Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1879, Page 14

FINANCE AND TRADE Moderate Demand for Governe mentse=Foreign Exe Large Boupplics of New York Ex- change—The Stock Market, The Produce Markats Moderately Aot- ive, and Generally Easier, Inoreased Offerings in Provislons and Grain. FINANCIAL. There was a fair business in Government bonds, purchases of Iargo and smnll amounts being reported by the brokers. Prices steady, The 0Os of 1881 were unchan, 1003, the 500 of 1867 at 1013{, tho & 1863 at 102, and the 10-40s at 10414, The now Bs of 1851 were off 14, Lo 104343 tho43{s at 100, the 43 a2 100 to 10034, and the curroncy Os at 121 were quoted without fluctuation. ‘The New York WWorld says in its inancial column: been, evon among peraons familiar he bond busincss, niore or less uneasiness as to the very larga ecttiemonts o be made with the ‘I'reasiry In Avril. the 17th inst., the Treasurer of the United States informed the depository banke that they could for- ward to the Becretary called bonds inciuded nndee call as n settjoment for their 4 per cent sube tlons, tho differonces to bo ndjueted u; A farther important fac aottlements 18 granted in A letter vec: banka from Treasurer Gilfillan lo-da) ordered that any called vonds scnt fo the Secra- 1ary, under the Treasurer's lctter of the 17th inst., wil bo redeemed upon their receipt by him, 1f it is g0 renested, and credit made of the pro- ceeds, including $nterast to the date of maturity of the cell in which theynre Included, Krfinl simnlify the accous nis hetween the vanks d correspondidgly reduce doousits " which all, but simvly stock For i must always be romembered that tho Trensury dovs not part with a 4 por cent bord withont rocelving either the money for it or tho deposit of some greator valug in other United A8 the present srrangement bo- comes known we belleva that the unensincss as to aettlementa with tho Treasary will disappears snd tve thereforo Jook to sco a decidud Increane in the subscriptions to the 4 per cent loan, Gold {s nominally quoted at $3.00 per $1,000 for 1argo amounts, and 10434 for small Iots, but the quotation 18 nominal, as there is no demand. Forelgn exchange rates wero strong, Btatis- tics of exports show that the ehipplng move- ment fs less active than at thls timo last year. ‘The scason of cotton bills is about over. facts, and the unusual demand' from bond Im- porters, account for the firmness of rates, BSter- ling graln bills or * documentaries ™ wero 489, and French . bilts B212¢. rates for sterling wera 4359 und 48834, In New York the actual ratcs wers 456 and 480, The posted rates for sterling wero 4833 and 4804, French bankers’ bills were 51815 and 5183¢. Conzols wurs unchanged at 08 5-16. from the other side represent the flnancal situa- tion as dull but strong, although the commer- cial and industrial outlouk I8 far from encourag- ing. Board of Trade Inquirics for accommoda- tlon for the first of the month wers tho prioci- pal new featurc of businoes at the banks. The general condition of the loan market fa dull, Rates at the banks are 6@7 per and 7@10 ver loans. The supply of New York exchange s large, on account of the free shipments of siufl Easti but, as most of the gratn und provisions going forward aro accumulated here, thereis lfttlo extra demand from the country for cur- reney. Bank clearings wero $2,700,000. An encouraging view of the tuture Is afforded our business men and bankers by the Chicazo correspondent of the New York Daily Commer- thors so-called not deponita af The actual Chicago cent for time amaong all our farmera thera soemn to be n strong . monvictton that this is golny (o be one of the **faL The conditious are all 0 far favorable,— #n immenso area was fall-plowed in overy State in the Nortliweat: tho great nbsence of an undue full of rain;,n fine winters the snow oy nnd absorned inta the carth, incredible amount of drainuge has been dono bath with tilu nod open ditches, Local securities are In demand at pood prices, There wero sales of Chicago City 7s at 111, £5,000 of North Dlvision City Rallway bonds ot 105} and intercst, Cook County 18%4s at 106, ond 1880s at 10134, Btocks were dull, atn s all gono linois an almoat Prices fluctuated back and forth, but the geuernl tondency was downward, although at the closo there was somo recovery from tne lowest fizures of tho dny. Tho cxcep- tlon to the provalling direction of prices was Western Union, ‘who weut short of this stock, in bland relfance ‘upon the sovereign power of their votes on the aflroad T'slegraph bill to put down the price, havo by tbis time acauired somo expensivo ln- structfon {n the devious ways of Wall strect. The **fint"” dividend agaln makes its appear~ anco fn strect gosslu, but no one bas yet ex- vlalned how the distribution among stockhold- ers of the stock in the Troasury thut already belongs to them can mako the stock worth uny more, Missourl, Kensas & Texus was weaker, declining from 63 to 736 The rcport ' {ndus- triously cireulated that the Chicazo, Burlingtun & Quiucy Company was buylng up the stock und bonds of the road s denled by those who ought to kuow, market was weak, The tono of This feeling was nsslsted by the atatemont from scemingly zood autlior- ity that Jeaders in tho late bull pool like Os. boroe, Cammack, and Gould bad sold out and qono short, Michizan Central advanced 8, to 894, but st of the other active stocks, ex- cept Weatern Unlon, mentfoned above, declined, Lake Bhore was off 3{, to 71}¢; Northwestern common 174, to G8l4; the proferred 8, to 873 Bt. Paul common 134, to 38463 the preterred 34, to 823 Burlington & Quiney 34, to 1103 Unlon Paciflo 34, to 74; ¥rle &, Lo 253¢; Wa- bash i, to 23; Ollo & Misslssipn! 3, to 11} ; Lackawanna 1, to 50, und Toxas Ceutral 1, to . Tho opeolng, highcst, lowest, and closing prices of tho day are given below, Northwestern gold bonds wera 10734, Alton 6 per cents (rold) were 10334, Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Missourl & per cents were 72)¢, and 8t, Paul Binking Funds 103%. The Missourl, Kausns & T'cxas Rajlrond ro- parts for the third week of February Increased carnlngs of $2,700. + Thefollowing showathe prices aud Quctuations stocks for the day: Quening, Jlighest, Lowest, Closing, 17 u7 AMichigan Central, La inois Central., Unlon Pucide, b1 Can, Boathern,., 533 Kausas & Toxas., BLL,K.C.& N Hiy Esosas Pacltic.,.. 17 % 3 I 180 {1, dated Feb YOREION EXCLANGET. QOYERNMENT BONDS. 8, 84 of '81 (ex, tut) 5-208 of 47 (ex. In 08 of *68 ( ! 4 por cent o U. B. curtoncy 08 ..., LOCAL SEQURITIRS. Chieaga 7 per cent bonds (long). Omeago 7 par cent aswerage (long Chu:asn'?ntrcem waterloan (long) Look Connty 7perct, bands tlong) West Park bon Bouth Park bon ‘North Chicago 7 omlae....... Laies City laltway (Sonth Side) City Railway (\West Sido) City Railway (North Blde) Chamber of Commaorce. .. W, Div, Itallway 7 per cent cert' City scaip. *And Intercat. — BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. 40 the TWestern Associated Press, New Yonk, Fob, 29.—Govornments wero qulet and weak for some of the older lasuas, Rullrond bonds were generally weak, Thero I3 a renowed demand for Central New Jersoy consolldated nnd convortible bonds, Btate sccuritios were dulls The stock market was Irregular, but in the main weak carly In the day, and prices declined 34@2%, the latter Erlo preferred, which sold down to 43¢, againat 461 yeaterday. During tho afternoon a stronger feeling provalled, and a recovery of Y@1Y ensued, Erle preferred lending In the fmprovoment. ‘I'bls advanco was well maintained to the close, and a firm tono charncterized final dealings. The recovery in Erlc was duc tothe aunouncement that the London shareholders of the Atlantie & Great Weatern Rond hud consented to a leascof the property to the Erle Rallway, also to the fact that tho oxpenscs of the ‘last-mentloned rond decreased $11,000 during the past month, notwithstanding the cost of keeping the road ciear of snow. A lively contest s n brog- ress |o coal shares, notably Lackawanna. The bears made strcnuous efforts to depress the stock with a larze mmount of sellcr 60's, honing to get tho price at alower ranee for covering purposcs, but the cash stock advanced, becanse the output of cosl, owing to the continued cold wenther, is likely to be very large, particularly for Lackawanna, whose profit Is on the amount sent to market, and not the prico, "Thero is some talk of taking the Now Jersey Central Kond out of the hands of the Recetver, In this conuection the Times sags the feoling of dissatis- factlon created by the yazue character of the re- cent report of the Rucelver of the Central Rail- road Company of New Jerscy, and {ts remark- able omissiona, still continues, and many ind|- vidunls who wera induced to part with thelr holdings i the impreaston that the documents roferred to gava afair ropresontation of the financial condition of the Company ex- press much indigoation, and ciaim that they bhave been prossly decelved. Theso artics eay that many thin whicn gnvn been ‘focluded under the heading of cxponses should properly haye been charged to construction account, und that, had this been done, the roport, lustead of showing an appar- ent defleit of $180,000, would have shown an fn- creasc in net earnings, As compared with 1877, of §400,000. Tho stroncest stock was Western Union, which ndvanced on larieo transactions to 1003, the hightest point yer reached, clostug with sales at the best price. The Poat says the above stotk was bought with a confidonce that implics a knowledge of somcthing that will ad- vonces the price. Rumor had ‘it that an extra dividend of 134 per vént would be declared In March. The aliort interest hero and at Wash- ington fs lorge. ‘Cranssctions wero 208,000 shares,—18,000 Eris common, 4,000 preferred, 81,000 Lake Skore, 2,000 Wabash, 17,000 North- western comimon, 18,000 preferred, 11,000 St, T’aul common, 4,000 leerred, 50,000 Now Jer- soy Cantral, 3,000 Michigan Central, 2,600 Unlon Pucifle, 8,000 8t. Joecs, 24,000 Westoru Unlon, and 8,300 Mlssour], Knnsas & ‘Texas. Money active at_3@5, closing ot 4. Trime mercantlle paper 8@5, hBlerlzgg‘ exchange, sixty days, firm at 436 short, Drvl gouds imports for the week, 81,856,000 GOVERNNENTH, Coupons of 1881...10825|New 43, Coupons, '07s.,...,102" [10-40a.... . +.1021£/10-404, Conp 104% Currencles 100k BTOCRS, 10034, lzlogu’sz. T 13 Maripaea . Aariposn, 10: 5 Adams rone, ... 100 |Terre llauto, 7 Wells, Fargo & Co,, 094 Terre ilante, nd ’11.;‘ 75 American fxpress, 493¢'Chicago & Alton.. U. & Expresa « 483 C. & Alton, pid.... 205 N. Y. Ceutrul 1103, Ohio & Misslsaippl, 113 253, Del,, L. & Western, 40% Erle, pid."" 4171AL & P, Tolegraph, 38 Aielogan G Wk e lt‘znmlnii".ua' Michiaa Gentr 2 B & Guoxdiv, anama. - 113 [Tidnnibal & 6 Jas, 1615 Unton Pag AN Lako Share. R 813§ Cont, Puc, D13 Union Pac. bond: hil%. U, P Land-Granta 73 » Sinkiog. d 424 ATATE RONDA. 30 |Vieginia O 243 (Misaourd.. SAN FRANOCISCO, San Frawcisco, Feb, 28,~Fallowing were the closiug quotations at the Stock Board : O TLEN oo G3g dnlin Consolidated Northwestern Northwestorn c,c,C. & ‘Tenneeena s, old 10 B4 1% n Crown Polnt. .. Enreka Con 2 BiiYellow Jucket, f‘.- Lodle.. NEW ORLEANA. Nuw OrLeaxns, Feb, 23.—8ight exchange on New York at pur, Sterling oxchange, bankora' bills, 456, VORTION, 1,0NDON, Feb, 28,—Consols, money, 00 510; account, B, ‘Atnerfeay Becuritles—Reading, 12; Erle, 20; preferred, 45. Uulted States bonds—'07s, 104; 10-40s, 104}¢; new Bs, 10031 ; 43¢s, 10734, Bilver to-day was 403¢ pence, Paws, Feb, 23.—Rentes, 1111 70c, REAL TESTATI, The followlng Instrumeuts wera tled for rec- ord Friduy, Feb, 28: CITY TROrEnTY, Cornell st, 345 ft w of Milwaukve ny, 8, 25136 ft, Impraved, dated Feb, 18 (1 and U, @, Platun to Car] Pries). ... rehor uv, 168 fLs wol Wentwarth av, o wf, 25x100 ft, dated Feb, 20 (Ira d. Nicholas tu G, K. and C. ‘ave), 2,260 Weat Taylorat, 150 L w of Conire av, 8 1, 25x125 1, dutod Feb, 27 (M. I anan o Kugene Sweenoy) . 1,260 May st, 144 11 n of Nincteenth st, w f, 21 X100 1t, improved, dated Feb, 24 (Gott- He Q00ts 10 Vo BY)00ers vrrnvesine West Washingtol son »t, n b undivided 3 of 7ax1do ft, dnted Marcn 17, 1877 (B, Judson uif- ford to ¢, J, l)uurll!?i South Park av, 224 410 Oith st, o f, 2x124%5 1, dated Fob, $7 () olin Yunker to Chaslen N, Perry).... 2,500 North Clark ut, 13234 {4 nof Divislon ut. e f, ikix), unproved, dated Yeb, U8 Verry toJohn Yonkor)..., 10,000 1 e corner of Zion place, wf, 3085 {1, datod Feb 21 (ostato of David Lee 10 tuo Evangelical Lutheran Uraud P'rize 5,000 'fl, 400 Zlan's Congregation) o, West Twenttoth st, 300 1 uf, ©52124 {1, vated Feb 1o Carl Zimmermann a2 Hsibbard st, betweon Kl th sta, u LGOX107 (% (wilh other property) dated Sopt, 7, 1878 (Georgo A, Now- 1040 L0 BANNG] A, SOWYON).0ove iienees 27,500 South Oakley st, n W carner of Thirty- Tourth st, © f, 120x108 ft, dated Jaw, 17, 1874 (James B, Mouroo to Samuvl A, Sawyer).,a. " 1,000 BOUTH OF CITY LIUTS WITIIN & NADIUS OF SEVEN NILES OF THE COUNT-IOUSE, Ellls av, 100 1t, » of Drook wt, e f, 20x Su“"" D, Ry 0).... 3 9,001 wond to L. D .Comic COMMERCIAL, Latest quotations for February delivery on the leading articles for the last two business days: Thureday. Kriday, wel 104743 .24 it A u.7 were the recelpts and ship- monts of the Jeadlng erticles of produce in this Tl:.fE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCI-I‘ 1. 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Friday mornfug, and for’tho cor- reaponding dato twelvo months ago: 1l taken, chiefly by short: colots of product wora moderato, with o Thore was little teference mado to the ‘*closo of the packing seaeon,' aa it nevor closes here, whatever may b the cane elaowhero, Mzea Ponx—Declined 1714@20¢ per brl, reactad 1214¢, and closod 1240 below the Iatest picen of Balea were reportod of 410 brls (old) 4, 2,750 bria seller Mnrch at 810, 224 @ 750 nris soller Anrll at 810.:10710, 4234 ; 0 brls scller May ot $10.40@10. 5o, Tota ‘The market cloxed tame at 810, for easn; $10.25 far Marchi §10,35@10,47% for Aprlls nnd $10,600310,52Y for May, 1y waa quoted at 88, 75 when not repneked. I'rimu meas pork exira prinio nt $8, 71 Tiann—LDechned Tted-tinped hur! Fina green, with Red-tipped do, $3.76@1. 85 for | poor to cholce heay, ]lnllhldcld‘.‘...,‘f‘.’.’. (b At DUTTER--A falr degroe of the butter market, liboral purchases being made both on Jocal and shipping acconnt, but the in. cresaing recalpts keep prices wonk, cresmery butteris Jnst now in excessof the de- mand, and ssles ars slow at tho late declino. Groen city butcl Sheop elts, wool ostlinat LUMBER~Wan again 10 falr dom endy, thiongh tho price-list in rometimos doparted from for caah or on large orders and partly groen stufl, d clear, 1¥@2 in Tiited clear, 13§ to % 1ncl o Third clear, fnch.. First and cleardres; Qoad to choice dairy, MedItm. eurs voee Inferior to common Ttoll butter oouuie - BAGUING—~Only & Might Inquiry oxls dora wero few and small, but nrices romain firm, deepito the dullness of trade. Wo quote: whe quoted at $0, 30, 00, 744G 10¢ ner 100 Tba, and closcd 734 below the ntest prices of Thursday, was not much demand except for April, and the matkol was gencrally quict, of 1,600 tes melle aeller April at 80, May at $6, 00720, 05, Total, 10. kot closed tama at £6, 7714 for apof 4, 82500, 83 Tor Apeil; and $0,00@ \\'ryr'o quiet, except in loenl futures, and ers wade few inquires, alea were reported arch at Sflflflflr‘l‘.fl Becond common ading. ... Flonring, first comntun, drossed. .. Flooring, second commo n W‘:l'ol BaCka ..o CHEESR—Fine mild chocso is vei runply belng reduced to rather small Other erades wezo ot protty full Nguros, but can Following ‘are tho prlces Box boards, C A stock bourds, i @ atock boards, 10 to 12 in 1 or common stock boards.. Fencing, No. 1, Common boards, a shade enaler, ,70: 6O bosca doat 11,85 spot; leng nnd short cleara nt hlses G0 boxes do nt 130,000 1ba shurt rins nt §5, 0216 @5, 125 @6. 10 for Aprll, and 86,953 tea mweot-pickied hams (10 b ‘The following were the closing prices pel on tho leadinyg cuts: hardly bu quoted frin. Septomber and October, full cream, ., Withdrawn from store during Thursday for city consmnption: 848 bu oats, 052 bu barley, The following grain was inspected into atore in this clty yesterday morning: 15 cars No, 2 winter wwheat, £ cars No, 8 do, 1 car refected, 1 2 hard, 33 cors Shorl (L &S, clears. | clears. good account, and remalned lowy: Lackawanna, large egg Lackawnnna, amall ogg. Lauckawannn, not .., Lackawanna, range. Yero In pood rec 9 ears no grade (140 wheat); 1 car yellow corn, 40 vars high mixed, 23 cars new do, 10 cars new mized, 55 cars No. 2 corn, O cars re- Jjected, 1 car no grade (138 corn); 12 ears white oats, O cars No. 8 mixed, 1 ear rejected (23 oats);: 0 cars No, 2 rye, 1 car rejected; 1 car No. 8 barley, 1car feed. Total, 307 cars, or 139,000 bu. Inspected out: 81,6065 bu ‘wheat, 061,620 bu corn, §,514 bu barlev. The leading produce markets were rather fr- regrular yesterday. There was an early tendency to lower prices fn most departments, but sever- al of them recovered Inter, 'There was o good demand for pork throughout, though packers offered thelr stull o freely as to lead some to think they wanted to break the markoet, the samo condition was observed in wheat, Larges orders were received to buy April wheat at about O4c, and it was surmised that the hold- ers tried to beat down quotations to that polut, but It only stald thers a few minutes. A pood deal of February wheat was bought fn yester- day, the shorts having held off longer than usual In hones of a brook, some rather long lines of corn wercsold for fu- ture, which caused lower prices In that market, ond oas sympathized with It. Thendvices from other polots were not specially favorabls to strength, excopt thut wheat cargoes afloat for Great Britain were quoted tirmer. Domestic dry poods were falrly active and wero firm. There fs now o stendlly-Increasing attendanco of buyers, and in comparlson with past years at a corresponding perfod the markes {sactive. Grocerics were Ingood general demand, and as a rule wero firm, the decline of the previous day. market remnins firm for domestics und for most varicties of Imported fruits, fvo and firm. No important change was appar- ent In tho butter market, prices rullng casy. Prices of leather, baz- ging, coal, and woed rangea asbout the samo as before, Olls ruled quict and steady. Lumber continues in falr demand at the cur- rent prices, The orders usually call for dry atufl, which ls in fair supply, but unequally dls- tributed, hiencs local dealersa find it necessary to trade more or less with each demand for sccds was smaller, two leading kinds were tame, whilo Iate varleties wero firm, the stock of them being light. Wool was steady. 1lldes sold ot former figures, the regular dealers tuking all tho re- "The demnud for green [ruits was falrat recent prices. Poultry and eggs were firtn under 8 good local fnqulry, VISIDLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN, The following tablo shows the visiblo supply of graln on the dates named: uoted at $1.85 0 andn, €5,00205.25 bosed; long- 1,80 rted qniet, with littie or no Bolow are tho qnotmlnn:}: OILS—Trado was rof variation {n values. Curbon, 110 degrecs test, ... Carbon, linois legal, 1560 deg. tes g headlight, 170 degrees teat, Carbon, Michigan lelflllte:il. xt. weet-pickled hnms, 7% @740 B@8\, for 10 10 16 1b v same averages. ¥ @he for siionlders, HX@HNC for shurt ribe, GGZUleC for short clears, 8@ for bame, all canyased ond nucked, HrgasE—Was quoted at £5. 0f \hvhllc. 424@bc for good yellow, and 44@44c for rose EEF PRODUCTS—Wero firm and qulet at . UOED, 5 for exira mens, EAST Linentr, Speclat Dlspaten to EAsT Linewty, Pu. colpts for the week end! b and 1,046 local, local; ‘supply tendance of puyers; Blgo mostly cammon., closed weaic at the foil 85,00 n White nah hloek. cmmmngn bringing former fOgures. Thosalos wato 035,50 for No, 1 Lurdtlerces.ovusens BE! £8,25@.8, 50 for mess, LR R A, and S17, 7618, 00 for hams. TALLOW~—Wns qulot at U @ut4c for country, BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—There was not quite so much demand, ‘but moro doing, the inquiry being more for brands in stock than it was tho previous day, did the most of the businces, firm at previous prices, tho marke Whale, winter bl 0 murket was a) o ., ‘\J;."{on‘ oll, strictly pure. Neatsfoot oll, exra., E“"“o’i"'""' No. 1 i @0%c for clty and G stockers as to qiialy cows, and stazs, 82,25, woek, 1,184 head, agaiunt (147 Hoas—Ttecelpis, supply for local sales ), commony the through run |s week: nest é‘gh%"l,z " e L GO, UC; beat 4.00: common Yorkers, 3. 3 Titepentino ..., Miners' oll, extra yelllow, ., Naphtha, deod Gasoline, deodorlzed, 74 Gusoline, 87 degreos Vo Bucken tlcrcastaves, gm Bucked whisky staves, ¥m. Itongh staven 81, 00RG5. DRESSED HOGS-Goo sud holders were Sales were reported of 500 brls winters, partly at §5.00; 1,400 bria doublo extras at $3.00@4.75; 100 brls extras at $3,16; 100 brls supors at 32.40; and 600 bazs rye floar un Total, 2,500 brla, wag the nomninal rangae of prices Cholco winters.... {joud to cholce winters. Latr to oud winters. Choleo Minnesutas, Of 3 d fresh lots wore firm at 5, and _heavy were probably salable at Sales were reported of 2carn at § 4,85, and on tho strect, of 23 head at 34,70, EGGY—Wero firmer at 1631tc, with falr sales 10 the ity retaflors. Tho sunpl dealers expect tho storm will reduce recelpts for a FIsH—Prices romain a8 bofors and ars firm Trade is activo and stocks Liclow aro the qnolations No. 1 whitefish, 12 5 Family whitelizh, %-orl Burrr—Recelpts, 14,400 head, 'heavy this weel extea, 120 to 130, 70 to 85, 83,2504, 0f The following was ample, bat in ‘mode sold at 70@80¢, ane ag steady under a falr clty de- mand, and some of tho cholce lota were taken for hickena, drossed, B . ‘Turkeye, dressed, We nate, too, that througliout the list. Nezw Yonr, Feb, 28—Hrrvea— held vack to 2lve tho market a ch from tho dopression nutod Wi nnlrvl llu&: mnrk‘?l Inlncuv‘r.‘v; er than gt tho cloao Wed , 1,550 lbs, H3;c, ile 5 car-loads ol at 8o; common to stric 10%5¢; nune uxed by oxporiera. hslnlux:g—uocolpu, 1,700; warket quict and un. SwiNz—Recolpts, 1,200; market a and nowinaily quoted 8 8ol yesterday at 33, ad, Ducks, dressed, 3 b Wfl]dvlucks, small, . nr SEEDS—Wure aula n s0ld nt §1.05@1,22, prime boln: Clover was slow and k) BrAx—Was in pood do: RXDL sloe VZ‘L wero 70 tons at $0.50 per ton on track, and 80,50 @0.75 freo on board cars. ConxeMear—~Sales wero 20 tona coarss at §12,65 vor ton to arrive, and 600 bris at 81,75, Oarstieat—Salo was made of 2,000 bags on pri- MipvLixas—Salo was made of 10 tons at $9,00 ac WiraT BonrexiNas—8ales were 40 tons at 812,00 . 30 por tan.. PRING WIHEAT—Waa active and easler, Tho market declinod 8¢ enrly, advanced 2ic, nnd closeu dac below tho latest prices of Thursday. 7T'ho ritish markota wora quict, but _cargoss on pas- saue wera calfod firm, whilo Now York wusinactive und dull, and our recefots wers largor, things wero favorahle 10 lower prices, nent overatora wero apparently disposed to help the downward movement, orders wero herc to buy April wheat at fie, and the holdersof thoso orders wers unableto it thom, nd the market rebounded almost as svon as it had touched that tlvure, and there wans a maoderate demant on tising quiry was moro luryel tore, several of the shorts hasing Avoided Hlling 08 they lmd hoped. rthe conttnued accumnlation of ‘Ihia shinping demand foe the lowert grades was fair, and rouud lotaof No, 2 tamo at $,60@4.00, and mammoth sold at £4.10@4,15. lunearlsn and millet wero sieady at H0280c, and flax at 81,40 for cruahing and $1. 80@1.U5 for fine sowing. BALT —Continites in falr requost and fiem. stock is smallor (han usual, but sufficient to carry the trado till aprin, Coflees were stendy at very rough hogi No. 1 bay, medium The dricd-frult Family kifa.,.. o (len;‘gu‘n codilsh, extr: Special Dixpatch to The Tribuns. Kaxeas Citr, Mo, Foh, Prica Current revorty receipts, 51y nono; markot easy ; native shuppers, natiyo stockera ani fecders, : and corn-fed I'oxas stee Hnas—Recolpen, 1,045 lower: fair {0 cho suipplug, $3,00@3, @ 1 wre sees 500D f.gg il Fish conttoue act- brl, without bags Asnion dairy, ¥ sack. TEAS—A good business wi prices sgaln ruled firm, We quot HTHON, Commonto fal Labrador herring, Labrador herring, Ilolland herrint, Hmoked halinut. Hicaled herring, i box. California salinon, brls 3 D NUTS-Little chaugo was ohsery- able ia this narket, Thero was a falr mand, and most varlotics wero atcad formur quotationss h;“fimgren and Q! Chicese remalns flrm, hipmonts, 77; dall and ico pucking, $3,2583.75; hgat 28 Common (o fuir. 0G50 Extra fueto tin B¢ 1t won stated that, large Burrano, Feb, 28,-—~CarTiE—Receints, market muderately active SUREF AND LAMby—Li firm for good grades; Western sheep. $4.00%5 1laus~Lecaints, 6,00 lower; York wolg 0avy, §4,15034. 403 slory pigs, Lest grades disposed of. § nricod unchanged. cceipte, 1,000 market thers quiet; falr to good uo lambs on ssle, bruary than hereto. Commonto falr. .,20@30! Extra tino to (incet 4 5 Supartor to fine, ., 35@345(Cholceat. ... .. 1., .80@70 Extra tins to inesti0@U0/ soucitoNa AND coNgo. Chiofeost. ... ....700680|Superlor to dne...28@40 WHISKY—\Waa qulet, with nn change in pi 8alca were reported of 250 81.04 per gallon for highwincs, port was nowinal at 3o per gallon, delivered In Tk, WOOL~-\Vas in small order demand Washed fecco wool, 34 1d. Medium unwashed, till the lnat dn wonld hreak nind Turkieh prrne whea In store here, o T'tench prunes, ALBANY, Fob. 28, —CATTLE: againat 501 last week; ht; prices unchaneed, AND Laatus~—Recelpts, 400 mors fully up to Jast week's pric g or cominon to good. Trade tn lamos Hmited; prices malutajned at $5.00346.23, for common to extra, —Recelpls, 450 eans, avernga quaiity fair; dee bris on tho bawi H0%¢ for cash Jota on first_storugo. Alcolial for ox- opened at D4@O44ce, declined to Dde, advanced ta9tyfe, and close uiet at Mq@d%c over Aprll, solling st D74@ 73c. “Heller Mnreh was quiet ut 035@033c, closing at 0ilge, Februury iwas the same pri Spot_uzles jvere roported of 21, 0 bu mizad at 89c; 25, . 300 bu <o (fre: bu_ rejected at 07 Looso Muscatol. Valenclun, new. Sellor' May_wng 8t. Louvis, Fob, 28,—CArTiE—Ezport grider Jower: inactive; $4.00@5.00; other grades un chauged; rocelpts, D00; shipments, 1,500, llous—Actlve and unchanged; receipis, 3,700; shivments, 2,000, Sixzr~-Stendy and unchangea; receipts, 200; shipments, 300, Tub-washed, choice, Tub-washed, common to falr, Colorado, medlum 1o flue. Culorado, common,.. Culorado, coarso .. LIVE-STOCK. 0, 1 (regalar) o 2t 80 @BUNL; B G 24,000 bu by sample at S83G85!4c. ,-400 bu No, $at 8133¢ to arrive, 1aT—Wns mora active, jo for regular and D7c for u No. i at BiN4a@01c; at Di{e@EL 0054, CORN~—Was fairly active In futnres during art of tho sesulon,” but enster, declimng iGA%c rices of Thursday, ull and eanicr, while Now York but without sffceting our markot, though_ tho recelpta hore were ruther I ruthor largo_qnantity of long corn, chielly for May, was offerca carly ani this depressed gtiota- A temporary rally enened, but not cnough demand remnined to sustaln prices, shipping inquiry was noted tn No. 2, but the lowoer Rraides were doeidedly wlow, CiNevNaTr, Fob, 28, —Hoas—Stead packing, St 10B4. ers'y 84,8504, 503 Recelpts, 085 ahipments, 2L BY TELEGRAPI, for light: heav: “Also, 1,314,000 01 rye, agalnst 1, lunt, $3,764z4. MOVEMENT OF WHEAT, Tho following shows the receluts nnd ship- ments of wheat, at poiuts named yesterday: Almonda, ‘atragona Naples walnuts . Texus pecans , Itiver pucans, ... ... o following wero received by the Chleae Board of Trado: . Ltvenroos, Feb. 28—11:10 8, m.—TFlour, 81 8 @108, Wheat—Wiater, Ba0d@0s 2d; spring, 0 s 1d; white, 83 10d@0n 4d; club, bs 24808 8d, Corn, 48 7d. Pork, 50s. Lard, d4s 3 Decept of wheat Jast threo days, 130,000 contals, 107,000 FURS—\Wero In fairdemandat unchanged pri Tho renorta from Iurope Indicats weakness, and awaltinge the rosult of the #nles in London which takes place early thls dealors are anxloust Iteguiar No, * closod 11t edged rocoipts of do nominal ot igh nixed w‘n'm nominal ag 32 opencd at 374037 e s T 1y nominal at $73;@874c. 4550, and March at s 5 IN NEW YORK YESTRRDAY, Feb, 28,—Recelpta—Flour, 13,831 bels; wheat, 150,650 buj corm, 84,370 bu; onts, 0,475 buj corn-meal, 823 pkgs; rye, 3,050 bLu; barley, 1,600 buj malt, 1,425bu; pork, 510 brls: beef, 8,458} tea: cut-meaty, 4,183 pkgs; lard, 2,460 tess whisky, 869 brla. Exports — For vweuty-four hours — Flour, 8,000 brisy wheat, 65,000 bu; corn, 56,000 huj Tho sensational report in Friday's tho morning papera to tho effcct that a gonuine casa of plenro-pneumonin had been discovered nt tho Unlon Stock-Yards proves, npon Investigation, to have been falne in every particular, foundntion for the rumor was the clrcumstanco that on Suturday Inat a heifer, which had that doy arrived from Macou County, was found to bo dis- eased, and was accordingly ordered slaughterod by tho Governmont Inspector, soquently subjectod to a thorough examlination, which devoloped tho fact that it was suffering from ordinary pneumonia, agd nothing more. ‘The’ report that Dr. Detmers, the' Governmont Inspect« or, had cortiled to the contrary is supposed to have been furnlshed by a nincompoop attachod to the Collector's aftice, and {s pronounced uttorly false, “The Inspectot's certificate for yesterday nicclarce that no cass of pleuro-pnewmonia or other cun- 50 oxlsts at the Unlon Btock-Yards, “The position of tho market was no more favorable to wellurs than on the two preceding aays, trude continuing doll, with prices ‘weak ull around and irregularly Jowor. There was no changa for the botter iu thu tone of and as thy recelpits were g onsbledd to forco ilown prices auother notch, Ship- ning grades sufered thy nost, 1 thau covering the doctine iu tlint claes, chera stull and stockers the reduction averaged Comparod with last week's closing prices thero 1 a declin 25¢, and in othor descriptions of presont week's recelpts haws boen nltogather too 1beral for the time of year, and values 14 not gréater than might reasonabl; Yestorday's trading wos 0 for inferior to extra grades, tho bulk .50 for butchors' and comunon stuff, V04,40 for fule to choice shipping s paid $2.76@3.80 for common to cattle were luft in the poas unsold, and the market closod heavy, ) Cy 11 _back to B7iC at 137%¢, und July was ril wod quict ut el all closing oot sales woro reported 000 by No. 2 and higl 00 bu do (regulne) ai i ol @iidc on truck; 4,000 by do at 24L@: i and 400 bu cars at $4c untrack, Ltvenrootr, Fob, 28—1:20 p, m.—Weatber dull. Wheat—White, 85 9d@0s 34; test unchanged. 88 ® oon. Nos. 1104 raccoon. Brondstugs dull. cinb, 0a 24@0s 7d. Livsnroos, Keb, 28.—Special cable—Bscon— short ribw, S7e; Jonz clest, 2743 short clear, 278 0d, Deef—Primo mess, 70} Iudln mess, 7¢s; extea Indla mess, 872, 0d. Tallow—Prims Primomese, Esste Hams, long ca, 20D o Winter muskrat, - 00 Short-etrined skunk Narrow-stn'd skunk "T'otal, 47,100 bu. QATS~Moronctive by mamplo, and quict and a rhade coslor in the spiculative departinent, ‘The uttires were steady, closing he démand was smalt and prine ly for May, and chnnued wero mado trom thi month to next at e differonce. @204, cluslng t 1he jnslde, und Slurch nt 2384e, T steady ut 2314, ani frosh at 235c, n iively demund for local use anid shipment, ny Cush sitles wero ropurted of 10,0 4,600 hu by samplu_at 1100 bu do at 2 RY E—\Van steady, fatures hoing qulet and firm in the nbsenco of sollers, plenty and sold readily, Apnbat 4745¢, nnd May at b ware roporied of 400 bu No, Ly snmnlo at 443;@ 440 on track, and | i0c an hoard, Total, 4,800 bu, u8 in better domand and frmor, Tho olerings wero Hight, The tending in futires coustated principatly in making city, 808, Lard, i4s Ud. The animal was sub- ern, G2a; Western, 40s. recelnts wero L GRAIN INSPECTION, ol i The following tublo exhiblts the numbor of cars of each grade of wheat fuspected Into store In this eity durlng the month of February for LoNnow, ‘Feb, 28.—Livrnroou—Wheat qule and steady, Corn dull; s 7d. F¥lrm: corn quiet. Corn rathor casler. A fcan mixed, 22s Od, Cnrgoes on paseazo~Fira alr averago quality of Amet- fcan mizod corn for prompt ahivment by nll, Couutry warkets for wheat Number of cargoeso —less than G. Weuther du England—The froit seems to bo breaking up, Speciat Dispalch to The Tridu Livarroos, Feb, 28—11:304, .~ 1, 10s; No, 2, 8s Gd. n Gnai—\Wheat—Wlnter, No. 1, 0a 24 8s 0d; spring, No, 1, Bs1d: N white, No, 1, 08 4dj No, 2, 83 10 Ds 2d, Corn—Now No. 1y Frovistons—Pork, 50s, Lurd, s ade Liverroor, Feb. 28.—CoTTON- B2@055d1 sules, 8,000 bales; succul port, 2,000; American, 7, i Amerlcan, 38,0003 £,000, of which exporters ulmk from shipa' slde diroct ta spinner: export, 2,000; total recclpts, G1,000; Ante 64,0003 totul atock, 510,000; Ame awount atloat; 87,0005 American, Brezanarurrs—Dull; Califorals W 0d@0a 8d; do club, s 2de0s 7 Dacon—Long clear, = Yarns and fabrics at M: —Tarow—Fiuo Amerivsh May sold nt 20t Aprileold ut 2033 Cargoes off coast-Whest Faie avcrago Awer- corn tather easler, Kamplon wero niura Blirchy was e at 4033c, LY Uumerchantadlo i 75, 00 10 @ 1% 10 'S—Wera in fair retall roquest Apples were frmer, Jot of “nound frult, and fine stack Is 0Q3.00,.thie fnvide belng perhaps idyices from tho Eust, ain large buyerd were The following was the 2,00 being thu graln durlng Februacy: p12%c no mora retuiled at 82, chianzes irom rence af %ic on Extra 1, Extra 3 eold at 41%5@: @120 for Aprit, cl wasqufet nt 7760 r Apnlat thy cloyo, resh sold at 78c, and ahout1c on No, for March, and at At autshile quotation for March and 5 No, £ was numinat at 57¢, and Eztra 3 wua firm nt 42@47¢, unid No, 3} at 360d5c, Bumples wers n little jorg activo, Caxh snles wero ted of 400 bu No. £ on_ A, 78¢5 400 bu Extra i at 41c3 H0J bu'dy Cu, *s 0t 4703 400 bu' No, 3 ut. S8 ple at 206 81c on tracks and 3,200 bu do at Tolal, 8,100 bu, MORNING CALL, Mess pork—Saics 0,500 brls at 810,324 for 0@10, 45 for April, 4 1hs ut $5, 15 for April, 85, Valenela oranees, Valencla oranges, oxtra AMulaga grapes, Y caso .., ‘The following are spection which tako effect to-day. &pection—e per car-lomd, 10¢ per wagon or cart-load, 23¢ por 1,000 bu from canal boats, 3§ of 1¢ per by from bags. For out inapectiun—380¢ par 1,000 bu to vesdels, 20c ver car-loud to cars, 80 per car-load to teams, or 10¢ per o now rates for graln « 8.006p10,00 heen expected, 000; cotton aates uf 1he URUCERIES—~Trado was all that could bo ox- pected, the volume of #ales being in oxcess of past Vricea wero well yoars ut 8 corresponding scason. suppurted all arasud: 4o steers, sl:'nmlur 43@71c dellvered, Extra Decvas—Gradod sieera, woighing 1,500 1ha nnd upwards,. vou Chalco Nooves-Fino, fat, wolls [ wolghing 1,00 to 1,500 Jeoves—\Well-fatlenvd ateors, wolghing 1,100 to 1,350 Medlum dradea~dthers in fair welghing 1,050 to 1,200 Ibs Slendaline, Java Cliolca 1o fancy T Qood to prime. ... Common to fair . Roasting, vveuies March aud 310 ‘Tho Cluclonnti Price irrent of the 27th says: ‘The packine to date this scason, and ta the cluso of the winter lost year, at the under-nentioned places, zompuare as follows 1b4,, 4.50@4.70 0 for Muy, and auchester dull, 8o 3 0'CLOCK OALL. Wheat was easter, sules boing made of 169,000 L U@ e for March, UELio04, and H73¢ for May, L3 hu at 20he for June. $10,3:4810.50 for April, 13 for April and $6:73 for March, ) thy 1245 fur April, §5,25 for May, oxpoN, Fob, 28, Linexep Om—2Gs@25e 5d, WaLE-O1L—27@ 24 - ANTwenr, Feb, 2 NEW YORIK. Bpecial Diapaich to 443 I‘l:anll. 28, —Guary—White W slaughter, welghing KOO t 1,050 1D8.00sere susarressrnstenenras Btock Cattlo—Common cattle, welzbing —23%d Mens nork—10, 730 LTHOLEUN Lard--1,750 tcs at , anid scalawag atour Veals, per 100 ibs, Nzw Yong, Feb, with much readlor salo, chie eapocially near the clo: cron lighter offering vailed for spring for eurly delivery, port, at about provions moderato inaulry for corn, for steams mixed and No, tolzed Westorn, ungraded old: s quoted frm but quict; No, = Westers @03¢ asked and Glc bLld, Ostan bat at freegular, snd in somo insta canler prices; No. Provisioxs—Liog produc 1y changed Ja price, closin, wought, ana quoted aly stoady but quict. long clear quumg ;I;’:)’ dull for early delivory at burely March, 80,0733 April §7.02Q7.05 TarLow—1Iu less demand, with pf ‘Tota), alxcitlos...... Cl ulet, closing ifc lower than on April wold at MGefdie, and closed at March sold at 935 @03%¢, und clodvd st !LllnL’ at Sic for March, 334 #LU7c. The marset closed gy . New Orleans primo to cholce Tod & trifle stroed New Orlenns fully fair to prime, Now Orleans falf o000y 53 a00DS RECEIVED at the port of Chicogo Feb, 28 [T, 1. Hayden, 410 sacks salt; Peter Schuttier, 50 kegs wrought Collections, $7,230.0L MANIPULATION. To the Etitar of The Tribuns. Cutoago, Feb, 25.~4 sets the crowd to selling wheat, and becauso ft dou't go down they cry *Munipulation,” und seem oblivious to,the fact that France, Spaln, Italy, Boleium, Hollund, and Portagal last week took aver twice as much of our wheat Uuited Kingdom; oud thut fn five da; week there wero Contloent, sgainst 104,000 to the United King- dom, and that from Now York alone, so von sinnees OHQ G Wiy Californin sugar-loat drips Callloruia silver drips, sugar-houws -Xrluu the lnsidy pr%&-;-n.x"u‘ tawin ats wora quict at 20%5¢ for May, Moes york Wealionud uhder {eeo offerinas. Salos worg made ot 4,260 brls st 310, 2410, 40 for April, and wish sloady, withuiles of 760 tes at 50.85% for April, ana 80,7744 tor March, o7 tes 1,100,000 1bs at or April, and §3.25 for May, quleter Zuglish cablo ork closadat 810 no@} Nuluiegs, Ko, 1., 000 bu pf chart $10,30010, 3435 | Caleutta gloger, 1 J for Apell und 810,45 Lard closed énster at 0.8244 for April, $0.573QU.00 fur By b T o7 e Saloa 2,750 168 ant $4.00 for May, Sturt ribs were lowar. 000 by ut 85,00 sullur Maz GUNERAL MARKETS, DROOM-CORN—Continues In light demsnd, Prices soew 1o bo drregular. Bowe of the dealors quote highor fizures, while others say they are will- ng to acll at quotations: Hige green carpot brush, ¥ 1 ab $U.b2y for Saloa wors inado of 50,« PROVISIONS, | 1100 PRODUCTS~Wero moderataly activo and easiur, thuugh (hern wasa good demand for pork 2 the greator part of ho da; teported 6d per 112 Lby lower ou lard, and hogu st our Stock. Yards were quoted Sc per 100 Jba lower, of product fnalst on concess als0 a good deal of stufl offcred curly by packers, which teaded to depress prices, Suaans—Haw moderately Muscovado quoted at BXQUKC finlng; refined st Jast quoted o Winsty—Steady at 81,0243 Faxionts—In gralu coatracts chiefly 1n charters at atcady sl engagement roported by steam O throngh frefzht, and fof 0d pee brl§ 6,000 bu whest, Il..e .00 B8E 2 cows,, 887 HAY—Wus in only fair request aud steady, i o3 recetple continuing light. Tluothy in small brings outaldo prices; No. 1 thnotby,. No, 2do.. med falrly sctive aud ut becanie dull and easier as Lo day ad- B¢ lower duriog tho after. Hght, but tLoze yiere more ired, & considerable nume bes remainlogin tho ‘ponsat the closy, Balcs HOO0S—The warket ope which made ba; vanced, aud suled a £ hoge than the tx: o) . ) cal dealors, 70