Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1875, Page 12

i ou RT lath Rania a ates 12 ‘ THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES REAL ESTATE. A Fair Amount of Building- Loans Negotiated. Mr. B. F. Ailen’s Mortgage to Allen, Stephens & Co. Sale of Prairie Avenue Lots at a High Figure. ‘ew Other Important Transac- : tions. THE LOAN MARKET. There is still some ectivity noted in the mar- Ket, and eeveral loans have been effected for building purposes the past week. individually pmalt, bu! Gguring respoctably in the ageregate. The west side of the river appears to have been favored with the lion's ebare of these invest- - ments. The heaviest liability incurred and filed for record outeide of those noted below was some €12.000 by Edward M. MeGillin to secure part purcbace money of property. ‘A morcgage of 1,000,000 against the Chicago, Danvilie & Vincennes Bailrosd Company in- cieases the cousideration of mortgages in tho present statement, It covera all the personal property of the Company, and jw not,” properly speaking, s real-estate {oonmbrance. The bonds ~ secured by thia mortgage are 1215 in number, varying in amoants from $1,000 to $100 each, drawing 7 per cent interest, and payable Jan. 12, 1877. receipt given by B.F. Allen to Allen, Brepbeus & Co., of New York, ncted in the financial columns of Taz Targune last Thore- day, bes not been {cluded in this statement. The receipt is etated to have s mortgage on all | of Mr. Alien's real estate as % bauis of security. No auch mortgage baving been filed for record, and considering thst Mr, Allen's property ia situate, iviog and being in maay counties and mote than one State, we have thought it prudent to onsit this €465,476.88 till more detinite iofor- ion im obtained. Notwiihstanding the dutloess of business, there 1s no disposition on the part of loan ageuts to make any concessions in tha rate of interest, altbongh such a movement is regarded as not at all improbable, thore being more money seeking | investors than tiere aro investors seckiny money. ZOMPARATIVE GEATEMENT YOR THE WEEK ENDING ax. 23, we. 184 Instruments, Consider-|| Consider acon, |, No. | ation, Asilg 517,62! 215 825,123 461° 1,115,535} 63; 235,713 COMFARATITE STATEMENT FROM JAN. 1 TO 3aN, 23. Coa Ise i Instruments, | Convider— \Consilera— Ke, | ation, || Ke. | tion, earls 1,513,592] 630 $ 1,771,283 {2s Yj361,685., 2 “639,247 6A $ 2,955,257 | B62 $ 2,360,530 i eit: coal a SALES OF THE WEEK, - Among the tew traosactionsof note during the past week is the purchase by O. J. Stough of 83 4oet on Prairie avenue, near Sixteenth etreet, of Jobu Middleton, for €15,000—¢9,000 cash. Mr. Stough intends to build on the lotan elegant resideuce for winter use. This we believe to be as bich s price as ever was paid per foot fora residence lot in Chicago. O. J. Stongh bas just sold to L. M. Healy, of Towa, a bouse of aine rooms and 200 front feet of lot, near his new station at Hinedale, for £4,040; also, 975 front feet to other parties, for £9,750, part time. E. Ashley Mears has sold at Highwood, to Berte! Oloen, 100 feet front by 100 feet deep, corver Highwood avenue and High street, for $1,000. Wood & Fletcher have sold at Highwood » two-story frame residence, with bar window aud vat piazza, oa Railway avenue, for £4,000. . Asiley Mears has also sold to Charles G. Carinou 50 teet front by 150 feet deep, on Prairie sveuns, on which be hes commenced the erec- tov of w handsome two-story residence, with “pianuard roof, aud piezza and bay window, cost- {ng about $5 000, Louis A. Wood, at Highwood, has sold a two- story fisme reaidence on Railway avenue to Herry Hjonta for $4,000, Warren, Reeney & Co. have sold 20) feat on Whecler avenue, in South Evanston, between Kedzie and Lincoln avenues, for $10,000. Jobn 8. Hair & Co. have sold 100x166 feet on Aldine street,io Pine Grove Subdivition, for $10,- 000; house and foton Prairies venue, near Twenty- fourth etreet, for $25,000; house and lot in Ttiverside for $19,000 ; 528 foet in Maywood for 13.200; bouse sud lot in Des Moines, Is., for 15.000 ; 2lota in Lawndale for 1,200; 2 lots in Haic's Subdivision, Sec. 22,39, 13, for $1,000 ; 40 acres, Sec. 11, $3, 13, for €32,000; 4 lota on Olio street for $25,000 ; and farm in Lea Coun- ty, LL, for $5,000. ‘issoa & Mills have sold 25-foot lot and frame storeon Van Buren street, near Robey, for 4,500 ; four 25-foot lotson Forty-seventh street, rear Walisce, tor $2,500 ; five 30-foot lots at En- glewood, on Myrtle avenue, near Wallace, for $3,600. Robext Commons has sold lot 202125 feet on Semmars avenue, near Fullerton avenue, with 3-story brick, with mansard roof thereon, for £7,000 ; Lots 13 to 29, in Block 8, Commons & Best's Addition to Evanston, £9,000 ; lot 25x126, on Twelfth atreet, east of Centre avenue, with Zetory frame, for $5,000; lot 20x93, on Chicaxo avenue, east of Hoyne, with 2-story house, €2,200; honse on Iessed lot or Lincoln street, eouth of Augusta, for $750. E. H. Castle & Son have sold lot on Arnold street, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets, west front, for $1,500, part cash; also, four lotsin Block 11, of Oviatt's Subdivision, ‘Washiagton Heights, at £15 per foot. 4.3. &J. W. Cooper have sold # fine brick hhouse and grounds, on Greenwood avenne, just south of Forly-seventh street, lot 100x250 feet, for $30,000. ‘The ieirs of P. F. W. Peck have sold 50 feet on Randotph street, esat of Franklin street, for €22.000, : Goudrich & Stokes have sold cottage snd lot Tho. 268 Weet Indiana street for $4,000. ‘MM. W. Manuing has sold 50 feet on Market street, pear Van Buren street, for ¢27.000. James C. Hyde bas sold 473 feet on Tramball avenue, corner of Twenty-fifth street, for ($16,212. Charles Henrotin hes sold 178 feet on Carroll avenue, ecathwest comer St. John's place, to Josept T. McCord, for $18,690. The M. O. Walker estate bave sold 120x171 foes on Michigan avenue, south of Thireeath street, with other property, for 15,000. ‘Otwas Wateon has sold 83 lots in Bellamy's Sutdivicion of Sec. $2, 39, 14, for $40.00. Charles N. Hale has sold 22 lots in‘Davis’ Sub- Givigion 10 Sec, 18, 40, 18, for 6.609. Wilham H. Wrigiev has sold $ large lots in sock 6, Third Division, Riverside, for €30,000. Chester Af. Clark has sola a tract of 9 targe lots xt South Englewood, to Lyman Ellis, for 3.000. —-— $ MISGELLANEOUS, a COOK COUNTY ASSESSNEST- 2B. P. Blanchard & Co. have issued a eirenlar of statistics about the manufactures, real extate, and trade of Chicago, ia which they sav “The Illinois State Board of Equalization ap- grained Co. County, Jess railroads, at ¢295,790,- ‘307, which is considered about 50 per cent of the murket value of the resl property. The valua- tion of the City Ascessors of the city realty for 1873 is € 262,969,820, considered sbout per centof the maiket value. There tigures chow the tncumbrauceg to be lees than 25 per cent of the appraised ralve of Cook County realty, and but about 12 per cent of the market valt should te stated that a large portion of this amount is held by Chicago citizens.’ x MEW TORE. ‘The New York Times reports the sale of the valuable premises No. 87 Chambers street and ‘No. 13 Beads street, between Broadway and Cen- {re street, embracing s lot 25 by 150, running rough from Cosmbers to Reade street, with a five-story marble-front.and brick building cover- ing the same thereon, reuting at the rate of $13,000 per anonm, for £100,000, the purchaser beg Washington Irving, one of the heirs to the estate, The property sold low. — oe TRANSFERS, ‘The following instruments were filed for rec- ord Saturday, Jan. 23: CITY PROPERTY. ‘West Adama rt, 20) ft eof Wood st, nf, 22 6-10r140 ft, dated Jun, 22.....4.-. +8 9,000 Gontre ay, 180% ft n of Harrison et, ¢ f, 25x125 ft, dated Jan. 22....-+e.06000: 2,600 Taylor st, 119 fe of Canal st, nf, 2xil0 tlao Centre av, 125 ft n uf Nineteenth at, w £, 25x100 ft, dated Jan. 23....0...0.seeveee Bt. Louis av, 188 2-10 ft oath of Twenty-first 3,100 et, wf, 25x122% ft, dated Jan. 21... a TR State at, 128 &-1u ft n of Thirtleth st, 6 f, 252118° ft, dated Jan, 22. esseees. eee 7,500 ‘The premises 173 South Peoria st, dated Jan. 5, 1874 17,800 Grovelznd Fark, 268 8-10 ft e of Cottags Grove av, Df, 60x320 €-10 ft. duted Jun. 18. ‘Twenty-cixth st, 152 6-10 ft w of Portland av, 6 f, 25x1%, dated Jun, 11... 2,200 Filimore st, 375 ft w of Central Park ay, 124} ft, dated Oct, 28, 1874. 600 Peoria st, 150 ft 8 of Jackson st, ¢f, dated Jun, 93.......20 4,000 Ouk at, 276 ftw of Pine st, 3 f, dated Jan, 23...00-.00+ 4,750 Thirts-ninth st, 70 ft ¢ of 21x103 ft, dated Jun. 4. 8,500 ‘Thirty-ninth st, 4834 fte 213;x105 ft, dated Jan, 4...... - 9,000 Winchester av, 42810 ft's of Jackson at, ef, 60x101 6-20 ft, dated Dec. 18, 1874 (James H. Habberd to William F, Downt)........-.--- 22,600 ‘Weat Adams at, 1:6 ft wof Campbell av, 0 f, 5Cx126 ft, dated Jan. 2... 2cecnsereveereene 3,008 North Dextb3m st, 150 ft'n of Chicago av, ef, 94352150 ft, dated Jun, 22. 5,000 Praifie av, ATi ft eof Tuirly-nfth st, wf, 125 ft, dated Jan. 20... 2,700 ‘Harrison rt, 66 ft w of Rockwell fi, with 5)x125 ft on Lexington st, in same addition, dated Jan. 7... Flournoy ‘50 £¢ w of California st 1244 ft, dated Dec. 12, 1874... Chicago av, ¢0 ft w of Pine ‘with building, dated Jan, 21. ORTH OF CITY LIMITS, WITHIN ‘YROM COURT- HOUSE. | Paldns st, north of and near Fullerion sy, ¢ f, 20 ft to alley. with buliding, dated Jan. 22...$ 1,000 ‘Wolfram st, 49 9-10 ft e of Perry at, nf, 712x124 ft, with 25x194 ft near the above, dated Dec, 14, 1874. jo fe of Berry at, nf, 483124 > FBOM COURTHOUSE. Calumet av, 8 © cor of Forty-third at, w f, Dex 128 ft, dated Jan, 20 (Odrer C. Bounds to ‘Auna A. Grecuebaum)........ evee-$ 27,000 E ¥ of Biock 2 ‘encepl Late a7 2nd as) of Ste ~ ‘art's 8 w 3g Seo, 1, 38,13, duted Jan, 21...... 28,400 Fifry-sixth et, w of Stewart ay, nf, 753140 ft, dated Aug. 18, 1874, 780 1,000 86, 39, SUMSIABY FOR THE WEEE. ‘The following is the totul amount of city and suburban property within a radius of 7 miles from the Court-House transferred during the seek ending Saturdav, Jan. 23: Citv sales, 85 consideration, $590,745. North of city timi waler, 5; consideration, $10,500. South of city limits—sales, 24; cons:deration, $121,605. West of city lnmite—ssles, 1; considerstion, $2,000. Total sales, 115. Total cousideration, $724,850. MONEY AND COMMERCE. FINANCIAL. ‘There was no special movement in the financial sira- ation yesterday, A recurrence of mercantile activity is beginning to make iteelf felt, now that the preoccu- pations of taking stock and examining balance-sheets have been set aside, but this bas not yot reached any noticeable proportions, The grain and provision men are still heavy borrowers, but the amounta they seek sre mach smaller than was the caso ten days ago, The miscellaneous demand appears to havo segged some- what towards the end of the week. ‘Bates of discount are quoted at 10 per cent to regu- lar customers, with mo dispoeition to give a better rate toa first-class outside applicant. last few days, it must be remembered on the other hhend that discount lines as a rule are well filled. The zeason is at hand when borrowing is at its ebb, all the trade not yet ready to open. ‘There is a good demsnd for discounts on the part of the fumlermen. Packers are holding off, not caring to ron on a dropping market. Wholesale grocers are making large amounts of paper for coffees and tess, in anticipation of the section of Congress on the President's recommendation of » taxon these ar- ticles, : Very lilt'e of this paper finds its way into the strects, but what does goes readily at 10 per cent. Large amounts bave been taken by the bankaat 8 per ceut. Country orders for goods are brisk, and collec- tions could hardly be better. ‘On the strect, losns in round amounts on first-class names and good collaterals can be bad at 8 to 9 per cent. Good paper in amaller amounts goes readily at 10 to 12 per cent, Comparatively little currency was ordered to the country, The abipments of currency to more the hog crop are probably near thelrend, Not that the hogs are all marketed, but those that remain to be sent fore ward can be easily bandied with the money now in the country districts. ‘Yesterday, as on the dsy before, the receipts of cur- rency were nearly as large aa the shipments, ‘New York exchange was in active demand, bankers being anzious to restore their balances in New York to their average figure. In consequence, the price turned around, and ranged from par to 503 premium between banks for $1,009. ‘The clearings were $3,350,000; For the week they were $21,108,623.55, and the balances $2,040,903.13; the figures for the corresponding week of last year were $17,250,682,86 and §1,452,792.92, * GOVERNMENT BONDS. Although there is little doing in these, in the locgl market, prices are firm and advancing with the New York quotations = Gntted Biates 68 of 'Bl....- --..--.| 118% 208 of “G2.... 5 United States currency 6s... Gold was firm at 112!;@N2%. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sterling exchange was 487@49034 ; cable transfers, London, 492; Paris, 510i. Other rates of foreign exchange are quoted « BISH5@Q51I56 954 @ 96 ". 5163, (QSL ALG 415 Switzerland (francs) 1 BIS K@s11 7 Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (xroner). 2s ‘Ausuria (paper florins) “ig CITY aND COUNTY BONDS. ‘The market for Cook County and Chicago City bonds remain moderately active, Prices aro sustained by thedemand: Bid. Asked. | Chicago City 7 per cent bonds. 1002 & int. 1013; & int, Chicago City7 per cent sewer- tot &int102 aint, éint, cates... wos] 95 tot] Coat County 7 per cent bonds_[t01 & int 163 ‘West Park 7 per cent bonds,..1 .. 193 BANE STOCKS. First National Bank. Fifth Nabonal Bank. Commercial National German National Exchange National wy City National Bank. | sae Home National 300 National Bank of Tinos. 8 IUinois Trost and Savings Bank. ae ‘National i00 Slerchante” 155 Gnion National: 150 Tulon Stock Yards National... as z ‘MISCELLANEOUS. Asked, City Railway, South Side.. uo } City Bantway, West Side. 130 City Hatiway, North Side... 100 ‘Tradors’ Insurance Company. 10 Chamber of Commerce....... | 74 3 Dinois county and town’ 10 per! NEW YORK NATIONAL BANES. A comparison of the reporta msde to the Comptroller of the Currency, abowing the condition of National Banks of tho City of New York xt the close of business ‘on the 24 of October, and again on the Sist of Decem- ‘er, 1874, does not furnish any striking ocontrats, Teans and Giscounts at the Istest date had tacreesed ‘While the demand for loans has fallen away in the | needs of the winter having been met, andthe spring | from $201,777,054.44 to $202,296,235,72 ; theamount due from other National Banks from $11.951,903.12 to $16,- 066,199.53 ; specie, from $14,406,260.56 to $15,84,155.425 legal-tenders, fom $20,874,595 to $20,894.399, On ao- count of lisbilities the National bank-notes outstand- ing are $24,846,251, 2 against $25,291,781 Oct, 2; div- ddends unpaid, 22,691,941.89 against $246,691.99 ; indi viduat deposits, $214,511,075.97 against $201,923, 282.83 due to National Nanks, $65,893,750.15 against $03,189,- 354,76; due to Stste banks and bankers, $26.599,30€.18 agoinst $25,200,752.90. ‘Total resources, Oct, 2 were $424,739,923.93 ; Dec. 31, $437,760,702.29. CARD FROM B. F. ALLEN. . Des Monrrs, In,, Jan, 23.—Tue following card ap pears here this morning from B, F. Allen: Des Moises, Jan. 22, 1875.—In this moment of over- whelming cures aud anxiety; it is impossible for me to give the facts about the great mortgage scare that fs working euch mischief, I will do so xt the earltest moment possible, In the meantime I will say thal when stich facts sre presented, ft will appear thal the very means by which I sought to rescue the Cook County National Bank from embaraeamenta, and which, but for bad faith on the part of others, would have succeeded, have been used to precipitate its sus— pension, as ‘to attempt to destroy my personal Credit and my ertate, A prudent moderation ou the part of all interested in tho matter will enable me to Save all f-om tho puseibility of lose, The record of my paat life is all the answer Ihave for those whosssail iny integrity, My present time and enormes are de- vored to thove who have caused the mischief. I bave no fear for theconciusion, (Signed) B.F. ALLEN. Mr, Allen assures Lis creditors thst he will use the last acre of his estate to pay his just debts. It is now imown that the man who brought that mortgage bere tobe filed was on the train on which Mr, Allen came from Chicago, in his compauy ; that he filed the mort~ goge, went on the nest train ost to Newton, fled it there, and then nutified Mr. Allen that he was en rou'e to this city and to meet lim at the depot, which Mr, Alien did, escorting him to the hotel, supposing bim tocome direct from New York with important mes- sages, It was not till legul steps were taken to recover possession of the mortgage that the duplicity was dis- covered, and the mortgage found in poséession of this man, LATEST. New Yous, Jan. %—NMoney closed at 34 per cent, ‘Foreign exchange, although dull, is firm, the nominul rates for prime bankers’ sterling being 497 and 490g respectively, ‘The actual rates are 486@ 43634, and about 48934. Gold sold ut 112411254, the latter having been the opening and closing quot.tion. The rates paid for carrying were 2, 234, 3, 144, 1, and 3g percent, Loans werealzo made flat. Olearings, $45,000,000, Customs receipts, $652,000, The Assistant Tressurer disbursed $304,000, Importa of dry goods for the week, $1,435,- €63 ; merchandise, $4,643,085. Governments a shade stronger, State bonds steaay. atock market opened dull, but steady, and the became strong and prices advanced from 1 to 14 percent, with the chief advances in Hannibal & St, Joand Wabosh. During thp afternoon the whole market was weak as a result of the unfavorable benk statement, and prices went off ¥@1 per cent, with Western Union, Lake Shore, snd Wabash leading 15 the downward movement, ‘The decline in Western Union was assisted by the annonncament that the At- lantic & Pacific Telegraph Company bad finished their line to New Orleans, ‘Tao murket closed moderately active and lower, The transactions aggregated 120,000 shares, « OOVERSMEKT BONDS. 119 | Coupons, *87. LIISY; | Coupons, "63. { Union Pacitio + 8685 | Union Pacitic bonds. O154 jock Island. 03% | Central Pacific bonds $43 New Jersey Central..106X j Del., Lack. & W.....108)5 COMMERCIAL. ‘The following wore the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce ix this city daring the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Sstarday morning, and for the corresponding date one year ago: BECKIPTS, |; SHIPMENTS, 1875, | 1874. Fiour, brls,. 9,968; 14,516 Wheaf, ba.,.... 0] H Shingles, No... ath, No.. Salt, ‘tris -. ‘Also the following, without comparisons: Kind of produces. Received., Shipped. ‘Withdrawn from. store on Friday for city con- sumption, 7,001 bu wheat, 5,633 bu corn, 757 bu oats, 4¥,919 bu rye, 4,471 bu oarley. ‘The following grain was inspected into store during the twenty-fours ending with 10 o'clock on Saturday morning: cars No, 1 spring, 150 cars No. 2 do, 17 care No, 3do, Scars rejected do (172 wheat); 1 car white corn, 2csrs yellow do, 24 cars high mixed do, 107 cars No. 2 do, 1 car old No, 9, 43 cars rejected do, Lear no grade do (179 corn); 2 cars white osta, 6 cars No, 2.do, 2 cars rejected do ; 2cars No. 2rye, 5 cars No, Qbarley, 2carsNo.3do, 2cars rejected do. Total, ‘$72 cara, or 139,000 bu, Inspected ont, 5,120 bu wheat, 44,585 bu corn, 4,569 bu oats, $86 bu rye, 312 bu barley. ‘The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the past week, and for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: Wan. 23, )Jan. 16,\Jan. 24, Receipte— 1875.'| 1875. || 1874. Flour, bris.... ‘Wheal 9,035] 10,152 ‘The following were the exports of flour, whest, and corn from New York during the past week and the week previous: Laat , Preot's pel, ‘The lesding produce markets were steady on Satur- day, but generally at a lower range of prices in grain, and lees activity all round. There was comparatively Uttle desire to buyin any department, except on set- tlement, and trading dragged under the holding off on the part of purchasers, The receipts exhibited litle cbange, except that wheat and corn showed an in~ crease, which tended to weaken those markets, In dry-goods circles s fair flegree of activity was Aisplayed, The hardening tendency of prices of all standard productions, both woolen and cotton, is hay- ing the effect to etimulate the demand, and, while at this staguof the seazon no grest rush can be looked for, there is every indication that January's sales will show a much larger aggregate than for the corre- sponding period last year. Brown cottons are ‘strong and advancing, The grocery trade continues to improye, but the general market. does net yet show anything more than” mod- erate activity. The tencr of prices is atesdy, Dried fruite are beginning to “look up,” orders being more numerous, and calling for increased amounts, Both domestic and imported varieties are reported in light supply for the eeason, ard should the demand continue to improve, some price-changes may bo looked for. Low-grade dried spples continue in de mond for export, and the lately advanced prices are fally malntained. A freer movement fo canned goods is algo noted, but, aside from peaches, the market is liberally stocked and prices re~ main without improvement. Fish remain firm ss previously quoted. No changes were apparent in the butter and ehcese markets, a moder- ate movement being witnessed at about former quota tlons, Bugging remains quiet, Leather is reported in better request and firm. Prices of oils were not subjected to any quotable fluctuation, Carbon, whale, Inseed, and turpentine are firm, Lard and other de~ scriptions easy. Lumber continnes quiet, though the order business faa Hitlo larger since the sdvent of milder weather, Prices were steady, Stec!, metals, nuils, and iron were quiet but atesdy, and many articles are working firm- er. A slight improvement in the demand for wool is reported, and prices are quoted higher than hitherto, Broomeorn 19 selling in « reteil way at full recent figures, Seeds were strong, timothy being higher, Orders were more numerous, and the offerings were restricted, A moderate business was transacted in hay, and the feeling, at least for timothy, war one of firmness, Poultry was in moderate request and lib- eralsupply. The weather being mild, sellers mant- feasted a disposition to clogs out, and prices of nl kinds were easy, PROVISIONS. : HOG PRODUCTS—Were less active, and steadier at 8 slight advance in the prices of the speculative ar ticles, though the bu'k of the demand was for trans- fers. Live hogs were in rather light supply, and firmer, hence a stiffentng in product, though with a very moderate demsnd for shipment, The markets at other points were steady, and the stocks here are roported to be less than many operators anticipated, Tho fact 1s that soveral of tho packers have been | operating very slowly recently, as they found they could fill their contracts more cheaply by buying the product than making it, ‘The stock of pork is 140,066 bris, and of ira 44,000 tos ; against 129,200 bris and 70,650 toa on the 15th of January, 1874, Packrxo—The Commercial Buletin gives the fol- lowing ss tho hog pecking at the points named to date, a8 compared with the corresponding time last year, and the aggregate last season : BHIPMENTe—The Commercial Heport gives the fol- lowing aa the shipments of provisions from this point for the week ending Jan. 21, 1875, and since Nov. 1, "74, together with comparison! Tork, | Lard, "Haws Should's, $aaat tat | den | a [en | te Week spding| n | “san. Sy 1873.-{ 6661) 15,619] 1.880) ¢,361.967! 1 santesti:| Sil 58) Pes Pesce wae Since Nov. l,'14| 19718) 92160] 18 ss!12 ex, 721| wh Sas, 733 Sane tine Fa, LO] 6345) 25, 2315, 855,97 91, 40d, 488 *Groen bama shipped for the woek, 45,153 pieces, axainst 20 OTF aren eovandiag week lust geare anes Nove vid, 451,60 sleces, against 614,163 pleces ihe same bina vetlastades allent meats, except abouldersand 8. P. 8, ‘Mss Ponx—Was in fair demand, and firm st the same average as on Friday, being on the upward turn instead of the downward, as on that day, The trading was altogether speculative, Sales were reported ou ‘Change of 3,000 bris seller February at: $17.10G17.80 10,250 bris seller March at $18,024G18.15 ; 3,000 bris seller April at $18.95@18.40 ; 750 bris seller May at #18,55@18.65 ; and 3,250 bri seller June at $18.90@ 19,09, Tots, 20,250 bris. ‘The market closed firm at 17.75 con; $17.90@17.82'¢ for February ; $18.12}; for Murch ; and $18.4hals.4isg for April, Clear pork was uominal at $19.5); prime mess at $15.80 ; and extra prime mess at $12.50. TARD—Was relatively quiet, and 5@10c per 300 Tbs higher, being in good demand, with co: ively Ligat offerings. Saloe were reported on 'Change of 650 tes cash nt $13.25 ; 3,500 toa seller February at $13.22 18.3214 ; 8,500 ics woller Mirch at $13.10G1.52.55 1,000 tos seller April at $13.65@913.70 : aud 25, ca veller May at $13.775, Total, 13,900 tea, ‘The market.closed arm at $18.25@1297}4 cash; $13.30 for Februaty; $13.50 for Marca ; and $13.70 for April. Mrate—SVero ln moderate request, and unchanged on midules, while shouiders were a shisde essier, Tue demand was more }ronouncedly for European export than for two or tree days past, but buyers generally held cut for minimum prices. Sales were reported of $0,Q0 tbs khoulders at 6!sc ; 20,00C tha do at 6:; 2,0) pea green hams (15 ta) at 95¢ ; 40,CO) Ibs do (16M) at Bases 60,000 ILs nhort ribs at 95;c;' £0,000 ite do at 9c; 60 bxs long and short clears at 92:¢; 1,250 bzs do at 93e. The market closed at 53, for green shoulders, 8c do for long clesr, 8/40 do aliort rite, 9\;¢ do short cloar,and 92,@9%c dohams, Sweet-pickled hams (15 ths average) at 10 y@10j,c, Moats in salt 10 to 15 days quoted at 6@G\e for shoulders, cash or seller Fel- ruary; 63;¢ do seller March; Gio do seller April; long élear, 90 cash or seller Fotruary; do seller March, ie; do seller Arril, 93¢; short ride,. Dic cash oF seller February; do seller March, 940; do seller April, 930; short clears, 9¥c;" do seller March, Jc; do seller April, 10c. Boxed meats 3c higher than loose. ‘Long cut isms, 104113, Isscon meuts quoted at 13},(@183c for hams, 7c for shoul- ders, and 103fc for short ribs—all packed. Gnrase—Nominal at 6@934c. BEEF PRODUCTS—Were quiet and nominally un- changed, at $3.25 for mess, 39.25 for extra meas, and $20,00@31.09 for hams. Tartow—Quoted at 84@8%0. FLOUR—W:a dull and a shade easier at former prices, ‘The inquiry was chiefly local, and most of the tranasctions were on private terms, making it diicult to quote the market closely, Bales were reported of 800 urls spring extres, partly at $1.15@4.25 : 20) bris winters at $5.25@5.75 ; 60 bris rye floar at $3.25 ; and 90 bris buckwhost at $5.5. Total, 1,140 br.s, "1 market closed as follows: Choice winter extras, $5.25 6.°0; common to good do, $4.25@3.00; choice spring extras, $1504.75; fair do, shipping grades, $.75@ 4.93; patent spring, $3.00@9.00; spring superfines, $3,003.75 ; } buckwheat do, $5,00G5.5). ‘Bnan—Was in good demand, and moderately active at former outside prices. Sales were reported of 50 tons at $18.00, frve on board. AMcppLinGe—Were steady at $19.00@25.00 for coarse uoted at $3.40@3.60 per bri for Kdln-dried, and §24.00G2.50 per ton for coarse, ‘WHEAT —Was dull, and nearly 1c lower, more from the natural force of gravity than for any other rea~ son, Liverpool was reported unchanged, and New York was inactive till after the bulk of our traaing had been dispoeed of. ‘The receipts were aguin lurger than the recent aVerage, and this fuct increasod the volume of cucrent offerings, while {t also mado specu- lative operutors more anxious to sell. Hence weak- ueas. ‘There was no ebipping demand of consequence, Dut it was romored that a contract had been msde to take out 1,000 car-loads to New York. Very little is wanted in that city, and the exhibit of shipments from New York to Europe during the past week was so very smait aso mike fome operstors doubt the correct- ness of the figures, Svller March opened at declined to 89%c, and closed at BING Soller February sold at 83/{@89, closmg (@33%c. Seller the month sold at 88% @8535 and seder Arril at 90:@9lc. Seller May was nom at 95e, Cash salca were reported on *Change of 1.000 Yu No. 1 spring at 91c; 77,000 bu No.2 do at 8G §8e; 6,400 ba No, 3 do at 83@83'¢c; 2,000 bu te Josted do at 75% a76¥ye ; and 1,000 bu by sample at Bi@s6e, Total, 7,400 bu. A Mixwzsoza Wakat—Was very quiet, Sales were restricted to 400 bu No. Lut 97c, No.2 was at Sic, ‘CORN—Was very dull, and sgoin ¥%@*{c lower on options for both winter and suinmer deuvery. Liver- pool was quiet at the decline of Friday afteruioon, and New York wus dul’, while the reocipts here were larger than was anticipated, ‘his cace2d buyers to hold off, and made some holders moro anxious to lize, The old corn is moving out, sud during the coming week the stock of all pe in store will probally be reduced sligntly from this cau:e, but this will make littie differ- ence to oar marie, ‘The new corn is coming in freely, sna thereis an absence of demand from Exstern points, ‘hich are being eupplied by shipment from interior siahons, Hence the market drags, and most operators are inclined to look for a further@reduction in prices, Seller February opencd at 65¢c, and declined to 6£3{c, closing at 647z¢. Seller the month sold at 64: 643c, Closing at the inside, Seller March soldat 855@65: ‘ct feller ay st T1@TiMe, closing at T1Xc: and seller Fane sold at 70@70xe., Cash sales were reported on ‘Change of 39,800 bu No, 2at F435 @64Xe ; 11,600 bu ro- fected at COX @60%c3 and 2.800 vu ears by samplo ut 85GE8e, the outside price being for deliveries at the Btock-Yards, Total, 54,200 bu, OATS—The market opened dull and weak, prices declining 4c as compared to tho closing Friday even- ing, chieily owing to the, docline in corn, though the offerings were comparatively liberal. Subsequently tne market recovered and closed an j¢c lower than on the previous day. Afew orders for cash were filled, early at the decline, which included sales of 23,600 bu No, 2at 517;@52c, principally at the outaide price, and bu by samp! wale ay le at 54 xc, and 1,290 b2 No, 0 ag Bée, Total, 32,708 bu. No, 2 cosh closed at 52@53!c. Rejected was nominal at 48x@5Je. The option trad- ing was confined largely to Feuruary and March, Sell- er the month sold at 51‘fig324¢¢, closing at 52352!zc, Seller February at 524 @i24¢, and seller Murch at 524 @s2xc, the latter closing at S2%jc. Seller May ‘st 56c, offered Inter at 552(c, and closed at 56@ BHYE—Was quiet and unchanged, Both the offerings and the demand continue light, and prices are steady as previously quoted, No. «fresh sold at vic to the Bx- fens of 1,200 bu ; also 400 bu by sample at 99c on trick, ‘ot 600 ba, BARLEY—Was very dull, and 34@1c lower, The of- ferings were moderate, and sellers made concessions eatiy, but there was Httle demand from any eource. A few sales of cash No, 2 were reported at $1.2434 for ter gat $1.25 for fresh in N. 8. snd Contrat ans aL od fordowm A.D. & Cove, No. 3 fresh wold at $11 in ‘Osatral, and was quoted at $1.1 ding to lo- ‘coor cation, Rejected was at S$LOSGLIO, Sales include 8,600 bu No, 2 at $1.243@132, 1,20 bu tio, 2 white onp.t, and 4,000_bn by sample at $1.15@1.25. Total, 8,8.0 bu. Seiler February opened af £1.25%,, and closed at $1.25 sellers. LATEST. In the afternoon mess pork was quiet and stronger, with ales of 4,250 bris at $18.15 seller March, and $19,00@19.02}; eller June, closing at $17.75@1/.80 cish of February, $18.15@18.1135 for March, 818.156 18.4734 for April, $18.75@13.65 for May, aud $19.00 19.0244 for June. ‘Lard was in fulr demand ond steady, Sales include 5,850 tes at $13.25 cash, $13.30 seller February, $13.0@ 13.5234 aeller March, and $13.85 eeller May, closing at $1R.25@13.27%4 cash, $13.30 for February, $13,008 33/24 for March, $13.70G13.75 for April, and $13.85 for May. ‘Manta were noplected. ‘West was moderately active and 3/c lower, rolling at 883¢@33'c for Febrasry, closing at 83;@38xc. Beller March closed st 89% @893c. Corn wss quiet anda shade firmer, closing at 647;@ 650 for February, and 714, for Say. ‘ata wore nominal at 521¢@52i,0 for February. Live sTocK. cHIcaco. ‘The receipts have been sa follows: Cattie, 3419! 4.749) Hoas. | Sheep. 16,6211 1,948 13,815] 4,690 13,833] Tega. 92,350} 9,1 38,0231 CATTLE—During the past week, receipts of cattle have been 19,472, For the corresponding week Isat year they were 14,953, Tho market opened dull, with Prices weak and unsettled, and these have been the ruling features throughout, Monaay’s sales ehowed a decline from the closing quotations of the previous week of an Xe, while under the heavy receipts of the following two dsya (Tueaday’s and Wedneslay’a ar- rivals aggregated 9,618) prices took further tumble to the extent of %@sic, at which reduction they re- mained weak and variable tothe close. The above is true of all descriptions of stock not grading sa first-clien, Owing to the meagre supply of the latter the depreciation has not been eovere. Thin cows, rough mixed lots, end medium to good steers, aasraging from 1,100 101,300 Ls, have suffered most, 08 of these the supply was lsrgely composed. ‘Che cause of the decline is found in the unlocked for increase in the supply, which in turn is attributed to the great acarcity of water, for some time pat oxiat- ing in miny of the cattle rising districts of the North- west, In eectious of Wisconsin and Iowa, and in the southern and southwestern portions of this State, great inconvenience hea resulted from the de:rth ol water, feeders in some instances having to drive their stock several miles away to oltuin the needed supply. Until relief is had, it is useless to adviee shippcrs to withhold taeir cattle, ‘They are obliged to send them to the butcher to save their lives! ‘The lower prices iately ruling have attracted the attention of feeders, and during the pust two or three terial wicressed movement in stock cattic ha beon witnessed, Liberal purchases were made by feedera from Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania at $2.75, @3.25 for common to’ fair, and at $3,50483.%5 for good to prime, Local butchers’ wants were supplied mainly at $2754.00 for poor to choice cows, and at $3.00@ 4.25 for poor to fuir fle:hy steera and oxen, ‘There were a few sales of extra Lenves at $6,257.00, but the prevailing prices for shipping graded wero $4. 5.50. In.addition to the ehipments on foot, some 2,00 careanes hare been sent forwurd. , Saturday was a quiet day, both the local and Eastern trade taking hold rather ‘cautiously. Sales of stork cattle to a tair nggeegite were effected at about former quotations, but vutchers’ and ehippers’ stock ruled weak and irregular, A SS da as E jeores—Graded ateers, averaging. to 1,350 ihe... sarees sneeee e+ + S6-25@8,00 Choice Beeres—Fine, fut, well formed 3 year to 6 year old steers, averaging 1 1,450 ite... i Good Beeves—Well-fattened, finely steers, averaging 1,150 to 1,300 Steers in fair 2,153.76 “heifers, HOGS—In comparison with last ‘week, the receipts of hogs show a falling off of nearly 100,000, tho arriv- als amounting to only 79,273, against 173,250 last week, ‘The supply actually on sale was, however, much larger than is indicated by the table of receipts, there being, in addition, eeverv! thousand stale hoge that were leit over fcom the previous week, ‘The week: has been one of the dullest and most unprofitable that Western ship- pers have experienced within a twelvemonth. Light os were the freeh offerings, thoy 80 neatly equaled the trade requirements that receivers were unable to perceptibly diminich the supply of stale stock until toward the close of the week. During the opening days prices steadily de- clined, Wednesdar’s trading being done at $5,756.75 for or to choice qualities, but later there was im- provement both in tho demand 'and in prices, though hot all of the reduction sustained early in the weck has been recovered, Increased receipts ara generally anticipated for the enszing week and many look for auill lower prices, ‘Suturday was a moderately active day, and prices were firm, owing to the small receipts, Sales ranged from $5,0¢@5,75 for skippers, to $5.15@7.00 for cnoice. Asmali bunch (38 head) averaging 430 Iba, was sold by H.R. Henry at $7.15. The bulk of the sules were under 6,5. The following are noted, x0 No. Av, | No. 175... 310 $5.60) 93, 63 625 & 45j11: | 6.35] 6.40]153.... 283 6.65, Ta] 94.522 193. 6.95 x 195) 901... 29 6.40 6.87| 90. ea 38. 1.00, 6.35} 80.12. 208 6.00, 58... 240 ‘SHEEP—Considering the continued heavy supplies, prices bave held up much ketter than there was any Tesson to expect. Our receipts were never #0 large at this stage of the season, the atrivals since Jan, 1 amounting to 46,353 head agninst 2,376 for the eam period Inst yeur, while, in comparison with 1873, » still greater difference appears, Tao matket opened dull nd weak, ond lus continued 0 to the clone, with prices ranging from 33.50@4,00 for poor to $6. 6.25 for exira, Sales wero chifedy at $4.25@5.00, Many remain in‘the yards unsold. TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS. FOREIGN MARKETS. Irvenroor, Jan. %—I! a, m.—Flour, Is@2%e. Wheat—Winter, 8 74@9 6d; spring, & 74@0s 4¢ ; white, 9s Sd@is 7d; club, 98 11d, Corn, as 61@I9x., Pork, 82, Lard, 648. Lrvenroot, Jan, 23-230 p, m,—Breadstuffs—Dall and unchanged. Losox, Jan. 23,—The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day is.£10,000. ‘Loxpox, Jan, 23,—Console, money and account, 994g @IZK 5 §-20s of 65, 1073: do of 67, 1075; 10-40s, 10435 ; new 5s, 10234; New York Central, 93; Erle, 263 ; preferred, 48, Tallow, 44s 9dG458, Pants, Jan, 93.—Rentes, 62¢ 50. Lrvzroor, Jan, 29,—Evening—Long clear middles, 46a ; shoulders, new, dull at 953 61; long cut hams, 50s, NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKETS, ‘Speciat Dispateh to The Chicavo Tribune. New Youk, Jan, 23.—FLovn—Lees active, and prices without decided change; sales 9,700 bris, Southern flour quiet; sales, 580 bris at $4.75@3.50 for common to fair extra; $5.55@8,09 for good tochoice do, Rye flour firm; sales 370 bris at $4.10@5,25. Cony-Meat—Quiet ; sales 300 bris at §4.10@4.00 for Western; $4.75@4.85 for Brandywine, Guarn—Wheat dail and in buyers’ favor; sales 26,000 bu at $1.07@1.09 for No. 3 spring; $1-10@i.11}4 for No. 2 Obi; $1.11@1.12} for No, 2 Northwestern; $1.12@ 1.14 for No, 2 Milwaukee; $1.18@1.22 for No, 1 spriny $1.07G1.22 for ungraded Iowa and Minnesota sprinj $1.20@L.25 for winter red Western; $1261.28 for amber do; and $1.27@182 for white Western: Bye quiet at 9499¢c. Barley quiet; sales 1,000 bu two-rowed State at $1.30 within a day or two, not Defore reported ; 5,000 bu two-rowod (Jefferson Coun- ty) at $1.45, Barley malt quiet and unchanged ; sales, 1,200 bu two-rowed Stato et $1.35. Corn dull; salos, 91,000 bu at 863630 for new Western mixed ; 8%@; Bic for do Western yelluw; 86}gc for new Southern yellow, Osts dull; sales, 27,000 ba at €7@69c for anixed Western ; 66@70c for white Western, Puovisions—Pork heavy at $19.60 for new mess; $16.00 for extra prime; $13.5%@18,7% for prime mess, Beef quiet at $10.50 for plain mess ; $11.00@12.00 for extrado, Beef hams steady at $20.0020.25, Tierre beef quiet at $20,00G21.00 for prime mess ; $22.00 2400 for India do. Lard quiet; sales, 200 tes at 33 13-16@137,¢ for prime steam, Burres—Dall at 17@i0e for Western ; %@0e for Btate. , ‘Wuisey—Market quict ; sales of 100 bris at 9734c. Festonrs—Are auiet,but without particular change. ‘To Liverpool, steam, 16,060 bu grain at 10d per bu; to Rotterdam, steam, 16,(00 budoat8d. * Bucerrrs To-Dar—Whiaky, 1,204 dris; flour, 8,985 do: peas, 150 bu; corn-meal, 635 sacke; beef, 29 pkgs; pork, 10,580 bs; cut meata, 1,103 do; butter’ 3,445 do ; cheese, 594 do; lard, 1,445 do; tallow, 81 pkgs ; wheat, 13,720 bu; corn, 70,000 do; cats, 19,960 do; barloy, 7,509 do ; secds 1,060 do; dressed bogs, 1,095, : WOES OF WASHING, What Becomes of Our Gar- ments ? Our Handkerehiefs—This Week Wo See Them, and Next Week Wo Won't. {sundry Larcenies. Let no man be eure that he is » Christian unti he has patronized a laundry. If, at the end of six mouths, he bas # week's eupply of collara, two handkerchiofa left out of two dozen, and s second pair of socks, and can bring himself to forgive bis despoilers, he may consider himself one of the elect. The bachelor’s indifference to the minutie of bis weekly washiog-bills enables bim to live in the serenity of ignorance. He pitches his soiled linen into a closet, stops on bis way. down town at the first laundry-sign which meets his eye, leaves his addrese, and the cham- bermaid bundles his clothés together whea they are cent for. He pays the bill without a mur- mur, tears open the bundle when there are nn more clean coilara io bis bureao, and has ouly & hazy misgiving at the increasing scarcity of his haudkerchiefs, acd a vague wonderment aa to tho varying eize of his collare, sod the mismatching of his socks. However, there aro moro of all. those articles at the store, aud be goes out and replenishes bis wardrobe, and thinks no more of the master. This methrd of conducting business betwoen the laundry and himself, daring bis bachelothood, seoms so sim- ple and unobjectionable that tho complicated machinory by which tho newly-married wife sceks to keep track of their wearng apparel is to him more a matter of wonder than admiration. Be praises Ler with his lips, extolling ber pru- dence and order; but, in thedepchs of bis unre- generate heart, hethioks she takea a vast amount of trouble to ascertain that tneir average loss is roally about three pieces week. ‘After ail,” he reasons, “when you find out what is miss- ing, . WHAT CAN YOU DO AnoUT IT?” ‘The fact ie, a3 matters now stand, you are at the mercy of the laundries. ‘They bring home your weeitly bundle, aud,.if you don’t pay the Dill, they won's leave your clothes. You gen- erally Hud, on opening the'parcel, that the Inun- dry has kept back pieces evoaxh to pay tho bill, and, 1 you have already paid it at the door, you will never gat your missing articles. So, of t wo evils, it ouly remains to choose the least, i e., pay your washirg bill, and recover s modicum of yonr clothing. I supposs, in this mutter, anyvody’a experience is aversbudy"s. ‘The begia- ning of the washing war is o:ten ac- companied by incideu! bewilderments. The husband takes ap a slightly-worn collar from the burean, and finds it too small for him. He looks at it, and firds it marked Smith, or Brown, or Jones. *‘* Whose collar's this?’ “tine. [just tok it off,” 1s the wife's unsuspecting answer. ‘*Is this your neme?” Tea, of course, the wife is astonished, and the blame is laid-wheie it belongs.—op the laundry, ‘The husband acquiesces, but all the same he wishes womou Would uot ape tha gen- tlemnan’s dresa-styles, and he bas # distiuc: im~ preesion that it isn’t very pleasant to find your ‘sire weuring some other man's collais, Another day, the wite discovers, mysteriously introduced mothe ‘family possessions, alads’s handker- chief markea with some unfembar femmme a- pollaiou. Tne question 18, “How did that handkerchief come into the bouse?” I appeal to anyLodv if 10 is very pleaeant for » man to be asked suddenly, aud without any apparent rea- son, if be knows anybody by the name of Cath- ative Smith, or Mary Jane Brown. Fortuoatoly, these little diticulties are ¥on merged in the grand weckiy wardrobe dilliculty of RENOVATION WITHOUT ROBBERY. Generally the family record runs something like tars: LAUNDEY No. 1, First Week—Loxs, one silk bandkerchief, pre- sented to husband asa mark of gratilude by = poor woman whose son be bad befriended. Laundry-proprietor promised “to look.” He looked 2p vaio. Second Week—Missing, one pair gentleman's cuffa,—new. lsu, oue lady's hemstitebed haud- kerchief. The laundry-wan promised «‘to see about tt.” Yhird Week—Iwo good handkerchiefs miss- ing, aua replaced by two old, coarue rays. Lau dry-man “couldn't understand it; would inquire ut the laundry.” No family of limited wardrobe being able to stand such a constant drain upon the amall arti- cles of dress, tae patronage is transferred to LAUNDRY No. 2. First Week—Missing, one gentleman's collar, replaced by one frum sume otver gentleman's btore. No sauisfactiov, and collar too small for axe. ‘Second Week—Lost irrovocably the husbana’s best bandserchiqf,—a birthday gilt, and the Bist present from bis future wile. Wasuing-bill, 91.50; value of handkerchief, $3. Third Week—Nlwemg, ove uew pair of lady's hose; one lady’s embruidered handserchief. No recovery. Connection severed with that Maelstrom of small articles, e LAUNDRY Xo. 3. ‘This laundry is entitled “ I'he Discovery Laun- ary,” and the appositeness of the title is proved in many ways. ‘'o begiu with, the answer to the conuudrum, ‘“ Why Discovery?” would appear w be, tecause something was always discovered tobe misaiug. Bat then, sgain, the fact that it always 1emained missing world invalidate tat anower. The most reasonable solution of name seexned to be, that this lanndry hed a cu ous way of retuiuiug its pacsages, couveying toem sarieptitiously into the house at a late hhonr Saturday nigut, and depositing them ia such unexpected pisces, that their receipt was in- deed % Discovery. Sometimes the hat-rack waa the recepcacle; sometimes the new- el-post; sometimes a kitchen-chair; and it even happens that, at 13 o’clocs Sstursay night, the wife sometimos hears a servaut on the way to the attic-bedroom depositing bundles at the different doors, and not unfrequenily the sleepy-eyed servant gets the packuges mixod, aod, while the bachelor mm the sccond-story nall- beatcom is raging over his deprivation of the in- aienable nght or every American citizen to a clean Sunday shirt, the little echoolmistiess on { For everything's so altered an’ turned #0 roundabout; the thira tloor is making up her mind to stay st ; ome for want of a psir of clean cnifs, and biushes to the tips of her ears at finding a parcel addressed to a gentleman lett at her door. ‘A Week or 80 of this hit-or-miss work leads up to LAUNDRY No. 4. Here the handkerchief-robbing develops into gigautic propurtious. ‘Last Week—The list sent with the original bundle called for twelve handxerchies. The number twetvo iscoolly crossed out, and tea marked over it, Of the ten handkerchiefs re- turned, one is s miserable, ragged specimen, marsed in ove corner with @ blick design,—it may be 8 cari-wheel—it may be a star—it may be a cuttle-tish, It 13 a sort of botce-imp of s handkerchief, too; for, boing sent back to the laundry with a note, the note is never answered or heard from more, but tho baudkorchief comes back the next week in lien of a better one, and with the middle more dilapidated and the desizn more euigmatical than ever. Probably this haadkerchief is s stock one, kent to fill the com- plement of the different packages, and cover ab- structions therefrom. Third Weck—Matters having reached a crisis, the husband is deputed to represent to the flinty-hearted laundry-proprietors that fami- lies of Umited meane cannot go on forever pay- ing them on an average $2 a week, and present- ing them, in addition, with weekly mementoes of one or more handkerchiefs, varying in price from 50 to 75 cents. Well. they brush the hns- band’s expostulations ono side like cobwebs, He doesn’t know anything about the washing-bills, and thoy know it, Then the wife goes down, armed with all the past bills, and they try to eliminatoher; but she declines to be eliminated. She knows her rights, snd, kuowing, dare main- tain. They are quite contemptuously earcastic with her about sending back the ragged bacd- kerchief,—suverciiously aswuriog her it was not worth it, She fails to retort by asking why they seut it to ber then. aud so goes obt couscions that she has misced a poiuit. The weok's wash- ing comss home minus two pairs of new bose, and, by dint of superbuman atrategy, the con- trives to deduct half their value from tbe bill, aud that closes commuuication with that lauadrv. ‘Nothing now remains to those who would wash and be clean but to resort to e ‘YHE WaSUERWOMAN. For a few weeks thera is « calm for those who weep, and they begin to congratulate thomeslres on prospective peace. One morning, however, the husband quiedy holds up a flannel garment to bus wife’s view. “This shirt you told me was such s in- yeatment, and that I paid @3 for a month azo, 1 and yet you said was all worn out — well, it ieee th I b “ What! the one I spent an hour in darning Not yours?” u ‘Aad it isn't, A fine new garment is gone, and an old garment, smaller and coarser, in in ite place. Through the small girl whos the me. dium of communication between the family ang its new laundress. abe is put in possession of the facts, and easea Ler mind in: the foliowing epistle, which, without date, signature, or sdurves, ig found next day ander the door, in compauy with the despised garment: “That flanil which you sent back and ssde { was to looxe for yoursican’t finde She bad no Bisnes to take it aud brot it Home. It is Yours and You did ent it which: know. Xakeww thia writin as iam sick with a Soar Tarot.” __ So washerwoman No. 1 paxges out of ken. She is succeoded by s Chinaman, from whom our friends detach themselves goly by the sacritica of a new silk nndsrgarment, price $4. And it ig a remarkable fact that, whenever one does lose anything at a laundry orin s washtub, is is a} ways a res'ly good article. It is the flower of the flock that 18 taken. (I don’t hold myself re. spoosible for that mixed simile.) If one wishes to have bisclothes, and yet _wasb them, let him always be sure to have none but half-warn clot ing to trast to these BABPIFS OF THE SOAPSUDS. But the most harrowing part of this matter i tho dreadful uncertainty which eavelops the fa- ture of om lost haudkerchicfs, and collars, and bose. Dotboy, when they go to that bourne from whence no (new) handkerchief returos, loge their idevtity and become like those wha afterwards carry them? Or is it possible—ag. ouizing thousht!—tbat they still retain ony panes; that Bill Sykes was srrésted yesterday with your name on his collar; that the cigar-girl on the corner is carrying op her flirtation with the aid of your wife’s bandkerchief ; and that the dead vurgiar at the Morgue had some of you clothing with which to identity bm? Iremem ber s thrilling story in which 8 young man cams near teing hanged becaase his marked gloves were found under & murdered girl’s pillow. pi was all the fault of the glove-cleacer’s apprem tice. When one remembers that his tife some times depends on citcumstantial evidencs, he lixes to keep track of his clothes. Tt seems only tobe left to us to hasten the day when we shal! equal the Chiaese in pa; mapufacture, and,wben our garmente are rohea we can throw themioto the fire. Then—and nol till then—will the yoke be iifted from onr neo! and we be freed from the thralldom of tubs the martyrdom of mangles. Wircu-Hazzx. a Bat aD Aa GRANDMOTHER CARLETON’S NOTIONS. T don't see what wo're comin’ to, Y can’t Jont make out, With all the world upon the run, an’ things changed roundabout ; With everything turned all exkew from what ft msed te ad An’ sech highfalntin’ doin’s that it kind o” flustrates tm, ‘They think I am old-fogy when I speak my mind ext Bay ‘That folk are goin’ backward from the good el fashioned way. pai I have ran adarters oa comely as the lixelicst gals around; Bat they'sp got the queerest dees that I hare ever foun ‘Though I e'ose they are new-fangled, an’ that others ave the like, . For one mighty altered since, a gal, J married ‘To live in peace an’ qnict, and lovingly believe ‘Adam ‘That Eve was made for Adam, an’ nut made for Ye. But my en age Kate, my oldest, she enya that te out of date: Thear tell bow uhe’s strong-minded an’ s woman's ad- ‘vorate ; She is goin’ to be a lnwyer, goes to college ovary year, ae cagarger ites preschen, though "she doot jerk make it clear; ‘Talks ~ attinities,” ‘an’ “suffrage,” an’ equality, I bilieve; But she takes a dealo’ trouble to prove Adam made for Eve, * dant see what they calculate the consequence wil 2. For they can’t change men ‘to wimmen, fn any way I ‘seo 3 R An’ the homes must be made tasty, an’ the child’as cared for too, ‘Which, if wimmen ‘tend to business, the men will have to or narpantrante I forgot them,—I am so behind the 8 An’ no hireling watched the slumbers of any babe of mine, ‘They ssy I am old-fashioned, and at my notions smaile, But I tell them my opinion, though the trath és out of style; Tor I think’ that things are somehow all gettin’ out af Jit, = With ixe ¥immen runnin’ crezy forthe men to lose by fo they can rat’ ection, preach, an? lectur’, Ibo eve, An’ in fact put on the breeches, thinkin’ Adam made for Eve. ‘Then thero's my grandchild ‘Lizabeth, abe's chipper an? uhe’s gay; But can’t recoucila my mind to what ‘pears now the way: She good to parties painted white, her neck an* bower 23, With alllber crete a-draggin’ round, an’ glass-dust in hair. There’s fvo young fellows courtin’ her; she sys she “ fliris fur fun,’ But *pears just like the “boys and frogs,"\~tis only ‘fun for one, I can’t make out what she will do, she talks so ‘maria queer, Antal Bow “+ Jim Pink is sweet,” an’ “Mr. Duck « jear 3” How Eton F: t drives & lovely rig,” an’ “takes he out to ride, An’ sho is ‘tcultin’ out = gel he used to Ifke,* bo ae ‘Then Gus Fitzallen worships her, “ she can’t give bin the shake ;” An’ spooney George will spend his cash in presents ‘she must take. A Alack! then there is little Sal, or “ Sadie” now they way, She was €o modest, an’ so sweet an’ pretty In her way; But tother auy I heerd then tell (my tours I could hide) ‘That she was goin’ to marry, au’ be a banker's bride, He's heape aud heaps of money, an’ tht buys lee ‘thougis beta fat" en” old, an’ fase, ‘though he’s fat, en’ old, an’ fussy, an’ aa bald a “Daddy Grimes.” ‘Vhere's a nice young man beon courtin’ her, bmt he ‘was thought too poor, An’ a”“love-mstch misalllanos* they never could endure; So he as shown the door-laich bis lore to forget ot le, While Sal, 90 white an’ quiet, will bearich man's uri, Alsck-a-day! I'm most upsot with all I've sess sa’ beerd, An’ love an’ truth are out of date, I'm very much afeord, ‘My old heart it is heavy with its burden nowe-dey 5 For J lived an’ raised my child’en im an bonest, God way. But my grandchild’en are different, an’ I can’ jest make them out ; ‘With babie's little wimmen, ashamed to play an’ Kist, A-copyin’ their elders, like my darter's five-year Miss, Who gocs beftounced to dances, with curls upon ber ‘hea Actus Gout her Uttle “beaux,” instead of bein? te With the young folk bgestn’ parents, an’carryin’thingt their way, An’ the ministers a-sinnin’ an’ fallin’ from grace away; ‘With money gildin’ villains, till they abine a’moss An’ the young gals thin as fence-rafls, an’ daubts om their paints ; With poor boys chained fram marryin’, an’ rich enat on the go, A-emokin’, 7 gamblin’, that they tell’s wild cals a sows But my old eyes they are keen to see, an’ love makel them full clear, An’ "ia many 8 night I'm worryin’ about my grab son dear ; forbe is my nly grandson, an’ he's banome - e's fine, . But thoughtless, an’ oft takes, I fear, # drop se, much o wine ; Pa : Hio capa he's + sowin’ his wild cata,” sa’ laughs sbewd Ty fears; But there a crop grows ‘mazin’ fast, an’ blossoms inte tears, ‘The good Lord help the reckless boys, that's ridin! An’ keep them from the drunkards’ graves thal't ‘The great’ world, runnin’ on so fast, will soon Pus ‘over mo; But Tm glia I'am behind times, though they laugh at my old ways; For the folk wese nearer Heaven in the good. old-tsshe toned days, A Bemartabte Clock. A strange clock 1s said to have ouce belonged to a Hiudoa Privce. In front of the ctock’s diso was 9 goug 8¥ung upon poles, and near it wad & pile of artificial human limbs. The pile was made up of the full number cf parts necessary to conotitute twelve perfect bodies; but all lay. heaped together io spparent confasiun, W the bands of the oicck indicate the hour of 1, ont from the pile crawled just the number of: parts needed to form the frame of une man, pst coming to part with quick click, and, when com plecod, the figure sprang up, seized s mallet, and, walking upto theg ns. struck one blow. This dono, ‘be returned to the pile and fel] 10, pieces again. When 2 o'clock came, two men. nroge and did likewise; and at the hour of nooa and midnight the entire heap eprans op, marching to the gong, struck, one after tke other, bis blow, making twelve in all; them. t& turning, fell to pieces as before, i