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Fish and Oysters Continue Active at
Expense of Meats.
STRAWBERRIES DRIFTING DOWN.
Km Garden Stuff Grws Cheaper and
Moves More Freelj.
SPEINGOKCEENS FEOM THE SOUTH
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch; 1
-Feidat. April 6, 18K9L J
The last week of March showed a decided
improvement in the retail vegetable and
fruit trade over previous weeks. At the
Diamond Market stalls reports were very
bright for that week. Unfavorable weather
as April dawned, gave a slight backset to
trade, so that this week has scarcely kept tip
the record. There are, however, signs to-day
that the ground lost the first half of the week
will be recovered. A pleasant Saturday will
bring all the business that market people can
wellattend to, judging from the activity to
day. Green stuff is steadily drifting toward prices
within the reach of the aTerage consumer's
pocketbook. Southern strawberries and home
raised cucumbers are much below last Satur
day's prices.
At the fish and oyster stalls a good week's
trade is reported. The season of frozen fish
is now about over. About all of the frozen ar
ticle now for sale are herring. The supply of
fresh fish is good, and the demand equally
cood. Lovers ol lake and ocean products hav
ing long been shut up to the frozen article in
dulge more freely when the fresh appears.
This has improved demand the past week.
A leading dealer speaking of Lenten Influ
ence on the fish trade, said: "Our business is
usually at its best afier Lent is over. What
the Christian fast does in benefiting our trade
is that it creates a demand for our products at
a time of the year when otherwise business
would be at its worst"
Activity at the fish stalls is offset by quiet
ness at the butcher stalls. There is no change
in the price of choice cuts of beef, though the
rough parts are sold at concessions.
Spring chickens from the Sunny South have
put in an appearance the past week, and read
ilv bnnjr $2 00 per pair. It has thus far been
impossible to secure enough to supply the de
mand. The scarcity is attributed byone dealer
to the enormous consumption at Washington
during the inauguration week. Every lour
years there appears to be a shortage in this
line immediately after the induction of a new
President. Young pigeons are on the stalls at
H 50 a dozen and snipe at S3 00.
Butter and eggs are In full supply and at
prices a shade lower than a week ago. Good
country rolls are to be had at 25c with 40c as
the outside price for fancy.
Florists report an improved demand for ar
ticles in their line without any change In
prices.
In almost all the lines of market basket ma
terials greater activity is reported, with a gen
eral dntt toward lower prices as the time for
new garden stuff draws nearer.
Following are the latest retail prices:
Bleats.
The prices called for at the Diamond Markets
remain unchanged. The best cuts of tenderloin
steak range from 20 to 25c, with the last figure
for very fancy, which are very often no bet
ter than the 20c article; sirloin, best cuts,
from 18 to 20c; standing rib roast, 15 to 20c;
chuck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c;
boiling beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads, 25c per
pain beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, 6c a
pound: calf livers. 25c apiece; corned beef
from 5 to 10c per pound. Veal for stewing
commands 10c; roast, 12 to 15c: cutlets. 20c
per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 12 10
loc: hind quarters, 15 to 20c A leg of mut
ton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings
12c; fore quarter, Scj lorn of mutton, 15c.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Jersey sweet potatoes, 25c a half peck;
potatoes, 15c a half peck; celery, 10 to 15c a
bunch; new Bermuda potatoes, 35c per X
peck; new Bermuda onions, 25c per quart;
tomatoes, 40c per quart box; cabbage, 5
to 10c; ancles, 15c to 20c per. half peck;
bananas, lo to 25c a dozen: lemons, 20 to
25c per dozen: oranges, 2540c; onions, 20c a
hilf peck; spinach, 20c per half peck; lettuce,10c
perbuncb,3 lor 25c; radishes,7c per bunch; cran
berries, 15c per quart; cucumbers, 15 to 25c a
piece; mushrooms, $1 a pound; asparagus, 20c a
bunch; new beets, 15c a bunch; strawberries, 50c.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, 35a Good country
butter, 25c Fancy pound rolls, 40c
The ruling retail price for eggs is 15c, or 2
dozen for 25c
The range for dressed chickens is $125 to
51 50 per pair. Turkeys, 25c per pound. Spring
chickens 2 per pair.
Fish and Oysters.
Following are the articles in this line still on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali
fornia salmon, 40c pound; white fish, 12c; her
ring, 4 pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, 45c
to 50c a pound; shad, 80c apiece; sea salmon,
40c a pound; blue fish, 20c; perch. 10c;
halibut, 23ci$Ck bass, SOc; black bass, 20c: lake
trout, 12c: lobsters, 25c; green sea turtle, 28c
Oysters: standard, SI per gallon; select, II 50
to SI 75; X. Y. counts, $1 75 per gallon; snaps,
90c: shell oysters, 25c dozen; smelts, 20 to 25c
pound; clams, SI 25 gallon; scollops, 60c a
quart.
Flowers.
La France roses, S3 00 per dozen; Bride
roses, S2 00 per dozen; Perles, SI 25 per dozen;
Niphetos, SI 25 per dozen; Bennetts, $2 00
per dozen; Magna Charta roses, SI 00;
American Beauty, 50cSl 00 apiece; Mermets,
52 00 per dozen; De TVattville, 82 00; carnations,
60 cents a dozen; Violets, $2 09 a hundred;
Lilv of the Valley, 75e per dozen; Maiden
Hair fem, 60c per doz. fronds. Bermuda
Easter lilies. S3 00 per dozen: tulips. 75c per
dozen; mignonette, 75c per dozen; lilacs, 25c
a spray; daffodils, 75c per dozen; Dutch hya
cinths, 20c apiece: pansies, 25c a dozen; Jacque
minot roses, S2 60 a dozen.
I1Y STOCK MAEKETS.
Condition of the Market at the East Liberty
Stock Tarda.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch,!
Feidat. April 6, 18S9. J
Cattle Receipts, 1,160 head: shipments, L260
head; market, nothing doing; all through con
signments. No cattle shipped to New York to
day. Hogs Receipts. 3,200 head: shipments. 2,800
head: market fain medium Phlladelphias.
6 105 15: heavy hogs, S5 00; pigs and Yorkers,
S5 l(to 15. Six cars of hogs shipped to New
York to-day.
Sheep Receipts, 1,400 head: shipments, 1,400
head. Market firm at yesterday's prices.
Br Telegraph.
New Yoek Beeves Receipts, 30 carloads
for the market, 31 carloads for slaughterers di
rect and C9 carloads for export alive and dead;
s. market firm at a f nrtber advance equal to 10
"" cents per 100 pounds and all sold before noon,
including common to good steers at $3 754 40
per 100 pounds; fat bulls at S2 G03 00; exports
to-day, 380 beeves; to-day's Liverpool cable
quotes American refrigerator beef steady at 8
cents per pound. Sbeep Receipts 5,200 head;
unchanged afid nearly all sold, including un
shorn sheep at So6: clipped do at S45; un
shorn yearlings at So 757 60; clipped do at $5 25
66 00: spring lambs at S3 50C 75 each. Hogs
Receipts 2,800 head; none ottered alive: nom
inal value, S5 105 50.
Chicago The Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattle Receipts. 8,500 head: shipments, 5,000
head:, market strong and 10c higher; beeves,
S4 404 GO: steers. S3 304 25: stockers and
feeders. 2 403 60; cows, bulls and mixed,
(1 753 35; Texas steers, S33 85. Hogs Re
ceipts. 15,000 head; shipments, 9,000 head; mar
ket opened steady and closed stronger; mixed,
S4 70Q4 90: heavy, 704 92: light, $4 755;
skips.- S3 604 L Sheen Receipts, 4.000 head;
shipments, 2.000 head; market stronger;
natives. $45 60: "Western cornfed, $4 BOfflf 30;
Umbs.S4 60g!S50.
Kansas City Cattle Receipts. 2,708 head;
shipments, 1,467 head; market active; medium
weight dressed beef strong and 10c higher;
heavy weight 610c higher; cows active and 5
10o higher; stockers and feeding steers strong;
. good to choice cornfed, $4 104 85; common to
f medlum,S2 753 85:stockersaiidfeedingsteers,
SI 603 40; cows. 11 602 75. Hogs Receipts,
6,773 hcadrshipments. .,878 bead; tnarketstrong
and active and a shade higher: goocLto choice.
. S4 674 65; common to medium, $4 004 60.
v feheep Receipts, 649 head: shipments, none;
market steadv; gooa to cuoice nmitons, & uuP
4 35: common to medium, S2 50B3 75.
St. Lotus Cattle Receipts. 300 head: shin.
ments, none: market higher: choice heavy na
tive steers, S3 9004 30; fair to good do, S3 O0S
4 00; stockers and feeders, fair to good, $2 10
3 00: rangers, corn-fed. S2 70S3 60; grass-fed.
S2 00Q2 90. Hogs Receipts. 4,000 head; ship
ments, none; market easv; choice heavy and
butchers' selections, S4 754 85; packing, me
'i Si0111 to Prime. J4 604 70; light grades, or-
t dinary to best, $4 65Q4 75. Sheen Receipts,
none; shipments, none; market strong; fair to
t choice, S3 0085 00.
"J" Cijf C lix 1 ATT TO am stAariir. Mmmrm anil
light, H 004 85: packing and butchers', U 708
Si "? recel. "2,325 head; shipments, LW
Stead. -
MAEKETS BY WIRE.
Stay Wheat Lower and July Higher Both
Options Active and Unsettled Rom
and Oats Firm Pork Steady
Xard Steps Up.
Chicago. "Wheat was active and -unsettled
to-day and was controlled almost wholly by
local influences. It was the general belief that
the operator who has been long of May, and
whom the combination or bull interest have
been endeavoring' to force out, had sold,
through different brokers to-day, and that the
off erings were taken up by clique brokers.
Trading, it is claimed, was heavy. At the open
ing the market was unsettled, and alter fluctu
ating for some time sold off to a point 2Je be
low yesterday's closing, recovered some and
closed about Ho lower.
July, although opening a shade weaker, de
veloped more or less strength, and advanced
ifi above inside figures and closed a higher
than yesterday. It was claimed that the same
parties who have been credited with being con
nected with the bull side of May wheat, had
been theprincipal buyers lor July and sup
posed to be for the purpose of covering short
sales made some time ago at higher prices.
Corn ruled quiet, but firm. Transactions
were confined largely Jo the operations of room
traders, and fluctuations were limited to Kc
range.
m nv nat wota f alrlv active dnrln? the earlier
part of the session, but the more deferred
futures were slow. May advanced Jic, and the
appreciation was fairly maintained.
Mess pork attracted more attention, and
trading was rather active. Opening sales were
made at 57c decline, but rather free buying
forced prices up 2022Kc Later the matket
was a trifle easier, and prices receded 5g7Kc,
closing steady.
A steady feeling prevailed in lard, but trad
ing was somewhat lighter. Prices ruled about
2c higher, and the market closed quiet.
Only a limited trade was reported in short
ribs, and the feeling was stronger. Prices ruled
aDouizc nigner, ana ciosea steaay.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
"Wheat-No. 2 May, 92K9483W92Uc:
June. 89Ji9189K91c; July, 85i$!5
86c;year, 7SKeKc
Cobn No. 2 May. 35V35Jc; June, S6c;
July, 36f36Ji3636c.
Oats No. 2 May, 2o25Vc; June, JSJgc;
July 2525K2585Kc?
Mess Pobk, per bbL-May, S12 2512 47
12 2512 40; June, JI2 6012 50012 4612 45;
July, $12 45012 6012 4512 62.
Labd, per 100 lis May, $7 U; June, S7 05
7 02: July, 7 107 127 077 07.
Shobt Rnts, per 100 Bs. April, 6 17
6 15; May, S6 226 20; June, $8 30g6 27;
July $6 3206 3E 306 32.
uasn quotations were as ioiiows: inonr steaay
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat. 9191c;
0.4 spring wneat, ouc; jNo.area,iBi4C no.
2corn,S5Jic lno. 2 oats, 24525c No. 2 rye,
43c. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed.
SI 54. Prime timothy seed. SI S3l 35. Mess
pork, per barrel, J12 3512 4a Lard, per 100
lbs. S6 95. Short ribs sides (loose). $8 166 25.
Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S5 505 75. Short
clear sides (boxed), S8 606 62. Sugars Cut
loaf, 89c; granulated, 8c; standard. "A,"
7c Receipts Flour, 8.000 barrels; wheat, 13,
000 bushels: corn, 121,003 bushels: oats. 85,000
bushels: rye, 2,000 bushels; barley, 21,000 bush
els. Shipments Flour. 7,000 barrels; wheat.
92,000 bushels; com. 17,000 bushels: oats, 60,000
bushels; rye, 2,000 bushels; barley. 26,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day" the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs firm at
10c
New Yoek Flour steady and quiet Corn
meal steady. Wheat Spot firm and c higher;
options dull and o higher. Rye dulL Barley
quiet. Barley malt dull. Corn Spot active
and stronger: options Vc higher on April; un
changed on other months. Oats Spqkstronger
and quiet; options firmer and dull. Say quiet
and steady. Hops quiet and steady. Coffee
Options opened firm at 2025 points up, closed
barely steady at 2030 points up; sales,
78,750 bags, including April, 16 3518.55c;
May, 16.6016.70c; June, 16.6516.80c; July,
16.8016.90c: Augusu 16 8517.05c; September
and October, 17.u017.20c: November, 17.05
17.20c; December, 17.1517.85: January, 17.20;
February. 17.20I7.25c; spot Rio stronger: fair
cargoes at lSJic Sugar Raw barely steady
and quiet: fair refining. 8c; centrifugals, 93 test
6c; refined firm and quiet. Molasses
Foreign quiet; sales, two cargoes Cuba
25c; 250 hogsheads St. Kitts, 26c; New Orleans
dull. Rice steady and quiet. Petroleum
steady and quiet: crude in barrels at Parker's,
$7 25; refined here, S7; Philadelphia and Balti
more, S8 90; United closed at 90c Cottonseed
oil firm: Tallow strong. Rosin steady and
quiet; strained, common to good, SI 121 15.
Turpentine lower and quiet at4545c Egzs
in fair demand and about steady; Western
steady at 10ll)c; receipts, 6.30o packages.
Pork steady; old mess, $12 6012 75: new mess,
S13 5013 75; extra prime, SLi 50. Cut meats
steady; sales pickled bellies, 12 pounds, 7c;
14 pounds clear, 6c; pickled shoulders, 6c;
pickled hams. 910c; middles dull. Lard
steadier and quiet; sales Western steam. $7 35;
city, $6 75; April, $7 30 asked; May, $7 327 33;
June, $7 847 35; July, $7 35, closing at 7 26;
August S7 38; September, S7 40. Batter firm
and active; Western dairy, ll18c; do cream
ery, 1625c; Elgin, 2627& Cheese dull and
easy; Western, 9iq&c
8t. Louis Flour quiet and dull, but un
changed. Wheat Cash lower, and very dull;
options higher; reports of chinch bugs in many
sections and continued dry weather in the
Northwest together with stronger markets
elsewhere, developed a better demand for the
new crop options and theyimprovedc, tbough
selling was active and July closed c below the
top; May was unsettled; No. 2 red, cash. 91c
asked: May, 9091c, closed Slyic asked;
June, 85S6c, closed aoc: July,7979e80c,
closed 79c; August 77J78!c closed 75c
bid. Corn higher and firm; No. 2 mixed, casn,
30&c;May,30309i30c closed SOX30c;
July.8232K325c, closed 3232c. Oats
dull; No. 2, cash, 25c; May,-26Mc Rye in im
proved inquiry; No. 2. cash, 44c bid. Barley
quiet; Wisconsin, 6069c Flaxseed, SI 45.
Provisions firmer.
CnrcuraATi Flour dull and heavy. "Wheat
dull and heavy; No. 2 red, S990c; receipts,
1,200 bushels; shipments, 600 bushels. Corn
stronger; No. 2 mixed, 3435c Oats stronger;
No. 2 mixed, 27c Rye quiet and steady; No. 2,
48c Pork quiet at $12 75. Lard in fait de
mand at S6 85. Bulk meats easier; short rib,
$6 37; bacon easier; short clear, $7 62, Bat
ter firm. Sugar easier. Eggs and cheese steady.
Mhavattkee Flour steadv. Wheat firm;
cash, SSc; May, 86c; July. 85Mc Cornhighen
No. 3, S334c Oats steady; No. 2 white. 2S
2Sc Rye fairly active; No. L 4646c
Barley firm; No. 2, 55c Provisions firm.
Pork, S12 32K- Lard, SO 90. Cheese steady;
Cheddars. llllc
Philadelphia Flour dull and weak.
Wheat quiet but firm. Corn firm and
higher. Oats Spot firm but demand light;
futures quiet and unchanged. .Butter
firm and higher: Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
25; do prints extra, 27c
Balttmoee Provisions firm. Mess pork,
$14 25. Butter steady; western packed, 1718c:
creamery, 25c Eggs easy at 1010c Coffee
quiet; fair, 18QlS3c
Toledo Cloverseed dull and steady; cash,
84 80; April, S4 75; receipts, 258 bags; shipments,
150 bags.
BKITISH 1E05.
The Market Active and Strong for Nearly
All Descriptions.
Special Report by Cable for the American Manu
facturer. London, April 4.
Scotch Pig Market continues active and
strong.
No. IColtness 66s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Summerlee 65s. fid. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Gartsherrie 52s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Langloan. 56s. Od. to. h. Glasgow
No. ICarnbroe 47s. Gd. I. o. b. Glasgow
No. IShotts 63s. 60. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. lGlengarnock 62a. Od. at Ardrossan.
No. lDalmellington...4Cs. Od. at Ardrossan.
No. lEgllnton...., 453. Od. at Ardrossan.
Bessemer Pig Strong. prices and market
continues active. West Coast brands quoted
at 49s Od for Nns. 1, 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point
Middlesbrough Pig Market active and prices
firm. Good brands quoted at 39s. 6d. for No.
8.to.b.
Spiegelelsen Firm market and demand
better. English 20 per cent quoted at 80s.
f. o. b. at works.
Steel RaUs This market holds firm, with
demand good. Standard sections quoted at
4 7s. Gd. f. o. b. shipping point
Steel Blooms Steady market demand
moderate. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 3 17s. Od.
f. o. b. shipping point
Steel Billets Firm market and demand fair.
Bessemer (size 2x2) quoted at 4 6s. f. o. b.
shipping point
Steel Slabs This market is held steady by
a moderate demand. Ordinary sizes quoted at
4 Os. Od. f. a b. shipping point
Crop Ends Steady market and trade fair.
Run of the mill quoted at 2 12s. 6d. f. o. b.
shippingpoint
Steel Wire Rods Market is firm, but busi
ness less active. Mild steel. Ho. 8, quoted at
5 17s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping port
Old Rails No material change since last
week. Tees quoted at 3 6s. Od. and double
heads at 3128. 6d.ci.f- New York.
Scrap Iron No change in prices; market in
active. Heavy wrought quoted at 2 6s. Od.
f. o. b. shipping points.
Manufactured Iron Market continues active
and strong.
Stafford, ord. marked bars(f.o.b.L'pool)8 2s 6d
" common bars 0 0s0dS12sfid
blk. sheet singles 0 Os 0d 712s 6d
Welsh bars, f. o. b. Wales... 5 6s 0d 0 Os Od
Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York,
4s. Od. Liverpool to New York. 9s. Od.
Buffalo Cattle Receipts. 1,000 head
through; 100 bead sale;steadv,S3 7Cffii 00S!ieep
and iamlw Receipts. 4,000 heau through;
4,000 head sale; sheep steady; good, $5 255 40;
lambs dull and a sbade lower: good. $6 250 75,
Hogs active and weak to sbade higher; re
ceipts. 6,000 head lbrought 4.0CO head sale;
mediums, $5 20; Yorkers. 55 15.
A "COSTLY PROJECT.
Objections of Citizens to the Widening
of Diamond Street
HARD FACTS ABOUT MOETGAGES.
A Bemote Western Totra Boasts of Supe
. riority OTer the Gas City,
STOCKS STB0KG AND PETE0LE0H WEAK
Concerning the project for widening Dia
mond street, a gentleman who desired his
name omitted said yesterday: "It would
be a costly improvement, and has, and will
continue to encounter, determined opposi
tion. It would take 25 feet from every lot
on the upper side ot the street from Smith
field to Diamond Market, and involve the
practical destruction of every honse, some
of which are large and costly. The rear
part of the Opera House would be torn
away. This wonld involve a large amount
of money. In view of the fact, as generally
understood, that it is a speculative move
ment, I think there should be no attempt to
carry it out without fall consideration of
all the interests affected. In regard to the
cost, justice to all concerned wonld seem to
require that it should be met by the property
benefited, and that no part of it should be laid
upon the public, as some have proposed."
The difference in the mortgage business be
tween Pittsburg and some ot the Western cities
Indianapolis and Chicago for example is at
once striking and instructive. Here the money
thus obtained is nsed for the purchase and
betterment of real estate, which has a fixed
value an.d is always worth what it costs. There
it is used to a large extent in speculation. The
cities mentioned, and some others in the Wild
West are plastered all over with mortgages
for which there is nothing to show except
stock certificates and bonds of various wildcat
enterprises, whose inflated values divest them
almost entirely of the element of security.
They could not hold up under a financial pinch.
Pittsburg could.
Old citizens still maintain that the flood of
1832 was the greatest ever known in this part of
the country, and as.proof point to the fact that
a steamer drew up alongside of the old Robin
son mansion in Allegheny and took furniture
ont of the third story windows. It then crossed
to this side of the rjver, steaming up Penn ave
nue as far as Fifth street where it discharged
its cargo. The water wheri Hotel Anderson
stands was four feet deep. During the 18S4
flood the depth of water at the same place was
not over two feet
A Tacoma, W. T., paper, reproducing an ar
ticle from The Dispatch in reference to the
movement in favor of a Real Estate Exchange
here, pokes fun at Pittsburg, saying that it is
missing golden opportunities of making a great
name for itself by much talking and little
doing. It admires our conservatism but con
demns what it calls our lack of enterprise.
Our Far West cotemporary should remember
that great bodies move slowly, and that al
though Tacoma organized a Real Estate Ex
change while our people were talking about
one, Pittsburg will eventually reach the stick
ing point and come to the front with an institu
tion that will have national weight and influ
ence. It would be unwise, however, to let the
project sleep mncb, longer. The magnitude of
the real estate business demands an exchange.
Dealings cannot much longer be satisfactorily
transacted any other way.
The following may Rive a valuable hint to
some one of the many able electricians in
Pittsburg: It is stated that a traveling electric
light has come into use in Germany. It some
what resembles the steam fire engine, the tank,
boiler, engine and dynamo being mounted upon
a wagon, which can be drawn by a team of
horses to any desired location. When the ap
paratus reaches its destination, arc lamps are
raised upon poles stayed with wires fastened to
stakes driven in the ground. The whole plant
is simple, and stated to work satisfactorily.
PThe following is a list of patents that will ex
pire April 9. The devices may be appropriated
by any one so disposed: Compound imple
ments, J. C. Schlarbaum; furnace for treating
ores, J. M. Reid; manufacture of iron, J. Ab
sterdam;manufacture of iron from mill cin
des,C. M.Nes; metal turning lathe. J. W.
Hyatijl; hoisting apparatus, J. D. Warner: gas
apparatus, J. H. Steiner; breech-loading fire
arms, H. A. Schesch; rotary engine, W.
Darker: electric magnetic engine, W. G.
Thornton.
A STE0NG MAEKET.
Bnlllih Feelinc In Local Stocks, With Some
Notable Advnnce.
The stock market yesterday was strong for
nearly everything on the list, and the feeling
was firm throughout Electric made a spurt
for 60. but stopped at 53. If an attempt had
been made to place all the orders for it it
would have reached its mark. Philadelphia
Gas was a trifle weaker, going at 39. Chanters
and Bridgewater Gas were stronger, develop
ments in the Turkeyfoot district assisting the
latter, for which 60 was bid for 1,000 shares.
Cbartiers sold at EL La Nona went oh! like hot
cakes at 2 and 2; it was freely offered at 2.
Switch and Signal moved up a point reaching
24 again. Tractions were doll and neglected.
Bids and offers:
M0R3OJIG. AJTEHKOOJT.
Bid. Ataeil. Bid. Aaked.
Pitts. Pet.S. &M. Ex.. 52S ....
Freehold Bank..: 52 . 68
Metropolitan .Nat. Bfc. 83
City Insurance. 33 -.... 35
German Insurance 8S
Brldzewater 60 47 .... 60
People's Plpeage Gas, 16J( 18
Pennsylvania ba 18 2
Philadelphia Co 30'A &X &H &H
1'lne RunUa 85 90
Wheeling Gas Oi . .. 30 30$ 30 80
Columbia Oil Co 3 zv,
Central Traction 114,' 22 21 Jf 22
Cltlzena'Tractlon..... 67 68 67 68
Pittsburg iTactlon 80
P.. X. & Ash. K. K 28 30
Pitts. June. It K. Co 25
Pitts. & western a. xw sh .... 84 ....
c. SW.li a. prei.... jo .... 11
(VimlirneeMlnlliE Co.. 30 .... 39
17
I.aorla Mining Co... 2 2X 2f 2V
Bilverton Minim? Co... 154 .... 1J
WeBtinghouse Electric S7 68 S7X 8
U. Switch & Signal Co. V3H 23Jf 23 14
Westtnfc'se AlrU. Co 122 120 122
Westlng'se 11. Co. 11m 64 63
Sales at the morning call were 10 shares of
Philadelphia Gas at 80. 225 at 8 30 Electric
at 57, 6 at 68, 100 La Noriaat 2,200at 2.100
at VM, 100 Pittsburg and Western preferred at
16Z Before call 700 La Noria sold at 2'4.
In the afternoon 60 shares of Chartierx Gas.
b. o. SO, went at 61, 25 Electric at 58, 825 La
Noria at 2H. 100 Switch and Signal at 23, and
60 at 24.
Robinson Bros, sold $5,000 McKeesport and
Belleveruon 6s at 105 and interest
The total sales of stocks, at New York yes
terday were 279,603 shares. Including: Atch
ison, 49,071; Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern. 10.800; Erie, 8,925; Louisville andNashvile,
19,550V Missouri Pacific, 17,800; Northwestern.
19,150; New Jersey Central, 4.100: Reading,
29.800; Richmond and West Point, 6.925: St
Paul. 27.615; Texas Pacific 4,180; Union Pacific,
11,081; Western Union, 3,175,
LOCAL MONEY.
Business nt the Banks Slowly Improving
Ponds Id Better Demand.
The local money market was fairly active
yesterday, discounting being of good volume
and counter business brisk. The expansion of
business Incident to the season is being felt at
all of the financial centers, giving employment
to large amounts of capital. Acceptable paper
-continues to be taken at 5426 per cent Street
rates were a shade lower. The exchanges were
$2,334,778 06 and the balances $380,003 03. For
eign coins in gold are quoted as follows:
Xncllsh sovereigns 4 83 (3 4 W
Twenty-franc pieces 3 S3 3 00
'AWemj-inB.rfc. pieces...... . a wit 4 cu
Spanish doubloons IS 46
Spanish twenty-five peseta 4 72
Mexican doubloons is 40
Mexican dollars 73
yire-lrauc pieces 85
Money On call at Ne w York yesterday was easy
at Zii to 4 per cent Last loan 3, closed offered
atSK. Prime mercantile paper, 46 Ster
ling exchange dull hut strung "at $4 86 for
60-day hills, and $4 8S for demand.
Government Bonds.
Closing quotations in New York furnished
Tub Dispatch by Robinson Bros.. "Wood
'street Jjocal dealers charge a commission ot
an eighth on small lots:
U.JI.4HS. reg. IDS 13108
u. B. Iks, coups , ius cava.
U;S. , rcg.j.
,.1253i139
U. 8. 4S, coups, $m
Onrrcncy, epercent lSSSrejr 1S ,
Currency, epercent 2398 reg. 123)4
Currency, epercent 1897reg.. rtfi
Currency, epercent U98reg lj
Currency, (percent 1899 retr., 132
There were tales yesterday of ts, COO coupon u at
12SX. - "
New YOBK-Clearings, $113,990,802; balances,
$5,455,282.
Boston Clearings, $19,969,235; balances, $2,
192,700. Money, 2 to 8 per cent
BAimiOBE-Clearings, $2,026,288; balances,
$290,837.
Philadelphia Clearings, $10,684,929; bal
ances, $1,777,525.
Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear
ings, $10,275,000.
St. Lotns-Clearings, $3,135,880; balances,
$102,804.
London The amount of bullion gone Jnto
the Bank of England on balance to-day was
22,000.
Pabis Rentes, 85f 47c for the account
THE PEDDLING POLICY
Of the Pikers Bringing Rain Upon the Oil
Business.
Yesterday was one of the dullest days of the
year on the Oil Exchange. There was no vim
in the market The opening was weak at 90.
Moderate buying in New York and Oil City
lent a bullish tinge to the proceedings, and the
price went up to 90. it then slumped to 9
advanced to 90, where it hung for some time,
and closed at 90 the same figures at which
it started. A broker said: "The legitimate
situation justifies dollar oil. bnt the pikers
won't have it. They ignore statistics for the
sake of profits that are about equal to a day's
wages for a mechanic. When stocks are weak
they give that as an excuse for their conduct;
wben tbey are strong they have nothing to
say. I believe if there were only a bucketful
of oil on top of ground tbey would attempt to
bear it This peddling policy is ruining the
business."
A. B. McGrew fc Co. quote: Puts,90; calls, 9
The following table, corrected oy lie Witt 1)11
worth, broker In petroleum, etc.. corner Mitn
avenue and Wood street -Pittsburg, shows toe
oraeroi naoiumuons, etci
Time. Bid. Ask. Time. Bit. Aat
Opened S0H Bsles Ui4SP. K.... MX J5K
10115A. M.... S0S4 90H 10P. K... WH SX
10:30A. II.... 90)4 BOH l:16r. M.... BOM
10:45A. It.... 6W4 BOH 1:0P. V.... 80 90
lllOOA. M.... 90i KH l:45P. M.... 90M SOJt
11 115 A. M.... 90)4 S0H 2:00 P. M.... KH 90W
11:30JL I...X SOH MI4 M5P. It.... MX 90g
11:45A. K.. BOX SOjJ J:30P. M.... 0 90J
J3.-O0M 90,4 90M 2:45 r. M.... 90H 90H
12:14 F. M.... 90H 0H Closed 90 ....
12:30 F. M.. 90K 90
Opened. 905c;' Slghevt W,o; lowest, 90!4ot
closed, 80Jc
Barrels.
Dslly runs.'....,,, 6am
Average runs 49.590
Dally snlpments 60,909
Average shipments H 93,845
.Dally cnarars - 12,698
Average charters 23.875
Clearances .,,,uu-. 1,628, 000
New York closed at POJic
Oil City ciosea at 90Hc
Jiradrora ciosea at SOfte,
New York, refined. Jc.
London, rennea. 5;L
Antwerp, refined, 1C
Other OH Markets.
On. City, April 5. National transit cer
tificates opened at 90c; highest 90Kc; lowest
90ic; closed, 90Kc
Bbadfobd. April 6. National transit cer
tificates opened at90c; closed at OOc; high est
90c; lowest 90c
TrrusvnxE, April 5. National transit cer
tificates opened at00J4c; highest 90c; lowest
90yc; closed, 90c.
New York. April 6. Petroleum opened
weak at 9Cc, but after the first sales became
strong and moved np to 91c. The market
thon became very dull and sagged off slow
ly, closing doll at 90c. Sales, 885,000 barrels.
BIG EEAL ESTATE DEAL,
Closing Up a Transaction Involving a Quar-
ter of a Million.
Black & Balrd, No. 95 Pourth avenue, sold to
Mrs. Lottie Haines lot No. 409 in the Robb &
Munson plan of lots at Chartiers station, Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railroad, in size 20x108
feet tot $565. This plan is selling rapidly with
every prospect of a rapid enhancement in
value. They also placed a mortgage of $1,000
for three years at 6 per cent on an undivided
quarter interest in a farm in Mansfield.
James W. Drape, of James W. Drape & Co.,
left for Ohio yesterday to close up an impor
tant transaction In a large tract of coal, iron
and lumber land, about 61,000 acres, with im
provements, and valued at $250,000. The firm
closed the sale of a bouse and lot at Craf ton
for $2,500; also closed the sale of a house and
lot in the East End for $6,000; also a house and
lot on Carroll street Allegheny, at $1,800. They
closed a mortgage of $5,000 on suburban prop
erty at 6 per cent and a mortgage on a farm
of 180 acres in Fawn township of $2,600 at 6 per
cent
Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street re
ports the following sales: Sold for Rev. Joseph
Stumpe to Charles Larklns, on Ravine street
lot 24x120. with a good frame hous, for $1,625
cash; sold for S. J. Wainright to Andrew Hill,
corner Thirty-ninth street and Liberty avenue,
lot 20x100, for $900 cash He also placed a
mortgage for $700 at 6 per cent for three years
on Seventeenth ward property.
OHAMB OF BASE.
A Complete Revolution in the Speculative
Slarket Prominent Houses Among
the Bayers The Active List
Higher With Few
Exceptions.
New Yoek, April 5. The trading in the
stock market to-day gave additional evidence
of the complete change in tbe speculative tem
per, which has occurred during the past two
days, and tbe buying to-day was by the most
prominent houses, while the sellers were princi
pally tbe local bear contingent there being a
marked falling off in the selling orders received
from out of town, especially from Boston and
Chicago. The market was decidedly broader,
tie dealings being extended to more stocks
than usual of late, and the leaders did not show
such a large proportion of the aggregate trans
actions. A notable feature was the resump
tion of the marked advances in the specialties,
of which several that have been dormant for
months became conspicuous for their improve
ment Tnere was a moderate volume of busi
ness at the opening, and first prices were gen
erally from Vi per cent higher than last
evening's figures, but except in Jersey Central
and Texas Pacific the opening prices were not
maintained.
The pressure was not long maintained, as tbe
demand for stocks became more general, and,
before tbe end of the first hour, the entire list
rallied and was quickly brought up to some
thing above the opening figures. There was a
large crowd trading in Atcbiton, and it became
the most active stock on the list the reports
that the new names to be voted for at the next
meeting are very strong ones, togetber with the
fact tbat the closing of tbe books is set for next
Tuesday, stimulating the purchasing of tbe
stock. The market quieted down toward noon,
but tbe upward tendency still continued, and
in the afternoon the movement became more
pronounced, with Missouri Pacific, Burlington,
Rock Island and Atchison specially con
spicuous. Later the reports that the earnings of the St
Paul for the quarter would show an increase in
tbe net of about $1,100,000 brought that stock
more to the front and It moved up sharply to
ward delivery hour. Louisville and Nashville
was also higher on the increase ot 17 per cent
in its March earnings, and at tbe same time
the Coalers, which had been rather sluggish
throughout the forenoon, moved up with the
rest ot the list The market finally, closed
quiet but strong at or near tbe best prices of
the day. Among the specialties which became
conspicuous for their advances were Pittsburg
and Western preferred, Pullman, Milwaukee,
Lake Shore and Western preferred, Nickel
Plate 1st preferred. Consolidated Oas and San
Francisco preferred,while Ohio and Mississippi
preferred and Oregon Improvement were tbe
weak points in the list With a few unim
portant exceptions tbe active list is higher to
night Consolidated Oas rose 2, St Paul pre
ferred 2, Atchison, Burlington and Missouri
Pacific IK and Northwestern a like amount
Railroad bonds sympathized with tbe anima
tion and strength in shares to-day, and there
was a strong tone throughout tbe day, with a
very fair volume of business, the sales of all
issues aggregating u.ooo,uuu, out 01 wnicu ine
Texas Pacific seconds furnished J221.0U0.the
Louisville and Nashville fives $102,000, and the
Reading first incomes $100,000. Although the
market was strong, the gains recorded were
generally for fractional amounts only. Among
the important advances, Onlf, Colorado and
santa re seronus ruse z, xari.
Tbe following tablk snows tne prices of active
stocKS on toe twjorn oiocic uxenange,
Corrected aalrj for The Dispatch bv Whit
ney & Stephenson! members of New York
Stock Exchange, OTlfourtli avenue:
Clos
ing Bids.
u
sow
6iV
I Open-
Hluh
est KIM
-'?
96H
MX
V3!?
104
4 92
nii
33
Low
est iDir.
Am. Cotton Oil.
Atcb., Top. is.!
Canadian Pacific. .(.
44 ,
43f
w.t
Canada bouthcrn. ....
1 52
. 5
Central of New Jersey.
Central 1'aclflc
u'
Chesapeake & Ohio .... I6J4
U., Bur. A Qulncr...., 93
C Mil. & Ht 1'aUl...; C3
c; Mii.stP..Tir....io2 '
C, ltock L & P...17...7 91Jf
c Bt. h. & riusA..... ..,1
C, St Ii. fc Pitts. 'p. 37J4
C, 8t.P..M.&0.'..... 32
St
104
16W
37)4
MX
JOS
13SX-
70
an
)i
28
60S
42 ?
32
304
98
222
H
110
19
60
13
2)
Atch.ftTOD..lst7s. 1I5MIT
D. AB. lnc 17
&1T. Lanuur'ws.iiu
Atch. A Top. B. B. .. 45X
Boston ft Albny...21J-5
Boston A Milne.... .171
C. B. AQ 93M
Clnn. San. ft Clare. 25
Eastern R. K t .. tl
Eastern B. It U 125
Flint ft PereM. ord. M
Mexican Cen. com.. 13
-N. Y. JhiwEm... 43U
Wis. Central, com... 34
Wis. Central pf.... 95
MlonezM'ffCo. I new220
Cooper Falls 10tj
trranaiin z
Huron 12
Osceola 3
Pewablc (newl SO
Silver Islet 225
Bell Telephone 6)i
Boston Land 6
N. Y.ANewEnr 7S.128X
OKd.ftL. Cham, com. 5
Old Colony 17134"
Tamarack 120
San Diego 23)4
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex
change. Bid. Asked-
Pennsylvania Railroad MX "
Reading Railroad 22 3-13
BuSalo, Pittsburg and Western 117
22K
UBUIgU VS11CT. ............. ........... M ....
Lehigh Navigation 51) SIM
Allegheny Valley bonds U3H
Plttsbursr. Clnn. A St. L. honds....ll9X
Northern Pacific 28! 284
Northern Pacific preferred.
.. 01ft
6li
Mining Stocks.
New York. April 6. Mining quotations
closed: Amador. 100: Caledonia B. H., 300;
Consolidated California and Virginia, 812;
Colorado Central, 174: Commonwealth, 500;
Deadwood T 150: El Cristo, 130; Gould and
Curry, 220: Hale -and Norcross, 395; Home
stake. 750; Horn Silver, 140; Iron Silver,
315; Mono, 110;Matual,115;Ophir.500;Standard.
10U; Sullivan, 150; Union Consolidated, 295;
Yellow Jacket 325.
Metal Market.
St. Loins Lead quiet and unchanged;
common, $3 40; chemical hard, $3 42.
Nxw Yoek Pig iron steady. Copper lower
and weak; lake, April, $14 25. Lead easier; do
mestic, $3 71. Tin dull and weak; Straits,
$21 60.
London- Pig Tin Demana has improved
and market firm; Straits. 95 Os Od for spot;
futures (three months), 95 15s Od. Copper
This market is active, witb prices somewhat
irregular but strong; Chill bars are now quoted
at 40 10s Od for spot; 40 10s Od for future
delivery; best selected English, 46. Lead
Dull market and prices rather weak: Spanish
quoted at 12 17s 6d. Spelter Market inactive,
prices declining; ordinary Sileslan quoted at
16 15s Od. Tin plate Firm market but busi
ness less active.
Wool Markets.
Philadelphia Wool quiet and nominal.
St. Lotus Wool quiet and unchanged. New
clip coming in slowly.
New Yoke Wool barely steady and quiet;
domestic fleece, 82S3c; pulled, 2339c; Texas,
15Q27C
Boston The market for wool has been very
dull and the sales of all kinds for the week
were only 1,160,500 pounds. Of this amount
639,000 pounds were foreign. New Australian
is arriving, being in demand. 1 Prloes of domes
tic wool were barely sustained.
Dryaoods.
New Yoek, April 5. The drygoods market
was less active to-day at tbe hands of both
agents and jobbers, and the tone in some direc
tions was scarcely as strong as before. The
market however, continues in good shape, and
manufacturers are satisfied with the situation.
nRCAIIC the thadowjviiioTU of the night,
UnCKmOftsthe tubject of a fcucinating
article in to-morrouft Dispatch, bated on ma
terial collected bv the American Society of
Psychical Research, which it investigating the
philosophy of dreams, visions, ivarntngs and
forebodings from a scientific point of view.
Three Seasons Why
People should buy goods on easy payments:
First, it is most impossible for people of
moderate means to accumulate enough
money to furnish a house properly.
Second, that a better class of goods can be
purchased than though yon were compelled
to pay spot cash.
Third, having your house properly fur
nished it is an encouragement to live and
be more happy; you take more pleasure in
keeping good goods in nice order, and by
so doing are considered good housekeepers.
The satisfaction is complete; your friends,
yourself and yourdealerare satisfied, sowhat
more is desired? Be wise in your genera
tion, and let Hopper Bros. & Co. furnish
your homes. Call at 307 "Wood street, and
look over their extensive stock of goods;
sold on easy payments. ttsso
The Handsomest Man
In Pittsburg would- look well jn one of our
$10 or $12 spring overcoats, silk-faced as
they are and cut on the latest of English
box patterns, or take and examine our suit
line and likewise you are favorably im
pressed; $10 or $12 gives yon choice of some
verv nobby suits. To-day we expect a big
trade;25 extra men are inourclothingdepart
ment Call and secure one of these suits or
oyercoats. Our low prices have made us
popular and we mean to continue with the
good work. P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and
Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House.
Noveltlea In Ladles' Neckwear.
Directoire ruchings, Fauntleroy collars,
etc., at Bosenbaum & Co.'s.
WHOLESALE HOUSE.
JOSEPH HORNE & CO.,
Cor. Wood and Liberty Sts.,
Import rs and" Jobbers of
Special offerings this week In
SILKS, PLUSHES,
DEESS GOODS,
SATEENS,
SEERSUCKER,
GINGHAMS, PRINTS,
and OHEVIOTa
For largest assortment and lowest price call
and sea us.
WH0LESALEEXCLUSIVELY
feffi-rffl-D
THE' FREEHOLD BANK,
No. 410 Smithfield St.
CAPITAL. - - -, - 3200,000 00.
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
EDWARD HOUSE, Prest.
JAMES V. BPEEK. Vice Prest
mh22-93-r JOHN F. STEEL. Cashier.
CITY SAVINGS BANK,
SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST.
Capital, $100,000, with privilege of $300,000.
Surplus and undivided profits, $23,000.
Transacts a General Banking Business. Ac
counts Solicited. Collections a Specialty.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
JAM. GALLERY !. President
-W.J;sBURN8 Vice President
JOHN W.TAYLOR ,... Cashier
mh23-69 ,
C, Bt. P..M. & 0.. pf. Wi
U. 4 Northwestern.. ..104
C.A Northwestern, ptlJS
CO. C. 41
Col. Cotl A Iron
Uol. ft HocKIng Yal .. 24
Del., L. &W. IXM
Del. & Hudson. 133
DenverftKloO Wi
Denver ft Bio Q., nr... 41
E.T., Va.ftlia 9J
E.T.,Vs,&Oa., lstpf ....
E. T., Vs. ft Ga. 2d pf. 21
Illinois Central lira
Lake Erie Western.. 17
Lake Erie ft West pr. . S8
Lake Shore A SI. 8 101H
Louisville A Nashville. 6IJ
Michigan Central MX
Mobile ft Ohio
Mo., K. ATexas
Missouri Pacific S4K
N. Y.. L. E.AW 28
N. Y., L. E. ft W.orel 67
N. Y., U. ftStL
N. Y C. ft St L. pf.
N.Y., a ft8t.L. 2d of 42H
N.YAN. E 43X
N. Y., O. ft W
Norfolk A Western
Norfolk A Western, vt MX
Northern Pacific 26H
Nortnern Pacific pref. 61
Ohio A Mississippi... . 21J4"
Oregon Improvement 44
Oregon Transcon 32
PacincMall M
Peo. Dec. ft Evans
Phlladel. ft Beading., ffi
Pullman Palace Car...l80
Blchmond A W. V. T 26)4
Klchmond A W.P.T.pr79S
St. Paul Uulutli
tit. Paul A Dulnth pf.
St P., Minn. 4 Man... 98V
St.L. ftsan Fran 22)4
St. U. ft San Fran pf . 57H
St. L. ft San F.lst pf..H0
Texas Pacific l7s
UnlonPaclfie COJi
Wabash ISM
Wabash preferred S8H
Western Onion Mi
Wheeling ft L. E 65
M GOODS ii NOTIONS.
DOMESTIC MAEKETS.
Improved Tone to Produce Trade
Butter and Eggs Active.
COFFEE PROMISES ANOTHER RISE.
Wheat and Flour the Uncertain Factors In
Cereal Lines.
STRONG DEMAND FOB CHOICE OATS
O STICK OF THE FITTSBUBO DISPATCH, J
Fbidat, April 6, 1889. (
Conntrr Produce Jobbing Prices.
More signs of activity appeared in front of
the Liberty street commission houses to-day
than for some weeks past. Creamery butter is
specially active. Eggs are moving freely with
llKc as the outside figure. A leading jobber
in these lines reports tbat bis trade was better
yesterday and to-day than any time this season.
Said be: "I refused an order for GO cases of
eggs at lie yesterday." Another whose trade
is chiefly in general produce, and who has not
been able to see anything good in the outlook
for months past,sald: "Trade is a shade better.
The tone is healthier. It begins to look as if
bottom has been reached, and tbat better
things are before us." Bright weather and
active demand have certainly put a better
heart into produce commission merchants.
Buttbb Creamery, Elgin, 28c; Ohio do,
25026c; fresh dairy packed, 2021c: country
rolls. 2023c; Chartiers Creamery Co. batter,
2S29c
Beans Choice medium, tl 90: choice peas,
t3 052 1Su
Beeswax 2325o 9 & forcholce; low grade,
l&aiSc
CIDEE Sand refined, to 607 GO; common,
$3 6O100; crab cider, J8 008 60 ? barrel;
elder vinegar, 1012c ft gallon.
Cheese Ohio clieese, fall make, 1212c;
New York, fall make, 1213c: Limburger,
11c; domestic Sweitzer cheese, UK12Xc
Dried Pkas SI 451 60 bushel; split do,
2?ic V ft.
Eoos llK12c ?? dozen for strictly fresh.
Fbuixs Apples, SI 0001 oO $) barrel; evap
orated raspberries, 25c W tt; cranberries, S8 00
$) barrel ;S2 40? SO per bushel.
Feathebs Extra live geese, 6060e; No. 1
do.. 40045c; mixed lots, 3035c $ ft.
Hominy 52 652 75 fl barrel.
Honey New crop, 1617c; buckwheat, 13
15c
Potatoes Potatoes, 3035c f) bushel; 12 50
2 75 for Southern sweets; $3 2503 0 for Jer-
867 ffW6(St8a
Poultby Live chickens, 90c l pair;
dressed chickens, 1315c pound; tnrkevs, 18
20c, dressed, P pound; ducks, live, 6085c J?
pair; dressed, lii14c ft pound; geese, 1015o
per pound. ,
Seeds Clover, choiee, 62 Bs to bushel, $6 "tf
bushel; clover, large Englisb. 62 lbs, $8 25;
clover, Alslke, $8 60; clover, white, $9 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 &s, SI 85; blue grass, extra clean,
14 fts, SI 00; blue grass, faucy, 14 fts, SI 20:
orchard grass, 14 fts, S2 00; red top, 14 lis, SI 00:
millet, Gu fts, SI 25; German m'llet, 50 fts, $2 00;
Hungarian grass. 48 fts, $2 00; lawn grass, mix
ture of fine grasses, 25c per ft.
Tallow Country, 45c; city rendered,
G5Hc-
Tkopioai, Fruits Lemons, fancy, S3 50
4 00 If) box; common lemons, S2 75 t box; Mes
sina oranges, S3 004 00 fl box; Florida oranges.
$4 505 00 $) box; Valencia oranges, fancy, to 50
6 00 1ft case: Malaga grapes, S9 0010 00 IP
per keg; bananas, $2 0 firsts; SI oO, good
seconds, ft bunch; cocoanuts, S4 004 50 f
hundred: new figs, 1214c fl pound; dates, 5
6K0 p pound.
Vegetables Celery, 4050c doz. bunches:
cabbages, SI G02 50 tR hundred: new cabbage,
12 0002 60 fl crate; onions. 5075o fl barrel;
onion sets, fancy Enes, S3 2503 60: Jerseys,
$2 753 00; "Western, S2 6002 76; turnips, 25
20c fl bushel.
Groceries.
Coffee advanced 40 points la New York yes
terday, and is firmly held at the rise. There is
strong prospect of an advance in package coffee
at an early day. Jobbers here think it may go
higher than it was before the last drop. They
claim there was no good reason for the decline
and knowing ones have been buying freely on
tbe assurance that there wonld be an upward
movement soon.
Gkeen Coffee Fancy Rio, 2223c; choice
Rio, U021c; prime Rio, 20c; fair Rio, 18K19c;
old Government Java, 27c; Slaracalbo, 22323c;
Mocha, 30K31Kc; Santos,;l922c; Caracas
coffee, 20K22c; peaberry, Rio, 21023c; La
gnayra, 21022c.
Roasted (In papers) Standard brands,23Kc:
high grades, 2527Kc; old Government Java,
bulk, 32S3c; "Maracaibo, 2728c; Santos,
2123Kc; peanerry, 2GKc: peaberry Santos,
21J23kc; choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio, 22c;
good Rio, 22c, ordinary, 21c.
Spices (whole) Cloves, 21025c: allspice, 9c;
cassia, 89c; pepper, 19c; nutmeg. 7080c.
Petboleuk (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c;
Ohio, 120, Kc; headlight. 150 8Kc: water
white, 10c; glebe, 12c; elalne, 15c; carnadine,
llKc; rojaline, 14c
Hybups Corn syrups, 26029c; choice sugar
syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, &033c; strict
ly prime, 33035c; new maple syrup, 90c
N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48c; choice, 46c; me
dium, 43c: mixed, 40012c
SODA Bi-carb In kegs, 3K4c; bl-carb In J$s,
6c: bi-carb, assorted packages. &6c: sal
soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c.
Candles Star, full weizht. 9c: stearine.
per set, 8Kc; paraffine, U12c
Rice Head. Carolina. 7c; choice, 6
7c: prime, 5M6c; Louisiana, tS06c
Starch Pearl. 3c: cornstarch, 5)7c; gloss
starcb. 67c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65; Lon
don layers, S3 10; California London layers,
S2 60; Muscatels, $2 25: California Muscatels;
SI 85; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia,
7K8c; sultana, 8c; currants, new, 4J5c;
Turkey prunes, new, 45c; French prunes,
813c: balonlca prunes, in 2ft packages, 8c:
cocoanuts, per 100, S6 00; almonds, Lan., per ft,
20c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.,
12K015c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12
lec; new dates, 5K6c; Brazil nuts. 10c;
pecans. 11015c: citron, per ft, 21022c; lemon
peel, per ft, S1314c; orange peel, 12c
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c;
apples, evaporated, 643c; apricots, Califor
nia, evaporated. 15018c; peaches, evaporated,
pared, 22023; peaches, California, evaporated,
unpared, 1012c; cherries, pitted, 21022c:
cherries, unnittcil, 50c; raspberries, evapor
ated. 2424Kc: blacKberries, 7H8c; huckle
berries. 102 12c.
SUGARS Cubes, 8S;c; powdered, 8
8c; granulated, SMfSJic; confectioners' A,
74i7c: standard A, 7c:soltwhltes,7K7c;
yellow, choice. 77c; yellow, good, 6oic;
yellow, fair, 6c; yellow, dark, Q4c.
Pickles Medium, bbls. (l.aju), S4 60; me
diums, half bbls (COO), 32 75.
Salt No. 1 ft bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex, fl bbl, $1 05;
dairy, fl bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal. bbl, $1 20;
Higgles Eureka, 4 bu sacks, S3 SO: Hlggin's
Eureka. 16-14 ft pockets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. SI SO
1 90; 2ds, SI 301 So: extra peaches, SI 5001 90;
pie peaches, 90c: finest corn. SI 001 60; Hid.
Co. corn, 70090c; red cherries, 90cSl 00; lima
beans, SI 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 75
85c: marrowfat peas, SI 1001 15: soaked peas,
70075c; pineapples, SI 4001 50; Bahama do,
2 75; damson plums, 95c: greengages, SI 25;
egg plums, S2 00; California pears. $2 60: do
greengages, 42 00; do egg plums. $2 00: extra
white cberrles, $2 90r red cherries, 2tts, 90c;
raspberries, SI 1501 40r strawberries, SI 10;
gooseberries, SI 2001 80; tomatoes, 8292c;
salmon. 1-ft, SI 7502 10; blackberries, 80c; nc
cotasb, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2fis,
SI 2501 60; corn beef, 2-ft cans, tl 75; 14-ft cans,
S13 50: baked beans, SI 4001 45; lobster, 1 ft,
SI 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled. SI 60;
sardines, domestic, Vt. d 1504 50; sardines,
domestic. s, $8 2508 50: sardines, imported.
Us, SI I &O0U 60; sardines. Imported, k, $18 00;
sardines, mnstard, $4 00; sardines, spiced. S4 25.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 fl
bbl.: extra No. I do, mess,S40: extra No. 1
mackerel, shoie, 32; extraNo. Ida messed, $36;
No. 2 shore 'mackerel, S24. Codfish "Whole
pollock, 4c fl lb.; do medium George's cod,
fcc: do large, 7c;'boneIess bake, in strips, 6c; do
George's cod in blocks; 6e7kc. Herring
Round shoie. Jo 00 fl bbl.; split, S7 00: lake S2 50
fl 100-a. half Jibl. White fish, S7 ft 10O-ft. bait
bbl. Lake trout, $5 SO ft half bM. Finnan
hadders. 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut. 13c ft ft.
Buckwheat Flouk 22J ft ft.
Oatmeal SO 306 60 ft bbl.
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 68060c
ft gallon. Xard oil, 76c.
Grain. Floor and Feed.
Total receipts as bulletined at tbe Grain Ex
change, 20 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort "Wayne and
Chicago, 1 car of oats, 8 of bay, 2 of middling,
4 of flour. By "Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St.
Louis, 2 cars ot hay, 2 of straw, 1 of bran, 1
of middlings. By Baltimore and Ohio, 5 cars
of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake' Erie, 1 car of
middlings, 1 of malt. By Pittsburg and
Western. 2 cars of corn, 1 of oats. Sales on call,
1 car coarse w. w. bran, $13, 5 days; 1 car No. I
timothy hay, SI4 60, 5 days. There is a strong
tone to markets for oats. Choice bay Is also in
good demand. "Wheat and flour are tbe uncer
tain qnantltics of cereal markets. Fluctuations
of wheat since yesterday morning were over 6c
per bushel. It seems impossible to maintain a
bull movement any length of time. The gen
eral drift Is toward a lower level.
Wheat Jobbing prices No. 3 red, SI 02
1 03: No. S red, 91095c.
Corn No. 2 yVllow.ear, 88&38Ke; high mixed
ear. S6K37c; No, I yellow, shelled, 330c:
No. 2 ellow. shelled, 37H8Sc; blzh mixed,
sbelled,3737Kc;mixed, shelled, 35686c
OATS No. 2 white, 32K33c; extra. No, 3, 31
f31Kc;No,3 white, 30g30Kc:No. 2 mixed, 23
29c
Eye No. I Western, 7075c; No. 2, 55 56c
Barley N a 1 Canada, 95098c: No. 2 Can.
da, 86088c; No. 3 Canada, 70 72c; Lake Shore,
Floub Jobbing prices, winter patents, S6 25
6 60; spring patents, $6 6008 75: winter straight.
So 6005 75; clear winter. So 0Cg5 25: straight
XXXX bakers' S4 7505 00. Rye flour. S4 00.
Millfeed Middlings, fine white, SIS 009
17 00 ft ton; brown middlings, $13 00013 60;
winter wbeat bran, S13 00013 60; chop feed,
S15 00016 00.
Hay Baled timothy, choice, S14 25814 50;
No.l do, S13 60014 00: No. 2 do, SU 50012 00;
loose from wagon. S18 00020 00; No. I upland
Srairle. 110 CO01O 25; No. 2, S8 008 60; packing
o. $5 6006 50. .,
STBAW-Oats. S8 008 25; wheat and ry
straw, S7 007 6008 Ott
Provisions.
Hess pork and lard declined at Chicago ft
day or two ago, but have partially recovered.
Sugar-cured hams, large, lOJc: sugar-cured
hams, medium, 10c: sugar-cured hams, small,
lie: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sugar
cured shoulders, &c: sugar-cured boneless
shoulders, 9c: sugar-cured California bams,
8c; sugar-cured dried beef .flats, 8c: sugar
cured dried beef sets, 9ic: sugar-cured dried
beef rounds, llKc: bacon shoulders, 7Kc; bacon
clear sides. 8J4C; bacon clear bellies. 8c: dry
saltshoulders,to;dry salt clear sides,7c Mess
pork, heavy, ill 00; mess pork, family, $14 50.
Lard Refined in tierces, 7c: half barrels, 7c;
60-ft tubs, 7c: 20 ft pails, 7Kc; 50-ft tin cans,
Tfic; 3-ft tin pails, 8c; 5-ft tin pails, 7c; 10-ft
tin pails, 1c Smoked sausage, long, 6c; large,
6c. Fresh pork links. 9c Pigs feet, half barrel,
S3 75; quarter barrel. SI 75.
Dressed Meat,
Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on
dressed meats: Beef carcasses. 450 to 650 fts,
5c; 550 to 650 fts, 6c: 650 to 750 fts, 6JC Sheep,
7c V ft. Lambs, 8c fl ft. .Hogs. 6c.
Our little girl when but three weeks old
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full and heavy head of hair a robust, healthy
child. I feel it but my duty to make this state
ment. H. T. SHOBE, Rich Hill, Mo.
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DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, P..,
As old residents know and back files of Pitts
hnrg papers prove, is the oldest established and
most prominent physician in the city, devoting
special attention to all chronic diseases. From
P1Me NO FEE UNTIL CURED
MCDni l(w and mental diseases, physical
IMLn V UUo decay, nervous debility, lack of
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BLOOD AND SKIN &sr&
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ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood
poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
1 1 D I M A D V kidney and bladder derange
Unllinn I j ments, weak back, graveL ca
tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and real cures.
DrWhittior's life-long, extensive experience
Insures scientific and reliable treatment on
common-sense principles. Consultation free.
Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if
lure. Office hours 9 A. H. to 8 P.M. Sundvr.
10 A. K. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 814
Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. f eS-6-Dsuw
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