs, and Teady salo, thoughi offorlugs nre muongre sales of good witive sfecrs at $4,00 ; Colorado and Texie sleers, $2.375 3 tiwough Toxua sicors, THoas—Ttecelpls, 1,023 ; brisk Inquiry from pucko good _grades gleady, and firm ot $4.55@: Total slaughtorad o dato, 50,000, Thero 1 0 suall supply of hiogs, ightor thon at the sunto tifmo last your, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Fareign Minricets, Tavenpoor, Dec, 20—10 0, m,~Flour, 8@ e, 122 B:#"'(l(fl'l;‘l.shml‘: i 13 J!lu@h. it i 4y 813 club, 13a9dwlds 3d, Ci 464 3, Pog b, Tuid o300, e 40 0K, avknroot, Déc, 202 p. m.—Droadatull X’nlr:(. 028 u«l:.;’ m“nlu;;uu ™ ; el ,04D0N, Doc, 20--5 b, tn,—Consols_ for money, 913 @01% 1 oif aboount, V2G03%z, United Stajes byn %xwv;\!)’«)‘(md «lu:':;én, uA,’;;‘h}u-ms.? jow G3, 0133 ow York Contra), 78 ; Eric, 307 0874 ann, Dac, 2 Dohtcs, 1 1 g el IveRroorn, Dec, 20,—Cotton’ carler; middlj Land, G100 Grieans, 67@OS0s Bales. 10400 Lalen Amierican, ‘6,900, specufutfori aud export, 5,000, ' Brcadstiu—Quict and unchunged, Lard, 40s 8 Now mozs pork, 28 6d. . The Wool Trade. Dosroy, Dec, 20.—Wool continnes (n demnnd, snd prices uro steadily tending upward. Donble extra Oblo 80ld as high us G30; nearly 500,000 lbs of fine OLio and_Penoylvanla fleocos linvo been foken, aud tho stock of this description has been ngain maferially ro- duced, The most desirablo lota of Michigan aro now held at 3o nnd upwards, In dolaine aud combing fleeces, very lilTle has been done, nud prices may bs quoted from 53@ESe ; pulled wool not o active s Olilo and Penuaylvania extra, doublo exira, and above, 51G 57c; Michigan, 48@83; Wisconsin, Now York, sud Vermont, 45@b10; coming flesce, 55@5730; unwashiod, combing’ and_delafne, 40GATxo: \iwashed Western, Colorado, Sontlicrn and Texa, 20G40c tul, 40@53 scoured, G5tat0c 3 nails, 38315 3 wuporfiuo and exira pulled, #9@00c, The amount of rales of domestio wool duriug tho week reaches 157,403 s, * New York Dry Goods Marlets NEW Yon, Dec, 20,—Thor wss quiet trade moves ment to-day with ageuts and Jobbers ulfke, Tho mare Xt for colton gooda ia steady and strong, Loncdale, Tope, aud DBlackstono A A silirtings advanced Xe pet yard, Rolled Jacconets firin, and some mukes advanced io0c, Donimsand ticks fairly active, Cotlonudes in Drisk domand by clothing munufacturers sud tend upe wards, Laces and embrolderies {n demand, ‘Pittsburgh 011 Market, PrrTsnunoft, Dec, 20,~Crudo potrolown nominal rolined, )0 spot, 181¢c for Januury, . 'fhe Produco Marlkets X NEW YORE, Neiv Yonm, Dec, 20.—CorroN—Quict and lower ‘middling upland, 160 ; futurcs closed quict, HiEADSTUFFS—Floyr dull and lower ; recelpts, 12« 000 brls; superfine Western and State, $5.03(:0,15 common’ to geod extra, $0,50@6,95 ; good o $1.00@7.50; white wheat esirn, $7.5028.00 Olifo, $0.00/@8.95 ; 8t, Louls, $0.80@11.00, quiet and_sieady af $4,75@G.00. Corn meal firm ; Weatorn, $3.00@4.23, Wiicat heavy aud lower; res celpts, 138,000 bu ; Minnesots, $1.5@1.54; No, 2' Chis cngo, $1.53@).04 1 No, 3 Milwauked, $1,60} whiter red Western, $1,60; No, I Milwaukee, $1.60¢ ¢ No. 1 Min« nesotu, SLIB@LD. Rye, $1.03@1.08, Lisriey moro ac- tive: Woatorn, SL4Z Malt quict, Coin netive, ux- elted, and higlier; roceipts, 7,600 bu : Western mifxed in storo und atloat, B0@S2, unsonnd in_ store, 7 72j5e, Oals firmer ; receipta, 10,000 buj mized Weat~ ern ufloat, 68G59¢ 3 white do, 69g00e, = Jax—Steady, - Movs—Dull Weater und Stats, 236400 forthceray of £ Gnociurs—Coffca quiots snd firm, _Sugar dnll fuir to guod roflaing, T(G7e. Mulsszes irin, Tieq wnehanged, PernoLeus—Dull; crude, 63 refined, 134 133e, ‘uRpRNTINE~Weal ot 422, Faas—Quict ; Western nb 28@30c, LuaTiEn—Firm at 29@Q30e ; Orinoco, 2 @ lioo—qulet domestio flecee, S9@G5E @i3c, Puovistons—Quict and weak ; mess pork, $16.006 $10.12) ; extra primé, $12,50; primo mess, TG 14,00 Beer unchunged, Cut meats in limited re- Queat ; pickled shouldits, Middles_steads ; short clear, 73c. Lard weak s Wostern stoam, iz apots 86 Jinary; 8101069 February; OKe cch, ButrEn AND Criepar—Unchsnged, Witnuiey—Hoavy and Jower, at 93:@9%. ' NEW ORLEANS. NEW OneANs, Dec, 20,—HAY—Psime firmor at $21.00, Yrovisions—DBacon firmer ot 63 @8Y@8 /e, GuocEuIEs—Collco active and lirmers ordinary oy a13@20; fair at @G0 ; good ut V@Ke; prima at 20 @ite, All olliors unchanged, Y Corroy—Active; wales 1,100 bales; prices Jower; od ordidary to strict good ordinary 8t 135G 18k o niddlings (o etzict jov: middiings at 17uS13cs andddhngs to strict niddiings at IBK@154c; go middiings at 17%c, Recelits, 9.38); exports, couste Wik, 278 ; contisient, 5,92 ; Great Lrltain, 6,008, ‘ST, LOUIS, 81, Louts, Dec. 20.—Buirapstores—Flour firni aud uncliwnged, ' Wheat dull and unsettled ; No, 2 spring, $1I8@1,103 No. 2 red winter, L0 b} No.d, $1.45. Corn dull and & sbada lower § No, 2, Bi@30¢ on cast track, vashs 62¢ bid, Gie asked for December. Oats dull and a ehade Jower; No, ¥, 31@)8c on east track, Bars Loy quiot aud uuchingel.’ o aull and drooping 3 No, 2, 8@, ‘TinovistoNs—Pork in light demand, but holdors frmu af $14,95614,60, Dulle meats firm;” ahoulders, 5 eleat Hy Tiie clear, T, all lousd, Deon aieuly shouldery, 033070 elear rib, BYO; clear, 8¢, packed. Lardnatund off between dealers’; primo steam beld at B/ @BYe, % Wittky—Steauy and firm, at 93¢, Tfous—Firmer at $4.70@5.20 ; most sales at $1,800) 5.03; Toceipts, 2,000 7 nunibor packed to dato, 2 CArzuE—Flrnt and unchanged, CINCINNATI, Gtwervatr, Dov, 20,—LREADSTOPFS—Flour firmi and upchingod, "Wheat quict ; fmaplo lota ot $1.4T@ 1.60. Corn quiot; new, SI@Gic; old, Sde, iy uict and unchanged, Oate quietat 43@0e. Dorley dutand droopin ; fall, $145@L50. ProvicioNs—Dark: quict und stepdy at $16.000 Tard firm; emall axles of stoam 3 B0 3 et @8ses . Dulk meats strong ; shoulders at 53 Clear Tib, Te; clear, 7AC., Bacon quict and tinn } atock omill ;' shioulders, 76 ¢ cleor rib, 7x¢; cloar, T3;0@8e, dreon meats firm 3 shoulders ot 5X@5io ¢ cléar £ib, 0%@0%0; clour, 03@70. Hums, BX@03 far heavy {0 light. Tloas-irm ot 106503 sectlpty, 13,10 ship wenta, 1,015, " Wity ~Qulct st 02c, MILWAUKEE, MpzwAUKER, Doc, 20,—~IREADSTUFFE—Flour steady and nnebupged, Wheat fu fuir demand and dem ; No. 1, $L18; No. 2, §1.14, cash; €114} for, Juntary 1,17 for Fobruary, Corn dill and womlrial ; No. %, Be, Oata dull and a shudo lower ; No. 2, 30%c. Iiyu quict aud unchungod ; No, 1, Tde,’ Bariey duwland’s whado lower ; No, 3, 1.8, Trovistong—Siesdy and unchangod, Tioas—$1,90@5,85 ; receipts, 3,000, Trostres—Livir, 3,000 bel BuIpsENTe—Flonir, 9,090 brl LB Torzno, ,, Dec, 20.—lkavsTorss—Tlourstols, Wheat i abad firmer, closing tinm 3 No, 2 whito Wa~ bush, §1.69; No, 3 do, $1.40% ; ambor Michigan, $1,475¢@1,48'cash, 140X Junuary, and $LOI@1L04G N Teuriiary . Corn eady { bigh Juize Bt wiot, 5850 Decomber, 5GBS Junu; 1, Wiia Sebmioty, wnd 0lo Murch; now do, seller Junuaxy, Bigu : o mixed, BOEO0KE. Oat firin § No, 2, 44c, Tingesen Raas—Frm ut $5.75616,80, yra—=Llour, 1,000 byl ats 3,000 b, Butpaents—Elonr, nono § wheat, 4,000 bu 9,000 huj oats, 3,000 b, > 5 OLEVELAND. OpaviLAND, Tioe, 20, BUEADSTUFFE—Wheat steady aud unchunged, Cori firmors held at 03@04e for old, a1 Guo for now, Oate Aleady; No, 3, 480 3, 4o, . 3 Prrnorzun—Qolet, steady, and unchanged. PHILADELPIIA, PAILADRLTULA, - Deo, 20, — BukAnsturys — Flonr quiet_aud fiem ; suporflu, $7,006@A,80; Hite, Obly and Indjane extra fuwily, $715@8.00, Wheat dully Wheat, 13,000 bu ; corn, oru, rod, $1.00; ambor, $1.07GLUS, Ryo, QagUse, Oatd quiet and steady ; waite, 66(3580 ; ixed, 53¢, Cort, ald yollow, 11@T80 3 now, Gigt8s; now white, 7 Dernoniun—Oride, 031003 refluod, 13/, Witsy—$1.02. BALTIMORE, Tanmone, Deo. 20.—Lurspsrurrs—Flour quict and unchungod, Wheut firm und Lighor: clolco white, $1.85@1.875 good to drime ved, $LIU@1.81; common {0'falr 4o, $1.00@1.08, Cory—Mixud Westors dull wud ontinal at 796, Oate scarc oud i : mizod Westers, 1350 493600 ; whits, 51@! Ryo uschanged, Tovistons—Sloaly, Walaux—\Weakor, $1,05,