, 1879-01-30

quantity nnw. snoat for tho t'nstcc Kingdom, .bs
attustion would he much stronger.
GOODS RECEIVED
at tho Port Of Chicago Jan. 20: Field, Letter Il
Co., IL cascs hosiery: William A. Olmsted, case
maps; Louis Bocrln, casa optical inatru+
ments; sicttauer Broa, Il Co., casc t'ry goods;
Carson, Pirlc Scott It Co., packages dry goods:
Fowler Bros, ll6 sacks suit. Collections, $1a1~
ISLES.
EoAHn.op-TnAD1 TUigs.
To tAt Editor u 1At Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2o-Tmportant questions anl
results are involved in tic proposition thta day
to be- votctl upon BY The members Of the Hoard
Of Trade. An attempt Is 10 be made 10 force
commission merchants to employ brokers to
execute ordors which tho commission merchants
may not personally be abla To attend to on
'Changc. To accomplish this, It IL proposed to
prevent any and evcrs firm from being repre-.
sentetl on 'Change BY clerk In any capacity ex-
cept he Is tnemGcr Of the Boarl. md who
lnils., In compliance viii, the rules, ha 81 years
Of agc, md must have paid the rost Of a.l1nis-
IT, il Is wciiknown fsst ' thai. t. do 10
tisss 1'si iealt IL On 'caanse it % i aimo.t
essential tint nfn have q representative at
tl'c iams moment ID the aiflsrsnt localities tn
and the several kinds of Rrafn arc traded tu.
To adopt ru|e TINT WILL impose upon grain
receivers mud otl1cra the necessity Of c.nploylnE
when not ene.retl on 'Chanae, ean do other
business to assist IN executing orders IN making
transactions m 'Chanac Will prove q severe
hardship, und ono That Ought not u 10 enforced
or borne. And. sgnlt''. to adopt ruie tlat III
he Is Obliged to be absent from 'ChanRt-fsom
being represented br bis confidential clerk, who
nlay not happen to be member OF the Boar1l,
won1u DC a.i outrageous wron1. In other cities
poseu may nut work harshlv. but here,
whcrn business Is done 80 differently from
elsewhere, rucll rufe would 10 mallifestly
unjust, nnH'ss; % and ,l,n ,nnusati4taetosy. II more
tan rl1g the trades outside should l'a excluded
from Exchange rooms. This cnn bu accomplished
wft!sult adopting tlle proposition to he vdtcd OH
to-lay, and which, II adopted, mn, pruve 50
widespread aud sweeping ~ ,eril ELECTS. II,
after settli,,. tnys arc excluded from the rpoms,
still nure spsco Is needed, Then let tic board
nlake proper arrangements fne tho abandonment
u tlleir rooms II, the Chamber Of Commerce an!
the occupancy u intro accessible and c0ntnlo1f.
Gus quarters. The Bonrd OF Trade aho,ild be
cautt0ua and not put obstacles 10 the way OF
cxpedltlous anu inexpensive modes OF doing
business. Its aim shouil be to tneEense tile
facilities Of members and lessen tllsIr cxpepscs
for dolug buatness. MzAprls
I'R0VIAlUNa.
HUG FRODEtsfS-Nctc more active, aud aver
aged stronger tionsh tho latest prices wore below
those ofTucsday at1 o'clock. Hogs were reported
stronger. with only moderate supply, while Liv-
errooi reported m advance Of I'd In lard and Cd In
long clears. hut the receipts OF stun wcse quite
large. and homo packers offered product very
freely, Which cal.sed later weakening. The mar.
ket Was. huweser. atcadicr than last week, with a
fair demand duslng tho greater part Of tho day, aud
tho afternoon feeling wn4 quite strong.
Mxss Ponx-Advaucea 15c per brl, snd declined
at the efoec to sc aboyu the latest prices OF Tues.
day. Tho trailing was almost entirely In fut,sses
Sales were rspurtcd ol 10 hrls spot 1t 30. 37H
4, zoo urls sellsr Fehruury at 50. 5GkD. 45: 81,
btlh selcr March at 4D.i21fGJD b2!f: and 10, n5O
brla aei!cr .Apt,l At 50. 6l9. G7s. Total Is, 150
brls. Tic tnsEket closed easy at about $7.s5Gt
T.50 for oil kpos. 81. q, for new spot or aeller
Ssa'S: :r a.isu. la @ s5:afes g fe{ Ap1i ri
rsns %f,n,s me-: = PIT %a: aa9t'a nj ST. and
Lam Advanced 1,c per 100 lbs, and clopsa 7.;c
above the latest pFtces Of Tuesday. Tho carIJ do-
saes were reportc oI 1.o0n tcs .poi u 81. ss;a
8.27H;". $50 tcs seller February 1t So. a
10, 7t0 les seller March nt 50. -. and
u. sao tc.. T!te market eiosr'I stenay q 81. as
U."7!s tor cash sellcr january. 81. a7!a 10
ios r. &Ee6snsEy, ~ aT!,G1d.4o sr'lcs MARCH,, and
MEAr--Wera aRatn stronger. advancing 10fn
11.ic prr luu lbs eary. but casc1 oil Afterwards III
syrIpathy With pork and lard. Hslcs wute report.
errun do at 3a. 70: 100 hoxcs Cumberlsn1s ii
81. .so; 0;l ISxs. la.lg and short c!car. at &C
h.4. !tS H. Is0 0o0 thn Kh0rt tfb4 ut St ~! zgs4. Il
lor FclHaary. S4.;l7!tGt4.4o fur march,. 34.474fh
4.B0 for April, mud tl.a for MaY: 14e, 200 lbs
Rrcsn la's tlao.tly ~ lns, At h:ic: to t.. prcen
tnnls. mostly at Uic: 10 hDIes long cut lIana on
}.rtvate fcEMs The following wgtp tho orices pel
lou lbs on t.u leading eats: