Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1877, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1877-SIX' TEEN PAGHS. * GOODS RECEIVED, and corn strong. Cargoes on passaze—Wheat ( BRIGHAM YOUNG. “The Death and Burial of the Mor- mon Leader. Difficulty of Forming a Just Estimate of His Character and Career. Who Will Be Dis Successor ?-—Will His Death Re- salt. in a Surrender of Polygamy ? An Interesting Sketch of Joe Smith and the Nauvoo Settlement, Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. Saur Laxe Crrr, Utab, Sept. 3.—Brigham Young is dead, and was buried to-day,—the ‘funeral being conducted in accordance with directions written by him four years ago, and read at the services. He was to have a coflin of redwood boards, large enough to allow him to turn over if he chose; a soft bed and pillow; and to be dressed in his temple-lothing. His Zamily were not to buy crape for the occasion, Dut might wear mourning if they bad it, The _ Vault was to be in his private cemetery in the ‘Lion-House grounds, of stone, neatly covered over with a flat rock, upon which fine dry earth was tobe placed. There, said he, let my body Have a good rest, and sleep until the Resurrection-morning. Me forbade any tears at his grave, and, Mormon to the end, wanted his last resting-place to be in Jackson County, Missouri, should his people recover that original “‘Zion” before he dicd. His death was peaceful, though sudden,—as the { speakers said to-day, “like the falling asleep of ani-fart.” They all expressed great thankful- “eess that he was permitted to die in peace, sur~ w+ tounded by his friends, and not martyred and i mangled as the prophets of all ages have beer. } Also, that he was enabled to gratify. THE DARLING WISH OF H13 HEART, in completing a temple at St. George, and prop- wrly regulating the rites to be therein per- formed. What these rites are, all told, no | Gentile knows, but they include bap- tism for the dcad, and what. are called the endowment or initiation rites. Until Jast winter they bave had uo temple since the one at Nauvoo was destroyed, and in theory none of their more important religious ceremo- nies can be properly performed except in a temple. He also reorganized the Church the last season, relieving the Twelre Apustles of their loval ’ duties, and insiructine them that their especial function is to carry the Gospel to Ailmankind. As Cannon said to-lay, ** He set the priesthood in order, as it has not been since its ‘organization,—detining the duties _ and ollices of Apostles, Seventies, Hizh-Priests, Bishops, Elders, and the lesser priesthood, with such clearness and force tat none can ever err therein who have the spirit. of God upon them.” in flue, he seems to have had a pre- miopition of is approaching end, and to have ‘set his Chureb in order with a view to it, TUS BODY LaY IN STATE at the Big Tabernacle yesterday and to-day until 22 p. m., at which Lour the house, holding 10,000, Being full, the cotfin was closed an placed on a high bier in full view of the assem- Dlage, the band playing the Dead March in “Saul? Then the services—singivg, prayer, and speaking—began. Councilor Mills and several of the Apostles made short eulogistic speeches, none of which rosc above the com- mouplace. On the stand were Councilor Wells ‘and John W. Young, and ten of the Twelve Apvstles,—two being abruzd,—400 to 500 Presidents and Bishops aud their Councilors, tic Mayor and City Council, a band, and the Tabernacle choir, and a few press-reporters. * In front, occupying’ about eight double slips, capable of seating forty each, big and little, were Brixham’s family aud their connections, “duclading his first wife and last favorite (Amelia), distinguished by their dark colors. Back of them, about 2.600 priests; and elsewhere, the aisles inclusive, everybody.’ Tue organ, pulpit, and galleries were appropriately draped, and there was perfect order. Except in the matter of the great number in attendance, ove caunot say that the ceremonies were impressive, how- ever. There was nothinz extraordivary said or done; there was less allusion than usual to Mormon wrongs, no imprecations on their en- emies, and nothing blustering. The speakers foNowed each other in the same groove, oud it = was as if they — were weary of words, or thought them wasted on such ao occasion. Tnecir earthly leader was laid Jow, but their Almighty Lesder remained to them. Nota word or an act of Brigham’s life that they couldn’t INDORSE WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS. is mind was unequaled in its grasp; nothing vas too grest or too small for him. From the largest to the least of their interests, he bad Jeft his impress on all. Through terrible trials ‘and difficulties, be had brought the Church, under God, to triumph and peace. If prayers could have prevailed, he bad staid longer; but his work was finished; he was beyond the reach of pain or. sorrow,—gone home to Joseph and Byrum, Heber and George A. He and they would prepare the way for them all in the Resurrection-morning, if ther followed his coun- sels, and were faithiul as he had been. With all, the impartis! spectator missed the greatly impressive, the truly moving. Perhaps he felt unconsciously that grief spread over so large a surface could not be deep. How could he help it, with fifteen wives, three-score sons and dauehters. and hundreds of grandchildren zud relatives,—some say 1,500, counted all re- Jated by blood or marriage of three, or possibly four, generations,—before him,cither in propria ‘persona or in the mind’s eve! No doubi there 1s sincere and almost, unit 1 sorrow in “+ Ts- raci,” however. Well may they say, * He was aman, take-him all in all, whose like we shall net sev’arain.” It is difficult to form a just estimate of Brig- lam Young's ‘CHARACTER AND CAREER. Ye How far his greatness and his littieness, his vir- tues and his vicvs, were his own, and what of tuem were due to the system of which be was the agent, is hard to determine. ‘The Mormon machine was ready-made to his lsd by his predecessor. It is questionable if jhe has added or subtracted an iota to it. What that system is, is well known. To us it seems that, if Bricbam Young has established a Stute aud a Church, it is on a model abandoned by mavkird ages since because they outgrew {e—on the practical enslavement of men and We degradation of women. Certainly we can- tot be mistaken in regarding as the prime prin fple of Mormonism che sacridve of the indi- ddual to the machine. It was Brigham’s pol: galas well as religious gospel. The last two eat’ measures of bis life were co-operative qerchandising, and Enochizing or communizing, —both of which failed. Even the Mormon could see that # lot of individual idiots could not be made to constitute a community of wise men, ‘when it came intnat shape. But a rade native ower,.a stratuin of hard sense, and a pertinacl- iy and tenacity, the result of a steadfast and de- termined will, which most men greatly lack, cannot be denied him. Among Sioux, he woul surely have been a Chief. Among Mormons, he was chief. Perhaps, bad he been born and bred. with better advantages, be would have been A CHIEF AMONG THE BEST OF OUR PEOPLE. Whatever the truth as to his ruling. motive, and whether he prostituted his power to base purposes or not, the unquestionable devotion of the Mormon people to Lim proves him not all bad, or it proves them all bad, which is impossi- dle. And here, again, one knows that there ‘was much secret dissatisfaction with him among them; and he docs nut know bow much they Joved him as Brigham, as distinguishea from how much they loved him as Head of the Church,—to them, no matter how absurd it seems to us, the Brophet and visible representa- Sho wit be 10 wilt be bis succeseor? If anybodv, prob- ably John Tasior, chiet of the ‘Twelve Aportles, The supreme power of the Church rests with them, all Mormons say; and whenever they can unanimously agree on a successor of. the Propet, alter having well felt the pulse of the people, or rather the heads of the people, they will propose and appoint him, and the people will “sustain” him. The theory of the Church- constitution is, that the head of the Church is a Prophet,—a man who can converse with God; ang that his tuuctions sre wholly priestly or spiritual The Presiding Bishop of the Church is its temporal agent, and the Prophet is Trustec- in-Trust for the Church only by a sort of usurpa- tion or absorption of power not prop- y belonging tohim. The Present Presiding Bishop is aged, and it is likely that the assist- ants Whom Brigham called to his aid in this ranch of administration, two or three years since,—head of whom was Bishop John Sharp, —will continue to manage itforatume. The - Twelve will constitute the only headship cer- tainly till the October Conference; and, if they caunot then agree, indetinitely, or uutil they can. It is according to precedent that their chief, Jobn Taylor, should succeed to the Prophetship, and the current now is all in favor of the recular thing. , ‘As to the effect on the destinies of Utab, the Twelve - WILL KOT SQUINT fmsha direction of a surrender of polygamy. They represent in this “the old clement, which knew Joseph, and which rest their whole sys- tem on polygamy. But welook for a decision of the United States Supreme Court against it in the Reynolds case, already on its docket. With that asa pretext on which tu abandon olyzamy, and with the inducement of entrance nto. the Union as a State, a party must ulti- mately grow up in the Church itself in favor of quitting it. It may be some time coming, but come it will; and it is tne only outcome I can sce of the anomalous condition of things in Utah. The oak that has overspread the entire forest has fallen. None .other can ever again tower so high, for many reasons. There wiil inevitably be 'more freedom, less unity and conformity, than heretofore. The secular clement is gradually invadiue the Mormon as well as other churches. Love of freedom is a contagious disease. Many of the Mormous are wide readers, and kecp up with advanced thought. How they can always do that, and cling to the ineffable nonsense and absurdity they call religion, I don’t see. But no onc need look for an immediate break-up of Mormonism because Brigham Young is dead. The fecling and thought must be changed, and from within; and that isa work of time,—it is growth. All that cin be suid is, that, in all reason, that growth should be more rapid now than hereto- fore. O. J. He AN INTERESTING SKETCH OF JOE SMITH AND THE NAUVOO SETTLEMENT. ‘To the Editor of The Tribune. ~ Cmcaco, Sept. 6.—The death of Brigham Young marks the end of the second period of the history of the Mormon Church, as’ the death of Prophet Joc Smith was the end of the first period. Recent events in the history of this Church render a retrospective view of the life of the organization of interest. * The founders of this Church were Sidnoy Rig- don, 2-man of considerable talent and pre- sumably wide informution, and Joseph Smith, “the martyr,” whom Rigdon employed at tirst to propagate the faith, but who alterward be- came the great high priest of the organization. The birth of the Mormon religion will perhaps forever remain an enigma in the history of the world’s civilization. It 1s not material to trace the lngage and the life of Rigdon, although he remained with the Church through its trouble- some chreer for twenty years. Joe Susith was born in| Sharon, Vt., in 1805, and was removed at 10 years of age to Palmyra, N.Y. In youth he led an idle, vagabond life, roaming the woods, dreaming of buried treasures, employ- ing his brain in, endeavors to find them he medium of divining rods, twisting forked sticks, aud looking through enchunted stoucs. His father was a “‘water-witch,” and little Joc was taught to follow in‘ his footsteps, aud. the promzacy of his after life may be ina great measure attributed to the superstitious notions, which were to have been a fit subject to engage the attention of such aman as Rigdon, who en- couraged him to believe in bis early vagari and wrought bis wind into that cuthu: temper which prepared bim for the reception of Rigdon’s plans. ‘bese plans were, it would seem, Lo originate a new religion for the West- ern World. Rigdon, itis sud, was au intidel, but he knew something of the history of the Chris- tian religion, and the project which he disclused to Smith indicates that he bad read other his- tory than that of the Church, aud had become imbued with the impression that he bad us good aright to invent a religion and establish a Church as had Jesus Christ, Mahomet, or any prophet. z ‘A Presbyterian clergyman, named Spaulding, in Ohio, is credited witu haying written a relig= ious rumance, which subsequent to the death of the author fell into the bunds of Rigdon, who uscd itasthe basis for the construction of a great religious editice. It has been asserted by some that Smith procured the buok written by Mr. Spaulding and from it evolved the plans for the new Church. There is ampte evidence, how- ever, for believing that Redon drew Smith's at- tention to tbe subject of their future labors. Smuth was taken into his coutidence and a story was fabricated, which outlined a. religion of n0 mean proportions, but of course resting on fraud. The subsequent history of this religion and its development sre far irom b yhat the founders intended, an@ many additions have from time to time been made, which have so transformed the whole as to render it quite an- other thing than the conception of the authors. They named their religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Vay Saints? It Was agreed between Higdon and Smith that the following story shouid be the corner-stone of their. cuitice: That golden plates had ocen found buricd in the earth in the neishborhood of Palmyra, con- taining a record on them In unknown charac ters, Which, when deciphered. by the power ot inspiration, gave the history of the ten lost tribes of Israel in their meanderings throuch ‘Asia into America, where they had settled and flourished, and where, in due time, Christ came aud preached His Gospel to them, appointed His twelve Apustles, and was crucitied here nearly in tne same manuer in which He was crucijied in Jerusaiem. ‘there was further ‘a history of the American Christians for a few hundred years, until the wickedness of the people calied down the judgment of God upon them, which resulted in’ their extermination.” Jt deseribed the wars of the several nations istibuted over this continent trum the Isth- anus of Darica to the icy regions of thenorth, and great importance was paid to the terriule battle of Cumorah, between the Lamauites,* who knew not God,” and the Nephites, who were the chosen people. Hundreds of thousands were siaugatered, and the Nephites were almost destroyed by the armies of Satan. <A lew of this tribe escaped, and among the number were Mormon and his son. Moroni. God directed Mormon ‘to write a history of all these solemn events ou golden plates, and bury them in th earth for the coming patious to discover. This story is the abricgement or the clergyman’s romuntic. tale. But Joe Smith was cunning and entered into Rigdon’s scheme with all the enthusiasm of his nature. ‘He was about 18 years of age, as he afterward related to the astonished aud ignorant people who flocked to hear his story, when God revealed the location of this buried record to bim. It is the old story of eupernatural visitation, and. many people were ready to believe the stute- ments he made. He was also, as all other peepuets, and seers have been, the sport of wes and slanders, and. vain attempts were made to rob. him ot his plates. He removed to Pennsylvania, aud through the inspiration of angels, whom he called Urim and Thumuim, proceeded to translate the biero- glyphics. -The fraud was well planned, and one writer seriously observes that the * story may yet, unhappily, make the foundation of » new religion which shall roll back upon the cworld. the barbarism of eighteen centuries passed away. Whilst there are foolsand knaves there is no telling what may be accomplished by such a religion.” Smith seems to have had no difficulty in ob- taining followers from the outset, and he pro- cured many certificates froin citizens of his neighborhood that sey had really seen the plates and engravings. The anecdote is told that the early followere were auxious to sce the plates. He insisted that they could not be seen by the carnal eye, but niust be spiritually dis- ed; that the power to sec them depended upon faith, and was the gift of God, to be ob- tained by fasting, praying, and mortification of the flesh and exercises of the spirit. Once the lid ofthe box in which ne said he kept the plates was opened, the believers peeped in, but, failimg to discover anything in the empty casket, they said, “ Brother Joseph, we do not see the plates.” He answered them, “O ye of little faith, how long will God bear with this wicked and ‘perverse generation! Down .on your knees, brethren, every one of rou, and pray God for the forgiveness of your sins, and for a holy and living faith which cometh down from Heaven.” The plates were a myth, but the re- ligion of the Book of Mormon, which purports to be a translation of the plates isnot. It pre- tended to reveal the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as He delivered it to His people in America. It was to be brought forth by the power of God, and carried to the Gentiles, of whom many were to receive it, and after this the seed of Israel were to be brought into the fold also. It was stated that pristine Christiai ity was to be restored; the gift of prophecy the gift of tongues; and the performance of miraculous cures by laying on of hands. The believers in the new docirine of the prophet, in the course of five or six years, bad increased in numbers sufficient to constitute a colony. In 1533 this Church appears in the theatre of the world standing aloue for the first time. During that year they. emigrated from New York to Missouri, and settled lirst upon the site of the vresent City of Independence. . Tey soon became obnoxious to the inhabitants on account of the absurd claims which they set up to title from God Almighty in all of the land near and far about tneir settlement, and as their Prophet's reputation had suffered severely from the day he Jaid claims to the supernatural discovery of the plates, so the reputation of his followers was questioned wherever they went. Some of them, after enduring the “slings and arrows of outragcousfortune™ on the frontier for a time, returned to the East, and an estab- listment of the Church was erected near Cleve- Jand, O. Here the Prophet located his head- quarters, 2s ne did not relish the tar and feath- ers, ducking and bastmado, of the Missourians. The first general assembly. of the Mormon Church was held at the Ohio rendezvous, calied Kirtland. This was in the year 1836, at’ which UUme it was reported that intelligence trot i" | sionaries sent to England, Scotland, and he: isles of the sea, indicated a great increase in the numbers of the followers of the Prophet. Here Smith established a savings bank, which subsequently failed for a large amount, in much the same muuner as the State Savings Institu- tion failed under the management of D. D. Spencer, and, like Spencer, Smith fled to save his life. The Prophet was President of the bank, and after its failure his residence in that locality became very irksome and dangerous, and he accordingiy, with a large vody of Saints, departed for Missouri, where, in the northwest crn corner of the State, they built the City of “Far West.” In a few years the old quarrels between the Saints and the- Gen- tiles became irreconcilable. The Mormon leaders declared they would not lovger submit to the Government of the State of Mis- souri. Sidney Riedon convened the community in-mass meting and preached ‘before the Propbet. The State of Missouri assembled. under arms and imade the further residence of the faithful very uncomfortable. The City of Far West was besieged and captured after the sheddins of blood on both sides. a In 1x89 and 1840 the whole body of Missourl Mormons took up the line of march eastward aud located in Llinois, where they were re- ceived as sufferers in the cause of religion. It is stated that. several counties vied with cach other in tendering hospitality, and in their en- deavors to get these strangers to settle among the people of those counties. A site was finally selected on the \ pi Riyer, which was de- cided upon as the location of a great city sur- rounding a temple for the worship of the Prophet Smith. ‘his place they afterwards named Nauvov. The city. aud the temple were built, and the former at one time numbered more than 13,000 souls. The City of Nauyoo s chartered by the islature of 1340. ‘That churter is one of the most. remarkable grants of power ever made in the United States, Sud should always stand as a monument to Teckiess leg 0 of the body which passed it. The Mormons had always been an important factor in the elections, and had. in Wisconsin Voted with the Democratic party as a unit. ‘They had, however, been driven out of the State by-s Democratic Administration, and when they appealed to Presiuent Yan Buren he refused to wraut them relief for constitutional reasons. udeér these circumstances the Waigs of Illinois found the Mortsous an casy prey on their ar- niyal in this St&te, and they continued to vote with the Whigs in all the elections of 1840-and IS41, until the Legislature of the latter year lost the vote te the Democrats. ‘Aman named Beunett, who is described by that volatile Democrat and caustic his- torian Ford) as “probably the great- est. scamp in the Western country,” 26 agent ol the Mormon Church, svlicited a charter tor the City of Nauvoo. He was a dex- teruus lobbyist, and succeeded in fluttering both political parties with promises of the Mormon yote. The result was the passage of the cbar- ter by both Houses. The following summary of that remarkabie instrument will be read with interest at this day. _1t provided fora Mayor, four Aldernten, and niue Councilmen, who v cinpowered tu pass all ordinances necessary: tor the peace, benetit, good order, regulation, eon- venience, ur cleauliness of the city, and for the protection of property trom fire, which were notrepuznant to the Constitution of the ed States or this State. This gave the city ta government perfectly inde- pendent of State laws. "A Mayor's Court was established having ex- clusive jurisdiction of all cases arising under the city or“inanees, subject to appe-l'to the Munic- ipal Court. The Mayor was constituted Caief Justice, with four Associate Justices, and the Municipal Court could issue writs of hab corpus in all esses arising under the eity ordi- nances. charter incorporated the Nauvoo militia into an mdepend- ent military body, which was called the Nauvoo Legion, and was armed und equipped by the State, but was uot subject to the general Alutia law of the State. <A spe- court-martial for tae Legion was estab- lisued. ‘Lhe Legion was at the disposal of the Mayor in executing the laws and ordinances of the eity.. Subsequently a large establishment called the Nauvoo House was chartered or in- corporated, in which the Prophet and his heirs were to have a suite of rooms forever. Iu short, the Legislature had actually erected a separate miiitary-church palatinate within the borders of the State of Llinois. In reading the history of the rise of the Government of Nan- you, une is remindea of the ancient feudal Governments which practiced autovomy, at the sume time acknowledging allegiance to a su- perior Prince. The City Government of Nau- ‘yuo Was organized, und Joe Sinith was elevied Mayor. He presided in the Common Council. ile executeu the laws made by it. He was ex- ollicio Judge of the Mayor’s Court, Chicf Justice of the. Municipal Court, and inter- preter of all faws. He orgamzed the Nauvoo Legion, which was. divided into divisions, brigades, cohorts, —_ regiments, battalions, and companies, in order to iurnisi his friends with olfices of distinction, and he re- served for himself the position of Lieutcuant- General. The Government was in every branch, exclusively Mormon. Tue City of Nauvoo, containing between 15,000 and 16,C00 inhabitants, covered about six sauare miles of territory, aud_upon the brow of the bill, overlooking the main, portion of the city, as Well us a sweep of the Mississippi River for iniles, stood the gredt nondescript temple of peculiar architecture and vast proportions. Tne place has long ven desolate, and fails to reveal its past interesting history. ‘Sinih awas_ proud of his city. and the people were fanatically proud of bim, for he erected Zion's shelter about and above them, and the temple was their shrine. He owned in fee abso- Jute all property of a permanent character with- in the corporate limits of the city, and no one could sell real estate or buy it without his con- sent. When in the zenith of his power the. Prophet. erected numerous institutions within the Church which do vot seem to bave been de- signed by himor Rigdon st the outset of their career, and he maue great changes in the con- formation of the Church, many of which he justified to the brethren on the ground that he had been advised by the Almighty to iustitute them. He established a new und select order of the’ priesthood, the members of waich were to be priests and Kings, spiritual and temporal. He caused himself to be crowned and anointed Kr «1 Priest, above all others.” He traced his descent by an unbroken chain from Joseph and Javob, and the Goveroment of the United States he’ caused to be openly denounced. He predicted that it was about to pass away, aud that tne governmentorf God was to take its plave, to be administered by the Prophet and and the Apostles. ‘The theory that the Prophet might and should have for tus wives any number OL women was promulgated in the early days of the Church, in imitation of Solomon and the patriarchs, but it was not until Smith had gained the summit of his power that be enlarged this “privilege so as to cuubrace the priesthood and elders, Who were pertnitted also to have spiritual wives. The Prophet now became a tyrant, and asa consequence the entire Chirch became very ob- noxious in the eyes of the people of the entire State, which was not very thickly populated, but nevertheless felt the effect of Smith's gov- ernment in every quarter. ‘The history of the Church up to this_time.ex- hibits the ability of Smith as an organizer, but there is everywhere the ubsence ot that genius which is necessary to invent a new re- ligion. Rigdon and Smith were from the tirst forced to return to the Bible as the b: of their religion, and Brighain Young as Pre: dent of the Church: has repeatedly detined the origin ot tbe Church in the Christian Bible. Smith was a man full six feet in height, strongly built, and had the form and muscle of au athlete. He was of a. lively disposition, “dressed like a dandy, drank like a sailor, swore like a pirate,” and could pray like. a vrie: Present gratification Was more to him than the remote consequences of his plans. © At one time there were grave fears that Joe Smith's government of Nauvoo would overthrow the coustituted powers in this State, and the villainy of the Legislature of 1540 would cul- minate in a disustrous war and the subversion of hberty. After a series of unsuccessful attempts by the State authoritics to. suudue the terrible hatred which bad gradually grown up between the Mormons and anti-Mormons, the Governor, in ASH, determined to march an armed body into Nauvoo and disarm the Mormons, hoping there- by toavert the impending conflict, but, before this could be accomplished, serious difliculties were interposed, and under solemn promise made bythe Governor, of protection from bodily harm, Jue Smith, his brother Hiram, and the other authorities of Nauvoo, surrendered them- selves into the hands of the Constable of Carth- age to answer to a charge of riot. All were discharged except the Smiths, Against Joc and Hiram a complaint for treason was lodged, and they were remanded to jail im Carthage, where ‘ously murdered by 2 mov. : ent, Which occurred on the 27th of ‘June, 18H, closed. the first period of tie sMfor- mon Church. It has been so often described as to be familiar history. Rigdon, who succeeded to the alfairs of the little Kingdom, was unable to sustain the power which Smith bad created. War broke out, Nauvoo was besieged by urtil- Jery and infantry, and tell after a vigorous de- fense. During the winter of 1845 and 1816 they made the most gigantic preparations for mov- ing out of the State, and by the middle of May, 1536, some 16,000 Mormons had crogsed,the Mis- sissippi River, intending to cross the plains and settle in California or Oregon. They were, how- ever, guided to Utah by the new Prophet Brig- ham Young, who was at the time of Smith’s dcath one of the Aposties of the Gough, 5 FINANCE AND TRADE. Business at the Banks Not as Active as that Among Merchants. The Produce, Markets Active and Irreg- ular---Hogs and Provisions Stronger. Grain Generally Easier—Movement of Breadstuffs During the Week. FINANCIAL. ‘The Saturday transactions of the banks were de- void of ary special interest. ‘The amount of. paper discounted on city and country account was about the eame as on the other days of the week, and the movement of currency to the interior for the ship- ment of the crops was equal to the average. Bus!- ness among the wholesale houses and manufactur- era continues to be reported excellent. The country dealers are making all their preparations for a driy- ing business this fall and winter. Hates of discount were 8@10 per cent at the banks to regular customers; on call loans and to outside borrowers the usual concessions are made. New York exchange was sold between banks at 25¢ discount to par per $1,000. ‘The clear:ngs of the banks were reported as fol- lows:-by Manager D. R. Hale, of the Chicago Clear- ing House: Eatances, SO. 81S oH THE SITUATION IN WALL STREET. ‘The same party that were crying ‘'no bottom ” for Wall street values are now, the Merald re- marke, apparently acting on the betlef that prices have ‘tno top.” The public 1s as little inclined to believe their promises of good as it was to accept theie prophecies of evil. The efforts of the bull performers on Wednesday to push stocks up by the assiduous use of rumors “of increased divi- dends by Western Union, and heawer earnings by the leading railroads, were notaucceasful without severe set-backs caused by the efforts of many operators to realize when the market was at its best. The bears are counting on a break being made in the market by a stringency in the loan market, but it is not saie to rely upon this. ‘The large operators have made their loans fpr the rest ofthe year. But, if this be the case, a"beavy drain of capital to the West to move the crops might break the banks If not the operators. BANK-CLEARINGS LN PRINCIPAL CITIES. The Public, Sept, 8. Returns from sixteen cities give a somewhat en- couraging account of the condition of business in August. At only seven of these cities are the ex- changes smaller than during the’ corresponding time Inet year. In tue following table returns marked * are for five weeks ending Sept. 1, 1876, and Sept. 2, 1877, tho others are for exact months. But the latest weck’s returns from San. Francisco are estimated at $9, 000, 000, and from New Orleans at $3,500,000: a isi. 1870. Now Yorke. $1774, $1,551.18, 525 Boston. 176,518.5: Phitade Chleagos. San Francise B. 343 Outside of New 635. 752, STS o2 818 ~The largest gain. at this city, ag usual, must be considered as in part due to speculation. ' ‘The loss at Boston, though small, is the less casily ex- plained, because transactions at Worcester show a fair improvement; nor is it easy to sce why there ehould be even a small loss at Chicazo, with a large gain at Milwaukee, unless because of the strike early in August. As the eeacon comes dar- ing which the Centennial movement. was most active Inst yeur. the decline m exchanges at Phila- detphia becomes greater, and it should be kept in mind that a material part of the apparent decrease there represents no decline in regular business. Baltimore and Cincinnati give very encouraging evidences of improvement, and Kansas City is really making surprisingly rapid advances in com- mercial importance, thouzh a part of its gain is due to comparative deficiency of crop laet year. ‘The smaller cities also sain, und the logs at Pitts- burg, St. Louis, and Louisville is less than would naturally be expected in view of disturbances carly in the month. GOLD AND GREENBACKS. Gold was 103@103!; in zreenbacks. Greenbacks were 9735@96%5 cents on the dollar in gold. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. ‘Sixty days. Germany. Hoilan of ‘SI. January and duly. y and ful BROKERS’ QI Chicago City 7 ¥ ct. bonds. Elieago City 7 ¥ et. eewers) Chicago City 7 ¥ et. water loan. Cook County 7 ¥ ct. bonus, lous. North Chicago? @ et. (Le Park) City allway, South Si Ghy tanway, West Side city Railway, North Side. ‘Traders’ Insurance Comp: Chamber of Commerc ‘West Division Railway Exposition stock. *And interest. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. New Yorr, Sept. $.—Gold opened at 10335 and closed at 10335, the extremes of the day. Curry- ing rates 2, 114, and 1. Silver at London unchanged. Here silver bars § ingreenbacks; 115} in gold. Coin % to Lper cent discount. ‘. Governments weaker. Railrond bonds quiet. State bonds steady. Tne large cargocs taken ont to Europe to-day by ocean steamers show the autumnal activity in our export trade. ‘The etock market in the forenoon, after passing through considerable fluctuation. became firm, and prices advanced, although the improvement was not especially murked. ‘The features of tbe gene- ral list were Northwestern and Michigan Central, and among the coal stocks Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was the feature. In the afternoon the market was quiet and generally a fraction lower. Express stocks closed firm at the morning savance, ‘The remainder of the list closed dull, and transac- tions On the exchange aggregated 109, 000 shares, of whicn 4,400 were Erie, 15,200 Lake Shore, 10.600 Northwestern, 21,600 Delaware, Lacka- wanna. & Western, 16,500 Michigan. Central, aud 20, 000 Western Union. Money, 3@5 per cent, closing at 3@4. mercantile paper, 5};@7 per cent. Customs receipts, $288, 000. ‘The Assistant Treasurer disbursed $138, 000. Clearinys, $16,000. 000. Imports for the week, $4,000,000. Shipments of specic to-day, $204,000, including $218,000 in foreign gold coin. Sterling dull; long, 483; short, 486. Tue weekly bank statement 13 a3 follows: Loans, increase, $142,100; specie, increase, $3,931,500; legal tenders, decrease, $2,826,700; deposits, in- crease, $1,123,100; circu! Increase, $185,- 100; reserve, increase, $3: Prime STOCKS. Western Unfon Sis Rorehmestern ped. Quicksliver. m3 Express. Wells-Farg 3 103% Chicagu & Altor 4 Chtcaxo,& Ateou Hf. -101 = Onto d issiopt .... Martem’ pf. Michigan Ct Panama. Lake Shore..... Central Iilinots Central. 134/ Union Pacific bonds. .. 104! Cleveland & Piitsburg @2|U. P. land-grant. Northwestern. Tennessee 6s, old. Tennessee Us, ne’ ‘Vircinta 6s, old. FOREIGN. Lonpox, Sept. 8.—Consola for money and ac- count, 95 5-16. American Securities—United States bonds, ‘65s, 10534; "72, 108; new 5s, 10733; New York Cen- tral, 102; Erie, 1245; tpreferred, 22; Hlinois Cen- 1, 7035. Pans, Sept. 8.—Rentes, 105f 95c. COMMERCIAL. ‘The following wore the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce inthis city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time last year: Receipis. 1877.) 1876. Flax seed, Ds. 3. corn, Bs. f, ted, fy Dris 2. Pork, bris.. Lard. py Tallow, hwin’s, brls) Wool, te Potatoe: Coal, tons. Hay, tons. Situptes, Salt, bris., Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consumption: 3,206 ba wheat, 5,820 ba corn, 2,071 bu oats, 709 bu rye, 622 bu barley. ‘Phe following grain was inspected intostore in this city Saturday morning: 2 cars No. 2 red winter wheat, Lcar rejected.ei9 cars No. 1 hard wheat, 44 cars No. 2 do, 23 cars No. 1 spring, 133 cars 0. 2 do, 31 cars No. 3 do, 6 curs rejected do 290 wheat); 70 cars high-mixed corn, S35 cars and 16,000 bu No. 2 do, GO cara rejected (465 corn); 21 cara white osts, 67 cars and 2,500 bu No. 2 do, 7 cars rejected, 2 cars no grade (97 oats); Lear No. 1 rye, 37 cars No. 2 do, 1 car re- jected do (39 rye); 3o careNo. 2 barley, 16 cars No. B do,.17 cara extra No. 3, 12 cars sced (SO bar- | ley). ‘Total (970 cars), $07,000 bu. Inspected out: 30,565 bu wheat, 372,558 ba corn, 2,125 ba oats, 17,400 bu rye, 25,462 bu barley. ‘The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstaffs and live-stock at this point during the past week, and for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: Sent. lon ent, Bs Sep Sent. 9, 1377. 1876. 30,938 48,307 W,916 303, Recetpts— Flour, bris. Wheat, bu. Bariey, Live hogs, Cattle, No. “shipmenis: Flour, bris.... the exports from New York as datet Flour, brit 500 19.670 Whe: atte ee 138,530, Corn, 591.000 During the first eight days of this month 1,679 car-loads of wheat were inspected into store in this city. If we ullow 390 bu to the car-load, the aggregate will be only 654,810 bu; the shipments for the same time being 671,113 bu. As room. was taken Saturday for 115,000- bu, and. only 201,875 bu was in store the Istof the monta, there can be but very little on hand now. Corn in Liverpool is very strong. It was quoted at 20s Ud Saturday for October delivery. The par- tial failure of the potato crop in Ireland bas been asgigned as a reason for strength in corn; but to that may be added the indications that the British barley crop will not be more than one-fourth of an average; which will naturally increase the con- gumption of corn, Looking at these things Satur- day, a-reporter asked 2 prominent operator why ‘October deliveries in corn were being so heavily Giscounted. The P. O. replied that the crowd has not got the cazh corn to sell, and its only tactic being to sell, it was obliged to sell for future. ‘The remark wasa trifle *‘sarcastical.” Last Wednesday the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company was behind some 2,000 carson orders from grain-shippers. Other roads are ina similar predicament. 1 is supposed that good many of the cars have been sent East, and detained longer than was expected. Some coun- try shippers write very despondingly sbout the situution, and say they bave te suspend grain bay- ing ** till Birnam wood do move." There is no doubt that our receipts of wheat and corn, especially the former, would largely in- ercase, but for the scarcity of care. As this scar- city is not likely to continue, operators are gen- erally inclized toexpect the increase, and so the tendency is to sel! ahead, in expectation of a decline due toa greater volume of spot offerings. This was the case Satnrday, and_ prices receded in spite of strengthening advices from abroad, with rantors of another victory forthe Turkish arms. Other markets were steadier. The weather was flae, and the shipping movement fair in volume - for Satar- day. Dry goods’were in‘active demand. Not only was. there a goodly attendance of buyers iti person, but the mails brought liberal orders from all parts of the interior, and the volume of basiness reached satisfactory proportions, Prints, worsted dress fabrics, bleached and colored cottons, ticks, shawls, hosiery, and notions, received the most attention. Prices were firm and unchanged. Tho demand for groceries was unabated. Sugars, cof- fees, rice, sirups, and molavsea were the most active, and all of those stsple articles were firmly held at previons prices. In. the dricd-fruit market ouly a moderate degree of activity was apparent, but there was a pretty firm feeling for most goods inthe list. Fish were steady and unchanged. Nothing new was reported by dealers in butter. For the bettergrades there was e fairly active and firm market. Cheese was moving fairly and was stronger, good to best full creams being held at 1OX@iL4e,—an advance of ic. Prices of oils were the same as on Friday, and were generally firm, ‘Trade was again reported active, Leather, tohacco, bagging, coal, and wood were quoted os before. Hogs were in good demand, and averaged 5¢ higher, closing firm at $4.70@5.30 for heavy, and at $5.25@5.45 for light weights. Cattle were steady and unchanged, with sales on a basis of $2.75@6.00 for common to extra, Sheep were nominal at $3.00@4. 50. Lumber was active and firm. The offerings at the docks sold quickly, and the yard dealers are ehipping large quantitics of lumber to the interior, ‘The city vusiness of the yards is smalicr than a «| year closed at 31: Chicago Customs, Sept. 8: The Chicago Stamping Company, 102 boxes tin-plate. Amountcollected, $9,539.32. PROVISIONS. WOG PRODUCTS—Were in good request, and strong- erall round, though somewhat Irregular, There was. etter demand to fill shorts in porkandlard, and more Inaury for meats. Hogs were firmer. and Liverpool ‘was Sd per 112 Iba higher on lard, while New York was steady. Excepting in lard, which ts scarce, the prices fordelivery in the winter months are nearly up to those for spot, and this makes opcgstors cautious about selling for present delivery. ‘The following table exhibits the shipments of provis- fons from this city for the week ending Sept. 6: Gross weight, ibs, Pleces. Tes. Articles. | Bris. Boxes. 7,802)" 199} Also, 4.249 other pies Jard and 235 pkgs hans, ‘The following table exhibits the aggregate shipments since Oct. 27, 1876: Gross Artictes.| Bris. | Tterces) Bozes. | Pieces. | weight, Pork ....| 297,085 Lard. 6,603 Sides Es Should'ra] Toe Fougues.| 19, 114). Hocks...| 3,670] ‘Also, 115,286 other pizs of lard and 4,406 pkgs hams. The Cincinaat! Price Current says: ‘The supply of tmaterial for feeding the, prospective Increase in number of hogs bics fair tu be abuodant. ‘The winter season will open with exhausted stocks of product. nd tila may lead to. demand for hoxe at prices which should uot be expected to justify the man- ufacture of pruduct to be carrted intonext summer, to compete with stocks on witleh such expenses will not beincurred. The volicy of the packer would seem to be to cut [eas than formerly during the wloter, and meet the future demand by current operations during the summer. ‘The number of hogs packed since March 1 to dates mentioned, according to estimates based on supply and Packing relurns, are as follows, at the undermentloned 187. 1878. Cinctnnat!, Sept, 5. 110,580 * 82,500 icazo, Sept, 03% 600 —_-BH,.000 Jadianapo 158.000 py 195,000 t. Louts, Sept. 5.. 110,000 y00,eu0 cdar Itaplas, Sept. 5. 2, 300 naas City, ‘Sept. 5. Ey Cleveland, Aug. 25 128,571 Total, above places. “Approximate total at ali pI Ancrease..... 47 5 1,540,000 835° 000 s ‘active, and somewhat uasetilcd. The market advanced 174@0c. per bri. gad closed Izisc higher than Friday atterbon. “Exles Were renoriad of A cash at Corn ashade dearer. Guod sipping Califorata whee Justshioped, S95; nearly fhe, dose Consent, for wheat—English generally dearer; French: tray 9 NEW YORK. 3 New York, Sent. 8.—Corrox—Stronz at 11°2-1¢g 5-16; futures barely steady; September, t.ovatr ig October, 10.9110.95¢; November, 10.87610.8c: Je comber, 10.90¢; January, 11.00%11.0le: Febreary, 11 @11.17e; March, 11.30811.31¢; April, tazaintie “FLoun—Firm; business checked by she off No. 3, $9.50G4.50; superfine State ond Western, g1% @5.40: common to good extra, $5.0036.00: soot chotee, $6.0026.40: white wheat extra. SG4s@rah fancy, $7.05G8.25; extra Onlo, $5.09%7.00: St, Lo $5.7.468.50; Minnesota patent process, $7.S5Giney Tiye flour more actives $4-0044.00. oot Sai ORN-MeaL—Heavy; Western at S2.65@1 Guaix—Wheat-Spriog steady winter neavy ana regular; recelpts. 73,000 bu; No. 2 Chicago and Noe Northwest, SL.37s@1.98; New York No. spring. sea @1.38; ungraded Winter ‘red snd ambe 23-< 23: damayed winter red, $1.10 in car lots be win ter, S1.A24@1 dag: No. 1 New. York exiea wit, $1.58; No. 2 Chicago, October, $1,254 Mitwa kee, November, $1.24: No.’ Milwaukee, Ociaee $1.31; No. 2 September. $1.30; October, $1531, ‘No, 2red winter, $1-20}4@1.40. Itve firm: No. 2 wep, erm, coigc. Barley nominal.” Malt—cunaua, sot Corn—Kecelpts, 127,000 bu: decidedly ct Warm Western mixed, s3@séise; ungraded Weare mixed, 571859e; Nigh mixed, sdees0cy steam miter ‘S7G58G; yellow Western, white Westers, 673, Western mixedanu State sauoe! waite da. siete Mixed and State, i e 4 Haeceinn® sipping, 6 Manag lars—-Dull: new crop, 101563 yearling Grocenres—Cotfee quiet but’ sendy at soc: in fold; jubbing, 16'ie@22c in old. Susar quict bey firm; fair to govd reniaing, BY4a8ke: Prine, tise; tee changed. Molasses quiet and unchanzed. | steady, with s fairdemande ee ase Eee qeettotata—Demand firmer; refined, 1403 crate, TaLtow—Stead; green Ite sat FIRITS OF ‘I PENTINE Stet ‘Bt 35392353 Bogs Unchanieu. ose sok re Bue ATUER—Firm; hemlock sole, Buenos a Rio Grande, lighe, mlddtes, and heavy welsut 252 25e; California, =@zsige: common do, 214@ ste. An good demand and -firm: doineale Cezce, seesTeS pulled. vossses unwashed, 1Ossoe; Texas. Ti ‘Previstons—Mess pork, $13.15; October, $13. Beef quiet: Fonz sleur middles qui... ees at7ige, Lard excited snd higher: opened “and closed Arms prime steam, $9.1569.17%; October, $9.50 ‘Betren—Firm at 10@21c. Cuxxse—Firm at s@1iséc. Wiisky—Quiet but steady at $1.13. Metats—Manufactured copper unchanged: fngot lake, 17(@18e._ Iroa—Scotch plz quiet but tirm at2ia, g6ige: American dull; 16@lée; Mussia sheetiug, Wise in gold. Naits—Unchanged. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAL. Exrtaxanion or Rerenrxce Manns. excepted. = Sunda; fonds $Datly. Jnchanged. yy excepted. 7Monday epee, Ee 40 bris do (country) at SU 13,750 brig selivt October at $12.51 ; 2.000 bris seller Ps 29; eis seller January pris. ‘The market acter Sep- Seller the 30 t 10g 12. 1284. Prime mess pork was quoted at 11.25@11.50, and extra prime do at $U.25 40.00. Lanb—Was lu. very coud demand by the short Inter- est, and advanced Swale per 1 Ibs, though the feeling was Tatler irregular. Sules were’ reported of 260 tc cash (auinmer) at $8.73; 8,500 tes seller October at $8. 70@4.80; 1,500 tea seller’ the year at $8. 15ae, and 250 tcs selfer January at $8.25. Total, 8,500 t The market closed frm at $8. 753.7754 cia or seller September: $6.8u28.0:44 seller Uclober; and $8.15@ B:i7hy seller the year. Maaty—Were in better demand, several Jota being were. Reucrally able ta wanted for export, and hold effect an advance of 3c per D. the market belug a shade easier at the close. Winter-cured meats were quoted scarce, and suroiner lots were strong In sympathy. The covler weather Invites toa more free outward move- ment. Sales were renorted of #00 boxes shoulders at 4¥ecash and 4% for December; 790,000 Ibs short ribs 10 cash or seller September: 100, 090 lbs long and 100 tes sweet pickled hama (14 Ibs) at zong Short clears. clears OE z 6% ms Z Ba ey ‘Ta Giggeise for, December. quiet at S@R!{c; long cut hams, 1.10%e, all boxed: Sweet-pickled hams, ow@lene. “Groen bams, Xevue. Meats for December deliv Were quoted at 73@% for green hams, avd 424s (or boxed shoulders, ‘Bacon quoted at Gy@eoye for shoulders. S@S!{e for short ribs-sigesige for short clears, IMGIIKe for hama. all canvased and packed. Guoasz—Was guict ar aezc. Bree PRODUC TS—Were stead) for mess; $11.00@11.25, (418.00 for hams. i cLow—Was quoted at 7i@7}e for city, and 743. ‘Tigc for country. and quict at $10,00 for extra mess; and BREADSTOFFS. FLOUR—Was tn good demand, though Iess active, the decline in wheat causing some buyers to hold of for lower prices, while sellers would not make conces- stons, Sales were reported of 200 bris winzers at $6.50; 2,490 bris spring extras, chiefly at $5.50 @6.15; and 25 bris rye flour at $4.35. Total, 2,715 bris. The market closed with the follow- ing as the range of prices: Choice to favorite brands of winters, $8.50@7.00; good to prime brands of win- year ago, but the Iucrease in country trade con- siderably more than offsets the loss. Wool was steady under a moderate demand. The broom- corn market was steadier, the demand having im- proved, and the new corn will probably be later in coming forward than dealers expected a week or two ago. Flax and timothy seeds were fairly active, and the latter was a shade firmer. Hides were in request and firm. The street market was overstocked with green fraits, which sold freely to the city trade at lower prices. Lake freights were moderately active, and a shade firmer, on the basis of 3c for com and 3kc for wheat to Buttalo. Room was taken for.115,- 000 ba wheat, 230,000 bu corn, and 65,000 ba oats. Through rates to New York by eteamer and rail were quoted at16@16%c on wheat and 15@ Jae on corn. Rail freights were quiet at the recent advance. Rates on grain, boxed meats, and other fourth- class are now 5c ito New York. 32c to Baltimore, Bic to Philadelphia, 40c to Boston and other New England points, and 30c to Montreal. DIRECT IDIPORTS. ‘The following statement shows the foreign value of, and the customs duties leved on, the goods en- tered at Chicago for consumption during the two weeks ending Sept. 8, 1877 Class af Goods. Foreign» United States value. duty. ind fancy Roods. jal merchandis« 2619 2500 079 LI To Looking-glass plates ‘Sun wins ters, $6.00@6.25; choice to Mne spring, $6.25@6.75: falr to good spring, $5.506.00: low spring, $3.56 4.00; fair to good Minnesota springs, $6.00@6.50; cholée to fancy Minnesota springs, $7.0087.50; patent springs, $7,509.00; low grade, $2.50@3.50; rye, $3.00 @3.50. Bras—Was in fair demand and steady. gated 30 tons at $10.00 per ton ontrack. Freo—Sales were 30 tons at $13.00@16.50 per ton. Cous-Mzat—Coarse was nominal at $17.00 per ton von track. WHEAT—Was active and unsettled, being generally weak. The market for futures declined M@Itc per bu, She ereatest depression belne for this month, as the Sales sggre- ‘Ober eiscouut narrowed down to about 4c." Liver- na quoted firm, with a strong feeling in cargoes. ut New York was dull on spot whest, with less frm: ness In futures, and London was rumored to have closed easier. With this our receipts exutblted a slight tn- crease, and {t was generally expecicd thas they will De much larger the coinfog week, 1¢ was this “anticipa- tlon which ruled the tone of the market, as it had ue- pressed New. York the previous day. If was beileved that present quotations could not be sustained under liberal recetpts, as they were forced up from among the pineties only bj the face that the wheat has mot come forward 60 freely hitherto as tad been, counted ou. Hence numerous selling urders were recelved from 0: side, aud lucal operators offered large quantities for sale. ‘The market slelded under the welght or ofer- hugs, though there was sain a good shippiag demand, and” stucks tere are very small, the outzo of the month thus far having probably exceeded the receipts, Cash wheat dectined In sympathy with futures. | Seller the month opened at $1.07€1.073, sold down (0 $1.004, advanced to $1,063, and declined to clualng at $1.0534. Seller Octuber sold at $1.00 closing at $1.0134. Selier the year sold at Sole. Casi No. 2 spring closed at Si. 125g. and No. ported of 131,400 bu No. ‘98,000 bu No.2at: BLOri @si.wg, $do at $1.09. Cash sales wei 1 spring (carly) at $1. 15@1. 15} GL. 14g (the Inside for Monday's deilvery);, 3do at $1,08@1.10; 700 bu rejected do at H 1.009 bu by sample at $1,001.12. Total, 80, 100 bu, Harp Wikat—Was ip fair demand, and’ relatively firm, "Sales were 16,800 bu No. 1 Minnesota at $1.16 1.17; and 1,800 bu by sample at $1.1321.20 free on oer RTEn Wi W: fet. | Sal Ibm! Sten WnzatT—VWas very quiet. Sales were limited sto 700 bu by sample at $1.25 free on board cars. CORN—Was less active and frregulur, out with little change from the latest prices of Friday. Liverpool was gquated, drm, with cargoes strong, while New York was ull. The tendency in futures’ was decidedly uown- ward, but this was restratued by a good. demand for shipment, which kept cnsh lots at a premium of about jac abuve October, while there was also some demand from the shortsfor this month. The receipis showed ‘an lucrease, and lake freights were tirmer as an offset to an advance in the British markets. Prices were generally quoted lower, but the decline really occurred the previous afternoon, and the reduction brought out a fair demand Saturday. Seller October opened at 44(c, Teceded to 4444, advanced to 44Hc, und closed at 44'oc. er the mouth sold at 4434 c45'qc, closing with cash High mixed clused at d5'{c, and rejected sales were reported of 54),800 bi hich SHGAStec: 16R,000 bu No. 2at 44FAe@a5iges 18,000 bu rejected at 44444'c: 4,400 bu by saniple at ry 3 and 800 bu cars a¢40c. Total, 000 DL, OATS—Were fairly active, and 34@4{c easter. The trading was chiedy in cash, which was taken by ship- pers and to apply un contracts. The market weakened eatly under he: mixed ‘at der heavy rocetpts and in syin| grain. New York also was lower. No. and declined to 234¢, the closing price. was steady at He, and rejected at October sold at 4c, closing at the inside. September ranged from 23} e24c, and closed at c,lite year was offered at Ss 5 00 bu No. 2 at 2: Bu'felected st Stes 700 by by santa. at So Kk; and 15, mu dg at 23@3ic free on board. aro Se 1 ad are 5 ‘asin good demand for shipment and firm. No, 2 rnold at 54: ic, the outside pis tne price for receipts In down-town hou: Rejected was quoted at 46c. Uctober was Orm at 55! Cash sales were re- ported of 14,400 bu No. 2 at 5i4@55c; 400 bu by sample SL49con track. ‘Total, 14,800 bu. BARLEY—Was quict except low grades, which were in fair request for shipment, and advanced }j@1c. Fu- tures were dulland closed weak and lower. Samples were in large supply and dull. September opened ac 68k¢c, and closed with scliers at G3c, October was offered freely at 69¢ at the opening and closed at 68v. ‘No. 2cash sold at G8@esigc, and extra No. 3 sold at 38c, and feed at 33c,. Cash sales were reported of 3,600 08 No, 2 at 68@6S3!yc; 8,400 bu extra No. 3 at 48.49¢; Eatnple ac ou@eBe gn tracks and a0 bu ab Sieesee tree a on track; and 2, U at 37@S5C on board. Total, 29,200 bu. ie BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Lrvenroot, Sept. 8—11:30 a. m.—Graty—Wheat— Winter, No. 1, 128 6d; No. 2 128 2d; spring, No. 1, 1 No. 2, 108 €d; white, No. 1, f2si0d; No.2, 128 9d; club, No. 1, 1982; No. 2, 12s11d. Corn—No. 1, 288; No, 2, 27894. Proristons—Pork, 50s. Lard, 41s 6d. Livenpoon—Sept. 82:39 p. m.—PRovistons—Lard, 453. Eirenroot, Sopt. 8.—Corrox-Stendy at 0683-16; sales, 7, es; specu 500; - ra 2a tte ee a and export, 500; Amer- READSTUFFS—Callforaia white Izn lod: do clab, 123 {laelae edt Nor see, Wester BUelos; aprivg,. 12 ba. Ce Uats and barley unchanged. Pras—Canadian, 385 3d. ROVISIONS—Ness pork, O98. Prime meas beet. LaricAmericany #86. "Bacon—Loug eiean oasis short do, 383. % Tattow- American, 414, | ETROLRL A—Spitl 3 Petnoteya—splrits, 7594; refined do, 118 G1@12s. Iestx—Common, 5s 9d; pale do, 138, Svintts OF TCRPENTINE—Z78 Gd Cnexse—Fine American, 503 6d. ANtTWwanr, Sept. 8.—PETROLEUK—aSif. ihe following were received by the Chicago Board of Livenroot, Se} ‘estern, 278 SdG23s, 8.—Prime mess pork—Eastern, 7 Western, sot Hacon—Cumberlande. Shs + avert Toe 368; long clear, ‘6s Gd: short clear, 88s; stioulders is: hams, Sis. Lard, 438. Prime iness beef, 96a; Lidia Iness beef, 1003; extra India mess, 1103. Cheese, Gos. Tallow. sis, .ONDON, Sept.8.—Ltyerpool—Wheat firm; Cr club. Taegiae bd; Callfornta shite, Te dGiaa. Core atrong at 290 3d, "Mark Lane—Cargocs off coast—Wheat . PO, Box 2613. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY, Ticket Offices, 62 ec al ee House) and s5 aPacific Fast Line. aStoux City & ¥ aDubuque Day Ex. via Ciiaton!*1 aDubuque Night Ex. via C'ton|t aUmaha Night Express .......[t aslo: City & Yankton . aFreep't, Hockf'd & Dubuque. aFreep't. Rockfd & Dubuque, bMilwaukee Fast Mail (datly)|§ bMilwaukee Express. Milwaukee Passenge! dMilwaukee Passenzer BGreen Lake Express, bGreen Bay Express. bSt. Paul & Minneapolis Ex.. oSt. Paul & Winona Express.. + bLsCrosse Express. t bMarquette Expres aGeneva Lake & fi oGeneva Lake Exp bLake Geneva Express Pullman Totel Cars are run throuch, bet cazoand Omahs, on the traln leaving: Ghleage at io ann. ‘No other road rons Pullman or any ot 3 hotel cars west of Chicazo. es Tore ‘a—Depot corner of Wells and Rinzlc-sta. Sobepot corner of Canal and Rinzle-sis. CHICAGO, ST. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LINE. Ticket oftices 62 Clark-st, and at Kinzie-Street Depot, #5888 PP 28335 PPPPRPP PP? PP PEEEEELEL ELEY) Gaal) § PEECEE St. Paul& Minneapolis Ex.. St. Paul€ Mingeapolls Ex: CHICAGO. ALTON & ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO em eaNSAB GUTY & VENVER SHORE LINES inion tf. West 4 Madi \~$ Twenty tuird-at, ‘leker Omee, 122 Teandotbt se |_beave.|_Arrive S Kansas City & Denver Fast E: St. Louls & Sprincfteld E: St Louls, Sprinzfleld & Tex: Pekin and Peoria Fast Express Peoria, Reokuk & Burlinzto S8sea Peepsres BRRBRRBE 30 p. m1. ;* 3: Jollet & Dwight Accommdat'n!* 5:00 p.m. i* Bs CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILROAD, Ualon Depot. corner Madison and Canal-sts. Ticket ice, G3 Sou! Stay te Si ome ieee ipeuae Sherman House, BMillwankee E: ‘Wisconsin & itlaneso: Bay, and Meaasha Day’ Express. ‘Wisconsin, low sota Express. Wisconsin Tay. S| ireen| ugh! “All trains run via Milwankee. Tickets for 5¢, Paal and Minneapolis are good either via Madison and Pratrle du Chiea, or sia Watertown, LaCrosse, and Winona. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RATLROAD. Depot, foot ot Lake-si. and foot of Tweaty-s Por icket office, 121 Randophest., near Clarse Leave. | Arrive. St. Lonts Express. t, Louts Fart Lin Springfletd Expre: Springteld Nizht E: Peoria, Burltuxton & Keokuk Peorla, Burlington & Reokuk Dubuque « Sloux City Ex. Dubuque & Sloux City Ex: Gliman Passenger... BBBPPBEBS CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD: Depots foot of Lake-si., Indlana-ay.. and Sixtcenth- and Caual andsixteeath-sts. Ticket Owes, 59 at, and at depots. | Leave. ‘Malland Express, Ottawa and) Streator es Rockf rd, D’buque, &Sloux City|* Pacific Express for Omaha... pases City, Atchison & St. Joe! xpre! i iy Dubuque £ Sloux City Express * 9:30 p.m. Pacific NightExpr’ss forOmaha {10:00 p.m. Kansas City, Atchison, Std and Texas Express. MICHIGAN CENTRAL BATLROAD. Depot, foot of Lake-st.. and foot of Twenty-second-at. icket Office, G7 Clark-st., southeast corner of Han dolph, Grand Pactic Hotel, and at Palmer Hause. Mall (via M bey Sra Mata and Air Line). a eee red Sia gape iy PITTSBURG, FT, WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILWAY. Depot. corner Canal and Madison-sts. Ticket Ofcca, 65 Clark-st., Palmer House, a Mall and Express. Pacitic express. Fast Line. BALTIMORE & OHIO. ‘Tralnsleave from I-xposition Building, foot of Mon- roe: Ticket Ofices: &3 Clark-st.. Palmer House, Grand Pacific, and Depot (Exposition Bulidinz). Leave. Morning Express... Re Fast Lines. Op. ia: LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. Leare. Morning Mafl—Old Line........ Baye poston Special BS... pre Right Express... PUITISBURG, CINCINNATI & ST, LOUIS BBE Depot corner of Clinton and Carroll-sts., West Side. ‘Depar “Arrive. Columbus & ‘East Day Ex. Columbus & East Night Ex... CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD Depot, corner of Van Buren and Sherman-sts. Ticket Oftice, G6 Clark-st., Sherman House. ‘Arrive. Leave. j Omaha. Leavenw'th & Peru Accommodation cee Night Express. LAKE NAVIGATI GOODRICH STEAMERS . For 3{! waukee and sll West Shore poi 8 Daily, Sunday excepted Poet oa. me Saturday's boat don’t go until . 8 Pp. De Friday morning's boar goes through to ForGrand Haven, Grand Rapids, and Muske~ Ron, Dally, Sunday excepted... 7pm For Stadistee, “Ludington, snd Pentwater, ‘ Daily, saturuay sud Sanday excroted, at 9d. Te ForSt. Joseph—Dally at 10a. m., Sunday s¢x- cepted. Saturday's bout doesnot leave TP FIN. 1 eet ‘J Givin ) 4 GUARANTEED SPECULATION. S400 invested by us in GO days Straddles, have made $670. $1G0 have pald $1,700 in SU days, We guarantceall GU day straddles: money refun ifno proftismade. Hefereaces given. Correspond- encesoliclied. “WW. F. HUBBELL & CO» Members Now York Mining Stock Exchan) Broad-ste Ne X- cA EA