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UI LATIAEB q CLEARY,
10 Real Estate Brokers and AuctiOneers,
Southwest corner Pcuna. avenue aud lllh street,
Star Once Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-19
by DUNCANSON, BOWLING & Co, Aucts
- Southeast corner 9th and streets northwest

- Southeast corner 9th and streets northwest.
SALE OF FINE BUILDING LOTS. ON sp
STREET WEST, NEAR G STREET SOUTH, AT
- ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, September
2Oth, at D O'CLOCK p. M, will sell, at public
auction, in front of the premises, all Of original
Lot 8, Square 81, fronting 2a lO.l2 feet upon 81
This property is worthy the attention of buliers,
spcuaors, ard private parties, asthe property con
talns over 30 COO feet and has Of the best
fronts of any property in the city, being situated
upon the corner of south and 81 sreets west, and
can be subdiyided into splendid building lots
Terms Ope-third cash. balance 10 and years.
for notes bearing per cent interest, AMI secured
by deed OF trust pom the premises ConveyanCing,
&c, at cost of purchaser. deposit of 500 will be
required as soon the property il sold IF terms
Of sale not complied with within seven DAYS after
sale the property will be resold the risk and cost
OF the defaulting purchaser purchasers For fur
Their particulars apply to The attorney.
CHAS. P. HARMON, Attorner for owner
DUNOASSON, BOWLING & co
snpl3 III epuh 4 Auctionsa1s
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LIMITED STATES MARsHAL's SALE OF
" VALUABLE PROPERTY IN UNIONT0W WIN,

I IME! Limk1 blMR
BEST WOOD BURNT LIME q a per barr,,
delivered to al parts Of the city,
THOMAS IAHEY, Inn threat
80 hsH kas avenue, northWs1s,
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AUCTION SALES.
TO.MORR RIO w.

TOMORROW.
RY LATIMER Il CLEARY,
- Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers.
Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and Eloy-
enth street, Star Once Buildings.
EFFECTS OF BILLIARD SALOON At AUc-
On SATURDAY MORNING, Sep
TENDER 2Oth, at M, in front OF our
F' ~ salesrooms, we shall SELL
-Four Billiard Tables,
Cues, Racks, Balls, Chairs, &C,
eng the effects Of a billiard room
sepls-2t LATIMER & CLEARY, Aucts
RY LATIMER & CLEARY,
- Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers'
Southwest corner Pennsy ave and nth street.
Star Office Buildings.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
ExYW VIII be sold, at our auction rooms on
MfTN sATU RDAf, September goth, lS7S:-i
Trunks, Valises, and Swords. Sold to
pay charges. Terms cash.
sepls-2t LAIIMER & CLEARY, Aucts.
RYE; SWEET,
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S-THE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST
Poned until MONDAY, Sept 22d, same hour and
place. By order Of the Trustees.
sepl2 GREEN & WILLIAMS. Aucts
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EsT.A LIsH ED 1901.
JOHN g. BARfHEL,
STEAM DYER AND SCOURBR,

No. ia fouR-AND-A-nAIF STREET, fOne door
South Of Colonization Hail.
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augl2-d GREEN / WILLIAMS, Aucts

TUESDAY, September 2, same hour and place.
By srder of the Trustees.
aug22-d GREEN WILLIAMS, Aucts.
, 1873-04-15
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

MONDAY EVENING, April II.
oATTIE71ho II rssSseipts sinco Saturday have
esSn 1000 ~ l' ree Mhes' Sno Xss only sIS I'LL
opening hours Of tho saay, buyors holding of
III hopes Of forcing t1oc1ine. Tho large re-
ce!ptB had a tandoncy to woakon tho viowB of
holders, but thero woEo no sellers at any
material reduction from last weeks prices, aud
shippers and local butchers commenced opera
tiona on q moro liberal nralo and tho aggregate
of tl!oir days salos made q worry fair Blowing,
nearly 900 head changing hands, at -. .35
average at a5.70@G.60 for choice to oxtra
steers averaging from 1900 to 1,55D lbs; Mt $3.50
@1.75 for butcers' stock; and at 33. 60Dl. GO for
stoekcrs: Adyices from tho Eaht, though moro
wore not particularly encouraging, md at tho
closo tho marriott gayo sg1ls OF woaknoss
sinco tho traffic in Taxas cattle lias nRavn,el
anoh largo proportions thoro hns boon brisk
Kansas. md Nebraska for The control OF tl.os
Immense trndo. Abiona, Wichita, Ellsworth,
Daxtor Springs, md JeilerHon City hnvo In turn
laid claims to superior natural adyautnGoa mud
unoqnallod faoilitios for hanlling tho nunborlots
herds tllat aro nnann'Iy; driven nnrthward tro,n
tho Lone star State. Aud now cu1aos Nebraska
City, aud dho!osoB u prolect (which, IL carrio.l
ont, will mako Nebraska Oity tho greatoat uattlo-
shipping point out Of ToxuH." THO groat losl-
before loading Them into cara and In this rnrtiu-
uar, at lonht, it innst ho admitted that Nebraska
City-bolns ncaror thogreat distributing points
It is claimed that thousands of catt1o arc
shipped ut Wichita mud other points in Kansas,
hocauHo they can go through to Chicago aoroHs
tho railroad bridge at KanBas City without
change, although they havo to romaiu from ono
to throo days longer on the cars than they would
II hhippod from Nebraska City. It Is proposed,
80 aaya tho Nebraska City Netos, to buy . tract
OF land, and build Enclosures large enough to
accommodate two or throo thousand cattle, thon
build swtolos, oluteB, Eo., convenient tor load
ing whole trains, (which will cross tlo rlyor on
transfor boats, and whirl away to Chicago"
Tho shipment Of cattla oyor tho Kansas paoitlo
Hallway during tho throe yonrs ending with 1879
WIS 565,820.
QUOTATIONS.,
E1srs-dradcd steers Averaging 1,400 1bs
Choice iseeves-Fne, fat, well formed Year.
to year old aseers, averaging 1900 to
, 1873-04-15
finos. GGGx EeSsz oont5 aud township ios 6a5os a.n.
REAL ESTATE.


Tho following Instruments wore tlIpd for record
on Monday, April H.:
olrx PROPERTY.
Dickson It, " corner Of Blanche st, of, Lot 20,
dated April II; confederation, $1,000.
Mohawk 1t, Of and nonr Monpmonce at, o T. Lot st,
dated April II; eonsilprntion, 5000.
Mclscynolds at, botwoon Wood st and Rtdgevlo
rond, ~ # 10 alloy dated Oct. J. 1aTa; conaora-
ton, $77o.
Emerald Nv, Of md near Tl,irty-ochth IT. " T.,
n II to nlloy, tlAod April confederation 5750.
Lola 40 md II, Iii Walkor's 4 of Il Of block
II, OF 4 Section of o. H. dated March 10; consi
alton, 81 200.
sodsvick IT. W cor Of soph!. Ct, of, s11124x 1T,
Lot a5, III tock H. Ia Piorcss Addition to 11olston,
dated Jpo ls72 een.'ef.ti9n t4S9 -,
aprueo II, bot Iaila md ioomis ia, /, Lot %.
W!'ess i. & ossorss = i a7sia4 THO IT, dated
April Z: consideration. 81 $50.
'Nev s. is7a; eonsorss!oa ssa &c % ssso w. e"''a
satass 1snk 1iaition, dated Aprh /; confederation,
ri sio Il, With ilaprovcmens dated March Is
Wet TRsnietl it. 1906 ~ Of Ashland nv, t. as1la4
IT, dated March .: eonsderstton, s 81 900. ,x.,,
FsS 81 sS5 aas d. s't' IT,
6unmer At, 26 II Of Thirtieth at, (, 15112A II,
Gnms Tss T. ae e So5s Il s to aoy at,a
-, West Washington ii, ncnr cor Of Talla at, I,
sss HR7 7s IT,
dated March Q; confederation, $1,000,
asa %s'issa sres E? S sss ct sfSa "
Walsh IT. bet May and Flsk eta I. lot 25 dated Fob.
'e jsf e. ess NS9h %s: md franklin .s 30
to nloy, dated March Is !: consideration, 5000.
oak II, bet North 1yella and Frankn Il. ak It
vi +, :slod Aprll .; eons!Sorstion, sl,as0:
ss1s sse,is{san :s5 a'' a. 80 H. '4'a Oct 1870;
Maspfa %pf + 81 sssy IT. Lot d.
The premises No: 1so South 1'oboy st, dated April
y &ess wash'nston st. g It of raulna 1t, 4exr
12l 4-1o ~ dstca March 20 consideration, sls 900.
s,reos, as Il 70 aisy, ds|o 1pril eonsidsras
Ws:s $yiss & s heeen M9yns md 1cays ~ sts Z,
sts q Il to alley With improvements, datol April
nnterae11 II, asaE Twonty-o,ghth st, u, as It to
allSy, S.tot March l9 eona,;eration 1880.
ey dst.a xpe Fl I'd assf s
aladison IT 10 II Of Franklin st, I, eo11eo #,
dnsed April 70; consideration $d26oo.
sts, ~ Is II to alley, dated April consideration
nE sSs sts asR at Rfs?snss T sonssl5n so %
.en 81. T. Ios q to Of Lot . dated April To-
1ot II dated Ipril Il; consideration, seoos ''s1
It to alley, dated April IL consideration, 81, 100.
Yinccnncss 12 It Of Thirtysoventh vt, I, ZOE
11o65 IL with building d's0d April consideration
I'll n$nfA Anr{1
, 1873-04-15

... -. MONDAY EVENING, April II,
.ALCOHoL-Was In moderate demand ind steady at
41.7391. 30 for "a pcr cont proof.
BROOM ooIN-ThsEe was no change to noto. Tho
demand moderate and mainly for tho higher grades
Of oorn Prices range 40 follows; No. hllrl, 6(S6Ho
per 1h No. stock braid, 6@sKo; No. do, A@4Hu
dc, s@a1o; inside groen, adc; do rod TIP, o@4o do
pale and red, 2@2Xo.
DEANS AND PEAB-Wero In moderate demand,
Choice hAnd-picked beanB hro firm. We again quote
Choice hand,picked nagies, $2Go; do mediums, s2.45
inferior grades, $.25@1 grcen peas TN brls $l5O
yellow do I'm bags}, $l.25.
BUILDING MATERIALS comcut and COM
mon brick were In tolorAby fair request for tho aca
son. prtses ase without essontial change, follows
Htucco, $2.60@a.76 New York ntucco, casinR $3 766
100; supertne do, s3.6o@4,o0; nosendalo ccnont,
$32b@5eo ut!ca comcnt q 90 psr brl Louisville CO.
@96o lime in bulk. aoc@si 90; lime thrs> $l.3s ror
brl white sand, pcr brl s275@3o0; plastering hair,
por BY, {o@boo; ine brick, per 1,o06 $40 0oo@Jo0O
trlg ta nn1s 6sek 6a ssommop bre4
81. Louia lydraulio preased, $780, delivered MIL
Mankeo $saoo delivered; nacinc, soo.60, delivered
ua1ale, SIS o0 delivered; nre c1ay, por brl $l0Oa
soo Tle following is the s of prlces per bos Of g
teot Tor domesio window gnss, from which roduo-
tlcN Of As and per cent IA Mdlie la denlers.
, 1873-04-15

Withdrawn from Btore on Saturday for city
consumption 7,847 bu wheat; 2,4G1 bu corn
1,21o bu oats; 1903 bu rye 1,471 bu barley.
The following grain Inns boon inspected into
store, this morning, up to 10 O'Clock; cars
wheat; Is cara corn ; cars oats; chr barley.
Total, 81 cars, or 5000 bu. Also by canal
$1,000 bu corn and 5000 bu oats.
At 8 O'Clock tomorrow (Tuoadny) tho price Of
regular grim will tako an upward jump, owing
to the fact TINT after that timo deliveries cannot
DO made on tho basis of 40 storage. On grain
that is subject to DO charges, or moro, tho party
mixing delivery muat deduct 30 much as will
mako the grain run five days longer, with only
20 storage due at tho ond Of that ti,e. With
this change the aoaaon Of navigation thoorotical-
ly opens but 1t will probably bo weok, and
may bo two wooks, before tho first vossol will
pnsa through tho Straits Of Maclfnaw.
Tho leading produce markets wore rather quiet
to-day, hut generally 1lrmor, III coneoououce OF
Light receipts and anticipated stormy weather.
AZ there was not much product offering, but little
was done; indeed, tho number Of Cash trana-
actions waa unusually small, oven for tho wiutor
season. Thero .waB not much in the general
tone OF advicos from othcr points to stimulate
pr1coa; and tho ineroasol confidence WAS rathor
on the part OF holders than buyers.
Thoro WAS fair activity III tho different 1epart-
monta Of the dry goods markot, and ilrn,
healthy feeling again prevailed. prices wero
without material change. Groceries mot with
tinuod improvement IN tue dolnand, deaera were wore
firm in their Views. Canned goods woro quiet
with no change in prices except for Yarmouth
corn, which advanced to $3;25@3.50. Tho
eleoso, coal butter, and dried fruit markets wero
9noBt and Day 1naekorol advanced q triilo Other
descriptions rulod stoady as previously auoted.
Lay remains dull. IIiaes aud leatior woro
stea1dy ,1 and h1m. Tho oil trade WINS fairly active,
$1N f,,,,, ~
, 1873-04-15

ssnat eoo or'oaf quintals for tho correspond
Nsoes from nostooi. Germany, aro favorable for
pes s & soo. mo aSHa & ne' ror
wsre orders for Belgium, but at too low lnila to bo
Tho London cubic report Of tle oh inst, eyce tho
imporo or flour md wheat into tho United Kiuglom
for no Wcok ending April 1885, At 900 to 10000
quarters, md tue faruera dovorios for ssmo tmo at
TO Mm,o2S qaartera p tho Kingdom. Tho higher
tho 9TH Of April was a7o 900 1ertors nuest m nyor
sRo Wcok!y conAumpto OF COO to &2 900 ultartcr6
Whieh @ indicates diminishing atocka In granny.
Ino "tock or wheat IN Maraoles OH tho goth ot
March 18TH vas o. 40 netrcal quinta1s Of 32oH La
nvofnrois oaoh, egainst upwards Of 900 ofricai
or wheat n odoaHa has boon reduced Bi1lco Jnn j. 1A7
from 000 ono tachetwcrts Tho stoc o,i lin oncin nf
nhVRation IN 1871 was about 1,6O1 600 tacfowprts
NaY'anuon ~ oaesaa hna not been closed tllrinH tho
Raat Hnor while IN tho winter Of 1871-2 II waa uoee,l
Sa bs considerable period Tho stoaer slpmonB
J rail to awtzcrlanl. -ON '">@'N
Tho Imports Of wheat, flour Included into tho Unod
Kngaom from Sept. 1a72 to March Is. 1875 csa ho
exports. have been oguA to b7871 qrs or 729
n Which Il At tho rao Of 13G4G614 qrs EroHs inpnrs
=, nsf 70 @S g1pember ten 1s7l72 qrs 1916
1oe88o ,228 qrs. Tho i1npora from Bort l. i87o
to harch 81 1875 Co. BIZ, plus tho arnount #!
tsanMt TOT United Kingdom Of Il, 1866 900 bu mako
provided for. '
Tho exports Of grnin from tho Russian por,a of tho
tsehot~orts Of 4 bu .os2o5 fraction, or nearly Lu
Gach - '' Nv
, 1873-04-15
MONEY AND COMMERCE.
MONETARY.

NloHDAY EVENING, April II.
In tho local money market thero Is nothing
worthy Of special note Tho s,tpply Of money
continues fair, though tho demand is nctivo, ard
nkoly to incroasn fcs two or throo wooks yot.
The general expectation. however, Ia that aftor
navigation opons, and tho grAin now hold hero
begins to go forward, tho supply OF monoy WILL
bo largo.
Exchange Is worry scarce, and eoVoral Of tho
banks being ,,nnb1o to buy wtat thoy wanted at
Goo por $1,000 premium, fsavo shipped largo
@,nounts OF currency to Now York within tho
last few days..
TIE NEW YOnK DANKB.
Tho New York papers having Ibid D great deal
OF stress upon tho offect Of tho manipulntfong of
Tho oliquos rs tho causo OF tho strlngouoy Of tho
money market Of that oily, tho Boston Aducriiser
claiInH tint thoy have had very little to do with
1t, and prints the following tablo, showing do
elmo In tho amount of logal-tondors hold by tho
Now York banks from year to year as ovidonco
that tho banks OF that city havo steadily boon
growing pooror, from yoar to yoar, from Homo
moro permanent md steadily operating chuso
thnn anything Ms transient as tho manipula-
tiona Of tho c1iqucs. ......
Tho table represents tho number of znil1iona Of
legal tendors hold by tho panlsa In corresponding
weeks ending on tho days Of March and April
during nyo years, aa below:
, 1873-04-15

Total, four ports.. .ss7, ,o743ls s7o,47a,o4s
This is an increase of $:1G,GOa, ,297 In throo
months, being a gain OF more tAail IS por cont.
The 1nost wonderful increase is That In San Fran
cisco, whoro tho exports Of hpccio to foreign
countries hayo declined by several million lol-
rs,-ths loss and tho net gain Of throo and a
hnlf milliona being mado up by tho enormous
shipments OF wheat to Europe.
BTERLIku EXCHANGE.
Congress having rocontly lixoa tho mint valuo
Of tho pound sterling Of Great Britain ut l dol
lars, SO oenta " mills, tho long-accepted prao-
tice of calculating and soing exchange OH Lon
don on the conyontlonAl basis Of dollars, Al
conts, mills TO tho pound sterling will ooaso
affcr ny LIST Of January ,ner:. All con-
tracts thoroaftor mado on this basis are do
ciarod null and void. The pound sterling or soy-
oreign Of droat Britain being now worth dol
lars, &c couts, Gi3 mills, tho actual par OF o1-
change IL l00por cont, wheroas tho conventional
value under tho old practise IL mnlo 109l1 por
cent. After next New Year oxcl.ango will DO
quoted at discount, or ut premium on tho real
Iar, aocording to tho ruling OF tho market.
Thus, what wo now call 10715 per cont would 10
about % por cent, and what we call 10 per cent
would bo about 10O14 por cout.
LOCAL BTooK AND noND MARKET,
Messrs. Ll.ns, Preston d Jlean quote as fol-
Iowa Ahib .. MT
, 1873-04-15

,UuTTEICThere WAS = good doInnnd for good to
was firmly heidi. bther descriptions wero dull, and
sro tcnding lower. We quote: Common to choice
roll 94@3lo; strictly choico dairy. packed, 38G3ae
&c. @' N
BAGaING-Was firm at former quotations. Tho
demand continues seay far ut tho prices following:
Stark 37o Ludlow. $50 Lewiston, 3l no; A,aesIcun,
SSso Am,osf,eaE Am, ,t 32&o Otter Creek go; hnrlap
double, 2a@2oo wool sncks, G7,do.
CANNED GO0Ds-Corn Ia Kcarce and rrlcea arc
working upward Yarmouth advancing 25o rer doz to-
day. Tomatocs arc aso IN short supply nnd will prob
ably advance hut asdo from this decided cla1,ges
looked for. Ohowchow Is r,ner, III consequence
Of tho high gold premium. Domestic pickles easier.
w nj Ia
, 1873-04-15
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEETING
or THE
Lake Shore L Michigan Southern Railway Go.

OFFICE OF THE LAKE SuonH i MICHIGAN souT1rns,
RAILWAY COMPANY,
QLEYELANp, u. hiarpA Al, iu79 I
Tho an annns ''s 5nootinx y the sookhados till COM
and for thu Of other important Msnys- III,
" held 1t tho 0ioo of tho COMPANY, Ia tho city oi ~
at. Cleveland, Gland O. On Wednesday, 7th Day of May
an,olook In tho afternoon Of that d. A'"'o" sn"
tansor books Of tho Company Mill bo olosoj NJ thn
teopon on tho morning y ke eli ny IT kay nost "n
GAol0E u. ELY, 6oeretasy,
, 1873-04-15

I.&6U lbS t+.. - 80 ssss'
nood I,coyca-N nnely foffnetl
stocrr, averaging ! 200 to 800 lbe;; .......
Medium 0ratles-steerB In fntr aean, aVor-
ngiug 1,160 to 1900 ibs... .......;.;...;.....
Butchers etook-Common to fair steers,
and good to oxtra cows, for city
slaughter, averag!ng 800 .o 100 les i;c:c,,t
st"cs os oattleDommofn oog IN - 1o eo5i h.
Inferior-Light hnd thin coss, heifcrs,
Bta4s, bulls, md scn11awag etocra. .........
Oattle--To1aa, Northern winterod.....''..
Cattlo-Corn-fod Toxins. t..................'..
CATTLE GALES.
, 1873-04-15
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL.

Ann1vED-Brllllant, Norris, 5000 blu corn; Wars,
Norris 159o corn. oo9 o't oata; Lily, Morsds s9oo
corn Elizabeth, Lockport, 60 E. brls; Col. Martin,
Lon1ont. as yds atouo Il. H. Atkinson, Loont, 76 yds
mont s5 yls atono; Edwin, Walker, Jr., Lsmont, a
yts Btone, 800 br!s lime Il. L. CARPENTER Sag, 90 yds
GrIswo1d, senoca, e,do0 bu corn: prop Gem, Lock-
port, light; 1larriet, seneca, 1000 hn corn Noon
Lemont, 65 yds atono Constitution, Lamont, rs yda
stone; Reliance, Lomont, 80 ytls stone; Traveller,
Flower, Willow spsings 81 yda stone; Sligo Willow
Bpring 60 tons leo.
lamont light; sligo, WILLOW spriugs, light.
, 1873-04-15
COMMERCIAL,

MONDAY EVENING, April IA.
Tho following woro tho receipts and shipments
of tho lending articles Of produce i'll Chicago
during tho past fortyeight hours, and for tho
corresponding dato one year ago:
, 1873-04-15
6.765g.a
6.B@5.6f
4.eO@5.1
A4iR1Sts
3.6o@4.6e
2.5o@a.2i
a.60G4.0!
&.259b,0

H0GS-Rocoived ainco Saturday, 1000 load.
Tho moderate receipts mud tho slight advance
reported at the East encouraged shippers, and,
undor q strong demand, prices etinened. Early
saturdays rites, but Ioforo noon pricos had
cropt up fully 100, or to s5.2O@5.50, whore they
woro firmly sustained to tho close. Most OF tho
dny'a sales woro within tho range Of 85 85.90@b.46.
Moderate receipts orc looked for during tho pres"
ent wcok, rs the unsettled condition Of tho
country roads, It is thought, will interfore with
the bunching Of hogs. Tho following wore
among tho trAuaaptioug "-',
, 1873-04-15
HOO EALfH.

mand was moderate at about last woek'a prioos
or at 9975@4.5O for poor to common, at S4.76@
6::25 for medium, and at e5.50@025 for good "a
choice: Tho supply waa well takon up, and ths
, 1873-04-15

LATEST.
In tho afternoon wheat wnu in fair domnnd
and 10 higher, closiug at $1.1813 seller tho
month, aud 51.2215@1.2211s seller May. Corn
WAS also in good demand and 80 hgher, closing
at 812lo asked seller tho month, and $50 asked
nellor Mny. Provisions nnd other grain were in
arkiye
, 1873-04-15

ITEMS.
y a lotte5 t9 Capt Atkins, Of this city, from \.
itou,, April 8, sayB: "No water yot in sight, or
any probability Of leo breaking up for tho ncxt
two weeks" Capt. Lyme, Of tho schooner Fly
Capt. Hood: :. leo in shoal wator melting, that
In deop water firm and strong" 4 private dis
patch from Escanaba received to-day, states
that tho leo Is two feet thick In that locality,
Tho remainder Of tho chartered vessels in
this port havo been ordorcd to the elevators,
and will probably all be loaded with grain this
week.
Tho steamors Chnmplain, st. Albans Law
zsneo and o Of Boston, Of ho NrhTn m
troit to-day or tomorrow for Chicago.
Tho development Of commerce on tho lakes
is notable Instance Of the progress Of tho
United Statoa. Tho lake fleet in 1870 numbered
IN 1879 wts 5,A20, and tho value, as estimated
by tho underwriters, exceeded 353, 3,000,0D0. The
Tonnage wns over TT, 600 tons.
. Tho now towing ratos ut Detroit arc 15 per
cont higher than thoao Of last year.
The curront III tho river at Toledo is swiftor
than 1t has boon for yours, running from tlroo
to four miles por hour, aud ut l'crryyilla seven.
Tho schooner Trinidad arrived ct oswcgo on
has boon laid up At Port Dalhouaio with cargo
Of wheat tic past winter.
"A letter from L'Anao, Mich, to tho Detroit
Tribune, dated April Z, says: 'sOu tho night OF
tAo tll Hb uhG u loAty 1A1l hL"ItA WHICH Ea4-
riod oil all Of tho lato fall Of snow. The
woathor,on Saturday nnd Sunday also hnd a guod
etfeot on tho Ice, tho water bong quito doop III
places, and appears to le rotting It vary fast.'
-Wangoschance Light ia q gnide III the Straits
OF Alauknaw aud for vessels to aud from Lake
Michigan. It III q lxel light, ratsod by flashes
at intervals Of ono minute and thirty seconds.
Tho tower is soYonty-four feet hlGll. skllnsalee
Lighthouse hns = tower LOG foot high, and from
tho cast end OF Hog 1slnnd reof il distant eight
and u half mioa.
AN inppoctiun Of tho leo ut Buffalo WAS nlado
on Friday Inst. and, although floating loose FROM
tho shore, it waa in largo, solid massos twenty
thyoe lpehos thick by aotual measurement.
Tho lnle off Qodoricll III roportol As being
noarly clear Of icc though heavy bodies Of loo
can bo soan at thonorth.
-Alanitowoo has tho largest shipbuilliug In.
forest on this sldo Of Lako AliclAgar. There are
now eleven vessels Of all kinds on tho sstooka,
bnslels Of whoat, and as many moro il. oontom.
plation, Tho expenditure for shipbullling will
DO full 100000 tho preacut yoar,-lisuaukeo
Sentinel.
Tho steamer Milton D. Ward was adyertised
to leave Detroit for Port Huron and intormedi-
ato points on tho 18th.
, 1873-04-15

lHe Hbu4e H1n6 NrtlcloB C0NBtltuto about 81
per cent of our total annual exports Of domestic
rrodncts., The total yaluo Of exports OF oil o1-
ports Of domestic products In the year ending
f562, biz, GEL, and for 1879 s540, ,210, 718.
The figures In tho above tabla show that in tho
year ending June so, 1879, thero was m aggro-
gate incroaso Of exports Of tho three Wostorn
products, corn, bacon, and lard. to tho value of
over $4,000, ,o00 more than tho value Of exports
OF the same articles In 1870. This important
fact helps to account for tho present
prosperous condition Of tho Western States
as compared with aomo other parts Of
the country. Tho export trade is showing avery
largo increaso this year ovor 1872. Tho returns
nre not oaaily obtained, but, 30 far aa can DO
ascortained, thero is gain everywhere There
porss hut tho following tnblo shows tho exports
from four other lending ports OF tho country for
the first quarter Of tho prosont yoar rs compared
with tin An1na nnrInl In 1874