Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1877, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 2 1877—SIXTEEN . PAGES 1 . { M i 3 to remai) length of time in the citv? If bu. Ingpected out: 42,831 bu wheat, 1,502 bu nd 1,750 tey seller zew plats were filed for record during Novem- | spiracy to obtain the same amount, but m{’egi: 2 ;&yh :Eog:tn e il oy letter, FINANCE AND TRADE- corn, 6,170 bu oats, 1,600 bu rye, 16,325 ba bar- i mfi '5:‘;.’55‘2?5;’2 a-mi% i‘?fi‘ 7,95 3 4 $7.35 seller January: REAL ESTATE. A Dull Week in the Real Estate Loan Market. More Lenders than Borrowers=«= Payments Fair. vember Shows the Smallest Loan Business of the Year. Light Demand for City or Suburban Prop- erty—Specimen Sales and Loans. New Subdivisions --- Real Estate in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. In the realestate loan market dullness reizned supreme the past week, and exhibited the smallest business of any week during the past dull month. There is a plethora of money, but no demand, and & growing scarcity of good se- curities, which accounts for the tew loans at 7 per cent. Payments are fair; much better than could be expected from the general stagnation. ‘The following were the specimen transactions: Nos. 1,3, 5, 7, and 9 Vincennes place, $3,0005 five years, at 5 per cent. The block bounded north by Belden avenue and west by Osgood street, $30,000; five years &t 7 per cent. Northeast corner of Jackson strcetand Seeley nvenue, 65x160 fect, §5,000; five years at S per cent. A debt of $20,000 due the Fidelity Savines Bank, was secured by a mortgage covering forty acres in DuPage County, pavable in one year, +ith 10 per cent interest. State street, 50 feet south of Polk street, east front, 20x100 feet, 3,000; five yearsatS per t. ::n“mm STATEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING peC. L 18’ trument|—— — — —| i [Ctderatn Trost-deeds] 853 710l Mortgages.. 23| Aggregate.. The monthly fizures are large, but after de- @ucting a railroad mortrage of $3,000,000 the Releases. .. semount and number of actual local business are the smallest of any vpreceding month of the ear. Payments are above the average standard, and are in the proportion of 95 per cent to new indebtedness. These pavments represent ‘mortgages, the average consideration of each of which is nearly double the average of instru- ‘ments now filed for record. Thus during the past month the average was $2,200 each; in November, 1576, the average was §3,230, and in 1875 was in excess of £4,000. Hence, the num- ‘ber of releases scarcely tells the whole story of the rate at which tbe West is reducing its in- debtednéss. Inallfairness, the gross number of trust deeds and mortgages ousht to be re- duced one-balf in order tocompare with the number of releases. BTATEMINT OF TRUST-DEEDS, MORTOAGES, AND BELEASES FOR TUE ELEVEN MONTHS ENDING ~Fov. 30, 1877, Coneidera- | Jte- on. jlearcr. 1,749,050 1,747,057 Months. | x ™38 January Februsry March “Total ... Same time in 187 Same time in 1875, ... SALES OF THE WEEK. ‘There have been no movementsin city proper- ty calling for special attention. They bavebeen few in number, and small in_amount, and for the present a gloom scems to have settied down on the market, somewhat in consonance with the weatner of the past few weeks. They think that the collapse of the savinzs bauks will re- dound to their advantage, inasmuch 2s the peo- ple have not thrown away their habits of sav- ing, but are Jookinz round for some safer de- ositors for their spare funds ttan savin: Eank.s afford. What issafer than “my lots?* Hence dealers think they are on the eve of reap- fng a rich barvest. Wenote the following city sales: Hermitage avenue, southeast corner of York street, west front, 1S}x125}¢ feet, improvea, for $5,000. Michigan avenue, 70 feet south of Twenty- ninth street, east front, 30xISS feet, for £5,500. Groveland Park avenue, 218 8-10 Teet. east of Cotug&nvae avenue, north frout, 505120 fect, for $6,000. K Irving place, between Taylorand Polk streets, wzsgmnt, 273¢x126 feet, with building No. 416, Tor $4,500. Veruon avenue, 464 feet morth of Thirty- seventh street, east front, §0x125 feet, with building, N Tor $12,000. Indiana avenue, 74 feet south of Twenty- fifth sireet, cast {ront, 248¢x174 +-10 fect, with building, for $10,000. Vincennes place, 158 feet north of Thirty- g?g&.oh street, west front, 193¢ feet towalley, for Sapphira avenue, northwest corner of Bryson street, five acres, for $5,000. Suburban property met with a fair demand the past week at full prices asked, and general- 13 these were cash transactions. The following sales are noted: Twenty-5ix lots in Brown’s Ad- dition to LaGrange. $2,700: 4 1otsat LaGranze, -81,0005 5 lots at Washington eiwlits, £1, I6lotsat Western Springs, S$1,7005 2 1 Desplaines, $300: G lots at Ravenswood, §: 8 lots in Brown’s Addition to Park Ridee, $9003 B lotsat Irving Park, $1.000; S lots in Brown’s Addition to Thornton, $300. SATURDAT'S TRANSFERS. The following instraments were flled for rec- ora Saturday, Dec. 1: CITY PROPERTT. ewberry st 21 of Nrlght s of, 24z 100 ft, dated Nov. 2 850 West Van Buren st, 43. mento t, 8 f, 2511 750 Main et, 354 ftnof 1153 1t, dated Nov. 1. 500 Lincoln av, 3011t s ¢ of La 1, 25x135 11, dated Nov. 1,600 Twenty-afth st, 100 f w of Wallice & £, 50x125 {t; dated Nov. ... 1,000 Michiean av, 134 1t n of Congreta &, & 2653171% ft. dated Nov, 37....... 6,000 Biue Island-av, 175 f: 1 e of Lincoln st, 8 £, 241100 {t, ‘dated Nov. 6. 1,000 Thirty-first st n e corof Pitnev at, trin gular Lots 32 and 33, dated Sept. 25. 3,500 Seyard st 112 f1a of Canalport ot e E mproved, dated Nov. 1- 2,5 West Eightecath at, 100 ft w of Lrow i 8t n f, 25x100 ft, improved, dated Dec. 1. i 1,800 Ewing et, 130 ft w of Canal st. 1 6K 1t (with owher property), Nov. 14... ... 38,821 ‘West Randolph &t, 20915 Tt & of Kedz av, nf, 24137120 ft, dated Nov. 25, FOKTH OF CITY LOIITA, WITHIN A RAD) MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE, Fullerton av, near Larrabee st s §. 80x L3810 1 improved, dated June Wrightwood 'av, between Seminars an Shetleld ave, 2, 335131 {¢, dated Nov. 1,000 o s Fullerton' av, « ot add hoar Lincomar, 8 1. 50 ft to alley, dated Nov. 30. 3,000 Follerton & same as the above, dated BOUTR OF CITY LIXITS, WITAIX A RADIUS 0P SEVEN 2 197 ftn of ~ith 4, 1002604 1t {0 bonlevard, dated Nor., 16 (P. L. Underwood 16 Walter F. Cobb). '$ 11,000 Fifty-seventh st, w.of andncar Stewsrt a¥, 01,0 2-5 of Lot 5, dated Nov. 30, 2 WEST OF CITY LINITS, WITIIN A BADICS OF SET MIEES OF TRE COUDT-HOTSZ, Mozart st, 3954 ft 1 of Northav, w f, 25 X100 #t, improved. dated Sept. 1. 1,100 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. ‘The following is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of seven miles of the Court-Houac filed forrecord durinz the week ending Saturday, Dec. 1: City sales, b4; consideration, $140,76. North of ity li Its, sales 7; consideration, $16,700. South of cif limits, sales4; consideration, $22,75. West of city limits, sales 3; consideration, S7,400. Totsl sales, 63; total consideration, §196,62L NEW SUBDIVISIONS. ‘The fiatness of the market of course extend- ed to thisbranch of the business, and very few ber. Tlat of partition of N. 3¢ of Lot 9and S, 3§ of Lot 10, Block 22, Duncan’s Addition. Kleli's Subdivision of part of Bloek 13, Blue 1sland. Resubdiviston of Lots 31 to 88, Block 2, Seam- ‘mon Nelson’s Subdivision, Sec. 34, 39, 14. Plat of Lots 1 to 4, Block 1, Ashiand’s Second . Addition. Eugellund’s Subdivision ot W. 3 of N. E. 34 Sec. 1, 35, 13. Young & Talbot’s Subdivision of Lots1, 2, 3, 8, and 9, Block 1, W. 4 S. E. X Sec. 36, 40, 13. DECREASED PROPERTY: VALUES IN PHILADEL- L PIIA. The great_and_general decrease in property values in Philadelphia fs shown by the de- creased nssessments. Althoush during the past year fully $10,000,000 bave been invested in buitdmes in Philadelphia, the Assessors have been oblized to make a decrsase’ of $16,000,000 —thus making a virtual decrease of $26,000,000 in the agyregate of the valuation for next year'a tax purposes. REAL ESTATE I SPRINGFIELD, MASS, The Springfield (Mass.) epublican says Tt is agreed on all hande that the real-eatato mar- ket in this city, both for property for sale and to rent, has been’ graduaily improved thie fall. In rezard o tenements, the most eareful dealers, who are acouainted with the gronnd from persousl in~ encction, estimate that there are not more than Lalf. perhavs not more than o third, a8 many vacint as there werea year ago. REAL ESTATE IN EASTERN CITIES. The New York Sun say: Ticcent operations'in city proverty In Boston, New York, and Philaaelphia indicate that capital- ists, speculative builders, anareal estate men gener- slly are satisfied that the deprectation of this £pecies of property has reached its limit, and thac investments at botton prices, where the property is susceptible of immediate improvement, or already improved, are rood. and will shortly yield a handsome proft or a profitable income. DECLINE IN IOSTON ASSE: [ENTS. The shrinkage of real estate in Boston is shown by the decline in the assessments. Last year the ity assessors reduced the valuation of Teal estate by 332,795,300, and personal estate ,500, making a total reduction of $15,- 033,800 as compared with 15 In 1877 they made a further reduction of §44,745,600 on real estateand of $17,#45500 on personal cstate, making a total of S62,194,100; which gives for the present year a valuation of S656,502,100 on real and personal estate, 85 against ST43,996,200 for 1876, INDICTED. The Grand Jury Get After Messrs, Gresnebaum, Stanford, and Runyan, Evidence on Which the Charges Are Based---Mr. Stanford Ready for Trial, The Grand Jury yesterday took up the exam- ination into West Park affairs, about which so much has been heard of late through “ experts,” pamphiets, and the press. A long array of wit- nesses was called and examined, including the “experts ™ and the bounced Park Commission- ers,and F. A. Peterson, F. W. Karuitz, Peter Allen, A. Pierson, 1. C. Gillette, F. Silverman, John DeKoven. C. F. Dubins, John Allen, John Forssthe, J. J. Douglass, and George Wilson. Me: Greenebaum and Staniord also ap- peared, but were vot allowed to testify or be heard. for the reason that they were the particu- Jar individuals against whom the other wit- messes bad been complaining, The evidence elicited from the * experts ? was in effect, as has already been published, that Mr. Greenebanm, as Treasurer of the Park Board, was $§14,185 behind in his' zecounts. They had copies of their reports with them, which they explaived in detail and lett with the Jury, and which, of course, set forth all of the land and bond transactions which had to them a cious appearance. Among these transac- tions especially cited was the drawing of war- rants at the close of 1870, on the motion of Mr. Greencbaum, to the amount of $33,446, to meet. the accrued interest on obligations for the pur- chase of land. These were deposited with Greencbaum to the credit of C. 8. Loding, and interest was subscquently paid to the amount - of §14,335, but it was not kuown to whom. Auother tramsaction cited was the joequal distribution of land bonds among the parks, of which $770,446 had been issued, & large proportion of which bad been made payable to blank, and could not be satis- factorily traced. In the matter of interest on bonds, oo, they testified to a discrepancy, show- ing that the amount on bonds due in 1571-2-'3 was given by the Board, in an applieation for judement made to the Cireuit Court, at $190,- 308, whereas the amount of interest and comi- miesion on the extension of bonds paid up to Nov. 1, 1876, was $245,185, showing a deficiency of 334717, or, adding the deficiency of land purchases,—$40,00{,—the total amount unpro- vided for was S15.350. Under this head they gave various alleged ir- rezularities in the scttlements for land pur- chased and condemned, ond claimed that the Board had paid out money in cxcess of the awards and taken titles which were not free {rom doubt. They alsotestified inreference to the issue of loan-bouds, setting forth that the Board had issued $50.000, while but $20,000 pad been authorized. aud that the overissue drew interest for three months at S per cent, were subse- ‘quently discounted at an unnecessary cxpense, and reissued in 1572, and remained ¢anceled in the office. THE EX-COMMISSIONERS who instizated the proceeding made the reports of the “cxperts’ the basis of their testimony, aading, of course, whatever they might remerm- ber as explavatory, They arc siid to have sworn wildly, and certainly if what they have testified to proves true,—that some of the West Park Commissiouers have been robbing the pub- Jic,—they must have been a little Llind not ta have scen it at the time, or silent partners n the scheme. The only one who testified to any- thing new was Clark Live, and what_he said simply went to show that a +¢ Ring» had existed of which he was_careful not to become a mem- ber. Heesaid that Greenebaum, Stanford, Run- van, and bimseif voted together for officers of the Board when the “ Ring ? was formed, and that subsequently Runvan came to him in the pres. together we can make $103,000 & year in the Park business.” He declined to o into the seheme, whereupon Mr. Hitt was taken in, and he ealled the jury’s attention to the fact that the four voted together ever afterwards. John De Koven testified to various transac- tions he had bad with the Park Board, as sct forth by the “ experts,” such as the sale ot obligations at a discount, and_the sale of throp bonds of $6.525 to Stanford, which have ben uncarthed. and have some queer indorsements and inesplicable fizuring ?u‘ g:mu bauLs.‘ The most of = nis acts, however, as damaging as_they may be, Qate back prior to Jan. 1. 1573, a0d, 264 eonec, quence, are of no Importance 45 going to sustain any eriminal charees amainst any one. 1L C. Gillette testified to sundry deals he bad had with G. W. Stanford, including the sale of Park Londs at varying discounts, upon which he recavered interest up to the day of gale, OST OF TILE OTHER WITSESSES testified to the genuineness of certain notes, receipts, and medmoranda which the jury had on_of. whick had been made’in’their 75 with the Board in ome way and an. other.” The most important witness amang them was John Forsythe, whotestified to selling. to Rtunyan and Stanford tax-titles in 1575 to two percels of land, one in Humboldt Pari and tie other adjoining it In the transaction he hiad thought that he was dealing with the zentleumen as Park Commissioners, for they paid him with Park money, giving it 4wo-year Youchers, which liad been’ since paid, On the supposition that he was selline the land to the Park Board he made a_discount of sey- cral Lundred dollars, The land was subse- queatly deeded to J.J. Doulass, Runyan's Hostler, by the Board, but the piece outside of the l'n:',;'w:s now deeded to Greeaebanm, while the public rcoras showed that it was still re- corded in Douglass' name, He was a little astonished to find the deed in the possession of the fury, and to learn that Mr. Millard had de- livered it. Hecould not explain how Millard had gome by it, however, but on the whole was nat inclined to attach much fmportance to the whole SID’I;V 4s Zoing tocriminate any one. HE RESTLT OF THE HASTY INVESTIGATION was discovered late in the afternoon, atter the seven true bills. Ope of thesewas azainst Hen Greeneboum, Georve W. Stanford. sam iocn Runran, whowere jointlyinaieted for conspiraey b{ Lilse pretenscs to defraud the. Town of West Chicazo out of £60,000. The indictment. con- tained four counts. The first count charged tkn(. they had conspired to fraudulently obtain $30,009, the properts of the West, Parks, Th second eount charged that they had conspired 1y obtain by fraud a’larze amount of money, the roperty of West Chicago, $30,000 of which wag National Bank notes, ‘and’ $30,000 in ereens backs, The third count charged the same con. ence of theotbers, and said, *If we four stick' Juryhiad led into-court and deposited forty- | made the property thay of the Conty of Cook; and thé fourth count reiterated the charges and fixed the ownership of the property in the West Park Commissioners 28 ofticers of pfblic trust. Capiases for the arrest of all the indicted will be issucd to-morrow, and the rule is that such as cannot eive bail must go to jail. G. W. STANFORD. Last evenine 2 TRIBUNE reporter called upon Mr. G. W. Stanford, ex-President and Auditor of the West Park Board, at’ his residence, No. 223 Aghland avenue. Mr. Stanford was found at home, and, as be said, “expecting some of you newspaver boys, for you're alwaya around when there’s anything going on.” “Then you Kpow that you have been in- dicted?” “Yes, Tlearned so this afternoon. Do yon know what Tam indicted for? “Well, you are indicted, I belfeve, on the charge of conspiracy—yourself, Henry Greene- baum, and Eben F. Kunyan.” : S0 they have got poor Runyan in?" inter- jected Mr. Stanford. *‘I am sorry for the poor fellow. You Lnow he has had his experience. But I pelieva indictments are fashionable now- adays. They’re unbiased, generaily, though, I must say, I am embruced in the present case.” ‘The reporter continued: “You nnd the other two gentlemen _are charged with conspiring to defraud the West Town out of $60,000.” “ Well, now, that is too bad,” said Mr. Stan- ford, “Iam sorry for ourselves.” “You scem to take this matter coolly,” sald the reporter. ““ Why shouldn’t I; it doesn’t worry me any,” replied Mr. Stanford. “Buv it s a serions charge.” *Yes, but therc is no truth in {t, Iram ready for trial any timne, aud if they find anvibing wrong against me, I am willing to abide the consequences. The whole thing is the epite- work of Millard and Holden. They are un- scrunulous schemers. Qutside of the trouble and expense this thing occaslons me, it doesn’t worry me one bit. ) Iy family don’t even know nn‘yr,mug about it yet.” “What have you fo say as to the indict- men* 7 - “1 haven't scen it yet, but the place to try o case isin court, and not in the newspapers. I have fearned that in my cxperience as a lawyer. This you _can say for me, that, so faras Iam concernéd, I am ready for trial anv time, and the sooner it comes ofl the better 'l like 1t.” That it is all Mr. Stanford had to say on the subject of his indictment, und the reporter left. J. JOHNSON. “Bo Mysterfous Man Who Wants to Sell Clristian County Lunds. Within the last four or five weeks, the mail- pouches which daily left this clty contained, awong other descriptions of printed matter, the Tollowing circular: PRIVATE CIRCULAR TO AGENTS. Curcaco, IIl., . 1877, —I have the exclusi controlof a very largeamount of tradinzands lo ed in Christian County, and State of Missouri. The: Jands T am placing in the hunds of agents, to sell and exchange for the owner. There wiil be given to the szent a full power of attorney {o handle these lauds, in the way of cash eales or exchanges, to thevery best adyantaze he may deemn most proper for the interest of the owner aud himself, and for his commission, on all cash sales or exchanges, hemay retain one-hulf of whatever he receives. There will be eent cach agent a deauliful and finely colored "map of all the lands he ells, sbowing the exact location, timber, prairie, streams, ctc.. tozether with printed de- ecriptions of the Iands. Also an ubstract of title, under seal, containing statements ax to judgments, taxes, etc. There will ulso be senta warranty deed or deeds for the amount of land each agent may desire toscll orexchanze. These deeds uro Ieft blank, as to the name of the sccond party, sud the coneideration, but & full power of attorney, which accompanios them, gives the holder anthor: ity to fll up the decd to any person he may sell to, a0d handle the isnds as he would if they belonged 1o him exclusively. To order to procure an agency, ench applicant must forward me eatisfactory references, and deposit (a8 ngency feo) with_the express azent or Tostmaster (if there is no express agent in lown) the amount named as foflows: No. 1. If you want a deed for 40 acres, deposit..§ 3.50 0. 2. If You want a deed for SO gcres, deposit.. 0. 8. 1f you want a deed for 120 acres, deposit. f you want a deea for 160 acres, deposit. f You want a deed foy acres, deposic. 1f you want a decd for 210 acres, deposit. 0. 1t you want & deed {or acres, dejiosit, 0. 8. 1f You want a deed for 320 acres, duposit. o, 9. 1f You want 8 deed for 10 acres, deposis. te .00 50.00 On the receipt by me of the certificate showing tnat 8 deposit bas been made snd an agency want- ed, with propec and_eatiefactary refercuces, Z icift then forward at oncg all_(he pupers, subject to your full examination. You can then take them out or hate them returned ‘o me, you being re- quired to merely bear tne expense'of the express charzes, providing you order the papers retaraed to me. This Is one chance in a _thousand where an agent canget landsto bandle on terms as liberal ug [ offer, without carcely any outlay of money on his art. Py man can make money very fast_handling these lands, as I claim they are good trading, property. J. Joussox, Agent, 145 South Clark street, Room 6. Accompanying the private circular is a * pri- vate agreement,” in which the party accepting the agency binds himself to bear all the expense of selling the lands or making an exchange for them, and to remit one-half of all mou ceived or a deed to one-half the land or other ‘property he wav take in exchange. THE ‘PRIVATE CIRCULAR" is an excecdingly alluring bait. All the rural land-speculator Lias to do, should he want to realize 50 per cent commission on a section of wild Iand in Christian County, anywhere from six to fiftcen miles from Ozark, the county-seat, is to send his application and deposit of The latter is 2 sine qua non, aud is of much more importance than the satis- factory references. But the shrewa country- man will uudonbtedly do a5 Jobn Randolph did on onc oceasion, while visiting a Virzinia race- course. Hewas invited to bet $50on a gray mare, and put_his money ia the hands of ~one A\lr.kfiro\\'u, who, it was stated, would hold the stuke, “ Who'll hold Mr. Brown? replied the Sage of Roanoke. Mr. J. Johnson, of Room 26, 145 Clark street, demands * satlsfactory_references ” from those whomay_prose to be desirous of acting as his attorney for the disposal of his Missour! wild l:lml!s; ut who are the references of Mr. Jobn- son Un a dozen different occasions did a TRpoNE reporter clitb the stairs of 143 Clark street for the purpose of interviewing the party by the name of Johnson. ROOY 26 i3 on the third story of the number mentioned. It is a dark, dingy den, some ten or twelve foct square. Two desks, a couple of rickety chairs, arusty stove, an old map of the United States, and an oil-lamp in a state of perpetual combus- ion, constitute the belongings of the concern, Neither sualight or fresh air ever enters the premises. A red card on the door announces that Her- man Erlaab, Real-Estate Dealer,” does busi- ness within., The door is always closed. The reporter gave a faint tap, and a harsh Teutonic voice exclaimed, * Come in.” * Could I see Mr. Johnson?"" “ Mr. Johnson is not in.” * When will he be in?” “T could not say. I have not seen him for wo or three days. Do you want to see him p-’{rl{cmfir{: i L zalled to see about trading an undivide interest in some Michizan pine lands for somi of his Missouri property.” And then the gentleman whom the reporter :lsg\o%ed lgbo )(lr.t Elrlaub sententiously re- ked, ** Come in to-morrow or next day hefirm pmb{lhly hc]nt home." ¥ Beskiar and he pencil-propelier called in the course of two or three days. Mr. Johnson had not eru- ‘f::xrx;’ncd. He was linbie to be homeina day or * Where is he, and Wl‘l‘hnlxim Vi e, how can I nommlm!ut‘c‘ ¢ is, T think, tn St. Louls, or somewhere In Missourl. ' He has two or-three big trades on hand and is out of town a good deal. Will you lc;\xv(e3 your namei’? '+ Certaints. flicks,—Mr. Hicks, of Michigan.” it Motiess o™ G yon ol e reporter, with growing suspici Mr. Jq)xrgson was of about the sn‘l‘:gxg:lnz‘:’:l‘:‘i% materialization as Madame Benoiron in the comeds of the * Fast Family,” consenteq. oo oillamp was burning on the morrow as © o i e ews-gatherer again returned Mr. Johneon has not ed; Better so0 MrLamb,h . For rerred; you had “He '. WHO'S MR. LAMBY? of"m““:umcfprczents Afr. Johnson when he fs out cre is Mr. Lamb i ¢ Ho'll be in shortly. “Tell him a gent, i cail on bim at 3 Glock . o dichigan will Jir. Ebtlaub sad ke woulq. e reporter called at the appointed h but the gentleman i et I ththe lnnocent name had ¢ next day the reporter w, s ful. e bad an intervicw with Mn Lo S aux!lfic_lsessg‘:gdlh‘(z%a\t thought that Mr. Johnson was . Al icks R, d Mr. Hicke, of Michigan, . “He would like to trade an nndi in Michizan pine Tands for Tands o Morerest provided everything was eatistactony, ! minr; waunb hiazarded the opinion that » trade iy e armanged. He would write to Mr, ofinson and find out.” Did Ar, Hicks intend u ‘iif he would be kind enough to leave hisad- ress. Did Mr. Lamb know anything of the charac- ter of the Missonri jands3 Of courso he did. With the volubility of the curiosity-lecturer in 4 traveling muscum, and the eloquence of a Peter Funk dealer inoreide watches, lie deserib- ed at lengeh the gencral features of the soil in Christian” Countv, its -running waters, juicy pastures, argentiferous lead mines, iron avd zine deposits. The title was as clear as that of saints to mansions in the sky. It was not owned ba‘ J&:huson: it was the property of parties in the city. “ When will Johnson be here?” gueried the seribe us Mr. Lamb stopped for an instsnt to draw his breath. ‘It is very uncertain. You can write to him ere. Make your propositien and send your ab- stract of title. No doubt a trade can be had. Leave your addressand he will communicate with ou. g This terminated the intervicw, and the re- porter left, fully persuaded that the party of the name of Johnscen, whose front name Is J., does not materi alize except to writc or receive letters over or under that cognomen. Shoull he bave au actual existence and make himself manifest he will conter a_ sweet boon on the seribe who for three weeks failed todiscover him. MARINE NEWS. AT TOE SHIP-YARDS. The schr Duncan City will bave a new centre- board-box put in at Miller Bros.” ship-yard. The tug Mosher will have ber stern-bearings attended to at the same place, and the tug A. Miller will re- celve a mew shajt-key, to replace one she lost in the river night before last. ‘The prop yahoga is al¢o at Millers', where ex- tensive repairé will be made on her. There have been_serenty-five feet of new keel ut on the schir William Crosthwaite at Miller r0s. " dry~dock, and after she receives a thorough calking she will be Iaid up for the winter. THE STRANDED GARDNER. ‘The owners of the stranded schr F. B. Gardner, 1t was underatood yesterday, have madea claim on the Chicago Dock & Dredzing Company, under the termy of the contract, which wade it incumbent on the lutter to get the vessel off the beuch In twenty days for $900, A lnwsmi seems likely to resnit unless some amicable settlement is mude, for the Gnrduer lies hizh and dry on the beach ut’ Lincotn Xfirk&, and therterms of the agreement were not ful- ed, TIEY WILL SATL. The schr G. G. Cooper left hore yesterday for uskegon, where ehe will take on & cargo of com- mon lumber and ash for this port. She receives $2 per m for the common stuff and for the ash. The Lucla Simpeon also left bere for Manistee, where she will receive a eareo of luw- ber for Milwaukee at going ratos, The Maggic Thompson lefe for White Lako for lumbor to Chicago. THE TOWING TARIFF. The Tnion Towing Association and the Vessel- Owners' Towing Company are allowing the usual discount on tariil rates, and the few independent tugs running “Tnere was some tulk of chargiug full tarif Dures after Nec. 1, bat the man: concluded it was best to stick to the Scason’ and will continue o do so as long as buziness lasts. WINT: ARTERS, Some Inquiry wasmade on'Change yesterday for vessels 10 1oad grain and keep 1t on bourd until the opening of navization next season, when zoing Tates would be paid for its transportation fo jower Iake porte, but ¥o far as learned none were offered. Itis quite provable a numoer of such contracts will be made 1n order 1o avoid siorage rates, 5 PORT HIURON. Special Disvatchto Tre Chicago Tribune. Porr Iroy, Mich., Dec. 1—10 p. m.—Down— Props Winslow, Chuuncey Hurlbut, Commodore, S. E. Sheldon; achrs James D. Sawyer, Erastus Coruing, Blazing Star, Wayne, Theodore Perry, The tug Andrew Smith passed down this :nurnlng with the disabled schr Bridgewater in ow, Wind—Sothwest, light; mild; light snow. weather cloudy and —— BTFF. Durrato, Dec. 1.—Arrived-Props Java, Mon- fana, Dallentine, St. Paol, Arctic; schra G. D. Ruseell, A. G. Morey, A. B. Moore. Cleared—Props D. Ballentine, for Milwaukee; &hlfing, 15 tons coal, Murine City; St. Paul, bu- WELLAND CANAT. St. Camnemizes, Dec. 1.—The Welland Canal closes for the scason ou tho 5th jnst. NAVIGATION NOTES. Critcaao.—The schr Jobn Miner is in Doolittles ary-dock for an overhanling....Some of the lum- ber-hookers still continue to ftrade....Vessel- owners look for good times next season, and one would judre o from the im- mense amount - of tonnage laid up in the harbor.... The tugs Migeie, Willie Brown, Charles W. Parker, and Protection bave been laid_up by the Vessel-Owners' Towing Company....The tug 0. B. Green was to have pone to St. Joe vesterday 10 torw back the sears Eiema Muyes, Sunrise, and 1t. B. Hayes, but did not do The towing com- panics paid off their men_yesterday for service, tae Union disbarsing about 85, the V' O. T. §3,000. schr B. Parsons, did no with any mishap—as. : reported— on his Iast trip here ..Church and ITill, the sub- marine divers ana wreckers, have ceased operations for the winter, and Iaid upjtherr schr Experiment +:eoNavigation'in Mud Lake is practically closed. There were four inches of ice in that limpid coss- pool yesterday morning, and the tuzs hud o brenk through it with their 10ws....Among the arrivals yesterday were the wehrs Mary McVea, George 1. | Ward, Lucy J. Clark, Lucinds Van Valkenburgh, and ‘Higzie & Joues, all Inmver Iaden, and the large schrs Marian Page aud Kel- ' derhonse. with coal ...Therc are_about twenty lumver-laden vessels in_port, and it will require cight or ten days to unload tiiem. The docks are overcrowden with craft, and all the available lum~ ber-ghovers arc _bus; The Marine Enzinecrs’ Association will hold its first regular meeting Tuosday. evening in Caledonia_Hall,"Nos, 167 and 169 Washingion street. William Ponsonby is President of the organization. Orugn Ports.—Schr Riverside winters at Port Colbarne....Schr Hizhland Beauty has been seized for debt at Bellewille....Schr George Sherman has been laid up at Milwaukee... The work on the morth pier and-preakwuter at Goderich is pro- nounced satisfactory by the Dominion Lighthouse Superintendent...... The spar and bell buoys vutside the Lighthouse Point, Taronto, are to_be remaved when the weather is favorable for 5o doing. —t—— SLEEPING-CAR RATES, To the Editor of The Tribune. CIICAGO, Dee. L—~Auswerlng n business call to the Bast a few evenings since, I, for the fourth time this season, boarded a Fort Wayne & Chicazo car at the depot at Canal and Madi- sou streets, bound for the City of Brotherly Love, and it has occurred to me that I might confer some benefit somewhere if I mentioned a few of the evils connected with such a jonrney, and, in the first place, I wish to call uttention 1o the very high price of sleening-car accommo- dations. The palace car price for a thirty-s Tours’ ride from Chicazo to Nuw York is §5 to $7 and the same to Philadelphia. In the palm days of the War, orin the flush times alter- wards, the price for such an accommodation was a;:vm; gxm"f than whaj it i's now. ‘¢ \\l“hy ls‘lhis s r, more pertinent question, Wi should it b thus? 4 g I can for the fourth time this year take a crisp $10 greenback (or twenty jingling half-* dollars of our daddics ?) upon my return to my cosy fire-side, puss it over to mv wife, and sy, “There, old girl, behold the result of alittle sac- rifice. of persoual comfort, onc-half of which the Company might have had, cheerfully, too, were the prices right.” I am weil satisticd that. Jess “style” throughout and rates cut square in two would be a proper as well as profituble thing for the Palace Car Company to consider. A very serious objection to this otherwise prompt and fairly deceut road is the fact that uo safety platforms are used on the cars. No im- provement over the hideously-dangerous plat- forms of ten or more vears ago prevails within the province of Tom Scott’s dominions, excent a narrow board pernaps sixtcen inches wide stret.hine across the yawning chasm between the cars,—a beasarly apology for a safe_means. of transit. Doubtless the managers will say that the eurves are too sharp on this road, ctc., and that passengers haveno husiness stepping across while the traln is in motion, vet it is patent to every traveler on other roads that the Pennsyl- vania Compauy’s cars are barbarously construct- ed in this respeet, and publie opintor should cry out azainst it. To conclude, I wish to say 3 word about the cating-houses along this route,—not that they average any poorer, perhaps, than do those on other routes. Seventy-five cents is the present price, and so has 1t been to my knowledee for fifteen years. Now every man’ who thinks onc of the “jingling half-dollars” aforesaid is uot enough for what_ even.a hunary man can stow away in fifteen minutes will please “hold up his hand?"! G. ————— A Iittlsgamble'm in political mathematics : Frank Rande. the bandit, boasts that he las killed 150 men in the line of his service &s professional criminal. Nov, if the Hamburz, and Edeeflold, and Laurens maseacres are rewarded with seats in the United States Senate. when not more than fifty or seventy-five *‘nigrers” were killedat the most, what place shall be given to Rande? This is 8 vital Question.—Indianapolis Journal (Rep. ), Reserve, décrease. Coupons, '8l Coudons, ne¥. Testern Union Tel... Quicksilver Tnited States Baprdss account. 97 3-16, 10-10s, 108: of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Satarday woraing, sud for the corresponding time last year: The Loan Market Moderately + Active=-=Clearings of the Week. The- Produce Markets Less Act- ive---Hogs Steady---Pro- Shore- " Snogs P Ble ot ey P visions Firmer. Phussed 4 7 cean ¥ Cartle, N : v pmenti= SR ok a Corn end Flour Dull—Other Breadstuffs Fheat, b . short Gl (8 Firm—Wheat and Barley Gats, bu. 3¢z 1 Stronger, Barley, bit. Dt o Voo 5 : By 402 (33 Progress of Packing---Stocks-~- Movement of Produce 00 for hams. for the Week. W 7 i g Fiour, b for omtry. ¢ Ot 8t THBTHe tor clty, 00 Tg eat, 3 FINANCIAL. Corn bu. IREADS 3. Flour in store fn Chicago, 63,863 brls, agai Lol sy prthRte The week closed without any new developments in Tocal Gnances. Loans are in ouly moderate de- mund, and at most of the banks loanable funds are accumulating. The cold weather improved the country rouds, and, 1f these coatinue bara, the effects will soon be felt in finances, but, as yet, the situation remains about the same. The coun- try banks are borrowing iu order to sunply interior merchants with the funds they cannot procure from sales or collections. A zood deal of city pa-" per made to supply & similar deficiency is also offered the cliy bunks. Rates of difcount were @10 per cent at the banks to regular customers; on the streot call losus were 6 per cent. New York cxchange was sold between banks at 75¢ per 1,000 premium. The reccipts and ship- ments of currency were light. The clearings of the week were reported as fol- lows by Manager D. R. Hale, of the Chicazo Clearing-louse: The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week were reported: as follows by Manager D. R. Lale, of the Chicago Clearing-House: though there was uot much enconrzgement azl 1o sp to holders to be gathered from the ad- oL 105k Ty oy Erda vices from otlier points. The trading was chiefly 5 e n‘gnff'f":‘ i Hidphbpept ;;cal. and ot mrch fatlnenced by deliveries on S e Gold was 1025@102% In orcanbucke. ccomber contracts. They were in order, as the - dod Grecabacks were 973@075¢ cents on the dollgr | PFEmIum on cash stuff had about disuppeured: - LT dotsg fn gold, 2 " from ail the markets, but little was going round | hnzar Mea R s FOREIGN EXCHANGE. in the morning except pork. Hence there wasa than 3 Cath waieg Sizty days. Stgne, | little reaction from the weakuess of the previons dn;?}\;fia&“flg SI§ 431l | day. The weather was azain mild, thoush dry here, 5 400 b rer and it wonld take a good many such days to harden At 933311, the mortar-beds in the country, which by courtesy €re 8005y T,y conttnae to be called roads. R T There was & very fair city and coantry demand Loard ears.” Total, 0,300b5° for staple and fancy dry zouds, and the market ot cari tel 6 Sl *And interest. S BY TELEGRAPIL" NEW YORK. SEWT on, Dec. 1.—Gold dull thronghout the day, Currying rates ¥% to 114 per cent. Silverat London unchanged. Here silver bars are 1203 in carrency, 117 in gold. Silver coin 3 @ discount. Governmentestron: Ruilroad bonds quiet and weaker, ‘Stato borids quist, prices. | Tho bropm-corn market was rher less " oot By vampe s Depression was the chief feature of stock spec- | 3€H¥e. The recelpts were excceded by the ship- o5 15 _Tain rounest. tho tradizg besg lation to-day, and still Jower prices were made. Thero was a renewed pressuro to sell in the cntire Jist, and the decline ranged from % to 81 per cent. with Delaware, Lackawsnna & Western, Lake Shore, Western Union, Deluware & Hudson, and Michigan Central the most conspicaous in the downward movement. In some of these shares there was a steady stream of sales durfng the morn- ing, and althoush there were considcrabie pur- chases to cover short contracts, there were very few rallies in the murket. the market showed & recovery of X to 1 per cent from the lowest point, became stesds later, and firmer towards the cloge, but left off at 8 slisht e~ | action, however,at an advance of % to 13§ per cent from the lowest point of the day. Ssles aggrezated 189,000 shares, of which 3,500 were New York Central, pieferred, 8700 St. Paul common, 8,700 proferred, | Yyelle, G4 packages pickles, ctc.; West & Co., 5 | o 2, 10s; white B oo caware & IHudson | paokaies parian-ware; . W. Doane & Co, 5,310 | Db, oo, 19 34 i boxes raisins; Fowler Bros., 50 bags salt; J. D. | 3; No. 2. 28s. Dloney, 6@7 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 54@7 per cent. Inderieden & Bro., 229 packages pickles:d, V. ProvisioNs—Pork, 575, Lard, 435. Customs receipts, SI72,000. Farwell & Co., + cases dry goods; J. S. Kirk & | _Lfverroot. Dec. 1-5 p. m.—CoTrov—Qulet and i steady ag 67+ 6 11-16d; #ales 8,000 bales; speculs: The Assist t Treasurer disbarsed $309,000. 000,000, I-icnders, (neresse 081, Increase. Clrculation, fncie: 3 New 4 per eea. 10916 10-708 1111 Coupor 10674 Currency’ STOCRS. £ Conpons. '67. & 63 bl isijyer Did. Mall, press, ew York Central. FOREIGN. Dec. 1.—Gonsols for money, §71-16; American securitics—it4s, 104 108 new 5, 107, ow York Central, 107; Erie, 10%; preferred, COMMERCIAL. The following were the reccipta and shipments Lumiver? m. ft. Shingles, m, Salt, il 18 8tlli running behind.” The agzrezate N 3 Western, ek at tic sl citles (s ahout w00, bealnst Tt unchanged. dalt dull apa fast year, The qualits of lingy 1 sonerally 2ood. fory recelple “o30u' buow — elghts lere at Cinclnnatl are sbout (he sae a3 pear | poo nss, Mixed. Lecember, 61y Flour. urls g0, and several jound hieatier at Chicago. Ler, exsriiac, " Oats he o hear, bo. The foltop IEMENTS FKOX CHICAGO. Ha ey i) e followlug table exhibits the detalied ahipments of i cl " Qaw, bu, vlslons for the week ending Nov. 50, an shice G T L M—— Tinsiey. b as compared with the COrres,ondie tnie last | G 19¢e 19 T T Crgar galets Grassseed. . o x Food retlulnz, 7@ 7hic; prim reflued, 54G106 Flax seed, . i o Molasses—Qrieans unchunged. e quiet’ and o B. corn. ps.. P . _ending _ Since Not. 1, SnmLum;' changed, € meats, B o el 1o edned nomipally 13- et i Lard, bels ork, br s Lar o Land! allo, Liow, Hams, bris.. ¢ Buger, Hams, tes 50 Mgty Livehogs Hams: bogd s A . Dlecen. 435 i i ] i ams, othier pi 5 duie omestielcece, 325 " Lon; Totgl sross welght bi— coneumption: 3,554 bu wheat, 2,000 bu bariev. this city Saturd cars no grade (240 corn); 20 cars white oats, 8 cara No. 2 mixed, 3 cars rejected, 1 car no grade cars rejected (15 1ye); 5 cara 3 extra No. 3 do, 7 foed (22 bazley), Withdriwn from store during Friday for city The following grain was tnsjected 1nto store in 1 soft spring, 7 cars reject- | $1 2 ousvite. & (174 whest); 30 cara high-mixed corn, -_»5.;;.:5 e i B tils wler” Por &' SHioys | Dk loves: Phntadeph 28:20; Ghicaza:, 7% 10 e new mixed, 116 cars No. 2 do, 47 cars rejected, 30 | §i reilar, setler tha MoRth: 11 o) L1 . Lrsde esiientis dontinaes Realtatiag 153 SILHGILINE seller Jantiacy s and Sie i d, In most places, comparatively small. (320ats); 1 car No.1 rye, 12 cars No. 0. 2 barley do, 2 | M Total, 483 cars, or 188,000 56,850 a month a0, and 59,487 a ¥ Yriital Sidies neiv ahor s 302 | tendency to increased rmness in valnes. During ald be eetticd. The zeneral fesilye oy itk | Friday and Saturday there was considerable stir i i i\;-“;-"‘;,,hfi'g AL there wil 11635 | coifees, und the market was buovant, Rio erades | oF N veus darr white UGl o8, uls dis Asteq, | DeID2BEN 8 full 3o higher. Rice was firm, with | with colder weuther and harder ’roats 2"y “l | an advance tatked of, 8 prices ure Mgher at the | (L XC R ned their sttentton Sarhors B 108 s of supply. Sugars, traps, and molas: ; el of tht. Hence mort 7 Gy - ; : ¢ % T ris. Sellef the mont 1051y ned exsy. Inthe dried fruit market there 410 4250, An dedrne tention, and values ave to a great extent mominal, leaning tn buyers' fave mentin bageing, leather, tobacco, oils, painis, The shipments on orders taken some tume az continue fuir, and the daily sales scem to be in- creasing. ceased, and only & few strazgling carzoes now come to the wholesale market. The demand for wood was fair for tae time of year at the quoted ments, and it 11 understood that a good deal of corn has been sold to be manufacturers. Seeds were quiet and der increased receipts, which cai Vugers to hold back for conc were quiet. chickens. Were ! other fourtt oy ot Optock sall | 40 paimore, tSc to Philadelphia, 4 and other New England points, and meats 5¢ per 100 D3 higher than grain. . 000 Lake Shore, 9,700 | at Chicago Cnstoms, Co., 60 casks soda ash; Henry T. Wells, 500 boxes raisins; Field, Leiter. & Co., 3 cases dry goods. *} Amount collected, $5,705.83. There was ilttle change fn pricesat the Stock-Yards, and Liverpool reported a decline of 6 per cwt fn the princlpal cuts of meats: bat holders of produet were quotations. The record .of packing exhibits a falitng off, chlclly due to the miserable rosds {n the country durlng November. winter packlag at the principal cfties to date: movement of lo: PArt has aut be axlons, belnit unifke the corresponding period 13t your in boin parcicu Recelniy howsver, are now u- | Januars. 11.33R10.34c: Feh e sl Al i e anuary. 5 ary, 11463114 R e TRy (o g 10 Ve lire aLalithe | March. 11.5011.605; Aorll, 11.72@11,73¢: May, 173 th. i not throughont Decembar. The tent of | @11.86¢; June, 1 July. 12.04@12.04c; Augaity winier eron. the segregate packing at thesix cl; was now shown, but the total for ibe wint ore chan last winter'’s packis ber of hozs marketed during the snmer mo) Iate years has had the efect 10 curtall cariy pariof the winter season. c 55,202 1830 year; at Chicazo car. St. Lonis continues largel therat supplies a little [ater. for are ub Lo corresponding time last year, but Slides, bris ides, tes Shouiders, bris 2 4y morning: 12 cars No. 1 hard | Row bel ‘wheat, 26 cars No, 2 o, 8 cars No. 101 cars No. 2 do, 20 cars No, 3 do, g 7 cars | ed 10¢ v futures advanced about cars ordinary No. 3 do, 3 cars Sales wore Mmited 10500 tea do (kettled) st 8.15: ley. The following were the receipts and shipments of Ureadstals nnd live stock at this point during the past week and for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: 2o uemand an a AR e Lot me siGe Dure: ay. while holders asked aa advance. aay oG Areion DUATT 10 IN0SL Cases. "The Rles Fepuried wrobALIES Wery Shomlderapariy s e L 6o Oy st e SO0 e, 1. 610 per 100 10 welier Jamyery, o ik 0 oS g S om0 bore o Fiouz, b L boxrs Cimheranis s6%c: 163 hoses Tong' o i 190 L. 3 't Feliruary at 74 50 10 "D 40 fos bcon e ckled b Cattte No. P X The following were the exorts from New York for the week ending as dated: - RODUCT: \% il 24, S “Wore ste Lo e, STOUCI1LGY ok et 0 . Sh alout, and local buyors wanted lttle, as fo mifi?.fi' urday. Sales Were revorted of 3% bels tra, cliefly at 35,505 100 brl Spring raperget 8t £4.00: aad 25 brls buckwhicat &t 75y porcr il bris. The marke: closed Wi the follywing ag yeyns razo. Pork instore in New York, 19,734 bris, against 24,040 2 month ago, and 14,539 a year ago. Lard in store in New York, 13,094 tes, azainst 14,176 & montk ago, e, hefarket floacc Aspork products are-now on the point of com- ‘m”‘ ok nerdl :uc:lm rmmxa brandsof wyp, mencing to sccumulate, there ix some disposition | winters, 5.2 n’”gfl*;fl::ng #pring, $1.5565.25¢ lows fair 10 x00d Minncsora springy, o s clioice o fanes innusoca sorings. £6.0036.30; pacst springs. ST.00@0.00; low Srade, $3.0083, 500 v 403 buckwheat, £5.0026.00, ks T vx—Was quict and unchanzed. Sales we 8L £11.00 e ton wh track, and free on hoarg eag T zat—sale wis mals of 18 tans coury g 5 per ton on track ivc, but Srmer, Per bu. and elosln 3c hizher thun Frigas (ool 18 Tao Lrlthh markets were all quler, 330 Nor esier, but the **later Livernool ™ culled thar macerk 1 shiade dearer on carigoes, aad our recelpis werg gy smaller. ‘2208 belng Inspected fnto geq, The chief reason fur the Increased strongth yos . ever. the abseace of Fridny's pressure o il oy larg among operators to revive the agitation adbont the propriety of having a rezistration of receipts for vrovistons a8 well as for grain. The thing hus been declared by some of our leading puckers to be im- practicable, -but it will be remembered thet tome of the warehouscmen &aid the same thing a few years azo ubout the regi<tration of grain receipts. It was remarked on "Chunge thatsumebody ought to take up the zauntict thrown down by the local {freight agents in regard to the alleged cutting of rates. If the chiarge was made for the purpose of affecting prices, as some believe, then it wonld he well to know who was the canse of an artlicial advance in quotations. ‘The leading produce markets were rather quiet in the ageregae Saturday, and there was not much change In prices. Cosh corn had been the subject of u November corner, and declined 7ie, and tatlonat « o0 the Iop, Satardas’s market naggy Tally ay there were rot masy dellyasy! {é morninzon Deceuber ontraces, Thegrch 7ise, future corn was easier in sympathy. But oatside of this the feeling was ruther 3 firm one, cned ID yrmpathy. | Decs an the previous atternons: g poted dull @ eader, ba: ee tle our recelpts ware n<pect e demaad for he 2 X deimralized by the tomce o up spot oricr f aifecting T basix on which deraatieait was again quoted steady and firm. The more seasonable weather of the past fow days has wit- nessed & steady and satisfactory incresse in the volume of sales. and the next few weeks bid faie, to prove more than ordinarily active for the sea- son. Grocers revort an increased demand, with a York way butter on sp: er. only 240 carluade s, b I . Seiler \Ianuary el S, Scller Map iy o iud iz intzed closed ati2e . Cush <ales were report i 200 BYNa S were no changes, A fair movement in imported varieties and a limited inquiry for domestics was reported by jobbers. Fish received but little at- Butter and cheese remainea dall, with prices There wwas a light move- Were Ie_fair demiand and firmer, closin The recelpts were Hght, shd bk a2 onerators cenerally “havinz Inoked for arrivald with the improved condition of thg roads. The {n Atore tncreased last weer, saturday, and samples wid TS, Jaauiry was In falrre 2337, December efectedou and colors at unchanged prices. Coal and wood were firm as previously quoted. Lumber was in moderate demand and stes o The recefpts by lake have ulmost tures were st In Rertle: p0rted d No.'2and futures, which, i ipped when wanted by ; s e bt St e STock o o i ot Iarge, | SERESEs to have decreased st Feck The Thestock here Is rather Lare. | OO e sond a emsad vt ady. Hides weakenedun- | Closer o¢ 621de. Silfer the month sobl oe i the regular were made & ssions. Potatoes Poultry was dull and lower, except Fresh game and eggs were salable. Rail freichts wero steads. Rates on gratn and class are now 40c to New York, 37c to Boston E; ¢ 1o Mon- Loose meats were quoted at 10cand boxed Cash sales were reported af 20 Jics 1,20 bu extra No, g st e % bu No. 3 u feed st 3bige; Bu by sampie 8t 37G85E on trick. Total, 13 B sar BY TELEGRAPH, real. Snecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. LrvERrooL. De Tiater, No. 1, 113 .GOOD3 RECEIVED Dee. 1,1877: John W. tionand export, 2.000; American, 5,060. BREADSTUFFs—Californfa white wheat, 123 74@1¥ 11¢; do ciub, 12 535133 3d: No. 3to Ne 2red Western sprinz, 108 11d; do winter, 10s 0J@11s 64 tra New York, 20s. Corn—Western mixed, 3d. Oats—American, 3s. Barley—Ameries,” Pras—Canadian, 37s. CLovEr Seeo—Amerfcan, 452505, IN NEW YORK, SATURDAY. czs: lard, 3,814 5 5 536 b Provistoxs—Mess pork, 575 Prime mess beef, 075 igs: llshye g bils, Lard—American, 3. Bacon—Long clear middiey 35 Exporte—\Wheat, 313,363 bu; corn, 397,652 ba. | Leri=amerlean TaLLow—American, 403 3d. PeTROLEUM—SDIrlts, 73 6d; Tefined, 11384 £ED OIL—315 6d. 1% —Commion, PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were Grmer, with less doing. rmer In thetr views, and would Dot sel] excent at full PeTroLECH—Rened. 1143124 —PETROLEDN—318 3L E were recelved by the Chicago Boardot Tradl, LrverpooL, Dec, 1.—Prime mess pork—Easterz, 636 ‘Western, 57s. RBaccn—Camberlands, 443; short ridh 40s6d; long clear, 3us 6d: short, clear, 398 ; shoulders. Tuz Commerclal Fulletin gives the following as the Totat Todate, Todate, se , n chteazo fe 0 30 ams, 7 Lardy 4, Trime mess e, s a8 b xtra India wmess, 1125, Cheese, o, Ginclanat] Lake Shore. tral Paclf ' St Louls. Tiltnots s T3 Sooral Pactiic bond Milvaa LoNDON, Dec. 1.—Liverpool— Wheat and corn quité. %‘"‘;‘.‘.’“"‘é“* Pt \U. P. sinking-fund, ;I:«‘xll‘x;fl Mark Lane~Carizoes off coast—¥Wheat and cornqaieh. Northwestern. ndia Carzoes on pascize—IWheat and corn qulet. Cedar Liaplds.. i3 g Tennessee, old. e "oh—_-vn‘:;(a., new. Di) )lolu‘g 20000 Later—Mark Lane—Carsoes off coast—TWheat s abads Tennexsee, new......, 48 |Missouri. buia . 350 Cuarer. Corn_rather easler; fair average Americal Virginla, old... 3t g tichmond, 1,500 Tixed 000 BoEare. The Cinclnnatl Price Citrrent says: The past week b notbeen a fivorahle one furthe o market, and for a_conslderable Lenoueh for active packive opar- NEW YORK. NEW YoRk, Dec. 1.—Corrox—Firm st 11 51681 7-16¢: futures barely steady: December. 11.25@11. The vember packing docs Mot aflord 8 meastre of In 1572 &t dute corresponding to th 12.08c. g Frove—Receints. 17.000 brls: still o buyers' favory alittlebetter export lnquiry for low grades extra; price? unchanged. Rye tlonr unchanged. Western, $2.6083.00. th a larze busines, chleff 133,000 refected” spring, o) Jlinngiota wprtue, o. 1 whlta or The {n eased 1 Ter: recelpts for the week are 7 A 7, 0 lasg 2 but exue 1ie and Milwankee idianapolia $13.50@13.60, Beel PRorz10: frmer; priad quiez; loni clear middles, 7¢. I guiasy I middles, 7e. Lart Idee, boxi ldes piee 1oy ST META LM uac el & st lage gulet at 17217, fussia shcathing: cut. $: ioutde r. new sheathiog, 2 . Plg fron qales s0d @ Towaiic in ol i e, “Siasgs Lard. TIIE TRADE MOVEMENT. Spemial Dispatch to The Chicugo Tridune. N&w Yors, Dec, L—Last week's exchanges mnmibstakadly some Improvement {n New York %4 Tosion, although thelr galas In clearings sre p<ul due to boad ope; 02, but only four out of the elere? princtpal mercantlle centres, excluding san Franclsos l'hl\:lllis uot yet received, show the following 5 over lust R A - Touteiie, T35.10: Fietsbnre. 3 Bt o the Joloz: s Pok) ve ar per brl, with the tradiug mostly for next Monih NOW a new featare o Deccinbar trading Premium of abeut ucing bris sclier s} 11,6734 10,500 bris seller -X;nl'lllhr TR ————— 2 Reltable help for weak and nervons snlm Chronic, painful. and prostrating diseases.carel without medicine. Pulvermacher's Electric 5 the srand desideratum. - Avoid imitations. 2nd Journal. with parficalars, mailed free. A" dreys Pulvermacher Galvanic Co., Cincinnsty 05% Febiuary, £rime me-swasglioted at $11.00611.25. and extra ll('mu do‘l‘l S )!Ll(xh ALD—Was very quiet but firmer. Cash Iots a 4 per *100 ‘1bs, belng scurce and wnmml.urwnfl'fin 6, though with 1{ttls demand. ClL” at S7.50@T. 57163 160 230 te4 seller December at