davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1880-12-25
BUSINESS.
Stocks Close the Week with Not.
able Gains.
Money Easy, Buying Eager, and
the Market strong.
Foreign Exchange steady-Moderate
Currency Movement.
The Produce Markets Moderately Active, with
Genorat Decline,
Bat The Feeling Was Less Wcak-1ht Lowest
Prizes Of The Nctk We're Reached
Yesterday.


After dull hut stcas'y opcn!ne stocks began
t0n.fynnrn nlOnr ncarly tho whufn linc. TI1tns-
nctloss we're very heavy. especially lit New furk
Cciltrnt. Erie. and Like sl1arr. Without utiy
special rllfnnra my new developments Of cut,-
sequence, tito rise continued Without Interrupt
tnn to tho c,ltl, os!nH prices showing but slight
ct,,lcessons OIL tho i1IEll,st TT tho lily. Money
wits enay, tho good stocks wrre In demand. md
the tntio Of tho market very strong. \ lhsEo
vnllno 1f reGlIztng ah1rs w,s rGuortcd l',t NJ.
pcnr. TO have influence lit checking tho ut'.
ward tit1c. The Rsrret WIS apparently tukcn hy
surprise, rs it had uxrcotcsl dull mud llfclosa
MNrkpt,
New York Central, 1ako Shore. and Erio pre-
ferrel were tho fcntuees. New rurk Ceutrnl
opened ut ttN!.. soM rs high rs IN. Nl,A closed
Mt i4H.i. Lako Shore reached l:lts. md
ciDsetl 1T iAa. n gain OF III. Eric preferred mnlo
6, to S7!;. 1liuUs Central naile III, 10 1@i'ts;
ltock Island >, to l3s,s: selling ut no; 1tur-
iiuKten l. quincy !, 10 ISL ou tho anticipation 0f
tho stock dividends; Michigan Ccutrul III,
u l@,al; Wabash III. to a5!i; md tho
preferred 12il. 10 S1.t. These stocks arc
n,urKett for II strung rise next month. Heading
lost III, IN E.li. unIon 1ncItlc wns very strong,
md nnte Il, to lOa,s. solttn9 ut 11Ia;. Western
Unt0n WIS not fls nGtlye MS ustlnl, but advanced
Il, 10 slsi. Dnnha prcfcrrcd advanced 10 i's!3;
Cnnnlu Southern !. to III. There WINS a drop
In Chattanooga Of ri, to r, and Of III Tcxns
Central, to n. Chesapeake s. Ohio wtls moro
active, and advanced u. to 2t!s. Tho other
cflu,,grs were ,,nlfnportunt.
Tho following shows tho fluctuations Of tho
nCtIye stocks:
, 1880-12-25
CALIFORNIA NOVELTIES.

Ostrich Farming and the ss ssilo.',
SIN r.ureisco Correspondence of baltimore S1n.
Ostrich farming promises TO ba a seated In
dllstry In San Bcrnnrdino County, the south
eastern corner Of California. MIR. whiting,
Massachusetts lnan, for some years resi-
dunt Of South Africa, is now looking for
1000 acrcs III that county, which lie selects
hs remarkably suited 10 0strlelles, There Is
nodlnlculty In raising them, and they arn
were only forty lolnestlcntcu In Solltl,
Africa; now tx, 600. A tlno pair Of ,blr.ls
costs about 500. They ttU not breed I'LL 1
years old. They rnIsD four br0Otts n. year,
Twenty chicks ~ q brood. ~ months tho
featasrs fssl p to to or fvssy M eight
thu market II never overstocked. Mr.; ".
says llt will bring over l0O lnirs Of birds for
his beginning. lu!d ten years lItlee san
wl no fos s,ia or ts osrG an
VII u ~ so e'Ise i french invention to preserve
green fuller, so muell necllru III this cnlIl-
lry, wIlrro after eurly. June no green lmsttre
nlonti,s litter K farnier near 'lloiitster las
lHl,ie n rrrfect. success OF this system. We
describe the sllo urd lis results u.s. we snw
twenty inshes ti,ick. il lo|tls Ill tuas. iii
the l9tl. ot last August II patcli Of stnINlltlg
corn tn tho green stato was cllopIHasl titlo
(sta!ls and leAyes). nlN nj 0Mco stirred III tho
SQUIRE yari 10 exclulo tic alrt ant prove!it
fermentation. On tin 1:}ih OF November ttse
silo was opened, alui tho ensil1go (which IL
the nan!o fnr tho coi,tc9ts) w;ls bright, Ereen1,
on tho farnl, Including pigs ule 1t yoraclo!s-
doubled their milk altl trehled their creai.
Stockmen entertain sanElllne expectations
from tue ensllaso SYSTEM, and commend II to
general n{lOI,tinj,, lii the 1ttlufltfc StNtGA II
, 1880-12-25
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READlNG.BooM.


CHICAGO. Dec. @1,-H appears to he tho
rule In the rcattlng-roo,n Of tho Public L.
brary to Keep bllt ono copy of euch pcrlodl-
cal On hand, without any regard to tho laws
sf supply and demand. Consequently Tie
more desirable a periodical tho smaller tho
slauces nre Of obtnlninE 1t. 'ruE CHICAGO
fMnusE always l,as two or luoru persons
seauing tho on1 copy ut the sa,le tilup, and
usually ono or moro waiting buhlnh them,
md MI unknown number who .!esualr Ut
getting II glimpse at Its pages, willis there
eiltire forms covered with other palera
wlllcl' seldnhl layo g, reader. II m entirO
Is a1n!ust US alf,lcit to KIT slie popular ,uas-
azlmss aS i'a ltisge' ts,nr m: s resiI eIH
asked Tor, ,he, attendant i!alItIing them o,lt
A good !ncrchant always endpav-
ors to adapt hls supply to tho
tal!o different atttslss or iiass i; III psouorilol
to tho demand, alll tho amount OF prnt to
b. realized fIom them. Thu sanle r,ilo all-
piled 10 the l'4bttc Library would tend great.
fhis ineIuaiity II supply to demand Is not
continued 10 thu EendiME-f00in alone, but ux-
eel'tas also to thu, Library. An applicant fur
o9oks, placlng tha luuthers III thu urtler of
hls cllolrt.., Islint!y receives so'nttlIlAE fnr
fur his trst cfio!re. AS It is wull known, or
eai. bp cnsly Assertal,,ed, which Ars thu most
popular ad profitable ln,1ks, II might su,l,e.
tilncs he ~ we'll III buy additional volumes Ut
llleis US to lAcrensa tho assortment Of lndlf-
fele,t otIes. Tile Directors OF tllo Public
Library a,s not depenlunt upon Il Tor u.elr
reading llatttr, ntHl ca,In0t know rEo,u OK
1HrlcAce tbs dlttlcu! tiles scnc"nlltereu Uy t,osu
WHO ttre N obtaining, supplies according IL
tlelF f:tStes Al,u lIS the NAlrU1huHu il very
rapidly Increasing, sosllb Judgment ,u!Kht bu
USED q4ltv lis advantageDllsiy us money Il,
Increasing its USEFULNESS al4 accommodating
tha Veople. CO. u,
, 1880-12-25

EhIcnep 4 Alien. Chicago. b,lringtnn 4 Quincy,
thn Elevatc,! RaIlrtnnl shnrs. Cns, Purlfld
lnt'st prominent, h.,wntrr, and cusc! nt >nluut
tho inHl,c4t tIuurrs nf .he work, md, IN r.unn
rnscs. vi The year. Tic rlsc ~ t'cnttnl Pacific Mt
tho lNlrcl,u+s on lnrrs,l n,r',,tht. tn.,l on tho
InGt timt tho rMr,l!ugs oF tho H'n't, which tsavU
s.slkk.(uo. md nsn Tho fnut thnt ifa knrcd
stuck. Union 1'nelr. is selling sa,!,u - higher.
Tho sharp a,lynnrp r. itoch lslan'l. 1t ti,' cioso:
i,uo to growing, ..trlter TINT the dlsI-
,le.ils If tho Ctimpnny Will hu ~.
II EreAl li.trhf1cr nn h prospect III Il Strip .y'-
ht,I,,1, ia did nsn Chicnrp, Burlington t{uInty
an belief tint thu stuskl!ol1cra wit v11cln mynr
Far tho tiir wctk In i'ncu1,i!wr tlln earnings nf
81. Paul Increased SNOW: Northwest ~, ,tan;
81. lIl,,I 4 On,,.l,4t, Ssll0W; Northern l'nrie,
Eastern division, ss5tut Tho rnrftrgs nf
Lake .1;rlc &; Western Increased $ll,0O for thu
sucnf,i week In 1lccembor.
4f,t4atE
, 1880-12-25
REAL ESTATE.


Tho following Instruments wero Gllcd for roc.
orl FrldaY, Due.s1: ..
CITY PROPERTY.
~ edt.tt "t J; !e 4" Il T. 's:s & dated
sssi siss Il ,;s e If ssixrtsf ktsissSs;j
A;s1 Il sifs . 6 ifs !s%a i:
5 s;y; ss i + ,S.iis ii il
Mi*Ss;ys sy ys;isIis; !;; @ ~
lass s'e t. sS{ sSss @isss. %sss Z,
'f$s ;s&: u; ss1 fTs'5iiiH ;;ss i ;Hsss:.!;
..t5ams. os. y iaas y. :.h:pne..:.;:.:.....:: :,u
s Ip}S;ys;'; }S;S|;'; Sisa mug siisnti
'?aa e. 4ss4 ~ IT. IT, 'tssa:sssh taSs"ssss sos
vii Nss t. @ IT H';S;s'@s q
lss.Is I, !; - -S:S;iis Ill ~
s u W5,sh! srHS y rnsstS Sf %ssht' ats -" 4p
s!s9ss ssa hGYss a,' a.ss !sis s;s r
o;t;ss Ss;: ;$ iii s$i II
q; ;S. I; 4 is:s; !. !is*Sl
Iii ss;sS w fft$ ~
"$f:SiSi; f ss;s' S5s:; BIZ Il ;$j3s i:
Th.1Ms ~, - " +: llo
Ut kiI9ixh3 It. dated huc. ~ ~. ATi1 u AHtIun
v Ch|eNsu Western lnt1!ll.A ltailsoasl tuM- -
A
But"Tll VI CITY LIMITS. WITHIN NADlrA uY skyE:
AtLES w THE tuuNT-lluVHE.
fs1 si:a H. 2! f. II. Fa;i'e 81.
F?'i 1t set &eas .ii'' IT, & t. his's h:s
Asnsia j. u Il 4 Il viii;:uta;. l. Ssi$;i.
lale1 !lGt. y y Ha!esaH t" 4. A.Mul1I... VI
LOT street but l.Aiin NJ uLu Ashland Nv, un4
hat kosty'sayaush Vt uud Eutlt- -ei:hsa, ef,H
, 1880-12-25
LIVE STOCK.

cATsTLE-yhe nark1t Max III strong a. Oh the pre-
cedInR days u lh9 week, Tilc nenVra receipts III
iucod confident faollnH all around. and BY midday
about everything had boom packua up Ut fully tho
prlras OF tho day 1DfoEu, wc In not few Instances
thera ware salpt ut \ furshvs ulsanco u 6blu. III
quality tho 0cvrtnas about tho Eaae tar tho pnss
threo Or four tays, Ihstu tHW phulce lula fur
which kabSlRsN was obtained, but t.lvra wvyp nut
lnlIy lroyes wo0d unough ~ command }rteus u1oya
3l.Hl conlmnn &u Roul tzt shipping aoers averaging
from l,l to saJ lbs tatab0 at A1535uI, stuck.
ora NJ fatDulNi ind p1or 10 g0na bateers' sun u
52aI5.l Sumo scrnb lOIs sold ut f1tsa,slAl Thsrv
sppaars 10 ba vety lItto c0ndeneo In tho 1ufua-
nunco OF pr1sont prces. SCARCELY OF stock curs
Tho Eastern r1ads II still cuMpatued 0f und should
no1t weeks receipts proya u bo large ~ Are ".
pcctSl " result from tie ruc8nt bs 4uvancu sharp
reaction 10 HI!ost cerInlM to follow. Tint Ut Ieaxt
waa tlo Kenufal t41ln1 " tlu cusv OF 8a4 ul1skat
QUOTATIONS,
Extra ueeves-t1radea staufs. wolxhnR LOO
Chnloa AGsYes- F!no. fht, mud welI- I-f4E.lul
,sleycr Weighing ~ ~ lau ns....+..,.:. hat1a7S
lug LIN to iau NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 4tA1 Its
lt4 lKaj IL IzU lZalAa5
UutetlrEs slJGk-fo0r u e1nlnluA MNd
wGlghnx 81 y tuj asaa1s0
uU ...,.,...... 2uN11S1
eult. &Ra soo!&Hsx steeSs.u.......,.,..... L7s47U
, 1880-12-25

n1ittiun to tho stocks lit ills city. Oir market
haa Rt lenet Eut rid Of tlnt lind now: nnu ttero'
Ia rn,,n for n pn,lau II not II rcaetinn.
Tic reIMrt Of the Committee apinintctt ftvn
months mn, to ,lnvlsn some rlnn fnr incrcnscsl
accommodations, otc.. for tho Bsnrtt ut 'rrllt1e.
rpImrtcd ycsor.lny recommending the purchaaH
Ut tho ". l.. Sentt prnt,erty "on" In aalle
strrct. Tho recommendation, which will t,a
vntca OIL next Thntsdhy. took most OF tho metn-
hers hy' surprise, but a guol u,any seemed 10
fMyor It heartily.
, 1880-12-25
XIII H. tintcd tlsc n IT, Koch To n. ll5nn)... liU
SUMMARY ron THE WEEK.

iEE FOLLOWING .8tNe tn!nt hnlnuht ~ CITY hnu
suburban transfers within Il r,t,ilus uf afyc,t
miles nf The Cn1trt-iEnnsn, tiIrt rnr record 'is,r.
t,v tho week. trnlinE Fr!ny !'rf 2i tity anI,s.
Sales. 4: consideration. *t.4iAl. Anntll Of rlty
lInIts-sMira T.: e,n'si,lcrattot,: f.. ILL., West
TUtal eMIcs Ii: total consideration, $ft0 ,OUp,
, 1880-12-25

AfOney ldlB, Closing 1t Z: primo fnorcnnttI0
piper htaGIG!i.. Stcrliur exclnn9c, sixty unys,
henry nj lsU: tlcHnht IS.si.
ury Kunt!a iIllN,rts far tho week. 81, ,eoa ,0m.
The EreHf'a i'ni's iinatofnl writer rc.nnrks:
"'fhe st.S)s narkes n1,nHsi IN & tlo .!ay lMfnre @
mil, while irregular, lI,s generally lec. strung.
ans,e stneks hav!rg sold higher tl1ni over hcfotp
III tlIer h1Rtnry."
Thu following Is the weekly bank s,nicfnont:
fnat,s. decrease. $pjI7NI;. sI,cclc, isGrcMst.,
eilas,:uN; l"gal tcrders1: i'll 1,lccrGasa, Sl.tMusl:
crease, $EDUH reserve inCrcNs1, flE. .lti.. The
hnnls ntw hold 81, ,Jl!0 IN cxcess nf ttIolr fcul
requirements.
Xii tto hunks. exchanges and business houses
will Ou Cluscu ClIrIatlnMs- DMy.
, 1880-12-25
COMMERCIAL,

Tho following wcrc the receipts md shipments
Of tho leading articles of rrtmliiro In this city
during tlictweity. tu,r hnura eiulln9 a' nciock
Friday tnnri,tna and for tho corresponding tl,ne
last ycnr:
, 1880-12-25

The following Ernin WINS inspected Into s're In
th!s city Friday morning. ! cArs rcd winter
wheat. ] cir NJ. winter, 8 cnrs No. D sto, cnr
re]eotcl. ttS cnrs M. spring, II cars Nh, TO.
10 cnrs rejected, . cnrs ITO Hrntlo ia whcnt,
Of which II hro wilIter): 10 cnrs No. corn, 70
cnrs ifgl-in1xct, TO eArs rejected tl0s cor); q!
ours whGu oats. II cnrs No. . mtxcI,, Il, cArs
rcJcctcd tdi oats>; cars No. : rye, . cur re-
!ettctl: car No. hurley, ~ cnrs No. bur-
Icy. III ears No.4 da, carjN0. s t51 barEcy). 10
ta 40i cttrs, or 2t0,on but. Inspected ont: 100
1u wl'rnt, 1ot,ovv bu corn, 1,75 bu oats, 4A55 bu
hurley.
, 1880-12-25

yiuuy y
a ,ca,!Ing exporter stated ycstcr.'ay that,
allowing lilo profit to tho shipper ,n each Chit
ut present Gusts Ut transportation. tho following
would he tho cnst s0tsl In Liverpool. Cosn ut Blu
here. bs du thaFu; No. : spring ut D5sie hero.
9s l0n1 thoro; No, . do s5u hero. gs ii
shoro. Tho Liverpool pslcca aro per
ccntli. Wo note nlso a rrlyGte telegram
yesterday to tho uiroat tl,ut red winter whcat
bud sold fFs'1 lirst hands ut 4as VI per quarter.
These figures show thst chtcago prices are not
(ar fron low e1,.,uKh tu lo safe. Indeed, ship.
pers say thAt thoru would undoubtedly ba II
Kool export movement 1luw but for tho scarcity
Ut freEght.roou both by ruii aud On tho occan.
pArtics In tho trA1u sny thoy expect a lvt-up
yery sooi,, III turner's Arp not xEDs tH sell ut
prrssnt PRICES; aAd il selaxallon OF tho pressure
fur fEelKnt-rD0ul would GtllhlG thelA to ship In
Jnnuary FOR los per quarter, which tho pres-
ent prices hero wouta make +is fur wheut
in LLvvrlMOl. Tho mischief for Brycrul weeks
pnst has been that ChIcugo prccs woro - hlvh
taNl tho trade here WIS practically carrying all
tho wiuter wheat markots OF thla country In
, 1880-12-25
Tho following wcrc the receipts Of brcads.ufra

,., ,s,..,t". , , ..' 80, -. y ia,
stcn,1Icr tnna anI "S"M ,,t,,,r t,orot nn n -,
ahnr,a ~ ~" f"r.haa ,,","' nhan, s ,a,. ~. -.
t"n.tr :. ,nro,.,,r" ~ o,t, ~ %"a ,su".',o,,a
ttnva Int s,nn,,"n ,,oi,.rs IT, III .,,a,,n,-,a ~
rn;uIn th,tr ,n,,,,a,,ro a,,,,, ~. ~
tho nrcytn,,a f,,,,. ,,n,a ,s,ro n,h,ont, 1o.n-.
,n,un to ,ot nj, ~ In ,,"n,a mn, too,n tnn, :,
oti,nrs + ia ,,r,,,a, ,nt ,h,a ia irs, ,vnt ,,os
airc1 IN. como NJ ,ho It, oncrntnr. ,vh s,o,I
rcn,,v n, .nIn haI,1 ,vn,,,eror nrfcna .nnMl,
rccnl, m n mint ,S,urn thnra .,,naa =, nn -
nan, In n rhnr, ia ~, r,'n,,, to .,.,,t ,hn+ sn,"
n,r,,cs ,vhn Ind ta",, nxt,ns,"n,., sSnrt NJ.
mnat rrn,n ~ ~, ~ ,,,n,,th a,.,, o.
nn,, nIo,t n ,ne,o or.'n,, nt .,,r,, ,,e ~ s,no
ox,o,t T,ar sn MI; T., 49,. .o - - t,sa,...,
t.,t 49,. i.,.1 -. '.s .,,,., ~ -. 80 y. sr
m.,,s,, ,,a. 80 ,,,t, "."I wv" '1
NV hi,,. ,,,n,o,hn. nn,tni :,a.. ..', 's",, s
~, tn'ra, ~ ~ s,t ao'i'. e.
ceIn ~ f. tuv.., t"s, ,IaaoT ~ . .,,..'". -.
Sn w, ",,. .,J,.,r r,'n",, s,1 90 ~. ~ 49,"
r,,"r,. s,rt rih. ,ns'.t ~ sa ss:7u ~ ns,,o
rn,,r,o... sr,ns ,.,'. ",,sS,, S,t t,.s ~
r,,.a sn. 1nns,. "J ,,S ",,li,9tq. Ire,'".,a..
~, s.s. '.,"..a '.u ~.
~, ,,'',s -. .s.. IL - =. sos ~" Ien ,n,1..s ~
ts st' rus a,, ~ t.' ~a ~. ~
Mn,. 49,, ,,,",,t .s,f: :r. f.s ~ ,.,,..n,
T., e. a,t, o"s Sn,t x1 ~ Et'r,s,. n..,, ,ros
nn,nInn. ~. ., ~ ~ .",,, nv, f,,,,.os s ""s
,v..r[, ',r mi M, ~ ,sa"a -, @ =, uss r..io
,a.o s.s,..s .,,,I,,'. =. ~, ~. ~ " ~ - Lo
,,,",a a''s' A''''S a. S"''<S'e' WV '"Aes1of ~
s"s,,Se. NV. x ~, 80 .,., ,
,h ~ n'a,, '.a ..., .so
s, @ ~. ~ ~ - t " ~ ''.4.
s,a,,,. I,,'a,s n',', ,." a.. "e.s
oa,s o,o, n' ,". i.,.,. a"., ',,,.. a''u t.'
ns,rvn s, tsr'a... ,nne ,'',,. nsu
s.'. e.... ns ,r % .. ""1 "!. Fpesta'
,.,t ,,' .'.! m@s .n.,os aau,u '''e''
staa,1,, 49,. IT, s.,.t W 80 ,.Is.. I.o,
."t' 80 ~ ~, s''F't W. ~. ~. ""A? et1A"ots
,..,.,, ~. Lii "aa ~, % VIVA
, 1880-12-25

nALT1,fnns, Md. Dec st.-FtouA-1,u1l; western
super, A1s44 =, do eIic,, tLkL6ai 1u flilly s5s1
ILL
Observation-Disclosures lowori cfosnx Hrms 80.
2 Western winter rcd, ssot Ath Dtceh'1cs, sLI'e
lit. Innuary. &l.19ss aJ; February. tll5ssELlta'
March. Ills! tls1. Curn %esseFn lower und xeMsi
Western ut1ed spot, a5e, December. a3s4e; old. aoi
nsN. Isuuar1. GaAsa fvbzuSIz. aksISaci asaa'
, 1880-12-25

Tho total BAlca pf l0cn! and miscellaneous so-
cur!tlcs Tor tho Two ,inys rnlnE nec. II uu Chi
cagu Stock Hoard amounted In value to $.lO.dl5.
, 1880-12-25
NEW TNttE.


NEW YnnK, Uuc, st-CUTr0S-Dn,l Mt II 15.lQ
!: al6c; fHtuFes stehtiJi neopnbat lite, fahnarH
1lhsc1 February. l?.Get Mntoh l2lvci April. 1.s'N
aiay, H. t5u; June, 1s.asoi July, ls,Glo,
FtDG''-1leavy, reeelnts. 1s.D' brlni axports 1''u
brst sulHr biAto nnd Hes1rtI, &J4i.Ii; e,snunn -
gona Common. ti.G3s7a; good to c.!n!ec, tiShG,st
white wheat extra. tau1 GulI UhH Dxttu, tt1asAtsf
St lou1s, s..laG7a minnesota J'atont proce"s, saAa
IHlsAIN-Whcnt heavy, l1lhe towct; recetp.s, III
4ra1ud rel ltk t.lg; M: tt. No wv.
HlDlul.ISs3 NJ: !1. ttiyi atun.1lur M: .e !l!t
.ttsau HInlHt. tlt!4 Ny. ! white, ti;ltA' ~. Mo
$!l2Hftt.; k9: rid lleceMhUr. $tla9tt e!s1i Ju4.s
S1 nts; 2tG sssIa"tty tr @ aa Sas hsy r.. fs.
S, I'll s1xs si.s m S; 9aSS NJ ni,a4i u
ti1iai I!iat Nh wltu, G9i9j lev u:taet, :Ga NM
tnMar, sstS' fs1E%ary SSs3s; Sllny: W. III .i,ss ti
white Western. GtsHt.
ttAy-IMt! anu Ancia!Ged.
css Eua SMiss hut arm. lilo cursoc
ll1tl4u3 tAh httn 0N 1. eu1nr ttfnnEi fn!r ~ sHoo
ruMiitR. ix475{c aluas4es lii lnir uulnaua u1 luAr.
TsrttalxyM-I,ull and nominal, unltea. sl'4ot
c5uip. dhsaI1l lut r0l!nud ,ale hykul,
TAL.0W--Aettyo md llrtl, lv3aVl a'ltc.
TuMrESTlSE-ftTmj +,}kI-
EH04-llnIlt a43le
FMuYtstuSH-l'nrk dull and nomlnAlt Old Mess,
tla7a ligut stGluY. CAt nlulks tHi laA2 rear n'iu
1ss, q ~ shnSt cIsur, S1A Lard bsHl psa1 s'esn'
9MGriGn|j,a iii md nominal nt lX1Ho.
tuEEsE-QuIat hut ilrnl III ltsls}sa.
, 1880-12-25

1.nSn0s, ncc 2t.-Consols, OS 1l-1B; nccolint,
rs l:-1E.
American Becl.rites-New IS. 1Oi}s; lita, 1t5I:;
is. 1lHa.; Illinois Gentrll, l!R!.; PENNSYLVANIA
Ccntral, Ei%; Sew York EGntrnl. 6lsa; Eriu, 5U!4;
DO acr0ntis. .lUl: Iscnll!lsX, ..s7a.
ilnr silver ls t1llututI ut b1aitl.
IAltlS, dee. .a.-ltentes. Hif Soc,
, 1880-12-25

Government bonds werU quiet. In Chicago
Datrlct Of Columbia lU3s wcru 11314 bid utll lUt
askell; tho IL weru ll.a: bid ind 1l3li asked; tho
AIS were lllh bid and II. nBkctl; tho 5s, 10ls
uni lllst; ailti The tls, l93!t aid 1Diss.
Foreign exchange wis strung. With no notice.
abte variation In rites. stosltng doc,itnen tary
rlttes were q shnt1o trtnct.
ChtcaHu bunk cienringa were $5Bo0,00O, Now
York cxrhnngu was olrerol ut 5)c per $l,0O0 dis
count botwegn bnnks. Country calls for cllr-
rcnty wcrg nodcsnte. Lotus wore In fair de-
,nand ut BGb7 por ceut OH Gull aud COS per cont
I'M t!nlG.
Chicago bnnie ctearinGs for tho week aro re-
ported ls follows s,y Munuger D. H. 1inlo, OF tho
ChcuHo clearinghouse:
f}Hte. (gtaFlHas. balances,
IfnhlAF 5ihttW AatM!
MGullGhun$ss hthuFAil TUEE
InnFfslays. hrhnaY SALE-!
pH}+.3t HhkD
CorruSpOinllHR Weuk INst ycur
tHF4 .Hil.71l lI7NhsD
Inca1 snes OF securities wero not honvy, VII
BASH now "a. sl5.000 sero sold ut U31S; $4,000
Ch!cago 4fsH at 1Ga,l. and fl6,00o ut 10Oi, arl
Burlington s Qnfncy IL at Dl,4.
On tho ChicaYo Stuck Ilo4lrl thero wcro sulcs
Of $4,000 Cll!cln30, milwaukee & St. Paul : per
cents, llnsttnga & Ilak,, ild1t; $4,000 Chtoaan,
| burlington t. Quincy per cunts ut E}1;. I1lo
| following quotations wcro made;
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10 prevent hens from scratching their nests,
make the nests of sawdust. Do not have the
boxes too largc-only long enough for two
nests, with a partition. Place little hay on
the sawdust until the hens get accustomed to-
It: also sulphur to prevent vermin. Lime
rock, partially burnt in the stove or "brush.
heap" is a good substitute for bone, oyster
shells or earthenware. Quartz rock will an
swer IN place of gravel. Heating will facili.
tate bounding it up.
Clder.yineTar in their feed-half pint,
more or less, to a pailful-is highly rellshed
by hens, and think conduces to their health
They seem to need acid, and when they have
vincrar are not so ant to NEEDLE with toma-
toes. Chickens seem to do the best Matched
IN Nav or September.
We let the hens have free access to the corn
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The town elections take place on the first Tues.
day in Aprll-6th. Among the officers to be
elected is assessor. Special care should be TAX
en- in the choice Of this officer, for since the new
revenue law provides that real estate, in the fu.
ture, will be assessed only once in four years,
it will be of great importance to get a uniform
assessment this year as the taxes for four years
will be computed on the assessment of lsSO-li
is the duty of land owners who have tracts o.
land with imperfect descriptions to have the same
surveyed and plated or lotted and otherwise
perfect all descriptions of their real estate, and
If the owners fail to do tlis the county clerk is
empowered and directed to notify all who fail &c
80 perfect the descriptions Of their real estate
and then if owners neglect to comply the clerk
will cause the county surveyor to go on the land
and properly describe by lotting, plating and
putting on record all land SO plated and lotted
and then the clerk will tax such cost of survey
ing against such lands. Such cost to be collect
ed with the taxes The law reads;
| 1868. II the owner of any such tract or lot
shall refuse or neglect to cause such survey to
be made within thirty 500 days after having beer
notified by the county clerk by publication of &
| notice in a newspaper in the county, having gen
eral circulation, at least three times, said clerk
shall cause such survey to be made and recorded
and the expenses of the publication of such no
tice and making such survey shall be added t.
the tax levied on such real property, and wher
collected shall be paid on demand to the persons
| to whom it is due.
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scarcity of lumber and labor, ,chy miN some
people continue to keep the idad.pike, fe0rto-
pieces, squealiag breed, at "A cost Of more than
double the shortnosed, short.legged, quiet dis.
position pigy
Think the best way to make pork is to take
such pig and put into pen and yard, and fted
,ceN until you kill him.
1t may pay some to winter pigs, but 1t does
not Us, had rather make beef aud mutton of
graz" than pork,
Stagnant and impure water which COWS
drink while at pasturage is one of the most
prominent causes Of bad odUr IN milk.
Damaged corn is exceedingly injurious as
food for horses, because it brings on inlamnIa-
ton of the bowels and skin diseases
EXCELLENT SUET PUDDING.--Two eggs, one
ounce of beef suet, six ounces of flour, three
ounces of bread crumbs, a little salt and NIX
1t slack with milk.
a good fertilizer for plants is TO dissolve five
cents worth of carbonate OF ammonia in pint
of water and add few drops OF 1t to each
bucket OF hard water
MAPLE SIRUP PIE.-Take one cup of thick
maple slrup, and juice OF ode lemon, the rnd
grated; bake with under crust and narrow
strips laid in net work over the top.
Once a week water fuchsas and roses with
SCOT tea, making the tea of seven quarts of Wa.
ter in which is boiled u teacupful of SCOT; tie
the SCOT up loosely IN a small bag.-B~ling.
ton Hdnkep.
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friend sends us the following for publIca
Gon-a clipping from the RuTdl.NeU Yorker
Calves are probably the most uapr0ftdbh
stock that farmers keep; for this reason, they
are not particular as to what they breGd from
forgetting that like produces like"
Farmers who raise calves would find it tC
be good investment to pay one dollar, or ertn
Zoe dollars for the use of an animal whose
stock when four years old will be worth dou
bic that of some cheap, inferior animal.
1t nil pay to raise good cdiUeS, and the ro5
to raise such is to have a good one to start
with; feed HIM regularly, and not too much a,
time. teach him to eat bran, Stops, cabbage
leaves, &c, and keep the feeding up till he
goes into winter quarters, which should be
warm, but not too confined, give good hay
with "a mess Of something every day and oc
sasiOnally "A handful of Oil-cdk6 meal, which
will keep the lice from destroying his comfort
and growth-the main object is to keep them
growing, and you will have calves that viii
make cows and oxen that you will not b,
ashamed of.
Sheep,-whO will deny that they are no
profitable, with this as with ali other kind,
Of stock. it pays 10 keep the best, and in In,
best possible manner.
Counting care and cost, think they are a
profitable stock as man can keep Is he like
it, If not, let them alone and keep something h,
does like.
SwIsE.-Considering the price of nails, TIT
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POST OFFICE BLOCK.

We refer Farmers hundreds Of their ncGhbors that will
attest the excellence and long wearing qualities of our
goods. +. ID. SN EElSEk q %.