Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1875, Page 6

- REAL ESTATE. Critical Examination of the Dear- bern Street Assessments Inequalitis in the Damages of Corner Lots. Pocaliar Ideas of “the Commissioners in Estimating Benefits. Centinuance of the Impreved Feeling in Real Estate. Impertant Shles of Business and Residence Prop- erty. Active Demand for Houses and Stores---Specimen Leases. The Lean Agents Not So Busy—Build- ing Permits. THE LOAN-MARKET. A LIGE AXOUNT OF UNENPLOYED FUNDL. Bome large loans have been negotiated the past week, bat theaggregateof business is some- ‘what below the summary noted in 1ast Sunday's issue. There is considerable inquiry, but appli- canta do not have the right kind of security to suit the careful viewa of loan-agents. The Iat- ter gentlemen aro growing restive under their lead of unemployed funds. They have shaded the rate of interest somewhat in order to beguile deairable borrowers, and o pravent their listen- ing to the blandishments of certain Eastern capi- talists who bave lately been on the grouod in person offening money Qu unusually easy terms. Desirable borrowers, Lowerver, are few and far between, and the loan-agents’ occupation is al- most & smecare. . Building loans are more in demand than sny others, and testimony is thas business is better this week than it has been £5r some weeks provi- ous. Tho rate of interest continues at 8 per cent on desirable ineide property, snd at from 9 to 10 for other descriptions. Suburban real es- tate can scarcely secure s loan on any terms. The Oalumet Dock Company_has_effectsd & loan of 1,000,000 with the New York State Loan 20d Trust Company. The Dock Company last woek recorded a mortgage for that smount, which is about the largest instrument of the kind ever recorded in Cook Cunnty. Tha money will be used for tus immediate development of the Company's valueble property at South Chicago. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT POR THE WEEK INDING APRIZ 10. tera- tion. $515,133] 120,815 736,55 351 FROM APRIL 1 T0 APRIL 10 7. 197, Considera- Considera- ton, No. ton, 960,209 03[ § 240,011 hgirco 527,80 Sob| ShLm0n S11| $L%Te5 B2 $967,265 DEARBORN STREET EXTENSION. EXAMINATION OF THE ASSESEMENT. An examination of the returns of the Com- miesioners appointed to assess the benefits of the Dearborn street extension, and s comparison of the same with the award of damsges, makes eome astounding revelations of the injustice that has been done the great majority of proper- ty-owners within the ares assessed. In many instances the assessment is virtually a confisca- tion for the emolument of certain favored prop- erty-owners, and, from the many flagrant casea of injustice, there seem substantial grounds for the opinion_expressed by the victims, that the whole affair is an outrageous robbery under the gnise of law. The Iaw provides for TWO DISTINCT PROCEEDINGS in the making of uch improvements: first, the -award of damages, and then the sssessment of benefits. The first process is carried on by mesns of & jurs. Inthe present case, the final jodgment was made April 23, 1874, and the amount of the award was fixed at $1,114,207.69. Commissioners to assess tha cost upon the prop- erty benefited were then appointed by the Supe- rior Court in the mode prescribed by law. The Commissionars, Frederick N. Bsiley, Herman Benze, and Morton Culver, took their cath of office April 25, 1874, snd swors to make * a true and impartial assesement of the cost of aid im- Pprovement.” Their work is a very curious speo- imen of a true and impartial assessment, as msy be seen from the following facte : The law requires the Commir~ioners to ** esti- mate what proportion of tho :oial cost of such improvement will be of beacfit to the public, and what proportion therec will be of benefit to the y to be , and apportion equits n.” Feb:. 16, 1875, the Com- missioners filed their return, ¢33 total amount of the sssessment being $1.093.951.24 upon proper- 1y benefited, and §28,050.29 oz; the city,— total of £1,122,011.53. ; on the east sids, 876,760.89 ; a total :(52 éfi%‘.g&u for this block, or Bix times as much as for all the blocks between Jackson street and the rives. And again, there is a differ- euce of over $20,000 in the assessment of the two portions of the same block, although the idectical benefits are conferred upon both. e run—or;x‘;:s? t-Office prop- ke another instance : The Pos| |rt1\‘r‘is asscssed $968.14 only for beoefits. ~This is dono agsin by rogarding invisible lines. One building eovers_all the property, and yet only one-nalf of it is assessed, since theoretically there aretwo lots, both fronting on Monros, ona 45 foet wide and one 20. 8o across the Way, on the northwest corner of Adams and Dearborn, which beloogs to M. C. Stesrns. The lot is tha- oretically cot into two, frontlog on XMonroe streot, 60 tho insido oneis not sasesaed atsll ; aud yet when Mr, Stsarns builds he will disre- g% those lines and front on Dearborn. 8o with tho Hasars Building, whers the Poat-Office ia. Only sbout half the ground covered by the build- ing is sssessed for benefits, since an imaginary north and south line runa through that structurs and divides it into two parts, one benefited 2nd. the otber not. . ‘The proasest inequalities oceur in the assess- ment of THE OORNER LOTS, i and by rezson of these an amount of over $85,- 000 justly due by them is imposed upon the other lots. In msny instances the job is 80 im- mense that it amounts to the robbery of the in- eide lots for the purpose of paying a bouus to the owners of gorner lota for ihe privilege of improving their property. The followiog ~dia- gram of the block between Jacksoa and Vaa Buren will make clear the methad employed to accomplish such dishonest evasion: i JACKSON STREET. ‘AONTAV HINNOL “NOISNFLXT 1ANHLS NUOGUYAT REE Tl PSS VAN BUREN STREET. In the sbovo diagram the dotted lines repre- sent the portion taken orf the lots by the widen- ing of theallcy so astomake a continuation of Dearborn street. The assessment of benefits is indicated by the letter ““B"; the award of damages by ““D.” As a spacimen of HOW THE THING WAS WORKED, the lot on the southeast cormer of the extenson and Jackson street may be wmatanced. This lob belonga to F. R. Otis. In anticipation of the proceedings for condemnation he decded tha west 40 feet to his daughter, Della M. Otis, in coosideration of **love and affection.” Of this, 84 feet was condemned, and sn award of £31,410 made. The remaining piece, 6 feet in depth, in Lis daughter's name, —which strip is disprogor- tionately large, a8 shown on the dingram,—was assessed $1,010 for bevefits, and the 60 feet in his own name was assessed quly $425, #0 that by this trick he pays an sasessment of only $1,435, while the Iot immediately below, and of less valuo, is nssess:d. ©11,406.30, with an award of dawages of only $7,801.87. In the latter case the improvement costs $3,604.43 to a lot 50 feat front and 67 feet deep, while the Otis Iot, of the same size and better location, Teceives & bonns of §29,975. This enormoua grab swells the easessments on the ins do lots to }nu large figures shown. Otis was very sucoess- ul in getting a big award of dsmages. It will be seen that $31,410 was allowed his case for a portion 50 by 84 fest in _dimenmons, while on the corner of Van Buren streot a lot 100 foet by 34 feet was only valued 2t827,443, Another disparity which is shown by the diagram is the case of the corner lots on the west sido of tha extension. The west portion of the lot on Jackson street ia assessed $750 for benefits, whils on the lot oa the corner of Van Baren street & portion of identically the sams Bize is only asaessed £400. ‘This block is by no meana unique for the gross inequalities shown, as there aro EQUALLY NOTORIOUS INSTANCES , throughont the entire length of the extension. The Reea lot on the southwest corner of the ex- tension and Van Buren street is another flag- Tant instance of an evasion of assesament. In anticipation of the condemnation, the firm deeded the east 40 feot of the lot to the sedior partoer, Mr. Alanson Reed. Thirty-four feet of this was condemned, and dam- ages to the amount of $27,176 awarded The total nssessment of benefifs was 94,000, On the southeast corner alot of the same size pelonging to William Arnold is assessed 816, 957.41 for benefits. The Iots on the northwest corner of Harrison street and the extension, #ith the exception of the wooden one, which is &ll taken for street purposes, belong to Judge L. B. Otis, and front on Harrison street. Tho total assessment of benefits on these lotshaving a now front of 100 feet on Dearborn street is $L.561.50. The lot next above, having a front of 21 feet, is assessed $3,100.80, amounting almost %o confiscation. The Commisaioners in making such assessments BHELTER THEMSELVES undar the provision of the law which enjoined them to assees *the several lots, blocks, tracts, and parcals of land in the proportionin which they will bo severally benefited by such im- provements.® Thus they hold that the imaginary lines subdividing the lot are to ba re- spected, and no benefits levied on the subdivis- jons that obtain no froot, notwithstand- ing the fact that the property belongs to onme owner who can immediately redivide 1t 80 as to make the lots front on Dearborn street. In ‘HONTAY QUIHL THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY: APRIL ‘11, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. other day, “The univeral feeling I find among my customers, mercantile and manufacturing, is that at last they are clear of the panic and its sffacts. The panic is over. 12 I have heard that expression once I have heard it a hundred times this weele” It is with the community as with in- dividuala—nothing can be accomplished when 3 despondent mood is upon them. They must be- lieve that they will succeed before success be- comes possible. It 18 very ‘evident that tho peopls in every department of industry are now looking forward agsin to the immediate future with hope. OONSERVATIVE RFAL FSTATE DEALERS, who have hitherto refused to shara in the antici- Ppations of returning prosperity, do so no longer, and express their belief that real estate will here- after find & quicker sale and better prices. Among the new people who are seeking homes and business places here are noticed job* bers {from Milgaukee and New York. The sur- rounding Western towns are eontinuslly making additiona of this kind, but the movement from the places above has especially attracted atten- tion. These new arrivals are many of them Hebrows. This fact haea peculiar commereial significance. The business inatincts of this class are unerring,—real estats doslers will tell you that when yon see & Hebrew makiog an invast- ment in any place it is safe to buy alongside of him, sud yon will make money. In London snd New York it is a matter of common remark that in every new departnie in trade the JEW 1S THE PIONEEE. In New York, when a branch of trads in obedi- ence to the great but_inevitable influences of competition and the like began to change posi- tion, the Jews were always the first to move. They are the first to leave a losing business. The diversion of the jobbing trade of New York to this point isa familiar idea. Itis notso fienanfly known that thereis not left a single ebrew firm inthe dry goods jobbing buai- ness of New York. The same combinstion of circumstances that has made it unprofitable to ‘pursue this and sunilar branches of businezs in New York makes them profitable here. Itis reasonable to expect great accessiona of Fastern capital to this point to engsgo in the jobbing businers. The movement, in trath, is well un- der way. TIE PRINCIPAL SALES OF THIE WEEK are reported below. Residence proporty is in active domand. Tho movement in suburban property ia fair, but waits somewhat the ap- proach of settled weather: Carol Gaytes has sold the four-story stone-front building Nos. 192 and 194 Washington stroet, 40 feet front by 180 deep, and all his intarest in te lob, to Ja- cob Hespeler, for $35,000. . Averil has sold 70 feet op the sonthwest corner of North Dearborn and Goetha #keots, o Peter Y. Joe, for gg,,%, and 60 fost on Canal strect, north of Lake, or 3 J.and Henry Wefl have sold No. 1137 Indiaus ave- nue, the property of J. D. Jennings, A0 by 150, with improvements, {o Abraham Lipman for $25,000, W. D. Katfoot & Co. have sold 100x150 Toet on the northeast corner of Ashland svanue and Adams stree $23,500, to be improved ; 72 feet on Dearborn, north o Division, for $16,200 ; 35 fest on Dearborn, south of Goethe, 'for $5,000; ¢b fert on Wabash avenue, be- tween Madison and Monroo, for $30,000 cash ; 50x100 feet northeast corner of Madison ana Carpenter, for $35,000; 164x104 fect southeast corner South Park av- ‘enue and Thirty-Afth street, for §25,200; 20 feet on Erie street, 160 foet east of Clark, south front, $3,000. Enauer Broa. hove eold 63 feet on North Dearborn street, near Schiller, at $200 & foot ; 6 fest on the same strect, in the same vieinity, for $230 s foot ; 80 feeet g thi coner of Laslle and Schillr streats, st $160a ot cas! ll“'r. Grannis bas eold his place on Indiana svemue, :’:1":3;‘ Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, for J. Esatas Warren has sold the northwest corner of Wabash svenue and Thirty-filth street, (Douglss ‘place) 50 feet front, at $175 per foob cash, The pur- chasers are to build at ance. Ogden, Sheldon & Co. have sold Lot 5, Block ori town, northwest corner of Carroll an Norths Canal atreets, for $18,000 ; $5x126 feet on Idaho street, 165 feet north from Harrlson street, east front, for §1,250; 203116 feet on Narth Carpenter stroet, 40 fest north fdbm Exie street, east front, $1,600; 48x 116 feet on May strest, 75 feet’ north from Weat Erie Btreot, east front, $1,000 ; 23115 feot on_Webster ave- nue, 45 feet east from Daylon street, south front, 1,300, William F, Thoma has sold for O, Clsuren the house and fot No, 204 Fourth street for$3,500; the house on leased ground st No. 93 Fry street for §700. D, W. Storrs has purchased the octagon marble front No, 1495 Indiana avenus for $12,000. Abell & Hotchkiss have soid No. 633 West Adams strect, four-story and basement brick residence, for $15,000; a residence with 60 fect front on Burling streat, near Belden avenue, for $15,000; 84 feet on On- tarin street, near rket, for $10,000, E. 0. Cols & Co. bave sold Lot 34, Block 9, Ingham's Addition, south front, on Fullerton avenus, for §550; thres lots on Bchuylar street at $300 each. Charles Gardner has s0ld a two-story and bassment octagon front on Indisna avenus, near Thirty-second street, for $12,00). . Schraeder Bros. have seld s houss on Osk street, mear Bush, for $6,000 cash. Prout & Btrawn have sold the Pheniz _Block, south- east corner of Madison street and Fifth avenue, for ,000. G. A. Loland hes sold for George Miller the north- sast corner of Thirty-third street and Wabash avenue, 100x174 8-10, to Franklin Babeock, for §18,500. C. C. Thompaon has bought of ‘Aaron Gibbs, an east frout Iot, on Michigun avenue, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth stréets, st $30 per foot, caah. Mr.. ‘Thompson s to build & fine houss this sesson, H. F. Eldred & Co, have sold 510 feet on St, Law- rence and Jonnson avenues, near the corner of Forty- fourth streer, at $30 per foot cash and time. Georgs Bcoville bas sold to AL AL Kirkman 20x124 feat on Warren avenue, 120 feet east of Hoyne avenue, ‘with bnilaings, for $12,000. ‘W. H. Morgan haas0ld to Richard H, Lawrence 50x100 feet on Washington street, east of Curtis, for $23,000, E. ¥. Bunyan bas sold to John J. Douglas 20 by 180 feel on Lake streot, 100 feet west of Franklin, with improvements, at §14,000, ‘The Pharnix Block, on the southeast corner of Madi- won and Fifth avenue, has been sold to David A. Cook, ‘with all interest in Lot 46 by 100 fest, for $50,000. Jumea B, F. Marsh has sold to L, G. Fisher, Jr., 35 by 123 feet on Lake avenue, 50 feot south of Thirty- ninth, wvith buildings, for $5,500, Joht M. Retler has sold to S, M. Moore 50 by 100 feet on Mt i20n street, 50 feet east of Carpentar, with im- prove-aents, for §25,000, ‘The church on the northeast corner of West Wash- ington and Sangamon streots has been sold to the Sec- ond Universalist Society for $15,000, Charles 8, Edwards lias sold {0 Jacob Schaffer 100x 144 feet on Milwaukee avenue, 25 foet southeast of Beaver street, with improvements, at $10,000. John H. Mellenger has s0ld to Benjamin Frankland 60x100 feet on the southwest corner of Lake and Des- ‘plaines streets for $15,000. A, L. ook has s0ld to John Campbell 44x100 feet on Adsma street, cast of Ogden avenue, with bulldings, for $24,000, OUTSIDE PROPERTY. Robert 0. Givins bas aold at Sontn Englewood the north 50 foet of Lot 3 in Block 3, N. W. i of Beo. 4, T. 87, R. 14, to Henry O. Neimeyer, for $600; Lotd in Block 13, on Vincennes svenue, to Rasmua Bertelson, for§450; Lot 16, Block 1, in the grove south of the boulevard, to James Kelley, for $400; Lot 13 In Block LA WX sec 4, 7.9, B, 1, todimw.” Winneford sy, for $350, E. 0, Colo & Co. have sold four lota in Block 11, Btewart's Subdivision, Brighton, at $335 esch, Charles Gardner has sold 100 feet at Riveraide for $2,500. Bchroeder Bros. have old 11 acres in Court par- tition Sec, 30, 40, 14, at §1,500 an ncre. ith has sold Block 8 and five lots in Block e Nos. 2, 5:!1 24 530 Menros stroet, for §1,200, $300, 530" reapoctively: the DHCL rnes 140 Teoviv street, for $420 ; the houss 18 Winchester avenue, for W. D, Kerfoot & Co, havs leased two honses on Wal- 1t sireat, near Ashiand avenuegboth for$1,030; threo Tooms in Jarvis Block, for §1:0; cottae 55 Miller streat, for $i44; 97 Wabash avenue, for $1,6003 15 Harmon court, for $340 ; %) Harmon oourt, for $ 8uitq of rooms 157 Washington strect, for $100; dwell- ing ‘on Pina stroet, for $300; dwelling on Superior sifost, for 81,0057 Gwelling 431 Buperior strest for e BUILDINGC, ‘B THE PAST WEEK'S PERMITS. 5 The following permits. for building were granted by the Board of Publio Works the past week : April1, Touls Weick, two-atory and basement stons front, 40240 fest, norlhivest corner Superior a3d Dear- rn st 8, April 1, Albert Hall, two-story and basement brick, 22x42 fest, No, 14 Lincoln place, April 1,'Joseph Btang, three-story and _basement brick, 22370 , sootheast corner Wells sad Kinalo April 2, Andrew Mink, four-story and basement -mnpnt front, 43x50 feet, Nox. 165 and 165 East Adams stret, April 3, Garmody & O'Malley, on-story brick, 25230 feet, corner Franklin strect and Chicago avenue, April 2, Kiambeck & Schreil, one-story brick, 22140 feet, on North avenue. April 2, Morris T, Martin, two-story and basemant stono front, 25x4d feet, 191 Wood stgeet, . April 2, A, Poolo, two-story and basement hrick, 42)4361 foet, southeast corner Pine and Erie strests. April3, N, 'Reller, three-story and basement brick, 2236x80 feef, narthieat corner Fifth avenue and Har- rison strect, April 2, F. A, Waderin, throc-storyand bassment briek, 25343 Teet, 300 Chicago nyenue. April 3, Jacques Lawrelzan, barn corner Thirty-Afth and Dearborn streets. 2 Apri! 3, Cox 1iros., thres-atory and basement brick, 50034 foef, on North Dearborn street, between Oak sad Maple streets, April 3, ame, threo-story and bascment brick, 45x 75 feot, on North Dearborn strest, between Qak’ and Maplo streets, April 3, Cummings & Hagun, threc-story brick, 189x 60 feet, on Sherman street, near Quincy. Avril 5, J. Eberlain, two-story and basement brick, 26268 feot, at 1094 Indiana avenue. April 5, Mears, Bates & Co., two one-story bricks, %0 x30 and 2430 foet, at Goose Foint. April 5, John Wilke & Son, threestory brick, 0x94 foat, on Ohio street, near Rush. April 5, John Coughlan, two-story and basement stone front, 46x45 feet, 33-35 McAllister place. 6, Charles Walsh, barn, 50x38 feet, 1068 Tndi- ana avenue. April G, 8. Simonds, two-story brick, 34136 fest, on North Elizaboth street, April 6, Wolf Levi. three-story and basement stone frout, 23x50 feet, 210 East Ohio street, 8, M Schafler, two-story and basement DA Botes Hold, oneatony Eions, 20535 foct, 26 A] er one-stary stone, ec Eagineet street. April 7, 4, Baulbury, three-stary and basement brick, 26x48 feet, Jackson street, near Laflin, . W. Campbell, two-story and basement ‘brick, 35493 feet, on Campbell avenue. April 7, Jacob Dong, ‘threa two-story bricks, 32x45 foet, 8. E. corner Elni and Wells streets, April 7, John P. Lawrence, two-story brick, 100x33 feot, Archer avenue, baiween Twenty.second and Twenty~third streets. April 7, 1L, W. Martin, two-story brick, 60x60 feet, 1522-4-6 Btate strect. April 7, Ssme, two-story and basement brick, 100x62 fost, cornior Third avenus and Taylor strset. iy SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were filad for rocord Saturdsy, Aptil 10 : crrr prorEaTY. Kinzie st, 25 ft w of North Aarket at, 8, 26x 104 3-10 £t, with Luilding, dated April §...... $10,800 Kinze st, 50 £t w of North Market st, s f, 25x 103 310 £t with bulldings, dated ApELE..... 10,000 Ohdo st, 15t w of North Markat st, £, 253160 1t, dated April 8. ... cereeees 1,700 Bisdellst, s wcor of Sophia st, o7, 50126 Tt, dated Teb, 17........ 32 %25 5,500 %00 1,800 foet, dated Feb.1......... 2,500 Hun'f;y st, 933-10 ft 1 of Twen £, 24x12( £8, dated April 8. Johnson piace, 0 of Thirt; to alley, dated April 8, 2,390 Weat Adams st, 150 §-10 1, 25x135 tt, dated April 1,500 McGregor st, 100 ¢ w of Butler s £, dated Feb. 10.......... 2,200 North LaSalle &, 801t 5 of Sciilier s, w1, 5% 151 1-10 ft, daced April9.. L. %750 Beldenav, n w cor of Belden plice, 8 1, 60x135 0. .. 4,500 Lincola st; n 1, dated April 16, 1,300 x ‘West Bionroe st, 23131245 ft, dated April 10,.. 15,000 Lincoln st, 72 1t s of Aoors s, w1, dated Juns 3, 1813...... 2,000 Samo as the above, dated Jan, 16. 2,000 Frankst, 175 ft 0 of Bluo Island av, o f, 3% 100 ft, dated Jan. 35......., .. 1,609 Owasco'st, 218} ¢ w of Weatern 0 £, dated April ..., 1,650 Ellis Park, 134 ft & of El o8, (X100 1t, with 66x63 52-100 ft adjoining en_Cottage Grove ay, dated A}‘ufl 10 (George W. Hoff- ‘man to Franklin F. Bpencer). NORTH OF CITY LIMITS, WITHIX A RADTUS FROM THE COURT-ROTSE. Lots 9and 10, Block 27, Ravenswood, dated Feb. 1... asombasedsonmrmess - B0 SOUTE GF CITY LIMITS, WITRIN A RADICE OF FROM THE OOURT-HOUSE, Qottage Grove av, 20 ft n of Forty-first st, e, 292100 ft, with improvements, dated April5. 7,600 Adams st, 20 £t 8 of Fifty-second 1, 100 X150 ft, dated April 10... e 3,000 Btewart av, 72 ft s of Small st, « f, 1633124 ft, dated April3....... . 2,000 Lots 20 to 22, and 24 0 7, Biock 4, of Heintz's Tart sw i Sec. 4, 38,14, dated Dec. 22, 1878.... ol 4000 Lot 89, Biock 8, 38, 15, dated April 10... 25 Lot 12, Block 1, in same, da 50 SUMMARY OF TRANEFERS FOR TIE WEEK., The following ie the total amount of city and suburban transfors within a radius of 7 miles from the Court-House, filed for record during the week ending Saturday. April 10: City eales, 115; coneideration, $566,054. North of city-limits Bales, 2; consideration, $14,000. South of city- limits—Bales, 21 ; consideration, $104,930, Weat of city-limits—Sales, 2; consideration, $2,150. Total sales, 140; total consideration, $687,184. * SPRING’S WARDROBE. | Heard yo the zevel in Faery-Iand, On the natal day of Spring? ‘The music was fully a8 charming As any that mortals sing, And the faory-folk laughed so loudly ‘The faery-world woods did ring. Al the winter they'd been “For tho baby Spring—to bo,— And such an exquisita wardrobe, *Tis o wonderful thing to see. T toll you of somo of the beantios The facries hava shown tome. For the dainty and dimpled darll Thera are A Fios white,! ’| Cbicago City 6 B ct. certificates| MONEY AND COMMERGCE. E;NANCIAL. There was not 8o largs s demand for losns from speculative borrowers on the Board of Trade as there baa been on preceding days. The feeling prevailed that prices, especially of provisions, had been pushed 88 far 23 they would etay, for the present at least, Merchants. are borrowers to a considerable extent, though for different reasons. Some who makeits point to buy for cash borrow on short time to discount their bills Fast; the number who are compelled to borrow on account of poor collactions is maller; but there are some whote necesaities appear to arise from thelr pring trads failing to meet thelr ealevlstions. Rates of discount at the banks are 8@17 per cent; the latter i3 still the nominal rate for regular cuctom- €7, but the esse of the loan market does not sllow it toboadhersd to with rigidity i ail cases. Ontbs streot, Tates aro @18 per cent. New York exchange is scarce at shipping rates There is & conatant movement of currency Exatward from this city and the Weat generally, ss usual at this season. There {8 no noticeble sugmentation of coune try bank balances here, BUSINESS IN DALTIMORE. Tho Baltimore Sun of the 6th inst. say Business in Baltimore 15 very sctive justnow. A great many country buyers are in town, with sual proportion from the West. The South is well rep- the leading dry-goods, boot and shoe, ‘millinery, and otber kindred business houscs, seem £ be engaged to their full capacity. Tle mansgers of one or two leading wholesalo houses on Baltimore atreet say they have not done so much busizess in one day for fiva years as they transacled yosterday. Tha clearings for the day are returned at $3,313,621, and for tho week, $21,32),302, against $18,110,875 for the same week lust year, EUROPEAN FREIGHT AND TRAVEL. Ocean freights are 50 low that a full cargo to Europs pays little more than the cost of the coal burnod. Since December, 1873, when the ocean trafic wag very Deavy, freightage on a bushel of grain to Liverpool has fallen from 13%5d t0 6X@7d; on & pound of cotton from11-16dta 7-92d ; on flour to London, barrel, from 48 134a to 3s; an bacon to Glasgow, & ton, from 625 6d to 202, As & consequence of this decline1n freights, and the falling off in exports, the steamship companies ars taking off their bosts, The Williams & Guion line Inat week skipped their trips; and the National line will not dispatch any more steamrs till the 24th inst, Tha decline in immigration from Germany and Ireland i one cause of the duliness’of steamship businass, GOVERNMENT BONDS. 5-2Us of ’65—January and July. 5-06 of '67—January and July. 5-208 of *68—January and July. United States currency 6s.. Gold was L4X@LISK. FOREION EXCHANGE. Bterling exchange was 4853{@4503 ; eable trans- fers, London, 493 ; Paris, S11)(. Othar rates of for. eign exchange are quoted : Puris (francs)...... mar Bttt Bachnd elgium (france).. ‘ Holiand 5@ 4175 Switzerland ({rands)....o.. Swadon, Norway, and Austria (paper flarins), CITY AND COUNTY BOKDS. Thirty thousand dollars of Chieago City bonds have Dbeen sold at 1023; and Interest to 1023 and interest; $7,000 of Cook County bonds were sold st 102 and interest. Asked, [2013¢ & int. 10236 & int. 101 & int. (1023 kint. 103% & int, Bonds. Chicago City 7 8 ¢t ol Chicago City 7 ct. sewerago. Chicago City 7 9 ct. waterloanj1013 & int. Chicago City T ct. cartificates; 953 &int| 95" & ink. 101 £1nt Cook County 79 ct. bonda,. ‘Weat Park 7 per cent bonds. BANK STOCKS. Merchants® National. First National Bank on: » Fifth Natonal Bank, Comnuereial National Bank.- German National Bank, Nat 1) Illinols Trast and Savings Bank. National Bank of Commerce, Alerchants’ Savings, L. & T. C Union National Bank. Union Skock-Yard Ni MISCELLANEOUS. $37,000 of Gas Company stock were sold a¢ 1UXG @125, $43,000 of Northwestern gold bonds at 84GS. $5,000 of Chicago and Calumst Canal & Dock Com- pany at 7l City Railway, South Sid Gity Railway, West Side. City Railway, North Sid Traders’ Instrance Company, ex div. Chamber of Commerce, ex di¥.... Chicago & Northwestern gald bon 85 Pullman Palace Car Company [ Calumet and Chicago 0. & D. 0 TATEST. NEw Yox, April 10.—Money easy, the closing quo- '} tation for call loxns being 2)5@3 per cent, Foreign exchanga easler, with business at 485X@ 4853 for bankers' long sterling, and 489@489) for demand. & Gold opened and closed at 115%, with sales in the interim at 1i5). OCarrying rates, 2, 2, 3, and 1 per cent, Clearings, $32,000,000. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed to-dsy $30,000, and received for custoins $255,000. Specia shipments during the week, $393,003, of which $10,267 was Spanish gold, $50,500 American, and the remainder in silver coin and bars, Imports, $260,460 gold coin, $290,500 bullion, and $3,600 silver, W;.mmx:m -of dry goods, §2,171,498, Merchandiss, $6,- Governments active and strong. State bonds quiet and nominal, In railroad bonds thero was considerabls excitement, ana large dealings in Unfon Pacific lssues. The prices made were the highest ever current. Union Pacific firats sdvanced to 99, and for large lots 100 was bid. Thé sinking funds rose to 93¢, and closed st 93X bid, and offered nt 93). Land-grants sold ss high as 97, ex-conpon of 33 per cent. The advance was shmu- Iated by the increase in the earnings for the firat woek of April of $101,404 on last year's earnings, Central Pacifics sold at 100, and closed at 99@MX. Other rallroad mortgages quiet and firm, Alge the following, withous compariona: Eind of prodiice. Received. Poultry, ibs, ‘Poultry, oo G Game, pkg, 129/, by gz Dried £ 60,594 700 Green apples, bris, 28T uspaaseos Beans, gn o5/ Hay, tons, 190]. b, pga. 1,531 ‘Withdrawn. from store on Fridsy for city con- sumption : 670 bu wheat, 11,891 bu corn, 1,81 bu cats, 823 bu barley, The following grain was inspected intostore on Satur- day morning : 1 car No. 1 apring, 33 cars No. 2 do, 9 cars No. 3 do, 4 cars rejected do (47 wheat); 7 cars No.2corn, 8 cars rejected do; 4 cars white cats, 6 cars No, 2 do, 4 cars rejected do; 1 car No, 3 barley ; 4cars No. 3 do. Total, 31 cars, or 32,000 bu, In- speoted out: 53,637 bu wheat, 21,037 bu corn, 4,113 bu oats, 1,203 bu rys, 2,907 bu barley. y The following were the receipts and shipments of Dreadstuffs and Live stock at this polnt during the past week, and for tha corresponding weeks ending a8 dated: ATl 10 dprits, dpril i Toie: jafis. i 4,764 69,145 51,97 512,470 ST Receipts— Flour, brls... Wheat, bu Carn, bu. 41,901 1,859 18,555 65,962, 453,968] 9N, 61,850] 154,750 1,247~ 6,830 su200) 25,073 113 10 09| 47,417 15,236 14,304 flour, wheat, and The following were the exporta of «orn from New York during the past week and the week previous: Last Preci's week. | week, adbTs0 sidiers mg,'sw 00 The leading produce markets were relatively quist o Baturday, and grain was steadfer, though not with- out some rather wide fluctuations in prices. It wasa partial calm after the severe storm of speculative ex- citement that lasted during the preceding five days, in Fhich time several fortunes were won and lost, The Teceipts vere mmall all round, and thers was a better inquiry for gratn for shipment than is usual on Satur. dsy at this time of tho year. There was s little doing in lake freights, but terms ave not mentioned. Rates were nominal at 5o for corn to Buffalo, and 5o for , wheat to do, with son:e shippers claiming that chartars can be made at l0ss than thoso figures, The pasaibili- Hes of war in Europe were discussed 3t some length by s few, but it is not probablo that anticipations of war nroduced any effect an prices. The dry goods market presented no new features af importance, There is s weel-sustained demand for staploand seasonable goods, and the firm tome for some time past prevalent shows 10 abatement. Stocks arein excellent condition, both 8s regards size and general assortment, and the market is ina Lealthy condition, There was nothing more than fair activity in auy department of the grocery market, but inn qulet way s pretty liberal aggregote of sales was ac- sccomplizhed. Prices rangs about the ssme 8a for two or three dayu previous, most lines ruling steady and firm, Butter was steady, except roll, which is neglect- odznd weak, Tbe demandfor cheess was modarats, and for anything not prime the course of prices was very frregular. Fine factory cheess is scarce and remains frm st 17@lSe. Fuh are in good demand and rule firm. No alterations of importance wero spparent in the dried fruit market, trade continuing quiet, with prices sbout steady, Canned goods wers In good request at former quotstions. In the -bagging, lesther, coal, Wood, teas, and tobacco markets there were Do im- portant changes, The cattle trade displayed a fair degres of activity, and Iate prices were fuliy maintained. All classes of bugers were operating, and the yards were cleared of stock. Quotations are $2.30@6.90 for inferiorto ex- tra. The receipta were 1,000 head. ‘Hogs continue active and strong. The supply was Limited to some €,000 head, all of which were taken at §7.5088.50. Ex- tra grades ave nominalat $2.00@9.95. The aheep trade ‘was quiet at unchanged prices, - or at $L50@6.75 for Poor {0 extra. The recelpts ware 1,150 head. "At the lumber yards a fair business was transacted at substantially the sams prices as those ruling for several weeks past, Shingles were in continned good demand and stesdy., Iron, metals,and nails were fairly active and steady, s0te of the leading articles, including iron and tin plates, belng Arm. Several changea were noted under the hesd of drugs ; opium, mercury, and gum shellso were lower, and chloroform and quinine higher, The demand for drugs and cLamicals was falr, baving mproved considarably during the past week or ten days. Wool was quiet, butsteady. The stock of old is nearly exhausted, and the now clip will not be in market for several weeks to come. Probebly all of the old clip will be taXen by Western manufacturers before the time for new, Broom corn, hides, and hops were unchanged. Seeds ‘were steady and in fair reguest ; clover alone advanced, Hay was dull and weak. The offerings wore largs, and some of the prairie {aZreported out of condition, bence buyera ars buying only to meet urgent wants, Potatoes were aotive and a ehade easler nnder liberal offerings. The scarcity of poultry eontinues, and the mazket s fair under good local demand, Eggs were sctive st 15@16c. PROVISIONS, HOG PRODUCTS—Were rather dull except in pork, and Jower all round, though hogs were in small supply s0d firmer. Liverpool was 3d per 112 Iha lower on lard, and New York was weak, but the chief reason far tho decline hero seemed to be sympathy with grain. Tt was feared that, s the recent excitement in hresd- stuffs was too much for performance, the same rals ‘would hold good in provisions, which have been forced upmuch hizher than grain by spepulative buying. ‘Hencs a weak tone, due to a widespread desire to sall for future delivery, and a slackened demand. SareuxxTs—The Commercial Report gives the fal- lowing a3 the ahipmentsof provisions from this point for the week ending April 8, 1875, and since Nov. 1, 1874, together with comparisons : Tork, | Lard, | Hawms Should's,| {Hidates, i | G| S e oz Week ending] ril 8, 1875... 9071 Saag wosk, pacibars ;-“.MI fll.&!il 64,118 ook 1571, 1161 2eo0] SSeels 1.sis Stuce Nov. 1, '74. 172, 919,169, 84| 851124, 475, 3u1 1 226 Baine toma 5L 4] S| Aot 25, T oy ‘tIncludes all cut mosts, except shonldersand B. P. Hams. . Bank of Eaglind on balance to-day, .£28,00, Co for money, U393 ; account, I @IS ; 60a, 1085 e 1085 10408, 109 mew 50 10055 Now York G tral, 01 ; Erie, 2036 ; preferred, 37, Suaaz—No, 12D, 8., 213243 spot ; 23248 6 afosh, OLEUX—1U@105d. April 10.—ResTES—33( S5, eholcs spring extras, $5.0085.35; fair ao, mdll, :&Ss‘.‘:o Minnesotag, u_m.,:"',: ing, $4. .00 & ket % Tour, $rangsd, TS NS, 81530 BRAN—Was moderately active, bat eatier, 1 patby with grain. Sales wers reported of g $19.00 on track, and $19.50 free on bosrd E Conx-Mear—Was quoted st S3.T5@4,0 pe 5 001, and $17.75328.00 for cosrse, gy WHEAT—Wa> less active, and ay than the closing quotations of Friday. Lok ke Micorums saiod hat s e ATongar < r 8 8! 8 ad L, mazkst hero was much stasdier, the sapns i T being only lc, though the poasibilith ropa naturaliy tended 1o uuzeitle the wa the advance 1n the gold premium tengay quotsticns, xnd mast of the really hesyy s0ld out on Friday. But the news Fi’s}f;fil 15erd ‘wheat sections was genenally favarablg to jo , T3l crops, and the spur which fncited o Srovag o past weak 106ttt rower Completary. 54200 ] i was lesa disposition to buy at quotations, + Wero not Bo certain of fatoss steeyyd bodey unwilling o sccept & alight qenoit Fer lese, thers wis & molerats Gemeey ST ment, and the cash males were or i tha zecent sversge, Seller May opened by g foll off t0 $1.05%, rose to $1.00, dectiny o L%, and cloted st $1.06, 350 aold 3¢ g oset closingat LOTX.,_Seller the month, er reguicr spring, sold a2 $LO2GLOYY, eloaing. 1Y) Gilt-edged rocelpts of do close 1t 31,013 (20 de. were Toj 9 35,000 bu No. 2 apring s{ g),g3 ol 8,400 bu No. 3 do'at 95c for e % ilt-edged receipts and 80 b cajesta .0 K@My 92, Total, 124,200 bu. 9, F2{ AINNESOTA WHEAT—Was in fob E el T 3 n i 2 s nominal ut 41,07 oF 0 dtbvered w30 CORN-—Was modera th irregn) Tota wers stronger, whils ot rae e UL, Cun e lower then on ' Friday, thero bolng & (i TR the dilleronce of pricesof the teos AL & Sl R R, 000 bt st Y 3 s amall, and the siocks I stoe oo je AR Yay 50,00 bu during the past week. . Thess corriod sze to strengthen our market, bat 1t we .&fii‘d" (gt extent by sympathy with Wwheat and pork. b no advices of consaquance fram country pory ™ operstors gutaide wers disposed 10 rast s Ll Tecent excltements, thelr sbare of the Apr] gt c, receded 10 7 vanced to 7 “"lfifix Sg:tux;rlgi sold 3 outside. o month, or regiick N Fanged at S9N ET0N . Coming o T . 7 (1) recaipta of 4o closed at T3xic. Caah’ aatea worn. ed of 36,800 bu No. 2.4t 10@73y5¢ 1,6:0 b egenty TIx(65 dnd 800 b ears st T on' Gack, osiy U, OATS—Wers moderat | | | | | 1 I l | i % i | § 3 % : ‘%‘: % for May, and afterwards, upd vod taey and {aCrable Feports from other marrn Loo, 005 past of the deelina. Tho maarkes was not sy smeriey a3 on the provious diy, but s pood ares chiefly in seller May oad in settliog. Ges month, frequently by chenging over into Ay o0 ferenco a: abont 4 In tavor of the latier. e was quiet., Seller May opaned at 82 Tied f 623¢c, and closid 2t 3sge. Bomar o0 ¥ nl. cash s quoled earlyat 575c, sold Aoy Iater at 6830, and closed. o4 534G 3ssc. ol rangad from G2X@52¥c, and dosed Gash sales wero: ‘83,000 b No. 2 reguian st b 400 bu fresh No. 98t E1@41Xc; K60 ba hepod 3 G0@62c om track, Total, 61,00 ba: - seare and fin wiite quiry. Bales : 600 bu No. 3 (22 storags) ot S, 150 b by mauple at $113 o e ) 2 3L ad BARLEY—Was I moderate demand, snd fiies The orders wero chiefly for cash, with 2" ligt incans for May. ‘The receipts were amall, and bug il oy was offored, Regular or selie? the month sy $1.0, and $1.08% waa bid towards the cims, "aes May sold 3t $1.08. The lower grades were o for,but the pancity of oferings provanies i No. 8 was quoted nominally at. 3103, and rof 90@05c. Caa sales wero raported of 15 Teqular 3t SLOY; 400 bu do (SE. L.) 45 $1127 80 s {Contra, Lo wtorage st 174 300 b da g e . 2 by gam) al 1.20, en 20,100 bu. RN 7 ) In the after gl scrn 18 afternoon grain ‘was moderat; firmer early. but generally elosed :z.'ex m-fl: *Change. Provisions were rather quiet but higher, ing :tyfl:;mhmr?f?r’nd Y &t £1,70 for may, and $22.00 for Jane, with' s of 4,000 bris at $21.55@21.60 for Afsy: 5@ lmn.; m:le;m‘“}%! July. 7 !h‘ g was quiet_and stronger ot for dag; $15.50@15.55 for June ; and $1: Fn i of 750 tes at $13.55 seller June .70 seller Joly, ‘Wheat was fairly act.ve, and advanced 5, but e rard declined, closing 3¢ 3bove the prica si1 oty Seller May 50ld at $1.0:@1055;, and cloved at 31 tesc geluagfllm-ald 2t $1.07X@1.08, and closed ¢ fl.fll"& Corn'was stronger extly, but closed & shade s, Seller May 5010 a5 155403 150, s coned 1h Bt st ats were firmer, cloging at G3igo for Alsy T Tor e, o8 o fordar, ot e TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTR FOREIGN MARKETS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, New Yomz, April 10.— Peovimroys—Puke Prime mess, Western, steady ab 798 ;, prime mem, Essters, steady at 835, Bacon, Cumbeziand ‘ewy steady st 493; short rib, 6%s; long claar stesdyal 6ls; short clear, steady at 5216d. Hams, long ety steady at 56s; choulders, steady at 3%e. Beet— India mess, steady st 908 ; extra Indis mess, stasdy®d 1075 prime mess, 0. LaRD—Primo Western dull at 67s 3. TaLLOW—Prime city steady at Gmsa. ‘TURPENTINE—Spirits, 23s 6d Resrs—Common, Cs, dall ; fine, 176, stasdy, Cazzsz—American choice, 7283 staady, Tamp Om—68s ; steady. Froun—Extra State, 203 ; dull, Grarv—Wheat, spring No. 1, 9 12, stesdy; spring No. 3, 93; steady; winter, % 3d: meady. Com— —NMixed, 35 9 ; firm. S Loxpox, April 11.—Resrx~Common, s 9d ; sheedy. pirits, 256 9d; steady. To the ia Preas,] Lrvenzoor, erl” 108 e e rvovao. 4 18; No. 1, 2 6d., GRarx—ifheat—TWinter Xo.2 99 5d; No.1, % 83 spi 2,836d: No. 1, 92 23; whits No, 4, % 3} No.1,97d? club Ko, 7, #s5d; Mo, 1, % 10, Cara~= No. 2, s 3d; No. 1, 3da 6d. PORE—T; s 6d. LIvEGPOOL, April 10—1:30 p, m.—Corn, 342 M@%4. Lanp—67s 6d. All ths rest un LrvERPOOL, April 1—BruADaTUFrs—Flour—Estrs State dull at 306, Whaat—No. 1 spring steady at 31 1d; No. 2do, £89d ; winter steadyst % 3&. Corn—New firm at Sis 9. PROVISIONS—Pork—Pritne stesdy at 88a; prins mess steady st i, Larddull at 67 S1. Dacon Cumberiand . cut, steady at 498; short rib, 628 short clear, steady at 525 6d ; long clear, S1s. Mami —Long clear, 20a7 aversge stesdy at 66s; shoulders now, steady at 62s, Deef—Indis mess, stéady ab L1W, extrs India_mess, 90s; prime dull af s, TaLLOW—Prime city steady at 0 3. o Ghale Americas, new, 72, Cuzzsz—Chaice new, TORPENTINE—2648. * Restv—Common dull at €s; fine ateady at 17, AxTwEn?, April 9.~PETROLEUN—201f, Lowoox. April 10 Amount of Lullion gona nte B 0. Coutola Pazi, FRAXKYORT, April 10.—6%, 92, i A ‘THE FIRST MYETERY . W. Bmif ! ¢ : in | other cases, however, they tumped lots together | g &y Smiih has kold e g Lrookn of oy ¥ i : £hat the property-owners wado blindly about in | P ot e e o e otroosset oo | Ry Dy possardivision $6, 35,15, for $15100. B mantlen like sapphire baight, A meeting of the Joint Committees of the. Pacifio | _ oo 0cks Of mess pork and lurd In this city are re- is, how the amount of $28,050.43 was determined : 5 yyancy Myers 8 acres ported as follows 1 NEW YORK PRODUCE MARXET and fixed down £o thie conte 8o mieel the | Sessment, 8o that they cannot plead compliance | the southwest corner of Sscramento avenue and Afad. All sparkling with tiny jewels, Mall Steamship and Panama Raliroad Companies was eclal. ok 10 The Chlcii s Vi city's Tuir proportion of tho cost. For & pioco of | Jithibe Jaw for an excuse. Amnother Tostanco of | dson street for 64,000, o 83000 per acre. Ant v with Sy of Ugkke held this afternoon. for the purposs of adjuating ques- Dute. TPorE brla[Eard Gt |y Sheclel Dimatn o The Ol B0, i ground 60 by B¢ fogr, takien Trom the ONe jor thin kind o tho ot omned by Mlatt ey Ladin on | oot an y i s calt {atms 1o Michign Hags | Therears gowns of green, embrotderod tions botweon the companies on the matter of through | 3 7o ore- | 11300 55,000 | and 1@20 lowers sales 43,000 bu at §1.10@1.18 far Ne.3 <o the southeast corner of the extension and | (p8 JONEheSE | commer of This lot | 7°0d 3¢ £20 per footand 380féct at $15 per foot, and With opening buds and flowers,— freights. Tho Pacific Mail Committes submitted s | Mfarch 15, 1875, 5 “"‘“‘J 83110 | wpring s $1.29G1.23 for No. 2 Chicago: §1.11 Jackson troet, 881,410 damages are allowed, or | (19, Deatborn sireet | extermion, | - ot | 1 3cre with bullding at same place for £2,500, ‘Peeping through Lnlf-grown leaflets,— plan which the Panama Comumittes will lay before its | April 15, 1674, | wsenl TS | 4o No. 3 Northwestern ; $1.23@1.%5 for No. 3 more than the entiro amount charged to the city | 18 288essed by subdivislons, tho total smount | Tieary 1. Brooks has soid ta Sanin Englewood Freationed by swoolest ahowars: Board of Directors and raport at & fature mestin Mgss Poax—TWas nctive and weak, declining T0cper | wapker: i LI for & street a mile long and 80 feet wide, the | DERE $725. On the southwest corner, & lok Of | thirteen lots in Blocka 23 and 24 for $3,900, T trace out s0 aro a pattern ‘Vice-President Scot statos that o bss examined the | brl from the closing prices of Friday, nnder the fact | T20K0: $L26@L30 for No. 1 spring; $1.17@1L28 ‘Would quicken an artist's powers. sccounts of the China sgent of tho Pucifio all Come | of Larwe offerings, chiey for Juas Helivers, soracy | ungraded Tows and. Minnesota spring: SLYGLY the same size is assessed $6,797.89. Abeil & Hotclrkiss have sold 10 acres in southwest i for winter red Western ; $1.30@1.32 for amber do; ad title to which is vested in the city, The franchise i i These are not isolated cases, but are picked Bec, 17, at Washington Heights, $12,000, pany, but hac t found any discrepancy.. mistake carrie D~ ! °"°"°°§m""“g°“‘“"”‘_§°" tha'ase of sucha | o STCT from the ratutnl They are suf- o by "There are robes for sombre moments, Ehiaats the acvounts of the #genc Tetwoss Hong | Bad. The macker np:::dwdufl. ,,,.,Pp,d‘“m,‘;",‘;‘,':';u, $1.35@L41 for white Western; also, 16,000 ba Ko.1 . sireet wor worl a8 much as_the ficient to show the character of tha job which it RENT: Made of shadowy cloud and haze; Kong and Yokobama, which oomrn? during the ab- | ghort time, rallied for & while, and tarned 0. foe city is charged for its possession. In explana- | 1C1%2¢10 Bhow tho work through the Buperio NTS. And a dresa of threads all gclden, Sence of the China agent. downward,” Bales were reported of 1,250 bels cash and | SPTI08. to arrive, at $1.00. Rye firm at %o Sion of the emall amount charged to the aity, it | {5 endervored to work ¢ BrAbbas Bhve A VEBY ACTIVE DEMAXD, For the voming Summer days; . The improvement in hctive mtocks to-day ranged | seller April at $31.75@21,90; 3,500 bria seller May at | 0203da in bond, and $1.05 for State, Bazley dull snd is asserted thet the appointments in such_cases mw‘f’,fi Skilifal attorness The number of persons secking tenaments in- And tho malden to wear theie guruents fEom X Soeiad et conty Union Facifio souching 75X, | $3163@22.10 ; 31,350 bels solier June at $21.76@22.35; | declining; sales 13,000 bu of brawing Caiifornis st ono to love and praise, The features were Union Paclfic, Delaware, Lacks- | 6,750 brls eller July at $22.30@22.55 ; and 500 brls sell. $L173 in store. Cornlc better, with an active expotd aro influenced by the Board of Public Works, who also influence the Commission to fix the I.‘.‘;'l porxt‘xm; as lv.:;v a8 possible. o the next place, the property-owners would five to know what principle of justice, if an; i followed i makbag T O J08es it any, THE ASSESEMENTS ON I'ROPERTY. For instance, the assessment on Dearborn street, from Madison to the river, is $7,937.80; from Madison to Jackson, $12,357.38; » total assess- ment of $20,394.68 from the river to Jackson creases ag the 1st of May approaches, The do- mand is 8o strong that dwelling-houses of me- dium rents are held firmly. Tho principal re duction is made in the high rents, KnauerBros. on the North Side, report that in that division rents east of Clark strect are substantially nn- ::fingad. Houses that rented last year for $1,000 ot iy rihvh command the same this year if put in satis- o ang merty Sping factory repair. Thero is a great domand for $800 | > Sreis shea e pooy e odened and home trade demand ; sales of 189,000 bu st B4@ 943 for Weatern mixed afloat; 92@%e for Jo ia store; 93¢ for old Western mixed afloat; %o forold ‘white Western In stare, ad 94 @%a for new Western and Southern yellow. Oats firmer, with sales of 33,000 bu at 74@75¢ for mixed Western, and 75@76)0 oF white Western. Provisions—Cut-meats are firm at 9%e for iy pickled shoulders, and 13c for dohams, _Afiddies irm 3t12@13%0 for long elear. Lard frm ; sales, 100t wanna & Western, Pacific Mail, Wabash and Western Union, During the day thers was s declino from the morning prices, but towards the closs there was a recovery of from X to % per cent, with large dealings ‘on incressed earnings. The market closed active and Feak. The sales to-day aggregated 183,000, of which | Clesr pork was quoted at 323,00 ; prime mess at $19,00, 16,400 were Erle, 10,200 Lake Shore, 5,000 Northwest- | and extra prime at $16.50331.00, ern common, 69,000 Pacific Mail, 3,500 St Paul, 3,400 | Lanp—Was quiet and 5@10c per 100 Iia lowor, with Western Union, snd 34,500 Urion Pacific, Iess disposition o press salesat tha o than was noticed in the easo of pork. The stocks are relatively COMMERCIAL. er August 2t 2070, Total, 53,050 brls, Tho market closed st $31.50 cash or seller tho month ; $21.50@2155 for May: $31.75@21.80 for June; and nominally st $22.00@22.05 for July, Other descriptions of pork were quiet and weak, For her smfle fa bright as the sunligh And her choek is far 35 tho soup; L And she softens, by warm caresaes, Earth's weariness, want, and woes § -Aye, ber touch can taken the buriad dsed "From under the chilling snows, "Then we'll Join the rovel of Faers-land, —_— CHICACO REAL ESTATE. A FINE OUTIOOE. - The universal search for homes that occupies 80 large & class of the peoploin the month of April is tho most prominent feature of the real estate business at present, and one msin cause of the activity that prevails in buying as well as renting. There are many persons who prefer to small, which made holders comparatively Arm, Sales ‘were reported of 3,750 tcs geller May 2t ;XS.'.’D@ - murest 1t is held thet the bemefis con- | i “Till tha Teal oda shall o sell 53| e ez gall i ente el i thisic oW houhas, and there e s 2nd $300 houses, and the supply is scant. Cole- { B0 we'll take up the gleesome ectio . LI aie g & c00jic, Tho > fomad upon tis porton of Deariorn-ireet plrp ot Howel & Mothir 62y fhat nowms oy g0 e orla o Tiig, i follbvhit s T oot i ) S O B :'M;'o oG The | T liel s M Verted inio » fhoroughiass. sad meain o cses s | from such peopls for honses for sale. In this good thus year s last._ W. D. Kerloot & Cor, W, B © | o lending urtctes ot produca fa this city durtng the | BEREII TS SEACSRTI SO ] | | Guvceairs—soger, market « e T aoke; twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Baturdsy | $15.¢6415.70 for July. prime 8% 8xc: whita Havats, at 0% @10%c. - Coffth business. The value of the vacantlots between Moproe snd Jackson sireets will be greatly ene hanced by their increased desirability for busi- ness purposes, and the benefits of the opening will acerue to them mneh more rapidly than 10 property below Jackson streat. Nevertholess, we can pick out indiscriminate- Iy from 100 {0 200 feet in any block from Jack- son o Twelfth street, and find that it is taxed more heavily than the whole of Dearborn street, from Jackson street to the river, s distance of three-quarters of = mile. FOR INETAXCE, N Lots Nos. 7and 12, in Block 129, betwaen Jack- gon and Ven Buren stroets, having together frontage of 100 fest On the extension and a depth of 67 feet rupning back to Fourth avenus, are $22,172.56, or more than- all Dear- born street'from Jackson street to the river, and almost 28 m the whole city. Any other block throughout the whole length of the exten- sion will afford similar instances. Even away g\;;lmbe’lwe:'n_ ‘Taylor l.nde!‘welllb, a lot having ront, ie assessed £19,343.58. As show- ing st the same time e XOW GEEAT A DISPARITY EXISTS detween the assessments of property Gimilarly titusted, it may be mentioned that the block be. ywesn Jackson and VanBuren is assagsed on the rest gide of the Dearborn sirest ' extension direction, &8 well as in . the pressing demand for rented houses, is seen the operation of the con- stant graviation of ontside Capital into the business of this city, Thisis a very important element in our growth; it is:certainiy the strongest evidence that its growth is assured by the advantages of ita commercial position. There have been some transfers {of valusble property during the past week. The five-story marble building on State swraet, owned by Peter Pago and now oceudicd by Jansen, McClurg & Co.'s bookstore, with s frontage of 48 feet, =23 gold to H. A. Kohn & Brothers for 132,000 cash. The purchase was made as an investment for part of the profits of a very good ‘business, like some of tho recent purchases of Field, Leiter & Co., and successful merchants and Board of Trade men. THE NUMBEE OF SALTS of inside and outside property is very fair for one of the opening weeks of the season. Oneof themoat significant symptoms of the condition of 1ffairs is the recovered hopefulness which is Seen in every direction. The Osshier of one of the atrongest National Banksin the city said the H. Bampeon & Co., and the other house sgents in the Soath Division, have numerous applica- tioos for the houses of moderate rents—which suffer less_discoust than the expensive houses, :X:l;nhjmn 60me specimen house and store ETORES. Cole, Newell & Mosher have leased the stores 155 West Madison street, for $1,500; 199 West Aadison for $720; 197 Weat Madison for $600; 165 West Madic gon for £1,200; 16D West Alsdison street for $1,140; 141 South Halsted for $480; 195 West Madioon for $180; 815 Randolph for $500% 377 Madison for $1,200% 115 Lake street for $600 ; 74 South Halsted for $720° 259 West Madison for $1,600; 215 Madison for $1,500. 211 AMadison for $1,800; 213 Madison for §1,800; 409 Madi- son for §1,600; 333" Madlson for $1,330; 863 Halsted for $7£0; 78 South Halsted for $720, W.D. Kerfoot & Co., have rented stores as follows Bocond, third, and fotrth floors of uilding 191 and 193 Randulph ' streot, $2,000; storo 52 Fifth aveaue, $900; second floor 195 and 197 Randoiph streat, $600 ; third floor 195 and 197 Randolph sircet, $150 § two ;| $360; two front rooms id fioor 88 Wi *| Btreet, $800; ot a avenue, $360; front suit rooms 91 Washington street, {ront suit rooms 93 Washinglon stroet, store northeast corner Monroe and Fifth avenue, o o o e e ; atore 584 and $1,200; storo 11 Canal street, 5500, A z DWELLINGS. Clc, Newsls & Moahar have loased the heick houses A German Gun, Tho Exchange Gazetle, of Berlin, says that the German Government has ordered of the firm of Krupp a gun of 35 centimetres calibro, which, when completed, will be the heaviest rifled gun in the world. The heaviest of the German const-guus i8 &t present the 803g- centimetre coll gun, one specimen only of which has been made. According to the pre- liminary trials carried out with it on the shoot~ ing-gronnd attached to the Krupp factory, it i tar euperior in its effects upon the iron plating of ships {o the best of the English cannon. The S$2}4-contimelre gun weigis 86,600 kilo- grammes, and fires a stoel-tipped cast shell of 296 kilogrammes with a . charge of G0 kilo- gnmmea of prismatic powder; while the new -contimetre guu will weigh about 54,700 kilo- grammes, and fire o projectile of 400 kilo- grammes with a charge of 90 Lilogrammes of prismatic powder. The 30}¢-centimetra gun has made & clean hole through 10-inch plates, with & strong wooden backing at a distance of 1,000 metres, and it is expected that tt.e 85-centimetre guo will produce the same affect at a distance of 1,700 metres. Correstly don’t seem like a hard word; yot they all.go dowa because they can’t gpell car- rectly. \ morning, and for the corresponding date ons year ago: 15, 40@15.50 ; and 2,600 tes - Mzats—Were dull and easier, The only sals report- ed was 100,000 1ts ahioulders at T7gc cash. Thers was scarcely any demand, but holders offered Httle, 1a it is saldom that much can be done on Saturdsy and they praferred to walt Ul more orders to buy should come in. The market closed at 7% for anoulders, cash or seller April: 8o do seller May: 8i(o do saller Jans ; long clear, 11e cash or saller April; do seller May, 11x0; do saller June, 11)c; short rita, 1130 cash or seller April; do seller’ May, 1lke; do geller June, 11%0; ‘short clears, cash or seller April, 1136 ; ‘do’seller May, do seller, June, Taye. Boxed mests 30 higher Toose. Beweet-pl "1 ths average, at11¥@12, Ba con meats quoted st 13¥@14xc for hams, 9xe for 13%e for short xits, aad 13%o for abort packe Oreasz--Was quiet at 3@12¢. chang o T mess, $9.25 for extrs maas, 210082200 for bama. e TaXLow—Quoted at 8Y@Fxe. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Wss dall and Therowas 3 ‘very light demand, but holders did not cars to conceds in the matter of prices, as stocks ars reported light- Bales were reported of 100 bris winters at $8.25; 125 bris spring extras st $4.60; 200 brls spring superfines, partly at $4.00; and 100 bels rye flour &t $5.30, Total, 525 bels. The market cloed as foliows: Cholcs winter axizas, $S0@LO0; eomman 1 goadjda, SLWBAIS; ho i | 8t 15X @15 11-16¢ for pAm s 15%@ for pAme steam, market firm, with fair demand for full lota; Rio, 15X 82¢cin gold, and Maracaibo at 18}$@21ie ingoids ta‘t‘nv!rpocl markets, s Tolinsion Beotherer bisctsmithn 'Iggln the co] sk Park branch of the firm of Johnston Brof thisday w En';ln:u. at Oak Park, and gncesvor to givo. 84 tormarly, 1o thals dasiomerg, old aadnow. 1oy Building, N. B. cor. of State and Randolphe | ate FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. ol J. B. Job of the Chicago Draneh of the frm 8 ; liam opartacrahip, e johnston aad Jobn Johaston, comy - ‘withdrawn from said T LLIAM JOHK: JOHN JOUNSTON. Chieago and Oak Park, April 5, 1875, COPARTN . A new co lrfillr‘hlpmhml“um&hfi“{w" i who will attend to the thing J Oak Park, April5, 1375, JOHN JOENSTON, TO RENT. TO LET. i i f ! The fine Btore and Third Floor of Windst j MEAD & GOR, 156 Lafallssh | | i |