Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1876, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, I876—SiX'TEEN PAGHS o he market on fork closed lower. Hogs were la light cholee factory. oo to falr Grades were uoted GAS. Mr. Billings, Sends in Another Communication on This : ¢ Question. - ‘He Apparently Proposes to Fur- nish His-Goods at §2. But Thers Are a Number of Conditions and Intimations Annexed to If. The Committee Will Recommend the Ac- eeptance of His Original $2 Proposition, Leonard Swett Sends in sn Opinion— Summary of the Time-Table.. Tbe Gas Committee met yesterday afternoon to receive Mr.-Billings' proposition as to the terms on which the West Side Company will supply gas to the city inthe future. There were present Ald Rawleigh (Cheirman), Aldrich, and Thompeon. As Air. Billings did Tot put in an appearance some time after the hour fixed for the conference, the Committee began to think they would have to adjourn again. ~About half-past 4 o’clock, however, & tleman came inand handed the Chairman the following communication, which was read aloud by Ald. Thmpmmra st Cmacaco, M., Dec. 16, 1878.—70 the Commi tec on Gas'of the City of Chicggo—GENTLEMEY: On the 2d tllyd gfkneamber. lb;lg; lh;, People’s -Light and Coke mpany addressed a com- o At honorable - Nayor and City Counsil of the City of Chicago, relative to the ad- Sustment of the differences beiween the city and he Gas Company, which communication iwas re- ferred to you. Atas meeting of your Committee, held op the 8th day of Deccwber, at which Esvas’ present, some of your members expressed 2 wish hat the Gas Company wotild make a specific and definite proposition upon the subject. The Gas Company is entirely willing to comply with $his re- quest, npon the unders! ng that the present conmct%’etween it and the city will be recognized 2 valid, and suall continne in force, excepting €0 far as the same may be modified béu new contract ‘between the parties, and that the City Council will rescind any action purporting to question the yalldity of the existing contract. The Gas Company, in its communication above- mentioned, proposed to furnish tothe city for its futare use, Rlummti gas at as low rates as the same was furnished in any city of the United Ltates, toking into consideration the cost of mann- facture, extent of territory, and the amount con- sumed. TheGas Company has 122 miles of mains, 11,358 services in use, and 6,000 service-pipes notinuse. All of these pipes are required to be Noptstall times full of gas ready for use. The Tuains were Inid 8s near the centre of the straets as Was practicable, and not interfere with the sewers und water-piper, and the service pipes on each side of the mains 50 as (o best accomme the city and property-owners. The scrvice-pipes not 3n tise were required to bo laid with the maine, g in order to obviate the inconvenience of ds the " strosts | from time to time, as _such seervice pipes migl e required. It will e borae mp mind that eadl of these mains and service-pipes for public uee, a3« wel] as those on Lmproved strects, were 1id ot the request gf the city, and at the Lunes and manner directed by it. 1t has been esid that mainsand service-pipes have been laid in advance of the wants of the city. 1 do not at present propose to discuss that question, as it is suflicicnt for me to eay that all of the muins and service-pipes which e said to have been laid in 2dvance of the wants of the city, have been laid azainst my urgent pro- tost, and upon the requestof the city und property- owpers. In laying such mains snd_ service-pipes, the ias Company bas endeavored to comply with the requests of the city and property-owners, not- withstanding such requests were, inxhe opinion of “the Gas Company, unwise, and required the Gas Company io incur expenses which it would mot . have incurred had it not been for such requests. Under these circumstances wo are to congider the cost of manufaciure and distribution of gas through the extensive network of mains and ser- iergipca in the West Division of the city. As ‘part of such expense, we all understand the cost of fas-works of eufficlent capacity to supply the E\ains and service-pipes is to_be considercd, snd aleo the cost of such pipes and the laying of the same. For onr present purpose We may consider the cost of the gas-works of the Company 2s_cqual 1o the cost of gas-works of the same capacity in other cities, and the cost of pipes and laying of the same, as ejual tothe cost of the same length of pipes, and expense of laying the same, in such Citios. The diilerences in the prices of iron and other materials used in the constriction of gas- ‘worke, and the prices of pipes, and the cost in 1abor of laying the same, dows 10t s0 far vary in the difterent cities of the United States as to re- nire any exact ststement of these differences. a‘hu‘ydm:lpl\ differcnces in the expenseof farnish-. jug llluminating gas per cubic feet are the cost of coul. supervision of distribution, condensation, and Teakage. ] he t3as Company does not receive compensation for the cubic feet of gas furnished from its holders:| or its gnsometery, but for the numberof cubic feet 2ctuaily consumed by its customers, The differ- ence between the number of cubic feet. distributed from the holders or gazometers, and the number of feet used, is lost by condensation and leakage. As, for example, if 3,000 cubic feet are required to fill the maips snd other pipes for a given length of time, and only 2,000 conbic feet are consumed within that time, the remaining 1,000 cubic fect is condensation. end passes into ‘“drips™ ‘provided for that prpose. : The condensation of gas depends largely upon the eurface of the plru containing the sume, and, 10 & very considerable extent, upon its use and the rapidity of itz movement. The small service pipes used are powerfol condensers, and the condensa- tion of I3 in the pipes from which little gas is taken ismuch more rapid than in those from ‘which larger quantities are used. The condensa- tion of gas distributed from the works of the Gas Compauy for the year preceding Dec. 1, 1876, was sbout ¥ per cent, or equal to one-fifth of the ‘whole gnantity manufactured. i Another element entering largely into the cost of manufacturing illuminating gas per cubic foot is the quantity consumed. Every one knows that 5,000 cupic feet of gas can be manufactured cheaper per cubic foot than one-fifth of that quantity. As, for cxumplé, if we ascertain the cost of the manufacture of 1,000 cubic feet, it ‘would be evident that the cost would be reduced on each 1,000 cubic feet manufactured in addition thereto. “Tnder the old time-table, with gre-foot barners, the quannty of gas used by thelity was 763,986 cubic fect per mile of main. Thd city now Empolee to adopt a new time-table and three- * fopt burnere. Under such new time-table and new ‘burners the quantity consumed will pe. as nearl: . ascan be aecertained, 458,391 cabic feet per mil: ©Of meip per year, making & difference of 305,395 cobic feet year, which, at $3 per 1,000 cubic feet. would gmount o §610. 73 per mile of main in 2 sfngle yedr, and an aggregate of S111,841 00 por yesr of 10es to the Gas Company. And, althongh the quantity'of gas consamed by the city ‘would be less under the new time-table and with tne -foot burmer, the @as Compuny will be . obliged "to manufacture and distribute the same quantity s at present. 5 ¥rom these remarks, it will be seen that in order o ascertain the fair price of gas, not only the cost of gas-works and of maine and service-pipes, and “.the expenses of coal aod distribution must be con- * sidered, bat the number of cabic feet per mile of main must be ascertained. The contract between the parties was entered into with the understand- ing thyt five-foot burners were to be used, and the Drice to be paid was agreed upon in. reference 1o that understanding. The size of the burners was of no consequence excepting 80 far as they regn- lated and weasured the quantity of ‘which the city agreed to purchase, A time-table was agreed upon, not solely for the purposc of fixing the time when the lamps shonld be lignted and extingnich- «d, but &lso for the purpose of approximating the amount of gas which would be ueed by the city. As the gus was to be paid for at a fixed snd certain price per cubic foot, for ges actually consumed, it became, snd was, an mportant element in fixing the price, to ascertain, 28 mearas practicable, the quantity required for theuse of the city. Themode in which the quan- ity was vstinated wasa computation of the amount whichwould e mxcd with five-feet burners, and the then existing time-table, subjectto such rea- sunsble changes Of the timo-table as the city might, from time o time. deem advisable. » In Loston the guantity of gae consumed is 5,- 632,928 cubic fret per miie of nain, and the price charged therefor is 32.50 per 1,000 cubic fest. The Cominission appointed by the City Council of Bos- 1o, after a moet careful examirution of the sub- ject, decided it was for the best intcrest of the city %0 1ake gasatibat price, rather than for the city - to undertake to furnish gas at 1ts own expense. Tu ihe City ‘of New York the quantity con- sumed from. the works of the New York Autaal Gaos Company is 4,631,455 cubig Teet ver mile of mam, and the price charged iy 53,75 per 1,000 cubic feet. In St. Lonis the prices Chirged per 1,000 cubic feet are sustantially tho same. 1n Philadelphia the city owns and operates the gaseworke of the citys and the actunl average coet of supplying gas is $2.30 per 1,000 cubic feet. The price of coal used in mznuficturing gas in Boston Js lessthan the cost of the material in Chi- «sgo. *The price in Philadelphis jand New York is substantislly 1ne tame. The price In St. Louis is Jess. ‘Thessme cowparisons can be made with othercities in the United States. _As, for instance, ‘the price of zas in_A) i §2.75_per 1,000 cabic feet; in Bro in_Buffalo, . 8250, with an oppositi part of a strong - rival company; Hartford, Lowell, $2.5037 Rochy agH I have mentioned 0 23 ‘Washiggton, D. C., - those places ot which gas is furnished at the lowest price of any places in the Union. The price of gas ~ Turnished in a large majority of other cities in the Tnited Stajes Iarzely exceeds the sums charged . inthe principsl cities above mentioned. Taking 1nto considerution the price of coal in the different cities gbove mentioned, you will sce that the Tepples' Gae Light and Coke Compuny has bereto- fore furnished gas a8 cheaply s 1t has been far- nished in any aiy of the United Stytes. . Numerons appiications are un' flle for & farther extension of the mains of the Company, znd for additional lamp-posts and Jawpe; und an wrgest demand is made by the people that these requests be complied with. e Inview of all these circumatances it scems to mo that an arrangement which would bé satlafsctory 10 ali parties can be made by the city paying 0 the Gas Company a fixed price, &3y 2 per 1.000 cubic feet for a ziven number of cubic feet ey posed to be consumed per mile of main. Lay ic feet; and if the quantity actually con- sumed should fall short of the quantity named, the price to be higher in proportion as a lesser quaatity is consamed; and if the quantity actually consumed shonld exceed the quantity named, the price to be Jower in proportion as the quantity ex- ceeds tae quantity agreed upon. Suchan agree-: ment would leave the city to adopt without con- trqversy such burners and time-tables as it m{:ht, from time to time, think proper. 2 Tnder such an arrauzement the city would only pay for the amount of gas actuaily consumed; taking more orless as they might think proper, with & fixed, bt just and equitable, variation in tne price, according fo the quantity consumed. In basls, I am not only willing, but auzious, to make the rate entirely satisfactory to your Committee and to the public. And, inview of the present ‘Snancisl condition of the city, and of having a Tature good understanding with §t, 1 am willing, if other maiters are srranged, for 8 limited period, 1o make 2 rate, lla‘ol'mm Dec. 1, 1876, ta April 1, 1877. at §2 per 1,000 cubic feet, with the present time-table snd burners, which is 2 less rate than gras 15 furnished for in any other city in the United States, having regard to the cost and expenditure. ‘And I would suggest that if yonr Committee will examine carefully into the subject, you will find that B2 f" 1,000 cabic feet will bareiy pay the es- cnse of farnisking the gas required withont a dol- ar of profit to the Company. We ~ all feel the importance of extricating _ the city from fls present financial difculties, and I assure you that the People’s Gas Light and Coke Company is ready to do its share, 1f the city should require by ordinance the laying of additional mains, service-pipes, andlemp porls. Teubmit that {t is bu: reseonable that the city should enter into a contract with the Gas Company, 18 it is now practically gettled that such contracts are valid, not to interfere with the s Cogpany in itause of themaius and pipes Iaid at the request of the city until the city pays for them. “ltis proper that settlements should "be made between the parties umtfly, and that the city should pay | intcrest at the rate of 8 per cent. ypon balances found due upon such settlements, should payments be delayed for the city's convenlence, The new contract, I wonld suggest, should commence as of Det c, 1876. the city to pay at its conven- jence the sums due at that time with juterest - at the ~ rate* of G per o from the time when.the quarterly statements wil made, fixing the sums which, - from time to time, Dbecame due. In the suit of C. K. Garrison against the City and this Company, now pendlugin tue .Enited States Court, all the guestions between the city and the Gas Company are nnder consideration, and I am entirely willing that the Court shonid ap- point three disinterested referees to determine all matters of controvegsy botween the parties, and that tueir award, and the judgment of the Court thereon, shall. take cffectas of and from the first day of December, 1876. Of course 1shall cxpect that the referees will not be govermned by the offer lercinbefore made relativo to furnishing gas from Dec. 1, 1876, to April 1, 1877, but tipt sach referces will take into consideration the losses sustained by the Gas Company in complying with that proposition, if acceptéd. Yours respact- fally, . M. Butixgs, President . People’s Gas Light and Coke Company. On finishing the documeat the Alderman re- marke®that he coutd not understand just ex- actly what this proposition amounted to, o5 there were so many conditions attached 1d. Aldrich suggested that, inasmucn as there was a perplexing obscurity aboutaMr. Bjl- lings’ communication they should report the ‘matter back to the Council, intimating that it was something they did not clearly compre- bend, and recommending that the Mayor and Comptroller te authorized to close the cofitract with the West Side Company..and aceept the original proposition of $2 per 1,000, that price to date back from Oet. 1. Ald. Thompson safd if. that course was pur- sucd, neither party would waive their rights under the contract. Mr. Billings put in a con- dition that the city should recoznize toe validi- ty of the contract, but he (the speaker) was op- posed to anything of that kind, The Chairman expressed himself in favor of the original proposition, and it was agreed to send in a report embodying the suggestions of Ald. Aldrich, 3 The Committee then adjourned. LEONARD SWETT’S OPINION. The following letter, which will explain itself, was to have been read yesterdsy before the Gas Committee, but that Body having separately perused the epistle, posivoned action upon its Suggestions, Mr. Billings’ lengthy communica- tion taking up a great deal of time: The Hon. John L. Thompson axd the Gas Com- mittee—DEAR Sii:: You having asked wy opinion as to what should be done in the matterof the West Side Gas Company, and having been one of the attorneys for the city, I beg leave respectfully to submut the following, based upon the resume of the facts known to all: 1In 1869 the Common Council.made the contract with the West-Side Gas Cowpany for ten yeass, and increased the price 50 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. It has been contended on benulf of the city that a contract conld not be made for ten years, R Aac the power3 of the Council are stmply the powers to regulute, and therefore cannot be bar- tered away or Jimited by a contract fof 8 series of years, and because at the time of this contract There wag an npnmgrbn'on for only one year, and there is a clunse in the charter providing that no contract shall be mude or expepse shall be incurred unless there is an appropriation concerning such nee. In this case the appropriation was con- Sidrabiy increased from year to year from ono- tenth to one-twentieth the expense of the contract. When contracts have been mude for o series of years in other cities under & charter pro- Viding that no contract shull be made unless there a an _appropriatjon “‘covering sach expense,” it has been”hold that the con- iract must be limited to the appropriation; but, 05 the words used in our charterare -‘con” cerning snch expense, ™ it is contended in the in-* tereets of the gns compsnies that if an appropria- tion 13 made upon the subject, then a contract can ‘be made to an unlimited degrce, ‘Having this question before_him, Jndge Drum- mond has made no definite decision, but has sug- gmed that the parties settle the controversy. So ar as fixing the price is concerned, a settiement might Le desirable, as the settlement of 2 epecific differenco . Is alwaya better than . a litigation; buf therc is 3 ques- tion involved in this matter of greuter im- portance than the price of gus. The objoct-of the section providing thatno ‘contract shall ba made except an appropriation shall firat be had concern- ingit, was to prevent the city incurring obiiza- tions beyond its présent me=na. If it does not effect this object, the city, steuds without any pro- tection i thie regard, aud all the departments can Dy contruets plunige the city into a aebt beyond a hope of relier. If, therefore, we are thus exposed, the quicker we know it the better, for the Legisla- ture is about 1o convene, and the law can be prop- erly amended. 1f the matter is now compromis: E et e A el Yo il "Bpsve " other oppresive . con- tracts, ond be asked fo cowpromisc them, and if nothing is now_decided, and the matter is now hushed up, probably we will zet no new iegis- lations The present Common Council is entitled 10 and doubtless has the thanks of all good citizens for the fidelity with which it has discharged its dutics and the reforms 1t has inangarated, and et the great good js ot in little expenses suved, ut in the modes devised to save us from future evil. In this gns matter yononght to look to the future more than the present, find out just what rights the city bas, and whether it has any, and, if not, get some from the coming Legislature, This view doee not fnvolve any more oxpense. Let Judge Drummond decide just what rights we have, and, ifyou please, acquiesce in that decieion and pay the bills which the folly or crimes of the vast City Councils have imposed upon the city, but see to jt that tho evil we have to pay for is cured forever. This will do the city more permanent and real good than to cover up and_trade in regard to the unrighteous contract, and leave the city ex- posed to similar dangers intie future. Yours traly, LEONARD SWETT. PUBLIC GAS CONSUMPTION. In reply to several correspondents, Prof. Col- bert furnishes the following table, showing the number of hours in each month in which gas is burncd, .based upon the moon’s changes. Of course it does not include the hours in which gas is burned when the moon is obscured by clonds, and may be regarded asthe minimum: June -125:2: J)ecember .. Total for the year, 2,273 hours 25 minutes. o ————— * A CAUSTIC LETTER FROM KATE FIELD. o the Editor of The Tribune. No, 15 NEwW CAVENDISH STREET, PORTLAND Prace, Eoxpos. W., Nov. 23, 1876.—For the first time in my life X am called upon to apolo- gize for what, ina letter to your widely-circulat- ed journal, the Rev. A. V. H. Boyd called *ma- licious lies.” Asyou have published his criti- cismon *aMlss Kate Fleld,” I am sure that love of fair play will prompt vou to make room for myreply. Being in Edinburg recently, I wrote aletter tothe New York Graphic, and after dwelling upon pleasant topics, and stating how universally beloved was the aunthor of “Rab and His Friends,” 1 went on tosay, 2sa matter of news gratuitously - poured into my cars, that report painted & very different pict- ure of theé Rev. Dr. Boyd. Irelated two stories in general circukation, one to' the effect that he . bad been seen to preach in white kid gloves; the: other that he had acted snobbishly towards a Scotch nobleman. My - sources as. infnm:fio&u \:;re S0 zgfisxwmny as storles T was actuated by ‘x’:‘; é’i’é’f mf}lf?fi thari to give my countrymen a correct idea of the essayist .who once wrote ‘‘Concerning Veal.” 1 think I neyer before made a personal statement I could not prove. I shall profit by the present Jesson, but permnit me to ad nt¥ was rot the firat to reportupon white kid gfoves. the adjustment of our difercnccs on this® £ am not mistaken, a New York gentleman rinted the same_story several years agos aund fhnvu written to him to come to my rescue. wThe Country Parson ™ calls my two state- ments * maliciogs les.” They are not Hma- Tiefous,” beeause they were not prompted by wmalice. They are not *lies,” beausze I believed them to be true. I need not polut put toyou,” continues your correspondent, “what is the proper course for an hopest man who has in- adveriently circulated a slapder. Prompt re- traction and frank apology are the things on this side of the water. As for Miss Kate Fleld, J. 54 nothing. She is ‘s ladf, Ipresume. But there could be herc only one opinion as to the behavior of un‘i' man who col- lected and propagated wretched lics, designed to hold up a stranger in an odious aud ridi ous light.”” The Rev. Dr. Boyd uscs remark- able language for a_clergyman, particularly as it refers to one whom he presumes to he '3 lady.”” It is, too, rather wiid .English, for Whatn -one sentence he rightly calls the inad- vertent circulation of a slander, he stigmatizes in the next as the collection and propauation of wretched lies. *Prompt retractionand frank 8] l:%y" are quite as_much enrecle in the nited States as o the United Kingdom, what- ever doubts the Rey, Dr. Boyd may bave on this point, and if he had denicd the charges made against bim in the spirit of a Clirlstian gentle- man, no apology would be frauler than mino. As he ‘had_slandered me by sccusing me of “ malicious lies,” I hasien to assert thatthough the Rev. Dr. Boyd may not be a guob, he ig, by his own showing, a boor., Be good e‘_nm‘xf to send this ** prom t retraction’ from * A Miss Kate Field"” to © The Country Purson.” Very truly yours, k KaTe F1BLD. MR. KERN AND THE COUNTY JALL, Caicaad, Dec. 16.—70 Charles Kern, Sheriff of Cook - County—Six: - A lotter of mine in last ‘Wednesday's TRIBUNE caused’ yon, in an interview with the reporter, to throw doubts upon fts truth- fulngse, and to cxpress the opinion that it was written by one of the gramblers in the Jail, and'¥ suppose you thought to be sarcaatic, or at least facctious, when you talked abouy quail on toast and vrairic-chicken. It struck ime, on reading your interview, that the charges contained in my first letter carried with them at least the semblance of truth,’or you would mot, on the very first blash_ of the thing, have voluntegred the excuse _hat yon had not been long- enough in office “to Jearn everything, ‘and especially in relation to the " food of the prisoners. You had, been “in officc tem days, and could not have been ignorant of the fact that somo com- ‘plaints hnd been made, and it doe3 seem strange that one of the most vital interests of the prison- ars—for they have interests—had been totally neg- lected. But that was too short a time for you to 1ind out the kind of grabithe fellows received. and ++at 8 more convenient season " you would inquire into it. Your replyasto ‘‘onethe fellows whoare al- ways grumbling ™ isunique. How often is it, that whena map states an unpleasant trath he {8 érledl downas agrambler, although he may be simply calling atteriion to abuses which need reforming, and to you,asone of the **Reformers, " who before the election were loud e the erythat the countrywas ruined unless the Democrats and feformers came intocflice. You are no sooner in thau the ery be- comes monpotonons. You hare ‘enough of it; it was well ecnough during the heat of in election campaign, but that s past, everything {8 now quicted down, there is now 1o hurry, no cig‘[vIAtnp is necded, and you seem to forget thut such o word is in either “*Webster ™ or the cetachism of any politicul party 2 *+ Reform, ™ and your cry now is * Oh! you are aliways grumbling, yon are never sutisfied, we have had enongh of thisand want a rest now.” A man of your experience vughtto know that after such a contest, there i3 not nor can there be any shirk- ing from tha legitimate, consequences of your success, and that means an honest carrying out of the principle upon which you were elected, I, promise you, that. as far a3 in me lics, 1 wili do’ what [ ¢an to help you cars out_your very lauda- ‘le intentions, and by sq, doing hope to merit the thanks of .the unfortunates in the Jail and also of your owD conscience. You eay truly there haye been some improve- ‘ments made smnce you came into office. There has been a shght imBruvcmem in_the soup by an addi- tion of a few beans, but when they were in the potato was out. So there wus **plenty of good, solld, fresh meats.” WhereY Inthe kitchen, the meat-market, or the soup, for it is hard to tell from the interview where you intended to locate the ment. You gy that the meat is **good and solid." Well, if bone, gristle, and sk, are ac- cording to your judgment—and I don't know apy one who is better avle to judge thun you, from your past experience as tke proprietor of one of the best restaurants in the city—good and folid meat, ] must of course bow (o your superior Jmowledge, but I venture tosay that you would be the very last man—were you not jntérested—to sgy it is good and solid meat s 1f yon will read my communication to the County Commissieners, you will, I think, see that 1 did not clatm skt you should give the very best food in the murket. ‘or yet once in 2 while treat the boys to *‘tenderloin, quail on toast, or partridges,” but simply asked for what in common decency they sre entitled to, and that is, to such food as the liberal allowance of the Commissioners will boy them. You ure simply the steward of the housc- lold, and the orders of the master should be obeyed, or else the parable of the unjust steward 1mny bé applied to your case with terrible effect. When you come to give an acconnt of your stew- ardship, it will not d6 for you to plead iznorance. You find fault with my estimates, and say they are **entircly out of the way,and that you pn{lflvo cents per pound, and uge 200 pounds duily.” Have you not made some mivtako- here, Mr. liern? Do you really mean that you allow a pound of meat to each prisoner per day, or, allowing for loss in welght of one-fourth, that they get three-quarters of o pound of meat? Iow glazing an error—to use no harsher term—your statement ig, must be apparent to ary one who ha ever had thie pleasure to get one of your tins of soup. I venture Lo as- sert that there is not over three ounces of meat any day in any of the tins, and every one in jail will bear me out in ihis, and that this estimateisa wvery liberal one, and {3 made up of boue, gristle, ekin, and picces ofjmest tough ¢nough to need the use of n Germnn sausage-grinder. 1 6¢e no reason to donbt the correctness of my former statement, 9| namely:. sisty ponnds at thre¢ cents per pound. for 1 know it came from the moat trustwojthy source. Nov, 28 tothe coffee, which you say you pay 20 cents per pound for. AllT caneny is that, if you do, your years'_experlence as a caterer have taught you little. You surely mustbe joking, when you ssy that there is colfce—actual coffee— in this decaction. Did i sample the bottle at Tue Tmpuxe onice? The quantity you name, geven or elzht pounds, would make good, stronz coffec for 'at lcast 500 men, and give them the same quantity fwe get, ‘and if you will look into this a little moro you will, I thinik, find that my estimate is‘much nearer the ‘mark than yours, and that in no instance has genine cotlee been ared np to this present writing o making the wile decoction. My estimates are *orrect, I think, with onc exception; and aliow me here to correct that error. I cstimuted the cook's wages at $2 per day or amonth. Ifndon ingufry that his wages are 820 or $25 per month. belicve yon are anxious to serve the people faithfully, snd because I 4o believe I csll your sttention to these facts. There i such a thing as the county **paying too dear for ity whistle;” and to ceuse you to do your duty so failhfully I scarcely -think ' that “your proposal to make 85,000 a year from the ‘dict of the prisoners is necossary to that end. I can acarcely ceedit, when 1 read your interview,w thut you conld have mude such 2 statement, and I have read and re-rend to be sure that it is there, and yétIfind it there every time with its most glaring ‘efirontery. The, sajury attachea to the . ofiice jsa liberal one, and *when you took it you knew what that salary’ was, but it now turay ont that it was the dief of th0 prisoners that wi 10 furnish the extrus to the oflice. Or perhaps you looked upon it as2 means to repay yourself for the money spent in your hitherto unsnccesafnl attempt to guln the office. noble resolve, truly. Ionlydvisl you togise the risoners good, plain food, snd enough of it. They ouoght to have at least a tin of g00! sweetened coffce in the morning, and a material improvement in the soup, 2nd you woald not then kear any complainta. ‘The allogations in my first letter are here, and I now wait the action of the County Commissioners, or yourself, towards the neccssary improvements before I aznin address you, - Yon can easily putit beyond the power of any.one to find fault by exer- clsing o little of tbat liberality yon possess. and giving such food as you yourself wonld expect un- der gfinilor circumetances. You can at least satis- fy your opponents that there is one man in ollice - who believes in *‘Reform " andsumém falthful- 1y to carry out that principle, and muke for your- self a betier name thau apy Sherif has hitherto ' done. Wil you rise superior to the position, Mr. Kern, and do so? DicRBY SAM. o GO e THE DEATH OF LITTLE JOHN S—. Sweet Johnnie, thou hast gone, And left all carthly Jove; But Jesus called to thee: Conmze, little chila, to Me— Come, dwell with Me abovel O blest departed ane! Whose Iife, 1 rosy ray, Blushed into dawn, then fled Ere four years had sped, To live in Heaven away— Ty faultloss hand no more by father's ny entwine, Thy arms s neck embrace, . With love-lizht in thy face, " 'Sweet kissis to comblue. ‘But, when no longer flesh Thy mothor doth deter, . Thy spirit may await, The first at Heayen'a gate, To meet nnd welcome her. Fairangel! seek thy placa ‘Amid the chefab-train; In yon celostial sphere ‘Thou'lt neyer shed p tear— Our loss has been thy gain. Then, eafe on Jesus’ breast, In joy thou'lt ever resf . Who did'sfat calf of Qeath - u%lgrx thy mflfs:.\ul lfircfmx: _— c Kaow " yell—nuy, be Catcaco; Nov: 35,3870, M M. - FINANCE AND TRADE. No Changes of Importance in the Busi- ness of the Banks, Xew York Excliange Freely Offered--s 7 Clearings of the Week. Irregular Produce Markets.--Pork Easier---Wheat, Barley, ard Lard Firm. Coi'n, Oats, and Rye Weak--- Packing Statistics, Etc.. FINANOCIAL, There was no change in the financial sitoation. The banka reported that there was a fair demand for accommodations, but not as much as they were prepared to meet. The borrowers are the packers, Board-of-Trade men, aud country banks, with soma mercontile and miscellancous customers. The losn market {5 esay, but very conservative. 3 Rates of discount are b@10 per cent al the bln_u to regular customers, with apecial rates in special cases. Onthe street rates are 7 per cent and up- ward, r New York exchange was freely offered and quoted between banks at 80¢@$1.00 per $1,000 dis- counts 2 The orders from the gountry for currency were light, as usual on Saturday. The clearings of the week were reported s fol- lows by Manager D, R. Hale, of the Chicsgo Clear- ing-House: Creartngs. * _ ®Batances. W08 8 Siotu 30 55033, 4, 14112 $674,578.78 : 5050060, 1 T42.69 , 033, (60. 19 G ,719,810.39 7, U602 8,01,175.59 550,711.0% s Total..o i 23,855, 857:12 2,074, 583. 86 orrespon week Vit yearr - 22,560,053.20 2,078,11L.19 THE SILVER BILL, AND TUE PRICE OF BILVER, The text of the Silver bill padsed by t'ha House is asfollows: ° A bill authorizing the cofnage of o standard sllver doliar, aud restoriug it8 legal-tender chaig.ter. “fhab thereshall be, from timeto time, colusd &t the mipts of the United States, sllver doliaraof the wolzht Of 4124 grainy of standard siiver to the dollar, as pro- vided for fn the act of Jan. 18, 1837; ond that such dollar shall be 2 legal-tender for ail debts, public sud private, except whire the payment of goid coin i8 re- Quired by law. 1f this bill s Intended to establish the double stapdard, it should have added to it a provision for the free and unlimited’coinage of gold and sfiver. There -can *be no certainty of maintaining, in equilibrium, the donble standard if there be o limitation vn the coinage. The. prico of silver has again advanced,ond, during the bricf debate on the Bland-Kelley Silver bill, rose to 58@58% pence per ounce in London. At this rate, the builion ' value in gold of the trade dollar is $0.9961: this dollar contains 420 graine, nime-tonths finc; the gold value of the old silver dollar, containing 412% grains, is 20.9783; and of a dollar in small silver chonge, $0.015. As the gold valuc of the green- back is now $0.9275@0.9325, it will be seen how closely the bullion value of our silver change is approaching par with green- Dbacks in gold. Itwillbe exported and eold in London as bullion as soon as a given amount of it will in that way procure greenbacks enough to pay for the ellver in this country, meet the.charges for insurance, transportation, commiselons, etc., and leave margin cnough topay o fair proit. That point has not yet been reached, and mffy not be, bat it Is not pleasant to sce how close is the dan- ger thnt we may Jose our change. A slight rize in the price of silugror in the gold premium would drive it into the melting-pot. The cause of the advance is sald in London to have been the de- mand from China. Itisto be expected that the passage of the Silver bill, if it goes through the Senate, and i3 approved by the President, will have a marked effect on tho price of silver, and its first result may be the espulsion of our small silver change. A NATIONAL MOVEMENT OF BAKKS FOR RELIEF PROM TAXATION. i The meeting of the New York Clearing-Iotse on ‘Weinesday to discass the question of taxation was attended by the representatives of forty of the principal banks of New York. The Tax Commit- tee of last year were continued in office, and were instracted to open corsespondence with all the other Clearing-Houses in the conntx)’,“)wil.h a view to uniform action and co-operation’ in measures for having taxes reduced.” The Committee are: George S. Coe, American Exchange; W. L. Jenking, Bank of America; F. D. Tappan, Galla- tin; J. M. Morrison, Manhattan; C. N. Jordanm, Third National: J. D. Vermilye, Merchants'; J. E. Williams, Metropolitun; G. F. Baker, First Natfonal; and Willlam Dowd, Bank of North America, The deliberations of the meeting were private, ‘but the following resolution adopted was made - public: Resbived, That{n the opinion of the Assoclated Ranks of thigcicy, the earnest efforts of the banks throtgaout theentire Country In asking for rellef from the urgent and burdensome wefght of txatlon inposed upon their sharcholders by botli Federal, State, and city Govern- mentsshould be espectaily directed' to securing from Congress, rst, the repesl of the tax o1 deposits; sec- ond. the Fepeal of the ‘tax on capital third, that. [n or- der to protect bank shares from unjust gnd unequal taxation by State or lccal authorities, an amendment o Sec. 5219 0f the Reviscd statutes of the United Siates M&lluzurefl. providing that hank shures shall bé valued and assessed'ut no yreater rate of valuation, norinn different maner, than othor r2al and personal propersy, and they hall bave the same privileges and exemptions with respect to taxatlon o3’ other personal property fourih, that.» further effort’be made curlng fhe cor- ing sessiqn of our State Loglslature to secure s uniform ‘of taxatlon of bank slares applicable to the en- syate re Stabe, by wilch the burden of such & Ssitably Aseribuced, e IS ipsel Bl b SCARCITY OF GREENBACKS AT BOSTON. The Boston Advertiser of Dec. 14 says: The scarcity of greenbacks still continues, and s the Clonting: Iosetorday they were i brisk roqucet at 687 per ceut. The sumevwhat sudden dissppearanee of logal- tender notes 8 a puzzling matter to waay of those who are accustomed to watch the nonetars movement care- oh they 7 disposed to give due welght 10 the consider:oa tiat the cotton end Nog vrops ure now diverdng & goodly Amotmt trom tne Ensiern com- ‘merelal ceutres, Yot with zeneral bustess o [te present condition, they'do not tiluk that even the absurption from tlat source Is sugllclent To sccount for the preseut s:arclty. sucha protel not gone oul Fashion tney would Incline t0 tho belier that there Mgt ‘be some fockiuz up of greenbac gome spocuintive movement in 0w ew VOrk [u aid of old or other business, ver that may be, the searcity 13 real, snd provey 7hat aunoying tothe bauksin_ouc iwas, cven If they [101t Ly IT {n Othery. A8 inatierof fact, while rates ruic a3 o' 93 t present, 1t 1S ouviously not proft- able for the hapks to pay 8 or 7 per cent for the tempo- Tary use of maney, and they are not likely to continue 1o do it long wheil_ thes cui o eaally reaiice their line ot loaus, 5003 nog to require it From the sharpnss of whle the present pin ich amonnts almost toa ** cor- ner, " iany are o Anfon that It will not last Iong, and'that money will be.pieaty enough u & 16w days. - GOLD AND GREENBACKS. Gold was 107 @107 in greenbacks. Greenbacks were 93K@825 cents on the dollar fngold. + FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Sty day. Sight. Sterling.. £ Bluky - b i Tnited States 63 of '81. "{‘;?}'!/'fl United Statgs 5-20s of 65, 106 5-208 of ‘65—January and July. 1155 20 of ‘07~Jaunary and Jul 153 5-205 of '¢3—January zad Jul 17 };)»ll:).i :!5 1123 i United States currency 64.. e o BROKERS' QUOTATIONS, Stack. Chicazo City 7 @ ct, bonds. Chiteafio City 7 B ct. soweraz Chieago Clty 79 ct. waser o) Cok County 7 ct. bonds (10ng). Weat Park 7 ¥ ct. bond 120 & _gLLE' { Comi 8 1niyrsucue EENORION stockc. v - *Andinterest. . s BY TELEGRAPH. g NEW YORE. New Yonrg, Dec. 16.—CGold closed at 107X, af- ter.advancing from 107% t0 107%. Carrying rates 8 to 5 per cent. Loans were also made flat, Governments active and strong. Railroad bonds irm and in good demand, State bonds quiet and geady. The stock market in the forenoon was strong and higher. the advauce in prices ranging from X to 1% per cent on the general list. The improvement was greatest in the trunk line shares, owing to the close of the railroad war, Lake Shore advancing ~from 58 to 59%, New York Central from 1043; to 105%, ex divndend, and Michigan Central from 44} to 45%. Erle rose from 03 to 10%, Rock Island from 99% to 100, and St. Paul com- mon from 20% to 20%. The preferred advanced -from B3k to 535, ond the latter fel) off to 52%. Western Union declined from 725 10 72k, closing At 727:@7214; Delaware & Hudson Cana{ declinéd from 70% to 69; and Delaware, Lackawanna &- Westers from 71% to 70%. After midday there was & reaction of @& per cent in the gen- eral. list. Thronghout - the da; there was an immense ¢rowd in the Lake Shore corner of the Exchange, and prices made a steady ‘advance in the early hours, but later quotations ‘were 8 shade lower, owing to same large realizinz . At the close the market was dull and strang. né?.\!lc:!'md:; wegrogated 130,000 shares, of which 7,300 were Western_Union, 2,400 Northwestern, 4100 Rock Teland, 12,000 St. Pauls, 8,400 Eric, 82,000 Lake Shore, 3,000 New York Central | 600 Michigan Central, and 8,700 Delaware an nnu. 3 Money 4G40 per cent. ciosinz dullat 4@5. Prime mercantile paper, 5437 per cenl '(1: toms ra!_c(ls'lpks. 522.“,08040. 000 'rensury disbursements §277,000, Protuee exports tur the weck, 56, 600,000. Clearings, $27,3500. 000. . Sterimg quict; long, 482; short, 488 & The weekl; y‘;bggka&l)ucmel}t is ‘u: {g)ul:;m Lnggu,‘ ecrease, $2,533,800; specie, increase, S+ 0=~ $00; Tegal-tenders, increase, $158,500; depoits, incrense, $1,673,700; eirculation. increase, 89, 000; reserve, increase, $3, 763, 875. GOVERNDI TONDB. 11634 53. 10914 10403, reguln 11236 Conpons d 11315 New 445, 7i¢ Carrency SToe Goubone; 3. ‘Western Union. 72if New Jepsey Central.. Quicksllver.. u"| Bock lytan Quickuitver' pid 20 ISt. Pafl. actdc Mall, . Pani pfd. iposa. abesh .. : Mariposa’ prd Wabash pf Adams Express. ‘ort Wayn Wells-Far, erre Hau Anerjean. | Terre Heute Untea St 51 250 & Al N. Y. Central, ex. div. cogo & Alton pfd.. 556 A &P T 5 Missourd P 5 . ", pfd. .. 25 _:g;,um;pcnmmn elczral aclic Pan: o0 uriinzton & Q. Lak 5096 Tanwbe & St. Jo. 1 614 Contral Paciac bo [ 8512 Uniou Pacidc honds.. 08 35 0. Pac. land-irant X d. 58 i Pac. sinking-jund. 912 [ . 57 ST Vieginines 0 ennesses8s. old...... 40% Virgivla s, naw....... Foinctace 6s, new ... 40 jMinsourl 6s., W Virginis 61, old. 2 | FORBIGH. i Loxpox, Dec. 165 p. m.— Consols, money and 8 account, 83 15-1G, ‘Amvrican Securities—Conpons, 107%; lO--LOl,[lOT’fii ;lx;(:\\' 3 Erig, 9%; prefcrred, 18. : Pi'm%Dg:. 10. +-Rentes,. 104f 65¢. . Foaxkrony, Dec. 16.—United States Bonds— Now ogy 101%. et COMMERCIAL, The following were thie receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending st 7 o'clock on Saturdsy morning, and for the corresponding time last yoar: 1043 ; 'B78; Central, 1013 Recelpts. Shipments. 1878. 11,474 20,890, Ejour, bri ‘Wheat, bu.. sheep, Hides, b3 Hizhwines, bris Woolr Ius. Withdrawn from store on Friday, for city con- sumption: 5,160 bu wheat, 712 bu oats, 1,334 bu barley. * . The following grain was jnspected Into store in this city on Saturdey morning: 43 cars No. 2 N. W. wheat, 1 car No. 1spring, 34 cars No. 2do, 15 cars No. 3 do, 17 cars rejected do, 1car no grade (111 wheat) ; 6 cars high-mixed corn, 2 cars new do, 25 cars No. 2 corn, 7 cars new mixed o, 59 curs rejected do, 12 cars o grade do (111 corn); 5 cars white oats, 10 cars No. 2do, 15 cars rejected - (S0 oats); 20 cary No. 2 rye, 1 car rejected do, 10 cars No. 2 barley, 15 cars No. 3 do, 12 cars rejected do (37 barley). Total, 310 cars, or 123,000 bu. Inspected out: 24,955 bu wheat, 12,079 bu corn, 2,330 bu oats, 7,601 bu rye, 8,552 bu barley. B The following were the receipts and shipments of orcadstufls and Jive stock at this point during the past week, and for the corresponding week ending as dated: - ple'c. 9, Dec. 18, 578, 1873, 59,545 Receipts— Tl 47, 74255 7,012 ‘Fhe following were the exports from New York for the weeks ending as dated: . Dec. 18, Flour. brls A lfi:‘\m 577,900 153,151 115,705 The leading produce markets twere irregularon Saturday, both in price and activity. Provisions, wheat, and basley were stronger; corn, oats, and rye tended downward, and there was not much change in other departments. The twvo chiet in- fluences at work were the Eastern question and the freight question. It was understood that Turkey declines to accede to the demands of Rus- sig, and will fight alone if need be; while the rail- road trouble was reported to be®nded at last, with on important advance in rates s the' natnral con- sequence. Our receipts were somewhat smaller in wheat and Jarger in corm, with little ontgo in anything except meats, as ground corn was not to be had. It was whispered that 30c per 100,1bs fad been offered several days ago, and refosed for room fora round fot of wheat from here to New York., And this, while the nominal rate was 20c. The meat shipments have, however, been enor-+, mous: averaging nearly 4,000,000 Ibs for each of the slx working duys of the past w There was & reasonably active ds oods market, and prices were firm all around. Standard cotton productions still show gn upward inciination. Groceries were in fair request to supply the city and country trade, and, excepting sugdrs, were firm. Soft white and brown sugars were quoted off un 3c._Cofiees were strong at Thursdny's advance. Teas, rice, siraps, spices, etc., ruled steady. No marked changes were developed in the butter and «cheese markets. Both were firm, but there was not much demand for the latter. Dried fruits were ordered with some freedom by both the city and conntry trade, and fully previous prices were being realized. Fish remain qujet and steady. In the’ leather market there is-continued activity, and prices show great strength. Bagging was inactive. The inquiry for ofls was light, but the market maintained a firm tone. Turpentine was held 2@ 3c higher, in response to asharp advance at the sources of supply. Coal was,active and firm. Hogs were inlight supply and s0id 5@10c higher thanon Friday. Trading was principally at $3.40 b5.50{or light, and at $5.G5@0. 00 for heavy. The cattle market was quict and easy at $2.5085.00 for poor to choice. Sheep were dill at $3.00@4.50 per 100 s for poor to choice. . Lumber was rather quiet, though the daily ship- ments continae in” excess of tlioso for the same lime a year ago. Prices are unchanged.” The broom, corn, wool, . hop, and bay markets remain quiet. Hides were in good request at irreg- ular prices. Secds were quiet and steady, except clover, which was in fair request and a shade firm- er. The cold weather interfered with the trade in en fruits, and most of ' the orders were allowed :[8%6 lay over until the fruit could be moved without ‘danger of freézing; and for the same reason pota- toes were plso quiet. Poultry and game sold fairly on the street at former prices, Rail freights were quoted steady at 20c per 100 s lfi New York, 25cto Boston, 1Scto Philadel- phis;” and 174%c to Baltimore. It wasannounced Dby telegraph that the raflroad magnates at the East | had agreed upon an advance to take effect im- mediately, and it was belfeved that fignres would be marked up to 10@135¢ per 100 ibs. 5 FOREIGN DIPORTATIONS receiyed at Chicago Custom-House, Dec. 16, 1876: P. P. Oldershaw & Co., 100 sacks salt; J. Parke, 134 casks brandy, 1% casks Scotch whisky, 13 casks 1rish whisky, 5 ies gin; George W. Sheldon, 200 bags peas; North Chicago Rolling il Company, 1 car spiegel fron; John V. Far- well &Co.,, 1 case manufactured cotton;.Lill & Ballen, 4,600 bu barley; Pield, Leiter & Co., 4 cages dry goods. 'Amount of duties collected, $4,346.47, PREVISIONS. ‘HOG PRODUCTS~Were active on the speculativa articles, and generally strong, with some excliement, but no imporiant advgnce In prices was effected, agd Supply. and packing grades were quoted firmer, but Frades not nbavy cough for mess pork were duil. as fhors 1s now little inducement to cut meats wiile pork 16 relattvely much higher. This diffcrence srisce from the fact that the ** copntry™ Las taken hold of porl ¢& the most conventeat article to handlo and carey, whila forelzn orders for meats are falting oft, though enough of thoss orders arc set unlled tokeep upa big ship- Ping movement for some tlme to come. ‘Tho market Satarday was materialty intivenced by the idea that the T of hogs in January and February will not be large ki for the excess In the export move- O thus far. ovar the same (mo fur last O Bl It s feared thiat Englond has got througl buyluglargely for the prescat, having stosked up on low frefzht rates. A owmercidt Bulletin gives the following o D ot Backing ub the polnts named: = Total date, | To dats,| season, R 1’151‘5."{“137 o W l 1875-6. 819,530 m.";:l'x 838, w:,- 72,085 a0, dao 0Tl i O, 150,010 75,0001, 320,595 000! 85,087 142,582 o 146, 000! 257, T1 000, 167,7101. 200, 21500 T “The Draity Commercial Report gives the following as lk’{'fil(‘i)?fl&%fl of provisions from this city for the times stuteds b d, ams| Shaulders| tAlfiddles, ot | Hee! Irfa.‘ Tbs. Tos. Wkend's =z . 4,800 14,900 2,269 873,328 20,126,005 ?Fhel‘:t';g 8,549 12,108) 520 730, 340) E.l12,:fll_ e " | 50,508] 90,941 8,885| 5,148,810] 89,679,883 o) 51,40) 56,003 6,400 6,434,6521 00,260, 044 “+Green Hams—Shipped for the week 97,000 pes, sgainst 64,2 nes same week 1ast year; since Nov. I, 1a7¢, 461,240 pes agalnst 302,718 pcs colrespondmz‘pe- jod 1n 1876, Tl b e all cat-meats, except 5. P hams and shoul- 'f"l-’efl stacks of the followiag-pemed. artiles srexe- risd as follows: : po ol e 297 1100 2, A0 Dec. 19, 1574 .. 110,250 75! No repors 40,350 Mess Ponk— I8 sexive, but declined 152 per brl in the Iatter part of 1hs session under more liveral offer- ings. after the early orders bod been tilled. Sales were reportedio? 20 hriu cash at $16.60; 2,250 brls selicr the r a 8185206 710.60; 6,000 bris seller Jonuary st $18.55310,67%: 14,000 brla'seller Februaryat $i6.75G 10.05: und 3,250 bris seller Merch at $17.00G17. 123 Total, 25, Y tame at 316.4543 780'brls. ‘Che morkat closed al 16.50' Z0F round loia cash: $10.462210. 47 Seller the 16,55516.57% sellir January; and $18.756 16.77% for February. Seller March’ wes nominal 8 $I7.006e 17,025 nt the close, Extra prine pork was quoted at §12.£0312.55. Laup—Was sctively wonied, and advanced 24@sc RS 100 The, notwichstanding th easier fecling 10 ‘pork. he stock of Jard only shows a moderutc Increase, and there faa good Ruropeaa demand: hence the relativa firinness, Salea were reported of 400 tes cash ut $10,2254 @10.30; 500tcs s:iler the month at S10.2M4510.255 10,500 fcs 1e'ler Jauuary at $10.23G10.4( 0J Tes seller February st $10.3216610.50; and March at 10,6216, Totzl, 23,650 t closed firm™ at $10.2 bs_cas! $10.25310. seller the year; €10.8256:610.35_seller Jaiuary; an $10:45@10.37% for Fevruary. Selier March wis nom- Tual at $10.57536.10.€0 at the close, e MgAro—Were moderately active on hams and shoul- ders. and dull oh Engllsh_cuts, for whica there was scarcely uny upparent demand. There wag no chaage fuprices. ralcs were reported of 600,000 lbsgrecn painsag 534c for 16 1 end 9"‘.,?,’ 14 1b averages: 50 bxs et 11, 30 tes seller The muarl 2HEG10 onz- s at 834¢; 750, 000 18 short ribs at 8c cash., 8s14e reller February, and $8. 6038, 6235 seller Maroh; 100,60 1bs country shouleers g% 53{C: ard 260 Dxs couutry lonss and short clears at 8t(c. The follow- ingare the latest quotacions on part-salted meats: ® Shoul- ors Long devs. rim. clears. clears. S hese: pirt malted. 8 i 8 ¢ Baited. g Boxed 1 8 3. 8 X 8 8 8 January, b. % - 8 . 8 February, 06 B 3 Lonjraud shiort ciearsquoted at 8 fiemmsn.w,e)gg for Jemaary, nud 83 seller Febrary, Cumberlan: o hams, Sigioc, ali_boxeds ans, O {e. Green hems, BGOLC. T a3 Bacon queted ab TETHC short ¥ibs,"$4@10cC fur short clears, 12313¢ all canvased sud mciked. - for unms, GEEAsE—Was qulet at 5373 * S ER U e s’feudy aad quiet st $3.759 10.00 for mess; S10.75@11.00 for extra mess; and $19.00 oo Wanauoted at 72(c for clty, uad THGTHe —! 73 . for country lots, uccording to condition. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was quiet and unchanged. There w3s very lttle demand, eftner from local buyers or shippers, but Lolders are firm In thelr vlews, not having much on hand. Sales wercreported of 300 bris winters on private terms; 350 brls spring extras, partly at $5.25; 125 bris rye four at SL12%5G4.20; and 75 brls buckwheat do, partly oa p. t. Total, 850 bris. The market closed steady avthe foilowlng as the asking range of prices: Cholce winters, S0.50G7.50; medium winters, $5.50 @0.25; cholce spring extias, $6.006.50; meditm do, $5.5025.872¢; shipplng extras, $1.87%$835.25; choice patents, $7.00@S.25; common do, S6.50G7.00; spring superiines, $3.37%@LC0. RBye flonr, $4.25@L.37% Buckwheat do, $5.73G7.25. Brax—Was quies and 25¢ per ton lower. Sals was ‘made of 40 tons st $12.00@12.50 on track. MippLixas—Sale was made of 10 tons fine at $17.50 | free on board car. Cors-MEAL—Sale was made of 10 tons coarse st §14.50 per toa on track. B WHEAT—Was moderately active, and aversged about J4@3{c Lisher than Fridsy's market. cloging ¥c ‘Detter than the latest quotations of thet day. Liver- pool was quoted Inactive and dull, and New York was tame, while our recelpts wers falr, though somewhat lesa than the preceding day. But there was a good deal of confidence In the marlet, and it ruled more steady than uscol, In spite of the widenlnz out In the cost of transporation due to higher freight rates. Seversl buylng orders were received {rom kuatern parties, and a geod number of local shorts followed the lead. ' The Dews from the Uld World was rather warllky, bit this face wwas litle noticed, the leading fdea with buyers be- ing that of shortage ‘enough to cause a large advance n prices bufore pext harvest The frelghones caused a slizht weakening in the latter part of the session, but not »o much 05 mighc have beeu expected, because the advance hus been looked for, and its effects already _discoutzd, st least in The lower grades wers Tather —dull 88 operated but _sparingly. _Seller January o at §1.18%, improved to S1. 104, fell back to S1.193(.. Yanced 10'S1. 194, and weakened 1o $1.157%at the close. Selier February was quiet at 51,2034, closing st $I.204. Selicr March sold at $1.21%6 aad buyer next ear 45 51.3061.3%, Seller_tne maonth was quoted af “émsm.xm closing at $1.18%. Car lots of No. 2 spring closed at $1.18bid, and No. 3at S1,0%, except in Uentral, the recefpts In those houses belng nominal at $1.07G1.07%. Cosa Balcs were reported of 400 bu No. Tepring gt $3.20, 45,000 bn No. 2 do ¢ 1.1851.13%, 5,000 bu No. 3 4o at §1.0391,09%, 2,500 bu rejected and 1,400 bu’ by zample at 83}4c@S1.12 GO0 bu. o In the dtternoon wheat sold at 1.19% for January, being ¥e aoove the closlng price of the commerc! 2l day.. ‘e cunse of the upwatd movement was the ve- ceipt of more warlike news from Europe. X ¥280TA WitiAT—\Vas rathier more active, and 1§ @lc higher. Sales were 6,660 bu No. 2 at $1.20; 700 $u by sampie at §1.14 on track. and 2400 bu doat $1.213G1, 22 {re on bourd cars, Total. 9,00 bu. OLN~IVas dull and neavy. declining e for this monthi, and 4c for next. from the latest prices of Friday, Liverpool wastuoted easfer, sud our receipts were 0n 1112 Increade, cspectally (n No. 3, the gar-losds of that crude belny 55 out of a total of 111. -The mar- Hetwas douhly wiacened.—an expeciation. of greater gupplics belug alusd to an aivance fn frelg 1; ratea. Fileoe thiugs-brought out larse offierings 10r futme, wello buyers were feas suxiousto tuke huld, especially a3 the stock In store 13 facreasinz, the reported excuss of recelnts over shipments for tne week béing nearly 158,600 bu._The lower grades were steadier, and sam- PioIots were sumewhat firwcr, tho offerings’ hcinz lesd consemers purchased more o thun beretofore, waile i frecly bel.ef that the pereentcg: Of sumples will ¢m palier o the future, astue cold woather is now rapicl; hardentniz the corn to the polntat which s 160 011 a3 No. . _Soller Januey most ot I operel up abous Higc. and declined to4iie at the close.” Selier Decemuer = golil a8t <545@40Mc, soller February —ai 443iG4i¥fe, - and seiler F‘ at 43@ 184c, all ¢l e insfde: "Cash No. 2 cloded at 45%c. which weg also the nominat figuro Tor_ Ligh mixed; and rejected closed at 9e. Cush sales were reported of 0)bu high mixed at o; 80O bu new uo L 41¢; 45.000 bu N0, 2503568 w mixed at 35G35 10 4814c:14,400 bu refected and 1.6:0'bu ears a: 43G@40¢ on track; 2,000 bu do at 44¢ de- Iivered; 10,400 bu Ly sample at 36@4lc on track: and 400004 do a2 41%4@46c trec on bomid cars. Total, 7~ 200 bu, - OATs—Wore dull and weak, closing casfer than oa Friday. The receipts wers emall, but Uie weekly state- ‘ment indicates an tncreese of the stock in store, and the Uificulty In obtaining cars preveated parties Lolding ontside” orders from _fulng them, “and Upeculative department Was quict, 2 fe als were ehanged fmto. Eanly In the sesslon January scld st 3334%23) at the fnside. _ Fepraary closcdat 3K@d1ic. Lécember or cash renzed ot SIEIES, closing o the inside. Xe- Jected decifned to2isditec, Samples wera dull, sh Ders belnw out of the market. Cash ) b No, 2 at 3834Bi54c, Jdc: 3.000 bu by €amdle ut 23 @43c free on board, 139 actlve and about He 1o @T1e, O ot _tine fnatde.’and re- G Futares were neg- e reported of 400bu No. 156 0.2 at 77lcs 120 bu by sample at &6, “Total, 4109 bu. BARLE Y~ fvas quict, opening 223¢ higher, and clos- Inguasy at the suvance, A fow Orders for futures Wer fillod eariy. but buyers generally held back. the market closed tame. The line of shorts out for next onth L4 said to be small and well provided for. The recelpts nnd abipments word smedl.” The outside demand 1é chleily for low grades, whavh Were {p moder~ rday, and stealy. Jaauary opsned at both closing with sclicrs at 120b%4c, closmg ot the ont- Stels ucht s3si9c, 1osin; 3c. - Tiejeczed sbid ot m: ale request Satu Gic and Febraary at 53¢, uotaiions. Cash toid u; Side No. 310 & at38e, and:n SYige. Samples were ‘azn sales Were reported hu Np. 2 8t 634<GE360: 5200 bu No. 3at $76 2,400 bu rejected ot 23ige: 1,200 bu by sample st 03¢ on track. Total, 9,200 b. GENERAL MARKETS. ALCOHOL—Vas quotedat $2.0882.16. BROOM-CORN—Continues quiet. Following are the quotations: Cholce green hurl, 53%@6¥c; medium burl, red tipped, 4X@5c; greca brush, with hurl enoush 0 wark It, 5353¢; red tipped with do, 4@4i4c; green covers and Inslde, 5@7}4c; red tipped do, 3%@4c; ln- side brash, 334@4c; medium to cholce stalk brald, 4%@5ic; inferiog Urush, 383)c; rooked do, 2G3c. BUTTER—The therkes was frm for all grades, but speciafly so far cholee table butter, which continucs to comprise offya conparatively small proportion of the dally receipts. Both the local and Eastern trade were buylng on & geaerous ecale atthe range of prices fol- lowing: Cholce to fancy yellow, 29@32c; medium to good, 18@24c; inferfor to commap, 13@16¢$ roll, 18@ 81 14 at 30e: 439 c. BAGOTNG—Extreme quletude still pervades the baz- ging market. Orders are few and almost Invariably for emall quontitics. Prices remaln without guotable ‘cuange: . Stark, 21yc; Peerleas, AA, 21c;: Lowlston, sic; Montaup, =lc; Ontarlo, 213c; American 4, g e Aty Lags! t‘lb‘\l’:flt 5‘!) “13(:]56; gunnies, siagie, 13214c: . 2QUlC. CHEESE-Trade wasnactive, the Inclement weather preventing shipments, Tng few orders recelved were ‘entered at previous prices, or 83 125G 13%s forgged 1o CUAL—The coal trade was actlve diig 1rin, Both 0F soft and hard, vesioiien 3 maln as follows: Luckowanns, egz, $7. Tange. $8.00; Blosshurg, £7.¢0: 3l g0.00: bn}liuéur;vn bl $5.20; Tl ,25; Gartaherrie. $5.00; Indlani Block!#s.g ({UOPERAGE—Prckers' goods wcmk&ffig"fi@ g Sars pork Barrels at $1.40 and 2 S SED 1OGS—Were tn act! a1, vaicing 156300 per 100 bs. Early papsay oA, $5.7561.¢0 for lizht and " $5.55'¢8.90 fur fe g market closing 1ria at $7,856.60 for light for heavy. Salcs were 5 at the above range. Fsuorted of m. h‘»“ EGUGS—Were gulet at —Nothing new was bro 07 Wiih the 048 TrarRer: rie o hanged lcsc 24@25¢ for {résh pacings, £1.50: trout, $9.00@10,00; No, 1 hore No. 1 bay, $8.00G9.00; No. 2, fly mackerel, 3-brl, $4.50G+. ;' N0, 1 bay il S1.73@1.80 ts, F1 $35@3.00; Labador herring R : on, -n'?'lnfi-;g:xlx";f{fam h:_mu":f‘n’n:' S Aaorne e ol Corraits, e SESTIng o8 o wes quote: 2 Forxiax—Dates, 6@6¥c; 1) boxes, layer, 14gTee mrélfih :‘" L Tew, < ratui, lo0se Muscatel, Gow, sz.zfiag.;fl’fif" Zante currants, new, W{z7c; cltron, 333 ‘DoMxsri—Alden appics. 14516¢; Mich) n 6L ;om{\em, %55c; Nortn Carditag, s) E’nri-"lpenu e85, 18200 éulf;w ia - g 4 <’ Cafiforaia ig-p Jacberrios, 9dsic: raspbe eGSR, 10y, Fusperrics, 16, Ners—Filberts. 5 walnu! ’sc;il:w.:c Wilminzto: sourt, Bage: Wilminzton peanuts, 754 peanuts. S%@0Kc; African peanuts, Ke7e, GIEEN FRUITS Dbt aa are the quatailons cranberrles, $9.00%1 7.00@8.00' per b $7.0088. Messing do, $3.508: er box. P ROCERIES—Sugars rematn without yalyes are still unsectied. Coffces were cent advance. Sirup. molusses, rice, falrly active and steady. The quotations St downa ie. W revtse oar ) Rrce—Carolina, 8@7c; Louls!: Correes—0. G. Java 274@: g:.{c‘ n!m::‘ac'fva nigmy[w?.l Ko0d a3t 08 £0 Talr, e G19)e; Stogapore Java, 2 m" 3¢, SUGARs—Patent cutloaf, 13@13)es wdercd, xzu’ffi{( 1195 11e: o o, 21, 103103 Appies. 50; lemns. S5.Uke3. 50: 2uimation, {5t 21 followe: and, S@GKE, Java. No.. 34 dig 1 ir to common do, YHEY; N Stiups—Californls sug; nia honcy drips, 6C@A5 sugar-bouse sirup, 4@50¢; extra do, 6OR! leana molasses. cholce new, 65&70c; do prl dogood, + Rorto Rico molass molasses, 38w40C; black-strap, 31@S2c. , SPIcES—Allspice, 184E1Tc; cloves, 43@4Sc: cxjm + nOtmegs, $1.10@4. ot Ly, St te ¥, 5; es te Rose, 5l{G0e] ici Savon Lmperial, S3es : c; Now 1rm atthe 324 3pices were Of 30378 wery 83 . ‘pricay % Goutont et anoel. 8700 b .75 .00 44 oy g, tes. €6 wero 20d figs were actlve: naAm..f', e h_prunes, old, Giagie: Were duiet and stcady. Fo S50 Lo PLomaE encha oran S0 Calltornia peir. Sobuiss md e > P i 4 Crashed, 12 Xt GG UMe: G %a: yellow C, 10%c; orisedo, oXaide; £ e, 003asc; < common can e 53c; German mottléd, e@gie; o ‘Golden Westy Shor o ner. gc. i HAY—Was quict and unchanged. Thereare s few ontalde orders iz, but shippers can do Gnable 10 gt cars, and a 5&% UeaLof hay 1o 1 fimo $8.00; 952 for gro 1oc helog. Do sustalned. g8 maay of fhe buyers Rave wittdra from the street. guamflunn: reen clt) Mn;dgrzzn cured, lNght and heavy, .U4@10c: ’n‘fu.l and frozen, 7H@8c; partcured, 81 b,8%G%ac; gTeen -calf, Tdkc; Aint b dry kip and calf, 18817 deacon skins, 45G50C; c: green green shaeD-Dely; woolest butehery’ being. ioL::: 0; No, an extreme price, Wilch i, f thought cauect WL G Feinied @y aalted hides S35t lestimated, 336350, pET B- H1G1 WINES—Were fn moderate reguest and steady at the advance of Friday, 03 per gallon. OILS=There was a ble advance. tn turpentine, market moving up to 47@18c. where it was stro Sales Were, reported of 10 th s, With that exceptlon no Dricc-chinges wers no.cl. Carbon was very held st full” aures, deg, tear, 150 dtfiu 84] head! it, 1° extra lard oil, 9o . 1, 7o 3, raw, COc; botled, 63¢; while, wi 5; neatsfoot ofl Quozations” are s fol 30Gaotsos, do Tizos df 73 tes: P H strictly pure, 73, 83640 5@80¢; bank ol stralts, plumbago ofl, 6O: 7 naphtha, deodorize qli¥, natural, duced. 28 d wm\ltynf'a‘lmp West Vi vity, 1E@10c: West 35¢; nusural, 30 d nter Dleached, 20 $i.050 rm, and {{nsecd, whale, and sperm wers ows: urpentine 474 doc, Argialf 6% Ok TP AR G AME—Were In moderate demsai end steady, - Cholce Bock was searen: YorLTEY—Chick 0 5@7C per D; tkera Sresa dresscd. dregsed, 8210c¢; ducl dodressed, 7@10c. GauE—Prairie chickens, $4.. 8810¢; geese, S8 50@5 005 ridge. mail, $I.30@1.£0: mallard d“&:fislmgg @3.: ducks, $1.50@2.00; venlson saddles, 1 |5 B; T abbits, ToGaas pot Cos, oLsieper POTATO biows, and 80cGS51.05 for Early Rose in carlots, 106156 avove thess dgures wore ‘obtalned for smal i d ¢ por ZOZ. —Were quliet £t $1.00@1.10 for Pesch anl lota tore. SEEDS—Clover was In bettor request and stronger, gelling st $8.50@3.90, an thy Wi qlet sad frily qelet at 51.2531.46. FASALT:C%“%"“MI me sal 5 ordinary coarae, 2 datry, Wr( Daj per eack, $i.00: kround TEAS—The market way The demand was fair at the range GuypowpEr—Common, 30585 medlum, 435@5Cc: good. do, 50@55¢ finest, G0@EI: cholce, 70870¢: $1.00@1.15. BaL Commen, 250730, good 4o, 3543 3 o, 1 fne. 50G52c; cholce, 65@7UC; Cuofuest, 70G73c. x—Comman, 20@30c; s 45 wibe: hofce, 65447 25@I2 d mormoth at $8.90. held at al.mx.im. Frax $1,70; $3.50; Ash SS@3BE: medlum. finest, 55@60C; Japas—Coutmon, od_comimon, 55¢; ' cholce, 5 , 4054 Bnest. 5hs3c, cholce, B0GG2C: ‘choicest, 7 WOODTrude was dull at previous pHced; map $8.00, beech at $7.00, and slabs at $5.%0 delivered. I7OQL—Continues quiet, though there is some ricessure unchahiged: Fio 3" e, hewry toilznt, J0es in moderste demand and stea dalry, with: o 2 35@40¢; ood medium, 40g42c; fine, 45250c; & 56@i0c; cholcest,” 83@G5¢; Src: do_coarse, 333365 Timo' wu 7 (um, $1,40 per i8ck of VDS, without specisl new features f pricea following: good. 5 ; me- finest, . 200d common, 33@85%; 3@ 15c; e, 45350t leat 1n- ece, ficece unwashe c: 0o coarss and medium, 21G20¢; tub-washed prime, 40@35¢; do Ppoor to good, 35@40¢. Rt BY TELEGRAPH. . ..FOREIGN CITIES. ‘Special Dispatch fo The Tribune. Liverpoor, Dec. 16—11:30 a. m.—FLoUR—Xo. 1, No.1, 103 8&; No. 2, spring, No. 1, 108 4d; No. 2, 85 8d; white, No. 1, 1d; No. 2, 10s9d; club, No. 1, 1185d; No. 2, 163 -No. 1,:278; No. 2, 263. ProvistoNs—Pork, 69s. Lard. Sis 105 m pit4 ' Liverstor, Dec.16-2:30 . m.~Provistoxs—Pork 60s.,, Rest nnchanged. Liverroor, Dec. 16—5 p. m.—Corroy—Dull anl easier at €3§ 26 11-104; sales, 5,000 balés; speculatiol and export, 1,000; American, 3,000. DazapsTurrs—Callfornia white wheat, average, 0% 94@11s 1d; club, 108 11d@118 5d; spring, 9sSIGIEL; 08 3a. rlo T al, 38628 winter, 10881 Corn—Yestern mt: Shis. _American barley, AMERICAN CLOVER-SER 7 TROVISIONS—)ess pork, 634, trime mess beef, American land. 515, Long cléar bacon, 484 short, "TiLLow—Flie Americad, 4233, PETROLETM—Spints, 13143 réfined, 204@25. ‘ResIN—Common, 64s; pale, 143 - SPInfTs TURPENTINE—30s. LARD O1L—53s. 808 Py Loxuvox, Dec. 16.—SPIRITS Pmor.l}!zl—lfl@ml ANTWELP, Dec. 15.—~PETROLEUN—62) 2 NEW YORK. New Yoeg, Dec. 10.—CoTroN—Quiet and ste 12%4%125-1Gc; futures closed easy; December, 12 -16c; February, 1 : March, 154312 13-321313 7-18¢3 August. 134c. ady 533 73 23-32¢; April, 12 15-108 May, 136c: June, 134@139-32c; July, 13 Frove—Dull; receipts, 95,000 brls; No. 2, §2.008 '4.30; superfine State and Western, $5.0C@5.25; con- mon to extra. $5.45@5.85; food to cholce, White wheat extra, $5.8067.00; feny, $7.0548. W) Oblo, §5.45@7.00; £t Louls, lommfllcll:)l prucess, $7.. ! Sl AL—qutet and unchanged. T Deal, I, o Sessend fanited rom the Weat; éx 3 \Ta Prcceipis, 65,000 b 0, Grar frelghts better xgctllhll\‘e inquir; Milwaukee, $1.37; N dfl.d f‘l. 3 No. mgraded 8 Michigag, !m‘l Rye dull aud ey beazy,; No. 1 Tiay, S Corn—Izecelpts, 19,000 bu; nEW bette xport and home u3e: 1nixed steam, new,58c; steam 5 i o No. ' tancy Tadtana, declining: Tight bustnesa f e h Jocal trade; Tecelpts, 19,000 b State, 35 white do, 3 HAY—F'rm: shipping. Hors—Yearlloga, 4 1 Es—Coll ROCELIE: Jobbing, 17¢22e in g fining, 941 olasses—New Orleans’ quies ¢ e s 7 foreign dull. Rice qulet, wi maod. PreTROLECY—Dull 2nd nnchanged. TALLOW—Steady at 8! Re: 'irin at Bt g 12 371452 L E—Firm at He. e ui Tight ‘middle and heavy welhti, 5 29c; common do, 4G Tuia iQuiet and firm: domestic ‘medium, middles, Callfor Woo! $17.00. ¥ }’oflme steam lard, $10.55910.65; sCireR—Cholce firms others dull aad hesvys ern, 13e30¢. Ciipesz—steady at 7@144c. B WunEy—3L. 12 and erate: 85.5055.78 3 50@8.25; Mlaoer s000,50. “itve fous dul 3 ce of the ndun{vm‘ S140- ‘mixed new; o el zlg¥, 4y de- 28.620¢C, e; heatock sole, suwA% Geoes, w05 Febrasls o December, 51659 o stesdY: ek, 2ogre- M etara—Sunufactured copper quiet snd wteMl {ngou lake dull and b iron quiet at <36, (G §18.00621.00, _ Juss(a sheéting, 11¢, Narws—Unchanged. covy at $19.05619.6234; 20.00; Awncrican du e ——————————— Plute Mothers and Their Bables. Gold_HIlf \Nev.) News. The Piute squaws are a harmless set 0 tures, ] They love their babics like other WomeD: nothing pleases them more than for a ¥ man or woman to £tof of the copper-colored fopl with o Piute mother. South C strect, Virginia, the sidewalk to a waron roughly sqnaw with 2 pappoose un her buck. one was i thought the squaw darted behind ttle images. thrust The ‘and heavy 8% i 1 cres and never trouble anybody if lett alose hise 3 aly notice and take kindly 002 This ferenvon; 07 a_ butcher cms{"-‘i Litth ;i squadled.” Quick 2t hurt—at leest it squal the Dateber; - geized his hair in both hards, and gave sncl-‘\l ; vicious tug that the fellow roarud ont in & rise and Before he could recover gmwe .of mind Mrs. Jim scuttlod down street as if her life depended on her s ibo f