Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1875, Page 6

REAL ESTATE. Be and Are Not. The National Board of Underwriters on French Flats. Sales of the week Not of an Exciting Pyt o U3 Lo wof Stevart Character. The l’m.n Market Shows 2 Difixinufion of Business. Comparison of Prices Xew York and Chicago: Building Associations. APARTMENT-HOUSES. WEAT THEY ARK, AKD WHAT THXY OUGHT TO DE. Speast Correspondence of Tha Chicago Tribune. NEw Yoxx, Dec. 9.—However it may be in Chicago, we'in New York feel more keenly every 3ay the veed of some cheaper syatem of dwell- ing-houses. The absurd American plan of occa- pyiog & fonr-siory house like & Freonch Dn_xav makes marrisge for ordinary people well nllglf impossible. This need is being fast supplied- Flats have become fashionable ; they are gOIDE 1p in every direction, £nd in the upper part of the ¢ity there are several fiats’almont 8 big 88 one of pness blocks. In the handsomest of them people wre glad to pay more tban the rent of a bhand- some houss close to lorde BTe very willing to taket. Tno the best of our flats there &re 80 many inconrveniences 208 | ontariost, 175 §t w of Borth Alarket st t, i S6x100 {1 Dee, 10...... Jangers, that the: National Board of Under- "1;4 R R e Tk H . Homan ay, writers invited their President 0 mepect | TEESi0T quted Dee B..oocvveornss 1500 | the construciion of = spartment-BONSES | ygxrm OF CITY LiMITS WATHONA BADIVS OF T MILES oF o i COURT-] 8K, in Paris. He hss juet retuned with Halsted st, 5.5 cor Schoon sh & , 150 1, » series of drawings by M. Felix Langlais, which exhinit the leading festares of the two grest udn:&d;\;:g clasees of roal French fiste. These two classes | oo’ oy rivres joclpde buildings devotod entirely to dwellings, and buildings where the ground floor is occupied by shops, the grest majority of the French spartment-honsca coming under the latter head. y THE FRENCH FLAT PROPER, 1 the eatimation of the average American land- wner, takes up a littte too much real estale, and vet Mr. Langlais shows that it can be con- vemently constructed on a Jot 50 feet front by 100 feet back. TWhen oue considars that on this pace from four to five families can live, the ground floor meanwhito rented as shops, 1t does not ¢eem 58 though to make it & paying invest- raent it was necessary to contract them »mtil they become mers tenement houses, losing all tho convenience, comfort, and eleganoe which e have been led to expect in the French fiats. The only entrance io these here, a8 the French callit. ’llzmo’:;mg:rfr”: large double door, which leads under an archway some 25 feet deepiutoa court found which the house is built. This sourt gives to each room the benefit of daylight, doiug away with that drawback found lllfin best of THE XEW YORK FLATS, that of dark bedrooms. In the cellar each i.guimanthu »'cave for its own private wuse; above stsirs, if the floor is mot occupied by shops, it is divided mto stables and coachmen’s rooms. This arrangement admits of one or two families keeping their own hersos. The con- eiérge occupies the rocms, two or three in num- ber, st the right of the generat entrance, and bere » man or womaa is constantly in charge to give ' information to visitors, or keep out queationable , characters. Opposite this apartment is the vestibule lesding to the family stairs—those for the servants being much smaller and lesding up from the back of the court. The large well hole round which the etaircase winds admits of 5 - \THE 4XTRODUCTION OF AX ELEVATOR for luxurious Americaus. BSuch & thing, how- ever, is pever seen in Pi The antersol, or first landing, is generally very low, and cut up intospartments of two or thres rooms, which areyented and conneet with the stores below, only one of them openiog into the private hall- o e preity saasenenia, sndade feroria. ) nts, and are favorita mgnr chambers. On the second landiog, which the French call the premiere stage, or first floor, commencs the flats “proper, and they are al lfik&nfpin the top of the house, with the ex- tention of the sttic, #hich is appropriated for servauts' rooms. The door whichis found on each landing, and which is_ really the front doar to s private dwelling, leads from the pgeneral etzirmay to & private vestibuls, or ante-chamber, the doora opposite opening into the salon, on either side of which are chambers opening with folding-doors, if desired. Behind the salon and opening into the ante-chamber is the dining room ; the kitchen is at the far end of the corridor. This compels everything to be brought a good distance to the dining-room, but it does sway with that dis- sgreeable odor of cooking which is the horror' of all good housekeepers. - The bath-room is near the kitchen, and there are bed-roomscn the opposita side of the court accessible by a small vorridor. When a few of these houses have been constructed, the present system of build- .ng French fisty here will come to s end. Mreer: —_—— THE MARKET. CHEERFUL DULLNESS PREDOMINANT. There have been nd sales of sufficient im- portance during the week tocreate any excite- enormons houses n‘! %:Xbm o your largest busi- | Fionmoy st, 1224-16 1t w of Ho Fifth avenue, and the Isod- | Lafin s, r THE €HICAGO TRIBUNE: T wenty-ffth t, 250 ft wof Wallacost, 8 £, 50 2195 t, dated Dec. 9. o 3400 Dearborn st, 350 1t s of Thirty-seventh st, e f, 25x104 {t, dated Dec. 2,600 | 520 5,500 16,500 2,400 5,000 Halsted st, 48 {t s of Mark st, w f, 24x100ft, maber.. Bouth Dearborn st, 103 fts of Thirty-second ot, w1, 25x110 ft, dated May 23, 18T, eue oo s QCarzoll st, 72 ft w of Paulina &%, n £, 24 ‘end other property, dsted Dec. 9............ 6 400 SOUTE OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF 7 MILES OF COUET-HOUSE. - av,s £, MUx . $ 1,10 dated Dec. &.oeuennes. oo oese * | Lot 6 of Lot 11, Block 4, Rockwell's Addition, 125 1t, dated Nov. 16, 2,000 Drexel bonlevard, s co; 48870 11, dxted Nor. 13, 97,300 Barney st, 48 £t w of Wright at, & £, 50x1213¢ ft. 8,000 WEST OF CITT LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF 7 MILES OF COTBT-NOTEE, ‘Block 10, 11, and Lots 15 to 21, Block 8, Der- by's Subdivision of o haif of '8 & quarter Sec 9, Town 89, m of Range 13, dated Dec. 7. .. $100,000 SATURDAY'S TRAXSFERS. of Beal Estate in | - The following instruments were fled for record Saturday, Doc. 11: CITY PROPEBTY. West Washington st, 180 ft e of Oakleyst, 81, X144 ft, anted Nov. 30..... 6,000 Indiana av, 430 ft n of Twenty-ninf 25x177 9-10 £t dated Dec. 4... 9,000 Thirty-Afth court, 168 f5_w of 5out 8L, & £, S0xIAT 1t dated Nov, 29, Iodlana'st, 1037t % of Pine st dated Dl b orth ay st, 115 L O e il improvements, Cate OcE 1 st, G0 {8 of Nineteonth at, w1, 25 1,350 9,000 1200 Ms, 2, with improvements, dated Dec.11....... 4,000 Carroll av, n w cor of Pxulina st, s f, 24x12 1, dated Nov. 11.. . 1,00 Winchester av, 161 ft 8 of Jackson s, @ 1, 2ix 104 8, Dec. 3,500 Winchoster av, bet Harrison and Polk s, w 1, 24x1973 ft, dated Dec, 8... Halsted st, 251t 8 of DeKoven s dated Aug. 3.. .. o3 8% 11 of Sodgwick gty s , 26135 . ! esareeen 1,000 2,000 4,500 2,400 4,000 3100 t, dated Dec. 10. 4-10 t, dated Nov. 30, 954 310 ft 8 410 ft, with 97 ft to alley in same block, dated N 6,000 2,000 led Nov, 27........ dated 10, $ 1,90 6,000 7 MRS dated Dec w'edr of Wi OF COUBT-HOTSE, Indisna av,n e cor of Fifty-scventh st, wf, 264x577 £t, dated Dec. 10 veeee 23,750 SUMMARY OF TRANSFERS FOR THE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and suburbaz transfers within a radius of 7 miles of the Court-Hoyse filed for record during th week ending Saturday, Dec. 11+ City_sales, 38; consideration, ¥535,170. North of city limits= Sales, 7; consigeration, $24,200. South of ecity limits—3ales, 21 consideration, £109,820. West of city limits—Ssica, 2; consideratian, £103.200. Total sales, 128; total consideration, $822,390. THE LOAN MARKET. LEGITINATE LOANS LIGHT. The figures in tho statement Lelow are far under those of last year, which were increased by trust-deeds given by the People’s Gas-Lignt and Coke Company, amounting td' $4,600,000. The business for tho past week has been appareotly fair when compared with the correaponding week of 1874, but there bave been many renewals,large sums for accommodation or to securs advances, a0 some konsiderablo amounts that represent trades in real estato. When these are deducted the logitimate losu business forms but a emall proportion of the aggregate amount. The re- leases compere favorably with those of a year 820, being 90 per cent in proportion to incum- brances for the past week, whereas they were ocly 66 per cent for the corresponding week of L marr wrirmore ron o wEze mxoiv DEC. 11, " 18, 1674, Instrumients. Coniders| | Considera- Ne.| " ton. | Ko.| " tion. Trust-deeds. 184 FA9,674; 234 85,166,160 Morigages. 40] 14235 6| 16532 Aggromate 2047 803,950 20; $5,351,498 . 2, s O Released..... L 1) | P 191}.. oo GOMTARATIVE STATENENT FROM DEC, 1 70 DEC, H. 18,7 ) 1874, Na.' ton. | No.i tor. Trust-deeds. {Tom en,aasee0. 877] 85,624,200 Mortgages.. 6 19T 89| 203,258 ———— Aggregate. 364' $1,315,863, 460| $5,63%98 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. HOW THEY COMPARE IN PRICES OF RFAL ESTATE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: BRATTLEBOROUGH, Vt., Dec. 9.—I frequently notice in"your Sunday edition, under the title + Real Estate,” copious extracts concerning New York real property, which appear to be quoted a8 affording a basis of comparison with your own real estate market. As I am tolerably familiar with real estate in both cities, will you permit me to point out the totally different conditions which exist batween them ? 1. Chicagoprices have never approxi nated those of New York, either positively or comparatively. At the sontheast cornerof Wall and Broad etreets, a piece of land was eold three or four years ago, sbont 17 feet on Broad street by sbout 43 feet on Wall street, for $250,000, of which, I think, $150,000 was gold. Nothing approaching that figure wss ever made in Chicago. Of course that transaction was excaptional, but suppose we ment in real-estate circles. A number of pieces of property have changed hasds, but'there is | oomor of Pine snd Nassau straets. A lot 87 b 1o general speculative or investing movement in 80, with 8 poar brown-stone “houss ou it, wss the market. There is no feeling of lack of .confidence, and no disposition to force sales, } o 4he Clearing-House for $215,000. But let us except in isolatod cases of individual necessity. Tis condition of quiet is one 8o normal &t this | ;ant Jawyer sold to an eminent bankor a vacant period of the year that many of the largest real-estato dealers express an ardent desire that | 2195000, This lot was at the corner of Sixty- the real-estate chroniclars of the daily press might be fo omit all mention of the real-estats market until the spring season comes. | This §0ME OF JEE BALES . of the week were as follows : J. C. McCord & Co. have eold the narthw corper of 8t. John’s place 2nd Carroll avenu two-story and basement stone-front house, with lot 22x125, for §10,000. 3 Larkin & Eeeler have sold an improved mill- property av Peoatonica, [il, for 820,000 ; also, [ pital, the 1 5,000 acres of iand in Kentucky, through Hills, | This is abo Gilbert & Brooks, fér $60,000. H. A. Burling and Abner H. Davis have to B. W. Hymau, Jr., 150x100 fest on West Laxe street. betwoen Carpenter and Al withimprovements (new brick block), C. A. Weage has pold northesst ard southeast corners of Kedzie avenue sod Stxteenth street For $20,000. ? Henry W. Farrar has bought 50 feet on Hoyne street. near Pratt aveouo, for £15,000. B. T. Race has eold thirteen lots in Irving Park" for $24,000. § - J.H. Hubbard tes sold house and lot on ?fi%“k avenus, near Thirty-fifth street, for C. D. Shepherd has bought 20 acres in south- east %, 85, 33, 18, for £25,000. H.'H. Thomas bas sold 60 feet, corner Chest- nut placs and Dearborn strest, for #15,000. 1‘.:5?: !2:21 lz'.lo a;ald lfofiy—four lots st Park , two lote at Desplaines at $400, and one at Giencoe for 2100. i il Isabel Willinma has eold to Geofge S. Barkis, | the Park, Jor £35.000, the north 12 the sontliwest 3¢ of s«’.‘ag.r s, Uy M __Belens Mandler has eold to W. 3. Czmpbell 572456 feer, with 83 feet fir rear. on Wells, 272 {ect vortia of North avenue, for #10,500, J. G. Huszagh hasweld house and lot 517 Car- roll avenus, for £10,007; bousa and iot ou For- by-drst street, hear Vincennes avemue, for ::;oo:lzngnm;u-:d fot Bf!)h‘;’mtwmh avenue, s 3 eat at the Chicag, Norta- western car-shops, at 25 per ?o»t. B hm‘ i el _FRIDAY'S TRSNSFERS. ; th ord Friday, g ;smuhs Ictbfil@lflr rec- T PRormRTY. ft ¢ of Bockwellof, 5 f, 2z 3 Adsms-gt, 50 810 X253 ft, dated Dec. Qe Dfi;:fixwxmn i mme uux. s mn,wa.& e ' of Nobls st, & 7, ‘2ixidsf S0 Cak st, 45t waf ¥ i Do T e ¥ B 1, 5x85. 1, Saze 22 Lust, dated Dec. &, 5 300 e sold | and north of Forty-second street lots have been take & forcéd sale made this year (1875) at the sold as auction by the Receiver of a broken bank look up-town. About thres years ago an emi- Iot, 83 by 150, with an alley in the rear, for ninth street and Fifth avenue, fronting the Cen- tral Park, and in an uosettled neighborhood. proj is nearly 5 miles north af . the City-Hall. Has any vacant lot to be used for dwelling purposes f that size and 5 miles from your Conrt-House, | or in soy other location in Chicago, ever sold for 125,000 7 )y impression is tbat the-Rev. Dr. Hall's congregation paid £450,000 for their i church lot, -eay 100x150, or 125x173, at the cor- ner of Fifty-fifth street and Fifth avente, with- in G0 feet of the ngly rear of St. Luke's Hos- or 125 feet being on the avenue. 4 miles north of the City-Hall. All slong the Fifth avenue south of Central Park held at from $75,000 to §100.000, beiog only 253100, snd having no alleys. Do you koow of. or £49.000. | nay such prices paid for vacant dwelliog lots of that sizo in Chicago? I could multiply ex- amples indefinitely, but it is nnnecessary. 9. Chicago bas 1o resl-estate ring to run up Ericu. New York hashad a combmnation of that ind, which has come to grief. Let ms give you an example: In 1888 six lots, together,—a 100x150 feet, at the corner of Ninety-third snd Fifth avenne (the 100 beiog the aw- enue front), #old for $58,500. In 1870 the pur- chasers resold for $64,000, losing moaney. reckoning taxes, assessments, and interest. In 1871 it was booght for 100,000, and the pur- chaser tor it the same year $180,000. _| This rise was purely artificial, caused by the combination. The property is in a desolats, va- cant part of the city. full of rocks and stimmuru, . and the vicinity ceeds mach grading. ' It fronta bat commands no view of it, and lies 6 miles from the City-Hall. Thiok of - 230,000 a 2 lot (25x100 with no alley) for both avenne and street lots at such a distance! Fifteen years 2go the six lots were not worth more than §25.- 000, all told. Similar examples could bo mults plied nd nfinitum. 5 2 3 8. Although you have gane heavily into the ‘boulevard business, you can form little idea of the same businges in New York. . Nurberous people getan idea that by widening a road or street they enhance the valae of property on the™ widened _streer, and of all the neighborhood traversed by it. The refutation of,, this idea liea zround them in all dirsctions. The widening of Centre street, West Broadway, and other streets proved the ides deiusion. Jtecently the widen- g of other streets, especially upper Broadway and Laurens streat, has establiched the ides as a. delusion. The very wide etreets of the city are not the most valuable. Nothing is gained by exceeding 100 fect, except to the driving pob- lie, who, course, profit by - wide tho Broadway, up to, Thirty- focrih sireet, averages only 70 foet i widti_ | that of New York. and if the width were doubled the price of prop- erty in it would decline. Bowery 15 the graodest wide thoroughfare in the city, but it has only & small comparative yalue. But the boutevard men got crazy and ran up prices fabulously. Lota.wers ruo up to $35,000 for corners a £15,000 for inside lots, although miles and miles away from the City-Hall and almost out of sight of popniation. Of course such prices will mot stand the testof the slightest pressure. The . men who inede the most money were those whose lots were taken for the widening at absurd rices. N ? 4. The conditious of Jand itself in the fwo cities arp widelydiffereot. In New York north of Murray Hill it frequently costs more to blast out & collar than a very good building lot costs in Chicago. Grades are so difficult, improvements 80 costly, that Chicago people can nardly appre- ciate them. It is almost impossibla to find dirt enough to grade strects and fill up sunken lots. Sewers are_cut for miles through solid.rock. There is literallyno end to assessments, A i gtreet-opening’ in New York means techoically declaring it open. The abatters own the streets ,until they are opened. In- stead of pasing for the streets, the abutters are charged heavily for opening.” Then come gewers, curb and gutters, gradiog, paving, and the Lord knows what else. The owner of up-town propsity hbas to contend with rock sbove and below the surface, with hollows and wet spots, and especially with mala- ris, which recedes slowly as houses are built, streots paved, and fires lighted. In Chicago for the most part your lots, s little way from the tho business quarter, are readv for immediate improvemeont at small expense for excavation. Your streets are generally not much off the grad a foot or two, while in New York they gometimes are bailt up 40 feet, as in upper Mad- ison avenue, or cut down nearly as much, as was the case with Murray Hill. 5. The fall in dwelling-honses, both in New York and Chicago, repregents less a fail in land than in labor and materisla, ‘Che cost of build- ing a tirst-clasa house in New York four or five years ago was not less than $80,000, and $100,000 as common. Manyahouse on & 25-foot lot cost theso prices. But now tho same houses can be put up for £50.000, and there is no danger of strikes. Formerly contract- ors added to the estimates the prospect of strikes whith are sure to Come in the midst of brisk building in flueh times, and put a stop to buildivg almoss entirely. The dif- ferenco mow of $30,000 on a house, and no strikes, of couree, depresses the price, but not to the full amonnt of the differchce. A 6. The fall of store propertyin New York forms no criterion for judging of Chicago prop- erty of the same kind, because the fall .io New York is partly due to_the immenso increass of your wholesale trade, which -seriously sffects Of course, it doss not hurt your store property much. Yours respectfully, 3 ITIER. — MISCELLANEOUS. BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. 70 the Editor of Zhe Chicago Tribune : % Cuticaco, Dec. 11.—A leading article in yo impression of 25th November gives deserved praise to the “ Tradesmen’s Building & Losn Association of Philadelphia ” for economical ad- ministration and large profits ; but, very unde- servedly, at the expense of similar associations in this city. Permit me to ey that the only aseociation of the kind in this city (on the Philadelphis plan), which has as yes resched any importance, is the People’s Bailding & Loan Asgociation, with its office at No. 90 Washington street ; and that so far 88 your strictures on **profits earned,” « expensive and luxnrious quarters” behind ©plate piass windows” and **black walont counters,” are concerped, they do not inany way apply to fhat Association, 08 the writer of the article in question may ascertain by a per- sonal visit. Heving acted as one of the Honorary Auditing Committee for that Association for the past four quarters, I can sssure you that the ordinary ra- tio of profits on the business of the Association is larger than that earned by tho “ Tradesmen’s" of Fhiladelphia, which vou quote at upwards of 8u per cent; while last quarter they were much larger, but thai was owing to exceptional cir- cumstances. But with all the disadvantages of our having the whole of _Secrotary’s salary to pay for the present, whilo Philadelphin can econ- omize by baving oo Becretary for several asso- ciations, we have the countervaling advantage of o higher rate of interdst, and ita being more rapidly compounded ; our loans being fortnight- Iy, theirs 1aonthiy. But by the timg our $1,000,- 000 of stock is taken (nearly half being slready subscribed) the expenses mill bo 8o spread aver the larger amount, as £0 compars more favora- bly with the Philadelphia Association. With regard to the ‘‘rent of luxurious quar- ters,” * behind plate-glass windows and black walnut counters,” your writer has drawn oa his imagination so for as the People's Building As- sociation i8 concerncd, a8 it rents a large office and rerents it so far as to reduce its own rent sccount to 8 very small sum, and it has no lnxuri- ous black walnut counters. I presume the Di- rectoxs would gladly expend a larger amount in advertising the advantages of such asso- ciations, but the rates are so high (due doubtless to the “luxurions quarters” of the newspaper fraternity behind their plate-glasa and black walnut counters,” not to speak of their indulgence in luxurious easy chairs) that they find it too great s luxury to be oftan in- dulged in, or to bs compatible with economical management. To laboring men, artigans, .and salaried men of small income, these associations are, virtu- ally, the only mesns by which homestesds can be acquired ; and I think the press of this city, in addition to what they have done, should, in the interest of the working-classes, give more space .to the elucidation of the subject. Bor myself, I see such a large field for usefulness in this direction that I would gladly do my part in the preparation of a series of articles i ex- planation of the workings of such associations, if spade were accorded for the purpose. C.H. D, THE UHLICH TRACT. The Uhlich tract, covering 60 acres of city resl estate south of Twenty-second and west of State to its sale in lota. It has been divided by the parties in interest, of whom the prifcipal ones are Erost Ublich and J. H. Muhlke, who have put their partition-deeds on record. frame houses on the tract have been removed, streets bave been opened through the property. Twenty-second street has been widened 20 feet, PRICES OP NEW YORE RTAL ESTATE. Vacant insidé lots on Fifth avenus, in the vi- cinity of Fifty-seventh to Sixty-fifth streets, New York, were sold for $50,000 in tha reales- tate inflation of 1872-3. That was $2,000 a front foot. The distance was about 3X¢ miles rom the business ceotre of the city. years New Yorl, in common with all portiois of the East, has been in the depths of busines de- pression, and, io addition, the great city has been brought to the point of bankrupicy 5y pé- litical misrule, Other largo Atlartic cities have been looming up 28 serions competitom with New York, too: yet, despito all thess dravbacks, the vacaut lots on Fifth avenue alludec to, re- cently broughé $1,000 s front foot. Lo REAL ESTATE IN CALIFORNTA. The San Francisco Real-Estate Recori chroni- cles the fact that tha great scarcity o money, and the fact that the savings-banks bae not yot resumed loaning, all had the effect of tmporari- Iy checking real-estate salea last monh. Since the failure of the Bank of California, @ the26th of August last, real estate here harborne the heaviest strair which it has ever, vithin our kmowledge, been subjected,—we mea1 by tho ut- ter cosgation of loans by the savingsoanks,—and yet that pressure and all the manyother eventa tendimg to lower prices have nof yat shaken them at all. Of course the fact tiathere has been little or no inflation of price within the past two years is the main reason wayreal estate 18 8o tirm. & TUILDING PERMITI. The following permits were issved last week : Thomas Wells, one-story (upper), 2440, No. #48 B]Fna;:shnd u'enl:o.um Sk o6 Baciton: #s . N. God{reg, twt on near Thiry-soveathn 27 b A1 Roeder, two-story, 34-40, Tewburss Addition, P.'J. M, Hall, foar-story, 59x124, Nos, 20 and 72 Michigan avenue. i ; ;i We , 236, corer of Washing- F. H, Wesge, ton and Oakley streeta, G, Bates, one-story, 39x35, Jelawareplace, Angust Wends, ane siory, 9358, No {T3Efte Ialand avenue. John Hofford, two-story, 2x44, on Thirtieth street, near Virginis Hall, thres buildngs, esek three-story, 20x 40, on North Deatborn stret. 3Ir. 7, Munn, threestor, 17x48 meh, three build- ings, Nos, 207, 209, and 2011nliana itrect, gt pponers VRN o > The assurance of tbe Ightning-rod man has always been facked npen B something appalling: 1mits dimeneions. It was ever better illmstrated than the other day, whenbue of them applied to the President of the Soutbide Railway Company street, has been finally relieved of all obstacles |Tra Al the g making it 86 feet wide. Tho owners intend to Babeock build & number of residence houses on tha tract. ithin shree to pht bightning-rods po .all his bob-tails. *¢ Lightning-rods on ourirs ?” asked the latter. “Why, certainly.” ¢“Wat in thnnder do we want 'em for?" Bescaud they are such good conductors,” replied t§ imperfurbable’light- ning-rod man. It lmllnm&lght ‘Wwhere -the A -bone leaves off.—2ston - Globe: ¥ C.,C,Ck L. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, FINANCE AND TRADE. A Dull Close to the Week in Fi- nancial Circles. Scant Supply of Good Negotiable Paper -=-Collections Poor. The Produce Markets Eadier---Wheat Again Weak, with More Doing. Large Raceipts of Corn Expected from St. Louis. FINANCIAL. ‘The business of tha banks closed for the week with tho same uninteresting dullness that it showed on pre- vicusdsys. Tho fall ‘tradehas beengood, and his subsided, but the situation of the local loan market is Ies8 active than it ought to be with even that counted cut, Ths supply of good paper of all kinds1s scarce, and even thocounter business of the banksis at a light figre, Merchants ars in little necd of, any extra accommodation, and the disposition is general to do ag little borrowing a8 posible. Tho westher has intar- fered with collections, and there are in consequence & greater number of renewals of poper falling due. Qountry hanks are likewise renewing largely, but the demand for rediscounts i not sustained. Rates of discoant at the banks are 8410 per cent to Tegular custamers; conoessions will be made to good ontaide borrowers. On the street, rates xre 6@18 per cent, with little doing, 3 New York exchange was in samewhat better de- mand, and scld between banks at par to 236 premiwm for $1,000. 5. There were no large orders from. the country for currency. ‘The elearings of the banks for the week are reported follows : Balances. § 38,21440 31931345 4 ? 214,073,98 21,8257 2105638 L 3ETR56190 70,000.81 5,449,29427 358,177.51 $24,540,080.73 $1,894,106,51 BAWMHES 2,809,216.09 BAVINCS-BANK REGULATION. The astouncing developments’ with regard to the condition of he New- York savings banks have di- rected more attention than any other Tecent: circum. stance to the savings-bank system. It is felt that there is somethmg wrong about it. Bany efforts'to refofm the system will bo made in the different States. One of tho best of thess is that proposed in California : An act fs to bo introduced, and will undoubtedly be passed, by the next Legisiatire having for it object the more stringent confinement of savirigs banks to loans on real satate, or on city, State, county, and Na-~ tionsl bonds, _Thia sct i much ueeded. ~ Absolute safaty first and the rate of interest mext i8 the true policy of & mivings bank, CALIPCRNIA DIVIDENDS FOR NOVEMBER. . The dividsma disbursements at Sdn Prancisco dar- ing November sppear to substantiate the previous statements of the local journals there ns to the sound condition of thess financial corporations. Notwith- standing thy unsettled condition of busifess affairs geperally, tle interest and dividend payments wers, in tho aggreqas, in excoss of those for the correspand- ing month st year. Thetotal disbursements wers $1,433,830, an {ncreasa of $110,770 aver November, 1814 Banking inititutions pald only about $25,000 less than this time Lt year, which is & good akowing. The in- surance conpanies daclared no dividends, probably on sccount of :he heary drain on thelr resouzces to sup- ply the denands of holders-of policies for losses sus- tained by the Virginis-City confiagration. In Novem- ber, Inst yrar, tnsnrance dividends amounted to $56,- 000. Mining comparies paid £192,000, and local water and gas companies $35,000 more than in November lust year. GOVERNMENT BONDS. - Bd. Asked. United States 6 of 8L.... 23; 14 United Btates 5-20s of 65, 5208 of "6S—January and July. 5-20s of '67—Junuary and July. 5-20sd¢ ’68—January and July. Unitid States new Szt 31 TUnitd States currency 6s, exint. .. caLD. Gdd was 1137;@1143;. ~ OREENBACKS.' Geenbacks were 87%@57%;c_on the dollar, FOREIGN BXCHANOE. Sveden, Norwsy, snd Denmark, Krober . Augria, paper forina 2 Chorgo City 7% ot bonds..... 104 & fat. ity 79 ct.pewernge. 104 X int. City 7 @ct. waterJoan, 104 & int, 104% & int, Chesgo Chago Cok County 7.9 ct. bonds. . {Lincoln PArk). e eeereerens x‘n«'x STOCKS. Yercaants’ Natjonal, Hrs; National Bank. Ttinois Trust and Savings Herchmnts' Sevings, Loan Jnkon National Bask, Jnjon Stock-Yard Nal flide and Leather Bank.. Centrat National Bank..... ... MISCELLANEOUS, Chamber of Commere...... o Chicago Gas Light snd Coke Company .. . ~ 130 Chicago .& Northwestern gold bonda. 855 8 ‘Exposition atock. 130 ] ‘Wateh. & 623 0 i 15 r £ - LATEST. . N&w Yomx, Dec. 11.~Gold opened at 1143, and closed at 1143, all the sales of the day having been at theso figures. Rates pald for camying, 1, 1, 3, 2%, 3, and 4 per cent, ~ Government bonds closed frm. - ., % Railroad bonds firm this afternoon, Chicago: & Northwestern consolidated coupon gold bonas sokd at 85X @857, Central Pacificland grants at 93, and Unfon Pacific sinking funds at 943@%5. Toledo & Wabash firats mold at 81, and Cansda Southern firsts at 60. State bonds dull; prices nominal, The stock market was generally firm throughout the doy, and closed firm but stesdy. Northwest laft off ot 40 for common and 56} for preferred. ‘Union Pacific was steady at TI@77X. [Lake Shore advanced to 62, and cloged 8¢ 61X St. Paul was firm st 36@06% for common, and 86X@06% for preferred. Pacifio Mait steady st 405,@40%. Western Union st %@ 76%. _Quicksilvar, common, advanced to 18, snd Cantdn to 42, the latter closing st 40@4L. C.,C., C. & 1. sdvanced fo 52, and closed at that price bid.. Transactions at the Stock Exchangs to-day aggre- gated 75,600 shares, of which 1,900 wers Erie, 23,300 Lake Shore, 12,000 Northwestern common, 5,000 p Terred, 4,000 Pactfic Mail, 3,000 St. Pau, 8,500 Weate Ggion, 1,600 Union Paciic, 834 2400 C, C., &L od 8¢5 per cent ; prims. re- ‘Weatern nercantil pa- oy ", 5 8. P‘Emgg raceipts, sir}sn:‘fl raa"Anmu earings, ea:ad%mss. . disbursed $441,000 Btezling exchangt Alton, & Alton pfd.105 o & Miasiceippl... 173 Clev. & Pittabr North peiadteicing COMMERCIAL- ‘The ‘following wera the'recelpts and shipments of . the leading articles of prodace in this city during the 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturilay . morning, ond foF the corresponding date one year a0 : Broom-corn, tha Cur'd meats, s Beef, brls. 1,426 87,141 Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con- sumption: 1,758 bu wheat, 674 bu corn, 1,018 bu rye, The following grain was inspected inta store onSsturdsymarning: 8 cars No. 1spring, 81 cars No. 2do, 81 cars No. 8do, 18 cars Tejected do (198 wheat); 1car high-mized cern, 20.cars No. 2 do,4 cars rejested do, 1 car nogrado do (26 corn) ; & cars white oats, 4 cars No. 2 do, 1 ‘car rojected do,1 car no grade (11 oats);’ 3 cars No. 2rye ; 9 cars No. 2 bar- ley, 4 cars No. 3 do, 4 cars no grade do. ‘Total, 195 cars, or 71,000 bu. Inspected out: 7,897 bu wheat, 8,138 bu corn, 1,47 bu cats, 448 bu barley. The following were the recelpts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock st this point during the past week and far the corresponding weeks ending as dated : Dee. Dec. 4, Dec. 12 Receipts— . ;:‘75. 1875, 874, corn from New York during the past week and the ‘week previoys: s . . Previous Last Last o weck week. year. Flour, brls T . 18,500 2,271 21,600 Whest, b L4000 B!OXO 478,000 Corn, b D98300 114,800 196,855 1t i understood that a petition is being circulated among receivers of grain asking for the removal of the First Assistant Inspector, on the ground that lopg- continued i1l health has unftted him to discharge the Quties of his positicn in & manner that is satisfactary to thestrade. .. o ] A correspondent wants to know “how matters wili stand on Friday, Dec. 31, between the parties con- cerned in eorn eontracts, if the holders of the opticns shauld be united in demanding dekiy of the corn. If the sellers should fail to deliver what recourse ia there In poasesaion of the buyers? Are they detarred from their lawful rights by the one-sided * rule’ of the Board of Trade, or are they entjjled to ask a court of 1aw to give judgment against tho defaulters 27 Woedonotknow. A vast gnantityaf corn has been #01d for this month which can only be settled for. It cannot be delivered, snd to jusist upon such delivery would be to Ingist upon the performance of a mifacle equal o that which made five 10aves and two small fishea equal to the feeding of & multituds. If onr correspondent had any real corn on hand he could have obtained 2c per bu more for it on Saturday than for so much of the wind kuown as “seller the month ”; and the premium may be much mare than that by New-Year's Day. The leading produce markets wers generally easier on. Ssturday except in corn, and were active in the aggregate, though some were very quiet, Thers was again bat littls doing for shipment, and the trading was chiefly speculitive, with few new features to report. The continued gloomy weather was'a subject of gen- oval remark, It was suggested that the calendar must be-deranged, s there was very littla prospect of 3 sun-dsy on the morrow, ‘Thera was not much activity in dry-goods circles, Tna fow departments thers wag a satisfactory move- ‘ment, but the general market wore an air of extreme quiet. In values no important changes were sppar- ent. Groceries were quoted dull. Orders compars- tively were few, and as a rule were for small amounts. There was 1o saftening of prices, the market retaining the firm tone that hus Iately characterizea it, Prives of butter and cheeso were about the same 86 before; thongh there was s slightly essler feeting in the Istter, owing to the continued dullness of trade. No quota- Dle changes were noted in the coal and wood markets, Trade was dull, and may be expected to continue sp until the weather becomes more wintry.” The fish and canned goods marketa were without new festures. Dried fruits were unchanged in prices. The demand for foreian varieties waa active, while domestica ruled dnll, The leather, baggmg, paints, oils, and tobacco ‘markets had no important new features, + The cattle markes was insctive and wesk.3at $2,503 .75 for common to choice cows, and at $.0036.09 for poor to chofce steers, The receipts were 500, and for the week 14,634, Hogs were acttvé and 5@10c lower, 3t §6.75@7.00 for common to prime packing grades, and at $5.90@7,25 for common to extra shipping hoga. The receipts wera $18,000, making 93,775 for the week, Sheep were firmer, at $3.75@5.25 for common to choice qualities, Highwines wera dull and unchanged at $111 per gallan, . Tho lumber market was without mew features, Small orders were canstantly arriving from the jcoun- try, snd in the ageregate bueiness was fair for the season, Prices for all common qualities were strong, and there was scarcely enough trading in the Letter grades fb couse & change. The demand for fron and stel was foir, and Gurrent quoted rates were adhered to, thougt they were sometimea shaded for Iurge orders, Salt was steady under s fair inquiry, especially from the coun- try, the ahipment to which have been large for the post faw days, campared to what they usually are at this time in the year. No forther change in prices ia likely to occur st present, Wool was in light West- emn demand and stesdy. There was mors trading in hay, and recent prices for both timothy and prairie were casily obtained, the inquiry being chiefly from the clty refailers. Beeds were less active, but firm af recent prices, Hungarian and millet of courss excepl- ed, as they aze out of season. Hides, broom-corn, and hops were unchanged, Pouliry, eggs, snd game were in gopd lIocal demand, snd cholca fresh stock Wwaa taken for shipment, The offsrings were liberal, but thers was little o no change in prices, PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were rather quiet on the whole, and averaged easter, though hogs were unchanged, and the pocking recard of the weekis a light ome. But other markets were lower. and hoga are expectod 1o come in moro freely this week, which made buyers of product hold off for lower prices in the early part of the gession. ~ SmreMENTS—The Daily Commercial F#port gives the following as tho shipments from this city: "ams, (Showlds, | T | G B B Wi, 097, e | R Weok _endizg ¥ Dec. 9, 1875..( 10,929 8,834} 1,263 942,344/ 9,121,720 gl p o S L SE S Tiri.| B ooa] sl &3 5,09;001] 0.788.108 reen Hams—Shipped fhc |(he week, 62894 pek, against 99,101 pessme week last year; since Nov, 1, 1575, 231,948 pos, sgainst 328,689 pes the” corre- sponding period in 1874 Sro0Ks—The following were the stocks of pork and lard in this city st the dates named : : Pork e, Lard, ter Dec. 11, 1675, 858 a3 1,185 281 7,016 Hov. 71, 1874 900 517 Nov, 20, 1875. 606 . 4,20 Nov. 18, 1675.. 75 4577 Nov. 8, 1675......... i 2500, 2,560 PackixG—Tha following 1 the record of packing in Chicago: - : . B Since Nov. 1, 1875, 547,57 Same time, 197 LTS Samo time, 1673 796,157 Same time, 1872, 429450 Same time, 1871 507,907 Bame time, 1870.. Sl 2ise0 The Secretary of the Chicsgo Packers’ Amociation farnishes tha followtng recard bf pecking at the prin- cipal pointa . Tosat Ed ‘packing T e LIS 1,690,448 253, 500,164 20000 462,260 procr ol =l Peoris, TI1, Des Moines, *15,000 15,000 29,116 54,520 IS0 000 aTie The Bureau of Statistics at Washington gives the total exports of provisions in November from thirieen United States ports as 3,232,857 Iba beef, 8,948.213 Ibe pork, 22,950,447 and bacon, 10,204,483 e ard, and 4,024,833 I tallow, all neb. Total welght of the hog products exported, 57,101,148 ths, valued st $4,732,360. Total welght of the beef products exported, T,237069 s, valued at £695640. weight of hog products {mported, 2,833 the, val- ued at §£313, Total weight of beef products ported, |- 'ORE—Was less active, declined 1081230 per brl eatly, but closed Srmer at about. rrius:(e ..3?; tations, being in gcod demand, with few otfemnge. Bales were reported of 3.0 bris cash at $19.05; 3,250 brix seller the month ot #19.05@19.15; 3,500 Lrls seller February st $19.30@19.42% ; and 750 bris eeller March $19.50@19.70. Total. 20 bris The market closed ltro!.l[lt $19.15@12.20 cash or ‘er the veur, $19,30@ 19.25 seller January, $19.40@! 2) seller February, and $19.00@10.625 fyrdtazeh. T 16 mess pork was quots 17,50@17.75, extra petias dogt ST 1 o1 MAIBLLTS, and Lazp—Was 118,755 017 $1.35 for No. 3 Milwuukes; $1.31GL. 35 for ¥ $LMGLI for mew and 'old winter 1oq 1o $LIQLIS for do amber Western, and g1 white Western. Rye quiet at 8%a%0e for W (@35¢ for State, and_ %o for Canads p bt 500 bu State, praded No.- 2, at %e. Barl declining. Oorn a ahade firmer ; sales, @i4xc forsal Wemtorn mived ; Thigi mized and yellow Weatarn ; 13x@Tic fo | ern mized, 10d 64260 for ‘new Western 2 shado firmer ; sales, 2,000 bu at 44gi: estern and State, and 46832 for wite W i 5”' i'g'g.‘ chefEiakin S PaovIsrons—MIddles heavy at 10%c for eity s 2ales 100 tes 35 ufi"n&f’m‘:: Wiiskr—Market firmer ; soles 100 bl 118 per gallo : et 1 Boeple, % quiry; Frimest soeany | 84@3xc. Coffos ‘market duil and besyrs - qioted ‘af 155205 SR | Qiotedat 15620)0 i gold, and Marscate it 1ol Tatzow—Rules firm and fa mod country and city quoted at 95; ___RAILROAD TIME Ta, REVAL S0 ERARRORR F o | ExrraNaTios o Revgxesce Sstardss o erite roguny . ory at $12.27%@12.90 ; 4,50 tcs’ aellor Febraa $12.4334@14.45 ; imd 500 ‘tcs selier ol Aarch st SLL6D. A Manes Tofal, 6,025 fcs.’ Tho market closed ffm at $12.25 cash | Sira Runday esmp o ce?y pagoroidad Pt { ] or geller the year, $12.773¢@12.30 for January, $12.42% for February, and at for March. &2 g Mears—\Were more active for future, with litile doing for present delivery, and were & shada casier, though holders were not “willing to concede much to buyers, The colder weather stinmalated to tas pur- chao of grech meata for curing. The shipments of meats contimue large, being reported st 12,050,615 lbs for the average of mom thanm .2 Part salted were quoted as follows: Shouiders, Th@ 7%/c boxed ; Ao seller January, long clears, 97,c boxed ; do seller Janoarr, ghort ribs, boxed, 104¢; do seller January, ‘107, jort clears, bozed, 10)c; do seler January, 103c; long and short clears, bozed, seller Docember, 10}yc; do seller Jan- uary, 10/,c; Cumberlands, boxed, 10%;c cash, and 10c for Jannary; sweet-pickled hamy, 105@11Xe; do ssller January, 10:(¢ saked. For March delivery, shoul ders were quoted av Tc, short Tibs 10xc, and shart clears 10%c, 2l Joose. ‘Green meats quotedat 6%c [+ for shoulderd, 9%c for long clears, 93c for ahort_ribs, 10¢ for short and 10@10i(c for hama. Bacon CHICAGO & NOXTHWESTERY LU LTLY (Sierma Tickst Wcar, ol Liars-o. (i ., curner Madison e, aPacife Fash Lin: aDubnque Day Ex. via Clinton,, aDubugag Night hx. via Clin aOmaba Night Expiess..... x ! ‘meals steady at e for shonldcrs, 12jc for'short rits, [ _s—Depotcomer of Weilsand 13< for short clears, and 13r;guc>"xor Bams, Bales $-Devot corner of Cxnal xnd xmm”f:a were reported of 40,000 I snoulders 2t €7c; I MICHIGAN CENTRA boxes long clears at 925a; 80 boxes abort ribaat Idc ; NTRAL RAILROAD. 750,000 Jbe do for fnture chiefly at 10xcc for Marchand | Pt /" 2 o Eokeost, and fot o Tumiyswcmi, 1030 for Aprit; 160 bozes sOr cioura ot 95131005 | avc s o, hmatd Iidecs Corter of Enloyy, 460.000 s green hums at 10@LUXc, the outside for — - :,s.lx.b n'vem‘gu; ‘““,‘fi’ln"&“g" hjmnul 133c; and 2% [ Leave, | Arriee rls pigs’ tongues af ‘ 5 J ; T e ) ARASE—Was nomiual & T@be. fi (ria watn Yine) Braian BEEF PRODUCTS—Were steady and quist £$9.75 | Ealamazoo Ac: PRt gt e sioTsalin o e, | S B At SRR R Y e s e b Ao ndpme A5 tadioN. | A :": a B m, BREADSTUFFS. ok - FLOUR—Waa dnl and weak. The offerigs were lafkely in excesa of thesdemand, and some holdera would undoubtedly have mads considergble conces- elons, but 2ould not find buyers. - Sales wers limited to 350 brls spring extras on private tarms, and 200 brir spring superfines xt.$3.56@3.75. Total, 680 brls, —tho dullest day of . the weason. The market closed nominally st the following runge of prices : Cholce CHICAGO. ALTON & ST. LOUIS. and Chicago, Kansas City and Denver Durt Line,, Dwion Depot, West near Hadisens, bo Ofices: Aznwz:.mmw. : - Ticket T | Rr.12 s Eansas Qityand Duaver Fast. Bt Louts aad Springfield Ex St Lows, Spriugfield & Tox: Proria D3y F.zv: 90 nooa, 'Jll.l.‘ ;l;;r exas Sfirlg.?&;o;‘z;:n 0 good a0, 812 | Chicaro s Padueat Railad s ST w7 .00 7 spring extras, : good do, $4.75@ | Sirestor, Lacon, Washington K., 7130 Hoom;? 3 5:00; elicics do, $54525.50; patents do, $50G 1351 Jotier & Dt Acoomumodation.|* 4300 ale 3 Minnésota, $5.25G5.25 ; apring anperfines, $3.5063.%5 ; rye fioar, $h35@4.A0; and buckwheat do, $5.5083.15, BRAN~Waa-mors sctive, but again weak., Sales were reported of 50 tons at $10.50211.00 on track, and $11.50 delivered. Thers were freo’ sellers at $11.00 a8 the clase. ° ConX-MEAZ—Coarse was nominal at $17.00 far new on traek, ¥ WHEAT—Was active, snd weak, thongh the market did not decline so badly se some expected. It broko down 1%c further, but closed ouly ¢ lower than oo Fridoy. Liverpool was dull, and New York ditt, i} towards the close, when a better inquiry was quated. Bat our receipts were larger, ind the sddition of tae indicated an increase of soma 30,00 D our in atore during the post week. Added to this, was the Teport of still incroasing stocks in store stsomolher points. The selling orders were very numerous, aud some local longs were also anxious to soll, But the offerings wers all tuken freely, and it was Tumored that somo of our leading capitalists were taking bold, 28 is their wont when they think the mar- ket bua declined farenongh. Bu the statoment could Dot be verited, 1f they baught, it was through s new set of brokera, | Tho lower grades w in_better do- mand for ahipmeat, at a d of 1o early on No. 3, which_was' afterwards recovered. Seller January opened at 983¢c, declinad to 973zc, advanced to 9835¢, and closed st 93%c, Seller February said 299%c, closing at Wye. Beller Ay °061,@LO3X, closing at $1.07%. Cush No.3 spring closed at §73gc, moet of the car-lots having sold at 97(@97 ) c; and No. 3 closed at 793c. Cah palee were reported of 52,400 ba_No. 3 spring at YT@ITxC; 13,000 B No, 3 do ai Tak@T03c; &30 bu rejected do at S5@Ea34e 5 1,400 bu do (N, 8,) bt 6535c; and 2,000 ba by sampie at 8:@9xc. _Total, 77,600 bu. AUNNESOTA WHEAT—Was quiet spd easier, in syme pathy with the general markets, ales were 2.060 bu No.1at §L10)w@l.1l; 2,000 bu No.2ab 08)@INC: and 500 bu by sample a¢ §1.13@ 114, froe on board. Thergsbas recently been a fair demand for theso grades from points in the interior, to mix with the wheat in the sections whick have ‘hitherto veen sup- plied with winter, and the current supply is now not ‘more than equal to the demaud from this soyrce, CORN—Was fairly active, but chiefly in mettlement of coatructs for this month, and relatively steady, averaging sbout the same 8s at the close on Friday, though the course of the marke: was downward. Liverpool was unchanged, and New York dull, buj the Iafluences 8¢ work on the market were sliogether Weatern, The receipta -were very smali, and thero was a good demand eariy far car lots of old corn, sta ypremium of fully 26 per bu ovar the current option, the grain wanted for consumption. The Dew corn i stated to bo yet too soft for grinding, unless kiln-drled, and old is scarce, But it waa stated that a consignment of corn has been ordered uis to this city, to be followed by otner Mail. via main Tino.. il N ¥ Expred CHICAGO, MILWAUXEE & ST. PAUL RAILROAD. Cafon Tepot, corndr Taditon ant Cazal- i Ereriut vpposss She o B benc oot Minveapolis a— £0od eithar vis Ghisa, or via Watortows, L1Crosse, and Wiscus. e 05 TR it P 1o b ones, menr gt T4 Dubugae & Stoux Deba CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & DUINCY RARRROAY, Fudie and Sz Lake-st., entheats. epots, root of jana-ar. and Canaland Siste andat devals Aail and Express,... azer. TeEx. Swadss. TEX. Satarday. iEx. Mo ERIE AND CHISAGO LING. from St. Depat, Exporition Zuil. Clarka, lobs'if the first operstion’ pays, and sbat report el Cich cansed = alight weakness. It s admitted that | —= thero is yet ® big abortage out for this mouth, fotamw AT a0d 10 one Bupposes that emough merchantable | Day Izpreie-Pullman Draw.| | corn can come in. to 'any material differcnce in | i3g-Keorx Sleepleg . Cars, tof . fho fljog of thase contracts, though tho price may | 4o York withoot chaner.....| S:im.) 1A% = declind under a more Hveral supply for consumption, | ALARtS Express-Fultuna Pol-| Bat two leading long operators disposed of most of | Curs aad Hovel Cammrerrr ! 8y, . S1a %, iielr interest on Saturday, being understood to fear Only Hoo ragziug thie botel oars to New York. that they could not force saitlements st much higher il pflu:u-%u' in the case of those ehorts who woald —_ ot ex the month, or seat, at &di4c, KANKAKEE LINE. declined to 48' id cloaed at 4834c, beller January | From Central Depol, foot l.akEbd‘, and Facripe sold at 43{@452,¢, closingat ¢47;¢, Seller Februsry second—st. Dicel ulfice, mm.b(;u.udfll-.‘_‘ sold ot 44 and seller May ot {TN@s$Txc. & Teare. | drriot. Cash No. 2 closed at 50)¢c asked for old. Gash sales focee I PR} were reported of 2,00 bu_idgh mixed at 5151%c; | Indlanavolls, Loulsville & Cincin- e 800 bu new do at 5lc; 4,400 bu (old) No. Zat S@513c; | ;;‘,:g’;f ross . 850 m. C 200 B 38,000 bu do'(old amd neiw} 28 505@slc; 4,000 bu ro- | UEINRPRSEEIETS R o e T o e ms ot 4o dlfverad - 600 ba o Fop r = o Tont- S e Ld 5000 ba CINCIRNAT] AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LIYS by sample @45c. Total, 55,000 ba, I N T OATE Wers gzain quiet, declining cbouf e, There | Fom Pittsbiny, Cincinnati & S, Louts Kallusy dopat. e was a littlo trading early in December aud the longer | 3, Glonem and Carroll-at., West Side. ! futures, but the market was afterwards almost dcsert- i = ed by, operators, and closed esy, though at a eligh: ad- Arrise. vance from the lowest price of " the dav. The reculpts | tnatanspolis, Lontaville& Cinetsd ™+ | - - were very small, and there wna’ little inquiry fr sh! B Je st Tmant, bk popsidarable gaali changed hands cn con: | Indianmells fauievilis & Ginsia] L B e e Tes e salable 1o tho city frade and | ~matt t1etis) omom LRSS shippers. Seller the month or cash sold st 30 @30Xc, closing with sellers at the ouiside, Seiler January T & 11 FITISBURG, CINCINNATI & ST, LOUIS RARTOL) was_quict at 30%¢, and May sold ot 343@34%ic, Cnerollosi-y closing ot the inside, Rejscted Arought %c. Cash e ettty ond a4 Gepets sales were reportad of 26,000 ba Nb. 2 at 304 @30%c ; o T 600 WH rejectod at 26c ; 4,800 bu by sample mixed at Lee | 004 26@aZ; And %400 bu ‘do white st S1@séicallon | Columbus, Pitteburg & New York [} trac 400 bu do at 27@36c free on board. Total, | Day Expres.... ...® $:15 2 . * 90D 22000 L Colambus, Pittabare & New ¥ ork| ey "RYE=Was, in Tajz demand for local use and ship- | _NBht Expross(dally)...........| SMp. 2 = ment, and thm at t3c for and 63X@68¥c for fresh receipts, Local distillers were taking No. 2 in the absence of rejected, and s few outside orders wera on the floor. Options were insctive and nominal at 68¢ for December, and 69c for Jsnuary. Rejected was nominally firm at’_G3c. Sales 400 bu No. 2at 68%c; 2,400 bu do, gilt-edged, at 68%c; 400 bu st 63xc; 800 bu b‘;wlo 4 700 on track. Total, 4,090 bu. B, iWao very quiet, and declined ¥@lc underslightly increasod offerings. PITISBURG, FT. WAYNEA CHICAGD RAILWAL # | T unday ted. § Dally. + Exompt excop There were very | cept Saturdaysand 8t few ng arders iu, and the market opened at the a—— agma‘na&,‘&hg%qmny Tecoveradfor coor |, BALTINORE & 00 AN e g seller the month, though only one sale was reported at e from rear Expesition s the advance, and the market closed weak, with sellers | 8/ Twenty-socon: Devos corns Madionih il a¢ the oataids. Seller January was nommal at 8534c, and seller February sold at 85c, ~ Seller tho month was quoted at §6c at one time, fald ste 4t 8Tc, aad eloced at 86)@%7c, The low grades wers in larger supply e io. 3 sellme at B6@5Te, and Tejocted bo. ing offered at 41c, with buyers bidding 400 for fresh receipts in favored localltics. The offerings of sm- Dlea were larger, and the market was very dull and . A car that was about equal i quality to No, 2 Jichigan-ao. Clty aice, 101 Clasks., Eorner ngeom, §Dally. K ISLAND & CRAILROAZ CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFI! . *Sundays oxceptt weu jold at 76c, Cash N was offered at 80ic. Cash = d Shet e s renortad of 3,600 bu No. 3 ot BS@HTG, chiers | D% comenar Ve B, ore tioul. ly at the fnside’; 3,600 bu_ by sample at S0c@$LI0; T A 1,600 bu do at §1.0021.20 delivered. - Total, 8,806 bu, | . = \ S | Omaha, Leavomwthatchison Ex e = 420 2 TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS. | Rrmigecmmodston. [ame ml e E FOBLIGN MARKETS. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGE: Special Dissaich fo 1eoge Tridline. —— ' Lovenvoor, Bec, 11-1130 & m~Frovn STOCKITOLDERY MEETIN o i = St ~ioue-—No:1, Orsice oF Tix VissrL-Owxzns’ Towiso o) a6 55 oo 2 24", 5 No. 244 SorTn FATIRAT, 0 Guurs—Woeal—Winter, No, 1, 100 4d; Nq. 2, Citcago, Doc. 195, 108 ; spring, No. 1, 10a; No, 2, %9 3d; white, No. 1, 11s | _The annuslmeoting of thei ;'&;m'fi‘ 1d; N»o. 2,108 8d; club, No. 1,1187d; N Owaers’ Towing Company, of Cnlugv' No. 53 Corn—No, 1, 3385 No. 2, 3% 6d. 5 ths rooms of the Lumbermind ExcbItge, My Provisioxs—Pork, 90a, rd, 598, S:;IL\I’:.A::\-(L, Chicago, IlL, Tueadsy, £ * LivezrooL, Dec, }1—1:4 oL, at 1 o’cloc] m. s 'S e 11— bol T o Tiie backaoes of the meeting will be (ba elect 000 Laxpow, Dec. 11.—Evening—Coxsors—For Imoney, Board of Directors for the nsuing yeer s 931516 ; acconnt, 94110, 72 fizg:fl”“&flg@i‘: o ufi Auzxiokx 100%; 67, 1093 ; 10400 | © tock Shall b8 hTh o e oIy Mo ok Gontras, a . Retey | advisable. JOHN OLIVER, Secred: 133:t praferred. 30 CEHOLDERS® MEETING- RerIvED PETROLYUM—LI@12Xd. BTO o D0 Pam1s,-Dec. 11,—RINTZI—60f 2T5E. The annual meeting \"'“‘“:)st‘mcmc‘“w'm 2o Faankrosz, Dec, 1L.—Unrrep Srates Boxps—New | FIFTH NATIONAL BAS il bebeid ‘Directors fot tho ensuing yesr e Shn S 1, 1576, betNee XA G. LOMBARD, B8, 995;. THE NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKETS. . dvecial Dispatck to Tha Chicage Tyibune. Nrw Yonx, Dec. 1L.~Grurs—Wheat market rathar more steady, with little better export inquiry ; sles 56,000 bu, including No. 1 Milwiukes in store % $2.37;. amber Western 2t $1.35@1.35, and ‘whits Westarn at for ungraded spring ;$1.16@2.12 for No. 3 Chicago $1,12 fur No. 3 Milwaukee ; No. 2 Chicago sominal