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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26
LEGAL.
Monday, December 1o, ISIS,

the real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows, to-wit:
Situate, lying and being in Memphis, Shelby
county, Tennessee, on the east side Of Shelby
street, and beginning at the intersection Of
the south line Of Butler street with the east
line Of Shelby street; thence with heeast limo
Of Shelby street, south, 30 feet; thence east,
and parallel with the south line of Butler
street, 90 feet to an alley; thence n%orthwardly
with said alley 20 feet to the south line of But
Ter street; thence west with the south line Of
Butler street to the beginning.
Terms of sale: Said property will be sold
on a credit of twelve and eighteen months,
purchaser giving notes with approved security
for the purchase money, and a lien retained
on said property until said notes are paid.
Equity Of REDEEM ption barred.
JOHN ii. FREEMAN, Clerk,
HUMEs & POsToS, and METcALF Il WALKER,
Solicitors. 65-@
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26

Waddy Thompson VS.. Woodruff & Co. ct al.
DY virtue of the decree pronounced by tho
ID Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at jackson,
April %, 1877, in this cause, and renewed May
Is, 1878, l will offer for sale to the highest bid
der, in front of the courthouse of Shelby
county, in the city of Memphis, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26

LIVERPOOL, November rs, 2 p.m.--Ootton IS
5%d. Sales, 5000 bales, Of which 1000 were for
export and speculation. Futures dull and
steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
rcto,dard TptornotionaI CIassi6eation

NEW ORLEANS, November 26 .-Cotton weak
at %. Receipts, 12,l64 bales.
GALVESTON, November 26.--CottOn is easy
at Sc. Receipts, 217S bales; sales, 2l6 bales;
stock, 1l0,s54 bales.
NEw YORK, November IS, 1850 H. .-O0tton
weak, with futures barely steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26
In supreme Court I'D JachsOn.

f. W. Rosenthal ct al. vs.. Joseph Grioshaber
ct al.
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced by the
ID Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson,
in this cause, May %, 1878, l will offer for sale
TO the highest bidder, in front of the court
house of Shelby county, in the city Of Mem
nhiq on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26

the death of Charles A. Dana"
Buffalo Express.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26
Wednesday, December Is. IS.

in legal hours, in front of the courthouse,
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described prop
erty, tO-wit:
The undivided interest Of Willis Thompson
in a tract of land containing ls6 acres, more or
less, in Shelby county, in section three, range
FIVE, Eleventh Surveyors district and Eighth
Civil district of said county. Said land is Of
the estate Of j. NJ. Thompson, deceased, and
being the same granted to said j. NJ. Thomp-
son by the State of Tennessee, grant No. S293,
dated July l., lS4s, and especially S35-lQO
acres, part of the said tract claimed by Willis
Thompson as his allotted share thereof, which
said % 5-l00 acres is bound north by lands
claimed by A. w. Anderson and wife, on the
south by land Of W. S. Gray, east by. a. J
Wherry's estate, and west By land of /. r.
Wylie, Sr.
Levied on as the property Of defendant,
Willis Thompson, to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs.
Memphis, November Is, 1878.
Il. l.. MCGOWAN,
Sheriff Of Shelby County, Tenn.
BY II. L. PuLLIAN, ID. 5.
Anderson 4 Hampton, Artys for plaintiff.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26
SherIf's Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given that by viz
from the Honorable Bartlett Circuit Court Of
Shelby county, Tenn, in the case of j. =.
Wylie, administrator, ETC., VS.. Willis Thomp-
son, judgment rendered on the 18th day Of
January, 1878, for the sum of onehundred and
forty-seven dollars and forty-ive cents, with
interest and costs Of suit, TO satisfy said judg-
ment, etc, Twill, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26
In Supreme Court at Jackson.

MnoR M%ERIwETHER, Solicitor. go
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26

Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
By II. e. PuLLIAN, ID. 3.
Anderson a Hampton, Artys for plaintiff.
H-S0-S6
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New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
DOMESTIC MARX ETs.

BrrIALo rec 2-Fiour steady and GrIn. sales poo bb
Winter rr1des - fair aqury iaics O. q, ieG oa, Gs1n @
rt "eSc ana ~ iy; sale, 900 bush Now. on ack a,
35c: IA. western bela at iog on,s IN w. iat n, S 1
~ Zoe, car d. 27c Rye neglected barley quiet
a9iafls thSf Arm %a @ arad aaehahssd Corn,
at.c.: wheat 80" oeta &c 10 ,,hor, wbe,,
in good shade higher 80 ned RED wlne' H Ssa TSn
1arv % Va Gs5 &C. February No DO. ioyc; Rejected
a. a. aic pri,raary com dun and dropping 30 lc cash
M Ianga 5s My - %rIs ss. - t,xsre M ys rly a ypor S
in m rood demand bn lower; 81 co. cash ~ G0e$7 G2l2
stivc but weak lower. 645a5sIe eTh and Jann'
80 FssinaE % C6osdsr @ Jos short R6 S1cc
short T5c Dressed Hogs heaTS ri - % DAG III nest
GnSn>X 2ous IN S s9OS xn,,s @sn99a 57l Fa%5y G5F;
ssis bn fifm At 81 sGS2c oats quiet bu hra al ia2Gc'
ys quiet Oni nm S2e Barsy 1S, ~ ana & %pTEaSss
S@r SS iTS 20 az s5c clear EG 800 Clear sid SISc
War9n inactive New shouldcrs Be-. Clear Rub 4c Ciear
sides c MhSkcy steady WIN e caL "rIa" and anrhsnvd
Hogs om@@n e. y % aoGs s 20 receipts.
ioSss afssi head snP@sn!s. 1900 head limited demand
5 s. pee White rf5 at 81 7s Sa wS %% %i Extra
MgeH 9Ss % sGngS5S sc g J"narS H held al
Corn lrr'sGAr naq MIrtG %"iT y c So My So
Oats dull aud tower win moS.r4', ds99 ,ag & NO NO Mixed
ia c No. 2whc 20 Ec ScI MS Pr,Ise * S0ass 90
GSscs sis eeF q dressed ss ip ssSs O. S
s 51s SS SSp ba" Sls gGS9 aS . SS' Wheat
70 900 hnss corn. 100 bns;& nm mi; ;nn%i,aI Wheat firm
aud s@sss @ % E MIaSnc III aSr@sSs s eas
9esc. No. do so c Reseie 5le Corn que. s% a. G
Ss Rss, eHsd %as snd higher No spring Ss cash f'eT @
go+ FrSy'siSni S 40 ssFr@o srer fnr'' sca% dun
o. c NreTnoon Board has been suspended un' the
s MSnsay ~ per -Petroeum nomnaly sgs oc
dq and weak RS losi'r susT stsady ai qe
for Fair Good Ren Refined sasaIs E,,ps Family Good
~ 80 Fancy q 10. an cXrcme Pi,ye 1n and Fancy
a'dg%i n nga = is KentDcsT & DO Fancy ohio do Choice
~ 75 Indiana do Good a. 4oi e1f aa s= " % .rccrn ~
S a s. ~. ,S7f aar npsssd psssdy yh:a :ae. sG
inactive uckMheai Meal IN s9sT nd on TSeE ana
m m grn depot 81 o5aas 90 Delaware DO 81 4d ~ Jessy
Red aioat - o. rDs " edSs o. do IN elevator
81 on Western Red Red ~ Gseeped 30
s. sass I sail sa seSsic tr1sa ~
%sS S, ws.lsrn ea SsGT is hsStr .IsSt
Far ss%a. Ard Good 9O4I SEED GOOD
msa9 nsHa 2daaa. 81 3 Il PEI
on WSss seaiy western 81 90 AZ the open Besfd
anu easter a. Mo hsa q ds assad reSaag S
y SS bid ii os asked dull rather m owsr New ian
ai .G for TsSrGa 5 nsssG February &c BID
sp 'gS s and @ .sss for %h @ Dec
oats 9ss bSa nl zoe sis sstsa % for Mixed December
Gs ST. Loris Dec sria end GnssansSd &c Mhss
4s n1s eyssi S &c yanS,y sS ss
Red PAN sp5,ns ..s d. Sa ysSrSa5 SSTS a1
9SSt ssy es eass a,, and nseSs and soe
ss"ssy wSssy spu STEADY sse and
Changed al 81 os Pork inactive and iowsr 81 oSs y:
s7 FsssSuss ss ,c 80 tssS dsy, s' Old as
secc aud 3sda3ese for shoadsEs Sles5 mp and C,ss
B.sSn aq a. s Green % sm anS s Vs
sweet Picked Hans. ss % average W fo' FEBRUARY hs
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKErs.

LoNpON Dec 2l.-7he kf0notlii quoics bank blTI' NJ
ga per discount, and bills 1T 5-16 II hys
There has very Little lie In the stock markets tls
week approach ~ the holidays exercising quoting et"
the market also tenOd 10 s'fan
dealings every direction. In home Railways and DaS
share there been dishearienin fail and large num-
Der uf these investments lower now than at any e @
the current Foreign scCurles are exceptionally
quiet Turkish Mexican and Peruvian alone aru lower The
decline IN Turkish caused by thc prominence assumed y
the question the Russian II indemnity, and he ASSURANCE thai
no financial relief viii De- afforded 10 Turkey, urle br guar
anLeed by Parliament, which means delay OF snc months
Americans generally nTmcr silver IL fiat and seems
remain o.uniil India again became purchaser
LONDON Dec. 2ll23O tOHsnh Dg1fG for money. " y
Us. bonds four sud hail r ccnis, lO-
RAILWAY shares 1S's PrnnsyNaia Central. ~ New
Jersey Central 80 Reading RIir"ad, IL -.
LONDON Dec. 2l2 j.. MT. =. bOfdS 'our nrh 2 lali
Der cents 1867: lS67s lOih. New Hycs lOS2: Enc Ran
way shares lOS; Newiesey Central cOnsOls 13 Penn.
sylvauia Central 32L.
IoNpoN. Dec; "a ?. m Inc amount o. alton goh"
into Of England halsnc" to-day 4 kl21oU.
LONDON 2i-i:u Paris adNICcs quote hNc per
IL francs 50 ccutiTnts Tor tho account
PARIS Dec Y-Exchange on LOuuOn, 20 irtuc5 80 cen.
times for checks.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
THE STATE OF TRADE.

LO>poS Dec 2lIn the Mincng Lane Markeis This week
the transactions have been uhiLpufan The eHdtiIy i
prices still favorable 10 buyrTs con"n has further declined
qualities. f Nhich chow rather he W
ed WIKI GeYOn
Tacrr la, fair b-IgNs "a. chiefly IN the common
nut the IaOl4 Wrfc IC>ilIcttu Tic
public been small. Indian Teas have cone
itoa rf ard there further rTriyai Bxtrmely high
rates wrrr small lots Of Cocns but steamer -
IcpuTod Wet Indian, AID there VIII D. puDnc
l.ir, week Sugar dul frrnch Refined lpavr4
schty also Re-i ipr arrival nae
~Mpc'r ~ lower .uan on Fraay Last Ree does not
sup. it, VrrytDr- vulurs.
Iv.ar0pi lcc. 2l.-pnsS-Easern dull az a.: Western
IN Al 40 BaooD Cumberland cot dull al lG.; short
houil al % Cd Long dull At 2&bi Short Clear
duIl az rs. hums-l6ng cut duu, al so. hhon.aeI-
SIfs fuil OF 81 new Extra Mess
,tosay Erino Mes. dull AZ Ia iaTr-Prine M.-
eru duli 3d Talnv Cly Gull AZ 80 bl Iur
rentlDe-Sprs inT Pa R"sinc OInincn STEADY at4 I'd
Fur duil GiHrc dun ~ 40 Lard
oil dull ai Flour Extra state dull at 2S Sd. Nhsst-
No / -pr.uc. market bare: NJ. spnng suli nj =
Winter New Western q ,ady II 81 Sew southern steady a,
sIld Prime old Mixed soft dll 20 - 81: New Mixed
.eaiy ~ 20. cation seed Ob-iei,0w American. steady
af 20 RO-lg. Common London anil at AID lurpentine.
~firf-. 1T London. stc1ii al 2lJ'L
i,,,oN pee I'll h licfnrd Petroleum. S'saad per
eaion Spri'g Of Petroleum l20l2Ld. per gallon spirits
of IuIyeBiinc, 20i'd.G2L psrcSt.
ANTkyrgI - G.. 2l.-PoiIUieum. .; itIncs Tor nno
pale Amrncaa Lard closed at 30 lorins per 90 kioz
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

FLOOR AND MEAI-FLoUR-Mark dull. d,ollnlng
esS% SSRoT sa s' % S 'SY Wseh oo bb
for %,s efPGr II a. s g 200 Dbl SS fI @ Mnnes @ 10
Ss4 20 500 bbs Extra wlscon.n. 81 75Gs3 S3 900
81 EIta 81 Louis a. and 800 No 81 800 81 10
mon 70 Fair ExiTa saic is 20 IS 90 Good to Fancy
20 70 S.s Ehr' a %ssn g. g. Sca
81 o. ass hSsg 2' oo ~ Go@sd % sS"a 70 g
s. 75asi l0 EIra lesl 10 straiEht, o. Iod
Fay " oS.@s SSGsS d e. S%s wF T9
uchanged local trade demand hgt aong expor!
Fancy = oods5 ;also 900 bls Tor s. gs5 ~
aSiFy aSia saes 100 SS % saps@e
WMEAT FdomR du - sse. 500 bs 3M tSx Ws
aTH a4y's lss % Ne'
ns ate 5d S@S Without 70 n sss % &
900 BUSH including $4,000 bush options 10000 bush
Not S ss SSd Pns % Sns9sG @ s 4S
Winter Red q 81 gs; No = e - OF az Os NS Ol Am.
ngs Ss,9 Ia; T9rTaded XmGgr 81 o2asi 10 80 RED.
Il Ssss os Many No. Ih SHh q 81
So White l9So bush 81 os Ess % closing q 90 M eid q
IL fSs. s 81 Afs Nearly = ali sHs @ @ss
Ss ss$ Ss %ss ssst
;%SsI s ST. Sc $s
pfSi GS1s " q % SsSeiy )! e @
lois ana boat oads saes 5000 bush state abon soc
BARLEY quie.. steady sales 1000 bgsh Two to"od
PEAS las, noticed CORN MARKET heavy Old, ige r
New, lc; lowers limited export and home ID demand
options 900 bush spot aelndins ungraded 4eai7c 10
in store 47hqi7 sc, anost Round yellow S4c steamer
ary 4iIs45c. closing 44ketse.; de- February elosna
;.%aS .nuary are closing
l6c closing 4edi6e; New No q January, closing i5c
bush Including No 2 2so' No white - ,e No = SOC &c
ui,sssLr; Mixed siate. Sic; white do. s2Se36c-.--
FEED steady BEAMS qniet, without decided change
HAY AND STRAW-Recefpts much smaller. aenauo'
| more general, al prices hrni. a..
HIDEsIn moderate sale. steady receipts past week ~
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

figure with the recent dividend added, is within per
cent OF the highest price Of last june before 1t was sn
peeted that the wheat crop OF the Northwest was
seriously damaged After selling down again to 4sls
another advance made a. followed by decline
4sa4sa at the close The preferred stock was less
active than the common stock but its fluctuations SYM
pahized with the changing prices Of the common and
like the latter, it closed only is per cent higher
thal the opening figure. Perhaps the move
ments OF the last two DAYS in the Northwest
stocks may have been FASTENED by teegraphic
information OF the manner in which Western news
papers treating the failure OF the company to CON-
plete its Northwest Union Branch, after having realized
the full proceeds of mortgage 140 miles OF road for
which 1t only constructed sixty-two miles. The MI
,cdukee Sentinel OF December 10, In commenting
edorally the subject. SAID Only very ugly word
describe this breach of faith with the bondholders
The ST. Paul stocks advanced from opening figures
then declined and closed at trde less than first prices
Lake Shore and Michigan Central opened up az ~ aha
II respectively and each made further advance OF
Is per cent After that the trading In these STOCKS
dragged all day also did their prices until at the end
LAKE 81 y per cent and Michigan Central Is per
cent below their opening figures. Central and Hudson
sold OOO) at III. ard was offered at the price.
Erie fret got strong at 1855 10 1913 and Then weak AT
lisa; Rock Island ON small trade Was less nrln al AZ
II9sa119ai Ohio and Mississippi, Wabash. the 81.
Louis and san francisco shares were all dnll
and featureless. Union Pacific was firm at 664
Inc coal stocSs openSa sons eH9ugr ,g i Tui
proved TO be their best, and they closed weak
Central Of NewJcrscy however under Its cndeayor To
strong nd sold 80 Q335s Western Union after
selling at 927sa93l9 dccued TO 929s and closed weak
There a gTOwIDg Impression that some new and I'M
developed. Pacific Mail steady AT Ia but sutIo
Tunnel declined without sale, To the quotation OF 5a3i2
The market closed weak
RANGE STOCK NARxEr
Agyeported By the and stock telegraph Company
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
Ne annex revised quotations

The market for call loans to-day was very unsettled.
Early transactions made on pledge OF the usual
Stock Exchange coaeras at J2d1 per cent but at tue
iOI IaohIpR loans-fTOm to nalf-past
o'cock-the rate WAS stif7 per cent. ,iud
scarce nj that up to the hour OF closing There Is
no change the rates for commercial paper or for do
mestic exchange on New-YOrk, The following was the
sG6 67s 232; currency balances, S3,542129; gold ex
changes So 37J, 500; god balances, S0S7324. Week.
Currency cearances S12l 244,s7 currency balances
S22,6l5472; gold cearances, So, ,l23692; gold bal
ances, 81 734 261.
on tGe London stock Exchange to-day, British
soils were steady ut 0i3s for money and 9ia for the
account United States bonds were weak and lower {:
1867 at lO412 5s at 1Us12, and 4cs at 1862
tbp lOlOs being steady 10. Erie common closed at
lsl preferred at 81, Illinois Central at 79l2 Pennsyl
yaua 32 Reading AT H. Jersey Central stock at 80,
and consolidated bOnds at 74l2 The Bark OF England
IcpOrted q gain balance OF Sl22.oO0 total In
that way OF al12, 900 in three DAYS Renies IN Paris
opened 1890 and closed at 1880; sight exchange
on London beng quoted at 2o3o.
Washing gton dispatches report that the Treasury now
holds 1913 900 In United Statrs bonds TO secure
bank circulation and 800 iu United States bonds
posted on account OF subscriptions to the per cent
loan So 7O3 400. United States bonds deposited Tor
Circulation for the week ending to-day, al l,O51OOo;
Upltbd States bonds held for circulation Withdrawn
during the week ending to-day, S1,732O0o National
bank circulation outstanding: Currency notes S5ZZ-
O92 CSC; gold notes, ~ ,46s, $50. The internal
revenue receipts to-day were @303O25 JZ, ana the
customs receipts S3l0.603 30. !.
The receipts OF National bank notes Tor redemption TOT
the week ending to-day as cOmpared WIN lnc corfe
spOnding period last year, are aB fOIOWs:.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
HAVANA WEEKLY MARKET.

~ sugar The weather 1Np"s grinding.
Sngar- rrfyny. but sIl 'ushc"Hty pprgei
ull and it." quo. atoms nouiua No
no 10 II II - yti4 a,d't aIfube Nus!J !" - I-.
t-it frlt M0a-s,. sugar. Nos tv 10. 5"o'2 t"1i-
II Il. IN tN- AMI hhds, b'IG' =
reals Sirrs al Havana aad MaiInza
,., 81 lar4 arH TO- so hhi- Erc'ipia of Tie week
~ I ~ ,u and 2SOp hIds Exports during the week
- lul hu,r 10 b. 200 hds- including 5000 bHs,
nrh MI TIC lhNA % The lmirI rtlles
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

IL state bonds, louisiana consols strong AT 7l
d72. Old North Carolinas sold at 1s@i
Railroad bonds were largely traded In. heavy
business was done in IN" jersey Ctntrai5
bles at 72a72l4. eacn class asscntcd. MissOuri,
Kansas and Texas frsts were steady at 49a1li2 and
seconds at l5Aa6 Burlington and Cedar Rapids Ts's
yielding to Gs Northwest gold bonds were steady at
1914. s. Paul sinking funds strong at lOl = ana Den
frsts Yielded 747s Alton and Terre Haute incomes
sold AZ, 1rsts OF c. G. and &. al 50 and seconds
at 19l2.
The gold sales were at small fraction above par anc
on gold loans fiat and az cent pal
for hse Tie Assistant Treasurer paid ont SJ7 900 In
coin interest the public debt and $4,000 IN re-
demDiOn OF called bonds The days business OF the
goldclearDg department of tho Bank or the state OF
New-YnrK covered: Gold cleared. IS 2Os 600, gold bal
auees S947 900; currency balances S9427OO
Foreign exchange strong, aud demand bllis
higher on the uDfavOrabe situatO OF financial analrs
,I,rn We aIIne Isrdn
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.

Alex Frothingham & Co.. brokers. ~ Wall-st.,
Newly make careful Investments for customers,
in sums of So to 300, which frequently pay ten
to twenty times the amount invested. Their
Weekly Financial Report, sent Gr,C, gives iuil
information.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

ceipts-FIour 1900 bbls, wheat, % 600 bash Corn zs
Zoo @ onsh ea @ 500 b6s wheat
bush: Corn 2lOt0 bush. Oats. LOCO bush; Rye l.ooo
bush; Barley, 5000 bush.
COTTON MARKETS
upsnas. ss.d: Middine orIesns 5isd sales 5000
ding 1000 bales for speculation and export Receipta
the has been partial lost Upands Low MS
ding clause December delivery % DO yannar, and fee GO
livery 6ssad also 5sd do. March April delivery 'sd
also dc MAY HH and june @ delivery Ss do
Crop shipped December and January. sail 5Sisd.
included $50 pes bales American rSt%re FIRM upands
Low dtiDg clause December delivery I'D Do De- Se
livery. I'D do Marcn delivery, sssgd; do
March and April delivery 5sd do Aprl aud May den'
BALIiMoRE Dec 9I-cotton Arm Middrng. s',e.; Low
gross 4s2 bales exports coasfwisc 81 bales sales l75
bales spinners Il, bales stock 4s574 bales o,.
MiddiHs: sac Good oIdnary si.s: net receipts 42o
osss @ S2g sc ece s3e I % upward tendency
Middlng. 940ssc. Low Middine sac: Good Ordinary.
3 bales the Continent 800 bales: sales 1000 bAles
GALyEsfos Dec 1-cotton firm offerings light: Mddlns.
She Low Mdding sS Good Ordinary & nsis, s ne. fa the
esP S saeI bales coasswse 80 4si bales sales
MOBILE. Dee 2i.-cOrcn firm; Middlnr ssc: Low Mid,
exports coastwlse 1855 baesi sales l5Co bales STOCK
SEwORLE.Ss Dec. 21.--Cotton irmer and higher; Md
GnE G do Mdns S1Ds 5ss SSod eTo 10 the
ent l757 bales sales 5000 bales stock, 2S6SSl bales
LIVE STOCK MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH.
CHICAGO. Dee. 2Tns Dror,rs JourgGt rel orts: Hoes
RsSeHt & 3 $s 600 S nssa Mssv s. Light
81 4SGs2 so Mixed. So S5as2 60 many uasOd o =,
Coca E SSS 2 hseS sDpns 70
stockers 80 4oas2 7O Butchers steera ~ 7oasJ loi
smfEP-Receipts 500 shipments. O55 head. Market
,sxrnr<vz.xx.uvzzzusu.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
TOTAL RECEIPTS or PRODUCE.
Ter North RIreT. YeSsefs daa Rdi'T0d1s.
GENERAl. MARKET REPORT.
SATURDAY. Dec. -. 1873.
ASHES Steady. q,set.

ASHT,S-Sieady qiect.
COFFEER qua, steady. unchanged sal's 90 bags ~
e I'D. puNAte terms, IraS'HE sO,E net
1908 bags ordnai 10 rriac cargocs io4Gl6''c. MID
quiet, unchanged.
spot Gotten Ice. higher. Du' Iuiet at the al
vance fH DscA for srinning delivered contract
bales Receipts at the 1rts to day 1909 bales gsnist
g2a day IAst Meuk. Yl1O2 last v ~.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

Futures fairly actve c,osing 70 70 poinis hger shleS
ss 8l7. NJ 2ith o. PIG January g27; February 90
on Ca-January 933 March. 9Gi ApnL g.7s May. S.y2
June 1905 1907; total 100 bler Also to-day. January
027dg35 February, gi3d952; March g.'H 1907; Ap1
q72ag7s; May 9s4 oe9- June, P.9yelOOii july lOlO0
total 10000 bales grand total lO3IUO bales Futures
Al ak
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23

G PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
SAN FRArcisCo CLOSING PRICES OF MINING STOCKS.
yes,cpdav To-day Yesterday. To-da

Government bonds to-day were unusually quiet. both
AT the Exchange and the Offices OF Ibe great dealers
Tho Inclcmercy Of the weather undoubtedly was not
without lis effect this branch Of business Prices,
however were steady. Annexed are the closing quo
tatlOus:
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
OFFICIAL REPORT N. Y. MINING STOCK E8
CHANGE SALES. DEC. 81. 1878.
THIRD CALL-2:3O P. NJ
SATURDAY. Dec. 21-P. ,


The important changes shown by the bank
statemenr for tho week Contraction of $2,O73,
100 in leans Reduction Of 81 800 in deposits. and
loss OF s7s 800 Iegal-tenders The small Of $685.,
400 specie the OF the large coin disbursements
by subresury. furnishes another illustration Of
the peeular features OF the average" statements
less II is supposed that the coin which has come out
az thu Treasury has been boarded. Compared with the
corresponding date OF 1877 the present statement
shows: Loans decreased 49, 10000 specie increased.
81 ,oO0 legaltenders increased. 1852 400; de-
rosits Increased Ss,7S3 100; circulation inorossed,
S773 100 The weeks movement results in decrease OF
S222 TOO OF the surplus reserve leaving now S9oOo
100 in excess OF toe reserve required by law. The
total serve 500 Is Z97l per cent OF the
total deposits against 29.76 last week and 2sGl for
December 22 1877. Deducung the specie in fun from
the deposits the greenbaek reserve t30.0O0OO0 now
is 2l0T per cent OF he remaining currency deposits
against 81 50 week ago 2O59 at the same date OF
~ -. iainls.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
Proposals.

Proposals.
A MEXICAN SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE, Florida.
N 10 IRON MANuFAcrURERs.
Proposals for Metal Work for Lighthouse for American
shoal FLORIDA
LCiifHOUsE BOARD
Washington, ID. C.. Dec o, 1873. s
Sealed proposals win be received AZ this oce until twelve
m Of THURSDAY January IL from iron manufac-
tuFer~ furnishing the Metal work Of Lighthouse Tor
American shoal Plans specifications farms OF
posaa and Information may be obtained om the
dersigned, application by mail or IN person
PETER G. HAIhS,
Major of EngineeTs. u. -. A.,
EngipeSr Secretary. Lighthouse Boaff.0 y
New-York tribune., 1878-12-23
bnsiness Chances.

A BOOKKEEPER with an experience OF
N thirfy wears whose present engagement win
pre- with some good house
cashier corresponding clerk Satisfactory
references given. Address J. H. ROyAEL r. o. Boz 3s2o
&I0 0Q0 CHANCE in a FACTORY to
ID UlO,OOO any person company new building,
3stOes high. 80 feet long OF land on river bslk
$50 horsepower engine Further particulars address MEL
son GRAY, Acton Va,e. Province Quebec. Canada