Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1875, Page 6

6 MONEY AND COMMERCE FINANCIAL During the wook that has just parsed, the principal foaturo of the Aoancial altustion haa been # dullness duo to the unsraronable weather that preceded it, in- terrnpling business in the city and country, making Collections alow, sad postponing the opening of the Spring trade, which, in ® mors propitious soasch, ‘would have boen already inaugurated, ‘Thero tas fair demand for loans from the Doard of ‘Trade mon, who have grain or provisions to carry, and the packers, who are not borrowing largely, haw ever, There ie & ight mercantilo demand, Rates of discount at the banks aro 10 per cent toreg= ular customers, and, to good outalde borrowers, 1 or per cent less, On the street there is a plonty of fande for all bor- Towors whoare goad, but the dednition of a good hor~ rower is airicter than it was, Rates aro 7318 por cent, Theordora from tho country for currency wero somewhat largor on account uf tho coming holtuay, ‘New York oxchango wat firm at tho wane quotation an tho day bofore, 254500 discount between banks for $1,000, ‘Tho banks and Board of Traig will be closed to- day in observance oz Wanbington’s birthday, Tho clearings Saturday were $2,996,797,63 ; for the week they wero $17,836,805.03, The figures for the corresponding week of last seat were $16,185,024.60- and $1,232,312.65, GOVERNMENT NONDS, aid, Aaked, Onited Stater Ce of 'A1 United States 520s of “62, United States 6-209 of "64. United Btaten 6-208 of '63, 8-204 of ‘cs—Jan, and July, Se1e of ‘di-—Jan, and July, 5-208 af 63—Jan, uly: 10-4Ca 0: Ualted States now Be of 4 United Stutes curr FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Blerling exchange was 483;¢@8 London, 492; Paris, 610, Other rates of forolgn exchange aro quototl ¢ Paris (franc). sse0e. Germany (retelimarics) Reltuns (franc Holland ( Bwntzerlaud (frauen) Bweilen, Norway, an Austsia (paper florin: Tonds, Chicago City 7 2 et. honda... [101% & int, Chtengo City? Pet, Rowersme, [OLE & int/T Chileaye City 79 ct, water loan|t0Liy Chiccgo City 7 Wet, certificates, 935 Chteago City OB et. certificates! 95k int, Cook County 7 @ ct, bonia,,.,|lotig kints dy & int, Weat park 79 ct, bond {93° DANK HrOUKS. National Ban {th Natzonal Wau! oumiercial National German Natiounl Bank, Cora Exchange Natioua Oity Nattonal Womo Nation Untort Nattonal Bank. , Union Stock-Yard Nati ‘MISCELLANKOUS. [Bett date. 440 335 City Rulway, South Bide, City Nailway, V Weat Hilo, Gity Natlway, North Sido, ‘Traders’ Insurance Com Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Gaslight and Chicago & Northwestorn gold be Esposilion ston teeters enens. man Palace Car Company, ox. div, LATEsT. Sxecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New You, Feb, 20,—The stock market waa gener- ally Grmer at tho opening business than at the clos yesterday, Asthe day wore ou there waas general advance under the lesd of Uston Pacific, which was strong, and advanced 1 por ceut on o report from ‘Washington that the Cabinet were disposed to accept the recant proposition of the Company ia relation to the payment of interest due on their bonds, on tho ground “that balf a loaf in better than no bread.” ‘The rest of tho List lator in the day was irregular on a moderate business, ehiey in Wostesu Union, Pacific ‘Mail, and Ohios, Toward tho closo the markot was Yery dull and steady, notwithstanding the bed bank atatertent, Governmenta were firm. Goll dull and wesk Letweon 114 and 114%, tho sloslug quotstions being 114. Carrying rates ranged from 13 toa, Mouey in fair supply. Sterling oxchango quiet and steady, Stocks closed strong, in sumo Inutancos the highest Priece being touched, ‘The ayance for the day ranged from X toli¢ per cent, with the greatest advance in Uaton Pacifio and Pact fall, Gold cloned at 114}¢@1148 [To the Aesoctated Presn) New Yong, Feb, 20,—Munilay next fa legal holl- day, and tho banke, crobnnges, and principal places of Lualuess will bo closed, Maney closed at 23; por cent on call, Foroign exchange closed up quiet, ‘The market for Guay aterting tm easier, prime being 482}¢a483, Demand bills relatively stronger, none being obtaliu blo under 4861, aud good bills not below 456%, Gold opened at 114%, and declined to tty, and slosod at 1169, The rates paid for carrying wero 144, 2, 214, und 8 por cent, Clearings, $43,000,000, Customs . Fecelpta for the wovk, $3,892,000, and disbursements by tho Aatistant Treasurer, $1,135,000, Speco wblp- mente, same time, $511,699, of which $73,000 was in gold coln, the remainder In gold bara and allver. Im- porta of dry goods, $653,053 ; merchandixe, $4,916,ut4, Nalued Erle shares havo been discovered, ‘Tue amount involved ia not Isrge, but the matter ie ime portant, because the oxtent of tho rascality ta uot kuown, It scoms that tho raising was done in Boston. Governments dull and steady, ‘Stato bonds quiet and nominal, ‘Tho atock market was gonerally firmer at tho open- ing of busines than at the close yesterday, Au tho day woro ou, there was 8 genorsl advance under the lead of Unton Pacife, which was strong, and advanced Aper cent ona report from Waaliugton, ‘The ret of the llat, Isto in the day, was frregular ona moderate business, chiedy in Western Uulon, Facific Mail, and Obtos, ‘Tho market was firm during the Jast hour of bual- meas with Union Pacific and Puclfic Mall as tho Jeading features, The former advanced to 41%, clos- jug at the highest point of the day, Paciflo Mall roae 10334, an advance of 14f per cent from the lowost point ot the day. ‘The, wlicte market closed strong, "he anles aggregated 124,600 shares, of which 23,400 ‘wore Vacitic Mail, 21,400 Western Unlon, 6,400 Nori weatern, 13,400 Obio, and 33,290 Union Pacific, ‘Tho bank statement for tho week shows Loans, increase, $1,738,000; tonders, dscroasi Hi lon,’ docreaae, specio, decrense, $1,240,100; leg $2,244,000; deposits, ‘fucrean $18,sc sess tO | Virgen, old +30 6s” | N, Carolinas, ofd.y.. 2296 ok | Ne Carolinas, new,...33 25 k ‘Quin 101 Gul,, Hur, & Quincy.10) Be 8 Sora, irs Michigan Central, Tudlana Gentiabysc. 6 Pittaburg ait, Wayue Woy ! Ilnote Central... 101 Northweatern., 431g | Union Paria 4 Northwestern pid... 838 | Ouutral Pacttle stocks Wi Rock Toland. ......,.10374 | Union Packito Laude, Vie Wow Jersey Hy eLVE | Dal, Lack. & Weeee 2099p ———>-- COMMERCIAL, ‘The #lowing wore the receipts and shipments of hho leading articles of produce In this city duriugx tha swenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday norning, and fog the corresponding date one ycar ago: jj sutraen Ts, [i 4074, |) 1873. | e7d, 4,620) 10,677!" Out, BoTE 0} 321,930]} 84,861} 4s)305 ‘J 26,800) 11,550) 4,393 40) ca,006) 16,543 1.070 goo] ae seu dead, vost Aosiee0) 967,299|| cus.oat! 119,498 pi smesslergiisy $27,306] | 621,530) 1,143} | 2,081 25,17 bit 12,708, é61 1,223,089 | 927,206] 190,924 85} 138,764] Tallow, Wo6..ses ae Butter, the. Droanod hoge, N Live hogs, N Ny. Tamper, N 0000) Bllugles, 140,000] 1,020,000) kath, N A Ralt, brie... ‘Alto the following, withaus comparisons? Kind of produce, Poultry, Its, Poultry, coo; Guine, bans. ore on Friday for ely con~ 1,876 bu Withdrawn from sumption : 3,990 bu wheat, 11,878 bu corn, oats, 1,704 bu rye, 6,318 bu barley. Tho following grain wan luspected into etore on Saturday morning: 2 cara No, 1 epring, 59 cara No, 2 dv, Scara No, 3.do, 2 cara rojected do (31 wheat) ; Al cara high-mixed corn, 60 cars No, 2 do, 10 cata re- Jected do (Tlcorn, all new); 4 cars No, 2onte, 2 Tejected du; 4 cart No, 2 ryo, & cara No.2 darlo} do, ‘Total, 138 cars, oF 63,000 Lu, Tnepoct- 6,292 Ini whoat, $3,975 bu coru, 2,506 bu oats, 1,123 bu rye, 3,902 bu barloy. ‘The following were tho receipts and shipments of breadstuits and live stock at this point during the past week, and for the correspoudiug wocka endlug as datot: re eb, 29,; Feb, Receipte— 1875, ‘1395, Ryoy bu Darley, bt Denied hoga, Ni 3 6, 18,856 9,602 15,79 4,033 208 “trhe follorring were tho oxporta of flour, wheat, and corn from New York during the past week and the week provious; Taat Precte week, | trek, Flour, tris,. Whoat, bu iT, FON, 211 Corn, Lu, 19,0001 36 The report in Saturday's iesue that France fs oxport- ing no wheat to England ought to have been accompa- nlod by the etatcment that ahe ts sending considorablo quanUties of flour to that couutry, France wants tho offal far home uso ; kenco exporte her surplus as dust instead of in the berry, ‘Tho leatling produco markets wero rather irregular on Saturday, with less chaugo than usual in the aver= ago of prices 4 compared with those of the preceding day, Proviefons wero xteady, and grain fluctuated only through a small range. The receipts were small- er all round than for tha two or three days preceding. Fair activity prevaited in dry-goods circles, ‘The Dleazanter weather of the past ‘two days bas brought out au increased demand from local retuilera and tho near-Ly trade, while the {nquiry from more remote polute ehows no diminution, Prices remain strong. ‘The grocery market was without unusual features. Tho distrivution of staple goods 1a gradually increas ug, bat the movement in sido articles shown little or no improvement, Sugars aro stealer, Coffees ro~ main uuscttled and easy, ‘Teas, rice, sospe, and apices are about steady, There was modcrate activity in tho butter and cheese markets, with little variation In prices, Fine goods ure in scautly supply, and aro held with confidence. Driod fruits remain quict, witb prices ranging sa before, The demand for fish {8 lesa urgent, but the movement {e etill sctive, and the mar ket retains tho firm tone for some time past charac- terizing it. Loko fish aro held higher, whllo other de- scriptions are firm and unchanged. Only a moderate degreu of activity waa visiblo in the coal, wood, leath+ er, bagging, and pig-fron markets, and valuce under. went uo unportant change, ‘Thero was no quotable chango {n prices of olls, with the exception of 1c de- cline in turpenting, Lumter was in fair {uterior demand, and desirablo grades were steady, Prices for somo’ grades, whlch happen to bo iu large aapply, were shaded, but “gener- ally they were preity uniform, Shingles were quict and twuehanged. Tron and metal were quiet, Lut tho foriner nnd tin plate were quoted firm, in sympathy with other markets, No important chauges in drugs oreurred except a allt advance in cltria ueld the chauged in valuca were tnimaterial, Salt was quiet and. atea May continues tm goud request and firm, Wool’ and hops wero dull, but stocks of both wero #maall, henco thero waa no disposition to shade prices, in the bopo of attracting trade, Secda were more active and steadier, fiax, tinder vory Hight offerings, tela higher, Potstoea continue to meet with & good’ retal demand, raling firm at the recent ailvauce, Choice gtecn fruits wore rteady, and more active In a retail yay. Shippers and local doalera were taking poultry at recent prices, OTHER PRODUOR sTATIETICA, The Now York Produce Hzchange Weekly gives the followlug ¢ ‘Tho visible supply of Frain, comprising the stocky In granary at the principal polots of accumulation at In tranait by rail, and oxtl- ‘Now York arbor, Feb, 13, Inke and soaboand porta mated amount afloat 18753 r io Wheat, bu, Barley Instaraat tue" New York... all iu 5,14 Wik Keb. 13," Wk Cott. g) We inated. It has been oatimated, in Deorbohm's Tondon Curn Trude La, that tye mohthty aupply of whost jn tho United Kingdom from imports foreign will ba Ne te Fobruary, 1875. ,.0s00e0 March, 1075 April, 1875; ‘Total {a three month Whieh 1 equa to 31,19 ‘Thore were in transit J, 891,000 000 La, for tho United Kingdom, on the ath of February, 18%! 753,950 qur of wheut, oqual to 14,031,600 bu, aud 1 re of maize, en 1,194,600 bu, which amounts are exclusive of steamer shipiments from American Atlautie ports, but iuclude abvut 8,500,000 bu of wheat from Callforula aud Ore- gon, ‘Tho importa into the United Kingdom for the week ended Jau. 2, 1875, tueluded: Flour 132,147 owt 5 wheat, 68,922 cwt; musize, 265,794 cwt, And the exporta duriug the same weck were: Flour, 1,b02 owt; wheat, 2,160 cwt ; mulze, IW2owt, Tho home do- liverica of whvat durlig the same week were 214,096 ara, ‘ho average wheat-crop of France {8 about 103,000,000 hectolitres of 2 Lu and ,83782 decimal each, which equal 292,295,460 bu, ‘The sunual consumption for all purposes, tueluding that for seeding and manufactures, 44 placed’ at 90,216,490 bectoll. tres, oyual fo 256,385,001 bu, The wheat- reo of Frauce dn” 1614 hes beet Fo: ported a6 boing ® full average, which fudlcat fice requireineute of foreign wheat will be loss tan au For the first four months of the crop year 1 ape, 15 to, De, 3, the exports have bec fn excess of the imports, “foerbuluu’s Loudon eable of the 1th February, 1875, reports the farmers’ deliverica of homo-growit whott i tho 150 towns in England and Wales (or the Weel ending Fol, 13, 1875, 6 63,000 to 60,000 qr, and Hated tn the Kingiddm at 320,000 to’ 940,000 are, 0 tinporta of forelun were, fur the same week, ,000 to 205,000 nv of whet mud 95,000 ta 100,05 betwof fluitr, aud ¥v,000 to 95,000 yrs of maize, ‘The supply of wheat, four fncluded, for tho week ‘endod Fob, 13, 1875, wan 41943 are niluiinuiu and 4: ly consumption, Tue WAS 840,000 10 880,000 bi PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Wero moderately active, and steady, but easter all around, Live hogedeclined 160 per 100 the, aud this weakened products, eapecially os other marketa were dull, but under a falr domand the fone bocamo stoadier, The trading was chiefly apecu- lative, aud thus of the kind known us changing over, the orders for shipment belug generally at fyurce which hulders did not care to accept, Packtxo—Tho Commercial Bulletin givos the fot- lowing us the hog packing at the polutenained to dato, as comparod with the ourrceponding time last year, aud the aggregate Last season ¢ 7 Aparecate Todate, | To date, wis, | let. | 1,503,437 7600,004 ‘aiwvat| eon BBL $35,703 74,880 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1875. ‘The preking bere 14 numerically larger than last sea- fon, with six working daya yet tu bear from} but tho total of tho Weat shows « considerable falling of, which {a catimatod to amount to 103,000,000 Le of product for the searon, ¢ SitreaKxts—Tho Commercial Leport given tho fol- lowing ux the shipments of provisions from thle point for the week ending Feb, 18, 1073, and since Nov. 1, 1874, togelior wilh compartnons t { Harve Shoutds,) tid ites, tra, Ihe, Us, Porarer irr ipeeel pena eo Wee SANE a,0m| royasrl sas} carota mies) BY 2007) Tele) 622, 43] Fy eines), Ineo Mors tyeidc (Iu att aetenet| ST eral 08, Se, nat 1a ea Binco Nov. iS Bamo timd'13-"4) 2191 62,170) 31,223) 18) 120, 168, 178 a shipped for the work, 14,13) pleera, amalnat the carresponcding week last your: NE, B21 804 ploces, agalnat 68008 Dlouon the tlaclades allent maats, except shontdersand 8, P, baina. Mars Ponx—Was rather moro activa, at an average decline of 2Yeper bri, Most of the trading was fa turning over from Mfareh {nto April, thera being very Uttle new domautt, Sales ato reported of 497 brie caah, at $19.10; 6,500 hria roller March at $18,194 18,20; 6,760 bela ncller April. at $18.42!¢@18.434 $ 1,800 brie scllor May at $12,70¢918.75 ; 1,000 bra soller Juno at £19.00@10.05, Total, 13,247. brie, Tho market cloner! at $18.10 cach ; $IA.IS@1E@ING eller March; $18,518.47}; eellor Aprils and $18,75 for May, Other descriptions of pork were qulot and steady. Clear wan quoted at $19,25@10,50; primo mess at $10,00@10.12¢ 5 and oxtra prime at $13.00(213,93, Lanv—Was loss active, and 230 per 100 tts lower, in sympathy with pork, Liverpool boing also quoted Btw decline of Gt per 112 ibs, Salee wore reported of 1900 tea cash at $13.40 $ 400 tea aoller March at $13.10 13.45 6,000 tow neler April at $13,cOG13,65 ; anid 1,250 ten seller May nt $13,00@13,83:, ‘Total, ‘10,350 tee, Tho market cloned steady at $19,374 (413,40, con? §1360@13424 for March, and §lcualscsy for April. \ieire—Were tamo and castor, There was only» light demand, and some buying Hmite wore reduced, The shitmenta of Friday were large, but w good doal of country product fn now coming tn, somo of which in offered in competition with Chicago ctired, Halex wero rported of 10,000 Ia shoulders at OYo cart and To roller May; 29,00 Tha green do ut 64,03 00,000 Ibn short ribs atOiges 20,000 fhe abort clears at Oc; 40,002 the long’ cloars ‘nt 94 boxes do at 040; 20,000 1b belli st ¥A¢c ; 60,00u Its green hema at’ Dies tes swoct_ plekled’ Lams st 10K, The market clored at 64 @O%0 for groen shoulders, 9490 for do long clear, V1y1a9%,0 do short ribe, 9% do nuort clear, and 9¥@)i;0 do hams Sweat-pickied hama (18 Thu average) at 10) 10Xe. Meata in walt (part ctired) quoted at 63 @tye for shoulders, canh or woller Tebruaty’¢ 640 do soller March; G63<@6%¢ do reller April; long clear, Oe caeh or seiler Fobruary; dosciler 3 o March, 9303 do roller April, D4 sc; abort riba, dig@oXe cash or seller February; do ‘seller Marcls, 9c; Wo neller April, UTge% short clear, D-z0; do acller March, 074¢3 do neller April, 10%c, Noxed moata ‘Me bigher than loose, Long cut hams, 10%@1L tye, Ba con moxte quoted at 12u@lsye for haut, 8 for shoulders, 10%¢ for auiort its, aud 110 for short cleara—all packed, Gnranc—Was quiet at G@10e, Bales wore 100 pkgs yellow at 144c, BEEF PW DUCTS—Wore quict and nominally une changed, nt $1.25 for mets, $9.25 for extra mess, and $21,012,009 for hama, ‘TaLLow—Quoted at 87 @size, BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Waa rather moro activu and s shade firmer, in sympathy with the tone of advices from other points, even Now York being quotod Arm with a fair export demand,” One round lot was taken for ship ment; the rest of the trading was local, Sales were reported of 800 urls winters, and 2,750 bria apring ex- tras, mostly on private terms; 75 brla buckwheat flour at £5.50; and £0 brie ryodont $5.50, Total, 3,175 brly, Tho market clored as follows: Choteo wiuter ox- tras $5,5@0.50; common to good do, $4.25@5,003 cholce apring oxtras, $1,25@4,80; fair do, ebipping graden, $1,004.25; patent spring, $5,00@9,00; spring superfuics, $3.00R3.90; rye four, $5,25@5.50; buck- ‘whaat do, $5,005.50, BuaN—Was in falr demand, and tesa plontifal ; hence salable nt 50c advance, Salea were reported of 0 tons at $29.50, on track, CouN-BlzaL—Wan quoted at $3,40G3.60 per brl for good, and $21,00@21.50 per ton for coarse, Sales wero 10 tons at $24.59, MipptiNar—Sales were 20 tons at $22.00G2.50 froo on board carr, WHEAT—Was quito active for this season, and ayer- aged Xe higher than on Friday, Tuero was » good epocutstive demand throughout, basod upon reports of an improving tono in Liverpool, with a better fooling in Now York, The Inquiry waa chiofy for April, though = good many March shorta were cov- ered during the day, Very Ilttlo cash wheat waa wanted, and scarcely any for shipment, The shorts for this month aro nearly all dlled in, but there fsa long line out for future months, and a Uttloupward turn elsowhoro naturally makoa many anxious to cover, though nots few were put out {n full confidenco that the market would go belaw adc, ‘Tho advance brought ought out freo sellers, howaver, aud extreme figures were not maintained, Soller April openod at @7c, sold at 867; and advanced to 8717c, fell back to 8474, Beller Marclt sod at 855; Seller the month wold at 85% (a5; Soller May sold Bt DUFF@UL Ic, 03s, Cash Ma ales wero reported of 400 bu No, 1 spriug at Wo; 23,000 bu No, 2 do at 8534@95zZ0 ; 4,000 Lu No, Jo a Bos for winter, and 826 for freats 'recelpta ; and 800 bu rejected do at TH!gc, Total, 24,200 bu, Monesora Witeat—Was’ inactive and nominal at Slo for No, 8; and 8b%¢@¥io for No, 2, with vecy little inquiry, but Grimness on the part of holders, CORN—Waa moderately active in options, and quiet on cash lot, with a vory irregular feellug, New York was ie higher on new, ‘and Tayerpoot was firin, while our feceipts were light, ‘This brought out a good de-~ mand for the winter optious, which requlted in en ad~ vance of about yo ee ‘bu, though ft was not maintained fo the clos, the upward turn bringing out ftce sellers, The auminer optiona were a shade easier, "Tho premium on tho May deal wan run up to 4 high figure, owing to tho effarts of ano or two partis to oblain a controlling interont for that month, and the result waathat parties do the country who hold corn want to sell it for May, ‘an to throatey = considerable reduction in the proml- um, owlug to the connpetition touell, ‘The option for Alsfch opened at G4?,c, advauced ta 64é;¢, and reced~ ed to déjoat the clouo, Seller May auld at 714 @Q7Lic, relter the month nt Oi@édiyc, reller April at O55, COC, anit seller June at 699,(a70¢, all cloalny frm at the fnivide, Cash sales wera roported of 33,600 bu. No, 2 at G4GCEYo ; BW bit Fojectod at 6403 and 3,000 bu ears at G5(@67c, on track, Total, 47,000 bu, OATS—Tho market opened atrong, but closed calor than on tho previous evening, under a moderate do~ mand and ineympathy with com, Fresh receipts of No. 2declined Yo, owlng to the larger supply of sample! lots, which wero preferred by the bnyera for home consuinption, Weller Starch nol at 533,(4334 cloalng at about 6 seller April at 53;@340, ate soller May at 665;8563<c, both cloving at tua inside, Cash or acllor the mouth war quoted at 5: x and fresh receipts of No, sold at & Le, Haan) Tote rnold at 550457y0 on track, Hojectod was quoted at 623/¢. Gawh dalog tucludo 10,000 bu No, 2 at 83%@ 3gc, 3,000 bu No, 2 frewi at 34@S4Xcc, 6,000 bu by inply at S3@STIye, Total, 19,000 Lu. RYE—Was tu ‘fait order'cojucet atid Ormer, No, 2 sold at 99'¢c@$1,C0, Tho offerings of rample lots weru larger, aud sales wero mado at Sc@§1.03 on track, Halos Were reported of 9,800 but, ehlotly wamplo late, DARLEY—Waa dull and XG@lo lower, under liberal offerinyr. There wero a few buying ordera on tho market for cash in favorite housca, and the offeriugs ‘Deing Ught, prices wore steady, Seller March cold at $1,0U'@ 1.10; and weer Apel nt $1,071.08, both closing atthe ftistle, Regular No, 2 wae offered in roan 1.00%, Hales of regnlar in I, inado at $1,0U3¢, aud of fresh in A,, D. & Ca, at $1.20, Receipts iu N.S. were quoted at $1,10a1,12, Nu, d and rujected were nomiual at $1,0%61,0%, and Vc 41,02, rewpoctively, Canh aalea wose reported of 1,200 bu No, 2 regular KH, 1, at $1,004 ; 600 ba trea in 20; and 1,00 bu Ly sample at 40 bu, Ay D. & Co,’ $LNKGLID, Total, LATEST, In the afternoon provisions were unchanged and grain lower, Mews pork was quiet, closing at $14,10@18,13!¢ carb, PBIGHWATY aeller’ March, $14.44 18.473 wallor April, 114.7245 @18,76 nellor May, $19,024; 19.08 relior Juno, aud $10.35919,40 seller Joie, Haliw Were made of 600 brs acller April at $18.45, Tard wos quiet oud unchanged, Quoted at $13,350 340 cushy pluoa March, $19.60G 15.02 for April, anid $15,8.@13,! 4 for Muy, A wale was ro- ported of 250 ten seller March at $tetayce ‘Wheat wae duit aud weak under liferal offerings, clowiug 340 lowur than on ‘Change, Heller Marcu openod at 8516, and cloved atuSizo. Heller April opened at 87156, fell to B63;c, and closed at 85%c, ie, cluning ab 6340 for March, 64570 url and Other grain wos inactive and nominally unchanged, GENERAL MARKETS. ATLOHOL—Was ateaily at $2.03, HROOM-COKN—Waa in continued good demand, sn firu at the annexed quotations; Good toestrehurl, JW@i3s; oruvh that will work itself into a choice hurl broom, 104@lle; comman to fale do, 95;@l00 3 iuferior brush, 844@9e; crooked, 5K@TXc. BUTTER—Lint slight change was noted in the but- Nermarket, ‘Trado was falr om local account, and gome convidersble aales to shippers wore also noted at about ateady prices, Followiug aro the quotations ; Obotce to fancy yellow, 29350; medium to guad grades, 2392503 inferior to common, 15@20; jn eriur tocholce roll, 18@2Te, CHEESE—Prices ranged the * sameas on the earlicr days of the week, and wore steady and firm. Quota- tous are 17@1#e for prime mild factory, and i 1S 30 for qoods ‘oil un Dayor, COAL—Was teas activo, Pricos wero firm, as pre~ quoted, Lackawanna, $10.00} caunel, §3.00 rooks, $7.00; Blosabury, $8.60: Mocking Valley, $7.00 ¢ Indians block, $2,807 Titwois, #4.00.05,00. 28" COOLENAGE—Packers'fzoode sold ut qaotod prices, ‘Toe demand was Ught, Pork burrela: $1,103 lard Mercos, $1,401,452 ‘tour Lurrals, A 4kg53c; wi irels, $1,082. pork utay rough, $15,003, 14.00; do bucked, $18,00@ 21 Sour staves, $7.00 ied. clrete Hour heading, 7 ight poles, $25.00 52.00. DULEHBED HOGS—Were active at a reduction of 5@ 10c, Fight welghts wold at $7.70@7,80, cloali 5 aud beary at $3009810, with stew aales at bay, Hesvy welghts closed at $0Kgsiak. age brouga! a tear ‘Waa Stuses | oterwiee there was no important chango In prices Trata was only fair, Below are the prices cuirrewt? Ac citric, th. $1.:5@1.40¢ acld, tnrtarle, powdered, th, Ska Bias ammonia, carb, I, Avale! aglmgrense, coz, 11,0041.05; borax, Fef,,'B, 15(@1805 blue vitelol, By WelGrs creamy tartar, pure, Tb, 453500; cochts nel, Hond., tb, Eadie: chloroform, Ib,’ $1.10a 1,204 glycerine, 1 th bulle, Ib, 20q0e 1 um plexed, BCig7Se; qum arabic, aorte, Saii5e cataphor, th, Tsgives min opium, ’D, qum ahellac, ‘Ih, Bia9%e% alc, white toiling, m. $4,505.00 norphia, aniph., (46.00: olf «EO deraon’s, $4,756 taaaltiin, t0aly, Mb, 63,25 qui 2.9562.10 § Ted preckp., Ib, 32.2504) $1.60¢¢1.76 toot the, + Dowdle, 0; nalopaom, Ib, 1% (asics aliver, nit,, cryet., 67, $1,05 (41.10 soap, Cantile, gon. Ib, 1sscalde ; Bui phur, tb, 4yca0eg entuatree bark, 17@200, EUGH—Continue soarce aud’ firm, at 93@980 for rtly fresh, aud foa3de for frenh, ‘Pickled old at (aXe, When in firateclasn condillon, FIsti—Whitedsh were firm aud highor, quotations helug advanced 10@1Se por ¥-brl, Other descriptions ero firm ant tuchanged, Wo revise our list ne ‘Bt No. 1 whitetish, \-brl, $4.28@90.95 ¢ No. 2 do, $9,0Ka6,16; No, 1’ trout, '$5.25¢a5.60 t’ No. 1 shore ‘snnckerel, new, X-bri, $0,UN49,26; No, 1 bas, $07 oe Fv unackercl, Webel, $4.28 Q6.c 3 family mackerel, K-brl, $5,505,755 4 T shore kits, $1.75G1.80;" bauk codfal, $5.25¢0.003 Ueorgo’a codlish, $4,60@6,75; Tabrador herring, aplit, bein, $4,508,003 do Seb}, $4,256.80; Labrae dor "herring, round, trl,” $7,6088,00; ‘do, s7-brl, #4,09@4.25 $ tealed hcrrinit per box, 4d@dse3 Collimbs vor salmon, $y-bri, $9.i6.010,002 ocean trout, 2 doa A slag per cane, £9. Ae fs (90,95 Ae § $5.15 qa .75% oll, feinon, Han. 09} potaras, elon, 3: 0. ‘S$ AND NUTS—There were no now foaturce uber {his head, A moderato volte of rales Hot the prices following $ Fonezax— Daten, T@sker fen, drums, Wate: fgy, tay ere, 19920e; “Lurkish’ prunes,’ 10y@lligos French prsines 1 raisins, layers, $110.20; fooes Muscatel, €4,0524.20; Valehelu, 14612%,0% Zante outrrante, 747 4.c5 citron, Biig8de7 louton peel 18a 204, Dosesric—Alden apples, W@20e; Michigan apples, 9¢ } Indiana aud Hillnois, 7@8e; Bouth- to mized, orn, 74) deacten, Lalven, 921 iaatyos suo pared, 20@3te; Mackberries, 103/11 Taspborries, U5@ ie ; plies chorrics, 3@32c, Nuts —Filberts, 1@l4c; almonds, Terragous, 24@25¢: Naploa walnuts, 15@1¢c; Grenobio walnuts, now, (alde; Brazile, Mtallyc; yecans, Toxas, lite; Wilmington peanuta, 7@ 10 ‘onnessea peanuts, 6@ Re; African peanuts, 53, <aCe, GREEN FRUI'TH—Oranges and apples were relling. to retailers, choles bringing full prices, Other fruita were unchanged, Choico Messina and Palermolem- ona, $9.50; per bor: Valeucla oranges, 24,50 (10.00 por can ff Valermo ond Mersina di 5.54 per box, choice do, 5004.0; apples, per bel. $2,002.60 ; $2.551g9,603 _crant ud Q11,00 por tl. UROCERIES—No jes, te ice olianges wore reported, Busltiess was quiet, with moat Lines steadily hold, Le low aro tho prices current iucx—Patns, Tg@7%0; Rangoon, 64@7o; Caro- Una, 73(@9s¢3 Loutnlana, 7@8e. CorrErs Tava, ‘Se 1 No. 2, 1@ 3203 choice, to fancy Itie, 23;@230; good to primo do, '23@233e; common, F120; roasting, Wie Ie; fea, 234240; Mara- Singapore Java, 2520¢; Costa e. nt eut loaf, 1 GlL}fes, ermabiod, and ealbo, 2x24 y, Buaane—Pat Powdered, 11ya@lluc; Kranuial UEC A, standard, 104¢; do, No, 2, 10@10'sc; B, V7,@10c; NIC! O No. 2 UsGIXC? yollow, G ©; choice brawn, 44:8 fair to common do, Tet Xe} cholco 9c; common to fairdo, T34@8e; N. 0, common to choice, 7@stic, SinvEs—Dismond dnps, ¥1,15G1.20; silver drips extra flue, Cia@70C 5 good angar-houro ai aps 5I@SS5e 5 extra do, 6°@65c; Now Orleans molasses, choco, yo" WOGH0; do yrlne, 6S@6He; do common, Giaise; Korto Reo movssses, 6ug38¢; common mclaasss, 41 ee Nrices—Allspleo, 15Y@1GIe cloves,S0G55c¢ canst, so@I2e; popper, Wages nutmegr, No. 1, 1.31.08; pinger, Afrieau, A5@38e%'do Galeutia, Teac, Boara—Gcrman Mottled, 61z@7e; Golden West, 43, @So; White Lily, 8,@0ige; Walle Hose, ox@OKo; white Rusxten, 62, (6c. HAY—Tunothy was held firmer In consequence of an iinproved demand and Ught receipts, Prairie {a in good local request aud firm. Quotations: 1, $tre0aie.00; No.2 do, $16,008.00 mised, H ehuice upland prairie, $11,60(414,00 ; No, 1 do, '$12.60@ 13,00 No, 4, or alongh, $10,001 WIGHWINI x an /ES—Were toro activa and @ shade firmer than on Friday, Sales were 250 brie at $1.04 per gal- lon, and thore wore orders on the market for more at tunt prieo, Now York was caslor at $1.07, HIDES—Wore quiet and unchanged, Green frozen, tn atock, was weak, Quotations: Green city butchers'e, Tica} fteen frozen, Ty@ixe% gracn cured light, Valet heavy do, 840 {part cured, BY Cs nd. calf, 18a) u y do, 84" calf, 150; dry Hint hides, kip, ry alted hides, 14@150; deacon sking, 4480; ‘bccn Polts, wool estimated as washed, ‘per Ib, 40@450; grabiy tiles are claawed aa danisged, and bring two- thirds price, HOVE—Were dull, at 98@13c for cholce and 30@350 for common Western, MON AND STHIEL—The market ts quiet, but quoted firm, owlug to the dopleted stecks in manufac: turers’ hands, Itfe probable that the milis will start Upson, Quotations: Tron, 2 8-10@@30 ratow + hore aloo iron, 44@4%(03 plate fron common tank, 44@ orway iron, 34cC@%0 per ths Norveay nailrous, English sprlig atocl, O@ilc; American cast fies utecl tire, W¢ n., B@1003 tool t, 18e¢ Enylinh do, ‘tc, —Was tourouably active, ‘The market ia finn for fencing sud some other which are notin largewupply, We apring steel, 1G) tec American ¢ 36 LUM 2, 0053.00 Glear Goring, Ist a Gloar sliding, tat and 2d First common aldiug, Flooriug, frat common, deetsed. Flooring, kecond comtuon, dressed. ox bosrda, A aud By... ‘Aatock board 34,00%¢-26,00 (O04639,00 Fonclug (16 ft.) Common lumber, Joist and scantlin The followiug abst made from an article in the February number of ‘the Nerthwestern Lumberman? “ Tho winter's cut on the Upper Misslasipyd and tributarios is cutimatod at 150,- 000,000 ft, Work in this region has progrosued. fairly, the only serious drawback being the intenpo colt weather, But tittle old stock waa carried over, anil, taking into secount the usual drawbacks bo driving, it fa not Ukely that the Minneapolis mille will be over- stocked the coming season, The cat on the St. Croix ‘will reach about 129,000,000 ft,, if tho winter continuce fayorablo, seals a little less than an ovorage work fa being done on the Chippewa Hiver, in Wisconsin, | On tho Ilack Hiver tho estimate [a placed at 144,000,000 ft of logy; but, owing to acarcity of enow in Dacei- ‘Lor, work waa delayed, and unieas the romatnder of the sesson should bo pnueually favorable, it ia not AUkoly that over 110,000,000 ft will be put in the atreain, Upon the Wivconsin River leas work is boing done than for soveral seasons past, Not more than half ee muuny logs havo beou banked to dato, as were at the uamo tine Inst winter, Thero hay been very littlo- snow until within afew weeks, Wolf River will fur- dah about 121,000,000 f¢ this winter, 1L8—Turpentine was quoted ‘lo lower, Asldo ‘Teado ‘remains 0! fram thie no changes were anparant, quiet, Carban (standard white), 115 deg. toat @ Layo; do. Mina legal tent, 180 deg., 15@i5:c07 do headlight, 175 deg,, 18% @%9e; extra winter lard oft, $1141.15; No, 4, 960; No, 2, suc} raw, Giaese; ‘do boiled, 68@No; whale) 77@7K0$ sperm, $2.85(42.40; nestafoot afl, strictly pure, $1,057 do extra, 14950; do No, 1, 70(@Bvo ; hank oil, 550; stralts, G00; plumbego oll, W@T5c; turpontine, 44 43 tha, Cd gravity, My@lse; naphtha, ‘cons anon, 12% Gilde, BOTATULS—Were in good request and firm, We quotes Kastern Veactblowa, 036$1,08; Westorn do, ‘85(90503 Karly Rose, sU(a0Uc; mixod, 10@sc, Car- fota af astern were quoted at Uc@ 31.00, POULTRY—stet with a good dewiaud from abippers and dealery, chotca stock Dringiny outalde quotations : ‘Turkeys, dresecd, 10@13¥03 chickens, dressed, Y@lic per th; ducks, 1241uo per thy gecsy, B16 per th, E) H—'inothy sovd wae wore active aud atendier $2.95.42.05, prime solling gt $2,502,024. Olover wan frm at 6,6U@6,6) fur prime to choice modium, and anammoth at £4,80, Millct sold at 90@USe, and ! ‘firmer, clos ret oa Ty coarae, $1 3 coarse inand, LBs 3. a out bags, $176; dalry, with’ bayy, $4003 Ashton dairy, por anck, $4,004.25, ‘HAN—Galew were light, Orders were for mudorato amounts aud were promptly fled at ths quote tion following: Young hyson, common to yood, 4015003 cholen to. extr 1.053 conunon to tneold byson, 55tG6e; common to tue imperial, 45@tUe; good to'chotes do, ws@iSc; fair to good gunpowder, G50; choice’ Pingmey, 5c) $1,003 ex- tra Moyuno, $1,20(@1.35; choice to extra tow Japais, a 0503 commun to good uo, ¢@T1S03 felr la youd vid, tixgdSe; common du, 43ai0a4 common $0 Ane Oo- long, 33@450; good, BKaU50; ' cholco ta extra, BGG 00, ‘TOBACCO—The tobacco mussket {s quict at rm ant unchanged prices, Helow are tho quotations 3 Form Our—Ubolce to extra, 6x@iia; medium to Band, 45495005 common, 40, PLva—Cholea to extra, 743750; medium to good, 60 @ltGo ;oonmon, 45¢44e, Sucxrid—Good 10 cholce, 22@350; mediam, 2@ Bley common, 21@34c, VEAL—Choico calves sold at 9@10c; medium at O@3e, and peary and poor at 4i¢50, WuoL—small “anlery wore may is, tocent ees: prime tub-waa! } Poor Tiyoed tub-washed, 9520; fine ani 'medjum wanlvod anid coarse 8705 Any un (9840 § pulled wool, 44@4Te, £ LIVE STOCK. cutoago, Leceipta were aa follows: ° Gait, | Hoge hero. eof 2,120} eal 2,583 +} Sys] 25,163) 8,8 al aud Ente aytial g9,72st 4) ‘a0y) 2y3a4] 24,190/118, 198! 13,913 13,135]118, 183] 10,205 10,682}100,z20] 7,¢35, (Cattie.) Hoga, | Sheep. tol aan} in| ea 1,844) 1,047 2407] 6,676) 2,401] 5,735] 8,815) &nY 1,770 1\ea9 1,635 20,869) 4,414 wise ths CATTLE—In this department of trade the pant week Lan developed no wmnuruat features, Extremo quiet prevalled from the opening of trade on Monday down tothe close of the week, with prices ruling cary all around, and in nome fustances lower, ‘The receipts wore not unuaually heavy, amounting to 14,120 agalont 15,135 last week, and 14,318 for tho corresponding week last year, but m considerably-rmaller number would have sallefied the wants of tho trade, as the closo of cach day found a good many unsold cattle neattered about in tho different divintona of tho yards, ‘The wur- plun consisted aostly of low grades, ‘There was no over-eupply of first ani accotil-clara beoves, noe of desirable mtock cattle, the demand being chtefly cen- tered in these two descriptions, Tew extra cattle were recelved, and the nuzber of pales at over $6.90 wan oxtremely amall, ‘The supply conalated Inraely of ordinary to good qrades aversmng from 1,000 t0 1,300 ita, for which the ruling prices were $4.00:95,60, Hstueday's salen mace a fale kearuneto, both local and ontnde buyers operating with aome freedom at aboutateady prices : .QUOTATION®, Extra Beever—Gradod atoors, weighing 1,400 £0.1,550 Hite sreevenessses evs $O25QOTS Choice Booves—Fine, fat, well formed 3 year to5 year old ators, weighing 1,280 to 1,450 ibs, satéae, +. 5,60@0,00 Goo Neeves—Woll-fattened, Anely form steors, weighing 1,150 tu 1,30) In... 5,005.50 +Medlunt Grades—stocra in fale fleshy, woigit- {ug 1.100 to 2230 a... Butchors' Btock—Pour’ to fair cows, for cit; welglilng 800 to 1,200 Im, Block’ Cattle—Cominon ea 4,254.75 3,00@4.25 0 1,050 Ihe 9,00@4,25 Inferlor—Ligh d c ae stiga, lnilix, ond acalawag stears .25(23.00 Cattlo—Toxadssesseres bag HOUS—The rocelpts for the week have been 118,101, Against 110,789, and 60,789 for the corresponding weok last yonr, Prices have’ nat een anjected to any rio- Jent fluctuations, ‘Tho aupply, though almoat unprec- cdontly large for thin atage of tho scaron, has not 6x~ cocded tho demand tu tho extent that valuca havo aire tained any tloclded alirjnkags, the closlug quotations showing a depreciation of nut more than to per 100 Ibs, During the past fow tlaya there has Leen a no- tlevable detorioration in the quality of the hogs cnt forward, but tho avorago is Bll oxcoptionally good for the roafon, and the advent of that #tast hog "1a not Wkely to be chronicled for some little time jet, Woah tuoro is no doubt that packors would be gind to bring the feason to a speedy clorc, ‘Tho provailiug prices for ordinary to cholce ght welghta were $.40/a0, while common to choleo heavy soli chiofy at $4, 7.20, Bklppera noid at $5,76@6.25. and oxtra assort lols at $7.107.00, ‘Saturday was a quiot day, Buyers generally seemed to havo thelr urders well flied, aud only a moderato amoitut of trading was dono, either on local or Euat~ ern nccount, Balos wore at $0,25@7.40—principally at $0.40@7.10, No, 84.4...209 6.951150,,..,280 6.70, 37. 49 SUEELP—Duriug the first half of the wook the mar. ket wes overstocked and prices declined 25@ue, but, under the dlininixbed roceipta of Friday and Satnr- day, the reduetion was moatly regained, cloning prices showing but slight diferenco from thoso current ut the close of tho previous week. We quote poor to common at 81,7544,50; medium at $4.75@5.00; ond. good to choice at $5,2580,00, Extra grades nalable at 8.258 0,50, aT. LOUIS. Br, Lovia, Fob, 20,—Ifoax—Necelpts, earkers $0.00G0.05 2,055 firm; $ pacers’, $1.75¢87.50, ATELK—lteceipta, 124; firm; {he deinand excoeds the supply; salon of afalr natura; atecra at $3,093, 5.25; uatlye butelers’, $1,505.50; ‘falr uative mtock~ £28, $4,28@4.55; fair to good Texans, $4.254.75, CINCINNATI, ,— Ho Crxcinnatt, Feb, clive and firm: common, $6,5007,00; fair to medium, $7.10@7,i0 } cholce, $7,40@7,60 ; ‘bulk of salea nt $7.25@7.50 ; To ceipts, 1,090 ; shipments, 1 TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS, FOREIGN MARKETS. Livenroot, Fob, 20—-2:00 p. m.—Breadatuts firm, Lard, Olu 6d, Pork, 758, Test uncbanged, Iavenvoot, Fob, 20—4 p, m,—-Unchanged, Lownox, Feb, 19,—Consols for money and sooount, 924503; "05a, 107% ; ‘OTA, 1073¢3 10-40s, 102% ; new 5, 103; Now York Central, 02; Erio, 2543 preferred, 42, ‘Tallow, 408, Panis, Fob. 90,—Ronton, 65f 5c. Lavenroot, Feb, 20—Eyening,—Droadatuffa quiet, Tard, Ste Gd, Pork, 75s, ‘Tullow, 40a 6d, Should. ors, 9a6d, Hame—ton-cut, 623, BOSTON WOOL-MARKET, Bonton, Feb, 20,—Wool,moroactive, aud sates larger than for some weekn past, Tho domaud, however, has not beon general, afew houses making tho bulk of the sales at concension, Combing and delaino fleeces higher, and the demand exceeds tho mupply. Every lot offered 1a readily taken at full prices, ‘fhoro is vory little presauro to buy or soll fine fleeces, an tho bulk of the stock is atill controlled by a few houses. smostly held under Iimits, Desirable lots of medium command very full prices, ‘The movemeut in pulled wvol fs quite large, eales for tho week having been $575,000, Tho acarelty of medium fleccca has turned ‘the attontion of manufacturora {o desirable lots of pulled, ‘Thera tsa scarelty of choice extra, but an abundant aupply of inferior quality, for which there 4a very Ittlo demand, Sales of X and XX Ohto and Pennsylvants fleeces, S4@351f0; Michigan fleaces, COG BSc; Wisconsin and Weatern, 49@52!e; washed, comnbing,snd detatno floocos, 6¢@05e; unwgahed tleeces, GE dic; tub-Kashod, 680; weoured, 656030; superine and X pulled, 405580, NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET. New Yous, Feb, 20.—In dry gods business has Deen greatly restricted by storminy weather, and tho market bas ruled quiet in all departments, Cotton gouds steady and frm at unchanged prices, and the supply of feading makes continues Hight in agents? hands, Printa quiet, but frm, Gingbama tn good domand and closely sold tp. ‘The Datly Hulletin saya avetion eales of ribbons and millinery goods will com- mence on Wednesday next, PITTSBURG OIL MARKET. Pretenuna, Pa, Feb, 20—Petroleum quiets crude, $1.623¢ at Parker's ; rofilued, WYA@Mfe, Philadelphia delivery, ; 4 ‘THE PRODUCE MARKETS. NEW YORK, Spactal Dispateh ta The CAteago Tribune, New Yonx, Feb, 20,—Froun—Firm, with falr ex- port and homo-trade demand; sales, 11,C00 briss Bouthern flour steady, with fair inquiry; ssles, 6C0 bris, Mye-flour atendy; astea, 375 briw at $4,008.10, Carn-meal steady; wales, 400 brian at §.80@4.50 for Wostorn; $4.75 for Brandywine, Grawi—Whest = shade firmer, with moderate export ond fair bome-trade demand; sales, ‘30,000 bu at $1,04@1,07 for No, 3 $1,08@1,102¢ for No, 2 Chicago; $1,08@1,10K for No, 2 Northwost; $1,11@1.13 for Milwaukea ; $1.16@1,20 for No, Lapring; $1.01@1.18 for ungraded Iows and Min- nesote apring; $1.20@1,94 for winter red Weatorn ; $1.25 for ambor do; $1,25@1.20 for white Western, Rye quict at Oo@0dc, Varley dull at $1,35@1.42 for Canada West, Barley-malt quiet and unchanged, Corn a shado firmer, with fair oxport and home-trate demand; sales 97,000 bu at si@ssa for Western mized; BSe for yollow Western, Osta quict; sale 24,000 bu at 6¥@7Ujf0 for mized Wostorn ; 70@726 for white Western, . Provrsionx—Pork heavy; sales 19,200 brie new mesa at $15,00 for extra prime, tuapectod ; $14,00 for Prime inews, Hoof unchenged at $10,80 for platy meses $11,00(312,00 for extra du, oof hanis quict at $19,009 21,00 for prime, Tiere beef unchangod at $2,008 21,00 for prime mene 5 $22,00924.00 for India do, Lord heavy; salea 100 terves at 139{0 for prime steam, ‘Bacon tn moderate demand and firm ; city long cloar, 1040; Western short clear, J07{0; whore rib, 1034 Cumberland, 00; future, uo business, Dressod hogy quiet for all welghts, bath city aud Weateru; prices easter ; city, 83003 Woatern BL @¥3ic, Tattow—In moderate demand; values woaker’; sales 50 bhds clty nt 840; 25,000 ta Western at 8G Bike Wutuxx—Values easier, with moderate demand; alos, 200 brls at $1,07, Furiauts—Quict and advanced ; rates to Liverpool, by vtcams, 4,000 ts grula to fill at 744d por bu; 8,000 ba grain, 8@3}0; 1,000 brls four by sail, Ye Td per brl, For Hainburg, by stesm, 100 tone coppor on p, t. Reoxirty—To-day; Whisky, 073 brisz flour, 9,775 ‘Dele; peas, T2003 oorm-meal, 727 sacks, 300 bri ashes, 5 plus pork, 2,267 doz cutmeate, 1,709 d butter, 1,670 do; cheese, 047 dos tard, 4,277 do; ol j alearine, 101 pkgu;ttallow, $2 do wheat, 1,734 bu; carn, 90,000 do; oa, 6,600 do; ocse, 480 da; malt, 509 dos drewed hogs, 200, ja Atsvciuted 1. New wok Feb, 20.—F 101 ipts, W775 beis; Orn withs falr trade dean: tine Western Btate, #4,0G 4,50; common to go Te $LCU.AATS § 201 To choice, $4.9045,98 ¢ white wheat Wouiern oxtra, $5.25 65,00; extra Obio, Rye flour stoady at $4,005 COUN-MyAtL—Btesdy} Western, $3.80G4,50, Gratn—Wheat—Hoculpts, 17,340 baz better, with fair donand, ab $1.04 for No, Senring} §loligtd tor No, 2 Milwanksos $1.18@1.20 for No, 'L springs $1.20 for cholew No.3 Minnewots $1,04@1.08 for uograded lows snd Minuesots upring; J 4 for winter od Weateru + $1.00 for amber do ; $1,95(91.30 for whita da, Rye qulel ut OXai9de, Barley dull st $1,351.42 for Cans Wost. Barley malt quict and uuchauged, Cora—Necelpts, 20,40u bu; opened a» sade firmer, aud closed quiet at 81@850 for mixed Western ; M713. 650 for yellow Wostern. Oste—Reowpts, 6,050 bu; Gull at 6814100 for mized Woatarn; eogstio for white May—Firm at 65@78s for sipping. Guccxates—Colfeo dul aud’ norainal, Bugar un- tad inal at 7} 18-160; felt to good re prinie refined, 9);@l0Nc, Molases dull leg quiet springs" 6556.40; Bt, Loi L004 38.405 Bi, Lule, $4.16658.00 Prrnotay—Dull and nominal; erude, 74@740; refined, Tie, Nostk—Dnll nt $2,102.15, slrained. ‘Tunvantine—Dull at 37440 for apicita, Fous—Ieavy and lereguiar at 34.8:Me for Weatern, Lvarinin—Kteady ; Keinlock gole,Utenon Ayres, and my Grande light, heavy, and middie weights, 2643 Woot-—Quilot and tnchanged, Provistoxa—Pork hoary; new mesa, $19.95, Dress- ed hogs ateady at 84@9s0 for Western, oof une changed, Cut meats dull,” Dry-ralted mMlilies mor active ¢ long clear, 10to + lozse, Lard dull and lowor at 15 AGBIII ic. fiverrn—Prine steady; common dil; 16a@2to for ‘Weatern, ‘Cuxsir—Firm at 10O@I6c. Wutsux—Lowor, PUILADELPUIA, Frvvn—Rather more dolug; superfine, $3.75 : Blate, Tnilans, and Ohio family extra, $3.25946,00; high grates, $0,23a7.75, f Gnats—Wheat firm ; red, $1.12@1.1! mber, $1,20 Tso held at 950, Gara advanced, with qood aden ro, Bde; mixed Western, 6c. Oats firm 5 white, 674000 $ mixed, O5c, IRUVIAONK—Bteady's inca pork, $79,60020.80, Beef hams, $13.00@72,00 ¢ wmokadl do, MU@l3io$ do aides, 10%@ilige 3 do mhoulders, Bias tic. eke lod Lame, U@IL Yo 3 Raltad aloulders, 7 Ft¢e. Wittsxx—Weatora Iron-bound held at $1.08, PernoLnumM—Easy 5 refined, 140 spot: H@UKS Marcts j erudoin barrels, 100 3 in bulk, Oc, Brepa—Clover fairly active Venton, 1Ui0; timo thy, $2.602,75 ; fli 2 Burrrn—stead; extran, O54370; do 300; do rolin, firsta, 254 Cherse=-Firm aud unchanged, Eaox—Declining ; Werteen, 36a9Te, r CINCINNATI, Ginotwwart, O» Fol, 20,—toun—Dull and noml- nal Gnaix—Wheat quiet and unchanged; red, $1,078 1,10, Corn dulland drooping at GGtasse, Oats wroat! with moderato demand atsoiadse, Ityo in Hglit doman and holders firm, Barley quiet aud unchanged, O1Ls—Unctianged, Eoan—Dull and declined to 28¢, Burten—Steady with moderate demand: gradva firmer, CurKsx—Scarce anil firm at 16@IGYC, Crovrad Serp—Stealy and wnchaugeds 1@ILKe. Provistony—Pork fair and firm nt "$19.00, Sard ateady and quiet; steam, 13¢@133;0; kettle, ld dye, Bulk meata fale and firing shoullers, His@te; clear’ rit, 9240 at interior points: 100 here 3 clear, 10!c, Bacon atesdy with moderate demand at s@ll 114, Wi £2.00, York and Bradford County Brute, Ro; Woatorn nttres, 25@ ‘ae. good 1skY—Falr with moderato demand st $1.05. MILWAUKEE, a ILWADIES, Wh, Feb. 20.—Froun—Quwat but nity’ held Guatx—Wheat quict ; No, 1 Milwaukee, 01363 No, 2, BHXoy March, $70; twat B77,c. Osta higher and Rea . 2in demand st Gaye, Corn tirmer >; new in domaud at Gio; Murch, 6c, Rya scarce aud dn ac- mand ; No, 1 in atoro, $1,03, provisions—Firmly listd’ Meas pork firm at $29,00 cath; $18,15 March; prime mess atrong at $10,604 36.153 extra prime, 815,50, Sweet-pickled bins, WYElte, Dry valted shoulders, (aie 3 lnowe Erle doa, 14/9100 | boxed, 4a higher, Lard—Prime ‘0-10 ; 1,40 5 kettle, $14.0, KD Hoge—A sade easier, with fair desind fi 8.00. . Pte—Floar, 9,000 brin; oats, 800 bu; whit, at IMEOETETS. 19,00 bi : Surrsmxra—Flour, 6,000 rls; oats, 400 bu; wheat, 25,000 bi BALTINORE, Datrrstone, Fob, 40.—FLoun—Quict, ateady, and uuchanged, Gnatx—Wheat ntoady and unchanged. Cora bany- Ant and strong; Wentorn mized, Tite, Oate firm; white Wortern, 6r¢¢t%0 j mixod do, 6s1@00e, « tye quiot and unchanged, Duovestons—Steady and firms activo order trido, Pork steady ond unchauged. Bulk mecate unchanged. Bacon, shoulders, Se; clear rib sides, WN@tLyC. Mama iinchanged, Pernonkum—Htrong, with an upward tendency; 73¢ aix Dull; ordinary to primes Ho cargoes, 17 1G¢, Wiiaux—Exeited and higher ; Wentern, $1.03. TOLEDO. Peb, 20,—Froun—Fair and firm. eat—No demand ; full prices anked ; No, $1.16 ; No. 1 white Suchigan, $1.10 } xtra do, $1,15% 3 amber Sichigen, Corn, a phade higher: high mixed, ‘May, do ; low mixed, 68)¢c. Torzno, 0, Daven Hoos—t4.00@8.15, Reorpre—Flour, nonu; wlioat, 6,000 bu; corn, 2,900 ‘but oata, 1,000 bu, Sutrsccxts—Flonr, 200 bris; wheat, 3,000; corm, 10,000 bu; cata, 7,000 bu, LOUISVILLE, —Grare—Quist and un- white, $1, Loviavi.rx, Ky. re changed, Wheat—ited, ve 3 Fnovonoxs—Stealy, Park womlual ‘at $14.62 5 butk shoulders, 7@7!xe5 clear rib, 10€10!;0% clear, O's@103ze, Bacon—-Shouldors, ¥iscas\a; clear rib, ef clear, al¥ie. | Suges-ctired hams, Bg ldye, Lard iteady f good, Mo; tlerce, 14%05 kege, Woy * Whisey—Firm at $1.05}, BT, LOUIS. Br. Louis, Feb, 20,— Gnatn—Wheat doll and nnehanged, Corn in fair demand and firm, at 634@, 650 cash ; U8ige for bh, Unts firmer ut 863544670, inelevator, Marloydulland nominal, Ryo firm, but inactiv 1.05, or at $1.07, Ry ‘Wirtexy—Hi Pnovistovs—Pork duil at $18.60 for cash ; $18.25 for aalted mente ond Lacon quict; only a Maret, i Jobbing aud order trade, Lard dull; salable ‘nt 13}50. CLEVELAND. Cervera, 0., Fob, 20,—Gnaiy—Wheat steady aud Ruelauged. Cora, steady et GBs for eur, on track, Onts firm and wnchanged, Pernoueum—Firm; stavdard white, car-lots, 130; Olio Kite test, 124y0; mull lots 1@¢ higher. Rcrrvtu—Whoat, 2,10) bu; corn, 2,800 bit; oats, 1,800 but, BOSTON, Bosrow, Fob, 20,—Froun—Firmer; Western ettper- fine, $4,00(a4.50; ‘common extras, $4005.00; Wis vonain do, 35. 6.00; Alluncsola do, 25(G0.25 ¢ Winols, $3.25(a7,00; Bt, Loule, $5,604,00; funcy AMinnerora, $1,0069. Guar—Corn ttirm; mixed and yellow, Oats—Mixed snd No, 2 white, TUigTéc, DULFALO, Borvato, ¥eb. 20,—(inarn—Wheat neglected. Oats neglected, "Ryo neglected, Corn firm snd actives 7,00 bu now in store, 9 cara new on trach, to arrive, at We, Barley inactive, cme EXCAVATIONS AT NINEVEH. Gonoral Rosults of Mr. Goorge Smith's Necond Hxpedition, From the London Daily News, We have much pleasure in publishing the sub- Joined very interosting papor from Mr. George Smith upon tho goneral results of his explora- tious iu Assyria t My trenches and operations wero similar in character to thoge last year,and I neod not waste tho timo of your roadcrs upon them. I dlscov- érod many new recorda toiling of Kings before unkuowa, who rained snd performed royal acte in days long passed by; but those, egaiu, are of the eame kind ag thove I bave already dovcribod fn your columns. My purposa is rather, in this letter, to give soino other partioulam of moro genoral interest to those who aro not Assyriologiets, First as to tho Flood loxonds, 1 discgsered, on thiasecond cntorpriae, sovwral now fragments belongiug to this wories of texts, and i have found that the Babylonl- sus cattcd the hero of the dolugo Adrabasis, or Hasid-ndra, which {8 tho origin of tho Grek form of his nome, Xisithrus, ‘Tho sorios of legends in which tho tood 1s montioned are, aa I hayo bofore stated, prise pally occupied, with the doings of au early Babyloulan won- arch whom 1 have provistenally called 'Izdu- Lar,” From the timo when I first discov- erod theso traditions I havo always bolioved that In this hero I had lighted on tte Nimrod of tho Bible, and vow fragmenta confirm ye iu this opinicn. Any of your readors who have fol- Jowed tay former letters in tha Daily Telegraph will remember that I stared tho form ‘\Izdubar" tobe only # conjoctural interpretation of the usmo of this monareb, which I propauod for tho prosent to adopt as & couverlonoo, until tho true reading of tho naine was discovered. 1 bollove the roa) sound of tila namo will turn out to bo a Nimrod, bus in tho ucanwhile [retain tho form of * Izdubar," bocauue his idonuty with Numrod ig not yat proved. . And now I will endeavor to dascribe my im. pression of tho uty huntor from these nu- inerous logonds. It must bo frat remarked that a little of tho miraculous will bo encountered in all carly history, thorafore the fact of one or twa extroordinay ovents occurring Jn the story noed not discredit the niore reasuuablo utatements of the texta, Inthe Look of Gonesiy, Chap. X., Verses 8 to 10, the account of tho ancient lero is. And Cush begat Nusarod ; bo began to be a mighty one in the eartte He was a rulglity hunter before tho Lord ; wherafora A iugdomn Babel ana ‘sud Accad, and Calneh, iu the land of uisfuar, Babol nas always been known as Babylon, ono of tho most ronowned cities in the Old World; while Etech, the second capital of Nimrod, is well Identified wit the Babylonian city of Aruk, or Uruk, now ropresonted tho mounda of Warku, This wis # vory anclent and important capital, and is tho Bcono of the principal Izdubar logends, Tuo otLer two citles, Accad and Cal- neh, have hitherto not beon identified, but Ihave uow dlacovored the position of one of them, tho very oxistence of which was doubted. This was Accad, or Akkad itt jay near Sippara, aud to the worthwost of Babylou. Akkad was long tho Capital of the country, and only lost ite position on the rise of Babylou. The fourth city of Nimrod, that of Caluel, has not yet boon diwsoverod ; it haa loon supposed, wilh great probability, to havo ladd on tho cast of the River igria, xaubar, or Nimrog, appears to baye been a mighty Luoter, who ‘helped to clear the eoun- try ofits wild animals, end engayed in thouedeoda pervonal ing which the Aveyriaua sud Babylonians honored so much, His name prob- ably mgoifiea the “torsh” or ‘ frebrand,” » very appropriate title fos a warlike hero, I be- lieve he commenced biz wapiro in Upper Baby. Ionia, ness the Euphratau, in the regions of agee, a Babylon and Akkad, and white ho rutoa tho lower part of tho conntry was overrun. invader. ‘Tho old capital of thia part of Bap, lonis was Uruk, or Erock, and it ts anid to ay boon governed at that timo by Thier, who me afterwards worvlipod asa goditona, Under "et natno of Ishtar, I think, thalegeudallutestee? ancient Queen of doubttul character, whos a . miniona wero sized by Tzidithar. hen who had conquored Krech hold tho elty for tures, years, cotnmalttinng inany atrocitiog, until Izdubs oxpalod him and took the eonutry for hice After this, the hero ongaged in many exploite, oithor by bimaolf or thtotigh his servante aut as destroying s great lon, a xphinx, or Monetor, and other smmals. He now built a paleces Ereoh and eurroundod himnolf with ® eon taking as bis companion aud advisor a wise mau, Ascor or nutrologer named Heabani, whom hho lind tempted to come to lila court, district after district to his Empiro, and deatroy. tng tho wild animals, ho gradually Ind the foun. dation of a considerable atate, Ifo conquered 4 Chiof namod Mumbaba, who ruled ina region clothed with pine trees, and therefore out ofits lond of Babylonia, aud he vanqmiahod another rulor named Belosu, It was aftor tho destrag. tlon of tho latter that Ishtar, who fy a Peineess or Queen, and who reigned, at Eroch, offered to marry Izdubar, “Tyg first husband of Ishtar was ‘amzl—Tamnz, of Adonis—and Ishtar's conduct to him and’ be bohavior aftor his doath had boon such thay izdubar declined to have anything to do with hor, After this tho Malet sad of Lrech was ravaged by @ bull which was supposed to by sent ass puniehmont for Izdubar's dofinnce of Tatar. Izdubar dedtrosed thie animal then colebrated tho ovent by a feast at rock op Warka, Ho aatin tho hall of hia pataeo, his Chiofs round him reclining on conchos at’ ths banquet, whilo proclamation uf tho glory of the monurely was made round tho town. —Mlefortong now setin. Hoabant waa kilted by some animal, and afterwards buried in state by Izdubar, wht mado lamontation over his lost companion and Izdubar himself waa soon. attacied by some disoaao, of which bo died, Buch should be tho natural ond of ths Jogend, ond it would correspond with tle curious aveount in tho old Arabic work called tho “Stories of Nimrod," where it is related that Nitared, undor Divino displosaure, way strickon with disoago, and died after sutferin, freat torture, So far there ia nothing improbatie in tho logond if wo divout It of tho supernatant oloment, aud many of tho incidents aro common. placo cnough; but pooplo In all ages havo been reluctant to bellave in tho death of popniy heroes, and in accordanco with this feeling ths author of tho loxends of Izdubar has lengthened to atory, making out that Izdubar did nos dia but wandered away into somo fabulous regi whore he was curod of his disonac. Thle latter pe of tho story muut be enttroly fabulous, Lut it is to us the most imterosting portion of the narrative, becaues the author has hore wove into his text the account of tho Dolugo, andothe curious Jegcuds and boliofs ourront ot that tine ja Babylonia, Tzdubnr is roprosonted in tho fabulous part of the logond as wandoting away from the city of Erech, and coming to a regiou whero thero wert jauts who control the stu, aud sond It overy Ney on its course, ‘hose monsters aro repre. schted as tonible in appanranco and of gre ataturo, thoir foot resting in bell while their ends rontow in Heaven. Three of them co fronted Izdubar, who was torrified by thom, bu aftorwarde summoned up courage to approact thom, On Izdubar inquiring of tho giants, be was directed on his rond to Hosinadra, tho saze, whom, in my former letters, [ havo eniled Sisit, bat whose name I have now discoverod to bea above, It wag a tradition in the country that Hastesdr lind lived beforo the flood ata city which wu called Surippak, and which was atyted tho " abig city,” or ‘ark city,” in allusion to tho ark buill na ® rofuge agninst tho tlood. I havo already givon an account of the Chaldean Doluge tra ticny, aud thls I oeed not repent, a4 although the narrative ia now much completer, the facts te main as Lat first stated thom. Tu his sabsoquent journey in search of Hasin dra Tzdubar is auppused to pass through a1 lon of darkness, and then to arrivo at» com ry which was liko a paradiso, the trees bel hung with jowols. Izdubar sfterwards meu many other adventures, and ultimately, asf havo bofore related, scos Hosisadra and beat from him tho story of tho Iload, : Iaslvadra, whon he had roveuled his history, ve directions ta Urhamst, the companion nbor, to dip that hero in the sea, and afte his bath tho Babylonian monaroli arowe cured, tho inscription statoa: His discase in the wator to bosuty turned; he’ cut off lila illuesa, ond the wea carried tt away, and bel coverod his akin, Aftor hiv restoration to health the mighty bua ter returned, in company with the souman Us hhamal, to tho City of Erech, and is supposed is have Jamentod ovor hia lost companion Hestan as David mourned over Jonathan. The follow ing 14 part of this lamoutation: there by an 10, ‘The mace in thy hand thou dost uot grasp, 11, The spofl defied thee ; 12, Blioex an thy feot thou doat not wear, 1, ‘The vlain on the growud thou dost nut atroteh, 14, ‘The wife whom thou loveat thou doxt not kiss, 15, Thy wife whom thon batert thou dost not strike; 16, Tho ciild whons thoit lovest tou dout not kt 17, Thy child whom thou batcat thuu gost not atch 18. ‘Tho nrine of the earth have taken thee, ‘Chis pootical thronody of Izdubar fa followel bya curious lopend, totho effect that Heabani, who had becn killed, did not reat in lis grass uuder thd earth, and potition fs made to the godt that ho may be transferred from the lower re gion, or hell, ta heayon, The various gody re fused to liston to thia prayer until it roachod the ears of Hea, therulor of the lower regions, #hd dirocted hile son Merodach to strike the cart) wheroupon the ghost of Heabani rove out of te ground and agscouded to hoayon. ‘This legend gives au opportunity for the writor to add avivid description of heaven and boll. ‘Thoso fablos of tho early Babyioniang hove an interoat boyond the etrangencss of tho incidouts moutionod in them, inasmuch as thoy prove to us that thee onrly races Lad o baliof in a future lifo, jn hover and holl, ands systom of rewards and punish: monts after death. Ausaolated with thoso logondsI have founda considerable collection of lmilar storica, all ap aring to bolong to tho same literary age Sieny of them, I botieve, will turn out of con siderablo interout when thoy aro translated. Among the inacriptions diacavored during the last oxpodition to Assyria wore some curious toxta relating to Assyrian aslzononiy, one of which I lave golocted to show the Intarest of theso tablete. ‘I'he inuoription rocordy that the Babyloniune and Asuyriang divided the hosroa! into four roglons, so arranged that tho #0 passed from ono rogion to another when seagons changed, ‘Tine in spring the sunwasil tho region of one groat goddovsa of daubital namo, 3usunimer In that of unother, in autumn elsowhoro, and in winter in tho rogion of Hea ‘The tablet further gives the rules for fixing the eslondar and for detormining which years sus havo thirteou monthy, for tho Awayrian calondst wag nota regular ono hike oury, but way cole atructed liko the progont calendar of tho Jews having twelve lunar months, with an occasion! thirteenth month to koop tho year in its proper position in respect to tho seavoud, WINTER RESORT. 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