Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1875, Page 6

Be nsges HbA tea eats anette mE YMA Setar teaee arin nen snnanaceees aaa 6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1875. rh hc SE eee Tye, ba. ‘| forthe gratea betow choice prices hare eaced of tothe | CATTLR—Trato continites dull, though, Jndged | MONEY AND COMMERCE Darley, bu, Tortar a" erate of | ¢Xtant ot te Chairs ain taney, nual lea roma ers hy (he amount of saleg, there waa rather more activity wre i ‘ ‘ Pore tes 0 Arheles, ae Yorks jut other BH | pricdn, We revent our tint: Gholoe to fancy yellovrs Hag = Tee areal Re at ater rR Broom-corny Hse) BM ones al gust 1,8 | | eats mottury to: god aracen, 2.9230 F Iueaie: | out anything more than a fimitod shipping morement, FINANCIAL, Gored sonatas tt) (BEL | re eal Breadstutte.ssssos 91,892,609)5 64116.895 | GHETSE—Prives wore fein at I7@l8o for pris | while the extreme duliness of the retail meat trado Gold and. wiiver billion” aru and allver colo mild factory, Goods “off™ in favor aoll anywhere from Ia@lsixe, COAL—Tnero wana fair inquiry both for band and raft coal, and the niairket was again qnoled steady and firm at the prices following? Lickawanna, $10,005 cannel, $3,0%89,00; Erio and Walnut Hill, $7,603 Lick Tun, $7,003 [srooks, $7.00; Moraburg canned @ restricted domand from the home trade, and, taken all in all, the situation of the market Is most un aatisfqotory to the eelling interest, For atock cattle ihere{s a atoadily fairinquiry at woll suatained prices, salem making at $3.00@4,40 foreommon to prime, Bales Wo heard of bht fow shipments of enrrency to the country senterday, anit, in fact, business generally 4x confined to the actual necesailios of customers, For sreckn past, the activities of the country ave beon do ing the best thoy could, with the thermometer below cutton Bacon aud iam Oils, dtamiasting, ‘Tobacco ; . Valles; $7.00; Luciana block, 6,80: Iinole, $1.80,a3.09, | of butchors! atock were at $3.25@4.00 for common to sero; and now ane Fee ere aH COUPER AGE “Waa atenty at the quotstiona given? | food cows, and at $3,60(94,50 for common tofalr feahy ‘Transactiona are all that could be expected un Highwwines, bil Teak Pani Pork harre's, $1.10; lied tlerces, $1.40; flour barrals, | teers, Bhippera patil $4.60@5.00 for ordinary to good, efreurstancons Wool, Iu 4,430) ara and fur ekine 2,077,619 Asa3dez whisky barrels, B1.00@2.00; pork stares, | smooth, well-fatted ateers, welghing from 1,050 to Mont of the banks report the demand for money | Totatoce, bi ua | Olleak : ae DIT Tolle $19,00418,003 ilo bucked, $18.0023 00 t AOUF | 1's ns, and $3.00G0.18 for cholce (a extra steers Nght, and what few calla are made come from thors Tacsawes 298,00] 195,000[1 Latiare Heol ieices SLE) rege} ataven, $7 Hats at circle flour beading, 74 @¥0 3 Uglit weighing 3 250 fhe and wpwant, ‘The mora notable Haat line farm produots ta carry till the opentug of sae ce 3 640,000 1,263,000 bs zm Milen and kins other thay mi piteaisieb ious —Teary eatghita were, {n good hie salea of tho day were 29 hosd, RY 1,993 ths, wt $0.75 5 10 le 612 ‘eh weer ul, irmor early, jel eaaler, D ‘ Tavhange was dull ab 50 conta. per $t,C00 discount, | Malt Urls ---- 2,100) 180 Taain and turpantioe, 124017 Rowe tere duit and att 10s lower, dtcavy welquin | Heais Ay 1109 I, ot £0.00 ¢ and I ota a a aoey and we heard that some parcels were offerod at 15} Also the following, without comparisons? Fiat. cas $008 ml $3 aol aarty MASK Arid clpset 4651 201 ne a Lire, ‘Lhe 1Shead wero fed by John \wnisce, ot cents, Thero fs only the tauat amount mal bo uit Rind of produce, Fieceiced,| Shinpet, | Allotucr articles, 41), 100,85) oi a0 tos," talen Nag Seportg Of RB load and peste Weobbur Hi ‘ieee ‘Tuompeon & Co, obtained tho no greatcall for currency, and the only reason offeres a ger er er GaP Ty Reyne apres EQQS—Feeah packages sold at 0c, and pickled lots v descrint bee for the rates now ruling was tbat bankers wera propar- | Poultry, Its... Tio7es| 210,235 | Total domeatto exnorta,.{ $10,569,200] €164,102,051 | ge augaze, when in fret-clana condillin, Susuber and description, dee brie ing to meet balances at tho first of the month, Poultry, cooph. ‘121\. FIGIES AND NUTS <The demand shows graduat ererery Game, pigs... Enas, pkgasee Chore, ben, Dried fruits, f Green apple, bi e Improvement, and both domestic and foreign fruits are held with @ fair degrea of firmness, Apples and enchow aliil have an advan ing teudeney, We quote: FORLION—Dites, aaNet fs, druma, 16@17er fg, layers, 1942Cc; Torkisl ‘The bank discount rata to customern iy uniform at Oper cent. On thertroct tho range te about 8@1S per cent, according to time, quality of paper, otc, MUVERNMENT DONDS, PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were quite active and very weak. Live hoge were steady, but the receinte were rather large, and the tendency waa to weakness, while product Beans, bi Pee ea Tien anton 3 108 20} oanir, bil i (alive; ralains, Urn, 5 F Tid. yaaked | May.dons was forced down in ayrmpathy with that fact, alded by | POR uncaicl gi asia d20: Valencia, Ladtaige Zante ———— | toca woakuesa at other polnta and large offerings of Alarch | enerante, 7147 voy citron, YI@IICs lemon peel, 19a United States Cs of "AS e] 103g, 119% | Fish, pkgs. product, Tha pressure waa chiedy speculative, but | 202, Dosrsrio—Alden apples, I@2oct lichigan: United Baten 6-208 0 op Ging HS iby Drerned noe cash properly waa sitailarly affected, thaugh not to the | apples, i630 ; Indiana and IUnaia, 7800+ South Duifted Btaten 6-20s of "4 United Htaten 5-208 of 185, 9 of W—Jan, and Jui vs of GT Jan, and Jil of 'c8—Jun, and Jul} eru, Ty@se; peaches, halvov. Kald:; do mized, 714 (ate: do pare ‘B8240; iacktersies, Ws (alt Faayberries, IIe} pitted cherries, Su@32c, Nera —Filberta, 13@Mc; almonds, Te ont, = <G@2Ges Naples walunte, 16ca16c; Grebobie wilnule, new, 1 alas Brazila, Wallycs pecans, Texas, aloes Withdrawn forelty consumption: 1,174 bu wheat, 0,801 bu corn, 1,097 bu oate, 340 bu rye, 1,212 bu bare 1 same oxivut, ax holdera did uot prasa aster, The great elcment of present weakness In provisions ia the fact that, white only threo more working days remain before the end of the packing season, there is no diminution inthe hog aupply, and it now looks aa tf culling will progress far into March witb some houses, materially imorcasing the quantity of product on tho market. I¢ tu probably this fact, x much aa the Hberal shipments oy. ‘The following grain waa Inspected into atore yoster~ day mornlug: lear No, winter wheat, 4 cart No.2 apting do, 61 cara No, 2 do, 12 are No, 3 do, 1 oar re~ Jocted do (wheat, 69 cars); 9 cars high mized corn, 89 cara No, 2. do, 23 cara rojocted do (corn, 96 cara}; 4 Angion peanuts, Y@ite; Tennesses peanuts, 6@ dean poanuts, & fate, ‘FISU—Under this head there were important nevw features to note, Liberal alee wero etfocted ut CITT AND COUNTY shcUniTIE! River ralinon, 3-bri, $0,78a10.00 3 dcean trout, 2 doz sud 4 doa per cane, $9.54, ‘FUNS—Aluk, raccoon, muskrat, akunk, otter, and grey fox again advanced under a gcod rpeculative de- tuaud, and @ firns feeling a.road, The slipments to England haya been quite hoavy of late, owing to the greatly retuced stock cf old furs, a considerable ad~ Vance fs expo tet to oceur at tha fortheoming sales In Lomtou, (quotations t ty ‘ . a te quotitione following: No. 1 whitefia, y-bri, racers i saisar | cata No. white oate, Gears No, 2 do, 2 cars rejected | of product, which is wankewing the European quote- PGs No ado shonga.t; No. 1 trot 933 at vateiea! £29 ort, [_Askede | do (oats, 11 cars); 3 cars No, Dryas 2cars No. 2 barley, | Hous, LOO No hore’ mackerel, bow, Mebrl, g0.uda | 14 nedlum steo ¢ ——— oc ey ‘Tue packing reason has elored at Keokuk, with tho or mae Nae 20 butchers? co OTH Ghicago'clty 7 @ ct, honda... [101 & int [024 & int, | Sears No. do (harley, 7 cam). Total, Vid cars, or | pte mR ie iy No. 1 bay, $5,7aiiK; No, 9 mackerel j4-trl, ae Chicago Clty 7° cts sewerage. {101g & ine |lva!g &Int, | 72,000 bu, Inspectadont: 1,457 bu winter wheat, 2,878 i <a | $184.80: family mackerel, i-bel $1.00.88-19 ; No. oa Obicago City 7 Wi ct. water ivan: 10144 Rist ies &lut. | bu spring whest, 7,083 ba corn, 637 tu oats, 1,172 bu 1874-5, paged ate ee ital aie Chee rt Li5 Se eee Cy Ga crscartitoaten| Oa? ants] * $e) 1,763 in waren, Number hogs packed. 62,285 | aplite Lrin, $4.50682.00; do dy-brl, $4,25@4,50; Labrie | 22 fair etocrs 40 Cone toute 7 Det bonda...s.(1OLY Kink lidty & int, | Thelerding produce markete were weak yesterday, | Average gross melebt, 245 | dor ‘herelug, round, vel, $1,508.00) doy s-btl. | “yigaa—tuero saa foots lite aan ‘Went park 7 # ct, bonds, ts 3" teint, | unusually so, ‘The tona of advices from other | Yickd of lard, Ibe, BS | $4,004.95; scale. herring per box, 4i@dses Columbia | | Nioe i aleaiie up ait “She improve Bixas Ponk—Was active, and averaged 13390 per bri lower, tha market belua at one Hime vo under that of the day preceding. A good deal of the buaiuesa dono ‘was in onanging over from March into April, there bo- fug Uttle disposition ta take bold of pork for next munih, excopt to carry it into April ata premium of 203 pet bri, Sales wore reported on Change of 1.49 a | brie cash st $18,003 21,000 brie aoller MEirctt wt $11.04 18105 21,50 Lele sellor April at $18,20.918./05 9,000 ris ecllor May at $18,50.419,603 4,00) bria seller June at $18.90@18.05, Total, 40,020 Uris, points waa unfavorable to holders, and the posted re- cclpts bere were large, whilo the near approach of the end of the month brought out big offerings of prop- erly for March delivery from partica who preferred to havea place in which to put it on the {nstant of dellv- ery. Henco activity combined with weaknese, Inthe market for domestlo dry goods there w: reasonable degree of activity, local retailers, as well a8 interior buyers, ordering freely of the moro staple attributable to the lighter receipts, and the favorable change in the weather, Packers bought freely at $0.40 (ILI for poor ta medium heavy, and at £6.80@7.16 for good to cholea do, The jirchases of abippers were cliletly at £0:10@6.60 for poor to cholce light, and. AL 4,767.00 for Leavy, ‘Thera wero eales of extra lard hoge at $7.23@745, Conalderable dificulty in moving tha stock was occasioned by the alippery con- dition ‘of tho alleys, but at the close only» small proporlion of the receipts ramuined in the pons une fold, Late sales wore at quite as good prices aa pre- ‘Merchanta’ Nation ‘Pirat National Ban! Tifth Natianal Bank, West-rn, $1.7) @ 2.00 Wa 80 u ‘phe sarxet | Mink Not, m1 Flows National Bani lines, Prices were firm allaround, with a generat | clove raier firm at $18.(0 caeltt £19.0%918,05 for | Mink Nos. 4@ Mc vailed at tho opening. ‘National Dank of Tiline 3 hardening tendoncy, Groserice met with only a ie March ; £18,30G18.05 for April, and 18,60 for Stay, Iaccoon, No.) SHER poLt ‘Tho packiug-houso of BE, 1, Myera was last night Tiinols Trust and Savings Dank, inquiry, A le ord*rn wero for moderato amounte, Other des ripitons of pork were quict and nteady, | Riccoon, N Ade . at clozed for the season, Natlonal Dank of Commerce. inquiry, Ams ruleo1 +} chearwas quoted at $19.23; prime men at $10.00; and | Muskrat, fl 20 "x0 Merchants’ Savinge, L, & T. Co, Dusera mantfesting Hittle inclination to antictrate | Oetra primo at $130, Sales were 2s bris family mese | Muskrat, wint 3 ‘Ar, Price! No. Union National Bunk... wants, The tenor of prices was ateady. Butter was | at $t7.2a. ainaleat, Kian ane vw 2498 $7.45, 62 ‘Untou Stock-Yard National... more plenty and easier, choles grades alone being EAnD—VWae activo and 1520 per 109 tha lower, with | Skunk, black, prime, Te sea ton ago 7.30] 2 eld with much show of firmness, Cheese romaine { ® Tory weak feeling towsrda the clase, Biles, wo Sauk ee peas peace Re: are IISCELLA’ eld with eabich sips { ported of 650 tea carl at $13.2063 19,05 ; 15,250 te Otter, No 8 stoady and rm at 17@iBs for fine factory, No priees ) BPRML Gy at gis.tocaig.a2is ¢ 10,600 tn so fer April at AN, cbangea wero noted in tho canned goods, fab, and sia.wuiga.so; 4.4Ga tea soller Miny “at, $1343 413.70 5 i@ at (Seen 90,3 1 | Wolf, No, 1, large mountsi: City Railway, Konth Side, 139) 140 | dried frult markets. Bagging, coal, wood, and leather tal, W,u00 tes, ‘The ket closed at $1915 cush; . 7 $y Datinaye Westeie | 33 rere quiet, snd nominally unchanged, A falr amount $15,175 13.20 for March j $18.E 183145 for April; wae Rota iene. Cit: Ne Ineeee ee is an £ 575 re he +) ‘Tradere’ Tusurance Com Of 2i8 | of trading was done in the oll market without material | “Sisiry “were rather quict, and » shade easier at | Wolf Nov. 422, fluctuation in yaluen, ‘Chere was no chanze !n the condition of the Inmber market, Tradocontinves resaonably fatr, and the quoted prices aro usually adhered to, Fura were in active demand and firm at a further advance for the ‘eading furs, Woot was aelling {n amali fots to Western mills at uniformly atcady prices, Mops were dull and weak, Beedle were modorately activo and toads, excent timothy, which, owing to comparatively literal offer- juggs, Wa Hay continues in urgeut requeal, aid, Velng again advanced, closing firs, wan dull and easy 5 changed prices. EXPORTA OP ALCOUOL, Tho New York {inter has the following + For somo yeura back a large. trade bas been building up with the West Indies aud Sonth America, and mors recently with tie Noch and South of Rarope, u aleo- ‘Tue snperabundauce of coru, which bas been 80 former quotations, ‘Thora were a good many orders on the floor, but imyars genorally held off for 350 de~ cline, wiih sollera were unwliling ta grant. Sales wore ronorteit of 60,009 Iba green mnoulders at 640 30,000 Ne salted do at oes Bd Lx do at 61, ths mliort-ribs at Sige; 910 bra do at 93{6; 00,00) tha short clears at 9X ; Ta gtoen hains (13 Ibs) bacon at 10.465 25 ten aweet-picxied bellies at 10x(0, | WV ‘Tho markel closed at Gio for green shoulder, 94@2e for do long clear, Vgc do abort rity, | 94,0 fo stort clear, aud 9/,e89!v0 lo hams, Boreal 2. Poultry | piikled hams (Ii lst average) at 10U@lOKe, Herts idegya bold to retallera at uur | Ty nait (part eured) quoted al Oizo foe shoul~ ders, cash or scller March; 6}{0 do seller April; fo do aller May; long clear, Vo cash March do seller April 9340; "do seller May, mort ribs, 9@0%0 cash or’ acllor March ; do cr April, DX; do ecller May, Ie; short cloirs, canh or aeller Starch, 93c} dosolier April, le; do nell Chicago Gaslight and. Chicago & Northwestern gold Lon Expoeition stock... Bear, No, t, blac! Gross fos, No. 1, BILYER BULLION AXD COINS, Mr. W, B, Lomensay, Director of tho Mint, has tesued the following clreitiar, dated from tho ‘Trean= ury Department at Washington, and bearing date tho ‘18th inst. : ‘The provision contained in tho colnage act of 1871 that rilver coins of the denominations of half and quarter dollars and dimes be paid at the mint iu Phil Uelphia and the anvay oitice iu New York City for allver bullion purchased for auch colusge expired by Unite. ie Doerskin in Lalf, red and short bluo, @ tb, 400; do BrWy, BY, Be, GHEEN FRUITS—Vatencia oranges were quatod lower, Orages in boxes wera scarco, Apples were quict, Cranberries wore alao scarce and firmer. Oboice Measins and Palermoicmons, $),00@ 9.60 per nox? Valonels oranges, $3,03@9.00 Pee caao} apples, por ‘bri, €2,0u@02.80; choice do, $2,75(93,60; erunber- es, $10,411.50 per Dri, 10) 718 F361 TO.acs 18: 1360 TAB! T.cc0 0177 6.45 P—The market wa only w little more active than durlng the preceding two days, nor was there any noitceable Jaiprovemout in prices, ‘The supply was larger than the trado required, and estes wero slow at OLs.40 4276 62. 0 tion on tho 2th Inet, Such coina wiil wot therefore be d or purchased at tho several mluts or the ansay ofllce in New York, but will be exchanged for gold colus at 40 at ar hol, Gr'stay, 10Ge. Dored testa ‘ye higher tat fore, Mie | ORUGERIEN—At the reduction iu coffers and wu- | weak and irregular rates, Wo quoto good to extra at ar tn ame of tot lore than $1W. Bliver bullion may | selling at low prices in the Wert, wan thus workod off | con eye lcnoted at 12jeaisyorfor hams, se for | ants, noid on ‘Tuceday, those ataplo articlos wero | $3,00@0.25, aud inferior to medium at Se75@b.750 Silver bullion roparated froin gold deyosita will at geal Hroflt, The tax on alouhol is 70 cents per proof | shoulders, 1040 for short ribs, and lo for short | comparativoly. steady. tice, sirups, aud molasses EAST LIVERTY, al fou, of which a turrcl of alcohol of 40 ruuuing wallons contains, at 183 degrces, cighty-rix and 43-100, ‘The tax per barrel thu clesre—all packed, Gnrasc—Was quiet at 6@10c. mounts to $40.54, while the BEEF PRODUCTS—Werw quiet and nominally un- value of the alcohol, at 65 ceuta per ruuning gallon, Is | changod, at $8.25 for moss, $9,25 for oxtra mess, ond only $25.50 per barrel, ‘This, however, ia not intensed | $31,002.00 for hams, to be put on alcohol exported ta foreign countries, bnt | ”‘Tatrow—Quoted at BY@BXc, men lato been known to cloar cargozs of alcoho! ap- parently for ete and then, ofteryzettiug out to ses, turn around and lund ft upon some secitded spot ou the United States coast, whence tt is entered tuts home consumption free of tax, To yrovent shia, security pald for sn gold colo ut auch yoluation og may be es tablished from {moto tino Ly the Director of the mint, For the presont, and uutll further notice, such allvor will be pald for at tho rate of §1.12}4 per stund- ard ounce, Hilver colus, other than the trade dollar, kre manufactured on account of the Gaverument unly, and tho allyer bullion required for that purporo will be purchased, whon needod, by the Superintendents of the minte at Philadclpuia, Ban Francisco, and Careon City, and tho aseay oflicoat New York, with the op proval of ,the Director as to price, tarme, and quan— Were lirm, ‘Trade wat only wnodarately activo at tho subjotned! quotations fioe—Painn, 7¥@7%e; Rangoon, 6¥@Tc; Caro- Una, TH @SN: uiniana, Ta3e, Paley I, on ai ares big leet 2, ae Sy cunice tn fancy, a5 lo primo | stockera, 3@41(¢ 3 Bulle, 3@4c, doy 22 BIe} common, AL cazaroy roaallu 203 Gloag Hleceipte tosday. 1100 head, and for the ten 310; Bingapere ea, 25024 Pant, 2745 head ; Yorkers, $4,30@050; Philadel- Java, 2200; Costa 403 | aay Maracaibo, Vac. ph! 7 00a Sitrzr—Iteceipts to-day, 4,000 head, and for the two dyya past, 10,000 head $b Fast Liwenry, Fob, 3.—Catriz—Recelpts to-day, 1,109 head, making for the two days past 1,893 hoad. ‘The supply was fair, but far in excera of tha domand, ‘The market 1s vory dull indeed, Beat, 6y@dxa; niedini to good, 5{@Gc ; common to falt, 415@5AC DREADSTUFFS, FLOUR—Was in fair demand on local account, with a light inquiry for elipment, and firm at former BvGans—Tatent cut lost, 24@112Z0¢ crushed and powdored, 1att}{o ; granulated, 1U;@}t0; A, stand- it, $5.715Q5.25 5 madium, i required by the Governmunt when alcohol is ard, 105410403 do, No, 9, 9%(al0a; B, D4 aligas ts eat i 0 Mty, eis iawienia shipped, o revate being allowed upon subsoquent Biles, Ae ree be Shieal Lelog oMaah by She fact | rita Or coyender O No % vxeaKes yellows 6 | 1008575, aurekia: ‘Tho Ledger gives the following synopela for the past presenta ae is ae Sue ile thet - ee ee iat ted ot is ie As into Pacey der “wae Specs ohare Eee ue Rourrato, feb, 24,—CatrLe—Necelpts, 1,156; total original law eaid that a bond ahoul wen ** whiet e increase, Siles wore reported of 425 bris winter | primo do, 30; common do, {e+ cholco s » 24 1,186 5 weelt: Shai be gatisfactory to the Collector. Sulwequeully yrolisaea sugar, #90; common "otieds hig@se; | forthe work, 6,024, ‘the market yestorday toward the a: and 1,168 bris spring extras, mostly on privato terins ; | mulasee sugsr, B'cu6ta; common A drips, $1,151,204 silver drips clore was fairly active at an advance of 40 on the two securities wero requirod, cach to qualify tn double opening prices of last week, Featern purohasers hav- ‘The money market was quiet all the week, and ) 11> mount of the tax, wiicll wonld brug the amount fl 5,003. and 2S bt - closed leary, with call loans quoted at 3, 4, and $ yer at betes Tepe ae a eis; nek y ¥ HEF | to nearly ten tines tho value of the alcohol, Thus the | Wheat et $5.60, Total, 1,006 bris, The market | estri fine, ¢6@700; food stig sirnp, su@ase; | {MKCouceded the advanco demanded by the owners, eee ty anime teree ates ke Nt'erho shipped 14000. barrels, worth $23,300, | cloned as follows: Choice winter extras, $5,25@6,00; | ezira do, e3@8ic; Now Orloan , cholco, now, | THe market to-day wae stout at yeatorday'a prices, tho m was obliged ta furnivt bond ‘Trade ourished, notwi exrortod lant year ne: was tho provioua year, cision of ths Commi! Tequdred that nono but real estate security shonid hetaken, ‘This virtually put a atop to exportation, ANroig pressure was brought ta bear upon. tho revenue Guthoritios to rejeal the tast decision withost effect, aud at length appeal waa made to Treeident rant Ly tho Vroduco Exchange, a clause in the aunual message in regard to Aiding exportation oucaursging them to hellove iit Lo would take an intercat in tue aubject, Na reply ing recelved for some time, anothor Ittce was sent, dan answer was shorly returned exprossing tho to the extent of $242,100. better quality of cata offorod fading ready salo. Siege and Bocelpta, 3,000; total for the woek, 14,000, Hoar—Recetpte, 1,800; total for the week, 7,400; Yorkera holaing’ yesterday's prices, $6404.85, No old, sid none offering, ST, LOUIS. 8r, Louis, Fob. 24.—Hone—Firm for best grades, weak aud lowar for common and light; recoipts, 1,820 Yorkers, $5,50¢70,25; medium packing, §$0.30@U,70 ; ood to cholco, $6. gr 3 extra, $7.80, OatrLx—Steady ; the demand’ exceeds the anppl reooipta, 990; males of good native fecdora at $3.1 good nalivo steora at $5,25@5.70: common at $4,506 4.353 fair Colorado stears, $1.00@4.25, mi do comnion, G0i@t3s; cent, lonns of Government collateral at & per cont, aud. Pp Ny ; Common molasaog, 41 an first-class bonds and atock at G7 por veut. nosToN, ‘The Commercial Bulletin of tha Mth cays 3 common to goad do, $1,25@5.00 ; eholce spring oxtras, | Tiaiie: to priino, 62@580 $4.25(24.50 ; fair do, ehipping grades, $4.00@1.23 ; pat Pits Rico motasaes, 63 ent spring, $5,00@9,00 ; spring superfines, $3,099,005 |“ yrrors—Alleplee, I54@1614é ; cloves, 50550; cassia, tye flour, $5.25@5,50; buckwheat do, $3,00@5.50. ‘BO@IG; popper, 2@: ‘uutmegs, No, 1, $1,00(@1.99 ; ‘Duax—Wan again activeand firm, thouga in large | ginger, African, 2547287 do Cucutla, Teac, supply, the demand pang good for shipment ae well | Soara—Gernian Mottled, 64(@70; Golden West, 43, ‘as-on local account, Salue wera roported of 90 tans | to; White Lily, 6/@Uxa; White Hose, 614@0}j0; ‘at $20,00(@20,50 on track, and at $20,50g21,00 free on | white Russi n, 545@0e. i board, HAY—Tho offerings wero larger, but scarcely ado- Cony rxat—Was quoted at $3.40@9,60 per brl for | quate, and tho markut firm at au advanca of about Gov good, and $24,096.50 par ton for coarse, er ton, Tho domand for local consumption was ac- ‘MIDDLINGR—Salea wero 10 tons at $22,000 track, | five, and there was also somo inquiry for ahtament. WHEAT—Wan quite activo, and averaged nearly to | Quotations: No. 2, $18,00@18 89; No, 2 do, $16.50 Per bitower, Liverpool and New York wero both | mizul, $18,001 cholee, upland pralrio, $14,605 N favoted heavy, under the fact of large recelnta., Tas 4,00 ; No, 2, oF slough, $11.60 a1, tendency tn rates fe atull downward, ery Lurtnoss paper ranges, according to date, froma 4 to 5 per ceut, aud in eagerly pleked up at aved the) tusidy figure, ‘Noteas little off color are in donuand st 6 and Tper cent, ‘Thoscrutivy of lower grades ia, if any- thing, even closer than ever, New York funds sro ati in goud roquoat ata fremlum of from 20 to 23 cents per $1,000, ‘thi LATEST. be -Moucy, 24@3; prime mercan~ Kew Yons, Feb, 24, lo, $13.50(8) TUGHWINES—Wero quiet, but ‘ver; ; pees Preaident's sympathy, and saying that tue inattor iad | uewa brought ous numerous sellers Lore, which broke ubwattlod, A p tile bevniaens a bean referred to Neordiary alata x Jeites is then the maarkot early but a op selina m6 business sale was tmaila arly of ae ‘bela at But er gation un: TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS, Biter! rmer; 483G480}4 for sixty. 4sq | seut to the Becratary, to witch a reply has just Loen | wee doue, ae the shorts flied in reely. 1 ier pposition that the propoved increiso in the Serre age g ARGUED Hg LOR SERS AT font to thy Secretary, to wblch a, reply bas dunt Uoen | Wo award Wen began on the ‘previous eventug, | tax would’ pars. the Senate, -Attorwards tho prospect FOREIGN MARKETS. Donglaas modifying hile former decision no that ablp- | when one or two prominent longa unloaded, pers are only required to deposit » cortified check or | and others followed sult yesterdiy morning, Uuited States bunds to the amount of tne taxon alco- | being Jonod by the rabble army of short Lol exported, Even this concesston falin to give aatis- | sellers who always join iu whsn holders try to realize, faction, ‘Tho alcohol is sent on hero from tho Weat in bond, and the shippers are gen.rally brokers, who only make 9 comission on tho amount they ship, Ervenroot, Feb, 3{—11 a, m.—Flour, 116@22s 6d, ‘Wheat—Winter, 99 2d@0s dd; apring, fe Gdaus 10d white, 88110@9a 4d; club, 99 dd@0e 10d, Corn, O45 Cd@iss, Rent unchanged, Loxnon, Feb, 24,—Consols, rooney and account, 9 B3tg; "OSs, 1072{; "OTe, 107% ¢ 10-408, 1033; ; now 5a Of this wis consid red more dublousy aud 50 bria were sold at $1.08, Toe market clasod at £1.08 avted (which was Jolilguer than on ‘Tueeday), whon New York was quoted at $1,054@1.0154, HIDES—Wora steady and in moderato demand. Green city butchers’, 73/0; green frozen, 74730; Groom cured Ught, BGUNE: Lowey Alo, Bio; fart Customa receipts, $507,(09, Gold weaker, oponing of 114%; aml closing at 1143; Carrying rates 14. ‘The Assistant Troasurer dieburacd §192,000, The clearings were $45,000,000, Guvernmente sieady, “Railroad snd Blate bone ‘The private advices from other pulole generally cou. firmed the public dlapatches, and soina of thein stated that operators there wore looking for a mtich lower For overy thousand barrels they expurt they ara ree | range of prices, Beller Aprit opened at Bote, and de. | cursd, B'4@S'or_mrecn calf, ry’ flint ‘hides, | 1033 % f + ret Blocks opened weak, but aftervarde advanced 14 to | suited Fe ee eee | rea Oo Rbice clonlogat biter, Seller Slarcu sold at | Sip, amd selfs 1uGio0s dry’ ealted. Lies, 1¢atso: lial es Gantral, 02 Erle, 256a20H4§ pres 1s Ler cent, Vacioo Mail Ieading io upward move. | Betmbargo ou the trade. Further eifarie are to ba | 8 Ciostna ab Hitfo, “Holler May sold at 89'(@ | descon skins,’ &@450;" shoop pelts, wool ‘caliraated 1 425 ¢ uuwt, After midday tuere was a reaction 3; 10 2;, Ju | made for rotura to tha orlaiual requirement, which . Selier tha month was nomiual at 8434%z0, | as waahed, per tb, 40ratSo; grubuy hides aro classed | Tallow, 10s Sd. lito Uealluge Dacifie Mall was tho feature, aud, om | $8 believed (o be wuticient for all purposes, closing at the {naide, . Cash vates wero ropottod on | as dauwayed, and Wriuy twos tee. Panis, Feb, 24—Rentes, Glf 700, strong purchases, up tos, Wester Union in A RALT COMDTNATIO: ‘Change of 1,000 bu No, 1 spring at 909 ; 16,009 bu No, | WOPA—Were dull and wa: pathy with Now (ae eae P80 bn Now avdo.at dojo and 409 | York. Western were quoted at 394 for common to Hie. Total, 20,990 bu, ‘ood, and extra wore held at 42@i2, There waa litte Amand from any quarter. Me the meantime atifenod up to 754, Ohio & Mlasisalpit 2 do at 8134 %4 to 253, Wabaah to11/;, to tise itaparting Armners to tho whole list, whitch closed strong, - ‘Transactions 166,« coo musres: of which €9,000 were Pacific Aluil, 22,0u0 ‘The Bay City (Mich,) Chruniee way ‘Tue proposiilon to furm a» combiwution of selt-emane nfacturers iu tho valley, for tho puryi bringing the Onondaga manufacturora to their sensca by send- NEW YORK DRY-GOOD8 MARKET. New one, Fob, 24,—-Businoss was moderately ac- thva with commission-houees, and ateple cotton moos, ready, Bales were: 400 bu No, 1 at O30 ‘LU MBER—Was io fair country demand and com- ‘Weatern Union, 15,000 Noribwertern, 5,000 Bt, Yuul, | fog into their mark large quantity of tal, tabe | bn No, 9at B10; aud 1,000 bu (equal to No, 1) by sam- | paratively stoady, prints, glaghama, dress goods, and hostery distributed oe: Sake bore, 020 Olio, #000 ‘Wabash, and 23,000 ‘ose an tha 1 Agent au plu i) eal fa the Wett, bas pleat ide cs Se Fataacllee inhale Whale ad ae gn in fair smoants, Cotton goods ara firm, and bring a our . 4 Fa ¥ on Fevlles pena favorite one vuity in earrylog at the plas | X@Xolower, though reported unchanged In Liver | ‘Third cleat, Lluch, unchanged pricet, Woolon goods generally quiet and but wow, under the stimulus of dopressed prices, thera ts & prospect that something of the wurt may bo dono, ‘Tha movement has been Inaugurated, at all events, An agreoment been drawn up, and te ta bo offered to all the raanufacturera ou the river for YorL But the oWteringa were larger ero, and Now ‘ork wa quoted off, while the downward movemont in wheat helped to weakon corn, The private advices from the other alde of the Atfantio wers alo salit to quote weakuces, Belling orders from outado were quile numerous, and many local operators were also some who bought only two or three Turd cloar, thick... Glear Aooring, Int and 2d, ‘rough, Gear siding, 18t and 2. First common siding... Flooring, tirst common, dressed... Flooring, nocond common, dressed. firm, Washtngton prints will open at O@9Ko, BMan- cheater prints will bo advanced to-morrow to Oige, Forelgn goods quiot, Lut ribbons and millinory ailke are volllng frevly at auction, Goupons, 03... Coupons, new, Minronria Alguature. It provides that each manufacturer shall | shztoua to reatlz Dox voards, A and B. BOSTON WOOL-MARKET, ‘YVeuneasect seb epart 10 yer cout of bis product from ihe lat oye aga belDg ag, aes RFR eaters Se ea exe Tonrow, Fob, 24,—Wool in falr domand 3 prices quite es . sl y oS 3 ernie Lan Bork cee cf October, to form a siock | Or Miao Bellet the month sold at 6iiy adie, atosdy ; stocke on the hands of manufacturera quite to’ Le operated in tho Byracuso markets, Soven Commniesioners are be chosen, and fo thea the mensgement of the stock of salt for the East wilt be intrusted, The amount of salt which will he collected by the above arrangement wild from 60,006 to 100,000 barrels—~suilicient, it is thought, to make a decitled nprowion upon the Syracuse wen, small, with » better demand and mora remunerstivo prices, Sales of Oblo and Pennsylvania fleeces, X. and XX, at 52@3540; Wiaconsin and Michigan 49 59340; choice medium and No. 1 Michigan, 53550 3 combing and dolaine, 64030; pulled wool, 43@570 for super and X; good demand for supers; worth Fencing (1 tt)vseee Gainmon. lumber, 19 Joist and scantling, 18 to 2 cloalng at the inside, Seller May aotd at T0';caTl fic, eloaluy at 7024e, Beller April sold at Gik@*ho: and agiler June at 694;a09%ic, Cau sates were reported Of 39,600 bu No, Yat 63 @alo; 2,800 bu rojected at | Lat C2 (aldo, ebielly at the onteide; aud 4,060 bu by name plo nt 60@do, the outside for ears, ‘Total, 49,400 bu, OATE—Were in moderate request, init lower, dos anton, Weatern Union Tel., Td Quicksliverssesoee Adama Bxpreaa,,, Wells Fargo. Aft ot Bhingiew ou track (A), ct a ft POTATOES—Tie receipts wero 9 litte larger, but ‘U, 8, Express, | zeeee Hanto pid, facturers f4 pretty thoroughly understood hereabout. cllning about je ax compared to Tuesday's prices, In | tho focal demanit was falr, and stock being ‘much re- | about 60s, Pactte Bia 8394 | Ontongo & Atton.....10L4 | The manufacturers keep the pricon up £0 s go0 syranathy witi-eora and a decline in Now York, ‘the | duced, the market was ‘Arm ot recent Dyated, a8 fol —— New York Ceniral.,.1014; | Chicago & Alton pfd,10 ati in thee own legitimate marke! then eend | offerings for futuro were liberal, but comparatively | lows? Eastern Veachtlows, 93@3!,05; Weatorn do, THE PRODUCE MARKETS, 2134 | Oula & Miastealppi ., 25% | What they have of, surpins to tho luke ports and the Uttle was dows, Cash or setlor the mouth was Drmly B5@0Sc: Early Hose, BxaI0e; mixed, T@IW, Car- NEW YORK. 45°° | Lake Shore eat, puting Ieoa the taarket there at whatover pelcse | held, and sold tos falr extent at Sic, Holler March | lotaof astern were quoted nt’ W@ISe, Epeetat Dispatch to The Uneago Tribune. 28 | Tuiaua Ue aro necessary to gotit under the Saginaw Iver pro | soll’ at S30 early, and elcard at 63;@o2%c. Seller | POULTRY —Waa rather dull and easy, ‘Tho ofer- | ew y, Feb. 96 rene all 25 | Itanois Cents ducts, ‘Tho réault, of course, has been that the Syra- | Apri aold at S8@5d3y0, and sollor May at BUY GIO KC, fa ‘were not large, but thera was Httle demand, The onn, Feb. 2,-—Gnatn—Whont dull, and Th | Union Pacitto elisa Sur{ lie ban bioken down the. market that Ue- | Loth cloning, at the inaide, ejected waa quoted at | shipments were réported large, bu probably A good scarcely 80 firm; sales of 9,000 bu at $1,081.07 for tM 9097 , Coutral Pacific atoc! longed properly to the walt of this market, 1£a round | 613s@52c, Cah wales wero reported of 41,200 bu No, | deal of stock ia _almply teauvterrea hore on ite way | No. Senring; $1.07@1.10 for No.2 Chicago; $1.00@ Northwestern,,, 425 | Union Paciile bondi quantity of ourwalt 1e used tu the Byracuse home | 2 t 830; 1,200 ba No, 2 white nt 66540, and OO buro- | rst, We quote: Turkeys, drewsoil, Uhg1204 chickens, | 111 for No, 2 Northwestern; €2,11@1.13 for No, 7 fected ab blige. ‘Total, 43,000 bn. pike Was dull and tacler, {The offerings werofatr, . mus thero were no orders on the market, No, 2fresit | iis—Jobbers raport® quict movement at stout was quoted at 93@0054n, Other grates were uot tneu~ | gtosdy “prices, Following bre, the quot. tious? Cure tioned, A sale was roported-of 200 bu by sample at | hon (atandard white), 15 deg, teat, M@lsyos do $1.01, on track, TWiinois tegal test, 120 dog., 169150; do Leads DARLEY—The marked opened dull and lower, but ‘extra winter Lird oll, subsequently soveral buying orders wore received, | $112.a1,15; Nu, 1, 0Su; No, 3, 8003 Hnaaod, raw, Which caileod sellera to withdraw thelr offeriugs, and | gs.ause: do boiled, WiGi900; whale, T7@7Ho sperm, Prices advanced about 1c, Seller Murch opened wesk | guus@S40; neatefoot oll, airleuy puro, $1.05; de At $1.07, and closcd at £1.08 bid, and at $1.09 bid for | extra, 9Ug90y do No, 1, Tawo; Lauk oll, bo} Northwestern market in the way above deacribed (hero {s little doubt that the manufacturers will ecu the desirability of changlug thelr course, OUL FOuEGN COMMERCE, Tho New York Trine ylvew from the forthcoming annual report of the Cuaher of Commerce of that city tha following values of unporteaud axporla for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1¥i4, Au overage of about Ta peg cent sould bo deducted trom the export Sguras 1o fring them to the gold Laslu omployed Iu the table of {imports Bit | Del, Lack. dressed, Oidllo per iby ducks, 12@190 por’ Ib; geese, Sete bere Milwaukeo; $1,16@1.90 for No, 1 apring; $1,05@1.19 for ungraded Jowa ud Minogaota spring ; $1,229.25 for winter red Westorn; $1,20@1,90}4 for amber doy and $126@L04 for white Western, Myo dull and jer, Harley dull, aud decidedly lower, Corn dull, and sales of 41,000 bu at Bx@Ho for Western mixed and yellow, Oats dull and declining; rales of 28,000 ‘ba at COZHSK%o for mized Weatern, and 68@700 for % 007 10936 | Ghd, Burr, & Quincy 106% Audi's | Clove, Cin. & Cobe+s O85 READ ESTATE, ‘The following instruments wero fled for record Wedaveday, Feb, 242 ory Pnorentr, Now Jorey Contra! Bacramenio nt, 191 ft of Jackeou t,o f, 85x the laat’half, Saller April was quoted early at €1,04%%, | giraite, Gocy plumbago oll COd?a; turpentine, dice | Wiite Weatera,—middles heavy at 1014@1030 for long TaD fh, dad Fe Iv eceee ! 809 patrours, ____ | shilclosed Ai G18, Wdoguiar No, sold at SLonaLon, | Hse ueputi 6s weatlty, Lexe@ibey. uguiln,eonse | clear. VanBuren st, 2184 ft wof Wealern ay, wf, Portof, Ayarcattieg? | closing at the outside, aud receipts D, & Ca, mol 4g @lde, Lanp—Sfosvy; sales of 100 tcs at 194{@19 11-160 for 21W) ft, with tuiprovements, dated Feb, 4s., 3,000 Artistes, Ne York, \1@other p'le | $1.19, and in NB, at #113, ‘wore reposted | BEEDH—\Vero to modorate request, Boveral orders | primo steam, Laxington at, 751¢ w of Branclaco at, uf, 25% 4 * laf the UW, 8, ) of 25,4u0 bu No, 2 regular ab $3,073 tb do at $1,093 | for timothy placed, but the markot was easy | Wisey—Market unsctlled with bu 81.05: 100 ft, dated Feb, 40 | —--—_——————— |__|" —* = | i2n'ba ao treat A, b, as N. Bs at B1.18 and $1,123 800 | under Iiveral receipts, Hales wore inailo et $2,992. mal arcetiunvetled. Willy buyerd RESTON % Tdabo wt, Let Polk snd ‘Taylor te, 6 f, 1931239; RARE. cease eeeees $ 49,293,621} $ 28,100,492 | bu No. JN. H. at $1. nj Len ‘bn rojected, freah, N. | primo cloalug ababout 62.50, Clovor was firmly held | 90d sellera at $1.08; sales of 50 brig aller ten days at tate Feb, 15, eer 4,500 Atuolen Wwanulacture a719},048 Bier Re te god bu by wumplo at #1,10\5@1.20, on | ond a te Hoste fur Sate to Trims, uilttet soldat | $1.06, ‘eatertt ny, 14 tw of Taylor at, SONCO scenes aoe. 33,45,590 be re , BSc, and choice eld at 050, Mungurian was in- Tyduted Jan lessesorisees 0,000 | Gottou iaawufsctare Bhidytso] “desc LATERT, Seilve at sbatesee Cruslnug fax'was quoted ay $200, | acer ee eee eres Oe ll nd _auotalious are 5 In the afternoon provisious wero active, meas pork. i" Wostern ay, 0Oss ftw of Taylor at, © f Bil nauafactur Wo, 16NB1EXS in gold, and Maracaibo at (1 wowing at $2,102.25, ft, dated Jans d.ssesere ies 6,000 | Gold cud silver dui oaing a shade easier, Whoat und cur wero In’ fulr | | SALT—Contioues tn nioderate request at the annexe | 293662130 in gold. Btute st, uof aud usar Twenly-«l; wold oud silver coin 18,401.22] demand and Orn, od prices ¢ Quoudaga oul baginaw, tine, $1,605; Canada F To tha Associated Freee.¥ ‘Bxlel 2-10 tt, dated Feb, 25., 8,200 | Te: 15,014,798, Mew pork was active and caslar at the last, closing | dc 105 ordinary coaree, $3, coarie diamond, New Yona, Fob, 44.—FLoun—Leas activa; scarcely Big at 115 w of ‘Milwauk ¥ 14,970,174 AL SIT UAISI0 for Marck, $iduTsieet0 for april | § dairy, without bags, $1.75" datry, with bags, | so Sry roceinte, 24,000 brie; superfine Western and oy, dated Fev, 800 | Hides oud skmn, ant 88.0134 for May, wilh wales of 4.0.0 bri at g170S | $4,(W> ‘AShLOW dalty, per aack, $1,00G 4,23, Stat piers , Canal at, 1 8 co! fur we es{ 10,879,635 cauhe $100 weller’ March, £18,27%(213,00 seller | VEAL—Was dull aus lower, ‘Ine onoringa were fair, | St, $4194.00; common to Rood, $4.70G4.85 ; dutod Feb, 1, 13,c00 | Iron ond steel tianutsctures, Avi, Slastos seller May, and Fledvc@t¥.v23g sellor | but there waa littlo demand from any quarter, Choice | White wheat Weatern extra, $5,900.00; extra Obto, oi rune, ‘Tin ka plites,, sears en! 5 vee sold at 86990, the outelde ieing on extrem 803 Bt, Louie, $4,85@8,00, Rye tour 11,200 Toather sud tuanifactures of| Lard. was in moderates demand and bony aed rite, Leavy, modium, aud ‘POOF welghta ranged froin S m Leora t, dated Feb, 1,, Marwell at, 22514 ftw of Meal quiet and wichapgod, ‘Tobacco and manufactures: aales of 9,000 tes at $13.15 acller March, and $13.87 | Uy@ie. Unain—Wheat acorcoly a0 firm ¢ moderat a; {t, with buildings, datea F 1,800 | Fruits, iucludivg unts,,. seller Apri, bis id NOUL—Deslers wore filling Western orders at full ‘but Root spring, $1. uty Ne 8 ng BY, « o corner of Wea! India rubber and gutta per Wheat was acHve and firmer, Tho market was | prices: PR T; No. A Cuicage, | $1.0734 iad "ho, ‘2123 4-20 ft, dated Feb, 23,... 8,250 6,830,155) strengthened by a dlapatch from New York, which | tog ub: medium washed 53 No, 2 Nuribwestersy Prairio ay, 466-10 ft 6 of Thirty-weventh i. quoted (bat market belter under a good demand for | toure, 763500; 0, 6 uiedium | #1.1094.35, ; wograded lowe ond Minnesota spring, undivided ¢ of GOx124}; ft, dated duule 20, export, Large shipments bed alrealy Leen made, | and coarse unwashed, S@Ji0; He Uuwadued, stgddc; | $.05@1101 winter red Western, $1,252.25 3 ambur Wh sereaes sees eeessertanns 2,950 froin which It was toferred that the {ve tn the river | putlod wool, «2@47e, Weateru, $L20@L205 ¢ white Woatern, $1.280a1.ue, monte OF OrTE LIMITe, WitiiTe A RADIUS Ov] aciLEe had broken up, Belicr March suld at 4 @843e, and Rye dull aud lower; Canada, Ble, Varley duit and FROM OOUGI-OUsE, cloned at B43,c, Beller April sold at 859,42 B5}{c, LIVE S¥OOK, lowor; Canada West, $1.40; malt quict and heavy, Davis ot, 685 {4 0 of Halsted st, af, 1002166 7-10 closed at the inside bid, Heller May, BNE) Wo. emcauo, Cora to closed “atoady} receipts, 180.000 Lu; ft, dated Bob, 24, 468 13,000 Corn was in fair requeat aud Arin, closing a 6335 fol : tulxed Wailorn, NGM | sallow’ do, sIasdsse, . O3%e seller March, 64340 sollor April, and 703;@10/z0 | _Heceipts were as followss Oste opeucd dutly ¢ sod steady + rocerpte,’ 99,000 ir COMMERCIAL, and ebina-| : for Blay, A hae pilxed Weatern, C&racve ; whito do, 6s a " ware «] 2:901,01 ‘Outs were nominal at 5920 for March, and 630 seller Pe Hay—bieady and unchanged, Raus of cotton OF NLS... Ep ireth a i igh fing for March at $108 3,315 1 eR Coennets ry ‘unsettled. any wa ts re ecu | Leni lg jarley wi ey, Selling for March at $1. ° y Bo |, Bugar be wed 1503 fale good ‘The following were the recipe end ahivunenls of b vars and drewed fur skis.) 2sv.osa ee td 2960 | Peiitgy da@tsce Prine, So rellied irmer at OX is : Soda, carbon eluutng| ‘ waist abd unchanged, moruing, aid for the corscaponding date ous year | ui sose y=] 25815, 607} Peni ea unsettled, closing nominally at | | Totals. ices ses | a qeemouaoM—Firmers rofined, 144;@14X0; crade, 0 a Le ¥ to mae DNOOM-COUN—Was active and very frm: Good | Week before lest eis 16015 | AS anrep Reone—£9,00@2.10, BIER ENTH, Nee EratEeTd DEOKIETS, 1815," | 18th. if to extes hurl, 14@130; erush that will work itaclf 1875, | 18d. {ntoa chotce burl broom, 10%@!10; common to ful Bhipmente were: Brinita or TUMrENTiInZ—Lower ; 36}50, Haus Heary ; Woetarn, agile, “Culile, | Hoga. | Sheen, nH jectlock solo, Nuenca Flour, bri 895) UITs} 356809 o ys ees ine seats one Me a = z at ldo, sed bey wii So a ur, Bt wbo5 U, g i = fond: 8 } domestia Hooce, 648.050 5 20@ Wheat, bie Bi] grant, wei Stas Ciersen—The watorially increased receipts of the | Tusedsy cc] gis | Fon 156 | 5005 unwashed, 1e@STe, eau: Corn, bu, eni4s| onal! ates, : past few days haye deprived the market of the firin —— fae | PHOVIMIONS~Pork steady} new mess, $19.25, Oat, Wired re teu), 5 Thuy characterldug Aduring to ‘previous week, sad 2,183 | 10,008 | a,471 | Drewud boge lower; Western, $8.25@8.97%, "Beef and ont ments qnict, Dry-aslted sbouliers, 730; terce haras, 1O%i@t1 403 mhldles Arms long olvar, '10%4; short’ clear, 10:4a107¢0, Lard lower; prima steam, Wo March, ical ne es steady} common dail; Western, 15 Cnersn—Firm at 10a 16h{e. Wrisnr—Firmer ; irregular and unaottled : $1,004 1,08, Graven Bexp—Dull ; Western, $11.00, MataLe—Manfactured copper steady ; new sheath ing, 936% Ingot Lake quiet_and stouly at 21a 22c ¢ Keoich plg-lron quing 5 ah'¢@Ise p Atmorican quiet wht firmer: 25@90 ; Itussia shoety 130 in gold, 40; clinch, io 16,25 5 OLNOINNATI. ‘Omomnatt, 0, Tov, 24,—FLacn—Dull and une changed. Gnain—Wheat doit and unchanged; rod, $1.07@ 3.10, Gorn dull and drooping ; 65@47c,” Onte steady 3 moilerate demand $ 69030, Hye quiet and unchangud. Varley dull aud nominal, tia—Lineeel ateady} moderate domand; 626, Lari do, $1. 16, Fage—Dull; doclined to 23q25c, Borren—Duil and unchanged, Choven Seen—Steady; ioderate demand; 11@ nye. Srovestona—Pork anil and nnsetttod : $18.78 apo? oF Maren, Lard dull and drooping: steam, $13.40, 12.40; kottlo, te, Bulk meats dull and drooping t us rou Bae faa cone pela + clear rib, 9X@GI/0 BvOk y 0350 bu Whi Siacon ull saat dioophig § Mi agar; Wogot tite. Wittakr—Aetive¢ advanced to $1.07, Hoae—Dull; ashada lower; common, 6(@%¥03 fair to mediuas, $6,606.80; good to choice, §J,00@ 1,605 recelpta, 1,920 5 sbipmonte, 111, NEW ONLKANS. Naw Onreaxa, Fob, 24.—FLoun—Dull and droop ing; superfine, $4,503 double, $1.87343 treble, $5,603 chotee, $5,700.00. Gnatx—Corn Grim ut 2c, Bnax—Dull and tower, $1. Hax—Dall $ prime, $25. Provisioxs—Pork dull ‘Oates dull at 72@730, Dry salt Facets utes a f, gon quiets aos. 1aicanlingar Bee kas taned ia teats Mores, packers! Mo; rebel, 14 Mien, ‘Gaoorares—Sngar light pply : demand firm; common, 6Y@S8 falrto fully fair, O4@ 7x0; prime to choice, Bc, Molassos—Movretjus light and of poor quality; Inferior, 33c3 centrifugal, 46@50c; fair rebotled, 50.2552; ptimeto cholce, not revolted, co@sic, Coffee firm: fale to prime, Yy@ © Xifitsxe—Dnnettlod {SU.t0@Lit. Oonn-SMuar—Dull 5 $4.00, PINLADELPHIA. PurapeLritt, Feb, 24.—FLoun—In goot demand; Wiaconsin and Alinnesala family, $4.87 @5.i05 In- dlana and Ohio do, $5,25@5.75; high gradea, $0,25@ 0. ‘Ghart—-Wheat firm ; offerings Nght; red Western, $1,101.20 amber, $1.25, Rye, 050, "Corn in ga demand 7 advancing } yellow, 8810; Wostern mized, 100, Oala sctive:: white, U7@69a, ‘Barloy, Osuade, naminally $1,401.46, Provisions —Pork uteady ; $10,60920.00, Lard steady at $12.80@ 14.60. Peruonxuse—Nominal; refined, U@1sKo; erudo, 10@101/0 tn bartels, 61/6 In bull ‘Wurany—Quiet ; Wealern iron-bound, $1.03, Sarps—Olover In good demand; Slate and, Western, 10};/@101;c; tlmothy snd flax unchanged. Uurren Quiet Now York and Brad‘ord Counts Jo firals, 8I@S4e% Woatern oxtras, 28 Give; do firals, 1270; do rolls, frets, B@IIe, ‘Citaran—Tirm ¢ New York fancy, 1ON@i7 Kc. Eaga—Doclining ; Werlern, 31@40c, SIILWAUKER, Munwauxre, Wie. Fob, 24,—FLoun—Held firmly, Gnary—Wheat steady; No. 1, 00%cy No, 2,85i(a3 March, 85340; April, £63¢. ate ntoady; {a fair de- mand { No, 24a store, 640, Corn dull; « abadot er; No. Qin tore, fresh, O33e, Ryo I jn‘store, $1,00, Datloy frmer; No. 21 LALWg 3 ‘Murch, 1.103 No, 2, $1.0 4 Provisions—Nomually caster, "Mess pork, $18.50 (418,00, cosh prime mese firm ai $10.00 ; extra prime, good ¢ f $13.00," Sweot-plckled bame, 1O\¢@llo, _ Dry salte shoulders firm at 03f0, loosa ; tniddles, 034 @10, loon boxed Xohigher, priine, Lard caslor; steam, 13 kettle, ‘Ite, Hoas—Live in Ught supply 5 $0.0087.00, Drossad steady ; falr demand ; £7,506¢9,00. 4 Reorets—Flour, 4,000 bein oats, 700 but; whest, Fi ite Brrvatearrs—Flour, 3,000 bela; oats, 900 bu; wheat, 13,000 bu, Louis. Br, Louis, Feb. 94,—FLoun—Falr demand and frm for low aud medium grades at peerioun prices, Gnain—Wheat quirt; No, 2 red wiuter, $1.034@ 1.06; No. 3 do, $1,02:7@1,09, Corn in falr demand and firms No.’ 2, 60(g63e._ Osts opened firm and closed dull; No, 2, 664(aStc. Darley duil and lower; No, 3 spring, $1,10@t.15; No, 2 do, $1,20@125, Rye firm ; iittle doing ; $1,03@1,05. ‘Witteny—Firmor; $1.01; gonorally hob at $1.10, Pnovistons—Pork dull;' nominally hold at '§18.50 con + $18.40 Fobruary iu settloment, Dry entt ineata and bacon quiet and’ tnchanged : only jobbieg and order trado, Lard lowor ; $15.23 cash; $12.25 Larch. BALTIMORE, Darsntony, Feb, U—Fioun — Quieé and un. ebangad. Gnatx—Wheat firm; better demand; No, 1 red Wouter, $1,173 ¢ Ponneylvania red, $1.19@1.20, Cora quiet but firm? Western mized, de, ata quict j File Western, oTcg68s ; Wentera mixea, Ute. ya m¢ $1.02, Hay—Quiet and unchangod, Provretonn—Steady and unchanged, Burren—Woak; recoipta Ueavy; ‘demand ght; ‘Woatern tub, 24@300; do rol ge, Pernorgeu—Quiot and unchanyed. i CorrE—Quiot; good Rio, cargoes, 18)¢0, Simmer ited aestoaiaa. ee Oe ‘TOLEDO, ‘Torzno, 0., Feh. 24,—FLoun—Quiet and unchanged, Gnatn—Whest dull 6 shado lower ; No, 2 white Wa- baah, $1.16; No. 1 while Atichigan, $1,205 Al 2g 5, 0, jo, $1.08, Lf 10. Corn dull and abel isi nized, 68 fee ull and deolint wl 1310 ; low mixed, 63¢, 58°; Aichigan, 6O4et ‘Dnrsten Woos—$7.65(88,00, Tteoerers—Fiour, nous; wheat, 9.000 bu; corn, 14,000 buy oats, 9,000 Un. SnipueRts—Flour, none; wheat, 2,000 bu; corn, 400 bu ; oats, 6,000 bu, CLEVELAND. CLEVELAND, O,, Fels, 24.—Gnarv—Whoat etordy and unchanged, Corn qilet and unchanged. Onis firm aud unchanged, PernoLzus—Firm j atandard white, car lote, 12}403 Obio Htate teat, 194i mall late 1@%20 highor. " Hscurre—est, 4,750 bu; corn, 2,450 bu; oats, D dy TOSTON. feb, 21—U'xoun—Demand fair; prices Western superfine, $4,001,503 common ex- tras, $4.2095,00; Wiscone!n do $5,000.00 ; Minnesota HY $5.28 6.25: Tiinole do, $5,607.00; Bt, Lous do, c and yellow, 8735@80C. 0. Guin—Corn firm ; mixed Oates mixed and No, 1 white, 7174 LUvISvILLE, LauievinL, Ky, Fab. 24—Llar—Dull and lower; 2,00, Provistons—Quiet and unchanged, Pork, $20.00, Balk iba bs BS@8uc, clear rlb, llige; clear, 10, Sugar-cured hams, 13, Lard—Goou, 14,05 @U4,12)40; thercd, $14.60 14.75, ee THE EFFECT ON GERMANY OF THE FRENCH INDEMNITY. To the Kuttor of The Chicaan Tribune: Cutcano, Fob. 23,—In the article on ‘Tho Fronob Indemnity—Effect on Gormany," in your fusuo of to-day, you make it appoor as if Ger- many bas rathor boen a loser by the transfer of tho fivo milhards from Franco; in illustration of which you quote the Sguros of axports and im. ports during tho years 1872-73. Allow ma to enumerate « fow facta which may throw soma Ught upon this oxcoas of imports into Germany over oxports, é Whuilo the great operation of transferring the enormous amounts was going on, Gorman mere chante, wisbing to profit by tho to-Germany- favorabla rate of exchaugo, imported heavily ine’ to Gormeny oll kinds of French produco and manufactures,—far beyond tho requirements of the timo, Besides thia importation of goods, Fronch capitalists succeeded in ‘selling largoly, in (ho Gorman markets, Itatlan, Egyptian, Turk, jab, Russian, Poruyian, and Amerioan bonda,— thug transferring thelr boldinga to Geman honda, aud opoulng large credits In Germany to draw againet, In thie wieo, {1 has come to pass that the Fronch could pay Germany the greator Lal€ of the indemnity in bills uf exchange oo Gormany, : Uceidos the heavy exeoptionsl importation of Feronch produce sud manufactures, tho Prusaian correspondent of the Loudoon Z'imes, who ig your authority, seems to lous sight of the fact that omong to imports of those two years igure somo 300,000,000 of tholers in gold! "Whore bas certainly been reckleas apeculation in Germany in real estate and popus companios during the years 1871-'73, which bas ended io ruin to many ; but, after the close of tha war, a healthy activity sprung up in all branchou of Manufactures, the stocks of which iad become mn account of the protovged abaon: wi je army of 60 meny skill workmen, Aitor satlsfylug a brisk export trade, atocks bo~ gan to accutnulate again ou the hands of manu. facturers, eepocially attor the crash at Vionus ad destroyed sll confidence, since then, Ger- many, a8 well ae England, hes been sufforing from ‘overproduction, although they wore not, like tho United States, whup out from all foreign markes,. I venture (o predict, however, tuat the returns for 3874 wel uot show ao untavara- ble to Geimauy a 1872 and 1873, aa those must be convidered quite excepstonul yoars, Tt iw not ® wpecial feature. with the German workmon only that thoy have bad to submit to» reduction of wages, and rotrenchmant iu their habite ;-trade sannot be forced, and batter times muat be Jooked for aftor the working-of of stocks in the differant foreign markets. Gormany fe a4 much in o povition vow to compete with bor Englieh, Frouch, aud Belgian rivaly, in all for- elyu warkets, a4 ever sho was, the couditlous being unaltered, Asforthe ofluz of gold from Germany to Franoo, grost credit in due to tho Bank of Frapoe for taklug udvantage, some thne ago, when tho exchange was ngainet Garmanr, of ¢! Dumder wien tis. German Government out whon iasuimg in 187273 tha naw pold git! without —witntiawing — from —‘cireutating 4 correnponiing amount. of ativor “ce Ira, Thereby a double standard an increased com-emroncy have bean in extatenee nith tho wovitablo oifest of driving tha mae precious metal to Fratco, which was bidding for it, Itta estimated that about $0,009,600 of ict Tora have found thoir way to France, ag, wit: i" ailver thalora, ane could buy 103 thatora in rl ovon aftor a fall in the prica of allyor of avout § per cont, 2 Tho Prussinn Government han cortai larga past of the idomulty in unoioduciiy workn, Lut has, at the aime time, mpad oy te cntiro national dobt ; for, tho outstanding bons, on tho Int of January, 1875, amouuting to $2175 821,777, aro coverad threo times by tho rallirays nines, and domatua, owned by tho Stato, Apologizing for having tresparsed upon ron, valuabto pace so oxtonsively, I nm, sir, sour respeotfully. J, Livoennen;, THE NEW CURE FOR (NTEMPERANCE, Te the Biitor of The Chienge Pribunes Convatnvs, Wis, Po. 23.—Tho recent utter, ancon of two distingmshod Chicago divines Npon tho tomporanco question uro a matter of 60 much sorrow and amazomont to mo that I cannot r. feain frum uttoring my protest agaiont theip doadly and seductive doctrines. Standing, a9] do, among tho most ardent admirers of both gentlemen,—of their culenro, their largo-bearta,. neas, and thelr eloquence,—It is with extreme pain that I behold thetr position upon this mb. fect. And I feclcortain that I eponk tho opinigg of nearly all of their beat friends and most on host sympathizers. Moroover, I groatly foar thy both may live to repant, with au agonized ce. pontanco, the words thoy haye spoken, Isupposn that noithor of thom wiit deny thy avful evils of intomperance, They ara no blind to tha terrible ovil which ts wrought by i ‘ou every hand. Thoy seo its viotima day br day as they go about the strects of tneir gront eny; they aro plowtiful there: demon-ied min, doomed mon,—dimnod men, 10 all atarcs of thelr terrible danuation. Thoy have eycs tole, hold tho homes to which theso men go at night and the awful ngooies of tho familles to whom, thoy yo; they cannot, If thoy wilt, wliut thelp eyes to tha horrors of tho inobriaco's life. What. then, do they manu? Pool, Swing says, if hoe fs reported correctly, that, to curo allthis, we must take tho fiery polwon to our own homes, sorvo it at our tablis, havo it atand upon onr etdeboards, aud give it ts our frlonda! i heincludes tho chitdrou also, Shall tho litte xou tasto thoaparkling wine, or tho foamig beer? Will it bo yood for Lim also, and an to prove a proventlye tog hifo of drunkenness Tero, anxlous mothors, who wateh and pray that your sons be not fod into temptation, and who thrill with such ogonizod dread at the pou ble fato which may overtake them,—hbero, at last, ia 8 solution of all your difliculics, Xo more daya of anxlous thought, aud nightact prayor aud tenrs, forthe sons over whom you yoarn with such inftnite tendernoss; here ly aafety,—hore ja peace,—horo ia rostat lanl 4 goat ‘and distinguiaked divine has diacovared it! it is here, aud immortal faiho avnite its discor oror—If it be found efiicacious, Yon hayo on}y, food women, to order up the choice sonnet; (so sedulously excluded horatofora) frum thon philanthropio institutions, the broweries and bar-rooms, and place thom iu your own cellars, ‘Then bring them fort, morving and ovonlug, al the usual time for famlly prayors, perhaps, and give your sone—your husbands, too, of course— of the savory compounds. [soe no good rey son, olthor, for oxcluding tho daugutera; [ut thom bave'a glaug, too, by all moana; ond don't axe Ly so good a thing yourself! Tet us drink, f only from tho fear that wo might becone drunkards ola | But, in all serious earnest, men and Clie tans, how cay you say theso things? J am not unawaro tliat such —doctina have been proached before. Barard Tay. lor preached thom, many yoors ago, But, when wo hear tho praises of the Englishman's beor chanted 8o lou Wye eno a0 mon toll us why it ig that the English beer, which is upon evory man's tablo, haw not lung ago dono ery with the Englishmau’s gla? Why do brutal, besotted Engltahinau still stagger honio from those gin-palacou, which aro patron izod by women sg well ay men ovor there, an! and indulge in tho national pastimo of pum moliug dofenseloas wives, and ood, in ao may cases, by xilltng thom in their druoken tury? But Tam writing too much, and i only add one word moro; it is this: ‘That, providing tue doctrines taught by theao new spostles of tox porance aro not go thoroughly sud apaolately Wrong ag thoy acem to mo, still the tondoncy of tho world and of this country ia strong euough now nithout giving it express oncouragem*a in bigh places, Thora is no noad to aucourage mon to drink modorntoly ; thers is no sumulu needed in that direction ; aud many of ua thick that men who lift up holy hands, ood undortake to lead the Boopla, Auould Jead thom in auoluer direction, And, bofore thoso pricsts of thonet Gospel expound {t any thoy would go to homoe,—not o Michigan ancouo — palict, though ‘thoy could find plonty of such— but somo obeoure sud denolate spot, wharo the florce winds of this terrible winter bring sack appaling misery; and, when they have tho bload-cordling misory of such a spot, Itt tham ask the victiin of this debasing vico if bi ‘became a drunkard ina dav, if ko took his fit drama of giu or brandy, or -intomporate quant! tica of wino,—and see if ho doca not get ihe apawers I bogan ba giasa of wino or a glass of boor; Ldrank modoratoly at Girat, ood fors long tima ; but I onded in this! Harrie Tena Gnigwowd, —— CABLE RATES TO BE REDUCED. New Yonr, Feb. 24.-—Presidont Orton, of the Woutern Unlon Totograph Company, has rocoirel a telegram from tho London Managor of tut Augio-Amorican Cable Company, saying thi! from May 1 next tho tariff un messages fro New York tathe United Kingdom and Frasté wi! be 60 cents in gold por word, and that tht Company's sydtem of charging mosuagos will b¢ extouded to tho other couutrias of Europe a) otuowhoro. urthor, I wid somo — drunkard’ —— “STATE LINE. Rf Voudaunepese pout “ Beniets wil el Tats B Hala ory eiatee non beet! ‘Hort tiver, os STATE OF INDIAN, SVodnoaday, Sere STATE OP GEORGIA osseaday asst And avery Wednesday thoreafter, taki yengert it devout dros tal perte uf Gren! firitas aad teuat aire aden, onmark, and Geruauy. Baya upwal ‘a You. gad apa i fredelit Age ante apply " & CO., Agents, 12 har, Now Yor. BiGerage-ctfico, No, tS Mroadway, Ktearaya as low 6 tf fay ot CARI, Causal Wostorn Amant, dl (darkest Colets® AMERICAN LINE. REDUCED RATES TO AND Fnost LIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWN, And all poluta tn Groat Britaln aud tho Continent. j. 1. MILNE, Woste Agonly Wok Labulle’sts, eorner aia GUNARD MATL LINE. Saillng Three Times a Week to and fre BRITISE PORTS: LOWEST RATES. ror Clark 624 ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE. secu Rau aptezt hat tie follows: Batardar, Feb pay aiveruute Datura Staite en 19 Tne, stol Ph pine en Cc ; - Coase ta RAB LARUNE, Nusuirs aesslet National Lino of Steamebips ‘aemiost acu'herly route ba thls Compan” sa. atuid tue pall Gum ft sa TURDAY Butlng from M Yore Aadow (dlzoets srorfortaldiy Cable vastaad, sea, S10, surroney evgerage, niet eae oes Koplite P, B, LARSON, fortheast eorner Mark and Randolphete. (ovposil Sherman tivo), Guicago, sr taidaey ne Great Western Steamahip Lina rman fu New York to Bristol (agiaad) lwo ag is Wost Fe Windbay ednesday, et enigun, Cape Spey, baturuay, 4b, ‘tay, Beoaeen, O% Sat Sl NG a oak Welt De bree meee a bras Reco. MeDONALD, asthe would lixo to inquire of hint, of thoso gontle 5