Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1874, Page 6

MONEY AND COMRIERCE. MONETARY. Moxpay EVENING, Jra. 5. Tho locz! money market is quiet, and, toough there is a fair demand for mouney, all the ieyus ler customers of the bauks are being accommo- duted freely. The porh-packais are still largely in deot to the banks, bat, according to the nsual experience, they will bo collecting largely 0a their contiacts after the midile of the current month, aud cousiderable amounts of tueir moucy will be in the market to invest in busmess paper early movement the hog -crop Las disburged & larger Quring the last two months tban usual duriog tho corresponding period of previous years. The result is, thot the merchauts aro collectiug witls Dbetter success than usual, and are therefors ash- ing but little accommodation from tho banks. Everything now secms to promise aa easy money market after the muddle of tuis month. New Yo:k excbaugo i# still in demand at 50c per §1,000 praminm. In adaition to thelist of January dividends un local stocks printed in this columu yester- ay, we pote that: . T'he Waost Chicago Railway Company paid a 2¢ per cont divivend for tbe quarter ending Dec. 81, This, with two extra dividends of 2§ per cent each pud some months ngo, makes o Sotal of 15 per cent cash divideuds puid in the souri R: ‘The Chicago Gas-Light & Cole Compauy paid 2.5 per ¢ent dividend Jun. 1. being the first since whe grear fire of Octobes, 1571, "The Tiaders’ luswauce Company has declared 2 8 per ceut quarterly dividend psyaule Juuuary 16. A 5 per cont dividend was paid ou Novew- Lor 10 0u: of Profits of the year up <o that date. T4E INCHEASE OF INIERNAL REVENUE AXD OCS- Nothing shows thie 1evival of business during the lust month of 1873 wore pos.tively tha the grent woreaso of iuterusl revonue receip:s over the ostimates of the probable re the Secratary of tue Treasury in November. In his report ‘he internal reveuue receipts for the threo Nov. 1 were 25,610,454, and es- o probable 1eceipts for tho re- ng nine mouths of the fiscal year eugiug Juue 31, 1574, would be $53,000,000, thus 2 sotal O 83,610,454 ivterual reveuuo ane 31, 1874. Coatrary, Lowaver, 1o this tufavorabla prediction, the Decomber ro- seipts of interual revenue were ueuily equal to the sverazo of tho turee mouths before the canic, s follows: : nonths endiy timated that tl fiscal year to For S:ptember. For November.. For Docember. total interual reveuuo receipts for the nalt-year epding Dec, sherefore. the averazoe mon! Jext ix montas should only cqual those of De- wive s total of $95,000.- Juue 31, 1874, or noarly Le estimate made by the n Novembar. Even 31 were 473! thly receipts of the ember, 1873, it would )0 for the year onding §11,000,000 more thau t Soctetaty of the Treasury i 18 lace as Uecember 16, Commissioner Donglass ‘ed that the receipts for December would probably not excee. Jherefore, that tho ia nst Lulf of tho month. receipts wero o ittlo larger at toe sccount of ues that bLad a4 57,000,000 create was mainlyin tie 1: is poesible thau the paymeat of deferred 1 of the panic, but it is reasonable t that the 1evival of buaiess which 13 ill ewell the uverage monthly <he pext six mouths above Tae totul fu- 1 year ending Juue 83 §118,727.314. Comxisstoner Doug- tes that lind there bLecn uo financial ieturbance in September aua October, the iu- ‘ernal revenue fur the year £105,000,000. But even thix 1y too low. It dd mot i ‘at the business of tho couuiiy Was uever u 50 prosperous a condition as Leforo the panic; and products in better ts of railcosds and de- 20W HO POILLVE Wi *evenue receipts of whiat they were for Decsmber. setnal revenue of the fiscul wid have been wio sccauut ‘Liat crops were greater, lemand ; that the recoip! 20sits of banks showed 30 activily in -commerce ind an increase of wealth more decided thau for ‘The effect of thia prosper- e volum~ of intorual revenue been, to_some cxient, only de- 2t improdable nany vears before. 3us conditiun on ki -2a8 prouably C ferred by tue panic, and it is © groestc receipts for the vear may yet 105,000,000 eatimated bLeforo tho THE CUSTOMS RECEIPTS for the fiecal year ending June 81, 1873, were £138,050,03). The estimates of the Secretary of ihe Trousury—made under the wifluenco of the vember—placed tho probable receipty for the lscal vear euding Juue 31, 1873, ct ouly. $151,135,403, u decrease of $37.000,- 300 from tho receipts of the provious year, The tustoms reveuue was alfectes more by tbe pauc which produced the rovenue. The in railroal ase of importations of railroad :1 the revolution in the wholo o great decreaso of imports of 1l kinds of irop manufactures. caused a large n customs reca.pis. forilie first three months of the tis- :al yesr, upto Nov. 1, wero ¥40,135.403, sud, hougl: the docrease in casgoms iu October and Joveinter wero very laigé, it appears that now he receipts aro neacly cqual to what they were i this ime last year. "Tine latest stutement of the Secretary now is Liat e expects to receive dming January 215, 100.000 coin for customs duties, aad_$3,500.000 surrency trom intorzal rovenue. wmount is slwost, and the lartor amount quite, ual to tho average receints betoie the pauic. Zvenif the averayo moutbly customs receipts ‘or thie six mouths to July 1, 1874, should Le no rreater than the $15,000,00) expecied for Jan- aggregate for tie year would excoed 151,000,000 made by the Scere- Lu. therae is reasor to Le- ieve tuat, os the domestic commerce of the recovers from the savic, the importing trads will ‘Lnese prospects nereaso of reveauo peyond the €y swen & month 020, show Luat there will be no ne- sesuity for_iucresscd taxauon, if thore is mny fuch reaaction ¢f Government expenzes as tho seople bove a . ANUARY D:VIDENDS PAYALLE IN KEW YORK AXD OTHER CITIES. Notwitbstanding the long list of railroads that sili pay nesher dividenas o iuserest on hands. opsequent decre! Ton, togeiler_wit Ton Lrade, aud tix Lut the receip:is sl ostimato of 3 wayin November. effects of the o stock nor the we Lnd a much f those that witl. ‘The foliowing is o as are now bewg puain New York 1 Pacific bonds..$23,835,000 trai(old couv'rtbl’s) X L, & Oregon. wa Fulis &S. City. ois Cent, Londs B p.c WT,047 H & Liusding 34,634,513 7,000, v L & Westeru. 23,560,050 dford & Dittsburga Sewburg & New York. Saterson & Newatk fotterson Rai roa . 3 ialo branch Evie.. H.uson & G.N Fouston & Texas.... Horriy & Essex R. ashvl & Den tr 1et M. ath & North Aa- Dac. 4,187, Landusky, Mot Seid & Test Wisconain. It Louis & S. Eastern Evausyil e, Hendeison alveston, Hou Lackawanna, Liooms- $12,500. ouio & M 1+ 2T m WD Co metc t I ver Ihia. & Treuton. W. atuck and bouds,. Clicago, Towa & Neb.. 8,918,300 g 0.d Coiouy. 649560 3 Paila., Wi WowTow 4 Prov. 1 2.00.00 5 Uusited Cos. of N, J. .. 10,0000 24 Eric preferred .. 3% 203,791 Lake shore bonds. 3 20425 Aileg) 7. 141948 Al p) , 265,000 “Bot Derrot & Miwaukes fanded coup 21,907, Dotroit_& Ailwaukee second mortgage 3,500 Dabuque Southwe'tra ) Gret mortzage...... 2,851 Nashville & Docafur.. 3, 5 73,300 P,, Ft. W. & Cileago.. 19,714,235 o500 Cievelund & Pittabur'h 11,236,150 190,632 Union Pucitic, frst ¥ mor'gag .. o132 37 817,083 Carolins Canfrl B, 2. 260,00 4 100,090 Centrul of N, J........ 20,0000 4 80,00 Js keouville, N. W. & Suthessiern 2,000,000 8%g 70,000 Comuecticut Valley.., LOWuwd S 25,000 Californis Pacitic, first ‘and secoud wortgu's ond extension 2500000 8yg 81500 Sto:kton & Copi Lis, first WOrIGugy. Total...... .- The Atchison, Toncka & Sun . 500,000 gge bonds. Lunthe couponx grant bonds ai and Jaly (1874 ‘aen they mature fo balf cash aad baif stozk, Tue secoud murigige, on which interest was defuulied be couverted, principal and interest, 0:t. 13, 1575, 13 10 iuto preferred stock. agides tho railroad dividends and interest abovo moatioaed, & very large part of the inter- est on Government Londs, on Siate, city, and county bonds, States, are also payable i United S:stes binds. Sstate s City...... Bavings bauks, estimated Grand total.cecs v eeven IN DOSTON o Tho total of dividends aud intercst that will be paid ju Boston daring the first balf of Jauuary 189,695,475 Thisagyregate compares withthoso of thie four last seni-avnual divideud payments in tlat cityas follows: Totsl July 1. 1873, &10,- 130,003; total Jan. 1, 1873, §12,033,034; " total July 1, 1872, §13,756,666; total Juu. L. 1972, $15,274,740. 4 ‘L0 :iferent clasass of in‘erest and dividends to ba puid 1o Bostou are: Intetest on Govert- meat. State, and city bonds, $6.812,711; rail- ds, 1,753,421 ; maunfucturing div- 940; wucellanenas, $311,640. idonds. £8. Manutacruning dividends feel tho wfluence of thio tumes forcibly, and reductions ate in order. Tno Douglas Ax reduces from 6 to 5 ver cent; Daisht, 5 o3 ; Grest Fally, 510 3; Bill, Ti0 53 Lowell Bleachery, 10 to 8 sassachuaetts, 6 10 1; Naumseag, cont. "Lbe Mliddlesak divides 6 per cant for tho ear. The Cucheco pmd 10 per cent, and the Liwon Fa'ls 4 per ceut, Dec. 17 The Atlautic, Clintou, Norwich Woolen, Salisbury, Waslung- $on, aud Wanmbeoi pass ; also the American Tu- surunco and tho Bostos & Ruxbury alul Corpor- atidn, Railroad dividends show lces changes than other securities. The gold pavments at the Doston Sub-Treas- ury will bo about 53,500,000 coupons aud repis- | tered. ) IN ARTFORD. The apgregate of dividends to be paid in Hart- ford, Coun., is $2,359,243, of which $391,968 iy from tl:e twefve backs of that aity. Nine insur- arce compaules pay $557,000. Tha remaiving £1,401,275 18 paid by rauronds, manulsctwivg coinyanies, ctc., ete. LOCAL STOCK AND BOND MARRET. Meaers, Frestou,Kean & Co. quote us follows : this afteruoon : 18 NTK@UTK 18y 13K@UsK usy ‘of 67 Janiuiry aud July, 16) UCHGUEK s of '08 January aud Juiy, ex fulee. . 115y 118 10-40s... 14y U. 8, 6 (uew ssue) L) 12K U. 8, currency Gs id (full weighit) Gold coupons ug my Gold_exchungo. = Bterng. ... ... Caicug . 95 and int., Cuok Couuty T aenenr 05 und iut, Town, couut; ity '10"per eut [ N vereen ves 05@IT) LATEST. New Yo, Jan. 5.—Mouey closed easy st 5@ 6 per ceut. Hterling was quiot and steady at 433 for 60- dsy and 3437 for sight. “T'in customs receipts were $460,000. Gold was irregular, clositig at 1113 after sell- ing up to 11134, Loans were at 7 per cent, 7 gold, and 1-52 per ceut for carryiug. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed €1,562,000. The clearisgs were 363,000,000, Goverameuls closed » trutlo lower in sympathy with gold. i ‘Suato bonds were quiet. Stocas opened buuyaut s an advance of 3¢ to 2 per cent ; afterwacd, tl:eco was wll furiher tmprovement, but ay the First Board the market | was irresular. with frequent fluctuatious to the close Trausactiouswere verviacgeat fiuale: attho closo tho matke. was firm wita quotations con- wdeiably sbove tk:o lowest point. The stronge:t stocks wero Norihwestern, Rock Inland, und Chicago, Culumbus & Indiana, which sdesiced steadiy without reaction. The' stock eales from 10 to 2 o'clock amounied to_ 185,000 shares, of which 29,000 were Western Union, 38,000 Uuion Pacitic, 11,000 Wabash, 13.00) Pacitic Mail, 9,000 Obios, 21,000 Lake Shore, 18,000 St. Paal, 11000 Nortaweotern, 9,000 Columbus, Cuitugo & Indians Ceutral, 2,500 Luck Ialind, aud 3,000 Manvibal & 8t Joor Sierling, 433, GOVERNMENT BOSDS, Conpons, *Bl(ex. d.v.)11T Coujons, '67 (ex. dir.)116 Cougons, "33 Coupons, %68 (ex. divLLG Coupous, ¢4 P T S T TP 113 Coupous, 115 Cuwency 6o T a2 Coupons, '63(1ew)x.d.1134 | New $TATE RO Missourde. ... 915, Vurgiudas, old a1 “Tenncssees, ol1.......18k|Norti €. voduus, o Touncesoos, LOW....-.B | NoLth Cuto s, bew. 14 Virginias, Lew. 0 Canton Weatern Quicksilver .. Adams Ex; Welis Fargo Amencan Exp Wabash 14d Ft. Wayuo Terre 1laul Torre Haute 1 United States Ex. 1) & Alton Pucific Mail. Cuicuzo & Alton 1 New York Cui Ohio & Missi.sipyi... 82 Erie. 5 Erie . Hurlem, ex. Jif ariem §fd..... Michigan Centrais. Pitteburghk Fr. W, Northwestern.. . Northwestern pfd. Iouisna Centrai... .. Tuinois Central. .. .. 11 4 © 85" |Union Picific stock... $07 - 60, |aton Pacine vouds.. 833 * 74 *|Coutral Puciic 1 ondk, 9% Reek Laland .. i Dk & Lick & W... 95 N, J. Ceatral B, arford & Erle.. 35 5L Paul ., REAL ESTATE. The following instrumects wera filed for record on Mouday, Jau. 52 , CITY PROPERTY. Centre av, 200 fin of Niuviesnih st, e f, 25x125 ft, with vuiidlngs, dated Jan. 2 ; conslderation, $3,8,0. Bawe u8 tho above, dated Dac. 31, 1373 ; cousidera~ tion, 3,500, Lot op conrt,182ft w of Wabash v, and 1121t sof Eighteenth st, w f, 24xé4 £t, duted Jan. 1; considers- tion, §2,5.. Mun s, 190t of Lymaa st, e f, 50107 8-10 ft, with bulding, dated Dec, 16, 1873; consideration, $2,000. Fulton st, 341t wof Psulina rt, 8 f, 24134 ft, dated onsideration, §1,600. Tanrty-ith st, w of Laural»t, 8 f, 23x125 ft, dated Dac. 15, 1873 ; coudderation, §900. Eendall t, 120 ft n e of Birch st, n ef, 24x100.ft, duted Des. 24, 1873 ; consideration, §2,400. JefTarson o, 225 ft8 of Haurixoh of, ef, 252100 ft, dated Nov. 24, 1673 ; conefder.ion, $2,700. Church st, 35 fe 1 of Eugenic sty w f, 253305 ft, dated Jun. 8; consideratiou, $00. - Wast Monroe £t, -tween Consl and Cilnton sts, n f, and.vided i of 201169 fc, dated Jun. 3 ; consideration, 401t w of Larroboe st, 8 f, 27x100 feet, 1873 ; cousideration, §2,000, 8 108 c{ Thirtseigath o', w 1, 48x14 1t, 3, 1673 ; coasideration, $15.000, 15 ft 8 of Swilt plice, w £, 353124 3-10 % ; cous derution, £000. % ft 8 of Stearns +t, 1 @ frout, 1253115 consid.ratfon, $3X. uear 8 e corner of Peulins $1,230. D, viston st, Muxwell st, 275 ft w of JeTerson at, & £, 252173 ft, d-ted Aug. 24,1873 ; consideration, $1,! By Lowe av, 100 ft 8 of Trirty-sisth at, w f, 2161123 7= 10 ft, whih 1441123 7-10 [t n same biock, dated Doo. 22, 1873} consideration, $9,00. “Weet Erle st, 300 £t w of Onkley a7, 81, dated Jau, 6 ; conaideration, $300 x, Fort Scott & Gulf Raihioad Cowpanies Lotls puss the interast due Jun. 1 on their Arst mort- Tue former proposea to fund eigteen in second mortgage 7 per cent gold bouda to be fssuod ut 50, the first lulerest coupon uot to becoma dus wutil O ¢, 1, 1876. Coupons on the fand- re to be funded iu 12 per ceut incoma Uouds at par. Tue Fort Scoit will fund the Jipuary ) couous In 8 per_cent preferrod stock, 20d ulso puy the January aud July (1815) coupous from all parts of the United a New Yorlk, 28 foliows: , 4 {0 8, and Newmarlet, 6 to 4 per Buyng. Selling, A4 USK@USK 13 1y GLAK a0y 1 | Bame as the abore, dated Jun. 2; consideration, £900, Lot 11, in BI cousid ration, SORTI OF CITY LIMITS. 1,000, Lot 6, in resubdivi-lon of Block 2, in Weston etals 3 of b e b 8 ¢ X Bos 20, 40, 14, dated Jan. 5; consid- eration, $,000. SOCTH OF CITY LDMITS, .Lnta 42 and 43, fu Block 2 of Block 33, Sec 16, 38, 14, datod Dav, 19, 1873 ; convideration, $1.200. Lot 45, in Block %, and Lot 5, in Bloek 1, of Block 12, in Drexel & Smith’s pact of 8 w i Sec 11, 88, 14, duted oW X Bec12, 38, of nw X Bec 14, 38, Oct. 25, 1873 ; consideratlon, $3,600. Lota 43 und-é4, n Block 13, of & 13, dated Jun. 5 ; consideration, § 1 of Block I, in Busby's s X 14, dated Jun. 2 ; considgration, $9,500. COMMERCIAL. Moxpay Evevrxo, Jan. 5. The following were the receipts aud asipme: cotresponding date one year 830: EGEIFTS, || SHIPMENTS. 1973, || 1874. | 1878 12,804 33 60,691 Flour, Lris.. Wheat, bu, Corn, bu. gm, bu, 5, bu.. Wirley, i Gruss seed, 3. Fiux seed, fus Broom corn, 1us. Cured weats, It Deef, brls Tork, brls Lard, bs. Taliow, ILs. Batter, lus. Dressed bogy, Xp Live Logs, No.. Cattle, No. Hides, Ua Highwines, bris. Wool, 1bs. Potatoes, bu. Lumber, m {t. Suivgies, m. Lk, m galt, brl Withdrawn from store on Saturday for city con- sumption: 5,503 bu wheat; 2,673 bu corn; 2,133 bu rye; 4,433 bu barley. i 5 The following graiu bas been Inspeoted into storo this morning, up to 10 o'clock : 251 cars wheat, 92 cas corn, 40 cars oats, 6 cars rye, 10 cars barloy. Total, 899 cars, or 151,000 bu. The motion ta considor a3 rogular Lo grain receipts iseued by tho Chieago & Alton Elovator, offred on Saturday, was adopted to-day, with considerablo dissent, but without nrgument. The Houghreceipts are, tberefore, once more vogular on doliverios in flliag contracts for grain. The leading prodnce markets were generally stronger to-day; with considerable scuvity iv some departmeuts, but most of the markels wete quiot, though there wag o fuir demand for most artioles of produce. The receipts hero wers small for the season, except in wheat, and foreign mutkets wero firmer, under o botter do- mand, following the suspension of trade during tbe Dritith boliduy scason. Hence speculative strength bere, though there was uo zoteworthy activity in tho shipping movement. Tho snoual claction was Leld to-day, ® roport of .which wiil be found in anotbor column. Lt did notiu- terfere wita bummers o much as usual. B Dry goods rema:n qaiot, with piicos s:cady and unchavged. Ordeis were moatly for emll amounts, just to freshen assurimonts. Tle grocery {rade was characterized by & Bood degreo of animation, aud the general Parket was firm aud buoyant. dugars wore somewhat exgitod, uandar-news of a sharp upward mosemeut at the East, aud Lolders wore fit 8t an 34@3{e udvance. Sirups, woigses, and rice wé:o also firm and bigher. Coffecs, teas, soaps, starch, &c., wero firm sod uu- changed. No chano was ropotted in the bui- ter and cheeso. marketa, a rair demand existiug at the piices carrent at the closcof lust week. In the couned goods sod fish market business \was quiet, bat tuore are_indications of an carly revival. and Lolders are firmin their views ab full former rates. D.icd fruits continue active. with still an upward tendeucy in domestics, sud 8lgo in somo descriptious of imported fruits. Quotations of apples, raspherries, biackborries, pitted cherries, and loger raising wero to-day ndvanced. No changes wero voted in oils, Lagmog. coal, wood, sud pig irou. uothor quiet day was pussed at the lumber- yards, Sbiugles on track mo beld Ligher at %3.25, with very iight receipts. Metals, nails, aud iron were quiet und fum at previons 1ates. ‘o wool sud broom-corn merkets wera quiet and firm. Loy was dall and weak at « declive of 50z yer ton. Tic.cis little demand aside from that of the local .culers. Potatoes wore iu mocente demsud, aud choice varieties were fiam. ‘Lhe trade in grecn i mts wss Lmited. Clover snd timothy Beeds we.o inoderately ac- tive, and the latter was steady. whilo there was somo degree of weakness il cluser, OWIDg prin- cipally to icreased receipts. Othier ceeds were unchaoged. The pouitry market- is very Lber- aily supplied and rather dul, though steadier than at the cloxe of last week, the weather being coul aud more favorable for holamg tho up- tlies. Game was dull and weak. Hichwines were moie uctive, and sdvanced lc per gallou, in sympathy with the general tim- wesy 1n grain. bu. with no special cause for a riso 1u the tone of dispatches 1rom otler poiats tul the * latest " was tecaved trom Now York, vesr the clos.of our session. Sales were re- portod of -+ «rls at Ydc; 100 bris at 983¢c ; and 150 bris w yer gallon, Total, $.0 Lels. The market . i at 9e. ‘Dressed Luge neie in better sapply, and cver- sged 5@10¢ per 100 1us higher. Lleayy lots were principally wanted by sluj pers, and they psid £6.40( 6.50 for choico. Odd lots and sofl sold ot £6.25. The generalmarket for good was $6.3: @6.35, closing steady. Sales were repoited of 164 hea d t $6.505 80 nt $6.421¢: 830 aut $6.40; 7708t £6.95; BY b $6.823€ ; 10 at §6.00; 246 at $6.25. ‘Lo:al, 1.859 heada. TProvisons were qui except on lard, kod strong. Live hogs were quoted active aud o whude frmer, on 8 poorer quality of receipts, \whizh 1nducea Lolders of product to sk nigher pex, Thero scomed to be buyers enoush on aud, but tuey generaliy rcfuved to accede to the domands of bolders, hence Litls was done. Mess pork wos the stronzest, being quotablo at abont 10@20¢ por brl bigher. Lard was firm and E@10¢ per 100 1bs bizher, and meats salsble at former cutside pricos. Lard now ihe most promisivg article. It bas diarged Lehind 1eots all throngh the ecusoa, cluelly bocause speculuturs lost 0 bLeavily on it & year ago. Hetice it has_been relatively the clicap It i now rumored that tie stock it no: 8o larze as Lus been expecied, aud this as stimulated to confidence. I)th lard snd meats aro pow in good demaud for shipment, while pork ia not niuch wanted exeept to uli couiracts. The marsct closed at tie following rango of prices : Mess pork. cash or sciler Jauuary, 214.40@14.45 : dosesler Feuruary, $14.95@15.00 5 o seller March, $15.40@15.45 ; pritae mezs pork, $12.7:@13.00; extrs primo do, $1LOU@IL Lard, cash or scller Junuary. $3.L0@3. do seller February, $3.35@3.90 ; do seller Marel. $9.1234@9.15. Green hams at 83¢@2¢ for 16 aud 15 Ib averages ; sweet picklod usms, 9@Luc: dry salted mests, loose, at 6%@5%0 for shoul- dots ; T%@17¥c for Cumberfands’; 734c tor long cleat'; 745 @74e for short ribs ; 734c for Khoit clear ; the same boxed at ¢ er It above these prices. Green meats ¢ fuwor than salted do. Meats for Februmy delvery $@¥c higher, aud for March delivery 3(c ligher than cash pricze. Meas beef, $8.25@8.50; extrs iness do, £9.75@10.00; Ueet hume, $22.75@23.00. Citv tallow, Gx@Cic: Rreuse quotable 8t &4@ Ge. Sales were tepurted of 500 bris we: pork, cash, or scller January, st 1L 12,219 1500 brls do mc §14.40; 500 brls du at €14.37)¢; 500 brls do seller Fobruary at #15.00 ; 590 brls do at $14.97%¢ ; 250 brls doat 814.95; 250 brls do_at $14.93: 20 brls do at #14.5704 ; 500 brls do_weltor March at $14.45; 500brls doat £14.85; 200 brlsdo at £14.80; 750 tes laid at $8.65; 1,500 tes do at $3.623¢; 1.330 1cs do at §3.60; 500 tcx do 8t 29,505 1,000 tes do sellor Fobruary at 83.90; 2,700 tox do at $3.8734; 1,260 tes do at ©3.85; 1,950 tcs do _seller March 8 $0.15; 1,250 tes-do st 9.12%: 100,000 ibs shoalders sollor February at 6¢; 50,000 iba_do soller Alarch at 6gc: 20,000 Ibs green do at 52c casli; 5,000 Ibs short ribg st 7i{c; 100.000 Ibs &> soller February a: 73{c: 1,000 pes green hams (15 1be) at 9¢c ; 20,000 Ibs do (16 Ibk) at 834c; 15,000 pes do at&¥cc; 80,000 ibs do (20 fhm) and 50,000 1he do (22 fs) at 8¢ : 50 tes sweet pickied hinas (16 Ite) at 97ic ; 400 tes do (15 k8) Z':/”er Maichat 10%c; 36 tey winte grcase at 4C. i Kercheval & Son, of Bt. Louis, write as fol- ows : Coincident with the opening of the weok, develop- ments wero made showing tust the crop of hogs bad been largoly overestmated, whilst tuat of cort and wheat wux emalier than Lad Leen believed. Siuce then, contirmations of thesc fucts have becor:e strung- er aud more general, 1f not mare correctls stated b7 thoss whose bLusiuess it 18 to coliate all the facts relatmg to thelr production, and to publish them for the gemeral inform - tion of the peopie, wi.ul has been dune ; and as they ‘make a showing widely different from what nud beea lent i food, with plenty of money, constan ing investment in somethiug more rolishlo than fancy 0 foases were immense, and in the comparative safety of Western hose whicls enter largely into tho had tae effect of bringing tice these leading articles of ey Lhave Le2u more care- a3 improved, aud the stocke, on which the singulir contrast to productions, Of t ‘preparatiou of food, they more prominently into oot Western production, and as the fully considersd, thelr vulue b anxiety to secure them has incre liaa Leen the change, ond 80 rapid which bave been expored, that pi minds bave almost undergan an entire change of opirion ; and we confess to th eatly modified, and shonld the inquiries of the statements wa shall not re- '8, Ravenawood, dated Dee. £3, 1813 the dovelopments ractical, thinking fact that our own s Boault fn cstablisking the correctness now made with so niuch positiveness, to admit thelr general correctness, in common with many others, he developments causing ve been greatest st the Weat, in of production, whero tacy uro enerully accredited ; and so marked is the trast of opinions prevailing at amoug consuwers of Europe, direct conglict botween thew, Flour was very quief, snd strong st un- “Phero was u fair domand for port, but holders ge £12)gc per brl, which fus knowledge that we, een mistaken, Tius far, this change of front ba the immediate viciuify the West and East, that there is almost a e g of tho leading articles of produce in Chicazo during the past forty-eight hours, and for the changed prices. good spring extras for ex crally asked an advance o cxpotters would not pay ; bouce they withdrew. A fow emall lots were sold to local dealers, Tran was fitm. Sales were repoxted of 100 brls white winter extras (St. Libori) at £8.50; 5) £6.00 ; 100 brié wpring cxtras 3¢+ 50 brls do at 86.50 ; 50 brls U.3734 ; 100 brls do at £6.25 te terms. ‘Total, 900 b Is. 30 tous bran, to arrive, at $12.50. ing wero the closing prices : Fair to good whits winters. brls do (Wis.) st do (aliun.) at brls do on privaf Cuuico to fancy spring extras. Stedium to good do.... Good to choice dijunesota. Fuir to cholce spring. sups 700,000 100,003] 100,000, 100,00 150,000] 150,000 100,000| 100,000 50,000 .| 100,600 50,000 50,000 1,200,000, 730,000| 400,00(1 550,000 Tmports of Lreadatulls Into the United Kinglom for tho three montbs from Sept, 1 to Nov, 30 fram offictal Board of Trade retuna: W, ¢ 1872 137, cuts, mots, et 2,972,668 14,905,424 11,499,2i8 810,603 1,618,08 1312.511 2033485 | L0 221500 ZAOL2O 2,635,670 2,090,034 257,781 40,178 525,795 Beaus 1,036,763 894,214 706,387 Afaize, 5,911,017 7,31 Imp Wod exports from Marsailles fer ' eleven ‘months, Jan. 1 to Nov, 30, 1673 WHEAT. FLOUE, Quintalt. Quintats. Countries, Tussia. United Kingdom| Belgium. 2 Othier countries. ..., Total quintals. ..|4282.76.|131,30:]) 53,55¢{1,041,018 From the 25th of November to the 21 of December there were f veasels pasaed the Dirdanelles, 3§ car- 4oéa of wheat for Maruellles, 5 curgoes for' United Hiugdom, and 13 cargoes for ltalisn porta. Tue corn crops uve been 88 follows s In1810, 873,000,000 bu in sl the States. 10 1850, 532,000,000 bu fu ail tho States. Tu1930, 833,000,000 Lu in all the States, T 180, 635,0.0,000 bu 1o the loyul States, Tu 1843, 81,000,600 bu in the loyal Siatea. Wheat was strong and active, averaging 2}¢o Saturday, under an urgoat Tho Iuropeun - warketx d ax having advanced, sad s wore somewhat less than the recent which caused tas firmer feelin; ugh New York was naot materially ‘he demand for shipmout was vo.y light, but all the car-lots offered were.readily talion at seiler the mouths prices to carry against cptions sold for February, which was the leading Jeal. Tue whorts fitled in vory freely duriug the greater part of the sesgivn. and thoro was 3 fair suquiry froms patties who thought the gengral situstion was sirong enongh to warrat an investmont. Weeat gonorally strengthony up after tho Christ- mays Loiidays, in cousejuenco of m: iy par- clea wantiug to ro-euter tle deal, afcer lectiug it scverety alouo for tho eako of tho chitdren and Sauta Claus, Beller Februsry openad ot 81,234, aaveused stondilv to &1.243(. 1¢ccedod to & s Lurors huhed before tha sbarp advance, thol rote to S1.2434. snd closed at $1.24}4. Seller the montb, or cash No. 3 spring, soid st 31.33@ No. 1 upring closed at 51.41, uud_No. 3 do at 81.16%. Rejected s quise aud irregalar, 8,500 bu No. 1 epring at §1.23; 5,000 29,400 bu_d. at 2 Lu Go at $1.2134; 23,900 bu do a! bu do ab £1.21% per Lu higher thau on opeculative demand. 1,224 closing ar €1, Caula sales werk re| wpring at §1. 19,500 bu do a! 7; 10,000 bu do at #L.16)4 ; 7,500 bu do st w1163 ; 2.800 bu do at 81.16; B Lu rojected at §1.10; 800 bu do at €1.03; 400 Lu Hinng-ote by sample ut $1.29, on tracs ; 400 bu do at $1.33, detivered. “The San Francizco Market Jfievin of the 25th ult. estimates that thote aie 5,000,000 bu waitivg for ‘[hey are dispatching vessels at_the rate of oue Jer day, aud (e weather promises well for the Liexu crop, the raimnil of the seasn to date 10 inclics all over the S.ate. Corn was 1ather more active, higler, advaucing carly, uuder & good tive demand, and raliug “strong durivg mainder oz the session, though sometimes dull. “Iho Britixh markels wero reporica tirmer, sud there wore tumors of Eustoru urders Lere, while it is pow known that one greas reason of the small receipts here duriug the past month is the fact that the corn 1 the country is being taken direct shipment Lol 142.2)0 bu. and nearly Yc to the Last; w154, 620,000,000 bu in the loyal States, Ta 185, 704,000,000 bu 1 ot the States. 1n18i6, 857,0,0,000 bu in all tbe States, In 1867, 763,000,600 bu fu all the States. Ta 1663 $05,000,030 bu tn all the Statzs. Tn 1563, 734,000,000 bu in all the Statoa, Tu 1470, 1,006,000,000 bu in il the States Ta 18:1, 991,000,000 bu 1n oll tio State In 1973, 1,100/000,000 bu In il the Statea, 1o 1835, §78,000,000 bu in ol tle Statea. Tue =otn crop in'the commercial States for the vn- dermentivned yours, oxoreased in million bu bas becu s foulows & 113{ 153) 7| 46y 73 9 63 £, s1) 5l 73 7] Teubimsee Total. s12| 6| 721] 838 All other. 203 W6 WH| 3T 32 Gnndlohh‘ 823 92| 674l 1,000] Lacc| 836 T corn crop In the Sonthorn Statca was, in 1859, 71,009,000 b ; 111 1828, 185,000,000 : und in 1867, 230,000, 000 L. There b un estimuted defizicucy of the crop of 1873, 10 the commorcial Htates, us cowmparad with the crop of 1872, of 135,000,000 bu, snd a furtucr estimated etliency iy the quality of 1he crop equal to one-sixth of it, equal to sbout 90,000,000 bu, or quantity and quallty, un sggregate dofidiency of 215,000,000 Lu, waking the erop of 1973 only cqual to 445,000,600 sgainst 721,000,000 by in 1572 1t will, Lowever, bo Lorna tn nuind that there fa till a goodly portion of thie crop of 187 in the hunds of thie grewers, Tue yisitle supply of grain, includiug the stocks in grauary ot the prin: sal points of accumulation ot lik: ind 5e100ard pUrts, I transtt by rail, nud frozen in in tansit on the New York o.nals, was, Dsc. 27, 1878 Theat, | Corm | Oatn [ Barley, | Y [ il T 97 219,945 Lo *Balumors RRail shipmen: Va N, Y. canals Total-Dsa. 21,12 73, 131 w16l whiie those have corn which the; to serd hera for delivery Leueft of the promium uow ruling. Corn was 1n light roquost for shipment, but the specuis- tiva demand was urgoat early, aud much of it keewed to be on account of country dealess. Seller Febiuary opened at I5}c, advanced to . and set.led back to 553, and closed firm c. Seller the manth, or cach No. 2, sold 8t 54@bi%e, and seller May 8t Gl@6356e, closing fm ot tue outside. 1ke My option was iu much better cumand than heretofore, aud fully lc bigher. Rejected closedat 525¢e for vld aud Casn sales were ropoited of 3,200 Lu No. 2 at 5436c; 25,800 bu do at biXc: 800 bu ¢n st bic; 800 bu do, new, st blo; 400 bu re- jected at 5236c; 1,200 bu do at 52¢; 2,000 bu do at tlc; 1,200 bu do, new, 8t 47 46440 ; -800 bu do 8t dXc 400 vu ear ax 53%4c; 400 bu Totul, 42,600 bu. Oats were more active, and advanced 34c from Saturday's prices, under & goud demsud, aud favorable roports from other markets. trading was largoly contived to the Febiuary op- tion. Beller the month, or cash No. 2, sold at 383%@80)(c, closing firm at 37c seller the mouth. Seller Fevruary sold at 40@40Xe, @40Yc. Tor Muy 4dc was bid, but scllers were Lolding o for bigber prices. Cush saies were seported of 600 ba No. 2 at 89%c ; 7,800 ba do st 3c 3 1,800 Lu do at 38%c ; 2,400 bu’ rejected at 85c : 600 bu do at 34k4c tal, 13,800 bu. Ttyo wae in modetate local request, and, with smailer receipts, bolders were tirm, ak Jc nd- vanca from tho closing price of or cash No. 2. Lej 200 bu do at 2,400 bu do at 46 o at 03¢, on track. 60U bu do at Yde. ected aud No. 1 wero pominal, tho former quotabls a1 73e. Cash eales include 1,600 bu No. 2 a: 77c. Batley was & sbade moro active, and very i regular. No. 2 was dull aad uncbaoged. at 31.42. No. 8 was in good demaud on local sccount aud for lupment, ivancing 5@7c per bu, but closed easlor at £1.20 for regular, and &1.23 sel- ler Feoruary. Rejected was tirmer, selliug {rom 99¢ in A., D. & Co.'s to $1.05 in tue Uity Elovator. Cash sules were roported of 500 bu No. 2 at 1.42 ; 1,600 bu No. 3 (N. W.) at 81! do ot ¥1.22 ; 5,000 bu do 8¢ $1.211¢ at &L20; 2,000 bu rejected at 31 at €104 800 bu do ut £1.03; 400 ba do at £1.00'; 400 Lu do at 99c ; 3,600 bu by sampla at SL.50 1,600 bu oo at $1.45 ; 800 bu do at $1.4): 400 pu do at £1.28 ; 1.200 bu do at $1.; 1,200 bu do &t £1.15 on truck ; 400 bu do a: £1.28, delivered. Total, 29,000 bu. EUROPEAN MAUKETS. The following dwspaiches wero received on *Clisnga to-duy . 3an. 5.—~LoNDON—Cargoes off coast—both whent Cargoes on pussige—both Eng'hb couniry mar- snd corn — ] Tuving. wheat and_corn—jmproving, Kote 8 siade dearer ; French do Tislug, ManE Lasi— Both whest aud corn upiward tendel Wheat fu very geod demund; spring, 12 Gi@lis. d cargoes No, 2 spring wheat, off const, 1n 617 fur av ruge Cailforuis, O parsige G13 bu "Amcriczn mized corv, off coaet 3835 do, ou suipmeuit in February sod Murch, ¢d. 'Minx Laxe—Wuest i+ 1 dearer, Coru Stocks of Loth wheat and coru iu principal markets lighter than was -wuticiputed, Wante Califorufa wieat, 13s 9d@143 ; Califurula Club wheat, 16 @1is O1. EXI'ORTS FROM THE SEABOARD. The following aro the agaregaio exports of the articles nawod, from the ports of Portland, Bos- tov, Now York, Philacelphia, aud Baltiwore, for tho'week ending Jan. 3 3. 7,000 | Land, 1. The export cleatances for Europg from the New Yo:l, Boston, Jlontreal, Philadel- phin, sud Baltimore, aggregated,were for the andermentioned weeks &y follows ¢ Corm, [ Tire, | Pein o | e | 218,240 13,134 4,735 Total four w'ks 105,653 2,056,835 1,378,273 44,806 9,405 .| 23,0007 G348 121,575{3,910,303] 011,163 ‘Total four w’k: OTHER BIATISTICS. The New Youk Zroduce Lxchange Weekly gives tue following & The extra stock of mzize at Odesss was taken for ex- port during the woek euded Dec.3, sv tuat for six Inoutls to come 1o transictivus of interest in tals ceren! ae expected. 4y Tue Liverjool Uauy Courfer gives the following estimate of the probable montliy supply of foreigu wheatto arrive in the United Kiugdom {rvin Deccmuer to March, includive, four mouths 3 ‘Wacat-ubrosd or afloat, sud prodable sdditional sup- 325,000| 160,00, 200,0.0 Now on tho cosxt... ol *Esimated. Receipts of flour and grain st Oswego for the last four years ; 1871, | 1812 | 187, - Fuour, brls... 13| g : Wheat, bu. 3,159,45:| 4,354,401 Corn, bu. 3410,.0.] Luan,901] 1,450,500 s, v mmiire Taen| " svaw] ' snen Barley, b 2472238 2,791,088} 2,377,448 Itse, bu. tova0s| 8L 2340510 Peas, bo! Tse0i| 3436 18127 14,213,311 9,074,319 Total grain (12,264,089 8, Fur to wheat.] 28,760 @4 total, bu..{12,273,44: [14,226,0001 9,074,8671 8,531,110 Gompara,ive aggregate reoetps of flour and grain at Chicago, M:lwausee, To.clo, Dtroit, Cleveland, St L s und Dulath, from Jen! 1 to Déc. 27, lnclusive, for four years : 3| 1871, [ 1870, e T | 589,014 Tot. grain by. [i Klour o who't. Grand total..| &, 167,65, THE ERIE CANAL. Tt is stated that tiom tho timo orders were given to reopen the cunals until tho final ciose only 66 bosts reached tidewater. Tweutv-seven of these boata wero laden with wheat. 19 sul corn and onts, 5 with barley, 7 with apples, aud the remainug 8 with miscellaneous cargoos. 0JAL. Baward’s circular gives the following intersst- ing facis: population and coal production: . r:m?z;ndw.|7w per inhal' 561 ton to 25,529 50.19_[1 ton to 95.8 9,7:1]1 ton to 3.8 w0y 1 ton to 16 o] tou to 8 11431y,211 ton to K Thie following will show tho imports and exrorts of coal iuto aud from the Uuited S.tes, for tho yeurs given s DreORTS, Bittminous— 1870, 1871, 18 1375, Bitum{nous— 5 342180 TThe a il ation of electiicity for (ke redustiou of metas trom their ores has been pateuted in Engiand. By regnlating the electric current in a proper manur it is claimed that cast 1ron, wro gt iron, or stec! can Le produccd directly fiom the furnare withoy any intermdeiate operations. This puddliing by ‘meanx of an eloctric current will occupy from ten to fiftcen minutes only, instead of several Lours, us in the ordiuury puddiing by band labor or machinery. LATEST. Wheat wns fairly active in the afternoon, and advanced %@, selling at §1.225{@1.28 seller \he montb, ciosing ot about $1.22)4; and at £1.43{@1.25)4 seller February, closivg at $1.25%. Coru was in fair demaud and 3¢c Ligh- e1; Nu. 2 wold at 584@050 cash or selier the mouth, cloging 8t 5ixc, aud at -Gi@563e for February. Provisions sold at the out=ide prices it tho close of 'Cuange. Sales were brls mess pork at_$15.00 scller February; 500 tes lard ac 94c seller March, and 500 tes do at S840 1or February; also 100,000 1bs louso shose riba at 7540 for February. EVENING BOARD. Crurcaco. Jan. 5.—Sales at Eveniog Board, 1,000 brls mess pork, setler Maich, 815.373¢ 5 508 Lrls mear pork, Scller Feb,nary, S15.00; 250 tea Jard, veller March, $9.20; 250 tcs lard, seller ufarch, $9.20; 200 pori barrels at $1.50. ‘ —_— CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. " MoxpaY EVENING, Jan, 5. ALCOHOL—Was fairly active and stronger a2 §1.. 192 i "BROOM-CORN--Wae quiet and unchanged, We re- peat: Caoice o extra Lurl, Ty(@83; curn that will work Itse't into a choice hurl brooms, 8)@i+ ; for good do. .s,\g?(;:s €00 o chaice stalk bruid, Gg7c’; fnferior sl BEANS AND PEAS—There {8 a Iight retall trade fn beans, and fancy ots occasionally briug outaid: qu ta= tions. Pess ara doll. We qiote: Navy beans, $2.50@ 2.60; medinms, $2.25@2.40; common, $L3UG2.00 ; pess, $1.0031.25 per bu in Lugs. DUILDING MATEWIALS—Were dull and nominal The stock of ommaon brick, it Is thougdt, will not ex- fu bk, $00@$L00; imo (brs). $1.10G1. white sand, 9 brl, $LI@LUO axpected, aud ut a tme when Burope was largely do- y see] (e 904,000 468,000] 160, Total afloat.ess.] @1.40 $450; Mwaukes and Ticlne prossed, §i3.00@30.00 103 do commm, 110061600, Tudiiss o commou, 0.00@13. Ire-cla) $ Lnl, 83,0000, ? Y BUTTER~ This market was moderstely active, with little o no change in values, Localand Exsters buy- ers were ordering with fair liperality st the snnexed Quotations : Cholce to funcy vellow, 30@33¢; medium to @00, 22837c; inferior to common, 15@G200; com- fon to choice roll, 18@30c. BAGOING-omains gulet ond Arm st the quo- tationa following: Stark A, S4o; Ludiow 4, 33¢; Tewlston A, 32c; Americin A, 29c; Amoakesg A. B O e e o1 Gohie, Fiazies nndcs, single, A% 3 ul B3] ‘wool |E:|u. 63@65¢. g @ COOPERAGE—Pork barrels wers s trifie stranger to-dsy, and in moderate request. No chauge wis hoted in other descrptions or siock. Pork barrels, $1,0@145; whisky barreis, $1.90@3.10; Lid tiorces, EL5J@1.60; ' Rour varrels, etaves, rough, $2J.00323.00; do, 24,00 ; tlerco staves, rough, $23.00@24.00 ; Whisky staves, rough, $26,008 28,00; do bucked, $33.00@35.00; Hour staves, $0.30@ 11.60% clrele flour heading, 14@IKc per sch; four Hoon_poiee, $10.00G15.0 perm1 5 igat bl srom, Sales luclmle 1 car pork burrels at #1.40 ; 500 sawed, $25,00@23.00 CHEESE—In this market thers were no new foa- A liperal amount of gales wasuccom- plished, aud the quoted prices wera sduered to with decided firmocss, We rejieat our List as foilows ; Now York fuctory, mild, 136316, futtory do, 1g15¢; lower COAL—Prices ranged Qulo factory unud Western s same us on the closing of laut week. W uote : Lelugh, prepared, $10.50; ‘Wanut Hil, $4.50 7 Leckawanna, $0.00; Lrooks, $3,003 1 vasburg, $3.3049.00; Cannel, §. 3 Hockiug Valiey, $0.50 5, Iudiana block, $ Birclay, $3.00 ; Kirklind Gra .00 3 M.dway, 36,60, A EJGS—The market 1s quiet uad Lborally supplied. e ntoadler at Zjg s, sud pickel sc 1@ ¢, whils inferior lot otfacd st 15@132. FEATHEUS—Were i modorute toucst at pravious prics: Good to choica Liv ixom first band count for casb, FIsL—Notiing new was noted in connection with {1io fisn tmarket, Urders wore fuir i Duwber, audin tha amounts called for, and jobuers secmed well pluased with the goneral itiation, Quotations raugeas ful.ows: No, 1 wiitellsg, X-brl, $3.45@3540; No. 3 ; No. 1 (rout, $.75:@5.00 K-brl, $ib.oKali ol 10005 No. 2 mackarel, s-brl, el, J-Url, §TOST.20 bauk coatlah, S5 + Atinonk, $5.50; ese Teathers, GIaGd , jobulng prices, WGTSe; 3 Por cen No, 1 shon-miskerel, .23 ; Guurge's cod- 0625 ; Labrador_hocring, epit Lris, $4.50 do,. }-brl, $LL@4.00; Librador herring, B MLOIL SULDIY UF nearyy all d scriptious of domestic dried fruils, wiils of wome deécriptions there 8 sn gotusl scarcity Dence, under continued activa consumptive ui wpecuiative demand, ricss a10 still Wilk two OF threo eXceptions, 14 of dmported fruity aro aiso firiuly beld, while 11 Faisins aug ruues the tendeucy W upward, Among {0-03y 1 bisug:s We uote un advauce of 5o iu isyer ralitie; o wdvance in oppes; & Ko in bLlick- Uerries, und 1o i rusplerries’ and 4 res. W revise our list, uu fodows NULS—Tucre s wid advane- Tuglzie; s, o abes, Meidige; ins, loss Aust Loxes, Isyers, 1@ roi-iug, Layers, now, $LEUG new, $LWGSI0; o, Velencia, new, 1 anto curraut, uew,75@8 (¢i citru 3. ‘peel, 16@20c, DoMESTIC—Alden ap) i slichiganquarteis, 10:.@ pasches, hulved, 1 Lerries, Lew, 1k @l : Tas- ltted_chernes, 21328, Nuze—Fil- 1730 ; wlmonds, Terrsioms, 2:G3c ; Navies Culd walnuts, SX@uc; French 20@2lo; Brazils, 10@10% Wilpgton ~ peanuts, Texss, O)@i0Ne ‘Tennesses poanuts, GX@Tc LN FRUILS—\ero again reporied dull. No change i prices 13 noted, aud for soms fruite, par- \ewsrly eliowe cranlerrios, thoy ure strong, waile appies ure plenty and siow. We quote : Lemons. 37.008 8,30 yer box; Southern orangos, $3.0@! Vulencia do, SIL5KGLI.0) Lot case 31:5@4.00 ‘per cuse; + bri_frem 'store; 3 Uaiiforuis pears, clce npples, L@ common to fair’ du, 402,50, Cultivited cranberries and Cape Cods, do, Cary's, S13.00, £4,00 1 ar Lox, or $11.00@ 1200 rer Lrl, GROUERLES—Tus wadivg feaiures of the grocery ‘maket rematn withoat chauge in sny fmporiauc pur- uctivity still provoibug in usarly ell dejart rices Tumsin unequivocally firm all ading jobbers report the voluma of salas considersbly in excess of Lus: year ata iiko period, xnd, s iuteror werehants are carrying light 8.ncks, a continuously good demzud 38 looked for thromguoat Messrs, Ailen. Eelth & Co., to-duy re- coived sdvices of » further hurp adv: in the prices of sugsrs, und our quot refined grades are uccordiug'y marked up an 5@, An advance of 3¢ Iu sirus, and Xc o Cazolina sad itangoon rice i8 sls0 nated, as follows: BI-CARD. 50DA—i}@Sc. Corvxzs—Xoetin, Au@dic; O. . Java. 3T@3T)c Malage grupes, ments, while 11 coat the East ions of raw and , ° g ¥ & 8 xc; 1rime kio, 3046, @29)c: common do, 23 fjoro Java, d@dskc; CO. S1K@314c; do, prime, 30 @3k B ipLzs—Star, full welght, 111 @18c ; stearino, fcll weight, 14X @143(c ; do, whort weignt, B Lick—Faum, T%(@do; Bungoon, Staaiu—Patent cut loaf, 125@12: powdered, 11X@11% stundard, 105 @10; :3 roaeyug do, 11kG T@ec : Lator 5c; crushed nud 3 asied, 1e@Uc s A, 0, No, 2,101:B105¢ ; B, 104G extra G, 105 @104 ¢ ; C No, 2, 103105¢ 0,%o0!1, 97;@10c; choice ‘rown, 9%@Y3c; prima do, 94@9:-.¢ ; fair do, @9 3¢ ; Tair do, 9@IH w Orleaus sugsr, cholc 9igc; do, fair, B GBY tners—Dismoud drips, $1.54G1.38 7 extra fine, K@ ;_good rugar-Louse strup, ‘6t@7ic ; New Orleaus_ molasacs, choi 75:@80c ; do_commop, 6:@Ue; Porio ‘chioloe, 63@63c ; common wiolaises, 35 SaLznaTUs—Common to best, 8% @10c, Syices—Ailspice, 11G1 3633 ; pepper, 2I@2Uc ; nutmege, No, 1, $1.231.90; 3, S1L1E115; giuger, pure, 2@ ; do No. 1, Golden West, § (ngeridl, G$6Kc; whi c; primrose, 63 dull, and prices are 50 lowor all round, Itissuid thet in many parts of the Esot {hare 18 a abundaut supply of bay, aud, Owing (0 the mild westhicr, the pastur:ge is goud, tively lttle iy L (hoico molusses £ common do, 85G35 ; doprine, 96 8¢ ; do prite, cloves, 42@43c; ‘SoaPs—Gormun mottled, CY@BIC ; ¢ ; White ’5 sian, 6:,@0¢: Champaign, 85@U; 31 HAY—The market is 80 that Compara— ote the whoicsalo lers, u8 follows, earn 1o contain 20,000 t New timothy, prime, §1460@15.00; do No.1, $14.00.214,50; No, % do, SI0.00GI2.00 ; mixed, §10.00@¢ 11005 prime prajrie, $9.0K&10.00; do No.1, §9.00; Loosz ON ' WAGON—" SILOU@IE00; prairie $7.00@9.50, For delivery of according to distance. st at previons pressed, $1.0J@1.50, HIDES—Were i moderaie reau prices, as follows : Green city Lutchel’, 85, @Txc; do, Lieavy, 9c; Tart cured, 10z dry saltod. 14315 deacousking, 3@40:; tuwo-thirds price t Sleep pelts, woul estimated green cured, light, 10. &39c; groen caf, 1 s¢; dry caulf, 2e; dry kip, 17¢; dry fint, 16@! or ofhierwise dumaged, brunded, 10 per cept of. a4 washed, per Ib, 40@4 'HOFS—Were quiet and without special changz, Conimon to_prime Western, 240 Hunqaran, 4hgiic. TRON AND KTEEL—Trade j Liigltening up Litile, und the general feeilug amo muaufaciurers 1 one of conddence. Below e the rates current: L York State, 41@ 430 $310@ 3210 Taten Horse-shoe fron . Pite fron, common tank.... Norway nadl-rods, German plow azocl. Caxt plow steel. American tool stecl Curome tool sieel Euglish tool stoel Engish spring stoel . Americun cast s ring sleel Steel tiro, i-in .. Cutter ehoe steel Cutfer shoes (tape LEATHER—Wxs in fuir demand, snd the given Lelow were firmly sustained. We quote: _Colintry Liurness Live, vity; 9 b. Country upper... Caif, country. . 10003 1015 Hough uy pes, sbincard, Rough upper, damagad Buftaio slanghter sule. Fren b calf, Lewotne, French cilf, 24 10 30 Da. ... LUMBEE—The demand 18 restricted w smal*o 5, and tue market is Tather easy, many dealers betug dir- ed to munke concersions in Order 10 (i ect Cash sales. A or star ehinglia are held uguer, with ligut recelpts. “tuiry clear, 1 iuch, Third cleas, thick Common fiooring, &1 8+eed, firwt. .-« Common fooriny, drissed, second Wagou-box boaras, selecte, 14 iuches B stock bourda.. G stock boards. Common boards. scantling, small Guiber, fencing, 15 feet and under, green. £064120,000,000, We qucte : Stucco, $2.50; New Yerkstuc- g Joiit and scantling, 18 0 24 feo! Codar posta, Spiit, ‘hree dol'ars per car to 09 added when transferred whi-b charge follorws the shingl Sulckness—Fivo shiagios t0 be 190 aches i3 tiek- Length—Sixteen inches, HARDWOOD. Blaek Walnut — Counters, $100.00 $£65.U085.00 ; common, $45. ey szjllfifi 35,00 ; ooring, §80.00. o S Ash—Clear, £18,04330.00; common, 2 cull, $10.008 15,00 ; Hooring, S0 ‘a?u_un@_s.m Oik—Clesr, £26.00@40.14; common, $16.00@25.00; call SWG1S. 0. i .00; common, $20.00G ckory—Clear, $23. fim;lrfl.\ly $12 00@18.00, iple—Ciear, $.22.04345.00; . 05,00+ call, £10.00@ e 003 commoz, $18,00@25.00; , $30.00@00.00; common, $£20.008 Butternut—Ci weo. erry—Clear, $0.00@(0.00; commmy 5.008 Iy it S tewrod—Ciesr, $:0.00G40.00; comman, 25.00; cull, §10.00@15.L0. 5 Sy Wagon Stock—MU1. fory axles, per sct, $1.00@1.50; wagon poles, each, 43@5¢ 5 Lox boarls, 50, 00a kil Fiorida red cedar, $c per {t; mabogany, Si@ilc; do_counters, 502 ; rorewood, 50@80s ; white Lolly, Sz, JETALS AND TINMELS' 810CE—iride ccm {imues light aud prives aze without steraton, 28 o) ows : - Tix PLaTe—IC, 10314, $12.00; do, 12x12, $12.50; 14x 20,SLL00; do, obiiog, 1420, IC, §11.50% do, 20128 116 Trs—Large, 40c; small, 1cg bar, 4 Lap—Vig, 8jc; bar, 10c; pipe, full colls, 10xc; cut do, 11 MR} SneiT ZiNo—Full ensks, 103e; half casks, 10e; less quantity, 11¢; slals, 8xe. TR Sugct 180%--X0. 24 3¢ ratcas Rusels fron, 5, and 10, % ; do, 11 :nd 13, 21¢; do Nu. 1 sta ¢ Tate e e Bt | e 08 GALYax1ZED In0N—XNo, 1L@, 1 o, 2x(¢6, 11c; 1 of 25 er cent 15 m Qe from this Lis Corpen—Copper boltons, ¥7:: Lazlers, over 12 47c; tinud coppes, 36c; planished coprer, 4lc; do) © cut to rizes, 43, Wizs—Nos. 1 to6, 9¢; 7109, 1023 10to 11, Tle; 12, Iige; 1and 14, Nl 1s dad 16, 1, s ;1685 19, 19c 3 23, Yie; full bundle, 33 pa: count ¢ fenee srire, by cir-losd, 6. o NAILS—Were L 10derats Gonwnd and firm at thy rates given : 20@03d per keg, $4.35; 84 do, $4.50; 6 do, $1.75 5 4 aud 6d do, £5.00; d do, §5.75; 31gy fine, $7.23; cliuch, $.87%. NAVAL STORES—We ogafn quote : Msntla rore, § 1, 16%@1Txc; sisl rope, T b, 144@15 saely :;r& T s ‘marline, P Ib, “eiie; terrey rope, W 1, oskuw, @ bale, $.00@6.50; pit.] @ brl, $5.50@35.00; bar, @ brl, $5.00. ks L OILY—Deatcra toport.d tiio murket unchenged. A fair pumuer of orers were received and Diod al the quo.ations foilowing: Cerlon, H@lss; extra winter lard, 78@80c; No. 1,% No, 2, 67c; line seed, raw, 9: L08@31.02; whals, 0@ 825 speran, $2.1083.20; neats-foot oil, strictly ‘Jurs $1.10; do exira, 90¢; do No. 1, Lank ofl, 60 str:ith, 3¢ elopli itoll, 9335 turpeutiug, 50¢; naphiia, G3 gravity, 17¢ § m.pltud, common, le. YO LATOES—Tue 10cal demaud was oaly fair, but the market §s quotatle firm for chiolco lote aud etorks are iu better concion, wost of tha 10T DOiitoes haviug Leen dispased of. Peschblows are quo.d 2t £1.10.51.20 per bu. POULTEY AN.D GAME—The market fs overstockad and dull, but the weaiser 14 ccolor, aud, tuerd{irs, mor: favorale tar bouling supplics, C: turkses 2nd «hikeus weite 3 trile uigher. Game waa dall sud frregalir. We qrote: Cuickeas, cholco dreseed, 3100 @1.50; commoix to good dd, 75t FLUGLIN § dacks, drossed, $2233.00; geere, dressed, $3.0085.007 dressed turkeys, T@YC: cOmMMON to fair, 4@t pra= rio chokens, $2.00.02.78; _paruridzes, 3 quail, 75¢ (@ $1.60; whd turkeyr, 108122 yer i veulson sadil 1. @tile: do ciriubses, GEGke; Fablits, 75 Lot por doz. SLEDS—Wero ratber quiet, though thers was a moderaty trudo_{n timotuy und ciover. Tue former was £rm ot EL60@3.00. Ciover was weuk and unsetticd. Salew wero Tepacied ut §5.70:33.72, and 1t is un.lots.cod thut good sced Euid ub iower tgure. Tise recelptd wery cousideralaly largergcoming trom the Ea waa steady ut $1.75@1.80, and Wingariu at 8.8} willot 03 20c. Wo Lote saies of €0 Lugs prime uiothy (aud 1 car to s:rmve) at 1,002 R bugs uT $2.90; U3 0.3 Ut $0.85 3 16 Lags at $1.00; 10 Lage clover ut 35755 & bigs 4o ut £3.70. SALT-Tu6 demand i3 Lght es uemal at this seasun, Lut prices aro fuly maintained, 22 fol- Iows : ' Onondga ana Saginaw Aue, §1.90; Cunadada, $2.00; ordin.cy. coarsa, ¥200; coaiss dismond, $2.107 ground solar, §2.10 ; dairy, witiout Lagy, §£.00 ; duiry, §ith Lage, $.00 ; Asliton dLiry, por sack, 35.00. Grouud alam, $L.i51a80. Turks Istud, $L.: TiAs—Meunun finm sud ubcuubged. We quote: Youb byson, cummon to fair, 37@4ic ; do, goud. 573 G7e; do, chuiedto extra fine, Uicg3l.10; comon to ALe ol hyvony G3@sTc; commou lucrial, 54368 go0d 1o chuice 4lo, YewFl.10; fuir to guod gunpowd 2@we; choige Pugsue; 0@2.:0; exirn hluyune, $1oilg 40 ; dioice 1o exira new Japin. Y.(SSLd comul 10 goad do, 5@75¢; fulr to grod o.d, A3 Tie common do, $I@43¢; colored uatural ieaf Jayan, $i¢ §7¢; common to tine Oc'oug, $I@4ic; oo, STEGHTe cholce to extrit, Bc(@31.00, - LOEACCO-=We quiond ¢ Fave CuT—Fxtru, 0@80c; chofce, CI@B50; modiumy, POOT 10 cOmMmull, IS 43 TLue—Nataral T6@sue; half bright, 00@i0e; Ulack, suund, €3(@557 Suoxme—Goud to choice, S2@35c; modiam, B3 e commoth, @27, WOUD—W:ss aull ot the prices following: Deach, £9.002.50; mrple, $10.00(s10.50; hickory, $11.00; slals, $6.60, deliverad. . ‘WOOL—Rewuains quict. Sales for the month of Derember liave beeu estimated at 200,000 Dy, Qaotae tions ure revs ed . follow: y Tup, washed, prime. Tub, wash:d, comm Common div €. Fleece, washual, Ficece, washesl, X & XX, Fleece, washed, medimn dgat. Couree, washied . Ficece, unwaslied, coarso to media: Flecce, unwashed, coarse aud d.agy. Ficece, unwased, fine. Suyer aud extwa pulled. —_——— THE LIVE-5TOCK MARKETS, CHICAGO. loxpat Evextsa, Jan. 5. eived since s.turday, 3,7 bead. Tht markes ope ‘s woek under 1stuer favorabe anse e i iuce of b.yers Delng more tasu ustaly fuil for s Ala Liy, wabio tks deaiand osu on lo-al sud Eustorn sccount’ was Ldrly active. Desjiic the fact that the re:eipts were lez7 (taey ~ mearly equucd tne combinod recelps of any twn diys of lust week) thers wis prev.lmt o feclng of conddeace, and previods fuotsdons were w.thout much dimculty sustuded, Tue suyply, though scarcely up to Lue average of last weok i poit of quality, was sucl es to give Lule eause for complaint, Tue different descripons wert in sufciently .fbers] supply to fully meet the v.ried w.nis of the ldcrent cls+es of buyers u auendancy and sales wene oiccted with jess than tha nsual amous of badgeriug, Salés 10 o liverul ngoregale Wers 1% ported, but 1ot all the vlferinga wers duwposed of, and Pas fecling ab the close was s.arcely as firm as curing the early bours of the day. The Lest droves wert taken at $5.56436..0 for viwice to_extrs, while commal ceat dise £o goud grach:s »0ld at $2.50(5.00, QUOTATIONS. R Extra Beeves—Graded eteers, aversgtng 1,40 B0@6I Choicé Beerw: fat, we | formad Jyear wveriging 1,300 to .. 536@58 szaers, avaraging 1.90@s.1 Medium Gr:des—Stéers in far fles 2ging 1,14) to 1,230 dia... 150647 Butchers' Sitock—Common and good to extra cows, fur i averaging 830 to 1,100 Ws. Stock Catte—Common cal ging 120 to 1,030 LS. ior—Liynt and i cows, bulls, and scalawag stevrs.. £.4, cioice cor-fed . Cattle—Teszs, sumiuered North, Catuio—Tezss, throuss droves. 10GS—Received since Saturday, 18, this Uranct of fhe market opencd active, and come tinued po tironzuon’, with prices Srm aod s tridt bigher thun on Saturday. Tho fresh receiits wei precty linaral, ond thero was 2.0 8 considersbis amount of stale £ uck, but with Jocal and Essiern L35 «rs Loth zeuvely engaged; the suppiy did not prost excessive. Aboilt everyiling weuing Lrisies wif Ccleaned out, und tho market closed firin at $1.00@5.19 for_infarin® common; at $3.20:33,30 fer wediud ani at £3,33@5.50 for good 10 chice, Wo append U2 following No. Ar. 26 130 8 150 .55 o0 5 08 55 24 0 72 13 50 o5 210 55 53 230 .10 61 235 .29 «© 83 5.0 o4 23 5.45 63 130 s @ 2 5, g1 a3 (X i S 3 64 I 5 & 5 W1 b0 | SHEEP—Tho shoep trade was moderately artive, 104 prices wero fien, with vaea ot £3.59@3.00 for Poor ¥ chialce. Bineived, 1,263 bead, NEW YORK. NewTanx, Jan. 5,—Bnevis—Fiesh oferiogs (0% making 5,250 for the week, agsiust 5,014 for kst weeke Tio quiaiicy is faiT, s¥cragivg Letter twan on the J5e vious M wdsy, Tue domaud was ‘modzrately »£rocg and active at the openinz, bat the vuppiy %8 larg % Urou any af te bugers Jooked for, Tua market cb exironey dull, at 4 deciine {rom Wedpe-day and ¥t Buyof HCixe. Upwardicf 50 car losds wero b0 b X 08 .8 04d, and wbout 200 car losds srrived ¥ not su.d. A few faney steers were taken 3t 136 U 12¢c was the outslle” fignre for extrs nabive So8] very cominon soid at Oc, Fair to good Texans Faof a9 @103:0 S 255 Lasrns—Doreipts, 0,040, makiog 165 for 1he Wk sgminat, 19,180 for the fust weeky T quality was good. Tho market wus fair snd well b Lifued, prices Tinging at from e to 3)¢ Wi & extra fami- at 75035 s aritay pod to-day of 9,200, B3 g 257.5, for Uje weelk. agant .760 for Lt ek Tuedem tud was wrak aud the market drou}ILg- s Logs nouqually st 5, @GSxe; ety dressed, G @IACT Weitern, GX@3%C. EAST LIDERTY. Fast Trmsnre, u, Jon, somarrre—Azinit 0 cal nediara, $5.0035.15 -.ucun}xmu. b stockers, $3.00@3.50 3 buby, £2.0033.00. o T Arnivais, G1j Cars Lews 53, $5609 plasterog balr, 9 bn, 40c; land plaster, £:.00 brl; fire brick, ¥ 1,000, $55.00850.00 ;. bullding brick (common), $5.50 pressed brick, $14.00@15.00; sewer brick, Cedar posts, round. wkorr, $3.1065.20. S | Supww—Arrivals, 7 cars, None sold, 7 PRILADBLEHIA. RIPeT, PrrLapcLrmA, 3.0, 5,—CatTix—Demsnd full prices, Bults of KOO extrs Pesusl i 4 3 AR s N RO o man A SPCS HEI N : S i P Y R PSSR et > Y TR SR DN KL% St i oo e L N 1SS AR T e 5 T T P A AT AR S