wm atit hammer and tongs. First she would FINANCE AND TRADE. Stocks Open Irregular, but Close Strong. ———— Favorable Statement from the New York Banks—Scarcity of Currency. The Produce Markets Aotive and Stronger, but Provisions (love Easy. FINANCIAL. Stocks opened irregular and with some symp- toms of weakness. Western Union sold down from 118% to 112%, C., C., 0. & L to 7934, Erie to 47%, Michigan Central to 913, Iron Mountain to 2, Ohio & Mississippi to 35, St. Joe to 4144, Kan- sas & Texasto 4%, and Lackawanna to 86%. “After the middle of the day a decidedly better feeling showed itself, and pricesranup. West- ern Union and the coal stocks made the best record. Transactions were large, and the tem- per of the public seemed to be one of great con- fidence in the wisdom of buying. As -prices rise there is an increasing amount of realizing, but buyers are found without . difficulty to take the places -of those who step out. New York brokers continue to view the market conservatively, and to advise caution, but, notwithstanding this, the public gre becoming freer buyers. The most danger- ous feature of the market is that the largest holders of stocks are the greatest speculators. They wield an enormous power. Vanderbilt, Gould, and the lesser magnates are all great speculators, and the public could not resist any determined effort these worthies might make to break the market. If they want to knock prices down 5 or 10 points, down they will go, whatever may be the prosperity of the country. These men can at any time order a railroad war which ‘would prostrate the stock market. ‘There were no notable advances outside of ‘Western Union and the coal stocks. Nearly all the rest of the list exhibited losses in comparison with the closing prices of the day before. New York Central lost %, to 122%; Michigan Central 24, to @4; Lake Shore 1%, to 106%; Northwest 34, to 92%; the preferred 4%, to 106%; St. Paul 33,* to 808; Rock Island 3, to 152; Louisville & Nash- ville 2, to 42; Union Pacific 14, to 92; Erie %, to 48; the preferred , to 72 5; Ohio & Mississippi 34, t0 25%; Iron Mountain 3, to 63; St. Joe pre- ferred i, to 73%; Jersey Central 34, to 81% Canada Southern 1, to 614; Kansas & Texas 14, 1045: Wabash 5, to 443:; the preferred %, to 68%; Atiantic & Pacific 144, to 51%; Reading 35,0 68%; San Francisco preferred 4, to 57% Northern Pacific {, to 3+; the preferred 33, to 5833: Pacific Mail #4, to 454: Ohio & Mississippi “preferred 1, to 79; Sioux City preferred 4, to 81X; Mobile & Obio 44, to 244; Chesapeake & Ohio %4, to 2234; Central Arizona #, to 10%; and Manhattan 2, to 47%. Western Union made 1%, to MX; Delaware & Hudson 2%, to 78; Lackawanna, 13j,to §3; - linois Central %, to 101%; Burlington Xj, to 140%; C, C.,C. & I 1, to$1%; Minneapolis %, to 68; Lake Erie & Western 3, to 33%; Chicago, &t. Louis & New Orleans 1%, to 43%. Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota was sold at 66,and closed at 65}; Flint, Pere and Marquette was 293;, and St. Joe & Council Bluffs 70 bid. Flint & Pere Marquette consolidated ts ‘were 63, Erie second 6s opened at 93% and closed at BE. Railroad bonds,in New York on. Thursday, were active, especially for the Erle and Chesa- + peake & Ohio issues. The former sold at L1X@ 12 forconsolidated gold 7s, 934@93% for con- solidated seconds, and at 87:@97% for funded 5e. Chesapeake & Ohio issues were buoyant, ris- ing from 69% to 71% for firsts series B, and from 44 to 46 for currency 6s, with final sales at 703s for the former, end at 45 for the latter. The C., Cc & LC. bonds were in good demand, and advanced to %@91 for firsts, in- comes selling at 13@41. Kansas & Texas firsts sold up to 10543, and seconds to68%. Union Pacific collateral trust 6s ad- vanced from 103 to 10134; Wa's'sh firsts, St. Louis Division, from 105% to 106; do seconds from 1044 tw 105; Kansas City & Northern, Omaha Division, from 103% to 1104; Oregon firsts from 93 to 9; St. Louis & San Francisco class A from 81% to %6};. Boston, Hartford & Erie firsts advanced to 5v43, and reacted to 56%. Texas Pacific incomes declined from 75% to 7444, and recovered to 15. Iron Mountain preferred incomes were lower in the carly dealings, firsts declining to 9, and seconds to 8254; the formeé closed at $4, and the latter at 53%. Government bonds were notso strong. Dis- trict of Columbia 3.653 were 96% bid, and 93 asked.. The 45 opened in New York with sales at 1058 bid, and 1063; asked. In Chicago they were 106% bid, and 106% asked. The 4!s5 here were 108% and 109; the 5s, 103% and 103%, and the és, 105% and 10546. Foreign exchange was steady, with no im- portant variation inrates. Sterling posted rates were 45434 and 487. New York actual rates were 48Y@iS and 486%@186%4. In Chicago actual rates were 483% and 436. Sterling commercial bills were 481%. Paris bills, 6234@5°32{. Ger- man commercial bills were 9. A scarcity of “currency: has suddenly shown itself at Chicago and New York. Considerable difficulty was had yesterday in obtaining cur- rency from New-York, and some applications were refused. This has grown to be a big coun- try, and it takes a good deal of money to go sround. A constant drain of notes is going into the interior all the time, the new mining regions and the new rail- Toad extensions taking a great deal. Very little 4s coming back. ,A notable increase in National- bank circulation, or an exension of the use of silver and gold certificates, would seem to be the natural results of this state of things. New York exchange was sold between banks at 80 cents per $1,000 discount. Loans were in mod- erate demand at 6@8 per cent at the banks, and 6@7 per vent on the strect. ‘The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week are reported as follows by Manager D. BR. Hale, of the Chicago Clearing-House: Date. CH In the market for local securities there were sales of 2.655 at 98; $10,000 Cook County 7s of 1585 at 109; Cook County 5s ut 15133; and West Town Ssati03. South Division Horse-Hailwsy stock sold at 195, On the Chicago Mining Board there -were sales of 100 shares Leviathan at 0; 300Silver Clif at 20; 1,000 at 22%, seller 10; 200 at, seller 10. The following quotations were made: = Big, - ashe. Lh or ‘No! enzo Clty Raliway ss. Chicago West Division Railway Chicazo West Divsion Railway &. District Columbia Si 4 ‘The last sale of shares of the Phenix Fire- Insurance Company of London wasat £310. The original subscription (in 1782) was £20. This is a premium of $1,40 per share on par value. THE MERCHANTS’ SAVINGS, LOAN AND ug TRUST COMPANY Buy and Sell UNITED STATES BONDS and LOCAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES, Also pay the highest market price for Chicago City Scrtp. TRASK & FRANCIS, Bankers and Brokers, 7 BROADWAY, NX. ¥. ‘Members of the New York Stock Exchange ‘and New York Mining Stock Exchange. Allclasses of Securities Bourht and Sold on Commis- sion and Carried on Margins. Daily Market Letiers sent to Customers. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO Has'for sale a larce line of choice Sand7 percent Railroad First MOMPAGE BONDS. ‘Milwaukee & St. Paul Isis, bearing? per cent, duein ‘198, are forsale at 119 and interest. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. GEO. 0, MARCY & CO Fil Leopa i: cee harrahs ae fobse end 08 boxea:< uber M CEPAL TAXATION. “No. 150 Ls Salle-st., DEALERS IN MUNICIPAL SECURITIE! ‘We can furnish in sums to sult, from, £100 to $100,000, County. City, or Town Bends, vouch will psy the in- exor an average of 7 per cent per annum. = TI of bonds are freaed dineront localities in TUI- seg—TIZ.: 0 court-honses, school-honses, Jails, etc; t0 und touting debts, to build bridges, etc. We examine everything we offer with great care; and we try to make every investment through ws aheoluiely saje. Out sales during tne year Is bare iltlon of dollars, mostly simunted to more than two milllon of ost to Eastern insurance companies, sayings ban - ts and trustees of eplates’, We collect the in- teres: for our customers free of charge. Our refer- ences are to some of the largest Institutions ang EO. O. MARCY, & CO. No. 182 La Salle-st. Chicago, NL We are nlways in the market for the purchase of any such securities, issued by counties, towns or cities. COOK COUNTY AND WEST CHICAGO 5 PER CENT BONDS. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL FIRST MORTGAGE 7 PER CENT BONDS, due in 1903, “INVESTMENT BONDS OF ALL KINDS. CHARLES HENROTIN, | 106 Washington-st_ BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorn, Feb. 21—The market opened buoyant, and prices were well maintained until about noon, when an attack was made all along the line by Gould’s brokers, carrying stocks down an average of 1%; to2per cent. This, in the face of a handsome bank statement showing nearly three millions increase in the reserve, created an uneasy feeling which lasted til near the close, when there was a sharp recovery. There was considerable realizing to-day, due partially to the fact that Monday is a holiday, but there has been an increase of short inter- est, and the immediate future of the market may well be regarded with caution. Western Union was again the gieat feature, advancing to 115 and closing very strong. There are no indica- tions yet that any large holders are trying to unload, and some predict a large advance sull. Pacine Mail was weak and neglected, but there isa strong pool who are confident on the heavy earnings of the property. . Nashville & Chatta- nooga advanced to 110 without creating any ex- citement. It will probably be further advanced, as thereis a scheme to Increase and divide up the stock, but the advence is certainly not war- ranted by the condition of the property. ‘There will be no consolidation of telegraph interests. Coal stocks strong throughout the day, and closed at an advance. ‘The favorable report of the Illinois Central leads to belief in higher prices. American Dis- trict was very firm on a repo! agreement with the Western Union for amalgamating the local business. Ontario & W: Western was firm on the belief of the success of Tilden’s project. The teading bulls are believed to be desirous of cre- ating a reaction preliminary to another advance movement. : “To the Western Associated Press. New York, Feb221.—Governments quiet and generally steady. Railroad bonds firm,jand higher. State securities dull, and nominal. ‘The stock market opened buoyant, and prices advanced \ to 2 per cent, but a reaction of ¥ to 2 per cent soon tuok place. Thereafter the mai ket was irregula:, but di the afternoon ex- hibited renewed strength and buoyancy, and an advance of 14 to 2% per cent took place. The telegraph shures and coat stocks were the lead- features. At the close Atiantio & Pacitie Telegraph reacted 1 per cent. Nashville, Chat- tanooga & St. Louis was a marked exception to the general list, advancing 7 per cent, to 1093, reacting to 105%, rising to 1X, and closing at 0%. ‘Transactions, 388,000 shares: 9.200 Atlantic & Pacitie Telegraph, 1,100 Canuda Southern, 5,000 Cloveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapoli: 13,000,Cleveland, Columbus & Indiana Central, 2 200 Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans, 2,000 Cen- tral Arizona (closing at 1034), 29,000 Delawat Lackawanna & Western. 4,500 Delaware & Hud- son, 30,000 Erie, 18.000 Hannibal & St. Joseph. 4,000 Houston & Texas, 8400 Iron Mountain. 2300 Illinois Central, 49,000 Lake Shore, 900 Louieville & Nashville, 1,000 Lake Erie & Wes! ern, 5,800 Little Pittsburg, 5.100 Michigan Cen- tral, 700 Morris & Essex, 13,000 Northwestern, 36,- 000 Nashville & Chattanooga (closing at 110), 7,400 New Jersey Central, 2.800 New York Central, 3,000 Northern Pacific, 11,000 Ohio & Mississippi. 38.000 Ontario & Western (closing at 30%), 6.0: Pacific Mail, 1,100 Rending, 14,00) St, Paul, 2,606 St. Louis & San Francisco, 6,000 St. Pau! & Bioux City. 1,800 St. Pant & Minneapolis, 1.00 Union Pa- cific, "15,000 Wabash Pacitic, 25,000 Western Union. and 11,000 Kansas & Texas. 1 y market eusy at 5@6 per cent, closing at 5; prime mercantile paper, 5552. Sterling exchange 3 Sixty days. 481; sight, ae ‘The following is the weekly bank statement: Loans, decrease, $351,000; specie, increase. $5,140,100; Iegal-tenders, decrease,” $1,160,500; deposits,’ increase, $4,473,000; circulation, ' iu: crease, $517,000; reserve, increase, $2,811,975. ‘The banks now hold ‘7,199,450 in’ excess of their legal requirements. ‘GOVERNNENT BONDS, 154! Now 45. mm HH. & Et Jo, pia... 0t fron Mountat StL: & Ban Fran. . FE, | Atlantic & 105%4|Pacitle Mal Hittle Pitta Bliss polis 38, | Adams Bxpress. y- ; Wells Fargo........ d. Hei Rmerican Bxnrecs, 1088/0 3B B.CR EN, it Aiton & Terre Haute. 233 A, &T.H.. preferred. 6 Wabash. Si 1. & P. W., StL. & P., pi BOSTON. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bosros, Feb. 21.—The week closes with a firm money market at5 percent. At the Clearing- House to-day banks had to pay 5 percent for three days’ loans, Monday being # holiday, with tack ae ply at this figure. A week ago the rate The stock market was neither active or very strong to-day, but on an average there was a firmer feeling noted, with a bullish under- tone, and ‘some popular lines show improved values. The Brokers’ Board adjourned this noon till Tuesday, when it is anticipated a better feel- ing will prevail, with increased movement in railroad shares. Cincinnati Land steady at 17. Chicago & Dubuque advanced to 66, closing at -65X; Burlington in Nebraska to 1424; Marquette & Houghton from 16¥ to 18%; Kansas, Lawrence & Southern, 8113; Wisconsin Valley sold at 65; do preferred at 70.. Flint & Pére Mar- quette was easier, opening at 29%, declined to 28%, and now held at 29; the earnings for the second week of January shows an increase of 54 percent, the largest yet reported; an act- ive movement and higher prices expected after the holiday. Little Rock held strong at 65, 64 bid; the earnings for the first twelve days of February show an increase of 81 per cent in traftic and 15.61 per cent in value of land salce compared with last year. Atchison & Topeka juiet and firm at 142; 140 bid; the earnings ‘or the second week of February increase 3 per cent on traffic, but decrease 63 per cent on land sales. In bonds values were higher or stead; Atch- ison & Topeka %s advanced to 1104; Repub- lican. Valley 6s, West Division, 3 Ne- i. N braska nonexempt 6s, 102; Pueblo & Arkansas 7s steady atll0; Wisyonsir Central seconds, 49; do firsts, 60. Boston men mentioned to enter the uext Directory of the St."Louis & San Fran- cisco Company sre Thomas Nickerson, Alden Speare, Thomas Dana, and Albert W. Nickerson. Mining stocks were quiet and generally steady, except per, which declined to 121s, recover- ing 13, The Franklin Company to-day voted to increase the capital stock to $1,000,000. and the number of shares from 20,000 to 40,000. a vane TH, clos: he. Brookiine, 6. bie: FOREIGN. Loxpos, Fob. 31-—Consols, 98 3-16, erican securities—New 55, 106%; 4%8, 110%; 45, 0X; Illinois Central, 1053; Bea: General, 5g; Erle, 493; seconds, 95%; Reading, 34 MINING STOCKS SAN FRANCISCO. Sax FRaxctsco, Cal., Feb. 21—Thi are the closing quotations at the Stock Seomiae Yellow Jacket Foto, Imperial. Rossuth. ‘Trojan, COMMERCLAL. | ‘The following were the receipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock Saturday morning: RECEIPTS. IW. | BD. 32,300) ra 35,655) SHIPHENTS. 1580, | 1879. Bee S023 ¥ re ae 658 3 iat pts 38 BS 4,730 0 of 25 100 eat Pract ne - Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consumption: 1,151 bu wheat, 511 bu barley. ‘The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 8 cars red win- ter wheat, 19 cars ‘No. 2 spring, 29 cara No. 3 do, & cars rejected (61 wheat); 180 cars No. 2 corn, l0fears bigh-mixed, 29 cars new mixed, & cars rejected (21 corn); 15 cars white oats, 1 car No. 2 mixed, 4 cars rejected (20 oats); 2 cars No. 1 rye, 8 cars No. 2do; £ curs No. 3bar- ley, 3 cars extra do; 2cars feed. Total, 471 cars, or 205,000 bu. Inspected out: 1,019 bu wheat, 129,029 bu corn, 1,548 bu oats, 435 bu rye, 533 bu barley. The following table shows the movement of breadstuffs and lve stock in this city during last week, with comparisons: Receipts rose Page biel an, bls. 38 ~ BIS? 7609 ToL 125334 1059 U5 2589 7,633 838 Bias | 5228 active Saturday, and most of them sold higher, but fell back later. Prominent: packers were buying provisions freely, the same being chiefly sold by grain men. Wheat was wanted by shorts, who did not care to hold out over the holiday with the British markets strengthening; and they were liberally supplied by the longs, over 1,000,000 bu of March wheat being supposed to be sold on account of prominent Eastern holders. Corn was wanted for shipment, and this, with the strength in wheat, induced more confidence in futures, especially as itis supposed that the country has comparatively little surplus corn, not already sold to be delivered at some future time. Oats were firmer in sympathy. The for- eign markets were stronger on breadstu(fs, but not yet high enough on wheat to per- mit shipments at a profit. Mess pork closed Se higher, at $1L95@1197}; for seller March and $12.10@121%1; for April. Lard closed steady at 37.2@72i7i4 for new seller March and $7.35@7.3744 for April. Short ribs closed at 36.5734 for April. Spring wheat closed }:c higher, at $1.24% for spot and 31.2%4%@125 for March. Corn closed steady, at 37jo spot and 4123{c for May. Oats closed steadier, at 36@364¢ for May and about 8e for April. Rye was steady, at Tic for March and 75c for fresh No.2. Barley was slow, at Tie for No.2 and 5%c for extra No. 3, both seller March. Hogs were active and 5c higher, at $4.95@4.45 for light and $4.25@4.80 for heavy. Cattle were quict at $2.50@3.40 for poor to extra. ‘There was nothing new to be said of the dry- goods market. The volume of business ja un- questionably larger than at a corresponding period in past years, and everything points toa more than ordinarily active spring trade. A good many buyers havo already put in an ap- pearance, and the arrivals are daily increasing. Prices continue strong. Boots and shoes are moving with some freedom, and are firm. In tho grocery market there was continued quiet. While prices were generally well supported, the prevalent feeling was not specially firm. Dried fruits remained quiet, with no quotable fluctua- tion in values. Fish were firm, lake descriptions especially so. The supply of whitefish is small and in a few hands, and therefore a further ad- yance is probable. Butter was firm under light offerings and a good demand. Cheese was steady. Jobbers of oils reported a quict and steady market. Pig-iron and coal remained quiet and unchanged. Lumber was in fair demand. No change was noted in prices. A firm wool market was re- ported, with fair sales 1o the manufacturers of woolen goods, the orders being largely for fine wools. Hides were quoted weak here and else- where under free offerings of domestic and foreign stock. The sales of hay were small, but former prices were paid for good grades. Tim- othy-seed declined about 124%c per bu under free offerings, and other_seeds exhibited little change. The sales of green fruits were fair at unchanged prices. Poultry was taken for loca! use, and fine stock was firmer. Afew days ago a firm in this city shipped three car-loads of No. 3 winter wheat to New York City. Two of the car-loads were inspected by the New York officials as. No. 2spring, andthe other as No. 8spring. And yet there are people foolish enough to say that some of the New York inspectors do not know anything about grain, Corn in Western Iowa was bought rather freely in this city Saturday, to go East, the price paid being equivalent to about 39%c perbu here, which shippers were not able to pay for corn in Chicago. At24}éc in the country, there must be acutof about 3i4¢ per bu somewhere in the matter of transportation. But when a man wants toship grain from this city he must pay the full tariff; no letting down, even to the ex- tent of a hair's breadth, can be tolerated. It is understood that avery large proportion of the corn in cribs in Iowa is owned by about three firms, two of thom being on the seaboard. They have bought it out and out, and have their names painted on the cribs. It is shrewdly sus- pected that these parties were bears on our market during the time of buying, their object being to keep down prices in the country by ref- erence to Chicago. It should be remembered, however, that buying corn in the country and selling it the same day for future delivery In the city is a legitimate business opcration$ which a man may follow without being efther a bear ora bull. There is reason to believe that very much of the corn surplus is already held by capitalists: who expect tosell at a handsome profit what they have not already sold abeud. gahe Board of Trade will honor the memory, of ashington by remaining cl a the whole of Monday. ny Suse Sera : PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were active and agnin stronger though the-éarly advance was not maintained. Lard was quoted 34 higher in Liverpool, an‘ hogs Se highet here, while there was a fair number of shipping ur- ders on hand, both for ments and lard. Onr local puckers seemed to be buying freely, and the sales wera partly made by men who mostly operate in grain. Some parties took a very strong view of the situation, stating that stocks (in pounds) are much smaller than a year ago, all over the world, and angu- ing that higher prices inust prevail. The packing, this elty since Nov.1 agrrepates 224,08) hols asa ist 221.00 for same time lust yerr, and 23400 t0 do two Mess Ponx—Advanced Ise per rl, fell bnek 15e. and cigsed 3c above the Intest prices’ of, Tess ak about $11.6 for round lots spot or seller the month, LLSSsilitty seller Mureh. und $12.1Ue1214 seller . Sales were reported of 23.300 bris seller March Levee 2s; AHN brie seller Abell at sti By eo brio selie a neny ee eal sich ions adie ed : b-—Advanced 547% f 100 Ibs, und closed at the latest prices of Friday, which’ were S20; spot or seller Murch, and Sales were reported of 2750. fexsoller Starch at, 6.256305 zy Tate; und 2,25 Fou H0a te. Sever MEATS Advanced about 10e per 100 ts under a fair demand both for shipment and for future delivery, butensed offlater. Sales were reported of 9) boxes ahourders at #.1ee2 15; ‘boxes lonz und sho’ short clears boxes Stafo rat Frets cle: Clears at si.Dec, clal) at 3.95; 30 boxes do lehires_on, private terms: short ribs at Ss7$¢@a.5mg seller April, and $6.6;0G6. green hams (16 Bs) at THe i3¢e; 1,000 pes do A 350 tes sweet-pickied hams ut B6SKe: ay seller 2 a Prices for the leading cuts were about as follows at i o'clock for partly cured lots: ‘Short [Shoul-(L. . | ders. lelears. 4100 F047 6.05 Hg eee tes as | oso | 700 ] Short clears. iobse ds, baste boxed; lone cut {ania A jckied ‘hams quoted neeiasinc for Woliaverarcs Breen hane, rome average, axG rie: do seller April ted at axes short ribs, erie for short clears, 3824 for hums,all canvased an : GREASE~ Was guiciat egsi{e for white, S4G5i40 for good J chogr, an a for brown; country a was ‘at b63ne for white, 4340 for yellow, and 4i4c Gaote for brown. Pt elldnd quiet at, eget mess, $1.7568.00 rexima mes pon pms TALLoW-Waa quoted. at s3g@6e for city, 530 for No. 1 country, and Se for No. 2do oe . BREADSTUFES. “FLOUR-Exhibited little change. One round lot was taken for shipment and few small purchases were made by local dealers. Sales were reported of 2% bris of winters and 125 bris rye flour on private terms; and 1,75 bris springs, partly at 6.106625. ‘Total, 1,625 bris. Export extras were quoted at $5.06 6.23 in sacks, and double extras do at $5.2565.75, OTHER Miuisturrs—Sales were § cars bran at £13.00G14.25; 1 car middlings at $14.75; 1 ear sborts, $14.25; 1,000 bags ost-meal on private terms, and 1 car coarse corn-meal at §14.00 per ton on track. SPRING WHEAT—Was rather active, and acain higher, advancing ic per bu, but closed easler at only gc above the latest prices of Friday. Liverpool was Quoted active und higher, with cargoes tending op- ward, and New York was early quoted 4c better, while Dur receipts wore again small, ‘The upward tendency markets made a good many of the local shorts afraid to remain so during tho hollday, and they filled in, the incressed demand causing the ad- vance. But there were free sellers, chlefy longs, and good deal of wheat seemed to be still on sale, ‘iim- ited at about $1.25 for March, after the shorts had Mostly got through. Some, people tmured ap over 1, ‘bu sold on New York account, but some pur- chuses were made by the same partiés. no! of the forels A. Dk at 40 bu No. 3 (A.D. & Co.) at lo, winter receipts, at £1.10; 4,400 bu re- aeeted at Sic; and 8,000 bu by sample at 6c@$113. ‘otal, 22,800 bu No.2 Minnesota at ‘bu. Als fz: Noo? Of truoe was about fe below the price of the same. de in store. WINTER WHEAT—Was in good demand, Sales Wygre 20 bu red.as 12:34; soo bu do in Central at 812; 400 ba No. 3.at $1.16; 420) bu by sample at $1.24@L31, the outside for long ted on track. Total, 7.40) bu, CORN—Was in better demand, and advanced ‘4c, butclosed ubout the same #3 on’ Friday afternoon. ‘The British markets were stronger. Liverpool quot- ing arise of Lige2d per cental, nnd there was a better shipping demund here, which. however, was more for the lower grades than herefore, making them rela- tively strong. Ourrecelpts wero larger, but so also were the reported shipments, The advance In wheat helped to strengthen corn futures, but they were not wanted badly enough to sustain the !mprovement after wheat fell back. Some rather large purchases ints ty ‘seaboard. Seller May opened at Atle, sold at We, and fell off to dient the close. Sell: closed at #:34c for regular, and Sie for gilt-ed celpts. Spot sales were reported of 87,00 bu No. bizh-mixed atso4@x¥c; 500 bu new high-mixed at He; 1.00 new inixed at 35}(G3; 1.000 bu rejected at SYGsie; WW) bu by sample at Seis on track: 3,400 bu do at So{@37Y¥e free on board cars; and 400 bu ears at sic. ‘Total, 125,800 bu. OATS Were quiet avernzing a, shade higher. The market was strengthened bythe firmness of other grain, and the receipts were small. Seller May opened At Wie, sold to dil4e, back to 6c, and a sale was made late at3eige. June sold early_in the session at Joc. April oats were nominal at 3c, regular at 3itgc, and fresh receipt brought ‘Samples were in fair request. Cash salos were reported of 3.700 bu No. 2 fresh at 3 5 9,200 bu by sample at Hesiige on ‘at Se@h}efree on board. Total, tra 30100'bu., RYE—Was ‘in quiet, Car-lots were taken by the local trado at former figures, Futures were nominal, farch being about 7éc. Cash sales included 400 bu No. 2 fresh at 7c; 2800 bu by sample at 76@i7c on track. Tea 3.20 br RLEY—Was very quiet again andeasy. A few lots were offered, but, buyers were scarce. Near the close extra 3sold for March at Sfe, the receipts to ba from A... D. & Co.'s clevator. No. 2 for March was quoted at 77e, and for April at 1c. Fresh ‘No. 2 wns quict nt 78@i8e, do extra J at Si@sRe, and No.3 at WeSzc, Samples were rather quiet, Cash sales were reported ‘of 7,000 bu by sample at s0@iBe on track, and $0 bu ot 6c free on board. Total, 7,500 bu. BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN. ‘Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune. LrvEnpoot, Feb. 21—1:0a, m—FLOUR—No. 1, 2s 64; No.2, 10s. GRAIN—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 11s 74; No. 2 103 10d; spring, No. 1, Us: No. Its5d: white, No. 1, 118 2d; No.2, 10s 6d: club, No.1, Us 6d; No.2, 181d. Corn— New No. 1, 53 Sd. 2 : PROVISIONS—Pork, fis 6d. Lard, 30s 64. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2L—CoTToN—Market easter at BgS74d; snies 7,000 bales; speculation and export, 1,000; American, 6,00. PRovistons—American lard, 398 6d. Bacon, long clear, 353 9d. Lonvox, Feb. 2L—SUGAR—Centrifugal, 26s 6427s. SPIRITS TORPENTINE—HsGsis 6d. Pauurs, Feb. 2L—Rentes, Rf ic. ‘The following were recotved by the Chicago Board of Trade: JAVEKoor, Feb. ZL—Wheat active st fall prices: red winter, ls 5d; No. 2 spring, 11s; No.3 do, 10s Gd; Californig ndvanced 12d. Corn active at full prices; 5s Sled. Cargoes of coast—Wheat and corn in good demand. Arrived—Whent strong; the demand’ for the Continent continues good. Corn strong. ‘To ar- rive—Wheat and carn .{n'good demand and prices tending upward. Pork—Western P.M. s7s 6d. Lard firmer and ad higher, at 3's St. Bacon—L. C.. 355,84; 8. Ca iS low, Sis. Cheese. 73s. Beef—P. B., Ts, 1b. 2L—LIVERPOOL—W heat active and Hfornia, lsildells sd; white Michizan, u d winter, iis Gd; No. % 93 Gd; No. 2 Us. Corn, 38 2164. Carsoes off const— Wheat strong; the demand for the Continent continues. Cargoes on passace— ‘Wheat and corn tending upward; fatr averare qualt- ty of, American mixed corn for prompt shipment by sail, 258 Gd. ‘There is no corn offered on sale off coast. NEW YORE New Yors, Fob. 21—Cotron—Nominal at 1334c; futures stendy; February, 12.%c; March. 12.90; April, Wire: May, 183ie; June, 1257c; July, Weer August, 13.74e; September, 13.2%5c; October, 12.47¢; November, 12.i7e. FLOUR—Firm; receipts, 8,000 bris; superfine State and Western, $5.00@5.50; common to good extras, $5.50 G55; ood to choice, %5.£027.75; white wheat extra, $5.05@6,25; extra Ohio, $5.7567.0; St. Louts, $5.50€8.00; Minnesota, tent process, F7,0048.75. T—Wheat unsettled; recointe, 17,000 bu: un- 1,41; do red, $1031.51 do, S1.5056 eraded white, $1.4 2 do, SL.1@ 2 red, Februars, 131 March, §151H(@L324; April, $152@152%. Rye Hominal. Corn ster ipta, 125,00 bu; wnzraded, wesc. Outa—Market easier: receipts, 15.000 bu; ‘nixed Western. i7@4i3{c; white Western, 49@H0c. 1Ay—Firm und unchanged. HOPS—Duil and unsottled; yearlings, 7@1se; East- erm and Western, 7@ie; New York State, 21@40c. GROCEXIEe—Coffee active and tirm: Rio cnrmoes, 14 Glee; Job lots, 4@is4e, Suzar—Market dull; ‘fair to Root aie. changed. ice sten PeTR rotIning, 74@iige. Molasses quiec and un- OLEUM—United, Hise; crude, {@%S4c; refined, at oa GHfe. nally unchanged. Eoas—Stei Mig; Werte LEIKe, LEATURN—Demand active; - hemlock sole: Buenos Serge and RioGrande lightmiddle and heavy ‘weight, domestic flee By 3 new sheath- PEs okesi50; American, ). Russia sheeting, 13sic. NAWLS—Cut, 8.50G5.45; clinch, $6.1088.00. A HARVEST OF FLOWERS. _ ‘The sun-was sinking slowly Into the golden west. A little child lay dying Upon her mother's breast. Her eyes, of deepest azure, Seemed gazing far away, Upon the shore of Heaven, ” Where blooms eternal May. “ Ah, mother!” said she, faintly, “see the heavenly road; And nll along the wayside ~ Bloom flowers that I sowed. “Seo! there are pure white lilies; : They sny that I was good Wher to the poor and needy T carried cheer and food. “And look! the star of Bethlehem; ‘That seed was sown the day When Jesus heard my prayers And washea my sins away. “ And that bright star-eyed daisy Was a little act of love: ‘Twas when I gnve to Harry My darling turtle-dove. “ There, too, are growing roses As white as driven siiow; ‘They tell of deeds of kindness Forgotten long ago. - “Odo not weep. dear mother! I'm not afraid to go— For God can read the langua; Of tiowers, dear, you know.” But, when the shadows gathered, A white-robed Angel bore A floweret fair to blossom Upon the farther shore. And naught remained: to comfort ‘The mother weeping there, Saye baby's snow-white image At rest in Howers fair. Osweao, N.Y. FLORENCE E. TUCKER. — Brother Gardner on Debates. Merwe ate oj, Lime-Kuln Glub Papers. ‘ “No. dis club nebber hez any, debates,” re- plied Brother Gardner. *-I used to incouraige sich fings, an’ der was a time when I felt myself 4 power in de land on debate. ‘But I libed to see de evil effecks. I diskivered dat if de ole wom- an wunted an armful of wood I, wanted to stop fur balf an hour an’ the matter. If in” are wanted a cl'an shirt she Bad fifteen different: reasons why de hull pile warin de wash. Sem- bers of de society squatted in grocery-stores an’ made demselves believe dey, were at work: un’ airnin’ $2.2 day; an‘ two of dem would stop on de Street an’ argy fur balf a day ober de query: ‘Which am de greatest benefactor, de glofant or de whale?’ ‘ fink we am doin’ well ‘nuit ag it am, an’ we will leave debates to out- siders.”” ——>>_ — Ask any good doctor if Hop Bitters are notthe fe medicine on earth. See noth Mayor Harrison’s Plan for Licens- ing Business Occupations. How the Scheme Practically Works in St. Louis. Mayor Harrison, who is interested above all things in the scheme of licensing business occupations, and thus compelling people who are able to have a business to pay for their temerity, has been carrying on some exten- sive correspondence with Mayor Overstolz, of St. Louis,—a city in which the license system may be said to exist in all its beauty, —for the purpose of posting himself on the practital workings of the scheme under his municipal contemporary. In reply to his plea for information Mayor Overstolz has deluged him with enough reading matter to last him during his term of office. He has even done better than thaty He has promised to send him some more which at present he is un- able to favor him with. ‘The St. Louis Mayor’s budget consists of a schedule of licenses, as fixed by ordinance, with the amount of revenue derived there- from during the last fiscal year, a copy of the revised ordinances of 1871, separate copies of ordinances regulating licenses and business occupations, a pamphlet containing the laws in relation to wharfage, and a2 copy of the St. Louis city charter. The promissory infor- mation—that which is to be sent along some of these days as a sort of an addendum—will consist of alot of acts recently passed by the Missouri Legislature regulating “mer- chants and manufacturers, and a printed vol- ume, now in course of preparation, contain- ing the revised ordinances -of the city com- ete. ‘The schedule of licenses referred to shows that St.Louis collected during: the last fiscal year $567,052, General auctioneers pay S40 for a period of ten days, and corresponding amounis for corresponding periods, the rate being somewhat less for special classes, The revenue derived from this eraft was $4,205. Banks and brokers pay. $100. for six months, and tie city got from this source $5,400. Billiard-halls and ten-pin alleys are taxed $10 per table for twelve and: six months respect- ively, the total revenue being $1,020. Board- ing-houses and hotels'eatch it to the tune of $50 a year, and the revenue from this source is put at $31, with an explanation that the ordinance is. being tested in the courts, Bill-posters are. taxed S10 a year, but there is no showing of anything having been received in that direc- tion. Possibly there are no “pulteranipes a in St. Louis, or, possibly, this particular ordinance is also being contested. COMMISSION MERCHANTS ARE TAXED all the way from $10 to’$500-a year, accord- Ing to their annual sales or purchases, the total revenue footing up$11,275. Dram-shops of the first class are taxed $60 for six months, and those of the second class just half that amount. Why the thing shouldn’t be-just the other way is not explained, but the city fet ‘$184,358, and the dives are probably happy. The license on canines is $3.a year, and_the abundance ot the licensed anim: in St. Louis is eloquently expressed in the statement that the revenue from this source | was $i595.. Engineers pay $10 a year, and $i00 ‘was ‘collected during the last twelve months. From financial agents and brokers, who pay from $50 to $100 a year, the city got $100. An arrangement own in St. Louis asa “‘fiying horse ”— probably the * Flying Dutchman” of the ay- erage Socialistic pienic—is levied on to the extent of $40 for six months. There seem to be just two of them in the town, for the city’s revenue from this source was precisely $80, Hotel-runners catch it pretty well,—S100 per year,—thongh only $200 was collected last year. Insurance companies are put on a par with the runners, though the city’s reve- nue therefrom was £18,700, From intelli- gence-offices, which are taxed just half as much, the revenue was $300, and junk-shops, at the same rate, paid $700. Lithographers and lumber-measurers are taxed $10 and $25 respectively, and the revenue was $60 and $75. The new lawintelationto merchants and manufacturers has but recently been in force, and the estimated revenue is $225,000. Mer- chants are required to pay an ad valorem tax of 20 cents on $100 valuation of the highest amount of stock on hand between March and June, and a $1 license per $1,000 of all sales. Manufacturers pay 20 cents on $100 value of all-raw material, merchandise, and finished products, and machinery, tools, and appli- ances on hand, and $1 license on every $1,000 of sales during the year. The meat-shops in one district pay $100, and those in another $25 per year, the total revenue being $25,275. Mercantile agencies pay $100, merchandise, brokers $25, non-resident traders $10 for ten days, ordinaries §20 for six months, and pawnbrokers $200 forsix months, the St.Louis “uncles” turning into the City Treasury last year $7,000. Peddlers on foot pay $10 for six months, while those who sport a horse and wagon pay from $50 to Si5 a year. From this class the city gets $13,446. Photographers, real-estateagents, and street- railroads pay $25, $100, and $25 respectively a year, and the items of revenue from these three sources were $725, $6,100, and $6,900. Theatres and exhibitions pay $25 a month, $75 for six months, and $100a year, and the revenue last year was $975. The regulations regarding vehicles are very minute, and, though the ordinance has just been declared yaiid by the Supreme Court of the State, it has been found IMPOSSIBLE TO COLLECT the full revenue during the pendency of the case. The revenue, as given, is $42,876. Weighers are “stuck” for $25a year, and this class enriched the city’s coffers to the amount of $100, “Scalpers,” who are euphoniously dubbed ‘ticket-brokers,” are taxed $50 a year, but the ordinance is a new one, and nothing was collected last year. ‘The total of $367,052 is, according to the St. Louis Mayor, a fair statement of a year’s in- come from licenses. The amount at present collected in Chicago is about $212,000, brandish the shovel and then aimlesly fumble with the shooting-iron, until she had driven the invaders step by step past the stove, by the flour-barrel, over the broom, and out of the door, which was immediately bolt ed. Having thus shown her pluck and de- fended her household gods, including Mr. Tilley and the stranger, she sat down con- tented and “had a good cry.” ‘Meanwhile each of the representatives of the majesty of the law went before Justice ‘Wallace and swore out a warrant for the ar- rest of Mrs. Knight, charging her with as- sault with a deadly weapon. 8t7:50 p. m. Terms, §-for twenty hours. Lanes PROF. L. EDOUARD, Teacher. BSAYING AND COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ‘ores and all branches of chemistry thoroushly taught; terms moderate; scales, furnaces, and assay- er ouigts. W. H. MARDACK” Brofessor of Chem istry, 150 State-st. 2 CAGO MUSICAL SEMINARY, G5 DEAR: boru-st, guarantees that in twenty lestons by the new: method puptls will be able to perform on m4 Giathod Bo chara” tnstecction wrentnes. 4. i No * ris." Instruction eve 5 MACDONALD, Princ! E LONG'S DANCING ACADEMY, AMERICAN ‘Express Buliding, 16 Monroe-st, Now classes now forming for new bectaners. ‘New classes now forme tpg for advanced pulls. For class orprivate ists. Hon eall for particuiars from il to 1 o'clock. Fino waltzing e specialty. and guaranteed im sir private jessons. Locunon= SAMUEL KAYZER, ‘Teecher of elocution and dramatio ary Room 9, 3 Madison n-st. i (Hershey Music-Hall),, Opposite McVicker’s Thea! H. ML. DICKSON, are ROS: & HEALY’, RM, * al iy. New class at Avenue Ball, 139 ‘Twenty-second-st,commenc> ELOcuUrIOMST. | ing Friday at4p. 0. FNSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN PAINTING. OLL, CHI- ba, water co ora, and pastel. st low rates Cal ‘Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 140 Asbland-av. [A eteccrioxs: GIVEN IN PAINTING OF ALL kinds in exchange for board in 2 Pia bea References exchanged. Address H 48, Tribune office, ROF. MEVCALF'S SCHOOL OF YOCAL CULT. ‘ure and elocution, Pike Building, opposite the Palmer House. Office: Room %. Take elevatoroa Monroe-st. Q T. TAYLOR'S SYSTEM OF DRES6-COTTING pie ght. 29 East Huron-st. Dresses nteed and ANTED—“NGLISH LESSONS BY A GENTLE- man, graduate of a German University, who would like'to give German lessons in exchange. Ads dress L 88, Tribune office. Snd io Farwell Hal, 13s East Stadison-se Terms ia advance. ile aid ea FOR SALE, F, RSALE-BUY YOUR SHIMTS DIRECT ¥BOM e Manufacturer and save money. ‘We sell voua good shirt for $1, $125, or #150 fors BRoineithsanding the ad ft. prices of m= ‘Nothwiths e. advance of pi terlal we use in our shits, we sult continue toll goods ona very small prof. . Best four-ply Inen collars 20 cents each, or pet dozen. We have just received a large assortment cr faney stripe halt-hose (spring stries), whlch vey and 30 cents a pair, Sold everywhere for, It wil! pay you. LONE STAR” SHIRT COMPANY, 26 Dearborn-st., Econumy Block FOR, SALE TWO. RICH FANCY DRESSES, cheap. Address H & ‘Tribune office. ‘OR SALK—ON ACCOUNT OF. REMOVAL shelving, office fixtures. stoves, and empty ‘mast be sold DF Ware packing-boxcs. at 33 Lake-st.: Wednesday, sth. BOUTON, SMITH & CO. OR SALE—DESIRARLE LONG LEASEHOLD with large double-store, rented to good tenant Address HL Tribune office. at (OR SALE-TO BE_MOVED SOON, TWO-STO) e frome house 106 Michigan-av. Call from 5:3) # 230 p.m, OR SALE-CHOICE FRESH COWS, GUARAN, Ho tced as represented. BL. BRAINERD, come? >LA NOFORTE FOR SALE, PRICE $0, BY ALFRED MILLS, 9) East 1 ae, ius. East Sixteenth-st, between Wabash- ANOS TO RENT—| " STORE. Dprtehtor equare, | *Oe Ss MUSIC Ww rates. West Madison-st, EMEMBEK THE ONLY UPRIGHT PIAN OE proages ss eae Fo ME GE fine tone asasquare,are the Baker, and these are the only. planos that the wires are’ not connected with thy wood. consequently no weather can afect the tone of these'instruments, and on account of ite patent tan~ ing attachments they cannot get out of tune after the stretch is out of the wires. N. T- MUSIC CO. wholesale and retail agenta, 250 State-st. x QTORE & CAMP/Sole neents for the famous Deck- — ler Bi chased by every one de: er siring the very best piano made. and 190 State-st. TORY & CAMP/Solo agents for thi gr Mathuahek pianos, with the pate — jent “linear bridge,” “ equalii — scale.” and ished “tanine® — ins? most valuable im- — pepgements of the day. 18 and GTORY & CAMP/IS% desiens of the unrivaled Eddy organs now on exbibitio: which are by far the most elo: gent ever’ produced. 188 and 199 Seli pianos and 01 ean be found elsewhere. “Ex jand lod Statecse Pun OF FeMt 18S SWtt aterioreate Monday, pe Offer for sale Monday, Fen. Ond-hand pianos and organs as follows uate, One Chickering piano, 7 octaves. handsome rose- Wood case, overstrung and carved legs, nearly new, price One Hallet & Davis, 7% octaves, ro: ggrved ler, overstrune, tice strings, aed But ey ‘One_7s-octave Hallet, Davis & Co. piano, plain re, One Hazelton, 7 octaves. $150. Qne Hale, 75 octaves, $160. Bive old pianos, prices $4, £50 $75, #5, Siz, Becond-hand organs. prices $90, $35, $30, $50, and $a. Pianos to rent. Purchasers who desire to pay in , Monthly payments can be accommodated. : W.-W. KIMBALL, Corner State and Adams-sts, 7P—A NICH TONED 7-OCTAVE r SITS fiaho tiemy carved ers gitosa OD warranted, only $175. cost. 840; eplend d tone and faolsh. Address A 1%, Tribune. | PAYABLE § MONTHLY BUYS A S190 Txesewood panos el the hiss Ne provements; fully warmnted:' new uprights and Squares to ren cheap. ADAM SHARP, Ws Titnoleee in- provements, full Forty-eighth-st, and Woodiawn-av. ‘NO. Sh ‘OR SALE-NAILS, Nai.S—iv KEGS NC E $A, porth S280 for five cays. 4.5. RANNEY 5 oi CO, Madison. he > -a¥.; also, 4 Thindsaye'to be moved: ata bargain. G. W-STAN FORD, 14 Dearborn-st., Itoom as RR SALE-CHEAP-GROCERY STORE FD tures. H®, Tribune offico. cz ‘OR SALE—A MEDIUMHZE HALL SAFE. B |_ BROMWELL & CO., Idi State-at. ai Ol SALE—150 TONS OF GOOD. CLEAR 1-18! ice, Address 18? East Supertor-st_ =: FOR SALE GASFINTURES 15 RESIDENCE 89 ‘Michigan-ar. Apply at thé house, RSALE—A MAGNIFICBNT THORUUGHBRED Preyhound dow (blonde color); Gen. Custer stock Address Z 8, Tribune office. << ie SALE ELEGANT SHELVING, | SAR em tz, cost. w an Can bead uta barcain if taken Sionday. Store £0f rent. 17] South Clark-st. — OR SALE—CHEAP—ELEGANT CIG. ORF, fo toanvers, anelving; one Lifoot solving. i Biase doors. 36 Fifth-av~, comer Labs og (OR SALE—A BARGAIN-FInST-CLA: ‘grocers tatures, bins, counters shelving, ete South Franklin-st my OR SALE—A NO. 1 SAFE, NEARLY NEW. 1 perfect repair, medium size. MERRILL BROOKS, 4 Lake-et. OR SALE—CHEAP, THREE 1-FOOr, Hon ‘cases and tables, (U yards Brassels Dew, stove, desk, cas Axtures, 1? 137. fears French-piate mirror. Inquire at €2 East an aN. YOUNG a OR SALE—BY A Tasty ‘pares only, to first-class condition, to black frock coats, three spring overcoats, three ergy business suits, size St and Minch chest, Address once K 48, Tribune office. OF seth roses rooniers 0, Bruna, hens, 2 roosters that ares cross between the binck Spanish on ae ma; they are all laying: wa will sell chesp if me gg By an Womediacey; sickness is the cause. ApPIy® 46 Loxe-av.. Hyde Park. MUSICAL. zs “ANTED-POSITION IN’ CHRUCH ait at} ‘one of the best voices, 10. moderiousiarr: “Apply at Chicago Musical Colles BOOKS.

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