Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1878, Page 6

le THE .CHICAGO,. TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, -FEBRUARY .17, 1878-SIXTEEN PAGES ‘The following table exhibits the detafled shipments REAL ESTATE. €ffect upon Rents of the Grow- ing Population of Chi- ~ cago. Few Unoccupied Buildings--East- ern Business Moving to Chicago. The Silver Bill, Real Estate, and Gold Loans. Beal Estate Firmer—Buyers and Sell- ers Wide Apart in Their Views. Sales of the Week—The Loan Market Dull—Depreciation in New York, ‘The department of real estate that attracts the most attention is rents. The interest in this is mainly prospective, as the time has hard- : ly yet arrived for settling leases for the coming year. Chicago is different in this respect from . some other cities, as, for instance, New York. In that city it has grown to be the usage of bus- iness men to change their quarters Feb. 1, while the vast majority of house-tenants move May .L In Chicago almost all the changes in stores, aswell as houses, are made May 1. Rents hardly begin to be talked about until: March. Still Ieascs are being made now, aud prelim- inary consultations between lIandlords and agents and: tenants are taking place that throw light on the PROBABLE COURSE OF RENTS this year. One very significant and encouraging fact, testified to by nearly all the agents, is the constant accessious to the population of this city. One real estate dealer, unusually well ac- quainted with the city, expresscs the opinion that there are now fewer houses unoccupied than ever before. A great mgny dwellings have been put up at a moderate cost, on cheap land, in the last year or two, and last fall a consider- able proportion of them reméilied unrented. But there has been a steady st!*“4 of new ar- rivals which has gradually filled 4” these places. This movement is etill in progress. 1t makes a demand for cheap and comfortable homes of a modern character. It is to-day A PROFITABLE OPERATION to build blocks of low-priced houses at points near the horse-cars, in any quarter of the city. Most ventures of this description have been profitable. ‘Ihe greater number of these new tenants come from the East. Graduates from the smaller towns and eities in the West bave been for years continually dropping into Chi- cago, where ther can find a wider and more ac- tive market for the capital and business experi- ence they have gained in smaller towns. But in the last year or two an unusual number of ‘business men with small capital have come in here from the Eastern States. They hail from New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and several parties have within a few weeks tran: ferred their business from Philadelphia, a city which has not contributed largely hitherto to the population of Chicago. A tangible instance of the manner in which this immigration affects rents is scen in a building on State strect, between Madison and Monroe. This now rents for $4,800 a year, but AN ADVANCE OF $1,500 has been -offered by a New York manufacturer of silver-plate goods, who proposes to open a store in Chicago. Another case, reported by another agent, showed a firmer tendency in rents in the neighborhood of Madisou and Franklin. Room there is in demahd for out- side parties, like E. S. Jaffray & Co., dry goods merchants, of New York, who nave for some time had a branchin this city, and are to be followed by other Eastern merchants and manufacturers. These gentlemen haye found out that, if they Gesire to’ retain their jobbing business, they must meet their Westerncustomers at Chicago. There are a great many additions from abroad to the smaller retail business of the city in its different departments. Every one of these stimulates the demand for house.room. We have shown the effect of this upon store rents. It is acting similarly upon house rents. Dwell- ings commanding $35 to $50 a month are FIRMER RATHER THAN WEARER. A number of such in Groveland Park, that have been’ rented for $35 a month, are held for the coming year at $40 a month. Tenants in South Water strect were said by one dealer to be demanding a reduction, ‘which, on account ofthe.demaud from outside parties for stores, they could not get. Another dealer announced that be had instructions to raise rents upon the South Water street prop- erty in his charge 25 per cent. In the rental of the store and loft on Wabash avenue, in the Miller Building, noted last week, Mr. R. W. Hyman, dr., obtained an advance of 50 per cent over last vear. Mead & Coe report a very good business in rents. The main inquiry is for cheap houses that rent for from $25 to $40 per month. These seem to hold their own, while there seems to be a falling off in lareer dwellings. Houses that rented two orthree years ago for $1,500 can be had now forfrom $800 to $1,000 a year. The North Sideis getting more and more popular. Good offices ure holding their own. Theabove-mentioned firm rented an office on the third floorin the block at tac northeast corner of State and Madison streets for $480, which was the same rent as paid last year. ‘Mr. Ferry has rented the stores in the Will- “tams Block, southwest. corner of Fifth avenue and Monroe street, at fair firures. George G. Newbrny rented the {St. Mary Block, Nos. 42 and 44 Madison street, for two Years, at $4,000, the lease to date from the Ist of May, being a higher rate than‘was received last year. The partics to whom the lease was made out were Oliver, Hagedon & Boyle, who occupica one of the stores recently rented by Field, Leiter & Co. 2 There are jobvious and solid reasons for the eral state of affairs dsecribed above. First and foremost, as. Tae Tripunz has often shown, Chicaro commands a larger mar- ket and a greater number of customers than any other city. This is enough, but another most powerful inducement to outsid- ers, especially stern people, to settle in Chi- cago is the cheapness of living. Rents are low, and the prices of meat, breadstuffs, and vere- tables are much less than in Eastern cities, and it is well known that as a market for groceries Chicago is as cheap as New York, and often cheaper. One creat drawback that real-estate dealers have to contend with, in showing prop- erty to outsiders who wish to buy or rent, is the dreadful appearance of the streets. There are but one or two thoroughfares in each division over which it is possible to drive faster than a “walk, and the jolting roads and the lakes of mud produce 2 most unfavorable impression upon strangers. The real-estate agents arc ‘warm advocates of repaving the city, and one of them declared his willingness to contribute heavily to s voluntary fund of $5,000,000 for that purpose. THE SILVER BILL AND GOLD LOANS, The passage of the Silver bill by the Senate renewed the discussion, which has always been active in real-cstate circles, as to the probable effect of that measure on real estate. One san- fuine operator asserted it would raise prices 10 per cent in sixty dave. This joyful anticipation ‘Was not generally s.ared, but that the effect of the. remonetization of silver would be beneficial was widely believed. It will make real estate better, because every one will feel better. Owners, who had almost decided to rive up the struggle to pa’ ‘the interest on tncumbrances, feel cacouraee: and will hoid on. Therestoration of coatidence that will succeed a Silver law will help real es- tate even more than other branches of business, because it is the most depressed. With an im? pearenent in ita will come better rents and iarger profits for investment. S - Jations gave a Thess cole DECIDEDLY MORE CHEERFUL tone to the real-estate market generally. One interesting Tact in connection, with the Silver bill is the absence of any desfro on the part of capitalists to put loans on the. gold basis which the Eastern newspapers hayé been clamoring for. Diligent inquiry discovered only one case in which the lender had asked for a gold basis, and the borrower promptly réfused to consider any such pro; He declared his willingness to take legal ers, at the risk of having to pay gold, when the Ioan fell due, but if legal- tender was not good enough for the lender, he did not wish to borrow from him. Another ap- plicant fora loan proposed voluntarily to ne- fotiate on a gold basis, but the loan was finally. made to the satisfaction of both parties in cur- rency of the country. ees SALES, The demand from purchasers is meagre. This is always the case at this time of the year, and now occasfons no unfavorable comment. There are several partics of heavy. means angling ‘for bargains, like some of the corner properties secured by cavital- SH by dealers in bringing such negotiations to a } successful termination is the firmness of both varties. Buyers want too good bargains. folders are unwilling to sell at ruling rates. Productive real estate at the present available prices is regarded as the best of investments.: {ts future appreciation is regarded as a certain- ty. Both partics will take advantage of the rise that must come, and negotiations are con- sequently tedious and often end in nothing. ‘Two or three dealers stated that they had some large bargains about ready to close up, but they were of such a sensitive nature that it was not deemed expedient to state them. Among these last mentioned, Mr. J. M. Mar- shal! claims that he expects to fixup a couple of trades during the coming week which will involve something like $250,000 of capital. He has also in statu quo three Jarge rentals, beihe stores on Wabash avenue, witha prospective lease of three years. The sales which he hopes to mike are of business property centrally lo- cated. . One other realestate dealer has made three good sales within the past two weeks, . but for reasons of his own he wishes no publication of the same. There seems to bestilla good inquiry for ‘business property, but the buyer aad seller are so far apart that, inthe language of a broker, “the man working the trade is worn out before they aro brought together.” Considering the seeson and the gencral depression, sales have been fair. ‘The following aro tho vrincipal sales of the week: E. C. Cole sold 455189 feet, northeast corner Jackson and Paulina streets, for $4,000 cash; house and lot, 120 Warren avenue, for $3,500 cash; 50 feet on Madison street, south front, 50 feet west of Bishop court, for $6,000._E. C. Cole purchased the northwest corner of Bishop court and Madison street, 50x125, for $7,500, on which and the adjoining lot he will erect a building, three stories and basement, pressea brick and stone trimmings, 100x80 feet. The upper story is already rented for five years at $1,500 a year to the Emmet Preparatory Com- any. is ‘William J. Plows sold _to Sarah A. Tripp lot on Lake avenue, near Thirty-fl{th street, cast front, 40 feet to alley, for $16,000. William Woodward sold to W. H. Baldwin, Jr. 19 lots in South Branch Addition for $26,000. Henry Martin sold lot_on South Park boure- yard, south of Thirty-fifth.street, 171 by 165 fect, for $18,000. = E Stuart McKay sold lot on West Congress street, southwest corner of Hermitage avenue, 127 by 122 feet, for $15,000. ‘Two acres on California avenue, near West Onio street, were sold for $11,023. The lot on the northeast corner of Twenty- first street and Centre avenue, $12,000. ‘Phere has been a little more doing in suburb- an property, the favors of investors being pret- ty equally distributed: Nine lots at Evanston brought 3600; two ijots at Englewood, $600; four lots at Wilmette, $3,000; four lots at Bar- rington, $1,200; Block 10 at’ Hawthorne, $10,- (0003 tour lots at Washington Heights, $650. SATURDAY'’S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were Gled for record Saturday, Feb. 16: ‘CITY PROPERTY. Von Horn st, 264 ft ¢ of Hoyne av, 8 24 124 ft, dated Feb. 15.. s.-ssceeee-S 300 West Taylor st, 94 fte of Ganal st, nf, 3 25x110 ft, improved, dated Feb. I..... 1,500 Weet Nineteenth st, 24 fte of Wood st, nf. 24x125 ft, improved, dated Feb.18 1,300 Weat Twentioth' st, 24 {te of Wood st, 8 , 240195 ft, amproved, dated Feb. 13.. 1.200 NORTH OF CITY LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE, Paulina st, secor of Sunnyside av, wf, 925165 ft, dated Feb. 14 ee tees! SOUTH: OF CITY LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE. Kenwood court, 348 ft s of Forty-seventh + zoxig? ft. improved. dated 3,500 SEVEN Be ) Woodiawn ‘ayy, f Fifty-second st, ef, S0xJ64 ft, dated Jan, 31 1,000 Gordon ét. nw cor of Marshall st, 2645 ft, dated Feb. 18. 1,200 Asbiand av, 239 ftn of Forty wf, 24x12] ft, dated Jan. 15. 300 WEST OP CITY LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COURT-HOVSE. * Park av, bet West Forty-first and Forty- second sts, 8f, 125 ff to alley, dated, Jan. 17 6S. SUNMARY POR THE WEEE. The following is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius. of seven miles of the Court-House tiled for record during the week ending Saturday, Feb. 16: City sales, 57; consideration, $227,124. South of city limits, sales, 12: consideration, $20,500. West of city limits, sales, 2; consideration, ). North of city limits, sates. consid- eration, $3,500. Total sales, 72. Total con- sideration, $255,774. % IN THE LOAN MARKET. The business done the past week shows well in figures. but it was mainly renewals and not new loans. But few applications are being re- ceiyed by agents, and many of these gentlemen are turning their attention to other lines 3,550 of business, finding that negotiating loans is a thing of the past. Iv is true they find a littie to do in the way of receiving money on loans matured. The business in this line has been quite heavy since the beginning of the year, but brings in no money to line the pockets of agents. Never was there a better display of solvency than is shown by the year 1878, hence it isto be as- sumed tliat the borrowers are in a better condi- tion than they have been for some years. ‘The rates of interest are unchanged. The following were the notable transactions of the past week: ‘Nos. 163 and 165 Wabash avenue and 34 Mon- roe street, 58x85 feet, $90,000; tive years at 7 per cent. The Laalle Block, northwest corner of La- Salle and Madison streets, 300,000; three years at 7 per cent. The property of the American Cutlery Com- pany was pledged to secure 315,000 three years at 10 per cent. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEB, 16, 1 1878. 1877. Instruments: —| ee raideral'ni| No. | C'siderat'n, Trust-deeds| . 104/$ 409,612)! 136'§ 391,688. Mortgages... 19} 13, 504|| "36 132.357 Aggregate... 1293/5 423,116) 524, 045 Releases ... 149]. piu) eee o COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FROM FEB. 1 TO Fen. 16. | 1878. | 1877 Instruments} ———— —- No. | Crsiderat'n|| No. | C'siderat’n. Trust-decds| 2105 326$ 864,939 Mortgages..| 53 OL 2,812 Aggregate. 2 41718 3,217,751 Releases. ... B37]}.. tees NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD SALES. The Northern Pacific Railroad’s sales of Min- nesotaand Dakota lands, for the four months of September and December, 1877, inclusive, were 307,694 acres. They were bought almost exclusively for settlement and cultivation, aud in lots ranging from forty to 2,000 acre farms, ‘The settlements on Government lands in Red River Valley, Dakota, and at the Farzo Umted States Land Office. during the year 1877, were 274 homestead, 761 vre-cmotion, and fifty-seven sold on homestead claims, in all 1,092 new set- tlements, covering 203,915 acres. "The popuia- tion on these lands will aggregate about 5,500 people. REALESTATE DEPRECIATION LV NEW YORK. The Aldermen of New York have adopted resolutions sbowing that notwithstanding the decline in values aud commercial and financial disasters, there has been a constant annual in- crease in the assessed valuation of city property, acd therefore resolving, “ That in making up the valuation for real-estate for the present year, the Commissioners of Taxes and Assess- ments be and they are hereby requested, and so faras this Board, acting asa Board of Super- visors Lave the power, directed to make due allowance for the yast shrinkage that has taken place in the value of real-estate in this city during the past few yeirs, which would seem to warrant a reduction of from 30 to 50 per cent on such valuation as compared with last year.” <a TO ONE WHO WILL UNDERSTAND. I remomber it all, my darling— Remember it ull to-day ‘The act so unkind of that parting; ‘And now you are far away. I thought yon would como in the evening, ‘a lynen tiie twilight-snadowrs pale, ad wou! ‘t to my heart's fond pleading, That echocs with restiess wail. : ‘Will you come to me in my sorrow? Wilt come and lessen my pain? Wilt forgive the act of that morrow— Call me your darling aguint ‘The peacefnl evening Is closing— ‘The etars now dimly shine; ‘There comes that blizefal feeling, ‘That rest will now be mine, Besste. ~ ———a—___ How Washington Enthused Over Von Ilil. Tern, Washington Letter to St. Lous Gtobe-D. ‘ The band. played “Hold the Fests and “Swallows Homeward Fly,” and in eleven min- utes she came in, with deep-ect eves and aslizht palor.of fatigue and sleepicssness, successtul. crown of flowers: was put. on her head, and she slowly walked around the hall. The excitement during the last mile was intense; ladies sprang to their fect with excited faces, and waved their handker- chiefs until the hall was a forest of . fluttering cheers. Mrs. Spencer waved her cambric, an ists last year. ‘The great difficulty experienced | the Seuator clapped his handsjand shook the building with his heel taps. Gen. Belknap whisled bis beaver above his gray head and hur- rahed Iustily on her last circuit. A dear old lady pear me, an acknowledged society leader, threw her great fur cloak from ber varms-/to-the- floor, ‘that she might . wave ‘a handkerchief with one hand: and dry her excited tears with the-other. Her fears that little Bertha might faint, stumble, or onl be able to stagger the last mile, made her terri- bly anxious. “The even, steady swing over the noiseless sawdust was Kept with as much case through the last miles as in the earlier oucs, and her firmly set mouth and intent air showed that for pure determination and the slang- known quality, ‘pluck, she has no equal. A fashionable audience in such a high state of ex- citement one never secs, and Bertha has con- quered Washington, as she did straight-laced, sober-minded old Boston. te HOW TO COMPUTE INTEREST. ‘To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, Feb. 14.—Observing in your paper Jast Sunday that ‘ Subscriber ”” asserts he has* shown the shortest and most accurate way of computing interest, I bec to differ with him, and submit the foliowing as the shortest, simplest, and most true way. Taking as a basis 860 days toa year, and 6 percent per annum, we very easily perceive if twelve months bring G ver cent, two months will produce 1 per cent. ‘As 1 percent is a hundreth part of any amount, and is easily obtained by dividing any amount by 100, or simply pointing olf two richt-hand figures, as for example,—6 per cent for fsixty daysof $100is $1. Take, for example, your subscriber's fizures -. Principal; $1,279.50; required the interest at 6 pet rincrpal: Sruin for ainety-threo days. Sola- eer 12.70.50 6 per cent for G0 days. 6 per cent for 30 days, 6.39.75. 6 or centfor 3 days, one-tenth eee = 63.98. 93 10.63.23 Total.... ..93 Thrqwing away the fractions of cents we have $19.83. If a basis of 305 days is taken instead of 360, as 5 in 305 i873 times, divide the amount $19.83 by 73, and we have 27 cents, which deduct from. 19.83 a Grand result....-+-++ +++ e+ 0000$19.56 If § per cent is required add ¥, if 7, 1-6, If 10, 3, ete, always keeping the starting point 6 per cent for sixty days, by pointing off two right- hand figures of the dollars. Shortness is a vir- tue. A. Suri. INTIMATIONS OF HIGHER HAPPINESS. 0 God, what weight of happiness we miss Amid the little that we magnify! ‘And 0, methinks, what differeut world were this ‘If we but ecized the blessings passing by! ems a lack in well-nigh all delight rare courses through the vessels of the brain; Or clae it vanishes with rapid flizht, “And leaves them worge than empty all again, ‘The festive season gladdens for the while, "And Pleasure swells the compass of the heart; Burson, relentless, she withdraws her smile, ‘And, backward frowning, hastens to depart ‘And eo, alas! in many a share of joy ‘here lurks a melancholy. sure reserve, ‘That waxes stronger in its dreud annoy, Until it doth our happiness unnerve. But O at certain moments we may feel ‘A sort of solace, hulf-misunderstood, ‘That o'er the wearied epirit seems to steal ‘Like cooling breezes straying from a wood. ‘And thongh, as these aro often quickly crossed By heated enrrents of the Summer-air, ‘The sweet possession seems as surely lost "Mong the returning visitors of care, Still, like the zephyrs, failed it not to give ‘Some lingering portion of itself to cheer, Or else remembrance that we once did live ‘A moment in a better atmosphere. Soft strains of music, such as do subdue ‘The troubled waters of a tery heart, Or words all oloquent, wout to pursue ‘Phe arteries with their fervor, frequent start The bases of the soul, and grant a taste ‘Of food that might much oftencr be ours But for our folly, vanity, and waste, ‘Which: claim th’ employment of our heavenly powers. And so a thonsand ministers enggest, ‘At rich occasions, pictures of a iife Which would this world with loveliness invest Did 1t supplant the turmoil and the etrife— Alife wherein cach vain desire were stayed, ‘Anddark regrets marred not our wholesome glee, ‘Ana hands with eagerness were constant laid Upon the gates of opportunity. O glimpses of a life that onght to be Our blessed daily portion—not alone ‘The boon of thought, or sift of revery, Or mere suggestion of a lovely tone! intimations of a'lot serene Ot iten might be onrs, and yet so little known, Would less of troubled days might intervene Betwixt your visits, ‘e'er so quickly flown! Curcaco, Feb. 11, 1878. B. I. BuLker. Lee ee Ee TWO. JUNES. ‘My love and I walked forth together: ‘he day was fair—a day in June; In emerald garb was clothed the meadow, ‘The roses sent us sweet, perfume. ‘To me the Earth seemed bathed in glory, "The sky as blue as Angels’ eyes; ‘The flowers, 25 walked we slow among them, ‘To me seemed dipped in rainbow-di ««sweetheart,” he said, ‘*1 soon must leave thee, And gail across the salty sea: But ev'ry mile that grows between us ‘Will make me fonder. dear, of thee. And, when June comes again with roses, Twill come back and mike thee mine; ‘Thenceforth we can defy Fate, darling, ‘When you are mine and Tam thine.” Dim grew the flow'rs, the sky, the meadow; ‘The teara, I could not make them etay: «What sball do, my love," J faltered, **The long days when thon art away, ‘The dreary morns, the noons so cheeriess, ‘The nights eo dark without thy sinilet Ah, love! if thou dost wander from me, ‘This heart of mine will break the while.” “Igo for thy sake, sweet,” he whispered; “*So dry thy tears and smile on me. Remember, love, whate’er betide me, Tever will be true to thee.” Next day he eniled; through tears I watched him Until he faded far from view. “0 do your worst," I cried, *‘old Ocean— In life or death he will be trac."”” ‘The Summer passed, 80 slow, #0 dreary; ‘The Autumn next, with woods aflame; ‘The cruel Winter, chill and cheerless; ‘And now sweet June is here agali Across the waters came his lette Tiow precious have they been to met And through the year his words I've cherished: “+My sweet, I Will be true to thee.” To-day he comes. I'm watching for him, Forgotten is the dreary yur; Eleven months of pain and sorrow, But now sweet June, fair June, is here, Once more ure meadows clad in emerald, Again the sky is bright and blue; ‘Upon the strand I pace impatient — wait and wateh, my love, for you. Far, far away, I catch a glimmer Of snowy sail, the tip T see, And now the vessel eniling swiftly— I know, my love, it beareth thee, So after gloom has come the sunshine, So after waiting comes the prize; Henceforth, my love, for aye and ever ‘No tears chall dim these happy oyes. Fat, WaLtox. ca ese ene PARTED, One perfect Spring, one witchine Summertime, iv loved, and deeamed, und aang: right, flawless days, known only in Love's pri: Replete with music, as asilverchime ‘By canning Gugers rang, : And, ere the brightness faded from the ekies, Or sweetness {rom the flowers, Looked into those loving. lovely eyes, Beaming throuzh tears ‘illed with a glad surprise, Like pansies after showers. Icalled thee Wife, my Queen, my Luly fair, ‘And sealed thee with my name, A few short years we happiness did ehare— © blessed years, devoid of every care! ‘Then clouds and parting came. ‘Thank God, we parted not in hate! ‘This is my comfort now. ‘Istill believe 2 kind and happy fate ‘Will lead thee back. In hope I watch and wait, Ana keep my holy vow. ‘With heart as pure as in th’ enchanted time, Love thee, irust thee yet. : To worship thee has been my greatest crime, And, though thon heedest not my simple rhyme, ‘The Past I'll ne‘er regret. Curcaco, Feb. 14, 1878. W. J. H, Hogan. a Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery will cure a cough in one-half the time necessary to cure it with any other medicine; and it does it, not by drying it up, but by removing the cause, subduing the irritation, and healing the affected parts. Sold by druggists. ————__— “Do you know,” and she looked at him with a two-ton scowl, “why you are like a rainy day?” He asked if it was because she couldn't getalong without him occasiovally. “‘ It’s he- cause Rg ie to ece om sea ‘esia. she. He er eatried apy pac! re her after that, as P e me, pet i : & 338 nt FINANCE AND TRADE. Lessening Country Demand for Loans.and Currency. Tho Produce Markets Active, and Most of Them * * ‘Tend Downiards----They Close Weak, with Less Warlike News, An Important Decline in Pork, Wheat, Corn, and Oats. FINANCIAL. The conntry demand for loans and currency is growing less, Rediscounts are applicd for toa much smaller extent. than earlier in the season. ‘The receipts and shipments of currency have grad- ually fallen to on almost insignificant amount. ‘The local Joan market is very indifferently sup- plied with paper. Capital is eecking employment only in the old and well-established channels, which were casily filled. Those who can borrow, borrow withont difficulty and cheaply. On both sides, the loan market presents the features famil- jar in times of great dullness. Capitalists are not anxious to lend; responsible bor- rowers are not borrowing freely. There is an abandance of capital, bat the opportunitice for using it profitably are few, and in such a state of affairs the division of profits between borrower and lender cannot give cither a large return, Mfer- cantile customers of the banks still complain of sales and collections, and need renewals to some extent. Rates are 7@10 percent. New York ex- change was offered less freely, and sold between Danks at 500 per $1,009 discount. ‘The clearings of the banks were reported as fol- lows by Manager D. R. Hale, of the Chicago Clearing-House: Date: Monday. Tuesday Cleanings. Patances. ‘Total... Corresponding w THE BANK OF FRANCE. ‘The Bank of France, for the week ended Jan, $305,251, 957; $60, - 31, reports: Cash and bullion, discounts, $165,146,0S2; treasury bonds 150,000; active note circulation, $502, public deposits, $33,203,010; private deposits, $84,086,345. The note circulation has increased $5,518,800, and the proportion between note cir- culation and bullion is 78.6 per cent. BANK OF ENGLAND. The return of the Bank of England for the week ended Jan. 30, shows: Surpius, $10,832,030; public deposits, $68,397,775; other deposits, $125,672,125; Government securitics, $81,012, - 545: other securities, $89,361,805; notes unem- ployed, $59,771,075; amount of notes in circu- Jahon, $134,435,973; bullion on bund, $124,- 3x4, 425, THE BONANZAS IN NEW YORK. Flood & O'Brion have taken a. definite step in tneir long-cheriehed plan of doing a part of their business in New York. They have leased the bailding hitherto occupied by the Canadian Bank: of Commerce, and will establish there a transfer agency for California mining stocks. MINING NOTES. The Alla California of Feb. 10 says: ‘The mines of the Comstock have had no changes of importance the past weak. In Ophir, the heat retards. greatly the developing of the new mineral proposition. ‘The Bonanzas yielded greater in Jan- uary than in y previous months. ‘I'he water is lowering in Savage and Hale & Norcross. Workis ing actively prosccuted in the Gold Hill mince. ‘There is 2 sure fulllment of the promises of a rich bonanza in the latitude of the Alta, Lady Washing- ton, and Jnstice mimes, is the gist of the news from the Comstock lode. The Eurcka Consolidat- edand Hamburg, both located in the Eureka D triet, bave attracted many investors the past wee and these attractions are not comprised in ** deals, but remuneration for investinents in the shape of dividends and advances upon merit. GOLD AND GREENBACKS. Gold was 101;@1023g in greenbacks. Greenbscks were 983@973 cents on the dollar in gold. : FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Sicty days, Sterling. COVERNMEN United States Gs of “81, of (65 United States new 53" United States 134s. Chicago City 7 per bonds... Chicago City 7 per cent $e Chicago Chuy7 per cent Water-Loan Cook Connty 7 per cent bonds (lon: North Chicako 7 ver cent (Lincoln Park}= Gly Railway (South Side). €ity Rallway (West Side), Railway (North Side ‘riders’ Insurance Compai Chicago Gas-Light & Coke Ce ‘West Division 2.18.7 per cent certf’s. 10 1078s 98 150 *And Interest. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORE. New Your, Feb. 16,—Gold opened at 1023, de- clined to 102, and closed at1023;, Carrying rates, 4. 3, 234, and 3 per cent. ‘The London Economist says silver is fat at53%4, sales from Germany having recently been large and exports from India checked by political fears, 0 that the demand for remittance is curtailed. Here eilver bars are 129 in greenbacks and 116} in guld. Silver coin 2¢@1 discount. Governments drm, Railroad bonds quiet. State bonds dull. ‘The stock market onened weak, witha decline of y to #4. but oon recovered and ‘became firm with an advancing tendency, wich continucd to the close, the final dealings being at the highest point of the day in nearly all cases, Lake snore opened at 61% and advanced to 3 Michigan Central gold up from 59% to 604: Lackawanna advanced from 47% to 4914, closing at 4814; Delaware & Hudgon ‘opened .at closing at 47%. ‘The Granger shares were active, and advanced % to 3¢ on the day. ‘Tranzactions aggrezated $1,000 shares, inclnd- £21,800 Lake Shore, 7,000 Northwestern com- 5,000 preferred; 6,000 St. Paul common, 900 Dela~ 5,500 preferred; 20,000 Lackawanna, Ware & Hudson, and 6,700 Western Union. | Money market easy at 4@5 percent. Yrime mercantile paper, 313@0. A Customs receipts, $397,000. The Assistant ‘Treasurer disbursed $178, 000. Clearinga, $16,000, 000. Sterling steady; actual business, short, 454. ‘The weekly bank statement isas follows: Loans, decrease, $197,400; specic. merease, $864,700; legal-tenders, decrease, $31,400: deposits, in- crease, $419,000; circulation, increase, $94,190; serve, increase, $728,530. ‘The banks now hold $14,788, 195 in excess of their legal requirements. long, 482; Coupons, ‘81 Coupons, 765, new. Coupons. '67. Coupons. '63. Coupons, new 5s. W.Unton Tel. Quicksilver . ulckslly cr p) Pacific Mail. rre Haut Chicago & Altor 05% Chicaze « Alton £36 Oho 62! STATE BONDS. Tennessce ds, old. {Mireinis, new. Tennessee Gs, new. Sttssourl, 63 Virginia és, old.......2 30 | FOREIGN. Losnos, Feb. 16.—Consols, money and account, 95 5 United States Bonds—6: 103; "67s, 106%; 10-408, 10534; new 5s, 10: Erie, 942; preferred, 2: Pauis, Feb. 16.—Rent COMMERCIAL. ‘The following were the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on , 109f 90c. Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time twelve months ago: Receipts. ‘Shipments. Beef tes,_ Beef, pris. Pork, bris. Lard. Dre'd hogs. No Live hoes. No. Potatoes, Coal. tons... Hay. tons, Shines, te. Salt, bris.... Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consumption: 2,98 bu wheat, 430 bu corn, 1,450 bu onts, 392 bu rye, 1,439 bu barley. ‘The following grain was mspccted into store in this city Saturday morning: 8 cars No. 1 hard wheat, 4 cars No, 2do, 63 cars No. 2 soft spring, 21carsNo. 8do, 5 cars rejected (101 wheat): 9 cara high-mixed corn, 12 cars new do, 18 cars new mixed, 8 cars No. 2do, 76 cara rejected, 35cars no grade (138 corn); 1car No. 1 onts, 21 cars No. 2 white, 17cars No. 2 mixed, 4 cars rejected (43 oats); Scars No, 2 rye, 1 car rejected; 10 cars No. 2 barley,. 2 cars extra No. 3 do, 1 car ordi- nary No. 3 do, 6 cars feed (19 barley). Total, 327 cars, or 130,000 bu. Inspected out: 22,905 bn wheat, 1,968 bu corn, 648 bu oats, 370 bu rye, 2,128 bu barley. The following were the recelpts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the past week, and for the corrésponding weeks ending as dated: Feb. 9, 187 Feb. 16, Feb. 17, i 1877, Recepis— 3. 2, Flour, bris. Wheat, bu.. ga, 746 Corn, bu. 350,854 Oats, bu. 2 Rye, bu, Barley, bi Dressed ho} Live hogs. Cattle, N ‘Shipment: Flour, pris. Whent, bu. Corn, bn. 6: Kye, Barley Dressed hoj Adve hot Cattte, GS TRO 15,689 ‘The following were the exports from New York for the weeks ending as dated: Feb. Fed. 17, Feb. 9, wis. 1877. Flour, bris. 42,330 10,283. Wheat, bu. 37,785, Corn, bu. ae 243 405,792 277,500 ‘The death of Benjamin West, a highly-respected member of the Board of Trade, was announced on ‘Change Saturday, and appropriate resolutions adopted. From Noy. 1 to Feb, 9 not less than 160,000 bxs of meats were contracted to go to Europe from this city on through rates, against 48.000 bxs in the same time a year ago. Low prices here and low freight rates are the reasons for the increase, These figures do not include shipments to Canada, Our reportof Minnesota wheat sold by eample last Friday shoutd have stated that most of the No. 1 was at $1.15 delivered, and some ,at $1.16 free on board cara. Rail freights were quoted steady on the basis of 25c per 100 sof grain to New York. It was whispered that through rates to Europe were very weak, and snspected that the cutting was all done by the inland lines of transportation. "The leading produce markets were lower Saturday, with a fair volume of business doing. Nearly all of them opened out easier than the latest quotations ofthe preceding day, and were generally steady untila little after 12 o'clock, when a season of weakness set in. This was probably aue to the rumor thut Russia and England had agreed to ac- cept the mediation of Germany. The tone of the news all through the day was deemed less warlike, though the British markets were strong on bread- stuffs, Our receipts of produce were fair, with o free outward movement. Dry goods were moving with considerable free- dom, and were steady and firm. The grocery market bad no epecialiy new features. Trade was up to reasonable expectations, and the steady tone characterizing the market on the two or three preceding days was again apparent. Coffees re- mained firm, as did also rice, teas, and sugars. There was a fair demand for dricd fruits, both for- eign and domestic, and previous prices were very wellgustuined. Apples and blackberries were firm atthe late advance. No change was noted in the fish market, There was a licht business in prog- rese, and prices were only indifferently supported. In the oil market there was nothing new to report, trade continuing fair at steady prices. Leather was in fair request and firm. Bagging remained quiet. as previously quoted. The tobacco trade is improviig, and values are more settled. Coal and wood continue dull. Hogs were active and strong at $3.80@4.10 for common to choice heavy, and at $3,95@4.05 for bacon grades. Cattle were inactive and weak, with sales ons basis of $2.50@5.25 for poor to extra. Sheep were firm at $3.0U@5.00. The Iumber market was moderately active and ateady. Common erades were quoted irm. The demand for hides was again fair at recent prices, but a material increase in receipts probably pro- duce weakness, The wool. and broom-corn markets were unchanged. Timothy seed was fairly active and steady, and other kinds were in moderate request, clover being easier, owing to large receipts. May was in good. shipping demand and firm. Poultry was firm un- der a fair inquiry, which absorbed all the good offerings, Eggs were easier in conseanence of larger receipts of fresh. Potatoes were in litte better locai request and steady. . IN NEW YORE SATURDAY. Feb. 16.—Receipts—Flour, 13,570 brs; wheat, 133,200 bu; corn, 37,196 bu; oats, 8,328 bu; corn-meal, 1,115 pkgs; rye, 14,579 bu; barley, 14,300 bu; malt, 7,443 bu; pork, 658 pkgs; beef, 717 pkgs; cut meats, 4,899 pkgs; lard, 4,688 pkgs; whisky, 69S bris. GRAIN IN SIGHT. The following table shows the visible supply of grain on the dates named: Wheat. Corn. 691.292 6,009,408 Qats, Barle; ‘Also, 786,926 bu rye, aguinst 784,000 a week previously, and 1,066,324 bu a year ago. GOODS RECEIVED at the Chicago Custom-House, Feb. 16, 1878: Field, Leiter & Co., 6 cases dry goods; Lyon & Healy, 2 cases musical instrn.ents; John W. Wills, 214 cases prunes, 29 cases sardines; David Wylie, 25 drums caustic soda; J. Mf. Sinclair & Co., 230 sacks salt: Fowler Brothers, 115 sacks salt. Col- lections, $1,814.41. . PROVISIONS. HGG PRODUCTS—Were moderately active, and weak, but onty lost the advance gained the previous af- ternoon, except that pork lost an additlonal Sc per bri. Hogswere quoted firmer, and foreign markets were steady, but the record of packinz and of pres ent stocks was too large to permit firmness in products. ‘The Commercial Bulletin gives the foilowing as the returns of the number of hozs packed to date at the points named since Nov. 1, a3 compared with returns of previous seasoas, and the aggregate packing of the season of 1876- Totat season Points, 1878-77. Chicaro. 1,018, 08% Ginetanai plead St. Louis. a7: Indianap Brie Milwaukee... Loulsville. Gedar Rapids. reeos Des Moines... piped gd 37.910 fyi. 150,009 1 116.038 “The following shows the stocks of provistons tn Cht- cago on sates named, a3 reported by the Secretary of the Dourd of Trad Leb. 1%, | Jan. 15, |*Fed. 17, 9F70.19, 1878." | 1877. "| “Isic. Clear pork. hrls 7a Mess pork. bris| 256,782 Prime mesa pork, bri 1,354) 1,268). Famiy mesa i pork, bris....| 1,725) 1,760. Extra prime i pork. Urls... 655 BIS sae Lard, steamed, 87,228} 21,974, 72,719} 60,005 . 70,420; 49,108, 25.544) 85,925 .S. shoulders, | i seer] 524,494! 6,003, 6" ae Cumbe riand| ii sides, Ibs....-] 3,165,231] 1,834, 105 eiea Lon 7 sides, Ihs...../ STATE, SPOR ays Short “clear sides, Ibs. Short rib si Ibs Other ale Ib 4No report made except of mess pork, hams. TAll mess except 14,183 bris. ported except two. ‘The following table exhfbits the stock of pork and lard ot the pofats Dang a8 compared with trae b fess pork, Other pork | 7,152,489} 8.847.902 i ms re- Chicago. ra Gtncinnaii. oD a ot Boule: 1,000 saul Loulsrilie, bape ‘Total. Chicago. Cincinnail Loutsville.. Total .. ef provisions from Chieazo for the week endini Feb. 14, and stuce Nox, 1, 1877, a8 compared with the cor- redponding time list seasoi: week WTnling, Since Nov. 1,. Same time, Feb. 14, “78. 1877. ro _ 5148 * Articles, 1876-"77. 84, Lard, other Hams, brs... ‘Total gross weight ibs— Lard. 5.908.515 to report detnitely tn rezard to the number at futerlor polnia, but we consldcr 1,675,000. fair approximation. Inaking the total at all points to date 5,740,000, or about. 845,000 more than to same time lust Year, andl 660,000 more chan the entire number to the close Jast winter. ‘The remaining two weeks bid falr to make the Increase for the season upward of 1.000,000 head. Chicago will gain about 800,(00 over last ‘year, Cincinnati 100.C00 fore, Bt. Louis fully 75,000, Milwankee upwards of | 100. and" Loutavilie 65, chil Fndtanapols’ will fall “short ‘about 20,000 head of hogs, Thus an increase of fully 1,100, 000 at the six principal citfes ts indleated, while interior polnts will not fall much if any short of last winter, £0 that the total at al points {s not unlikely to reach 6,2C0,000 head, or over €0J,000 more than the largest number in any previous winter. The largest jer heretofore reached was in the winter of 74-75, when the total was 5,566,126, but the largest numberof pounds was tn 1872-73, when the aggregate net weight of hoge was about 90.000,000 lbs more than in 1874-"75; this winter will likely exceed 1872-73 by about 150,600,000 Ibs of net weight of hom, or a proximately 100,0c0,000 Ibs of meats aud probably 15,000, 000 Ibs lard. ‘Mess Ponk—Was moderately active in futures, but declined 25c per bri under large offerings. Sales were reported of 7,250 bris seller March at $10.40@10.62'¢; 14.250 bris selier April at $10.57@10.67!4; and 1.500 brisseller May a¢ $10.85@10.90. Total, 23000 bris. ‘The market closed tame at $10.35410.40 for spot: $10.35@10.9754 seller February: $10. 400010.4734 seller March; $10.57 seller April; ahd $10.72}:@10.75 seller ay. Prime mess was quoted at $9.25@9.50, and extra prime at $3.Co. LARD—Was more active, though there was not very mueh doing, and declined 7e per 100 tbs from the latest pricesof Friday. Sales were reported of 750 tcs spot nt 57.3587.40; 4,500 tes seller Sarch at $7.35 7.45; 6,000 tes seller April at $7.45@7.55; and 1,090 tes seller Slay at §7.59. Total, 13.250 tes, ‘The inarket Closed duit nt $7.223G7.95 sspot or seller February; $3, SS eller Mar iS seller April: anu $7.55 seller a ‘Sears—Were fn good demand and firm carly in the session. but tamed down afterwards, in sympathy with pork and lard. Sales were reported of 200 boxes shoul: ders at $5. 031403. 6736; OO tea sweet: pickled do at 44 700,000 tbe short ribs ut $5.85 for March, $5.45%5, for’ April, and $5.65 for ‘May, 40 boxes do at §5.. pot; 350 boxes long and short clears, seller last halt March, at Sige; 40.000 Ds xreen hams (16 Rs) at Oc: tes aweet-pickled hams (20 bs) at S'c: and 10) boxes long cut hams (18 2s) at se. The following table shows the closing prices per 100 ibs on the principat cuts of meats: Shoul- Short Landsh, Short dera, ribs, clears. Loose, part cured..$3.50/ $5. $5.50 Boxed.. B.62g “5. 1.60 March, 6 5.10 5.80 April, boze: 55.53 5.50 Long clears at $5. 12% luose, and $5.25 bo: Guinberlands, S!a@se boxed; lone cut hams 74c7H(c Doxed: swect-piekled hams. 634a63{c, for 16 and 15 1b averages: preen nama, 5i<G@ésc for same averages: green shoulders, 3) Bacon quoted at siashic for shoulders, 6G6!fc for short ribs, £26%c for short clears, 8e6%c for hams, all canvazed and packed. Grrase—Was quiet at s4@ae. BEEP PRODUUTS—Were steady and quiet at $9.00 @10.00 for mess; $10.00¢11.00 for extra mess; ana $15.00@17.00 for hams. TaLLow—Was quozed at 74@7}4c for city.and 767}éc for country. BREADSTOFFS. FLOUR—Was active, belng in good demand for ship- ment, and was stronger till near the close, when the weakness {n wheat caused an easier fecling in flour. Sales were reported of 740 bris winters partiy at S6.; 1,475 bris epring extras at $4.20G7.25; and 25 bris rye flour on private terms, Total, 2,240 bris. The market closed at the following range of prices: Chofce to favorite brands of winters, $6.5037.00: goud to prime brands of winters, $5.9026.00: choice to fine spring, $3.50@6.00: fair to good spring, S4.50@5.00; low spring, $3.00G3.50; fair to good Minnesota springs, S5.00@5.50; choice to fancy Minnesota springs, $8.05 6.50; patent springs, $6.50@8.00; low grade, $2.50¢ 1-50! rye, $3.00G3.25; buckwheat, $3.0083.50. Bran—Wasactiye and firmer. Sales aggregated 120 tons at $12.50 per ton on track, afd $12.00@12.50 free on board cars. Conx-Muai—Coarse was nominal at about $12.50 per ton on tracix. WHEAT—Was less active and frregularly weak, de- ¢lining 2i{¢ per bu from the latest prices of the preced- ing day, but closed only gc below the t o'clock quota- tions of Friday. Liverpoul was quoted stron by Beer- bohm, put “*politics caliner,” while private advices reported that the British markets tended strongly up- wards, but Sew York was dull. There was azain a ¥ery good demand for shipment, and current recetnts atone time commanued Ic premium over March, but Tegular was dull, car-lots of do being unsalable excent ata dicount. The situation before noon was favorable to strength in futures, but they had already been moved up so far during Friday that the market weakened un- der the pres.ure of parties who were anxious to realize staprott. Hence the retrograde movement, which was Intensified later bythe Tumor that England and Russia would probably come to terms of agreeme Seller Mareh opened at about $1.10, sold up to St. and deciincd to $1.0034, closing at Si. Keller April was quiet at 3¥@1c over March, | closin} at ‘$1,108. Seber May ‘was nominal at about 3c over March, Seller the mont! orreguiar No. 2sprinz was quoted at $1-08<01.10, clos- Ing at the inside, Gilt-edged receipts of No. 2 spring closed at $1, 10%. 0. 1do at SI.10%@1.11: and 3 do at $1011.04. Spot sales were reported of 2,000 bu No. i spring at $1.11@1. 1134; 34,000 bu No. 2 do at $1.08%fe1.11!8; 5,000 bu No. 3 do at $1. 0481.05; 400 Bu rejected atic; and 1,400 bu by sample at Goce $1.0¢ontrack, Total, $00 bu. In the afternoon sales were made on the curbstone as low as $1.08 for Mareh and closed at $1.09, but the proceeding was {rregular. Harp Witeat—Was in very good demand by sh{npers, and relatively. rm. Sales were 2.009 bu No, 1 Minne: Buta, at $1, L4@1. 15; 1,800 bu No.2 do at $1. 114 1,000 bu No. Lhard'at $1.11; 1,400 bu by sample at $1.15@1.10. Total, 200 bu. “In addition to this a Tound lot was soldat $1. 16 free on board cars, the quan- tity not being mentioned. CORN Was active and weal tn, srmpathy with wheat, declining 3c on this month's dellvery to 1!4e on May from the latest pricesof Friday. Liverpool was strong but quiet at an advance of about 3d per quarter, and New York wasdull. The market. for May dropped ‘Me before noon and Hcafterwards. ‘There was a very food shippingdemand for sample lots, but prices fell vit With the weakness in futures, The offerings were Tange and buyers slow after the opening. the general Atnpresston being that peace would probably be followed by an important: deciine in wheat, and that corn must in godown incompany., Seller May opened at about 4344c, sold up to 44hic, and declined to 435ac at the cl Seller March sold at 41X@s2%c. seller April at 4174 @irec, and seller the mouth, or reeular No.2, at 415g @ ic, all closing at the Inside. Gilt-edzed recetpts ot No. and high mixed closed at 423gc. rejected nominatly auisige, and new mized and new igh mixed at 370 bit. Spot jes. were reported of 49,200 bu No. Zand high mixed at 41'@$3c: 10,400 bu shelled py ‘sample at 2@ ‘Sie on track: 400 bu do at 43c; and 65,200 buat sia board cars. Total, 125,200 bu. ‘OATS—Were auiet and 4@sc lower. There was very Uttie demand, and the market weakened early, under fatr offerings and in sympathy with other grain.” Sam- ples were in good demand, and the bulk of the rece!pts ‘were sold on track at better prices relatively than were obtainable for No. Zon the floor. The reveipts were larger than on Friday, and the weckly report Indicated an increase In the stuck, in store. Seller Starch sold at BWG@2He, closing at 24's. April 250, and closed. ze. May opened at ‘and closed with seliers at 274. No. 2 sold at 2 Caeh gales were reported of ‘Bat 34%4c; 8,400 bu by sample at 25) 18,600 bu do'at 26200 free on boa RYE—Was in fair request und firm. No.2 soldat Sic, and regular receipts of doat 53}4e._ Futares were wanted, and closed firm at 5iG34!4c fur Maren, and for April. Cash sales included 5.300 bu No, 2'at 53) Sieg 1,600 bu by sample at Sssg@o7e on track. Total, 7400 bn. BARLEY—Was fn falr demand and firmer under moderate offerings, A fair business was doue quietly, March being the principal future. ‘The marker opened itise higher, but declined os soon asthe demand siackened.” ‘The receipts were sinall, but those for the week were liberal, and the statement shows a further fncrease In the stock in the clevators. The iower grades were firm under a coutiaued zood demand for export. Seller March opened at 49) “April as qutet at 40%. Bs 38e, . Sate, and feed at 3éc. Samples were an- chenged, Cash gales were reported of 3,u00 bu No. 2 aldictsiéc (the outside for Fulton receipts); 400 bu extra at Be; 5.700 ba feed at, 400 bu by simple at 37@sz¢ on track; 400 bu do at S3c free on board. Total, 14,500 bu. Saturday aft wiveat declined jaturday afternoon wheat declined to $1.08; for March, and closed at $1.08°3. April. sold “OO Gorm seid. at Gskesefier Mayr “PTH F014 ab S1-00N, BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES. Special Dispaten to rhe Chicazo Tribune. Lrverroon, Feb. 16—11:30 8. m.—FLocr—No. 1, 288; No. 2, 263. Grarx—Wheat—Winter, 1. 118 8d; No. 2, 118 2d; 0. 2, 103 4d; white, No. 1, 128 No. 2, 125 6d, 288 9d; 5 Provistons—Pork, 553. Liverroot, Feb. 16—Latest.—Cotrox—Dull and unchanged; sales, 6.000 bales; speculation and export, 2go0; American, 4,000. nite wh READSTCF¥S—Callfornin white wl 25 ed: "do club, 129 GdaLs Ids Sone te No. sere ‘Western soring, 1034d@10s 11d: do winter, i1s 2d@ 11s ed. Flour—Western canal, 26s@288._ Corn—Westera, nixed, 253 3dG238 9d; new 74 3UR275 6d. Oata— American, 3s. im, 33 11d, 8s 6d. Glover Seen Ainerietn, 457605, ROVIs! 83 -Gork. 5: Pri 3 Bavor—Lons cle: More do, 4050d. LECM—Spirits, 78 Bd; reaned, 10s Od. RED OTL— 78 Ge x—Common, 53 3d; pale, 123. . ODS. Spinits OF TUBPENTIN Curkse—Fine Americ Astweur, Feb, 10.—PxtroLeum—27s 9d. sy ynerollowing were recetved by the Chicsizo Board of ra Liyrrpoot. Fob. 18.—Prime Mess Pork—F: 3 Westerm, 593, Bacon—Cumberiands, ar shiore:nos ges: long clear. 206d; short cle: di sloulders, By; ame, 38, Lant 20204. Prime mess beet, Goat india mesa Def. fas; éxtra India Chie 693. Tallow, 40s 6. SERN TIO 1 Chocen, 855. Perr Livervoor. Feb. 16-11 a, m.—Flour, 26:@08s. Wheat—Winter. Is 2d@ils 84: pring “toe hietae white, 123 2d@123 Gd: club, 123 6dG123 Lid. Corn—New, 2s 80662778 Ods old, 238 BdG8s Od. “Pork, S58. Lard Loxpox, Feb. 16.—Lrvenroor—Polttics heat strong. “Corn stroug, 378 Od. Manx Gane Cargocs off const and on passagn—Wheat and corn quieter. NEW YOrRkE. < New Yors, Feb. 16.—Cotrox—Barely steady at 1013-16@10 15-16c; fatures quiet and steady: Febru- ary, 10.68@10.69¢; March. 10.72c; April, 10.860: May. 10.99@11.00e: June, 11.12@11.13¢: July, 11.19311.20e: August, 1L.21@11.25c; September, 1.01G11.C2¢; Oc- tober, 11.85@11.89¢; November, 11. Der, 11.783511.80c. i "HOUT Dy Frocn—Unchanged: recelpta, 12, sieuty ananassae Bny Cons-Muat—Flrmer: Western, 82.50@2 Geatx—Wheat less doing: receipts, taken led upring. $1,256 1.2% 2 NR, 3 do in Bore, $1.3U: 1 red winter, § @i.204 1 Milwaukee, Stats amintes R $1.37: amber Michizan, $1.10; No. 2 cHeet, live, Scarce and firm; Westra, 7ic, “pence, 7 tt Ubehanged, Malt quiet and ste trade; recelpts, 37,00 ou; ungrated SOasthac; steam mixed, Sse@sde: No. Ssbeacte. Ontsless firm: rescipisy, Boy white, se; No. 2 do, 36'4e: No. 1. Seriate 38c; mixed Western, 35@36c: Hax—Uncbangec. Hors—-Steady and unchanged. Geocentrs—Coffec quiet and unchanged. anu steady, falt to good redning, Tse: rime, red steady, wi air demand, yr i unchanged. ‘ice do. at Ole, as PerTnoLeti—Market dull: crude, ike. THES refoy ‘TaLLow—Steady and unchanged, STRaINEp Kests—Quiet and unchanged, Spinits or Tcrrestise—Cachanged EGGs—Marker dull; Western, 10aige, ass Leatuzr—Dull and heavy;” be: ufo tad diy, Grande Lene liars Woou-Unehanced. and common, me 8 a * Puovistoxs—Pork firmer: mess, $11.-5@11, qulet. Drested hogs steady: Western, aigery oe Bat ern Jong clear middles firm at § Me We Steam, TCCST. Orie. MGR Lani-Pisy ‘Berren—Qulet and unchanged, Cuzesz—Qutet and unchanged, Merats—uict and unchanged. ‘Waisxy—Quiet but firm, ee GAILROAD TINE TagL. Expnanxation or Rerzreycs yf, guggnteds *Sundsy excepted. aMondhy Sect CHICAGO & NOR’ u ; RAILWAY ‘€2 Clark Y, Ticket Olflces, €2 Ciark-rt (Sherman Hons) Ay, aPacifc Fast Line. aSloux City & Yankt ; @Dubuque Day Ex, via Cilatas| aDubuque Nicht Ex. via Cton|t aQmaha ight Express: ig aStoux City & Yankton *--..0./f a@Freep't, Rockf'd & Dabugue.|* aFreep't, Rockf'd & Dubuque. |r GMilwaukee Fast Mail (dal Milwaukee Express. bMilwaukee Passengei bMilwaukee Passenger bGreen Bay Express ost. Paul & Minneapolls Ex, bSt. Pant & Winona Express bLaCrosse Expr bSarquette Express... aGeneva Lake & Kockford. bGeneva Lake Express. Pullman Hotel Cars are rua throath. bet ago and Counc eo a3) am. Oe ae als larng Che ‘oother road runs Pullman 0 hotelcars west of Chicago, SSF et foraat ‘a—Depot corner of Wells and Kinzie-sin O—Depot corner of Canal and Kinzle-sia CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINGY Rang)! Depots foot of Lakers. reulseaar and Sie ‘and Canal and Sixteenth Canal and Sixteenth-sts. Tekét Omees Gay. ‘Trains. | ane Mendota & Galesbure Express, Ottawa & Streator Express. Rockford & Freeport Express. Dubuque & Stoux City Express: Pacitic Fast Express. Kansas & Colorado Exp: Downer'sGrove Passenger. ‘Aurora Passenger. Mendota & Streato: ‘Aurora Passenger. Downer’s Grove Passenger. Freeport & Dubuque Express Omaha Nigh: Express. exns Fast Express Kansas City & St. Joe Express. Beers ‘Pullman Palace Dining-Cars and Pullman 16-wid Sleening-Cars are run between Chic af the Pacine Express. oe omy CHICAGO, ST. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LIB Clark-st. und ot Einzi Leave. { St. Pant & Minneapolis Ex... ,*10:00a. m.'* St, Paul © Minneayolls Ex. 9:00p. mit 100 Ticket oulces eet De, CHICAGO. ALTON & ST. LOUIS AND cHUN pop RANSAS CUI. DENVER SHOR? LINES Pventy thind-ste ticker Ouiees 153 Haadorohes | Leave. Kansas Clty & Denver Fast Ex St. Louts & Sprinziteld Ex Lous, Springfield & Texas § Pekin and Peoria Fast Express Peoria, Keokuk & Burlington Chicago & Paducah R. I Ex. Streator, Lacon. Waah'ton E: Sollet & Dwight Accommdar pBBes| SPOR SPD B 8 ? CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAIL War Union Depot, corner Madison and Canal-sa Tiets, Office, 63 South Clark-st., opposlte Sherman Hous, and at depot. Leave. Arrive. a. 12.|* 7: Milwaukee Express. Wisconsin & Minneso: | Bay, and Menasha through! 18836 a ay Express. -»,*10:10s. m.{*4:003. m Wisconsta, Iowa, ‘and Minne"! aan: ‘sota Express.. * 5:Cop. m./*10:45% mB Wisconsin & Minnesota, Gree Bay, Stevens Point, and Ash- land through Night Express, ¢ 9:00p, m.lt 700. m All trains run via Milwaukee. Tickets for st, Pax and Minneapolis are good either rla Madison and Prats Ei du Chien, or via Watertown, LaCrosse, and Wisens. _ JASMOB CENTRAL ReflBOAD. yt. fovt of Lake-s:. and foot of Twenty-secoad. Deve ‘Ticket otlice, 121 Randolph-st.. near Clark. Leave. | Are. St. Louls Express. St. Louls Fast Line - Cairo & New Oriesns Fx" ": acairo, Sew Orl'ns & Texas Sprinaiield Expr: Springiield Signe E: eoria, Burltostoa € § Peorla, Buriinzton & Dubuque & Sloux Cley Ex. Dubuque & Sioux City Ex.. Gilman Passenger. @ On Saturday night runs to Centralia only. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. Depot, foot of Lake-st., ad foot of Twentz-s2coag-t. ‘TicKet Office, G7 Clark-st.. southeast corer of dolph, Grand’ Pacific Hotel, and at Palmer Hoa Arie. $B, Ce 7:409, me (eto:soa 8a BAS a Leave. Mail (via Mata and Afr Line).. Day Express... I Kavamazoo Accommodation. Atlantic Express (dally). Night Express... ati FITTSBURG, FT, WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILWAL Depot. corner Canal and Madison-sts. Ticket OAces 65 Ciark-st., Palmer House, and Grand Pacific Hotel Trains} from E CR OTTO. soot at sum rainsleave from Exposit ding, foot of Mon- Toest ficker Offices: s Glark-st. Palmer HOw, Grand Pacltic, and Depot (Expoaltion Balding. | =! ‘Leave. “Arise. Morning Express. . FastLine.. LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHEBY. ! ‘Arrive. ‘Morning Sfaf!—Old Line. . 70D. Bakes Boston ‘Special Ex 2 ae 43 4 ie Express, dail; “4 Night Express. wos eoees’ 54032. fe PITTISBURG, CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS BB (Cineinnat! Air-Line and Kokomo Line.) Depot coracr of Ciluton and Carroll-ats, West Side “Arrive. “Depart. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lou- fsville. Columous & East! Day Express... s+ Mgnt Express. 3:10 p.m 10 p- re Depot foot of Lake-et. and foot of Twenty-secod't Cincinnatt, _Indtanapolts Loulgvile Day Express kas Night Expre ROOK ISLAND OIPIO RATLBOAD DS Pain Tees . Sherman Howe. CHICAGO, Omaha, Leavenw'th & Atch Ex Peru Accommodation. Night Express. NEW PUBLICATIONS. (a NEW PUBLICATIONS... THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AT HAND. 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