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, 1874-06-14

The exports from New York during the woek
ending on Thursday evening last include 81. 700
brls flour, 1,56G, 500 bu wheat, and 312, 200 bu
corn.
Tie Board of Trade decided TO-DAY, bv what
seemed to be q rather close vote, to adj journ Oh
the 24th inst. to do honor to the cornerstone OF
the new Government building.
There is great deal OF dissatisfaction among
members OF the Board Of Trade on the subject
of margins in corn. It is alleged that the gem
t'eman who is running the corn deal for
himself or others Keeps his personal account at
one bank, upon which he checks for grain
count with another bank, IN officer of which is
popu1arly supposed to be deeply interested in
the success Of the combination which now con-
trolls the corn market. The question is asked
whether it is fair TO require members
to put up hard money, when they are
not sure that cash is put up on the
other side. It is also queried what would be
tho result in case the margins 90 deposited
should considerably exceed the 100000 Of se-
curty for payment, and the margins not bo paid.
Also whether or not the Board OF Trade would
be liable in such case, as the bonds are signed
to tho Board as a corporation and not any Of
its members. It may be that there is
no OCCASION for distrust but the present plan
OF transactng the margin business undoubtedly
presents the opportunity for operations Of n
character which the wide-awake members OF the
Board are just beginning to realize as possible.
Tho present indications arc that the Board will
change the rule for GepoeitiDg margins to
provide that. when either party desires it, the
money shall be placed in the harda Of the Treas
uror Of the Boald Of Trade, to be kept as spe-
cial deposit until called for.
The leading produce markets we're even more
irregular to-day, and weak; wheat being the
chief exception, and that was dull. A good deal
OF the trading seemed to be rather of Wild
character, being done with less settled motive
than usual. Uncertainty Of opinion with regard
to the future Of values was quite general The
sh1pping movement was larger than anticipated
by those who watched the course OF the market.
Dry-goods we're being freely distributed to the
interior and local retail trade at firm prices
While the demand is still chiefly to meet con-
snmptive wants. thera is q growing inclination
among buyers to order in advance OF immediate
requirements, the hardening tendency of prices
tending to promote speculative feeling.
Groceries were in better request than on
yesterday, or the day before, but the general
market Was lacking in activity. The price,
changes were confined to an 1Sc decline in
white sugars. Co1ees arc very firm lust
at present, and seem likely to advance.
Teas also are held at very full PRICES. Soaps,
starch. candles. and most other lines ruled
steady and firm Tha dried fruit trade was
quoted quiet and firm. Fish were in better re-
quest a. unchanged prices. No new features
we're noted in the leather, ba,gug, pig iron.
coal, wood, md paint markets. Oils ruled quior
at about ycstordaTB quotations. Lard oil h1s
nu upward tondeuoJ In consequence OF tho on
haaced cost OF tia 1aH material Carbon con-
, 1874-06-14
INANCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, June IL.
The demand for money, and the terms on
which it can be Obtained, were unchanged To-
day.
At the banks, the rate of discoun. is Solo por
cent; there are banks exceptionally situated
that have been lending on short time, aud tho
best of securities at per cent aud would nego-
tintc call loans at per cent On the street the
ratio is 8@l3 per cent, according to circum-
stances. Real estate loans are o@10 per cent.
On Change, money is used in carrying proris-
ions at the rate OF S per cent.
Now York Exchange was firm to-day, at CSC
premium for $1,000. between banks.
Foreign exchange is quoted by Skow-PeterBen,
lsberg l. Co. as follows: London, 4s31a@i9l !;
Paris, 515@5105a; Hamburg, 96@962l; Berlin,
Az; Sweden: %; Norway, 1ll}s; Denmark
Sc: Finland (Russia). 20N.
Cable transfers we're: London, 49221h5; Paris
5o713.
Very little currency is going to the country.
and tho receipts far exceed the shipments
The clearings for the week ending juno IS,
1874, we're :21, ,299. .0o7.0e; the figures for the
corresponding week, last year, we're 522, 5Gl,-
695.75.
Tue balances we're 81, ,956. .9Co.21, correspond
ing to 81 010, ,30y.2 last year.
SPECULATION.
A marked feature in the business OF the city
anu of the Northwest is the almost entire alb
eeuce OF epecniation in all departments OF trnde.
an occasional ripple comes from the Board Of
Trade, bu, it scarcely be felt amid the steady
movement Of legitimate and substantial produc-
ton aud traffic. Manufacturers have been
overproducing. md hence with them business
is healthy. though not suspended. Merchants
and dealers in all standard articles report fair
trade, with nothing like the excitement which
always marks speculative era. The dealings in
real estate are mainly with reference to improve
ment or getting rid Of incunbrances. The
panic of last September seems to have
baushed speculation from every branch Of
business. A leading banker informed
us to-day that q year ago oue-fourth OF tho
checks passing through the Clearing House were
given for speculative transactions. These no
longer exist but tile settlements at the Clearing
House are now about equal to what they were a
year ago. Henco lie infers TINT the legitimate
business Of the city has increased about ono
fourth above what it was in June, 1878. We pre-
sumo the experience Of our other leading
bankers and business men corresponds with that
Of the gentleman whose Judgment We quoted.
With the abundance Of money here and else
where, this absence Of speculation is worthy of
special notice aud commendation.
:, LOCAL eTOCKs.
The dealings in local stocks arc very limited,
and hardly call for 30 much a. n weekly report
Following are somo quotations Of local stocks,
based upon tho last actual ealcs:
, 1874-06-14

Of 50 bu at s1.0o, and $50 bu at Soc. No. 3 WAS
nominal at s1.20@1.25, being freely offered st
the outside No. was nominal at S1.00 and
rejected at 10000.
--LATEST.
Wheat was quiet in the afternoon, and steady,
selling at 51.18H@1.18}1S for July, closing at
s1.18E5. Corn mas fairly active, and sold from
609<o up to 615zc, and closed lower at Go55@
60Xc for July. Other grain, provisions, aud
lake freights were quiet
, 1874-06-14

Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con-
sumption: 2,499 bu wheat and 9,206 bu corn.
Withdrawn for do during the week: 1913 bu
wheat; 14,2o4 bu corn; s,o4s bu oats 1898 bu
rye; 5,o34 bu barley.
The following grain has been inspected into
store this morning up to 10 o'slock: 176 cars
wheat; 418 cars corn; 42 cars OATS; 3carsrye.
Also, by canal: 5000 bu high mixed corn !;
23,5o0 bu No. do; 5000 bu rejected do. and
2,0o0lbu No. 2 oats. Total [639 cars), 2s900o bu-
Inspected out: 74252 bu wheat; 342, $50 bu
coru; S., 160 bu oats; 1902 bu rye; 3s2 bu
barley.
The following wero the receipts and shipments
OF breadstuffs and live stock at this point during
the past week, and for the corresponding weeks
1ot..d
, 1874-06-14

LATEST 49,. 49,
New York. Juno 13.-Money closed at z to ~
per cent.
Foreign exchange closed quiet at 487G@
4S8 for banke1s' sixty da5s, and 49o@49o17s
for demand.
Gold was firm in the carly dealings and ad-
vanced from 111}6@ll11A. but in the after
noon decline to 1109< took place: Tho clos
ing sales were at 110X. Rates paid for carrying,
were 1@11 per cent for borrowing, per cent
WAS paid ; but loans we're also made Hat Clear
ances, $27, 900, 600. The Acknowledgements has
during the week dsbursed 1857. 900 on account
OF interest and in redemption Of bonds received
S1,898,000 for customs, and sold 81, 1,03o,0o III
gold.
Governments, dull and steady.
State bonds, quiet and nominal.
Stocks firm. with an advance in prices OF hI@
e per cent, until afeer the bank statement,
when reaction set in. the decline ranging from
14@N per cent. The lowest prices were made
shortly bafore tho close. when the decline
ranged from A@1 per cent In the final deal,
ings, steadier tone prevailed, and fractional
recovery took place. Sales Of the day included
5000 shares Western Union, 14,00o pacitic Mail,
$4,000 Lake Shore, 5000 Union Pacific, and 5000
Toledo and Wabash
, 1874-06-14
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING. June IS.
The following we're the receipts and shipments
OF the leading articles OF produce IN Chicago
during the past twenty-four hours, and Tor the
corresponding date one year ago:
, 1874-06-14

CATTLE-The week ending to-day has been = fuirly
at the East, we'll here, the markets have beer
more than ordinarily active, and for well-fatted
beeves higher prices have been established Mt nearly
all points, Grass cattle aud COMMON, rough stock gen
orally, havc not shared in the activity caracterizin2
the market for the better quaes but they command
ed shade DO higher Prices than were obainable Last
week. The demand for good TO choice grades has
been urgent, an liberal aa were the offerings, sellers
succeeded in working up prices 15925c per 100 ts
to IS 65G6.7o for fat eeers OF from 100 to $50 LIS
average. There is steady increase in the sup
ply Of Te1as aud thin native CATTLE and correspond
Ing falling Of in The receipts Of fat eoEn-fsd stock
favorable for At least maintenance Of
present rates. the tendency in the former
is un1aistakably downward. Trading In TENS cattle
was at s.. for through drovcs, at s4Oo9475
for ordinary Northern wtntesed, and at 75o0G for
medium to extra corn-fed. stockers are selling at
very fair rates considering the character of supply
eo,tmon thin roughsh lots finding buyers at s3.50a
4.oo, and good to prime ut s42584.75. In few In
stances higher figures wero paid hnt tho ruling rates
and in fair supply at s3.5o@55o. New mich cows sell
at S5o0@50 90 for poor to choice. To-day there
fair activity In the demand for the several grades at
prices not notceaby different from those current yes
terday. Local we'll outgda buyers operated with
uberay, and the fresh receipts and Of the stale
stock WIS disposed Of. The market closed steady.
QUOTATIONS..
Extra Beeres-Graded steers, averaging 400
Choice I Beeveaf1no v fat well formed rear
to year old steers. averaging zoo to
Good Beevee-N el-fatteued, finely formed
steers, averaging 1,1G0 to $50 Ms 665@5.80
Pony Steers-Fas steers, averaging from
$50 to LOO Observation-Disclosures. 525@5e3
Medium Grade-Secrs IN far deah, aver
aging 600 to 1,15G hs................. Z15@5.50
Butchers S.ock-Common to fa!r steers,
and good to extra cows, for city slaughter,
averaging $50 to 100 Observation-Disclosures. 3.75@5.25
Stock Catue-Common cutie, III decent
desh, averaging TOO to 1,05O u.s.. 3.5o@E75
Inferior-Lght aud thin cows. heifers,
stags, bulls and scalawag steers. 2.50@3o0
Cattlt-Texas, corn-ted. 6.25S5.T5
C4tle-Te1as, wntered North. 4.155-D 20
CattIc-Texns through droyes. 2500s4.00
HOGS-The supply has been some -, 900 head less
than Inst week. and o. 080 less than for the week be-
FORE The diminished receipts md the cooler weather
huve brought about Sery pronounced change in tho
tone Of this market There has been steady-actiFe
demand from the opening Of trade on Monday down
to the close Of the week. At steadily hardening prices
The supply was very evenly distributed, and each
days arrivals readily absorbed To-day the de-
and bEiek and, under moderate offerings, prices
crept up another notch, ruling firm at 81 90a5.35 for
poor to common; at $5.40G95.50 for medium, and at
<5GoG600 for good to extra The larger part OF the
sales at c', 40@5.70. Tho market closed arm ct
the above range Of rricsa. Transactions embraced
tho following
, 1874-06-14

Chicago T. Canada Southern drat-nort-
BAR6 ~. ssssss"'..."
Central Tot Iowa} drst-mortghge 7s, gold.
DesMoines Valley flsst-mortgage 8s..--..
Des MoinesValley land-grant 8s.....-
Ieavenworth, Lawrence l. Galveston land
grnnt los. ....................-.
Missouri. KauBas Il Texas hr1tmortE2Es
7s, gold. d..................... .....s
Northern Pacific hrst-morgage 3-1os,
Bo4Q
Rockford, Rock Island l. St. Lou1s first
mortgage Is, gold. d-...~...............:.
South Side lot Long Islaud) frst-mort-
kAbo 49, .ss-s+s
st. Joe L Denver City East Dis1s,on) aTst-
mortgage 8s, gold.
st. joe 4 De1Ter City <1Test Divtsion)
hrst-mortgage 8a, gold. ..-.. !
Texas l. Pacific first-morgage 7s, land
grant :
, 1874-06-14

SHEEP-Continue scarce and command extreme
prices. Although the demand was wholly of local
advanced to s4.0c@G.50 for poor to extra ahorn. A.
few sales Of wooled sheep were reported at
, 1874-06-14

'Iuc1udes all cut-mcats except shoulders and S. P.
hams.
Flour Haa dull and tended dovnwarda, though
III there is not much on sale at recent quota
tions, which arc below the cost OF production.
The receipts exhibit falling off in consequence
of the light demand OF the past two or three
weeks. Bran was in hight supply, and steady.
Sales we're reported Of 150 brls whito winter
extras on private terms so brs spring extras
{patent) at $3.50 80 bfls do at SG.s0: IS brls do
at 5000; SIS brls do on private terms. Total
G50 brs. Also 10 tons bran at Sl2.75; so tons
do at 9l2,5 50 on track; 20 tons do to arrive, at
$3.50 free on board; 20 tons middlinG ut $1,000
free on board; 10 tons do No. coarse at $l4.50
10 tons do No. 2, at $3.50 The market closed
, 1874-06-14

SATURDAY EVENING, Juno 13.
The receipts Of Hvo stock during the week have been
, 1874-06-14

Unt 9Th Inst Tag Sa1e Certificates bald bJ sas s9
Chicago can be redeemed Il 10 pr cent pIsao1af
S. S. HAYES, CITY Conps.0n'''
CHICAGO. April |. 1874
, 1874-06-14

and they lament the awful sacrifice OF gram
deur, and beauty, aud roominess for fast
buggy-wheels that will follow tho granting
Of the petition before you. They CRY, What a
pity to cut up with car-tracks the only Broadway
OF Chicago! They come to this avenue, and,
beholding it, excuim: "Ho, every one that
driveth, here ia room for tho brilliant equipnge,
the pondcrous draT, the dashing buggy, the rae
the knobby tandem dog-cart. Come aud drive
over this broad, smooth roadway, and you shall
not be crowded or retarded by the popnlous aud
sedate etreet-car. we will keep forever the
magnificent distances of this glorious avenue
the pride Of the city and the admiration Of
Strangers"
Did it ever occur to these remonstEants, who
are mostly outside parties whose pecuniary in
terests arc foreign to this portion Of Wabash
avenue, to look back q little aud see how this
avenue
CAME TO nE HERE?
Did they ever reflect on the question, Who dedi-
Gated this broad strip Of land? who made this
roadway? WHO built these wide sidewalks Pin
thing for the public to admire, and use. and en-
! Joy! Somebody gave. and somebody maintains
At constant expense, this thorough
fare Did they ever consider tho pri-
mary object to which it was devoted
When the .property-holders on that street
gave 80 much OF their land, and expended no
much of their money. Was it simply to provide
an outlet from the centre OF tho city, through
which somebody else could get out to his lands
farther south Is this portion of the road thero
existing primarily for the use of people going
beyond it? When man subdivdes and plass 4
tract of land, and therein dedicates certain
streets, does he lay out those streets manly for
the purpose of enabling people to go through
lis land to buy lots Of somebody else beyond5
No, my dear sirs, the primar: purpose and
use Of any street Is 70 enable the public to ap-
proach the lots and the buildings fronting
that street. These other uses which VIC have
been considering, this through trayel, are all
secondary in their importance and in their
nights: The property-ho!ders upon this miles
OF Wabash avenue, By reason of tho facts that
they granted the land. that they paved the road,
that they laid the walks, and that they ara At
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10
Health for All.

Persons afflicted with any disease, no matter
of how long standing nor how complicated,
helped Or not by others,-no matter who you
have doctored with from first to last mag yet
be cured by consulting, without delay, either in
person or by letter, the welI-known and success
full European Eclectic and Magnetic Physician.
Or. Barth, who has returned 70 Milwaukee
after absence in Europe of seven years and
is now permanently located at his office consult
ing and operating parors, al Broadway. Mil
waukee, where he Is daily curing after all else
has failed, some of the most complicated and OBJ
stinate diseases, such as Ca;arrh. Cancer. Asth-
ma, DropSy, Fits. rheumatism Gout, Fever
Sores. Ulcers, Piles. (without the knife.) Gener-
u Debility, Nervous Diseases, ScrofuIa and al?
diseases of the Blood and Nerves, Partial Deaf
ness, Noises and discharges from the Ear Poly
2us of the Ear, Mouth, Nose and Womb remov
4, Sore and iniamod Eye Lids. BLINDNESS, from
film. Cataract, opacities al diseases of the
we, Ear, Throat Lungs, Heart Liver Kidneys.
Bladder and Womb receive attention. Man,
iseases treated by Letter. Ladies and ether
II delicate health, requiring daily medical at
+ndance. outside the city, will be furnishe
easant rooms and board at reasonable raIe.
al letters for advice with enc dollar enclose
i'll receive attention. Descriptive circular a.
atsrrh and other diseases sent on receipt OF
ent stamp. DR.. BARTH'S OPIUM HABI
'URE positively cures Opium Habit. The on
ure cure known. Contains no injurious drug,
Entirely vegetable. In writing for the Gu.
ate how long the habit has been formed, ho,.
}uch you use per day. age and occupatjcI
a-Tape Worm removed. Consult in Person
Letter, enclosing one dollar for advice. al
ldress,
TT FARyu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

THIS IS the opinion Of Gen Gar
field Il believe we have entered up
on the business career Of American
politics. We have entered upon a
period where great mass meetings will
perhaps never. during this period, be
what they were in the days that are
passed We have entered upon per
iod in which mere oratory passes for
little We have entered upon per-
iod with an intelligent people before
US. where no man can sway great mas
ses Of people as he pleases, as has
been done in the past. We are enter
ing upon a period when the men of this
country are calmly and carefully study
studying their own business and indus
trial interests when they are discuss
ing the question of trade and trans-
portation and inter-growth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10
L. KRONER, ". NJ.

No EXCUSE FOR BEING sICK.-No
person can use B3schee's German Syr-
up without getting immediate relief
and cure We have the first case of
nough, Colds or Consumption, or any
disease of the Throat and Lungs. yet
to hear from that has not been cured
We have distributed every year for
three years over 100000 sample bot
ties GREE OF CHARGE" by druggists
in all parts of the United States. No
other Manufacturer of Medinine ever
gave their Preparations sush test as
this. Go to your Druggist FL. B. Phil
leo & Co. and get bottle for 10 cent 5
and try 1.-TWO doses will relieve you.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10
Senator John A. Losan's Origin

Subscriber inquiries whether John A -.
Logan, the celebrated orator of Him
ois, Is of Irish origin or Indian orr gin.
We don't know. He must be either
or both. He has the enthusiasm of
the Cet mingled with gloomy ,borig-
inal brilliancy. He fights like an In
dian, and is never discouraged till the
victory is won, when his depression of
spirits becomes dreadful. He talks
like an Irishman whose home is in the
setting sun. When he was circus
rider he could stick to his horse ike a
Comanche, while shortly before he was
converted he could bead Charley Far
we'll at poker and even hold Bob
Schenck a close tussle At present
his piety is sincere, aud his exhortat-
ions at the camp meeting are much
more edifying than his speeches in the
Senate We think, upon the whole,
that he must be Irish aud Indian
mixed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

WE CLIP the following from the
Green Bay AdUocate, the most fair,
candid AMI impartial Democratic jour
nal in the west. Were all papers as
honest as the Advocote, the Reform
party would be a power in the land in
correcting existing political evils.
The ofic al canvass gives Cate, Re
form. 2 majority over McDill, Repub-
lican. In contest, however. which is
likely, McDill will probably get the
seat as majority of 80 for him in
the town of Lincoln, Wood County, Is
thrown out for informality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

THE Hon. Gerrit Smith has just
given $40, GOO to Hamilton College,
at Clinton, \. Y. to be used at the
discretion of the trustees of the insti
tuition Mr., Smith gave the College
$4,000 last February for general pur-
poses, and lately ordered portrait of
General Backus, to be placed in the
memorial hail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

For SaIe.--A 40 Horse Power f :
.ins and fixtures one 40 iuch belle .
y feet long; two II inch fues, smoke
stack. five front CRATE bars, etc, The
above machinery has been in use only
'bout two months, and is in every re
>pect as good as new, and will be soil
very cheap. Also a Line Shaft Planer.
Re-sawer, etc. at bargain. Inquir
It Crane Rapids Foundry aud Machi {
hop. if
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

THE DEMOCRATIC press is putting in its
blab about who shall be Senator Who
ever before heard Of corpse trying TO
run things. lie still, We dead. We
who helped to bury YOU dece"tly and
in order will tend to things pertaining
to life. Whether we want Matt. Car
penter or Bill Jones. it's none of your
funeral. so lie still till your resurfec-
ton. This is a live mans govern
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

Lost. "A light red cow about six
years old, some white on the belly, and
knobs on horns Also one 3-year old
heifer, dark red. good sized, with
small horns pointing upward. The
above described animals strayed from
the undersigned on Yellow River. about
the 1st of October. Anyone returning
the same or advising me through the
Necedah Post Office. where they may
be found, Will be-Iiberally rewarded -
4. 3. DUGAR.
Nor. 10Th, "a. SO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

CATE VS.. MCDLL.-The Supreme
Court last NRlay rendered decision
on the congressional question. giving
the certificate of election to Judge Cate,
We have no room for the opinion OF
the Court in this issue, and probably
it would be of little interest to our
readers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

Gov. TAYLOR with a party of Off
cials recently passed over the w. G.
Road on tour of inspection. They
had live time, and returned with no
accident having occurred. The sleep
ing ont in the woods with four inches
of snow was feature of the excur-
sion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10

GEN. BUTLER said, the other day
there were two supremely happy wom-
en- in Essex county Mrs. Butler, who
reioiced that her husband was to be
kept out of Washington and Mrs.
Thomson, who was delighted that her
husband was going to Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-10
SILAs PAYSE
Seneca, Nov. II, "A.

Head Light OLIVE are nov
selling Head Light oil, 1859 FIRE test
the best manufactured. warranted, at
30 cents a gallon. Headlight oil is
kerosene Invested of nearly all It:
Naphtha so that it is made non-explo
sivc Head light oil gives a purer an,
brighter Light than Kerosene, aud vii
burn longer. Only 80 cents a gallon
at the Wood Co. Drug Store.
II b. PHILLEo i Co.