, 1879-01-30

HHAntHY now AHHht f0f tho InttCE Kingdom. tho
htua11on would 3'c Finch AssonRer
ooops RECEIVED
at tf'c Port Of Chicago Jan. %: Field, Letter Il
Co., 15cases hosiery: William A. Olmsted, ! case
MAPS; Louis boerlln, case optical inatrn-
nents; Stcttauer l}ruA 4 TO-, ! cnsc tlry goods
Carson. Plrle, Scott Il Co, packages dry goods
Fowler Bros, lis sacks salt. Collections, $l2,
25l.58.
noAnD'or-TRADE RULES,
To he Editor u JAe Tribune
CHICAGO, Jan. e0.-1mportant questions nt,,l
results ara tnvolsc.l II, the proposition this day
to be voted upon by The members Of the Hoard
Of Trhdc. An attempt Is 10 be made to forcc
commission merchants to employ brokers to
execute orders which the commission merchants
may mt personally be able to attend to OF,
'Change. To accomplish this, It Ii proposed to
prevent any and every drm from being repre-
scntrd on 'Chango by clerk In any capacity cx-
sep. eonpsnre nsnees w + e @ ras esf q: ,sa1 .e
Of age, and must have paid tho rost ot a'lmis-
It is a wclI,known fact that to do
sss Sas,; se. Is oa tsans: Il ' II 'G.0st + so
cssentlal that firm hare a representative At
The same moment in the different localities In
the Excl'angc rooms, where flour. provisions.
nnl ~ re scyeral kinds ot grain sre traded 10.
receivers a',d o,lsrra the necessity OF employing
broker Instead Of O Trustworthy clerk, who.
when not engaged On 'Changc, cav do other
business to assist n executing orders in making
transactions I'M 'Chancc, viii prove xcvcre
hardship, ntd one t1at ought not to 10 enforced
Or borne. And, agn,n, to adupt rule TINT rit1
!icbar menbcr, when eick--or for otltcr reasons
be is obliged to be absent from 'Clannu-from
may not happen to be member OF the Doxrti,
would be ah outrageous wrong. In 0ther cities
and on other Exchanges such rule us is pro-
posed may nut work harshly, but here,
elsewhere, auch II rule would le manifcstly
unjust, tlnwtse, a,ld Unsatisfactory. II ntoru
rolrll Is needed OF 'Chauge, settling boys who
can ri 1r tic trades nutsklo should liz excluded
without adopting thu proposition to be yAtcd IN
to-day, n1ul which, Il adopted, NAV psuye 80
widespread a,ul swccpinE ~ cyit effccts. II,
alter srttIinE l'oya arr excluded from the rooms
il!akc proper arrangements for the abandonment
OF taleir rooms Il, te Chamber OF Commerce md
the occupancy of tnoro nccessibfo and cpninol-
ons ,quRrterA. The fsunrd Of Trade should be
expeditions. at,l Inexpensive modes Of doing
business. its n!tn stItull be to increase tar
taclttirs Of members and lcsscn their expenses
tor doing business. MEMBER.
l'ROv1sfONs.
Hoo 1'1oDutTs-Wcrc moss active, anl aver.
aged stronger. though Tho latest prices were below
those Of Tncstay at o'clock. Hogs were reported
"trongar. With only moderate supply, whIIe I.iv.
erronl repusted mn advance OF ID In lard and Ud In
long clcarA. lint The receipts OF stuff wcse quito
larRc. and hom0 packers offered product very
freely. which caused later weakening. The mar
ket was. however, t1cAd!cr thnn last week, with
fa's demand dutag the greater part Of tho day, and
thu afternoon secl3ng wns Qnte strong.
Mxhn pohK-Alyhuced 15e per brl, and declined
at tho close to &c above tho 1atcst prices Of Tues
day. Tha trading was almost entirely In futures.
Sales we're reported Of t5o br1a spot At so.I7y; !;
4. Zoo brls seller Fehraary at sU 5QEn IL: 81 aiU
brls sccr hsreh at SD.49H IN. 6..f: and 10, $50
Iris seller .Ars,l at s 5:ft9. G7z Total. 81, 100
trls. The n,nrkct closed ensy at about 81. a5ll
ITO for oil spot. 3u,h for new spot OF Weller
Jaan1ry. \ N.Y.; ~ os1hT.g:n fnr February. -; 400
extra prlni1 At 81. o1fb7,i0.
i.Ann- Advanced 1t1c per 100 Lbs, anil closed TIC
nboss the latest prices Of Tnrsday The oariy de-
sales were repottc! Of .Ou0 tca spot ut ST. ..:xb
a7: =, $50 ca sellsr February 1t ST. 10 :.;
10. 10 tcs seller Ma.ch at 50. NJ sGa0.4j: and
~. 9D tcA. r. .ta mssket clUscl ascnlv ut $H Lit
g.17:s for cash Or seller JAnnRry, 81. Iu
sSt fFrefS.{ x us; 51nne4o I'm 'r'ior March, and
l:!sc 1Do lbI curly. but CARD oil aftcrwards il.
sy'Mpatiy WITH pork and lard. Sales wsre report.
arevn "a at 81. 70: i0o bo1cs Cn,tcris,.is si =.
St W: o., bnxs. lung and short clcarl al SAN
4.Lo for April. and 81. III for MAY: lid, zoo It's
srrsa hata. a9.tiy ~ ~, A. MIG: o te. green
trirato turns. Ths following were thu prtccA pcr
100 lbs on tho lcaLlny cuta: