Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1875, Page 10

10 e e e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1875—~TWELVE PAGES. TONEY AND COMMERCE FINANCIAL. Thera was o largs but temporary demand yester- {13y at the banke, for toans to meet cantracts matdring to-day.and Monday, Dankera had sutlcipated these calle, and wore fally propared fomoet thie wishes of Togitimate customers, Of courso rates were a littlo fiymer, the ruling Ogure for the day being about 10 per cont, Donks doing & miscelianeots buaineas ro- ported a fair and some an aciive demand, shilo thore whoso customers are mainly engaged in special de- partmonts of trads havo a aurplus snd roport money vory oavy, Tite ruling rate of exchange betwoen banks was 506 730 jer $1,000 premium, tha lowes Lelug tko smore nsusl figure, Wo hesrd of mno shipments of curreney, aud the general fmpresdlon is tho ex- change market will Le easter noxtd week. Thongh the smonnt madoon csttle andon hog products kaa Leen inimente, ¢ has fallen bolow the curront matur- {ng Lastern indebtedness of (ho West, for Lhe reason that ahifnients of coreale ave been merely nomiual, Thero ia now accumulated hera somo 8,007,000 of Lu of gralu, uf which 4,500,000 are wheat. Prices hero Jtave not lcft n margin for shipment; and he sider 1ho dispusition jucreaves among our Qealors lo force purchasers to buy in this market from first Lamla rather {han to submit to the exactions of tie commission men on the rxboard. A capital meteancs biere,~and it fs doing 80 with amazing rapldity,—the ability, snd with 1t also. #ho diapositton, to control tho grain market, will be. coruo a fixed fock fu the financial nnd commnercial sintus of tho country, Already the phirass §8 current. IF prople want our products,—and of conrse they mtiet Davo then,~let oustomers como lrers to buy thew, ‘Tho present stagoation i ahipments cannot contmue, end it depends on what turn prices may {ako whetlier E:ntern buyers will bo glad ogain g send on thelr orders, or whothor our Lolders will Lo glad sgain to e on thelr cargoos for salo n tho Now York and otlier Eastern markels, Thero wasn rumor toalay that tho straits were opon, and at the worst that event cannut now be long delayed, when the grain now afluat ip thie harbor wilt go forward and {n somo ahape it will £as0 up the exchange market, Sirect rates range from 7@13 per cenl, with an abuz- daut supply of Joauablo funds, TIHE GENTRAL NATIONAL BANT. It 1s fmportant for tho inlerestn of our Clilenge Cen- tral to dlstingulst it from tho Now York Snstitution of the same name, Honce it should bo romembered {hat a1l the suits recenily commencod in our courts against D, ¥, Allon, B, F. Murphy, 11 C. Nutt, and A, T. ‘Andrean by the Central National Bank aré tho property of tho Now York bank of that name, Tha Chicago Ceutral has no claim agalnst uny of tho paties, MINING STOCKS. The San Francisco Chrvonlele of tho 23 rays 2 Aliere wan not much demand for minlug recurities fn the Buard yestenlay, excepting Ophir and Crown Totut, large 1ate of both of which werd sold at a Yo- dnciibn fiom Woduesdsy's yrices. The markst was weak, and thors appeared to be but little coufidenco on the part of oporatrs In lia slability, Ophir opened At 112, and dectined to §111, o fall of §3 einco Wednes- \ay, Mexican wsa atronger, and some sales wera madoat an advauco of oue.olghth over Wednesilay's quotatlons, Consolidated Virginta and Callfornla wera o ahade Jowor than before, Tho remaining Vir- Finda atocks, with Chollcr owcepted, wore also lower unil in ght domand Choller wax 2 higher than on Wedpesday, selling at §38, but the advance dla nat bring out much atock, ~All tho Gold 4l claims were quiat, aud oot of tham lower, GOYERKNENT DONDS, Tiso follawing aro the quotations : United Btates 0a of ', of * 10-40s..,. verses Ugited Btates new 3a of "1 Ualted Btates currency Ga Gold waa 113@115% . & FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Stesling exclango was 493@i01 ; callo troms- fors, London, 493 Turis, 01u, Otber rates of for- clign exchango aro quoted 3 Taris (franct Gorunany (relchi Tielghum (franea). .. oland (gufd Siritzer) Aweden, N Austria (pager 1oriny) CHICATO (1TY AND COUNTY DONDS. Rands, i Bid, Asked. Cideago City 7 3 e, bondsn,... |101)¢ & Int, 11025 & int, Chicago Clty 7 o et ‘sowarage, [101¢ & Int,{102}¢ & int. Chicago City T3 ct, waterloan|1013; & iut.j103)¢ &ut, Chiongo Oy 1R u|.ccrl\lic:lml\ F T 56 @51z Y3} 95 615 wsilzg @ 417 S c“zygmhcb"::lmm 105 it 1035 Bin, Sool: County 7 3 cf int. 1021 E1nt, West Park 7’pu?unumn¢-. ¥ Koo w" &t BANK BTOCKS, tierman National Bank. Corn Exclange Nationsf City National Bank, Home National Bank, Natlonal Bank of Ilinola... Merchauts' Havings, L, & T, Co, Dofon Nutional Bank..... Union Stock-Yard National,, lido & Leatuer Bank, MIECELLASEOUS, Tind, ],mn!. ity Tailway, Bov Sid, 180 | 158 Ci5 Tatiway, Weat Sido o X Gity Tulwiy, North Bido., “f'riders’ [unbratco Company, Cluunber of Comiuerce, ox tv,, Iy Qox Light & Coke Com; Chlesgo & Novthwestern gold bonu Ll Pulace Car Compauy LATEST. NEw Yous, April 30,—oney easy st 3@4. Prime mercantile paper, 480, Storling quict § ~st@sSTIC for alxty-day, and 4X@ €0 for sight, Dry-goods imports for the weok, $1,U84,403, Customs recoipts, $200,000, Gold firm ot 118%4@115). Dorrowing rates, 3G9 per annum, 1-64@1-33 per diem, aud flat. The Ausistant-Tressuror disbursed $701,000, Clesrings, §13,000,000, Bpeclo augagements for to-morroww sleamerss 1,000,600, ?uwmmwl and rallrosd bonds atcady. Btato bonds qulet, Tho stock market opened steady cxcept for Panams, which went down g por cout. A tho day sdvauced, Ahere was a derline f X@'5 per cent, which waa mora than reovered later, with Gio chfef advancoin Nortl- wostern, After 1 o'clock the market was aysin weak, with Wabasls luading the decline, At the dnal close Lo markst ‘waa steady, with » recovery of JisX irom ibe lowest puint. Uulon Pacife rallied frowm %092 to _T73¢ ¢ Wabash from 1i% to 14'( ¢ Atlantis & Voclflo Telegraph from 20 4o 333, aud Westorn Unlon from 70 to 79V, Tho large dividend-paying stocks wers quist snd without miuch change, Walash recovend on tho announcement tust the Directors of the Compauy left hiore thia morning for Toledo Lo per- fock & plan 0F tho tinanciil orgunization of ite affairs, “I'rapsactions were 110,000 sharcs, of which 4,000 wero Tacitio Mall, 80,000 Weatern Unloo, 11,000 Northwest- tra, 5,000 ock Inlaud, 10,000 Lrle, 7,000 Lake Shore, 12,00 Walush, aud 15,000 Unlon Pacétic, GOVERNKENT BONDS, [ g0 & AlOU,L .y ] LA Ullluunm\lwn"]lfd 10 105 ‘gtlu & Miastua{pph | ow York Central, rle., Yrle Tiarlom il.rlem p Yidchigu Co Tittaburg k 1t Nasthwealern w0y el in, Van Duren #t, 25 £t wof Infila st, nf, 263100 fh duted A 2t ERATPRIPR A ‘Van Buron at, 274 ft in st, n f, 232170 9 -10 €8, dateld Aprit 11 SR ] Went Manroo at, h e cor of Spautding av, n £, Gcda i, "wity olher proverty, dated Magwell st, 63 £ o of Diae Istand av, 1, 6% 100 £, dated March 30200 castiner 2400 Sodawiek of, 1t ft a0 of Ok sty o 1, Hx130 tt, datod April 0,000 1,800 Slieftiell av, 144 fi nof Watiu i 1,440 No, 6100 e B 120 9-10 £ty D 0,000 Milwaukee a¥, 100 ft it w of Unfon 1t runuing 1 6 o Unian ab, dated April 20, 5,000 Adama st (b Thoof Wabaeliam, [, (0x6) dated Aprif 90 (John M, Wing to’ Oliver Rtongh) vesnvisc¥es 20,00 Milwaukee av, 410=10 ftn w'of Wood s, 1i o T, 232118 {8, "daled Apri1 20,..., 8,000 Leaviit st, 278 ft a of Van Buren i, 120 tt, with hallding, dated March 8 7,000 Twenty‘tocoud-rt, 21 ft 0 of Wood st, n f, 34z 103 11, dated April 30,000 Cottago Groveeaw, 223% It n of Thirly at, w £, 33100 £t dated April 80, o 5 NORTI OF CITY LIMITR, WITHIN A RADIDEOP 7 SILES OF CODRT-HOUR. Tota 1 and 2 Diock 7, Ravenswoud, dated Aprit RADIUS OF 7 BOUTH OF OITY LI J MILES OF COURT-NOLAY, W, t?’o( Tot 0, Ponningion & tireen's patt of Block 7, In Bea 10, 8, 14, dated Aprll2).....8 1,000 Lota 3 and 4, Block 5, X Bee Thare'se K88 W & 12, M4, 13, dated April 29, aeranns . 700 F 25 (t of Lota 29 to M, Block 1, Fawcott's par, ve 3¢ Boa 4. 34, 14, dated April 5. 2,100 Sizty-third af, cor of Bpencer av, s f, Lot1, dated Aprtl 30ucveeeene o 50 WERT OP OITY LIMITY, WITHIN A fADIUS OF 7 MILES OF COURTSIIONRE, Diviston at, 230 feel ¥ of Crawford ‘nv, 2, 80% 122 18, datod Apri 3ieeeees .3 - COMMERCIAL, The followingwere the reccipta and abipments of the leading articles of prodace in this city iuring the twenty-fonr hours endiog st 7 o'clock on Friday morning, and for the corraaponding date one yest go: RECHIFTS, FIIPMENTS, 14975, l 1874, || 1875, Flour, brl: T4 1 Ty Wheat, bu, 60| 97,041 154,630 X3E 2 512,016 610,470 130 it 2,020 18 Shcep, No, Hidea, 1,000 Tlighwinen, bils, Wool, Il . Fotatoes, b 2,000 A6 4, 318,404 210] 3255314, 720,00) 001,818,000 1,740,000 3,2.20,00. 80,600,400 140) Lumver, No, fea Sluinglcd, No. Tath, No. Balt, brls Also the following, withott companeons: Kand of wroditee, Toultrs, tbe. Pouitry, coops,,.. Toecerred. | Shipped. Withdrawn from storo on Thursday for city con- sumption: 1,007 bu wheat, 3003 bu corn, 54 bu aats, 862 bu barloy, The following graln was inspected into store on Fridsy mormng : 12 cars No. 1 spring, 139 ¢ars No, 2do, 6 cara No. D do, 4 cars rojeeted do {16 whoat); 2 cars yollaw corn, 11 cars No, 1 do, 83 cars and 12,000 Hu high mizod do, 339 cars and 26,000 bu No, 2do, 50 carmnnd 5,800 Lu relected do (534 cars and 49,800 bu corn) 3 G cars whito oats, 20 carn and 0,300 bu No. 2 o, b cars rejected dog 4 cars No, 3 ryo; 2 cars No. 2 barley, 13§ cars No. § do. Total (742 cars), 347,000 bu, Inspectedout: 853} bu wheat, 89,525 bu corn, and 433 b varioy. Our statement of yeaterday in refarenco to the wheat crop of the Unlted Statcs waa fntended to read that # Excluding Californfa wheat, which does not proparly telong fo citber class, tho Lroportion of winter wheat to the whola crop ls now somewliern between 03 and 70 per cent, It is, therefore, ot farfrom 3 bushels of winterto 1 bushel of spring, " A good many of tho constitutionally tired ones on IChango ave anxlously inquiring why they do not uso {ha now clovator, It is well to be posicd, as it paves one from making mistakes. A countryman looked nt it yosterday long onough to reach tha conclurion that {t1n a church organ, and asked when the pipes would boyutin, The utter prostration of thecarrying trade s tho great coramercial trouble of the day, Lako freights ars down DLelow paying rates, snd through rates to Liverpool are now quoled at 425¢ (spects), seb vory Iittlo frelght roora is wanted, The prices of grain are %eopt up hore by speculative confidence, {n the face of Eastern bearishuess, %o that there Is noshipying mar- gin of profit, though tho produce bo carricd at starvation figures, The trado 18 so neariy atagnant that even the statemsent yesterday thnt the Straiis of Mackinaw are practically opened cauged not s ripyle of excitoment, Tho fact mado very littlo -Aifference to vesscl-owners or others, It mow Jeeins probabls that s good miny veasels will not stir unioss an unexpaot- ed chiango for tho botter occurs, and tho sitntion f equally trying on ocean vescls, somo of which aro ‘eing laid up, becauso salling does nmot pay, Dut speculativo trading L lively as over, If thie grain and othier produco i not wantod olsocwhors at quotations, 1t will bo rolled over from ono month to another, the ‘wominal owner paying the costs of carrying, Toiaex- traordinary spoculative activity Is largely dueto the fact that comparatively Utlle money i wanted in manufactures, and it s rushed {ato produce to keop tlo capitalfrom lying idle, The leadlng grain niarkots wers spoculatively active yostordy, while others wore gencrally quict, Tho bstness transactod was lsrgely of tho turning-over &lnd, very littla belng done in tno way of preparing far shipment, Delug tho last day of the month, thers was o great deal to do in providing for tho delivories of the morrow, or in avolding them by a resort ta {ho peouliar process called “ringiug,” Jobbers of dry goods were kept fairly busy, Tho aggregste purchases ot locs] retaflera was larger than on tho proceding days of tho woek, while there was 1o spparcut falliug off in the demand from tho intorior trade, Prices remain sfeady, except for unpopular maken of sheotings and shlrtings, in which thero 3a somo “cutling.” Grocoriea were freely distributed, sud wers agamm firm o price, Al tho staple sriicles uro beld with confidence, fhe indications belug coneldorea fn favor of higher rather thsn lower prices, No quotable chauges were apparent {n the canned goods and sk markety, Drled fmits were dealt in tu a modorate ox- tent, and wero gouerully steady In prive, Peached hold with greater firnesy, Tho coal, wood, bagging, and leatlier warkets remaln dull, No price-chauges were doveloped 10 tho ofl market, tho revited quotatious of Thuraday being frmly maintained, Aflcet of about twenty-seven vessels, sll laden with tnmber, wore st tho sale-docks, The offeriugy coin- yriced & wide assortment of lumber, common atuff, 3 usual, belug the most plontiful, The market was dultond easy, 'The interior demand for lumber cou- tinuce fair, snd the local trade of the yards in tmproviog, No changes were Fepottod fu hard. sware, nails, frop, or woodsuware, Beeds wero quist all round, tut generally ateady at recent prices, Hiroomecorn continues quiet, but s Leld at full prices, itiles wore duil, apid somo doacripiions wers quoted lower, Wool and hops remaln quiel, Tus demsnd for potatocs was ebiefly for car lota of choico posche Ulaws, which were cany and firm ; other varietlea wera slow s exay, though offeringe wer amall coiopsrod 10 what they Lave been, Youltry and cgys wers rua, THE WHREAT PROSPECT. Thoe American Miiler, published in this city, gives, 10 un €374, B Bumber of tolegrams and Icttera in rela~ tlon ta the wheatcrop, tho gist of which we hava already preseutod o our readers 10 tho remarka of the past ton days, T Nitler nayay If the roportod shortage,in the tons uamed oven apyroxhinaiee startling a4 tho sunounucement may, st first 'glan seer, sut it 1n nevertheloss & atubborn though unwels Come fact, tuat (his shostage is equal to 6153100 per Cent of tho totul Apriug-Whest crop, OF moro {hsu ntor-wheat seo- furrectiicas, ion, Norihweslern Rack Island. Newr Jervey Golitral. ————————— REAL ESTATE, ‘The following fnstruments were 8led for record Telday, April W2 CITY PROPEBTT, Twenty-elghiliat, 110 £t w of Walash av, 81, 230123 4 Apri) 8, aaled Aprid 499, vorases® 4500 Ruersld st, 416 11 u of Thiriy-sixth sty w f, 435123710 11, witls buldinge, datod Apri 2y, 3400 Tiliauv, & of Thiriyighith st, wf, zledit, with Lulldinge April 90, 2,50 Yau Burea sty alw cor of | Wincheaior sty # 1, K ‘at, 312'f¢ e of et B ‘E:'Ja i (e 2,200 land sy, ¢ . wiidi bulding, duted APat 8. 23,000 sl 10 tho total socelpta of whiat ab Chicago aud Wiiwaukeo for tho year 1674, Nhould tho reaully of (e Larvost demonstrate (ko corroctucss of thede reports of dumage toihs winter | Wiiaat crop, we can foel very st iu predictig a vory wutorial sdvance {n hrica of spring Whuat, In 8t Touls, the leadiug wheat warket of (o Wost, iho price biuu advanced 4 per busbiel i aa many oy, and cloves at predent writivg, firm, with an advaucing tendeney. Fhe Toledo_psiarkel hux udvanced Iu e samo fime 18 to 2303 Detrolt, 20c; Cincinaatt, 3303 Haltinuore, 3563 whils'the advaiice iis upeing wheat for he e thmne, 8¢ prostut wriliug, iv Lut UK@To per hu, ‘Yhe vzportation from New York to ths Uuited Kingdom showa o material increaso over the coding weaks, and arv wa followss ‘| Last four weeks, Trovlous four wi four pro- Znuahels. 1DCTeason. . TR oo 430,800 In consequence ©f uuuwual arrivals, the Fesult of ‘neasly & fortalght shoseward wlads, has thrown updn the Engliat market 8 Inrge flect of wheat-ladon vease and {a canaequonce of thesannuiial areivals, the Lone don and TAverpool marketn ara for the i evresroily 2nd abow n decliug of td_ per cenfal, or hearls e yer busbel from {lio highest point of tho past monili, Tho week In tha two ports of Livers 1 yoouetitute sbout 32 per cent of oat on April 8, No estinatn he- arrivals at Cork, Dristol, (Hasgow, $ug mde for th Toudondorry, ud other smaller matkets, whith, hows ever, take in the ugaregaio, & Yory reapectable percent- g0 of Anterican wiieal shipmenin, I’ thia comcetion we e, it Forard to e coming spriug wheat crop, thint tho seeding wan tommenend Gl 0 1wo weeks, and 1n somo acctionn tliree woeks, ter than il ” It o ot yot fully comypleted jo many arta of Sotthern Iiinote, Tawa, and a largn pottion of Wisconsinn, It thicsa soctionn at least tha syerage will be 13 to 1 per cont Iess than Jaat yeae, In Miuneaotd, thie koediny i about completed, though It will aversga seven to ten daya Iater than usial, Biice tho seciling T34 been slone, tho weatlier hot boen by na_means favorable. Low temperature, and blustering, Artviug sinda having boen the provaliing feature, while bt two realiy ploasaut_and warm_days havo Vieltcd ua durlug the past threo weeks, The uaval and crentlal warm spring raing, s0 neceseary {0 the germination of tlin sesd, havo nOt npheared, contoquontly thiera fs bt Tittle of [t nbiove the ground at presout writing, The absolute necossities of the cotutry will’ requira 264,000,0:0 Lushele, Should the rhortage prave aa th present reparis fnitieate, ho ¥leld will not el exceed 240,000,000 busliels, i which event s de- fleioney of somo 23,0 0,000 bushein is appareut i the Toquirenicats for Lome consiuytlon, PROVISIONS, HOG PRODUCTS—Were rather moro active, And fr regular, with no apocial reason for change, 10 far aa tho advicen from othier points were eoncerned, Tho trading was chiefly in changing over, except a spurt on June pork towards he close, proviows to which the ‘market liad ruled dull all round, The recalpts of hoga wero moderate, with no materlal change in prices, and thera waa not much product offering, the bulk of it belng in strong Lands, held agatnst JTune contracts, 88 most of those for Afay had been proviously arrauged. We note that the receipta of lard and meata from the country are fully equal totbe shipments, Mews Ponk—Vae fn beiter demind towards 1 o'elock, with nearcely anyibing dolug befora that thao, and advauced 250 per vil when New York was re- ported n closing strong. Balew wero reportad of 9,750 Urlasellor May at $21,80322,00; 0,000 brla roller Juno 24$22.10922,403 1,00 brls seller July at $1215522.40 § aud 500 bria neller’ August at $2277%. Tatat, 13,230 bria, Tho tmarket cloaed firm at $21,1(12,15 for May, $22.40 fot Jnno, aud $:3.68 for July Other dencriptions of pork wero stronger, in syme paily, Bales were reported of 4sd brls primo mess at 10,00 (there was ** nono liero ™ when {lio slocks wero lw« )m)cen); aud oxtra prine was quoted at SIS5A N Ahp—as dult and essler, Tiverpool wan quoted wnclinuged, hut tha jrivata sdvicen from New York were kil 10 bo unfasorsblo to Lioklers, and ‘Ihere wap whichs resulted in & decline of BJles woro reported of 3,500 bew SO@A15,605 2,230 tea sellor Juuo at 1 1,00 tes sciler July, $13.923@10,00, Tiin market closed fame e $13.88 “Fofal, B,000 o, neller May § 16.725@13, July, AfEATs~Were very quict and o slade eanler, The only ralos roported wero 30,000 1a shouldera (special cnt) at 8¢ ; 100,000 Ik o seller June at §5.30 por o 16 and 50 tes swoot-pickled hams (18 1bs) ot Ilye, "Thers was very littlo domand, busers ganerally holu- ing off for lower prices, whiie the oWerings of couutry Iots wora expected o larger. The market closed at 8,0 for shoulders, cish or_ soller May; $3.°0 do keller Junoi $456 do seller July; long clear, 113;e cash or seller May; do Geller Juno, 113c; do seller July, 117;c3 ehort ribs 11314 117, 'canl o selfer May ; do seder Juno, 13@ 14%0; doseller. Jul(. por 3 short clears, cashi or seller May, 192130} do scller June, 124@12%c8 do seller July, 125(¢135c. Based meits Ye Liguer than looso, Suminor-cured Engliah meats, 11 Xulde Loxed ; sweot-pickled bains, 15 by avorage, at 115 @i, Bacon moats quoled at Jd 14xc for Luunv, 9ige for shouldors, 13:{e for sbort ribs, and 13 for short clears,—all packed. Gnyast—1vas quict at €110 LE PRODUCTS—Wero qniet and nominally un- changed, at €3, for mcss, $9.25 for extra mesy, oud k21,00 for hams, 'atrow—Quoted at 814G 8 e, BREADSTUFFS, FLOUR~Wss In Letter domand, chiefly from the Tocal trade, though thoro were fow outaie ordors on thofloor, Provious prices wera well sustained, but thiero was o advanco early, and ihereforo no decling later in symra'by with wheat. New York was quoted dearer, Sales hera were reported of 278 brls wintor, partly ot $3.87%; 1,490 brls epriug extras, parily ab $3.00@5.40 5 ing suporfines at 43,85, "otal, 1,605 bela, The tnarket closed sa follows: Clolce winter estran, $1,60@7.003 common to good do, $3,00@%.25 ; cholce pring oxiras, $1.003 5,26 ; fair o, shipping Brades, $4.60:25,00 3 Minncso- tan, $3.2°@0.00; patent pring, $0.0020,00; spring superfines, $3.75@4.55 § ryo flour, $3,35@5,50. Puax—Wun in good demond and firmcr, the supply belng Tess than tho recent avorage, Hales wero 30 tons b $10.50 on track, and $19,00 freo on board cara. Con-AlEAL—1Waa quoted at $3.76@4.00 per brl for a00d, and 327,76@28.00 for coatso, WHEAT—Wan aclivosnd vory leregular at an svor- ago ndyones of 1@1tce, The marknt was very strong oarly, under an active demand from country opera~ tors and local shorts, 4 pite of roported dullnoss §n Liverpool, and subsequently fell off owing fo freer offeringaon & diminlshed Inquiry. The oxeitoment was continued, but tho advanco brought ont 8o many acllers a8 to produco relative weakuess, Tho roceipts wore fair as compared wilh tho averago of the past two weeks, though light for tho season, and reports kept comig In from the country, sll of tho same goneral tonor, which slarmed meny of tie shorls, Thoro wore, however, & ko2 many apemmtars who thouglt 1t eaB About tme for the niarket to turn, aud they hue toned 1o take advantsge of it. There wa4 ulgo s good deal of BLay whest pres:ing on thio murket, which wgakened Juna in sympathy after tho differouca botweon flie two Jad wid ned fo fully So por bu, Tha fact of largo mtocka in store lsd ‘many ‘to think that Gatlvertea will bo vory lieavy to-day, seemed that n great deal of that wheat waa' unplacod rovions to yestardsy, Ther wass beller cangump- tive dewnud for cash lots, the miilorn buying (realy, though not much was wanfed outalde, 1Lwas remark- o that ouly * ear Juade s baen bought 80 far to aup- ply millers in flio winter whoat districts, and tha stato- inent waa usod to show that no great daimage hea been doue, 'That, bowever, proves nothing, Nuone denles thiat fuero {a plenty of wheat on Liaud for tho preseat, Probably ons haif of tho suppliea of the last crap {3 yeb unuiarketed. But there i ot enough left to tido over to the nsvest of 1673, i€ the coming erop alioukd prove to ba largely deficent, It is thought, too, that ilie Britiah sucpian haa vean drawn upou more docply than Ls usual at this dato, 'The prico o? whoat haa not been bigh enough to Induco Wberal wales by English farmers, but feed has boon so acarce aa (o biing otit an 'sctive demand for straw, whicl lins sold k0 yiellas to maka nucnd £or tha Jow prico of tha graiu. Selle s opened yentorday at $107%, cosoto $1003c, 161 back 1o 81,03, ndvanced 10 $1,09%¢, "and doclsned 10 3107, closiug st §1.013;, which was Xo lower than tenty’four. ours Troviouuly. Sellof May sold at $1.0L 1.0t closing at $1.043,” Beller Jiily nold ot 31110111, closing noménally st $1.6317, Giltedyud Toeelpts of No, 2 spring closed nominai at 81,05, Carls sates wevo reportod of 9,600 bu No, 1apeiug at 31004, 1103 42,800 bu No, 2 do st $1.03G106) 3 5,000 bu Nu, #'oat U3)g@I2igu’s 1,000 bt refected do at 1@ysice; a0d 1,000 U while Wsinburg at $1.13, to arrive, Total, bl b MiNNgsoTA WipaT—TWas in_better demand, and firm, Salen wors 4,600 bu st $L11N@LILK for No, 1, and $1.08@1,04% fur Ko, 2, CUlN—Wau activesnd variable in sympatly with whieat, opeuing atrong. aud doclinlug 310 teiow tho cloaing privos of Tharuday afternoon, though Liver- ‘was quoted 3 per 460 I higher,'and Now York Gpened firm, 'Fhe recolpts hero wers larger, fnclud- 1ng noveral iofs by canal, sl that fact seonied {0 tum 110 tida of speculation, which has been stroug for two or_throa dsys past, utder the anticipation of small deliverios in 3fay, Thuy aro now axpected to ba large, and there wan o cousidurablo rush madu to ¥ place Tots coming in fo-dsy, which could ouly be done by turnlug over, taking Jusjo (u exchange, ae fow F“ wantod ta byy the grain {0 hold, sud the shipping movement was dull, Buippors have takon hold mod- crately this week, but 1t has boen chiletly of tho new “orn, which 18 some 30 por bu lower In yrico than tho 'regular, Beller Juue opeuod st T7xc, ad- vanced to 78, and declined to 7d¥e at tho Sione, Neller May wold at 18%@77c, and soller July &t T 7940, botl cloalng at tuu ludds, liegular No. 1 closed nominslly at 78c, and new daat 7ic, iThérs is no discrimination in favor of high mised, or No.1. Cash sales wers roported of 1)0Lu No, 4 and high mized at 70/370)0; 127,000 Lu new No, 3 at fe; 60,000 bu do at Tac free on bosrd ;400 bu yollow a¢ #1703 17,200 b refected st 72@T2%0; aad 40 bn ‘ears at'7éc on track, Total, 215,000 Vi, 'OATH~Wero moderately’ active, the' frrd'n; betng rincipally in aptions, The market +otrong, ut scon weakenod under & greator desire to well, o 123 sympathy with eorn, closiug about %o lower 'than on Thuredsy ovening, ' There was loss changing from 3, then on provious days of the weok, Bk, “Bats ot witly n. fair Snquiry from Jocai doalers, and wero in fulr - supuly * and casler, Heller Stay operied at €3, und closed af 6350, Heller June s a8 63%0 uplo @1;c, and closed at Giije, Jiegatar Nor 22614 #a 62G031ccy and Tojcctad wold ai Frests No, 3 cloacd at (3o, Baloa luclude ; Bule, 5,680 bs No, 2 reqular st 62@031,0; 19,:0) W frealy 0, 2 at 037462307 000 but Fojucted xtDUNG; 8,0 Du by sampla at 62@0Se, Tatal, 23,30 bu, Vi Tho market was again ?l“l“ anid 'easy ol $1.08 (@1,01 for No, 4 ,snd samplea sold at $1.08, s 400 1,07, and 400'bU doby same u ateictly freatd No, 2 at ploat F1.08, TAULEY—The market war vory dull, infact do- sertad most of the time, Nothing whatover was duns in optivus, and $o of cash were nolwauled, it tiero was » comparatively good demandfor gare lots, which ~adveuccd “undor light oleringe, No. 2 sold at 4l Central, .31 in A & Co's, nud No, 3 at $1,31, Hample iots were salablo at $1,:0@1.15, and choice Galif B 33, Heiloy Mag wia” suolod kBl o valoa wora roported of U000 Central st 0, 9 in b do A,, D, & Co. at $13% ¢ 400 1a No, 91,20 ;"c.tu' bit Ly sampls n.‘n.m'u.u’,’ n: otad, 7 TATEST. In the afternoon wheat and corn were fairlsaclix clostng wbont {hib same a8 on Change. | Ervisioes Wero quiet and lower, "The Okl Bosrd adsourned over (o next sssaoy, Meaa pork wi (b odurata demaud aud Towes, clos- 1o 4% $31,00 for Bl 3000 brls ot §9.00 for e 2 555,00 Tor 3uiy 1atd waa quist and sbout 100 lower, cloaing i 315, @15.60 cash, and §15,09G 18,13 for Juzle. Hales 160 4t $15,67)¢@15.10 for June ! it A5 tes urd staady, with sales o£100 Bty e sy, SHIN bigen A -m\mum.mlkm I ! rmor than at 1 a'elack, Seller Juno sold at $1,07%6 145 and clowed s $1.073, Relier My aloned o{abon Cornt wan fn falr demand, selling at 78)(@70¢ for 1\}?, and 70}1$70%¢ for Juns, both cloaing 84 tha fu- side, Ot wera quist and steady at GaNo for Alay, and 6334¢ for Juna, GENERAL MARKETS. ALCOTIOL~Was quiet and firm at §2.2432,28, BIOOA-CORN—Tho markot rowaing quict, but deal ors report no disposition to shade pricen with the hopo of altracting trade, Eatern maunfacturers aro sald to e out of stock, but they are dlsposod to defer Lny- 1o ae long as posaible, Following is tho rango of prices, tho ontaldo being the lighest for the lost qual- itten of the grades nammod : Good to cholco burl, 135 @140 bruah that will work itaclf Into 8 chioice hurl Lraom, 11@13@130 ; fair to goo o, 108105@11ige; tuferior brush, 0100 § erovked, f@se. BUTTER~Coutinuad light rocelyta ive the market n firm tone, derpito tha fact that beyond supplylng the immediste wauts buyara siiow nu fuclination ta faveat. Whils the tondency of the market I8 downward, tho feeling At the moment fa firm, Bales were effecteil wiihin the rango of tho “snnexed quotatious s Chofc to faucy yellow, 21@31e ¢ meditm o good grades, 17 @20e4 Inferior to common, 124136 BAGGING—Extrema quict atill pervaden ali depart- ments of the bagging market, aud prices romaln with- out {mprovement, Ordors are mostly fur modarate amounts, aud are promptly Alled at tho quolations following: Blark, Slyo; Lewiston, 3001 Aontaup, Ges Awierlean &, uvio; Amoskeag, 29xe; Ol Grock, 303 Luslap Duie, 16wiTi0 - guniues, single, i liges o double, wic, (] ki—Salea to & Inir agareite Wero effected ot the prices curreut on the easlicr daye of the week, or al 1181770 for primo old, and ot V@l6o for Tower rades, B 0N L~Quiotations remai oa follows: Lackawanna, $0.50@10,00¢ cannel, $3,00@90; Erle and Walnut i 22.80; Hoeking Valiey, $0.10; 1ndlana block, $3.60( 8,603 ' Tliinots, 34.60@3,0. £AUS—Were active aud fair at 16c, Tuo recelpls were smaller., FI§H—A more than ordinstily good demand for fisl ia reporiad, aud st tha rolutivoly_low pricos mow ruliug thie tenor of prices 1 firm, Liberal local and coutry orderd wery plactd at tho quotation follow in ¢ No, L whitetish, tghrl, $3.04@0.15 ; No, 2 do, $1.76 @6,00; No, 1 trout, § No, 1 ahore mackerel, new, 5-brl $8,60a4.705 No, 1'bey, §0.80@%.78 ¢ No. 3 w20 family mackerel, ‘sebrl, 65 bank' codfisli b No, ng-c&mh H-brl, 86,0840, .50§3.181 No, 1 ahiora kit . £500.70:33 % Ceorgon. oel Labrador horring, Bpllt, Lris, 38,503,153 do &-Ds 34,004,237 Tabrador herring, round, bel, $7.60w7.753 do, ig-brl, $3.75@4.00 scaled herring, per hox, $1@43e: Coliiabia Tivor malrubm, 3¢-Urh, 59,000,001 ocsan trovt, 3 doz and 4 do2 per caso, §2,25@9. FRUITS *AND NUTS—Apples and aches sre fiem, tha tendency in the latter Lelng to higher pricen, Oter feulta mentloned In our 1St are compara- tively sioady, Trude was just faic at the quo- tallous "followiug : Eon drnuns, Dates, G@7c; Ogn 137140 3 fign, Iayers, 13@1K0 3 Tarkls) e} French pruves, 1Xel4lees mising, @293; looso Muscatel, $,85% Valen= el 11yeel1}os Zinto carrnts, @1xes citron, 2 Bics lomon peel, 16@%0e, DoMestio—Alden apples, 17 @lixgo; Aicbigan apvier, d0%ic] Indisna und Slile Tiow, 848307 Boutliern, i 8yc; poachies, hal 82,07 o mixed, 33, @83,01 4o pared, 1 f ), 10@10Xc} raspberries, “31dics pitted chorries, i lie, NUTH—Ellherts, 1d4 140t ainionds, Tetragona, (32 Naplea walnniy, 16@ite; Grenoble walnu Tialic: Druzlls, M@l fe: peens, Toxas, 1i@lse ! Wilmington peanuts, Bin e Tenuceses peanuts, @ £0; Afriean pmnuis, 53te. QREEN FRUITBZA few cares of Honthern atraw- berries wore offercd, snd those in good cundition Tirounht Tic$1,00 por quart, A feW quaris woro ve. celvod bden, 1. Oranges end lemana wers i fair request aud steady, The stock of applos ta decresaing slowly ;" Valencla, orsnges, oranges in bozes, $HLO0@SK0; lomions, $3.60:26,00: sppies, per i, falr fo cholco, $2.0081.503 Aspinwall Lananas, $3.00.5.00 per bunch ¢ Tod Lananas, $3,00636.00 per bunch; pineapples, $3.50 er doz, PG ROCERIEG~CoMees, sugars, alrups, molsnses, and rieo worp the articiea chiofly i dommidy {hough (here wan & somowhat freer movement n sl gooda than for somo time provious. ‘Tho tone of the raarket was unchanged, oll the leading articles Lelug hold with unabated irmness, Below ara tho quotations ¢ x1ck—Ttangoou, GxX@7x0; Carolin: 350 ; Tosistont, T e KBHC s IAe Corrrss—0, O, Java, 333@3txa; Javs, No. 2, 30% @313¢c ; cholco to faney o, e dic: good ta primo do, 41K @73%0 § common to falr, 4i21Ne ; Towsting, 1@ e; Bingpors Jave, 1@ia; Coata Rics, 21)§ @2ik0; Marscaibo, Zix@2ic, Buuane—Patont out loaf, 113(@11%c; crushed and powdered; 115@11%0¢ gravulated, 11i5@llo; A, standant, 1041050 ; do No, 2, 10.i103c3 B, 0550 ¢ extru 0, 95@9)C; G No, 3, 9X@IHC: yellow, No. 1, 0k@8ie cliofce braws, 81/@00 falr o priino flo, BY@A6; common do, Tx@Tie: chinice mo- Jaesen siigur, B2(@Ve ; commion to fulr 40, TH@8XO N, 0. common 10 cholce, TX@e. ‘mtRyre—Diamond drips, $L15@1.20¢ silver drip; extru fing, 85103; good shyur-Buuse wirnp, L3350, cxtra do, BJ@550; 'New Orleana molawsos, chiaco, uow, @ige; do prine, 1X@i5e: do common to good, 60080 ; Porto Rieo molasses, 60@35e: common molas- ues, 4)@43c; blackatrap, d9@dle, BpioRd~=Allapice, xnx@xmo;{ claves, 50@83c o afn, 30@3lc; popper, H¥@L}o; nutmegs, $1.30G 1.35; Oalonita gluger, 165@10! Boapi—Cerman otted, UX@6e: Goldon West, 43{@303 Whito Lily, O @G)0; White ltose, G @0ie} Bavon Imperial, Oc. HAY—Wan fn moderats request at about tho same. prices for ‘EM liny, bt low grades, belug plenty, ware ak, Wequoto: Prime timothy, $19.003 No. 1o, $18,00210,00; No. 2 do, $16.60: ; can- X 3 mixed, $14.50@16.50 § prime upland preirie, $1,4.0416,30 ; No, 1 200 Mo, B S L0a g, 0 HIGHWIN. Qutet and unchanged, Thore wasn ‘ramor eatly that a emall 1ot had beert soid at §1.13, but tho only sale raported wan of 50 bris at $L,14 pot gal- lon " Vined wero hield at $1.10 1 New York, wittiout 1IDES—Wero In_mollorats request, Light and heavy g;mu-cursd hiden are now quotcd at the same figure, o, and greon calf at 123ge, Wo quote: Grsan ety butchers’, Tes Mght and oavy, Be; part cured, (A1XC gro:n alf, 12%0¢ dry fnt hides, ip and calf, 17001805 dry salted hides, ldc; deacon akina, 4305 Sheep polts, wool cetimated us washed, por 40@42e, Itides with one grub and over aro cliased amaged. Damaged stock brings two-thirda price, and branded 10 per cout off. HOPH—Wera quict at 25@390, and 386 for atrlolly elioica, OIL&~YWith the' exception that there was o por- ceptibly iucrossed local domand for Liuseod, tur- btine, and carbon, 0o cliange Wea spparent in he sitiation of tho ) 00 ‘ofl matket, Pricos wara steady and firm, @8 follows: Garbon (standard white) 115 deg, fest, M@léijo; dao Illinols logal test 150 deg,, 18.415%0: do headlighs. 173 deg,, 1Bk oxtra winter lard olf, $1.3. o, 1, 31 Vo, 2, Bi@LGe; linvrd, ra Lo Bailed, 3 3 ‘whals, 53,3400 m, $.4 neatafoot oll, stret-. Iy pure, $1.033 do_extrn, $1.00; do No, 1, e} bank olt, B 8003 plambago oll; 80e78c; tarper e, ¢ 4 iphiha, 3 gravity, 14@18¢, common, o} Laq@ite. POTATOES—Were very quint, exoopt choice Eastern Peachblows, which werd rm under » moderate fn. quiry and light offerings, Car-lots Easiern Peacn- blows, Oe@%c dell 3 Weatern, 83wi0c; mixed, 41@500; Early Rose, Esators, 100 do Wostern, 603 G5 YOULTRY—Was ncatce and In comparalively falr tocal roquest at irong pricea. Turko, ive, 15@15e: , lire, $4.00.48.00° par dos, or 103150 per B .00 por doz. BEEDS—Woro moro quich and generally stesdy. Hungarian sold at $1.50s100; bt st $1.23G1.607 clover at $3,.00@7,00; and fimothy at $2..032.40, HALT~lollowing 'aro tho quotations: Onondaga sud Bagluaw, fino, $1,05 ; Canada do; $1,70; ordinary coarue, 3,00 7 conrse dismond, $1.12%¢'; dalry, without 3 dstry, with bage, $.00 ; Ashiton dulry, por (@423, VEXL~The recatpta oontinte Hberal, and common {bia calves aro alow and weak, busers Uoiug disposed 10 select the. and choles stock, Halea were made a4 6@T0 for the beat, and 30 for poor, WQOL—Tio market a very quist, Tiicre is tho o ‘nnual dlapouition 1o Aleporo of 1ho old wool before the new clip srrives, and small lots are comiug fn almowt daily, re used 1o il the all orders on tho mar- ket, tock hiero |a very small. One dealer claims et T 1o Liave about k0,000 1, and thoe otliers vi et somo_ belog entirely uut’; Good to prime tuel:{mha‘l" B3@33¢3 poor to good tub-washod, 43@32c; Ana and ‘mudlum washed floce, 47@500 s fancy do, 823 cosran washed ficeco, 1044503 medium and’ coarse un- wasliod, 30@37c1 Ano unwashed, 37lo; pullod woul, 42@17e. WOODEN WARE AND DROOMS—Wera in falr do- aud, quotations belug gouerally adliored fo Two- Toap palla, £1,75 per doa; Uiroo-huoy d0,$1,00; do dalry, GV extra doy ST extes chiseao-ulis $10,60 Nos, 3 J@! do $3,0038.00 ; tuts, three in ucat, $1.76 ¢ koslers, fivo in’ mest, $1.13 ¢ lialf-bushel Tilosdures, plain, $2.15 1 do 1ron-bound, $4.80 4 churny, Noa. 4 (0 1, $1:0Xs10.00; headed clolhes-pins, 10c@ 31,00 wash-boards, $2.4582.80 por dox; barrel-cavers §2 00! kanookius, $1.00@%80 per rack ; lroom- Lian 4580 e, LUNE100 bek mg No, | hrooms, 31,0 ot Ho 050 common o $a.50 5163 ohanilla 1 o, T ope, 14! 830 3 ulaal do, 128130 TP BHBICAT Ak il b ogiows Toston, .., Now York, Fhiladelphis sud_Baltimora, ‘Wimiagton, N, 0. Cuarleston, B, 0. Claveland, O.. LIVE STOCK, OUICAU0. Tecetyle— 9,837 alyi83{ 101703 X7 X gi181 918 414} ¥0 6,675 1,38 -‘,w‘l 5,084| 660 19,714 30} 2,857 were materialiy lighter than days of the week, but this 24,281 18,880 298 53 3!113 X 804 67,371 OATTLE~The recsipts fcr eithior of the preceding clrcumatance countsd for buot Lttle in the faceof & Aupply of s0mme 7,000 tale catile, and the £adt that tels- grama from iho markets below were of quite s dls couragiug o tone a4 thoss raceited earlier in the week. Anide from Lo dimin 1 receipts, none of the festures of the market showed a change for the better while 1ho genersl aitustion was—to the selling fnterast at least—aven more uneatlsfactory than on tho sy be- fore, The quality of \hie offerlogs wan conalderably below the recent avarage, fow of tho atale catilo gesd- Ing wjove " good,” whila e Freah recelpts embraced 8 smaller proportion than ueal of choico graden, A faw bunchea of cxtra wern taken at $0.40@0.625, Seatt X Bmith aelling 8 droe at tho latter price, but most of tha trading was dose Lelow $8.19)¢, Thers weas fuceeaned activity 1n vlook cattlo at s further de- cline, eales making At $3.I5R17I8 for paor, ot $L00 nd at $1.75@5,00 for’ goo to prime, ot elesed weal with a large quantity of tinsold stock remaining fu the yard QUOTATION®, ‘Extra oeves~0Oraded steers, weighing 1,400 10 1,340 Mty sas . ..$0.00@0.76 Cliolcs Buoven. faf, well formedl § year to & voar ofd sicers, woighlug 1,2.0 1o 1,430 hducaevonen vevedines €,00@0,20 Good_Menves—Weik.fallened, Bteors, welghe (g 1,150 Lo 1,200 1A, o ieseesean BEO@O,U0 Mediuin Graded—Steera in fair llea, wolgh~ 1ng 1,100 t0 1,400 fs. teerosisneees BOO@STS Dutchers’ Btock—Lour to fsir sicers, and ‘cominon tn cliolce e, for alty alsughtsr, wolghing 800 101,100 A03@550 Stork Cattle—Common 01,030 lta BI0@S0 Inferior—Lin Y stags, bniis, and 2,00@4,00 Cattle—~Te22a, 000 <l Number and deserivtion, i1 cholco nloera,. 1Y chiojea pteer: 13 good stcors, 15 good steera, a7 choloa stects, 7 stockers. 40 ntockors, 14 stockon 10 pony steort..,vee 13 mediom 18 good stge 42 good steers, 89 oo atoere 200 881 10G8--Tho Waik 1ons fertadiid thd markot om Thuraday wan not apparent yestordss, tho downward tendoncy of prices oing arrestod by tha diminiahed Tocaiptn. Tho arrlvala embraced museh tho same clans of hiogs a3 secu i tho yards (or & number of days pre- vious, oven, well-fattod droves, as lierolofore, belug {ha exreption, and uncven, Jight, and coarso heav lota thie pilo. | Pricen had & wiler’ rango than_ maual, aalon ruaking from §7.13 to $1.00, Skippors sold i $7.16647.10, comman {0 chcieo light welgita at $7.008 7,83, and inferlor to extra heavy at $1.i6@9,00, merchaatable grades were taken, 208 BaLXs, No, Av, PrieedNo. v, Friee)No. 18,.,,274 $9.00 17 8115 ) 40, Av, Prics 14 §7.83 Nl AT 158 .1 12 o1, 785 |55 213 505 | 60.5.008 765 BiliiEP~Were In ifght demand, and acarcoly sustained. Buyors fook Luld very sparinaly, and for auytliug not sulted t0 the want of Exstorn buyers {ho sverags of the market iwas fower, Wa qudte common to_choice wooled &t $5.25@0.50, and shorn st $3.50@3.0). YART LIDERTY, 8pecial Dimsate to The Chicagn Trilune, CENTRAL BT0CK-NADDY, EAST Lipenty, P, April 20,—Carzus—ltecelpts for the Week onding April 20, 7,413 houd, agatast 746) tho week before, o mppy £0r yard usies was falr s turough rum bwvy 3 market duli 3 the bugers, and few of them at that, aro holding off ; prica ¢ to 36 off from last week ; extra, 1,410 to 1,50 i, 34,1067 ; peime, 1,090 103,300 1oy 38,250 169+ Roods 1,100 1o 400 1he, $3.00@0.003 Lale, 1,100 101,10 s, $3.05@5,50; commion, 930 to 1,00 i, $1.50a5.00F buls, $,76@5.0), Tho sales for the Weok footed up 1,512 besd. Toas—Tcecdpt for the weok, 15,315 head, agaioat 44,010 tns weok befora 3 the yun was' light thife_weok, a5 tho demand ighty but fow sullings ork Luyerd nuaredly dolug mngibing ; Phladolpulus tn moat do mand ; extra Philadolpblas, $3,72@9.13 5 mixed, $8.0 e 393! Yorkers, $1.00¢7.78 ; rough and inferior, $0.50 7,00, Biece—Receipla for the weok wore 21,800 head, agalnt 41,600 tho woek bafors, The supply han bean large, and but fow wore wanted, Eastern markets were'bsd, The season for wooled sheep belng past, it 1shszd 10 woll tnom, gud tho weathor §s unfayorable for cllpped ; extra, 15 to 100 15, woolod, $0.75@1. good, 90 o 03 I, Woolod, $1.25:30.60; falr, 80 to o3 M woaled, $8.80@6,09; common, 7 o 76 1be, wooled, $5.00@5,23;_medinm shoap, $1,30830.78 7 1air to extra Clipped, $4.00@5.23; scalawags, par fead, $2.00@250. ALDANY. Special Dispateh to The (Atcaze Tribune, ALaxv o Yo ApHL U0, Ditves—acolpts, 060 carw, 27 short of laat wook, of & poor aversga quality Of natives, and § cara gaod 'Toxsue. From the opening 10 tho closs the business has hoen alow, and the ruling of the market s strong K0 0ff on all grades, Tho de- mand has been contined to the supply of Esatorn and local country dealers. Drighton wad reprosonied by oy two doalcrs, wiile New York did not put in & shiat. " Chlcago attle losk the eutlre cost of {ranspor- tatio, and oter espenass, while Dufelo scarcely pald oW, Tlia markot ciosed s it onened—very tame. Bneup—~Dcaipis, 63 cars, 7 loes than last week, Market off %o on ail grades, with p moderate homa and Esstern demand, at 5X @730 for wooled, and 4@ Sige tar aborn, @3 vith molerate recelpty Toas—2Market off and 8 fair demand for zood fat ut EGB1fe, snd Site Tl st 8310, the lattor price for very light, " satos, 1,000 hesd. DUFFALO. Borraro, April 80,—CatTLr—Receipts, 1,098 ; total for flia week, 10.292; o market today ; fresl arrivals through consjgumonts, Regorts from the Easiorn Inatkols are vory unfavorable, Dealers hora ara look- ing for a decling In prices naxt week, NuExe axp Lasns~Tlocelpts, 1,600; total for tho ‘week, 1 the markot {s at & dead lock; 10carsof o good quaiity'of shicep in the yards remaining umsold, ‘which will ba shipped Esat in first haods, Esstern buy- ers decliniug {0 lians ot prices damanded. 0007 total for the woek, 12,400 10 market 4 cars only in e Jarde oftering, ‘with 0o demand oxcopt for vity $rads; holding, York~ ere, $7.80@1,50; heavy hogs, 18.23@8,50, NEW YOnK. Nrw Yous, Al 30,—DBarves~Tieceipts, 1,40, 'making 4,640 for the fonr days, sgalust 8,20 for the ma tund lask woek, ‘The domaud was very light and o market extramely dul, with the bottom not found. Primoto extra slcors, 12V@12%0; common {0 good, 1068120 ¢ Inferior catile, 0N@IIccs 8 €060 for the four nrer—Arrivals, 1,500, makin, days, sgaiust 14,080 at tho vame thme'Iast week, Sal were slow. Tho market clowd dull at former Y- duced prices, or €@80 for unsborn sheep, and 5@ BXo for clipped. 4 aking 11,620 IWINE = rl$ 2,880, days, agalnet 16,300 for the eame Umd Lusl BT, LOoUIA, fir, Louts, Apell 30, —TToas—Steady ; falr demand § Yorkers, 81(574(0 ] bacon, 13(@o; guad to eholce, CatiLe—8teady ; falr demand ssles of §0od ns- Siro butclere stears o $51045.05 sz abock, [T for the four t weoly LUMBER The veceipts of lumbor yesterdsy wero the largaat of tho scason, he offerings at ihe docks ptimboring nbout tweply-soven cargocs. Local dealors ware out in full force, but the market opened very dull and wonk, aud scllers found i¢ neccasary to make conces. slous 10 fnduce buyers 1o take hold, Pieca stuff de- clined 500 per m feet, sud ofher Jumber 23@500, The market was quite Active al the decline, Piscesturr brought $3.80, and boards and strips $10.0G14.0), The following sales were Toported ¢ Cargoschre: Winnjo Wing, 300 m § Gamecock, 160 m 3 Geclli, 100 s J, 1, Morcil, 200 i ¢ aud J, Plil- , 100 1, joista and scantling at $4.80, Al from [anlateo, and sold by J, M, Loomis & Co, ‘Cargo acht Grauger, from Paulville, 40 1n_stripa snd boards, 4 38 m Jolsta anaacanting and thinber, at $9,00 § ¥chr Oiarn, ‘from Manistco, 40 5o~ e L o a s AL Ih’lynrdll.nde ‘'was falr, ot unchavged pricos, as Lollows 3 Firstclear, Becoud clear, "Third clear, 1 fuch, Thied clear, thick, Clear fooring, Clear siding, Firat comunon Sdiug.veezeeress Floariug, first comtaon, dressed. Flooring, seeond common, dresed, Box boards, A sud I, A stock odrd NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET, Naw Yoxk, April 30,—The market was rather more active to-dsy, and colton goods, prints, gingbams, eta., ‘were in fair demand, Cotton goods of the best makes wera unchanged, but low grade Beached collons wers wenk, and fancy snd shirling-priots ware in fair de. mand and ginghsmas woreaciire, and atandard makes were acaros, Tbe Daily Dulitin saya: Piwsavant's Gold Medsl dbare fabrics wiil bo sold at auclien Wadaesday; May 6. TELEGRAPHIO MARKET REPORTS, FOREIGH MARKETS, Speetal Disnateh 19 The Chicnzo Trihurd, TavenrooL, April 30=11 8, m,—Frovn~No. 9, 283 No. 1,3, Gnatx—Wheat—Vintsr, No, 2, 93§ No, 1, On 4d; No. 2, No, 8, @ tub, No, 2, 0a 30 968 643 No, 1, 1s 0, Tann—t78 04, Livenroot, April 50=2 p. 10,=GRAIN~~Wheates Racelpta for the tast turea days, 76,000 g, 70,04 qra helng American ; while, No. 2, 03 1d; No. 1, 0u 2l ; 4,0835 No. 1, 9 6d, Oorn—No, 3, s O So. 1,08 7d, Cora ¥varaot, Apell 30=3 p. m.~Uunctangeal, AVERPOOL, ApHl 0—Latest,—Froun~—Ealra Siate and Weslern, 922, GRAIN—Wheat—No, 3 to No, 1 spring, now, 8 51@ 9e, Corn—Amerlcan mized, new, s v, TrovisoNs—Tork—Winter Western, now, T8a; do Fastern, now, 82s 6d, Deof—Amotlean, now, 78 6d. Tard—American, C8s Gl Bacou—Cumberland eut, now, bin, Curese~—TFino Ameriean, 70a, TaLLOW—American, 418 G, PrraoursM—Hetined, 8¢l § spirits, 83, Mancursten, April 30,—YVanxs Axp Fasnrcs—Dull, and with & dowsward tendetiey, Toxuoy, April 0. —Weathor fair, Conrors—Monoy and account, 937;@0, UVairen 8raves Doxps—'oss, 105){; '07s, 100X 3 10-10%, 103( ; niew fn, 1027, AMERICAN RAILNOAD BROUAITIRe~Now York Oen< inl, 915 Erle, 316XE203 5 preferred, 48, TALLOW=4180d. . PzruotEuM—Relned, 0X@104; apleits, do, BN® 024 Tants, April a0, —~Tnree—83f 85c, FRANKYORT, April 80,~Uxtren STATES BoNDa—"ils, 9922, AuTwinr, April 30 ~TPRTROLEUM—2I(, PHILADELPHIA WOOL MARKET. PstAnrLOfA, April )~Wool dull. Hupply ght and pricon ateady, Ohlo, Panusyivania, and Weat Vir- X, above, 54@ 53¢} X, 54G 0535 medium, 6@ Bic: coarse,J0; Now York, Michigan, Indiana, and Western, fine, 49@60c; medium, B3@360 § eoaree, 00c; combiug, washed, §I@r6c; combing, unwashed, 46 ; fine, un tvashod, Hi@30; cosrea and modlwm, un. wanhod, BS@Hc: tub.washed, G3EC0; extrs and _mieriao, pulled, 45@50c; No, 1 snd suporfiae, pulled, 4G dde. THE PRODUCE MARKETS. h KEW YORK. Epeelal Dispateh to The Chicazo Telbune, New Yons, April 10.—GRAIN—Whest—arket willi- out decided claugo, with only » very moderato fnqui- ry; aalon of 61,000 bu, at$1,15GL18 for No, 3 apring; $1.1931.91 for No. 3 Chirago; $1.2031.3% for No, 4 Torthwesternt; $1,21G122 for No. 2 Blilwaukes ; 3127 @131 for No. 1 spring; $L.16@1.28 for ungraded Towa ond Minnosota spring; $133G140 for winter rod Westorn; $1H@1A3 for amber do: and $14041,48 for white' do: aleo 10000 bu No, 2 Canada club, dellvored on tho opoulug of the cauial, ¢ §1,0 § 16,00 b No, 2 Milwaukee for Juno nt $1,23, and 16,000 bu winter red Western, on apot and to arrive aoon, at $1.42, Rya firmer at 950 for Canada tu bond, and §1.05 for Gtale, Darles scarce and firm. Corn less activo and lower ¢ sales 43,000 bu at 92@9%¢ for Weatarn mized, and 934@03c for yollaw Wastorn, Onts fizmer § sales 0f 30,000 bu at 74@76o for mized Western, and 6786 for whito Wostern. ProviaoNs—Iddica unehanged at 13XG12o for long clear, Lard hoavy; salos of 100 tes st 16 for primo stoam. Watsxy—Nothing doing, s bugors refuse fo take hold at yesterduy’s prices i $1.18 1% askod, Farionrs—Markes dull, particulasly on berth; tle llgl ratos asked rostrict business, To Liverpool, by steam, for graln room, 7d fa demanded. To IMull, by stoam, 8,004 bu gratn on private terms, To Dundalk, an Ttatlan bark with 2,700 qra do at 61 170 the Asroetated Iress, 1 New Yonr, Avrll 0.—Froun~—Recoints, 8000 brls; Ormor; modorste domand; suporfie Worteru sud Htate, $1.60@3.30; good to cholce, $3.2536,60: white wheat Western cxtra, $5.6036.30; oxtra Ohlo, $3.10 8,66} Bt Louls, 2582, Tyollour stoally ; $4.35 Canx-Meat—Woatern, H.0@4.60, Qnas—Whest—Itcoaipts 97,000 buj moderato des meud ; No, 1 spring, $La7a1l: No, 3 do, 816G No, 2 Chicago, '$11i@1.41; No, 4 Mllwaukos, ngraded Towa und’ Minncsom sprivg, winter red Wostern, SLEI@1.40; amber Tiye firme ors Cannda, in bond, 03c; Stale, $1,05,° Har'ey tiem; falr tnquisy's Milwaukoe, $1.48, ' Mait quiot und firm § Canada West, §1,60. Corn—Ttecoipts, 95,000 Lu 3 less activa aud lower; muzed Western, 024g3s¢: yoliow do, o2y @, Outs—Tce| j mized Westorn, 245 Tigo: whits do, Todatio. Hay—Unchanged ; ehipping, 60R6: R65¢, GrocznuEs=—Collco quict aud firm, * Bugar quist and steady ; fair to good rofining, 8/;@84c: primne, 87-10 @8)g03 refingd, 10210 {nics very firum; Miiscovado, Sxtabnc, Mos 60§ tout, 4dc, Kico quiat and tus 332,10, NTRE=Dull § @610, mal—-flulvyf ‘Waestern, 16@163,0. . Pnovisions—Pork firmer ; now mess, $1225, Doct aulet; plsla metn, 100; cstes, dle. Cat tagita'quet cloar ballfes, 1%0 ¢ £ib do, 13j¢e ; middloa duli; lon, Clear, Weatern, 1450} shott cler, Wx@UNe, Lard very tull and heavy: “flmu ate- =, 135 10.10@ 18746, Norren—Firmer; Wostern, 13 3i8e, Oneese~UucLonged. Witsskx—Dult; $1.13, A NEW ORLEANS, New Onrrans, Apr) 10.—FLomm—Firm : super~ n@nm $3,00; XX, $5,75; XXX, $3.85@0,25} cholce, $0.50 Gnat—Corn—Demand moderate; mized, 8307 yole low and whito wlxed, 662 § whits, e, Oata dull and Tower; 13@74c, Baax-ball and fover, $110 AY—Dull§ 2. 3 Phaviions—Tork "aiviuced; $200520,35, Dry 1t meats scarco and firms ; shoulders, Yo clear rib, 103 clear, 194e, Dacon Meady: shoulders, uye; ciear rib, 133703 balf clear, 13@!8%c. Hums' scarco 133 at 1426 143e, Tard quiot tlerce, packers!, 1005 at dde aulet Werce, packers’, 100 Ghockuiza—Sugsr in JIght sup 1y ; gooil demand 3 stock, 2,084 hhdse; common, T Gl : 7403 good common, Tyj0; fully falr, #ige, Molusson I Hght supply ; e raand falr y stack, 4,000 bels ; falr to goad formentlng quoted at' ¢:@3ds} fair rcbolled, 830; elstern bot tom, 6o, Ootee unchanged, Witiakx—Dull anit uomini at $115G1I0, Corx-3zat~Dull at §3.7.@33.50, CINCISNATS, CreonmiaTy, April $)—Froun—Sieady; moderats Qunnnd ; Brm family, $3,0060,133 chiolce, $0.13, ‘Unatxi-whoct fulr and fruag No. 4 red, §1.05G1., CommAmiint wad R TATGe, © Ovs.Grmer s Eietion: Tiye quiat and nuchatigodt No. 2, $1.20, Barlsy quiet aud unclianged ; $1.5%e1.60, Oruv—Linseed, 75c. Bird’ firm $1,2021,25, Rags—Firmor'; 150, iurrEr—Dull} chioice Rescrve, 27@20c. Cussss—1AX@LIC, Croven Bred-Bloady; 12@19o, ProvisioNs—Pork irin' and quiet at §22.00, Lard falr and frin 15X@167;0 suked for good; 15)g0 bid, Tulk soulders active af 83c: clear, xib, 11307 apot, Lajgo; buyor June, fi?‘\r, i K0, “f.!u‘an. obbitogt 8 ot V24 D3 (314 Vi@ Wt tuietlvor gta. e @I 8 MITWVATRER, flmv.wnyn:, April $0.~FLoun - Quiot, & shado ror, Guati—Wheat frm: No. 1, $1.00% : No.3, $1.03; Moy, $1.05 ; June, $1.03%, Uataloka actlve bnt stcady; No. '3 fu storo, 1o, Carn pearco_aud_higher s No. 4 mixed, cash and May, Tike. Ryo neglocted and gum&n:fl. sy unsectlod dnd casfor ; No, 3, § a, 4, $1,18, Fovistofs—~Sbade sasler and quiet, B¢ $1,55 cash, Bweet plcklcd Bams, Mo 1iX0; d od alioulders, 8150 ; middles, 11 3{@ 1330 loose, 1azd quiet ; ateam, 180 1 kCHtle, 183¢c, RxgsiPra—Flour, G,000 brle;' oats, 300 bu ; whoat, 85,000 bu 3 corn, 100 b, B Butearxay—Flour, 5,000 bria; oats, 600 buj wheat, 5,000 bu § corn, 180 bu, PUILADELPIIAL PutrADRLRUL, April 3, ~FLOUN--Firm moderatcly notive; Wisconsin and Minuesuta family, §3.0J@%81% Tennsylvaufs, Indisns, sud Oblo do, $6.35@0 12567 high grades, $8.25@ 7,15, et st g, §1,33@1.35 § amber, §1.90@1.38 white, $1,1531,50. Rtye, 81,08, 'Corn slows yeliow, &gfivio; ‘Txod, B3@S)e. Ouis weuted ; whiio, 14 Povistons—Firm, Tork, $1260323,00, Pleklod- UM~—Nowinal } 3 0, eroDlovanBiate, | Ponseni g Flar, 1 Bex: ‘Timothy, $2,00, . Durrra—Quict and unchanged, Cuxsse~Firm § Western fiue, 16X@163{0, Edas—Quiet; Westorn freali, 165105, DALTIMORE. Mnu. Apri} t0,~Froun—8irong; pricas une 1) o ORiTN—Wheat firm, quict, and unchanged, Corn trong snd higher; Wesiern mized, 03gc, Onls dulls bl ‘s‘i'ffl‘n"n:m"” mixed o, U0, liye quiet § §L.] 1T, J&X—Duu; Pennsylyanis sad Maryland, $17,008 TRovisions~—Quist, Pork,$22.50@23,00. Bulkmeats ~Bhoutdere, 907 clcaz rib sidos, 13jic, in round low, 1 Taco stasdy ; sboulders, 030; ‘cloar rib sidus, @10, r:m— od, 104160, Wealarn, packod, 9@: mf-'-w"x‘.'-mkm!«"'mmn“'um 'cd. Remet TBOLEURI—Nu] ly | ViR Eaer By Br, Aprt30.—¥rovac )y~ PLOUR~-. i — er} No, . Mé“n.x‘n tdd {L)lo.'a clxlu“:o, $1.06, “In‘d’x“ r':‘ 5 33 for frseh. Gorn Ligher's No, 3 mized, Ty o cash § Y00 May | 1734 @Tve June, quq frmery 8378530 cash 3 030 May 3 B1y¢e Juns, Parlay vmaste ;13; s delng, Itys i and wanted; No, 2, Wrisxy—Tower ¢ $1.14. Provirtons—Pork lower { $12.10222.25, Bulk masta et ulv)-ncadxv;‘-s,gnw-rl; At ll,‘-lv-l'l!(; ¢, Pacen lower | 260 12@ 1% 35 155 Sommals T, @ 7ie Hi@liad 13@13ie TOLRNO, Tonrno April $0.~F1oun—Fai Qnatx—\Whoat opena i oxcilad, <tady ; No, 1 while Hichizan, 31 amber Miohigan, §1.2nJ¢ 1T L, 1LI04 { Jul Ko, ¥ $14; N b S l"n"n"; 43 No, 2 aduber i i do, $1.26@1.31: Juna, Cuini qilstand Righ mixed, cash and May, 7103 Jung, 78 A0k ot b, Y e, T e Recrirre—Flon at, 19,060 bu corn, I, 30 bris § 42,000 43§ pate, ) i, Bitruenra—Flonr, 600 brlsg 4,850 b oats, 1,600 bn, BOYTON. DosTox, Aprl! ~~Firovn—In atoady demand § an. perfing \Vllllflll $4.5034,7 €OmMmon 0xiras, §5.2% @335 Wirconaln, and. Minnevotn o, $1.7 |v\‘1i.".l:rh;;|flghlll",’ rllll(lbfll, m“)u‘fl“ 11, $6.000 5,75 o .23 aB,7 Bt uls, $u.2HgB.U0; fa Winnesota, $1.0043, et Nl Graty—Corn quioti mized and yellow, 02@0kc, wheat, 7,000 be; corn, i Oats firia § mized and white, 724 77¢.’ ™ Apeit b 1 i T10URG, Apri . ~l'ta Inox—~Quiets No, 1 foutars) T 23007 Ko, % 31500436001 Sbi T o iaon, o 2 SI042000} Whiteand Gnati—Wheat ' frin and advancing § Pennsylvania and Obfo red, $1.2°@1.:0, Corn firn} ear, 8iGAce; shelted, R1adte, au;u:um,e to musltiy, PETROLEUM—(uiet } crude ubchsuged; refned, 11, Philadalphia delivery, e * CLEVELAND, ~CnAlN—~Wheat firm: No, No. Corn bettor; sbelled notd 4 T80 BC'; 0ard, vn bra @77c. Oata mteady und nne changed, ParioLeyst—Quiet 3 stnndard while, earlota, 1130 o Biats tent, B0 F mval Fes 1ogss biarackr R0 ptmoureze—ifiieat, U070 bus corn, 1,60 bus sl NUFPALD, Tiwrrato, April 30—Gnsnv—\Vhon~Falr demand ; waien 8,500 Uik 5t §1,20 for Nb, 1 Bhieboygat s §1.20 for for No. 1 Culeago; $1.9 for extra Corn hilgber utl searca: sales ou 83707 amall foa in stors at Burloy o aid ieglected, Ontssearcoand negiecled. Rys tureo and neginoted, MARINI, PONT OF CHICAGO, APRIL 30, AnntvED—Scaw Milton, White Lake, 125 m lumbory fcaw Sonth Blde, Whito Leke, 14) m Tnmber; wshr A, Tuat, Muskogan, 200 m lumbers schr R, Slmmans, nrkegon, 200 m lumber; el L. 3eDonald, Man teo, 170 m Inmber; schr Bptay, Holland, 5 m lumber; welie Minerya, Mnnkegon, 200 1 lumbot s <hr Jo Vila, Wolt lidver, 1,400 o1 wlinwlens sehr Staplo Leaf, Kee waunee, 10 m shivglen; schr Clristl tskegon, 149 m Jumber; scow Granpar, Bt Panl's Bier, 60 m lunher ; achir 12, I, Camplill, Muskegou, 140 1 fuwbier s sche Jeszto Philiyy Manistee, 132" m Jumber 3 sehir_Ttegule tor, Murkegon, 125 m lmaber ¢ kebr Ciora, Maniatee, 2.0'mt humber § sehr E, M. Blenton, Oszeo’ Pior, 9,700 clir Do, Aluska, 4,600 poste 3 schr 3, unee, 115 oy bark § nchr €, Tbbardy Kewaunee, 8838 cedur yosts 3 ohr* Warren, Ahnapee, 4,200 railrond tleaj mehr J, V. Taylor, Jacksonport, 8,01 codar posta ; sehr Evening Siar, Horn' Pler, ) cde oo, 80 cdh bark ; rehr 1t 0. Grawfoed. Stons Crork, #,000 railroad ties, 7,000 cedar posts ; selir Ldva, Holt Iand, eds ' Wood 3 echie Kitly Grant)’ Save galuck, €0 eds wood; stmr Muskegon, ' Mue- Kogon, 20 brla and ' 1 bot tallow, §0 bl rou’ hides, 18 bxa fiwhj prop Ocouto, Milwaus , 67 tubs buttar, 0 cavea_cgye, and sundrlew; nebr Wstcheater, Muskogon, 130 1n Jumber; scow lane ner, Holland, 115 'm slaves and hesding; scht Giad _Tidings, Msnisoe, 18 m sche C, North, ‘Maniwien, (00 m_ muingles sehr Elizn Day, White Tiver, 100 cdn wood s schr fos lititous, Olay 1anke, 7,L0) 1 004r posts: acir O. J, Bcos der, Lorn's Pler, £,1L0 raliroad toa; tarls Cecolla, Man- Iatee, 160 m lumbsor ¢ zehr Hertie Calking, Mautater, 230 m lymber; ackr Humlet, Kewsunoe, 14) eds swood selr nttle Flsbior, Murtift’s iar, 30 s woodsg sch? relr May Helen, White Luke, 1,8.0 rallroad s} sibir Teorie, Muskecon, 1:0 m Juniher, Cryinup—Bimr Monumince, Muskegon, 20 brie pork, & sly Loof, 51 bris wiisks, and sundziens stme Ocotito, slanitowne, 121 brla ¢r ed appies, 76 brls oll and sundries; nchr Ovrs, Manistos, 1,603 bu_ oats, 600 W egin, Forly vasals eleared ight, Dutlus eolCted woutls of April, $115,059, 1al dues, £3,710,513 sleamboat inayectlon, 3. try and elearance, 17uk ILLINOIS & MICHIGAN CANAL, Bamerronr, 1, Aprli,—Aniivep—D, T. Wright, orrid, 9,000 bu corn, 5,660 bu cata; Dells France, Morris, 5,000 bu corn § Thomas Beott, Marscllles, 6,250 bu corn ; Monto Chrlito, Sougca, 6,100 bu corn, Cr.Angu—Danube, Ottaw: i feot Tnmiter, 103 g slioles, 33 n i Mgl Maracica, 63 m ase er, ; ho 140 LAKE FREIGHTS, CIICAGO, . Freights remain quict, Thero was somo inqutry,buy only onio engagament waa roported, that belng the small sehr feabied for 16,000 bu corn to Buftalo at de, Probably no mors than 3§ or 34ja could Le obtained fur large vosse! 2 DETNOIT, -l Frelghts aro very dull at th's port, £nd thors Is 1o inqulry whstoves for grain vosels, Avking prices ta Oawego and Ogdensburg aro o'snd 9o rospoctively, Lumter and coal freighita aro offering, but no «harters seported, Capt: G, K, D'20n reports some3,070,000 (eet of lumber at Oaineks awaiting shipmont, nnd $2.60 19 altored to Tonnwands, with §2,75 usked, _ On coai from Yandu-lty to_ Port Colborne 700 ia offered ; 400 ta Toronto and bk to Ooderieh, all {7éa i aud out, el waight and Ameck:an currenty, Lumbot frolihts ara ulaa oiforlug, Bay. City to Ulleago at 61,73, witn 5200 anked, OLEVELAND. ‘Tho sehirs Clty of Dufalo and Hervost Quoon have baeu cliartered to take five loada of iron ore from Marquetto to Exla ot $1.75 per ton. 3 DAY OITY, T charter of tho prop Bradbury aud barge T, G Lester, to load from Lsy City for Bandnsky, lumber, 8t 81,76 per 1, la reported. OPENING OF THE STRAITS, Conslidorablo excltement provailod fn tarine eirclos 101 tufa elty yesicrday, owing to roports that tho feo In tho Straile had fnally given way, and that sloamors conld pass through the north chanuel witbout much difllculty, A dispatch wan reccived hore from Macks {uaw in tho morniug, stating that the fco in \he Brraits was all moving, ZLator in the dag, the following dis- patch was received from Dotrait, scomingly coufirme ing the news from Mackinse 3 Special Disgalch (o The Chicado Tribune. Drernove, dich,, April $0.—Digjrtclics this morning report fee fs Muckiuaw Stendte well broken up, (Vator in sight i nll direstions 3 ico drfitug througy Straits, It fa thonght thas steamors can get through tho northl channel without much diificulty, 14 {x undoratood that information has also been ro- celved fromn ollier dourcs substuntially conirmnlg tha abovo dispitclies, Antherslisve boen sovoral dixpatches zecelvod liere dtiritgr $ho Jant two weoks announciug thio opeuing of tho Siraita, vosol mounre rathier ro- Juctant in believing W nows, and thero aro mony who willnot Uolievo it urtil a voesol Lius mctunlly passod thraugh. lern i, lovever, s sitong prabatility (st thaa tiane tho nowa i corroct, A feutful northeast gale woa blowing on tho "east shoro of Laka nlchli:m tho night bafora lagt wideh fu all probabille iy uroke up tho fon, No veasala bavo vot elearol for 1hte iralts, elthier from the porta on Lake Michizan or from Lawer Laka ports, sud cousxqnontly seversl duys ey et elapen betyro tho rst vesael wilt pave througt. Tha yrop 88, Sonph hua boci sen in tho nofghbor= 11004 of Oheboygau, but ILia voissl doss not Intand to 0 auy fusther tha tholatlor port, Laut yoar voasolé jctt this port for the Btrasta on tho 23th,and at tho tine of the opening, which ocourred ou tho %ith of April, thero were sLoat Uity Yoseols at Loth guds foro= {ugg tictr way through thofee, Ietetolors it as Leea a ntter of great awsbition among steamboat Captains ta ot {brough tho stratta first, bus thiy year oy secm to cast ull prido to the dogy, und do “not_care swhicls vewsel encrlos olf the hroom for getting throtgh orat, - This i aitributablo to tho low freighit-rates pro- valllng at proscnt, vessols not belng able to mako sny money at the exiating rates, Thoy caunot atford 10 4ako any rinks thid ycur, and therefora refnss to comse peto fur empty lotiors, ' Ll wlos, by not lesviug suoy 8370 10 wr cont on thelr lususutice, which s qulte un Hem with mont vessel-owners at thia time, Nots #ln- la vewralat this port destined fur the Lower Lakes s got ttted up, yot £l L Lolloved that most of them wild bl canyae” $n @ day or two and start for thude destination, The followlu are the dales of foriuer oponings of the Stralts of Mackinaw ¢ 54 voe ARELES 1B e ny A DISASTROUS OALE. A terrible northeast galo wnd rsin.storm vistted the oast abore of Lake Michigan Thursdsy morui about 11 o'clock, and caught a portion of the debinge Sloot,—otglitoon boats in all,—which wore engaged In fishing off, Bt, Josoph, Aflel., and sent thom scudding off towardwors, Pas Bxn , Lapt, Horingss one, atranded at the Grand Mare; the Souih Wind, Capls Rianfoot, with four men aboard, & 26 g traco of Lo can bo found? Gen, Mooker, O.pty Mycrs, on tho besch 3 milos south of Ht, Josopl Planet, Caph, Gonet, aalioro at I'arson’s Pler; Hea Gull, Capt. Frauk Keyduko, with throa mon, loat; E, b, Jure s, Capt. F, DAIX, with fuur men, lost; threo et werd recoguized while tounderlag du the water by u schoons o ymasia a8 dlutance, iich wes unabialo givauny aaslilauce, A dlepateh’ from Rochester, N, ¥,, staled tliat the gule vislicd LaXo Oularlo, ond caused sovere disuaters, A I-quu laden with iran ore, bouud rouy Ontarlo to Clarlolte, was abaudoucd, sud is fo Lo lost with forlr persons, As ito galo scoms to Duvo extended ull over tho Luwer Lukos, considurable daiuage Inust Liave bosu douo to the shpplug at (e Sarions bolut, Furiher partiouiars wili Bo foun &n our talsgraplic columu, » * LAKE MICHIGAN. UMI0AGO, . The Grace Gr/0 swood ias gona tntoous of (he docks of tho Ohlcsge Dry-Dosk Cowpany to recelra Ber dnlabing touchies, Bhe 'hsa béen coinplololy por bumfl\?nut?apuuhur!n?d 1a Dow ous of the