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l. Stallion will stand and make the
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La, at the Excelsior Stable.
PEDIGREE.
Got by Planet. First dam Lark by
Lexington. Second dam Laura White
by Imported Glencoe. Third dam Sally
Shannon by Woodpecker. Fourth dam
Grey Maria {also dam of Darkness) by
Sir Richard. Fifth dam Lucy Clarke
by Ogles' Oscar. Sixth dam by Impor-
ted Knowlsby. Seventh dam by Impor-
ted Diomed.- Bruce's Stud Book, 1878.
PLANTER is half brother of the cell
ebrated racers Katie Pease, Grey Plan
ct, Hubbard. Brigand, Steel Eyes, Lar
ry Hart, Moonbeam, Whisper, Playmate
and many others.
PLANTER is chestnut, foaled in
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and fine form.
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RMS-P OSTAGE PREPAID
Daily and Sundays, one year, $3.50;
six mouths, SIS; three months, $3.50.
Daily without Sundays, one year
So; six months 81 %; three months
S225; less than three months, 81 a,
, 1877-10-14
CANADIAN NEWS.

Special DsDdtch to 1ne rnfcn9e Tribune.
W1sSErEG, Man, Oct. 13.-A movement ia or
foot among the half-brecd hunters of tho South
Branch Of the Saskatchewan, Prince Albert Set
tlement, Fort Pitt, and Battle Ford, to send n
delegate to Ottawa to protest against the North
west Territories being governed bv Council
appointed at Ottawa which docs not include or
represent the people Of the country. The i'm
preston prevails amongst the French half
breeds on the Lower Saskatchewan that thai
portion OF the country WAS not ccded to Canatla
BY the Hudson Bag Company, but only Mani
toba.
, Special Dispatch so The Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, Oct. 13.-A meeting of the Special
Committee Of the rriyy Council was held TO-
day for the purpose of furthcring preparations
tor the Paris Exhibition. It was stated with
ueEnltencss that the space to be allowed to Gnu
ada is about $500 fect, irrespective of SPECIAL
position assigned In the main entrancc tower,
which Is given altogether to the British colonies,
canaoa to occupy central position. 4 full
stau OF mechanics are now employed in the
government workshops making showcases, i1,
which the finer class Of products will be exhibit
CO. and which will be sent yia Montreal early in
November by the Government steamer New
field. -"
1t is expected that the sawn lumber trade will
experience revival here soon, owing to the
large increase in prices reported from Chicago.
, 1877-10-14
By TELEGRAPH.
NEW TnHE

| NEw YoRK, Oct 13.-Gold closed at 1O3.f. IN,
highest point OF the day, the lowest price iayins
been lo@:sc. Rates for carrying ~ to pcr cen,
! per annuu, and 1-3o to Monday.
Silver at London unchanged Here silver bars
are 1921 in greenbacks, 1lSH gold. Silver coin
H1ta discount.
Governments firm and fraction higher.
Railroad bonds dull.
State bonts quiet and etendy.
The stock market. which was quiet jp the aftcr
noon. became somewhat wenk in the carly nffrr-
noon, hut towards the close was strour The
general fist advanced in sympathy with Il sharn
upward movement in Michigan Central and roni
Stocks. The advance in Michigan Central was
equal to ~ per cent for the day the STOCK rjainr
from Ut Il to 20. Coal stocks were I'm m ndx.jccs
from the mining regions Of a more fayorahle
character. "'S
Sales aggregated 1856, 700 shares, of which J. 3oo
were New York Central, 10, .0u Eric, " 900 i,akc
shore, ~ 500 Northwestern common = Oi)l nrc
fcFrcd. +, 700 st. PAus. 13 400 {hios. IA mo
iL;ackawanna, 23, 400 Michigan Central Il. 0oD
Western Union. 1'o0o
Money market easy at COZ per cent; prime ,aer.
canti}c paper, 7Glsc. F'A~ 'A'A'
Custom receipts, $500, 600.
The Assistant Treasurer disbursed so3S (1no
tlearings. Sl3 600, 600.
Sterling-Actual business, long, 4S0,.: sho,t
4sla3. 7' 3o7' 'note
The weekly bank statement is as follows: Io,,s
decrease, S.f1, 800: specie, increase s}S etil,.
!eEal~tendcrs. decrease, 81, 0S5, 100: denos;ts
oecEeasc S6Sl 500: circulation iucfease SOD, Rn0.
Fesesse decrease, S316, $50.
, 1877-10-14
MARINE NEWS.

BUFFALO.
'snecfdl Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
BUFFALO, y. y, Oct 13.-lt is the stmr E. Il.
Turner ashore at Long Point, instead Of the schE
Eliza White. Capt. P. G. Hearne and woman
are reported lost. The stMr Magnet has been
ordered from Cleveland to her relief. The Turner
had ~, 600 bu white Michigan wheat, contracted
through to Liverpool. All damaged.
Two steam and fifteen sail vessels arrived to-day
with about 400, 600 bu grain.
Canal freights and coal frctghts are UNCHANGED.
The Union Steamboat Company will lay the Kcel
Of new boat at once, o25 feet long, 80 feet beam,
II feet hold to b. finished as first class passenger
boat for the Lake Superior trade.
To the Uf<tern isa"ctatfl Prrss.
DuFFALo, Oct -Chartcrs-1'rop Annie Smith,
coal from Cleveland to Marquette atS1. 90 per ton
iron hack to Cleveland at Sl.5O per ton; sc1rs
Queen City, coal to Chicago Mt 30c; Thomas Gawn
iron ore from Escanaba to Cleveland af 81. 50 per
ton: Z. Il. Williams and 4; q. Moore, coal to
Toledo at 50c; Charles Ilinckley: coal to Mar
auettc ut soc per ton, iron back to Cleve-
land at So. 90 per ton.
Clcarance=-Props Annie Smith. Duluth; Japan,
!, 800 brls salt, Chicago; Empire State. mdse,
Chicago: *chrs II. S; Lawson, coal; Ellsworth; J.
n. Hutchinson and 4. " Lnckcy, Chicago;
Granger, 100 tons coal, Milwaukee.
, 1877-10-14
MORE BOGUS ADS. u
" 1890 ~ - - N~ 4b10t
To the Editor Of The Tr{hune

To TIC 1F7GNNf,
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-NhiIc other corrcsponf1
cnts expose the Tines lodges IN advertising
matters, l would call attcntion to another
crooked trick. l counted either in Inst Sun
days tue previous Sundays edition twenty
three advertisements from persons wanting
employment, address s. Div Sta. POS
IS. ". Div. Sta. P.-O.,n an. ". Div. Sta.
P--O.," as the fancy OF the clerk charged with
writing thclt, up might be. The clerk mani
testify did not know what every patron OF Post
olligc stations Knows, that no general delivery
Is allowed ut such stations, and that the delivery
ot letters addressed III the manner requested by
INC would-be employees is strictly prohibitcl,-
o. which notice van BE- found at every Station so
plain that he Who runs may read.
0SE VINO KNOWS
, 1877-10-14

New ToEK, Oct. 13.-CoTTox-Narket ea.ga, .
II 7169il o-l6c; futures steady October H. ar: ~
vember, IL. l.0Stl. 01c; December TO- o:G1 m a,r. ~
uary ll0ic; February, ii. lds1 .l7c: March +, ~
1l.3lc; April. 1.43 IL 44c; May, II. Sc. 1a
ll.6getL71c. ~ea<
FLouR-uull and lower; receipts COO hrl,- "
81, 2094 co; super Safe and Western S. 1Oa5 a. -
nun to good extra. s.85@5 90; good to choice 8, ~
6.o5; white wheat extra, SG.30e7. 90; fancy - oso
$50; extra Ohio. S5Go6t7.75; St. Louis S. 1xas ~
snje3 M9aes1sa Rattns process s7soso5o Rye lou.
CoES- MEAL-sleady; Western. s.. 6593.pn
HRA1S-Wheat III moderate demand; spEine lnv..
Sintrr Hishsr: receipts, 81 90 bn; 30. Mwanfse
iIE&l.4 No red wluter, steamer ST. IS: ane ea,
da!! and anshansea Ma da and unchansrd ccafs! coa!
un$raded Western MIXED :les.oe; stcai nix.J ta na
gGic; November aud DetobeT 5tc Oats 0E,issrp ~ -
eStpis ~ 9oo nu: Western mixed and state, s93s:
MAH-ateauy: shipnins. as@Goc.
Hors-htaEJ ycarlluGs +@7c; new, sDl1c
GEucEkiE>-CofIse aul and unchanee7l Surar ~,
prime, ehc refined, y;esl0;sc Muasse;osgrn.ts<
grades hr11t. With moderate demand lice ouiet II
unchanged. 4A'~* soa
1itsc ~ Y" 04e' a1se' fea1tc,
TALIow-steady at 7;s@7 ,o-'sc-
STRAINED kEs1S-Unctanged.
sP1RlTs or rTCErEST1SE-~1eudya at BIC
-PorE-Market dull and easter:nevm
: IL g. Beef steady: Western lons Clear mi
steam. 4G1 fGC- -' S*'+As
ggyrrEE-!leayy; Westcrn. 1@ezc.
GHEEsE--steadT At 7413c.
WHISKT-Qu!ct: 81. 1J14.
- :; ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. copper unchanged: Inn
pE; Sc sieady; & scotch 81 go4y7, o.: American Siam
shoe, No. u, SO ON4c6. 20. '''e'
, 1877-10-14
LAKE FRETGHTc.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1}.-The demand vas smaller and
chiefly for moderate sized vessels. The sntes were
sc for corn and 5.zG155lc for wheat to Buffalo,
Charters we're reported fce ZOO QUO bu wheat and
90. 600 bu corn. CT 4rters: To BuiIalo-schr E. A.
Nicholson, wheat at 51:c: Risin. Star. wheat ut
aaic, prop jar IS Fisk wheat through: ;chr Re-
public. corn ut SC. To Sandusky-n. Bisscu
wheat 1t Sic. To Eric-Schr 4, Sherwood. wheat
on private terms. To Ogdcnsbury-schr. r. VIII
der and Natcrtown. corn through. To Kingston
schrs sovereign, rcrt:. anu Merritt wheat ut &c.
TO Co1llnsWppd-: ar Croton. corn at }ssc free.
Saturday afternoon the schr A. Vouyht WIS
ehsrtcrcd for ~. 900 bu barley, and the Etmr
u. v; Powers for Is, 800 bu wheat, both to Buffalo
on private terms.
The ". Jones was chartered for iron ore from
Escanaba TO Cleveland on private terms.
, 1877-10-14

Also. 10. OIL other packages lard and 5.G1o do hams
MESS PonK-Was more active and weak. Futures
declined about l0c Per brl, while this month 13c
lower with rather free offerings. sales report ed
OF $50 brs casi at Sl4 ,t: 70 brs do 10;
800 brs seller Dc1 obcr at H. 500 brs seller
November Slc abl3 80 hEis seller the year at
S!..7uGe1. TIL; and G., ,D llrfs seller .Jannnry at
!.77te@tl1.87 Total D. S0 brls- The market closed
tame VI SIT .qsff 30 seller October, round lots sput
ST. o5a l.. 7s for November ST.. L. IS seller the
year: and 81. et&e f.. s!e seller January.
FEHts IncSS pork quoted at Sil.T5&i1. Is, and
extra prime do ut So Nk1J.1D.
LAEp-"as very dull >put WAS shade easier, and
futures about 2YtsJc per 100 rs lower. Sales wer.
limited to L. 5tD tcs seller the Year S%..G8 anil
LOO tcs secr January At IS, Jx6. 321. To;ai. 2tu
cs The market clDaed :aue ut S9-t,t. 6 for new;
s6ss. 67's for rtun iots Of OLD spot seller tctu.
rr: 3.s-H.275e seller the year; ard S.. il O.. s:
seller JANUARY.
MEATs-WeFe more acttye. aud about lie per ID lower
on tue whole range for present delivery. with hot so
much change IN futures. Thcre apparently good
demand both IN Southern and European account but
the offerings were larger, chiefly OF part cured Inst old
enough to ship. Sales were reported uf W. COZ lbs
Shoulders At Glc; so boxes lo at fe@6'5: cass 6t.c
Htiler the coming week, and SC seller Iautury: CO go
ihs long cteart- partly 6sc: 75 selttr first
iiH Sovcm f. ut 90 no ii's .ur. rib. parity q.
It:c s 10 YEA do ut 81 bu.a slurt clears, sIlcr
fTst half Decclner: at TIC: $40 buxes I,. short
clears at s:c; 20 uDo lbs green hams ( 1bs) SAc;
lu boxes pork strips ~ 7lc: 40 hoIes bacon Ju SC
tt was also ruH1nrel that l.;U s1U,1 boxes ufdnl,s
HAD been sold which we're not Ftnur,tu The market
closed following O
, 1877-10-14
Good Paper Still in Demand by
the Banks.
General Bank CIearings for the
First Week Of October.
The Produce Markets Generally Easier,
with a Fair Volume Of Business
Freights Steady.
A Good Shipping Demand for Wheat
and Meats--.0tller Markets
Tame.
Movement Of Produce During Last
Week.


Although there was a fair supply Of paper offer
] cd the banks, there was nothing like stringency
! visible in the loan market In fact, the demand
| for bank accommodations is not equal to the sup
ply, and considerable amount OF paper OF u1l-
exccptionsble quality could disposed Of ut ad-
yantagcous rates. Paper OF this kind is not plen-
tiful, and the easa OF interest rates does not in
crease the offerings Of it, for the simple reason
that it cannot be made to order. Merchants and
Others are discounting customers paper in order
obtain funds for their payments, and the
country banks obtaining rcdisco1nts prin-
cpally for the purpose Of carrying stock. Rates Of
discount were sGl10 per cent at the banks to
regular customers, and on the street irst-class
class call loans are negotiable at per Cent, and
good time paner ut 7QE8 per cent.
The orders from the country for currency have
decreased.
New York exchange was sold between banks at
50G75c per 81, ,0c0 discount.
The clearings Of the Chicago banks for the week
ere reported rs follows BY Manager D. Il. Hale. of
the Chicago Clcarny-Uousc
, 1877-10-14
PORT HURON.

/ Special Dispatch TO Tie Chicugo Tribune.
| PoRT HURON Mich, Oct. 13-Down-props
! Jay Could, ST. Adams. Marine City, Colorado
Paseaic, Canistco, City OF Fremont, Idaho. Is. ".
blanchard; zcllrs Goshawk, Our Son, Grace Alnr-
r., Florida, Grenada, Colngwood, Geo. ". Holt.
America, Flying Cloud, lasco, Cot. Cooke, o.
trich, Ida Keith.
Up-Props Nashua, Natant, E. E, Thompson
ard bargcs, Wilson aud consort. Music and
haTses, f. 3. Hale and low; sctrs Yankee
Blade, George II. Ward, Brigh,ie, Richard Wins
low, William Grandy, James Norris, Sophia J.
1-uff. Alva Bradley, II. J. Webb, c. P Minch,
William J. Preston, y. a Van Valkenbu1g, Ma
fengu Hattie N-cis.
Wind-South, gentle; weather fne.
The scow Curlcw, owned here, is ashore at Fair
port. She is onund for Cleveland with lumber.
The barge waterloggcd at !Alpcna proves to be
the j. L. Kitchen, TO which tug has gone With
pun1pE.
, 1877-10-14
PORT COI.fS0KNE.

BCfFALo, Oct 13.-Eesscls passing Port COL
borne Lock for twenty-four hours ending, q q clock
18th:
Eastward-props Mary Robinson, Chicago to
kingston; Chau,plan and Lawrence, Chicago to
osdtnshurg; Garden City and Maine, Duluth to
Ogdensburg; baEks Drummond, Detroit to Kings
ton: Star, Detrott TO Kingston; j. c. Woodruff
anu awanosh. Toledo to Kingston; schrs Z. H.
Rutherford, Toledo to kingston
"cstwaEd-D. II. Van -tlirn, Quebec to Chat
ham: bark Pulaski. Fair Haven to Chicago; schrs
Hcrmuda. Nhitby to Cleveland; Garibu!di forum
70 10 Erie: Oriental, Kingston to Toledo; ii. 1;ond
Ear Haven to Chicago; l.. Scaton, Charlotte to
Detroit; Nassau, Oswego to Chicago.
, 1877-10-14
PHilADELPHlA'S ELEPHANT.

- e1e''"7 DNfd1c6 70 Tx INic.40o TrihW7e
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. l3.-The list move
10 relieve the Permanent Exhibition cmbarrass-
ment eomcs in the shape of an offer fran
PRESIDENTS Gowan and Scott to at1va1co the
cash necessary, and take d mortgage on The
building. The Exhibitors 4ssociation is .v,,,,
more Interested than the DIRECTORS. rhrr find
tnat the creditors arc ready to make concess;ons
enouEh to reduce the foatlng debt from ss;.n1o
to $4,000, aud this they hope to raise. Thcv
, 1877-10-14

konand .hort clears quoted at 80 cash: nc seller
octocr1 6' tor December: ala :s.s7c fur January
.Hlnher1snds quiet at s@.A Il: on4; cut hams 94Gs
7ac all boxed: sweet -ickca hams 1o+9llc; 10 stl
!Gr November. 1Uc Green taln.. s5s 4yc cash and
!ss! for December. Green shoulders for December.
i14M4hc.
1acun quoted 71a7tsc for shoulders. s4@s3lc for
short ribs 91sc for short clears III2c for hams
MI coMya.cd ana packed.
C!:EAsE-NAs quiet al So TIC.
REEF Pi.nUUCTs-Werr steady and quiet at $40 CO
a. 10 Is Tor mtss Sill cog LIS for extra lucss; aud
Sl4. tkl. III % for hams.
TA1Low-Was quoted 1t 7hG7t1c for city, and 7!tGa
7llc for country. " ''
, 1877-10-14

PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 13.-The liabilities Of
Russell, Lewis & Co., are reported at about
$50, 900; assets, $4,000.
ST. JOHN, \. B., Oct. 13,-The Stadacona In.
surance Company has made a settlement at q
per cent cash in three months; remainder in
six, nine, and twelve months, with interest,
, 1877-10-14
TOTAL. ST.. 7ui L.,5 g. 7Dj. Hi
Corresponding week last wear. ~, Hos G17 1.3 81.

GENERAL DECLINE IN OCTOBER Ct.EAn1SGS.
The Public finds the Clearing House returns for
the first week OF October IRE decidedly not en-
coura.ng~ At every ci1y except Chicago Mil
waukee, and Baltimore losses appear in comparison
with thy corresponding week last Year, and the ap
parent !oss at New ork is not large Us the act
III! loss in other than speculative transactions
because the increase in sales OF stock would have
caused IN addition Of about SILL 500, 900 to the ex
changes, 20 That The decline in oter operations
must have been about i. per cent. Milwaukee
TRANSACTIONS show the larger gain because the busi-
ness Of that city depends 10 grcatv upon the whea.
movement, which WIS very small last fall. The
gains TT Chicago and Baltimore ure inconsderable,
The returns for the week ending Oct. i, with esti-
mate fer San Francisco, compare thus: