THE OMAHA DAILY BEb- WEDNESDAY MAitOJLl 1 1882 , FINANCE AND COMMERCE , flNANClAJU NEW YORK , Fehrmty 28.f / \ MONET , tonoy closed at 0 rcr centfcat nt time * ' to-V y was strong andloancil * t (5 ( per cent , iilus n commission of 1-1G@1 > 32. ' Exchange closed firm at 4 8GJ(5 ( 1 W\ \ . GOVWIXMENT 1IONIH. Government * closed flnn , Currency G's 1 25 bid 4V coupon * . 1 18 bid 4j'n | coupon' 1 II ; bid C's continued 100 ; bid e'sContinucd 1 02 bid llAlUKMil HONIH. Pacific railroad bonds closed as follows ; Unionists 1 15 @ 1 15J VUnion Land Grants 1 15l@l HrJ ' Union Sinking K ud . .1 2.15 olfer'd Centres ' . 113j@l 14J STOCKS The stock market to-day was again tUo but the course of piicei was irngular. During the morning a strung tone prevail cdnudpilccA advanced xharply led by Ijoutnvillo & Nnshvllle , but after m'd ' day n weak tonoset In nnd tlioiulvnncawu almost entirely lot , Dur'ng the after , noon there were sc\eral r.dlim but they wcro nil lost undtr the worfcing ol the money'inaiktt , which was very strin gent late In the day , anil a heavy pressure to sell , pnco were carried aown rapidly , tlio clofin : ; q-iotatiriiH lioiiii- generally the lowest of the day nnd showing a drop of from i@lj per cent for III * d y , led by Loaisvi.lo & Nnsh\ilK The following are the closing bids : CTJI 31 & W , pfd. . . 51 1'refoircd. . . . 80 Nor. Pacific . . . 321 O B & Q 131 Preferred . . . 70 } c.s 47 CO .110 10 ? Oniahi 32 Cl' 83i Ore Nav 31 < 3S&'CI'J Uro Trans 07 O 0 O & I . . . 78 Ohio South'n. . . 18 CStL&NO. . 71 Ohii 31 C&A 13H ? | PaoMail. . . 41 D & K G G2 { 1'uil. Pal. Car..120 Erie PD&E W U. S Panama 100 H&StJ 91 III 13U Pieferrcd. . . . 03 n. & \ 21 IB&W. . , . . . 40 St. Paul lOSi 1. G 133 San Francisco. . 30 LS Ill Preferred. . . . fiO L 1 161 l t Preferred. SOJ LN A& O. . . 75 StJ. ' M&M..100ft Michigan Cen'l 81 T P 4C M P 05 Union Pachc..ll4 ! JNY C 131 WesternUnion. 7'J N6rth western. . 130 : . Wabash 328 preferred 14lj Prefoired. . . 57i CHICAGO MONKV. CIIIPAOO , February 28. This being the last day of the month there \\as a pretty active demand for money by board of toado m n nnd others but in view of a good sup ily of loanable funds the poss ssors of gi't-edgo paper found our leading discount ready and I willing takers a ; G@7 ! > er cent per annum. DaUcm exchange between city banks was a shade firmer nt 50@GO cents dis count per 31,000. The clearings of the associated bauVs were 04,000,000. Orders for tumncy from country points were moderate. COMMERCIAL. OMAKA. February 28. The only changes reported in the mar ket to--lay wore the following : Corn ad- van ceil Ic ; oats , jjc. Cleveland IGarkot. p. Cr.EVELA.SH , February 28. roloum Onchangod ; standard white , test , 7c. Local V/IIEAT. Cash , No. 2 , 108 cash ; Mo. 3 , 86c : rejected , G2c. BARLEY. Cash No. 2. 92c ; No. 3 65c. 65c.RYE. . Cash , GOc. CORN. Cash No. 2 , 4 = > o. OATS. Cash. 31c. ST11E-ET PEICES-Cora , J0@ 15 ; oats , 40@45. HAY 50 00@G 50 per ton. Provisions. JJJ Spring wheat , straight grade , B3 ? < ® 3 50 ; "Pioneer" California , § 4 00 ; patent , S3751 50 ; winter -vhcat straight grade 83 85@d 25 ; u.itent4 50SJ5 ( 00grn- ; nam rye , 32 50 ; Wheat , kA OU ; Queen Beo. S 25 ; Jasper , 83 87 ; Big Siuux , 83 50. RYE FLOUR S3 25. MILLSTUFFS Bran , per cwt. 1 10 pet tonlG,00@lV.OO ; < ereening < ! , per cwt. SOc ; shorts , per cwt J.10 ; chopped feed , per cwt. 1 20 ; meal bolted , yellow , 1 40 ; 'white. 81 GO. ° OTATOES-Nebiaskas , 1 15@1 20. iiie,4 @ 5c per Ib. WILD GEESE Out of market. EGGS lVlGc. BUTTER Choke , 3rj ; poor , nonar - > V fleet ; fair. 18@24 ; cpaamery , 4D. APPLES Good , touml , very ecarce > 1 A § 5 C0@0 50 per bbL LEMONS- Steady ; per box , Qi 2i@ 1450. lORANGliS-iiorbox-l 00@4 25. MALLAGAiCUlAPliS Per bbl.8 50 ; j ) r half bbl. , § 4 CO. BEESWAX Yellow , JJO@22c. ONIONS 1 10l > lii pr bushel , ki VNBERUIJUH Per bbl. , § 10 OS@ % 100. CELERY Per daz. , G3@70c. DRESSED GKE6E Per Ib. , 0@llc. OYSTERS Seloota.45c : tandards , 2Ts. DRESSED OKICKENS-Steady at DRESSED TURKE'irS-UJ@13c. OHEKSK-lOOHc. , CASE VALENCIA L OKANGES 8820 afliOP , Grocers Llct. COFFEE.-Rio , fair , IZjc ; Rip , good , ISSe ; Ilio , j > rine to choice. 14c ; OU gov't Java ; 20ife28i ? , Mocha , 2Slo ; Arbuskle's , ilGo. ilGo.TEAS. TEAS. Gunpowder , good , 4555c ; Choice , G0@75c ; Imperial , go d , 4015c ; Choice , GO&700 ; Voung Hyson , good , 3J@ 50t ; choice , G5c@ l 00 ; Japau Nat Letf , ffiv Japan , choice , G0@75c ; Oolong , good , } 540 ; Oolong , cho e , 40S55 ( ; fJoucfiong , ( eec { , 3340c ; choice. 35(3 ( ! )5c. ) v 8 UOAltS. Cut leaf. lOfc ; Crushed ; Granulated _ , _ 10c . . ; _ . Powdered . . , ' t I < 1 Standard Colfee h'ino powdered , 31 ic ; A ; Re ; Kev York Coufoatlomr' * Standard k' , O c ; ( food A , Ogc ; J'rairic Extra (1 , IS VIIUPJ5Sucar hou-e. blih , 15c : Iutf ! ils , 17ccegH ; ! , 4ft gallons , v210 ; choice dilo syrup , 42c ; fialfbblg , 44c ; kegs , 2 10. SODA. Dw ) ht's Ib papew , M OU ; DoD - D , § 300 ; Church's , iBTAROII. Pearl , 4lcj JiiUer Glo o , 8 $ i'.os- . Corn cin i. Ertelaior 'c-gc ; wuiu ufcuiwu , loss. 7e ; Corn , 7Jc. r SALT. Dray loads , per bbl , 2 10 ; Ah R n , In Backs , 3 50 ; bbls dairy GO , 5s , H 45 VK lsrtyry , 100. Ss. 3G5. "jnjifeD FRUITS-Choice Imhe. , . _ . | ( dn i -i * r > ! n' $ rk apples , SJc ; Prunes , old , Gjc 1 } . Currants , C8c ; Blackberries , % * V fgWfJt 2 tubs , i 8 60 ; NO. . tubs. fL 7 60 ftneer wMbboards , 1 85 Joublo Drawn , * 81'ICKS. Pepper , | W ) ; Alli-plw , 19c ; vjiovra , 40c ; JsutmecS , 91 09 : Mnce 81 M. MATCHES P\jr caddie , POc ; round cases , 87.fi" : qniro cases , $5.10. PROVISIONS-RreakfMt bacon , 12U iholeo laril , UJc : dried beef , ISJc ; ol ouli era , ! > c : hamn , IHci bacon , nldcs , lie. NTAV PIOKLliS-MpiH-im , In barrels ? 0 00 ; do mlnlf bbls. 5 25 ; small * , In bbls , 12 00 do , In h.slf bbls , 7 GO ; gherkins , in bbl , 11 00 ; do , in half bbls , 7 60. VINIJQAU Pure apple extra , 10i : pure apple , 13e : Prussinir imrn nnulo , IGc. HOMINY New , Sf5 50 per bbl. UKANS Medium , hand picked $1 20 per bushel ; nai y , 8 < 00 ; calof navy , 81 00 ROPE Sisnl , i inch and larger , ( JJ ® So ; 1 Inch , flji. ' ROAPS-Kiik' Sa\on tmporlnl , 330 ; Klrk'.s satinet , 3 30 ; Kirk's standard , 3 01 ; Kirk's white Russian , 500 : Kirk'- V.utocs , 205 : Klik's Prairie Queen , (100 ( cakes ) , 3 50 : Kirk's magnolia , I 55 ® CANDLES Boxes , JO Ibs , Hi oz , 8s , IGcjboxes 10 Ibs. , 1G oz. , < 5 , IGc. LYE American , 3 40 ; Greenwich , 340 : Western , 2 75 ; North Star , 2 50 ; Lewis' lye , 4 CO ; Jewell lye , 275. POTASH Pennsylvania cans , 4 doz. , In case , 3 3i ; Babbitt's Ball , 2 doz. in cane , 1 00 : Anchor Ball 1 ! doz in case. 1 50. FIELD SKKD Red clover , cholco now , § ( i 00 per bushel ; mammoth clover new , $700 ; white clover , new , $1100 11 alfi cloier , new , 51250 ; nlsikc , now , 81300. Timothy , good , now , ? 3 00 ; blue gra .i , extra clean , SI 50 ; blue grans , clean , 81 25 ; orchard grass , 82 50 : red top , choice , 1 03 ; millet , common or Missouri , SOc ; millet. German , SI 00 to 81 25 ; I Ilnmrarian. SOc. J IlEDOlCSKKW-Osago orange , 1 to o | I bushels , 35 00 ; imgo orange , 10 bushels or over , 84 50 ; honey locust , per Ib. , 35c ; per 100 Ibs , 32' . 00. FIS i Family white fish , 00 Ib hf 83 75 ; A'o , 1 white fish , 00 Ib hf bbls , G 30 ; No. 1 white fish , in 10 Ib kits , 1 00 ; family 10 Ib kits , 75c ; Nuw Holland herring , per keg , 135 ; Russian sardines , 75c : Colut"- bia river salmon , per lOOlbs , S 00 ; George's Bank codfish , Gc ; Gen , boneless codhsh ; Oic : boneless fish , 5Jc. M ACKE RE1 x-llalf bbls mess mackerel , 100 Ibs , 81250 ; hf bbl No. 1 ox shore do , 100 Ibs , G 00 ; hf bbls , fat family do , 100 Ibs , 3 85 ; mess mackerel , 12 Ib kits , 2 25 ; No. 1 ex shore , 12 Ib do , 1 50 ; No. 1 shore , 12 Ibdo. I 00 ; fat family , 10 Ib do 75c. CANNED GOODS Oysters , 2 Ib ( Field's ) , nor case , 84 00 ; do 1 Ib ( Field's ) , per case , 2 50 : do 2 Ib ( Standard ) , per case , J 70 ; do 1 Ib ( standard ) , per CASO , 2 30 ; do 2 Ib ( slack ) , per case , 2 75 ; do 1 Ib ( sUck ) , per case , 200. Onions , 380. Salmon , 1 lli , per dozen , 1 G0@l 70 ; doj ! Ib , per dozen 255. Sardines , small i'sh ' , imported one quarter boxes per box , 14jc | ; American , quarter boxes j.er box , He ; do half boxes , per box , 21 e. Lobsters , 1 Ib per dozen , 180. Tomatoes 230 ; do S Ib per case , 3 30 ; Corn 2 Ib ( Mountain' per ease , 3 GO ; eoikcd com , 210 ; do 2 Ib ( Yarmouth ) , per cose , 3 63 ; Rh ing beans per case , 225 ; Lima beans per case , 2 20. Succotash per caso. 2 25. PCOH , common , per case , 2 00 ; peas , choice , per caeo , I 50. Blackberries , 2 Ib , per case , 280 ; strawberries , 2 Ib , i > er case , 2 75 : raspberrie" , 2 Ib , per case , 2 75@3 00. Damsons , 2 lt > , per case , 2 45. Bartlctt pears per cose , 3 Oo@4 00. Whortleber ries per case , 2 80. Egg plums , 2 Ib per cise , 3 50 ; do , choice , 2 Ib , per case. 4 50. Gri'oti gngeg,2 Ib per case , 3 50 : do choice , 1 Ib | itr case,4 50. Pine Apples , 2 Ib , per case , 4 00(5)5 ( ) 75. Peaches , 2 Ib per case , 3 10. do 3 Ib , case , G 00@G 50 ; do , ( pie ) , 3 Ib , pel case.385 ; do pie , G Ib , per dozen , 3 50. RICE Carolina , 8@84c : Louisiana , 7 } 8 > , u ; fair , GJ@7. PEANUTS Roasted , choice , red Ten nessee , 9o per Ib ; fancy white , lOc per Ib ra'v white Virginia raw , lOc ; roasted , lljc. Dry Goods. BHOWN COTTONS Atlantic A , 8Jc Appleton XX , 7c ; Atlanta A , 8c ; Bootl FF , Sic ; Buckeye LL , 4-4 , 7c ; Cabot W , " ' ; Chittenango A , GJc ; l > reat Falls E oiii : Hoosicr , GJc : Honest Width , Tjc ; In dian Head A , 8Jc ; Indian Standard A 8Sc ; Indian Orchard d. w. , 8Jc ; Lawrence LL , 7e ; Mystic River , 7ic ; Pequot A , 8Jc Shawmut LL , 7c ; Utica C , 5)kc ) ; Wachus ctt B , 7ic ; do A , 8c ; do E 48" 12ic ; Wai cott BB , 8Jc. FINE BROWN COTTONS Allendale 4-4 ; 7ic ; Alligator 3-4 , 3c ; Argyle 4-4 , 73 < Atlantic LL , GJc ; Badger State X 4-4 , 7t _ , Bennington C 4-4 , GJc ; Buckeye S. 4-4 , GJcc Indian Orchard AA 0-8 , 8Jc ; Looonia ( 30 , 8ic ; Lehigh E 4-4 , Oic ; Lonsdale 4-4 lOc ; Peppcrell N 30 , 7c ; do O 32 , 7Jc ; do 1 3G , 7e : do E 3D , 8Jc ; Pocassct C 4-4 , 7c Wamsutta4-l 13c , BLEACHED COTTONS Androscog fin L 4-l,10cBlackstoneA A iu.perial He- do do half bleuehed4.4,9c ; Cabot 4-4,83 Fidelity4-4 , 9icFruit ; of theLoom , ! ! ; de can.bric4-4,13cdoWaterTwist,10JcGrca ; Falls Q , lOJc ; Indian Headshnmk 4-4.12JC Lonsdale. lOJc ; do cambric 37 , 13c ; New York Mills , 13c ; Pequot A , lOc ; P pperel N G Twills , 12Jc ; Pocahontaa 4-4 , 9Jc Pocasset 4-4 , 8Jc ; Utica , He ; Wamautta O X X , 13e. DUCKS Unbleached Atlantic , 10 o 17c ; Baltimore do , IGc ; Lone Star , 8 or. . 12c : Sav..jre. 18c. UbCKS ( Colored ) Alb my K brown 8c ; do 0 , ilrab lie : doA , stripes anc plaids , l2Jc ; do XXX brown and drab stripes and jJaids , 12Jc ; Arlington fancy 19c ; Brunswick brown , SJc ; Chariot fancy 12ic ; do extra heavy , 20c ; Fall Rive brown , extra heavy , Hie ; Indiana A brown , 13c : Neponset A brown , 15c. TICKINGS Amoskcag A O A 32 174c ; do XX blue 32 , 18Jo ; Arrowanna OJc ; Claremout B B , 15Jc ; Conestoga ex tra , 17Jc : Hamilton D , ll o Lewiston A 30 , 15c ; Minnehaha4-4 , 20c ; Omega Mipc extra 4-4 , 28c ; Pearl River 32 , IGjc ; Put nain XX blue stripe , 12c ; Shetuckeh S 10\c ; do SS 12c ; Yeoman's blue 29 , 8Jc DENIMS. Ainoskeak , blue.ind brown IGJc ; Andover DD blue , 154e ; Arlingtoi blue Scotch , 18Jc ; Concord OOO , blue am brown , 12Jo ; do AAA , do do 13J ; do XXA do do lljc ; Haymakor's blue und brown , OJc ; Mystic River DD otripe , IGJc ; Pearl Rivet , nluq and brown , 15Jc ; Uucasville , blue and brown , liljc. CAMBRICS Barnard , 54c ; Eddyuton lining , 24 inch double face , 8jc ; Garner A glazed , Be : Manhattan glove finish , 5Jc Newpont do Gc ; do glazed , 5c ; Pequot dr ( c ; Lockwood kid hnieh , Gc , CORSJ3T JEANS Amory , 8c ; Andros wggin saiteen , 8Jo ; Clarendr n , G c ; Cones tnt'a s.ittotnB , 7ic ; Hallowel , 8c ; Indian Orchard improved , 7ic ; Nair > ganselt , 7lo Bepperill wttt n OJo ; Jloclcport , 7Jc PKINTS- Aliens , GJc ; American , GJc Arnold , 7cJ3erwick ; , 4c ; Cocheco , 7c Couttitoga. G o ; Dunkirk , 4Jc ; Dunnell G\@fc \ ; Edd > atone. 7c ; Gloucester , Gc itaricony , flje ; KnickerWker , GJo ; Mer rimac D. 7c ; V rMo , 5Jc ; Cprainjes , Gc SiwthUridge , GQio. . Ginglams , 7c ; Marl borx5jc / ; Oriciitd GJc. GlKCHAMS-iAmt'skeag. JOJc ; Amos kei ? drtw 12- Argyle , lOJe ; Atltntic 9o ; Cumberland , TJo ; Highland , fiAo KcnllworiJi , Sic ; IH'iu kett , U&iu ; Suh fpv. Re. COTTONADES Aiiberville Aeate , 90c ; Ainerlcftn , JLlo ; Artirian. UOc Giro D dud T,13Jc ; Clariim D and T , 174cj Deccun Oo.stripes DandT IGc ; Key- SOIM > . 13Ac ; yrntuckct , Wo ? Non | ) r il , IGc ; Ocean D and T , 1'JJe : Iioy.il , JOJe RiiRMnr 19nf Vtam. 1'Jlni vYftBllUFOtt falllYU * ' ' * j\t(7Vi o. a JU | u < ' | ii tiiiKItlf * * * iC ) JL Olikj plain Nankin , 12J < ! ; do , checks , stripes and funey , 12Jo ; do , 8 oz , 20c. RiniTINOS-AndroscoBeInJ0.4,274c : { do 9-1 , 2lc ; do 8-4 , 22o ; Continental C 42 , lie ; Fruit of the ] om 10-1 , 27i ; Now York mills08 , 35c ; do 78 , 80o ; do fi8 , 22Jc ; Pembroke 10-1 , 25c ; Pequot 10-4 , 284c ; do 7-1 , 19c ; do 4'J , IGc ; Peppwell W , & > < > , do 07. 21o ; do 57 , 18c ; Utica 90 , 35c ; do 68 , 22Jc ; do 48 , 17c OlKars and Tobaccos. CIGARS. Seeds , 815.00 ; Connecticut , 825.00 ; Mixed , ? 35.00 ; Seed Havana , 850.00 ; Clearllavona , 876.00. TOIJAfCO PLUG. Golden Rule , ZIb \ , GOc ; Spotted Fawn , Glc ; Our Rope , fine quality , G2c ; Star , pounds , 24 Ib , butts , GOc ; Horse Shoe , pounds , 2-1 Ib , butts , GOc ; Gilt Edge , pounds , 21 Ib , butts , GO ; Army and Navy , pounds , 55c ; Bullion , noundi , OOcj J/jril- lard'i Climax , pound * , Olc , FINK OUT In ialls.--H\nl to Beat , 75c ; Golden Threaif , 70c ; Fountain , SOc ; Favorite , We ; Rocky Mountain , fiOc ; Fnucy , KK\ \ Daisy , 50c , In tin foil Catlins O. S. , 5 Ib Ixixen , per Ib G3c ; lllanl' User , G-'w ; Diamond Crown , GOo. SMOKING All grades-Common. 25 to 3c. Granulated lllnckwolh Durham , 1G / 51c ; Dukeii DurliMn , 10 or , 50c ; Seal of S'orth Carolina , 10 or , 46 ; Seal of Nobras. ( a , lli 07 , 3Sc ; l noilack , I or , linen bngn xsrlb , SLaij Jlarburgs' Pnck , 2 oz , tin oil , 5 fa ; DOR Tail. G5c. Pnlntt Oil * and Vornlihei. PAINTS IN Oil , White lead , Omaha ' . P. , 7chito ; lead , 0. P. , t C. Co.pure , i" ! Mar cilleA RTccn , 1 to 5 Ib cans , 20c ; 'rench zinc , gj"ii seal. 12c ; French zinc , ed seal , He ; French rlnc , \arnlnh nsht , Oc ; French zinco , In oil a"t , 15c ; Raw xnd burnt nmbcr , 1 Ib cans 12c : raw and nirnt Sienna , 13oandyko : brown , 13 ; ufmed lampblack , 12c : coach black , l''ci "ory black , ICc ; drop black , IGo ; Piussian ) lue , 30c ; ultraiuarino blue , 18c ; chrome recn , L. M. k D. , lie ; blind and shutter ; rccn , L. M. & 1) . , 14o : Paris green , 18c ; ndliin red , 15c : Vcnnliin red , 9o ; Tuscan lit. , 22c ; American Vcrmlliml , I. & P. , 18c ; jhroiuo yellow , L. , M. , O. & D O. , 18c ; ollow ochre , Oc ; golden i > chro , 1H ; patent Irver , Gc ; graining colors ! light oak , dark i.i'c , walnut , chestnut and nsh 12o Dry ° nlnt White lend , GJc ; French 7lnc. lOc ; Paris whitelng 2Jc ; wldtiug glldcra. lie ; \hitini ; convl , lie ; lamiiblack Gorinan. own , 14o ; lnmiblnck | , ordinary , 8c ; PriiH. sUn blue , 15c ; ultramarine , ' Isc ; vaudyke , irown , 8c ; umber , burnt , Ic ; umber , raxv , lcsienna ; , burnt , Ic siimna , raw , 4c [ \'iiis green genuine , 35c ; Paris green com'l J5c ; chroma green , N. Y. ' 20c ; chrom- green 1C. , 12e ; vermlllion , Eng. , 70c ; ver- nillion , America , ISc ; Indian red. lOc , rose pink , lie ; \eiiotian read , COOKSOII'H ! c : Venetian red Am , , lc ; red load , 7Jc ; chromo yellow , genuine , 20c ; chrome yel low , 1C , , 12c ; ochre , rochcltc , 3c ; ocfne , I'Vcnch , 2jc ; ochre , American , Up ; Winter's mineral. 2Jc ; lohlgh hromi , 2\e : Spanish brown , 2ic ; Prince's mineral 3c ; VARNISHES Barrels per gallon. Furniture , extra , SI 10 ; furniture , No. 1 , 81 ; fuiniture , U , 85c ; coach , extra , $1 JO ; Coach , No. 1 , SI 20 ; Damar , 81 50 ; Japan. "Oc ; asphaltum , 70c ; xhrllac , $3 50 ; nanl oil finish. SI 30 OILS 110' carbon , per gallon , Hie ; 150 headlight , per gallon. 12jc : ; 175" headlight , per gallon , IGc ; crystalline , per gallon , 20c ! linseed , raw. per gallon , GG ; linseed , boiled , * xvv.'rt ainni , x nJL \ . w , A A" , raij * , per gallon. 85c ; sienn , W. B. , per gallon , 1 35 ; fish , W. B. per gallon , GOc ; neatsfoot , extra , per gallon , 75c ; No , 1 , G5c ; lubri cating , zero , per gallon , SOc ; summer , 15c- ito'dcn machine , No. 1 , per gallon , 35c ; No. 2 , SO ; sperm , signal , per gallon , 80o : tor- pentino , per gallon , Glc ; naptha , 74 , per gallon , 30c ; 04 . 20o Heavy Hardware List. Iron , rates , 63 40 ; plow steel , syecia cast , 7c ; crucible , So ; special or German , cast tool do. 15@20 wagon spokes , set 2 2)3 00hubs ; , per sot , 125 ; felloes , sawei dry , 140 ; tongues , each , 70@85c ; axles each , 76c ; square nuts , per Ib , 7@llc washers , per Ib , 8@18c ; rivets , per Ib , lie coil chain , per Ib , G@12c ; malleable , 8c iron wedges , fie ; crowbars , Gc ; harrov teeth , 4c ; horseshoes , per keg , 5 00 ; Bprini steel. 7@8c ; liurden's horseshoes , 6 35 Burden's mulcsboes , G 35. NAILS 10 to 20d. 3 GO ; 8 to 10 , 3 75 Gd , 4 00 ; 4d. 4 25 ; 3d , common , 5 00 : 3d fine , 6 50 ; clinch , all sizes , 5 25 ; Gd , casing 4 75 ; 8d casing , 4 50 ; lOd casing , 4 25 ; lOi finish , 4 75 ; 8d finish , 5 00 ; Gd finish , 5 25 half kecs , lOc extra. SHOT. Shot , 81.S5 ; Buck shot , 82.10 Oriental Pc.wdfir , kegs , 80.40 : do. , hal kegs , 53.18 ; do. , quarter kegs , 81.88 ; Blast- in ? , kpjs , 83.35 : Fuse , ner 100 feet 50c. BA' BED WIIIE In car lots,8 31 po 100 ; in less than car lots , 8 55 per 10.1. Horses and Mulct. The market is brisk and all grades are selling well at n slight advance in pi ices The demand for good horses exceeds the supply considerably. Prices range as fol lows : Fine single drivers , 8150. to 300. ; Extra draft horses , $175. to 225. ; Common drai horses , 8100. to 150. ; Extra farm horses 8110. to 125. ; Common to good farm horees SCO. to 8100. ; Extra plug ) , 8GO. to 75. Common plugs , 820. to 840. MULES. 15 to 15J hands ( extra ) , ? 12.'i to 150. ; 14J to 15 hands , 8100. to 140. 14 to 14 J hands , 875. to 100. ; 13J to 1 hands. $00. to 75 Liquors. ALCOHOL 187 poof , 2 25 per win gallon ; extra California spirits , 187 proof 1 3'J ' per proof gallon ; triple refined spirits 187 proof , 124 per proof trallou ; re-distiller Ybiekies , 100@15U ; fine blended , 150 ® 2 50 ; Kentucky bombons , 200@7 00 ; Ken tuckv and Pennsylvania ryes , 2 00@7 00 BRANDIES Imported , 86 00@1GOO domestic 140@4 00. GINS I.-rTorted , , 4 50@G 00 ; domestic 1 40@3 00. HUMS Imported , 4 50@G 00 ; New England. 2 00@4 00 ; domestic. 1 50@3 50 PEACH AND APPLE BRANDY 1 75@4 00. CHAMPAGNES Imrorted per case 2GOO31 'JjA&urlM. ! , case , 1200 ® . 1800 , CLARETS Per case , 4 50@1G 00 WINES llltine wine , per case , G 00 ® 20 00 ; Catawba , per case , 4 00@7 00. Lumber. WHOLESALE. FENCING No. 1 , 12 to 20 ft , 822 ; 00 No. 2 , 12 to 20 ft. , 21 00 ; sheeting dressed No. 1 , 18 00 ; No. 2 , 10 00 ; common boards dressed. 20 00. FRAMING 1C ft. and under , per M 21 00 ; 10 ft. studding , 22 00 ; 22 ft. 22 00 24 ft. 25 OU. FINISHING No. 1. finish li , Ij an 2 inch , 850 00 No. 1 finish 1 inch 845 00 No. 2. finish 1 } , 14 and 2 Inch. 8-1500 : N ( 2 finish , 1 inch , 840 00 ; No , 3 finish , 1 inul : 835 00 ; O. G. battens per iOO feet lin , 81 00 ; well curbing , 822 00 ; rough J nnd inch battens per 100 feet lin. . 50c. STOCK BOARDS A slock , ? 40 00 ; 835 00 ; C , 830 00 ; common stock , 822 50 FLOORING No. 1 , 840 00 ; No. 2 835 00 ; No , 3 , ? 22 00 yellow pine , No. 1 $4000. SIDING-NO i , 824 oo ; NO. 2 , 82200 No. 3. 318 00. SHIP LAP Plain , 822 00 ; O. G. No. 1 S3200 : No. 2,82200. CEILING-824 00@837 00. LATH AND SHINGLES-A starrest hUingles. 83 85 , No. 2 , 82 50 ; No. 3 , $2 00 Lath , S3 60. Material. LIME Per Imr/el , 81 35 ; bulk per bu. Sic. Cement , bbl , 82 50. Iowa planter bbl , 82 50 , Hair per bu. 35c. Tarre foil 100 Ibs. 83 60. Straw board , 84 CO PAPER Straw piper , 3 c ; rag paper Ic ; dry goodx paper , 7c ; manila paper , lOc news paper. 8c. COAL Cumberland blacksmith , i _ _ Morris Run Blonsburg , 612 ; Whltobreas lump , 80 50 ; Whltobreast nut , 80 TO ; lowi lump , 8(5 ( 50 ; lovra nut $ ( > 50 ; Rock Springs 88 ; Anthracite , all nUei. 812 00@12 60. Drill's DRUGS AND CHEMICALS -Acid Carbolic , 50c ; Acid , Tartaric , GOc ; Balsam Copabia , per Ib , 75c ; Bark , Sosjafias , per Ib , 14c ; Calomel , per Ib , 75o ; Ctachonlilin , per 07 , 93e : Chloroform , r * ' . 'b. ' 100 ; Dover's poii'dew , per Ib , 1 10 ; Jipjcrr altB , per Ib. SJo ; Glycerine , puie , per Ib , 45c : Lead , Acetate , p r Jb , Vie ; Oil , CA tor , No. 1 , per h'al , S > \ 35 ; Oil , Ca tor , No. 3. per gal , 81 25 ; Oil , Olive , per gal , 81 50 ; Oil , Origanum , 50o Opium , S4 fX > ; Ouinlno P. & W. & J . & H. , per oz , S2 40 ; Potassium , Iodide , per Ih ; 82 60 ; Salaciu , per or , 40e : Sulphate of Morphine , pcroz. 83 85 ; Hulphur flour , per In , 4c ; Htrvchntne. ner 07 , 81 50 , Wool. .Merino umvanhed , light , 14 1Go ; heavy , 13@15c ; medium unwashed , light , 18@20c ; washed , choice , 32c : fair , SOc ; tub-dingy and w , , # 8c ; hurry , blackani ] cottod wooU 2@6e loss Hide * run , Etc. HIDES Lirten butcher's hldo , 7o ; gree nured bides , 8c ; green wit , part curd Ides , 77Sc ; dry fltnt. aound , 13@l4o ; dry calf and.kip , 1213c ; dry nalt hidcs.nound , l(3)12c ( ) ; green calf. wt. 8 tol51V ( . . 10@llc | reen calf , wt. umlcr 8 Ibs , per skin , 50o | recn iwlts , $ t 00l 15 : green lamb nkliw , 110@l 25 : damaged hides , two-third rate , ut ncorcil and ono grub , claused two vf > c ; short strlixjlOoi narrow utripo 25c ; . -.1 i. _ . - _ i A tlll. . * Klrt Con neil Bluff * Mat-hot. COUNCIL BLUFFS , February 08 Flmir Oynt.il Mills Golden Sheaf , 3 CO ; California 1'ureka , patent , 3 8'ij ' best brand of K n n , 3 50u,3 00 ; Kansas and Mla-mwl flour , 3 50 ® I 25 ; graham , II 75 ; rye Hour , 3 10. Bran and Shorts 15 00 per ton Chop Coin 22 50 per ton , Wheat No , 2 , $112 : No. 3 , 72o ; re jected , 52c. Corn 18. OatsNo. . 'J , 40o ; rejected , 35c. Barley No. 2. Wo : No. 3 , 75o. liny Lome , 5 00G 00. ' Wo'od-5 50C.J ) 7 00. I.iu > Hogs 5 25@5 75. Cixttlo Shipping , I 50i85 ( 00 ; milch cows 30 00i(45 ( 00 per head : butcher * stock , 8 ooera 50. " Sheep 3"75tm ( 5. ' ' Wool ir.- ! ! ) . llntler Creamery , 30c ; In yills , wrap , ed , 25c : rolls not wrapped , 20j ; mixed co oi" , 15if ( 20e. Eggs Packed , 10o ; frcwh , 12Jo . Potatoes-1 10@130 ; S.ilt Lake , 1 M. Onions-1 25ttl ( 10. Dresf ed Poultry Chickens , lOo ; ducks , c ; gco.se. So ; turftevii , 12ic. lOljiiu Chickens 2 25 per dozen. CliJcnRo froUntif. Ciuc.vao. Febnmry 28. On 'changt. the inaiketscro niodcr * atcly acti\u. TI o receipts'of grain wcro 119 car lends , embr cing G of wheat , 7G of corn , 20 of oats , 2 of ive , and 15 of barley Flour The market leimlriH dull and no- , , 'leeted ' ; quotitlons mclmngpd ! common to clioico wo-lern spring , 4 50S,7 ( 00 : Minnesota seta , 5 10(2)7 ( ) 25 : patent- 5.S ) ( ! 5 i ; ivin- -er iiramlw , G 507 25 ; rye Hour , qu ! t 5 3"5 GO. Wh at No. 2 spring ruled \ crv quiet , and trading dragged slowly , but OITII. 'tonally a spurt ot activity \un developed , Accompanied with f ir tluctu.tious in , ) riufS. Trailing was almo't entirely speculative , nnd ohitllv in feller May , operators giving this futu i > tin most nt , tentio . The market upi-ned H.roiiMr . , and about i@Jc higrui ; the market be came weak nnd dull , lluctuiitiiig , and finally closed ubout lju h'ghcr for April and Jc for May on the in/id ir li n dind on call at I 2G | for ca h and Mnich ; 1 1WJ for At til ; 1 12forMa\t ; 1 23J I-T .lime ; 12IJ for the vear No. 3 tqiring , lit ! @ 1 07 ; rejected nominal Corn Quiet ; active in t > pa illative a- count , and thu shipping impiiry wis fair. The feeling was some\\hit niiieltli-d , and prices weroirrcgulni , though considerable Htrcngtb was developed during the greater part f the cession. At thu opening the market was steadier , and prices were 4 ® Jc higher. Ol'erings ' , however , wcru quito ire" , and the market ueakeiicd. nccomp.i- nied with u reaction of : jc. Toward the close , however , tbo feeling was firmer , and prices rallied g ( < ilc ) ami ruled compirn- lively steady. No. 2 white mlxod closcil atGOGlc for cash ; 5S > o for March ; MIJc for Ar'l ] ' ; Gl c for May ; Glc for Jui.c ; GJ B for July ; reject a quiet t 58 c. Oats firmer and in fair speculative demand. No. 2 cloanl nt 41i for cash ; 41o for larc'i ' ; 41Jc for ipril ; 41jc | for May ; 43Jc for June. Rye Steady , with continued mnal offerings and light dcm mil. No. 2 closeil at S4c for March ; 8" > ic fur April. Barley-Dull nnd lifeless ; No. 2 , 1 01 ® 1 05 for cash ; 1 03 for March ; No. 3 , 80 © 82c for cish ; 78c for April. Pork Steady at a plight advance am demand fair ; mess closed at 17 00@17 17i for cash ; 1700 for March ; 1732V for April ; 17 GO for May ; 1775 tor June 10 30 for the 3 ear. Lard In good dem mil and higher closing at 10 GU@10 G2i for cash ; 10 05 for March ; 1075@lt ) 77i lor April ; 10 871 ® 10 90 for May ; 11 30 for June ; 10 55 fo the year. Bulk Meits Fairly active and steady. Short ribs clo-ccl at 9 0i for cash aai March ; 9 22J for April ; 9 30 for May. Whisky Steady at 118. Butter In fair demand and mar ket quiet. Creamery , choice to fancy , i4Jc : ; ! ; fair to good , 40@13c ; dairy.choic to fancy , 3S@ ! : ! < . ; do fair to good , 25 ® 3."c ; fresh ma e packing stoc' , 20@28c ladle packed , common to good , 18@32c roll , 22@2Gc for common to fair , and if ! @ 30c for good to choice. Eggs Lower ; strictly fresh , loc. Ilec'ts. Shipm'ti Flour 18,991 12,28. Wheat 13,123 0,51' Corn 23,756 78,73. Oats 31,500 23,820 Rye 3,10s ) 3,702 Barley . , 26,808 7,28 Chicago Itivo Stock. CHIOAQO , February 28 The Drover's Journal reports as foil ws Hogs Receipts , 235. There was no lif in the market for common to good mixei and the feeling throughout was one o great weakness ; prices unchanged at G II @G 2' ' ; heavy packing and shipping were also weak ami easier at G G5@7 15 ; Phila dolphias nnd laid hogH , 7 20@7 45 ; Ugh liogn dragged to Hitch an extent that tin mariii-t was wholly without life ; quota tions langtt from G 15@G 55 ; skips am culls exceedingly dull ; no Hilot reported. Cattle llcceiptH , 0,400. Market fo shipping cattle slow nnd weak. ' Only i light business wtu dune at prices 510c lower ; hojvy cattle were freely offerei but n.ct with no demand ; common , 4 95(5 ( 5 25 ; medium , 530@5 10 ; good , 640@075 choice 5 ! - 95 mixed butchers' , 50@fi ; stocl ruled weak and there wan less activity litho the tr/idi than on former days of tin week ; very t"or cattle were vary plontifii and were dull , though good to cholci butcher and canning cattle were offerei only in moderate numbers and commaiu about steady rates ; COWH , 'J 60@2 75 ; bulle 3 00@5 40 ; steers , 4 5C5 31 ; stockerH am feeders , 3 G0@4 15. Slieep Receit | , 5,010. Market we.k and unsitisfactory ; common , 4 00(5 ( 4 2 ; good , B 40@5 70 ; choice , 5 75@G 00 St. Louis Produce. 8r. LOUIH , February 28. Flour Dull and unchanged ; fancy , G „ „ @G G5 ; choice , I ! 00@G 2) ; family , 5 3 feB 50 ; XXX , 5 70@5 00 ; miperline , 4 Of @ 4 30 ; whitf , 3 80 ( ,4 00. Wheat Higher ; No. 2 red , 1 52 tor cish ; 138J for Fobninry ; 1 23 fo. Mnich ; 1 20 for Apill ; 1 271 for May ; 1 104 for Juno ; 1 11 for July 1 07 for thu year. Corn Advanced : md active i.t 58Jo foi cash ; 58Je for Fell uurj ; 59o for Alarch Or.io for April ; G3i for May ; MJc for Jniif ; ( i5io for July. Oats Sicady nnd higher at Glo for ru'h ; Mo for Ki-hnnrv ; 42/o for Ma'rh 11 i or v nl , 1 < I 'lui ilu . Rye DullutbTi- , Barley Firm at 8'J@92o. ) Lead Dullrothied , 4 87i ; hard , 4 85. UiitUr " Dull ; cieaiiiBry , 4l@1Go dairy , Kgs-.c Flat Heed Hcarco nt 1 31. Whisky Hteady at 1 17. Pork Steady and firm at 17 50 for caul ) ; 17 f > 5 for March ; 17 CO for May , Lard .Scarce and firm nt It 75. Jteo'tH , Shlpmtx. U7 8 , 4f 07,417 33,250 Corn .io. 25 18,011 OaU 11,174 fi.fcOO liy 2,000 none Unrley 2.COO 1,852 , Turpentine Murlfct- WaMiNQTON , N , O. , Fobruory 28. Ilosln Finn ; utralned to good , 11)5. ) HpirlU-Dull nt 50o. Tar Firm at 1 00. Turpentine No ( juoUtloni. NowYorJt froilnoo NKWYoim , February 28. 1'lour Dull and fitWIOc lower ; nouUiorn our unchanged ; common to choloo extra , 25800. Wheat--I UHltlcd but clo tn ? utro > g t tllglit advance ; No. 2 red , 1 X2if1 3'lj \'o. 1 red , 1 38 ; Xo. 2 white , 1 ; Ci ; Xo 2 ed forMnrch , 1 31K 11 321 ; < ' " April , 341 35J ; do May , 1 3I3@1 V.j. Corn Opened firm , afterward * became veak , nml declined and elo \vlthinoio trcnetli ; um-rrvloil inlxDil , ( > 5C 09iileaii ; cr nlxeti , 07@07l : Ko. 2 , mixed'for Marc'i , 7gWO c ; do April , 0.0 > @G'J3c. 0 's Strong , hlglier and fairly acthc ; Vo , 1 white , Bile ; V0 , 2 do 1 2Jc No. mixed , file ; do 51@52Jc ; No 2 mixrtl or February , OJc , llyo- Dull ; otnto OO OOjc. BarleyDull. . Pork Dull at 17 " 5@18 00 for nc ness Lard Firm and falily nclivnl 10 SO or ca h and March ; Apt 11 , 10l'010 ' 024 Wii.ky-Noiultwl. PctMlcnm Firm an I cmiln in birrel , O frc'lc ; rriluod in jatn-l' , "ic. Now Jtorlt Ury Gooils NKW YOUK. Fobninrv 28 The < 'onuuercinl Bulloti.i of this uvonlii inys nf the dry goods mar ct : Tin \\ock un'lcr ' r view has doM < lop > d i ( somewhat more nc tve under uno in the jobbing trade , and n umdoritoly iucroiseil juslu m was rcportod by dry goods nnd loth jobliorc , and big \\hnl ale clothing ioit > . There was also u heavy di'iniud 'or heavy wonlens at first Imuds , but bnsl- less ruled quiet w th cotton nooiK Com- iiiybn Hrms nud tnict d' crt | > Uons of Hprim ; gnodii were lightly dealt In liy milage hirers , Jeltctimis hnvingbeoii i m i t whully of n hin > M mouth uinrac- trr. AdiicLM from'nix'of the principal listributlng point' in tlu unit and ii"itli- \vi'U indiciitu that tlio opiiug t'.uleia ib.i . topcnim ; M I'd fair prospect n d a niod'-r.itvly gm d biuiiuvs is . ntiri | ated in near by states , but np rts from BOiithcru aud sou hwcst aiowi vncnur giiiK w hns rinnctlmiM SICIMI the o iso nt this itiga nf the t-e.iHiiii. The dillicnlty of unlciiig collect ions in Home of tlio cotton itnte-t Hiill uontinvs , i nd this in cornice- tl"H uitli ihc speculation roused bv the iiiqieiiMnn o' Mesors. Mcnkln IJrjis Icm- .iliis , Teiin , t\illi roiortid linbililies at f5l\0"0 The niiiiii fcnluies of thu mnrKct rotiiiiiii uuihanged , and tlio gb t-ome klniN it goods h.vioMlightly accumulited because if the Into lull In thu duunnd , stock * are \\cll ( .ouilitioni.il us a rule , nii'I ) ir cos nro "or the most pnrt stfndy. St IiiiuiN Llyo Stock- St. 1 outs , Februaiy 28. Cuttle Struuik and unchanged ; export- IN , 0 ( Ovfft ! 50 ; ; ? till to choice shipnim ; , i OOtTu'i 75 ; nifd urn to choice butcher.- , BOmB ' 0 ; natuo nUickarn , 375@150 ; cown and h iftrs. 3 fiO@0 50. lleceipts , ; ilG h ail ; Kliipiiiriitf. 3.0--2 held. Hogs SI w , and n shade easier ; light , liO.ftOlOt Yoikerx , ( I 3'i@0 45 ; packing U OO&i ! 70 ; butcher. ' mid bclt-ct , I ! 80 ( < i 7 20 ; pig" , a lirnW5 00. Uccciptc , 2.C.OO lior.d ; ipnionli2,03J head. Olnotnuati Produce. CINCINNATI , Febiunry 28. Mess Pork Quiet nt 17 ( J2i17 75. Lird 1'iimo Hteam , 10 374. Bulk Meats-Clear sides ! l > 0@0 8" ) . llncon Clear sides , 10 4010 15. , Flour llasy ; family , 0 257 25. Wheat Kasy for No. 2 red ; sold at 1 85J. Corn Fair demand aud steady ; No , 2 mixed 0"c. Outs Steady ; No. 2 misfil , 19c. llyo Dull aud nominal ; No , 2 , 05c. Barley Quiet ami nominal for all gr.-tlcs lit 8"i@l 00 Whisky Quiet nnd steady nt 1 1C. Poorta Prodaoo. PKOHIA , February 28. Corn Now ( inn ; high mixul , G94ljc ! mixed , CUl@39Jc. Oats-Firm ; No. 2 white. 43 ® M4o. ] lye Scarce and nominnl ; No. 2 , 88c. Highwines Unchanged nt 1 10. Jlcc'ts. Ship'ts. Wheat . 4,182 none Corn . 2(5.950 ( 33.00U Ont . 7,90 12,251 ] { yo . none l,00n Barley . l.O'O GOO Pittsbiirc Oil Marlcot. PlTTHnuHO. Fobninry 28. The oil market op nrd at ,833c. nut closed nt noon nt 82c ; for April delivery Slgc ; May nud June , 88Jc ; New York , 74e ; Antwerp , 18Jf . Shipments United , 5ill,0i9 ImrreU ; on tidewater , 5,515 bar rels ; churtoie. 2 ' ,150 barrels. I'ittsburg sale ; , 352,000 barrels. Pittsburg ex Ji tngo stock , 105. _ _ Fhilatlolpbla Prodnco. PillLADKLrillA , February 28. Wheat Lower at 1 SOi for cash ; 1 31 for March ; 1 13J for April. Corn Fir/u / at Cfig@G74 for cash ; 6G @ C7J for March. Oats Easier nt 4950c for ounh and Murch. Rye -Quiet at 85c. iilvo Stock. , Pn. , February 28. Cattle Shade higher. Keccip's ' , 810 head ; shipments , 1,032 bead Hogs Fair. IfecciptH. 2,300 hea' ship ments , 2,000 heal ; Philadelphia , 740 © 700 ; Yorkcrc , 070c0 85. Sheep Active. Heccipts , 1,00) head ; shipments , 3,000 head. Baltimore Produce. ] ! AITIMOHB , February 2 . Flour Dull ; 0 00@7 00 for family ; 3 00 @ 5 80 for export. Wheat - Southern firmer ; full1 27 ® 1 32 ; longborry , 1 351 40 ; No. 2 red winter - ter stonily at 1 2811 28J for each and February" Com White Houthern steady n 08c ; yellow Hteady at l8c ! , Tolotlo Proanoo. TOLEDO , Febninry 28. Wheat Dull nnd quiet ; No. 2 , 1 254 ® 1 274 for cash mid M-irch ; 1 271 for April ; 1 27J for May ; 1 2(1 ( for June ; 1 15J for July ; 1 13 for August ; 1 10 ? for the year , Corn Dud and ( pilot ; No , 2 , Gl u for cash nnd Fehniary ; Oljc for Mny. Oats Dull and quiet ; No. 2Hjjc. . Liverpool Produce Morlfot- LiVKiirooi. , F brunry 28 , Flour iO-12 < . tj Wheat Winter 9a 10d@10 < 0d : sprinj , Od 4d@10 4.1 . ; club , 10n ld@10i 4d. Corn 5s lid. Pork 77 , Lard 75' . itocelpts of wheat fortho p'ist three dayu WUH 291,000 Dijiitalri , 114,000 contals hein American , Bufl'ulo Llvo Stock. KAHT BUKKAI.O , February 28. Jlogrt Hteady ; rocei ! > tH 21) ) cn.rn ; Hhip- nents 17 caiii ; YorJ-oM , < i fcO@7 < .0 ; need to medium , 7 15@7 25 , CA1.1FOHMA FLOUK. .S'wcramento mills patent fbur ( red brand ) , Our b"i-t liiireka patent flour ( bbiQ firand ) , The ( inly patent flour man ufactured nn the Pacific coast. We claim it la thu whittst , ttroiigeut and bentfiimlly flour in thu fetatu. Ask your | ; imer for It. Try It nnd you will nsu no other. K. M . MoUitKAiiv k Co. , Sacramuuto. T. J , KVANH , Agent , Crystal Milln , Cuuucil Bluifo. f.ia- ruioa Unlvi > , The bunt aulvo intlio world for outs , bruujca , aorcH , ulcord , tialt rhoiiin , fever sores , totter , clmppod liands , chillblaiiiSj corim nnd all kinds of sldn ornjitioiiH , Tliiu ualvu is guar untoctl to give porfuct Hiitisfaction in every case or jnonoy refunded. I'rico , for box , Far solo by T" A MoMAiiow. On id THE DENVER END , Details of the Work of the Con- trnotor * } on the Woat Side of thi B. & M. A Visit to tlio OvmliiiK Cnrnpn uiul Whnt It ) cn cr Trlhtii e , 15'ti ' , Tlio work of builtHnj ! the Hurling- ,011 nud Colorado oxtui ion of the iicauo , Hiuliuyton AQiiinvy mil- iv > la jiri'Kro.ismH ' with the uliuuBt rtpidily , nnd thu ptospuctnow is , that Liuoii li tniins will bu running nvur thotiuw route ii0111 Chicigo to Denver - vor by the llrsl of .luuo or .luly at the latest. A Tribune ri'portor wont out to thu canipn of the contractors cni-ngeil on the grading ! * nud oxtuusiona at thitt " t'ud ol tho" line , yi-sterdiiy , nml found tlio to.iniR a'ul moil scnttfiud nvur ton milt's of ro.id.boil , wlucliii8 rnjiidly nssuiuiiig the pioiuntionn of u ( luiahcd. gtadu. At the time of the letting of the last coutrnotH only about ono him- drod nml eighty miles of roud-bod re- iiuincd to bo gr.ulud to coiupjoto the road to Don vor. The load U boiiig ironed , or rather "utooUul , " us rapidly ns the grading is tiui'licd , tlio track men following this gnuli'rj , btiog only n few roils in the rc.ir of tlioiu. Tlio track is now votunU-tud from the former eastern turu'inim nt Oul- hertson , Nobniakii , to a point forty miles iotn Colorado , and tuunu are run out of Denver ever tbo throe miles of track which are completed from this end of the iimtu. The re porter found the men bore busily at work lading tics aud putting dotvn the rails which are teen to eonnuoi the MOUNTAINS AN1 > Tlin LAKKH. The lirat oainp of gradurti , next to Ihc constitution train , la that of Air. Whitemnu , who hua the contract for three miles. Next < nme the cunps of Messrs. Murray , Gaylord , Mangin , and others , all of whom wore found working u heavy force of men and teams. Messrs. Streoterv Small have the contiact for the first fifty miles from Denver eastward , and the well known contractors , Reynolds & Sons , have the remainder. Their contracts call for the completion of the grading by May 1st. The con tractors aeon at work yesterday said that they would finish before that time probably iu about six weeks. Mr. J. 11 , Reynolds , contractor for ho grading east of Streeter it Small's contract , was in thu city yesterday 'rom hia camp at Rock Springs , ami said ; "Wo have aovon hundred teams a work on the lirat forty miles east o Stroetur's rontr.ict , and about lifteei hundred men. " "When will you finish your con tract1 "Uy the middle of March , if th weather remains pleasant. The em of the track is now only one liundroi and twenty-live miles from Denver. Trucklaying has been dolajodfor \\eekonaccountofthocold snap , < it would bo furlhor progressed. Rail ; are now being laid at the ruto of mile and a half a day. " Mr. Reynolds thinks they will see roach Rock Spiings , which will bo th end of the division. A round house . will probably be built thoro. Many uro enthusiastic ever the prospects of this station , which will probably soon grow into a good-sized town. It will bo called Akron station. TUB CHAKAOTKR OF THE UOAD-BHU. is said to bo of the very finest , From , Denver east ivard , ever the whole of the Strcotor contract , tlio work is easy and there are no very luavy grades. Tlio contractor ! ) seen yesterday all pronounced the road-bed , HO far us graded , to bo nio.st excellent and in full keeping with the general charac ter and reputation of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy institutions. The deepest cut for miles out of Denver - ver is only eighteen feet , aud the heaviest fill about seventeen foot. Thu grade is a very easy riao along this part ot the road. Where Mr , Whitman - man was working , yesterday , he said the rise was only ii-10 of an inch to tiio 100 foot , or almost a dead level , "Whoro are you going"to do your n ext grading.asked ? the reporter. "Wo oxyoct to work for the Chica go , Builington & Quincy , " was the roply. * 'A surveying party started out on Monday towards the moun tains , and there are rumors of other i xctiraions " Mr. Reynold * also said that the Chicago , Burlington & Quinoy had Haiti us much as th.it would have plenty of weak lor them to do. AT TUB C'AMl'H the scene waa a busy one. For miles , ; w fur as could bo seen , hundreds of mon and teams were at work. Tlio grading fa being pushed over a space of ten miles at the HIUIIO time , and as a largo part of Mr. Struetur's grading has already beou completed from the other nnd of tlio fifty mile contract , a space of only about fifteen miles re mains to bo completed between where the mon are now working and the part completed at the other ond. Mr. Gaylord - lord , at his camp , wus found to be worki"g twenty teams and about sixty men , Chief Engineer Tracy , of the division , expects to bo running IUB ti'uin ever the ton miles of road , which is now being graded , in a few days , lie was close upon tlio heels of Contractor Whiteman at the first junnyyoHlorday , sujjpliud with steel to lay the track as tapidly us the work men could put it down. The open winter lias greatly favored the work men and assisted in the progress of the road. uii ! uouTii ANII rnoM'i'.t'r-1. An agent of the Chicago , Burling ton > t Quincy wns nlHo called upon yesterday , but lilllo that was now nbout the project of the compnny was gleaned , i'lio company are haying the handsomest conches over run over the rails built in the I'ullimn shopn , Tlio agent thought the now Chicago and Denver line would bo in opera tion by July 1 nt the latest , nnd prob ably bo running trains throuuh , s. vend weoka before that timo. The route will bo fioni Chicago through Burlington , along the line of the old road crossing the Missouri rivet at I'lattsmouth and through Linlwln , Fort Morgan and many thriving points to Denver. All agree that it will prove of incalcuublo value to this city and suction , and the ar rival of the first through train , vil ! o looked forward to with more in teront than hnn boon accorded any railway enterprise or event which hns occurred for many years. Emmott'a Anniversary. Tlio Kmmott Monument associa tion on Saturday evening next , March ttli , will celebrate tlio 101th nunivor. nary of the birth of Rqbert Kmmott , Ireland's greatest patriot nnd martyr , at Kuony'a hall. M. A. llartigan , Kaij , , of I'lattsmonth , will deliver nn oration on the lifo nnd times of Kmmott. aud Joseph F. Wall , of this city , will deliver Ummott's r6ply to the court } F. MacDonagh will recite n Holcct poem specially prepared for the anniversary. Several Indies nnd gentlemen singers have kindly volun teered to fill the interval with vocal nud instrumental music. The A. 0. 11. band will provide their choicest musio. Admission will bo by tickets , which can bo procured nt the door or from nny of the members of the nsso- ciution. The hall will doubtless bo well filled .iullv l'\U > ' > u-,1 ( iii lux tlio iuttt ilirotit . quick oat , u > "i * - t o L-rcit Metropolis. CHI , , N'ORTII-KABTRRN , I ) u i , , uiii.ijiAnrrRii LINKS , which terminate ! hcte , v.11) ) . K\NHM > ClTT , r.KAVRNWORTIl , AT011UO * , lAiUNtii. UuipfH anil OMAHA , tbr UOMMXIRIAL DHSTRWI from which r dUto EVERY LINE OF ROAD th\tvtfiicltkiiM tlio Coiillnonr from the UlMonil Iliiir to tlio I'nclflo Slovo. The OniOAOO ROOK ISLAND & PA- OIFIO RAILWAY IB the only line [ rom Chicago owning tract In . ICur.RAa. orlilcli , liy lla own roiul , renchue th point * nliovo named. No TRAKurinw nv CAHIUAOI No MIHSINO oONNBCTin.vHl No hudilllnK In III vcntlUkil or unclean earn , M o\orv P.IWCDKCI carried In roomy , clean and votitllatod coacliM upon Kant Kniinw Trains U.VT CARK ol unrlrnlod mnsnlllcpncn , POLLUAN I'ALACII SLiuirm > l UAIIK. nud oiironnuorM-tamoui DiniNU UARH , upon wlilch mmlRarn eorvi'il o ! un Kur | i H ll lciico , at the low rate ol SHVRNTT Fna : Ciurra KAcn , with t.nipo ! time for hcilthfu onlojmcnt. lliroiiRh Ca.ru between Chlovto , PuarU , Mil. wntikoa tnd Mltwonrl Hlinr 1'nlntJi : and clon can1 unctloiiH at all | x > lnt of Intntioclfon rlth other rcuuin. rcuuin.Wo Wo tlcliot ( do not forgot this ) directly to Bvorr iilnco of lm ) < ortAiico In Kansvi. Nrliranl.a. Bl ; k llllla , Wromlng , Utah. Idaho , Nevada , CallfornU , Oregon , WiwhlnKton Iwrrltorx , Colorado , Arlron * nnd Now Moxlco. Anil bcral rrnnjfinontii ( Togr.rdlnp ; baii ? ( ! 0 u any other line , and ratoi of faro ilwavi nil ow M rom ) > ctl'om , nlm furtiUU but fc ritlic o tbo com fort. 1)0 3 and tackle ol ttttrtfltnoii true. Tlciiot" ) . mam and fnldcrn nt nil iirlticlp * oIl'.ci'H In Uii ! United Stntoti and Canada. u. u. UAIIM ; , E. ST. JOHN , Vlto I'rco't i Gen. Ocn. TUt anil I'MH'r Ag H' niic < ! r. flhlt-'irn ( .lilcftiro. SMOKERS' ' HEADQUARTERS , Juu nuikiuati has rcmoiod to No. 215 South Thirteenth street , between Knrnhnm and Douglas. Ilo now has a flnu , roomy store with an extensive tl'ar | nunulactory In rer. Jan" Sionx City & FaciiiG THE SIOUX OITY BOUTS Runs a Bnlld Train Ihroucli fmm Council Bluffs tot. . Fttal Without Ohango Time , Only 17 Hoiin it .lOO * MII.Kb TIIK. MIIOnil . ' > T .JOUTK FHOK " COUNCIL BIi TOOT. PAUL , MINNEAPOUS DULUTH OU ud ll polnta In Kortliern low * . MlnuoeoU und DakotA. Thin Una ID cMlulppoil with tbo Improvud Woatlnghouso Automatic Alr-brako n > l Mllle ' Platform Coupler anil Duffer : and for BPEBD , BAFKTV AND COMF ( HT IB uniurpaiuod. Pullman Palncu rfk-oplng Car run through WITHOUT Oil ANOB between Kan aae City and St. Paul , via Council ninth and Hioux City , Trains lua\ Union I'aclllo Transfer at Coun cil llluris , at 7:3K : p. m. dally on arrival of Kaneap City , St. Joaeiih anil Council Hindu train from the South. Arriving ut Sioux City 11:36 : p. m. . and at the New Union Depot at St. Paul at 12:30 : noon. TKN HOtmn JN ADVANCE OF ANT.OTHKK ROUTK. jarltcraombcr In taking the Sioux City Route you ifot a Throiii'h Trnln. The Hhortcut Line , the Quickest Tlmo and a Comfortable Hide In the Through ' 'an between COUNCIL BLUKK8 AND ST. PAUL. XeJTSeo that your Tlckcta teml vln the "Kloux. City nnd Pacific IUIIror.il J. H. WATTLK8 , J. R. llUCIIA.NAtf Hnriorlntcndent. flen'l I'aas. Atrcnt , I' , K. KOUINBON , Auw'tdcn'l Pius. A t. , c MlHHonrl Valley , lO'Aft. J. II. O'BHYAN , Routliwotern Aiscnt , _ Councl Uluga. loiva ana. M , UOANI. A. 0 , CAMttXU , DOAHE & CAMPBELL , At to'rneys-at-La w Dexter L. Thomas. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Room 8,0rolhton Block- BOSTON MARKET , Cuming Street J. J. HOBES , Propr. Fresh and Salt Meats of all Kinds , Poultry , Fish , &o.r in Season. O 0 JM3E1 j&.TXrx > * * " - < EUROPEAN RESTAURANT , OnFarnhamSfcMbBt , 11 & 12 , OPEN DAY AND MIGHT. MEALS ( ii LUNOH AQCM'S KOK , STEAM BREAD BAKERY. GEORGE HOUGH , . M4.i Proprietor. THE .OOCMTILI d. I. PAYNTER , \ Proprietor Corner 10th and Howard Streets , OMAHA , NEB. .TWO Dollars Per Day ,