Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1879, Page 10

‘i ‘CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WKIDAY MARCH 14, 1879—TWELVE PAGES, Lumber was agatn active, and the show a constderablo Increase over the sales of March a year ago, and that trade te starting briskly in the country. ‘Tho activity imparts atrength, and fewer bills are made out at abate- ments from the quotations. The season of navigation promises to open carly, but dealers seem tothink the recelpte of dry Iuniber hero will be unimportant? Ugfore April 10, and the probably not send out ‘The soles of A sale of April was rt 24¢e,and March or regulat wore nominal At 222400 No. 2eold by sample at 25140, and white Cah enles were ronorted of 13,00 bn by aample at 21442740 on track,and 95,400 bu do at 25'4@2e froe on board, rted at FINANCE AND TRADE. Telegraph. .104%| uleksilver .. 1 Quicksilver, pid ‘acific Mall... 2 At 182(6727 ge on track. The Produce Markets Tame and Gen- ‘Total, erally Ensior---Provisions ¢ quict, opening dull and weak on 1c aeked early inthe Fees «4.10: Wells, Fargo &Co,, 09 "Terre Haute, American Express, aeatel 115y]Oblo & Mississippt 26 44. JA. &E. Telegraph, 37 261%4|Missoun Pacih Bt e B. & Q. Las [itsnnipat Sst seer ae n 35'Canada Sonthort clos noted at 450 bid and 4554 scsrion, and cold noarthe cloes at 4i4c, No, 2 was acarce, and eatable at 405c, 4540, and May at 0c, readily. Castrenlen were reported of lar No. dat ddlge; 1,000 bn by sample at 421403 a, ou Saat: And 800 bu do at 4c free on board, Mts Was dull ant unchanged, The ro- celpts wero eaiall and the ahtoments Inrger. ORvrings were lube and tiemly hekl, Sut there was Nttle demand, nuarly all filled the provious day, Vresh April was sold VOU bu rezne Grain Dopressed by Fino Weather--A . Favorable Seeding Senson yeascl-owners achooners before next month, wool, hides, and broon-corn were as large ng usual, and no chauge was noted in prices, Sevda were steady, tmothy boing firm under an Active inquiry. Hay was slow, oxccpt the fine grades of timothy. The sales of poultry und game were fair, generally at lower prices. Lake freights ure quoted wenk, with little de- mand. There was talk yesterday af 54 @3%e on corn to Buffalo, and it was hinted that char- ters had been made at one or the other rate, Parties who ought to know atated that one and vossibly two schooners were Joading, but that, the terms of the contract hadjuot been completed, und Lhereforo were withbeld. GRAIN ON MASSAGE, The following tnbie shows the quantities of wheat and corn on passage for the United Kluge" doin for ports of val} and for direct ports, on the dates named: FINANCIAL, ‘The market for Governments continues with- The demand is sensibiy falling off, gradually worklug down to actual holdings, The more activo use found for moucy has put a check upon speculative dealings, The following ore the rates for the day: Us of 'St, IM@1OGY H-20a of 7, 1OLK@I02!, 168, 10214 @ 10236 ; The Titinojs Central Clove & Puteburg.. 9 Northwentern ... Northwestern, pid. tha orders Kaving been Futures wera lfcloss. was olfered at 7c, with 77e about the trast for next month was offered attic, was quiet at 77,0 ec. Reyularoxtra d wag quoted at Samples walt ic. Casn sales were reported of 400 bit wibAt doe, 3,20) vu by on track? and 800 bu do at 4 ‘Total, 4,100 bo, MORNING CALL. Mees pork—Salea 3,750 brie, at £9.8714@0.00 for April and at $0,0714 fur Say. $6, 00 for May, Short rlps—~1, 250, 000 Iba at $4.7: for Apel and $4.89@ 1.87!5 for May, 2 O'CLOCK CALA ag active and lower under free offerincs. bu, at vO4GGULAe for April and winter—5, 000 bu for April at 0 Ya, ative for April, sa wi deliye for June, CO Iu for May at LONG aterial change. se ont ni Ls ie P, Sinking-E'ds, 10055 Tennessee fin, old,, 32 Tennessce bs, new, 2h Virginia da, old... 30 SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, March 13,—Following were the closing quotations at the Stuck Board: & it flee and freaks [tt 10-408, 1WIK@10134; new United States Ss of 181, 1041¢0210434; United States 4342, 1044(@105; United States 4 per cent " coupons, 100@100}4¢; United States currency Abs rpTsers pose delivered. Taatd—250 tes, at ae ‘The foreign exehange market {6 steady, with & alight decline in sterling, owing to the ro- duction in the rate of discount by the Usnk of England from 3 to 2}g per cent. The actual rates for to-day were J80!¢ 60 days, and 4333f Consolldat'd Vir, HH Eureka Consolidat'd. 20. :Slerra Nevnd 4%!Unlon Consol Osi Yellow Jacket... + AMIBATIOL Ss seore ee NEW ONLPBANS. Mew Orteans, March 13.—Sight exchange on Now York at par. Floor and wheat, Onta— ‘Mess porn— $0.75@0. 40 for for April and $4.05 Wheat was active and tower, declining durini the afternoon 1'y¢ from the price at Lo'clock, an New. York wan quoted cusler, and it was reported that large eclling orders had been recetved hers from Wall streat, sold down to Ootge, and perhaps touched f0e, dd cloved at '4@i0%e, and closed at heat tec, dat WuGbltic, and June ab Ub eghsuyc, buth closing at this range. BIGYC for May, and closed at Mess pork was. easier. o! 3,000 dele, at $0,074 for Avrilandat $2.77%@ Lard way nominal, Short ribs were lower, $1.05 for April, $4.72! The bullion in the Bank of England increased £524,000, and the proportion of the bank's re- servo to its Habilities 1s now 50 5-16 per cent. 8omo of the Chicaco banks report a more act- ivo demand to-lay from the country for both currency and exchange. creasing activity, nud js therefora both healthy Clty customers seem to be yery busy, and a more active demand for, money ‘1s noticed by the banks doing mainly a local bus!- ness with merchants and manufacturers, yet money Is very abundant on the whole, and borrowers of the better class, cepecially those who demand lower rates, are freely supplied tn most cases ata reasonable concession, first-class call lonns can be lind at about 6@6 per cent; on tho, all the way from 7@10 per cent aro obtained. ‘The bank clearings tere $2,800,000. The demand for railroad bonds, in New York on Tucaday, continued active, especially for tho Missour!, Kansas & Texas, Kans: Now Jersey Central issues. Missourl, Kansas & Texas seconds advanced from 22% to 25, ant co consolidated assented from 68%{ to 5934, wita final anics at 24 and 593¢ respectively. Kansas Os of 1896 with seates roane from 149% to 115; 00) 1,440,000 4,274,000 MOVEMENT OF WIRAT, The following: chows the reveipts and ship- ments of wheat at points named yesterday; a ‘The fact indicates in-} Loxnonx, March 13.—Consols, money, 6 9-16. American Securitics—Reading, 13; Erle, 25545 es bonda—'Sia, 103; 10-403, 102; new 5s, 108365 4348, 10714; 4a, 1024. Amount of bulitop withdrawn of England on balance to-day fa £530 Panis, March 13.—Rentes, 113f die. REAL ESTATE. ‘The following instruments were tiled for ree- ord Thursday, March 13: recovering tater Yc. April from n the Banke Corn was’ ermer, duly sold av Huy, Oats rold IN NEW YORK YRsTsupar. Mareb 13.—Receipta—Flour, 31,4045 bris; wheat, 138,150 bu; corn, 71,953 bu; oats, 24,805 buy corn meal, 2,423 pkgs; rye, 1,025 bu; matt, 8,023 bu; pork, 485 bris; beef, 5,025 tes; cut ments, §,222 pkgs; turd, S06 tes; whisky, 446 bris. Exporte—For twenty-four hours—Flour,12,000 bris; wheat, 151,000 bu; corn, 90,000 bu. Goons NECEIVED at Port of Chicago March turing Company, eleht critcs carthenture; Fowler Bros., 90 sacks ealt; Hart Bros., one case hosiery; Vergho, Rubling & Co., four cases Collegtions, $5,593.69, PROVISIONS, NOG PRODUCTS—Wero tame aud rather weak, though hogs wero only in moderato auppty, and Liverpool reported an advance in Jard (hi) and Tho market scemed to be ac- pressed by the expectation that the report of next week will show unusually largo stocks on hand at this point, which will lead to lower prices: and some holders sought to take tlme by the foretock. note that the carrying rates from one month to another are now smaller than a few days ago, the differences belng sbont 10c in pork, aud only 5@ Sales were mado Sales 1,450,000 Ibs, at ecor of Fick at, jor May, and $4.85 dated March 10 (M. an: YP, Shields to Vaciay Slapak)... Mohawk et, 45 £1 ES duted March 8 (Jubn Seecebart jie and “Taylor 8 ctr West Eightcenth st, n Mess pork closed at 90,6; %4@9,70 for April, $8, 8UGG0, 24 for May, und GY.05 for June, for April, $0.80@, for June, 40.45 for Apriland 330,000 Ibs, at $4.05 for April and $1, 70 for May, Shoulders—30, OVO Iba st $3. U0 for May. to Carl Hina)....605 + South Leavitt at, bet Po! ef, 2Ux196 ft, dated March 10 (Joht Mareh to Johu Putnam) Clark et, 45 (tn of Van Buren x108 ft, dated Jan. 15 (ohn ford to John Shackleford. Jr. Canalat, s weorof Weat Monro 5 BUXTOM ft, dated Feb, 21 (T, and NL. Franche et nl. to David G. Swarts), Deaplaines st, 1s tts of West Madison at, of, sixtid ft, dated March 1) (Alice 8. and John P, Dickey to Christian weor of Thirty. 10 ft, dated March 12 to Helen L, Cotfa: Evghteenth st, a wecor of Vt Uixlv4y (1, duted March 10 ( Zo L. Wolf Manufac- Lard waa quiet, $6, 5734@,.100 for June. Short ribs—Sales 35 coupon certifi- GENERAL MARKETS, BROOM-CORN—Was in Iight demand at un- changed prices: Fine green carpet b Ted-tipped hui Tine green, wit Red-tpped do. cates from 1023{ to 1033¢; do Denver Division trust ‘receipts from 103 to 103!¢; and doin- comes No. 16 from 81 to 3t¥, New Jersey Cen- tral incomes advanced from 6+ to b4i¢; docon- vertlbles assented rose to 8534, and reacted to Lehigh & Wilkcsbarre console rose from 70to 71. There wero large transactionsin Denver & Rio Grande tirsts at 024@93@934¢. Chicaro, Barlington & Quincy 73 advanced from 7163¢ to 11%. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western console from 100 to 10687; Lake Shore registered flrata from 1161 to 117; Ohio & AMississippt sinking funds from 10814 10 10034; C., 6.& 1. C. firsta from 0284 to 653g; ‘Toledo & Wabash ‘seconds ex coupon from 825g to 83; do convertibles ex coupon from G68f to 67; Groat Western seconds ex coupon from 8214 to 8292; und Loutsville & Nashville consolidated from, 110!¢ to 111%, Chicago & Alton firats felt off to 118, and Morris & Essex firsts from 121!¢ to 120, The following gives the fluctuations of the Joading stocks for the day: Opening, dighest, Michlgan Central. Bt some meats (Cd), BUTTER—Trado was qnict, as before, There was ao light supply of cholce tablo butter, and the atocka of common to good grades also were monurate, 6 ranging it, 1 ftadated sfaren 13 (M, Rut» Hl Keaget) wae RORTICOP CITY LIItTH, WITHIN A HADI MILES OF THE CoUnT-NoUsE. Divorsy ay, no cor of the Chi 20 acres, dated March 12 (K. to Adam J. Werkier) Florence ay, betw ste. w of, Tixlld + BIO Mess Pork—Declined £2!¢c per bri from the latest pelces of Wednesday, with a tame fcoling through- Salea were reported of 500 bris (old) ou pri- vate terms; 0,260 dria seller April at $9.70720.005 600 brie soller May a bris weller Juna at $9.0309.1 The market clused dull ne, OM pork: was quiet at $8.00 when aupled at $8.7579.00, vorsy el ft, dated March 1 (Clemens Thiot to Anton Koller). Florence ay, near the above, wf, 4 Feb. 27 (Anton Koller to adeth Delwe) . eevee ve. COMMERCIAL. Latest quotations for March delivery on the lending articles for the Inat two business days: BAGGING—Was in light request, slight yariatlon in prices, the market ruling steady and 7744@10.003 and 750 Total, 30,000 firm, a9 follow 2046 arlaps, 4 bi Prime mess pork was and extra prime at $8, 00% Laip—Was moderately uct offerings, and closed 7!3¢ per 100 Iba 84 hours previous) M 250 tes seller April weller May at SU, M07 dune at 80.5718, CHEESE—Nothing new was developed in con- nection with this market. Prices of tine goods re- main firm, wiila tau low grades continue to show some irregularity, peuvent bey and Octobe: i, ive, under increased + BAGBY G.G7% 312,600 tee 2 RT GAG sand S00 tes seller aa), " ic 1 doll at $0.40 for spot or seit March; $6.42%4@28, 45 for April; and 20.500, 5 duns was nominal at $i! shoulders, boxe: Full akin ss.6ee Sa ribs, boxed... COAL—In this market thera were 1 Trade remains gitict at the prices given below: Lackawanna, tarze ogg Lackawanna, minal n Bhs BTEGU.UO at Muats—Wore rathor tame, and declined abont He per 100 tba, but there wasa little mors duing for shipment, wintle local futures wero lese active, Sales were reported of 27% boxes shoulders at $3. 1,500 boxes long andshort clears at $4.80 . OU0 Ibs green hams (1G ths). at Gc; and re ibe short rips at $4. bsigrt) for April, ere the closing prices per Union Pacific. E Ey paren Shot Oblo & Misa ..... a. The following were the recelpte and ship- iments of the leading articles of produce In this elty durlng the wwenty-fonr hours ending at 7 o'clock on Thuraday moraing, and for the cor- responding date tivelye months ago: ric, are Palmore & Ohio, Wilmington .,...5. oe Gattsherric, Indiana block, White ash block ESSE, “ 4.60 iGS—Were qq The receipts were small, and packers were the only buyers, the weather belng too warm Bales were reported of 1 car Short {Z. &S,| Short . de Loose, part enred,|$i Tho reason is_ ov for dressed loti mixod welizhts at $3. EUGS—Were in fair Kansas Paciiic GOVERNMENT BONDS. U. 8.,0¢ of "81... U, 8.'6-208 of "87. U, 8, 6-200 of '08. 10-408, (ex, Int) ¥. 8 new 5s of "61 (ex. Int). .. U. 8. new ds (ex, int. ). UL 8, 4 percent caunons, U, 8, cursency 68 .,... FOREION EXCHANGE, ‘demand, opening at 1c and weakening to 14@16¢, ‘The rccelpia wore & VISH—Dealers wore busy. trade were ordering frevty of take and salt-water and prices were firm ali aronnd. Telow aro the quotations: No. A whitetsh, @s-Drls.e. oe Family whitellsh,: $-brl. Prout, $4-Dtl +e Mackerel, extra me nated nt St. 02! boxed; Cumberlands, $5, 00% ‘The clty and country green hams, O4@aC for i jure, bec. 4130 for shoulders, GY ODHIGC (c for short clears, sumo averages; gree! Bacon quoted at 44, for short ribs, 156. tor home, all canvae c) is quoted At $5,00005.50 for No, 1 white, 42(@5ec for good yollow, und 44@45¢e for brown, BEEF PHODUCTS—Were firm and quiet at $8, 25428. 50 for meas. $9,009.25 for extra mess, nod $17. 7618. 00 for hane, "ALLOW—Was quict at U'4@07c for clty and 6 @64e forcountry. Fat famlly, new, 4-brl. BREADSTUFES, kl FLOUR—Wan quiet aud unchaneed, nese in wheat made shippers hold off, bat sctlors were firm In their views, having little to offer, their stocks huving been largely drawn upon by tho re- Bales were reported of 200 brie winters at $5, 0075.50; 1,200 bris double ex- 0: 100 brie oxtens at$3.50, To- The following waa the fiahy oxtra, por 260 Tbe Bank cod, per 100 1ba,... Compressed cud, 4,15@ 4.25 G Se ence TO att Withdrawn from store during Wednesday for city consumption: ‘The followIng grain was iaspected Into store in this clty yeaterday moralng: 7 cars No.2 wiuter wheat, 1 car No, $do, 1 ear mixed, 16 vars No. 2 spring, 45 cars No.3 do, 40 vars re- Jeeted, 13 cars no grade (123 wheat); 15 cars high- iuixed corn, 8 cara new ‘do, 14 cars now mixed, 89 cara No, 2 corn, 3 cars no grade (70 corn); 19 cura white oats, U8 cars No. rejected (71 oats); 8 cara No. 8 ryo, 1 car re- jected; 1 car No, 3 burley, t cara No. 8 do, 4 cars extra, L car feod, 1 car né grado (11 barley), ‘Total, 233 cars, or 130,000 bu. Inspected out: 12,823 bu wheat, 7,710 bu corn, 1,893 bu oats, 4,126 bu rye, 10,430 bu barloy, ‘The people who are talking about the faflure of sced wheat would do well to remember that the whole of the wheat planted “hardly over’? grows, Itls the sano with other grain, ‘Tho wise man does not expect it, and sceds accord fugly. It Is also true that there are yery many farmers intelligent enough and curlous enough to test on a ainall scale every year the growlug qualities of the grain raised on their farine. ‘The news comes from Minnesota to the offect that wheat sowlng is progressing very satisfac- torlly In thut State, a couple of weeks more of tino weather belng amply aufilefent to permit a big area to be planted, are atated to be sowing 8 guud dexl of wheat which would not grade above No, 3, und it wproute well, ‘Tho farmers back of river-points (on the Missisalppl) are reported to baye nearly butt thelr wheat on hand yet, und some of it fa suid to bo in poor condition, ‘The leading produce markets were Kenerally tama yesterday, and mont of them tended ‘The European tamuness of the previous day developed into an easter feollng in grain, partly due, without doubt, to reports of vory fuyorable weuther on this side of the At- Jantic, and that tended to weaken holders here, while provisions shared in the easler cent good demand, LOCAL SECURITIES, 1,079 bu bartey. Lahrador herring, Taund, Labrador herring, round, S- Aoiland herring. Smoked hallput,-. Sealed herring, ¥ bux. . Calltornta aaligon, bri TSA’ good business stained prices. We ngain quote Chieago 7 per cent bonds (long), ..#110 Coicago 7 per centwawerago (lone), #110 7 percent water loan(lonz), #11045 perc. bongs (louy), 7 per centa (snort), tras at $3,85@4. fal, 1,506 bris, range of prices: Choleo winters, Goad to choiee ¥ Fair to good wintera Choice Minnesutar. Fate to coud Minnesota Fair to good springs iy 13.00 76 7 was 1D South Park bonda, 7 por ce North Chicago 7 per cent ( mixed, 10 cars wnS 5 $ BQ OM Chanber of Commerce. sc. WW. Div. Hallway 7 per cont ce 14 UIty MCE Ips vere sees seeeessesveeesonee OTH *And Iotereat. fetand ateady, Salo was of 10 tons at $11.00 por ton on track, Coun-Meat—Coorse was nominal at $13,008 19.1244 per ton on track, Oat-MzaL—Salo waa inade of 30 page at $1.50 per 100 Ibs toe, Scnzxninue—Salog were mado of 80 tons at 4s@ Duan—Waa qai COIN QUOTATIONS, ‘The following are the Chicago quotations for Zante currants.. SPRING WHEAT —Was less active, boing at times quite dull, and, irreguinrt from the latest prices of British markots were quiet and enstor, and New York neylected, while our receipts showed an in- ‘There Were a goo many eelitny orders in nnd at the nuteut, and after theao had the market reacted, but another phase of weakness aul in towards 1 o'clock on receipt of the latest tiews from the seaboard, elsewhere seemed tu be Inrgely 4 consequence of tho tine weather, su much of ‘which ts nnuaw the first half of March, ast antumnn is represented as buing generally in fine condition for aveding, and the weather ta youd for very oarly spring plowing. of a magnificunt crop u lower, declining Pevusian thalers, Holland yuciders 4.5 Kronars (Swedish), Mextean and South Peaches, uupared, quart Pitted cherries, Tbe depressiuninere ai fees ee Spanish doudloon BY TELEGRAPH) ‘Pho ground prepare ‘The farmers there To the Weatern assoctated Pres, ‘Vhls aucourages hopes Naw Youk, March 13.—Govoroments were Fwhich buyers hold aff e tinue im good demand, howaver, Parties In the difteronce between No, 2 and Mun about Fe In milllug value, and expect to sve the two range inore nearly togeth Ne, 3 closed at Ble, aml No, 2 both for gilt-edged recaipis, Seller- April opened ae (2G at O2gc, fell off to Ul}ic, advanced to Wechined to O14ic, closing at O1%c, soll ot WEMilge, clualny at Diese. month wae quoted ut OO yagi dze, closing nL G0 IC. 8 reported of 37,000 bu No. 2 at 0.100 bu No, i at BIGHI C3 5,000 at Guc; and 8,400 bu by sample at ‘Total, 80, 800 bu, Wisten Witat—Salea were 100 bn by samule (No. 2) at $1.02 on track, and 75 bags at BUc froo rr; ® CORN~Was dull aud easier, dectining about ie from the Jatest prices of Weduenday, ‘Tho Mritish tnurketw were qulet and easier, ‘hile tho fact of mmall receipts sur, being regarded awa conseuuunce of due weather. ‘The markeb sympathized with wheat, cacept that Hilt-edged receipts wero relatively drm, vein, wre andtocarry avatuet Muy ‘The lower grades were dull; new mixed in atore was nominai at die, and rejected dost i22ic, ‘Chere wax feas.demond than usual fur futures, Seller May opened at Huigc, receded to sO\e, im- proved to 3uAc, and closed at UGC. Gs0%e, July wae nearly nominal at River pecans.. Wilmington pei ‘Tennessee peanuts. Virginia peannts ot $72 etn reiatively Rallroad bonds wore irregular. Lead etais tne a1. State eccurities were dull, Loulsiana consols were weal. Speculation on the Stock Exchange to-day was folrly active, nud iu some cases fuctuations took w wide range. At the opening the market wos generally firm, but before nuon a weak teue was developed, and, with Wabash lvading, vrices dropped 4@1%, the eutire itst paruclpating bu the decline, except Canada Bouttiert, whlch sold “up to SUS{, wrainet 5S yesterday, and North seferred, which advanced to bol. Bhortly after midday a alight provement was established, which, in avwe cases, was fume diately Jost; but during the alternoun the mar- came Orn, und advanced 169, dn (nat dealuyge ressed for sale, anil the rest of the list, with Lew exceptions, fell off 9 fraction, ‘The de- cling io Wabash was due tu the tssulng of new vonds by Ihe Company, Canada Southern ude vauced on 4 revival of rumors Jutends to tuunel the Detroit River. ‘Yrunsactions were 173,000 shurca, of which 6,000 were Erte, 6,000 Lake Shore, 24,000 Ni 83,000 preferred, 4,000 15,000 Wabas} ackawanog, 0,000 lichigan Central, No, 3 ja not more [ ons Trade continues satisfactory, and tho market re- tains the aicady tone so long characterising it, We Fupeat our list as followa: kinds of property, buyers being apparently al- most limited tu the Lone trade. ‘There was, however, a tuly ahlpoing demand for spot stull, freight rates, suine vane tng 15¢ per 100 lbs as the tigure uceepted on a round lot of gruln from thla city to New York, though 18¢ was the quoted rate, with lic to Baltimore. ‘Yhe seaboard markets were dull, as fs usual ut this season, unless the weather be worse than the average. ‘The dry-goods market was without new feat- Continued improvement in ino demand {sreported, und prices ate strong, Grocerics inct with agood scasonable fuquiry, aud both staple und side goods were stcadily held at Wednesday's quotations, Butter was unchanged, Cheese was in fair request, with prices averaging as before, In the dricd-fruit market nothing new was developed. Vomestics und most kinds of forelyn dried were firmly eld, . Pricoa of fish remained firm under a continued good demand, Oils, paints, aud colors wore quoted us before, ‘There were no changes {n leather, bugging, coal, Mendaling, Java .. dave from the lowest polnt, Kansas PactOe was strongly Hg to 189Z, ui Goud to priine, Common to fal ith rumors of low: Ttoasting,..... fies 6 eassse S solr dutnand by wht « S zoo Western common, Paul common, 4,500 preferres 4,000 Couads Southern, 24,000 New Jersey Central, 2,000 41 2,000 Western Union, 7, ,400 Kansas 2 Franclaco, und 2,000 Money market active at 4¢5: closlng at SGA, Prime mercantile paper, 33¢@5. URE, wIXLY Gays, firm at 40234; UOVEHNNENTS, Par ueien SSSOSHSTSOOO 9: o ee zm A292 EMS Spot aalea wore reported of 10,6 akcapeert 800 bu new high mi. sauple at H4@sGo on tracks ce freo on board cars; ani ‘Total, 5,400, bu. Ime to choice ah mlase ate New Orleaas fully falr to peinte. New Orleans (ail oye re00 au fornia sugar-loat dri Catifornia aie drips, a St aS &: 46,800 bu 80, 400 bu do at BU 800 bi OATS—Were dul and the focal recel| cr 4eXe induced shippers to utdres were nowt nt to juw till adrop of take hold with somietreedy mal till towards tho last, whon afew trades were Tho olcringy were fair, but buyers hold and the felling wos close, May sold at352\c, und clox that figure, June brouhs 25Ae, aud Coupons of 1881. Coupons, ‘67s. Coupons, "88a In off, expecting another bre Black Strap .. Clo Cassin... Pepper... Nuatmegs, _ Calcutta ging Tre THUG sieeere Dine Wty... White dily.. Savon imner! German motth Peach blossom, HAY —'The bet helug in goud reque! Jen of timothy were firm, . Low grades were alow and »$8,.00@2. 50 sain + 8.6087:00 + 7.0007,50 00G0.'50 pricea, Ing April at &6.0249: $9.70; dune, $0.7734. a slow morenier Tannow--In fale request; Primo quoted at 3 Cuba Mascorn good refining; ret Suaans—Haw inactive at O4@OHe for fatr to in moderate demand, Sold to the extent of 91.0014; market about steady, Furtants—Gouddemand {ni grain at gonoralty steady price of room by atéam for Liverpool at rates; for Liverpool, cided 61,000 bu whost; 24,000 bu at ¥ To the Western asoctated Press, Naw Yon, March 14.—Corroy—Ras F accommattation for and tn Instauces ta nbada. hig engagements ty ae Be ORe; {utures dull; March, M74e; May, 10.030; June, 10.18¢; duly, 10, 5 BEBSEISSSRES Pies Frovn—Dall and lower; receipts, 2: auper State and Western, $3. 40¢933, 5 good oxtra, $3.70: 4,60: white wheat extra, $4.50@5.2: wesc R004 to choice, ll AP1S'14 cows, 1,015 be] BMD, Sheep nalts, waol Seiitaateds Rh. LUMBER—was active and steadier. ‘Tho blz call for lumber ts making large: inroads on the stock, and if trade keens af ite present volnme for a fow weoks thu supply here wil! be reduced to a much lower fignre than it was Iast sangon on the opening of navigation: First and sccond clear, 14@2 in,...$30.00@32.00 ‘Third clear, 14 ta 2 ANChhsees eevee 27 OOG2H.00 Hrd cheat, WIECH sers esse eee 25.00 st and cleagdresscd Aiding. First common dreesed siding, Second common siding..... Flooring, fret common, dresser Flooring, second common, dresac Flooring, thitd common, dresses Box buarda, A. 13 in. and upware Hox buarda, B, 13 in. and upward Box boards, C, Astock boards, Betock hoards, 10 to 12 in. i Dimenston atuif, 26 0°30 th: Culls, Zin... f Shingles Shingles, No. 1. Codarshingles. ‘Track shingles 3 ‘ALS AND TL demand and firm, F 1.80 NERS' STOCK—Were in pood Nollowing ia the lists 25 14.50 6.75 I 9.25 Typ 875 Larce pigtin, a8 Sunall ply tin, 0 Har tin, 20 vi Uopper bottoms, +6 , Sheuthing, copper- tinned, 14 and 16-07% Planished, copper-tloned, 14 and 10-02 Panished, cut to slzes,. Sheet zinc HW ib... CUS UHANCABK sees 6 see cereee. Sheet-iron, Nos, 10 to 24. Common bar iron.... Wire, Nos, 15 to 10 Wire. Nos. 18 to 20 ae seen 6@20. "The discount on wite {9.60 per cent, and on gal- vanized jron 45 por cent, NAILS—Wero steady at $2.25 rates. Tha do- mand is improving. OILS—dobhers report a fair buetness doing, and prices were stendily held, as follo Carbon, 110 decrees tear Carbon, Ulinols lecal, 150 14 Snow white, 140 slog. tea 17% Cathon, headlight, 176 dezrees 18% Carbon, Michigan legal test..,. Phy Elaine, 160 dex. test. ig Lurd, extra winter strained... GL Lard, No, 56 Lard, No, RO Linseed, raw oeee +e eee bis) Linseed, botled... 7 Whale, winter bleaches ob Sport ss... ssece $1.30 Nentsfoot off, atric! ris Neatefoot oll, extra. . 70 Neatefovt ofl, No. by 40 43 Turpentine vs. svesen . Miners’ oll, extra sallow. BS Minera’ oll, white..... 58 Naphtha, deodorized, Oi gravity iW Gasoline, aeodorized, 74 deg. as (avoline, 87 degrees .... «+s, Weat Virginia, natural, 28 degree! Natural, 30 degrees Reduced. 28 degrees POTATONS—Were casy under and the receipts continuo fair, Retallers aro buy- ing, and choico lots are wanted for sceding pur- pores, Poachblowe are quoted at GOGoU50 and rte atdG@bvc, Retail lote are 6@10c above theso igures, POULTRY AND GAME—Chickena were In do- mand and ateady., Wild ducks were very plenty, and in fair request: Chickens, dreased, PB... Chickens, Ivo, per doz. ‘Turkoys, dressed, OB, Geese, dreased, & res EO ee ks, emmall, por 1.50 3,00 @ 3.50 active, and the higher ruled firmer, Sates wore made at $1.17@ Clover was tame at $3.60G3.76, and mam- moth at $4.00, Mungarian ood millet wera slow Bt 7h@85c, and tax at SL. 301.00, SALT—Was In good demand and steady: Fine galt, 2 bri, 3 Conrea, Bor. New York dairy, ® bri, without bag New York dairy, # br), with bag Michtzon dalry, wiwont bags. HAN, { INPENTAL, Commonto falr. ..17@28 Common tu fatr. ,.20035 Superior to dine, ..28@38 Superior to fine, OGD Extra fine to nest 4060 Extra tine to nest GUUS Chotceat.... SHQUS) JAPAN UNVOLONKD. YOUNG NYBON. Common to fair, ..18Q35 Common to fatr. ..17@50 Superior to fine, .,40%610. Superior to ine. ..207540] Extra finoto finest 55360 Extra tine to finests07@00] . OOLONG, Choicest....., ....85770/Commion to fale. QUNPOWDER, standing quotation of $1.04 for highwinca, Sule was reported of $00 brie on that bauls, Alcohol for oxport was nominal at Sle per gallon delivered Ju New York, WOOL—Was steady under a fale Weatern in- ily. ‘The atock Ie lights Washed fleece woo!, 21. Bedluin unwnahed. ‘ine ood. Conrae o,.... ‘Tub-washed, cl vee ‘TAb-washed, cominon to Colorado, inedlum to fine, Catorado, common Colorado, coarae , LIVE sTock, cutoago, Receipts Cattle, Hons, Bheep, Mondays. ve Hi 12,514 BO Tuesday « a 1,860 ATL 1,072 @f,u20 Wodneata: Thuratay 4,500 = 18,600 2.482 Ty ae eT 14,715 08, 701 B, 002 18, 084 78,057 709 5,050 470 4,836 1,508 8,079 1,520 Total....+ 17,500 = 3,100 CATTLE—There waa a well-sustalned activity in the demand, and a firm market was again witness. ed, Roports from tho East were favorable, and our receipts wero again moderate, both of which circumstances tended to impart strength, and ud wero quick at theadvanced prices of Wednes- di All classes of buyers were in very full at- Vadance, and at) bought with more or less fres- doms exportore at $1,8535,510; shippers at $4,00 } Gt. 70; clty butch id cannure Bb Ee es@e. 753 aud feedure at 23.75. ‘There were more good cattle than for previous, and there Un) Were a number of sales at prices above 34.70, The quarket cloved fir, Fa avorarianét waa Graded steers, weighin, ate ind upwards... + F94.0005.15 Chuice Bevvea—Fine, fat, well-form stocrs, weighing 3,300 to 1,600 lbs.. 4,504.75 Good heoves—Well- atue 4.1034.40 9,75G4.10 Butchers’ Stock—Poor to “comm ateera and caiumon to choice cows, for clty slaughter, welghing $00 to Btock Cattle—Coramon cattle, welahiiny TOU 10 1,050 IDtvces eevee’ srersceese Tnforlor—Light and thin cows, heifers, stage, balla, and scalaway rt ‘Veals, per 100 Ibs, 18 CATTLA SALKs. Price.|No. 2,05@8, 75 iy 200 O43 4.20 4117 4.20 83,76225.00; St, Lone. $1.8025,703 Ff HOGS—There was a uleter and censor market than for* Wednesday, There was a fnir shipping demand, but packers displayed very little interest, and, slthough the recelpta continied emall, hold. es were unable to eusialn” the sight advance of Wedueeday, tha market falling off to nbout Tues. Common {to bent bacon gradcs sold vor to good mixed fatr to gnod heavy shipping lo ‘There wore sales of ski nd A few choice Philadel; 0. Ali sales are made abject to a shrinkage of 40 Tha for piggy sows and 80 Ibs for stays, buy No. 4 apring, B¥gsHe: » 3 spring, 045, Ln amber, $1, 10 ungraded write, St 444@ddige; No. 2, w-Market dull: rece nt a » Western, 317@:He: white do, H4Qi Hay—Demand falr and markot tirm at 4094 Lors—Quiet but steady; yearlings, i: *! ern and Western, 0@b10c, Gnocenizs—Conee ict bnt stead: and unchanged. Prrno.rvu--Steady; united, 80X¢; Bigct refned, Pic, ‘TALLOW—Steady at 644@0 9-16c, Restx-—Quicts $1,351.40, TUnPENnting-- Steady at N40, Euas—Bteady; Western, 17140, Provisioxs—Pork dolly Heat quict but steady, quiet but steady, ‘alr to yood refining, Cuersr—Steady and unchaneed, Waukr—Market dull at $1.0d%;, NEW ORLEANS. New Ontgaxs, March 15,--Froun—Quiet bat ateady; superiine, $3.00; XX, $4.25@5.00; high graden, §: Gnaix—Corn dull, weak, and lower at 45@47¢, ‘Onte firmer at J8@30c, + Conn-Mxat— Scarce and firm at &: Hay—Dull and nominal; ordinary, $19, 13,00; prime, 14.00@15.009; choice, $10,000, Pnoyistons—Pork—Demand fairand prices high er; old, $0.50; new, 511.00. Lard—Demand fair and market firm; tlerco, packers', Oned, THE7KiC: Kegs, packers’, Witic. Balk iments quiet; shoulders scarce and firmer; loose, ‘Des packed, Ac} clear rib, Sc; clear, HYjc. Bacon —Market duly shoulders, 453@ ic: clear rib, BYIACr clear, FAG, scarce ond frm ot Y@1vc, as tn size; nncanvaecd, BGO. A a iakt—Market dull; Western rectified, $1,050 Ghocrnims—Coffes quict; ordinary to. 1 Bugar quiet aul weak, wi quotabje change; commonto ood common, bye: fairto fully falr, G4@hAcr 3 yellow clariticu, +, tilet but Arn: fermenting, 20442" 20c, Rice atuady; falr demand at 44Giye. Dnan--Market casier at 823¢c, HEEP—There was no demand or in palace. the market being fairly active important change in the 504p. 25 for poor to medinm, an good to cholee, poly was not as good as the recent The quality of ik. ne—Sugar-cured, Sr. Louis, March 13, —~Catrix—Ative, higher: choice heavy shipping steers, $3. 005. PHILADELPHIA, Pribapetrssa, March 23.—Froen—Unchanged; anpers, $2.75@3,00; Western oxtras, $1,502, Minnesota extra family, medium to chotec, 34.500 4.8714; do family, $3.00; Ohio fancy, choice, $3. Minnevota patent process, $7.35Q4,60, Rye flour, $2, 75G.2. 8744. Guain-—Wheat quiet; No. 2 Weslernred, fn eles yator, $1.12. Rye quict; Western, 53Z574e. Cor—Weatern rejected. on track, 420 steamor, 48c, Ozte acti mixed Western, 304G@321:4¢; white do, 31! ie. Provistoxs—Frin; Messpect, $12.507015.00, Mess pork, extra, $10.25@10.50 Hains—Smoked, 30.00 rn 005 pickled, $7. 75@8. 75, Lard—Westerntierce, it. Burren—Steady: New York State and Bradford - 2OGLLcy Western Heacrve, natlye and butchel " $2.76G4.25%, @3.75; receipts, 1,200: shipment Hoag—strong and active; York ih; mixed packing, butchers’ fo extra, 3 shipments, 2,600. common to fair, $i, 25 GALKS; export mut- $3. Ruckerar $2.46 1,000, 1. $1,459.00 08 $3.73@4.00; receipts, 3, Suexr—Strong and activ @3,85:_goad to choice, $4, 2% tess, $35.00G5.25; receipts, 1,000; shipments, A , anda ehado biker; Burrato, March 1:3,—Catrre—Receipts, 8035 market active and nighor for shippers’ and butchers’ steers, owlng to Nicht supply; dull and dectining for stockers; ai * BS. butchers, $1.054.50: slockers, Seer axo Lanns—Receipte, and flow; quotations down 10@15c; fnir to good 1, 50@4, 80; extra, $5.25; bucks, Hons—Neceipta, 4,200; limited demand for bath Eastern and local trade; Yorkers, $3. mixed packers, $3.50; medium and heavy, $3.85 @4,05; extra, selected for export, $4, 2. 1 a 200; market dull | County. (a, ) extra : extra, 16@ides good to choles, 1GGLic. Bade—Weakor: Weascrn, 1 nee enleea. full cream, BY@SXer NOLEUM—Market dull; refined, Otc; crnde, Market dull; Western, $1.06%. Flour, 1,600 brig; whes corn, 60,000 ba; oats, 4,000 ba; rye, 2,000 ba, Westorn shoe; 270.000 New Yorn, March 15.—Berves—Recelpts, 220 he n market nominal; dresued deof dull at O4@8e city, shipinents, 700 quarters. Suzer—Recelpt tendency downward: BALTIMORE. Barrimone, Md., March 13.—Froun~Quiet, weakoz, and a shade off; Western super, 0D 4.00; do oxtra, $4.26@4.75; do family, $5.00 4,100 head; market weak; ipments, 250 carcasves, Swixk—Recelpta, 2,150 head; no demand for livo; 6 car-loads slaughtered for owners’ acconnt, $3, 80 per 100 ths; 2 car-loada holding for $4.00, with $3.0 bid, Gnaty—Wheat—Westorn lower and weak; No. 9 lvania red, $1.16; No. 2 Western winter rod, spotand March, $t.122¢@21.15; April, $1,124 $1.194O1.154. firm; Westorn mixed, spot and March, 434@ tise; April, 4Hg@i440; May, 3 40}4c. Oats qalet and unchanged, Rye steady Special Diqwutch to The Trivune, March 1.—Catrix—Th as City, Mo, Jurrent. reports receipts. 1673 teady; native shipnors and feeders, $2.75 BSED te, 280: May—Dull and auchanged. Soe iN hcahtopte Pnovisioxs—Steady and unchanged, snd unchanged. four —ltece} pte, hanes fale to yood, $3.1025, 20; I Burrens Stead ae thes Hans—Firm at 154p16¢. Pecnoveum—Dasl; crudo, FROSHE; refined, Bid ‘Corren—Stendy and nnchanzed. Wanaixy—Dull and unchanged. Frewwits—Unchangad. Recawrs—Flour, arch 13. —-Hoas—Qnietandateady; 295 33.4573, 80; packs Ing, $1, 70G¢4.0u 1, $4,104. 75; recuipts, 1,800; no shipments. BY TELEGRAPH. 4 OTF brie: wheat, 1, 22 bu. 70,077 bu; corn, 14,620 2 U. The following were recelved by the Chicago Board Br. Louis, Men March 13,--Fiovn—Easler, but not quotably Jowor. Gnaiw—Wheat inactive and lowers red fall, $1.0134@1,01 cash; $1.01! March; $1.02% @1.0234 Auril; $1.044@1. 0315 May; No. 3 dy, UB4@osie; No, Pepring, 80c, Corn active Bey@I%e cash Hse April; BIRSISjpo May; Mya Oats in good demand; No. RGige bid Aprit and May. Livenroot, March 13—11:30 a,. m.—Flour, BaGd@10s, Whent—Wiater, 04 140s Ga; apring, Ja Od@Hs 3d; white, Bs 11d@0s 5d; clan, Oa 4d@ 0e0d. Corn, 4aGd@4s 7d. Pork, 405, Lard, 33¢. Livenroot, March 1%. 289; short ribs, 279 Gd; long clear, 20% Gd; short Beet—Primo mess, 708; India meas, Cheese—Cholce, 48s, --Bacon—Camboriands, 70s; ‘extra India mess, 87s, Shoulders, 238 6d, Tallow—Prime city, i5a Od. Tork—Prime mess, Eaatern, 5293 Tiawa, long cat, 20-D average, Loxnox, March 15,—Livenroo.—Wheat and corn qnlet. Cargoes off coast—\Witeat quioter; spring, 42¢0d; corn rather easier; - fair avorazo American mixed, 22s. Foca on passnge—Wheat rather easier; corn quiet; falraverage quality of No, 2 Chicago spring wheat forshipment durimg the present and following month, 408 Gd@dis, * Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Livenroat, March 13—11:30 a. m,—Fioun—No, 1, 108; No. 2 89 Gd, Gnain—Wheat—Winter, by up-country, $4. (i ory BI,874O +. 0 ite corn, UH,000 bi; dats, 00 6,00 WU bu. ‘MENTs—Flour, 8,000 bris; whe none; ote, 2,000 bu; rye, foir avernge No, a‘iheat. 223,000 br WW bus rye, 2000 bai CINCINNATI Cixcimmart, 0., Alarch 13,—Cotrox—! fate and markot firm at Ohi. Fioun—Dull and unchanged. Guain—Wheat—Dermund far and marke red and white, $1.00@1.05, inand; firmer aLdv@a7e, Oats steady and Sev 20@30c. Ryo in good demand and firm 4 hte, Barley strong and higher; No. = fall, No. 1, 08 5d; No, 2% Bd: No. 3, Te Od; » BA 11d; club, No, 1, Corn—New No, 1, 48 7d; brody Wo, #08 Als a corn in fae 4 Provisions—Pork, 49a, Liveuroon, March 13.—CoTron—Market dall at HH@Sd; aalea, evoculation and export, 2,000; American, 7,000. Puovisions—Meas pork, 40s, Bacon—Clear middles, 20s Su; short de, Proysntons—Pork inactivo at $9. 75210. {n good {demand at lower rates Balk meats’ dult; shoutders, $ ied eet caal cle Lard—American, anles at $b. 7755 $4.00, Bacon qui March 19,—Srinita o Tunrentinz— 7 Wiskx—Active und firm at $1. ‘£A—Qaivt aud aochange Linesen Ol.—Hteady aud drut MILWAUKEE, (it Minwauxex, March 13.—Frovn—Dull a Antwanr, March 15, —Petnogum—22i4d, » NEW YORK, Rvecial Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yonx, March 13.—Gnatn—In the wheat market depression and heaviness were the charac- teristic featurca, and most promluent at the ex- frome close; winter grades presacd for sale, and further receded 1@2¢ per bo, without stimulating business to any importantextent; spring offered with more urgency and on options at much lower Agores, but failed to dovelop any show of futerest from buyera forother than early deliveries; cable advices indicattve of weaknews on very tame markets: (5,000 bu; No 2 red at $1.11@1,1444, closing at $1.14; 122.000 budo Aprtl at $1.40 Cora lower for carly de- livery on more active grades, generally tgc, and M@ste, leading to a comparatively fair largely in No, 2 and ateamor mixudy mixed Westorn ungraded at 444@ddigc. very moderate reauest, mostly for shipment at A: restricted wovement in oats, which again yielded siightly, and as a rule ; No. 2 Cnicago sfloat quoted at HQ U4sge, and do tn store at S3c aske Puovinoxs—llog products tame and woak, clos- ing heavy: Wealern mess dull, and lho lower; quoted atthe close for March $10.20310,90 for now, and for April $20.20@10.30 sor news May at $10.90210.95, aud June at $10,35¢10,45, Cut meoatein rather moro request, ive, with fonu clearquoted at Sc asked and ebort clear at Bio old, Western steam lard more active for early delivery at lower prices, closing at 88.0256: forward dellyory lesy active at lower Gnain—Wheat flem; opened sic high; We weak No, 2 Milwankeo hard, $1.01; No, do, fresh, YRC; , DA%C} No. Gail No, 4, 750; rejected, O5c. 2, BI4C, daurin good dooand ad cates EY 11 and nomlni yi $Xo. Repring, fr Quiot and steady. Land—prime steac dred cutieeld nowinal ressed entirely no i Itscstrts—Fiour, 7,500 br Suirwenta—Vluur, 0,000 waukee, ect Barluy steady; 1,144, closing KCANBAS CITY. Apectal Dimatca to The Kansas City, March 13,—Gitar Current reports wheat receipts for 75,368 ba; to a OTS} % cash, Dic; March, acy er; No. 2 cas ae at TE ge: week 93,908 ou unselticd; No, barely steady rates, B7e; March, 8 gelnte for the past = —Froun—Quiets » March 13. essay, common extras, aupcre, $1 25@s, 50; Wiecons! tp eeirens Oe ny 75; winter wheats, Oe oj Ilidola und Tndlana, Bacon casicr and ‘Oblo and Mich,