Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1877, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: I'RIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1877. FINANCE AND TRADE. 1 Country Orders for Currency More ( Moderate, (The Producc Markets Gonerally Btronger, with Less Doing. L é A Decided Advance in Wheat, Pro- vizions, and Barloy—Hogs Firmer. FINANCIAL, Otders from the conntry for currency were more moderato, slthough still large compared with the figures of Tant week. The recelptaof hags have been checked, as they were srriving too rapidly to ‘be handled by tho packernin the present stste of the weather. ‘There 15 a better supply of paper, and rates are & trifle Srmer. The hanks take cxceptionally good short time paper at 7 per cent, but the usnsl raten 1o regular customers are H@10 per cent. On tho street cali foans are 7 per cont. Now York exchange was weak, snd eold between baoks at 75c@91.00 per 81,000 diecaunt. Cloarings were 83,800, 000. RASCALITY IN OALIFORNIA MINING MANAGE- MENT. Gov, Trwin, of Calffornin, in his recent mensage 10 the Leglelature, recommended fegistation to pro- tect the stockholders in miuces from the mismane agement and rascality of Directors, laws shonld ‘be passed to compel Directors to operate mines in the interest of al] stockholders, nd not In the In- terest of Instdo rings, A discloanre Just made by the Chronicle concerning a tansaction between the Dizectors of Justice snd Alta aives new force to these recommendations by the Governor, The Alta Directors voted $250,000 to the I'resident of the Company In trust to aettle claums by iho Juatics. The recordsof Alta show that the $250, - 000 was taken out of its treartirys the recarda of Juatice exhibit the receipt only of 81 considers- tion. Tbo stockholders in one miine or the other have buen defrauded of $250,000, A committeeof Jastice stockholders has been nppointed to probe the matter, regardless whom they Lurt, GOLD ARD OREENDACKS, Gold was 102 @103 In greenbacke, Greeubacka ware 175@0U% cents on the dollar wn'gold, YOREION BXCIIANGE. Siawy dayt, Siaht. £ Bterling. Gormany, Tielginn Bwitzeriard Germau Tolland. Ausiria. Norway dweaen.. 0 Lonmark... GOVERNMENT DONDS. United States 3 of 81, Tnlted Stater 5208 0€ 1013 181EA ROw 4 States new 4 per United Staten curreney M., BRORERS' quuu’nom.” City 7 por cant bonds. ity 7 ber cant Seworage. City 7 por cent Water: Lo, ook Loty 7 per eent bomis (1o North Ghicaygo 7 percentLin City Rallway (£outh £1de), Cliy itnllway (West ride) Ciiy Raliway (North Kide), Zradars’ [naurance ComMpan; Chanher uf ComInercs, . .. Cleago Gaa-Liune & Coks Company.. West Bivivion Infiway 7 ¥ ot Cerer *Aadiaterast, BY TELEGRAPIL NEW YORK. To the Weatern Associated [Prezs. Wew Yonx, Dec. 13,—Gold opened and closed 2t 1043, with salen In tha interlor at 104, Care rying rates 2 t0 6 at the clovs, Luans wero mud Aat. At London tha India Councll yestorday sold £2,+ 000,000 of Lilla at 1s 80184 por rupee, Here etlver hara 120 I ereenbacks and 1164 In gold, Bilver culn ;@1 dircuimt, Governments wers weak and fovurish, Ttailrout bunds wers dull. State wecurities were qulet. Hogka wore heavy and Jower early in the day, when prices declined 4 to 214, Thero was contid- orabie prrasito 0 sell, and & foverish tons por- vauded dealinzs, 1n atocks the moet prominent In the downward turn wore the coal shares, Weslern Unlow, and Luka Blore. Towards 1 o'cluck theto was o partial recovery, bat tho fmprovement wae not fully malutalned at tho recond cull. There weroall sorts of . maors, pro wud can, In fogard to a conl combination, and tie abares of the diffupent compnles wert down and up, Just as reports wers anfuvorable vr otherwive, Tho market a the closs was frm and Dighee, with coal atocks anil Lake Shore tnost con syfcnonn n fie adsance, Traneactions wers it 0u0 ahiures, uf Which 3, 060 wore Eris, 2, 000 j.alie Shore, h 500 Northwestern common, . 000 profer. Tudy 5,000 8L Paul common, 2,600 neefarred, 10, < 000 Tacknwanna, %400 Mlchlain Central, 2, 600 Delnware & Judson, and 12,000 Western Union, foney, 6 tod. Frime mercautile paper, 3&7. untuihs cocolptay B, 000, Tousury tinbireed &1 Clenrinia, 24, 000, 0u0, Sterline wtrong, Actunl bueincas, lopy, 821§; short, 655, GOVERNNENTS, Coupons, %1 110 New digs, 10134 Cuniputs, ne 10513 New 4o’ i Conpar, [irvey 040w, Fei, " eh L Few b .. iy Wettern Unton Qutckstiver ., 0 Afal Maripos . Muriposs A ity 10k Chicage & - iy, Crfengo & Alun Erle il + 33 Ol & Mtistuipy iiarte 3 (D, L& Waa Yulenr gri o chigan Coniral Lo R A o e entral Pacific bol Tt e SN LARS, Dol Cleveland & Plitsburg 77 1and-graat. . Northweatern ov....... 34%1U. I ainking-fund.. BTATE BONDY, Tonvessne, olil,,ove.re Virgiriis, oyw. Tennewee, u imouri... irginia, oid. BAN IRANCISCO, 8Ax FnaNciaco, Dec. L, ~The followlng are the ¢loeing quutatlons al the Slock fourd: k., 2 el : % Noribern ai Osennan. foruls. ... Clollar, Conuence. 1 edidegaicn Hlera Yo tulon Consl Yollaw dacket. ureks Cunsoli {trand Prize... Alta .. NAW ORLEANS, New Ouisane, Due, 13, —Gold, 103};@103%. Bight exchange 3 discount, Bicrling exchange, 04, QUEIGN, Loxpo¥, Deo. 130 p. m.—Consols, wmopey, Dhig: wccount, U8 8-10. % lted Ftat Vouds-vate, 1003 074 105K} 07 Brle, 0%; preferred, ey fenral, 7214 ; Peansylvanta Centraly S35 Readug, 12661245, he haillon inthe Bank ot England {ocressed £312,000 the pust week. The proportion of the Lanic's reserva to dta latililty le 47% por cout. Pauty, Dec, 13, ~ltcuton, 1071 57336, {3 REAL ESTATHE, The fallowlng Inetruments wers flod for record Thureday, Dec 1s ciTy rRorERTY. 0 1w ol Fobey st o 1, 3 o, Fupryved, dne Doc 17 it 700 16 8 ot Twenty-socund sty W i, 1t to canal, Jated Ocl lr 1474, g4 1t o of |hirty-elghihat, ¢ f, 10 11, dated Do, 140, 3’ it 0 of Th alo, Preiric av, L 1ty of Twen West Twentlett ol i -fuurth st, e, boatty dated ec. 13 (ltobert L b S aforte O bty § West Krlg 0T i W fE fmirved, dated Dec. 15 3,500 Grien at, 200 188 6f Monroo st w . w(thi oflicr pruperty, daied Nov. 3,000 Wabash av. 100 fovf Madison of, w 2, whtt hulidlogr Nue. 154 aud 166, ated i g (Buberc L Revw Uerlugron Luut).. 78,00 ecuth af, 00 - wilibroonst, s 1, 250124 1y, l;l.llll’dll«l. duled L. N'., T o 2 of 1ot 2 Dto st V41 Too dutod D A DRI i ars MILEQ OF TUX OOURI - UOTs; ol Diverny - € 2, 233134 11 o P MNILEs OP TUE L;Q;-'ll:‘"‘:‘bl“‘ “. e Grote By, B b cus uf Forty-slal AP ¥ Sibaly i adloiobis 'Y, 4 Forty-slathat, dated Dec, L ity Tatrd st 10 1 v o ‘Curlic XIES 12 1. widh uthier broperty, dased bee. Ta... Cuamplaiu sy, 26 f4s of Forty-ofa sl of, 2185 15, dated Deo. b. LR R XY (1472120 1, dated Deo. 1, 12w Lot nn ateet bet_Farty-nin 801l 294 £ of Hoyne st. n f, 94x125 1 dates Dee. 12, wuvenn - e 175 COMMERCIAL, The tollowing were the recelpta and shipments of the feading articlesof produca (n this eity during the twenty-fonr honrs ending at 7 o'clock on ‘Thareday morning and for the corresponding time lagt year: Recktpte, Shipmeni VAT g 181e. || 1a7e. | iea. Flant, beld | 5.7%8 (e 1o :“"lll‘"‘l‘ln RLETL L1 23,788 Corn, b T | agme pdi0) Omtn, bu. m.029 15,300 13,413 Hye: . 3 2 Biariey, ‘biiss: Glneseed Ri. ALERY 1. corn. i L. meatr. Heet, bris. York, bris. Lard. . Taliow, Ba,. ! Butger. ms. Tire'd fogs, Lire ows, No.| Lty heen, Na. IHides. it {Uiehwtas. b W\ ool [ a0 foce, bt ! 1,283 29 mncr, . Khingles, o, Salt, brls, Poultry, Tis. Ponisry, coo, {inme, pkics. @ 1,208 o mgln.v’l l. ng..‘.’ug.. . Withdrawen from store during Wedacsday for city consumption: 5,202 ha wheat, 700 ‘bn outs, 025 ba rye, 7,405 ba harley. The following gratn was jnspneted into store in this clty yesterday morning: 40 cars No, 1 hard wheat, 14 cars No. 2 (o, 8 cars No, 1 spring, 60 cars No, 2 do, 25 cars No, 3do, 7 cars rejected do, 2 cars nograde (108 wheat); 4 cara high-mixed corn, 1 cur new do, O cars new mexed, 20 cars No. 2 corn, 125 cors rojected, 41 cars no grade (M corn)3 24 cars white oatw, 20 cars No., 2 mixed, 1 carrefected (H oats); 11cars Nu. 2 rye; 10 2nre No. 2 barley, 11 care estea No. 3 dlo, 3 carn onl! nary No. 8 do, 10 cara feed (42 barley). ‘Total, 964 cars, or 143,000 bu. Inpected out: 50,670 b wh bn corn, 820 bu rye, 700 bu barley. The number of Dornlusch which is latest to land contalus tha following quotations for 450 1bs wheat: At Parls, fur March and Apell term, B0n 7d; at Derlin, for April and May term, 458 8y st Haimburg, sime torm, 4845 aud at Mare nellles, 608 114, These fignees compare favorably with the 448 nt which the Greck merchante were reported a few days ago to be offering wheat to arrise, Most of the oatatanding tzades {n November corn in this market were rcttled up yesterday and the previous afternoon At 48e, the price agreed upon by the Committea of Arbitratlon. There wasa itle **kieking,” but it ja helleved that the deals are an nearly cleared out of the way that thero with be no further tronhle, ‘The resizmation of J. 11, Hintlbert as 2 Director of the llosrd of Trade of this city was acceptod yeaterdny, R Tho leading produce” markely were generally sironger youterday, with fatractivity. Thero was room fora reaction from previona weaknoss in somie departments, vat the chief *reason for the frmer feeling was probably the fden that Great ritain may bocome n porty 1o the quatrel in the Orlent, which way supposed o be feared on the other alde of the Atlantic, as Indicated vy & deciloa ol 2{ ol 1 per cant In the vrice of Britlel covsals. ‘Tho ndvices from othor ponts were not specially favorablo to steength in producs, Our recoipts of hogs were emaller, and of grain jareer, ‘Thore were no_nuew fealureaof Impartance to note by contiectton with the dry-goods warket. Trade.was satisfactorily active, and the presalent feoling amonyg Jolibers wae oue of clhecrfulness, Prices remalued irm o1l oround, Groceries were active—coflees, teav, sugars, and sirups the most ro—onil prices weeo Srm, The tendoncy in cof- foen wus again in an upward directiun, and sugars and tean were also very sirong. ‘The demand for dried tendt fs increasing, and prices show mare atabllity than for some time previons. Fish 1e- utaln fnactive, and nominal lu price, ‘There wae n moderate inquiry for butter and cheeso at ahout previous quotations, Leather was quict snd eany. Tobacco et with a falrsharo of attention, hut 150 euny fecling noted for eomo timo past Ia sti)l provalent. ' Nu changes were dosoloped in the murket for bagging, coal. woud, psints, olly, and colors, The lumber market way ateady, The shipments continne falr, and busluess (s satiatactary for the time of yeur, Bomo of the yard dealers are ro- coiving Jumbur by lake, vut thuno recelpts do not now cut much of a Mgure, IHardware and wmetals ware in dernto request. Tin plates wers une scitieds Nails hiave been sdvancod 20c vor kg, the ratenow belne 32,00, Waol was steady under a falr Westorn demand, and rome gradea are firmly hold in autlclpation of whort supplles nest spring. Tho. demand for broom-corn haa fallen off, and thie feellng 1a not a0 strong, The stock s luege, and the receipts con- tinue liveral, but most of \he broswnecurn §s in o handw of deulers wha are prepared to curry it. Uhleago 1 about the only market that has o re. spectable aupply, und menufacturcrs will have to by here i they buy ut all. Heods wers quier, The uleringe of ¢mmn aud poultry were agnin farce, and boifi wers wenk at m fower range uf prices. The week has been sn unfortunate one fug poultry, ‘Thu matket hos been glutted xingo Thanksgiviog-Duy, with tho weather no warm that 1ho sock has sulered verlously, Jt 1s probavle that soveral wintur charters havo been made that have vscaped tho public oyv, Oate werg purchuscd yesterday ostensibly to lond now, and it 1+ nodeistood that considerable corn has been put futs veasels during the weelk, Tho vesse] ugents, when anfersiowed oo the subject, duinb as e many oysters. Rall frelghty were qules, Ttates on graln and ather fourth-clues are now 40c 1o New York, §7e ta Baltimore, i8¢ to Phlladelphla, 43¢ to Boston and other New Eugland points, and A% to Mon. teeal, Looso meats wero quoted st 10a gnd bozed woals at e per 100 Be higuer than grain, I NKW YORK VESTERUAY, 8 Dre, 13, —Hecolple—-Flour, 14,828 bi 560,870 nug coru, 75,000 bu; oats, corn-ineal, 658 pkyu; ryo, 314 bu; barley, 16,000 bu; malt, 3,024 bu; vork, 803 phye; lard, 2,449 phye; cut-moats, 2,708 pkiai whieky, D12 brle. M Exports—Wheat, §0,02:3 bu; corn, 116,924 bu. “uAUCH POI THE 000SR,Y ETC, W, N. Sturgie hae applied 1o o Courts fer ald In vbliging the Directors of thu Noard uf Trade to recelve bls complaint agalnat George Wobster, who fenlioged to awe blm $1,380.25 on a coatruct wado to doliver corn last wonth, The petitioues claims that— On of tlia ehlof clhite of menhershipof the toard ts bidity under 1! rules, without Frcou) W the mipel speedy sud syuliable adjusiment of ‘s between (omuers, sud by the refusal of 10 eulertaln his com): nb he is donriy Irivilovesmud vigils, bo¥ inade rrasys 8 en: dauidie daked foconel tho Dirociora o reclve tie comlalut i to decida the differunce butween Wb ster and hiinelf, Tn cuntrast 10 this, & member of the Board awks un 1o publlsh the following extract from & docu. ment presented by Mr. Sturyis to the Dircctors, Hept, 24, 14742 1 deny the right of the Directors of the Noard of rhudi tF doctat St e T e a9 theDoantof or full auy awsrd, ur (o suspond we frum meuiber- AB(p becausa of auy edch aileyud Cullurel auu | beruby Wilhdraw and revuke il sapooted eibmisslond o powein of arbitrating ur decidlii upon auy question fn. Volved In the charios ow pendng aafuss e whic i e el vl el Tt Mads |=..’.'u A Tedde, Seatipitittnd sizhol oy Vi Meciturs PETieny the rigbt uf the Howrd of Divectars of the Busrd of Trade. under the charter, and b 1aw of (he AL A, e i e enberadlp (0 834 Buard of Treds: tn We werely observe that lu no part of the docu- ment above quuted fram did Mr. Sturgie protest aysinet the neglect of tho Directors 10 dixcipline Mz, Wobater, GOODS RECEIVED at (bleago Customs Dec. 13: Burley & Tytrel), & ukys porcelain wats; J. W. Doane & Cu., 870 bely f currsute. Amouut collocied, $1,707.64. ——e PROVISIONS. HOG FRODUCTY~Ware los active iz Lhe sggregate, bug stropierall rvund’(n aympathy with hows which were quoted bluber on woaller fecolpts, 1hore weaa Tair dowand for i descriotions of product, espachalty SFoed baing, which wepe a¥en wore freely for curlog, 1boughs tbe weather waa 1ar from culd. Liverpoul waa Quoted loWer 0o Liodia —probably because of the news Trums this slde of the Alisutic, —~but upurstors cxpucted ® Lghiter ruD of Bugs ut sl the lpading poluts, iacluding Chicazo, 804 werw Mot dlsposd L Tegesd e pruperty 4 vorih busiogas o reduced prices. Tha wulgy of yruducs was (s Mxss Porx—! Father quict, Lut Anaer, sdvancing 124y@13c per bri, and cluslng The Llber than Wednes- day aftcruvop, xcept vn uld purk, which was dull snd chaler, Oid pork 1s But deltverable as ** regular™ after thismiontl. Salcs wero reported of 100 brls cash 8% $12.00; S hels scller tho wonth (old undervtond) st $11.43; 18,350 brle seller Jaauary s+ ¥11.53413.03; sud 11,250 brla behicr February st $12. 1390 1% 224, Total, 0,10 brla, The market closd stealy st $11,4X811.43 107 FRgQleZ pelT TBY Wouthi P11.83612.00 tor uew dog LLITHB12.00 seller Sanuary: $12.15@12. 17 reller eDrury, VP heas way anoted at $11.0011,50, And extra me do at $10.00310. 3 FAth T mote activo And Armer. ndvane- W The. Syl were reputted of 70 tes 1 tes do At #7,KT, 4780 tes meller A 7.00. And 6,00 13 peller Feliruary au 7.5 A . g senmr The mronio AMBT. A7 Bpot, 87,83 srller ) TATYAT. 00 acller Hantnsy nd 8 mat orsh seier ebruary, STRAT4=Wers lesa metive, and firmer. Thore was & very gnod demand at Dottem figures, buc a4 holders y avked & Rlighit advance thero wers 8 good inany easen fn which wuver and seller did not auree. Ealed wero reporie o > ina arren ahoniders 100 hoxes do on private Tepmay 50,0001 T ghort.ribe at e 130 Toxes do bt 0. 10, 8 [e d0 Thes skl long_clears at $5.70; 230 haxes long anad siart cieath aelicr January, At 8465 $20,00K) 154 kreen hama AL 0K4 Qe for 16 Ih averacent and 170 boxes long.cie, hagis, seller January, at jhge. The market cloted At the fol- lawing range 6f nakink prices: Shout. Long Snard {3 (& Short clears, elears, 3 &4 )1 boxed,. oy, vaseit ) TRy, Doxed e fong ha Phor Ciars Aniored at Sqgecain: eartas setler Decembert a}&¢ for dant nmberiands guiet At BMAGYer 1"“;4‘(" hamne, 7i4a73e, all hoted: sweets Ickied hams, 74@74e1do sclier Janusry, TM@7isc. reen hama, AL@dHe eash and 644@0 for January. Hacon quoted 344¢0¢ for should oase for short ribs, 7475 for short clears, 10411} or hams, ] ennyased and packed. UReAng—Wad 7¢. MR FROB e sieaty antauterat 0,00 g"‘“" for mesay €10.5011,00 for extea meas: and ‘| s, Baie was made of 73 bris haws HR18.00 for nl . Bl o Was quoted at TH@THe for city, snd T@7He tor country. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—at dull and nominally unchanged. Thero was very littie demand, but holders were firm fu thelr views, in sympathy with whest, The buying was cliiefly done hy the Jocsl trade, Hales were reported of 173 brls winters At $3, 50640 205 733 bria apring extran. chiefly at $4.4423,83; 100 bris buckwheat st $3.61 and 49 brla rye our on private terms, Total, 1,030 bris, Tho morket clused at the ful- fawing rango of prices: Cnofee to favorita branda of wintets, #0.7337.251 good to prime brands of winters, £3.50G0.23: cholce Lo Quc sprins, #5.5030.00¢ falr to good spriom $1.75@3.33) Inw apring, S04 2734 faly to guod Minucsots springw, 3,253,508 cholen to faney Stinncrots springt, £3.7540.25: patent apringn, 67,006.00; low grade, $3.0024,731 15¢, $3.93 @.405 buckwhioat, $3.3555.00. BuaN—Was in good demand at the sdvance of tho previous Jay. Bales aggregsted FO fons at $11.2% 1125 per ton, Corx.3(XAL—Coarse was neminal st $10.00 per ton on track. WHEAT-Wm stronger, with moderate sctivity. The market advanced e and closed 1 higher than Weantadng eventig: - Tho iitish markein weke quoted steady and _quict, Tieerbohm making cargoes stronger, withe peivate cabird called the Enalish markets duli wiihowt belnw lower, and New Yors was inaciive Our recelyts were larger, with smali shipments, Most of thiwe thinge wees o & depressini charactcr, but thy mornings iews was thought 10 indicate [t as r'ulm [l that Enutand will et *on the rampage, ! and e ealfrd out Duyers, veey many ar whom tmf hoen free sellcrs twa days Drevioisiy, Aud were disppotufed o tind that the arket did ot deciine as they autiels pased, Thera wy nur{iwld nd for spot wheat, which ecealted (o & rlae of e during tho session iere were nut many, oulila Gnters tobur, Bt focai opurstors weemed to think tGne (hiere had not heen n witlicient resson for the cens hreak, Wa note that the quaoctity of wheat hesded towards the Uniten Kimatom it deveeasl about 1,010,000 bl siice tho ast weekly statement preceding'the one which came to iand yeslerday, Seller Junuary opeacil at 1073, (mprovedto F1L.O3( fellhaek 16 $1.04%¢, ad+ yanced o £1.00 @ 1.0, receded to £1.0334 at the clow, Beller Febra averaged ic abuve URFY, clostng at $1.03s. Eeller the month was eLuuh«I a £ 1073 o Lim3(, cloatng, . with el No. 3 Spring ,at e L AT ¢ Mo At N RUELUE, " Cash #ales were reported of 3, 400 i N i 40} BLO Wy, Now 3 0 st &1:isie 104t 6,000 b No, 3 do st 81.03@1 k1T ir o0 e Cteal gt 1 k- isics a0 10400 DU By seraple At 7o 1.0% Tesal, 83,0000, Jiatp WirEAT—Was in moderate requrst withont tmpravemene (0 price, | Roles Werd 103 b No, § NS Resath AL 81,114 4,400 1 X, 7 (o A1 2,000 it Iy smInple at & 7, i CUINN—\W aa el and Arnter, markey sdvanced e, ntd ciosed 46 bGHer than Wednesday afternoon, e Tiritisis narkets were quoted esfur, and New York was dull, QUL OUF rece(nta woro | ght, 404 th synpathizel with wheat, 80 {sfas o cemned, whilo bieradid ot eare to foiluw up the 1 ke, anait ruted dull durlog the groater bart of tha semjon, 'Lhere wat tttla olfring, s the earrent sr- rivate were simall. and the stockalu store of curn that can e deliveted o cuntuets ure believed Lo be. very Tow." Henee B 1iEe niore strength | month's 6. fiverten thatt on the more deforeed o na thio pers e intidness 0t the Weather tiakes mainy opurators aporehenyive that very Wide of the uew com win_grade oty N pins on this mide of New Vear's liny, Scller January was the princial desl. "Iy apened ot ‘§134¢, advanced o 424e, ainl reeened 1o 420 e ¢loac, - Seller EForaary was quoled S5alge heliny January, anid selicr May al At 4ianida. ~eller the TNORTH ROl B A3 4114ey eloring AL L3add h-mived clowd ut the saine prics s lhscens Ter, nud rejeciod ot ad'ge, Cashi Ralcs were reporieil of 71 g Ing %0, 2 and higlemiTed w430 G 4 by refecte ety ) hit o Krade tepaciai bin) ¢ Sdey 100 N lew rare '8t RWedd un (rack; N AR big A8t I@E on track: 1, X0 it da Wiifdried A1 35¢:5, 208) hu at SIRIE frea on board carsi and 4 bu SO LA, Total, #7000 b, UATS—Wero quict st the closing prices of Wedn, day, 'Tho recelpts were largor, Naw Vork wasdull,and the loeat imarket wa Tory autrty except 3 fair traio T car lota early, 1t was reporteid thnf casli onts were ciltolmion Yeele, Jnuary vae were qulet ab 23c, and Fabruary AL28Hc, * May sl at 2iye, Decen- Ter waa il at fjec.” Carlote ot cann woldat 25036, Apring ar $1. (W2 TOtal, 7,400 v} atine in Fampie oals were more plent) T A Ay e L R R 04 bt ag A (e) e dths by N 3 nt et 1,000 hiy Ty anmpleat 11 ik 0,080 D1 (0 &t 243§ &0 Cree o bowrd. b T S Was {0 @t requeat agd stewdy. Neasly all the eat ot offered were {akvn, Futires Were ailce as 670 far Jupuary And a7 Brulry. haies et Tor aried Of . ks e N0 at 5es Kbt b vatiple at 5 ontrack. Tutal, 2 As bu, ALY Was in'lete 7 duinand, tnough the volome f (radinge waa iglt, atdclosed abaat 10 Nigher. Fi- B Tt ¥Htre was SpAlderahe ey, el the merket aulckly slvauced 1ge, then Luyers withi- drew, nud prices weakened hear ‘tho closa, The ro. celuth wera falr, And tho tower erndes werd quict and wnchanged, | Junuary opened AU 614¢, ren to 24 anid elosed at 626, February opehied 8t 6ie, sold e, and cfosel at the tnajde, fiecomber shd No. 3 wete'guated at u13,c, tho Iatier solling 8% Mo ear) and tfs wasbid b i time, Fstra N was gulet at 4ac, o, Gt 3y toe, ana fied at T@TTHe. Bimlo except chialee \|rlam‘u|i ‘wore slinost unsatable, wales wero roporied of ool Ko, 3 &t To o oxtra No. 3 8t diley MO b KO, 3 8t kil Lo b feed n\a‘l&unmh.kvhll by I'E‘mmm« at e # Khaun sracki aid d0 v &t Tic deltvered. Total, 13,000 b, VINST CALL. Wheat-8slesr 623,006 but st $1.04) AL 00 1. niary, and £1. 10 e A Y achis Nt Sicun vork=Ja0. bris a6 1%ub for January and U TTHGN. 20 f0" Febituary. ; LATER, rk was Yo and stronger, salea bels e of el 205 Tor daiuary and V15 11 & J2.22% Jor Febny Y. Lani was qutos, Raiea 1,501 cormes $7.51ka far Janiary; wid 37,07 Wheat was avtive a1 ys biher, viodog frnu, da wary aild A% SL 006 10y mildk Elased 8t th Cutalds, i e ke "t Wi rly af tul T, ecember so 43T AShe. Janary AL V3 (A LING, buth Fpolone at 1 it §7.52 ur Dee $7.534 tur e fusldo, February clus?d at £2.40 nil May ae 43140, TANT ATk, Mosa_pork closed strouger U@ 14,00 canh, G 1241736 Lantiary, and #13 L. 24 Fehru l'lll;u;ltl Lou brie at 08 for Juauary and A1; for FelhTUary. Tard was qilet and firm 87.874 cash or tha munth o )e; B0 ted at 0400 wer, ) 87, W7} ) fur JAn, 'Xli')'r iclll’ll‘l‘rl aud $7.57%4 ¥ GENERAL MARKETS, ALCOUOL~Wan firmer, closlug at BROOM-COIN though dealers are aklog full prices. Tho stock 1% Iarge, bt tho hubkc of the Western ¢rup dalicld liere, and the whols supply temuch emaller than Isst year. Pullawlnigazs the quotations for braom-corn suld from atoro (conslkued corn fa quoted o upder those Ngures): Chulce grecn burl, GTe; rod-tpped madtum duy 334501 Breen brush, with hurl enough to work {1, Bhyiddc; red-Uoped do, 43@3tjc; green covers and tuslde, 41guscy a1alk braid, Aggdos red and tnferior bruvh, 45 8e; croked, B iy EANS~Were more plenty and essy at 92.6082,23 for cholce medlums snd 91.6531.00 for comon ofter- tuge, The demand is rathor Mabt, DUTTER=Trade was quiet, with prices unchavged, tiough for the low aud mudium avades the feeling, as far wume thne past. wad depressed, (oud to cholee ta- Die butte? (s wauted snd commauds fully fhe quoted pricoa: ¥anoy cresiwery, WQSIc, Koud te cholve grades, 2032005 medluw, 14170; Inferior 50 cowmon, B@lyces roll, 134300, BAGGING=Oly & restricted domsnd existed and Drives were steady and unchaugsd. Wo agaln auoge; tark, 2det lirighton &, akic; Lowhion, 1ber O e At AMRR B b L e 121 guunles slugles, 11401 o, daublo, 24 ColbEla k- Vackers’ yunds wet aczivd at ‘gl y1u¥ Dork barvele, snd $1,43 fur lard terces. i-told Lo & wodeAie cxtent st 11613e for }, A 88 Sa1bie fur voorer qualis Eera waa bt littie b quiry un Eestern account, COAL=Rematned quict. Tho wiarkes was Orid st the ranke of pricos fullowlug: Lackawauns, 1arcu v, 80:50; o it and range, and buall ey, s 75 Vist: wiont, $7.501 Blossbures, ,‘Luwl..‘llf Sirlar HilL §3 g altitnora & Oblo, §1.24xe3 001 Blinols, $3.5064.40; Gsrtaherrie, $4.731 Indians bivck, $4.20. Difkasbll 1632 MWere b bt dewnd and gtead: ter. celuts of live buge were sujall 4 they was ey troin packers who werd e unly buyers ju he Zirkes. buies were made uf 38 b mé‘[""“n“ $540 for Hght, $4.4564.00 fur beavy welghts. EUts—bouthors ¢ are sold at 23%22¢, sad ordl. nary stock ai nu'»-:-""‘rn #upply of frials edgs s fne < oy, TEIUNY Yone of the featurenof the tah warket wero differcal from thoae Provivusty auied. Trade wis dull a8 s usunily 1he cuss at 1hils l‘_lt: of the swasin, Wo quote: whitegan. per s brl. SLA. 001 famlly whiteAads $2.734 1003 1Tuat, $3.25C3. 001 mackercl eae tra, ¥ dbrl. $il0idin: No. & snore, i) solinale Blley Biews “yor sebel s1000 N0, Fiab, #4209, o, 4 W Sarlort 8. 4 No. bay, 8T 73as 005 Jurie fuimll} du, UEw, b-bil, S0 103 N0 §ahors Kite 3,005 No.' 1 bay Kits, ‘§1. 75; Tafye fuinily, Ktk 1. T L0D; Peorge's & opllt. bk, 87,30 baak, #5281, du, rounl. brls, ®.5); do bg-brls --'JlLNfith.lliMl S NGk el 1340 por 107 saioked aNbuLs Deioe, Maled brering: per g, 310, B VIUTES AND' U TS Ware reported to good request on ity il country sccount, 50 LG WIATEC. Was -“\suly 07 150st KIndH. Nutd coptinue sctive sud firnr. hyredindl 3 Forzios-Dates, 5,000 layo Freuch du. 3 14hye: raislug loyers, Sl o, Bew, $2.0%.2 830 fuvse, Muacatt) Bew, 32150250 Valencln new, hds ranth, ol (FaaTC; Bow, Ta@TH U, 1 A0, PungsHic Liden apbles Lol old, e Bl Gt T e A n.y"flumgur.”:kmim FaapocTion Je3NCT pitid ISR etse) umosts, Tersgons, 1o 20; Frencl waliute, ilgluc; Swjies waliota, £ L ity B Sk, Relt T W irglita dor g, - | ooAes Tenacy 1Fa—Wilo 1o lnoirate Jocsl requeat, Orders ed Wllle Tue wealdef 13 g0y chicdy 7.7 oretn Traite R Ak S e £ IV CrAdurTien Culil uhlVaicu, 85 00WT.50z + Valuacis visgos, 6. 0ud U Liykrs @ geadia Ly tlelr bl o B3 per caee: Lantslann orange Flarlda to S b U per caars Callfarnin peert, 100 @2 ner box: Malaga grapes, S0 004050 per Ked o g it GROCERIES—Tusiness was actise and the general 100t of The markel was Srm, Cofleva e o [arga de- mand and were atrung, with An upwarl tondencys - Ared Javs goods were Advanced @iy, Bugars wers MOYIng freely AL full MRures, Nw Oricans sugars ara hisvingaiiberal sale, and are quoted at 8,482 sceording toquality, fium-xg"n’r‘:m; prices enfreni < %-hrolna, Dlaid]tee) Lonisiana, Gate. FrE(r, (1o dave, 2ow@ITher TAve. N 3, 2B '} cholee 10 1ancy Wio, Si&azilge; gowxl to prime, M“J‘i,lgcxuvmmon o falr, 19l@10%cy runating, 174 3 2l BrAnA- " mx:;':un Patent ent 10af, 103 1034eq 'f“:,':;"" :'é'-‘.‘fl n[n.‘l;\v(y 00 A 1034es powd \‘NH o wer rd, 0T4es dv No, 4, Dipeam sl i D010 N0 Mg 10V G Ko 3. Rbuaigc: Yo, 0@ fifor, Mo tleans, eotimon. Gwae: Kood, TaThet i, k P INired alttorata sukar-Joat drina, s3a3%¢: Callfors nin honey dripe. Gk _good_sugar-honse Sirip, 423 4321 €X17a up, ANAAIE. New Oricans molasrca, choien new, AP dn, ‘W‘m?. e 1 eninmon 19 goo, 40 @361 vommun Diolassea, Deadics Dinck scoan, S0 Ae, 17413nct cloves, AR orek: vanaia. s e natmess, No. 1, $1,00@1.03¢ %eq Clcntia ginger, 1nlic, 1y GGerman motiled, ow‘gt det White Lily, 5%e; White 12ase, 53@8ct o, 7ot Kaxun Tmpertal, Au@ibe. ard $)ime of Che fwee Kraden gnld at & wiight Teddction T Inte auotation. - Hayers Wern Buliing off, aud althouah No. | timothy was heid At old prices the market iscked strength. Up wa4 0l ‘cr 'ng_'fnrmrr fllll‘!’!h‘(;':."l‘ l(m?lll fath o, 0007 mtved o e, 03 o 1 prairie, 87, 0%e7.50; 4{ouah, §5.000 IDES—Wcre (n falr demand, and thera are no indica. tons of & chanie In price at prisent, | The Feceinte AT Iberal, Clty chers’ cowa, 03ei atecra 73(e; green cnrea, ‘ifght, Ay ieaty Ky IAMAREN, 761 Dart cured Tuacd areen raited Kiy. feg wicel calf, 12kes dint and rtine dey Kip and caif, 1@ dry-salted Hides, tict dry Bine oy Wiuylvier b atan ‘skins, 45@50c” snecn pelite, wool estingted, WKy sic. LUMITER =TV as moderately detle and steady. Fome of iha yanl dralyed find frade er dull, it othera and 1f ihe weather Itvely busin t thie whole trade’ will probably ime £7.0030.00 per brlt eem to o doin continues pleas: Jruve. Quorations: {rst and second clear, 1 and 3-fach, Thirdclear, 1 incl “Third elear, 14 to 2-lugh, P Kirst and second etear dreascd siding. . Firet cummon dreased sldlog. Fluaring, Drst canmoi, dre Fiooting, seconi cumman, Floorling rd comuin, dressed, . A'stock hoanis, i ¥ stock buards, 10,101 £ at0ck boara, 12 D of common stock bonrls,, Common umber ~outsids Fencitg, No, 1. 14 to 1411, Fenelngilp, i3in 20 1 Fencing, No. Beeeerour o Glunon oanly, 1046 50 fi. Cull boards... ... Dimension siaft Titcuenaian etatf, fmall tonher, 034 fo iz Pekers, Pough and select Plckets, select, dresscd snil heaided. Shiag! tandard.... .o Sinkten 1o\ eholen 16 5. ngies 13 oxira 4 LD ARE: e 2050 2,73 Were qulot and eany, Th b riet s uneettied in consequence of deprealon exiniing abioad. Qautatianty 1N PLATE—IC, 10314, 87, ; da 1X, Nixi4, $10,00; i X, S 0%, #1000 ¢y bar, 2d¢. 7e4 feard Dlpe, The. tns, i aheathing Copper, 280, BHELT ZIX0O—He. BUEET INON—-NO, 24, 33-100 ratos; Rusla fron, Nos, Do 13, ke American planiaed A, 1le1 B, Dacs waieaiitzod fron, No. 24 14c, with distoust of ‘85 per cent, 13AR Ing¥—Common, $3.00, Wine—Not. 110 4, ei $109, 100 Tiees B3ANA M, 1201 15 and 1. ey 17, 1303 18, 100 1, 'Toey 20, Discountof 43 ber cent. Fenca wire, ¢, N A1L68—The rateq have hioon ndvanced to $2,00 per kew nei, Nalld far soltie Hing pare have ld telow coat, anil thie manufacticers HAYe agreod ) estabilah Aud abide by the new raic. OIL8~Were In gond detiiand, and mast descriptions ersstently wiid, We ropeat vir quotationsof Weises: dax: Carbany 110 deg. test, 14%es o TIioots [egal test, o3 beuilipht: 124 de. text, =it Mcht: f ar g 1 extra winter fard oli, aes Nou f, Bt No. (1 w, fues botled, Gicy whale, wluter-ilcached, s foot oil, stFletly pure, #1 e baii olt Soe o1 turpentine, waine et deauditized, 74 deg ooy, 14x20. IC. 8 P 10 tolt, 11es 12, ty, hey iasoli 14ey gmoltar, K7 deg., 20ct Went Virglnia ofl, vatural dog., 3¢y naiy DU deg,, B0ct reduced, 24 Iltf o LOTATOES~Were agal quiet. The retail demand amall, “and, a8 dealers liavo ample supbiis i re they Aqrall are oot louuiring for carlots. A were inade at A%k, P ween quntable st £3@4Hz, POULTIRY AND GAME—Wera ngatn dull and wesk, undetlargs oftirings, Aad_the weatiier was unfavora: b, Thie provla ard wurtclied with takeyn el 1 in hinrd work {0 selt aven fancy stock, Pradeleeiickens wore atewdy. belng th miderate snpoiy, but other famo sold aldwiy? Live ehickuns, B2 800 por duxg ressed do, 4iic per By dueky, 72,005 o dressed, et turkeys. drowel et becar, 87101 o drcuin b7y pratelo shiokens, €houol o0, purtrlicen ualty $LO0GT107 il ducka #1.2538,00% vo KE tover declined under larger offerings, ad was' uderately active afteewards, Hales wore made 82 $4. 704 R0 a0 Of mAmmoth &L £4.0% Tinutny l‘;llld l‘l i‘l-’ bl Flaxsold st 81,1291, 33, and buck- icat At 700, BALT~—Fullawing aro the guotatlons: Ssginaw or New ‘York fino salt. $1.101 ordinary coates, §1.00; dniry. with taca, #2401 witliout bags, #3.00; Anliton 3,3 ue activo and the markst fs buoyant, < folluws: UESrOWpKR—otnaiun, Z8@72¢; good do, 397380y medlum, 43638e§ goad, bt ne, Baazics Bncat, ) 4 woatiticr’ eholce, (5@Tdes cholcest, Ba@neer fancy, 8100110, IxveniaL—Commou, aMe1 good du, K280t me- Axw it Ano, $WAM00t Goust, ‘eachblows tu roand lats dluim, 844 40ct g0 S3under chiive, Gk Yor3n JIVAGY ~Cominn, Y5020t R medlumn, G 10g: voad g, 4348 15¢1 e, 44000 finests BVatey eliolee, fEIUACT holeent, Baeie, dArAX-Colntiivn, 3i@INC: koud eunmon, 6alcy medtumm, dtses good tnedfim, 34 ey NG, £1@4304 et cholee, 133501 cliuiceat, ” 634000} 20%Me1 goud common, M3 A4 itoud inediuni, 41nd3c; O, 45G 040] aneat, BMHCy choiee, Aqiiat choleest, 70.c7xe. WOD—Irices wery stealy i 4, 00 arl, 30 for titapiny At 85,5014 6.00 fOF beecti) BAd 86 81,0004,50 10 $1aba, delivrred W and agaln Yo blgher, Urls T at §1.0 per Rallon. W Vas ju moderate request at thee Current quo. tatlons.” Weatern misnufscisirers ars the only, tua- tomers, The Nh(puing Lisf 118 (e fallowing: **Tho deutuint fr woul cont iiey falr,and no iutorial chianite Baa taken place, 1Lubtesrs (0 Us tiat thy (BnAing polnt in the Miurket s Locn Teachod, i &' OFnce evling tnaulta noticeanie for al Graivd, particulariy X and meitutn fecevs, sacks uf which liavo ecome cog shisrabiv reuiced: |7 the Wisuntaciuring Nisinras wus TUIUPY PRMDET U reasonablo adyance might he lookvd Jur, but thie Arcely e filpfl;‘h‘ll o the present dull grat ouls markel. 1 the eongumntion of rouloay un as 3t LrGeent, witi prices o furelan wool 0 1eh 8t all polbts that sunpilen vantor bo- placed lieru c1rent ata fusd, thiers INust be o searclty of Wio) Lefory the seéasou cloaes, at ressoning un chis basls, Jricea T whalbre a lew o a3 they. s Wkeiy 0. uF the presellt. lacks hero arc ot Jaro for (hy sea: aut, wid in Now York thostock of Joucstli 1nust bo very mnch reduced, as buyers from that Bien ireliassre irre the tual Leo weeke, on acconnt of the yery sinsil sasortent ou hand thers," Quotatioug: Medlut unwashed Wooia, 20447 e du, SXEES0 e, $7wHbGT I 1 oo, 5Tos 14l woore hold (e to goml KA les Colorado Wool—~Fipe Tnproved, 2Ta00; wiediun, (0, 2360ct cuarse 4o, Zhaidc) cobive oumumion, IN«dic) bluck, 13@idc. LIVE STOCK, cuseauo, 08 e CATTLE~The market had nospecisily new fostures, “There was » modorate shipolng and local demand, and akood Inqulry for stockurs, at prices dilfering bus allahtly from thosa ruliog eariler 1o the wouk, Tho yuaiity ot tho recoipts was good, ~conshierably beiter thag cha sverago,—atd, a8 will be scen by the safes pubiishied below, tnoat of tua trading was donaas prices ranging from $3.00 upward (0 $4.73. Bralawsg lots G229, common tu g00d butchers’stud st §4.5005.33, stockers at $4.754:0.50, aud falr 0 good chofceshipping Ueeves at $1,0X%.10. Estrarald st ind fancy &t $3. 000,00, Btrade suld 23 head at the outslde quotation. Th warket oloscd steady, with but lstle ssufl left over. Extea Beaves—(rade: Tl A UDWRTIG. oo . Cholce llesves—Flne, ' 1 riied carty o-year-old stoers, welghine 1.0 o 153 i et S 4003 obd ftevesssinviitiaiied wioer, weigh: Y7030 T 1.4 b 1,003 S, LRt llimfllfnl{f)‘r'ndn Buedrii g BulEEr Socke Foor 15 8 And cominnn 1 €holts cown. tor Ty Slaughter, weldhing 800 to 110N 10a, oe0r, 2,5083,10 Btock Cattlo—Comuials cattie, welglog T 101,00 bs . =3 4000340 Tuterlur—LIcht snd ThIE S Bulle, And scalawag ateers 1.7543.28 4043 8% EXVTRR 1 TeumsThrough dros Teabitior uuktba (aativi oy Z2: EhSSsE&&SEE v, HOGB=-With ine 48 of sume 27,000 bual. wn advaace fu the producet, aud duore favoruble weathe? (oF packing operatlons, ‘the warkut develuped fucecdnut welivity, and prices were orm wnd biher. Eurly wales aid a0t ludicate much chiangd from the cluaing quotationg of Weducsday, but tho market soun Tuoved b S al0r, Bnd CoBtimugd SIuIR S0 the tiar Bafed were avted sli she frum 83, 406300 for Sklya o $L0ed 2 Lor cluive eayy frades, Cloalug Dgdres Wery 40K, 10 Tor lighit, 33.034.18 for com: sloutacioled wedlu sad beder'wolebthicklog busk aud' 831043523 f0F hicwvy ShippIoE Rrades. | Kut faf 10 13.00) hoad werd left ovor unsold, Inciuded i tha dayesales were th follawing: MOW SALES. e Fyice. B0, < [ g 13 - perreeeps feeeeees Ia 181 i B 8.0 43 320 ey 133, 2] 7 410 (470312 408 [ eollie 8. T et tn f0iF iomand. and saies Wera Teport- o4 at €8.0034.471 far evinimon 10 ex(ra. NEW ronX New Yorr, Dec. 1%.—Nxevea—TRecelpts, 880; mak. 0% 2,090 for threo dass, mgalnss 4,570 sama time lait week: tame Bt YeateRiaQ'a reduced prices, which were 8 strong ic lower thian Monuay { thrce carjoaus Cher- Ree catile, 070148, T4c, to drest 64 Lo the grom ewt; (176 sterrs, Ra fo dresany, bie o ardinary to exira drers A7 108; 0 Weatern dressed Feonived, hut soveral car- mn Chivago and 8t. Louls dus to-morrowy 3 cat-lasds recolve 1) yestérasy and Wednesdsy are e RMREICHieceinte, 3,200; meking 11,000 for thres dast, againet 10.350 dame time iast weeX: all fower i) er r o eirictly primo ahieen, getidfes onlinar) ind wenk, with 8 strong downwanl fenden- “45@her ICINIIDG B ear-losd 1 N0 a0 Micnigan BTt T a1 T 55, 4505, 001 2y 11 1nols, 103 iba, £4. NwiNg-itecels , making 20,380 for three dsys, nxalnet 14,170 ssime time Iast weeks no_ fegiti- {re-stock sccluuiating heat offe L mate demand for 1ot fair hlo, 8450 bor 106 nay city drersol auict and unchanged; ¢t one car’ 1ight Western drcased, 35.23 per 100 Br. Lovis, Dee, 13.—Tlons—! lmnnrhle"ve, ght, 45 03 780 oacking, " £3.8541.10: butehers' (o oxira, 4. 20; recoipte, §0.0aL LATrLx—Bleady, Withs falr demendy gll‘ 1,500 e d upwanis siecr, 85,25 prime 10 chole' natlre *hibying stetrs, $4.75@3.00: (air to oo nfiee shlp: DI atcers, £1.35%4.50; falr o chulce butchers' mteers, £3.3524 001 do heifers, $2,00x4, (m o corn-fol Texnns, €1.2: @101, Kood grim 4o, & 3:50: tending steers, $3.54.1.63] stockery, £2,5083.40} recetnis, 8, it ERE—<téady, with & fatr demands good to cholce, fl-,mcmws common to falr, 82.75@3,65; roceipta, RUTPALO. JurpaLo, Dee, 13.—CAr iteccipts, 8631 tatal for the werk, ' 0.273: no_sale freah arrivals conslgned throughy yarda bare of stock. Buger AxD Lasis—lieceipts, 2,000; total for the ek, 148Ut arket qulclvlinyg;l and sclicrs apart, T, oyt fow anicss falr to kuod Wettern hoen, ik ntari extra Chrlmaa lots, 100 ta 170 80 A): Blx cars unsold. Tigun~Itereipt 7.k50 " tolal for the week, 21, 1501 nineket duil wnd Acelining Yarkers, good 16 eholoe, €4.003 101 00 salesot henvys d EANT LIBKRTY. Easr Linzary, ., Doc. 13, ~CaTree—~lecelnta to- da¥, 337 iead thougth and 238 of yand stoek total fae TFRe dnye, 430 thioigh and 1,470 yard: Bme, 8300 8,261 goud, #4,50€4.101 coinnion, 84.00@4.25, Tons=tieceluta 10-day. B 170" neads fotal for thee daysfiasis; Yorkers, #1104, 20( Fidadeiphins, & SiiEkp=itecelots to-day, 1,400 heady tota) for thres dag 500K PG eprker sajay o0 heM Cinorxxats. Dec. 1 cHgusnAct e} Brm and g XNATE, Dee. ps—Active e R i Chan a4 2004, 301 Fecelpier Bt . 208 cl " B recel alipimente, 3,50, g 4 BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES, Spectal Dispateh In The Chicago Tribune. LtvearooL, Dec. 13-11:30 8. m,—0RA1y—\Vheat— Wiater, No. I, 118 Al No. 2, 1181 apring. No, 1, 118 24y Noo 2,104 4ds white, No, 1, lis idy No, 2, 138 Tdy club, No. 1, 18 443 No. 2, 136100, Corn—Na. §, 203 D¢ No, 2. 20104, v ONs~Pork. 588, Pport, 1,000; Amertes 8,500, BREADTUZTA~Caltfomin white wheat, average. T 70@125 11d5 eiuh, 130 105 2134 415 spring, 100 4d@ 118 3 winter, 11s@11s 6d. Flonr=Exira New York, 50s. Corn~—\Western mized, 20004@308 0. Oata~Amcrican, 8a Darley—saod. Izas—Canadian, 41804, Crover Sxxb—American, 453508 PuovistoNs—iless pork, Gie DPrime mess beef, foe 6l Lard—Amuerican, 436 Dacon—Long clear, 33 short do, 3, Crixgas—Anterlean, 6is, Taltow=Fine American, 40e. Pxriotxvu~8pirits, 7s3d; refingd, 11964, ArxD O11~008, Rsiy—Commion, 5 3125 01 pate, 135, Brinita uP TEUPENTINE=230, LoXpox, Dee. 13.— Lixsxgn O11—25s 34, CALCUTTA LINSERD-G1SG5, ANTWERE, Dec, 13.~PrTnoLsux—i2e 0, The tollowing were received by the Cnlesgo Board of Trade: . Ltverroot, Dec. 19.~'time mess pork~Kastern, (7a1 Weatern, 504, Tiacon—Cumberlands, u7s; short ribe, 88t tong clear, ¥5as short clear, 30e 00y aboalders. 3 6d. flamw 418, Lard, 48, T'rime messbeef, 80s; 1ndla miess beof, 0345 extrs Indin giess, 1134 Clivese, Ois Tallow, 408, LoXuoy, Doc. 13, ~Liverpool — Whoat qufet and steady, ark Lanc—~Cargoes off coast—Whest steadys falr averado ¥o. 2apring, 625, Corn rathier casler; falr Averagn American mixed, 80434, Cargoes on passage— Wheat quiot. Coru rather cmaler. ~Falr sverayo qual- ity of American mixud corn for prompt shipment by sall, 208 0. Un parssge for tho Unlied Kingdom for wd direct portss Whoat and Qour, 1,034« y 574,000 nrs. AMERICAN CITIES. NEW YOUK. Hmwetal Dlspatch to The Chleago Tethund, Nzw Youk, Dee, 19.-0na1—Wheat more sotive tor early delivery, with the mali nquiry from- tho export Interoat and’ for No. & spring, and strictly prime tu cliofes winter yrades, which closed & shade higher sud qulte Bra on lghter offerlnges optiow business woder- Ate, with values Urregular, thongi leaving off somo. what strunger 64,000 bu No. 1 Milwsukee and Mione. sota eprivk, $L.IT}E2L08Y 1o store and aftoat, of which 24,000 bu wero In store 8t 81,373 800 bu_ No. 2 Miwaukeo epring st $1.34%; 10,000 bu N0, 3 Chicago spring as $1.732v@ 1,324, Very tkht muvement in corn, which closed rather weaker fur old snd decldedly luwer and Irregu- tar for new, ILye—18,00 Lu strlctly prime Stata sold nearly all for vsport 8L 77)@78c; market Arm. Quta inactiyo and further deprested I price, Instances sliow- fug a declino of W@s(n per by mixed Western 3,800 Iny at B aaucs white Western 700 Lu as 403401 No. 2 Chica- 80 quoted nomlpal, - Piovimona—Sews paric In Ight requost for early delivery, closing weaky new quoted at 813,975 for {n- spected mnd $13.1236 for uninepected, with old at $13.00: other kinds nomlnals for forwand delivery Western way _quiety December option 13,00 blds Janusry, $12,03. Sicam fard miderately active for arty dolivery, apeutng ateady but agatu closlng weaks salow of 1,250 1ca priine now at €8, 2568, 40 for forwant drifyery more wiight sttery tcembar option quated at $N.400 danuary, #8.381 Pebruary, 85.42444.45; March, #8.33; sales, 730 tca Docomber, $4.33: 8,230 fes January st €8.13Q0,3731 8,250 tee Fubruary at £8.45@9. 47} and 3,750 tce March ak $5.85@8, 6754, Tattow—In wiore domand; salea of 143,000 s st $7. 3067, 035 e to qualltys Alsu 1,000 164 at $7,75. Buuans—Haw, in more acive demand end quoted stronger In price on a basls of 754@7%o for fair to guod refined; Cuba refined genorlly steady snd (n falr do- mand, Winisx v—Rteadys $1.10; saled 100 brisg aleo small 1ot at §1. 303w 1., Fxetours~tonorally steady but not sctive market; grain_ accommadation” wanted; for Liverpool engage- menta Inclada by stesmn 23, %0 du_ wheat at 81 4,500 bu do fn haks at B4d Per bt 2,400 pkgs bacon and lard 00 & bas(s of T, To the Western Associated Press, Nzw YouK, Der, 15.~LoTTox—Htesdy| 11 7-1831) 0- 1501 Dacemver, Jl- @t 4o danuary, 1.4k all.dbot ‘ehiag 1.00@11.Mes Sarch, 11,71e; il 41,43 H’-“&“"\' . a1 ot e, RS, e AP E ¥uavk—tdghi cXpuré movement aud bomo demandy veceinte, dhrie No. 3, §3.008 4,205 yupers, SGate, and. Weslero, 3,005,501 Binon to cholee extrs ‘n.m‘ma; oo 16 chiulee, §3, ML (A winler wiieat, 0@l 733 Tancy, ¥ b in; valia Oblo, €3, 1 7.801 AL, Louls, £5:5H. 607 31{unesota patent provess 0od 10 Urug, $7.4048.23;: Clivle (0 GOUbIO' G1Lry 30w 23, Hve duur 817534, 30, ©~{rm and un-hanged, Wiiest fu falr demand; recelpta, 51,000 pu; N Chicsgo apr.ng, SLibe@l. sl 11 No, 3 Milwsi koo gty TN Fiug el Saigy Nurtwentorn, Doceintr, 1, 520Gt HYe OBnee s sunide; Wetern, THaTic, Harley ufnier; brime Nu. 1 Canadi &L.0w: mialk dull and unohaned, G eecipte, 70,0 g I6Terior tow Weaters mized, uw niked. G fact steam mized, Glhci No. gy S1ALC Oats dully Pecelbia, SIAI00 bus mixcd Western wnd Blat, 834 40¢ wita do, SO Eies llA changed, Jiows=Firn yearingy, sdse; Wettern new, saizc, k0CKRISI—Coflvo—Uisinucd ' fetri market Brmg iy cargves Lu@20c: JobbIug, 16@31%e In gold, Bugar qulet and nchuued: auw Nuw Orloaita molusmce i fole smaud aad uuehaugeds foruhm powlual,’ Kice sieudy. 1 graotvu—Qulel aud noialualy crude 8ci relie . TaLLow=—Firmer; THaTHe, NxesN—Qules; 81.60481. 74, BeiuiTa 0P [URPEXTINE—SLeady; 43¥e. R e o, 1248 WOV T8I0 X0 — 1 o1 fi g bew 4 « citat middios, Western Armor. 6o e sfean, €. 575w 40 11TV~ WenErm, Kac, Wutakv—teadyi ‘8110, §r. Lovia Dec, 13 +CorronQulet ad od. T, LoUIs, Dog, 13. L0 (ToX—Qulat sad unchan, middifag. 1tge; salow suu vatea; vecoivia, 1,301 i i i sl St fal, $4.5004.65 it and wesky exirs fall, $6.5004. 5 g};fi‘;}fll i, 83 Shed v [ e g T YN Whest Sreti No. 3 yod foli, 1,208 0 chas B1EkA| T3 Jabnarys No. ¢ do, §] mf‘v- Uorniuiet but stoady’ No. 2 Midud. Wxeeims cnais caally 465w 1360 Decamber 425 Sl R S Puecember and January. “Rye frinerl Guc casbi same bl Doceorvor aid Jaguary” Darley utet 3ad sesdy. Wuisky—steady: #1.08, PRovIsiows—Furk Brin; $12.00 cash and Decembery T duiuneys $15.5 February. Lard emltss 700 Vo SRR ¥ fick: §7.124 caslh wt Quiucy. Bulk teata gus Car-{utd. ldose, 40004, 0, BOA 08, VU, 85 80:13 1y o8 Losrd; buxed sboulicrs $4.47% Decowber. Ureen it Taloe: & b briet Sheat, 54w c¥irTa—Floar, 1 Wheat, 34,000 bus cora, 0,000 Bui Gats, 6,000 by vie. 1,000 biss balu, Boae, ™ o7 LS attentgan, 1,01 5 ; pot, $1.41% b‘l.n. :l.,;fi: 3 red wiul H o 1,34 riug, $1.1 .‘CNII i:‘ €3 ueW, 4wt bls pefocted. ds3(c: i [RY Bow, ko Ould i. diyiding on 175. 24 bieldt whesty 24,00 but cora, bu3 oat 4 i b, M ATA Vs L0 briag wheat, 11,000 bus cora, 16. W0 buy 40 b, 1. ToLELG, 1cs. 13~ 9. 18,0 5a1¥—Closed With wi Byl Saih Whits, ichiza, 81 300 cao e 3% i ary. l.)l.»h FanBe Cewoer, ? February. % No. A by T iy & A et e 5 Rt S Dee, BALTMORE, BaLTinons, Dec. 1S, —FLucy Grais—~Whest—~Wesleru dull aod lowerg esu wiuter rad, ook wud Doceinber, 1. 5 1643 Babruary, $1.405 8o, 8 Western winter ¥ Cura—Westwra dull geacrally; old Westera mixed, spor, o mher, 1liet new Weatern iz’ anat, i et 121 anmary. filg T S e Jules And unchagged.” lire quict and O Tuwer, ‘at (g b Lunel AN i1 ¥ Dl and unehanied, HIEETER=SEMFE clivice Westorn roll And packed, PETAGLEEX~THll & .\ T4a8c; ro- alETRLEE T r:d n:mhlnh crude, 7428c; ¢ ety and unchangod, u;‘l e 2 hus corn, 5,000 g DELPRAIA. PHLADRLIMA, ', Dre. 0, —PLovR-Gniet snd pnelisuged{atpes, §3250; extra, #3601 Tonnarianin fainily, §0.30; Minnewsta do, §6.0033,00; Nigls Rrades And palent, 87.1ang0. . anain—\Wheat Tmu amber, $1.44@1.48: red, $1.42 Q1A white.s 81.45@1.50, llnm-mml‘. Yellow, D cymixed. B1I3e, UMY Ty whive Wemern, 370 s mized tye quiets i, Provisows—imil and weak. Mess pork, 814,00@ 1425 Indis mesn heef, B23.(0GZI,50; hams, 1Ule Ha e, 11}e. Heel ns, 16@170. iuTren, CHERAR, AND PRTROLEUN—Unchanged, o \\u"nyWmm. e, Y81 Wi Aty 10,000 bus corn, 86,000bny osts, CINCINRATI. ‘ucxxnfll:mn 0., Dec. 13.~CoTrox—Dutl and droop- Lovn=Faslers family, 85,7005, 80 ORATY—=Whent dull) Tei, £1.3541.29. Corn atrongers Bkale, OAtE qulet Dut firn: 3 @ide. Rye steady, yih & talf demand; 6a@ndc. Baley dult snd un: e ROYIsIONS=Pork—Demand. falr and market firms $12.10. L.l irmier( steam, 87,65 47.00: Ketile, §4.30 N.73. Bulk meats qulct:’ €4.00, §3.00, and "84, 10, \acon steady. (ireen mears slronzer: Shoildars, &40 Bidy $4.1214 anced: pldes, €8, 505,001 hawms, 16 to 10 154 svnrage, $8.6241 14-108 do, $7.23, Witisxy—gulet bt steady11'$1.05, Prrren—Lull and drooping. Lixezan O1—In good demands 33e. MILSTAUKEE, MirwAukzR, Dec, 13.~FLoun—=Steady, with & falr demayd, € GRATN=Wheat firm: openied st an sdvance of a1 1 ST vauk eo 81.12)(1 No. 1, 81, 1ilg; January, £1,00%1 February, §i. 1% £1.06" Corn dully inact{ves No, 3 de, Oate aulets No. d, Zic. Rye hizher; No. i, sT@s7Hc, Narley dully X priok, 66ct December, vaNCT Ianuary, GoXo, 5 TIRIDNS=FIrmers tondency” upwand, Mers pork 812,00 cash, Driime stesm Inrd, 87,00 keitle, §8.37%. [inesen ilaawsteady £ . Rtxcuiprs—~Flour. 8,000 brist Wheat. 78,000 b, BurpdaxTs—Fiour, 1,000 brie* wheat, 18,000 bu, LOUIAYILLE. LovisviLLE, Dec, 1. ~CoTToN—Flrms 1034e, glosey aemy X $0.2 o 81 35, 3 Miwaik FLov ot and unclmuged. GRragx. cat—\arket dull: woite, $1.32: smber, 81,50 $h Com—darket wasers wille, 4ic. Osatedully white, 35e, liye unclinnged. Hay~—Unehn 'd, PinvisioNs~Guics; sl offerings taken at yesterdsy's xy—Flrmer: $1.03, 2z INDIANATOLIR, fl}:fl&xuom. Dec. 13.~FrLovn~Quist and un- uiged. OnaiN—Wheat~Na, 2 red; $1.2331.25. Corn—New mind, dgeive, Tiye 89 e, g PaoyisuXs~Dolly” shoutders, 44@itee; clisr rin, et lame, ke axkeil, foutiecy days in pickie, Lard—tteam, 3743 bid sud aaked, Hous~8i. U0 0us receluts, 3,600 ahipmeats 34 0. OSTOR Bostox, Dec. 10.—FrLovn—steady and unchangedy demand moderste. Gratx—Corn qulets old nlzed snd yetlow, 60a 69e. “Oata Urmg No. 1 and oxirs white, dednet Xo, 3 white and No. U mized, 416415301 Nu, 8 whitoand No. 3mixed, S0sduMe, nuPrALO, Rrrraro, Dee, 10.~Grain—Wheat heglecied and rowninal, Cotn quict and lower! wiles of 10 carn new on track nt 4@’ Oata snd rye neglected. QUICH) ale OF 3 cas Canada at 4, o i Onans, o HERAe 7 New Onigaxs, Dee. 1§ Av—Flrmert primo, 815,004 1001y A holee, §17.00018. 50, Laricy tinocxriea~Collee siropnge and highers §ito cangor: ordinary to prime, 17@20c In guld. e s GIWENO. PR i S T A U Siiiwan fiad No. 1 white MIcRIgan, 81,43 Corn quiet; No. 3 10i0dv, 5 G00. . PEONIN, P'zorta, Dec. 18 —HIGHWINX8~Fizm at §1.054 sates of 1 Dris. COTTON, New Oni.eaws, Dec., 13,~Corrox—Steady, with o £00d demand; sa's4 11,800 balea; ordinary, 84cs Kol ondinarg, 10ct low mldiling, 104c: middiug, et Roud middiing 1B%0s middifog falr, 113ger roceipts, 12,003 Gross, 15,8381 CI (oM to Great Britatn, 10,0413 to the Contluent, S.&Hj cusatwlee, 145 stovk, 231,000, uavestoy, Dee. 13.-Corros—Quict: mid ling, 107sr; net receipts, 5,400 baless sales, 2,10t constwla, CotroN=Firmy midding, 10%0; net tecelpta, 2,705 haless sales. 20005 coantseise, 3,477, CirarLxsTOY, Dre. 1,—CorToy--Sieadss middlag, 10%@11c; net receipin, 3,915 bules; sales, 1,0005 to Gireat fir{tan, 4,394 (0 France, v0; 1o ths Coutiuont, 3,001; coastwiso, 4,080, BAVANNAN, Dee, 13,—CoTrox—~Dull, midditng, 10963 net reccipta 4,670 haless grows receipts, 4,823 wales, 500j to the Continent, 20, DY GOODS, Naw Yonx, Dee, 13.—Nustness 1izht with package houses, sad the Jobbing trade remains qulet; cotton woods Inactlve, but Orm, avd lghs-brown sheetlugs, cotton fiannets. denltia, ete., Gronly helds bleached cottons dull fn firat ands; Mes's wear uf woolets ln moderate requeat; dress gouds leas active; torelgn guuds dutl, PETROLIUM. # CLEVELAND, O, Doc, 13-Pernourru-—diarket stoady and unclisnged staudard white, 110 test, 114e. PirTantau, 1o Dete S5 ~PETRobeus-Morket dull; crude, $.0532 076 at_ Parker's for Immedlate ahipmient; redued, 13@1362, Phlladelpbla delivery. TURIPENTINE. WILMINOTON, N, C.y Dec. 13.~41IRITS TURPRNTINE Stoady ot Bk MARINE, LAKE DISASTERS, Tho recent anxlety regarding the ocean ateamer City of Herlin and a eimilar fecling concerniug the stewmer City of Hirussels, In both casce happily re- lteved and explatned by tho announcement of acci- dents to tholr machinery, recalls nome accidents in tho recent and the more remote hivtory of vur steam luko marine, some roferenico to which at tals wseason of thy year whon lake stoumers aze laid up |rlu Ipmm of moro value than Iy apparent at frst alyght. Tho 108 of the pru&wlm Lac La Delle, and the loss of the tho fronslden, both with & serlous wasto of huuat life, an Lako Michigun o fow yeurs ago, have been satintactorily explaed. especiaily tint ol the Lac Lo Belle,—the cauwg of her troublo and the whersfore were reported as wystacious at the e, and & ranga storics nioro of loas latialblo got out 11, It dld notacom n cavo of **Foul for salvage, such ssthe Enghah novelist Chailos Reade weavea lulo & thalling ond rumantic story of thy On tho other hand the Helle haduo collision with & passing vesse), truck no treachorous reef, dId not **broach 6™ and taunder us a result of lnadeqaste englne-power and consequent unmanaeabliiiy. Nono of those, ‘Tho moeans to prevent the tranhle were not within b provines of the otficors of thy deck, (L didu't artgluate 1n thelr devurtment, The leak was (n **ourend of tho hoat, " as the enyineors know i, right among the **ivo: One uian waid a dead. 1tebt ot knocked out, and the water came in )ik a minlatury Niagura, Another sasd that an Injec tlogepipe broks, and the wea.cock, lucked open from long reat, couldn't ho shut, and she Blea, Dut_this won't do. To 81l and founder a bont like the Lac Lu Bello from the dischargo of a five or six fuch mea-cock would take mauy hours, It could be stopped by plugeing In somu way, If the culminating ~dlssster came from the com. biged leaks of ou open deadlight, 8 sea-cuck alio open, working seams in the hull, apd the tmin o9f accosoriss which make up the sum of misforlunce which neyer come mingly, then It may bo understood. Here was o steamer which loft porta few hours before (n fine condition, drifting svout Lake Mich. fgan hoipless saa water-lodyed wenooner, and fur Jeus safe, plunciog nally downward. ‘The story of the Ironsides la asimllar one nearly. Bhe might have bevn saved, abo could have becn *heached,” when in all lkelibood overy voul abosrd would have beensaved. Tholusof tlilsbont waa traced, Jt seems, (0 rough gnd unmorcitul usage on Ihu)url of er freighters. That s, shy way often loaded so decply that in golng over the Loz at Grsud Havan, marine gympastice—slinller ta ++Mlcliride's Leap, " but less fortunate thay the “1old man* with his black stcamabilp on the jump —were {n onder. 1t took & rich “man or s rich company 1o run such busts under euch usago, \When thoy wereo out tu dey dack, Loller-makare, Arabs, and wrock- eraan thoy are In tho world O mechianics, were chiseling, gouglug, and sledglug at thu great buils ers, cutting of, and cutting vut; aud pulting thete iron buttous on thy sheets aud polishingtheirheuds with bamaiers, —the buttuns, nol the bollermak- €y, ~was o pastime involviog fun for them, but finapclal duath to the owners. Butween thew sli, hers was & fallure to wake up for the wear sod tear encountered fu trading overthe wig ferry, and 30 one fatal night the woodd Trousldes fouud ker- avif vutside vaiuly bLatthug with the winds sad Wwavee,—8 bust of grand propurtfons snd equally goad reputation pitching helplewly slout in thu uale, thorougbly unscaworthy und tast nearing the end thiat closed her carcer with that of tho valuae Dlo Itves lost with her. Liko Ler conwort, tha Lag La Deile, thero was In thy case of the Ironsides no very sattsfactory wolution of thedisaster, 1n netther caau was there & rock-bound or other lubiospitablo whore. Unhike the lluron, they wers not driven upon & reef and Lattered o pleces, "Aw an [llustration of the o mrl\\ manuer {f which a uteatef tuy be lust uponthe lakes, andusaleo fur- nishing au justance of the looseness of the steam- boat 1sws and tho carclessuces of steambust men, ook 21 the u}mlh‘u:n of ihe Lake Superior pro- peller Peerless luat tall, Befng **bound up* with .fimd luad of passcuyers aud frelght, and some- wihiere between Milwaukee and the Manitous, and everyihing about bee upparently saaworthy snd Q. B, us per ateamboat lawe snd local **lnspece tion,” suddcaly ss & pietol-sbot the air-uamp Lrenke, sl quick 58 b fiash the WALCF poury over the broken chamber and futo the boat with fearful Yeloelty. Where doed it cono from ! may be aeked. 1t 1w beurlug through the discharge-pips of the cun- deuaer, b sulidatream twelve Juclivs in disweter, It Comes with sppilliuz forco now, (v the pipe which, with the bust unloaded, wigat have Lecw atove the water-liug. e now rul feet below it, au reacbhus transversely or boruzonwlly through the steapier’s sidu 1o Lhe point whero 16 conuects upon 1ty cliaml 118 pegular use Ls for tie uxpulsion of the water which condeuscs ftom steam. Thoso who walt upos the bridge abutwents, sech; sleamers pase. miey have otlen goticed tho tujee- tlou water thus expellcd throush 8 laree pibe near the water-llne. (Ln luw-pressurs steswers oaly ars wuch pipey nied. “The' tearlng off oI the Puerless’ als-puip-head | then niace her ta a sitnation of more than ordfo. ary peril. The etglne wae fdlsabled for a time at Teast, Fhie ont st rownd 1 the trongh of (e » rolline fearfuily, The leak conld nof b s ™ ped from the In . Thete was no provision fie that. Fortunately her Commander was n couf ! conrageota, aml relfopos man. e or. dered the’ boat Virimmed * ocer 0 a¢ iy d In bringing the Dine ont af water. g *tlightened up ' at the same time by throwy hin deck-luad avarhoard. e got blankets down outslde and tnun choked and plirced the orifie Jle sworicol prompiiy, fercely, and like & glant,nd Being ably aesstid fie bont win eaved. Sanaling the ateamier Scotla, which hanpened (0 be near Ly the disabird steamer wan towed to the Ialanda ang her passencers taken oil, senmbly frizhtencd by reason af thoir great peril, and thanking God fop thelr deilycrance, Nate what is involved Inthe forrgolng statement, First, the Imminent loss of a fine stenmboat, ang the loes of what Ja of vastly more consequance, the human frelght ahe careled. ~ Apart from o, ceenand crew tlhere was an cxcuralon party, [p the Pecriean had fatndered thare in mid-Jnke any in much a sen, tha chances of any one being raved wera slini enough, Conjecture an to hor fate wanjg lave run wild, Secondly, the salvage aceount or towinz LIl of Ihd Bootla was fxed, it is wald, at 816,000, A scrlous raj this Into n seanon’s earn(nge, and, when added (g tho fnsw of n trip and the’ fepalr acconnt of mys ching shops, serves to recall aoue of Mike Engels man's wholessle minfortunes an the inlnd oceans, Now whet would have been tho result, and the catirne of actlon in tie caxn of the Pecrless had the sleamaont lawa deimanded a simple and inexpene elve procautlion aualnat acelous troubly (tom the Aourca named? \Why, an noon am tho resk was iscovered, o safety-vaive placed In the d.acharg, l:lm: could have heen Ahut In an instant, thus shut. tng out the wafer and cnaoilng the officers i charge to clear nway ond dislodgo the low-nressure wreek and connectlons and po nhead high-pres. aure. In weather not terribly mavere, the e ncer contd thia ‘¢ paddie his own canoe.”" Aa noon aa the dangor of ainking was passod, the hig freeanro nrinciple would have provably ‘been nsed nd not the Scotla boen at hand, Bat bl bero comes Thy exlinust pipes of low-pressuro enginrs are fastencd to their “allotted nlaces 081l they were neser to be detached, The steam vf the Peorjers, 1t ueed lo drive her ongine ay atated, would have to pass from her eylinder into the condenser, thence thronzh (he alt-pump litg tho holid, With & chiifed atmosnhere, 1t wonld suun 81 1he hold tonchoking density, and, with any temperature, would prove ap unmiticated ond dangorous nulsance. A branch-pipe, **Stamese 't arrangemant, with valve, would ennble the man In chaege to tarn the steant outsido fn caxe nf troubla below, whilo, as stated befora, a valve In his main water discharge would save il fnterested o world of anxfety nmil peril. Aro all Jow-preseuro Ateame- ers then “simiinrly situated? Thers nre very fow exceptions, The man who builds the maching knowa Hitle of what may be wanted ** outnide, " aad both himeell aud the inan who **rane™ do dist aa thelr fathers did, and would Jook uponany meas- fira of precantion as an Innovatiun, In 1ho means time, fucal Inspecturs' work hurd In reading 1ha steamboat Inw, looking up a chanco for private epecnlation, and driwing thelr solaries, DETROIT MATTERS. The Post and Tribuae of yestorday contains the following itema: ‘Tho remalns of Capt, Austin, of the prop Rus. s, wero consigned o thelr last resting-piace yes- terday moraing, ‘Tue prop 81, Joseph blew ont steam last night and Is now & cold, cold corpse of a steambost for thia winter. Tho stmr Northwest, now that sho has bad a thorough washing and serabbing, looks as bright wn 8 new ailver dollar, —heg pardon, D2-cent plece, The machinecy, anchore, chalug, ete.. of tha sunken barge City of Port Hnron Were yesterday rolil by the United States Marshal and bought In ln the name of John Pridzaeon for 81,000, ‘The schr Athenian was ex?mttnl to pass Detrole lastevening with s load of lnmber from Port 1n- rou to Bluck River, having chartered for that pars pose on Tdesday; tate, $1.73 por m. A roport has kot abroad that the steamer Lulll. ing forthe Detroitand Cleveland Line will not enter hier *¢bualnees clement ™ untl) Jannary, This s an error which the managet of the line In this city Wikhes cursected. o saya the raft will probably be ready for tho water next Wednesday or Thur day, ’Fha sche C, R, Crawford, which hy loaded 8 cargo of cotn at Walkerville, and cumo to this city yesterduy. futending (o go to Algonnc to 14¥ up,“was weized by Unlted States Marshal Hurn, o & charge of brench of contract, the claim bhefngz bused on - hor throwing overboard a gnontity of deals thint coustituted part of lier cargo on n former trip. 1t s tielioved that somo nicy lasy voints will be uvolved at the trial, another trouble, et ane COMMERCE OF BUFFALO, ‘Tha following Is & summary statement of the ar- rivals and dupartures of vessels, with their tonnage and crows, In tho Drlstrict of Buffalo Creek, for tha scaton of 1877¢ ARmIvALY, . eestels, - Tonnags, . Nemcleln coutwles tada. vee ’:’""". e cu il A:'""‘ Torclich ports, lzxw :r‘:‘“.':s = rur forels % 1 Forolun vemsle CHtered ¢ ol Troui (OFCIRM Ports.s.. 274 a0 1,50 Total. 240 LTRN0 0014 DErARTUCKS, o No. censete, Tonnage. X Vewcls In constwins tinda < 1o 0% Men Cleared L700T 9,28 Aluceienn BuT an an, 0 1,700,008 33,970 vewssls arriving ani depart- {ng this season \wan 0,8475 - tosmage, #,54, men, 74,803 and tn TH70 tho number of vous was 4, 024 tounage, 2,757,080; mon, 55,450, SHIPYARD ITEMS, ‘Tho schra iannah Fita and Alice Richards have been hauled out at Manitowoe, the former to be givon » now dotk nnd centre-board box. and the Intter for o thorough overhauling, ‘The schr Chinrles Luling 8 recolving o new radder, and the sche I'tldu, of Kenoaha, is cxpected to arrivo thero in a fow days for 8 rebulld, Tho steamalup Amnzon went Into Messrs, Woll & Davidson’ -(nl(nnnr‘, drydock at Milwaukes Wednesdny aftornoon to have her present propellera replacad by two Wheels of James Sher)T's maky, £ho will bo followed by thu eteamaarge Co J. RKershaw, Tor an examination of her bottom, HALF A DOZEN 3MORE, Rix lumber-Inden venscls, tho achre vendeld, B, Dlake, Magnolla, Ollver Colver, L. M, Mason, and 1lattie Fisher, arrived from cast shore poluts yos- terday, and, after roaching thelr ducks, began to sirip, prepamiory o laylng up. About il the coastwluc ceaft huve lakd up. and but vary fo¥ yeas aclumraaut, Nosail craft left port yestarday, THE BARBER, ° Capt. Lovell, of the tug Wetzel, of Recine, wi inthocity yesterday, He says thet the schr O, Harbor ran. upon the wrack of tho prop Merchant, and he bulleves she i quite badly damaged about lior battow, the llfiml Dortions of the wreck cut- ting into ber, The Uarbee wili go tnta dry-dock at siwankee, Ler dock-load of shiuglcs wero taken off at liacine. NAVIOGATION NOTES, At Kingston, Ont,, the ferry-boats are tha only ceaft runnlng, aud the Day of Quints steamers u 1ald up....The scow Huntiog Loy, of Manitowoc, bas bean sold to & Mr, (rahsm, of Flsh Cruek, for £400....The Filnt & Pere Marquctte Railroad has Just comploted an elevator at Ludington with a capacity of 00.000 bu wheat,...The scow Maris will bo sold st Milwaukeo to-day, on a cialm of Starko Dros., for 8204, for towlag... United States Dlarshal Fink seizod the tug W. U. Tilson, at Bbes boyusu Wednesdsy, 1o satisfy a clalm for seamen's wages, amauntiog 1o 8 vigation between Kulley's Island und Sauidusky hae closed as far all boats exceps the Golden }:-.‘le concerned, +o..Cloveland gob the bost of Detroll o weldi the shufts fur the new compoaite o to ply between thoss _cita A etrott forge ‘falled 10 accomplish the ‘work, and ApClevoland Comprny il it saccesatully The achr i3lake, which arrived hore yestord: sprang 8 leak un ber passoge up, and ran foto 5| boygan, Whore shie touk un & coupls of exira mon, wiilh whose Rld her crew was onabled to keep her free. Sha will brobably go tato dey-dock aticr discharcing ber cargo of lumber . igailon has closed st Colllogwood, Ont., for 1! ason. The followiuy vessels have Iald up thove: Stmre Nori ern Netle and Waubnuo, of jhe Georglan Ui Transvortativn Compsny; burge McKerrali tui Collingwood, Mary Anne. Banford Davis, Max Ifuo; schirs Ieed Caso, Allon Worts, snd Philo Seo- ¥ill....00 Lier Jaat trip down the prop Nebrasks fell sbort 115 bu of wheat oo & lot of 12,827 bo taken on at Smith's and the Northwostern ele- ¥uture; 564 bu ou = 15,000-bu lot recelved from Suwith's elovator: and 20 bu of barley on 17,000 bu loaded from Samlth's aud the Nosthwestern. —— PORT OF CHICAGO. The following ware the arrivals and clearances far the twenty-four hours euding at 10 v'clock last Bight: AXRIval Prop Menomlinae, Msoltowoe, sundresi acliue Evenlng siar, Manlstwe, lumbory K. M, Vortcby Cneboygah, lumbes; Oliver Culves, lhuk:ffln ums bery G Blake, Warkegon, lumbers Hasdla Puber. Muske; luinbory Magoolia, M :fvn lombers i Peatio tusiion fumdcrd . Mo, Tl 1 lumiter; Jewic Poillips. Manistes, lumber; aco e o B w4 ScEe Lo apple; il punt x"u—mlnnxn:' 32 bris applcs A sdndred Nuvelties in Paper ‘Whon the uscfuluess of camgremd péver for rallway waeols was demionstrsicd fwo of tbree years g0, peopla msked, **What next!” Tue Question can 0ow bo answered, Tho Jatest use of vaper appuars 10 be for chimney-pots, They 16 o 15 brestan, ana afo Iyt aod dyrable. Ba the paper puly fs molded aud mm%mmu 1t the required whape, It §s treated with chewicals which rendee {t nou-fnflammable. Spccimens of ps- per andclott made frow the Califoruis cactus were recently vxnibiwd before tuo Muryland Academy of Eclences. 'Thy cactus grows abundantly tu many of our Wewtern Batcs aad "Ferritorles, agd 18 ts found on arid »0il where uctblog can be cultivated. The success that hus beco mct with io makiog papes from thiv plaot 1v o warked that the busluesa will Probadly be atteaipied ou & large scale. <!