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CHICAGO DAILY MARKET,
SATURDAY EVENING, Fet. IL.

SATURDAY EVENING. Feb. II.
ALCOHoI-Quo!abls ut $l.p2@1.97.
BEANS-Are ssclt1y, and In request for home COIL
aumptloE with occasionally order from ta lumber
regions. Wo quote: Navy beans, f2.onGI2.ag; med
BROOM ooRN-A fair trade in tho aggregate
was reported at the prsecs previously q1otcd, as
TINT will work 1tsolf into choice htri broon,
7H@s19c for good d. sHG97o; gooG to cloico stalk
' SuiLbiSa iisc % briSk rcr.
Tho demand l4 light, and only TOR small lots, but tho
stoel on hand u fn and DEALERS quote tho mar
Other 1nnsoria!a aro unchanged. Wo repeat: stucco,
s25o Now Yerb sgceo Saating s. l,ose.,aate
ese s Ssi pass pt1si setne s 1hISn
Il; wh1te ~ saa. S I SSlssteFsSSa lat;
Ing Il trsS @ tconon @ @ 6sie sSi
@lh.oo; sewcr hrisk, $500; milwaukee, and liacno
l6.oo: isrc-cay. II brl. Si.o0Ga4.pc. "'''~s'
DUTrEIs--The dcnaand continues good, with prices
eforo At ihla season, ara inadequate to ret the wants
Of tho traslc and saes arc readily affected at tho fol-
oSgna ong 10 aaoa orssa ose? a aey SfG so
mon, 2oG9.5a; common 70 choice roll, o5GJ3c.
DAaGl lNd-Undcr this head tho thangcs wcro I'm.
repent our quotations.. MS folows: Stark "A,
SS xssl;ss & ;s s Fs'sa S''s4 s Sssa1
pa Ss os s a7o S !ss9o sa ;aEs ges % sna'' l'e@'s0
coorElsAoE-wsa quiet snd unchanged; W ,s r.
FORK srsa y IS Il sEy ~ naEres
stavcs, rough sae 9uGe!J. .oo 49, lneked. s24
srSS a, sa;Ss eS rag bsksa xS nx,oe 9e sa%e
M wsky s,avas rough $490G9e9soo ~ 20
Hour M headimg, sA@oHo per set; honr hoop'poles,
slcgE99o pef H. x,o. ,r,..n.,, sr,,, .,na ,or.
not an average supniy of oieeso In any of tho mar,
Aoss Of tue country a1sd with ~ opening o. tho sprg
trade lair TO prime nnHs ara LIKELY 70 adfahce or.
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slan "; hi; ,19SIs sse2s "a ~
ss$: s!$: II: n: Il
a5s ar y,sk s;
1ss s IT, assa.s ssS Sssisi po' tSS
finelados III cut n,oats ozoept Shoulders and s. p
Tho Daily Con,n,ercia. Dulieti,, publishes ro-
turns from 410 points relative to tho prospects,
for summon hogs, aud Bnys;
"At.a giance, tho majority Of tho roporte inai-
cate light rim Of hogs during tho summer; yet,
q closer examination shows TINT thoro aro quito
Il number of points which report tho prospects,
good for ali average crop-thougl1 not up to the
movement OF Inst season. movement Of hogs
was worry large during last summer, under the I'M
fuenco Of tho aamo cauaca which now induce tho
liberal movement Of stock hogs to market.
Undcr tho influence Of the advance in the prices
Of hogs aud the consequent advance In product,
the denlnnd for lard and bacon on foreign nc-
count has Blaokencd up considerably, anu NOR
ohants havo only purchased to supply their inl-
mofato wants.
"Tho export movement from New York during
the first three months Of tho crop year, woro
3G.9a8, DIG lbs bacon, md 46, 70G,57l lbs lard; !;
asainst 81, ,242 400 lbs bacon, and 50 2S2 2G8 lbs
l4rd ono year previously Tho log crop Of
mud tile German ports exhibit tho groatest de-
crease. On tho other hand, we are indebted to
tho English trade for tio increase in tho move
nont OF lard and bacon--auo in n measure to tho
thHAiS VA Al WIS avg GioI VI 4iG4AiiA. AHS ~
ports from all tho Uhitod States ports from tho
opening Of tho packing .-aoaaon to Feb. Il, 1874,
shows falling of III tho shipments Of lard Of
10, ESQ, 900 pounds, or about, $1,000 ticrccs.
willie there is IN incroaso in tho shipments Of
meats Of oG27, 900 lbs or equal to about 10, $50
bp1eB.
1nregard to summer r-packing iu tho West, tho
points usually engaged expect to do q fair busi-
ness. Sufficient leo las boon secarol at nearly
all tho points, aud the fears Expressed somo time
ago in regard to tho ice-crop hayo been re-
movod."
Flour was dull, and not m,1ch bottor than
nominal, the buying being continod to the city
trade. Exporters lad their limits further re-
ducod this morning, and were llnnble to operate.
Tho market was undoubtedly weak, in sympathy
with Liverpool and Now York, bnt hearceiy
enough was dono to establish change in quota-
lions. Bran was steady. Sales wore reported Of
80 brls spring extras at 9G.75; 100 brlB do
(AIinn.) at sG.l24; 100 brls DO at s5,s711 /;
100 hrls do 9t 1876; 600 hrls do on
private tormH; 150 brls spring. euperfne, at
1876; 100 brls ryo at 94.65, Total, I, 100 brts.
Also, 80 tons bran at $500 on track The fol-
T.. I. ~tr H.
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The volume Of business during tho past wook
haB boon Hmnller than during the previous one,
because holders Of property i,aye been loss will
Ing to mako concessions, and therefore fcwor
large sales have bcen made. The views Of buy
erH and Aellots aro moro apart than they wero
because tho latter are inclined to asl higher
prices.
1T present tho disposition to invest In real
estate Is speculative, aud not for tho sake OF roy
onue from rents. This accounts for the demand
for suburban lands aud lots,-at loaHt as far out
as the city lin1its,-iu preference 10 inside prop
ert, either for businesa or residence. Tho great
bulk Of tho 1atter Inns raaclsel itH maximum
price, At least it will not increase in Value fast
or than will cover tho annual taxca and in sono
favorable locationa low rnto OF interest on the
Investment. Thoro iH largo bolt Of residence
property within a mile Of tho bllsiness coltro
yonrB hence than 1t will now, md for this roason
even ii improved and rented, will not yiold per
oant ou the Investment ovor aud above taxaa and
insurance. The A'aximum ,prico which tho
choccst residence property Ia likely to reach
in this city for ton yoera to como cannot rea.
aonably be placod at ovor $3.50 to $500 per foot,
mud tloro arc. fow localities whoro oven those
vnluos can DO maintained. 10 uao tho language
residence property at over $500 por foot. .Henco,
when people buy, thoy prefer to 70 out further,
where 1t can 10 bought for ono-half or ono-
quarter al mncll now, but whore 1t is protty snyo
to increase to say $500 or $3.50 per foot which.
Boons to bo about the ayorago prico Of tlrBt-elasa
J.. roaidouoo-proporty IN tile CITY now. The boat
tosilonce quhrors in any American city aro
always changing ; but III Chicago thoy change
moro rapidly than III aEy other city. New rosi-
quarters arc being built up from year to year
FLAT o,ltsIline tho old, aud the ground III tlla
Iattor tll1niuishoa In value as that In tho former
iuoreaAcH.
gALEs OF INSIDE pnopEHTY.
But, aside from tho proponleranco Of the
speculative elomont, thoro Is great deal Of
valuable inside property changing hands. Some
Of lila iA boing exchanged for suburban lands.
BY parties who have m0rtgaged 1t heavily. AM!
now, bnt ,luinoumborod. Tho parties who take
Ills ins!do property in exchange arc gonorally
usu Of largor capital, who clear OF tic incum-
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though the greatest portion OF. tho tralug con-
sisted III turning It oyor from March intJ April.
Lard waa HLnde llrmor, with fair dcmnnd at
yestortlayH fgurea, to Which most buyers
ing. Meata woro not 40 much wantol, though
tloro wore several orders OIL tho floor, and
holders wore tlrnlor In their viowa. Tho packing
scason Is nenny closed, Will, numerical balance
last saasons work, but Tho summer packing viii
Dc worry much below the rocont. average, owing
to tho olosonosB with whiot hogs hnvo boon mar
kotc1. Tho stoclts hero aro officially reported at
iard. Tho market closod firm al tho follow
ing range OF prices Mesa porl, casll or sollcr
Fobr,lnry, s14.20@14.25; do seller Nrarcll,
8l4.0o@4.85: Do seller April. 914.50@14. .55i do
gel!or May, s14.75: prime meas pork, s12.70@
Of aellor february, ss.s7> 3@8g6; do seller
March, a8.05@9.0D; do anllor April, s0.1O@
0.1214 do aoller May. So.30@D.40. Grson hams
ut 0@0Ao for 10 and Ii IL avoragos; Bwoot pick
sa as sRSeas s "a stfa %Sasts sss'
796c for long c1oar; 7}1o for short ribs; 7g{o
for short clear; tho sarno boxed at 10 nor lb
abovo thoso prlccs: Green meats 37s@'I14c lower
pFleov. Bacon a,,a meats h.. s, for soul5ast.y
oioar, i all packed In bosoa; b tho uame
il hlls. 80 higher. Bacon hams, 1l1l@1o11c
NlOa6 pecI, 1o.DuGgo.t0 o1kEa IHeeH uO,
sO.75@10OD; beof hamB, 423.00@20.50. City
tnllow, G7s@7c grease .quotablo at 6@7o
salcs wero roportod Of GU brls mess pork
at SLAB; 600 brls do, buyer tho month, ut
s14.S0; 800 brlB 10, soler March, at sli.35 !;
500 brls do ut s14.s0 1000 br1a do Mt s14.25 /;
750 brs DO, soiler. April, at $t4.6 800 brls do
Mt $14.50 250 brls do at $14.45; 600 brls do
seller May, ut $14.75; 500 br1s extra primo pork
soler first half of April, Of S12.25 80 tcs lnrd
Mt $500; 100 tcs do, Hgller March, at 5000;
1000 tcs do ut ss.95 1000 tcs do seller April,
at .$0.121I; 750 tcs do at a0.10 10000 lbA
shoulders ut 55Gc; 100000 lbs short ribs ut
71Io; 10000 lbs sdnrt clear ut 794o; 10000 lbs
long clonr, aciior Mav, at 60; 10000 thu green
hams 16 lls) at 0Ao 10 tos sweot-picl1ed
hams ut 109loi 80 tcs do ut 1oMc; Lou tcs do
ut 914c.
Tho packing Of this city to dnto is reported at
ABS, ,sS8 head against ,9s 87s to tho Same dato
a year ago. Milwaukee reports tho Bcuaon
closed, will $780, 600 hogs packed. Tho packing
to dato Of st. Louis ia reported ut 900, autl
of Cincinnati bG5, 600.
Tho Daily Commercial Report gives tho fol-
lowing as tho shipments Of the various descrit.-
tions of hog product for the week ondiug Feb. -,
1874, md si1co Nov. !, 1878, as compared with
tho corresponding periods Inst year
Total number Of b0xes Of meats shipped during the
weak, 8043, against 500 boxes tlv preaching week..
Total pecos shipped during tho week. nclug grecn
has ao06 against leo S55 pieces tue preceding week.
! {irk 1 fuT,l = fE,,u. \ S,tou|rs r Li,f}t+,
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~
only 10 per bu higher than yesterday, bong
kopt down by depressing adyices from Liverpool
md Now York The further reduction OF buying
limits to parties here who represent English
could not tpso lo1d ut oyor about u No. which
was Sc below our quotation. It was noted, too,
TINT the depression iu tho Englia, narkots Id
bringing out moro liberal homo deliveries, Civ
ing poor prospect for speedy Improvement
operators soomod to havo como to tllo conclusion
that tho markot Ind gonc about as far in alown-
ward direction as 1t could be trusted and they
bought frooly enough to keep it up, though
largo quantities wero oiferol for sale. great
clasas mado, while cash wheat waa relatively
firm, though quot, aa not much waB on tho mar
kot. Tho bhlpnonts Of yesterday wore reported
to oxceed 100000 bn, including tint sout through,
making the record Of INC wook larger thu flo
to 51.l8N,. declined to $l.184, nnynncod to
s1193s foll back to s3119, improved to s1.1054,
and rocodcd to 81 .10ll at tho close: Seller tho
month, Or cana No: spring., sold at s1;17N
sl.21@l. .2311d, and sollor MAY was quoted at
s1.20H@1 1.2oa1l: No. spring was in fair ship
Of about 10 per bu for Northwestern receipts.
No. . spring closed ut Sl.15, alld rejected do ut
91.2o}5; 5000 bu do ut sl.201l 1000 BIZ No. 2
Northwestern at St.l8I; 1900 bu lo ut
81.1S}a; 31,U00 bu DO at a1.18 1900 bu do ut
Sl.l7Y; 10000 bu do at a1.l7al; 1,GOD hu No.
3spring ut St.16; 0,800 bn do at $l.14gi; 500
hu ro1octod spring at $1.0B; 100 bu by sample at
S1,25; 400 bu do ut s41.2415. Total 72, 800 bu.
Corn waH less active at ab0ut the sa,no ayor~
aso OF prices aa OIL Friday. The uows from other
points waa unfavorablo to strength OIL tho part
Of holders, but tho recoipts woro smaller, aud
tho feeling waa much tho sau,o as in Whoat.
There were q good many orders to buy nj q de-
cline, mud thH fact kept tho market quiet and
ft1n as holders would not meet the vlowa OF bid
tlorH. Tho Rma1ar quantity Of old corn now
coming III INDUCES tito belief that 1t is boing
eleanol up, while thora IL a good demand for
tho now on loeat account, which Is partially
duo to thc high price, of hurloy. Tho casl,
department was unusually quiot today, at 5jM
@584bo for old No. q, closing ut 6uI5e. sollor
March opened ut 67o, roso To 71Gc, recodoa 10
bB19o, advanced to 671{c, and oloHcd 1T 57r
Seller April aold Mt 5SGpb51c, and sollor AIny at
oa@6211c solor juno waa very quiet, at about
}a@91c below May,-haylng boon disoountol Tor
several days past. Now No. olosol at 59l5c,
old ro]ocsod ut 621o, nnd now do at 471Su asked'
Ct 5lj9SSe; 1ooO0 bu do at b9lle; 0,lpo bu do ut
62l5c; 6v0 bu rejected old ut 691lo 1,BUU bn do
new ut 4715e; a,a09 bu do ut 47]4o. Total,
81, COO BIZ.
Outs wore moro aotiyo and firm, Mt Night de-
cline: being shade higher than ut tho close
yesterday, though tho Now York kilograms
sAuudoreu Qigateuod) out (lulluous ut each turn,
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;sss ssss + ss s,s 51so p,ss S5s: Ins Isssa,sy
,sa 5ssssga ssse ss
viii ss ssfs ssSSi oSis sssss
81. Loris, so76t9l1;oo. 1syo aor n.cla!gcd. Corn
roce!pis, 900 ba No. oSisags 3So@is5; do Nil.
wnnAee sl64eg1:1o: Iowa md Minnesota srrnR, slso
Sa eassn Ne ] ,s mud Sa;se as ssa sa%9 %sssS
s!s"SsS: gss !' ~ ,s$ss ssssiF|. " y;
7'sSs $'srys;s osIS ss,y 4 5fssII1; S'''1 1a'
lMy-Btcady.
1fors-uncfnngcd.
onouEn1Es-SuIar steady. Io1aaaca and rice quiet.
rETaoLIuM-orudo nominal at 7A@7Xo; ro1aed
firm ut 11e.
E0oB-E1rm.
;7,'as LEATI'nH1v Z; Unbalanced; ,oau
C2ho; nnwashoi, 1a@35c; tuhbcd, DC.
lnov1sIoas-pork nrn now mess, sl5.os cash; s1s.
ectfso dry salt shoulders for February o1<c. Middlca
aS r long s'ss 'o<t st Sna
s sss 1'tS o@e sss :i assia sSS; % sars pf~'
l,urrEN AND cnEEsE--Unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures copper atoaty; ingota Lake
chs,!eed; i!ussia alee ioSel,7Ko ~ geli. .a.
NA'Ls-steady; cut, to9sSt a.: ciileh, ss.75@c.25.
:. GlNIoIssArr, Ie Fobh.-oo1ros-Duli and unchanged
nnF4nsrgsrs- 1 quiet. wheat anll and lowe.
Gnist i an stsady at .oeS54e. Nye searsa md nrtn
e vt st nssSsy KIT Ss" d 9 S9ps on,,
n'cata steady; shoulders, ike; clear rlb, ~
s,S@sy;sss s1s1F' ;sse2S'' Bacon dull Shoulders
iloas-ycry dull only common grades selling Il!
'';%sSSs;ss; %S}sSriatsssy astsssiy;;' I! 3D.. 1sl9'
81. LOUIS.
Sr: Louis. Feb; l4.-corros-stea'y.
for low Rrcs fa vc we're se at
Wheat tlulI; Ne sring. sl.ao winter No. ], s1la
s sss osa sse S1 aaa aaySsr oxsr
at inslo p1iees No: 2nixet 70 seller March
eioslng es 4 tho Inside barley lrn minnesota spring.
sls9sgiss: xx.-dst 5ys tE'n fl ga. ut s7sssc'
armsr sseseiesf sidss s byer npaS Te5rsay. sa's
y; s!ear Pils, sssss1o caar' sHessc. Lard
most sa1es at s5.oo@5.a5. l.cceipts, l67d head
cA1r1E-Quiot mt ,!i,, nennngod:
urv on,r.na ~ hhw y olihEhNs; ii1s,, ,;; :, ..
pnovis1oSs-DFy salt Tost dull at 61lGs8HG8ho
pasaed; bacon ~ IN better :, '.c1nal'tl At oA@o5lc.
y primo to ehoiee s1ea9s Molaases dull prime, Is
10 sSa aao aS % sas o bes good
9lnsa to strtet low M1d!inyb, 1&14Nl51<o; 1tddnxs
sth;a to stTat n1tngs 5s ,,as gao niadng ie
lalcs ta dreat 1ritan, oo5e baies. sosE. saj,iSS
! oaies tlsoldt ", 10y bales.
:. M1LWAuKnE. ,|uKnE.
WHEAT i'm. N i 81 Ma s6, STEADY
Sao1 nlareh; a sl2 April oa!s dull md 1iomal;
n1ey sssitSd ssii aSS Nd as: Se H. sg No.
si:7s. H. N' '1''''N ''A 4'''As' N0 : 'pf'ns
,a rMoV3SloSamlefG' S42a91aeo Sweet rtckcd
hsnS E eS. ri o., nnk os,sa msa's higher snonsacrs,
e<ffs , :, ,.,." aan an Alsse saoi 8teampc.
l Atot'H"AIcaHSe
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f"ir local al country demand, and moderate atoeka.
Wo guote: Onoulaga and Saginaw, nno, $1.o0;
Canada do, f20o; ordinary, coarse, $500: COARSE
diamond, 81! Rrond nolar $2.10; dairy Without
bags, $500 dairy, With baga, o0; Ashton dairy. per
s,ck s5oo Ground nlum} sl.75Gsl.80. Tnrk'a Island.
TEAH-1.o,nan active nnd Arm, IA provlouely
quotcd. Following arc the quotations: Young hy-
sou, M eonmoa cont 10 fsr, 5aD4sS; DO. good, 6s&oso;
1no old hyson,, G6@sBc; common Imperial, b2@
05o good 10 oloico do. OQe@$1,l0 far to good gun.
powder, 116390c; ch0ico IiHsuey, Oxtra
Moyune, $l35@1.40; cloico 10 extrn now japan,
05c1S1O5! common to Boul do, 70390o fair to good
old, o5@75o; eoMmon DO. 40(@5Do; co1orcd nnttral
loaf japan, Gu@7oo; common to f1le Ooong 36@45c;
good. hs9Gso: choice to extra, 85e@$I. 10.
ToDACCo-alet with fair Inquiry at steady prices.
We Quotn;
T1Nk uur-Extra, 7o@boo; choice, oo@e5o; :; medium
60@66c; poor to- common, a56945. - =
pIuo-Nathral leaf, 7h@sde; half bright 6o@7oo,
sasssxa5ass1 + ehoseo saesso; medium. $50
,WooD-Wy4uote: Daec',. 81 ho@ 90; maple, $1,000:
hickory. ll.0o alnbs 5000. delivered.
WOUL-TAr market wah quiet previous days
Of tho week. Tho amount OH sale Ia small and prices
nrn maintained by dealera. We rcront.
Tub, waHhsd, common to good 480a60c
SSe'H Sisass, ~ssls; xx ass:ss
l!coco, waelul. 4 Xxx, dngy. .3GGS45o
fleece, washed, medium light. .+d0b 48c
SOaEse3 "aaleN s3tGG4Ic
Fleece, nnwns!,od, to ,nei,n. J2R3ic
fleece, unwashca. coarno and dIngy. .2GGa30o
tleoce. unwaalleu, flne e...........+..... .25Gs}1o
super ahu extra Dnlleu-. .359i0c
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Tho leading produce marlIots were moderately
aetlvo to-day, and Bomo OF them wero aotnaily
stronger, III tho face Of very boariBh adviceg
from other points. Tho European markets Wero
weak all around, limits wero reduced IL Oh pur-
cl'aaeH Of whoMt and flour for Europe, and New
York sent telegram which was 30 feeble TINT it
travo! 80 far aa Chicago. Tint Now York dis
patch reminded ono Of the old woman'a tea
which WIS too weak to run ont Of the pot. Chi
cago iB not, however, ontirely dependent upon
times moves in tho contrary direction, like tho
other arm Of lever Of the first order. Our re-
ceipts today were less In volume, both in hogs
and grain, and this tondod to strength; though
the hardening wcathor Is more favorable to
voluminous receipts hoforo long. The attends
nnce Of operators was larger than usual, Oh naost
Of the subordinate gatherings, wheat especially
being full nil dny.
There was fair activity in tho dry goods mnr-
kot. The PLEASANT weathor OF the past fcw days
partmonts, and our 3obbora nro WOW kept pretty
busy in supplying the increasing wantg Of tho
local nnd country trado. Values woro again re-
ported firm md unchanged. Groceries woro
were steady and firm. Sugars arc moving frooiy,
and with moderate stocks on hand the feeling
nmong holders is favorable to IN advance. Toas
rice, spices, starch. and sonps were held nt full
cliuod, tho direront grades being marked down
7lc. Tho dried fruit market vas without i'm
portant chanEo, IN any OF its features. Fair
actiyity is still noticeable in tho differont de-
In h any article enumerated in tho list. Raiana
aro especially strong. The doflct in this yoar'a
crop is estimuted at fully 500,0o0 boxes, tho
stock in Malaga alone being 235, 900 boxes
loss than at corresponding date last yoar.
Prunes, currants, and tho different descriptions
OF tolnestio fruits are also held with great firm
uoss. Fish continue aotive and firm. In tho
buttor and cllceao markets. tho situation was un-
, 1874-02-16
.CONINLERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING. Fob. IA.
Tho following woro tho rcoelplsand shipments
OF tho leading articles OF produce in Chicago
during tho past twonty-four hours, aud for tho
corresponding dato ono yoar ago:
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Withdrawn from store yestordny for city con-
sumption: 700 bu wheat. 2,19G bu corn, 2,0lO
bu oats, D71 bu rye, 1853 bu barloy. Withdrawn
for do during tho week, 3,078.bu whcnt, 32,702
bu corn, II, ,s04 bu oats, SITS bu rye, 1876 bu
barley.
The following grim hns been inspected into
store this morning, up to 10 o'clock: 1o2 cars
whcnt, 1913 cars corn 10 cars oats, 8 cars rye,
10 cars barley. Total, s5l cnrs, or 131 600 bu.
Tho following were tho rocoipts and shipments;
of brealstuifs aud live stock at this point during
tho past week and for tho corresponding weeks
nnnr ma 1ntnd.
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DraroH, Fob. 14.-Wuol qnlct. aales for tho wook
Ohio and penl,sylyAnIa No.a 1nBl!nm e1tra,
aonbis e1tra' ana ahovo tpHGahbo; hitch,gan eaes
End Mans, 6sds5sa; UMwasAed Waataru, Colorado ado
and Texas. 2sGst9c; tub. o3M@69u; scoared, AoGs
Doc; auporhno or extra pulled 43k@57H.
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New YonK, Fob. lA.--uualuess generally autet TO-
day, hut Southern buyers operating more tlY In
easosssd Gooaa. Qahoa gaods IN MMttsa but steady
:lsn.4na Hla prices rule iirn Durable and twist cot
ter shirtings xd calnfrlcs aud A,col ahrlings sa~
Ing by QEsutB at yc. WooenA Iii moderate Iu1uaAd,
, 1874-02-16

10 Toledo pur 3Do0
log ra'es sro new 400 por 1oo ts to Ne York. rh-
bnrgh. .
THO stock.Yarls Company havo caused to DO placed
ppon which il l. intended to ontor from
day to day tho rcceipta w tho different roads, md alao
ths total receipts Of eattls hogs ad 4loop h!lu hs
tonartiBticaily co,lslerclto tile Exc,nnga Dnlld-
Ing, It will provo Of little real value unless 1t sserves
the end for which 1t wis constructed Thus fur II has
proved only anare aud tlcsion. The daily postings
aiyinM M no aacauate idea Of tho actual reccrts:
Ing cattle frclghs toa minimum rate, md thus pic-
lug all alippcra upon equal footing, has had boue-
eial effect upon TUG trails by attracting tsor an In
creased number Of buyers, mud thereby creating u
more aet!vo and healthier competition. The effect
upon rriccs was Immediate and pronounced, tlle tl,f
$50 per loo is, whiei Improvement hse geei, tay
sataincd 10 tho closo Tho cyl realts Of tho .tllnw
@ s sssnt hays for long 9 s' It M sa
snflcient monetntl'n to accomplish is abolishment
buyers from nearly a thu prominent Eastern narke!s
for shipment waB readily absorbol at tho advance
nboyc noted. The offerings Of strictly hrHl.clasu
and aS nS sa on ops
WAS liberal supply Of SECOND aid thir1elass stcetH
for which thcre wero FREQ buyers at s4.75@5.6o. ho
BY tile puorer quality u this years. crop Medium
comprised tlo bulk Of the past weeks SUPPLY md aod
at prices ranging from sA.25 upward 10 $33s. Stock
cattla hayo been somewhat more plenty thau for the
preceding few wreas, aud lave ruled slalolowcr In
consequence. although there Is AZ yet psrceptiblo
sold at s3s5@4.25 mud poor to fair qualities at f100
375. Local butchers wero supplied mainly at $J00@
400. In few Instances, Sl.2at@4.50 paid, white
sealawass wero takcu ut s2ooaa76. There has heen
steadily fair inquiry for ycal cavos at about former
quotations, ut 81. .OU335,50 for poor to choice.
To-day the market was Inactive, tho supply Of stock
being limited and nf undesirable quality. There WIS
worry good attendance Of buyers, and by tho middle
Of tho afternoon about oycr*t thug had been cleaned
out mud tho market closed HtcnlEY EuQ flrus
, 1874-02-16

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