ji
The Situation in Produce Lines is
Good for Consumers,
BDT LITTLE GOOD FOR TRADESMEN.
Vegetatles, Frnit and Ejtjs Lower Than
Ever at This Time.
PBODCCE MARKETS DEMORALIZED
Office of thk Pittsburg DispATcn, )
Saturday, January 12, 18S9.
It will be seen by reference to the domes
tic market column, that the new year hat
not, thus for, yielded bountiful harvests to
produce commission merchants, or dealers
in jrrain and bay. Representatives of both
lines of trade in general, talk gloomily of the
situation. The fact that winter is half gone,
without the appearance of any genuine, old
fashioned cold weather, has upset many of the
best laid plans.
The season has been an extraordinarily pro
pitious one for consumers. It is many a loug
year since household stuff, in general, could be
laid in at such low figures at this time of the
year. It is doubtful if eegs havo been as low
at this time for a score of years. Josh Bil-
i: :j ., . ,-i .AD y,o hen's
best grip. It seems that the hen has not lost
her grip this season for she keeps laying on in
blissful ignorance of the fact that we are in the
center of winter. It is reported that liens are
doing very much as they do in Easter times,
being oblivious to the fact that Christmas is
hardly over.
CHEAP EGGS.
Cold storage eggs arc selling to-day at 15c.
and are slow at that figure. Holders who let
their stock go at this price must necessarily lose
a cent or two per dozen. The best eggs in the
market can be had at 19c per dozen in job lots.
The ruling prices a year ago were 25 to 30c per
dozen, and in Thanksgiving to Christmas times,
retail prices have been as high as 50 and 60c in
recent vears. A produce commission merchant
reports that eggs have gone up to 75c u ithin
the last half dozen years at this season of the
year. At this date, with 19c as the jobbing rate
for choice cgis, it is evident that the winter
through which we are passing vanes materially
from the average winter.
According to uniform precedent, apples and
potatoes ought to bring SI per bushel, or more,
at this time of the year. In this faith many
dealers laid in goodlv supplies in the fall at
prices ranging from 30 to 40c per bushel. With
an averaze winter, such ventures would have
brought fair profits to those who ventured.
But this winter has been an exception to all
rules, and dealers who laid up a large stock of
apples and potatoes at Imw rates find them
selves left, as prices are better than they were
three months ago. In the meantime large
Quantities have gone to the garbage pile, suf
ficient to wipe out all possible profits and more.
THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT.
A Liberty street commission merchant re
ports: "I never saw such a time in our line at
this time of the year. The bottom is clear out
of trade. A year ago we found ready sale for
apples at S3 50 per barrel. .Vowub can hardly
give the same fruit away at 51 50. Over-ripe
fruit which cannot stay long with us is shoved
on to markets for whatever it will bring.
Three barrels of such apples tor Jl is not an un.
common thing of late, since the question with
us has been that or nothing. I would be mighty
glad to dispose of every apple I have at a con
siderable loss on my investment. If the weather
had kept up its old-time record, and we had
been favored with a good blizzard or two, I
would have come ont all right with my apples
andpotitoes: but, as it is, I find myself loaded
down with decaying stuff, and no advance on
prices of lat fall. It is not once in a dozen
rears that apples and potatoes are as low in the
middle of January as now. The open winter
has entirely spoiled all calculations of produce
dealers."
One produce commission merchant was found
who is strong in the faith that that stuff is now
being pushed on to the market so stroiigly that
a scarcity and higher prices are almost certain
in the early spring. Said he: "We have hard
work to sell our stuff now, but the situation
will be radically changed if we have a cold,
backward spring, as is altogether probable
alter such an open winter. So much stuff is be
ing shoved on to markets of late that I feel
confident there will be a scarcity of vegetables
and fruits before the new crop begins to come
in. A cold February and March will make this
a. sure thing."
The large comforting factor in the trade situ
ation thus far is that the tradesmen's loss is
the consumers' great gain.
A STIFF UPPER LIP
Characterize Hustlers in All tho Branches
of Local Industry Oil and Stocks Gain
ing Ground.
The salient features of the week in local
business circles present several points of
general interest. Money ruled easy, with a
fair demand for strictly legitimate purposes.
The upward movement in local securities
continued. Gas shares were notably strong.
Philadelphia, Chartiers and Wheeling led
in activity, and even closed higher than it
opened on Monday.
The influences underlying the oil market were
rather bearish early in the week. Prices were
wayward and the direction downward. Later on.
however, the nulls took a hand in the play, and
established a firmer feeling, though without
augmenting the figures until just before the
close at noon yesterday, when they scored the
biggest victory of the week, and claimed to
have changed the tide permanently in their
favor. The bears couldn't see it, however, and
propose to continue the hammering process
until they disclose the colored gentleman in the
woodnile. It may be found that he belongs to
the Standard family.
Business in real estate was fully up to the aver
age of the midwinter season. There were, it is
estimated by a Fourth avenue dealer, at least
500 inquiries for property during the week and
about 100 sales cash being paid in most cases.
Leases and rents were about closed up, A
large number of mortgages were placed on
city and suburban property, generally at 6 per
cent The money thus realized will be largely
applied to building purposes and to the enlarge
ment of business enterprises Thirty-three
permits for new buildings were granted during
the week, at an estimated cost of 29,000.
Iron manifested a waitine disposition. It was
the general opinion that a good demand would
soon set in and prices improve. Acting on this
theory, the furnaces were not pushing
their product. Butwbile there was no pressure
to sell there was no anxiety to buy the result
being a dull market so far as business was con
cerned. HOLD THEIR OWN.
All the Specialties in Local Stocks Firm
Gns Still Climbing.
Business at the Stock Exchange Saturday
was not remarkably buoyant, but all tho spe
cialties were strong. This was notably the ca se
with natural pas. The Philadelphia Company
maintained its position at 40, with few sellers.
Chartiers was also very strong. There was a
better demand for Traction and Electric Bank
stocks, as a rule, are considered a good and
safe investment. They were badly wanted, but
with one exception sellers failed to respond.
A Fourth avenue broker who returned from
New York yesterday reported a better feeling
in railroad stock, owing to the probable speedy
settlement of existing troubles and the adop
tion of a sjstem which will prevent the use of
railroad securities for speculative purposes.
The sales comprised 100 shares Wheeling Gas
at 3a and 25 shares at 29-J, 100 Philadelphia Gas
at 40, 100 Keystone Ban!, at 60. After the call
20 shares of Keystone were sold by John D.
Bailor, presumably at 60. Sales on change ag
gregated 235 shares, divided as above. A few
small transactions took place outside princi
pally In gas.
M0XET TALKS.
Business at the Banks Yesterday nod Dnr
Inc the Week.
Bankers reported a good demand for Satur
day with which to clear up the week's obliga
tions. There was no outside movement how
ever. Beports from all the prominent centers
show an easy feeling, with supplies adequate
to the demand. Pittsburg Clearing House
business was slightly below the average, the
exchanges Doing 1,726,703 32, and the balances
267.794 4a The subjoined table give the totals
for the past two weeks:
This week.
Exchanges. llalances.
Monday S2.4M.0.M 17 t 3SS,(KS 6S
Tiiedav 1,975.411 4S 304.37777
Wednesday 2, 043, Ml S3 3W.410B3
Thursday 1,635.SC2 8S 208,638 64
Friday 1,710.154 1 2C7,39 37
Mtnrday 1,726,7US 32 257,794 40
Totals Sll.572,843 89 fl,S37,6sS4I
txemnges, dallyaverage fl, 928, SOS 32
Last week.
. . . Exchanges. Balance?.
Wednesday 2,864,12X20 476,243 80
TEADE
2.40703 66
2.442.S34&5
2.138,636 42
343,858 76
408.03 85
337,688 09
Totals forthe week. SI2.202.C80 34 (1,952,318 73
Exchanges, dailyaTerage 2.440,417 87
These aggregate were in excess of those for
the same time last year. They represent a
healthy condition of the money market, and a
large amount of substantial business. It should
be remembered that last week was limited to
four days, while the excitement attendant upon
the Wood street accident practically clipped
a day down this week.
OIL STRONGER
The Ularket Opens Weak, bnt Grows Better
and Closes Rather BolIUh.
The oil market Saturday was short but not
very sweet The opening was weak, In the ab
sence of support, at 86, IK below that of Fri
day. Then the boys braced up, resolved to do
or die, and elevated the figures to 86 They
soon found the thing wouldn't work, and lost
courage, tho result being a drop to 8 the
low water mark for the day.
This was followed by a spasmodic reaction to
86?o, at which the market stood when the ham
mer fell. This was a material gain over final
figures, and gave the bulls reason to hope
that the tide had turned in their favor. The
feeling was strong at the close.
In the opinion of the bull element the worst
is over, for the present at least. The opening
price was 80': highest. S6Jg: lowest, Sojf; closed,
8 Friday's clearings were 1,368,000 barrels.
Field news was unimportant Tho carrying
rates were unchanged.
A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, S5Jc; calls, 87c
toSTJic
Tne following table, corrected by De Witt D1I
worth, broker in petroleum, etc, corner Fifth
avenue and Wood street, Pittsburg, shows the
order of fluctuations, etc.:
Thursday..
Friday
Saturday .
Time. Bid. Ask.) ..Time. llld.lAst.
Opened 86 Sales 11:15 r. M ... 86 I SGH
10:15 A.M.... SCH MX '11:30 P. M.... 86 86V,
10:30 A.M.... 86 aylll:45 V. M.... 8HJ, 80M
10:45 A.M.... 858 86 14:1)0 66.H .....
11:00 A.M.... K!i 86 JC'losed I
Opened. SCc; highest. 86jc; lowest, 85c:
closed, 86c
Barrels.
DMly runs 45;Z3
Average rnns 42,CS3
Dallv charters - 25,595
Average charters w 31,888
Clearances .......1,385,000
New York closed at SSXc
Oil Citv closed al&SV.
Bradiord closed at M'e.
New York, renned. Jc
London, renned. 6M'l-
Antwerp, refined. l'JMC
Other Oil Markets.
Oa Cmr. January 12. Opened. 85Kc: high
est 86c; lowest 85c; closed. S6Jc
Bradford. January 12. Opened, 86c; high
est 86Jc: lowest, Sojjjc: closed. b6c.
New York, January IZ Petroleum opened
weak at 80c but moved up c in the early
trading. The market then became heavy and
sagged off to S5c, but rallied before noon and
closed firm at btfJic. Sales, 572,000 barrels.
MUZISG OX EEAITI.
A Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar Deal In
the Thirteenth Ward.
The feeling in real estate circles Saturday
was quiet but hopeful Considerable business
was transacted that was not reported. A cer
tain class of bnyers are wedded to the opinion
that it wouldinjure them to do business openly.
Tnere was considerable favorable talk concern
ing the Exchange scheme. Negotiations were
opened for the sale of two farms and a big
suburban hotel. Steps were taken to plat a
ten-acre lot near the city, for building pur
poses. Black 4 Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for
William Loeffler, to Dr. John Logan, a new
two-story and mansard brick dwelling on Fifth
avenue, near Halket street Oakland, with lot
25x127 feet, for J8.000. This is the fourth and
last of the four houses recently built by Mr.
Loeffler, all of which have been sold by the
above firm.
Ewing & Byers placed a mortgage of $1,000
for two years, at 6 per cent on Sarah street
property.
D. P. Thomas & Co.. 408 Grant street, sold for
Caspar Wensel, to Mary S. Sneer, the property
lying between Wylie and Webster avenues.
Thirteenth ward, Pittsburg, consisting of a
number of lots -brickyard and three brick
houses, for $25,000. They also placed a mort
gage of $1,600 on East End property.
Alles Bailey placed a mortgage for $1,000
for three years at 6 per cent en property in the
Twelfth ward, Allegheny City.
John F. Baxter sold lot No. 46, Bank of Com
merce addition extended, Brushton Station,
frontage of 50 feet on Baxter street; 150 to 50
foot alley, to Fred Fcnker, for S300.
W. V. JIcNeill & Bro., of 162 Fourth avenue,
reported the sale and settlement of a mortgace
for $1,000 on property at Brushton Station,
Pennsylvania Railroad, 3 years, at 6 per cent;
also, one of 1,100, one of $275 and one of $500 on
properties in the Second ward, Allegheny, all
at 6 per cant: also, a mortgage of 51,500 at 6 per
cent on property at Bridgeville, in Upper St.
Clair Township.
Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street, re
ported the following transactions: Sold for
Hose flarty. on Forty-fifth street, near Penn
avenue, frame house, stable and lot tor S1.500;
also for Daniel Douglass to Thomas Hogan,
corner Main street and Howlev avenue, house
and lot for $1,800; also for William H. and
George A. McWilliains to Elizabeth Phillips,
fivo lots fronting on Dauphin street. Nine
teenth ward, for SL250 each; also for S. F.
.Minor to George W. Suckling, lot 20x100 on
Mifflin street, near Main, for $700; also for
Denny estate to John E. Fuchs, lot in
Thirteenth ward, for $150; 'also for G. W.
Rankin, administrator of John Woolslaver's
estate, to John Sperber, lot 20x100, on Liberty
avenue, between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets, for $575; also sold for Margaret George
to Alex Wilkinson, frame house and lot on
Denny, near Thirty-fourth street, for $2,250;
also for S. F. Minor to W. G. Unis. lot 20xloa
on Mifflin street near Main, for S700; also for S.
F. Minor to Margaret George, lot 20x100, on
Mifflin street, near Main, for $700: also samo to
John Thoma, lot 20x100, on Mifflin street, near
Main, for 700. Bo also placed a mortgage of
SS50, one of $1,000 and one of $3,000. all for threo
years at 6 per cent in Thirteenth, Sixteenth
and Eighteenth wards. There is a big demand
for property along Butler, Penn avenue and
adjoining streets since the cable cars com
menced to rnn out that way.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. fold for Mr. Lloyd a
modern brick residence of 10 rooms, on Craig
street, in me r mum place plan, witu lot ouxilz.
for $14,000 cash.
OUTPUT OF 1R0X FURNACES.
The Aunnnl Production and Weekly State
ment of Stacks ia Blast.
The Jron Age says the year has opened with
the largest output of pig iron in the history of
iron making. The anthracite and coke fur
naces produce 142,452 gross tons per week, or
more than 7,000,000 of tons annually. The
yearly output of the charcoal furnaces is 500,
000 additional. The anthracite furnaces in
blast January 1, 1SS9, were 107 stacks, with a
weekly capacity of S8.726 tons. There were ont
nf rtlast 71 stacks, makinc the total nnmW nf
stacks 178. The stacks out of blast had a ca-
pacuy ui xv.vov tuua.
Opposite the following dates arc the number
of anthracite stacks in blast at those dates and
their aggregate weekly capacity:
In blast Capacity.
January 1. 1889 107 33.72$
December 1, 18S3 99 31,879
November 1, 1883 95 33,643
October 1, 1888 95 33,728
September 1. 1SS8 92 33,541
August 1, 1808 93 33,2)7
Jalr L, 18SS 92 32,478
Aprill. 188S 94 &L49G
February 1, 1SSS 97 21.9S9
January 1,1888 118 38,205
Of coke furnaces there are 211 stacks, of
which 157 are in blast with a weekly capacity
of 103,726 tons. The 65 stacks out of blast have
a capacity of 25,327 tons. On each of the fol
lowing dates there were in blast the number of
stacks opposite the date and the aggregate
weekly capacity:
In blast. Capacltv.
January 1, I8S9 157 103,7:3
December 1. 1SSS 151 101,741
.NoTeuiberi, 188S 14 94,65
October 1, 18S8 137 85.461
September 1. 1888 133 si.OS!
August 1. lbSS 122 74,833
July 1, 1888 121 (B,5tt
January 1, 18S8 143 83,101
F0EEIGX K0TES.
The Russian budget for 1SS9 shows a surplus
of 4,509,000 roubles.
Two Hanover batteries are being embarked
at Wilhemshaven for Zanzibar.
.Ejectment decrees have been served upon
120 tenants on the Kenmare estates.
Germany will connect her railway system
to Constantinople, saving 12 hours, in order to
compete with the French route to the East.
The Russian officer engaged in training the
Persian cavalry has signed a contract with the
Shah extending his term of service three years.
A telegram from Zanzibar says that iu
Friday's fight at Dar-es-Salm the insurgents
were defeated with great loss. Two Germans
were wounded.
Diplomatic circles in London are agitated
concerning the Samoan affair, and the possibil
ity of a rupture between Germany andAmerica
is being canvassed.
The King of the Netherlands has suffered a
relapse and is in a dangerous condition. A
number of physicians are in constaut attend
ance upon him, and others have been sum
moned by telegraph.
Petnce Krapotktne, in a lecture in White
chapel last evening, advised Socialists to com
bine in order to acquire railways, factories,
etc This course, be said, would give them a
fair chance to succeed.
THE PITTSBUEG
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
A Week of Drooping and Depressed
Trade in Most Lines.
APPLES AND EGGS DEMORALIZED.
Hay Market Receives a Black Eje Because
of Too Muchness.
PRICE OF GRAIN TENDS DOWNWARD
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, J
Saturday, January 12, 18S9. J
Conntry Prodnce, Jobbing Prices.
The week has been a very quiet one in
produce lines. The whole drift of things has
been downward, with no check in the down
ward movement at the close of the week. Any
amount of apples have been shoved on to mar
kets at nominal piices, as it has become only a
question of a week or two that they would oth
erwise go to the dump pile. Very seldom havo
cold storage eggs been as bard to dispose of as
the past week. Holders could scarcely avoid
losses. It requires a very choice case of eggs
to bring 20c. The demand for nearby poultry
is good. Southern poultry moves slowly.
Cheese continues firm and can hardly fail to
go up higher in a few days.
Beans Navy from store, prime hand picked,
$2 002 10 per bushel; medium, S2 00; Ohio and
Pennsylvania do, prime and medium, S2 00
2 10; imported do, $1 902 00: Lima, 5c per lb;
marrowfat, $2 75U 0 per bushel.
Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3133c; Ohio do,
2528c: fresh dairy packed, 2023c: country
rolls, 1820c; Chartiers Creamery Co. butter, 2
032c
Bkeswax-2325c per lb for choice; low
grade, 1618c
Cider Sand refined, S6 507 SO, common,
53 50(84 00: crab cider, S8 00S 50 H barrel;
cider vinegar. 1012c fl gallon.
CHEESE Ohio cheese. September make, 12
12c; New York, September make, 1213c;
Liraburger, llK12c: domestic Sweitzer
cheese, 1313Kc.
Dried Peas $1 451 50 $ bushel; split do,
2?43Kc w ft.
ggs 1920c f? dozen for strictly fresh.
Fruits Apples, $1 00 to $1 60 $ barrel; evap
orated raspberries, 25c ft; cranberries, S3 00
i? barrel: $275$) bushel.
Feathers Kxtra live ceese, 50Q60c; No. 1
do. 4045c: mixed lots. 3035e ft.
Hominy J330Q3 40 barrel.
Honey New Crop, 18c: buckwheat, 1315c.
Potatoes Potatoes, fciglOc fl bushel; $2 50
2 75 for Southern sweets; $3 253 50 for Jer-
faGV sweets
B Poultry Live chickens, 5570e 33 pair;
dressed chickens. 1315c fl pound; turkeys, 13
(gloc dressed f pound; ducks, live, 805c W
pair; dressed, 16c $ pound; Reese, $1 00
1 10 ?? pair.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62 lbs to bushel, $6 per
bushel; clover, large English. 62 fts, 6 25;
clover, Alsike, S3 50: clover, white, J9 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 fts, Jl 90; blue grass, extra clean,
14 Ss. ei 00; blue grass, fancy, H fts, $120;
orchard grass, 14 fts, S2 00; red top, 14 fts, SI 00;
millet, 50 fts, 81 25; German millet, 50 fts, $2 00:
Hungarian grass, 43 fts, J2 00; lawn grass, mix
ture of fine grasses 25c per lb.
SnELLBAKKS-51 501 75.
Tallow Countrv, 4K5c; city rendered,
55J4c
Tropical Fruits Lemons, $3 003 50 $
box; Messina oranges, $2 503 50 ft box;
Florida oranges, $3 003 50 p box: Jamaica
oranges, fancy, 54 505 00 fl barrel; Malaga
cranes. 5 50v37 00 33 keg: bananas. 2 50
firsts, il 502 00; (rood seconds fl bunch; cocoa
nuts, $4 00 hundred; pineapples, ?10 O018 00
Id hundred; new figs, 12llc fl pound; dates,
6X6c !3 pound.
VEGETABLES-Celery, 1030c 1 bunch; cab
bages. S3 005 00 fl 100; onions, oOo ft bushel:
Spanish onions, SI 001 25 f crate; turnips, 30
40c fl bushel.
Groceries.
Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 20K21Jc;
choice Rio, 1920c; prime Rio, 19c; fair Rio,
18lSJc; old Government Java, 26c; 31ara
caibo, 2122Kc: Mocha, 3031c; Santos, 1SK
22c; Caracas coffee, 1921c; peaborry, Rio. 20
21Xc; Laguayra, 20K2ic.
Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 22c:
high grades, 232fic; old Government Java,
bulk. 30K31Kc;Maracaibo. 25K26Uc: Santos,
2122c; peaberrv, 25'c; choice Rio, 2c; prime
Rio. 21c; good Rio, 20Kc: ordinary, 19Kc
Spices (whole) Cloves, 212oc; allspice, Sc;
cassia, 89c; pepper, 19c; nutmeg, 70S8OC.
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) HCtest, 714c;
Ohio, 120, fcc; headlight, 150, 9c; water white,
10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, llc;
rovallne, 14c.
Syrups Corn syrups, 2325c: choice sugar
syrup, 3536c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c;
strictly prime, 3335c.
N. O. MOLASSE3-Fancy,old. 48c; choice, 45c;
mixed. 4042c; new crop, 4S50c.
Soda Bi-carb in Kegs, 3K4c; bi-carb in s,
5?c; bi-carb, assorted packages, o?6c; salsoda
in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c
Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine,
per set, 8c; paraffine, HM12c.
RlCE-Head. Carolina, c; choice, 6
7c; prime. 55i6Kc; Louisiana, 66kc
Starch Pearl, 2Je; cornstarch, 67c; gloss
starch. 6Jf 7c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon
don layers, 3 10; California London layers,
$2 50; Muscatels, $2 25; California Muscatels,
! 35: Valencia, new, 6?i7c; Ondara Velencia.
lK7KL" snltana, TJc; currents, new, 4
oc; Turkey prunes, new, 44Jc; French
prunes, 813c; Salonica prunes, in 2-ft pack
ages, &c: cocoanuts, per 100, $6 00; almonds,
Lan., per B, 20c; do Ivica, 19c; do shelled, 40c;
walnuts, nap., 12J15c: Sicily filberts, 12c;
Smyrna figs, 12K16c: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans,
ll15c: citron, per ft, 2122c; lemon peel per ft,
13llc: Orange peel, 12kc
Dried Fkuits Apples, sliced, per lb, 8c; ap
ples, evaporated, 6H'Mc; apricots, California,
evaporated, 15l8e; peaches,evaporated, pared,
2223c; peaches. California, evaporated, un
pared, 12J13Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c;
cherries, unpitted, 58c; raspberries, evap
orated, 2424c; blackberries, 7Sc; huckle
berries, 1012c
Sugars Cubes, 8c powderea, Sc; granu
lated, 756c: confectioners' A, "Kc; standard A,
7Mc; sott whites. 7c; yellow, choice, 66$c:
yellow, good, 6Q6)c; yellow, fair, 6c; yel
low, dark, 5c
Pickles Mediums, bbls (1,200), $4 75; me
diums, half bbls (600), S3 (XX
Salt No. 1 f! bbL 95c; No. 1 ex, fl bbl, 1 05;
dairy, 1 bbl, SI 20: coarse crystal, fi bbl. SI 20:
Higgin's Eureka, 4 bu sack. S2 t0; Higgin's
Eureka. 16-14 B pockets, S3 00.
Canned Goods stanaard Peaches, $1 50
1 60; 2ds, Jl 301 35; extra peaches. SI 351 90;
pie peaches, 90c; finest corn, $1 S0iS1 60: Hfd.
Co. com. 75S90c; red cherries, 90c$l 00; lima
beans, SI 10: soaked do, 85c; string do do, 7585c:
marrowfat peas, SI 101 15; soaked peas, 70
75c; pineapples. $1 401 50; .Bahama do, S2 75;
damson plums, 05c; green gaces, $1 25: egg
plums, S2 00; California pears, S2 50; do green
gages, $2 00: do egg plums, 52 00; extra white
cherries. S2 90: red cherries. 2ft". 90c: ranber-
ries, SI 151 40: strawberries. Jl 10; gooseber
ries SI 201 SO: tomatoes, 9295c; salmon, 1
ft, SI 752 10; blackberries, 80c; sucr otash, 2-ft
cans, soaked. 00c; do green. 2fts, SI 253)1 SO;
corn beef. 2-ft can', SI 75; 14-lb can, $13 50:
baked beans. SI 401 45; lobster, 1 ft. SI 75
1 80: mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines,
domestic, s, S4 254 50; sardines, domestic
Ms. SS 25S 50; sardines, imported. i, Sll 50
50; sardines, imported, y S18 00; sardines,
mnstard. S4 25.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. S36 M
bbl; extra No. 1 do, messed, S40; extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, messed,
$36; No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole
Pollock, 4e f? fi; do medium George's cod, Cc;
do large 7c; boneless bake, in stnn. 6c; do
George's cod. in blocks, 67Kc Herrlns
Round shore. So 50 f? bbl; split, S7; lake. S2 75
f! half bbl. White fish, $5 f) half bbl. Lako
trout, So 50 fl half bbl. Finnan hadaers, 10c
f) fi. Iceland halibut, 13c fl ft.
BUCKWHEAT Flour 33Kc per pound.
Oatmeal $6 306 60 ff bbl.
Miners' Oil No 1 winter strained, 69G2e
fl gallon. Lard oil, 75c
Grain, Flonr and Feed.
Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex
change were 37 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne
and Chicago. 10 cars of hay, 1 of oats, 1 of bran,
4 of flour, 1 of feed. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis, 1 car oC corn and oats, 4 of corn,
1 of screenings, 2 of oats, 9 of bay. By Balti
more and Ohio, 2 cars of hay, 1 of oats. Sales
on call were 1 car No. 2 y. e. corn, 39c, spot, reg
ular; 1 car No. 1 timothy bay, $15, 10 days, reg
ular. The long continued weakness of markets
culminated to-day in a general letting down of
prices, as will be seen by our quotations. Hay
is"particnlany weak, a tact explained Dy tho
laree receipts. The receipts of hay for the
week were 119 carloads, while the total receipts
for the week, as bulletined at the Exchange,
were 191 loads. All signs point to lower priced
flour, in spite of the combination of millers
through the Northwest to restrict production.
The situation is in the buyer's favor, and sonio
dealers report that concessions can bo had
already on quotations.
TlWnEAT Jobbing prices No. 2 red, $1 07
.03; No. S red, 95cSL
Corn No.2 vellow, ear, 3S40c; hich mixed,
ear. 3SK39c;No.l vellow, shelled, 3S39e; high
mixed, shelled, 3637c; mixed, shelled,-31 36c
OATS No. 2 white, 3233c: extra No. 8,
30631Kc; No. 3 white 30K31c; No. 2 mixed,
2330c
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5055c:
No. 1 Western, 5053c
Barley No. 1 Canada, 959Rc: No. 2
Canada. 9"95c: No. 3 Canada, &90c; No. 2
Western, 8385c; No. 3 Western, 6570c; Lake
Shore. 7580c
Flour Jobbing prices, winter patents, $6 25
66 50; spring patents, $6 508 75; fancy straight,
DISPATCH, MONDAY,
winter and spring. $5 756 00; clear winter.
So 505 75; stright XXXX bakers', $5 255 50.
Rye flour. S3 754 OX
Cornmeal In paper, 6070c
Millfeed Middlings, fine white, S20 50
21 CO fl ton; brown middlings, $17 6018 00:
winter wheat bran. $15 5016 00; chop feed
$15 0018 CO.
HAY-Baled timothy, choice. $15 6016 00;
No. 1 do, $15 0015 25: No. 2 do, $12 0C13 00:
loose from wagon, $23 0026 00: No. 1 upland
prairie. 89 60Q10 00; No. 2, $8 008 50; packing
do. $6 507 (XX
Straw Oats. $3 00S 25; wheat and rye
straw, $7 007 25.
Provisions.
Large hams, 18 fis and upward, 10c; medium
hams, 14 to 18 fis. llc; small hams, 14 fts and
under, llc; picnic or California hams, 9c;
boneless (in skins), 12c: sugar-cured shoul
ders, 9Wc: bacon, Sc: dry salt, 9Kc; breakfast
bacon, lO&c; rouletts (boneless s. c shoulders),
lOJic; regular smoked sides, 9ic; bellies,
smoked sides, 9c; regular dry salt sides, 6c;
bellies, dry salt sides, 8c; dried beef, sets 8
pieces. 10c; dried beef, flats, Oc; dried beef,
rounds, 12c: dried beef, knuckles, 12c; pork,
mess. $18 50; pork, family, S17 00; pig pork, half
barrels, S9 00; long sausage, Sjc Lard
Tierces. 325 fts. 7c?fi; half barrels, 120 fis,
8c ?) ft; tubs, wooden, 60 fts. Sc ? ft; buck
ets, wooden, 20 fts, 8Kc fl ft; 3-ft tin pails, 60 fts,
8c ft ft; 5-B tin pails. 60 fts, K f fi: K"8" tm
Sails, 60 fis. 8Kc ft fi; 20-fi tin pails, 80 fis, 8c;
Mb tin pails, 100 fis, be fl fi.
Dressed illcnr.
Armour fc Co. furnish the following prices on
dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550 fi. 5
5c; 600 to 650 fis, 66Kc: 700 to 750 fis, 707c.
Sheep, 7c fl fi. Lambs, 8c $ fi.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Wheat Brenks Under a Flood of Selling
Orders Corn nnd Oats Stendy Pork
Unsettled nnd Prices Irregular imrd
Tumbles and Rallies Short Ulbs
Neglected.
Chicago The wheat matket was heavy and
the feeling at the same time unsettled within a
lower range of prices. The weakness developed
yesterday, and the uncertainty in regard to the
final Government report created uneasiness
among traders, especially the weaker "longs,"
and when the rush was made to sell there was
demoralization for the time being. The open
ing was stronger than yesterday's closing, and
prices from the start were c to c higher,
caused by some shorts covering, but the specu
lative offerings increased and prices settled
bock c, and fluctuated for a while within a
small range, but suddenly the speculative
offerings becarao heavy, supposed to be duo to
tho receipt of the Government report, and
when prices reached below $1 02 for May stop
limit loss orders were reached, and under a
flood of selling orders prices declined to a point
2c below the top price reached early in tho
morning. Although the Government report
was not as large as expected, it had its effect
on the already weak market which existed.
There was a recovery of c later, influenced
by covering of "shorts," hut again ruled easier,
and the closing was 2c lower than yesterday.
Very little interest was shown in corn. The
market opened about yesterday's closing
figures, changed but little, operators who
usually trade in this cereal giving wheat their
attention, and at the close prices wero about
the same as the final figures yesterday.
There was only moderate interest in oats, and
?ulet and easy feeling prevailed in the near
utures, but the more distant ones were steady.
A fairly active trade was reported in mess
pork and the feeling was somewhat unsettled
and prices irregular. Opening sales were made
at 10c decline and a further reduction of 10c
was submitted to. About the middle of the
session a stronger feeling was developed and
prices rallied 1215c, closing steady.
Trading was moderately active in lard.
Early a weaker feeling prevailed and prices
receded 710c; later more steadiness pre
vailed and prices rallied slightly, closing com
paratively steady.
" Only a light business was reported in Short
ribs and the feeling was easier.
Prices ruled 5tj7Kc lower and the market
closed steady at outside figures.
The leading futures rancetl as follows:
WHEAT No. 2, January, Gc; February, wa
May, si vnimi U3i wwm
ia:$rc!Kc.
annarv. 33c: March. MmZxx
juay, 36e-3o?4!3b583ec
OATS No. 2 January. 24Kc: May. 273i275f
275f827c
Mess Pork, per bbl.-Jannary, $13 2013 80
13 2013 30: March, S13 3013 4513S0
13 45; May, $13 6013 6513 5013 65.
LARS per 100 fts. January. S7 27K7 30
011 27jf7 30: March. S7 37K7 37J7 32K
7 37; May, $7 507 527 457 47.
Shoet Ribs, per 100 fts.-January. $G 85
6 87; March, $8 93) May, $7 057 107 05
7 07.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
95K96c; No, 3 spring wheat, 83c; No. 2 red,
y5jftS96c. No. 2 corn. 33K33c. No. 2 oats,
24W24Jc No. 2 rye, 48c. No. 2 barley, nom
inal. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 62. Prime timothy
seed $1 541 55. Mess pork, per barrel, $13 30.
Lard, per 100 lbs, $7 30. Short ribs sides (loose).
$6 90. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $6 37K
6 60. Short clear sides (boxed), J7 257 3
Receipts Flour. 7,000 barrels; wheat, 12,000
bushels; corn, 97,000 bushels: oats. 85,000 bush
els: rye, 4,000 bushels: barley, 45,000 bushels.
Shipments Flonr, 7,000 barrels; wheat, 14.000
bushels; corn. 88,000 bushels: sats. 72,000 bushels;
rye. 9,000 bushels; barley, 23,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the bntter
market was better: extra creamery. 2626c;
extra firsts, 2123c; fancy dairy. 2123c; extra
firsts. 1618c Eggs better at 1618c
New YORK-Flour Receipts. 8,491 pack
ages; exports, 6,355 barrels, 700 sacks: mar
ket dull and heavy: instances a shade lower:
sales, 11,800 barrels: low extras, S3 203 70;
winter wheat, lower grades, S3 203 70; fair to
fancy, S3 755 65; patents, 85 106 00; Minne
sota clear, S4 355 35; do straight, U 906 40;
do patents, $5 607 00. Cornmeal steady.
Wheat Receipts, 2.200 bushels: exports, none;
sales, 5,640,000 bushels futures. 600 bushels spot:
spot market dull and nominally lc lower; No.
2 red, 99S99KC. elevator; $1 0ll 01 afloat;
99cg!l 01 f. o. b.; No. 8 red. 9393c;
uneraded red. 81c; No. 1 red, $1 07; No. 1 white.
SI 00; No. 2 Chicago, SI OS bid; options active;
free selling by foreien houses; prices broke 114
Qic, closed at Jc under yesterday and
heavy; No. 2 red. January, 9S99Wc, closing at
9SVc; February, 99JcSl 00 closing at99c;
March. SI X1 02. closing at $1 01U; JIav.
$1 O31045A closing at $103 June, $1 035
1 04, closing at $1 0; July, 99140$! OOJi,
closinc at 99c; December, 98kD8Jc, closing
at 98c Rye dull and heavy; Western, 55JJ59C
Barley dull ;No.l Canada,88g89c; No.2 do 85S6c
Barley malt steady; Canada, 90cSl 15, old
and new. Corn Receipts, 216,000 bushels:
exports, 105.462 bushels; sales, 123,000 bushels
futures. 118.000 bushels spot;spot market steady
anu quiet: sso. z. Mtgmc: jmo. J. wnne, 4oc;
No. 3, 3940!4c: ungraded mixed. 3815c;
steamer mixed, 4142c: options dull and
weak; January. 4444c closing at 445c;
February. 445-44oc, closing at 44ic;
March. 45c; May. 45445c closing at 45Vc
Oats Receipts, 58,000 bushels; exports, 150
buhels; sales, 8.0C0 bushels tutures, 86,000
bushels spot: spot market quiet and easier;
options dull, lower and weak; January,31c; Feb
ruary, 31c; May. 32&32c, closing at Zlc;
spot No. 2 white, 34fi)31i4c; mixed western,
2S5E32C: white do. 3340c: No. 2 Chicaco.
32c Hay weak on choice: shipping, tec; good
... .Untrtn UKfff.OZrt rTnno n,,ln. ... .......I ". t
fee Options oncned steady and 520points up;
closedstcady,1520pointsaboveyestcrday; trad
ing dull: sales, 27,250 bacs. including January,
15.1515.25c; March, 1515.15c; April, 15.05
15.10c: Mav. 15.0515.20c: June. 15.15ffl20c:
July, ia2015.25c: August, 15.30l5.35c; Sep
tember. 15.35c; October. 15.4015.45c: Novem
ber. 15i53c; December, 15.50 la 55c. Spot Rio
anlet; fair cargoes, 17c. Suear Raw quiet; i e
ned quiet. Molasses Foreign nominal: 50
test, 21c; New Orleans dulhopen kettle, prime
to choice, 3543c Rice firm and quiet:
domestic, 4e6c: .Japan,45Vc Eecs l0H..
crand quiet; western. 19c; receipts. 967 pack
aces. Pork quiet. Cutmeats steady. Lard
lower and dull; western steam. S7 75: citv,
$7 30: January. S7 70: February, $7 80; March,
$7 677 69. closing S7 70 aked; April, S7 73;
Mav. S7 737 75. closinc at S7 75 asked; June,
$7 777 7G, dosing at $7 76 asked; July, S7 74.
Butter weak and in moderate demand: western
dairy, 1421c; do creamery, 1727c: Klein, 28
29c Cheese firm and moderate inquiry;
western, llHSc
St. Louis Flour was unchanged. Wheat
opened weak and later became almost demor
alized by reason of the Government report
placing last year's crop so high; the offerings
were very heavy and prices broke rapid! v. clos
inc lMlc below yesterday; No. 2 red. cash,
95c: January, 94c:May.9Si4c$lC0, closing
at OSJIr:- June, 95-46e, closing at U5Jic asked;
July, S7S3c closing at 87c asked. Corn
lower, olfenncs large and demand chiefly from
shorts: No. 2, cash. 2929SJc; Jannarv. 29V
29JJc closinc at 29?Jc; February, 292!c
closing at 29c: March. 31c; May. 3-!33c,
closing at 325;Jc Oats firm, hut slow; No. 2 cash,
24c bid: May, 27c Re dull; nothing done.
Barley No demand. Iron cotton tics, $1 2C
1 25. Provisions very quiet, with only small
lots at previous prices.
Philadelphia Flour Quiet. Wheat
dull and lower. Sales No. 2 red, in export
elevator, 9oKc; No. 2 red, January, 95Mc; Feb
ruary. 959c: March, 9b;97ic: April, OSJi
99Jie; May, 1 001 01. Corn--Spot and f ut
uro deliveries of No. 2 and steamer in export
elevator were quiet and barely steady, shippers
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla.
mMl-h65-jnvristi
JANUARY 14, 1889.
holding off. Sales No. 3 mixed on track.
38c: steamer No. 2 mixed, in elevator 3910c;
No. 2 mixed in export elevator, 4141c:
No. 2 mixed. January. 41K41c; February,
41J12c; March, 4212c; April, 42?if43c.
Oats Carlots quiet: No. 3 white, 32c; No. 2
white offered at SIc; futures quiet but
steady: No. 2 white, January, 33J34c;
February, 3434c: March, 3435c; April,
8535c;May,3535c
Baltimore Wheat Western weak; No. 2
winter red, spot 9393Kc: February, 93K
94c; March, 95&96c; April, 97cCorn West
ern, spot steady; futures firm; mixed snot
and January. 41c bid; February, 41M41c;
March, 42442c: Mav, 45c asked; 6teamer,
spot, 3939!4c Oats, demand moderate; west
ern, white, 3233c; do mixed, 2931c; graded,
No. 2 white, 33c asked. Rye quiet, but steady
at &960c Provisions firm and unchanged.
Butter weak, western packed, 1518c; best roll,
1318c; creamery, 2027c Eggs firm at 17
18c. Coffeo firm, Rio fair at 1717c.
Cincinnati Flourin light demand. Wheat
dnll and lower to sell; No. 2 red. i)8c. Re
ceipts. 800 bushels; shipments, 1.200 bushels.
Corn in good demand and firm; No. 2 mixed,
35c. Oats in fair demand and steady: No.
2 mixed, 28c Rye dull; No. 2, 55c Pork in
light demand at $13 75. Lard easier at $7 25
bid. Bulk meats and bacon steady. Butter
easv and lower; fancy northwestern creamery,
28'30c: prime dairy roll, 1215c. Sugar quiet
and steady. Cheese firm.
Milwaukee Flour steady. Wheat easy;
May,93c Corn steady; No. 3, 3031c Oats
steady;No. 2 white, 28c. Rye easy: No. 1, 48c.
Barley firm: No. 2, 69S63c Provisions easy.
Pork, $13 35. Lard. $7 27. Cheese unchanged;
Cheddars, 1010c
Toledo Cloversced dull and lower; Febru
ary, $5 35; March, $5 4a
IIVE STOCK JIAEKETS.
Condition of the Market nt the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
Office of Pittsburg dispatch. )
Saturday, January 12, 1889. J
Cattle Receipts, 817,head: shipments, 646
head: market nothing doing; 24 cars of cattle
shipped to New York to day.
Hoos Receipts, 2,000 head: shipments, 2,500
head; market active; Philadelphias, $5 205 25;
mixed. So 405 50; Yorkers, $5 4o5 55: com
mon to fair, So 305 40; pigs, $5 505 55; 11 cars
of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
SHEEP-Keceipts, 2,000 head: shipments, 1,800
head; market stronger at yesterday's prices.
By Telegraph.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 100 head; ship
ments, SOO head; market steady; choice heavy
native steers 54 755 35; fair to good native
steers. S4 004 80: butchers' steers, medium to
choice. S3 104 00; stockers and feeders, fair to
good, $2 00.i 15; rangers, corn-fed. S3 003 75;
grass-fed, S2 003 10. Hogs-Receipts, 2,300
head; shipments, 700 head; market lower;
cholceheavyand butchers' selections,$5 105 25;
packing medium to prime. S5 005 15; light
erades. ordinary to best, SI 955 10. Sheep
Receipts, none: shipments. 700 head; market
steady: fair to choice, S3 004 60.
Chicago Cattle Receipts. 4,000 head: ship
ments, 2,000 head: market steady; choice to extra
beeves, S4 504 90: steers, $2 904 30; stockers
and feeders, S2 403 40: cows, bulls and mixed,
$1 753 15: Texas cattle, $2 003 50. Hogs
Receipts. 24,000 head; shipments, 6.000 head;
market active and 10c lower: mixed, $5 0o5 20;
heavy, S5 105 20: light, S5 005 25; skips,
S3 305 20. Sheep Receipts, 3,000 head; ship
ments, S00 head: market steady; natives, S3 40
5 00: Western corn-fed, $4 404 67; Texans,
53 003 50; lambs, $4 758 30.
Buffalo Cattle Market firm: receipts,
2,000 head through, 1,500 bead sale: prime, $350
4 60: mixed butchers, $2 593 00. Sheep and
lambs firm; receipts, none; through 2,400 head
sale. Sheep-Good shipping, U 604 85: lambs,
$6 50G 75. Hogs active at 610c higher; re
ceipts, 3,700 head through. 3.150 head sale; me
diums, $5 255 35: Yorkers S5 15 and pigs, $5 60.
Cincinnati Hogs neglected: common and
light, $4 405 20; packing and butchers', S5 10
5 20; receipts, 7,800 head; shipments, 1,920
head.
Movements of Specie.
New York, January 12. The exports of
specie from the port of New York last week
amounted to $376,236, of which 8147,334 was in
gold, and S22S.902 in silver. Of the total im
ports, 82,300 in gold and $145,565 silver went to
Europe, and $226,602 gold and SL.769 silver to
South America. The imports of specie for
tho week amounted to $315,455, of which $310.
981 was in gold and $4,474 silver.
Metal Market.
New York, January 12. Lead firmer and
inactive; domestic, S3 87 Tin quiet and steady;
straits. $21 75.
A BRIDGE IS WANTED
Dy Southsldo People to Prevent Injuries
and Loss of Life.
Citizens of the Twenty-sixth ward are
agitated about several recent accidents on
crossings of the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad. A movement is afoot
to prevail upon the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to erect a foot bridge over the
tracks at South Twenty-first street.
The Brownsville Turnpike Company, at
the annual meeting a lew days ago, also dis
cussed the question, and a resolution was
passed by the members, in which theystated
their willingness to grade the Brownsville
road as far as Twenty-first street, if the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will con
sent to put up a bridge there.
The traffic on the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Eailroad on the Southside has
greatly increased lately, because all the
Panhandle through freight is taken oyer
its tracks, in order to avoid an excessive
traffic through the Union depot yards in the
city. There are numerous unprotected
crossings along the track, and the danger to
human lives increases almost daily.
Residents of the Southside will hold a
meeting about the matter this week.
TROUBLE TVITfl THE CHICKASAWS.
Opposition to the Decision of Secretary
Yilns Appointing Bjrd Governor.
St. Louis, 3lo., January 13. The latest
advices from the Indian Territory are that
the late decision of Secretary Vilas giving
the Governorship of the Chickasaw nation to
Wm. L. Byrd is not favorably received.
The adherents of Willkiam Guy, who was
elected on the face of the returns and
who is virtually deposed by the decision,
largely outnumber the Byrd faction in
many localities, and are threatening trouble.
Both Guy and Byrd agreed to accept the
arbitration of the Interior Department.
Guy himself will keep faith, but it is doubt
ful whether he can prevent his partisans
from breaking ont in open violence.
The most influential Chickasaw citizens
supported Guy, and the overthrow of his
government is a serious blow, so they claim,
to the best interests of the nation. In fact,
some of the men go so far as to say that
matters are further from settlement thau
ever.
BURNED THE BLOCK.
A Snudny Maminff Firo in DInrlboronsh,
DInss., Docs 850.000 Dnmngc.
JIarlborough, Mass., January 13.
The Phcnix block, occupied by George H.
Guest, iurniture, and "W". A. Dudley, dry
goods, was burned this morning. 'William
Driscoll, of Hose No. 1, and James Belser,
of Hook and Ladder No. 1, were seriously
injured by n fall into the building.
Guest's loss is ?20,000; insured. "W. A.
Dudley lost S18.000; insured for 517,000.
Joseph Boyd, loss on building; $9,000; cov
ered by insurance. The fire was caused by
an explosion of a gasoline machine iu the
basement.
A BIG CONTRACT.
Tbe Ironwork and Appronches of tho Mer
chants' Bridge to Cost Sl.200,000.
St. Louis, January 13. The contract for
the construction of the Merchants' Bridge
across the Mississippi at this point has been
awarded to the Union Bridge Company, of
New York City. The bid in gross for the
building of the bridge only and for what
ironwork is specified for in the approaches,
is 1,200,000.
According to the charter agreement work
must be commenced by February 2, or a
iorieiture to the United States is the result.
This leaves 21 days from date in which to
begin operations.
Two New Oil Wells.
Guffy and Craig brought in two oil wells
on Saturday, one on the Henry Flick farm,
the other on the Robert Thompson property,
in the Gold field. The wells are good lor
100 barrels a piece per day.
PREFER A FIXED PRICE.
Copper Companies Will Sell Their Product
to the French Syndicate at 14 Cents.
rSFECIAL TILIOBAM TO TBI DISPATCH.
Boston, January 13. Some inquiry has
arisen as to the present state of negotiations
between the French copper syndicate and
the Lake Superior producing companies.
The syndicate made a proposition to these
companies to make sales of their output on
the basis of 14 cents per pound net, the
companies not sharing in the division of the
profits by resale to consumers. Its agent
came to Boston and arranged the matter
with the companies whose offices are here,
and also with the New York companies.
All of them accepted the proposition, much
preferring a guaranteed net price of 14
cents per pound to the original plan of 13
cents, with one-half the 3 cents per pound
profit which the syndicate makes by-sale to
consumers at 16 cents.
The companies found that the lfcper
pound which was their share became ma
terially reduced by interest, storage, com
missions and other charges while the copper
was awaiting sale. They never knew ex
actly how they stood or on what basis to es
timate profits. The new plan simplifies
matters materially. It has been placed
before La Societie in Pans and simply
awaits formal announcement. It will then
apply to the original contracts for three
years. This matter does not affect the Bos
ton and Montana, which made a contract on
definite terms which call for no change,
beinjj: satisfactory alike to company and
syndicate.
TO JOIN THE P00CESSI0N.
New Mexico Earnestly Desires Admission
to tbe Union of Slates.
Santa Fe, January 13. The Statehood
convention was held yesterday. Delegates
from all parts of the Territory were present.
A long resolution was adopted, which states
that the population of New Mexico at the
present time is over 170,000, exclusive of the
Indians, who have not the right of fran
chise; that the Territory now has
1,400 miles of railroad and tele
graph lines, all of which have
been constructed within the last nine
years, and that the assessed valuation of
property has increased tan-fold within the
past ten years.
The people of the Territory in convention
assembled, representine every portion and
political party therein, theretore insists
upon and demands admission into the
Union, and furthermore asks that speedy
action be taken by Congress upon this mat
ter. The convention asked to be permitted
to retain the name "New Mexico" as the
name of the new State.
TV00L GROWERS' YIEWS.
They Want nn Extensive Chance In tho
Grading System.
"Washlvgtos', January 13. At the
session of the Wool Growers' Convention,
resolutions were adopted requesting prom
inent merchants and dealers to consider the
subject of establishing a bureau forthe pur
pose of concentrating statistical information
relating to the supply and demand of wool,
and also asking them to establish a system
of grades of wool which will abolish the old
"State terms," or substitute therefor a series
of standard grades, embracing all the wool
grown in the different wool producing
States.
"William L. Black, of Texas, J. H. Kirk-
atrick, of California, and Judge "William
iawrence, of Ohio, were instructed to com
municate with the merchants and dealers
relative to the importance of early action
on the foregoing resolutions.
NOT TET ADMITTED.
The Application of the Colombia Clab Re
ceived, bat Not Acted Upon.
New York, January 13. The Execu
tive Committee of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen met here to-night. A
resolution was passed to the effect that any
athlete recognized as an amateur by the
Athletic Amateur Union shall be compe
tent to compete in aquatic contests provided
he has not violated any of the laws of this
association.
A letter of application for membership
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