Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1880, Page 12

“32 FINANCE AND TRADE. [E Stocks Firm, with an Advance in Most of the List. The Produce Markets Less Active—Pro- visions Firmer, but Closed Tame. BOSTON. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bosrox, Sept. 4.—The stock market was some- Breadstuifs Generally Stronger, with a what active to-day, and prices were generally mn well maintained as compared with re sterday’s Later Reaction, figures. Railroads were all firm. Chicago, Bar- Hington & Quincy is off a point or tw , & natural Cc: reacGom, Bug jAtebison is aaa witty puupwacd FINANCIAL. tendency. Flint, on the sale of shares, was strong at 184@19. The other ghanges were uo- important, but generally. showed an upward Most of the stocks in tho list were very active, | tendency.” Rullroad tenis ont thelr own al with a sharp advancein several of bd ensing thrOURD the day. There were few changes,from reste! 3 Chi- | yesterday. Siopere ess Wesrera Union “bdvanced 1%; oor mining stocks Harsbaw received a-very cago, Burlington & Quincy, %; Manhattun, %; Erle (WN. ¥., L. E. & W.),4; Michigan Central, ¥ Lake Shore, %; Northwestern, 25; St.Paul, 1%; St, Paul preferred, 3; Iron Mountain, $4; Louis- ville & Nashville,8; Reading, 1%; Hannibal & St. Joe, %; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, “X: New Jersey Central, %: Rock Island, 3%. New York Central quiet. Ohio & Mississippi lost 44; Union Pacific, 1%; Nashville & Chattanooga, 3%, with come other small declines. ‘The folowing table will show the variations black eye on the report that the strike recently announced has proved to be nothing more than & small pocket, which ts now completely ex- hausted. ‘The stock sold at 28, Silver Islet was Strong at 20% a Bell Telephone ia jumping on smait transac- dons, and but little is offering. Cusi stood at 3 bid and 34 asked. 2 : Coppers are 2 quick and neglected. Chili bars are quoted at 260 10s, with a declining tendency. Brunswick sold at 25'at tho First Bourd, and was in demand at that figure. This stock has been neglected of late, but the indications arc that it eX : be active again at aneariy day. for the day, with the closing figures: Be ¢axain at o yas y- $ 2 Bosrox, Sept. 4.—Stocks slated 2 7s tehi &T, Ist 7s,..119 }Chi, Bur. ncy... 137. Socks, = = arene amon hit Ba 2 Grantees 2 ? Do second 7s... ‘10 {Eastern Eaitroad Re BET aa | Poland rant, 2B if be - Bigso. Baritupton & Qui ney Hod i ‘Best Ibyg i BL ASL Little Rock & Ft 3. g | N.Y-SNE sd we in Atchison & pia i B. : FOREIGN. i os UgNBO™ Sept. 4—Consols, 97 9-16; account, 108 L-: aut 2080 ag 224 | ,,United States bonds“New bs, 100; 4s, 135 12 | “anetioan sceurities—Iilinois Central, 110%: Pennsyivania Central, 60%; Erié, 4134; seconds, 91%; Reading, 12%. ° Bencrs, Sept. 4.—The Imperial Bank of Ger- many has raised its rate of discount on bills to 546 per.cent and its rate‘of interest on advances to6 per cent. ‘Pauts, Sept. 4—Rentes, 86f 5c. epaseeerepyPelpey Fa Rew Jersey Central a] ae —— Manhatten Boreas z MINING STOCKS. Union Pacific. NEW YORK. eo abs ia Speclal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Atlantic & Pac. Tel. Co. cy 44 New Yonk, Sept.4.—The mining speculation Xesnvale £ cana a "Bug | drags along as if in a state of oxpectancy. Thoro poke Erie & awestorn. Fa] 4 is little Gotng, and that little is confined to trade rn Pact Z he Joule San Hranclsco pid] pg. | Delwreen beOkeTe ee & Bosros, Sept. 4.—Mining stocks closed: : 4 son Copper. a Pewable, new. 4 i aco = x siiver isiet. 24! 20h RANE SAN FI ‘CISCO, San Fraxcisco, Sept. 4.—The follor the closing quotations at the Stock Boa: jMono, Government bonds were steady at the follow- ing prices: District of Columbia 3-685 °99, 100; ‘United States 63 of 81, 1043; @104%; new 5s, 1083 Gls; new 448, 10%G110%; new 4s, 110@1103;. ‘The Bank of Germany has increased its dis- count line to. Thisis due doubtless to the + continued drain of gold to this country. Gholiae Yoreign exchange is dull, with somo slight Consolidaied Virginia variations, We quote sterling posted rates, 462 soon fgint. @4St. Bankers’ actual rates were 450% for 60- day bills and 483 for demand. For 60-day com- mercial Dilis prompt and fori delivery this month, 4884@499 was the market price. Posted fates cfor Paris 625 for sixty days and 5%: for sight. Sixty-day commercial bills, 62935; for delivery three weeks, 530@5°%. For 60-day mercial bills prompt delivery, on Havre and | Marseiiles, 590; 530%@530 for three weeks’ delivery. Sixty-day commercial bills on Antwerp, prompt, 590%; three weeks, BIE@ -5505;- Bankers’ bills on Germany, 93% for 60 days and $15 fordemand; 60-day commercial bills, prompt, 93%@93 3-16; three weeks’ deliv- ery, $%@933-16. Bankers’ Ruilders on Hol- Jand, 00 days, 89% and 40 for demand; 60-day commercial bills, 30;@30%. Austrian florins, 4143 Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, 274. ‘Two steamers to-day brought into New York $1,300,000 in gold, and some 344 millions more are afloat to arrive. . ‘The bank clearings for the week were 837,02,- 060, being $11,569,539 more than the correspond- ing week last year. At the banks to-day business was more active. New York exchange was shade firmer; about ¥We@$L00 discount per $1,000 between. banks was the rate, customers par. Discounts to custom- 2rs, 6@7, with 8for small loans. Demand Joans ¥4@4 per cent, with the tendency of the market to thelower figure for large favors. Demand for currency rather more active. Money still xbundant, COMMERCIAL, The following were the recelpts and shipments ‘of the leading’ articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock Saturday morning and for tho corresponding time last year: ‘BY TELEGRAPH, NEW YORE, ‘ Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Sept. 4.—If the market has not been rampant to-day it has been the next thing toit. At the opening there were some few Sales by shorts of Hanyibal, who were en- couraged by the reported Wthdrawal of Wabash from the Southwest pool. The Stock yield but slizhtiy, and there was evidently no sellin of song stock. Erie was depressed also, and a few dealings were at lower prices than yester- day"s close. The first stock to sbow signs of the day's tempor was Northwest, which on light transactions advanced nearly 1 Then . Rock sland followed, ~ ana by Successive advances sold up’ to 125x— above yesterday. The Granger stocks becumo more active. Erie stiffened. and the entirc ‘The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 71 cars red wheat, lcar No.2 winter, 22 cars No, 3.do, 10 cars re- Jected, 3 cars No. 1 spring, 45 cars No. 2 do, Scars No. 3 do, 4 cars rejected (185 wheat); 351 carsand 40,800 bu No. 2 corn, 72 cars high-mixed, 44 cars rejected (467 corn); 1 car No. 1 oats, 20.cars No. 2 white,23cars and 12,500 bu No. 2mixed, cars and 4,000 bu rejected (65 oats); 2 cars No. 1 rye, 4 cars No. 2do, icar rejected (7 rye); 1 car'No. 1 bar- ley, 8 cars No. 2 do, 20 cars No. 3 do, 9 cars No. 4 do @S barley). Total (742 cars), 414,000 bu. In- Spected out: 11,815 bu wheat; 237,007 bu. corn, 12.027 bu oats, 1,896 bu rye, 469 bu bariey. ‘The following were the receipts of breadstuffs in this city during the past. week: ~ market moved along in sympathy. By noon the Sept, 4. Aug. 28, * Sept. 6, Farket was one to suit the most ardent Bull. | pour, pris, eit; | Bre Bae en came a lull, as if waitthg for the bank Wheat, bu.. fk BOL SOL Statement. “When ft appeared, ft ebowed ‘a toss | Dee. oS ast of only one million fn the reserve, but-as tho: Rec | balances are belteved to show a fictitious stato 3L12t een of things, there was no yielding on any of the acd In the afternoon price were higfler, and deal- Aug. 28, ings were active, with most stocks cl at or Ty, near the highest of the day. There is no: lenying that the temper of the street is very bullish. Twice this week heavy short gates have been made, only to be covered ata loss. The speculative ublic pelicve that gold will flow here steadily. ‘They know trade is good. and they count on {is continuance. Rumors of cutting of rates and paraliet dines buve not so far intluenced epecu- anon, on it is yet to be seen what they will amount Zo the Western Astoctated Press, The leading produce markets were less activo Saturday, and some of them were rather tame, Wheat was “better,” in sympathy with n ‘Slightly improved tone on the seabcard. Corn was stronger early, but the improvement was tad ‘Yore, Sept. 4.—Governments quick but | Jost later.. Oats followed the lead of .corn, rye atrong. was steady, and barley dull. Provisions were nighenc=? bonds strong, active, and generally | 88 St tame, except that old pork sold still higher, and- meats were a Mttle more active in local futures. Mess pork closed stronger. at $27.50 for September,- $17.10 for October, and $12.80@12.82% for November. Lard closed steady, at $7.85 seller September and S$7924,@7.6 for October. Short ribs closed Steady, at $8.25@ 821% for September. Spring wheat closed xe higher, at 8ti@8se for September and 88x for October. Red winter closed at 90%. cash for seller September. Corn closed 3jc lower, at 3830 for September and 40%0 asked for October. Oats closed uuchanged at 20 for: September, and 2814¢ for October. Rye was firm at ‘"84e seller the month, and 79! for October. Barley closed lower at 3c for October, and Tie cash, Hogs closed dull, and 5@1e Jower, at $5.00G5.90 for State eccurities dul! and nominal. The stock market was strong and buoyant during ulmost the entire day, and closed at or near the best figures reached. The improve. ment in prices ranged from} to3X per cout, And was moxt marked in Bock Ssland; Granger and coul suares, Louisville & Nashville, Western Union, and Michiran Central. epntank: coal Shipments of gold trom England for New York for the week ended Peers. £500,000. The stexmer Labrador, from Havre for this rt, has £710,000, and the Wieland, from Ham- surg for New York, £120,000. Total, 1,000, or about $4,150,000, for one week, to say nothing of other large amounts previously reported on the way. . Cae RB inbria. from Europe, brought S780. in enin, ant @ steamshi} id $820.00 in franes and markae? © Ouse ‘Transactions, 249,000 shares: poe and at $1.80@5.70 for heavy. Cattle were CAO&L ~,5.000!New York Central. airly active and steady, at $2.6025.85 tor poor sackevangs. fddson a Oblo & Mississipp ering toextra., Dry goods were reported in fair. and alt Pacific Ball. improving demand. Buyers are beginning to arrive in considerable. numbers, and the ensuing week is expected toscea materially increased Srie....0.. nil 00! Union Pa Lan| Wabash Pacts Michi spirals! i movement. Values are fairly steady. In the in. pred, 200] W : Ronueenert” G zm f jock inland’ = market for boots and shoes only a light business Nt ul Lauisvt Nash.... gre: trad New Jersey Central. Riu] bencee eke Grundé 230 | {$18 Progress, the fall trade not having opened as yet, but dealers look forward to anactive and. Prosperous geason. Millinery and straw kroods Were in fair request. The grocery market was Bank statement—Loans, increase, $1,201,700; specie, increasc.$20,00; legal-tender, decrease, $274,100: deposits, increase, $762.90: cireula’ tion. decrease, '; reserve, decrease, $364,175. without marked new features. 1 de The banks now hold §5,679400 in excessof eral | active at sustained’ weeca, ees ney market easy at 3@3 per cent; prime | Saree here. They are plentiful at mereautile paper, 1403%- z the East, but the trade cannot got ws exchange, sixty days, 481; demand, | them in sufticient quantity to supply the wants. 483, of their customers. Coffees also sro in light supply, temporarily, and exceedingly firm. The butter market was active and firm, with cream- ery eclling Ic higher, at 25@28c., Cheese re- mained firm, notwithstanding an easier Eastern market and a further decline in Liverpool. The best full cream sold at 18@13Ke. Dried fruits were in slightly better ‘demand. Fish were un- changed. In the ofl market an advance to 40¢ In the price of turpentine: was the only change noted. Coal and pig-iron were quiet and steady. STOCKR, . 13, sOntario & Western.. B.C N. Aiton’ TP singe fund’. aisstl be At the lumber-yards trade continues active Jebled SW Ukesberre-tay ws and prices steady. Some grades are strong. St tran £5. City ist.. Pelee Cargoes were few in number Saturday, and sold at various prices, The yard-men have recelved large quantities of lumber during the week, and the docks have been so ful] that itwas hard to find place to unload & cargo. On this account. boat-loads. have moved . away slowly, but without material reduction in Price. Seeds were Jess active and not materialiy changed, except flax, which was firmer. Wool and broom-corn were quict, Poultry was in moderate request. Green fruits were steadier, the receipts being Jess, and local buyers were taking the offetings, | | sek , Lake freighta were steady, at 40 corn and 44¢ Fort W 1 Clev. & Pintsbore.... 11204 Jilinols Central. CBSO. wheat to Buffalo, and the Kingston rate on corn declined to %¢. Freight room. was taken for 70,- 000 bir Wheat and 205,000 bu carn. ‘The total quantity. of oats of all grades in store in Chicago, at the close of busi- hess Aug. 28,' was 90.175 bu, dcoording to the official report of the State Registrar. The Board of Trade figures show that’ during last week there were received in this city 418,533 bu, and ebipped 600,179 bu; . being an excess of 181,586 ba shipments over the receipts, If both setsof figures be correct, wo should now have in storé 91,000 bu less than’ nothing, In addition to the quantity withdrawn for city consumption dur- fng tho weck. It would not be impossible, to ‘suggest more than one plausible explanation of the difficulty; but the best one can think of is the old-fashioned remark: ‘T'alnt so.” Robert Craig & Co., of Liverpool, write as fol- fows under date of Aug. 21: ae ¥ id bas been brilliant for the ag dry fur sma timo te epee he tacrsara ane mating the most of ff, und hnevesting 1s roing on rapidly all over the country. In the southern und tmid- lund counties a large proportion of the crop is wather- ed, and some samples have boen sent tu market. So far us carmbe judxed, the crop of wheat all rand will bea veryeoud onc in quality, but the yield rather aisappointing. Some suy 15 por cent, others say 1U per cent, under the average. ce has & good crop, both'in quailty and quantity. In Germuny tho crop hasbeen damiged by heavy raln and floods, and in ihe low tying alsiricts the damage has been vers cone We ok ous for peer be wo hope fora stondior und beter business last year. , ; It is not impossible that the recent spell of bad weather will lead toa confilct. of opinion in re- gard to tho wheat inspection n this city, Some folks will want the. standard to be lowered to meet the crop, espeelally as the damaged wheat. is largely found in a acction of country in which Mitwaukee competes directly with Chicago. Such a lowering would probably result in the paying of a premum of 5@Se per bu per month for.carrying the good whoat as woll as the poo! it did 60 a few years ago, We now have an cx- cellent grade of No.2spring wheat, and there would be neithor sense nor justice in lowering the standard so as to make the good wheat sol! at the same price as stuff intrinsically, worth -Several cents per bu less. Especially would it be rank injustice to the owners of the good wheat already in store. = otal \ H.E. Jackson, who bas advocated tho policy of holding off to ‘let American operators bear. the market, has the foliowing significant tlk in Dornbusch of Aug. 23: . - Considering the roservo of buyers for the past month (so entirely dideront fromthe statecs Nowe ness Inst July and Augnst) and the lorness of 3 Piero must Do Orders tralting to buy ouirighb thre to four million quarters of forelyn wheat for ordinary srinter proviston. dmpnortens however, must walt the right moment to operate, and thut moment Is at pros ent postponed. But it is near; tt cannot be uch Jonger delayed, or zt will involve our autumn trade in excitement. Imports must be sasured, wi: this roy sult can only be done by purchases some two or three months tn adeance. Tue {inporters' time for action cannot Le put off In the way ns the miller puts off his transactions. It is therefore desirable that a farther and tinal decliao in prices be at once sdmitted—it Would give froedom to act whon action is necessary, ind it would remove risk from tho employmont ot caplial Apparently the waiting policy hag not been entirely successful in bringing about the “fur- ther and. final decline in prices” which was hopedfor. - 2 PROVISIONS, + HOG PRODUCTS—Wore tame and Irregular, within not very wide limits. Old pork was stronger, the price being steadily ratsed as the volume of shorts is Teduoed, and it is supposed ‘that the Inst remaining ones will be obliged to pay not Jess than £19.00 per bri. New pork was quiot and averuged firmer. There ‘wasnotmuch demand. Lard was quoted 7c higher early, but {oll back, with 2 dull feeling in the Intter part of the session. Its bolieved that the big Now York operator who held a large proportion of our stock Yor so long left the deal last week, dolivering out somo 50,000 tes, and the market has not yetrecov- orod.. Parties in the trade say that prices are at feast Je per Ib too low, as compared with other . product, and probably would have ruled that much higher but for the feoling that it yyould be “dumped on the boys” at the first favora- Die opportunity. 1! Sleogether in th Jo in 1518. E83 PORK—Advanced Ie on old and 5@l6c on Rew, cloxing eay nt $17.50 for round tots spot or roller September, Seller October, $12.a12 0% seller November, and. #1 20 eller January. Sales ¥erg reported of 16,500 bris seller seller Sentember at PASCO: 8000 bris sellor October ut sit.0vair lst 5% bris seller November at Hirt one if and 473) bris soller seller the yenr at $12.475@ January at We sgaLwt. Toto! LARD —Advanced Tigo, but, prices of Friday, closing a orseller September, £7. 16H) Bris. Ii back to the Intest, for round lots spot seller October, und Sales were reported of seller October at 2.268 §.00; 1,00 tes seller the yenr at $7,657.75; and &75) tes. sellor January at 50. Lotnl, 13,00) nats Were a shade Semer on local faturos, ang nominally so on export cuts. Sales wore reported 175,000 ba shore rie at Seva Seek ‘Madea seller Sentomber, $25 se) or October, sha seller the youn And iV seller January. Prices of ihe leading eutent meals were aboutas follows at 2 o'clock for patly= cured lots: Shout-|L. & S.| Short ders. | clears.) cleare, ‘Short ribs. 40 i] a0 8.0 Short ribs, seller September, closed at S2as214. Long clears quoted at 928 loose and 9.20 box Cumberlands, §@Si{e boxed: Jong cnt hams, vagige: Sweet-pickled hams quoted at MKEIc for 17@ls nv- Graze; green hams, baie average, ese, Ae eller Bacon quoted at GY@si¥e for shoulders, 5(@9e fo short riba: Nethte fox af pore cieats Heisge fo nase asieg. and past Togas gulet. We quote white at §@6c and yel- BEEF—Was quiet at 7.00875 f Ir mess, $8,008.25 SoS ener aa coy ana ELowrOulet und stead a efor city an syygee for county, PERO EOE OY BREADSTUFFS. . ¥LOUR—Was azuin dull at nominally unchanged Prices; stituted ubdut the whole of the day's trading. Sates Were limited to 495 brie winters, mostly at: 34.5085.00; £5 bris double extras, partly at $1.90; and 25 bris low Srades, partly at §.00, Total, 1.075 bris, Export flours Were quoted at $4.0094.75 for good to choice extra, OTHER MILLSTUF¥s—Were in fair demand and firm. Sales were 3 cars bran at $10.50; 6 cars middlings ‘at $10.50217.00; °2 cars shorts at $1200; 1 car wheat Screcnings at $6.50. Coarse corn-méal was nominal at 13.35 per ton on track. SPRING WHEAT—Was fatrly active, and stronger, advancing. le’ per bu, and Cosing 34¢ above the Intest prices of Friday. Beorbohm Teported a better tone in liverpool, with more disposition to _bu: , both on English and Continen:alaccount. New York was also quoted higher, and the week: summary of receipts und shipments indicated sreduction of about 400,00) bu In our stocksin store. ‘This, with continued ight recelpts, more than “ounteracted the weakness due to more settiea weather in the Northwest. Foreign correspondents continue to write i prices must zo lower, but they alirays write in that veln, und tite tone ofcuble advices indicates that foreixn buyers have alted for the “ drov,” with nbout as much success ns Esop's country man walted fort erivertorundry. The result here was, however, chiefly exhib Vigorous Hling of shorts; th 0 long on the strength of n furthe: heat wiain falr demand, nthe As spot red. both closing aLWise Spot enles were cee ported of $300 bu No 2 rod at ‘Wige: 40) bu do (in Fale fon). at 0c; 4.800 bu long berried do at Waser 600 bu No. Sut ST@siie; DMN bw. Fejected at Biase; and rf pple at Bsigcite, Huu, S000 bu. Also 510) bu red to arrivo at iW}gc. ‘Tho rocelpis at oes Points exhibit some falling off, possibly ‘as a conace a COUN"AWee in Taledemand and rach advanct 'N—Was in fair demand and firmer, advancing $e, but fel] buek 3c, and closed ie belaw the Inieer prices of ¥riday: ‘The British markets wore quige sed, stendy. but our receipts were swaller, and the market Byppathized with the Improved feeling in wheat ippera were nut Overating freely, however, though Jake frelghts were ensy, und this helped tw redues Prices on futures. There were no other moticoabie Zeatures in the market, but It was stated thatthe see font advance has made country holders more cautions in selling, und within, the past few days” iver Bare olfered much less corn than proriousie seu Cpcstober opened at sGHKc. advanced to 41c, und declined to Wiige at the close. Keller Soptember Ringed At Biase, closing tume at the inside, Seller November ringed at Wideiie and Bay at {Geto were reported of 19 a No.2 and hizh At 2isaa400: 6 bu new hirh mixed at ic; Du rejected aad nee pparent 11 ¥ store exelted the short interest early, but this eu sided after the wenkness set in, ‘September and Gee joder were neurly toxether, and the ine out for this Mouth ts supposed to be small now. Octover sold at BEGG und clused. at Rize. September closed at nrat Bia, yieHe carly. November sold BL sgEAHe down to Me. Sel Yastshe. No. 2 sold ui jc, and were 2340 at the last.’ Samplos were scarco, tie alk ¢ Teceipts beinz used to make up round lots for ers. Cash sala were reported of Aad ou xe (E25Kc. 21-500 bu by sample at Waseon track, igo on Round. Tota, crag tet 8d WEN tor white Z4YE—Wns in fair demand, and firm at the advance Her the Fear oats were abont: of th deli ve of Friday afternoun. September was quoted at 78igc, and October sold at i934c.' Cas! tS, Cash antes pare teported of 2,000 bu No, Sc: 2000 Ou by saree a ard. adic on track: and 400 bu. ie Ban ty, Mand 1 was quoted a © g¥—Was dul! and lower, No.2 at onRANo. Sat Soc. October suid early at toe sad Siesed at toe. Septomber was nominally He" Sacapies were rather dui), ‘The aonliey of the offerings was ere reported oF Zeke, Rot Iakae Hance 7.5 Du by sample at SieSSe on trac snd 40) bu at Oe iio troo on board. Toran Le ' BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN. +, ___Spectal Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, TREFooty Sept, ¢—11:2) a. m.—FLOUR—No. |, 118; GRaDi—Wheat—wintan No, 1, 88; spring, No, 1, gs e Alling of a few small shipping orders con- + 10d: No. 2, 78 Gay white, No.1, 98.54: No. 2,89 24; club, No. 1,894; No, 298.40. Corn—New No.1, 4s 14d, PROVISIONS—Pork, 61s. Lard, 495 Gd. Liverroot, Sept. 4—CoTroN—Dull at 7@7 1-160; sales, 6,000 bales; speculation snd export, 1,000; Amer- foam, 3.502 ns: MZESE—Fing American, 3 LONDON, Sept.’ 4~TALLOW—Finé American, 37s 64 Osea, REFINED PETROLEUM—SH4ESa. ~ BELUITS PUnpEWTINE—Mie ACTIN «= =, ANtWwenp, Sept. 4—PETROLYOW—ZE, ~ ‘The following were received by the Chicago Board or Trade: *~ 2" ge *. thund for: the Continent. ‘Not much doing. Arrived—Wheat patcer tone; domand for the United iprdom fair. Corn qalet and, steady: To arrive— hi corn improving: Pork 6:6. Lard, $8 60. Bacon—1..C., £28 Gd; 8, C., 49860. Tallow, 35a 9d. Cheese duil and 1s lOwer at Gla, Beet, 62 8 tid. JONDON, Sept 4.—LIvER?OOL— Wheat stondy. Corn Cargovs off coust—Wheat—There- ix a Conti- lamand,;und moro disposition to buy: Corn Gulet wid steady. Cargoos on passage--Wheat hard- es NEW YORK. “NeW YORK, Sept.'¢—CoTrON—Duil and trreguiar at IT 11-16@11 13-I6e. Futures dull and stesay; Septem- ber, 10.980; October, 10.42c; November, 10.410; Decem- ber, 10.420, January, 10.630; February, 10.600; March, W.79e: April, 10.830. FLOUR—Dull; recelpts, 18,000 brls; shipments, 12,000 brla; super Stato and Western, $.2564.00; common to Rood extra, $.75@4.15; good to choice, $.0G825; white wheat extra, $4.15@4.85; oxtra ‘Ohio, $.00@6.7; Bt. Louis, $1.10G6.25; Minnesota patent process, $6.00G5.25, GRAIN—Whent weak; _fecaints, ON bas belle a ee ee SMT at Noe se sult Ro ts, 14000 bus ungraded, 31 fees 1, B50; ralzed, n SIGSIY{e: October, S340: No- ta henvy; recelpta, S10 bu; mixed Aes ete, restart Satie vo and tirm at 7538, Hore “Stony with a fair domand, TALLOW—Stendy ai 65-10G67-160. REsts—Nominaliy unehanced. TURPENTINE- ‘Steady at Bis EGGS—Strons: Western, Is:tlie. rf LEATHER—Stroner; hemiock sole, Buenos Ayies, nd Rio Grande light middlos and heavy welght, 34@ Se. -* . if mands domestic fleece, 35430; ullea, Ee ‘ les . Cut inen 3 S85 short, en $2.25, “Lard steady at 61.0. im and unchanged. CHERSE—Henvy and dull; Western, 10@120. SIETALS—Mamifactured’ copper dull @nd_un- changed; ingot lake, Wo. Iron--Saotch pla wenk at 23 Sige; American pig steady at 14@20c; Russia shoet- ing, 13 "NalisCut, 6215@355; elineb, $4.65@5.50, THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Henry, Not Jacob. To the Editor of Ths,Chicago Tribune, Cutc4go, Sept. 4.—In order to guard against any misconstruction, we beg io state that the Ar. Strauss who was arrested for stealing at our establishment was Henry Strauss, and not Mr. Jacob N. Strauss, who is still in our employ. : MANDEL Bros, German Student Life, To the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune. Cacao, Sept. 4.~An articie desoribing stu- dents’ snd Professors’ life at the University of Heidelberg,.Germany, which originally ap- eared in tho Springfield Republicon, has been extansively copied by American newspapers, in- cluding your yaluabie sheet, Tas Curcago TRIBUNE. ° For what reason the correspondent of the Springfield Republican, an American student at Heidelberg, could make such false statemonts I cannot understand, unless he wanted to venti- late hig spite for some imaginary insult he has suffered, His letter isan insult to the entire German nation and to every German-American in this country, and as oneof the latter I feel called upon to most emphatically contradict his statements, and to brand them as nothing more than e pack of lies. ‘aeaa a cademy, an Pro- ae Tam a graduate of the Rerlin am very well acquainted with students’ and fessors’ life in German universities, but such statements as made by ‘the Republican's corre- spondent are something quite unheard of, The German students drink a few ginsses of beer or wine the same as other People, and have nothing to be ashamed of; but that a student should. quite frequently drink from sixty to seventy giusses of beer is nothing more than a falsehood. I consider myself responsible for any state- ments I have made, and am not ashamed to subscribe my name fn full. Ep BUENLER: A Democratie Debt for Water. To the Editor of Thg Chicago Tribune. Curcaco, Sept. 4--The Democratic party of this city uses water.:The ‘subscriber made the discovery, and his pleasurable emotions thereat were somewhat diluted by the fact that this novel discovery cost him the sum ‘of $14.02, for which he holds a receipt duly signed by the Proper puthorities: at the Water Office. This certainly appears an intolerable amount of water for the whole party to use; but it seoms that cleanliness is a high virtue among the fead- ers—when they can’ saddlo their wash bills on outsiders. I came by my receipt in this wise: Last May Imoved irito a house chat a prominent West Side Democratic politician bed just va- cated. Several weeks ago I received notifica- Hon from the Wator Office to: pay the water rates: from May, 1890, to Novem- ber, 1880. On sending round to - pay the pill, which: was $6.38; tho authorities in- formed my messenger that there was a back tax Of $14.02 due from May, 1879, to May, 1890, which would have to ve pala orthe water would be shut Off fronf'my dwelling. Of course L had to pay it, or else subject my family to a serious incon? yenlence; but thought I could satisfactorily ex- Plain tho matter to the Superintendent as soon 88 I could find time.’ As soon as I was able to do 80, the genial Superintendent informed me that there was no mistake; It was all right; be did not care who paid so long as the rates were paid. As I endeavored to oxplain bo Eerie: became obtuse, and finally pretended not to know the man whose debtI-hud puid, although he is now serving with him ona Bourbon committee, and has slept jn the same political pen with him for these many years, At Jast1 asked him, “ Why did you allow bis tax ‘to remain unpaid for a months in advance?” “Oh, that is optional with us.” he sweetly smiled: ’ “And you choose to let him contract this debt, and choose to make me pay it?” I inquired further. “Yes,” —and be smiled still more sweetly. I thought that settled the matter so far as his intentions were concerned, and consulted an at- torney, The latter said that I could sue the city or the debtor: tha former would cost’ ser- eral bundred doliars, and I mizht collect: the two cents of the latteron a judgment. This is the way tho“ peabrty ” takes of making honest people pay the debts of its dead-beat politi- lans. What business had the Water-Office to rescind One man’s tax and call upcn the occupant of the same house not only to pay in advance, but to settle up the debts of. the former. occupant? Anybody knows that no one. but a Democratic politician can obtain such favors as. my pro- decessor obtained. 1 neglected. to, state that, having purchused the house, I could not fall baok on the landlord, as a water tax ig not a lien or bat: I don't care to denounce the Water-Office people in the fiery style typical of the “man with a grievance"; but Ido want People to know that they may be called upon, weet "me they moe into a house, to afi r water contrac some Democratic ward striker, he A.B. M. ‘The Legal Profession. “Te the Editor of The Chicaco Tribune, Cnrcaco, Sept. 4.There appeared in your i- Sue ot the 2d inat. over the signature of Jane Grey Swisshelm a letter in relation to the Tegal fraternity of Chicago, which for recklesness of statement and utter disregard for facts I have nq hesitation in saying fs without a Parallel, . in the letter roferred to the writer charged that ** lawyera have long been the devourers of widows’ houses, the robbers of orphans, and not infréquentiy the worst “enemies, of their own; clients; that’ every senaible man will > give or deliver his Property to “tis holrs to prevent its becoming the prey of lawyers; that men will learn to bear almost any injury rather than that inflicted by lawyers. under pretense of bringing redress; that aay loss wilt be preferable to that one may pacgeally: expect from putting bis cuse into the td lawyers; that lawyers have made laws to aul fawyers, until, 23 a class, they seem to be after another until the case ruins one or both parties for the benefit of lawyers," etc., eto. That there may have been individual instances of misconduct on the part of lawyers. toward their clients will: not be dented.- Tl “shysters” in our Profession, and there arc likewise “+ quacks? in the medical: profession, and hy ts in ithe Church; but to charge a wh@ie'class or profession with being knaves and scoundrels because some of their number have ig a8 unwarranted juire more Ml ‘he Bar of Chica is Public that the Bar of Chicago is es of the vile charges preferred against it The letter in question seems to be aimed especially at the “younger members of the pro- fession. Why the writer bas poisoned her shirts fnore deeply for them than for the older mom- bers of the Bar is to me a matter of conjecture, butIdo know, after an experience of sixteen Fears at the Bar, that it 1s no credit to any one,to assail or throw stumbling-blocks in the way of young men just commencing business for them- selves. A person of noble impuises should en- courage the young and help lft them up, rather than pull them down, ~:~ “In si ‘Q Matures last winter toa neti- -in advance for a coronet tion,” says the-writer, * T valled. in the offices of & good many lawyors. and found the older mem-~ bers of theBarin, orsome definit information as to when they would be in, but the younger men were mostly anywhere or everywhere, and. thoir movements as uncertain as the price of pork.’ it may be 4 matter of surprise to your: readers, in view of the writer's expressed opinion of the Bat,why she should goround amorg those “rob- bers”and “brigands,” aa she calls them, for signatores, etc.; buf, waiving the point, bow does she know where these “younger men Were? Sho says “mostly anywhere or every- ane ” OF course this settles it at once and forever. If tho writer knew whereof sho spoke, she would know, that many of the duties of the law- yer, aye, most of his duties, call him away from is office:' call ‘him to the yarious courts, “ dancing attendance’; call him to the offices of the various Masters in Chan- cery; call him to the Recorder's office to exam- ine the records; call him to various quarters of | the city t6 collect bilis and frequently to run after clients who have ‘already obtained bis services, but have forgotten to pay for them: and in many cases the younger members of the Bar, just starting in business, cannot afford to hire a clerk to “keep office” for him during his absence. He hus a rough road to travel any way. Competition, lack of confidence in himself, und in many enses misfortune, and the various flings “that patient merit of the unworthy takes.” To cap the climax some ungenerous soul must “go for him” through the press, and attempt to write him down: to kill him off “with paper bullets of the brain.” It is a well-known’ fact that from the days of Rome’s proudest triumphs down te the present time ~ the - ley profession hag swayed a potent and beneficial Influence upon society and the State. From the ranks of this ame profession the people have In all ages and in all countries sclected, to a very large ex- tent, thelr legisintors and their Judges; and the members of the profession have also’ contrib- uted largely to the world’s liberty and the world’s flterrture. ‘The Bar in Chicago is no exception. As a class, instead of boing regarded as“ brizands” they are regarded as mon of high intellectual en- dowments, noble impulses, and spotless inteq- fity,—~men who are ornaments to society and to the profession. There 1s scarcely any noble enterprise in the city in which the profession is. not represented and identified; and there is no class of men and nO profession, it is believed, upon whom the * public” depend for prosperity and safety more than upon lawyers and the legal Profession. Instead of the people “losing faith in Jawyera Os @ class,” ng the writer atloged, the truth fs, the legal profession stands as high to-day as it has at any other time in the world’s history; so birch, indeed, is {t esteemed that it is overcrowded, and young men of the most decided ability and the best scholarship are daily entering it, be- cause it is held to be one of the noblest and | most honorable professions known to society, walett could not be the case were one-half what Lady Jane Grey Swisshelm has asserted true. : ARTHUR B. WILSON. American Girls and Titled Husbands. To the Faitor of The Chicago Tribune, CRICAGO, Scpt. 4.—It ig to be hoped that the experienco of the American wife of Count Von Hatzfeld—not to mention numerous other sim{- lar casea—will have the effect, to discourage our American girls from the disgraceful chace after titled hucbinds. It is distressing as well ag dis- gusting to sce our beautiful, pure, and accom- Pllshed girls thus stoop and throw themselves Away on such wretched scum as this bartering, conselenceless, and immoral class comprises, £ might say that American gitls are of Royal blood, because here all men aresovereign, hence all are Royal families. It ia true, however, that whether or not that regal standing is retained and honored depends on conduct; but no more fo in this than in the case of a crowned ™monarch. Itis true alsothat among tho wutled classes of European countries ([ mean those who have inhorited titles) there are men of true nobleness of character; men distinguished in the Cabinet and in the field, and perhaps in law and id literaturo; butsuch instances are rare, ‘To such men, however, a patent of nobility adds nolustre. The forte of this class ia hauteur, pomp, exclusivenesa, and pleasure-seeking. In the estimation of these titled gentry industry, and trade, and labor are dishonorabie and n re- proach. They live—especially in England—by Securing the fruits of the Inbor of the masses in the shape of rents, thus keeping those maases in poverty end dependence while working the broad acres of the country. which are held by them in great estates to Which they have no bet- ter title than had ourslaveboldersto their slaves. Let land-tenure be changed by abolishing pri- mogeniture and entail.-which must be the case ere tong,—and the nobility of Great Britain, with their expensive and idle habits, will soon be on & par with the vagabond Pprincelings of Germany, whose aim and effort is to eaddle themselves by marriage upon the taxpayers of ngland. Let. primogeniture and entail be abolished, and the keystone will be removedand the whole system of robbery and demoraliza- tion will soon fall to theground. ‘Titled spri, a8 well as veterans among the Nobility, wi then be rushing round Uke fish in a net in search of American fortanes. That will release our girls from the disgraceful chase after theso roués and gamblers. It has been the great com- moners of those countries, not only in the Cubinet, but in Industrial enterprises, who, in spite of the dead wefzhts of. Royalty and no- bility, have given tnem. their high position among the nations of the earth, Our girls should look higher; they should re- fara real worth in men as men, and not be de- luded by such trumpery. If the suggestion of Royalty seems far-fetched, certain iy here in Amorica—barring some abuses—is found true nobility; that is, if 2 recognition by the Govern- ment of noble qualities in man, and admission toa full [pardcipation in the affairs of govern- ment and to irs bipiest: honors, is an indication of nobility. :It is, however, 2 nobility which is not inherited, except that by birth all are “near allied to angels”; nelthor can it be transmitted by - ‘rth, because it is based on conduct. Thus men must be noble or ignoble for thomselves alone, Chateaubriand relates that the grandést sight he ever beheld was to see Alexander Ham- ilton loaded with law-books burrying toward the court-room of New York, there to attend in the’ service of his clients. Here was a man of chivalrous honor, a distinguished soldier of the Revolution, the compatriot and trusted coun- selor of. Washington, one of the active and fntluential founders of the Republic, and who had been high in authority in shaping and ad- ministering its policy, a_ man’ whose fame was World-wide. who, instead of retiring decorated with stars and led to bea citizenon an oguality With his fellow-citizens. Here wa3 true nobility, But, by the way, such services to the Nation should bo paid for in money, by pension or otherwise, though in no case by ‘granting privi- legos; for, beyona payment, the enjoyment or equall ty and of protection in'the rights of man to Ife, ifberty, and tho pursuit of happiness, is all that any ought to oxpect. é In this matter of tra nobility, let ug compare ourown Chicago citizens who have traveled over Europe, such men as William B, Ogden, I. N. Arnold. ¢. H. McCormick, Jonn M. Word Worth, E. B, Washburne, Louis Wahl. Perry H. Smith, J. V. Farwell, Stephen A, Douglas. Gen. Sheridan, and many others I might name. menot affairs, representatives of industry, merchants, mechanics, and professional men, 13 well ag sdl- diers and ‘Senators, Compare these - with an equal number of titied men In any city of En gland, and for ability, manliness, and dignity which would appear to the best advantage? Suppose our Government tobe conferring titles of nobility, and suppose that Tweed in his Zenith had been ennobled, how much would he have been improved? .And yet. many of the titled families of England had no better origin. Their s —— blood, ‘Has flowed through scoundrels ever since tho flood. Or was Louis Napoleon really any more noble after assuming the crownof an Emperor than while haunting the beer saloons of Hoboken? Or, ver contra, was Oliver Cromwell any lessa King than Charles the Second? Privileged classes, demanding and enforcing subjection toward the masses, may have been excusable in the era of feudalism, when our raco was emerging from barbarism; but if that sort of thing is no longer allow- . The descendants ot those haughty, tyrannical and warlike Barons have now be. come but idle, worthiess, pleasure-seekers, con- summing the wealth ofthe country on -thoir pleasures and vices. Tho great mistake of Napoleon was, that, he stopped to ape Royalty aristocracy instend of showing bimself and the French people to be superior to such institu- ions, But, after all, our girls are comparatively safe from these titled fellows, beeause noone of them will have an Americon girl unless she bas imaney, aud unless he has that money secured to himself before he takes ‘the girl; and instances where men. pine made. fortunes BY copie cabbage, or mantpulatin; stocks, and yet are willing to assign that rortune for such men can more easi hat and knee breeches and Lora Timothy Dexter. $e Why Gilhooly Interrupted the Meeting. Galteston (Tex.) News, There was a ward meeting at Gaiveston a few nights ago, and the coming man made a little Epeech to the boys. Among these present wes ilhooly, who was Supposed. to be a friend of the coming man. Much to the Surprise of the Speaker, as soon as he Bot under way Gilhooly began to be disagreeable. When the col man weut on to say how much he loved to serve the People.. Gilhooly said, in a loud voice: That's a lie, and you know it.” The coming man did not care to have a row, and endeavored to proceed auietly, but Gilhooly kept on making such remarks ag, “What was your namo bee fore you came lo Texas?” “You ain't fit to be elected dog-pelter, pads you know it.” Finally patience ceased a virtu and Gilhooly was ejected. Next day the coming man met. Qilbooly, who told him he was sorry that he interrupted the meet! and abused him so," but it was a sacred ‘adty bo owed himself.“ What do you mean by abusing: me that way?” sald the coming man. "Well You see, the other fellow that is runn! against 702 bas promised me avdey utyship if I place hm under obligations, go I fone you won't ob-. fegt to my taking Ittie liberties with aa old frlend like you by calling sou a thief ahd a rascal occasionally,” “You needn't abuse me im. You can go about praising him, if rou city to.” EF cant conscientiously do 80, Yean't praise him, because I have no respect for him; so, you see, I have to abuse you be- cause you are a gentleman. It would burt my feelings to have you think I would praise a man who did not deserve it.” MARRIAGE-LICENSES. Large Number of One Hundred mee Torty-four Taken Out Last Week. “ The largest number of marriage-licenses is- sued in any one week for the past six months was fasued last week, the number reaching 14+. ‘The list otherwise presents no unusual features from those characterizing the lists of previous weeks. There were about the same number oF Id men ana young girls anxious to marry, an: the widows lcensed were fewer than usual. The following is the register: MONDAY. invence Bennett. 2" ..cnienporn™ Clarence Bennett ...%.... DATES Cleveland..18....Chica; }. ««.Chicago. 27....45 East Chicago ay. ae -183 North Wells. 320 West Division. -20.,..633 North Lincoln, i 2 Ba peneae iia MeCartney.22....327 Dearborn. Quintin Hn 723 -52 South Despiaines, uintin Hamilton,. 23. 1 fellie McCabo.......20.... ith Desplaines, Fi Hachle. -36....101 Thirty-seyenth. Mrs. Eliz’th Lerckel.83. irty-sexenth. Adolph Stabi. 3 1 Barbara Roos. Jobn F. Cap.. Matthew a: Sia latthew J. Maley’ Anna Owens. 1246 Wabash, James McIntyre 47 North Clark. Mrs. S. H. Stevens, 47 North Clark. Jacob Bender. 82 West Fifteenth, Margatet Becker. . Chicago. 18 Thirty-elghth. 18 Thirty-eighth. ‘960 West Lake, - 488 W. Washington. 729 Hinman. } Barbara Sohemiae; 729 Hinman. i Charles H. Newhnus.23 1818 Wabash. Angille Marcia... 593 Wabash. Frank J. Schmitz....94....2043 Wentworth. Anna Littersheid....25. ZO. Joseph Wosubn......80....79 West Madison. Mrs. Babry Syxova..33....79 West Madison. TUESDAY, 87....Chicago, Mary F. Gunderson.2t... Chicago. Louis Martens....... Hea; Mrs. Catharina Hess.39. rrin Boyd. 23. Della Fowler........18. 23. ooe]9, 30. Chicago. Riverdale, M. Indianapolis, Ind. 115 Hulbert. 118 Hulbert. Chic Mt Butterfield. . }. «337 MHler av. ¥ Emma H, Thies.....21... $3 Ayers court, Frank C. Woodstock.83 .: Meriden, Conn: ~ Mary F. Merriam. -./23.°..Oak Augustus Davison. .23. (Martha Hunt. } Jobn Haas... Louisa Stackmar. * { Joseph B. MeDonald.23. Bary . Walsh... |../18..2/Chieago. 4 Honrs Carroll. .2..'..25.-1 Cbieago. Mary McCarthy, i ‘srvease. 0. Chicago, Valentine Wildner..23.../Chicago- Jia Jung....... 1....Chicago. 4 Charles D. Palmer. ..22...Cawker City, Kas, 1 Jennie Neighbour. (23... /Cawker City, Kas, Patrick O’Brien 29....St. Paul, Minn, Annie Timmons. ....24. } Richard Shanahan... _26. Alice Prendermast...26 lerman Wagoner. } Lena Seblick.... icasro,, 901 West Lake. 12South Lincoln, hicago. } ‘ida Swert.........84. | Finley Filing wood. 25. Subsiia J. Ell Hughes. Lorenzo Hursite cag Ida A. Cole... OL } Fred Rampenthal.. é 180. Marla Ernst........120..1 Chicago. « j John A. Anderson...2... Lemont, IL. Math C. Johanson...21.-./Lemont, lil. -Crown Foint, Ind. -Chicago. } William J. Maher... ..24 Mrs. Anna Trauter..23 } Charles P. Robineaw.21 Clara Black .. 20, George L. Castner...81.: Nanie T. Fansworth.19, Jobn S. Lewi: Fred EL Thomas Station,Ind. { Mary ZL. Story... ..--Eroquols, Til. { ‘William Schlerbaum.$7....9648 Stanton. Anua Doescher. -%0....Cineinnatl. $ Jowis R. Dunham 45.0 \Chleago. ., Mrs. Martha Folsom.46..-/523 Dearborn. James J. Barrett. ....22.\52 North Peoria, Margaret J. Burke..19.°.1109 West Adams. Arthur B. Hosmer. 168 North Dearborn. Adele M. Burwell. .-«-1608 Wabash ay. . William E. Carroli...21. -Chicago. Mary Brudenell....-17:2./Chicago, - - ‘THURSDAY. mtario. Chi Jereminh Griffin. CatherineFitzgeral Karl Libol. Annie Valls. Thomas Curran. Lizzie Penwarden...22 William Jacklin ...;/23 Paulina Wallenb: { rank aur. . aAntonia Kaprova::.i9- 4 Frank Pawiik. Mary Rubi. { Jonn Miller Ellen E- Canno . ugust Brantigin.. Bertha Henke.. FRIDAY, 41....110 Bunker, +184 Maxwell, i { Johann Din. Mrs. G, You Nora Crowley. Albe't Hrach .. Mu 225. Andrzej ene rose AgnieszkaKubliszak23. Andrew Donl. { Josephine Bily. Jobn T. Kuhns... 29 Fannie E. Hurford..25. John Beevar 22. Hastings, . Gustave Henning. ..27.... Chica; Augusta Gotockow 1h = Chi i @. A. Schumacher...23.-..41 Bunker, j 19....160 Bui South Chicas. lonzo Wiser,......-34... Jollet I Elizabeth Deal “pellet i Augusta Schitteker. Owen H. Jones... ,.28. Jennie Campbell. Charles Saizmann. Hianle Kunze...: THE ASSESSMENTS, Final Action of the County Boara— The Three Chicago Towns Lett as the Assessors Returned Them, The Board of County Commissioners heldan adjourned mecting yesterday afternoon. All the members were present. noah The Board took up the consideration of the: report of the Committee on Equalization of Taxes, and went into Committee of the Whole, with Commissioner Ayars in the chai. Commissioner Wood moved that the Committee of the Whole indorse and recommend to the Board THE ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE EQTATA. IZATION COMMITTEE, Ino speaking to his motion, Commisstoner Wood made a lengthy argument, covering the entire matter. He believed the Asseasors’ valuations to be correct, yet at the same time contended that Assessor Chase’s valuation of North Town roperty was eritirely wrong. He was, as g as Deniber of the Commitree, in favur of adding ‘li instead of 54 per cent to the assessments in the North Town, but as a compromise measure was wiilt Lada thes to the report as submitted. Commissioner Spoffurd believed the Assessors had not perforn.ed thelr duty as laid down by the Supreme Conrt. uming that the assess ment should be one-third the valuation of the Property, he proceeded to point out where cere tain assessments in adjoining country towns v3- ried very greatly, as was easily seen in cages - Bred farms were on different sides of the ine. wes After snme discussion as to the proper man= ner of disposing of the report, Commissioner Burling said the chief difficulty seemed to bein regard to the assessments in the city. He therefore moved that so mach of the report as referred to the country towns be adopted. Commissioner Wheeler expressed his fears ot what the State Board might do when it reached the Cook County assessments. He had the ut most confidence In the report of the Committee, and hoped it would be adopted. Commissioner Wood admitted that in most of the country. towns the assessments were too Jow, but he insisted that in the towns adjoi: She cy ae property had been assessed a3 as it should be. Commissioner Senne said it.was. claimed that the assessments fa the farming towns were not high enough. It was a fact that in several of the towns adjoining Chicago showed a large de- crease In valuation, but he thought the Board had no right to increase the assessments of the outside or farming towns on that account. In reply to a question by Commissioner Co- burn, the Chair said that the County Attorney had stated that as next Monday was the com- mencement of the next quarter it was absolute- jy necessary that the tax matter be disposed of at once, and he thought the report of the Com- pies should be acted upon before adjourn- ment THR REPORT DEFEATED, ‘ Avote was then taken upon Commissioner Wood's motion to adopt the report of the Com- mittee, and it was lost by a vate of 8 to 6. E Commissioner Senne moved the adoption of the’ report, with the following changes: Take {rom North Chicago the propose of 5% cent, 2 per cent from West Chicago, and the 4 per cent from the Town of Evanston: deduct 2 ‘per cent from the proposed addition of 10 per cent in Lake,and also 2 per cent from Palatine and South Chicago. The mution alsa contemplated adding 15 per cént to Lemont, 6 Per cent to Lyons, 8per cent to Maine, 10 per centto New Trier, 2 per cent to Northtield, 4 per cent to Orland. 1234 per centto Palos, and off 2 per cent in. the Town of Lake. '~ Commissioner Roese sald it was not just to impose excessive taxes on the oor people of tha North and West Sides. The 2% per cent ahould be added to the South Side, where rich Property- owners were able to pay it. These wealthy peonle paid their taxes when compelled by law to do so, but the middle classes came forward ran pola their taxes at any and all times with- out prot F Commissioner Purington, in advocating a 2% Ser cent dperease Be the North fons fe ae ae Assessor Chase had usu’ @ authority Committee on Ex alization, and had committed & wrong aguinst the citizens of Chicago.. A vote was then taken on the question of a4 per pent cuorense in North Chicago, and it was Rot adopted. 4 A yote was then taken upon the adoptiog of Me. geone' motion, and it prevailed by a vote o: rs ‘ MR. THOMAS F. WITHROW, General Solicitor of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacitic Rafiroud, requested the privitege of stat- ing some facts in connection with a strip of land in the Town of Lake now occupied by the Com- any for its machine-shop and round-house, and ‘or side-track room. It had been recommended by the Committee not to includecertain portions ot that property under the head of railroad. track property. “Mr. Withrow stated that there had already been three decisions in the courts sustaining ‘the position mssammed by’ the pont that this specific property was trick p: re must be nesees ed on that basis. Hs Company relied upon these previous ‘decisions in their favor, but if the Board should decide to make another legal contest upon the question at issue, the road would join them, yet they desired to save the trouble and expense attending such & course. a Commissfoner Wood discussed the question, taking the ground that none of the previous de- cisions were satisfuctory to the public, and the Committee had been called upon by citizens not to assess. this property as track property. It seemed to him not only desirable, but a matter of justice to all concerned, that the question be heey before the Supreme Court for final de-. cision. County-Attorney: Willett stated that therewas included In the property several acres which, to say the least, were not occupied for, railroad purposes: In the interest of the taxpayers of Cook County he belfeved it ad- Visable to test the case. There were now rall- roads seeking rights of way into Chicago, and, the point being one which would come up here- fave Comme a tn a ae Well to have g test case and determine: 7 stituted railroad property. The Committee then. arose and reported progress. EQUALIZATION AGAIN. . Commissioner Wood moved that the original report of the Committee on Equalization be sab- stituted for the report of the Committee of the. Whole. The motion was lost by the following: yore: a _¥ed8~Purington, Wheeler, Wood, and Stewart, ~ Nays—Ayare, -Boese, Burling. Clark. Cobaray Hutu, Meyer, Millen Hheinmaias Senne, snd Spofford—n The question of adopting the report of the, Committoe of the Whole mas thon roved upon, fnd.the motion to adopt prevailed by the fal-" lowing vate: - : °Feas~Bnese, Burling, Clark, Coburn, Hutt, Meyer, Miller, Rheinwold, Senme—90. . WNays—Ayers, Purlogton, Spofford, Wheeler, Wood, and Stewart—4. oe ie report as adopted leaves the nssesamen' in the Towns of North, South, and Weat Chicago exactly as returned by the Assessors, and shoe of the country towns as shown In the ament ment of Cominissioner Senne. a The Committee on Equalization were grant Permission to make a supplementary report 7 to railway property, following. which, belng the last meeting of the quarter, the Board adjourned sine dies ST Eee sana ; It is wasted time, and eloquence thrown away, talking about the emancipation of: woman to 3 man who has been marrit times. ed four. GOODRICH, ATTORNES-AT-LAW, iM DEAR- + born-st., Chicago. Advice frac. Fitteen years Auten iHusiness quietly and locally brassover addition *