Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1876, Page 6

i e Tk S, e L TIE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: MONDAY,'FEBRUARY L4, 1870, FINANCE 'AND TRADE. Unvarying Monotony of Financlal Affairs Last Wecek, o 0 Bmall Surplus of Loanable Funds—Xod- erato Demand for Loans, * The Produce Markels ({encrally Lower=- ' Pork and Lard Irrcgular, FINANCIAL. ainess of the Lanks remained stationsry in almost avery respeot daring the past woek. Thoro wasa tendency Vo an inereass in country depouits, which wan hardly large enowgh to notice. Collections remained without fmprovement, and conntry trulo iuore than naually inactlve. Country Lanks are com- pellod in many {natances Lo a3k for » renewal of paper nataring, The loanable funds of the banks have cone wequenily shown bmt Uitle increasn, whilo the dunand has besn fully mafutained, owing to the dulluess of irsdo and tho poornes of collections, Therohas bren only o slight domand trom the Boaad of Trads, most of it from speculative wources and the provision men. 'Thers are some sur- pla means on hand for the sccommodation of fret- Tate outstile borrowers, THE TAX O DEPOAITS. Among the taxes which bankera fecl to bs moat ob- Jectionsble ta the tax on depusits, Tholr deposita aro What they owe, and to tax fhem there. i 8 to tax them on thelr lisbilitics, The Dasie of fauabllly % property, not drbta; assets, not labilition, On this sccount, they ar- gus, deposita xhonld be fres, The lmporta of the Gov- ernment should bo tald in such s way, it posaible fo mtrencthen conservative banking, not to militate agalnat §t, 1t 1 poar policy for the State, as was dona 10 Naw York (hix year, {0 tax tho surplus of the banks, Ho long s tho cntire industrisl and commercisl falirdo of tho Blato lias ita basia {n tha stability of tha banks, public policy ought (o ally {taclt with couserv- ative mansgemant. Tiaton of discount atthe hankn are 810 per cent. On the atreat, good commorclal paper in in dwasad. The supply of losnable funds {s increasing, New York exchange was offersd ab Ga 230 dircoust hetween banks for $1,000, ‘Thie movement of carrency Lo and fram the country 1 modsrate, The clearinge of to Clicaga Lauks for the week aro repurted a8 follows by Aausger B, It Ualy, of th Clearing-House: Cirarings, Halavcrs, $ 411, 100.50 priortye i messrevens s 18,881,009.52 GOVERNAMENT HONDS, Dnited Stutes 0a of *81... Uited Statos 5-204 of 5. £-308 of Bld,, Uanited Btatos currency Ge.... GOLD AND GREENBAQLS, Uold wae 112)5@113, Uresubacks were 83%(38%:¢ on the dollar in gold, VYOREIGN EXCHANOE. ¥ Kixty Days, 8Ight, I CITY AXD COUNTY NOND: i, Asked, Chicago City 7 ct, hon, 04y At L Chicago City 7 W ct.sewerae, 1033; & fut, . Clideago City 7Y ot water losn, 108%¢ & int, . 3 ook Gounty 7 187 &int 106 & tnt, Weat Park 79 197 & ut, North Chicago 7 3 ct, bouda (LInCOIL PATKY e vavavaeenes o 9 &int, LUCAL STUCKS. Clty Railway, Bouth Side... Clly Raflwny, Weat Sido..L.. .. ity lallway, North Hidn... . ‘Craders’ Tururanco Company.. Chamber of COMIERCe, vuesorvrenres B0 *hicago Qar-Liuht aud Coko Company, ... Chicago & Northweatern gold bonds, K Exposition 8tovk,esaeas crarsees W0 TAR GILVER GLUT IN CALIFORNIA. ‘That the bonanzaa have ovarstocked the market with nilver {s certain, Tho 8an Francisoo Bulletin vaysof Ahy disrount of sllver : In responea to nn offer te anll bars from Virginia s day or two ago, ome of onr bankers {8 reported to bave rflm!ed tuat lie dId nut want them at noy price, At tho ratothe market a teniog, the dlscount on sliver coln i llknl‘!‘w Lo larger than ou legal-tenders, Iu that event thisgofn will driva paper to tLe wall, and bring sbout speclo-jnyments {a a way nevor dreaned of The Alta Califorsia ssyx of the same wubjoct ‘The heavy and constantly-incresring rates of o conut upon ~ silver_ coln ju {his community s opentug up i quedtion which will puzzle the Lratua of our most astule financior tosolve. Clina, which hew acted ss o reservolr for this kind of cofn metal, and oftontiroes produced s kearcity which compeilod the payment of n Iremium for it here, appareutly hus ite cuffers full, and ho great extent to which our hipments have fallen off fudicates that 4lie Lus w Gurfeit of aur trado dollars, which were st first ko enticlng to our Celestial cintomern, In Clinn tho twolargacition of Mong Kong and Poochow havo adopted them fn prefersuco to the Mesieau dollar, whoto coinage s s 'guloz uv 0 compel here befora shipmont Lo em- ploynient of cxperts to segregate those: which do not como up o the Chincso elaudsrd of eloarnos sad welght, But Huaughas stiil prefers tho rough, ugly Mexfcan dallar, and the largest portion of thesn ‘shii ments go to ‘that Could we but remove tio prejudices thoe poople of this pisce lavs in favor of ihe - Mexican ouin, suother large ovonus could be opensd up for the raception of our trade dollar, Tio foeling of tho Blisughiso poopls may b overcomo i courso of thme, - but it heavy UphU Cwork to remote any el of th Chiness from the regular groove in which (hey bave been moving for years, and, morcover, it isa \ondurtul fuck thut s cupliity of Wiesa poorly fiave not Jed them lnul!uft it, 1f unly on sccount of itu su- perlority §a welght and unnummY In manufactire sud appoarance, Dut even f {hio Chlnese dumaud did uot fall off, and remained up to ita regular alandard, heavy production of our mines would have soonor or later caused a lut in the warket, and the saims dise turbed atats of afairs which now exis, 'The merchanta of Han Franclsco held s meetlag on Priday, ¥eb, ¢, in the Sau Francieco Chamber of Commerce to dovisu some means wheroby they might be reliuved of the loss they have inourred by the di ctitie in tho value of silver, The fullowing resolutions were adopted 3 Wusnraz, The diecoust on ulfver hiae reached such & maguilado s to require fome united sction on the 3art of the merclsule of the City of Hau Franclsco aud the Pucifie cosst, and helleving thas gold, which s 8o long been the standard of .mercantilo’ opera- 11009, shoulil a0 continue, and that concortod rather lb-:xl udividual sction will uccomplun the greatcst gond T'hcrefore, We, the undersigned merchants repro- seuting th dietent braucteh of trade 1t HAD Train w0, lieroby agrea that herealter wo will not riculve wilver {n paynient of accounts due, snd bills Lercaftor wuld, 1n Iarges sums than as provided by law, excopt wt the raliug ratu of discouns whero paytuent 18 wade, LUSTNESS INFROVEMENT IN CANADA, 'The Toroute Nonelary llevieto says ‘e Bret ripples of the returning wave of busi. uews prosperily are begluulig to appear, A coustderable ton of tho last harvest, oveu in Whe buck townelips, s alrcady Inarkets €d, and the effect of Wn tuouay pat inio clr 1108 has Leen felt to some extent thirough all branehe of business. From Montreat word cousos that tanti- Juolorien which wore closed ur runuing with few nuing to increste thelr yroduction— inds are slightly it may e, ss. Yet, but still sufticient to fndicate o forward movement,” Not & few ranufacturing me twrosta in the cities and towns of Outario are ulso oo wieuving {o ran oa full titue, ana olhers contemplate increasing their employcs. duriug February or at ihy beginuing of March, The rotsdl Arads are. very cautiousin giviog onders, but comuiercial travejom siill find something to do,aud & wore bopeful fechog uxiata throughout ths Y70viace as regards tho wpring CAUTIOUS BANKINO 1N BOBTON, The disquiting effects of the disclosure of forger- dvu aud anspund business mansgemant fu Noston are 8 bu ason 16 the treotnent of borrowers by banke. ‘he Voston * Advertiaer says that (bero fa quito su swonnt of ewdbarrassment smong merchants of wod- eisto capilal beasuss tho bankascem disinclined to glvo accommsodation to borrowers In & anisll way, ‘This 1y 0ot tbie best banking In the world, The Scol- tish bauka leud froely 1o sums ax wwall us $30, aud Wiatr gaperience Leaches uuaquivocally (hat thcre Iv suore socurity in wuch Wwiuess (hsn that done with. beaviee basrowers, Great howses aze not necosssrily 1he Loat customery, ANOTULU CENFENNIAL NTHAW. The brewers aud maltsters jo tho Exst wure the st %o feel the reviving influenco of the Ceutennlal, which 1n expectsd (o multiply tha consunption uf bece, Tho trafio of iha railroads will bo grestiy fneroased, Tho Jorto car-atiopa at Klwirs sty czowdd W thlr ulmost wapacily o 1aske pssenger-care 10 accutatuodate the wairs baul of tho year, P Aln::u cm‘\::n 1 ENGLAKD, geult who went Lo Matchusler, adl River hanhad s grester snceeas than was_ antieipated, Hoon after his arrival ho telegraphed back for 25,000 pleces of goods, and subaoquently Rend atill farger orders, Fall Rivar machinery 18 being adapted to tho Englist atylo of goods, and themille are now running 10 supply tho Liverpool domands. From England they 50 not only to the Cautineot, but to Indis, Chins, Japan, Africa, Australls, South Aniorica, anid Mexlco, Tt would be & great point to begin to recover, for goad, in tha ecntenntal year, tho export frade in eotton gooda which wo enjoyed bietween 1830 aud 1860, LATERT, Nrw Yonx, Feb, 12,~0old openad and closed at 13 with salen in the interim at 1134, Ratea pald for cacrsing, 1, 2, And 3 per cent, Loans wore aleu mailo flat, Guvernmenta cloked sirong, Isitroad bonds quiet and tient fn thelste alternoon dealings. Milwaukes & 8t, Paul consolldated alnking fands sold as high an 83y, Northwestern consoll- datesl coupon gold bonde in demand at 003, with nono offering under 1%, Tacifio lesues closed firm ot the Lighest price of the wrek, Ktate bondn anll and strong, The stock market was atrong. Attho opening advanced X to 7¢ por cent, but towarde mid-day a te- action eusned, followsd by a partisl recovery under roalizations, At the closo stocks wors gencrally lawer, and ateady, Bt. Paul declined ba 437 for caraman, auil T8y for yrefofted; Northwestern common to 1¢(: Take Slioro {o 6643 Western Unton_to 7133 Paclilo Matl 1035%; Ohios to ”6’8: Now York Central to 073y 3 Michtgan Central to 605, and Mirsourf Pacifies 0 1037, Northwestern preferred wan:firni‘at 64142685, 18 siated oficially that the repeal of the Fotter law il enablo tho Norihweatern Company Lo resuma dlivi- douds upon preferred mtocks thin year. Union Pacifle Airm &t E35M10, Harlem 143, Now Yark Central 11IN@ : Dolaware, Lackawans & Western 117N 1183¢, and. n7y. Transactions on ihe Erchangs to-day agaregated 107,000 ahares, of which 5,700 wern Erle, 10,:00 Lako Bhore, 9,650 Narthweatern common, 6,000 preferred, 9,600 flock Inisnd, 3,100 Pacie Mall, ‘630 8t Pani ‘commman, 9,000 preferred, 6,500 Obloe, and 12,000 Vst~ ern Unlon. & Specte shipments to Eutrope to-day aggregalo §350,~ 000, of which $430,000 was gald coln, The weekly bank statement in s follows: Loane, increase, $180,] pecie, iucrease, $339,400; deponita, increasr, $1,08400; clrcilation, 'decreare, $133,807 rve, {ncreare, $1,310,800, "s;unfl closod at 2@ por conls primo mercantile per, 6460, D‘L x;wml rreeipts, $514,000, The Asslatant Trensurer Qlsburacd $152,000, 18, $.23,000,003, NG 489, nasna, Tennerses rs, ol Virginia new,.,.0000 3% Tennessce, uow Maour{ e, 10 inginia G, old,, STOCKF, Weatern Union,...., 775 | Nooh Central,, Pacifio Mail,... + | Rock leland,, st Adams Expresa, 8¢, Paul,.. Welln-Fui Terrs Haute, 6 Torra Haute il a1, Clileago & Alton.. .10 Glloayw & Aiton pfid, 1003 603 | Obto ic Mivelnaipp.,, 20 Northweatern, A &L, Tel Nurthwesleru €Uy | Central l'ac, 8! U, P. bouts Clevald & Columby COMMERCIAL. The (ollowing wera tho racelpts and shipments of tho leading articles of produce in this city during the tweuty-four Lioura ending at 7 o'clock ou Haturdsy ‘morning and for the corresponding data ono yosr ago & RECEIPTS, l MUPMERTH, 1976, | en || 1gie, | ams, Sehedl S [kt WL 16,9361 §430), 5,338, 3,669 31,130 27,10 6,01, 1104 52,770) 22,05 11, 11,60 '.-} 1,200 6,33 132,300]1 104335 2,303, 4,03 “4,060'12,001,759| 1 o4 | a3 21,000, 260,8i00 i, sh,a00 8700 647! 1,00 s 3,451 1891 D6 | 1l B 181G 83} pin 26,500, 0,000 20,0001 Ilay, tous ... . Lumber, Yo, 1L o, Halt, brls, L] A Withdrawn trom stors an Eriday for city consump- tiom, 3,168 but wheat, 401 bt corn, 168 bu oats, 4,164 Lu barley, The following grain was Lnspected into stora on Sate urdsy moruing: dcars No, 1 N, W, wheat, 2U cars No, 4 N. W do, 4 ears No. 1 apring, 37 eara No, 2 do, 38 cary No, 3 do, 40 carn tojected do, 2 car no grada do (132 wheat); 1 car No, 1 corn, 22 cars high-mized do, 25 cars No. 2 do, 12 care new mised do, 21 oars Tojected do, 2 carw uo gralo do (83 corn); ki cars white oats, 11 cars No, 3 do, 1 ear refocted do (3Toate); 2 cars No, 3rye, 1 car rejectod do; 16 cars No. 3 barley, 21 care No. 3 do, 11 cars rejocted do, Total, 393 carw, or 113,000 bu. Inspected out: 6,441 bu wheat, 1,907 bu corm, 3,933 bu oats, 117 bu rye, 8,507 bu barley. Tus following wero the receipts anid sbipments of breadetus and lve stock st this puist during the past week and for the corresponuing wesks vuding sa datod Teh, 12, Feh.h, ¥eb, 13, Tecclpta— 1876, 175, Flour, brls,, 83,553 W [ 4410 Cora, hu. 601,650 24,161 Oate,' bt 183,717 @,184 Tiye, bu 0811 0 Barley, bu Blilpments— " Flour, brl Wheat, bu Uats, bu Liye, b starley, b 14ve Lioge, No. Cattle, No... ) "The following woro thn cxporls from New York for the weeks ending sa dated ; Feb, 1% Tehd, Fend, 1870, 1870, 1675, Flaur, brls, : 40,360 17,140 Wheat, bn. 3,005 o 1,000 Corn, 'bu,,\)") X T.000 Al A geatlenian i from Kausaw repurts that thie farm- tru thrreaway havo hecu sawing wheat for a week past und that prospecta aro first-claay, ‘Tliey say that » well-known cleantog mill in thls'city 18 uow ab work making No, 2 wheat ut of the luwer gradev, the wald gralu being run iuto s certain elovator not a thousand miles from Bridgeport, If thin kind of whest be the only wheat that ia stored in that eleva- tor, there can Lo 0o obleckion to the wheat selltog on its juerita for what It i worth, Butif the eleyatar recelving that wheat sbould alvo receive stralght wheat from tho country, st the welling price of thy latter be lowered by discrimination ugalust the former, the mat- ter canuot bo too widely publivhed, It ts well known Abat fouocent holders of whbeat in other housey hayo been losnrs in timos past by the preseace of ¢ rulsl 't gesin. Ou general principles a man has & rightto do what he plesscs with his Dwn property, but other property-liolders have rights alo, snd whero thero lu s wlash the mluozity of suv is uol always sustalucd, “The lasdiug produce warkets wers ratber low active on Saturday, the trading belug again chiletly fu wheat sud provisions, Tho weather “was flue, snd prices (vnded downward in most dopartthente, under the re- ceipt of uewa generally favorable to larger receipts from tho country, and unfavorsble to strength iu Eastern markols, The trading was clletly speculative all round, tho shippiug movement being quiet, a4 S ususl on Haturdoye, 1a dry goods circles but little chauge was observae Lle, Tho plossauter weatbur of yeslerdey aud the day befare callud out » sliglitly jucresssd vuluige of orders, aud o expaciation of coutinued fmprovemwut thers Was a more chieerful feeliug among the trade, Prices rewsived steady aud fir. The grocerv (rade waw veey qulet, xud the eavy fecling motioeabls earlier 1y tbo woek was sgaiu pravalent, With euntinued pleas- ot weatler su improved demand aud frmer prices sto logked for, Drisd frile were quoied rw, with ratber moro doiuge Flah st W au ovssd duquiry wers Leld tirmly, the tendvucy fu waackerel being upe ard, Butter Wes {0 woderats supply and resdily -eotmuandud forimer prices. There was & fru warket fur chsesa, tho domnand continuing guod o¢ theseason, Prices of bagying were uteady. Leather pewatne dull and sy, Ooal sud wood were crdered sparingly. Couswaners decline (o buy in sdvance of Linmediate ‘wazts, end for soft ceal the market reatus weak and unsettled. Anibracite remainy firm af $0,30210.00. 0iln wers vineliangod in price, though carbon was weak with a tendency to lowee figuren, Hogs were {n good demand and prices were ateady at Friday's sdvance,” Bales wern at $7,70@8,25 for com- tmon to chofce qualitfen Tho froah receipts wara 6,000, and for the week £6,670, Tho cultle trads wan dull at Fridny's quotations, A limited amonnt of trading dona on thoe basls af §3.00@5,80 for commun o cholrr. ‘The roceipia for the week ware 20,207, Nhrepwors dnll 8t £LI5@5.50 per 190 1be, Tieceived durlog the week, 9,509, ‘Tho common grailes of Jutnber med with a modarate Inquiry at rocent prices, The market ia firm fn eou. requence of the prospect of & redniced production, but nao advance ia likely to oconr at present, The stocka are liberal and faiely sasorted, sud wers they others wiso the deficiencles conld moon be made good, sa ‘vesasls would experienco no fuconventeuce in making trips across the lako, The domaud for iron, metals and hardwaro generally continues moderate, belng about up to espectalions, and mo change fn raten 44 reported to have faken place. Nalls mect with conslderblo inqmiry at $2.00@3.00 raten. The detmand s thomght to Do partly speculative, many thinking that rates will bo advancod whon the spring trade opons, s they have Iu nast seasonn, The inquiry for wool in fafr, betng wostly from the Western manulacturers, who tow rely Targely on this market for supplieain the winter rea- rou, Prices are steady, Iun hides, broom-corn, and hay thers wero no mportant changes, Needs wero 10ro Actiso and steady, Toultry wan ateady and egge lower, TILE WHEAT MOVEMENT, Tmports of wheat and tlour iuta Urear Britsln from Bepl, 140 Dec. 81, 1474 and 1875 ¢ wnKaAT, 1834, 13 From— ewtd, ewti, Rusis.... 9T 415 Deusmark ..., o ThAGL HOaNTE CA2REN 2252897 M TR TR TR ) . 1 6,208 Turkey, Walla, sud ol % 502701 aypt 14518 Uniited States, 7,261 Chil 482144 Uther countries.,.,. Totahueseaeessnnnsaien VLot Qormsny ¥ranca,, Luited Biates, Britiah Norih Utber countrie Total .. OTUER PRODUCE BTATISTICS, The New York J'roducs Esehange WWeckly givos the follawlog ¢ Tho vieible supply of grain, comprising the stock in ary at the prncipal point of accumulation at iko and acaboaril ports, io transit by rall, and frozen $n on the New York canals and the lakes, Yeb, 5, 1870 Missourd,. 604,200 o 3,910 4,441,082 talov. .. o 4,082,007 Tolnts not reported Jacked last yosr.. . Listimated sanio palnte this year.... s94,017 Hrand Totalieeuy oveere 4RI BMLTE ks Ponk—Was unuanally active, bod advancad 100 per bel, afier which it deelined’ nearly 450, and cloed somuwhiat firmer, Baiod wers roported of 3,040 $20.p0 31,15 3 3,350 hels eeller the month 1163 7,500 bits meller March at $20,77 February: $20,574@ Belter Aprit; and ay. Irine moln potk vas ulel at $19.3R18.00, Fxtra pritne quoted at $16,60R10.00, Lanrp=—Was active fur future, and soll from 10o above (o 200 helow the cluuing &rlm’ of Friday, tho last sales belng Tigidl bolow thoee, though Liverpool wan reported 64 per 112 ite lifgher, " Haloa wera roported of 950 tm co at §12,673¢ 3 4,750 tea seller Marvh at #1057, 9,7 ) 20703 Andd 1,750 tes 16,210 The arket losed ateady st $12.58. 10575 cash or nolier Tebruary; $12,68 aoller Marcli; §12,60 scilor Apeil; aud F12.9%4 13,00 for reller May, MraTs—Wero rather quiot and teady, sxcopt that shouldera for futuro_ delivery weeo eusier, Tho 1o~ Quiry was falr, but briyyrs asked coucessions which holders wonld not grant, Halea wers reportad of 140,000 I8 shonldors al Tho casl sud seller lacoh; 470,000 1ta pliort riba nt 11%,c sellor March, snd 114 A at @1 Ye: 140,000 1us andl 21,000 pes groen hama at 11%5@ 1130 for 1l th, and 11c for 17 1 avarages, The warket closed at the following range of pricea Shonk Long Hhort Bhort ders, Clear, RUb, Clear, [ A (U 17 ) L (LR T 8 . Tt Marcl, Toums,,ss I (T T April,. . e 1 AMay,.. . i b 1 RRINTNELL IR 1 Long wnd’ Mori cloars quoted nt’ 113{o casls, atid 4o seller arch, boxed s green hams, 115allie; mwect-piekled do, 113212%0: Cnmbertanils, 11'¢c, canhi ot acller February : long-cut hams, 13%1513%¢, Loxed; bacon hame, LKALB\C. nrire—\Was quict at 7@ PRODUOTH~Ware staady and quiot at $3.50 @10.00 for mess, $10.60811,00 for extre mees, and £1,50@12.00 for Kamy, p TaLLow—Was quoted ot 8¢ @9Ke, * BREADSTUFFS, FLOUR~—Was very quict at unchangad prices, The market did not dectino in sympatby with wheat, be- caniao tha recent advanco on the grain was not followed by 8 marklug up in flour. The demand on Saturday wan very light. Balos wera reported of 80 brla winters terma; 720 bris pring extrs, ehlefly ab (5,505 and 25 brla ryo flour at $4.25, Tolal, 108 Urls, 'The ruarket closed quict at the following range of yricea: Choico winter exirat, $3.60G7.00; common Tarle, lye, b | Wik Peb. 8.1607.819,18114,716, Wikilan. 2, 19, ¥4, 94791 4,270, Wik 5|16, 597, 65,4 Wik J: 376, 17,316, 4093, 66 w':.r | rmw, ¥ 5, i VB2 2T, 1L $18,47716, 02¢, 15,3 524, 111 e THE WHEAT MARKET. Xa the Filitar of The CAieaga Tridane In Tug TuinyNe of Saturdsy you remark that {he report of **stocks of wheat in afght,” ua given on I'ri- day In New York dispatch, was known previonsly, and hia# had its effect ou the market, Thiv fs doubtiess true to s great extent, bot the inforwation given by the New Xork correspaudent of the Clacinnatl frice Current, as {t appears Lelow, 18 new to many in Chis €ago, aud alould be xuown to all holders of wheat fu the Northweat, that a correct judgment may bo formed 88 to whother it {8 best o soll now or walt until tho present controllers of the miariet aco best to advise: “ Nisr YonK, Feb, 7, 1570,—Thio whest market hna ‘Tocovered temporarily from the extromo sopresilons Juat uoted, when it was on the verga of demoralizas tion, when' 8 Lroak wss mruong the daily porsibili- tes of tho market, Siuce thou thero buve’ boen four da; in which n falr cyport domand for this winter wns experionced, tuo sales aversging about 150,000 bu per day, wheress for two montha they bave not averaged half that, This demsnd, how- ever, hon not been for tho grades for which it was linpad, being almont wholly for the poorest grades of spring frows No, Sdown, Yeb au advanoe hiaw been predicted upon this demand for No,2 even altliough very little haa bren sold or I8 ualable, and thereare dicatfons that thix fmproved demand is but short and that thers will be no genersl axport deman: cient Lo reduco the {mmanso socks hers, for n long time to come, In this connection It may be sald that there han bean s atrenuous effort to suppress (ho facta Inrelation to the slocks held in New York, both of wheat and four, On the Ist of January thero wera anly about 7,600, 000 n wheat reported” hera fn store and o tho liarbor, huving towed canal-hoats out of tho way (o reduce tho stock In slght, which was nearly, if ot fuily, 10,000,000 bu, “In flotir the Aunw was done, the “wtock being reported at 330,00 to 410,000 brle when, n fact, tliers wera abont 730,008 bris hre, and 1t was an open secret {n the tradaat the thne, ut, under sauction of ik trade, they wero published at the reatly reducod fixures, Now, we conte 1o ths 1at of Fetruary, when atocks aro tatked of sgain, and we Liear (bat thera has been reduction wince Jan, 1, by sama_toystorious prosess, nobody known what, excapt that there biaa been a good dezl of wheat that was getting hot, taken out of store snd put iuto canale boats, Wa suprose this s * exporting it sccording ta atock manipulatora. Tlio lonr marxet hod gotten_ into shout as dmoral- lzed s position aw wheat befora the recent demand, and 0 closes minge steady becauso of mwro Inquiry of late, but, like that in wheat, it Is re- urded ns lfkely to bo temporary, Corn has Loen rather frmer wuder o fale spocula- tivo and export demsnd, clodni higher; . whils 0ats haso been extremely dull tli the close, when the fmmno between tha recelvers and jolbers’ of jraln rau settied by tho latter witludrawiig thule deuiand foradditional clarge for elovating. Other brancliea of trado exhibit very littlo genvral activity und not much of {nterest to nate, In sddition to the eall intradncet on the provision floor of the Prodnoe Exchauge last woek, which was noticad in Jant fetter, and_ which bad cansed general dnwrruption 10 busiuosa slnco then, thors hus beeu & Ting built upon tha grain Roar for the samo purposo, which resulted fu thexame futerruption of busing and a petition sigued by threo-fourths of the members 10 hinve it romnoved, PROVISIONS, HOG PRODUCTS—Wera very active, aud irregular, chintly lu tho speculative dUroction, The market was strong early, fu continuation of the movementof the previous day, which wan dna to the belief fn amall #locks and Hight packing. The rocelpta of hoga wero smalt on Saturdsy, bat that i+ ususl at the closs of the week. Thomarket turned when the record compiled Ly tho Secrotary of tho I, T. A, was poated, slowing thut our utocks of produiet are uot very far bolow thiaso of & year ago, and that (e packiug n this eity will not fall very much below that of last winter, when tho ine eroasedd welght of Liogs In taken nto the ucconut, This 1ndo freo nellors, aud fhe market declined ranidly umder lieavy offeringe, expectatly in_ pork, the buying Leing chietiy dono DY the whort interent. ‘Iho fater fechug was steadierall around, Wo note that the ex- port of 1neats coutloues vigorouly the Davly Cowvincreiat Report and Market Review giventhe following ua {ho ahipmenta of yroviviona irum thia city for tua porfudy pamed : Taril, il [BuguTde, hadio. tos. oe. . e, | o ! .61 1 73! Pork; | vein | 1os, 10,300,545 L K0 L6y R 20, Tht i3 17, 761, 6% 1, T 01 .60 plecc, wiucy Nov, & o corrsapond’ “Grusn Ianis—Shipped for tho veok, e ST Toves Saane suck ot ‘Rualnat o1 plau aoTncludenall out mieata ezuupt B, I bams aud shoal- vrs, ‘Tho fullowing fable showa thn number of hoge 1ackud at the puints usnisd su roturnal totue Beerela- T¥ of the Chlcugo Pork-Packers’ Axvoctation 3 To et ks T efuty, racking, Folnte, RS it Clieago, Claetunalf | Bt Lawide, Toutevilla. ", Indiananolly Hanwas City .. Cedar Rapids,., Dus Moloss..... o . The fulluwing were tha wlocks in ¢ " AT Tho Becretary of tho Pork-Fackers® Awaclation fur- nialive (e following statouict of yacking Ly Hiates : Packedto Edtimated Total lask dite, o weaou, aeasa, i A3, 3 464,034 to good do, $4.7536,00; spring extras, $4.00@4.40; good do, $4.30@4.75; chofco do, $5.00@5,25; patenta do, $5,0047,23; Minnesota, $3.0000.25; apring su- periucs, $100G9.50; rye flour, $L2XGH25; buck- wheat do, $4,50G5.25, Druasan quict aud 25 fower, Siles wero 10 tons &t $3.50 0n track, MIDDLING S—Hales wern 10 tons ot $14.00 on track. pCameStuat—Coarso was mowlnal at $10.80@ 1875 on rock, WIEAT—Was lesa actlvo, and frrequlatly eanier, the market duclining about 1o furtlor than at the clozo of Friday's trading, Privata advices from Liver- pool were s3ld to noto firmaes, hut_tho publiahod dinpatchen called things qulel, and New York wan easler, with huyera Holdiug off. Our rocelpts wero rather lsrgo (L) car loads), and tho finer weater hald out tho prospect of recelfts next wack, which terided to bear prices, indopeudently of thucrop news. Tho Juter was not favorable to higher pricen, thongh 1ot o few looked 1pon the facts aa ovidences o recoclty which wiil be compensated at n later date, he orders from oulwido were loss huimcroun, and fo:al operators were very tncertain, Some thougbt that tho lirger holdars’ had mold out at tho top, and otbers intimatud it ua prouablo that tiey had only tet RO enough to permit a repetition of tho milkiug pro- cesalater o Amid alf, tho feellng that whoat 42 foo high liere a8 compared with other markots prevaljed muiliciently to make whort sellers mars numeronn than bugyers, aud tho market geadunlly esscd off, though it coilld natbe caltod weak, 'Tha shipping demaud for tlio Jower graded wan falr, but prices wero lower, Sollr Mareh opcned at 51,024, rocoded to $1017;, nde vanced to €622, and decined fo $1.01, clositg st $1.0015, Beller the month gold nt $L0Z%w 1.03%, and Reilor May ot $1.03(@1,06%, both closing at tha e wide, ‘Belter Al Tanged Hy@3o over March. Onuh No. 3 clowd at 41,023, and’ No, 3t Bla for freeh ro- celpta, No. | wan cntirely nominal. Cosh nales we reported of 41,600 bu No.2 spring at $1.004 1,03 16,400 bu No, 8 do ot 83io for winter, aud BLu 810 for fresh recedpta; £,000 "bu rojecte o at Tlife tor wintor, aud %o for Cresh recelpts; and 1,000 bu by 8ic, Total, 55,400 L. A in moderata demand, but loiwer, {n sympathiy with the go murket, Halea wera reparted of 1,400 bu No, 1 at 31,163 ; 1,000 bu No, 2do at $1.04%; and 2,400 bu by eamplo ot $LMG 1152, Total, 4,50 bn, CORN—Was dull and steadier, thers being 1itilo chango from the pricos of Friday ovening, ‘Tho tondency was, however, to an_ensfer raugo, in avm Hly it whott, e tho weatlier was beiter, and the colpt ta madorats in voiumioe The news' from other paiuts had little effoct, Liverpool snd New York wore unchauged, Tho market was stoudy Ll the Inet honr, and then eased down about ic, s buyers held o, and tho fow fots on Aale could only be disposed of ab conceraions, Seller March upened at 4135c, sold ot 413{c, afterwards at 41y, and deelined to'41%e at the clore, Heller the month, 'or cash No, @, ranged at 4@ Alije, and sellor April ot $1%(21940. both" cloaing at the inuide, Sellor May nold at 453(@10)o, cloalng nt 4uic, aud seller Juno was qulet at L, \a undor May, Cash saloa woro repurted of 41,000 bu No, 3 st 414 00 b high-mized ut 411j0; 2,400 bu_new do 2,000 bu new mixed a 35ari8i0: 6,200 bu rejected at’ B9@3o; 400 bu ears at Bdc: 8,000 bu by wxtaplo st G iGc on brack s and 11,2% bu do at 913 U5 freo on board cars, Total, 74,200 bu, OATH—Wero quiot and K@ mouth sud May, and ateady for the intermediate ope tione, which et with a moderate inquiry early, The ibta were larger, but thers was litlo dolng fn cash cxcept sample lota, Wwhich were picked up by city bug- cru, Heller the montl or cash No, 2 rold a3 3130, and seller March 5L 3177c, Soller April brought 3! cliwing at the inide. and May S 3hie, Ounh nales wer Tuparted of 3,000 bu No, 3t 13507 1,40 bu No, #whiteat 3103 6,40 b by samplo at ‘S0@iT0 on track; and 1500°bi do at B3K@IdC, freo on boards Total, 11,400 bu, RYE~Was in'moderate request and sleady at 613 G7ic for fresh No. 3, tho outside in speclal houne, Other graden worn {nsctiva and nominal, Sxles 1 1,600 bu No, 2 at 636730 3 1,200 bu by aemple ab 68@700 ou track, Total, 3,500 bu, BARLEY—Was inolderuiely active and Sc lowor, eufeily in cousequenco of tho hoavy recelpts, 43 cars being inwpected fu, The bulk of tho aiferingn conslatad of ha lower yrades, which closed very dull at a decline of 4u5c from Vriday's prices, liugars generally lietd off, though sorue of tha shorts fllsd in ut U profit offerod Ly the declive, aud o few new dexla were put out, many parties befy that anather drop fs Inovitabl enest at 72e, and closed weak af March old ot £5)@0tc, closing casy ller April Lirought 6lc, and My was offersd at 6o . 3 (car-lots) oponedl st 71g, and closed at T0c, oll early at_4ic, but cloned easy at 35c, and ree jecked closed “at 2c,” Bamples wora dull and woak, Cash sales wero Teported of 11,400 bu No. 20t 70 2,00 hu No, J at 85@10¢; 400 bu rejected ot 200 240 by sample at §0:@41.00 on frack, Tol G, . o lower for seller the QENERAL MARKETS. ALCOHOL--Was quict aud steady st $2.12, LROUM-CORN~Waa {n continued fulr requeat and firm, Wo quote: Cholcs old hurl, 10@110; No. 2 hurly T35d0e; cholce medlum, 0X@7TXo; good medlum Lrusly, 603 falr inslde and covers, B@3Xo; inferlor, 44205 eraoked, e, BUTTER~Thero was a falrly activa and firm muar- Eet for thiastaple. Not cnough dedlrabla tabilc butter dy comluy forward to mesl the current wants of the trade, and holders find no diiiculty In obtalulug out- pldo figures for. cholen seloctions, Al the momout thero i uo considerablo surplus butter on bLand, and thers lv & couldent. fesling among dealor Wo quote as follows : Ohalco to fancy yellow, Zi@33a; 1aedinm to good grades, 18:@%10; Iuferlor to common, 1331703 common fo chofes roll, 1hade, BAGGING—Tobbers report contiuued quict, Tho demand fs for wmall quantitles, bugers evincing no {pclination to anticipste wants, Quotatious ro. maln 84 follows; Stark A, 20go; Lewlston, 3¢} Moutaup, 507 Ontarlo, 25¢; American A, 233 Amoskeag, 21%¢; Olter Creek, 2o} burlap bage, 4 bu, 1431303 do 6 b, 15@10¢; guonics, singlo, 15@10s 5 o, double, 2 3 CIEESL—Firumen sl characlerizes tbs clicero market. ‘Thure wan a oo detmaud from the country nud » moderute cll from the local trado at fully wus- tained prices, Wequota cholce to fanoy factory at 1330 1337¢, wnd lowar grades st 9@11 QOAL—Anthracito coal i held finnly at the quoted prices, bul koo deseripti haought at & roucession, 13 COOPERAGE—Lackors’ wools wera fu_ better do. mand and strouger, dales being repurted of tlerced st $1.10, nnd of pork haerels at o ic, {ExSED [OGH—Wera dull’ and 10 lawer, Tho 4 wero wuiall, Dt buyerd held G aud few sales lo ut the decliuc, Baiea dnclude 127 boad ut £3.50a 0.0, S10~T o part fow days iave witneascd quite an act. e movement in ke el wnd the market Lt doveloped increand strongih, thuugh thero is ot wich Hielis fioad uf any fuporiant sdvatce, thy huceal atocks o land uperating axainst an upward moyement, Macks cpel s very e, and wili wudoubtedly go bighor, Othior kinds are wfeady t No, & whitctlab, K-brl, $3,27 5495 2 i 0, 9,155,207 No. 1 truut, i No, | I 2 A3 No, bay My, $LE0: large family k codlivh, $3,80.45,73; Gearge’s § 3w Lauradar boreing, gpllt, biley 33 do igebrl, §1,2531.50 3 Labrwdor herring, {D\IH.\I, Lrls, ‘t‘lh&fl.;[’ 1 I-\u"gi‘bl'l ltl.fl‘)\’ 1.15& lefll:t.l herril| e box, Nu, ! 0 umb River vitdion, 1-beh 1e00@e,ds, - b S04 ' FRUITA AND NUTB—Thars {8 a eontinned fres movement in proues, the cousumption Uetng groatly atimulated by (e rerarkably low prices enrrent. The demand for ourrents, Valenela Tairius, and peachrs wan aleo fatr, Ottice lines wars dealt'in rather spar- fugly. Nula wers fairly aetive and steady. Quotatlons wero unchauged : Forrian—~Dates, 3707 tigs, layers, 15Al0c: fign, druma, now, 1%@14c: ‘Turkish prunos, new, 53605 French prones, keys and boxes, AM@ e ratafun, “layors, new, Toose ' Mincatel, new, 3,030,381 @11%0: Zants enrs e, THRBe Doursric—Alden penchos, 1o} Ulsckberr “‘:a’i’%fi';‘u‘“"""&."’{;.’"&"(k%?‘ Ua; Lischherriss, 450 raspherri 3503 Dilted charrion, 5@20% NuTi—tilberin 111100 almonds, Terrsgons, 19X @NSc; Naples walntits, news 16@170 3 French_ wajnutn, new, ' Ti@lske; Gronobls veainnta, 16@170 ; Braziin, IAIDNO! Pecans, Texns, 11 @lijge; Wilmington peanuta, 8l lsc; Tonnosses pra- nuts, B@to; Afrian beanuts. 6RIXC: GIEEN FRUITH—Wero stesdy and sold (o falr aggregste 1 s rotail way. Occasloually orders for apjilea coma from outwido paints, but the trade is Just a6 dlie moment montly local, Cliolee anplos, $106 9.8 per UFl: Valencia oranges, $3.00@.80 per caso; ey do, $3.254.80 per bos; femans, $4.0057.00 po 1 UROOERIES~There was a stightly increased de- maud far goods coming under this hear, but tho gan. eral market was vory far from belng aotlye, and the tetor of pricos was agaln eay, Tho pravallthy quict 1n attribnted to the continued dullnens of the inteclor trade, consoquent upon the wretched condition of the counfry rosda, A fow days of drylng weathor wonld 0 doubt witices a spcedy ravival of business, aud geneml hacdealug of priccs of siaplo aricics, Vo ote : T flice—Tongoon, 04/@0X01 Carolins, TK@Se; Lane By@ixe, iata £Ee—t), O len( 81@dle; Java No, 2, 1@ 280;_chiolca o fancy 1o, it 33%ie§ good to primo do, " @32yc ; common to falt, 2N@IKa: ronwt ing, WR1Ke; Blngaporo -Java, 24@he; Coata llica, 2:@23%e: Maracalbo, 2'@ic, Suaana—TPalent out loaf, 11%@113¢e: crushed, 114 @130 ; powdered, 11ali)o; granulated, 10710} A, stndard, 104@10%e; do No. 4. 10%¢; B, )50 oxira 0, 9xo} O No, 3,030} yellow 0 Xo.1, Ujtc; chioica brown, B&0Xo; falr to priina do, #3@83¢03 common do, TX@8Y0 s ‘cholcs molauses sugar, 9@o\a; com- mon to good do, Tu@3xe; Now Orloatia, T@HXE, BIRCPe—~CALfOrIA BigAT-loaf drips, T9@T3C; dlA- mond drips, $1,00@1.10¢ iiver drips, 'extra fine, 606 e qood SugARTIONSe airip, 60@ENS; - exiea. do, 63 @fu; Now Urleans molasses, choice, Bh@idc: o Jriine, 86@70; do common La good, #8@tdc; Porto ticu molasses, GU@8ic; commion juolasses, i8@dlo; lackatrap, H0G@3le, Briora—Allspico, 18@19¢; cloves, 8803 caealn, 30@ 02¢; pepper, 18@I18Xc; nutmegs, $1.34@) \ cutln ginger, 1635@10%0, Hoara—Truo llue, U3+ German dlottled, G @7cs Whito Lily, 6X@dxo;_Whita Rose, 6X@0XC; Imperial, Ho: Goldrn West, 435(5c. Branca—Ercelsior, lsupdry, 6@70; do, gloss @3e; do, corn, Hg9No; Kingafard, pure, 1%c; 10 ver ilosw, 9W@9¥c: do carn, 14100, HAY—A fow urdera ware placed, but tie markot wi galt woak, and couceasions wero mada ou Ko grades, 'Tiio recciyta were liberal, and tha stock now Beldbeve feuald 1o bo quite lafge, No.L timothy, $12.00@12.60; No, 2 do, $11.50: mized do, $9.00@0.00} prime upland pratrie, $4,50@9.002 prairie, $0,0037.50. LIGHWINES—Wero quictaud uuchanged, Halss ‘were 100 bris at $1.06 per gallon, - UIDES—Were ateady under a moderats inquiry from dealers, and rather light offerluge: Qrean city Lutchers', 6¢433c; green cured, 1ight and hoavy, 62(p To; part cured, Gi@0No; green malted kip, do; green country, 6X@8Kc; freen calf, 12@12%0; aey kip ond’call, 14)(@150; dry alted hides, 1207 dexcon_sxine, 43@50c, Damaged siock briogy two- thirds price, and_branded 10 per cent off, Hhoop polta, wool cotimated as wastied, por b, 3U@Sse, HOPS—Tho beiter grades woro In falf request and n Ahada firmer, owing 10 Lo reduced supply, The fnquiry is chichly from (he Psst, and some ars being taken for ozpoti. Poor hopsare dull, and thera in § cousidorable stack on hand, hald - prinopally fn the country. Prices range from @100, Tho laat crop la eatimaled at 120,000 bales, and Ghe domeatio connump- tion for tho year beginning Sept. 1at 80,000 balo, Abort 93,000 balea biwve boen exported, LEATHER—But little chaugo was_obsarvabla in the general characteristics of the leatlier market, the dn- mand an heratoforo Lolng atrletly 1n_accondince with the requiromnents af curcent trada, Pricea ware quoted easy os follows ¢ oy NENMLOOK, Litbu.ueronre $ 3@ 7 + Bi4 U5 | Bulalo slatgh . for sole (Leat) 3@ 37 Kipa, . B0 5|41, Avsola.. W@ 3L Upper, No. 1., 234 20| B! A" 6. D Upper. No, 3., 25@ 27 UATUCAS, o erne 2y B OaK. HELI0 | TArncteeee T@ 40 G 00 | Boles, oo ssaries %@ 4L @ FUEKCH 8TOOK, Call ovosiisess BSUGRO0 | KID.orerasenss LOOBLAS LUNBER—Contluues 1n modorato demand and steady. In Western Michigan not more than one-lalf of & erop of logs csn he made avallable for next mume mer's suwing, even under the most favorablo ausplcen far the reminder of tho logging seasvn. Quotationst First and secona cloa: $4U.00@.. Third cloar, 1 nel f ‘Third clear, thi. Clear flooring, firs ©loar siding, fieat and aecond., First common stdhug. .. Flooriug, flrst common, droased. Flooring, second comuion, dreasod.. Tiox boards, A. oz boards, i A stock boarils, 1 atock boards. atock board Fencltf vovessrensssrenns Common lumber, I8 ft aud under.,., {t.yllm and scantiing, 20to 24 1t 24,00@25.00 18.00@10.00 12.00@14,00 1,00@12.00 s 12,00@16,00 L16a 2,00 250@ 3,00 2.50@ 2.52?( on, Dunn & 'Co,, of Olasgow, Hcotland, fi their sunnsi review of the wood market, state that market for tho past year opencd very dull and um isfactors, although the atocks wera not greatly in ex- cessof thoue of previous scasous. Lator s revival in sbip and houso buildiug caused an improvemont in tho demand, snd the year closod witk moderste atocks and s firm’ mirket, womo vatletien of wood, among them square white pino and onk, sdvancing considera- bly, Fow contraots bave yet beon mado by importers of Ameriean woods, tholiph tha tacks, eapocially of aquaro whito plue, are very light, Tontagu Is'scarco, aud, & it 18 yearly becomlng wmors 80, Ligh frolghts ara jikolyto rilo, OILS—Tho matket was raported quiet fn al depart- menta, with prices rullug comparativoly stesdy, oxcopt for' citbon, whieh was weak and unsettled. Wo quoto: Cafbon (standard white), 116 deymges tost, @Ko ao Niinols logal test,’ 160 degrece, 1563 18303 Wa W,, 160 tout, 174(@18¢; o hoadlight, 178 deg., 1MmIN}0; oktrs winter lard ol $LOT@110; N UBC@3LOU ; No, 2, T8GH0 ; Vnsead, Taw, Gio whiale, Winter leacied, TH@80e: $2.18@2,251 neatefoot oll, _atrictly ‘pure, §1, do extra, 9505 doNo,1,R80; hank ofl, Bic3 600 plumbago oil, Gai1s0;’ tnrpontine, 4403 nap ths, deodorized, 63 gravity, Talbc: West Vieginia olir, uatural, 40 deg, 300 ; matural, 30 deg., Ma; re- duced, 23 deg., 22! 2 S—Dressed [\l)llllrr was in fair a POULTRY AND I retail request sad steady, Eggs wero dn larga supply 2, and easfer: PoutTny—Chickens, T@lo per s tur- xegs, A1 ks, 108 110; geeso, Hdlve, Enas— surlctly fro! BEEDS~Timothy waa moderately active at $2.00@ 2,313, the markot cloalug firin under lmited offcrings, Glovar sold ot $8.00, aud millct and Huugarian at Goc, Flax contintes dull und casy at $1.20@1.53, FALT—Was sleady sud falrly uclive, Wa qnots: Onondaga and Haginaw, flus, $1.35: do, $1.40; ordi- nary coarse, $1:70; dalry, withous bags, ' $2.3: dairy, with bags, §4,50; Aahtou dairy, per sack, $4,50, TEAS—Duslucey remaing quist, Prices though ea woro without quotablo chiange, Wa zopest our la QurowpEs—Common, 38@42c; good 00, A3@4Rc : mo- dium, 4%@37¢; good do, 6:Xasse; fins, 55@00; Hnest, @880; cliolre, TA15c; cholceat, Y0@I50; fanoy, 51,10 @120, IMPERIAL—Coninon, 32 8e; good do, 406 ¢ modium, 13 {8c; good do, 1H@5Ia: fine, BiGbdc; Aucst, G8&8J0; cholce, 63c: choiceat, 703750, JaraNs—Commion, 336303 couymou, 3o@ot modium, 40G45c: good madfum, 4533002 Ane, 30 G50; Aneat, 85@t0e; cliolo, GO@G3CE chiolceat, 136 UoLoras—~Common, JXA%ic; good common, 35 @3e; medium, 40@4l0; good medluoy, 43@4i0; fine, {adlc; tient, 63@3%: choles, GOEle} chcloest, @8GC. WOOD—Was quoted firm at £3,50 for maple, at $7.50 for beech, aud $3.50 for wlabs, doliverod, 'WOOL—Was uteady, under a moderate {nquiry from ‘Western wanulacturors, Stocks are light, and prices fully ‘sa bigh as o New York. It {s estimatod thay ahout 10 per coutof tha clip §a hack in tha couutry, Following ara (he quotations: Tuiwwashed, prim 4badda; do, poor o good, 44@40c; washed resce, i ood-condition SUgida; wasbied, coarme aud me- dium do, 40s43c; uuwashied, tino heavy to light, 25 dzies do, vourss and wedium, @i pullod, 23 @i, LIVE STOCK. ouicAnO. Cal Week ouding ‘Total fonr weokn, & 1,710 Totliorvensrrornnsnesse 0760 10,353 3704 OATTLE~The recelpts during (he past weok og- gregated 20,207 head, agalnat 14,133 for the corve- aponding week Jsst yoar—an ncreass of 7,102 head. Tho azrivals contiuue greatly I excess of past sessons at & liko period, sud, a8 8 resull, tho extreme de- preasfon so long s feature or ko market rematus un- disturbed, Not only hero but atall Lve-stock contres (here dv a constant ovorsupply, sud pricesaro thus kvt ot 8 point whers there s 1o margin of profit for feedors, Nor dous {he uear future prometeo any radis cal fuiprovement i the complozion of the market, The npumber of caitlo feedlug m the Weat wae nover 4o Largo us at present, and thero seeme to be ltts voow for duubd fhst from this tiwe ou Wl summer tus supply will be wofiiclent to keepprices down to nomuwhero near helr preseut low rangu, %bo uteady abrinkage n values which Las Lecn going on for m number of weeks past hias reqult. ed in almost vontiouous lossca o both Western and Eutaro ab) d baps never before io th bialory of 1o irade Lsd 150 Gensse) sNGALIGE of (be ttade hoen 80 nnsatiafactory to all partien engaged, The market npened dull sl hiesvy the past week, and carly declined sn 5@ e, from which point it ald not a the close hero The nreivals em. braced only ‘3 e percentage of what could yroperly bo clwnud as choles beoves, snil (s proportion of fuferior grudos was alan lght, tia inajor partconslsting of fair to good well-fatted sicers walghing from 1,050 0 1,400 1bs, for which $4.00@4.75 woro tho ruling fignren, ' Local butcliora seaured st of thale alock t §1.00.78 for commion to cholea cown and Inferior fo niedinm stoers, Feedors palu £3.00@ 4,00 for poor 10 pritne lots. Baturday's markot was quiet and values wero steady and unchanged, The freah rocclpts were Mmited th otk B0 hiead, hub thero waa & largo amount of stalo X In tho ynrds, and between 2,000 aud 3,000 cattlo rematued unsold at the clo. QueraTioN, Choico Beevea—Tins, fat, well-formed 3 year to 6 yusr old stears, weighing 1,850 to 5 3,358,580 4.30@473 L.10@4,35 recover, thoiigh ®lightly tirmer wan o ol 11yt 1,200 Lo 1,400 tose M;llhlm Grades—Bteers in fs n treighing # to 1,100 . Block Cattle—Common catf 10 1,000 bR 4eq 4y 5 Inferlor~Light and thin cows, belfers, ataga, huils, nud scalaway stcots Texan (sttlo—~Through droves, ...... HUUS—Tho inarket opeond duil and weak, ‘I'ho ro- celpta wero lboral, and {hie weatlior waq #o warm [bat packing conld not bo carried on with ony degren of Aafely, and up to Wednenday noon prices hud declinsd 0o, Bubesquontly the market ronctod, fho weatuer remadned unfavorablo throtighant, but Uiero wwan o markod & declino n the rocelpta (the arrivala duringtho last thres days waro only about 47,00) llers were fn s poaition to control the matket, nce Wednesday toon tliey have fully recovered tuo reduction muffered early in tho week. In comparison with previous weeks of {ho |icking seasom wo bavo to moto vory declded do- erloration In tlle quality of tha hoga sent farward, A Kood many cholce droves are atill included m th Tivals,but the numbor s dally growing less, sud it now looks a3 thongh tho packing aeason wonld soon bave 1o ceasa, frum tho lack of euitable stoex, ‘Thero was a fairly active market Baturday, and tho advanco of the day beforo wav fally maintalned, Clontug auatations wore $7.00GT0 for iakippen $7,30(=7.50 for common to cholva ght, and $7,73@4.25 for puor Lo cholen lisavy welyhtn. B{IEEP~This market waw dull and drooping throukhout the past week, and clonod heavy at 25.80c decline, We quote puor to common at R),TME4N), modium ot $LU5GA.60, aud good to extraat $4,76(@3.50, AT, LOUIH, 8r. Tovrs, Feh. 12.—Toas—Active and highe: Yorukal:rn, $1.03@T.00; packing, $T.50@1.75; oxtrs, $7.! 'GaTrLE—No supply; o domnnd; no market, R Bl TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS. FOREIGN MARKETS. #vactal Dispateh o Tha Chicaso Tribuns. Livenyoos, Feb, 12—11:30 8, m.~Frouvn—No. 1, 248 No, 2, 228, GuatN—Woeat, winter, No, 1, 10s; No, 2,100 3d; spriug, No, 1, 98 11d; No, 3, Ba3d; white, No. 1,108 6d; No, 2, 108 3d; club, No, 1, 118; No, 3, 108 6d. Corn, new, No. 1, 28¢3d; No, 9, 278 0a § old, No. 1, s 1; No. 2, 20u 6d, Pnovisioxs—Lork, 81s 6l Lard, 603, LivearooL, Feb, 12—2 p, m.—Provisioxs—Lard, Gn td, L1vERPoOL, Keb, 12— p, 10,—ANKDIOAN CHEESE— 68 6d. N ProvistoNs—Tard, 69 63, Bacon, long clear mid- Qles, 834 d; short do, 59a 0d, Liveneoor, Fob, 13,~Uoxsore—2Noney, 94 1-18; account, 04 5-16. AMERICAN BECORITIR—~'638, 1003 '07¢, 10936 ; 10-408, 1063 ; now fa, 100} s New York Centsal, 1013 ; Exle, 165(; preforred, 3t, REFINED PRTROLEUM—10d@10%d, TanLow—{0s Gd(@0s 94, Tants, Feb, 1%, —ReRTES=GT! 70c, TFraxgrony, Feb, 12,—Unitep Srares Boxps—New Om, 1013, Axtwinp, Feb, 12.—PPTROLRUM~33, LOUISVILLE, KY., TOBACCO MARKET. Roported fur Tha Tvibune lbl:u Alarmiar Yarthitl, Thatcs er LovaviLLE, K., Feh, 12,~Tha very culd snap wo had at the clons of Iaat week changed \suddenty into mild damp westhior on the firat of Lho week, which Lias prevailed until tuis moruing, when it was cool—to~ baccus gencrally showlug to betler advantago today, than they did any day during tho week,—as tho receipta of must of the new croparrived in soft order—to tho ndvantago of ro-iandlers who bought such, Tho sales of tho woek have been agaln large, and unexpectediy a0 for 0 early {n tho scason, tho total sales for the weck Leiug 1,211 hlids, 0a agalnat 1,080 Iast week, The offer- inge thi. week consistod of 934 hlds original new crop, 61 Lhds review now crop, 66 hhids original old crop and 141 hbds of review old crop—belng in ll, 1,004 bldz now, and 207 hhds old tobacco sold this week. The charactar of tho great bulk of tha to- Tirccos offorod was of the same low and nondescript Xind, 80 consplcuonsly characteristia of tho offeriogs a0 far thia year, although tho break this week presented, on t ha whole, & botier assortmeut gener- slly, with a Jarger proportion of good and flue, aweet old tobacco, Tho toms of tho market was, on tho whola, well austained, tho best grades belng very fiem at full provious fgures, good lugs commanding 25c to 500 por 100 Iba mors, now trash and nondsscript malne taining former prices; whilo old frozen and frashy luge wero dull and easter, Mannfacturing Leat—In Allers, o fully.better supply of old, fine’ quality np- peared on the breaks this week, which met with ready sales at full prices; soma fino, sweet, dry old fillers eold from $10,0014.50; medium from $3,00@9,50, with no common, really awoet, offerlng, In wrappers, the #ame scarcity of heavy black oxists, the fow sold maintatulug fully e prices of last week; in bright, fow cominon wold at $11.6@12,60; malogony, $14.00@ 18.00;. good, $18,0A23.00; nothing One offersd. Hmokers and Cuttlog Leaf—Hmokers, of all qualities, brought full prices, fho males Delng equsl to the Jurge offerings, particularly of common, which was in excoss of the better grades, New trash nold at $2,04@.00; now common, $4.00@ @505 old, $LI0@LU; medium now, $3,000.00 colony new, $6,50G7.00; cutling, now trash, sold o} $1.00@5.00 ; good lugs, $5,00@7.00; strippery, $7.00@ 0.00; wood cuting leaf, $9.00@1%,00; fne calony, $12.00@18.00; saluctionn, $18,00335.00, with very littla of tha last two mentionod offered. Sbipping Leat— Tho demand for common and modium sweet lugs was 800d, and thoy ol @i¢o ighor then lask week, Trash and frozen lugs wero dull and essler, whila 004 (0 fine Toaf was in gowd demand, but with small offeringa of stich, New-crop trash and frozen lugs a0ld &t §2,5033,00 ; common luge, $4.0025.00; good lugs, $3.00R0.00; rommon leaf, $7.00@8,00; good, $3.04810.00; fino, $10,00G12.00; old dry common leaf, £3.0039.00; gool awoot dry Ioaf, $10,00@12.00 fine, $12.0@1460, Bomo old frozen trash nold st @2 SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS. Nkw OnLeans, Yeb, 12—Coltou—Demand falrj saled, 10,700 bales; prices steady sud quotstions un- changed ; Teccipts, net, 63,001 Lases; groas, 7,180; exe Parta to the Continent, 3,424 3 coastwise, 4,351 3 stock, w384, daLvestoy, Feb. 12.—Cotton strong; middlings, 1330; nct receipts, 2,050 bales ; gross, 2,073; exports, coastwise, 417 ; salex, 1,274, ) BAvANNan, Feb. 13,—Cotton quict et recelpts, 1,603 balen; gross, 1,8 Continent, 5,040 ; coastwis, 765; salcs, 1,502, Monir, Feb, 12,—Cotton ateady ; midalings, 125} net receipts, 100 bules; exports, constwise, BUT; sales, 2,000, Cianrrston, Feb, 12,—~Colton stesdy; mlddlings, 12)(812 9-i6o; net raceipts, 1,083 bales; exporis to Great Britain, 3,100; salcs, 1,000, BOSTON WOOL MARKET. Bostox, Teb, 12,~For wool tho pust week tha mat- ket bax neen moro active, with an improved feeling, althongh no chenge tn pricis has taken plsce, Il principal transactious wero the purchass of upwards of 200,00 13 of medinm and No, 1 fieeca by & Thila~ delyhia house, anil the salo to & leading manufscturer of 419,000 1bs of Orogon wool, For fine ficeces there has been rathier morn Inquiry, but the sales havo uock been to any eatent, Combing nad delajne flevces —slock light sud demand woderate. Leading msuu- facturors suill well supplicd, No prospect of any L. medlstu Jmpravemunt, ¥ NEW YNRK DRY-QODDS MARKET, Nkw YUk, Feb, 12.~Tho package trado continued quiet, and jobhing branches dull, Qotton goods maved slowly, but steady fu price, Fancy prints fn woderato request, but abiztiugd ruled quiet Dress gooda muore actlvo, Worstud sbawld 10 falr desuand, Woalon goods for men's wear rewnadned quict, Livelery fairly active, Forelgo gooda dull, THE COFFEE MARKET, Itio Jauxie, Feb.12.~The cotfve market s anle mated, ‘Phoro have been large walew fur the United Histeay good firsld, 67.00@30,50 rele per 10 kilo- grammies, Escbange oo Loudou, %5, ‘I'he Santos market 44 yulet and uuchsnged; quots. tions siili 87,00¢382.00 reis for superior, PITTSBURQ OIL MARKET, PiTTuBRg, Pa, Feb, 12.—Fetrolouns quist§ erude weak a8 92,038t Purker's; refiued quiet and steady ay 14z, Philadelpbla delivery, midalings, 135c} 3 exporty, (o tho THE PRODUCE MARKETS, NEW YORK, Byeeial Diroateh (o The Chisaze Tridums. NEW Yous, Feb. 12~Gnaiw—Wheat market quivt aud prices without decided change ; ualus, 5,000 bu, part st evening, fucludiog No, 8 apring, at §1,11G 1,15, and staber Penneylvanua at ! The following ~Quotaticna axe mare or less sominalt §1.0081,97 for rejuected apring; $1.08Q1.20 for ungreded springi $111@L1A for No. 8 Chicagos $1201108 for ¥, 4 Milwauken; $1.25R1.27 for No. 3 Cblcaqn and Noy. weat ; $1,26@1.27 for No. 3 Milwanken ; 31341, 4q1,y No. 1apring ; $1,%31,38 for winter red Weatery H1.21@147 for amber do and $LITRLIS for why, Weatern, Tiga quiet at §@6% for Weatern | 90 2oty Btate; and 83@v0a for Canda in band, Barlay o A heavy; salon 3,000 bt Liwo-rowed JefTerson (!mm( Ui, and 1,000 bi graded No, 1 Usrds a6 §LAR] e & alinde raslor, with moderate biialtiors reporiy: #ales 29,000 L ws 600 for 1o grade, mixed: digo p,; wraded, mixed; (3o for dotn lore: 64c o gor sellow Houthern: and yellow nad whito dd togothor o Gd3ges alan 20,000 I graded, mixed, for February sy 6430 nnd 8,000 bu do, for March, st G, Uy quifet and uonhangats dales 26,00 hu at (e, for mixod Western and Btato, and 44352 for while Vegy, at hy ern and Saln Puovisions—Middien fiem at 112:@12%0 for iy, clear, Lard hosvy:uales 100 ton 34 13813 1100 14 prima stearn ot tho deat eall, For February, 074 anked s for March, ralea 500 tcn at § Anril, #1235 hid, and $19.% anked; for May, $1 i and $19,40 aexod; and for June, $13,43 Lid, $13.52)¢ naked, - Witinxy—Held at $1.121¢, with $112b1d; Taot even, 102 50 birlu sold_at $1,i2 per wallon. Guoorntea—Rugue market sieady, with moderate y, acTh quiry ; fair to good rollning quote @774 pri 460 white lavana AL S 1040, oo iy quiet anu nominsl; Rloquoted at 16@18¢ 1n gold, g Marafealbo ot 13X ¢@1%e in gold, TALLOW—Market qulet aud’ nnchanged; 91-4c for prima ally, ¢ FTuthe A, Nrw Yons, Fob, 1 auiets No. 5 §115 quoted iy l.'rllm-}lzour-qule! and unchwgsd, Unary—iWheat quist and scarcely 80 firm; e ceipts, 9,000 b1 3 ungradod spring, $1.02&1,03% Jeetrd, $1.07: No. 1 “aorlng, $1,34@1.40; No. 2 My waukes, $1.26; No, 3 do, afloas, $1.1% 4 Cliea, 0, 4 fo_epring, $LASGLY Ko, 3 'do, QLY an. o Penmnylvanis, $1,47, Rye quiotand nominal: Wes. orn, BI@HN0; Hlate, Y0aile; Canada in bond, fa3 $oe. Doy quiot mud lowor ab 1o for two-fowad Haln : 6109101 for slx-roved Blate: Canada grade, $LITG, Malt quiet, Corn less active and lowers re 000 Bt mixed, no grade, 602; do graded Gic; do mixed, in store, 63xcs Weatorn misel new, ungraded, GI@013¢c, Oata—Ioceipts D00 Uy} ashinde firmers; Slate, 1@ 1001 white do, 48.a52c, AAY—Firm sbipying, 756800, ORoosnigs—Tio cofice unnchianged. Sugar do, Molasses—New Orleans duist and unchanged, - PETROLEOM—Quiot but steady; czude, Ba; reflagd, 1405 canes, 8y(dle, i BIRAINKD RusiN—iToavy at $14531.67, Briutrs TunrsNTING—Ilen Bge Faas—fleavy s Western, 16@170; filate and Penn sylvais, 16@10e Leazugn—leavy; hemlock aole, Buonos Asren, and Rio Grande, light middlen and heavy weighis, 23,9 ig; Calllornia do, 32)6@25¢; comnod do, 23 @10¢, Woor~Unchanged, Tnovisions—Pork closed heavy: now mens, $92.25 @245 cash; $22.3 Fobruary, Dresand hogs firm. er: Wegterd, 10c. Hoof quist: new plain mess, U@lKc; now oxtra do, 12413)e, Cul et —Western * qulet; middiea " dull;’ Wentorn long ceipts, cloar, 11%0; eclty do, 12¢/@I124a. Lanl cloneq hieavy; priwo steam, 13@13 1-160 cashii §1%.07)g Fobr rury & 413013 Marel ; i, LCTTRR—Chofoo firt } others heary} Wastorn, 163 250; Btate, Ni@ilc. Onexsp—-Unchanged. Wiskt—Quict at $L1IGL12K, Mezats—3Tauufaciured zopper quiot and_ nnchany od ; Ingot lako qulet but steady ot 315G 2950, Mg fron dull; Reotch, $20.50330.00; American, §iA0' "l'.'w‘ ‘xlumu sheating, 117%@130 fu gold, Kalls uue changed, PrrLADELEAL, Fob, crude, 1ics rontd, ldee PuOVIsioNs—Alesa pork, §1 23¢,24n; smoked do o, 16616 Lard, ${3.194@13.25, Beibs~Clover, 19iK@MXc; Hmothy held nt §275; flax seed, $1.1 Froon—Firm and modlerately actlve: oxtrs, $4.60: Wisconsln und Minnoeota exten family, 5,680,003 #1&1,5 s%m. nud Indisng, £6.0030,50; high grades, Guars—{heat firm ; Peansylvania _red, £1.33&1.40; Weatern do, sprouted, $1,05@1.10; Penndyivania am- ver, $L.40G1.43, Ttye, Bic, Cornsteady:: yellow, 5@ 60c} wall, GU62c; Wwhito, COe0lc, Oata fulrly melive: white, 43@50¢; mixed, {icidae, . Watsry—Unchanged. Burren—Cholce scarce and firm; New York Stato and Brodford County, Penn., 23@lie; Western, 25 2901 Wontern rolls, 18270, ucn:::u-nrm; Now York, 134@13%c: Wealorn, 1@, Eoax~Dull and lowor; Weatern freah, 17@180: Ponue sylvauls, New Jurusy, atul Delaware Lreal, 185@100, * BALTINORE, BarTisonE, Md,, Fob, 12,—Provn~Qulet, firm, snd unchanged. 5 GuarN—\Vhoat qufet, but steady; Pennsylvanis red, $1.@1.33; Western nominal, Corn quict: Western mized, (o, Oate—Market dull; Wentorn mixed, 414 40 whito'do, 41@i3c. Itye qulet at 70¢sTd0, 1ax—Market dull; Peunsylvanis and Maryland, $14,00@ 134,00, Proviutoss—Pork sctive ab $21.00@22.60, Tnlke moats, shoulders, 8@3)o; cloar rib, 115@11%c, Iooso.” Bacon—Slioniders, 93@1te; clear rib, (des Tame, 153@10c. Tard steady; erude, §12.76313.28; refined, $13.60, Burren—Activo, except for low grades, which ars gulet sud leavy; Westors extras, 2ugdic; rets, 203 Pernorsur—Unchapged. Carvir—Nominally unchanged, Winnskx—Qulet and essy at $1.11K@1.12. MILWAUREE, Mruwaugee, Feb, 12,—Froun—Quiet and um chnuged, GrAIN—Wheat—Steady: No, 1. $1,10; hard, 118K ¢ No, %, §1.63); March, $1.02 e, $1,097¢ ; Kow B3xe. Corn easfer; No, 2, d1@43c. Oal ? No. lie, arley demoralized and fowe March, Bitde; No. 8 spring, 500% idn, Jiye nomizally lower ; No. 1, Gée. Trovistoss—Nominally 3 shade easter; mess pork beld ot $20.63)¢. Prino lard, 135@idje. Bwoet {ckled lams, B@12%0. Dry-salica_shoulders, b oose; middice, 11IN@11ie bLozed. Dremsed hogs stondy, with fulr demand, it $8.75@9.60, Tiearrera—Flour, 6,000 bria ; wheat, 40,000 bu, BiiesxnTs—Flour, 14,000 bria: what, 19,000 bu, : CINGINNATI, 4 Cmulmurl, 0. Fob, 12 ~Frovn—Eleady, with falr emand, Gnatx—Wheat eanler, At #1,35@190. Corn afeady, with moderate dormsnd, at 4i@4de, Oats wloady aud firin, at Y543, Datley quiek sud uochauyed, Eye quict but steady, at T8e, Yrovistons—Pork fale and firm; wales at $22.00; Fobruary offered at $11,75 spot at theclows, Lari strong and_higher: sieim, $13.60%@1202, Hulk meata_stcsdy and firm; whouldsrs, 'Ry couli; 83 Dbuyer March; clear rib, 1130 casli; 11431 7-160 buver Marcliy cloar, 11yc. ‘Bacon falr'sud fra, at Oe, 3 e, 3 m-f—mmly. with fafr demand, at $1.03, * - Burren—Stoady snd nnchanged, TOLEDO. Tourno, O,y Feb, 14.—FLoUB~Sieady, with modan sto demand, = Gnat—Wheat dull and u sbads lowers No. 1 white 3icbikun, $1.243 No, do, $1.14; amber Micbiyan held st $1.204: March, S{Aiibhnnlill.fll: 3May, $1.04; No, oc 3do, $LO6K 1 reforted D, & AL’ red, Hiye, Carn quict, but ntendy; high mized, 40803 March, 47c; Tow mized, 4330} no grade, 44%0: damaged, 3930, Oata teady, with #70; white, 39%0; Tofeot Utoven Srrn—Dull at $7.00, Datanrp Hona—Dull and nominal, Rroxrers—Flour, 200 bris; whest, 11,000 bu; corn, 42,00 by ; oaty, i, t 100 bri; wheat, 8,000 bu; corn, Lowis, Feb, 12, FrineQuiet and unchangod A1, Lovie, Feb, 12, —Frovn—Quist and unchango (uAN—Whnat—Murket dull: No. 4 red wigler, $1.52% bid cush and Fabruary ; No, 3 4o, $LI6GH, ks T50rn_ eadlor, but i good duwand; No. % 4o cashi: )0 Februurys 893 40c March, 'Oata fnactivo; Nu, 3, 850 cash; B0 bid L'cbruary, Myo and Larley—No transactions, Fuovirtoni—Tork firmer: jobbing lots, $21.60@21.75; ‘round fota hold at §2:40, Lard Aemor and held highe r nt $12,75 aaked, SIL50 bid, mostly beld out of mKk Ket, Bulk meats tirm and unchavgied. Witk r—lusctive at §1.08, ReoxirTe—Flour, 4,000 bri; wheat, 1,000 bu corn, 400,000 DU vals, 17,000 bu} rye, 2,000 bu, No, 3, sdo; Maxch, TONTON, 'eh, 12.—FLoyn—Western supor,$1.004 4,060; cominon exiras, $,00@5.80; Wisconaln ottrs, N4 0.25 ; Minncsots erxts, §35.500 .00 wintar whead na, aud Michigan, 46.00@7,251 Ilinols %i.glbfiNz:; 8L Louls, 30,5000 ; faucy Minuwoia, $7.Tons V.60, : Gnatx—Corn firm and mcarce: & shade higless mized and yellow, GIx@67e, Uate—Quist snd dul nt 4eG51e fur mixed and No. 3 white; 4@403 for rve Jeuted; BU@STe for No. 1 white, LOUISYILLE. TotviLL, Fob, 1%, —Frovs={nchangsd, GnatN—\hiat, $1101.28, Corn, cholcs snd while e, dic, O3 gt liye wlcy JoXd—Vory sirong, wilh au upward lnmlnm';. , §22.00; bulk “shoulders, dye; clear wib, 1140 11X0; vlear, 112,4113c; bacon, shiouldars, 9o side 125, £1250; banw, 14, Lard, terce, 14x0; keg, 4, @15e, Waitagy—Quict, hut firm, at 31,05, NOW OBLEANS, Fob, 1i~PRovisiows~Pork Jianis dull sud casier; obiolow Dy mitmeats frmer § suouls New OrLraxs, ia, I durw, BXC, et cotes 61l 4 Tower; ordinary $0 prime, 1614k, Wuisky—Easler reciified, £1,1031,12, HUFFALO, Hurvaro, Peb, 12.—(namu—~Wheat qulot; 4 cars White winter at privale Lnuson car; Land spriad, 90,353 1 car Michixan spring, §1.90, .Cora quiet; 10 cath hew o rack, G B, avcording (o quabity, das iey negleeted, Ustan yeneglectads OLD PAPERS At 75 cents per 100, In the: Qounting-Room of this Offico.