Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 70, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1878 — Page 8

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THE hfoi&NA. ' STATJE . lTlKELi ' WEDNESP A.Y' -MOKNfi UGV DEOEMliEU 18. 1 878. 8

lloaseba Id Hatter. '' A thict cream of common whiting ; and water is excellent for burns or scalds, i ' ' As soon 9 a felon is fell put fly ' blister o?e r it. and in six hourj it can be picked out , with a netdle. , , , To re more ink stains wash the cloth thoroughly in miltr, then in hot water with soap, and the stains will disappear. . f An exchange says an ounce of cream of tartar in a pint ot water drank at intervals is " a certain cure for small pox.1 But an ounce of preventive by vaccination is better. To utilize feathers of ducks, chickens and ' turkeys, generally thrown aside as refuse, trim the plumes from the stamp, incloee ' them in a tight nag, rub the whole as if washing clothes, and you will secure a perfectly uniform and light down, excellent for quilting coverlets and not a few other purposes. ' " About one pound of opperas (sulphate of iron) at a cost of a few cents, put into a water cket will entirely deodor!i it; five pound' in a bucket of water, thrown down a ces.ipool, will have the same effect. There is no unpleesant odor from it, as there is from chloride of lime or carbonic acid. This is worth knowing. For washing silver put a half teaspoon ful of hartshorn down into the cuds in which the tilver ia washed; have the water hot; wash quickly, u.!Dg a small brush; rinse in bot water acd iry with a clean linen towel; then rub ve:y dry wllh a chamois fekin. Washed 'n this manner, silver becomes very brilliant, ard requires to polishing wiih anV of the powders or whittrig usually employed, and the silver does not wear out. To cure the boys who are in "the colt period" of "hanging their hats on the floor." p!ace a box or a bag in a convenient place, and whenever anything is left out of place whoever tees it can put it In the box or bag. The owner, when he wants it, must pay a forfeit by doing something, having it under stood just abat the forfeit .'or each one writing a tenUnce on a slave, or learnirg or reciting a vt rat o2 poetry or passage of Scripture anything that will lake a little time wen th'i boys are in a hurry for hat or books or whatever the article may be. CSRn'L XKOIPK8. Brown Bread. Three cups of cornraeah two cops ot rye flour, one teaspoon ful of

salt, one r&blespoontul ot moi.wscs; sur witn Eew miis; bake three hours. To Remove Grease Spot. Spread two pieces of coa'sa brown paper over the grease spot with a large pinch of buckwheat between tbem. Then plp.ee a wtrru flat iron over the paper, and let it remain until it cool?. Entclit-h Plum Pudding. Oae bowlful suet, two bowlful breai crumbs, one bowlful raisin?, measured after bavins been chopped fine and seeded; half a bowlful citfoo, cut in small pieces; eix eggs, two lante wineg'asafuls brandy, two nutmegs; boil four hours and w-rve with wine sauce. It ia better to boil two hours on one day. and the remaining time the day on which it in to be eater.. Ci an anion Cookit. One erg and one cupful of sugar, beaten togetht-r, one cupful of sour cream, two-thirds of a teaspoonful each of talt aid saleratns; n'ir very stiff with a spoon, and drop a piece the (ize of half an egg on the molding board, which Las already been pre ad with four tableapoonfula of sugar and two of cinnamon. lloll the cooky in the sugar until no longer sticky; put into the form of a little cake, and bake quite hard- , ' . . - Doughnuts. Two eg??, well beaten, one end one half cups of white suar; two tablespoon.! of melted buttcf ; one cup of milk ur dtr; one teaspoonful of cream tartar; one-half ifttspoobful of oda; fl jur enough to roll out good ; ro'.l R3 tliu as for coukies; cut in rinj; ar,d fry quickly. The cream tartar - should be mixed with tJie -flur,. the , soda dissolved ii. the water. 11 bAing powder is . ujed instead of so la and cret.ni tartar, it ' shvul i be mixed lot he fljur. t ; Sof: S j.'--Clean the fat by boiling with alu?irc Aler e nd strainmg; dissolve four t'OU:-.is ol r.'o'U&h in Oneait of water; afttr . me potas'i VcUs-Qlvcd f'Jd fix ami one.quar-, trr p . unds either biil it until it is cozuioavjeoVor let It fctand a few t?ays and it will do to i'clf ; then, i( il is cuinciently mixe, by adding & little water it will thicker.; if the mixture bss not been boiled or ' left etsrding long enough it will turn soft by adding the water; wheu it will bear the water tf t, add cold water enough to make it a thick !ly and good soap. Beacon II;1 8oup PVf I end slice six large onions, six potatoes, six carrots and four turnips; fry them in half a pound of butter and pour on them . four quirts of boiling water. Toait a crust of br ad as brown and hard as possible, but do not barn It, ai.d put in, with wmo" celery. :sweet iirrb3. white pepper and salt, , . Stew a' 1 -ntly for four hour., and. then strain it thiouih a Cfiar-e cloth. ' Have ready thinly iced carrot, celryanda little turnip. 'Add thtm toyoor liking and e'ww them tender in tbe eoup. If approved of, an anchovy ' and a spoonful of cauup may be added. It;cb Brown Soup. Take rix pounds of tbe loan of fresh beef, cut from tbe bone, stick it over with four dozen clovts, seeson it with a tearfocnful of salt, a Uaspoonful of pepper, a teaspoonful of mace and a grated nutmeg. Slice Latf a dozen . onions, fry them In butter, chop and rpreed them over the meat efter you have put it in the eoup pot. Pour in five quarts of water abd -t w it very slowly five or six hours. When the meat is disolved into shreds strain It and return the liquid to the pot; then add tlx wineglasfuls of clartor port wine;simmer ltsgaln slowly for about halt an honr. When . the soup is reduced to tbree quarts it is done enough. 'Aariealtatal Note. ' Mr. R. E Flaniken statea that while iu m Willlamsoa county, Texas, recently he - raw a sweet potato on the firm of John 0. MattheTs that waj six feet and one loch long. It Djl.)uged to the Brazilian family. Ti.e largest landowner in the state of Nebraska ii Adim Buiith. of Boone county. He owns 20. 000 acres ol )ar.d, acd be proTK$en to make additions to it. to tbatthe big farms of California will seem like vegetable g rdi ns in com parbon. Wlitc ptint for inside work should be mavle up Is the proportion cf 80 pirts white lead ground in oil, par:s of Dotted oil and 8 parts spirits turp-ntlue. For outside work tne proportion should be charged to 80 ' parts wbitw leed ground in oil, 8 parU boiled oil. 1 parts raw oil and 4 parts spirits turpenTbe followlcg are the steps of quick transit in tbe upwrd march of cattle improvement: The produce of a common or "tcrub" cow by a thoroughbred bull would be a haifblood; tt.i Lalf-blood and a thoroughbred sgin ciup'ed would prtKluce a thrt--quarter bTxxl ; ' he n xt crose wuld he seven-eighths, and the next a fllten-.ixtcenth. A remedy for choking cattle is opportune about tt!s ti me when they'r- more than umaU ' ly e tpoM d t j the danger of getting an api 1 s - potato or small turnip ' a'iock" in the gullet. A certain remedy is Mdd-'to be to open tbe mouth of the cooking animal and throw upon its tor.gne, away back, a tablespooaful v of altptre; then let the toast go and the .. , tbiiae:e will either, pass out prinln a very ,, short Ume. , .4, . ' 1 -T - 1 n-tm mrnithi i?o Mr. Creete. of Oakville, Kaw coi-nty, told roc ifl remedy for grub in the head was to bathe the head with spirits nf tnrrn tine I have been experiment ing recently with several sheep afUtcted with

the above named disease. After bathing tbe head well between tbe ears I poured one teaspoonful into each ear. Relief was manifested immediately. In a few day a they were perfectly well. Letter to San Francisco Chronicle. . . Pasturing is a means of inducing fertility. It Is computed to add twenty per cent, to the fertility of a first rate soil. This arises from two causes. A large percentage of what is grown upon the soil is returned to it in the droppings of the animals which graxs upon it. In the second place, when broken up by the plow, the sward Is converted into food for the tillage crops, and is believed to be equivalent, in the case ot a well set sod, to more than twelve loads nf dang on the acre. In this way sheep husbandry is known to enrich lands rapidly, and to operate still further in this direction where meal, beans or oil cake is fed to the grazing animals. Coklns; Food for fttatelu , American Agriculturlst.1 . Aa regularly as the seasons, come tbe que ries regarding the latest knowledge on the subject of cooking food for cattle; whether the practice will pay; why it is not more generally adopted, etc., etc. A few simple principles lie at the base of the practice, which should be understood in order to judge fairly in the matter. First cooking must not be confounded with mere moistening by stt-am. Cooking, proper, is only accomplished at a heat nearly or quite equal to tbat of boiling water, or of steam et that temperature. This degree of beet breaks up the food particles, especially the starchy portion, and renders a considerable amount digestible which otherwise might pas through the animal and be practically wasted. In order to secure the proper temperature in the cooking-box, there must be an engine boiler or steam generator of sufficient capacity to keep tha box full of hot steam; and the box itself must be so constructed as to hold the steam when received. Cooking under such circumstances is said to render coarse food, such as ripe aad badly cured hay, old corn stalks, straw, etc., from one-fourth to one-third more digestible 1. e., a saving of $2 60 to $3.33 on every $10 worth of such material. These simple facts are so lmp?rfectly understood that much of the so called ''steam euM fopd is only moistened with warm vapor, which merely softens the tissues of the fodder, without rendering it appreciably more digestible. It is claimed by those who have tried it that cooking is proa table for a herd large enough (ny 50 and upward) to make the gain more tbsn equal to the cost of the labor and Interest on the investment in apparatus, etc Mere moistening does not pay, as nothing is accomplished by it

which does not take place within the animal. There are small cooking steamers, but for operations on a large scale, .perhaps the the most economical steam generator is the boiltr of a 2 to 1 horse power engine, which at the tame time furnishes powe: for cuttiog the fodder preparatory to steaming, for threshing, wood sawing, eta A dm pie calculation will decide the question for each particular case. As stated above, hard, coarse fodder, such as over ripe hay, straw, corn sta'ks, etc.. Is ren dered more digestible by cook log. A large portion of the nutritious portion o such material is so bound up In the titsaesor cells of the plant that tbe digestive organs of tbe animal have little effect upon it; but under the influence of the cooking tbe hard tissues are broken up, and the otherwise unavailable food is rendered available. Experience, experiment, and investigation show, however, that properly cured hay grass cut when green and succulent, and simply cured, not dried fodder corn, Hungarian grass and similar fodder, roots and finely ground grain, are but little if any benefited by tbe process ot cookiDg; for these are already , very nearly or .quite in the na'ural" condition, and suited to the animal's capacity for digestion. A cow whose organization has become so artificial as to be unable to digest the food provided by nature hadbest be sold to some man who keeps a large herd enl believes in and practices cooking; he will find that it pays in her case. No or.e would think of steaming grass or any green fodder, becausa bis observation and experience tell him that niture has made tbe cow's stomach to digest such food; and .experience tells the same story about properly cured fodder. Trie obvious leseon from these facta H, that cooking of , coarse Xoddtr pays when there is enough of such material to be utilized, aad the herd of cattle ia a large one; that mere moistening such feed does not pay; and that all fodder should be put into the barns in a condition most nearly resembling Its state when it is most palatable and nutritious to the animals feeding upon it while growing. Improve! TCnya of Farming;. (Rural New Yorker. Suppose we succeed in doubling the yield of corn, wheat and other crops by intelligent culture and tbe application of improved methods of agriculture. That, would be a triumph for "intelligent culture" and "improved methods." b up pose then that their value in the market falls to half its present value? That would not be satistactory. Tne problem before us is to double the yield and to maintain the price. Then there ought not to be a grumble. If this could ba effected with halt the expenditure of labor and time that is at present remiirftri that would ba a trinmnh indd Then farmers would find plenty of time to read agricultural paper, interest tnemseives In furmum' -Rlnha. narticicate in colitic. dress in the latest style, adorn their door . . . . yards, plant evergrteu wind D re a as, eiop up all the cracks in their barns, wear smiling fappa at home, and occasionally eo abroad. Or they could investigate ' hog cholera, pear pests, and so on until nothing in particular la left to Investigate except the new ques tiooe which arise out of tbe elevated condition Of things. Our really slow progress in agricultural matters has been due In a great measure to a lack ot time. To giv the first illustration w vrnr In ri:' It ix known from actual expert meat that itrcquirec but one-twentieth tne time to am weeus oeioreney are oora - ... . - . il r. that it requires to exterminare mem auer they have grown "apace." Whence it foltnci that if after "weeds have izrown a Dace" twenty days" are needed to kill-wefd under tne kiliiog tbem nerore tney are norn system one day wou'd, hufflse. It: is plain that nineteen days would be lett lor stopping pp the cracks in the barn; for travelitg abroad; reading agricultural literature,- . . . . t. eta, etc. Again, agriouuurai prcgrefs ubs Kaon retarded hv an absence cf concerted effort. ' The effort hae. bn made, vat upon ... i ... . i,i i tie principle ni tquni ioru a puumg iu opposite directions. . The result of this sort of effort simply lacerates the object upon which tbe forcta are applied. In fact, many an object has' been broken all to pieces by this sort of effort. . ' We must first settle upon a pan, and then harmoniously and vigorously pull together. The problem, as we see .it. after a careful perusal of all of our agricultural literature. U aa we have statei : . To double the yield of all crops and to "maintain the price with half the expenditure of time and labor at present employed. . . . . ' The llwrse la tbe Fall, . . . I Rural New YorXer.J , Farm borjes in the fall are often ungratefully neglected. Their hard toil in helping with the heavy work of the season once oyer, when only odd jobs await tbem, it is too frequent a custom to dock. them of their gra n, and allow tbem to ahift for themselves on tbe pastures, often without seeded shelter from tbe bleak wind and arly frosts of autam. nights.- After feeding awhile, the poor animals get chill and run about w the.. dark in search of warmth. - which : thev often . find on y at the met ol stumble or fall, revolt ing often iii a sprain or a cut that In j ore s or i.f!ni them (nr Ufa. . Thtn wkin warm and tired they lie down to rest; what wonder

if they rise up atifl. spiritless, and not rarely surTeriog from a sere re cold after their heat

ed blooi and relaxed siuews have been ex pose l to tbe blaau and frosta of a chilly night When the days are not stormy it is well enough to let horses run in the pasture, but every nigit should find them comfortably bedded and fed in the stable.' Ingratitude to our fellow-men is justly considered an odious vice, but is there not often a strong taint of it also in the treatment of these noble animals, to whose faithful help in all kinds of drudgery farmers are deeply indepted for full barns and comfortable homes. Halt for Stork. New York Times. But few farmers place a proper estimate upon salt as a dally necessity for jtock. To discriminate the quantity needed for the different domestic animals numerous careful experiments have been made. Recognizing the importance of the subject, the French government not many years ago commissioned a number of practical and scientific persons to investigate and report upon it. In their report the following scale was fixed upon as the minimum daily allowances for the different animals in ordinary condition, viz: Ounces. For a working ox or milch cow 2 For fattening ataU-fed oxen to 44 for fattening plsTt. ...................1 to 2EJ For store sheep (douDle for fat sheep)- yt to For horaea and mule 1 A dairyman found, after many trials, that with two ounces of salt daily his cows gave the moat milk. The careful chemist and farmer, Bousjingiult, once fed six steers for 13 months in two lot, giving the same kind of fodder and water to each, but giving one lot an ounce and aa eighth of salt daily, aad to the other none. A remarkable difference was at once manifest. The first lot were all sleek, smooth coated and in perfect condition. The other became rough, mangy and ill conditioned, and weighed at the eud of tbe test 140 pounds less than those that had been supplied with salt. Many other similar results might be cited; but these are sufficient to induca those who still doubt the value of salt for all kinds ot farm stock to test the matter for themselves. k Not only is salt an agreeable and needful article of food, but it is in some disease almost a specific remedy. For tbose parasitic diseases to which sheep are subject such as the liver rot (flukes in the liver), verminous bronchitis (worms in tbe bronchial tubes), and worms in the stomach and intestines silt is au unfailing remedy, as well as an effec'ual preventive. The irritating worms which sometimes infest the rectum of the horses are removed at once by an injection of a solution of one ounce of salt in a quart of water. But it is as a constant addition to the food that it is most useful as a preservative of the health of our domestic animals. Dairy Farming. St. Louis Republican. I The atatement mad at the International Dairy Fair in New York last week, that nearly $350,000,000 worth of butter and cheese have been produced in this country during tbe last year is so surprising that we hardly kuow how to take it. The dairy product of the country in I860 was . 459.781000 poundd of but'er and 10G.U03 000 pounda of cheese worth about $74,000,000. In 1870, according to the last census, the butter product bad increased to 514.Ufi.OoO pounds. While the cheese product had decreased to 53.492.000 pounds the whole worth about $108,000,000. It is well known that since 1870 the dairy business has been largely developed, and the butter and cheese product greatly increased, hut we were not prepared for General Butler's assertion that the value of these products had increased to $350,000,000. If It be true, the dairy product of the United States Is one-third more valuable than the who cotton crop, and one-seventh more valuable than the whole wheat crop. ' One thing is undeniable that dairy farming is becoming the most satibfactory branch of American agriculture. The reasons for this are: . That the consumption of both butter and cheese is condUntly and largely increasing. 2. That choice butter, made from the beat breeds of cows and skillfully manipulated, commands its own price in city markets. ' ' 3. That Europe demands all oar surplus, both bitter and cheese. 4. That dairying steadily enriches instead of exhausting tbe farm on. which it is condncted, by the direct return to Ihd soil of all thnt is taken from it. Sflxed Corn. American AgrlcaUuriat. "S." Oanyo, West Virginia, havicg corn with both white and yellow kernels on the same ears: Inquires about planting this mixed teed, as these ears teem mere solid than tboae hearing kernels of only one color. We do not believe in moDgrels of any kind, and doubt if tbe mixed rars have any advantage in the way of solidity that may not be found in some established variety. Evenness iu ripening is often important In the corn crop' and tbe two sort in these ears may mature together or not A field planted with this sf ed would have some stalks bearing all yellow and others all white ears. while many would be more or less half and balf. If there Was a week s difference in rlpsnicg, a p3rt of the crop would be cut up too soon add too late. ' Besides, there is a chance of loss from imperfect fertilization--a matter we have not space to discuss bere. We favor attempts to improve Indian corn; but planting mixed seed is not likely to lead to any good result. , EggK In Winter. ' iKansaa Farmer. . Fresh laid eggs in winter are worth much mnre than summer eeea. and bv the reauiaite care and pains-taking every poultry raUer may have a good crop of eggs in tbe winter. A warm place witn a soutnern exposure should be provided, and the fowls be well supplied with a stimulating food. A meat diet is necessary for isyiDg fowls, and the supply of insects being cut off by cold weather, tho loss should be made up by small rations of fresh meat tbree or four timea a week. Farched corn, oats and buckwheat are excellent food for laying hens. The liebtBrabmas and Leghorns are considered among tbe best winter layers. Signs of Prosperity Returning. The increased prosperity of bu&ineis affairs in New Orleans is shown by the constantly growing demand for tickets in the grand monthly drawings of the Louisiana fcjtate Lottery Company, which take place Invariably in New Orleans, at noon of tbe b con d Tuesday of every month. The fairneas of thete drawirgs has at length become a certaloty in the public mind.' Tickets only two dollars. AddreisM. A. Dauphin, P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La. w Cnred of Vrlnltlnr. "A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor that bad so prostrated his ayateni that be was unable to do any busices. He was entirely cured by the use or Hop Bitters. It allayed all that burning thim; took away the appetite for liquor; made hi nerves steady, and he baa remained a sober at d steady man for more than two years, and has no desire to return to his cups, and I know of a number of otberj that have been cured of drinking by it" From a leading IL R. Official, Chicago. Illinois. V PrecrastlaaiUa la tne Tttlr ar life As well as of time. Dou't coquet with a Couth, a Cold, or any throat or Jung Lornplaint. Without even an hour's delay procure ' Hale's Honey of Uorehound and Tar.4 There's no discount on lis t operation. JL cure ia tbe inevitable result. , , . Pikea TOO tharhe drupe cure toothache In one minute, u Boll by all drng&sU at 25 oenU,

Ft ft AN CIA L AND COMMERCIAL

jnitAXClATL. OrVICX OT THE llTDIAKAPOUS BirTTTTNTX, 1 TU1XDAT KVIHI.NG, IieO. 17. f The money market, since on r last weekly re view, has been quiet and steady. The banks and banking houses are all well supplied with funds, and there is no difficulty in negotiating first class commercial paper at the usual rate of Interest. Eastern exchange Is In fair demand and rates steady at par baying, and sales across the counter are made at MO J,' premium. Kew TorU Financial Market. New Yore. Doe. 16. Money -Active at3A5 per cent. Prime Mercantile Paper 4(16 per cent. Assistant Treasurer Dlnbursed ,). Customs Receipts 1219,000. Clearlnes W,UDiX. . Gold W'eaK ; 100i par bid. Carry In g I - Xeafai per cent Oovernrneue Generally steady. Railroad Bonds Klrra. State becuriUes Dull, 8 Locks The market was firm In early dealinga, and prices advanced &y rer cent, Pacitlo aialL New Jersey Central ant granger stocks leading the upward movement Toward the close the entire list reached The principal activity was Northwestern, Ht. Paul. Lake Bhore and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. Trausactlon on the stock exchange to-day aggregated 176,000 sbarea, or which S.tfOU were trie, 17,0X) Lasre Shore, 31,000 Northwestern common, 20,000 Northwestern preferred, 11,000 St. Paul conimou, 8,00 St. Paul preferred, 40,WK) Lackawaona,7.5U0 New Jewy Central, 85,000 Morris and Essex. 3,000 Union Pacific, 3.000 Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and IndMnapolia, 4,00j Western Union and 6,00 Pacific Mail. OOVKUXMKNT SECCRITIKM. Strllug,60daya 4S3 SterUug, sight 7 U. 8. Bues1 100 U. 8. sixes, new,tS.iai!i U. s. sixes, '67 ..im U. 8. sixes, "68 1(W4 New 5 per cents...10t) V. 8. 4s U.i. IT u A . 1044 u. 8. 10-408 .myt u . . I'J-tvcoupons-iiw Currency sixes H9J4 uoia--loo a ' Note The purchasing price for government bonds In Indianapolis varies from the New York quotations 'l per cent. GENERAL STOCKS. W. U. Telegraph 84;C., O, a and L. 33 8' Quicksilver.. 13 N. J. Central..... Quicksilver pfd 3Ji Pacific MaiL-.... ll-Vt Mariposa.............. 8f Mariposa pfu..... 8s Adams Express- .10."J-, Wells A Fargo Kx 97 American kx 47 United states Ex 4t N. Y. Central 1!0, Krie preferred....... 29 Harlem........M.......137 Michigan Central- 6sm; Rock Island-.... St. Paul -118 3d" 73 St. Paul preferred. w anasn ...... Fort Wayne..... Terre Haute....... Terre Hute pfd. 2ti, -in Chic, and Alton- 79 C. and A. prd 101 Ohio and MLs 7V Del., Lade, and W. 4-S-A. and P.Tel 29 Missouri Pacific... t htc, Bar. and Q.10tJ, Panama.....-...- 121 Union Paciflcstks. t7'4l Hannlb'i and St. J. 14 liRKe buore . ..... Illinois CentraL. i i . ... . .. t i . B'J 11. and 8t. J. pfd.... 35 77k Cent. Pac. bonds...P 84a Union Pac. bonca-lW 41 U. P. land grants...l07 North wtstern- 47V, U. P. land grants...l07 North west'n pfd 7d U. P. sinking lund.10 STATK BONDS. Tennessee sixes.... 31 IVa. sixes, new. 26 Tenn. sixes, new-. 30 Missouri slxcsM-.-.lot) Virginia sixes . M I 'COMMERCIAL. The business of Indianapolis has been fairly active since our last weekly review, and prices, as a general rule, have been lluctuatlng but little. GROCERIES. There has ben considerable activity In this branch or trade darlog the past week. Staple And fancy goods are moving off quite lively and prices rule steady. The New York Bulletin ot Monday says: Coffee. On Brazil grades there was a continuation of the otd unsettled feeling. The raont desirable invoices have all been closed out i bia week, and while an additional offering of the upper grades might possibly command current quotations again, the mo-e ordinary sorts must be considered so much under neglect as to render valuations nominal only, bales per "Tycho Brahe" of U.'iytf bags, 11 bags and 5u0 bags Santos, and per "City o: Para" l,lu7 bags Rio, 2,U0 bags and 600 baus. There does not appear to be much change on the general situation of the market for West India stock. Of choice and attractive grades, there Is quite a moJerale amount available, and hohiers' views remain about as firm as ever, with the offering slowly and carefully m ida. Demand, however, a little slow, as, except on n cess-ity. Jobbers re Indisposed t ttaeia much stock until after the first of the year. Sugars. On raws the general expression is one of 6teaJines, and in some owes holders are commencing to talk quite eonfldeutly again. As before noted the inoi e general display of interest among refiners of late, Blower arrival and fairly controlled accumulation are supporting featur. s on which holders calculate to retain or increase the advance. Sales or 400hhds centrifugal at 7fec ; ilOO hhds New Orleans at 5,'43. PRY GOODS. A fair amount of business is being done In this department for this season of the year, and prioes are undergoing no changes worthy ot especial comment. GRAIN. There is nothing of especial Importance transpiring In this market. The demand for wheat has been good during tbe entire week, and quotations have been well maintained. Corn has been rather Inactive and prioes nominal. Oats are quiet aad unchanged. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Receipts of produce are very liberal, and. the market has a downward tendency, although choice country butter meets with quick sale. Eggs are quiet and unchanged. GAME AND 1-OCLTRY. The juarket Is better supplied with game than for some seasons past, aud the demand Is only moderately active and prloea nominal. Poultry Is quiet at quotations. provisions . have b-en dull during tbe entire week and quotations unchanged. Packers are killing large numbers of hogs, and are disposing of some of their green meats. CANNED GOODS. This Is Just the time of year for this trade to be active, and aa the holidays approach the demand increases. Quotations are well maintained. There waa a fair amount of business transacted to-day In all department ot trade, and quotations aa a general rule fluctuated but little. The wheat market ia steady and firm. Flour la unchanged. Corn is Inactive and dull, and oats are fairly active. Groceries are in good demand. Provisions are weak and dull. Country produce Is In large supply aud the market rather dull. The following were the receipts and shipments of leading articles daring the preceding twenty-four hoars, as reported to the board of trade: Receipt Sbipxnta Flour, bbla. Wheat, ba. Corn, bu...3,500 ,(M1 23,000 2.10J! 4X'O 16,IK 21.00U 3.0 400 1,200 86 100 K exo 440 Oats, bu Rye. bu. Barley, bu.. 2.40J IK 900 ... 8 80 Bran, tons.. Corn meal, bbla.. Htarch.bbls. Hay, tons.. Lard, ea. Provisions, tons.. INDIANAPOLIS) C&KKETS. Prwvlalnna. Drt Salt M eats Clear ribs, 13 70, 15 to 20 days. ' uuur Meats Hams, 4n.r)$e, as to aver age shoulier,2o; slde.Hc. Lard Prime steam, held at 15 80. Hwkkt Picxusd MKATav Hfcuui, S'iSo, according to ae nd average. BreAdstnffa, urala. Etc, muuB We quote: New proeess, IA 50&7 00; fancy, 5aVi 75; family. Ma4 40: low grades, fi i.3, . Buckwheat fiour(a?o 21 per bbL wheat We quote: No 9 amber, 8SaJ0c: No 7 Mediterranean. 8 96c ; No red, b(993c, Ot track N" 8 red, 58to. . i . . 00RJt-We quote: White, No 2, new, 2& 20c; white, s, tiew,28,oSc; yeilow,newt

282c: high mixed, rew, 27X28j mixed, new. 7jc; No a. new, Te; r-jectel, new. 2c; no grale, nominal at 2U(j22c; December. May anuai7' S280 J ebruary, 2S,c ortV,??!-We,qnot: Noa white, 2121c; mixed, 20ca),licj rejected, Mgate. ' ktr We quote: Nox.41'ft44,e. Bram Dull. Offered at S3 25 per ton. Vearetnble. . Potato k Are in fairdemand and the market ia well supplied. We quote selling from store at toeue per bu. Swrxt Potatoes Ctolce Kentncky-grown Jellow are in rood suppty at 12 25 per bal; ersey a are In fair demand, with a good supply 2n, . ..mar,k:et: easurn-grown Jerseys are held at 84&1 50 per bbl. Cabbaobv la in fair supply and good demand. We quote: II 10 per bbl, loose from wagons; I140160 from store for choice In shipping order. Onions Are very dulL Common held at JL Choice yellow Dan vera, 81 00 per bbL Bcans Choice clean new navy will bring 812S01 35 per bu; clean mellum, 81 10Q1 2i: common, poor. 60c (311. according to quality. CaVLXKT 3510a per bunch of one dozen stalks. Country Produce. Butter The market Is dull. Receipts are ample for the demand. We quote strictly fresh, extra table butu r, on arrival, at loo. Poultry The market is fairly supplied and the demand Is good. We quote: Live turkeys, 5c per lb; live ducks, 32 per doa. Live fowls, hens, 82 per dox; rooetera, fl per doz; geese, full feathered, 81 80 per doa. Uamk Is in liberal supply and in moderate demand. We quote: fucks, ti 5e per dos; wild turkeys, 7(s7Xe per lb; prairie chickens scarce at S3 20j3 tO per doz; quail, In good condition. 60c per do; rabbits, eoo per doz; squirrels, 60e per doz. 1309 The rnrket Is dull and wealt at 15c per doz for strictly fresh Receipts large. Feathers Prime live geese buying at 37c; mixed geese and duck, 205c; old feathers, 10 (t30C. OHKRSksernng at 9o for ordinary ; lOittlCo for strictly choice. Drixd ii'kuits We quote peaches (halves) selling irom store at 4i5ic; quarters, Siikc. Dried Sugar Corn Held at flS8c per lb by the barrel. Fruits, :uts. Etc. Quotations on rruita and vegetables represent the selling prices from store: Hon a y Held at 15Q.I6c per lb in 25 lb cafes. Lemons We quote at 44 505 per box. Oranges Louisian a held at IfryH 60 per bbl. Raisins We quote: New L. L. ii 65 per box; old L. M.82 25; new, R 15 per box; common, f 1 95 per box; new al ncla, 7c per lb. Currants New, 6c per lb. . Citron New, ltfc por lb. Figs New layers, lie per lb. Prunes Turkish, 7,o per lb; French, new, 12c per lb. ch ewtnuts Choice held at 84(31 60 per bu. Hickory Nuts Scarce. We quote: Shellbarr.sel ing at 8125(150 per bu; large bring 0&70c per bu. Cocoanuts Dull ; held at 855 60 per 100. Ckanbekriks We quote: Choice cultivated high colored. 82 75a3 ter bu, IS8 60 per bbl; common wild, 2(2 25 per bu. backett's best, 0 per bol. (JKAPXS Malaga, TS per bbl. Pears California, oo 6o per box. pm.es Are in good snpp'y and the market firm. Choice eatiug are In fair demand. , We quote good to choice common at 81 7Cr2 -per

Doi; exira Micnignn anu easurn iiau Mper bbl from store, the latter figure only obtained from retailers for selected. Miscellaneous Market. OorrKEs We quote ordinary 13K914e; fair 14;c15e: good 16l?io; prtme 17lo; strlcUy prime lSlSHc; choice 184i9c; faney li 20c: golden rio20$'ic: Java 2432SKC DRoos-Opiam 4 66a4 75. Qalnlne held at 83 65. ClnchonidlaHOaftoc. Borax 12c. Camphor hell at Iodide potash 841 25. Iodine 85 25&S 60. Alcohol 12 12.32 20. Assafoetida 2oCtioe. Alum 4Hc. Cochineal 80M9c. Chloroform U590e. Copperas, barrels, 8i (K. Cream tartar, pure, 85&c. indigo II 101 20. Licorice, . caiab, genuine, S5rct40c. Magnesia, carb, 2 oe, 3036c. Madder 12(1 4o. White lead, pure, 87 60. Castor oU, No 1, per gal, SI 1011 20. Oil bergamot, per lb, 83 503 75. Balsam copaiba 40d,46c. Soap, Castile, 13S20c. Soda, bicarb, 4c3tio. Salts. Epsom, 3(340. Sulphur, flour, 6O160. saltpetre 844200. Turpentine 84c4c. Glycerine 18(i2oc. Bromide potash iac. Chlorate potiu.li rCJ2c. Foreign Fruits We quote: Layer rahucs, new, U 25; old S3; loose Muscatel, new, 52 25 per box; old 8-2 25; London, 82 60320. Citron 2079250 per pound. New can ants 5H(.6c. Dates ?2io per pound. Figs, drum, old, 7c: layers, new, lbc; old layers, 10c Malaga lemons. So 60S6 50. Florida oranges, i4 50. Grease Brown Zy4o; yellow 4&l.c; wblte 45c. Hides Green salted, 7c ; green salted caif, V'i'JW, green salted kip, tfr'Jc; green cow, 6c; green steer, 6o; green calf. 8c; green kip, 7c; dry flint, 11412c; dry salted, loniilc; damaged stock, c lew; pelt of this month's slaughter, k)(7jc. Hua- Shoes Burdens HQi 25; mule shoes 85(j 25. Iron Bar sizes 8232 20; other sizes at the uaaal advanoe. Leather We quote oak soleat32&56c; hemlock sole at 'HAAit; harness 30a34c: skirting Si Q-jSc; roujh htiraess 2o-7c; Pituburg harness i'4.'Wc;hridle,,perlor, 48t54c; city kipaO'Ow:; French kipSl-1 2f.;clty calf skins bocvl 15; French calfskins 81 2ftl 75. Molasses and oYKUPaNew Orleans mohiRses 35ci50c ; common Ryruns 35(5 10c ; modium 40.U0OC; choice Mfiic; fancy 75c(tSl. N aila 12 20 per Keg, 101 to 60d ; smaller sizes at regular advance, ilorse nails: 'Tens 85 per box; other sizes at the usual advance. Oiu Linseed aTatiOc per gallon. Lard oil SOoo for current make extra. Coal oi lt 130 test U J? 1 2c. Rick e?474o for North Carolina and Lou1ALT We quote: 81 1031 15, car lots, for Ohio river; New York f I 07(1 us) on cars; smaaioU 5910e more frooa store ; dairy 82 7o&3 50 for 00 to 100 pockets. Soap German Is quoted at 4rtt6o. BUGARS We quote: Hards lO.Oiiufio; standard A 9ai0o; oiT A 9aic; yellows of all grades 7(Me. Spices Pepper 16s;lSo ; alsplee ?v21c : o?oves Wa6c; cassia 85 o: nutmegs 6c51W per lb. Ground goods Pepper 20(t25c: ginger V5c: alsplee S&.lOo; cinnamon 400io; cloves 60 &c; mustard 23 45o; baking powders 1,00: cream tartar 254c. Tallow Is dull. We quote prime at 6c; No2 6o. ' Tinners' lUPPiiE Best brands ctearooal tin IC. 10x14, 87 2; IX 10x14, 8a 50; IO, 14i20, rooflnn tin, 86 75; IC, 20x24, roofing tin, 813 6u; block tin, In pigs .-2c; In bars 2.ic. Iron 27 B Iron S.40O! 27 c iron 4klc: galvanized per cent, disoouat. Lead In pigs la bar. WOOL We quote: Unwashed at 18Z3c; fleece washed at 27s50c; tub washed 30340 ; burry w-ool 5 (310c less. ,f't t., 1 m IndlAMpoIU Live Stork Market. t . .Uuos Stock. Yawds Dec. 16. TTnsa KAeeints. 4.500 liead: shiDntents. 700 head. The market oiiened with, a good demand for the better grades of shipping hogs, they selling generally about bo- Dinner, out there waa verv 1.1 tlecuantre noted in, the liahter grades for packing purposes. The demand was sufficient to take all that were offered, so that, anleas the receipts are heavy to-night, there la a prospect or an active market 10-ruor-iow. We quote: Roughs, 1 50,2 29; fair to good packing hogs, ti 50&2 60; prime heavy shipping, 1 J foa2 so. Cattle Kecelpts, 350 head; shipme-ts. 200 heaL The market was fairly active for butch er cattle for home const mptloa. and tne re waa also a strong demand lor neavy cattle lor chinntnv. We t uoter Good heavy shipoers. 8 1 501; good butche steers, fcl iOtS 50; bolls ant cows, 11 0. HAABET1 BY TKLSHKAFB . 2ew Tork Market. new loRX.rxc.).-U)t ton-Quiet at 815-ltJ A91-16e; future weak. Flour In buyers' favor; receipts 85.000 bbls; Unexcelled in Economy of Fuel. Unsurpassed in Construction. Unparalleled in Durability. Wszm 1 1 tne ISO All CLO crtt tne VERY BEST OPERATING, AND MOST PERFECTCOOKIUG STGVE . XASS ONLY BT Ciia, 614, 616 4 6(8 N. MAIN Sold by J. A. LY027S, 76

supers 8J 70; common to good extra 13 75 4 10; goXl to chotoe do 84 164 60; white wheat extr 84 655 25: extra Ohio 83 80&5; St. Louis 83 80 5 75; patent 85 75,8. 1 Wheat Dull, weak and lower; receipts 221,COO bu; No 4 Milwaukee prlDK 82c; ungrad. ed spring b9c; No 9 ungraded ts9aiic; Green Ray spring 9lc;ungraQ'ed red B8c&l 0B; No 3 red Si 02ytpl OS; unladed amber 81 05M(9 11: No 2 aratxr 81 05ol 06; ungradedwhite 8l0lli:No 1 ubtcraded whie sales of 12,000 bu at 81 fecial 09; sales of 8,600 bu of extra ungraded- white at 1 li?i(l IL Rye No 2 western 68358e. Barley -Nominally or. changed; 4 rowed state 86c : 2 rowed state 78c. Malt Dull and unchanged'. - Corn Firmer; receipts 6,oo fen; ungraded 4147; NoS 44c; No 3 474c; steamer yellow 4tic; round yellow 61(3ttte. Oats Firmer; receipts 15,010 bo; ra lxed western arasic: white western 32rtl3ee. -

Hay wa)40e. Mope Steady; yearlings 4'3c; easiern and wester 8tlJe; York state 515c, Coffee tuiet but steady. sugar Quiet and unchanged; fair to good . refining' MolawtB Quiet and unchanged1; New Orleans a$r.c. ' Rice Qnlct. ,t:roleumr9n) nd steady: uaHed 9 (397ke; crude f5fcV: refined 8c. Tailow Steady at tijtj 11-. 6c. Rosin-Steady at 81 6h& 4). . Spirits Twpentine 28o. J4rgs-Steady; western 24j25e. Provisions Pork dull. Beef nominally unchanged. Cutmeats: long clear 84 25; short clear 84 50. Lard aetlve; steam 85 9d5 9tt. Butter Quiet; western 6 27c. Cheese Noainally unchanged; western 23 Whisky-Steady at 81 W. Baltimore Aarket. Baltimore, Dec. 16. riour Is fairly actrve and k toady; western superfine 82 753 25; d extra S3 oOC& de-family 4 h 75. Wheat Western dull and weak; No 2 Pennsylvanla red 81 i; No 2 western winter red. 8n?hdn.VfMLmr' ,l. yyi January 81 Oll 01; February 1 W). Corn Western quiet and about steady ; western mixed, spot, old 4e; new. spot, ay.ot peceiMbersgc; January 417.'g4ic; February 4jHc asked ; steamer 4oc. oais ecarce but firm; Fennsvlvnla2T32cp western white 3c; do mixed 2931c. Rye Quiet and nominal. ia1aU;a,:i(inavyi Prime Pennsylvania' Provisions Quiet and easier; mesa pork. 8 i. Hulk ineatr loose shoulders, new, nominally 83: cUar rib sides, aew, 844 25; per carlo d packed, new, 8 i75(34o. Bacon:shoulaers, old, ti 25; clear rib sides, new, 85. Hams: sugar cured, new, t'J&lv. Lard: refined, ia tierces, 8J 7i. Butter Choice wanted and firm; western packed l i(ai8c: rolls 15ft16c Petroleum Dull ana nominal; crude Tilci ' refined 8)4c. Cofiee Quiet and nominal; Rio cargoes lift loc. Whisky Steady at II 09. Freights to Liverpool Per steamer quiet; cotton d ; Hour 2 .i ; grain 8d. Receipts-Flour 324 bbls; wheat 43,000 bur corn 5!VO0 bu. Shipments Wheat 74,100 bn; corn 87,450 bu. '- PhlltMlelpiila JHAraieu Philadelphia, Veo. 18.--I lour Quiet ; supers IJ o(it3 75; Minnesota laraiiy 84 505; Rye Flour 5i 75(3. Wheat Weaker; No 2 red 81 05J1 05i; amborlOGiqi 07; white 81081 10. - Corn Steady: yellow, aew, 44j4S bid, 4oc asked; mixed 44c. Oats Firm; white western 312e; mixed do 28a2ilvC. Rye Dull; western 55' 6c. . Provisions Quiet and steady. Mess pork 88 25r4 Beet: India mess l20e. Hams: smoked Yj3$c; pickled 6g.74c; green 5c Lard steady; prime steam 18. Butter Quiet; New York state and Bradford county extra 213c; western reserve lt( Fggs Steady; western 25?6o. Cheese Quiet; western 78ic. Petroleum Quiet; refined e-gc; cradeTc, Whisky Steady: western 81 09. Receipts Flour 4,0(W bbls; wheat 69,000 bu; corn 63,uuu bu ; oata ,0UO bu. Clnclnnatt market. i (JI9CI2TSATT, De. 16. Cotton quiet and firm. Flour Dull and unchanged. heat Firm and in fairdemand; red and white 87a9tic. !rn Kasier at Sl.l 'a cash, 32c to arrive. Oats Q u let at 23gtio. Kye 52l Barley In fair demand; sample lets, fall, SO 1 10. Prvislons Pork firm and In fairdemand at fci. Lard in good demand : steam 8 i t4 Bulsments dull and nominal; 82 70, 84 61(83 75, S3 X"? S5. Bacon quiet and firm; shoulders. . 82 753; short ribs 81254 a74; shoit clear 81'.7-f Whisky Actlveand firm at 81 05. Butter In lair demai.d for choice; fancy creamery lix552c ; choice reserve 15 17c ; choice central Ohio lL'-aioc Linseed Oil DnUet 60at6l C Hi g Higher andia fair demand at F2 20 2 85. Receipts i),7' head; shlDmeuu l,4tl head. St. Louis Live Stoek Market. ST. Louis, Dec. 16. rattle Fair demand for fat shipping steer s; butcheis' stoca only naoderate, and that for brst; only common grades. weak and slow; good to choice heavy shipping steers H i4 60; light do (3 So:f 5; uutive butchers' steers 82.75(3 50; cows and heiten 52 75 3; oxen 2 SOfiiS 5o; corn fed TtX4ns SJ75 (3 o(i; Coloiados fi 2C34. stockers aad feeders' steers 82 25 j3 40. Receipts TM hea 1 ; hlilpments 810 head. Hogs Active, firm and higher; light shipping 2 402 05; paoiting 82 70c2 ttt; butchers' to lancy 18.i3. Receipu 7,5U head; shlpmeuts fc-W head. , Sheep - Steady and m good demand; fair to good muttons ti 73 M); chotoe to fancy vi hv($i ' Keceipts 40 head; ahipjoaenta 4M) head. 4 Forelffn Harheta. Lokdok, Dec. J ft, f p. m. cxnsoi for money 91 7-16; do account 94. Railroad .Securities Illinois Central 78; Pennsylvania Central S2; Readlag !!',; Erie W; preferred SI. United States Bonds 5 20s of m 10o": extra coupons lu-4Us 1 IOV4; new 5s 114;. 4s iOGJ. Petroleum -Refilled liS9isUnseed OilCis HW. Spirits Turpentine 21s Sd21s.ad, Paris, Dee. 1J Rentes 1121 85c. Antwerp, Dec; 1. Petroleum,21Jjf. LlVKRPooL. Des. 18 Cotton Firmer and active at 6-Vd ; sales 14.000 bales, including 3,001s baien for seculatlon and export, and 12,000 bales American. Kt. Lants Catton Havket. St. LociSr Dee. 1V Cotton uit: middlingsS;;c; sales 2K) bales mainly, refusals, givea. Saturday evening. 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