, 1874-02-06

~ ANn-Af ~ L sIAA N-~A"~ -
Islanl and Dolawnto; por cent IN I.ousiann;
u por cent In Connecticut. Now York, AlnbaHa,
ard California; 2pcr cont In Vermont Mias!A,,
aippf, nnu Ohio; l per cont In Now Jersey ami
Kentucky. AL tho other statoa report n,ln,-
ber fully equal to or groator than tho previous
ycar, tho maximum 10 rcr cont, hoing III No-
brnsIsa.
number Of cowB ~ equal to or In oxooss Of Inst
ycav. Texan doolinoA por cont Delaware and
Tloridn. ror cent Louisiana. . ror cont;
Nnssacl..setta, Now York, and Alabamnn, por
por cent. 4 number equal to tho previous
yenr is foutsd III Vermont, Connecticut, New Jol-
10Y, Maryland, Virginia. aoorga, Mlssisstppt,
Tonnoaaot, Kontucky, and Michigan. IN tho ro-
nalning States ali incroaso varios from per cent
Ill AtknnHnD to 16 por cont III California.
euEEp---An enormous incroaso. 90 por cont, Is
noted in Kansns, several countscH having during
tho yonr developed n considerable ontorprlBo Ill
p-nlsbanttry. Lnrgo ilocka wero directly
proportion Of tho iuoroaso WINS brought IN ~
omigrant settlers. California Increased Lcr locliH
II por cont; Arkansas, t0 nor cont; Mano nnd
Toxas, por cont. Nebraska, 2 ror cont; Oro-
g1 PER eemn nnSs0s e5 s9nt anti @ Msw
consin, 5 per cont; Massachusetts. Alabn1na,
und Michigan, pcr cont; l!lnoiH, per cont
Now Joraoy and Ohio report number oqun! TO
tho previous yonr. In nil tho otlier States thoro
IL n dccrcasc ranging from ror cont itl South
Carolinu and Wost Virginia, to II per cent III
Louisiann, ind 1t por cont in Delaware.
llous-Tho only Stntos. reporting NIL incroaso
hro Kansns nnd Eobrnaka; 9 per cont Califor-
nla and Oregon, & per ccnt Alabama, 0 por
The greatest docrcaso, IL pcr cent, is found
in Louisiana. Tennossoo tlccllnos II per cont
Now Hampshire and ArltauaaB 10 ror cent
OHIO, 0 por cont; Vermont, Virginis. bIpsisaippi,
cent; Michigan and Wisconsin, 6 por cont
Itllodo 1sla.,d. Ionnsylvania, West Virginia, and
Kontuoky, 6 per cont. Tho remaining States
show minor rntcs or decrease.
WAREHOUSE 1Eu1sLAT1oN.
Tlo following resolution wAa adopted by tho
Directors Of tho Board Of Trade fow days ngo
Rcsolred, Tst tho President ia hereby authorized to
appoint con,Inltteo Of se TO Inquire into and report
to tic Directors what lcglaatlo' Il ui'y, IL re4red to
TEN Of inspection satisfactory Also as to what
aetion il my, this Association rhoud take to relsvs
our city nn State from tito iujuric1 rccelyo under
the present railroad laws.
Agreonbly to tho requirements Of tho above
resolution. the Committee thought 1t advisable
To gather a{l tho.iutormatton possible, and with
tho view OF getting the viows Of tho monbcrs OF
tho House Of Representatives at Springfield,
wrote to ONO .of tho members. Tho following
WINS lis reply: ..r,.:
ai ;H.'"' SpnNaf1rEn, Fob. 2, 1874.
cheirn'en q ! aranspoTsatto" Committee, cheao0
Dl:An SIN: Your favor Of tho 9th ut was duly rc-
ccivcd. hayo delayed answering from day TO day, n
tho vain hope that something would occur that would
gard TO the qcsso,iH Of which You speak, No test hns
lccn nasc or oycn attempted, aayo tho resolution TINT
a wna ts aroa and ss LOU E
prcucnt railroad law had had ,,po tho tralo md COM
pasa''s siss any s'li inforn'ston 4 a %;shias %
&c Sssis$s <ass raasFsa fsssaa q s ts ;sy 1
ruin that wus hong Heatorod broadcast by tho cgtI-
ato effects Of tlo Illinois 1saiIroaa law. Commerce III
Etate is losing their per rent OF their decreased carn
ngs of he Illinois Central lsafoa md our nw CITIES
S' be ta Ssiussa bus Of to General Assembly Of tits saa
to protcct and encourage by wso and friendly legala
ol,. Tho effect Of this law tas liayo described It
edged by lnany members who last wi,ltor wcre lis
friends and advocates hut four not eaoHgh to 1ateri-
complete divorce that this law, laa produced be;
tween s e0mpstn 0lnts s, ~ roa. .s svs s,e 1n s
latitude. as before the law was passed; think Il
great many, porliara nnjoriiy, OF tha member:
nut in It's placo hut t. bo without Railroad law
would be political rin, ant, when YOU come to WeiGi
members chances fur re-cecton 10 the Illinois
OF ho Htae, why, Of cu.se, Tho lneher 1nrt secure
Ills reelection. now, my dear air have cneavorct
ses 'fs fro ND day ay to day ' Wy a lint may sfy
elasscd public calanilty equal in magnitude te
tile great re which laid your beautiful city in ashcs
others nre mora hopeful mil think that If tho rca
facts could be brought before tho House some nodi
acations could be made The stand taken by chcagt
Of tho wole country, aud, by bold stroke Of policy
shc has, in measure, triumphcl over nl adverse cir
known TINT Chicago was ths only place IN the unot
Staten that had any money pruduco went that way.
GALL HOARD.
| Meats were lower and moderately active. Mes
It It S14 .Go@li.c5 uollor April, si4.90@l49211
Lard It 59.07111@l9.121>l cash soller March i
3N.17}5G99.20; sellor April at so.a211@935
! Alddoa vera in fair roqucnt for future. shor
ribs, seller March, ut seller April at
Sales were quo 1Hd nI1s M noHs pork at a13
s1i.G2}z; 500 brls do at .$14d5i 600 brlH dc
seller hpYil, at $1i.05 $50 tea ard, seller March
Mt s9.171I; 750 tea do, sollor April ut $o.30
40,o 600 liza short ribs Mt 714c cash, loose 150 90
lbs do seller March. ut 7I1c, loose; 100, 000 ID
do, acllor April, ut S7.37llI, loose.
COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
Monthly report No.3 Of tho Bureau Of Statis
tics, now in press, contains the following:
THO total ynluc Of foreign commodities remaining
sGs SOC 4Gi, ngni1lst ss2, 675 sopt. 80, lS72.
Allowing for thu difference r. warehouse. tho I'm
are In excess Of tho domestic aa ioregn s1s
the amount Of s3l 1873, rs compared with Slo9s'3
05s for tl.e corresponding period Of l872.
Tho total amount Ut the tlpnrfa ami exports durtn
the nine months ended Sept. ~, 1873 md laia; c1rrg
In American and furein vessels, a1 tn and otht
land vehicles, wrre ss follows:
! 2a,ts tuiteA FUrciG
1s7 ;ss,, in 1pS1', @ =, HsS an 9, ssns Z
ForuIHn vcssels... SAC. hui 55o 316, Ivy ~
Land vesies''''. lass li'i'0''a o'0a'''' 2''4''4S
., .o,- ,,, ,.7 ctc aeo 1oi Mo c7e r All n