Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1876, Page 12

| | | | J E AND TRADE Financial Matters Moving Along ‘with Conservative Mod+ eration. Tho Demand for Discounts Light---The Currency Movement Unbroken ---Clearings, $3,700,000, Produce Markets Moder- ately Active---Provislons Stronger. roadstuffs Firm, with Little Ohange in _ Pricos---Tho Railroads and the Grain Trade, FINANCIAL. The ‘ Finances were uadisturbed by any new move- ment. The offerings of paper wero moderate, and came from the same classes of borrowers as during the lost fortnight. ‘Thera is not mach borrowing by Toard of Trado met, ex- cepting the packers, whos requirements ere about the same os usual, Contmisston honaes and conntry tanks are borrowing In order to distribute currency throngh the Interlor for for- warding hogs. The deniand. for enall bills tias nl- most cleanett out the stock of the Chicayo banks; they have In turn dealned tha New York banks,and are now importing small bila from Boston and from allother points whore they can bo obtained. "The mercantile applications for bank favors are not preselng, and there in no lack of luanable rcsoutccs Tor borrowers who can convince londors that they are to be trusted, Rates of dixcount are 8210 per cent to reguine customers, with epeciat rates in special casce. ates on the etreet are 7 per cent and upwarde. “New York exchange was quoted between banks at 75c@$1.00 per $1,000 discount. The clearings were $3,700, 000. QUERIES ADOUT NATIONAL BANKING, the Kattor of Tae Tethu Mentaan City, Ind, Dec. 13,—Pleave anewer throngh vour cotuius the following questions: 1. In fusing pa National Sauk, ean (¢ withdraw tta onda with the circulation of any ciher Natlonat Bank? Does the promt urlaing from destruction and tox of gircgistion Acero to (ha Lene of the Government, or ank je Be AL 1. The notes of one National Bank cannot be nacd alrectly in withdrawing the bonds of another, but they can bono ted Indireetly. Uonds aro with- drawn by depositing with the Treasury Department gt Washington legal-tenders to the amount of the circulation they secure, and the Department will give legul-tenders In exchange for the notes of any National Bank. There legnl-tendera can then be ‘used In withdrawing bonds, 2. The profit arleing from tho failure of a certain proportion of National Bank notes to bo presented for redemptlun docs not tnuure to the benetit of the bank withdrawing {ta clrentatlon. The Iegal- tenders deposited to withdraw Its cireuiation aro held by the Department for tho redemption of its notes us they come in, and they are to be held un- tilallare in, Underthe present Inw, and during the continuance of the national banking system, thera is no atnge In tho process nt which the Go ernment can assume that all the notes in existence of a certain withdrawing bank havo been presented Sor redemption, There it a practical way fora bank withdrawing its circulation to get for iteelf some benefit from tho proportion of its notes lost ordestroyed. ‘That {s, to withdraw ajl but a mar- fin aufticient according to {ts calculation to cover the proportion of notes that will never be returned for 1edemption. AMERICAN MINING HOARD, There was a complete change in the organization of the American Mining Board at the election held on Friday. George Tuttle was clected President; Tawrence P, Rayuc. Firat Vicu-Irealtent; and Luthor W. Badger, Second Vice-President, Rob- ert. Grifin was elected Chateman of the Arbltras tlon Committes; Jolin 1. Daly, Treasurer; Henry J. Mnbvard, Secretary; and Luther S. Kaufinan, Assistant Secretary, The whole opposlifon ticket ected, making av entire change In the tnan+ agement ant purpose of the Buard. WOE RULIMION VALUE OF YITE BUNSIDIARY COIN- 4 AGIy : The upward movement in tho price of allvercon- finues, ‘The fast quotation in the London market wae O74@STHa per ounce, and in New York $1.25 an ow: 1,000 fine, ‘hts nukes the ballon value of a dollar fi stall change £0,002 In golds of a trade dollar, £09845; ond of tho obt silver dojlar of 41212 jrrains, $0,90U3, ‘The gold value of the greenback yesterday, when tho price of gold averaged 10744, was $0,0002, ‘There fyures show that the ailver market has very neatly reach- edthe point where it wil} bo profitable to export ourasilver email change as bullion, Tho prica of gold, of ellver, and of forcian exchango aro all canses that enter Into the calculation of a proft in the exportation of silver fram this country to Lon- don. It must pot be forgotten that Uermany will take advantage of the fret substantial advance In the pelce of sllyer to unload her demonetized sil- ver, and thatthe prospect of the salu of the $14, - 000, 000 of smoll allver in circulation In this coun- try would operate to counteract the rising ton- dency of the market, HAVE THE SAVINGS BANKS, ‘The interesting remarka of Mr, John EB. WIl- Joms, Preafdent of the Metropolitan Natlonal Dank of New York, st the recent Bankers’ Convention, on the subject of thy nvings banks, have been te printed Ina pamphlet, of which we have to ac- knowledge the recolpt of a copy, Mr, Wiliams wants to ‘‘wave tho savings banks," and make them ‘safe. The tmportance of thls tople docs not need to be explaineil, ‘The fact mentioned by ‘Mr. Willlams that the deposits of the Naw York savings banks have Increased $204,000, 000 In the Jast ten yeaty, an amountdouble the ncetmula- tlons of the preceding fifty years, emphasizes itself, He proposes that every savings bank In the country should he required to keep ut least one-third or one-quarter of tt, asects im ‘United States bonds, Then, that the United States should {este coin notes, into which the bonds should bo convertible, and the cotn notes should be redeemable in «pecie, ‘Tho Governinent whould lasue $700, 000, 000 af coln nutes, anid keep $150, 000,000 of specie on hand. Thi would give us acirculation that could never bo dishonored, as At would be based on coin and bonds, and could never be presented for redemption by any combl- ‘vutlon In suflicient quantities to exhaust tho specio inreserve, Mr, Willlams’ plan t Ingentoug, bot we fail to wee that [t woutd inake the savings bankd safe, or thatacurrency based on less than onc- fourth of tte amount in specie could ba main- tained. An to the savings banks, the stealing and wilumanacement would be only Hmited by require ing a Gxed propurtlon of thelr assetato bo fn bonds, Asto the $700,000,000 of coin notes, secured, or $150,000,000 of upecle, and convertible into. bondi, Mr, Williams argues that no combination could gather up more of them than could bo redeemed, Perhaps no Wall street combination could, Lut If $700,000,000 of currency wera Iasned un $140,000,000 of specie there would be aallent, involuntary, iustantaneons combination of everybuily to get hold of the enecio aud Iet goof the notes, It !v compuratively easy, awinthe case of the greenback», to float a paper currency without any specie reserve, but te flout It —he., keep tt redeomable—on un Inwuitlclent ro- serve Ie altogether lnposstble, BUSINESS INDICATIONS OP LAST WEEK. New York unt Ptteburg are the onty cltles re- porting In which the Clearing-Houve (rantactlona dunt week did not exceed thoee of the correxpond> Ing week in 1874, In New York tho decline ts only Oner cent, and tn Mituburg only 7.5 percent, wo that, notwithetanding th decline In stuck specs ulation here, the business of hath eltles uppesra to ‘bo nearly a large in valued, ond, pelcon considers ed, nomewhat Iareer In quantities, than $e was at ‘hiv ting lust year, Inall the ather eltier there ta B postive nicrease, runshie frou .7 Her cent AL Kt, Louis to 0.8 por centat Chileazo, ‘The reportacom- pare thus, week ending Dee, 1 14,508 mn ‘Hleagy Sst. bouis. New Ortenn Ditabure Total Ta the ayyre 65061, 502,978 $800,050, 173 ite tho decline fa only 4.1 por cet, and, if reasonable allowauce bo wade for the de> Grease of stuck transactlons here, the aggregate of other buinesa at the seven chlef citlew fy larger ta ‘Values, onl more than JU per cent larger tn quan tithes, than it was during the same week lunt ycar, ‘The upcrations of a single week ure nota declalve indication of the current of business, but, as fur as they go, the returns hero given. are excoudingly encouraging, tho more vo us they edectually refute the ery akers that business has yone alto- gether tu the da New York Public, Dec. 14, THLE WONANZA PRODUCT. ‘The shipment from the Convwlidated Virginia ‘Mine from Noy, @ ty Dec. # wosof tha yaluy of &t. Louls cleartnes should be divided is quae Uouie Clearlug-liuues Gyublee tes Pra ‘Wem sou larg. ind from the California for the sanv 587; of this, 0 to 40 per cent was uring the weel: ending on thi the Call- tons ore, mud sont mt the Consolldat rl Wire ginis Mine produced 2,477 tons and rhirped 2,555 tonsto (he mills. ‘The ore breasts In bath mines continue to lovk well, GOLD AND GREENDACKS, Old was 107192107 % In greenbacks,, Greenbucks wero 913;@1t24¢ cenfs on the dollar In gold. time was rold. fornin Mine produced #1 4,117 tona to the mills, FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sterling. Parlantri Switzerinnl Netziunt Auer; mary and ditty aniary aul pit, Stoel Shies: et, Is Chie: ct, + SaWernEe. Chleago city water twan. Cook County 7.0 et bonds Gong), Weet Park 7 @ ct. tear North Chicawo 7 ¥ ct. City Healtway, South Side. Rnliway, West Shile, Hallways North Sut a ‘raters’ Insiirance oe HR naaber ag Ce 1s wo ition DY TELEGRAPIL NEW YORK. To the Western Associated Press. New York, Dee. 15.—Gold opencd and closed i, With eaten in the interlm at 1073, Car- rying rates 244 to G, Governments were strong and onanadyance, Therels increased demand for home consuinption, and some of the large institutions are fooking aronnd with.o view to purct asiny round amounts for investment. Kaliroail bonds were firm and higher. Milwan- kee & St, Paul consolidated sinking Sands rose to 8HY2. Chleago & Northwestern consolidated gold. coupons to PLZZ, and North Missourl fleats to Bly. In State bonds, Louisiana consols fell off to 54! ‘The stock mirket was devuld of important f tures, and cat be elmpiy dercriticdas strong. many: of Chu shares belng is active syinpathy with New York Central and Lato Shore, which, for the mo- ment, have become lenders, ‘The Directers of the Rock Island Road have de- pices auarterly dividend of 2 per cent, payable eb, 1, Mr. Jewott, Necctver of tho Eric Tallway, ap- plicd’to the Supreme Court for pormfysion to pay two years’ back Intercst on tho Mfth mortgage bonds of the Company, and the Court suthorlzed Wim to pay the sane, Trausactions were 104, 000 shares, of which 4,000 wera Facile Mail, 4,600 Western Union, 3,000 Nock Istand, 6,000 St, Paul, 8,000 Erie, 50,000 Lake Shore, 2,600 New York Central, 5,000 Michl- gan Centmi, 7,000 Lackawanna, 1,600 New Jersey tral. Money eaay at 495. Prime paper, 5G Custonts, $104,000, a Treneury dabureemente, $942, 000, Clearkige, $10,000, 000 dlerling quiet; lony, 482; short, 484, GOVERNMENT BONDS, Coupons, ' seers HOHE Now Coup wea” Now 4h New, , uow fp toto, Coupons, “es, 1G ei Coupons da '¢'Curceney ts, stocks. Hi New dorsey itock Island, Weatcrn Union. Quicksliver.. Guiekaliver’ pfd. Pacific Mall. Adams Espre Welts-Fargo American... United suas he, central cx rf Erle pid, Mariem. jeauu a Aton Mnteago & Alton ptd,. 103. Cinta ee Atlaleatpt + old Chi. Muriington : 503 Taihinal eS. Jo. Tilthots Central 07 Central Paaifie bonds. (6) Cleveland & Pittsburg. $936 Unton Puctite Sori . land-grant. /100, Ra 6,0. Pac. slukingetund. 94 Tennessce sa, old. ‘Tennenset Ga, ne Virginie us, ult, AN PIANCISCO. SAN. Francisco, Dec, 1i.—Following were the oficial clusing prices of mining-stocks this after- US, oustice «, Libs Koecuthi. 443g Rantuck xfCAth iNurttern Overman . LOplittseess Taviniont & if altar... & Yellow ducket 6] NEW ORLEANS. New Outzays, Dee, 15,.—Gold, 10815108%. Staht exchanja ou New York, dive sterling exchange, bankers’ bills, 617. FORTIGN, Lonpow, Dec. 15—5 p. n.—Consols, money and account, 13 1eld, United States Honds—Counons, 65, 104%; "O74, 107343 10-10s, 1071 106 Central, HO; Krle, 9, , 17. 1h. —Rentes, 104¢ 50e, Dee.. 16,—United states Bonds— ——— -- LL ESTATE, Imperial. Julia Coitsviidate New sa, 10) REA Tho following {nutruments were filed for eccord Friday, D ey MROSERTY. Lincoln st, 0 f, led Des 1,800 enuf King d Dee, Te. om ey) tas 2-10 fe ioe Thirty-nine Oxiaé ft. dated Dov, 1. sae 2,200 xt ft. of Sedgwick at, af, Sixt Td ft dated! Woes 15. . dou North ay, 111 fw of Davis st, af, livrear, x20 ft, with other property, dated Deo, 15 2.000, oe skye 4 Jer evas + eases, eal 2.500 Fifty-tecond ate fhe of Weatern ay boules Vard, 4f, 44x125 ft, dated May dye.s0e. BOO COMMERCIAL. , The following were the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this elty during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Friday morning, and for tho, corresponding: timo last your: Receipt. y__Stinments, . Dit Corn, buy, Guta, bu Tyne Harley. in. | ti: Granenced, fina, 0} Flaxaced, ‘Wha ah, 107) 15, curt, tbe 41,8) She N7 UTA NS 2.01, 531 rripernnts i aay, 104 Tat ah _ idhiwtnos ot hivtnios bra Wout, Iba, +] Votatucy, tu... Coal, ton Hop, tone, aunibers h cheer, G. apple Benoa, | Withdrawn from store on Thuraday for city cv rumption; 4,886. bu wheat, 2,772 ba corn, 1,639 bn outs, 404 bu rye, 1,840 bu barley, Tho fyiowlug graln was Inapected Into store In thls city on Friday morning; 1 car No, 2 red wiuter wheat, U7 cara No. ON. W. wheat, 15 curs No. 8 aprty; . du, 11 cars rejected do, Hexrs no grado:(127 wheat, againet 115 samu day lovt year, and 103 for do In 1874); #2 care No. corn, 2 cars new high-mixed do, 7 cars new wilxed do, GL curs rejected do, 1) care no grade do (101 cogn); Scars white oate, 1 care No, 2do, 14 cara rejected do, 1 car nu grade (20 oatw); 8 catu No. rye, G cars rejected do, Hears No, 2 barley, 15 card No. So, 8 cara rejected do (38 barley). ‘Tos tal, IS cars, or 22,000 bu, Inspected on 11,990 bu wheat, 3,057 bu corn, 712 bu gals, 44 bu rye, 10,171 bu barley, Adlpatch from Vaulknpr, Bell & Co., of Call- fornia, conveys thu information that the crops (wheat) in thut Stato are suffering sorlously from drouth, Vurtles who are rded ne being neually woll orted, esthinato that Canada will reqatra 5,000, 000 tu 4,090,000 Uu uf our wheat from the crap of 1876 to meet bor deficiencles; and they awk what wiit bo thd result of thisdemand for we much wheat in competition with thy other demand fur the sup- ply of Europe. Somu parties auk why te lt, If these things bo so, that British operators are not now tree buyers in tusand othor markets uf tho United states, Io ] the drat place they may nut believe that tie as stated; or if they do belleve {t they may he holding off, hoping that xoine way out of the diMentty will he met with; as oar local shorts wankd hang ont In the olden limes and setite at the highest ure on the Inst day of a corner, It shontd be rememberct) that Engtieh and Canadian deaters have lost heavily and persist ently in past years throwtgh buying ahead In cxpec- (ation of a short supply. They have found that supplies always cone from sumewhere, tht the area of wheat cniture fs continually broadening, #0 that now there Isa wheat crop maturing in some part of the world for nearly every month In the year. ‘They naturally fect averse ta repeating past expertence, and ro hold aloof. The ‘actual result hat yettobo determined, This much, however, may bo confidently fooked for, Tho buylag world hae so often been deceived by tho ery of ** wolf” that they will eotne tline or other disregard the ery when the wolf of famine fe actually av thelr doors, ‘That may not occur this year, or next,—it may be 8 Uning of the far future. THE MARKETS, « ‘Tho loading produce markets were generally firm yesterday, with a better demand for wheat, anda fatr Inquiry for provisions, though the advices from ather poinis were not especially favorable to hold- ers, The ndvices from Burope were, however, of acharacter whieh bodcd war betwoen nesta ant Turkey: the former was sald to he adopting agres+ sive measures, and English engineers were report- ing on the contition of the defenses of Constan- tinuple, With this, the gold premlum was xe higher, Indicating apprehensions at the East, and that tented to directly advance prices on export. abte produce, with no differenca in freight rates to. counteract St, ‘I'he furwarl movement of brend- atnitswas higher, being made so by the Jack of freight room. Dty gona were ordered with somo freedom both by the elty and country trade, and {In several departincnts of the market there was considermble activity. Staple production remain very firm, ant some Jines of cotton testiles have an unmistakable’ upward tendency, ‘The grocery market presented tho saine churactcristica as on the carlier days of the week. Afalr business waa in progrces, and with the exception of sugars the ecyoral Hnes wera Treely held, Coffees were firm at ‘4c advance, Some grades of sugar were quoted off an ge, Bntter waa it good local and shipping demand, and was held at fully previous prices. Cheese was dull, ut 121;@1sisc for good to best factory. In the Ash market a Hight bueiness was troneacted at previous figures, values ruling steady, Dried frnite were unchanged. Leather continnes firm and advancing, Con) was active at tho qnoted prices, ‘There was o light demand for olls at pro- yions quotations, ‘The demand for lumber continues moderate and fs chtefly from the Interior. Prices are steady, and probably io change will bo made before February, if ut all, ns the stock Is large and complete in most qualities, ‘The wonl market was quictand un- changed, Iildes were active and Orm at the Inte advance, which was due to local competition and may not be sustalned. Brvom-corn, bops, and hay wero quict, All kinds of eceds were quoted firm, with Hitle doing, the offerings belng small. Tota- tues and green fruits were quiet. Poultry was in moderate demand, and fine stuck was firm under mall offerings. Itall freights were quoted atendy at 20c por 100 ths to Naw York, 24u to Boston, 18c to Philadel- phia, and 17!;¢ to Baltimore, It was rumored, howover, thatan advance of Se per 100 tha will bo made next Monday. ‘The rallroad ofticca aro full of orders to move frelght for parties who have an- tlelpated this advance. . . THY RAILROADS AND THD GRAIN TRADE. Tho Publle, of the 14th inst.,' has the followin; e rom Western ports during the lon In IN7H Were £24 774,078 bit hat hy waters rall eipinents iny:, OD.) bi vines ING, and about 2000000 bu alneo 187, while water shipments lave Ucellned nbaut 3,0.0,000 bit nee 1973, aud 22,000,000 huntnee 1873. ‘The nncre statementuf these Tacts mf flees to show the vast importance of the change which In progress, Hut (must seu bo observed that 2,- sit, 204 bu wera shipped by Fall prlor to the vpentug of Havigation, agatner (3,ekoh 280 bu In 1875, and 1h, Ltd, asin InzA “The trupartton of the cuties ahipmwite fo 3 cach ycar, made by rall prior ta the opentis navigation, by rail afte: that date, and by water, ts thus shown: 187. IATS. 1874. 173. cont... Md 1 2 8.0 2 per 32 889 20.7 178 218 47.4 0.0 07.0 70. tiv total alitnmenta to Fo tnudle by Fall, Wut Ji is7Ht the proportion, was 82.0 per ceat—a Kala Gf 2.8 per cent of the entire Annuity moved, aniountlag thls year tu a 103,000 bit, or about $23,000 tonaof grain, At ihe oltf suntiner rate of 45e, the frefleut on thls gza'n would have been about 37, 400,00); ue the very low ratw prevaillig thls year the frclait pald has heen more than $410,000, it 14.04. sentlat to remembar that tho rallroads have gained this num without facreare of debtor capital, thereby volved any imatertal Increase of rojlingestuck or hands eniployed or monthly pay-rolls, thelr increased expendl+ tire helug nally for fuel and wear ot stock and truck. +The preaumpttan tine the railroads cannat afford to galn this sunt. ond arc ti fact bankrupting thems selves by gating ft, doer not neon tw us well founded,” Itlstrup that the rons Have lost a part of the freixht farmerly recelved for earrying it of the entire erap during. the ‘season’ of . equivatent this year to about 30.548,00 ie the averse reducifun hax heen from 45 centato si cents Hoo tive, thls Joss ainounta to about £3, roads have ilrectly galned more than £3, rease Of kralhh ava of that bun » Then we 21,000 by ine f havicution re has fiven a ‘Dinciasing owed that ies, and about €2, era during the reaso: uut remeraber thu . A lurge part of that reduction has been effected during the petfod covered by our seattattes of shipments, ‘The New York Contral report, for the year cading Sept. 30, covers alx months of extranrdinuclly low rates, and whows a reduction in Average frelilst rates from uta per on) Per mite 1h LATE to 1.03 cents In Inve, nearly one-third, The tostof freight tranaportatlou, however, laa been re duced from about 1. lWeeuta to.71 of 1 per cent per ton porustle for all classea of frelzht, more than on hind, he Lake Shore report fur the tame period, Just fled, Miows an Increase of net earnings nutwithilaudlog 9 deerrase of 10 per cent sinco last year tn rates anil the dealing In averazo rates, tor all ciaawus of freight, froin 1 15/0 UKEP conta per ton per “mile, nearly tied. In 187d, when the freight on 90,546,00U bushels wai about $4,872,000 the Cost of transporting Wad doubtless much tess than ¥,00).00). If the reduetton {a exrenay b = third, ihe getual east of moving that quantity ue has been Jess than $1,000,007, "The anne larger trafit lias ftivolved no curresponding tierera) of o:penise, be cutie track, rolitugeatock, audhiands have been better cinployed, and yor the Celuht actually racelved, ou Takeo bw moved by ralt luce nayiqutton bes Eat, hie certainly execedell S700. IE required no Glaborate reasun(ay to prove tat the aieegate protts my i couridclabls, evel at tls iow rates pro Yailing, The (rath (4 that raliways, ald those who dle Cis nillway prablems, aro ut Juxt, beginulng th une deratand how Ittie wilitfonal cost ds involved by an ins create of hustnees whleli Keeps rollimewtock and hwnds invre evenly cing ores atighaut the year, Butthivis pocall. If the rallways asawhole may have made sume proft on the grain trae, that prone av been large to suine roads, for the Increads hus not been equally divided. If any road hag xccured halt uf the additional buatiess, fur example (and the Now: York Central shows an tierense of 4211, 060 tons of veges tattle food toyed «lace Joxt Year, aad 647,00) tong wince: TNT) At Mus added 81,250,006 to (tare pla without any coreespanding inervasy of wxpense, und has taken a lone stride toward bultdlag att 8 graln traiie In eltten depending upon tty jun, thus toward securlui a att (ireater. manent increnw of business. Ie thishad mt at a cunniteruble tosa, {emlwac yet prove a yee fnvextinents If It has hee In view af that What wenise [4 done at an rly reduced cust uf aay ins tht the otdere are jot ruined ly the obsiluate folly af wrangling rivals io manne! i The receipte at diferent cltfea shaw how far this pol- icy has been mtceeaful, Durlig the perdad of mavicas ton, comolering the record to Hee. 3 we tnd that the Feeelntauf grain, Hour Included, at tiie ditferwut vittea aye becu: rs TURTY-THUER WEEKS ENDING DEC. 2, 170, . New York.. Philadetohis, Ualtinure, Mastan Montreal, Fortiand 17 V7 ort 122, 08 HL, 400 + Howton x rk. has gutned th y Luve nearly duubled whet re mmureuver, Uhe katy hay bees Lat ug the compartion of cur ‘wu have the fallowln: CONN KCK, THN: ie Mitta ta, in com, Comalere celptsat uifferent eltles, Y-TUREE WEEKS, ENDING Total MKS 2 TT Now York has relath Us 1d por cent of te witole trathe, of ubout U,70,000 Int, ultateltiia haw galued wuuut 8 per e oF nu, and Baltimore AbONELS per cent, OF AW. bY, Dat Boston has alae made Miportant imrudds, baying valnod sib ner vent of tue whole trates or abath 4,440,000 bu, aid this, ance Mverted from New York, will be withulileulty weosed, by water cranmporiivg from thy Vanderbilt route, be- cae of tho Gait uf transshipment, rote but one possihic reudy for this, and the uner buvliiuse nen uf Nu ¥ wily he souner they what they aye lua. ‘Tha city tebe hy i ing Shr rh, 9 pramntnant 2 road terininad facilites airs” eautracted wid ave, wile teas of Puta teiphla, and partheadart tho uF-Hulthinores ars evtenatyy aud cheap.” ‘The bie tonventence, delays, rade, and charges fu handling eal hereure se uiich greater than wt uther pure Tal, when tales ard equa rk inoerstund 16 eure will beactt i maga it " f Hh su in toved thither rapldly. | Now York muat der ne tu ttle eet mare cheaply aud conveuloutty aad spramptly, oF ib willnut tavy any to handle, ‘That (4 the woule aury, Aud nv untoune uf xtunding by will inst ike tae ter. A strony, coacerted, determn ure to hake this efly supertur to nay ottive In teritual dachittes and charges for handles wil travastipmins. wil da some quod.” Noting else wl dy any kout whatever. Pauul fe wn exploded dea. Ave nuttin that ie wath f trullic to Naw York, becauan In the Jang Tule it can carry at lower fatos thal railroads, hay vost tila chy. ailtifoud already. ‘ YORRIGN IMPONTATIONS recelved at Uhicazo Custom-Hous Dec, fo: P,P, Oldershaw &Co,, 400 sacks salt; LIN & Ballon, Scare barley; J, (i. Ogden, 300 sacks walt: North Chicago Ktolling-Mill Company, 2 carSpleget fron; Rockwooit Ne caged oal-emeatand 15 barrels oat-mead; LUT & Mallen. i cars barleys Curgon, Virle, Scott & Cu. 2 dey goods. Amount of dustea collected, $1, PROVISIONS, HOG PRODUCTS—Wers ug: Sturtbur advance belug pected ou thu speculative ar 4 Ta very Kod serine, aslight falling oT to e tone Other polnta extlbited (ide change, exe wadls perewt lower In Eiverpyat. ‘Tha }, chiefly for future dellvery, but it wan focit Tlegs were amt plekiing grates wer ni aulvices from HE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. : it that lard Hid was ed partially. ‘by the fact of very large shipments to conmming paluts, the outgo for along tine past having been apparently Amite f only hy the car room placed at the command of aiippers. ‘The y por hae carried 7 up taa plat wh ale pralit on the nianutacture.aut packers fo operate nore freely, and (ear Wr DOE are yinttvely erront for the cutting oF Heh? nieata are ea: Mose Pork Wi a Arise kee weet alles tte m 3 lon bre Tee Pebroary at $10, deter niarels at S102 Y 0 tiem ALSIO aller the yeart Sty. BIG. USGOL NT for uttial Mt S17. O72 AT. 30 January ‘ai Maret Warn ante: of 200 rls at BA, Gt, a ‘ag active and firmer, advancing: Batinder a teoddetnnnd hott for Jannary ary, the later betuge elishely the favor reported of Meter caw nt $10,105 Jar nt St ed | feller the you Hf B19 TG fo Seller Mar Mrata—' ere more active on domestte a very quiet for export, so far as known, tli foretgn orders on the inarket. There was fre rena EY AE € 1b RE ve HL TN: ne xtra prliiie pork waeinuted ab, $1202.75 With t goad specutative demand fur ai there Ian epost iy nies woo wuaitabic go per 100 end Fehra~ Salea were £20,248 it Fenruury, ry waa nonsinitl at 810, 50.08 thie elowe, runt ard eo heing rey tty change Inprives, though some holders aaked a alight advance dneympathy with pork and dard, Xb iba green ie for Wee, ant five’ oe hens (5 at 734e for 2u-n, hams ae oe; 0,000 hort Hs AT He (esciy seller Marchi And €7.¥0 fe ones green do (is Bn) at bris hocks at € fatfons un part-aalted meats: Sale were reported for I efor idem averages; 100 tes DaLGes ox) tures TOK CUE Dey 00,0 0 iat Sto acller Febraarys $A.G056 ren, | Heara at A¥Ge3 100,000 Rx short elears (full at slict 50 boxes Statforishires at sige; ant 10 0 The following aro the lutest quae Ob TG Shotts Short Long hort, dere. ribs. qiearee clears, Or eettress “tnd! Ki q A ose, purt sai Hioxed i Ne ay December, Be. 4 8 ried Henney. bs ehruar Lone Fi cigars quoted at HH¢Aalge cash. AMARIEG aufet ne. xy ange ‘ treeenieklon isthe maatoger Uretn heme wane Bacon quoted at TH74c for whonilers. Oda! short clears, i2eido for lame, short rita, UY@IOC if canvanéal gud packed TiaarecWanquier ny 6a7ie HERE Provucrs—Were 10,00 for ineans B1U, 734 lere atenity and quiet nt $9, 00 for exten mnesss anil $1,008 ic. for 75H et for hams, Sale wos inade of 06 brishomeat ‘TaLLow—Was quoted at THe for elty, and 7HOTHe for country lots, xccoraing to condition, salu was made of 20 bris prime city at 73{c. — BREADSLUFFS, FLOUR—Was more active, with no change i prices. ‘There were afew shipping orderson hand, and would probably have been filled at asking rates if tretght> rovin could be procured; but asit was, buyers asked a declina of tbe per rt to cover an advance fn fates, ant holders would not concedo it, Tho local hold sparingly, Sales wero reportett of 160 trade took Dra winters: At $0.00; Hh5 brla spring extra chiefly at B4.40d5.80) 200 bris spring auperfines at $3,051.50; 350 driv Wuckwhent flour at €0.1007.00; and {130 br FA25OisI7}G. Total, 1,935 tris, ryo dont Tho market cloved mteady atthe following as tho asking ranyo of prices: Choice winters, $0.6027,50; medium winters, $5.50 cholca apring oxtras, $8.00G6.60; medium i holee muperitiien, $1,3754i4,00, Tuckwheat lo, $1.7547 25. Mipping extran, €L.8714/25.25: 4 common do, $6,5087.00; Ryo flour, $4.23@1.u71¢ Yasniore active anil easter. Sales were 50 tons at $12, 25612.75 per ton on tuck, and $19.00 freo ‘on buacd cars, COUN*MEA ontme L—Coprse was nominal at $15.50 per ton HEAT Was active sul firm at a below to ie above thy latest pricos of ‘Thuraday, und closed pigher. JAverpool waa quoted dull, goes un nasdaze dull, und the eta nelade caer, Frivate adv! im ilar a better ox] ram sale it was du 8 from with buyers and The advices from other. rae ‘wero dupress lark Lane very tat Engifsl country im port demand, but the nubiic tele f sclera apart. New Yor ‘he European news Weakened the market early, but -buytng opera were In the majority, and ¢ out Joval purchivers, elitetly, short market. the polti to belleve Chat there wilt prove to ho an impo! year, and the chict dliterence of oniafon hte brought ‘which run ip the The buying seemed to he based lar; given above—whteh, summed up, upon many taut aliorte age in the warli’s aupply of wheat for the eurrent ero} wason the Polntichen tho fact would begin to teli forelbly on pric cash ‘loin’ rultug” tame, very dull, in the {led thoigh the and the offerings ihe trading wad elfen for forward dellvery, lower alisence of shipping wera nut radew faciil> Jarue. Seller January opened ot $1.18. sold at $1.1834, fell back $1.10, to $1. mivanced ‘to 1.1934, eased uff to ita Seller Fel unre ranger at 81,1844, and clu Bing 203, closed at £1,209. Seller thd month, or cath Na, ary, ela: IR AL BI No. nged Nominally Ye below Janu- Bees epee ie SIs in ore dthary housce. ” Cash sales were reported of 409 fu No.1 2a ie 81.1 ie Sion. 10 In NeW. pring at 81.103 44, 400 bin Ni trout bu ser 3 00 ba inte ofvred nt uses and. oo}g un track, ‘Total MINXKsOFA WaraT— UW No. 3 at $f, 1961. 10465 700 hu by sample on tracks ond 70) bu doa $1.20 in cart, ‘Totul, 1,200 bu, ‘on grades below No. ayala weak and lowe ick and tha prospect of a speady froluht rates, There \as a inoderato demand 2 an Central, and #1-uscet.onss elvow heres 3) B40 nu reject use, the Inside in City, with Central te by wample at ose@ 400 Du. aulet And advanced 3c per Dri, with Hight offerings. salea were reported of IEG ABM in ‘B1.07! 0. at BI.Uzin eG1.22 free on COUN-—-Was quiet, with itttle change in prices, ex. He lots, which In the alscnce of dhipping. advance in tor the fille fg of contsncts, and the market closed Yo higher than the preceiling day, a4 the recelpte contain but a small proportion of Na. pool was quo witlle: New York wan and orm, niet ted caaler, Ther J¢ some talk about a corner for thiw month, and it 19 freely ax eerted that a promt nt operator is trying (a eusinecr a ayneeze, hut the general opinion I that we sha havo all the corn we want afters [ttle inure cold weather, hat 44568 Seller the month wold at 46 At de3ge3 and cash No. 2, or Wigh mixed, clos Cavh sules wore reporied of 46,000 bib 400 bit new high mixed. et 40!¢eq 1 “Mc. sclier February at May nt 43}4¢48)go, all closing wt the Mntokic, clong id at AOKe, 2 ot 400 00 bu res Jected atincestie Cohieity nt aa@sigc) | tau) bu ears at 001 4¥a45o on track; bu do at 45e deliveres Dy sample at sdassetge on tracks aud 2.000 bi Gade free on buard ears. Total, 00.20) bu, OATH Werg ed, which declined 1ovtige under jargor otter 3s 7,000 bu, a do AL BUs4 band unchani feds oxcenting relect rinks, With tite inquiry. A few lots of cash changed hands bu the market was very quiet, futures were almost Hi ‘Tho recelpta were january was fro of gc, and Feoruary at 243 se, cloalnyg xt the outal ontelde for Galena receipt: supply and dul neh wali Bat wy. fi 0) Int by smn ples at 27a: tue free uu hoard. ‘Total, Was in talr request and were fale, and conuisten ctitatly of demand for whieh continues. "No, Saupe bu rejected at 2,800 bu, 0. 2, th ct Axure. Nefocted war quotadat dsc. Higlws 736@72¢. Cash sales included 5,20) Tia Teg; a0 Na by ample at Tuc, AY —Wasquict and a alt celptsand shipments were snail, ‘Orme “phere wit iS r sul at 286072 ‘hulk Of the sales belng at Tic, which was the ¢ January was no: Toru}, 5,400 bu. Mc. Uns wold at Rejected upened gull at 25x, and dropped to aud clored at 2sge2c, wore tn rere reported Of NEO Git the jarge bases Osun track, and 1,200 bu at stronger. Tho receipts ko shinping he Ni ithe if wultte “a ns qulry for futures, and a fow chaliges wera wade th sct- Uenient, and prices wore bid ui market” clored quiet, |) being nuarly January sald at a} ie, Closinig UBsde, A fow cars ot Uz, aud Geveral carsof old No. ages tlw loweat ryported waly of ably Inteniled for teed, 8 PMeIMYGE COR As, 1, & Co.'s Ti Bulge, Cash anios weru ruport aoa O bis rejected at 33s} “rotul, 15, ¥ CALL, ales: 105,000 bu at $1, 199g cash, old barley. ipl. Ls" Jpnunry, $1.2UM{@4.20%6 for Febrtiary, and ‘8: are joFii—=15,000 bu nt 48%e for February, and 45}40 for 8te.05018.07}6 for Jaguory Mays Seas Pork—2, 250 brbe and $15. Q000itirt34 for February, Tard—3u0 tes at $10.25 fer dauuary, LATEAT. Buotd at 37c for N. 8, Tefected wuld nt Of 2,400 bu No. ‘2,knl bu No, 4 1.000 bu by’ sample ut toward the lust, but the daserted, at the Outaio, and Fobrunry was uletat O34 ative, clontigut ‘ iy e-cuieed Reon id ab she 3 ete dléposea of at tis pros ‘and Hot 76s 1,19 for 194 for Mees pork was Ormer, with salea of 2.000 orle at $i01.07)5 for Junuary, an sid 600 brie cash (ay Lictrale) ats Lard way lil tort 910.4216 tor ‘Scata Sale rouptt vides at country. Wheat was moderately acth At $1. HILL Bo and avs: rhary, ner, With axles Gf tive and 144 14, und vlosipy at #1, Od, Clovlig wt G12054 ss id 10 car lute at €1, IHS. 3 tes at Mer, $I), 30410, s2h for January, ao S11-204 lu, p2ig for February, Stat, Corn Was slew, and Merge lower, seliing and closing Ot 44364450 for January, tet i ‘ht we y ObAsi(e. . Nf CALL clus Mess pork was qulet and We higher, S102 for the peur, Std. Wen 73 3is.u0 for February, aud $17. Gl ales, 1,00) bris at glU.U2hq for they: ary. Hartwas qutet and stronger, closing at January and $240 for Fobruiry, sales S10, 27,410, 90 for January and at $10.40 fo GENERAL MARKYTS. ALGOHOL— quoted Orin at $2. 032, for 26 for Stare! wd $10.00 tor February closod ay 4130 jufet wtdsife for December or January. lox firm oF au ury $10. col for oan 7 February. DROOSL-COUN—Was quiet and unchanged, Thestock: fe accumulating, and the low and medium grades are weak. {url corn continues firm, the supply being lms fted. Manufacturers stocked upin September and eto ber, and probably a reductivn tn prices would uot Induce them tu enter the market now: Chulcu green hurl, Score; medtun hurl, red tlpped, «ews ‘brush, with hurt enough to workstt, ba 5h with do, 4a4}4c% grova covers and Inelde, tipped do, syieter Inside brush, wdyedes ey ree ed Upped Baatger red medtum’ to chulce stalk bral, 4Wwasiges tuterlur brush, deuce, crooked du, 354% BEANS=Werg firm at 8 outslle for cholee hand-ple BUTTEL Mec for this arth ds, ealete, sad with, prices aro easily tinh ined(unn realed co.wuin 5. aloe ka down to Muderate dimunstuns, We Hat ae fullow fufforinygd, receipts aay ein 3 Peau, ING—Was dull and unchanged. dera received were Oiled ut the quoted ‘pr wibes Peerless, AA, Zhey bewlstou, 20hG Bley Qutarlu, “sadger” Amerieun A, due: Tues Utter Creek, ioe: burlap bags 4 Kin tha cheesy warket, Privea woru axaln quuted rit at fetes’ nigte ignited Uatelaess waa ta nee : cas waa it poy. COAL—There was an active demand (oF OO! Tloeat $7. 7 3 Blvssburn,. $7,004 "cancel, ai altimure dOblus 84.21 artairrie. 3.03 India Block, ri whe . amid $1.) for dard tercess a2, Sb PE48 OF MUGs—Were fa fale demand Webgiite Ing test salable, ‘The cy HuMniss, stuule, Ukelder du, double, 2 there wus 582.00 for wediuing, the ‘There wae little that was new in tho mare A steadily good demand for choice Who quoted tinlow and i salack, Lut ia wutleleut ty keep repeat our chutes to fancy yellow, syste; me. H to good, tXsatay Infurlor te cunimon, Weolthsy ho few or, ‘bBtark, 1 Slonta he Meelis coal, and e Tunis Bs ‘ite rics Was Lutes Quotation twang, $7. oh donut aud range, ‘ifiiots: sur7s043} BGT, urk barrels and armer, demand was “avy Aron local packers, WhO wauted the howe delly. the stuck-Vurdy" au. che suoll iota era aloe and fasler tan care.” Balce wets reported S—Were quiet at Digs toe ULR GA ere dulce WE Zhe240 sor aed "4 WS 85.00 fur ples, §U.a. 70 Sor i iva nde T3 Gum for heavy, closlig aru at Uutalde tyres se gud 18421c Prayer tty at the fy brh £4 hare ‘ini trl, $12.1 Fl, $l Ma, F, So. Pshare kita, hans family. PORTA, a In, BT ENLT TOT RATE; Labrador herring. round, bela, BATH a Hira t.23; sealed erring, pe Kary Na, herting. per hox 28@0e; Columba salmon, t¢-hrl, 4.2 FRUIT AND Alene annexed No.2 demand whtlensh, ¢ hw i ray et fat § . herring, spill '3—Prices remain about steady. There was np abatement in the demand for raising. cue, rants, duu otter lines sulted to the wanta of the holtday: trade, and no improvement In tho Maulry for the more stanicariicles., Wo nqnote: Fonniax—Uatea, tue Nae figs, kegs, 1@i2e1 sto hoxes, layer, Heri urkish prunes, old, d'geedh¢ sy if ge iain, tayers, now, #2. (a2. How, 82.258 2.407 Valenci Tee eltron, 2 iiertn, LiW@tse: almonds, Terragona, 19 pis walnuts, B0stsa, do, new, 2oyjttey nts, Welles Urenatle walnuts, new, 1d aigcantes pecans, Tesne, We 11ey toy Mis> Wilnington peat ita FHAGETACS ‘ennesseo Pea Atttoan peanuts, UcTes FAM Ta Were qritet and wichanged. Bomo oniera Were Fecelved and Iatd uver, thn weather being foo cnld te handle trite: Bi. cocks.00 per nel; erauberrles, 80.001 1.504 1 a, OxES. Ss Oranges, $7.0998.00 por brit Valencia oranges, StU OE 8 do, $3.60¢4.005 Callfornia pears, $:.00G4. iF: ra remain inactive and prices con Unug tobe alia Coffees wore ngain very Rttont, and the quotations wera moved up Ye all around Sirups were In gout request, and 8 fair movement in Flees aplees, an moter Itin—Carollna, GA7cr Lonialana, 5Ad}sc. Covrnna—O. G, dav ga4e; enolce to fancy lito, aaigrerayes commun to fat gees Ingupora Jay: ehhanas tating cut oat 24ex granulated, powder PATH iy SOs Legler ING No. ty rowan: CNo. 2, 10 chotct brown. 1OYB10}404 Tale tao common do, HY aulgcy Ne On, Me tobi sinvirs—Calltornta aipar ioat dripe, 8a70es Callfors ia honey drips, soGAsct silver Urlps, asd UGe? ood sugarshoiine alrur, dieses extinda, Hadicy New Or- tenua molasses, cholce new, OM. 7741 do prime, O10; Ase? Norto Klco miularses, diye; common ener black-atrap setikic, r—Alleplce, tigcrtzcs Cloves, Aoaase: carsia. 20 Atarch Was olso reported, @zze3 penner. 17}4Co18c} nUtinegy, $1. 1041, 165 Calcutta, winger, 14celic. Boars—True Tic, Ge; German mottled, of@or{ss White Lily, o2¢que: White Nose, stgaue: Royal Savon, 5 er ed iuipertal, Gey Golden Weat, S4@sife; janner. de, HAY-The market was rather quict, shippers tind withdrawn, on: Quotations: $1.00 on track: upland pratri Zor sloughs, MGnwl » grod.demand, and again ad- vanced S40 in aymipathy with New Yurk, Sale was e+ ported of 1: At. HIDES—C Urn, The advance suat noted Wad to asharp competition amo. local bay. erm, sone of waom were anxions to che wtock to iit Eaatern orders. Some uf the dealers think the advance fa temporary, ‘and have withdrawn from the s rev Green elty, hit ware: Rraun eared, Ihe ani heavy, H46eiO0; damaged and’ frozen, T4@scr part cured, AXcigreen salted kip. Benssey procn calf, 134c3, fine ftder And primo dry kip aud calf, ineies lry- aaited hides, 14214es deacon aking, 4sa5ocy Kreen aheep-pelts, wool estimated, ata pert lpbss Nery utet wt Isaese for Western, and 207 for Now Yorks, LEATHER—There was n buoyant tone to the leather market, ‘The demand continues active, and, aa acocks Hava become prolty well reduced, therd tx a fale prob. ability of another advance a little farther along In the Mie local denmaud was inca 1 tiniothy 20, iderabie i) SELLS) free on hoard or $0,005 talaed, -BH.00%88.00)5 on track; Nu, 2, $6. ci 3 weagou, resent quotations aro ns follows: HEMLOCK, Galt, No, $ 33a 3 Gait, Ni i Yeats, N ter cole (best) ata 20 ve 3 Chleago do. ing it Ki i Bs it oo a7 a0 is aa foes “35) FIENCI NTOCK. calf, 1.5022. 101 Kip, snes LOOGE IS LUMBHit—Was tn ioderate deniand and atendy. ho Northwestern Lumbermean, In Ite annual review of the ‘duninexs of the Saginaw Itlver, giver the stack of 1ouK and lumber on hand at the close of 1870 at G87.1015,557 fot, against HUI, s°H feet {n 387% and B80, 170, 505 feet! In 1874. For a) years past a large atuck of Jos has heen carried over in the rivers and boains, but ths shorte Of lant caason gave the Manufacturers an opportunity to work off the surplud, and the suasin Closes with # tatich reduced +tuck of old stumt, whict fact munt bo very gratitying Co the Saginaw lumbers tien, ‘They now enter the new year with brighter The 104 76 guthercd on remote streams, ruspecky, End herore they are avaltuiio for saving next year tito stock carried over will be nvarly If not quite exiiausted. Fol- It wilt probably take sume years for another 1 tock ty accumulate In the streams of the valley, towing f4 tho lucal pricecIf Firat and second clear. ‘Third clear, l-tneh ‘Third clear, thlele.cs.s... Clear flooring, trat-and sccond, ir alding, Hrst aud second... #irst common ailing. Flocring, frat comm Flooring, second cemu Thox bourda, A Box boards, it 23 Amock boants, 10t0 E-thel. Ruined. CaFsun was very Fong, and turpentine, whale, Hnsced, and most othe Is wars also held ‘at toll figures, We renect: M5 di f, wXeHOgUs do Mitnote legal Oley i henligtit, 179 test.) 20-ue} rd olf” tues No. 1, Ter No, % oses ilnserd, cor; boiled, use; ‘whale, winter bleached, 7025 Fiz neatafoot all, "strictly pure, 81 Ot oatra, water du ‘No. 1, Ta@eC: bank of its, 3 jeu ull, COATC: turpent i naphtha, doodorized, & gravity, Iebibes West offs, natural, 20 a oily natural, i) deg, sey natural, 30 dee, uct PA deg.» 2 ,e POULTRY AND GAME—Tho cold weather inter- fered with the local trode somewhat, bur choice freah Doultey, the offeringy of which wero amnl, sold rendlt atreecnt prices, Gamo was atenly, grouse and quall being In request to Mil outside order: FOELTHY—Chickens, dressed 576 per my turkeys, ‘cesses Se 19 duce, ‘dressed, 8@10c; geese, $U.00; adresse % Gasix—Prufrla chickens, €4.50@5, 00; partridge, $3.00 3.25; quall, 8L4UG1.C0; Inallard duels, 82.754 athall ducks, $1.502,00; vention saddiea, 10<612}¢¢ per %; to carcass, ex rabbits, 7ue850 per doz. POTATOERN—Were in fair request, and atcady at 1.001.084 for Leachblows, outride, beng for ctate mt i)e@81.00 for Eurly Rose, etal] lute wel 10aai5e higher, HEEDS—Were generally firm, but quenes of the sinail, offerings. of clover were sold nt $5,084.75, and timothy was falr request at Blanal75, wiax’ was qutct at 81.44 1.48, Other seeds were quiet. ‘BSALY-Trade le fair at the anneacd prices, Fine salt teetendy nt the Inte ndyance, ‘Che atock of galt hers ts Dot mor) than auiliciens to carry thy trade tL aneln. Fine wait, §1.i05) ordinary eourve, 81-704 dairy, with out brug, $2.74; dairy, with bage, 4,503 Astiton dal peranck, $4.00; Kround alum, $1.40 per aack of One, TEAR Tiere waa a liberal ynent tn teas, and 5 rebut prices waa witnessut, We agai quotes POWDER N—Commnon, rou do, HAGE Wet Koo dy, HUGSiC; Mue, SoW60Cy Ss juict. in conse- A fow snail tots av medium * fewusier chulce, TUsTaey eloleest, Boulus; Bt. ae Iti sagztie; Rood do, a4eaAe: ine slam, 4079 i2e5 Jo, $HANCT Hine, MYyoue; tne: Hite; cholec, BTL chuleest, TUeTAC. Young lyauk—Ce wade, KUOd Wo, NISC; 3 poud din 4G sds Hine, | TaKed2u; Huet cholee, 947031 cholcest, WCOIL, Baise: goo _cuminon, Us@itse; wis} Hood edlumM, 40842u5 Ne, 45 Gey nest, Saciarves cholee, Mie.60e; chulceat, G@sso; cholotat now frat pieking. 706675 (uLoNGs—Common, 2is0eT Food common, IIRAe 5 predlunt, 404 120} good medium, ¢ue4soy Dies 4ess0a} finest, Fustic, choice, duattscr chiuicest, 75KAVC, Woov—Waa in Jitht demand, and “was ate at Gu fur maples $74) for beech; anu $2.00 for sabes ellvere WOUL—Waa jn modorata rei Euretheduvtations: He HTH, sh et Ha cOarHe, Shs 300; fee ht, 200240; do conrae aud modlum, 2: prime, sttic; do poor eo good, 35 LIVE STOCK. ciLICAGO, 1, 9308 130,181 140,015 Monday. yng "1a * itd Weduealayssssccess 1730 ‘Thuraday wus Total, “qand "3,108 CATTLE—Thero was a dull and dopreswed market for all common and medium grades, The demand from butchersand {codes Was more than usually restricted, and, as will bo seon by reference ty the publistied salca, few of the description usua¥y taken by tho two classes of buyer changed owners. The demand for chofee and extra prades was, falrly active, anil prices of cW were well sustained, ‘There were several droves thie ture notably of witelt Were 18 H, Slullory & eu. at-$3-791 40 head, bey & Ttelman, at 8,04 24 Tend. sold by VATtY. At $5.04 55 hevd, My Dauttey, John: ston & Co. ut et id MF Nicad, bf tiregory, & Co. wt ds.50. of vowe Wore alow at '82.50.0 4.0), muckers at $3.90, 19, and common to fulrahilp> plug steers at $1,300.40, CATTLE @ALKS, Ar, Prive, sone MN $75 N73 G00 50 Fs Tele, 24 Cweng 73 hed dui wilt values Buyers did not take hold wit wpparent interest, sod tt Was a deseetny trade throug aut, Goud ty chowe heavy hu; fully up to Th day's ngures, but eomuud lala of all welhta werw a tride lower, | Kales were elfocted at 65.5085, 60 for Ww choice Hybl, and at B3.0084.10 for common to ‘the trading was dou st bulk 01 Av, Price Sa) “43.00 aera ry 1 any 3.55. No. 43 + root, ts aleyseverd) Li und weak, —quoted at $4.07 4) for poor te choles. Faney grades nominal at 85,0005.75. FAST LINERTY, to The Tribune, t tecetnts fo eee, 17 hea, or 24 ere 17S card yarn Klorh, FRA Hw lead. o, runes mtu, Listweekt supple 4 ond, but inarket ex: ively dat at perl Than Tact, and, n fair average of coal many were ehippedon ii nm hans unsulds best, 89, 12G5.471 medium to good, Bt Re Ge4.00; common fo falres83f4r44,004 bulla and’ cons, fiat.ru: ‘ales for the week, last week, Veal, Gpatnst, 22,737 last sen.00) Kut ight Yorkers, MAGA: fur, APANMee. B (00005, 205 FoUEHY, $4 0965.00; niles for Ihe Week, 3,dBi hen Suce—decoipte, Pl betde OwAtHAL 1,2 fast week? heat, Wito 100 tea, Fh tscd.795 commun to fale, tie lower stuvkp a good Tanies soma Touts yor F510 80, Kh ooet751 Indlant Per head, Hicre81-ANs lant per O28. Ty the Western Associated Preas. Base Linewey. Der, 19. 1,372 head, or Gt care hronuh anit (tal for four days, teed; everything #0! eiscienr, except of tha through ntockt ve bustacendutng to-day; prices about the aaine a day? bert, 83, Huh to good, Bt. common th file, pin tueday, 034 total for four days. orkers, 85.00G.007 Pulludelphtas, £6,900 008 bueee—HReccipte, 1,400; total for four days, 10,200 RW TORK, z New Yonk, Dee. 15.—Heeves—Recetpte 1,670, make {ng 5,680 for four lays, against 5,020: faye Une it. week: extra. and premiin cattlea iittle better than o any former day tis weeks nu improvement tn orn iden, anarket Rencrally, wxtreniely dullt, sone premium steermaold at tte ltige; a few prime and exe Tra, Tete: a numbor ut careluad® ordinary to a Iuferior and commun natives, Buekieeliecehp inaiding 12,490 for four dayn, agiinst 22, 440aume time inet weet; the only demand worth noting was for hollday stock, and th prlees paid for premlunt ttock were by no, means satisfactory: threvenr-londs extra, sicep and taunts, mixed, role At ain acareload Canada sheen, 141 Re, nt Zet ottiere the extreme range for lots was Mavic, With sery good alinepult H3ge, And good Lartes AE fege iW aipte, ile inaklog 230, for four tages it 10,440 ‘came tine Jast weeks market auilef, with 14 vareloads, alive, ob f0.0h0.12 per qm : ALNANT. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. 4 Auuasy, NoY., Dec. 15,—Iseves—iteceints, 209 cara, 06 aliort of lant weeks demand very moilerate anit supply fully equal to It, while no change. in priees trom Tent weoks ald not pun out, ond We lost drovers oag-alt cost of tranaportations a perior to last week's supply: more heavy welzht Aner stock sales af native stages 1,400 0 1.500 Tre 85,00605.00, while medinm suld down to $4.00, ey, Dee, ercipts todas ard tov fd ont, an y Nttic ontere TALS ox wteam, Bereen—tulls ehotee 4 Cites Ente Felder AFIS Wittxvmttsrayg tae PUILADELT UTA, ADRUVHCAL Mes Max Perin ‘ tin ce, 1 ETRLRCN—SNothing ot TSM, 1 Miah ated Setanta india; Intin=-Wheae quiets Wester 4 Lae white, Sdetiy Hoee pe geen Cora—New la rood at Tee ft Rood wutppiys ofl rearces uixed, ol 5 Yellow ant weet ! eater iy rte, Mees a eMENTES ateatty fh syltaniacand West Virainie SX Cod get STE iy exe a9k0%e; Sheaney tovdlum, 43 es Mienbaaniy tndtanias wag 8 fencer dn 4 ndues combing (aiiada combing, ti wale fe i edt iksatnes So. tand'siper Medtunt, 1azHe; coarees “NEW On dies a ee + $5.00 NNX, 85,7900. 74 Nigh als 3 clea ie aq he ie Mealy; G7@5sc. Oats quict; von’ My it—Quiet but stendy, MWay—Quie z eqiAh Qulet prime,” sin.0918; Frocu~stendy and rm; chotee scarce Vhavisioxs-Pork duily new, $17,032 Market dluliy tlerce, S10.250¢10.75) | ie Isnt meats duh weak and jogos Kok, fut Gore tau, and lowert siioutders, I ALTige. Hare r es UeMl ag 4S tacon active and emg ahvuldets Tee, dullt $1,03@01.10, Wittex'y—Marker i reeurid dru: Jobbing ordinary dat aan 4 WW, BF Higar in KOO 7 of Steuh ges eomniun io geod omitone ase ene’ Hi Inir, 146073424 priie to choles contrlfiealay, fey yolluw elarisien. Mulansvs—C Set ate; centrifugal. discs prime. to chutes eee a 4404 54, Hiige tn aod domand Dries asiade bigher; urd inary DRAN=BOe, BT. Lovis, br, Louis, Dec. sijacs low nilddiiing, ties Comme Siowent middling, LovR—Gvot dvinand at full meiiiinn praden, witten are neares, Pee for low and Gualx=Whent ‘strong and higher Ane canny ao danuaryy Osta Den market. fring No. ¥, vio rye higher TieTdac cash michanged, Pauvinionse Perk ntantrs $10. vaPork nighers 5 Januarye Baie mena narntualiy Miwliers ee eee ‘ame demand for future, but packerw held Gre’ vlowd, “Macon quiet ard Nacamge fobvlug trade. Tard utahers g10.cug io. Fobriinrys 18 ‘ 9 Foorunrys Inigo sales yestereay ucceruoon Bautinone, dtd., Hoe 1s. FLovR—Qutet and Rei dos $1.20, SCom—Ulil Western tied irae rite Wenn ects Wate Te watt Ir demaudt THBTsC. SN ETE EEO ‘ait PLAMie—fecelpta same a8 CLovEn-Seeb—Dulls 1s6@10943, carey market, overstocked with Wo outiec, Now fork | _PHOVIAtOxs—Outct, Bark, 817.23, Bulk shoulders, Tein fuil, Eastern demand Itlted, and home-tradne | » He, “packed, | Hacol—slioulders, 74e sinalls matket stendy onchotec, lint Mie off on all | 7402 clear rib, Olact Noms, FiMztsige. bard—leeave other gradest sales of shieep, common fu good, Wegse; | Teal tise. ‘ Christmas, were, Nathing doing in iv vg Western, 87. 106.7. BUPFALO. HATTLE—Tecelpts, 704 total for lanths, Sauer an Hats sath Iresscd, He lower; Terao, Dee, 15. the week, 741; no market to-day: only # cars of freah arrivate fur sale; 21 cara held for allpment; 20 curs sate stock ruported to arrive. BERT AND Dag tecetpts, 1,800; total for the tslow? Weatern sheep weak and unchanged pricess Canada ntuck $¢c off tant week's quo> tations; 1eca-s Weatern and 2 cars Canada unsold. Hoon—lecelate, 20; total for tae welt, 2,501 nding market active, all fair to best heavy and Might Yorkers, common to falr, 85. 2:405.403 fair 5. 10.85.70t Oxtrd, 85. 55G5.00ihuavy, no real- Ty Prine heres fatr to good, $5,50@5.855 Inferior neg: Teuted; 12 cara unsold, ia Cixetxsatt, Dec. th.-HodsHighers $5. 10.15.5603 fale to rool Hight, | $5,0025,80%, 85.8009, 00% heavy, §U.064U. 103 Tecolpts, 11,2 mente, 403, St. Love @3,454 cho! Cat iLRal BY TELEGRAPH, FOREIGN CIiTIEs, Bpectat Dispatch to The Tribune, P Livenroon, Dec. 16=11 a. m.-FLoun—No. 1 2583 By SH, Wheat—Winter, No, 1, 103 Ait Na. 2, 1014 0, 3% G8 tligrhite, No, 1, 11s jo. 1, 1188ds No, 2 11a td. 742d; No. 2, 27% —Pork, 693, Lard, Sis nd, Livespoot, Dec, 15—2 p, m,.—Weather dull, Bara ull, Wheat—Spring, No, 1, 1034dt No, 2, peed: white, No. t, 118 1d; No, 2, 109 Ody club, No. 1, 11s5d3 No. 2, tusttd. Coru—No. 1, No.2, auod, Lann-s1, Rest mchanged. Livenvoot, Des, 15—Latet.—Cottox—Dull and cnalers sates, 10,000 bates epecutation and exports 2,000; Atnerican, 6,200; sates for the week, 103,030, of which exporturs took F00 and speentiaturs 77,000; total atock, 488,000; American, 22,000; receipts, 110,000; American, 80,000; netual export, 5,000: ninount afloat, 400,000; American, 245,000; forwarded from ship's side dfrect to splnness, 600; American sales, 13,000, Tuvanstcvrs—Dull, Wheat—Qeceipts for the past threa daja, 18,000 gray American, 12,000; Callfornta white wheat, average, 108 weiie Idy chub, 108 11d@ Jia Sd; spring, Os edeeine 4d; winter, 1s@10s3q, Flour —Weatern canal, 23sGi23a, Corn—Weatern mixed, oy Gata. American oats, 349}49, American barley, B41 Canadian peas, 3634, Provistons—Mess pork, 00s. Mess beef, 80s, Amer- {con tard, 61%. Long clear bacon, 433; aliort, 444s. TatLow—Flue American, 42344, Pernougus—Spirits, Ma; refned, 44G258 Ueax—Commun, Obf1; pate, Ma . Srrurrs TURPENTINE 31428, Loynox, Dee. 15.--Pr tno. Ru—476, Sprnita Tenventine—S14. Astwanr, Dec, 15,—-Prrnotguu—82, AMERICAN CITIES, NEW Youk, Fpectal Disvatch to The Tribune. New Vouk, Dee, 15,—Gitatx—Sualuens In wheat smailt market atlll ruled in buyers’ favor; sone Mttle apeculattyo inquiry based upon operations tn the Wests aatea 45,000 bu at $1.05@1.25 for ungraded spring; $1,57 for No. 1 Minnesota. Nye dull, with a droop. Ing tendency; oxporters inclined to hold of for tho Present Western quoted at RUGHIC; sales. 10,500 Lu Western st so@aite, Barley—Market quite heavy, with a good supply and scarcely ony ine quiry, Corn o tride better, with a juod export and fale homu-teado. demand; sales 112,000 bu at Saaset¢c for new uo grado Western mixed; 57}¢c for New atenmer nilxed; G84e for new Kansas nixed; 3848 N0c for ald ungraded Western inixed; 50@50}¢c fur Ne Chicago tn store; Ade for do afloat; #3000 bu No, 2 Chleago In store at Sec; 10,000 bu do at Goi¢c, also tn atores 112,000 hu do at 000 afloat. Oats inore active ant anbade friner; sules of 01,006 bunt 3H@40e for mtxed Weatern and Htate; Se@3to for white Western and Btates Sc for rejected; 420 for No, 2 wiiltey 4Aic@ide for No, 1 white; 54@40e for Western mixed; 38426 for whito Western. i Ockax Fuxiants—Steady tone to the market for berth rooms grain, steam rate to London higher; busl- Teas ona very Hmited scales charter room not as steady av of late; the demand has fallen off materially; engage- ments to Liverpool by steam, 8,000 bu grain to ail at #u; ta Loudon by steam, 8,009 bu grata to fll at AM. Pnovisions—Pork on spot in light demand at ua: changed prices; futures higher, with moderate trans: Action; satey, 345 brits lesson spot at $14,70610,755 50 briaelty pris mess un privdto termes 1250 brie mess for February, 1477, Gt $10.75010.85: 1,000 brla for March, 1477, at $17.20; at second call for Fobruary, 1872, $1.55 bid ond $IT,CU asked; for March, 1kK77, 817.00 bd and 817.25 mskeds ntl due flemer, bur dealings Mighty Wests ern sliart clear quoted. at M}iavlc. Lard again higherand excited, closing very strong, with o moderate trade In cash totesod falr speculative bual- nes; sales, 0x0 tes prime steam on spot at 810.4730 10,50, closing at $10.20, antl Gu tes off grate at $10,724; 2,200 tes priine atwami for December at $10.43 10.60, closing at $10.50; 4,500 tce for January, 1877, at 51U.47}4@10.65, closing wt $10.55; 6,600 tcs for Feb ruary, 1X77, ab 10.57)G010.70, closing at $10.70; 500 tex for March, 1877, 0b 10,77: Broanmtedned in vo xt de INNATI. common, mUCK LN, 1 ablp> 8T, LOUIS, Dea. 15.—}ous—Strongert packing, $5.03 B5.bOR actectod, £7,00, Fm and unchanged; only tocal demand, and end rather Semery raw stil! dutl and nomnlual at Ui{ws10e for fatr to you! Teflolngy nu sales Were noted. ‘TaLGuw—Dully sales 145,000" pe prime at B46 ¥8}¢e per Witiexy—Market ruled firin. with, sales of GO hi an 60 tris favorite brani ot $1.12 per gall ‘To the Weatarn Associated dress. at + Dee. 15,.—Corroy—quiety 12 125-100 toss tatchdyi_ Hecembors 14 f-loerdanuarys if he 10. Sob i March, 1: 33) 2} Fel ry, 1 0 a iy Sesto BS-100¢ May, 13 1-106013 ane, ENT; July, His besos NuKust, net meelpts at all United btates porta for the L100 Vales; lust year, 103,000; fota! receipts tid Stules porta to date, 2 224,000; last year, ON exports at alt titted Btatea ports for Ui wi $362,000); Inst yeur, 127,00); total exports at all United States ports ta date, 1,062,000; Tast year, 1,01: 69; atock at al! United stales putts, #34,000;.laat year, nu; atock at all juterion tawns, 129,000; Inat year, my stack at LAverpool, 4m, Gos bast your, 484, > auck Amurtcas ailuat for Ureat Britain, 345,000; ou, Duliz alightly In buyers’ favors Imited bust- 5 heads receipts, 21.000 bres No. 3 84004401 aupsee ne State need Westeru, $1.00) iitian te Rood otra, $3,403,001 good to » 85. 7005.735 White wheat oxtra. 95. TOW extre, Diily. 83.4907." Koneiy Ainnewots four quiet and uu- Shane: fx. Sf at Duly Weatern, 82,800.10, Suatx Wicat duity allylitly th aiiyere fevors acarce. ¥, mauley or exuurt or uullituus recelnts, ex, G00 0, 2 Miweukee, 8h i3; Nu. 2 Chivaya spring nome id ebitig, $1.2 Kel aut Nu. Senin 3 Nu, 1M Drake Ele UBF winter red Weiterd, 1.08, tye . Marley quiet and wichanyed, rH uted Lub Arig in guod de+ 303 UnMrae ky Fld duels Weateri wi Malé ‘unchanged. aud; recelpta, 23,000; unlad ny Ready, new, Gabe: inted steam, Atlee: Westerh mited, tingrada old, Gages ait lord, “ager afowt, Huc. Oats Kriver: Haves receipt, Tt buy wlsed ‘vetcrn and Stale, Sideddc; white dy, ddwdlo. x Inchanyed. oy jitet and Unchanged, rover est uilee Ily cargoes, 104(@ S0exoldy, Job. Ling, MAGHe wuld. Sugar quiet aud numtnals tale to gud redaloy,o4 wloes pris, 10}6c3, redned steady’ inorg deuiand, Aluinsses—Now Orleans heavy { Suudvey aulet, Med etcady; moderate demand. Nominully uuchauyed; dull; crude, 800} toty kei cadys Meare. a Biri ue 83. 9734 62.45, eit tivart ciy Eugs—Weatern, 2A cae. Puovistuxs—Pork—spot unchanged; fetures Grmer. rae wh UTTRR—Unchanged. PxtnoLeust—None offering, Winsk . 4 FAOCS, THMRIMe: Jobbing, 1717}. n, 1.600 but corn, 78, ee BUUUMENTESWueet, AON tne ME CINCINNATI, GtxoNNATr O., Dee. 15.—Certox—Quiets Foovn—Kiria aiid unchanged, Gttaiy—Wheat—Demand Nuht, 81,90G 1.40, Corn dull; on) ig, eyemtoadny wie, Marley dnichangud, Ne Pork firmer; ¥ lth 2510.50. Lard—De- mand fates prices higher: team 1 z tho outalds Wattte, Wises ons: itulk inckea Gitar ene Hulk inewta quitet wut Army eeolder B hic, secon ae. Hacer Ault and nombaate Thos Vite Osta een facet lOglU}ic, Ureon iments in good demards a aiudo Nighers ensuliera, osfes cect: BRT ke ail pom closing atcady at §1,07, Berren—Quict and wnchanecd. TOLEDO, ToreDo, Dec. 15, F100! Gnawewheut dulis 3 amber Michigau, $1.75 LB. Now 3 doy 81.205 red’ w! Deeeinver, $1.24}9; No, YW red, $1.20; 81.10;do b. and M., 81.07. auger new, 40he; No, te, Dut holders fry rea, asqtic. Oats nteauyy ced $1,24)83 ‘ebruary Tr npot aut Tejected red, Carn quiets high mize FHT MEW, 4Uet No. +] amtlte, augey_ new, aor damagednews 3204 voseted, Att Hew. elie Gataquier; No, 4 Bie; Micutyan, Teckurree loupe ico brie; wheat, 30,000 CK TR—Flour, ria; wheal Us COMM. 62,000 bu; ots, 14,000 bu. Surwsxxts—Hour, 1,000 ris; wheat, 14,000 bu; corn, 40,000 bi; vate, 1.400 hn, SULWAUREE, feewavene, Dec, 13. —ELavke Gulct, but steady. Gnats—Witeas unsetticd ana Towers close dull and atoay: No. 1 Slilwaukee, 81,2331 No. 2 tary, 81.1016; February, 81.2 Gorn femer; No. liye: firmer No.1, 702. nominal, so%6cy $ UO. i047. Phovistoxs=Firmly held. ‘Mest pork, $16.50 cash and December, Prine seam far, 10e, tl KID! Flour, $,000 bris: wheat, 50.000 hu. Sitttat RN75—Flour, 7000 Driey Wheat, 74000 li. NUFPALO. Durraco.Nec.18,-Gnaix—starket generally toactive and nomnlially unchaniod. nostoN. Toston, Dec. 15.—FLout- Stead demand Bari Guaty—Corn—Btoady dom 1B LEAs COTTON. GatvEston, Dec, 15.—Cortox—Dull ; middling, IV¥4es stock, 120,57 Untes; weokly net, 23,402; grosy 28,057; wales, 18,043; exporta ta Great Britain, 0,849; Channel, 1,390; coastwiae, 2,329, Bavannan, Dec. 15.—Corron = Dully_ m(ddlingy UMey stock, 89,174 bales; weekly net, 25,154; Kross, 25,500; sales, 10,850; exportato Great Britain, 11,4443 to tho Continent, 2,352; Chanacl, 5,938; corstirisc, Dee, 15,—Cottan—Weak; irregular; mid- Altngs, t1t{c; stock, 70,085 bates; weekly net, 19,014; sales, 0,000; exports to Great Britain, %209; coastwise, 8,852, E Cuantraton, Nec. 15.—Cortay: IN96@11H{c1 wtock, 89,059 bal weekly pet, 24,1205 nales, 12,000; exports to Great Britain, 1221 to the Continent, 8,950; Channel, 2.200; cunstwise, 10%, New ORLRASH, Dec, 1.—Cortox—[n good demand Dut at lower rates; sales, 7,200 bules; good ordinary, Steadys mfddiings, H re MGUETMCs middling, Ife; maison Hise tienen nese miadlieas rasecsrasces matte ding tale: rfgcratte: tate, 134 ° 7,CO) bal mF, TOUS Ce ver, OUy atock, 0, (ver: week net, (68, O20; gross, 0,00; exvort i ta Cork, 1,000; to Tavre, Bremen, Iona, 475; to Now Yor! DRY Goons. New Yorn, Dec. 13,—Husiness romaine quiet with commission houses, and the Jobbiug trado te light. C ton goods were strung, oud leading makes of denims and tickings are advanived $4eb1e, Tenperell on browa, ahectings are now He. Spring welytof men's weat woulena are in fair request, ee PETROLEUM. Prrtsncna, Pa. Dee, 15.—Petnonecx—Qulet acd unsettled; 83.00 at Parker's; refined quiet and steadys meen Bie ee nrnounex~Sarket firm; stundard white, 11u'te ‘LURPENTINE, Witaixatox, Del., Dee. 15,—Srintte—Turpestios, firm at dic, ——____- Parlvian Jewels New orteans Picay In the slang of people who live by thelr wite fu Paris, “fewel?? means the broken victuals sold by thescullions of hotels und wating-houses to whom broken vietuals belongs as thelr per- quisite, ‘The price at whieh broken yletuals are gold {8 OO cents a bucketfuls In bucket ore fragments of partridyes and ple of yer sud bits of pheasant and mioraels of lobster, ene ‘ ham and whigs of chicken, a cornerul o sae and a alive of tunny Usb, a spinal sila Hc half aeardine, Tho “Jeweler who bay ee ieks, cleans, sorts them on plates aud o Ga them to be sold in the Cooked Meats' Marke te the Great Market, Ils carllest customers the morning ure les, guuepeurs or les Suureeny that 13, yugnbonds who sleep {o ttoee . and in deserted quarries, who are very ee jewels." After they are: erved, all day i women come tu buy “jewels” for their pet dog ut ent, Z fe aaipah le vajrabonds, when ouice they have . fe thelr plate of Jewels’ (iall plates fete! NH a cent, Tare plates are quoted at 2 vents) it i around tho doors of stops not yet open, on ‘ on the curbstone and cat tlelr med ey we pleco of bread, which is common; y stalen. Ais “id always are on the lookout for a chance to ye ‘Thoy are lazy, worthivss peopte, wha ie er a work. If they are sent on au errand t! Hey ten the money and spend ft inthe next iy e shop. ‘They olten Insult passers and try 2 yoke disputes, or scrawl) strange eh Peach ae chalk on the sidewalk, and when a crowd 3 ntiy bles they pick pocke The SON ri re committed su many robberes that ae ee ietermained to Bake a Wholesale are alu am Is was cloverly dane early cau ye geveral couvicts from Cazarre were found among them, Vatelity of Kissing. ‘Tho Rochester Union condemus the promis. cuous kissing of ehtldrent untletyles it peat en ff uot murderous. Ad resalnys an tan gery. peraon, the Union gocs on to say? Po teow Inember calltog on your dear friend. 3 a sa tha thor aay with tit Plora estas Gat yeck, ‘Then, ing into the room, didn't you pounice wpm demonstratlvely. call er ee ee ey Ke kiss heed Then el eer eserlba the dreadful sore throat that Rout {eu frow prayer-mecting the night before Sows no designs on the dear cl Hts Ife wg eure nevertheless you killed her, Kied, A aie as if you had fed her with strychnine ices Your carelessness was fatal. “Two ue uree ore after tho little pet begaw to sump ne. throat, too. ‘Tho symptuins grew rape ve pet Ing, and when the doctor cane the te Nia dihtherta explained fall Tony thn euen ta: 5 sis eee with the tolloning: A single " etn whole family; #24 hus been known to aires eeondition to cour mune pantry without knowiDy G. Bewure, then, of playlog Judua, babies wlone.”” .