Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1879 — Page 8

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THE IKBIAXA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MOKNIN'G, JANUABY 1, 1879.

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Hanaeholdl Matters. ; Floors should not be scrubbed too often. and never in damp weather, as they will not then properly dry, but leave the room damp for a long time. Oace a week is often enough as a rule, and then be sure to choose a sunny day. . ' ; Quince seed is good for sore or inflamed eyes. Take about one-half dozm quince seeds, put about a tablesooonful of scalding water on them; let it stand till cool, and bathe the eyes just before going to bed and in the morning. . ' In performing housework the hantts are frequently put into both hot and cold water. To prevent unpleasant effects upon the skin, use a few drops of glycerine frequently in wiping the hands, and it will restore the soft, natural texture to the skin. The following mixture is eaid to be a sovereign remedy for cholera infantum, the egg coating the bowels and healing them: The whites of two eggs, well beaten; then mix ' with 1ure water (we melted ice), add one tablespoonfu' of orange it jwer water and a little sugar (a-s much is apt to make the bowels worse), give a tab!espoonf ul every hour. : To keep cheese that has been cut, tie it In a cloth and put it in a cool place; if mold appears wipe it off with a cloth. Flour and meal of all kinds should be kept in a dry, cool place. . Oranges and lemons keep best when wrapped close in soft paper and laid in a drawer. Keep coffee by itelf in tin canisters if possible; its odor affects other articles. Keep tea in a close canister to preserve its aroma. To core neuralgia, take two ounces of chloroform, two ounces of chloral hydrate, one and one-half ounces of alcohol, one ounce of camphor, one ounce o. sulphuric ether, six grains of sulphate morphine and two drachms of oil of peppermint. Pat the mixture into a bottle, cork it tightly, shake it thoroughly, and bathe the part afflicted frequently. The above is intended for outward application only. There is nothing prettier than graceful little vases and caskets of alabaster, aud few household ornaments more trying to one's temper, because of the difficulty in keeping them clean. They may ba thoroughly; and easily renovated by cleaning them with a weak solution of aquafortis prepared in the proportion of two ounces to a pint of filtered rain water. Apply with a paint brush, wash thoroughly and dry in the sun. Tablecloths are often a source of disputes between mistress and maid, but much of this may oe obviated if the servant will wash out each spot carefully with a damp cloth immediately after meals. A piece of stone of of some heavy substance the exact size of the tablecloth when folded should be kept in the dining room closet, and the cloth should' be kept under it when not in use. This keeps the creases sharp and fresh. . USEFUL KBOIPES. Butter Sponge Cake. Fourteen eggs, the weight of the same In sugar, eight ounces flour, six of butter and the juice of three lemons. Baech Chips Pare uncooked Irish" potatoes and slice to wafer thinness; fry in boiling lard sufficient to cover until crisp, then sprinkle salt over them. Roast Lf g of Lamb. Let the fire be moderate, and roast the joint slowly, basting it frequently till done, when it should be sprinkled with salt and the gravy well freed from fat before serving. Eye and Indian Drop Oakes. One pint of Indian meal, one-half pint of rye meal, two spoonfuls of molasses, a httla salt; work It with cold milk so as to drop from a spoon into hot fat; be sure to have smooth batter. Potato' Omelet. Take four medium size potatoes, raa-h with cream, season with salt and pepper; have ready four eggs, beaten; add one cup cf sweet milk and mix with potatoes. Fry in boiling lard. . A nice breakfast dish. , , v - .. i Herb, Ham or Meat Omelet. Make the same as plain omelet, mixing with the eggs before frying any meat, 'herbs or" rice finely minced, did fried or boiled ham, chopped ver floe, is excellent served in this way, or vntb. scrambled egs as above. !- German Coffee Cake. Take bread dough aa it has riwu ready to mould out, and spi ead thinly over a baking plate. Let it aie; then indent the top of it deeply. pnnkle cinnatnoa thickly over it, then a spoonful of sugar and sweet cream. Bake immediately. ... ' Apples for Tea. Pare a dozeti or more ftp- J f.o, uuv mc uure careiuiiy auu mi ID centre of each apple with sugar and a small lump of butter. Put them in a pan with hall a pint of water, baste occasionally with the ayrup while baking. When done serve with cream. ...-.... Chicken Bean Soap. Cut up your chicken and pot over to cook in as much water as you want for your soup. Cook about one tea-cup of beans in a separate vessel until they begin to crack opeo.' then-put them with the chicken ; season with , salt, butter and pepper. , . . .' , ' t , . . . . Excellent Receipt for Doughnuts. --One pint of clabber milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one coffee cup of sugar and s nice to taste adding a little salt, make the dough only stiff enough to roll and drop into ,hot lard and fry to a light brown. This is an excellent receipt for doughnuts. ' AgTiealtnrai Motes.. . - ,,, . - A. Kansas sweet potato is big enough for a i-:rci.n? diuuer. Same of them weigh nine J. ounds. Shrunken wheat from excessive irrigation, is reported from some sections of California, particularly n Kern river. Some farmers are counted unreasonable if they lend their farming tools and then grumble if they have to go three times to get them. Mr. "Wiley Tunstall, of Hale County, AU., has ordered 1,000 English sparrows, which he hopes will prove to b an effectual cottonwarm destroyer. Peru is noted for the finest breed ot mules in America. The plains ot Caraccas are decimated to furnish annuallv 30,000 mules for the West India Islands. " Cblccory factories In the 8,n Joaquin Valley, California, are doing a large business in preparing this coffee adulterant for the San Francisco market. . Barley with a thin skin, round, and full in grain, with a bright color, which exposure to the weather injures, is most mealy, and, therefore, the best, for all uses. It used to be thought impossible to break a colt without a whip. Put tenrn and experience have taught that an apple is better than a lasb, and a caress better than a blow. The quantity of ash left by a ton of .wheat straw is sometimes as mochas 330 pounds, and by a ton of oat ttraw as much as 200 pounds, though not generally more than 120 in each case. a. The lor g cor. tinned experiments of Lawes and -Gilbert certainly show that nitrogen is the constituent of soils which first fail when cropping is continued without the application of manures. .' Oats vary in quality with tbe soil on which they are proD. The meal from cats grown on clay land i tne best in quality, is the 'thriftiest," k -eps the longest, and is worth the highest price. . About 2,000 000 shank-bones of oxen are worked up every year in Sheffield, England, for knife-handles, also tooth "and. n&U

brushes, combs, fans, button-molds, and various miscellaneous articles. The starch factories at Fort Fairfield, Me., are at work grinding up immense quantities of potatoes daily. Taey are 85 to 90 cents per barrel. At Caribou, Me., the mills are grinding 80,000 bushels daily. - One of the great causes of the superior quality of Dutch butter, of which so much is told in the London market, is the extreme degree of cleanlinesi observed through the course of management. A certain English breeder confidently asserts that in all species of domestic animals, the seventh generation from the first cross will be of tbe pure breed, provided tbe male be always the same, or of the same genuine breed. California farmers are cultivating fig trees foj the sole purpose of raising and fattening hogs. This fruit contains large quantities of saccharine matter, hence is very fattening. The fig tree, once well started, requires little attention, bears several crops a year, and u very prolific , There are two broadly distinguished classes of wools that enter into commerce, fleece wools and skin wools. The first obta' aed by the annual shearing of the sheep, the last are those cut or pulled from the slaughtered animals, which, having been subjected to lime, are characterized by their harshness and incapacity- of taking a good dye, especially if the animal has perished from any malignant disease. Farm Hlata for January. American Agriculturalist. A supply of fuel sufficient for some weeks' use should always ba kept at hand under cover. Keep Accounts. Make a beginning now. For sundry directions, see articles In last month (page 466) and in the present number (page 19.) The daily work should be done according to system. This will lighten labor and save time; things will b9 done in order, and less be forgotten. Keep a Diary or Daily Record. This is a useful and interesting work, and the time spent will be well repaid, in its value for future reference. See that a sufficient insurance is placed on the farm buildings and contents. This is a duty every man owes to himself, his family, and to his creditors if he has any. Small matters make up the sum of our comfort, and constant attention to" them will not only save trouble, but will confirm a habit of looking after more important things. In stormy weather the stock are better under cover than exposed to the wintry blasts. It is a mistake to suppose that exposure makes them hardy: on the contrary they are weakened by it. The barns should be kept cjean and tidy. The lota of useless rubbish, so apt to gather in buildings, should be disposed of at least once a year. Whatever is useful should be stored and cared for. The old fashioned method of banking up the hoHse is not the best one. It is better to have double windows in the cellar, and the cellar wall properly pointed. .If this h is not been done, it may yet be, on t warm day. Work should bs found for the horses and cattle. They are all the better for exercise, and by looking around, useful work may always be found. If nothing better offers, make a holiday, and take the children for a drive. Tbe wasteful practice of throwing hay and fodder upon the ground to be fought over and trampled upon, is far too frequent, A cheap foddering rack, covered and protected from the weather, should be provided in every yard. A curry comb or card and bruah freely used will help to keep the cows, calves and other cattle, as well as horses, in good health and comfort. If there is doubt about this, a trial will convince any one that the practice is a profitable one. The cows should be cleaned before morning milking, then fed the feed having been prepared, as far as possible, the previous afternoon. This, with the care of the horses, and a light feed to a small stock, will occupy the time before breakfast Milking cows should ba kept dry and clean in the stalls, and extra feed be given to dairy cows that fall off in their milk. A few quarts of ground oats, linseed oil cake, or bran, Btirred in the water in the drinking troughs, will increase the milk flow. Calves. Warmth and cleanliness will keep the young calves in a good condition with light feeding, while, without these, heavy feeding will do more harm than good. It is useless to overfeed young animals in an effort to make up for the want of care, A barrel of plaster should be kept in a handy place in every stable and manure cellar. Where this is used constantly there will be freedom from the 'usual strong odor of stables and fermenting manure, and a saving of valuable material which would otherwise Pens and Yards. If plentiful litter is provided the pens and yards Deed not necessarily be cleaned out of ten ; but enough litter should be used to keep a dry bed and to prevent much heat in the manure. If there is any smell apparent a light dusting of ground plaster will remove it. Protection for stock should be provided even in the southern states, where the winters are relatively mild. Dry snow is not so chilling as a cold rain; damp winds, even some degrees above the freezing point, often Erove disastrous. ' A abed open to tbe south, owever rough, will answer as a shelter. After breakfast the small stock should be farther looked to, fed and watered. The same hours, as nearly as possible, should be observed each day lor these matters. Animals are exacting as regards time, and are uneasy under irregularity. After the small 8 lock are cared for, horses and cows should be watered, and the latter turned into tbe yard. . . Ewes. Sometimes a few lambs will come in January. By good care these may be made very profitable. A chilled larab may be restored by a warm bath and a teaspoonful of hot ginger tea. The lamb should be thoroughly dried and wrapped around with a strip of woollen cloth. The ewes should be well nursed with warm gruel for a few days. Provide warm pens for early lambing ewes. , iMany fires occur through careless disposal of ashes. The ash bouse should be at a safe distance from any other buildings. A safe way is to keep the ashes in an iron can or holder until cool, and then throw them into the box or receptacle provided for them. W ood ashes are too valuable to waste, and coal ashes make an excellent absorbent in the earth-closet, and are very good for making hard foot paths. What Io witn the Hc. Farmer' Borne JournaXj Ordinarily the agricultural press is ready to ad viae farmers to sell their products when ready for tuaiket, rather than- to become speculators and hold on. Such would be tbe counsel given by tbe Farmers' Home Journal to its many farmer readers now in regard to the bog product on hand, but for tbe fact tljit present prices are below tbe cost of production, and whan this Is tbe case it is always well enough to at least investigate. , What are the facts before us? The best authorities say the crop of hogs is something larger than that of last year. Tbe best reports place the corn cop at 06 as compared with that of 1877. Now. taking the two together, wo can not predict a

heavier yield of pork than that of last year. Why, then, the extremely low price of bogs in the market at present? , Let us look for a cause. Undoubtedly the prospect of an increase in the number of hogs has its effect. Packers will keep this fact with which to obscure the other of a shortage in the corn crop and it would be well enough for farmers to keep in view tbe latter condition. If one balances tbe other, we must look to other causes to account for a reduction in price of about 25 per cent from last year's quotations. We find a greater export demand, which is stimulated by the decline, and this will take off a part of the surplus. We find in many sections, owing to a scarcity of corn, the hogs are being run into market at light weight, which, of coarse, will reduce the amount of pork production. This will tend at present to overstock the butcher market, and causa the lowest possible prices to prevail, but the aggregate number of pounds will be reduced. The greatest weight, however, upon the trade is the general pressure of the money market. There are few who have the money to invest in the staple at any price. After all, then, farmers whether they desire to or not seem forced to become speculators to prevent being compelled almost to give their produce away. Of course, if money is to become more difficult to obtain, and such a condition of affairs is to hold for several months longer, the inevitable must be faced, but this is not generally believed to be probable. So, then, the best we see is for farmers to cure at least a portion of their meat at home. If they could put about one-fourth, even, of their hogs in their own smoke bouses, it would have a good effect on what they send to market, and, in all probability, make that net as much money as if the whole went forward. Keep at borne the light hogs, such as make the best family meat. Cut the meat in the neatest possible manner. Render the lard in clean vessels, so that it will come out as white as snow. Trim the hams neatly, and use a pinch of saltpeter and a tablespoonful of sugar or molasses on the fleshy part when salting down. Do not put the pieces more than two or three deep. Five or six weeks in moderate weather will be enough for it to remain in salt. Ground black pepper should be put over the hams and shoulders freely when taken up.or it maybe done when first salted. As to hanging and smoking, we may have something to say hereafter. There is not much speculation in pursuing the above course, for it is scarcely possible that well cured meat will bring less during the year than the present Quotations, and from this safe basis there is the prospect of a rise resulting from the better times that are somewhere we venture not to say how far in the future. Raising Horses On the Farm. Extracts from an address by Clark Bell be fore a New York agricultural society: The farmer need not breed horses on a large scale, but every farmer it seems to me should breed them on a small scale. The farm team should be good, serviceable, well bred mares from the Clay, Hambletonian, Champion, or Mambrino families. A farm teRru, when the farmer can keep but one, or at most two, is better and more serviceable for all the different kinds of work that are required upon a farm from this class ot mares than from any other. Even in these times of financial depression well selected horses of this class are bs gouJ an investment as the farmer can make, and they will do all his work, and do it well, whether at the plow, the drag, the machine, the reaper, or upon the road, where, in this age of steam, the farmer as well as other men are obliged to be much more of the time than In past years. Tbe principal heavy work for a team is, as we work land, mainly required in the early spring. It is that which tries the team for this work that deters many from raising colts, who otherwise would. To such, and indeed to farmers and small breeders generally, who wish to use their mares in business or upon the farm, I would strongly recommend the raising ot fall colts. There is much to be said in favor of it. It does not interfere with a fair and reasonable use of mares in the spring work. The colt should be dropped so as to give a month at grass, and if a little late, it will be found the best for the dam and foal. A fall colt gets, in the nature of things, and from tbe necessities of the case, a much better chance than a spring colt, as a general rule, amoDg small breeders. The mare has to be stabled, and the colt gets a handtul of grain constantly, from even the most carsless of men, when it is housed in the fall or winter with its dam. It is tbe almost universal custom to turn out the spring colt to grass with the dam, and it has to take the chances of poor pasture, a dry August, and to run its gauntlet of flies. The fall colt escapes this risk; and when I allude to the importance of graining a co'.t the first year, it niuSi be seed bow much better is the chance ordinarily of the fall coat on the same farm, and with the same owner, than the spring, when the latter so rarely gets grain the first year. With proper care and suitable handling, a team of farm mares can as well do the work of a farm and raise a pair of fall colts as not. They are very little trouble and expense to the farmer. I declare it to be my firm conviction that, so far as what the colt eats goes, it costs the farmer no more to raise a yearling colt than a yearling steer or heifer, and with proper barns the care required is about the same in either case. Management of Swine. The good management of a large herd of swine 100 for instance requires that, to Erevent sickness by contagion, they should e kept from running water that might be infected from above, and from contact otherwise with infected herds: to facilitate fattening they should be kept in pens, with warm, dry sleeping places; to preserve health they should have fresh pure water from wells; to prevent piling up and smothering they should not be herded in large numbers, and for tbe most profitable breeding tbe old sows should be kept over, as they are more prolific and better mothers than young sows. It is a fact that the vast destruction ot swine by disease in tbe west could be prevented almost wholly by observing proper sanitary rules. Tbe fatal "bog cholera," so called, is comparatively unknown in the eastern states, even in the herds nambering several hundreds.

Ta FNe Carrea trans Uca . When calves are infested with lice, it ia difficult to rid them of tbe vermin. Besides the neck, the brisket, flanks, and under tbe thighs are favorite places for lice. Tbe calves should he well carded all over with a card dipped in kerosene ail, and well shaken; then thoroughly brash every part of the body, especially where the vermin harbor. Give a tea-spoonful of sulphur daily in the feed, and the skin la harboring place well smeared with a mixture of raw Unseed oil and sulphur. ' CanaefDrlaklai., "A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor that had so prostrated his system that he was unable to do aay business. He was entirely cured by the use of Hop Bitters. It allayed all tbat bunking thirst; took away the appetite for liquor; made bis nerves steady, ana he has remained a sober and steady man lor more than two years, and has no-desire to retcvn to his eups, and I know of a umber of others that have been cured of drinking by it." From a leading R. R. Official, Chicago, Illinois. Victorious EnrfwkMtl From all quarters comes the same happy news. "Hale s Honey ol uorenonnd and Tar" is accomplishing such cores In severe coughs and eolda, and other throat and lung complaints, as astonish even Dr. Bale himself. To be without it in winter is a most serious matter in anv family. Pike's Toothache drops cure toothache in one minute. Said by all druggists at 25 oente.

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

FISAHCIAL, OFS1CX OF TOT INDIANAPOLIS BlHTUIL.1 Monday Evening. Dec. aoT J Nothing worthy of extended comment has transpired in local financial circles during the past week. The supply of money is ampty sufficient to meet the demand, and strictly No. 1 commercial paper Is being negotiated at the usual rates. .Eastern exchange is in fair demand at par buying, and 1-10 selling across the counterSew Tork financial Market. Ntw York, Deo. HO. Money Active at 4a5 per cent.; cloning at 1 per cent. Prime Mercantile Paper 1 per cent. Assistant Treasurer Disbursed '1,213.000. Customs Receipts 8382,000. Clearings I8,0j0,000. ,. Gold Quiet at par. Borrowing Rates 12 andflat and 1-11 per diem. Governments Generally steady. Railroad Bonds Firm. State Securities Dull. Stocks The stock market to-day was strong and an advance was established ranging from H2 per cent. Short y after 2 o'clock there was a reaction of M$f per cent., but the decline was recovered and the closing quotations were the highest of the day. The principal activity Is In Granger shares, Lake Snore and Western Union. Among the investment shares were Kock Island and New Yora Central, which made a sharp advance. At the clearing house to-day a number of banks paid tueir differences in gold, preferring to keep their legal tenders. iTausactions on the stock exchange to-day aggregated lha.OOU shares, of which 17,0X1 were fc-rie, 84,000 bake Shore. 19.000 Northwestern common, 18,000 Northwestern preferred, 11,000 St. Paul common, 21 .OOJSU. Paul preferred, 17,000 uKiinwiuiua, o.ouu r,ew jersey central, 6,000 Michigan Central. 2.000 C. V,. and 1. (' l Ohio and Mississippi. 1,500 Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and 14,000 Western Union. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Sterling, 80 days 482 Sterling, sight 487 TT a ci, vim 'W ! IftQCJyU. 8. 4Vs 1M New U.S. 4s 101 V. U. S. 10-40s 108 U.S. 10-40 coupoas-108 Currency sixes 119 Gold 100 U. S. sixes, W. .105V U. S. sixes, "68 108 j New 5 per cents 10t Note The imrchasine nrioe for eovernment bonds In Indianapolis varies from the New York quotations (gl per cent. GENERAL STOCKS. W. U. Telegraph 75 C..C, C.and ulck8ilver 11S N. J. Central lulcbsilver pfd aciBc Mail....., 82 UK Rock Island., SU Paul 2i Mariposa. St. Paul preferred. 78 Wabash 21 Fort Wayne H Terra Haute..... 3 Terre Haute pfd.. 11 Chic, and Alton.-. TVS C. and A. pfd....104 Ohio and Mlsc ' Del., Lack, and W. 41 A. and P. Tel.... 2H Missouri Pacific IX Chic, Bur. and Q, -110 Hanuib't and At. J. ISii U. and St. J. pfd. 84 Cent. Pac. bonds.108H Majiposa pia 8H Adams Express,. ...105V2 weusat argo ivx you American mc.-. 4fi United States Ex-. 46 N. Y. Central 112 Erie . 21 crie preierreo 3D Harlem.........140 Michigan Central- 73l ranama...... Union Pacific stks. 6&A Lake Shore 71 IlUnis Central. 79; VylCJVO. Will riU4.m o74 Union Pao. bonda.U U. P. land grants...l0H Northwestern 504 aonnwesi a pia. nyt U. P. sinking! nglundauBJg STATS BONDS. Tennessee sixes.. 3H1 Va. sixes, new... 25 Missouri sixes....106 Tenn. sixes, new.- 80. Virginia sixes COMMERCIAL. There has been the usual amount of business transacted In the general markets during the weeek, and quotations have fluctuated but slightly. ORAIIT. This market has been rather unsettled dur ing the latter part of the week which is in a great measure due to the changes dally occurring in freight rates. There is considerable of a local milling demand for wheat, and there Is no margin for shippers, and prices are a shade easier. There Is nothing doing iu corn, and the tendency, "ls to a still weaker market. Oats are rather dull, but quotations are undergoing no marked changes. Flour is quiet and steady. Rye is unchanged. PROVISIONS. During the first few days there was some activity noticeable in this branch of trade, but to-day the bottom seemed to drop out again, and the market was dull and prices nominal. GROCERIES. The unaal amount of business has been transacted during the week, both in staple and fancy goods, and prices have undergone no special changes. In reviewing the New York market, the bulletin of Saturday says: Coflee. Brazil coffee has a pretty firm tone throughout, holders generally looking for extreme tales as reached on the recent revision of quotations, and making no no usual enort luivu bUQ Will IUC ui UUOlUtN J vuu II. uanral erowth. There seems to be much confi dence in a revival of operations for distribu tion soon after the holiday period, and witn accumulation now comparatively well situated, holde 8 look upon their position as well es abiished aud supported. Tne steamer City of Rio de Janeiro is oelow with about 27,000 bags. Sales are reported of 1 ,&.( Dags ex "Glensanuox;" 500 bags, ava do, undltu oo ex "La place." Tim seneral situation on West India stock has not varied greatly since our last. Holders are confident enough to aak former rates, and do n t otter many parcels exoept at comparatively full figures, and even if inclined, could scarcely make a larger display of samples, owing to tbe moderate accumulation. No sales reported for the day Java about steady, but without mucn animation. a nMinit.niatinn of the week's sales shows: 585 bags Jamaica, 84 do Savanillae. 68 do Laguayra. 1,045 do St. Domingo, in transit to Ea"P8- w OUgaXH HSWB UO UUb Kain pivoiwvvi tsinA Hnmn holders are inclined to make an effort looking to the standing out for a fuller and stlfiVr line of cost, but this scarcely meets with sufficiently general endorsement and support to become a fixed feature of the marKefc. l lie posiiiim uu a uwuiui iwimn ttnn. however, la s'eadleT. and the offerinK Of supplies is made with less freedom and reduced effort to realize among some ot the leading holders. Business a little slow to-day, but we hear of 460 hhds molasses sagara at 5 ,8 be, 700 bhds centrifugals at 7e, and 600 nbds musco vado at ej4SW. dpAimiI do not show anv verv (treat amount of animation, the movement being mainly in mall Jobbing lots. On prices, however, the tore ia pretty steady, with yellows still rather the beat sustained. , rv aeose. i . BuslrMas In this line of trade- has bean a active during the week as usual during, this season ef the year. The spring, stock will soon be forwarded, and trade will again be active. ,", CAWHKD GOOD AjtH rMM Are in geod request, aa ia generally the ease during the holidays, and- quotations are Being malntalaed. COUNTRT raODUCB. Receipts of produce have been amply sufficient tbla week to meet all deaiaods. Batter is In fair shipping demand at quotations. Both the xecelpta and demand tor egga have been light for the past few days; in fact, the market may be said to be quite weak.' ' ' OAHE AIW POULTK." ' The market Is slraoly oveustocke with game, aud the demand- Is lighb and. prices nominal. Poultry is ra large supply, market dull and prices lower. The following were the receipts and shipments of leading artistes darlag tbe preceding 84 hours, aa repor ted So the board of trader Beeelpta IShlpm U Flour, bela. Wheat, ba. Corn, ta Oat, ba 2.000 7,(U! 47.SU0 700 Rve. b., Barley, buBran, tons.. 00 60 GOO 800 ieaLbt Starch, bbla. Hay, toiia. Lara, os Provisions, tonsw.. 1801 ' IHDlsVHAFOa.8 MARKETS. Frnvlaioua. ' Dif SALT Meats mear ribs, 10 days, 88 40; Gshkn MXATS-liama, 4f6rI aa to aver.

8,600 J7.O0O 56,480 2,100 'iTiij 72 200 1,100 8 800 600

age; .shoulders, 10 days, tl 40; 20 days, WS0; 60 days, N 80; green, 1 2o; sides, t 25. Labs Prime steam, 85 85. Sweet Kickxed Meats Hams. 5J49o, according to ate and average. BrcasUtsUIa, Uraln, Etc

ttom We quote: New process, 88 60a7 00; fny. SO; family. 8404 40; low grades, Bnckwtieat flour, S3 per bbl. Wheat We quote: No 2 amber, 838Cc; No 2 Mediwiranean, Dja94c; No 2 red, WM9ie, on track, tbe latter for choice samples of straicbt red; No 8 red, 87c. Corn -We quote: White, No 2, new. 2S4ffl S2Xc: white, Ne 8, new, 2sa29c; yellow, new, 29c; hlirh mixed, new, 2828Wc; mixed, new, 28c; No 2 new, 27o; rejected, new, 28c; no grade, nominal; December, 28e: January. 28J29Hc: Kebruary, 30c; May, 8a34c. Oats We quote: No a white, 22c; mixed, offered at 21c; rejected, 18920e. Kva We quote: No 2, 45946c Bkah 88 bid per ton. Vearetablea. " Potatoes Are in fair demand and the market is well supplied. We quote selling from store at 65A80c perbu. Sweet Potatoes Choice Kentucky-grown J allow are In good supply at 12 25 per bbl; ersevs are In fair demand, witn a good supply on the market; eastern-grown Jerseys are held at 844 60 per bbl. Cabbage Is In fair supply and good demand. We quote: tl 20 per bbl, loose from wagons: 8160 from store for choice In shipping order. Okions Are dull. Common held at tl 7692 per bbt Beans Choice clean new navy will bring I12601 85 per bu; clean mellurrj, (1 101 25; common, poor, 6uc81, according to quality. Celery S5o per bunch of one dozen stalks. Co an try Prodnee. Butter The market is well supplied and there is a good local demand for strictly choice fresh roll butter. Other grades are plenty and dull. Shippers are paying lOe for the best choice country. We quote strictly fresh, extra table butter, from store, at 12al3c per lb: choice roU.lollc. PouiTRT The supply is fair and meets a good demand. We quote: Live turkeys, 5o per lb: live ducks, ri per dox. Live fowls, hens, 82 per doe; roosters, 81 25 per dos; young chickens, 81 502 per doz; geese, full leathered, H 60 per dos. Game Is dull. We quote: Ducks, 82 2592 59 per do; wild turkeys, 7c per lb ; prairie chickens scarce at 83 to per doz; quail. In good condition, buying at 60o per doz; rabbits, selling at 40c per dos : squirrels, 75c per doz. Koos Receipts are light, as la tbe demand, and prices are nominal. We quote selling from store at 17ail8c per doz for strictly fresh. Feathers Prime live geese buying at 86c; mixed geese and duck, 20&25C : old feathers, 10 O-iOC. Chiks celling at 9J4c for ordinary; lOAlOUe for strictly choice. Dried Fruits We ouote peaches (halves) wiling from store at 4ic ; quarters, 8asc. Dried Suoab Corn Held at 66o per lb by tbe barrel. Dried Peas Selling at 81 25 per bu. Hominy Selling at S2 75 per bbl. Fruits, Sale, Etc Quotations on fruits ana vegetables represent tbe selling prices from store: Honey Held at 15$10c per lb in 25 lb cases. Lesions We quote at M 505 per box. Oranoes Louisiana held at I8&8 50 per bbl. Raisins We quote: New L. L. ti 65 per box; old L. M. 82 25; new, 82 15 per box: common, 81 95 per box; new Valencia, 7c per lb. Currants New, 6c per lb. Citron New, 18c per lb. Figs New layers, 15c per lb. Prunes Turkish, 7c per lb; French, new, 12c per lb. Chestnuts Choice held at 844 SO per bu. Hickory Nuts Scarce. We quote: Shellbark, seeing at tl 25(31 50 per bu; large bring 6070c per bu. Coooanuts Dull; held at 85(95 50 per 100. Cranberries We quote: Choice cultivated high colored, 82 75&3 oer bu, 8838 60 per bbl; common wild, 82225 perbu. Beckett's best, 89 50 per bbl. apples Are in good supply and the market firm. Cbolce eating are in fair demand. We quote good to choice common at 81 752 per bbl; extra Michigan and eastern 82 2592 50 per bbl from store, the latter figure only obtained from retailers for selected. BUaeellaneona Markets. Coffees We quote ordinary ISHOlto; fair 1415o: good 16ltfo; prune 17018c; strictly prime 1818Ho: choice 18;19c; fancy 19&a 20c; golden rio 20220; Java2428o. Drugs Opium 84 5Q4 75. Quinine held at 83 65. Cinchonidla 80850. Borax 12c. Camphor held at 3oa35o. Iodide potash S44 25. Iodine 85 255 50. Alcohol 821292 20. Assafoetida 25(&35c. Alum 4o. Cochineal 8099c Chloroform 8590o. Copperas, barrels, 83 6034. Cream tartar, pure, 85.9360. Indigo 81 101 20. Licorice, calab, genuine, 85A40o. Magnesia, oarb, 2 oz, 3035o. Madder 12(gl4a. White lead, Sure, 87 60. Castor oil. No 1, per gal, 81 lOdil 20. il bergamot, per lb, 83 603 75. Balsam copaiba 4045o. Soap, Castile, 1820c. Soda, bicarb, 46o. Salts, Ebsom, 84o. Sulphur, flour, &(6c. Saltpetre 820o. Turpentine S403ttc. Glycerine lHm3c. Bromide potash 40(9680. Chlorate potash 23325c. Foreign Frutis We quote: Layer raisins, new, 82 10&2 25; old 82; loose Muscatel, new, 82 25 per box; old 82(52 25; London, 82 50(32 60. Citron 2025c per pound. New currants 5ii6o. Dates 7aSo per pound. Figs, drum, old, 7c; layers, new, 16c; old layers, 910c. Malaga lemons, 85 50(38 5). Fiorina oranges, 84(34 50. Grease Brown 334c; yellow 44i84c; white 4Jia5Mo. Hides Green salted, 7c; green salted calf, 9ri)9c; green salted kip, 8i8c: green cow, 6c ; green steer, 6Kc ; green calf. 8c ; greefl kip, 7o; dry flint, lll2c; dry salted, lOllo; damaged stock, He less; pelts of this month's slaughter, 60(375o. Horse Shoes Burdens S44 25; mule shoes 85(35 25. Iron Bar sizes f22 20; other sizes at the usual advance. Leather We anote oak sole at 32(09 : hemloca sole at 24(330c; harness 80(3340 ; skirting 8 c; rougn narness vxtfttc; i-itisourg narness d . l iiliaU., .It. kfnHliAUUt French kip $1(31 25; city calf skins 80c81 15; French calf skins 81 2d$1 76. Molasses and Stbdps New Orleans mo lasses 353d0c ; common syruns 85340o ; medium 4Ofl50c : choice 50a65o ; fancy 75c (3li. Nails ti 20 per keg, lod to 60d; smaller sizes at regular advances. Horse nails: Tens 86 per box ; otner sizes at tne uaaat ma vsdob. oils Linseed oomM per gauon. .uaru ou O065O for current make extra. Coal oil 1109 130 test 119120. ' . (37Ho for Nortn Carolina ana Lou isiana. Saut We quota: ft 10A1 lfitcar lots, for Ohio I -KT . W t iviai 1 11 n. a M- . moll W. &310c more froJa store; dairy 82 75S 50 for 60 to luo poekeuk boat minima is quuwu mnvn Suoajm We anote: Hards lonio: stan dard A s310o ; off A iQWfcr, yellows of all grades TWc. Spices Pepper lflQlSo; alspSee 20321c; cloves 60A5&O; cassia 86134O0: nutmegs 95o381 10 per lb. Ground goods Pepper 205c: ginger 40(9 25e: alspice 2&a)o; cinnamon40(60o; cloves 60 1386c; mustard 2 345o; baking powders 18J30o: cream tartar 25M40O. 1 allow IB auu. we quote pruuo t oc, No26So. Tin neks' Supplies Best brands charcoal tin IC, 10x14, 87 2 i; IX, Mrxl4, t 50; IC, 14x20, roonna un, sera; iu, -jvxas, rcaang uo, ais aij block tin, In plgs22o; In bars 23c. Iron 27 B iron 8.40c: 27 C Iron 4Kc; galvanized 42H per en t. discount. Lead In pkga 4Hcs in bar. c ool We ouote: TJb washed at 18A23e: fleece washed at 27i930o; tub washed 80q34c; bony wool 6910c leas Indsamanalta Un Stack Market. Union Stock Yards, Dec. 80. Hn ftaneinla. 2.400 Head: sn foments. 1.1109 hnuL T1m demand was strona from both ehlprereafld packers. The quality of the of ferings was a little inienor, ami iinruij vucu as were wanted for shipping. Everytning was sold Before noon for local use at prices ransinv from 82 65(32 Urn-. Man V more could have been Disced, not eaooKh- shippers being. onrea tomaae aqnouuion. waquoio: wmmnn to lair, wt 40M w; gooa ngat ana ueavy. mixed racking. 12 502 672: assorted heavy hi niwrsL 8 i 6J 2 65. Cattle The market unchanged. Receipt, Hint ana demand gooa. we quote: rnn snipping steers, at o&i: iir wo prime nutters' steexe and heifers, 83 25&S76; common, to medium cattle, s 7&JM 28; auiis ana scalawags, 81 5002 25. tlAKKKTS BY TIXHBaPH. Iiw lrk BsrkM. Sww York. Dec. 30. cotton Quiet and Iteady at 9 7-)030 J IBc. Fatures weak. 1 lorjp uau auu neavy; rectupui a,vmi oois; supers. 8348 65; common to good extra S3 50 A4; -good to choice do 84 054 white vbeat extra 84 &&i5 25; extra Ohio 84 70&&; St. Louis 83 80 5 76; patent 85 508. Wheat-Oulet; receipts M.inO bu; rejected spring 75c. ungraded do A96o; Ne Uo8a Bo ; ungraded red (101 Al 08; NoSdosl Otl 03V. No 2 do 81 (fttel Mo ldo81 10: onaradd amber Si 03ai 095: No 2 do SI 05K I ungraded white SI 051 W4; No 2 do 81 tS91 07; No 1 do, sales of 7.000 bu at SI OKHttl 10; extra do, sales 800 bu at Vtye bull; No 2 western 58&3o, Barley -Si ead y. . , . Malt-Unchanged. M i Corn Quiet and unohanced; receipts 3! .001 bu; onoraded 460.47c: Ha S 44Xo; No 47$o; round yellow 4o . oats QukH; melpta 1200 ha; Wo I whits

82e; No 2 38Kc; No 2 white 33c; mfxcl westei?1 2SX30Kc; white western Sl&33c. Way Quiet and steady. Hops Firm and unchanged. wi"1 m cargoes U4164c; Jobbing HJ17Xc Sugar ptendy; fair to good refining 63Jc. Molasses Quiet and unchanged; jNew Orleans 28at38c. . K'iee steady. Ta Uow Easier; 6i ll-lc. Rosin Steady at ra5ai 87)L Spiri ts Turpentine 27 HtSHc. KgS8--Frm; western 2JZ$2)lc. ProvWons Pork quiet; mesa 17 107 SO. Beef dull and unchanged. Cutmeats quiet; long clear 4: short clear 84 18. lard higher: steam 85 75a 80. Butter Firia; westera 6(330c. Cheese Quiet: western 3aXe. Whisky 81 Xibld; 81 13 asked. Aaitfnaerv Jaaurke. Baltimore, Dec; BO Flour Steady and in fair demand for haane use; western superfine Ti 753 25; do extta $3 60(34; do family 84 35 475. Wheats Western active and trregularr closing steady; No Z Pennsylvania red 81 07; No 2 westera winter jed, spo. and January 81 0649 1 06 ; February 81 (41 07. Corn Western quiet and steady; western mixed, spot and January, new 43i4854c: February 43Ji44c: steamer 40c Oats In good demand and firm.; Pennsylvania 80O34c: western white SOfoXir.-itc miiml

3031c. Rye Quiet and nominal: rand tn nrtmfi&a -y- - - , Hay DuU"and ateadv: nrtana Pnnnmrlvanf. 1011. Provisions Vervdnll and nnmlnnl limltot jobbing demand only. Mess pork 88 25. Bulkmeats: loose shoulders, new, 283c; clear rib sides 3Ji-3c Per car load; packed, new, 3 Awuu, Buvuiunv, oia, oc; clear n l Sides, new. 5c. Hnm ftnrcr nrH nw QiA c. Lard: refined tierces 8540. omier-vjuiei ana sieaay; enoice western packed 10ii8c: rolls 15aitfo. Petroleum Dull and heavy; crude Tieiieflned 8H&8e. Coffee Strong and In good Inquiry; Rio cargoes HlBc Whisky Dull and easier at 81 091 09iC Freights to Liverpool Per Steamer Dull and little doing; cotton Xs; flour 2s 4d; grain 6)41 aked. ReceiptsFlour 1,878 bbls; wheat 17,700 bur oorn 53.6J0 bu; oats 4, lit). Shipments Wheat 46,750 bu; corn 9,800 bu. ?kteae Barket. Chicago, Dec. 80. Flour Quiet and unchanged. Wheat Quiet and firm: No 2 red winter 9?c: No 2 Chicago spring 82arti2o cash; Kc January: 80 -X c February: in rln Tim re jected 514c uorn duu ana a shade lower; 30c cash: 30Mc January: SOVic February. Oats Dull and unchanged ; 19Hc cash; 20c February ; rejected 17c Rye Steady and unchanged at 41c. Barley Fairly active and a shade higher; 95Hc extra; No 8 5055c. Flax Seed 81 18&1 20. Provisions Pork active, firm and higher; 87 40 cash; 87 42 January ; 87 507 b2'A February; 87 62)4 March. Lard active, firm and higher: 85 40 cash; 85 8736 40 January; 85 474 (5 50 February: 85 65Ta 57V4 March. Bulkmeats in good demand and a shade higher at 82 60, 83 55, 83 65. Dressed Hogs In good demand and a shade higher at 82 16. Whisky Steady and unchanged at 81 06. Receipts Flour 11.000 bbls; wheat K!,000 bu; corn 88,000 bu ; oats 45,000 ba ; rye 3,8u0 bu ; barley I0.OU1 bu. Shipments Flour 8,500 bbls: wheat Sfl.COO bn: corn 2X.00U bu; oats 18,000 bu; rye 925 bu; barley 11,000 bu. St. Lonls Market. St. Louis. Dec1. 80. Flour Quiet and unchanged; XX fall 83 50(93 i; XXX do S3 85A 3 95: family 84 204 30; choice 84 3i4 50. Wheat Opened weak and lower and closed firm at outside prices; No 2 red fall 9lc cash ; 91'c December settlement: SiAiaie January; 91ViWc February; 2c March. Corn Easier; No 2 mixed 29(3?9 cash; 29io January, 30830J4c February; 314c March; 32o April; U-yio May. Oats Dull and easier; No 2 21J421 e cash ; 21 He December and January. Rye Steady ; 424c. Barley Nominally unchanged; fancy Wisconsin 85390c; fancy Iowa 81. Whisky-Steady; fl 04. Provisions Pork nominally unchanged; 87 50 delivered. Lard quiet; S6 33)35 35 for small lota. Bulk meats quiet; car lots loose shoulders 82 402 50; clear ribs S3 40(33 50: long clear 83 353 45; short clear S3 80&3 80. Bacon inactive aud lower; shoulders IS 40; clear ribs 84 25; clear 84 62K. Green hams quiet; 14 Ids average 84 75; liilbs average 85; sweet pickled haras range a 1 85 255 62. Receipts Flour 3,4j0 bbls: wheat 35X00 bu; corn 38,000 bu; oats 9,000 bu; rye 3,000 bu; barley 3,G0(ibu. Shipments Flour 11,000 bbls; wheat 3,000 bu;corn 13,000 bu; oats 6,600 bu; rye 2,009 bu; barley 1.00J bu. - Cincinnati Market. Cincinnati, Dec. 30. Cotton Quiet and firm fit . Flour Steady and firm: family 84 15op 25. Wheat Scarce and firm; red and white 90(J1. Corn Quiet and firm at 31V(933c. Oats I u good demand at full prices; 24(26c Rye 62(a53c. Barley No 3 spring b5S65c. Provisions Pora auiet; jobbing at 88. Lard in good demand and a shade higher; steam 45$t5 474. Bulnmeats dull; held at 92 502 60, M aOJ 60, SI 70. Bacon steady; noulders 82 873; short ribs 84:34 12; shoii clear 81 254 37. . , . Whisky 81 03. Butter Firm ; prime to choice reserve 14( 15c ; central Ohio do 12,314c. Linseed Oil Quiet at j06le. Hogs Active, firm and higher at 82 202 90. Receipts 4,227 head; shioments 356 head. Farcical atarketa. -London, Dec E9, a p. m. consols for money 95. Railroad Securities Illinois Central 80; Pennsylvania Central 321; Reading 12 L,Erie 21, preferred 85. . JV United States Bonds S 20s of 1867 lOtTltMOs 110; new 5s 109; 4s 107. Spirits Petroleum Refined 10a. . Linseed Oil 23s 10d(S23a 15dSpirits Turpentine 21s 3d. Paris, Dec. 30. Rentes 1121 87c. , Antwerp, Dec 30. Petroleum 21f. LTVEBPOOL, "Dec. .30. Cotton Firm at 5 A5d; sales 16.000 bales, including 2,000 bales for speculation and export, and 6,500 bales American. Sfllwankce Market. Milwaukee. Dec. 30. Flour Steady and In lair demand. Wheat Steady: opened and closed firm; No 1 Milwaukee hard 92c; No 1 Milwaukee 86c; No 2 Milwaukee 82)c; December 82c; Jan- . aary 8c; rebruary 83e; No S Mllwaukee69c: No 4 59c; rejected 49S. Corn Quiet; No 2 nominal at 30c. Oata Steady; No 2 19&19e. Rye No 1 42c. Barley Dull : 88c. Provisions Quiet bat steady. Pork dull; old 88; new 87 49. Lard : steam 8S'40. Hogs Steady at 82 &O192 ft; dressed hogs 83. - Receipts Wheat 9,000 ba; corn 71,000 bu. Shipments Wheat 11,900 bo; corn 2O400 buHw TarkUvc Stack Market. New Tobk, Dec 80. Beeves Receipts 4e0 head; making 9.900 for the week. Market dull; sales ordinary to prime steers 87 60(39 60; extra. 9 751110: premium do 810 25910 50; exporters Bed 1,500 head from fresh receipts, mad shjp-p-il during the week 59 bead of live eattle, and 780 quarters. Sheep Receipts 8,600 head, making 15.160 bead for the week. The market is dull at SB. 75 . () per to: iscius 9 iwffo 20; gouu sueep fenerally 84 604 75: shipments lor the week ,450 carcasses of m at tea . Swine Receipt 12 i 0 head, making 3200 head for the week. The market is weak at S3 ' 03 10 per 100 lbs. with, eight car loads ottered allifoand bo sales ;expecta tor the week 125 head of diessed pigs. FlUladetnhtn Market. Philadelphia, Dee. .- -T lour Steady; suDere 82 25A2 76 : extra S3H 50. Wheat Dull .weak, and lower ; No3red 81 86; amber 81 06&1 07; white 81 071 NoiCbioago 92g5c. Cora Dull, weak and lower; steamer 403 41o; yellow 478e: mixed 48c. Oats Weak; white western SSQSle; mixed do 2329c. Rye Western c. Provisions Firmer. Mess pork 88 90. Beef: India mess 519. Hams: smoked 7g0c; pickled 4-4c ; green 6e asked. Lard quiet i steam, Butter Nominally unchanged; eastern Z1A 28c; western 1017c Eggs-Bteady; western 24325c Cheese Steady and unebauged; western 7 Petroleum Dull; refined Sc ; crude 7e. W'hlsky Nominally . unchanged; western fi 09. Receipts Flour 2.400 bbls; wheat 38,000 bu; corn 91,000 bu; oats 19,000 bu ; rye 600 bu. Boston Ma-rkct. - Boston. Dec 80. Flouv-Flrm; supers S3 25; extras 13 75t 25. Oorn New la fair demand at SA4Be old scarce and nominal. Oats In fair demand; No I and extra white 8&39c; No 2 white ii?Aio; No 8 whit and No 2 mixed 232Hc. Ry e- Dull 06c. Receipts Flour 1JU0 bbls: oorn 00 bn. bhlpraeutaFtour SIB bbl; wheat KflOU feu