Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1874, Page 6

6 —————— e e P e e e e e e e e e e e MONEY AND CORMERCE. NANCIAL. 1In thero Inst days of tho year the moreantilo frado of tho city busios fteell with taking stock anl settling acoonnts, L'liore is a gonoral cessn- tion of nactiva buying aud selling, In conse- quonco of this qulatitde, thore 18 n slackenod domand for loans, 'and the banks find business dull. 'Fhoro is moro of a domand foll from grain nud proviston mon, who are bovrowing Lo enrry property that will chango hands with sottloment day, but tins indicates no chiango in business, It in merely n transfer from ono hand to another. Tates of digcouut romath 10 por cout to regu- Iar customers, with couconslons Lo good outaido borrowera with satisfactory collatoraly, Brook rales nre 8@18 por cont ; ronl estate lozus arc 8 @10 per cent, Now York oxchangs was woaker yesterday, Thero waa a zood demand for it. Largo amounts aro now belug eent Bast for tho scttlemen§ol iuterest payments dwo In Now York from Wont- ern munieipal, railrond, and other gorporations on the flrat of tho yonr. Sales wore made at 25 @60 prewium botween banks for £1,000, More exchango is heing made than o week ngo. The orders from tho country for curroncy are mmall, 8 aro tho receipts. It s ostunnted on good datn that sinco tho '1st of November, £15,000,000 have been seut from this city to Town, Jltinois, Indiang, and Wisconsin, 1 the outir Weat probably 0,000,000 have been dis- bursied in tho same period. : This withelrawal of currency will nqncbfl)n utatemonts of the condition of tha Natiounl Thanks townrds the closo of the year, for whivh the Comptraoller of tha Curraney” is expected to call in a fow days, Thoro avo five statomouts ro- quired in n year,—the calendar, nob the fiseal year,—and but four have yet hoon calted for. T'ho clearings wore $3,600,000. Lo Hutfard Tintes seys that countorfeils n!‘ tho $10notesof the Farmera® and Manufacturors’ Nalional Bank, of Poughlkeopsio, uro circulativg in tho vieinity of Ilartford, "Tho Now York Siuck-Exchango Governing Comiittee havoresolved that no bonds shall hore- niter bo admitted to tho lius unloss engraved by womo rospansible bank-noto company. ho farmers of Laneing, 'Fompiing County, N. Y., who voted bonds in_aid of tho unfortu- pato Midlnd Ratlrond, voted lest yoar to ye- pudinta tho bonds, and this ropndiniion has boen roafliemod by a town mootiug recently held. “Iho New York Jonrnal of Commerce makes thiy {ho subject of & lending edilorial, in which jt “reprets to sco that the nfamy of town-bond ropudintion_is crecping Eaufward.” Soversl towns in Western Now York liave declined to pay tho coupons of bonds issied by them to tho »lilland Road, Lhe on\ylm}lu of " tho lolders of thaso bonds, tho Journal thiuks, is in tho United States Courts, which liave uniformiy ro- ceted tho pleas of frregularily in issuo on Wwhich munietpalities basa their rofusnl to pay. United States Trenaurér Spinuer i hiy lust ro- sort ealls tho atlention of Congress to s xorions Jiate of wnnuthorized papar-morioy it the Sotth. he suma_abuso i8 practicod in some of thu mining rogions of tho Noith. This unnuthorized cireulntion conaists of tho notos of municipali- tics and manufucturing corporatious. In certain Joealities at tho South, particularly in Ceorgin and _Alubame, almost the entire circitlntion con- s of sucly issuen, that are put out na chango nd nro worthlens to the holder, escopt fn tho pluco of issuo. The present law levying a fino of 10 por cont on the motew of auy town, city, or municipal corporation, dock not venelr tho evil. Tha auly effectual way to suppsesy the nnisauco wonld Lo to mako it o miu- demieanor to issue any such paper. There is le- gal paper woney more than onough to.supply the. needs of the whole conutry. Lo extirpato this bastard and dangerong currency would create a demand for some of the greenbacks thul are now in exeess, and would tewd, noticosbly, it not greatly, to approcinto their valuo: CNICAGO QOLD-MARKET, 1I. J. Christoph & Co., bankers, 75 South Clutke strect, quote gold: 10 o'clock, 111¥%@ 113 11 o'clock, 1113{@112; 13 o'clock, @135 1 o'elock, HIK@111%; 2 o'olock, UIGE@I3,; & oelock, 1113g@ITLEE. DONDY AND GOLD, Treston, Rean & Co. quoto s tgeng, Settna, United States G of 81 0s of United States 5908 OF 53 6203 of '6%5—Jan, niud July 6203 of '67—Jun, and July 6-208 of '63—Jun, sud Ju) 10-4Cs United §tates now o8 of B Uniled Statcs carrency 6g, o%, int., Gold (full welght),» Gold exchango. 3 Storling, sixty duya’ sight, Sterling, sight.., Cable transiers, Chicago City Cook County T oW Your, Dee. 98.—Customs rocalpts, $182,- a0 Trensury disbursements, ©2,111,000, ‘Total paywents by the Sub-Treasury on sccount of Jaunary wterest to dato, $3,034,000, ouay, $14@4. I'rimo wercantilo paper, big @7, Sterling quict and firm at 48514@480 for sixty~ day, aud 1@4901¢ for sight. Gold opened at 112 and ¢losed at 1113¢, tho two extrames of tho day. Carrying ratos, 2@3. Clearings, £51,000,000, Railvosds Stute bonds quiet and nominal, firm. Governments fivi Stocks opened_steady, and advancod @34 beforotho cull. Wabash was excoptionally wesl, und declined from 23 to 2114, recoverod on call to 213¢, and declined lnter {020, All the balaneo of the list becumo unsettled und wonk aftor mid- 3y, Wabash rallied to 21, und other active ek mproved J{@3{. , uring the last hour Wakash “broke™ to " 10}4, and the romein- dev of tho list declined i@l por cont. 'Tho duclinio in Wabash was dio lo o yor ported deerense in the Decombor carnings, aud tho peneral market was affected by rumors of the failuro of a largo dry-goods houso not named, Sules aggreguted 110,000 Khares, of which 16,000 wero Pactlie Muil, 21,000 Westorn Union, 15,000 Northwestern, 5,000 i 84,000 Lake Shoro, 70U Olivos, " 0,000 Waboaly aud 9,000 Union “ueific, Coupons, %31.... Capons, 62, Coupons, G 10NDS, Virginiss, old. . . . Carolinas, old N, Curoliuas, new, Qu Adums WollsTary Amerleau i 3, ) Terro Huute pid, 63 | Ohiengo & Alton, D14, | Chicago & Alton pfd.108 2774 | Olio & Mfsinloyi . 412 34" | Clove,, Cin, & Col,... 2737 | Chi,, Thur, & Quic, Lak Shoto, v Hurlom pd, Michigan C g | Indfaun entral., Fitisburi &I, Wayno 885 | Himots Contral. Nortnweste 4213 | Unlon Pacliic stock,, 343 Northwest Unlon Pacitio bonds, 915 Contral Pacific_stock vay ack, & REAL ESTATE, Ttock Taland, Now Jeruoy 2 The following Instruments were filod for roc- ord Monday, Dee. 283 oITY PrOPERTY, Park av, 2125 ft w of Lincolu ut, nf, 273x125 18, dated Ve, 27,00eres0 ienens$ 8250 Horth Wood at, 41 ft v of McHoynolds sty w1, 24x100 £¢, with bulldings, dsted Oct, 16%ce., 2,000 West Ohlo it, 191 2-10 1t & of Hoyuouv, 1 1, 34 X100 1ty duted Octy HEyassreiiaeerinssrene 030 Leavitt i, 50 L of TeMoyno bty w ', Hxiéd £t, dated Feb, 107 - o0 Wicker Park uy, 225 1 Ah<1A0 £, dated Apell 1,050 Michigan av, 124 [t 4 of 953143 7-10 £, duted Dec. 4,600 Biuom el 299 810 ft 4 of 'Lhl 160 -10%12527 11, dutod Nov, 15 3,600 Bloom wt, 460 610 1t 6 of Thirty 14BxLiS) L8, dated Dec, 88,0 o .40 Poorlu M, 100 14 n of Washinggton sty w I, Gox 124 £t, dated Seot, H, s, 2,500 Warron'av, 207 L W of Achisud av,u's, 2t | [, duted April saee 8,600 Evergreenny, 20 10w of Hobey sty 0T, 95xi60 11, dated Aprit 7., . 1,160 Pgeo 1, 51 410 £t nof 24 11, dated duly 10 2,500 Flournoy t, 50 {t w o p 10, ditpd 0¥, 10,00 1o 2,200 a0 1, Hubbsird b, 10 610 1t w ol Wads X7 01, duted D 0 . 10,000 Tolk s, 148)g 1L W of Coi ie dividud % of 100x123 8-10 ft, duted ' Nov, 4, 900 Miwattked v, 180 11 w of 1fuuston sty 1o 455100 £¢, with Yuiding, dated Dee, 28, 5,000 Wremont st, 100 feuof Hophia at, wr, GUx13 11, dated Dee, 2., L. 5,000 gaully Wakut ety 10 £t 'w of Diarhorn sl f, e dividud & of 203148 1t, dated Dee, 17 . , 430 BOUTIL OF CITY LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF 7 MILKS EROM TIE GUURT-HOUSE, Rorty-tilrd at, 623 [Lwy of Slewartay, £, 6% 125 41, dated Docs 2200 uvsvive erone " Ianavar sk, i w cor rf Clovaland ad, 0 2, 482124 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1874. g ftlated Dec, 14 “ 1,700 8, Lok 1,0 ' parh. N W iy Boc, 5, 8, 14, dnted Dec, 18, P (] COMMEROLAL, Tho following woro tho recoiptas and shipmenta of tho leading articlea of produce in this city during tho forty-ojght houra onding ot 7 o'elack on Monday morniug, snd for tho correspoud- ing dato ono yoar ago ! wHoRITE, || FUITAENTR, Tod, | te, || 18w, | 18w, oty brlasoe 1080 159071 10,51, 14047 Whoat, bu. el o] w77 Cor, bt A1l 2 a0 Ot b Soni| s liye) b A R . Tiarloy, b X sl 7ou Grans heed: Tom| 02,BL0j 45,90 K Fiuc e, fase| {180 B room-corm,lim: , 107 0001 Gired nye, Il " 474,011 1,007,510{ 1,010,823 Boe, b (] - Tard, o, 701,73 ,I Tallaw, 1. 50/000) Butter, ibs Dros'd'hoy Cattle, 1,8 Siteep, No. w13l icas itides, fba.. 07,8151 101,74 85,551 Ilghwines,bris 460y 100;) 16 Waol, 1l 42,010) 220,30y Potates, Di, 501, | Latmber, feot,’) 22,8001 83,060) hingles, No, Tafh.. Halt, il 450,000 0 2,445 Also tho following, without comparisons; Trecived, Shivped, Taultry, W08, 160,608 100,760 Toultry, coops 19 Game, Dligs. 04 s b Olicedc, b 400 Drled frults, ibs. 14,420 Green npuics dos it cans, bk, % iay, tons. 51 20 Withdrawn from storo on Baturday for city consumption : 5,182 bu whont, 5217 bu com, 865 bu onts, 1,360 bu ryo, 1,677 bu barloy. Tho followluy graln was iuspocted into store during tho forty-cight hours ending with 10 o'clock on Mondzy morufug : 2 cars No. 1wheat; 226 eara No, 2 do, 062 cars No, 3 do, B cnra re- Jocted do, 4 ears no grado (302 wheat); 36 cnra high mixed corn, 71 cars No. 2 do, 138 cara.ro- Jeeted do (215 cern, of which 80 aro 0ld); 3 cars white oats, 19 cars No. 2 do, 8 cars rofectod do; 1car No. 13yo, + cars No. 2 do, 1carre- jected do; 1 ear No, 1 barley, 11 cars No. 2 do, 8 cars No. 8 do, 4 cars rejected do. Tota), €05 cnre, or 228,000 bu. Iaspected out, 15,625.bu whent, 23,430 bu corn, 2,608 bu oats, 1,662 bu rye, 2,578 bu barloy. Throngh rntes from Chicago to Livorpool sre now quoted at 936 in gold por 100 s for lavd nud otber provisions. L'o Ginsgow the rates aro 1,00 for Jard, aud 87lde for pork, boot, and bagon, T'ho voting on tho motion to expol Jr. Sturges from tho Banrd of ‘Trade, which was suspendod by on {ujunction, wilt bo reaumed to-duy. Tho Polls will he kept opon from 12 till 1 o'clock. ‘I'he recoipte of hogs have fallen off to summer figures, nnd, a8 a consequenco, packing is virtu- ally snsponded for tho holidays. Of courye 1t is only a gusponsion, Even thoso who beliove in tho shiortest possible kind of & hog crop, and think that we are now on tho tail end of it, do not suppdko that tho tip of tho tail haw been reuched yet. ‘T'lio peoplo who control tha bhog movement probably covetnded thut the chhow would ot earo to opcrato during the holiday waek, except at their own prices, aud that quo- tations would receds on any but small recoipts, 1lenes they ara holding back, and will probab continuo to do so till next week, afler \whic pucking will again bo in ordor. I'bo greator strougih in whenb yosterduy was prabably dua to o practical appiiestion of tho old guw that *‘no nows {u good uows.” New Yurk was inacjive till late, snd tho British mac- Lets wero closed for tho holideys, Ienco there was 1o outwide encouvngewnent to bigher prices, aund the fact that tho toceipts wore argor than usual way depreesing in its teudoncy. Our markets do sowetimes zo by tho rula of con- traries. “I'ho deal in old corn i% moro of an enigms than evir.. Rversbods oxpocted that prices wonid ba ndvenced d@ic yestorduy, on ile shorty, whoreas tho market birely held its own, The reason is probubly tho fuck that tho reveipls of eld corn wery Jargrer (ban expectod, ssveral other lots being also ou the way here. Bome oporators averted that tho sbortsgo caunot be anywhere near ko largo s has beon reprosented —in fact, that it is almoat nothing. 2 “Iho lording produco marketn wers quiet yes- tordny, pork heiug the ouly important exception to tho statoment, ‘The roceipts wore on the ju- crease, but the shipments wero also somowhat lurger than tho receut avorage, Wo note that thero is now atloat in this harbor 148,000 bu wheat and 95,600 bu_corn. Tho dry-gnods morket {s dull in most dopart- meuts, aud only fairly activo in any. No con- sidernlilo movemont is_ now enticipated until af- ter tho clowo of tha old year, when, it is be- lieved, o boalthy, sotive trado will spriug up. In the mmrket for stapls and faney groco- ries thoro wag ovly a light business doing, orders boing comparatively fow, and gonerally for swall amounts, Trices -of most lines wero steady, tho price changes being coufined to a }ge declino in common to fair molarses gugar, and un advanes of u 3gc in com- mou and rousting grades of Rio coffee. Nutter and cheeso wers quoted quier ab unchanged prices. Nonow foatnves wero developed in the canned goods_ond fish merkets, Dried fruts wero dull, and most mmported varielies wero oasier. Conl, wood, pig-iron, bagging, and leather wero unchonuged. Oild wers generally firm—tho only notublo exceptiou belug oxtra lard, which was ** off » 2. Tho domand for Iumbor continues light, and prices uro unchangod, Tho hardware dealers Toport & quiot businoss at yocont prices. Motals aro tirm in sympathy with Now York, and copper especially Is_ liely to advanco aftor tho 1st of Junuary. 'Tho shipmonts of salt continue liberal for the timo of year, and the muykot 1 firm, tho stock of gomo qualities being insufticient, it is thought, to carry tho twade unbil spring. Lroom-corn was activo and firm. Heeds, hops, and wool wero yniot ond unchanged. Thore was less inquiry for bay, and, undor ‘largor rocoipts, tho mavket wag wouk for nenrly all descriptions, Hides sold at the recont prices, Ionltry and gomo wera very dull, Tho offaringe wera Jargo, and tho wouthor bad for holding, bonce deulors woro auxious to soll, and prices wore lower all round, closing woalk, EXPOLTS FIOX THE SEABOALD, Tho following wora tho exports from the four leading citioa of the United States for tho dates nawe z et e Weck end'y Week end's’ freek Dye, w8, Dee, 19, Flour, brls, 08,773 07,447 Wheat, bu, .10 854,003 HET 163000 507,854 B 4uT,000 ot 0,47 k0L i 7,004 JHOBBNS BA6LETI 9,004,000 BETONSS - 706714 11,675,000 *From five poluts, . Provistous, 10G PRODUCTS—Wery moderately acllve, in o speculativo way, oud higher, $he wurket dpensd strong, under the fuct tut liogs were in vory light supply’; but tho resultiug advauco fn the prices of yrodita Lrought out Irco seilors, ana thot caused o ro- nction, Thore wax littlo fu the fone of advices from ollier potnits ta fufluenco the market, wWhich way, thoro- fore, chletly n local one, Suyeral loth of cavh product chutiged hands, mostly to il options for ecomber, and it was tlo'domand for thesa which caused {ho eurly ndvanco; thoshorta having bold off in opes of n dacfine, 1l tlioy found a poor prospact of Slilng fu ot lawer prices, 2 Mess Ponk—Was moderatoly netive, tho aggregata u wlightly oxceoding thut of aturduy, Che niurkot ged D@7 3¢ Dlglicr, but was yury feeegulsr, and closod wealc ut tho fusido prices of tho sussion. Sellor Yobruury opened at $19,30, aud advanced to 31950, then Wroppod to $10.971. A totul of 10,250 Ll wuA Fuported sold on 'Clinnge, 't $LIGLIVN cuvh; $19.10° soller Junuary; $10,27)¢@10,60 sellor Fobruury; sud $1v,50 (@10.80 holler Mareli, Tn tho uflornoon thie market was modorately active ub unchmged prices, Silos Wero o ¢ of 80 rly, ut Sk b{cg“w&nr-; 10,85@10,273 for Febroary, oid $19.65@19,67% for Marcl. Giosed ut $18.00@18.95 cash or wellor Junury 3 FUINGIATE sollor Fobruary; wd 31080 sllor Sturch, Trimo mess pork was nominally unchangud nt 516,76 @17,00 por brl, il extrs prime do at $14,25@14,60, Lauv—Was ratlior 1oro active \uon on Bnturday, omd_averaged 10@200 per 160 Uy bigher, in synie putly with pork, but closod tamo b nedrly lueldo pricen, Now York was quoted finin, A fotal of 9,430 tea was roported on 'Chauge’ at EIL0U@INID cash; $10,19 @010 muller Juuuary; $IA.00GS10 sullor Fobroary; and $13,85@13,073¢ wellor Murcl, In the witernoon tho market was qiios and steady, it ated of 3,000 tod at F13.96R13.8T5 for Febenary { und 9% @13,65 for March, Clowed at $13,106 1,127 cuhi oF wedler Juniary ; *$10,92N@13,35 Soller Vbritary ; and 11,82 Meara—Wore qulet, the tradlug Ve confiued to Bums und whoulders, ' There wak kearcely any domand for sfdes, uud nono u figures wiich Loidors woro willing fo_nocopt, Prices wero unobunged - on faturos, bub home cush lots wers Dold o Jittle moro firmly, In sympally with pork aud laxd, wero Maiftid 40 BO500° 1w and 1,000 pes green huina ut 93(@100; 160 {ca wweotepickicd do at Tlo; 900,000 te wlionllors st 0%o, greon; U3o for curéd, fn botest snd 0%o for oko, buyer Aret half Jonuary | 28,000 1bs yroen belliua at 100, the afsare T 10w, 40,000 1t short lba sold t $3,45, Closed at Ol @0y for greon shoulders, umuxrn Wl tor long cloar, 94 @VAc do short riba, Dige do ahort clogr, snd 936 10040 hiams, Hweot-plekled hama (16 1 averago) at 107¢@11c, Moats insalt 10 to 15 days quoted ut 62, @uigo_for ahonlders, cash or seller Jannary, fl:fin do ncifor Fobruary, 70 (o sollor March; long cloar, DN@ 12,0 canly or soller Janunry 5 da sclier Fauruary, 020 da_meller Marchy, 97¢0 short rivs, V35@0)ge caah or ryt do rellor Fobrusry, V0" do seller Mareh, 9703 short clears, 02;@1003 do wellor Fobru ary, 10305 o eoller Aarch, 0%e, ' Joxod meats Ao Digher than loone, Long cut linme, 104@11c, Gnpami—Nomisal ot 6@100, BEEF PRODUCLS—Were quict aud nominslly reller Jann uhrhiagod, at $4,25 for mesd, $9,23 (or extra mess, aud $20.00@:10,60 for huma, TALLOW—Quiote at BERKe. nreadatfi FLOUR—Was mors nclive, aud weak, Thero wana modaruio deninud atn stiado bulow foriier quotatious, nid liolderd wero generally willing to maka tho concese sion_required, Balo wore roported of 2,175 brla, neatly ail on privale tormn, Closed on followa: Obolco whitor cxiras, $3,25@8.60 3 common to_gouil do, $1,25 @3.00; clolco apring_rxtras, $LAIRA,00; falr do, snivplig grades, $4Y5@1.15; patent kpring, $0.00@ 10,00 spriug suporfines, $LOX@NT0; ryo Hour, $5.25 @573 § buckwlent do, $5.15@0.00, inati—Was nuiot and oasler, Bales wero roported of 10tonn ut $17.00on track, StionTs—Saloy ware 10 tons at $17.00 on track, WHEAT—Was moderately activo early, nnd qulet fafer, nt nn_average advanco of @1e from tho rango of Baturdny, ‘The feong in Engiand was undoratood toba_ firm, but our receipls word Jarger than u-ial, aud thero wore_ n good many offorings of Juuuary lots by parties wlho had not proviously placed fhum, Dut “thers woro s fow buyiog ~orera i from parties who restdo outeldo ho city, snd woveral loval operators followed sult, whllo holdors wera loss auxious fosoll, Tho inclting causo seemed ta bo tho oxpsctation that thors wil bo an mdvsuce nost week, tho markot belng usually sttong aflor tho Christmay Lolldnys, Seller January opened ab 892{c, and closed ot 00ige, Boller Fobrusry sold at V%@ 01%c, clouing nt 013z, Cash No. 2 spring was tho saio s ellor tlio month, both_closing at Yui(e, Cash sates were roported on 'Chinngo of 72,000 bu, at 930 for (2 cars) No, 1 8pritg; 897690 2jc for No, 2 dos 8le Bixo for No. 8 dg, and 70c for rejected do, 1n tho afturnoon the market was moderately nctive, and e ligher, closed at Y0%;c ca sellor Janunty sud D176 peller Februa AlNNESO'TA WiEAT—WaB quict and sironger nf 1o advance, Sules woro Uimited to 2,000 bu, at Uie for No, 1, and Yo for No. 2, CURN—Was_vory slow, belog atagaant during o great pact of tho sceston, but. Nirm, capecially on wvw, which averaged 3@ bigher on Junua i ¢ on My, whilp old Was Use same ne on Saturday— futte drrogilar. Tho parly controllug tha doal van Poylug T455e@H0c, aud not offering to soll or sottlo on any torms, wollo “vottloments etweou otlier partie waro mudd 8¢ 79@Tde, chilelly at TiaiBige, New van it uodorato dem:nd, though in_ beticr supply, bul re- cetvers wero 10S generully aifering Lo soll auything but rejected, tho No, 2 toing Liold to upply on January con- tracls, Seller January nold ab €63;@852¢e, olosing at @55c. Seller Februaty sold nt G57,@002,0, aud sciler May at 71@71 %3¢, closlog at 71ke. Canly sules were vos ported on ‘Chichgo of 81,000 bii at 7916@80c for 0ld No, 23 653 @66X for now dv § Blo for 0id rojected ; B (@le Tur 10w do ; eud 06)e for cars on track. In tho aflernoou the mirket was quiet and Irregular, closing at g53¢c for Jauuury, 6030 for February, T13(c for | May, and woehenged on old, UATH—Tho market was K@ higher, chiefly n consequenca of au nrgeut dematd trom the shorts for this month, who wero anxious to closy thelr des) Later tho demaud fell off, sud & part of tho advauve was lost, ‘Lhe receiplo were lurger, but tho local de. mund sustainud prices early and New York was quoted firm, Cuasb No, 2 opencd at Gijge, and closed gniot ot &de, Rejocted sold at 47i¢e, Sellor tho month vpened at Bigye, aud ducllued to b6 at the cluse, Soller Junu- nry S01d ab B30 duwn 40 833¢, choslug. with 6230 bid. Seller Februury sold at 62,@33%¢, closjng at the out- sldp, Sellor May was in rognest ub 67c, Sales of cusl oats melude 20,200 bu, chietly No, 2, at siv(@5ixe. In tho afternoou the mavket was quict snd atoady nt bhe cash or seller tho mouth, ond d23{@5%22ic woller Janu- ary, TI—Tho_ market was etronger undor very light, afierings aud o comparatively good luquiey. Freslt No, 2 kol vt 99@00c, an Feguiar Wau quoted at Yz, Rejeclod soklat Usle, and No. 1_wad quoted nominal atELOL, werd ¢ 2,090 bu No. 2 ot 99@9D3¢e, nnd rejouted ntys, BARLEY—"Tho market was very dull. The offer-, Inga wers falr 3 but, oxcopt o lglit inquiry early fur cant lots to fill ordess, thicre,was 10 domaud from nuy sunreo, No. 2 casls segulur old nt. $1.23%, tho neling prico Gafurday, but eceipt n A, D, & Cos wero abiaut 2 lower, selifig at §1.503¢.+No. § o Uiso lowor, solling ot $1.03 T Coutral, and §1.10 ju North Sids Liouscs, Ond car of ‘Tefecied wold at §1.01, Sunplo Lol wern very (ot wulcu Worg auady b $LIS und 120, Seller dunyary wold 10 a Haitod extent vatly ut 120, mud w8 offercd aftorwards ut § ollor Tobruary wis nowdual at 3124 uellors, Sales wera's ;200 b, cbelly No, 3, ot SLii. General Murkets, AT.COUOL—Wus steady nt 3LONGLOT, . UTTIER=Thw narket waa_withont visible chnnge, eltbier fu tho eharaclor of o dewund e in prloes, Lo cal uud outeido buyers wera orderbig with fair liberali- Lyt the wnnesed uotullonn: Cholsolo taney yollow, 1 Hote 3 mediun to good grader, 24(@2T, rior to conunon, 17@23e; common (o choico Toll, BAGI0c. (EESE—Itowaing quiet and steq ton v focted nb 7@ e liberal sgyreguta wero otfoctell nl o for poortd Tolr, AnuL st 10@I63 Tor brito Lactory - COOPERAGK—Pork butrcld wera casier, selling at s125al, g0, L ofd at $1,87, Quosations : Fork Darrels, $1.26G1.805 Inrd thurces, $105 ; flour barvels, SBGOYC; Whinky Datrols, $LU0 porle stavee, TOUEN,S15.00@15,003 a0, ireked, SI0.00G22.00; bncked or pawed, $.00GBO0; tlour staves, $7.008,00 crelo tiour béading, A3(@Y0; HEhb poios, $5.00@, 00, 1) D 17008--Tho offerings wero Inrgor, an sollers wndo concessions of fully 103 per Ib, while slaipgrn took hold ratiier moro freely, but tho weather wan {hveatening warm, aud many wero ditposed Lo movo eautiounly, Saled wore hiado, dlvldiug on 100 1R, 0t $T,0037.50, and, dividing on 10 1bs, at. $7.606¢ 8,00, Birulet livavy welglts vold &t a - shindo above 3808, "Light wolghts sold ut $740. - Salea 892 boad and cars, TGGS—Wero quoted at 24@2e, 1Ult8—Were salsbla at by unnored pricss, Tho ro- celyty wera uoderate. Wo quota: Northern, Western, Mink No, 1, small to Jargo,, §L00@2.50 $L12X@E1.25 Miuk Now, 4@2 ... 0T 00 @ vo bsvress W10 Itaceoon, No.Lmnall@large., 45 70 Raceoon, Noa, 4@ W@ A4S Muakrat, fall, 23 Mudkrat, whiter, Muslrat, kit untuin, No, 1, stall prairlo Wolf, Now, 4@2, . Beavur, elioleo, et 1h,... e Bawwor, stagy aud heaty ..o Arien, No, 1., Tar, No, 1, black,.,. Crows fox, No, 1, Red fox. Gray fox Kil'fox Wild-cut, pverag Badger Opossus . <15 J5 Beerakin (n hiafr, rod snd short Llus, B 1, 40¢; do Ry, 32 1y e FI{UITS AND NUTS—Nearly nll descriptions of im- ported fruits show weakuess, ‘The domand buk fullon off very materiatly withia th past fow days, and hold- ers show moroe anxioty to realizo. Pigs, citrons, dutes, and looss Buscatel rolilus aro quoiod lower, No cliaugo was upporent in the market for domiestic dried, Nutsure mors qulet sud steady. We now quote jobbure’ prices, a3 follows: Font1aN—Dates, I@10c: figs,drime, now, 176@18%c; figs, layers, now, 2@ rkiul pruues, new, 1@13%0; Freneh prunes, vew, 163@ 15¢; ralsing, Inyers, hew, $3.16@%.20; looso Muscitel, uow, $4.10@4,20; Valencly, now, 11, Zanta cure wts, oW, 1@7)0; citron, 0@He; lemon pusl, (@1, Dosesrio—Michigan apples, Tudi- s aud Tinots, @7 ¢; Southiern, 8@6(e; peaches, og, @O lo mixed, 0@T7i0; do pared, 22 Dlackberriea, new, 1@ilices Taspberrios, now, W@dle; pitted chorries, 33@3se, Nurs—Fitberts, 13 @tdes almonds, Terragons, 24@350; Naples walnuts, 15@10¢; Grenol ‘waluuts, now, 13@14e; Brazils, 11 2c; pecans, 'Wexus, 12@1do; Wilmington pea- uule, 7@100; Tounessco pesnuts, 6@IG; Afrlean pen- W, 64 R0, OGREEN FRUITS~The morket s stillin & very un- matlfactory conditfon, Quantities of spples are do- c-yln{l sud tany barrels have beon ol At TBe(@$1,00 to poddiors ana pasticn who dntetd making Wiom dilo efder, Tho stock fu bulloved to bo slawly decreaslug, Other frofts wero ymenanged: Tamous, $3.50@8,00 3 Messlua do, $4.5035.00 per box; Valoncld o, errios, & L per Lrl § Blul pos, $4.50 .00 porker, 2 Al e GHOCERIESTho chinugen in goods coming under thia bewd wero coniued {o su advanca of e {u come mon aud roasting Bo_coffee, anidXo declfue in com- mott o fair molusses sugar, ' Siruys aud molasses nre Tting wit o freo luqulry, aud uro yenoeaiy Hrimor— notably Now Orloaus inolasses, Splees aro dull and gaufer, Rics, soaps, condlos, etc,, ramain ubout ateady, Woito: ac~—Liaths, T@T3(c: Nangoon, 6@ Caro- e, Bgtige s Loty i, @7, %8 Covrees~0, G, Java, 3@hige: Java, No, 3, 21 i0u_cholca to futioy 1o, T @siio} good to Yrime {loa@11ico; common, WG(ei io; whuting, 1430@ upore Juva, Sk H & 233507 Mracaibo, Saase AY, 0N ihghin 2 Burians—Duton 0, 136@1%0; crushied and ard, 104310340 do, No. 4, 101/@10; o extrs O, 10ci O No, 3, v,\.‘i::ynllnw){@ 0. H chioleo browh, 9@8550: fuir to primn o, common dv, 713,803 eholeo moluswos sugat, - 03¢Gh Uto; comuon fo fulr do, T¥@Ee; N, O, common to,sholeo, T30c, (xurs—Diumiond drips, $1.20@1.25; silvor drips, extra Blie, TUQTHG 400, Sughe-hontsa. st 0@50's uxtri do, 70047503 New Orlouns molassea, cholco, e, T@Thcs do prinie, 0@730; o commion, 623650 | Yorlo Nico molassos, GU@GHE; common molusses, 34 @4e, Hrious—Allupico, 17@18%e; cloves, S0@S50; A@ilo; puppor, M@zic; mutmegs, No, 1, §1, yluger, Africun, 55@98e ' do Oalontin, 18600, Soara—Corman Mottled, 63{@7¢ 3 Gollon West, 43¢ @ Whils Lily, 05@030; Witlts Kowe, 05@0%a% \vh\la}\u!ulm. B@U0u; Truo Blue, 0 @03{0, = HAY—Tho market was dull and cadier, widor liberal oferings, o quolo: Timothy, prime, $19,00; 0, 1, 18.60: mixad, g 2.00@12,60; No, uud fiem ot 49 430 tor primo to chofce, nnd J0@YS0 for Inferjor lwp(?. HIGHWINES—Wore quiet and unchunged, sules boe g Hiuitol 0 100 bl at U730 por unllon,” Tiory” s u lmited dumund, and bat Tow offerlngs, Tho markes closed dull, ju wympathy with the 1 o'clock tone in Nuw York,which was quotod nt $1.01, LUMBER~Thore was 10 clsugo, ‘Tho donand {s ud pricos are withou wmuborial oy, as ol Elesb oletogervennsvsrnanrerresesenn$000 GL500 cansin, @140 Bocond cloar, 1 frich 10 2 Jnch,. “Thied clear, L inch, Turd cloar, thic Clear flopring, 1t and '3, rough, Clear riding, 1at and 2d First common siding Tlooting, first common, drosod ¥looring, second common, dreaoil, Box bourds, A aud 13, Antock hoard,., 1 stock bonrda, . © atock boarin Fenclng (10 14,) ; do ! Common lumbor, 18 ft and undos lisig, 18 to 24 feo Jolut aud meantlin 00 @ HBhingles on track (. 296 @ 2874 METPALS AND TINNERS' STOCK—The market 18 quilot, but ot wnusunlly wo for tho clono of tho ear, o meinls, capocinily, eanper, aro 'firm, Quotationn : TrN PraTi~10, 10514, $12.00; do, zoof= g, 14320, 10, $11,60, P10 TiN—Largo, 00 ; small, afc bar, Lad, Sorpkm—No, 1, 003 'No, ‘9, It LEAD~Dif, Tie: bar, Bi@Jo: lond pipe, 8%@ Ulo, Corrrn~Tiottoms, 336 3 aitiing copy 7 ot Buner Zino—Tull caks,’ 104e 3 loss g 1lo; slate, 830, Surxr Inox—No, 24, 6arals in Irou, 8 to 12 Ihcluive, 200 ; do, No, 1 atainc Amorlcan Ruasla A, 1507 B, 13¢, Wmng— a3 Tta 0, 1003 10" to 11, Tle; 19, 11%a} 1 12ic: 15 010, 14og 17, 160} 18, 180; 10, 190 20, 200} full bundies, 33 per cont discount: fonco wire, 6o, NAILY~—\ero steady ot 3,609,026 rates, O11.8—Thio mnrket for carbon, Hnsced, tirpentine, and wiato disviayed a-firm tone, amd oftier descrip. tfons, with the sfugle oxception of lard, woro also liold ot fufly formor rate, Extra winter Infd was quoted 20 lower, Lollowlng aro tho pricos onrrent : Carbon {ulnudnnl white), 116 deg. test, 12@12%cido Tinoly ogal test, 100 dog., 13@13%0; do headlight, 176 deg,, 170§ oxtra_winter Iard oil, $1.0891,10; 1, 0, %, 8023 lnsced raw, B3@8%o: do, bolod, ot 40 § whais, 773780 ; sporm, $2.25@2.30 ; heatsfoot of strictly purs, $1.06: do, cxtra, 00@U50 3 do, No. 1, 76 @003 baukoll, Ko straits, 6003 phimbngo ofl, 503 turpenting, 44@450: 'naphiha, 03 gravity, 14X@160} naphtlis, common, 12%@1ic, » TOTATOES~Wero fu moderato roquest in a retall way at 8062U0c for ieachbiown, acearding {0 AuRlLT: VOULTIY AND GAME—~The offerings wera larga and the market duil and lower, Thio Tocolpla of quail wero lioavy, and dozens wore offered at $1.50, Quall and_ prairio clickons wota roported lowerin Now York: Turkoys, dreskod 7@8o;: clickens, droased, $1.50@3,60, or 6@7c per 1b; ducks, $3,00@4,76; do, por ib, B@bos geese, 7@V per M praitio chickons, $3.00 @100 3 quat), $1.60; venison sadales, 12)c. BERDS—The murket was quiot aud tnchanged, Thnothy sold at $2.40@2.60, Clover was quoted nt $4.50@6.60. Flax wan acarce and firn at $2.00 for good crunliings, Balos 176 bags timothy & §2.40@2.60, anil 25 bags clover at §5.65, SAL/—~Waa firm at tho prices snuoxed: Onondagn andl Siglnaw, fiue, 1,633 Conada do, $1705 ordindry course, $2.00% coarao dinmond, $213)'s dniry, with. out bags, $4763 dafryy with' boge, $4.60; ‘Ashton dafry, yor sack, $L00@1 5. - WOOL—Tho markef was vory quiol, Weatern mills oro Luymg now and then anythiug run out of arsort- monta: Good to prime tib.washed, 05@A7¢; poor ta goad tub-washed, 45@h3¢ ; fina and medium wasbed tlacco, 45@49¢ ; conrso washod fleeces, 40@4503 modinm aud coarno unwrahied, 5@30e: fine unwashed, 21G. 320; putlod wool, 2@ 47e, 0, [ — THE LIVE-STOUK MARKETS, CIHICAGO, GATTLE—TRecelyod sinco Baturday, 2,413 hond. Well- fatted eattle, of ull welghts, wero in %“N demand avd suld at quite ns good pricos as’provatiod an any day of last weok, ‘Thero was ot a very full assouibligs of Lusers, but the wauta of theso in attendance wero equsl fo tho supply, 1€ wa oxedut o fow sealtoring lota of thfn, rouglh slock, Hales were at $1.76@U.60,~ princlpaly b $3. 5@ "The highest prices obtulied wero $6,40, by Gregory, Qovley & Co., for 14 lLead, avoraiug {165 1 Wl 0.0, by Strador, Wadsworti & Iall, steady, tor 48, aversging 1,803 1bs, The tmarket closed OATTLE BALES, rough ful stecrs. cowe, W8 fale e 44 cholco sicers, 61 clivjrosteers, 10 good sfcera. ... 18 choles stoers, ., 16 butchera',,.. o 14 choles steer 1,408 .00 16 cliofea steers, 1,45 0,00 10aS~Ttecalyed alhce Sstw 400, Tho market 7 wan 0a native. &a tho limited supply. ould admity and wan firm at Baturday’s quotations. for all Qewcriptions, and G@105 bigher for choico, Jetwten packers and shijere tho upply yas abaorbed befora noon, ot §6.00 @040 for fuferior to common, st $0.50@0.70 for me- dium, and at $6,76@7.00 for good to chivica sinootls, even droves, Thers wero two or threo riles of exten at a shndo higher Bgnres, Moat of tho trauslors were ‘within the rengo of $5,25@€,55, 00 BALES, Price,lNo. 003 | 4L 690 | 68 128 75 130 a1 18 113 H0 48 .85 (] 80 1 K5 8 .40 144 0.85 1 610 61 850 g01 80 GAG ) 40 290 0,70 ¥ 189 085 (107 100 670 18 24 TRAL SIEEP—Tho revelpls siuco Baturday have been on) 490, utid il i S Suuiry, oth Trom Toce] sud out sidy buyers, holders fobud’ 1t an casy matter to close out ot fifll prices, Wo queto the murket steady and firm ot §3.00@4.53 or poos to mediun, snd a¢ $4.75G 0,80 for good 0 oxtra, New Yonk, Dec, 23, tecolnts, 2,080, mak- ing 6,060 for the week, ngaines B,560 last week, Die maud quite equal to tho supply, and tho market fully Tocaverod from tho depression of Thiraday, closing tlrin at 94 @132¢c for cominon to prime uativo stoors ; BX@10}0 for Texans, with 2 cars cholco Toxuns nt 1ike, “Sales Include 6 eurs Tilinols steers, T3¢ ewl, ot 13@13ie: 6 curs do, 6 cwt, 95@1Ic; 4 card do, 63 ewly 11e; 8 cara do, 03¢ ewt, 115505 7 cars do, Ti¢ ‘owt, 1)c; 2 cars do, B owt, 12300 D cars do, B3¢ awt, e ) 4 curs do, B cwl, 9ife; 6 cary Virginia sleory, 73 ewh, 13)(@19)c; B cars' Towa steorw, 0 X 11¥e; 7 s Missourd ateers, 73¢ owt, 185@1jge cuts Kentucky do, T4 cwt, 113@131a; 2 cars Lexons, 41 owt, B)ge; O curd, 6 cwt, 10)ge; 2 cars o, G ewt, e, SneEp—Rocelpls yestorday and to-dny 5,670, mak- 1ng 19,030 for tho weelk, agaiat 8,090 Jnst. woek, ' Mar- kot slowund woak, capeciully for hoavy mtock, with moderato biusiivess ot S@Te, With & fow of tho best Te- talled ab 7, @T3ic, ales fhcludo & cars Olilo sliecp, 65 {la averigo, at Go; 1 car do, 85 1o, 63¢o1= | car doy 74 1bo, 63503 1 car do, 88 1w, G¢; 2ears do, 10319, 6)c 1 car do, B0ite, Bi0; 1 car do, 7018, 620% 1 car do, 3¢0; 1'cat o, 80 b8, 6%0; 1car Indlaua do, 00 lls, G3go; 1 car do, 80 s, $3,31¢ por 100 lbs; 2 cars Michigu do, 83 s, bxic. Swiiz—ATrivals yestoriay sndito-day, 10, 0,500 for the week, againgt 40,550 lust wi uiet ut 67{@7tie, with 3 cars ut 1@T4¢ i, at 87@96 Tor city, and Bc for waatorn, R¥oe1rTy oF Live-H500K~In New York for the year 1674, exclusivo of Lorses and mules, wore 454,03 beoves, 4,670 mllch cows, 104,710 calves, 1,165,053 shoop and lambs, and 1,774,221 hoga, an_{ncreato over Inst yeur's fotals of 11,980 beaves, and a decrenso of 1,025 milch cows, 11,206 calves, 41,003 sheep, aud 184,~ 148 hoge. EAST LIBERTY, st Lipeury, Yo,, Dee, 26,—CATTLE—Receipts for {hio lust four doys, 243 head, making for the week 4,969 tiesd, The suppty for yard salea Iliht, and sinco Pri- dluy {nst havo beon about 13 cars; the bulunce were all through stock, No bualnoas of ‘any aceonut s beon dono winee up'to this eveulng ; not enough to guote, Hous—Recelpta for the four dnys, 3,476 head ; total for thio weuky 10,010 boad. - Tludelphia, $7.40 Yorkers, $1.607.10, Hukg—Tecolpts for tho tast four_days, 5,000 hoad; total for the week, 14,300 head, Heat, $0.60 § good, comnion, $3.00 76a00; medii,”§5.0063 @it §T. LOUIS, 8v, Louss, Dee, 29,~-Hoas—itecelpts, 1,600 5 not anough tomake a ynarket ; nomiundly at $8.6087.00, Carrre—Hocelpts, 8U0; unchanyoed ; littla doing 3 00d to choico native nicors, $L60@0.3S 1 inforior to Hiie biitchors) $3.60@5.25 § Comino t0 prima Texans, $2.0088.76. CINOCINNATI, Cixonuaty, 0,, Dee, 2—loGs—Flrm ¢ rocelpts, 4,855 1 mnlew common at $0.6037.00 ; fuir and mediiw, $7.80@7.76; yood packing, $7.30@7.403 bulk salss, $7.20@7.40 ; all soldj wbipwents, 576, Pt MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Forelkn Markets. TLoXNpoN, Dee, 28,—The smount of bulljon that has Bono into the Bank of Euglaud, on balsnces, to-doy fa 200,000, Lavinboos, Poe, 28.—11 . m—Tlour, 22:@2%a 0, Wiieat—Winier, 0a 6408 0d; hrring, o 80G0s 34§ whito, ps 100@108 247 club, 104 4d@108 84, Corn, 399 9d@89s 0, Pork, 848, Lard, Gis Gd, Livenroot, Do, 25~3:30 1, m.Droadutults steady, Teal, uncliangod, 2 Lonnow, Dec. 98,~Consols—Sonoy, 015@013(3 nccount, D17;@da; '058, 10U : '0Te, 1075 10-404 1083 1 fow b8, 3035 New York Contral, 933 Erlo, 38§ | 0d@{7n DL, s, Deo, 28,—Ttentes, O1f 050, et Laveprooy, Duc, M8.—Breadutufls qulet, 60u, Hums, loug out, 509, Bhoulders, §7a, Ohionss, Now York DrvsG New Youx, Dov, 28.—~Bnsiness dull with Linporters, compluston Bouses, sud_jobbars, Cottan gooils rulet auict I fint ougli thero was o freer do- mand for graln )nf» )y thw Weators trade, Chintz and shict{ng prints In lwlted domand, but dark fun- clog moved alowly, Kentueky Jouns of medium grados In falr requeat, 4nd worated coatings are belug deliv- vred on former orders, Tho l‘;_'n.dllcyls Durkets, NEW YORK, elal Dispatch (v The Chicago Tribuns, Naw %u. Do iR T slowes firm but quict, Tho want of fralght-room Ia th great absinclo to Wsluons, Millors ara buying to a limited extont, Wintor v flem but quict, Salos ara 00,000 bu, part gaturiday, at §111 for No2 hiengo apring in store, $1,09@1,10%¢ for No. U do, $1,14@$1,10 for 0, 2 Milwaukan in mtoro, sud $1,08 nfloat, $1,91 for Ko. T Mitcsota In wiunll lots, $1,20@ 1,27 fof rod Woat- erti, $1,30 for whila Tidinua, ‘31,37 for while Michigan, and $1.5 for whito Genommcd., BanLEY—Te sioady and nuiet, Holen of 8,000 b Canada Enst at $1.40, and 2,600 bit two-rowod Htato nt TARLEY-MAtT—Ta qulot but slesdy, Balos of 3,000 bu two-rowed Btato at §1,40 timo. OaTa—\Withont fmporiant change; mized, on track, tiavo been sold at very frregulir liguyen, 'Salos nro 40,000 bu now Ohio mized, at 66@GSo on track, nnd 083 @00%e atloat ; white, 63(&110,-1]15 inslde prico on irick; Weatern mizeil nt 700 alldat; wisito, 09¥@720 on track and afioat ; Stato mixed, 07@0H}0 on track; do whitg, G @Eg on Lsnely and 70@72¢ ulont, Ve, "lén: wor aud more plenty, Sales, 6,250 bit State at % Coun—Irregular, bnt more actiyo: now moro plonty ond lower; old fh domand and Lighor, Balos arot Westorn mized ot 83@850 on track and atloal; do whito ot B0@870; do yellow at 85@870 on track and ofioat; old mixed ot 050 in atore, and 00G@To afloat Bouthiren yellow at B@87c; do whito ot 81(¢8lo} Jer- oy yollow nt 86R8T0, one—3tarket il and nominally unchanged, Salos 6 brls, fncluding Jobbing lote, of old mons, at $10.70 ; now niegs, $30,60,” Tor futuro delivery thera woro no du?‘llllnl, Wwith $20,25 quoted for January snd Fobruary options, Lanv~Firm and in folr demand, Bales, caalt and regular fncluded 192 tes at 13 11-1 $3{e for cholco Weatcrn stestn s nlso, 170 pkgs primo oity ot 134 @l3%c. For futuro dolivery, tho dealings wero quito_iboral, aud included 1,400 tes, December, at 13 11-16¢3 0800 do, Jauuary, at 13 11-100; 1,600 do, February, at 13 18-160; 250 do, Narch, at 137¢e, WintaRY~—Tricos ara deelded)y lower, with 5 falr de- mand, Hales of 250 bris at §1,02, ; Fneronrs—Tho mnrket 18 aciive, but rates ‘aro stronger, To Liverpool by ateam, 16,000 bu grain at 11d por 6 e g by rafl, 0t D@0KA, London—8team, 48,000 bu grain ‘at 114 @11%d § by anil at 100, For Glingorr—-oam, 1111l by anll, Joa, ¢ 10 Fo NMILWAUREE, Mt WwAUREE, Deo, 28, —~FLoun—Quiot and nominally unchanged, GnarN—\Wheat fair and firm; No, 1 Milwaukeo, 9dos No. 9, 90ic; Jamuary, 00ici Fobrury, Otige,” Oats fal ud firm ; No, 4 in store, 61)¢, Cora auilot but firm ‘ 0, %, 600 now in storo,sddc, Lyo No'1,'%%c, ‘Barloy bighot'and in falr , 2, casli and December, $1.20; January, $1.28; No, 3 stondy ob $1131¢ P10visIoNs~—Very firm bt quict, Moss pork, $10,00 canhi 3 $10,25 Tobriiary ; $10.00 Mareh prim e, nomfnalat $10.60; oxtra prime, $13,75, Sweot-pickled hiamg, 10}@11)5¢, according to coudition, Dry-snlted sbowlders fin ot Gige, foose; middles, 03@104¢e, boxed, Primo lard sirong ; stcam, 180 ¢ Kelile, 135c, 1oas—Liv quiet and entiraly hominal ug fl.;:_’; dreased Ormor and fn good demand at 8,25, Tecrrss—Flour, 6,000 brls; oats, 400 bu ; wheal, flflbflflfl Ly, &:mmflvn-—l‘lann 11,000 bl ; oats, 400 bu ; wheat, 43,000 bu, s BUFFALO, Burrato, Dse, 28,—GuuiN—Wheat dull§ 3 cara No, 2 Milyaukes, $LUGELOT, Corn dull; cav lots about e, Qats lmulwlc\.‘ Ttyo nlllll‘lAmséuy neglected, Nrar Ontuass, Dee, 98,~Froun—Low grades Rearca; uo demand for othor descriptions ; duuble, $£5,00 3 'trable, $5,255.76¢ 3 chotee, $0.00R0G0, (xi[mn{;é.‘nm n {ull ll),lpploy, bui du‘lll i nlxod, 1o} rellow, $2@RY Wwhite, Ui@Use, Oats dull} Tde. i oA Soo Tax—Dull ahd fowor ; prino, $24.00, Provistons—Pork nominal at $19,50, Dry salt meats i@ EIL@I0Xe, Dacou quict ut V@12 . Z @1de. Bugar-cired hanin dull aud_lower ; 16¢, La dulls torcs, packers, iga soliuod, 1ice; ko, 1ic, HuaAn—Goodl grades in demnnd ¢ low grades dull; luferior, 1(@See; comuion, biGlo; good commont 4 011040 Tully falr, 1@7g0 ¢ primo Lo chofeo, THGEH MorAssrR—Iiigh grades in demand and atronger 3 gw grades dul) ; fulr, 62@58¢; primo to cholco, GG . Wintsiy—Dull ; ordinary ractified, $1.01; cholco, $1,0: % Corree~Tirm; falir to prime, 17:(@19¢, Cony-Meat—Dull at- D, i Curveranp, Dot, 43—Gnaix—Wheat quit snd unchinged, Corn stendy aud unchanged, Oata quiot and nuchanged, TrriouyN—Tiem ; standard white Oiafn Stato tont, 1003 small fots, 1@ 26 h‘i\\asr. | dincravrs—Vhest, 700°bu cur, 2450 ba § va, 958 b, car lots, Ye; TOLEDO..=3 ToLEDO, Dee, 28, ~FLoun—Steady aud in moderato demaud, GnaN—Wheat nlna&{ and in moderate demand No. 2 whito Wabash, §1, 141 ; umuber Michigan, Decem- ber, $1,10@L 10K January, $1.10}¢ 5 Fobruary, $1133 No,1 red, §1.13, " Corn steady anid in modetato de- mand: Nigh " mixed, casb, December, aud January, 003 My, 63ge, Oats steady and i moderato de- Bt X6, 1. 67igo; Mickigan, 50)c; whits 650, 086,60, 00347, T6@A.25, Flouir, 400 brlas Wheat, 12,000 bu; corn, 4,00 bu, ur, wheat, and oats, none; corn, OINGINNATE, CISCINSATE, Dee, 84— LLoun—Dull and unclinnged. an leut dull and nomiual; red, $1.03@1.10. Corn fu fute demiand at lower xules's 04@i0¢, Outs fafe nud fiom ot G9@0%, Ryo dull and droopiug uf 1,09, _Darloy in light demand ; holdera fivin, OiLs—Linscod ofl steady : modorato demand at 203 Jurd ofl stosdy ; moderato domund ot $1,05@1.08. aas—-Quict and wweal: at 2ic, 8,000 bu. mund. Provistaxs—Lork falrand firm at $10.00@19.5, tha Iatfor asked ut the ciose, Lard fn good demand st full prices 1 stewn, 131@13ke, Dulk meatn dn lght de= mund ; bolders firm ; shoulders, 62620340 3 clear rib 95@03¢0; clear, 10¢, all loove, ' Lacon falr and firm 1, @33@IL@ITiG@ILL@12, Green ments hold uigher; no sulos, Wittsiry—Lalr and flrm at 99r, BALLTMORY, Barriyons, Deo, Lovn—Dull ; Western site perfine, $4.00@4.00 0 oxtra, $4,75@5,78 do family, $5,500.00 L 3 Guaty—ihoat dull_and uncbanged. Com_dull ; mixed Western,, 83 @8le $n clovator ; TH@78c v irack, Onta dull ;'wiite Western, 65c; mized do, e, Tiyo dullat $LOOGL02. Iiay—~Unclanged, Provicroxs—Dull and Leavy, Meas pork, $20,00, Bucon—8houlders, 93¢ ; elear Tib, 12, Sugar-ented hams, Ji@Me, Lard, T4@LKe for steamn and ro- Bued Weetorn, 4 Burren—Unchianged. 3 YrrioLEoN—Fin ; nomially BL(@5 e, Corvre—Stroug and higher; fuir to prime Rio, 18 @luNe, Wulsgy—Weak and declining; $1,01@1,02, ST. 10013, #v, Lovrs, Dee, —Froun—Quiet aud unciauged. Gitaty—Wheat Tower; No, 2 ved winter, $L053/G 1,053, Coran steady ¢ now, 84@a6e, according to lova- tion, Outs stealy nt G5 @1TXc, " nccordiug to locae tlon, Ttyo lower ; $1.00. Barloy dull sud notiual, Wintgcy—Quict ut 970, TriovisioNs—Stronger, and, in somo cases, higior prlces are usked, Lut_ only small order trado for any article, Pork nominal ot $19.80, Dry sait ments held ab 6¢@0%e for skouldors ; §37@) %o for olear i, and 97;@1lc for elear. Bacon—Nothing dono. Lard nominal at 13¢. PILADELFHIA, PiAprLrni, Dic. 38,—FLovh—Quiot; Wiscon. sl and Minncsoln family oxira, $5.25G0.00'; Tudiaus, atid Ohio 0o, §5,75630.25¢ igh rades, §7,00G7.00. Onavs—Whent dull } réd: Westorn, $1.92G (83 3 am. ber, #1255 white, $1.85@1.40, Ityo Aty it $1.00, Coru rather qulet’ yellow, 8U@S3c; mixod Wostéru, 810, Oute dull; white, 04056 : mixed, Ode, o TinovisoNs—porlc dull i $20/00@20.80. " Lard, 133¢ @ e, Watskr=-Steady ab 1,01, @burrreu—Dull} cholda Western, 34@350; roll, 30 o, ‘Cirkras—Unchangod. Eaas—Lasy ; Weator, 29@290, TrruoLEusi—~Stondy; erude, Bige ; refined, 11370, CirnoN Ban—No. 1 lield at'3 Croven Sreb—In falr domand af BY@10¢, LOULSVILLE LoussviLte, Ky, Doc. 26,—FLOUR AND ORAIN~ Quict and vnchanged, Provisions—Pork firm at$20,00, Dacon shouldors, a3 cloar rib, 1lie, Bugar-cured hams, Hige; Dulk ety irregular, bit firm ;- shoulders, 63o; ‘sided, 03¢ @10%e. Lard, MY@UKe ; kegs, 18X¢e, ‘Wiliaxz—900, PITTSBURG. TrrTsnuna, Dec, 28, —GRAIN—\Wheat qulct and prices unchanged, Corn dull; ear, 7dc; shelled, T6c, PErnoLEUN—Crido I good demaud for barge ofl, for inuedisto shipment, st Parker's, at 04@Vijc, Philadelphia dolivery. —_— Whale Storicss From the Boston Aduertiser, A correspondont at Nautucket, having secu the recentaccount of collisions und other in- cideuts in which that former Nantuckot specialty, the whule, bore u conspicuons part, gives us tho following from wmong lis many reminisconcos of tha olden times : 41 gea it reportad that n yessel hias been atruck by o whale near the Gulf Stream, and anotlior ‘had her anchor hooked up by » whalo and went out of & harbor much fastor thou sho way over known to go whilo under sail] 'I'ls js not now fn ueyle to. us Love at Nantucket, as tho striking a whalo at sen, a8 you will porcolyve, “Just 100 years ago tho fathior of tha Iate Walter Iolgor, tho sstronomor, was at anchor in Nowfoundluud, in one of the buys, in one of our whalors, only & day wateh on duty for tho night, whon thoy yorcoived tho yessol wna golug with gront speed out of tho harbor, Tho mny upon J‘ouk oallod all hands out, and whon tho captain gob upon deck tho vessol waa well out to ten, sull golug into darknoss! 1t was soon pupponod by the sonsible skipper what caugod the new movementy, and tho ollicor was instructed to aut the eablo, aud they at onco put {ho bark buek to her moarings, ‘i In Novoubor, 1807, the sbip Union, Capt, Fdwwnd Garduer, who hus just comploted his Uith yenr, was ouly a fow days from tho island wheb Lio was slyuck by & sporm whalo, and tho ship immediately sunk, Choy taok to the threo boats, somo twenty-threa nion, 2nd in twenty duyd lauded at tho Azoros all well, 'flo ship Union was built m 1709, aud wag the fivst ship that over had shipping papors or a contract boe twaon Captain, onticors, knd crowy all boforo that wan dono vorbally, Thou n‘i;n(u wo liad tho ship Lianox, Capt. Georgo Pollurd, ornlsing in tho Pas viflo Qconn nway olf shoro 166 deg. west, near tho equator. Whon} tho boats were all engaged among whalss tho mule's boat wis stoye, and ho xoburnod bo the ship to sapuir kor, and while go | BuTreR AXD QueesE—Staady and {omoderats de- = C e e ongaged n lnrga whele (aporm) camo ‘nruu tho ship, and witti auch violonco a8 to malia lier hool and ghake ko nn aspon leaf, Tho whalo glanced off to windward, and whon two miles to windward turaed and enme down upon the ship and strick hor o most doadly blow on_tho bows, which enugod hor Lo heol bver noarly o hor Lboam enda, and back again only to il and gink| Thig wna In Novombor, 1820," And whon theao men'a story wa rolated by lottora—thelr muffer- inge in the hoats,oating ench othor, and somo of thom my ofd playmatos nt sehooll—ovary ono way ovorcomo by Its recital and would weep in the ntreats; forall of it was road in front of tho Dost-Oftico in apublio wny. Tho crow wora in opon boats on tha ucoan nivety dase, and taken ;lé)z alm tho const of Chffl, Fobrunry and March, *“ Wo have lont othor ehips In strango ways, and porhinns thoy syont in somo such way, Wo had a ship, IIarmony, ¢rulning on Brazil Banks in com- pouy withanother of ourships—tio Leo—In 17490, with only n small wateh wpon deck, 1 o boatitieul mght, whon at miduight a whalo leaped out of tho wator and lny squaro acrosa tho dock, and tho ship was crushod and mank evon with the wator. Tho man camo out in thair night clothas and woro taken ou boprd tho Loo and brought homo to Nantuckot. Thoy novor saved anything fromtho Harmony; all was lost, Fach ship ha ot tho tima 400 barrela of ofl oo board.” IN THE COURTS. The Warren County Bond Cases Again, Criminal Mattors, TIE WARREN COUNTY DOND CABZS. Judge Drummond docided yesterday the case of A. T. Post, v8. Tha Buporvisors of Warron Oouaty, which ws argued several monthe ago bafore fifm and Judge Davis, of the United States Supromo Court. Tho question wasss to tho logality of about $200,000 of bonds issuod by Warren County. Just boforo the bods wore issued, the Into Gon, Harding, u tax-payor of tho county, flled o bill and obtained sn injunotion agaiost tho {ssuo of the bonds, on the ground that thora woro somo defocts in tho election notlcos which callod for & meoting to volo for tho issuo of tho bonds. This Injunction was afterward dissolved on hearing and rotian, and tho bonds wore Immodintely {ssued. The case was afterward taken from tho Warron County Cireuit Court up to tho Bupreme Court, and thore revorsod. "The presont cnso was Lrought subsoquent to tho decision of tho Supremo Court by the plaine tif, to recover tho amount of some intorest- coupons on theso bonds, and tho question of courso was ralsod as to tho validity of tho bonds. A long and oxhaustive argumdnt was liad for sovoral days, and tho decision has bgen some- what poatponed to allow Judgo Davis time to ex- amine tho suthoritios cited. Judge Drummovd, in delivorlng the opinion on bebalf Judga Davis and bimself, eald that the Buproma Court of tite United States had sub- stautiolly decided the points involved in tho progent caso in favor of the plaintiff, and ho thought tho Supreme Court would biold, in case of ny appoal, tbhat tho dolendsnis would bo obliged to pay tho bonds and coupons, the plain- tif being & bona-ide holder for valuo. Judg- tnont was accordingly ontored in favor of Blr, Post for tho valuo of the coupona and intorest. ‘Tho decision of this caso also governs that of two others similar in character,—that of Georgo 0. Maxcy, nud of tho Portemoiith Savings Bank against tho samo dofondants, - DIYORCES. Schenck Havens illed s Lill ngatnst his wifo Mary Allon, asking for o divorcs ou the ground of desortion aund cruolty, BUPERIOD COURT IN MRIEF. ‘The Cook County Nationa! Bank sued G. W. Gngo, D. A. GUsge, W, M. Truo, and Joha A. Ttice, for &5,000, CINCUIT COURT, Berohard, David, and Meyer Hocht sued Gus- taye Mendelson fur £1,000, THE COUNTY COURT. In tha maticr of tho ostato of Edgar D. Pierce, proof of hoirahip was mado. Nollio L. Piorce, vne of tha heiry, appoaring by bergnard- inu, and Goorgo W. and Frauk Shorman Vierce, two of ctha lcirs, appoarad in person. Tiual neconnt was filed an approved, and order of dfsuribution and flnal discharge ontersd, In the matter of the Town of Cicoro, ordor of couflrnation of assossment rolls Nos, 8, 9, 10, and 11, no objections having been fifed. T'he will of " Magdehun Fischoer was nroven, and lottors tostamoutary iesued to C. Iischer, under s individua] bond of 816,000, Tho claim of Nicholny Standen for £9,963, against the estato of James L. Stark way al- Towed, Thiwclaim was money loaned to the de- coased amounting to £8,000, with accruad inter- cst to date, Iu tho matter of J. T. Daniels, an insolvent dobtor, his bond for appearanco’ was approvod, and caso contivued untl Jan. 8, 1875, at 10 o'¢lock a, m, In tho mnttor of Fordinand Geissler, an in- solvent debtor ; schedule approved, snd dobtor digcharged, In tho matter of the estate of Pbilip Diok- seheidt, order to the executor, Phillip Doetsh, to restora will within ten days, . CIIMINAL COURT, Upon tho arraignmont of prisoners yostordsy morming, tha following entorod: ploas of guilty, and were remanded till Saturday, whon they will recoive gentonce with other convicts of the torm : Jorry Burns, larceny of coat from 0. C. Collins ; George Campboll, larcony of lead pine from Charles Folantboe; Bevjamin Collins, Iarcony of clothing from Honry 1", Pitt ; Josoph Carson, aod Johu Keil, Jurceny of gne-fixsures from Ifeury Fullor; John Grimes, larcouy of clothing and jowelry from John Botcher; Willimn Ifos, latcony of £700 from P, K. Bowen ; August Morrold, larcony of & watch and $3 from Maria Hoffman ; Audrow Oleson, larceny of coat from I G. Farum; Poter O'Drion, burglary at tha saloon of John Kane; Chintles’ Stewart,” Iarcony of velvot aud ribbons ; from Wadhnms & ‘Toundy ; William Bigel, larcot:y of satchal and §25 worth of wearing apparel from Kato MoKiu~ woy; Houry Fiodemnn, driving away horse and buggy of Albort Stotzenbneh; Edward Wilbiur, robbing Emil Brown of $12.35; Georgo Will- {nms, Fobbiug Itichard Bonder of & watch and chain y Artbur Wood, obtaining money under Iulko protouscs from W. P, Hicknoy, Lizzio Myery, triod for assnulting Lizzie Shol- ton; vordict guilty, and remuanded, Louis Nobiuson, tried for robbery in sssgult- ing Mr, Joseph Gruevhut with forco aud v olence, and taking valuables from his poraon ; vardict guiity, and term of punishmoent fixed at imprisonment in the Ponitentiary for two yonrs, Anthony borgan, triod on the bamo chatge as accossory, was sequitted, Mr, A, 8, Trude, counsel for Father Forhan, apposred in Court and roquestod that an early duy bo fixed for the hearing of the potition for tho writ of biaboas corpus upon which it is pro- posod to liberate tho Rtov. Forhan from dmance vile, _Tho hearing was sot for Monday, Judge Treo ordered the rollowing rules to bo enterod of record: Rule No, 1.—Thot no privato counsol shall assume to apponr on behall of the people of the State of Illinoty {1 any prosecution in Hiby court without. e vpecial leavoof thio Court Leing first obtained, and oply then when the State's Aftoruey or his assistunt 18 actually prexent during the trial of the eause, Jtute No. 4~'Fhnt uo case alnll Le passed, continued, or postponed n this Conrt by reason of the euguge- meut of conusel fu wuy other court, Judga Williams, of the Oircuit Court, will oo~ cupy the beuch durving tho January torm, THE CALL, 60, 77, 178, 80, Juvae McRonnnrs—GS, 0f), 62, 81, 82, 81, 85, 87 to 92, V4, U0, U Juhu L . Surenion Count —CoNvkssioNs—F, M, Canflold va, a5, —Michuel Kelivy ot al, v 1o Nutlonal Butik of Con Torce, unil Cavoline M, 1 JubE GALY=—J, ¥, $358.~E, L, Drown X P, Cragin ot al va, Williain Powell, $892,50, ‘Ciucutr CoUNT—CoNFKasioNs — Phllindor Buiith va, Morton ¥, Hnk, $3,458, Jubax Rouins—3l, Fround ve, Mawllion Vincont, 00, Junor Booru—J, O, Hilliard ve, N, A, Bhute, £1,618,80, v, 1 ——— Lettors for Santa Oluus,. Bevaral lottors doposited in tho Richmond Post-Oflico, ovidontly writton by childron, plaius 1y indieatod that they, anticlmsting the winual visit of Bantn Clauy, wished to romind bim of what thoy most dosirod, Ono of thom was di- reoted, *“Sants Claus, Croantaud, North Polo,” Anothor was directod ng follows: Bunts Clauy, sleigh drawn by cight roindecrs.” An apen ol ter, dirosted wimply ** Sante Claus," reads as fol- lows : * Mr, Bunta Cluus, o big wagon,—not so vory big,—four whoels, two packs pop-crackors, & Mother ifubbard book, = Wilmer,” Nellia wauts & oarrisgo and u baby and some candy, [ wantd a buby snd caxdy, & little story-book. pbolls," NEWSPAPER POSTAGE, Tio Instructions and Forms of the ‘Post-0fico Deparimonts 4 Description of the New Stamps, Tha sok of inatructionadsauod by Tostmastor Jawall to tho ofleera of tha Dopartment in ro- gard tothonow nowapaperand poriodical poatage law aro 8o concluo in their naturcas to make thom available for tho purposo of oxiracting thero- from gonoral information for all parties luter- eatod, & ‘THE INRTRUOTIONS, In gpeaking of See. & of tha act of June 23, 1874, tlioy say ¢ ) T'his soction provides that on and after the Ist do; of January, 1675, oll nowspapera and perfodicals mafle €d from a known ollice of publicstion or nowa sgancy, and addressed to regula bers or nows agents, slall Lo divided into two classcs, and fizos tho postago on each, as followa Firat—On )l nowspapora and perlodical publications Addressed and malled an above preserfbed, and {ssucd weukly of oftener, 3 centa n ponnd or fraction thereof, Sceond—On newapapors snd poriodienl publications Addressod and mnfled as above preacribed, and ssuod leas frequently, than once a weok, 3 cents'a pound or fraction thieroof, In oxplanation of Sco, 6 of fho sct, tho in structions say © t Under this rection, on and_aftor the 1st day of Jan. nary, 1875, publishitra and newa-agouts Alinl toudet {liele nowapapors and porlodicaln fntended to Do aent mm“.fu iho mnils, at tha olica of mailing, properly ase #orted into thoiwo clnsses deseribed above, 80 that thoy may bo welghed In bulk separately, Tho postago thercon must bo prepaid, according to tho weight of tho eacks, by * apovial adhiesivo stamps @ furnished by tho Department for that purposs ; ordinsry postagos siampa cannot bo used for Lhia_jurfioss, nor can thoso spocial adliesivo stunps be used for uny other purposo, After wuighing tho matter (mentioned in zhn fore= gaing fifth soction) recolved from o publistior or nows= ugent, this Postmanter will colicet tha propor smount of })ullu‘(u, and give a recelpt from o book of blank forms urnishod by the Department for this purposo, Tho stamps wiit tlion bo aifixod o tho stub of tho roceint, and L)L‘flurllad with 8 punch for cancellation, aud tha blank spaces in tho stuve will ba properly llol, “The stnb-books to ba kopt permanently in the Tost-Oflico, ready to bo produced whenever soquirod by tho Departmont. “Postmastors will also boroquired to rondor promptiy, at tho closv of cach guarier, on blank forma fnrnishod for the Eurnunz-. o statoment of postago collectod fromn each publishier or newn-agent during the quarter, Tha spacial adlosivo stamps, or nowapajier snd porle odical stamps, a8 thoy havo boen termed, MIPM i for in'the ssmo od for talo to Tuo proviso to Sec. of {ho luw (above) fs n fole lowa: ‘Fhat nothing in thisnct shall bo liold 0 changa or amiond Soe, 99 of faws aud regulations, a5 follows : *5io, 90, 'fhat tho ratoof postage oa nowspapern (8xcopting ~weekiies), porlodicals ot oxceeding % onuces 1u wolght, and circulnra, when the ssmo zro deponited in a letter-carrier offico for dolivery by thn ofico or i1 carricrs, shll bo uniform at 1 cent cachs porfodionta weighing moro than 2 ouncea shall bo sitbe Joct o poatsne of couta cach; and tioso ratos shall o prepatd by stamps,’ nder this seetion, the postags on nowspn; coptiug weakiles) perlodicals, aud cirsulars depoeitod in n lettor.carrior offico for defivory by tbo ofiica {througli tho box or gonoral delivory), or by its car~ riors, i as follow : Lirst—Ou newapapers (excepting weokilics), wWhethor regular or translent, aud witlious rogard 0 welght or trequoucy of dasue, 1 cont each, Sccond—0n porlodicals (other than nowapapora) whetlior _rogular or transiont, , uot oxcceding & ounces {n weight, 1 cont caclt, Phtrd—Un poriodicals (uther than newspapors), whelbor regular or iranslont, exceoding 3 ouncos in weight eacli, 4 cout each, Fourth—Circulare, unsoslod, 1 cont cach, Theso rates to bo proyaid by postag mllxed, . Fith—Weokly sewepanors, excepted abose, to vegue Iar subscrlbers, 2 conts per_pound, to bo welghed in bulk and propald at tho ofico of maiug, Sizth—YWeekly newspapers to troneiont parties, 1 cont for each two ouncea or fraction thuroof, to Lo prepaid by postage stataps amxed. In oxplavation of Scc. 7 of the act of Juna 23, 1874, tho inatructions sy ¢ Nawspapora (without zagard to froquoncy of fstuo) ono copy to each aubscriber actuslly, for tho tims being, rosiding in tbo county whoro' tho Eamo uro printod, fu wholo or i part, snd published, aro onti« tled to pasa frea of postago thirougl tho maila'; but the rato of postago on the samo (excepting woeklios), whon deposited i o lottercarrier oflico for dulivery by tho ottica or its carriors, shall bo unlform ot 3 cout och, Weeklies, when sont thrpugh tho maila to o depositod in & lettor-carrier offico in tho conuty wliers tho samo are priuted, in whole or in part, aud published, to bo delivered through tho box or foueral dellyurs or by carriers, shalt bo_woighed 1n bulk, and be subjact to o o of 2 cents pur pound, 1o be prepaid at the maillug-ollico by special adkiesvo stawmps. Tue following 18 tho FOIX OF RECEIPT which will bo given to thoe publisher or newa agent mailing tho mutter: No.— 8 (ox+ Receivod Ofuuvvsruss s perfodical postaga staips amonbtiug to. dollars aud, . ...cchls, for Dostage o pounds of {ho, ... per poand, and. . Ceteresrertt d oLt PEF POUDD, ut ¥ conta ounda of the.. *** Posimaster, Norz—In case of & news-agont, the spacy for the name of publication may vo left in blauk, Tho. pube lishor or news agent will preserve thls recelpt, Fho following is tho YORX OF THE STUD to which the stamps will bo attached : Date... or No— Nuio of " publiestion POURAE 8t 2 centa per 1v, AOUBHNE 10— pounds at 3 couts per b, amounting to - (ilere afilx stamps,) TUK GAMLS. A TnupNe repoctor lad vestarday afternoon the plessure of examining 25,000 worth of tho uew stumps rocently forwarded to the Fost-Oflico hers from the Department at Washington. He loarned that the denominatiouy to be used wora s follows: 2 cents, 3 couts, 4 cents, G conts, 8 conts, 9 conts, 10 conts, 1% conts, 18 conts, 2% cents, 36 ceunts, 48 conts, G0 conts, 8% conts, 1,02, £, 86, $Y, 812, $24, 30, $18, and L. ‘Tho 2-cout stamp is a grayish-black ongraving, with the figurc 2 in cach of tho upper cornets, and tho words **'I'wo Conts” priuted at tho baso, ou each gide of which is au American shield, Iu tha centra is a flgnra of “Lo" tha well- knowa Indian, on whose right is tho word “ Newspapors,” on whoso left is tho word **Periodiculs,” and above whoso head ap- pears tha ofticial words, ** U, 8, Paatago.” Thed, 4, 6,8, 9, and 10 cant stamps aro tho samo inovery narticular, with tha excaption, of course, of tho obnnged numbors, Tho 12-cont stamp is in pink, tha goneral design being similar to that of thoso already mentioned, except that * Lo " i8 displacod by o figure of ‘ Justice,” properly blindfolded, aid bearing the requisite pair of Fairbauks’ scales. Similar to tho 12-cent atamps ara thoda boariug the deuawination of 18, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 83, ond 90 couts, aud 31.92. Tho & stamp is of & rich arauge tint, and is similar in the arrangomont of its detnils, except thab it contai in lion of oeither “Lo” or ¢ Liberty,” ‘a classic figuro of America, Tho €0 stamp ia in blue, and contning a cluesic figuro which can stand for any of tho mvthological ladios known for a well sbaped arm and olegantly arranged though by no means too profusa drapery, Tho 312 stamp is green of hmo, and contains a classie figura whicl at first glanco ono might hastily presume was Oloopatra, but which on sober sccond thought tho counclssour in such matters would hiava to counclude was somobody olse, ‘Tho 924 stamp is u purplo ono, bearing n flgure of Peaca duly supplicd with olive-branchos and having a star over each shoulder. Tha €G- stamp fs o neurrsl tint, aud conteing an elogant femalo, who is ovidontly intondod ta roprosent Commerce, ‘Clia $18 stawyp {8 & vory haudsome alfair, {ts color boing a sort of rich, doop Lrawn, and its igure nothing less than tha Goddetn of Liborty eirossing with tho appro- priato tondernces an Amorican eggle. Tho H60 #ump ls o pacpte, aud coutuius tha tizure of an Indian matron,—Ars. Lo, in fact, Frow tho ro- dundaney of the famala form divine in tho new wtamps, it is apparent that at Washingtou gallant- vy caunot yot a Whilo bo placed among the lost arts, e — A Car-Driver with o Conscience. They must have queer people to drive the stroot-onrs in Dotroit, Mich., if thoro i any truth in s story the Free Fress tolls. It says : **When an upwatd-bound Mishigan avenuo car roachos tho switch at Grinwold streot, and tho downward-bound car is eight minutos away, tho driver's faco in a study. 110 knows just how - uoying Iu it for a man in & hurry to foso sovon or eight minutes, and hio poors thraugh thoe wimdosr Lo 800 what sort of n crowd he hns, Noong kavs anything for two or threo minutes, and the drivor hopos tu Lis honrt that na ona will, when & man risos up and pacos tho enr. Another minute slips away, aud & womau bangs opon tho door, steps down, and gocs off mad. Tho driver Logins to whistlo goftly, hoping that tho rost of tha passangera will starg some subjoot of con= versation, and flvo minuton slip away, Only two more minutes now, aud b boging to smile” and vow brayo, Auother minute slips away, and bo ‘fu 8uro of oscaping, whon up jumps w nan, Jorks open the front door, aud shoutd: ! Sic e you tho driver of this 'ere cary' ‘Aho drgvm has to own up, and tho man continuen: * Well slr, T want ta tell you that I oould mako a Lottor road thau this out of two clothes-pins aud ¢ Dbrick!” “L'lien o alams the door, all tho passen: rors follow bum out, sud the driver wisbos thet 8 wore dead, B