Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1881, Page 11

| F INANCIAL. T, LESTER & GO,, STOCKS. Stocks and_Bonds Bought and Sold on N. X. Stocis Exchunge. 75 & 27 CHAMBER OF GOMMERGE. J. T. LESTER, CTHAS. SCHWARTZ, E. K. WILLARD, ‘Member New York Stock Exchange. SAMUEL W. ALLERTON, Special. y York House-—SCRARTON & WILLARD, 72 Broadway, and 13 Newest. GRAIN and PROVISIONS bought and gald or cartied on margins. iocks alsu bousht und sold tn Boston, Philadel- rb:"- and Baltimore. = DAY & FIELD, DAKERS AXD BROKERS, 130 La Salle-st. cpecal pitontion gisen to INVESTMENT BONDS ANDSECCHIITES. N eiallowed on deposits subject 10 check at - — ZCOMMISSION MEECHANTS. SHTH & LIGHTNER, ;;,\m F.SMITH, MILTON C. LIGHTNER, (ommission Herchants, 128 La Salle-st., Chicago, RANand PROVESION) BOUGHT AND SOLD, OR CARRIED ‘ON MARGINS. - BLCFERENCES: FERRY EL SMITH. " GEO. L. DUNLAP, B MUNGER. WHEELER & CO. ddents in New York, Philadelphis, St. L rTeoR tad Al wankee. A. J. MALOY, COMMISSION MERCHANT. Griz and Proviiozs Bonght and S: on Yargins. Carefol attention givea to Local Brokerage Orders. 12 La Salle-st., Chicago. Member Chicago Board of Trade. “> Chicago * Call ¥ Board. Yery best references civen as to responsibility. 1o the gratn irade since 13 ADVERTISING. NOTICE To Commission Merchants, Brokers. and Bankers. Eggm HAS. K. MILLER & CO.'S ADVERTISING 2 Tribune Bullding, Chicsxu. for prices on sdseriising you may want in any newspaper in €liy or countrr. AIR NAVIGATION. Nir. Sullivan, of Mississippi, Thinks He Has Soved ihe Problem—Tho Principle of His Machine. 3. Charles A. Sultivan, of Mfssissippi, is ex- hibiting at the oflice of tha Western Trade and ZEzport Journal, Roow 53 Honoré Block, a model of the prupelling force of u new fiying machine. of which be Is the inventor. A patent has been franted by the Government. The car of lower Part, which contuins the new driving apparatus estibied, is to be attached to a batloon, or series ofballoons, which are expected to furnish the lifting force. Tha carringe fs provided with frlarge fan or pnddle wheels, and when in modon reminds one of a sidewheel steamer. These fan-wheels furnisn tho propelling pewer. Ouly one-hulf the wheel is exposed, the othor Letng covered by hiuged Loods, which may be e adjusted as to pus the machine fn_aay de- sired direction,~that i, up or dowg, or forward aad the reverso. “The theory is that a suction is created by the fane turning around under these hoods, which diminishes the resistauce of the sir. Each fan 25it moves niong druws a quantity of air ufter 1t, thus making fess for the next one to'over- come. The. wheels are kept in motion by ma- chinery. A gas-enginels pluced in the centre of the carringe, and & generator is located near it, which can ulso be couneeted with the balivon fhove in case i should reguire replenishing. This carringe, which is made as light s is con- sistent with streneth, i aitached to a balloon mmade fn three separate compurtments, or, what is belicved 10 be better, a Eeries 'of 'tbroo Dballoong securely banded togetber with cords. Three ure preferred, because the epherical shape of each gives more lifting power, and if one should be disabled the other two can be depend- edonto make a sufe descent. Sufficient ballast fs carried to counteract the lifting power of one Lalioon. Each bag is provided with a sufety- alve and un alarni, and is conncected with the Bus-generating machine in the carringe below. e car i suspended by ropes in such a man- mer that {t follows the motion of the balloons ¥ithoat danger of upsctting. The upper por- Hon is secarely fustened to the car or lower Part two masts being placed at either end, and Iopes re uzed to bruce the machine and make ¢ lifting force subservicot to the propelling Power. Two rudders arc also attached to tho ar, une at ench end, and both are operated at e fame moment by a steering whecl. ook, Sullivan bas the model suspended by a fiaple contrivance in a position similur to Lhat it would oocupy under a balloon. In place of a Bl engine, clock-work is now employed to Uperate the machine. It was wound up yester- {a3 gnd the fan-wheels revolved easily, carry- o tbe cararuund till the furce was all expend- ot Mr.Sullivan fecls confident the machine &lwork ina quiet atmosphere, but does not frfec it can be used Jna strong wind or gale. echopes 10 find some one who will aid bim 10 Sustructa muchine iarge enough to make an $rperiment with, and s willing to make the oot 0scent himself. He hus studied the prob- &% of serfnl nuvigndon for several vears, and Souek this jdeu about eixbt months ago. A Siadwitl was also sbown which embodies the Trpperiucivle, the fan-wheel being st fike a Jtremains to be seen whether this'iying-ma- e will meat the fate of the many that have WWMM ft. But the contrivance is certainly lous and i worth secinj 1 NOTICE TO DEALERS IN GAME. To tie Editor of The Chiczgo Tribune. m?nw;n. Feb. 5.—Permit me, through your b mas, to call the attention of all persons in- Sumted In tho sale of gnme to the fact that the Preme Court of lilinots bas deeided the Gume ¥ of the State constitutional. oy 25 The Peovle nguinst Wagner, is the ;“ Importunt gume case ever tried in Ameri- Zoind, perhaps, in the world, since every condi- e.?fl ?f the sule and traflic of game was consid- i g sinzle point was omitted. It was an poneed cute, and” was, _thercfore, purposely o o gover evers question, that it mixht be a or the future. " The best legal talent in oo 8 buth sides was secured, so . thal ‘the flon mizht be considered us tnoroughly s . The oifense was committed Jan. I3, Top . JdEmentivus obtained by the prosecu- Criain the Justice's Court, and contirmed by e ‘PPP;‘)’N Cuurt of Couk County, to which it was wiied by the defendunt, und, taken on appeal wdv{mmu Court by the defendant, the de- The el the lower Courts_bave been, aflirmed. lagt yoe Was before the Supreme Colrt since fureh, und Just decided at the February Cogry jaking it yearly eleven months that to e, 2148 taken to consider ft. Adl things con- Teay o therefore, the decision earries with it w‘l whight, l!.mmume exception of ducks and snipes. all Presepo il und animals are protected ut the Uy me, The law declares thut it shail be i ulto kill or buve in possession any buck, o fawn, and wild turkess between Jun. 13 wug yoob 13 Pruirie chickens betwcen Dec. 1 dan} 2.15: rufled grouse or quails, between J.50d Oct. 15 water-fowls etween May 1 Ug- 15 woodcovks between Jan. 1 and ading the d Yoy lecision in this case there was & Gegor 1861t understanding that violarions of the Yeing e *0uld not Le prosecuted, the object erecian ee What the tuw constitutionally cov- Dumend SBut uot. Tuklng advautage of this. Openious dealers and restaurant-keepers huve Hsaig, ul'»!meu the law, while to their credit, be Now e Jureer deulers in gume observed. OB thpy en, L wish to inform each und every Of the Gon i0d after Monday, Feb. 7, violutors Al po, S8me law will ‘be prompily’ prosecuted. EnobeRons Who may - become pussessed of Bhore ate of violution of the luw utter the 8¢ requested 1o iaforin me of the N. W, et Uiinots State Sportamen’s Assoclatlon. Same THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1881—EIGHTEEN PAGES. BUSINESS. Stocks Weak with One or Two Notable Exceptions. Rew York Advioes More Bearish than Bullish, but Not Panicky. Light Country Dewmand for Cur- rency—Foreign Exchange. The Produce Markets Fairly Aotive, and Very Mach Unsettled. . A Sharp Declive in Provisions, Wheat, and Corn— A Tame Closing in Grain. FINANCIAL. .. After r steady and stronz opening prices be- gan to run down, and ntthe cluse quotations showed net Josses for a very lurge mujority of the active stocks. Advices from New York were bearish for the most part, but were uot at all panicky. Chicago operaturs bave on the wholo been lightening their lines, but have not sold beavily, and only In a few cases have gone short, However, the local market for rallrond bonds is decidedly weak. Consplcunous ex- ceptions to the prevalent depression in prices were Northern. Pacitio und Luke Eric & Western. The movement in Northern Pacific was aseribed to purchases by tho eapitalists controlling the Oregon Rallway & Navigation Compuny. Nerthwest closed strong on reported purchuses by the Vanderbilts, St. Pnul was very weak. It was reported in New York as a singular fepture of.business that country orders by wire Were nlnost us small as when telegraphiv communlcation was inter- rupted by the storm. The bank statement was Dot regarded 48 favorable, and had & dsmpening effect on the ardor of the bulls. | * : The Graphic says that the Vanderbilt people and their following in the stock market are con- fident of & much higher market soon for New York Central, Lake Shore, Michigan Central, TUnion Pacific, Western Union, and even Iron Mountain. The short interesthas certainly been largely increased, and a prominent Broad strect bear concern now has some big lines out, which were sold at low prices when a great effort was made to demoralize the warket. The Gould people are very bullish, except upon some of tho Grangers, which they declare are sustained by matched orders. Mr. Keene hasbeen a heavy buyer of the geperal list. The following shows the fluctuations of active stocks: \ Open- | High- Stocks, el Chicaso, Bur. & Quine; Tt Conceat. o Michizun Ceniral Louisvilie & Na Weatern Union Tel, < Amer. Union Tel. C Atlanile & P, Pl Co. Pucitic Mull. . Chesapeaki Do preterred Cleve. & Colu: C.C& Hannibal &5E 70, Do preferred.. Kununs & Vexay Yortmecutern.. Erie, second Lake Shore... Wabash. Do preférred Unton Pacliic.. Central Pacldd Northern Puctl Do preferred., St Paul.. Delaware, Lack. & We: Deluware & Hudson, Qblo & Misstusion St Paui & Omahn. Do prererred. 1ron Mountal Hock Islund. Canuda Southy Lake Erfe & Wesi Machattan Elevated.. et Elevated.... AL Elevated bonds. Central Arirons.... Aobile & Oblo, Ontario & Wes Rasnville & Chutua; Chleazo, Si. Louls & N. 0. St Loufs & San F Do preferred... Denver & Hio Grunde Peorin, D. &£ E. Qbio Central. In Chicago, Government bonds were quiet. District of Coluwbia 3655 were 102K, ex-Interest, bic and 103 nsked; the 45 were 112} bid and 1125 ssked: the 4}s were 112X bid and 11 asked: the 53 1005 and 1003, ex-Intercst; and the 63 101% and 102 Z Foreign exchange wassteady, with exception of sterling, which showed a wealer fecling. Ster- ling posted rates closed at 48} and 455%. Bankers' actual rates closed at 481% for sixty-day bills and 465 for demand. For sixty-duy cowm- mercial bills for prompt delivery, 47913@480%. For three weeks' delivery, {193 @480X. Sixty-duy commercial bills, prompt delivery on Havre, 5205@328%. Bordeaux, 530! 283 on buyers to X% on bankers. commercial bills on Antwerp, deliverable prompt, were 5314@5%. - Dankers' Dbills oy Germany were 843 for sixty days and 843 for demand; nioety-day prompt commercial bills, BX@W3% ; sixty-day commercial bills, prompt, BH@R%E. Bankers' guilders on Holland were 39% for sixty days and 40 for demand; sixty-days’ commercial was 39};@39%. Shippers’ exchange on New York ‘was 25@40c discount. - been oy Chicugo bankers reported a moderate demand for loans at 5@7 per oent. Orders from the country for currency were not large. New York exchange sold at 25@50c per $1,000 dis~ count. Manager D. R. Hale, of the Cbicago Clearing- House, makes the following stutemeat of the clearings last week: Date. Clearings. ~ Balances. Monday SEING § 4RI Tuesday. 1502 B8 Wednesd Correnponding week st yoai On the Cbicago Stock Board there were sales of Cook County 7s, 1690, $2,000 at 117%; Cook County 4%3s, 1800. 5100 at 107; West Chicvgo5s, $5,000 at 166%4 ; Chicago, Milwaukee & St Pa: 6s (Dubnque Division), 5,000, seller 30, av 1085 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 55 (Mineral Point Division), $5.000 at $9%: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4s, $5,000 at 83%; Burilngton & Missouri 45, $10,000 at 904; Wabash, St. Louls & Pacific 53, £5,000 nt 96%: $6.000 nt M: $5,000 at 90: £5.000 at 96, The following quotations wi made: o Chicago Water 7. "% % Chicago Water is, 42 Cuicago Water T8, Chicixo Waier, 7s. . Chicago City 7 & Chicazo Ciy 73. Chicago Cliy Cojcaro Chiy Chicuiio Chy Chicago Cit; Chicago Clty 78,3 Chiago Clty s, Chicazo Cie Chicazo Ci Chiicusco Cit Chicugo Cluy 33, Chicuo Cliy 4is. I Chicago City recel; Coo Luunty Cook County 73, Couk Counts bunds, 154 Coox County 7y, 2. Couk County bs, & Cook County 44 West Chicago & Lincoln Fark West Park South Park South Park TAILWAY BONDS. Chlcago, M. £St. P, R. RY7, Dak. 0X....125¢ Chicugo, 3L & ST B RUR. 73, Host & LIRS Chicaio. M. & EL P R. it. 63, Chic. & Pac. I Chicuro, M. & St P. R. I 68, S, AMinn. Chicuxo, M. & SLILILI Gs, Dub, DIy, Cnicaso. Mi & SLE.IR 55, Min'l PLDIV. t6fs “fi&“’. 1t )L 63, Sinking Fand. 111 : Jucksonville & SOutheastorn G8.:.. --. W Wabush, St. L & P. 1st mor. 5s, Chi. Div. 9 North Chieago City It 1t ... pit West Diviston City IL 1L 108 West Division City It 1t b g West Division Clty i 1L 108 LOCAL AND RAII North Chieazo City 12 It. stock, 28 Wext Division City It. Katock au Chicago City, 1 K stock... 20 Gaslihz & Coke Compan; s Chumber of Commere.. ] Insumnce Company.. -5 Le Industrial Exvostiion < “The total value of the sales of local and mis- celluneous securities on the Stock Board for the week ending Feb. 5 amounted to $538,719.%5; for the previous week, $6:5.435. BY'TELEGRAPH. NEW YORKE. New YORK, Feb. .—Governments were quiet and unchanzed. 5 In the railroad bond market, Texas & Paclf income land-grant 78 advanced to 84} from 83, and later fell to 83%. Luke Erie & Western n- come advanced to 81 from 79, and then feli to $0%@80%. Peoria, Decatur & Evansville firsts (Evuneville Division) ndvanced to 80 £rom 7, and do income to 82 from 8. Wabash (St. Louls DI- vision) firsts declined to 100% from 113%: Mo- bile £ Obfo second debenture to 50'from 52i4: Kansas & Texns scconds to 503 from 82, and later recovered to 81%; Chesapeuke & Onfp car- rency 6s which declingd to 51 from &2, State securities were moderately nctive, The stock market was frregular and unsettled in carly dealings, and ut the Airst Bourd the gen- cral list declined % to 2%, the Iatter in Western Unfon. Toward noon speculntion becnme strong and prices rose 4 to 3%, Lake Erie & Western, Peoria Decatur & Evansville, ond Western Unton lending the limprovement. During the ufternoon the market tluctuated with much fre- quency, but with n narrow range. In Inte deal- ings Northern Puclfic advanced 244, and Oregon Navigation 33.while the geeral list reacted 3 1o 1%, the latter St. Paul, The Erpress, reviewing the week, says: “ The railway and miscellaneous speculation was heavy and lower in the week, prices having de- clined 1to 6 under o heavy selling movement. Subsequently there wus o marked change 1n the condition of affairs. and an sdvance of-1 to 7 took place, the settlement of the consolidation of the telegraph companies having a very favor- able intfuence on tho murket for a time. This improvoment was lost near the close in svme instances, the principnl weakness having been In' Granger, trunk line, and _rtele- graph shares. Alton & Terre Huute preferred and ~ Oregon. were murked cxceptions to the gencral list. The former. fell off from 1354 to 120t3, Tose to 140, und closed nt a resction of 5; while Oregon declined from 164 to 1501, und rose w 177 There were also excep- tons tu the general murket In_the low-priced *| shares, notubly Luke Erle & Western, Peorin, Decatur & Evansville, Ohiv Central, und North< ern Puoitie, Eleyated Ruilway ‘shures wero prominent in the deslings at intervuls during the week, and were strong and higher. The noticable feature of the week was Iarge deafings in low-priced shares, which continued to attract much speculative intereat.” . Publication is made here to-dny that the New York, Chicago & St. Louls Ruilway Compnny bag anized, with o capital of 16,000,000, of which $13,000,000 buve been taken by a syndicate, which hns deposited 10 por cent Gf -the subscrip- ton'in ¢nsh.. St.is propcied to build a line from Clevelnnd 10 Chieaxo, also to éxtend a line from Fort Wayne Junction to St. Louis. The Com- any purchased fifty-six miies of the Wabnsh Einai; which gives it a right of way in Fort The ling from Cleveland 10 Chicago wiil bo_completed this year, and to St. Louis by July, 1882, Regnrding the extension \Jf the new rond enstward nothing bus becn de- cided upon. The capitalists interested in this new project ure prominently identitied with the Lake Erio & Western, Ohlo Central, and Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Companies. ' - Mr. French. Auditor of Railroad Accounts, muintains that the Northern Pacitic Railroud Cowmpany has the right to mortgage its increased Iands; that, according to the decislon of the At- torney-General, ull the lands xranted are the property of the Company, unless Congress| sbould, by speciitl act, declard therm forteited. Three hundred and ‘seven thousand two hun- drod and twenty-tive sbares Western Union stécl voted in favor of, and 600 exniast, consoli- dacion; T per cent of the entire stock was represented. 'ho arrivuls of gold at the Assay-Office from Europe for tne week endinir Friday was 539,500, ail foreign coin and bars; total arrivals from Aug. 2, 180, to Feb. 4, 1881, $09,025.200, of which $5,5%,000 were Ameérican coln $03,150,200 forefyn coln snd bars; arrivals same period” in 1870-'80, £73.415,150; payments on this account by the ay-Oflice, $542,%719 for the week; $62,083,155 since Aug. 1 A Transactions, 895,000 shares: American Union, ‘Wayno 250 feet broad. 16,000 SWo Lackawzona.. Dofaware & Hudson, S500/0bio Central. Denver & 1t. Grunas Lao| Eacitic Madl, o 1800 Ontario & Westorn.. 31000 7,00 Erie.. 31,00| Bendini.. 19.0u0| Wabash Pucitic 13 Western Union! 43P, DX E. 2k Little Pittsburg. Now Jersey Contral. i 7 Money nal;&(en easy at 4@5. - Prime mercantile paper, 4@3%. ° fif‘l‘fflm exchange stesdy &t 48%; demaud, The following is_the weekly bank statement: Loans, incrense, $5.410,700; specie, incrense, 1,- 9.600; tepal-tenders, 'decreuso, $1.2%0,400; de- posits, Increuse, £4,584,900: circulation, increas?, : reserve, decreuse, SLO9T.W5.. The bunks now bold 36,8590 in cxcess of thefr legul re- quirements. GOVERNMENTS. New ds. Pacinc +Alton & T. H. Wub, St. L. & Do preferred. mlp Hunnibal & 52 :Lo preferred, 05 Iron Mountuln: il 1388t L. & Sun Francisco s, Unlon Pucitc st iCentrul Pagitie . ‘Nortliern Paciic. i Do preterr Northwestern | Louisville & Nashiviiie Do preferred. ... {Nashr. & Chuttanoogu 10 St Fuul, s N A€ Covevonnns 1 Do preferr St. Paul & o : Do preferra Del., L. & W | Atiantic € pu Morris & Essex. Puclac M Deluware & Hudson. NewJerey Central. Rendlng. . Ohito & Mississiv Do preferred.. Cuesapeake & 1 Lake Erle & Westera. 6% Untarlo & Western.... 109 Littie PULSHUTR. 3 B.C.R & %" |Untarto.. g Alton &'e %] DOSTON. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. BosTox, Feb. b.—A week of comparative quiet fn the local muriets closes to-duy with tho list showing a good degree of strength und looking well, The transactions to-day were larger than for soveral days past, und_were very generally distributed among _ all classés. Hart- ford & Erle bonds were ugain active and strong. selling up to 60%, and over 200,000 of them chunged hands.e A strong buying in New York was the cuuse of the moy Atchison 8s sold at 8%, Detroit, Lausing Northern 78 at 117, and Little . Rock 78 ut 111 Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway, 4!48 ad- vanced from £ to 86%. In railroads, Chicazo, Burlington & Quincy. though quiet, was tending up, at 174} bid. 1tis now tnlked to 200 Inside of ten days, on a belief thut the legal ditticulty fn the way of the scrip dividend will, after ull, be avercome. ‘The best informed, however, as- sert that it will be a good sale at 185, Atchison worked up to M0@H0%, and the rights sold at 44. Fort Scott was strung at 95, and Little Rook sturted at 64, but afterwards fell off to Gk The bome rords were neglccted and without i portant chauge. Boston & Albsuy was quoted at 108 and 169 on sales of 92 shares. Boston & Maine was at 1474, and New York & Northern continued firm nt 57%. sales nad bid. To the Western Associated Press. Bosrov, Feb. 5.—Stocks closed: Atclilson I'. first 78,120} Cin., Sund, & Cleve.... 274 Do lund grant 7s...... 11534/ Easieen,. & Do second 140 | Flint & Pdre Marquet. 254 Do lund 18 Lictlo Rock& Fr.Sralth &1 ) |N. Y. & New Englund, 5i%6 i3] Vizdensbur & 1. C.prd S Do common.. 25 OId Colony. LAY Pueblo & A 153 utiund preterred. 054 Do common.. Boston, 1 & Eri Easiers 1L, 4 K. C. & Lawrence K C.StJo&C.B. Littie Rock & F. S, N.Y. & N. Englund Atchison & Topeka. Ghi, Burl. & Quinoy. FOREIGN. LoxDpoy, Feb. 5—11:30 2. m.~Consols for money, 98 7-16: account, 935 PARIS, Feb. 5~—2:30 p. m.—French rentes, “84f 57i3e; 4130 p. m.—French rentes, Bif Gae. MINING NEWS. SAN FRANCISCO. . SAX FRANCISCO, Cul,, Feb. 5.—Muning stocks Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, RosToN, Mass..' Feb. 5.—[ngot copper was strong to-day nt 19%, with 3 bid for near fut- ures. This gives o good tone to the copper shares, and all were looking well, though quiet. Tho mining stocks, as a whole, also were strong, Hursham was the feuture, seliing strong at 11% GIX: 1 the Western Assoctated Dress. i BosTON, Feb. 5—3ining stocks closed: CaerE el : Copper ¥alls ™. Frfnxl\n Sitver fsiet. COMMERCIAT The following were the receipte 23dshipments of tho leading articles of produce in this city during the twents-four hours ending at7 o'clock — .10 cars rejected (71 oats); 4 cars No. 2rye; 9 curs Saturday morning, with thecorresponding fig- ures for s year ago:. - WECCIPTS. |1 BHIPMENTS. Articles. Tl | B || L [ i Flour, bris, A58 Wheat, bu. F Live hogs, Cactie, No.. Sheep, No. Tlidox, ibs. Highwines, Waol, ibs Potutoes. Conly tons.. ay, tons. Luinbr, m. Bhingles, ... B, Balt, bris, 2543 The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 3 cars winter wheat, 43 cars No. 2 spring. 14 cars No.8do, 8 cars rejected, 1 car mixed (89 wheat); 28 cars No, 2 corn, 38 cars high-mixed, 108 cars rejected 17 corn); 81 cacs white oats, 21 cars No. 2 mixed, No. 3 barley, 10 cars No. 4 du,3 cars No. 5 do (22 burley). Totul, 340 cars, or 175,000 bu. In- spected out: 7,331 bu wheat, 18,587 bu corn, 2,628 Du rye, 1,508 bu barley. Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consumption: 1,005 bu whent, 1,407 bu corn. -The following were the recelpts of breudstuffs in this city during the past week: Feb. 5 . 1891, Flour, brls. Whiedt, bu. Corn, Bu... Onts, b Dressed bogs. The corresponding shipments were: Feb.5, Jun, e T i ity Flour, brls, The death of M. H. Foss, Esq., an honored member of the Board of Trade, was reported on 'Change yesterday, and appropriate resolutions adopted. . The leading produce markets were active Sat- urduy, and wenk, while the minor ones were steady, burley belng even firmer. Wheat was depressed badly; the forelgn telegrams being so weak as to bring out numerous sellers bere, The resulting decline wiped out & good many mar- #ins which were alrendy **pretty thin,” and a couple of failures were reported. A consider- able quantity of provisions was *thrown" in the same way, pork declining nearly 30¢ per bri, while whent fell off 13c. Corn for May de- clined to ubout the lowest figure at which that month hag sold sioce the trading fn it bogan. Mess pork closed 10c lower, ut §14.20@14.22% for Murch and $14.35@14.87% for April. Lard closed 10c lower, at $9.27}3@9.80 for March and $0.37%@ 9.40 for April. Short ribs closed steady, at $7.325:@7.35 for April. Wheat closed 13;c lower, atabout 963c for February and $7ljc bid for March. Corn closed Xc lower, at 36¢ for Feb- ruary and 40%@4lc for May. Outs closed steady Icr cash, at Ve for No. 2 fresh aud 28X @29¢ for regular; futures were off 1@3c, at 20¢ sellor Murch and 33%c seller May. - Rye élosed dull at 88¢ for No. 2 cush fresh receipts, 88 for March, and 87c for February. Barley closed weak, at ¥9¢ for No. 2 cash fresh receipts, 88c for Feb- ruary, and 8¢ for March. The hog market was weak and beurish, aud sales were slow at nan averuge reduction In prices of c: sales of light ranged at $5.1 0 per 100 1bs, and heavy were quoted at $5.0025.55 for poor to choice; a few extru gald at §5.90@6.00. Cattle were quiet, and the warket lifoless in all {ts branches. Inferior to extra grades were quotable at $2.235@06.00. The quictness fn dry-goods continues, and prices are not materially altered. Thisls the dull season, and jobbers ure chietly occupied in getting rendy for the spring trade. The business of the coming months promises to be both Jarge and profitable. Groceries were jn moderate demand and geoerally steady. The orders are usually small, but are numerous enough to keep the trade busy. Butter and cheese were quoted firm under a good inquiry, with only a fair stock here and modernte reccipts, Fish werc stendy. Dried fruits sold to the usual extent atun- changed prices. Olls were steady and quiet. Cotl was in Tnir retafl request. Old Prob seems disposed to favor the coal dealers, and they are understood to be getting full prices for small orders, which make up the bulk of the business at present. . There is still an active market for broom-cora atthe quotations ruling for the pustmonth. Eggs are scarce and firm at 20¢ per dozen. The quotations for grease bave slightly ndvanced, owlug to the divers new uses to which the com- modity is now applied. Green fruits are still in good supply and moderate demand, without change in quotatons. The hay market is dull, lifeless, and decidedly weuk at quotations. There are no changes tonote In the hide market, which remains dull at guotations. Lumber is still in active demand for city and country, trade, without chaunge {n rates. A moderate trade is noted in vpouitry, which is in limited supply. There is no chunge from the long-pre- vailing ouliness of the wool market. Little movement Is noted, and few orders are recelved. Dressed hogs were 10@15¢ lower, at $6.40 per 100 Ibs for light and $6.60 for heavy. Seeds were generally steady, excepting flaxsecd. which ad- winters at $.50; W0 bris double spring extrason private terms: 400 sacks extrus nt $LISGL5U; 100 brls ryo tlour at $L9XBLY; and 25 brls buckwheat at .00, “Total equal to G brls. Export fours were quoted at $1008525 for z00d 1o choles, und rye do at H.SIBLTS. OTRER MILLSTDF¥S—Were in good demund, und firm under only modernte offerings. Sales wera ro- portad of 4 cars bran at §LL@1275: 1 car middiings st $13.00; und 1 car sborts at $t3.00. Coarse corn-monl ‘Wwas nominal at $I27@IAN por ton on track. SPRING WHEAT—Was active and weuk, declining 1%c,and closing 1ic below the latest prices of Fri- auv. The British markets were reported quiet and easler, and there was no repetition of rumors of dis- Aster by ico formilng over the winter-whost fields of the West. ,Our rocelpts were ‘Very small, but figly up to the requiroments of spot buyors The’ market for futurod wns weak from the start, under feee offerings of long wheat, and it weakenad "all the more s the carly decline brougutout several Jots of Twhoat, the marins on which Lud been exhausted. 'wu Tallurcs were reporled—the oune near the outset und the other suon ufterwards. The) Wera _nou larnie omes, but tho foct - heipes to wesken “confidence, wnd caused the calling of a z00d many muridna. New York wns re- ported lowsr, but. thre wua Iittlo adaitional decling eca nftr that, undulie market rallied u trifle. Cash wheat clusod #i%3%c for No. 2 in car ots and W63c for round Jots. Spot”snles wers reporied of 56,40 bu No. 2 BLXHGE 1000 bu No. 3t Bl tral) av ey 1200 by rejected at 7ic: (Central do guot- £4,81 Gie)f iind 2000 bu by samplo at Tsjgite. Total, 8 bu. " Also. 80 bu No. 2 slinnesota at $8se. Solier Miureh opened at wi4384c adyanced 10 85)c nsked, Tell off to W3ge. rallled w Irikc. declined (o XKe, fm- proved t und closod 'ut Yide bid. Seller the month wns qulbe at wgAV(c, cloatng uf 9(e. April vold at @40, closingat . Muy was irregular at HGLUA und there was o Hittle trading 1 June L ubout GEAL below Muy. or 34@3¥e above March. WINTER WHEAT-Sales were Hmited to (N bu No.2red nt Sa%gic. ‘The-lnside for regular,” in Ceniral; 400 bu No. 3at 85c; 40 b rejoetod at <ié; 4 bu by xample nt 9¢: and ¥ bu do at We. ‘rotal, 2,40 by, “Busers only bid bic for No. 3t the close. COMN—Was niore active und Irreguisriy weak; des clining Hc. und closing bic Lelow the lwest prices of Friduy.” ‘The Britlsh wnrkels were reporied duil nad casler. one Lelggrum quoting n decline of 3d per quar- ter, and New York was lower on futures, while our recelpts were larzer, With un apparent increuse of nboat AN bu ‘In'our stocks in store_during the week. ~Also the whent marker was weak. ‘The last numed fact was the ona great cause of de- prassion In corn, u8 it induced o good deul of shurt selling by parties who were afeald 10 sell short at the bi-per prices of o week axo. ‘Tho trading was mostly for My, with a little doing_ for succeeding months. Cush corn_wus quite tame, clostug at e for No. 2. Spot salus wore reported of .00 bu No. 2 und b uixed ut BUGle; §H0bdn new high-mixed at 8lc; 10000 bit new mixed at F{c; 1400 bu refec 2do; 13,000 bu by sample ut Sifsbican tra side ' for white); 5LUN0 bu 4o at Ki{e on board cars: 'and 130 bu ears at w@ge. Totl.- 1320 bu. “Seiler May opened at il 23{3" deulined fo 4096c, rallied 1o dic, and closed d. Seller the” month runged nominully nt 3¥@3dc, closing a: de. March was guoted nv 3k Yixe. Closing e Wic. June sold at 4Wgadl{c, and July af $1@4l3gc. UA'LS—Weren little more active for cash, but 363 “_IC off for futures. No.2cash fresh receéipts sold at Sie; rexular sold slowly ny23kEke. No. 2 white fresh W8 quotable at 3 ?r(& and rejected sold at 20¢. Seller Makrch, nfteropening at2c, sold at 2%c, und_clsed atthe dpening price. May broke from E54c to clostng e 53%e bld atthe close. Cash salen were ma of I bu st JUMc for No. 2 white fresh: e for No. 2" and e~ for = rejected fresh In ' ‘store: 840 bu by sumple IlK' 220¢ for rejected mixed: 30@31}c for rejecied whire: B@SYC for No. 2 white on track: 30,50 bu ut SJas2ige forrefected whitd; 3lade for N {@sse Tor No. 2 white free on bourd. ‘Total, 3,140 ba, RYE—Was dull und weak at 85c for No.2 cash, fresd.” Futures were dull ind_neglected, ssith Muretl at 80 for settlemonts, nd_February sic.’ Cash sales were mude 0t 8 bu st B3¢ for No. fresh In store; 80 bu by nnr;fi)ll-' ot $5¢ for rejected,und S for No.2 Total, 1. bu. ; BARLEY—\as dull with smail offerings. No, 2 cash was ubout @e for fresh, No, § selling slow ati50 und Nu. dnt (e, Futures were siow nt $se for Febru- ary ind e for March. Cash sales sere mude of LU0 bu ut %S¢ for No. 2 {n store: 20N bu by sampie at tic for No. 5, und_ 155wk for No. 4o track: 2500 b ut 4, und Slc for No.3, all BY TELEGRAPH, FOREIGN. Spectal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 5-11:30 a. m.—FLOUR~XNo. 1, 11s 6d; No.2, s od. GRATN—Wheat—No. 1 winter, %8 6d; No. 2 do, 8 104; spring, %4 4d; N0.2d0,83 1d; No.1 white, 98 6d; do, 9s; No. 1 elub, 9 10; No.2do. s 7. Corn- New, 51 1d: old, Ss3d. PROYISIONS—Pork, (8. Lard,0s5d. LIVERPUOL, Fob. 5—1 p. m.~LARD—i9s 6. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 5-2 p. m.—PROVIs,0Ns—Prodace Exohange quotstions: Bucon—Clesr cut steady ot 85 6d; short rib stendy at 423 6d; lung clear steady nt 4s; short clear stendy at4ls. Shoulders tirmerat 203 Gd. Lard—Prime Westarn dull at 494 6d. GRAIN-Wheat—No, 1 white dull at 98 2d; winter dull at 9 3d for new Western; winter, $s5d for new Southern. ANTWERP, Feb. .—PETROLEUM~274L. The following were recelved by the Chicago Board of Trade: LIVERPOOL, Feb. 5—11:! Winter wheat, & 10ty 85U Gd; club, U8 7A@ 10, . Por Lard, 3)s 3d. LATER—I p. m.—Lurd, 493 9d. LIVERFOGL, —iWhent quies and steady; red winter, 18 3d; No. ring. U3 2d; No. 3do. 88 9d.” Corn ~Scarcely business eovugh to make o market, atds 3d. Cargues off const—\Wheat, not much doing; red win- ter und Cnlifornin declined Gl. Corn, not much do- ing. Arrived—Whent ruther caster. Corg, nut much doing. To urrive=Wheut dull. Corn, not much do~ ing; Amerienn mixed declined 5d. Pork.Gis. Lard dull tna 6d lower; ¥s 6. Bucor-Long clear doll snd 2. m.—Flour, &sCd@1ls 6d. spring, s 4d@9s 4d: white. New corn, 53 1d; old, 53 . Choeso, 6% Beel, Tis. LoNDOS, Keb, 5.~LiVERPOOL~Wheat gulet and steads. Corn dull. MARK LANE—Curgoas oif consi— iV est raber casior; falr average red wiater, S5 Sd. Cargoes on passaz6—Wheut Inacive, Corn quiet I Falr uverave quality of Amorican red winter for prowmpt shipment, ils 3d; for shlpment durlng the present ynd following mionth, $1s 6d. Fairuveraze guailiy of Americun mixed corn for prompe shipment by suil, 243 Udig5s. : - NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Feb. 5—COTToN—Quiet; 11 1@ 1113-10c; futures eusy; February, 11.1%c; Maceh, 1L%7¢; April, 1L#sc; May, ILSe; June, ILGc: July, L.ide; ‘August, 11.8i0; September, 1L.We; October, ldic; N venber, X FLOUN ports, 4UN; super State und Western, SLTUG4.00: mon o good, $25G445; Foud 1o cholce, SLIEE white wheat extra, S5.0E600; extra Oblo, $1iUGS. St Louls, 8440635} Minnesot puteat process, 06 GRAIN—Whentheavy: recelpts, 22000 bu: eXports. ull and heavy: receipts, 24,000 bris; ex- m- IZU bu; ungraded spring, tec; uuxraded red. SLOSS LI do. 3LISKEL4; No. ¥do, $1.1 .15} store, #.05%es1.16, ntuat; mized winter, $L.13{@Lli; uo- 0, $1.14% LiB: N 27 re 'ebroar; .1 . | Murob, 3§ wl.18: April, Loy, $L1D58 1.18%. Corn duil and lowel AN bu; ¢ ports, S ungruded, 51 & "Sltstsie; steamer, 33feder No. 2, Feuruary, 5Rusier Mucebs 5 s et T Western mixod, 74@Sic; héuvy: Tecelpts, 1540 bu; white Wesiern, diGisige. HAY—Qulet und unchanged. quts vunced ta'§1.2434 on track. Cooperage remalned quict at 65@70c for pork barrels and 3L00@L0S for lard tierces. It is stated ongood authorily that several members of the Board of Trade are getting up a protest to be presented to the Directors at their meeting next Tuesduy. They claim that the movement to change the inspection of grain buck from the State to the Board is a measure advocated by the Receiver's Association, and that the funds of the Board should not be used in pushing the proposed change nt Springticld, 25 some members are opposed to u change. An exporter stated yesterday that present quotations allow the laylng down of California wheat in England, next April, at 40 sbilltngs the R Jors—Steady with o fuir demand; vearlings cholce, 1Gwo; Eustern und \Vestern, 1S8%c; New York State, 6@=3e. > G ubekitEs—Coflee dull ana beavy: Rio carzoes, 11 @lic; Job lots, llglse. Sugur dull und nominal. iolivaos qulet und unchanged. Rlcs steuds with o Talr demund. TEEROLEV3—Dull and nominal, - PALLOW—Demand fulrund Trxecnm;a 1N-16854c. : Sie. LeaTugi—Quict und’ unchanzed: hemlock sole Buenos Ayres und Rio Grunde light middle und heavy wolght Hgire i Bl and unchanged. PROVISIpNA-Lore Guil; old mess, $1400@1450 $15.571837. Beel quict bul steady. Cut ments duli god wenk; fune cleas misdies, K5 short, $.35.§Lacd firm; prime steum, &ige. i BUTEN—Demund fuirand market firm; 13@25¢. CHERSE—Qulet butsieady; l@LsGe. AlETALS—Manufuciared copper in moderato de- new sbeating, %ic; ingul quarter. Present prices in Chicago (for Muy) are equal to 46 shillings In Liverpool, and present cash prices to aver 44 shillings. Therc is little hope that British buyers will want our spring wheat at present figures; instend thoy will not now take it at 42 shillings for prompt shipment. There is generally a marxin of 1ss on shipments from this city to Europe in winter; but the pres- ent situation is a little harder thun the average of pust years. PROVISIONS. lake, 19%@19%c. Pig- m q l}:l(- l;nn =‘;?un.l.'fi%‘a’lhm; Awerican, ussin sheeting, ”)L( ; elined, $H.0@5.60. COOK COUNTY. Conference Ovér Proposed Legisiation —~Transfer of the Xnsane Asylum—Care of Poor, Etc. Members of the Cook County legfslative dele- gation, comprising committees uppointed ata caucus held at Springfield last Thursday to con- fer with the County Conunissioners in relation HOG PRODUCTS—Were active aud irregular, ot a much lower ringe. Before 11 o’clock March pork had sold_successively ot SILIZ4, SL2G 3§15 L, 1102}, and afterwards fluctuated & gooa deal, though notso much. Other producs followed the sume roie otupand down. The Liverpool telexram repurted o decling ot 64 In lard nnd ments, und the Joeal hox market was 10c lower, while Wheat was weuk, und there were few cxport orders oo hund. The rwnrket opencd rather strong, but 00n weakened badly under Increasen ofterings, nnd was unseitled throughout, with u good deul of chauging frum vne month to another. The pucking of this cty from Nov. Lto date 18 reported as 2,58,00) hogs, aguinst 263000 tosame time o year ngo. The bizhet prices reuched undor the recent ndvance sec to have checked tho export de- mund to u very grent extent, and this &1 tho chiof rea- 500 TOF the ensuIng weakness. MESs PoRK—Declined 43¢ per brl, and closed 1o Dbélow the Intest prices of Friday. Salés wore roport- od of 2200 bris seliar Mareh st SLLUAGZLLL; 2530 Drls seller April at £14173@1440; und 300 bris soller May at $U.40s14.50%. Total, 51300 brls. Tho market closed steady at. about EILING L seiler the month orspot, $14.2@1121 seller Marcii, SILI@LLI selior April, ind St30 seller May. [ ARD~Declined Ie@ic per 100 1bs, and closed 100 below the latost prices of riduy: Safes worg report- ed of 5 tes seller February at S.3):.208; 200 tcs Holler Mareh az N.Akgso; Tl tcs seller April ot £.30 @Y.45; and Gh.b, Towl 70 tes T Bvot. or sollor February, /a0l peller f.504a940veller April, ung, #1415 seller May. Atond 1iine Februnry soid within 24c of the price for Marz. MEATS—Declined 15¢ per 104 1b%, und closed abxint Toebelow the iutest prices of Fridiy. Sules wers ro- ried of 200000 1u8 shoulders, sclier April, at $1.45; Bboxes do ot 3436 spot; ZuLOU 1bs short ribs ai $7.17%6t6 7.2 seller Murch. 8. 35 seller April, and fi.5 seller Muy boxes long el c! ag $.45; .00 1oy Sraen nams (16 [bs) at ;-84 25,00 108 4o’ (2 Tbs) at K4 "Prices of lending cuts of meuts were s follows v o'clock for fuil-cured uniess otherwise rpecified: Short | Shoul- [ L. & S.| 8 clears.| clears. Loose, part salted.. el Februury, Mareh, l00se. Awril. foos & Short ribs, seller ‘\Prll. closed ut $3.8244:7.35. Long clenrs guated ut $1.15 [oose und &.55 Goxed; Camoer~ Junds, 15 13(c boxed: Jong cnt tums, 3i¢Gac: sweer- pickied hams quoted ut oHGESHe Tor 186sfd averce; green hams, snme average, Bé@ie. Tacon quoted at bis@sc for stoulders, S@Sic for £borlribs, S4Gstic 10 hort cleary, S{G3(e for hama, ali cansased an ed, BERb-\Whs qulorat §T.50GSW for mess, SH0GL0 for extra mess, and 185020 1T bams. BREADSTUFFS. FLOTR~Was dull, and holders quotad the market 85 unchanged. It was probably easier, however, i svmoathy with wheat. Ealoswera limitad to 12 brls | that purpose took tosomne measures that have been proposed for theconsiderntionot the Legislature, beld a con- rence with the lutter yesterday afternoon at ggu Board rooms. Senators Campbell and White represenced the Comtnittee on tue trapsfer of the County Inssne Asylum to the State, essrs. Kroll, Artiey, and Condee represented the paur per relief natter, and Senntor Condee and RRep- resentutive Plotke were present us mesmbers of the Committee on Sinking Fund. ‘There, were présont Commissioners Seone, Co- burn, O'Nefl, Miller, Albright, Kaoof, Ayars, Farren, and Clatk, and County-Attorney Wil- Lt 4 .jeTh! proceedings were informal, but Senator Campbell was chosen as Chutrman, and Hepre- gentative Kroll wus deputed to look after the minutes aud preserve the pupers that might be ated. - A pr.‘r}:g. 24 inst a resolution wes adopted in the County Board for the transfer of the Insaue Asylum to the State, and-that matter was dis- cussud in & desultory way. The County-Attorney stated that the Asylum would cost the State $75,000, and It was argued that the institution would be better uader State control. It was finally decided to bave bills druwn up for presentation to the Legisiature that would effect the transfer in proper shape.. Commissloner Senne _preseated the draft of a bill providing that every township in’each coun- ty of the State snall tuke chare of, tomporary «nd so-called outdoor rellef, and after a person becomes permanently helpless ho or she shall be scat to the Poor-House and there keptut the couuty’s expense. ‘Lne legislators assigned for charge of the bill. ‘A drutt of & bill was ai30 presented giving the County Board power to authorize the Treusurer to fnvest the Sinking Fund. It wus considered liest to have some legislation, and a bill will accordingly be fntroduced for that purpose. Senator Condee buvtug preseated & LilL In re- Inton to the fees for transcripts, Mr. Willett made some explanation 1o show thst it Was nocossary. and should be supported by tne Cook County legistutors. The bill pro- vides that upon the filing of transcripts of judgments rendered by Justices of tae Peuce, —which {s neceasary by the present law to ‘make such judgments a lien® upon real es.n'w.—tlm purty tiing suca transcripts should buy the fee of 'Also, 1n a1l cases of change of venue in Cook Caunty; the person taxiug such change of venue in courts of record suould puy the fee of £6. These mutters are both in one bill, and re- lafe to counties of the third class only, or Cook County. The lczlsmrgrzh preseu;:u:mexpressad themselves gs in favor of the m : Thateaded the business,and the conference was concluded. 0bu'de (Cen- [ THE CITY-HALL. A Conference to Be Held About the Sixteenth-Street Tracks. An Effort to Increase the Public © Library Appropriation. Rocord of the Janmary Mortality—A No- - tice to Teamsters. fice, by Mr. Tom Brenan yesterday, aver $100,~ 000 to teachers and other city employés. Frank McCormick, of the Cottage Grove Ave- nue Station, is an ex-policeman to-day. He was discharged by Superintendent McGarigle yester- day. * . The South Town Collector patd over to the City Treasurer yesterday $3,000, of which $838 wus in cash: and the North-Town Collector handed over $7,683, all In scrip. The manner in which teamsters persist in obstructing stréot-cars, and the inconvenience and danger to which they put the passengers. to say notning of the delay, led Supt. McGarigle 1nst evening to fssue orders to all the Captainsto iostruct their otficers to arrest all teamsters who obstruct street-cars. Tne ordinance is very stringent n regurd to this matter, and the Cap- ;-Elns(\fere notified that it must be rigidly en- force Several weeks ago the Clty Council adopted a resolution appointing the Mayor, Commissioner of Public Works, and tbree Aldermen to con- sult with the railroud officials interested in_the railrond track lyfng north of and parallel with Sixicenth street. and eee what could be done to- wards ruising, lowering, or taking up this truck, or so constructing it that it will not be a menace to public travel. A copy of this resoluton, with a letter, were sent to "President Ackerman, of the [llluols Central, and that gentleman held a conference with a aumber of other railroad of- ficinis, and he bas notified the Mayor that be wiil mect the Select Committee, nccutopanied by other ruifroad men interested, Thursday morn- ing at 10 0'clock. The meeting will be held in the Mayor's private ofiice. Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock was the timo [set by the Council Comimittee for hearing any and all persons who might bave charges to.make relutive to the manugement of the pest-house and the treatment of its patients. At the ap- pointed hour only three of the Committee were present,—~Ald. Cullertou, Murpny. and Lawler.— the nbsent members being Ald. Wickersham and Thompson. No witnesses were present efther, and, after waiting half an hour without tho meeting recelving any additions, an adjourn- ment to next Wednesdny afternoon ut 8 o'clock was agreed upon, the meeting tv be beld in the City Clerk's oftice. Ald. Cullerton credits tho absence of Witnesses to the fact that the meet- ing Lad not been sufficientis anooupced: he kuew of several citizens whose knowiedge in the mutter of the pest-house management, or mis- munugement, was of very grave importance, and it wos urgent that they should be heanl The next meeting of the Committeo will proba- bly be uttended by o Iarge number of witnesses. - THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Judiclary Committee met yesterday after- noon in the City Clerk’s oftice, and resolved not 10 take up the matterof redistricting this city atpresent. The matterof alfowing the West- era Indlana Railrond Company to Jay an under- ground telegraph lino in the city limits was, also postponed: The followiag report was adopted on Ald, Wickersham's resolution in relation to incrensing the tax for Public Library purposes: * At the time the Library Lill was drawn the valuation of property in Chicugo for riunicipnl axation was made by City Assessors at spprox- fmately the fuil_value of the property. Tha valuutibn of the City Assessors in 187 was $284,- 197,420, and the first library tnx was_one-n{th of 1 mill upon that valuatiod, ziving $36,839. The valuation s now made under the general rov- enue luw of the State, in accordance with a long- estnblished custom, as about_one-third of the actual value, umounting to $1T133.643. One- fifth of o mili upon the valuation gives $ILN; one-balf a mill would yive $58,3566. The Libracy reedsn large partof the Iatter sum, and in the future will necd more rather thun less.~ Most of tho great frec libraries in England, following a notable example in the United & lower at 4l; short cloar (d lower atis. Taslow, States, have established several branch libra- ries. It I8 obvious that branch lbrarles will soon become an urgent necessily bere. *The second ameandment proposed is of the eatest importance. The rooms in_ which the ibrary 13 now located are not sufe and com- modiois, but they are as_good us any that could be rented. There I8 probably no other great public library that has beea kept so long in temporary, unsuitable, reated rooms. In the opinion of your Committee, the powers of the Council should be enlarged In accordance with the pruposed amendment, So that, whenever it should seem exgbd\enl. nsultable bullding may be erected tor the use of the Library.” The Committee further recommends that the 1aw be §0 us to provide that the Library tax shall be exclusive of the 2 pericent lmitation ia the General Incorporation act. TOO LIBERAL APPROPRIATIONS. Judging by the way In wkich the Flnance Com- mittee commenced on the Approprition bill, it Is just barely possible that it wili not retrench enough. Its members forget that there is, at best. but S046,404 10 be appropriated. This fu~ cludes everytning. savings, bulunces, receipts from miscellaneous sources, etc. It i3 true that, at their session Friday, they lopped off * ¥A0000 from the street improves ment fund,—$50.000 more than was rec- ommended by the Controlier,—but _they added more thin $60.000 above tho arount rec- ommeuded by the Controller for the Police De- partment. The total recommendations uf the Controller aggregate the large sum of $512,093. The Floance Counnittee made it $379,178, In- creasig the amount $67.065. 1t has been the same with the Fire Department. The Con- wrolier's recommendations bave been utterly disregarded, and, instead, the beadsof the De- purtments buve rug tho’ Cownmittee. Ald, Sun- ders, who isu great friend of *the boys,” bas been ubly assisted by Ald. Cullerton and Watking, and, at times, Ald. McCofmick allowed these gentlemen to override bis oplnions. There is not $100,000 needed for the extension of the police system. The police ask for seventeen additional Stations to carry on the telephone nnd dinl systein, und extend it ull over the city, which, when completed, will be equul to doubling the force. The two new stations in operation were built from the savings of t! secret service and other Tupds of 180, Thefe are three more under way, which bave algo been allowed to_be erected from the savings. Now, the Police Dopurtment asks for §38,12) for tele- graph. This has all been allowed by the Com- wittes, whilo the Controller showed it wus not needed, the Fire Depurtment asking for 50,00 more for the same purpose. The Controller allowed for two houses und two Iots, which were asked, and a total of $20,00 for the extension of the system this year, which will assist in completing ten stations this vear, lenving seven to be provided forin 1882 If the Committee hus any eye to future contin- gencies which may arise, they should not over- look the fuct that the Controller knows what he .is talking about, and bis rccommendations should not be igaored. 3 JMORTALITY FOR JANUARY . The Registrar of Vital Statistics has issued 1s report of mortality fn this city for the month of Jifuunry, which shows that there were 916 deaths Iust month, against 81f the month rovious, and 171 in January, 1880, while in ccember of tho same yemr there were about 664 Tho percentage’ of mortality in December bns bur 19. 40 to the 1,0M of populntion, while i January it assurmes the large average of 23.%. There was a_larve In- croase of futalitfes from jung diseases. ia De- ‘ember the deaths from consumption were but ffty-five, while in Januarg the record shows ninety-nine. an increase of forty-four. There were thirty deaths from_bruachiis last moath, and buttwonty-one in Decetber. There were twenty-three victims to capfiiary bronchitis lase mont, aguinst Afteen in December. In Junuary there were sixty-seven deaths from pacumouia, while in December there were but forty-eight: broncho-poeumonia had. ‘Seven victims and- pleuro-pneumonia the samenumber last moath, while fn December there were but tour deaths from the former and five from the latter. There was paid out of the City Treasurers of- 11 of a gun, 2 by strangulation. and 3 by uncertain means. The greatest mortality was in the Fourteenth Ward, where also occurred the largest percentage of zymotic diseases. Tho_ total of Fmotle " disenses is Ty divided by wards as foliows: First 7; Second, 15: Third, 7; Fourth, 12; Fifth, 21; Sixth, Seventh, 17: Eighth, 15: Ninth, Tenth, 10: Eleventh, 6; Twelfth, 12; Thirteenth, 1t: Fourteentt, 48; Fifteenth, 13; Sixteenth. IT3 Seventcenth. 13; Eighteenth, 12; and ig publia institutions 17, ten belng ia the Small-Pox Hos- pital. 3 The nativitles” were: Chicago, 480: elsewhers in tals country, 118; Germany, 10%; Ireland, 10; Cunada, 18; England, 2I; other foreign coun~ tries, 97; unknown, 3: total, 90. ‘Of the de- ceased 252 were under 1 yeur. ‘There were 495 males” and 481 females; mar- ggd. 232; widows, b4; widowers, 23; and single, 7. & ———r— Where Elder Down Comes From. New York Hour. & Tn a country 8o poor a3 Iceland the" down of the eider duck is an’appreciable Source of wealth, and tho bird has been practically do- mesticated. Close to every little handelstud. or trading station, if there isa convenient mland, there i sure to be a colony of eider ducks. and the birds are to be seen by hundreds swimming and uttering about thelir island home, or squat- ting upon its shores in consclnus security from the foxes which infest the malnland. From the lurgest of thesc “duckerjes” as much s £300 13 cleared annually, the down being worth about a sovereign per pound on an average. The ducks make their nests among the rough bum- mocks charcteristic of all grasslund in Iceland, laying thefr Iarze olive-green cggs upon neat little beds of down, ** $o soft and brown.” They are perfectly tame, allowing thomselves to ba lifted off their egus and replaced with only a few querulous notes of remonstrance. When the nest hos been repentedly rubbed of tho down, and the poor duck finds” dificulty In res placing it, the drake comes to the rescue and recognizes his paternal responsibility by fure nishing a supply of down from his own breast. ‘We know that there is nothing on earth equal to Hop Bitters as a family medicine. TROPIC-FRUIT LAXATIVE, The Chief Characteristics of are its agrecable qual- ties, mild properties, ab- | Solute freedosn jfrom ir- ritating cathartic action, subtile efficiency, and the peculiar merit it has of exerting and perma- \nently wre-establishing constitutional -vegulari- #. It is exempt from all the usual objections to drastic med- icines in the form of pills, lig- uids; and powders, which are sold under different names, and used for securing purgative ef- fects. Unlike these harsh, unwholesome, and disagreeable preparations, which not only jeopardize the health of those using them, but which gradually en in greatly augmented doses,, Tropic-Fruit Laxative, by the rare and invaluable prop- erties with which it is endowed, gives impetus to peristaltic ac- tion of the intestines, imparts normal vigor to the bodily func- tions, and may be given in pro- gressively diminished doses. TROPIC-FRUIT LAXATIVE is the result of careful and prolonged - scientific and chemical research, and it is entirely distinct from the class of remedies known as ““patent medicines.” its use is alike safe, efficient, and whole- some for both sexes, the young and old, (in all countries and climates), and under all circumstances. TROPIC-FRUIT LAXATIVHE is put up in bronzed tin boxes only. Price, 25 cents. . Large boxes, 60 cents. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS et ST. JACOBS OIL. = THEI GREAT GERWAN | REMEDY | RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, LUKBAGO, BACKACHE, GOUT, T i i Under the bead of zgmotic diseases there 1S & better showlnl’?tl!uufll one death from cholera- infantum_occurred durlng the month. There ere 57 deaths from croup, aguinst 57 the month previous; 86 deaths from dipbtberia, aguinst 107 the month before: 18 deaths from small-pox, sgainst 10 the month before. There werc other J%atbs, ns follows: Diurrhea, 5; dyscatery, I3 entero-colitis, 4: crysipelus, 11; cerebro-spinnl fever, 10; remittent-fever, 8; typhold-fever, 13 typho-muluriul fever, 5; typhus-fever, 13 mea Sles, 3: mumps, % pymmia, 2; quivsy, 1 septi- coma and whooping-cough, 2. “All the above come under the head of filth or zymotic diseases, and do not show a record of “which Ghicago can be proud. A great cause of these diseases ia defective drainage and sewer-gas, and It IS a fact that in a lurge number of cases bouse, druins that connect with sewers are poorly laid, Joints are not_propesly cemented, and they are iaidat o depth that does pot comply with the law. A practical man in this business stated 10 A TRIBUNE reporter aday or two ago that in nearly ail cases the ditches from the houses are dugand dralnslald by the same luborers, who know nothing whutever practically fo_regard to the work which they perform. The éontractor generally feels that the nearer the topof the lays his drnins the less it will _cost bim, aud hereln the greatest tronble lies. Where tho joints ure pooriy cemented, and the house conuection {s 1aid im. Sundy soil under the house, the sewer-gns per- meates through the dwellng, and no one can ever tind where the troubie originates. He nd- vocates thorougxh ventilation of bath-rooms, closets, and wash-basins and catch-basins, which can be done sery cheaply,and the Inyiug of fron-pipe drafos, with leadon plugs, from which there can be no escape of sewer-gas, and which will not break so easily, even if not sodeep fn the ground. These are matters worthy of con- sideration by the health autborities. There were 42 deaths from violence of various Borts, 2 being suffocat=d, 2 drowned, 1 kifled by an elevator, 6 kilied by raflroads, 1by & street~ car, 3 dfed under surgeons’ hands,. und 3 from morphive; 2 persons were frozen to death; 8 ‘persons took their own lives—1 through the aid SORENESS or s CHEST, [l SORE THROAT, QUINSY, § sPRAINS, | FROSTED FEET axm EARS, i Qenena] Bodily Pains TOOTH, EAR a1 HEADACHE, § 4uL OTRER PAIVS ACHES. No Pr jon on earth equals S7. Jicoss OrL 43 8 JATE, e o B pXiml Rrpels, 4l vt iy _ fl ‘hfl:;l,:m.h pain can e obes ;p and positive proofef P claims. prRprrions 15 ELEVEX LASGUAGES. $018 BY ALL DRUAAISTS AKD UEALERS IN REDICINE, A. YOGELER & CO. Baltimore, M., U.8.4 become wholly inert, unless tak- £ vt = rmar st ALy