Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1874, Page 8

MY NEIGHBOR. From the Aldine. Some wise man—I forget who—has called a oarding-house a little world, made up, like the great world. of odds and ends, where you may find = genius st your right hand and s fool at your left,” My lefi-hand neighbor, in the case I m recalling, wes not & fool, but a Frenchman ; and my right—well, my right-hand Deighbor was something more perplexing, more interesi- 1ing than a genius, for it was—s woman. I am 2n engineer by profession, aud had beon sent to L-—, to saperintend the laying of & new line of rail. It was my firat dinuer in Mre. Ap- thwaite's boarding-house, and ¥ looked with a stranger's curiosity down the long table at the double row of faces, no one of which I bad scen before that day. Oneecat ouly, just at my right, s vacant, but the knife aud fork laid about the napkin irdicated that its owner was expect- ed to take pecsession. “Miss Kuowles is late again, to-day.” re- marked & young man opposite. * Those tire- some lictlo animals keep her out of 2l cou- seiexve.” My mental wonder as {o whother the lady could be connected with the mensgerie was an- swered by Mf. Deblay, tho Frenchman at my left. 3y faith ! he exclaimed. “ Iastonish myself that 2 ledy such as cette belle Mademoiselle Koailles is not beforo this restricted to one scholar,—life-long, bien entendu!” be added, diverting his soup-spoon from its legitimate use to Liss it with & flourish. Wiy dou't you try her with the proposal, Deblay? She scems to smile mero on you,” said, With n just percepivle sneer, a man next to the first spesker. +Qh, mon Dieu!” cried Debley, *she emiles, yes; but a smila 2s bright and cold as sunshine 20d a0 icobesg. Al it is a bad counsel you taake your friends, 3. Vobstera!” *‘Tnat's beceuse he likes to see ’em in the same fix a8 himself, eh, Webstor?" slyly 6aid tke soung man who had spoken sbout “little ani- mals.” Tho romark ovidently contained 2 meaning unwelcome to Mr. Webster. His black eyebrows came closer together, and Lis heavy mustache gavo an impatient jerk, es he ssid, hustily, * Much obliged, I'm sure, Lut I'm not over anx- icus for smiles from nobody knows who——7" + Geztlamen, gentiemen, I cali you to order,” £aid a stout man farther down, who had pushed ssido his soup-plate, and was buxy mixing s dish of salsd. *¢*OF tho dead and the sbseut'—you Enow the old proverb.” Just then the door opened, 2ad a woman en- tered. I own my cunosity was roused by the preceding conversatior, aud I foliowed her with toy cyos a she walkod nearly the lengti of the long table to the vacant sent; but, owing to the light, 1 could distinguish hardly anything more than her movements, aud tne outlices of bor figare were unusually graceful. As sho resched wy eido I Tose and drew back Ler chair, for which little atsention sho thauked me with tha’ game cold emile—ss I could now perceive—of which the young Frenchman had spoten, snd his simile scemed to me lees fanciful than at 1t is my thes that 2 first-rate engineer must buve something of theartist in bim. Now, I msy say, witbout unduo vapity, that I was a first-rato engincer, and I suppose it was this artistic something which was so strongly im- ressed by the sort of harmony in the voice, ges- fme, and wholo presence of the woman beside me. My curiosity had changed at once into in- terest: 1 castabtout inmymid how to make her more anaro of my existence than she hud as yet the air of being. “There docs not appear to be any master of the ceremories hore,” 1 began, ** 50 wo must in- troduce oursclves,—eince we-are to be neigh- bors, Permut mo Lo preseut mysclf as Georgo Deuvers, an engineer 2ud very much at your service professionaily or otherwise” 1 blun- ered on, not very well kuowing what I was ¢ ing, for ebe had turned ber eyes full on me, and lose my head 2 little. * And ou 2" “+ Miss Knowles, a drawing-teacher,” she an- swered, ot exactly shortly, buc briefly. DutI would not take the hint. I wauted to meho her look at me sgain. I took up the glass of water before me. “'his is rathor acold element for pledge offer- ing, Miss Kuowles,” L said, “ bat at leasiitis a puie oue. Supposewe drink to neighiborhood and friendship.’” Thad succceded. She did look at mo again, her eyes resting on my face with sn indescriba- ble expressicn. “You are a buld man, Nr. Denvers,” she asid finally, * to offerthat pledge to an utter stranger. Why, 1 might be—zuything! o thief or a mur- derer, for what you kuow " “Ob pray aliow e more skill in physiogno- my,” said L wunkicz the whila how oduly her words chimed in wilh those of Webster 3 minute “+You believe in phyxiognomy? So doL” she £aid quickly ; then, as 1f repenting of even that slight impulsivencss. she resumed m the old tove, Stll, suppose afier ail I were to turn out 3 desporato chiaracier—what would you say then 2" *J should say, with- one of our New York Judges, that there must have been attenueting cirsumstauces, " I replied, laughing. Ske smiled 2ud eached out her hand to her glass: * Very well, * Lo neighborhood and friend- flup* then, since you choose to run the risk.” “t'his little dialogue had been'carried on thus far under covor of a rather noisy discussion op- osite; but here some one tpoke to s <nowles, and I was obliged to- content mysolf with observing her. I did uot find it a tiresome oceupation. Shewas a very handsome woman,— for, though uumarried and evidentiv youag, no one would have thought of calling Miss Kunowles & girl,—and thero was much moso than beauty iu her face ; thero was a meaning in every line, B meamng which suggesied that bers had beeu 10 ordiuary or easy life. L, thouzh 3 set tace, it was not s hard oue, and atiracted in spite o itself. “ 3fiss Knowles, I thipk it is unkind!” said the poreon who Liad wterrupted us, ono of the prottiest little school-girls I ever saw, leaning forward from our side of the table. *‘You baven't spoken a word to me yet. I do believe sou'vo forgotten that we're engaged!” “Dy Jove! Niss Knowles 1s to be envied!” [t was Wobster who said this, and the marked way in which he said it made the epcech a rude one. Deblay perhups Lhought so, for ho szid instantly: +Qb, mon Dieu! yee, Mees Nonilles and Mees Morrell are to be envied and blamed alike, both _thetwo! It iwcruel of vour sex to monopolize itself sgainst us wmiserables, you bear, Made- moixelic Marrell 2" 1f one bad fancied Miss Knowles’ face bard, he would have chanzed Lis mind 1o watcbing tae smile with which sho answered the laughing young girl, » emile out of which the ico had melt- ed aud left pure sunight. ~"«Xo, I'se no: forgoticu, Rosa,” sho said; ** but you know of old £ never kiss and tell.” It was o peculiarity of this woman's—ss I had occasion laler repeatedly to observe—that, what- ovor she said or did, sbe could not belp beinyz remazkable, so much ber persoaality made itself folt iu cversthing. She made that quotation from the common little song just. a8 ausbody might Lave done, cerclessly, ‘and mawfestly without 3 thought of effect, vet I do not beliere there was a wan at the table who beard it trom her lips unmoved. Even Webster lifted bis eyes to ker with & kind of sullen admiration, = tribute . which he was a3 unwilling to give as she to re- ceive, but which was forced from bhim agninst his will. 2y piedge of friendship, admit, did not advance me asI could have wished nith Aliss Kuowles. A certain degree of prog- resa sho allowed e to make, but aever one step beyond. Oddly enough, it wasa kind of diss- greement which_served me most, aad which cemasboutin tus way. One ecvening I Lad been readiwg t0 ber, aud bad just cloged the bool s twilight came oo, when my aitontion was at- _ tracted by & newiy-married pair in tho balcony apposite, who, regardless of the double row of houses, were indalging i some of those Jemou- ~trations peculiar to the Loueymoon. It would only Lave apiused me, as uenal, but for the effct it bad on Miss Knowles. 1 shull never forget lier lovk nor ber tone—the mixture of pity, con- temyt, and something that was aimost Liké envy, ssshe wsaid under ber breath—'"She thinksit will lsst!—poor litte fool!” Tuvolunturily a guotation from ti:¢ volume wo hud been reuding together came o 1y hips: ** 1. too, have beon in Arcadia!” 1 sbould hardly bave known that I had spoken =ioud. but for the way in which she turned oun me. “*What suzgested that to yon?” periously. * Teil me, I insist!” “he expression of your face Just now,” I snewered, smiling. *Thore was 3 wholo To- she rejomned, with a deliberate ske sdid, im- *Indecd 1 emphasiy, contrasting with her former zbrupt- Dess, * thiat must be an ugreecblo pastime, uy- ing to surprise facos off their guard! Perheps - vou are going 1o favor me with other revelations _ gained in tho ssme way 2" ‘Aside from the sudden, most unwelcoms 00Re I am constraned to_ vieuon tuat L bad tadecd casuced on some ring chord in the past, I wasso taken aback by ber cold ond cutiing manuer of speaking 38 to be fiterally witiolit words to reply. L couid ouly look at her.. but ehe understood my look, I sup- pase, for the mex: momens.¢ha suid, iv & vers different tone: * [ beg your pardon, sincerels, Mr. Denvers; you have a right to your thoughls, and 1t was I who forced yon to cxplain thom. Only "—and she gavo a forced smile—¢ take my advice, don't waste your time in studying my faco; the romances You might read there would not be good for much in any sense. And now, forgiveme!” And she reached out her hand to me. Itookitand leld it a moment while our eyes met. What she road in mine I don’t know, but, whatever it was, it did not appesr to please ler, for she dres her haud_away quickly with a slight frown. _Still, as I said, after this, though " ee did not admit me to any wore real intimacy, her manuer was less formal and moro fricodly. Meantime, while I was, as I hoped, making progress in her good graces, events werc work- g to bring to the surface the latent feud be- twecu her and Mr. Wobster. That amiable gen- tlemnzn hind taken to devoting bimself somewhat demonstratively to Mies Roxa Morrell, 1o the manifest discomfiture of M. Lugeno Debluy, ous not of Miss Rosa heraelf, who, like most school- girls, was an arrani Lttlo flirz, and had not the Aligntest objection_te any number of strings to her bow. So she did not check Webster's razher prouounced felicitatious on the occasion of her 16th birthday, but replicd with a look at once shy snd ssucy, aud quite enough to turn any bead not turned already, as she went off laugh- ing toscaool. Miss Knowles looked after hir with 2 kiud of wistful tenderness. *Sixteon to-day!" said she. *¢What must it seem like to be 16, I wonder!” “Qno would thiuk, to hear you, thore wore a years between you ! seid I, laughiug. &ho said, gravely. ¥ years, tuew.” “ Only six years,” she echoed— onlysix ages! That chud is jus: beginmg life, and I—1" “And you—3" I repoated, as she paused, lost in thought, apporencly. ¢+ I—must be going to mv echolars,” she re- joined, with a quick lock, bhali-suspicious, balf- iniacluevous, at me, as the started up. +*Tiresome lit:le auimals, as ilr. Thorne right- Iy called them,” kaid I, rasing too, As we cuter- cd the hall, the street-door was just closivg on biter. Wul that be a mateh, do you think?” I acked, the sight of lum remindiug me of the subject. 5 “(zood henvens!" exclaimed Miss Enowles, stopping sbort and gazing anxiously in my face —+4 Rosa—Aliss Morrell aud Ar. Webszer do you mean? Do you ace any real reason for askug such a question #” “ Only Luman nature in general, sad—if yon will excuse my saying 50 of your little friend— Miss Morrel’s pature in particular. 1 dou't think, if 1 wero i Webster's place, I shoald despuir.” “+ Rosa is thoughtless, but I cannot believa—" She did 1ot Smsbs her wentence, but, with koit Drows, watked off, decliniug, as she invariably did, my compauy on tho way. That sawe ovening, as I was smokivg at my window, I heard Miss Knowles' voice irom tho noxt room,—Aliss Morreil's. She had apparently just appraacned the window, which wmust have beeu open, for 1 heard evers word distinctly. 4 No, Rosa, 1 cortainly do not like nim. I dis- trust lus face, it is_crucl and cowardiy. If tho choice wera really botween the vwo, I should say 2 thousand times sooner Mr. Dablay than Mr. Webster, for at least—" DBut when it camo to names, I thought it timo to make some sign of existence. I gave a slignt cough; tho window %as instently closed, aud I heard no more, Tt sppeared, howerer, that I hzd not been the only univvited listener o this fraxmentary seape. The next minuate Webster eawme out of the farthest corner of the balcouy, whera Lo had been sittiug too decp in shadow to be pezcsived until he moved. His face, as it came into the light, wore an ozpression that certaiuly justitied Miss Kuowles' opinion. 5o that's ner litle game!” he muttered. *But if I don’t manage to get the odd trick of her, by —!" and with an 0ath he brought down bis hand on the railing as she disappeared. 1 hesitated at first 1f I ought not to put Miss Enowles ou her guard, by intorming ber of whai bad pessed. But 1 felt eshamed to disquist ber, no doubt noedlessly, by repeating thac vague sort of bluster, and s, for the uCXt_few days, Webater seemed quicter than usuat, Lended by myseif forgesting bis words. But sumowbat more than a week later, his manner suddenly changed. It wes one morning that he bad a friend with him, whow he hau brought home, the vight before, and kept to brealcfast, This fellow, Mosely, I think, wes bis name, was one of Webster's owu gort, and tie 1wo were in oppressively high upirits, Webster, in paiicalar, makivg a_great number of smali joles, pointlens, as it struck me, but which ap- peared to afford Lim much_satisfaction, aud \hich Le asccompanied, as I fancied, by sly glances at Miss hnowles, for which I shou!d Bave been deiighted to tling tho contents of my coifee-cup iu Lus fnce. Toward the end of the meal, Alozely reminded Webster of some letier whicu the latier was 1o stow bam. Webstor took out his poctet-book, #nd bezun turniag over the pspors iusilo. ““1L%is it, Gus ¥ aid Mosely, taking hold of the nearest, a squure, whio cuvelopo, directod in what looked, +0 fa as I could seo &cross the table, & very peculiar hund. Buc Webster drew 1t back hsstily. o, no, that's u private letter,” bo an- wered, and this time I conld ot mistake that 1 gave one of those odd looks across as Aliss Knowles, * a very peculiaily privazs lotter, il L youldu's o5 out out of my hands for a dovolo *Well, you neodn't_be afraid of my making o Dbid for it,” repiied Mogely; “I'vo uso euough for my double X's without dusing up oid paper. Now, then! have you forud the right thung this fimo, or uball I call again uext Christnas 27 Webster, 1t eppeased, had tonad the right thing, and the two witty gentlemen presently deprived us of their company. +Igon't remember ever to have scen Mr. Webstor in sucu an_agreesblo flow of apirits,” smd 1 1o Miss Koowley, who, with myself, nap- pened o be the last suft attablo. * I wonder what it betokeus 2" “No good to somebody,” answered Miss Knowles, contemptuously, tho first word she lLad ever said to me agaivst Webster. I was about to reply, when my foot touched something uu- der the table, aud, stouping down, I picked up a peper. «Mr, Webster bes dropped one of his latters— the ‘peculiarly private’ one, pernaps,” I said, Isughing, and, tursing 1t over, recognized, in fact, the warked Landwriting. At the sae mo- weut Misy Kuowles' cyes fell ou tho super- scription, aud Ler Tacs grew white to the very Lips. My God! can it be—!" she gasped. “ Give impatieutly, it to me—the lciter—ibe letter—’ as T looked at ber in bewilderment, 1 gave it to her, she tore it open, cast oue glance a: the sig- neture, and then ber hand, ra if palsied, let tho crusbod paper fall, aud she sat staring ‘straight before her with a look of such blank decpar as I hope never to sco in aoy human face. ** What s the writer of that lettor to you?" I cried, with a pang of keen, though uundefined jealousy. * o was—he is—my husband,” shesaid, slow- Iy, a8 if every word was & weight dragged from Ler. Then, with o sudden feverish haste, * You did ot expect to find me au impostor! But re- member, 1 warned you! Ab, you are silent! You would not drink that pleage to friendship Dow 2" ¢ Xot to friendship,” I broke in, roused out of my stupor, “‘but to lose! WLy shonlds man you hate stand between vou aud—' “Stop, Mr. Denvers,” sho iuterpozed, gravely, ++ stup, before you epeak any word to destroy the single pleesant mamory of all my later years, Do { look like a woman,” she continned, litting ber bcad_proudly, **to eacrifico honor to happi- ness? 1lave I ever given sou a glance or a tone that could ler Tou thiuk that 2" No,® enid I bitterly, “‘you bave been pru- denceitselt! It is so casy to bo prudent when ono i cold ; 50 easy to say—Go, for I dou't love you! There was & moment’s silenco; and thena voice, ber voice, but as [ had nover heerd it yot, spoko my namo ; *George,” 1t s2id woftly, “ 1 do not suy—Go, for I do not love you! but, Go, Le:ause Ilove you! Hesh! You know me well enough to know that mesns good-by foraver; not one word more, it vo1 wowd have me be- lieve you worthy of wy confessioa.” She had known Losw to use za appeal iraposai- blo to resist. 1sctmy teeth to necp bacis the struggling words, whiio she continued : * L count on you to help instead of hindering me. I fecl 00 stunned, too bewiidered to thiuk clearly.” Sue took up the letter agaiu, and lockea at it ag if somo sort of couflict were going ou in her mind. - Nonsenso !” she esid, finally, with a bit- ter smile; ** such delicate scruples are misplaced between hustand aud,wife; I will respect your contidence as you would 1espect mine, James Huatley.” And with that she opened the letter again and Tead it through deliberately. i+ I-have 1o timo 10 lose,” she cried, whon it was finished. *“‘Chat men, Webster, has sore- how discovered my secret, and_betraved it to— him "—stnking the paper. * o will follow hig lotter, L& writes, at cnce—why, he may be hera thep, at zny time: No, I bave not an iustat to spare.” up, and bolding out both her Lends, looked long and earneatly in my faco, " Good-by, Geaige, | Aorchants’ Nativaal THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: she Baid; ** wherover and whatever my life may be, it will be the brighter for the memory of yoi. God blese you, and good-by, forever!” “Not quite ye,” I ploaded. **Youwill let me beve one look, one word, st the very last—I must, I will.” Suo hesizated; my face, periaps. warned her not to tax submission too far, **You will prom- iso me, then, to make no attempt to chango my resolution, or to keep any hold on me? for Heaven, that knows all 1 have borne, and all I could not bear, in the old life, Heaven is my wit- nesi, that I would remrn to it soouer than—T have your word, then?” *You have my word,” I answered, perceiving by the determination in hor features that any hesitation would be worse than useless. b “ Come again in an hour, then, snd you will find me ready. iy preparatioua, like my friends, " ghe gaid, with anoiher of thoss bitier smiles ; and with that wo sepurated. I walked through the streets like omein a g nothing before me but wiat I had the woman I loved paraionately, and in one litzie hour’s tims was to loss forever. But, with all the passion and will that was in me, 1 vowed that I would not lose ber taus. I would fulfill tke letter of my promiso to her. I would Dot seek, by word or act, to sway her from her conscienco ; but I would keep wyself informed of her movements, and contrive, somehow, sooner or later. to be near her ; I would wait for her till death, if need were ; buc let ber pass wholly and forever out of mylife, I neithercould nor would. "On reaching tho railway station, even my pre- occuvation became sware of some unueual ex- citement. I joined a inot of talkers, and learned that there had been an &cciCent to a passenger on one of the Eastern trains just in. 'The who, nccording to tho general testimo- straoger, 0 ny, had appeared to be_in a singular hurry and extitoment, bad jumped oif the_ train before 1t was fairly stationary—bad somehow !fiped and fallen, rod—had boen taken up for de: . 1 made my way to whero tho body was lying. It was thas of s man of some 30 years: of age, evidently belongiug to the wealthier classes. Theo faco, which was disfigured, was handsome, i Bpito of tho traces of passion and dissipation, Tlo wea quite dead ; they bad given up sttempt- ingz to restore him, nod wore searching tho body for identification. Ono of them. as I zpproached, bad juat oponed a pocketbook filled with papers avd marked inwide with a name. Iresd the namo over his shoulders; it was James Hunt- ley! Lirango chaptor in the strango romazce intor- woven with my life! 'This mow's death, 80 sud- den, 89 littlc to be looked for, Lad come to cut tho lmot of all the doubts, the diticulties, the despair which else might have ouveioped the whole futuroof two lives! It scexed to me that, if ever [saw the finger of destiny in any human event, I saw it there. 1 only waited long enougl fo mako aro thore was no mistake, and then L hurried back to Miss Knowles—to Mies Knuwles ?—:lat is, to Mrs, Huotley. Yes, for the first tume, I realized that it wasa busbaod’s dresdiul doath that I was hastening to communtcato to his newls-made widow, and 1 shruns from my task. T knocked gently at her door. Sho opened it. and, seeing me, looked at me for 2 moment in silent swrprise; then, putti pretation of er owa abeorbing thought on my Yeturn, so much before the time sct, sho cried ont, ** 1 am too late, then, atter sll? Ho is here alroady ?” “You have nothing more to fear from him,” I cuid, gravely, tryiug 10 break the sbock to her Dy dogrees. But she did not understand. “+Nothing to faar, do_you ean, from—{rom my husband?” she' said, slowly, with a per- ploxed look in my face. sYou have nothinz more to fear from the manwho was your husband,” I repested dis- tinctly. This fizac she caught my meaning. She grew white and her lins trezpbled 8o that she could scarcely articulste the worda. ¢ Tell me—" I gavo ber iho briefest and most softened out- Jine possible of what had bappened. Sl stood like & stone, only her faco showing that sho hesrd. Inover saw in any humau countenance such an exprossion as that in hers whilo she listened—pity, rolief, awe, all stmggi together. Then sho moved her lipe, but I hea nothing; suddenly sho dropped to the foor and buried ber face inthe soft cushions, while a voico I stould not bave kuown for hers, said: “Go—leave me zlono!” o T bad 1o words for auch emolions as hers in that moment : I could vuly obey ber in silonce. AsIwalked away, my mind soing over all tnnt bad occurred, 1 could ot help recalling the eaying, that mn proposea and God disposea. is scheme of Wabster's, laid with suco malico and treachery—we had reacon aftersard to think that be had liad access to her writing-desk. aud s0 discovored her sccrot— this plot, 1 say, on which bo had counted to crush her utterly, had been the instrument, in the hands of a mystori- ous Irovidence, of working hor deliverance; working it after 3 terriblo maour, i is trae, but not the leas freeing hor fatare from its life-long shalow., 1 pase by all the history of thoso ssd days, days cf sudness if not of mourning—the morths of seclusion and waiting—to = timo when 1could claim her for my owa borore the oves of tho world, and call iny neighbor, my friend, by the @dearest name of wife. “Eleanor,” I aaid to her on my wedding-dsy. asking the inevitable question which I suppose every lover siuce Adam's time bos asked, *“Tell me when did you begin to care for me 2" “ Georae,” sho answered, looking at me with fhe sunsbiay emilo in which thera was never any ice mow, * do yon remomber my saving, the d we met, thut T was o believer in_phyeiognom: 1 think the mischief wes done when’ you looked at me with your goncroas, honest eyee, and of- ferod me that rast pledgo of frieudship; but I did not kuow it then,” she added, more_graveis, “or I sirould have run_away from you.” « And you dare to tell mo g0 ?” I gaid, asaum- ing a jesting tome, for I didu’t want thoso troubles to cload her face.” * Don't you know that tius is high treason now ? From this time forth yoa are Lo consider yourself es having no past, nothing but s present. Tho tyrant has spoiden! Do yon mean to obey " “T obey, George,” she said, Ler lovely dark eves looking carnestly into mine; “and I thank Teaven for giving me a present that makes obe- dience easy.” A 1 took the soft, while hand that was so near mine, and—but go baek to your own honey- 1moon for the reat: for, to use my wife's quota- tion, * I never Liss and tell.” MCNETARY. SATURDAY EvENING, Jan. 8, Tho local money market coutioues tight, =nd the demend for money scems even greater than it was &% tho beginning of the week. The bauks are still sccommedating the pork-packers and other regular customers freely to a large extents but, in the open marset, money hus become searce within the past few days, and loans on the very best collazerals and the best names could not bebed for sixty days for lees than 12 per cent per annum. Exchange ia scarco at G0c to 75¢ per $1,000 premium. The clearinga of tha Chicago banka for the week were: Clearings. 9,041 4734, Balances, 245,837.79 Total....... Corresponding week year.. 1,725,430.48 DS. The majority of the Chicago banks kave de- clered their usual semi-snnual dividends, not- withstanding their losses during the panic. The following is tho list of all that lLave yet made their mtontions public, thongh others wall prob- ably do go within o few daya: First National, 5 per cent. Third Netional, 5 per cent. Fifzh Natioual, 5 per cent. Union National, 5 per cent. Northwesteru Natioval, 5 per cent. Commercial National. 5 per ceut. Germau National, 5 per cont. State Saviugs Tstitution, 5 per cent. Ceatral National, 5 per cent for the past year, and acds 234 per cent to surplus fund. Merchants' Swviugs, Loan & Trust Compsny, 93¢ per cent for three mouths. < The Merchanis' Natioval declared no dividend, but adds £100,000 to its surplus fund out of the profits of the year. The Cuok County, Fourth, Mechanics’, and tke Traders’ Nationals, end the National Bank of IMlinoi- bave doclared no dividonds yet. The Chicago City Railway Company declared aud 161 235 per_ cent for the quarter. This, witis two estra dividonds of 214 por. cont cach, paid m czsh in October, makes 15 per cent cash dividends peid out of the profits of the year, ‘bes:des paying for the coastruction of the Clark street line aud other additions to_the property, tho whole protizs egualing over 20 per cont on the capital. LOCAL STOCRS AND GOVERNMENT BONDS. The following quotations of local stocks are furnished by Mesara. Hammond & Gag Lid. Asked. 145 ex div 125 Commerd German Natienal Bank, Norihwestern Nationsl Cafergo City Railway. West Division Railwa; North Division Hail Elgin Watch Com] Caok County 7s. Chicugo Gas Light & Coko Co.. Chumber of Commerce. . . Traders’ Insursnce Compan; Mesgrs. Preston, Kean this afternoon : 5-20s of 55 9 5-20s of %67 January and July.115 ‘205 of %68 January and Juls.114 5 sy 104 Gold "exchange Sterling exchunge (large drufts). Chicago City 7 Cook County 7s. Town, couuty, aud city 10 per cent 45 and int, 5 und int, bonds... BRIV LAND WARNANTE, . . Buging. Sellina. 1608 war 1812 160 ]B(_l 1205 war 18] 1'_‘..’1 137 1608 pot war 1812 ... 135 1'80 1205 not war 1812 120 }’J: Agricultural college tand-scrip TRE CHICAGO & PACIFIO RAILROAD. A paragraph appeared iu this column of Trz TpisuNe yesterday intimating that the Chicago T Paciiie Railroad could not be expectod to build 1up ovon & suburbsn business until it had better depot facilities in this city and some counections with somo other road, either here or at tha west- ern end of iz line, In roply to our remarks, the General Freight and Ticket Agent of the road sends 1s tho following, whicl shows the ‘business of tho road in a much more favorable light: s Cricado, Jan. 3, 1874 To the Editor of The Chicago Triture : Sin: In the issuc of Tue Tnipuxe of this morning you copy au_articlo from the Rocisford Gazette which coos great injustice to this Com- pany. It states that, **although a train runs 1rom Elgin to Chicago and return once a day, it does not begin to pay expeusos,” The facts are, that wo are running threo trains each way daily between Chicago and Elgin, 2ud for the past two months our operaiing cxpeuses have been less than 70 per cent of tie earningy, Our passenger earuings for the month of October were over $100 por mile. Our dept in Chicazo is notin a very conven- ient placo, but we expect early in the spriag to havo as central o location 2s ‘almost any rond running out of thecity. Our road west of Elgin is nearly all graded to Byron, 50 miles, aud the ties arc'on our docks in Chicago, swaiting epring to be Inid. Wo havo buili up the finest subur- ban pnssenger busioess ever secured by ‘any company in tbe same length of time, aad our business is increasing overy month, 38 our rec- ords will show. Knowing that you do not desiro to doinjustico to any ono, wa trust you will give the natural mter- | this as promineut 2 place 85 you gave to the ar- ticle referred to. Yours respectfaily, Grozoz II. DasTELs, Genoral Freight and Ticket Age! CCMMERCIAL. SaTuzoat Evexisg, Jan. 8 The following wero tho receipts and shipments of the leading articlzs of produce iu Chicago during tho past twenty-four hours, and for the corresponding day one year ago: RECIIPTSE. l 1872 6,521) 61,80 5,850/ 49,30 Tuex sced, Broow corn, Cured meats, Livs hogs, Cattle, No. X Sheep, : 5 Hides, s, | T ighwines, brla.. .| "% Wool, tha...... 140, Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con- sumption: 2,188 bu wheat; 9,727 bu corn; 1,185 bu oats; 2,39t bu ryo; 5,076 bu barley. With- diawn for do during the week: 15553 bu wheat ; 32,963 bu corn 3 5,841 bu oats; 5,233 bu rye; 10,675 bu barley. The following grain has been inspected into storo this morning, up to 10 o'clock : 318 cars wheat, 106 cars corn, 45 cars oats, 8 cararye, 8 cars barley. Total, 515 cars, 192,000 bu. The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at thia point during the past woek and for the correspouding weeks ending 08 dated : Flour, brls Wheat, bu Corn, Oats, bu Rye, bu. sarley, bu. Diessed hogs, No. Live hiogs, N Catule, No < Flour, brls Wheat, Lu. Cors, bu.. Oats, bu. Rye, bu. Burley, bu Dressed hogs, No.. Live Logs, No... Castle. NG 2 4,736 A resolution was offered on "Chauge to-day, end lsid oler till Monday, under the rules, to the effect that, inasmuch as the proprictors of the Chicago & Alton Elevator have retired the recent surpiusof outstanding receipts, the house be again declared reguler. Our ouly remark in {ins connection is, thatif any memberof the Doard of Trade has doubts about the stability of he institution in its present condition, totho extent of naking him unwiling to handle those grun-recaipts, he ouzht not to votato cram down tue throats of Lis fellow-members meat that his own stomach would rovolt at. The leading produce markets were steady to- day, and quiet, wheat and tlonr being_ abuuc the oty articies that eshibited anythig like ac- tivity. Batueday is usually less active than othor days, and operators do not secm to have yet geitled down to work since the oponlag of the year. The number in attendaace was less than ordinary, and thoge who wero present acemed to be favored with fewer orders, cisher to buy or goll. Tno receipts of grain were lieral; but tho present_miry weatlier witl probubly lessen them next weol;, nsit interferss with travel on the roads in the countcy. “Ihoro was no appearanco of sctivity in the dry goods market, whilo in most dcpariments trado was positively cull. In standard bléached and brown cottons, prints, and somo few other lines there was's fawr movement, but the aggre- gato distribution was comparatively small. Frices Toman steady and firm as previously quoted. In the market for staple and fancy groceries there were uo new developmonts. Coffees, sugars, cirupe, rice, and, in fact, moat articles eu” merated in our liet, met with 2 liveral local and in- terior demend, and were, wichout 2u exception, firwly beld. BSugars, sirups, molasses, and rice have again sdvanced st tho East, which gives tho market here an upward iendency. No quotable changes were noted to- day. but an esrly advance i certain of the staples above noted is confidently looked for. ‘There was moderate Betivity in the butter uud chieese markets at unchanged prices. ‘Tie for- mer article shows signs of weakaess, but the latter is strong. Notling Lew was devoioped in connection with the canued goods and fisi mar- kets. Dried fruita continue active so far as domestic varieties are concerned, and are firm all aronnd. A 3¢ ndvance in prunes is noted, With which exception quotations were wua- changed. There was a quiet feeling in tho bag- ging market, and valoes were not subjected to auy material change. Pig-iron, lesther, 2nd oils were moving with some ireedom at full prices. The lumber market is very quict, and no al- teration in quorations is reported, although there are instances whero coucessions are made for currency. Building materisls, iron, nails, and metals were also quiet, especially brick, lime, etc., while the lasc named wrticles meet with 3 moderato demand, and are generally quoted firm. Salt wes in moderato request and steady. Cooperago was in light demand av recent prices for packens’ goods. Poles wero dull and lower, with large offeringa. The wool and broom-corn morkets were again _quiet. Hops _and were and . weak. Eides JANUARY 4, 1874 were tolerably ly, with the offerings fair and sufficien: to meet the demaud. Tie pouliry sud game markets aro in a very ua- satisfactory copdition. The offerings, espacially of the former, ara very large, and, owiug to the warm westher, it is feared that much of the stozk will become worthless before it can be dis- posad of. Erices are irregulor and lower. Tho Homend for greon fruits was lichs and prices ar> variable. though sound fruit is steady. Highwines wero leas active, and steady at: the price which has ruled for several days past, with o apparest desiro to deviate from it. ‘Sales wero reported of 150 brls at 93¢ por gallon, Dressed hogs were dull and easier. The weather was too warm to make it safe for ship- pars to take bold, while locat packers bid lower prices then holders were willing to accept. Hence nothing was done_till about 1 o'clock. "Flis market closed nominally at $6.25@6.30 for choice frozen lots. Sales were roported of 80 Irozen at 6.25, and 225 soft at $6.00 per 100 Ibs. visions were vory quiet, but firm. The re- ceipts of hogs were not large, but the weathor was uafavorablo for cutting, and packers hold off, causing & weakoning in quotations. This, however, had no effect on the prices of product, except 28 it tonded @ little in the opposite direction, by making meats and lard relatively scarce. Thore wpre soveral or- ders here for product, but packers generally de- manded an advance early in tho session, and then buyers fell back, making the day one of the quietest of the season. Mess pork was held 10c higher, but moditicd later in the sbaence of de- mand. Lard was 5@10c per 100 1ba higher, but with none wanted, oxcept to fill options. Meats were firm at full ro vious prices, with few offer- ing, a8 the stocks are rcporied to be small. Puckers seem careless about working now, be- ing content to taxe hold aparingly enough to let prices drop on 8 light supply of hogs, 8t tho same time that it will tend to keep down the stocks of provisions, especially of pork, which is inexcesaivesupply. Thestockis estimated a:110,- 000@120,000 bris, and of lard 40,006@50,000 tcs. Tho market closed at tha following range of prices: Mess pork, cash or seller Jabuary, £14.30@14.40 ; do geller Fobruary, &14.75@14.50 ; do seller Mareh, $15.25@15.30 ; primo mess pork, £12,75@13.00; extra prme do, SLLOI@IL. Lard, cash or seller Japuary, $8.5034@8.55; do saller February, $8.75@5.80 ; do seller Aarch, £9.03@9.10. Gréon hams at 85,@9¢ for 16 and 15 I1b averages ; sweet pickled hams. @10 dry salted meats, loose, at. 5}@574¢ for shoul- ders 3 TH@7}{c for Cumber{ands ; 7:{c for long clear’; Ti{@13c for short ribs ; 734c for short clear ; tho samoe boxed st Xjc per Ity above these prices. Groen meats i{c lower than salted do. Meats for February délivery 3{@}¢c higher, and for March delivery 9(@3{¢_higher than cash prices. Mess boef, 38.25@3.50; extra mess do, @10.00; beof hams, $22.75@23.00. City tallow, G @6)c: grease quotable st 4@ Sales were reporicd of 130 bris mess pork, cash, or seller January, at $14.50: 500 brls Lris do, seller February, at §14.50; 600 brls do at $14.80 ; 250 brls Go at $14.75 : 250 tes Jard at £8.55; 600 tes do at $8.50 ; 500 tes do, scller Tcbrusry, at $8.85; 250 tes do at €6.50; 1,000 tes do, soller March, z¢ $9.10; 250 tes do at $9.05; 20,060 1bs grecn shoulders at3i{c; 20,000 1bs walted do at 5i¢e; 100,000 15s do, buyer Feb- rusry. at St Louis, and 100,000 Ibs do, seller March, at Kcokuk, at Gc ; 250,000 lbs short ribs. eoller March, 8t 8c ;. 150,000 1bs green bams (20 1bs) at T34c ; 500 tes sweet picklod hams, at St. Louis, (14 1ba), at 103c 5 75 tew yellow grease at 5c. ‘the Commercial Bulletin gives the following 28 tho retwns of the packiog at the principal pointe, 38 compared with the ssme timo last secson a8 far oy returned, and the sggregate packing of tho season of 1872-3: Todate, {agreoats, S v Chicago, 111 05304 1,425,039 Milwaukee, Wis, 132251 33,500 Cizcinati, 0. 415, 626,305 St. Louis, Ao, 305608 33,000 inapolis, ind. 110,299 T Toayids, Ia.. 17,608 Estimated, The Commercial’ Report gives the following statement of the shipments of tho various de- seriptions of hog product for the week ending Dec. 31, 1873, and aince Nov. 31, 1873, 18 com- pared with tho corresponding periods last year : Zard llams Should's tHiddies, ter. | te Ra. | lbs. i ) 913,30 34800 JEAATE) B 12 13,001/11.934,513) 62714 56,33 el 7w zs0l & *Groen bams shipped duriog tha work, monz, spelna 365 pes the comesponiing period lade sear sfaco Nov, 1, 1333, 607,83 pes, agaimi 3,510 pes tha same 1imo 172, cut mests except shonldors and S, P. Sboulders, bxa, 535/ Wiltshire sides, bxs.. $3 Short xib, bxa 916iHams, bxs. 433 Short, clear, Lx: 330{ I mns, bris 5¢ 7 bre 2%if Shoulders, pes. 38,895 a3|Saouiders, tea 7 430 S. K. Middles, pes. Stretfords, bis...... 70| Beilles, pes. Starordshire, bs. .. 105/Pigs’ tongues, bri: 40 So.3teTordubire, bis 7| Breakfust bacon, bzs 50 Loug cut hams, bzs.. 109 Birminghams, bzs 2 Irish cut, bxs. 2 Dacon, bs, g 20 Stamdspirobiams,bxs 25|Gresie, 1c8 300 Belides, DX8...ovnens . 14 Total number of boxes of meats shipped during the woek, 5,820, againat 16,908 boxes the preceding weck. Total pleces shipped during the week, including green hamis, 41,524, against 101,86 ploces the preced- ing week. Flour was again in active demand for export, and quotably firmer_ou good shipping grades of spring oxtras, at $5.62}4(@0.00, with no chauge on other grades, and o particular demand for them. Spriug superfines wero in light demand for shipmont, 2nd the local inquiry was smail. Bran was steady. Sales wero reporied of 400 bels white winter extras (Wis.) at 86.1234 ; 200 brls do on private terms; 1,700 brls spring oxtras at $6.00; 100 brls doat $5.90; 900 bris do az $5.871¢ ; 100 brls do at $5.85 ; 200 brla do at $5.75; 100 bris doat 35.373¢ ; 1.400 bris do on private lerms; 45 brls superfines at $4.15; 127 brls do at $4.00 ; 25 brls_rye flour on private terms. Total, 5,207 brla. The following wero the closing prices: Fair to good white winters.. Cheice do. Red wint . Choloa to fancy SPring extrss. ... Medyum to good do. Gaod to chioico 3linnesota, .. Patent do... Fair to choice spring, superfine Wheat was strong all throngh the session, and moderately active, at an average advaoce of Ligc per bu; uuder roports cf greater firmuess in London, 2nd the expectation of a decrease in our Teceipts in conaequenco of bad weather. Some parties bad private advices that Liverpool was quiet and easicr ; and they £old early, but bought in again later in tho day. The Gemand was not urgeut, but very persistent. Cash wheat was wauted to a liberal extent, but the inquiry was cluefiy for the upper and lower grades. Options for next moath were the most active; basers louk at the deficieacy of Great Britain, and the fact that sbo is taling hold as rapidly as can be done without forcing up prices. Hence they theiuk the prospect is good for those who are on tho long side, especially 1f they can Lold on {ill tho summer. Tho principal thing to be feared by those who lcok for an advance, is that our reccipts will be too heavy to be carried without shrinkage beforo the opeming of pavigation. Seller Fobruary opened at $1.205¢, and rose gradually to 31.223¢ at the close. Sellor Junuary, or cash No. 2 spring, sold at $1.17%/@ 1193, closing at tho outside. No, 1 sprng closed at SL.213¢ ; No. $do at 81.13% ; and re- jected do at 51.07. Cash sales werd repcited of 300 bu No. 1springat $1.213¢; 9.200 bu do at £1.21 ; 10,000 bu No. 2 spring ot 31.195¢ ; 10,200 bu do at $1.19% ; 5.000 bu_do at $1.19% ; 9800 budo at $1.19; 2,800 budoat $1.1835 ; 12,800 bu doat 31.18%(; 14.800 bu do at 31.185¢; 22,400 ba do at $1.18] 6,000 bu do av $1.183¢ ; 4,400 bu do at $1.18% 7 400 bu No. 3 spring st 31.15); 2,000 budo st 51.15}¢ ; G,400 bu doat §1.15: §i0bn doat SLIS: 1,600 budo at 8114 §60 bu rejected spring at $1.07; 7,200 bu by eamplo at $1.28 delivered. Total, 147.000 bu. Corn was quiet, but strong, averaging Xc iglor, though our receipts were again more lio- cra! than tho recent avorage, and Liverpool was reportcd with a downward tendency. There was scareely any demand for cash corn, and but few lots chianged bands. High mixed was at a very slight premium. The demand for options was rather tht, bat offericgs were comparatively few; hence, a small ageregate of trading. Tbe bad weather was genorally regarded as threaton- ing to reduce the volume of supplics, ana tho proepect of recering much corn at present is rather dubious, =3 50¢ per bu is the ruling price on track in Sonthern Ilinois; hence thcf' cannot afford to send it hera to sell at 53¢, Seller Feb- ruary sold at 53¢, declined to 543{c, and advanced to 533e, closing at 55@553¢c. Seller the month, ar cash No. 2, sold at 53}4@54c, closing at 5375 @sic. Seller May sold_at 601@603e, closing with the outefde bid. New No. 2 sold at 50c. Rejected closed at 52¢ for old. and 46c for pew. Cash sales were reported of 1,200 bu high mixed at 533¢c; 5.000 ba No. 28t 5c; 8,600 bu do at 5337c ; 14:800 bu do at 535¢e ; 14,000 bu_do at 533¢c « 2,400 bu new at 50¢ ; 400 bu rojected at 52 90 bu do at 513¢c; 1,290 bu new do at 46c ; 4,500 bu do at 45c; 1,600 bu do at 42. Total, 56,400 bu. Oats wete quiet. and a shsds esaler, but very steady. There was & demand, but buers wanted lower prices, 28 the recemnts wero larger, whilo holders were ot inclined to reduco quotations, in view of o reported firmer fecling in New York. Seller the moath, or cash No. 2, sold az 833 @3844c, and seller February at 803 @39:4c, both cloaing steady. Nothing was doing i ; it was nominal at 43!cc. Cash sales were roported of 15,100 bu No. 2 at 33}4c; 7.400 bu do at 83%c; 600 bu No. 2 white at 3%5c; 1,200 bu rejected at 3ic; 600 bu by sample at 43c. treo on cara; 600 bu do at $1l¢c, delivered. Tofal, 25,800 bu. . Rye was quiet, and }{clower, owing to 8 slight increase in tho receipts ; closing av 76}<c for No, 2. Cash sales were : 400 bu No. 2 at 77c; ngg[ssa.coo bu do at 76}4c. Rejected was nominal at 73c. Barley was less active, and irregnlar. No. 2 waa nonunderstandable. There were rumors that $1.45 was bid for 20,000 bu, but the only sale reported was at 91,42, which was lc lower. No. 8 wae in good snipping demand, and advanc- ed 5c, opening at 5115 for Z¢ storago lots, and cloging firm at_ 8118 for do. Jected was also firmer, closing at $1.03. Cashi sales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 at 21.42; 4,800 bu No. 3 fresh at 81.18; 5,600 bu do at 31.17; 800 bu do at $1.19; 400 bu do ab $1.15; 400 bu do regular ot 21.14; 1,600 bu re- jected at 21,03 ; 400 bu do at 31.02}¢; 2,800 bu do at $1.02; 1,600 bu do at $1.005 800 bu by samplo at $1.25; 400 bu do at $1.20; 1,300 bu do ut 3115 400 bu do at $1.10, on track; 300 bu do at $1.00 delivered. Total, 22.000 bu. _ EUROPEAN MARKETS. The following dispatches wero received on 'Chango to-day: JAS. 3.—LoNDON—Cargoea off cosst. Wheat, up- ward tendency., Corn wieady, Good cargoes No. 2 spring wheat o cosst, 6la. LIVERPoOL—Wheat quiet. Corn, downward tendency, 378 61. Stocks of breadstufls in London—Flour, 230,000 to 350,000 bris wheat, 300,000 to 520,000 qrs ; ‘corn, under 50,000 qra. Stocki of Dreadstulls in Liverpool—Flour, 160,000 to 170,000 brla ; wheat, 160,020 to 170,000 qrs ; corn, 50,000 £0,000 qrs. Liverroor, Jan. 3—11:30 s m.—Tlour, 23@2% 6d. s 61@12s 31; spring, 123 3d@123 10 ; 313 11d; Club, 14s@lds3d. Corn, 378 6la. Lard,'iCa od, p. m.—Durk, G5, Rest anchanged. Laten—3 p. m.—Grein in store—Wioat, 167,000 ars; corn, 52,000 qrs; flour, 39,000 brls and 37,000 crors or 1573, The St. Louis Democral of the 1st inst. gives the following official statement of the produc- fion of corn and whest in the Mississippi Valley, compilod by Mr. Dodge, tho atatistician of the National Agricultural Buresn: 18,000,920 20,000 LATEST. Whea! was active in the afternoon, closing about the same &3 on change, selling at $1.223¢ (@1.23 saller Feoruary, closiog at 31.2237, and ot $120 bid for Januory. Corn was quiet and sieady, wita salos at 55@3oyc for February, closiug at the izeide. No sales of other grain 0F provisioas were reported. sz S CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Review for the Weclk Ending Satur- day, Jagn. 3. SATURDAY EvENING, Jon. 3. The receipta of liva stock during the week bave boen as follows: Cattie. Sheen. Mondsy. 1,018 Tucsday, 2135 Wednesc: 77 Wenk ending Dec. 13.... Shipents were 45 follows : Cattle. Wednesday. Thursday. CATTLE—From the opening to the close fair activ- ity has prevailed in this depariment of tho liva-stock market, ond Gnn prices havo ruled. Moderate re- ceipts and bigher rates at the seaboard gave shipoers confidence, aud although our receipts were somewhat Jarger than in former seisons ot o like Leriod, there Was 1ot 3 * Boof 7 too mauy, cverything selling, sad ‘generally remunerative prizes, 1n point of quality ihe offeriugs gave little cause for complunt, the pro- portion of low grades being noticcably smal, whilothe Gveraye was unquestionably the best seen in the yarde for many wesks. Medium 10 choico bseves of from 1,100 to 1,400 1ls average comprized the bulk, and for these the Tuling prices were $3,50@5.60. Extra graded steers of beavier averags sold at $6.80@6.25, while two fancy droves averaging over 1,700 lbs found pur- chasers at $6.7035.60. Texas cattie and rough thin natives, heretofurs forming 80 prominent a part of the woekly supplies, have been conspicnously in the mi- nority, and, comparativaly speaking, tho mumber of transfers at priccs riuging downward from $4.00 bas Feen emall. Oid cows, light thin heifers, stags, bulls, and §afesior steezs 33d oxen sokl down 3a low 38 EL.75 @2.50. The wants of the focal trade were mainly sup- ided 3t $£3.25@4.00 for common to choice cows, and at $5755@L50 for cownmon to fuir steers and oXen and f00d o extra cows. Onlya light demand for stock Cattle has existed, fow fecders befng in attendance, bot under 3 small supply former quotations _were essily sastained. Vealczlven sold all the way from $3.008 $£4.25 for OO 10 §5. 003,25 for cholce. Toulay thera was o reasonable degrea of actisity in the deicand from the dilferent clusscs of busers, and, notwithstanding the fact that the receipts were un- usually liveral for the last day of the week, there was 100 sotlening of prizca, rales being readily’ effected at ‘the quotations prevalent earlier in the week, Among tho arrivals waa s drove of graded steers, for which $7.00 was offercd byan Esstern buger, ~ They were Deld at a higher figure, Thc present siiuation of our cattls market, and its surroundings, are {avorable for fhe selling inferest, and, if the daily Teceipts can only be kept down to Teasonablo dimensions, we see no reason why the market should mot rotsin its present healthy tone, Below are the closing quotations : QUOTATIONG. Extra Beeves—Graded steers, averaging 1,400 10 1,530 Ibs. X Choice Bee: 3¢, well formed 3year to 5 year old stcers, averaging 1,300 1,450 it g .. 5.30@5.65 Gobd Beevei—Weil-faitened, fnely formed steers, averaging 1,200 t0 1,350 8. ... 4.90@5.15 Medium Grades—Stoers in fair fesh, aver— aging 1,130 to 1,250 1s. . ... 4.50@475 Butehers' Stock—Common to fair stesrs, sud good to extra cows, for city siaughter, averaging 856 to 1,100 Iis. .. .. 3.25@440 Stock Cattle—Common cattle, in~ decont Hleub, avesaging 750 0 LOS0 L. oo o.oo.. 2T5@3.65 Inferior—Light aud thin cows, beifers, staga, bulls, and scalawag stecrs. 1.75@2.50 Cattle—Toxas, choice corn-fad. L2565 Cattlo—exae, summered North. 306 Cattie—Texas, throuun droves. I 0% HOGS—Under light recelpts, and in sympathy wit the upward movement in prices of the product, & de- cidedly firmer fveling bas taken possession of the hog market since our lasi weekly review. Trade opened briskly at & eharp ndvanes over the prices current at the close of the previous week, aud, with an average daily supply of ouly about 17,000 head, the market maintuined s frm tone till near the close, when it showed signa of weaimess. No cousiderable portion of the wivance establivhed carly in the weck has been Tost, however, closing sales being_effected at $4.3@ 5,50, or at prices fully 303 per 100 Ius higher than wern current a woek sgo. The hogs sent to market during the past hulf-dozen days, though someswhat in- ferior to those sent forward during tne frst half of December, show s very marked improvement over last ‘Week, the provortion of common, Coarse, uneven, aud mized lots being ' much le:s promivent. Advices from the priucipsl hog- growiug districts concur in represcuting that the mar- Ketable hogs Lave now about all been sent for- ward, and it ia conceded that the packing season must, Trom' Deceswiy, soon druw 10 a close. Daring the \week siaippers have taken about 25,000 bead, leaving 76,000 for packers and city butchers, The bLulk of the week’s business wus dons within tbe range of $5.00@ 6.40. “To-day there was 3 much quister fcoling than pre- vailed on the preceding days of the week, and, without Delng quotebly lower, prices favored buyers, The g0ft™ weather tended to retard operations on the part of packers, and although shippers bought with Tair liverality, it was & dragging trade from the open-— ing to the clove. Sales were reported 3¢ $4.90@3.10 for poor to_common, at §5,15@5.25 for $5.30@5.50 for good to really choice, HoG KLss. 80@6.10 XNo. Ar. 57 ‘237 62 200 73 199 40 328 150 210 53 260 10 207 19 204 143 37 34 215 SHLEP—Were In good supply eariyin thew and pricea were lower, but later there was 3 7 .4 falling off in tue suppls, snd tue warket bas w sczed ack to about lust week’s quotatiozy, or 10 $3.2533.75 for common, to $4.00@4.25 for medivm, and to 3,506 5.00 for good to choice, Shippers continue in tle market, their purchases during the week amounting %0 1,33 head, or aboat one-third of tho supply. The market closed Arm with everything sold. The Democral, in is cnnual review of the livasiock trade of St, Louis for the year 1673, among other hu- ‘miliating confersions makes tno following : - “When we look for a reason why St. Louis does ot ‘handle as many cattle, hogs, and sheep 81 some otler citiea do, wo are coufronted at once with the fact tuat sbo has provided very inferior fucilities for Teceiviag, yarding, and caring for live stock, and that this i8 the chif reason why her buiiness in this department is so comparatively insignifi- cant. 550 Le8 0o muion stock-yards, Her live stock {s received in parcels by ten or more yards. Tuese Jards are widely separated from esch Giher, and it is Uissioult for buyers to ges & falx idss of what wmount and quality of stock daily arrives in th ga ‘bes: part of a day {a consumed in mn:infifi:’ 4o e yards. Under such circumstances, St. Louis noy never expect to do a large live-stock trade. She;&{ d, where all ber stock arrisy by any and every buger ina for locate such a yard in thy Where the St. Louis Union Stock. State of Tlinois, Yards are the iive-siock buaiuess of S, Louis will by done, the slaughtering of St. Louis wi abbsfiolr, and e Tackia ot St Lonls earns by y our business men d valuabls busisies o aother Smie (© T all iy he receipts of live stock in Chicago and during the year 1673, compare as follpwns — 0U5 Cattle. Hoos. S Chicago. . 61,423 57 770 4. St. Louis., i e e Pty Difference. . 460,635 3,355, The total xecéipis of Hogs a St. Lowks for g were 203,609 less than arrived at the Union Stock. Yards in Chicago during the lst fico months of oy year, In comparison with 1872, Lier receipts have i creased to the extent of only 17,263 caitle, and 223,557 hogs, while there {s a decrease’of 9,520 sheep. Dis. cnssing the question of the location of a mew stock. yard, tbo Democrat says : * It will never do to locats 2 union siock-yard in the western part of thocity ignoring the riverand relying upon iize raiiroads alons, Such a step would be regretted s dozen times 3 yeary It would be Loth marrow and unwise, and woold forever limit the live-stock trade of St. Louis to the capacity of the railwaye, and afford to St. Louis ro chance of realizing the grand adyantages she should derive from her position ou tha river. It would sim. ply be insuring to Chicago forever the cream of thy Iive-stock trade of all the States hordering on the Il nois, the Msssissippl, and tue Missouri, for if they can only send tieir cattle, hogs, und sheep to us by the expensive rail carriage, they will ship to Chicagoat once, a8 priceaare usually higher there, The timbered lands of issourl, Arkaosas, and Texas, rich in s cans, acorng, snd mld artichakes, will yield hoga by the in tho yeara to come, and we e e, and'We must endeavor to ust think of the wild pecan, wild o artichoke bogs of 1he * deep wiids aad dark wosdsr of Arkangas aad Texas, coming into competition with e ely-bred, attened swine of Il Gely-bred, ois, Tows, azd. —e—s New York Dry-Goods Marlet, New Yoz, Jan, 3.—Dusiness continues ve withs Jobbers; bl oaABLCtUrers gents becin (3 ey symptoms of activity. California and Far Westem jobbers ore operating in staple goods, sprir prints, and dress fabrica, Cotton goods strong, wit a0 upward tendency, Wamsatta and Utics Nonpariel sheedings advaced f 18, Fammers’ aud mechanics cotton:dea up 23c, Clothing, linen, an gationades up 234 2, , and white goods e The Wool Trade. BostoN, Jan 3.~Wool sales to a moderate exient were made the past week, and prices well sUstain Treble extra Ohio fleeces fold at 602, and some lots & double extra a2 55@532; M decces in demand st 50@33c. Most desirablo lots of domestic combing hel at v, with some ealea at 55@592. Salos of Oblo azd Pennsylvania fleeces, includiag Beavy and treble ex- tr3, at 48@602 ; Maino ficeces, 30c ; Michigan, 50@5%k:; Wisconsin and New York, 47(@50c; combing, 559 58c; tub, 57%&33¢; scoured, 43%c@E$L10; nalls, 40@ e THE AMERICAN NEWEPAPER UNION CATALOGUE OF Thirteen Hundred TLocal Weekly Newspapers, Distribated throughout the United Stases, 23 follows: 10; Louisiana. 10: Texas. 12: Tenness Maine.... New Hampshire. Yermont......... Pennsylvania 52 Vichig: Maryland.. 10; Wisconsin. Virginia and’ West | Minnesota.. Virginia. 15 Iowa N. and S. Carolinas. 15! Missonri.. Georgia and Florida 12} Kansas soes ggi}iebmn. . Batasof Advartising for the List of 1,300 Newspapazs: $1250 PER LINE PER INSERTIOR Liboral discounts allowed on sums of ovar 850 This List will be separatod into throo or eix subdl vislons whan dosired, and advertisements receved fof _one ormore of the sabdivisions, but ot for-a paction ol any oo subdivision. 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