Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1874, Page 6

IE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1874. MONEY AND COMMERGE. TINANCIAL, “The businsss of the banks wns interrupted Iawt week by the Christmas holiday, sud showed an acedmutation of countor bualnosa at tho ond of the week, but 110 othor special form of activity wa uoted. Ths demand for lonns has beon incronsod somowhat by tha nacessitlon of soma of tho mor= chants for fundd to tido over tho 1st of Jnnuary, Merchanta aro glving thoir notes to sottle accounts, and theso Loing discounted by the takers, mioro commoreinl papor has beon offerad, Cousidovable property will chanze liands on the Bonrd of ‘I'rado at the closo of tha wonth, aud there is gomo prospactive borrow- Ing on that ncconnt. Collectinug hiavo beon ko good that morchanta havo hnd littlo oceasion to frown, nod the mer- cintile demand bas thorofors boon very lght. Regular business has been vory good, bt out- &lito thero 18 no uso for the mondy In anch abund- aut supply. Lho Bonrd of Crado mon are soant Lorrowers, as thoro f8 10 monoy in earrying grain, Iintes of diseount are nnchanged, nomt- unlly nt 10 por cont to vegular customes; out- Eido bortowers nro necontmadited with concek- rions from this vate, according to circumatances. Btreot rates nro 8@18 porcent. itenl-ostato loans a1o #@10 per cont, Now Yurk oxchango has Dbeeomo swonker, apening on Mouday at the shivping poiut, rird elosimg at e premium, botweon banks, for 1,000, More oxchuuge kdomn to linve beon o during tho week o nccount of tha roduced prico of provisions, and sales linve beon heavier on nccount of the domand for enrroney, Moo woney has beon ealled for from tho ronntry than tho weor bolore. Considarablo guamitios went to Northern Illinois and TIown tor dressed hags, Thoe recoipts huve also boen somowliat larger, . ‘Tho ordurs of tho country bauka for Now York oxchatigo have beon lenys. LUCAL HTOCK: uotetione, furnished by A, O, The following Bluughter, give the curront prices of gold and toent sccuritios: Selting, u1z int. 101 &int. jut, W1 kint, 01 kit yor conl 20 City 7 per cont roweragelVo ago City 7 por cent water- 100 & fnt. 1o caten.... L 00 %ot Coolt Conniy 7 por cent bonda. . 100% & t101% & Int, West purk 7 per cent hondse,. . v 93" &lvt; Chicgo City Rattwny, Sontit < Slde, us Giifeago Clty Rafivay, 130 Chicago City Rafly 0 100 Insiranco Company. 118 o Chambier Of Commere.... o i i Wateh Company! 100 Exposttion stock, , 50 Cliicugo Qas Light FOREION EXCHANOS. I, 3. Cinistoph & Co., bankers, quota for- clgn oxchanpo: London, 488GdY01§; Laris, BI5@5124¢; 1nmburg and Dromel, 9590 ; Berlin, U5@U6; Frankfort, 10J@411¢ ;' Holland, 2¢: Donmark, 56)(: Swodou, 275¢; Nore way, 110, CADLE TRANSFERY, London, 492 ; Larls, 51076 ATENT, Nrw Yonk, Dee. 26.—Money activa this after- noon, and loaned up to 415 por cont. Toreign oxchnnge quist and firm ab 4851¢ for primo bankere’ sixty-tays storling, and 438%@ 490 for demund. Gold oponcd and closed at 1117, with sales in the interim at 11137 and 11235, The carrying rtey runged from 214 per cont to flat, Clenr ingw, $30,.475,000, Tho Assistant Trensurer dis- bursed $1,078,000. Customs yeceipts, $224,000, Guvornments activo and stronye. State bontds quiot and pricss nominal, Rail- road bouds fivm on unnll transactions. The gtock market oponed at a slight decline in prices, but nfzerwurds udvanced i 1o 1 por cont in goneral list.Laka Share, howavar; Tase frow 17 to £03, Northwestein common from 453 to'4634, and St. Punl common from 3574 to 8034, Weatern Union foll off from 7814 to 751f, roso Lo 7887, but subsequently lost part of the improve- mont. On _ and ~ immediately after the second call tho markeb = was dull and firm, but during the last hour of bust- hoss stocks veocted n fraction from the highest pointon yreat duliness, ‘Lo market elosed dull, with bettor figures, excopt for Wabash, which was lower, Tranenctions azprogated 109,000 shares, of which 24,003 wero Lake Shoro, 19,600 Western Union, 18,000 Norttiwestern common, 5,000 Tuledo & Wabash, 4,300 Union Pacific, and 4,300 Lacitic Mail. ‘I'ho bank stutemont of to-day is as follows : Eoan, decroase, Specie, decreaso. Legal-fenders, decreas Deposits, decronse Cireulation, d leservo, deere 703,300 1,818,200 S TN eee BIGIGD ToNDE, | Conpune, 767, Coupone, %3] New 58, Conpons, Conpons, Conpons, %; Sonpans, 55 Coupous, ney Missonris Virgiulus, now, Canton 3 Western 781 | St laul Quicksilyer. 145 | Wibash, Adamu Exproks, W Wells-Fuargo ..., Amerivan Expr Terro Gaute Pid. Chicngo & Attou.., ... 104 Chicaiio & Alton pid, 109 Ghio & Mieisippt .. 305 Cleve,, Oin, & Col...) D3k Chi,, Bur. & Quincy,107 Lako Shoro, ., BOY Tudiann Gentral,, 3 Unnots Central,, Union Pacifie o Union Paclflc atock,, Central Pacille stock J3 , Lack, Harlem pfd. at C ¢h vestern fock Tsland New Jordoy 0047 COMMERCIAL. Tha following wero tho recoipts and shipments of tho loading articles of produco in this city during tho forty-eight houra ouding at 7 o'clock ou Saturdsy moruing, sud for the correspond- ing dato ono year ago : Darloy, bu, e WA Drowsed hoy f4 T 1T 196,245 04T 13,503 003 RTBD 0 8,617 110,484 14,103 Tdva liogw, 1, Cattlo, No. 1,083 X I'he oxports from New York duritg tho pnat ook luolude 80,804 brla flour, 470,090 bu wheat, and 903,062 bu corn, which Is a considorable Increnso in corn. Lrading It produco was alow on Baturday all over Lho commeroiat world, Now York wau in- netive, Daving adjoursed over from Thursday till Mondny, and Livorpool was closed fora wook, a {8 ko rulo thovo in rogard to Christmnas Lolidays. In the nbsouco of advices from those pofnts our own markots woro Jess activo than usunl, and many of them woro docidedly slow. I'ho dedls were chiefly foenl, aud limited in sov- ornl cnsos to tho closing up of transnctions which maturo during tuo coming woak, or on which dolivorios 1nny bo mado next Saturday if tho sollor o oleet. The recoipis of produce twora tiot Inrgo, constdering that thoy wora prace tenily tho rosits of two duys’ gathering n; and tho probabflity ia that they will be light during tho coming weok. Tho shipiionts aia aleo small, ‘I'to orn markot is now fu o very intorcatin, condition. Ol No. 2 is geaice, and batlly wanted by a fow partios who sold it “scllor tho year,” and now have not got it to doliver, and do not kuow whoro to procuro it, [as ths old corn s practically elenuod out, ‘o shortago Is eatima- tod at nbout 180,000 bu, agatukt shich souo 60,000 b i roported to Lo on tho way hero, to arrivo boforoe 1toxt I'riday, oud o fow othor car-lots will probably como atraggling in daily il thon. Thore is httla doubt that all the old corn that can bo found in the countiy witl bo forwarded botween this and Now Year's Day, nan aftor that timo It will bo worth little more than tho o, instend of being at & promium of 1bo per bu, awnow. If the com caunet bo pro- cured, of course it cannol bo delivered, aud thon will ariso_tho very Intorestivg quostiou, often honrd it Now Yorlk 'in tho past, “* Whet aro you going to do about it?" "Will the pattios who Fnil to muke deliveries bo permitted to pay only tho real damnges sustafued by the buyars, or bo obliged to pay B5@Y0¢ per bu, tho prico ab which old corn ‘I8 expectod to rale the coming weok? One_thing should be noted: that tho rules of tho Boatd of Lrade will not be altered Fru\-louu o tho dato whon theso coutrauts ma- ure. Thero was but littlo animation in dry goods circles, nor 18 any conslderablo movement looked For Just ab this juncturo. With the beginning of " thio new year thoro arc unmistakablo indicutions that thero will Lo n general 1ovival of trado; consoquently the extrome quiet'now pervading nearly all departments of the market does not unfavoinbly affeet vatues, which romnin steady ana firm, T'he grocery murket was without specinl nnimation’ in nny dopartmont, and picey, though ruling oasy, were notsubjectod to any important fuctuntions, Tens, owing to the upward tendenoy of prices, aro receiving moro attention thun for somo timo praviously, though, ayido {from Japauy, there is no great activity ug yot, Aho butter trade was mousrately active, with yaluos unchunged,—good to chvico qualities ‘romining frm, Choedo wad quict sndsteady, Cauned goods’ wero distributed to a falr aggro- gate, ot fully former quotations, Peaches witl, vory likely, soon advance, but othor lines are stondy. Only nsmall amount of busitess was accom- plishied io tho dried-frmt market. Finh also wure inactive. Jobbers of oils roported o fair inquiry for carbon, linsoed, turpentine, and whalo, aud o light movament fn atter descrip- tions. No material changes wera developed in theconl, wood, pig-iron, lenther, and baggiug wmatrlols, Y'ho Jumber markot was quiot and unchanged. A fow small orders wore coming [rom tho coun- try, but tho demand s very light, 'Tho whole- snls trado in Liprdware, nails, fron, &c., was mod- eratout the prices roceutly quoted. 1'bo wool wnrket was quiet but tirw, undoer light supplios in tho Wout, Secds aud hopy were yuiot, Tipx was flrmer, but othor seeds woro dull, Broom-carn was lrm, and the lower aud medium grades wero quoted ligher. Lhe de- wand coutimues active. Hides wera moving {reely, nnd tue market it stoady at the prices ro- cently given. 1ny was dull, especially prairie, and wenk, The higher grades of timothy ware salublo at tho Htuck-Yards at former prices. Poultry and gamo were rathor dull and wenk, The offermngs woro liberal, and deslors wore anxlous to cluso out, ‘Flio following tablo exhibits the stockaof pork and lard in the priucipal citios of tho Weut, “I'io figures for Chicago wore compiled by the Prosi- dent of the Pork-Packer's Assoclation. Thoso for othor cities woro guthored by tho Daily Com- mercial Bullelin : Fork, bele, Lard, tes, 115 45,850 0,918 Chteao, Cluehnail?,\)) 8t, Louts. .. Lonisvilio. ilwaukeo., Tudianapoli 3,683 000 Total.ssssssearsass - aee 204, 105,708 At Endinuapolls, the packing of pork bus beon Uit « ed und the stock {8 exbausted, At Louisville the mantifacture of sldes was ongaged 1 tu o greater oz~ tent, whivh nceounts for tho moderate supply come pared witl the fucreased packing, 'Fho stock reported ut 8t, Lonik consiets of o bout K000 brls #standard » 1161 16,000 birls “ btrd sldo” aud inCinelimati includes kettled, Lield by thoe refinera is not incluged, SIATIBTICS OF COMMENCE AND NAYIOATION, Alontbly Report No, 8, of the Butean of Sta- tistics is in press, 1t contning the statistivs of our foreign trudo for the month ended Sept. 80, 1874, and for tho mne months suded tho samo, compared with the corresponding poriods of 1878, 'Tho Chief of the Bureau turvishes the following synopeis : [} Domestic Importa, ’('g‘::“: values) Forefon Periods, etk louth ended Bept, 40, 1874euereve,s 21§17,261,4221830,045,340/51,199,140 Montly ended Bopt. 10, 1873, . +.+1 49,041,788 59,907,538/ 1,488,180 Nige monihs ' etided Bept, W 8T asn,uss.uwrns,uo.ou 17,314,408 Nina months “ended Sopt, B0, 1878, ... . .1492,018,784]130,446,166119,200,197 ‘I'io amounts of tho foregoing, which consist- ed of specio and bullion aud of merchandiso for tho uine months ended Sopt. 30, 1874 and 1878, RECEINTS, BHIDMENTS, respoctively, wera as follows ¢ = Domeatio | T L A0t | Twports, | €Eports, | Foreign Tlour, bris. .., 11,548 (Specie | exports. Wheat, bu, 15,040 valucs,) Cors, 16,714 —— (o IS 5,207 i) ) 7,290 aomusnl, 44, lum.. [0 I Tiroom-vorn,la 1,551 Cared wits, ta 2,160,720 Tiey 8t 10 Fork, hrls, A 007 o042 G40 15, "1 459,107 ighwin 1 4 Wool, 14, 0,790] 363,468, 42,810 Youstoes, b, 4,102) L 11| EEY [ Laumber, feot. | 2313000 400,000t 760,000 078,000 Bhingles, N BU,00011,100,000(| 448,0C0| 1,800,000 Bult, brls, . saans 1,801 4,235 Also tho following, withouy comparisons ¢ Leceived, Shinped, Tonltry, 1bs,., 04,628" 103,100 Foultry, [ Gunie, D 9 Enge, phys 1 Clicede, b 630 Duted Cruita, ita. 5 Greon appled, bl 35 Withdrawn from store on Thuraday for city consumption : 4,095 bu wheat, 4,622 bu corn, 1,872 bu onts, 2,234 bu ryo, 3,848 bu burley, Tuo following grain was inspocted into store during tho forty-cight hours ending with 10 o'elock on Baturday morning: 17 cars No, 1 upring, 140 cars No, 2do, 10 cars No, 8 do, G cars rojocted do, 1 earno grade (103 wheat); & cars high mizoed corn, 42 ears No, 2 do, 100 cars rojected do, 1 onr no grado (148 corn, of which 20 aro old); 8 cars white vats, 14 ars No, 2do, 7 cars rojocted do; 4 curs No, 4 rya; 7 carsNo, 2 barley, b cars No. 8 do, 8.cars rofocted do, Total, 881 cars, or 145,000 bu, Inspoeted out, 93,818 bu whest, 30,448 bu corn, 918 bu ouls, 035 bu ryo, 8,763 bu barley. I'he following wero thorocelpts and shipmouts of brendatuifs and Jive stock at this polnt dwing thopast weok, and for the corrosponding weoks euding a4 datod savsnens AT i 4 Dec, 20, Deo,19, Deo, 31, Recetpta— 10, 1 T, Fiour, brlaw.,.e f0,0it 40,0 70,048 Wheat, buyoes voees i 1,200,110 Qor, b, 180 1841 b, WLy 180,401 Itye, bu,, 13,004 1874, Bpecte aud bullion. [§ 10,820,100°5 40,201,148 6,410,945 Merchandiso ., uv.:,-m,x-.m' 407,168,641) 11,895,003 1878, “Speeio und bultion,) 19,247,998 m,:m,nm) Morehaudisy ... 430,670,780] 490,009,272 Tho total value of commoditics remalning in warchouse Sopt, 80, 1874, wue £19.008,369, as compared with 268,600,404 Bept. 30, 1878, Allowing for the difforenco 1 the warohouso aceonnt, the total imports for the nino montha ended Sopt. 80, 1874, excooded the total domestic and foreign oxporis combinod by ©1,812,405, while for the corrosponding period of 1878 tho cexcess of imports wus 51,454,162, Of our totul trado by water about 78 per cent was carriod in foroign vessels during the nino monthn ended Bept. 80, 1874, and nearly 76 per cont for the corresponding period of 1878, TRADE WITH GuEAT BritAIN~The Bureau of Sta- Hlatles Turnishes the following tublo, showing a de- cerease In the exports of tho priucipal urticles of British and Irish prodiues aud manufuctures in the United Stuten duriug the clovou months euded Nove 30, 1873 aud 1874 resvoctively s Articles, 1874, 1874, Alicall; s . 1,312,404 1,067,443 Copper—Ui 4 gots, caker, or ulubi, , £215,518 £3,110 Gopper—Manufactures of,.. £8,583 £8,074 Cotton—Tioco goods of &1l Kiuds, yarda., L JOLTIROG 09,200,080 Tartlien and ching ware, ke, L£040,761 L545,240 Huberdnshery voe e £1,245,407 1,047,019 Hlardware and cutlory,.. L740,522 Trou—1i'ig, tons. . . 09,008 1180 Tron—Dar, ungio, bolt, ‘wnd TOU, L0180 esanerenas ,008 4,000 Trou—Kuilrond of all kinds 93,445 Tron—ifoops, und srmor plate, 1,003 wronght, tons. 19,94 Ploco goods, g 9,025,410 Muchinery=-Oihor than ety £193,008 DTaper — V) o £31,730 Balt—lock aud white, i L1d,104 Bk TILDONAL uipueniien £60,809 £23,258 Bk and other materials—Are £57,097 L10,004 £020,230 £2,853,047 Curpots (uot rug: £701,001 £640,208 Provisions, 10G PRODUOTE—Wore modorately netive, consid- ertny thut thoro wory o orders from other poluty, vxe Cinviunat, ond sironger on tho apoculutiva Artl- , undor 8 good foeal demundt, Tue rocolpia of Hogs woro wmall, und this tended to atiffou prices of Dproduct, espocially w tho stocke ab olher poluis are Sxasll, apd foss hore on lurd that & year ago, Aiig Ponk~34a8 ko good deniand, and sdvancod 800 por brl from tho cloaing vrices of Thuradny, with n iirm feoling at tha eloke, tho Wweaknoss uf tho day bes fora Christine having brought out buyers in forca, Aellor February oponed nt $18,00, and adyanced stead« ily to Hulos on 'Ohange Wworo roported of 16, 250 Lrls, ub$18,80 sollor Jamiary; $18,5219,20 woller Fobruary; and $10,23@10.50 selier March, Oanli mess ‘waa nominnl ot $18,76318,80, In tho aftornoon tho ket waa quiet nwd ‘n shado fArmor, Hales were mado of 1,160 brls, at $10.17% for Fobruary, and $10.02% for Marchi; closed ‘nt $IB.E5@1B.Y0 eashi} $18.00@ 10,00 sotlor Junuary ; $10,17) @ 10.20 rollor Fob: Tunty § 10.60@10.69% Rollor March { and $10,.60@10.87%¢ selee Apell, Prim_mess york vaw nunifinlly i ghauged at S1.70(317.00 yor br, and xiza primo do at Liann—\Vas quiet, and stronger, avoraging 100 per 100 1bs higlier than on Thursdny,” Clucinnatl wag tuoted atronger, and our atock of 41,850 tea wna cont- urad with thio 70,050 tea on linud thio 16 of Januney unl, uA an argument fn favor € higher pricen, whilo the murkot nlso aympathized with the advauce in pork, alon wors roporied on 'Chango of 7,230 tes ab $13,00 @13,05 caph ; $LL00GINI0 ncllor Jannary ; $1035@ 1,90 sellor Fobruary; and:$19,43@13,50 sollor Marc llll' tho sftornoon tho murket wiw quiet and tichnnig od, Bales \ora 1,330 teA &t $13.10 for Jonuury; $13.53 9,695 for March, Closod at 5 10,10 wellok Jonuary. 435 wolicr Fobrunry ; and §13,60@10.63 ol MEaTi—Woro quletand utichsnged, Othier eitio belng gonorally fu holiday garh, thioro wero 1o’ new ordors tromt outsldo, and salea weso restricted (o small lots, Tho markot was sleady. Balen word roportad of 00 bza plionllorant 03;0: G0 bxs Oumberlandautvio s 40 bxa long clear st 0%zc: 60 bx mliort riba ol 0%c; oud B0 fen mwcobpickled hawn at e, Closed at 6%sc for green shoulders, 0@Y;ye do for Tonig clenr, V%0 do aliort ribe, 050 do short cioar, and 07,68 0odo lisme, Bwesi-plckled hams (15 Ib averayel ot 10X@11e, Moats tu salt 10 to 15 dash quoted ot 03¢ for phioulders, Cge do noller danuary, 03¢ do Tobruary, 16730 do sollor Mareli; 1ong clear, do scller Januats, e v oller Fobruary, do acller Mavch, V7501 ahort_ribs, 0 @02c; do Jnnwary, D30 o reller ¥obriiary, Dot do e 3, 421 Mnrcl:f. 030 Do sollor nollor BMatcli, 977c; " sliort cloars, 924 ¢ do woller, oy, 3005 0 doller Folusry, 0o do alles Mareh, cut hnins, Boxed moats o lighor thsu loose, Loug @lle, Gnease—Nominnl at 0@10c, BEEF PRODUCLS—Wera quict snd mominally unchanged, nt $3,25 for moss, $9,25 for oxtra wess, and $20.00@20,60 for hnma, Tantow—Quoted at 8837, Packine Rurunna.~Tho Daily Commercial Dulletin giver tho following atatement of hog packing at tho poiuta named to_date, s compared with the corro- uponding tino last year, nd thoagyregato lost season ¢ Agyreqate searon 1878-4, Chicago 1,080,034 Milwairkeo, 04,034 - | Ginetuust( Loulavill ¥ 8t, Louls 425,000 Indlanapol 10,000 Cednr Rapl » 30,800 17,000 2,810 Tlo Dty Contmereial Jieport glves tho following an tho shipnienta of provisions from this pofut for tho woek ending Dec, 17, 1873, and alnco Nov. 3, 1874, to- gethor with comparison 1ok, bris, Lard, *ams Shouiils, | 1311dles, ten ' | ita, Tr. Wik onding] e, 56 1kl a7l aoml doml et 7t Samso wosk Ve | BT 761 mowl mamiiel Snes SiocoNov. 1,74, | a1 118] 1:0m) il 72500631 1) L1k it Sauno thnd '73..) 05101 67,951 17,4100, 213 1] *Groon hams shippod for the wock 93,726 picces, against 50,441 plocon tl orresponding weak Instyoar; siitos Nov, }n': :ls‘ri 837,84 plocos, againstii?, 733 pluces tho sawmo timo o Hilctudos all cut moats, oxcopt shouldora s 8. P nins 5 'flun‘mw York Produce Exehange Weekly gives the ollowling ¢ iio vinlble supply of graln, comrining o stocks in gronary at the priuchial poluts of aceumulation nt Inko oud seaboard pocts, in trauslt by ratl, Doc, 19, Corn, | Onf, | Barley,| Tie, i, l b | T oy 3L oy At ov Wk Nov. 7, Cor. wreok i . | ndistiuntod, + Tho stuok sflostiu Now York not ta- oludad. Beerbolina Tondon cablo of Dec, 23, 1874, roporls thio farnwcra’ delivoriea of home-growt wheat in tlio 160 towns in Enghnd and Wales for tho weelt ended Dec, 19, 1874, at 65,000 10 70,000 qra (i catlmated in tho Kiugdom nt 260,000 to 330,000 rs). Imports for ho samoa weeks Wheat, 95,000 to 100,000 qra: mmalze, under 60,00 qra; flour, 41,000 to 43,000 brls; giving o rupply of wheat ond flour, dnctuding hnporia and liome deliverice, approximntoly of 30,000 to 408,135 ars, sgalust u weekly cousumplion of 400,000 qra uinimum und 423,000 qra maximiu, o deficloney of supply for the weeké over the consumption of 15,873 to 20,000 qre, I'ho following tablo'shows the [mports of wheat and corn in ewls (113 11#) nto Oreat Britsin sud Irelud during tho month of November ; g 47 1813, 1874, 749,540 2 101,654 14 42354 1,814,583 101,004 701,203 260,408 Sradstnilin FLOUR—Flour was dull und unchanged, Thore wis 10 dewand from outside, and local buyors ook hiold ‘but wparingly. Ondy 600 Lrls wors yoportoid sold ; afl on privato feru, exeept buckwheat ot §,30:30,00, 'Closed e followa: Clioles wittor extraa, $3.25@5,50 ; common to good do, 31.25@5.00; cholve ' spring extras, $1.40 @4.00¢ falr o, sifpplhg grades, $195@1.15; patent wpring, $0,00@10,00; spring suporlink, $1L03EI.T5; Ty0 floir, $3.25@N7H¢ § buckwheat do, $3,60G@0.00. TinaN—Was_moderafely uctivo nud onsior, Halea weru roporied of 40 tons at $17.23@17,60, both ou, drack 3 and 10 tous nf $18,00 delivered fros on board ar, WHEAT—Was_qufet, but firm, ayeraging @0 highor than on Friday, avd 3¢e higher thun Thirsday, 1n thesbecuce of dispstelies s fiuvd muny operatord wore caroleas about trudisg, ouil the market openod rathor weak, under lurgo offorlugs by two promincut firms, After they lnd sold out, little moro was offercd, and the market strenglhencd, the current rocelptd belng somewhut smaller thin bad Leon oxpeotod, Tho salew of cash lots waro limitod to car-loods, which wero takeu rather freely, chiclly to carry against February options, Sales on "Chmigo wers reported of 66,000 bu, st 93¢ for (1 var) No, 1priug; B32@89%7o for'No, 2 do, chictly at 887 q\.,au,.u‘ 83 @8ic for No, 3 do; and T8xc for rojected do, Helter duuuury opoud at'8de, and advanced to B9Y{e, closing nt B I¢E@RO 2 Seller February sold at VUL@010. Kullor themonith was nominally tho samo an vuslh, ciosfug ut 893¢c, In tho fternoon (he markot wan moderatoly active, and advunced Xc, but closed & shadu casler, at 8950 cash, 8930 sellor January, and 0074 for February,’ innksora WiikAT~Was very quict, and a slindo easicr, Salos wero lmiled to % car-loads No, 1 ut 952, QUIN—Wan again quict, in the same diroction us on Thursday, OLl No, 2 for this month's delivery wus strougor b @196 for our-lots ; 800 for romid lotk to tho controling **long " operator, and 78@79% for aottloments hetivoon oibior purties, Tt was announced fuformally_that 85¢ would b bid on Monduy, Now ‘was dull, and tf@ic lower, chivfly beeause of mare liberal récelpté, which modoofferings larger than Wero wauted by ' buyers, and oo broke down the price for May iu symputy, Seller Junuary eold &L 043 @U5A(¢, clonlug ot 65'{@034 e, Hollor Fabruary Bold it cb2(1a053{0, beller Muy at T0{@71 3, and seller Muy and June at T0ie. Cash salod were reportod of 43,000 bu, ut 79@800 for old No, 3, 613;@050 for now o, 61@01 Yo Tur now rejacted, 07¢ for vars, on track, and T§@640 for now, by samplo (o grade), on Lasters cars, 1u the afternooun tho miarket was qulet sud tirmor on now, closing at @800 for old No, 2, G5ifc for new do, 0530 for do, aclier January, 653¢ for do, sellur Fubrinary, aud 7035@71o seller N OAI'S—Worp more activeat an sdvanco of @3 o as compared with Thursduy’s prices, The advance wun dus chiofly to local fufiuences, Lhio tradlug wos principolly epoculalive and In the Januury option, aud o light luquiry for selier tho month i settlomont, No, 2 cashi opuned at 830 for rogular, BIK@I)Go for fresh {u car-loty, closing ot the outsfie, and round lot closod irm ut 630, Rojcoted kol ot 47@480. San plo_ lots woro ety dull, ond_ somo curs Gro ¥ ported to lave beon lniimclml {uto utore, 1t having en found difiicult to dleposo of thom on {rack, Sells or the month closod about 130 higher than Jauuary, oponlug at BBAfe, advauciiig to B3zZe, und closiug al B337¢, Heller Junuury sold at §53,@! 0, cloaftiy at thia ontwido, Sellor February sold at 633,@5e55e, Bulle er Muy waa dull at B0){@570, Cnsh enlea on 'Olungo wors 10,200 bu, “chielly ot 63@530 for No, 3, mud 47@460 for rojuctod, In tho"afternoon tho mrket was stronger, Tho pro#poct for a aqueezo ot (o closo of tho munth boe game mose apurent, and catved o lllo auxloly amioig thiose shorts who are atiil unprovided for, Huller the anonth advancod i(e, closloy ut ic, and seiler Janary ub B37@3e, Cabli No, 3 woro quiofed ut 581¢c, flio olferitiga’ wore aguin vory light, honco Hitle dono, ‘Thomarket wag firm, wlfin snles at 900 for frosh No.3,and D9c@$1.00 for No.1, Regular No, 3 wun quotod st 07@U8, Iejoctod wus negloctod, Hul 800 bu No, 1at 90c@$l, sud 400 bu No, 3 at [ Bantey—There wad a slight inquiry early for cash lots in favurito hoyses, but aside from that the market 'was very dull—almost Hfcless, auid nominally 1o lower than the closlng on Thursday for rogular No, 2 end sollor Junuary, 'The receipts wore small, Lut city browors aru temporurily suppllod, and tho ordor do- mand was light, No, I caubs was froely offered In round lots at £1.93)¢@1.23, with no one willing to .3 40 N, 5, liotings 801d b4 $L 431,25, nut I As Do &Cosuat fLasaian, No. i wauyitufed nuiinally at $1,1061.10, according to location, Rejected at $1.00 @104, selling st tho outsldo fyure iw N, 8, houses, g 018 kuld Bt 31.10@1,25. Hellor January wus in- guotad at $1,93 svllors, aud sollur ll‘ugflmry at Jnals ualus include 6,000 by, onoral Muarkats. ALCOHOL~Wae fitm at $1.03G1.07, DLROOXM COBN—Tho dotnand from the Eul and looal mannfacturora continvtes notive, and the markot i vory firm ot a Furthor advanice, ~Although considors ablo corn has areived within o fow days,tho atocks aro decreasig, ad_nro now eatiniated (0 npproximato 2,000 tons,” Wo @ote: Good to oxtr liurl, 13312/ ¢ sl that will work tacll fnto a chiofes hurl broom, 10@l1xos ennumon to falr do, 0)¢@100; Inforior oo, “Tl—Thora vas soma fnquiry, both from Jooal and outsite buyors, but the demuid was by no imeans aetivo, and furior firiccs woro 1o moro tin Slistatued, Ro far ascholco atd fancy grates wero coucornols thoro was 1o prenuro Lo neil havo ab full raten, but prices for Tow nnd modinm qualities willl show iome rreguintity. Wo quota: Ohulca Lo Iatcy yollow, 1@ 4703 medilim to good grades, 91@I71 Inferlor to common, 17@203 common to cholcy roll, 2gi0c, ONETBE—Sulos Lo n modorslo aygroguio woro ef- +foctod nt ubntautially tho pricos rullig b tho begi- ning of tho woek, Yrimo fuctory quoted ot 10@i0c, ahd fowet grades anyshioro frotu 763140, OOORLIAGI ok litruls old (10 ‘care) nt 81,00, and woro quoted dullat that Agure ot tho closo, Tiers cen at $1U0@1.40, theontnido for small loia, _ Wo quote : Pork barrels, §1.30; Iard tlerces, $1,03 GA140; flour barrois, 480301 whisky butrelr, $1,00 @200 pork staves, rough,$16.00@10,00¢ do, bueked, $15.00@2000 3 bucked or sswed, $20,00@98,003 flour staves, $LOU@B00; circlo flour heading, TA@Voj gt holen 228006400, i88ED 1108 Wees In_ moderato domatid and Jieavy ud mollium Tota wort & ahiado fiemer, T wenther Waa tnifavoravle, and many shipyers woro hioliling off, ieavy welghlesold st $8,J0GS.15 ; mixe ed do ut $7.85@7.00, and light doat $7.6067.70, griio- zally at tho ffiide, ' A lot averaging 1,237 1ha hold o $7.45, Halea 738 head and 7 enrd, g 1:0G8—~Woro eninblo at H@33e, FIULTS AND NUTS—Iuniucsn waw alack in all de- partmonta of tho markut, und for mont varlotion of fme porled trudla thore fn atondernoy to vaor prices, Do- meatics are not racolving much attentlon, but hollers cntertaln firm viows, oxcopt for applos, which ara in Hberal supply nmd tending fower, We qutofo Jobbera’ pricos, a1 follows: Foneran—Dales, Di@10es i, drunis, now, 18@ 100} figs, Inyers,now,20@ale ; Tarkislh pruues; now, 18@10%0; Freneh prunes, now, 16}@ 1ey rafeing, layors, new, $3.1613.20; Joose Muscate), ow, $1,10@4,257 Volouchy niow, 13¢@140; Zanta cues rantr, “uew, 1@7)0; cliton, $@ide; lomon peol, @2, DOMESTIO~Sichigan upples, 8@J0; 1ndic una and Illinolw, )¢ @7ic: Southorn, 0@83c s neachee, hlves, D@U3e} o mixed, Gig@Trges o phred, 25 24o: Dinckbarrie, now, 11@11%0+ Tnapbarrics, now, 30@'tley pittod clierrics, 42@ 30, Nurs—Filbetts, 13 @N4e: almomls, Torragonn, H@25e; Naplos walnnta, 16@ido; Grouobls waluuts, now, 19@14c; Brozils, 11 @12¢; 'pecans, Toxae, 13%@1o; Wilminglon pone nula, 7@10a; Teuncasao yicanits, (@%c; Afriean pea- nuth, 5% @00, EEN PRUITS—Wore in modorato roquest at the prices given below : Lomoun, $1.00@5.005 Lonlsfana, oranges, $12.00314.00 por brl s Messiua do, $4.50@5.90 por bux; Yulehels o, §12.00@13.00 per caro - apploe, er brl $L.60@200; eraubverias, $10,00@E1,60 per rl; ADilain graged, §4,60@0.00 perkeg, GROGEMIES—A vory quict day was passod amongat obbers of groceries,” A fuw orders wero recelved hrough tiio mails, nid somo small purchases wero mndo by Joeat retuilers, bt the aggrogate of salea waa emall, “Prices underwént no important chiange, ruling o atus, TH@730; Rangoon, 0}@Te; Caro- Unn,n@szqu;r.m:fs unia, (@13, e COFFPES~D, G, Juvn, 1) @30%e; Tava, No, 2, 20@ 800; cholca to finncy Rio, Fit(@:iixges good to prito do gt common, A010jgs sosaton 11U gaparo dava, 2@HiGe s Costa Rics, $2@10%0 ¢ Marucafo, M@2ic. ' Suaans—Palent cut loaf, 113@ 11503 crushed ond powdered, 11%@ 1120 | gramulated, TIK@11%es A, standard, 105;@10)¢; do, No, 3, 10:/@103;03 1,101 1o 30 yellow, © No, 1, @i 1, S@0%01 falt 1o prime Ao, By @S5pe; common do, (@80 oholeo molauacs_sugar, i UXc: commion to fair do, TX@8Xe; N, O. comuion 10 cliolco, T@0e. Sinurs—Diamond drips, $L20ALS; allver drips, extra fine, TU@T5e; good sugar-houso sirup, W@NE oxtra do, 70@15¢; Now Orloans molussos, chibleo, 1oy @760 o pinic, 10@To; do commion, 022050 3 Torto Tiieo molassds, GUGSES; common molassos, 36 @4dc, Bpioes—Allaplco, 17@18Xc s cloves, 60@5%c; enssin, B1@3303 popper, 21@z28e; nutegy, No. 1, $1.30@1,405 ginger, ‘Afclean, 25@2dc 3 do Caleutta, 18@202, BoArs—~Gerninn Aottled, 63¢@Te; Golden West, 43¢ @%e; White Lily, 026@0%c; White Rose, 0@03a; whito Ruwstan, 03/@0c§ Truo Blue, 05@Ue, HAY—~Prairlo waa slower, under ilbersl offerings and little demand from uny source, Tho highur gendea of timolliy. ara stil takio at the Slock Yards, mt medium qualities aro slow, We quota: Limothy, prime, $19,00@10.60; No, 1, $18,50@10.00; No, 2 do, $10.00@10,00; mixcd, $14.00@14.00; choleo upland pralrie, §$12.00@12,00 ;' No. 1 dlo, §11,0811.60 ; No, 2, or Hlough, $10.50, HIQHWINES—Were in good demand at thondvanco recoutly noted, 8ulea were roported of 500 brla at 97ige per galk I1DES— o, Ui recelpts ond shipmonts contlnuo liber- al, and priceasrs vory steady as_ previously quoted, At tho recent moeting of bido dealers It wan decided to clnss biiles contaluing 080 grub with tho daningod atock; alro to mako the price of dry calf and kip the samne as for dry hides, Theso ehanies will probably bo obucryed by doslars hiereatter, Geon ity butchers'y Tige: groen frazen, Tig@Se ; green cured, Hght, 83 Neayy do, Bic; part cured, E@9c ; green calf, 1a veal. 126" dry fint, kip, Wnd colel8@1%0% dry enltcd lildls, 14@15c ; ‘desrou sking, 450; shikop beltd. wool estimated us washed, nor 1b, 40c, LUMBIER—A fow stunil ordarh wers placed, but tho general market 18 vory quiet. Quotntions : Cirst oleaT.seessvirses 852,00 Becond viear, 1 inch to 2 fnch. deur, L inel rd clear, thick, Clear fluoring, 14t and Cioax siting, 18t and 3 First common eiding, Ylooring, thrst cownion, Flooring, socond comisuon, d Bux noards, A wud B, A slock board; 1 stock board 23,00 © stock Bouards. veeriie, veue . @16.00 Tenclug (16 £t.) + ouisido prico for dry, @18.00 GCummon humber, 19 ft untd tmder,... 11.00 $12.00 @18.00 Joist audd scuntling, 18 to 24 feot,.., .. 120 Iath,.. ) A rhingles, . Shingled on traok (A, % OTLS—O0uly fair activity waa noticcable in tho do- mamd for nny lue, "while aslde from carbon, linsoud, whale, und turpentine the amount of trad- ing was limitod, Prices woro sustalued, an foltow: Cartion (standard white), do 1llinols legal test, 150 X;unlllluhf,'lm deg., @111 o No, 501 do, boled, B®IOC § whiale, T7@T80 3 Averm, 2. @235 ; neatsfoot oll, atrictly puire, $1.05: do, oxtr, 80 @950 5 W, No, 1, TH@S06; bank off, 530 siraits, GGe 3 plumbago oll, 75¢ ; turpontine, 44@15¢ ; naphtlia, 63 gravily, HX@io ; napliha, common, 124G 1ic, TOTATOES—Wero selling from store Hlowly ot 6@ Silc, uccording to quality. Tho roceipts were larger, but the wirket was quict, POULTRY AND GAME2—Tho offerings worallbarnl, and cholee stock was solling fo s moderato extont, bu tho weather was mild sud dealers wero anziono (o ro- ulize, hence s tendency to shade prices, Loor stock was dull and i1 Targo supply, Game wan moro plent; and woik s Titrkeys, dronscd §@106 ; chickens, dutacd, S150@2,50, or 6E8a por thy ducks, $3.00(33. v, D@11 [ I r Jard oll, el raw, B33 5 do, por ‘gocso, 1@Yc per 1hi prairio chickens, $.25 qtiull, $176@2,00; venisou sadales, 123ge, SEEDS—Fio iurket woa qulot, Elix was higler, ‘primo woillng to crushors at $2.00. “Thmothy sold nt $2.40@2.45; primo s beld at $3,50, and choico at £2,60 @2,05, Olover was quiot at $3.50@5.00, Hungarlan sud millot wera nomiusl, ALT—Was firm aud fairly activa: Onondogn and Sugluaw, fine, $1.65; Canada do, ordinnry course, §2, coarse dinmond, $2,19) afry, withi- out bags, $276; dalry, with' bage, $3.60; Ashton dairy, pot mck, $1,00@4.%5, ek, WOOL—Tho narket (4 ratber qulct, but firm. The slock of wool hiere I8 light, sud tho quaintity loft back 18 belioved fo o smulior than In pasi_years, henco dealers have confidenco fu the futuro, Tollowing aro quotations s Gucd to primo tub-washod, A@Tct poor to good fub-wasked, 45@532 § fino and medium washed flocco, 43@480; coaree wahed fleece, dU@d50; medium sud coarso unwashed, $5@Ye: 0o unwasbod, 3@ g2} pulled wool, £2@47¢, gl SR THE LIVE-STOCK MARKETS, CIIUAGO, Tho raceipts during tho woek Lava been as follow Cuttle, Ilous. Shee 100 18,010 054 ee DANE a7 4,700 DIME 356w 3078 Lo00 Ine 2o ‘800 819 [ 4,400 i BLO05 11,20 BT S TK 1Y W fors Jusi L UM08 132005 2T Tollowlng are this shipments ¢ Cultte. . Hoys, a7 1,724 4018 400 2,032 , per 100 lus. o Phfladelplita, per 100 16 o Ualtinore, ver 100 lba, T0 Albansy, POF 100 vy o Boston, por 100 10k To DurfTulo, por 100 1, ;. To Last Liderty, por 100 i3 %0 Clovolutid, Per 100 I, ver-es 3 To Detrolt and Tolodo, per 100 eerrreeniB OATTLE—Tho past liwlf-dozen days invo dovelopod no vary pronounced chunges fn auy of tho featurcs of the cattl murkot, Tho domaud—is is uniformly the cuso duuring the hollduy 56as0—lua beon of o Komo- whint rostricted chracior, butilio recoipts wera koph down to modersto dimioustous, aud thtw wollors wer cunbled to koep tho yards protly well cleared without sacrificing prices, ‘Tho markot opoued fulrly nctivy sl stronger, dn sympnthy with pricea at tha;Fast, bu thio weck wore away thor ik a dimintshiod domand aud ao oasfor foollug, I paint of aquality o supply wwas ot as good aa tight V6 expiected ut (hls wtayo uf tho season, tho proportion of firat aud socond-olass Lelug notlceably small, Lhore were, howover, fower thun usnl of the acalswag order, so ‘that the genoral uvorage did not fall greatly Lelaw tho avorago of the Dunt fuwr weckn, Bales woro at $200G6.80 or at $2,003 2,00 for (uforior : kt £3,60@33.70 tor stockera; ub $.000 .60 for Dutchure® utock ; atich &t $4.35@0,80 for common {0 extra shipping beoved, Yestorday there was nly o wtall denind from uny wouree, bub aftor (ho fow) ordors of loral and ontefdo buyers hud Leon flled, comparativoly little stock remaiod f1 tho yards unt wold, wud tha markot closed ubout stendy, QUATATIONS, Extra Boovos—Gradod siours, averaging 1,950 to 1,630 lba 2verens S0.05@0.1 Oiolcs Beovei—ifuo, faf, well formd i year 10 & year old stvers, wvuraglug 1,950 to 1,450 1. .. Srev BTBR00 O bire, avorigIag 1,100 0 1,300 1 * @0 ateurs, avoruglug 1, A Mediymg @ v in falr 'Sy aging 1,100 t0 1,230 18, ... . NUIR 4,70 Butehors® Block—Poor Lo i1l e cominon o clioleo caws, for eity alaughier, averaging 800 to 1,100 liA, «0 276@4,26 stock, Caltle—Combuon ety i eal, nveraging 600 to 1,030 1bA, 2 2,70 Tuferioeartigt Cand i cowr, 4000 wtage, bulls, and nealnwag stoors 1.76@2.23 A0 4,60 206 Cattle—Toxnn, cori-fod.. Cattle—Texas, throngl drovea, HOGE—In this branch of the live-stock trado tho mawt weok hw bee the quiotest. oxperioncerl wineo the opouing of the packing meason, qll.hnlluh tho daily recofj4s havo been less than 15,000, tho aupply appar— autly exceodod tho trado ranuizéments, tuid ricen wero woak and_varlablo from the opening to tho closo, As tho supply was barely sufilciont to keop one-half of tho packern emploged, thoro wun n tontporary suspon= rlon of opcrations by soveral of i, aud, dn the Abnenco of the usual compotition, the market gradnnl- 1y cased ofT, elosing n strony 10@150 Jower than Inst Wock, Thu’ coming woek's Toccipis ara nlno oxpoct- ol to bo llght, but 1t {a {hought thst, after thoe st of tho ‘month lrgolg-luctonsed supplica will como forward, and Suab n ' roturs {0 tho activily whicli chatscterized tho apening weeka of the acason will bo wilucssed, Iteports from the In- terior arg ta the eiect that thero is o Inrgo number of morchantablo hogs to bo markoted during Jantr ianigh poflorn nrd of tho opiiiton that fho supply Wil Vo so disiributed that valnes will not bo lll{ljuclcd to any vivlont fluctuations. Tho busitcss of the past weolc s doua nt $4.60@7.37—yprinelpally ot $6.30@ 7.00. Thoro were fuw sales at a highor figure than Yeaterday tho murket waa lifelesa, Only {wo | or thireo of fho clty proklug firm wero ropresouted in tho liat of Luyers, nud the number of slippors engaged wusalsosnill, consoquontly the uay'- work madon ratle erpoor showihg, Liniticd an sas thio supply, not it the otforiigs wero dlaposed of, Tiie munhovolored dull aud woak at £3,60@8,00 for wkippers ; at $0,25@0.40 for common, light, wiovon, coarso, and mixed lotss t $£0,50@0.05 for meditts, and at ' $6,70@7.90 for good to uxtra, ‘Lhe followlug transfora wero rejorled 3 100 SALKS. eifo No, Av, Priceine. Av, Price|No. Av, 119 193 $000° (6 2207 $070 (45 D51 0} 20) 040 |41 6,00 187 W0 4 66 | 6L oo | u sy 16 28 060 [ Can |41 oop 105 183 695 6} 009 |88 o7 w4 203 gm0 | T can l1g amn 66 200 625 |21 600 101 245 60 2R 065 |78 0,00 110 109 60 I8t TA0 f1a7 705 100 240 ¥ 108 Gu0 {40 005 jo4 240 w1 181 gno |71 685 |58 200 04 200 700 |6l 700 {86 214 13 20 675 BHEEP~Fair actislty was apparent in {bo sheep trado throughout tho week, notwithstanding thoe pur- chasea of local butehers woro tho amallost of any weok of tho soason, OF tho 11,283 hond rocelved, omo 10,- 000 went into the iands of ehippors—chielly for tho markets of Now York and Boston, Most of tho stock ‘was disposed of on the day of arrival, snd at the closo the pens ars empty, Wo quoto tho market fivm at $1.75@0.00 for gooil to oxtra ; at $1,00@1.60 for mediym ¢ and at $4,09@47 for inferfor to comwmon, Thore ‘wore & fow sales of Liollday sheop at $3,50E0.70, —_— HARKETS BY TELEGRAPIL. Now York Drv-Goois Marlet. New Youk, Dec, 30.—Busincas nltmont elagnant with commiaslon Housos, oud the Jobbiug trade wan strictly conthicd totho excenifon of orders, Cotton gonds quict nt unchanged pricts, Heavy btandurd shoctings only in moderato aupply and firm, Priuts less active, Woolous Muggili, | Tho pally Julletin says: # Tamburg embrolderics o ndvaucod 10 o 13 por cont sbroad, Whera Loy ato sedrco. Taston Wool Mnrkets Tlosrox, Dec, 26.—A firm fone was noficenbls in wool this week ; fol kinda of flecces full pricos. Thero was an sdyance in flecces of 1@ from tho lowest point somo woeks ago, Any fnrthor advanco will depond on tho turn tho goods ‘market fakes with thie now year, Sules 120,000 s Olilo, prineipally XX, at holen No, 1, i5@300 ; flrm at thewo prices; 08,000 'tbs Michigan feocen s0ld mostly ot 51@A%, Murket firmi, _ Combing nud delsino fn sleady deniand at provious prices ; 58,000 s sold mostly ot GE@U2e, Talled dull and abiicult to quote for low grades, Salon of tho week ombraro Ohfo and Penusylvania flecces, ot 62@60c; Michigan, 40.0634¢; Weste combluig and delalne, 57@020 ; untwanlied antable, 92@41c; tub-waahied, G1@080 3 50 super and oxtra pulled, 0GET5e. scoured 50@ The Protuco Markets. t NEW YORK, NESW Yonx, Dec, 20.~No business wns (ranascted to- day ot {he Colton and Produco Exchange, luviug nd- Juitrnd over for tho Christmus Jolldnys until next Monduy; the 28th, In_groceries to-ttay coffeo wan 1o igber, with faie demand, 24 17@20¢ in gold for itio ordiuary to prime. Sugaf was firin, with fuir demand st €@3%0 for falr to good refluiug ? 8#e for primo; contrifugals at full pricss, Molusica ominally uns changod, 1tleo nominally unchonged, OLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, Dee, 20.—Gnamn—\Wheat quiet mnd unchunged, Corn steady sud unchanged. Uatq quiet awd uncunuped., PrrnoLEus—Strong ; standard white, car lots, 9¢ § Olifo State test, 10s § sniall lots, 1@le highor, Reoctvre—Wheat, 700 bu ; ' corn, 2,450 buj oats, 1,95 Lu, CINCINNATL, OrNorsyatt, De. 20,—1'Loun—Dull and unchanged, Grars—WWheat il and nominal; red, $1.08@1.10, Corn steady witht moderate demaud ' at 70@71c, Oty Lair aud flem ot B@0e, Lye dull and unchanged 8L $L10, Varloy quist and unchanged, * O1is—Dnehsuged, Puovisions—Lork, fair and firm ot $19,00. Tard, in Hght demund 5 holders firm ; stenn, 197,@1885 et~ fle, Ie, Bulkmeats—Firm at 65@04 @Y} @UK@ 10, Daton dull and unchanged ; Sitkio doitig ; Stock 13ht, Green meals quict ; shoulders, GX@020} aldes, Oe} Lums, 103@103c, Wiilsky—Steady, with moderate demnnd at 9dc. Tjous—Active atid firmer ; recelpts 2,265 5 common, $0,00636.75 ¢ medium to falr, $6,807,00 A0@T50 3 shipme year, 466,605, 8T, LOUIS, . Touts, Dee, 80, —FLoun—sleady for low grades; otliora unchauged, Gray—Wheat il and Tower to sell; No. 2 red wintor, $LOS@LO0Y ; No, 3 spring, 876 bid. Corn 1ower, with govd demand at BAGGUe, sccordiug to loca~ tlon, for now No, 2: regular, 60)gc.’ Oals slow at 16@ 8734, accordiug o 1ozarlon,” Barléy aud sye, notbiug o, Wiitsry—Tower, Proviutons—Lork firmer and nominally $18,75 cash, Bulk-moats emer; 1oose car-luad lots varlously liold § shoulders, B@0X0; clear rlb, D3;@9%0; elear, 0 @100 pmall packed ‘ots sold at G/g@Tic; clear b, @104 @10xe, Ducon, only an order 2030; efoar b, 114 @110 ; eloar, Green hams and pickled Teat ominally usietaged. Hoas—locelpts, 2,000; firm and notivo; Yorkors, $5.75@5.25 3 0.5 unchiangod § good to chofco nativo Bteers, $4.60G0,25 ; common {0 tair butchens', $1,76@),25 ; common to primo Toxsn, §2,00@3,76, TOLEDO. Tovrpo, Dee, 26, —T'Loun—Quiet and unchanged, Giaty—Wheat—Quiot sud waak ; No. 1 white Michi= igan, $1.12 ; xira (0, §1.16 ; ambof Michlqun, FLI0Y aeller Murel, $115%; No, 1 red, §1.137 No, 4 $109, Corn falr und ‘lower; Wigh mixed, 1005 o Aay, 8ot low inixed, G930, Oats a shado Lighor ; No. '8, tiio; Michigan, SUigo; white, 68e, i 110a8—37,75 CLOVEN Brep—3$5, Reakirra—Flonr, 20,600 bu § oats, 5,000 bu, Burparkra—Flonr, 200 bris; wheat, none; 34,000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu, BALTIMOR, Batzsstong, Dee, 36,—FLoun—Dull and wnchanged, Guati—Whout quict und stendy; No. 2 Ted Wenle o, $1.23: others unchungod, Corn dull i mixed Wostors, 650 fu ulovator; 00 n track, Outs duils whito Woatern, 030+ mixod do, Gde, Ityo quict ari unchunged. 1ay dull sud unchangod. Provisoxs—Dull aud weak; mess pork, $20,00, Tucou—Sboulders, 9%@100; cloar rib, 113Gl Sugur-ourod bans, Mighin, ' Lard, 134@le0 foF Wontern, ‘Duzrzin—Dall ; tub md roll, MGWo, YrTnoLEoM—Unehangod. Corrrx—Unchangod, Winsiy—Nominat ut $1.01@1,02, PUTLADELEILA TUILADELPIIA, Duo, 9, —FLouti—Qulet and weak; oxtra, #.23@140; Yonusylvania, Indilun, xnd Obio Tumily, $3.00@6.257 bigh grades, $0.50G .60, GraiN—Wheat qitlot, sleady, wnd auchanged, Corn dull; yellow, 81@%do ; whilo, 65@C00, Triovisions—Unchanged, Winmky—$101, TETROLEG — Stoady 3 tiono; whoat, 0,000 bu; corn, corn, rofined, 113jo; crude in bitrols, D501 in bulk, Bige. CLovR BEED—H@10¢, BUFFALO, —]uuu ~—Tarket dull, and prices Burrare, Dee, 2. i jules b curs ou truck at about o, unchanged, Cors Aberncthy. In Abornathy, wo como to ano of thoso rough, cecontria pliysicans of whoao Lkiudnoss innumer- able good stories nra told, Like Dr. Johnson, ho lud a warns' Lonart nuder & rough extorior, Though hio could bu absolutely Lrutnl to Huo ladics nnd sffectod miseos, b’ is muid to bhuve been an sminblo man, bolovad of hig fuily and friends. DLut to tivesomo putients and malades imaginaires, ho was at tuues (he porsonstion of rudunes wir, thal’s onough; go homo and road my book.” 'Fo alady who complained of low spirits, ho would suy :~ ** Don't come to me ; go aud buy s skipping-rope.” Hometimos, how- avor, ho not his match, ~ Cuiran ono day camo to consult bim, sud wos rathor difuso in do- sgribing his symptoma, WHir,® suld Abernothy, “yon had bottor 1ol mo your wholo lifo,” Upon which Curran sab down, and soriously bogan : * I was born in the Yonee—, in tho County of— Iroland " and Aboruethy burst into s langh, and entered propor- 1y into his oave, A lndy determined to La brief, and to humor the tytant, one day eutored Lis cansultlng-room, aud, lhumlufi,nut_nu injured hund, morely saids Ny thumb, sir® ¥ You, mndam,” ho oxolmmeod “in admiration, ‘‘aro the only sonsible woman I evor lad for a pationt. A gontloman, oqually dotermined, boiug roughly intorrupted, losked the duor, put the key inluy poclkot, and lnslstod on boig Lourd, ~ Abornathy smilod, and complimonted tho pationt on hiy resolution, To a gontlomun who gave lim £90 to ronttoud Lig wifo, homaid; “Are yon the fool who f,'uva mo £20 tho othorday? "Go bame uud tell your wifo to dine ourlier und ont lews ; aud do you keep your monoy fu your ackot, for no dootor's advice s worth £20," 'o & lady, bo waidsoverely: * Gohome and tol | whoro oforings aro taken yonr hueband ho will not havo o wifo this day 8ix_months," Abornothy was no resnootor of porsons, Toor or tieh, lis pationts lind to submisstvoly tako thole tirns, or thoy might go olsowhoro. An angry nobloman once brole Into his room, and atntod limrank and titles in_ full, and neked Aboruothy 1f o Lnow who ho was, T'o this Abornothy roplieds “ And I, mr, sm John Abot- nothy, Burgoon-lecturor of St. lartholomaw's Tospitnl, oto,; and, if you wish to consult me, I am now rendy to hionr” what von liave to say in roturn, sir.” " Tho Duko of Wollington, angry at having to wnit his tucn, abruptly, entored his room, Aberuethy asked him how o had ontorod. ** 1y tho door, sie.” “Lhen," snid the irasciblo doctor, * I rocommond you to make your oxit the samo way,” Ilo Is nlgo enid to hava rofused to attend Ceorgo 1V, til Iia locturo st the Hospital wns over, Tho point on which Aber-~ nothy most inaistod was theslomaoh and through that important organ ho doclaros all disenses could o cured, 'Ihio celebratod blscuits which Lo used to ont and recommeond wore ot #o callod from him, but from tho batier who firat invented thom, That thero was kindnoss In Abomothy, who ean dety who rememburs the story of bow Do roturned all his fees to o poor widow who hind vonsuited him, aud nddod £50, Lo ovablo hor to givohor sick child a daily rido ? 1fo hind a horror of oporations, nnd rojoiced when the avil could bo edles,—Chambers’ Journal, avertod without such rough and torriblo rem- CHINESE WORSUIP. Religion as n Mattoer of Businoas=Tho Chinene Lemples and Deitlos, From the Sucremento Record, ‘Thero aro no Bundays with the Chinoso, Tho tomples dovotod to tholr doitics and worship aro opon a1l hours, and ho who dosires 8 blessing, or to mnko sncrifico, Is not conlined to any et timo or woason for appronching tho—to Lhim— divino prosenco, Whon one 8 about to engage iu o business onterpriso, or Ia sick, or desires in- formation,such ng Juss alono is ablo to give, re- conrsofa had to the Tompls, or Joss-houso, Worahup, for tho snko of wms{xlp and for tho lovo of it, or fromn n songo of devotion or ador- tion, doos not constitute tho cliof part, if any purt, of tholr dovolion, ULy any menns, Josa: but tho conviotion forced {trolf npon us that "' smoka " offoringaare presontod liero, One notjoeablo fonturo about this room f8 that tho drum s placed in o hoto in tho pattition, with ono hond protruding into tha Iargor room, 5o that - itmay bo boatan in gsch apartmont, Ou lhe right of the main room fs n small apariment, in which sat & vonorabla wpoctaclod Chinaman, who, thotigh not o priest, has n secrot oflicinl character, Iloro the prayers and docracs, write en on papor, aro. kept geon-holed, rendy-madae for tho fatthfal, A small roam {n' tho rent of this apartment contning n etanding {dol sbout tho #izo of an 8-year-old bioy, It fsbndly battor~ cd, nud soems to have boen put ono sido for re- nl‘m, or for loss seedy Bucersror, Thera fotur rooms seomed to bo about all thore waa to the Temple, or Joss houso, 88 1t 1a called, and oufr dceurip{lon givos n view of tho must notable points, And with this wo digmies tho “ China- man as Worshiper,” it not Lelng our purposo iu thin conucotion o ontor into nn[y oxplunation or diseussion of tho Chineso religious faith or practice, Wa may add fu couclustot, however, that thoro is no offielnting priest rosident in thia oity, but on spacial ocoasions one or moro come up from Ban Franclsco. 1875 PROSPECTOS 1675 OF THE CHICAGD TRIBUNE. TheLeading Newspaper in the West. The Chineso aro iutensaly practical,—in their fn- tontloua If not iu the plan by which they put thom iu practice,—snd boenco the wisdom of their Gront Spirit—Joss—la Invaked often to nenist tha davotoo in gaining thoe slmighity dollar ; and, in genorxl, in tho practical nffana in life, Form, and not splrit, distinguishes tho Clineso wor~ ship, and their religion_is tho religion of blind ehbanco, like their gumbling. "Cho Ubinoto temples aro ologant and costly as compared to their abodes, Lut, compared to any | ¢ Moliean " man's standard, thoy are cheap aud filthy affaita. In our tour of obsorvation, we inmpectod tho two tomples in which the Chinoso of Snorsmenlo worship thoir strango gods. It must bo remombored, however, that evory liotise hay its speoinl gunrdian dolty, boforo whoso shrino a taper and inconso are ever burniog. Tlio onp first vigited Is built over the slough, ?n the midet of Jot of wash-houses, rominding n porson of tho quotation about thae proximity of cloanliness and godliness, The buwiding f8 n rudo woodon piructurs, and contning, s the tomple proper, & siuglo room about 15 fect by 20, 'Mho outor door stood _fInvitingly opon, but facing it was n woodon screen, veory suggostive of a similar arrangoment gooh In'meuy of .the tomples of Bace cbug, T'he scroen bas an inscription, to which wo gava tho freo translation, * Walkin,” In the Jeft cornor stands a fratno somo G feot in helght, supporting & quaint Chinese bell, the use | Tooking be of which {4 to summon, not the worshipor to the presence of the god, but to call the attention of the latter to his duty. And lest porchanca tho god bo such o gront off, or 1t 4o sound asleep that tho boll docs not bring him to thne, an odd-looking drum, which is placed sbove tho boll, is also beaten. Tho right-hand cornar of the room is occupied by a case, somosrhut ro- sombling o wnting-desk and book-casp com- bined, in whick sits a deity of aldermauic form and beonign countenauce, before whom burns o pot of ncenso. ¢ T'he principal object of attraction {s tho altar, oceupying, with its perephernslia, tho further end of the room and ‘opposite_to the entrance, Your deities gravo tho altar—three of them lords of creation, 1f they may be spoken of as more mon, aud the fourth a roprescutativo of the wofter mox, Tho images are about 2 feet in height, aro wood, clotbed in pajut and parti- colorad drn ory, bave beards (except tho ropre- ascutativa of tho boardless sox) and have counte- nances suggestivo, of bon vivants, which sro lighted up by & pok of incense burning bofore them, ‘Thocostume of tho idol at tho right in blue, and bis left hand holda a red ball and his right o purso, 'The personage next in order is - u.-wcurin(z of tho groen,™ and u‘pmu n military- £ about his person. The fomnle comes noxt, aund ia drogsed * liko n woman,” but hor wkirts do not conceal the fact that sho sits iu a posture which in a man would bo deacribed as cross-logged. About o yard in front of the idols ia what mny bo called tho front sltar, or aliar- rail, on which stand _tapers, candlesticks, aud rudo, dusty, and shapeloss bouquets of srtificinl flowers ; snd_noxt to this is a common doal- table, covered with gaudy oileloth, for the recop- tion of offerings of frult, ronst pig, and whatev- er elso nny bo used to incline the godu to hestow & blessing, or forgive a sin, or toll **Joln” how Lo can mako a dollar, Upon_the Q\Iu”l of tha Yoom aro » few Chiness mscription® aud over- bend there 13 somo ornamontal worlt resembling the colored paper often put up in bacbor-shops for flies to rovst upon. ‘I'ho Chinoso consulb somo ono or more of thelr deities in oyory affair of life, from the commission of a murder to the purchiago of a cont. I'ho abode of Juss, tho chlof of the Chiness gods, is pear the slongh, It is & Dolly Vardon of & building, viewing it from the ontsido. It is more protantious aud is neater aud mova wholesomo in appearance than the templo dovoted to tho osser gods and goddosges, 1t is loeated on an island In tho slough, 1te ontrance is through o latticed portico, in which Liangs a spiral picco of punk, burning and emlt!!u;fl a fragrant odor, About the door leading to tho main room, the Boly of iolies, aro Chincso inacriptéons, of whicl wo aro uuable to give tho moaning, but wero told thoy wera invitations to onter, pray, and be good, Euntoring, we_find ourselves in o room shout 14 by 20 feot, Four large lauterns aro susponded from tho ceilirg overhond, which probebly servo o throw light ou occasfons that are to bo made more than ordinarily brilliant. 'Ihe walls are papoered, and 1n places adorned with inscriptions, “Itio samo gonornl charactoristics in arrango- meuts that aro found in_tho lessor tomplo aro scen also in the Joss-houso, llers, Lowevor, thero aro five idols o images, Joss Laving Lwo upon either haud. ' Thoy aro’ much the samo as thoso bofors described, and tho groat Joss him- welf is not distinguisbedby any noteworthy murks, It may bo remurkod, howover, thab hio s 1o beard, whilo most of tho Chinose gods wear o full beard, Upon tho wall avovo, and partly bohind the image, is & speclmen of Chunoso faudy work, rescubling on their ontor surface papor wall pockots, sucli as are found in tho rbodos of 'Molican womon. A pentlomanly Chinaman, who came In, aud who was inclined to instruct us in Celestinl things, gave thesoe urti- cles tho namo of Fah Hong. A murderous look- ing weapon, mado of wood, rescmbling some- what & aword-blado, standspoint upward near tho altar, as thongh guarding tho sacred personages behind {t. Upon tho front altar aro fine candio- sticks of massive block tin, while tuo table for offgrings contained o fruit-offoring in tho shape of u pyramid of oranges, with a tomato on tho apox, somo louquets, Boveral blocks of wood about 4 fuchos loug aund 1 inch thick, wxod in prayer, atd o cago containing o collection of small stioks, ench of which bears a number represont- ed by a Chinese chinractor, also used s an oid to dovotion, 'The usoof theso sticks and Dblacks, and tho gonernl modua operandi of holding com- munientfon with Joss, was oxplained by onr guido, hut it would bo imposgible to quote his words, and mk“““’ impossiblo for the gouoral roador to undorstand (hem fully, From the deift of hla observations, however, it appears thnt the gonoral wuy a_suppliant approsches Joss i about like this : Ile brings Iy offering to tho altar and buras o paper prayor, tho boll ringing snd tho drwn boating moeanwhile to no- tify the deity to bo on hund “and attend ro busi- noks. Tho ‘worshiper then takesin his hands two ol the bloeks alluded to, aud holding thom nbove tho table drops them, Jous by his divina power turtig the bloeks, and if they fall in & cor- aln position—ns Joss willa—tho petition is granted ; if thoy fall lu n cortain othor position, the roquoat is donfed. It the roquest ba for in- formntion upon n mattor than can Lo answerod by yes or no, then ono position indicatos an ailirmativo answer, and another position means 1o, ‘T'ho numbered stioks alluded to aro dvawn —aor ono {8 drawn—by the worabuper, or eoleoted by allowing o numbor ta _fall, the sgirlt of Joss gulding his band In making Lhe welection, or In picking up n fallon ono, aud tho man then goos to an adjuming room and takes from a largo collection 3 puqlm- dovgea coplod from their books—abont 4 inchies squaro—benr- lng & number corraspondivg to the stioks awd the deoree Is found gonorally to be oxactly suit- od to_the devout dieciple’s case. It abont fills tho bill overy timo. No class of pooplu in tho world are more sure of gething an Ruawor to their prayers than the Chinese; and nono huye i more abiding faith in the efioaey of prayer. At the lafe of tha Iloly of Holles 18 o small room, I which thove Inn low platform bowring tho ovidonces of bemy o place for opium-smok- fug, Our Chiuose friond told us that noro Is ol ase rofuaod by Independent Republican. Daily, Tri-Weekly, and Weckdy, ; THE CiiicAGo TAMUNE, under tho guidance of its former oditor, las remumod its old position at tho head of Rtepublicani Journals, mud will do' buttlo in tho fu- ture for tha trud prineiples of free government, and fors purified and_houost ndminlatration. of Natioual, State, and Municlpal affairs, Wil giving to tho Ropubifean party n cordlal and earncst nupport fn all wiso mensures and fo At candidaton, Tite: Tutnung will nover ho tlo organ of any inaividusl, faction, or am, nor will it ceass to comibat opprossivo monopolies or fail to axposo and doa notnce ail corritpt achemen for plundering tha Trease ury or tha peoplo, It will wago perpetunl war on lobb; Hige wlio provl around tuo tialla of logislaiton quoat of ap: Tho Recent Eloctlons, The recont_clections, whilo Infltcting temporary dos foat o tho Republican party, havo dono great good 10 sweoplug away fanatical and alde issuca which om- batrassed iis fecedom of action, and In crushing ous thoma baleful aud corrupting influences known'as * Dute lorisms,” which polsoned tho channels of tho publio life, Purifiod, 68 by firo, of tho ovil thinga which had {uféated ltn garments, {1 Topublican party will entes upon the tremendous struggle of 1876 with renewod gor for thie posscnsion of (e Goverument and tho shaping of tho policy of tho nation whon 1t ontors upon tho socond contury of its oxiatonce Terils of tho Futures Thoe Demoratio leaders, misintorpreting tho rost caunes of thelr triumpls, ara procluiming tio reslt & “ renctjon ¥ of ths popular mind agniust tho principles of thio Ropublican party, sud an indorsemout of tho fundamental doctrines’ of tho Democratio party, which mcans ¢ Bato Soverefgnty,” and all that cx- pression Includes, Whon that party obtains pos sesalon of iho Government, undor tho resumod lendorabip of fhelr Bouthorn right wing, stops will _surely bo taken fu Congress to rofund tho cotton War tax from tho Federal Tronaury, princi pul and Intereat amounting to $100,000,000 or more, A Ltil will bo pnesed to compensato {ho Domocratio robols for losscs and damages sustained by them whila resisting tho Unfon armics and upholding tho “wov- erclgn » Stalo right of secorsion, And lnatly vl cone a_domand for th valuo of tho emuncipatod slaves, who, under the doctrino of Stato Sovurelgnly, aro allcged to havo Leen unconstitutionally lborated. Theso clfms will moro than doublo the Natlonal Dobt, In the moantimo, whot will become of tho Tights and freedom of tho cofored race thus placed under the absolute control of their old mustors? Againnt thoso perdls to the futuro peaco snd welfara of tho country alltrus Republicans must prosont a solld ront, Tho Triuue’s Platform, Te Omtoaco TRnUNe's position on tho leadin mensures now before the country may bo condenso into tho followlng enunctations : An Agriculturo ia the bula of Natfonal wealth, whats ever policy bouefits that great interest promotes tho prosperity of tho whole couniry, Tho cost of tranew portation’ of Western farm products to foreign mare eta cousuines half the sclliifg value, aud the high du- ties lovied to subaidizo special intereats doubles the retail price of tho goods received {n exchange for the crops,—thus biecding and Lurdening the farmer until hostaggers from weakness nnder tho weighit of theload. Ifenco the chief causo of **hurd times " among furmers, Tarifl and Transportation Chinrges. Trx TarmuNe will advocate the adoption of sucl muasures 48 will chicapen fransportation und reduco fthe taxes on goods, Tho lightest tarliT which will provide tho Govorument with necossary funds to carry it on and mamntain its credit should only bo im- poecd on fmports, und the natjonal highwaya should 0 improved to creato s stronger competition with the Tailroad monopolies, which will compel them to Iowor thelr tarlf¥ of charges, JReduction of State nnd Loeal Taxes. The utmost roduction of all dircct toxes muat boine slated upon by tho people. Witkin a fow years county, township, and municipat taxation bas etiormously ine creased, and becomo almost boyond cndurauce, throughout tho Western States, Bteps must bo tuken 1o rotrench these oxpenditures, ag woll as thoso of the Nutfouul Government, and choko down the iusatiablo groed of fho oeal {ax-caters, boforo all tho surplus ernings of tho industrious classca aro contiscatod by thoso tux-dovourers, The Currency. Tlenty of curroucy for all the logittmato wants of {hio couitry, with Vlasticlty us to quuntity, and Sta~ bility a8 to valus by convertibility into coflr, Anend sioiild bo put to thie continual fiuetuntions in’tha value of tho curreney, whleh nflits incaleulublo injury on industry and enterprise, a8 {t introduces au elemoiit of toubl aiid uncortainty §ido all transactions, aud mokea bunlness Jittle botter han gambling, It 14 & Nutional disgraco os woll as ovil for the munotary standard of yultca to bo kopt I such vacllasiug aud chaugeable conditfon, No Repudintion. Ty Tamusx will sternly_combst _repudintion of public obligations in the form of watering aud dobasing the cutroncy or any other quixe 1t woy oe- sume, ¥or overy dollar out of whieh tho publio crod~ tora iuny be chiatel by auy form of arroicy dllulon or repudistion the peoplo will Buffer tho lozs of & hun- drod whicl will resnlt from tho destruction of oredlt thnt will full like & blight on State and BMunicipal Govornmeonts sa woll né on corparations aud fudie vidunlg, Tho untions] credit must be mulntainod pura and unsulied, and, itko tho virtue of Cusur'a wife, abova suspicion, No More Subsldica or Bountiows Subsidics and bounties of publlo lands, money, or crudit to eurich raileoad-rlugy, 1un stoamahip come Janics, of furuish capital to othor corporations, ara gt uusen of 1o povers of Quveeumenty and foud to prometa corpuption, oxtravagance, and peculas ton, s Tnasuxe will tierefors {n tio fature, us in o puat, gt ul s aclutnioy of yuililo plundor, ‘The goncral cliaracler of THE CRICAGO TRINUNE {6 too wall catablishiod fonewd Tecapituistion, It sl ways indepondent and forleas in tho oxpression of ila viows, Tn its nows department it {s second o none i {he United States. 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