fixate?" THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 189a' BULLS AEE INACTIVE And London Sells Its Favorites, but Prices Hold Op Well. COTTON OIL STOCKS ADVANCE And Sugar Ha a little Rallying Spell In the Final Dealings. ATCHTSOS STOCK AND BONDS ACTITE Kew Yoke, Aug. 2. The stock market to-day lad an advantage which was lacking yesterday, the aid of London orders, bnt the advantage was not apparent in either the volume of business or the movement of prices. In fact, London was credited with being a seller ot its favorites, while Atchi son was bought by Boston people, bnt the business, such as it was, failed to check the demand and transactions fell oil to the proportions prev alent a few weeks ago. The advocates of a higher range of values professed not to be discouraged and pointed to the drawbacks' tinder which the speculation has suffered, including the gold shipments, the silver agitation, the anti-option bill and the un favorable crop reports, which, while never verified, certainly had an influence for harm upon the trading in securities. All these have failed to encourage any extended sell ing or even to prevent advances at times, and to-dav, while there was a marked ab sence of the bull leaders on the floor of the Exchange, prices were well held throughout the session. It is reported that a new speculative in terest has been enlisted in Atchison, the early dealings in that stock this morning being attended by considerable excitement, and -while it continued to be one of the leading active stocks, H! animation was largelv reduced after the first hour. A late selling movement, however, neutralized the early advances and the whole list was brought down with it below the level of the opening. Tlie market cloed firm though dull at irregular and small changes from the last night's figures. The pnly final changes of note were advances of Cotton Oil audi per cent in the preferred, the late rally in Sugar failing to bring it up more than a fraction bevond its last night's price. Railroad bonds were agniu f.iirly active, but again there was little special animation except in Atchison incomes, which fur nished $431,000 out of a total day's business of $1,655,000, The heivy trading, however, failed to lift its price more than a slight fraction, and tne sluggish business extended to the whole list, no material change occur ring in any ot the leading issues. Government bonds were dull and barely steady, Close 01 tne not: IT. S. 4reg 116 TJ. S. 4s coup 116 U.S. 4"4sreg 100 Pacific 6s of '9o I06i Lonls'na stamped 4s. 82 Tenn. new set KS....105 Tenn. new set 5s 101 Mutual Union 6s. ....110 N. J. C Int. Cert ..111 Northern Pac. Ists..ll6s' Northern Pac M..113Vg Northw'n Consols.. 117 Xo'nw'n Deben 5s.. 103 bt.L. &I. M.Gen 5s. 85 St. I.. AS F.Gen.M.103 bt.Paul Consols 129 St. P.C. A P. lsu. ..118 T. 1 L. G.Tr. Rets. 80 Tenn. neir set St.... 77K unaai so. :as lie1, Cen. Pacific lsti 10 Den. 4 K. G. lsts...M7!41 ven. s k. u. ! Erie Ms ItS'i M. K. AT. Gen. 6s.. SO M. K. A T. Gen. 5s.. 48K T. P. E. G.Tr. Kcts. 29 Union I'ac. Ists 106V Westbhore 103 Mining shares closed as follows: Cholor 41OphIr Crown Point sol Plymouth , Con. Cal. and Va 310 sierra Nevada Deadwood 100 Standard , Gould A Curry. 75Unlon Consolidated., Hale & Norcross 100 Yellow Jacket , Homestake 1S50 Iron bllver 210 90 90 140 70 45 60 Mexican livOnlcksilver . 425 J North Star. SoO.Quieksllverprer. 2000 Ontario 42001Hulwer 40 The total sales or stocks to-day were 207,223 shares, inclnding Atchison. 44,573: Chicago Gas, 6150; Erie, 12,200; Reading. 24,900; St Paul,16.900: Union Pacific, 9,485; Western Union, 3,453. The New Tork Evening Post says: It is not probable that much enthusiasm will be aroused in an upward movement of prices until the gold export question is settled for the season. How far tnis protracted move ment serves the purpose of pessimists may be judged by the lact that last Saturday's specie withdrawals reduced the United States Treasury's gold balance (including the $100,000,000 reserve) from $123,650,009 to fllO.444.S91. So late a snmmer export move ment in specie is unusual, but it is not with out precedent. The statement published this morning that current exchange rates are the highest lor this date since the war Is quite Incorrect. The following table shows tne prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, cor rected dally for The Pittsburg Dispatch by "WHrnrrr Autxfhfxson. oldest Pittsburc mem bers of New York. Stock Exchange. 57 Fourth avenue: Clos Cloe Open High Low Ing Aug. lng. est. est. bid. 1. Am. Cotton OU 43 45 43H 41 43K Am. Cotton OU nfd.. 79"i 80 79S S0- 79k Am. Sugar R. Co.... 105 106 104h 106H 105 Am. burarR.Co.prd lWi 100 100, 100)4 1G0K Atch.Top. AS. F... 40 40, 40 40H 40H Canadian Pacific... 89H 89H 89 89 8IJ4 Canada Southern.... eo 60 59 59 60 CentralofN. Jersev. ISSit 136H 136 136i 138V Central Pacific . 80 29 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 25 25 24S 248 25 C. AO., lstpfd 63 63 C. AO.. 2dpfd 44 44 Chicago Gas Trust... 81V 81V 8l!tf 8is KX C. Bur. A Qutncy.... 102 10214 1011- 102 1U2 CMIU A St. Paul.... 84H 84S 83H 84 84f C.,Slil.ASt.P.. prd. 127J4 127! 1 127 127 C. Kock I. A P 81H 81V 81 SIH 8IV C. bt I'., SI. A P.. 601 51 50J, 60V 50H C.St P..M.AO.,! J 119 120 C. A Northwestern. 117)4 "7H 117j 1I7JJ 117M C. A Northw'n,pfd 142 U2 C. C. C. A 1 67 67 66V 67M 67 Col Coat A Iron 35 35 34V 3 SaX Col. A HoCkingVal. 35 35V 3lj 3-5V 3a Del, Lack. A West. 158(i 15SX 158'4 15SS I5SK Del. A Hudson 1S3,S 13Sh 133J4 IMii 133 Den. ARloGrande. 1SH 16V 1). AHloG.. pfrt 50 soi Dis. A Cattle F. Tr.. 4SJ, 4SM 47V 48 43 E T.. Y. A Ga 4 Illinois Central lMfe 103 103H 102 101 Lake Erie A West... 25K 25 2 ZVi 25 L. E. A W.. pfd 76 76 Lake Shore AM. S.. 1S4V 134V 134V 134 V 134V Louisville ash... 71J1 71V 71 71 714 Michigan Central 107U Mobile A Ohio 83 33 Missouri Pacific 60V 60S 61154 60 Nat. Cordage Co... 121 121V 121 121V 121 K Nt.CordageCo..prd 113 I13K National Lead Co... 37, 38 37V 37V 37V Nat. Lead Co.. pfd.. 95 95 94V 94V S4V New York Central.. 113 113V USS, 113X ...... N. Y.. C AM. L 17 i7 N.Y.C,ASt.Llstprd 72 72 NY.CASt.L..2dprd 37 S3 N. Y.. L. E. A . 29J4 294 2SV 2S B N.Y..I..E.A W.,pfd 69 69 GS 68'. 68V N.Y. AN. E 37 37 36H SV 3sS N.Y.. O&W 20 20H 2J 20J 2o3 Norfolk A Western .. 11)J NorrolkAW. pfd 45" North American Co. Vi 14, 14V( 145i liu Northern Pacific... 21H 2IH 21 au a Northern I'a'llcprd 58H bin 6i tow 5gT Ohio Mississippi . 21 joS Ortgon lmp'cment. 24 24H 24 24K 23 PaclficMalf 34 35 34V 31V 34V Peo.. Dec A Evans 17JJ . PhiU. A Reading.... 61 61)4 60J, 61 60,' P.,C C. A St. L 3U 23 l'..U.C.ASt.L .pref 61 Pullman Palace Car. 195H 196 195S I9S 195 Richmond A W.P.T. bH 8H 8)4 8M 8 Rlch.AW.P.T.. pfd ............ .... 41 4in St. rani A DulutU. !" U bt. P. A D. prer 107S SLP.. Mlmi.AMan. 113, U3K U3H 113H "m" Texta Pacific 9)4 9)4 914 9J4 9"f Union Pacific 39J4 H ss 39 391? W abash 11 juj JJ abash, pfd ts 28 26X 26! 2.1 Western Union 97J 97V 96i 97V S6r Wheeling A L.E.... 31 31 30 5o2 m4 WneellngAL.Epfd 72 n Baltimore AOhlo.... 97V 97 97)4 97 97V OATS LEAD AN UPTURN. TIad Crop Reports Cause the Advance Wheat, Corn and Provisions Higher. Chicago, Aug. 2. Oats led the procession to-dav, advancing ljc amid considerable excitement. Wheat Is Jc higher than last night and corn He A material increase of business was noted In all the grain pits. Pork closed with an advance of 12f c, lard 7c and ribs 10c The agitated condition of the oats market was apparent from the very otitset, the trade being heavier than lor many a day past. The market opened firmer at Monday's close, advanced Klc, receded HBUcnnO. advanced Hc and closed lQfcc liiguer. The cause ior the advance waa tue reports from Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska tuat the spring returns were disappointing as to yield and weight, the yield being not over 25 to 30 bushels an acre. Although the thresh ing has not progressed to any extent, these reports have caused general bnving, not only by shorts bnt also by longs. The offer ings were absorbed so readily that prices were easily advanced. On the bulge there was good realizing, but the reactions were small. The receipts were lighter than ex pected, SSS cars and 7,000 bushels. There were no withdrawals from store. Tho de mand for cash lots in store and to go to store was good and prices 3Jc higher. The wheat market was bulled by antio ipated hot weather In the Northwest. A' temperatnre ofl00 was talked of, and-lt ws asaertod that the wheat was at such a stage .aL.j.'&i. .Art'JSifc -Sli "rtii '- ''" as to make crop damage almost certain. This staited shorts to covering and stimu lated speculative buying. There was a healthy demand for cash stuff, which was the ground work of the situation. Besides an aotlve demand from shippers for carlots of wheat an offer of two round lots, ono of 75 000 bushels red and one of 75,000 bnsbels of No. 3 hard w Inter, were reoorted sold on private terms. No. S in carlots brought from Jo to Jjjomore money thpn was obtain able yesterday, and No. 2 hard was in better demand at lc advance. New York wired that there were a good manv Inquiries from England for new winter wheat, and that Paris appeared to be most anxious for offers of the same. The statement of the quantity of wheat and corn on passage to the United Kingdom would, it was said, show an in crease for the week of 900,000 hushels of wheat. In corn operations were mainly for local account and price changes kept within narrow limits. Provisions were excessively dull, bnt they were firm in sympathy with cereals. Freights were firmer with light offerings of Buff ilo room. Rates were 2c for wheat and 2c for corn to Buffalo.and ljjfor corn and o for cits to Port Huron. Cash quotations were as follows: Flonr. xteady, unchanged: No. 2 sprine wheat, 78 7SKc; No. 3 spring wheat, 7073c; No. 2 red.787Sc; No. 2 corn,4QJc: No. 2 oats,31B 31Kc; No. 8 white. 33VS3Jc; No. 3 white, 31 82J4c; No. 2 rye, 66c; No 2 barley, 62c: No. 3, no sales: No. 4, f. o. b., 334Sc: No. 1 rlax seed, $1 03; prime timotliv Reed. $1 331 34: mess poik. nerbbl., $12 2012 25; lard, per 100 lbs., $7 R57 37: short ribs sides loose, $7 C5 7 73, dry salted shoulders, lwTd, $7 OU; short clear sides, boxed, 5-7 9027 95; whisky, distillers' finished soods. per gal., $1 15; sugars, cut loaf, 45Jgc; granulated. 4c; standard A, i'c Articles. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 15000 11.000 Wheat, bu 144 000 93.000 Corn, bn 233 000 90,000 Oats, bu 214.000 81.000 Rve, bu 6.000 3.000 Barley, bu 5,000 5,000 On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the but ter market was firm; fancy cieamery. 20 21Jc; flno Western, 1820e; ordinary, 1517c; finu dairies, lG18c Egjs, firm; strictly fresh, candled and cased, 16c. Range of the leading futuies, furnished by John if. Oakley & Co., bankers and brokers, No. 45 Sixth street: Open ing. Hlgh-I Low. est. Clos ing. Close Aug.l ARTICLES. eat. HEAT. August September ..... December ..... COEX. August September October , December .... May Oats. August , September .... October December. .... May PORK. September.... January , Laud. September.... October Januarv SHORT BIBS. September October January 78M 1Bi 78 78 77K 77?I 80, 49X 4S1 48 47 h 49 30 '4 77H 80!, 494 49 48H 48 49 SO 30H SI em 49 41 H 48 J 48H SOX 81 i K I "& !27 80S 48 49 48 5j 48 493 304 30), 31 "si" 1212 41V 49S 48 SIX XI SIS 33-i' 12 17 13 15 12 25 13 25 12 12 1311 13 25 1315 7 35 7 42 7 20 7 60 7S7 6 82 7 49 7 47 7 22 7 65 7 65 690 735 7 40 7 20 7 57 7 57 682 7 40 7 4j lit 7 65 7 05 690 7 32 7 40 7 20 755 7 65 685 Car receipts for to-day: W neat, 659 cars; corn, 570 cars; oats. 332 cars. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 375 cars; corn, 310 cars; oats, 200 cara GENERAL MARKETS. New York Flouk Receipts, 24.800 pack ages; exports, 1,900 barrels, 800 sacks. In fair demand, but generally looking aiound for better gains; held steadily; sales, 22,400 barrels. Wheat Receipts, 232,000 bushels; exports, 60 0C0 bushels; sales, 3,515,000 bushels futures, 248,000 bushels spot: soot firmer and fairly active; No. 2 red, 83iic, store and ele vator. S4Jc afloat, 845S5Jo f. o. b.: No. 3 red, 80c; ungraded red. 7285c; No. 1 North ern 87c: No. 1 hard, 9292Kc: No. 2 North ern, 80?iP; No. 2 Chicago, 853c: No. 2 Milwau kee, &ixc: No. 3 spring, 73Jc; ontions opened ytia up; further advanced Jes 011 foreign Uuving, with cables stead, hot winds in the Northwest, free clearances, light receipts in the interior and imptoved export demand; declined c on favorable weather West, incicnse in amounts on pass age, deliveries of 50,000 bushels on contracts and local lealizing: closed steady at 3)ic over yesterday; No. 2 red. August, 8Sc, closing at S3Jc; September,8384c,cloing at 84Jc: October. 85V85c, closing at 85c; December, 87 13-1688Jc, closing at 8ec; Mav, 92!93c, closing at 92c. Rye bieadv and dull; Western, 7276c Corjt Receipt", 57,009 bushels: exports, 7,000 bushels; sales, 390 000 bushels futures, 358,000 bushels spot; spot firmer and dull: No. 2, 53c in elevator; 59c afloat; ungraded mixed, 4757ic: options weie dull, ad danced Kiic with wheit and bettereablcs, closing firm: August. 55J55c; closing at 553c: September. 5454Kc, closing at 54Jic; October. 5454'c, closing at 54c; Decem ber, 545l!4c, closing at 54JiC v Pats Receipts, 75,000 bushels: exports, 6 000 bushels: sales, 302,000 bushels futures, 117,000 bushels spot: spot higher and moder ately active and firm: options stronger and quiet; August, 3(36c, closing at 3Sc; September, ZS?iSoc, closing at 3SJc; spot. No 2 white, 37Ji3Sc: mixed Westei n, 36 37Kc: white do, 43c; No. 2 Chicago, 37K37xc. Hat Firm and quiet; shipping, 6570c; good to choice, 7595e. Hops Quiet and firm: State, common to ciioii.eI2026c Grocebies Coffee Options opened firm and unchanged to 15 points up. closed steady at 1015 points up: sales, 33,250 I ags, including Angust. 12.501212 55c: SeDtember. 12.5512.b0c: October, 12.5512.t0c; November, 12.55c; December, 12 5512.b0c; January, 12.55 l-60c; March, 12.65c; May. 12.63c; spot Rio, firm and quiet; No. 7, 13c Sugar Raw easlerand lalrly active; fairieflning, 2 11-16": sales, 165 hhds. and 2,018 bags muscovado, 89 test at 2 ll-16c; 2 600 bags centrifugals, 96 test at 3JJc, and 4,700 bags molasses suiar,89 test, 2Jc; refined, steady and in fair demand. Molasses Steady and quiet. Rice Firm and in lair demand. Tallow Firm and quiet; city ($2 for pkgs) 45-lGfi!4c. ' Eoos firmer; better demand; Western prime, 1617c; do poor, per case, $2 00 3 50. Receipts, 10 643 packages. rioo Products Pork dull and steady; old mess, $12 5013 00; new mess, $13 50. Cut meats dull anu steady; shoulders, $8 25: sales. 503 pickled shoulders at $7 00: 1,000 pickled hams at $13 00 for heaw: middles steady at $10 00; short clear, $7 93. Lanl dull and firmer; Western steam closed at $7 65; bales, 800 tierces at $7 627 15 Option sales, none; September at $7 biT 65 Dairv Products Butter steady. Cheese steady and quiet at 9c Philadelphia Flour unchanged; rejected A in export elevator, 76c: steamer No. 2 In export elevator, 79c: No. 3 led in ele vator, 79c; No. 2 red in 1 levator, 81K81Jc; do do cash and August, 82c; No 2 red. Au gust, 815i82c: September, 82kf?82?c; Octo ber. 83835ic; November. 8484f Corn Options higher but quiet; local car lots scarce, firm and quiet; ungraded in elevator, 55c; No. 2 for local trade, 5S No. 2 mixed, Augu3t, 54K55e: September, October and November. 6,jJ537c Oats 'tionir: No. 3 white, 36c; ao on track, S6a7c: No. 2 white, 39Vc: No 2 white August, iS'ic SeD tembrr,37k38c; October,373Sc; November, 3v3SJc Butter In good demand; Pennsyl vania creamery extra. 23c. Eggs steady: Pennsylvania flrstsT 16c MlnneaDolls There was a great deal moro confidence In the wheat pit to-dav. Busi ness did not show great Improvement, but there was an undercurrent of strength. That w as about the way prices went to-day. The cash wheat market was weaker than last week, while futures were Btronger. No 1 Northern is dragging a little, but holds the premium. The price to-day was about 78c. Close: August, 75Jfc; September,- 75e; December, 77c On track. No. 1 haid, 80c: No. 1 Northern, 7SKc; No. 2 Northern, 70275c ' Mllwaokee Flonr quiet. Wheat steadv: September. 74c; No. 2 spring, 77c; No. 1 Northern, 82c Corn firm- No 3, 48c Oats steadv; No. 2 white 3334c; No. 3 do, 32JCQ33C Barley firm: No! 2 September, 60Vc; samplo on track. 5900c Rye firm; No. 1,69c Provisions firm; Sep tember pork, $12 25: Soptember lard, $7 22. Receipts Flonr, 5,500 barrels; wheat, 34 000 bushels; barley, 3.500 bnsheK Shipments Flour, 3.500 barrels; wheat, 1,500 bushels: bar ley, 2,000 bushels. Kansas City Wheat, new. was active and steadv: old was dull and lower; No. 2 hard old, 6163c; new, 64C5Kc; No. a red. 6569c Corn tirin: fair demand and advancing mixed, 4242c: No. 2 white, 50Jc Oat's stendv: new weak; No. 2 mixed,4425c; No. 2 white, old, 30c Hotter flrmrdairy. 13f3 16c Eggs Aim; candled, 10o. Recoipts--Wheat, 51,000 bushels; coni,l 500 bushels; oats, 5,000 bnsbels. Shipments- Wheats 33,000 bushels; corn, none; oats 2,000 bustiers. To'edn W heat active: No.?2 cash 7k4c August, 79-Xc: September. 80c; October 81??c: December, 83c Corn dull; Nd. - rish. Sic Oats quiet: cash, 33ic Rye dull: August, 70c Cloverseed dull; prime cash, $7 00; October. $5 305 32. Receipts-Flour, 273 barrels wheat, 344,920 bushels: corn, 2,000 bushels: oats 500 bushels: rye, 961 bushels. Shipments rJil?' A680 bashel9: wheat, 232,141; corn, 1,630 bushels; oats, 40a 0U3hels. Cincinnati Flour very dull. Wheat In fair demand, steady; No. 2 red, 73c; receipts, 19,775 bushels; shipments, 1.200 bushels. Corn strong; No. 2 mixed. 53Kc Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 33c Kye easioi; No. 2, 63c Poik barely steady. Lard nominaL Bulkmeats S?8,?- J?"5011 steady. Whisky steady at $1 15. Bntter stronger. Sngar in light de mand and firm. Eggs dull at 10c Cheese stronger. , 1 A tarl 4 Kl.'Sas-.. KBKUmtTlBmMXUIMSmmKHKtBfUmMKinfmBnvUm iiaCr;?JtSJg??riy fpfik jbaVT -TalriM I LOCAiS ARE' BOOMING. U. S. Glass Common Scores an Unu sually Sharp Advanco AND ANUMBBROFSHARES FOLLOW. Street Hallway Stocks Conspicnoas in the Improvement. k GOOD DEMAND FOR EVERYTHING Tuesday, Aug. 2. United States Glass common was the over shadowing feature of the local stock market to-day. Opening a little above last night's close, which was at 66 bid, it walked right up to 70 bid, with sales at 6868 on the way up and none offered at the close below 75. The skirmishing for the stock began quietly late last week. One of the Fourth avenue brokers received an order for sev eral hundred shares, and after executing a small part of his order, he sent an emissary over to the Southslde to piok up the re mainder. There it was discovered that a pool of insiders had been formed to buy the stock, their intention being to use their preferred stock as collateral ior the sinews of war with which to corral all the common insight Then operations began above board, the result being the advance noted. Less stock was secured on tho rise than was ex pected, and consequently the profits of the pool will probably fall below calculations, even if tbey are successful in getting out at the top. Tho movement, however, has had an excellont ba-is, and it is predicted that the stock will reach 72. If not 75, tho price at which it was first brought out. The basis was dividend expectations, and they are Iikelv to be realized. The board of direc tors will meet Wednesday, August 10, and those who ought to knorr say that they will declaro a dividend of S or I per cent, probably the latter. The dividend on the preferred is due September 1, ana the common, If it is declared, wijl probably also be paid on that date. The animal meeting of the stockholders will be held Wednesday, August 17. IX. S. Glass common. It will be remembered, first came out at 75. It then declined by easy stagesto sales at 61 on 'change, recovered to 79J& again reacted to 64 sales and ngatn recoveted to 70 to-day as noted. The demand for It at the close was stiong.and general. Besides U. S. Glass the trading on 'change covered P. & B. Traction stock and bonds, Philadelphia Company, Duquesne Traction and Union Switch and Signal, all of which, with the oxceptlon of Philadelphia Com pany, wcro strong and higher, and even Philadelphia Company was not weak. It sold, however, at 19 19 closing at 1919 with a suiuil lot offered at 19J after the close. P. & B. Traction was quite prominent for both ac tivity and strength. The demand for It that developed at the close of last week was un abated. Indeed, It was more forceful and persistent, and under this" influence there wcie sales of small lots as high as 26 and the close was strong at 2626K. A good roanyof the street people seemed to think there was a play of some kind or other in hand but the probability is the movement is de void of manipulation and has for its basis sympathy with the other leading shai es and good legitimate orders to buy. When the stock was heavy around 25, and before the general activity set in. It was considered by many an excellont purchase. It Is probable also that the recent semi-official statement that the company Is free from floating debt has not been without a stimulating effect. Dnquesne Traction was strong, without be ing any higher, and the same may be said of Union Switch and Signal, which sold at 16 and closed at 16 bid. P. & B. Traction bonds -old at 101. Among the shaies which did not figure In the trading Central Traction was higher at 29M30; P., A. & if. Traction recovered to 44 old; Airbrake was higher at 125U 1.6; People's Plpeage moved up to 13W bid and People's Natural Gas to 20 bid. Pleasant Valley was quoted at 2525, with rumors of a recent sale of a round lot at 25J. Others were featureless. The cIobo generally was strong at the best prices. The P. V. and P., A. & AT. Deal. A number of people have been Inquiring of late about the status of the deal for the absorption of the Pleasant Valley by the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Trac tion, tbo contlnned lack of gossip there anent evidently having aroused tholr curiosity. In conversation with a Pleasant Valley man on the matter this afternoon, he said: "The deal Is awaiting the attention of Congressman Stone, our attorney. He was In the city last week, and looked over mat ters a little, but the most of Ills time was taken up with some real estate deals in which be was personally interested, and he was compelled to postpone action on the stieet railway matter. As soon as Congress adjourns, however, he will have plenty of time to give to the con solidation, orabsorption, or whatever you please to call it, and as soon as he passes upou it the thing will be over one way or the other. In all probability it will go through." August Disbursements. The Daily Blocknolder calculates Interest and dividend- disbursements during Augnst at $25,000,000,lnclndlng the amount disbursed upon municipal and corporation securities, etc The payments on railroad account com pare as follows: 1891. 1812. Bonds $345,407,029 $377,289,643 Inteiest 8 630,365 9,161,80ti Stocks 609,331,316 648.19J.13S Dividends 10.499,763 13,039,835 Total disbursements... 19,130,128 22,201,641 Buying and Selling Yl ater. In the course of an article on the Chicago Alley Elevated RaUway the Chicago Tribune says: "In Chicago Investments the careful statistician has almost always been wrong, and the blind and unthinking bull has reaped the piofits. One may wonder why $7,000,000 of stock, that represents not a penny of investment of actual money, should be selling above par before the ptoperty has demonstrated that it tan earn thelnterest on its funded debt. It seems an anomaly that such a,market value could exist, but at the same time who Is theie that can say what this stock may be worth in three or five years? When the road is completed and the full advantage of rapid transit begins to be realized, and when much of the territory through which It will pass has been rapidly built up, as it is sale to be.it Is not impos sible that an amount of traffic may be ob tained to warrant the rosy-hued predictions which are occasionally heard regarding the future of this stock. It must be remem bered, however, that while these things are possible, they aie yet a long ways from a demonstrated certainty, and the buyer of alley stock or of any other elevated railroad security in Chicago Is taking long chances In an Investment about which no man Is qualified to mnke positive predictions." Financial Notos- Unllsted street railway securities closed as follows: P. & B. traction, 262o; do 6s, 101101; Duquesne traction, 28J28; do 6s, 100100; P., A. & ST. traction, 44 bid; Pleasant Va'ley Railway 5s, 101 bid. Westlnghnuse Electric preferred closed at 46 bid and the new common at 28 bid. Philadelphia Company was offered at 16 after the close and 16 was bid for Union Switch and Signal. After the close 125 was bid for 100 shares Airbrake and 125 toi 10 shares. W. 1. 11 us tin biu U. S. Glass up to 70 and supported P., A. & 11. Traction. "A week or so ngo," said Mr. Mustin, "a customer wanted to buy a round lot or U. S. Glass af 65 and I discouraged htm. saying that he could bny it as cheap Id 30 days as he could then. The action of the entire market, how ever, has changed since that time. The as pect is altogether changed. Instbad of a dull and heavy market, as expected, we are having a strong and active one. I have con fidence in it, too. If I had not made arrange ments to go away on a little vacation Fri day I would have no hesitancy in buying al most anything on the list, and baying heav ily at that." P. & B. traction was sold by Sproul & Co. and Kuhn Bros., and Messrs. Ramsey, W. R. Thompson & Co. and A. J. Lawrence & co. were the purchasers. H. M. Long bought P. & B. traction bonds and sold Philadelphia Company. Sproul & Co., Bea Bros. & Co. and B.'F. Arensbeig bought Philadelphia Company, and Hill & Co. and Morris & Brown sold P. & D. traotion bonds. W. R. Thompson & Co. were again buyers of Du quesne traction and sellers ot U. S. Glass. Lawrence & Co. nought the latter and Long was one of the chler bidders. There was a little quiet Inquiry for P. ft B. traction after the close. One of the most encouraging features of the market is the size of the orders In the hands of the brokers. They are mostly large. This shows confidence and Indicates easy money. There were sales of new Electrlo common In Boston to-day at 28. The Bank Coinmitteu of .New Tork City met recently in the Mayor's office, and agreed to a reduction of the rate or interest on city deposits in banks and trust com panies from 2 to 2 tier cent. The city is borrowing money at 2 per oent,and the f SSaat9tSEi3:KKjM banks objected to paying more than they received. ' Manhattan seems to be doing a great deal o: backing Aid filling between 1S2 and 133, says the Wail Street Xfewt. It looks very much as though the manipulation has for Its object the shaking out of long stock. It would not surprise ns to see this stock all other things marketwise being equal take another Juran this week. There must be some merit to a stock when $160 per share Is offered for It, as it was for Manhattan, and refused. We are told the control or the company is for sale at $200 per share. Is this too much for Widener, Elklns et al. A cashier or one or the leading Chicago banks has written to eastern papers Btating that currency was never so plentiful In tbo west at this season as now, and that there would be little or no drain on the east this fall for crop moving purposes. Current railway earnings generally show an increase over last year in gross, but the net results for systems like the Chicago, Burlington ft Qutncy, Louisville ft Nashville, Pennsylvania, and Reading ate below pre liminary estimates of the speculative du olio. Low rates are the only cause for this disap pointment, and there is no evidence of any improvement at present. If there be no diminution of tonnage the principal railway lines may be able to continue present divi dends for the last six months of the year, and this Is about the best that can be ex pected of them. The House bill regarding antomatio car couplers and brakes with the Senate amend ments, was the subject of some discussion yesterday in the Senate. Senator Cullom, of Illinois, said-that he intended to press the bill to a conclusion at the next session, If it should have to go over now, and it seemed to him that no more important legislation would be accomplished at this session. No definite conclusion was reached, and the bill remains on the calender. According to inside information, the Pull man Palace Car Company is now earning about 20 per cent per annnm and carrying more to surpuls account every year than It pays out in dividends. The American Cotton Oil Companv has cash on hand In New York alone $1,800,000, and the Lead Trust has $1,200,000. "The market tor iron and steel is active and strong," says the Philadelphia Press. "The failing on in the output or finished ma terial has caused almost a famine In somo quarters, and orders for large lots could be placed at prices entirely beyond what seemed posslblo during the second quarter of the year. This, as everyone understands, is doe primarily to the decreased output, al though within the last week or two there were very encouraging indications of an In creased consumption. This will doubtless be met by resumption of work at the mills, some of which have been shut down for rea sons other than the labor scale." Bales and Final Prices. Transactions at the Exchange were as fol lows: FIRST CAIX. $3,0)0 P. and B. traction 5s 101 5 snares Philadelphia Company 1976 10 shares Philadelphia Company ItHt 10 shares Philadelphia Company. ."..... 1H 103 shares U. S. Glass 68 10 shares P. and U. traction 25X 50 shares Duquesne traction M)i 10 shares Union Switch aad Signal 16) BETWEEN CALLS. 100 shares Philadelphia Company 19V ISshares Philadelphia Company 19V 50 shares Philadelphia Company. 1W S5, 000 P. andB. traction 5s 101 SECOND CALL. 10 shares P. andB. traction 25 100 shares P. and 11. traction 28 10 shares Philadelphia Company. 19V 40 shares Philadelphia Company 193 15 shires Duquesne traction 28)4 100 shares Duquesne traction S8J THTOD CALL. 100 shares P. B. traction 26 10 shares P. All. traction V& 5 shares P. B. traction 2S4 AFTER CALL. 5 shares P. & B. traction 2M Total sales, 755 shares stock and S10.0C0 bonds. Closing bids and offersi . lit call 2d call. Sdeall. STOCKS. Bid I Ask Bid I Ask Bid Ask Citizens' Nat. Bank 67 El. .Nat Bant Fourth Nat. Bank.. Iron City rlat. Bt.. Liberty Nat. Bk... Metropolitan N .Bk. Monongabela N. B. Tradesmen's N.Bk. Western Ins. Co.... Alle. Gas Co Alleghen r Heat. Co. Chartler V. Gas Co. People's N. Gas Co. P. N. G. A P. Co.. Philadelphia Co.... WnecllnrGasCo... Central Traction... Citizens' a ractlon.. Pittsburg Traction. Pleasant Valler 84)4 85 40 12S 43)4 ffl" m J9 61 75 so" 19) 61 wi 1VA 12 19 i 19 31 62 59 25K iih 46" 10 20 13 194 19 10"i 62 25 51) 29 81 67 2 50H 50 ioii 4 9 25h Pitts. Junction K. M Pitts., Wheel. JtKy. N.T. A C. G. C Co. $?! 50i ou;$ Hand Street Bridge Luster Mining Co.. Enterprise Mln'gCo ioj," i "st'use ciec.i;o... Monon. NaT. Co.... Monon. Water Co.. Union S. 8. Co .. Union S.AS.f.pfrt.. West. A. Brako Co. West. Brake Co., It. Standard U. O. Co.. U.S. G. Co., com... is" 65 30 16H 16K 1S 125 40 12G,4 90 76J4 esH 70 175 MONETARY. A slight improvement in the demand for money was noticed lu some quarters to-day, but as a rule the market was quiet and easy at the customary 56 per cent range. East ern exchange and currency were quoted at par. New Tcek, Aug. 2. Money on call easy at 12 per cent. Last loan, 1; closed offered at 1. Prime mercantile paper, 35. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4 87 for 60 day bills and $4 88J for demand. Boston, Aug. 2. Balances, $1,093,872; rate for money, 23 per cent.; call loans, 34; time loans, 35. Clearing Hyrue Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day. $2,401,447 49 Balances to-day 420,387 86 Same day last week: Exchanges 12.279,734 05 Balances 439,624 12 New York, Aug. 2. Bank clearings, $135,- 0 i i,oot; uai ancos, $o, 1 1 o ouz. Boston, Aug. 2. Bank clearings to-dav, $20,344,531; balances, $1,999,872. Money 23 per cent. Exchange on New York, 810c discount. Philadelphia, Ang. 2 .Clearings, $13,950, 800; balances, $2,112,128. Money 2 per cent. Baltimore, Aug. 2. Bank clearings to-day, $2 658 851; balances, $291,953. Rate 6 per cent. Chicago, Aug. 2. Bank clearings, $18,529, 956. New York exchange steady at par. Sterling exchange dull and unchanged. Money moderately active at 405 per cent. Cincinnati, Aug. 2. Money 4( per cent. New York exchange 25c discount asked, 40o discount bid. Clearings, $2,277,950. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 2. New York ex change selling at $1 50. Clearings, $502,841; balances, $176,605. 8t. Loots, Aug. 2. Bank clearings, $5,254, 248; balances, $713,974. Money firm at 67 per cent. Exchange on New York, 25c dis count. Foreign Financial. London. Ang. 2 Amount of bullion gone into tho Bank of England on balance to-day X 278,000. Paris, Aug. 2. Three per cent rentes, 98f 75c ior account. .. London, Ang. 2, 4 ?. if. Close Consols, money, 96 15-18; do uccount, 96 15-16: New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio lsts, 31; Canadian Paciflo, 91; Erie, 29: do seconds, 108: Illi nois Central, 105; Mexican ordinary. 23: St. Paul common, 86: New York Central, 116; Pennsylvania, 56; Reading, 31; Mexican Central, new 4s, 71: bar silver, 39 MBd; money, per cent; l a to of discount In the open market for both short and three months' bills, per cent. Electric Stocks. Boston, Aug. 2. Special The latest electric stock quotations to-day were: Bid. Asked. General Electric co General Electric Co., pfd W. E. Co W. E..CO , pfd r (. V. Jb. UD T.-H. E. Co., Tr. securities, series D. 7 A. JU.i.VV. UO 1U w E. Co....... ........ ...... 7 71-18 Closing; Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Aiked., Pennsylvania Mr 55 Reading 30,'i SO 0-15 BunTalo, N. Y. Philadelphia. ... 8 i Lehigh Valley 1 6U Lehigh Navigation 61 H MK Philadelphia Jfc Erie s4 H NortheruPsclflc.com 21H 219s Northern Pacific, pref. , tall 58H Bar Silver. New York, Aug. 2. Bar silver in London, S91-16d per oz. New York dealers' price for silver, 85o per oz. Cotton. New Orleans, La., Ang. 2. Cotton dnll; middling, 7 S-16c; low, 6 ll-16c;good ordinary, ' 6 3-16c; net receipts, 714 bales; gross re ceipts, 800 bales; sales. 150 bales; stocks, 84,780 bales. Memphis, Aug. 2. Cotton steady; mid dling, 7c: receipts. 24 bales: shipments, none; stock, 28,841 Dales; sales, 25 bales. Nsw Tork Metal Market. New Yoek, .Aug. 2. Pig Iron weak. Cop per steady, lead quiet. Tin easier? straits, dEJSS&K . 109J 109V 119)2 120 :S!j SSI 49 47 IZ4 W 1H DRIFT OP REALTY. Special Activity In the Twenty-Second Ward More Medlnm-Prlced Houses Going Up Some Big Deals In Allegheny and Along tho Electric Lino to Bellavne. The less threatening aspeot of the labor situation is having a good effect on tha realty market The surface is becoming less placid to the casual observer, and those who follow closely the market's variations note an improving inquiry and more of a disposition on the part of intending buyers of small means to do business. The scare caused by the rioting at Homestead and the shooting of 'Mr. Frick is wearing ofi, and this is producing a favorable eflect and causing a more confident tone. Jnst at present the Twenty-second ward, south of the park, is the scene of the most activity In lots for medinm sized and prioed resi dence properties. North of the park the surroundings and locations are such that property commands big prices and demands more or less costly residences. There Is also an active movement, or prospects of one, on the north side of the Pennsylvania Rail road, between East Liberty and Wllkins burg, along the route of the Citizens' Trao tion extension; and agents controlling prop erty thero, as well as owners, are likely to be busy lor some time to come attending to sales and resales. As showing the drift of business In the East End, not far from the sections referred to, an agent notes the faot that a block of new residences erected by a prominent con tractor have changed hands in the way of a trade for a vacant tract or land on which a number of medium-priced houses are to bo erected. The deal Involves about $40 000. It is also noted that 18 lots in the Greenfield avenue plan are about to pass Into the con trol of a gentleman who intends erecting a modern dwelling house on each lot. The East End Is not the only point of activity. Take nearly the extreme opposite direction, for instance. In the northwest ern suburbs or Allegheny, and down the Ohio as far as East Bellevne, operations are being conducted on a fairly large scale. As evidence ot this George S. Cotton & Co., the Allegheny real estate agents, report the sale for Gustav Werstedt to J. B. Smith of 31 acres in East Bellevue, which will be laid on in lots. This property Is on the line of the new electrlo road. The price paid was $32,000. The price is a pretty stiff one, but it Is only additional evidenco or the gi eat value or rapid transit to suburban property. Another piece of evidence that Allegheny City real estate Is keeping pace with the times Is furnished In the recent operations of Congressman Stone. He lately purchased the residence property corner of Fayette and Glazier streets, lot 30x140, with a modern brick house of 11 rooms, for $19,000 cash. Another deal in this section of some magnitude, involving some $30 000 or so, Is pending, and The Dispatch will probably be able to glvo the bill of particulars to morrow or next day. According to the agents, property in tho neighborhood mentioned does not need any bulling. Robert F. Shannon recently purchased from Mrs. Margaret Nevln 83x1,000 feet on the Beaver road through to Grand avenue for $71 per foot, the highest price ever paid for unimproved property on that road. The lot sold was a portion of the Nevin home stead property. John Fite, who purchased the Denham property, on Highland street, running through to Negley avenue, is spending be tween $40,000 and $50,000 in grading and im proving the tract, and expects to get $100 per foot front on Callowhill street. Mr. Fite will erect a handsome stone bonse on the property for himself and also one for his brother. Morris & Aisbitt sold a lot for Walter Mor ris, on Juliet street, 24x115, for a price ap proximating $800. The purohaser will com mence the erection of a dwelling on the lot next week; also sold a lot on Frazter street, 65x120 feet, to W. F. Sunderland for $2,600. Mr. Sunderland Is now excavating for a cel lar for a handsome residence on the lot; also sold lot No. 13, in the Oakland Place plan of lots, 24x100, to A. W. Ruple for $700: also lot No. 5, In the same plan, 24x100, to George C. Chambers ior$8C0: also lot No. 10, in tho same plan, 32x100, to George W. Hos mer for $900. William Jenkins, of Hardy & Jenkins, has purchased a building site on Boquet street, facing Sylvan avenue, Oakland, and will erect thereon a handsome residence. The site was purchased through Morris t Als bltt's agency. Black & Balrd sold another lot In the Ittel plan, being No. 16, fronting 40 feet on Arthnr street, for $1,000 cash. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for Thomas S. Stewart to William Scanlon a property situate on Norton avenue, Thirty-second ward, Mt. Washington, city, lot 25x100 feet, having erected thereon a small frame dwell ing for $525 cash. J. E. Glass sold for A. C. Watklns a lot on the northerly side or Parker street, near O'Hara street, Twentieth ward, size 30x100, lor $1,450. John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Henry E. Woods to James Wrlaht the property No. 100 White Oak alley. Third ward, Allegheny, being a two-story brick house of four rooms, with lot 14x90; consideration, $1,200 cash. The Burrell and Kensington Improvement Companies report the lollowincr sale of lota at Kensington, the new manufacturing city on tno Allegheny Valley Railway: James M. McBilde, Corapolls, los 88, block 5, for $787 60; Frank D. Matteo, Wllmerdlng, south 10 feet or lot 73 and north 10 feet of lot 74, block 8, for $375: Charles E. Springer, Fayette City, Pa., lot 107, block 22, for $595: George F. Schaub, Carrick P. O., Pa., lot 1. block 27, for $90; Edward J. and William C. Kourbel, Jeannette, lot 348, block 25, lor $994 50; William Gibbons, Homestead, south 15 leet of lot 25 and north 10 feet of lot 26, block 6, for $1,450; Chambers Glass Com pany. Kensington, lots 160, 161. 162, 163, 164. 165, 166, 167. 163 and 169, block 26, for $4,441 50; and lots, 172. 173. 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 181, 185, 186, 187 for $5 200; also, lots 424, 425, 42b, 427, block 25, for $2,175, and lots 466, 467, 463, 46J. 470, 471, 472, 473, 474 and 475, block 25, for $4,410. GROCERIES ARE ACTIVE And Dealers Are Well Satisfied With Profits and Prospects Hog Products Moving Freely Dullness Reported by the Grain and Produce Commission Man. Tuesday, Aug. 2. Generally speaking trade in wholesale lines is as good as could be expected, with an improving tendency noted. In con versing on the situation to-day one of the leading wholesale grocers said: "The grocery business was never more animated and satisfactory at this season than it is no w. Goods are moving steadily into consumption and the indications point an enlarged volume of sales as the season advances. The best of it is, too, that in everything but sugar we are finding a little better profit than usual. Stocks bought at what were considered high prices a month or so ago look cheap now, and every once in a while a slight addition to values is being made at primary points, so that really we are in a very comfortable position." In hogproducts the animation and strength noted for some time back is continued, but In grain and leed and among the produce commission men dullness Is still the chief feature. Some of the latter complained to-day that there was scarcely enough doing to establish quo tations even on the articles usually most active. Collections were reported easy, es pecially by the dealers In groceries and hog products. Grain, Flour and Feed. There Is nothing much doing in this line and quotations are largely nominal. No sales occurred on call at the Grain and Flour Exchange this morning, and the bids and offeis, which follow, were made with out any spirit whatever. SPOT. Bid. Asked. No. 2ycllow shelled corn $ .... f 57 New No. 2 red wheat.. 70 80 Winter wheat bran 14 50 15 00 rivx DATS. No. 2 yellow shelled corn....' S1 57 No. 2 white oals 38)i ZM Mixed oats...... 32 35 No. 1 timothy hay 14 00 15 00 No. 1 cut hay 14 50 16 00 Feeding prairie hay 8 5J 9 50 TEX DATS. No. 2 yellow shelled com 54 57 High mixed shelled corn &X M)4 No. 1 white oats 38W 40 No. 2 white oats 36X 38 No. 1 timothy hay 14 00 14 73 Winter wheat bran 14 00 15 OS Year oats, 31)4c bid; 34c asked. Receipts bnlletlnod: Via' the P., C C. 4 St. L. t) cars corn, 3 cars wheat, 6 cars hay. 2 cars fend, 3 cars Dran, 1 car oats; via the P., Ft W. ft C 1 car wheat, 1 car hay, 1 car oats, 3 cars flour. Total, 29 cars. EAOE or THE MARKET. rxhe following quotations for grain, feed, hay A r and straw are for ear lots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store: Wheat No. 2 red WAS) 85 No. 3 red 79 80 Corn No. 3 yellow ear sg ja ss High-mixed ear 17 (St S7 Mixed ear 65,H(3 56 No. 2 yellow shelled SiH& M High-mixed snelled Ml 65 Mixed shelled 53 54 Oats No. 1 white 37(3 38 Mo. 2 white 36V3) 37 Extra No. Swhlte 35K 36 Mixed 34 33 Rte No. 1 Ohio and Penn.. new 73 (3 74 No. 2 Western, new 72 73 Flour (Jobbers prices) Fancy brands. S3 oo 5 25: standard winter patents, $4 855 00: spring patents. $4 85(35 00: straight winter. $4 so4 To clear winter. $4 254 50; XXX bakers, $4 004 25: rye, $4 2S4 SO. SIillfied "o. 1 white middlings, $16 S017 50: No. 2 white middlings. $15 0C15 50; winter wheat bran. $14 25(314 75; brown middlings, $14 50315 50: Chop. $17 0021 00. Hat No. ltlmothv. $14 25S14 75: No. 2tlmothr. 12 Mjcpitf uj; iniaeu clover anu umoinT, ai3 13 50; packing, ss 5039 00; N o. 1 prairie, t wagon nay, f jo uugMS uu STRAW Wheat, $s 507 00; oat, $7 507 73. Groceries. Sugars are firm and actlTe and tha boom In canned goods continues. Somo of the dealers are quoting all grades of sugars below confectioners' A, a below our quota tions. Callfornlans modestly claim to have recently secured 9o per pound for 1831 crop California prunes, sizes 100s to 120s, in sacks, at that point. Baltimore reports quite free sales latterly of seconds canned peas,, chiefly at 85c for marrows and 90c for June. The n arket for the goods seems to be gradually getting Into better shape. There la not the slightest indication of re action in the market for canned corn or to matoes. Spot goods bring full former prices, while futures are extremely difficult to ob tain at prices that prevailed a weok ago. Rumor had It that Philadelphians pur chased last week eight carloads of boxed and four carloads of bagged California prunes, 60s to 90s, at 10c and 9c respectively, f. o. b. coast. Some of the wholesale grocers say there is no common yellow sugar or fancy new crop New Orleans molasses In this market. Revised prices: SUGARS Patent cut-loaf. 5c: cnbes, 5c: pow dered. 5c; granulated (standard), 4Sc; confec tioners A, 4Jic; soft A, 4M4Hc:- fancy yellow, 4Hc: fair yellow. 34c: common yellow, 3&3Vc CorrEE Koa&ted, lnpackiges Standard brands. 19 3-20c: second grades. 17JiI3c; fancy grades. Z 27c. Loose Java. 33c; Mocha, 33X34c: Santos. 233c;Maracalbo, 2HJ4o; Peaberry, 25Ms; Car acas. SHc: Rio, 22Z4!jc. COFFlt oreen O. G. Java, 303Ic; Paddang Java, MJ4!9fc: Mocha, 313Zc: Peaberry. 24Ji(3 2ISc: Santos. Z&tgOllie: Maracalbo, 21)i3c; Caracas, 24J25c; golden Santbs, 21)22)ic; Rio, OIL-Carbon. 116", 6c; headlight, 6c; water white, 7c: Elaine, 13c; Ohio legal test. 6Mc; miners winter white, 33336c; summer. 3132c. Molasses New Orleans, fancv new crop, 40 42c: choice. 37338c: centrifugals. 3c. SYRUP Com sjrrup. 2JSc; sugar syrup, 233c: fancy flavors, 3l32e. Fbcits London laTer raisins. $2 50; California London lajers, $1 90(32 10; alirornla muscatels, bags, 55Sc; boxed. $1 1531 25: new Valencia, 5 fie; new undara Valencia. 7H7Vc: California sul tanas. W311C: currents, 3!4r: California prunes. 8 "4 12Hc: French prunes, 7&10c: California seed less raisins, 1 lb cartons, $375; citron, 19)4(33)0; lemon peel. 11i;c. I'.ICE-Fancy head Carolina, 6,'c: prime to choice, 66!c; Louisiana, 5i3c; Java, i5,Vc; Japan. 5MuC. Canned Goods-standard peaches, $1 902 05; extra peaches, $2 2(32 SO; seconds. $1 80(5)1 u: pie peaches, $1 30; flnest corn. $1 40 1 50: Harford county corn. $1 20(31 25; lima beans, $1 2031 25; soaked. 808Sc: early June peas. l l&ai S: marrowfat peas, Jl 05(31 15; soaked. 70r375c; French peas, $10 502Z$ 100 cans or $1 50 J 50 doz; Blneapples, II 151 25; extra do. $2 40: abama do, $3; damson plums, eastern. 11 25; California pears. $2 12i2 25; do green pages. (1 50; do egg plums, $1 70: do aprirots. $1 85(32 00: do extra white cherries. $2 75(32 85: ao white cherries, 2-lb cans. SI 70: raspberries. $1 25 J V): strawberries. $1 151 25: gous'berrles, $1 no (oil 25: tomatoes. II 00(5)1 10: salmon, t lb, Jl 2S 1 95: blackberries, 7X390C; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked, 95c; do standard. 2 lb, $1 2C1 GO: corned beef, 2-lb cans. $1 701 75: do 14 lb, $13 00: roast beef, 2 lb; $1 75; chinned beer, 1-lb cans, ft 90(3 2 00: Daked beans, $1 25(31 50; lobsters. 1 lb, $2 3,; mackerel, fresh. 1 lb, 95c: broiled, fl 50; sardines, domestic, Ms, $4 00: Hs. IS 25; Mt. mustard. S3 23: Imported, Us, $10 O012 M; imported. Us, SI8 00 23 00; canned apples, 3 lb. 7075c; gallons, 2 70 Dairy Products. , Sales of creamery butter wen made on the Elgin butter board yesterday at Je ad vance over last week's quotations, and there will be a corresponding advance here the last of the week. Butter and cheese are firmly held at quotations: BUTTXK -Choice Elgin creamery. 243c: oiber brands, W21c: choice to fancy country roll, 14I6c; low grades and cooking, 912c; grease. S(33c. GHEESE Ohio new, 9Js9Xc; New York. 10 1QJ4jC; fine fall make, fancy new Wisconsin Swiss blocks, 1414)4c; do, bricks, 101311c: Wisconsin sweltzer. In tabs. 1313Hcfor new, 15(3160 for old; UrabjCTtar, 10llc; Ohio Swiss, 1213c, as to quality. Eggs and Poultry. Outside egg markets are firming up a little, but the local market is slow and rather easy. Chickens are firm under mod erate receipts and a steady demand: EGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 1!)4 16c: cold storage stock, 14)15c. Poultry Spring chickens, 5055c for small, and 601370c for large; old chickens, 8090c; ducks, CM) 70c: geese, 7C75e. Harries, Vegetables and Fruits. Blackberries were in big supply to-day, but he bulk of the offerings were la bad shape and sold mostly at 8a per quart and S590c per pall: a few fancy, attractive ber ries brought 10llc per quart. Black rasp berries sold at 910c per quart, and huckle berries at $1 001 25 per pall, according to condition. Very few apples on the market; good to choice cooking stock quoted at $3 004 00 per barrel. Peaches In bushel crates brought $2 002 50, $1 251 50 in half-bushel baskets, and 5075c in peck baskets Maryland bell pears wete quoted at $2 002 25 in bushel orates and $1 001 25 In hall-bushel baskets. California peacnes sold at $1 501 75 per cae: do pears at $2 753 00, and do plnms at $3 C03 50. Lemons weie quoted at$4 60 5 50, and bananas at $1 252 25. North Caro lina grapes sold at $3 00 per case of 88 pound baskets and 50o0o per 910-puund baskets. Tomatoes were in excessive supply and hard to sell at lower prices. Maryland stock in hair-bushel baskets was quoted at 5075c $1 00 per basket, according to condition, and Illinois 4-liasket cases at 6585.'; home grown, $1 5001 75 per bushel. Cabbage was quoted dull at 75c$l 25 per crate and bar lel, onions at $2 75Q., 00 per barrel and90e $1 00 per box, celery at 2030c, encumbers at 6065c per half-bushel basket and egg plants at 75c$l 25 per dozen, according to size. Potatoes were firm and higher at $2 35 2 50 per barrel for choice Jersey rose rrom store and $2 25 for Eastern shore; sales In car lots on track at $1 002 15. Choice yel low sweets, firsts, $4 755 00; seconds, $3 50 3 75. Watermelons were unchangod at $18 00 30 00 per 100, and Anne Arundel canteloupes were lower at $2 504 50 per barrel and $1 25 l 75 per crate. Provisions. Large hams Medium Small.. .. , Trimmed California Shoulders, sugar-cured , Dry salt Roulettes Breakfast bacon Extra do bides, dry salt clear, SO-lbav Clcarbcll.es, smoked Clear bellies, dry salt Pork, heavy. Light Dried beef, knuckles . Hounds Sets .'. Flats Lard, compound, tierces, 350 lb.... Half barrel Tubs , Buckets Tin cans, 50-lb 'llu pails. 10-lb, 6 In a case Tin palls, 5-lb. 12 in a case Tin nails. 3-lb. 20 in a case Lard, refined. In tierces. 340-lb.... Lard, refined, in one-half barrels.. Lard, renned, ubs Lard, renned. In buckets Lard, refined. In50-lbtln cans..... Lard, refined. In 10-lb tin palls Lard, refined, in 5-lb tin palls Lard, refined, lu 3-lb tlu palls 134 UH 14 : I 7 : IK ; UA 9 . 14 CO . 18 50 Wi HH . 1IM . 10), 5i 6 ' H 6 : 8. : ? v is 1H VA iH Vi 8 The Drygoods Market. New York, Aug. 2. There was some im provement in the demand for drygoods to day, with a lew large buyers among the many smaller ones. Staple cottons, brown and colored chiefly, were in lending request. There was more doing also in Bleached cot tons than a little while ago. Exporters and converters show moro Interest in bronn goods, and some agents are working tor a firmer market in consequence. Prints con tinue very firm, but as yet they are in mod erate duplicate demand. Clothing woolens begin, to decline in interest, the bulk of trade having been accomplished. Jobbers are not yet busy, hut trade is improving and the outlook Is felt to be good. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had.Children, the gave them Castors i't ?v&& ' LIVE STOCK. Movements and Prices at Bast Liberty and Qther Points. East Liberty; Pa., Aug. 2. Cattle Receipts, 120 .head; shipments, 1,165 head; market unchanged; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 800 head: shipments, 800 head; market steady; corafed, $8 006 10; grassers and pigs, $5 505 85; 1 car of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 2,200 head, shipments, 800 head; market very slow; good steady: com mon demoralized. iBy Associated Press.J Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 7,000 head; calves, receipts, 1.000 head; shipments, 4.500 head; calves, 1,000 bead; market lor good steers waa steady; others dull; cows and feeders steady; good Texan cattle steady; Colorados dull and lower; les, dressed beef and shipping steers, $2 904 70: cows and heifer. $1 252 65; Texas and Indian steers, $1 752 80; Tctas and Indian cows, $1 0501 60; stockers and feeders, $3 S52 60. Hogs Receipts, 8,300 head; shipments, none; market steady to 5c higher: closing strong; extreme range of prices, $4 605 70: bulk of sales, $5 405 55. Sheep Receipts, 700 head; shipments, 800 head: market strong to higher; sales ranged to-day for sheep and lambs. $4 15Q5 70. New.lork Beeves Receipts, 1,048 head; all for exporters and Blaughterers; no trade: feeling very weak; dressed beef dnll, 7K9 8KC per pound: shipments to-day, 850 beeve-; to-morrow. 983 beeves. Calves Recelptt.322 head; market steady; veals, $5 006 67 per 100 pounds: grassers, $2 25Q2 50. Sheep Re ceipts, 2,831 head: sheep steadv: lambs, iia per pound higher: sheep, $4 003 50 per JuO pounds; lambs, $5 507 23: dressed mutton steady. 8llc per pound; dressed lambs firm, 912c Hogs Receipts, 2.546 head. In cluding two cars for sale; market easier, $5 506 20 per 100 pounds. Chicago The Evening Journal reports Cattle Receipts. 6.000 head: shinments. 2,500 head: irarket steady: good to extra steers, $4 254 60: others, $3 504 10; Texans. $2 103 25j rangers, $3 40. Hogs Receipts, 16,000 bead; shlpments,8,000head; market also steady; through common, $5 50; good mixed $5 60a 75; prime heavy and butchers' weights, $5 805 95; light, $5 255 85. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head; shipments, 2,500 head: best grades higher; natives, $3 50 5 75: Texans. $3 354 65; Westerns, $4 80; lambs, $3 007 CO. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 2,400 head; shipments, L400 bead; market steadv; fair to choice native steers, $3 254 85; ordinary to fair Texas steers, $2 2U2 90; cows and canners, $1 203 25. Hogs Receipts, 4,000 head; shipments, 800 head; market shade lower; heavy, $5 705 83; mixed, $5 355 81; light, $5 60(25 80. Sheep Receipts, 1,700 nead; shipments, 100 head; market strong: muttons, $7 33. Cincinnati Hogs easy; demand light; common and light. $5 005 80; pack ing and butchers', $5 83: receipts, 1,105 head; shipments, 472 head. Cattle steady; demand light, $1 7C64 50: receipts, 275 head: shipments. 285 head. Sheep strong at $3 00 5 25; receipts, 5,115 head; shipments, 3,120 head. Lambs strong common to choice spring, $3 006 50 per 100 lbs. llnffii o Cattle Receipts, none through, 3 loads sale; nothing doing: only a few com mon on sale. Hos Receipts, 33 loads through, 7 sale; market slow and easier; heavy irrados corn fed, $6 006 10 Sheep and Iambs Receipts, 7 loads through, 2 sale; about steady with no very good here; choice to fancy wethers, $5 25; fair to good sheep, $4 25; spring iambs, best, $5 65. "Woo?. New York, Aug. 2 Wool more active; firm: domestic fleece, 25035c: pulled. 20032c: Texas, 1723c Bostox, Aug. 2. Wool in demand, steady and Arm; sale" quite lanre. Ohio X hi been selling at 28c; XX. and XX and above, 2S29c Michigan X in demand at2525Kc .No. 1 wool sells at 3334c for Ohio: 32-g.ttc ior Michi gan. No. 1 combing wool firm at 8436c. Ohio fine delaine, 32033c: lliehlgan fine delaine, 2930c. Unwashed combing wool Is selling at 2527o lor one-quarter and three eighths blood. Territory, Texas and Cali fornia active, firm and unchanged. Pulled wool In good denia nd. Australians firm. Philadelphia, Aug. 2. Wool firm and in good demand. Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and above, 28030c; X. 26:8c; medium, 33g34c: coarse, S233c: New York, Michigan. Indiana and Western fine or X and XX. 2526c; medi um, 3203c; coarse. 3233c; fine washed delaine X and XX, 283jc: medinm washed combing and delaine 3436c; coarse dodo do, 33Q34c; Canada washed combing, 3234c: tnb washed, choice, S6T8c; fair, 35836c; coarse, 3334c: medinm unwashed combing and delaine. 2527c- coarse do do no, 24K28ci Montana, 1622$c; Territorial, 1321c SICK HEADACHE-, SICK HEADACHE SICK HEADACHE, SICK HEADACHE. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Carter's Little Liver Pills. de4-4jMWTsn ESTABLISHED 1857. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY A SPECIALITr DANIEL M'CAFFREY. Hay, Grain and Commission, 238 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURG. PA Consignments of and orders for grain solicited. myl7-46-D UKOKEBS riNANClAU ESTABLISHED 1834. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 4fSIXTH ST. Direct private wire to Now York and CTi caxa Member New York, Chiaa.ro and Pitts burg Exchanges. Local securities boughtind sold for oast or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our dlsoretloa anl dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balanoe (slnse 1853). Money to loan on call. Information books on all markets mailed on application. ja7 Whitney & Stephenson. 57 Fourth Avenue. ap30-35 DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific and confi dential treatment, ir. S. K. Lake, M. R. C. P. S.. is the old est and most experienced spe cialist in the city. Consulta tion free and strictly confi dential. Office hours. 9 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. jr. Sundays, 2 to 4 p. at. Consult them person ally, or write Dootobs Lake, cor. Penn av. and Fourth St.. Pittsburg, Pa. JelS-82-pwk IK'S COTTON RDQT COMPOUND. A recent discovery by an old physician. 4ticcMfnty mat monthly tnrthvan(U of ladies. Is the only perfcctIT safe and reliable medicine dlicoTered. Peware of unprincipled drug gists who viler inferior medl- .fn. In nl. nt this. A ,k f fir COOI'B COTOJK BOOT waruuii, iu . " fate, or Inclose SI and scenu In postage letter, and we will stnd. sealed, br return mall. uli sealed particulars In plain envelope, to ladles only. 2 Address Pond Z.lly Company, No. 3 Fliber Block, Detroit. Mica. J-Sold In Pittsburg by JOS. FLEMING 4 SON. del7-51-eodwk 412 Market street. Manhood- Restored! "5 EiZVXl S08." the wonderful remedy, is sold with a written guarantee to cure all nervous diseases, such as WeakMemory.Loss of Brain Power. Heao. ache. Wakefulness, Lost Manhood, Night. It Emissions, Nervous. arxoaxA-TDAnracsEio. 2"R.iSr..A drains and loss of pow er of the Generative organs in either sex caused by over exertion, yonthfnt errors, or excessive use of tobacco, opium or stimulants which soon lead to InOrmlty, Consumption and Insanity. Put tip con venient to carry tn vest pocket. 81 per package by mall; BforEi. with every J5 order wejtlve a written suaranUt to curs or refund the money. Circular free. Address Nerve Seed Co.. Chleaao. III. For sale In Pittsburg by Jos. Fleming; A Son, druggists, 410 and U2 Market at. noM0-itw 1 1 Wy
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