, 1874-02-20


honor OF thu memorv NJ Wash,ncton, WIN oou11
not lull q lie whnn Ia wns n bov. md aid not
want 10 whom ho beoanlo q mnu.
The following potition to tilo Stato Tnpiela-
turo was circulated on 'Chaugo to-day, and was
very n,lmoroualy Biynod:
Wc, the undersigned citizens Of uhca9o, most rc-
srcc.inlly represent to your honorable lInso Of Az
.obiy that Tue lailroau aw wich went no operation
IN ns nsa o oi rscs 10 Al @
nrS to nrocon o IT, snaa
Of tho country,--hut- Inns proved d source of
uncertainty dispute litigation, ant oxronHe, placing
our ees a1u a. a n'atp III Tealohs 70
uy asE ac modacaion or ronoS ~ te inv ag
will rssore to % III te bcnos md aavantages to M enjoyed
THE MAnKETs
Tho loading produce markets wcrc weak to-
DIV. most Of ehom boing lover. tto,,nl tic re-.
coptB wore quite light, and tho woatLor 40 soft as
TO throaten that farmers will not bc nble to car
points were dopressod< and, though thoro is n
strong feeling OF confidence hore, It was not
proof against theBo Influences. The shipping
movoment was very lignt, tliere being scarcely
any orders hore tint could DO iillod ut current
quotations, except Tor drossod hogs.
Domestic aud foreign dry goods vero eoling
frooly to country morchnnta and local retaiers,
and wero aRain quoted steady md firm. Gro
cories met with q fair inquiry at substantially
Yesterdays quotations. Thoro wns moro aetv-
seems 10 DO checked. sugara wore also hold
with moro confidence. Hiruns and mo1assoB
were moving freoly at stendy rates, The butter
aud ohoeae markets woro without change In my
fully sustained. Canned goods sold to liberal
aggregate, and for fruits aud berries the general
tendency Of prices WAS to advance. Corn, to-
matoes, aud oysters were quoted easy. Fruits
wore in good request as unchanged prices. Tho
wore s drmor, though aside from whitoasll, Which
advanced 200 per brl, there were no quotab1o
changes. There was d good donlnnd for oils at
Arm rates. ooal, plg-iron, paints, tobacco, and
l'stno, o "snd osS ausnansod fa S,r conn., ,ox,
tho soaBon and tho marltot rulos irm, espooially
arm. under an active inquiry. Metals and nails
woro IN request andstondy, the latter being firm.
4 fair trade in iron was reported at previous
shalod. Furs were salabie to doa1ors at un-
changed prices. Thoro worc no now features in
WOOL or hops; both markets aro qulot. Broom
corn mot with tho average rotail demand, ruling
firm as previously qnotod; Msy as II moorat0
and in consequences prices were o triao stronger,
though tho lsastorn markets arg still doprossod,
owing to tho heavy exports to this country from
South America, and dcalers hore are generally
far G reuss S At anehsngod price psea apple. e1ept
ed thoy being ensier, owing to largar receipts.
Seeds xoro again in good demand, especially tim
othy which WIS trino higher. Potatoes were
selling readi1y on arrival 1T yesteriay'a prices.
Ths. poultry market WAS again dull, aud prices
favored buyers.
Ujplwinea woro ouiot at tho decline noted veg-
torisy1 aalea beinr made Of II ibl1 bis Ut 05c nor
Gallon Now York was quoted 10 lower, OF
81 .ooI, and Ciucnnati was also weak, but il IS
prob.Gle that our market declined Yesterday
from tho anne ca,,sea that oneratoI elsewhere
to-dny. our market closed nominully steady at
g5c
wy, n..an.a s.u, r, a,,,, ,,a ,ono. m,o ,,~
Ulcssou nogs were JUL a''a stWot niaa,na
aes ~ o"c msm satus , IT. =,
plce. q Soizueo'11 p9l ~ .os pus t, su
oIa n 9"ng 70 1o ~ gau Teatmet, ann ~ T., a,
xoa closgu @ M n III iots y Az sn1on ~ nro
ronortc 1on@s w1.n ~ ISi?H 1SS Ho.d ot s NJ
IL 81 ss;iS 81 " @ o. Solz4 IA ~ So'oo' % BOIL
plss at po'Io' lo'a'' t'4fo nehu.
Provisions were dun and rather weak. Orders
wore few, 30 that the trado "as lott almost en- en-
tir9ly IN tho hnnda OF tnespeculasors anu. as tho
Boilers gonoraiiY wanted hlghor figures than tue
III.