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CHICAGO LUMnEn MAltKET.

BATUhUAY 1sVRNIN0, June 20
About dozen thrgoDs vt tho docks fl tho nnort,-
INK, and nearly all Of them wero sold carly, During
tho .e,sin1er Of ths day tho market was quiet. Two
cargons of 1unnber wero sold bJ yard sorting IN
Oou.mon lun,bsr Drought Did pcices. tho Lu1nDor-
n,ens board Of r1aio EN'os VII! probably 10 toatea
one Of the dealers belonging 10 shta ao-c4ol COM
btuation" had bought cargo Of gooa lumber by
straight measure throuat ~ Inspector:
s8t9{SloOQ, common boarsls aud etsips, $p0o9 90
good oho!ae do latl, $1.te; shinglcs
G.tQA2.00,
Ths following sales were reported =,
Cargo sehr ]. 4, uoles, from, Ludtngtou, and sahr
TIVE VTQtAeEp. from Ne29Nuet. h1 yard tottng4 t1.Q
, 1874-06-22

MErALH AND TINNERs sTooK--Wnro Steady
under reaaonagly tatr order M demsnt We quoto:
20. $3.50; do, roofing l4x2o, TO- 3l2,oo do, 26x2a
Tia r1s-1argo, 900; su'a!t Sic; bar, $50.
Ho1,nnn--No. !, 40; No, a, 2qe.
LvAn-rlg, 7Ko; bar, a}5@ao; lead pipe. sAo; cut
saakr z1xo-rull os.ks, 1oc; less quantity, 1uho ;
aiabs, HHc.
tn inclusiye, 2uc ao No. stasned, l0c; Imst;snp
Nussis-A. t6a b. I3Bc.
dALvAs.zxn laoa-No. 1taace; No. a1@24. lao ;
d. 25a.0c, 14e No. 81, loci No. 10, 16o. discount
Of l6 ner ccnt is nsatla from this llat, S''A>
W1aENog. to 9, 70; to Y, loa; 10 TO H. liz; IA,
lao; 10. luu 40 sooi full bundle. 30 peE cont dis.
count teuco wiEo, 10.
erteut speculative, anil light stocks. poale.a do npt
untciato ~ advance tnnedlately, though rails 40
very drn1 hsnK lower n THIS market than tho coat Of
@3.76 net; ID and Cd do. too, ID DO, fa9S III d.,
N,aQi ed Do, E.a9; ID d. d. W.1a eipah, s1.2s,
, 1874-06-22
didlyf and % unusually large nmount is p1antod.

Wheat WAS In moderate lamhnd ii tho hftor-
noon, and n shade fr1ner, closing at &f,2O96@
1.20111 for July, aud e1.181 for August. Corn
Nas quiet anil atoaay at 6o$4@oD51o for July,
and 50e5 GDb9}So for August, salcs were report
ed OF o,86O bn No. Northwestern Minnesota
{Cuntral ~ al S1.27. Tho nchr Jura was char
fetod for 10000 bu corn 10 Port Colbornc At
, 1874-06-22
MONEY AND con- M ERCE.
FINANCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING". June 40.
During tho week tho foollug III i1nanoial circles
hns boon ono Of s.eadinoss. Tho movements OF
tho tnouoy n,arkot from day to day are slugn-
larly iudononlout Of what Oongrosn BnyB or does
aho,,t tho nnauooa. Almost nobody takos tho
troublo to ascertain tho bcariug Of tho measures
that eorno boforo Congross for tho sotttcment-
80 oallel-of tho currency question. When
tho afternoon papera Oh Saturday announced
lhat The "laBt" Compromise Ourreuoy bill had
passed both IIousos OF ConGreBs, 1t mhy b.
doubted whether 100 mon III Chicago, outside OF
tho newspaper Offices, know whht tho bill tneant.
Bueinesa men hava as rt1le, a profound con-
tonnpt for tho nnancicring aono at Washington,
and m equally profound conviction thnt tho
only safety for them lies In oopauct-
iihs irsepoa5et 5s o. Gpo'a''Ts II. This " basis Is
which CIR commerce and banking stand. Tho
fluctuations Of tho curronoy aud tile foolorlea OF
Congress- havo now tito minimum powor OF dis.
turblnE thon. They nto NJ conservative an1
wol~grounIod in Nil departments as they woii
could he, ......
Loans nre In fair request at all tho commercial
banks, md nre negotiated at 8@10 per cont,
banks with large surplus Will !onu money on
short time for 6@T por cont to inderendont oor~
roworb; money on the atroet is 8@18 per cent;
and real estate loapB are o@1o per cont, with al
most nothing dolng.
Now YORK exchRnBo mas RENAMED tafou9u0ut
the reok at par Is 25c premium botwocn Tho
banks for $1,000. ,..
Currency hHs boon going to scattered corn-pro-
duoinK points IN email amounta that aggregate
large sum. ThIa movement precadea tho rocoipe
OF oonBidn1nble quantisios Of corn.
The latcst quot9tione Of foreign 95ohahES E,eG efS
q fooTs: Londona 5ss4@i, @lii,,n rafes qs1a 1as
belgium, 5HS51o51 j; tIollnad., 4i@413S !;
ewodon, 2s; Norway, lii; Denmark. 80; Fin
land Qaussia}, COX. ~,
Cable transfers are, London, 40211: Paris, 5os
Tho statement Of tho Clearing Louise for tho
weok foots up: Oloarings, $40, 1o7, ,oa6.9o; bal
R,lces, 50, ,201.Gt4 Tho corresponding AgMEes
for Inst year wero a23,o21, ,4lo.62 and sl,8ea,-
689.73.
OUR MEnuHANT-alANrNE.
A study Of our marine BtatiB.ioa for the lase
seven or eight years Is proved by French
writer, Victor Emion, to show TINT tho Rebellion
produced vory marked change for tho wor8e Ia
our morchant-marlne, and also that tho n1oasuroa
talsen to protect it have hurt and not helped 1t.
Tho number Of ships TINT entered was:
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for vide class and rst and second olesr oorlns s1oo
vido $1,000 for aecoud common ootlng and T. g. ana
0-tucl Helools; $500 for common {d.00 for culis
lash, 8175. Cargo brIR Founla!n CITY from Monom.
iuot 100 M ltmbnr atfii 7s AGO III }atl at ff.75 oil
Rold by n, Il. Dlcktorl h %,
At THE YAHnE
thore was no upecln1 ehauge. Tradb contipneh light
but pricca are rroty steady for a grades. Following
ato tho quotations:
Second elcsr, inoh 10 iaca........ 400 @5o03
Third clear, inch oa.00 @40.00
Third clear, thtck. tck................ 400 CISCO
oicar flooring, 1st and I'd together,
olonr sIi!na lit snd ID togothsr..... 21.5o S23oo
.Fitak common siding. .,.,.,....... 1900 @20.0G
Second common siding. .............. 400 @lB.0Q
F1oortng first common, droesed. $500 G5a800
F1oortngt SECOND comtnon, drcsscd... $500 Qs1s0o
Eloortng third common, dresscd. .... 1890 @2o0o
it,ohes md upward. .........,..,. :. $500 $1,000
u waBon-box boards. $500 s3000
atock boards. rtls.,.......,........... $500 t33800
y stock boards. is...................... 2a.o1 @2A0o
stock boards. 1i.G9 (al8.o0
Common boards, outsids for dsJ...... u.0o @l2.00
1otat, scantifng, fencing. timber 10 feet
and under, oa!sllo price for dry. 11.9o @looo
Io!at and scautling, 10 to Il foet.... 1900 @l600
pfckets, Aqiaro ro..................... 1900 915.oo
rickets, dat,.... 120Q 9 80.
osdar s posss, soani aas incics ...... i7oo Sasoo
ss. sste sawed :iiaslt: i.ss a5o
shlnass on rack (ij.:.....:::: Sa7yS So
, 1874-06-22

was favorable to m adgenoo Bran wan castor.
trAu On private torn,s, part 1t $500; 200 brls
sprlng ostras 1t &G.20; 1nD bras do IT H5.12l>9,
30obtls DC at s5.00I 1890 brlB do Oh private
ternau. Total, q, 100 brla; also 10 tons bran at
do at eta. 10 treo on board Tho marriott o1oaed
, 1874-06-22

eq1aed tue combined receipts Of tue three procctug
waeks, and tho ex!ravagaat prtcca heretofore preyal
confined to Chicago butchers, only 600 head banK
taken for shipment. Ctoasng prices $754 as for
6.76 for good to choice Thore H. so,ns deulaud for
au,hs, hud sales Nero reported At pss head
-thc outEidc for choice. -
, 1874-06-22

Corn, bu.. 1,hi0,3i0 1331,12l
Oats nu.... aso,ls2 a44,ie7 7:7,1al
nyct ~ ...'......'.'. s,aSa l,15o 1922
nas.Sy, n '"'''' zS,;os .asa Sdm '3s1 s'3Sa
ostte, NJ. iS'a3S I5''aSo i7''ooS
ine spnon.s ln.I a.om Nc" insx at ,ns % sne week &C.
800 b1ls our, 1904, 400 bu wheat, aud e37, 400 bu
corn.
We have sesa ,ssts,s It from parties uo ss.
ee'sou po,n payAou ~ on.oAso % .hse "tn''i eon4-
planning oltteflY OF 1ho 1acs tnas 1niy 20 per
cent was thin mess, or poor pork, and this. too,
,na Uat 0yaaa '0f
! "un', uus Dna ,.a,,'s. uaaAaaa sSss, suso's'asn.
Iho loaolng pfoauoo'mafko's Wefe very SLOW
today, except IN spots. thoro being gonoral
hoar IL ts as.s to ee ho osa nsr h hs s.
inu wol1 for thu crona oa,,saa nenn,o tn ,o9I :.
3 4fo tupher M .aaa tnon usp" ,ns t,a
aneson n annnr ps"s
With demand took Tho sooond placo.
The aituatton was unfayorablo to m active
| shipping movement. which Ia aoldona wltneased
to e T
OF D ooIper. The receipts Of corn wero very
larga, as for Two Or throo days pant, but on the
lnoreasSa aua 5 promising n, to glye s sven more han
ting as tie probable aggregate OF tho corn to
come In from tlaat tinlo to tue cnd of the month.
INC dIy goods marriott ~ %aH nos specially active
t1o gad;nr ttnnIn .rt;aIcs 's tn ayncnt 0~ w. ~.
aI,,ge;s] 75.o ,rpnr,tot n,sn,aios on a-ntnJynsa
r. tS,3,, t.,,. iawnaor anJ thara H. ~ iittio Jankt
Eat ,,I,;m ~ tort fnr,1,;a.,t .anaarS enttns
,ractnna ,s;u nonan,ons ss,.sn"na orno.
Msnaaias .1or" =, ,ooar"t" ~anost st i.ts 3Eus
av tha nr;rca ,c cnrramt vastnr1av ~ ware
thes tiss aa.;o watS atea,t''S n noa Viii petnnaps
sno spnu " W, na"a, taSann,. nsn
GnTaoa srn st,,, sor,ornat 1n,s "
Srr tnns ~ tha natar,, a,,S 1r,1onasn ,arst.
ttvns i,n15ars co,aauca ani tha. ~ tit.Ta
sitnnt;nn ~ nnraesn as,aa aa ~ III saar;na ~
,rca rooo arn foir' ea.,so ~ sa "" ~, & na
huttcr ,rn1c ,yoa aTai1 fasr5r sat;ya hn. .na' Nv
tnmod honvv r"cc;nts sorva - 1,ann t1,a n,,eJ.at
,aat, a,' ,,naatt1ng Thooua rar'ains sA5 All, s
S tanIoncv Gsnot '.naa au wig
actiys and ara so1I;nc irron',1arv snd Io,ynr
M ranTo rras annorest ;n IL 5raa Sr,,,, me-.
I"t y ,1,mass as rora;1a -, .n an ht tna
I,,n ,nraera H,1,,nix fI' Iomor pr;oon wonii III
~" dnn,t ohta,n Wntj,F nv, "Vrsa VIZ
notod in connection with tI.e aoa, wand nes aes
IRON, aud lonthor markets. auict IN; n;;ovanr! ] ~! aii
nrn,'nd d. With nrcoa rathor IN h,ivers' fayor ~
Paints and t oils ruled worry quiet, with no material
willie tiuseed and turpentlno wore @ ' Weak. A'1''
transacted al UNCHANGED nrioos' Tho whols-
carcnea m saIo. ahI hIntaIs. iron s59d h9r;1vars
,sora st,nd ara & foir arfnr s,an,ons NJ.
nr1ora ora rsnn1iv snaa1 nwt n,,n,aro,,a ar ti,et
tsado on tbs whole is ne e1o0iopy s ooa teF
iroe parao. i stli weak, , though
, 1874-06-22

New YonK, June 2o.-~alonoy closed Mt 215@3
per cent.
Foreign exchange closed dull at 4871f for
bankcss 6Q-daya sterling, and 4go@400I for de-
u,anu.
Gold uiot and steady throughout the day,
opening and closing at l1111, with soma Balea Ia
tho interim ut 1l11S, Natea !or carrying wore
CIearings, $40 600, 900. Tho AHsiatapt-Treasuro
disbulsea during tho woek $l,G67, 900, and ro-
ceyod for cuhtoma 81, 1,71G,0o0. Imports for the
weok, Merchandise, &5,b0B. .219, dry goods,
Sl,26o,12Q. Tue exports Of specie for the aamo
time we're Gold coin, $1,9G5, ,474; gold bara
s2le,o1G; silver coin, 100000; silver bars,
S74,213.
Governments dull aud strong.
State bonds quiot.
Stocks atrong hnd hlghcr during tho last hour
Of huainess with moro activity III the denlinga.
Tie leading features woro Iako Shore, Western
Union, Unian Pacific, llooL IBland, Pacific D1ail
and Northwest common, and tho advance ranged
from 14 to III per cont, the highest quotation OF
clio day having been made at tho oloao. The do
cIino Ia Erie was stimulated by the furthor do
clno IN London; also, q heavy fall In preferred
shares. The aaloa to-day included rs, 600 Western
Union, 5000 Pacific Mait, 1900 Eric, $4,000
Lake Shore, u QUO Union Pacific, !, DOC North
Raatarn, 1900 took Island and 5000 Toledo,
THE WEEKLY BANK 8TATpaiENF.
Loans, deoroaAc $2176, 300; Bpeoie, decrease
G1,a8G, 1905 egal-teudorH, IncreaBo $685., 600; de-
roaits, decrease s5,lg3, poo; circulation, de-
oreaae $l0, 800; reAeryes tncreaao:.s18l, 400.
, 1874-06-22
THE BALTIMORE / ONO RAILROAD.

Messrs. Kaiasr and Quincy, Of tic Baltimore
\ Ohio Railroad, aIo In the City for
tho purpose Of Attending. the. final details
Citing Sa s''sas s5a tns f fSs ns 81 gsss % and and
construction Of the road. Delay has boon occa-
stoned BY the action Of property owners in Oak
wood Parh, Eherc tho Baltimore d Ohio Railroad
ia to join the Illinois Central in insulting that the
road should condemn its right of way through
their land. Dot1 sldes anyo agreed to facilitate
matters by referring the dociaion Of thg value Of
tho land to two arbtratoru, BIr. ", NJ. porby for
the proporty-oWnora, and 1lr. ". D. Aorfoot for
tho prooraatinations OF tho law, but ut tho best
must oanHe delay that will prevent Us speedy q
performance OF their plaua aa the Railroad Com
panY had intended. On Friday the officials OF
tho road wore to haye aignad the oontraots for
grading tha lima hatmaau South Chicago aud
Parkailo Station, but tho unexpected obBta~
clio thrown. ln their way by tho property
owners at Oakwood Park Aaa forced them to post
pono the matter indefinitely. The rfRht OF way
for all tho rest Of tho limo has boon secured
without any opposition from the landowners,
ana nothing but tho aoiny at Onkwooa par}1
prevents tho Immediate inception OF tho oou-
structiou OF tho road.
THE NORTH 81ng.
There was goalG Tear expTpsseA t,ro yoats ago
that the North Siao would not recover from It's
disaster aud roBuno tho poaltion it llad hitherto
hold aa reaidanco aoctfon. Twas rebuilt yory
a!owly at first since capital aud interest wero for
tue tlRs being 1ont0fao upon the buslneHB Ninf-
ter to the exclusion OF lesser mattors. Tho
provision concerning tho IRE limits also re-
qnired b8tter onBn pf houses than people felt
they could afford at that time, though 1t Is now
demonstrated TINT 1t WAS wise ordinance. At
the tEo 1t undoubtedly retarded improvements
These and other roasons maas property y-ounszs
anxlouB,. md not q few disposed Of tler land
q aaGkaslea. During tue past eIgdtaen months
the building Of residences has boon REMARKABLY
aotlyo In the North Division. At tho preseut
tino It psesents beautiful nspoct antt the total
ynlus Of tho buiMings now standing is very much
IN excess OF what II eyor reaolDl bBforo
HIu1Wo0D,
Tliera are NON twenty buildings III course of
construction ut Htghnood, cos.ing in tho aggro-
gate $1UB 900.
SUMMARY or TuAhafEns yoR TIE WEEK.
Tho following Ia tho total amount OF elty md
nnbrbap property, With.n ralioua at seveu llog nf
thb Court.lIousa tfausforred during the wco4 enliu0
Saturday, Juno 20:
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In 1ss7-8B, Of the 81, 400 ahips, a25, ,oal tons
and 587, 581 persons employed, the Amorican
e. ass So @ @s sas sa@s @ q cent aea
Of tho wholo; 2s4, ,118 mon, equal to 40 per cont
Of tue Whole.
ronE1oa x1Aos COVERED
a3, ,1G4 ehIn9, oauAl to 60 per Gout Of tho whole
1o5e525 tons, equal to 68 per cont Of the whole !;
353, ,2bO mon, equal to GO per cent Of tho whole.
lii 1868Go, Of tho 81, ,02B ships, y, ,6o4 2sb tons,
and GOO, 159 pofaonB o1nployed TIP American
tie whole 0, ISL, ,o31 tons, equal to 81 por cont
Of tho wholoi 2os.255 men, o9ual to 81 per cent,
IN 1ss7.7o, of tho 1903 ships is. .225, oo2 tons,
21.29s shjps Or 85 per cant Of tho whole Dp2,.
767 tous, or 80 per cont Of THO whole; 29e,aa7
men, or 80 per cont Of tho whole.
In 187o-'51 tho percentage Oh ships was3e, on
Tho incroaso between 1867 and 1871
was In ships 7,4s3,. and in tons
earried s,5s2 2,6s5. Comparing this With
the figures before the war, We see that 10
till 1S686D that my such figures arc again found,
which shows that tho wnr acted injnrioubly on
orr mercbnnt-marino. But the war ia only part
CAUSE Of tho falling oN In tue amount mount O. . mer-
1867 and 1871. The reai eauss Of shls1 IL to be
Sounlin .-..-
OUR System OF PROTECTION, +
by which VIC forbid tho naturalization Of foreign
built ships. IIence our merchant-marlno IL hot
Ah1o to compete with that OF foreign
countries. Of Ill tho merchandise imported into
aud exported from thlB country, our own sldpa
carried, IN 1a67s8 B6 per cont; in 1855 90 por
cent; SO per cent In 18G9-T0, and a per cent in
1670-'71. This result Is inevitable. Our NOR
'rhauts cannot purchase foreign vessels,
and, not being able to compete With
tboso Of England, are forced to bnild
bhips OF 80 inferior kind that tho merest ae-
pident at ses sufilces to render them entirely
useless. Under our protective system, too. tho
number of ships BULL in this country il decreaa-
ing. And, while this has been going on, our
foreign commerce has been increasing all tho
time.
BoNps AND COLD FOE TIE WEEK.
froaton, Keaa j. Co. furnish the following
el1rs,r1lsrv for weak ending June 20. 1874:
, 1874-06-22
1V!E. LaFa1 Nans, SAoYld1, IT Nlltiles.
bTHs fes tfs. Nv. H. y
Wsek sndlnx} = -
June IL, lS74. I.t1li 9tQ9 sol 874G95 69o 16a
9ahas woak 1873. 8,0i8j tHa cod fl0GU 'gI9' 'uH
GlnrA l. It6l 1AJ g. A62A vi ia
6ame tins 97S G168t8S Si9 II a9 III

hams. ~" "
Flour was in noderats demand for Saturday,
but buyers were stlll Offering ADO per brl holoW
tho prices asked BY Loldors. Exporters did not
buy much, for thfs reason, though the f1rmer
tone iu breadetuTs at tho East and In Liverpool
, 1874-06-22

WEEKLY sTo0K 8TNTEaIENT.
The following list, showing tho highest, low
est, and closing pricos OF active stocks for tho
woek past, is furnished by A. o. Slaughter:
, 1874-06-22
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, Jans 20.
Tho following wore The reosIpte and shlpmentn
Of ths leading AstiQlss ot produce N Chicago
, 1874-06-22

NEW YonE, june 5o-6usinsss i moderate
with eommlaHon houaes representing cotton
goods aud thcro was fair movement
* Light hrown sheottng for drst hands. Coored cot
toun wero more inquired for: indigo Blue prints In
demand; Mctr1nao cbintE are reduced 10 12ho; bor4
etc1dv rcnueet.
, 1874-06-22

UosroN Juno 90.-Tho wool transacttous Of tho
week haVo beeu tho largest for soma tno comprising
UPWARDS Of 1900 GOO poundB, foreign Rad domestic.
6a1cs domestic almost cxctusIvoly confined 10 CALI
fornia, and auporane and extra pulled. Kentucky,
46(a48o: Ohio medium + md Xxx, 65855o; Michigan
1aeca, 62@5to; Wisconsin Geeco 5914c.
, 1874-06-22

0ATTLE-In tGts department Of tic liye.stocl mar
e. tie general situation rema!hs unchanged. Tho
ss!ys Snd I r!,;es sas. .ss!sely Ss!e Psovaa
gesats rosepa haSo ssa geP hsn tor to
desitableshipp!ng asadss has il degree exceeded
vance Of last week has besn followed by further
slight appreciation. Inquiries among cattle men de-
now roinsins In he hani1s Of fcoders and llen sent
forward, that It will command rcuneraive prices
there saa be li.tls doubt While tho position q tue
most UNSATISFACTORY Our market has been doluged
ADORE hesds. The eec. upon prices is apparont IN
TO nsur0 oavS 1osaes to the owners. Through Texas
s mn ssssg asssa :. nssss
as:t leiozea sys wsstssa shippsrs nk Void I'D
meut, Tbs rings Of ssles during ths week was tito
@o.7o. With moat of .hs trading ct sa.oo@s,2s for
thloses Nsbssa T9tere
$a.to@i.6o for stoehcra; and At &5oo@oao tor COM
mon 70 choice shipping atesrs. Calves wero ssa6ls
To-day tloro was fair activity at unchanged rates
About al deconty-iated drorea were picked up, but
IL the yards unsoi Following sro the Closing
E1sru Beove5-Graded steers. averaging 1,{00
ooiss ~ s fat ve tormsd ;:sr
to year old steers. averaging 1,96o 10 ~
1.Aoo d.so@s,ao
pesy ssessfas stssss. ssssasna @ from o'o'e'1''o
o5o to 100 s.25@t.5o
Medium drRdaE-aseers III fslr Aosh, aver
aging 1000 to 1,leo lis. 476@66o
Butchera' 6tock-Common to fair steors,
AMI good to oxtts COWS, for city slaughter, -.--.
ayesagnH $50 to 400 Ms... a.71@5oo
6tock oattit-Gou1mon cattie, in dpreut
eah, averaging TOO to 1850 '6a...,..... 3.a534s6
1nforto1-Mght and thin COWS, he1fere,
stags, bulls. and scalawag steers. 2a@3o8
Oattle-Toxas, choco corn.ied, E,OUsb. 80
Cattn-Ta1aB. Wintored North. :. 4.0oia4 80
Catle-Texas. through deoYes. 1.50G9350
uoG8-The past weck has been ono Of fair activity.
and prices ara not been subjected to any very pro-
nnlnccd change. Tho Increased receipts mud tho
prevalence OF warner weather had q tendency to
Eeaksn the market. but under steadily good demand
sellers enabod TO fully sustain rrlces all around,
while for certain grAtes little advance was gain.
Cd. New York aud Hoason buyers, usual, secured
the bulk Of an1nals, but respectable purchases wero
u'aao for Philadelphia Cleveland buffalo and lesa n1-
portant EaBteru points, and a1Ro LOCAL account.
The offerings wers Of about tho game av0rags quality
Is those sent forward during last weck, tho change II
any there Was. bclng for tho better.
Ho-tay tie market Wns active md stronger, 0rep~
Ing aaits ut about ycstcrdaya quotations. but be-
fore noon prices bad advanced G@lOc, were they re-
natHod drtn TO the close. We quoto poor TO contou
at s.. .ooQet40; medium Mt $S45a5 60, and good to
cboce Al $5.6s@d.oo. Extra would sell hlglcr.
, 1874-12-15
vii commence With tho comedy Of (which an
j, aud will conclude With fnrce.
report OF tho President OF the Etntc
N0rtMtl1 Uiitvnrntty.

report or tho President OF the state
N0rt,,ta1 UntvnrHtty.
Snee'as Dhpatch 10 Tht Chicago Tribune.
hhooaffharoN Ill., Dec. 1i.-nlchard Edwards.
proalaont OF tho stato Nor,nnl University, lsaa
hnlshod his btonnfnl report to tho Stuto Board OF
Education, which, mooss ut Normal this voek.
VI thfB very lengthy and Interesting papor tho
following is BynopBIs. showIpr thu prin,lpal
facss developed by tho statistics OF thu Normal
school: During tho present torm t,,oro haa bcen
5o3 pupils IN MI dopartmentu, OF whom al6 vero
in tho Normal, nnd tho otl,ors In tho modal. rf
172 candidates for admission 148 woro ad,n;ttod.
During tho yonr ondlng last Juno, oirhtv-
two counties in tho State woro rc1.
p,1pils, md there wero GIG In tho model school
During tho present tnrtn sl1ty-ni1to counties aro
represented in the Normal Department, Thiu
yoar better organization faa been effected by
tho appointment Of MI experienced man as sraIti-
ing toneher. Fifty Normal studenta aro always
engaged In teaching In tho model school, md
every student bcforo graduating must hayo
taught at loast four terms In tho institution.
sinco tho founding Of tl.o Normal School In 1867,
n25S students have received the benefit Of
iare roeoived '' its DIPLOMA. Gi iIa i" t1at lat
timo the 1nodol department. OF pupiu, which
pays tuition, haH bad 2,9S0 pupils and twonty-
two graduates. All departments Of tho Univer-
stty havo sent out 4,0ls0 teachers to tho schools
Of 11llnoia. Of tho o,25s Normal pupils State
Of them are ohtldron Of farmers. Ihroo hun
droa aud Borenty-ayo support themselves, bong
mostly farmora Two liundred md fltty-nino
were Children Of widows, and nonrly ntno .tonths
,I ct the roat children Of noctanios ind laborcra.
Tho Normal School will cloae for n two woek.
vacation Tlursday. Tho Wrightonan md PHIL
ndelphlnn SOciotioa hold their annual contoat
Wednesday evening.
, 1874-12-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


Prof. swiug's lecture for this eyonng at tho
Reunion Presbyterian Church is postponed.
Further announcement az to time.
Tho ladloB Of tho Educational and Industrial
Aid Society will uoot Tuesday afternoon in
Room 40 Mccormick Block, at o'clock.
The second annual ball Of tho Benevolent A.
Hociatlou OF tho Paid Euro Department will bo
givon tomorrow evening in McCormick's Hail.
The 1tey. II. Ii. parkhnrss will doliyor locturo
on "John Chinnman at Homo." In tho Michigan
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Thursday
evening, Dec, IT,
The Foundlings' Homo Concert. on tho 23i,
at Farwcll Hall, giyos everybody an opportunity
OF making that worthy institution ChriBtmas
present TINT iB much needed.
Elias Colbert EHq. will gfyo tho tenth lecture
N tho Athonaun; free collrao this evening in
tho First Methodist Church, corner Of Washing
ton and CLARK stroota. 6ubioct, II Tho Transit
Of Vonus."
Tho question, "tlan drun!ard be sayod fpr
this lie and Tho onn beyond tile gravel" will be
answered by II. s. Wisnor at tho paror Of tho
Young Mon's Chriatian Assassination, 148 Madison
Btroot, tonight.
The Society for Physical Culture will moot ut
aalt past today, at tho Chicago Athonoun,. A
Eortance will come b0fora tho meeting. pepers
anu Selections given by n.enboru.
Tho meeting OF the citizens of IIyle Park for
the purpose of forming q Law and Order Club.
Tor Tue enforeemout Of tho lRws or ordinances
relative to tha sale Of Intoxicating drinks ia 10
bo held ut the Town-llaEl, thiH evening ut 7
oc!ock. a largo meeting iB anticipated.