Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1876, Page 6

L S FINANCE AND TRADE. Tho Business of the Banks Un- ohanged---Demand for " Lonus Moderate. Now York Exchange Wesker—The 8hipments. of Currency Light-- + Qlearings, 8,600,000, The Prodnce Mackels SteadierseeProvise fons Acttvo nud Stronger---¥heat Engleg--sOLher Breadstafls " Flem. EINANCIAL. Locyl finances contlnuo quist, The demand for Joana ia not preasing, The Doard of Trade contributes £utho banka some apecnlativa borrowers, aud some np- pljonata for loans with which o carry yrovislons, Tha moreantle and mifscallanouus applications for Lank fayor contlnus in about the ssmo proportion, Coun- try tradeand colleetious aro slow, nud city marchsnts are not recelving a4 much money from tiie country ss they had caleulatod upon, aud are foroed ta meot thele own ouligations by borrawiug, Thin makes tho sup- Ply of paper largo enough to xatialy the Lanks, and in 80mo eares foaven a surplus for tho accommoidation of Lo fow denirablo outside borrowers who sppear. Ttates of discount at tho Lanka aro 8@10 yer cent. Ou the street, thero {5 an fuad:quato supply of good papor. Tiates aro @IS per cont, Now York oxchiange wan weaker, and sold bolweon bauke at 75¢ discount for §1,000, The movement of eurrency {a tuconsldorablo, Tho cloariugs wera 33,800,100, FUNDING THE DRRT, Angust Delmont, the agent of the Rothachiids, 1s in Washihsgton urgiug tho passaga of the Ll to oxtend the time of tho 4} per cent bonds, and to incresso thelr amouut, Mr, Belmont {5 using all his influeuce ogniust thy sproxd of the soft-money manfa smong tho Democrats, The continuanco of Secrotary Brine town fum 1 uperations depends npion the naton of Ho hiss succeeded fu converting ull of the %624 aud 'ids, sud a part of tho old 5y, futo 5 per cont ondy, making u saving of £5,000,000 o year Ju Suter- w6t NISE IN THE GOLD PREMIUM. Te frmuees tn tho gold market §3 traccablo to large purchares for wecount of the Sgndleate, who avo nbout $2,600,000 to pay into the Troiaary lu set- tloment of tho b per cent bondw. ‘Thera Las alo been u coudderable amount of gold shipped this week to Turope. THE BILVRR QUEATION, Tia clut of silver coutinues to be tho Nppermost fople of newspaper eomimeut ol strcet-talk In San Traneleco. 'tho nowspapora publiah Suterviows by the columm tho leadivg baukers oud brokers 2 to what shall be done. Somo favar tho ndoption of silver oa the staudard of value by thy United States, but the halanco of oniniun f4 that the Unitod States should lood & O"Brieu Hud their own miarket for thelx siiver, Tuo efforts of the san Frauclico papers to Letter the situition Ly talk aro smusing. The Jullctin goes #0 far 64t intimate that perbiapa afler all tho yiekd of the Bonunzs whl no: Lo €0 great ua haw boen caleulated, It wuys: “Tho calenlations which have boen niade with reforence 10 the prospective yield of tho 1w.otal shouid 1. b unre- Eerve) ptod 48 commerchul facta, We do uu that ey ure usaggerated or warked aat on falvo faes, - Lut, 3t they shouhl turn out ubsolutoly correst, SCwilt bo tho st tine fu the history of i that the contents ur the boweln of e sty Wero estimatol faltly yems Do advaney of the crishing of the ui whicli they contaji, "Tho At states that Dy, Lindormann hns been offer- €d Dy tho silvermine owners tho product of omo month's yleld of tho Consolldated Virginia sud ¢4l forula wines for §10,00,000, sud that he cozards thit 29 a0 attenpt to bull thelr stock throug oft:fal epondence, Ie declined to consider tho prape Ono of Lis reusons wa thist stiver had declned 3 po ceut sinco the opening of Congress, aud the Goveius ment woutd not purchase in advanco of requircments ou a falling market, Tho Bullettn eannot understand tho depreciation, and its desperato arguments agauat tho fact may bo faken to indicate the foellng of Flood & O'Bricn, The Chrontele contributes this fuforma- tion with regard to the decressing Orlental demund for silver: To Tudia and Chiua, ever elnce tho_discosery of ail- vor lu Bjuniali Amerita, thoro bus beon & vonstant tlow, which has for sometllug lows that 500 years beeu radunlly accumuluting iu these Eastern™ Emplres, From \hiso coutrics, wisd espocially from Tudia, thors 39 beginning 10 uppoar & reiurn curreut. Blver, in Loth tle Indian und Chincso Lmpires, isa beon tho Dusts of & bankiug system; but now tho great corpora- tions, the Priuces and wen of leading wealth, have not ouly denistedt from Loarding silver, Lut are furning it futo tho chunnels of trado and commerce; they are Dhilding rallivads bud stcamubipa, and sending (hoir ouoy abroad for inveatment, 'Chis i said 10 bo es- peelally truo of tho Indlan Empire, aud it {s alo truy of Japan, Tho Chronfcle ndvocates tho adoption of wiiver an o legl-tender, GOVERNMENT JONDS. United Hintes 6s of '31. Afiml. oid, Unifted Blates 5204 o G 5208 of "G3—January and July. 1y 5-208 of (7 —Junuary aud July. 10y $-20u of '(8~January and July.. =409, United Statea now Gd of 81, United Staten currency 64, (0L.D AND GURENDAUKS, Gold was 1134 @114, Grectbacks wero 87:@872¢¢ on the Gollar in gold, FOULIGN LXCUANOE. Fixty dage, sight, e 490 it Cable trausfers—Larly NTY 8, iy Chicngo Clly 7 § 10425 & fut, Chicago City T a0, 1043 & wuts Ihicago Clty T Wet, water luau, 100 & int, Look County 7 et bonds. 5 &t “West L'ark 7 3 ct. bonda North Chieayo 1 (Lincolu Park), . cr. Chicago Gas-Light atd Coke Compaty. oo Expoultlon slock, ... 0 LATEST. New Youx, Feb, 17.~Uold declined from 1135 to 3131, advanced to 1157 Tutes 1tod. Gavernmonts were firm at full pricos, Ttaflroad bonds were nxderately active, Htato accuritien wore stoady, Htocks wero woak aud lower I early deslings, but bsoquently Smproved, Iu the last hour the market ‘was stroug untfl nesr the cloke, when thero wae bt doviine, The mont active 'stock to-duy wero Westerns Uniou Tulegraph, which, with Pacitic Muil, wus <o tho wholo weak, Lake Shiore, whicl was wirong b the afiernoan, and 81, Paul aud Norihwesteru, which wero nparaiively sirong throughout, ‘Iravsactions ware 164,000, of Which 15,000 were Pacific Mali, 5,500 Weat- *iern Unton, 11,000 Northwestern, 20,000 Bi. Puul, 11,000 -ede, 53,000 Lake Stiora, (:ul 6,000 Ullos, Carry- nd closed at 11345, Curgans nwd,lxll Gl 11, 1,000,000, lenngs, Suipwenty of vpeci m-d:y, 4,700,000, Sterhng Ori; 486490, QOVEWNMKNT BONDY. Coupons, 'Kl. \IPLIMI,DE‘!. Mlasourt s, ‘Touuoeseo, BEW,, Virginia 0a, old, }Vaxflecm Unl vn. Adatas Exp o w.u-.xnxo...‘....... MW America L1 [mxu... U. ¥.bonda. sty bl REAL. ESTATE, ‘The following instruzueuts wers BOled for record + Thursdsy, Fob. 17: Weat Niuetosnth IL ll) ll © 0( lhhlld l‘, n l,‘ st fywith g, dalcd Foh 1,50 o by %“.t'a"i‘," 7.’ ) A it Rulldtag, daied Dec, e 'chl“ll ‘531 1t wof Wi o av, 81, 341119 1, dade Fo, 16, 5,000 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY.. FEBRUARY 18, 1876. Front st 118 ft o of Tlston av, s f, 262100 ft, dated Oct, 23, 1878,00040s 1,600 Fatne a8 th abave, dated DFL i, ik 1,500 Weat_ Ninotosnti al, 143 1t u of Con ; Nz.’axln:r. 1t, dated Bopt, ll,. 1873 2,30 orth 1ASallo et, 260 1t A of xI16 ft, dated Feb, 14 . 10,000 L4000 wxnur%‘mnluh. s 1,000 abauala AY. 8 0 00F 0 35 1, daled Teb, 22% uth'at, 152 £t 0 of P X T dted Feb 17,00 . 1,050 Roveufh at i ol Foriiuid av, W, 48 1, dated X e i v S50 T T itabey of, W% 43 4-10 11, dated Oct, 2, 143, 200 Twenty-first aby 4ib fLa of Hiewartar, n £, 10 B-102813-00 ft, withy ofher proparly, vabd Feby oot v cuptaie 0 Van inee & of ddfferaon at, B “'I‘!‘f“lflh;‘:'éw 5t Wi : I' w i Twenty-filth at ool lflflln"l V% 'x':x'u’n, with bultding, dited Feb, 10 9,000 Laallo t, &4 £ 1 of ALoutuo sk, ¥ £, 00 5 03 ¥ 1, with bl oown as tho Tipnbiic 14 to Irinncatico, dale 7 (tho Republio Litb T ths Natiomt Life Thn, Gog s 400,000 The promises Nos. 1111 and 1118 Prairio av, dated Jan. 10 e 0 May ut, 10 w1, e, ixtodt Dec, 1,600 1,409 4,000 W omwam. av, 2185 ] 2531255 £, with bulldings, datod .uu. 1 4,500 utre af, 48 ft w of Dayton s, ; dated Feb, 1 11,000 A6, M0 009 viateie nvedoa i of Liveniyinih n. §1,50x 137 110 1t, dafod Fob, 15 €408 Wabash av, 117 ft 0 of Thirt xIBL3¢ ft, dated Fob. D, 5,0 BOUTH OF GITY 1IIVS, WILHIS A TADIGN OF T Mi,LES OF COURT-NOLME. Jefforson av, 130% ftu of thtrd 202180, dated Jun, 2 6,000 av, lt 1t i 13 1t Illlul D:h' 4, 1 i —— COMMERCIAL: Tho following wera tho recoipts and shipments of tholerting articla of produce u this city durlug the twenty-four bours ending at 7 o'clock on Thursday orning, and for tho corresponding ato ouo year ngo s WEOELFTH, Flour, Ll Whent, bu Droom-corn, Cured mea Ticef, Ltls. Pork, brl Lard, I, Tallaw, Buttor, 1w, oo 42,143) o5t 4,62 Wl L7 Vi 20,ut0ll s103] 747 Catlle, N s Wi ded sheep, No Rt R 1tidoy, i, 3 iz Highwinos, hm Wool, 1, Tokitoes, bit Coul, to Tiuy, ton: Luniber,§ shiglos, N Balt, bl L L Pouitry, L, Ponitry, vl {thdrawn from storo on Wednosdsy for city con- aumption s 4,652 bu wleat, 338 bu corn, 389 bu rye, 1,194 bu barley. ‘The followiug gramn was inspocted Into storo oo Thursday morning: 1 car No, 1 N, W, whent, 22 cars No, 3do, 1 ear No. 1 spring, 29 cars No, 2 do, 18 cars No.3 do, 10 cars rojected do, 1 car no grade (W2 wheat) ; 16 cara igh-inixod corn, 16 ¢cars No, % do, 1 cars mew wixed do, 0 cars rejocted do, ¥ cars no geado (55 corn); 4 cars whito oats, 9 cars Nu, % do, 3 cars No, 2 rya; & cars No, 2 barley, 3 cars No, 3 do, 1 car refoctod do, 1 car no grado (10 bariey), ‘Total, 161 cars, or 61,000 bu, Inspected out: 7,223 bu wheat, 1,181 bu corn, 7L bu oats, TAs b Tye, 4,129 bu barley. Beversl members of the Board of Trada are dlscuss- ing tho ndvisability of making a decided move n re- gard to our grawn inspection. It ia proposod to unite inen effort to tuduce tho Board of Trado to-hppoint its own Inspoctors of graln, whoso indorsemont shall bo neccssary on ull grain dellverablo a8 * regular * on coutracta, If tho Board should decids on thls slep it woulld bo s declsive taking of tho Lull by ths Lurus that would probably soou result Lu a viclory for il Board aud the commerco of Chlcago, Of course, thoro 4 womothing, pechaps saveral i ings, that may bo eaid vu tho otuer side; but tho uftrment agajust tho Btate Inapection 18 unmistakably thehost welglity, The whole machinery i political, and nothing moro; and, while inadequate to suporvise the grain trado of this city, Las been used na an excuse for sending orders to other places which aro oxempt from paternal govarnwwnt In the matter of grain- grading, Tho fact that notoriously tncompotout mon can continue to hold otlice under protest from tho trado 18 sutlicient of itaclf to condemn the wholu sys- toms, It tho Board of Trado should appoint fta own in- spectors, tho grading of thoss gentlemeu would te the ouly one noticed by the partivs buylng the grain, how- ever the sellera might be compelled to notice tho State Inspection by belug made to pay for a service which they do not waut, Tho latter phase of the buslueas cowld ot last long, If fuslated upon, tho State in- spection would suou smoell moro loudly than the rauk- eit aroma that emanates from the clasile regions of Bridgoport and the Stock-Yards. The lumbering, oumbersoms, unjust, and to mauy +dlous, Btata wyatem would dikappear a8 quickly and ouslly s the fucubus is lifted trom tho breset of the wloeper whon ke opeua hiv eyes, Tho graiu trade has ouly to waka up; anit the whola fabric, 80 dngeniausly coustructod, sud so jealously guarded, whil vanish like u vision of the night, And now s movemeut ls on foot to move ths whole Board; which probably meaus something tuis tme, A great tany membors are diasatiufud with the pres- eut quarters, Thoy say that (Lo room ia tao high (the floor, not tho oelling), toa small, and not well ven- tilated, It 18 proposed to seloct & quarter blook some- where in tho huart of tho Lusiness soctlom, and on that to erect sn Krchange which will be nearer th® grouad,—in fact, ths first story above the basemont, 1t s uudenlable that the presont Ex- chiauge hall I8 too small, sud the diticulty grows with tlwe, Of courss ths Board would have to pay reut for the presont structure during the remainder of it lesso. It Js underatood thot sevoral geutlemen staud ready (o subscribo towarda tho lock, € requind ta tako a new departure tho Centennial yoar, A correspondent suboiita the followlng estimate of the wheatsltustion: We have now In sight sbout 17,400,000 by, Add to this for 150,000 bu per day, tho estimated receipts at all lako ports, and the delly- gvies by rall at veabosrd from now il the end of May, givow (100 days) a total of 32,000,000 bu, Deduct from s 6,000,000 by for quuntity Leld in Wostern wares houses st that thue, and 3,000,000 bu for scod, sod we Lave a romaitder of 25,000,000 b wvailable for export during the noxt ffteun weeks, or one and two-tnirds miltfon bu esch wuck, luaving tho uaual supply on hand at that Hme. 1t should not be forgotten thal tha frelght discrim - nations mado against Chicagn utigluatod 1 the excess. ive chargea mado for thu haudiing of grain in thiv clty,~-whicli wero mOra vexatious previous to the pas- wage of 1ho warehoiso Jaw (hat they ate uow, Ths losdlug producs markets were rathar mory act- ive lu tho sgyregate yestorday, though thero waas considerabile fulling off fu the voluwe of buslness done in wheat, which also formed the leading exception ta general Brmnoss of touy, prives on most articlos toud. ng upwardy, ‘The recelpts ward sgaln Hght, aud tha shipents fulr, by comparison with (e receut weagre outward movewent of all excopt meata, “Fliers wad mora doing in the dry-goods mnarket, The pleassut weather of the paat fow days has called ant 8y ncreased fuquiry, both from thoe looat aud tn- torior trade, aud jobibors look fur continsd tmproves ment from this (mo on, Urocarlus were ordered rathor moro frealy than on the earbor days of the waek, but in other rovpocts thasltustion was unchang. ed. Priccs wereonly lnditfursutly frm, The demsud for waple dried frults was lberal, AJl faucy fruits were more or less Deglectad. With the exception of “Turkish prunes sud layes aud loose Muscatel rieims, which werv s shiade lower, tho quotations remaln ad Lefore, Fish wers g aud unchunged, The demnand {fur butler and chocso was falrly acve st fully former priocs, Vrices of beggivg, leatber, vils, ocal, aud wood were tho same s at 1ho bugluning of the weak, Lwnber was in wodorate demand for shipment to 1be Interior, sud steady, Tho dealera in wotals, nails, snd hardware report 1o chango §a tha genaral market, tho demund belug moderate, and stocks not beaviar (ban uuual 8t e stage of theseuson. Halt was uieady at $1,35 for Boe. In tbo aggregato the salew of wool, Lroom-corn, and hides were falr, and recent pricus were adliered t0, 1lops wers in modurate demand fur expart, snd choice samplos were scarco and Arw, Hay was dull aud wosk under keavy offurlugs, Buods were ju moderate request, timollly belug rather dull snd weak. The poultry arket was 81, owlug to Himited offerings of fine alock, which wan was wantod for lo- ©al use and shipment, FOREINN THPORTATIONS, Recolvod st Oblcago cstoms for the twenty.four hours ending 4 p. m., Fob, 17, 15762 Tolman & K, dcsaka brandy; D, W, Irwin £ Co,, 1,00 bu Laley, ‘Duttos collocted Fob, 17, 1876, $8,166.33, PROVISIONS, RO00 TTODUOTS—Wern activo and atrouger ail round, under a continued ool demand, arlsing from thio conviction in the minds of many that tho olrcume wlances of the trade watranted o further advance. 1loga were n light supply, aud sgatn hicher, and tho prospoct of larger reccipts thin sesson bt ¥ growing mnall by degress and Leantifally Jeas** with each day, Molders of product aro thotefors firmer In thelr views, deemiing it probable that provisions will bo relatively seares bufore uext wluter, capecially §t tho lack of Ico should preveut sunimer packing, of which thero 1 nome fosr, 1t wan romembered tiat smyplo stocks wero all cleared off hefora tho opening of tha jrosont packlng season, and clalmod that the world's con- sumptive demand i3 Incroasiug moro rapidly than tho supply, Stll there wasa good daal of nervousnces In tho mrket, though the 3d\1=cs from Europe were fa- vorable o nlders. Not a faw were nfraid ufa re. nction from thorecent sbarp advace, tinking it would i a0t _sallers sud dhminisis 1o demand from cons suiers, Wa hote that tho guallty of the logs showod wome improvetuent, which Jed to the rematk that the fat animala I besn kept back during the recent bad waathier, an they could not bo_drivan over miry rosds which wero pamablo to hogn fn_modersto fleslt. Thin 1nay be an wxplanstion of the chsnge I quality, 3ras PONK—\Was £atler losn active, and advanced 20c por brlduring the sesslon, with ouly 8 little sag poar huom, Tho lFading waa cllety specilatve, thers belug ver it demiud for carhy fo ported of 1,000 b h ot $11.20@3.25 Rellor March at £31 000 brla aciler April at 1. 432LETH ¢ tler May ab 331724 2 26,260 brln, Tho market cloned firm at 35 canly oF nellor February ; $11nedl sl ter Mlaccl; 321,07 21.60 selor ApHil; sud 12375 seller May, Prine fuets pork was quict ot $10.00219.2% Extrm primo quoted at 310,35, ~Hales wora mady of 350 bils wxtra nrime at $10,25, TARD—Wns moro actlve and 1Uc per 100 Tba higher, {n sympathy with pork aud s _strouger tone {n New York and Cincfonsti, A goad ‘l‘vm of tho business done was i clanyting over from Narch o Avil Buloa ware reported of 43 tes cash al §1210) 6,100 tes seller March at $127512,92% 3 9,160 tes & itor Apeil i #1950 100 and 30 tes ‘suller May nv SILIING fotal, 19,012 tcs, The market. closed firm as STATHTR 173 cauls oF Sellr Feheantys $12. 01 g @ AR Rl SIarcl STA0 K 14,00 seller pelt: ndt ELOAN ajis neller mr Mizs—Worn lesn active, but in good demand, snd agaln atronger, beiug marked tp ‘uc per 1y on fubitro dellvarica, with n very firm fecling i cush lota. The whipping nquiry was fate, b, orders erero _generally .mitod below tho viows of ‘sellors, Balea wero teport- 41 of 500,000 1bs shouiders ncller Sfay at Kifcs 1,000 b8 do cash at do; 7,000 1L kren do &L TG /407 500, 007 Ib sliort ribw at 1140 for April and 117,12 for May; B0 boxes do cand ut 112 ®11%ic; 50 Loxrs long sl short clears at 113c; 1,000 pcs green hams (16 1) nt 11 1 1,200 ton mvcet pickled hams on_ pri- vato term, ' ‘Tho miarket closed at tho following range of peivest Shioul. Long Bliort Short ders. Clear, Tb, o0 ony 870 1y Ny 8y ug Uy L L 1 nu 1y 1y 1 uy oo oony Bl uhort ‘clears quoted at 11%¢ cash, and o Sellcr dlareh, Loxed: green atnk, lLyat t-pleklod dn, * 1%a100; - Cumberlands, " 115¢, b or sellor February; long-cut haws, 1 ,-‘cla;.,e, bozed; bacon bams, 13} @l GREAFE—Wan quict at T@0e, BEEF PRODUGTS—Wera steady ani quint ab $8.50 QI for et $UKGI00 Tur exira mese, ad 22280 for hanis LLow—\Was quotad at SX@3sc. BREADSTUFFS, FLOUR—Was dull st unchsuged guotations, There w24 & moderste shipping dowsnd, chletly for low grades, but buyers gonerally wanled concessious to carrespond with the casier fesling In whoat, und hold- ora would not make them, The tradiog was thus chiefty lmited to local dealers, Sales wero ruported of 23 Lrla wintees, partly st $1.25; B0 brls apring extrss, parlly ot $540; snd 50 brla ryo flonr at §443, Total, 1,165 brls, Tho wmarkot closed quict at the follomng rango of prices: Cliolco winter oxtras, $3,70G7.60; common to good do, $.I335,50; epring cxtras, $1.00R4.10; good do, $4.50@LT5; cholco do, $3.00G5.25; patents do, $6.50@7.25; Minnosots, $5.0030.25; npring su- porfines, $1.007503 ryo flour, $4.2@L25; buck- wheat do, $4.50G3.25. BraN—Was quiet aud firmor. Sales wera 20 tons ot $10.00 on track and freo on board carv, MipbLoYOs—Ssles wero 10 tous st $12.00 froo ou board, Cony-3EAL~Coasse was nominal at $13.50@13.75 on track, WILEAT—1Was lens active, snd about ie lower, but steadlor than for sovoral days past. The Dritlah mar- Kota wera quoted dull, and New York was luactive, but thie roceipts Lioro wero railier light, witth fair ship. ments, which provonted weaknesn, Shippers held off, making spot wheat unusually qaict,and spoanlative buyera took hold losa freoly thou ustal, while tho of- ferings wero only moderate, Thera wors very fuw now features o bo dencribed, tho most noticenblo thing being the fact that operators tulked mora aa they traded lees, an each ouo scomed to wait nervounly for on expression of opdulon by another, however posi- tively be might utter bis own views, The trado lins now atlatned such mammoth proportions that the con- sideratious whick used to awsy tho markct caunot now be dopended upon to affect If, Tho question Lss be- come onu of relative strength between the two sides fn the contwet, and cach is dolng ity best to socuro a victory, Tho ono gries “big stocks,” and tho other criea *shoft crop,” Lut both know vory woll that tho rlatun of mupply (o convuming domand fa a smull thing compured with tho ever varylug price in the pressuro between tha two conteuding forces knnwu as the longs and the shorta. Seller March opened yeatordny at 4 3¢, roso o (e, nud receded to ko av the clocs, Beller th mont| Dlll at §1.01631.02, olesing at $LULLG, with casn No, t $1.01 3¢, and No‘ J at sbout sle, Heller Anrfl mhl ll sa2g@svile, closfug ot 00¢; sud weller May sold at Sk, @J-0h, clowing at the Inside, Cush malea were reported of 20,600 bu No, 2 pring at $1,014( @LUA; 2400 b No. 34do (iresl receipin) ot Bicasi e 3,500 bit ¥ejerted do'at T12e; and 3,000 bu by mample at ca@ve. Total, 56,400 b, MINNESOTA WiEAT—Wos quiet and a aiade easler, buyers holding off {or o declite, Bales were 500 bu No, Lat $1.13; 800 bu No, 3 ab $L0Li+ und 3,E00 bu. hy umpln at Sl.fll@l.l'l- Total, 6,160 bu. BN—Wax mura active, and Jgc higher, though chmnol aud New York wero reported dull. Tho Tuceljibs Lierw wero rather small and exceeded by tho ubipments, and thero waa & roport that wevaral veusela wre being loaded with corn_to 4o out oa the opuning of uavigation, This suow of lifu. lu the dewl oucour- aged savars| onerators to luave tho wheat crowd for curn, and the consequence was that th attendance on tha latter was larger than on auy provious duy slieo tho first woek in Jannary, A few buying orders were ruceived frota the country, and the newa o rogard to tlin condition of tho roada lad local operstom to expect that the recelpts will be swall for ut least a couplo of weeks to come, Heller March opened ot 41%e, and sdvanoed to 42\¢, closlug at 4d1,¢, Cash No, or wellor thn imonth sold at - 41Xees soid clostui; at f1xe, Beller Anl sold ot @i |44(‘l":, closiig st 4650, UCashy lll- were - cloainy “dasgo; and wller dMuy at 4o 6,400 bu by hnmhudunl dl@sse, rm o bo.ml cara, Tuhl. 5320 ONTH=Wero very quict and Armer, Tho recolpta were small, and that tact, togethor Wt the ndvatice 10 oorn, induced sullors t sek Lighar pricos, which thy fow buyera ot tho Hoor wurw lotlr L0 Jay, licuce the frndin waa vory huultud, beinid mory va than i tho proviaus duy, No, 3 cadh sold at 13,0, and scller tha month was nominally the seme, eller Marel closcd 2t SL/i@3, and Apell at S@03ke, Slay brought BiN@ge, Bamphs weeo wi fair demai, cholco ofierings of whits and blsok oata balng wunted for sowing. ales weea mado of 5,00 bu No.d ot d1x0: o by refected w,270; 1600 bu by wmple mixed at W0wido: 4000 LG d6 wirite At HTAITe on sk and 4860 bt Wil at Mo, 3ud 600 Ly black at 3¢ frea un board. Total, 19,600 b, TYE—Waa I moderatu revquoat at unchanged prices, Notliltig wan done in kaioplow, Saleof No, 2 included Lo bu s Wi @UTe, according W ocatior. - Motk of were at uTe, BARLIY —\Wea load active and secogular, avarayln i ifgher. T narket opudod sy and wbau g0 wbove tie cloungaf 1bo previoua eveuiu, there Vel Tow acllorw o0 the loor, With \Ho' prosyect gooa foz an urgent demand from tho shorts, but the bigher Prices soon brought out Ubersl otfeningy, and ss Lie aliorta withidrow, prices dropped ta tha Latest rauje of Wodueniay, the' markat claing weak, Ty poceipis Worw un ul 1hat fact also soomed 10 aireigtiion The Tuariet euslys. o OHtering of L Jow Frades Nove il wmall, aud uader s yood urgeicy price for Lath No.3 aud ‘Tojociud advaticed aboit 1¢, “amples wore reported in better requeat, but prces’ wero irrequlec anl auite weak for the poorer offvriogs. Beller Februsey opened st Gijo and afterwards offerwd * st - 62c, cloaing | tame At fGlie. Bcllor Mareh opunio) st Gye, sdvaucod to Glye, and clused ot G2c. Cash No. 3 0ald at Gde 0 car Jols, Cunh aled were Teporied of 1800 Ln No. g 6d0ic; 3,400 Lu No. 3 at Siceihins 400 hu rogected at Jvc 2,8 bu by sauiple at e on track. Total, 4 " LATERT, yu tho llleruoon pl\l;):luu- wore activy and genvrall rls o pork at g0, 050404 2150170 wellur A{.nh wnd $:t,0 wu for March; Aay; 2% Loxes fghor, Hales ller lh Y prived 6,500 tes furd a 13, uu,gl.: 4 for Apri, nd 8.3 long abd ahort cleurut 113 sclier March, at $ILAIY; 250 {at Kansay City) seiler Aprilut Bic; st s3c aeller April; snd 60,000 tca'do ot Bsc acller May. \bhut was fairly active and M‘r'almnn rllnm,:‘u firi ol 08X{ (4087 d st Woge scller April, the e aan May sol st $Lda 105250, M cloncd ot §1.09's, ' Februsty sold 3t $1,01. Corn waw quict and firmucr, clodny st 42t for 435 for April, and &y Sor Ay, Felruary cd ut 4175 oy was dull did easter, with sales for March a LIPS OALL DOARD. Meas pork was active aud siuady at the early sd- pouce, cloring at Rkqel il fur Marca '$21000 2,74% for Aprid; sud 215 X for May, Bilea t to nd, closing 10120 lighar thisn 24 1n'clock, Seller nmn closed at$113 and Aprd W07 X, 000 e)\lfly oo $19.03 erad i ot fo¢ Starch atL§, Fiviidors wera Armay With asios af 20,000 tea elier March ab te, QENERAL MAARKETS. ALCONOT—YWas atoady ab $L13. BROOM-CONN—Was fn moderats demsnd and ateady : Cholen old hurl, 10@ile; No.2Lurl, 7¥@%; cholca medinm, 8;@TX0; good medium bruah, G0} fale inskdo and covors, 3@Nxe; fuforior, d@ixe; ervolied, 2@fic, BUSTER—There waa no abatement fn the domand nor auy roftening of prives, Tho recelpts are barely naflicient to meet tho current demsnd, and hollers have the sdvantage. We quote the mnarket firm st tho following pricea: Cholce to fancy yollow, 278303 me- dlum to good grados, 20224cs inferlor to common, 13 (@18¢; eommon to cholce roll, 164, . BAGGING—Thia market reniafoe in the same quie atato an noted for somo weeks past. 'Thera fa m stesdy, moderato uriler business doing ab the annoxod prices ¢ stark A, 20%0; Luwiston, 2¢; Montaup, 25e; Ontarlo, 25e; Ameriean A; 2e: Amoakesg, Zige; Oftor Crock, 2ic; burlap bage, 4 i, 142150: dof b, 156 160 gnnnlen, single, 16@10¢ 3 do, douhle, 2@dic, CI[ERSE=Trices Temaln ss before, Dusiness was reasonably active, anid tho tnarket bad a frm and steady tone, Wa quote chofeo to fancy factory at 13 @134¢, and Jower grados at 31l xe, CUAL—Dealers report the market unchanged, Or- dern were filod at the folkwing prices: Lackawnnus, range and nut, $10,00; do, egg, §.50; cannel, $7.003 8.00; Frle, $7.00: Blossburg, $1.60: Hocking Valley, 10,601 Tndians block, $4.00; Daltimore & Oblo, $4,60; Tilinols, $1,50.35,00. COOPERAUE~Was steady, with zales of 750 lard tea at $1.05, and 1 car pork brla at 8e, DUESSED HOGH—Wers frm, advancing 10@18e iler & good demand from shippers, sud in company with llve product, Shipping hog sohl st $3,60, an fair lata at 83,15 Hales 1 876 bead and 3 carn, FI811--Thero wan a good city and interfor trado at piclisuged and stesdy prices. " Quotasionn wero as (ol- lows No, 1 whitosan, seoc), $325040; No. 3 do, oo Ftrour. § o, 1 nlioro mackerel, Sem g brl, S0 sA 19.00: No. 1 s, #0005 Nor 3 mackerel, 3g-brl, $40084.237 famlly mackerol, sgeprs $3.256,505 No, 1 shore kila, largs, $.005 No, 1 bay kitn, $1.30 3 Iarge fumily kit u‘mu.m bank_codfiali, $3,60053,18 ;s Georgo's codfiuh, §0. dor lerring, pllt, brls, A o dgebel. 81.25@ 4,803 Jabradnr herring, vound, hrln. $6.0020.23 M-bEl BLGK$330 3 pealed berring, pot box, 4063 ot berriug, e Columbla River salmon, -bel, $3.00@ FRUITS AND NUTS—Our quotations of Turkish pruties aud layer ralsins wore re:uced, the former ke abd the latter 8c. With tha above exceptions {lior et no prica clianget, the yoncral market preserving 2stendy tono: Pousiax—Dates, 6@0ka: nam, tay: erd, 14@10c; Ngs, drums, mow, 11@l%; Turkish Uiy, now, 53@6e; Brouch prufics, kega and boxes, 837@140} rafeing, 1ayers, now, SLHO@LY0: looso Mun. catui, now, $3.1330.23; Valoncia, 11¥@11xc; Zants currants, 738 ¢ citron, 25\a2Cc, DoszsTio—Alden applos, I@lio; Michigah apples, 10@10Me: peaches, Balven, 1351063 do, mized, 10xilo; n,pmd Ing 9c; ulackberrien, 12@123¢c mpbcmu. plued elierrics, 24@3¢, NUTB—Flborts, 1 almonds, Terragons, 195 @203¢ e, 1C@l7e; Prenels walnuts, new, ' 13@1uxc: Grenoble walimts, 16@17c; Brarils, 1610%c: peeans, Toxss, 125(310%c; Wilmington peanute, B@Aido; Tenncssce pesnuta, Gaato: African poanuts, 6A0Kc. GREEN FUUITS~Wers rather quiot but steady, fino atock buing in only falr supply: Cholco avples, $4,00@3.50 por brl; “Valencia oranges, $3,00@9.60 per gzn' slcfly do, $4.5GLM per box; lemons, $0.0 .60 per OHOCENIES —Trade shows further tmprovement, under the intluence of eontinned pleasant weather, bt for most articles the demand {a stfil lacking in ac- tisity, and tho tome of tho market is not specislly aples walutits, buyint. Followlug are the quotations ¢ ot NCE S TIango0n, 63{@02c; Carolins, 1¢@Ye; Lou- efana, Coy —0, G, Java, 392ilc; Java No, 2, TI@ 253 cloico lo fazey Lo, win2ixo} good 10 priow do, 21%@226 3 common fo fulr, 0% us200e; roast- 10, 184@15X0; Bingapore Jave, 24@250; Costa Rica, @2\ie: Maracalvo, Loddlc, Uoaus—Dateut cnt loat, 115,@113¢c; crushed, 11y Gllzio s powdered, U@L o grandlated, 1uidico; A, standard, 101,310k No, 3 B, 9207 % extrad, b0} CNO. 2, U3 yuumrum.n, ; cholea brown, %a0% 0} tair to pdm o, BY@8%0: common dlo, 7){w8Yc: cholco molasses sugar, Wwdio; com- mon 1o wood 1lo, T3 @8ige: Now Orlostis, T@SYC, Binupa—California Augar-loaf drips, T3@75¢; mond dripe, $LIS@L10;" ellver drips, oatra fine, 60@ 3 oo Augar-liotiso” mirup, G0GSKE 3 gaten do, B4 oo Otiesnn rablauice, choios, B5@fa; do irituo, 83w88c; do commun tu good, (s@m:.-, Porto Rico molasscs, EXa00: common molasses, J9@42e; binckstrap, s0@3le, Bricus—Allspice, 19@19¢; cloves, 53c; cassle, 32: popper, 1B@18%0; nutmegy, SLAIGLS: cutia KIuLu-, u;hm 340, Boarr—Trao “llue, jo: German Mottled, 01:@To; Whito Lily, oX@6io;_ Wilte Itowo, @8ic; ~ Havon Imperlul, to: Golden'Weat, 43{@bc, Srauci—Excelsior, lsundry, 6% 7c; do, gloss, BY @Ye; do, dorn, L@uie; Kingdford, ke 1553 dosil- ver glow, V@03 c: do corn, 110 AN Was duli il wealks” o Toeeipta wera falr, anul o otforinie wltogothor wero vory large, & fow local orders wero miacod at quota $11.5%@312.003 No, 2 4o, $10,007 yalxad 0, $7.0068.00; primo upland prairlo, $L00EV00; prairic, $0,00@7.50; sloniuh, £3.00@3,50, HIGIEWINES—Were quist and nnchanged. Bales. wora 150 bris at $1.06 per gullon, st which figure tha ‘market closed firui, IDES—Wero in falr demand and steady, 7c belng theaverage prico for green cured, light and heavy. ‘The receipta ware moderate, hunce the ateadinoss, Wa aunto: Greon city butchors', 5S4 greon cured, lght and Lieavy, 83(@70; pack cured, (5 @Gia; green nunl Kip, Tar Greut auuIIy, BA(3SIet - yEaon. aalty uxu- fint, dry Xip sadl calf, 14%@) e dey datied fdes, déacon skine, 47@dle, Damagod stock. Drings bwthirds price, and branded 10 per cant off, Sheop pelts, woul " eetimated as wasbed, per Ib, 3U@ die, 110PS—Wero ratlicr quiot and sleady, Tho local do- mond i very llght,but an vecarional order comes from tlo East, where exporters ll‘fl (uldu thia flno stolk for the Evglish murket, Falr to Weatarn hops are quoted at st & 1Uc, and l:unlmnn ll 5% Faucy sam- pive bavo recontly brought 12c, out Ibis In an oxcope Homslprice, . Dsltaruts Tnds s Biarket fof Ber sues 1lus i Ausiralia this season, SR—Trade la fair for tho sosson, the ship- monta_bolng_iu oxoos of thoau for tie cofreaponding date a your ogo. The nows concerniug tha log wrup in Michigan I8 moro encouraging, and fu Wisconain and ;..Im ‘:zxwr Vlltmn(pp.l & tull uverago crop will doulit- ors Tiest nnul uccond clear, Third vloar, ] fu, Third clear, thi Clear ooring, finet aad econd, Tough,. Cloar alding, first and second £irvt conunon slding. Flooring, tirst common, dreaned . Flooriug, wocond comnion, d Box boards, A, Box bourds, I} ] Cal- Coumo; e Jointi and scantilng, 20 to 241t. A atftiic 7 X Binglua oi {rack. 230 2023 METALS AND "FINNERS' BIOUK—Wers iu_ light demand, but weady, Quolationn : 1N PLATI=IC, 10 x14, $0,50; do, 1K, 10, 14, $1200; roofing 14320, 10, il w 270} amiall, 2dc; ber, 2, Hots + No. %, 180, 'LEAD--Dig, 730} bor, Higes i, b o Hotiotn, Ses deitu e Uiter Bt Rl cat 1o} slabs, 83c, Hilrr Tnox—No, 4, 4Xc raton; Massis {ron, (nolzaivo, 1705 do, No, 1, statuwd, lie; American Ruuda A, e} B, ites galiaized, Tron, No, 20, Ho dliconst) :v.p«rmu. Wing—Nos, I to 8 Da; 8.1, to 9 010 13, Lo u. 1Le; 19 and 14, 1%; 15 ond 11, 5c| ey 10, 193 "u, 200 lull t cont discount; Tence wize, Skt o wmall lots, 5'Ce. ALLH—Wero In moderate request at $2.00G3.00, the iuthly for Iae quantities, OILS~Dualoens was ficted quiot sl sroumd, withs { a4 _proviously given: Carbon 15 dogrecs test, 13k@lic; Ihnols 1 tot, 130 dogroes, 14k5c@i8a; W, W., 160 Tent, 1736 ulBo; uuhud\lun;,ludn«,,lu\dh‘xu oxtrn wiuterlard o, $1.05@1.13; 'No, 1, 1 3 "No. 4, Tage ; Hinseed, I‘IW, 6%y I)ollvql. 1:1!." Whlh, wtnu-r blesehed. 7 sperm, $2,16@2.25} Jatafoct ol strictly p\u-. ul 51,205 do extrs, Y003 do 163 Lauk u:l'. oic; atra, dfluc,;l:,lumhnxoufl. llla(g“sc- urpenting, 4ic; usphth, doodo 3 gravity, 1) ot Vi hflflh ty, lh prices ruling (itandard wuiu). ity oils, atural, 2 dog, 380 ; 1, inca, . 22350, l‘\JULU&‘ J\ UH—Th:“rwmx:fM Ccantinne sniall, and Al dm-«x poultry in good aader. 1 tir, ' the demand being mostly local. Bresh ey welliny st 16, Thio olferitig ot trictly freah are sather smuall, bu stalo and Hmed tggs arv a0 abundant that it w vlllmmll to gt w ulv’-rgi; LouLrat—Chickan, 0312 per turkeys, 1 uuu. gl ocats BegToes, Baaeeateictly floab 1t POTATUES—Are as much of ndng u over, The cold muap bas checked the recelpte by wegow, but & large stock W wtored biors, sud retailers aro well vup- Jled, Feachblows lisvo eeéently sold in dray Inads 2t be pur bil, B 1t b saldusa st one can ud & buyer ety L DS Timothy wes dull,_ There wera orders on the tloor, but buyera held Off for concessiona \ whicl thiay wers utabls to securs, '8iles wers mado st $2.10 (a0, Deliie wia qUOLDd Ak §2.05, uu elolcn at $1.10, Clover 8ol ut $3,00¢84.10, 1uugarian at 3c, aud mile Tt WL BU@3ho, Flax broughit 1,45 1373, BALT—\Waa in the usual deruand wad steady ; Onon- daga g Haginaw, tue, $L0G; doy $1.40; ondiary conrse, §1.70; dalry, without bagw. §78% dairy, wits [EN 3 Aslitan dairy, per sack, 31 T AB = Guupowders andOolongs remain firm, sud geem In & foir Way o go higher, Japa ar steady, ‘Trade was fair and olbing more, We e} Qukvowbkn-Lommiun, B3 guod do, £4@d lmdlum. 4R@sse; good du, bi@duc; fino, Sgihic t finest, LX3640; chiodue, 1@ibe ; chiolce Vaeh Tatoy. 81 h\u 20, IMPKuLAL—Comtnun, 52@3e; good do, 40gdio; tedluw, 15dbe; good' du, 45@ Bic: fiue, b:kd33C; Nuewt, B8igBic; ‘chalco, 038010 cholceat, T0T5c, hvm»—c:;mmuu. amalte; good commou, H(3350: mediuin, 4ikdso: good medium, 43500 ; fine, SuxBie; fAucat, b3460a} cholc w@ Uhct choloeaty Toans, uownu.—cmmnu,m Rooll commun, $@de; modiuim, @i good waedis o, AkgAic; Moy, éxiSte; Buvel, BS@ACE chuice, Bldbio: chicoa, 04 80e. oo Quoitcus reuim asbefors, Maple, 82.30; beeets, 85,501 1 wlabe, 43,70, doll WLOD=Tho siocks sze amakl, iy Tecelpts con. titio lighl, Western onlere 'sra suihcleot.y D wfuus 10 preveut suy ineres: excopt o yulied wocle, sk aze dull at Gresent, Mo qaite i ‘Tub-waehod, rime, i do, paor ta good, gga6e; waibiod fcoie, fiw, gond-condiiioned, 5@ 42c; washed, coarve and mediom do, 4keds; uue ‘waked, hoavy to light, 'ng{m do, coarse and Todiumh, 303307 prlled, FI@. LIVE STOCK. oro was 1o pronomneed chiango fn any feature of tho cattla market, Moderata activily pre- vafled ntnong botks local oud Lastern Luyers, and with foraparate recelpte and reporta of increased atrength a4 ihe East the market msintainod the firm tono cliar- acterieiug it on the previous days of tho weak, Home choloo eattle waro Inctuded in the rocelpts, but tho number anawering to that description was small in compartaon, The bulk of the oftriage wars what ey bo classed “ an tmediom o good," and wold st H.15@4.78 for averages of from l,lW 10 1,380 tha, Thora wero aalos of choico shipping atoors al $5.25a 6,00, 8d of nld leans cown and_scalawag lols at $2.50@ .00, The market closed steady. CATTLE SALES, Genoser & Hallo Monuon, 2 aicers, . 1,205 e, at #1,10; Lo Wall, i cow, wv. 1018 ia, 8302 irowa, Thompaou & Coi to Marre lbn llHH . DX ompson, ] it § nteers, nv. 1,254 Ilfl l(’J 103 %o Hirsh & Co,, a1, 310 1ba, at $4.53; to Lobman, 20 uu,m, e, 8t §4,630 o Vcleart 10 coma,af. 1067 o Donald, Marcl & Go. Lo Aonros, 10 steers, uy. 425 oy 41405 10 Roetar, 10 steers, av, 1,213 l, at fis0; o ander, 17 tocketn A Bite, al €.10;" to Beck, 17 lmu:hm' slook, lV. name, 17 butchera’ stock, .l lb, iy ns 40 bt a0, 1 steors, av. o ler, 10 bul 1. b et 31 aioceas s 1,083 41 steors, av, 1,35 Nla, ot L. Greenwald, 34 ptcors, o, 1,102 Tin, o B o & Brown 1o Storria & Waixel, 32 atecrn, av, 105tibe, at$4.001 to Grocker, 16 staors, av. 1,400 s, 00, ], Birahorn & Co, to Fastman, 15 stoors, av. 1,408 1bw, 6t $5,50; to Dotsford, 17 steors, av. 1,250 | i to Wall, 33 eo u.M e, 04 $3.43; 10 Mon- or, 18 stoors, Av. 1,183 Jba, at $4,50, To%tood Ihron, 10 0" “iirlen, 73 cows, av, 'm 1ba, at uflo, to Dantz, 17 butchers' siock, av. ' 930 ibw, at .23} t0 Bear Broa,, 18 stoors, av, 1,037 1b, ot #4,10, 1. Greei) & Co. 10 Titas, 45 atockors, ". 500 Ibe, at $3.25; 10 aamo, 30 tockors, av, 960 [bm, &t §I,151 Lo snmoud, 11 atcors, v, 1,200 its, &t §4.35 ; 10 aamo, 17 steerv, &, 1,181 1bx, at 8450, Jamea Jackaon to Clifford, 40 steers, av, 992 1bs, at 113, M, ¥, Mallory & Bro. to Estman, 30 ateers, av 1,674 114, at $3.00; 10 Ractor, 25 stockars, av 770 s, nt §3.305 10 Odethoff, 21 stoern, ay 1,201 v, at $4.68¢ fo- name, 2L peors, a7 1,204 s, ALE4.03; to Hammond, 32 steers, av 1,45 b, af \Fitated & Allen fo Tock, 33 cows, &v 1,013 e, st .70, Vancs, W. & D, to Gruben, 20 stecrs, av 1,105 o, at m.;xnnm Casaall & Co, to Kecfer, 17 ateers, 1,205 o, at 80,00, Doandloy, W. & B, to Thompson, 10 cows, av 065 Ita, AL$3.1%)¢ ¢ to Bender, 17 Alockers, av 851 ibs, ot §3,00} to Iiaaa, 33 nteors, av 1,917 Ny, at $4.80, HOGB—~Wora Muvn and strongais furtnce alight advanco fn gool to prime light welghts, Unovén 1ight and common coatse hosvy lota woro without im- provemont, Balos wero reporied nt $7,00@%.80, prin cinally st $1.95w6.10 for, common to Yrio iight, and 4 S1A5@AI0 for or toprime heavy, The market Closed B, witinovng el over, HOA BALES, E!h:ll. 4 NI, to Lok 43 Drown, Price & Ca. to Wiklte...rss flD James Inclmen ta Ricker, MeDonald, erlh & Co, to Whi To White,.qq.0. o B Mallory & Dro, to Croaby.... ¥1 Croal It A, Vaoynaa (3 Axmonr.... To Allerton, ... Lo Fowlor Bros,...sen o Fowlor Hros. To 268 8,00 R Fsra'waa ' oA et s Barton uoe connt, xnd the usual call ‘from {he bome trads, and thio market was _strong at $4,00@4.50 for poor to llludl— um, aud st $4,7348,75 for goud tu cholce, A flock of extrs good wua wald by Gregury, Cooley & Co, 8t §6.00, NEW YOUK, New Yo, Feb, 17, 920, ruaking 3,0 for {lires daye, sgaiust 1,700 a4 $hie same timo last Weak § quallly ratliar common ; markeb dulls 8K 1230 for nativo oxen and steers, to mmly pritmu ; falr o good steers, 6X 1o B owt, 10X@11 Biterr~Leceljts, %600, Diakiug 5,270 for tuzoe susttiat 10,0°0 st tho mauo thine last week ;m-rl:l tiriner; woro active; prices s Atrong e higher than Mouday aud Tuceilay, anid 8 fraction Digher than yes terday § comnon 1o prime shisep, b7 car-fosd eatra from Veuusyivanis, 150 W, reschod the high 1ark of wice, Swine—llueipts, 1,700, makiug 0,450 for throe daye, :f,"""‘" 10wt Law'saBus tunw last Woek § 110D Difuro Ve EABT LINERTY, s Loomnrr, B, Eub, 11 —Girriu—Tocaiple to- g n‘uunud, of 13" cara’ of througli and 23 cars of a BiLWGG.2 | i L. llun»—ll«ulpll to-dey, 1,625 hand, sod for throo duy-, L0307 Yorkers, §i0.00; Phuadelpbls, S50 .bnlnhflam.lpu to-da) 8%, A0 Bead, und 8,000 for lll"l(w- tirow duye; salling at §. Buyvaro, —Ohrl'l.l—flfllpu Bid; tolal lm' the woek, 8,343 no mvhl {o-duy; frouls assivale through cousigninente; yards baro ok, Hizey ano L‘IID—MI te, 2,000 towl for the wosk, 11,0001 salos, 600, &% URGLADYOd. prices. be, at | Tloas—Recelpts, ; Lotal for the weok, 9,100; mar- Xet activo; -upply mzlhl lehmnn b-lmmvl, 8508 860} one car seloctod stogors, $4.75, KT. LOUIH, Br, 1oots, Feb, 1i—loas—8irang and higher; activo: Yorkers, $1.00(37.00; packing, §7.00@8..6; ox- trn, R0 a B, tor; stronger fooling, mt quolations Tty unchanged. CINGINNATT, Cixctunats, Feb, 1i.~Iloav—Activa and higher; gt lhl?pluu, n.um;x.m. packing grades, $740G B.23: cliolca Lieavy, $4,3038.38 ; roceipts, 1,720; ship- monts, 1,161, - —— TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPQRTS. FOREIGN MARKETS. Moectal Dnspaichto The Chtenr Teilune, LavRnroot, Feb, 17—11:00 s, m,—ILoun—No. 1, 348; No, 2, 22, Guatn—\Wheat, winter, No. 1, 100; No, 2, 0s Bd; apring, No. 1, 108; No. 2, 84113 whita! No. 1, 10s 613 No. 2, 108 2d; club, No. 1, 1ta; No, 3, 108 6d, Corn— Now, 27s @28 %l old, @298 9A. Proviions—Vork, 82, Lacd, 598 I Lavearoor, Foh, 17~2:30 p, n,—Ponx—82s 61 Livenroot, Feb, 17— Latoat.— CorTon — Market dwland depressed; 65-16@04d: sales, 8,000 bales, Inclmling 2,000 for spooulation and export, snd 4,300 Ametican, Pnrste: Mess Ponx—623 81, PrrnoLkon—iefined, 1053113¢d; spirits, o, LoNDON, Feb, 17.~Thz Haxk 0 Exorasp—Dullion in tho Bauk of England increasod £7,000 duriug the sat wook. ‘Tho proportion of tho bank's reservo lo its liability 18 423 por cent. ConsoLr—3lonsy, V4 1-10; account, X, ANMENCAN Brounitirs—'Gis, 10574 '07s, 109%; 10408, 1063¢; new bs, 20025 Now York Central, 104; Erle, 16% ; profotred, 1. TeniNen PrTROLTUM—10)d, TANKERD O11—238 3d, Brinirs TURPENTINE—218 £d, Hora—Amierican Btates, £4@.c4 104; Wiaconsia, £3 108@£3 138, Panw, Fob, 17.~TEnTRs—07¢ 6230, Fnaxxronr, Fob, 17.—UNtTED S1aTRS BoNDe—New e, 10174, Axtwznr, Fob. 17.—PrrnoLzva~Flat; 81, SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS, NEw OkLraNs, Fob, 17,~Cotton—Demand falr, but mostly at of.cra which factors would mot sccept; seles, 5,800 balen; prices trregular aud lowor; good ordfnary to strictly good ordinary, OX@105¢c; low middling to strict middling, 103(@11%e; wniddling to strict mid- dling, 13@13%0; good middiing to middling falr, 18X @14X0; roceipts, 7,271 Lalas; gross, 7,480; oxports to tho Continent, 7,127; to Great Biritaln, 5,330; stock, 360,832 Mopite, Feb. 17.—Cotton casler ; middlings, 19%e: net receipts, 401 Lalea; gross, 412; exports, cosstwise, B09; sales, 2,300, Cnanviaton, Feb, 17.—Coton dull and momical; middlings, 13%c: not roceipts, B37 bales; exports to Great Dritain, 9,000; coastwire, 205, Bavaxwan, Feb. 17.—Cotton dnll § middlings, 13%0; net roocipts, 615 balos; gross, 605 bales; oxports to Grort Britaln, 2,004; sales, G0, Gavvisron, Teb, 1T—Cotfon quict; midalings, 12c; not receipts, 1,606 bales; exports, to Great Dritatn, 1,000; to tio Contineut, 2,250; coastwiso, 222; sales, fl,m grosa receipta, 1,623, NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET. Nuw Your, Fab. 17.~Tho trado movement contin- uod slow with domestic commilssion-houses sud im- portors, Cotton goods werv fn moderate request and steadly in prico. Prints woro s triflo mora Retlye, but not quick, Plald cotton droes gooda were In liboral demand, Quilts wore fairly aokive. Cotlonades wore n botter request, Woolen (oods fot men's wor wero quict. Worsted dreas goods were fully active. CLEVELAND PETROLEUM MARKET. CLRVRLAND, 0., Feb. 17.—Potroloum quiet ; standard white, 110 test, 10)e; prime whito, 160 Ftato tost, 113¢0; Michigan test, 13%c in car lots for cash, PITTSBURG PETROLEUM MARKET. PITTAOUNG, Pa., Fob, 17.~Crado firm; moderatety activa; $2.12@215 at Parker's; Tottnod dull; 13%c, Phitadeiphts deltvery. WILMINGTON TURPENTINE MARKET. WiLsixaToN, N, 0, Fob. 17.~8pirts of turpe frm at 8240, THE PRODUCE MARKETS. NEW YORK. Spaciat Dirvatch o The Chicaco Tritune. NEw Yozk, Fob, 17.—GRAN—Whoat market dull, and in buyers' fayor, with only a limited husiness re- ported. The following quotations are more or loes nominal; $1L.00G1.03 for refocted spring; $1.03@ 1.16 for ungraded spring; $1.89@1.03 for No. 8 Chica~ 803 $LOTGLIO for No. 3 Mllwaukeo; $1.21@1,28 for o, 2 Chicago and Northweatern; $1,2231.24 for No, 2 Milwaukee; $1.50@1.47 for No. 1 apring; $1.17@1.35 for winter red Western; $1.19@147 for amber do; &nd §1,35@1.55 for whito Wealorn, Ilye dull nt 57@ 880 for Western ; 88@%10 for Btato; nud 53@%00 for Oanada In boud, Darley dulland declining; Luat oven- ulng 10,000 bu Canads was eold on privalo terms, Corn—without decided change; saloe of 33,000 bu at 880 for no grade mixed ; 633c for graded mixod; 62 @63e for ungraded now Weeiern mixed; snd 620 for new yellow Bouthern on thedock, Oats in moderate Tequcst, without matarlal chengo In price; sales, 35,000 bu at 46@300 for mixed Wostern and State, nnd 483 52¢ for whito Western and State, fucluding 10,000 bu No, 2 Olcago in store at 4Gjge, and 6,000 bu Western mixed at 480 afloat, B Pnovions—Middles firm at 11 @124 for long olear, Lard firm; waloa 200 torces at 1343{a for prime stoam and 19%c for keltlo rendored; at tao first call for primo stcum for March $13.05 was bld aud $13.40 askell ; for April, $13.474¢ waa bid and $13,523¢ paked ; for May, sales of 250 tcs at $13,65; for June, $13.73 ‘wan Did and §13.82)¢ asked ; and for tho year $12.47% waa Lid and $12.90 auked, ‘Witsgy——D3arket quict and nomtnal at $1,13 por gallon, Guooxnizs—Nolasses—New Orleans fe in falr do- maud at steady prices: Forto Rico is quoted st 40 B0c. Bngor—Alarket leavy, with s modurate inquiry; falr to guod refining v quotod at TH@7340; prime ot T 18-16@Be; white Havana st U}@10Ke, Coffoe— Market steady, with moderate demand; 1o, 14%@ 1550 gold, and Mamcalbo, 11@1Y0 gold, Tess— Ihlrkc! without decided change, with a Mmitod in- quiry, ‘Tarrow—Rules qulct and sleady; country aud city are quoled at v i 7uthie Ausaclated Pres,1 l‘.\‘::l' Yonx, 1'4.\1. 17, currou—llnket aull; 1 13 81.3%0; Marah, 12313 Alsy, 32c 3 June, 1334(5! s .H~J.'v, Auuw-i. 1815 16313 -3, FLoun—Sligut! yurs' favor; Tooelpte, 12,000 bris; No.2, lJ..-@l 00; superfius Stals lud \! umm $4.35@4.65¢ comtnon (o good extra, $5.00615,50 10'cholce, $5,55@8,00; White wheat oxtra, ting 1273 oFobruary, 13, 13-1k) Apil, 13 bz ¢ 'uwa- uly, 13 13-16@ 0@ extra Oblo, $5,00(87,35 ; Bt Louls, $5.2K30.005 Mint am«\a):g-(mt Process, $0.60@0,00, Rye tour m:my. Do 1—Quiet; Weatorn, $2.80@4.25, i (Jlull‘l— b—lk'tclpu. 12, IAHI buj Ultlt moro acte v lowe: Unlted ux;wn snd ilin) lnlmh‘y. .m-{ , 10 grado, $1,60; No. & Cnioago spcing, $1.21@ No, 8 do, nmlnfl\l $1.0ML04; No, 2 Nilwau- Vi, v, E1 AT, Mo H 31.07GL11; North- western choice, uum, $1.12; No.1 ulmum, $L31a L3 amber, $1.47, ye—bdarket dull; Western, 8@ B )] wusda, i bond, b+ Uar‘ny—-lhrhs%ulllml clining. Malt dm.lluhui) Malt q'-\!;tunml Leavy; two-rowed Btate, $1,00 casli, Corn quist and firuer; recelpts, 22,000 buj mixed, uo grade, bis Shize; ' do graded, 035@dbe: Wewlern tuixed, new, ungraded, Mawc Oxte—Market dull 5 shado tasiee ; s, 40,000 L'y maxed Wentern and Biate, 0@k} white d0, ¢@530; fancy while, bie, Hav—Unobianged, Hors—Firm sud lll’lfl.\ln‘g Ouocrizs—TIlio cotfeo dull and nominal: carytoes, (@174 In gold; joubing, LS@16Yc In goid, Hugak anict: falr 0 good Telintug, 7 01061 13-160; prisir, to; mnscovado, #5503 contrifugal, 8 5-10c; Tannol 2 m.uu. Molasste—Now Orleans L moderate ro- quent at 44@6lc. Rice quict and uushnga, PeruoLeuM—Quict sud beavy; crude, TR0} re- flued, 1ud0; cunes, 183gric2lo, 'nl.mw-—l'!rm' V13 @V 5-10c, BTUAINED Iamin—Flrm 3 $1.60Q1,65, BriniTa TURPENTIRE=Finm; 303 Kous—Firm: Stato and Ponuyivanis, 1831830 Wi rn(rru, 16@18e, Iroviaode—Lork firnier; now moss, $I.76 caah; $34d7_Eobrusry, Dreawod ' hogi—Weattrn quoted at 1o, Beef Tnlat new pisin mead, $1LU0G11.005 new clh‘ldo,ll L00G12.80, Oul monts quisk ~ Swootspick- lod hamy, 1is, Middies 8rm § Woaturn loug cloar, 1303 cit, llo.‘ us‘gflénflg,xl—@l.:«éug‘u.n hl-!vo"ll.lll Arior} prima atoam, .60 cn 4 13,40 hanh 13001365 Al'l'“. $12..8 11,70 M: ,fl’ y Burzen—Choice stesdy; ollicrs heavy; \\uln:n, Pty @250; Stale, 20@3o, Cuxzse—Unchanged, Winskx—Alarket dull ; $1.11, PUILADELPULA, Puapsients, F 17, ~PEsuoLEOM—Fary; o~ fued, T9xe: crule, 10K % Frous—Quiot weak supers, $1.00@4.: 3 trh, B3 d107 Wikcuuwuti and Sl s f lly. 65 15«,0 s‘u Bnma umu. aud Indisua, $6.00356,75 3 ictivo and atuadys Pennsylvania Weateru do, $1,05@ § minver, u.‘n d, $1.00m14 G133 while, SLAL Rye, Bywbtc. Curn lees Osta uo'; wisito, 4604460} 1nfxed, 4: \mhxx—im‘:u V. s ddc. Darloy inscuive, ew s York State snd Bradford 'mamy frete, fg@tfiu' Weatern rolly, extras, 243 vt Pttt New York, 125@14cs o, 12N @1, %o 12X @ Mot b Wk, ware freab, DG e \\ulerudu, L6ALT l' Fu Pl he=Frouvs=Quist and un. Quim—ihent opaued st e lower; watikes, $1,08)¢; hard, $1.335; § No, %, $L0uX; March, §1.01 e yellow, Skasle; sall, ‘60s; while, fle. Burrzs—Fin ITc: frtw, 384510; Woutern extras, rute, 18624 Eaus=Firmer; I'Anhb)lvlhh. huwdnnoy, sud Dela MiLwavseg, Yeh. ied steady; aboub closud atead vd)go, Cora tominally firmar, )w. 4 4dc, ua-unw':: ott falr domand; No.3, 2, Barley irmar: held high. or; No, 3 closed firm: froah, Bio; Maroh, mufi.fih 48 Hyumonlfl“u'm Tnovisona—Qiet and atrongor, Mem pork, $21,00 G3L.1345 canh: €21.20 March ; $41.00 Apeil, Prifno larg drmly holds )mun, m o} stoam, 13%a; aweet pickisq hams, 12 (d PCH mltod shouldars, R@RBL(e lonso s BY(2h34a boxod m.un, 11@11%0 boxed. Urowsed bogs firmar ; $9.1069,35, Trortera—Flour, 6,000 belss whesl, 49,000 bu, whest, 10,000 b, HittpMeN ra—Flour, 5,000 bfln BALTIMORE. lhbfllmnl. Mv!.. TFeb, 11.—Froom—Quict, steady, And uncban, GrATN—W| e hldy and mchsnged, Corn actiras Weatern inixed, 6le, Oata dull; Weatern white, CIQ f50: mized, 41@ 4%, l{yn Aruner, but qulets 5250, 'I&A:—.Dull; Maryland sod Pennsyl Vlnll, fl!w@ Provistoxn—Btrong and_ trosant, Tork, $22,00 Jale meateihouldoen, S3(c; cloae i, 12k, g ou a1 Toe, Lard uxcémxork; % hsins v UTTER—Active and firm eslorn IIL!'I.. H firsts, 3@, 5 ol SErmouEvk—Dull: crude, 774@%; retaed, Ug Covren—Dull; Tio, cargoss, 14X@l8o; jobbing, 1Y@ 190, 4 Whmxr—Dull; ‘l.ll. " 10 . Bz, Lowns, Fob, —c«rm o but In . main lower; mlddlln(| Hl.fl’ lnw ml dling, 110; uolg: ordinery, 9%0: sal Froun—Dutl bt ned GHAIN—~Whoat qulal but littla dots No. 2 rod cash lml Flbruln‘y $1. wivter, $157 1.5 Ror8 da #1901 Corn Remor s o3 xau.l. o aud rehrlllry. 8930 March, Gata—Markot dull 3 No,2, )0 bid for caali and Fobruary. Unrloy—biarkei s and wenks omly tnterfor oo omeriag. liyom No transsction) Puovisionn—bork higher; £22.00,° Tard hinher ; $12,50 hero ; $12.873¢ up country, l'lullmmuhlqhnr lhnnulm, ’u.mxe cloar iy i@ .houx'um, clear i m ux@w o o E‘h"‘l 7, 3 clear rib, 3¢} clear, % A5 "vnnn—m lior &t §1.07. I Tteogrere—Flour, 3,000 bris; wheat, b, .000 bug 40,000 bu; oats, 13,000 bui ryo, 9,000 bu nunn. com, ; bazley, cn 0., T 1Tt NODIN ., Feb, 17, oR—Dull; 133{c. Frour—Quiet and tinchanged. e Gnun—Wheat steady; modersts domand; $1.200 1, Som falr and frm; 40@uic, Onta wleady; fair domaul; S8z4%0. Barley stcady modorato diian ] No, 2, $1.10@1,15.” Tiye quict and Dnchunged, Provsions-Fork iz aod fem; &1 held higher; steam mold 12Xa; cloved ' kotilo, 18, e, B ‘Brlk mmh u.—un and, mghw x; umuuuum uxauvfia buvor Mar e firat ol monthy of April; 12i7o last b A abuymnn, oloar nnmuuuy 1K@ e, Bacon 135 @12, Wnmaky—Fair; sdvanced; $1.06, ‘BurrER—Feir and finn fm‘ cholbv' 2@ "y Totzpo, O, Fob. e oun—Steady; moderata lemand, Gum—-\vhnnefiw, No. 1 whit Michigun,§1.20 No. 2 whits Wal Micligan, $140: A OB Mo 5 atmber: H Hx. Corn inactive; high mlxed sdoy” do; uo arade Dagton & Aichiga OAllqn(e and ‘lesdy; No, 3, 5005 Avrl, 530 Michis “(Im\!ml BrED—$7,00, RecerpTs—Ilour, 100 brls; wheat, 2,000 bu; corn, 7,00 b3 oata, nono, Buu-ump—-flnnx, Mfl brla; wheat, 2,000 bu; corn, 26,000 bu; oats, 4,000 bu, Torran, Fob. 17— Lotneqolet; Wostorn supeme fino, $1,00@4,60; conunon oxtras, ‘i.wfl Wiscone olu aud Mianssats extra family, $5.00@5.76; whits wheat, Ohlo, Indiana, and Michigan, £6,00@7,00; 1. nols, €5.25@8.25; B¢, Louls, $0.5062.00; fancy M. wota, $7.75a9,5, mixed nna yellow, oiygtu‘g& GRani—Corn firm; Osts qulet: mizod and No. 3 white, 46@3533; roj 13@ite; No. 1 white, A@s7c. NEW ORLEANA. Kew Ontraws, L., Fob, 17,—GnAne—Cora—Bupply * light; domand moderatu; 61@65c. Oats—Domaud moderato; 41@dTe, P:mvmou-nuan-sumfl Hght; nmmlderl held 8%.c; cloar rib aides, 133y r gidy u, un. markot utronger; cholco lng-r—c Othier articles fincanged PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BEEF FOR INDIANS, DEPARTMENT OF S IxTERIOR, Frice DI AvrATLA Scalod proyosala will bu rocolrai L URlx orias. intll 13 oeluck (10 S0kt dAY ol Vobruarr, 1476, I0F lumhhlu tho {lieing-eamed quaniti,of oot caltls o the oo o 44180 tn the Ludlans in the Ludlan Ter gorr tha Klotes and Comanctio Agsaoy, oA, mvmndn, ht. ]( hiita :r c{x:yée ta Agency, 0.0 ponmh‘.wxma".l e weght. PP m&. must stato thn prlc- por paunfl. not woigh! n whioh the ol cattla will be. dulivarod At sach of ifion ayoucios, 'nwnnwelnhwm D dotortrined hy dodige {8 pok oot {rom tho grats welght. o cattle mult% l.ulthylnd n stioh conditon s (0 faraish 900 wiAFk bl beof. 'T'he avor lnnxnuw-lghlnmh el vacy abell notbo loss than 700 poun nimal will be vo- colved that dosa not walgh unds gross, 'the cattle tnust bo wihons food or ater for at latal wix howrs'fa)- e Sominecs ot snchof ko Apsucius oar "'«“‘" o st Comino: ‘0ac! gencies namad on tho 10th day of Mareh nuz.ud b centinued times and inwuh quantitios saniay bo detorinined by e For sppctivs Agonte in cliarga of sald Agoncics, . oimen: ocresso the aimceats specihod abou far anyorallof thess Agencios (o an extant ack uxcaciog 25 et sout; 8ad tho slubt s alao resertod to n!eel-u or bropo possls, If exch or ho e moat. o bie eiil oo, oonalde s any rowect defanit.' ed in any bid Leretafor bid here Thoroof will bo permiy blot Nih‘iur By wiitoat, tia WEiton Soteont OF of tho lnt Kyory bld ‘it be secompanled by & urtlfl-d cheok or dralt, payablo to the Commissionot of Indian Affaire, upon'sams ono ol tho lolln'ln:-nnnafl Watlonal Banks, Heuood Ratlonat Hank of Wasblaion : Ohopiast onal Yorks Nmnnu TRl et Lo Natlokal,tnk | ud o a BState ol gaurl Bt Louss, whien chnck or draft anal] bo'at st [ the lio sugreeato amount of aupplies o o ny hiddor, ‘on belog i) n.n I otndute tne secie itk , according o terms ich hie bid was mads nml Faceopiod anoh, biddor shall Torfelt tio amotnd sa u?" e nitod Btatas, ant tho saimo shall mnm bo m Inta tho Trcawry’; bt 11 such contract shall ly execu as aforesald, {ueh dratt or cheok ao doposiiei shal ba rorerag ta s o ‘Atiiio axecutton of the cantraat s bond willbe requlrad ke tal smount for tho TaithioL yorformance Thbrooty with two or I!X(II‘B ll’lldfll hime sutticiency must bo cor~ ittt ta by » U o or D Fro) I hn'ldh in? ed Iy e el LR e O I!Mdui aro favited to bo prosent at the nnenlnfi_flf the ropossls. B por, santum af il Commtastanar Tndian Aflaite. LEGAL, TREASBURY DHPARTMENT, OFyick O¥ COMPTROLLKR OV TRE Qummlcf. WaslINGTON, Ke ol Chic: nu 101 rruunl the sanin, and to proof nuxeo thin_thres Lanthes toChar e.mag, mumm, at L office of said Lank in Ih. Llw of Chicsgo, 1N, 30 1N NOX, Comptro Curren "MEDICAL OAR.DL DR. JAMES, Lok Hospital, cor. Washinglon & Franklin-sls. c rtored by the Btato of Iilinots for the cxpros: al “aiving tmmediaty telic! tn all casos of priv l o, aod urinary 1t thols I igte e ety i eaclc) “lv haad ol wal . Al experionos are Bigt joases by dreams, bliinies un o pasitively bo cured. Ladle:wantani tho mo: ualmm-uunuun, call or writa. Plossans boine for ool far tho inillion, Marraage (iiae, whion 1011 you ali AbOGL tioae dimased—w liv uinala marry—~why BaL-10 congs Lo pay pustago. Ir. James bas 8 rooms and pariors, | ¥ou oo no ane but the Doc o bours, Yo m oty Suniare, 10 & 14 o A Businsas striotly oanfidoniiaty Dr, Clarke FIUVATE MATTERS.-The unfortumate of both sexea consnlt tho_clebratod Dr. ULARKE, 166 South Clarkwt, All PuIvaTe Disxamcs cnlad at oo WITH« OUT MeRicony, 1{s curcs what il others full, Go or writa ta bim. ' Lad{ea msy consult on all trregalaritiva and dieeases Wil the assurancs of ef. ™S to” stkmpa_far o Bafogaari of - Hemith s PrasAUTE PRXYENTIZ, $10 each, Colobrated FxuaLk PiLus, $1.00; (oxtra strong), §5 poc box, §27 Victims of SKLY-, uflll OF BEMINAL WEAKNESS send two atamps for work on Nervous and Private Diseasen, Consultas tion tree and Addreas lollers, Dr, ¥, D. 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