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! GoyERs MKnr Is sAIIsvrKp that the blocksd.
en- the Gulf coast will be completely sst.bli.h.
"a ,h ane % Ie,n f q June ana 'nsrssors effective
'.~~>.N :. '
IHh fsoiMKSr opVoLurrHms at st; Lo.is
commanded " Colonel y: 4. BLAIR Jr., has
been ordered TO Fortress Monroe. This shows
VIAL In tns op,hon Oh ine Admins trstioa ths
rsosi eaass nrssdy disposed OF In Aiasouri.
| LhE ~. I. E.oHIH AND MnTH nkoIs0se
ie,ass REV 70 Gns tne oeh 70 enlist tor thres yeefs
T",..sn.n ~ woF ~, 70 % ssen IN 9I tns w,r.
war. va" f'S''' sSS'P' ~" "
C.,
SooL nuh o. the onited state Ar
~ On Wtanssosy rss eommsnd . bngadf.r
Ss1;n...' ne aos,, oIn, zoin ana = ostn NsH iosn
NJ lotn8 tne Aqesaeet bnse0e
he scts nrS., ~. snno.v,.sc,, ~, VSsa, 49,, -. -.
Gm~si McTSNwv,. n n ucS
,he 8eth. hsa ~. snno,nt.d :. "A =. 49,,
HuSTrr,s stsG
I
c.ii.S ~ az .a,o. n T,,e. ,Sneu
cons.r,'d v,.n III ,S .IVn IIi hssnosa
.i,ns sr"., H. -. -. 'n' 'o'uiois VINO sfsossss
Sa' ..o ".
IT Is STATED that Maior-Genesal FRlMoHR
whi % assigned 10 the command OF the Wo-
I'm I'm DIVISION OF the Army, 70 operate - u
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THE NEW YORK BUN.
SATURDAY. MORNING. JUNE 1, ,sa.
CAr Rx,..,...-Ts. .sr.y ri r.li.,oo. n,v

CAxr Rxras'sH.-7hs arny rsisious nsw
on our frst pags, 10 rsnnkabia IL has bssa
observed, that m Amy Rks oss IN point -
education and charaotss, was nsv~ bsfsrs -
thered in the world. Its ranks are svsrywhrs
sprinklsd, often 6lIsd, with sdssatsd nn vhs
'rs osnamsnts Of society and ths psOasssisns ss
home, and whsa found In arnS sucA men ass
heress every ons. But the most rsmarkab,s
popularity which distinguishes this army abovs
oil precedent, is the great numbsr Of yos.g
mon Of that bold and fsryid religious character
horn Of tho Great Awakening Of 1873, who
have rushed TO ths holy war witha IKE dsvo-
ton to their country aud THAR Con. suoA .
spectacle, on such scale, Is wholly nov
IN tho annals Of war, and the religious lnfiusnes
spreading In the army from the ehristian hss-
isn Of these young men, We may hops, has
only begun Its wonderful work. Humble pi-
ETY. viii win, as Ii has Ofseu done before, IL
highest need ofcourags. -
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,rAIRn PROPOSALS. WILL BE RE-

NEALED PK IrOShLo w DE- WE, nE
- eeivsd by the School oihesrs oi the s'Esn Wno,
cor u Grand and Elm 81, until Friday. l4tL day OF
Sapius PAmsiy Scnooi House No. O. In Bsysrd st, In
Psns ana specification. are oa le snd can Be .ssn
ms, No. % Crosby t. I've respon. BILE and spproyed
suistss yts.s .emss must se;s,mpany ,as P'opos M
requir q from the sueosssful btidI;
fhs BshDoi ofiosu reserys the rishi ntelfo, NY
ssSS!s aosxE Con; on :. PsaIss a. a, 4 FSr'
WIffER ko1aE. J school oasses csa Ward
mJ3l lrlbS
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DIAHCs, &c.-27 PIANOS HIRE A Piano
.ns = %:SssSa s1 q ~ .ss 4 ;s ssr
and pran keyed 81 month, OF for sale ehesp, hnsie
taught ard pianos tuned by n. DUhsDAY, Ne; ,d goo
Grand At. mysi 5'lV7
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~ 70 learn TO opersts o Singer and Whsslsr =
WQsonS and Other ssvins machines; learned perfecS
~ practice ll sstsAed shop work, al tbs saaS0
als md y ut, 4 " 6sshafl 4. sssf sSaaS0-
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SOLDIERS WANTED IMMEprArELY-
IA T. d. as .ss g ~ !. .ss ,'s Hd.s <
~, and With board, clothing snd medical attend
ohAthAm 4. 1vSo 1Ss ~
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THE NEW YORK sim

a.ns nsuosshes ~ NE New Ycrk sun As,,c,ssi,a
M. sspdsys src1ssd, on which no busln.ss
eo-ns, - .vsY . shs Old sun Buil,lnes,
lcorpG q Broadway, PArk R,v ana Apa
SnAsr ne Anericsn Mussun.
- DArs sgr b dslivrsd b. cartsrs 10 sub
no@s IN NV York Ciy ssl vicinity, q
sU AND A oU.RTRR GENTS PER wEEx.
Single COPIES One ceua.
~ wh0 ssuA By Mall, -Four po,lsr I. Ys.r.
Tass Cicul.saon throushous The ysar endisg
e1,SoS COPIES PER DAY.
fHD WExKLY SUN
y nealed - subsprihsr - ssvssty.hvs CsuAs Per
Yer 10 mo.AAA n, i.G .sCoples, two csu,ls,
sPscu,mem III 70 inesnding Subscribss.
oorns No. ulesa arssss, New York.
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CEwN0 MACHINk-WANTED LADIES
!, s1s III = :ssr,s ss: e sSHe: " Eni q Z
= sikAsr n III hsao O. oqk An kinfs of stitshina
.sns =, z ,cscsr; n:sda' ~ a s'e 'ais T% %oSs
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RJlPLOYNRNT-lalA

a GENTS WITH YRON q UPWARDS,
ks,s:. xshas Gs.Id . psvssl sorsiss lts" asr.
Scdy ysS ous, Frs.a - b so san . EsAs dsIiy.
4rnnn 49, RStse; ss esnt by ns!I, 20 cent, AddrG
01l6,fla.a<As
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GROCERIES.

ORANGE 90. BUTTER, ls TO Is Csots;
rs =: g sss.s . 81 os ;s'n p e: g. y S ~ ss ssi
r e b adm rsssa ssl "a y ssHsss g. ySs
liss, 70 % from all pats Of Tho city 70 RERWoOD,
ATS Third ave. near s<th q. my4s 94Ae'iN
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CKWIN0 hACHINED-WANTRD LADIES
-: :.as e Sss Ssss :. 1n 1 sss :sss us ~
pnd rssonneoded - vosk, Tsrns q. Appiy 100
fdtcc Z. Broohay.s - ssln svs el.sssi sytcs
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DCARDING FOR YOUNG LADIES.
ID 4. pnw.k, private family,
M l83 eudson street, ever the store, a.,
Apply one weet. uyS(ru<

ROARDING-AN NICE FRONT ROOM FOR
- gen'iemAn aud wife two gent emen . nest
ball room for one or tso eeutieueq or ladies, with
boa also frott room, unfurnished 10 lst at 10
Rtvi, eio -, rear Rowcry my8i 9'l53
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Rooms AND BOARD.

AT THOMPSON st., GOOD BOARD
Aass p % ..a g .ess .,:9 .s..snt ,,s ,s,ps s i,s
Day ssssd1s s.i Iodssr taken a isy r..g
uto,lTl,Ass
ROARDING-A GENTLEMAN AVID ais
- wife, two young gentlemen, also two young la
Gle, nay oetAiq sooa bcssd eas pls...%n, nj 4 nSec@s BY
Improvements. Terms y suit The times. nyso s'ioI
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pOARDING-13s THOMPSON STREET.
- Good sub.tautisl board and large airy rooms fov
Q fow n sp, rtabls young mon Houss ha, ell the
modern in'r0v'.'nA. T's>h0m ssIssssr.a.ii, Iss dr..
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BOARDING - PLEASANT FURNISHED
ID Or unfurnished and bedrooms to let N seu-
vsncn ana heir wiyes Or single ee.tiemea, Oh rlst
IL veut II - ava, first house, south sda and near
Central Park private fAmy; terms moderate mysO O.
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NOARDIN0-A FEW YOUNG MEN CAN
j be accommodated with board, at SO Ninth IL
ct s per vssk. priviless q bath, With hot and sold
water. myls SAao'lso
BOARDING AT LOG BOWERY-A FEW
Dyouns msa can be accommodated with gsod board
and pleAsaut rooms; also ksntismsn aad their viyss
with bod and rnishs1 rooms, On rsssoasble tens.
ma 24Ac'lB
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URLOYGWV.RSuss>.

SEWING MACHINE-wANTED, LADIES
~ 70 lear. TO operate on wheeler Wilson's I'm Z.
proved sevinG macAinss, BY ono Of The olde, ten
Isrisnsed cg.r.tsr. L. The city taught Al ad. q
aesment Of the machiue and recomme nded 20 places
for S.. Those In want Of operaton 90 Iplied. a
machine for sale, and family sewing dens Al As Ca
nal d. nay2s f4ac'iGJ
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DOARDING-AF FEW YOUNG MEN CAN
ID be accommodate with board alec q man and
is wife, In good location. 80 Filth st near the
Bowery. my29 6'l9t
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ROARDIN4-A GENTLEMAN ANp wife
Oor one or two single gent tismeu can bs .ooommo-
GATED with sosd hoard and we'll furnlshsa ooms:
myIo Aao'i1o
, 1861-01-01

snsee uou1d not permit us, eScn did Te fea
ourselves eaDable of doing so nt pEesen1, TO
dsrrss ff,a Issue thus raised. In Ill lt4 bear10g9
w shnll. therefore, content ouiaease4 Win
.ucrestinE that It il the DUTY OF ~ Eeo ese
Interested In tho proper aolnslment. oi WeSspp
iats1n.tlona sara2 Ieapes te6nsi tsom2oescIsi
interests, oil Of which onght to have , :voiee
u the negotiations, and although ia not
only right, hut desirable, that cach should do
Iend its interests and represent its. .grissaacce,
SC. In the end this question muat ny the Fed
For our part, all wc shnl say now Is, we be-
.ierc the Views expressed In the Report Of ths
Board Of Trnde arc those best suited to tho
interests of the Western Stntes, ahd Tint when
lie time arrives, VIC ahali cla{m to have our
All ahhre Of cohstact3tion ln'the negotiations
of The. FedetA Government with those Of
',sat Eli 3 Mn md TIC British Provinces.
,.e arc, therefore, especially happy TO find
int the snggestions thrown ont in our Annual
.:cSiew thas 1t was time that the Northwest
:e,ln to reflect and to form and express their
,pinions on this subject, harn not been disre-
.,ardcd. "The Canadian or Continental" ques-
.toa, as It has been called by some Of our East
:rn cotcmporaries, has, under various aspects,
eca discussed In their Journals by writer's Of
much pleasure VIC printed during last summer
.ac Report Of Special Committee Of the Board
Trade OF Chicago, who seem to have come to
;lirec.ly contrary conclusion To- thet at which
,ir. Hatch arrived, as they Resolved !" that this
Board do most cofdially improve Of the afore-
''taia Treaty aud the reciprocal relations which
hive grown up with our Canadian 1eighbors
>r;,lcr its operation, ind do most earnestly
bAt respectfully remonstTate sgalnst any
action Of our Government for Its tcrmius-
Il tion." ~. - " 70
During the past year The Intention Of our
merchants WIS called By the Hon ". 8. Lind
ay, member of the British Parliament, to the
lportance of cons!deslng the propriety. Of
Modifying or abolishing the coasting Laws be-
ween tle United States and Canada Since
:hen it has been the bitter experience Of those
Interested in the value Of western produce, to
'ee Canadian vessels lying at our port without
freight, while, At the same time, shippers
we're ;,ayiu- axorhitant rates In order to have
;ieot ta1ried to Dnt1alo or Oswego. We trust
''e Board Of Trade Of this city, when the mat
= is brought before Congress, will sec the ne.
>>s.ty Of urginga modification or repeal Of
.1oselaws which prevent the owner ofprodnec
ram employing whom he pleases to carrEit
, 1861-01-01
na!p''e'" -. III ~ 1oGx tor 1Arts Tears, 4ritA
RYE.

1kEEs
Ihe receipts Of Rye during the past year
1'nshn's ~ 1uzo ~ bushels, agalnst o2S, ,11o
1850. '' 1'144' onznels in
- ~ January thc supply WAS very light, and
nnoss good demand for shipment to Cincin.
nat1 and BY 1isti!lers, the market was bnnrent
on lhe % No. was sold at 75c in sforcs
ano ths MARKET kcpt advancing till on the 20th
1lsl ,ne receipts were very liberal and The mar
ket declined lGll7c per bushel-No. st1i;na
on the S1st at SVc, ss1''nSs
The market In February was quiet and s.,.,dv
3t .S@e2c-ihe demand being chiefly by t.;ty
distincrs In March and April the rece!rts b.
cAne se,y hsht. anu the market again BECAME
hrmer; Int in May the tundcncv was low
1Oc. N' %-N~ ooe1' d.
IN dune the stock was small and the rccciuts
very light; but the demand being limited thf
market was quiet, aud it closed at q decline on
the month Of Sc per bushrl-with sales at the
close at G5c. '-Ss
In July the new crop began to be rcc,ivcd-
500 bushels being sold on the 10th at 50c. This
however was the lowest point reached That
month, lR IS the receipts increased the mar
ket heeamc more active and Prices improved
5G4c-ctosiug at 54tL55c.
IN August and September there wa. fair
Shipping demnna aud the receipts were liberal
the market 1nrying from 4SM5ic,
In October, November and DECEMBER. thc
receipts were light, but the demand was limit
cd almost entirely TO the wants Of the local
trade, aud the market ruled heavy and dull
prices varying from 42@52c-closius on the
2ath Of December at a5Gg46c.
The seekly price OF Kye in Chicago and
in the following table:
fIxetfts pyf-te cf fsus So r4:Ar1o
, 1861-01-01
BARLEY.

The receipts of Barley during the past year
f1nountedto to 6o3 005 bushels, against IT,, Isl tu
shells iu1Y59. The shipme ents during til: ycaElsS0
were only IN, q against liz bushels ulS5a
Of1s shipnlvnts oliy 5o:;GS bushels w,ze scut
h Ike, the demand being chiefly from the
South, which was supplied Gy railroads.
The crop of 1859 was OF good quality. but
that 1850 WIS stained in the fields, aud the
quality is generally inferior.
III tue months Of Jautlsry and February the
barley market was quiet, and tho transactions
vrrc chiefly to supply brewers and shippers
hv rail. Tn the LIST Of January, No. barley
was sold 1t G0c, and the price Of this yr!s,le
..tn3ea till the end Of February from !seL
Il, l3e-scseral choice parcels commanding
G5G56c.
in tue early pr. Of March The narSet was
b1o;ant because Of IN active 1tIraaI By Pitts
hur!h buyers, and prices advanced il few
days GG7c-No. scliuE at 10Gt &c in etoEp,
and prime lots by sample at 75Gl DC; but On
tie i3iE, Ibis tlslnard ceased, and the advance
wits aluus; ntir.1: lost. Towards the end Of
th:s month, Eowetcr, llcre was aGool inquiry
tT malsters, and the market rallied slightly
closing at 10il 73c for No. /.
IN April anu Iay the 1naFstt was toierahly
sctiye and prices were steady ut 10G s5c for
1ri1nc and NiGi70 for coniulon 10 1oul: but
in dune decline Of 10@13c took rlace-So.
salliu. ut tile clo5e OF tlc month At 5oc, and
No = ut i0c.
In July tue new crop began to arrive; but it
vas III jtO01 CoQtallIfLs, s'lA ".4s Spl4 aL -''G
:0c as 10 quality. In August the receipts were
;riilin-, a,ll the market Was quiet ami nc,cct-
cd; but good samples were rather scarce and
sol.l at i range oi ;,egt toe During the first
half of srptvruh.r the demand BY city brewers
was ACTIVE, and the market advanced dG5 sc-
No, selling at 5o.1G5e, and No, at ioc; but
before the close If this 1uunth the supply
greatly increased and the market became duh,
While the advance gained in the early l.art of
the month was almost entirely lost. There
vas little OF no demand fqr shipment east e1-
ccrt for NJ ,, Of which several earsoes were
shipped. ....-,--...-.,
limited demand; prices fell 15Gl: l:0c rcr hushel
On the I'd inst prime barley brought tSr, anil
on the 2O;h No was sold at 45c. In Sovcn-
Der there WIS a fair demand BY brewers for
prime samples Mt 45G750c; but inferior quality
wa, dull and tbs MARKET was heavy. In the
carly part Of Dscc!nbcr there Was some inquiry
for shipment to Pittsburgh and ST. Louis, and
the ma1ket ruled shade. frncr, but it closed
st the end OF the month very 4uic:, with sales
Of No. at 451 in 6ture.
The weekly price Of barley in ths market
during the past year viii be found IN the fol-
lowing table:
y1-..1j+7 ar D1r7ry in c;i+nrn and FIN YofE
, 1861-01-01

Next in importance to the traffic n grain
and -four, is the Provision Trade, and T...Gn we
rnnsidcr that there arc men still il i: pusi-
ness who assisted to put up thu tirs. }pt Of
baErelcd meats ever packed i'll the it, its
growth may b., said TO be marvellous: IL. now
Chicago Fa1sks III tue Unitr" states Is LIST, by
Ill odds. IN tho bccspacair-. aud lid in
lo1S-whlle her prospects tnr :uiur: rsoC:si-
lIence in the Latter are second 10 III ot:7 point
q the West. Gy the extensive lines Off, lfpads
WHICH center ltcrc, the f,riii;.cs for rsc.,ivlng
hess and cattle arc superior tn any ot@:',city:
while The provision dealer and racher..s Gem
tincr:,s ii Michigan and WISCONSIN IL tha
mines Of Lake SUI csior, and Ut ,i,e So e!tinie-
lie In = posi;lnn to compete with .s!1r other
point for the Eastern and Southern tra .: I'LL
within a year or tux the tr;s.it OF TT: Lower
Mississippi was monopoli-:d hy C:n;:pnati
auu 81. LOUIS hut ererr year brings ;ac'ea*cd
cotton marts, and the tr. de wou1,l sasT be
large, hut f,1r the POLITICAL panic ws:lt pre-
walls III tAe souih b ocd caus. temro1.ry dis
arrangement Of the laws nj trade a:A COM
n1ercc. Our relations with th. Southeastern
States are also quite exten,iyr, and We supply
BALTIMORE anu ~ even Richmond annually With
supply the cotton St1tes
During the past yeat there have bccc some
important improvements made in TIT cstah-
lisAments Of our packers M.ssrs. Cr,5in &
GO: have built lrge beef aad pork 5else at
bridgeport, winch fur Convenience auI -lapta-
4 new beef and pork house las also be-. erect.
cd on the South Branch Of the rir' r, 70; Neecrs
Bowers & Co.. formerly of Quincy. During
the past yea1, Mcosss.G:S. Hubb1rdss l. G.. hare
leased their hoEse to MrSsrs. Uulme. &c Son,
beef and porA packers, who hare established
themselves here: The ssMiIwar,l Por:., il'use,"'
formerly owned BY Messys. Van G::nt &
M35fo,ts Is Is TOW n occupied by Messrs, hrelSh
past sumner Mesag go5A raekesji si,r psa rasspd .pt
pork with ice in this hou=r. Thoz. N.sh has
added 10 US PorS house, i building for English
meats exclnslvely-the l.ate in which I: now
improvemcnts and ,h ,hne.ea:n Sf1elx s.ae
TER have taken place, which bare bec:: coticed
TIE following |. q LIST of the packing houses
In the ely with thciv capacity :,
, 1861-01-01

WHEAT

The receipts Of wheat during the past yea5
by lake, canal and 5ail ways ioot up II sos ~ =;
1850, OF the receipts Of 1850, 07,225G
bushels were received since the iirst Of August,
ngninst 6,515, 5,621 during the corresponding pc
Rod in 1859.
The yield ofthc crop offspring wheat last year
was larger than ever before known IN the
history Of the West-averaging probably 80
hushel to the acre, In some SECTIONS inNo5thern
Illinois and Southern Wisconsin the yield was
estimated at IS bushels to the acre. The crop Of
winter wheat, however, wes very light, and
the repeated failure Of this kind Of wheat is
leading many agriculturists to grow spring
wheat entirely. It IS much safer crop, and
when the quality is good as it has been for
two years. past, 1t Is more profitable than Win
ter wheat.
AS some anxiety exists to know the amount
Of wheat Jet held by farmers, We append The
following table, showing The receipts at Chi
cago for series Of ycars-datIng them all from
September to September, except the last two
years, when the old crops were exhausted and
fhc new crops ready for delivery by the 1st Of
August =
, 1861-01-01
Rjce Of Flour for 7Hrsr Tku.t,

The following tahleshows theprices at which
spring super. and the best brands Of spring cx-
TIA hare sold In this market on the 1st day Of
each month fer series Of years:
, 1861-01-01
THE GRAIN TRADE.

By reference to tho articles and tables which
follow, it Will be seen that the Grain trade Of
Chicngo has attained magnitude which but
few years back the widest visionary never
dreamed Of: Commenclngl in the year 1858
with y solitary shipment Of Is bushels, this
branch Of conmcrcs has grown on from year
to year till now the receipts haEo. reached up:
wards of Mirsv-sir millions, aud the shipments
to over thi71y-one million bushels. History will
be searched in vain for parallel to this; for
nothing like 1t In the rise and progress Of na-
tions has ever before occurred. And get this
! trade-as 1t is with the whole Northwestern
country-is but in its infancy. When the vast
pra11ics, OF which Chicago is tho natural out
let, are dotted oycr with fazms, rs In the older
settled states,-what proportions vii 1t have
attained?
In consequence Of the taiIure Of the crops
for two years previous to the one NOW closed,
the receipts md shipments OF grain, rs natu-
rl consequence, fell of somewhat, and It was
noised3 all over the world that Chicago had
seen Its best days-that Its decadence had COM
menced; bat the business Of 1850 will Burcly
satisfy all that this II still the key to the vast
agricultural regions which arc trayc1Ecd by our
railroads, west, south and north and although
other grain centrre will also gruw up and pros
per, get 1t will in no wisaabc to our disad-
vantage.
F.! The following tablc,-prepa1ed with great
care, aud published In our aunnl reviews, for
several years, shows the shipments Of grain
| for tWenty~three years. "a
Saiprnt,tx Of F our {yedueed to T1e1f and Grain
, 1861-01-01
4MEP.0VEdIENT OF THE ILLINOIS
JEFER--A, SHIP CANAL TO TIE
AIISSISSIPPI,

During the past two years the trade between
Chicago and the country in the valley Of the
Illinois River, through the Illinois and Micli-
gan CanA has been curtailed, because Of the
low stage Of water on the river. Some years
ago the subject Of improving the nayigationof
the river By the erection Of dams WAS freely
discussed, and company WIS formed to carry
this, or some other feasible project, into effect;
but rs the navigation Of the river during the
two years subsequent to the formation OF this
company vas tolcrcbly gond, and the project
MEETING with considerable local opposition,
ths agitation for improvement ceased Two
seasons Of low WSter, however, has again
brought the subject before the attention Of
the public, aud various plans are recommend
ed The most thorough and extensive ol
these Is. that advocated by Vim. B. Ogden,
or steamboat canal from Lake Michigan to the
Illinois River, through the Dcsplaines River,
by which the Illinois River would be fed from
the waters Of the Lakes.
The successful carrying out of such plan
would reflect credit and honor On the protector,
Beennd only to that obtained bT De Witt
Clinton by The conltruction OF The Eric Canal
But to Chicago il would prove IN Invaluable
aid in the extension Of its commerce. Steam-
bouts could then ply between Chicago and the
mississippi, and large share Of the trade
yelsa zas: sass s:iSG!sisiSs;s se fhaSSss ans
It Is estimated that s5,uOO00 would fin
1sh the work ; but lit would take ten millions,
the property Of Chicago would be enhanced
more than double that amount during the first
i've years after Its completion. Tie nlatter,
the coming session Of the State Legislature,
and the public will be better able to judge OF
the Feasibility Of the project after it has been
Thoroughly cuHCpsSct and investigated
, 1861-01-01

The receipts Of Flour during the year 1850,
from all sources; amounted to f0o,o06 hbls.
This is Il 600 barrels less than the receipts Of
1859; but the falling Of WIS caused By the wnat
OF water In the leading streams IN the country
during the dTonth Of. last summer, by
which large numbered mills were deprived
Of power to run: There is, however, very
large increase in the receipts Of Flour BY the
Chicago un0 Northw cstern Railroad IN 1859
tho receipts by this road were only g. 600 bbls,
willie in 1860 they amount to: :239,0 600 bblG.
:Thrre is at all times good demand IN this
market fcr choice Wisconsin extras, and MIL
'lers find 1t to their adyantage to ship hither.
There is no department Of the, grain trade
which has progressed more fayorably than the
traffic in flour. During the past year VIC have
supplied markets almost entirely new to us.
The Illinois Central Railroad alone have ship
ped 50 ,o73 bbls-most Of which went to New
Orleans; and shipments hnyc also been made
for the Southern demand by the Chicago, Al
ton and st. Louis Railroad. The improved
quality Of the best Chicago Spring extra -four
las also made 1t attractive to the buyers from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other points In
the Southeastern States hitherto supplied
chiefly by Cincinnati and New York with
round hoop Ohio.
The manufacture OF Flour in this city dur
ing the past year amounts to 194 Cos bblx. The
following table shows the number OF barrels
made at each mill: