Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1875, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY DE SCHMBER 29, 1876. Mttlo Activity in Discounts, but tho Market Steady, The Conntry Orders for Currency Di- minishing---New York Ex- change Firmer, Tho Produce Markets More Activess-An Easier Feeling All Round, Ex- cept in Barley. + FINANCIAL. ‘The parsing werk wt be a duil one in loral finances, ff it may ho Judgcl from the opening two dayn. ‘Tho applications for diseounts ato notlcrably fower than they wers Litt week, bot from city and country sources, Au far ae the Intter sre enneerucd, there can othe much margin teft here for their accommoda- tlon, Country balances are drawn down toan wn. usually low figure, Chicago bunkera ablo to continue their Mbernl advances entrespondenta in tha grain ond cattle tricts, and are Iegioning to refuse revewsls and rédircounte, Collections aro falling of romewhst, and the mereantite demand Ja intluenced by that fact. ‘The mieceilancona calis upon the banks for accommo: Batloug were not large, butaimounted to ng much Ag they cared to meet. Diacount Hines aro alt high, aud no further extenston in dosired at the prevent tims. Tates of discount at the tants are #710 per cent to fegulat customers, Ontaido appileants for favors can with diflently eecurn spoctal rates, On the atrect business ts light, Mates are 8G1S yer ecut, v Ant Sie ALwount fur ¥t,0U), ‘Tho ,ondera from tho country for currency wero Night. ‘Too clearings wero $3,400,000, HOW TO PREVENT GAMBLING IN HTOCRS, Stock marketa and Boards of Trade aro to-day the areateat gatnbling housea of tho werld, The india Penratle part thera inatitutions play in the exchange of commodiites ani the distribution of capital resves only ta give greater scopa to tho dreadful evils of @imbling that are generated fu all of them, In one day this month on the london Slock Exchange seccounte wero adjusted to tho almost incredible amount of £1,500,000,00. A largo part of tise dealings wero Tictitious oa far aa any ownership of stocks wonty—real only in tho loewe to gambling brek-rs and their k, deluded, and niteguided victime, Chicago Board of Trade gambling fa rampant, miilions of bushels of atuf are bought and sold that have no exiatouce save in tho lust for ridden aud un- earned wealth. ‘Phere, ov in Wall atrect, thero are Grine who maka it tcte profession to enties the wn wary into apeculations, promining Smpossiblo profits, "The evils of this illett trae tay he acon tn personat anit social demornitzation, pecuniory ruta, aud obst- aa hinderance to legitimate commerce and morn muvenents of capital—in national, fusivitual, and ine Custrfal lows from San Franciveo acro.n the world to $i Polersbary. Hero fa an’ vil of enormaua dimen- wer Rion, Th fp a stock aubjeet for nuneiation of new Trees this evil, Itsat paseed in Suns, 2 Tutan end to gimbling in tho sbarod of foil banksk—like that which put a rich harvest after the bauk panic of 1% intothe hauds of the wreekers of the Stock Exchange, This law imakes compuleory {ho sctting forth of tha teapective of any bank ehares that sre offered site, To aeil auch stocks one inuet have them, Ptriker at the root of the evil, Tet legislation be so arranged tat no one shall soll wheat, pro- ‘ka, cotton, or any of thn coromodltirs dealt In fn thy Protues Exchanges, etocs narkets, of Bunrses of the world, untees he can abow title to the property wold, ‘The detatls of auch legisla tion Would demand care, but could be arranged. Cont YPantes could be roquiged to number all sharva Jasucd ; ali stocks of graln or merchandise could be represent- ed by warehoure receipte, billet of lading, of the lke, All contracts for wate cout ba declared invalid that dt not refer to n definite property, attested Lys particular evidence of (ite, The success of the Parlismentary act wo have apokien of hurt Leon complete, Dora it not ‘etiow the way for the general resurm go much needed 7 vistous, railroad #! BAN FRAN CO CATITAL. Four new companies, with a enpital of $10,030,090, have within a short time been fneorporated in Kan Francisco, ‘They aro the San Francisco Petroleum Company, eapital §10,000,0003 the Ayrea & Hopkins Silver Consul ng Company, eapital $10,100,004 County, Novada, nev! NUE LEGINLATION, ‘Tho obrervant Wurhington correspondent of the New York Datly Bulletin belicres st to bo now acttled tuat the relmposition of the duies on tea aud coffee by tho provent Congress fu Impossible, ‘Tho majority of the Itepublicans are eaid to favor, as protectiontsta, other duties; the Democrata aro afraid to refmpose tue dutica, Tnis looks se ff tho salutary principle were likely to be adopted vf ‘tevellng the expensce down to the present rocoljta of the Government, in- stead of loveling tho taxes up to tho preacut cal ‘axpenditure, OVERNMENTS, United States Ga of Bi, United flutes 6208 of % 20 of °65—Januaty and July. f ‘ei —Junuary ond Jul of 8—January and Jul; tates riew Guot ‘di, United States currency Ca, ex ia GOLD AND GREE Grovnbacks wore ‘yg! YOURIGN EXCUANGE, ga on the dollar, Blerllng sesessseseeeens Maria, tranca . . Germany, rerchmarks, Jiclgium, france, Bwitzertand, trancs, Holland, guilders..ccesccsecees Bweden, Norway, ud Deaniari Aunt CITY AND COUNTY RONDE, Nid ‘Chicego City 7 B ct, bonds,... 1044; & int, Chicugo City 7% cle sewerago, 10435 & int, Chicago City TY ct, water loun, 11g & ut, Couk Connty 7’@ ct, houds,... 10443 & fut, Went Fark 7 y ct. bonds, 4 North Chicayo 7 ct, bonds (Lipcoln Purh)..csesesaee BANKS. ‘There was no change in bank quotations, MISCELLANEOUS, Ail, 155) Chamber of Gammerce... Chicago _& Northwestera Exposition stoc! New Yong, Dec, %8.—Guld was firmer toward the close, when it advanced to 113, The opening and low- eat price of the duy wae 1123, Hates pald for carrys , 434, 5, 7, and Gually 6 per ceut, fog, 1, 2, 3, 234, Governments firm and in good demand, Raliroad bonds firin, ‘btilo Lunda quiet and steady, except Tonnessoes and YVirgintas, which aro Lotter, The upward niorement on the Stock Eachange, which was tuaugurated yesterday, mado further day, when prices advanced ¥ lof, ‘The advance was wovk marked in Weslorn abares, ‘Tho keprovement iu Western slates wos Jated by rumore tht a tepreacutative Progress tho Grend ‘Trurk of Canada was endeavoring to arrange esisting competition on Westero-bonnd freight, Tue largest advance war $u Union Pacine, whleb rose from 74} to 7 Jowed by Ht, Haul, wuieh advanced from 34% to comwmon, and from OY to6ty fur preferred, ‘Then came Northwestern preferred, which rose from B43 tw 564, the common guipg Up fromm 3 to aly, dluctuatious 44 Pacife Mail wory wider than usual, i Ticus saugivg from wf to 401, with the ual sale at Sy r@utg. Lake Hore closed wt 597%, ofler selling at uxt dad ONY, New Jersey Ucitral & ey Yore Uniral to WS, Bliebiyan Tusttons were alight The trausachons were 127,00 shane Customs reecipts, $39,440, ‘YL> Aselstant Treagurer diabur d§220,000, Clearipua, as O00, Veoduce waporis Sur the week, $4,734,000, Minslitg exchenge, O55 g 18554. FINANCE AND TRADE. w York ox hange fs firmer, and waa sold between per aritirs, ond alivix, but the yracticn) reformers Political economists Lavo left tt almost alone, A law of routricted application parsed in England nrems to offer a mud! for Jegistation tat intight reach and sup ated Sitvor Minti Company, capital $10,000,- (0; the Loretta Minlug Company, eapltal $10,000,000, ‘he first-named Compuny ts incorporated for the pur- pose of * yroupecting fur oll, petroloum, naphtha, aphaltum, and other imineral stustances producing oll, and to extract, refine, and prepare the same for market; to acquire all euch roads, railroads, landings, and works of all kinda as may be needed." The three amining companies aro to do 8 qeneral mining busines Inthe Esgle and Washoe mining district of Ormsby Ye tration 6), era Uplen to 74%, and Obie to 17, Olner tus escent 1 the ease of the Mia 1 Pacific, whica dropped froin Ly to LY, 100) wers Pacitic Mail, “lov Western Univ, 5.) Nutbweatera, 6,000 BL, comin, 11,00) pres farted, 6,000 Eric, 33,000 Lat: Shore, and 5,000 Oblus., Mouey tig? per cent; Pritse jucecanthe paper, 645.4" Conpans, “1, Coupons, ‘6 jew. Coupons, Coupes, 38 10-49%, cotipon 1 Ourrencies....+ . BONDS, Virginia, new. ‘Misauurl 68, ‘Tenncsare FA, old, ‘Tennetrec, new, Virginls 64, old, Pacific Mail, Marin Terre Haute pf, Chlengo & Alton, Ubicago & Alton pti, 16 Otio & Sherisalpplas. te Panama. Dit, Lack, & Wed it Mechigan © Auantic& Pacttte Tol, £8 U.P soe Indiana Central. sec. 0% Take Shore, Chi, Bur, & Quincy,,119 IMnois Contra... 7 Cler, & Pittsburg. Northweelern, Northwestern phil CR a x fax Frxetco, Dei wera mae at tho Ml Consolidated Virwua Culifornis Begregated atinlind & Ht, doa ue following quotations days Beste Betcha Malo & Nurervzs.,. ‘Tha following tnetrinments wore fled fdr record Tueailay, Doe. 23: CITY PI a5) {bw of . dated Dee. 1 Carrolt as, db ft0 of St, Juutes pl divided &, of 66x128 ft) dated Nw haves 12519 Onktoy af, aw cor of Wilnut at, of, unlisted 4) CE1TE108 Fh dated Doe, 14, 12,080 North Dexrhorn at, 10 (tn of Qatexso ft, with bullainys 12,500 Wentworth av, 1317 fin of Creutyt wwf, 33x10 ft, with bnilaings, 12,000 Michigon av, 64 ite of Highwenth at. ef, 22 149 ft, wath building, dated Bept, 9 Tnsber to Edny J, Ogden), 25,000 7,309 1,000 Visel43 ft, dated Dee, 27 6,300 Western av, nw cor of Wile fluted Dec, 1 (Curtin W. Keltoa abd John B, Willams to Marte B, Hlillsrd),.......2.4 27,000 Duyton vt, 115 ft 8 of Sophin at, wt, dixi25 ft, with bultdings, datod April %..so006 6,000 ‘Van Baron at, 1214 ft w of Michigan ay, » ftto alley, dato, ‘Dev, 98... 19,000 May #1, 135 'tt of Hacrieon'st, of, Bixi30 ft, withother proporty, dated Die. Jeeces 50 84050 West Twentieth at, he cor Brown at, uf, 60x AOS ft, Unted Dos. Bassevese 2,700 vest Ta S18 tt a of Oakley at, wf, luo ft, 2. ana oo ‘Weat Erts ot, 157 6-10 ft w of May 10 ft, dated Dee. 27 a 1,000 NOUS OF CLEY LIB, WItntt A NADIUS OF 7 SELES oF cou! Lot on atrert frst oof Shemtold ay, ana near ae Noble ay, ¢ f, 25 ft to alley, dated Ves w Nove Ie ft, duted Dea, 16 Hs 1,150 Fifty-third t, 103 ft e of Cornell ft, dated Dev. 18, 4,750 Foriy-reventh ut, ‘x127 ft, dated Soy, 2 1,100 Daltiz at, ow cos of Fifly ft, date 1 Dee. YW... coo COMMERCIAL, The folloxtng were tho receipts and auipmenta of tho lealing articles of produce in this city duriug the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and for the curreaponiting day ono year ago t RECEIVES, SHIPMER DS, x : aia) HisyH03 Flour, bria.. Wheat, bu,,.. Corn, bu. Osty,'b Tye, buss. Batley, bu. Grasa bond, Fiax seed, iba.. cart, ths Car'd ‘mente, Ital Sheep, Hiden, the, High winog, bris! Wool, tla. Potatoes, bu. Lamberto f Shingles, No Lath, No, Butt, prin, Poultry, ji Youltry, coopa.l ses Gane, rega oot 39,00] 1,015,909} Eau, Dig Cheese, . apples, May, tous Withdrawn from store on Sfonday for elty consump= Hon 3 8,020 bu wheat, 3,04 bu coro, 667 bu oats, 648 bu ee ‘Tho following grain was inspected into store on Tuerday morning: 8 cara No, 1 spring, 90 cars No.2 do, 53 cars Nu, 3 do, 12 cara rejected do, 1 car no grade (160 wheat); 42 cars high-mized corn, 78 cars No, 2 do, 38 cara rejected do, 8 cara no grade do (161 corn): 4 ears white oats, 2 cara No, 2 do, 2 car resected do, car no grade do (8 vats); 2 care No, 2 rye, 2 cars rejoated do; ¢ cars No, 2 betley, 4 cats No, 3 do, fcar rejoctod do. Total, 331 carw, or 130,000 bu, In- spectad out: 12,702 bu wheat, 1,525 bu corn, 730 bu oats, 377 bu rye, 3,970 bu barley, ‘The leading produoa markets were moro activo yes- terday, but again wesk, the spirit of boavincss atlti brooding over the Doard of Trade, as there was no. disposition ta invost on new deals till after the cloao of the year, Monce the offerings were made to nnwiltiog buyers, and prices deolincd in consequence, ‘The weathor waa delightfal, but tended to weakness in pro- Guco, ceprelally In dressed hogy and prorisions, as it ‘was unfavorable to the handling of meat, ‘Thero Was no approciable change In tho pasition of the dry-goods market, In most departinents there was extrewie quiet—a condition of things nut unusual at thisstagoof tho season, Jn values there wore no flac. (uations of momont, the general market preserving = steady, Armtous. Grocerica were dull, and easior pricca ‘wore the rule, Coffees dropped off Xo, and wore weak at the declino, Two or three yrades of brown stigsre wore quoted an 3{¢ lower, and a decline uf 230 1a Now Or Jeaus niolasses woe also noted, The butter and choeas tmarkota had no special now features, Dried fruite re- pala quist, with prices ranglug as before, except for ‘Turkey pruncs, which were a 30 lower, uow quoted at CXN@7He. Gish remain inactive aos previously quoted, ‘Dagalng and leather were dull aod un- changod, ‘Ihe coal aud wood markets were extremely. qulet for tho seaeon, T'rives of poluta oud ofls remain saluat given, ‘Tho tobacco trade was dull, end prices of plug wers quoted “@3o fowor, ‘Thero wera no new foaturca fn the Jumber trade. ‘The demand was restricted, as veual at this time, Lut atocks gunerally wera hold ab full recent prices, “Raw {ure are coming forward slowly, aud meet with ready fale, Broom-corn wv firm under a continued good de- smand, ta anpply which, dealers aro now drawingon the siock In store, tho recolpts Laving fallen off, Wool, hides, and bay, were auchanged, ‘Thnotby seed was more active aud steady, while otlicr sueds wera quiet aud esay, Groct fruite wore in ight local request, ab Fecent prices, Poultry, egae, and game were dull and weak, ‘Tho offerings were large, couslating principale ly of soft aud old stock, fur which there was little de. niand from any source, Chotce fresh stock was aalne blo to tho retail trade, ONAN YN STONE, y ‘The following are the footings of the oficial report of grétu in store iu this city ou the evening of Halure sy last, and at corresponding uates; been 3, deed 4 No, 3 water. Metecled wiute apriny No. 3 spring. ejected spring Ro grade ot ng. No.1, ¥ a Keene! end VOR scrvererseoere 37,711 819,063 1,163,118 Oau— $52,628 BST, Bajbe9 447 2 4,232 No grate. Ries oe F eed sah No, 2 wiitd,.. Brine “Toe 99,099 rhe ITS -23i,749 New rof Nograde, Total. +6 . 2 TAL @ Total of ail Ma iu ntore, 9,813,711 be, These figures show aw increase duting the taet week of 1 337 bu wheat, 121,629 bu corn, 10,824 bu oats, 3.473 bu rye, aud 7,043 bu barley, ‘Total incronee, 239,333 buy THE WITEAT PROAPEC Shroeder, Lindblom & Co,, of Milwanker, in thelr cirentar of last week, take quite # cheerful vlew of the situation in wheat, ‘They say If atatinticn are of any valua, wo contend that the folowing figures, pointing alin one direction, telling allthe ean atory of carly depression and fival ros covery, nrea sure Imex to the course of the tnarket during the next atx months, ‘Tho "jaw of average although but imperfectly underatood, is novertheless ‘85 potent to the scientist an the law of gravitation, and tho same caus which havo for seventeen yosra pro duced the’ mmo reault, will effert a ilke Foxult thie iE month cant Nu, 2 wheat lowest Nguro feachind, a8 the month aa ont! p crepe ‘Taking the loweat prives during Ducember a4 a bards, we find that: during the yuat syventecn yeara the price of wheat sometime daring the next alx months, bat in cach audevery instance advanced gutticieutly to pay all expensen and a tiandsanio profit, ‘Thy average al- vance for seventeen years [a Bi3ye per buy tho amalldat advauce ie lie, and tlio largeat 950, ‘The mazimam advance bas been reached mostly durlug January, May, and June, If we enrry tho fieures atill further and take the advances from the Joweat prives during the fret four months of tha cereal sear to the mouth of June following, wo havo an aver- ago advance of de per buahel, which would tudivate thatrowmelline during the next efx montha No, 2 wheat: would bring at ledet $1.42 $1 our market, on the Lypothesia that the caugos tow ocisting ara uf Average atrength with theanme eausos for the past seventeen years, Wo think they aro atrony:t. ‘The minimum advance would give us $1.10X, and the maxiinan $1.91, Wo repeat that tho wnqualinedt experience of tho whoat tradé shows low prives during the early. tot the cereal year, aud 8 handsome appreciation of values between Desember and June, uo matter what the aut~ look, ‘The anomaly of large visible supplies co-cxiat- tug with Inrge deficiencies is easily explicable, Tho estonuys ndvertisements of “tho wants of Great Britain attracted the surplus of the old crop, The nereasities of the Ru ston peatania compelled them to soll early, and the surplus of the Empire wan brought in alqut, ‘The fair prices pald early iu the seaton, an well as daring No- ember, Induced on ¢ nary liberal movement inthe Northwest, Tho poor condition of the wheat in Southern Jowa, Mnola, and ull the water wheat Btates, nada farmers. anviote 9 part with st early, and, e# thesy low gradea broaght but little money, they wera compelled to el ros ty order to realize sunicient for thelr wauts, “| savotable weather for transportation haa brought to vinibte pointe of acum. ulstion large quantitica usually in iolerior warehouses attils ome of the year, and millors, in viaw_ of the largo supplies, haya honght sparingly, ‘Tho effoct hae, however, firouly been felt, ancl when the fact 4 reat- ted thal the bulk of tho crop ta Totoro and compara trely Httle back of us, tho upward muvoment fa likely to be of a charactor fully up to the proviens youra, Tho fur the nest crop, go far ag known, aro cer= tatnly discouraging, and, should our precent tinaettlud weather continu long, We aro likely to kava the twin ter wheat fatelly injured, and uny deficiency iv the nexterop will juovttahly bring hgh prices, ae thera will bo wo surplus back to at ply thy delictency. PROVISIONS. TMOG PROPUCTS—Were mors active, and Irregn- larly eantor, nnder larger offerings, chiefly for furcra delivery, tho trading in epot product bring rather ght, ‘Che snpply of bogs was so amall that the pack. ers withdrew from the market, and prices fcll off lse~ cauas thors was not enough on ale to induea buyers to comprts with exch cther for thoanimal, Thoamall aupply of the raw matorial was not unozpscted, how- ever, and did uot excite much commont, It wna re- membered that thia fs holiday week, and considered provable country dealers havo been unoertaln as to tho extent to which the packora would operate between Christmas and the Now Year—henco kept back the hogy for fear of breaking tho markot by olfering moro than waa wanted, Tho trailing in product was largely of the acalping order on the part af local dealers, AMgss Pona—Was moore than uaually active, and de- clined 15@17%40 per bri in tho early part of the session; neatly half of tho los was afterwards rocoverod, un- der a better demand to All shorts, Seles were roported of 2,386 Lele cush at $18.60 15,95 : 4,752 bris wellor tho month at $14,85.$18,05 ; 3,250 brie seller January at $18.85¢919.00; 21,250 brin soller February at $19.10 12,37}4 ; 0,250 bria sollor March at $19,4U@19,60 ; and 500 bria roller April at $19.70, Total, 80,080 bris, The market closod ateady nt $18.00 cash or aoller tho year, $12.00 aoller January, $14,17}6 seller Vebrusry, an $19.405 10.4016 for March, Hrimo mest pork was quoted at $17.00, and extra fe, and declined Sc per 100 Ibs, tut the break was recovered by tho closo, though New York was quoted heavy. Ralea were rovorted of 250 ‘tee caals at $13.10 ; 500 tes seller the month at $12.30; 4230 ica aoller January at $12.10; 5,25) tes seller Feb ruary ot $12,25@12. 3 9,250 tes seller March at $12:173400 12.45; Gud 60 tes suller April at §12.55,‘To- 000 ten,” ‘Tha market cload. firm at $12,104 @12.145g cash or seller the year, §12.10@12,12% for January, $12.30 fof February, and $11.43 for Starch. Meate—Were active in short rilm for dolivery after the closo of the packing avasou, and dull oler- wlio, with no particular chango in prices, though the morket wai yonerally quoted a sundo easior, fslos wero reported of 5,000 Mba greon aouldors at Oig0¢ 4,000 tba salted dont 14, 009 Ita long clears at 08/02 165 Doxes da at 93f¢1 78 bores short cleare at 10240 34,00 Deuhort ribaald3{o% 40 boxes do at 10c ¢ 85,000 Ra green do at D303 900,000 Iba do at $2.20g9%e for March, tnd 96 for Aprils 11,500 pos and 60,003 fe grosn hame at 10'/c for 15-94, 100 for 16-18 and 93{0 for 18-Ib Byerage: he market closed at tho followlng rango of prices Shaul. Long Short Short ders elear, rib, clear, Green. 6 ey ws 0 Os 10 0 1s ‘ in TH Joe doe Joe clears quoted at 10; 104 $0 can, ma, My; Her cdg boxed: areeh ha: 10%05 awogt-picklod do, Walle; Cum! 100 ‘cash or seller January; tong cus haw 1186, boxed ; bacon hams, LIXGLIKG Gakanz—Was nominal al Tague. BEEF PRODUCTS—Were alesly and quiet at $9.60 1.00 for mena, $10.50 411,00 for extts mead, and ea eal for hams, Sales were 100 brie extra mesa at $11.00, ‘TALLow—Was quoted at 87;920, BREADSTUFFA, FLOUR—Was dull and heavy, Quotations wore Honiually unchanged on lote that were nut sold, int sules could only be offected at further concessions, ‘Thove reported were 100 bris winters on private terma { 909 brie apring oxtras, partly at $4.00, for a round lot} 68 brls spring auperfines ad $3.95; aud 9S brie Dackwhout fr on private terms, ‘Total, 1,086 bris. ‘The market closed nominally at the following range of Prices; Oholce winter extras, $0,007.50; comion to good do, $4,755.50; spring oxtras, $4,00@4.25; wood do, $4,603 1.75; choica do, $3.0085.95; patents do, $3,60@7.2 ; Minucsots, $5.25@0.25 ; apring super- Bes, $4,008.50; rye four, $4.10@4,25} and buck. wheat do, $5.6085,75, Dasn—Was woilerately active and nncbanged in Price, Salee were 50 tona at $9.50 on track, aud $2.78 {eve on board cars, Munviivtas—Salos were 10 tons coarse at 910,50 troo on board, Cony-disat.—orae (uow) waa nomtuat af $10.09 on track, Waar—Was active and again easier, most of tho trading being done at a furthor decliue of 40 per bu, though the gnarket closed only 3/0 lower than on Mons day, New York Je dul, aud the Europoau muarkota were geuerally quote’ tame, though the reports from the other wide are acidom’ mnch better than guesses when made during thu hollday work, Our receipts were again fair in volume, aud there were but few buyiag orders on the floor fron outaide, the steady go curnulation of stocks making buyers cautious, ‘There waa ouly a mvoderato auipying inquiry tur the lower grades, aud prices again declined Sate. The trading du No, 3 wae alntout ealiruly for future delivory, thouglt « few cadh lots were aveklny naw urners, aud fle buying was chlety “duue to. All wlurta, ‘Tho difference botwoun No, 2 and No, Jie nuw uyarly 1vo per bu tn. price, whlia ihe djiference tu quality fs rated by vonipetent judges at not more than $@6o, oF bardly cue-ihtrd of tie discrimination ucwually wade, aud operators are adbiug how long the abnorinal dilterence 16 to Lo kept up, aud which way St will Lo terminated, ‘Th situation dous pot temps to fuyestinent, aid orders are scarca in coumequruoe, (hough # good niany buvo faith in the future of whoat Beller danuury opened at Vic, told at bso, receded 94440, and advanced to 5c, closing atud?je, Bellor February sold at sbiyiautc, clovlog at tno ontaide, bellee May auld wt #),usreid1,U4, Cush no, 2 pring , the buik of the cue lols having wld at iles Wore reported of du) bu No, J 3) pring: Fda at OO.clige ¢ Agni bu Toa i aud ew bu by waiupleds Tecg, quist aud easier, in syine Toarkol, Salve wore reported Of 1,400 bu No, 1 at 81,14, 6,20 bu No. 3 at V7ugaT ee, end 300 bu by sample at $1.60, Total, 8.400 bai, CORN-—Was rather more xetive, and quite werk, {he market tor thiv month decltuiug 16 front the teat quotations of Mouday, whl taure deferred options weak, ann, do year cuuiract, Lut 1 sven w: aily posting whowed that 120 car-loade bed teen inepectud nto blore of grades svuilable tu deliver on con+ tracts, Now York was aulsequintly reported dull, ‘The December longa becatms anaiois fo close up their deals, and otfered ww. do it $0 freely. that the market weakened 1}f0 from the opeulng figure. Of conrve there waano shipping denund of evaseyueuce, ‘The prospect of w docluse to January prices tn toss than a week, and tho hope of Abreak in ral feoights, made buyers for rhipment hotd of, ‘Thy tndirations of larger recetpin also tends od to make the future inarket easter, Indepantently of tho teading for this month, which was entirely in rot foment, ‘There wna more talk about corn coming from St. Louie and beyond, but It pass hotter to ath tt diroctly Eaet,‘tnder preacnt artatigementa, Beller Decembor opened at (aye, atut doclined to 440, closing at AT¥c, nelle Mary aol at AKC, clorina at Algo, Seller Febirnary gold at $230 42? chowing at 42%c% and eclior May salt at 4540444) iuaing at 4c, Cawh No, 2 chused at 4tye, Cualt aalon wern reported of 119.400 bu No. 2 at 47H rAlAisc¢ 1,20) bu old rejected at 4002 6.400 bu new deat die: 410 bi new no grade at Bio; 400 bu care at 7c; 4400 ba hy aaple at 2) eda on track; and 14,000 bude at 87419 free on board, Total, 143,209 bit, OATS—Were again’ quiet and a eliade calor, chiefly In ayinpathy with corn, Tho receipts continua light, bt the stock fn store {a inereaning, ‘There was a litths more trading, mostly in the way of rottling contria's Mat oxphte at tho chase of thé present month. ‘The other options and cash were quiet, Soller January Fold at 30g Aye, Keller February ab 20!j000}¢°, and seller May nt Yaa ye, ail cloeing at tha inside, Carh or Decembor xohl at 237,202, closing with sellers the Rejected and naples were dull, Cash tnelude 83,600 ia No. Dat 24 ca0+ ¢ G00 Dit re- ected at 234¢¢; 3,600 bu by sample at 2gdJc on track, ‘otal, 144800 bit, RYE—IWaa dull and cary at 67@OR0 for froah ro- ceipte, and Sie for tegular, The roceipte wero sinall, but thero were fow buyars on the lor, and the stack In atore, already large, {6 tucreasing, Rosected was nomiual’ at Cash eales include 1,000 ba No.2 fread at G74 @ise, aud dW bu by xamplo at 6c on track. UARLEY—Waa a diltle moro activa, and tatye higher, tho greateet advance boing in oush, which was wanted to fd Docembor options and waa sparingly of fored, most of tho stuck being In tho bands of A few partic, wha wero supnorod to be ene deavoring to get ths market np on the eloris, Ie in severally suppor that thero fe not now a Very largo line out, but, tuiless the recoipts sould mut denly tncroseo, » small coruer may develop itself, Tho trading in Devember was Sd dn settlement, the murket opening at 82!¢o and closlug firm at Nic, Selle er January aold carly at Ble, and aclier Keb. ruiry aot 0c, both closing qnist, No. 3 was aeliyo at Stace, and rejected wuld at Bio, Canada mplen wera fairly active, while Westorn do wore dull and weak, with a considerable slock offering. Cah tea were reported of 4,0 ba No. 2 at AZ ani 00 Ht No, Hat Hi@Sie, ‘chteNly at the outeldo tn Ni. W. clovator} 1,900 bu refected at :iSe ¢ 2,000 bu hy sam- ple, Canada, at $1175 000 bn do. on ‘private termina + 400'bu do Western at'700 on track, Total, 29,2U0 bu. GENERAL MARKETS ALCOHOL —Was easter, in sympathy with bigh- wines. Prices ranged from $2,17@218, BROOM-CORN—Continues tn falr demand, and is reported firm, the atock having been conriderably ro- duced siueo tho falling off in receipts, It ia unuer- stood that there {s now little corn left in Kausas and Nedrsaka; powtbly not over 200 tons in the former State, Quotations: Choleo old hurl, 1uatle; hurt, Tasige; cholca medium, G@Te; good medium brush, fair inaide and covers, 43¢@6c; inferior, Bia 4e} crooked, 2a50, BUTTER—Tho market was unchanged in ite generat features, ‘Thera was o moderate local aud shipping domend, and the tonor of prices was ateaty. Wo continuo ty qtote: Choice to fancy yellow, 63205 medium to good grades, 18@23e! Inferior to com- mon, 19170 ; commott to choies roll, 18.280, BAGGING—Prices aro the snmass havo heen eur- rent for tho paxt lz week or moro, and may bo quoted steady as followa: Blark A, Tic; Lewiston, ic; Muntimp, 25ie; Ontario, 25¢3 American A, lo; Amoukoag, 213503 burlap-bage, 4 bu, M@lbe; do, 6 Lu, 16@i6o; guonles, wingle, 18@ido; do, douvie, Rupe. CHEESE—Tho market romains dull and without now fostures, A light morament wea noted at 8.e103 for poor {0 fair, and at 114130 for good to fancy fac tory. OUAT—Priees remain as before, ‘Trade wan again reported dull, crdera being Junt to mpply current need! 1» $10,000 Lackawanna, jo and wit, $10.00; do egg, $2.6 cannel. $.0489,0)+ Erle, $1002 Hlowsbitrg, $7,5% #004 Hocking Valies, $9.40; Indiana block, B6,00; Tathnore 4 Obto, $5.30; Tinofa, $4.60(35,01 CUUTERAGE—Was ateady, with liberal ates at $1.10 for pork barrels, and $1,951.55 for lad Uorces, tho onteldo for large packages. RESIED HOUs;—Woro atoady at $7.75 for odd and mixed lota, and firm at $7,853%.00 for heavy, tho lntter being wanted to slip, focolpta woro amanll, it conntsted chleny of Ught and ruixod weights, ea wero roparted of 477 head aud 1 car at $7015.95 ” 8,00, TIS — The demand shows no tmprovement, Tho fow ordera recelved are filled at thu rang) af prices following ¢ No, 2 whitenaby i brie $5,001 No.9 do, $5,255 No, trout, $4.50: No ahore mackerel, “news 3° bel, $12.50@1,00; "No, 1 bay, $).00.40.25 No.2 assokeral, Wel, §2-76@9.0 famlly mackerel, AM Url, $3,15@0.00; 'No, 1 shore kits, $2.00; No, 1 bay ‘kits, $1.50 }' largo. faunily, Kite, $1.10@1.15 ; bank cod-ah $1,605,756; George's $6.0i90,9}¢ now Labrador herring, spilt, brls, $3.b008.90 3 do ig bel, $1,25qb.00¢ Cabrador hy ing, round, bris, $0.C0.86.23 ; do 44 bri, $3,61K: led herring, per box, 400%" No, 1 noreing, wJa; Coltmuta Itiver salmon, 3¢ bri, $8,.0@4.33, FRUITS AND NUTS—usihess wae qulet, and the fenvial market had a teed firm tone, though beyond » deoline of 440 in Turkey prunes thero was no quotable changa in pricos, Followiug aro prices ourront: Fontiax Dates, Cav}c: figs, layers, 16@170; Naedrume, new, N@lso; ‘Carkieh ‘prunes,’ new, O04 (314d; French prunes, keya and boxes, 1180; ‘ralelus, layers, now, 033.15; loora Mugcatal, bow, $3405.50: Vo- lenela, 11X4@11340; Zante ‘currants, wanto} cit- ron, W@die; (emon-pecl, 1e( 19e 3 orange-pocl, 20a%e, Douwstio—Alven apples, 109200: Mictigan apples, 1v@loisez Tudlana aud Miinuls, SY@I¥C! peachor, halves, lo, mixed, ‘IWigutlio ¢'do, pared, WAEAt AKe dc; biackberrics, 12%@13c; raspberries, 364 Tc; pilted cherrice, 27a: Nure—Filberta, 1130 14a; slmonda, Lerrngons, Ji@gaisgo; Naples walnuty, new, 1@ lie 3 do, uld, l@ibey French walnuts, new, M@lso; Drazile, Iago; pecans, ‘Taras, 14(B15c } Wilmington posnuta, 8ycgito ; Ternoasee peanuts, 63 Gos African poanuts, bese. FUNS—Tho recolpia continue ight, and Lave been amaller during the present sossun to date than they were during tho@amo tine iat year, owlng probably to the mildness of the winter and genoral absence of snow, which makes the ssavon unfavorable for trap ping. Larger recelpta are expected in the comin mouths, Westorn mink aro lawer, and muskrat ua Favcoun higher, Zrleos for other furs romain aa boro- ofores Wervrn, Northern, Mink, No, 1... LID GELS $I50 75 Mink, Nos. 4 lug, 45 dg 1,25 Full muvkrat... 4 4 Wiuter muakra! a aT Kittens rd 4 a Bhuuk, black 1,00 1,00 Bunk, short stripe: a is ‘Skunk, narrow and bi tripe... + 10 @ 50 a 60 Otter. bY @O.00 Suis 7.00 Mountalo wolf, 25 WQS Tralris wolf... 0 @l.lo Leaver, woli-furzed snd clean, per Weeveeeceees LIT Oma 2.25 Tauver, taggy and boasy ny avo coy 70 2.00 Marten, No, ha Ailver gray fox, Red fox, od ». Iblack and cn s.65., 6,00811,00 EEN PULLS —Were ‘ta’ moderate demand and steady, though apples are soiling at irregular prices, owing to the fact that the ¢ruit isdovaying, aud dealers are eusious to diyposs of it: Valencia oranges, $9.50 cane; lomons, $1.007,00 nor box; winter anples, 2.0K83.50 per hel from stores crauberries, $9,504 11,50 per bri; Malaya grapes, $5.50 per key or $10,00 pee url, URUGERIES—Coffees wero dull and drooping, and ‘we drop dur quotations Yo on all graies excopt Java, Hugare wero uasy, but, beyond jgo reduction in two or three grates of’ brown, Were “linchanged, Sirups and molavey also showod's lick of atrongth,and Now Orloads grades were quoted 8650 lower. In rico, splees, Anaya and otlor Hues, there were no chatigest ok—langoon, 70; Carchina, 1W@Yo} Louulanat Fase, W340; Java No, 2, 303 CoFrers—0, G, Java, to fancy Klo, UK @H 0; good to prime do, 338;@@144(03 eotnmon to fair, Uyiaaayes Fosat— ind, 21W@NIG0r Blngapore Java, 255,926),03 Coste Riva, 4925940; Maracalva, 22540. Bvgans~Patent aut loaf, psig t 2403 crushed and powdered, Igi@ll3c; granulated, Ihivealligos A, standard, 10ic; do" No, % 10Yet B, To: oxtrs C, 0703 C No, 2,08, yellow 0 No, 1, 940% cholco brown’ Mado; far lo vrirus do, 8N48!,0; common do, 19; @8yci cholce moleases sugar, WsVYos common io good do, 13;@8sus Now Orleans, TH@VC. dtuves—Californl relvat drips, THATIOS dine moud drijs, $1,051 liver drips, extre fino, Og" Sock mond euro. arp, noe@ssoy extra do, bak New Orleana molasses, choice new, ANI; do | wud54e3 da common to gout, Gke5b0 } Vorto. Kico molasses, G0G)530; common tnolassee, BuGpdlo; Ulack-ateup, JUA330~ Hpicks—Alleylce, 1741805 cloves, 608620: canna, 30 Gite; popper, 1974 @20}g0 j nuLMeYa, $1.25; 1,80; Cal~ cutla ginger, Voile igus Tue He, e4 German Mottieg, axate: Visite Lily, 64406: White ilove, OX @Usz0; Kavou Iuijurtal, det Golden Waal, hase, one Brancit—Excetslor, laundry, OycsT0s do, glous, 7: va} du corn, Ta9Ke; Kingsford, pure, Tees do lle Vor gloss, Big uve; do curn, lis lie. HAY Wad scaly reverie dul; eajctally, timothy, 8 fow cars of which wera dispoucd of ats juction of Sv per ton. Pratrte waa sled alow and ‘Quotas tuna: No. f timothy, $14,51ng1400: No, 9 do, 413.00 3 upland prufrle, $10.00; Mita, BOG T.BU, nu }g0 lower, the re nivre active, d-cling bringiug out orders, Salew were 280 Lila at $1.09 per gal, MIDES—Were tn moderate dumand at unchange ed prices, ‘Tuo market is reported weak: Green city butchers! S'@o0; green eured, Hoh and, heavy, i403 part cured, To; green’ salted kip, Tyej green fracou, Got green calf, Isle Mint, dry bide kip and calf, ls@ldecr dry wl ted hides, 1gigt24o; deacon uklne, ‘Sigddc, Damaged stuck’ brlugs two-thirds price, and Uraniled 10 per cont ont, Shoop pelts, wool etimated as washed, por B, 30 5c HUPS—Were dull and wesk, There {a no demand fropt from ainall brewers, wha aiways buy frown hand (0 muuth. Goad ta choice Weatorns range trom B@tte, end arial! lote ary orcattouaily Billed at 2c, i —Was quiot and steady, Quotations ? First ana second visar, 34. ‘Third clear, t tach, 35.00, ‘Tutrd clear, thick... Cicur Hoong, bret and second, s0ugD,. 82,048; IS chair stores, 14 pond stoves, Cleve aiding, firat ant First coutnion riding... Eioorlng, feat common, dtessed, Flooring, second common, dreaxed, sees 19,00-819,00 Box boards. B, ae A stock boards, 10and 12 fn. Ti Mock hoards... limber, 14 tend mnter Joints and wcautling, 20 to 4 ft, OUS—The oth t ranging aa before, We repeat te) 11S cleg, teat, 1G di ya ddige; do hendlignt, 17: Inseedd, raw, dk winter bleached, TAgSil Relctly pur, $1. 154 158 2,25 5 Heatatont pe hiwer figures for pucks ta grades. 16h! domand on alin Ting searee, command oul dragiting trads at primis packing hoge, aud Bicy bankoatl, site; tent furpentlue, adie: common, Hg) B3ee untitral, 3) dogs se POULTRY AND” GAME—Wera wantlty of oll and Aofl etock on. the Hora tid {L Atmore finporuin'e ta tin Wtly choleo dressed poultry, pattfenlary turkeys, are astable nt onteidn quotations, ‘i chickens were lowor, ant tint with eome demand fi Other gaiae was duit and. swe: dy 3% 70 per thy turkeys, drowed, Hath Hd 100 3 Zeon, devesed, Hey prairio chick- partridgen, 81.50.3105 quoi, §1,25 4 1.504 yh, 1c; Tenison, maddles, Le 12e3 butts, $1.00 per doz, Timothy waa smote active and primo sesd A quantity of wced hitherto belt off market waa suddenly offered, buylog orders took the oppor: wery Inada af $2.38.4 @ Weat Virginda aile, natural, jae Wen Le relttced, 23 dew. for eon (7.09 for prime ‘Thera inp tacge q parties having ttiulty to nid (hem, Bale thy bulk of ths trading Qeing at tho Inside ‘Agnes. Clover wax more active dnt weak under liberal offerings, eclling wt $7.16) Other seein wera unchanged. BALT—Waa axteady at the annexed prters dags and Saginaw, fue, ordinary conrno, $1.70; ‘dairy, without bie, $235 dary, with bage, $1.00) Anlton dairy per aack, 4,50 TOBACCO—Lusinesa’ in this departinent remaing Gull, and valued aro woak nnd unsettl at. noking remain ae provloust a quoted, hut prives ‘of plug dr6 digi lower, O13 6 i ort td EV—Were in Nght request at $2306.00 for 8! cotnmon to prime, a Nee, 24,—-CatrEn—Neceipts 69 ; to- parket moterately actly y ts owners held foran £ choice to exten, 70% fez medium to good, fiaive; con c Pluy—Natural leat, cholee to extra, Tage 5 do Hw Hoes half bright, choice tu extra, black, god to extra, 43(3 ‘Smokina—Good to igilde enmamian, 38@:10e, 8 inqulry than a fo itY of otfetings gen ing. On aceountof Uglit advance of 24(e3g0 on tle bert quality. prices tangs on beet to medium offerings 4G ailvanee, common to poor thin stock m abads ad Recetpta 200; total for the weok, 2,00. | Market alow; Faatern market reports tnfavor- sales 1,200; quality fate, the ownera demanding ‘onnt uf the ght rin, ‘The fow dis- ntrotig nt laut woek’n rater, } toll for the week, 8/004 mar. ipply about equal to the do- tmontly at thé lattar price ; , $1.10.47,25 5 one f drcaned, $3.50 on tast week's rates, BHEEP AND Last chofeo, 33.140; medium, set ‘THAD—There in a leas nt nigut ago, but the movement the neaoo, and the market Prices ranga na follows: Gi Bisley good do, ALG@i8e do, Skatxer fine, 6810.00! Gmaisez choicest,’ 00. vou do, 445401 tine, cholce, Siisbte; cl good vommon, posed af were abo ildan—Recelut ket only fately activ man ls Yorktra, $74K0 a quallty generally good ; hea car beat und good quality, 8.75; demand fight, malnly'at § se: cht 1.11.20, IMpes ot Hxasic ; finest, SAPANS ee Dee, 28,-Hods—Demant Haht tut hold- hpplng, #6,25.48.60} packing, $4,35087.00 arket aul ¢ out n medium, $3,50@; chotceat, Ties0e, OoLokns—Conmon, 92435 medium, 40120; gool tnedtttm Bley Guest, 65.85 Woo D—te tirtn at $4.604or maple = ly 8 loot derma: 1, 007k 1.20 75} native cows, $2,003.25; fair to good native mtockers, $3,044.00; comman $2,503.00; native’ fociling _ateors, through Tosana rango at WOUL--Was ateady under modorate domand {chiefly from Wostern matutfacturers, though orders are ace Qnotatlona : Tubs wort aud, 447e48o caslonally recelved from tho ‘art. Very few arcive wanhed, prime, sonic: do, wanhed Meare, fine, goad conditioned, 44440; matlluitn, do, Ghat; do, cnarae, J8G)tC; UntwaRbed, Huo heavy to light, @ude; do, medium, d@se; dy, coarse, 232.30, 00 ; cattle, ttn, ‘ART LINERTY, Dec, 24.~—-Uarrrn—Teceints to- : lo hero, ‘The rin Is vers lp, well a slow demand, and prices ta prospect of contin= ly a shade beticr than Inst week; com- co at $3,00@ 1.25; bulla CS head; Yorkers, $6503 Y, nt $4.9025,60, Fart Linenry, DAY Goons, During tho past week extreme quict has perraded F most departments of tho dry-goods market, but av no | *erce at other coudition fa looked for Just at this seaon, the absonco of activity now chaructorizing tho market doca hot call for commont, Jobbers throughout the couns try are now busy “atock-taking,” and orders are of cuttrao restricted to such amounts aa are absolntely necessary to moct current trade requirameata, Prices remain without important elunge, and are quoted frm 0.605 Philadelphia, $7.10 Sitzer—Receipts to-day, WATERTOWN, MASH. Warentowx, Maxt,, Doo, '25,—Uieer Oatrir~Te- cotpts, 8133) markst very dul ram ‘Culeago: finarceeery 0% frat qual 0094.25; second, §6,00Q4. third, gusaoane! Se oe Bitee anv LASt4—Recotpt anica in lola at §2,00:2 oe ee TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS, FOREIGN MARKETS. Sneciat Dispateh ta The Chicoge Tribune, Lrvenroot, Dec, 23—11;30 a, m.—-FLoun—No, 1, 250 Gl; No, ¥, 21a, Qnain—Whoat—Wlater, No, 1, 103d; No.2, 90 8d; 3 white, No, 1, 10s 10d; N’ ub, No, 1, 118 Gd; No, 2 11s.» Coru—No, 1, 33a; No, 2, 32a 0d; now, 328, Provistons—Pork, 878 (id, vcerprs or Wirat—For the last threa days, 4,000 gra, 1,000 helng American, Lrvenroot, Dec, 28—1 p, m—Gnar—Wheat, club, Gd; No, 2,108.10, Old corn, No, 1, 328 0d; rade rtugglal 5 0, own corroxs, c Langley, atandard, Atlantic A, 4-4, Atlantic Hy 4-4, BR ReIrEo No. 1, 108; No. 2, Michiqau A, 4-1 ford... RAK KKK Centennial, Lb... Continental, K,.., wanna Nowe, IndtanOrehar: Na yet Pepporell’E, 40. Pepperall O, 83-hu, Ltyenroon, Dev Pepperell N, 30-In, chester qulet and unchangod, Quarn—Wheat—Callfornia Olid, 103 10d@lla 6d, Corn—Old Weatern mizod, 36a 64@326 9d, Praa—Canadien, 408, Provisions—Meay pork, 85a, middles, 608 Od 5 short clear do, 52a 6d, Lonvor, Dec. 2+-Evoning.—Tne Rate or Dre couNT—In open matket for threa months? bills ta 274, or 34 below tho Bank of England rates, Coxso1.s—For monoy, 94 29-32; acconnt, 04 1-16, Astenican Becunrtizs—8-204, 104 ; ‘078, 107 ; 10-408 Now York Central, 98; Erie, |.—Yanne AND Fannice—At Man- Tndlan Orchard, A. Indlan Orchatd, F Indian Orchard, NN.. BY Merrimac F, Pink. Portamouth Po... esse Bacon—Long cloar 10844; now 5a, 1053 43{ ; vroferred, 90, O1Pante, Deo, 28,—Renres—est 780, Fraxcront, Deo, 28,—Uniten Stares Doxps—New PHILADELPHIA WOOL MARKET. Puriapeurinca, Dec. 28.—Wool quiet and firm; sup- ply Ught; stock nearly all in from the country, Hold- era demanding higher pricos, Ohio, Penusylvauis, and West Virginis XX and above at 46@500; X at 46@, 47340; medium, 60@51c; coarmo, 46@50o: Now York, Michigan, Indians, aud Western fine, 42@45c;_medl- um, 49@Sic; course, 40G490; coming, washed, S8@ 630; cotming, unwasned, 42 @43a %¢ | @a20; coarse and medium tnwashed, 35@3%0; tub washed, 50@3705 extra and merino pulled, 4U@d%o; No, 1 and super pulled, 40@42c, NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET. Naw Yous, Dec, 28,—Buatness continted alow tn all departments with commission houses, jobbers, and Cotton goods quiet, excent low qrudo id brown shestinge, a steady, Bloached TONY, Gain of the Spindle,. TUM, 4-4, 004 Loundslo,... +... Es L, fino unwashed, 31 cotum flannels, corset Jeans, which were in tale demand abirtings reduced to12 cents, Woolen goods romain Minnehaha, 4-4,,....9% Dilunehsha, 7-4,, Amoskong, ACA, Amoukoay, A. PITTSAURG PETROLEUM ET, Prrrapuna, Dec, 29.—Tetroloum qnict; crude, $1.70 at Parker's; Yofined, 1230 Philadelphia dolivery. WILMINGTON TURPENTINS MARKET. WitMinnrow, N. 0. Dee, 28,—Spirite of turpentine Amoskeag, D,.. Thornilike Av... Bwitt River... 2.5 Concatogs extra, 7-8. Conestoga GM, OLEVELAND PETROLEUM MARKET, OLevgtann, Deo, 24,—Petroleun unchanged and strong; domand heavy, ‘THE PRODUCE MARKETS, ae Vosrl River... by, Warren, AXA... Warren, BB... Warren, CO, Aneetat Dispatch to The Chlengn Tribune, Deo, 28,—Guarm—Wheat—Markot dull, and in buyers’ favor; astes 2,600 bi choice amber Vennsylvania at $145, The following quotations are Tore or less nominal: 09c(@$1,00 for rejected spring } $1,00@1,90 for ungraded spring ¢ $1.08 for No, $ Chi- engo; $1,09@1,10 for No, 3 Milwaukes ; $1,18@1.21 for 2 Dilwaukos ; $1,20 @1,09 for No, 2epricgs; $1,161.35 for now and old 1.183145 for do am- end $1,90@1.50 for white West- ern. Ryo quiet at 883Mo for Weetern; vag06e for Htate; and Udo for Canada in bond, Barley dull and unchanged ; sales 1,000 bu two-rowed Atate at 60c, Carn quiet and steady ; waloa 39,000 bu at 69700 for graded old mixed Weatarn, and 544600 for new West- ero mized und yellow. Oats dull; sates 29,000 bu at 45@ 180 for mized Westorn and State, and w@sto for white Weatern and Siato, Yuovinoxe—Middles quiet at 1030 for loug clear, Tard dull; sales 200 tea at 127;@12 15-160 fox pritne arron, Unoasville, UA, Mtaymaker rE, American, 8-3 No, 2 Chicago; + . Uncasvillo, UOA..12@n3 }1,9.492.23 for No, ry Waittenton, X... Whittenton, 13, Whittenton, Xx. Atoakeag.tc.e.0 winter red Westerns Der Woatern ; Urecimoor, AA, LIVE stock. tal. Fame time last wook, ‘Week before tas GATTLE—Pricoa were | Wuuaxy—Markut steady: sales 00 brie of $1.18 per Jowor then last sponse toa further shrinkage at the Past, iP ply waa small, the total arrivalé alnco Baturday being ouly 3,124 hoad, but eo limited wat the demand that thia omall number proved more then adequate, and, as stated above, prices were uot sustained, Tho only cousideruble dewand care from the Eastern trade, the purchases of feeders and local but fuuch of a gure ia the day's record of sales, ‘Trad. ing was at $1,672.00 for scallawayy, to $5405.62 grades—tho larger portion at §2.78:33.24 for tut and stockers, aod wing beeves. Tho murket bjulued yuotetions ¢ Chotce Boeves—Fine, fat, well-formed 3 year to 5 year old steers, weighing 1,80) to Gnoownres~fuger—Market quiet and cochanged; {alr to good refining quoted at S684; prime, B10; ana atB4@8'e, Coee—Mar, Ket heavy, with # linnted Jobling detnand; Rlo quoted at 10190 in gold, and Marscalbo af 1844 @203¢c in ‘bera not cutting |-8%! and Nos, 10 and 12 ‘Tartow—Mules quichand uncbangod; prime city ‘yooted af does: Te the Associated Frees. oie Lonw lect) ye market atrougly 10 home trade inquiry; superfine Ktate and Western, $4.5 60; common 0 quod extra, §1.i5,00; 00} white hest eatre, « 640.005 gots patent process, extra good to prime, $6,1547,25 ; Ehoine a double extra, $1548.00." Bye hous geeads ‘Conn-MEAL—More activa; Western, $2.15@3,00, Gaure—Wheat—Markot ‘dull, od ait ing with w little more ton at BADAE.75 for closed 100) common to cholce cows, for city wi su The, Block Cattle—Commion ¢1 ta 1,000 ttn, cata! Tnferlor—Ligit “and thin’ “cows, “bei stage, buils, and acatawag steers, ‘Texas Catthe—Throush di UATTLE BAL Es, Number and deserintion, Le chests bteere, Ji choleo steerc, 4n cholve steers 101 choice steer: do inferior, WI¥a} no grade do, Wovtern, b7cauc ; ‘Btate, 8¥4960 ‘Darloy—Market dull; Cenads Wea, W3icnia $110, Corn—Market easter, with Unuted export aud mand’; recelpts, 43,000 bu; Western mis prime old unins} ot new Western mixed, no molxed, graded, 636640; Oste~Market dull,and alighily favors recetpte, 16,000 ta; mized Western and State, ities white da, saioe, May—Unenanged, nee Nors--Qule Eantern amd Western aud New York State, Waelsc; Calilarnls, 170 2Wc, Crocentys—Coftvo—Ito dulland nominal cargos, Wy@WGC; Jobbing, W4@2gc. Sugar qitot and uuichinged. Molasses—New Orleans quict al 69400. Rea quiet ant mnchanged, - Pernounum—Steady; crudé, T4M@i%e; refined, W4e; erage Wee naphtha, Bade, Aritateen Ite itiet at $1,638 1 Reins {TUNPRNTINEFirmor 4b ay dull and nominal now mess 418 cash $ January and Fabtnary, @20.60 120,735 prime inesn pork, Weaiern, §19,23@10,0Uy Look qgiilet, Cut tmeate, Western, quite id Daven Hoan—Steady; Western, BZ@BISo } Weed crn ou leary 102e4 ally do, Utes patv—Heavy; primo eleatn, 12@12 Tl6e ; January 1a ihe: February (ts ie ‘ HUrten—Westertt, 16A25¢: Blale, BI, Cinenn—le 12), Wiltskt—Quiet'al $1.18, At. Lovts, ° Sr. Tours, Dery 28,—FLOtn—Very Httle doing, Cnas—Wheal generally dull, but No, 2. red. fal fold a shade higher, and options wero more activat No, 2 red fall, $1.4Gal dry cant ¢ $1.97@Q1,47H¢ Fohrans ry; HAO a 149; March ; No. dred fall, $1.36, Cora fa ‘good deinand, and prices =. ebade higher; No, 4 mixed, 19@99'go ean; J82(6 bid December 4140 March, Uate steady, bint Uttts dding ; No, 2, 19% taste can Se Fobruaty, Ive firmer at tde, Marley. qitet dint tinchanged ¢ very Hille doing, Provisioss~-Fork dull ‘and lower to. roll ¢ $19.80 asked; $18.25 hid, Yard—Market dull; buyers offre tug 12% naked 5 $12.08 Did cash aud February, Dutk-meat's Duyers and alles apart; aboul- dere, 17 clear rit, Wale Aa few bid, Bacon qiifet anit tincfanged, © Green ‘meata’ buyers aellers apart; shoulders, OXe% cléar rib, 9X@i0a$ cleat, Aye} ‘Me lera tid. Kmokod, Ite, CkIPT3—Flour, 2.000 trina 40,000 buy aats, 4,000 bu; nous, sary te Jobling at 2 eat, 12,099 hay corn, ouy buy barley, Fs TOLEDO. Tourno, O., Dee, 28,—Froun—Dutl, tinamk—Wheat dull, No, L wiitte Michtqan, €1 No.1 ninbor, $148; dannary, $1.19! February, GEM March,$1.28 3 No, 2 amber, Sol) No. 2 red, $1.31; No. 3" red, $1.00. Corn duit high mise Biwcy now, 43¥04 Docomber, 43at low nixed, ne: die; no grade, new, 41ii@42e; damaged, new, 4Uc. Oate dull; No. 1, 9¢ No, 2, ade, Coven’ Saxp—Steady, With modetate demand #* $7,40107,85. ibnax—tie, Recewra—Flour, none; wheat, 31,000 bu; cots 22,0:0 bug oats, 3,000 ba, Kurpsxts—Flour, 20 brie; wheat, 6,000 bu ; corm 81,000 bit; oata, 2,0u0 ti, OIN tT, Crxcixnatt, Deo, 23,~—-F Lovr—Dult, and unchan: Gnats—Wuent dull aud unebanyed at_ $1.28 Cort dull and a atinds tower nt i6@ite. Oath dull af WGewtde, Marley dull and nominal, Rys nominally unchanged, Paovisidns—Pork ntrady nt $20.00, Latd steidy and uichangeds stoam, $1201, calis9; epot, IY, chy Kettle, 1519140,” Bulitemeate ‘ateady, with modorate demnatid; salen of shouldora, 15 dass salt, at_10'f0; loose hains, long ‘ent, Yo boxed; nalen of ahouliters nnd cloar ribs at $2,40@11.40, buyor Apell, Bacon steady and unchanged, Green’ meals quietand sterly; shoulders, Gs.87!¢0; aldes, 69.83 hams, 10¢@lle, Wittsey—Quiet and steady at $1.00, Borren—Atoady and unchanged, BALTISIONE, Bartisonr, Deo, 24,—FLoun—Dull and unchanged. Guatx—Whoat quiet and rtendy; No. 2 Westora red, $1.02@133, “Corn steady and fir:a; Western , nulted, ‘nu, Oi4o, Osta dull and heavy} Wontern white, $(15450; Westora mixed, 40gdJe, itye dull ud nominal, ‘ tie, -Cachangrds. a i Paoviauns—Qilet and unchanged, Pork, UT, £21.60, Lard dail, but steady ¢ crude, $19,00413,23 5 reflued, $13.0, Botren—Steady and unchanged, PerROLFUM Nominally unchisnged. sedis JorFEe-—~Dall and lowor ; Ito cargous, 10, ‘0 Jobbing, 174¢@20%¢0, ts ae Wutaar—Very dull nt 41,04. MILWAUKER, Mruwavars, Dee. 24.—Froun—Quict and wm changed, tot Onain—Wheat steady; No, 1 Milwaukes, $1.03 hard, $1.10; No, QeMilivuukee, 0310; Janum #5 a February, 944; No, ¥, 7840, Corn dull and lower 3 No, 2, diadiigr, Oatw’ wicady and firm; No. 4, Bt, Barloy Irregulars No.2, 04.200; No, 3, Provtatoxa—Dutlor ; was pork, $13.9): prime kt- tla lard, 123/05 steam, '12'sc. Brreet-pickiod hntus, 19% eile Dry salted shoulders, 67,0 luoso ; mildulies, 94 Datasen Noas—Kasior nt $7.78, Reorwra—Flour, J,060 briay swhent, 9,090 pu, Sateuents—Flowr, 23,000 bria; wheat, 3,000 bu, PUILADELPHIA. Prtapenrita, Deo, 26,—FLroun—Market dull and unchangotl, GRAN —Wheat—Inaetivo; Pennsylvania red, 81,083 Weatorn sprouted, $1.03; amber, $1.40, Rye, #¥a0Ie, Corn steady, with a» good supply. Filion, seaaze Oats unchanged, Barloy—Canada, $1,001. Wurane—Quiet ; Western, $1.15, Parnotcum—Unchanged, SreDs—Clovor, $12,00(412,80; flax, $1.cuait Burren—In buyers’ favor; Now York tate tnd Bradford County, Pounsylvania, 3g34e; Wea ern, 20:329c. xRBE—Fine Weatern, 1 124 1Ro, Saos—In fulr domand; fresh Western, 2@ate, LOUISVILLE. Lovisvitir, Dec, 28.—FLoun—Quict and um changed. Gnatn—Wheat {a falr demand and market firm at $1.00@1,10, Corn quist but firm at 45Gi7c. Osta quiet at Ji@dto, Ryo quict and unchanged at 782800, Hay—Quict ond unchanged, Paovinioxs—Firmer sod nominally nnehanged ¢ rk, $21.75; bulk shoulders, 136472405 wldos, 10. O4gc, Hacon—Cloar rib, 12%c, Hars—Sugar-ourod, Lye. Lard—Tloree, $H4.00814.25; Kog, $15.60G14.76. Watsxr—Markot dull at $1.09, Bagutva—Quiot and unchanged, BOSTON, Bosrox, Dec, %8.—Froun—In limited demand; Veatern super, $£.23@4.75; common oxtra, $4,754 8.304, Wisconsla do, $5,50@0.25 Minnesota do, $5.80 6,75; winter wheat Ohio, Indiaus, and Michigan, $c.o@'t.25; Titinols, $0.25¢84.90; BE Louis, *$1.0003 0,00; fancy Minuosota, $1,757.23, Gmarm—Corn quict; mized and yellow, 06g0va, Oats, quiet; mixed and No. 2 white, &5@500; ro- Jocted, Awite, BUFFATO. Buyraro, Dec, _ 23,—Gnarn--Wheat-—Neglectod ¢ entirely nominal, Corn dull; beld at 650 for No, 2 old mixed Western, Onts—Noninally Sic for No. 2 Western, Rtye—Nominally 1c for Billwaukee, Barloy— Holders firm, expecting an advance. OFAN NAVIGATION, GUION LINE. FIRST-OLASS IRON STEAMBHIFS, Botweon NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, calling at Queenstown, Carrying the United States Mail, SAFETY AIND COMFORT. UNITED STATES & DRAZLL MAIL STEAMST Halllug rogulagiyovery montn from Watson's Whatfy Brooklyy, N.Y. Yur Pats, Pornambaco, Bahia, and Dio Janerlo, calling at Bt, Johns, Porto ico, NELLIE MANTIN, 9,000 tons, Jan. 23, at 2 p,m, JOHN BRAMALL. 2:60 tons, Fob. 33,01 p, 1a, J.B, WALEFL, 2,100 tona, March 23, at} p. a1, When the 2c of the mobth falls on Sunday, steame {i thu day previous, Those stoaniera are perfect i ine latent haproverents, having firat~ cee eee ee comvaue, nt roduced ratea, apply te 1 nas . 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