Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1874, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO PAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1874 _— TGONEY AND COMMERGCE. FINANCIAL, Turspay EveNito, Dec, 22 Lusinoss In fluancial clrcles was quiet and to-duy. ‘Lhorois an observable incronso araonnt of commerolnl paper offered for diccount, Merchants aro giviug tholr notes in iuitlement of nccounts spalnst thom, and theso nic uold by tho takews. Tho domand from mis- «r1'uncous rourcos Is falr, but is not equal to the tupply. Tho gealn and pork men nro borrowlng vy lightly, If at all; and outeido borrowors on whom the lenders depond in active times Lo ab- rorb tholr surplus funds are few. Mereantile cemondy are groatly lessened by the enso of col- lechiong, 5 y Ralos of discount are as boforo quoted: 10 per cent o rogulnr oustomors, with concossions to independent borrowors with entisfastory collat- nrale, Tho markot is anything but etringont, rnd the prospect s that it will o onsy with the Loginning of the new yoar. Btreot rates are 8@ 1% per cent; real estato lonus are 3@10 por cent. Now York exchange e flm at 760 premtum, Tlho orders from the country bauke for Now Yorlk oxchango conlinue lavge. Curroncy is being sbippad overy day to Now York. The movement of currency to the cowntry ls Ingigniticant. It Is flowing in from almost ovory divaction, though the eggropate movement isnot larga. e clearings are £8,400,000, T'uo National Bank at Olatho, Kan., has sur- rondered its charler on account of thohigh taxes fmposed by the City Council, NATIONAL BANK ORGANIZED, Tho United Statea Comptroller of the Curroncy farnishes tho folluwing stitement of National Bank organized : 2,212—0akland Nntfonel Bauk, Oakland, I, ' Author. dzed capltal, $50,600; paldein \:xl)llnl, 360,000, L. 8. 3 Canh, Tron{dont ; Jolin Ruthesford, Csshior, Author {ized to commenco business Dee, 19, 1874, INTEREST ALIOAD, The following ara tho rates of discount at the leading cities abroad, Deo. 6 ¢ Bui - Orew: ale, turlct, pereent, yercent, P LI Y e Austordam, ax amburg " Serlin, ] Trankfort 10000 a Yienua und Trieato 4y Sadrid, Cadiz, uud "Darcelona. G v imd Oyiorto, 4 Petersbury 1374 4 [ [ 5 @587 "Tha high rate of diccount Ly the Drnlof En~ pland iy still maintained to check tho drain of #old to Germany for tho new colnago, and to Yrunco for the resumption of specie paymonts. Tov these Lo purposes abont £82,000,000 is now hold § £62,000,000 i9 in the Bank of Franco, Tho offect of thia on our finances is scen in tho cxport of specie, which bas cansed moro oxcite- meut than its importance justified. Tho United Stuloes ia n gold producer, and must expoct to bo ealled on in sach an emergency, JINING HTOCK FPEOULATIONS IN CALIFONNTA. A 0 result of tho roported murvolous discov- crtes of new lodes 1 tho Comstock and other mines, tho operationn of tho San Xruncisco Brock Board for the weok bofore last roso from 000,000 fo 11,100,000, and n spoculative furore bus set in, perhups uever surpassed ovan 1 8an Francisco. The papors aro filled .with caleulations of the profits in the reach of holdevs of Luoyant stocks at present prices, *California aying risen $100 n sharo in twonty-four hours, oui operator holding 6,500 sharos in shown to havo made $6560,000 in o day, or $35.000 an lmm“ or £500 aminute, At this rate, the hCatifornia mino is worth 232,400,000, or 54,000 A foot. \\'nfiu lv?ill tho bubble brcn.f(‘ avd who will brealk with it 3 CHICAGO GOLD MARKET. H. J. Christoph & Co., bankers, 76 South Clurk stroet, quoto gold ¢ R0 Suleek 800 o'clook, g TORIEGN EXCHANGE, H. J. Christoph & Co, quote foreign exchango: Londou, 435L5@4M014; Pario, @512 Nuamburg and "Premon, 95@06; Derlin, 95@06 Trankfort, 407{@4 watk, 60}7; i 4117 ; Tolland, 1@4135; Don- eden, 27%¢; Norway, 110, ABLI TRATSFERS, London, 402; Yarw, 6103, LATEST. . New Yonx, Dec, 22, —3oney, after loaning at 4 por cent, closed nb 3@3l4. Trimo morcantilo paper, 6@7}s, Cousidernblo money is still going Boudh for cutton. ty-clay at 4843{@4835, and Starling firn for el waak for kight at 469@400, Produco exports for tho waek, 86,608,850, & decrease from lnut weok ol 3742,903. Customs recoipts, #261,000, Gold steady nt 111}4@111%. Borrowlng rates, 8, 2, nnd flat, Preasury disbursemonts, $120,000, Clearingg, 520,000,000, Specie engagoments for to-morrotw, $100,000, Govarnmones dull, Btate and railrond bouds guice, The excitoment in stocks has subsided, tho mmket being losu fuvorish than any duy sinco thy attack commaenced on Pacilo Mail, At the opening of busingss tho market was irregular, but i the mwin higher, aftor_ which thero was a deelino of 3,6l por cens, which was followed by full reeovory. ~Later on thero was another de- clino nlong the entire list of @14 por cont, with tho chiof dechna iu Pacifié Maif, which was ona report to tho efest that the steamer City of Takio nshoro st Barnegat; buton tho nne nouscement that the report was incorroet, aided by w digpatel from Washingtou to the offace that Ttufun ianteh bad invited un fovestigation of tho Compnuy's nitwirsa by 6 committes of Congress, which _invitation wna accopt- cd, the stock rallied from 84}¢ to 96i4. Lho warket, was. very strong ot tho finnd cloes, und u shorp advanca was made in cotbain leading wpocialtics, Northwestern com- mon led the lst 1 o vise to 4624, n cloun advanco of 2 pec cont. Lako Shoro rallied to 603, St. Foul common to 4717, Lucific Mall to i, Westorn Union to 80J%, and Wabsah to mn ‘[he adyunco in Laka Shoro vas bused on rumory of o 917 per cont dividund m Iebruary. A prowinest featuro of the market ta-day wos the Inrgo busincss dono in rellet’s options. Tho wifference by n soller wixty days and regulor iy wud 2 rer cont in tho caso’ of the New Yok Central wud Wostorn Unjon, and }f@fif‘]mr cent in Tock lsland, LacitieMal, Wabasli,und Luko Bhote. ‘Erunsactions apgroguted 244,000 sharos, uf which 2,700 wera Pacilio Mail, 2,500 Westorn Undon, 5,000 Nurthwsstorn comnon, 5,000 Rock Falund, 3760 Se, Paul, 5,000 Erie, 45,000 Tako Bhoro, 8,000 Oiios, 53,000 Wabash, fnd 54,000 Uuton Vacille. UOVERNMENT RONDA, . BOKDS, Virginas, ald T, Carolinas, old N, Carolinuy, nw L cen, NOW, Virgiufug, now,, Ulideago k& Alton, Clilcago & Alton { Ohlo & 'Mlm(lnnll)ltl . Clove,. Cin, & Cul, Chi,, Bur, & Quin Lako shore, Tneliann Uentral, Tilnoty Central, Wi, i Ceutval 9% Lnd. a3 <uy. Central,, Gux Contral Pacitho Yonds 053¢ Del,, Lack, & War o 169 REAYL ESPAT ’ 1w following {nstruments wore filed for reo- ¢ uanuy, Deo, 233 1LY ProPENTY, 700 iiaiesenchase BN i €W cor af TOUnE 8 W 1.3 11, vilth buildluge, duted Doa, 19.,, 4,000 e above, daled Do, 18 4200 oot Adtanen sty 203 £t o of Loom 31204, aml‘mu. L #,000 Cerrall wy, L w ol ilma by, 10 8,000 ul at, ?nnamduu 4 08 128 4105250 14, daled D 350 i 5 Forest avenun, n o cor of Thirty-cighth s, w f, 255124 ft, datad Dec, T, i Noretli Halsted t, 50 ftn of Hop © 196 .10 1, ilatéd Murch 29, 17 Woslorn nvsnite, 80 cor of Tiwon 25x 108} ft, duted Doe, 21 Maplowood u¥, 163 £ 1 of 1, duted Nov, 14, 500 aylor st, 175 £t w of 11, dnted Doc, 23 1,000 Curroll av, 24 (€ w of Ttoyne u: duted O, sevorbivesveriieessy Q00 Beers ol, 45 (40 of Thirly-third at, w'r, 493150 £, datod Jino 49, 1872 . 0600 Beors st, 08 £on of Thiety-(uird st, 1, 99xi6 £1, dufed Juno 20, 1872, 000 MeQrogor st, 6% 1t e of Btewari av, nf, 125 ft, duted Beo, 5. L] Lo sl 210 £t wof Ssipwleld at,'s ¥, 94xi0b'rr, with uiidings, dated Dec, 93, 4,400 NOWFIL OF CITY LAMITH, WITHIN A HADIU Oi 7 3tiLt t, Tt 7 of Nablo's part Lot 3 of W M, uw i Bee, 90, 40, 14, dated Oct 7..,...8 030 HOUTI OF OITY LIMITK, WITIIIN A NADIUS OF 7 MILEY VROM Tilk: COURT-NlOUBE:, @rand boulovard, 8 w cor of Forty-third st, of {duorzo 8. Essox to W. C. 204x150 dated Dee, 1 COMMERCIAL, ‘Tunsoax Evexiva, Dec, 22, Tho followmng wara the racoipis and shipmeuts of tho leeding articles of produes in Chieago during tha past twonty-four hours, and for the corrosponding dato ono yenr ago: e TH I WUIPMENTY, 167, | 18, Tlour, brla 001 6,81 Wheat, b, ansge0l| 100471 Corn, . anoio| b, Qals, bit, 61 Tiye, ol P Brley, b, | Grans secd, Tbi, 20914, Tlax anod, fbu, . 23,500]"" " '8, 785 Tiroonscorn, | a0y 40,250 Gitred m'te, I ol 1720763 ovidnd i 1,033)1 8 Tard, fu 24,00} 140, Aatlolw, i 0,804 Isutter, li, 8,37 Dreshd hogs, Nol Livo hiogs, No.! Cuttlo, Mo, Sheep, No. Hides, 1ba. lighwine: Wool, b Tatataes, i, Taunbor, foct, slingles, No,. alt, brla,.. & Alao the following, without comparisons : Teseived, Shanped, 8,460 2,200 Poultry, Ibs, . Poultry, coo] Gamo, Phgs, Green apples, brls.. Means, bi, 1Ly, tons, Hops, bba. Yl g % Withdrawn from otoro yestezday for city con- sumption : 8,660 bu whoat, 5,804 bu corn, 1,106 bu oate, 1,272 bu ryo, 5,072 bu barloy. Te following grain- has boen inspected into atore thia morning up to 10 o'clock: 2 cors No. 1spring, 73 cars No, 2 do, 18 cars No, 3 do, 8 cnrs rejoctod do (101 wheat) 3 2 enrs high mixed corn, 17 curs No. 2 do, 89 cars rojected do, 2 cars no grade do (110 corn, of which only 1is old) ; -5 cars whito onts, 17 cara No. 2 do, 8 cars rejected do, 2cara no grade do (27 onts): 1 ear No. 2 rye, 4 eara No. 2 barloy, G enrs No. 8 do, 2 cars rejectod do. Totnl, 251 cars, or 09,000 bu. Tospocted out, 8,401 bu wheat, 13,040 bu corn, 5,347 buoeats, 1,720 bu kavley. It was whispered to-day that an ordor had heen voccived by a firm hera to buy and slup 100,000 bu wheat to a Britisht port, pobably Glasgow, and tho rumor had some effeot in stimlnting tha market to » lighor rango, But tamoenoss supor- voned, when fnquiry failed to alicit o confirmation of the roport. Alot of “*hogs™ arrived bero this morning, dressed, somo of which only woighed 38@29 13, Wheu wo say that tho receiver was ab his wits onds to know how to dispose of thom, wo put tho cago very mildly, A rather lurge number of “puta” on wheat at 85¢ for March wore bought to-day by ove tirm, Somo peoplo have an iden that that is contrary to tho'law, but as * what is overybody's buai- news 8 nobody's business,” this notice is probably tho only one that will be tsken of tho mutter, St. Louis receivos 4,000 and 8,000 bogs per day this soason, the ontrido flzura on gals occasious, With the vory Inrgo demrnd for shipmont, snid by local authoritics to oxist thoro, the packers Lisvo acarcely enough loft to play with, Notwith- standing the faot that work "here is progressing uther slowly, Chicago is packing n lurgor per- guumgo of tho hoga of tho West thau uver be- ore. It iu gratifying to noto n littla move diposition on tho prt of Juropoan buyers to tuka hold of mests than heretofore. . Lhoy aro uob Luying Lurgoly yot, but tho attitude of sapremo inaii- forenco has given placo to onoe of anxiety m watching thio coureo of quotations, anid it is bo- lieved that thero ave now several orders hore, though pethaps limited to figires botow curraut prioes, Tho leading produce mearkets wern gencratly atrong to-dny, i tho outly part of tho casai under & good domand, but the grain mark oft’ in miorest long before tho closo of tho regu- lar timo for trnding. Sniall raceipts hora and & firmor foeling on tho othor sido of the Atlautic caurod the atrength, Livorpool was 1@2 per 100 Ibs Inghor on wheat and stronger on corn, No clianges of importance wora doveloped in {ho dry-goods market. Locul retailors, who of lete havo boen duing o thriving vusiness, wora in the markot for reassortmnents, and tho smount of ordera fromn tho intorior trude was also entiy- factory, A lge roduction in ono or two brands of Lieuched cottous were the only price-changes nolod. Therewss o modorate movament in sta- ple and funcy groceries at substautin'ly yoster- duy’s quosntions. Prices, whilo not especially firm in ovory dopartment, wore well sustainod all avound, and !Im genoral markey scen o be -about stendy. - Tho inquivy for imporiad dried fruits is falling off, and prices uro working ousier, in conseyuence. ‘Lo-day's changos woro a decline of du in lnyor raising, and a X{cin currants and prunes. Domestio diied frunes are quiet nnd stondy. DButtor and checro vold to n fair ngeregato at unchanged prices. No new foatures wore observablo in tue cosl, wood, pig-iron, louther, bagging, and tobacco markot. Their was o fuit trado in~ oils at genorally firm ratos, Carbon ndvanced o 1do. Lumber way quick and unchanged. Btouks era largo, but thero iis nospeclal domund from any quartor, henco littlo tomptation to shuade pricex. Tho Jobbors in hardware, including metals, iron, and nuils roport a modorately faix busmcss and no mnterinl change in values. Wool aud hops wora quiot and firm, Thoro was some mqury for timothy seed, and good to prime was sieady at £2.402.60. Othor doseriptions wero ruthier quict. e domnd for hay was less urgont, and, the roocipts belng rathor lurgo, the wntkot was weak and lower for some doscriptions, IHidoy wore unohanged, ‘e roccipts of poultry were heavy, and much of the stock was badly dressed and poor, and the weather was not caleulnted to improvo its condition, whilo shippors and local doulers wero lmldimf oft. Turkoys and gume were in requost and frni, GRAIN IN BTORE, The following are tho footings of the official report of grain in storo In thiy city on the oven- ing of Suturday last, and at corresponding datos: Do, 13, Dec, 20, 1874, 1873, Wheat— 010,883 450, U TR TS 16980 20,625 i g | 60,150 10,486 1,080,078 00,247 100,688 187,000 2E051 208,70 Now igh wixed, Beust 25,950 No, 2 kiln drlud, v Totalyyissngeneree® s ,US08E £58,803 Outs— Now rojected, 1,020,3 4,470 04,003 WL [08 54,740 e 237,694 No,3 walie, 02,160 w108 Ws oy nor ol 00 Total,. 03,747 10,160 Harley— Nn, 1 450 No 1. 2,468 N 17,015 8,401 44y . oes DIOJTH 303,058 428704 lotal of nil kinds of graln In storo, 1,615,028 bu, Thoso figrures show an incroase duting the naat weok of 812,302 bu whanat, 91,512 bu vorn, 03,790, b onts, 16,616 bu bntloy; nd n do- oreago of 8,014 bu rye, Tota) fucroaso, 488,297 i, ‘I'ho following wore tho quantities of graln in storo o Aflwaukeo on Batutday laut, us com- pered with tho samo timo Inst yont: Wheat, b, Curn, bu, watn, by Rye, b, Tarloy, & Tho following woro the quantitics In stord in rogular warahotses In Peoria at tho closo of tho week onding Doe. 10, 1874, and for the oor- reuponding weelc: Ice, 19, 1074, TBROO3-CO: : Mensrs, O, B. Graut & Co, have issued a clreu- Inr giving some interonting sintistics concornlng tho broom-corn trado of the country, from which wo oxtraot tho following: **The report i bneod upon tho stock in tho hands of growors, dealers, and manufacturora on Nov. 15, 1874, and the sniount, manafaclurod for tio yoar ouding Oct. 1, 2674 Aninally Stook y manvfaciured, on hand. Canads, tons. 050 [ 2] Now England, 40 Nov York, tons p) Michigun, tons... Tndiana, fllinois, nad Tows, Wircansin and Miunosota, to; Oblo, cntimated, touw, .. Penusylyanin, cslimated, tons Marshind, catininted, Lons ., Totl tons, ceeenen 12,855 0,777 The dofigicncy ns shown nbove ia 8,118 tons, but, aftor making duo doduction for the elghth of tho omgl-fmlr alrewdy pnssed, tho dolleit Is 1,606 tous, ssouri is now dopondiug on this Stato for supplies, and 600 tous will probabiy yot bo roquired of this section by the South, so it is anfo 1o say tho deflcioncy is not leas than 2,000 tono, 1t s thought by Fomu‘lfi;),‘ln_;x manufacturors wrhio Liavo been f g s 0l “visiting the Weat for mony years; tb” ~ "Jkupply in Octobor of tho present yoar wasiuudh smaller than at the same time In 1868, in which soagon pricas advanced to 1ho highost flfuru evor known. Thero is not at the presont timo enough corn in the bends of growers to supply tho mauufactories of the country two woelks, Tho great depression of tho trado for four yesrs past was coused chiolly by the onormoas crop of 1870, which is now nearly oxhauated. Tho over-production in 1870 caused many farmers to desist from oulti- vating broom-corn atlcrwards, and last year, bo- sides the soaeon's crup, 4,200 tons of old stork wed roquired to earry manufacturers to Oct, 1, 1874, when uew corn began to arrive, Tho quantity of broom-corn in tho hands of growers, doalers, and manufacturors throughout the country on Oct. 1, 1874, is estimated to have beon 2,600 tons, ngrinst 6,900 tous ono year ago. Allowing tho amount grown to oqual that of last year, o deficlency of 1,700 tons oxfots, unloss the nuufncturo of brooms is greatly reduced, This cafoulation is made on o differont baste to tho ono first givon. Tho Aurplus stock of brooms which acoumu- Inted dwring tho years following 1870 has beon raduced, ond now the stook 18 not Jargoe. Proviviong. 110G PRODUGTB—Were rather less active, but firm- erull round, with 2 very good domund ot yesterday’s jaicen, Lut losn lsposition to soll, Live hogs wore «quoted fAiraior, and were uot in largo supply, while tho recoipta at otlior poiuta woresald to Lo light, Az wa noted yestorday, tha hn‘fi-louarl scem to hnvo agraed upon tho policy of feeding out the crop slowly, aud tuls, whilo it may make the eloro of o aoason later thun last, will tend to ke:p uf\ prices, by fuducing comgetitfon among packers, If Esglish buyors bi- como matialiod thut this is tho osse, thoy will prohnbly tako Liold move frecly, though & good consumptiva de- mund from aby soirce can sourcoly Lo expoctod on Digh pricee, whilo wheat Iy ruling oo low us now, and w0 mauy pooplo are out of employment all over tho oivl workd, JMEss Ponx—Was moderately notive, and avoraged 10@12Xc por brl higher, uuder a fulr demand, which was chielly speculaiive, utid only about 3 car-londts wero wanted for shipment, Bales wars roported of 12,635 Drls, ot $18,90 cusly, $10,32)¢R 19,45 for Fabruary, ad $19,60319.70 for Awch. The Fobrunry option oponed ut $10.40, sdvunced 10 $19.433, receded to 310,423, and 1060 10 §19.45, ull closing fivm, In tho afternoon the murkot was n «hade easier, with sales of 6,000 Lrls, at §19.35 for Februnry, $10.021@10,05 for March, and $20,00 setlor April, ~Olosed ot S18.95@10,00 canb, $19.65 {gr.h,\‘nuury. 10,35 for February, und §19.65 soller urel, Pyine mesa psrk was nomlually unchanged at $10,75 @17.00 per brl, und oxtra prime do ot 312591450, Linp—Wau fn better demand, snd 10G120 por 1 Ibs highor, though toported Od por 112 1bs lower in Liverpool, New Yoriz opened firim aud cloed atrony, probably for tho samo rcuson that the market was firm here,—tho fact that the r\un\lw of the hogs now coming i §9 only fair, and will give s ylold of lard less than {he average. Sules on 'Change were reported of 11,720 fes, st $18.12%¢ seller Junuary, $15.35@13.43 seller February, and $13,85@13.62)¢ nofler diareh, ail clocing firm, " 'Tu tlo ufternoos tho markat was shrde easler, with 81les of 3,600 tes, ab $13,16 cash, 313.40R. ¢ for Fobruary, and $13.60@13.060% for arch, Clused 3 $14,15 per 100 Bha cinl, $18.019%@ 13,15 soller Junuury, 513,40 selior Fabruary, and $13,00 ecllor March, Jears—Wers In better domond, and a shade firmer, in contequenco of tho active ovement In shonlders lust oveninyg, and sympotby with pork aud lard, “Thore was more lookiuy around ou_ forelgn nccount. ¢s wero reported of 200,000 1bs shoulders for Yobrunry st 634(ae, 50,000 Iua green short vibs ut 4ic, 190,000 iLs sliort elear'at 9o greon, and 0k cured, for Marel: ; K00 boxes longs and uhiort olonra at 10kc, 40,000 i green huns (16@18 1hs) at 10R10%c, and 8y pKgs greawo at T@7)gc, In tho aftornoon Gules were made of 160,000 ibs nhoulders, soller Muroh, at Te. Cloned _at' Gi¢n for green shoulders, 9io do for long cloar, 05@9%u_do short ribs, B}¢@®I, do short_clcar, and 10Q10ic do Lunys, ~ Siwuo: pleled huws 46 1b avrage) ot 103@Ho, Meat i malt 10 to 15 daya quoted ot 030 for shonl- ders, 0%o do soller Junuury, 620 do meller Febru~ ary ¢ long.clour, Ui{o; dosoller Jununry, 93,0 ; do seller Fabruary, 9ic; short riun, V3@Yke; do soller Junn n'sellor Fobruary, 0350} short cleurs, Hler January, 92¢ § doeiler Fobruaty, \e. Boxed moats Jo higher thun Joose, Long eitt buiins, 10%@11e, a Nominnl at 0@10¢, LELF PRODUCES—Were Inactive and nomiuslly unclinnged, o1 38,45 for mess, 0,15 for extra mess, and . 00 for isnms, 'anLow—Quoted ut 8@B1{c. Browdsiniin FLOUR—-Wau in very moderate denan, ono or two los Belog zold for shipment, sud » Lght supply to the focul trade, ot ubant tho eatio prices o yesterdy, the firmncis $u wheat Lelng counterhainnced by lurger rocelpts liero nnd dullucss in Now York, ales wera reportod of 1,50 brls, moatly on privato tovma, Olosod us followa: Cholco wintar extras, §3,25@0,60} couunon to_good du, $1,25@5.00; choico spring ex- tras, $4.49@4,003 fuir do, ebipping grade, $3.0Q 1 Daent apring, $6.00@10,005 spring nuporfings, 755 Ty flour, §5.25@5.07 5 buckwheat do, Bran—Was modevataly nellvs and firmor, Bales weroe roported of 20 tone ut $106,006017.00, ths inuldo at the mili, WILEAT—Tho markot was quito nctive for & duy in winter, chilefly in tho carly purt of tho_serston, and averaged 130 h!fihfir thau yoaterd: Liverpoot snd New York wera both reported firmer, and our roceipts | wero comporatively small, whilo soversi rather lirgo buylng ordors wero on the market early i the dey, and filed on tho resulting advance. This, with the roport that some orders wero liovo for alipment cauaed some of tho sliorts to grow quite nerveus, and tisey filled fn reoly, U'ho orders were chiotly Allud by noon, and then tha arket stowly recedad, though Now York clokad strangor. Suller Jutnary opcnod ot 80ize, advanced to Ole, nand closed at B0 Bcllor Fobrunry sold al 9{3/@023¢c, clostug at O1'ce, Sollor the month wus qaoted af 6Ui@V0Ne, cloalng at 03¢c, Caxh wsled were roported on 'Chunge of 113,000 bu at 2i¢e for (2 cars) No, 1 spring, 9060030 for Ny o (chielly at tho funilc), 84184 for No, 3 do, and Tdlgo for rejectud do. 1utho afterneon thommrket wis active, aud advancod o por bi, Glosad at Quje carh, 0077¢ aeller Januury, und 043¢ seller February, MinyLrora Whiar—Was quict and stronger, Salea wera Tinited to 1,400 b No, 3 at 3o, "N, 1 wew nominal at alout Bai;e, COUN—Was ogain qulet but atroug, averaping 311 1e higher. Livorpool wus roported £d better por'dsy 1o, il o ocelpty woro lght, ouly 1 car bulug old, “hor was & modurao deraund for options in 1w, the old betng not wmuch botter thun nominal, thoug! shar- Ing in tho general strengtl, Ol No, 2,'cuch or moller 1ho mouth, oponed_ut Tiic, and doclivod to T8 at tho cloae, New No, 2 collor Junuary, opened ot 00%; and wdvaneed fo 670, oloulng b UBXo, foller I iy fold ut CU}@HTHc, and _poller Muy b 7310 @72Ne, Cush sules wero reporied on 'Change of U, 0LTBY @00 for oll No, 3, B3@bic for (¢losing “at 661(c) ; 023030 for Low re- Joeted ; 0136@080 for ours on truck ; und G43¢@050 for smplolots, Tu tho oftornoon 1o marker Wus qulct aud i hudo fiemor, Olood at TH(HTEAE for Old 0. 5¢ 60%0 for now do, 60750 Aellor Jundary, 0T3¢ solicr Tournury, aud 7340 sofior Moy, OATE—Wars wioderately uctive, ndvauujug abont o varly, In symputhy witti othor gruin, but suba- ipuontly tho advance wan loat, sollora. bty more. mie werans at tho closs, Soller dunuury wus chletly treded iy, though wsuy shorts, wnder apprehounion of u coruor, were closiug tholr'deuls for thls month, Cash 2o, 2 bold nt 6U5@54AG closng et Bizge. lojostod S Iy vuquest st 4T@473¢e, Bullor the mionth apened at Gdve, ndvanced toddiie, nud closeil ut 53770, Sallor Janunry ot 644 @3She, olmalug ot the fuide, Seliur Bay v quiotud s B1@TTw, Ousl o nclido i 0 Loy, chikdly Nu-l (3. " !la‘ul.'@lluu. Ja thoatturnoon ho maket was qul d sleady at Gij@84)¢0 fur Docombor, and S3¥@OI0 10 duusry, > B0 RYE—Tho afforiigs wiro Very Hghi, und tho markot qulot fn vonssijuonce, but e, st 7Y for No, 4, wud BB for rejoctod, Bules Rygreguto 2,000 bu, ARLEY—Was J6a10 hlghor, udviuchig early undor & fuir demand for ‘cral Sots of No, 3 yud No, 3, uud ro- Joctedt in N, 8 Lousos, with tho “ofurings "wiollen 'he dumanud pfierwards fell off, and papt of tho vance was lost, Qpifuns wers yulat, sud easior at = closs, Canh No, 2 & Colv, No, 8 kold 1 nt §1,2561,29, tho ontaido fn regulor * closing ‘st aboul 31 $LI0@117, tho outsido *in bt §1,0:@1,01, ol und $1, 1814 1,45 dubuney oponed sl $1.20 hid, shd cloned aull at SLA3K, wellir Fobriiasy at $1.47i¢ catly, «-lmmrL"l $1.,9027, Casli ales_on 'Chango includs 23,200 bu eblully nf 1,234 for toneral drurie ATCOHOL—Wao firm at SLULG1.04, 3 BIROOM CONN~—Tho_demand coniinues gobd anid the matkot yery firm, Trobubly no mreat quanidty of corn coudd bo bonght ab preacnt pricor, Denlera fosl coutlont. thnt pricen will go lxor, sitd womo hinis chofea hurl will ho soliing at $100 por ton Lefore long, We quoto : Good to oxira hutr, 10@13c; brush thit wlll work ‘ftrelf into n_choles hurt bioni, D@10%c ; comynon to fulr dv, Bige0a ¢ nferfor branh, BUTTER—Tho Josition of the butier canentially unchiunged, During tho post fow days one recelyls havo beon profty Mberul, but tho onitward movement has elogoly approximated tho arelvalr, nud stooln in storoaro not materlally larger thau o wuek njo, “Lhore i& not now, nor {s thora likely to ba for homy tinie to come, nny over-suppiy of chdlea tablo butlor, o toldern of mueh are not sitxtous o part with 4 ol any concoslon, Low und medivn gradea uro solling rathor frregulirly, Vo repeat our list: Choleo to yellow, 303703 medinm to good grades, 2@ siforior to common, 17G2%0; commiou to oloico roll, 233sc, QOUPERAGE—Pork barrels rold at $LITH@L.40, 0 amall Iot of Nyht welght nt $1,00, ond tereod it SL4 ¢ Tork barrels, $1.U6@1,40; lard Hercos, $1.35@1.40; tiour Larvola, 48@3is5_ Whisky Imirale, $LO0E200 pork ntuve,” rough, ‘$16,00010,00; do, bucknd,. $0.00@ 42003 hucked ' or puwed, $2L00@23.00% flour alivas, £7.00@8,00 ¢ elrelo flour-heading, 7:{@Yo; tight polos, $35,00 00, iD J1I0GB—MHeavy welghts werain falr de- DRE mand and firm at vesterday's outeido pricos, Mixed wolghls, aversging Lieavy, woro als_ salable, bt Yory 1ight hoigs und piga wora dull, Ieavy welghta sold it $940 3 mixod ut $4.12)¢@825 § and light ut 37.00@8.00; Dligs, §1.00, Balcs 06 hoad 1:GGB—Wero dull snd eany, Tho demand for the nat fow duys bns Leon ehietiy local, and rataflers v hought only to snpply themeslves from day Lo duy, Froah nra quoted at_ 4@, FR '8’ AND NUTS—A frea movement in somo cacriptions of fmported fruits fa Kl noled, but tho gencen] markol disployn Jeas_ snimution, and, & n cone soquonco, leoa frmnicss, Talsins, pitcs, wnd our— rants have boen sabjocled ton further silght reduc- tion, cnd noige oihier desertptions sliow n foudoncy in tho 'samo_direction, Tl position of tha domestla feult market rematus unalianged, Only o limited do- mand exlsta, but, s proviously stated, the modsrite eharactur of the Aupply serves to suatafn prices, Wo uate jobliers' pricas : Fonstan~Datas, 0X@106 3 gk, rume, now, 18Q@10¢ ; ign, layers,now, 20@21e ; Furlast pranc, new, 1@13xes French prancs, now, Iy 100} ruising, ln‘ym-u Tiaw, 33.16@1.23 3 _loosa Muscéial, now, $4,10@4,34; Valened ranty, how, T@7igo;_ cltton, '$5G e 3 3 9@, DosesTIC—Michigan apples, 8 @0c; Indic ana nnd Tlinols, 63¢@7 Mo Southiorn, 6@03{0; pencher, Linives, Y@D3gc; do mized, Ok@®Tike; do pared, 233 Blackhorrice, now, 11@i1sc?. rapborelos, now, ‘piteod chorrios, $1¢ Nurs—Filerts, 18 Imonds, Terraguiio, 24@dhcs Napica walnits, Grenoble walunts, naw, 15@140 3 Drazile, 1045 pecans, Texas, 1@tk s Wilinington' pea- @lles nuts, 1@100; Tennosiod péanits, 6@S0; African roa- nuts, 53, @U¢, GREEN PRUITS-—Tho local trade 44 falr, aud o few smull ordorn aro coming from tha country,” Tho tip- of noarly ol kindu of fruit v large, capeclally of uj- ples, which aro selling slowly; at’ various pricass occaufoually very choleo apyics, briig $2.75@3.50 ver brl in s retal]l way, but ibfs i oxeeption- nl: Lomons, $3,00@5.00; Touistnus oranges, $0.00 21000 per bri i Beasina do, L@ 500 por box; Valouetn do, $13,00@13.00 per cano ; applos, per brl, $1.60G2.60; cranborriod, S10,H@1LE0 per kil o in h‘fm' ut $3,75 per bu; Malugn grapos, §4.60@0,00 par_keg, GROCERIES—Tho changes in o grocory markot were not important, Tho auouut of goods ditributed was probably up to tho averago of past soadonsatn corrusponding period, ond prices of most line wera Ateadily hold, A lack of firnuness fa still nw;nmnt in tho puflur murkot, but fu other deparitavnts thoro was na appearance of woukness, Stocks, though modorato, ure Amplo to meot prosont roquiremants : CaNDLES—Btar, full welght, 175(@180 ; slearine, fall welght, 16303 do, sliert welght, 145@1ne, Tior—Putns, T4@T5{c; Nahuodn, 6y@To; Caroe Now, B@82go ; Loulsiana, 1@73{c. FLEs—0, U, Jnva, 3355@3834ct Javn, No, 2, 20 903; cholca to fanoy Itlo, TIN@EIKa: an! to prima o, 12@22){c; comnon, 20@20)¢ ; roasting, 1840 Blugaporo Juva, 23 @2Nc; Coata Rica, 22@W et Maracaibo, 21@21c. BouAns—Yatont eut loaf, 113¢@1157c; @112;0; graiulated, it 0, 2, 1021 crushied and 1@tlie; A 3, 1030 3 exten Cy a, yollow, & o, 1, Dlg@ix 0 chofed , DGt0}ze fulr to primo do, 85@B¢es common do, 7){@d0; cholue moluades suigar, Vi@92(0; com- mon 10 fatr’ do, TH@8Ke; N. O, common to chulve, @b, 5 Sinyps—Diamond drips, $1.20@125; slivor drips, oxtra fine, 10@75c; food_Augar-houso sirup, C0@Ge § axtra do, 70@150; New Orleans molussos, cholce, now, T@75¢; do_ prine, 0@ do_common, 2@050 } gw‘rjt Rico molasaes, BU@Ebsc; common molasses, 88 Nriors—Allspico, 17@183¢e; elovos, 83@58c; cassla, S1@Y8e; popper, 2v@c; nutinege, No. 1, $1.50@1.40 7 ginger, Africau, 23@28¢; do Calentta, 18@30e, SoAPs—Gormnu Mottfed, 63(@Tc; Golden West, 43¢ @503 White Lily, Gig@63cy White Rose, BX@0NKG} whito Ttsmlan, 5:{@0e; "Trud Blno, AX@0#o, HAY—During tho week timothy' Was_firm, being {n dowand ot the Slock-Yurds, Lut ta-day tho market w: reported awll and lower, uader larger recelpts und r- mora that tho Block-Yard buyers wora about to with- draw, Prafrio was plontituland rather weak, closing lower to-duy, Quotations: Timotly, prime, $I0.00@ 10,50 ; No. 1, $i8.50; No.2do, §10.50; mixed, $14.50@ 16,005 cliolco upland prafrie, $ A $11,60(12.00 ; No, 2, or_slou .00, H1DES—Tho receipts duriny ere liberal, eud pricen have ruled steady under s good de- mand for shipment end from loeal tanners, We quote @ Groon city butcliots’, Tie ; green frozen, TM/@80 ; greon eured, light, 9i5c; loavy™ do, Bio; Jire ented, & @Yc 3 green call, 160 3 voul, 1903 dry’ fiint, 18@100 3 dry Kip, 190 ; dry salled hides, 11@160; deacon skins, 450 3 shecn pelta, wool estimated as washed, per Ib, 402, HIGUWINES—Wero in fair demand ot the recent quotation, “Halen wers reported of 200 brls at 07 per wallon, Tho market rather dull til Now York way quoted stronger (at §1,03), and then Losame Brm, clos~ ing strong, but withoul any quotablo advanco, LUMBER—Thoro were 1o new features, The de- mend da very lght, Tho Buy Cily (uzcfle gays: #Cho work in the lamber woods” continues very livo- Iy, andl largo amounts of loga ara being put on the skids ready for hauling. The weathorwiss o Michis gou gay tho promise Iy good for & fair scason iu the way of anow, thaugh in the Weatern districts general- ly the snow hias thus fur hold off longer than ik usuale Iy caleulnted upon, We coutinue to Liear of the dater- winatlon of the Caundian operstors to reduce thoir cut Jargely ; but the Ottawa Citizen Rays that ovon with the proyosed veduclion, with the logs ou hund sud thouo to bo put in, thors will Lo n il stack thern, The beliof i very goncrul throughout tha counfry that tho Amorican Jamber distriets will bave at least nu large atocks ns over Lefore, for tho trada of 1875, Wo arg, however, of the opinion that the stock das’ been eatfmated full kigh, and that alf tho logs counted upon \I~l|l not coine out of the sircams next year,” Quota~ fons : < Tirst clear. . @55.00 Becond elost, 3060 “Chird elear, 1 uch, @00 Toed clour, (el @150 Cicar flaorhg, 19t and @ 40,00 Giear sz, st and 24, @21.00 Tlert vounion sidlug. @00 Flootfug, it conymon, dressed, ..y, 00 (@L100 Foosing, savond common, dregsod @37,00 agon-liox noards, @000 Abluck bourdls 1f slock boarda, ¢ nlock bourds 00 @I8.00 .00 Toucingg (16 1t,) } ontide price for dry, 12,60 .00 Comwon lumber, 14 ft and nuder,,.. 1,00 12,00 Jobit and seaitisi, 16 03 fea...!11 3T G Lath, . 4 L @ shingics on track (A) (@ 287 OILG—An sdvanco of & o0 in_carbon ks takin placo hero, u responso to o Tate advanco at tho Lant, Tuere are also fndivations of an upward movement i linsoed ofl, tho demnnd for which §s ou (ko {ucreans. Purpntine _remuing sirm at tho linprovenont noted youlorday, Tavd oll s wesl, Whale, aporm, and other deseriptions ruled Ateady, We quote: O bou (slandurd white), 115 dog, fed, 1901237 do Ilinow Jegal fesl, 130 deg, l@lic; do headiight, 175 deyz., 17@176¢ 5 oxtra whuter lard oll, $L10G81,12 5 No, 1, 060 3 No, 2) 8003 Hnsead raw, 83d u5e: do, bolled, 84G90s ; whale, 17@T0¢ ; sporm, $1.35 @2.35 ; houtsfoot o, strletly piro, SLOSE do, oxtry, 90 (@Yiv; do, No, 1, 7T5@830; bank oll, f60; straits, 0o s plumbngo oll, Tt s turpontin, $I@4Ge ; haplilio, 00 grivity, Tosg@15 : suphil, conmon, 125@hie, T A T ORS i hading 1o DrINCIRY by st ot from storo, A fuw car lota were odered, Cholco Wise cousin and Eastern peachiblows wore irm nt 85G90e, and Western ut 5@80c, ouzording to condition, ~ Gar lots uf Westorn are quotod nt 75@750, RAILROAD ©REIGITS—Followluy aro tho rates to tho lunding Eastern pohil 0% Jquan Clacago lo =507 00T 4¢84 g ian, wod : Doalon, BJ¢ 3 New York, 760§ dolphi sud Albany, 0e, TOULTHY AND GAME—SU{ppers linvo been fu tha market the past week, snd choles turkegy and ehickons liuva bevn activo wnd v, Geces s duoks wora uleo in voqued, and quall, praleld chickons, sud other gamo for thio holldayy, 'This. veacipts wero Nboral, aud the markot dull’ Totay, gxcopt for clioien ' turioyy : "Purkoyn, dressod, 4@110; chlukens, dresnod, $169@ 2,60, or T@e per uckn, £1,00@9,78; du, per Ny Uity goeno, B 1er 17 Brafiio ehicony, $3,60 5 quatl, $110@400; vendsou waddies, 18%u; Tabbith, $1.25' per-'do, BIEDH—THmothy ( Ahio wrck, whon w Lurgu 106 Wt offered, und_ taken by partios Living severa) ordons to fll, nt $2,40@2,60 for ool to prima G Balea to~duy ' Incinda W) bige timothy ut 3240345, Choles 1 ekl at $183825,05, Clayer wad quict ut 3,60 for prinmo modimn, ~ Plax sold nt $1,906)1,05, aud Iungurlan sud mitlet wore quoted at 760 wud T, 3 HALT—Wau in fuir demand for the ausson, and firm, b siool of hua ualt 13 0L Lucgo, ud probiily u con wlderabla quuntity will have fo' bo rocelved by rall Defora speing, Bomo denlers aro now, rocoivug in cat from Baglnww, Wo quolo: Onondigs und Bughiaw, 53 Oinads 40, 31,701 ordinury coaruo, $2,00} wand, $2312% ¢ dulry, withody bags, $2.763 18 quist, until in the middle of | 40 butehers® stacic, dalryy with bage $3.60; Asbton dalry, por sack, $1.00 WOOT~Small orders aro rocofved now and then, but tho murket fn rathor auiet aud ot noticeablo chango: Gaod to prima BI@T8 3 toor by goud tub.-wankied, 43@52 mudium wanbad lecce, 49@ {503 moditm and ubwushed, & THE 12V h-wnsilied, + fing and 45@ 180 eoareo washod fleo-e, e unwashed, SU@33el Huo ullod wool, 43Gdte, TOCK MARKETS, onicAao, TURRD/ "Tho recolpts durlug tho ek I 'l Mouda; Taesds 5 Total, Samo tuio lust week. Weele hoforo Inst . 100 4 ¥ UATTLE—The firm tone of tho Enstern market und the light receipts wrangthoned thiu viows of lioldars, aud notwithstanding o paucity of bugers and & couse- quent Inck of netiva comptiilon, there wan o soffon- dhgg of privos, Although the errivaln ombracod fow really prima eattle, thera wero nldo fower than usual of inferlor and comniou lots, uo that tho yonoral avevigo wan littlo inforlor to any day of liet wouk, 'Pliora wero onles of cows nud thin rouyh stoora and oxon nt $2.50@ 3,60, but most of tho day's work was done at pricen g trom 80,95 upear to $631%. Wit oy ox- ¢ohtion, thivicon nyeraglug 1,850 Ibi at 26,73 Ly ., 2, Mallory & Oro, to Monro, thore werono sales _ubovo 0,28, Slaokera sold to a limited oxtout at $175E0.78 Toy ordinary to good quulitiea, The purchases of Uil caga butcliuts wore at $2.60@ 4,30, priucipaly at 50U 4,23 tor tommon.to good, Not all the offoringa wero takon, bt the feolinjrat tho closo was quita ns firm ag at t1i¢ opening, and with coutinned toderato recelpte, ‘preasub ) ricos will no doubt bo malutafned. QUOTATIONS, Extrn Booves—Graded stcors, uveraglig1,2 10 1,530 il Cholve Busves—Kine, well formed U year 10 5 yoar old mteorw, averaghyy 1,950 to 1,80 Tl 1av e aresoraressssarasersinesesss BIOG@E00 Gobd Bueves—\Goil-fattonod, tnoly formed wtoers, averngli 1,160 t0 1990 113, vv.vve 476@5.50 Mediund, Gradus—sit Hair flealr, avor- 4.00@ 480 oy, il ec1a in 00 to 1,23 comiuan 2 clolig cou for ity slauler, 9 +«80.33@ 0.7 averaglug 500 to 1,160 i, Stock Caltle—Coniinon _eaitls, tleals, nvesuging 600 10 1,030 iha Tnferior—Ligut nnd (hin cows Uattie—exis, throngh di Mo, 4) Toxna cntilo, 12 medinm steers 14 oxtra stecrs. 14 fair sted 10 cows ..., BT bulehers' stoc] good mtecra, 11 butchors' stoc! 16 bulcliore’ stock. B4 fafr steors, 15 uhiofea st od "Holivo aua strong tls morning, booame nioro quict and _carler toward iioon, ‘but agaiu revived ad tho day wora away, and closod up strong, with only o aniall amount of stock loft oyer un- sold, The recelpts, though somo 4,000 in oxcess of yoatordoy's supply, foll sliort of tho mtmbor anticipate ©d, nud alco fell bolow tha trade requiraments, fact gavo Loldora an advantage, snd for primo packiug hogs pricea were forced up G@10a per 100 18, Tho buttor elans of sbipping hogs alao wero a shindo Ligher, Dut In fnferlor, commott, aud medium deacriptions 1o improvoment was noticeablo, Bales wera innde. nt £6,50@7.40,which {3 & widoF rango than priecs luwve bud fot o numbor of days, John Waliwork obtainad tho outsido fifuro for thres car-londs avernging 497 I, The next highost wan $7.45, obtained by Conover & iall, for 10 ead avoraging M1 s, Bolow ure some of the trausfors, 200 RALPS. I'ricedNo, A 3 104 No, . 3 0! 48 -r.rl.. 7.03] $5 7251109 5| 81 100/249 . 4 700 50 05 60| 36 161 G SHEEP—Congidering tho Inrgo aceip!s and the fact thiat thero was loss than tho usunl fuquiry from local butehers, the market displayed moro atrength thun it cauld reasonably iavo been oxpectod to do, - A nctivo shippiug demand enablod Lolders of good to extra grades 10 roaliza promptly and at vory fail pricos, but fow and modium qualtios wero it itls xough nitor, and wold irvogularly Jowcr. Sales were Al $3.00@0,23 for poor to bxtra,—~principally ot $.00@5.25, 1L, K. Mallory & Dro, Bold 15 car-loads (03 hoad), ave craglngs from B0 to 108 ths, at S3.63K@G.00. Koys & Browa obtaiued $0.35 for v drova. BurraLo, Deo, 32, —CATrLE—Recolnts, 2235 total for tho weelr, ‘4,030, Tho rut, o9 uoual during Loilday ook, fu very glit. ‘Cho Clitistas murkot openod o2 full S¢c advance on Inet weol's prices, Not tuo ususi progrtion of il elock oforiag, Mtsudanco of uyers fair, Salca of €0 Tilinols sicers, averiging 1,0i0@1,34 s, st CLTCROG0: 48 Indlnna etcors, averagiy 1,170G31,318 s, at $4.50@5,85; 100 Aiculyarl stecrs, nvoraging S33@1,025 s, ot EIBGLETY; 100 Ohio Ateors, sveraghug 1,10@1,249 1b3, b 35,050,001 18 Konbucky stecrs, avoraglng' 1,360 1, ot $3.703 21 Chierukioo sloors, averagiing 933 105, at 51,30, Bigze AND_Tadws—Receiptn, 6003 total for {he weelr, 8,000, Market o lighor than last weok for Woenlern sheep, Halos of 1,800 Westorn shicop, nverug- fugg BE@YT I, nt $1.8T56(@3,50, lows=Teccioly, i total for the weols, 11, €00, 1. head s Morkob dull, Yorkers, U.40@5.85 5 Leavy hoge, WATERTOWY, MASS, WatErTOWY, Mass,, Dec, 38, —Dexk Carzie—Tio- colpts, 4053 supply Hght ; stocks in modurate request, dealers asking us bigh prices e Jast weelr, but only the cholcest kind wero sold for tho rates uaked, Ovdi= “wory grades very dull 3 clolce, $10,23@ 10,50 3 oxira, 56103 firat quality, $9,60@0,60; accond, '$0.60@ 8,50 ; third, $5.00@0.00, BiiEr AND Launi—Reccipte, 581, Tho require- meuts of the trade aro light, but last week's prices hardly sustalned, 8heocp in loty, ¥ o 1rd, $4.00@0.00 ; fancy whioop, $7.026° 2 IAST LIRERTY, Liast Lmary, Pa,, Doc, 42.—UatTLE—Tecolpty to- dny, 1,045 liead,” Tiio vun for yurd mules s quito light 80 far, not many aro billed to arrive. Not muny ot ou but trado f# lively and atock. eelling well. $0.00 Lo 33,50 ; modlum to good, $5.60 to 36,00 ; mnon_to falr, $1,00 to 85,00 ; stockers scarco at $0.75 to $4.60 § bully, §2.25 to $3,50, Uuml-—llntolpll 1o-ilay, 1,700 head, Yorkera, $6,50 to $6,73 3 Philzdelphia, $7.00 to $7.23, sSueer—lecoipta to-day, 8,000 head, Extra, $0.50 to 03 mediuin, §4.76 0'35,35, LOUIs, 41,003 prinuo, $360 106 ST, Loumw, Dee, 21—lloGs—Activa and firmor; ckiug grades, S0.25@0.50;3 ro- INOINNATI. 32, —Hoan—Receipte, 5,712 fimer'; common, $3.06@0.403 mediuin to good packing and butchers’, £3,85G 687,20, Very faw Jlefe over unuold, 7003 W, $] Bhdpmeuts, 317, — MARKETS DY 1ZLEGRAPH, Forofzn Murkora, Lavenroot, Dee, 24,—11 u, m~—Itour, 225@Ms 61, Wheat—Winter, 94 5d@0s 9d ¢ syriug, 8a Tdds 243 whito, 84 10d@10s 24 ; club, 105 4d3108 7, Corw, 9923108 0, vork, 633, Lavd, 64a Gl t:eoints of whout during the last thieo days, 92,000 Qri—20,030 qrs bulng Amorlean, Liveuraot, Dee, 24—2 p. m.—Dreadatufia firm, Whoat—Ulub, 105 0@10s 8 ; spring, Bs 6a@% 0 § wintor, 0» 64398 9, Corn, 404 842403 64, Weatler diy. Thest unchunnid IYELIOOL, Dee, 224 p, m,—Markols upchanged, Laveurook, Doe, 42—5 p,m.~Oory, 8%a 3@t G, Rust. unuunr,‘)ne«l Couscla for monoy, 012 -208 of '05, 1053 ¢ do 07, 37 Now' Yorit ‘Gontral] r pontiio, i ontes, 01 Foe, Liviuroor, Dor, 93.—Hircadstuita fiem, Callfornta club whioat, 108 30@10s 81 ved Western pring, 6 64 @Y8 35 v whuter, 9a Gd@9s v, Now York D odu Mnvkcor, New Yous, Dee, 32.—Trado movement wlow in packiyo wud Poco dopurturents, Cotton goadn uovel atoadily i umntl Jota ut unchanged priccs, Ghintz and shirting prints in fair roquost, but durk fancies quict, Worsted coutings in good domand, Diiok alpncis solling wall 1u low grades, Businesa wwas susponded fn thio morning on account of th funcral of Thowas B, Lldridgo, safeh was vory largoly attondod, The Produco Murkots NEW YORK, Sprefal Diy) New Yous, Dee, aulet and wloady, wi Lo trado duquley Tribune, 1o flour uiarkot a # very wmodorate export mid Halos : (0,100 Lrls at $1,00@4,50 for superiine ;8tao’s SLEC@LIS for extra do § $5.0060 5,15 fur choleo do; 33,20@5,05 for fancy do; §1.006 0 for upertine Woatcrn ; £.75G0.00 for common L oditm extra Wostern 3 $3,10 $3.60@0,16 for connuun'ta clioieo whito wheat W oxtra, lli’u Hour v dull, hailes, vl o MuAr—Iu quict, with sulsd of 450 biris at @4,76 tor Westorn, anud $4,80 for Braudywine, WiskAr—Tho murket 18 better, willi i moderato ox- port und howo-trato domand, Sales of G4,000 by at 3L0Y@1.10 for Nu. 1 wpring, $L13@118' for No 4 Ublengo, $LIM@LI for No, 2 Norttwestern, $1,1400 1,10 (0r 'No, & alliwaitkov, $1,196x1,25 for No, 1 spring, $1.083 1,84 fur wuygraded Jows nud’ Minnoiuts spring $1.30@11,20 for winter rod Western, $1,97@1,51 for ams Der do, $1,80¢# 1,83 for whito Wostarn, - Ttye—In quist ut DIGVJ0, Halos of 10,000 bu Btato ot 090 I #loro, DanLry—Is ll:)llnl ol rathor moro steady, Hales of 15,000 Lu at $1,50 for two-rowed, snd §1,98 for four~ sed Htato 0n tragk, Hanrey-Marr—1s quict aud 0 bu Wentorn at §3,45, Hwwo, . unchangoed, Salos of rices aro with-, Conri—In 3¢c {0 10 hottor, Balas of 7,000 lm nt N for old Wesfurn mixed afiont, 93)60 for o in_rtore, 8I@YLS for uew Weatern wmixid, Dlidlo for do yellow, and 10@01e for now whita’ Weators, 0sTh—Aro atoidy, Enloy, 19,000 bu, nt G5@i03ge for mixed Waatern, and 65@716 for white Wealeru, PNOVISIONG—Thio piorte matkot §8 heavy, ab $I0.78 for Ol o, 20,00 o o o, tnmapcslod, SIT.00 for extra pring, and $10,60 for prime mess, Joof fa qmat o £10.00G510.60 Tor pinti witke, ond §12,00G3 12,50 for extra do, - Joct Liuma aro dull ot §21.23@22.00. Tloreo liegf In guitet nt £20.00G421.80 foe printo nieas, nid $32.00 @8,00 for ndla do, Gut-nienta ura qulet nt T6@740 for ity ylekled shiitdern fn ilke, and s for do ani in buik,” Middles nra firn at 105;@101¢0 for long clear, Lard in quiot, Salgs, 0] les nt 14700 for yrime tonm, BurrER—Lrimo 8 firm ¢ other kindn rulo hoavy § 19@ise for Western, and 23@4la for State, Uitticat—Iu quict 8t 126G 150 for common to prime, Asikg—Aro anll and unchanged, at 30,60 for pota, Wintuy—Tho tarkol is flrmer, Halew, 150 brly, at $L03¢ por gallen, Gnogiutiy—Molasson—Torelgn grades eontinug dults New Otleany {8 unchangod, wills n moderato Jobblng inqulry: Suscovado s qhotod nt 44@30 3 Neow Orleans nt 54@Gir, Tho market for sngar fa un: chnnged, with o livnited dentond 1 fair to gond refining {r quolod nb 774@8%e: primo at Bie, nud whita Tine vana nt D4@10%0, " Rico contiuuca Ateady nud n fale rotpuont s Gitullia quoted ot T4(@S for fafr to pi and Raogoon b $L873¢@3.00 gold in bond, calfes_murkot {n fiem, with o lmited inquiry, Vo atiots Riout 1010)¢o gold, und Muracalbo st 17@190 gold. Ilibrg—Aro in folr request mnd flem. tuenos Ayror 81 to 20 lbs, ut 13@25;60 gold, and 2ifo Grande, 20 to 84 tbe, ut 2570, Lt —Tho innrket f3nteady, with o fair demand, Heinlook kole, Hunmon Agros, Dgith, middlo, and heuvy welghis, 263022 Californla do at 335 @20igo; and conimon do nt L5@2e, NAvAL Sronru~Spirils of turpentino firm and in fall roruest ot 7o for merchantatlc, Rets-la Qull ot $2,150230 for airaluod. 2 U Durrato, Dec, 93,—Cnati—Whoat dull; sales of 3 enra No, ¥ Milwaulico olub at $LO3GLL0. Oarn duly Dold highor § yestevday afteruoon 5,000 bu Nu, 2 gold at 85e, Lyeq ujet ; 2 vara Stato nold at $,00 o' track, Barley moro active 3,00 Litt western Rold on privato terma; 4 cars four-towed Stato, $1,40; 2 cara two- rowed do on privato terms, CLEVELAND, 23.—GnAry—Wheat flrmor and 1143 No, 2, $1.06. Corn car, on track, Cc, Oats firm CLEVELARD, 1o bettors No, 1 steady ; wholiod, 12@F end unchanged. PernoLkyi—Strong; standard white, car lolg, 0o Obio Stato tost, 100; kmall lobs 1@9¢ ighor, stuontrrs—iheat, 1,030 buy corn, 1,400 bu j oats, noe, MILWAUKRE, Dee, 20, —Frovn—Quiet ond une AD—Wheat quiot; No, 1 Blilwaukeo, 0003 No. 2 do, 0003 meller Jonuary, 00fGoi dollor Fob. ruary, 90¢, ‘Oats firm nnd highor ; No. 3, in store, 6l0.” Coru Wigher and fn fufr domand; No, 3 mixed, 850, 1tyo jglior and in good demurd i No'1, i storp, 870, * Liurloy in good demand ; No. 2 81,19 cash 1.9 saller January ; No. 3, fu store, $1.1 Provintoxs—In imoderato dewmand, Mess pork, 19.57T@10,00 caoh; mellor Fobruory, $10.40; anlier Avquet, S19.00; primo do, $10,80; oxifa prime, 813,15 @14.00, " Swooteplekled homa firin at 10Y@1le, Ac- cording (o quality and size, Dry-onlted showldors, 814, locso 3 middloa ?nm at O\@10c, Loxed, Priwo kottla'tard, 13)@13Yo stean, 1%c, Hous—Livo, nominally unchongeds €6,35@7.00; dreased, highor nnd fngood domand ; $3.00@8,25, siliioirni—Tiour, 600" s oute 800 bu; whest, e Kuseatire—Flour, 4,000 bria; oats, 400 bu; whoat, 3,000 bu, CINCINNATL, CrasnaTt, Doc, 22, —FLoUR~—Stoady and in mod- erato domand, Guatx—Whent quict and wenk: rod, $1,08@L1 Oorn quict nud unchanged at 70@71c. Oats stead; molorsto domundut Siadic, o dull and drooyliig at $LOIQLIO, Barley fulr and firm ; foll, SLAGGLAG. ‘OtLa—Uchangod, ; Yaos, BUrToh, ANp Curese—Stoady ond i mod- orate démand, ProvisoNi—Pork opencd dull; enles ot $18.60; closed firmor ; $18,75 bid, $19.00 neked. Lord strung } sales steam at 1dc, closing nt 13@134¢ kel.’lui Bteady ttlo done atlic. Bulk moath quiot and wnchungel bowlders, 0}0; 8idus, Oc; hame, Green moata qulo ID‘G A Wirteicv—Fair and firm ot 97c, MILwAUREE, ehanged, St TOLEDO. Toepo, Dec, 2. ~Frovn—Btoady and in moderats demand, GnAIN—Wheat—Demand light, but holdors firm; No, 2 whito Wabael, $1,14¢ ; No, 1 Whito Sichigan, 81,12 3 amber Mloblgt, SLA0J: “aoller wabruary, $1.15¢1 Corn 1@3s highior, closing easler 3 hip mixed, casli oud sellr Jauory, 1340 seller May, %o low mixed, TLxo; while, T80, Oata—Fall prices acked, but no defuand ; No, 2, Bie; Michigan, 86igc; white, 583ge, CLOVER SEKD—$5.60, . Diwssrn Hoos—31.75@9,00 Reorita—Flour, 00 bris; whoat, 7,000 b 92,000 bt 5 oata, 6,000 bit. SuiraexTi—Tlonr, nono; whoot, 4,000 buj corn, 16,000 Lu; oata, 8,000 b, PITTSBURG, TrrTauuna, Deo, 22, —GRaN—Whent quict and une shiged. " Coru dil and drooping enr aud uheled, a@ o PETNOLEUM~Firm ; crudo, 000 at Parkor's; refined, 5@ 1sie, Pulladaighie delfvery. ST, LO 18, 81, Louts, Dec, 22.—FLovR—In good domand at full prices for low grades. Guazs—Wheat dnll mud lowers Noy @ red winter, $100),@1.07) ; No, 2 spring, U%c. Corn Semer: now, 83R100, 'Oats firm ot 6768, Darley mors actise ; No, 3 spring, $1.15@1.2J, Ityo nominal, Wintsry—S8teudy at 980, Yrovistowsi—Fork quict st S10.5) cnsh or meller 3Mareh. DBulk meatshold irm 3 shouldors, 6o ; sidos, }@03¢c, Greon Hams, 10ic; plekled do,’ 100, Tiacou=Cnly small order trade. 'Lard quict at 130 cusit 3 $1.00 per tlerco paid for the privilego of putting 1,000 tos hiolf in Mareh and half in April at 13c, Ruorirts—Flour, 5,00 bila; wheat, 17,000 buj corn, 15,000 Lu ; oats, 10,000 bu, “Laist—At tho Drokers' Board this ovening green hams wore offered st 10}¢o ; pickled do, 1WK@10)c Did 3 8o was Lid for dry salt slouldors's $10.25 was bid for February pork, Lurd wua offored st 13!70 for Docember; 130 ld, Tiacon—Clenr sidus, prckod, wore alored at 1150 for Junuary, and cloar rib at 11xe for January, LOUISVILLE, Touvitar, Ky., Doc. 92.—FLOUR AND GUAIN— Quict and unélunged, Puovistox—Fork quict t $1,00, Bacon stionldors 910 ; clear rib, 1333 Lams, 1847c, Bulk meats quict unclianged, Lard, 185 @163ce. It Wiitsgx—9o. NEW ORLEANS. Niw ORLEAWS, Dec, 27.—Guain—Corn dull and lower; misod, 938; white, 97c, Oats dull and lower; corn, (7Y Tonx—Dull, and nominal $30.09, Morassis—Active and bigher ; {nforlor, 8304 falr, G2@5ue; prime to cholee, 64@C00, . ‘Others tnclunged. PHILADELPHIA, Dee, 22,—F'Loun—Quict Guai—\Wheat stendy; red, $1.92@1.22%: white, SLAS@LI0. Rye, $1.00, Corhduil; yeliow, 82G@8Jo; infzed Viostors, B5@6Uo; whice, 826, "Onta dull; white, K@ %0, TihoLrux—Steady ; refined, 1130; crude, 83¢c. Bu: Quict; primo Wostern, 8i@83e;' choica PIILADRLINIA, unclunged, and s—Easy : Weatorn, 290, o Winzsky—$1,01, BAT/TIMORE, Barzivonk, Doo, 22,—Froufi—Steady and un. clauged, QuAr—Wheat dulland wichanged, Corn and oots dull aud unchanged, Ryo Armer; Y3¢@$1.01, Trovistons—Qulet and inchsviod. Burren—Dull'; fub, S1@3%0; rolls, 30@ 920, Corver—Quiotund wuchangod, Winsiy—Dull ; $1,02 —_——— MEMORIALS. Wasnrsaroy, D, G, Dec, 22—, Scoft presontod tha memmorinl of tho Board of Cosmmiesloners uppoluted liy the Governors of seven Statea to tuko utaps for the llxll\ru\'emuut of the Ohlo Itiver and its tributaries, culling tho attention of Congress to tha importunce of mking uu appropriation 107 such mprovaulouts. - to- orred, Mrp Lowla prosented tho momottal of clorgymen in the Distriot of Columbin, nutting that chureh property Do czemptod from fwxation, Nofuvred, TR DISTRICT BILL. v, Morrimon uddressed tho Sonato in opposition 1o tlio wmendment of r. Morton 1o the Diutrict bill (o provido for tho eloction’ of Commistioners by thy peo- o ustend of havlag theia spyoiutod by o Prost- ent, ' TENHTON BILT. Mr. Tintt submltted o resolution Inntructing iho Gomnitteo on Pensiona to fuquire futo the proprivty of roporting o bill placing ou the punsion yollnt tho rate of £ pow wiontl tho wuriviug soldlors of tho Indiny war Of 1811 ; alsn, tho widowa of anch g8 ura dend, who wove mirried Lofors the 1st duy of Jdauuary, 1825, Agreed to, TR LIGNT-HOUSE BOAUD, 3Mr, Bargent submitted u verolution instructing tho Committea on Appropriations to mquivy whotlor the Liftht-Houns Baard, uy organized by Inw, i i tho best farm to promoto 18" officlenoy and harmonious aetion, and whother thosupurvision of tho Seeretury of 1ho Pruanury over the procoulings of siid Loard ls s clearly deflucd ay {5 necossary far tho reapounthility of sad Lowrd, aud tho intoresta of tho pubiie warvice, Agreed to, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONTINGENT PUSDH, v, Randull offored 3 vesolution dircotiug tho Secro- fury of thu Interloy to miko detafled” slatoment of tad disbursensents of tho contingent fund fu each isurean of thut Department, NILLY PASAED, Ou motton af Bir, Wilson, the Senate bill to enable tho Bupremo Court of (he District af Calumbiy ta'pro- cugdd wltls 3t fnry busuvas way tulen from tho Bpeak- or's tablo und pasved, O wnotion of Mr, Albright, the Sunato bill suspond- ing w0 niicl of 1ho'act of lavt suaston rolating fa the stuff of thourmy us rafors to the conlracts of Aurgoons was tukon from the Speakor's tablo, umended, sud pussod. THE KALARAUA RECEPTION EXPENSES: A, Gardeld usked wunlmous consont {0 Faport, st Tiavs yaatod, tha Bl sppropriating K440 10 dor {eay (o uxuneds of tho Vit of Kiug Kulakuua und s i, Mr, loreford objectod, and tho bill Was not ro~ colved, NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL. Thig Mauso then went futo Conmiittcs of the Whole, wilh M, Polund, of Vermont, fie tho ehalr, on tho Naval Appropriations bill, Tho follovliyg ‘ave the priveipal ftoms ot tho bill, which appropriutes, in all Whont $17,000,000 ¢ ¥ 00 on o Lo Navsy ¥ '»n‘;m"fifld slatlons, §1,200,000; gonaral mafntuuniée of navy-warils and ook, $760,000 + provisions for ofll- cor, RmeD) R warings, $1,200,000 2 yreservation of yoasels, purcharo of aloray, nte,, $3,900000 5 ropairs of Dollers, mackinery, cte, $1,800,000 3 Naval Acadomy, $147,00 § MRriug corpw, $373,100, 2r. THrlefgh moved o roduco tho item for the cone Anigent oxpoiiess of tho vy, Atter discusslon, to motlon wan rofectod, Iu tho codrse of the diuenxslon, Mr, Croamer nd- aatlod the adminlstration of tha' Navy Dopartmont, partleularly in_connestion with the runuing of the avy-yarda for politieal purposen, Ifo declarod that thin caneso of thiat dopartment ind brouglit the Goy * erment aud the Ropublican party fnto coutorpt, Ho charged tlint tho Becretary of tho Navy wan tho dally and nightly compnudon 6 contractors’ and jobers, who mnalta millions out of the Uovernmont, and K16 wwero conatantly swindling tho Government, 1io de- fiounced tho approprintion of $5,000,000 mido at ko Tnst noeelon wnder tho scaro of & war with Spain nd oneof tho groateat frawds evor perpetrated, 1f ona werd to tuko & tleroscopo and ozamino tho novy toe day, Tio could not £os whero ono cloltar of that $5,000,000 went to, 3 g’ adminisiration of tho navy was defouded by, Measr, Tala (Me.), Archor, ind Gaoeh, Mr. Ohiltendun’ rocognized tho fact that tho Draoke Iy Navy-Yard had been o plnk ot potitical corraption for annny years: but, although 1t was {u in dlatriot, 1 eleation wan (hdopondentof It, No msn insido ob outwido of that navy-yurd had nny chim whate over on him, On tho contoary, o perfoctly Alarope utablo man ' tiad got o lotler from overy membor of tho Cabinot but one, futended o asufat that pers don fu carrylng tho Cougressional clo:tion sgninat i (Glitendom), aud thora wan no gusalion tht men wero plauted in tho Brooklyn Navy-Yard for political jueposcn, Whoso meh, Woronot thorp now, sithougls Lcro #oad upou th stacks ono of o tan’ sloops-of~ wnr votod last year, which wan rolting for want of covoring, boeauso_thero was 110 monoy to cover ity Thers was no work golug on tharo now excopt the To- paira of tlio Tennosueo, Mr, O'Nelll dofondod tho Socretsry of tho Navy from tho aspersious cast npon bfm by Mr. Creamor, Ho rccommiondod tho abolition of all minor navy- yards, and tho eatablisbment of ono grand novy-yard at Ledguo Island, i ally tio Comumitteo roso, nnd tho Mouso passod 0 bill, BOUTNIERN TETITION. Tho Bpealier prosentod & communicntion from the Proaidont, with s _potition of colored citizena of Alu- bama, with rogard (o the troubles in that State, Roe farred to tho Beleot Committoe on thiat subjoct, LEAVES OF ADBENCE. Tho Spealer prescntod applications of a large nitme e of membors for leava of abence,—uo largo i nume bor that Mosars, Garfleld nud Eldrodgo suggestod doubts as to_ whothar a_guorum would Loloft, = Tho applications were all granted. ANTI-OHINESE HEASURE, Ar. Page introduced n bill excluding Ohineao dme migranta from tho benefity of naturalization ncte, Kow forrud, Adjourned. OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, Xunne Comments of the Enstorn Prenss It is apparontly the custom, oast of tho Alle- phanics, to ploce outan cditorinl page, whonover matter {8 needed, with storootyped idiooy on the subject of tho dangers of fire in Chicago. Itis charitablo to suppose that tho writors of this rort of stufl aro wholly ignorant of the facts. 1f not, thoy aro guilty of some atupendouslying. No roason is goon , however, to doubt thoir com= ploto ignoranco. Their commonts show a laok of fuvention, n stalencas of stupldity, and rehashing of ex-facts that became fictions venrs ago, which forbid ono's accepting tho bypothesis that their frightful blundora are made for offect, It is ovident that they do not know suy botter, Tho = HEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER in the last sheot to proclnim its own ignorance. 1t gravely romarks that the * heart of Chicago is now partly oceupied by woodon bulldings, and that tho authoritios really ought to have n law passed which should forbid the eraction of framo slinties iu the businesa quarter” | 1t in intondad to tako pity on tho benighted beings who scribble such stuff and toll them ex- actly what tho real condltion of Chicago now in, 80 fur na firo affnirs aro concernod. If thay ro- publish our statistics, they can rely upon it thoy will bo fully up to the Eastorn standard of truth in Chicago nowa. TITE PRESENT LAY, which is strictly enforced, compels every builder to coustruct tho walls of bis bouso or sioro of u thickucss of 8 fest,—+ of stono, £ of Lrick, 1 of iron, nud 1 of ico, The ico Tn kopt frozon throughont tho warmest weathor by machinery, Evyery building in sho city iv now surrounded Uy o vard 100 feot wido, which is planted thickly with gigantic troos. Exporionco hna_tought na thnt treos chock flames admirably, Tach build- g has o cornice composed entirely of chomicnl {iro-oxtivguishers. Xach cornice is conucoted by olegtricity with the City-Hall, and it iy the duty of Mayor Colvin and en. Bhalor to sit thore day aud nfght in order to turn on A MILE, OF EXTINGUISHERS in tho noighborbood of any fire, Tho foot of iron in overy wall consists of a sorios of stand- pipes which radinto through gll the floors and partitions of tho buflflin% in such n way that thirty-soven and one-balf differont streams ean o concontrated on any square inch of iloor or wall. Another soction of tho law, which is also strictly onforcod, roguires four'steam-firo-cne ginoa to bo located in overy block. These on- gines throw such onormous aud stondy streama of wator that sBomo of the 600 firomon Who form tho comploment of oach engino invariably ' CLIMD UP ON TUE WATER to the highost storios of & burning building, and then slide down tho stoady strenm, bholdiug tho nersons they have reecuod in theirarms, A very dolicatoly and sxquisitel{ constructed fire-nlarm system printa in tho bod-room of the most prominent oitizon in ench block & correot de- seription of tho loeation of a fire, ite nature, and its causo, n8 soon 88 tho thormometor in the burning Lulldlng indicatos n heat of 70 degrees. The finsh of lightning which prints tho meesngo discharges o cannon in front of thoe promincut rosident's houso, It is the p. r's duty to jump up at onco, rond from his window tho Dbullotin ‘to the crowd which bas alrendy nssombled (10 reward is given to oach of tho first twonty mon on tho ground), aud thon load the multitude to tho scono of the slarm, As tho Prussian peoplo form an army, 5o tho Chicago peoplo form g fire= dopartmont. I WATER-SUPPLY of the city, onco deficiont, is now simply porfect. 'ho enst sido of Lho city, locatod east of Michis gon avenno and Rush streot, is one gigantic ros- orvoir. Its multitude of inhabitanty, viz.: tho man at the crib and tho man at tho lightbouse, hava severn! squaro miles of water apioco with which to extinguish fire. From tho city Water- Works, which now cover 10 square miles, 3,000 tunnols, each 40 feot in dinmeater, full of water, radinto thronghout tho ecity. 'Their roofs aro of jron. A peculinr arrangomeont of springs en- ables tho puthoritios to remova a soction of tho roof and drop any houso which is on firo directly into tho tunnal bonoath it. Tho Nicolzon pave- monts whicl, according to Eastorn corrospond- ants, sprend 'tho firo of 1871, havo all been ro- moved, ‘'hio streots are now flled with asbeston to a dopth cf 15 inches. "I'hesa aro, of courso, only the main features of thie new systom. Bpaco forbids sketohing the iunumerablo datnils, The Commercial Adverhiser can, howovor, rely upon it that Chicago is now fire-proof to' mn oxtont which would mako Ma¢ shaol, Shadrach, and Abaducgo sick, THE LATEST PURCRASE OF DE SORZA CABRAL. To the Editar of The Chizago T'ribunes Ciricado, Doc, 21.—Iu your issne of this morne ing you give a full nccount of tho rocont pure chase of a largo and beautiful tract of land noze Lobanon Bprings, N. Y., by that rieh but rospeot~ ablo nan, Don Do Bouza Cabral, now a resident ot South Amorien, Tho writor of that articlo is worroct os far o ho goes ; but, if I am coectly informed, ho ks told only balf. 1 arrived from Now York this a, m , and hanoa am propared to give you tho latest, nad, as I be- " liove, tho trucst, acoount of tho doinga of our South American friend. It in reported fu New York, and confossed by iha largest roal-ostate owners tharo, that Don Do Houza Cabral han ebout completed the purchuse of Contral I'arlks, Rud intondy, at uo lato duy, to Dbuilit u residonee thora for himsalf, which he will oocupy With i now sou-in-law, during tho wine ter, e proforred buying Central Purk to other nroporty, 88 that {5 already suppliod with * foun. taing, cavon, and orystal ellrlngu." He hns nob as yot decided upon the plans for the palace thut ho will oroct ; but it will, 1 underatand, equal, it not BUrpasH In grandour, St. Potor's, in Nome. Iho yoneral nppearanco, of couryo, will bo some=~ whut difforent, Cabral is supposod to bo ono of the parting intereated ju tho hobeag-oorpus caso rocontly pronght up in Now York for tha' pur- poso of roleasing Uwood, Ho hag great confldence in L'wond, and has been hoard to suy that ho considorod him ono of our great- ost fiumnclors, Ho aleo says thas it Tweed hud boon lot alons ho would have gob rich. Ila wauts Pweod rolousod, us ho hus exprossed o doe airo to put in o bid to bulld tho palace. T hind ahmont forgottou Lo Bay what tho consid~ erution would bo for Contral Pavk ; but I will now inform yon it fis thia s that ho proposes, whon the dowlis mado out to hiwm for that nplen- fll({lm\ut of land, to at onco pay off tho national dabt, Tiot mo sny, fuvthor, that ho in really the roateat pliinnthropist the world has aver had, peomuoch as ho ls aware that, by this salo, wi shall at oncobo ®blo to resuma spoclo-pay. wonts, Gxouax WABUINGTON,