Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1879, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY..‘ JANUARY 12, 1879~SIXTEEN PAGES - FINANCE AND TRADE. Strorg Demand for Government Bonds and Investment Securities. Rates of Interest Weakening in Chicago---The Stock Market. The Produce Markets Active--- Breadstuffs Firm and Steady. ‘Hogs Lower---Provisions Stronger-- A Big Demand for Meats, = FINANCIAL, Government bonds were in the same demand as on previous duys of the week. The 5-20s of 1867 declined again X, to 10134, while the 5-20s of 1365 advanced %, to 104{. The rest of the list sbuwed no change in price. Gold was sold io small Jots at I{ of 1 per cent premium. There is au out-of-town demand for gold making itself felt at the New York Sub- Treasury. The New York Journa! of Commerce attributes this to the course of the Treusury in refusing to pey coin ioterest in coin at Chi- cxgo aud otber points. - It says: So long as there is any obstzcle interposed to prevent iheir oblaining old, either in settlement of these claime or In exchange for legn! tenders, the people outeide this cuv and in the immediate vicnity will be sure to want the coin, and will take messures 10 get It even if they have 1o send 10 New York for the gold and puy the cost of tc2nsportation home. The Tressury Devartweut ehouid take meuxures 10 accommodate these pev- Pple 23 €00n a5 porsivle. Tue coupon puvments ut Intenior Sny-Treasuries caunot be very larre, aud are doubtics: heaviest ot fiuston #ud Pailudeiphta. Qe Secre-ary might modify Lis_recent order o as 1o cnavle the Assistatt’ITeasurcrs st ihe points named andar Chicago and St Louis to pay with £oid any interest coapons that might be bresented. “Fhis woulu satify the demande of gnblxc creaitors, and holders of Jegal tenders would doubtless toen be content to #2it until gold was more zenerally distnibuted throughont the country before they ciumored for it in exchange for United States notes, The resumption of railroad traffic has stimu- lated the offerings of bills drawn against grain, which could not be moved during the snow blockade. Business was active in foreign ex- change. There was no chunge in posted ster- ling rates, but actual transactions were st 4S31¢ and 4873¢. Sterting grain aod commercial bills were 4S13{ in ¢urreucy, and French commer- cial bills 525 in gold. Consols opened at 95 11-16, auvd remained at thit fizure'all day. ‘The Bank of England vained §180,000 in bullion. The comparatively 1:azh price of consols, and the decreasing rates for money in Lundon, indicate that the financial pressure there is decreasing, slthough the in- dustiial situation grows worse every day. The Imucrial Back of Germany has gained $155,000 n svecie, and bas reduved its rate of discount 0 4 per cent. Luans have been made in the Chicago market at 6 per cent per annum for ninety days an: lonzer time. “There is a great deal of ootside capital looking for employment bere at cheap rates. The Chicago banks report it diflicult to Leep all thelr money io us at carrent Chicago quotations. There “are financiers, not bankers, hold that the bauk rates are too high. TLese are now quoted 2t 8210 per cent for time loans and 6@7 per cent for call loans. The cur- rency movement was light, the balance being in favor of the city. ‘there were shipments of currency to New York. Chicago bank clezrings for the week were re- portel ss follows by Manager . R. Hale, of tie Chicago Clearing-House: Clearings. Balances, $ 3.470.801 § 320,125 5 261.890 Total. .. . $10.628,924 $1.830,409 Correeponding week Inet yesr. ... .- 20,252,608 1,792,952 The stock market was strong, although traps- actions were not numerous. Prices showed an advance through most of the list. New York Central was up 3, to 11335 Michizan Central 2, to 79; Lake Shore 13, to 68%; Northwest common 3, to 52; the prelerred %, to 793} St. Paul common %, to 333; the preferred 3, 10 768{3 Rock Island ¥, to 119%¢: lilinois Ceotral ¥, to §2; Alton 134, to 8134; the pre- ferred 1. to 105; Erie ¥, to 28 ; Wabash % 213 Ohio & Missiesippi 34, 108; C., C,, C. & L 3, to 35; St Joe common %, to 13%; the preferred 3¢, to 3i¢; Delaware & Hudson 1, 1040} 5 Lackawanna X, to 453; Jesey Cen- tral %, to 35; Western Unina 1, to 958{; Atlan- tic & Pacific %, 1o 313{: Canada Southern 14, 1o 47343 Kansas & Texes %, to 63; and St, Louis, Kansas City & Northern 3¢, to 7. Univa Pacific stands alone with a decline of 3¢, to b6, Tt would be rash to Infer from the wide terri- tory covered by the rising prices of yesterday 13t (he movement wasa purely spontaneous one, the result, so to speak, of irresistible notural forces, that could not be controlled by the Tians cf the stock market. Possibly we arecu tlie eveof the great *bulge” that has been so extensively advestised to follow the re- suiptivn of specie payinents, but the movement las, as yet, an artificial Jook. Nerthwest cold Londs sold at 104, and St. Paul Sluking Funds at 1004 In New York, ou Thursdav, the business in railrozd bonds was large, the dealipes footing up $1,346,000, of whica $342,500 were in Burling- ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern firsts. These bouds advanced in the early dealings to 713/, but toward the close declived, under 2 heavy oressure to scll, to 70. The remainder of the Jist was strong. with a ferther advauce of 3¢ to 1} percent in prives. The New Jersey Cen- tral issues were active, and sold at SW@ 80 for adjustment, TH@TY for consoli- dsted tirsts asseuted, and T44@74Y for con- vertibles assented. Lehigh & Wilkesbarre consolidated, asseated, sold upto 42, and closed at 413, acainst 405{ vesterday, The Toledo & Wabash irsues advadeed sharply, firsts, ex- coupon, selling up to 110, secouds to 105; do ex<oupoo, to Bi}; St Louis Division, ex-matared coupon, to 9535, and consolidated ccnvertibles to 673¢. Great Western firsts, ex coupon, Tose to 1083 ; do seconds, ex coupon. to S3(; Rock Islana Gs to 109, Cmcinnati & Springtield firsts t0 77, Missour:, Kausus & Texus consoli- dated assented to 513, St. Paul consolidated Sinking Fund to 100, Chicazo & Northwestern cousulidated to 115, do gold coupons to 1033, Hanmbal & St. Joseph convertible to 13, Cansda Soutbern firsts to ™¥, Cen- tral Pacifics to 107, do San Joaquin Branch to o7, Pavific of Missouri firsts to 1063, Cleve- Jand & Pittsbure consolidated Sivking Fund 10 1125, Fort Wayne firsts to 120, Morris &, Essex coneolidated firsts to 883, and Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Western convertible to 300. New York Elevated frsts rose to 1053, und atterwards declined to 105. Sales of Met~ ropolitan Elevated gfirsts were made at 975%@ Mauhattan eas stockin New York thows a rise of T per cent. St. Louis, iron Mountain & Sounthern Railway for December show a decrease of §: 51. Pennsylvania sold on Wednesday at 323{4033. North Pacific preferred sold op Wedpesday in Philadelphia at 23, The Commercal and Financial Chronic'e rives the zross earnings for the year of the following railroads: tgue & Trunit 18, c 317,816 oL, Peoria & Wars 1,243,959 L& 1 liligois Ces 105 4,585,913 203 17,334,378 "y <1 nt, the “proprictary roads are not in- clided for the period pHOF to Tume 1 Tue following shows the fluctnations of the active stocks for the da; Open- Stodks. tha. N. Y. Central... Michizan Lake Shore. C. & N.Western.. Do yreferred. .. Pacide . 1101 niral .. $2 C.. 1. & Quincy. . Chiearo & Ajton.. Do vreferred. Tniou Paciiic... Wabash Railway - Onio & Mies.. : . 8% COIN QUOTATIONS. The following are the quotations in currency in this market of coins, buught and sold: B, Asked, $ 97 S usy 1.00 Trade dollars.... .. .... New (4123 wrsing) dollar. Mexican dollars, old and Tew. Euglisn wilver. Five frnca ‘Thalers... Enzlieh sove Mexicdn doubivons ... .. 15.55 X Americun ailver halves and quasters X per cent diecount 1u currency. A Gola and silver dollars were 100% in currency. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. UL 5. new $ize... . - S. 4 per cent coupons. U. S. carrency 8. LOCAL SECURITIES. id. Chicazo 7 per cent bonds (long)...*108 Chicao 7 per éent sewerage (iong).*108 Chicazo 7 per cent water luanilong) .+109% Chicxso 6 per cents, long. 10243 Chicago G per cents, shor. ... ... Cook County 7 per cent boads. ... Lancoln Purk 7 per cent bouds. ity Rallway (South Side) City Railway ( L Side). City Ratlway (North Side). ex. div. City Ralway (North Div.) 7 per cent bouds ... .. 10 West Park bonds. ... *And interest. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORE. NEW YORK, Jan. 1L.—Goveroments firm. Railroad securities buoyant. State bouds dull. The week closed with a very buoyant feeling on the Stock Exchiange, and the final quotations were generally the lughtest of the year. The advauce for the day ranged from ¢@2) per cent, and the transactions were on a larmer scale than for 2 Jong lime past. The leading features were Michigan Central, which advanced 2)¢; Chicago & Alton, 133 Lake Shore and Morris & EsseX, 1345 Lackawanoa, Northwest~ ern common, New Jersey Central, Pittsbure, Hannibal & St. Joseph preferred, and New York Central, 1@1%. The transactions aggrezated 213,510 shares, of which 21,000 were Northwest common. 20,000 referred, 37,000 Lackawanna, 30.000 Erie, 35,- B06 Lake ‘Shore, 9,000 St. Paal, 7,000 Michigan Central, 5500 St.- Lounis, Kansas Cuy & Northern, 5,000 Pacific Mail, 4,500 New Jersey Central, 4,000 Western Unioo, 2,800 Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 2,000 Delaware & Hudson, 7.700 Morris & Essex, 1,400 llinols Central, aud 1,&;(;1 l"ittsbnri. 3 itz . oney market easy at 8@ per cen closing ut 2%@3. Prime mercantile paper, 4@3. Slerll:g exchange, sixty days quiet, at 4S3}{; sight, 4575, “Tht "Sesits baak statement fs as follows: Loans, decrease, $3,565,000; specle, decrease $2,023,800; legal-tenders, increase, $3.222,800; deposits, increase, $309,200; circulation, de- crease, $03,800; reserve, increase, §1,121,700. The_ banks hold $12,307,250 in excese of their lezal requirements. “06ts. o 104" 10-40e, 10735/ Currencics. 105%! ST 05 1053 Fort Wirne 2y Farzo & Co. 94% Terre Huute .. .. 3 Auw n Express. 47 Terre Haute, pfd... 10 Chicago & Alton... 813 icazo & Aita, pid10y L. S, Expreav...... N Y. Cenusl 2 e. 1315 .o USKIH, & St Joe, pfd.. i 11 §25,C.P. hond 0351T. P bonds. .10 iy [C. P Land Gran..109: U. P. Sinking F'ds. 108 DS 26 104 Lake Shore... . Itimois Central C. & Pitwsburg. Northwestern. Nortuwestern, pfd. STATE By Tennessee Gs, old.. Ht5 Teunessee Gs, new. Virgnia Gs, old.... rginiz 0s, new.. Missouri FOREIGN. Loxpoy, Jap.1l.—Consols, money, 9511-16; account, 953 Awerican_Securities—Reading, 12; Erie, 23; preterred, 35. United States Bouds—'67s, 10374 ; 10-40s, 11045 new 5s, 109367 4165, 1073, ‘The amount of bullion zone into the Bank of Eungiaud on balance to. 5 000, Panis, dan. 1L—Rentes, 113 . BERLIN, Jau. 11.—The statement of the Im- peral Bauk of Germany shows an.increase specie of 1.520.000 marks. The rate of dis- count bas been reduced to 4 per vent. COMMERCIAL. Latest quotations for January delivery on the Jeading articles tor the last. two business days: Friday. 7.85 Saturday. Mess pork.. .S 7.80 Lard... Al Snouiders, boxed. Shurt ribs, ooxed. The followingr were the receipts and ship- meats of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning and correspond- ing date twelve months ago: KECEIFTS 1,27 Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consnmotion: 438 bu wheat, 944 bu corn, 590 bu oat, 313 u barley. The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 1 car No. 2 amber wheat, 1 car No. 1 red winter, 10 cars No, No. 2red, 1 car No. 8o, 6 cars mixed ths&. 21 cars No. 2 hard, 92 cars No. 2 spring, 72 cars No. 3 do, 34 cars rejected, 1 car no erade fi‘.’39 wheat); 2 cars No. 1 corn, 53 cars high mixed, 20 cars new do, 24 cars new mixed, 82 cars No. 2 corn, 3 cars rejected (1S4 corn); 14 cars white oats, 14 cars' No. 2 mixed, 5 cars rejected (33 oats); 6 cars No. 2rye; 2cars No. 2 barley, § cars No. 8 do, 10 cars extra- do, 1cars feed (21 barley). Total, 463 cars, or 200,000 bu. Inspected out: 16,056 bu wheat, 26,355, bu corn, 2,686 bu oats, 53 Dbu rye. 3,478 bu barley. The following were the receipts and ship- ments of breadstufls and live stock at this point during the past week, and for thecorresponding weeks ending at dated: Jan. 11, Feceipts— 1879. Flour, brls Wheat, bu... Corn, bu. . 01ty Lu... . Rye, bu... Barley, bn Dressed hogs Live hous, No Cattle, No Shpments— Flour. brle.. Whest, bu.. Corn, bu Qats, ba Rye, bu... Burley, bu . D: d ot Live hogs, N Cattle, No. . 10,189 Tue tollowing| were tas exporis from New Yorlz for the week ending as dated: Jan. 11, Jun. 4, Jan.12, 187 1879, 1875, Flour, brls...... .. 40,010 60,970 19,845 Wheat, ba. 54,080 920,212 003,128 Corn, bu.. S.485 202,100 254,515 A notice posted on the bulletin board on ’Chsnye informs the commercial world that in- structions have been issued to areuts along the Rock Island Road to receive no more corn for this city till further orders, the eclevators here beiug full, but. to receive: other grain as hereto- fore. snearly ful, while a few, as those on the- Northwestern Roads, are not yet tilled up; and the Alton aod Central bave plenty of room yet. A good deal of mis- apprehension exists with regard to the matter of storare here. -Our *capacitv” is stated at about 153 million -bu, but 13 millions would probebly be nearer the truth, and that means filiivg uo all the bins and floors, which is prac- tically impossible while there are so inany dii- ferent grades to be taken care of and kept apart. We have pow over 10,000,000 bu in store here. A little more can be taken care of, hut, at the recent rate of accumulation, two or three weeks more would see the end of the flling up process all round. The recent rumors df big shipments to be made from this city ought soon to be veri- fied to give relief to the trade. Some people talk of this condition of things asif it were avery unhealthy one. Itis cer- tainlv not desirable that we should be so nearly filicd up thus early ip the wiater, but it could scarcely be expected that we should have nearly empty bins with such an enormous crop move- ment from the farm as was expericnced sioce lost barvest. Our recciots of breadstuffs in 1878 were not far irom 40 per cent greater than those of 1877, and it would be unvatural to ex- Deet that it could all be cleared out of the way. The ‘*‘extra surplus” must find a resting place somewhere till wanted for consumption, and the superior facili- ties offered here for storing and hardling have paturally caused as much of it to stop here as could be accommodated. Our ele- vatorsare 3 part of the fiywheel in the great engine, and they have only proved themselves to be not quite big enough to store up all the extra power of the engine when a full head of steam is on. That is all. The flour-dealers held an informal meeting in the Dircctors’ room of the Board of Trade Saturday afternoon to talk over the question of making a changein the number of flour in- spectors. The attendance was. large. Some of the members favored the retaining of both the present inspectors, others of having but one, and still otiiers of electing two new ones. The question was pretty thoroughly talked over, but it was impossible to determine to what side the majority leaned, and the wmeetirg adjourned to meet Monday and take & formal ballot onthe subject. The lending oroduce markets were generally firm on Saturday, and a steadier feeling pre- vailed, the changes in price being smaller than usual. The chief exception to the rule in grain was barley, No. 2 being about Ie lower; and hogs, both live and dressed, were also casier, but the fact did not seem to materially aflect provisions. The dry-goods market was reported quiet, with prices steadily held. Groceries met with 3 rood seasonable demand, and prices were well supported throughouat the list. Coffecs, rice, sugars, teas, and spices were firm. No changes were noted in the buttermarket beyond the fact that there was a further slicht hardening of prices for choive and fancy grades, the supply of which falls far shors of the demand. Cheese remained firm, uoder a fair demand. The dried fruit market shows increasing firmuess, buth for domestic and foreizn varicties The growing firmness of prices grows out of re- ports of serious damage to the truit trees from the late severe weather. Apples and peaches bave advanced @3 from the lowest point, and prunes and curraats are tending higher, in symputhy. Raisins are still advancing. Fish rewain inactive and unchanged 1 price, though whitetish ana cod are rather firmer. Oils, paints, tobaceo, leather, bagging, coal, and wood were uucbanged. The demand for lumber continues fair, and all common grades are usually filled at the given fizures. Wool and broom-corn were quiet. Sceds were also quieter, cloves being weak under more liberal offerings, with no urzent buyers on the floor. The sales of hay were cqual to th. offerings, and recent prices were firmly maintained. Hides were steady, the demand absorbing readily the daily receipts. The sales of green fruits were somewbat lareer, the demand being chiefly local. Pouitry sold readily at recent prices, iame was uochanged. The receipts of both poultry and game were light, but are expected 1o be larger with the return of milder aays. Eggs were firm. Ruil freights were quoted at the following range: Fonrth clusa. Grai To Baltimore. .17 Dressed Dressed Philadeipma.. .38 New Yors ... . ? Joston. 45 .40 ‘The following figures wes and oeean contracts: . ——Flonr—, Provisions. larrels.” Grain, Liverpool .......68% IO Glaseow ... 763 Brstol. 5 it il London L.UUUS2Y g8 MOVEMENT OF WHEAT. The following shows the reccipts and ship- ments of wheat at points named Saturd: Chicago .. .., Milwaukee , New York. 35,212 115,000 Philadelphia . aqi'&ug Botakssisiana 330,103 IN NEW YORK SATURDAT. Jan. 11.—Receints—rlour, 6,855 bris; wheat, 48,150 bu; corn, 33,100 buj oats, 12,422 bu; corn- meal, 746 pkes; rye, 2788 bu; barley, 2,610 bu; wialt, 8,277 bu; pork, 704 brls; becf, none; cut. l’:mi;\ls, 1,822 prgs; lard, 3,621 tes; whisky, 195 Tis. Exports—24 hours—Flour, 10,000 brls; wheat, ¢t | 118,000 bu; corn, 58,000 bu. GOODS RECEIVED at ort of Chicago Jan. 11: sacks =alt; order. 105 eacks salt; C. H. Shultz, 5 cases ried flowers; Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., 3 cages dry goode: Lyon & Healy, 6 cases musical inswruments; William F. Poole, 2 cases books; Barmum Bros.,, 1 case lace; Cobb, Wills & Wheeler, 30 pkga walunts, 50 cases dates, 27 bxs . Other clevators are understood to be | H Fowler Bros., 348 raising; Wilkon Bros., L case dry goods; A. V. Delaporte & Co., 2,000 bu barley. Collcctions, $817.98. PROVISIONS. . HOG PRODUCTS—Were szain active, though the volume of transactions in pork and lard was not 80 large as on Friday, and were stronger, but eased off 1owards the cl The leading feature of the market was the increased demand for meats to export. Foreign buyers held off latterly, but seem to bave been stimulated by the news of two or three days ago, aad now purchase freely in the belief that the market has touched bottom figures. Hogs were ensier Saturday, and Liverpool reported an advance in meats and lard. The following table exhibits the number of hogs packed at tue points numed since Nov. 1, 1878, as compared with the returns of previous seasons,and the total pacsing of the season of 1877-'78: Todae, Dol To dote, Todate, Todate, Seusnn Points. 167 87! 1877, 1878, ICAR0. . 01, 1,782 1,850,511 1,248,648 2,501, 23: Clncinnati.. "510,875 ' 4 1 Indianapoifs . dar Raplds. s Molue Estimated, The foliowing is a detailed statement of the ship- ments of provisions for the week, aud since Nov. 1, 1878, with eump:ri!ogl: 18787 ek ending Fan. 9. ) Since Articles. Now. 1. Pork, brls. 58,654 Suonlders, tes. Shouldery, brls Shoulders, pes Tongues, pkes Hocks, pkg 133,740, 24,816, 714 _Shoulde: 707s, Week ending Since Jan, 10. Nov. 1. Pork, brls, 9 Lard, tce . Lard, bris Lard. other pi 1lams, boxes Hams, tcs. Hams, orls Hams, pes .. . other D boxes des, fes. Sides, bels Sides, pes... Shouldeys, boxes’ Shoulders, tés . Shoulders, bris Shoulders, pes. Tongues, picss Hocks, pkgs .. kgs 53,614,077 3,757, 538 4128117 96, 20; 2,161,340 19,642,563 Mess PoRE—\Was active, and advanced 5c per brl. but receded late in the session, and ciosed 5¢ below the lutest prices of Friday. Sules were re- poried of 250 brls selier_ January at £7. 8: bris seiler February at S7.85@7.97%; 24, 500 brls selier March at S7.95@8.0734 and brls sell- er April at SOTL@ES.17H, Total, 37.500 brls. The market cloaed steady at 36,373 bid aud $6.75 ackedior uid sbut, €7, 6007 823 for_mew. eput or geller Junuary, 37.871:@7.90 for February, ana S7.973@S. 00 for March.” % Prime mess pork was quoted at $7.00@7. extra prime at $6.00@6. 2. Lann—Was irmer early, and closed 23c per 100 s below the lateat prices’ of Frida, in sympathy with pork. Sales were reported of 1,000 tes epot 5L 85.70; 60 tes do at $5.67%; 1, Janoary ac $5.70; 8,500 tes seller Febmary at 214@5.80; 14,000 tes seller March az 5682 87433 a0d 2,000 tcs seller April at 55.925%@ 97%. "Fotal, ‘26,810 tes, The markit ciosed steady at 85.6714@5.70 for cash or seller Jaguary, $5.7215@5.75 for February, $5.8213@5,33 March, and $5.92%@5.95 eeller pril. MEATs—Were much more active faan usnal, ooth 5 and on local transfers and for ehipment, thg foreiga demand beinglarce. The market was stfonger as a consequence of the better inquiry, but fell off to- wards the cluse. Sales were reporied of 100, 000 1be sboulders, at $2.70 gpot and $2.90 for Murch; 250 boxes do ut $7.90 spot; 10,850 boxes lonz and &hort clears, at $1.00@4.10 spot_and S 1a4eller first haif of Febenary: 25,000 1bs short cledrs at $3.95; 250 boxs do at $1.20; . 718, 000 Ibs sh spot. 33, 8243@3.90 seller Feoraa @4.05 for March, and $+.05@+. 15 for Aprilg 5, 251 pes’ green haws (16 1bs) at 43cc; 60,000 los do (14 lus) at 5c; and 60,000 IS do (201b3) at 4@isc: 200 fes sweet pickled bams (16 Ibs) at 53c. The following were the priceg per 100 1bs on the leading cuts: £ Shoul- ders. Short &lears. Suort L. ribs. |clears. “Long clears quoted at $3.50 loosc_and S3.95 boxed; Cumberlands, 413@4iic boxed; lonz-cut bams, '53(@6kc: sweet-pickled hums, 53 7 16 to ze; green hams, 43(@3c for same averages; wreen shoulders, 214052 acon quuled at 4Gp41ic for shoulders, 414@45c for short ribs, +3(@+%c for short clears, 7@75s¢ for lame, all canvased and packed. GREASE—Was auoted ut +,@43{c for white, 4@ 434 for yellow, and 312@-c for brown, with vales o 300 ks vellow at 4@ 1t;c. = BEEF PRODUCTS—Were stesdy and qnict at S7.75@8. 00 for wess, $5.50@8.75 for extru mess, and $13.50@.14.C0 for hams. TaLLow-—Was quiet at G@GL4c for city, and 53¢ @6c for country, with sales of 300 vrls city at Ghze. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was very tirm, with o moderate busi- nesaduing. There had been o retatively good de- mand during tue preceding days of the week. and holders did not expect much inquiry on Saturday,. which is usually a quictday. Sales wererepor:ed of 400 bris winters partly at $4.75 tras, portly ot $4.25@4.50; 700 brls exiras at $2.95@3.50; 250 bris low erade at $2.00) 20 bris buckwheat flour at’$3.75@3.90; iu Dris rye do on private terms. Total. 1,880 brls. The following wasthe nominal range of quotstions: Choice winters. $810 @500 Good to chotce winters. X Fair to good winter: Choice Minnesotas.... . Fair to zood Minnesota: Fair 1o good springs. ... Lowsurings . Sales” 5 per ton on track and 7. frec un buurd cars, i Corx-MeaL—Coarse was nominal ac $10.50 per ton on track. Snonts—sale was made of 10 tons at $7.50. SPRING WHEAT—Was moderately getive, though with less doing than the previous day, and much steadier, the great bulk of the trading in fu- tures being done ar abou the latest prices of F day, and the marset closed a_shade firmer than then. Cagu wheat was firmer, No. 2 advancing b0 under a very good demand, taough the market did not open 1l noout noon, when several largs sales were made. The British markets were firm, car- goes off const belng quoted a shade dearer, and w York was ficm, bul our receipis exiubited an increase, with & farr volume of shipments for the season. ’ Tiie demand for futures wus not hrisk, but holders were firm in their views, and tiere way no pressare to gell, as no furtner marerial increase in our stucks in etore is looked for, though the stocke appear to be about 360, 000 bu greater than a weekago. Seller February opencd nt8iize, declined 10 83%¢, proved to 54%¢, fell off to S832{c. and clused 5. seller Marcn sold ut S43@8al5c, and @ S32e, both closing af thein- #ide, h No. reported of 38,000 bu ter 17+ 000 by 3 ic in Central, 70%c 'in It 1. nn:x S.E! .n@qQ. and ’;;](]‘ifléswhew; 10,000 bu rejected st 505@52c, and 11, 600 by by sau 59s@alice, Total. 10,000 b Y/ Saplote WiNTER WaEaT—Was ¥ _quiet, with little change in prices. Sales were: 400 bu No. 2 red at 87¢: 800 bu No. 3 do at 503:@81c; and 3,400 bu by sumple at 82@91c. Total, 3,600 ba. Uarn WieaT—Saic was reported of 800 ba N 2 finnesota at S3fic. s COIIN—\Was in ratler better demand, chiefl the longer fatures, and was quite firm?'mc marker closmg sc above the latest prices of Friday. Lon- don and”Liverpool were reported Srmer on few and our reccipia were 8 trifle smaller, bot the stocks in store at this point apvear to have ine creased nearly 200,000 bu within the week. There was a fair demand 1or shipment, Armour, Dole & Co.’s receipts being most wanted, and there were some whispers of partial revates 1o parties willing to take corn out of store. Selier February sold arly at 304c, receded to 5Q%ic. and cioved at Seller March sold at 50:@A05c. April at #lc, Moy at Su@344c, and Junvary ab 2936 20%¢, ail closmy at the vutside. Spot corn closed at J0licin Armour. Dole & Co.’s ecievators and clsewhere. Spot sules were reported of &3, - 000 bu No. 2 and high mixed a1 29%@305c; 2, 400 bu new hizh mixed at 25c; 5,600 b new mixed at 273c; 500 bu rejected at 273¢c; 6,000 bu by sam- pie a1 284 @2Y%¢ on trac! d @:8c free on board cars, Total. 100,600 on. OATS—Were quict and firm. _The offericgs were small. and there was some mquiry, pacticularly for cah oats for lo.al nse and ilkin small orders, Seller February was quiet at 19%@20c, March at 20%¢, Aoril at 20%c, and Mayat_235@235c. Freeh No. 2 eold at 193;c, and No. 2 white were gquoted at 20%c. The sample oferings sold prompt- 1y, Cash saics were reported of 2,400 bu No. 2 at 19:c: 7,800 bu by wample at 20@%2%c on track; &F and 20,400 bu do at 19}{@24c free on board. To- tal, 30,600 bu. N RYE—Was quiet and firm. Buying orders were on the floor, but they were unfilled owmzl to tl g paucity of the offerines, No, £ sold at-43%zc, flnd round lote were held at 44c. Jonuary was quoted at4332@4dc, and Februnry at di@ilsc. 1L(!;bu sales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 aL43jzc: el bu by samble at 44%c on tracl nd 400 bu do 45%:C free on board. “Total, 00 bu. B BARLEY—Was very nd lower. A l.‘v; Tota were thrown out early to attract the holders Dl buying orders, and these were quickly tuken, ?IX" most of the eellers immediately withdrew, bekn,, unwilling to accept lower prices. The market ds.was very quict. No. 2 sold to arrive veek at 95%C, and & Co.'s receipts brought 97¢; February No, 2 declined 1c. seliing at 97cr and extra 33 sold at 5ic for Febroary. Extra 3 sold at 55@56c in A., D. & Co.'s,and nlne: receipls were quoted at 50c. No. 3 was quoted a 37@43c, and feed at . Samples were scarce and in good request. car or Utah bartey has been sold at §1.22%;. Cash eales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 at 953;c: 1600 bu extra3 at 35G30¢: 8.400 bu by sample at 30972¢ on trac ll'{:l 2,800 ‘bu do at £@54c free on hoard. Total, 8,200 bu. MORNING CALL. Sales were as follows: Mess pork, 8,750 brls, at 57.90 for February, S$7.80 for Janaary, £8. 123: for April, and $8.0078. 024 for March. - Lard ..',000 tes, at $5.77l3¢ for February and 85,8732 for March. Short rios, 650,000 1bs, at $3. 75@3.97% for March and $4.073% for April. . LATER. Saturday afternoon provisions were quoted easy. Mess pork gold a 97:3638.00 for March, and was quoted at S7.85@7.87!4 fur_February. Short ribs were reported to be about 5c lower. Wheat was quoted at 837%¢ for February. BY TELEGRAPH. FORKIGN. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. LivERPOOL, Jan. 11—11:30 8. m.—FLour—No.1, 225; No. 2, 18s. Gnars—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 83; No. 2, 8# 6d; spring, No. 1, §s 3d; No. 2, 6s 10d; white, No.1, 954d; No. 2, 9s; club, No. 1, 9s 8d; No. 2, 98 3d. Corn—Xew, No. .1, 224 6d; No. 2, 228 3d; old, No. 1, 23s. ProvisioNs—Pork, 40s. Lard, 31s3d. LiverrooL, Jan. 1l.—Corrox—In fair de- mand at 5 5-16@5 9-16d; sales, 7.000 bales; speculution and export, 2,000; American, 5,500. Provisioxs—Lard—American, 31s 3d. Bacon— Long clear, 218 6d. Loxvoy, dJan. 11.—Tarrow—Fine American, 368 Gd@36a 9d. PetvoLeun—Refined, 10d. LiNsEED Otn—24s 10d. SpimiTs oF TURMENTINE—218@21s 3d. ANTWERP, Jan. 11.—PETROLEUN—22%* The followmng were received by toe Chicago Board of Trade: LivErrooL, Jan. 11—11:30 a. m.—Flour, '1S@ 223, Wheat—Winter, 88 Gd@9s; No. 2 spring, Gs10d@8s_3d: white, 9s@9s 4d; club, 95 3@ 9s 8d. Corn—New, 224 3d@22s 6d; old, 23s. Pork, 40s. Lard. 31s 3d. Livenroot, Jan. 11.—Prime mess pork—Eastern, o 44s: Western, 40s.” Bacon—New Cumberiands, 245°6d; short rios, lonz clear, 24s; short clear, 248 Gd; eboniders, 1956d. Hams, 324, Lard, 318 3d. Beef—Prime mess, new, 72s; In- dia mess, new, 50s: extra India mess, old, 9Us. Cheege, 454. Tallow, 36s Gd. Loxpoy, Jam, 11. —LivErrooL— Wheat firm. Corn a shade dearer; 228 9d: Cargoes oif coast— Wheat a shade dearer; fair averaze red winter, 438 6dGz44s. Corn firm. Carzoes on passage— Wheat stex Coru tirmer; fuir average quality of American mixed for prompt shipment by sall, 228 6d. NEW YOKK. New Yonx, Jan. 11.—CorroN—Qalet but steady, at95@9%c¢: futures frm; January, 9.36c; Feb- ruary, 9.52c; March, 9.71c; Apnl, 9.87c; May, 10.03c; June, 10.13c. Frour—Steadys; receipts, 7,000 brls: super Stat and Western. $3.25@3.30; common to goud extra, $3.60@3.90; good to choice, $3.95@4.50; white wheat extra, $4.55@5.25; extra Ohio, $3.75 ..L’;lélé‘ $3.805. 755 Minnesota patent @ Wheat higher; recelpv.;. 4 0; do. S1.101:@1.10; No. graded amber, $1.05@1.11; No. 2 do, S1.06@ 1.07; ungraued white, $1.10%@1.11; No. 2 do, §1.08%; No. 1do, 1.10}3@1.11: extra do, S1.11% G112 KRye—Market dull. Barley—Market dull ut S0c. Milt dull and nominal. Corn stronger; receipts, 53,000 bu; ungraded, 38c; No. 3, 4¢3 stewmer, 45%c; No. 2, Jusi(@d7HC 1n etore; 473¢ : mew round vellow, 53¢ delivered.’ Osts 12,000 bu: No. 3 wmte, Sic; @u5c; mixed Western, 31@32ci irm and_uncuunged. GuocemEes—Coffee gniet; rio cargoes, 114@ 464¢; job lots, 11k@l175c. Sugar quiet oul steady: fair to good reuning, G5G6&C Molasses dull and unchanged. Rice steaay. TaLLow—Steady at 65c. ResiN—Quiet but firm at 37c, TURPENTINE—S teady nt 37b Eces—Quiet; Western, 2635 LEATUER—QUiet and uncoun: WooL—nomestic tleece, 27@ic; pulled, 17@ 35c; unwasned, 10@25¢. ProvisioNs—Pork tirmer; mess, old, $7.50. Beaf quiet but steady. Cat’ meats firm; long clear muddles, 41:@4 9-16c. Lard firmer; prime steam, $6.10@.6. 15, Burrer—Steady and unchanged. CurrsE—Quict and uncnanged. W Yirmer; S1.11. METALs—Munufactured ‘copper mominally un- chansed: Ingot Lake, 15%@1tc; Rasua sheeting, 104@103%c. L Nars—Cut, $2.10@2.15; clinch, $4.23@5.25. et —— ST. PETER'S JUDGMENT. St. Peter stood, with keys of Heaven in hand, When 10! two souls before the yate did stand, pe And suid, ** We've journey’d from a world of ‘sin— Then, holy Saint, pray let the wanderers ., St. Peter turned around, and Larshiy sud *“What have you done that. your goul s Tu revions peopled by Jetovah's dlesse +*Wiat have / donc¥" the Laugnty one replied; **My name is known on Larth both far and wide. Jly creed I fongzat for with both vrawn and braing All other crecds I treated with disd For well T knew in God's most holy sizht “They ull were false save mine, and that was right. Ofthave I scen tae unbeliever's frame Writhe as around it curled the avenging flame, And every scream that from bis lips did starc Was sweetest music to my creed- tuught heart, Curzed unbetievers! Seience's seed they'd sow, For cach beltef u renson tocy must know; And eo I plied the rack and it the flame o crush them out—in God's most holy name.* Then to the other, who, with downcust head, Bore modest micn, the zood St. Peter sai **What have you done tnat your soul asks for rest, And oy God's presence to be ever olest?” |, **But little, mighty Snint. I know no creed To piead my cause in this my hour of necds Ye huve I gazed o stars, tae moon and sun, Ana feit thepower of the Almighty One - Deep in wy soul; and oft these strange thoughts came: o mun-made creed is worthy of His name. At lis command thronga space each pianct rolls; Nature JJis Bible is—its leaves are humun souls. " St. Peter smiled, then swiltly turned the key, And suidy **Come 1a: lleaven welcomes wich a5 thee! " Then to the hanebty one he quickly turned, Wiile 1n bis eyes the tires of anger burned, And said, **Thou sower of fell Discora’s sced, aven’s wates are closed to wranglers over creed. Your fellow-nien you inshed with bigot’s rod, And in your zeal for Creed forsot your God, Lvil ush men a8 you have ever wrought: Depart from tai¢, base wretch—we know you not!™ Cuicauo, Junuary, 1870, Roskur uner. —_——— How to Cure Frozen Feet. To the Editor of the Indianapo'is Journal: About twenty years ago, when Browning & Sloan kept drug-storc on the norch side of West Washivgzon street, I happened in as Dr, News comer was ordering a fly-blister for the fect of a ifemale patient wnich bad been padly frozen. Some une asked the philosophy of the prescrip- tion, to which he replied that the cause of the itching and other disagreeavle vains of frozen feet was the dead cuticle, which obstructed healty action of the pores. The blister removed that, and the new cuticle would allow proper verspiration, and the itching would The philosophy struck me assound, but the fly-blister was objectionabie, both as 'a matter of con- venieace and expense. Havinz two feet that had Dbeen jtching of winters for twenty years, I' resolved to try the experi- ment of removing the cuticle by u cheaper and more convement method. 1 zotsome lumps of fresh lime and made a foot-tub full of strong whitewasa mixture, as warm as I could con- veniently bear my fect in. At nignt, just as they begau their nocturnal itching, I soused them in the tub of hot wintewash. Tne relief was iustantaneous. It fert reallv comfortable, At the end of thirty minutes I took them out, all shriveled up, but tree from pain. Then be- gan a brisk rubbing, and there camé off great rolls of dead cuticle; then I anointed my feet with a little mutton-tallow, put on some cotton B0cKS to preserve the bed from the tallow, went to bed, and slept well. [ rejeated the applica- tion Lo or three times, and have never sutfered from frozen feet siuce longer than it would take to get the whitewash ready on each recurrence ot frost-bite. As I touk out no patent, Dr. Newcomer and al] other doctors are at liberty to use the preseription. It is cheaper than Spau- Ish flies, and a great deal better. X. PERIENCE. ———— A Glant Seeking 2 Divorce. New Yark Dispatch to cincinnati Enquirer. Col. Ruth Gosben, the famed giant, who has traveled with Barnam aod other showmen, is now playine a new. roje as olaintitl in a divoree suit. Some vears apc he woved his landlady, a widow named Mrs. Augusta Matice, who became a wiie and traveliog companion. They did Eu- rope with the Warm Spring Indians, and speut some time in Jerusalem. Lately, however, Mrs. Goshen became tired of ber husband’s roving life, and preferred the retirement of their farm at Clyde Station, N.J. Here she remained while the gian twas on_his professional tours. Here also was one J. . Sweet, the divorced husband of a circus-rider, who vaulted into the affections of the giant’s better half. The result was that about a year zgo she eloped with Sweet, taking, it is alleged, $10,000 in money. Not content with this, Goshen avers that a few weeks ago his wife and Sweet returned to the farm and took a horse and wagon, and a very valuable educated goat, thoroughly instructed in reading, writing, and*ciphering whereupon the giant prays that the nuptial knot may be untied. REAL ESTATE. » Good Demand for Dwelling-Houses and Stores—lmportant Eastern Houses Nego- tinting for Stores in Chicago—A. Light De- mand for Real Estate—Sales, Loaas, and Bullding Permits of the Week—'l:he Situa- tion in New York, San Francisco, and Elsewhere. 4 In real estate the most interesting incidents of the week have occurred in the renting of houses and stores. The agents report a good demand for dwelling-houses, iz part from per- sons outside who are moving into the city. ‘There are several large Eustern nouses nego- tiating for business places here. One of them is a well-known firm of New York, the_ largest dealers in the country in photographic m_ate— rials, and there are other concerns negotiat~ ing for “standing-room” in Chicago whose advent will be a business sensation. THE SALES OF PROPERTY have not been large. A J. Averell sold 25x110 feet on Wabash ave- nue, north of Jackson street, for $10,000 cash, to L. L. Coburn. E. S. Dreyer & Co. have purchased a second subdivision on A nd avenue and Forty- eighth street, containing 5 acres, for 33,500. Christian C. P. Webel sold to Patrick Ryan lot on State strect, southeast cgmer of Tl:lu’ty- fifth street, 25x178}¢ feet, for $2,500, all cash. E. S. Dreyer & Co. old in their subdivision near the Stock-Yards, four lots at $150 eack, on Justine_street; four lots at $200 on each. og Ashland avenue, near Forty-eighth street; an two lotsat $300 cach, on Wolfram street, near Lincolu avenue. Further, one lot, 30x139 on Dearborn avenue, near Gocthe street, west front, at $170 cash. J In the sales of the week were 1405122 feet on the southiwest, triangular. corner of Purple and Nineteenth streets, $4,750; 40x120 fect on Nurzr_n LaSalle - street, south of Oak street, $4,1005 125x171 feet on Michizan avenue, ncar lecnt)- second street, $30,000; 100¢123 feet on Lc:;‘xntslf Halsted street, near Thirty-first street, 34,0005 50x125 feet on Morgzan, near Madison street, $6,000; on Western avenue, between Fullerton avenue and Pleasant place, Lots 1 and 2, excent the north two acres and buildings, $12,0005 25x173 fect on Wabash avenue, near Eigateerth street, $3,000; 26x110 feet on Wabash %genue, porth of Jackson street, $10,0005 1005125 feet on Twenty-fifth _street, west of But- ler avenue, $5,730; 6Sx1s0 ~ feet oo Granger street, near North Wells, imprqved, $§10,000; 99 2-10x150 fect on Adams street, no_rnl:: cast_coroer of Fifty-seventh street, $4,500; 25x125 feet on Shurtleff _avenue, near Thirty- tirst street, improved, $3,200; 40x163 fect on Micingan avenue, south of Twenty-ninth street, 7,000 20x122 fect on Lake avenuc, near Thi fifth street, improved, $9,000; 99x150 on W ington avenue, northeast coruer of Fifty- seventh street, Impruvea, 39,000, No one of the six building permits issued during the week was_for anoteworthy structure. "The loan market is dull, with rates unchanged. SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were filed for rec- ord Saturday, Jan. 113 38 fi'n o Jackson st € 1 Michigan av, 38 ft n of Jackson 3 38171 1t, dated Dec. 24, 1578 (Anpd, Webster to Potter Palier) ... ....3 7,800 State st, 8 e cor of Thirty-tifth st, w f, 25 x178% ft, dated Jan. 10 (Chrisusn C. P. Weoel to Patrick Ryan) 5 Hamilton av, 172 1t 8 of West Adams st, e f, 24x128 tt, dated Nov. 7, 1878 (Ed- win Pardridge to Elizabeth A. Reea)... HBamilton av, 172 {t 8 of West Adams st, e f. 24x128 ft, dated Nov. 4, 1878 (Charles O. Gleason to Edwin Par- Michigan av, 25 {t 5 of Tuirty-fourth st, w f, 25x143 7-10 ft, dated Jan 11 (Adolph Loeb to Arthur A. Lioby). .... ichi; av, 50 ft 8 of Tairty-fourth st, w f, 25x143 7-10 ft, dated Jan. 11 (W. Moses Wiliner to Arthar A. Libay). ... Michigan av, s e cor of Thirty-fourth st, w I, 95x143 7-10 ft, daied Jan. 1L (William Loeb to Arthur A. Libby).... Milwaukec av, 137 f& o wof Asbland avy 8w f, 24x100 ft, improved, dated Dec. 20, 1878 (C. and U, Halvorsen to An- drew C. Lawston) ... ...ecee..e. Fowler st, 273 ft e of Leavitt st, s f, 59 162 ft, dated Jan, 11 (John Matsch to Julius Bahr). seseeeseesaiie suae Winchester av, 216 ft n of Polk sf, e f, 24x114Y ft, dated Sept. 15, 1877 {(Georze H. Hutaeway to Jane A. Greeno Racine av, 47 3-10 1t 8 of Beldenar, ef, 48x124 ft, dated Jan. 11 (John DeVoa todolin C. Brocksmit)...... ..... West Clybourn pisce, néar Ashlandav, s f, 25x120 ft, improved, dated Jan. 11 (E. and M. Hellwig to H. Oswald).... " 850 SOUTH OF CITT LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF TIIE COUNRT-HOUSE. Butterfleld st., near Sixtieth st, w f, “75x100 ft, dated Aug. 22, 1878 (Stan. 2,500 3,000 3,900 4,688 8,125 5,800 8,400 1,100 1,600 1,250 ley C. Craftsto A. Van B 800 Butierlield st. near Sixtieta st, i 26x100 ft, dated Jan. 9 (A. Van Garen to Asabel Gage) ... 175 Hyde Parkav, u of 20d near Fifty- h st e f, 505-10x70 ft, dated Jan. 10 (Patrick Finnert: to Brideet Burns) 1,075 Drezel boulevard, 60 i s of Thirty-n: 8t, w {, 20x70 It, improved, dated Jan. 8 (R ta T. Fisher to son znd COnlin)ee o sune 7,000 GENERAL'ASSIGNMENT FOR or crap- ITORS. Marcus Kronberz to Dradford Hancock. No liabilities or assets mentioned in the assienment. SUMSMARY OF TRANSFERS FOR TUE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and saburban transters within a radivs of seven miles of the Court-House filed for record during the weel endine Saturday, Jao. 11: City sales, 535 consideration, $166,203. South of ¢ity iimits, sales, 13; consideration, 81,852, West of city limits, sales, 2; consideration, $17,750. Total sales, 0S; total consideration, $215,303, Inguiries as to CINCINNATI REAL ES' are said by the Cincinnati Commercia’ to be “re- viving. Capitalists see that further depression is imrpossible, unless we are to be ruined speedi- 1y and aitozether. 'The cqualization of our cur- reney with coin furnishes a sulia basis of oper: tions. Enterprise ceases to be gambling. One who 1nvests no longer bets on the future. He deals pot w.th paver and vapor, but with solids. Tne aucient standard precious metals are his sccurities. ‘Tuere is a vers [air promise that our condition may be materially bettered within ayear. Hence again an interest in real estate,” BUILDING IN BOSTON was not very activeiduring the past year. There were 175 brick buildings completed at u cost es- timated at $2.500,000, exclusive of the land. These buildings include many valued at from $20,000 to $20,009, ereered un the Back Ba In the same time about 400 wooden buiidings have been erected, at a cost approaching $750,000, By far the larger part of the buildings were in the suburbs. in Roxvury and Dorchester 141 were built, in East Boston 67, in Jamaica Plains 47, 1o Charlestown 44, and in the city proper 37, IN NEW YORK last year there were 1,672 buildings crected at a coss of §15,219. In the past’ eleven years ,323,405 have been spent on buildings in New York. In the cleven years one hundred miltions have been spent on 6,270 first-class dwellinz-houses. seven millions on 1,921 dwell- ing-houses or the second-class, nine millions on 435 flats, ten ou 26 hotels, ewghty on 7,041 tene- ments, thirty on 1,166 stores. eirht on 65 othce buildines, eleven on 1,100 workshiops, two and one-half on 60 scnool-bouses, five and three- quarters on 107 churches, twelve and three- quarters on 100 public buildings, a million on 1.070 stables, and half a million on 3,971 frawme buildicgs. Real estate is said by the New York 7Times to be not only lower, but in a more healthy con- dition and njore tirmly held than at any period for ifteen lyeurs past. Real property is prob- ably lower to-day than it witl be auring the next tew or fifteen years. 1o is very firmly held, and, except in the case of weak holders, not pressed for sale at, current rates. Speculative builders are again in the market as buvers. In tins ity, after pericds of prolouged depression, the ra. sumption of building, and more especially the appearauce of the speculative builder, have always been indicative of a revival in real estate interests. The whole area from Sixty-fiith to X between First and Fiftin , iS being rapidly covered with bricks and mortar, and presents even at this season of the year—in midwiater—a scene of ereat activi- ty. From present indications the building {xluvemunt rosr t)ua pmen; Fear will be greater A1a0 at any time during the past te: As to real estate in p A SAN FRANCISCO, the Real-Estate Circwar of that city says: w.Fhere were 3,854 sales made in 1574, value $23,5893,903; 4,503 sales were made in 1875, value $35,850.3741 that was the culminating vear of real-estate activi ssies were made in 1878, value $24, 3 8.035 sales were made in 1877, value 15,519,991; last vear but 2,610 sales were made, vatue $14.583,957. The reduc- tion in nawmber of the sales made in 1578, as compared with 1877, was not 50 ereat as the re- duction in value. The comparative sustalning of the number of sales made last year was duc, as we have frequently stated, to the pres large numbers of buvers of veant phm::;é:& Jots at §1,000_to $2,500, and of houses and Jorg at 23,000 to $6,000. Buyers of such pr, erti coustituted the bulk of the purchasers i “:s market last year.” " CATCHING A DEVIL-FISy, An Exciting Chase by the Crew of 5 Mage of-War~—Forty Men Engaged in Secyy, the Monster, which Weighed Two Thong sand Poands. = An officer of the flazship Pensacola, of the Pacific squadron, writing from off La Paz, Loy. er California, Dec. 9, commuaicates to the Val lejo Chronic'e an Interesting acconnt of the pursuit and canture of a0 enOrmOUS sea-mpy, ster resembling Victor Huzo’s famous. devil-igy, ‘The writer s “The most excitinz event of our cruise thay far was the capture to-dav of an inimense- deril. tish. Eversince our arrival in these waters several huge fish have been observed fn thy vicinity of the ship, and much speculation L arisen as to what they were. Oune makine its appearance this afcruoon, our gunner, Georgs F. Cushman, decided to establish his identty if possible, and, sccompanied by .-\ss!smnt-figg. neer Edwards, Midshipmen McDonald, Wog) and Craven, and Paymaster’s Clerk Spaaldipg. gave chase in the dinrey. The fish, EWimmigy slowly and near the surface of the water, which is very clear bere, looked like a prest shapless brown mass, ~ frequently throwi above the waves the thin white tips of jts sigeg like the dorsal-fin of a shark. It alloweq the poat 10 approsch withina few yards of {t wity. out showinz symptoms of alarm, whea it gug. denly sounded. ‘The harpoon, thrown by iy, Cushman, struck, but not with sufficient foreg to hold, for the fish freed itself and disapy after drageing. the boat with ereat velocity fop several seconds. Another wasseen, however, after a short search, and was approached more successfully. As it showed an inditference to our presence equally great to that of itscom. panion, we pulled the beat directly over, and no more thap a toot or two above it, and .\fr. Cusps man, standing io_the bow, plunged the har. poou firmly into its flesh. ‘In an instant thag sceminely passive mass was transformed into ag infuriated monster, which first threw irself bodity out of the water, and they, settling down to business, sent the harpooy- line whizzing out at a rate that woalg -have made it decidedly uncomfortable fcr ug had it become foul. The strain soon came apoy the dingey, and, as we whisked along with the speed of an express train, we felt as though we had applied the match to some mine, or that wa had been taken in tow by the gentleman i black himself. It was aride that for novelty and speed could rarely be equaicd. Imamne our situation, in a light boar, which,as it rushed along, now on the surface, and agaj diving deep, threatening to upset us among the sharks, and you can realize the intense excite- meat of the moment. “The onlv available thing in the boat, a bucket, had been made fast to tas harpoon line to offer some additional resistance, but the fish seemed to rezard it Do more than a feather, and, with thc bucket outof sight under the water, continued to draw us up aund down the bay at full speed. During 21l this time its efforts bad been contined toag attempt to escape, but as its load crew hesyy it became bellizerent, and several times turoed upon the boat. exhibiting the full capacity of s mouth some two teet in diameter, and lashing the poat with its sides. We made up ocr minds that, if the fish decided to jumnp inco the dingey, we would quietiy slip cut over one aide as he appeared at the other. But a vigorous resistance from boat-hooks and oars induced him to resume his ficht in esch fostance. By this time all hands on the ship were watching the struggle, and the whale-boat was sent 10 our assistance; but for fully un hour, both beats lashed together, were towed withous signs ol exhsustion from the fish, the thrusts or poarding-pikes seeming only to accelerate its speed. Finally its immense exertions told upo it, and it came to the suriace directly betweenthe two boats, where it was placed Aors di combat by blows from an ax, and, dyeing the water crimson with its blood, was towed ashore and drasged uoon the beach. It reguired the united exer- tiouns of nearly forty men to accomplish this undertaking. ~ A more formidadle lookiog monster than this devil-fish could hardiy be imagiced. 1t was@shaped somewhat like an immense bat, measuring fifteen and a half feet in width by eleven feet in leneth; it was twenty- nine inches thick and weighed probably pounds. It bad but one fin, unless the wing- shaped extremities by which it propelled lelt can be considered such, or that at the base of a long thin tail, similar in appearance to a riding-whip, and which is preserved .as a,memento, of the adventure. Its eyes.am ‘placed m flexible ' projectiuns which seem to have been used to grasp and convey food to its mouth. Tne mouth, large enough to fozulf a man whole, was destitute of teeth, but fur nished with solid boues, that, in the dyine aconies of the fish, eround large picces of coral as a stone-crusher would stone. The skin of the flesh was rongh asa coarseftile and of a darke grayish hue on tane back, with white patches to- \rl:;rd the head, and pure white oo the under side. * Several Mexicaus present viewed the captore with great satisfaction, as they atfirm that this creature is one of the most dreaded enemies of toe pearl diver. *“The capture of adevil-fish seems to be an event of rare occurrence. One was caught by the officers of the Narragansett, several years, ago, in this very harbor, but, with that eXcep- tion, none of the old saltson board have ever before seen one captured.” ————— GO TO SLEEP, DARLING. Go to sleep, darling! The bright day ie ovér, “I'be stars have come out in the clear Winter-4ks, The blinds are down in your quaint little plays ouse, And Mi=s Prim’s asleep on the sofs, near bs. Dickie has ruilled his bright-yellow feathers, And tucked his wee, downy liead nnder his wing; He nods on his perch in undisturbed slomber, And dreams of the song that to-morrow he'll sing. Go to sleep, darli The day's woes are over; Forzet in oright Dreamiand the tears that yun she When your curd-castle fell down in the nurs'ey, Aud it poor Miss Prius on the top of .ie bead. lier Judystip acted very unracious, And sulked m the cornér the rest of the day; - But now. by the zlimpse 1 catch of her featares, 1taink her ill-hamor bas qmie pussed away. Go to sleep, darling! Poor puss on the hearthrug llas slumb cred continually since lefoe eight; Sne knows very well, thouzh she's but kitten, That it 13 unwise to sit up very late. = To-morrow she'll play and sport in the sunshine, As havoy and merry as kitten can oe, Her little eyes brizat, her fur slick and shiny, For she always goes 1o bed early, you see. Go to sleep, darling! The Angels will enard yons' They'll watch while you sleep through the long bours of nirbt; f They'll keep away ¢vil—nothing shall harm yous | They'll ¥atch by your bed til the East aball grow} righr, When toe day comes, they will kiss your whlte, eyelids, s And bid you awaken to lizht and to joy. " Go to sléep, darling, witn no thoasht of danger=— The Angels are waiting to guard you, my boy. Farru WaLTON. A Good Story of Lord Dufferin. One of the ablest of Lord Dufferin's speeches was that aelive Viccoria 1a 1576, when bo: had the hird task of couciliating the popuiation, of British Columbia, exasperated by the non- fulfillment of the terms on which they bad agreed 10 jomn the confederation. ‘Lhis and the other chief troables of his Adninistration rose out of causes anterior to_his arrival in Canada. The Premier, SirJohn Macdouald, always lav= ish of promises, nad pledge.l his Government 10, build a ralway to the Pacific withic a sbort” specified time. The promisc could not be kept- ‘Then a compromise was made on terws recoum- mended oy Lord Carnarvon. These terms also oroved diflicult of fulfillment, and a partv inthe aguricved Province was ready for secessivn. In conncction with this state of thives an incident ocearred, trilling enough in itself, but serving to illustrate the readiness and tact, as well as other qualitivs of the Viceroy. He was expected to Pass in procession under a number of arches which haa _been raised over tbe main street of Victoria. When the procession was abont t0 move he was told that oue of these arclies bore the secession motto. * Carnarvon ‘Terms or Sep~ aration.” lle replied: *Scnd the Comittee tome.” Waen they appeared he said, with 8 smile: “Geotlemen. I will 2o under your anh. on one condition: I merely ask vou to change oue lutter in your motto. Turn the S mto K3 muke it *Carnarvon Terms or Reparation’ and: I will pass under it gladly.” The Committee declined, and to their great vexation the pro- cession was ordered to pass down a side street- —_——— Some interesting experiments have beenmade by M. W. Spring, who has suojected a number of finely-divlded substauces to a pressure cal- culated to be equivalent to 20,000 atmospaeres. Potassium nitrgte eud sodimmn pitrate were zen= erally converted into a perfectly homogeneons mass, waich was harder and depser thao the fused salt, aud was translucent like porcelain. Sawdust exhibited a **slatey” cleavage, an had a density more than turee times that of. the wood from whicn it was made. The author, points to these experiments as havinz _:smb‘- lished the possibility of causing coliesion o solid bodies by the application of great pre-% ure, nomindiul of the fact that what are calle aust-tiies are larzely wanufactared by this very. method. How far the effects of simple oress- ure are taken into consideration by gealozllfl_ in their study of tue solid layers of the earth’s crost is open to question.—Academy.