The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

due. Forty seven persons are or were On
board the Columbo, thirty on the George
Washington.
The building of narrow-guage rail-
roads in this country, which began in 1871,
when 179 miles OF road were built, has increas-
ed in five years to 3,157 miles now in opera
ton in Ameriua. The largest amount built
in any one year was 819 miles, in 1874, and
during 1876 500 miles were put in operation,
or more than one-ftth of the whole amount
of railway constructed in the whole country.
A young man looking somewhat like
a southerner and somewhat like an Oneida
Indian, was discovered among a crowd OF
snow-shovelers at the Central railway station
at Syracuse last week While waiting for the
pittance due him, it was observed that he
seemed desirons of being by himself, wholly
avoiding his late comrades. This poorly clad
but proud shoveler was Bushnell Forrest, sec
ond son OF the noted confederate General. N
B. Forrest, OF Fort Pillow memory.
Review Of the Markets.
New York reports indicate no ma.
terial improvement in the financial situation,
gold selling at ST. 5, as noted in our last re.
port. Speaking OF Western borrowers O.
money the Philadelphia Ledger says: "The
banks are anxious lenders on good business
paper, paper made from actual transactions
in the sale accommodates. Indeed, they also
lend freely on good interest and dividend
paying securities, but the rule is almost uni
versal with them not to make loans on shares
that do not pay dividends, or on bonds Of
companies that have passed their interest
payments. These are incontinently ruled
out OF every well regulated bank or other cor
poration lending money. The observance Of
this rule has recently cut off a very consider
able amount OF stock collateral, and makes il
rather more difficult with weak parties to Dor
row, but there has been no material change
in rates for the use OF money tor a month
past.'
The Chicago Tribune says OF the general
mercantile trade: Dry goods were reasona-
bly, active, and firm in marked degree
Stocks OF manufactured goods were never be
fore so smlal as at present, and. with the
prospect OF more than ordinary active spring
trade, the chances are strongly in favor of 9
continued advance in prices. Manchester and
Dunnell's fancy prints have been advanced
to SC. There was little change in the position
ofthe grocery market, the development of 6
firmer feeling in sugars being the only new
feature OF note.
The hog market was prevented from I'M
provement solely on account OF the weather.
The flour trade in the northwest has beer
unusually active, eastern buyers fearing 8
still further advance. Prices remain firm
with an upward tendency.
No 3 wheat in New York, at our latest ad
vices, was Sl.4l, the same as the week pre-.
vious; in Chicago, %, a rise of four cents
for the week; in Milwaukee the price was
81 33, rise for the week of five cents. The
millers' price in Minneapolis and St. Paul was
81 % for No. and 100 for No. 2. Many mills
have shut down rather than pay this price a
the present price of flour.
Oats, corn, barley, ETC., are unchanged ant
will probably SO remain until Spring opens.
OF dressed hogs, there seems to be no hop
of return this season to the high prices of
few weeks ago. Prices are weak and unsteady
packers Offering $3.50 and sometimes IS g.
for the most desirable lots Shippers canno
compete at these figures, and are not anxiou!
to operate at present. The greater portion 0
the years crop of hogs is supposed to hav'
been marketed.