, 1880-09-26
Grain Freights Take an Upward Turn,
While Coarse Freights Are
= Steady.
The Movement to Secure Change in
the Location Of the Storm.
49, Signal.
Description Of the Milwaukee Steam
Bsrge Progress Launched Yes
teuaay.
Schooner Resumption Ishore at. fUo RiFtrs-A
Gale On Lake Aiehigau-letal and
~. General Iotes.
HOME GATHERINGS.

eh@ 0@SD eo~'.s~ -. st,xudo. ~
81 cents On corn TO Buffalo. There we're few
offerings. and the firm tone OF the market at the
c1osa Ia son,e se,,ts to exprass the belief that
cents could readily nave peen oo.on rs,.ao 10
charters were; TO Buualo-ffope!e1t totosa.o
corn at 3accnts; propellers Vanderbilt Buffalo,
n.a aa le a.a sshrano- ~ rs71ta A. Taw wheat on pri
vare terms To oswesoEsehoonef aahttona, sasaaaa.
@ Aeonsiaa on1n nt two-thirds Of tho Buffalo rate.
~ ~ Eric.prone1iers Pr Conemaueh corn, aud
1'..tata ,rhaat ~, +t,ro,,ob rate. Canaoty. l.,
90 bushels wheat, and @15,uV ousaet8 cofn-
Rates on lumber arc xe from Muskegon. g 1sM,z
from White Lake and Ludington, $s.ss from
Manissee, meaonnee' co'n ~ - tsuase. s.,e
Cheboygap* and Alpena, and SEQ from Frank
fort Asents report ~ no ana,e cnaT.S e q Tha
THE sroRx SIGNAL.
rcha ,>a+;+,or aakino for thu location Of the
laTbor storm seaaf At tie lumber market in
spea4 @ ~ s.9 - Mashin1tnn yFsterf1av accom-
nanaS pns ~ thp folloWinr fettcr from Mr. Dun
Ham, ~no r. nas IisaJ nhance p1'' ~ ~A1e
seGaIE .ae uGao St Ss 1sSn drtino c2i>f SSo,,o,
f16eeT nf hs 1,m1;LS1n: Acoompanrtu0 this
,s ~, -! .-ft 9n5 ~ nat:tton ~ thn nrnrnjncnf
Letter gov WI nna a. on Nv eteam and
Ia sen ue1f fcr +ha ran,nval ~ me harhnr
sn3,, from fhe EXPOSITION BuiIdin8 to
be market st the fqo5 or gsansi@
si,a scse,tr fr f1s change in tho iocation Of
lhe 1he ~ ~ resnecffiy submit to You
chn5 cInd, ~ te n.er rbor as lar south as the E1
nns;ai1xn n Rniiinr. The situation of the latter
tE1r7,cf1,re ana ffa locality Of the lumber nl,1r-
ket are 1noiEatea n n r. te Tact tat 5,t
-. pti.inS j.; e;vnsd nniS ~ owners and mar-
a9ers aae s' Of Vcsscis and tugs, and the agents
~ pa a1' t1aor tno e01e dneencd necessarv erery
..s,,,. nan eyA - ..ossai rTo,,erfv sf7d every
Ssptain Of q vessel cpgpged in the Lake Michi.
ssiener Hi 1t,is xond only haye served to make
ughcesonn 1n 3nc,,ent The daiIy rcports Of
the Signal, Service Bureau hare begun to Be SO
patne y xesspls fSaT ttey arc eagerly sought
4taS snS ~ 77as,,int, and erennT thrg he
medium Of she day ne a1 and nc th ihe 1 sn
eat Places }q RfoinnnG inoEtnnce m @ tbai The Storm
signal saoa be Racea The5e &c al eS eaa It wh ha
oa1 oeuy. T.. enu u'eo5 enont nv eirhenr +o
ths qointv % If nf Madison and L. salle streets or
i1s @ r. anF waIK or ride Of se1crai miles. sin,
III f,acs,1*e fhe hI1ht Of tnterycninR buildincs
sGuts &, out the M dag and lantern. The commerce of
Eiceso aas n. n, WIZ ~ nHar.ntl da;
u aAte sGa5e n. ~ ,,ha soSanYs.t,s.a d,ar-
Ing II The CSC season. % d navigation, which is much
pener saTg @ 1nan % Gan ps a n9 o9 tas ~ essnis
e.y ~ tno Wp e. ~, ,,,tn,. ~ Ss ~ n h,a fha
@ vslSs q Il the ea1eoss carried in ~ %aiority q
cases ca eqoa1s 1'17 so'"c ~ WIG 'e'eel7 1e
fnent T. ,,ro,,sed NV +,, ,et,t,oneru n hav. a
signal stan pnt up On tie outside Of fourz s.1.t
stol on ~ n9{ ~ iess tam sirtr Tect onra
an o. nos LEE n ls -, s tat ~,
a4S tn+y ~ in n 4, n,pod ~ nnsitfcr III tHnt r},aS-
~ ~ - Re eiG ~ Il r. dcfrar t cnst #
the pole, which win not exceed the sum of 7ee5,
according to careful estimate Under the new
arrangement an ordinary lnrge-sized rcd vessel
Tie 81 present @ monster drum, with its dozen or
more gas-iets. This lantern can be raised from
the street, thus avoiding the necessity Of climb
in oil. as compared @ With gas. viii cover the ex-
pensc involved in less than twclvcmonth.
Permission to nut mp tho pole was Obtained
building where It is proposedto locate it. There
fore, no ttpubie need bo appreheaded in that
direction: This permit was r@arded to the Ex-
fuCtpn iTho, while in Chicago, promised that the
change should be made within sixty days., and
fnpfse 1b B9eeau no" Oh n'' ''Do'* s' 'o'uenS "
merits lie hearty approvnl Of the Ser
he has aircady written two letters during
the past summer months urging that it be made.
/ desire to impress upon your mind the necessl-
tY for prompt actiop il il should be decided to
grant the Petition herewith forwarded, as the
fan cnies arc at hand. and tho time is approach-
ing When tbs storm signal win DO the most good.
immediate attention, and sec lit TO order the
Ss..Tt:nIlt in charre hcrc to make the change de-
srti. have fbe honor to remain, yo,lr obedtcnt
No gH South Water etrcct Chicarp. Ill
Afr fn,nhn1n. it rt.mnins to be added. fceis con-
he i',r1sr 0t arEs 1a' n'Aa " tDo ~
-.~.ru ~ ep.v.r.pcr
..l.t LAun1a s. " INV" enN t,I,.A...,'1aS
that MeSsra. Wolf g. DRvid6on's new steam