Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1876, Page 6

SUNDAY. AUGUST 13, 1876—SIYTTREN PAGES. B v IBUNE: ¥ I THE CmCAGO TRIBUNE: hy ta. Prunes, currints, raisins, and apples I___"__________._..—_—_—————— cort Vinyne. ““The acks ot od product ere arssmul of ork e | 4oLy LEUCL ol Sy ant ar s recelye it AN N "Haute. shortage as compared with 15 0 sort, aad ol roreign—} Tec: ths, layers, Lol d X240 ft; also Lincoln at, s w cor Thirty entirely. too good to be pus under the ground, ADE, rTe e Tosat 15000 briss tard fs full 000 £ s b praned, Gl REAL ESTATE. z2i0 Ll A SUTRL 0 | A o sind o be pu nder e groged; | FINANCE AND TR : Ji 2k | ] Lincoln &t. n ¢ cor Thirty-eighth, w1, places. gt m;fll,',{"; ! fe ta 1nability of Cesh Buyers and Owners of Real Estete to Agree. <apital Therenpon Seeks Investment in Loans, but with Poor Success. Licans in Liess Demand, and Tenders More Exacting About Secarity. Sales of the Week Unimportant, and Negotiations at a Lull. Auction Sale--New Subdivisions --A Warning for St. Louis. LOAN MARKET. LESDERS PARTICULAR ABOUT SECURITT. There was but a modersic -business done the past week. The demand was not brisk, but there was considerable inquiry for molne_\‘: ifcr f{mprovement scs. Borrowers are looking rmfnd for chc:;;“::‘:?es, and think it bard if they cannot procure what they want at 7 per cent, or at most at 8 Building loans are not t;o casily negotinted at 8 per cent as some people imnz’i‘n:g:or as the advertisements in the daily papers would lead them to expect. A few days 270 we met with a party who wanted to effect & £50,000 building loan 3t 8 per cent. The prop- erty was desirable and the name good, but after acareful canvass of the loen agencies, he was unable to find any one willinz to open his purse. The truth is that building loans necessitate careful watching, to see that the money is prov- erly expended, and that no mechanics’ liens or other complications are piled upon the prop- erty 5o as to lessen the value of the loan. The reputation for paying taxes promptly is another consideration that stirs the mind of 1the loan-agent when copsidering the application of the borrower. We thercfore advise all those who want cheap moncy to show a clean record in this respect. Scven per cent moncy, when considered with reference to this new and grow- ing community, is 2 * raraavis.” Asa general thing capital can carn_more than this rate, and, although business is depressed and capital is earning a very small profit,yet every one expects aturnin thetide in 2 vear or two which will Jead on to fortune, and hence is unwilling t> Lo <up his means in three or tive-year mort- .res drawing only 7 per cent interest, when, if ~only had the command of ready means, be it doable his capital inaveryshort time. 1o funds beg for employment, but, ratherthan vested at this low rate on mortgages, they od county and railroad bonds or stocks, are readily convertible, There is no that money on mortgages has reached its st rate. It is truethat it is loaned occa- ot 7 per cent, but what is the security? ass jmproved property, unincumbered, frst-class A 1 names. re were but few important loans the past weck. Some instruments had a large considera- tion attached, but these were mostly to secure e money of property. Such was the (10 seured by some ten lots near the corner of Thirty-ninth and Reuben strects, which were | chased by Charles D. Townsend June 30, 3576, for $27,000. Such was also another §25,- 00 seeured on 136 fect by 225 feet near the junc- tion of Blackhawlk street with the North Branch of the Chicago River, purchased by Charles Wachsmuth from J. B. Lyon for $25,000. Of the loans proper, we mote, southeast corner of West Adams and Halsted strects, west front, 40 by 90 feet, $1G,000, five years, 2t S per cent; 3 feet fronting east on North State street, be- tween Division and Goethe'streets, $20,000,three years at 8 per cent; northeast corner of Rock- el and Jackson streets, south front, 46 by 125 fect, and 48 by 121 fect, south front, on West Ene street, between Lincoln and Robey strects, $5,000, two years at 9 per cent. TOMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOE THE WEEK KXDING ave. 12, 1876. 1875. Ins!ruments| TR e Csiderat’n|| No. | Csiderat’'n Trust-decds] 160§ " 860,116!| S07|$__ 717,466 Mortzages... 5 74505 32| 12,008,587 Aggregate..| 1958 440,631 337.§12,816,053 TReleases ... 5 sesssans! 231'.»7'.4.A . 30XPARATIVE STATEMENT FBOX AUG, 170 ATG. 12, 1876. 1875. Tustruments | Céideratn|| Xo. [ Ciiderat'n. Trust-decds] 300§ 837,754 5258 1,242,792 RMortguges 6'7,' 138,267 9‘1’ 47,657,035 Agpregate..| 3678 976,021)| 617,$48,599,827 Releases _'_'93‘ 68 ssvsanss SALES. LITTLE BARGAINING AND FEW BARGA! In the real estate market last weck even the necotiations that gave some appearance of vi- vacity to the situation in the preceding week were wantinz. The large amount of outside al which Tge TRIBUNE announced was here for the purpose of picking up bargains has st beeu withdrawn, but the purpose of its lders we are informed has been changed. The pects of obtaining investments in real es- ¢ ut prices satisfactory to them is appar- illusory that it is now sought to put t the money in good loans. But even this unespectedly difficult. About all desirable borrowers are already lied with the funds they need. v sceurity it is hard to find,although s at which the moncy would be lent are d th:e commissions light. This is 3 novel interesting state of affairs. That cash oflurs like thuse we have recited in this column in previous issues should be made and refused rins counter to the views generally entertained o the extreme depression of real” estate inter- es15. It shows that the owners of productive improved inside property (these remarks apply 10110 other kind of praperty) are very firm in thicir views, and have the utmost confidence in the future of their property. Therc isa de- for such property evidently. The capital "experitnces in finding in loans on secur- barmony with the general cct of affairs. Al the chanuels for safe in- kaown as *fancy " securities, is an interesting and important conundrum. The man who scs it right has the golden Ley of fortune in his hauds. PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS of the week in real estate were as follows: * Warren, Keeney & Co. have sold 50 feet on 1an avenue, South Evanston, for $2,500 to 's Orchardson. fessra. Mead & Coe s0ld 40 feet on West treet, near Lincoln street, for $5,610 .. A. Gilbert soll 25 fect on Jackson street, 100 feot north of State street, for $6,200 cash. P. . Rive sold distillery avd site on the mortheast corner of Kinzie and Seymour streets, 1o the Chicazo Alcobol Works, for $20,000. « The West Chicago Land (‘Ampuy&old Blocks 15and 16 in a subdivision of the'W. i¢ of the 3£ of 3, 39, 13, for $20,000. 5. Smith eold louse and lot on Park ave- nue, west of Paulina street, for $14, ). G. Ostrom s0ld house and lot on LaSalle street. south of Chestnut street, for $10,000. 1. Jefferson sold 2405115 fect at the south- | corner of Frauklin and Centre strects for uan Ellis sold house and two lots on the n: voroer of Johnson place and Thirt n cet, to Delonas W. Potter, for §15,000. ritoer, Lot 7 and part of Lot §, Block 6. on, with improvements, for $10,000. AL D. Coffee sold undivided half of 591x161 feit on the southwest corner of Indiana avenue riy-first street to . D. Weakley for car T. Paul co1d 2 acres fn the east balf of northwest quarter of 13, to A. wlan for §10,000. 153018, 44 ~.J. Beattie sold 150x140 feet on the north- ornier of Wabansia avenue and Dixon Tor £10,000. B 4 501d house and lot on Lake Park avrnte, north of Thirty-first street, for $8,500. ml r‘.x Brown suld nine lots in La Grange for Sl Peterson & Bay sold house and lot 212 Nii- ' ¢t to Amund Datl for $2.900. SATURDAY’S TEANSFERS. sturday, Aug. 12: CITY PROTERTT. We-t Ohio st, 72 ft ¢ of Robey, &f, 43x 2105 ft, duted Aug. ... i 3573 fte of Ashiand av, £f, '4 G-10 1f. dated Augr. 1. Beere 6t. B w cor Thirty-eighth, e 1, 39915 199%x120 ft, with 100x120 ft in same block; also Deers st n w cor Thirly- 5 seventh, e f, £50:2x240 {1, dated Aug. 12 17,650 Lincoln st, § ¢ cor Thirty-seve 4005240 ft. dated Aug. 8,620 or Lo e, 15,220 Chestnat st, 112 {t w of Cass TS guteddniy o 2,200 rty-eizhth st, 2. e T S4x105 1t pated dune 53 630 Walnnt st, 1554-10 {1 w of Yaz 12051274 ft, dated May 1 L. Root to Jobm W, Hersey). 60,000 Chicaso uv, 24 ft w of Dobey st, 43 ft, dated March 29.... 7,000 Sscremento st, 2411t 8 of 3 1. 25x126% It. dated Aue. 9. . 750 Sherman et, 2154 ft n of. Pol $1%x106 ft. dated Aug. 1L 16,000 Aruold st. 357% ftn of Twenty: W 1, 505120 1t, dated Aug. 11, 4,000 Owasost, wof Rockwell st, nf, 1, dated A 3,000 Western av, 751t 126% ft, dated Aug. 1... " 800 SOUTH OP CITY LOMITS, WITHIN A RADITS OF 7 MILES OF THT. COURT-ROTSE. Stewart av, 264 fts'of Fifty-ninthet, e¥, 24x124 ft, dated Aug. 11....... 250 | Bonlevard, Western av, n ¢ cor Forly- third st, 200x660 ft, dated Aug. . 2,700 Oakwood boulevard, 8 e cor Langle n f, 157 15-100x115 ft, with baildi dated Aung. 20, 1875.. 24,000 Englewood ar, 300 ft e of Halsted st, nf, 50x125 ft, dated July 13.... 2,000 Bowen av, 75 € of Langley av, 8 £, 95x 1194 ft, dated Anr. 11.. 3,100 Arnold ef. 8 of Fifty-soventh i, w 1, 49 3-10x136% ft, dated Avg. 11... 1,500 SUMMARY OF TRANSFERS FOR THIE WEBK. The following is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of 7 miles of the Court-Touse filed for record during the week ending Saturday, Aug. 12 City sales, 133 consideration, $413,031. North of city limits, sales 4; consideration, &G,550. Sonth of city limits, sales, 15; consideration, $98,87. West of city limits, sales, 2; cousideration, 1,100. Total sales, 97. Total consideration, $519,516. BN GENERAL. BUILDING PERMITS. The Building Department issued permits last week for the erection of seventy-four new build- inga, a considerable increase over the number issued the week previous. The following is the record in detail: 3 Heary, one-story, ‘20556, street. - G. A. Springer, one-story, 22562, at 130 Thirty- first strect. 3 M. Gusche, two storeg, each two-story, 21x56, cornier of Jeferson and Driscol streets. F. D. Marshall, two-story barn, 20x25, at 18 Gilpinplace. 5 John Cochrane, onc-story, 20330, at 341 West Madison street. J. Dahn, one-story, 20x44, at 127 Rursey street. James Eactman, twenty-two dwellings, ezch three-story, 215350, on Throop street, between Madison and Randolrx;. e Same, cleven dwellings, same description, on Elizabeth street. Same, cleven dwellings, ssme description, on Ada street. H. Goldemith, threc-story dwelling, 19x60, at 179 Indiany street. M. H. Hoffert, threc-story store, 20x70, at 170 Milwaukee avenue. Dr. Wenzer, one-story store, 2040, at 452 West Twelfth street. JL '(—}rn.hnm, two-story dwelling, 16x52, on Carl stree M. Yeames, one-story store, 38x55, corner of Clark and Harrison stréets. Mary Smith, three-story dwelling, 21x132, at298 ‘West Chicago avenue. William Havill, one-story store, 19x45, at 76 Fourth avenue. J. Riordan, four-story store, 25x70, at 563 West Tw:elfth street. Charles Koss, two-story dwelling, 20742, on Avburn, between Thirty.fourth and Thirty-fifth strec| 5 Clrist. Temple, three-story dwelling, 21%x70, 2t G0t North LaSalie street. 8. C. Hotchkiss, two three-etory dwellings, 21x 36, on West Adam street, near Lincoln. C. O'Brien, three-story dwelling, 20x40. at 361 North Market strect. John Hector, two-story dwelling, 22x35, on Co- Tambia street. ' M. Schmidt, two-story store, 25x80, at 123 Arch- I George iL. D ix bnildi h two-st George IL Drew, six bnildings, each two-story, 20%x49, on West Polk street. Mrs, Smith, one-story dwelling, 24x18, at 575 Wabash avenue. Saruh Oyoskopf, threc-story dwelling, 22x48, at 7 Walton place. W. Hank, two-story dwelling, 21x45, at 124 Mo- hawk street. REAL ESTATE IN SAN FRANCISCO. The San Fraucisco fieal-Estate Record for An- gust says: There was no improvement in resl estate last month, 80 fur at least as the number and value of the sales indicate an_improvement: but there was decidedly more inquiry, and, toward the Jast of themonth, a larze number of sales were ngreed upon, “Those sales will uppear in this monti's record. “No large sale of business property was closed Jast month, and the absence from tho lit of {he heavy enms which two or three such transfers rive to it had much to do with making the value of uly appear small. July is generaily the dull- est, oy is ‘i also the turning month of the'season, With the spproach of dugust comes the bezinning of the fall activity, which generally increases until the close of the year, and on into March or April. There are plenty ‘of bugers for bnriness propertics, especially at the prices of §20,000 to_$50.000; residences of the value of $3,000 to $6,000, inincide locations either north orsonth of Market strect, scll readily. There is not much demand for lurge residence property, cither improved or unimproved. The ratc of in- tercst befug stifl high (10 per cent) greatly dis- conrages real estate Investment and the improve- ment of vacant lots. Thisand the prolongea de- preseion of miniug-stocks have bad an important effect in keeping real-estate dull. ATCTION SALE. William A. Butters & Co. will sell at auction to-murrow morning at their rooms, No. 113 and 120 Wabash avenuc, twelve lots, south front, on ‘Thirty-third_street, between Ashland avenue and Lynch place, adjoining property of the Roll- ing Mills, and two cottages, with lots 253110 on Laurel street, between Thirty-first and Lyman strects. The cottages arc 15x24, with back Litchen. . SUEDIVISIONS. ‘The business of the dranghtsman in the Re- corder’s otlice is about at astand-atill. Only threc mew subdivisions have been filed for record so far this month, which is_only onefourth of the usual average. It is well known that there are new sub- ivisions made which are filed in the surrounding village and town records. Perhaps it would be as well for the officials of the rural districts to record these plats in the county office, communicate to them an authoritative character, relieve the draughtman's mind as to the amount of his salery, and rescue our Tax Commissioners from a burden of anxiety. We a$ 312 Harricon note: (1) A rerecord of subdivision of Bloek 18 in Robinson’s Addition to Blue Island, dated Oct. 12, 1869. () A subdivision of the 8. ¥ of the E.5 acres, Lot 9, Canal Trustees’ subdivision of E. 34. of Scc. 29, 40, 14. This comprises twenty- six lots, averaze 25 by 124 feet, with a 16-foot alley, all in thefTown of Lake View. A WARNING FOR ST. LOUIS. Senator William Sharon appeared next on the list. He was assessed for £2,000,000 on the Palace Hotel building, and desired 1 reduction of $1,000,000. The Scnator was sworn and stated that the hotel was not paying nor would it pay for seven or eignt months. He could not possibly sell it for$3,000,000, and as it had been a great improvemeut to the city, he considered thal the assessmert should be reduced. e was a very larze tax-payer, paying taxes on over £14.000,000 worth of property. The hotel would not pay 5 per cent per_year on £1,000,000. It was assessed last year for $1,000,000. He added that he does not receive a dollar from the hotel. Mr. Strother—What did it cost? Seopator Sharon—Well, it cost sbout $5,000,- 000, but we had to pay #16 for brick which now sell for §11, and we bad to go very deep for a foundation. The Senstor was then excused, and a discus- slon ensued upon the application, the majority of the Supervisors present being in favor of the reduction.—San Francisco Chronicle. e A Pair of Wedded Mise:s. Thee miles from Newark, N. J., bave Jived for many yearsan aged couple, who were miserly and pesurious in their babits to the last degree. Two months'ago, the husband, who had been sufferer from dropsy, begau to fear that he was kely to dic, and, bis love of life proving strong- er than his love of mouey, desired to eend for s physicisn. His wife not being moved by the same fear, saw in it oniy a wasteful expenditure, and refused to cousent. After suffering ina very weak condition for some time, however, he mutaged to communicate with a neighbor, who sent fora physician. The Iatter gave him no hope of recovery, but made asimple Ercscrlp— tion for his relief and directions s to his diet. The wife did not deem it wise to spend money on a man who was already practically dead, and refused resolutely_to purchase either medicine or proper food. “The neighbors, however pro- cured both, and_furnished them to the dying man at lis bedside for several weeks. A few days ago, the miser died, and his wife refused to send foran undertaker or allow the friendly ml;:h':nrs to doso, and the dody remained vn- cared for during the terrible hot weather, and ratil dscomposition had setin. Finaliy a num- ;o{ women who were acquainted with the wile insisted that the body should be buried, and sending for an undertaker they proveeded 10 lay it out. Selecting zood underclothiug for this purpose. they had the corpse partialiy dreesed, when the wife interfered and pulled the guments from the body, dedaring them THE GAME OF CHESS CrEss Dirrcrory. —Chicago Chees Clab, Nos. 63 and 65 Washington street; open from9a. m. to .10p. m. Chess players meet daily at the Tremont House (Exchange) and the Sherman House (Base- ment). All communications intended forthis department should be addressed to Tus TRISUNE, and indorsed *Chess TO CORRESPONDENTS. 3. A. §.,” Omaba.—Problems received, and will be reported on next week. “*E. D. B."—The **tronble™ can very casily be removed by Queening Black Pawn. “R. A. P."—Received, and very welcome. ‘Would like more of the eame sort. “4D. §. B."—Suchsssurances of intercst in*‘our column” (and manysuch have been received of 1ate) are very gratifying. “*E. B."—If solution to No. 3¢ was received it 1ias been overlooked. Please send solutions in full liereafter, or at least of the mnin leader. Prob- lems dectined. The last is unsound, Correct_solution to Problem No. 37 received from W. H. Ovington, S. W. McArthur, E. Barbe, E. Oliver, Dexter, E. S, Watts, E. Sempie, B.G. ilskell. 'W. H. Hall, R. W. Eofl, E. A. West, YVernon-av.. E.R. B., H. 8. H., and G. N. J., city; J. E. Robioson, Winona, Minn.; Kt., Tur- ner, T1I.; C. G., Columbus, : PROBLEXM NO. 39. BY MR E. w7 o 7 Tt ////’2\ ik, i g A ‘White. ‘White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 37. ‘White. Tiack. 1.R1o0R7 ] 2. Mates A number of solutions have been received com- mencing with Q to Kt 3. The answer is K to K 5. ENIGMA NO. 2. BY ¥R. B. OWEN, LAFORTE, TND. KIfin{m—KntKlq; RatKReq; BatQ3; Pat Biack—K at KB 6; Pat K 6; Pat K EL6. White to play ana mate in one move. ¢*PERSONAL.” Onr good friend and excellent chess-slsyer, Capt. 0. E. Michuelis, has been ordered down on the Yellowstone o check the Sionx warriors. We sin- cerely hope that the Captain will play this game as well ‘as he does chese. 1f so, Mr. Lo & Co. had better resign. We would o two to one on the Captatn, and let him play at the odds of a knight. Boston Weekly Globe. Like every good chess-player, the Captain doubt- less knows the true solution of the **Indian Prob- Jem,” and we predict & Bull Run for Sittinz Bull when he makes an attack npon the warlike Sioux, who will doubtless speedily sue for peace.—Philu- delphin Sunday Republic. ‘We mistrust that the aforesaid masculine cow might suc for a piece of our friend's scalp, and un- less the Cap is bald-beaded and wears & wig it ay go hard with him. If Sitting Bull would only Leep his ecat our boys would make ‘‘cold mate of him in short order. He iz like the hopping-toad bird, with two before legs and two behine le;m and every time he sits down he gets up—and ‘Tgits™ sowmebody’s scalp.—Hariford Times. CHESS BY TELEGRAPH. Game by telegraph between Kewaunee and Man- itowoc, played Thuraday evening, July 6. KEING'S KXIGHT'S OPENINQ. WhlteRrwAUXEE. Black-Myrrowoe. o 1..Auy move e B o e {31 i et woe lal SREETREE| 58 F R Sl 3 §558 SCor 33 P =g £ 8 T o g & 4 (3) Kt tukes Kt or B to K Kt 5 would have been better. The move adopted loses a Pawn, and leads t0 an uncomfortable position for White. (b) Threatening Kt takes Kt, ete. () P toB 3 was the correct play. (d) An oversight, of which White duly takes ad- vantage. (¢) 1 to R 6 would have given Black a chance to raw. CHESS IN NEW YORK. Played in the Cafc International Tournament, New York, between Messre. Mackenzie and Ensor. HAMFE'S OTENING. g T hite=Me. EXsaz. Black—Mr. MACKEN: 1.PtoK4 TPto R4 VTR Pini os £825588 ZoTE oEg A FESEEERE g fr=zohe [ 7 CEC: P & [l @ Bk 1t 5q B ) W1 iakes AT K takes P And Enerso moves Black surrenders. (a) Tn this variation of the Hampe Opening, which has been paffed into notoriety under the style or title of the Steimtz Gambit, the correct move here is P to K Kt 4. (b) The force of these maneuvers of the Black Queen is not very spparent. They Appesr to us 1o drive the White King info comparatively safe quaters for the doubtful advantage of a Pawn. (c) White threatened to advance the K P, win- ning a picce. (d) Black cannot captare the Q P with Kt, be- cause of White's answer. B to K 5. (e) Winning a piece for two pawns.—Philadel- phia Republic. . e —— MY HOME. This is the place that T Jove the best,— A little brown house, like 2 ground-bird's nest, Hid among groves, and vines, and trecs,— Summer-retreat of the birds and bees. 3 34.) ‘The tenderest light that was ever scen &ifts through the vine-made window-screen, — Sifts, and quivers, and flits, and falls On home-made carpets and gray-hung walls, Al throngh June, the'west wind, free, The breath of the clover brings to me; All throngh the languid July-day, 1 catch the scent of the new-mown hay. The morning-glories and scarlet vine Over the doorway twist and twine; And every day, when the house is still, The humming-bird comes 1o the window-sill. In the cunningest chamber under the sun 1 sink to sleep when theday is done: And am waked at morn, in my snov-white bed, By a singing-bird on the roof o'erhead. Better than treasures brought from Rome Are the Jiving pictures I ece at home: My aged fathier, with frosted hair, ‘And mother's face, like 8 painting rare, Far from the city's dust and heat, I get but the sounds and odors sweet, Who can wonder I like to stay Week after weck here hidden away In this sly nook I love the best,— The littlé brown Louse, iike a ground-bird's nest? < ELra WHEELER. Wrxpsor, Wie., Angust, 1870. Light Demand- from the Board of Trade for Loans. The Country Still Borrowing--= Clearings of the Weelk. Irregular Produce Markots—Provisions Actise— Wheat Lower-Corn and Oats Easier. FINANCIAL. The operations of the closing day of the week swere of the same kind as those of the days that preceded, and varied little in amount. The bank- ere, though more willing than ever before to ad- just their rates to the views of borrowers, find little employment for their loanatle surplue. In all departments of trade and business there is great quiet, pending the opening of the fall trade, which will be {airly inaugnrated in a fortnight or so. Collections in the country and city alike are slow, and & large part of the paper now maturing is renewed, as means to meet it have not been sup- plied either by the receipts from business or from collections. Very little atrictly new paper is re- celved by the banks. The Board of Trade js not dependent on the banks for its usual amount of accommodations, as What stuff there 8 on bhand can be carried by private capital. Paper for rediscount is still com- ingin from the country banks, who are supplying the means for carrying a large amonnt of stockand produce. The surplus of loanable {ands, 23 nat- ural result of this, is large, and banks wonld be glad to make irregular rates to good borrowers, if any appearcd, but there are very few of them. Ratesof discount ot tiie banks are @10 per cent to regular borrowers; street rates are frecly ac- corded to good outside horrowers. On the street, there is an over-sumply of loanablo funds. Ralesare 5 per cent and upwards for time loans. New York exchange was sold between banks at 50c per $1,000 premium. The clearings of the banks for the week are re- ported s follows by Manager D. L. Hale, of tho Chicago Clearing-House: grearings, Balancer. 366,130.72 § 317.189.05 929, 534.67 27 136,818.43 199,05 17,811,728.40 76,701.77 22,471,136.75 2,182,620.09 NEW ENGLAND MANUFACTURING STOCKS. We have been in the habit of qucting from the Boston papers the quotations of the prices of the leading manufacturing stocks. The industrial con- dition of the leading manufacturing section of the conntry 18 shown by these figures. They reveal o heavy decline in the last three years. The follow- ing table gives the chief stocks and the shrinkage they have suffercd: Par Decline Decline talte. frem 7. from T4, At 11 35 sies S owel Lowell Hoslery.. Lowell Bleachery.. Lyman... Hanchester 3fifts. Massachusetis Cot sesResanAtEny Pepperel Sallsbury. Salmon “Falls. Stark. , 000 100 1,000 2] 000, sold in 1574 at 1,690, and in 1876 at §1,450; Andrdscoggin, par alue $100, sold from 121 in 1875d4wn to par this year; Appleton, par value 81,000, sold at $1,200 in 1574, and $350 in 1876. SILVER AND SILVER DOILARS. In London the silver market was bigher on Thurs- day, the price having advancedto S1%@51%d per ounce. At the New York equivalen; the gold value § of the “ trade dollar™ on that dnywas 8t cents (§0.882). The silver dollar propostd by the Sen- ate Finance Committee (to contain 412.B grains) would have been worth 865; cents gdd (£0.8668), and the gold or bullion value of twe halves, four quarters, and ten dimes was 81 cents (§0.8101). RATES OF DISCOUNT IN NEW YORK. The New York Daily Bulletin of Aug. I1 rays that money was very abandant, lending on call at 4 1%@2 per cent, and with mercantile paper quoted a8 follows: OURRENCY PAPER. Four . months. Double-named— ‘frat-cl 324 B i Sdo% 4@s Good.. G&7 Not so well known. 820 GOLD PAPER. Donble-named~ 5@8 se0 a7 GOLD AND GREENBACKS. Gold was 111@11134 in greenbscics. Greenbucks were 903@S93 cents on the dollar in gold. GOVERNMENT BONDS. United States 6 of 'SL T<And faterest. LOCAL STOCES. n Gity Raflway, South Std Gty Rallway, Yost Sid City allway, West Side, Clty Railway. North Sfde. Traders' Insurance Compsny. Chamber of Commerce. ) Chicazo Gas Light und Coke Company. ... Exposition stack. Exposition stock *And Interest. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW TYORE. NEW Yorg, Ang. 12.—Gold steady at 1113, the only quotation of the day. The fincl rates on gold loans were 1@1% per cent for carrying. Governments dull and steady. TRailrond bonds firm. Stock market dull in early dealings, and only slight changes took place, except in thie case of the Delaware & fudson Canal, which dropped from 933 to 89, most of the sales having been in emall lots. After midday a firmer toue set in, and there was more activity. Michigan Central advanced ftom 42%@44, and later reached to 423;; Western Union advanced from 71% to 71%; Lake Shore from 53% to 54%, St. Paul from 364 to 36%, and prelerred from 69% to 69%. Deleware & Hudson Canal recovered to 90: ier the market became firm, *and towards the close strong and higher, with an improvement in the ertire list. Michigan Central advanced to 434, Northwestern, preferred, to 633, St. Faul, common, to 3G%, preferred, to 6955, Delaware & Hudson Canal to 90, Western 7 Tnion Pecific to 62, Lake Shore to 54%, and to 105%. The market closed duli and strong. Transactions at the stock exchange aggregated 46,000 shzrea, of which 6,300 were_ Lake Shore, 2,000 Northwestern, Pacific Mail 2,500, St. Paul 4,000, Ohios 3,000, Western Union 12,500, and Michigen Central 9,000 Money matket easy at 1@1%. paper, 3@4. Custome receipts, $335,000. The Assistant Treasurer disonrzed §70,000. Clearings, $31.000,000. Sterling, sixty days, 486X @48734; sight, 4883 @359. _The weekly bagk statement isas follows: Toans, increase, $519,300; specie. increase, 3966.G00} legal-tendere, decrease, S1,650,100: deposits, in- crease, $353,0005 cireulation, increase, $206,300; reserve, decresse, $662,020. Prime mercantile Coupons, ‘81, 2036 New ¢ Coupons, ‘65, 15 §0-408 New.. 174 10-40s, Coupo 1t 'Cnrnm:(u Harlem ichigan Central. Tg2 I B, il iunnibal & o r:x’:'i,x"-ci] husds o 81 ac. - bonds.. 54 : Pac. land-grant. .. 10k Ig' Pac. einklng-fund. 05 Tilinots Cen! Clevel'd & Pixt Northwestern. o Teanessee 6; ol i Virzini ‘Tennessee 6, 4nt Missourd. Virginla. oid. 27 FOREIGN. Loxpos, Aug. 12.—Consols for money and ac- 96 7-16. wf{::érxm;a Securities—New 58, 108; 675, 109: 51 10-40s, 109; new 58, 100% New York Central, 965 Erie, 122; preferred, 20. _ Paxnt: ug. 12.—Rentes 108f 15c. FRANKFORT, Ang. 12.—United States bonds, new 58, 102%. COMMERCIAT. 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 on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time last year: Bhipments. 1875, Receipts. 1876. | 1875. 1876. - brls. 4,930 gt 81,650 89, HOO, G. apples, bris. Beah bui..: Witkdrawn from store on Friday for city consumption, 4,112 bu wheat, 1,537 bu corn, 642 bu oats, 1,625 bu rye, 366 bu barley. The following grain was inspected into store in this city on Saturday morning: 14 cars No. 2 spring, 11 cars No. 3 do, 7 curs rejected do, 2 cars nograde (34 wheat);116 cars and 8,000 bu high-mixed corn, 421 cars znd 38,400 bu No. 2 do, 104 cars and 13,500 bu rejected do, 1car no grade (642 corn); 2 cars No. Loats, O cars white do, GcarsNo. 2 do, 12 cars rejected do (20 oate); 5cars No. 1rye, 14 cars No. 2do, 1 car rejected do; 3cars No. 2 barley, 1 car No. 3 do. Total (720 cars), 356,000bu. Inspected ont: 58,510 bu wheat, 83,785 bu corn, 3,208 bu oate, 1,188 bu rye, and 14,537 bn barley. The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the past weel, and for the corresponding weeks end- ingas dated: Rerefpts— The following were the exports from New York for the weeks ending as dated: Aug. 12, Ana. 5, 1876, 1876, (058 Aug. 14, Flour, brls. 10,750 Wheat, bu G0 73L0X) Corn. bu. 75 273760 The S$t. Paul ond Minneapolis Pioneer- Press publishes a communication from J. B. Phillips, Commissioner of Statistics for the State of Minne- sota, dated Aug. 5, giving the increase im wheat arca this year as 46,847 acres. The production is not given, but that of 1875 is stated at about 31,500,000 bu from 1.764,109 acres. This in- cluded 3, 019, 818 bu from Goodhue County actually harvested and put into grain-houses, or three times a5 much as all the New England States com- bived. The lcading produce markets were rather slow on Saturday, and most of them were easier, though there was little real weakness except in provisions, andone or two departments were stronger. The receipts were again emall, except in corn, and the shipping movement moderate for Saturday. The weather was sultry early, but milderin the latter part of the session, with a fair breeze stirring. The news from other puints was not so stirring as heretofore, and the trading was chiefly local. There was a light Jocal and country demand for domestic dry goods at steadily maintained prices. Silks are receiving considerable attention just now, owing to a prospective advance in prices. Manu- facturers of sewing silk and twist have already ad- vanced their goods 10 per cent, and the propricty of afurther immediate advance is under discus- sion. The demand for groceries was fair, and only fair. Invalues, no important changes were visi- ble. Al the staple articles were firm,—sugars, sirups, and tess especially go. Prices of batter and cheese were firm, the latter article being quoted at c higher for best factory. There was nothing new to report of the dried-frait market. Dullness still prevails, and {prices of most descrip- tions are, to a great extent, nominal. Fish were in fair demand at’ previous figures, whitefish and tront being held more firmly than for some time previous. No changes were developed in the ‘market for oils, paints, and colors. The demand for grain-bags continnes active, and prices are strong. Leather was doing fairly, an increasing demand and firmer prices being noted. Coal and wood #old st former,quotations, The lumber market was quiet and easy. The offerings of cargoes were small and the docks were nearly cleared. The flect ont is due, and will doubtless make the port early in the week unless the winds should be unusually unfavorable. The yord market remains quiet. Wool was in moder- ate demand. Trade has fallen off 2 little recently, Dbut prices are unchanged. Broom-corn remains dull, and only a light trade is expected until the new crop is available. Timothy seed was fairly active and lower. The decline is due chiefiy to the fact that large receipts are expected the present week. Other seeds wore quict. Potatoes were eelling freely from wagons, but slowly on the street, at unchanged prices. Eggs and poultry were slow at irregular prices. Lake freights were rather more active at un- changed rates, at5!4c for wheat to Kingston and 134 for corn to Buffalo. Rail freights were quiet, without change in quotations, agents asking 20c to New York, 18c to Philadelphis, 17c to Balti- more, and 20c to Boston, per 100 s, and being willing to take considerably less. Through rates by lake and rail were quoted at 9c for corn and 9i4c¢ for wheatto New York, and 10c on corn to New England points. Freight engagements were reported for 30,000 ba wheat and 300,000 bu corn. 0GR INSPECTION. To the Editor of The Tribune. CritoAGo, Auy. 12.—Another illustration of the beauties of State inspection oceurred to-day. The cargo of the canal-Uont D. T. Wright inspected re- jected corn by the Inspector, and the sample was pronounced by experiencad experts to be not above he average of that vrade, but two members of the Committee of Appeals changed the grade to No. 2. Ttis not surprising that corn shippers **kick" at having to accept such stuil 0. 2. SWIPLER. PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were rather active, and dectdediy wweak, In éympathy with an easicr feelia; In hugs at the Stock-Yards. Thcre wesa general desize to sell, under the impression that a fell Tun of hozs vwill be ready for the knife by nex er, stimutated by the low price of corn, and that hoz products caazot b keptup while cerealsare so low. 1tls reported that tae countrs 's pretty well clcared of hogsthatare ready formarket, & gumber ruady 1o feed 13 larz Connnercinl Report gives the 1alloying 1S of provicions” ruia this clty Zor the Pork, Zard, \TTams, Siouders, *Jiiddies, rts. | tes.” tes | Tow. i i tes | o o I 24 ; ST [ e 42,021 252,670 50,676 01,700,813'290, 110,352 7, £45 63, 073 33, 234, 77627, 709. 198 *Includes wll cut meats except S. ¥. hams and shoulders. The same authority says: ** Asto the future of prices opgn'n'l! differ. Mess pork is now selling 1a this marier u 8" optlon to Dec. 31, next; lard at pir o, avd within the week some 1,500 or 2.0 boxes of loag and tear slics, F ani Decomber delfvors, hese In pri on S14. siows the generzl arifi sellers than Luoyers pri mass suilclpate 10w prices on the coInZ eraz. Inzmuch 24 fpin ut tiic sane Fatio as tock of Suner cure ready for sipuient (s nog 43 a8 some may Imaglie, NOIWILIUUINE Lhe oo cressed cutting, as Is evidencea by the fact that ong Week 970 there were purchased for_export nearly 3,0 boxes of meuts, und thia conprised about. all the st there was ready to ship—i5 aays old aud upward, The total cutting of the last three weeks fn Chicago fs not far from 70,000 ogs; from thisfact an Inference Ve drawn. Mess Pork—TWas more acive. and declined 30c per brlunder free oferings, which were chietly taken to Il shorts, Sales were reported of 300 brls cash-at iaet b g has (ncreasci. |$18.25&13.60,—the tnside for & small lot: 9,250 brls < 1, 25 e seller September at $18.10@18.45; 1,250 brls seller the .15 for ¢ ; $18. Cloted T R danst; $15.10018, 13)% for September: o ity 'fih‘.’ng‘mfl 2HoE G ctobers and $15.25@15-30 seller 18.20 scller 3 ona inces pork was 1 fqmizal at $18.25@18.50, and ¢, but weak, decilning 25¢ per exfrado at 14,5531 S Ndioh teported steady In Liverpool, bus Sew er. The it covered York was quoted easier. The short Intercsl e ‘moderately at the decline, Sales wore made of £75) Clicr Septetmher at $10.974@11. 12 Leher the year at sl Toul, 5250 i T eS80 0Yhkia11.00 seilor Septembor; and $0.50 §.623 seller the o4 Summer-rendl:m‘ w.ul u 805 e per 100 ths bélow the price of wintr lots, b (Vere dull and azain easler, under free offer ingsof short ribs of winler cures of 'w'hhhé«”i bell' ereunid atgc for Augit, a3 BESIR ST clocing tame at che 4 nter cits weré _nominally easier in sympathy. Suminer-cared were Voo wich, [izht offerini Dut must huve bee a0 oifots sales. The followlug were the latcst Quoisons Shout Shore Short v, Cri. clear. Salted, loose... o i % Li 856 9! 834 m}? 1 - tn ted st GHAHc for Dol honidees; SGoo%s for doshort ribs: OKuDC Tor o Tong cleats: 474 10e for do snort cloars: S e Tor s lonie aud sliort clears: 9k 83{e for do G e s T2 1oc for sweel-pickied Lams: and. Tor Boxed long-cut hama. Dacon hams about 13 185 ? Uiort ribe, seller Novembor and December, were nominal AL KESMe, and long and short clears, same de- BVery. at e, Grease—\Was quict at SIE8C. i FEER PRODCTS Were seady and qufet at $10.75 @113 for- Mupsa: £11.75G12.00 Tor extra mess; and 29,0060, 00 for hams. B N boAVas Quoted it 724@Sc for cliy,and 7G74e for country lots, accurding to condftion. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was quiet and unchanged. The Inquiry was chieily local, and holders were not disposed to shade prices, though the market was dull. Sales were re- ported of 400 brls winters, partly at $5.50; 830 brla spring extras, at $4.00&6.25 for common to choice, and $3.00 forsour. Total, 1,250 brls. The market closed quict at the following as the asking range of prices: Cholce winters, $6.25@7.25; medium winters, $5.506 6.00; cholce spring extras, $5.0025.50; medlum do, $4.75@5.00; shipping extras, $4.25G4.75; cholce pat- ents, $6.50¢27.50; common do, $5.75G4,00; sour springs, €3.00@3.50; spring superfines, $2.50w3. 00. Rye Hour, $3.754.00. Bran—Was moderately active and rregular at about Friday's sverage of prices. Sales were 70 tonsat $3.23 on track and §9.50 free on board cars: also, 20 tons from winter wheat 5t $10.C0510.25 free on board. Corn-Aleal—Conrse Wa3 nominal st $16.50 per ton free on boord cars. WHEAT—Was lesa active, with a smaller range of prices, averaging 34 lower, and clo sing }c lower than the latest figures of Friday. The English markets were dull and easy, With favorable weather, and New York as dull sud {nactive, but our recelpts were again very lght, with smaller shipments than expected. There was s moderate demand from the short interest, —chietly local,—sand little else. The chief feature of the market was the diminished premiums for future, due to more confllence In the condition of the wheat ‘B Siore. Thediffercnce (n August and September was re- duced to 2c, and that between September and Octoher 10 13{c, though there was but a light demand for No, 2 for shipment. There is still some suspicion [n regard to the character of some of the wheat any one now expects that it will be posted after havinz Dean carried so long withouti, and as another fortnight will probably inish up the excisslycly hiot weather that time is expécted to ace the end of the hot wheat excltement, though that which bas been aetualiy out of order ~can scarcely expected fo make sound flour. The mew wheat Is Just Deginning to_come in, but ha# not been through the sweat yet. Nevertheless, there fs a disposition to encourcge It. and 00c was bid at the close for any pars o 10,000 bu of new No. 2 sp-ing, delivered the coming Weekl. Seller September onencd at 8Sc, with one salé of STHc, sold up 10 8S¥He, receded to #3342, advanced ts SWI4C, and declined to’ dc at the close. Seller October sold at 885{uuisc, closing at the Inside. Inonth or rexuiar No. 2 spring sold at 854@snic, closing at 86¢. Gfit-eped do were quoted Juc above Tegular, and new do sold at 88ic. Cash sales were re- yried of 21,000 bu No. 2 Spring At AMGHAC; 1,400 u new do 3 2,000 bu No. 3doag 3 outside for new's 1,400 bu rejected do at 626334 7,000 ba by samplc a1 €580c on track. Total, u. finnesota Wheat—Was tn moderate request by local millorsal abuut e premium over common.’ Salcs 00 bu 7 b, ap & c: and 1,800 bu by 62c@$1.05, free on 'the . and 23,800 Board cars. Totaly CORN—Was less active and easer, deciining about 3o per bu, chiely ss s consequence bt large rucelpis, tlie {nupection into store beinz 59,900 bu b canal, and 642 car losds by rafl, wish small shipments the previons day. Liverpool wad unchanged, aud New york firm but quiet. There was a falr demand here for ship- ments, buyers taking about all that was offcred, but continued fine weatlier, and the apparent Willingness £ forward thelr corn t6 market, made sllera for fu- gure frev, and they sold the market down, cash corn following the lead. The advices from the corn belt In- Qdicate that the prospects are fmproving, and the peo- ple herc who are Interested [n having Jower prices say frat the corn crop of 1876 will bu the largest cver Known. in spite of wet and weeds. For this reason they are stlil on the sclling side, and claim to expect an additional depression from higher freight rates next montk. Seller September opelied at 45¢, advanced to 45i4c, declined to 443(c. and closed irm at 447%. Seller Avfrust sold_at 45w45%. closlng st 43%4sie, an sciler the year sold at 434@43%c. “Cash No. 2 closed at45@1534c, and hich mixed at 46c asked. "Cash sales Were reported of 51,000 bu high mized at 45 3 135,400 bu No. 2 at 43G45%c; 37.000 bu rejected at 41G 4134c; 400 bu no kade AL 37C: 4,000 bu by sample at 33 45%c on_track: and 2.000 bu do at $334Sc, free on board.® Total, 335,800 bu. OATS—Were very quict and J@clowsr. The offer- Ings were fair eeriy., but there was very L.ttle Inaulry, thongh some orders were recefved, but they were limited below the prices asked. and'the crowd soon dispersed. The recefpts were lizht, and New York camg Ia firm with & demand for €xport, bui the Jocal market was Inclined to sympathize with corn, Seller September opened at 30i{c. and closed together with August and cash at 30c._ ctober sold at 0% quotcd early at30'c. Rejected was steady at 24c, and Sample lots were In falr local request. Cash sales were reported of 3,600 bu No. 2 8t 30c; 1,800 bu refected at 34¢: 6,000 bu by sample, at 26¢ for mixed. and 31G354e Tor wliite, and 33@341¢ for new, all on track; 2,400 bu 2t 31@34¢ free on board. Total, 13,800 bu. RYE—Was fn falr demand and steady at the recent advance. The recelpts were ifberal, but the offerinzs of 2 were soon (aken at Sic. ' No. 1 was nominal at 51 and refected sold at 3c. There were buyers In the market for options, but there were no scllers at the prices offersd. Octaber ws quated at Sic. and Septe er At 52¢ bid. Cash sxles include 6,600 bit No. 2at Sl 400 bu rejected at 43c;, 142 b by sumple at 53¢ Total, . BARLEY~Was more active and stronger_early, clos- fog quict and ensfer. The offerings of September were Iarger, and early some of the shorts selzed the oppor- tunity'to M1l in, hut after the furry the market ruled gelet. closing time at the nelliog price of the duy. cptember sold and closed with scliers at 75c. Octo- b G . The Teceipts were fon” [ncluded 3 cars of A round lot of old her was _qulet L alittle larger, aud the fuspe No. 2. Cash barles romaias quiet. No. 2s0ld at 50¢ to parties who intend to deliver it on selier the year contracts; otherwise there was no de- mand for old barley. 0 mew 0. 2 8pot was offered on the market, but It was offered to_arrlve at 75¢. The ‘Dest bid for spot was 73c. Two cars of No. 2 were sold at7ake, to_be delivered in October. New No. 3 wis quoted at 423c hid to arrive and S0c bid forspot. Old No. & ws nominal at 35c, and rejected brouxht 30z, Staitsters are buying a few goud nad brizht samples of new ot G, The crop reporis from Canada and Western Yow York continue unfavorable. The crop in New YorkIssald to be slmost a failure. Cash sales swere veported of 5,000 bu old No. 23L503: 400 bu Te- ccted at 30c: 800 bu by sample at 70@75¢ on track. "Total, 6,200 bu. LATEST. In the afternoon wheat declined M, closing weak at &734c for September. The weakac:s was due o rumors that several bins uf wheat had been turned off atone of the clevators where a vessel was loading. the wheat belng hot. But upon {nvestigating the matter, these rumors were found to be witliout foundatiun: (n fact The wheat tnrned into the vessel haviog bcen pr nounced sound by the shipper snd others who person- ally examined. “One bin was refected by the shipper. licre whs ls0'a report of the fallure of sn exporter io New York, but littie fmportance was attached to . GENERAL MARKETS. ALCOHOL—Was steady at $2.21, TROOM-CORN~There was no change to note. The weather Is conslered favorable for the crop, and it is thoughit that it will turn out better than was at first expected: Iurl, 6Gsc: medlum and No. 2 hurl, 5@534c; Kood to cholce medium brush, 44G6kc; falr inside and covers, 4@4lc; inferior, 3G3le; crooxed, 2 4c. BUTTER—The position of this market has mot changed. For low und medium as well as for cholce #rades there Isareasonably active demand, and the re- cently advanced pricesare easfly maintalned. Buyers who will besatisfied with nothing short of astrictly chofce article are bothered to il their orders, aud not infrequently they are oblized to pay an advance over the quoted prices. The bulk of the receipts are of com- mon to falr grades, and trading Is mostly at13@20c: Chofce to fancy sellow, 3G25c; medium to goud srades, 17@20c: Inferior to common. 12G15c. BAGGING—The demaad for grain-bags continaes to improve, and Is row active, Prices are firm and slightly upwsrd fn their tendency. There was only a light call for burlaps. Gunnies were In better demand. We quote: Stark A, 2 : Lewiston, 22%gc: Montaup, 2 erican A, 20c: Amoskeag. 20¢; Otter Creek, 20c; buriap bags, 4 by, 14G15c; gunafes. slogle, 13}G14kc: do, dounle, 23 CIEESE—The market for prime goods shows In- creased frinness, and we now quote good to chofce fac- tory ot S@vc. In low and mediuni grades there fs no nutlecable fmprovement, sales still making at 3qse. The «uaply 1y in every way ample. COAL—2 falr number of orders were placed yester- : being firm: 4o TANzE. $4.00; . Ty, ndled, and 12c for strictly . The recelpts are {n very poor conditlon. and récelvers find It mecexsary to candic most of the packages before they can rell them. The loss 15 often ¥0 great thia scarcely enouzh i3 reallzed from the lot 10 pay frefzht o res. —Lake liv; 3omewhat firmer, and e i b ture 15 thouzht probable.’ Fau erel 13 becuminiz a littie more pleatifal, but the ly 13 not sec adequate and prices are firm. Cod tuads full prices. | Herring s nomingl. We quote marker qalet a5 follow: . 1 whitcish, b _trout, 3. tlen, ord:ri " hides. 1Gc: ere, but scarcly - uppies. 9LLg3c: pared peac) o beTrCa, SLOMACH raspLETTIces '.’sd'soq.—,‘fi?,. tes walnuts. 16to17¢; Fren FGrenoble walnnis, 1451 éhic: Brazils, S Tewas, 15@16c: WIRINZION Deanuts, K3 2. 5@GC: ALTICAT DeBRULL Bk o westher e witteh are frm, chulce i Fraits wre fn moderas domes i 0! Truliy were BL recent prices. et againilherad, aud irade A SElstqucatly, ng prices were Irregier, cealirs i 5 close o ! Salins el anxious t acherrios, S2.00s 50\ per ub(‘g and sol¢_readfiy: Bia hl“khfi"fls}é ;:‘r a1 B, B b L ms, Damsons, 75¢ _por it o peE. Skt watermetons, S15.006 e pet S e bor 100 California peart, 4.t O e yiutiie, 530004, (41 per box: Teinons, $1oag ox; do plui GRUCERIES—] ¥ observable In the position of.Lhe grocery Ju The leading. stapla oy, embrAcing SURSTS, SIFups, molwacs, cofeer O Cere uncqulyouaily ATt and, 23 fule, siaa Foods aivo were held at very full prices. “Trade was nog E2iive, thoughs probably auite up to Leneral expecia: By s business is ususlly quict during this mont, Below are current quotations: Gtice—Liungoon, 6#@6HC; Carolins,7¢8c: Loulsians, vifees—0. G. Java, 25@20c: Java, No. 2, 23go7e; :lmq;wflmc]!mo. 214G #ood to prime do 21G S1%c: common ToTalr, 19hu20c: roustin. 18}Geioe: .Sinzape %flx\' 23@24¢; Costa Rlea, 215@29{c; Mara- I 3. “g'.i; .v—??nzm cut loaf, 113@1:c; crushed, powder- ‘and granulated, 113{@1i%c; Ast No. 2, 11¥sLike; do No. 3. 1 $308, G4 108G o S 10imion Giosgey Tair to prime do, SNGOHC: ps—California sugar-loaf drips, 70872¢; diamos At B 10 wllver rips, extia o, S5a60 sons Sugar-housc sirup, 45w5uc: extra do, S8GGUC: New Or- Tenns motasses, cnoice, 65470c; do prime, SHgtic; do, 50c; Porto molasses, 435G ed, do' e 4 2Yf . 14l4a 153, c&!ou& A e ’lfifi: Ge: German Mottled, 64@7c; White Lily, 5%@6¢; White Ltose, 6@6%c; Royal Suvon, SHc. ¢; Savon Imperfal, SHe: Golden West, Sigu5)c. SR oW butslus orders for o1d RGNy were re- ceived and filled, and there was a light local inquiry for other grades, but the market was Weak, and holders Were ansions to realize. A sale of fair ‘new timothy was reported BL_S6.50 ] timothy, $11.5UG12.00: N do. §7,00: uplaud prairie, HIGHWINES—! f din: ce. Sales were made of 13 5 ES—ere steady, the usual busers belog In the market. The receipts continue moderate: Green city Dutchers’, 5¢; green cured, light and heavy, Tu@74cr dnmarcd, Sc; part cured. 84@BHe: groen salied k.p, en_ country, 5%c; green caif, Llwllbie; figt calf, 12G 124z dry salted OSLs—Trade was reported quiet, with prices show! e rabie CSenge. CFbe §eneral marker was Teg at the annesed prices: 115 aegrees test. it &7 do, Tiinoislegsl test, 15D dexTeen. 19 a0 TWito. 150 feat. 1b4c: do hesd-lxht, T xtradurd ol, 8Gas7e; Xo. 1, T7a sic; boiled.’ 5ic 2. LO@2. 1 S2e34c; nataral! reduc .. 2 3 in s chickens. were dull und weik, rigge. A few buyers were on the street, and recelvers fiunznlly were disposed to_accept Tower prices rathier than carry the stock tl Monday. Sorings were quuted at $1.6(a3.00, and old chickens st 3. 0423.50. ucks were quoted at $2.50¢S.uD, aad turke ys at 9¢ pe POTATOES—Early Rose were abundant and slow st S1.50G1,75 per brl. The offerinzs on_wagons wers Targe. $weet poratoes were quuted at £5.50 per brl. SEEDS—Timotly was fairly active. declining ahout 10c under the Jargest recepti of the new season. Prima opened &t ‘§2.20, and clua weak st $10@2. ¥ d sced «old af §2.003: Seller Augzust sold 8t $§1,971662.C0. Cholce new fiax sold 2t $1.25. Good crishiig Was' quoted at $1.1041.15. Otlier scods re- main quiet: 'SALT—Was active and steady: Sazinaw and Onon- daga. fine, $1.30; Canada do, $1.35: ordinary coarse, $1.70; dairy, without bags, dairy, with begw 83,500 Ashton dalry. per sack. $1.00. TEAS—There wes ailberal movement in tess. Buy- e not so much oppused to oRering n advance of ntnceds s herctofore, as It [s evident that prices arc at. their lowest, and must sooner or luter advance. ‘We continue to quote: Gunpowder—Commion, 30@3sc; good doy 38240c; medium, 3e: g 0, 50355c: fine, St nest, 60BE5¢; chioicest, 85w30c; fan- 55.:60¢; choice, 654« C.. an~Comnion, = c: good cominon, 33@ISC; m, 5c40¢; #ood medium, 0G@-2c: ne, 330 56u60c; cholcest, Suest, tiolce, 70475C. 23630c; good common, < zood mediuim, 43@45c; fne, choicest new first plekine, Onlongs—Common. 2 m, est, 554 hoice, ROA2C- choleest, 7owBUC. WOOD—zales were eflecied at previous quotations: Maple at $7.50, becch at $6.50, and slabs at $5.00—de- ilyered. T)0L—~Was moderately active and steady. Some of the Eastern buyers have withdrawn from the market, hut the recelpts are moderute, snd the demand {3 sl clent to prey(nt any licrease, which [s likely to {rduce wenkness: Tuu-washed. choice, 35637c: fair t2 £0od, 30 @ic: washed flecce, fine and mediam, 28@2e: un- ashed flccee, coarse and medium, 21G22c; tae, 150 BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. LIveRPoOL, Auz.12—11:30a. m.—Flour—Xo.1, 238 Fo. 2, 21a6d. Grain—Wheat—Winter, No. 1. 8s 6d: No. 2, 955 spring, No. 1, 8s No. 1, 926d; No. 2, $33d; club, No. 1. 105; No. 2, 9s 6d. Corn—} 2583d, Provisisns—Pork, 88s. Lard, 50s 6d@51s. LIVEEPOOL, AUZ. 12— Colton—Stronz st 63-10885-16; sales of 15,000 bales, including 3,000 bales for speculs- tlon; export. 9,900 bales. Breadstufs—Callfornia white wheat, average, 0834 @93 6d: do club, 95 60@105; red Western spring, No. 2 10 No. 1, 76 9d:9s; winter red Western, 9g9s6d. Flour ~Weatern canal, 21s 613233 Corn—Western mixed, 2583d. Osts, 34@396d. Barley, 33@3s6d. Peas—Ca- nadian, 36s. Clover Seed—50@55. Provisions—Prime mess pork, §7}s. Prime mess beef, 725 6d. Lard, 503 6deSls. Bacon—Long clear, 495; short do, 503 6. Tallow—41s 3L Petrolenm—spirits, 95@383d; refined, 133 $4Q14s. ZLinseed Oit—24s. Resin—Common, 4594; pale, 14s. Spirits Turp entina—243 64@255. Cheese—483 6d. -Petroleum—3ssa. AsTwERP, AUg. 12 NEW YOBK. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. NEW YoRrk, Aug. —Grain—Wheat market dull and beavy; sales 31,000 bu, including ungraded spring on private terms; No. 3spring quoted nominally at 80 @90c; No. 2 Chieago at 85@97c; steamer No. 2 Mil- wankee ai 92@93¢, and No. 1springat £1.05@1.19for soft to prime. Rye qulet at S0@65¢ for Western; 65@ 76¢ for State, and 75G78¢ for Canada inbond. Corn rm and very quiet: prime In light supply, check- Ing business; sales 39,000 bu at Si@Sic for ungraded Western mized. Oats s trifle firmer with falr 1nquiry; sales 37.000 bu at 30G43c for mixed Western and State, the latter very choice, and 35@40c for white Western ana State, the later fancy:also 15,000 ba No, 2 Chicago for next week’s delivery at 373fc. eisions—Mlddles dull at 10B10MC for Jong clear. Lard heavy: sales 100 2) steams for Al $11.70bid: for Septem] bldand # $11.20 bld and 'maindct of the year, $10.02i§ PROPOSALS. “ PROPOSALS. The Board of Commissionersof Cook County will receive bids until 2 o'clock p. m., Aug. 21, 1876, for the ercction of the smphitheatre and corridors for the new Cook County Hospital, to be located on the hlock bounded on the north by Harrison, on the south by Polk, on the esst by Wood, and on the west by Lincoin-st. 1oDhe bids will be recelved separately a5 follows, o-wit: 4 First—For the mason work. Second—For the cut-stone work. ‘Third—For the plastering. Fourth—For the slate and marble work Fifth—For the carpenter work. Sixth—For the roofing and galvanized-iron work. Seventh—For the painting and giazing. z Eighth—Plumbing and gas-piping. Ninth—For the steam works, The specifications for each ciass of work and ma teriale will be under one cover and classified, ant all contained therein to be included in the bid fol the same. Contractors may bid for the whole of the work specified, or in part, according to tht specifications. But the Board of Commissioners of Cook Count;, reserve the rizht {0 reject any oz all of the bids, o0& to accept any bid or part of a bid they may deex Dest for the intercst of the county. The plans and specifications can be seen at th( oflice of J. C. Cochrane, architect, No. 36 Mer- chants' Building, cornér LaSalle’and Washing* n-sts. Each proposal must be placed in a sealed en: velope, and indorsed ** Proposal ** on the envelope: and accompanying the bid must be a bond with two (2) or more “satisfactory sureties to the Countyof Cook™ in the sum of five thousand dollars, as surety that the party making the bid will enter into a contract and give good and suf- ficient surety (to be approved by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County) for the faithful performance of the same, should the contract be awarded to him or them, the bond to be inclosed in_a acparate sealed ' envelope and indorsed Bond ™ on the envelope, and together with the proposal to be pat in another and separate en- velope, ealed and indorsed ** Proposal and Bond” for Cook County Hospital Buildings, and specify ing the class of ‘work bid for (and accompanying the bid must be a printed copy of this adveriiss ment), and directed to the Board of Commissionen of Couk County, and delivered at the office of tht Clerk of the Board of Commissioners on or befort 2o'clock p. m. Aug. 21, 1876, =s no bid will X receiveaafier that Bour, Competition by convict-labor will be rejected. T110S. LONERGAN, K. GEO. SCHMIDT, JOHN CONLY, A S . }3’113'(-1 &E‘m}{ufl ¢a Piblic Bulldings aad Hos- Joint Committee pitale. v L av alr_carly bul drapped off