, 1875-01-04
LOCAL LETTERS.
SUCCESSFUL CORNERS.

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."e a.,' ~ nv rorr r,ro,s of an inter-
cHfcAeo Jan. s'-by your report o' su 'us'.
vicw With Ir. Hooker, see you have been hap-
nv il, finding auotho1 successful corner. The
INT one being that OF ,1r Sturgos, tho profits Of
,',;,h 80 tI,a ,,,,o ronorto1 an treat. }ayo long
MICA, ~ ~, tA'.'' 49,, ~
slnce been dissipasca III otoPts HE ano iosA' -
pensos. There cannot be ANYTHING more danger
ous. than that tie ilea should BECOME prevalent
thot u co,ucriper Ia n nayine business, Any ono
, ,u4s $500 ~, 80 H. ro.,, Ia
pehlna TUG Hcc''es Knows wen l1"t ."o -
Ill ncnfiy eSof7 easo' hoa'} toea ." oo'''
buyer aud sellcr; to both the cornerer
and tue corporod. Notwithstanding Mr..
l1ookor's 4nb;1.rt tnue the rreeeut corner in
80, ~ ss..A ,a.. ,,o o,oa,+;o,, and ,ho
oia Ho. cofn 'o1'lo W 'AeopsNo',
party who no" OWLS tho Old cofo' as 10 A1eauy
knows, iaa an elephant on hla Aauds OF tue
birccnt ,limcns;ous. state very positively that
:, .-.. =, a.. Ia 49,. q. .,,, ,,-rar Ia mt 1a4a
,ne eers u ."u otu soA. ~ so ..,,,s.;.,,.
tnau ~ ce''ts III aso'e' a'sot re- ~; Nos w.
and EXPENSES up 10 datet aha h"o"' w .no
hest authority, that lo had to pay yesterday. the
a,Et.} for Vi. Geo bushels ut s. cent?. II they
.10N'l ~ o' ,o1E A.. en-. ,o,t
stock will cost them d conts ana tne oo-eo's io'
will cost % ceuts. Now. No. corn Tor May DE-
livery is offered at u censb. Thur, m on MAJ -
they stand to lose on Go0,0oo bushels about
% ceats busl.cl, as compared with tho position
Of tuver Of May corn at II Cents. 1t ~
true they naVo got oia eoFts: pat ~ nnt t.,.1 VI
nsss , m.1s W. W. ~ iii for nj, nracticai Aner.
iror mr., oseH. and is not more than 2 eeuts
worse f0r exporting purposes; whilst in
llny ne3s old aud no" corn VIII DO QUO. IN
ITO oshesehanu sarPoJo .hn w.. - t,,t ,nn,Ent
Ss vn''t =. .a mi, sh;nn,cnt without 1rcak,ug
its value at tue outside il 70 cents.-sAowiug a
loss ot III to u cents.
au, glad Mr. Huokcr has 40 much money Of
hi. customers deposited III his hands. For
commission man ho il very lucky; but he may
iouuie 1t nil btfUro Io geta through. AZ already
So per cont Of tic crptRl LII goEe Which ~ fair
rcguit for o successful! cosnor- l an sorry any
Lin head and himself against q stone-'salI alul
net find ont before this that corners luicaly
part foolH aud their !noucy.
DIN scrry that any snch respectable houses
as those you mention, eolno Of whom have boon
once before nearly ruined by corners. can Rttll
bn found to lond themselves to any such inAane
btln,ilcss. -.. ..,
May ask what bank advanced the money to
pay for tho corM: anu did the bank heyo ~ censs
innr.u pcr bnshol VETERAN.
TREATING, NEW TEARS DAY.
To the Editor VI The chtcaao Tronne:
CHICAGO, Jan. AIN your paper Of yesterday
nor,,;po ,Jisa yy.)larl In saokeu Of a. be,ug
mosnas' Ilaa ~ ma.a ,rn :" ,,,st,nrs, vh,s,y
ahcchoa .nHs ~ 'e'y many y.',s. tl'0ts' "sA'
brandy, aud vine we're freely presented anu ifoe.
ly rprtalen Of" l read with great interest and
su. sfactiop tile courteous aud appropriate Ap.
,'a', ,..,,e hv Mia. pl,,n as Tho rcprcscntat;ye
pont 'A"ao ~ 't1a" 'l. H.., 49, !,,..s 49,.
| Of tho temperance hosoment' 70 |uoso 'ao'et
who received cslls on New Years Day and mue'
coufoas that, al IL Now Yorker, convcysant With
w. ~ ' 49,. 11a, fo,t xcrv cur,ous te
Nv" Aeat NAI ~