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CAITLE-Tho past half-dozen days have developed
no very changes in any OF the features OF
the cattle market. The demani-:si Is uniformly tho
case during the holiday seaspn-has been Of some
what restricted character, but the receipts Mere kept
down 10 moderate Dimensions. and thus sellers were
enabled to Keep the Yards pretty we'll cleared without
sacrificing prices. The market eae1 fairly actiSe,
aud stronger III sympathy with prices = the hu;
the r'eek wore nwaT there ":s diminished demaaa
and an easier feeling, In point OF quality the supply
not good as might Lc expected at this stage of
the season. ihe proportion Of rst aud seeondclass
tciag no.!ccaby email There were, however, fewer
than usual OF the scawag order, so that the general
average did not fall greatly below tue average Of tle
2s' 5 ;o lev Msgis ose ;os s,ocSrs a s3G3
45U for butchers stock; aud at "A 30 for common
to extra shipping eeyes. Yesterday there was only
orders Of local and outsiIe buyers had been filled,
comparatively little stock remained il the yards n
sold, and tho market Closed about steady.
QUOTATIONS.
Extra De::es-Graded steers, averaging 1,55o
chocs Deeyes:fine, fat, well formed year
to year old Steers, averaging l,.5u to
Go,i ~ nssycs-Wsi:fat;c1ed. s ney f;rnc1 ''~''''
s:eerr. averaging 1,I5o to 1,3D lss. 4.;5ss5o
sei,.g 1iU to 1,25o lbs. 4e5c54.75
averaging % sso to i,ioo 49, e.7ss*e5
flesh, averaging 6oo to $50 ocoG3.75
1nferior-Ligut aud thin cows, heiters,
gtugs bnl!s, and scaawag stcers-.. 1.7592o3
Cattie-Te1as, through droses 2.o0l3:55
lOGS-1n this branch OF the livestock trade tho
past has been the qnetest experienced sIce tue
opening Of the packing season. Although the daily
receipts have been less than $1,000, the supply spar
euty exceeded the tfado requirements. and Prices
weak aud variable from the opening to the close.
As tho supply was barely sufficient to keep ont-hat OF
the packers employed, there YVES temporary suspeu-
sion Of operations by several Of :hem sad, in the
absence Of the usua! competitions the market gradual
II ecsed OF, closing strong l0G15c lower than last
week The coming wceks receipts are also expect
cd to be Light, but it IS thought that after the
viii come forward, and that a rllurn
to the activity which characterized the opening weeks
of the will be Witnessed Reports from tLc in
terror are to the effect that there is large number Of
1nercaautabe hogs to DO marketed during January.
though sellers Of the opinion that the supply will
be so distributed that vnlnes will not he subjected
to any vio1en: ductuasions The business Of tho past
week done At IS At 5000
100, There were few sales at higher dKu-e than
STD. Yesterday the market hfeless. Only two
Or three of the ay racEng Urn. weze represented n
Wss 1msl consequently the days work made rath
, 1874-12-27
MONEY AND COMMERCE
FINANCIAL.

Yesterday stood between two holidays, and
VAS, as might DO expected, unmarked BY any oc-
currcuco OF note il financial circles. Counter
business was active, but the demand for money
was light. There are somo applicants for funds
to tide ovcr tho 1st OF january. More or less
grain and pork will change hands on the 1st.
Settlements will have to be made, and parties
arc making their arrangements accordingly.
There is no money. however, In carrying grain
or provisions ut present prices, and tho borrow
ing for TINT purpose is very light. The supply
of surplus money accumulates in tho absence OF
4 legitimate mercantile or good Outside demand.
Rates remain noninalIy unchanged, but con-
cessions nro more easily obtained. To reGu-
lar customers, 10 per cent is charged; but
this rate is shaded to independent borrow
ers with satisfactory collatorale. Street rates
are 8G19 per ceut. Real-cstato loans arc 8@lo
per cent
The supply OF. exchange is larger aud the rate
easier. Sales we're mada yesterday ~ QUO
premium between bankH for 81 ,0O0.
: Tie movement Of currency to the country con-
tipues in about tho Same volume Inc fecelpts
nre nnout equal to the shipments.
The clear.nss were 50, SOC, ,0D.
Tho Virginia Court Of Anpcals has decided that
both tho States Of Virginia and west 'ftgn;a
arc bound separately aud Jointly for the whole
Tie London Times OF a. recent dato comments
rs follows OIL the report OF the British Board OF
Trade for November:
It shows results very similar to these OF tho past
few mnu,hs-n decline in yalues.' accompanied by
fair increase in quantities. Taking the returns u
whole thcy 1n,s hc deemed satisfactory the popu1
tior generally obtaining articles Of domestic consump
ton with few o1ccptlons, 1t lower pree<, and manu-
factrers beiag cnaled to supply themselves with n"
mate..:! at such rates that with Tue somparatvely
Is some slight stimulus to enable good trade 10 De
, 1874-12-27
THE Hgw YORK PRODUCE MARKETS.

New YORK. Dec. oG.-So business was transacted to-
day at tie Cotton and Produce Exchange, having a-
fotirned over for tho Christmas holidays until next
Monday the 18th. In groceries to-day coffee was c
higher with fair demand, 1T IN gold for Rio
ordin-r ~ to prime. Sugar firm, with fair demand
At sashc for fair to good refining; SIC for prime
centrituga!s at full Eri:ef. Molasses nomnAuJ un-
changed. Rice no,nina.ly unchanged.
, 1874-12-27
LEGAL.
BANKRUPT SALE.
District Court Of the United States, North
erl District Of Illinois.
TN BANKRUPTCY.

In the matter Of F. Touncr Root, C. II. cad5, and
William Lewis, bankrupts.
Tno undsrs:nod, Charles +. Tovne. Assignee Of Tho
OF said h1nkzu1ts hereby Kscs notice taat on
~ .:.iay, the 10Th day ot DECEMBER. T. y ls!5 At 10
~ TX tbs forenoon at tho entrance to the Kepuhltc
Lit Ku:ldins. Lasal!es between Madison aaa io
1ot.ss, in the City Of Chca.o he will sell st public anc-
riE titia and interest the said bankrups and Of tho
undcrtiCued rs As-igno> efr&nId in aud TO ths follow
sdessbed Fsa situate ind bsn= ia To cauqty
Of Antrim and St. to Of Michigan to-"it: Lots and il
So L'ts 10 tpelus,s. ia &c. + Ths Test f f .
Xoh + IF ses = ~ a Al i In To-. row1 9 y.
i. 8, snd 10 n Sc. H. Ths $: Z; oi s. oi See
il. Tao n. +. i Of ~ ". = Of SEC Il. y: VI i
II. ": z: i II Sec. a5 L.: II Sec; :s The e
Sec Is. ali IN Town 81 n. H. West comprising about
SO acres. A., .,,.
A.so pnliccs of Insurance. III all1was bAnxrupt COM
panIes: 80. Western. Of kat4}o: y ooo knieses:
Il 5ou, Albany CH5, II Albany: s. So Cleveland. Ct
Cievcaod; 81, GU, Hide and Le-she:, of Bo.ton
Also certain certificates Of stock Also all the uncol|ec
cd mud desperate debts due and hclougig to sa estate
on application to liz undersigned III eie: NJ. 81
Cl41k-st., Chicsgo, Ill CHARLES T.. IOWSE.,
CHICAGO, Dec. = i5si- aas1Enecd. AiofesAlo.
, 1874-12-27

H. j. Christoph o. Co., panhefs, 10 oou'a
Clark street, quote gold;
BuNnq. st!l.ng:
1910 o'clock. k..-~.....,. .....'...' ~. 1,i.1 1.1
ll:4o ocieek. k...........'".''':'''' 1@ii1> @ 11isst
l.:5, otioek ..-..''''" 1tt,tt 11f9.
a:;% a:ao Xxx .'.... lHE III
:so o'eIocE. 1114. 1ll5.
LOCAL STOCKS.
Tho following quotations. furnished By L. O.
SLAUGHTER. give the current prices OF gold and
local securities:
Bu.1nq. Selling.
Gold. old................. .....lllx 11l,s
Chicago City Per cent bonds. ICY !: int 1ol int
Chicago City per cent :ev'eraSe10o int Jul &fns'
Chicago City Pfr ceus water ~, x,..
loan :.:;a .ioo 'n'' 1ot A'
ena.aso an.@s wy i'A ~~A'' ea,!t int. oot Int.
ch;escn civ ner cent ce1tia-
cites. s........,....... os + int. ....
Cook County per cent bonds. 1o0N tnt-1olH int.
Wes: park per cent bonds. W hiot-
Chicago City Raiiway' SOUTH -.
side ~. w.. e;,c 1n
lineage e,isao erH r;t1e tsal,xIs 1,s,x,r ' Snrth
Vida ......, ~ 100
Traders Insurance Company. lis
Chamber Of Conme-ce-........ 50
Elgiu Watch ComIany....--.-. 1oo
Exposition stock. ~. =: ~: 'e
ch1easo eas A'sn' q e9Ao ~ =.
SkoW-Petersen. lsocrG 5 20: Gnoeo oo, [a'Ts "
foreign exchange: London. 45ueoa:p>s' iaris.
515]4675l hamburg. 9oepy'; befin, s20
96 Frankfort. 9os92o1-; bels'ura, oloto'31@ !,
Holland, tlt4 kHa15 ;oN1t1eIiauu, o!o]2 N9oA1I5
, 1874-12-27

'rhe U01iV CUMMtFcl1l Report ElSts 1He 1u.u"sH1
NJ e shipncnts Of praysions from this point for the
week ending Dee. II, 1874, and snce Nov. 18Th to-
gctncr ri.h comparisons:
tFofk, Lurd, + fams' She"td@, f4:dates
kris. | tes. :et. hs. bs.
, 1874-12-27

*Grccn hams shipped for the woek e pieces a:s.as
pieces tho corresponding Heck iassyear sines os
la 1911. 80 g r,
tinciudes all cut moats. except shoulders and 5.
, 1874-12-27

Skoy-Peterxen. Isbcrg + Co. quote rates OF
foreign exchange: London. 4s1@s901S; Paris.
515114fa5loo111; Hamburg. 95@96; Berlin, $50
96 frankfort. 95hs@961-; Belgium. 5l6@512; +;
Holland 41IG41HS Switzerland, 5l6i4 @5l115 :;
Sweden, % norway. %: Denmark, 28; Fin
lind ilsnssiuA -a:l7z St pctershr1c G9M.
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indianapolis, Louisville / Ciucio- a.mnn
unti Day E1P7e.s o:0o .. III o'"S"
indianapolis, Louisville 4 Ctncln-i | ..na NJ
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The New York herald., 1874-07-10
The Third Race.

MANSION HOUSE STAKES, value 81, 900, added to
sweepstakes Of $50 each, play or pay, for fouryear
old colts and Niles, the f0als OF 1870; second to re-
ceive 5000 and the third 800 out or the stakes !;
Two ana han miles. Closed with twenty-on
nominations
STARTERS
Ii. +. McGraths b. C. Tom Bowling, by LeXing-
ton, dam Lucy Fowler Swim ................
D. w. nunt reynolds d. C. Whisper, by Planet,
uaUl Matte cross Palmer) Observation-Disclosures. 2
Babeock 70 Ransom's b. G. Ransom, by AS
terold dam Banner (W Lakeland) .........--. 3
Time, 4:53
THE BETTING,
There was no betting on this race few per.
sons bought Paris mutues on Whisper ana RAN
som, but their money was returned before the
race commenced.
Ransom was first away, Whisper second Tom
Bowling third; but In a moment afterwards Tom
was In front, where he continued to gallon head
OF the others to the end. Ransom followed him at
But alter the horses passed the stand the second
time Whisper went up and took sides with RAN
som and q tussle took place between them for a
short time at the heels Of Tom Bowling, the latter
galloping along under q hard pull Running
up the hill In front OF the club house, Whis-
per and Ransom were still SIDE and side, two
lengths behind Tom Bowling. At the quarter
pole Whisper showed In front OF Ransom and at
the halime pole was length away, and had him
length ahead Of Whisper, and still Toms jockey
was pulling him with all his strength.
They ran In this way around the turn
ana up the homestretch, only a length be-
tween the two, with Ransom half q dozen lengths
behind When twenty yards from home the jockey
OF whisper tr1ed 10 steal march on Tom Bowling.
he pat whip and spuI TO WAisper and the horse.
The New York herald., 1874-07-10
BOATING NOTES.

The Argonauta Atalanta four-oared shell race,
TO be rowed Tomorrow morning on the Harlem
River, is exciting great deal Of attention among
the oarsmen Of this city and vicinity. Each CLUB
will have o steamboat to accompany the crews
over the course. and the judges boat-the pro-
peler Frank La vergne-will leave the Third
Avenue Bridge at nine O'Clock sharp.
The rowing clubs of Wilmington, DEL, will hold
their annual regatta tomorrow. or the home
CLUBS that will compete may be mentioned the
Undine barge and gig. Pioneer lbarge and gig)
and Bachelor barge and gig). Visiting Oarsmen
are expected from Philadelphia and New Jersey,
The Hartford Rowing Club had their barge and
gig crews on the Connecticut Tuesday evening
ss saey Sa Snaa for sn Prize owing 70
lowed qnarter Of a mile In the three miles, the
sssa1se 5s4ss RU!sas sam The s won the race rme
the sixth annual regatta Of the Northwestern
Amatuer Boating Association Will take place at
so se Se as snrs
and double scull races Entries are expected from
many Of the Northwestern cities where boating Is
in nourishing condition and, as in the past, the
occasion will no doubt be Of great interest. The
Undine Club OF Toledo, will be present and take
Rars In 69tn the SIX and fouroared , @ n races @ the
cared contest. One barge at least win be entered
from Toledo. From Detroit the Excelsior
the majority OF the contests From saginaw
the Nereids, the Wah.wahSum and Bay City
W ape BE and % taKs osag gsr the ne
the six-oared shell race while the Fort Wayne,
Lafayette and Pape boat clubs, from Cincinnati,
have promised 10 attend. The rules OF the assOcia-
ton require three miles as the standing distance
to be rOwed.
The ah- wah Sum Club. of Saginaw City, turned
out In review last week. The SG0l'tdlCt1n says
Tuesday evening the Wah-wah-Sum Boat Club, OF
this city turned ont with four boats eighteen men
and Q charming delegation Of ladies. Por time
the river opposite the city was thoroughly 'gav
and and happy and there was not
little encouragement In this demonstration 10 the
working crew OF the sixoared shell, which Is made
up for business rs fOOws:-C Il. Wheeler cox
p. Manning; No. 4, John Alexander; No. 6, f. @.
Love; bow, James Jerome. The gentlemen named
viii pull in the six-Oared champion race at Toledo,
and out OF the number will be taken the stroke,
Nos. Q, 3 and TO pull their new four-oared paper
shell. The dimensions OF this craft are ;-Length,
Al feet; beam, 1917 inches; weight, with outriggers,
lis pounds; without outrggers, 1903 pounds. She
Is fitted with upholstered sliding seats, patent
steering apparatus, patent OIL cups and all the
very latest improyements,p
The New York herald., 1874-07-10
THE RACING.

The track was in very fair condition. the
weather charming, and all the horses that came TO
the post during the day seemed IN excellent order.
Four events were on the card. The first selling
Bace, the second the Monmouth Oaks stakes the
third the Mansion House Stakes and the fourth a
hurdle race Like the majority of the races run
this season, the favortes were not the winners
yesterday.
The first event-the selling race-was with allow
ances In weight for small prices asked for the
norses There were eight entries all OF which came
TO the post comprising M. A. Littell's brown geld.
ing Wizard, NJ. H. sanford's bay gelding Kadi, John
Cocees brown colt b. F. Carver J. +. Chamberlin's
bay gelding visigoth, r. W. walden's bay colt
Utica, August Belmont's bay FLY Theodore, L. A.
Hitchcock's chestnut nlly Quits and b. Van Nos
trand's bay horse Conductor. Kadi was first favor
ite In the pool sales, B. +. Carver second cnoice,
Tneodora third, Quits fourth. B. F. Carver won an
easy race, Kadi coming In second, Quits third.
when the race was over the winner was put up ar
auction and brought twice as much as he ran for,
!ohn Conee buying hun In and paying TO Kadi, the
second morse, more than he would have won
had he won the race. B, F. Carver is a good
more than he sold for. He is wei bred and
when not too heavily weighted, can run last. The
parties who ran MN up during the auction we're
very anxious to buy the horse, ana one of them
said afterwards That they would give Mr. Cofee
$4,000 for him, and that the only reason thew
stopped bidding on the horse was that the owner
OF kadi, and not Mr.. Coffee, would get all the
money offered over $500. The Paris mutuels paid
S27 So on Il. +. Carver. F
The second race was the Monmouth Oaks for
three -year-old fllies, a mile and a half There
were thirty-six nominations for these stakes siy
OF which came 70 the post. These were f. Morris
Day flly Regardless, w. Cottrilps chestnut dlly
Bonaventure and his bay 1ly Bannerette August
Belmonts bay nlly Countess, John Conee's bay dlly
Ida Wells ana j. w. Hunt Reynolds chestnut INV
Christine. Cottril's entries we're great iavortes
selling In some Instances for twice as much as All
the Others combined. They did not however win
the race. Mr.. Morris nlly Regardless passed
Them both on the homestretch, aud won
The New York herald., 1874-07-10

1t will be seen that the regimenta score-that is
the twelve best shots who fired yesterday-runs up,
to $50 points. Yesterday the drst time lor the
regiment to visit CreedmoOr.
Company had Al men on the ground, Of whom
13 went back to the 500 yards range and the rest
were cast; company had 81 men and 10 went
back; company, 33 men, went back; ID COM
pany, 81. and went back; company, 20, and
went back; company, 80, and Is went back: Fl
company. 40, and went back; company, %, and
13 went back; X company, 4, and went back;
staf, 8, and went back.
Among the gentlemen present the following
were noticed MAJOR General Alexander Shaler,
Colonel Bendix, Colonel Green, Captain Douglas,
Eghty.fourth regiment, Inspector Of Musketry,
Second brigade; b. Burton inventor of the Ward
Colonel Spencer. Fifth regiment; Lieutenant
Colonel Kreagan, Fifth regiment; MAJOR Hallan,
Fifth regiment Major Jarvis, Engineer Corps;
Colonel Lux, Quartermaster Leland, Lieutenant
Drew, Acting Assistant Adjutant Second brigade;
and number OF Others.
The regiment returned to town by the halfpast
six O'Clock p. N. train, many OF the men and not
few OF the officers being IN very hilarious con-
ditiOn indeed.
The New York herald., 1874-07-10

The fllies had struggling start Bannerette
leading Countess second, Ida Wells third, Bona
venture fourth, Regardless ffth and Christine
sixth. Bannerette showed the way around the
turn. Countess second, Ida Wells third, Bonaven
ture fourth, Regardless fifth, Christine sixth.
As they passed under the wire, at the stand,
Bannerette was leading TWO lengths, BOnaventure
second, two lengths in front Of Ida Wells and
Christine Countess fifth, Regardless sixth. Going
around the upper turn there was no change Of
places, and at the quarter pole Bannerette was
two lengths in front OF Bonaventure, who was one
length In advance or Ida Wells who was half a
length ahead OF Countess, the latter half length
in front OF Christine, Regardless close up. Gong
down the backstretch the hes made very COM
mon running, and the only change OF places was
ing in the rear. AT the half-mile pole Bannerette
st{ll led two lengths Bonaventure second TWO
lengths ahead Of Ida Wells who was neck In
advance of Countess, the latter half length ahead
ofRegar1less Christine sixth. Bannerette showed
the way around the lower turn, BoQaYeptpTe sec
ond Countess third, Regardless fourth, and run.
ming gamely alter the others, Ida Wells fifth,
Christine sixth and entirely out of the race.
AS soon as the FLIES entered the hOmestretch
Regardless was cut loose, and the race began in
earnest. IL was but moment before she disposed
Of Countess, then Bannerette, Bonaventure having
gone up to the front In the meantime, and at the
furong pole Regardless passed the leader and had
the affair in hand She came on easily and won
the race by two lengths, Bonaventure second, one
length in front or Bannerette, Countess fourth,
Christine NTH, Ida Wells sixth. Time, GAS. The
first mile was run In 1852, and the last half In SO
seconds.
WINNERS oP THE MONMOUTH OAKS STAKES.
The New York herald., 1874-07-10

an easy race In very ordinary time; in
is Iaet' ns .ne running was very poor un,i the the
a great mistake in sendlng Bannerette out 10
make the running ana then not making her run
her fastest from the start. Possibly, had he
adopted that course, he might have won with Bon
aventure; but TO leave the brush for the last quar-
yer OF mile, with an Eclipse in the race, showed
oau Judgment. Countess quit as soon as last run
nlng began, and SO did the other two, Christine
and Ida Wells There will be another chance lor
Bonaventure TO try conclusions with Regardless IN
the West End Hotel Stakes. which takes place on
the third day OF the second meeting The Parls
mutuels paid $64 62 on this race TO the buyers Oh
Regardless
The third event the Mansion House Stakes
out or twenty nominations, had out three starters,
and but foi there being three prizes to be run Tor
there would have been walk by Tom
Bowling or the stakes, which amounted TO s2,050.
Three horses only came TO the post. Tnese were
Tom Bowling, Whisper ana Ransom. 1t was lit
orally DO race, as Tom Bowling simply gaoped
under a pull throughout followed for two miles
by Ransom and the o. her haf-me by Whisper,
who tried to steal march on Tom at the finish,
and came within half length OF being successful.
TINS ought &c be warning TO Bob swim not 10
fool with Tom Bowling when so much money is at
stake. He would nave ielt terribly humbled had
Whisper beaten him at the post.
The fourth race was over hurdles, and dashing
affair it was from beginning TO end. Limestone
and Stockwood were the lavorltes. selling IN the
third choice. Limestone won nne race In cap1tai
time, George West coming In second, Cordelia
third. The starters were Joseph Donahue's chest
nut geldng George West, Hugh Gaffney's bay mare
Cordeiia, u. J. Bannatyne's chestnut horse Stock
IL A.
X. W. Walden's bay colt Aerolite and George
Ayres' brown horse Blind Tom. The latter became
lame In the race and could not keep up with the
others. He was beaten badly. The old horse
Is pretty well used up and probably will not
run many more races.
The following are the details OF the running as it
came off,
The First Race.
SELLING RACE, for all ages; purse $500: the
winner to be sold for 81 600; II entered TO be sold
for $3.50, allowed lbs. for $780, 10 lbs. any sur
plus over stated selling price to GO to the second
horse; one and quarter miles,
STARTERS.
John Co1ee's br. C. B. f. Carver, by Lightning,
dam La Victme, years old, 9S lbs, $500 tCo
M. II. Sanford's b. g. Kad by Lexington, dam
Katonah, years old, lOl lbs, $500 (Feeks) =. 2
L. A. Hltchcock's ch. I. Quits, by Eclipse, dam
Columbia, years Old 95 lbs, $500 (SnlalD .... 3
r. w. Walden's b. c. Utica by Lexington, dam
Kitty Clarke, 4years DID, 103 lbs, $3.50 (Pontln) 4
J. +. Chamoerlin's b. g. Visigotn, by Asteroid,
dam Vandalia, years old, 81 lbs, $1,000
b. Van Nostrand's b. b. Conductor. by Austria
liam. dam Nette Wiley. aged, lO4 lbs $500 "a.
LdkeIauul ............ o
A. belmont's b. I. Theodora by Kentucky dam
imported Camilla, years old, II bs., $500
NJ. A. Littell's br. g. wizard, by Concord. dam
Dolly Morgan, years old, 80 lbS., $500 (ScOtt). 8
m