Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1876, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE. Reviow of the Principal Features of Last Week's Finances, General Improvement in Business in Quantities Exchanged. The Producoe Markets Less Acte ive, and Unusually Steady. * Provisions, Wheat, Barley, and Rye Firmer---Corn Tame. Movement of Breadstuffs and Progress of Packing. TFINANCIATL, The elearings of last week do not make 80 good n showing for the busineas of Chicago as thoso of the preceding twoor three weeks, Forthe first two weeks of December the Chleago clearinge rhowed an Incresse of 5 1-10 per cent when com- pared with the corresponding period of last year, The figares were $50, 585,107 In 1870, and in 1875 $18,104,210. XExcept Doston, which had an fn- creasa'of 7 3-10 per cent to ehow, Chicago's exhib- it was better than that of any city, New York had A decreano of 4 5-10 percent, Philadelphiaof 6 por cent, and 5t, Loals of 2 per cent, For the first thres weeks of December the clearings of Clieago were, in 1870, $73,0628,143, and In 1875 $71,104,470, For the first time 1his month the clearings last week did not show an increase, but tho decresse was 30 slight leas than 1 per cent—that [t still leaves the bualncss of the firat threo weeks of the month encouragingly In advance of thoss of December, 1875, ‘The loan market waa moderately active, and was sustalned chiefly by the offerings’ of packera® paper. Morcantlle paper was freely offered, as collections hiave improved, and the miscellancous demand for loans was not more than moderate. Rates of discount were 8@10 per cent to regular customers, with special rates in special cases, On tbe street, busincsa ls qulet, with rates at 7 per cont and upwards, New York cxchange was weak, and was guoted at 7Gc@$1. 00 per $1,000 diacount Letween banks. ‘The orders for carrency, mainly from the hog districts, were lnrge, and tho agpregate receipts of currency from all quariers wero conslderable, ‘The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week are roported as follows by Mansger 12, R. Hale, of the Chicago Clearing-louso: 3 fi'flnn{'. $ 4.404,474.74 3,00, 003,84 2,419, B9 1,508, 05: o 20 R $22,942,830.47 23,000,250.78 1,007,760.14 -BOND QUOTATIONS. The followlng were the quotations on the New ‘York Stock Exchange on Wedneaday, Dec. 20, for rallway-mortgage bonds: (Buflnlo&: A At 0 ol \ Cons, Marfeita & Mich. €, C s It 1. L8, Sub,...100 Y. & Hud, 15t C.121 63 [iud. 178,24, 8,F,'65.,110 § . 1734 1iaciem Iat 78 1! 20.73-10 P, D 00’ N, Mizson BT E i D10 18t L D101y o0& M 45 Obi G o actilc 1at. c. L, G, ine’s, T T o TeletoY ¢ <. L. ¢ b G $ TR i Al . M Col. Chile, & 1nd, 1 3 St. L.’ & Yron B, ‘1 i Aiton & T 1. Mo iy M. ., 1at Con. 1015 Lxtended, e 24 74, 1870, ¥ i At & e, B con Clov. & ol B T 1) Clev, Py & A, new b, 107 W U s THE BUSINESS INDICATOR. There can be no doubt that buaincss Is steadily improving. The croakors refusa to sca the facts, and dwell upon incidents which prompt gloomy forebodings aa f those told the whole story. In Somo Dbranchos of business there fs reasomabls complaint, but in the aggrezate transactions are vury nearly aa largo as they were at this timo last yoar. The exchauges at thd cloaring-houses of the soven chiief cltles, for the weok ending Dec. 10, nygregato 553,200,400, against $300,271,077 during the corresponding week last year. These clearings, 1t should be remembored, ropresent the tragaactions of Lanks haying over 8808, 000, 000 of degbuity, outnf about $2,200,000,000 In all the Danks, National, State, savings, and private, in tho whole country. The decline, ubout 2,3 per cent, le less than 1t hos been In any week alnce October, Following are the cxchanges for two weeks of December, ending the 10th: 1878, 1878, 785,404,800 § 820.0001.450 124, 148,100 10,144,733 2,301,759 B, 534 80,545, 30T 10 AU b 811 New Orler 27,662, 2! 703 FPutaburg ', 860, Oi 1508 Total., $1,134,540,283 $1,106,121,840 In the nggregate, the decline fs barely $51,574,+ GO4 on trunsactlons of over 81,106,000, 000—about 2.7 per cent, This, too, in spite of a material decline in prices and wages, and in consequence partly of a decline In atock speculation, which durlug tho two weeks In question reanlted In sales of only 1,122,070 sharce, againat 1,148, 540 sharos during the anma weeks lest year. Deyond dlsputs, buslnesa {s better than it was Jaat year at this timo in quantitics exchanged, and it 1s steadlly improv- ing. Tolitical uncertalnty nlome retards the re- covery,—~The Publie, Dec, 21, THE CALIFORNIA MINE, ‘The history of the production of this romarkable * miue s thus given by the San Fronclsco Bulletin of Dec. 10: Thu elyghth consocutive monthly divi- dend of the Californiu Minlng Compgny was pald to-day, and the last bullfon ehipment on Novem- Ler account was made on the Oth nst. Tho mine began producing ore for the mills last April. Phe frst dividend was pald on the 15th of uy. ‘Tho monthly bullion product ana dividends for thy period have been as followa; Dicldend. §1,080,000 408 ceoree sogeee SIL0T1,500 §6,640,000 Esthnatlng the expenscs and discount on silver at $300, 000 per month, wonld still leave s surplus of over §1,000,000, Just after the puyment of the Novemter dividend, tho stock fell to $10 por sharo, the Inwest figure tuls year, and a roduction of 50 per cent fn seven months, The lowest fgure thls wonth gy to to-day 18 $18 per share, on the 11th, TIB CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA, ‘Tho aunual meeting of the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company will be held Jan, 11, The Bulle- tin records 8 rumor that Klood & O'Hriun no longer ovin & controlling futerest in the mine, but tuyetlat it{a divcredited In well-informod quar- ters, 4 TUE REDUCTION OF INTEREST IN CALIPORNIA, ‘Ihe S3u Franclsco Bulletln of the 16th {net, eays: **The promised reductlon in rates of Al count on comwercial paper I not 4o {mportunt ag ot frst appeared, 1t now transplres that while the nominal zateon suth paper has been 12 per cent throughout the yei greot deal of mouney has been loaned ou call to rat-clavs patrons by all the bauks slncs July Juslow 2s10 purcent peran nuw, and thure have been Instances whers evena Juwer Bgure bas been accepte TGE LANGEST COINS OF DIFFERKNT NATIQNS. F'ho Jargest gold plece In England s the five- soverelgn pleco, weighlng 25 dwts 105 gralne: tho largest In Frunce tho 100-franc plece, walghing 407,742 gralns, aud worth in our monvy $10, 2053 in Germauy thore fs the Brunswick @ Wilhema d'or picce, worth £112¢ 6%d, but the 10-thaler pleca e the furget fn oraluary uve, It welghs 204,600 grulus, 4ud .8 worth In our moncy $7,80. ‘The Quupic-vagle 1o e sazgeat Unlted Stases gold coln. Gold gmineas (worth 218) snd ha Ineas wero in I'ho sovereign clrculation In England many years, (20r) I8 now the large standazd coln. GOLD AND GREENBACKS, Qold waa 100X@107X in greenbacks, (lenbnckn were D35 @03% cents on tho dollar In gold. FORRIGN EXCANOE. Sizty day, Sight. +ee 481 o Heeden, Nutiand’, Austna. Uermany '\ United State, Unlted Btat f-20n of 65— o0f 67 ut 104080 0o United Siates REw 55 0f BT, ve0ero 5o United States currency 84., . +int DRORERS' QUOTATIONS, Stoek, Chicngo Ciiteagy. Gt Couk ¢ Weat ¥_ct. bunds, North Cifcago 7 W et. bon Clty iailway, South Slde,. §ilty Iatiwar, Weat Sl Clty tiailway, North Kidd, “Trédders’ lusurance Loy Chamberof Comrarce. Exporitian stock. .. *And Interest, B BY TELEGRAPI. NEW YORK. T0 the Western Ausociated Press, Nxw Yong, Dec. 23.~Gold opencd at 107%, and closed &t 1074, all sales of thie day baving been ot thesa fignres, Carrying ratea 41, 4, G, 0, and 7 wor cent. Silver bars 1213 bid; coin, K@%, Governmenta dull and atrong. Tinliroad bonds strong and in good demand, Stato bonds qolet and nominal. Sonday being dies non, Saturday became Christmas Eve, and the peopls In the Stock Market gave themselves up to its jollitics to tho extant that only 44,000 shares of all characters changed Lande, The market, which was wesk In the fore- noan, became firm in_the goneral and closed dull and lludr. Tha coal stacks, boswever, advanced from X to i por cent. The live stuck was Lake Shore, of which 17,500 were among the transactiona; 1,000 aleo were Western Union, 1,800 Northwestern, 2,400 Rock Taland, 4,200 5t. Pauls, 1,200 Ohlo & \Iisatanippi, 1,000 Toledo & ‘Wabash, 4,300 Michigan Central, 4,700 New Jore sey Cenlral, and 2,300 Delawara & Lackawanna, fonoy, 5@U percent. Primo morcantile paper, 6@Q7 per cont. Customa receipts, $170,000. ‘The Asafstant Treasurer disbursed $100, 000, Clearings, $28, 000,000, Exchanye qnict; long, 482}, The weekly banis statenient decrense, $1,401,200; specte, increase, 5712, G legal tendera, decrease, $085,5600; deposits, dos creave, $353,800; cirenlstion, increase, $10,700; resorve, decrease, $184,450, UOVERNMNEXT BONDS, Coupons, 181 %nu{;nn: ‘a3 New ftock Ty Bt. 1aul, oy ton b [ Missisipp @ 17 & W 731 &b, Tole 1 43 Missour! Pacific. 3 40Y A, & P pfd, 83 Cht., Buril 831 Manntbal & . 055 Central Paclié bor 574 Union Pact eveland & Plttsbur, rihwestern . N w.ptd, ¢ ale Tennessee s, old ‘Leuncises o, new Virginia ds, old.seesss S0 POREIGN. Loxnox, Dec, 23,—Amount of bulllon with d%waolomm.uluk of England on hbalance to-day, Consols for money and ccount, Ot Amoriean Securltios—05s, 1055* '07s 10-40n, 107%5; new Gs, 107: Now Y 1021 Edle, Ui wreferred, 17. Silver unchanged. Rentes, 105¢ 16c, Panis, Dec, Praxront, Dec. -New Gs, 101X, 3 COMMEROCIAL. ‘The following wera tho receipts and shipments of the leading srticles, of, produce in thls clty durlng tha twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday inornlng. Tast your was Chrlatmas; Recelpta, The correspondlug dsy Shipinents, 1878, | 1873, 7,85 Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con- sumptlon; 8,302 bu wheat, 1,837 bu oats, 5,001 bu varley. The following grain was inspected into storein this city on Baturday mornjug: 20 cars No, 2N, W.wheat, 2 cars No. 1 spring, 41 cars No. 2do, 24 cars No, 3 do, 10 cars rejected do, 2 cars no grado (114 wheaf); 2 cars high-mized corn, 7 cars new do, 30 cars new mixed do, 47 cars No. 2 do, 40 cars rojected do, 1 car uo grade (136 corn); 3 cars whito oats, 7 cars No, 2 do, 13 cars re- jected do (232 ate); 10 cars No. 2rye, 1 car re- Jected do; 3 cars No. 2 barley, 15 cars No, 3 do, 14 cars rojected do (32 barley), ‘fotal, 316 cars, 0r124,000 bu. Inspectedout: 11,029 bu wheat, 2,835 bu cory, 1,240 bu oats, 2,017 bu rye, 11,848 bu barloy, 2 The following were the rocelpts and shipmonts of breadstufts and liva stock at this polnt during the past weel, and for the corrosponding weeks ending s dated: 43,803 01,776 piresiig ook K 4 ‘Tho figures for last yoar are for five days only, The following wero the exports from New York for the weoks ending as dated: Dec. 23, Dec. 16, Dic. 23, F 1 1 A ' Flour, bris .. 233,000 203,875 | Whuat, b NS0 166D Corn bu. a8 10,030 The Hoard of Trade will Lold no sevsion Monday, and mout, if nos all, of the wholcsnle storos will Lo closed for Chrlstmas, “I'ie Board of Trado has also dectded to adjourn for the day at 1:15 o'clock Tucsday to Haturday next, inclusivo. . There will bo no afternoon mcetlng of the call Doard this week, The leading produce marketa wero rather slow on Saturday, with the exception of wheat, snd gencrally steady, the rangeof prices belog wmuch amaller than usual, The trading lad not wuch reference to advices from other points; belng chlefly fn tho Ilne of clearing up previously made contracts, fuw operators caring to undertake new buaiuves untll after the holidsys, 1n dry goods circles thero was not much activisy yesterday, but jobbers have learned mot (o sn- ticlpato anactlvo trade at this purticular stage of thesenson, A falr number of orders were recelved through thoalle aud by telegraph, bat tho at- tendanco of buyers way meogra futhe extreme. he murket remslos strony, Qroceries wers in wodorate demand at tully previous prices, coffees, sugard, sirups, tean, aud spicos ruling decldedly frm, In the dried frult trado thero was folr- activity ot frwoly maintalned prices, Flati romsin very quiet, a8 {s to bo expected at this scason of the year. Vatuos underwent no change. Butter was firm, undor a good local und shippiug dutdud. Qlcese was dull, but waa Srmly held st 123i@18%5¢ for goud (o best, No clanges were apparent in the coul, woud, baging, aad tobacco ) mark Oils were quoted qulet, with m scriptions roling steady. The exception was tur- pentine, which continues unsettled and advancing. Satnr s quiofation waa 55@07¢, Leather wasln good demand, and waa held with unnbated firmness, Lumber wasin moderate demand and ateady. Trade exceds that of last yoar In December, and al- though stocks are unusually large, quotations aro asarulo sdherad to. Wool was quiet and steady, The demand for broomcorn, hops, aud asod was small, Tlay also was dulland easy. iHlides wero steady under a falr inqairy from doalers and tan. mers, and moderato offerings. Tonltry, game, and eggs wera In fair supply and request at nnchanged prices. Dolatoes were selling falrly at retall, but the offerings uf car lots were light, and the weath. er too coldfo bandlo thom, Greon frults were ateady, Rail frelghts ware quict and unchanged, there belng but a moderate demand at the ad- vanced quotations, Rates ongraln are 30¢ per 00 ®sto Now York and all pointa batween that clty and Albany; 35¢ to Dosinn and common Now England points; 27cto Philadelphia; and 26c to Baltimore, There was arumor hare from New York that rates would be advanced another 10¢ pee 100 ms, and it was genetally thought to be probablo, but agents hare professed to have no in- formation in regard to it, PORRION IMPORTATIONS recelred at Chicago Customs Dec. 23, 1870: George Stawart & Co., 1,160 sacka salt; W. I Schimplerman, 25 baskots champagne; Edson & Keith, 1 caso glassware; Julins Baver & Co., 1 case gul-strings; Cavanngh & TDodle, 13§ cask whisky. Amount of dutics collected, $4983.93. GRAIN IN BIGUT. Tho New York Producs Exchange 1Weelly gives the following s the visiblo supply of grain, com- prising the stock In granary at the principal polnts of sccumulation 8t Iake and seaboard ports and in transit by rall Dec. 10, 1870: Wheat, | Corn, 1t 1 msoreas | THEY| Ofim | Gun | Hgrien Ut 9,408,400 3,370,501 1,203, 'J-I\l){ 3 400,832) 4| S, 103877} 439,018 neonaial S SL743) 133,000 417,071 8,777 83, 101 "' 23,394 anes 7300 23,000 271638, M AT da,033' 110 ivd a0, 000! DURO, 3,0.0, 13001 35,00 48,000 ansas City. 193,100) 71,802 n,m! Baitimore, S Gk aa) 62,0000 10,000 Rallship'ts'wk| 318,803] 704,024] 151,673] 30,487 Tot Dec, 16,470 110, 893 7,261,008 8,033,600 4,360,092 ot Dec.n,'7d, 16308,443 2930173 4, 3U7, 701 Tot Dee, 9,675,038 G831, 107 4,022 Tt Nov. 481 0,030, 109 3,981, 070 4,532, 554 Tat No 014 7,103,103 024,453 4, K69, 63T Tot Noy 60} 8,741,331 3 110,478 4,010,093 ‘ot N 208 0,831,153 3,300,300 4,208,843 Tot Dee.2d,'75 1o 742,218 3,141,764 2,477,337 Tot Dec. 19,74 12448 1,04 3,643,289 2 447,779 *Estimated, canal-buata and Larges not Ingluded, The 0 authority contains the following: The wheat crop of 1875 was estimated at first at 248, 000,000, #nd 12 per ceat Off for damage Dy fiood, wind, and rain, which was 46,000,000 less than eatiuaie Af{er'the outs1ura of thiat crop. ‘The crop of 1879 In estlinated at 246,000,000 bu, or ouc-sixtli less than the crop of 294,000,000 bu In 1573, The ex;ort out of the crop of 1875 and residuc of crop Of 1874 Was AbOUL 76, u. of wheat for Callfornla and 13, from the crop of 1876, o centals. eaiial to 19,833, with flour added 14,500,000 bu, The Tus of Callfornia ts éatimated at 8,000, rean At 506,00 ou, witioly would, givi 23,000,000 bu surplus of wlicat froin Lhe Pacific Coast alone. To miaky goud thio Amount of exporia 1y 1975-'6 from the crop of 14 n.w.m)hu'.‘ l'ul-n'L’ln poris will be Th 12 Tiom. AUABLTS BOs. ince Septe s 1076 e ex rom Atiaatic poris al ept. 1, Tiav Deen {0 wheat aiid Hour Abont 19, G0, 1 unulk 000 and 12, u, leays 00G b viafbla supply y reco ske ports of heariy 1,000, ‘The export uut-turn of tho crop of 1870 Wil not be 84 large as that from the crop of 1875, but there will be s nearer approach to It than Wasear. iter In the season expected., PAORING. The Commercial Bullelin ‘Tha generol opinlon prevails hera that tho packin ero Wi fully Teach (st of IAst §saor, Bt Oidonkser ta pucking of the West ure hort of Iadt season, it protiably be at Interier polals. {ng points, the receiptg of hogs werd quite Iib ral dur. ing the weok, and tho aggregata nacking in the West to date may bodately eatturated ot 3,700, &0 huga—sbout 15,000 [n excess of Lhls timp lust semon. AL Clnclonati iherecelpta of lioga show a [fboral fncrenio, and paok- era have becn coanied to Incroasa their buslhess aad re. duve the stiortage as compared with [ast year, At Loutaville, packers are dolug & ncderato. busloess~tho recelpts of hogs not uelng a0 llberal and the uatlsy not 80 govd, At 5t Louls, the receipis of hogs hava been £a1F and the packing 14 still oooaiderable' (n oxuess of thiat of Iast season [0 date. At Indlunavolls Gud Mil+ Waukee, tlie Feceipts af hoga wero fair and Tave boen cnabied to transsct an average week's At Cleveland, loledo, biotrult, Beorie, Quiner, Jiaplas, Counctl piurt, Omatid, "Dos Molnes, Meukcuk, Sabula, Kausaa Clty. and othieh Targe interlor points Packing le progresuiiig (avorably, aud fn most cases ext ceeds that of last season to dnf PROVISIONS. JIUG PRODUCTS—Were less sctivo and tame during s great part of thesesslon, with Ificle change In prices, Dut closed & shade firmer than the previous day, Thes ‘was & moderate deroand to il contracts and very Httle dolng In cash lots. Hogs wurs easler, though not in 1srga supply, nssaveral of the packersare closing up furtwo or three days, and some will not work at all during the coming week, Tha sdvices from other points {ndicate lttla change, but Liverpool was easlor on lard. ‘The Duily Commercial Ilulletin gives the following a8 the progreas of packiog at the poluta namei: Todate, Total To date, To date, | xeason, 1876, | 1875, 8750, 1874, | 18750, ThAT 18623 an, Kdokd 50 The followlog wera the atocks of pork, Tard, aud hiams in Ohlcago on thedates named. &4 roturned to the Becrutary of the Pork Packers' Assoclation: Fork, bris, Lard, tes Humy, tes. Lard 1n rel clided. The ** Dally Commercial Report" zives the followlng a8 the shipments of pro: ns from this polnt: Tork, | Lard, Ifama Shouiders) {Niddie oria | “ges,” [tens | on, ios, Wkondg I’F&z'.’d 0,131] 13,486| 3,035 792,783) 15,010,301 Hllll‘fl“c’l 1,128] 120|837 1,206,408 0,024,023 ;. 08,637/104,42712,840, 5,041,003] 104,760,204 02,007} 63,348 7,263] 7,731,101 60,204,848 " +Groen lamie—Shioped for the week, 113,031 pes, agatnst 85,712 pca ssimne weok last yeary since Nav, 1, . 1878, 575,771 pes, agalnst 184,430 pes corresponding riod 1o 1878, PRBAGETAl cut meats except 8. P, homa sodsbouls The Doard of Trade figures for the weel Bn(llfl&x'(lh Friay evening show the shipment of avcout 18, J00,G0 1ba of meats, UF #30 €av loads, Leing an syerage of 153 cara for gach of the slx days, SMess Voux—Wua ruiatively quict and stoady, but firmer, advaneing 73 per Lrl, and cloving 53 hilgher than un Ffldl{ uveniug, excopt on cash ots, et Yery v e ML Malusiery reporicd of 150 brid “Fl0; 10 at 31045 10 brie et 18, ‘ 8,000 brl llor Janu. B 43Q 14, brlvseller Febru S18.Uve seller March 6t $1d. 8TH10.0: e nrkat low il ot 810 4% B1G. cnaliy $10.30.4)1 seller tin yeary §1¢,461,47 veller “Januaryi ‘$10,0714501u,70 for )’uumnry; au. 18,9016, wcller Slarcli, . EAtra priniu pork wayguutod at $12.50212.73, Lauo—\Wakrulet, but Bemer, sdvanelng 734¢ per 100 slaning aG i igher. though Liverjool was iy i raa chiedy for Fub cash lots whie 034l At 000 brla 170 bri for round jots ewtler, T hielng dull, 14 Wure re| g “seller thy manth et $10. 57355 2,000 L. nt $10. 10.0236; 5,600 tos weller Fel %10.751_and L7130, suller Sfarch at 810, | Total, 1 S0 USRI LR, SIGIOERG 47 : ¥ L5 yele ?yg;fiy‘x S1030@10.78 10F Fobhuary s B T34 TUF STArClL Muars—~Wers dull snd unchanged, excent that short- riba were oaaler, ad thoy Werg wbout tuo valy (hiag dealely, Toraiy, dovant, and Neels o jocal sccount. Packers say that tho extracrdlua Larka movuingitt of moataniow [n rosress aro ot 1udo samia tinsd previously, there bolik o gt dem Bow. Loy elears wera quoted 1e per 113 o4 lawer in Liverpool, Which wis far {rom Lelog fAvoruble (o (ren orders ou highier frefiirates now, with auoiher sile Yauce womentarily expected. wire d 230,00 a short ribs aolicr Marchi, parily st $4.03 per Jo0 aeiaud iouboxealunk cloare st whfs. | Tiafullows meal fuig arg tho Iatest quotatious un » R Long " Bvort g elmra, clears, ar! % g A i Ly o . b o b Loms Andsiiors & ted 8t o a8kg casl, ol 1 #hort clears guoted ‘st jc cash, ] for*Tonunty: W 8356 sehier Bobruaige CunberlAas (03 Jung-cut hams, Oi¢@10e, ultboxed; 100, Uroen hauis, 3 8col quoted ut Twiido for shoulders, wi§ «Oigs for short rile, BN LU 207 SUOTE Gluars, 14 iSe (0F Duins, l“fln'mnl‘vfl‘h‘fl packed, Grxave t 2t 8370, i F 1PRO DU u-\\!uummy sod quiet st 80.753 .10 Fo7 Uieads $10,75.511,00 f0F usira muis) aud $10.00, 10,50 for hains, TA&OW—\VN«HD"G at THaTic fur clty, s0d THO THo Tor country 1tk acooralnic to condition) — BREADSTUFRFS, * FLOUR~Wasdull and- unchaoged, There was lem thaa tho usual local domand, aud shippers held o, pros feslug that thuy do nos Intend 10 do snything wore il aficr the lolldays, but sellers wore frm In thetr views, and would uot sell at loas than former prives. Batcs ware reported of 850 brls winlers, parily at $0.50; 418 brls spriog extras, partly st $3.78; aud 160 brisbuckwheat Gour, parily st $7.00. Total, 1,118 bris. The wsrkot cloied ateady at the following 2 ths asking rasge of pricas; UCholce winters, $0.75 @7.80; medium winters, ,§3.7340.23; chulca epring oxtras, $0.0026.50; tmediuin do, $3.8053.87%; shipplng ©xtras, $4.57303.23) choice patonts, $7.U04.23; comi+ Wea 4o, $3.5097.00) WFUG superiLch B ATEILCO Btozk sfloat In New Tork harbor fa Rye flon 206H 0, #0.7637.,23, DRAN—IWasnctiveand a shate firmer, though the offeringa were larze, Fales wern110tons at #1150 on track, and $10.73413.00 frce on board enra; also 10 tons from winter wheat at $12.00 froe on bord, BitonTa—~Sale was made of 10 tons at $11.50 free on of10tons at £1a.50 freo EAL—Sslc was roported of 10 tons coarss at i per. 108 on track, ATHEAT=Was rolatively qulct, but very steady in rice, and closed 3{a higher tian the previous evening, Hotigh but Tiitie”above the latest qitotntions of tha reguiae sesslon Friday, Liverpgol was quoted stiong, w(th & goot demand, &nd New Vork was Armer unacr & fllrux‘mn Im\ulm Wwiile aur receipts werc somgwhat arye, 114 car-lots 'belng” Inspected Into store. There was noslitpping dewand of condequence here, except for the luwer grades. Tliera whasoina speculative In+ quiry from otaide. elisly for Eobruary delivery; filer shac that tho bu uf fhe trading wwas n prepar: Ing for deliveriet oy ary ¢ i prewure ig seil the | iTerence ‘board car, MEDDLINGE—-Bale Wwas ma on, board. Con: cts, Init ome uf the lonks were anxiousto have nuthing un their minds over Ghristmar, and others ete miprenensive that the Kurorean narkrts will be ng the lollday week, w " Al ness hore for the time Lelug, Ilie market for Nu. was uot materially aifected of "n further advanco on for the reason that littie of (¢ &0 torwarl by rail from this city, Wy note that the old whrst which was shipped otit of Nutt's elovAtor at th timu of the trouls thera about condiifon was quoted on ¥atr- 7, in New Yok, ae aalaiaat a sliade abovu the price of nw,” Beller Febr ned to opeaed ot £1.3), advanced to st rall e £L%, o 106 and cloved ‘nt Bejler Janusry sald ac o1, {81 2 cloringat Belar Marcl d 1.2 clusing at th . clorlng at 81,2133 No. i clusedat 81, 103 fn D1t Mot anrihir at §7,20%81 07.000 by 0 frd 1i N ; . 3 2 1233 64000 N o D At Bl login ciiv, 81 n . D & Co.3 81,11 In Failon,’ aud $1.15 Al 4,400 bu refectenl do at pale 1 Central to L ck, 800 bu by samble sLii7ic 281,05 on 4 §1.03 Troo on board vars. Fotal, 60,4 PYyieren wuzar—gats was made of 250 bu No, 2 white at $1.30, er.wn‘on WaraT—a1qulot nnd 3c lower, Sales were 330 buNo. 3 at and 1,400 bt by sampie 8t 31.15@1,23 01 track, frée on board car, COIN=Vas very qilet and sicnly, cah No.3 or selier the mouth was Yc lower, &L 41@idige closing 8t ¥ic. the premium ovor Januiry hay i entirely dis: eared, while dcilvcries after this mouth were une hanged, Bamplo lots were ashadp esafer. L wasquoted dearer, aud Now Yori firini but ti mores than counteracted by the oxpectation of a advance fu frelgnt. rates. = Thers wore carcely any wutside orders ot fluor for future. and (ha bk of the small businews transacied was sppatentiy (n making rovialon for outstading contracts, Lie chief excen: fonbaing the May doal, Seiler danary oid at 4f @414, closing at the foslde, Seller Februnry qold at 483igdde, Clostng at . Heller May s0id At 34c, ng at 49%o, liigh-mizcd as aboul ime a3 No. 2; and_rojected wis eaaler, I Cash sales wery reported of 62,401 Ini Ing st ¥8c, AT No, 28t 443{44363; 1.20 bu Bich mixed at 4496 B0 bu new do AL40K@IVMc: 1,200 bu new mixed at 15,000 ba refectel at S89GI344e1 2,000 hu cArs at 4laise on Irnck&' 2,400 bu by sanipie at 37@10Kc on ci; and 4,400 budo At 3@do freson buard cars,, ‘Total, $v,000 b3 DA TS Were qulet snd unchanged, except that ro- advanced under su_improved Inquiry, Tlie ro- cefpts ‘wero moderate, and the stock io sture In- created during the week, A few car-lalsof casn sold M Ao, cloalng ab” s putahle, and Fefected sold 8t 2564025040, accordlug to locatton, closig at aboat 25c, Januaty sold anu closed E at 3ic, Fovrusry wus haminal at 3 e, and April at 853, pl were (0 moderate requeat. Cashi palew ed’ui:rn.nw tu No. 2 at 434133 ud 03¢ for rojected, January was T0Me, and Februarg n¢ 72@724e, Cnalt sales ported of 4,000 bu al 65e, Total 4,41 BARLEY— e Wero Te- 0. 2 8L GUH@TOU; 400 bu Tefected s quiet and a shade firmer at the close, Early several chsnges were mads froin January to February at s diflereicaof te. otlierwlse ihe market wag_Inactive, exvept for 10w grades, s few orders for which were filled &t recent quotations. JAnuAry was quoted at 834 0334c, and February at 6u@nnige, the out- glde helag o closihg Agares. Cash twas noinlial at 48t 344900 1o N, 6., and attsgie n 'lk.xlli laster closh .r'nl lih:. liejected sold mples continue Jull, “Cash sales swera re- Stsmone 1,000 b rujected mpio &t 31@32e on & Co, BtI1le, ported of 4,800 bu No, 8 L e 1,6ooba by Tatal, 8, 400 bu, LIVE STOCK, ouicAgo, ecetpts— te, e Tuesday, . Wednesday Frida; fll“l"g i Wi 2,010 cdnedis; Tiharsdey . 1,674 Fridayosen X ‘Total, 0601 088 1,400 cssed o very gratifying change In the genoral character of the caitle market, The comparatlvely small smount of stack forwardod Esstward during the previous weck, taken in conjunc- tlon with a diminution in our recelpts of something like 6,000 head, and a generally Improved class of stock, renultod jn & much ncroased demand and & gencral hardenlog of pricos. For fat cattle, aulted to the requiroments of tho Eastern trade, the demand fully equaled, and at ttmes cxceedod, tho supply, and #n advancs of 150 per 100 1bs, eatabilehed at the begin- ning of the weok, was malatalned to the close, Vrices of tha lower grades did not tmprove to tho samo exteut, though all descriptions have done better than during the provious week, The oxtroma tange of sales was $1.90@0.23, Buils and s wag cows sold at $1,00@ 2,503 common to good fat butcliers' cowsat $2.€0.13.25; ckers at $2.7503.85; and common to cholce Ihl]glnfl ers al . 23, A fuw extra sold at 83,5008, 75, nd sbow catilo . 000,25, For tha latter grado there was but little (ngulry. Veals wet with sume de- mand, and were salablo at tha Faage of Brices Tiven i tho table of quotations, Batardsy'a orkee wak trm, undor ight rocelpty and & good demand, Only s fuw scattsring lots, and they of ;n I‘HI;X;I Ir quality, were left in Liio yards ac the clvie of uslucas, QUOTATIONS. Caolce Beeves—Fine, fat, well:furmod 3- to3-yanr-old stoars, Wolgalug 1,400 to = Pa0rto commi cumiion o ehiolce vowa, for ¢l welghing 400 to 1, 100 ws. 8tovk Cattlo—Common £ ) B . LBt E3al e, i 1t 1w to 1, Interlor— and acalawag stoeny. bults, Veals=Le wtives ;o HLOGS—T s Wk ope Tty tieer and advanclug. The narked decreas in'ihe Foceipts aud Lhe Brm (ane of the broylsion narket yavd canfe daucs to anerators awd up. to Wodnes'as doui prices bad atcadily adyanced, sbowing WL thiw tine e im- praveineat over tha o 1t 00 1. Under tho la the wouk and areacdon we much superior to the receipts during the wesk of Tnat year, curmesponding Un Enturday thers wasonly 8 lght demand, cliher from (hie houio 1rade or from shippors, wid sales wera slow at weak aud (rrogular prices, Wo quots cloalng nNGuresat €5, 703,03 for comaen to pelmo Mahts uc Ing grades, aud 8¢ $0,0660. 16 for 2 trads was dull throughout the weok snd prices ruled lower.; Shippers wers yirtually out of the inarket, and the wantx ol butchors were fess thmu usual, Ssles drugged at $2,3041.00 for fne ferivr to common|at 83.15w4,40 for mediim, and ot “'-'W&wlflr Kool to really chulew qualitics, pur 100 S I"l‘ »‘I’l¥¢ slive BY TELEGRAPIL. FOREIGN CITIFS, Special Diapatch to The Tridune, Livenrout, Dec, 25-11:49 o, m,—FLoun—No, 1, 2545 No. 2, 2, Guaty~Wheat—Wiutor, No. 1, 1034d; No. 2, 103 23 1, 14 84; No. 2, 103 white, Nu. 1, 113 4d§ club, No, 1, 1a8ds No. i, 1a gl Corn— Udy No. 2, 270, Provistoxa=l'ork, 67004, Lard, 82s, Livxaroo, Dec. 23-2:30 p, . ~Toovisioxs—~Lard, 812604612, Livirroot, Dec. 23-30p. m.~Corrax—Activo and Aring 8 0-10°36341; sales, .05 balesy apoculation aud oxporL, d,u00i Anierlean, 11,004 ik Aus Cvvys~Callforula white wheat, 11s@ils 4 chith {10 ddale iy red Western, et o club, Tne 20810844, Flow Corii=Western ilxod, 27ug274 0, Oats—Aine ul_’rns‘“ld. Bariey-Amarican, ¥ 6d, P'vas—Canac O vii-SEED=American, TO3304, »—Mcus pork, 67 01, 1'fime messbaef. 801, 014 0doats. Dacon—Loug olear, 434 LALLOW—Ldy D, Ptrurll.lul-!glrllfl 1481 reued, 24, Linaxsp OiL—344 4, fuurx=comiman, i iy paler 14 ARETS TUIVE:T 1N K~ 370 Ud, UHEK: s :\lnurh!hu, fi 1, i 234021 ViXRL 'BOLRUM~ 3, ANTWEE, DI, 59, ~FXTRULKUM=13, Loxnox, Dec, AMERICAN CITIES, NEW YORI. Special Disgalch to The Tridune. NEW TORK, oo, 23, —ULAIX=Wheat samewhat fr+ regular and unsettled, opening about 1c boiter, sftere ward loslug the advance, sod closing steady ot aboat the figures current yeatorday; very goud export de- mand, but businuss checked by thy frmnces of huldersy millers lought with less frecdowrj specnlators ine cllucd to Lold off} salus of YGUO bu At $1.03@L 10 for old rojucted spriugy $1,2:Q1,54 for ungraged wpring) §1.31 for No. 3 Chicagoy 1.1 for No. 3 Milwaukes Ju store; $1.33 for a3,000 b Nos. 2aud 3spring mixed; $1,40 for 72,000 bu No, 2 Milwaukae; §1,43 for No, 1 Minncsotay No. 3 Chlcago uomoal ot $1.5731.33. Iyo allitle Arinor at 813+ for Western, Corn without doclded chango fa prico, witha very moderato domand; salea of 02,000 bu at 8)s for now nogra:le Weatorn mixed;304.003 fornow steainer mixed; 305040 for old dog 620 for acw yellow Westarn, andold No. 13 643 for prime old Westeru yellows G2 10 atore fur 2L,OX0 Lu oll No. 3 Chivago for export Oata dull aud acarcely s Ormg Aules 33,000 bu i $3@ 424 for mixed Westera aod Btate; 45&010 for white Weatern and Statuy 330 for vefested; 23@ 110 for mixed Weatera; 438470 for whive Wuatern, laclud'ng 8,000 bu mixed Wasteru at 4053 o store, Ocxax Freivuvs—Moderately falr trads (o borth. room and rates more steady an regular; n ohariors & muderalu business was roporiod; rates about as Jast ';:ud, though the tone was 10t very steady; engaga: ents 10 Loudun by ateaw, 60,000 bu grata at 0d. PuovivtoNs~Pork ester, with a little more active Jobbing trude; salus of 475 brls mods on 3pot ot $17,.03 17,15, and 80 brls priuio Wess o private lrmy; futures dull; wess for Fobruary, 1877, quated at §17. 25817,33, and for March, 1877, 8% $17.83217.43; at sccoud call 1tor Fabruary, 1477, $17.0) bid aud 317,30 stked, sad for March, 1977, $17.00 bid sud $17.50 asked. Cut meuts 1o 1(gut demand at sllghtly easlor pricess middlcs Quiet stel@oc forlougcle Lard—slight fuctustions 18 prices but larked closed Orm with & medirale trada renorted) pri $10.70210.80; als0 250 ics_for December ot §10.75; 1,540 tes for Jannary, 1877, st §10.40310.85 and 5,500 tes for Fehruary, 1677, ot $10.0216:210.07), BtiaAn—Nominal In the absenco of businesy, at 03(@ 10c for falr to good refinlng; 1044 for primay 104@11e entrifugal, :“" 1..,:\;:5‘ 1 walos of 48,000 1bt primest AH@ :fv.';’f‘nln-qmu and firmy ssles of 23 brle st 81,104 POr RO sy the Testern Aemnctated e New Y"“l,.",‘f‘ 24, —FLOUR- Fl.rmcn steadys less m on apol dol lg( recelpt LU0 brisy No., 14,0024, U} Bupor: fina Biste and Western, $3,2:@1,00 common 10 extra, .03@%, 741 Rood to cholee, $3.80#5, 891 white ‘wheat o) l'l‘gl‘u ¢0. 297 exira Ohlu, 3,087,251 8t, Loute, $3 7@, 25 mnnp.mqmnt process, $7.006 0.50. ]ll’fl flonr steadys S4,51¢5. 13, Cory-MesL—Steady; Western, 82,8023, 10. Uunatx—Wieat Iriegular and unsottied, and clfllka qufet but ann; rejocted ik, ungrade a1, 101 ungr: 1.5 Na. 1 and Mo lug mized, $1,35¢ Silwaukes, $1.40; No, 3 do. $1. 51 n stures No, Tiicago, nowlnally $1.%751,391 No. 3 do, $1.31¢ e reid Western, $1.42, ° 'iye o shiade’ Arnery o, HlGBAc, Katley—~\tarkee dull; No. 3 Can- win, 03ca3¥1,003 No, 1 o, $1.09a1.10. 'Corn In mod. Shafe deiai} anl unchuingeds Fecetita, 2w bu. Malt auiot nid uncliangaid. Osta dull nhd droupingy receljs, 14,000 bty Weaiori mized and Btato, S3asuui white do. 4iwsic, Jisv=Firm &dmo. Hom=stealdy and unchanged, 20%¢ I koldy Jubhing, 22¢ {n B e TR Aot Aud Snobanyed. Hice quie —Market dully crade, 10¢ refined, 300 il naplithn, 15c, HEITS TUnrRNTIXR—EAsler; 400, BTRAINKD 111 3=81.60@, Euu! 20} crn. 24420340, il it mnu:luu?g4 Buenos Ayres, and to 3 Calaforoln do, 24200y cutlmon Woot=Qutet but steady: domesilo floece, 30@870 PUlled, 23 00c1 WastOd, 129es ekan To o O el ' cisier; mais. €i7.c00 2} wl PitovistoXs—Tork—Alarket, 1 17.25, Beef—Aarket dull lodg clear Western, BX; Lard frms prime” sica, T T0S 10,605 Dacember, BUrten=Yestern, 143300, Glizeir—Quin: 8t 7 dige! Witiakr=lrull at 81. 13 JTate—analacuirid Copner quist but stoadys o goL Jake, quict bus firm At $11.750::0. ron—seoteh it L2001 American dull mid heavy at§18.00 41,00, Husin sheeting, 1icin go NATLI— “EX) cut, $3.00; clioch, $4,50@3,23; horse- o7, LoUIs, &7, Louts, Dee, 23.~Uoriux—Inactive and Inwert [oldding, Yiygoy Jow mildditiig, 1103 kood ordtnary, . vtn—Flrm and unchanged, atioe, No. UBAIN—Theat higher fop best geadess omler for low wad wiediums - Xo. 3 rod 14 $).37% cuatis $1.33% bid January s No, Skl d caihi £0:33'¢ Jnauary, 4 mixed, Jige cash aud Uacemiiery 420 Vebruary, Oath NO, 2 jgc asked, Cad sales, 336 Febl Ryo qiiles aud uncunugea, ar G, | Barley quiet snd unchavyed, Wittsky—81.ud, novislons=rrk enters $10.3716 asked; 816,23 bl caahis $16.70 bid Fobruary: ‘816,75 bid Marcit. Lard quicty at $10.00 ayked. liulk tmeata nowniagily tiachangeds bothing doiiuf. | Ldcon quiot aud uu- changedy only mmall” Juuting A Itkogtera~Flour, 40,000 trisy wheat, 20,000 bny cota, 49,000 bus 0ats, 2,0 bu: rye, 4,000Luj Larley, 3,000 bus Logw, 8,C0) hivad: cattle, 178 head, NEW ORLEAN Nuw OnLxaxs, Dec, 2,—FLoyn—~Demand active and prlced linva altvancod; commiou, $3,23; XXX, §0.43 HAY=FIrm elio Provisioxs=orc $17.02)4. Tard firm- ery tlerco, B11,0K811 2 ilulk-meats in Ro0d deinRld nl prices & sliaue b, shouldats, G3o; clear rib, DYge. Dacon drunt shouldol 103, utsky=Siomlys Wostern, $1.1%, Unockuixs~Sugur—Lioniand ective: inferlor, s@03o: cumuIon to Yo ChIMIo, GIg azch TAIF to gowd Tair, 7 aTifies guud fulr o Tully 7340; priuia to ondices 8035 coutrltugal, Bigaviacy yellow clarifd) 934G twe,” Molnsses=Sarket ‘wnily camnot, 97¢; falr, 56w 40ez prime to chiolee, 43a%0¢, Othiers inchanged. MoNerany—Uuld, 1073(@1Ud; Maht excliango on New \‘l%l‘t. K discount; sterifug exuhinugs, bankers' bills, 3 TUILADELTIIA, PHILADRLPIIA, Dec, :3,~Prrnoreun—Qulet and AEOUESK ctives Wisconsin family. 80,501 Minnesot 'LOL! nein famlly, $o.! Innesof 00} PEIII‘II,IVI:HO, Oulo, I'fl\l lndlfma. BU, 4 THes clear rib, zh Fradet, #4.00, Gnaty—~Wheat firul,__Itye, 77@82c, Ol corn scarce; now Abumiant; old yelluw, ,00¢t niw, GIATC} hew mixed, B2:1 white, DA30E; sall, OT@38Ke. OAE whity Weateen, e, Provisios: cs8 purk, $17.33. Lard, 1034 10c. WHLAKY. ern, 81,13, Ttecely eat, 2,000 bay corn, 50,000 bu, EAPOKTS Burres T Cinlity: eauas et metas aaisy hud, Bredford T el vi [ 2% 330) truts, 2 U0, Vetckyextl il Ity gk S B e i, a . Euc—Weators, fresh, Sbagve S BALTIMORE, hn:::;uuu, Md., Dec. 2. ~FLOTR—Strong and un- el Uniaty—Wheat scarco, firm, ?HIEL and unchanged, Ve ., SUGL00KEL L noW, Sulfe. Ry Com—iVestern uct(ves thixed ol = vestery willte, doS7ci mixud, flulnt‘ and unchangad, nomlnll.lltfl.lflg‘?l.u. ECRIPTS~WIieat, 3,000 bus corn, 81,600 b, BIULEMENTI=Whe: oru, 91,000 bu. 0., Dec. ToLevo, . FLoun—Steady, GRAINWHenS weuk No. 3 wilts Wabtah held st 81,431 No. I wiilto Michikan, 81,57 ambor, spot and FeUrun 7, $LA4L ¥ Mo, Anmbers 81,90 N0, 2'red winter, $1.30461 rejocted R 12, dully new higumitxed, 41hfor No. 2. i o January, 4544} new yollow, duc rejecte llfllllld‘Y “Nu.a Jakes rejected, dde; white, u 13, Corn new, 42kt 440, Osls yiry Clovei-Seen—£9.00. Ay Raet 2,00 byt Butrngxrs—Flour, 400 brlss corn, 10,000 bu; oats, 1,400 bu. o peg, LOUIVILLE UiaviLLE, Dec. 23.~CorToN~! with good Qeiman, 96110 e, o oN-teady, with Frogi=In good demand at full prices; oxtra, 84,233 :."'IJ‘:,&grmlly. 83.00@5.50; A No. 1, §0.00a0, 60; fancy, uuux'—wno:tnrmor.unuucfimum:m Uer. Corn it ddc. ltye rm at 80¢. steais, wilh good dentand, Onta steadyy white, 40¢i ne PROVEIONA— Pk In'de walvauced 10 810. 751700, A 3 dhiadu Nighery el Bger clear, Ty, suu maud] er WHIsKY: & £ $11. ‘J“ 2 B1L75, 001 ko 175, e ut 1,00 MILWAURERE, x FLoun—Quict and Armiy held, MiLWAURRE, Dec, 23, | Wit isotiled w clusey tiring No, ULy’ wankee, 81.0u1 No, 4 Jdo, 81, January, $1,23) Uriaty, Bt No. 3 Stiwiuboe Sl 1o Guts eLf 4% Oata steady with falr domand! liyu=o. 1, abv. Barley Srimers No. 2, 23 vili, Casll, TOhyT T Iiovisions—Mcas pork nodhinal ot $10.25 cuhy $16.45 for January., Lard~Prime’ steam duli at 10¥c] kettle, 110, Rkcxti-Ta=Flour, 6,300 bris: wheat, 33,000 bu, 3,000 bu. SHIPMENTa~Flour. 4,900 brisg wheal CINCINNATIL Crxcrxyary, 0., Leo, 23,~CoTToN—Quiet sud un- ehuilgod, ut 11 Froru=Quici und orm, Gnaly—\heat qulet but Arm; red, §1,30@1.40. Corn dutl und lowos, at_42@8¢3¢. Oats quies bui Hrm, 8T 30 o, Hiyo, B, Tiariey dult aud nominal, Puovistoxs—Pork nicuive and held st $10:73 casliy §iT.00 anunrys 17,25 Kanrdary. Lard aulok, team, st kettle, Ve, "Ik Wieats aalot ahioulire; Bt Lulk shurt rib, Niaud cash. bacon qulel ll“" blandys At THEUH hl-l?lfifi“ m:;l;,m'm{ dumand in 834 shori Fib3. $7.05@R. & . Wriaky—$! nostoN, 3 TloaTor, Dec. 23, ~Fiuvu—Vary frmy steady do. mand trom juubersy wintor wheat, Ohiv, Indfans, snd Miciizun, $0.23¢7.33; lilinols, $3.50,d.23; 5t, Loul $1.7540.00 patoiis Wiscunuin aud’ Miunciota, $7,75 GrATY—Corn Orm with stead, No, 1 white, 54@33¢.§ nlxed v demsnd. Oate firing NO, 2 white, B1@s2e, LUFYALD, Turrata, N. Y., Doc, 23.~FLoun~250 higher, U Wiiat (3 good” miiltng domaud and Wihers B1. 47 mixel ald ‘at dics 800 b ) b at $1.40 tor Sucboyigan, and hard Dt u;nf‘u:n i bl o Now S eru. neglocied. liyu soldTuat plght atsses Darley nogh WOOL. DosTox, Dec. 23.—Thera Is a very fArm and confident toto Lo the wdol market. Full prices are obtalned for all kinde, Flecco held Army transactions in Ohlo and Pennsylvanin liave beeu rother ltmited, .conprisfug 03,000 pej X and XX, 43@17¢s choles XX aad ahova huld A7in at Aoo, Baloa of Michizan and Western, 20, 0} 1ta, principally at 3854tc, Combing and delalne in koud demauly sales 125,000 B Fluo delalne and medtum cowbing, 47%w3ic, Pulled in batter demandy sales 10,00 &4y cholve Eastorn and Maloo supers, 433 47c. Market very frm for desirablo lote of auper it X, . : 3 ——— 3 DRY GOODS, 3 Nzw Yonk, Dea. 23, ~Ths priat markes ls fatrly ac 1vo, and prices firm, with an upward teaden,y. La moay prints advanced ¥e, and Coatral Park ahirtings were up to 030, Cotton goods very frm st rullng rates. Hope and Fitchvilla bloached shirtings sold at valuy, Men's-woar woolens i falr demand by clothlers, Forelgn goods rematn dull. PETROLEUM, CLEVELAXD, 0., Daa. 23.—Potroleum market un- changed; Stato white, 81,104 crude, 370, ~Petroloum dully crude, $2.85 10 $3,10 at P'arker's. leflned unchanged, —— Burmese Ordnance Praotice. London_Foho, ‘The King of Burmali has mounted twenty- four guus on his wud parapets, ‘These ara real suus o that the or 3% wooden ‘*duni- mies? need not bu roferred to. Onu of the boua fids cavnon I8 a Krupp, of which his Maesty of the Golden Foot is naturally proud, He has lately amused himself by throwling shut from this fun Into thoe Irawaddy River. A few of these shots bave beeu well directed, and af- forded the Lord of the Seven Umbrellas consid- crable amuscment. One struck w rive-laden Aliow, which led and sank, um\'ulugi the Cap- taln, The Kiug was fu raptures, for 1t appears Lo pointod the guu, After a little, shells wers tried ot lour ranwes, The target, now wua tho village on tha opposite bavk of the Irrawaddy, All Moudalay turned out to watch tha resuli. Alter oue or two {nefTectua! shots, tho villago was espled to bo fn flsmes, The fn- Labltants * ran about ilke mad,” fn such a com- {cal mauner llm': tho Kiug aguin had o hearty lough. Then the crowds on the Mandalay sido of L beach tomptod his Graclous Majesty, who suddenly zave the sight-seers o dose of gnlm and cunlater, The crowd lustantsncously' dls- perded, leaving some twenty wen, women, and -chlldren bohtnd. Ehs Muajeaty was highly siuse ed. Tho Krupp gun fully anawers bis éxpecta- tions, Tho nuxt crimiualla to be blown fron {ts mouth, Hou ls Leard that tie Eoglish have sdupted that mode of snmo: execution, Heo st teat It for biwmaelt, which'he wlll a3 sovn 83 passible. But, Litlierto, shot, abell, and Krapushot have proved tolerably succossfuly aud bis Majeaty feels quity equal to the exigun- ¢lvs oL 8 Ewrvpean war, THE COURTS. Why the Divorco Lawyers Gather Around Judgo Willinms, Record of Judgments and Now Suits--- Proceedings in Bankruptoy. ‘The divoree business Baturday was verylight, although three Judges announced thelr readl- ness to act 9a surgeons to any nnfortunate cou- ples who desired to have thelr matrimonial bonds divided, Judge Moore only had one ap= plicant for treatment—John Renz—who proved satisfactorily to the Court that onme Frank Krukozsky had ensnared lis wile's affections, In fact she had confessed it, and admitted that her youugest child ought not- to bear the name of Renz, The complainant was obliged to prove his caso by circumatantial eviilence, and put on the stand two of his children,—one a girl 18, the other a boy 12 years of age. The ovidence was too repulsive to bo moro than hinted at. The Judge, aftera closo cross-cxamination of the witneszes, allowed n decres to complainant. Judge Farswell hicard a few cases, but granted no decrocs. Judge Williams, however, had more than he could attend to, and finally, becomlng dlsgust- ed, he snhounced hls determination to flnd soine way to put a stop to the vexation of hav- ing to ,try apparently all tho divores litigation of Cook County. The trouble is, the Judge's cook 5 a jewet, and the Judge's digestion, there- fore, is excellont. The resuit s the houorable Claneellor cointes dawn town at peave with all men, hls faco bLeaming smiles ko that of tho fimortal Pickwick on his return from the ericket-mateh of the All-Muggletous, Not tin- naturally, his good npaturs fs- taken - ad- vantage of br the crowd of divoree lawyers, and. ho s compelled to lear cases, willlng or unwilling, ‘Three _tlmes Saturday lie fntimated his intentlon of adfourn- fng court, and three times did loquacious loungers persiade him to hear just one mora case. Nor is his p:ruhrlty confined to divores cases, for the re 5 sliow that he has over one bundred more cases referred to him within the pust year thau his collengue, It Is the practive to divide the chancery cases cqually, the odd general numbers golog to Judire Witllams and the even to Judge Farwell, This would natur- ally give each- .Fuago one-half or thereabouts, but some attorncys have * pluyed it fine, an when about to begin a chiancery suit wait so as to get their case numbered with an odd number, thus Insuring Its Lewng trled beforo Judge Williams, _8ome remedy must be_deyised, but the couk caunot Do blawed, -for it 18 his daty. to do his leyel -best, and it Is submitted that not evon the Lighest senso of honor should. demand that Lo eat poorly- cooked food or cultivate a vigorous attuck of dyspepsia. © Divorce Jawyers naturally try to run tiielr “cases through ns privately anid easily as possible,‘and, as Judeo Wililams has not divect. cd that o shorthand copy of the cviilence should be made, the majorlty of cases are brought be- fore him. The retedy then s to place himself on the same footing” with the other Judges. Fraud s so casily perpetrated in ex-parte di- vorce cases that public policy demands that avery check possible should bo placed against casy divorees. ‘lic firat caso Saturday.before Judge Willlama was that of Krippa vs. Kripps. Mrs, Kripps com- plained that her hustaud drove her out of the iouse, ler testhmony, Lowever, was at_varle ance with that of other wituesses, and the Judge, thioking tho case rather thin, said that Le would not grout a decree without furthor uorrobnrmuf‘: evidence, Anna Fricke testified that Ler husband de- serteil her about cight ‘v‘p\m ago, but {t appedred that she was going back to Germany to enjoy o fortuue, so that shie might be fntercsted fn get- ting rid of a husband, and aa she lad only one witness to support lier statements she was in- formod that more testinony was necessery to [« give her a decrec, Annfe Berghauer Bhe showed that her husband had been In the Thablt of poundlug her black on no ' provocation, and “‘that on une occasion he even acknowloged thit he. would rather hispenso with her company. than with that of. his dog.. Three other witnesses corroborated her statements, nnd sho got her divorce. i ¥ - A divoree was also granted to Rosina K. from Goorge White, on the ground of desertion, " Mra. Maude A, Storrctt proved that her hus baud, Joha W, 8torrett, was In the habit of visiting houses of bad repute in this city, and shio was madé happy by a decree. Harmon B, Meader, also, after many trials, waos lkewise mode lappy with a Christinus presont of a divoree, Iis wite, Nellle, began o was more fortunate. | crt Rac, $1000; A, Porter,’ £150; 85003 "KL T, Lrosser, 81,0007 1ary & slfé}ufi%‘ $000; D. N, and.8, E, orlbut, 87005 gar Darlow, §300; Bolowon and Willinin iy Sm‘;‘u B400;'C. . i 8305 S o oW, 8 3 and- Kol 3 G, Tlughos, $1.000 5 U Mot aud CINCULT COuRT. The City of Chicago filed n potitfon 1o liaw ascertalned the damages for widenlug the Eu;m' Branch of the Cifengo River on the West 8, g north of West Itarslon atract; gy ugust Meyer and Willlam Wischstaeds, a bill against fIannah Wenthd, lIenr:' T::.xr{}.’a“ gon of Ferdinand Wenthe, decoascd, i’ (1} Teustees of the UGerman' Mosons' Dcucn: lent Asroclation of Chicago. to foreclos, o trusidoed for 8150 on Lot pao tho Efi of Lot bli'l‘ln Stineon's Subdiviston of Block rastees’- Subidlivision of the yfl"l of the W. 3¢ of the N, . X of 8cc, 17, ) 14, ' James Weleh began a sult Frauklln l}"’nl‘?"., It for $3,000 agatne eorge M. Wilde commenced a guf Luther Stone to recovor . $20,000 dumfiufinlgg belng aceused of kikiing hiswife by communiiage fug to heran_infoctious and lontisome Ulyeasa, ; TIB CALL TUESDAT, Jupaz Broverrr—Chil of pasaci casan, Jupan Jaxesox—itl, H8, 0, g, 707, 401, 404) 10020412, 41419 410, Tnclusive, No caro oj Aubar, Moonr—Xo eatl until Jan, 2, wi willbogin hiv o Janiney cnlf}.n{fl? g ] Y 0Lis—No calluntll Jan. 2, 8,127, Kooppe va, Dike: 2,020, F’;"nn \uhlllfi?:e inson; andl 3,570, Wobsier va, {'nuhurg, Lont '\:mny & Chleago Railroad Company, No caso on VDA% BooTi—Nd eall ¥ a u“d T‘llmxtdny.. [ ;;.’?f‘"‘““ Mottons Tnea- vam McALtistir—No call. No. 3% ark Commiesionsra.ve. Duniovy, o teiay St g:’:‘;fi‘l F"va:,nlvsu.— ‘? caglllfnn%nucal. 1 tAN, o L No. 1,332 va. Muellor, on trinl, : . LRy N 3 JUDGENTS, UxiTeD BraTes CniT Count—Tunae Bronge rr7—American Lifo-Insurance Company va, 1o of Brucc, $2830.—Sume va. Bumne, %1, b Reed va, Todwin Walker, 81,588, 30, — rison ve, Philetus W. Yates, 81,501, 0: h:{;:lu rks Manufactaring Company, €3, o0 ED BTATES DI it Catur—Jd Do Brong. 51]'1;!&6 5&1":‘““]’:}"’ }){;‘o'em{:) nsfémln of schooner cle. dacrey,'85,710, 50, ~—. 4 lrg::n.s:\mc: [ crc? 311.]' gl Mk union Counr—J unak JAuRAAN--C, . Ci 1L A Warren nnd 3. ¥ Keomag, Sricq Welsbach va, TFred Kolilhatamer; v and motion for new trinl, QAILEOAD TING TABLE, S e D TARLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRATIS Zrolanatlon o, Ruprenze Mirkt—t Swnciay oxe tepted. $Sunday excepted. $A L Fivesu; T RLE B . A Dty O S1OCHL L Are OHIOAGO & NORTAWESIERN RAILWAY. BT S I, ) st Teave, | Arrive, aPacific Fast Lino... .. apubgue by Ex. i3 ¢l 10: uDubu Izht KX, wla C'ton 3 agmaha Xight i fl'l!!g:l, Rockf's gg’f!! €, it o oM Gre CEiva ko Hockford. fGenova Lake Iigpress @=Dapot ¢orncr of Wells and Kinzio-sts, * b=Dopot vorner of Cansl and Kinzie-sta, oy, MIOTIAT CEAIRAL FATLROAD, o, Ioket-ofitce, (7 Clatk-at., southoast corne dviph, Urand Pucltie Hotel, ndnll’nlnfierrnhl;.\?llle’.‘m p LeAve. | Arrive, E'h e Majn aid Alr Line) Day rpres.s ntl m'“w’:l‘:'u o ress ¥ 1uBt Hafrentees sime) i bga me 1Batublay i, * Sunday Bx. $ Monday Ex. § Duily, OIOAGO, ALTON & BT LOUTS ani ORIOAGO 1 EANBAS OITY 4 DENVER SHORT LINE3, e gkm“xg.(m:"n pufdgblf gfl.\uull‘-:;&-nml_.&a“ anssd Clty & Denver Fast Bx. Ay Sl ) Boorts ant e r o ris Droas. L Epria, Keokuk & Duriing o7 A0 & Paducall . R, Ex.. .k §iypadr, Lacon, Wasividn EX'fo) . m, ot & Diwligt omilatn |t 4:30p, m. . o LAKE SHORE & MTOHIGAN SOUTHERY, g‘pu- N, Y, Exj , Yo suft azalnst him for,divorce for cruclty, bug | AUt Expros, daliy 1330, | Dia. 1o m“mu:w make- Eood ther case, . and | tho |'NIE Expresnooon 00 i, bill wna dismisscd by Judeo Mooro.” Another |~ bUll was filed n the Circult Court on thoe samo |- GHI fround, and he fled a cross-blll, nlleging deser- | fon, which he proved. It scems that two'l’ 1ylmu-n ago Inat Tlhanksglving ehe, hmllfntcd by or mothicr, attempted to have an abortion pers formed on herself, He opposcd this firmly, dha she loft him and’ went back to ber mother's; saylng that sho was a fool to marry him when sbie could hava gotten a richey man, and he ob- talned a dlvorce on the ground of desertion. « ~'- Hete the Judge ndfourned Court at about 4 o'clock, with three or four hunery applicants still wutlnfi to be mado free, and thoy are ikely to walt indefinitely, as the Judge gocs to ths Criminal Court next month, R Two now applicants olso made known thole troubles and desires. Loulse Beharfer: come rlnlucd that ber husband, Frederlck 8, Scharfer, had beon gullty of adultery, and Phombe J. Wintermeger charged that her husbaud, Julls C. Wintermeyer, with desertlon, aud both ask tor the same favor, 5 00 TUE CRISTAL LAKE PICELING & PRESERVING WORKS, . Tuo tho case of Myers va. Tho Cryatal Lake Plckling & Preserving Works an order was en- tored Baturday by Judge Williams . authorizing tho. Recolver fo}proceed and apll off all the re- maining assels of the Compnn{ now in his pos- gessfon” na apecdily ns possible fn tho wsual course of trade, the catdte, fix- tures, franchises, cte., aro uot aold within alimlted thne tliey are'to Lo disposcd of at public nuction on elving ten days’ notice ina newspaper published fu McHenry County and ane in Cook County. ‘Tho pickliog works and real eatate are to be sold subject to all {ncum- brances on them, The Recelver 1a to use his best discretion {n obtutuing the beat ‘!Jrléu posal- ble for the proparty, and is authorizbd to executo the proper conveyances, sud roport his dolugs to the Court, S 1THNS, The Judges met Baturday morning to consider Maj. Brockway's application for suthority to em- ploy his own help fu. the Rocorder’s otlice, but adjourned the whole matter for a weck on the repreaentation of the Board of County Com- missloners that they wauted mory tiing to con- slder whether or not they could economize in the oftice or not. Nothing, tharcfore, was done about the matter. ‘The counsel tor the defendaut in .tho case of the Metropolitan City Rallway Companyvs. Tha Chleago West Division Rallvoy Comyany en- tered o formal motion 8atunday for o uew trial, and the motion will be argued befors Judge Rogers next Weduesday, = o courts to-duy, Thers will be no jury triald In ouy of tho'courts this weok, except bes fyre Judge McAllister, Thero Wil be no now lasv-calendars made up for tho Januury term of the SBuperior Court. In tho easo of tho Massachusctts Mutual Lifo- Insurance Company ve, Philip Larmon and othi- ers, Judge Blodgett Saturday np?mmud George 8. (Vuguur Recever under bond for §2,000, The fullowlng voudemnation suits were dla. missed Baturday by Judge Jameson at the ro quest of Liyde Parkt For opening Forrestville ayenue from b“t':rty-wvvnth atrect to Filty-first ; for uponln{r Wabash avenus from Bixty-third street to Ninety-flieh; for upuull\F Michigan ave- nug trom Sixty-thicd street to Nincty-ifth; for opening Calumat avenue from Fifty-lirst strect to Ninety-fifthy for opening Evaus ayenus from Bowen avente to Forty-slxth street; for upen- ing 8t Lawrence avenio: and fur opening SBouth Purk avenuo from Blxticth street to Ninoty~ fifth, DANKRUPTOY MATTERS. Arthur G, Jvkes, & merchont at No, 128 Fifth Ayeuue, filed a voluntary lYalmon in bavkruptey Baturday, Iis preferied aud secured delts amount’to $4,043, and the unsccured to §12,- 890,30, [ls asscts couslst of land worth §1,000, mortgaged for $3,000; cash and notes, 150,18 stock of goods st No, 128 Fifth avonur, $6,000; and debta due on open sccount, about ! .300. ‘The petition was referred to the Reg- ster, 1u the case of Adolph Holman et al, ‘was made npflxmvluq the gale to L I and Charles wines sud lMquors, The prico was the laveutory privo was 85,0053, SUPERIOR COURT 1N HRIEP. W. P, Coolbaugh flled a distress warrant Sat- urm:iy agalust U. W. A. Blddle and_Robert Bu& to recover $410.08 back rent of Nua, 83 and 40 Malison street, N, I, Walwurth, as Recelver of the Qlty Na- tlonal Bank, began suits in assumpsit’ ogainst the following partivs fur the fullowlug amounts$ Asa E. Curtlss, $2,000; A, B, Nevloy and Thomas B, Dobbins, 84,000; J. A. Brouse spd O. rouac, $400; L. Mn‘or, $1,000; Bamuel J, Walker, $16,000; H, I Walker, $15,000; ltobs an order Ramp Jr., uellerof tho bankrupt's stock of 3,500, whils AGO, " b Dcvdl‘f 'l Clark-st., opposits Blicrinan Louss, Leave, tiwankes Expross. frconsin & Minneso xprosi, 5:03p¢ m, 411:008. m oIt 9:30 p. 1.t 7008 m. Rirss Teconan & Sinneaots 1o, NIRUE BXpros, Al frains ron via Mitwaukee, Tickats for S, Fant a1id Miineapolls aro mood elthervia STadnpn Sud Prals du Chicn, or via Wateriown, La Crosse, and 1inons. TLLINOIS OENTRAL BAILROAT, TDepot, foot of Lake-at. and fuot of Twenty-recond- ricket Onice, 120 Kanduiph-st., near Clark, Bt. Louls Expreas., Bt- Louls ¥ Calro & Now Ori Calro, Arkansas & ‘Texi Feorla & S} OHI0AGO, BURLINGTON & QUINOY RATLROAI .« Ad 2t dopote. Leave, alland Expross, e e LY R L o Gl ALhiugn &8t -oWpn Ren 41r0p. m. 71500, m - 11:208. m., UEOR Fatenher (Sitisy) {0104 . Dubunuo & Sjoux City Exp. ... 6 Night Exn. o7 Ovpl i ey, sy, . Titaoh & 8t Sovesh e o s tirove Atcdmumod: Baturday, OMI0AGO & PAOIPI0 Dipos cormtt GAtese oy RATLROMD, et er Chicugu-aven 4l 'lr::hll ollice flut.lufl‘t-:lru::‘r’.‘ el P Arrive. Topart. A3 p. m. D 1. & m. 15 m. 18| 3 4:00 o S0, vosf 48 4| g PITTEBURG. Ft: WAYNE & OHIOAGO RAILWAY, Loaye, | Amire. 00 8. m. i ! S A8unt cepied ey ex 8aturday oxcep fbally, ERIE & OHIOAGO LINE. From Plitaburg, Fort Wayne & Clileagn Depot. Learye. Arrive. T Now Yurk Express, '} 5:13p.m. § V:008. 0 BALTIMORE & OBIO RATLROAD: eyt s E R AL e GG raatie aad Dagor cEavosition building) 8 e Teavs. - |_Areive, e 0130 ke M Yormiog Rxpras. e 5k §Dally.” *Dally, Bundays exceptod. ROOK AD, BE0AL0.E00R BUAND & PATEL, BATRL £ Ticdat Clarkest., Bhiernian Houss. I Leave. « | mabs, Leavenw'th & Atch Bx $10:13 8. 1. iMOdstion sees. eru Accom p. .| bt Exprest,.. . m. | EDUCATIONAL. BAYARD TAYLOR Baver **1take great plessire in recommending 10 Il.l'lilllj“ll Aullflflzlr)?lll wila of Mr, Bwithia C, hllurl; idge. §have had an IIDI’MHI"II!Y F scveral years p Of obeeryiog tuu manucr in which this Acadeiny i SO Teatr et ot et o o 4 et which cnd ft;and win atluted (ot Botbi 14 bedieod Which .tnflllf.l"#fl'lsr ‘aoxla lq'l Intellectual sud worel deyelops dnt f Lho Iatier. “Thia Acadowy for Young Men and, Boys 16 13 miles Year for Duih"lli. 3 L Juyably ;mu of priva 50hi00] ustructurs two kraduaies of Yalo Colleaa, Medli had soven churches, aud 8 charter wiich bas prohiblte Sy sale of {utoxicaltig drluks foF 20 years. For pictur bullding, eymuuslom, &e.. circofar nnd reforesee 13 u‘.'n"ifu'i wldress SWIIN CENORTLIDGLL (ilarw ulveralty, & N.)y Medliy K,