t?W -li, T - --J--- ---, 5-&B3 i -,..'; V v , H !M?yi? :rw I -1 3 ' "aj THE 2ITT3BTJBG- DISPATCH, SATURDAY; MAY 4, 1889. THE IAKKET BASKET. Fruit and Vegetables Quieted Weather Influences. By COUNTRY BUTTER DRIFTING DOWN Southern Strawberries in Bonnlifol Sop plj and Lower. DEMAKD FOB FISH EQUAL TOSUPPLT OFFICE Of PlTTSBCKG DISPATCH, 1 Fiuidat. Maya, ISSO. J In fruit and vegetable lines trade for the week has been quiet, owing to chilly, wet weather. Heary frosts have produced a scarcity of asparagus. Everythirg above ground was nipped yesterday morning. Strawberries from the South are in abund ant supply. A good article should retail at 20c Jobbers hare been selling a fair article at 10c to-day. Cucumbers and radishes home grown are in good supply at rates cheaper than last Saturday. Golden wax beans and new peas from Florida are in the stalls. Country butter has been drifting downward the past week. A peddler who pays weekly visits to our markets reports a great abund ance of choice butter through his bailiwick. Said he: "Isold to stores to-day a very good article at 16c, and furnished the very best made at 26c. The latter price was obtained for but ter that would have brought 35c a few weeks ago." The peddler who reported the above Eaia mat ne naa never En own poultry as scarce through the region he visits as it has been the past few weeks. The fish trade holds up unusually well, con sidering that Lent is two weeks away. Trade last week was fully as good as .'t was the clos ing week of Lent. Tberearea yetnosignsof a falling off. At the Diamond Market butcher stalls aa improvement in trade ver trade of re cent weeks was reported. The average con sumer is evidently returning to the old re liable meats after a long fast. Eggs grow firmer, but retail pnees are the same as a week ago. Florists report a slight decline from trade of last week. It ist o be remembered, however, that last week and the previous week there was a boom to tbe floral trade, and more decorations were disposed of than ever before in the same time. Unusual activity in tropical fruits has been reported by jobbers for the week past. Following are the latest retail prices for Saturday market basket supplies as furnished by leading dealers. Meats. 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 tbe 20c article: sirloin, best cuts. from 11! to 2Uc; standing rib roast, 15 to 20c; chuck roast, 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; boiling beef, 6 to 6c; sweet breads, 2oc per pain beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, oca pound: calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef irom o to iuc per pound, v eai lor stewing commands 10c; roast, 12V to 16c: cutlets. 20o er pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 12 to oc: hind quarters. 15 to 20c. A lee of mut ton, hind quarter, of prime aualitv. brines 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin 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, 25c per peck; new Bermuda onions, 15c per quart: tomatoes, 40c per quart box; new cabbage, 5 to 25c; apples, loc to 20c per half peck: lc bananas, 15 to 25c a dozen: lemons, 20 to :c per dozen: oranges, Zoioc; onions, 15c a half peck; spinach, 20c per half peck; lettuce, 7c per bunch, i for 25c: radishes, 6 to 10c per bunch; cranberries, 15c per quart; cucumbers,10to 15c a piece; mushrooms, 7oc a pound; asparagus,10o a bunch, 3 for 5c; new beets, 15c a bunch; straw berries, 15c to 25c; cauliflowers, 25 to 50c a head; golden wax beans, 85c a quarter peck; green beans, 25c a quarter peck; peas, 2oc . quarter peck. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. Choice creamery butter, 30c Good country butter, 25c Fancy pound rolls, 35c The ruling retail price for eggs Is 15c, or 2 dozen for 25c The range for dressed chickens Is $1 25 to $150 per pair. Turkeys, 25o per pound. Spring chickens 2 per pair. Fish and Oysters. Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali fornia salmon. 40o pound; white fish, 12e; her ring, 4 pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, 45c to 60c a Pound: shad. 80c aniece; sea Knlmnn 40c a pound: blue fish, 20c; perch. 10c; halibut 2oc; rock bass, 30c; black bass, 20c: lake trout. 12c: lobsters, 25c; green sea turtle, 28c Oysters: standard, Jl per gallon; select, $1 60 to SI 75; N. r. counts, $1 75 per gallon; snaps, 80c: shell oysters, 25c dozen; smelts, 20 to 25c pound; dams, Jl 25 gallon; scollops, 60c a quart. Flowers. La Prance roses, (1 50 per dozen; Bride roses, $1 63 per dozen; Perles, Jl 00 per dozen; Nipbetos, Jl 00 per dozen; Bennetts, $1 50 per dozen: Magna Cbarta rosea, 60c; American Beauty, 2550c apiece; Mermets, Jl O0l 60 per dozen; De Wattville, 11 50; carnations, 35c a dozen; Lilv of the Valley,75c per dozen: Maiden Hair fern, 50o per dot fronds. Bermuda Easter lilies. S3 00 per dozen: tulips, 75e per dozen; mignonette, 75c per dozen; lilacs, 25c a spray: daffodils, 75c per dozen; Dutch hya cinths, 20c apiece: pansies, 25c a dozen; Jacgue- wuut ruses, ti w a uozen. MBKET3BY WIBE. Wheat Recovers Some of Its Lost Ground Corn Bcorea an Adranoe Oau About Steadv Hog Products Quiet nnd the Feeling Easier. Chicago A Tery fair business was trans acted in wheat to-day, and the feeling was stronger, with part of yesterday's decline re covered. June showed more strength and ad vanced IJfc and closed about le higher. July opened a shade stronger than yesterday's closing and gradually improved, advancing Ws and closed about lc higher than yesterday. There was nothing special in shape of out side news to cause the firmness, which was at tributed to a change in local sentiment, that perhaps prices forthepresentwerelowenough. At any rate there was less pressure to sell, and the speculative offerings were not as heavy as yesterday. "With fair buyings, partly by "shorts." and for investment for quick turns, the market was well sustained. Duluth and Minneapolis are both lower to-day. Advices from Dakota report no rain. A fair business was transacted in com, and the feeling developed was firmer. The stronger tone was attributed mainly to the active ship ping demand and to smaller anticipated re ceipts. The near futures were relatively firmer and the premium of the more deferred deliver ies was narrowed somewhat. The market opened at yesterday's closing pnees, was firm and advanced c, ruled steady, closing Kc higher than yesterday. Oats were quiet, but steadier, and prices K y2c higher. The amount of new business was not large, and a good part of the trading con sisted in selling May and buying J une and July at c difference. Little interest was manifested in hog prod nets, and the feeling was easier. Tbe receipts oi nogs were larger tnan generally anticipated, accompanied with a moderate decline in prices, and this feature had a tendency to enlarge the offerings of products, especially for July deliv ery. The general surroundines of the trade fa vored tbe bear element, and the market lacked support. Prices tavored buyers ind averaged lower on all descriptions. Trading centered mainly in July. The leading rutures ranged as follows: Wheat-No. 2 June. 78?8OX7S?i0SOVc; July. 777SJge77578Kc; August, 767e 7676$Jc; year, 7bc Cokn-No. 2 June, 3134&3434Kc; July, 8135K34Ke35c; August, 3S85 Sc Oats-No. 2 June, 2223c; July, 222J233 22JjG23c Mess Poek, per bbh-Jnne. Sll 67&11 65 11 52KQ11 65; July. JU70U 75; August, $11 70 U 8oll 7011 & Lard, per 100 s. June, S3 S06 856 S0 6 85: July, SS 8i6S!)6 858 77K; August, SO 7fe- Shobt Ribs, per 100 lbs. June, S5 955 97c; Julv. $6 02H 056 008 05; August, $6 10 6 12f 07H6 12& . Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No.. 2 spring wheat, 8182c; No. 3 spring wheat, 7176c No. 2 red, 80 SOJc No. 2 corn, Siy,c lio. 2 oats. 22Mc; No. 2 rye. Vtiic No. 2 barley nominal. No. 1 flaxseed. Jl 56 Prime timothy seed. SI 3201 So. Mess pork, per barrel, 11 65311 6a Lard, per 100 lbs. SG SO. Short ribs sides (loose). $5 906 00. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 15 2o5 60. Short clear sides (boxed), $6 25Q6 87K. Sutrars unchanged. Receints Flour. 12.000 barrels; wheat, 12,000 bushels; corn, 325,000 bushels; oats. 224,000 bushels: rye, 7,000 bushels; barley, 17,000 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 19,000 barrels; wheat, 140,000 bushels; corn, 502,000 bushels; oats, 118,000 bushels; rye, 7,000 bushels; barley, 10,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was weak; fancy creamery, 20ac; choice to fine, 1819c; fine dairies. 1618c; fair to good. 12 Ha Eggs firm at UK12c A LOCAL CE0CKETT. flow Broker McrTee Brings Down Stocks When He Goes for Them. ANOTHER BIG fiEAL ESTATE DEAL. An Argument From the Country in Favor . of Opening Diamond Street. A BUBAL KICK AGALSST THE WEATHER New York Flour steady and moderately active Corn meal more active and steady. Wheat Spot quiet and JiHc higher; options dull, Jmc higher and strong. Bye dull; western. 4950c Barley quiet. Barley malt dull. Corn Spot moderately active and stronger; options moderately active and stronger. Oats Spot firmer and quiet: options firmer and fairly active. Hay steady and quiet. Hops quiet and firm. Coffee Op tions steady; closed 6gl0 points up; sales of 41,250 baps, including May,16.8016.85c; June. 16.95c; July, l7.1017.15c: August, 17.2017.25c; September, 17.3o17.40c; October, 17.40c: November and December, 17.50c: Febru ary. 17.65c; March, 17Jb17.60c; spot Rio steady; fair cargoes, 18c. Sugar Raw dull; sales, 200 bags; molasses, 87 test, at 6c: refined quiet and steady. Molasses Foreign strong; New Orleans quiet. Rice steady and auiet Cottonseed oil oniet. Tallow steady. Rosin steady and quiet: strained, common to good, tl 12J1 15. Turp entine dull at 43c Egtrs in fair demand and firmer; western, 1213c; receipt. 11,769 packages. Pork quiet; mess, SIS 00013 25; extra prime, $12 00ial2 25. Cutineats quiet; pickled hams, 10U10Kc: pickled shoulders, 6&5c; pickled bellies, 6iffi7c Lani stronger; moderate demand; sales western steam, $7 157 17K, closing at $7 17U bid; city. S6 65: Mav. S7 15. dosinrr at S7 16: Jnnn. S7 16; July, $7 187 19, closing at S7 19; August, 17 11 bid; September, S7 257 26, closing at $726 bid. Butter easier; moderate demand; western dairy, 1017c; do creamery, 1522c; uiud, 4afic. VUCC5Q uruanum oeiter de mand; western, S9c St. Lours Flour active and steadv. Wheat better. Mav sold lc lower early at 765c, re covered to "C, and later was neglected. Tho other options improved on strong cables, un fa verable reports from the Northwest, and with advancing markets at all points. The im provement was slow and trading moderate, though the close was firm, with June J and Jnlr and Anp-nst XHritsJlt alinvo netAprf.v "No. 2 red, cash. 77Kc; May, 76X77c closing at 77c;June, 7&V6l7oc, closing at 75V75cbid; John McKee is theJDavy Crocket of the local brokers. When he goes gunning for a stock he generally brings it down. He was hungry for Wheeling Gas yesterday, and although he bagged considerable of it he had to fight for every share he got Seeing that he was determined to have it, the other bro kers did nothing but run the price up on him. Hut as that was business, and no more than he expected, he neither kicked nor backed out until he got about all he wanted. His first bid was 33, at which price five shares were handed over to him. This opened the ball. His next bid was 33, at which he raked in 100 shares. At 33 he got 20; at 35 60; at S3, 125; at 33, 10, at 34, 25 shares were entered to his account. Els persistency attracted general attention and was the only live feature of the market. After it was all over Captain Barbqur said: "When John makes up his mind that he wants a thing he never rests until he gets it. He has sand enough for two or three brokers." Black & Baird yesterday put the finishing touch to a real estate transaction Involving 5100,000 cool cash. Details of the deal were not quite ready for laying before the public but tbe property was described as "lying on a big hill between tbe rivers," which locates it some where above the city, probably on tbe line of the main pipe of the Wllkinsburg water works, as there are several tracts there that answer to tbe veryindefinlte description. But no mat ter where it is, it is a big deal, and furnishes additional proof that real estate Is still in lively demand. While the architectural appearance of Pitts burg ha improved to a wonderful degree within the past dozen years or so. The future promises still greater advances in the same di rection. Among the buildings in course of construction are those of the Commercial Na-. tional Bank, the Oilman National Bank, the Fidelity, the Vanfiergrift, the Gregg, and sev eral others of 'almost equal importance. All of these will be imposing in Mze, highly finished and provided with the latest appliances for comfort and convenience. This is at once an evidence of prosperity and of an improved taste on the part of our citizens. The new Pittsburg will be one of the cleanest and hand somest cities in the Union. Country people appear to be as deeply inter ested in the proposed Diamond street improve ment as tbe city folk. They say the introduc tion of cable cars, with two tracks, on Flitb avenue, renders it dangerous for them to drive over that thoroughfare to attend the markets. The widening of Diamond street would not only relieve them from this danger and annoy ance, but would give a fresh impetus to the country trade and largely increase the revenue of the city. This is a new and forcible argu ment in favor of the improvement. 'It would be impossible to tell just how much money this cold, damp spell of weather has cost us, bnt it is considerable," remarked an East End gardener yesterday. "A large pro portion of seed put in the ground early has rotted, and replanting will be necessary, and such vegetables as managed to thrust them selves into the light give very little promise of amounting to anything. But it is not too late to repair damages, and a warm rain, followed by clear, sunny weather, will bring things around all right, except that the crops will be late. SofarasI have investigated.no great harm has been done to the early fruits and ber ries. Another freeze, however, would make almost a clean sweep of them." M0NETABY -MOVEMENTS. Bomlne Business Vp to the Average, bat Discounting Rather Slack. .Local bankers reported tbat everything was quiet in their line of business yesterday. Checking and depositing were up to the aver age, bnt the borrowing demand was light. Rates were steady at 66 per cent, call and time There was a sufficent supply of small notes for actual requirements, and Eastern ex change was dull. The Clearing House report was smaller than had been expected from tbe accumulation of New York business, but it was large enough to indicate a respectable vol ume of general trade. The exchanges were 52,289.908 14 and the balances 5459,113 62. Money on call at New York, yesterday, was easy at 2 to 4 per cent, last loan closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper, 2 Ster ling exchange qniet but firm at S4 87 for 60-day bills and S4 8SJi for demand. Government Bonds. U.S.4Xt. ftg 1067gi31O7K U. 8. 4Xs. coups 108 (giosg U. 8.4s, rcg 129X0129S U. 8. 4s, coups 129M129 t .. Hid. Currency, 8 per cent. 1895 reg Jtl Currency, 6 per cent. JS96reg. 124 Currency, 6 per cent, 1897reg. va Currency, 0 per cent, lwsreg. VSi Currency, 8per ceilt, 1899 rex. 132 Sales of foO, 000 registered 4s at 12ft and of 5,000 New York Clearings to-day, S157,164,205; balances, $7,432,968. . BoSTON-Clearings, $16,579,201; balances, $L 951,319. Money, 2 per cent Baltimobe Clearings, $2,144,441; balances, $454,786. Pun, vdelphia Clearings, $13,922,522; bal ances, $2,414,280.; Chicago Money unohanged. Bank clear ings, $14,921,000. $2,694,426; balances, for George Schmidt to John Schuster a house on Taunehill street for $1,810 cash. Mellon Bros, sold to Joseph Lament, of Lin coln ave, Twenty-first ward, a six-room house and lot 65x100, Mellon's plan, for $4,000. Mr. Lamont will movo into his new bonse at once. Alles Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold a mortgage of $900 tor three years on property in the Thirteenth ward at 6 per cent. Black ABalrd. No. 95Tonrth avenue, sold for Miss Eate Boegle to J. L. Fisher a two story frame dwelling, No. 73 Hahon avenue, with lot 16x100 feet for SL500. W. A. Herron 4 Sons sold lot No. 3 in the John L. Hoffman plan at Edgewood station, Pennsylvania Railroad. 60x120 feet, for $900. Cl O. Frazier, corner Forty-hfth and Butler streets, sold for Edward Failer a frame dwell ing of five rooms, lot 21x137 feet to a 20-foot alley, situate No. 420 Taylor street Sixteenth ward, to Mrs. Anna Maria Baur for $1,850 cash. James W. Drape & Co. placed two mortgages amounting to $90,000 on manufacturing prop erty in tbe citv and in an adjoining county at 6 per cent; also'a mortgage of $2,500 on a farm near Freeport, Pa., at 6 per cent J. R. Cooper & Co. sold for George S. Martin in Maplewood Park plan at WJiklnsburg, seven lots in addition to those already sold, for $2,b60L DOMESTIC MAEKETS. Eggs Firm Butter WeakPonltry Scarce Potatoes a Drug. Br Louis-Clearings, London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day was 20,000. Parts Three per cent rentes, 87f 60o for the account Berlin The statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows an Increase in specie of 8,820,000 marks. A PAEALITIC STEOKE. Oil Dull and Weak Lambs Still Beluse to be.Slieared. Tbe oil market was both dull and weak yesterday. The highest price was 86c the low est 85o, and tUe close 85Kc a drop of half a cent from the opening. Scarcity of certificates and high premium doubtless prevented a worse slump than it e xperienced, aa there was a total absence of outside support Tbe feeling at the windupwas decidedly bearish. There seems to be a growing indisposition to trade pending the experiments of the Standard in refining the Lima product Until that mooted point is settled, one way or another, a radical change seems to be out of tbe question. A broker said: "The longs, who have been gratified with high carrying rates, will probably miss the golden opportunity of selling at the top of the advance. I look for lower prices to-morrow." Field news was not generally important The last well bought by Mr. Herron, of Herron & Sons, In the Turkeyf oot region, is doing 60 bar rels per day. Mr. Herron said he was much gatifled, as he would have bet It would be dry. e has not found a dry hole yet The .Bobbins well, Washington county, was In the sand and flowing at intervals at tbe rate of 200 barrels a day. TbeAikin well, on the Hogartyfarm, at Taylorstown, was doing 150 barrels per day. Tbe Legionville well has been drilled deeper; it aid lsi oarreis in the last 24 hours; tnere was considerable salt water in it Fisher-Gardner No. 3Turkeyf oot, was doing 200 barrels a day. The Butchers' wildcat well, west of Brush Creek, was dry. STOCKS HELD UP. Opened. Hig Jguest, FEATURES OF TBE MJUEKIT. ........86 I Lowest 83 I Closed c closing at 75V75' Juiv.73B744C closing at 7474ftc; August, 73K74c, closing at 74J74ic Corn firm, but trading light; No. 2 cash, SOJieSOKc; May! 8O;03O3c closine at S05&: Juno. SuKiffi.li closing at 30Kc bid; August 31c closing at S2c bid; September, S3X33c closing at SSK LITE STOCK MAEEETS. Condition of the Market at the Xast Liberty Stock Yards. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, 1 Friday. May 3, 18S9. J CATCTjs Receipts. 900 head; shipments, BOO bead; market nothing doing: all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. HoQS-Recelpts, 2,000 head: shipments. 2,300 bead; market firm: Philadelphias, $4 905 00: pigs and Yorkers, $4 05 00; 7 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 2.200 head: shipments, 2,200 head; market firm and a shade better. By Telecraoh. New York Beeves Receipts, 2,100 head, including 41 carloads for exportation alive, 41 carloads for the market and 38 carloads for city slaughterers direct; Inactive but firm, with small, ordinary to good steers at $3 854 50: bulls and Cry cows at $2 003 25; exports to day and to-morrow, 1,050 beeves and 4.1S0 quar ters of beef. Calves Receipts, 1.200 head; un commonly dull at tbe lowest market of tbe sea son. With at least L000 to sell after tbe closing hours: veals sold at $3 254 25 per 1U0 lbs.; but termilk calves at $1 502 50. Sheep Receipts, 2.700 head: slow at steady prices; unshorn sheep sold at S5 005 60 per 100 lbs.; clipped do at S3 0034 50: unshorn vearlinirs at . srvfffi m. clipped do at S3 500 00: spring lambs at $4 00 5 50 each. Hogs Receipts, 2.400 head, nearly all for slaughterers direct; nominally steadv at g5 105 4a 3 Kansas Cttt Cattle Steady on demand; beer and shipping steers closing strong and lOo higher; cows, stackers and feeding steers steady; good to choice corn-fed, $3 854 10 common to medium. S3 003 75; stockers and feeding steers, S2 003 60; cows, SI 753 00. Hogs Receipts, 1,670 head; shipments, L564 .head; market steady to a. shade lower 0SU? cjjo'ce- 454 50: common to medium. $4 2o4 4C. Sheep-Receipts, 923 head; shiS ments, 510 head; market slow and weak good to choice muttons, S4 004 40; common to medium, $2 503 75. St. Lotos Cattle Receipts. 800 head; ship ments, SO0: market stronger: heavy natives selections. $3 80(34 40; fair to good do. S3 O0S S 90; fair to good stockers and feeders. S2 10 3 00: rangers, corn-fed,J270360;grass-fed,$l 90 2 80. Hogs-Receipts. 2,000 head; shipments, 8,100; market stronger; choice heavy and butchers' selections $4 604 65; packing, me dium to prime, S4 40ffl4 60: light irradesr ordi nary to best $4 454 60. Sheep Receipts. 4.700 head; shipments, 1,600 head; market slow: fair to choice, J3 00Q4 41 Chicaoo Cattle Receipts. 6,000 hud: shipments, 4.000 head; market strong and higher: beeves. $4 404 60; steers, $3 404 80; stockers and feeders. $2 603 65; Texas cattle, J3 00S 7a Hogs Receipts. 18,000 head: ship merits, 7,500 head; market lower: mixed. $4 55 472& heary, J 4 72; lipbt,H 60485; sUps,$3 504Sa Sheen-Receipts. 6,000 head; snipments, a.ow uwuj uiaiM.ei.ieaay; natives. S3 00S5 30: Western. 8 14064 SO; Texans, $2 25 4 35; lambs, 765 8a Buffalo Cattle steady at Monday's prices for libt .raedljms; nothing doing in heavy; receipts.-lmds through; 6 loads sale. Sheep and lambs dragging and lower for sheep: lambs slow; receipts, 8 loads through; 35 loads sale. Hogs active and 510obighen about all sold: receipts, 85 loads through; 22 loads sale; York ers, S5 0o5 10; mediums, $3 005 05. CrucntNATi Hogs scarce and higher: com mon and light $4 004 75: packing and bntch en. $4 654 70; receipts, 1500 head; shipments, J,E80head. i FAtMEfS FAILHEJftrl TT. BarUfCHnterettina ike'lch in U-morrouft Dispatch. Tht article givei a very armulng toccpuntof,acUuntaii'SBerttnet Munla. IE-J Clans Spreckels, the sugar king, said in a re cent interview: "My own idea is that in a few years we will import no sugar. Not only does the beet grow to perfection in California, but it can as easily be grown in Pennsylvania and In all of the Central States. In California we get from It 13 per cent of sugar to 9 per cent that tbe European beet produces. A short time ago the few remaining shares of a $5,000,000 stock company, of which I own a majority, were sub scribed in Ban Francisco and a new company incorporated, which will be amply able to sup ply America with beet sugar." To this may be added the fact that Kansas, as stated in an interview with a Butler county farmer, which appeared in The Dispatch a few weeks ago, is producing enough sugar from sorghum to supply Its own wants. There is no good reason why Pennsylvania should be behind other States in the movement to obtain a home supply of this necessary article. 85X 83 Barrels. HODS 47,297 Average 47,297 Shipments 93,466 Average .'... 83.468 Clearances 1,636,000 Refined, New York. 6.85. Kenned. London, 6S. Refined, Antwerp. 1SJ. New York closed 85. Oil Citv closed 85K. .Bradford closed 8$4. A B. McGrew a Co. quote: Puts, 8; calls, THE BAKU OCTOPUS. abxtTv. xtaiivv uuieu j: lajkneeu, fl 40, i3aiT' trinc firm: prices ranee at 8?fi!10?&. Iron eot. ton ties, SI la Provisions quiet and easy. Philadelphia Flour dull and weak. "Wheat very dull and prices largely nominal; sales uncraded, in grain depot SI 05; No. 2 red. May, 90091c; June, 8990Uc; July, 8S84c; August 82K83Jc Corn firm under light offerings: No. 2 hich mixed, in Twentieth street elevators, 43K6844c: No. 2 mixed. May. 42i2Jc:June, 41Ji42ic; July, 42J43c; Au gust, 4243c Oats Carlots more active and prices firm; sales ungraded white, choice, 34c: No.3white.3030Kc; No. 2 white. 32 32c; futures quiet and firm: No. 2 white. May, 31K31Jc: June, 31332c; July. 82K 82c: August 8132c Provisions dull and steady. Butter steady and In fair demand; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 23c Eggs firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 13c Cheese steady; part skims, 67c Cincinnati Flour unchanged. Wheat dull; No. 2 sred. Sic: receipts, none; hlpments, none. Corn steady: No. 2 mixed, 37c Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 27c Rje in light demand; No. 2. 48c Pork steady at $12 25. Lard steady at S6 62) Bulkmeats and bacon steady and un changed. Butter easy. Sugar steady and firm. jeggs oareiy steady, uneese nrm. Milwaukee Flour easier. Wheat firm casb, 77c: June, 77c; July, 78Jic Corn firm; No. 3, 34Kc Oats dull; No. 2 white 26c Rye Jinn; No. 1, 43Kc Barley quiet; Na 3, 63c Provisions firm. Pork Cash Sll 65 June, Sll 65. Lard Cash. S6 80; June, $5 85, Cheese easy; Cheddars. 9Q10c BaltHiore Provisions steady. Butter dull; Western packed, 1518c; creamery, 22 25c Eggs firm at 12c Coffee dull; Rio. fair. 18Klo Toledo Cloverseed dull; cash, S4 CO. Re ceipts, none; shipments, 174 bags. Wool markets. Philadelphia The market is quiet, prices nominal and unchanged. St. Louis Arrivals gradually improving in amount and under a good demand the market was firm. New York Wool steady and dull; domestic fleece, 8238c; pulled, 23S9c; Texas, H29c. Bostok There have been c.ioq ,(. week of all kind of wool amounting to 2,137,200 pounds, of which L1E9.000 are of foreign grades and the rest domestic It will be seen, there fore, that the business in domestic wool has been very small. Bnt few manufacturers have been here, and those who havebeen have taken only small Interest In prices there are no changes to note. A few small invoices of new clip have been received, mostly Tat sheep wool. Fine washed fleeces are very quiet at previous prices. Ohio wool is offered at SlgacforX and XX, and Michigan at 2930cfor X. A small sale of No. 1 Ohio combing was made at 39cand in unwashed combing there have been sales of Kentucky and Missouri three-elchths blood at 27MS0c Territory. Texas and nth.-- unwashed wools are qniet, with small sales of Territory at 1632c; Oregon at I620c, and California at 1725c Bales of Michigan fat sheep wool have been made at 25BK7o lur medium, and Zl22c for fine. Pulled wools are quite active, and sell at 3038c for super, and at 2528c for extra. A good demand for Aus tralian Is noticed, and sales have been made ot 879,000 pounds at 3841c. In Montevideo there were sales of 650,000 pounds at 295SVc Forty thousand pounds of Cape wool sold at 15K S7Je in bond, duty paid, Carpet wools aro quiet and steady, Metal Markets. New York Pig iron steady: American. 815 00017 6a Copper weak: lake. May. SIS 75. Lead strong; domestic 88 75. Tin dull and easier; Straits, S S3. lETAIIORPHOSIS,.?, ne-Zua.KftI emmmeetnpymorreuft DM patch; Jtitvrmenin mat outfter- haaviett BHd (LS.. vMadli 1 JI - u uM trw WH nnff VrWVT9 .WAIT1SG AND WATCHING. Stock Denllngs Restricted to a Few Shares The Ontlookfor Philadelphia. There were small and apathetic audiences at both of the stock calls yesterday. Philadelphia Gas was hammered down in tbe morning to S3, bnt recovered some of the loss in the afternoon, selling up to 38 and closing steady. It was freely offered. Tbe feature of the day was Wheeling Gas, which, under lively bidding by John McKee, advanced a point on liberal sales, and closed strong at the best figures. Electric was a little more active, going at 57 and 67. The Tractions were steady and quiet Ten shares of National Marine Bank changed bands at 107. Switch and Signal and the mining stocks were weak and neglected. The total shares aggregated 1,238 shares, of which Wheel ing Gas furnished the bulk. T Concerning Philadelphia Gas, which con tinues to attract considerable interest, a broker said: "I cannot see anything in the situation of the company to justify tho lowprice at which it is selling. Therefore I am compelled to attribute it to manipulation on the part of a clique who have orders for the stock, but are trying to hammer it down before loading up." Another broker held that tbe opening of a new field was a tacit admission that the old wells were giving out adding that the rejuvenated Murraysville well would soon subside. Tho same experiment badbeen tried In other places and always proved disappointing. It was gen erally admitted that the meeting on Monday would have an Important bearing on tbe future of the stock, as it would probably elear up some knotty questions which have been hang ing over it like a wet blanket Bids, offerings and sales are appended: hording. Bid. Asked. Pitts. Pets. AM. ex.. Allegheny Nat Bk.... Commercial N. Hank.. Pitts. U. B. ofCom'co Marine Nat. Bank.... Boatman's Ins People's Kflir Co.. Philadelphia Co.. ...... Wbeeuntr u w Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pittsburg Traction.... Pleasant Valley R.B... Pitts. & Western K. K. P. & W. B. .it pref... LaNoria Ulnlnjt Co... Westlnghonse Electric U. Switch ft Signal Co. Westlng'se Air B. Co- Sales at the first call were 200 shares of Phila SS1. 100atSS.2iKlev Central Traction atsn. Shared Philarinlnhli Hna sold at 3SX. 20 at SS& 100 Wheeling at 83. 5 at S3.20at33, 60 at 83& 125 at S3& 10at8 25 at 34,10 Marino Bank at HMTIttsburgand Western preferred at 18 90 Central Traction at 29. Henry M. Long sold 200 shares of Electric at 57and6S. The total sales of stocks at New York yes terday were 255,921 shares, including Atchison, 18,410; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 16,900; Louisville and Nashville. 7.260; Missouri Pacific T.295! Northwestern. 8.375: Northern Pacific preferred, 7.380; Oregon Transconti nental, 14,010; Reading, 24.700: Richmond and West Point 19.370; St Paul, 27.020; Union Paciflc, 14,200; Western Union, 8,171 AlrEBltOOJf. Bid. Asked. - o 6 63 "i- 105 2 106 107 35 .... 38 ..;? g n $ 75 .,.. ' 7454 KJ( 55 65$ 175 r200 ITS 200 10X 10X 10)f .... iX ,92 ,gK K ST5f S7 B8 im 129 A How the Rothschilds Are Gobbling tbe Oil Trade of Russia. North British Dally Mall. The great Paris firm of Messrs, Rothschild seems to have seriously taken the Russian petroleum trade into its meshes, evoking there by tbe wrath oi the patriotic Russian press. Messrs. Nobel still apparently maintain their independent position, but tbe smaller firms are gradually being drawn into the net of the great French financiers who have already made a firm footing for themselves on Muscovite soil. The Rothschilds export annually by rail on tbelr own account over 2.500,000 poods (one pood, SS pounds English) of petro leum, while - no less than 41 private firms supply them by contract with 13.500,000 poods, in addition to which 1,500,000 poods are sent by way of the Volga, thus mak ing a total exportation of 17,600,000 poods per annum. Taking tbe total consumption of petroleum in Russia at 20,000,000 ponds, and the foreign exports of other firms at 12,000,000 or 32,000,000 poods in all, it would follow that more than half of all the Russian petroleum in tbe market is already in the hands of tbe Roths- ennus. nut mis is only the commencement, as it is currently stated that ten more firms nave quite recently concluded negotiations with tbe Rothschilds. For all the petroleum which the latter thus take on commission from the smaller private producers, a certain sum is deducted for leakage, storing and so forth, averaging 15 copecks per pood, and amount ing to nearly 2,500,000 roubles per annum. Tho whole of this amount is not of course, so much clear profit to the Rothschilds, as the actual expenses probably do amount to 1000,000 roubles; but the system is not a good one for tbe Baku producers, whose position reminds one somewhat of that of the Russian peasants, who sell their corn in autumn to the landlords at 3 roubles the tchetvert, and buy it back again in spring at 5 roubles for tbe same quantity. But such an arrangement as that above-named docs not suffice for tbe Rothschild firm, who are using tbeir best endeavors to acquire pos session of the petroleum district itself. The firm continues to receive offers from many solid producers to take over their whole business, but up to the present the Rothschilds have shown no great eagerness to do so. The reason. of this disinclination is not tbat they do not wish to augment their undertaking, but be cause tbey see f nrther tban tbe Russian firms think. Tbey ask themselves why tbey should tbus spend millions in order to buy up the more important producers, since by so doing they would merely acquire ground already exhaust ed with antiquated machinery and ancient plant It is far better for them to take their money to virgin soil. By following such a policy they have already acquired about 120 acres of land which has never been worked, and where almost any amount of naphtha can be obtained without any deep boring. Thus It appears that the petroleum industry is rapidly becoming a pure monopoly; and once the Rothschilds have made themselves master of the market they will fill it with goods of their Own, and at their own pi ice; and who then can say what will be the limit of their de mand. Already, savs our corresnondent the Rothschilds have spoilt the Russian petroleum trade by flooding tne foreign markets with in ferior articles from all sorts of producers. It will be quite impossible to compete with the American petroleum in this manner, and the Baku firms fear that tbe reputation of their petroleum, which tbe great Nobel firm bad done so much to improve, will be very considerably lowered. Great surprise has been expressed among them, too, that the Minister of Finance should have opposed the passing of a law last year which was proposed to forbid the acquisi tion of petroleum land by foreigners. They Break Under Covering by the Shorts and Purchase for tbo Long Account, Bnt Rally and Close nt the Best Figures. NEwYonK,May3. The stock market was again fairly active and generally strong to-day, but there was not tbe same uniform movement that has characterized tbe dealings of the previous days, and some stocks to-night are slightly lower than last evening. The great feature of the day was the buying of the grangers' stocks, and they again led in the point of activity and strength. The covering of tbe shorts and purchases for the long ac count by the western operators who have so lately been of a bearish turn of mind still con tinued and Burlington still felt the stimulus of tbe remarkable increase in its earnings for March, bringing the rest of the stocks of the roads in that section of thaxountry with it The fact of the probability of a renewal of the negotiations between tbe union and Northern Pacifies was not known until after the close of business. There was a decidedly bullish feel ing upon the street this morning and made Union Pacific once more one of 'the leading strong stocks. There were $2,750,000 gold engaged for export to-morrow, and while this bad some effect to re strict the upward movement it could not stop it, and its influence soon wore away though there was an attempt to get np a slight scarcity of money in the last part of the day upon the strength of it The beats, as on vesterdav. made a demonstration against tbe list in the forenoon and actually succeeded in getting some stocks down to a shade below thair open ing figure at noon, but there was alarge amount of Burlington called in which had been loaned and it commanded a premium for use at one time otli per cent per diem, and steadily rose and reached a point within 1 per cent of par be fore the close. A feature of the dealings also was tbe heavy foreign buying of St. Paul, al though the stock moved up only fractionally but displayed a marked strong tone throughout the day. The activity In Richmond and West Point was a marked feature of tbe early trading but after the nature of the probable action at to-morrow's meeting was known, the stock fell away and steadied down. Tho opening prices were generally from to per cent higher than last evening's figures and these gains were further Increased in the early trading by fractional amounts with Lackawanna, Richmond and West Point and Union Pacific leading. Tbe bears, however, succeeded In bringing the general list down to about tbe level of openiug figures before the end of tbe first hour, after whicb there was a period of stagnation, the only feature being the weakness in Pullman, wbich declined about 4 per cent The grangers then came to the front and developed marked strength which lasted until the close, which was active and strong at the best figures. Pullman is alone in showlnga material loss to-night, being down lper cent, but Burlington is up 2lA Oregon Navigation, 2; Chattanooga, 2; Union Paciflc 1& and most of tbe others fractional amounts. Railroad bonds were not in such nrgent de mand as vesterdav. but the business done aggregated $1,834,000, and a stiong tone was noticeable throughout tbo day, resulting in advances all through the list There were very few marked changes among the active bonds, however, and the important gains are generally among the neglected class of bonds. The Bur lington, Quincv and Denver 4s rose 2 to 91, Denver South Park firsts 2 to 89. Denver and Rio Grande Western certificates 2 to 87, Gulf Colorado Santa Fe seconds 2 to 95. The following table snows tbe prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by Whit ney & Stephenson, members of New York Stock Exchange, 67 Fourth avenue: Open- Highlit!-, est Am. Cotton Oil 55 Atch.. Top. ft S. P.... 43 433f Canadian Pacific H MX Canada Southern S3 S3 Central of New Jersey. XH 96Jf Central fi-lflo Chesapeake ft Ohio ... 17ft 17 C. Bur. ft Quincv..... VI 'A ma O., Mil. a St. Paul.... CGJi c, iiu.ftst. p., pr....ioe C itockL4P........ WV C St. L. ft Pitts 17g O., St L. ft Pitts, pf.. Ziii C. St.P..M.ftO W C, St. P..M. ft O., pr. 94l( C. ft Northwestern. ...VTiH C. ft northwestern, pf. .... C. CC.il Col. Coal ft Iron 25 Col. ft Hocking Val .. 19X Del.. L. ftW. I38H Del. ft Hudson 137M Denver ft KioU DeuverftBlaG., pr... 48 E.T., Va. &Ua E.T.,Va.4Ga.. Istpf70 E.T.. Va.ftGa.2dpf. .... Illinois Central.. . , Late Erie ft Western.. 18K STEAWBEEEIES PLENTY AND LOW. Ear Corn the Strongest Cereal Factor Hay the Weakest. FL0UE IS SEEKING A X0WER IETEL Office of Pittsbttho Dispatch, Friday, May 3, 1889. ( Country Produce Jobbing; Price. Eggs are tending upward, with 12c as the outside figure. Butter is drifting in the other direction on account of liberal receipts. The advance in apples bas brought abundant sup plies to markets, and-prices are off from a few days ago. Potatoes are slow as ever. Tbe old stock is being worked off by farmers at what ever it will bring. A. countryman from the Panhandle region reports tbat potatoes can be bougbt there for 10c a bushel. A year ago they sold at 8L Poultry was never scarcer through Western Pennsylvania tban it Is at this date. Strawberries are in supply above demand, and a reasonably good article can be bougbt to-day for from 10 to 15c per quart Sweltzer cheese is slow. The knocking out of so many saloons in this city's baillwicthas had a depressing in fluence on trade in Limburger and Sweitzer cheese, so dealers report BDTTZB Creamery, Elgin, 2526o; Ohio do, 232oc; fresh dairy packed. 1819c; country rolls. 1720c; Chartiers Creamery Co. butter, S0K31c; No. S white, 2830c; No. 2 mixed. KTB No. 1 Western. 70375c; Na 2, !5?66c. Baulky No. 1 Canada, 9e3e6c: No. 2 Cana da. 85-8Sc; No. 8 Canada, 7073o; Lake Shore. TSQSOc. Floue Jobbing price J, winter patents, to 6005 75: spring patents, tS 008 00; winter straight 4 755 00- clear winter. S4 6004 73: straight XXXX baiters'. S4 0004 25. Rye flour. 3 S03 75. ' MixLFxxD-MIddlings, fine white, 15 00 18 00 V ton; brown middlings, $11 6012 60; winter wbeat bran, !13 0013 SO; chop feed, 15 0016 00, Hat Baled timothy, choice, 14 0014 50; No.ldo,$130013 25; No. 2 do. Ill 0012 50; loose from wagon, 818 00018 00: No. 1 upland prairie, 310 00010 50; No. 2. 88 C08 50; packing So.$560650. ' 8TBAW-Oats, 88 000825; wheat and rye straw, $7 00750S 00. Beans $1 75J51 9a Beeswax 2S30c ft & for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, 16 50427 50; common, S3 604 00; crab cider, t8 008 60 ft barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c ft gallon. Cheese New Ohio cneese, 9K10c;i Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212Kc; New York, fall make, 1212c: Limi-urger, 910c: domestic ProTlslons. Sugar-cured hams, large, 10Jc; angar-cured bams, medium, lie; sugar-enred hams, small, llKc: sugar-cured breakfast bacon,10Jc:sngar cured shoulders, 8c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 9c; sugar-cured California hams, 8c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 8cr sugar cured dried beef sets, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, llc; bacon shoulders, TkT; bacon clear sides, 8jc: bacon clear bellies, 5c: dry salt shoulders, 6c: ory salt clear sides, 7c. Mess pork, heavy, 814 00; mess pore, familv, $14 60. Lard Refined- in tierces, 7c; half barrels, 7c: 60-B tnbs, 7K 20-B pails. 7c;60 B tin cans, 7c: S-& tin pails, 8Jc; 5-ft tin pails, 7c; 10-ft tin pails, 7c SmoCed sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Pigs feet, half barrel, 84 OOj quarter barrel, Jl 90. 1 Dressed Meat. Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to550 fts, 6c: 550 to 650 is, &c: 650 to 750 lis, 6Kc Sheep, Sc f ft. Lambs, 9c $1 ft. Hogs, 6J4C Fresh pork loins. 9c. BRITISH IBOfl. NSW ABTERTISEaiKfTS. "m Tqf Kc 185$ bushel; split do, Sweltzer cheese. 9Ki Dried Peas Si 2oi Kqqs 1212e fl dozen for strictly fresh; goose eggs, 80c 9) dozen; duck eggs, 15c $ dozen. FHTJITS Apples, 82 002 50 ? barrel; evap orated raspberries, 25c f) ft; cranberries, $45 f! barrel, 50cSl 00 per bushel; strawberries, 1015c a quart. Feathers Extra live geese. 60060c; No.l do.. 4045c; mixed lots, 80S&c $1 ft. Hohey New cron. 16ai7c: buckwheat 13 015c Hominy S2 652 75 ft barrel. Potatoes Potatoes. 8035c ft bushel; $3 75 4 00 for Jersey sweets; seed sweets, $2 50 2 75. Podxtbt Live chickens, 756800 $ pair; unurawn cnicxeng, lutgiizc ft a; drawn, li'0 15c ft ft; turkeys, 1820c dressed, ft ft; ducks, live, 6070c V pair; dressed, 1314c ft ft; geese, live, 81 001 25ft pair. Seeds Clover.cholce, 62 fts to bushel, 85 60 ft bushel; clover.large English, 62 ft-.SO 00: clover, Alsike, 88 50; clover, white, 89 00: timothy, choice. 45 fts, $1 65; bine grass, extra clean, 14 fts, 90c; blue grass, fancy, 14 lis, 81 00; orchard grass, 14 lis, $1 65; red top, 14 fts, 81 25; millet 60 lis, Jl 00: German millet, 60 fts, SI 50; Hun garian grass, 60 lis, 81 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, $2 50 ft bushel of 14 lis. Tallow Country, 4$5c; city rendered. 55Kc Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancy, $3 60a 6 60 ft box; Messina oranges, S3 5004 00 ft box; Valencia oranges, fancy. $8 60 S 50 ft case: bananas, S2 60, firsts; SI 60, good seconds, ft bunch; cocoanuts, S4 00460 ft uuuuruu, now iiira, triw m uouuu: uaies, QV 6c ft pound. Vegetables Radishes, 30c ft dozen; mar rowfat peas, S3 00 53 crate: new cabbasre. 82 25 2 60 ft crate; onions, SI 001 25 $ barrel; onion sets, fancy Erles. $2 603 00; Jerseys, 82 002 50; turnips, 4060c ft barrel. 19)4 139 17H 10-iJi M VH 29 Z 815 van 47X 31! M4 107 133)1 25M 19 1T7H 17 an Lake Erie ft West. pr.. SS'i Lake Shore ft M. S 103U Louisville ft Nashville. 69 Mlctilgan Central 87 Mobile Ohio Mo., h.. ftTexas 126 Missouri i'aclnc. ...... 7214 ew lork Central. ...J07M . Y L.E. ft V 2SS K.I., L. E. 4 W.prel 71 H. 1., C. StL N. X C. ft St L. pr. N.Y.. a ftStli.2d pr .... H. YAN..E fSK JX. Y., O. ft W 17 Norfolk ft Western Norrolkft'Western.pf Northern Pacific X Nortnern Pacific pref. 61 Ohio ft Mississippi 23 Oregon Improvement MM Oreeon Transcon 83'i PacincMatI 3B Peo. Dec. ft Evans 2JH Phlladel. ft Iteadlnz.. Kii Pullman Palace Car. ..131 Richmond ft W. P. T.. 26K Ktchmond ft W.P.T.pf SOU St. Paul Duluth St. Paul Dulnth pr. St p., Minn. ftMan St.li. ftSan Fran St. L. ft San Fran pr.. 62 St. L. ft San F.lst pr. Texas Pacific 21 Union Paclnc ea'A Wabash 15' Wabash preferred ZbV Western Union Wheeling ft L. E 66 National Lead Trust. -'X 7lH 107H 7Ui 61 22 si S3X a 21-tj UJi iso 26 80)4 61K Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur H uuney s DKpnenso: Jiemoera new nlshed by wbltne; Fourth avenne. cnange. ft Stephenson, brokers, Ko 57 lore BtOCk .EX- Mining Stocks. New YORK, ifay 8. Mining quotations closed: Amador. 100: Bodle, 165; Caledonia, 810; Cowolidated California and Vltglnia, 400; EtCrfeto, ISfcGould&Carry.'JW; Mexican, 4; Matafti, 1; Sierra, 'U eva-s. '489, Snail Hopes, j. i. .'v.u'a . - . - 1 JMimimBjfMjBjtgmimaiBSl Other Oil Markets. Oil City. May 3.-National transit cer tificates opened at 85c; highest 85c; low est S5c; closed. S5jc Bradford, May 3,-National .transit cer tificates opened 1st 8c; highest, 85c lowest. SoJ-Jc; closed at 85c TrrusviLLE. May 3 National transit cer tificates opened at 85c: highest 85Jc; low est 85c: closed, 85c. New York, May 8.-?etroleum opened steady at 85c, bnt after the first sales became dull and tho price sagged off slowly to 85c A slight reaction followed, on which the market closed steady at 85c. Sales, 420.000 barrels. Hlil. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad UK HV Reading Railroad 22 IMS 22H Bufialo, Pittsburg and Western Jl 12 Lehigh VaUey 53JJ S3Jf Lehlgli Navigation Btti Philadelphia and Erie JU Allegheny Valley bonds, 113H V. Co. 's New Jersey 2225 Northern Paciflc 25K 2a5( Northern Paclflo preferred Wi Si Boston Stocks. Atch. ft Top.. 1st 7s. 116X Atcb.ftTon.B.lt.. KH .Boston s Aioany...2t Boston ft Maine 18J C. B. 4J 09 CInn. tian. ft CleTe. 25 Eastern R. it tlli runts jrerejn. ma. vt K.CSt J.ft O.B. 7S.120JJ Mexican Cen. com.. Wi i. V. ftJiewEng... iZH X. Y.&JJewEn 7s.l26!i Ogd.L.Cham,com. S Old Colony 12M Kntland preferred.. 40 Wis. Central, com... 17K Wis. Central pf,... 39 AlIouezM'ECbfnew) I Calumet ft Hecla....207K Franklin Osceola 9l trewBDic mew- ..... J Qulncr . Bell Telephone., Boston Land.... Water Power... Tamarack , 47 .233 :8I .VXX ALMOSr A BOOM, The Real Estnte Bniinen Shovra Tbat It Has Staying Qualities. John F. Baxter sold to Samuel J. Durbin, lots Nos. 241, 242 and 243, Size 40x137 feet, fronting on north side of Kelly street, in Bank of Com merce addition at Brnshton, for $1,200. E. D. "Wingenroth, 100 Fourth avenne, sold tot the heirs of Rev. Joseph Hunter, deceased, three lots, aggregating 66x94 feet, in the Hun ter plan, at the corner of Hill and Water Mreets, WUklasfcutf, W JV . aJ& XwdA'Cefi Tlie Iron Industry cf Sweden. It is said that 859 iron mines are at present open, although 233 are only worked sufficiently to avoid the forfeiture of the concession. Tho number of rolling mills in Sweden is put down at 217, wbich turn out about 24,000,000 kilos, of bars, the iron being generally refined by the same process as the Lancashire works. In tbe Uanncmora district, however, the iron masters adhere to the system introduced-from Holland by Luis de Gcer In the Seventeenth century, and which requires 17 to 23 cubic meters of charcoal for the production of one ton of iron. Altogether about 6,400 hands are employed in tho Swedish iron mines and rolling mills. Prices of Iron In Germnny. Tbe following are the current prices for iron compared with the average prices at tbe same season of tbe year for the last fire years; Best Rhenlsh-Westpballan foige pig, 67s. (47s.): German foundry pig, No. 1,63s. (59s.); Bessemer pig, 67s. (51s.): basic steel pig,r 47s. (423.1: Rhen-hb-estohallan bars, 130s. 6d. (110s.); Rbenleb Weetphalian angles; 136a. (llSe.i-SIlesian joists,. 130 . (127S.); Rhenish-Westplialfdn boilerplates, lifc. (um. ); Rbesih-WeetpI)Kan wire, life. W.-flMs-n.-wlre nails. 186s. (Hte.lt RlHniih.Wot- 2i..iii .. . u uu ito.1 7..M-..a iu.r ytatttma bwh-j raw, aw. i,jwj Groceries. New York City has been so given up to Cen tennial doings the past few days that markets are hardly quotable. Coffee options advanced 20 points yesterday. Sugars are firm enough to go higher soon. Grees Coffee Fancy Rio, 2223c; choice Rio, 2021c; prime Rio, 20c; fair Rio, l&19c; old Government Java, 27c, Maracaibo, 2223c; Mocha, S0KSlc; Santos, 1922J Caracas coffee. 20H22c; peaberry, Rio, 2123c; La guayra, 2122c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 24c; high grades, 2628c; old Government Java, bulk. 32K33tfc;Maracalbo,27K28JjC, Santos, 22243; peaberrv, 27c; peaberry Santos, 2224c; choice Rio, 25Kc; prime Rio, 23c; good Rio. 22Kc; ordinary, 2lc. &PICE3 (whole)-Cloves, 2125c; allspice, 9c: cassia, 89c: pepper. 19c; nutmeg, 7080c Petroleum (jobbers prices)-110 test 7c; Ohio. 120, 8Xc; headlight, 160. 8K water white, lOc: globe, 12o; elalne, 15c; carnadine, llKc;royaline, 14c. oxBura "jorn syrups, anisic; cnoloe sugar syrup, 33SSc; prime Bugar syrup, 3053c; strict ly prime, 3335c: new maple syrup, 90c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48ci choice, 46c; me dium, 43c;mlxed, 4042c SoDA-Bl-carb in kegs, 3J4c; bi-carb in K'. 6c; bi-carb, assorted packages. 58c; sal soda in kegB, c: do granulated, 2c. CANDLEs-Star, foil weight, 9c;stearine,per set 8Kc:parafflne, ll12c. Rice Head, Carolina, 77Kc; choice, 6V 7c; prime. 5K6Kc; Louisiana, 66Kc Starch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 6j7c; gloss starch, 67c Foreign FRUrrs-Layer raisins, 12 65: Lon don layers, S3 10; California London layers, $2 50; Muscatels, S2 25: Caifomia Muscatels, SI 85; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia, 7KSc; sultana, 8c; currants, -new, 4fac Turkey prunes, new, 45c: French prunes, 8K18c;Salonlca prnnes, in 2-ft packages, 8c; cocoanuts, per 100, SC 00; almonds, Lan., per ft, 20c do Ivica, 19c; do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 12K15c; Sicily Alberts. 12c; Smyrna rigs, 2k lCc; new dates, 66c; Brazil sots, 10c; pecans, ll15c; citron, per "ft, 2122c; lemon peel, per ft. 13014c; orange peel, 12J$c. -u..o. .uv..o Fl""i oi.v.v, ye io, uu; apples, evaporatedjSi6)ic: apricots, Callfor- nca, eraporaieu, iodise; peacnes, evaporated, pared, 2223c: peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 1012Kc: cherries, pitted, 2122c; cuernes, uiiumeu, iKftoc; rajpuernes, evapor ated, 2424Uc; blackberries, 7K8c; huckle berries, lugihc Bugabs Cubes, 99c; powdered, 9 9Jc; granulated, Oc; confectioners' A. 8!c: standard A. 8fCe: soft whites. 8Ji0S?c: jellow, choice. 7KSjc; yellow, good. 77c; yel low, fair7Kc: yellow, dark, nic PlCKLES-Medium. bbls. (1,200), M 60; me diums, half bbls. (600). $2 75. Salt-N o. 1 $ bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex. a bW, $1 05: dairy. bbl, SI 20; coarse .crystal, M bbl. Jl 20; Higgin's Eureka, 4 bu sacks, ?2 80. Higcin's Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets. S3 00. Casned Goods Standard peaches, Jl 30 1 90; 2ds, SI 3C1 35; extra peaches. SI 501 90; pie peaches. Cue; finest corn, $1 001 50; Hfd. Co. corn, 7O90c: red cherries, 90cSl 00; Lima beans, SI 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 7b 85c; marrowfat peas, $1 101 15; soaked peas, 7075c; pineapples, SI 401 60: Bahama do, 52 (5; damson plums, 95c; greengages, $1 25; egg plums, S2 00; California pears, 52 50; do greengages, S2 00: do egg plums. $2 00; extra white cherries, $2 90; red cherries. 2 lis, 90c: raspberries, $1 401 50; strawberries. SI 10: KuuaeucrrieB, tx ii-l ou; tomatoes, SKJ!Kc; salmon, 1-B, $1 752 10; blackberries, 80c; euc-cotisb,2-ft cans, Aoakerl, 99c do green, 2fts. 81 2501 60: corn beef, 2-ft cans, $1 75; 14-6 can? S13 50: baked beans. SI 4001 4,v. inhnnr 1 n. Si 751 80t mackerel? 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic. s, $4 1504 50; sardines, domestic, Ks, SS 258 0: sardines, imported, Us, Sll 601J 50; sardines, imported, Ms, $18 00; sardines, mustard, J4 Ott sardines, spiced, 84 25. Fisn-Bxtra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $38 W bbl.; extra No.l do, mess.. J40; extra Na 1 mackerel.shore, S32; extra No. 1 do. messed. S36: No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole pollock. 4)c If) ft.; do medium, George's cod, Be; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips. 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 0K7c. Herring Round Shore. $3 00 f bbl.; split, $7 00; lake, $2 50 fl-100-ft. half bbl. White fish; J7 100-ft. half bbL Lake tront, S5 60 ?) half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c ft. Ireland halibut. 13c W ft. Pickerel, yi barrel, S2 00; K barrel, SI 10: Po tomac nernng, jo j Darrei. sz 00 f y. narrel. BUCKWHEAT FL0UB-223C tt. OATMEAL-S8 0OQ6 GO $ bbl. Miners' Oil Na 1 winter strained, 6S80c ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c. The Market Continues Active, With Price Irregular bnt Strong. SpeclaLBeport by Cable for the American JIana-'' factnrer. LONDON. May 2. Scotch Pig Barely steady market, buf busi ness fair. No.l Coltness 55s. Od. f. 0. b. Glasgow No. 1 Summerlee 54s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow Na 1 Gartsherrie 52s. 60. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Langloan 55s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Carnbroe ..47s. 6d. f. 0. b. Glasgow No. 1 Sbotts JSa. 6a. f. 0. b. Glasgow No. 1 Glengarnock 52s. OoV at Ardrossan. No. 1 Dalmellinzton ...46s. Od. at Ardrossan. kNo. 1 Eglinton 44s. 6d. at Ardrossan. Bessemer Pig Market active, with prices Irregular but strong. West Coast brands qnoted at 60s Bd for Nos. 1, 2, 8, f. o. b. shipping point Middlesbrough Pig Irregular market but trade active. Good brands quoted at 88s. Sd. for No. 3.f. o. b. Spiegeleisen Firm market, trade qniet. English 20 per cent quoted at 80s. f. o. b. at works. Steel Wire Rods Market is steady, but de mand moderate. Mild steel. No. (J, quoted at 6 0s. Od. f. o. b. shipping port. Steel Rails This market is firm, but busi ness is less active. Standard Sections quoted at 4 12s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point Steel Blooms Firm market and demand fair. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 4 2s. 6d. f. a b. shlpplngpolnt , Steel Billets Tfiis market continues firm but quiet Bessemer (size 2x2) quoted at 4 10s. f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Slabs No material change since last week. Ordinary sizes quoted at 4 2s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point Crop Ends Demand moderate and market steady. Run of the mill quoted at 2 15s. Od. f. 0. b. shipping point Old Ralls Dull market and prices rather weak. Tees quoted at 3 7s. 6d. and double heads at 3 12s. 6d. c. t f. New York. Scrap Iron Prices have grown weak on a dull market Heavy wrought quoted at 2 6s. f. o. b. shipping points. Manufactured Iron Firm market,andthe de mand better. Stafford, ord. marked bars(f.o.bX'pool) 2s 6d " common bars 0 to 0d 5 17s 6d " blk. sheet singles 0 0s 0d 712s 6d Welsh bars. f.o.b. Wales.:. 6 5s 0d 0 OsOd Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York, 2s. 6d. Liverpool to New York. 9s. Od. 15 DOCTORS PATT.TIT) To cure Mrs. Thomas Hatton, and she suffered on for 13 years. The aches and pains which she experienced in almost every part ot her body was simply terrible. Those sharp, cutting pains across the small of her back and lower part of her body was almost unbearable. la fact she suffered with all those diseases and conditions peculiar to women. For three months her mind was unbalanced, and for months she was confined to her bed. She be." came very weak and emaciated, so tbat sho( onlv welched 98 pounds. No one expected her - to live, much less get entirely cured. After A receiving three months" treatment with thai physicians of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Insti-1 tute, 323 Penn avenue, who make a specialty of S her disease, she says: 4 "I never want any one to suffer as I have fori too past ij years, ine condition 01 my cases was much worse than bas been aescribed. and! I am only too glad to testify to my complet cure by tbe doctors of the Catarrh and Dys-J pepsia institute. , 'MRS.THOMAS HATTON, Putnam, Pa.'' The above lady physician can be consulted by la dies suffering, from, diseases peculiar to tbeir sex. The medicines used are positively-' curative, and are so prepared as to allow the patient to u;e the treatment herself. Thev ' treat successfully Catarrh. Rheumatism. Dys-; pepsia, aroncnitu, .ostnma, mooa, luaney oau r emaie -diseases. Office hours. 10 a. M. to 4 p. x and 6 to 8 P., if. Sundays, 12 to 4 P. it Consultation free; to ail. ap26-D I Would Have Been Dead, Said Mr. Henry Robertson, "had I kept on In, J tbe way I was going. I bad chronic bronchitis '1 and a weakness of my left lung that was fast approaching consumption. I coughed and had great pressure and tightness across my lungs, with pain about my shoulder bladesL Mv ap petite was very poor, and I had sour belching M of gas from my stomach all the time. I doctored & with the best doctors I could bear of, but was ; fast getting worse. My kidneys also became diseased. I had pain across my back, bloating' of the bowels, and the water was highly col ored with a red, brick 'dust sediment I became melancholy and discouraged and thought I could not live. Finally I began treatment with the physicians of tbe Polypathlc Medical and Surgical Institute, who are specialists for chronic diseases, and although confined to the bed when I commenced treatment and am 66 years old, my Improvement was very rapid, and. ' I feel that these physicians have saved my life. 1 I am getting stronger every day and feel almost mce a young man again. ' HmntTROBEBTSOS, 62 Marcellus st, Syracuse. N. Y." Any one wishing to verify tbe above testi monial can do so by writing to Mr. Robertson. The POLYPATHIO MEDICAL AND STJRGI- , CAL INSTITUTE is permanently located at 420 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Office hours, 10 to. 11-30 A. it., 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 P. it Con- 5' sulfation free. my3-S j i 111 r STHPTOMS-MoUt. are! Inttnaa Itching ud itloffia t moat as lghtl worse by criueaii8 ji u- B lowed to eontlnae tumors iona hdu Drygoods Market. New Yore: Business In drygoods continued active witn jobbers in seasonable fabrics and a good distribution was made in staple goods adapted to tbe season's wants. In both cotton and woolen fabrics there were some transac tione for future delivery. The market was without special incident End of u Fast Train. The famous Golden Gate special of the Union Pacific road will be withdrawn after May 8, and in it stead a double daily ser vice to the Pacific coast will be pat on. A new time schedule will go into effect Hay 5. A BECK OF CARDS 7Ztth French politics, is ably shown by Henry Mav nie, in an illustrated article in to-morrouft Dispatch. nTUINfi PI PC 5"trnde,wl.lel.on iiuiiiiiui lklvbled and Bieerat?. 3IK.NT stops the ltehlng sad bleeding, heal n!i.ratlnn. nnd In mAatrftAsreilloTeaue ta. mors- Sir:riiOi-Tiii.TrUoiaiijdrnjil.ormiitolto 1st iAArtn an TMtrlDt of nrM. SO AU. t. hax i S bOZSf. ll2. Addreai Ictun. OB. SWATHE SOX. nsueipnu. ri THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK! HAVE ON HASD AND ISStTE BROWN BROSr & CO.'S Circular Letters of Credit for Travelers! Good In all parts of the world. ap27-83-WS Tlj ONEY TO LOAN - On'mortgages on improved real estate in su 01 ituw ana npwara. Appi v at DOLLAR" SAVINGS BANK. mb4-34-l No. 124 Fourth avenue. -. ItROKEIU FINANCIAL. TTTHITNEY " STEpfiENSbN, 31 vv a FOURTH AVENUH Isue travelers' credits through Messrs. DrexeVI iuorvaa a u., new jor. passports procureov apzo-j. MEDICAL. Our little girl when but three weeks old broke out with eczema. We tried the prescrip tion from several good doctors, but without any special benefit. We tried S. S. S., and by tbe time one bottle was gone, her bead began to beal, and by the time she bad taken six bot tles she was completely cured. Now she has a full and heavy head of bair a robust healthy child. I feel It but my duty to matte this state ment H. T. SHOBE, Rich Hill, Mo. 45Send for our Books on Blood and Skin Dis eases and Advice to Sufferers, mailed free. The Swift specific Col, f el-7-TTS D rawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. WHOLESALE HOUSE. JOSEPH HORNE & CO., Cor. Wood and Liberty Sts., Importers and Jobbers of fill GOll u( MIS. X Special offerings this week la SILKS, PLUSHES, DRESS GOODS, SATEENS, SEERSUCKER, GINGHAMS, PRINTS, and CHEVIOTS. For largest assortment and lowest prices call and see us. wholesaleIxclusively fe23-rSD DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE. PITTSBURO. PA As old residents know and back files of Pitts-1 burg papers prove, is tbe oldest established asdl most prominent physician In tbe city, devoting! special attention to ail coronic diseases. roraj neeSrweN0FFFUNTLCURED! MCTDni IC and mental diseases, physical-; IMUII V UUO decay, nervous debility. lack of I energy, ambition and hope. Impaired men3 ory. disordered sight self-distrust bashfulnesa. a dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, un-g poTensneu oioou, lauing powers, organic weac-9 ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un-d niiing ice person xor ousiueas. society ana mar-a nage, permanently safely and privately cured.! BLOOD AND SKIN SSSn&SJ blotches, falling bair, bone pains, glandular! swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat,! ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood;? poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 IJDIMAdV kidney and bladder derange-j U II I linil 1 1 ments, weak back, gravel, ca-j tarrbal discharges, inflammation and other! painf nl symptoms receive searching treatment nrtrmnt relief and real cores. ' Dr. Whittler's life-long, extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment 00.J common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if I nire. umce nours a a- . to a p. m. ounaiy 10 A. X. to 1 P.M. onlv. DR. WHITTIEK. 81i Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. ap9-31K-Dsnwfc MEN ONLY! DRUNKENNESS Or the Liquor Habit Positively Cured by Administering Dr. Hemes Golden Specific It can be given lu a cup of coffee or tea without the knowledge or the person taking it: is abso lutely harmless, and will effect a permanent and speedy core, whether the patient Is a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of Drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken u olden specific In their coffee without their knowlodge and to-day believe thev quit drinking from their own free will. IT NEVER FAILS. Tbe system once Impregnated with the Diwcmc, itwcomesin niter lmpossiDiutTioriue liquor appetite to exist. I'orialebyA.J.Eaokln. Sixth and Ptnn ave.. Pittsburg: E. Holden & Co., 63 E. Federal st, Allegheny. Trade supplied by fieo. A. Kelly , Cd.. i'ltt'burg. la flcfr-58-TTS a posrrrvMs cukes For LOST or railing ii ah nuuu, a ervon- a ness. Weakness of! Body ft Mind, tack or Strentrth. Vizor and Telopment caused br Errors, Excesses, 4c. Book; a JIODK or SK1T-TBIATMENT. and Proofs mailed! (sesiea) rre. Address JC1UE JIEUIUAL, coa AUU1Q, . m aKi--TIMWK HARE'S REMEDY For menl Checks the wort cases' In threes days, and cures in nve days. Fries Jl CO. at J. FLEMING'S DKUGSTOBE. Ja5-29-TTSSu 412 Market street , 111iww stAAA 41 mf- fects oTyouthral er.il rora. esxlr decav. lost 1 1 tnanaood . etc. I irln sena a TiJnablo treatise (Maled) fftrrfaming itm KnfUCUiiW9 XUr UUU1IO CIUV. A4TJ-. W4i ehanre. Adun-s, PROF. F. C. FOWLER, Moodus, Conn 1-noiS-gkDSuwk TO WEAK! WHAT IS MONET WITHOUT HEALTHS N Grain, Flour and Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 21 jars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 2 cars of oats, 2 of feed, 1 of barley, 3 flour, JL of bay. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St Louis, 5 cars of oats. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, i cars of hay, 2 of corn, 1 of wheat Sales on call: One car No. 2 y. s. corn, 41c. 5 days, regular; 1 car No. 2 feeding hay, $?, 5 days, regular; 1 car h. m. s. corn, 40c 10 days, regular; 1 car No. "2 y. e. corn, 43c, 10 days, regu lar. The strongest factor of cereal markets is ear corn, ilay is the weakest Flour is weak and will rind a lower level before many days unless a change comes. Already there is some cutting on quotations, Ouo jobber has Issued a May day circular proffering to furnish the best Bprlug patent for Sd in wood. Lower grades of flour suffer rnoBt from tho decline, bnt hold ers are willing to make concessions all along the line from prices of a week ago. Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red. W95c; Na 8 red, 85988c. .. Corn No. 2 yellow ear, 4248c: high mixed ear,4041c; No. 1 yellow, shelled, 41 4etfo.2yeUw,'Ud. 4f41: hteh MlX8 -Vm"!"!."?" ? . ats jr ev nrtw,. mmk a enta: jr. 9, CITY SAVINGS BA2-TK, SIXTH AVK. AND 8MITHFIELD ST. CapiUl, JlOO.OW.Vith privilege of $500,000. Surplus and undivided profits, $23,600. Transacts a General Banking Business. Ac counts Solicited. Collections a Specialty. Interest allowed on time deposits. JAS. CALLERV... President W.J.BURNS Vice President JOHN W.TAYLOR.. , Cashier mh23-59-TT3 UUijH PE AR-S1 Is the PUREST, BEST "nd CUanett ever made. Of all Druggists, but beware of taitatieflj. lfB!I7?Rl flili ml f Till lJSrilfcJlll ittlimitrtl I A PERFEC1 ood Ponfler. A. nnralT Vi.etaHii iCnmDonnd that cxnsls (all bad humors from the system. Removes blotch es awl ptasalee, as4 ueapre( tkkilmi. Health, Energy and Strength secured by AHORANDA WAFERS. These wafers are fa OUaJLUnxxn srscmo and the only rellasIeMj r safe remedy for tne permanent core of ls-MtoMJtl no matter how long standing, .Nervous Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by thtf 1 alcohofor tobacco, Sleeplessness, Mental Ihtn ion, Softening of tho Biaia resuldn; la. Ism and leadin; to mlieir, decay and death, Frew Oid Age, Barrenness, Spermatsrrhcea, Tfniriwi Dreams. Premature Docay of Vital Power, 0 by over exertion of the brain, self-abtwe or indulgence. 75 cents, per box or tltoM $1.00, sent by mail prepaid on reoeift ot'tim Ri-r lui-YAfl ta ilA MmnT.ta 4-nhnM. .JtjJ M HWW .V HVWr.VVV MVW.U.1 -) every purchase of six boxes at one taao'w give a vrarnEN guarantee to refum the if the wafers do not benefit or elect a ' cfcre. Prepared only by the BOSTON XfDICJ INSTnUTiL Pot sale only- hrfOSM fLJLVINti SON. 412 Market Stotwfel forth, Fa., F. 0. Sox 37. to Warn tli'i BSgga