JPt a JB& TKADEODDSANDENDS Eetrospect and Prospect of Certain Commercial Lines. A LARGE INCREASE IN TOY TRADE. 5ative Glass Coming Into General Use tj Mirror Makers. STATIONERY TKADE PEOSPEBOUS OFFICE OF THE FlTTSBUKG DISPATCH,! Monday. January 2S, 1SS9. J Interviews with representative firms in the fallowing commercial lines have elicited the following facts as to situation and out loot of trade: A member of one of the oldest firms of the city thus puts the situation in the mirror and picture business: "We do not claim any boom for our branch of trade the past year, but in volume of business there was an improvement on 18S7, which was one ot onr good years. We think It glory enough to have held up as well as we did. Competition has narrowed margins down to very close figures and our salvation has depended on push inc trace and adding new features. If we followed the methods or a few years back wo couiunot make our salt. "Not lone ago onr trade was confined for the most part to looking classes and pictures. In recent years it has become necessary to add to our old lines cabinet work, bric-a-brac, wood mantels, and in fact a little of almost every thing. Bv adding on tbeso varieties we have kent up our trade, hut would cut a sorry figure Jf we -n ere now confined to the old lines. Our holiday trade was never better than the past has been." In answer to the inquiry as to the proportion of home made glass now use! here for mirrors, the response was: "Our Pittsburg plate class is on the gain and is coming into larger use in our line every year. The trouble is our home manufacturers do not take the pains to ccue the clearest quality of glass. They could easily do it if they would. In France experts are employed whose duty it is to select from a bundled or more sheets the very clearest for mirror purposes. There has been such a demand for our native plate glass for windows that there is no object in employ ing such experts. A dull season for the plate Class industry would help to elevate quality. In the meantime, while the standard is rising, it rises slow ly. Bnt it's only a question of time when Pittsburg glass will meet all the require ments of our trade." Tor Trade. A jobber and retailer of toys whose trade is second to noue in Pittsburg, reports the holi day trade of 1SSS-9 as the best ever known, and 25 per cent above that of the year before. The situation was pnt in the following terms: "The demands of onr trade require the carrying of very larce amounts of stuff, amounts which nould startle old-time toy dealersof Pittsburg. It has come to be the case with us as with all trades people, that a very large stock of goods must be carried, and we must be content with small marcius of profit. While our volume of trade has increased fully 25 per cent the pat year profits have not advanced in the same proportion, me evolutions ot trade icquire arcer capital every year, and business salva la tion depends on handling large quantities of goods. Our January collections have been 'slower than usual. With margins growing so close it is important that c shall get our money promptly. There are times in commer cial history hen bad debts won't do." Commercial Stationery. Said a member of one of our leading firms in this line: "We have no complaints to make over the record of 1SSS. Books are posted and show an increase of 15 per cent over the previ ous year. The ontlook for trade was never brighter than it Is at the present time. Booms are not as desirable as what we been having right along for two or three years past. You may say to the readers of The Dispatch that the commercial stationary trade, su far as we are concerned, is in a very healthy condition. Orders already are coming in for the spring. The outlook is in every way satisfactory." LITE STOCK 3IAKKETS. Condition of the 3Inrkctnttbe East Liberty Stock Yards. Office of Pittsburg dispatcit. Moxsay. January 2S, 18S9. J Cattlf Receipts. 2.610 head: shipments, 1.720 head: market slow at last week's prices; 7 cars of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 7.2U0 head: shipments, 6.300 head; market fair; Philadelpliias, $5 005 05: pigs and Yorkers. S5 O0S5 10; 21 cars of hogs tbippcd to New York to-day. bllEEP Receipts, 5,100 head: shipments, 4.000 head: market firm and 2Uc higher than last week's prices. Herr's Island. Receipts of .cattle were 31 carloads, against 29 last Monday. The grade shows a better average than for several weeks past. The sup plies mere mostl" good butcher stock, ranging from L100 to 1,600 pounds. Very few rough cattle were received. Said a leading Diamond market butcher who procures his stock from Herr's Island: "We seldom bare a better grade of cattle to pick from than we have had this week, and certainly have not nad as good an average for many weeks past. Not a dozen cattle in the 31 loads woulcl weigh under LlOO pounds, and I scarcely saw anv rough, thin stock in the entire lot." Prices are 10s to 15c higher than they were a week ago. The range of prices was $3 75 to $5 25. A few steers of the quality and weight that readily brought $5 25 were slow this day weekat S5. Hogs. Receipts of hogs have not varied for the past three Mondays, the total each week being in round numbers 600 head. The grade runs lighter this week than for a month or two past. The complaint against heavy weight hogs and slow markets for this grade at last begins to count. Anjthing above 300 pounds is too heavy for this season's trade, though in former seasons this grade has been most in demand and brought the best prices. Very few of this week's supplies weighed above 250. Those weighing 200 to 250 were most in demand and brought the best prices. The rauge of prices paid was SI 75 to So 25. These figures are about 15c lower than those which ruled last week. SHEEP A'D LAMBS. There were 100 head less received this week tnan last, the total being S00 head. Two weeks ago receipts were bnt GOO head. Quality of those received this week was a fair average, and prices have un dergone no change. The range is 4e to 5c for fcheep and 6c to 6Ui for lambs. Some sales were reported a shade under these figures The tone of markets all along the line shows im provement on last week, anda very decided ad vance on the situation at the beginning of the year. The greatest improvement is in the cat tle trade. Calves are still scarce, with 6c to 7c as ruling rates. By Telesraph. New York Beeves Receipts, 3,660 head, making 10.200 lor the week. Fresh arrivals including 24 carloads of export steers; V0 car loads for city slaughterers direct and 91 car loads for the market: fairly steady and firmer. Ordinary to prime steers sold at S3 SCJ 65 per 100 ponnds; few tops. $4 75; bulls and dry cows. 1 S02 85, with a few choice bulls at 53 003 25. Sheep Receipts, 12.500 head, making 24.600 head for the week. Firmer and about ic higher, with an eaily clearance at 4 6c per lOJ jvounds for sheep and 6&c for lambs. Hogs Receipts. 12.&0 bead, making 33.000 heart for the week. About two carloads changed hands at live at $5 305 50 per 100 pounds and was barely steady. St. Lotrrs Cattle Receipts. 1000 head: ship ments, 100 head: market stiong; choice heavy native steers. 3 704 25; fair to good do, S3 00 3 80: butchers' steers, medium to choice, S2 753 25: stockers and feeders, fair to good, SI 702 feO- rangers, corn-fed. S3 0063 50; grass-fed. S2 002 70 Hogs Receipts, 1,700 head: shipments, 1,000 head; market higher: choice heavy and butchers' selections, $3 io 4 80: packing, medium to prime, S4 5J4 80; light erados. ordinary to best, S4 754 90. SbeepRcccipts. 500 head; shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice, S3 004 8a Chicago Cattle Receipts, 10,000 head: ship ments, 3.000 head: market strong for good grade"; steers, S3 004 40: stockers and feeders, J2 40 3 40: cows, bulls and mixed, SI 403 00: Texas cattle, S2 U03 50. Hogi Receipts. IG.O11O head; shipments, 4,500 head: market strong and 10c higher: mixed, S4 754 05: heavy, S4 855 00; light, S4 855 05: skips, S3 605 10. Sheep Re ceipts, 6,000 head: shipments, 1.200 bead: market stronger and 510c higher: natives. J3 OOffo 10: Western, corn led, S4 S0g4 SO; Texans, S3 00 4 50: lambs. S4 !X6 5a Uufffalo Carle Receipts. L200 head, through; sales. 2.300 head: market firm; good stock. S3 754 10; mixed butchers' 12 503 oa Sheep and Iambs firm and active: receipts, 1,200 bead, through; sales, 11.000 head; good choice. S4 65 5 00: good Iambs, S5 2c0 75. Hogs active at 1015c higher: receipts, 7,500 head, through; sale 15,000 head: mediums. S4 905 00; York ers and pig.-, $5 155 40. Oif cure ati Hogs stronger with light offer ing"; common and light. Ui 95: packing and butchers', S4 t&i 95; receipts, 2,440 head: shipments, 370 head. Baitlmoke Hogs Run rather limited, constituting only fair supply; moderate de mand; quotations, 67c Receipts, 1,578 beadA Wool Markets. Sr. Louis Wool quiet and prices nominal. MAEKETS BY WIRE. Heavy RcnlizlnsT Can. en a Slnmp In Wheat Corn Hlcber nnd Oats Stcndy Provisions Move Up and Then Tnkc n Tumble. Chicago A fair business in wheat was transacted to-day, but it was principally local. The feeling, although unsettled, was rather strong most of the session, though realizing sales at the advance prevented the market from holding up, and finally resulted in a de cided slump in prices. Opening sales were i Jc above Saturday's closing, and prices ad vanced Jc more, then declined with frequent fluctuations about c, ruled steady for some little time, then broke off rapidly and closed JJc lower than Saturday. The early strength and advance was due to the prospective realization of thelarge decrease expected in the visible supply. But the advance brought out free offerings, under which the market declined Jc, but renewed buying, in fluenced some by reported taking of two boat loads of wheat at Baltimore for Antwerp, started prices up again to the outside range. At about this time the visible supply was an nounced, but the effect had already been an ticipated, and as the operators were evidently long an effort to sell resulted in again creating weakness, and prices declined to the inside figures. Corn was rather quiet most of the session. The prevailing futures, were in fair request with moderate offerings. The visible supply w as about the only feature w orthy of note. It showed a decrease of 8,000 bushels, which was contrary to the expectations of mauy operators and had a tendency to create considerable strength when it became known. The cash market was quiet at about Saturday's prices. The speculative markctopened at about Satur day's closing figures, fluctuated within Jc range, and closed Kc better than Saturday. In oats the visible supply decreased 2765'66 bushels. This was more than expected, but failed to stimulate trading, and a quiet 'and steady feeling prevailed. There was a better feeling in provisions early, but it did not last long. With the hog market active, film and higher, prices started 10c to 12c higher in tbe pit. Sales of May up to 1 p. m. were S6 356 40 for short ribs, S6 97J 7 02K for lard, and S12 for May pork. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2. February. 96K696K 37&36?iff 36atc: J ul v. 37c. Oats No. 2 January. 24?ic: Februarv. 25c: May. 27j2727K-'7;ic; June. 27X27Ko; Mess Pork, per bbL Febrnary, SU 70 11 72KU 6511 65: Mav, S12 10ffl2 2012 00 12 ftiU: June. S12 1012 17K12 1012 17K; Julv,'fl2 2712 3512 2Jfc! 35. LARD, per lOO fts. Januarv, S6 852$ 9066 85 fi 85: February. S6 90SJ6 906 85(86 S!: May, $7 007 056 97K6 97K; June, S7 02)$7 07& 7 00&7 07K- Siiokt Ribs, per 100 Bs. January, S6 12; February, $6 156 206 126 12K: March. S6 22J6 27K6 20g6 20; May, $6 4U6 42 6 3U&6 32K- Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, better feeling: no sales. No. 2 spring wheat, 945f c; No. 3 spring wheat, 87c: No. 2 red, 94J4C asked. No. 2 corn. 34c No. 2 oats, 25c. No. 2 rye, 4Sc No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 6U Prime timothy seed. SI 501 55. Mess pork, per barrel. SU G5ll 75. Lard, per 100 lbs. S6 85. Short ribs sides (loose). S3 15SC 22K. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), SC 12. Short clear sides (boxed). SG 37 6 5a Receipts Flour. 9,000 barrels; wheat. 14,000 bushels: corn, 139,000 bushels: oats. 110.000 bushels: rye, 4,000 bushels: barley, 2S.000 bush els. Shipments Floor. 7,00Obarrels; wheat. 19. 000 bushels: corn. 67,000 bushels: oats. 53.000 nushels; rye, 0,000 bushels; oaney, ssb,wu Dusn els. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firmer: creamery, 1626c: dairy, U22c Eggs plentiful and lower: fresh, 12 13c. New Yobk Flour moderately aotive. clos ing heavy. Wheat Spot unsettled and Jc lower; options fairlv active, irregular and lower. Barley quiet. Barley malt dull. Corn Spot firmer and dull; options moderately active and firmer. Oats Spot steady and quiet: op tions dull. Hay steady and quiet. Coffee Options onened steady; 1015 points up. closed steady 1520 points above Saturday; sales, 36, 750 bags, including. January 15.6515.70c: Feb ruarv, 15.65c; March, 15.6015.70c; April, 15.55 15.70c; Mav. 15 5515.70c: June, 15.551J15.70c; July, 15.60gi5.70c; September, 15.7515.80c; October, 15.9016.00c; December, 15.8515.95c; fair cargoes 17c Sugar Raw dull and unchanged; rehned steady and in fair demand. Molasses Foreign quieter; 50 test, 20c New Orleans quiet; open kettle, prime to choice, 3045c Rice in moderate demand and firm. Cotton seed oil dull. Tallow lower and more active: citv closed at 5ic: sales. 300 hogsheads at 5 5-16 fio-Xc Rosin dull. Turpentine dull. Eggs firmer and fair demand: Western, 15c: re ceipts, 3,846 packages. Pork quiet; middles 2 met; short clear, S6 9a Lard steadier and all: sales; Western steam, S7 30: city, S6 85; Januarv, S7 28, nominal; Februarv. S7 26, asked; Iarrh. S7 27 asked; April, S7 29 asked; May. S7 297 32. closing at $7 29 asked; June. S7 30 asked; Julv, S7 32 asked; AuguU, S7 337 34: September. S7 31 asked. Butter quiet; Western dairy, 13fil9c; no, creamery, 16 27c; Elgins, 282Sc Cheese firm and quiet; Western, 10EHKc St. Locis Flour quiet but Arm. Wheat low er; opening was strong on firm cables and advances elsewhere, together with a large de crease in the visible supply looked for. but later there was a decline and the close was weak with Mayc and July c below Saturday; No. 2 red. cash, 93gic nominal; Mav. 95K 9oK9Ga closed at 95Vc: Jnne. 92&Q93C, clo-ed at 92c bid; July. 8S381c closed at 83c bid. Corn unsettled; No. 2 csb. 38c; February, 30e, closed at 30c; March. 30KK31c, closed at 30?31c asked; May, 3232Kc, closed at 32!c asked. Oats firm; No. 2 cish, nominal: May. 2Sc Rje, none offered. Bar ley, steady but light; Iowa. 60c: Manitoba, 75 80c Flaxseed steady at SI 50. Provisions There was a firmer tone to the market. Pork, S12 5a Lard Prime steam No. 1, S6 85. Dry salt meats Shoulders. S5 50; longs and ribs, S6R0:short dear,S650. Bacon Boxed shoulders, S6 50; longs and ribs, S7 205)7 37: short clear, S6 5a Bagging easy at ?i9c. Cotton ties, 10c. Cincinnati Flour in moderate demand; family, V1 30; fancy, S4 654 75. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red. 9ScSl; receipts, 6,000 bushels; shipments, 6,500 busl.els. Corn in moderate de mand; No. 2 mixed. 35c Oats steady: No. 2 mixed, 2S2Sc Rye quiet and barelv steady; No. 2. 54c Pork nominal at $12 25. "Lard in fair demand at SO 85. Bnlkmeats dull: short rib. S6 37UKG 5a Bacon steady; short elenr S7 STUBS 00. Linseed oil in light demand at 567? 5tc. Sugar barely steady; hard refined, 7 G)Tc: New Orleans. &XC?,&,!n- V.m nuiat- ,nrl cheese steady. Philadelphia Flour Demand lisrht anil market weak. Wheat strong and higher in svm- Eathy with tbe rise in Chicags. Corn quiet "but rm. Oats a shade stronger and in fair de mand. Provisions dull but steady. Lard t-ure renneu, 6e.c. nutter nrm mr choice grades: Pennrylrania creamery extra. 28c: Pennsylvania prints extra. 30c Eges dull and weaker; Pennsylvania firsts, 15c Cheese steady; part skims, 65c. Milwaukee Flour firm. Wheat weak: cash, 8Sc; Mav, 915c; July, 90c Corn steady; No. 3, 3131c Oats quiet; No. 2 white, 28c Rve dull: No. 1. 47c Barley steady; No. 2. 62c Provisions higher. Pork, Sll sa Lard, So 81 Cheese firm; Cheddars. 10Kc Baltiuore Provisions dull and un changed. Butter Better feeling in fine grades; medium neglected; western packed. 1621c; best roll, 1418c; creamery, 2027c Eggs easy at 131114c Coffee firm; Rio, fair, 1717c Toledo Cloverseed dull and firm; cash and Februry, So 3a Brazilian Coffee Mnrket, Rio Df. Janeiro. January 2B. Coffee Regular first. 5.800 reis per 10 kilos; good sec 01..L 5,300 reis; receipts during tbe week, 93,000 bags; purchases for the United States, 56.000 bags; clearances for do, 40,000 bags; stock, 334,000 bags. Santos, January 28. Coffee Good aver age0, 5,500 reis per 10 kilos: receipts during the week. 47.000 bags: purchases for the United States, 20,000 bags; clearances for do, 10,000 bags; stock, 293,000 bags. Metal Markets. St. Louis Lead dull but firm with S3 60 asked and S3 55 bid. New York Pig iron steady. Copper nominal; lake, February. 16SO Lead un changed; domestic S3 Sa Tin dull and fairly steady; straits, S21 55. Whisky Market. Finished good are in good demand at 81 03. Eczema,. Itchy, Scaly, Skin Tortures. SWAYNE'S OINTMENT The ilmplB application of "Bwatites Oihtmeut" without anr Internal medicine, win cure urease of Tetter. Salt SWAYNE'S OINTMENT Khram, lUocworm. Pliei. Itch, Sorea. Pimplei, Errrprlu all SKIN DISEASES no mauer iiow utntlsate or long funding. Sold bj drofgliu, cr frnt br mail for 60 eta. Boxes, $1.21 Addre-. Da. 6wrE 4 Son, rMladelpLJa, Fa. JUk jobt dnxgglit ftir li THE FREEHOLD BANK, No. 410 Smithfield St. CAPITAL. .... $200,00000. DISCOUNTS DAILY. EDWAUD HOUSE, Prest JAMES P. SPEEK. Vice Preit sel-k33-D JOHN F. STEEL. Cashier. grae iMr: .May. aajsecsl uu?6W5Xe sew: June, i CoilK No. 2, Febrnary, 3&353 35'c: March. 35UC$3Sii35lA334c: May, 36li THE WOULD MAKE A BOOM. How a Big European War Woulcl Help Business in Pittsburg. SOME GO'OD REAL ESTATE DEALS. La Noria and Union Switch and Signal Crowding Oat the Specialties. OIL GETS INTO ANOTHER DILEMMA "Leaving the moral aspect of the matter entirely out of view, I think war with Ger many or with any first-class foreign nation would be the best thing that could happen to revive business in this country," said a leading iron manufacturer to The Dis tatch representative yesterday alternoon. "Don't quote me as saying there will he war, or that I want war," he continued. "In my opinion our Samoan difficulty with Germany will be amicably settled. "War with that nation would be especially un unfortunate, in view of the social ties that bind the two countries together. But if hos tilities should break out, every industry in the Union would be quickened." "Suppose two or three of the big foreign powers should lock horns Germany and Rus sia or Germany and France, for instance what would be the effect upon this country, and upon Pittsburc particularly?" "War between Germany and France I con sider far more likely than between Germany and the United States. Republican govern ment does not suit tbe mercurial temperament of the French. They prefer the glamor that surrounds an emperor or king to the plain, un assuming dignity that environs a president. Besides, they are dissatisfied with tbe results of the war of 1S70-71. In my opinion the elec tion of Boulanger settles the fate of the repub lic, and was a virtual declaration of war against Germany. The struggle may not break out at once, but it will come in due time. This war may, and probably will, involve Russia,Austria and Italy, in which event the United States would And a ready market for almost every thing it produces. The agriculturist would reap a rich harvest, as well as the iron manufacturer. Our ships would again become tbe carriers of the world's necessities. Pittsburc, being an important iron center, would, of course, be greatly benefited." "Is the country in good condition to meet the demands which such a war would make upon it?" "The United States is to-day the most pros perous country on earth. It has plenty and to spare of everything. The crops of 1888 were the largest ever known. We could feed the Old World while it was doing the fighting. We could produce all the warlike material the belligerents could possibly want from cannons to revolvers from swords to pockctknives. This country is full of iron and also full of plants to work it up in any shape desired. A big foreign war would, I think, give Pittsburg a boom that would double her population and add immensely to her industrial resocrces." COMING TO THE FRONT. A Spnrt In La Nor! a nnd Union Switch and Sismal. Tbe talk of a dividend in July was a strong bull card for Union Switch and Signal at the Stock Exchange yesterday. The quotation was boomed to 1S20, and not much offered at that. "This advance is due to the fact that the com pany is making money." said a broker after raking in a small lot. Another feature of the day was a spnrt in La Noria, Last week it went begging at IK; yesterday it was in demand atl?4l. The specialties were steady and quiet. The total sales for the day were 653 shares. Prices and offers were: NORNIXG. Bid. Asked. Exchange Nat. Bank 81 81Ji M. and M. Nat. Bank 60 Manufacturers1 and 31crcliants'Ins Co. 43 -J3M Western Insurance SA BrldccwatcrGas Co -43 Manufacturers1 Gas Co 3) Natural Gas Co. of W.Va. 55 57 Philadelphia Gas Co 3S"i 39 Wheeling Uas Co 28S Citizens' Traction 70 79 Pittsburg Traction 4S( 19 LaNoriaiUnlnc Co , 1?J 1 Westlnghouse Uectrlc 36i 33i Union Switch and Mgnal Co 17 18 AFTERSOOK. Exchange National Bank 81!- Fourth National Bank 119 121 Fidclitv Title and Trust Company 105 Iron City National Hank 91 Keystone Hank or Pittsburg 59 Chnrtlers Valley Gas Co 66 Natnral Gas Co. of V. Va. 56 Philadelphia Co 3Sy 39 Wheeling Gas Co 291$ Tuna Oil Co 63 Citizens' Traction 79 Pittsburg Traction 49 r.a Noria Mlninsr Co 13 Wcstlnghouse Electric X'i 3SH Union Switch and Signal Company.... 13 20 At the morning call SO shares of Wheeling Gas sold at 28-X, 200 la. Noria at , 51 West inghouse Electric at 36K, 10 Union Switch and Signal at 15, and 100 at if. in the afternoon 35 shares 31. &. M. Insurance Company changed hands at 4.S-X. 15 La Noria atljf.50. b.o.30, at VA, 31 Westinghous Electric at 36K, 150 Switch and Signal at 18, and 1 at 20. Henry M. Lang sold 20 shares AVcstinghouse Airbrake at 120K. and 75 Electric at 36 The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 158,834 shares, including; Atchison, 35.220; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. 7,475; Erie, 4.MX): Lake Shore, 3,310; Louisville and Nashville, 6.370: Missouri Pacific, 24,253; Northwestern. 4,041; Heading, 13,730; Richmond and West Point, 3,745; St. Paul, 10,819; Union Pacific, 3,975. MONEY EASIER, The Banks Well Provided With the SInevrs of War, As usual on Monday depositing was the lead ing feature of the local money market yester daycaused bythe heavy retail trade Saturday afternoon and night. Money was in large sup ply and developed a tendency to further ease. Call loans were quoted at 56 per cent and, time paper at 67 per cent. With money plenty and cheap It is thought there will be a revival of activity in speculation oik stocks, grain and real estate. Tbe situation Is peculiarly favorable also to the development of new en terprises,. which a number are In contempla tion. The Clearing House report shows: Exchanges 1,579,862 12 Balances v 237,834 85 Money on call at New York yesterday was easy at K t 2 per cent. Last loan 2, closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper, 46 percent. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4 66 for 60-day biUs and S4 88 for de mand. Bonds closed in New York: United States fours registered. 12S: do, fours coupons, 12S; do, fours and a half registered, 109; do. fours and a halt coupons, 109; Pacific sixes of '05, 12a New York Clearings today, $68,712,799; balances, SiOU,65G. BOSTON Clearings to-day, $13,544,394; bal ances, $1,441,822. Money 2 per cent. Baltimore Bank clearings to-day, $2,206, 840; balances. $259,836. Philadelphia Clearings to-day, $10,269. SJ7; balances, $1,460,239. Chicago Bank clearings for the day aggre gated $9,533,000. Money 55 per cent on call, and time 67 per cent. St. Louis Clearings, $2,961,105; balances, $431,633. 0XLT SLEEPING. 0 The Real Estate Exchange Project Am. snralne n Tangible Foini. The project for the establishment of a real estate exchange in Pittsburg is not dead, as some imagine, but taking a refreshing nap. Interviews yesterday with several persons in terested in the matter elicited the fact that at least nine-tenths of the real estate men in tbe city are in favor of It. The others have ex pressed no opinion either for oragainst it. The committee of gentlemen wbo went to New York have been quietly at work since their return hunting up additional information to be embodied in their report, which will be completed in a few das. It will be submitted to a general meeting, to be held tbe last of this week, at which action will be taken to pnt the scheme upon a permanent footing. The suggestion to erect a building on Fourth avenue, at a cost of $50,000, for tbe use of the exchange meets with favor, so far as it has been discussed. . THOUSANDS IN IT. Another Gobble of tbe Negley Estate Prop ertyA Select Neighborhood. Messrs. C. L. Magee, H. S. A. Stewart and William Fllnn have purchased SO acres addi tional, making about 45 acres in all of the Neg ley estate property on Stanton avenue at the PITTSBURG' DISPATCH, junction of Negley avenue. The purchase was made from Mellon Brothers, and tbe price paid about $140,000. .It is the intention to lay out wide boulevards through the property, .paved with asphaltum, both streets and sidewalks, and to erect a large number of fine residences. As this property is very desirable as well as convenient of access to and from the business part of the city, it is the purpose of the new owners to make it a select neighborhood.second to none in the East End. OIL IN A HOLE. The Mnrket Without Fentnrc, Bat Still a Puzzle to Operators. The oil market yesterday was featureless. There was an attempt In the forenoon to break the boom, but it met with poor success. The lowest price touched was S6 below the opening but it refused to stay there, and went up to 87i. which was high water mark for the day, when most of what little selling took place. For an honr or more in the forenoon tbe wires were idle, not a single quotation be ing received from the East. This proof of dullness had such a depressing effect that very little effort was made to overcome it. The fluctuations during the day were so nar row as to leave no margin for business. Be sides, there were no orders to serve as a handle for agitation. So far as results are concerned neither tbe bears nor the bulls had a decided advantage. It was practically a drawn flgbt; leaving the situation practically unchanged. As the present boom if it may be so designated has run the customary time, it is quite proba ble that to-day will witneES a change. It is predicted, for several reasons not necessary to mention, that tbe market will open at 87 and then sell off. The opening was B7, highest 07J4, lowest 86 closed 87. A. B. McGrew quotes puts, 86Ji6S68c; calls, xiie following tabie, corrected by l)c Witt 1)11 wortti. broker In petroleum, etc., corner Fifth avenue and Wood street, Pittsburg, shows the order of fluctuations, etc.: Time. Bid. Ask. Time. Bid. Ask. Opened 87 Sn'"s 12:45 F. M.... B7H 87tf 10:15A. M.... 86& 87 l:00r. M... Slii 871 10:3OA. 11.... 87 87H 1:15P. M.... 87 S7W 10:45A. is.... 87 S7!i 1:30 V. M.... 87 87 11:00 A. it.... 8fi 87 1:45 P. M.... 88 'a 87 H:15A. M.... 86 87 2:00P." U.... 86 67 11:30A. M.... 87 87 2:15P. M.... bfi5j 8S 11:45A. M.... S7' 87M 2:30p. M.... 8651 86S 12:0011 87'g 87H 2:45F. H.... 86V 8ua i::15r. It.... S7 87!; Closed 87 12:30P. M.. SOU 87H Opened. 87c; highest, 7'.ic; lowest, 8660: closed, 87c Barrels. Dttlj run 61.674 Average rans 43,052 Dally sniDments..,. 104,391 Average shipments 71,667 Clearances ,...,..1,332,000 New York closed al 87c. Oil Cltv closed at 86c. liradiora closed at 87c New Vork. retlneil. T.lOc London, renned. 6 7-160. Antwerp, reaned. ISC. Other Oil AInrkels. Oil Crrr. January 23. Opened, STJc; high est, 87c; lowest, 8(c; closed. 86Kc TrrrSYTLLE. Januarv 2a Opened, Siic; highest, STJc: lowest, 86c: closed, 86Jc Bradford. January 28. Opened, 87c; high est, STJc: lowest. SGJjJc: closed. 87c. . New York, January 29. Petroleum opened at 87Kc, but after tbe first sales the market became dull and sagged off to 86c: a slight improvement follow ed. and the market closed steady at 87c Sales, 690,000 barrels. TI1E LAND WE LCTE. Several Importnnt Real Estate Deals Brought to a Head. Although yesterday was a "blue Monday," indeed, made so especially by the snow storms and the muddy streets, there was the usual ac tivity In real estate circles, and a number of important deals were closed up. W. A. Herron & Sons sold a $8,600 Coltart Sqnare house, Oakland, being a new nine-room brick, with every modem convenience, paper ing, gas fixtures and all; lot 35x90 feet: street improved and sewered. It is considered a bar gain. Alles 4 Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold for Mrs. Jtoffltt new pressed brick dwelling of seven rooms and all conveniences, on Locust street, to Mrs. Sangstoff. The price could not be ascertained. Black fc Baird, No 95 Fourth avenue, sold to Henry Winters fori. Carlin and others a two story frame dwelling, being No. 153 Fifteenth street, Louthslde, with lot 20Jx63 feet, for "Ewing A Byers sold for J. H. Miller to J. W. Stuart Esq., a lot 75x192 feet, fronting on O'Hern street. Second ward; Allegheny City, for $1,000 cash. Samuel W. Black fc Co., 93 Fourth avenue, closed the sale of No. 99 Taylor avenue, Alle gheny, a three-story nritk dwelling of ten rooms, etc, with a lot 20x90 feet, for $5,600. The auction sale of property 663 Fifth avenue, was adjourned yesterday by Samuel W. Black & Co., until Thursday morning, January 3L at 10 o'clock. The terms on this property are very easy, $500 cash, balance long time. James W. Drape & Co., placed a mortgage of $3,000 at 4K l'er cent on a residence property in the city; also placed two mortgages of $2,500 at 6 per cent on suburban property, near McKees port. SIX STORIES TALKED OP. Plans for the Wood Street Houses Nearly Ready tor Exnminntlon. The plans for the new buildings on Wood street to supply the places of those destroyed or wrecked by the storm will be ready for ex amination in a few days. It has been practically decided to erect three of the buildings of a uni form height and style. The owner of the other boue has not yet decided whether to adopt the same plan or put up something a little different. Great pressure is being brought to bear in favor of uniformity throughout, and this, it is thought, will be the result. It is argued that inasmuch as the location is one of the best in the city a uniform front would present a more attractive appearance than a broken one.a nd hence would bring a better price. There as some talk yesterday of making the buildings six stories high. WALL STREET SCALPED. A DrlT at Atchison Affects tbe Entire Stock List Boston a Heavy Seller Tbe Bulls Rnlly and Recover Lost Ground. NEW York, January 28. Tbe stock market was again very dull to-day except at tbe open ing and tbe close, and prices were, on tbe aver age, on a higher plane than the final figures of Saturday. The trading In the general list.how ever, presented little or no feature of interest, being confined to scalping operations of the room traders. Tbe Atchison statement was seen to have been quite effectually discounted, although the bears on the strength of the large deficit shown for the year started in at the opening to hammer tbe stock down. Tbe drive was i-evere, and the price of the stock was brought down less than 1 percent. Heavy selling was done by Boston houses, but the local contingent were not idle. The movement extended to Missouri Pacific and the stock did not show the recuperative power that Atchison did, suffering not only more in tbe decline, but it failed to recover when the rest of the list grew strong as Atchi son did. London was a moderate buyer in tbe early morning, but the foreignpurchases were not a factor in the stock market, although they were specially significant in the bond list. There were a few shares which developed marked strength, such as Pullman and one or two other specialties, but they had no effect upon the general list. The news of the day was of an encouraging character, especially that the Presidents in session at Chicago hail made a settlement of the territorial question. The lack of success by the bears in getting the list down after the first hour finally started a covering movement wnicn assumed large pro portions in the last hour, and Atchison not only recovered all its early losses, but something in addition. First prices were generally from JK per cent higher than Saturday's final figures, in sympathy with the higher market for Ameri cans in London, but the drive at Atchison and Missouri Paciflc soon started a downward movement in the general list. Atchison vield ed ljgand Missouri Pacific IK. and while Lack awanna was attacked rather sharply Its loss was only fractional and the impression on the rest was entirely insignificant. The close was active and strong, and generally at the be-it rices of the day. Missouri Pacific is down ,;, and Pullman rose 3, Atchison lk and Lou isville and Nashville 1 per cent. The railroad bond market was more active than any day so far th:R vear, the sales of all issues reaching $3,757,000. But the great feature of the dealings was the extraordinary demand for the leading issues, especially tbe 4, which furnished $1,124,000 out of the 'total. The first Incomes contributed $358,000, and tbe Chesapeake and Ohio 4s certificates $260,000. The tone of the market was very strong and marked advances were established all over the list, the most important being Green Bay in comes 3, to 2L Tbe following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected daily for The Dispatch bv Whit ney Stephenson, members of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Open- HlRh- Low injr. est. est. Am. Cotton Oil 56V Clos 1W 973 yx 109 V Atcn., Ton. & s. F.. 49 Canadian Pacific 51 Canada Southern 51 Central of .New Jenev. I 88 87X Central 1'aciac 33 C. Bar. Oulncv.. .I085f 109K 6S;i C Mil. & tft. Paul., CVS 65 J TUESDAY,' JANUARY ' C, M11.& St. P.. pf..101 102 C, Rock 1. A P mH 88X C, St. L. & Pitts C, bt. I.. & Pitts, pf.. 31 C, St. r.,M. iO 32 c, st. p.,m. & o., nf. tan C. & NorthwcsterrfS..t07 1075 C& .Northwestern, pf. C. CC.&I 57J 7 Col., Coal & Iron 30 M Col. & Hocking Val .. 25M 25)i Del., L. & W. 140S Del. & Hudson 136 13Gj Denrer & Bio U., pf... 44 .... E.T., Va. &4a.. ....... 8 8 E.T.,Va. &Oa.. lstpr K. T Va. Jt Ga. 2d pf. 21 22 Illinois Central 114 Lake Erie, (Western Lake Erie & West. pr.. SIX M Lake Shore AM. S 102J K2X Louisville 4 Nashville. 56 53, Michigan Central Mobiles Ohio Mo.. K. ATexas Missouri Pacific 72V 72M New York CcntraL 1 N. Y.. L. E. & V 23X 28X H. Y., L. E. & W.pref 65 65 N. Y C. &St.L... J. Y., C. St. L. of. N.Y., C. &St.L. 2dpr N.YJtN. E 4i 45 N. Y., O. & W 16 IMS rrolk A Western.. Norfolk & Western, pf 6I Bllf Northern Pacific 2i'4 VM Northern Paciflc prof. 59 59y Ohio A Mississippi... . 21 22 Oregon Improvement Oregon Transcon 3)"$ 30S( PaciflcMall 35 36 Peo. Dec. AKvans Phlladel. A Heading.. 48i 4Sf Pullman Palace Car... 193) 1M Richmond A W. P. T.. 23S E1K Ktchmond ft W. f.T. pf 77i 77!i St. Paul A Daluth..... bt. Paul A lluluth pf. St. P., Minn. AMan...lOO' 100 St.L. A San Fran 24 24 St. L. A San-Fran pf.. 62) C2 bt. L. A San F.lst pf. Texas Pacific I9K 20 Union Pacific 63 63H Wabash Wabash preferred Western Union S4H Z4H Wheeling A L. E 64 Wi 101 01 S 7 10m 14 35 32 S3 106 107 .... 141 SIX SIX 29 29M 25$ 25jJ 1394 140K- 136 136V 43V 64 21X 21 .... 115 16 S3 53 101' 102 57jJ SSSj .... US) 8 13 70 71 .... 10Sj iS'i 2Sv 64! 64 70 3S 4Hf 45M 16 I6H 16 51 H M's 25 25K W 59M 21H 21 304 30X X 35s' 23 47 MM 195 197V au tan 77 78 S9 93 10O 1005a 243 UH 62M Sii .... 110)4 19V 20 62M 63 125i 24V 64H 84M 64M 64H BOSTON STOCKS. An Improvement In Atchison Sets tbe Market on Its Feet. Bostoit, January 28. The stock market opened ratherweak this morning, influenced by the heavy condition of Atchison. With the subsequent improvement of that stock the gen eral tone was stronger. Atch. A Ton.. 1st 7s. 119WI Atch. ATon. It. IS. .. 50J? Old Colony 170 Rutland preferred.. 37Jf Wis. Central, com... 18 Wis. Central pf.... 33 AllonezM'fcCo.(netr) 31 iusion a AiDany...jiu Boston A Maine.. ...177K c. a. so. 109 Clnn. san. A Cleve. 25H Kastern R. K 93 Eastern it. It. 6s 125 Flint A PereM 29 Flint A Fere M. nW.100 K.CSt.J.AC.B. 78.123 Mexican Cen. com.. 13)j M. C, IstMort. bds. 66 H . X. s. AewKnz... 45H N. Y.A.NewEne 7S.126 uiumei a Lecia....zji Uataloa franklin , Huron Osceola Qulncy Hell Telephone, Water Power.., Tamarack....... San Diego 19 13V 'i 17 63 209V 794 146V 22 Machinery Wanted in Madras. The correspondent of the Glasgow JIail in Madras says that there is soon likely to be a demand there for machinery to be used for agricultural purposes, such, for instance, as water-lifts, pumps, sugar-cane mills, and also agricultural implements of various kinds. It appears that Madras is fast becoming an agri cultural province, and that tbe native or local production of such things as those already enumerated is but small at present, and Is not likely to increase to any apprecia ble extent for at least some time to come; there fore a large development of the import traffic is expected. Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex change. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad 54V hiH Keartlng Railroad -t!i 24 3-16 Bnflalo, Pittsburg and Western 12 12 Lehigh Vallev 54V Lehigh Navigation ol'i 52 Allegheny Valley bonds 113 .... U.Co.'s New Jersey 225 2K Northern PaciSc 25 25 normerni-acinc preierrea Wi w mining Stocks. New York, January 28. Mining stocks closed: Amador, 150: Caledonia, 260; Consoli dated California and Virginia. 850; Common wealth, 550; Deadwood. 165: Hale and Nor cross, 5: riomestake, 1250: Iron Silver, 3; Mutual, 140; North Belle Isle, 250; Plymouth, E; Savage. 3; Sierra Nevada, 3; Union Con solidated, 295; Yellow Jacket. 440. Business Notes. "Foe Sale" is the legend posted on abont a dozen handsome new houses between Shady side and East Liberty. L D. Bailev presided at the afternoon stock call yesterday. He closed tbe session with such vigor as to break his gavel.; It was reported yesterday that Carnegie, Pbipps & Co., bad purchased a block of ground on Fenn avenue, near Garrison alley, unon which to erect general offices for the company. J. N. Hill, J. P. Moore and N. C. Smith have been appointed Room Committee of the Petroleum, Grain and Metal Exchange by tbe directors in place of those recently elected who declined to serve. E. E. Lyon, F. D. Morris and A. B. Wetherell have been elected mem bers. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Three hundred and eighty-five cases of ty phoid fever are reported at Lakeview, Chi cago, and new cases develop every day. Mrs. Barrow, who pleaded guilty in Phila delphia to murdering her husband, was yester day sentenced by Judge Hare to be hanged. A boiler exploded in the sawmill of It. H. Perkins, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., Saturday night, killing three men and fatally injuring three more. Mrs. Nancy Edgarly, of Wolfboro, N. H., died Saturday at the age of 104 years, 5 months andiSdajs. She retaiued all her faculties to the last. Abont 40 wooden buildings in Dutch Flat, Cal., comprising the Chinatonn of that place, were destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss 520,000; no insurance. The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday afternoon accepted following bonds: 4 per cent, registered, $97,300 at 109; 4 per cent, coupon; $5,000 at 109. C.P.Huntington, of the Central Pacific Kail road Company, was given a private hearing yesterday by the.Senate Committee on Pacific roads, which has the Mitchell bill now pending before it. One of the large cottages at the lunatic asylum, at London, Ont., containing some 75 patients, was burned Sunday night. The patients were all got out without accident. The loss is $10,000. a. spark from a pipe smoked by a patient is supposed to have caused the fire. At Deyton, Tenn., yesterday Colonel S. B. Northup was shot and killed by Policeman M. H. Dougherty. The policeman bad been or dered out of a room by Northup, who followed him out and struck him several times with a cane. Dougherty pulled a revolver, placed it against Northup's side and fired, inflicting a wound from which the victim soon died. At a schoolhouse near Williamsburg, O., Saturday night, while a crowd of people who had attendeu a debating society wero passing cut from the building, a mischievous boy pulled the bell rope, and by some means tbe be 1 was thrown from the frame work In tbe cupola and fell on tbe crowd below, killing Wm. Wacker bv crushing his skull, and seriously injuring G. W. Mount and Sparr Kidd. United States Senator Camden, of West Virginia, has just completed the formation of two companies to lurtner develop the coal fields of West Virginia. One is the Mononga hela Railroad Company, and the other the Upper Mnnongahela Coal and Coke Company. The capital stock of 5J2,0OO,00O has been all sub scribed and will not be put upon the market. Traffic arrangements have been made with the Baltimore and Ohio, whicb, it is expected, will prove of mutual benefit. The House Committee on the Judiciary held a special meeting yesterday to hear ad dresses lrom members of tbo Woman's Suffrage Association in support of tho amendment to the Constitution nf tbe United States granting tbe elective franchise to women. Among tbe speakers were Suan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Beechcr Hooker, Rev. Olympia Brown, Mrs. Colby, editor of the If'oman' Journal, Mrs. Duniday, of Oregon, and others. Judge Jackson, of the United States Circuit Court, rendered a decision in the case of Winters and others against Receiver Arm strong, of the Fidelity Bank, Cincinnati, in which the question of tbe validity of the second issue of 1.000,000 of stock was at issue. The Judge held that there was no such legal issue, that the money subscribed and paid for such stock did not make subscribers liable for bank's debts in proportion of their holdings of tliatjssue, but instead they became creditors of the bank to the amount of stock of the sec ond issue for which they have paid. Tbe President has commuted the sentence of James D. Fish, formerly President of the Marine National Bank, of New York, who was convicted in April, 1885, of misapplying tbe funds of that bank, and sentenced June 27, 1SS5, to ten years imprisonment in tbe State prison at Aubum, N. Y., upon the first count of the indictment,with the statementthat Judg ment for a like punishment will be entered upon conviction bad under ten other counts of the indictment. The President says bis chief reason for-'the commutation is because of Mr. Fish's growing infirmities. The action of tbe President will cause tbe release of the ex President of the Marine Bank MayM next. "29, . '"18801 DOMESTIC MARKETS. Blue Monday irf Produce lines, Trade Continues Qufet. OPTIONS ON COFFEE ADVANCING. Grain and Hay Receipts Light, and Tone of Trade Better. GEADES HAEDLT TIP TO STANDARD Office of Pittsburg Dispatcit, I Monday, January 23, 18S9. $ Country Produce, Jobbing Prices. Another blue Monday must be recorded in produce lines. It is too early in the week to develop any new features in trade. Certainly nothing of an encouraging nature has thus far put in an appearance, unless it be wilder winter weather. Last week started out in the same line, but did not come in well on tbe home stretch. It will require.not a little hustling for trade to make up lor lost time in the remain ing one-third of winter that is still before us. The two-thirds behind, have furnished few crumbs of comfort to produce commission merchants. Between drooping markets and the decay of stuff, dealers have found "Jordan a hard road to travel." Beaks Navy from store, primehandpicked, S2 002 10 per bushel; medium, S2 00: Ohio and Pennsylvania do, prime and medium, 12 W 2 10; imported do, SI 902 00: Lima, SJc per ft; marrowfat, S2 752 0 per bushel. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2830c; Ohio do, 2326c: fresh dairy packed, 2023c: country rolls. 1822c; Chartiers Creamery Co. butter, 28 29c Beeswax 2325c per for choice; low grade, 1618c Cider Sand refined, S6 507 50, common, 13 50J1 00: crab cider, $8 008 50 ft barrel; cider vinegar. 1012c gallon. Cheese Obio cheese, fall make, 1212Xc; New York, fall make, 12K13c; Limlmrger, UK12Kc: domestic Sweitzer cheese, 1313c JJniED PEAS SI 451 50 f? bushel; split do, 2Ji3Vic W B. Egos 1517c dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, $1 00 to SI SO TR barrel; evap orated raspberries, 2oc 1 fi; cranDerries, 800 barrel: $2 4002 50 j? bushel. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1 do. 4045c; mixed lots. 3035c ty ft. Hominy S3303 40 V barrel. Honey New Crop, 1617c; buckwheat, 13 15r. Potatoes Potatoes, 3540c J? bushel; 52 50 2 75 for Southern sweets; S3 2o3 50 for Jer sey sweets. Poultry Live chftkens 5570c ft pair; dressed chickens. 1315c pound; turkevs, 13 15c dressed fl pound; ducks, live', SO-gfcc W pair; dressed, I314c $1 pound; geese, 10 lie ft pound. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bushel. S6 per bushel; clover, large English, 62 Bs, S6 25; clover, Alsike,S8 50; clover, white, i9 00; timo thy, choice, 45 Bs, SI 85: bine grass, extra clean, 14 Bs, 51 00; blue grass, fancy, 14 Bs, SI 20; orchard grass, 14 Bs, S2 00; red top, 14 Bs, SI 00; millet, 50 Bs, $1 25; German millet, 50 Bs, S2 00: Hungarian grass, 43 Bs, S2 00; lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, 25c per B. SHELLBACKS SI 50 1 75. Tallow Country, 4K5c: city rendered, 55;c TropicaIi Fruits Lemons, S3 501 50 fl box; Mussina oranges. $2 503 50 fl box; Florida oranges, S2 753 00 13 box: Jamaica oranges ncv, $4 S05 OU fl barrel; Malaga grapes. 5 607 00 i keg: bananas, $2 50 firsts, SI 50i2 00; good seconds 53 bunch; cocoa nuts, $4 00 J1 hnndred;new figs, 1214c fl pound; dates, 5Kc V pound. Vegetables Celery, 4050o doz. bunches; cabbages. S3 005 00 jp 100; onions, 50c f) bushel: Spanish onions, 7590c fl crate; turnips,' 30 40c fl bushel. Groceries. 0 Coffee options have advanced a few points in Now York, and prices are very firm for the green article. Another week such as last will bring another rise in roasted coffee. Such is the present outlook. Gbeen Coffee" Fancy Rio, 2021fc; choice Rio, 1920c; prime Kio, 19c; fair Rio, 1SIS4c; old Government Java, 26c; Mara calbo, 2122c; Mocha. 3031c; Santos, lSJi 22c: Caracas coffee, 1921c; peaberry, Rio. 20 21Kc: Laguayra, 2021c. Roasted (in papers Standard brands,22c: high grades, 242fi)c; old Government Java, bulk, 3132c; Maracaibo, 2627c; Santos. 21 22Xc: peaberry, 25c; choice Rio. 24c; prime Rio, 2ljc; good Kio, 21c: ordinary, 20c SPICES (whole) Cloves, 212oc: allspice, Vc; cassia, 89c; pepper, 19c; nutmeg, 7080c. 1 -.i roleum (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, TVc; Ohio, 120, 8jc; headlight. 150, 9c; water White. 10Kc; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, llc; rovaline, 14c. Syrups Corn syrups, 2325c: choice sugar syrup, 3536c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime, 3335c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, old. 48c: choice. 45c: mixed. i042c; new crop, 4350c Soda Bi-carb in Kegs, 34cj bl-carb in s, 5c: bi-carb, assorted packages, o?i6c; salsoda in kegs, lKc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9Jc; stearins, per set, SUc; paraffine, llfai2c. Rice Head. Carolina, 7c; choice, 6 7c; prime. 56Kc; Louisiana, b6J$c Starch Pearl, 2&c; cornstarch,5i7c: gloss starch. 5?i67c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65: Lon don layers, S3 10; California London layers, S2 50; Muscatels, S2 25; California Muscatels, prunes, 813c; Salonica prunes, in 2-B pack ages, 8Kc: cocoanuts, per 100, $6 00; almonds, Lan per B, 20c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 12J15c: Sicily filberts. 12c: Smyrna Us. 12)il6c: new dates, 5J6c: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 11015c: citron, per B, 21022c; lemon peel per B, 1314c: orange peel, 12Jc. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per B, 8c; ap ples, evaporated, 6Jf7c; apricots, California, evaporated, 1518c;peaches,evaporated, pared, 2223c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared. 1213Kc: cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, unpitted, 506c; raspberries, evap orated, 2124Kc; blackberries, 7K8c; huckle berries. 10012c Svgars Cubes, 7c; powdered, TJfc; granu lated, TJc; confectioners' A. 7c; standard A, 7c;softwhites,&6V r:yellow,cboice, b6Jc; yellow, good, t$i6Si.; yellow, fair, 6Jc; yel low, dark. 5?c. PiCKXES-iledinm , bols (1,200), SI 75; me diums, half bbls (600), $2 85. Salt No. 1 ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, ft bbl, SI 05; dairy, ft bbl. Si 20: coarse crvstal, ft bbl, SI 20; Higgin's Eureka. 4 bu sack. S2 80; Higgin's Eureka. 16-14 B pockets, S3 00. caijned Goods standard Peaches. SI 500 1 60; 2j-, $1 3001 35; extra peachci, SI 3501 90; pie peaches. 90c; finest corn, SI 3001 50: Hfd. Co. corr.. .'vg90c; red cherries, 90lJ1 00: lima beans, SI 10: soaked do, 85c: stringdodo.7585c: marrowfat Deas. SI 1031 15: soaked ueas. 70 75c; pineapples, SI 401 50; Bahama no, 52 75; damson plums, 95c; green gages, SI 25: egg plums, S2 00; California pears, S2 50; do green gages, S2 00; do egg plums. $2 00; extra white cherries, S2 90: red cherries, 2 B. 90c: raspber ries, SI 1501 40; strawberries, SI 10; gooseber ries SI 2001 30: tomatoes, 92005c; salmon, 1 B, $1 7502 10; blackberries, 80c; succotash, 2-B cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 24s, SI 2501 60; corn beef. 2-B cans SI 75; 11-B cans S13 50r baked beans, SI-4001 45; lobster, IB. SI 75 1 80: mackerel. 1-B cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic, lAf, S4 2504 50; sardines, domestic JS S8 2508 50; sardines, imported. Js, Sll 500 12 50; sardines, imported. Xs. S18 00: sardines, mustard. $4 00; sardines spiced. Si 25. FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 ft bbl; extra No. 1 do, messed, $40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do. messed, S36; No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole Pollock, 4c ft B; do medium George's cod, 6c; do large. 7c: boneless bake, in strips. 6c; do George's c In blocks, 07c Herring Round shore. S5 50 ft bbl; split. 7; lake. S3 25 10U-B nan dm. White fish, S7 ft 100-B half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 ft half bbl. Finnan badders 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft B. Buckwheat Flour 202o per pound. Oatmeal SB 3006 60 ft bbl. Miners' Oil No 1 winter strained, 59062c ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c Grain, Flour and Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change were 47 cars, against 49 this day week. For tbe three previous Mondays receipts were 77, 67 and 61 carloads. Receipts to-day were: By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 2 cars of wheat, 8 of bay, 2 of middlings, 3 of flour, 1 of e. corn, 2 of feed. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, I car of millfeed, 13 of bay, 8 of corn, 4 of oats, 1 of middlings. By Baltimore and Obio, 2 cars of hay. Thve was bnt one sale on call: One car sample oats, 314c, spot, P., C. & St. L. Wheat is still onlthe ascending scale: No. 2 red was offered at SI 07, and SI 01 bid. The signs are that cereals have touched bottom. Retailers complain that there is large room for improvement in quality of stnff com ing to the front. , Choice stuff finds ready cus tomers at quotations. Low grades move slowly. While theuseason past has been one of great abundance, it-has yielded a larger proportion of Inferior grain trade than usual, if we are to judge from that which has already come to market. WHEAT-Jobbing prices No. 2 red, SI 01 1 05; No. 3 red, 90095c Corn No.2vellow,ear,39Ji01Oc;hlgh mixed, ear. 3S39c;No.l vellow, shelled, 38039c: high mixed, shelled, S60Sc: mixed, shelled. 35036c Oats No. 2 white, 8333Xc; extra No. 3, 3203354c; No. 3 white, 3131Kc; No. 2 mixed, 29030c. Rye-No. I rye. 55056c: No. 2, 50052c; No. 1 Western, 52053c Barley No. 1 Canada, 90095c: No. 2 Canada, 83085c;' No. 3 Canada, 78080c; No. 2 Western, 75078c; Jlo. 3 Western, 65070c; Lake Shore, 75080c Flour Jobbing prices, winter patents, 8 50 6 75; spring patents, S6 7507 00: fancy straight, winter and spring. So 7506 00; clear winter, S3 5005 75; stright XXXX bakers', 55 2505 50. Rye flour. S3 75. Corniieal In paper. 6070c Millfeed Middlings, fine white, S20 600 21 00 ft ton; brown middlings 817 50018 00: winter wheat bran. S15 50016 00; chop feed S15 00018 00. HAY Baled timothy, choice. 115 60016 00; No. 1 do, S15 00015 23: No. 2 do, $12 OO01S 00; loose from wagon, $23 00026 00: No. 1 upland prairie. S10 00010 50; No. 2, J9 0009 50; packing do. So 0005 50. Straw Oats. S8 0003 25; wheat and rye straw, $7 0007 25. Provisions. Large hams, 18 Bs and upward, 10c; medium hams, 14 to 18 Bs. lie; small hams, 14 Bs and nnder, lljc; picnic or California hams, 8c; boneless (in skins), HKc: sugar-cured shoul ders, Sfec: bacon. Sc: dry salt, 9c; breakfast bacon, 10c; rouletts (boneless s. c shoulders), Vfic; regular smoked sides, 9c; bellies, smoked sides, 9c; regular dry salt sides, 8c; ueiues, ary salt sines, jc; arieu Deer, sets i pieces 10c; dried beef, fiats. 8c; dried beef, rounds. He: dried beef, knuckles, lie: pork, mess. $10 50; pork, family, S17 00; pig pork, half barrels, 59 00; long sausage. 5c Lard Tierces. 325 Bs 7c ft B; half barrels. 120 Bs, 72c ft B; tubs, wooden. 60 Bs. 7c ft B; buck ets, wooden. 20 Bs, 8c ft B: 3-B tin pails. 60 Bs, 8c ft B; 5-B tin pails bO Bs, SJic ft B;10-B tin Sails, 60 Bs. 8c ft B; 20-B tin pails, 80 Bs, 8c; 1-B tin pails, 100 Bs, 7Jc ft B. Dressed Meat. 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