Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1881, Page 19

YHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 24, I881—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES FINAX ) T.LESTER & € STOCKS. All Stocks and Bonds Bouglht and Sold on N. Y. Stock Exchange. 15 & 27 GHANBER OF COMMERGE. _J. T. LESTER, CHAS. SCHWARTZ, L. XK. WILLARD, Member New York Stock Exchange. SAMUEL W. ALLERTON, Spzcial. New York House-—-SCRAITON & WILLARD, Broadway, and 13 New-st. 7 (T WARE trum our ofice to the ofice of DIRECT Willard, upposite Stock Excliun, tacks aleo tousht und sold - Boston, Philade phiz.nd Batttino: GRAIN and PROVISIONS bought and sold or carried margins. 1 Chamber of Commerce, CHICAGO. Stock Department stocks and Securities Bought and Sold at New York, Roston, and Philadelph Stoeck Ex- changas. pirect Wires from our office to our Eastern Correspondents. Latest information concern- ing all Railroad Stocks and Se- curities furnished on applica- Hom \yng, T. BAKER, Member Now York Stock Exchange. W. F. CO8R, . L. SCUDDER, Jr. INew York Correspondents: ) MCCINNIS BROS. & FEARING. " T E. DILLINGTIAM & €O, X, E. cor. Madison & LaSalle-sts. Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold on N. Y. Stoclk Exchange. New York Office, Ro. 13 New-st. M. S. RICHOLS, Special. (ED. €. WALKER & (0., Stock Brokers AND Commission Merchants, 24 La Salle-st. CHICAGO J.K. FISHER. Chicazo. ¢ JI0sBOR FYork, y Spectal: cks and Bonds bousht und sold vn New York Stock Exehange. STOCKS AND BONDS Bought and sold on X. Y. Boston. and Phil's Ex- chunzes, nd carried on mardin. DAY & FIELD, {20 LaSalle-st. ALDERT DAY, Cyres W. FIELD, JR. MemberN.Y. Stodk Bxchanee. 3 Cyurs W. FitLn, New York, Special. W. McLE . A. OODY, EUBEN LELAND, DY, SUTOSSTAL ¢ COMMISSION STOCK BROKERS. Railway Stocks Bonght and Sold on Margins. 123 La Salle-st., Chicago. Boody, Saltonstall and Letand are mem- tock Exchange. Orders exe: e of Boody, McLellun & Co., Our Mes: bers of the New York cuted throuzh our ho £ Broadway, New York. HONEY 10 LOAN. A Speclal Fund to loan in_sums of £2000 and up- wardson lieal Estate Aty percent without commis- #lons or charge for examination of abstract, WML V. JACODS, 109 Denrborn-st. COMMISSION MERCILANTS. T. 3. BAXTER & C0., GENIERAL Commissien Kerchants, i 127 La Salle-st., Room 5. i Grain and Provisions. bought, sold, and ‘tamied on moderate margins. T LNTARLISHED 1830, RUMSEY, BRO. & CO. GRAIN AND PROVISION Commission Merchants, ! "16 Chamber Commerce, Chicago, Ill. Grain and Provistons bought and sold and carried 1 ou margins. W, T. Lindley & Co., Ro. 148 La Sal'e-st.. CONMISSION GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Our “Explanation of the Trade" and’* Daily Cir- cular ™ matled free. AD FINEM PULCHRUM! For The Chicago Tribune. Ye who strugile bravely upward Toward i uim that's notile, true, Donot r or turn buckward, Though ye fecl ye litile do. Others gazing sce your footprints Leadime on toward glorious nights, Far above this Eurth's tame level, Tp towurd pure, screne delights. Ana with courage fresh. determined, With a brave, unduunted heart. They press onward toward the uplands, In'the race to play their part. I thine aim e bravely, grandly, Keev through hours of durkest need, *Tis the same as if yve truly . Had performed some noble deed. + NAPANEE, Ont. FLORENCE E. - L ——— €ladstone and the Czar’s Amsasinas= ton. Landon Court Jonrnal. “Mr. Gladstone was, of course, onc of the first Dersons in the metropolis made acquainted with 1he assasination of the Emperor of Russia on the Sunday afternoon. An hour or two after the receipt of the news the rizbt-bonorable entlemun walked frim Downing strect tv the uiversity Club, where a number of members were readiug the Sunday papers and lounsing sbout. The Premier remained in the reading- +ruom for some time examining maps of Greece 20d Turkes, and then took bis departure with- out addressing any one. Just as he was stepping into tie street he nformed the hatl-porter thut e Emperorof Kussia had leen assasmated! {be mun told his fellow-servants, and the intel igence soon spread ull over the Club. *But 0w da you know that it is truez” exclaimed the Pemers in an_excited manner: to which the n"u'l’u_rmr ropli 1 had it from Mr. Glao- one just us he was stepping into the street.” The Premier had never informed ans of riends ut the Club, but reserved a piece of in- formation the fmportunce of which hes con- o ni‘: he world for tke private ear of the ball- ——— * - A Remarkable Floor Coverins. m’:'he door clota * Linoleum " bas now been Toanufaciured for some years. and is uch com Srosed by all who nse it. 1t i composed n rinly ech-zronnd corks and solidtied oil. Re K= oo julike for durability. beauty.and cleanlin the demand must continue 1o fnerease, 1t bus the testof time: but jmitations beiug on the "éflrkez, buyers should lonk on the back of . zefi‘n‘;u?r' the word +* Linoleum.” which on is printed on ever uare y: Carpet cealers keep it. A his 4 19 BUSINESS. Stocks Dull, with a Strong Open- ing and a Weak Close. Usual Spring Attack on the Elevated Stocks—The Louisville & Nash- ville Combination. Jersey Central Directors Accom- . plish Nothing—Chicago = Finances. The Producz Markets Generally Lower— Provisices Quiet and Rathor Weak Breadstuffs Easier on Account of Fine Weather—Oats Heavy. FINANCIATL. Stocks were dull outside of the Elevated Rail- rouds, Louisvitle & Nushville, Texas Pacitic, and Chattanooga. Even the bunk statewent show- ing an increase of over 34,000,000 in reserve failed to stimulate prices or increase the volume of business. Toward the close quotations stend- ily declined, and the market cnded for the day ‘with a irood deal of weakness. All sorts of unfavorable rumors were in circu- lation about the Elevated Railroads. Manhatian, it was prophesied, would default on its semi-an- nual dividends due this summer, and would go into the hands of & Recelver. a matter of fuer, the Elevated Roads have just completed their surfnce conncctions with the raflronds running through the suburban district north of New York. and are enterving upon a period of larzer enrninss than any they* have yet made. The present assuult on quotations looks much like that engineered last year to skake out small holders just before u new bull movement. Louisville & Nashville was beavily dealt in, and made n further zain, though part of this was lost. London buyers were said to be raking itupas a cheuap investment. A combinution has been perfected, of whick the full details are withheld, that will zive the Louisville & Nashville the control of all the South Atlantic ports. irat, WaS Strong 1ts sutellite, Chattanoo; and bizher, and its President was credited with aavising bis friendsto buy for much higher prices. Among tho rumors were that Keene and Gonld were acting together for higher prices, that Osborne was out of stocks, tbat the Tan- derbilt sons had sold out, that their certificates of Luke Shore stock that had been sold, ap- parently short, would be delivered this week. that Cammack was talking bearish agnin, that the Gould brokers were sustaining Lake Shore, that R. P. Flower was a great bear on wheat and 1 bull on the Granger stocks, on account of the large amounts of wheat in stock In the North- west, ete., cte. Insiders in Rock Istand predict that the Direct- ors will this summer increase the dividends to§ per cent per annumi, and that the stock In the Treasury will soon be divided among the stock- bolders. Buriington, Cedar Rapids & Northern earnings snereased §77,000. and Milwaukee, Luke Shore & Western 42 per cent in the second week of Aprit. The following gives the range of the active stocks for the du 1 Stocks, CoB X Qo 1fjinois Centrd 4 Al Do preferred. Mao.. Kansas & ‘Texas. . Chicaro & Northwestera Erie.. Tho ureterred. | FErie. second mortis Lake: Shor Wabash, £ preiérred lon Pacltic.. Ohio & Mississippi.. Chi., St P M, Lak Manbattan Elevated Ontario & Western's Mobite & Ohto...... &t 1. & Fan K Do preterred. Denver & Riy Grande. Céntrnl Pac “Western Union new stack opened at 5L highest, §1: lowest, ; clusing, SO Government bonds were quiet. In Chicago. the District of Columbia 3.635 were 104 bid and 105 asked: the 35 were 1143 bid and I15'%, 414s, 1135 end 114; 5s, 1025 and 102%; and the s, 1087 and 14, It is estimated that the business done over the New York counters for the first four days of lust week, not including transactions at the Stock Exchange, amounted to at least TN.00,060. Fish & Hatch alone. for the four days, dealt in wore than S15.000.000, and they bad S0 many applications from persos desiring to trunsform *sixes " into ** Windom: (in other words to have them extended) that they opened aseparate department for that business. = Foreizn exchange was strong, posted rates be- ing 4821:@4 Prime bankers' bills were 482 and 4531, For sixty-day commercial bills, for prompt delivel for Chicago bills. For three weeks' delivery, 4801:@480!2. Couti- nental exchange was strong. Sixty-day com- merelal billg, prompt delivery on Havre, 52834@ 3215, Bordeaux. WG58, Sixty-day commer- efal bills on Antwerp, deliverable prompt, were Iankers' bills on Germany were 81 vsand 9412 for demand: ninety-day commercinl bills, 6253831, Sixty-day commer- cial, on bank detivered prompt. M@%: same. delivered in three weeks, 83% @@z, Com- mercinl drawn on commercial parties were #3!5. RBankers’ guilders on Holland were 9% tor sixty days and 397 for demands: sixty-day commereinl wiis S91;@301. Shippers’ exchange on New York was par to 20e disconnt. At the Chicagn banks, the volume of business was only moderate. Rates of discount were 6% er cont. New York Exchangewas pur@2ic SLGEX premium. Clearings of the Chicago banks for the week are reported as follows by Manager D. R. Hale, of the Chicaro Clearing Hous Date. Clearings. Balances. $5. 0T 8 G pE Total. Corresponding week las Chiengo 45 sold at $1.04%, and are scarce. Chicawo 4155 sold at §10Ti2. On the Stock Board, there were sales of Chicago City Itulrowd. thirty shares at 250: Chicago, Milwauke & St Paul 6s, Chieago & Pacific, 5,000 at SLOSk; Chicaco, Burlington & Quncy 45. $5.000 at ®; North Chicago City Railroad 6s, $5.000 at 113, BY TELEGRAPIH. NEW YORK. April 23.—Governments quiet and ast yenr. NEwW Yom firm. Raitroad bonds fairly active. State securities dull. The stock market opencd genernlly higher, but Elevatea Raflway stocks were 1f 10 212 Jower. The latter, however. subsequently ad- vanced 12 10 2, Metropolitan leading. At the First Board the catire list began to fall off, and declined 3 to 2ii.—the lntter Manhattun. The deoline was followed by an advance of 1 to the wost marked in_New York Elevated, Louis- ville & Nashville, Texas Pacific. and Canada Zoutbern. Dburing the aftecnvon speculation Decame weak, und a_decline of i 10 53 took place, the Intter Nashville & Chattanoocs, Lake Shore., New Jersey Central. Pacitic Mail, Canada Southern, Louisville & Nastiville. and Maubat- fan Elevated also bemg promiuent tn the down- ward movement. In the final sales a flrm tone prevailed, and thero was n partial recovery of 35 to . Memphis & Charleston rose § per cent on thy day’s trunsactions. _ “Transactions. #6540 shares: Gonada Soptliern.... 10 X Iy lle & Chat.... L C.X o a1 New Jerser Centmi. n. 1. & Wesiern.... I New Vork Contrs! Détwware & Hodson. 1| Northern Pacil Den. & Rio Gra 4 Ohio & Mis Erie.. k) Huunibai 3 iron Mountaiy, Kansin & Texud. Luke Shore.. S Pt i sl Texus Paciic ujUnion iaciic | Wabasi Puei Western Unto Objo Centrai. Cclosinz at 4. Prime mercantile Sterilug exchunge, sixty days, 230 o paper, 4136 tirm, ut 4323 2 demund, ¥ New atgs. BON DS Louisiana.. Missourl 3 rénnessce, oid. Tennessee, new. 3 oid. Virginia, new. Virgintu, consols. Alton & Terre Haute, Do pi Wab., St L, & Picitic: 100 pi Uil & SUueC ftock Istand.. Panam . Fort Waigiie.. Cleve. § PIUSDUT Ilinois C G 8. & Q. Ciitenro Do vreferred. ew York Cenitrai.. rle Lake Shire.>. Canuda Seuthern Miehkawn Central Eri Do preferr Northwesteri Do preferred . St baul S Paul proter SL Paal ¥ Oma Do preferred b & Do tirst preferred. . ) SU L &N O, l'u(‘; Reading Ohio & ¥t Do preferred . Chesanenke & OUIG. Mobile Cleve. & C 0hls Contrn Lake Erie & ¥ ey {uie o ps PREBURT BOSTON, \ RosTON, Mass., April 3.—Stocks closed as fol- ovs: ¥ater Power. Boston Land.. . Atcifison & T, Boston 1. & E Eastern Lailr Little Rock & oston & Albany. Boston & Muine. FOREIGN. LONDON, April 23—11:5) 2. m.—Consols, mon, 101 15-16: Account, 10133 2 p. m.. g _ ams, April 22 p! m.—French rentes, Sif g LoxDox, April 23—Consols, 101 5-1 1063 Ani naccount, Sty 2 Central do seconds, Vew York Central 1054 Reading, 2%, Pas, April 23.—-Rentes, §3f. a 50 per $1,000 premium; sterling, MINING NEWS. SAN FRANCISCO. NCISCO, April 23.—Stocks closed: Pijon, Beleher, 0 1L Rext X Téich il Consollinied Virgints Crown Polnt... n: i oD .- Fureka Con. i"nion Con. 94 Exchequer. T4 Wales . iy & Curry. 634 Yellow g So. Rahwer, pat) Navaj 1 Marttn Whi G 16 Mexican. BOSTON. Bosotox, April 23.—Mining stocks closed as follow: Allonez Mining Co... 5, ¢ 1 Flint & 10 Lewabic. COMMERCIAL. The following were the receipts andshipments of lending articies of produce iu thiscity dur- ing the tweniy-four hours ending at 7 o'clo Saturday morniug ana for the corresponding time a year nzo: ARTICLES. Flonr, bris.. .. Whest. bu ‘oed, Tl xseed Broom-corn, Cured meuts, Bs. Tieaf, tes... Cattle, N Sheen, No. Potatoes, bu. Coal. tons, . Tiuy. tons, Withdrawn from store during Friday for zity consumption: 2,000 bu wheat, 433 bu corn, 129 bu oats, 221 bu rye, 1,03 bu barley. The following irain was. inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 3 cars winter wheat, 14 curs No. 2 spring. 6 cars No. 3 do. Y cars rejected G2 wheat): 24 enrs No. 2 corn. 10 cars new bigh mixed, 67 curs rejected, ete. (101 corm: 21 ears white oats, 10 cars No. 2 mixed, 13 curs rejected (41 onts): 1 ear rejeeted rye; 1car No. barley. 2 cars No. £ do. ‘Total, 151 eurs, or 95,000 bu. Inspected out: 57319 bu wheat, 115.92¢ bu corn, 13,23 bu oats, 2,394 bu rye, 2101 bu barley. The following were tho receipts of Lreadstutls in this city during the pust weclk: April Joril 15, Aprit2s, Flour, bris... The corresponding saipments were: April 23, 4lulrll 16, 'lpr,fl 24, Flour, bris., ... \Wheat, bu. Corn, bn O Hrios. by Dressed hozs.l.l = N ] Resolutious of respeet to the memory of the Iate It. C. Meldrum were adopted on "Change Saturda, Tue leading produce markets averaged less active and lower on Saturday. Wheat sold off, and corn followed suit, perhaps because of the snushine. Oats were heavy, in reaction from the excitement of Fridny. Tbere was little change in other breadstufls. but barley was quotapbly stroug. The vrovision market was unusually dull. Thore was an advance i prices rly, but the démand was not su ent 1o sustain it, and quotations wenkened rather sharply towards the close of the session. Mess pork closed 374 e higher, at SILE@ITSTE for May and SIT4T4G1L.H) for Jume. Lard closed 10¢ lower, at S1L20@11.2244 for May and SIL@ILE2N: for June. Short ribs closed 10c lower, at §§.45@8.47%4 for June. Wheut closed 3¢ lower, at $1.051%@1.03% for May and SLOGR@ 1.07 for June. Corn closed tz¢ lower, at 431zc bild for Muy and #iic bid for July. Ouats closed steady. at 87t for May, Hi%e tor June, undisTiic for July. Itve closed ut $1.20 for spot, SLING1.2) for May, SLI5 for June, %3¢ for July, and St for August. Barley closed nominally at SL10 for No. 2 cash. ftc for No. ond %c for No.d. Hoys were steady, at 26,10 for light and at §5.70@6.45 for heavy. Cattle were firm at $3.0026.0 tor inferior to cholce. The dry-goods trade continues active, and the market maintains a steady and healthy tone. There was a free movement in boots and shoes. hats, clothing,.and millinery at sustained values. The grocery market bad no specially new features. * Bustuess was just fair, and tne pricesof the day before were not subjected to any notewortby change, Sugars were again strong, while coffecs, teus, rice, sirups, and other lines remained about steady. Butter und cheese were quoted quiet, with little varintion in prices. Fine goods alone were held with much show of firmness. - Cheese sold in n moderate way dt previous quotations. There was a ood demand for dried truits cnd cauned goods. Fish re- mained dull as last quoted. Dealers in leather, coul, and pig-iru reported no important changes.- Oils ruled steady. In broom-corn there wus no change to note from the long-prevailing steadiness. Building materials rule steady and firm at our quotations. Ezgs were steady at 1ic per doz. 1n bides, wool, grease, und tallow duliness still prevails, though the hide trnde shows some indlcations of re- newed life. Hay continues in light receipt, and tho recent sharp advance was figmly sustained. A steady and remunerative trade cxists in hops atour quotations. - Activity continues to char- acterizo the lumber market ut the recently-cs- tablished yard prices. POtatoes were somewhat casier, owing to more liberal receipts, though no chunge In price is noted. - Seeds were steady for eluver, bicher for timothy, und about stendy for tiax. llumgarian and mitlet both sold readi- Iy at full former prices. Receipts of grain in this city are expected to inerease after the middle of next week, as grain coming in then ean be delivered on first storage to fill May contracts. A letter from Muncic.Tnd., states that the weather there is now warmn cnough to show that {mmense damage wias sustained by the ter wheat. From Minnesota the prospects for seeding are all right, and those who philoso- phize on the subjeet say that late sceding will prabavly glve n better erop than the avernge of the pust five yo With regard 1o winter ‘wheat. the next few days will tell tho story. It must have a chance to grow and fail to improve it before the farmer can tell whether or not the wheat has been killed by winter weathor. Letters from prominent impurters in Liver- poul, dated April 9, give the true inwardness of 1ho grain markee at that date, with the outlook for the spriug months.. All speak of the. lght s of grain, and espeeially of wheat, which el to as * searcely to be found ready for " AU the time these letters were writ- ten €ome nineteen steawers were overdue with wheat from California, yet the market advanced even nfter the arrival of this large nequisition to the stoek. One letter says: * We look for Bealthy business the next few months. Our home supply is miserably small.” The cold weuther which had prevailed for the fortnizht previous is also mentioned as one of the cnuses which materially assisted the upward tendency. The first lumber earzo of the season was on t the usual place, the dock foot of tranklin street, The cargo consisted of mill- run strips and boards from Grand Huaven, and sotd conditionally at $7.0, to go to South Chi- cago. There were nlsoon the market two cur- goes of shingles, which sold at $2.70 for “Star A The range on shingles arrived thus far is $2.40@2.70, according to auality, the former sell- Ingr early in February, to arrive. J. C. Harris, Esq., furnishes the followin e SR nt T et b Durer fac, iréiehe o iutaio tiere lecy s b s i DAt OF LpriGr At Lhes Crpool. minus eharzes there. ited winter wheat at s 3d in Liverpool equal: perbu. Tukin . 1Loufs $L11, river r New Orlouns 8 arance on Ao Fenboard bye, el S e, dumrter equi 15 Per bu to Cork for orders, und wtal enstut Liverpool #1575 minus ool ¢ expEns erbu_mute here m the thun our price 3 s far 2 spring, whon at ork there i< only a diflerence of e between 2 nd 2 rehants und traders would renl- 70 that Amwricn 13 alniost the ouis souree now whure Furope ean druw supplies tron, and that it is mply Great Brian's wants, but all West- rosie are buyers, Ineluding Ily, xod Eastern 10 such continued strife to depre autears, to obtuln o little Binre money for (he bafance ot oie surplus. “Fie. stocks in all the imuortine cites of Grent Britaln, Frunce, Holland, Belzom, Germany, and park are very small compared o lase a ‘anantity attont destined to zreat Britain (s Inser than last yenr, vet 1t was shipped fre nt portions o7 the.elob ving four 10ty Ii% on the voraze, and [L cannot nrrive any rand the lmports Into Great Britain _continue amill, offers. tothe Americin merchunss the porsunity to make almest Wit prices they mav ploase. from Present casn whent, which cnn bes phiced on their mnrkeds 0 w-short tie, tne con- tinént continutng such Jarge buser on the Londun market. PROVISIONS. 110G PRODUCTS—Were less active. at times dull and rather wenk, thouzh the loeal hox market wis uneangad, and Liverpoolreported un advance of & in lurd. There was simply o dearth of urders, some of the most prominent opertors betng entirely bare. Thers was & moderate adrance early, but the murket soon fell back, and then ruled steady durine the wreater part of the session; it turned down towsrds 1 o'cloes. There were no special Intluences at work outside of the wish of some local bolders to close up thelr deats and let others stand In untit the recent pressure in pork wna lard 13 over or proven. to he Justitied by the ulterinz comiizions of the trade. The packiniz of s eity, sinee Februazy, Is re« 116 Loz, nEnlnst AN for samne time last n W Cineinnati Price Current sus: The entire packing in (e W est durine the proyia- fon " crop ~ ending Ocz. LI ws RS0 hoge. The wxports of product, including meats wad lard, during The samo the, was .12 per et of the Westérn pro- duction, wnd du veriod of ive yenrs the nvernze Of expoTLs A 5530 per Ascaming @ per cetit, for conveni i Toty the relation of ex- Ports Lo West duction, e fird that the produet of 4531000 bo Western sluuzZhier AL DACKIR ion dunine the polnts we Yeur, or $8.00) per month. 44 vastmount of frosh und eured how meais und lard consumer not embraced within these statisties. Tukin the hog supnly of the countrs ax ' reporied for Junuury of each year by the Depart- ment of Agricultire s & basis of cafontation. and suminz 15 ax he uveraze g of swine shaush~ Tored by packens and il others. the number of bozs how kitledd yeurly in the United States i+ about 22— (EALRRL ‘would indicate_that oue domestic con- sumiptton I8 [LEIOG hoz., or one hoz 1o every three Arihme 0f the population,—an averze of 4 1bs of Broduet per capita, which' is 10t approzched by any Diher nation i the earth. In Great Hritsin, where ‘consumption of Lo produ than any ather o the con- or anmun’ of American hos products is {per capitn, and” of domestic production nbous 10 i1 per eapita, which shows tint Americans Constme nbauz U per 630t per capita more. of hag roducts thun does tse next larsest of consuming 3 market ci or selier May, § J per 10 Ibs, declined Tic, Friday. & ARD—Advanced Bu@ic und closed W0 below the 1atest prives of wore reported of 50 tes_spot at 1L wellor April at S fes selter t S0 1L Wtes seller Apeust nt3L04 105, " Toral. . Sales round lots, spot or Jane. and $ieell = Jane, and £ ments w foilows Short clears. Short | Shoul- [ L. i ders. | cleare. Do, boved April, oos¢. 111 Mu; 35 88 e, closed gt SAvEsd, Toose wnd $5.60 boved Tone eut hium alic_for ¥ ceSTe. Lic for shoulders, §4a83(c for rs, 0% 1l for lums, BRE FLOUR—Was in o and quoted firm by bolders, with rather light o ings. Sules were reported 0€40 brls and LEW double spr rus, mostly at about extray ai Total equal 1o 2050 brls. Bxport flours wers quoted at $L.25645) for kood o cholee. r demand, und Sales were report 25; Sears midalings nt SELCIGN. Course \was mominal a: 16001625 per ton on corn-mea track SPRING WIIEAT—Was moderately active, and easier. The market declined e, and closed 3¢ below the latest prices of Friday. The British mur- kets were reported stronzer.at an advance of about 1d pes cental, and vur recefpts wero wain vers snatl With a relatively lanze outio, Bt the weather n the 5 who b 0w selling. hore down prices, r were made on thousn some ratier far: Milwaukee orders, Induget by lo D publishid fu New York was reported sy, it sent few orders here. Vhe demmnd for ship- ctive than the pre o have been o Tpward e sovn s ears ean be procured, and % on the Seaboard must be. Hberudly replenished pen. Cash No.2 closed les were reported of 110X bu o, 5 (Unjon) ut €L 4w bu do ment seemed to be less ut some Jaree 1018 21 S ( 4o nomifinl und G147 bu aunlo at SewdlbL, Lol 2L bu. Al 4t bu Minnesoty sold ¢ i L. Seller June Opened nt 1R, soil at LT, tmproved to SLUi declined ty nd closed ol FLOGE bid. Selier the month w FLhG LY, Sell- er May manged B closime a1 L0 i, Ju! It LT Au wustat S S1.04, und thevenr was guote NTER: WiEAT 140 LU, active, und ensler, thouzh re- Hel und Liverpuol was reported A tge bulow the katest prices re seciied 1o be lrzeiy i sym- n onts, but it was helped b of point in the ne- 401 b [ ceipts_ here were i ket ¢ more treely for . wenk 10 uence. There was a fatr de- ¢ ihe decline: No, closing at erts reporied Of L for No. 2 ; Sge: LaN by new b mixed at £ o al R2Nc. SUR - rej ut 42 cample at. e die ot $dite free deiivered, 1o e, on on otal, nominal at May pr ing ut Fite. T I GVt o wnd Awrast ut Boebs o itk the inshde Lid. 3 vere weak and lower, the deciine taklnz place in the enrliess sales, and’ bowding till towurds e I e caiizht fully ocearred, the mariet ing steads. Nu. 2 caxh or April were quotabie at e, Mav opened at SiHe. declined 1o 7C and ¥oid st the close ut S June, fell .Ufl' to g und - closed Sic. July, ~in which moanta most ot transactons — were ice at the bad, opemed . at . declined to i T e, ni‘ closed nt SRELSILe. August opened at 3lc, sold us low a8 Bl{c, und closed at M%e. ‘The sample mar- ket was falrly active ut reltive prices. Cush wore mada o 1,80bu at 3 3¢ _for gilt-cdzed N store; 6GUbu Dy siwple ui e 10F no grade, e fr rejected mixed, S5tc for rejected white, 2S¢ 2, und e for No. Y iy 3 or rojected mixed, 34GR3(e for re) NO. 2 und fist eiidie for No, 2 i Total, ALY bu HYE—Wasduil und tame threehout, the offertngs ciniz very fieht, und the snquiries few und far be- w 2 ap0 was quotable xt €12, wits u sale i 3 shipluceliouve at i, Selier April s quotable i May nt $LIS DId und $1.2) weke ELE ity soiling e ibvaet bu br sample at $1.22 on_tr chiole tree un boarl. Total, BARLEY—Was aull and’ hozinally unchang with Nu. 2 eash Guot #1.10, No. 3 itt %6c, and N Anuse In future deliveries Xu! 3in transfer sold at e for May. Lt wa done n suuples. Cush ere miule of U0 bu ug e tar o. 4 I stor sample at Sic for No. 5, 0357¢ for No. 4, SL0rTor ctiotee, on triek Total 20 ba. 00+ 4 TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribure. LIVERPOOL, April T—11:0 0. m—FLovu—No 1,11s; No.2 s 6d. GRAIN—\Wheat—Winter, No. 1. 9 54; white. No. PIOVISIONS—Pork, (3. Lard, S, LIVERPOOL, April Z.—PROVISION: clenrsteady at 4 Gd. Lard—Prime Western steads ats Cheese—American choico stoarls ut 63 6d. LONDBON—April Z.—SUGAR—Ceatrifugal, 24; mus- covado utloat, 24, ANTWERP. April .—PETROLEUM—2KL. LIVERPOOL, April Z—CoTToN—Qules but steady at SAG5 15-16d; sales, G0 bales; speculution and ex- port, 1LOX; America LARD—American, 331 TALLOW—American, 3156, The following were recelved by the Chicazo Board —Bacon—Lonz 5. Corn in tand corn xtron con—Long cienr, Ha; udis 6d. Chease, @3 Beef, 2—LIVERPOOL—Whent stron; A; \ b and tiem, 655, Lurd firmer nt 283, 1 “L'allow steady =y LoNDoN. April Michizun, 83 No. 8, 59 1 LaAXE=—Carzoes of nze red winter, 3 sae— W hent for whent: snd corn e, coast=Wheat strons €. Corn trm. ¢ pass e Corn stronis ; markets #listund Freneh firm. bars—Wheat nver- NEW YORK. NEW YOUR. Avrll %.~COTTON—Onlei: 10%@1L futures dull and steady; April, 10.51c: May, W0.36: June, 10.55¢; July, W.77e: August, 108 ptenes ber, 10.34e; October, 10.I7c: November, 10.06c; De- cember, J0.0ce. FLOUI—Quiet and unchanzed: receipts, 17,000 brls; exports, 14460 bris. ‘Wheat unsettled and feverish, ciosing a shde lower; . MO bu; CxpOrs, 4200 bu; aded spring, §L19; Nc.2do, i; uneraded red, #2446 2 do. § 2 Mliwauked do, 31 LKL No. 2red, April, 3. LA June. FLATEALEE July, SL ipts, 57,00 b e O v shedviie; . xed, el seitied: recoip white do, 6ue HAY—Dmnund fuir and mark. THors pinally unchans GRocERIES—Cotfee dull fc: job lots, 1 mund; fatr 10 und i moderute denund. l:lllnml!-(l. Rtiv rarzoes quated at 1 ugar moderate Thiatae. Molusses firm Rice quiet and un- United, S63¢s s T Qur = e, Iy unchanged. TINE—Weak; A@1Kc. frm: e —In falr demund: hemlack sole. Buenos Rio Grande light iziddie and heavy domestic flocee, 5¢; pulled, & “Fexas, M : oid mess, SBAITITN, the new do quoted at $570." Beaf aniet and Cat ments_quiet but stends: o clear hort do, $ae Land Jower at LGk THTTER—Dull and unchanzed, Cne: —Qulet but stendy at ORI META LE—Manufuet d l)|v',|'e[ q.{\»l: e new sheath- ull und uu- Lach, FISH. Chleago One of the Ecnt NMarkets In the Country. ‘The nature and source of the fish supply of Chicago, and the extent of the interests in- volved in this business, are probably scareely understood by the general reader, who takes fish when it is set before him as a relief to the wearisome succession of roast beef, mutton, pork, and veal. Yesterday a re- porter of Tiz TRIBUNE spent some time among the fish-markets and interviewed several leading dealers on the subject. The substance of these interviews is embodied as follow: 3 “I'he principal supply of lake fish—white- fish and trout—is driwn at_present from_the eastern and western shores of Lake Michi- @an, Of river fish, pickerel and pereh are searce. pike plentiful. Of ite 5. Crop- pies, and other fish from the rivers in the Green Bay region, there is a good supply. Whitefish and trout are the staples, and are in demand. Thereis no loss on these fish, for if they eannot be sold at_once they ean'be smoked or salted, and in either shape command a ready sale. Of sea fish there is @« zood_supply of red- snappers trom the Gulf of Mexico, and of i, haddock, halibut, and mackerel from Toston aud New York. Shad from the Chesapeake and Potomac are moderately plentiful. Lake and river fish are cheap, and there seems to be a general expeetation that pri on ail kinds: will rule low. TLobsters are received from Boston, Portland, and New York, and are in good demand at 20) ta 25 cents per pound. A few California Salmon have been received and_ sold readily 2t mond prices, but the season for the Quebec and Kennebee varieties has hardly com- menced. It appears that tnis has not_been a good Lent for the fishmongers. Prices have ruled high that the observance of a piscine diet a qualification for sanctity has not been strictly adhered to. A leading dealer said that he would give move tor i May, June, and July than for all the rest o! the year, including Leni. In the very hot weather people take to fish as a Telief from the monotony of - a meat diet, and there is a steady trade all the time. The oyster season is as zood as over, and the succulent bivalve will rest quietly in his native bed until September cames around. with its fatal terminal **r.* His relative, the clam,—tough but toothisome —enjoys no such aifabetieal exemption from slangiiter. and is considered in season the y round. A few fresh_Dbrook trout, some frozen salmon from the Kennebee, awd one shipment of California_salmon, which Drought taney prices, have been recei Shrimps and prawns are just coming in, i osell at 50 cents - per quart The supply, Is _ limiled, — and the quality so far is inferior. Smelts are selling readily a t about eight cents per pound. ‘Ihe from hipment of fresh mackerel . was received yesterda 2 good demand. Duving the past few been a eall for flouaders, a tish much affected by Ameriean eitizens of Hebrew extraction “during their veliziot: Tolidays. 1€ will be seen that Chicago draw its piscatorial suply from points as fwrapart the Kennebee snd Johm Day Rivers, and akes its whitefish from the far North, and t5 red-snapper from the Guif of Mexico with equal gustatory enjoyment, —————— A PRAYER. Fur The Chicagn Tribune. Dear Lord, keep trom my tongue all sad com- plaint! f1elp me to bear resignedly my loss! When on the way [ talter und grow int, Strengthen my shoulders o my heavy ¢ross! weel is rrom toil n glorious release, t the last the sands of life are run: Tench me to wait in patlence for that prace Which Thou hast promised Earth’s weary onc. T cannot always siog. Thou knowest. Eyes, “Phouph raised to Thee, with teurs may brimmed o'er. 1 will nat grieve for joys Thy love denies, DBut bless ‘Thee that my SOTTOwWs are No more. Arnir, 1831 LyLt W. MITCHELL. ————— Complaint. To the ditor of The Chicagn Tribunc. CHICAGO. April 2i.—The authorities baving charze of the streets and sidewatks In the South Division of the city are fnvited to_muke a1 tour of tnspeenion aloni Michizan avenue in frontof the recently burned church building neur Twenty-third street. Owinz to the fall of the wills 11pon the sidewalk in front of the church ruins the walk 15, n1d bas been for some montbs. 2 disgrace; and It is hoped thut an immediate improvement ot its present condition will be made. 4 Prompt_nction will gladden the hearts and allay the fears of danger 1o the 1imbs of MANY PEDESTRIANS. e c——— Woman=sufiraze. One of the ublest of the younger members of the Massachusetts flouse of Representatives 13 the nephew of an eminen: wivoeate o womin- sutfrnze. Early in the session Mr.T. W. Higgin- san expressed the hope that he agrees with his Uncle on this pulnt. *No.” he said, ** [ agrec with my uncie’s sister,” whom henever could convert to bis opinion.™ be THE CITY-HALL. The Mayor Intends to Mash the Mashers. Extortionate Street-Cleaning Bids— Revoking Licenses. REVOKING LICENSES. The Mayor stated;yesterday that the li- censes which had been revoked recently did not work a very great hardship on the of- fenders. Butit was not his intention to al- low these parties to have licenses again an- other year for places -in other parts of the city. So far @s he was concerned, he as loath to restore any license revoked by im, at_the smmne time he wanted the police to exereist careand judgment in recommend- ing reopen for the same parties under an- other name the places he had closed, but he could not legally refuse a license 1f auother person claiming to be reputable and brinzing evidence to that effect applied fora saloon license, even though intending per- haps to open the smne place. These parties would not_now trouble themselves about ving their licenses restored, but thes might aoply, after the 1st of May, when saloon-lizenses come due, for new ones. He had notitied the City Clerk and City Collect- or not Lo grant these parties new lcenses, but the thing might be overlooked in the rush during May and June which was sure to come. ile (the Mayor) would not toler- ate these dives after they were brought to his notice by the police. STREET-CLEANING RIDS. The bids for cleaning the paved streets of the three divisions of the present dirt-nceu- mulations were opened yesterday morni by the Commission of Public Works. There were only six, and only one of these was anything like reasonable, and this was for cleaning the streets of the North Side at 554 amile. Mr. Waller said that he thought that this bid would be accepted, and the work over there commenced at once. So far as the other districts were concerned, the bids ranged from §19 a mile up, the - latter being the lowest for a portion of the West Side. ‘The Bridgzeport District would cost about 3277 a mile to clean up wider the bids anded in. Mr. Waller says that all these bids are too hizh, and that e will be compelled to advertise_over again. The trouble wits these people did not know what they were estimating upon. He did not think that there w s much_dirt wpon the streets as the contractors had imagined. e found that the great diflienity lay in not hav- ine a dumping-zround for the street dirt, and the dredzing firms had a monopoly of the cows Lo carry the dirt out into the iake, and wanted SE2 an hour for each scow used by the eity. This, of course, was exorbitaut and outrazeous, and he was endeavoring to find some remedy for the evil. DOWN WITIH TIE MASHERS. The *mashers * are to be treated as va- grants hereafter, and the Chiel of Police yes- terday issued the following instructions to Captains in regard to thieves, vagrants, and street-loafers: CarraiN: His Tonor the Mayor states that re-" ports have reacted him thata number of dis- sons have recertly found the.r Ay 0 this city who may properiy be clussed us ¥ nts, und who, if such reports are correct, should be promptly arrested and prosceuted nn- der the Vagriney kaw. You will therefore in- strict your cominand to urrest all such coarne- ters and all known thieves atonce. and continue renrrestine them uutil they fuliy umlerstand that they shail not be permitted fo remain in the ¢ity or to ply their vocation here. You will also notify your patrolmen to keep n clise wateh of the Suspected churacters referred o, and toreport tothis atice all places which may be giving them shelter or supvart. ‘There is another cliss to whom I desire to direct the attention of the foree, and who, also. muy be properiy classed ns vrants, and shoutd be arrested and prosceuted as such—to-wit: Street-corner lonfers, any idlers who habitually congresate on prominent street corners and in front of publie plices, using vile loguare and sturlog at and often_iusulting women who occasion to_pas You will instruct your putrolmen that it witl be their duty to keep their respective posts_entirely clear of such, and re- port to me any member of your eommaad fuil- Elz to comply with his fnstructions fn tie prem- scs. ITEMS. ‘There were thirty-six burial permits issued yesterday by the Registrar of Vital Statistics. The contract for raising the ouses at the Sangamon street approaches will be let Tues- day. Those interested should see Commis- sion Waller Mouday. vor llarrison yesterday received an in- sent at the unveiling of the Farrazut monument in Washington, which s place to-morrow. 1le will not go. There were six new cases and two deaths from small-pox reported vesterday. Thé deaths were at 15 Orehard street, a child, and at 224 North avenue. The ne cases were at 171 Clybourn placé, Wright street. 607 Dickson, 15 Augus Pearl street, between Centre and Sopi and 0 Sherman street. Other contagiou diseases were reported as follows: Diph- tirerin at_71 Dussold street, 2026 Igleliart place, Fifth avenue: scarlatina” at Carroll avenue and 714 Halsted street. The report of the tenement-house inspeet- k shows that they ve containing 2011 rooms, 50 persons. There were forty Served, and thirty- eight abatements wade. There were eleven suits instituted against persons who refused to comply with the notices previousty served upon thenn. -Five persons complicd before the matte o trinl, and five more re- ceived five ( ce to comply with the Court’s orde 210 and costs for neglecting to provide suitable ventilation for water-closets after he had Dbeen served with the necessary notice. The investigation into the coal shortages shows that there suspicion tipon_the deliveri Works. This isall weighed on city se and the eity pays only for the weight shown upon its own scales, and there is no ¢ for collusion. There has been a crepaney diseove 500 familie di revocation. 1le would allow no one to, s 10 reason to cast the jeast | red in the weizht beiween TROPIC FRUIT LAXATII a city and a private scale used for weighing the coal delivered at the -Hall for heat- ing purposes. Secretary Thompson and Walter McDonald: Sealer of Weights ana Measures, are looking up the matter. How much there in it, however, has not yet come to the surface. No_one been im- plicated or discharged. The scales are belnz tested to see if they are inaceurate. e cr————— Clergymen, lawyers, editors, bankers, and la- dics need Hop Bitters daily for nerve force. Shakers'Sarsaparilla i3 a true maedicine. __._.ff'E CL I I &H’PLIA.VCES. ARE YOU AFFLICTED? NERVOUS DEBHLTY CURITDD. The ¥ifal Forces Restored Without Medicines - OUR_ELECTRIC AP- PLIANCES “are i 1inZ und aiffusiveas mild, cuntinwous carrent, Feaching atonce the seat . Of disense, und by their Visetro-salvanic ' action. Upon tho centres of the VOUS. MUSCULAR TING w53 cedily restore the VITAL FORCES LOST MANHOOD, afd curin the worst cisea of Seiinal Wenkness, Ex- huustion, Impotency.und i diseases of the Urino= Senfinl Oncans, without irugzing_the Stomach. atire | merely wanis pataral ald, which on flaneces promptly zlve foris I 1o KROWN Temi~ iy that will s0 promptly and - thoroughly reach 23N " nnd restore the nervous, muecular, and. Fenerative asstems as electriclty ad- Tiiniscered Dy the mild, continueii currents. For Youny Men, Middle-Aged Men, and Old - MUen there is @ Natural Way out of Swifering and Trouble. Specintillustrated pamphiet sent In sealed envelops on Fecelptol 6 ents postake. Consuliation frec. Ofice Dobtra. D2t 1. T 5 P, R0 A D S —Speial lrentar on Femals troubles, and o plainini apecal Klectrieal Appiinnces for care OF Stne un TeCEIP OFt conts postIZe. AMERICAN GALYANIC €O, Rooms 1 and 2, 134 Madison-st., CHICAGO, ILIa Cut this ont for vefcrence. _LYON'S KATILAIROX. i I Gentle Women Who want glossy, luxuriant and wavy tresses of abgndant, Jbezutiful Hair must uso LYGN'3 KATHATRON, This ciegant, cheap articlo always makes the Hair grow freely - and {ast, keeps it from falling out, arrests and cures gray= ness. repioves dandruff_and itching, makes tho Hair strong, givicg it a curiing tendency and keeping it in ony desired position, Bean- tiful, healthy Hair is the sure reseli of using Eathairon, MEDICAL. VITAL ReSTORATIVE. RICORD'S scrutinized wud indorsed by the Academy Paris, and recosnized by ull leadinz ‘world_as an untalling speeitie for al Debility, ete: coutaing no or any other pobon: is Boxes of 3 SSOK, 10 bis wris. None genuine without, tho ark and the siznature of S, B. S i Avent, on xide of ench’ box. HAS been of Medieln lcans 0F the 3 4 und oy Phosph Freaeh trud MOND, Gene TIUN~A tormer agento: mine spuricus iitadon o the celebrated De. Ricord AL Testomative under the Is now ndvertising vi- Dr. assumed. name & Kicord ca simtlari y in nume. ard. C. Chevatier, 1 1 The testinio AL Perigord. Raspuil, Lieb d Sir Thumpsons aro d from 1y cireu n%:lm»\rfmepu»uu i 115,10 ha ¢ tor Ricur v storutive. Zenuthe can be had of T, Braun, i Tt . Madison-st., of Gale & Blocks, 51 3. Fulmer Houss SCHAACK, STEVENSON & C¢ for the drug iride. Ineio Vireulnr and les‘imonials, with ¢ xposu from w New York Worces-tec-st. rk-st. end tive frandulent lett Ricord. J{URED. d_indicates contidence in PAR- COMMON-SENSE TRUSS, Adjustient sad trentment by teniee. Over 2) year' experience in enring Manutuctufer of the Commun ense Tross, RUPITURE LVE ia Government ns the best. Alsd wows Tocated in Chicuzo. EMAN & PARKER, 35 Suateost., Chienzo: T pLedt by Enstle Stockinis: BARTLETT, BI Gmee STORAG STORAGE OF FURS 0ds linble 1o Lo destroyed by moths Sully insured wautnst motns, Hre or-any olier loss Goods wiil be cutied for. JETTLIRCER, Manafacturer.of Furs, t., next to McVicker’s. Oruny other 74 Madison- [s the Best and Most Agreeable Preparation in the World for Constipation, Biliousness, Headache, Indigestion, . Hemorrhoids, Torpid Liver, Indisposition, and all com- plaints arising from an obs One Lozenge is the usual dose for male adults; one-half to three-fourths of Propared tromY fruits | one for ladies and children. A0 i tructed state of the system. R Thousands are us- @ @ x_::;glr [:thh the best re- /igf(cé‘ and esteem it highl_y as a safe, e s pleasant and effect- 1 ive remedy.. TROPIC-FRUIT LAXATIVE serves the purpose of pills and the usual purgatives (of every name and nature), and is entirely free from the many objections common to them. Sold by Druggists everywhere. Packed in bronzed tin Ggxes only. - Price, 25 Eack box bears the privale government si mp, trade-mark cents. Large boxes, 6o cents. nd autograph signature of the proprictor.