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, 1864-12-18

We publish elsewhere corenk nnnea1
from ono of our most soeaclous citizens. for
the immediate Initiation of moyement far
cleansing tho river. md thereby pu3fvlnc tho
air we breathe and the water We arInk- W.
commend 1t to the earnest attention Of crcrv
man H1,osc health and nronertv nre honra ~,
in The Tcll.beiug of Ch,caro. The neccss,tr
Of the work ia universally admitted n nn,,,
remains 10 beofn. Hcre ia 4hc crcat at,oLtn+,
point. To overcome the ,1s fn,r,i,r In t+e
public mind on this subject Inns BEEN cxceca-
fnEly difficult. We have urred The rcrencrn.
lion of the river tbete manu vnors sd ,-.
have secn liz fon,ncs. orov Iooro to.ra,ass,s
and in,nlcrah1e each, .en.o,, rrt,, ~. ,>os.S
lcnce WHICH wc haye 20 lonr temntcd ~ cannot @
as We drmlv believe. be far from our .doors'
There must be enough latent force existing
among Us after als The discussion. and cspe
-cIal,y all tho experience. VIC have had on this
subject, 10 put The work through. If We can
only ind starting place, To make such q
beginning is the object of the writer Of the
communication TO which NC refer.
A -pnblic meeting is The f3rst surrcstlon
made. and It is unouestionab,y the. nroner
Il that shall not be cs1ectual-,f It shall moi
give reasonable grounds for tile expectation
that the city authorities will take the matter
encrgctica1ly In hand-then let II be made
prominent issue Of the next, and Of all sue.
ceedlpg city elections until VIC can actually
sec pure wpter flowing under our. bridges,
Differences 0. opinion must arise as to the
most economical and efficient means of ac-
complishinE the work. It is desirable that
such differences should exist. because the
most thorough discussion is necessary to Sc.
cure tho most excellent plan. We must dif.
Ter from one Of the views, or more properly
suggestions, Of the writer Of the conamunlca-:
ton referred to. We believe we cannot afford
to banlsh the industrial establishments from
which tssue the principal streams Of impurity
which af1lIct the river. We think The citv
, 1864-12-18
prtntcrss Strike In ST, Louis.
The st. Louis Democrat is In tho midst Of
strike. It eaya:

=, The printers are on 3 strike and the pro-
prictors arc consequently embarrassed to get
out their regular editions. We have made ihe
Issue with the printers on a question Of
wages. Since last summer wc have been COM
pcllcd by the rules OF their Society known as
the Typographical Union, to to par sixty.ave
cents per thousand for composition while in
other cities In the United States The highest
price paid is fifty cents per. thousand. The
wnges In the job rooms and other departments
Of our office have been corrcspondingly exor-
biiant and disproporttonate. We concluded
to stand this no longer. We asked the print
ers to reduce their bfll Of prices, offering to
pay IS much as was paid in any other city in
The States. This offer the printers have re-
lected; They have therefore been discharged
from all our offices.
:. We shall publish our paper notwithstand-
the Printers' Union, and intend to whip It
ont as It has been whipped out In every other
city In the country where the proprictors
have resisted It's exorbitant demands.
:" The public must have patience with the
6all'very soon have a tnli complement Of
hands and 60 on after the old sort"
, 1864-12-18
Chicago Gribn1le>
SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS. 1864.
NoRTuERN ILLINOIS


The Goke Jovssdl, In recent article, makes
very ill.naturcd and unfounded insiuuat!op
against tho Republicans Of Northern illinois,
.It says
.No ono, however, will doubt TIC eapac,.y Of
cur r'ends in tho Northern end Of .tio Htato to
Jagntsh oecvpoats for ali The oNc<s to b. Mlsd
GUAR ot fhs people directly or BY the qatla!uFt"
We do not choose to remain sllcnt under
aae impusation Of destrc In this portion Of
Tho State toagrnsp all The offices filled either
BY the people directly or by the Legislature"
Tho Republican petty was' organized In the
year 1855. Tho following oficers werc then
dominated and elected: From Soutsern mt.
r. ~, William Z. Blsse1l, Governor, Jesse <.
Dubois, Auditor Of Public Accounts; From
Crstral I1taets, John Wood, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, o. N. Hntch, Secretary Of State, James
Miller, Treasurer, Vim. Fl: Powcll; suposin.
tcndcnt Of Public 1nstsuctIon;' From Nor.
thern lQinota, o.
In the year 1858, The Republican party
nominated and clcctce the following officers:
From Central Illinois, William Butler, Trea-
surcr; :; Newton Bateman, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. From Northern IHinots, 0.
In the year 1900, the Republican party
nominated and elected the following officers:
From 0ssrul Iuinofs, Richard Yates, Gov
crnor; o. NJ. Batch, Secretary of State Jesse
e. Dubois, Auditor Of Public Accounts; VII.
liam Butler, Treasurer; Newton Bateman:
Superintendent Of Public Instruction. From
Northern Iafaois, Francis A. Hoffman,, Lieu
tenant Governor.
In The year 1862, the Republican party
nominated the following officers, but they
were voted down by the tremendous Demo-
r,attc matnrffiea in Ahe central rh,r f{ee H,ns,a
, 1864-12-18

: lEcoNK RsruKss.-The st. Paul (ailun.)
Pnn publishes list Of: the returns Of In
comes made to the assessors In two. counties
ct that 'etate, and remarks:
This table shows. that many persona. re-
ported TO be Of considerable wealth. and 70 be
making money hand over fist, are really on
the verge Of extreme destitution, some Of our
apparently prospcrom bankers and money
loancss certify themselves to be really In very
1udigcnt. circumstance With An income 80
small as to suggest the idea that their affairs
are in a very bud condition.
, 1864-12-18
CHICAGO DRY GOODS MARKKT.


Tho week just closed haa been ono Of great ae-
dv1ty In the Dry Goods market Yesterday In par
hcolaf was very busy day, md On scarcely mo
ther day during the sessou have there been zoss
goods sold. Customers do not buy heavily, but
for immediate wxnta, and pay cash for what they
get This ID 1udieious-- On this account trade will
continue during tho whole season, and not bo shus
down afsor. tho holidays, "a has usually bean the
casa. !, Pnces up to this tins ronsfn drm. +.
, 1864-12-18

which havo bcen suggcsted; these can al be
considered and discussed at the proper time.
created In The interest Of the citizens, TO In
vcstigate, report and oct. Depend upon It,
whcto there ls Will there Will he found .
way. ..
Tho Legislature IL soon to 1ncot, and It may
be found that additional legtslat!on will bo
Everybody ID complaining Of tho evils undcr
which We suffer, but nothing Is being done. I
trust that the weeks between now aud tho
meeting Of tho Legislature will not 60 by
Without some rcsolnte, determined md porso.
yering man taking this work In hand.
, 1864-12-18

TO bd \ stingeuey. doset than has boon felt dur.
Ing tho past wcek. To-day pork oporatora havo
generally been out Of the market and tbs trans
actions havo been small at reduced and declining
rates. This Ia tho effect Of cheaper gold. Tho
Other interests scarcely put In any elaima
Exchange IL weakor to-day, and bankers xe.
fuse to take 1t At higar than pcr cent discount,
willis they arc willing TO supply all callers 1t par.
With occasional concessions To tho right kind Of
customers,
Under tho inHusnce of.the glorious news from
Thomaa, and tho high hopes from Sherman, gold
dropped to-day In New York, and closcd about
pcent below yesterdly's range. Tho following
quotations wero autographed to Jarnes boyd, bull
lion brnter "a Ct.T1wAtrnof.
, 1864-12-18

An INTERESTING SCIENTIFIC FAcr.-J. ".
Robinson, the Superintendent Of the White
Mountain telegraph, communicates to the
1atWrph<r the following interesting fact:
"1t WAS found impossible to get ground
connection on or near the summit although
the ground wire WIS carried some forty rods
down the mountain to a living spring where
there Was plenty Of water;I could not per
Seive the slightest escape. This, ! think,
summit ara completely insulated from tho
earth be1oVn
, 1864-12-18

range Of tho thousand and ono occupations q
an agricultural Or mechanical character, thoy
labor under IN halluclEatlon. Tho moro al.
tempt would bo qui1otic and absurd:
Tho trades arc too numerous, tho
business Of teaching them In all
their details would bo undesirable
and lmpnct1cable,, and tho students
will not have arrived at the ago at which they
will bc competcnt 10 solcct u business Tor
life, and what they need to know il not tho
labor and dsudgey Of any one OF them, for
only by labor and drudgcry can any trado be
learned In detail. but they need to acquire
"those branches Of learning wh5sh are mora
or less related 10 all Of them" No have al
ready indicated In part what tbase branches
arc, and they arc substantially tho samo for
sgriculturista aud mechanics. They arc
parts Of the proper education Of cvcry 10
spectacle man, and every man, no matter
what his profession, will be prohtcd by thcm.
Franklin was \ printer, but when by tho
earnings This trade ho bought field, and
sowcd In white lottess upon It tho words,
This field Is plastered, = which in q few
weeks werc turntd to green, mechanic
taught the Pennsylvania turner's how to farm:
And yet not %, for without belng acquainted.
with the chemistry Of coils they might waste
: a fortune In putting plaster on soils not adap-
ted to It,. Every farmer knows that If he
plant pnmkins and squashes side by side.
they will mingle >thoir qualities to the detri.
mcnt Of each.' OulT 50 fir as hc Ii uc-
quninted with vegetable physiology does
he know why, Wnst need 1,as = farmer
10 know ought of geology or minsraloov !,
Let the farmers Of the oil regions of Pennsyl-
yania, who sold millions of barrel. or nctro..
1cum for the price of waste timber Land. an.
swer. Every farmer should be a fair mechan.
ic, and q llbcraIly educated man. Every me.
chanic should know enough of The renera,
principles of farming to become one If he
choose. Both should be educated in clemcnt.
ary law and medicine It would savc many d
lawyers md doctor bill 10 teach farmers and
MECHANICS how much leas learning tber. "a IN
the learned professions than they have sup..
posed, i, e., how little Is knowledre and how
much is mere experiment.
!, 1t: will. be seen, therefore. TINT there IL
nothing in the scope or purnose Of tb5s mi,
lece which admits Of separatfon, II can te,ct
no branch which tho youthful farmer IN
need to Know ~but with which The intelligent
future mechanic can dispense, or yios ,xrsa
Neither the necessities nor the lanruare a
the grant admit Of severance into one Aeri,
cultural and one Mechanical College,
Further, the mischief and bane Of our edu.
cational institutions generally Il th,s very Al,
vision Of funds, and scattcration Of energies
among too many institutions. making then
all poor, and compelling their professors to- be
, 1864-12-18

HkAv1. sAI1s Or Hoos.-By reference 10 our
local column, It win be seen that tho vclFknoWn
commission house Of fisherman, Hall + Pops sold
On FHday laat to one alm. a lot Of Dressed Hogs,
the total valua Of which amounted to $50 900; and
that to-day tho een,e house sold upwards Of &tn 900
worth Of Lire Hogs. Thesa sre probably tho
heaviest sales Of Hogs erer Inado In thla city: BY
one nzm within the same space Of time.
, 1864-12-18

t. From fourteen Of the forty.nlno couu.
ties Of West Virginia no election returns have
been received at the oficd Of the Secretary of
Slate. I The .vote Is far - received stands,
Lincoln, e3,228; Mcclellan Union
matoritv Il TD1. y - = -.
, 1864-12-18

TEA statement has been going the rounds
of the press, on Horaee Walpolo's authority,
that alum b preeo1yat1ve Of the tecth:sThis
should b. corrected Ut onee.t It Is one Of the
most destructive agents with which the teeth
can come In contact.
, 1864-12-18

W It appears that Utah, claiming 10o, coo
Inhabitants, paid into the United States
Treasury the paltry sum Of g, ,140, while Ne
braska, with only $500 Inhabitants, and no
mineral resources, paid double that sum. her
aggregate being a., ,sss. Oregon, with only
s., coo inhabitants In 1850: and probably
II, 600 now, paid In 1868 the handsome sum Of
:$61 ,9A at Internal revenue. : After having
heard 80 much about tie mineral wealth Of
Utah, and the wonderful industry and pros
pcrity lis people, we must inter from. the
above that the latter are not such good tar
payers rs they ought 70 be.
, 1864-12-18

Total live and dzased ..17a, ,6a1 2sa,sH l44,a55
Withoutactual returns by the packers, the num-
ber packed up to date should be approx1mated by
dcducting the shipments from the receipts since
The tst Of October, a. follows:
Dcducting the shipments from the receipts, the
balance left should indicate the number packed In
this city up to date:
Receipts Li7e aud Dressed Hogs from Oct.
Total shipments during the same period. 1851
Left over for packers this season.. .5s79s
According to the same process Of calculation,
the packing up to this date last season, amounted
to 667, md in the season Of 1867 to 40, SO.
By these figures It will be seen TINT the packing
this season Is only about 1900 that Of last season
up to date and ahead Of the season Of 18d2-63, by
125, GOO hogs.
The ''shoEt-crop" theorists are still confident
that they right; but the heavy receipts OF the
past few days has given great encouragement to
the ''other side,''
, 1864-12-18
PORK PACKING At CHICAGO.
Heceipts nna 9hlptncnte Of IIoea thia Hea.
eQn-NumbeF Of l5oRa Packed MP to Date.

Tho receipts OF Hogs during the wock ending
to-day {Dec- t7) amount 10 l007J live and II, ,Bo6
dscssed- showing total Of 1858, against total
last week OF s., 100, an increase on the week Of
a8a7s. During the corresponding. wcek In 1865,
tho receipts Of live and drcsscd Hogs amounted to
600tb, which IL 81, ~, Less 1han tho receipts this
week. Tho following tab1o shown the weekly Eo-
ceipta Of Live Hogs from Oct lat 10 Dec. II, for
thsco years :-- =
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19t I'D. I'd nd
COMmERC1AL.

SATURDAY EvHN1Ho, Dec II, 1884,
The receipts and shlpment., durtn. The past "A
bours, wore as follows:
2EeHrfs AID sHIrMHNr9 0URINQ FAST II uouns
, 1864-12-18
Appropriations to COLLEGES.

During the last two ytars-a period of war
during which our enemies ut home and In
Europe confidently predicted our national.
ruin, most wonderful liberality has been de-
vcloped towad our Institutions of learning.
The following are some Of the marvellous
N,,,,-oo.
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|
rece pte tea1ers are able to lessen tie urtci osef
Ing. The MARKET active. aud prices rule trm At pre-
Rgf h}e ~ 10 test ~ ,o,d a. hr, q M
Benxc1c = rsj.....s.....ss. 49, s9c
PKOTIsIOEaEReceivSd to-day. iM brie Pork
Slirped, 1878 Cut Meats 10 61s Beef 81 brls
fpc decline in New YorE cansed cos1espoaalaE ie:
preston here among buyers, but sellers showing
very little snriry. and few Are pressing
their ESotEa 10 SALE -
me&n foTkEufnhna sisns. nae - ~saA 1uo
Fork tiast niEht} Il $3.50 delivered at Milwaukee
H9!I d&takeit uoEs. 1,,.,1 WI sna9or.~ o.1.. -
Primo mess E0EA-Ouaa ~ - ~ saEa ~.
9L MstE ~ ~ ~ n ~ a. ~ IN i1Tis d. m nrie.fs
ses1s- sSe nsFles cioslaF Win sellers at o. no
h1yes. coo ,-,. r,tv ,.css,, ,rc.. u,a, :.
sMEe6 oect~1'0'S ' 's S~ -8 NeeA -
SEEs., Nrs.ns.-Io vnoi demand and ate.dr. Sale.
at sA" pts 60 II 1o4ci S,00 pes Green shoul-
dexe q sk!2*;s-r,.,,,,d,,.n rs .,-
B11H III Ii. Ioln2 sna mAsket enufel5
E|s4ltsh T. 9l1ct Meais-Sesected md nominal No
xs xswset F1ekled Hams-Sominnl 1t 1s31ske-
,ca ,.,. rt+. 1,,, r,-s ~ .a,on
lump 1UEAA1y III Eat! isH4t22p W e S9.1A.
AAf0 NotkA Ana ~ '9Men: satea a.Tr1IW;V tEes YER
p - ssoG HI iaht a ,-e. 49,
steam laTd At Ac; 100 trcs do It 2c 50 srcs eoun-
" ~; Lsru r xac. -
WuEIA A-netStRts - LIZ LnSAsHH Hnu !ui1tJe
.atsA q: oHs - T. ~ 1nntn ~ alo"s
4htskx.r. x'1e H =. = H. A AA'~o - 1,v.x -
, 1864-12-18

: W:It Is stated that Brignoli has gono: to
Madtld. Come home Bfignolt; aud when you
get where You are appreciated, have sense
enough to stay: " = = ~-'''> ':s+'..
, 1864-12-18
X nro1trrs or LIVE noes At CHICAGO ron

Total live aud dressed 20, GO soi,eA 6ss,Ba3
Tho shipment of'Lire Hoga during the week
ending to-day Dse. ~ were very Light, in conac-
quence Of the high prices paid by packers in the
carly part Of tho week. Tho shipments OF uva
Hogs this week amount to 1854, and Of Dressed
Hogs W-gfsing to.al Of 1ss1, against 10 45s the
week previous md 16 $50 during the correspond
Ing week In 1868.
The following tableshows the shipments weekly
from tho lst Of October to December 10, for three
years.
, 1864-12-18
CHICAGO CATTLE NIARkRT.
For the Week Endla9, Dec. ~. 1854.

SATURDAY EvKx1Xa, Dec. Il. 1851,
The receipts OF Beef Cattle and Live Hogs at the
saous yAss In the city. for The week ending to-day,
compare follows with the previous weeks since oc
tohef l. 1881.
, 1864-12-18
CHICAGO RIVER.


lfc mind, =: -,
That a. city Of nearly two hundred thou-
..ra t,h.ht4..s. - s...,. .s..,.s - -
Is rcputcd, should quietly permit river run
ming through its ontlyo limits to be converted
into a gigantic sever: that thew should. day
.e,or ~ ..a -,..sh nw... .,o.th 1oo1, -.
49, I.' -. au~ n10aeA NV. ...., WI 1s"n
upon 's "atcfs, mere 9ea VAN o!osu, tneto
sllmy with grease, and black with filth and
putsid matter, turning whatts lin itself noble
and beautiful object into A sipht 10 fou1 and
,osthson,o =. ~ crc,,o or1y thonoht. ~
~ ~. ns..osn s Nty cAe. ~
tno haVeF ol Oeata' 4s mstte9 o1 P1osouno
aetonlsnmens'-
And that such people Ahould tamely SUBJ
NIT 10 hayo The atmosphere which they arc
as,,v tomne,1nd tn breaite m1do nj 'of.sn.Iv.
- - 49,. ss.S,s.,s,: -, ss,,eAs",' e
- w oosoao utea 1eA1k' ~ ~ 'U" po.e'
anoua and unWhoiesome exnA!at'ons a. IN the
opinion Of their best medical men to be dan
gcrous to healthI IT, indeed, 1t does not In
fimo cnreuder ncstilence. that thev ehotl5
ncrm5t I'm vater vhicb thev d,,nI .1a :.
le,.,.a. P ~. ~ 80 .".ss.ysa ' auu ~
WINCH lucy e1e :ompeaco !" perform toe4f
daily ahlutaonst TO be made 50 vile To taste and
smell as to remind one Of decayed Ash mar
ket, and to make all bathing. ind -e7en The
ordinary ab1utIoua. extrcYne,v ofyinssfva that
ali iii cen TO on IN q civ ike , thIs,. and and
among . people ike ouss, seems To-; to me As a
~ Arc our Citizens @ 70 absorbed in lie one over.
mastcring passion Of money maEinT ~ Il, have
hecnme fnseneible to ali tf,at maEes lifa N.
tractiye and aerccableY Apart ffom all oues.
tions Of health [haye our citizens 60 little pub-
lie spirit, 50 little regard for the reputation OF
our city, 10 litt1e pride In It's outward condl-
{iop as Is permit It to continue In 4 atnte 40
dtsrenniaf,]e and ~ f,ffera5ve7 :,
, 1864-12-18

The total receipts Of Beef Cattle al The various yards
In tht city, during tile week ending to-day, amount
coft!!n1 to the daily Ecurns posted Change. to
GL5iD Lead.
This Is ,119 head mora than received last week,
and Dhchd more than the receipts ofthe corrrspond
Inc wrek Of last year.
The daily receipts ut the various yards compare as
Enlf0xH.
, 1864-12-18
|7VNN
HnC3

The totst receipts or Hogs at the vs1toua ynsas
n The city, during the week ending to-day, according
10 the daily returns ported Change, amount 10
lo,sA head.
Tim H19 head more than ve1e received Last week
and e. head mora than the receipts Of the cns7rs-
pondInk wetk Of Last wear. ~:
The daily receipts 1t the ya,oua yasds compare as
foitoN1:
, 1864-12-18
#lscellancnus.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT
- of lLLISo!s. SFRISGYtELp, it, !,
x.-., :. .-.. December fSc. ::
CExKnAi 0hbxesS Sn. ,

GzNKhAt uhbxRs No. II. -
Ihe following extracts from Genera! Order, M :,
@ @MAr Dersrtment. Aujniant Generals 0rlce, N,re,:s
1re pub6hed toF the Informs Il 10 ofh coucrin
SAC+ r AMI be Y further enacted. That TIE cotse,
arms military OUTFITS, and Accout. nts 1nfn!.h th:
the nsed States to any soldier, shall not be so. hr
ssssd; @ a. exsnsntea, plsdSsa loaned. .: given asaJ;
ot Inc United Sthes who has possession OF anr sn,t
clothes. aFIns military out1ts sccoutY eIrpt. -
nis1e ~ ant which have been The san.et
H thall have any right title or Interest ihsfea ho,
the same ma. be seiztr and taken wherever fout M
any otctr Of the United States civil or " and
snSl thsteupon be delivered to any QuaE,cs SIR 81
other officer authorized to receive the s4nle ap1 the
accout!eme1s. b any person not soldier Or otttel
such saie bss1eF. exchange. pledge, loan, or gt.t.
SIC. ii. Ind be IT, further ssdcted That ever pey,oo
not subject to The Enes and articles Of war who sh
procure or entice or attempt to procure eutscet
soldier n The .rrsce OF the United States ts-ft
Tho thall hatbor, conceal. OF give employment y
s a 2 & a. 81 e n
itoIa any soldier hts 1EuS. equipments, atnroua:tln
ss,n on
or any superintendent ,ntnctcr of AnY raiIrnsi
OF any other public conveyance. clrrsiu. awAy Is;
such 80 der IS INT Of h.s crew OF other wise k1oga
fesa conviction. he fined, A. ths Discretion Of an1
court havirg cocuiznnCe OF the same in any sum ao
exceeding ive hundred do'lsEs, anh he thall h. In
rtlsoned not exceeding two years less thaa II
months,
r. order or.he Secretary ofw.r.
thoAh tso ssy Aes5D.ant eSs General
s"-'- B.F. sarfH. Assistant AaJr Gen.
, 1864-12-18
AOkAA..s d
The following arr the closing quotations nf the IN
ket this evening, md compared with lust week:


The following the closing quotations nf the
ket this evening, md compared with lust week:
CLOSING FR1cKs.
ss'%f Ssea as fs'ss s9e''s' ea@s do nc ' Is
Hsaa ee"s soss.s sa:ss Dssn Ss s sss IS IS & IS s
The following ase the comparative prices Of Beef
Cattle this evening, aud for the corresponding period
Of last year: .--.
rrn. to s.tr. qu.ss. ,ds fss s::s' g ia:s 1s; ysss;
s;ooss AedinM t',. to prime do.. s;%e 69 3S4s!as
Cows. cossse o1eo. &c.. Ina SIS soass55
EFrom tbs above tab1rs II Will be aeen that tho re-
liberals and that tbs prices Of primo to extra grades
have advanced sc 100 ns the closing quotations
ofthe market LAST Saturday 1t these quotations ths
market this evening wss very nz with m improved
demand.
SATURDAY Eykxrxa, Dec Ii, 1861.
The Beef Cattle market during the past week has
been active than for several Eeek past, a. the
result Of nm extrn demand for army CATTLE aud for
Eastern buycr1. Tho result OF which has been nddI
tonai hrmness. with M advance Of &c 100 ms this
better qualities Of stock
The receIpteare EtNl very dencient OF anything ap
preaching extra qualities. The large quantity Of
stock purchased on afmy account daTuE the past i've
months will hare very materially reduced the qnsnti
- Of Cattle that arc at Of the year, usually
in the hsnds Of farmers The scarcity Of the supply
must net. however, be taken proof that there are
no good Cattle In the country. nnd that large
number Of Eooe Cattle are being kept over for the
spring trade, when 1t IS anticipated slat the supply
wilt be very limited, and prices rulo unprecendcntedy
high.
There has been the absenre OF anything llke excite
meat in the proceedings OF The market; and the
character ofts movements have been Of that descsip
ton which fs always seen when there s the absence
ofanI active dc1rsnd In given direction. specu1a
tom have been very busily occupied, In buYIng small
lots, and then asserting them aud selling them at tho
, 1864-12-18

BROOM c0nN-RecelvGed e tx tesanX ~ soo H. Mss-
kel Arm: Sales: tons good y sso@ aSilvsreo.
PORK stre = delivered $e9 90 = 3ass deliver.
ed go do $38k delivered; 1000 do At $2BQ on
track !; 100 Lard Ttorces II e.61 on track.
, 1864-12-18

AA4a6
Tic following the eloank quotations Of the 1n1r.
Eet this evening. sud compared With last week:
-. -" Tnts week. Last week.
frtu,e to extra 1o21Ito nj 5a1aQ
Qood medium 70 prime do. u&8lz.1Q ln0ail.n6
Comm On 10 %+s.s. A34A1q$3
= Taa following are the comparative p1.ces Of floss
thfs ere1inx, snd tho corresponding period Of last
, 1864-12-18
EKII SHIPMENTS OF LIVE no1a YnoN CHICAGO
ron THREE YEARS,

Total live to date. ...... .1U A
Add dressed To date. 49,. CT
, 1864-12-18
+ feUE4 NAl44 81 .-.
R.............. 3.H93.D

0StoNS1n moderate supply. Market very nrni
OILS-L1RsKKp orr in almost nominal demand.
Market very nrm and Unchanged. LARD on. active
active. but with no 9notAhIe change. We quote: