Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1879, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 5 WBi9—TWELVE PAGES' . conl AND TRADE. ez Chicago Demand Four Per Cents. —_ Active, and the Cu.rrenoy G;‘l‘::ment Light--The Btock Market. _ Markets Generally Strong- Pr:z?cfvm- a Falr Yolume of Trade. — Advances with Hoga—Wheat Stiff- ened by the Russlan Plagne— Btocks of Grain, FINAN erate poderes e ork FINANCIAL. sactions In 4 per cents were mod- am‘x::? In other descriptions of Govern- e e ualness was Ngbt, ‘The 61 of 1851 e b 105, the 5-20s of 1807 advanced ¢, nn;sll';" the 5204 of 1508 remalnlng unchanged o 03ig| the 10408 nt 1043¢3 and the 4ifs at .n“'"; without change, The néw 5s of I a3y to 10433 and the pric bd for 4 per cents declined from 100, to 09%¢. o — Gold was quoted at 108 In grecnbacks, with- t aoy noteworthy trausactions, mnm wero freer offerings of forelgn exchange s azalast grain aud provislons. Thesowere dn‘ 1y on shipments of stufl previously ordered i oning to move. Sterling grain and now begt snd commerels) bills wera 4833¢. Freoch bitls e b2, The actual rates for sterling were :%;ss}( and 4873{. The posted rates were 0 and 458K, Bankers' bills on Farfs wero 513l and 515343 commerclal, 531 and 81054 4 5188 and 5103(; commercial, 523}§ 1nd 623 Relchmark, 033¢ and 935¢; commer- ehal, B3 xnlld,tn on Holland, 40} and 4033 1, 893 “g:;:::l 8ne?.‘m at 00 110, and advanced to 9816 Tho estreme case of the London money parket 1 favorsble to a high quotation for theso lea. u::ll;“m““ condftfon of the London money murket, ite present and probabla effects on Hock speculation, arc coneldered as follows by tte London Times of Jan, 233 Jasome rerpecta the extreme cheapness of money sow visiblo 1 due to the cuatomary reactlon from $iiate of (ension, hat thece han neier, wo belleve, Jeen to sudden and 80 _extremg A reaction as tins sowocearred. fhort loana have heon made to-day st ¢ and 2¥ wer cent, ami htle moro than threv Yeers apo 0 por cont wue cunsidercd chvap, the Tasl raie bemg nearer § per cont, Ko greata ¢henge wh ort a time can hinrdly be looked Shon wilh sattafaction, for nnless business fud Teen vers bad it could mot iave happenced, Thera . Bowever, extremely ilitle trado demand for ac. ‘mmodation, 8nd, tuercfore, a little uxtra money £n the market producea an undue influence ia ‘heapening ulscount rates for what goud vaper ls tobe hsd., 1t altu tnakes the market fitul. Nates Yry caprictonaly slmost from hour to hour, and ireolten 8t fhelr fowest in the afternoon, when Jenders fearthat )f they do nut fend at a low rate iLey may not be able o lend st all, 1In ardinary circameiances thia aiate of thinga shonid stimtilnte 2 sevival of enterprise, but an yet It has only reacted on ¢erialn epeculative Stock-Exchauge sccoritles, which ootraior think they can now work up 1o Mgber prices, They aro not yet aided in thin by the Javerting classes, Jor sheso Bt present refuse 10 look at any but securities of the highess class: hnt should no freah occurrences Tenew thu vague di. teart otill Nmgering In mon's minds, the snirks of specolation ;;I{}:dunmlu pread in this and many cther directfons. I the silver market thero was “very Mitla do- mand and no supply, und, according to foreign dvices, the chances of sugmenting stocks in the Immedlate futurs ore very small. The re- mittances from New York are very meagre, and, 15 5000 a1 any amount {s reported to be on the way to London, 1t 18 s often as not bargalocd for before it artives, whilg, on the other hand, sapplies from Germany seem to be out of the question fu tha existing state of the London market, Very few of the Chicago banks now have any losuable surplus. ‘Ihie prevalling rates are S@10 per-cent, though lower rates may ha had for call Toans on such exceptional securlty as Gov- ernment bonds. The currency movement Is ot marked In Its outward or inward flow. Country n;dr.-u for exchange were a trifle beavier, The bank clearings wero $3,500,000. Chicagro City 7 per cents arc now quoted at 109 and frterest bid; the water-loun city bonds aze 1 higher, being 110 and Interest bld, and 111 and laterest asked. Chicago O per cents are 1042106 and Interest. Cook County bonds are quoted at 103%¢ und fatercst bid, and 108} aud futerest asked, but there have been recent sales at 110. Park bonds have recently attracted sonio attention. Lincotn Park honds, which can be pald off upon o year's uotier, uro 1023{@10384. Bouth Park bonds nra 102 bld, And Weat Park ‘blamlln w;’l‘ and 10234, All theso prices aro ex- tlusive of Interest, Stocks opened heavy and weak, There was o decline all through the Mst, but at the close s tecorery from the lowest, prices of the day took vlace. Trausactlons fn Chicazo were Mmited, and operators have mssumed, generally, a po- sitlon of masterly fuactivity, o understand that s short Interest has been doveloped here, though it 14 not yet extensive, The preponder- suce of opinlon s boatlsh, and a good many operators apparently want only a little encour- sgement to back helr opinfons with thelr wouey. But the voles of the bull {s atill heard in the fand, and he predicts feartul ster to thore who sttempt to sit down on the whole touutry taing with the new tido of orospority. The opening, highest, lowest, and closing m':- n:: stocks for the day are elvenin tho ow. The Granger stocks showed considerable fuctuation, Northwest common opened at 3%{, ond got up to 61, and afterwards sold downto 838, At theloso It was 6034, en ad- ;:::&:5 1 :‘r;(‘hc closo ot Mondnyi ’I‘lm‘?rv vanced from 843 to 85, fell back to :ll}(,.ln;ul rmvcrex'l 1o 85, & valn of 1 on Mon- “31 :Ib c:g. Bt P'aul common opencd at 33%, . oacd with & galn of 2, at 403, the highost fir e of the day, and an advanco of 1% over the . ;:Ie:x the day tefore. The preferred sd- ! ed 13, from B0 to 813, after sciling as 480, flock Islaud opened and closed at T h'l'lh an intervening quotation of 126, ols Central advanced 3¢, to 8634, declined to t{i‘:;uin:lmul at 803, Alton declined from o lu‘ oveoing, to 8434, Erte gained 3¢, to '{‘lnna I\l’hlllfl 36 to 22145 Olilo & Misatsslppi gy 5. “Iho praapective dividend on C., C., bt bas been cailed i question, sud the B ‘flol the stock recoded still further, openlug l(.}‘é declining to 403, und recovering to “m.ln t, Joe went up 34, to 15, for no reason P hy person knew, uud to make the thing ¢ preferred declined i, to 874, ‘The i Dllockl were frregular, Delaware & Hud- W”Mnna 8t 83){, advanced to 403, declined l,‘.lmi closcd st 404, Lackuwaona walned Weat S0, wnd Jersgy Central 3, to0 413, e Uulon opened at 903, advanced to ’“(;'(, and closed at 1003, » “orthweat gold ‘. Ptlnlnmuniz-l-'undsb::td:l‘l)'(:m AT dn';h:?."md bouds fn New York last weok, the et ..|lnwm well distributed, sud, the fuvest- Pty quiry having conttnued large, prices Yl st r‘lmfle 8 further sdvauce. The princl Piid : Y Wb I the New Jersey Central, St. Dem}g;;?‘h“-““"’ Toledo & Wabash, und Pt o (,_r.mda lasues, A decided pref- of New ‘_l .lw»‘u for first und second morteages Moy uri Central, Harlem, Rock Islaud, s u:::fl;::‘l:lvul. Chicago & Alton, and Chica- The defails o g s by W Caton Kathrgnq oy, 1otereat of the Western Purpoce of o uds & rumored to bo for the Wazngg LocProstng the honds, 80 that the ro- uvnm‘n u:» Sl stocks of the Company wm“&i ‘te City of lxlum‘:w Bauk may be Ritage gl 8¢ 8 low price. ‘lhere was also a 4t was then futended to replace the b, " b:"::uf’ bsues of the Chicago, Miwsukee & Accordiuz to the N, % b 4 ¢ New York Graph e, thers are sroppas of valustle siiver wud gold miuing 4 ‘}m; walting to be put on the market In i Cowptruller of the Carrency bas mads the following statement showing the e and retirement of Natfonal-bank notes and logsl~ tonder notes under the acts of Juno 20, 1874, nnd Jan, 14, 1875, to Feb, 1, 1879: Natlonal:-banx nores outstanding when et 0, 1874, wad uRseed s K noveu faued from’ iige o, an, 11, 187, 1- AN K notes pei 349, A04, 182 4,784,500 2,747,232 4 $ 187,204 as1,801, 470 72,070,050 10,820,072 Natfonal-bank noted outstanding to date. Greenbacks on deposit In the Trensury Juhe 20, 1574, 10 relire potes of insivent 804 {iquidatiog hank: Greenbacks depotited fi o date, to retire Natios Total deports..e. evree Circulation redecmed hy T twean sume dates without refen Greenbacks an doposlt at date. Greenbacka retired under act 2,813,073 2,701,837 .8 8,515,642 T4M 203 1,072,200 R, 09U Greenbacks oulstanding at date The following were the fue active stocks for the day? mlu‘nln‘w. Hlighest. 3 P ations of the Lawest, Claxing, YAk 5 ) aeee i 73 ¥7 BT 3 (3% i Do preferred. .. 811 By MBS Paut. s, 8rg m C.. 11, & Pacliic 11201 120 THinaoin Canteat ., 095 B (éll‘lélhuo & Alloni 1’:‘;’115 . & A. preforred. 107 Unton l':cmc o Onlo & Mirs ity €., €.\ C. & Ind, . 427 €, W &L C, . St L. K.C.&N, Doproeferred ... * Sales, COIN QUOTATIONS. The follow!ng are the quotations in currency in this market of colns, bought and sold: . Asked, Trade doljars... . vevs New ($121¢ grainai doifar, Mexlcan doliars, old and ew, Engllen Fivefrane ‘Thalor Engllsf 70 1640 16, iy Gotd and stlver dollars were 1005 {n currency, FOREION EXCIIANOR, Sixty days, Slght, 480y 4EN 16.90 16.00 of '81 iex. Int) ... 208 of 07 (ex, 1nt). ‘:A:l of '08 (ex, fot) LOCAL BRCURITIE! Chicago 7 per cent bonds (long). Chicago 7 per cent saweraga (lang Chicayo 7 per centiuter loan long) Cicago & per cents, long Chicago 6 per cents, short Cook County 7 per cent bon Look Caunty 7 per cen Lincoln Park 7 por cent bonds Sonth Park bonds, v ..., City Rallway (South §ide) - City Nallway (West Side).., 1i.0 171 City Railway (North 8ide)., cx. div. 110 City Haiiway (North piv.) 7 por cent bonds v evere % Chamber of Commerce Traders' Tusurance. ... + West Park Londs, oo .+ *And intorest, P BY TELEGRAPIL NEW YORK, : To the Waatern Associated Press. NEW Yonk, Feb. 4,—Governmnents were active. Ratlroad bands wera firm. % State securities wore dull. Tho stock market was Irregular, and, In the maln, lower during tho morning, with the ereat- est deeline in - Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnath & Indiauapolis, which fell off from 43 to Y024, ‘The remaluder of the list declined X@14. Shortly after mldday Ve temper of apeculation beeame stroig, nud contioued so until the eloss of businesa. 'Fheadvance from tho lowest polut ranged from 3@3}¢. Nortbwestern, 8t. Paul, Lake Bhore, Erie, Lackawannu, New Jerscy Cuntral, uud Westorn Unfou were tho most ucttve “stocks, Quicksilver wus firm, its friends hoping a favorable decision in the pend- ing sult in the Bupreme Court. ‘Trrusactions were 257,000 shares, of which 42,000 were £rie, 46,000 Lake Shore, 8,000 Wabasl, 20,000 North- western common, 18,000 Nortfiwestern pre- ferred, 35,000 Bt, Paul commuon, 18,000 8t. Paul preferred, 81,000 Lackawanna, 8,000 New Jeraes Central, 5,000 Delaware & Hudson, 4,000 Michl- pun Central, 4,000 Cleyeland, Columbus, Cin- elanati & Indianapolis, 2,000 Unfon Paclfie, 2,000 Nt Lauls, Kutisas Gity & Northieru, 7,000 Wost- erw Unfon, and 2,000 Oltos. Mouey market casy at X tile paper, S@4l4. - (Sl‘l"]-}l ¢ exchange, slxty days, qules at 48513 sight, 463, Proauce exports for the week, $7,602,000, J GOVERN MENTH, Coupons of 1881..,1004 Now 43 Cuuponw, 07 24510-40, Coupons, 08 Newla, ex.coupon, 101 Now 4y 0 . Prime mercan- NTUCKS, W. U, Telegraph.,, 100 C.y 0., C. & L. ... 43% uickallved + 1215 'New Jersoy Central 41X X Juland 2, Ths Kt .'131 8L, Punl, Dl 1014 Wabush, Adama Kxpresa... 108 ) Forl Wayno Wells, Fargo & Ca, 07! Terre Hauto . Amerlean Exyrcer, 484 Teree liaute, 1" 8, Lxpros....., 473 Chlcago & Al N, Y, Central. ..llbfi%fllnmfi Erlo Lio & i Doy L & Ithwoln Centr ¢ & blttauurg. Northwestern.... .. Nartuwestorn, prd, STATE NONIN old,, #8 V! new, Virgints Us, 0ld.... 253 2 SAN FRANCISCO, BN Francisco, Peb. 4.—Followlng wero the closiug yuatations ug the Btock Bourd; Alpta o reeodfly Suvage . Consolldat d Virginia 7% Sterra Nevada Crows Point 4 Unjun Consoli 20~ [Yellaw Jackes U5 Madie, .. 143 NEW QRLEANS. Nuw Outeans, Feb, 4,—8ight exchavge on New York, i¢ diacount. Sterliug cxcbange, bankers® bills, 485. FORZIGN. Loxvoy, Feb. 4,—Consuli, for moucy, 9338-10; aceount, Ki 510, Amvcrican Securitics—Reating, 1234 Erie, B4 prelerred, 45, nited Stutes Bouds~'d9w, 104; 1040y, 107; vew 53, 100]§; l\fu. 1003, Awmount of bulion witudraws from the Bauk of Eugland on balance to-duy, £6,000 Pauis, bFeb, i.—&mne-. 1191 102, REAL ESTATE, The following {nstrumcots were Bled for record Tavaday, Feb CITY PLOFERTY. Weat Twelnth ot, 123 fow of Weod st 0 anx125 ft, dated Feb. 1 (Melchor Hattinzer to Neary Hantow) ... West Seventeenth sty het May am " 7, 2421282 {1, dated Jan {Charles Tiatasig 1o Jan Kolas) . 025 Woat Beventeenth at, het May ‘and Me 8 f, SIZ24Y( ft, dated Jan. 30 (Chiarlen'Itelanty to Joseph Zernek) ... 026 Portland av, 100 ft 8 of Thirty-seeond . (Albert ¢ 1.100 2235 fLn of Taylee st, 105200 f1, "dated Feb. 1) (Joreph 1 man to Abram Lieberman).. ... a5 Weet Sixteenth st. s w cor Itubie 1t dated Feb, (William Da Ta8s) - 5,000 Fwingst, 168 ftw of Francisco at. s f, * T2x140 610 1t dstea Feb. 4 (M. M. and T, L. Blrch to8imon Greenebaum) 1,750 Slearns st between Main and Quinn t, nf, 203xa0 1t, dated Feo i 48, T Hendricuron ta'1, A, Kennicot 200 Lonmiaat, 130 ftwof Sisteenth Fah to Margsset Haheoy,. inight to Margaret Maher) Mohawk at, 108 1t # of Bovhia st, e f, 6x o 123 1110 18, dated Fab. 4 (Ilnbert Wer. mernkirchen to €, E, Denovan).., .. 1,000 WITHIX A RADIUS o K COUNT-1OtSR, COMMENRCIAL. Latest quotations for Februpry delivety on the leading articles for the last two business days: Monday, Tuerday, L .60 Messvork,..c 1) 8 2,50 The following were tho receipts and ship- ments of the leading articles of produce In this city during the twenty-four bours ending’ at 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning and correspond- fug date twelve months ago: i doasiilbe e s RRCEIFTR, VTR, = Te7e. [ 18w, || 670 Flour, 15,13 410 2 ettt I T LT AT o, 2, 1 2 B04.3%) S Wnikio) Withdrawn from store during Monday for city consumption: 2,111 bu wheat, 1,691 bu bur- ley. The following graln was inspected into store in this city yesterday tnorning: 5 cars No, 2 winter wheat, 3 cars mixcd, 8 cars No. 2 hord wheat, 60 cars No. 2 spriug, 3 cars No, 8 do, 20 cars refectod, 1 ear no grade (103 wheat); 8 cara No. 1 corn, 1 car yellow, 60 cars high mixed, 14 cars new do, 89 cars new mixed, 95 cars No. 2 corn, 6 carmrejected (203 corn); 10 cars white oats, U cars No, 2 mixed, 1 cor rejected (20 oats); 8 cars No. 1 ryc, 1 car rajected; 8 cars No, 8 bar- ley, 1 car extra, Total, 434 cara, or 180,000 bu. Tospected out: 95,885 bu wheat, 47,070 bu corn, 1,404 bu oats, 420 bu rye, 1,107 bu bLarley. A eentleman who undonbtedly knows whereof hie affirms states that flour s now betng shipped from East 8t. Louis to New York at 58c per brl, and at 60 from Central Iijuols, at points where the frelgbt to Chicago {s 40c, while it {s 70¢ from this city to Now York, In e Mark Lane Ezpress ot Jan. 13 last we find the following precious plece of Informa tion, understood to be written by one of the cditors of the paper: American hacon, it &ppeats, fs now commoni; #old In this country a8 Wiltehire bacon, ‘Fie prac: tico 18 most roprehensible, and deservea 10 be sn- yerely punished whon detected, 1t 1a well known that ‘n large proportion of Amorican pork in triehinons, an umny‘pfl:ple would not, on any ac- v, “Unfortunatoly tho fraud detccted. Wo belleva that the Mark Lane Erpress 18 generally supposed to bo printed “fn the fnters eat™ of the British farimer; and ono can searces 1y wonder, therefore, 84 the zeal displayed by its editors In trying to create a prefercnce for thie wares of fts patrons. But the above kind of wpectal pleading 1s as big a fraud as the substl- tution of which **Bamples " complalus. A business letter from 8t Louls says: * Busi. ness of every description very dull, Sume lt- tle movement fo barley, and our stock being rapldly reduced. Stocks of all kinds in cleyators and private warchouscs on the 1st inst. was 111,076 by, against 120,104 bu the week brevious, und 91,087 bu a year azo. Of this 111,675 bu wo cun count fully 40,000 bu that hns Leen sold to brewers and not moved yet, which brings the amount down to 70,000 bu actually, and, undor the circumstances, we cannot concelyo why the uarket should be so dull," ‘Thes leadiug produce markets were rather active yesterday, und zenerally flrmer. Hafloy was weak, and rye steady, while there was littlo chanwe 10 oats aud corng but wheat, provisions, and hogs were quite strong, st least durine a purt of the day, with s falr demand both for spot and futures, though the Britleh markets did not offer any speclal encoursgement to holders here, and our stocks of grala again abow a materlal jocrease, The demand for dry-goods was fair, and noth- fng more, Priccs remnin steady and firm, Groceeries coutinue In good request, with prices rullug steaay. - Sugars were quoted cusy, with. out actual chavge fn prices. The demund for canned gooda continucs falrly active at well- sustatued prices, Drled frults wers moving with some freedom, nnd were gencrally firm, Flsh were quoted unchanged, .Butter was quiut und steady, Cheese tairly active aud ‘firm. ‘There was only a light business doing In bay- glug, leather, tobacco, paluts, und colurs. Olls wero finny—lard, Hosced, und turpentine eape- clally so, . Lumber was again quoted steady, with fafr and shipments, Metals und bardwure cre firn, thouwh rutlicr quict, snd copper ainl lcad have advauced In price. Broom-corn und wool continue in falr order request und steady. The sales of hay were small, uud the murket suled oasy under frev offerings of presscd nnd foose timotby. The secd warket was rather quiet, [ides werc quoted weak in sympathy with other wnarkets, and the competition be- tween buyers for the leht offerings was not shurp, as it bas beco for & week past. Tho esles of green frults wure fair at stesdy prices, Tho following Agures were named for ralle sl oceau coutracts: e lOUr—— Provlslons, Huge. Hurrels. Grain, 1. I,ig‘( 73, 31,004 ;-;!"‘i <o L 63" i Rall freights wers quoted at ¢ followlng Tange: Fourth Dressed Dresoed clase. Graln. Flowr, beef. Aogs. To Haliimore, TR TSN S 1 Phifadeibnl T T NN New York ... .40 5 (70 B0 .93 Boston.....ol 45 40 KO .05 8O The following were simong the direct exports from this city las weels un through bills'of lud- ing to forelen vorts: 1,503 brls four, 123,888 bu coru, 1,103 brls pork, 1M othier pkis do, 23,127 boxes Wieuls, 8,400 cases canned do, 3,7 1es lard, 5,215 vthier plizy do, 519 Lrls beef, 154 bits tongues, 2,419 phys butter and chieese, 419 urls talluw, 300 Lrls alcoliot, 192,000 1us oll<ake, 4.000 1bs teathicr, 375,904 s seedi, und 1,207 bris vat- wgal, - %% GRAIN IN BTORK. The following uie the footinigs of the offluial repurt of grulu fu sture io Lhie vity ou the eren- Ing of Baturday Inst and corresponding i Feb 1, gon. 27, Keb2, IWheat— 187, " 1 1876, White winter ... ' No. Lred winter, 2 red. 20, 17,605 .603 New mized., 154,004 New high mix 187,000 Toul ........5,821,008 2 640,663 670,767 Oale— No, 2., . 450,872 Rejected. . 24,0642 No. 2 white 8,004 Totsl ye No. 1 1073 No. 2 2R3, 644 Ttejected. “10,456 10,435 No grade., weene aernirne 282,007 Total...,..,.1,000,022 1111707 758,802 Total of all kinds in gtore 12,010,771 bu. These figures show sa locrease during last week o 250,700 bu wheat, 8,814 bu oats, 15955 bu rye; and s decrease of 25,225 bu corn, 15575 bu barley. Total increasc, 233,000 bu. The above noted quantities of hard wheat include 1,043 bu No. 1 Minnesota, and 215,154 bu No. 3 do. Also afloat in the .Chicago harbor, 24,688 bu No. 2 wheat, 27,000 bu No. 8 do, 25,080 bu ro- Jected (80,071 wheat), 878,207 bu No. 3 corn, 133,194 bu high-mixed, 85,419 bu new do, 8;125 bu new high mixed, 12,711 bu rejected (500,740 corn); and 25,085 bu No. 3 oats The following wero the stocks of wheat in Milwaukee: No, 1 spring, hard ... o, 1 spring, regular... .. ring, regular..... . 2,100, riug, regul g3 1870, 74,585 Winter, N Totaliies sesernnvans ooo 3,401,504 Also 85,064 bu corn, 180,845 bu oats, 514,417 bu barley, and 181,180 bu rye, VISINLE BUPTLY. Mr. A, C, Thomas, of this city, gives the fol- lowing as the quantities of wheat aud corn In 20,026,000 11,157,840 20,351,800 10,084,110 0,018, 1HY 5,503, H3 MOVEMENT OF WHEAT. ‘The following shows the recelots and ship- ments of wheat at points named yesterda Recelvad, Bhipped, io. 87,480 fl’l’f)lkw Chicago..... Milwaukee, New York,. Lo Fhiladelphia. o0 oo Totalissars vrorsorsonsss AT 00 1N NEW YORK YESTEUDAY, Feb, 4.—Reecipts—Flour, 18,850 brle; wheat, 140,200 buj.corn, 182,008 bu; osts, 80,600 bu; corn-meal, 590 pkgs; rye, 8,278 bu; barley, 5,500 bu; malt, 8,450 bu; pork, $17 trls; beef, 400 tes cut meats 0,005 pkes; lard, 3,743 tes; whisky, 1,118 brls, Exports—For twenty-four hours—Flour, 17, 000 bris; wheat, 80,000 bu; corn, 86,000 bu; rye, 2,000 vh. Q00D RECRIVAD at the Port of Chicago, ¥ob. 4,1870: Field, Lefter & Co., 3 casoy howlery, 3 casow cotion roods, 24 cases dry goods; Btottauer Bros, & Co., 3 cases dry goods; D, B, Fisk & Co, 3 cases dry goods; Jobn C, Olsen & Co., 1 case lincns; Bamuel Jobuston, 1 cask wine: lLeo Kalman, b cases cigars; Beat, Russell & Co,, 4 cayes cigars; Hoyard & Co., Y cases parcels. Collections, $1,077.10, PROVISIONS. 110G PRODUCTS—Wero lesa active in the aggre- gate, but firmer sllround, with a steadler fecling, though the demand was somewliat irregular, Thero was & good deal of trading early, very littlo on the 11:30 call, and not tnuch for an haoe sfterwards, but the market closed with a good inquiry, 1logs at tho Stock-Yards yero stronger, whils Livorpool reported s declino of 04 por 112 1ba In la7d, and tho rocelpts of product here wero Iy Mess Pons—Advanced 1745¢ per brl, and closed 5@ 1745 sliova the latest Grfces of Monday, Fafen were reported of 200 brls aid at $7.50 wpot; 1,000 iy now, weller Fubruare, at $0).55; K,600 ‘brls neller March at $1h,02)5G56, 70 12,750 bely soiler April at§0, TG B2, Total, 22430 Drla, Tho_miarket closed N ut 80, 67144g0.00 for cash OF Povruarys $U,U7460. 50 for March: 80,5008 4, 8245 for Apr $,@0.05 for May, Old pork was firm) Pri 1ess pork was quoted at $8,60@8. 75, and extra prino ¢ 87, 50017, 75, Lann~Advanced 3Gt7i¢ yer 100 Ibs fn sym- oathy with vork, and «l Ba higher, o Dul‘h.:ll u(m%m e selier March ut 3. T * 11,500 tes, The mark for apot or February ; $1l 50 0. 724 OG0 U Tor Anei sad a0 oo, fien a8 80, for March 0,724 for bay. 3 Meata--Were in good demand and probably uore active buing anzious chien an appeared on {he sirface, bayers avoid publicity. The trading was ada driver, port at ineide quotstions, X 20,000 1be groen whon 000 1ba short clears st $1. 505 aud whori cloura a¢ §4. 4.7 March boxes Btaffurdell 4,120,000 108 ubort ribe at 34, 70 for April, ‘l & spot; 80 buxes do at kled b at tic for 2010 Were thoe prices per 100 averago, The follawl lus ou tho leadiog eut: ¥ Shoul- | Short | L. F 3. |Ydere. | Vibe. \civare: g 1733 loose and $4.521y xed; Cutaberlunds, $1.75405,.00 boxed ; Jung-cut hams, TG Tvc: sweed-vickled buma, G40e7'4¢ for 101035 b avorayer greeh has, AU For abias avorsgea: grocn whoulders, Sl @litee, Bacon quutud 8t 414G45¢ for_shoulders, 4360c 5 T ‘e fur whort cluars, 7i o aud packed. uusted ut $3-00G5.40 for No, 1 ur good yollow, snd AN@%c for LEF PRODUCTS—Were steady and quiet at GO, 23 fur tces. 88.33G0:00 0F 6Xt1A Taves. ana $13. 7516, 00 for haw, ‘TakLuw--Was quict st UGUSic for city, snd 5% @uc for country. BREADSTUFFS, FLOUR~Wsa mor uctive, and with 8ruer facl- lug in the laster partof the sewblon, in sympathy witl wheat. There war tuore fuguisy for esport, aud sotue sales were otfected, Whuugh buyers Vere reuerally Huwited to ngures which hulaers woulu 1ol ueeIE. Bales werv reported of 235 orle win - 00 Lt doubly 0xtras chiedy e ab $2.49, 70 urle rye foar nad 20 bels corn Hour, ooth on privete terms, Total, 1,709 Urls. “The following was tue nominal rsuge uf prices, Choles winters. tjuod tu ehaico Wintere Fuit Lo guod winted §4.75 ao. 5 0 v ce Minnenotas, ir to good Minnenots: Fair to good springs. Low aurings .. Patents, Buckwhe Brax—Wes ln ge Bales were 40 ton $7.775 free on board ca $6.00 on track. ngom-!lx:.wanl‘o Wlkl made of 10 tons coarse st 10 per ton on track, WiirAT ScrExiNas—Sales were 10toneat §8.50, and 10 tons at 812,25, SPRING WHEAT—Was ratber more active, ai agaia atronzer, lenclullp’c bu, snd closing 14c above the I prices of Monday. The Brit- s markets were rted very dall. and New York tame 11| towards the close. Dat our recefpta were amaller, and the increase in store during lant ‘week was reported (o be lers than zenerally ex. l»eclnd. ‘Thene facts preventea heaviness, thoogh he market did not imprave morg than sbout $ic ‘Then the firmer » justidcation to lemand and 12%4c better. $7.75 per ton on teack, and 150 10 tons (winter) st tilt near the end of the aession, fona in Now York was accepted the beilef held by some hei hat the severity of will make Wesiern fry wheat from that countey, and Inok to the Atiantic slope of the United States, and to Calitornia, for the lnppl{u' the ity or sizty millinn bu which they will yet require between 1his and next hasveal. 1t wasalso held by somo in be probable that the fower prades ara rul(y well used up, and that British and ‘rench busers will be #lad to take our No. 2 {a the spring at & fair advance on the prices they have hitherto been paying for ont No. i and rejected mixed on thie seaboard. There was a very good de- inand for, the fowet prades by shippers at betler rices, No, dclosed at 71xc ontaide the Centrs) ilevatorn, and rejected at GUc. No. 2 was fo pood requent, Unt car-lots were dieeriminated againat, cloving At 8GYe bid, while round lota closed at #titie, Scller March opencd at BUle, advanced to #ic, foll back to Bulic, And improved (o B7Xc. elos. In'at Widie. App) anld at BTSENIC: May ot 027152%¢; and February was quoted at BAY® ) cloaing with outelde prices asked ¥ete reported of 101,000 b B4 42,000 hu No. st 0@ 71Ke Jected ne hs@atic; and 21,200 bu by ssmple st 50 Tvc. Toial, 160,000 bu. . MWiNTER WinzaT—Was Inactive, with no sppat. et demnnd, Hann Wurar—Sale wae reported of 400 bu No, 2 Minnesotaat Bige. CORN—Wan atronger, though with not much do- ing. ‘The market was tame st Mondar's iateat prices till about noon, and then advanced gcon spot aud ic on futures, in eympathy with wheat e early Livernoal d b had little to ray about corn, and New York was tnactive, but vur recelvls were smalier, and the stacks in store here appearcd ta have decreased dusing inet week, The leadimg demand was for May, which was especiaily strong in contraat with the weaknees of the preceding sfternoon, buyers sking fiold frecly, an some of them anticlpated a pussible astensipn of the plague intothe VUsliey of tue Dnnube, and s stoppake to the ontflow " of corn from tuit reglon, Seller May opened at ado vanced o 15 and April ranged at 3 A2 February at 3123114 oned 8t #13jc, Bpof ba No. 2 and hieh mix new high mized at 24! 8¢ 8,400 bu by sn 4, do at 21) tal, @5 OATH—Were guiet and firmer, cath No., 2 betng %c higher, and {oturen 3ic. The offcringa were all, bence light trading, which was principally in actlve. Neller May roid the antaide, Cash corn ¢ were reported of 40,000 Mafliyge: 6,400 by 00 ba new” mixed at 0 af @tye on track: 33¢ free on bosrd cars, To- in Canty ero feported of lfl}%hu No.2 a1 204c: 0,100 at 20Q204¢ on frack; and 8,400 ba 4c free on Loard, Total, 18,600 bu, an firm, car-lote seiling readily. and the sample tables were nearly clesred. Hound lota ‘were held Yc above car-joads of No, 2, the latter bringing 4di¢¢. March wae nominal at 43c. Cush rales were reported of 2,000 bu No. 2 .’I‘sc: 3,000 bu by sample at 41245¢ on track; snd 1,000 bu do &t 44@45¢ (ree on voard, Total, 7,200 bu. BAKLEY--Was i better demand and Jower. ‘The carly deciinc induced s few buyers (o take bold, and the market soon recovered, but closea slow and easy, The ssles were 4 0, £, which opened at 78¢ seller the month, fose to Kc, and closod slow at iBc. Seller March ol at 704L80c, and closed eaty with sellers at 80c, No, £ sold at b was dull at 44c for regular, 4 47%5¢ for fresk {n A., D. & Co. ‘0.'s. Do_for March wold at 44c. Semples wero dufl, Cash nales were reported of 11, b No. 2 st TRI@ 80c; 400 bu No, 3 bu by sample at o ITIS@Toc on track; and 400 bo liverod. Totsl, 14,800 bu. MORNING CALL. Mess pork—Sales 26, 000 birls at $0.62147 0,70 for March, and $0.807¢. 8215 for Avrit. — Lard—1, tea at $01.560 for March, and 6. 675408, 60 for ADHI, Shoulders—250,000 iba at $:5.45 for April, Short riha—12530,000 t $4.60 for March, $1.63%;0 @4.85 for April, and $1.75 for Ma) TWO O'CLOCK CA! \¥heat--033.000 bu st KTN@HTXC for March. [y 000 bu at B14c for March, 2c for Avril, Jc for Mav, 'and dic for 24 fyc for Moy, $1 4. for Macch, and 8 2,850 108 $0. HOR £0.083,@0.75 for Aprii, vaTEL. suld at 871M88C for March, aud closed at April sold ot 883QHDe, and closed at the an flem at 31%@31%¢ for March, and 335 e was the ranzsfor May.which clased atiiic. una sold at 5% acc, and 'closed at fc. Oata were fiemer At 214z for March, 21%e for April, snd 243,024 tyc for May, eks pork was frmer, with saics of 11, 260brls st $0.70 for Marcl and 80. 621,085 for April. Tard-Salos 1,000 tc at 80,600, 6243 for March ler April, do at 52tjc de- st and £0.074; for April, Bhort ibe—U00, 00U e nt $4.70 LAST CALL. Moas pork closed &t §1. 70 for March and $9, H2!5 @U.85 lor April. " Eales 4,000 brls at 30,70 for March and §0. 8218, 85 for Apnil, rd was friner at 3 for March, $4.07'% tor_April, and $0.77! 80 for May, Sales 1,430 tce at $6,5° April. Hliort ribm were firmer, sales Leing reported of 400,000 lbe at $4.574; for March and $.7213 for April, urch and W for GENFRAL MARKETS, DBEANS—\Were In fair locsl tequest wt $1.25@ 150 per bu. BROOM-CORN—Was selling vather freely in amall quantities; otherwlse the market was quiet. Prlcen wers unchanced. 1t in understood that conslgned corn 16 sl for leas fu cur lota: e » -tipped Fine green, wi Red-tipped do. Inferior o esearersenes Crooked. ceoseens e o w1 BUPPEIt—The market was without marked now ‘There was o modueate loeal and ship- o fatoly modified pricea the o ‘I'fio recelpts eontinne year, bt thers (s an yet no Targe accumulation, and a further decling iu prices i8 not looked for kb presont, W quot Inferior to common Kol butted ¥ BAGGING—"Th maiue without m e in’ {0is 1o of goods re- rders balug few and re Grm, 4o given be Stark, w23 Muriaps, 4ba 12 Bright Fyi Do d b 14 Queer Ureek, 1wy Guunice, stogic , 146615 Lewiston. o le .. M Av i Vg 45 Ty - IEESHK—A modarstely active and firm market wae poportod, Toere te ot ouly « fale local snd Western detnand, but sales un Southern and Kasle ern account reach a fiberal sgaregate, #nid stacks An“belnz wteadily reduced. Quotations retnsin as follow Sevtember and October, full cre Augustdo. Part skim, ¥ tm. . L 5] Tather quiet, with prices Wa quote 8, 1ar ORY . a, suwll ey Lackswanba, nat Waltg kb block.... 4 CANNED GOODSZA iiberui Gusiness fo in prog- roas. Both the city and country trade are orderiax v of fruitsand veeetavlcs, snd (ho market iotaiue 3 firm tone. Below are the ruling pricee: 2m Ll Wit 150U Wit 7 Yeas, 2 0. Liwa beany, Buccotman, regull ¥AIIOL, MW, CSUPERAGE--Pack g onty after the decliue. The 0Z:ninge wers Mueral: Pork va $ .05 @100 Lard ierced. 150 WLy bare @ 140 Alduhol do @ 1,70 Flour sarre "Tierce boupa, hi “Fieree DO, b3 ¥lour boae. % Bucked pork ataves, ¥ n 15.00 311.1:0 Buckedtlerce staves, fm .. .... 2100 @23. Ducked whisky 27.00 @29, Rough staves §1 06 i DRESSED N0GS-—-Were in demand and firm, advancing sbout 15c. The recelpte wers ligll, and live pogs higher. were made of 61 headd and 2 cars at $4. 05@A4. 20, EG(I3~Fresh were irm 3t 952220¢, There Are 'egrgclu' on the atreet. Pressrved eggs bring 18 2 The market was nnchenged, Jobders ra- isfactory demand and & steady set of Stock 1 bough rather Family, x{u . Georre's codfish, extra. Bankcod..,, ..., presned cod... I lor herrin, Holland hesrin Scaled herring, R box Califarnia salmon, br) California sslmon, % br! e 4, FRUITS AND NUTS—No chenges worthy of ment(on were srent in thie market. Roth fe snd gn descriptions were in good tmost without an exception, We repeat our list: rormiaN. $ 542 © @ 9 8 oy B 74 10 17 Taistne. ayer 5 BLAK London lavers 2,33 Loose Muscatel, 1.63 YValencias, new, @ 7K Zante currants, old g 3y Zanta curraatd, new 45 CIRPON. 1ave wanren @ 15% @ @ v @ 4 @ 8y o @& I {’cnc:u. nn;::reg: balves F‘Is ?"‘ Peaches, unpaired, quarte Raspberries. B a 33 Dlackbereles, G4@ 65X Pltted cherrie e % Filber 10 i1 20 21 13 14 wa o e 7 4@ o s @ b4 4@ O vere. 0 @ . GH p good request and N re fteady, Orapges and apples are the most popular varietica st present, aud tne supply of both is amnple Appies, P brl. Cranberries, ¥ or} . Lemous, ¥ box, Uranges, ¥ bo Valencia orangen, Cosstoranges, ¥ Florida orans Malaxa vo GROCERIES—Sug; especially. Coffees, rice, splces, about stesdy. Trade continues good. nice, Carollua., Loulstana. Mendaling, Jas 0. 4. dava Cholce to fancy Good ta prime Comman to fals Ttoasting.. ., Yenow. N@ "fl New Urlea alte, clarified .. . i New Orieans prime to cholce ... 7 i New Orlesns folly falr 4 prime. . .o.oees 0!{% o New Orleans falr .. weee BR@ 03 ur Callfornis suzar-loat deips, Caltforuis silver arip Suuar-house airup New Orleans molaesc, cholce, o urlme True Dlue Tus My, HAY—Wss dull and e The offarings of ose hay ate plenty, and locat feeders take this preference to bafes, The receiptearclight: No. 1 timots oo 88 0038, 25 Srcad ] 1x e 2 Unland p 7.0007.25 No, 1 . e . IMDES—Were esvy, Eastorn inarketd are re- ported lower, and ‘local buyers are {nclined to move cautlonsly, though the oferiugs are swall, und are all taken: Part curud, ¢ Calf, ¥ 1., Deacous, ¥, Dev Shrep peits, wool ted, WD, L.t LUMBER—{'ns shivments cont! fair. and show that u guod queniity of lumoer lsmoving out, though part of (it {s _to 811 previvus contracls. Pricouars unchanged, The Mississippd Valley Lum- berman gives s showing the total lumber yeat to bo 814,525, 341 re loltover, Quotst i LIt 00Q 1 valluy | 1,076 11 'l' Flooriuy, Gral common, dressed Flooring, secoud commian, Flooring, third tlnm Hox baards, U A utack Loard 1t etock boars Cutack toards 0011 0. 506815, cul 8.50% 0, blekea. roiich dnd dsloct ot T00BTL cket, seloct, ) eadel X icketa, seloct, dressed, an a 9’} 10 exita dr. 2 e ETALY A 1 al market Is quoted slendy, though trade is stil] light, Copper sud lest have botli sdvanced, snd o irm AL toe Bew. quotatious, Following fa the Laree i swall pig lia. flar tin,.... l‘suldur.d..i' . iz Jea oz Jead A American planisbéd Irag, ** 1 Galvaotzed fron. Nos. 14 1o 28 . 18 @0 u fin uthl‘fdnnlnd.w‘lh Lard, Ymu' snd Lurpon- Lolow are the curreut rices geucrally dr 1ue were cepeclsily fru, quutations: Carvon, 110 d }"ur!mx\. b Sicagan Tezal tev Extra winter attaiuv ubied Whiale, Wikt lvache , steictl; Nesufaotoll, extra. Nesafoot ofl, No, i Bankoil . 413 Tarpentia 34 Naphtha, deodorized, 67 gravity, 1s Ganoline, deodorized, 74 deg. 11 Uasoline, 87 degrses, 1w Weat Vieginia, oarars| a0 Natoral, 30 degreen. . Rednced. 24 degre . i POTATOES—The il 1 continnes small, and prices are steady at 'lfiagoc anr bu, Car fota Ars qooted 5310¢ nnder thess res. The re- cel small and the demand fiu‘nmd. the buye ally wanting trnck-loadsund not fall esce. TRY AND GAME~—Wore in little botter re- questand frm. Fine ponilry was not abuadaat, sad Ame was scarce: tsa 8 ”‘3 10 5 5% 8@ 7 uail, B doz 50 @ 55 enison, § B, 8 @ 10 Raboita, ¥ doz.. veeee 50 @ 03 Wild tarxeys, ¥ b, L. 7@ 9 HEEDS—Were guiet snd nnchinged, Timethy w 10 the sbyence of buyers, with Jight s 1.25. Clover fold at $3. B5@4.00, K. ortable grades wera stesdy, being In request, Flax sord 4t $1,28 aad Hangarian sy g "o SALT e i falr demtnd and suandy: remains in & somawhist demoralized candition. The continued uncertalnty regarding the fnal disposition of the lax avestion tauses the demand to be restricted to supplying ctusl current wants, snd the,dallosss of trsde leads lo 8 generous nhading ef prices, As the artl- ¢le bas at present no ixed valne, we omit guota- tlons. WIIISEY~Wae In falr demand. with no chaoge In prices, Rale was reported ot G953 Lrls on the Luwin of $1.04 per galion for highwines, Alcohol for export was nominal st 31c per gallon, delivered oL \Was stesdy and 1n moderste demsnd ‘a8 steady sno 5 moderste demand. The orders are chleny from Westorn milln A2 16 stock, thoagh light, i beliovad to be som- clent to carry the (rade 1l epring. The Tioston SAipping Lisf states: **The demapd for combing and delaine selections, here and in New York aud Pbliadeiphis, for s two weeks past, has imparted m much frmer tone to the market for this deecription. but in other kinds thers isno change,and we 8o not Jook for any change at pres- ent, aa mnanafacturers appear to be as indifferent anever, and the rales for the week ars about the fame average as for some weeks past. Washed feece wool, W . Medioin unwashed, -omm Gojorado, medioim 1 fas. Colorado, common Colorado, coarse,. LIVE 8TOCK. CHICAGO. P Receipti— e Iloar, Sheep. Monday, 3 21,008 450 Tuesday, 3704 24110 2 2,687 57,401 2.887 76,840 2,785 - 0,175 878 thorities have requested i Government at Washington to {nstitute inguiries relative to the health of the cattle in the Btates and Territories, to tne end that the rumored exlstence of pleuro-pnenmonis, or rinderpest, may be oficially confirined or disproved. The report is bellaved to have been started fn the interest of Canadian stock-growers, and the order of the Dominfon Government that for the space of three months the importation of cattle from America be prohibited, would seem to confirm that boltef, With American exporters shut out, the Canadians could dispose of their fatcattle atens hanced values. Ho far as the Northwest ls cons cérned, cattle wera never lua heslithler condition than naw. CATTLE~There was a good genera! demand, anda pretty firm sot of prices. All classes of buy- ers were fully represented, And thera was no de- iption of stock for which there was mot ready aale 8t quite as good prices as prevalled at thocloss of 1sat week; while for fat shipping beeves the market was 10212%c higher. The quality of the supply was not satisfactory, no extra snd exceed- ingly few cholce cattie being offered, while of com= 1a0n and medium grades the proportion was larges 1 for the time of year., There wero fow Tots good enough to command over $4.1G, whils the bulk changed owners at prices ranging from $4.00 downward to $2.45, Inferlor grades sold d‘l;Wfl "1'»“4703{%‘0“}“2 6. a\oclitn!:elv ‘uall- ed L §2.000 or very common to very fina draves, while common to good butchers' lota sold 2l $2.60%. 25, The market closed firm, Extrs B -G ng“: :t‘ 1'Iru welghin] ra Beaves—Graded sice 1700 T 8018 WOWACR - cere e o) 4. 7505.20 Cholca Beeves—Fine, fat, wi steers, welghing 1 o Qood Beaven—Wel T edium Grades—3Staers weighing LU0 to 1,200 1bs. uichers' &tock—Poor ‘common steers and common 1o cholce cows, for clty slaughter, welghing 800 to 1,060 | . 2, Btock Cattio—{omm 700 101,050 1ba, ... .. Inferior—Laght and ihi stags, bails, and scalawag stee o Av. o :gz x Price, 4.7 4,05 60 & bt R+ 228853 oot CEEET =0 58] gs'sss'a'~ 50 S—~The recelpts wera resull, there was & further bardoning_ of pi tha warket -nunln" & good round 50 strobker thisn for Monday. Both shippers and packers wanted hogs, and under an sctiy small sy on nickly dissppesred, Com- Tion to best bacon gradss sal at §1. G070, snd 10 fancy heavy welghts at $:1,4004.00. UL IghLs. Howovars b very few s0ld_above while the ruliog figures wero 1. 40Q3 arago quality of the rece Thy o8 clusod flrm, wilh everything sold. Alluaiew are niade subjoct to & shrinkage of 40 T for pigRy sows and BO De for stage, 4 04 BALKS, Ao, Price,|Na, 4 a1 e being poor, 52 £ T By |, 80 .75 E o 153 5, 73 €27 85 370 5% 8,90 8.85 14 HTe 3,85 fi H 4,50 I 4,05 3.50 4 3.65 3.50 4 8,65 450 40. #$.05 3.60 64 3. 45 A3 ! 8.45 B! 3 4 4 a3 44, d$0 b4 a. [ a et EBBERSRGGERRGEES g SUEEP—There was s movu than usaaliy act| shcep misckel. The auuply war gmlr lazge, thei nothing in excess of the dewand, aud were fully sustaioed, Tradind wus 45 for {nferlor (o funcy qualities, surrato. Feb, 4.—Carrie—Receipts, Berrave, Tty