Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 30, 1874, Page 12

e e SRR L ] TR it R W TR . 12 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1874. MOTHER FERDINAND. ghe - Tells a Reporter the Story of Her Troubles. Low She Got Her House, and Bow .She Was Dispossessed of It A Visit to the Bishop’s House, and Her Removal Therefrom. Capt. Hickey and Other Gentlemen Take Her to the North Side. The Other Side of This Story- Perbavs nothing that has occurred in the his- tory of the lioman Catholic Church in Chicago Line awskoned eo much vivid interest as tho spasmodic controversy between Bishop Foley snd Mothor Ferdinaud, Superior of the Sisters of Loretto. The charges mado by the latter sgainst tho hiead of her Church in this diocese sre of a naturo so serious that even the haughty indifference of Roman Catholic prelates to pub- lic opivion canaot afford to ignore them, moro ospecially as those charges are pit forward, not by & womsn in the primo of youth and bealth, but by a lady on whom tho haud of death 18 earely laid, and who can sce, sven mow, tho grave opening to Te- ceive ber much aflicted body. Tho story of Mother Ferdinand is one of the saddest on human record. She hus been misrepresented to a maddening degree ; bas been called a luna- tic, and treated as such, without apparent canse: and has been forced, educated lady a8 sho is,— with all the tine instinets and noblo pride of & true lady,—to accept tho bounty of strangers— that bounty heartlessly and inexplicably denied ber by the Roman Catholic bead of the Diocese of Ilinois. Mother Ferdinand is at present au inmato of the Hospital for Women and Children, northwest corner of Paulina aud Adams streets. 2 AT THE HOSIITAL. To this retreat of the afllicted and destitutea Tuinuse reporter bent his steps yesterday afier- woon and inquired for Motber Ferdinand. The Matron, after some littlo delay, ushered him into the humble apurtment where the unfor- tunatc lady lay upon her bedof sickness, and what 18 almost certain to prove her bed of death. Mother Ferdinand. pale 28 a corpse, was propped up by pillows, and looked extremely weak. Her black Lair and dark, expressive eyes mado her pallor even more apparcnt, but in ber manner even the most superficial observer could detect the uomistakable air of a thorough gentlewom- an, She received the journalhstic vieitor with digpified courtesy, and asked his businessin & voice that tremiled trom the effects of deadly disease. 4 R.—1I have come, Madame, {0 talk to you rel- stive to your consroversy with Bishop Foley. Mother F.—Tne TrinvNE published an article on the subject the other day. It was incorrect iu ssserting that I returned here with the object of TAKING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS agninst Bishop Foley. I came here to seek medical reiiel for my terriblo malady, and to re- quest that the Bishop might provide for me & piace of honorable retrest during the period of my afiction. As you may see, sir, I bave not vers loug to live. I do not expect to recover. I uave no earthly hope now. As the nnbappy lady said this ehe gave way to atcontrolluble emotion, and wept Liko a child, 1t.—Well, Madame, if you have any statement of the care to make—if you desire to_make one —1I kall be bappy to give vour side of tho story through 1315 TRIBONE. I am so instrncted. Motber F.—I am thankful, sad will make my statement as well as my condition will permut mo todo. You have heard of THE SISTELS OF LORETTO ? We were orgamzed under s epecial chartor at the time wheu Birhop Duggan ruled this dio- cese. 1t was about 1863. Our object was to teach the Catholic chuldren of the city. Bishop Duggan was very favorsble to our Order, and uve us all the enconragement we could expoct. he place sclected by our Order was situated in Ulnca’ 8 of the School Section Addiion to the City of Chicago: 1t was located on Adams street, very clogo to St. F'atrick’s Church. The lace 'is now occupied by the Sisters of Charity. ‘e bouse, which was originally a simplo frame building, was bought by Dr. Dunne for 6,500,— money collected from the Catholic people of the diocess. It was afterward improved by being raiged, and a brick basoment was added to it. R.—Did tho first proposition for occupying the building come from you ? Mother F.—No; the Bishop was.the first who made the proposition. Ho was very anxious tuat we should establish ourselvesthere. Some- thing interfered st the time, and THE NEXT PROPOSITICS came from a Cburch Committec, nominated, I believe, by Bizhop Duggan. 1 remember that Mr. James W. Sheahan was one of that Commut- “T'he place was offered to our Order on con- dition that we nesumed the payment of a $9,000 mortgage on the property, together with the' in- torest aue thereon, and street improvemont besides. They also stipulated that we should _ establish a parochial school, and mairdain it, in perpetuity, 5o long as we lived. Father Dubne and his friends were not particularly friendly; but finally the arrange- mont was completcd, and we took possession of tho place. 'They demanded a $10,000 bond, which we gave. THE MORTGAGE. - B.—What was the £9,000 mortgage for? Mother F.—It was a loan raised £y Dr. Dunne on hie property, at 10 per cent interest. if I rec- ollect aright. ~That, with other matters, meant 1,000 sunk by the Convent evers vear, exclusivo of other expenscs. We got ulong very well, however, 2nd soou established a school in St Poul's Vuieh, aud also at tho Rolling-Mills. This was in addition to our regular school at St. atrick'e. R.—Tliere were no complaints against your made of couducting the oducation of the clil- ren ? _ Mother F.—I never heard sny, nordo I be- lieve that there was any ground for such som- plaint a: euy of the three schools—the Sisters were all compatent. R.—Who made out your deed of conveyance? Mother F.—Mr. B. G. Caulfield, nsuisted by Father Damen and Father Halligan, who, I think, witucssed the proceeding. They wantod S to take a conditional deed, which I absolutely zefured. I wanted something definite, and did 1ot chooso to be a mere tenant at will,—not for vy selii-h conwderation, Lear in_mind, but for the safety of the Order, and in the interests of educaticir. Y THE DEED. R.—Tiere was somethiug wrong sboat the deed they gave vou, 1f 1 remember correctly? Mother F.—~That we discovered sutrequéntly. Our wlolo responsibility, iucludiug the mort- guge, sireet improvemcut, sud general improvew ments, would amount to, perhaps, $25,000. The firet deed they gave was for tho nominal conid- eratiou of £1, aud they placed upon it only a 50- ceat xcsenus stamp. 2.—Did you ever hear any reason gi tat Biad of ‘proceeding? o 508 1OF ¢civihier F.~Ouly this: T wanted s loan of §5:3%.—a mere cuntinnance of the loan given to r. Duuve on the same propercy by Messrs, it & Tvirell,—and they asked to see the e by Caultield and tbe two priests Mr. Vright waid tint he deed waw defective, nd sent for Facher Halligan to nsk some ex- pl Ation, Father Halligan, as far as I can ooollect, stated that tho intention was to keep e doed informnd (Bistiop Doggan was thon o Soufinned invalid) watil Bichop- Foley, or the Ao Sishop. whoever Lie might be, came to the Olocoso. Mr. Wright remarked ‘that the ex- jation was not atisfactorr, and, after some di- Plomacy, the deed was declared good, and the continusace was allowed, Mr Wiight ascured bave beew granted if the deed was ot pert ke o thlaw. exnwiil T 500418 o sight of BOMF. CoNTROVERST ¢ between Faikor Dauen and myans e I undentood it to be intormal, which 1 deu Father Hulligan, wio was then admisistenns of the diocese, Wrote to Archbisliop Kendrck. of 8t. Louis, relative to the matter, Father Da- men's statemeut was givon. 1 told Facher Hol. + bgau that it was entirely untruc. I refused to intetfers in tho controvarsy with the Archbishop, the matter, If I remember correctly, Fathor Hallizan infimated to tho Archbishops that Dr. Duggan never sanctioned my having the cou- ~vent pormancntly, whicl was entirely incorrect, to age no Janguage of Larsher siguificance, TROGULE WITH BISIOP ¥OLEY. R.—When did your controversy with Bishop Foley commence ? “ 3other F.—Very soon after he was installed, Bishop Foley called at tho convent and ex- prassed himself highly pleased st tho manner in which everything was being conducted. He said that ho admired overything 1o our educational eystom very much, and we parted on excellent terms. Toward the latter pert of that samo Angust—thres yoars ago—] began to feel the first serious symptoms of the ailliction that bas siuco befallen me. 1 went to eco Bishop Foloy_to have him aproint s now Motler Baperior, ns I found tuat I was too weal end ill to teach much more. It was with great reluctance that I mada this request, for 1 buted to give up m: ion. Ths Disbop asked mo which of tho Sister. I wouid recommend for the position. I old hr, 20d ho reflected fur tome timo. 'Then, crossing Lis bands upon s breast, he eaid: “ Mother Ferdinand, do you kno that I bave bought that propersy ? All the priests of my council, and all my people, want me to take 1t away from your order.” ) T ‘was thiunderetruck at the sudden change in bis manner, which I bad 1o mesus of accounting for, and replied : ! Bishop, it is all the same to mo, personally. God knows I have littlo interest in the affairs of the world now ; but I don't want-to desert the poor Sisters of my order. Won't yon be eatis- fied if I transfer the property to them? Won't that satisly your demands 2" e Bisliop assured me that ho intended to do 1o njustice, and went away for thai time. A few days subsequent to that neriod he returned, and waa sccompamied by Fathors Conway aud Gavip. 1 was too1ll to go down-staurs, buc [ told two of tho oldest Sisters to go to tho par- lor, aud receivo the Bisbop and his companions. Afferward I sammoned all mv strength, and went down-tairs myself. The Bishop NEVER EVEN RECOGNIZED MY PRESENCE, but addressed himself to the Sisters, sayiug: “ Perhaps yon don't desiro to proceed with your work ?” The Sisters assured him that they wero per- fectly willing to proceed, if they were allowed to do so. Tho Bishop then enid somothing aboat ap- pointing & mew Superior, never noicing me all the time. Ouo of the Sisters said, * Bistiop, wo have been offered missions in tho country.”" I replied, *“Ob, I never Lhuught of that,” and, taking up his hat, left the house, followed by the two priests. 3 He camo back hett Monday, but I couldn’t leave my bed at all. Ho came lip to my room, leaving the same, two priests, Messrs. Conway and Gavin, in theparlor. Issked im: Bishop, why did vou brmg those priosts with you—what was the necessity ? This 18 in- T won't eay o word whilo they are His only reply was : “WIENE'S THAT DEED 2" . I replied thiat it was in my desk. Then Iagain asked lum whetber it would not do for me to make the deed over to the Sisters. He said: éNoj; it must bo done by youto me. I hopo that neither you nor the Sisters will compel me to have recourso 10 harsh measures.” He became so stern and authoritative “that T could not belp cryving bitte: I expected vory different troatment, judging by his previous reputution. Still I thought that I migbt be do- ing him & wrong. and that he was only taking 3 rough way of doing a kind act; bat I wasdoomed to be ternbly deceived. Idid not for a moment believe he was serious when he said ‘I HAYE BROUGHT AN OFFICER WITH ME,” after which he left the room. Before leaving, however, be flang & document, which I never looked at, on the bed. It was removed by rome- body afterward. Thai same day Fathor Conway sud _ the oficer eamo _back, aud 1 was told that two of the Sisters bad siyued the deed—one signing for me. I have uo means of know. how she was led to do it, unless through ignorance of legal forms. This was the deed on which our alleged renuuci- ation was based, A provision of our charter de- clares specifically that no document shall be binding unless signedin persou by the Superior sud Secretary. This was not dune. R.—You say that you never oigned that deed of conveyance ? Mother F.—Never, before God. 1 heard after- ward that the officer asked ono of the Sisters if she signed the docamens of ber free will. Sho replied, *“ No, 1 am_compelied to,” or words with that meaning. Nex: day she Bishop eamo vack, and told us that he WANTED US ALL OUT OF THE HOTSE . before the succeeding Sunday. He said that he would give the Sisters letters to any other com- munity, and that their_dower, whatever it was, would be paid them by Father Conway. R.—Was this done ? Mother F.—Not that I bave discovered. iam certain the poor Sisters wore nc.ver provided for. Some of them aro st death’s door now in this city. Others aro scattored around everywhers, Moro than all, these poor Indics wero given to understand that L their Mother Superior, had treaclerously sold the doed of conveyance to the Bishop and left thew destitnte. That was worse than all elso. I eaw the Dishop once moro, and he said, ** What are you going to do?” I told bim that I was too ill to do anything, snd I felt so bad that T could say little olso to_him at the time. He said ho thought of offering me womething, but did not suy what. Afterward the priests_gave ont that our com- munity was diseolved ; that tno deed of convey- ance was sold, and much more, all of which had the effect of working THE RULX OF OUR OLDER. The Bisters appeared to be displeased with me, 50 I said to them : *Tho Bishop, I am sshamed to confess, decoived me—he may deceive you,” but they were so prejudiced agninst me by ma- licious statements, that they pad no attention to what I said et ail. hers did you go to then ? Mother F.—I left the convent without xo much 88 a change of clothes, and wont to Alrs. Tay- lor's, st Lakeside, where I remained nine days, Then I came back to town, but could not find either the Bishop, or Futher Conway. F.—What did you intend doing ? Mother F.—I wae going to Europe. I am of Trish parcntage, but was educated in Scotland, for tbe most part. I was going to 20 to my friends. I cannot tell you the huml]ilfion I feel at having to como te place of charity,—even though thoy are all so kind to me here.” Indeed I can never be sufliciently thaaktul for all their kindness. I thank not zlone tho people here, but Dr. Dyas and his noble wife. When tho lady went to spenk to the Bishop abont me, she was treated in the most insulting manner. 1 cannot conceive why the Bishop should act so. R.—Is there no reason that sou can think of for us conduct toward you ? Mother F.—As 1 hopo o seo Heaven, none. No puter,—uo btter women ever breathed than the Sistes’s of tho Order of Loretto. Poor crea- tures ! their misfortuncs equal my own. R.—Ilave you sinco asked tho Bishop to doany- thing for you? Mother” F.—I have mado_geveral efforta to speal to him. but without avail. Onco I saw bim at St. Patrick’s, but he rushed ont of the room, and would hold no conversation with me. THE CHARGE OF INSANITY. R.—Were you not accused of being insano ? Mothier F.—Indeed, yes. I was askied onco to the Bishop's housc, and was there captured, placed in a hack, anddriven to_a kind of asylum at the Sisters’ Hopital. I was capturer by Barney Caulficld, Dan 0'Hars, and Capt. Hick at the instization of the Bishop. R.—What led to that cutrags? Mother F.—I visited the Dishop, on invita- tion, and was grossly insulted, firet by the porter, and then by tho housckeeper, I resented tne imsult. waich mow believe to have beem n well- Taid trap, aud then the Dishop got tho thres men I have mentioned to capture me. Tho driver and Caulfield got on the box, while O'Hara, Hickey and the bousekeoper got insido with me._Hickey was quite rough, and pulled me about violontls. Their treatment made mo somewhat excited, which they, of courso, construed into maduexs ; 0 I was isken to the Sisters’ Hospital, and locked up, This was about the time I threat- encd legal proccedings. When I got to the Hospital I retused to enter tho coll. Hickoy wanted to force me there, but Father Ryan, tho Chaplain, interfered, aud I weut quictly with nim. _3othor Camillus, since dead, urged me to submit, aud said that I was mad. [ aid to her: 1 am nos mad. I protest apmmst this outrago in the name of the United States. You have no Tight to shut mo up here: let mego.” Inmy excitement I believe T said that, if they did not let me go, I would make that a black night for them. Yo' the morning, still persisting in my Gemand, Mother Camills said to me: * Why, you are no more mad than I am. I cannot kecp You bere,” and she let mo go. I bave nover ro~ covered from that mght's brutal usage—I never sball. I WENT AFTER SEVERAL LAWYERS but could get nono of them to take up my case. The Bishop's party boasted, indeed, that they could buy ap all the Jeading Inwyers. I can say nothing 28 to what truth there was in that statement. ¥ friends, and bave taught school in the country until my bLealth failed. It may sppear strange to you it not a single priest offared to asaist me—strangers have boen kinder to me than my own. R.—You must remember that the pricsts dare Dot displease tho Biskiop. Mother F.—I know that well. Furthermore, most of the people look upon meas a moral leper, because I hiave wcurred the Bishop's cen- sure. : R.—Yet, you are, I suppose, an ardent Roman Catholic? i Mothor £.—Yes, sir; nothing thata Bishop, or that all the Bishops, could do would shake my faitb. I have been unjustly used, but no amount of persecution can makeme falsé to my religion. R.—Dr. Dyas, I understand from you, did not take an active part in tho business of your com-~ munity? o Mother F.—No ; Idid nct see him until I last came to town since the spring before our disso- lution. He has been very kind to me. R.—You say there are other members of your order in town who can substantiato your state- ment ? Mother F.—Yes ; yon will find them, I think, near the corner of Fourth aod Ada stroets. The name s Atkin. - This ended tho interview with Mother Ferdi- nand. Tre TRIBUNE roporter nex{ proceceded to the rosidenco of THE ATRIN FAMILY indiczted by Mother Ferdinand. At the door he mot a respectable-looking old Irish lady, whoap- peared to be overwhelmed with sorrow. This way Mrs. Atkin, mother of tho two ladies who bad belonged to the Order of Loretto, under the superiorship of Mother Ferdinand. The re- porter, having explained the object of his viait, Alrs. Atkin said: “My daughter is 80 weak that she ean hoid no conversation even with me,—the Doctor has forbidden it. My other daughter is in tho coun- toym R.—They are suflcring from consumption, Mother Ferdinand says. Mrs. Atkin—So I believe. The hand of death is Inid on both of them. They got their mortal sickness while performing their duties as Sisters. .—Did the Bishop make any provision for thom after tho breaking up of the convent? Mrs. Atkin (erving very bitterly)—I can't talk about it. God knows all. Ho will judgo this, v lips are nealed upon the subject.” 1 cannot answer soy questions abont fhe ‘matter. 1 have no wish to. - Anyway, I wouldn't have anything to eay sbout it. R.—Is there no hops of your daughters’ recov- ory? 3irs. Atkin—None, I beliove. _The girl that's hero 15 at death’s door now. You will excuse mo from auswring any questions. J cannot pos- sibly do it now, and my daughter cannot apeak =t ‘This, of course, terminated the conversation, and the reporter witbdrew from that home of afiliction. THE OTHER SIDE. It is only proper to give the other side of the story concerning the removol of Mother Ferdi- uand from the Bishop's house by Capt. Hickey and {he other gentlemen meutioned: That is; that, instead of being invited to the Bixhop's bouse, she went there of her own accord, ob- taived admission to the parlor, and insisted un- ou remaining thero, even after the Bishop had requested her to leave. Notwithstanding all hie entreaties and orders, sho declared that she in- teuded to stay there all night, baving no other place to go to. Conscquontly, the BDishop took his carriage, and drove to Mr. Caulfield’s house, but, that gentleman not being home, he went to Mr. O'llara’s. He, too, was out, as was another promunont Catholic layman npon whom tho Bushop called. It graduslly dawned upoa Bishop Foley’s mind that all these gentle- men must be at some one place. 8o ke drove sround from house to house, uniil ho caught them enjoying a pleasant evening together. He went into a private room, and asked the gentle- mau of tle house to bog Mossrs. O'Hara and Caulficld to step into where ko was. They did so. Ho told them lis perplexity, and they got into his carriago and drove to the residenco of Capt. Hickey, who was at that time in command of the South Side. They found him, and all went to the Dishop's house, and took Mother Fordinand, not by force as_sho claims, bat with all the gentleness and consideration due her, and carried hor, as she siates, to the asylum on the North Side. FINANCIAL. BATURDAT EVENING, Aug. 29. There wsa & quioter feclingat the banks to-day than at the beginning of the week. General mercantile busiucss oontinnea good, but the de- mand for money is nothing more than fair for the season. Tho rate of discount continues as usual, 10 per cent to regular customers, and con- cessions of 2 or 8 per cent to other good borrowers, “good” menning more qualifications thun wero required s month ago. Real estate losns are 9@10 per cent, and money on thestrect $@18 per cent. New York exchange was vory dull to-day at par between banks. ‘Ihe clearings for the day aro $3,400,000; for the week, the clearings are $22,034,252.82, and the balances £1,980,234.52, agninst $25,819,241.75, and §2,404,769.05 for the corresponding weok of last year. THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK. In presenting the September issue of the Ref- erence Book, Dun, Barlow & Co., present some consderations in relation to tho present aspect of business: ‘There is an evident sense of disappointment sbroad in the community at the slow revival of trade. Tho indications, for som 1months, bave been all in favor of rencwed aclivity in commereial intercsts, butas yet the improvement bas been more in promise than’in tho fullillment. Whilo this postponement is depresa- ing and dangerous, and whilo not a few houscs may Fuccumb to the pressure incident to such qull times, the delay is Dot an unaccountable one, and the promiss is none the less certain. There ia cortalnly not a very unhealthy condition spparent in the internal coun- merce of tho country ; the indebtodness i Light, the stocks srall, s wize economy in purchasing is preva- lent, and, above sll, a year of great abundance has been vouchsafed 6 us. Monetry faciitics, thanks to s wirely-organized and well-tested system, and it only needs patiencosnd opportunity to put these facilitics into active operation, to revivo business and caco the pressure of the times. This opportunity i likely o be sfforded by the movement snd markcting of the great crops that are mow har- vesting. It roay bo doubled f ever before in tho history of this vast continent there were more millions of dollars® worth in the hands of producers than now. This produce the world needs—nay, must have, and in 1ho process of exchianging it for money, s tho hope founded for a restored condition of trade. Sincethe panic of nearly a year ago, there has been little op- portunity for the putting out of money into general circulation. Tho depression of railway intereats, Te- sulting from their unwise expausion, suddenly chocked expenditures on this account, while sl other investments, and especlally for building or for any- thing of a permanent character, almost cessed. Aoney, therefore, sccumulated at the groat centres, and all the winter and spring and summer, there Las been & picthora of money in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Laltimore, while u other cities it Liss been scarce, aud in almoet all country localities almost imposaible 10 obtuin. Tho conrequence has been small romit- tances from country merchants, equally difficult pay- ments in their turn from jobbers, thus causing a wevere sirain upon the’ resources of import ers and monufacturers, But if ever relief was promised from suy pressure it is now; the abund- anco that the earth has produced is not only certainly secured, but it is 80 universally diffused, will need to Lo gathered trom £o miany hands, and {rom such varied sections of the country, tiat literal streams of cur- rency will bo set 1n motion all over the land, which ought soon to give eane in money, and_restore busi: Dews in merchaudise to its normal condition, It will tako some months to accomplish sl that is hoped for in this movement, for fhe very abundance of the product may retard its realization. Lower prices than ave been paid for some time may prevail, and farmers and planters are elow to rell in a declin- ing merket. We have heard of cases where suits for coliection of debts have been defended for time, inthe bope of a rise in price. But whether it takes wecks or mouths, whetlicr thie deliverics are early or Iate, the wealth ds in the country, aud must be realized ; aud tho hope s 8 reasonabic one, that very soon this pect- liarly aggravating and trying season of depressed trade iu merchandiso will bo succeeded by & mors gratifying condition of things, CALIFORNIA GOLD AND MINING. Tho San Francisco Bullefin of the 18thsays : The treasure shipments from New York during the first weck of the current month were unusually heavy, amounting to over §3,500,000, or at the rate of F180,- 0,000 per annuni. The deatinations and descriptions of the shipments for the weck are annexed : Silcer. Gold. $116,600 144,300 $261,000 5 Most of the gold was in coin, and was probably 'the remittance of the July interest on United Stafes bonds held in Europe. From Jan.1toAug. 8, inclusive, the shipments of tressiire from New York smounted 1o 36,876,500, & decrease of £1,146.000 28 2gainst same time last year and £, Making & combined foal of $9,521,500. £17,985,600 less than tn 182, Mining asecssments coutinue active. There were 20 levied last month to becomo delinguent in August. Thia is tho largest numuer for any month this year. The time for paying 12 of these aaseasments, without incurring Cxra cxpense, bas already passed. ~ The day of grace in thre otber instances closes with this irsue; another will become delinquent to-morTow, two mors on Friday, thice others on Saturdar, and the remainder next week. ‘The total smount called for by theso asecssments 18 near $500,000. INSTRANCE. VSL\'CB THEN. _R.—What have you been doing all the time saviug that, if my word was not as 00d as that of Father Damen, I bad nothing more to say in since vour escapo from the hospital? Motber F.—I have Lived with some kind The Legislature of Maseachusetts contem- plates somo wholesomo supervision of its insur- ance companies. A bill pending in its Legisla- fure prohibits insurance companies from adver- tising the amount of their gross assets unless they eda theroto the amount of their liabilitics. 1t also prohibits them from advertising s assota items that the insurance department does not admit as such, 8, for instance, sgonts’ balances and_supplies, stationery, furmiture, &c., and provides that no statemcnt sball be published showing the condition of a company that is moro than three months older than the original dato of such statement, The aggrogate statement of the *capital,” “‘assets,” ‘‘surplus” and **impairmenc” of capital of all the compafies doing business in Prensylvania is the followi 5t — T Paid Topr- Gaptiar. | dsssts, | surptua| ment. Pennalvania com-| | 89,387,823]24,653,084(0,522,410 749,325 349,303]66,402,961{6,112,861 225,145 ,m!ox. LUMDER FAILURE. William Bruoquest, of Oconto, has filed in the United States Court at Milwaukeo Lis potition asa voluntary bankrupt. He putshis liabilities at $80,~ 000. He owes Blanchard & Borlaud, of Chicago, 240,000, which is secured by mortgages on 5,000,- 000 feet of pino saw-logs, 7,000cres of pine land, saw-mill, farming lands, and village lots. Ho also owes Granuis & Farwell, of Chicago, 34.000, secured by mortgage on real estate. Other creditors aro mostly Muwaukeo and Eastorn parties. ‘comp-| BONDS AND GOLD. Proston, Kean & Co. quoto: United StatesiGe of 81 United States 5-20s of ‘G2, United States 5-30s of 64 United States 5-20s of 5. 5205 of '66—Jan. and July. 5-20a of ‘GT—Jan, and Jul Gold (full weight).... Gold exchange. Sterling ... Cable tranafers. Chicago City T, Par &me Cook County 7s. 5 Yar &k int Illinols 10 per cent school-bonds.. . Par & int FOREIGY EXCHANGE. Skow-Potorsen. Isberg & Co. report rates of foreign exchange: Loudon, 4873¢@49015; Daris, SI6/@513)5: Hamburg, 9535@H6 ; Berlin, T1%@72; Boiginm, 515)@511{ : Hok land, 4134@113(; Swedon, 23; Norway, 11134 ; Denmark, 56 ; Finland (Russta), 203{. Cable trasfers: London, 402; Daris, 508. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago City 7 per cent....... Chicago City 7 Fer cent wafer Toan Chicago City 7 per ceut sawerage.. Gook ‘County 7 pet cent. e City 7 per cent certificates. City G per cent cartificates. Chicago Gas Light & Coke Ca Elgin Wateh Company stock Puilman Palsce Car Compan; Traders’ Insurunco Giobo Insurance .. Chicago City Railroad, Chsmber of Commerce, South Park 7 per cent. DEZAULTING RAILWAY BONDS, The following latest New York quotations for defaulting railway bonds are reported by A. O. Slaughter: Lid. Asked Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota firnt-mortgage 7%, gold, Minnesota Di- 2 45 Canada , gold. 50 Chicago & Canada Southern first mort- gageTo...... EY Chicago, Danville & Vinconnes zo gui Chesapeake & Ohio first-morty 8838 & &g * grant 10a. pEe Mirsouri, Kansas & Texas first morigage 78, gold... Northern Pacific’ first-moriga Taland & St. Louis firs gold... Rockford, Roc ‘mortgage 77, gold. St.Joe & Denver City &8 828R ® gaze 7e. Texas & grant.... . u GOLD QUOTATIO H. J. Christoph & Co. furn gold quotations: 10:00 o'clock. LATEST. Nrw Yonx, Aug. 20.—Money essy at 2@2 per cent ; prime discounts 4@7 per cent. Storling dull st 4561@3963{ for sixty days, and 450}, @489% for sight. Customs _roceipts, $393,000: total imports for the week, ©9,523,261; produce exports, $5,- 660,319. Gold stosdy at109%. Carrying rates 14 to 1 per cent, and for borrowing 1 per cont and flaj. Tho Assistant Troasurer Las disbureed $37,000. Clearings, 212,000,000, Govermnents dull oatside of registerod '65s, now, and '63s, which wera active. State and railroad bonds quiet. Stocks bave been weak throughout the day, and a decline from 3¢ to 13 per cent took place, the extreme having been made in Wabash, which fell off from 35% to 333. Union Pacific de- clined 1 por cent, Rock Island 3, xnd New York Contral 7. Intho remainderof tlie list thero was a decling from 3 to . Theroe was‘considerable reasuro to sell toward the close, aud the market oft off active aod weak. Among the salos to- day were 17,000 suarcs Western Union ; 8,000 ebares Pacific Mail; 11,000 shares Lake Shore; 16,000 shores Union Pacific; and 12,000 shares ‘Wabash. Sterling, 4.873¢. Coupons, '68. New 36, Tennessces, old. Tennessees, new. Virginias, new. ATOCKS, Canton.............. St, Panl pfd Westorn Union Tel.. 763 | Wabasks,. Quickilyer. .. - 295 | Wabash pf¢ d 1053 | Ft, Wayno, . o Shto & SHinsenainod 31 rio imseiraippl. 2] | Gieves, Cin, & Gorr.: 80 Cli., Bur. & Quincy.101 Lako Shore. ... .3 Indiana Central, . 11y Illinols Central.. . 04k Union Pacific bonda. 84 75, | Gnion Pacific stock. . 273¢ Central Pacific stock. 903 Borton, Hart. & Erie 13 Del., Lick. & West’n, 108 New Jersey Contral. St, Pal, COMMERCIA L. SATURDAY EVENING, Aug, 29, The following were tho reccipts sad ship- ments of the leading articles of produce in Chi- cago during the past twenty-four hours, and for the corresponding dato one year ago: FTMENTR, 1874, | 1873, RECFIPIS, 1574, Flour, bris . Wheat, bu, 6,201 ) Poultry, coope.. e v Game, Pl ey consumption: 5,736 bu wheat; 660 bu corn; 2,699 bu onts; 394 bu rye ; 8,176 bu barloy. The followiog grain has been inspected into store this morning up to 10 o'clock: 19 cars No.1 ppring wheat; 348 carsand 800 bu No. 2 do; 5 cars No.3do; 5 cars rejected do (428 wheat); 69 cara and 6,000 bu high mixed-corn; 209cars and 41,700 ba No. 2 do; 27 cars reiceted do (395 corn) ; 81 cars white oats; 105 cars and 23,500 ba No. 2 oatz ; 9 cars rejocted do (145 oats); 6 cars No. 2 rye; 16 cars No. 2barley ; 8 carsNo. 3 do ; 2 cars rejectcd do; 1 car no grade do. Total (1,001 cars), 472,000 bu. Inspected out : 111,403 bu wheat ; 157,300 bu corn ; 25,733 bu oats ; 398 bu rye; 7,005 bu batley. . Tbe following wero the receipts and shipments of breadstufls and live stock at this point during the past weel, aod for the corresponding weeks ending as dated : BECPTIPTS, Aun. 29, Aua. 22, Aup.30, 187 167 13 Flour, brl ‘Wheat, bu. Flour, brls Wheat, bu The exports from New York dnring the past weok include 26,750 brls flour, 649,000 bu wheat, and 424,000 bu corn. Winter wheat in this market is in a condition which may ecem anomalous to those who are not woll posted. A fow weeks ago it was difficult to soll red winter wheat at tho prices that were car- rent for tho corresponding grades of spring. Since then it has commanded a slight premium, but is still slow, our millers not caring to take hold of it. This, bowever, is not the case with the am- ber wheat grown in the southern part of this State, which is worth 10@15¢c per bu more than the other, and sold to-day considerably sbove the 8t. Louis quotation. ‘The Alilwaukeo Journal of Commerce, in an articlo on the wheat supply, maintains that the present depression is chiefly due to short sellers, who will be knocked * higher than a kite * be- foro tho closo of tho next month. It says that the short sales in Milwaukee exceed the probable receipts of the next five wecks, aud that an ad- vancing panic is immicent. The indications here scarcely point in the last-named direction. The St. Louis flobe thinks it bas discovered the reason why that city bas no wheat market in the sense in which that word is understood in Chicago. That reason is that tho market is run in the mterest of the St. Louis millers alone. The Globe aya : ‘We bare the utmost respoct for the right of the mill- ars 1o toucl, taste, and handle every sack of grain bo- fore they furn it into a four which defies the competi- tion of Eastern atencil-cutters ; but we humbly sub- it that, o they manufacture flour merely for the wake of laking morey, they might make 4 much mouoy by maunfucturing a lower grade of flour out of ordinary ' grades of wheat, and, if thoy caunot’ do %o, we must merely considor the quesijon as o conilict of jnterssts in whicn the weigatier intercsts must prevail. We must remember thid every increase in our graiu trade denotes a corre- sponding increase in tho return trade, Shippers buy supplics in the market in which they eell products ; raliroads which have inward-bound freights of grain bave outward-bonnd shipments of lumber, machinery, Bats, and boots, tnd all the varied requirements of the 'farmer ; banks double their doposita and ex- chauges ; hoiels, theatres, horse-cars, and nowspapers, all come u for their sbaro of the ucresso of trade ; but all this is expected o yicld to a supposed necessity’ of making fancy flour out of wheat at fancy pricea. It seems rather bold in the (lobe to thus at- tack tho only customers St. Louis has for wheat. If 1t disgust them, then where will the market be? At leastit might bo well to secure s new clasg of custom before driving away the old. The present offort looks more like spoiling the born thau making a new spoon. Tho leading produce markets wore unsettied to-day, with tinge of weakness, and less busi- ness doiug than on Friday. Tho receipls oon- tinuo amplo and in excess of the shipments, giving an increase of our stocks in store, and a rather beavy feeling on the part of holders, which was not improved by the slight rain that fell this morning. The trading was chiefly spec- ulative, and with direct reference to the fact tnat August will givo place to Soptember after one Inore business day. Domestie dry goods wera distributed to s 1ib- eral aggregate, local retnilens as well a8 country merchants ordering with fair Liberality. Prices underwent no important change, and the market may bo considerod steady at former ratos, Job- ‘bers of groceries roport the market unchanged 1n any of 1ts prominent featares. Quiet is still apparent in most departmeuts, and 56 s rule prices favor the buyer, sugar, soaps, and spices alone showing firmness. Buiter mss in good Jocal and shipping domand at steady rates. Checse was quoted quiet and steady at the re- duction noted gesterdny. No changes callin for special mention wore noted in the coal, woo.f leather, and bagging markots. Dried fruits re. moin quict, with o quotable change in prices, though most domestic varietios display weake ness. Fish are receiving more attention, and prices are looking up. Both lake and salt-water tish are cheap in comparison with meats—a fact which cousumers apparently are beginning to realize, as the demand nuw shows improvement. There 18 a fair movement in tobaccos, and after a fortnight of steady prives tho tendency is again upward. Oils are selling fuirly at steady Tates. Orders for lumber continue to come forward from the country, and the yard trude in the ag- gregato in fair. The offeriugs of cargo lnmber were small, and the market quictin consequence. Metals and tinnens’ stock were in’ fair demand and steady. Lar-iron was firm, sud may possi- bly be advanced Dby the 1st of pext month to correspond with thae recent chango st Pittsburg. Wool was firm at tho lute advance, Duing scarce and in good Western demand. The trade in broom corn hss also improved, several Eastern and Canadian buyers baving appeared in the market and bought, -New corn’ 18 expect- od in the coming week. Iay was steady under a moderato supply and demend. New timothy was offered, but _Drairie was scarco. Hopy wore unchanged. The Wisconsin growers have commenced picking, and samples of tlus year's _ crop will probably arrive woon. Timothy eeed was again active and firm, except tho poorer qualities. The receipts wero emaller. Flax was steady under a good local de- mand. Choice potatoes were in fair request and #teady, while old and poor lots were dull and weak. Poultry was in fair local demand and steady. Eggs advanced. Highwines were inactive and nominally easier, in sympathy with New York, which was quoted at 21.02}¢. " Tho market lere was about 97@ 9734c, the outside being asked by one holder. Lako freights wore quiet and unchanged, at 3¢ forcorn and 3Xfc for wheat by eail to Buffalo. ‘Thero was & largo quantity of freight room on the market at current rates, and httle demand for it, but carriors would not accept less. A total of cight charters was réported, which will carry out 83,000 bu wheat, and 150, 000 bu corn. Provisions were very quiet. Mess pork was dull, with an easier fooling, boing quoted 5@10c per brl lower. Lard wasnotin much demand, but firm at an advance of 12:4c per 100 Ibs, be- ing quoted stronger in Now York, though there ‘was 0o improvement in Liverpool. Meats were sctive, but casicr, and thero were probably some traneactions which were not reported. Theinterest in the speculative articles is over for this month, the Sepiember options being moetly settled. andit is thought that littlo moro will be done except in tho products of next season’s packing. A great doal has already been sold for yarons do- liveries next winter, aud operators are generally at a standstill, the market having worked up to sbout as high a point a5 buyors care to face, while scllers are pot anxious in view of the prophesied scarcity of hogs. The mar- ket closed ac the following range of prices: Mcse pork, cash, or seller August, $23.00 asked ; do, seller September, 22.75@?22.673% ; do, seller October, .00@23.12}¢'; sellor ~ December, $17.30; do, eeller the year, ¥17.25@17.37}5; do " sollor, January and February, S17.50 @17.30. Leid, cash or seller Auwust, £15.12}¢ ; do, seller September, £15.1! 15.15; do, seller October, nominal; seller tho year, $11.25@11.371¢; do, sell- er January and February, 411.25@11.30; summer lard, 14)c. Bweet-pickled hams, 1234@13c per B for 18@16 Ib averages; dry- salted meats, loose, at 8lgc for shoul- ders, cash and selier September; 12@1234c for ehort ribs, cash and seller September; 121{@ 12%c for short clear, cash and seller Septem- ber; the eamo boxed at X@c per Ib above theee priccs; summer long clears, 1l3¢c. Bacon meats 94 for shonlders, 13350 for short ribs, 133c for short clear, all acked in bhds; tho same loose, 2fc lower. on hams, 15@1Gc. ifess beef, ~ $11.25@ 11.50; extra mess do. $12.25@12.50; beef hams, $24.00@25.00. City tallow, 8@82{c ; grease nomi- nal at 6@Jc. Sales were reported of 250 tea Jard, seller Soptember, at 15@1214c ; 590 tes do seller the vear (in St. Louis) at ZI1.1214; 300,000 1be short clear an private terms, 40 bozes long clear at 113/c. @ The Daity Commercial Report givesthefollow- ing a9 the shipments of provisions from this city for the week ending Aug. 27, 1674, and since Nov. 1, 1873, together with comparisons : Torke, Lard, Tame, Shaulds, | Midler, [ e enr T R | Wo'k ending| A [ gl 424,05 143,16 2,005 020 Samo wock 3. £ Sinco Nor. 1,71, 70141731, 80, 153 191, 751, 0% Samo_time52-3E i 258]:05, 253 79,455 1, 22 00165, 7, 673 ;'gngli;nie- allcat meats, except shoulders and & p. . kloar was dull and unchanged. Thero wae very littlo demand, bat holders were not willing to concede further in the matter of prices, o8- ecially on old, which aro already bolow the cost of production.’ Holders claim that the old floura will all be wanted during September at full prices. Dran was active and steady st former quotations. Sales wera roported of 75 brls winter extras at $7.25; 25 bris do at 36.10; 325 brls do on privato terma; 50 brls spring extras at $5.75; 25 brls do av $4.75; 400 brls do on rivate torms ; 100 bris superfines ot $4.00; 100 rls doat £3.12¢. Total, 1,100 bris. Also 40 tons bran at $13.50, on_track; 20 tons do at §14.00, freo on board, The market closed with sellers'at tho following range of prices : Fair to good whito winters.. Chofce do....... Hed wintars, new. Fair to choice spring Common do, Wheat was active and averaged e higher, thoagh the receipts were again considerabl arget thau. tho sbipments, sud moet of the ad. vices from Liverpool quoted that market as weak, with nuxious cellers. Beorbobm, how- ever, roported a better disposition to buy on the othier side of the Atlantic, and New York was firm, with 8 moderate export demand. 'Thers was not much demana for shipment, but » great deal of cash wheat chauged bande, most of it being bought by = parties = who were short” for August; and it is prob- uble that little romsws to be done for this month on Monday. The trading for September was only moderate, but the inquiry was fair, buyers being generally inclined to ox- pect emaller receipts during the next two weeks as a consequence of the recent dechne. A good many operators scem to think, that, thongh we are not justified in expecting high prices, yet that tho eituntion was discounted ratber foo heavily, and that a reaction i8 more than proba- ble. The drop in prices is bringing out a good demand for shipmont to New York, though tho wunts of Luropo will be much less this year than ordinary. Seller Soptember opened at. 929ge, rose to 933c, declined to 923%c, and ad- vanced to 98)c, closing at 93@9334c. Beller the month, or cash No. 2 spring, sold 8t 93@! closing st 9337c. Seller the year sold s} 913@ 92}4e.” Cash No. 1 spring closed at 97c, Xo. 3 do st Y0c, and rejected do at 8ic. Ainnesota whest was quict, closing ¢ 93¢ for No. 2. Cash galos wero reported of 1,200 bu No. 1 spring at 97c; 5,000 Lu No. 2 spring at 933/c; 13,200 bu do at 93%cc; 199,490 bu do at ige; 155,400 bu do at 93%c; 73,800 bu do at 93%c ; 4,800 bu do at 98%¢c; 24,800 bu No. 3 spring at 40c; 2,400 bu do at 89%4c; 800 bu rejected spring at 84c; 1,200 bu old No.1 Minnesota at 81.07: 2,000 bu No. 2 do at 95c; 400 do at 9ilgc; 400 bu No. 2 ambor ' winter at 31.00; 400 bn No. 3 do red at 9lc; 400 bu, by sample, prime yellow amber aé $1.07; 400 bu do at Yic, all delivered; 400 bu amber winter, by sample, at 31.17, delivared; 400 bu do st $1.15. “Total, 486,800 bu. Corn was less active and averaged }@¥c lower, with & very irregular movemen: at the decline. Liverpool was unchaoged, and New York firm, with a fair export demand, but our market was weakened esrly by a rather heavy pressure 10 sell cash Jots. A good many lots bave been held here by parties both in city and country, 1n the expectation of being able to sell to advantage on the culmination of an August corner. The end of the month is very near at hand, and thero are 1o s of the corner. Henco several of these porties wero anxions to sell, and broke the market. Tiero was only a moderate shipping demand, and tho receipts were large ; but the collocation of the daily figures showed that the shipments of the past woek have slightly exceed- ed tho receipis, and this gave a littlo more confi- denco for future ; hence there wes a fair inquiry for options at the decline. Seller the month, or caeh No. 2, opened at 67c, advanced to 673¢c, de- clined to 66%;'c, andclosed irmer at 663{c.” Soller September sold_at G661/ @663c, closing st the outsido. Seller October sold at 663¢@¢7c. High- wines closed at 673{c ; and rejccted at 661c. Cash sales were reported of 31,000 ba high mixed at Gdc; 12,800 bu do at 673{c; 12,500 bu do at 6Gic; 1,400 bu doat 673£¢; 10,000 bu No. 2 at ib.c: 11,600 bu do at 67c; 43,800 bu do at 663{c; do at 663(c; 40,000 bu do at 66i5c: 1,600 bu do at 6635c; 2,000 bu rejected at G6i7c ; 1,600 bu do a 66i{c; 4,000 bu do st 66e. Total, 191,800 bu. Oats were active and irregular. The market was weak early, like corn, owing to large offer- ings of cash lots by parties who have held them in the hope of boing able to sell on the culmina- tion of au August cornar. Under these the mar- ket declined 13<c from the closing price of yes- terday, opening at 411¢c, falling off to 40c, and closing ¢ 405c. Tho receipts were quite large, but options arter this monta were only & shade easier, being stesdied by reported firmness in New York. Seller September sold at 38@ 387{c, and scller October at 385 @3374c, both clos- ing af 383c. Seller tho year sold 3t '33@38xc. Cash sales were reported of 30,000 bu No. 2 8t 4134c; 3,600 bu do at 4037c ; 45,200 bu do at 40b¢e ; 1,200 bu do at 40}¢c : 4,200 ba do at 40c ; 1,200 b rejected at 38¢; 1,800 bu_ by sample at Lic; 600 bu do at 43¢ ; 600 bu at 42¢, on track. Total, 89,400 bu. Ryo was again in good demand, and firm on casli lots, with buyers at 75¢ all throngh the ses- sion, aud Je higher on options, seller Soptember selling at 7ic. Seller October also eold at 7dc. The daily supply continues moderate, and scarcely equal to the demand for home nge, while there is xome shipping inquiry. Cash salos were reported of 400 bu No. 3 at 75}(%2,000 ba do 3¢ 75¢, and 400 bu No. 1 at 75l¢c. Total, 2,800 bu. Larley was 1n good demand, and 2@3c higher on No. 2, being wanted to somo extent for ship- ‘ment, whilo the confideaco of local buyers was strengthened by reports that the percentage of the spcculative grade will be considerably lesa than usual. Seller September opened at 8§73, and advanced to 90c, closing firm at 8%. Seller October sold at 81@83c, and ssiler November at 83c. Cash No. 2 closed with 93c bid, No, 3 ot 8lc, and rejected at 63c. Cash oales were ro- ported of 1,600 bu No. 2at 84c; 6,600 bu do at 93¢ ; 400 bu No. 3 at 82¢; 400 bu do at 8lc ; 2000 bu do at 80c: 400 bu rejected st 63c: 400'bu by esmple at $1.00; 400 bu do at 80c; 400 bu do at 0c. Total, 12,600 bu. Messrs. F. AL & H. Brooke, of Philadelphia, send the following digest of correspondence in relation to the bariey crop : The ground scoded in Canads % reported to hsve been from about the same as last year to 30 per cent groater, averaging 20 per cent increase, but not more than an average amount. Thoyield large, varying in tho several localitics from 25 to 45 b to the acte, Averag- from’ 461050 on secured in ing overd0; quality very fine, weighin, Ihs, averaging over 48 fte, and has splendid condition. New Sork Stato reports show the gromnd sceded varied from 25 per cent less £0 30 per cent greater than Last year,—about 1ho usual screage,—with an increase in the proportian of 4 R, that ho yield varies {rom 16t0 50 bu per acre, weighing from 44 to 50 ba per bu, and that from 30 per ccat to 50 per cent is mors or leas Rnom Tows, Missourt, and Wisconsin -potts nois, Tows, Missouri, an onsin_re; show s virianee of 1h0 arcr PIAR(Ed a8 comparon i Inst year of from 33! per cent less to 40 per cent greater, on average of a slight increaso ; that the yield Lbas been from 20 to 45 bu per ucre, and has been secured in fine condition, but that, owing o the hot dry summer, it ripened carly, and a large proportion will be so shrunken and of such light weight as to not grado No. 2. It will weigh from 40 to 60 It per ou. The barley of OLio, Indiana, and Kentucky s chiefly winter grain, and locaily consumed, and s a fair aver- 2ge in quantity and quality, and of good color. ‘The reports from all scctions snow that tho amount of ground sown was cousiderably limited by the scarcity and high price of eeed. From the foregoing 1t would-appear that there is s fsir_average erop of barley generally, of splendid color, tnough not all of good weight, and that prices will 80 ruio 28 to preclude the imyortation of foreign, and largely limit, if not entirely wuspend, the use of other grains, or other substitutes, as has becn the case the past scason. . DRITISH CROTS. James Sanderson writes to the London Times, under date of Aug. 12, a review of the harvest and crops generaily, making rather lower esti- mates than otber authoritics. He says of wheat: *Taking England geherally, I estimate the yield at 7 por cont below average. The qualty of the grain is good and condition varied. The averago weight is about 63 Ibs per bu. The barley crop, like that of wheat, is good on all deep soils and inforior on light soils. I esti ‘mate the yield to be 10 per cent under average. The ont crop, which is generally most lux- uriant in_a wet scason, is the worst of the cereals. In the Counties of Kent and Devon it is fully average, and in il the western counties of Engiand and Scotland the yield of oats will be nearly average. In the eastern counties the oat-crop is generally thin in plant, short in stem, and doficient in ear. I ostimate it to be 15 per cent under average. Tean andpea crops are very short in stem, and, excopting in the wWestern counties, are everywhere deficient. Potatoes aro the best crop of the year. They aro comewhat deficient in haalm, and small in et there are no indications of dis, Eider that they will Frove to pe. Lo ::’:;gnxm"" Wheat was fairly civs i active in the afte mg up 0 e cash, and 933c ror Soptemin aftormards recoded to abons the closiug prisge Chage. Sellr Septomber closod st o ® oo 82 995c._Gorn wa in moderat demuglic] e lower, closing at 667c for Septempe "o for October, and G634@0G%s cany. Ortg 100 quiet, closiog at 40}{@40%(‘ cash, and 3g: b 43 for Septomber, and’ 133 for Oro i@ Freights aad provisions wero reported quieg " ey TIUE LIVE-STOCK MARKET, CHICAGO, BATODAT EveNmvg, A4 Th og. 23, S TP o Hve stock durtag Lie vk By Hoga, iy S [ P iy kY i s Woek ending Aug. §.. Total four weeks Ssmo period last year. Shipments wera 28 LIVEST00K Fafigus, ‘The rates of freight now the potata named ao s fofoa 74 1100 Chlcsgo ko To New Yor! 1 To Detroit add Toledo, per ‘ollowing are the minimam we; actaal welght orill bo charged st the oarress o Cattle, per car, 20,000 1hd ; horses, per car, 20,000 ey Dogs. double-deck car, per car, 22,060 fba ; hog, , vingle- ;.l::k £ ar, por cor, 14060 o Hsop. dodble-deck cur 4 i sheep, "singl 5 oy iy Dy le-deck car, Percar, CATTLE—Litlle that is now can be sal tion with the cattle market. & someyhar oo Bupply of Tezas and thin Gative atock I8 nofed, seq 23 3 reault prices havo steadied upa littlo, - Fat eatiis are atill scarce and comunand as high prices s ap That a2y period since the upsard movement. bey prioes of well-fatted cattie will continae to rals igh for several weeks to come is unilonbied, reporta frm Sofeurring a the th the principal cattle-raising districta 3.50 for through Texans ; at 2.25@3.75 for Norther: wintered do; ot $2.75@3,75 for natie stockers: 1t £2.50@4.00 {or native butchers’ etock ; and at $4503 6.50 for common to good shipping besves. Calves ara in steadily good demand and scll readily 3t $150@5.59 for common to choice quaiities. To-day the macket was quict and steady, 4TOTATIONS, Bxtra Beeves—Gradod steers, avorsqng 1,400 1t and over. : 484001, ice Beeves—Fine, fat, weil ymu‘ % to 5 year cid steers. averaging 1,250 to 1,400 b common to extra cows, for caty alaughter, averagqing 850 to 1,100 Bs... Btock Catde—Comimon cattie, @~ decent 709 to 1,050 flesh, ave HOGS—Tho receipts of hogs have been abont Tooo than Inet wesk. . Prices at the East save sdyessey somewhat, aud tho weather has been favorsbie for shippers. ' Undex these favorablo circumstances sellera found it a not very difficult task to recovar tha declima suffered last week. Indeed, prices ol extrs Phila delphia hogs havo advanced to a higher point than hag previously been reached, sales making at$8.30@350, and in one or two instances at $3.60. Common grasa hogs, and coarse thin _mixed lots generally, continue dull and unsettled. There is only a Limlted Aumber af buyers who will handle that claas of stock st any prics, and holders are obliged to accept such figures as thy “scallawag ” hunters are generous enough to offer, Not many sales wero reported below $5.30, bub a ool of stock changed hands st the low range of $550@6,25. The quality of our supplies now shows steady improvement, but ths aversgo is atill miserably poor for this stagn of the seasou. All decentiy-fatted droves wero disposed of on thedsy of arnval, but of mferior descriptions there was some sccumulation, several thoussnd re- EmAIBID i the yards unsold st tho cioee of trade ihle evening. To-day trade wos active, and prices ruled steady and firm st the alight reduction sustained yesterdsr, of at $5.00@6.00 for graes hoga; at $5,25@0.05 fof inferior to common grades ; at & % for medinm; and at £7.00@7.50 for good to choice. Extra quotabia 34 $8.00@8.40. # . 06 sALES. Ko. Av, PriceiNo. Av. Price)No. 52 261 $7.00 127 190 $6.90 | 59 23 700 19T 200 895 |46 47 264 T40 [T0 X3 630 |48 201 €90 |57 226 7.00 |27 52 23 635 [T 15 625 |20 57 221 T10 117 151 600 |39 48 251 700 [98 183 700 (50 19 1M 500 |58 42 700 |57 5L 215 G55 (52 220 650 (70 € 205 700 [43 262 7.05 |90 55 237 7.00 |49 191 635 {38 15 163 565 |66 266 6.95 (70 82 173 700 |50 226 7.00 |70 181 665 |4 187 7.00 |43 147 600 @ X BHEEP—Liberal supplies aud the absence of oy cousiderable outelde demand havo kept the sheep market dull and depressed. The fact that the receipta wera pretty evenly distributed, enabled scllers to pro- vent ‘any very material declino, though prices were ‘uusettled and irregular from the opening to the close, The quality was s fair average. Some choico lota were offered, but the supply cousisted chiefly of common to grades, for which the prices current were $3.003 Inferior sold at §212@250, and choice at $4.20 SEWING MACHINES. BECKWITH PRICE PORTABLE SEWING FAMILY gz @ TACHINE, STRENGTH, CAPACITY, SPEED, AND DUBRABILITY. B VABASH_AY, REAL ESTATE. Gily Real Estats for Sale .WBERRY'S ADDITION—Lots 19 and %, in Blosis 12, belng 12100 feet an linoisst - vear Frakiia-st, OLCOTT'S ADDITION—Lot’5, aad east 10 foct o Iot, in Llock 31, being 5051t fcet on Haroirst., nea™ Forth Clark-st. SEC. 35, 40, 14 -A tract of Iand Iying sonth of Eugeals: gt Boiwoen North Clarlost., Nevin LaSallot,, sod 13610 feet North-av., being about 57 foet on North-ar. on North iASafllq £335-10 on North Clark, ant 2 HU52R Hangular plocn of taad porth of Enganie: X trinngalar ploco of la 51 fect on North LaSalle, sod et o oris, Glini on v HIGOINS, LA W' CO.'S ADDITION—Lot 1, ta Block 3, boing Waitih et oo’ & W e Ghicagoar. 224 COBITIONW S of Lot 3 fn Block SL on lo-sty “mear ab- La art of 3and 8, in Block 5, bajnz #4101 feet on con on and W Tone 3 ihe Hotse Loty b Kogine House Lot ORIGTHAL, TOWNE Excopt 3. 51 foot of Sub-TatSol Lot$, Block 41, b‘OILHE 20 foet oa Washizgton by 67 fee! io% TS ot Lot 15, Block 13, belag SEC. 3. 14—That part of Lot 15, cast of Sou e e i che g b B Rl epd ol said tact eZapied by City Pound, sboat 110 feet orth Lot 15, west of Clarkest gozee ol?rfl":hmb'u o “utbcifl oot 57 feot ot irty-third-st. by abont 544 feet on Weatworth-av. ‘oaat of Michizan-ar. sod w Dbl Gonteal Ratlroar tracks, and betmern tho sonth Ioa Bids for the Last, deacribed proparty ‘will be roceived for the entire tract, single Lots, or Blocks. a2 TERMS—Canal !‘mfl‘l. » % scash, balance fal, 204 3 out, caeal pyments, with Interest suavaly & e To s Sar oot o wholo amount aopald: P ersarved Lo resect any and allbids. o Semied pronasais will be receisod unill, Tacsda, B posal 74, a8 sapinitiad, to. th 55 Councll for 3¢ e o AV, Gty Gompirotier: FOR SALE. P&y CASTHY, 41 & 43 FIFTH-AV., Ko on band the largest assortment ia_the ultinl.Vn -] .. are, Cazpets, Boddio, 220 Secandshand Goode-, T urelen Ghabtor, Al o3 tubers, but they are evarywhere zogular, aad a8 . Counters, Office Desks, Sho, Beer Bozas, bought axd sold.