Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1893 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, APH1L 9, 1893.

PROCESSES GIVEN TOBACCO

How to Distinguish the Cicaretto Fiend from the Cigar Smoker. Facts About the Weed from Srrontinjrthe Seed to the Last Handling Trade Terms Ex-p!ained-rercentamofDirtia"ChewiEg.n Very few users of tobacco eTer inquire into the processes of preparation, through which a leaf of tobacco passes before His hr.nded over the counter of a retail store to them for their consumption. That same leaf of tobacoo. however, has been bandied and rehandled over and over again by a myriad of workers of all ages, eexea and conditions in life, from the humble farm laborer to the man of experience, who commands a handsome salary a a tobacoo buyer, wheiher it comes in the way of a tiller or a sweet-flavored ping. As a bright tough wrapper, as tiller in a high or lowolasn cigar, as a 'part of a packaae of smoking tobacco, to be smoked in the pipe, by the ! i boring man from necessity and the aristocrat from affectation, it matters not in w.iat form it reaches the consumer, it has i iven employment to persons in all the wail.s cf life before it reaches him. just as it brings comfort and consolation to persons in all the walks of life alter it reaches tbam in the shape of - the manufactured article. The lawyer in the contines of his private otiice lights his cigur and traces in the rings of the smoke floating towards the ceiling the elementary principles of the old common law to be embraced in the brief in process of E reparation upon the desk before im. The physician nervously bites the end oft his half-emoked cigar, and thereby concentrates his thoughts upon the newlydeveloped complications which are for the time battling his skill in the treatment of a patient.. The gambler, engrossed with tho game, lights his ciaar, works it around to the corner of his mouth, and there it remains held as in a vise between his teeth. A few litful putts ami the light goes out, but tho gambler doesn't know it, and at the end of tho play tie reliant the cigar and leaves the room. He has been smoking throughout the entire game, yet he ha not consumed the half of a cigar. Tho laborer, after the morning meal, with dinner bucket in bis band, starts for the scene of his toil, and, as he pulls heartily upon his two-cent pipe, is constrained to believe that life is worth the living, with alt its toil and drudgery. If be can only have his pipe and tobacco. Even the much-abused cigarette smoker loves his cigarette because in it be hnds a rulier that to him cannot be fonnd anywhere bat within the littleroll of paper. A whiff and an inhale is tho rulo of smoking with the "cigarette fiend," and without inhaling ' the cigarette loses its value at once, l'robably few persons not fiends" know that one can tell by a little observation wnether the smoker of a cigarette belongs to that class. That is when the smoker uses the manufactured article, for it may be considered an axiom that the man who "rolls" his cigarettes, that is, buys his tobacco and naoers and makes them us he wants them, is a oontiimed tiend. If one will notice a "fiend'7 when he takes a cigarette from the package, be will find that bt fort attempting to light it it is taken between the thumb and forefingers and rolled back and forth till the tobacco protrudes rom both ends; this tobacco, thns protruding, is then torn off and tho cigarette is ruady for lighting. After this wtuere is another way to tell tho fiend by the way : he holds the the cigarette in his menth. The "tiend" never touches anything but his lips, and these very liahtly. to a cigarette. The man, who thrusts the half of a cigarette in his mouth and tries to hold it between his teeth as he would a cigar, give ample proof that ho has yet to learn how to smoke a cigarette. lint the subject is to tell the processes through whioh tobacco parses in preparation tor consumption rather than the proCesses of consumption, which are generally known. The growing, of tobacco is exceedingly arduous; at the same time it is very profitable, lu the' early soring the planter burns a lot of brnsb and sows the tiny tobacco seeds in the wood ashes as thick as one would .sow grass need upon a lawn. The seed is sown in a hotbd, which is covered with the thinnest quality of cheese cloth instead of glass to give tho young plant plenty of air and protect it from the early frosts. After the plants are sufficiently large and tough to bo replanted they are taken up and set in the lield, which is laid off in rows about two feet apart and the plants about tho same distance apart in the row. From this time on until the tobacco is v deposited in the warehouse for sale the work of the tobacco grower never ceases. His field demands his entire attention. An acre and a half of tobacco wiiikeen one. man busy during the eutiro season. As eoou as the plant is. a foot high, which is not very long after it is reset from the hotbed, the war upon the tobaoco worm begins. " Between the keeping of the plauts clear of this pest and the hoeing, all the time of all the days, thenceforward, is Jolly occupied. The best soil is a no account kind of a sandy soil, upon whioh nothing but weeds and tobacco would grow. Hut both cannot thrive together, and the grower must keep the ground clear of the weeds if he expects to make tobacco. That "Old Virginia" is the best tobacco Stato in this country is too well known to need any comment, but ot late years a very formidable rival has appeared upon the scene. In the mountainous regions of East Tennessee is raised a very hno quality of tobacco, and, after the importation of a few Virginia negroes that portion of the State has shown u disposition to dispute the claim of precedence maintained by the Virginians. The rocky, sandy hillsides in East Tennessee have been found to contain excellent tobacco soil, and the raining of that crop has come to be the industry of the country. In the care of the plant, those plants not w tinted for seed are topped as soon as the shoots for flowering begin to appear, thus throwing all the strength of tho plant into the leaf. When the crop is ready for the barveat, it is gathered either by stripping lhe leaves oil the stock in tho field, or cutting the entire tock. and the latter being the easiest, is the plan generally followed. Then comes the curing, the mot important part ot the whole work, for a splendid crop of tobacco may be, and too often is, ruined in tho curing. There are two processes of curing, known t as the air and the fire cure. If the former is the method followed, after the tobacco is out it is buns in an open shed, and tho curing Drocess left to the work of tho atmosphere. This is the slower method, but the tobacco thos cured possesses a sweetness of flavor seldom found in tho fire-cured article. Most of the tobacco used in the manufacture of cigars is cured in this way. If the other process Is used the tobacco, after being gathered lroru the field, is taken to a shed or barn nrrauged with a number of Hues for conducting the hot air through the building, and id hung npon poles. The barn is tightly closed, and he tires kindled. The temperatnre, at first about ninety degrees, is gradually raised to about 120. at which it is kept for two or throe day, and then the tobacco Is left until it comes in "case." that is until it absorbs from the atmosphere enough moisture to permit its being handled without danger of being broken. When it comes into case.it is taken down and stripped from the stalk, and the leaves tied into bundles containing about fifteen leaves, which bundle . thereafter becomes known a a "hand" of tobacco. In tying into hands, the stuff is graded into ti e various classes known as wrappers, fillers and lugs, and these are known at either bright or darir. aocording to the coi..r ot the tobicco. The wrappers aro the large bottom leaves with a firm body, the tillers tho smaller leaves not of sufficient size to be used for wrappers, and the lugs are the uppr leaves on the stork, which have not the body of those lower down and soon become ragged iu handling. Thefce are ued mostly in the manufacture of smoking tobaccos and cigarettes, while the fillers and wrappers go into plugs of chewing tobacco or ciizars. After the grading and tying into hands the tobacco is ready lor tbe market Kud is taken to a warehouse. There it is placed upon the "floor" for sale. All sales are by an tion to the highest bidder, the planter having the right to refute the bid if he does so within a given time after the sale, which time varies according to the warehouse wjirre the tobacco is sold. After tbe sale upon the warehouse floor the tobacco is again graded, the different xadca of wrappers, etc being separated.

Then, in preparation for shipment, it is packed into hogsheads containing about one thousand pounds. If tho tobacco is designed to become plug chewing, when it is received at tho factory it is unpacked and stripped, that is. the center stem of the leaf is removed by girls, .which, in tbe South, are usually colored, or what is termed the "poor white trash." Then tbe fillers are taken to the casing room, where the licorice and other flavoring matter is mixed with tbe leaf. The cased tobacco isthen put into a press and pressed into large sheets, which are afterwards cut into pieces the size of the plug desired and taken to tha capping room, where they receive a wrapper. From the capping room they again go to a press, and aro then packed into tbe familiar boxes or caddies, as seen In the stores. It is needless to say that in the manufacture of the chewiug Article little regard is given to cleanliness and literally "every thing goes." Did the average chewer of tobacco know the amount of filth be waa masticating with every "chaw" be would probably conclude that he would smoke instead. .Naturally, in tbe handling of tobacco around the warehouses and factories there is more or less waste which cannot be used, in the way of tobacco duat, which nsaally contains more extraneous matter' than tobacco. Together with stems and tho poorest quality of lugs which are fit for nothing else, this is used in the manufacture of snuff. To tbe people of the North, who, if they use this article at all,' habitually useit merely as its name would signify by snuthng it occasionally into the nostrils, tbe importance of its manufacture is not appreciated. In the South there is a great deal of snuff "dipping" among the women. This with them is akinto the habit of chswing among the men. The snuff is taken on a moistened brush, which, however, is ofteneratwig with the end chewed to a pulp, aud put into the month instead of the nostrils and used as has been said much as the other sex chew the weed. The habit prevails only among low class women in cities of the North.

INDIANA FAIRS. m i Tho following is a list, with dates, of the various fairs of Indiana: auk. 7 to 11 JlrMeeton Union Agricultural Society; llri!fc-etoii; F. it. -Miller, Ate Aur. 7 to 11 Tipton County Fair Company; Tipton; w. P.. OtrlesiMy, tec. Au?. 8 to 11 Wayne County Fair Association; Hairerstowii: J. K. ilartl-r. spc. Auk. H to 1 1 Henry. Madison and Delaware Agricul- ' tural bociety: .MiiKUelown; a. is. tinier, sec. Aug. 8 to 1 1 Jeuniugd Coanty Joint btock ActIcuItural AMHociation: .orih Vernon; Vru.(.Xrn,8ec. Aug. 14 to 18 Delaware Agricultural und Mechanic.!; Munol?: M. S. CUypojl see. Aug. 15 to 18 Jefferwm County Fair Association; Madison; S. K. Halch, ec. Auk. '2 1 to2t Oakland City Agricultural and Industrial Society; Oakland City; W. C. Miller, Bee. Auk. '21 to '..'5 Hancock. Couu y Anculiural bo cety: (Jreenfleld; Marion Mecle, sec. Aur. 21 to Parke County Agricultural Association; itockville; J. E. Allen, sec Aug. '21 to aC Daviess County fair; Washington; W. F. Ax tell. sec. Aug. 22 to -'5 Washington County Fair Association; Salem; E. W. Menall. ec. Auk- JH to Sept. 1Ciark County Central Agricul' . tural Associati on; Charleston; L. C. Morrisoiu,bec Aug. '2H to sept, y -Clinton County Agricultural Society; Frankfort: Joseph llevlani, sec. Aug. '2a to Sept. 2-llairiMm county fair; Corydon; 1. F. Hurst, nee, Aug. 2x to Sept. 2 Warren County Agricultural Association; lioonvilJe; Win. I Barker, sec. Aug. 'jH to S.'pt. 2-Clark County Agricultural AsHociatio; Charlentown; J. M. McMillan, sec Aug. W to Sept. 1 Switzerland aud Ohio Agricultural Society; East Enterprise; W. H. Madison, hoc. Aug. !". to Sept 2 Johnson County Agricultural Asfwtclatlon; Franklin; W. S. Youuc. tec. Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 Decatur Couuty Agricultural Society: (treens xirg: Ed Xessing. sec Aug. 2Jto sepL 2 Randolph Union Agricultural Society; Winchester; I. E.llaufnian, sec. An. 29 to Sept. 2 Grange Jubilee and Agricultural Association; Wirt station; T. H. Watington, e-ec. Sept. 4 to 9 Floy.i County Fair Association; isevr Albany; C. W. Schindler. r-e-o. Sept. 4 to 8 Denton and Warren Agricultural Association; lloswell; W. 1L McKnight, sec. Sept. 4 to 9 Spencer County Agricultural and Industrial Society; Chrisney; P. C. Jolly, sec Sept. 4 to 8 Tippecanoe County Agricultural Asrociat ion; Lafayette; a. Wallace, sec. Sept. 4 t 9 Pike County Agricultural Association; Petersburg; T. W. UruintieM, sec. Sept. r to 9 - Shelby County Joint stock Association; sLtlby ville; E. E. Stroup. sec. Sept. 11 to 15 Montgomery Union Agricultural Society: CrawfordsnUe; V. V. Morgan, sec. tept 12 to 15 Xewton County Agricultural Association; Morocco; o. Y. lioyster. m c. Sept. 11 to 10 Oloson Couuty Fair Association; Princeton; S. Vet. strain, hec. Sept. 12 to 15 Iinsh County Agricultural Society; llushrllle; J. Q. Thomas, sec. Sept. 12 to 15 Washington County Fair Association; l'tkm; It. E. Mrod.nec. Sept. 12 to Hi lieV.ferd Fair Association; Bedford; 1 rank Stannard, tec. Sept. is to v 3 Indiana State fair; Indianapolis; Charles F. Kennedy, sec. Sept. IS to 23 Perry Agricultural and Mechanical Association; lcomo; W. Wheeler, sec. Sept. IS to 23 Syeucer County Fair Association; ltockport; A. D. Uardln(rhoue, sec Sept. le to '2li (ire ue County Central fair; Blooralield; T. T. Pringte. Bee. Set. 19 to 22 Wab.ish County Fair Association; wabitsh: 1. B. Fawley. sec Sept. 1J to 22-MarshaU County Agricultural and Industrial Asso't'u; Plymouth: A. M. Stevens. c Sept 19 to 22 Porter County Agricultural society; Valparaiso; E. 8. Beach, see. Sept. 19 to 22 Steulien County Agricultural Assotlatlou; Angt-1..; 11. L. ll..rn. sec. Sept. 2 to 2. Eastern Indiana Agricultural Association; KendaliviUe; J. S. Conrogue, sec. Sept. 25 to at) Spencer County Fair Association; Itockport; C M. Partridge, sec. Sept. '2.t to 29 V rinilliou County Fair Association; Cayuga; J. S. Groudyko, sec. Sept. 25 to 29 Jay Co nty Agricultural and Joint block Company; Portland; G. W. Burgman, sec. Sept. 20 to . 29 Tri-County Agricultural Society; .North Manchester; D. W. Chrisher, sec. Sept. 2J to 29 Jack-en County Fair Association; Scy inour; C A. Salimarsh, sec. Sept. 20 to a9 Monroe County Agricultural Association: Bloomington; O. K. Worrall. sec. Sept. 27 to 29 Bremen Agricultural S'ciety; Bremen; r. E. D. l'Hir. see. Sept. 2(3 to 30 The Southern Indiana District FAlr Association; Mt. Vern-m; C W. Lichtenberger, sec. Oct. 3 to 0 Maxinkuckee Agricultural Association; Culver Park; E. S. Freeze, sec. Oct. 3 to 7 Veruililioa County Joint Stock Association; ievport; J. Uichardsou, see. Oct. 3 to 0 Marshall County Agricultural and Industrial AsNociat'n; Plymouth; S. X. Stephens, sec. Oct. 4 to 7 Whitley Couu y Joint Association; Columbia City; F. J. Heller, sec Oct. y to 14 Knox County Agricultural anil Mechanical Society; Vincennes; J. W. Ellison, sec SILENCED THE OLD 31 AX. How President Grnnt Met the Objection of u DUftatlsfle d Sailor. Correspondent Yankee- Bl ade. "1 remember au incident that clearly illustrates General Grant's character. When 1 was Secretary of the Navy some hundreds of tho sailors ot the better class came to uie and asked to hare 'onie rank given tneru. They did not care about an increase of pay, they paid, but they wanted relative rank. 1 could not do anything for them, but they came several times and were rather impor tunate, and 1 finally led a delegation of them over to the W hite Honse and let them present their petition to President Grant in person. "They told him what they wanted, and and argued for a redress of their irrievances plainly but forcibly. At last no old boatswain camo to the front, and, hitching up dm trousers and turning nis aunt, s.iia: . 'Mr. 1'resident. I can put this 'ere matter eo's you can nee it plain. .Now, here 1 be a parent in fact, n father. hy son is a mid shipman. He outranks m, dou't you observe? That ain't right, don't you seof Indeed!' said Grant. 'Who appointed liimT' "The Secretary here the bo'snn said, and. encouraged by the question, ho went on: lt ain't right, don't yon see, that I should be beneath 'im. Wy, ef I was to to on his ship the boy- I brought np to obejenco would boss nis own father. 'Jest think of that! An' he has better tiuarters'n me. au' better grub, nice furn'ture. an' oil that sleeps in a nice soft bed, an all that. Seo' "Yes the President said 'yes. the world is full of inequalities. 1 know of a caso quite similar to yours. Tbe old bo'sau gave another hitch to his lower gear. 1 know of an old fellow,' suid General Grant, 'who is a Dostniasterof a little town in Kentucky.' He lives in a plain way in a small bouse. He is a nice old iuau. but ho isn't much in rank. His son outranks bim more than your son does you. His sun lives in u aslnngton. in tbe biggest house- there. and he is surrounded by the nicest furni ture, and eats and drinks anything he takes a notion to. He could remove his father from otlire in a minute if he wanted to; but he doesn't want to. And the old manthat s Jesse Grant, yon know doesn't seem to care about th fnenuality in rank. I suppose he is glad to see his boy get aloDg in tne world.' 'The old bo'snn looked down at the car pet aud tried to bore a hole in it with his toe. and his comrades all laughed at him joyously and slapped him on tho back, and tiled out in creat glee. It was tho last 1 ever heard of the petition or tho peti tioners." Somewhat Confuting. New York Inderendent. An intelligent foreigner is said to have expressed himself alter the following fashion on the absurdities of the English lan guage: 'When I discovered that if I was uuick I was fast. If 1 stood tirtn 1 was fast. if I spent too freely 1 was fast and that not to eat was to fast I waa discouraged; but wben I came across the sentence, Ihe first one won one one-dollar prize I was lemptod to give np English and learn lomo other language."

MONEY, STOCKS AND G3A1N

Speculation in Wall Street Was Dullish Saturday and Closed Steady, World's Fair Easiness Giving Traders Confi dence At Icdianapdis Tetter Business and Higher Prices Are Reported. THE HOND MARKET. Railway Issues Holding Firm, with Sales of S979.00O for th Miort y. At New York. Saturday, money on call was easy at i per cent. Prime mercantile paper, G'S)? per cent. sterling exchancewas dull, with actual business in bankers'-bills at S-kcGVi.!)1 for sixty days, and HS344.S3 for demand. The total tales of stocks were 122,787 shares, including the following: Burlington vV Qnmcy. 4XO; Chicago Gas, 3,400: Distilling. 8.CC0; Erie, 3.200; Late Shore. 5.6C0; . Manhattan. S.700; Missouri Pacific, 10,000; National Lead, C.9C0; National Cordage. 10.500; New England. 6.(00; Heading. 3.2C0; St. Paul, 6.700; Sugar, 11,000. The temper of speculation was pronounced, bullish Saturday morning, aud tho Vanderbllt, Gould and granger shares were taken freely by houses that usually transact business for leading capitalists identified with those properties. Prices advanced 4 to 214 per cent.. Lake Shore leading with a rise from 132U to 124 V. This stock was favorably affected by reports that the directors' meeting early in tne month of May will disclose n plan for the refunding of the high rate interestbearing bonds. The world's tair tratlic now near ut hand is also inducing purchases by capitalints aud officials of railroads who have tbe best means of judging ol tbe increase in earnings from that source. Tbe Yanderbiltn, as well as the Gould people, are credited with liberal purchasesof their respective Mocks. Tne traders turned sellers near the close in consequence of the loss in the bank reserves and the circulation of reports that the steamers sailing for Kurope on Tuesday next will tako out $V,(X,(00 gold. Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago St. Louis fell from 52 M to 5 J U and Lake Shore from 1S4Vj to 133, but the general list yielded only l' to 1 per cent., and tbe market' closed steady in tone at the reaotion. While the bank statement was disappointing, its Influence, upon the. market was counteracted by the knowledge that the banks are better oil than the statement indicates for the reason that the influx of currency-was heayy toward the close, and that it did not figure fully in tho exhibit. Tbe exports of gold have far less inllnence than of late, the world's fair being relied on to bring abont a material change in the balance of trade between tbis country and Europe. Tbe principal sellers of stocks are the room traders. The buyers are those who know what tbe railroad and industrial corporations are doing, and who have practically unlimited means nt their disposal. The sales for the two hours reached 122, 7S7 shares, of which 102,607 were listed and 20.18a unlisted stocks. Hallway bonds were firm. The sales were $979,000. Headings were dull and irregular. Closing quotations were: Four per cent. reg.li:i i-'our per ct. coup. .113 Pacific 6's of 'D5.105 Atchison 'M Adams Express. ..155 Alton fe T. 11 32 Alton &T.U. pref.150 American Kxpr8s. 1159 ( hes. &Ohl0 2"6 C, 13. A Q !7 C C. C. & St. L... 50 Del., Lack. & V...l453js Fort Wayne 152 Lake Erie & W 23 L. K.& W. pref.... 70 Lake Shore 133 Louis. &Xash 74 L.& New Albany. 22 Missouri racifio... A3 N.J. Central 12 Ha Northern Pacific.. 17 N.raciflcpref 43 Northwestern 1144 Nortnwcst'rn pref.l42 N. Y. Central lOS Peoria. D. A E. 144 Pullman Palace.. .197 Kock Island 85 IT. H.Kxpress 63 V St. L. te P 1034 W.. sl L. & P. pref 227,j Wells-Fargo Kx...l4-S Western Union.... 95 Lead Triiat 40 Bar SilverAt New Yorfc, 82o per ounce; at London, S'd. . The New York weekly bank statement shows the following changes: , ten tt decrease. ...............$1,450,120 Loan. Increase , (580.300 Specie, dccreane........ ..' 7li,406 l.ek-nl tender, deereabe... ............. 1,531, GOO Deposits, aecreaite C31.50U Cut uintioii, increase 27,100 Tbe banks now hold $9,212,950 in excess of tho requirements of the 20 per cent. rule. LOCAL GHAIN AND PRODUCE. Tbe Trade of tbe Week Very Satisfactory with Few Fluctuation In Value. In most lines trade of the week, closing Saturday, was reported very satisfactory with but few important chances in values. Coffees are Vic low, er than' a week ago, and easy at the present Quotations, while sugars are 3$o higher than a week ago. Eggs are c higher and firm, poultry Vic lower and weak at that quotation, and some lines of vegetables are lower. Hog products are lower. Two or three articles in the drug line are higher, but the general tendency is to steady prices. The gram market is more active than n week ago. Wheat is lc higher, moat grades of corn higher, and otts abont tbe same. The bidding on 'Change las been more spirited tne fast few Gay s. Track bids with tbe close of tho week ruled au follows: Wheat No. 2 red. OGVic; No. II red. 63c; No. 4 red, 57c; rejected, 50c; unmerchantable. 45'2.0c. Wogon wheat. f5c. Corn No. 1 white, 41c; No. 2 whit, 41c; No. S white, 41c; No. 4 white. U)c; No. 2 white mixed. 40He; No. 3 whitemixed,S9Mc; No. 4 white mixed, 3Gc; No. 2 yellow, 89 ; No. 2 mixed. CfcHc; No. S mixed, Wc; No. 8 yellow. 39c; No. 4 yellow, Cc; No. 4 mixed, S2c; sound ear, 41c. Oats No. 2 wbite,S5e; No. 3 white. 34c; No. 2 mixed, 32toc; No. 3 mixed, SI Vic; rejected, 287TSO. Hran-$12. Hay Choice timothy, $13; No. 1. $12; No. 2. tS'SS); No. 1 prairie, $7, mixed, 8; clover, CO TOULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE, riiecs raid by Dealers. Poultry Hens, CV4o 11 ;yonng chickens, 9Vsc It' turkeys, yourg inns. 10c &? Iu. hens, lle lb; ducks. 7c 15; geese, f5.40 S0 lor choice. Eggs Shippers payintr 12Hc. jiutter-Choice country butler, 18-SCOc; common, tn c. ilouey lfZ2v.0c. Feather-! rime geese, 40c$ ft; mixed aucK. --DC f 75. llecswax 2oc for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool fine merino. li;2lsr: unwashed combing, 21c; tnb-wasbed, ll2Z2c. Hides, Tallow, TAc. Hides No. 1 green hides. oVac; No. 2 green hides. 2Vic; No. 1 G. S. hides, 4x2c; No. 2 G. S. hides. Tallow No. 1 tallow. 5c; No. 2 tallow. 4V.JC. Horso Hides -$22.25. Grease White, Cc; yellow, 3Vic; brown. Dones Dry. 1213 t ton. THE JOIsniXG TllAUE. Tfie quotaliont gixtn heloxo are the selling prices of trhoieaale deoitrt. CANP1E8 AND Nl'TP. Candies Stick. CVcp lo: common mixed, 6Vc; G. A. If. mixed. So; Punner mixed. 10c: cream mixeii. iunc; oia-iime mixed, 7c uts lt-eueiUMi a;monrtn. 20e; English walnuts, 10c; Urnzil nuts, 0c; filberts. 11c: ycuuuia, xuusieu. a w c: mixeu nuts. 1230. CO A I. AND COKE. Coke Connellsville.f3.75l loadjernshed. 3.CU i load; lump. & i load. Anthracite coal, all sizes, F7.50 t ton All nut coals L0g below above quotations. CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard. 3-pound, $2..r,02.75; 3-pouna seronas, m.n; California standard, $2 50'S2.75; California seconds. 822L2o; Miscellaneons lilackberries. 2-pound. h5S Wc; raspberries, 2-pound. 81.i0ai.25: pinenppie. sianuaru. .-pouna.5i..: 5; choice. 8i2.25; cove oysters, 1-pound, .full weight. cKai.iu; nant. 7ca;5c; 2-pound, full. 82S2.10: light. Sl.iOOl.SO-.atriiicbeaiia. S5335e; Lima brans. 1.10O1.S0; peas, marrowfat. Cl.10tfl.20; early June, f 1.21.5n; lobsters. S1.8."j'2)2: red cherries. ?1.20O1.15: strawberries. C1.20S1.S0; salmon (Rs). J1.45 a.0; s-pouna tomatoes. tl.'2zl.ao. DRUOSl Alcohol. 02.2P32.45; asafetlda. 34c: alum. iGSc; camphor, W'SCOo; cochineal, WSMcj

ritisuurg ana Kaymona uity, ?4.50ton: Jackson. S4.25; block, $?.50; Island City, &.25: bMossburu aud Enslish (!nnni

Chloroform. COai'c; coperas, nrls. $101.10; crearu tartar, pure, 2SU0e: indigo. SJ'SMc; licorice, Calab.. -nniin-, : 0 t45c; munn8ia. carb.. 2-oz. 25'a3"; morphine. P. .V W., per oz. $2.4o; madder, 1416j; oil, castor, per

gal, S1.0'Q)1.35; oil. berttamot, per 15. -: opium. S3.75: tiuinine, P. .V V per oz, 2: 34c; balsam copaiba, MQ(Zc; oap. ca&tile. ir., 12 31 fie; soda, hicarb.. 4Mtfc; salts. Epsom, 4 5c: sulphur. Hour, 5t:-c; salt peter. b"220c; turpentine. 39 2)4rc; glycerine. lt;S0c; iodide potassium. 3 3.10; bromide potassium, ZOdZ-lc; chlorate potash, 2T)c; borax. 122)14c;cinchonidia, 12 15c; carbolio acid, oQatSc Oils Linseed oil. 50'a)S3c per gal; coal oil legal test, ?'214c: bank, 40c; best straits. 50c: Labrador. GOc: West Virginia lubricating. 20a30c; miners. 45c Lard oils Winter strained, in barrels. Sl.10 per gal; in nail barrels, 3c per gal extra. DRY GOODS. Blanched Sheetings Androscoggin L, 6c; lierkeley. No. 00. Jc; Cabot, 7c; Capi tal, tic: Cumberland, be; Dwignt Anchor, Vc: Fruit of Loom. 9c; Farwell. tc: Fitchille. 6Vic: Full Width, 5Mic; GiU Ldge.tic; Gilded Age, 7c; Hill, be; Hope, TVic; Linwood, 8c; Lonsdale, 9c; Lonsdale Cambric. lOVac; Masonville. 9c; Peabody, 0c; Pride of the WTest. llVic; ainebaugh. Oc: Star of tbe Nation. Cc; Teu Strike, 6Vic; Pepperell, 9-4, 29c; Pepperell, 10-4. 22c; Androscoggin, 9-4, lSVsc; Androscoggin. 10-4, 20Wc. Brown Sheetings Atlanio A. CUc; Argyle, bo; lioott C, 5c; Buck's Head, 64c; Clifton CCC, 6r; Constitution. 40-incb. be; Carlisle, 40-inch, 7c: D wight Star. 7c; Great Falls E. 64c: Great Falls J. 5Vc; Hill Fine, 7c: Indian Head. 7c; Lawrence LL, 5Uc: Lockwood 13. C4r; A. 5V&c: Princess. 5 J4c; Saranac It, 6c; Trion Sea Island, 5c; Pepperell E, 634c; Pepperell It, 6Uc; Pepperell 9-4, l&c; Pepperell 10-4, 20c; Androscoggin 9-4, lCVic; Androscoggin 10-4. lbVja Prints-Alien drens styles. Gc; Allen's staples, 5Vc; Allen TI 6c; Allen robes, 6c; American indigo. 64c; Amoricau robes. 6c; American shirtings, 434c; Arnold merino, 64c; Arnold indigo, 64c; Arnold LLC, b4e; Arnold LCH, 94c; Arnold Gold Seal. 10c; Cocheco fancy, 6c; Cocheco madders. 54c; Hamilton lancy, 64c; Manchester fancy. 64c, Merrimac fanoy,64c; Morrimac pinks and purples, 64c; Pacific fancy, 64c: P--citio robes. C4c: Pacific mourning. 64c; Simpson Eddystone, 64c; Simpson Berlin solids, Cc; Simpson's oil finish, G4c; Simpson's grays, 64c; Simpson's mournings, 64c. . : Ginghams Amoskeag Stanles.64c: Amoskeag l'ersian Dress, tic; Bates Warwick Dress, 74c; Johnson BF Fancies, 84c? Lancaster, 64c; Lancaster Normandies, 74c; Carrolton, 4ic; Kenfrew Dress, 8Vac, W hitteuton Heather, be; Calcutta Dress Styles. 64C Prime Cambrics Manviile, 54c; S. S. & Son's. 5V4o; Masonville, 54c; Garner. 54c. Tickings-Amoskeag ACA, 12V5c; Conestoga. BF, 144c; Cordis. 140. 134; Cordis. FT, 134c; Cordis. ACE. 124c; Hamilton awning. 104c; Kimono Fancy. 17c; Lenox Fancy, 18c; Methueu AA. 12c; Oakland. i:00. 74c; Oakland, 250, 74c; Oakland, AF. 7c; Portsmouth. 124c; Susquehanua, 14Vic. Shetucket SW. 74c: Shetucket F. be; Swift Biver. 54c. GrAin Bags Amoskeag. 816.50; American, $11175; .. Frauklinville. 18.50; Harmony, 8ia75; Stark, f2J.5a DRIED FRUITS. Figs Layer, 14'3)15c Id. Peaches Common suc-dried, 78o IB: common evaporated, 141Cc; California fancy, 1820c. Apricots Evaporated. 1(!S1Sc Prunes Turkish, b9o IB; California, 124 15c. Currants 54 6c IB. Kaisins Loose Muscatel, Cl. 75 1.85 $ box; London layer, 01.b5'2)2 box, Valencia, tib4o t IB; layer, U'SlOc. UROCKRIEB. Sncrnr Tlard snorara. &(2,CiC' ennfea- ' ti oners' A, 659S6c; otf A. 54o58C, A. 5UQ 54c: extra C, 4ia5Uc; yellow U. S:i444c; dark yellow, 4"4'a)44c. Coffee Good, 224o; prime. 252Cc; strictly prime to choice, 2t'227c; lancy, green a'nd yellow, SU31o; old government Java, 3b'2)3,Jc; ordinary Java. iAittiAc; imitation Java, 4335c. Hoasted collees 1-IB packages. 23 Molasses and Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 3040c; choice, 4U3 45o; syrups, COSCo. Kice Louisiana. 44'25c; Carolina, 5S 6 Vic. Beans Choice hand-picked navy, $2.30 2X5 y bu; medium hand-picked, C2.252.b0; limas. California, 5c 4- IB. ; Honey New York stock. 1-IB sections, 16 .2lc 4 IB. Spices Pepper. lC18c: allspice. 1215c: 1cT6ve8."20225c: cassia. 10 12c: nutmegs. 60 ' ab5o f IB. Salt-in car lots, 98c; email lots, ?l.053 l.ia Woodenware No. 1 tubs. 877.25; No. 2 tuba, 8M26.25; No. 3 tubs, .25; 3-boop nails. SI. 7U 1.75: 2-boop pails. $1.401.45. s double wash-boards, $2.2532.75; common wash-boards, SLoULco; clothes-pins, fcoc IB box. Twine-Hemp. 1218c 1 IB: wool, 810c; 11 ax, -20 SOc; paper, 15c; jute. 12 15; cotton, 16:5o. &hot 81.501.55 p bag for drop. Lead 774 for pressed bars. Wooden Dishes No. 1, per 1.0C0, CL80; No. 2. 52L2C; No. 3. 8i50: No. ft. S3. Flour-sacks (paper) Plain. 132 brl. 1.100. g3.50; 116 brl, 8; Vs brl. 8S; U brl. SlG; 'No. ,2, drab, plain. 132 brl. 1.000. 81.25; .11(5. 8d50; 4, flU; 4, $20; No. 1, cream. . plain. 132. 1.0U0. f7; 116. 88.75; 4, 814.50; i,V4, ?i.8.5U. Lxtra charge for printing. IRON AND STEEL. - Bar iron, 1.801.90c; horseshoe bar, 2iO 3c; nail rod, 6c; plow slabs, 3c; American. cast steel, 9c; tire steel, 2(dZc; spring steel, i445c. !, .LEATHER. Leather Oak sole. 2838e; hemlock'sole. 2-:2)2Se; harness. 2(3obc; skirting. 8133c; fiogle strap, 41c; black bridle, f doz, tWiv W; fair bridle. 86C:sp' doz; city kip. 55 "iHc; Irene h kip. c5cI.lC; city caltakina. toc51; French caltskins. bll.oU y XAILS AXD HORSESHOES. Steel cat nails. 81.80; wiro nails, 82.10 rates; horseshoes, $ keg, $4.25; mule-shoes, V keg, $5.25; horse-nails. g4 j. ' OILCAKE. Oil cake. 2-1.50 ton; oil meal, $25. puo VISIONS. Breakfast Bacon Clear, English-cnred, 15c. Bacon Clear sides. 22 to 25 IBs average. 12c; clear bellies. 12 IBs average, 12Uc: 18 to 22 IBs average, llc; clear backs, 10 to 15 IBs average. 114c. Hams Sugar-cured, 18 to 20 IBs average, 14c; 15 IBs average, 14c; 124 IBs average. 14l4c: California bams. 10 IBs, 12c. Shoulders English-cured, 12 IBs average, 1144C:1 IBs axeraue, 114c. Pickled Pork Bean pork, clear. brl. SJOiBs. 822.50; lamiiy pork. 19.50; rump pork. tls.50t brl; clear pork, $17.50. Lard Kettle rendered, in tierces, 12c. ' Dried Beef luaide pieces and knuckles, 134 C. PRODUCE. FRUIT? AND VEGETABLES. Apples Sun-dried, 78o & IB; evap orated, 1214c; 3-IB canned apples, Sl.lu 1 20 " C"ider-S5.50 & $3 1? half brl. Bananas S1.253 i bunch, according to aiz and quality. Cranberries-Per brl, 81011; $3.504 bn crate. Potatoes SSGOOc t bu. Apples Green, fancy, $3.754 brl; medium, 12. 7o33f brl. Kale Greens-8l1.50ibrl. Oniors S;'.75to4 4v brl; Bermuda onion si 523.25 i bu crate. Cabbage, Florida cabbage, $3 3.50 f crate. Sweet Potatoes Virginias. $4 $brl. Onion Sets $." for yellov or red: $6.50 lor white bu. Oranges-Floridas, 3a50 & box; Californus. laverside, S1753; Los Angeles, c2.5Ca-J.75. Lemons Choice. $3.50 1 box: fancy. 4. Chee8--ew ork full cream, 12 14c; skims. 57c y IK Sauer Krout-SO 47 brl; $5 & half brL Maple Syrup $1 4 gal. Maple Sugar llct IB. bEEDS. Clover Choice recleaned CO-IB bn, $8.25 8.5t(; prime, $7.75 V.5; English, choice, $8.50 .75; white, choice. g!414.50: Alsike, choice. $8S.75: Alfulla. choice. ?7.257.75. Timothy 45 IB bn. choice, f 2.15 2.1C: strict. ly prime. $2. 10 2. 15. Bluenra-Eaiicy.l4.1B bu. $1.10 1.15; extra clean. 08'c Orchard Grans Extra. $1.351.50. Hed Top Choice. 5t( 0c; extra clean. S 40o. English blue grass. 24-15 bu, gl.GU1.75. TIN'.VErV BUrPLIES. Best brand charcoal tin IC. 10x14. 14x20. 12x12. $7.59; IX. 10x14. 14x20 and 12x12. $9.50; 1C. 14x10. roofing tin. $CU.50; IC. 20x28, fl2ld: block tin. in pigs. 2.c: m bars. 27c. Iron 27 B iron. 24 c. C iron, 5c; galvanized. 67 4 percent, discount. Sheet zinc. 6i 7c. Copper bottoms 22c. Planished copper. 3C solder, 15 lbc. The new city directory of St. Louis in die tes a population of 574,509, an increase ox H.C47 0? cr Jan. L l&u.

ANOTHER BOOM IN WHEAT

May at On Time, Saturday, Showed a Gain of Kearlj 2 l-8c Over Friday. Dry Weather in tho est Seized on by the roll Clique to Produce a Scarf, and, Assisted ly Buying:, Accomplished That tnd. TRADING AT CHICAGO. Corn Advanced frith "Wheat, but Provisions Weakened Some. CHICAGO. April 8.-A boom In May vrheat was tha notable feature on 'Changs to-uay, though trading in July vyas decidedly larger than in the nearby option. May at one time showed a gain of nearly l80 over last night's prioes. It was up lc at the close, while July bad au advance ot only sc. ury weatner was me main influence. Business was fairly good. but only active for short periods. The bull cliques in wheat and provisions made themselves felt in each of those specialties. Compared with last night, corn is1 Ho higher and provisions rango irregu larly higher to a limited extent. While no rain was in eight In Kansas, it was reported' freezing id Dakota and Nebraska. It was rnmored that the Missouri State crop report bad been made public, making the wheat con ditions S3 and 34 per cent., an increase in the average. This, at the time caused a reaction from the top prices reached, but with all a firm feeling existing. The receipts for the last week were considerably larger abont 800,000 bushels more and tho export clearings were smaller, eo that no large decrease in the visible supply is expected perhaps 500,000 bushels. Corn was moderately active, but kept within range. The general tone was easier, with the exception of a short spell at the opening, when a fair degree of strength was displayed, the action' of wheat starting a fow local short operators to covering. This demand soon became satisfied and a downward tendency followed, offerings becoming more free, receivers being identified with the selling side. There was a fair trading in oats, the greater part being in the changing from near to distant months. September was bought and June sold at 3V433,8C difference. Prices had a Uc range and the close was at a net gain of Business in hog products was lighter than for several days past. Offerings of all descriptions were moderate, and the inquiry from all sources was only fair. The market opened 6tronser. owing to the advance in tbe prices of hogs, but tbe prospect of a larger supply during tbe coming week tended to an easier feeling, and lower prices werd accepted. At inside tignres the demand improved somewhat, mainly to provide for outstanding contracts, and prices rallied again. The market closed rather firm at about outside figures. Estimated receipts for Monday are: Wheat -CO cars: corn. 170 cars; oats. 145 cars; hogs. 18.C00. The leading fatnree ranged as follows:

Options. Op'ning Highest. Loicest. Closing. Wheat April. 793i S' 78 ht 79 May SIS; 23 60 811 July 77 77 76 mtC Corn April.... o4 40 40 o4 May ilh 41 il 413 July 2"t? 43 . 423t 417 Oats-May.... 3d 30 30 30 June.,-. 30 30 30 30 July 1i 29?a 295 29 7a Tork-May.... 116.95 117.02 2 117.00 July..... 17.30 17.30 H.ltf 17.171 Sept 17.50 17.C0 17.20 17.35 Lard-3 1 ay 10.30 l.35 lo.n1 10.20 July 10.35 10.35 10.15 10.273 Sept 10.43 1050 10.32l 10.o7l$ S'rlbS May-. 9.50 9.C0 9.35 9.C0 July 9.50 9.C2H; 9.371? 9.r2a Sept 9.50 9.C5 9.(0 9.G5

Cash quotations were as follows: Jflour dull and unchanged; spring patent, &0 4; No. 2 Hpnng wheat. 79Vac; No. 3 spring wheat,72Mic; No. 2 red, 79Hc; No. 2 corn. 'IO'ijc; No. 3 corn. 38Vao; No. 2 oats, 0c;No. 2 white. S2'2S3Uc; No. 3 white. 2j; No. 2 rye. 52c; No. 2 barley, 62c; No. 3, f. o. b., 4550c; No. 4. f. o. b.. 34'S48c; No. 1 llaxseed. $1.13; prime timothy seed, 84.26: mess pork. per brl.. $16.i017; lard, per lb. 10. 15 10. 20c; short-rib sides, (loose), 9.5509.60c; dry-salted shoulders, (boxed), 9.2539.S7Mic; short-clear sides, (boxed). 9. 85 3 9.90c: whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal., 21.15; sugars, cut loaf, 5c; granulated, 5Uc; Standard A. 5 3lfic. Ou the Produce Exchange to-daj' the butter market was less active and easier; creamery. 20 S 29c; dairy. 2027c Eggs firm; strictly fresh. 14l5c. Receipts Flour, 12,000 brls; wheat, 117.000 bu; corn, 114 .OoO bu; oats. 132,000 bu; rye, 1.000 bu; barley, 18.000 bn. ShipmentsFlour, 11.000 brls; wheat. 17.000 bu; corn, 6S.CM.tO bu; oats, 149,000 bu; rye, 5,000; barley, 33,000 bu. AT NEW YORK. Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK. April 7.-Floar-.Receipts. 23,527 packages; exports, 10,837 brls and 22,492 sacks; sales, 6,500 packages. The market was dull, but held firmly; winter wheat, low grades, 2.1002.55; winter wheat, fair to fancy, 82.5503.05; winter wheat patents, 3.6504.25; Minnesota clear, 2.5003.50; Minnesota straights, 3.eO04; Miunesosta patents, $4.2504.70. Rye steady and dull; Western, 58062c Barley firm and quiet; Western, OO075& Barley malt quiet and steady; Western, 05090c. ' Wheat Receipts. 3,103 bu: exports, 72,750 bu; sales, 3,335,000 bu futures, 40,000 bu spot. The spot market was quiet and firmer; No. 2 red. in store and in elevator, 77Vuc; afloat. 79c; f. o. b., 7SH079Vic; No. 1 Northern, e4?4c: No. 1 hard, 8734 088c; No. 2 Northern, c234c Options opened firm at 5ho advance on reports of dry weather West, firmer cables and shorts covering, declined Vjc with the vVestand local realizing on the Missouri State Board report of the crop at 80 410 per cent., advanced Iso and closed iirui at M15 over yesterday. Trading fairly active; No. 2 red, May. 7aVs 078gc, closing at 78 4 c; June, closing at Wc; July. tOO'asO'ic, closing at S01c; August, blMjOtflUc, closing at blVsc; September, bl7a052Uc, closing at 81c; December. 65Ms. Corn Receipts. 33.200 bu; exports, 1.625 bu; sales, 55.100 ba futures, 00,009 bu spot. Spots were dull and steady; No. 2. 51o ia elevator. 52Vio afloat; steamer mixed, 50c; No. 3, 49c. Options were 03so higher and hrm. but very dull; May. 4S38048Ho, closing at 4b3hC; July, 49Mc Oats Receipts, 5.a50 bn: exports, 4.033 bu; sales, none futures, 50,000 bn spot. Spots were firmer aud quiet. Options dull; May, 35c; July. S5Uc; No. 2 white, spot. 40Mjc; No. 2 Chicago, 37c: No. 3, 35c; No. 3 white. W 039lc; mixed Western, &;0.c; white Western. 39047c Hay firm and fairly active; shipping. 700 75c; good to choice, b595c Hops firm and quiet; State, common to choice. 1S021Mic; Pacific coast, lb021lsc. Hides Wet-salted. New Orleans, selected, 45 to CO pounds, 40 6c; Texas, eolected, 50 to CO pounds, 507c; Buenos Ayreo, dry, 20 to 23 pounds, l2c; Texas, dry. 20 to 25 pounds. 8011c Cut meats inactive and steady; pickled bellies. I09lsc: pickled shoulders, 809c; pickled barns. 12 12Vsc. Ilddles quiet and steady; short clear, 10 'sc. Lard quiet; opened firm and closed easy; Western steam c owed atlU4Jc; sales, 200 tierces at 10.40c. Option Sales, none; May closed at 10.45o nominal; July, closed at 10.50c; September closed at lO.CA'c; refined quiet and unsettled; continent, 10.(Tc. Pork firm and quiet; old mess. $17.5; new mess. 18.25; extra prime nominal. Butter ouiet and easv; Western dairy, 1302Jc; Western creamery. 23029Vsc; Western factory, 17024c; Elgina 29029Vio. Cheese in moderate demand and steady; part skiins. 3010c Eggs in fair demand and firm: receipts, 3,00) packages; Western fresh. 154 01Cc; durk. 22025c: goose. 40c. Tallow qniet and barely steady; city ($2 for packages), 505,lCc Cottonseed oil qniet and steady; crude, 42o bid: yellow, 4Cc. Rosin dull; strained, common to good, 1 1.350 1.37 Vi. Rice fairly active and firm; domestic, fair to extra. 306c; Japan, 4 05c Mo-l&SiSi-Foremn nominal; Neir Orleins, opea

kettle, good to choice, in fair demand and lirni at a)0:-:8c. Coffee Options opened hrm at 5S1" points advauce. aud clofl steady at .Va 15 points advance: (Ms. 21.50) batfs, includina: April.15.90c: May. 15.'.t015.nc; Juno, 15.000 015.70c; July. r.iC01i.6"ic: August, 15.05c; September, 15.(X01 V(-c; October. 15.50a.l5.ouc; December. 15.35c; spot Rio dull and steadr; No. 7. lOc Sugar Raw steady and qulft: fair re tin inc. ;'. centrifugals. 90 test, 3'4C ealen, 10.0U) bg8 centrifugals, if) test, at 3Uc c. f. and i.; relined quiet and firm: off' A. 4047c; mold A, 531605Hc; standard A, 4 1516 2 5' c: confectioners' A. 4 13.". r". 05c; cut-loaf. 5!20 511ire; crushed, 5'ao UlKc; powdered, 5s;ift05'Ve; granulated, 415,10 25; cubes, 516250. Z.1VI2 STUCK.

Cattle Scarce and Steady Uogt Active and IHcIkt 81irp Stronger. INDIANAPOLIS. April 8,-CATTi.K-Re. ceipts. none; shipments, 200. There were but few fresh arrivals. The market waa steady at unchauged prices. Export grades 5.002 5.50 Good to choice shippers .' 4.5o u, 5.ikF Fair to medium shippers :i.lHz4.:t3 Common shippers 3..,fu3.70 Fceilers, Uoo to 1 .050 3.75 A 125 fitoekers, 500 to 0O :i.M)a:t.50 Good to choice heifers. 3.75 a .23 l air to medium hellers :i.J5a;U',o Common to choice cows 3.1:53 3.75 Common old cows l.C 3 -.-5 Veals, coiumou to cood 3.50 rv:i.;o Bulls, common to fair.. 2.5o 63.00) Bulls, good to choice 3.2 '14.00 Milkers, good to choice 30.00 5 4J.0 Milkers, common to fair. 15.00 25.00 Hogs Receipts. 1,500; shipments, 800. The quality was fair. The market c 1 ened active and higher, and closed hrm, with all sold. Heavy packing and shipping 0.70 CI 3 Mixed. ;.6t 7.05 Light (UUC5 Heavy roughs r.(M 1.0.50 Tigs 1.5Ci)C.20 Sheep and Lambs But few here The market was stronger on all decent grades. G ood to choice sheep $ 1.25 a 5.O0 Fair to medium 3.50 ir 4.20 Common sheep 2.503.50 Good to choice lambs 5.2530.00 Common to medium lambs 4.oo7 5.00 Bucks, per head 3.50OG.OO Elsewhere. BUFFALO, April 8. Cattle Receipts. 129 carloads through and 1 oarload for sale.. The market was dull. Sales of a few fat cows at S-i; no good steers here. Hogs Receipts, 41 carloads through and 5 carloads for sale. The market opened fairly active and fully 40o higher, which was .advanced fully 35o more before, all were sold. Pigs in good demand at $7.40, the supply being far short of the demand. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 6 carloads through and 40 carloads for sale Tho market opened dull and lower for all kinds. Good wool sheep, $0.90; one load of extra fancy sheep, 140 lbs, held at $0.50; not sold. CHICAGO, April &-Tbe Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, l,O0; shin ments none. No business of note and gen eral market closed 15025o lower than lasft week; top prices for top etoers at the close, $5.4005.00: others, HTU05.4O. Hogs Receipts. 5.500: shipments, 3,00-3. The market was active and again 25 0 higher. Common and mixed. $1507.10; heavy. $7.1507.50; light, $707.10. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2,000; shlnl ments none. The market was active and steady. Some top 6heep, t5.2505.S5; top lambs. 600.00. KANSAS CITY. April & Cattle R. ceipts. 3,800; shipments. 1.000. The market was fairly aotive and steady; generally representative sales: Dressed beef and shipping steers, 3.8505.25; cowa and heifers. $2.2504.40; stockers and feeders, $3 04.S5. Hogs Reoeipts. 5.100; shipments, 1,700. The market was active nndlo015o higher. All grades. $5.3006.05; bulk. $0.4506.00. Sheep and Lambs Reoeipts, 900; shipments, none. The market was 5010 higher. EAST LIBERTY. April 8. Cattle-Receipts, 1,100; shipments. 800. Nothing doing; all through consignments. Nine carloads of cattle were shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 2,200; shipments, 1.R00. The market was active. Yorkers, tops. $0.90 07.25; pigs. $006.40. Nine carloads of hogs were shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 000; shipments, 800. The market, was strong at unchanged prices. LOUISVILLE. April S.-CattIe-No market to-day. Light shipping, (404.50; L.t butchers, $4.2504.00; fair to good butchers. $3.5004. Hogs Receipts light The market was strong and active. Choice packing and butchers, $0. 4000.50. Sheep and Lambs Nothing doing. Fair to good shipping. $4.2501.50; common to medium, $4.5004.75. CINCINNATI. April 8. Hogs m good demand at 87508.85. Receipts, 2.000; shipments. 2.1C0. Cattle steady at $2.5035.15. Receipts, 2C0; shinmeuts. 2b0. Sheep strong at $3.5005.50. Receipts, none; shipments, none. Lambs in good demand at 1506.50; spring. b011o p$r pound. ST. LOUIS, April a Cattle-Receipts. 200; shipments. 1.200. The market was steady at the recent decline. Fed Texas steers, 870 pounds, $3.70. Hogs Receipts. 800: shipments, 2,400. The market was 10020c higher. Heavy. $0.0007; mixed, $0.5000.80; light, $0,400 6.70. GRANT AS A SrUlNX. What John Sherman Thought of the Gen rral's Position In 1807. The following letter is printed in the con eluding part ot the correspondence of General and Senator Sherman in the Century for April: Ma"SF1ei.d, O., Aug. 9. 1867. "Dear Brother It is now becoming extremely important to know precisely what Grant wants in connection with the presidency. If he has really made up his mind, that he would like to hold that oflice he can have it. Popular opinion is all in his favor. His position is the rare one of having that oflice within his easy reach, and yet it is clear that his interest is against his acceptance. The moment he is nominated he at once becomes tbe victim of abuse, and eyen his great services will not shield him. Our politics for years will bo a maelstrom, destroying and building ud reputations with rapidity. My conviction is clear that Grant ought not to change his present position to that of President, and. if he declines, then, by all odds. Chase is the safest man for the country. He is wise, politic and safe. Oar finances, the publio credit and tbe general interests of all parts of the country would be safe witu him. His opinions are advanced on tho suffrage question, but this waived, ho wonld be a most conservative President. He is not a partisan, scarcely enough so for his own interests; still, if Grant wishes to be President, all other candidates will bavH to stand aside. 1 see nothing in his way unless he is foolish enough lo connect his future with the Democratic: party. This party cannot dictate tbe next President. They would deaden any man they praise. Even Grant could not overcome any fellowship with them. If they should fake a wise course in future polite cal questions, their course durinir the waf will bar tbeir way. You may not think so, but I know it. The strength is with the Republicans, not of the Uutler stripe, but with just that kind of men who would bo satisfied with the position of Grant. Tho suffrage and reconstiuction questions will be settled before the election, and in such a way as to secure the Republican party an even chance in every southern Stato except Kentucky. "I aaree with you that Indian wars will sot cease until all the Indian tribes are absorbed in oar population, and can be controlled by constables instead of soldiers. "1 mean to remain as quiet as possible this fall. 1 am not now iu high favor with the Radicals, and cap atlord to waitawhile. The election in Ohio will go as usual. The suflrage amendment will be adopted by a close vote, and that will settle forever the negro question in Ohio. A reaction and struggle my occur in tho South, but no change will occur in fho loyal States until they divide on financial questions. This is lnevilabla after tho next election. Alicetionately yours, John Sueuman." The South Carolina Drink. New York Worn. The Governor of South Carolina proposes to increase the size of drinks to not Ies than half a pint. The object is to prevent the suggestions of the Governor of North Carolina from bfing o frequent. Winters are more costly nd no: o numerous aa formerly and thrre tjiui be economv in their employment. Under the new adjustment one can wait on both Governor, provided he be aotive and have the neoexsaxy powers of endurano.