Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1876, Page 12

s wmaiatin F i1 1 N 2 ! ok R TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 187—TWELVE PAG ’S“ FINANCE AND TRADE. The Demand for Loans Moderatesss Loanable Funds in Good Sapply to Good Borrowers. v Recent Faflures Making Bankers Cantlons assNew York Exchange Firmerass Clearings, $3,200,000, Provisions Active and Strongor—Recoipta of Hogs Bmall—Grain Easior—Wheat and Oorn Turn Downward, FINANCIAL. Dusioees fallures and commercial liquidations, which ars the principsl financial events in the Esat, have not been numerous or important in Chicago, Biill s growing caution Ia observable mwmong bankera hers. Thismust be explained sa rathor sympathetio with that enforced npon Esstern bankers by tho dis- ssters in Eastern trade than rendercd necessary by the condltion of mercantile affairs in Chicago, As one good result of this greater conservatism on tho of Chicago bankers, single-nsmo paper is scratinized with more and more closencas, and {8 com- ing fnto diafavor, Good donble-nams paper is readily taken, and for borrowers who cau pretent such paper thore fs not o lack of loansbla funds, Country borrowers sre still applicants ot the banks fot renewals to some extent, and for somo now favors, Dt they have also made large payinonts, and country balancesare, in consequonce, somewhat higher. City applicants for favors sre atill pressing, Colicetions Bave not improved, and country trada In poor. Thers {s & spsculative demand from the Bosrd of Trade operators and from pronsion-mon. Tho general do- mand from mercantilo and miscellaneous sonrces {s fair, and keeps the fands of the banks in employment, Ttatea of discount attlie banks are 8@10 per cent. On the atreet, good business {a in demsnd, and tho snpply of losnable funds fa ampie. Rates aro LG8 per centy New York exchangs was firm at G0c dlsconnt be- tween banks for $1,000. ‘The country orders for currency woro ght, and th Irceipts of currency inconsiderable, The clearings were $3,200,000. TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT. An ssloumding exbibit is made by flie New York Darly Bulletin in & compiiation which it Las prepared of the growth of Stato debis since 1869, Its figures aro obfained in all cases from the ofiicial recorls, The total Btste tazation In 1860 wan $27,206,110: in 7670 ¢ waa $70,404,380; tho total of Btato dehts in 1860 vras $266,781,55, and in 1875, 837,140,023, Inthosamo period the population fncreased from 31,239,824 to 44,134,107, and 1o tsxablo valustior: from $12,547,023,- 248 to $18,380,913,104, That is, {ho population in~ creasod 41,19 per cout, and tho laxable valuation, 4643 per eent, while the taxes grow 138,44 per ceut snd tho ‘dobt 37,99 per cent, Examining tae States by geograpli- fcal sections, we Siud tlst Now Englsnd eressed least in population, 20,19 per cent, nnd most in tazation, 35,26 per cont, The Weatern, Houthern, and South- western Ftates mako the bost showing, Tho Western Btates have grown i populstion 69,35 per cant, in val- qustion 163,84 per cent, in taxation 103,79 per cent, and in debt have enjoyod 8 Aecrosss of 311 por cent. Tha Mouthsrn and Southwestern Stales have in tho samo Items respectively incrossed 27,92 per cent, decreased §1.96 per cent, ncreased 83.08 per cent, The following is & summary of tho table printed in full by the Bulletin J &5 H 8 8 3 & E & 4 k= 2 B & A7 Seem|zl | 2 3= R |2 25 gt P 8 T 1%| a8 3 18 2. Al meetl| s P el sl | [ 8| o= Rid ¥ 38l emmn| .. o 3 g (5| Bz B o g 4 2laasnal |5 & 5 ] ns3[ 12| 5 = 5 H £l 2l 17 41+ ARzl 4 o ¥ H :-,E.?Z: 5 E H " |5 [Ble#ZaE (5| & W1 [m| Bl ) 8 8| | FlEEE :.»:wl £ #1 | lalaspng E} Theso figures, it must bo remembered, apply ouly toBtata debts, 'The five-fold fucrcass of United. States taxstion, the sometimes thoussnd-fold fncruaee of tunleipal taxation, and the vast incresso of town, county, and school-dlstrict tazation, sro not ncluded, "Theas would swell the taxation of tho countryto sn almoat incrediblo total. Bir, Dialne, in his address at Dshkosh, Wis,, last yoar, placed i sggresate munic- ipad indebtedncas at $570,0/0,000, buts, Cal. W, M. Sroevenor showed, {n & notablo letter to the New York Iribune, Sept, 16 Last, that tho dedts of ihirty-two \merican cltlos amounted 10 S5SNI, Mr, Blaine’s eatimate must bo abandoued 84 toa low, Mz, Groavenor estimates that tho fotal municipal dubt was In 1875 at leat §76%,672,470. This would add about 00 per cent tothe Btate debl ‘When the Federal 1obt, and the mdcbledness of counties, scliodl dis. ricts, nnd the Itke, coms into the calcnlation, we fescli & reault that staggera the mind. Hero la thoalle mportant problem of tha day. The losses sud de- moralization of a deprociated currency aro Kot to bo Jompared with those resulting from tils abuso of the power of Government to murlgage rivate property tor public debt. Wo have too much Government; Wo vany tazes, Whatcan bedone? Toliticans are con- tacating the property of the peaple, Noman can con nder himself the awner of property whils the right to practically confiscate it roeldes in thoso whota hie Ands # impossibls tocontrol in nomination or election, There is noed of a rovolution, GOYEBNMENT DONDS, Dnlfed Atates 65 of 81 Doited Btates 5-20a of 'S.... 208 of ‘65—January aud July, #30s of *67—Junuary sud July, +20a af *68—January and July 10-40s.... . United States new a0l %Sl United Btates currency 6a. GOLD AND GREENBACLS, Gold was 1125 @113 Greanbacka wers K37;@B3)con tha doliar n gold, YOLRIQN EXCHANOE. Bixty Days, Slxbt, 45 o i, 0 e veseresienn, Lsble tranafers—London,. Cable tranafers—Paris. CITY AND COUNTY BONDS, nid, Chicsgo Ofty 7% ct. bonds. ... 104 & Int, Cuicago City 79 ct. sowerage, 1043 & fut, Zhicago City 1 Wt water loan, 1043 & fot, ook County 7 ¥ ci. bouds,,., 108 &iut. 196 & nt, Weat Park 19 ct bonds.vive ueneeerens 07 &HUL orth Chicago 7 ¥ ct. bonds (Ligooln Pazk)...., i ik 95 &t 1ACAL 8TOCKS, Avked, 13 ¥ omu::' o LoTa e G T b ss-Lightand Cols Company. v 11 o & Nortwediern wold Londn, Wiz 904 Ex) (T TIT PP rared W w LATEST, Nsw Yoax, ¥eb, 11.—00ld opeaed and cloasd at 113, with sales 10 ks interim st 11335} carrylog rates, & to Ealirosd bonds werp rm; 1o active demand, Gtato necurities quiet, cxcept Tennesecon, which ars bettér. The stock market apened activa and frregular, with Granger shares uoticeably firo, Cosl stockn declined, bnts recovery subsequentty epsued. In Aoal deal inge tue market was higher and more sctivo, tho ad- wanca from the Inwest polat of the day ranging from 3% to 1), Tho grostest advanco was fu lannibat % Bt Jo, which sadvanced to 20 for common 20 for preferrod, Thls aa¥anca was based on as. o e Frbrn raime of tho Directors that ke March fntersat on tho bonis wonld be paid, The noxt great- ert Impravement was on Northwestern sbares, which sdvanced to 43% for common and to 613 for pro- forreit, Bl, Paul wan atrong, tising to 433, and yre- ferred to 705, Take Rboro was prominent o _deals inge, and advanced to 633, §t, Lonls, Kanasa Cits & Northern preferred ruse to 31X, and cioted at 24 @ a0, Expreas stocks wero strong and higher, Tra st ro 128,000 sharcs, of which ¥.000 wero T 9,000 Western Unton, 23,000 Northwestern, and Lake Bhorv, Monoy market oy at Jad, Trime mercantlis peper, 536, Custotus receints, $360,000, The Assistant Troasurer diabursed $234,000, Clearings, §11,000,:0), Tmorts of dry-goads, $,425,000, * Bterling, 4835@490, GOVEANMENT 1ONDE Coupons, Rl... New 6o, Coupons, " 10-40n, Toi, Now. v 10-4UR, coiion Gouponr, 61, Currenciea.. Coupous, ' aTaTR DONDR. Tennensce €4, old.... 43 | Virginta new. 3 Tennersce, new Missour{ 65, 21 Virginls G4, old | Weatern Unlon Pacific Mall. Adams Expros Wells-Fargo, Awerican Exp N. Y, Cent X Erlo [ Eria 33 Terro [aute pi Uy Harlem. 10 Chicago & Alton,. 04 Harlem pfd, A3 Chicagu % Alton pfd, 10X Michigan, (knlra. L (01 [ Ohlo & Misnlssippl,.. 217; ahl., Bur, & Quincy. 11017 Tlasnibal & St, Joo, 197§ 1% 2 . P, atock, Lsko Shiora. Tllinois Central. ... Clov, & Pittehurg. 0.4y | Del., Lack. & Weat, L4y Northweateri, . A kP Tel.o.o. 2 s‘l.mii:\iin“.-m . G4} | Central Pac,bonds.,. 1064 Clevel'd & Coluul's, 53 | U. P. bonds.. 104 — REAL ESTATE. The following Instruments were fled for record Friday, Febe 112 crrx PRovERTY, Canal st, 178 fteof Vau Duren st ef, 2. Ity dated Feb, 10,00 Lull place, 24 ft o of dated Tl Teaenennee, Cotiage Grove av, 133 L 1, 203130 [t, with building, Maplewood av, 163 [t n of 10 alloy, dated Fob, 10.. Twenty-ulath st, 135 (L e of Tiutier st, 1 T, 124 6:10 11, dsted Feb, 10, Ciaseaserssy. 400 th place, 1934 £t 11 w of Armitagonv, nof, 3378 11, dated Fobe devees s 400 West Jackron Kb, & w cor of Waslitenaw av, n f, 45 C-10x8 ft, dated Feb. 10..... NOWTIL OF CITY LIMITR, WITHIN ¥ COTRT-HOUAY. Commercial st, 193¢ fLaof Armandsle road, 823 A BADIUS OF'f MILLS W f, 1002165 12, dated Fob, ... reeeei 2,000 BOUTII OF CITY LIMITR, WITH A TADIUE O¥ T MILLS oF COURT-OUAT, Champlain av, 233 ft »_of Forty-thitd at, w f, 9% 2103 £, datod Feb. 9. 18,000 Kinvald st, 8 w cor ot Fort; 3123 ft, dated Jan. 1, 2,000 Brears oy, 44 1L s of Forl 1t, dated Oct. 14, 1875, 200 Walnut s, 174 tt o of Ega 11, dated Feiy, 1 3,000 Hame aath ,000 —e COMMERCIAL- Tho followlug ware the recalpts and shipments of the leadiuy artfclos of produce fu this city durinz tho twenty-four hours ending at 7 olclack on Friday morning aud for the corresponding date ouo year ago 3 NECKIFTS, BUIPAENT 170|187 1870, | 18i6. e it M s T8, G181 10,397 45,200 ATy 16,675 10,020 Flax seed, 1ba,. Broom-corn, 1a) Cured meats, la| The following gratn waa inspected into ators on Friday morning: 4 cars No. 2 N, W, wheat, 13 cars No, 2 N, W do, 1ecar No.1spring, 34 cars No, 1 do, 16 cars rojected do, & cars no grade do (34 wheat); 10 cars high-mixed corn, 15 cars No, 2 do, 13 cara now mixed do, 22 cars rejocted do, 1 car no grade do (63 corn); 6 cars whife onts, G cars No, 3 do, 3 cars ro- Jected do; 9 cars No, 2 rye, 3 caraTojected do; 17 cars No, 2 barley, 3 cars rejected do, Total, 198 cars, or 6,000 bu, Inspected out: 3,004 bu wheat, 1,163 bu corn, 3,323 b rye, 6,661 bu barlzy, The discriminations In froight ratcz agatast Chicago have been so great that tho charges Lore for switching aud trimming cars are amall in compariaon, snd the abolition of the latter, whils the former remalned, would make litle diffcrence to our trade, Dut,os stated In Tne TRIBUNE three daya ago, iF all other ihings wero equal, then tke cliarges for trimming and switching would constitute o powerful argument in favor of sending graln to othor places whore such chargen are uot made. ‘The visiLle supply at tho closs of 1ast week s report- od from New York at 17,319,000 bu wheat, 4,716,000 bu corn, and 3,039,000 b o3ts, The exporta for tho woek were 400,000 bu wheat and 1,100,000 bu corn, "Tho Information fs furnished by telegraph that the visble supply of wheat in Europe and Americs, at the close of laat year, was 65,000.0% bu, sgainet 35,000,000 bu one year previonsly, The largest statement does not includo the stocka in suveral yorts in Northern Exrope. ‘Tho étock is enormous, but tho tnformation i 0ld, and has alroady kind ila effect upon the marketa, Tho condition of the winter wheat in Contral Iile nota and Mitsourl fe reported to be maguificent, 1t f4 weil up, il wutticlently ndvanced to bear n todetate wpell of cold weather without damsgo. The breadth Tlauted fa ruported to bo rathior below the aversge, sa the autumn was nufavorablo to seeding, ‘The excitoment ju wheat fn thts markst continues, that and yrovielons absorbing the attention of tho Rreat majorily of operators ou 'Chauge, Tho wheat furore bas rpread to the Lotels, whero the subject fs discuseed It tho cveniugs by gathierings of visitors, and sowo trading fx indulged fu, On Wedneaday evenlug as Ligh aa $1.05 wan paid ot ono of these gathering £oF wheat for March delivery, Wonderful winter hiv1 ‘Tho 1llinols & Michigan Canal i open, The steamboal Montauk went through yesterday from Chicago 1o Lockport with a cargo of Wheat, The loading produce markets were moderately steady yesterday, with Nitle duing except In wheat aud pro- vislous, The weather was finu after the astorm, but it was not cold, tho tewperature keeping up o st une beard of wildness for midwinter. The condition of 1he country roada Is beginning to tell on vir recelpts, but tho falling off in grain waa ot enoughi 1o mate- rlally sffect prices, The movement was chivdly specu. lative, ‘e dry goods markel was again quoted quiet, and scerun likely to remsln in that condition uutit the country roads are tmproved, In ibe meautime no very fmportant fuctustions in values sre looked for, Thero was & dull market for staploand faucy groce- rles, Yew buyers were present fn porson, aud the amount of ordera roceivod through tho mally was Uglt alwo, 'Tho continted quict s(octs prices unfavorably, sud wo note that most articles (n the st may Le Lought at something off from the quotations, Cutfoes alone were quoted lower, The dried fruit business wea not ou active sa it should bo «t this stage of the soason, (e demand belug priuncipaily coutind to vlae vl and low-priced goods, Quotations romain un- clanged, ¥ish wero fairly active, snd prices were Brmer, Mackerelary lower here thon at the East, and must advance when tho stocks now on baud are ex. bausted, No price changcs were noted in the coal aud wood markets, Dutter snd checes are in good de- mand, sud were frmly held, Leathor was dull, us wore alsb bagying, olls, psints, sud colors. ko lumber market rouiaine rather quiet, though trade Is up Lo oxpectationw, aud prices ave steady. The Dide, broom-coru, aud ool tuarkete wero unchanged. IHay was a very Uttlo moro active, butst lower prices, {be large ofcriugy msking it uecessary for uellers to make concessions {a order to effect salcs, wud the mar- Kot closed wesk, Heods wers rather quiet, chisfly on account of the moderste offerings, & geod orders ‘waers on the floor, and prices werv strong for all varioe ties sxpept tlax, Greeu frulls wesv moving with more frecdom at the same priem, Tonltry met with n falr Inquiry, prices belng o shade ewsler, Eggs wore sell- g at tha recent decline, The offerings wers lboral and will probably eontinue to be while the mild weath. er lusts, FOREION A0ODS roretyed at Chicago Customa for the trenty-fone hours ending 4 p. m. Feb, 1, 19761 3, O, Hfotely, 8 care bar- “Anderson, Olsen & Co,, 3 casos dry-goodn; Keith Titos,, 13 eases artlficlal Sowerni Cerson, Pirie, Boott & Cauy @ casen dry-goodn 3 Lor, Bmith & Co,, 3 casen porfnmery: Granam Dros, & Co., 3 cason perfumery § Biack & Arnatein, 0 cases looking-gloas piates, 2 cascs Uronze powder; Keith Tiron, 1 caso ailkas Julins auer & Co,, 1 caso musical instrumenta; 8. T, Hor- tis, 30 aacks and 28 brls nmber, Dutlen collectod ¥ob, 11, 1875, €3,350.91, e CORN INSPECTION, T e o fo 1 ‘Thie napection of new comn i1y Cileago’ was romewhst mors lonient, plonty @rain that now goes to Joliet and other outalde points wund o to Chicago, It I8 not altogethicr owing to leeriminntions * 1 frelght that Soue cliy hiun loat a mueh trade, The cloza inspection 18 to hamo for goed share of 1t Hundreds of cor Joads of corn th ctors_ seonihl alled *no.grade, *rotten kernels, in heating condition,” cle,, et nd which would liwve nelted a heary loss to e ve bocn accepbad a4 *Dew mized at Joilet, anid paid tho shippers 3 profit. Tow can the Noard of Trade expect to get all the grain if they keop up an inpaction so mueh moro rigid than it'is subject to elsowhera? Yours, ete, ; Biirren, 4 Bnipper™ may be stating the trath dn regard to the offect duo o the differcnco 1 Inspection, We Jeave that potnt open. Dut It ia o little too much to fnsinuste that tho Board of Trads of this city s re- sponsibla thercfor, Any shipper dolng busincss In fhis Slate ought to kuow by this tlmo that tho State appoints tho Inspectors aud controls the Inapection in this city, whilo the gruta-dealers of Joliot and other Jlaces can grado thiefe gratn to sult thelr customers, or thenselves, o8 the c3se may bo, * Bhipper” and othe ers, who think that tho uspoctlon hiere {s not what it ought to be, should at least place the responsivility where it belongs, o PROVISIONS, HOG PRODUCTB~—Woro active in the sggregate, eblefly for futuredelivery, and stronger. The recoipts of noge were small, and this tended to sdvance prod- uct, though the fact was attributed more to bid country roads than to small anpplios in the couutry, The offect, howuver, wna tlo eame in kind, §f not in deggreo, aa 1 lessens tho dally product of our packing- Liouscy, and redaces stocks prospectively, The strength was most decidedly folt in meats, which aro Jeas sub- Ject than pork or lard to the fluctuations attondant on ales for foture delivery. Tho speculative articles were moderately firm, buts good dasl of the effect of small recelpts of hogs had provionaly been feit in those departments, under an actlva demand nearer tho middlo of the weck. Mess Ponz—Was in sctive demand, and advanced TX@10c per brl, in sympathy with o stronger Now York. Thomarket was tame sud easfer towarda the mniddio of the session, but strengthened ngain later, Sales wers reported of 80 brls cash at $20.80320.83; 10,250 Uris seller March at $20..0@21.00; 10,500 Lrls sciler April at $11,20@21.30, and 0,330 brie seller May at $2041X@2L55, Total, 36,810 brls, Tho market closed firm at $20,85 cash or scller February; $20.97% 721,00 weller March; $21.27%@21.80 seller April, aud $21.55 seller May., Primo mess pork was quict at $18,25@18.50, Exlra prito quoted a1 $16,50@10.00. Lanp—Wen fairly sciivoand rstver irregular, av- eragiug about the samo as at Thuraday's close, Liver- ool waa quoted 3d per 113 Ius Liguer, and New York was strongor, whicti made our market tirm in the lat- for partof 1o ression, thouzh (he carly lono was casicr, Sales wero roported of 80U fca eash at $12.00; 160 tes do, Ioose, at $12,005 7,000 tcs melier Maceh at 616@I2TTi; 10,000 tos meller April st 313.80@ d 1,500 ten seller Aay at $13.0, Tatal, 19,180 kot closod Grm at $12.63%@12.85 Cush or seller Felruary; SULTi} @133 selior March; $12,47% @12.90 neller April, and $L3.00@13.02 for geller May. Mistp—Wero in very good demand st former prices, but holders goncrally asked io advance over 1lio fghres current twenty-four houra previously, and buyors wera slow to_follow the market up further, most of them baing TMmited. “The market was theros furo quict, very littie bolug takon for direct shipmont. Halen werd reportod of 50 boxes shoulders at 83 3 320,- 000 Iba rhiort Tilm ot 110 cash, 11450 ecller DMarch, sug 1130 for April; 400 boxes lony and short clears at 11j¢R1135c; 6 boxes Cumborianda at 11ka; 140,000 Ibs greon hame, at 3o for 16 and J1c for 171 averages; saud 100 Dozes long cut hama at 1do, ‘Tho market closod at tho following raugo of pricea: Bhoul- Long Short Shiort ders, . Green., [N Part aal ;,‘& % " i 14 1y 1k xt clears quoted at canty, sud boxed s green bams, 11 G11o; cet-plckled do, 114w)Tye; Cumberlands, 103;c, canh _or ucller Februsry : loug-cut hams, 13X@13Xc, bozed; bscan hams, 13@13ic. GREAE—Was quict at 7@V, BLEF PRODUCTS—Wero atcady and quict at $9,60 @100 for mors, $10.50411.90 for oxtrs meas, and $21.50@22,00 for Hams, ‘TALLOW—\Waa quoted st 8Y@BHc, BREADSTUFFS, TFLOUR—Was In modorate domand at former prices, with firm bolders, somo naking a alight advanco i prices, Tho inquiry woe chlefly local, though ous or two lots wers wantod for shipmont. Bales wero re- ported of 200 brls winters, partly at $3.25, and 1,000 rls spring extrea chicfly at §476@8.23, Total, 2,100 brls, The market closed quiet at tho followang range of prices: Cholca winter extras, $4,50@7.60; commun to good do, $1.75@06.50; spriug extras, $4.00@4.4 good do, $1.50@LT5; clioleo do, $3.00@5.25; pate: do, $0,50@7.25; Mipnesots, $3,000.23; apring su- perfines, $1.0082,60; rye flour, $L.20@4,23; buck- wheat do, $4.50@5.23. Brax—Was iu moderate request and rather firm at the recent doclino, Sales wero 40 fons at $3.75 on track, and $10,00 free on board curs, Conx-MrsL—Cosrso was nominal at $19,50213.76 on tracik, WIILAT—Waa activoand essler, the market doclin- ing futly e per bu from the closing prices of tho pro- ceding fternoon, though the averagn was higher than thet of, Thuraday. Liverpool was quoted lc higher, butthe greater firmness thers was knows Lors Jats Thursday sud acted upon, New York was quiet, and stomdlly held, while Mitwaukes was nnsettied. Tho receijta bhero wero rather light, with fafr shipments, and tnore was a goxd demand for the lower grades yeaterdoy for sbipment. Tho roports of largo stocks in 1ght, nuted above, bad lttlo to do with tho tono of the market, Tho caster focling waa chlefly duoto the Detief that most of tho men who have bitherto beon on tho long sids, tad_sold out at the top, and some of them eold short. This made froo sellers, awd thero was apparently 8 strong effort mado early {0 break the markot, but o parlica beroloforu long continuod to buy, ons taking sbout half s “million of bushels in a fow minutes, Tho market for this month remained 130 ohove March delivoriee, under a good demacd from Fobruary aliorts, and the certalnty ihat tha cash whest ta locked up, snd (hiv “tended 10 keep up prices for futurcs, thouglh the majority of aperatorn talked oa If they axpoctod & _downward turn towards §1,00. ‘Tl bad woather in the conntry, which liss proctically stopped dsdverion of grain_from tho fastn, also tendrd 1y proveut & further docline, an 1t sectncd prolable that tho vast volumo of shorts now out for noxt month must Pe filed or settlod up from littlo more wheat thay _we have uow on hiand, - Sellor March sold on the sidewalk at §1,0K1¢ and $1.0{1, On Ghange the option opencd at 8104, receded ta 3100 advanced to 31,0347, declinod to §1.02, and eloscd $1.025. Heller the month »old at S1OCY @105, closing at'$1.0132, which was also tho cloting prico of canh No, 2, Seller'May sold ot $1.07@ 1.8 closing at $1,074¢ and soller April ranged (@750 above March, No, spring closed at B3o for fvah reseipis, Cash saica yero reparted of 84,410 bu No. 3 apriug & $1014@ 1,067 32,500 b No, 8 d o ceipla, and 83 55) Jectod ot Tle for winier, and T3, @15¢ for fresh re gelpta; and 3,810 bu by saiaple Sl 2. Total, . MinNesoTa WireaT—Wau nctive, and fiem, inaym- pathy with thoyeneral market, which was Ligher than twenty-four hoiira previously. Bales wers reported of 1,50 bu No. 1 ot $LITw1,17%; 63,000 bu Nu. 4 ot $hou@ 400 b by iample at $LOI@LIT, To- 1al, i GOTiN~—Wad itull, excopt s Witlo spurt of achrit early, aud decliticd Y dge, under 8 lesssued dewud, Liverpool was quoted 34 por quarter higher, but New York was dull and easier, sud our reccipls were rathee ligt, with moderato sbipments. Tus weathor was ulireseltlod, and a wave of cold in tle northwest was lovked to as the prooursor of luwer tompers- ture Lore, which will jtnprove the quantity and qualit of receipta, $enca thero was moro dlspoaition to seil for “future, whilo buyers were not ansious to Wold, except » few who wanted Al suorts, chictly for ueat month, The | current recelyte wora eaally disposed of ‘to ship pers aud local cousumers, thy voluuo belog lue than usual. “Tiiers waa some talk ou ‘Clisnge about tho Jrobabutty of a wwallor supyly during o sumner Lau has been calzulated on, us the fack of low prices, and rulative abundaice of poor coru, have catsod st fnmense * wastaye ou tho farm, but the supply now 1a fully up to the deruand, sud Liyer aro ot alarmied at the” prospecis for the future, Heller March sold oarly at 42¢, and declined (o 4130 at {he close, Beller e mouity or cash No. & old at4d a1, closed 2t A1G@AINE. Beller April sold at 4224236, ‘closing at v, Heller May was quiet at (Glfice, cloalug ab 111 aéllo r Jutie was iitlo belter than nome Tual ot 453 \¢4ic, Cash aalca weru Toporied of 15,400 U No. 20t 4114@41%,0} 3,0 bu Ligh wixed st 4107 3,000 ba now 40 bt ITeiTic: G000 bn nsw wized o 5333440 1 5,200 bu new rejected at 3203 800 Lu eare at 2405 11,60) bu by samply at 30,6300 00 trsck; and 0,300 b1 do ot 3@ 17¢ free on board carw, ‘Total, 75,000 bu, OATS ~Were iu lighit requost and atronger sarly, but clased aboti e atio 88 0t yrovlous sy, e ro colpts woro suallcr, sud suveral buyers were prsscut carly, bub ufter the ordurs were filicd tho 1narket re- coacd to thu opeuluy range, closiny casy it sympstiry wWitls cor, Eeltor the tonth oF cash sangod from 41 (@317¢, closing ui 513,@11%e, Beller Merch wold ol G s2e, sud closed utthe justde, Beller April sold a4 325@d2;0, aud suller May at 343(@iSe, botl clos- 1ug ot tue {uside, Cauh salos wero reported of 23,000 bu Yo, 28t 315 @31%0 7 6,600 bu by esmple at 31K @ e on track ; and 4,00 bu do t S0 340 fres on board, Total, 94,400 bu. J WYE—Wasin the usual demand azd stcady under 1ight offorings. Sales were reparied of 1,000 bn No. 2 st 676, and 400 bu L mpls at 6o on track, DARLETV=1Vas mors aclive, the trading Lelng Jar; Ip in way of rettiement, and chlofly in March, which advanced carly 1o, and subsequently fell back e, Fobrusry wna steady carly, but closed 2c lower, the iradinj Eelnl moatly {n scttlernent. Tha receipts wero up to the recent average, and consisted chiefly of No, 2, which sold early at 7kc, and closed at about 74e, No, 3 was stealy at 400, and rejected cany AL e Heller Fobruary opeat at Tc, and dropped 2o, closing at Tia in nettloment, Eeller March apened at 473, advanced 0 fiddge, and closed at 880. Beller April waa quoted at C3:arBe, cloalng with nellers at the inaide, May was ?nnlefl 'at 62A63c, Bamplen wero Almost unmaiabl Cash sales were roported of 23,400 bt No, 2 at 75¢ 1,200 b No. 3 at 400§ 9,000 bu by ssmpla at 32305c Total, 81,600 b, TATERT. Mees pork s very actlvs In tho afternoon, ad- VAl g about 10¢, H1les ware reporte of 15,100 bria at 21,00 casht or Roller the month, $1,00@21,10 acller Blarch, and $21.30@21,40 neller April. Lard wan active snd firm, with rales of 3,730 tcs at $1272@12.76_sellor March, $12.00 seller April, and $1:4,01 ssller May, Bhort ribe eold 100,000 fba at 117;c seller April, Wheat wan falrly nctive, declining X@lc, aul sub. sequontly recoverlng a portion of (o loar, Sellor March sold down to $1.031(, and closed at §1.03%@ 1,02%. February aold st $1.03331.U4, and closed at about $1.037;. May closed at §1,0 Uorn was qniet nni_steady at 4140 for March, 4o for April, and 46c for May, Oats wore quiel, Seller March sold at 2c. CALL TWARD, Meas pork e amain sctivo st the exrly advance, closing st $21,10 March, $21,35@11.81% eeller April, 431623 seller May, sud $ILX@I.0 seller June, Balen 13,600 hrls at $21,00 for, February, $21.01% @ 91,10 for March, and $21,37¢@3%40 for April. Lardwan atoady, ciofing at 2.0 scllor o month $12,12@12.15 acllor March, and $12.00 aelier Aprill Bales 4,150 tca at §12.72) seller Fobruary, and $12.90 seller April. Short rihs wer fairly active and firm. Balan 200, 000 de seller March ‘at $1L13@ILATH; 200,000 M soller April at $11.40, GENERAL MARKETS. ALCOROL—Was etesdy at §1.12, DROOM-CORN—Was {a continued good demand and steady : Choles old burl, 10@11c; No. 3 husl, TX@ chiolco medium, 8X@70; good medium brusb, fair insldo and covers, G@Sko; Iuferior, 4@ 1 continues suficlont loab- sarb the daily arrivale, and the market remnina firm ot former quotations. Cholce to fancy yellow, 26@320; ‘medinm to good grades, 183Jo; inferior to common, Saginar bt Hitle haa boen, complished. Tho mills at Alpena willdiave from a half to two-thirds supply. On tho Greul River, logging oerations, so fof a8 haullng {8 concerned, ara backward, A few Johbers who had Iy roadr have been iricking logs tothe strramus,—a slow and oxpensive process,—while thore who hava walted for anow atill inve {heir logs_on the nkidways, wliere they are likely to temain,” It now sccis inevitable (hat the mills hers and ot Grand 1tsven will have but Hiits to do next summer.” LS—Carbon was easfer, an_inakdo quotaiton being given, Trices of other olls wero nominally ateady. Wo riote as follows ¢ Carhon (standard whito), 114 degroes do Tiltnols legal Lcet, 180 degrees, 153 0, 2, 7 i whale, winter bleached, 78@80¢ ‘mporm. nostsfoot oll, _strictly ‘prre, $1.161.20§ a, D303 doNo. 1, K603 bank ofl, 63¢7 straitn, plumbago ofl, Cotocs’ turpentine, 41c; maph- + West Virglola 0 deg,, 3003 ro- 60c; tha, decdortzed, 83 gravity, 1 olir, natural, 29 Bor o0 matumal, d\lcfll.zldv, @230, TOULTIY 'AND EGGS—Pouliry wan fn fair re- quest and ensler, Eggu wers falrly activa ot the ro- cent decline: PourTRY—Ohickens, 7@70 per ib; tnr- Keys, L@l ; ducks, 10@110; govae, B310e, Baos— Btrictly fresh, 156310c. SEEDS—Were ratbor quiot, but fiem, oxcept fax, which waa In liberal aupply and dull. Timothy was fiem, tha offeringa batog light, which fn a measure ro- strictod trading, ricea rauged from $2.10@32.40» Clo- ver sald at §3.00, The receipts contiuue light, Iiun. Rurian and millet sold st 836, Flax rangod from $1.25 3%, SALT—Waa o the nsual domand sna steady. No advanios 1s oxpecteil. notwithstanding the alleged frm- Tiess at Baginaw, Tho atock hiere nample Lo carry the irade uotil tho oponing of usvigmtion, which will prob- ably bo early, and freights bid falr to'ba low, and there {6 plenty of mit at manufscluring X‘“"" roady_for srket. Quotationa: Onondaga sud Baginaw, fine, ordinary coarss, $1,70; dalry, with~ dairy, wilh begs, $3.00; Ashton dairy, 4.0 “Thin market had no new featurce, Thoto ‘wan s light demand at the rango of prices followin, Quarowprn—Common, 33@41c; good o, 43@46c ; mo- dinm, 4%@33¢; good do, 83@88c; Ane, ST nulfl 63630%0; cholcs, T0@160¢ choicest, 50@000; fancy. 31,1 @120, Iavenikz—Common, 32@38c; good do, 40@ 4o medium, 1%@48e; good do, 4¢@3J03 fino, GBS fincat, B4@0ic; clioice, 63@GYc; cholceat, T0@750. JATANB—Cominon, 31@370; good common, 36@380% medinm, 40@43c: good medium, 48@60c; fino, GOR Blo; fneat, 65@C0c; cholce, GY@GSC; chofcost, T6@ 80c. Uoronoa—Common, JXA33c ; good coutnon, 83 (@3c; medinm, 40@120; good medium, 43@45c; fAno, 42aticr” fnaal, 6i@8eo: clioco, GGHR0; clibiecst weB5e. \WOOl—Temaina quiet, Followlng ara the quota- 13%A170 ; common to cholee roll, 1622z BAGGING—No Improvement {u the demand was obscrvablo, the market rematning In the samo qulet stata au for a number of weeks post. P'rices wera about ateady, aa follows : Stark A, 20c; Lawlston, 25c} Montaup, 25c; Ontarlo, 23¢; Ameriean A, 23yoi ‘Amoskeag, 23c; Ottor Creek, 2%0; burlap bagy, 4 b, 1¢'315¢; do 6 bu, 15@10c; gunnios, single, 16@160 do, doubla, 25@20¢. OHEESE—The demand continues good for tho season, and prices remain frm wnd unchsnged. We quote chofce to faucy factory at 12§@13xc, aud Jower grades at D.atlxo, COAL—Frices romain unchanged, Thero was a light demand at tho range of quotations following: Lacka- wanna, range and ut, $10.00; do, egg, $3.60; cannel, $7.0048.00; Erle, $7.00: Blossburg, $7.603 Tocking Valley, $0.50; Tndlana block, $6.00; Baltimore & Obio. $9,60: Iilinols, $4,50:25.00, COOPERAGE—Was dull st 80@90c for pork barrcly aud $1.00 for Jard tierce: DRESSED 11008 --Wero active and 10c Ligher, the bulk of the ssles being at $2.10. Bales Lo arrivo wero made ot $3.60. Hoft lots brought $9,00. Cash sales were raparted of 707 head aud 4 cara, FIBU—Thero {5 o falrly active doniand for lake fish, ‘which were raroly so cheap at this season of tho year, Uther kinda compatatively ara quiet, though Al descriptions are held wiih Incroascd firim. nosw, in anticipation of sn activo mavoment by and by: No. 1 whiteflel, &-brl, $3,25@5.40; No, 2 do, $3.16@5,20; No. 1 trout, $4.50¢ No, 1 shora mackerol, new, i brl, $12.50@13,00; No, 1 uay, $0.00@Y.23; No, 2, miackorel, }-brl, $4,00@8.25¢ family mackerel, i-brl X £3,25.26,0; No, 1 store kita, large, $1.003 1 bay Iits, 3150; large family kifs, $1.181. Lank codiall, $5,605,75 ; Goorye's coitdn new Labrador Lerring, split, brls, $3.0/@%,23; do 3 brl, $.25@4,60; Labraor horring, round, brls, $6,00 4 3 3,60 0.78 ¢ scaled herring, por_bo, i Columbla River salmob, X+ FROUITH AND NUT8—None of the features of tha dried-frut market werematerfally dlfferent from thoso heretoforo noled. For prune, curranta, Velencla ral- ring, and apylcs, there 1a o well'sustained demand, but i ofhir lines tfio movement {8 elugglsh. Prunes sro selling at lower figurca than ever Lefors kuown. Wo quote: FouriGN—Dates, old, 6@7e; tiis, layers, 153 1603 figa, drums, now, 1°@140; Turkisls jrunes, new, C@ixc; French prunes, kogs and Loxes, Bi@lde raisius, ' Jayers, now, $L45425: looso Muscatel, now, §3.2%@3,05; Valencia, 114@11Kc; Zanta cure R citron, 25@3ic, DoMesTio—Alden Michlgin spiics, 10G10%0: peachos, do, mized, 10X(@11c; do, pared, 166 3 rries, 134@ berries, H@330% pitted cherrles, 20@3e, borts, 113120} almonds, Terragona, 0% @20}0; Naplen walntits, new, 16@1703' Frenchi walauls, now, ” 1%@kixe; Grpnoble walnuts, 16170 ; iraziin, 10@10xe; pecans, Toxan, 1t @13%0c; Wilmington peanuts,8@3<0; nuts, S@to: Afriean bosnuts, S@bic. GUEEN FRUITE—Wero in Uetter requeat and stoady, 'The stock of apples hins been considerably ro- duced, and #5 now sad ta bo moatly in tho handa of n°| fow partica;who are therafors botler shlato coutrol the market, The lcal demand is fair, and outaldo orders, many of them from the South, are coming forward ‘enncsace pos- quita reely, Clolco appiod, $0083.60 per brl: Va- fencla oranges, $8,00@2,50 per ¢sso; Bicily do, $3.25@ 4,50 per box; lemony, §6,60.37.00 per box. GRUCERIES—The position of the groerry marke remaing much the same oa noted st tho bogloning of tho week, Tradeis dull all around,—unusitally so,—~ aud the deairo to soll loads to tho froe shading of prices, though the waskncas docs not a8 yet amount to a paalfive declino, excopt in the case of cofces, A further reduction {n colfecs of Yc is noted, aud it s by no means certajn that bottom is yet reached. We quoto the genoral market easy at the annezed rices ¥ Tangoon, 6X@63{c: Carolins, TX@80; Loun. Lo isiann, 6Y@ixe. y via—U, G, Javs, 31@%%c; Java Ro, 2, 45@ cholce (o fancy T, 3:3w 243¢e ; good to primo 238224407 common 'to falr, 20%@21%¢0; roasts ing, 191930} Blngaporo Java, 2@230; Costa Tica, 213 @2os Maracaibo, 3°@aic, Suoans—Patout cut Inaf, 115@11xa; crushed, 11 @I130; powdered, 11@114c; granulated, 107;@116; A, standard, 105@103/0; do No. 2, 10 [} oxtra,0%o} O No. 2,0%¢5 yellow 0 Ko, brown, 939X} falr to prime do, 85@E: do, T3(@nige; ‘cholco molames sugar, Dadifo; come mon to gont do. 132@Axe; New Orioans, T@s e, Binurs—Califoriis mugar-ionf drips, 73(7acs din~ mond dripa, $1.06@1.10; silver drips, extra fnc, 603 Sic: goad iugar-bose sirup, G000 exten do, B @03 New Orloans molarsrs, cholct, 65@68c; 'do 8c: Mo common to goad, 4¥@5dc; Vorlo 60@85e; common molastcs, $8@420; blacistrap, S0@dlc, SpicEs—Allaplco, 18Q10¢; cloven, B8c: cassla, 30@ 9203 peppor, 18@18503 nutpegs, $1.11G) Cale cutla ginger, 163 @130, Hoara—Tras Dluc, G0: German Mottled, 8}@7; Whito Lily, 0k@0ia; Whito Rose, X@03c; ~Bavon Imperdal, dc; Golden West, 435(5c, Brancli—Excelsior, laundry, 8%@To; do, @3c; do, corn, T@ie; Kingiford, pure, 77 ver gloss, UN@9%/c: o corn, 1ke 10570, JIAY—Wna # lithls more uctive, but at lower prices 1he lieavy offerings causing huyers to bold off unti] tho reduction was made. The market i& sald fo bo Beavily ntocked, aud relaflera gencrally appear 1o bo well supplled for tho yrescut. Quotationa are reducod llows ¢ No. L Umiothy, '$12.:0@15.00; No. 2 do, iised o, $3.00637.00; fieimo upland bratci, $3.0(@0,00: No, 1 do, $7.00@7,50: alougls, $6,00, HIGLWINIZE-Wero in moderate domnnd, and firm at tho quotation of (ho past {wo or thrco weeks, Sales wera 200 hirls at $1.08 per gallon, MDES—Were in modcrate roracst st unchanged pricen: Grecn city Imtchorn',5(e3%cs green cured, light anil boary, 6%@7c; part cured, UX@6%c; green satedt Xigi, To; green oountry, BA@3io: green calf, 1a12yo: fint, dry kip wnd calf, 1i%@I50; dry saited Dides, 1905 descon kinn, 4@30c, Daroaged stock brings'two-ihirds prieo, and brauded 10 per cout off. hcep pelis, wool cslimatod au Wtbad, por > &) iC.. LEATIHER—Business with Jobbora was of & rostrict- ed character, Drices wera itolod vasy as followa s HEMLOOK, Calf, No. 1, ...$1.00@L16 853 N Culf, No. 3., i@ 05 | Butfalo alatighe Veal: Lok salo (beal) )@ 37 76| B, A wole... 2ok 3L 0, A O, . viyNo ATOC COlf.vevvveresas LOOGRA0 | KiDoorsvrerser LOORIAR TUMBEN—Was fo modersto demand and steady, Thiers $8 1ittlo tnelination 0 advalice yrice in coso «uicnca of the prowpective shart crop of logu in Michie quii. The late reports irom that Bate are' very dis- Couraging, and tlie season may result dirastrously to mauy parlies engoged i Joguing. Tho recent Leavy Taina luft the rosds in the woods n very bad conditiot, A prominent Manistce maunfacturer stated hors last Friday that up to thst thua not over uno-slxth of an urdinary stock of logs bad been put in i that district, and thologs were nnwulln, coating 10,00, Blm| Toporia come from Muskegoh and all aloug tho At Monomalnce, Ozonto, Furdand_Cedar Kivaes, log: oy fu prcelient, sl (he cost 14 1ot wore than Bsusl, Follawlug e ko priv L'iret and second cisar, Third cloat, 1 fne “Third cloor, thi K Clear oorlig, firs Qlear sidivg, frat and second, Firat common sidiug. Flooring, frat comnion, dreased, Flooriug, second comiion, dressed. Box boards, A ox boards, IS A siock boardw, 10 and 13Tu. 1 atock buarda’ 0 atock boards, Fenclg ,... Common fumber, Joiate sud scantlf Tath “47Tlig thaw foF tho past few days has pretty offectually disalpated tha hopes thiat wore ehtertained by loggens of wetiing 10 oven balf stoca of logs, Soiio beavy IoggersLiave shaudoned thele comya and diichargeil thioie torws, ‘The awarupe are now full of water, coin- pielely thawed out, and are not likely 10 be frozen this winter, Ou ths 'Manistes s full stock bus been se- cured, sad that s the only stream where loggers have more ths: o n ou thelr Jobs, 40On the Muskegon, exce] fulll-h hoadwatars, but few Loge Lave bee hatk Hrivevgiind )a (ho alzsams {Lat supply tlons ; Tut-washod, prime, 48&63¢: Uo, poor 1o good, 44@460; washed fleece, fine, good-conditioned, 30@ 12 Svashied, conrun and medium do, 40@43o; unwashed, heavyto light, 25@230; do, cvarso and medium, e : pulled, @36, BRATLROAD FREGHTS—Following are tho ates to tho Eastern seaports : €2 Flonr Gran Fourth Bulk Chirago to-= per brl dn bulk class, moats, New York 0.00 $).45 $0.50 $0.63 Boston... 80 B5 o Phfladelploa, a1 45 80 Baltimore 80 A1 48y Yortland., 5o 55 o LIVE STOCK. CLICACO. Recelpls— Caltle, Iogv, Monday 3,000 13,017 20,211 41,413 11,978 5,900 80,519 1,408 1,421 236 saaree 2,430 538 oee 6,220 ka3 3,038 b , GATTLE—Thiero was a littla more life in tho trade yoatorday, beyond which no fmprovement In the mta- atfon of the market was noticeable, Thero weroat feast threo times a8 many cattle in the yards 58 thoro was any possiblo outlet for; hence solleru saw tho folly of attempting o regain any part of the recent decline, and a general wiilingnoes 10 part with thelr cattlo at Tuuraday's prices was obscrvable, Bhippera patd $1,00@5.00 for falr to strictly choico meers, and tho Wrauta of feeders and tho homo trado wera maiuly sup- plied at $0.0083,76. 'Tha market closed ateady. QUOTATIONS, Chinice Deavos—Fine, fat, woli-formed 3 year 10 & yesr old steors, weighing 1,330 to 55298550 ing 1,100 to 1,300 1ta, Dutchera’ Block—Poo! common to cholca cows, for city alaughter, weighing 800 {0 1,100 e. . Btock Cattle—Common cattle, weighing 800 101,000 1L, . Inferfor—Light and thin cows, " heifors, ‘atags, bulls, nnd scalawag alcers ‘Toxaa Gattlo—Through droves.. CATTLR SALES. No. and description, 61 clivico steers, 30 cholce atees 16 chiotce steo 410433 3,00@3.75 2.2333,75 19 butchers’ . 10GS—The small supply gave ntren&m and prices moved up unothor peg, Not only s therd a trong packlug domand, Lut Esstern, or- ders seomed to bo more urgent than of late, sud bo- twoen (he two clanses of buyers the 10,000 hoga in ths peus rapidly dissppearsd. 'Tho market carly advanced 5@ 10c, where it remoined steady and firm to the closs, sales making 8t $7.40@7.50 for ‘skippers, at $7.70.37,83 for ordinary to prime lizht wolghts, and st $7.60@8.25 for common to cholcs Dackiug graden, Tncra wore two or throo salen of oxtra nesorted lota at higner fig- ures, It, Strahorn & Co. sclling & bunch at §3.50, but moet of the tranafers wore effccted within a range of ?1.70@5,\10;’ ‘A{(It:ml many '(:Ihalcl! hsk]fll are ll‘:'lll wnlflnu orward, but the proportion {s dally growing less, Homo of tho day's salee e glven oAl 110G BALTS, No. Av. PricoiNo, A k- $Ud i, tock. 4 89,...401 43,...280 7,00 37,410 18] a1 7 :P—The markot was quict and easy at the Fo- duction suffered oarlier in tho week, witk sales 84 $4.00 ®5.35 for common o choico, EAST LiDELTY, . Sncelal Diroulch is The Chisaoa Tidune, FasT LIDENTY, Dhyy ob, 11,—CaTrLE—Hecelpta for {hio weok ending Fob, 9, 4,981 head, or 101 cars of through and 164 cars of yard stock, agalnat 4,70 head the weok beforo; mupply faiz, but shies doll and drag- gin; pricos, bowover, it Up about X on the mie- jutu sud common grades, and jyc on good to extra: quality of offerings generslly good, and protty well cleaned out; extra, 1,400 to 1,500, $0,00@0,35; medijum to yood, 1,100 to 1,30, $5,0045,60; cummon {o fair, 00" to 1,100, $4.00@4.75; atockers, $3.00@4.00; Lulla cown, andl atags, $2.50@4.00; males for the week, 3,431 lioad, aigainat 2,543 tho week before, ecaipte 13,109 head, aaifst 13,065 the woek upply light And nferior qualily, mostly half- fattod ] commion grades bave declined, and best: Philae delphia advanced i pricos, tho ltter betny acsrca and in guod demand; Leat Philadelphis, $360@8.05; Yorkors, 4T.0a153 comman, $10037.25 Birgr—Receipta 19,500 head, agalnet 15,600 the weok beforo} supply hieavy and prices of a full Ko, and ou somo grades 30} best, av D3 to 100 Ibs, B5.00R5,15; good, av K5 10 00 18, $5.00@5.23; fair, &V.75 10 80 Thi $4.5@ 1,50 ; soramon, 5 to 70° e, §5,25@3.76, i rough, 9,43 forfour days, againat 6,030 at week ; quality mulnly commou, including nuaber of 1itxed lots, stags, steers, old oxen, cows: no Tuxana offered market extremely tho aligub advance reported Wednesds: tained; prices much the samo sa Mondsy ilsr qualities ; prinie and extra steers, 11 @13jc fulr to good, 1UM@1130¢ common to medium, 93 (c; rough ‘stage aud ‘oxen sud dry cows, B@ENNO; 315 4o, live weight, [ cetphy 3,040, making 13,050 for four dsys, agulost 13,360 st (o &8 last weck ; avorage quality very commun;: afew extrs Oblo and Bliia slivep, 130 lia, sold at 7348 for lower grados ; mar- ut eicoptionlly wesksi” 560 for orelnary 1o o * Buwine—Teeeipla, 3,120, making 13,630 for four da; ATt 9,260 b Loe sAcae 1106 ust Woek ; Bone Seved e, W dul not mal 4 for alme fnestal Disoateh & Tae Chicaa elal ek (o The ja Tridune. Atpaxy, N. Y., Feb, 11— DEEVis—Recolpts, 316 cars ihren whost of last weeks cutircly natives and good average quality; Lusiness has been siow and dragging at }{c off frum ible dsy last weex; tho demand bas Leen wnaluly for tho wupply of the Eaatern country tradoand & few local butchers; n New York desler k six loads of the best; highess prica 100 oasiicy. thoogh the Lulk of salca wad st $X@0Xo for talr 1 good ulchering ateers. Suxzr—] pts, 61 cars, three loas ihsn last week; demand fair ab X@jio of from Lab weak; Eaa . tho wock, 56,000 Lales, including 5,000 for export, . 4306475 | dealers havs been feat pnechasers, Tocal wanta being light, snd New York well supplied ; sales at 5 @0%0; avaba sosrcs and wanted at T@8cr RUFFALO. . Daerato, N, Y., Feb, 11,—GarrLr—Rocelptn, 749: totnl for the week, 7,011 : no market to-day; freals arrl vals through ennatgomentn, ‘Biizke AND Laups—Tteceints, #00; total for tho weok, 21,6008 markel fiat; salea only 400, hnm—nmu-u’ 1,800; tatal for tho week, 19300; o or for beat' aferlugs; no Taded, 83@65c, Osta—Tecolpts, eaterh mized and Blate, {6@5003 ATAT—Hleady; ahipning, 133800, 1fora—Firm and unchiangeds Qnocrntes—Ttio coffes dull bt unnchanged, Sngar qulet and wnchanged, Molssson--Forelgn romia; ew Orleans unchanged, ~Tice qulet but nteady, ' PrrroLzuM—Dull aud lower; ezude, T30; refine, 14c; cnnes, 18%@ 210} naphtha, 9¢g03{c, Tatrow—Sirady; De@oke, RrarN—Sicady and unchanged, TunRrexTINZ—Steady 3 apitlin, 0c, Toas—Tloary ; Weslern, 10@17c; Btate and Penn. sylvanls, 18@10C. TnovisioNs—Tork sctiva and higher: new mens, $32.00 cash; $22.95 March: $22.60@22.78 Aprils $1,00 My, Dresscd hiogs seady; Wentorn, 93@0%o, Boet anick, * Cut mesta—Weatorn quiet; Westorn long elear, 14,000 bu; sty hite 4o, (385350 3, matkot modorately 'activo: Yorkers, $T.0V@LGY Tight grades, and $7.73(6,00 800 lieavy corn-fed on ralé, BT, LOUIS, 87, o, Feb, 11.—iloas—Activa and higher; Yorkora, $7,2547,60 3 {ncklnflr S48, Oxtrtx—Dull and'slow for Lutohers’ stack; good domand for stockers; prices ly un 1%@13¢3 city do, 12t¢e, Tard closed heavy: pri; Sk el OINCINNATI, ;"Nfi). lflm% "l;::l _‘cfltx ll_:i]u Fobruary m.mé‘m’.':i CincranATy, Fob, 11,—llons—VFalr and frm for | Blarch: $LL47T@1d.0n Ayl A it s 4T.00@TT5 . hoavy dull §7.66@%,00; recolpls, | o BUTTEN=Chioleo Grin; othiers dull; Westorn, 10@250; Btato, 0@, Ourrse—Firm 6@12%o0. Wittsky—Lower ; $Li2, THILADELTIIA, 1’n||u|nzl.rnu. Feb, 1l—PrrroLeos—~Dull snd nomiual, lfl(n:us—cxovnr. 13K@14%c; tmotly, $2.15: flax, Frovn—Good demand: super, $350@1.00; extrs, 1,60; Wiicounln and. AtiRneaots oxtra fawmily, 40,615 Gd50; Biate, Ohio, and Indisnn, $0.00@0L0% g grades, $7.008.50, 3,000 shipmons, 700, e TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS, FOREIGN MARKETS. Sasetal Diapateh ta The Chiears Tribane, Lavenroor, Fob, 11—2 p. m.—Bnransturra—Quist and fim. Wheat—Hpring, No. 1, 08 11d; No, 3,8s 3d; white, No. 1,108 64; No, 2, 10s 3d. Corn—Now, 274 30@278 0d § old, 208 CA@2%a Od. GuAIN—Whesi—Good demand; Peansyleania red, :;:m;fi:-'nsml br 'fim:agcg'rf& ""{‘."L&“’ ljl “‘%‘f‘?’a l“'uuc "'5; o 3 1y yollow 7 8ail, 03c: sleam, Sic; wi a Livnroot, - Feb, 1i-latest—Corron—Steady, | G1c, “Oster Arms white, 4Tas0: mized, oy "2 67-16@06%0; nales 10,000 bales, including 2,000 for speculation snd oxport, and 6,800 American; #ales of Wrisky—Iran bound, $1.11. BuzreEn—Dull; " catras acarco; modiums 1n libera) supply; Now York snd Bradford County extrss, 31 :Jl‘!g‘:mrlll 28:29J0; Weatorn oxtras, 27@280; firsta, 5@ 200, « Queeag—Fiem; for choles New York, 12%@13%6; Weatern flne, 13@13c. Kan Eaas -Market weak concesalona necessary £o effect sales: Lonunylvanis, Nevw Jrsey, aud Delawats freab, 12@%c; Westorn do, 19@19e, NEW ORLEANS. Nrw Onteaxs, Ia, Feb, 1L—Suoan—Quiet; com, mon, Bixic: falr to fully falr, X @8%c; prime, 307 chioce, Tige, Morasses—Dull; fermenting infertor, 2033003 fale, 5,000 for epeculation, and 30,000 Amorican; atock in port, 763,000, fncluding 432,000 Ameriean ; receipts, 131,000, including 8700 American ; actusl export, 5,000 colton afloat, 348,000, including 205,000 Amart- can; forwarded from skip's side direct to spinuers, 23,700, Boeapsturrs—Quict, but firm, Wheat—Recoipts for threo days, 27,000 qrs,, including 21,000 American ; Callfornia whito wheat, avorage, 10s 3d@108 54 3 rod Westorn spring, 2to 1, B4 3d@%8 11d, Corn—Western | 3t338c; primo {0 sirlctly prime, 40@470; rebotled falr, mixzed, new, 374 04@28s 6d; old, 278 GA@20s 0. 46c; priine, 43@30¢; cholco, 52¢s LARD—59%, ¥rovn—Finn; superine, $1,00: donble, $425; treble, $4,6030.00% cliofce and famtly, $5.35@1.60, AN-NEAL—Sirongor; held $2.75. Conn—Scarce; D@00, Osta dnll; 45@4sc, BAN—Quiet; 80c, HAr—Dull and nominal; prime, $21.00@72,0h, Provisions—Pork dulli quoted, $22.00@ L ta quiet; B3jc; 1lie; 12 i 43e. Sant dull; ere Cnpzsz—50s. Provistons—Dacon—TLong clear middles, 538 6d; shiort clear do, G1s Gde ANTWERF, Feb. 11.—PETrorEuN—3ls 3d, DentiN, Feb. 1L,—Tur DANK OF GEnsANT—The specloda tho Tmperial Dsnk of Germany increased 9,269,000 marks duriug tuo past week, Moxze—The rate of dlscount iu open markot for threa months' Uills 133, Lolug below the Bank of England rates, Coxsore—3loney, 94 1-6; account, 94 3-10, AMERICAN BECURTTIES='03e, 104155 ‘078, 109 10408, 105} ox; now Gs, 106} ; Now York Central, 202) 3 Erle, 18(; preforred, 31, TALLOW—ATs@ 48 3. RrrINED PETROLEUM—10s, Linssep O1e—2(a; Calcutta linsced, E0s@S0n 6, SrEna O1L—998, Pants, Feb, 11.—Rentsi—01f 37jc. Frangront, Fob, 11,~UNITED BTaTES BoNDS—1658, 101, e, Eicr—Dull; common to choleo Loulsans, 4@ Covrer—Firm; 17@100. RGNS Witskx—Steady; $LI0GL13. ar, Lous. #r. Louir, Teb, 11, — CorroN—Bloady and unw changed; salcs, €0 bales, .qun—Btoady and firm; modium fall extras, $1.54 ‘Grate—\Wheat inactivo; No, 1 red winter, §1,531¢ cash; §1.46% March; No, 3 red winter, $1.353(@1,35%, Corn'Inavtiva; No. 3, J0@UDIE cash; 040 Febriary} 490 bia March, " Oats' inactivo and lower: No, 2, 354y 4id casl oud February. - Darley and Iiyo—No (rabaso- ons, Tnovisows—Dorl highers $21.50@21.75, Bulk mea frmer; sboulders, Ti@ic; clear rib, 11M@IL% Bacon—firmors shouldors, o o4 clear, 12%(:@12%c; mostly held ots oered'at 120, SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS. New Onieass, L'ob, 11,.—Colton—Demand good; Witar—Steady; $1. salen, 5,000 Unlon all destrablo kinda steady; others | Do oy, S.000 brta; wheat, 11,000 bu; orn, Stregnlar; offoriugs of lawer grades less liberal § good | 47,600 bu; oats, 12,000 bus rve, 1,000 bu, ordinary o strlctly good ordinary, 9x%@I0Kc; low CINCINNATI, middliogs to steictly Iow middlings, 10%¢@11 %0} mid- atings to strictly middlings, 125@®130; good middling to midaling falr, 195@14X0; fulr, 16@16c; recolpts, net, 7,797; gros, 8,153; oxports fa tho Continent 7,997; to Great rilaln, 7,303; stock, 370,678; week's ealen, 60,8005 recelpte, nel, 55,460; gros, 67,501; ex- porta to tho Continent, 28,916 ; coastwlse, 5,307; to Great Britaln, 29,253, Monrur, Feb, 11.—Cotton steady ; 19%e:] stock, 71,523 balea; woekly net receipts, 10,830; gross, 10,6533 exports Lo Great Britai, 16,463 ; to Franes, 3,810; to the Continent, 8,440 ; conatwino, 3,461; stock, 16,400, Ouanvrston, Feb, 11.—Colton steady; middiing, 123e ; atock, 5,659 bales ; weokly not rocelpts, 6,367 export to France, 1,370; to tho Contlnent, 4,892 ; coast~ wiso, 1,809 salcs, 6,1C0. Garvestow, Fob, 11,—Cotton quiet; middhog, 12}c; elock, 53,460 bales; weekly et recolpts, 12,421 ; gross, 13,5103 cxportato Great Drillan, 0,344 ; to the Contlnent, 1,750 ; to tho Channel, 1,400; coastwiro, 1,008; salew, 10,349, Bavaxmatt, Fob, 11.—Cotton qulet snd steady; middling, 13503 stock, 70,391 bales; woekly not re- celpls, 0,410; gross, 10,149 oxports to Great Britlan, 10,277 ; to the Continent, 530; 1o tho Channl, 2,650; coastwiss, 2,042; eales, 5,413, PHILADELPHIA WOOL MARKET. PRILApELrus, Feb. 11,—Wool in falr demand; prices steady; supply light, but eufiiclont for all pre ent wants; fono of market strong; Ohlo, Pounsyle vana, and West Virginia XX and above, 46@300; X, 463 18c; medtum, 59@o; coarse, 452400; Now York, Michigan, Indiana, aud Weatern fino, 12@i36; mo- dium, C0@51o; cosrse, 48@4%0; comblng, waslied, 63@ 050; combing, unwashed, 42%c; Connda combing, G3c; fine, unwashed, 39@3le; coarmo and mediam, unwashed, 35@3%c; tub-washod, 50@S0c; oxtrs and raorino pulled, 40@420; No, 1 and super pulled, 356) 420; Texas fino and meodium, 22@210; Texam coarss, AUGVe, NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET, New Yo, Fob, 11,—Dusiness continued quiet with commisaton houses, snd tho jobbing trads was light, Cotton goods moved elowly, but ruled steady in price, Prints waro in moderate requeat, but not active, and shirting ntyles sera quict. Glughams were in steady Tequeat. Oassimores and aultings wero in lmitod do- ‘mand, and warstod coatiogs ruled quict, Dress goods and aliawls wero falrly active, PITTSBURG INON AND PETROLEUM. PrrTsvung, Feb, 11,—Pig iron quict; prices un- changed ; No,1 foundry, $16.00337,L0 four montha; No. 9 foundry, $2,00@25,00; gray forge, $22.003 22,60, Prrmotnus—Flemer : crude, §2.10 at Parker's; ro- fued dull; U@143ic, Vhiladelphia dellvery, CLEVELAND PETROLEUM MARKET. CLevELAKD, O, Feb, 11.—Datroloum markot wesker towered Ko nll around since lust quotations; standard white, $40 test, 110; Btato, 150 test, 120; Dlichigan tost, 140 CRICIRNATI, O Fob, 1L~CoTTox—Etoody falr don mar nd, Frour—Quiet énd unchanged. heat qulet and nteady; $1,25@1.33, Comn quiet and unchisugod : 40@4de, “Oats sleady; falr do- nnnd; 9)@43e. Barley quict and unchanged, Ry «ualet ‘and etoady; Tee. Provisions—Pork steady; moderato demand; sales At $21.75 spot and buyer February; §22,00 buyer March, Lard atrong and hugher; stoawn, 123{(3132Y0 apot; 19%(a geller March; Licbid buyer 'Marca: kottle, 1343 13%c, Dulk ‘meats falr and firm; shoulders, Bifo: clcar rib, 1130 spot; 19%o buver Ju 1%@ 11xe, Bacon quictand frm; Oife Wiisxy—Good demand: full price Burren—Steady and nachanged, BALTIMORE. DaLTIMORE, BId,, Feb, 11,~FLoun—Quict and um changed. Grary—Wheat—Western nominal; Pennsylvanis red, 31,07@138, Corn casfer; not quotably lowers Wostern mmized, 611, Cata dull and heavy; Westorn mized, 4% 43 Ryo nominal, 2y--Dull and unchanged, I'movisions—Sirong, snd buoyant; order trade sc- tive, Pork $32.00, Buikmeats, shoulders, 82;c; clear rib sides, 113{c, loose. Bscon—Shoulders, 03,@10c; clear ib sldes, i8¢, amy, 15@10c, Lard stéady and une changed, Burrrn—Unchanged, PrrnoLEux—Easivr; not quotably lower, Corrre—Nominally lower; Bio cargocs, 153@18X03 Jobbing, 162G19c. Wiskr—Quict; §1.12. TOLEDO, ‘ToLEDO, O, Fob, 11.—FrLoun—Sleady; moderate der mand. Gram—~Wheat ll“l!l and firm; No. 3 whito Wabash,' $1.25: No. | whito Michigan, £1.13: No, 1 amber Sfichigan, £1.97; Mareb, §1.23; 'Ma; + No, 3 sm- ber, §1.08%3 No,1 red 2 do, : refected rod, §9%e, duit! a ahinde lower’ high mixéd, 400; Mayb0io; last balf May, Bid; low mixed, 4b}5c} no grade, 443c: damagod, 33sc.’ Osts quict and ‘steady; No. 9, 6e; refected, Alie. Dnrasen Hoax—-Fair aund fem; 38,95, Reorrers~Flour, none; wheat, 16,000 bu; corn, 47,009 b oalx. 5,000 bu, 5 Buesrira—ilour, none; whoat, 3,060 bu; corn, nune; outs, 4,000 bu, MILWAUREE. MILWAUKEE, Fob, 11.—F'Loun—Dull and nominal, Qnan—Wheat—No, 1 Milwaukeo, $L10X; b $1.18; No, 4 Sliiwaukee, $1,033¢ ; March, £1,08%, $1.08%;; No. 3, 8o, Corn n shado Armer; fa nands No, 1, 433, Oats quict and atoadys No, 2, 32 Barloy quict and stoady: No, 3, 9003 No. 3, 81c, Qull; noimtnslly easier ; No, 1, 09.370c. Provisions—faaciivo and trmer. Biess pork, §20.18 . . rimo lard, 197413%¢, Bweot-pickled’ hams, 33,0, Dry-salted shotilders, 80 Jooso; middies, 114@11%oe bosed, Dressed hogs quist and firmj Teokirra—Flonr, 4,000 bris ; wheat, £5,000 b, BUIPMENTS—Flour, 4,000 bris; whoat, 60,000 bu, 14! £ 1ORTO! Bostoy, Feb, 1l.—FLouit—Onlet ; Western auper, $1,25@4.50; common_extray, § 5,50; \Wisconsin and Minnedats oxtra fanlly, §3.01.20.73; winter whoat Oblo, Indiaua, sud Michigan, $6.00®7.] 3 Iliinols, ;;_.;: % Ht, Louls, $0.50@9,003 1ancy Alinnesots, AR Qnatv—Corn stendy, witha falr demand; mized and Follom, GGL(e. Ouis—Mized and No.2 s, 405G 2e rejecied, 1@ 102 BUFFALO. Yiorraro, Feb, 11,.—Grary—Wheat dull; white Michignn, §1,87, Coru dull aud scarce; new st 51@520 o track, Darloy quict, Oats neglected. Bye nege THE PRODUCE MARKETS. NEW YOIK. Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune, MEDICAL CARDS. DR. JANES. Lock Hospital, cor. Washinzton & Frankllo-sts Ohartered by the State of Hilinois for tho express pure Pose ol etving fmwodiate rollel 1o sl cosos of private chranic, and arinary disouses in il their complicatec New Yonk, Feb, 11.—Onarx—Wheat—Aarket quiet snd steady; sales of 45000 bu at $.003L07 far rojected spring, $1.08@110 for ungraded spring, $1.11@1,13 for No. 3 Chlego, $1.13@1.15 for No. 3 Milwaukee, $1.2/@1.20 for No. 3 Chicago snd Northwestern, $1.26@1.27 for No, 211 waukes, $1.3431.40 for No. 1epriog, $1.20@1.38 for winter red Western, $1.231.47 for smber do, and $1,87 @153 for whito Western, Ryo quict ot 87@3sa for Western, 003010 for Etato, and §8@300 for Cansta in bond, Barley dull: salea of 5,000 bu nferior certin. cato No. 2 two-rownd Stata at 75, Corn stoady; moder- sto dnquity; sl of 43,090 bt &t 895N for mow | (o, 1 well Ko, thss, Lotk S A0S, Dasdiacdat Weatern mited, 6o for ungraded now mizod Western, | Shorionos ars Ainporanc. Mowiunl W eniknean 6350 for new yollow Jersey dellvered, 65 for nowyele | Ji44h 1o by dreaissn, RIniples un the feeo tout mas: | Ladios wantiuk the moss dalicato attontion, gal} or writs, Plostant howo for pie Honia:® *A Bouk for the million, Marriaga Guids, which tolta you ull about thess diseasee—wna snoula marry—wiy not~10 sonts 1o pay postare. D, Jaines has 3 oome an barlors. You soo o eno but tho Doctor, Ofce hours, va.m. to7pon, Sandeys, J0talis.mi. Al buainess strictly coafidential, low Southern, and 69@710 momlusl for old Western, Oata dull; salea of 26,000 bu at £43@500 for mixed VWeat- ern and Btate, and 48@52%0 for white Westorn aud Btate, including light mized at ¢8xc, Provissons—Mlddles frm, st 1143120 for long ¢lear. Lani firm; sakea 500 ics, st $19.45 for prime, and $13,00 for koitlo-rendered; st tho firat eall, for February, $12.95 was bid, and $13.12% asked; for Of 20 ton st $13,107_for April, 315,275 ot Aty e was lid, snd §13.92)¢ ssked: for May, ssles of 250 tea e, Tatern Jm“ st $13.43%; far June, $13.53)% waa bid, and §14.65 m:;l'm"‘:.:';lyu‘unnnd‘ e‘.’z':x“ 2 pre asked, o s0%0r8 10 ba Withs Wittaxy—Market lower; salos af 100 bels at §1.13 per gllon, oo bl o Gmoornies—Sugsr—Market nnchanged; moderalo e 'rl.umxif-'-’:':’.'; inquiry; falr to good refining quoted at 75H@7XKc; Sl Bl wosk Kdussts prime at 8o; Nos, 10 and 12 Havansat 75@8%c, Col- - s foe—Markel dull and nominal; quoted at 16@1801n A BOOK FOR THE MILLION, gold, A Privata Odunselorto the Married Tanrow—Market firni; fale demand; quoted at 93¢ MARRIAGEI&E;:_, ol n[;mmm‘m @9 5160 for country and aity. GUIDE, [ermitem, witn the awcss 175 {he dssaelated Tyear.] New Yonk, Feb, 11,—Corron—Firm; 13313 3-10c; futures closed casy; Febrasry, 1315166412 31-32¢; March, 105@135-020; Apell, 143;@109 11-92¢; By, 139-16@13%0; June, 1913-16@1337-3%; July, Mo; August, 143-32@143{0. Heceipte of the week at'all Unite States ports, 118,000 bales ; last year, 104,000} roceipts of the scason st all United Slates port, 3,182, 000; last year, 3,730,000; expor(s of thn week, 177,000} Lat year, 73,0005 total exports, 1,600,000; last year, 1,598,000% stock at United Btates ports, 87,000; fast Jour, 818,000; stock ab fntorior towns, 137,000; last year, 138,000; stock at Liverpool, 193,000; last year, 705,000; slock of American cotton afloat for Great Britain, 205,000; last yoar, 293,000, Froug—Necelpts, 11,000 brls; low grdos o mod- rate sxport demsud; No, 2, $3.15@4,10; superf Bato ud Western, 34531101 cominan 1o kood discovorlos in the seiouco of reproductisa, prosarving comploxion, de. Thiy lean (ataresting worg of 0 pa with namorous ougredluxs, and ‘contains valuable ol 1 lti or contemplate m il It ls 8 book that ought Lo be undsr ook sad an; G ™ nd not lefl carvlasl; ouse, Hent ARGV, & S Al o B 100 e NO CULtEd Yoot Dr. Kea,n, 175 South Clark-et,, corner of Monros, Chicag, e vesan.” D1t RA B ESS ooly phyalcian Lo the olty wh ta B Uhdoeoiss, S oo (4 8pe s § BUBLAS (oot E0L3, o 177 Bouth Clark-st,, Clifcago, "The oldeat lus tionin aairs, 50105307 good Lo cniee, 15730007 will | ot e Biaes 2harers sxprasly o o cure of 8, Louls, .00 h“-\\lwh Dl’lfl.l" Private, Chronic, and Bpecial Discases of both sozos, vroccss, teat Professors 1o atlendance, Cone ion porsonally or by loltar tre, DR, STONE, T2 St b 8 1., treats all Chron| oaknos, Lwpotency, Famals DI Aa: Lipotanon, ¥ $0,5039.00, 1y tlour Unchauged, ‘Conn-MEAL—Quist; Wostern, £1,4083.5. Gnats—Whoat—Teceipts, 10,000 bu lous active and scarcely so lirm for lower sl No. 4 wring, cago’ spring, $1.356 No. 2" Millwauks, tn wiofe 1.15; smber Pennaylvantia, §i. i No, 3 do, 2 e, Weabers oy Uonsultatlons coutidsns A BOUK for bol 3 iter, L “Mpo quie:; Westero, 81850 ; Nsiey Wavic; e Fifeuriraseat senlod, for dstataps 04 ud, 4900, larl et | tw Y i R e O e, 96,000 buL inos c.&"“fir&:'" For _th a O Eann 0 10, ¥ a U ; Inore active for - or speady cureof S8eminsl Weakness, Lost Man« Biudiate delivery s Westesa mixod, old. intestor, 1o | bood, sad sl die X s 00d, and disnrders brought on by indiscretions or store, Glo| mized, no ncu,‘;»m; low mized grade, fluu’nlny d:\lu’(hl bis the mam" aalents Addrus "xx“i DAVIDBON & CO., Box 2,3, Now York, 6Jo; mixed gradods ‘eslorn mized, BaW, une