Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1876, Page 6

6 _— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. APRIL 2, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. REAL ESTATE. fGapitalists Inquiring for Investments in Productive Property. The Transactions of the Week Not Numerous or Important. Loan Business Dull and Rates of Interest Weakening. Chesp Suburban Trains---Kew Subdivis ‘flongessBuilding Permits, Ete. SALES OF THE WEEK, ki FEW DMPORTANT TBASSACTIONS. The market for resl estste has not been s0 active during the past week as might have been expected from the amonnt of capital held ready for desirable investmentas. TaE TRIBCAE has contained advertisoments offering -cash for de- sirable improved business property. The de- wmand for this speciea of investment ig better than the supply, at the prices insisted on by buyers” There are valid reasons for expecting ®n improvment in prioes,—the growth of the city for one, and for another the difficulty expe- rienced by capitalista in finding aafe and satis- factory investmont for their accumnulating means. The rate of interest as will pe seen in our report of the losn market is being * ghaded down™ to T35 and 7 per cent. We know of one case whers an advantageous ocash offer for a productive piece of prop- erty was refased by the owner—because he did not know what he conld do with the money. He was getting 8 per centynet from his rents, and did not care to disturb 80 good sn invest- ment. It can hardly be doubted that the same competition of capital for good investments that, is sending up week after week the prices of the leading securnties; will before long begin to be felt in real estste. The principal frapsactions of the week were : 'W. D. Eerfoot & Co. have sold a lot, 4769, on Biver street, near Michigan avenue, for 210,000. The St. Prancis Xavier Female Academy have sold to Michael Burke, §1x171 feet on the west side of Wabash avenue, near Madison street, for 660,750. Henry Helmholtz has sold to Fred E. T. Helm- botlz, for 35,000, Blocks 4. 6, snd 7, on the northeast, eouthwest, and southesst corners of Dix xnd Fifth streets. IO;v&eIfl échshannm h:: !!lnld hfi{mu and lot No. ndiana avenue, oses Blume for - 800 cash. The ot is 85x170. o5 D. F. Keenoy & Co. have sold houss and 200 feet at South Evanston for $10,000; eignt lots on Tompkins atreet, $1,500 per lot, for $12,000; two houses and lots on Panlina etreet for $12,- 100 ; 200 feet in Harbert & Bickard's Addition to Bouth Evanston for $5.000. Bogus & Hyde have sold during ths week Sbree two-story honses with lots at Normal Behoot Station for §11,500; ten lots at South Englewood on Vincennes avenae for $3.500; sod & fruit farm st St. Joseph, Mich., for £15,000. Btevens & Conlter have sold Nos. 107 and 109 Worth Wells strost, 41x125 feet. with improve- ments, for $20,000; the south third of Lot 88 in North Nddition to Chicago, near Lincoln Park, for £9,000. C. H. Baxer has sold the Pheenix Block, 46l¢x 200 feet, four-story and basement stone-front, rorner Madison street and Fifth avenue, fc- 1£50,000. A. G. Webster and W. . Perkins have pur- thased 752195 feet on Cottage Grove avenus, near Twenty-fourth &trees, aud $0x100 fest on southeast corner Alichigan aod LaSalle streets, Tor £50,000. P. 1L Decker hes sold No. 71 Sheldon streat, bmek house and lot to Frank Krum, for 312,000. F. W. James has sold 432x174.8 feet on Wa- bash avenue, near Tnirty-third street with honse, for $12,000. E. 8. Hawley has 80ld 106 feet on eoutheast scroer of \Wabash avenue and Forty-fourth &troet, also 159 feet front on Prairie avenue, north of ¥ifty-ninth sireet, for a total considera- tion of $i2,000 to J. H. Lice ; also 100 fect on ‘Wabash avenue, south of Forty-fourth street, and 150 feet on Prairie avenue, northeast corner of Fifty-vinth street, to Ira Foots, for $12,000- D. F. Keciey & Co,, bonght eight lots in Block 6. Pituer & Son's Addition to South Englawood, Tor $18,500. : F. D. Cossitt has sold block of marble front houses, 99 feet front, on northeast corner of Paulina and Park avenus, for ¥25,000. E. 8. Dreyer bas sold No. 622 Milwaukee av- - enue, house and lot, for §G,200; thirteen acres in Sec, 11, 40, 13, near Irving Park, for $5,200. Josiah H. Bissell hae purchased for B. B. Bis- sell, of Cincinnati, of George A. Perkins, three lotg l{onung on the South Parx at Fifty-seventh Matson Hill has sold oo Indiana avenus, be- tween Eighteenth and Twentieth streets, 25 feet front to O, A. Mair, and 25 feet front to B. W. ‘Thomes, for exsh. Plans have been made and handsome residences will be built as soon as the ‘westher becomes favorable. SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The - following instrnments wers filed for ZYecord Satarday, April 1: CITY PROPERTY. The premises No. 212 rortiand av, dated Sept. 16, 1873,.. 'Flourno; 3,000 2,000 3,200 3,000 2,500 %000 3l.... 45 " Bobey st, 221t saf Poik 8t, 6 %, 26x1i2 410 {1 T e B R s e Tho premises Bo, 634 Hubbard st dated March 15..... R R West Jackson st, 121 410 ftw of Winchester ‘March 31 14,000 12,000 1,150 dated 025 2nsmnaate 1,80 Pentral Park av, 25 ft 1 of Weat Ohio st, © f, G0a119 4, with other property, dated arch YWest Monroa st, 44 6-10 1t e of Beeley 20x90 ft, dated Aug. 20, 1875, 2,000 Perkav, 1 e corner of Paulina £1, dsted March 51 25,000 Bsme 2 the above, daf 25,000 Oak st, 3052-10 £t e of Bush et, nf, $5x111 1t, aluut st, n w corner of Yager st, 8 f, 55 &10 213734 £t, dated March 25._. ssomezeess 00 Bobey s, & w corner of Ferdinand s, 8 f, 43 5-10x96 ft, with improvements, dated Aprill 1,600 Michigan av, 100 ft 1 of Sixteenth st, w{, 21X %161 3-10 feet, dated Aprill.......c.. . 12,500 BOUTR OF CITY LIMITS, WITEIN A EADITS OF COURT-HOUSE. ! rorty-socond st, 189 ft ¢ of Western av,nf, 35 X125 ft, dated Jan, 25...... 1, 25x125 1t, datea 22, 25 . Wentworth av, 400 ftn of Fifty-thirdst, wf, 953125 ft, dated March 22, 1575.. ceeeavniens Pifty-first ¢, nesr ‘Tracy av, n f, 48 ft to alley, dated JaD. S..eenneanae cesases - % cor of Johnson av, entire 1,600 Thirty-ninth ‘Block 2, dated March 2. ....... .. 19,200 o Park av, 1w cor of Forty-ninth st, f, 802150 t, dated March 31... 8,000 Bame a8 above, dated March 31. 9,000 Yeotworlh av, 475 ft 1 of Fifty. 126 ft, with other property, dated Jan. 2,250 Y OF TBANSFERS FOR THE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and euborban transfers within a radics of 7 miles of the Court-House filed for record during the week ending Saturday; April 1: City—Sales, 84; consideration, $570,043. Northof city limits— Bales, 1; consideration, £425. South of city limits—Sales, 21; consideration, £90,804. West of city limits—Sales, 3; consideration, §25,600. Total sales, 109, Total consideration, $546,373. e CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. WORKINGMEN'S TRAIN 0¥ THE C., B. £ Q. B. B. The officials of the C., B. & Q. Railroad, with their accustomed liberality, have responded to he request of the residents and property-own- ers on the line of the road between the city aud Downpar's Grove, zod will commence running & 10-cent train about the 10th inst. The train will reach tee city a littlg bafore 7 a. m., andleave Lhe Central Depot at about 6:20 p.m. A 10- cont noonday trainbas mot yet becn conceded, but a8 some of the officials regard this propoal- tion favorsbly, it will without doubt follow ot no very distant day. The liberel policy and sccommodating spirit which this road has aloays displayed toits patrons bas made it the most thickly-eettlod road leading out of the city. This pew concession of & cheap workineman's train, together with the fact that properiy owners a dierent pomts on the lineof the road will at ouce commence the erection of cheap houses to be eold on montbly payments, snd at solowa rate a8 to enablo any industrious workingman £o chase and pay for s home, cannot 1ail to 2dd md: to the population of suburban towns, unmediste impalse to the aod give an : reel estate trade - the line of the Toad. Asstatedin a previous article, the Chi- d RBailrosd is already mak- a chesp traiu to Elne these two roxds will com- eago & Rock Islan ing preparations for unnd. p!‘hnumd pel others to do the same thing, and the resnlt will be that soon.llof the rosds centering 1o Chicago will be runniog cheap trains to their suburban towns, and thousands of worthy, 10- dustrious working people will become the inde- pendent owne:s of homes in the country where their families can eajoy God's free sunshine and pure air, free from adulterations with coal- smoke, Bridgepois odors, and other abomina- tions of a great city. " — LOAN MARKET. INTEREST PALLING. v The figares of the business done make but a poor display. Thers isno doubt that some of our loan agents have good canss of complaint; but, with regard to old-established houses, there is quite & hopeful feeling, notwitbstanding the dullness of the past week, which has been large- lydue to the state of the weather. All the in- formation attsinable points to s moderate de- mand for money for improvement purposes the coming Beason, applicationa being quite fair in number. Interest rates seem inclined to take a further tumble, some loabs having been made at 74 and 7 per cent, but thesa are not tha rule, and are only exceptional. There are but few complaints as to payments, Rearcely any one being willing to admit that he makes bad investments. Tn com- pering the number of foreclosure eales with the number of presumsble loans, it is seen that the former are but sligh.ly in excess of 10 per cent a5 compared with the latter. Itcan be safely asserted that Chicago is paying_up ita indebted- ness with commendable promptituds. OOMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE WEEK EXDING AYRIL 1. e AR 1876, 1 1875. Consider 1 Considers- tion, | NG,j tion. § 1,813,529 355,555 02§ s959m 251 Mortgages...... 85,905, (e S L D B i Amth,.....l 2211 § 431,957, $25|$ 2,012,068 '—| " COMPARATIVE WTATEMENT FOK TIE MONTH OF MARGH. T8iG. 1975 | Considers- No., tion. 792 §2,081,221) 93Si $2,439,262 u1i 1,825,341! 254 848,985 l 1) 5,906,562 1,190] $3,238,247 OOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TRUST DEEDS, MORT- GAGES, AND RELEASES FOR THE THREE MONTHS END- ING MancH S1: 183 1875, Mvnthl.l -| . Con- | Re- Con- | Re- No. [aidcrat'n.{leases | No. |siderat'n. |leases January.| 956 $2,155,373( 907)1,033 $3,641,387] 834 Febru'ry| 956| 8,222, mvl 826| 2,018,651 723 aaeh’. 979) S,906,662| 960]11,102) 3,288,247| 1,064 toh!..:z,sallm,:m,sss] 2,763)13,051'83,948,315] 2,671 CONPARATIVE STATZMENT OF YORECLOSURE SALXS FOR THE THSEX MONTHS ENDING MARCH 31: 187. 155 - {No,in| No.in | Total | Consid- || Total Months. | city. | country.] No. | eration. || N Jaguary....| 1 55l 125 $43.3081 Bt & ss| Cos] Casion|| 95 66| 29 85l zi0u0lf 128 m‘ = 313/ showmsal| 57 e 5 MISCELLANEOQUS. . BUILDING PERMITS The following permits were issued during the week : Charles Steln, feur-story store, 24180, at 178 Ran- dolph street, P: H. Sanborn, four-story stare, 25160, at 245 Indi- ana streot. L. C. Holmes, thres-story dwelling, 20x45, st 238 Tiurd avenue. 5 8. B. Burger, two-story awelling, 21x52, 8¢ 167 Sehil- ler strect. " John Bobland, one-story basement, 20336, at 575 Freoklin'street. Cook County Hospital, three hospital buildings, one two-stary, 45x45; one one-story, 129xiG7; one two- 2x8), on the southeast corner of Wood and Harrison streets. . 3. Harwell, three-story factofy, 505100, moriheast corner of Twenty-first and Breom streets. Louls Klein, one-story stors, 3625, &¢ the corner of Augusta street and Milwaulee avenue. A double brick house, thres stories, at 904 and 908 Adams street, by Cath A Wise. Four two-story brick houses on Fremont street, near Centse, by J. B, Hubbard. ‘A double brick house on iox place, by AL A. Pand- hon. Three two-stury honses on Harrison strest, bstwean Campball snd Iiockwell avenues. Permits have been izsaed since the 1st of Jsuuary for 225 buildings—53 of them for busi- ness purposes. . A NEW S0BDIVISIONS. . The lollowinipllu bava been filed for record during the week. 1. Bartlett's Subdivigion of Lots 31 to 33 E. Smith's Subawvision of E. X, N. E. % S. E. X N. W, X( Sec. 13, 39, 14, 2. Plat of Shirra’s Subdivizion, being the west 3 acres of 8, E. X 8. W.X. N. W. i Sec. 29, i, 11 3. Plat of subdivision of Lota 1 to 12 McCaffery's subdivision of Lot 30, Brighton; suil suodivision of Lots 20 to 31 in Lot 57, Brigiton, in McCaffery’s Sub- division of Lots 55 to 57, Sec. 36, 29, REAL ESTATE IN NEW YORK. Thero appears to.be cocouragement snd a healthy movement in operations on unimproved property. Prices that were painted on bubbles have gone out of sight, for the bubbles have burst; bt prices appoar that are spparently on a more matenal basis. With these prices down, with material cheaper, and with the prices of 1abor tending downward, houses can be built to considerably undersell those sull held at prices that were fixed in the light of otherdays. These must come down, therefors, and as the demand for houses here in the centennial year will bo very grest—for New York will gather the per- manent as well as Philadelphia will the tem- porary advantage of that eveni—we may antici- pate, with fair weather, a great activity in the buoilding trades. There is now in progress s sort of aggregation —of all office business within a radius of half a mile from the new Post-Ofice. All the old Deighborhoods &o familiar to the last genara— tion have been broken up by the growth of the city, with the exception of Wall street for money and thé Swamp for, leather. *South street ™ and * Pearl street * are no longer used as terms of commoercial significance, and it is the same with the rest, except as to the pew ex- ceptions. But weseethe growth now of an oftice business centre in active progress in all ihe streets that are in the immediate neighbor- hood of what will be the citv Post-Office for a century to come at least; and in the erection of alt edifices within the given radius the demand for offices is taken into consideration 88 2 pri- mary fact. The other movement isdue to the up-town tendencies. Harlem River is to ba im- proved, Hell Gate ia to beblown up, there are to beat lesst two rapid transic steam roads. One of these days there will be & bridge stratch- ing to Long Icland, with piers on Blackwell’s Island. All theso facis seem likely to produco & great shipping centre near tho eastern mounth of the Harlem River for_Sound trade, Atlantic trade, and even North River trade by the way of the Harlem River. This may produce a sort of uubnrgimte city in the apnexed district within & very féw years.—New York Herald. RAPID TRANSIT IN NEW YORE. It is with no small satisfaotion that we an- nounce that Mr. George M. Pullmsu, on bohslf of the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company. and 3ir. William Sellers, of Philadelphis, reprasent- ing the Edgewoor Iron Company,or ‘Wilmington, Del., have entered into a contract for the con- struction and erection through this city north and south of a tirst-class iron viaduct railway, built under the plans of the Gibert Elevated Railway Company. _The projected ronte begins st the Battery and ruus through Church and Chambers streets, West Broadwary, Sonth Fifth avenue, West Third street, and Sixth avenue to Central Park,a distance of 5 miles. It wiil be s double-track road, built over the middle of the street, and with stations every balf mile to begin with, and there will "bo parapets on each side of the track so that the train cannot grg: off. The cars will be eomething like tho Pallman palace cars, and traing will ran, in_the busiest hoars, only two minntes apart. The whole road herein " oot~ lied, from tbe Battery to Central Park, is gusr- anteed to be finished and run by Aug. 1 of this vear, and 15 miles more will be buili without de- iay.—New York Graphic. " REAL ESTATE LY THE BLACK AILLS, Town lo's in Cueter Ci:y occupy the time and | attention of many. Corner lots on the prinei- pal business strect (Crook street) are held at spacnlative and nifh ‘valuations, ranging from €150 to €500, the lots being 50x150 feet ; other Jots, improved (which mezns log cabins) or un- imoroved. on other streets, rauge from $10 to $200. From a speculative point of view, these valostions may be low. but from s business oint they are at present fictitious. The town Eu 1o charter either from the Territory of Da- kota or the Unnted States Government.—Denter News. r _— « YWhat's uses play roker? " remarked an a)mond-eved denizen of Tuscon, Ari., the other day. . “*Me hold four klings aada lace ; Meli- can man hold all eamo tine four laces znd a kling ; whole wesk washes gone Lkeewood- bine.” : z EUROPEAN GOSSIP. The Carnival in Spain: Scenes at Cadiz. Reception of Notabilities at the Open- ing of the French Assembly. The Artists® Festival at Munich—Parisian Theatres—George Sand and Victor Hugo. THE CARNIVAL IN SPAIN. A letter from Cadiz, March 6, to the London Times esys : The Carnival in Provincial Spain is slways an ephemerally bright and nowsy three- days' festival. This year it was rendered doubly joyous by the frequent telegrams posted night aftar night at every street corner, informing the light-hearted crowd of revelers that ono strong- hold after another was being wrested from the Carliats, and that pesce would soon be proclaimed. The Andaluges are a marvelously bappy- go-lucky, never-think-for-the-morrow wet of men, and, despite the exceed- ing poverty and misery which mow prevail, espocially in the wine-growing districts which skirt Jerez and Cadiz and San Lucar, where vine- yard-men, who used toearn their two and thres dollara a day, now hava to work for half a dollar per diem |—despite this, and the thought of the many from among the numbers who weie wound- ed or suffering in the North, to say nothing of the tarrible privations of the Cariist fugitives— despite all this, the Carnival had not even a spice of seriousncss about it. The usual gandy costumes swaggrered about tho streets; the masks wers to the full as ugly snd prominent as usual. Here were a dozen men dressed up as priests, with rude music of pipe and drum, patrolling the streets and publicly mocking their own reli- on ;: here were Indiaus, and a Prince crowned. 1n the midst, marching to the beat of dram to represent the Prince of Wales' progress through India ; there were a dozen in long white night- %"“’ with cherry-colored rosettes, and a fair and, preceded by & boy bearing a banner with the inscription, *Dowa with the Fueros,” and « gquality for all Spaniards.” No ono could Ell:n uoder the teeming balconies without black coat aud hat being coversd as ith a shower of Enow shaken down from some overiaden pine-tree, with the white and pink scraps of paper called * papelitos,” whioh here serve the same purposs as the bon-bons of Rome and Southern Italy ; and ears were deaf- ened by the shrili falselfo voices and parrot-like articulations of the painted street patrollers or masqueraders. * Abajo los Fueros I (* Down with the Fueros !") ** Viva el Rey I" “ Vivala M % Viva el egercilo!” were gentences in- ‘scribed on every banner, bandied from lip to lip, and posted on every street wall ; and now snd sgain, when policoman was sleepy, or Gua dia Ciwd off duty, & troop of noisy fellows who hiad quaffed their Amontillado full freely would break out into the Afarseillaise or some ringing! Republican ditty. At night, when casind and clob were illuminated, when Chinese lan: terns hung in festoons across every thorongh- fare, the sight of the grotesquo masks and many-colored costumes passing under the glare of light, with the sersne and starlit Southern* sky above, was really s striking and pickuresquo one. Promenades, illuminations, masked balls! * marked the 27th, 28th, and 2yth of February; then cama the eve of Ash-Wednesday—2Afiercoles de Ceniza—and with it the proclamation ** Cier- ranse las velaciones® (weddings close) until the end of the Cuaresma, or forty days of fasting. The masks, Lowever. come out in force once more—viz.: on the first Sun- day in Lent; and never did they show in greater force than yesterday in the provincial towas of Andalusia, ¥rom 2 in tha afternoon until 12 at vight the streets were absolutely ablaze, sod the music was deafening. It was a courch festival, and the hold of the church in Spain upon the affections of the masses is still very strong. To seo the little child run out from the street-corner, kiss the hands of the passiog padre, and so claim and win his blossing, all so caralessly given ; to see the ceremony of ** bless- 1ng the horses™ from soms open church or con- vent window on the 16th of Janunary ; to seo the Sisters of Charity stand, at 5 a. m.,in the froit-market and receive a tiths offer- ing of froit snd vegetables for the aupers of their estublishment, be it asilo, or ospicio, or hospital,—a free gift from the poor garderers and fruit venders,—all thesé are grace- ful sights enongh. And the Church threw her- self keenly into this Sunday’s festival, tho last doy of masks and carnival. This Sunday's do- ings must be described. The festival 1s catled that of the pinafa. A large bag, or skin, or pitcher full of bon-bons, is huog from the ceiling of the room whera is held the Iast Carnival ball. To this bag sre attached some two or threo dozen stoings. Tho fashion is for a loyal swain to take bhis wife, famuy, or sweet- heatt to the *breaking of the pinala.” be pay- ing all the entranco fees. Twelve o'clock strikes, the room is filled ; one after auother advances, selects, and pulls & string, aad it breaks off in bis or her hand. At last tho lucky damsel comes, pulls the right euring, and some fifty pounds of eweetmeats ars ecattered over the ball-room floor. Then comes a scramble smong all the men to Bee who can collect and present to his lady the largest amount of gweets, This 18 il actéd out, on & small scale, in the houses of both poor and well-to-do, and is a gracefal, ?;{:)youa. and pretty, if sometimes a somowhat <boisterons, sight. Itis called * the breaking of the pinata,” pinats mesning, I bolieve, a pitchor or pot. By12:30 at night all good Catholica Bave left the scene of festivity. NOTABILITIES OF THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. A Paris, March 10, correspondent of the New York Times, writing of the opening of the French Assemby, says : The intereat of the first day was mainly io the galleries, and in the sur- roundings of the Palace. A large crowd was blockiog up the Ssint Lazare station when I ar- rived, and we had to enter between two lines of curions people, who stared with all their eyes, and generally ealled alond the name of any Dep- uty they were able tp recognize. There are men ¥no make a business of acting a8 cicerones in these stations, and they manage to have a group about them every day. They give the names of the notabilities as they pass, so that their clienta can have at lesst s passing glimpse of the celebrities of the day. At the Versailles station aoother crowd was gathered, ana thera we had Ssome curions demoostrations. A lond murmur of applause was heard 8a Gambebta csmo out. Hobowed right and left, raising his hat slightly with a_rapid aod rather snappish movement, aud rolled on with the heavy side~ long motion familiar to him. He goes onwith a rush, rolling like 2 whale in the water, but at the same.time giving you the idesof power. One instinctively feels like getting out of hig way. And all the time he was loudly and passionately declaiming to a friend at his_ eide, his tones coming ot enappingly, asif he were in ill hamor. A 1 was close behiod him gaing out, when I heard one of tho spectators eay, * Theres M. ‘Thiors.” Turning acide, I joined the crowd and gaw theaged statesman come by. He was warml, cheered. He seemea in excellent health, walk upnghtly and briskly, turned his eyes about with"the oid twinkle of malice in them, ana soemod to tako the plaudits of thecrowdas & matter of course. He raised his hat in ac- knowledgment of the chaers once in every twenty paces, with mathematical regularity, and walked straight to the carriage waiting for him, tripping into it like s boy. I am sure that this cost him an effort, but ho meant to ghow the erowd that thers wag plenty of vitality in him yet. ‘Then came Jaovier dela Motte, tooking every inch a gentleman, drossed in exquisite_taste, and with a good word for everybody. He must have given bis hand to tiventy persons coming out. Everybody knows bim, everybody likes bim, and it must be & churlish follow indeed who could not get on with bim. His gavety of hoart is unbounded, bis manners are cherming, his wit 18 endless, and, in sum, he is a perfect type of a Gallic gen- tleman, Besides, theré s some solid stufl in him, and he is worth s great deal more than many suppose, 1t 1 had to choose an ambasaa- dor, prefect, or administrator of any sort, I ;homd take him in preference to any man that I now. The moss curious part of the spectacle was yet to come. Just then I'aul de Cassaguac left the gtation, and once more the murmurs began. They were of the heartiest kind, Hats were raised and handkerchiefs waved : * Bonjour M. Paul !" came from seores of lips ; and ** That's do Cassagnac,” was heard at every step. Paul has the dignity of & maetiff yho knowr bhis strength. He moves slowly, he is placid iu every way, nothing disturbs his equaniwmity, and when hmled by the crowd familiarly a3 * Monsiour Paul,” he turps siowly to bow and raise his hat clear from his head in a very polite way. Pau was accomvanied by Robert: Mitcaell, Deput algo, and editor of the Soir, both of the youny men baving buoches of violets in their batt oo- hoies. Indeed, violets predominated . every- where, for a goodly rumber of persons in the crowd were decorated with them. As I a3 _theds WO young men come by to enter npon their legiclative duties my mind rao back to 1870, wheu Isaw them start off together for tho war a5 high privates, in new zouave uniforms and chassepots slung across their backs. Both of them will msage their mark in the present Chawber, for they both have talent, and an amoun: of diplomatic and political tact that is not always found 1o men of their years. Thoss who think of Paul do Cassagnac a8 & mere bravo littlo know the man, and thoy will find them- selves greatly mustaken in him. The old tradi- ticn clings to him yet, bnt it will wear away. It wag the ssme with Gambetts. Onlya short time he was accused of violence and everything elge that was bad, but when he bad the oppor- tunity he demonstrated the error of judging oung men ip this hasty wuy. Itis s good rule in life to judge all young men with charity, for wa ckn pever tell what they may become. They may put us to shame sooner than we expect. THE ARTISTS® FESTIVAL AT MUNICH. A recent letter from Munich,. Bavaria, to the New York Herald, says: The great artists' festival, given by the Allotrian Society, which bas been the thema of conversation in the Iaar Athens for many months, is over, and will not soon be forgotten, In future years the history of this festal celebration will bs read and con- sidercd 88 something eo superbly unique that the taste and artistio. development of the present generation of Munichans will be looked upon with a respect almost amounting to rever- epce. The costnmes were so rigidly correct that even tho costumers of tbe Muntch Court Theatre, g0 renowned for historical exsctitude, were almost held in contempt in this particular. Itwasa true artlsts’ festival—art reigned supreme in everything. Nosuch celebration has been held in Munich since 1868, when King Ludwig, hav- ing given up the cares of state, employed bis loisure in conversing with Kaulbach and other artists, aud in Arranging such art carnivals as that which has just been witnessed. WhenI say it was talked of for months I do not exag- gerate. It would be difficult to convey an idea of the time, study, industry, and money which have been spent by all concerned in order to grat- ify personal ambition or to insure the complete success of the enterprise. This gorgeous and most interesting exhibition coosisted, 1n the maip, of & representation of the marriage of the Emperor Charles V. Tho dress of the first half of the sixtesnth contury was sssumed by every one who took a_part, and 8o much were the artists in earneat about the historical faith- fulness of tho costumes that the public wera warned by advertisements in the papers that the purchasers of incorrect habiliments would be ex- cluded from participation. Andit actually oc- eurred that dresses of Tannhauser and Elizabelh (ropresented by Herr Vogl and Miss Schezk'?. vrilg others taken from the Court Theatre, al- though exciting the admiration of the crowd, were only greeted with a very sigmificant shrug of the shoulders by the artistic critics. A pab- lic exhibition was held s8ix weeks ago of water- color drawings of costumes of tho sixteonth century. Hundreds of samples of stufls were brouglit from all parts of Germsoy, and acom- mittes of artists was formed whose duty it was to supply everybody with couusel znd advice, and to poiot ont to the ladies the proper cut of dress and assortment of color. The ball was held in the large hall of the Odoon, and nearly 1,000 versons fook an active part in it, 400 of whom figured in_the procession and marriage festivities of the Emperor, whila the galleries were filled with people, who paid as much as 100 marks ($25) for a seat.—a very large sum, indeed, for Germany. The hall was open tothe public at Lalf-past 5p, m., an immense row of carriages being already in wait- ing, and at balf—raal 5 the next morning the orchestra (invisible, 8s_bahooves the stronghold of Wagnerism) plared the last waltz,—twelve ‘hours of stirring anusement and pleasurs, and artiatic delight and splendor. FARISIAN THEATRES. Grace *Greenwood writes from Paris: For the benefit or amusement of the fow distinguish- od Americans who have never visited Paris, I will ventare to give a little idea of the way Freach theatres are managed, or rather to note down & fow obvious peculiarities. Everywhere, 23 yon entar a theatre, you come first npon three gontlemen, seated in a row, behind a long table or desk. These are Messieurs les Coniroleurs, to whom all tickets and orders must be presanted for ingpection, and all inquiries or appeals ad~ dressed. * They are usually elderly men. of gternly serious aspect, aud in their black dress- suits look sotemn, judictal, and inexorabls ss Pluto's Supreme Bench, ZEacas, Minos. and Rhadsmanthus. With the exception of the Francais and the Grand Opers, all the theatres employ women for ush- ers,—nice, decent bodies, though not lovely to look upon, with neat stuff gowns and very gay capg. 1t they sacrifice on tho soborness of their goneral sttire, they wreak themselvea on their bonnets, which are stunning affairs, mostly composed of ribbons. Profouud pink is the prevailiog color for alt ages and complexions. Your ouvreuse always offers to disembarrags you of your wraps, and kindly insists on furnishing you with a little wooden , footstool, which, by its Rize and tendency to hop about and disappear mysteriously, rocalis the old name of **cricket.” No seats we have ever had, in stalls, boxes, or galleries, have seemed to us 80_easy and com- fortable as corresponding places in our own best theatres and opera-bouses, nor has the ventila- tion seemed 5o mood. But, thon, more Bpace is ‘here givento stairways, corridors, and joyers, and itis tke custom for all the world to go ot for & promenade and a change of air between the acts. Al the Italian Theatre and at most of the others there is ordinarily mo orchestra. The rising of the curtain is mot pignaled by the tinkling of a bell, but by & series of startling, ominons * coups ™ _or thumps, reminding one of the awesome koocking at the gate in ‘*Mac- both.” All the theatres we havo visited have s ‘bright, gay appearance,—not quite 8o profusely lighted a8 our own, and so less trying to the eyes,—and, withal, an air of siogular neatness and good preservation, the socret of which was revealed to us one night at the Gaite, when, having lingered a few minutes after the per- formance, swe 8aW the eatire corpa of ouvreuses shronding the eeats and loges in voluminous dusters and haoging out their banners of brown linen on the outer wall of the gilded balconies. The frank, fearless economies of this people take my heart. Half our extravagance is mis- erablo cowardice. i i GEORGE SAND. Lucy Hooper writes from Paris to Applelons’ Journal: Apropos of George Saud, I have re- cently hoard several anecdotes respecting that famous personago. She seems, from all that I bave hoard about her, to have had two sides to her nature, the one purely and loftily intei- lectuat, and the other wholly bestial. The one drew her toward such men as Chopin and Do Musset, those most renowned of her many lovers; the other drove her into such vile ex- cesses as wonld have shamed a Messalina. Recent- 1y a gentleman of foreign extraction, who rpesks o French, in looking over the papers of hisd e- ceased father, came across a large packet of lotters addressed long years ago to the defanct by George Sand. Curious 88 to their El::slblu literary value, but unable from his own jgoorance of Freoch,to master their con- tonts, ho took thefi for porusal to & French lady of high srustic and literary stand- ing, requessing her to read thom carefully and to give him her opiuion of them. When she re- turned them to him her comment was: * Had I for one instant tmagioed that you knew what thoso letters contained, and with that knowledze had placed them in my hands, I never would ‘have spoken to you again. W3 n By &0 avowed libertine to ono of his companions jn_debsuch- ery, they would still bo atrocious, bat, written by & womin to a man who was merely ber friend, they are boyond measure revolting.” These lat- ters wore written long years ago daring the hey- day of the career of their authoress, most of them dating from the period of her liaison with Chopin. The lady who perused them, and who narrated to mo the whoio circumstance, went on to uay that she had advised their present pos- seasor to destroy toem at once, but that he had declined doing 8o, ** Posaibly after the Geath of George Sand,” she added, ‘*‘thoy may be pub- lished, ad if #o they will form a strange chap- for in the history of moral and lterary abomi- nations.” # 1 am told that Goorge Sand and Victor Hugo are not acquainted with each othor. Once, when the lady was at the very pinnacle of her literary fame, a8 well as in full posssssion of youth and beautv, she was presented to the great poet. but he, falling to catch the name, or possibly cenfounding her with some otber Madame Du- devant, only addressed to her the most frivolous of social formalties. Deeming herself affronted, the lady abruptly broke off the conversation and quitted the room, aud, when Victor Hugo learned who the handsome woman with whom he had been talking reslly was, it was too iate to make atonement for his mistake. 8ince his return to Paris be has frequently invited her to his house (he mever puys vists umgelf). but she conteuts hereelf with sending bim complimentary mes- sages, and rofuses to come. It is whispered that, having been used to bolding the first place in any circle in which ehe has found herself, she is noi deeirous of coming in contact with a vast- er genius and more widely-#pread renown than her own. - FINANGE AND TRADE. A Lively Day for the Banks in Dis- counts and Deposits. . New York Exchange Flat at 25 Cents OfF «Clearings for the Week. Produce Markets Easy---Movement of Bréadstuffs. . FINANCIAL, The demand for loans was quite active for Board of Trade and private sottlements, snd this, with the customary access of counter business on settlement. day, gave the banks & busy day. The spplications for 10ans were no heavier than had becn expected, and, 38 thenew transactions of the day were mainly confined to those arising from the secttlements, the financial sitas- tion could hardly be aad to have shown any substan- tial improvement. There isan abundwnce of funds, though mot as yet any burdensome surplus, and bor- rowers ara abls to mske good terms. There was the usual offering of commercial snd miscellaneous paper. Rates of discount as the banks ara 7G10 per cent. On tha streot there {s a good demand for firat-class negotiable paper, of which the supply s scant. Bates 50 7@18 per cent. New York sxchange was sold at 506 Guscount in tha morning, but the closing rate was 25c discount to par ‘between banks for §1,008. - The orders for currency were few. ‘The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week are reportad aa follows by Alanager D. B.Halo, of the Clearing-Houso Clearings. nc $ 2,769,008, $ 312,200.18 250381430 303,858.57 2191,225,04 209,770.18 230645111 205,028.95 24619917 257,781.07 . BocZsM24 B05156.42 Totaloooeronsseossn-.$18,325,1401T $1,798,760.67 Corresponding week last % TERLeeueraeiuene sqese--$20,66310L865 §3,121,172.50 ELECTION DAY. The banky of this city will do no businossafter1 o'dlock on election day, April 4, in order that their elerks and customers may bave an oppartanity to do their duty st the polls, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Bit TUnited States 6s of '81.... Unitea States 5-20s of 03, 6-20s of '65—January and July.... 5-208 0f *67—Janusry aad Jul} 5208 of *68—January and July. United States new 6s of ‘United Statas ourrency 6a. GOLD AXD GREENBACKS. Gold wes 1135 @LI3%. Greenbacks wars 883;@88c on the dollar in gold. @ITY AND COUNTY BOXDS. Bid. Chicago City 7 F ct. bond: 104 &int, Chideago City 7 3 ct. sewerzge.” 1033 & int. Chicago City T ct.water loan 108 & int. Cook County 7 ¥ ct. bonds Asked, 104 &int. 105 &int. ({5 oy 105 &iot. 108 &nt. West Yark 7 3 ci, bonds, eeesmaees . 9T k1DE Narth Chicago 7§ ct. bonds % (Lincoln Park). . % &int. MONEY, GOLD, ARD STOCKS. Rew Yonw, April 1.—Gold declined from 113% to 1185, and closed ot 113%. Cash gold loaned fat at 2,1%,1, 2%, 3, 4, and 5 per cent. for carrying. Spetie shipments to-day, $15,000 gold coln, $162,000 Mexican sitver, and 170,000 Spanish doubloons. Government bonds closed steady. Railroad bonds qutet and firm. Stato bonds qulet aud prices nominal, The stock market opensd irregulsr, and in the main lower and weak, until after the first call, when there was a partal Tecovery, followed eoon, howerer,bya resction. Weaknees continued to be the characteristic of the market until just before the close, when there was s rally of ¥@ Der ceat from the lowest point.of the day. St. Paul preferred recovered from 61X to 633, common from 393 to 40 ; Leke Shora from 59% to0 693{; Nortnwestern common from 41 $0 113(; Ohios from 18X to 18 ; Michigan Central from 597; to G0X Tihinois Cen! 9% 10 933 ; Western Union from 67% 1063 ; and Hannibal & St. Joseph preferred from 2465 t025. Other changes unimportant. Transsctions st the Stock Exchiange to-dsy aggre- fh&ad 116,000 shares, of which 11,000 were Erio, 46,000 ako Shore, 6,000 Northwestern, 8,500 Pacife Afail, 14,300 St, Paal, 8,000 Ollo, 10,000 Western Union, and 5,000 “[(‘:lkqflfl Central. Tho weelly bank statement was: Loans, incresse, $07,200; &pacle, decrease, $332,000; legal-touders, de- $2,035,400; deposil decrease, $2,620,600; cir- ulaioo, incresse, $1610; resarve, daczoae, 81,733~ 176, Money closed easy st $@4 per cent. Prime mer- cantile paper, 6@0c. Custom receipts, $100,000. The Assistunt Tressurer disburssd $50,008, Glearngs, 16,000,000, fteciing firm; 4375@4893. GOVERSSMENT poxDS. Coupons, '81. Coupons, '65.. New ... Coupons, '’ Coupons, 68! Tenncssee, old. Tenncssee, o Virgini, old ppi Delawara & L .......119% Chi., Bur. & Quincy.118 COMMERCIAL. The following were the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock ea Satardsy morning ; RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS. 1816, | 1875, 10,59 10,877| 11,660 57,250 32,426} ,227 32,500 33,962 23,139 11,901 5,130] 15,015 400} 671)}..... 855 7.870] 3,200 995 5,519 ,350) 225,000, 116,463| 157,840 1,497 544,992 33,180 Live hogs, No.. 6,420 217] 602 3,850 21,100 1,181 2, Gr. npples, bria Beans, 3 DUevanent Withdrawn from stors on Friday for city con- sumption : 3,639 bu wheat, 1,650 bu com, 1,237 bu rye, 879 bu barley. The following grain was fnspected into stors on Baturdsy morning: 1car rejected winter wheat, 6 cars No. 1 N. W. wheat, 34 cars_No, 2 N. W. wheat, 7 cars No. 1 epring, 35 cara No. 2 do, 14 cara No. 3 do, 12 cars rejected do (109 wheat); 5 cars high-mized corn, 67 cars No. 2 do, 3 cars new-mixed do, 16 cars rejected do (81 corn): 4 cars white oats, 2 cars No. 2 do, 1 car rejected do; 3 cars No, 2 barley, 4 cars No, $do. Total, 204 cars, or 76,000 bu. Inspectsd out: 31,231 bu wheat, 18,882 bu carn, 1,320 bu cats, 10,120 bu barley. The following' were the receipts and shipmenta of ‘breadstufis and live stock at this point during the past weak and for ths corresponding weeks snding as dated s 5 April 3, 1373 146,518 94,703 43,604 61,560 1,200 1,247 guln{.dbg. 22 25.::; fi,‘l-"l?fl sed hogs, No. 4| oy § 25,628 27,739 Cattle, N 17,054 15,236 The following were tho exports from New York for March 25, Aprils. 1876, 1875, Flour, brls.. 6,800 11,370 Wheat, bu.. 206,845 393,675 Corn, bu. 155,800 57,000 Mersrs, McLaran & Co., of thi city, farnish the fol- Lowing table of stocks in Tiverpool on the dates named : Aprill, Jan.1, Aprill, ‘1376, 1876, 1875, 793,000 128,000 33,000 98,000 82,000 72,060 Tho quantity of wheat afloat {s raported at 1,000,000 quarters sgainst 1,460,000 quariars samo date last year T xcess in supply n store snd to arrive, 307,000 quar- Ters. The quantity of corn afloat is reported at 246,000 quarters against 179,000 quarters same timo last year— Gxoess in supply in store and to arrive, 34,000 quarters. During the sgitation on the subject of charges for Dandling grain in this city, the existenca of over two floating elevatora ssems to have bean lost sightof. A 4 graln dealer” now seks what has become of them? Wo suspect that he knows a8 well as our reporter whero they &ro; ons of them ia not far from Wells street bridge. We believe that they have been idle for a couple of years past, and it is ‘hinted that the owners find it more profitable than to operate them. 1t should bo noted that the dally record of inspec- tion gives an exaggerated fdea of the volume of re- ceipts by rail—chiefly in wheat. The reason is that tho wheat subjected to tho operstion of the cleaning mills is connted twice. It s inspected on its arrival from tho conntry, and again inspectad into store after eleaning, The inspection of wheat during the past week was moarly 60 car loads of No.?2 less than the quantity tabulated in the dafly return from the fn- spoctors. The Board of Trade has decided o vote mext Tnes- sy afternoon. There will be Do trading after s quarter past 1 o'lock, TThe leading produce markets were rather quist on Saturdsy, much less business being done then is usual on the 1st of the month. The deliveries on April contracts wore not large, though fair in pork snd wheat, and there was no particular pressure to sell ; but the Weather was finer than ex- poctea, April coming in quite pleatantly, and this tended to lower prices. Tho tome was, however, quite stesdy in moat departments. In the dry goods macket, there were no speciaily f- new featares. There was somo departmental activity, bat the geners! movement waa mot what might be oxpected at this stage of the season, Valoes were nominally steady. Grocerfea were ordered with somo frecdom, at tully sustained prices, the general market prescnting a firm tone. Coffees, sugars, sad sirups had an sdvancing tendency. In other lines no im- mediate changes were looked for. The butter tuarket wad strong, There was a good demand, both from the local and shipping trade, st 25340c for good to fancy. Cheese remaing quiet and firm. The dried- fruit trade wasreported falrly active, with no ehango in prices, excepting Turkish prunes, which were up a .3(¢c,—now quoted at T@7Tic. The fish market was steady and firm, under s good demsnd. Prices of coal, wood, paints, oila, lesther, and bagging remain 88 before. _ Tha receipts of cattle and hogs for the thres months ending with March, this year and last, compare s follows: < —Cattle—— 1875, 1816, Wb, 1870, 2,060 68367 446,061 70058 491,803 360,441 W00 26T 211,39 Total........ 203,242 251,072 1,170,077 1,017,854 The Inmber market was quiet and unchanged. Nails and iron were quict at recent rates. Wool is moving out generally {n small Iots, and former prices are ad- hered fo, Broom-cornis rather qulet,"but withous quotablo change. Timothy seed was in good demand, and firm under reatricted offertngs, while other seods were quiet, elover being easy, owing to & larger sup- ply, Which caused buyers to hold back, The receipts of hides contlnue moderate, snd the macket is stesdy under the usual demand from dealsrs. Hay was in moderate local request, and steady. Eggs wers in bet- ter roquest and firmer, Poultry advanced S@5e por Ib, the offerings being very light, in fact inadequato to moet the wants of the hotels and other local buyers, who were compelied to enter the market, Lake freights were quict, There wis a very good inquiry, particalaxly for vosaels to load corn, but car- riers and shippers failéd to agrés on rates, Fot corn vossels, 4c was freely bid, but agents held off for 43(c, sndupto the élose of the session no chartars were known to have beon mada. The Kingston charter Friday evenlng was the Harveat Home for abouk 26,000 bu of corn. THE BARLEY QUESTION. 1o the Bditor of The Chicago Trihune: Crmicaco, April 1.—On a mis=ket like Ohicago; whers spoculative trading at times of the year gains such pro- portions that the wholo year’s crop of soms kinds of grain is sold over and over again within s month's time, the propensities of the * power of money." not- withstanding tho present rules 1o prevent “comers,” are still now and then tempted to run up prices with- out regard fo tho effect which the svailable sup- ply of o crop yesr must mecessarily produce upon the legitimato demand,, The tamptation to “run a deal” on barley may be greater on ‘sccount of the apparently low prico of No. 2 Western a3 compared with prices paid by our maltsters and brow- &rs for tho better qualitics of Canadian barley, and on sccount of the groater difficnlty to determine the le- gitimata value of barley for manufacturing or con- sumptive purposes,than of other grains. R, B, Lawder, Whitby, Ont., one of the most competent authorities on the barley trade of Canads and tbe United States, in his circalar of Oct. 8, 1315, after summing up the result of the barley barvest of 1875, recommended as the safest and most prudent policy for legitimate buy- ersto adopt the principle of calculating the effect which the largest possiblo supply would be likely to ‘produce, because the surplus of the barley crop of this continent would be largely in excess of the probable Tequirements of malisters, * Assuming,” he argues, —and the crop movement since harvest fally confirms the correctness of his estimates,—* an incresse of de- liveries from - Now York Stite and Canada of 3,500,000 bu over last year; s supply from Californis of same extent 3s then; an in- creass in Northwestern States equal to the de- fciency in Oldo, Indians, K , and Missouri,~ thiers will be teft an excesa in supply over last year of about 4,000,000 bu. Isthere a malting market for this immense incresse? On tha one hand, it is argued that the unusmal coolness of the weather laat summer very much curtailod the consumption of beer and ale; that in the next yesr the fall elections and ihe Centennial Exhibition will stimulste the sale of malt liquors, On tho other hand, 1t i cantended that trade i3 dull, wagez sre lower, and the ability of the working classes to purchasa beer has boen greatly re- auced; that in many cities the number of saloons, etc., licensed to sell liquors has been redauced 25 per cent; that maltsters and brewers have had a very an- remunerative trade dnring last year: that thero is an Immense quantity of old aie and beer unsold; that fow ‘Tmaltaters ars willing to lay in aa large stocka of barley 28 usual, and thatnot a few of them are unablo o do so.” Many Westorn farmers, deceived by the higher pricea of the two previous crops, and blind to the fact that the failure of the fall bariey in Ohio, Eentucky, In- dians, and Missouri did not change the resultofa superabundsnt sggregate supply, are slow to accept tho situation, and thereby only aided scllsra of Cana~ dian barley, Who were aware of an_ exportabls surplus of 7,000,000’ bu, or 2,6(X,000 bu_over last yesr, and soughtan outlet for it i the Middle and Western States, is obtaining much better prices than they wonld have otnerwise received. Bpeculators on the * bull sido ™ of No, 2 Chicago barley, who did not look back mors than_ the 1ast two years of com- paratively ‘high prices, because wers actually short, lost heavily by * bulling” the market from $1.18 down to about 50c per bu, They overlooked the fact that, in April and May, 1570 snd 1872, when money wts more plentifal and wages higher than now, No. 2 Chicago berley was on its merits at 50c, although of belter quality, and the crop of Cansds. and New York State lighter than that of 1875 The consumptive demand for our No. 2 has been dragging until about 50¢ per bu wae reached at ths end of Feb- ruary, and, aithough receipts sinco that time were checked by the impastable condition of the country roads, the reduction of thastock in store has, never- thelest, been slow. Still, » number of specufators— ‘mainly home talent—egain attempt a * bull movement'! at this advanced stage of the malting sesson. B, PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUTS—Inclined to dullness snd down- ‘wards, though tha market was not hesvy. The trading ‘was neariy all of the speculative kind, tne shipping de- mand being at zero, sud the business chiefly had ref- erence to chanmug over, cavitalists taking the product 10 carry into a future month for a certain promium. The Datly Commercial Report and Harket Review gives the following o8 the shipment of provisions from this city for the perfods named R Weak _ondizz] March 30, l576.[ 4, 3180 7H| 165,613 38370 Same woek, 165 7| 7850 1.6X| 7iL3 7,315,078 Sincw Nov. "1, "75/133,%0.141,852| 2. 052, 240/1921 675,095 Bama time 745155, 5761165,6%1] 3, 65123763, 2051165.€2%, 205 The stock of pork In New York is reparted at 34,462 ‘brls, against 27,045 brisa month ago, and 63,426 brls & year ago. . " Tne stocks of provixions in St. Louls ars reported as follows: Pork, brls, 13,022; lard, tcs,12,039; shoul- ders, lue, 3,194,000; short rits, Da, 6,580,000; short clear, 1ts, 4,505,000 hams, Ibs, 2,235,000, Alrss Ponx—Wsa dull, and about 10c per brl lower. The market was depressed by the fact of rather heavy deliveries in the morning, that fact widening the Aay ‘premium by the increased inquiry for parties willing to carry the prorerty over into that montb. Sales were re- ported of 70 brls cash at $22.50; 4,350 bria geller April as 322.35@22.40; 5,000 Lrls seller May at $22.65@22.725¢ ; and. brls seller June st §22.90@22.95, Total, 1870 The markst closed tams ai$22.35 caab, seller March, or seller April; $22.65@3267T% sellse Aay; $22.90 seller Juns; and $23.15-22120 eeller July, Yrime mess pork was 1o at §22.00, and extra pflga sola (70 brls) at $17.00. Also 70 bris hock ag $8.00. TaRp—Was quiet and_easler, declining 2 5 100 Toa, in sympathy with » further R e nd owt in'Livespodl, - Thare was nob much tquiry, bay Bolders offezed. little. Saled wero roported of 500 tea soller the month ab $13.623(13.85; 4,000 tea teiley May at 31400@14.023 ; and 2,500 tca seller Joneal SIATI3@I420. Total, 7,000 tos. The market closed Steady at$19.825@13,85 for cash or seiler April; $14.0¢ @14.02% for May; $1420@I14.22% for Juns; and $14.375% @10 for Juty. ‘MriTe—Were dull and frm. There was very littla domand, —scarcely any from shippers,—but Holders Sroro 1ot dlsposed to make concessions. Sales wery Micnited to 350,000 Da short rib sellor June at £12.108 19433 per 100 Ma. The following was tha closing range of pricea: Shoul- Lomg Short ders. clear. tib. Balted, lToose, 8 1 1% 8§ ux % g3 1y 12 8% Nx 1y 3 £ 2y 2 % 1345 135 Bacon, % @9; . 3 Long and short clears quoted st 12ijc cash. and 1250 seller April, boxed;green hams. 11X@12Ko; eweet-pickled do, 12 @13c; Cumberiands, 12¢, cash or March ; long-ont bams, 13%@13%c, boxed; bacon bams, 14@15¢. GreAsz—Was quiet at GX¥@9c. BEEF PRODUCTS—Weére steady and quiet at $10.58 @11.00 for mess, $11.60@12.00 for extrs mesw, aad $24.00@24.50 for hams, TaLLOW—Was quoted at 83{(85)0. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was quiet, though & little more was sold than on Fridsy, andat full previous prices. Thers was & falc demand for low grades, which wers very firmly held, betng in light stock, whilo othar grades wero steady in spito of dullness in New York and s easier feeling in wheat here. The stock in storein this city is reported at 48,852 brls, against 58,753 bris one month 1go, and 32,060 brls a yearago. This de- crease In the stocks is a result of tho better demand for shipment experienoed recently. Sales were report- ed of 150 brls winters at $5.50 for unsound; and 1,257 brlsspring extras, partly ot $5.00@6.00. Total 1,407 bls, The market closed quict at the following rangs of prices Choice winter exiras, $5.50@7.60; common to good do, $L75@5.50; spring extras, $4.00@4.50; good do, $4.60@4.90; choice do, $5.00@5.25; patents do, 30.5¢ (@7.25; Minnesots, $1.75@0.25; spring superfines, $3.00 @3.50; rye flour, $L.00B4.15. 3 Brax—Was less active, and sgain declined 50c per ton. Bales were 40 tons at $10,50@11.00 on track. Mmprrsas—Sales were 10 tona ot S13.00 on track. Sa0RTs—Sales were 10 taas at $12.50 on track, ConN-. e was nominal at $17.50 per ton on track, WHEAT—Was less active, snd declined %o per bu from the closing prices of Friday, but tlle final figures were only 3¢ below those quotstions. Liverpool was quoted unehanged, but New York was dall and lower B anacrons Wi o Sho quattesn, o ‘was 850,000 guarters, wi ,0.0 quarters, or 1y 440,000 b more than. &t e bezihning of th year. The exports from New Yorx during “the past week showed n oonsiderable incresse, bnt the fine weather _depressed confidence, ond ihe general tone of the English market ws bearish, though it was not weak, Little' was done far shipment, out the lower grades were firm. For fu- ture delivery thers was little demand. ~ A prominent operator bought 150,000 bn euf!s, and then bugers Tield off, the example not being followed 33 i nepally 4s, and the market ruled steady only bocause holders offered tittle when they found tut & poor inquiry. Seller May opened at $1.07, sold 81 310717, declined to $1.06%, and closed st $1.05%. _Seller tho month, er x No. 2 spriag, rangsd ot §1.01 @102, closing st §L02!5. Beiler June sold at $1.0.5@1.03, closing roc No. 2 sold at §i. .35, s TGuam awica woro Zoporied of 113,400 ba No. 2 pring at $LOIK@LIX; 4,400 bu No. Bspring st 04@HC; 2,500 ba do (reguiar) at B8(c; 3,000 bu Tejected da at 80.3803c; and 1,800 bu by samplo at %o @101, Total, 137,400 bi. MisNesoTa WHEAT—Was In fifr démand, and Mo fower, on No. 2, n Sympathy with the goveral ibatkot, Sales were 1,000 bu No. 12t $1.16; 3,8% bu No, 2 at $1.05@1.05%; 5,000 bn do (regular) st $1.01y; and 4,050 bu by sample at §1.05@1.18, mostly ftos dn bosed cars, Total, 13,800 br. - Rio GRANDA WHEAT—Ssle Was mada of 409 bual $1.16 on wack. T o CORN—Was rathéf less ctive, ind a shada eisier, cloging ¢ lower tham on Frlday evening. Liverpool s quoted 3d per 420 fba lowct, snd New York was dull, while the weather in the West was fair, and tha deliveries on April contricts were rsther largar than expected. Tho dails zeceipts were moderats, aid the footing up of the daily postings indicated s further in- crease of neatly 75,000 bu in the stocks in store during fhe wéek. But Baltimore znd Philadolphia were undar- stood to be ralatively firm, with 2 fair dem1nd, and that helped to steadiness, There was more dizpoaiion to sell and less to by, but sell=rs were no: willing ta ‘make material concessions, as they did not expect any considerabls increate of receipts s a consequence of fine weather. ned at 4914c, declined t§ $3%c, and closed firm af 4lc. Seller the month, o1 Lar No. 2, sold at 43@463;0, closing at 44 @4637c, Seller June #01d at 483;@48%7c, snd seller July at 49% @19%(c, both cosing b iec. Gilt-sdged receipts of No. 4 or high mixed sold at 47!5@413c, cloung = 47xc. Cash sales were roported of 37,500 bu No. 2 st 16@17%0; 800 bu new high mixed at 43¢; 2,000 ba new mixed at 4@4xc; 400 bu rejected (r at o3 400 bu 6ara at 45¢ 5,600 bu by asmple ab i track; and 1,600 bu do at 46@i7c frae on board care. ‘Total; 49,600 b OATS—Wers quiet, sveraging 3(c lower. The offer- inga were f2ir, but there were very few buyers in the market, either for cash or options, though fresh re- receipts wero Sellar May sold av 34xc, 30d clofed at 545 @xc. Seller April or from 325@323¢c, cloeinz at the insida. ¥resh Teceipta bronght S3%@33Xc. _Samples were in fair re- quest at mnchanged prices. Cish inclnde 4,200 bu No. 2 at 333;@3%ic ; £,000 ba by gampls, whits, &8 on track; and 600 Un at §9c {ree on board, Fo- tal, 7,800 ba. TRYE—Waa quiet and steady. Thers waa some in- @65c. Futures wi and G8s for Msy, Cash No.2 fresh at 68¢c,snd 150 bu by sample at 67c om BARLEY-~Was faizly active and firm, closing about Xc bigher than on Friday evening.' The recelpts Were very smpall, and thare wers 3 good many ba: in the market early, when prices advanced 1, but af- terwards s portion of the gain was lost. Seller April sold at G0@@3c, and closed st tha 1t 6lc; sold to 622, and closed a4 80 c, and regular as 6e. No, 3 was 240 @ilc, and rejected nomimal a oviey Tmors plenty apd very dnil of 7,000 bu No.2at 60z, aud 800 bu N Total, 7,800 b g TELEGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS- FOREIGM MARKETS. Livereoon, April 1—11:30 p. m.—Frova—Ne. 1, 24s; Ko, 2, 228. @rAIN—TWheat—Winter, No. 1, 165; No. 2, % 8d; spring. No. 1, 98 10d; No. 2, 86; white, Ko. 1,108 4d; No. 2, 10s; club, No. 1, 10s 10d; No, 2, 10s 34, Corn—01d No. 1, 2789d; No. 2, 265 6d. Provmoss—Pork, Western, 87s 6d. Yard, 6256d. LIvERPOOL, April 1—3 p. m~Gxars—Carn, No. 1, 268 6d ; No. 2, 263 3d, Provsions—Lard, 825, Livenroor, April 1—Evening.—Breapsrurys—Cati foriis white wheat, aversge 1053108 64; do club, 108 3d@10s10d; red Western spring. No. 2 to No. 1, 6@ 93 10d; winter red Western, No. 2 to No. 1, b8 @105, Flour, Western_canal, 2Z2s@24a. Dew Western mized, s a‘sdgmx;’;fl% Weatern mifed. 205, Oata, ar Mesicin, susss (4. Datley, exican, S8 6d: Poas, qnmnmm—mman, mefigs. ovIIONs—Prima mess pork, 878 64; prime mee beef, %s. Lard—American, .G6d Cleat, 53a 6d s BhoTt cléar, 5og 6. 10" Hakelang TaLrow—Firm; American, 428 6d, SprarTs PETROLEUX—S88 @04 d. Rermvep Prreorevy—1is SI@11s $4. Laxsrep Om—23s 6d. 2 n o gone s the By on gone mto the Bank of England to- ballien go 2land on balanos mfif‘&’mm n upe;n market m&m ‘months n 3% per cent, belng % t ‘Baak b el B Lotk GoNsoLs—alaney, 94 5-16; acoount, 94 7-16. 10Ciaa S0 mavy Bne Seapzs Row Tock Cusical L T postgered.a s+ 2w Tock Guateal, i3 REFINED PETROLEUM—10s 91@11a. Srimrrs TosPesTINE—43 61@24 5 Pans, April L—RERTES—061 Oc. Fnaxzvonr, April 1.—New bs, 1013, Axrwzse, April 1. —PETROLRUX- —3is 64 THE NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKETS, Spacial Dispateh (o Tie Chicnzo Tridune. NEW Yous, April 1.—GRAIN—Wheat—Markat duoll, heavy, and lower; shippers snd millers holaing off. Bales, 24,000 bu at $1.03 for ungraded spring, and $1.41 for very choice No. 2red Wabash in store, The following quotations are more or less nominal : $1.04 @1.00 for rejected spring; $1.09@1.17 for ungraded spring; $LIIGLI6 for No.3 Chicago; SLU@LIT for No. 3 Altiwaukee; §1.23@1.27 for No. 2 Chicago; §1.24 @L27 for No. 2 Northwestern; §1.21@1.30 for No. 2 Milwaukee; $1.34@1.38 for No. 1 spring; $1.228138 for winter red Weatern: $1.23@1.46 fog maber dos and $1.20@1.50 for white Western, Rye quiet at 54@36a 1or Western ; 90@%2c for State; and %0@:2¢ for Cana- da in bond. Barley dull and unchanged. Carn uacarce and & shade firmer; esles 24,000 bu at (5@ €63¢c for new Western mixed; and 30 nominally for old Western mized in storo; also 17,000 bu steamer mixed for May at 633c. Osten unchanged; sales 25, 000 ba at 45@48)¢e for mized Westarn and Btate; an: 46@52¢ for white Western and Siate, inclading ‘8,600 bu No. 2 mized at 463c afloat. 1 PROVISIONs—ALiddies unchanged at 12X@13x(c for long clear. Lard firm; salos, 16 tea at $14.20 fof prime steam. At the firnt call for April $14.22) bid and $i4.30 aaked ; for ALy 250 o8 0l at §14:40; for June, $1430 bid, ad $14.55 aaked; for July $14.0 bid and sisy asked, and for August $1550 bid sud 1480 sk ‘Wwamxy—Alarket lower; sales 75 brla at §1.113¢ per glon. B P G zs—Sugar—Market unchanged, with mod- erate inquiry; fairto good refining quoted atTx@ 13c; primes:TZic; and white Havana at S@105v. Coffee—Market unchanged, with moderate Inquiry: Rlo quoted at 15%@13c iu gold, and Maracaibo at 169 18%c in gold. et and unchanged; prims eemss 15-16. ALLOw—Rules o and clty quoted a4 3X@8