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, 1877-12-16
NlCK-NACKS.
Oh for a sleIgh-ridc.

Marines Academies are popular.
The new Business Exchange room will DO
ready soon-
Elegant photos, chromos, frames, ETC., whole
sale and retail, at Loyeioy s. Fosters SIS STATE.
This will be busy week around town, Christ
mas being nigh.
An immense stock Of books for the holidays
at Chapin's, corner Madison aud Dearborn.
You can find some Of the most elegant goods,
suitable for holiday presents, at stott's, lS
State street.
The handsomest display on State street l.
Merker Bros.' fine leather goods, No. IS.
Merker Bros, S. State street, pocket~book
manufacturers, are selling off the finest leather
goods, albums, dressing g-cases, etc., at unprcce-
dcnted bargains.
Give the boy as holday-present 4 certificate
Of admlttance to the Bryant j. Stratton Chicago
Business College.
It does not seem like Christmas to have such
warm weather.! But do not be deceived. 1t
will be cold enough soon.
BF all means you should examine the equal
fztng scale auu linear bridge OF the Mathushck
piano before purchasing, at Pel1on & Pomeroy's,
49, state street.
Chicago tradesncn anticipate an Immense
holiday trade this week, and we predict theF
will have it. They have large stocks to supply
the demand.
To procure elegant furniture presents, Jul
should attend the Wednesday and saturday
auction sales of ". afoorehousc Is Co., 81 and u
Randolph street. Some extra choice goods TINS
Week.
Many OF our wholesale merchants have COM
snenced their annual stock-taking, and we have
no doubt they will make hue showing 1o1
their years work.
For the largest stock OF blank books ia any
form OF ruling or binding, go to Cameron,
A'nbere & Co., s. Lake street. Stock made up
last summer, and we'll seasoned.
TEE POSITION or THE EMPIRE FlRE-1NaUh"
AScE coMPASY SUSTAINED.
Judge McRoberts, to whom the Attorney
General and the officers OF the Empire referred
the case, by agreement, has decided that as tue
assets OF the Empire are ample to allow 1t to
transact business In any part OF the State, It
makes no difference, SO long as they comply
with the terms Of their charter. what amount OF
their assets they call capital and what surplus;
that the Empire has fully complied with tne
spirit OF the law, and is entitled to do business
in Chicago as well as elsewhere.
, 1877-12-16
CURRENT GOSSIP.
THE AIR-C.1STLE. A

THE AIR-CASTLE.
Work, work away, young creature talk.
DY youder lanp-light's quiet glare.
Those witching fingers. all day long,
Have piled Intent, with time and song,
Nor scarcely do they scem to tire.
With taasel, tangled thread, or wire,
The tinted wheel. with golden foil,
The silver spanglng on the coil.
The threads invisible. TINT bear
That castle dnngling in the aIr,
Which with breath weaves to aud fro,
So grand something, all aslow.
So gtitterine In the enchanted sight.
Like diamonds sparkling in the light.
Work, work away, young creature fair;
The days are short and Christmas near.
Joyful doth thy young heart rise,
While genius sparlles In thine eyes;
And SMILES those ruby lips do carl,
As Christmas pleasures round thee whirT.
So ski11fully yon frame with zest
The gifts for those you love The hest.
HBig Brother" first shall be tue one;
This rift shall grace his partor-dome;
When, from his long aut weary rides,
He homcwaed wends with aching sldes-
Some patient, lausu1shing in pain.
Weighs anxious on his weary brain:
When on his couch he has reclined,
Sweet rest OF quiet home to find,
This cast]e shall be hanging there,
With guild and silver all aglare.
A joy shall be the gift 10 give
4 JOY to him who shall receive.
Refreshed he'll lit those Numbering lids,
Enrapturcd gaze, such welcome bids.
IA thing Of beauty is divine:
1t lifts the heart, 1t lifts the mind.
Work, work away. young creature fair,
Thy smooth brow tells no furrow3ng care,
The castle thou hast framed so well,
With cunning hand and magic spell,
Belts thee now, with youth ant! hope,
In Life's fresh 6eld, with gem -decked scope
T'werc sad to feel, and sad to know,
That all Life's hopes but come and go
Like airy castles. Faie doth tell,
With one rude blast. each castle fell.
CHARLOTTE c. WILDEn
nAe 1877
, 1877-11-04
FOR
THE SiCE,
DRUNK,
AND

Then came the artllcrY,-whlch was 4 section
of smoke stack two feet in diameter aud an
old-fashioned spint corn basket fora "brcech:" J"
The Hooscrs were Inspected by the Captaln
on the public {llow Court-llouse) square. Inc
crowd gathered around shouting, laughing, ana
huzzaing, and hugely enjoying the fun and the
really admirable bnrlcsquc.
The Captain made speech substantially as
follows:
tFall swiftly back, fall swiftly back, and
give my wor-rey-ed soldiers air, and thur noble
steeds a square drink {Thc ground all oycr
that square was six inches OF mud and water.)
s'Feller citer-zens-Aly Hooscrs will now pro-
ceed to the lake shore, where the artileray Will
practice aud expcrey-mint with the greatest
bore aad the thinnest CANNON that "erer 'eas
ssc,l-before or behind.
ALSO mr. new patent (stolen from A1rica)
pro-Jack-style."
4 great crowd assembled on the lake shore to
see the great gun and the patent pro-Jack-
style. With all the gravity OF the fine artillery
company then existing, that artillery did tdr'l)
bore. Then came the 'sllootin." That gun
was charged with large bag OF feathers. Then
an elongated something was put in and ra:nmed
home. Then came the command, "Ready,
aim fire." From out the "cend ''of that seer -
gun, with shout OF t. boom 30 om !! boom ~
came the head and shoulders OF Niggcr Jack,
whom every man, woman, anu ch:ld IN the town
knew.
The patent (sto1cn from Africa) prod Jack-stglc
was received with great applause, and every
body's sides ached for shouting aud laughter.
x. X. JONES.
, 1877-11-04

sorc seems to hare increased sce Mssa
ber sold aud closed Tic as November Jannsafy
os wGps qn 3o tea a. 4S eta sui 1t Sam
PIE: weIe ta moderate request Ga5l saes xers m bu
No. 2i 42tc On bu rejected at 2Ls; ~ ~ @ 1m
By sample 1T s75: track. ana = 4oo pu W ~ -7V
nc free on board. Totni. 81. 90 bu. ea.
EiE-Nas IN fa!r shpgIng demand a1a M nta rn n an
house a. s3S Rejected 90. At as lyS;
December sold 55tsc. sud N0yeHlhcr ~ ofG.
sa'cs were reported OF ~ 90 bu NJ ~ 5tS Su ou uo
DNELEY-Was IN nloteraru demand and weak under @
unexpcctedy iargc receipts. closing le lowss. Ine
The desl.ne brought OUT noasfaIo oaeot,
demand from shnrta. who pufcnaseu CAtto.s
Of cash. settled November d-als and l3d &c 10 la.
the!r trades changed tu next month"; EIappes
were in moderate request at thc decIlnc SofsMogI
opened At c aud closed at 5S Decstnncr sold es!as
sod at asa3s4e feed 1t Sc aad Extra No. h I a. 4oG,
Samples were dull. aud would bring no more tuan An
equal quality VI barley sold by grade trou sure Gash
sales were reported Of i2,4N ~ ". AZ os.ssta9s
s. 6U0 hu extra No. at 4ac o. $40 M No ~ nse3S re-
$50 bu feed = 40 ou ny saup!; at s5sp1 @ s, on
track: and +CO bu do Mt to arrive; ALSO u bu "
47hGs70c delivered. Total, 48, 80 bu
, 1877-11-04
NEW YORK;

NEW YORK. Nov, 3.-CorroS-Qu!et at 11]Sd11Ac;
futures barely steady; November, TO- 86c; DeQembcr,
l085c; January. 10. 91c; February II. Csc; March.
Il9c April IL .34@l135 May, 11.47@1. .45c; June.
l1.639l1.83c.
FIoun-Dul' and unchanged; receipts, 1l,ooo brls.
Rye nour steady ut si.OoR4.45.
Observation-Disclosures.
GHAIS-WhcAt-A moderate trnde. mainly specnla-
tive; receipts io0 OOO bu; No. spring. Sl.24@. c5
ungradcd spring. Sl.co9l.c8; No. Chicago spring,
S1.37@l.os; No. Milwaukee, S1.3sE9l.2o No.
spring. s1.3o; ungraded winter red Western. $1,000
1856 white Western. Sl.3 45- Rye hrmer: Vest
ern, &c. Barley more acltve 2rowcd State. 7iG75c;
No 2Cannda. SIC. Malt ouict but steady; Corn tn
Western. Csc; steam mixed: November, eo7aG Oats
hteher; receipts ZOO bu; Western mixed aud State.
Sc@el8c: white do, 3t9l3c.
GEocEK1Hs-Cohecheayy; Rio car@nes, l5Hgfn}ac In
@ obn s y s sa5 prne du ssa sa
4 4rsrnolEUa@MsrEct dull aI l33ic Tor relnca; sic
TOR crude
Srin1Ts OF = s
LEATuEE-Heasy; hemock sole Buenos Ayrcs and
Rio Grande sht, middle. and hssyy weights :s1sea
WooL-Market dull; domestic fleece: 3a357c; pulled.
cOGioc: unwashed, l0Ge30c, Texas 14925c;
PEov1sIoSs-Pork dull and heavy: mess. Sl4.259
Lard-Market easier: prime steam. S8.6os5s. 62}f.
BurTER-Ifeavy: Western. l19o2c.
t:!iEEsE-Ftrm at 7ttl:}ac.
Mg1aLs-Manufactnrcd COPPER unchanged; lngot
s.4 ot35;co American. s1eooS1s.oo; Russia sheet
~ SA1Is@cu1. % sso @ cltncb 81 Is; horseshoe.
No, 8, IO@cGc.
, 1877-11-04
THE CHICAGO H)OslERs.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. III promised "myself" "
to give chapter on early Chicago, about the
parade OF the 'sChicago Hoosiers )" in April,
1878. Following the Mexican war. ot course,
was military reviya, as now, and the boys
who wcrc not much on "thc train '-c1ccpt at
Hugh Specrs' old Washington Coffee House,
or The Cottage, or Ktles', ten miles south on
Vincennes road, or Joe Filkins' at Wheeling, all
Of them then popular resorts-the boys s2Y,
concluded to have "some fun," and they or
ganfzcd the Chicago Hoosiers, and on the day
fixed they paraded. They just did.
Ii Mark Twain had been there do think he
could have made M account OF that training
that would just knock the socks off his expert
ences with that army from Hannibal, and his
Ordcr1r-Scrgeant would not have been prim-
ing to Capt. "Quick" and his staff. The parade
was in April. The frost was coming out Of the
ground, and there had been rain the day be-
fore, and the streets were "cyerlastingly s1op-
p7.n "Orgcrs'' were that no horse was to be
"tat or slick," no "Ioosier" to have clean
shirt-colar, and no two 20 bc uni" "corncd "
alike. In all these and 'sothcr particulars too
numerous to mention in the small bills tor
gers we're obcved.
The best holt OF that company OF Hoo5icr
cavalry in drill was single file. When they tried
any other mancuvre their "'orses 'eads - III
yaTiabiy turned towards the company rendcz-
yous, Hugh Spcers' Washington Coffce-flousc,
or John Gray's livery stable near By. For the
stecds were very hungry, and the ;" Aooslcrs
awful dry. Up Lake street towards the ''polnt :"
went Capt. Quick followed by 1lls HoosicFs. Inc
Captain rode white stack of boncs,' that day
lieht .sshone through" All old settlers will
remember that this parade was intended to be a
take-oI on the then really finely drilled, elegant
II equipped, and supcrbly mounted Chicago
, 1877-11-04
By TELEGRAPH.

Special Dispatch to TIE Chicago Tribune.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 3-il:30 4. m.-GRA1N--Wheat-
Winter No. !. lis 4d No. = los Cd; spring, MOL, lis;
No. .. los Sd; whi,c No. l. l3s; No. 2, rs SO;
club No. l. l3s Id; No. us l0d. Corn. No. l. los Sd
No. ,. .0s
PEoyIs1oss-Pork ATS Cd. Lard. 49,
L1vEErooL. Nov. 3-o:3o p NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
new. SOS. Lard. 49,
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 3-Eyentng.-Co
Inquiry at Ga61d salcs G. 100 oaes; speculation and
export. .. 600; American, 5000.
Taru and fabrics at Manchester quiet.
BEEADsrrrFs-Catifo:nla white wheat, 1os sd@I3s;
do club Us lol@l3s Id; No. 2 to No. ! red Western
spring. los sdtSl1s: do winter. los 6d9llsid. Flour
Extra New York. o8s Corn-Westeru mixed, eos@
o9s 3d. Oats-lmerican 2s- Barley, American. 3s sd.
PE%s-CanAdan. Ass.
CLorEs-SEEp-AnlerIcan. 4535os ..-
PE.,vlsIoSs-Mcss pork, Cos II! me mess beet. 95s.
Lard-Amertcan, d0;ss. Yacon-Long clear, 4Cs % ;
short do. 41s
TALLow-4os Cd. .....
rETEoLruM--l:ennc 1c@,2s 81: spirits. Is Cd.
LtS5EEu OL-3f9.
REs1S-comnon. 1ss; pale, 2fs el@25s.
CuEEsE-Ftne American. s3s.
ANTWERP, Nov. 3.-PETEoLEUM-3n
The following we're received by the Chicago Board
LlvkKpooL~ Nov. ,3.-Prme mess ,pork-Eastern.
CSs; Western newBs. Racon-Cunberlands.4 45s; short
RIBS new as 3d. long clear 40s sa short clear 81:
shoulders, 3os: hams sos: Lard. As Prime mess @
Cheese. G4s. 'rallow 5os 6d.
LONDON. Nov. I.lycrpoo! - Wheat quiet md
steady &C Germ rather easier nt e 81 M9rx a5-
fair average American mixed. 3os 6d130s. CarEoes on
passagc-Whcat rather easier. Fair average quality Of
No Chicago sprtAg wheat for prompt shipment OAR.
quality Of American mixed corn for prompt shipment
By sail, e95.
, 1877-11-04


The amount o: greenhacks now outstanding is
Fl, 800. 10s less than in February. 1865, when
Congress intcrfcred with the contraction policy Of
Secretary NcCulloca. Since that time the green
packs have been increased by the reissue By Secse-
tayy Richardson OF S26, 900, 600, and again con-
lrac,cd under the act Of June 90, 1873, till they
Ire within the limit Of 1856, 900, 900.
GOLD NOTE BANKS.
The nine national gold note banks OF California
reported Oct l, 1877: Capital and surplus,
ft17G 200; notes in circulation, 81, 800 400; due
1eposito-s, s., $50, 100; loans and overlsatts,
L. :5i coin on hand, 81, 062, 900; United States
1a!cs that Us soon US spcc:r- Jmcnts arc re-
nncd. HE nankers of California will abandon the
metallic system and rcorsanize under the National
Banking law.
NEW NATIONAL BANK ISSUES.
The Comptroller OF the Currency states that tho
applications for new National Eank currency since
he tall season began amount about SIS. 600, 900,
nd that by the middle of December the issue will
e about $40, 600, coo.
THE PER CENTS.
The pcr cents have gone up to par IN Europe, to
Treasury. CAL OF SO. 900, 600 it is said will be
nnde in i few days
ELECTION HOLIDAY.
The barks will be closed On Tucsday next, cleo
son day.
GOLD AND GREESBACKs.
Gold was l0ots Elo,ss in ereen1acks.
Grccnhscks were 97.1Gs911i cents on the dollar
in gold.
, 1877-11-04

NLN YORK.
NEW FoEK, Nov. 3.-Go1d e,eadv Mt 7nns.
throughout the day. Carrying rates, 3, o,;. az
aud i. -'
Silver at London remains unchanged. Here.
eilycr bars are 1c21s in gteenbacks; l19 in cold'
Silver coin. a1I discount
Governments steady.
Railroad bonds quiet
State bonds qniet.
The stock market was dull during the dav. and
closed firm at an advance Of 1x@l per cent. There
was however. at the close fractional reaction In
i few inst%nccs-
Transactions aggregated 81. 600 shares, OF which
2, 900 were Eric 19, 600 Lake Shore, 8, coo North
western. 8, 600 ST. Paul, and 1000 Western
Union.
Money, 6G7 per cent throughout the day until
towards the c!ose, when it Was loaned Is low as g.
Prime mercantile paper. GElS per cent
Customs receipts. S256, 600.
The Assistant Treasurer disbufsed S901, 600.
Clcas1nss, SIS, 600. 900.
Sterling unchanged.
The weekly bank statement IL as follows: Loans,
decrease, SO, 500; specie. decrease, g. 1856, 5oo
, 1877-11-04

babies usually grow. A boy from Maine, 3
months and 10 days old, tips the balance at
twenty pounds and a half: another, from Beverly,
II months anl days old. weighs twentr-seyen
pounds and half. Representing the other ex-
treine is little girl 8 months old. weighing six
twl> G her weight at birth. Then
there are twins, white and coIored, and one set
OF triplcts, whose voices are said to be attuned,
alto, sopraco, and tenor. A remarkable prodigy
is an 13-months baby that speaks English fluent
II, and another sings Moody and Sankcy songs.
, 1877-11-04
QCTc2bc. ...-..+.s.-....s--.."' -oAs fs1
rive f,Ii,aero fan, .,,+reidl Huf}sffu seys.

THE Chicago C0n,12tFcid7 8Ul7tz1N says: -. =
1.urinE .he twelve months ending Oct. 81 1877, Chi
caco slaughtered about = 1888 OD hogs, the aggregate
weight Of which would be about ot5 o 600 lbs and
producing about 5Hl $4,000 ihs OF product--pOrk
tncats and iard-about equal to % Oo Ooo lbs OF sides
lo go Of hams 10 ooo az lbs of shoulder DC! snd
received from Interior points about lo 900 oco lbs Of
pork meats md 1ard,ulakinG grand aEgregate q, Ct
market during the past year. the asgrsne value OF
which may be estimated at S57, COO. CO. The number
or packages required in preparing this enormous
euantity 81 prtduct for market 13io ooo-lnelud
Ing 3.O OfO b;]s SO tcs. aud 5S1 ODu b3xt5of an
aggregate value Of sl.aO>UoO, To move the product
required $50 freight cars. carrying e 90 rs eaGh
year These cars would make sou trains Of Is cars
each The Of freight p1id to the railroad com
11nnics NAV b. estimated at 50. 600, Coz
Tie following were the shipments Of provisions from
this city Tor the week ending NDy. L.
, 1877-11-04
IsREAnSTHEFS.

FL0UR-Nas dull and easy at previous prices, There
Was so little demand that holders not encouraged
10 offer to MAKE concessions, which solne OF them
would doubtlcs. hare done had buyers appeared The
trading chiefly local! Sales were reported OF 445
brl. wlntcrs at $50 for low grade: 75o br's
spring extras ut ST. Sj. .Gch; 100 brls spring
superlncs S7.G1; 25 bris rye nour On prl-
yate terms: and Is urls bucSwh:at do partly ut Si75.
Total. l,335 brs. The market closed with the fol-
lowing IL the range OF prices: Choice to favortte
brands Ut winters S7.00a7. .25 good to prime brands
Of winters Sc. 25Gt65o; cl,oce to fine spring. $3.50
65o; fair TO good srng. 5o low spring. So 90
GA 75 fair good Minnesota springs. 81. .145 rs;
choice fancy Minnesota springs. 6oos 20: Pstcnt
springs, 81 oN3s co. low gralc 81 0o3 5u rye. So 10
Gta. 40; buckwhcat, s6.toGs6. lO for new.
DnAS-Was quiet and stcady Sale was reported OF
board car.
@ 9p sss
s;s{ s$S ss:: 81; 1.,, ~ ~
ia, ao rsares s, xea 9ysrs bsn scarce
esseS wstIe ScS York was vas da' .sss &c
w wHa!4sT heT nr a fe nae air as
that the receipts would sos large ucrcasc hut Oily
ea s
es G 1 81 oh nsnes e. s {sess xs
f. 3Ssd 81 s,, :ad!ss aE
a;m Soyem5eT W deeiiaed :sds q
'074CY lafAnctu to Sl.Ol1G fell back
sso =; 4. anu aao.sa so5es 4 i 5S se,s
closing =. y Cash No. spring closed 1t o5; No
lido Al s.,4@l OH: and No. do 81. o.. Cash sales
wezc @ e. sspos5fa @ r. e 1s.yo hn So sp.ing a 81 o7s
3do At 81 u2 al och 800 bu rejected at oc<es33e:
and igD bu bg sample at 3cSsl.o on truck. Total,
MINNESOTA WuE.T-Wa, act1ye. AMI relatively firm:
2 10! bu NJ. at s1.07: and 1000 bu By sample at
Sl:llM@l. l3e. Total &. 400 hu.
CoRN-Was rather more active, but again weak de-
Ginning &c for this month and closing }c lo~cr than the
aud those the scaboaFd dun. but recetpts
we're smaller. only .9 carloads being inspected Into
store while socEs In store appear 10 have increased
I2u. 90 bu during the week. The hnc weather, and
sympathy with wheat brought dit free Sellers while
oil shorts few lots were taken for shipment but
purchasers stated that orders we're scarce Eastern
operators having filed up In anticipation OF higher
freight rates thau those now ruling and most OF them
now disposed TO hold o till the new corr comes
though the market Steady in the latter
par+ Ut Tie session. Seller November opened at 4a1
4c, declined to +cc, aud closed at IL l2ssc. Seller
ne year sod 4 to:St,e closing at 5Skc seller Jan
TIC. CASH 80 closed at 4:'c. high xcd At 435sc
md rejected 4l%.- Cash sales reported ut 81.
60ob high mixed q. 43ai1hc: 10 f1D ba No. at
4osl a1c: ss0o hu rejected at +la@t11c chicds at
lt+ic track: 400 I'M do at 4sc free hoard car;
1.GG0 bu at :35a3Gc track; and = 400 bu new
At 38ses:ssc part delivered. Total 218. ~ bu.
DATS-Ntre less active and 4Gtlic lower. No. de-
5aysfs IN Tie msr:e nos 81 the shppi1s orders
Ing been hcd and futures dull Weakening Nc In
sympathy With cash. The receipts fair, and the
weather favorable for lasge ats a and the stock in
, 1877-11-04
Withdrawn IRON store during Friday for city
cQusumptiQQ: / COL bu wheat 2. OQi bn corn.

consumption: 1601 bu wheat, ., 00i bu corn.
207 bn oats, 843 bu rye. !, o7o bu barley.
The following grain was inspected into store in
this city Saturday morning: Gl cars No. ] hard
wheat, cars No. do. II cars No. spring. 174
cars No. do, 10 cars No. 2 do, 5 cars rejected
f273 whcat> 81 high mixed corn. l94 cars No.
2 do, 80 cars rejected do, 4 cars no grade (o9i
corn); / car No. oats, II cars NJ. white, IS
cars No. . mixed oats, ? cars rejected {G2 oats};
: cars and l. 800 bu No. Q rye; l CIR No. barley.
2s cars No. Q do, 25 cars extra No. 3 do. 90 cars
ordinary No. 3 do. % cars feed {96 barley
Total {73i cars), 292, oc0 bu. INSPECTED out:
1sS, 720 bu wnca1 l74, 7o0 bu corn, So 800 bu
oats, 3, 372 br rye. Q, :3o6 bn barley,
The following were the rcceipts and shipments
OF brcadstuds and lire STOCK at this point during
the past week. and for the corresponding week
ending as datcd;
, 1877-11-04
Boston BabF Show.

10ss0n P0st.
The champion heavyweight, SO far, IS young
man from the Ro1bury District, 2 years old, who
weighs fftycfght pounds. When born he
weighed but four pounds. anu he was months
old before he began to grow more rapidly than
, 1877-11-04

HOG PRODUCTs-Wc-e dull and steader. Hugs
vera renoyted shade easier On some grades. with
larger supply than generally expected for satur'
day. and there little change in the tone OF adT1ecs
from ether points Wills there were very few buying
orders here except for meats Holders were gcncrats
h7m however, In their views md there was not mueh
product sale at quotations. ....-
The number OF hogs packed since March to Nov l.
according to estimates based supply and packing re"
turns furnished the Cincinnati Price Current are as
, 1877-11-04

OCTOBER, 1871, rs. OCTOBER, 1siG.
The Public Of last week says:
The exchanges OF the week ending Oct Is. 1876.
showed the effect Of the political excitement By
decline In clc1riugs at every OF the CHIEF cities
amounting 10 nearly II per cent in the aggregate.
Now, while gains eppcay at some cities in COM
uarison with thc returns OF that week, they arc
gle city which, reported IN 1s75 now reports AZ
large transactions it did then; and at several
points, especially At Philadelphia, Chicago, Gin.
cipnati and St Louis, the exchanges last week fell
much belcw the extraordinarily small transactions
OF ono year ago. At every city. a!so decline ap-
peared last year in exchanges during October, COM
pared with those OF the corresponding month in
fs75 and this decline, though small at New Iork.
Philadelphia. and Chicago, was over 6 per cent at
Boston. over per cent at St Louis and rittshurs,
exchanges for four weeks ending Oct rs, 1876,
are compared with exchanges for the four weeks
ending Oct 81, 1877, excepting that the tranHac-
tons at san Francisco last week are estimated at
SIC. 600. 900:
, 1877-11-04

Lung anu short clears quoted CSC cash seller
November: G.aEabc lor December; and for Jan
nary Cnsnnerlands quiet at long cut hams.
@s all lose4 LINN 1nms 9sGe; cas 40 SELL ell
6.la14c for December Green shoulders for December,
4-tt4sSC. =, a..,
Hacon quoted Mt {d7tsc for shoulders. 8499c for
short ris 9.3A: fur short clears, 1ltxSl3c for hams.
all caurascI anu packed.
GHEAsE-Nu9 Qnct at 5 G7G. ....
REEF IRoDUCr-Werc steady and auet at $1,000
q TO- :5 TO-. mess; Sl1.OGg1.15 for extra mess: and
Sl4.DO H. ~ for hams.
TALLuw-"as quoted At 71lG73ac for city. and 20
TIC county,
, 1877-11-04
COMMERCIAL.

The following were the receipts and shipments
OF the Leading articles Of produce in This etg dur
ing the twcnty-four hours ending at : O'Clock on
Saturday morniug, and for tho corresponding
time last yecr:
, 1877-11-04

GOODS RECEIVED
at Chicago Customs, Nov. 8: Ycrgho. Ruhling &
Co. II pkcs marbles; Suffer Brothers, 81 bales leaf
tobacco: order Canadian Bank of Commerce, 100
bu peas; the Adams and Wesilake Manufacturing
Company, 1l2 boxes tin plates; Chaplin y Core,
lO1; casks brandy. Amount collected, S971.17.
, 1877-11-04
frccs to foreign ports on provisions per 100 lbs.

.rhe rates to Liverpool ria New York arc about Sc
higher than the above.
= GRAIN IN SIGHT.
The New York Produce EXCHANGE Wetkly gives
the following as the visible supply Of grain:
Thtat Cnrn. O1:s. Barley.
Oct ~ 10 3.sl 10 O. E3 J. 77. OF 59l. 614
Oct .0 :. til III +sa ST T. sst' a a::2 az
Oct H. 10 s7+ 7fs4 1. l, 4f =. 4o3 73l
Oct q III 1s,i IN H. :.;: or. f63 = a, G30
Oct. :8 ~ DJ IT, lul, Sal !, 3o 53l 548, 10!
The game authority estimates there was in transit
from Western ports, by rail, lakes, and canal,
destined for the Atlantic seaboard, on Oct. ~
wheat, 5, 100, 900 bu; corn, 2, OIL, 600 bu: oats
oGJ. 600 bu.
New York canals on Nor. /, 1s77: Wheat, l, 307,-
OH bu; corn. i, 0Oe, 800 bu; oats, 314. 46s bu;
rye, s., o33 bu; barley, 61o, $50 bu.
STOCKS IN LIVERPOOL.
The following were tho stocks in Liverpool on