Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1879, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES ', MILWAUKEE. ‘Gossipy Epistle Concerning General’ and Social Events in the Creem City. Revival of the Union Depot Agitation in Some Quar- ters. ¥ The Saloon-Olosing Ordinance Defeated— A Hint to the Officials Ooncerning Gambling-Heils. * Weddings and Social Gatherings by the Score, Btc., Etc. A UNIONX DEPOT. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. MinwaUKEE, Feb. 15.—The fact that an active ‘movément is in progress for the erection of 2 magnificent Union Depot at the corner of West Madison and Canal streets, Chicago, for the accommodation of three great trunk lines of railroad, has bad a tendency, in some quarters, 10 revive the sgitation of a similar building ‘there. Publicioterest in the maiter some years ago reached fever heat; but as the covstraction of the building belonged not to the taxpayers ‘but to the railroads, and as the latter were slow o move in the matter, the interest flagzed, and finally Qied out, except, perbaps, amonz a few interested property-owoers, Who imagine their fractfonal —acres may some day be required for depot purposes. It was at onc time thought that the Chi- caro & Northwestern and Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul Companies might unite uoon a common plan that would prove equally aavan- tazeous to both corporations, but this illusive lope was dispetled when the Northwestern completed its air-line railway coonection to Fond du Lac, and, Jeaving its old-time terminus op the South Side, erecied 2 handsome little passenger depot, sufficiently larze to meet an Tequirements for years, at the foot of Wiscon- in stréct. Then Fourth Ward people became hopefal that the Chicaro, Milwsukee & St Paul Company -vould scek an equally cen- iral and acceswtle site on the West Side, perhaps as high up as Sycamore street, 50 a5 to cmbrace the public square be- tween Third and Fourth streets. The site sclected, these interested citizeus began to draw imaginary lines for the -purpose of deter- Mining how the cars might be run into and out of 2 depot at that point, with.as little troube and Jogs of time a5 at prescnt, and right there a sticking poiat confronted them. It could not be done by any of the ordinary means in the possession of the Company, Dor even by any extroordinary means that might be devised. “Therefore the subject was dropped, and permit- ted to Test until the present time, when the Chicago scheme has aain_infused it, as well “as the old South Side plan, with Jife. It is a fact_ well Xnown to many that the Chicsgo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company vears azo quictly purchased consider- able property on a line between Uregon and Florids strects, west of Reed. This for the ‘erection of a passenzer depot, it was then said, It such was reaily the intention then, it must have been abandoned because of the fabulous rices demanded for other property required, the ownersof which professcd to possess a Enowledre of the desien of the railway mana- gers, and hoved to profit by it. Siuce then the Company has utilized the ground purchased fo a varicty of ways, To such an extent zs toal- ot preciuge the Tenewal of the original design, and few belicve that they will ever erect a passenzer depot there. The most advan- 1ageons. int for an ediice such as is required 1s ou the direct line north znd south, jasteast of the E. 2. Allis Companr’s exten- sive machine shops, but to this the strong ob- Jjection of remotcness Dresents itseif. As the matter stands, therefore, the Union Depot question stands tbus: There are three points fixed in the minds of those intcrested for its location. The first, in the Fourth Ward, is inaccessible, and cannot be reached excepl at great expense. The sccond, west of Reed. and between Fiorida and Oregon streets, is ccarcely sufficient in extent. The third, mear the E. P. Allis Company’s machine shops, i3 oo far removed from the business centre of 1he city 10 be available. Concerning the probability of the erection of 2 Union Devot, the writer will add that a yeat aeo he called upon Manarer Merrill for informa- 1ion upon the subject, and was answered sub- stantially as follows: “ We need alarge pas- seoger depot bere, and will undoubrediy erect onc. But when and where I am not prepared tostate. That is a matter which I desire the mnewspapers to Jet alone for the preseny at least. In my oninion it does not belong to the public until we are absoluteiy ready to build. ' Iam 1ree to admit that we have a site in view for a depot building of ample size and handsome de- sign, but L will say DO more thap tbis, aud do not care to have you meution what Little 1 have said. In time we shall get readv to build, and when that time arrives you shall know all about 3t Undoubrediy the reader will regard this as deadedly indetinite. So does the writer. SALOONS AND GAMBLING. The attempt to pass an ordinance requiring : 2)1 saloons in the city to be closed at midnight + ds vow regarded as a faflure. A3 the last meet- ingof the Common Couucil, after further de- bate of anacrid character, a motion to post- 1 wone for apotner fortnight prevailed by a close vote. The ordinance, therefore, lies upon the | table, und wili continuc'to lie there—a dead 3 Jetier—for Want ot sufficient support to give it vitality.- And all this because the Common Council is composed larzely of petty not-house * politicians of both parties,—men who care more for the influence of saloon proprietors 2nd their + bummer patrons than for the good will of order- Joving constituents who bear the brant of taxa- | tion and in reality put.them into the positions they occupy. But thie oceasion of this prefer- ence is perceptible. The bummer element can be nsed to advamuage at caucuses, Which are rarely attended in force by thos: most directly interested, and the good people usnally support the nominces without protest. For this reason the bummer clement rules in everything per- taining to legislation that is calculated to tres- ‘pass upon its domain. In close alliance with saloons are the gamblers and pambling-houses. During the progress of the trial of the Bierbach boys for having robbed Louvepheimer, District-Attorney . McKenney remarked with considersble emphssis that there is_ not st the present time a gambling-house open in the city, and it was, he said, his_intention, with the co-operation of Chiet-of-Police - Kenbeds, to keep all ggmbling houses closed, least during his term of otlice. Any one possessinz_an _acquaintance with the District-Attorney will admit that, so far as they have becn abie to judge, he is a manof his word. At any rate, Do occasion exists to doubt his sincerity. And yet, in the face of this ex- pressed deiermivation,—in the face of this ab- solute promise of rcform,—the policy shops gare ruopine 1w full blast, with a central office and branch_ ofhces in various _paris of the city. This policy business is the ‘most pernicious and dangerous species oI gam- Dbling. It ciobraces as its patrons poor people mainly, becanse juvestments can be made from 10 cents upward. Throuch it hundreds, perbaps 1housands, of uard-working men apd women in this aity sre kept on the verge of. starvation. These people have entered the maelstrom, and douot care 1o leave it so longas thereisa chance of_striking the Jucky combination that witl give them back théir money» Chief-of-Police Beck nsed Lo insist that there was no law tinder which to reach this *Kentucky lotters,” s0- called, and would uot interest himseli in an ei- fort for its suppression. Hence it was permitted 10 ron without interfercnce. And even tu-day, wlien, according o District Attorney McKenny, evervgambling-bell in Milwaukee is closed, these gambing-nelis, the worst of them atl, are in futl blast. Mention is made of the fact with the wiew of convering a bint to Ar. McKenney and the Chief of Police that an eftort shonld be made to wipe them out. After this has been done, and it is fully demonstrated that the Re- vised Statates are ot suficiently far-reaching to cover the ipstitutions, people will rest in the assurance that the promise made during the ‘progress of the Bierbach trial was by no means idle bombast, and that a faiture to "close all of ‘the gambling-hells must be attributed toa fzulty Jaw rather than a desire on_the part of the offi- , Cials o shirk 2 selt-imposed duty. BAD BLOOD YET EXISTS. ‘The question of nationality that has arisen in ‘ounection with the appointment of a Coadjutor to Archbishop Eeonicontinues to engender bad blood, notwithstanding the efforts of the vener- able head of the Catholic Church to cool the coptending factions. At prescntthe excitement centres mainiy at St. Francis Seminars, where there is now but onc Eoglish-speaking Professor belonging to the Archdiocese. This Professor is the Rev. Thomas Fagan, and the Rector, the Rev. C. Wappelhorse, is caid to be using every means in his power to bave bim removed. A large majority of the students favor Father Fagan, and have forward- cd to the Archbishop a strong remonstrance rainst bis removal. A petition for the removal of the Rey. Father Wappelhorse, as Rector of the Semiary, is receving sigpatures all over the State. A student writes {rom the Sem- inary: * It secems now as if the Germao say laws were to be enforced here. All the English- epeaking students ralk of leaving.” Another fact siznificant of the war of races in 1he Church is presented in conoeetion with the appointment by Archbishop Henni of the Revs. Kundig, Lalumicre, Donaghoe, Conrad, znd Wysshauer as the Judices Causarum, according to'the recent instruction from Rome. Rumor has it that the Revs. Lalumierc and Dopaghboe decline to serve on the Committee so larzely comnposed of Germans. NEWSPAPER GOSSIP: In conncetion with the retirement of Mr. M. Almy Aldrich from the editorial management and part ownership of the News, it is rumored now that Dr. Magann has determined also to rd Thimself of another partoer, Mr. J. C. Xecfe. Exactly how and when this will be accomplished Tevort fails to advise. Dr. Magann, however, iS credited with baving declared it as his intention to oust the gentleman at an carly day. This would leave him with but a single sharer in the profits of the concern, viz.: Mr. Robertson James, who bought ie interest of Mr. Chittenden. The last- named gentleman, it s said, has made arrange- ‘ments to bring suit agaiust Dr. Magann, to com- pel bim to repder _an account Gf the financial condition of the News, with the vieiy of securing the appoioment of a Receiver.® Shomid Mr. Keefe also be bounced, as is now threateved, it is thought he will join hands with - Mr. Chitten- den azainst the Doctor. By thetime everything s reaginess for the institution of legal procecd= ings it is not at all uplikely that Mr. James may be enlisted to Join -issuc azaiust Magaon. Altozether matiers begin fo wear & threatening sppesrance in the vicinity of the office of the Demacratic orgau. Some persovs cven go 5o far as to-assert that a change of proprictorship will be accomplished within a few months, and that, as one of the results of such change, the News will be put upon o first- class basis, with an gbundant_backing of capi- tal. Meanwbile Dr. Magany is quictly making preparations to crect a building for the accom- modativn of the Newsoflice on Mason street, adjolning the oftice of the Setbote, and hopes 1o be able to move in by the 1st of June. BUSINESS CHANGES. 1If rumor is to be credited, those of our citi- zens who fect an interest in the business prog- ress of Milwaukee will witness several changes of importance within the pext few weeks and months. For instance, it is romored that the fine Munkwitz Bailding on Broadway, which is sbout to be abandeaed by Matthews Brothers for new quarters in the beautifal Philip Best Company Building on East Water street, will Dbe stocked with a complete assortment of every- thing in the line of dry zoods by Messrs. Field, Leiter & Co., of Chicazo, and run in their inter- est by Dickson, Berry & Co. This, of course, must be considered important if true. The rumor 1ails to afford information as to the character of the establishment,~whether it is to embrace both wholeeale and retail departments, or be conducted for retail purposes ouly. A first- class wholesale dry-goods house would be wel- comed even more heartily than a mere retail es- tabliskment, but even the.latter alone wonld prove o welcome addition. Another revort is 0 the effcet that a leading New York wholesale clothing firm propose 1o put 2 mammoth stock into the building now occupied by H. S. Mack & Co. as soon as the last-named firm remove to 1he store so long occupied by G. Bremer & Co., wholesale grocers, who have retired from busi- pess. There is also talk -of addirions in the hardware, groceries, and drug braoches of trade, ‘but this is as yev rather indefinite. 1t cannot be questioned, Liowever, that such cstablishients will soon multioly here, as there is not only room but an excellent feld for them. What Milwaukee needs is 2 mare enterprising class of business men,—~men who will make a bold push for trade, instead of quietly waiting in thelr counting-rooms for_trade to reach them, and remainine satisfied with the averaze of sales that their books way show. It caunot be won- dered at, as things now run, thaz the wholesale ‘branches of ‘busivess in this city make the poor showing that they do aunuaily. There 15 iu reality uwo effort made to cmbrace mew territory and increase the list of customers, and, until there is the volume of business _ must remain meagre, To- portionately, in comparison With other cities, and more particularly Chicago, which is such a near neizhbor and_ has such a rapacious maw, The railroads centering here are reaching fa ther and farther westward each vear, offering facilities ‘for cheap and rapid transportation cqual to those of any cityin the country; but no benefleial effcets are * noticeable to the ordi- pary_observer of the transactions of our busi- ness houses. The strects do not teem with carts enmazed in hauling goods to and from depots. as tuey ought, and, on the whole, we appearin the cres of strangrers to be in a semi- comatose cordition, such as characterizes coun- try villages. And yet we possess 115,000 inhab- itants, and lav claim to being a city. Well, in some respeets we may be, but in many others we are not. ‘That is the truth or the matter. WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK. The week has been fairly prolific of notable weddings. At noon on Wednesday Plymouth Congrezational Chureh was filled with people to witness the marriage of Mr. Henry B. Hunter and Miss Elizabeth R. Porter. Messts, Henry Greep, Frank roudfit, Murdock, and Porter acted o5 ushers. The bridal party embraced the groom, and Mr. Jawes Porter, brother of the bride, the bride and her uncle, Mr. John B. Merriil. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Rosc. Tite bride worc a dress of Per- sian blue satin, old gold and brocaded velvet, made with draped ovrincesse skirt and corsage Wwaist, with trimmings of Breton face; bonnet of Persisu blue, Breton lace, and gold, with blush roses. Following the marrizze, a reception was held at the residence of Mr. Jobn B. Merrill, corner of Division and Astor strects, The display of presents was lacze, and embraced many that were choice and costlv. Noticeable among them was one by the groom of a check for $500 from his employers, Messes. Shadboldt & Boyd. After thie reception, the youog couple embarked for Cleveland and other points at the East, with the expectation of being absent a fortoight. Dpov their return they will go Lo housekceepiog ju the First Ward. On Tnursday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, St. Gall’s Catbolic Cburch wns comfortably filled with people, principally ladics, to witneas the mar- riage of William Weaver, well-known in protes- sional base-ball circles as 2 caampion pitcher, and Miss Fannie O'Conpor, daughter of Detect- ive Jerc O'Conuor, of the "potice force. Aside from the publiciiy oceasioned through being conducted in a chureh, the wedding was an un- usnally quiet ove, even the formality of a re- cuption having been tabooed, mainly on account of the delicate health of the mother of the bride. For the vresent the young counle will reside at the O’Connor mansion on Thirtecath street. On Wednesday evening Samuel W. Tall- madge, of the well-known commission house of Tallmagge & Lindman, laid uside his widow- er’s weeds and took unto himself a second wife. in the person of Miss Huctie B. Budlong, of Waterioo, Wis. The marriage was cele- brated at the home of the bride 1 Waterloo, in the presence only of ibtimate friends of the contracting parties. Mr. Tallmadre needs no farther introduction than the statement that he isasonof the late ex-Masor Tallmadge; the ride is a daughter of the late ex-State Senator Budlons, aud bas always been a sreat favorite in souety circles ot Jefferson County. On the dav following the wedding s reception was given to the bridal pair and their ricnds by Mrs. J. J. Tallmadrre, av her resideuce, No. 416 Cass street. Atnoon on Wednesday a quiet but elegant weddiog oceurred at the residenceof Mr. Charles F. Billings, No. 511 Sycamore street. The parties united in_wedlock were Miss Libbie Billings and Mr. Charles L. Raymond, of Bata- via, N Y. The bride wss attired in 2 dress of wine silk, tastefully trimmed. The Rev. Mr. Throop performed the ceremony. The inten- tion had been to bave the marriage performed in St. James® Church, but sn unfortunate acc- dent to the jather of the bride rendered a change necessary. The young pcngle took the afternoon train for their future home in Ba- tavia. On Thursday evening Mr. H. N. Hutchins, the well-kpown and justly—celebrated cornetist, was united in marriaze to Miss Jennic Clark, at the residence of the father of the bride, Mr. George W. Clark, No. 156 Sixth street. ‘T'lie bride wore a combination costume of plum-colored and crimson silk, with ornaments of natural flowers. A feature of the service was the music of the ilwaukee Quintette Club. The Rey. Mr, Med- bury tied the nuptial knot, while Conroy set the wed’dmg—leasz. Tge eustomary honeymoon trip as dispensed with. e saay evening, also, M. George Zack- meyer, a wealthy Graoger of Decorsah, Ia., was marricd to Miss Emma L. Kelly, at the resi- Htbee of an aunt of the bride, Mrs. Mary Mc- Cord, on Fifth_strect. The service was per- formed by the Res. State-Senator Edwip Hyde, with the assistance of the Rev. Henrv Coleman. The bride wore a princesse dress of silver gray with heavy fringe trimmings, and garnered with natural flowers. Only relatives and immediate friends were present. The newly-married pair il return to their future home at Decorah in & few days. THE COOKERY CLUB. Milraukee. rejoices in an Association which furnishes excellent dinners as well as a soclal sensation, viz.: the Cookery Club. It iscom- posed of twenty of * Milwaukee’s fairest daugh- ters,” who, once in every two weeks, gives grand dinger, at which the edibles are entirely prepared by the members of the Club. Each young Iady is aflowed to fnvite one gentleman, ind, as can very easily be imagined, the occa- sions are marked in the city’s socal cvents. The tirst diuner was given at Mrs, T. A. Chapman’s, the second at Mrs. W. H. Mefcall’s, and the third, which 15 to _occur this eveaing, will fll e spacious residence of Mrs. Alice B. Norris th delight and cake. 5 SOCIAL CHIT-CHAT. Mrs. B. W. Felthousen gave a coffee to fifty Iadies at her residence, No. 490 Marshall street, on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. H. H.-Csmp pave an elegaot dinner party to forty guests on Wednesday evening at her residence, No. 219 Tenth street. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs, Harrison Ludiog- ton entertained fifty ladies with a coflee at her residence, No. 519 Jeflerson street. Ars. J. D. Inbusch, at her residence; No. 597 Cass street, gavo a coffee to fifty ladies on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday afternoon coffees were given by Mrs. Judee_Dovwner o sisty ladics ab _ber resi- dence, No. 7 Prospect street; aud by Mrs. Dr. Brown to forty ladies at her residence, No. Gt Jefferson strect. Mrs. De Witt Davis gave an_elegant evening entertainment_to forty guests on Thursday at her residence, No. 1607 Grand avenue. Mrs. H. L. Page, av her residence, No. 451 Marshall street, entertained fifty ladies at coffee on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Capt. Edward Ferguson entertained a party of forty very bandsomely on Thursday tvening at her residence, No. 408 Van Buren street. Mre. Dr. Garner gave sn_entertainment to her Sunday-school class at the residence of her father on National avenue this afternoon. Yesterday afvernoon Mrs. Winfield Smith zave an elegant dinner-party at the family residence, No. 222 Wiscousin street. Last evening Mrs. E. Bradley gave g party to seventy-five youne people at her residence, No. 1228 Grand avenue. "This afternoon a coffee was given by Mrs. C. T. Bawley to forty ladies at -her Grand avenue residence. A coffec was given also by Mrs. B. Young to fifty lady zuests on Thursday at her residence, No. 100 Farwell avenue, The members of the South Side Trinity Epis- copal Mission, together with a number of {riecds, took asleighride to the residence of Mrs. Abbott,in the Town of Greenfield, on Thursday evening, and enjoyed a delightful sociable. g ‘The ladies having charze of the new Indus- trial School on Nortb Point enjoyed 2 plessant aiternoon at the institution yesterday. An sbundance of choice refreshmenis were pro- vided for the oceasion by Conroy, the caterer. Aiss E. Egan was surorised by a lurge com- pany of merry wasqueraders at the residence of her parcnts, No. 23 Ninth street, on Wednes- duy evening. ‘The company numbered about thirty, and pad a most happy time. Themasquerade party of the M. L. series, to take place av Severance’s Hall on the 2lst fnst., is looked forward to with pleasure by the for- tunate holders of tickets. Lhe maosquerade is to be strictly select, as none but ticket-holders are entitled to admission, The last party of the M. L. series is annouuced for the evening of March 13, A bard-times masquerade_is to be_given by the Frec Lunch Tacklers at Butzla{l’s Hall, cor- ner Fond du Lac avenue and Lioyd street, on the evening of the 22d inst. Admussion *‘only 14 cents.” Bapeen. THE CATTLE DISEASE. The Government Iuspector Cannot Find It at the Stock-Yards. Dr. Detmars, United States Inspector at the Stock-Yards, was seen vesterday by a reporter for this paper and questioned as to the truth of the rumor that pleuro-pneumonia had broken out among the cattle at the Stock-Yards, as was stated to be the fact in a Washington special to TrE TRIBUNE yesterday,—the authority for the statement being privace information received at the other end of the Tine. Dr. Detmar stated in reply to the reporter’s question that he had inspected at least 10,000 head of cattle at the Stock-Yards, but that so far he bad not found 1 single case of the above-mentioned disease. Having read the dispateh, however, he had telegraphed Commissioner Le Due, of the Agricaltural Department, requesting bim to furnish him with assistance i order that he might set avout immediately to make a prompt and absolutely thorough inspection of the cattle received at this point. Commissioner Le Duc evidenuly aporccinted the importance of the mutter and the necessity of ziving Dr. Detmars —~capable as he is—some assistance in zn emer- genuy, should any arise. He therefore tele- zraphed the Doctor to employ Dr. Prentice, of Champaizn, temporarily. Dr. Prentice, as Dr. Detmars testifics, is the besg-posted man on the subject of live-stock in’ the United States, and therefore an invaluable aid in such a case 4s 1his. He telegrapbed to Champaign immediately, and received a dispatch from Dr. Prentice stating that he would accept, and would be here Mon- day morning. . < 1) there are aoy sick cattle bere, Dr. Detmars is cetermined to kmow it bevond a doubt. He doesn’s o so far as to state that there are none, but does say that ot of the 10,000 be bas ex- amined he has not found a single case. The only explanation be can give of the statement that the discase does prevail nere is that Dr. McEachiren, of Montreal, lias lately put himself in correspondence With various parties all over the country in a0 endedvor to ascertain whether pletro-pneumonia had appeared among the cat- tle at thoso points. Asmong others be wrote to Dr. A. H. Baker, a veterinary surgeon here. Dr. Detmars happened to run across ths gentleman yesterday, who told bim thut there fiad been plenty of cases hére two weels azo at the Stock-Yards. Possibly Dr. Baker communi- cated _with Dr. Mcgachren, who may have spread the information. Possibly Dr. Baker did the *‘spreadinig™ himself. The accu-acy of his information, however, is subject to some little question—unless, indced, it came to him sec- ond hand—when it is stated that Dr. Detmars happened to ask him if he bad ever seen a case of pleuro-pneumonia, or would koow it if he dia see it. The reply wds in the negative. ————— Troubles of & Countess. Paris Corresnondence London Standcrd. ‘The great social event of the day is a most curious suit for separation bronzht- by the Countess de Laianue against her busband. Both parties beloug to good Breton fumilies. The Count de Lalunde began bis career in the ariny, but was piaced on the retired list in 1863, He 15 now 65 years of aze. The couple on mar- rying had a joint fortune of 500,000 traucs, but e costly style inwhich they Jived in Paris soon swallowed it all up, and in 1505 they found themselves ruined. They then retired to 8 modest_dwelling in Rennes, where they were living from hand to mouth when the war broke aut. The Count was at once nomjuited General of Brigade, and commanded some Mobile guards. On peace being siened be returned to Rennes, wherc he was besieged by his creditors. ‘The Countess now proposed to cometo Paris and seck assistance from the uumerous distin- guished persons they knew when they frequent- ed the Court of the Tuileries. After much solicitation she succeeded in getting ber hus- band appointed Receiver of Taxes at Sceaux, with a safary of $,000 fruncs a year. This was, verhians, sot much for people who had lived in their style, bat they t have made both ends meet with it in a little place like Sceaux. Unfortunately, the Countess, remembering her former splendor, was seized Wwith a desire to revive it. and, instead of returning home, lsunched out_into yurious Bourse speculations, but failed. She then wrote to the Khedive of Egypt. offering to become his agent d’aifaire, but with uo better success. Allher fantastic dreams of making money vanished, and she Iived at an extravazant rate, and was continnally writioz to her husband asking for impossible remitiances. M. de Lalande bad only just cnoush to live quietly and obring up their three children. He at length stopped auswering ber letters, and ip the end the Countess de Lalande was_forced, for subsistence, to open a curiosity shop in the Rue Lafasette. This was 10 1375 Since then the couple do not appear to have lived together. After various suits and cross suits, her demand for separation, on the ground that ber husband had refused to support her, came before the Court of Appeal vesterday, and judgment was pronounced in her favor. FINANCE AND TB%DE. Steady and Gratifying Incredse in Business. Interest on Balances—The Chicago & Alton—City Securities and Other Stocks. The Produce Markets Irregular—Hogs Easier—Provisions Steady and Less Active. TWheat and Corn Buoyant, Other Grain Firm-- Produce Movement Dusing the Week. FINANCIAL. Business generally shows 2 steady and erati- fylog improvement. .Qur commercial columns report & fair advance in prices, though not 8o much as to produce a geperal craze smong Qealers ip breadstufis. It s healtby, and the feeling generally is firm and hopeful. ‘Though the demand for money i3 Jarge, some of the banks report deposits constantly increas- {og,—larger, in fact, than for several years past. A wise principle has been in operation not to Dpay interest on city deposits, and on country Dalances only 2 per cent on sums sbove $3,00. This renders banking much safer than where 4 and 6 per cent were paid on il balances. The practice was simply ruinous, s the publie have found to their cost. They have .learned to avold banks that pay hizh rates as the sure pre- carser of faflure at vo Gistant day. Discount rates as heretofore, S@10 per cent. m Eastern exchange is firm, but there is mo change in rates to potice. By an arrangement among the banks, made some time since, they buy at 1-10 off, and scll at 1-10 premium. These raies vary among themselves, according to sup- ply and demand; but as they are fixed to the public, we bave as a ruledropped quotations. Rates for foreign will be found below. Themar- ket is steady. . Currency is not moving much cither way. The current is rather in favor of the city, as indi- cate by the increase of bank-denosits, The bank clearings for the week ending Feb. 15 were as follows: Balarces. $ £17,807,08% = $1,766,87% lnst year . 16,320,393 1,936,086 Gold remains nominal at former figures. The demand for Government bonds continues good. United States 55 of ’51'were 106@100}{ ; 5-20s of 67, 1013{@102; 5-20s of 63, 102{@ 102345 1040s, 104{@10134; nes 55 of *S1, 1043¢ @1013¢: mew 435, 1055@L061¢ s new 45, 100@ 100%4. Demand active for the 4 per cents, with active sales. Consols opened for cash 06 1-16, acconnt 9634, and closed at 96 3-16 cash or account. Frenen rentes 112f. 63c. ; closing at 112F. 60c. The New York banks hold $12,076,500 in ex- cess of the legal reguirement. The feature of the day was the decline in Chi~ cazo & Altop from 863§ last evening to 823 this ‘morning, and its recovery to 83%6. Telexranhic advices from New York refer this sudden attack 10 a revival of the rumor that the Wabash Rail~ way were to builda uew line into Chicago. Messrs. Smithand Cotting were prominent sellers of the stock. to-day, at one time offering it at 5314, The Western Dircctors left here a day or twoago to attend the mecting of the Board io New York, and it is fully expected that the usual dividend will be declared. The preferred stock was 105 bi Rock Island ag- vaunced 1, dosing firm at 1 Lake Shore is firm and more active; illinois Certral declived to 84, but recovered, and closed u£ $$3£ ex.-div. ; New York Central opened at 1172¢, and bad ad- vanced 34 at the close: Micbigan Central fell off 2, closing at §9%; Laie Shore opened at 703, and advapced 3¢; Northwestern gained 3¢, closing at 62345 preferred fell off 34, closing t Su343 St. Paul lost %, closing ab 413¢; pre. ferred gained 34, closing at 7373 Rock Island rose 1, closing at 133; Hlinois Central lost ¥, closing at $43¢; Chicage, Burlington & Quincy eatned 34, closing at 121: Union Pacific gained 3, closing at 68%; Erie gained %5, closing at 553¢: Wabash opeacd at 231, aud gained %. For other changes sce table. The fluctuations of stocks for the day will be 1ound in the following list: <ks. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Central.... 1173 - i : C. &X.Westerm. Do preferred. M. & St Panl. Do preferred. ... C..K. 1. & Pacifie.; Tlinois Centrzl... 85 Cbi., Bar. & Q...120! Chicazo & Ahwon. 8537 Do preferred.. ..108 Gnion Paciiic. Eri .. Wabash Rasivay. Onio & Ait €., .. C. &Ind. i e.sLC H. & St Do preferced Delawsre & Hud. D.. Lack. & West. Can. Southern... Tnanges & Tesas.. Dopreferred Morris & Es 50 Clncego & Pits.. 935 b 93y COIN QUOTATIONS. The following are the quotations in currency in this market of coins: ar. Jexican dollars, old #nd Do Englisusiiver. Fivefrancs Thaler: Englis 5 Twenty francs Twenty marks.. Spanish doublo Mesican donbloons Gotd and silver dollars were FOREIGN EXCIANGE. ‘The market is steady, aud we repeat quota- tions: Sizty doys. Siaht. Sterline, Belzum. V.8 Gs nnf ‘S,l iex. int) .. 100 . S. 5-208 of 67 (ex. int). -2012¢ U. §. 5-90s of '68 (ex. int) 2202 U. 8. 10-40s.. U. S. new 3s of 81, 8 S new 348, ... 53] U. S. 4 per cent coupons.. 100 U. 8. currency ©s.. 2121 LOCAL SECURITIES. Bid, Asked. Chicazo 7 per cent bonds (long)...*100 @ *110 Chicato 7 per centsewerage (long).*109 ¥110 Chicaco 7 per cent waterlosn (lorg) . 3110 *10852 o1 Cook County 7 per ceut bonds. ook Counvy 7 per cents, short Lincoln Park 7 per cent bands, North Chicago 7 per cent (milmud‘l eeeneers ¥104 bungs)........... City Railway (South Side) Cits Railway (West Side).... City Railway (North Side) - Gpamber of Commerce.... - Barl., C. & Alton bonds.. *And interest. P BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORE. NEew YORE, Feb. 13.~Governments firmer. Railroad securities active and buoyant. State bonds dull. The stock market was strong and buoyant throughout the day, and under large purchases both for short and lopg accomnt prices nd‘- vanced 3§ to 23¢ percent. The principal activity was in Northwestern preferred, which advauced from 853 to §93 on semi-official statements that the Directors of the Company will on Wednesday next declare & quarterlydividend of 13 per cent, . and that the stock will thereafter pay rezular quarteriy dividends. Towards the close Northwestern common be- came active and advanced to 63. Dividends on this stack will be paid gemi-annually. St. Paul shares very strong during the afternoon, espe- cially for preferred, which rose 1} per cest under brisk purchases. Union Pacific ou an 1ncreasea ousiness rose 1 per cent. Coal stocks stropg, especially for New Jersey Central, Dela- wware, Lackawanna & Western, and Morrls & Essex. Trunk line shares active, and some round amounts of Lake Shore, Erie, and Michi- gan Central chanred hands. Among the low- priced .shares Ohio & Mississippi —preferred rose from 86% to 803, reacting 3£ per cent in the late dealings. Towas the close an active buying movement was developed for investment, gliores. Rock Island adyaoced 101333¢ on small offerings; Chicago, Burlington & Quiney sold up to 1215 New York Ceniral was aetive, und rose from 1163 to 117%. “Phe weels closed with a very buoyant feeling and upward_tendency to prices. A prominent feature to-day, und,in fact, throughout the weck, was the activity in railroad tmorteages. New dersey Central and Ohio & Mississippi is- sues were taken in round amounts athigher prices, the inprovement for the week ranging Trom 3 to 7 per cent. New Jersey Central firsts, mparativeiy small denlivgs, advanced 25 per cent, closiag at G0 azainst 331ast week. The finorovement in the remsinder of the list was 1 to 6 per cent, Northwestern, Central, and Union Pacific. Hanoibat & St. Joe, aud Cleveland, Co- Jumbus & indlana Central issues being active at intervals. Transactions to-day asgregated 197,000 chares, of which 24,000 were Lake Shore, 10,000 Northwestern — common, 3,000 preferred, 16,000 St. Paul common. 12,096 preerred, 16,000 Lackawanua, 21,000 New Jer- Do Centrht, 2,600 Deluware & Hudson, 4,600 S vgan, Central, 5,100 Union Pacific, 7,600 Obio & Mississippi common, 2,600 preferred, 9,300 Western Union, 1,400 Pacific Mail, 1,700 New York Central, 5,300 Morris & Essex, 1500 New Southern, 1,900 Chicago & Alton, and ssouri, Kaunsas & Texas. 2,600 M 5 "Money market active at 23§@3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 35§@5. Sterling exchange, sixty days. sight, 4337, Lhe Wi steady at 486; kly bank statement is as follows: iucrease, $1,90,300; specie, increase, ; legal-tenders, decrease, $2,500,600; doposits, decrehse, $2,116,100; circulation. de- crease, $28,300; rescrve, decrcase, $2,081,375. "The bauks now hold 312,076,500 in excess of their legal requirements. X GUVERNMENTS. 10015 New 4s Coupons of 18SL 07 202" 120-40s, " 08 021{,10-40s, coupon iCarrencies. . sTOCKS. W. T. Telegraph.. 99% New Jerscy Central 48% Quicksilver... . 12" 1Rock Island . 18323 Quicksitver, ptd... (St Paul... 4% Pycific alail.. ._ 1314 5t. Paul, pf 83% Mariposa. 1017 |Waoash . 2215 Aaripo: 102" [Fort W1 06 Aduwms Exp! 109 |[Terre Huute 12y Welly; Fargo & Co. 98 |Terre Hante, pl 12 American Express. 40 |Chicago & Alto U. 5. Esprest...... 473|Chicago & Ait'n, pf N. Y. Central 174 Bl 1.y B, & Q. A mion) SKE Toa, ML &St 3., prerd 43 Conada Soutbern.. 57 rl 3 C. & Pittsburg. {U. P. bonds. 100 rthwestern.... .. 62%!U. P. Land Grant.. 1125 §0%|U. P. Sinking F'ds. 1145 Nortnwestern, pfd. €., Gy C. SLvies BONDS. Virginia 85, new. Missouris STATE 40 Tennessee 6s. old.. 28 3 Teaneseee G5, new. Virgmia Os, 0ld.. FORBIGN. Loxpox, Feb. 15.—Consols, 96 8-16. ‘American Securities—Reading, 13; Erle, 263 preferred, 49. United States Bonds—'67s, 103}§; 10-40s, 1043¢3 ner 5s, 106543 4145, 1073¢. 'Ar1s, Feb. 15— Rentes, 1101 60c. COMMERCIAL. Latest quotations for February delivery on the leading articles for the last two business days: Ig—ldavl. Srguerday. Mess por 3 ). 6734 Lard.. 6.6745 Shonlders, boxed. 3. Short rios, soxed. Whieky .. The follo ments of the leading articles of produce in this clty during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o’clock on Saturday mormmng sud correspond- ing date twelve months azo: REGEIPTS. SOIPNEXTS. B.corn, Ius. .0 C. mests. 1b3.., iSeef, tes. Beet, bris. Pork, brls. Latd, 1bs. allow, Is. Butter: 1b 102 Conl, tor finv. ton % umber. m L. 50 Sult, _ur 1,555 ‘Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consumption: 400 bu Wheat, S17 bu corn, 6,017 bu barley. The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 6 cars No. 2red winter wheat, 2 cars No. 2 hard, 66 cars No.2 spring, 61 cars No. 8 do, 2L cars rejected (156 wheat); 70 cars high mised corn, 13 cars new do, 10 cars new mixcd, 106 cars No.2 do, 11 cars rejected (210 corn); 9 cars white oats, 4 cars No. 2 mixed., 4 cars rejected (17 cats); 2 cars No. 1rye; 8ears No. 2do; 8 cars No. 2 bartey, 5 cars extra. Total, 836 cars, or 165,000 bu. In- spected out: 3,361 bu wheat, 456 bu corn, 5,157 bu barley. = ; The foliowing were the receipts and shipments of breadstufls and live stock at this point dur- ing the past week, and for the corrcspanding wecks ending as date: eceipla—: Flour, vrls .. Wheat, bu. , Ted. 8, Fed. 18, ELTONE Shipments— Flour. brls. 74,053 70,517 Wieat, bu. 276,207 694,507 1000 326,088 207 82,037 1 413 14,004 The tollowing were tae exports from New York for the week ending as dated: Fey 13, Feb. 8, Feb. 16, 1879, 579, 1878. Flour, brle..... 45,745 B3.201 35,303 Wheat: bu 20,475 011,045 790, 470 Corn. bu 500,355 883,010 217,242 The following small table sbows the rainfall at four representative poiuts in Callfornia dur- ing the seven months from July to January, in- clusive, a yesr ago aud last year: 1 1878. Maysville, Chico. ‘Tehama Redding... . Average. .. Tuat is, the raintall is onlv about 30 per centof that for the same maonths one year. previousiy. The closing prices on wheat Saturday were precisely the same in Chicago as Milwankee. The vessel owners of this city will meet in solemn conclave next Tuesday afternoon in the committee-rooms of the Board of Trade to talk over matters of common interest. "The spirit of speculation was rife in the grain markets Saturdsy, and & decided advance ia prices was the result. The leading operators boucht and sold heavily in wheat, and were more active in corn than for seversl days pre- viously. The winter wheat markets in St. Lonis and Detroit were reported much higher, and that stimulated buying here, the news from points further East pot being very important, thouzh there was apparently 4 much better demand for shipment. Provisions were steadier, but not very active, the chief interest of the day being in the grain markets. Hogs were @ull the easfer. Dry goods met with o fair demand.—fair for the season. Very few buyers were to be seen, but there was s Jiberal mail-order business, and jobbers seemed well pleased with the amount of business accomplished. The grocery market was without noticeable chandes. Jobbers report 3 continued good demand. Rio coffees and white sugars continue easy. Rice, Japan ies, yellow sugars, and Java coflees werc strong. In the dried-fruit, ish, and canned goods markets there were no important changes. Butter and chese were quoted unchanged. Olls were quiet and firm. Leather, tobacco, and bsgging re- main ull. v Lumber . was in fair request atunchanged prices. The orders are usually small, but num- erous enongh to make rather large sales in the sgrrezate for this month. The recent snow- storms in Wisconsin will probably give that State a larger log-crop than was expected 8 few days ago, and log-hauling 1o Michigan is proceeding under favorable circumstances. The wool, broom-corn, and hide markets' were quiet and steady. Seeds were quiet and un- changed, though timothy sbowed sizns of weak- pess. Green fruits sold rather freely at the recent quotations. Poultry was firm, the sup- ply belng below local requirements. - Rail freights are quoted at 25c per 100 Ibs on grain to NBw York as the rate at which the bulk of the stuff is now going forward; whether on present or past contracts is a mooted question. i GRAIN IN SIGHT. The New York Produce Ezchange Weekly gives the following as the visible supply of grain on the dates named: TWheat, } Corn. Feb. 8, 1870, 120,605.000] 9,521, 000'2. 1. 1879, [20,440, 000110, 53,0002, 0. 1878, | 9,691,202 4031 10, 1877 |11.40000° 796! Cais. | Barley. 6.000,4, 51,000 4,004, 765.000 17716140 161,476 U30[1,197. 446 MOVEMENT OF WHEAT. \ The following shows the receipts and ship- ments of wheat at points named yesterday: Recived. Shipped. Chicago. B1.77 42,503 Milwagl 31,600 30,258 New York. 76,000 87,000 Detroit.... 85,000 17,000 Toledo . 10,000 St. Loni 3,000 Baitimore., 37,000 Philadelphis. 12,000 Total cevuves senvueseensn 207,570 239,178 IN NEW YORK YESTERDAY. Feb. 15.—Receipts—Flour, 15,806 brls; wheat, 75,600 bu; corn, 120,700 bu; osts, 18,888 bu; corn-meal, 563 pkgs; rye, 2,050 bu; bar- ley, 2,300 bu; malt, 2,020 bu; pork, 2,408 brls; beef, 2,470 tes; cot-meats, 6,510 pkgs; lard, 8,831 tes: whisky, 268 brls. Exports—For twenty-four hours—Flour,16.000 brls; wheat, §7,000 bu; corn, 110,000 bu; oats, 1,000 bu; rye, 44,000 bu. GOODS RECEIVED i 1t port of Chicago, Feb. 15: Tolman & King, 1 cask bay rum; Libby, McNeil & Libby, 200 boxes tmn plafe; Bloch & Arnstein, 10 cases. looking-glass plates; Fowler Bros, 110 sacks salt. PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were less active, and much steadier, the chapges in orice being relatively small, and the clearings averaging abous the same 18 che Iatest prices of Friday. Hogs were easier, the supply being so light that packers did not care to compete for thewm, and Liverpool reported a de- cline of 6d in some meats. This induced an easier feeling at the ontset, but the market recovered, though the demand for product was pot active, leading operators preferrinz to expect that the pack- ing will be rather light between now and the ead of the month, Whea the statistics will be made up to suit the product of other points whica co not cac any bogs to speak of after March 1. The following table exhibits the number of hogs packed at the points nawed since Nov. 1, 1878, 8 compared with the retuns of previons seasons, and the total packing of tae season of 1877-'78: o date, 1873 2,200,778 Sunam Lowsvilic 157,506 Ceasr Raplds. *125.000 Des’ Moin o0 *Estimated. The Cincinnati Price Current says: **As the season apnproaches the close, the re- ceipts of hogs st leading pointsarc steadily dimin- 1shing, and the quality indicates that what may be called the winter crop proper has already been en- tirely marketed, and that prosent supplies are be- ing drawn from such lots as were intendea for later roarketing, but which aro now being sent forward uuder the inducements of an advance of S1.25@ 3.40 per 100 los over the prevailing prices a few weeks ago. At the larger cities, the aggresate packing for the week is 140,000, against 230,000 for the 3ame time last year, aud the fotal 1o dute is 4,895,000, or 850,000 more than aL the same date last year. ~Our first of January estimates for these places will not likely be exceed much if any more than 150,000 head at the close of the season. The packing ‘oL the interjor pointa will probably show about an equal increase, exclugive of new points. Taking weights into consideration, the packiny of the West will show an increase of orobaolynotless than 500,000 hogs. compared with last winter, nor ‘mare than 600,000, and tae increase {n foreign ex- ports and domestic consumption on the first of March will balance this account, with 3 prospect that the summer paciine will fall largely below Iast year. At the present rate of production thestocks 3! l.l%;.' product are being steadily and rapidly re- .| uced.™ The following is a detailed statement ‘of the shipments of provisions from this city for the week, and since Nov, 1, 1878, with comparitons: 137 ) ; ek end- Articles. Wesk end- Since Nov.!s) . \tng Feo.1. R 2,628,8081100, 616, 022| 70 8,588, 51T 13,062,454 i 155, 40282, '__x.mé:m MEess Pork—advanced 5c per b, 2tic above the latest prices of Frm;’; \f-l:;:“: steady focling throughout. Sales were reported repacked, aud heavy overweiaht, 4,000 brls geller March ac $9. 65@ 0" bels seller April ot $9.7750.00+ 2 brls sclier May at §9.05@10. 00, Total 31,250 brls. The market,_closed steady at $0. 6715 for_cash or Fobruarys SO.720,020.75 for Marehs £0.674,9.90 for Aoril: and §10.0314@10.05 1or May. “Oid pork Was quotedat $8.00 in originas condition. ,g\_!,glad at $8.50@8.75, 7.73. o Malt duil and_nominal. Prime mess pork was snd extra prime at $7.20€ AnD—Was_easier, deciinmg abouf 1be, With ot mch 6emand eXcept S Acit Eay were reported of 2,000 tes epot at S6.67:@6.70; 250 tes ecller February at 86,653 2,000 toe selior March at $6.056. 7233 ; 12,500 tea welter April at 6.7244@0.825; and” 3,000 tcs eeller May a1 20.52426.90. _‘Totn), 19,750 1cs. - The market Sleded 1ame az 30, 67 for suot or Februury: S0 70 583.;)5‘:’5: O, Slareh; $6.80G0.8234 for Apri: ana IEATs-Were very quiet. exce) whICh weron slnde casier eario, pEY ooose oot i gome as Friday afternoon. Salos were reporied of gfl.sgfl@zlhs um}{llrrx)s 1_11%6'7}5@4_ 70 for March, 25:@3.87% fur Avril, $1.97%%@5. e 20 54,90 apot; 50.000 1t iy pritee liabiies ang 50 boses peprse 033,20 boxes ire ellzes on” pri g and 1,250 pes green hams (18 )n;y‘fl"}fifé’rfié I{:;ldc;:;ngl "v;:m the closing prices per100 Ibs on the Short Showl- | Short L. &S, ders. | vids. \clears. | clears. Loose, part 53 o0 72, gnxed.. cnrefl..sfl cbraaty, bosed .| 3, March, Tozen .| & April, boxed. ... .| 585 | & Long clears quoted at 4 575 Ioos g 6 and S, 72! boxed; Cumberitad, 35,000 525 boxed - Iogr ont hams, 73%@8c: sweet-pickled hams, 7@7%c for 16 to 15 I average; ereen hams, 8%@63{cfor same averages: green shoulders, 3%c. 3 ‘Bacon gooted at 1}4@43(c [or shonlders, S4@5%e for short ribs, 5%@5Xc for short cloars, S@9c !oahnm:. all canvased aid pnckascu, 5 REASE—(Vas quoted at S5.00@5.50 for N [hite, 43@3c for good yellor, and FOL Ty 2. BEEF PRODUCTS—Were firm and quiet at £8.25@$. 50 for mess, $9.00@9.25 fc ind 17501500 for gaZ e nte, 1L0w—Was quiet at 65@BXKc 5 @c for conntry. #@EMo tordiy, andsy BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was in unusuelly good demand for Satorday, witha fair volome of tiading, though Tholders were firmer, in sympathy with wheat, and buyers for export were nnble or unwilling to cog- cede the difference in most cases. Some shipping brands were reported tobe quite scarce. Sales were reported of 600 brls winters, mostly at $4.75 @5.00 3,025 brls doubdle extras, mostly at 33,75 @4.50; 400 orls extras at $3.25@3.50: 143 bria no grade at £1.90; aad 200 brls rye floar on pri- vate terms. Total, 4,368 brls. The following was tho nominal range of prices: Fair to zood Minnesotas.... Fair to good epringy.. Low sorings Buckwheat. % Brax—Was quiet and firm. 10 tons at §8.25 per ton on track. Conx-MeAr—Sale was made of 10 tons coarseag $11.50 ver ton on track, and 500 bris at S1.65. MropLises—Sale was made of 10 tons at 89,00, WnEsT SCREENINGS—Sale was made of 10 tons at $10.00. SPRING WHEAT—Was active and buoyant, ad- vencing 13c, and closing %c above the Iatest prices of Friday. Liverpool Wwas reported firmer bat tame on carzocs, and New York was ouly a shade more active, while our receipts showed an ig- create. Dut the winter wheat markets wers stronger, and there were several large orders hers to buy on outside account, and the advance whils they were being Siled alarmec.toe local shorts into covering, though the home longs sold freely till pearly the close of the session, and espetially at the outset. It was understood that one trm aloge took nearly 1.€00.000 bu for fntore, and_seversl others took blocks of 50,000 bn upwards. The shipping demand was fair, thouzlh it did not open till late, shippers holding off in the hope that the early advance would prove to be only o temoorary bulge. Seller March opened at 903:@90%c, fell off 10 90%c, advanced to 923, and receded to91xc ac the close. Seiler April sold at915@9%e, closingat 933¢ bid. ay was guiet at 5¢ aoove March, and Feoruary rapred ot 903@9: closing at 91ye. Cash wheat closed at 915c for No. 2 and 78¢ for No. 3. Spotsales were reported of 400 ba No, 1 (winter receipts) at 92c: 25,400 bu No. 2 at 903 Dic; 20,000 ou No. 3at T755@73¢: 20,300 b re- jected at G232c; and 17,000 bu by sample at 63@ B2c. Total, U2,200 bu. Also'5,000 bu No. 3 sell- er March, on 1t storage, at 78c. WixTER WHEAT—Wasin fzir demand. Sales wers bu by sample at 95@0Sc. Also, 5,000 ba seller March at 95c. CORN—Was active and unusually strong, advane- ing ;@3¢ from the latest prices of Friday. Liv- erpuol was quotsd quiet and steady, and there was not much change in New York, while onr receipts were smaller, bug with light shipments. The mar- ket strengthened chiefly in sympstny wita wheat, thoagh there were 4 few more ouving orders on bana from outside, chiefly for May delivery, and tnis caused an 1mprovement in 5po, though ship- pers were slow to pay a_corresponding advance, Seller May opened at 37c, receded to 354 @36%¢, and advapced to 57%c, closing at 37%C. June sold 2t 8713@3Ec, and July was nearly nominal at Ke 2bove June, with one gale at 3Sc. ~ April fold at 33@33%c, March at 52%@33%c, and February was very quiet at 323 @33c, the Iatter closing at32c, and the restat 3¢ below ontside prices. Cash corn closed at 33c. Spot sales were reported of 435,000 Ba No. 2 and bich mixed at 32%@3313¢; 2,000 bn new bigh mixed af 31%@32¢; 800 bunew mixed ac B1c; 10,660 bu by enmple at 321;@85¢ on track; 2nd 400 bu ears at S1c do. Total, 58, 800 bo. OATS—Were fairly active and firm. advancing Kounder an argent inquiry, colefly from shorts. who were incited to buy in by the geueral nsein in. The reccipts were light, and futures wera not 80 freely ottered. Merch sold at 22¢, Aprilat 2235, ay at 243@25%c, tho latter June_sold at 25L@25%c. 35C. Samples were 1 good o ‘were reported of 21, 800 bn No. 28t 21X@21%c, and fresh at 22%¢: 7,500 ba. by sawple at 22 @J5c on _track: apd 12,000 ba do at 234@23%c free on board. Total, 41,600 bu. RYE—Was in fair demand and firmer under lim- ited offerings. April was firmer at 6%c bid, snd March at 452c; No. 2 sold at 43¢, and round lots would have brought the_same figure. Cash sales were reported of 00 bu No. 2, av 45c; 4.500 b oy sample at 434@47c on track. aud 1,200 bu do at 46@47¢ free on board. Toral, 6,600 ba. BARLEY—Was dnil and weik at lower prices. The offeringa were fair, but there wns very lirtls demand, snd the market closad slow and easy. Seller March opened at 78c, and closed at 17@ T7ic, “Regular No. 2 soldat 76c, and closed at 16 ry at 213@17 request. Cash sales @7y, Extrs 3 was quiet at $3@4Gc. sod fresh in A., D. & Co.'s would perbaps hava brought 48c. No. 3 was quiet at Sample barley was qnict. The city malisters seem to be well stocked, and orders from vutsiders are at the moment scarce. Cash sales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 at 76e; 1,200 bu extra 3 at 43¢; 4\]01 bu ‘12' :fiu:flné;g: 25 000 :g@?;gbu‘m?le at igo@a.':.c on track; and 500 bu do at. c {recon boart Total, 4,500 b : MORNING CALL. ‘Wheat—Sales: 335,000 bu at 90%c for March; 91%@813c for April. Corn—125,000 bn, ar3ic for May. Mess Pork—35,000 brls, at $9.85 for April. ~Lard—3.500 tes, at $6.67% for Marca, $6.75@86. 77:4 for Aoril, and S6.85 for May. Short }unjl—soo,uau D3, ut $4.5735 for April, and $5.00 for May. . BY TELEGRAFPH. FOREIGN. Spacinl Dispateh to The Tribune Lrvzreoor, Feb.15~11:302. m.—FLovE—N0. 1, 10s; No. 2, Bs6d. Grary—Wheatr—Winter, No. 1, 9s; No. 2, 88 64; spring, No. 1, 89; No. 2, 6510d: white, No- 1, 98 2d; No. 2, 83 8d; club, No, 1, 95 4d; No. 2, 8s11d. Corn—New, No. 1, 4s 8d: No. 2, 457d. Provistoxs—Pork, 48s. Lard, 33s 6d. Liverroor, Feb. 15.—Corros—Market dull st 5%@5 9-1Gd; sales, 4,000 bales; speculation and export, 500: American, J,300. Loxvoy, Feb. 15.—PeTroLrvy—Refined, 7Xd LINSEED O1L—238%.258 5d. AxTweRP, Feb. 15, —PETROLEGY~23X1. The followinz were received by tne Chicago Board of Trade: LiveErroor, Feb. 15—11:30 a. w.—Flovr,'Ss 64 @10s. Wheat—Winter, Ss6d@0s; spring. G 1 white, S8 Sa@9s ¥d; club, 83 1I1@0s Corn, 45 7d@4s $d. _Pork, 48s. Lard, 43s Gd. Liverroor, ¥eb. 15.—Bacon—Cumberiands, 2085 ehort ribs, 275 6d; lonz ciear, 26s; short clear, 27s. Beef—Prime mess, 703; Iudia mess, 76s; ex< traIndia mess, §62. Cheese, choice, 49s. 235, Tallow—Prime city, $6s. Lard, Pork—Prime mess, Eastern, 52s; Western, 488 Hams, long cat, 20-B averaze, 40s. Loxpoy, Feb. 1i.~Liverpoor—Wheat firmer; Corn quiet, Carzoes off coast—\Wheat quieter; fair average red winter, 43s 6d. Corn steady. Car- goes on passage—Wheat dull, NEW YORK. New Yorg, Feb. 15.—Corrox—farket dall ab 95ic; futares quict; February, 9.70c: Match, 9.74¢; April, 9.91¢; May, 10,07c; June, 10.20¢3 July, 10.30c. FLoun—Stronger; receipts, 16,000 bils; euver, State and Western, $3.30@3.65: common to good extra, $3.85@3.90; good to choice, §3.95 @4.50; white wheat, extra, SL55@3.13; extis Obio, $3.75@5.00; St. Louis, $3.80@5.75; M- Desota patent proces, $5.50%8.00. GRA1N—Wheas active and higher; demand chiefly speculative, receipts, 76,000 b unzraded spring. 83c; No. 3 Milwauiee, 94c; No. 2 spung, $1.03 @1.04; ungraded red, $1.0081.10%; No. 3 red, $1.075@1.08; No. 2 do, S$1.10:@1 do. SL11@1.113%; ungraded amber, SL10G 1.10%; No. 2 amber, §1.10@1.104: No. 1 amber, $1.104@1.11; unmaded winte, S1.104%@1.11% No. 2 do, $1.08@1-08% ; No. 1do, S1.10X@1.113 No. 2 do, extra do, SL111:@1.12. Kye guiet. but fim; Western' and State, 59%@6lic. Barley quiet. Corn firmer: receipts 0. 3, 42%@ 30,000 bu; ungraded, 461:@47¢; 3¢} steamer, 4il{GAtice: '463¢c; new do, 45%c. Quts—Aciive and irm; receipts, 19,000 bnj No. 3 white, 313ic: No. 2 do, H2ls@u2%c; mize Western, 31@3%c; white do, 32@31c. Har—Quiet: shipoing, 40@45c. Hors—Quict anc nncuanged. GiiocEnizs—Coflee—~Uemand active. Sugar in moderate demand; 1air to good refiaing. 83@5HE Molasses quiet bat steady. Rice quict and na- o 4, 083651, 00; crudek £TROLEGN—Firm; nnited, 083 ; orn $1.0814@1.09; refined, S1.09: TarLow—Quiet at 65@63c, Resiy—Quiet bat steaay at §1.4081.42% TunresTiNg—Firm at 30c. LEeaTuER—Quict: hemlock sole, Buenos Ayresy and Kio Grande, 10@21c. : Woor—Quiet but irm; domestic fleece, 2T@10C3 E;!!ed. 17@36¢; unwashed, 10E25c; Texas, 130 e Provisioxs—Pork firmer; mess, $10.50 for news $8.60@9.00 forold. Cut meats firm: long cleat middles, 534c; ehort do, 5%c. Lard firmer; prime steam, $6.85226.90. Borren—ark ator uEESE—Fizm: mm, 2@83e. :\'n\;nsm—Qmfi but steady at SL.07 bid; SL.07TH asked. JleTars—Mannfactured _copper in moderate de- mand; new sheathing, 22c; ingot laxe. 15%C. Pig-iton_quiet but tirm at $22.50@24.00: ican, $15.00@17.50; Russin sheetin: Nats—Cut, 15; ciinch, e ————— Death on the Rail. The proportion of persons killed on_ Enziish railways last year was one in every 50,000 car- ried. During the years 1873 to_ 1573, 0n our lines, it was one.out of every 12,000,000; o3 French railways, one to every 15,000,000; 03 | Belrian railways, one to every 20,000,