Sit - it LITE STOCK KEYIEW. A Weary Enn of Cattle and Sheep at Liberty Stock lards. MARKETS STILL U BUYER'S FAVOR Lisht Eeceipts of Hogs and Prices Belter Than Last Week. HEAYI WEIGRf HOGS THE SLOWEST Office of Pittsburg Dispatch. Wednesday, February 20, 1S89. J The run of local cattle on Monday was S5 cars, an excess of 20 loads over the previous Monday. Since the beginning of the week 6 to 8 cars have been added to the supplies. In the receipts were 10 loads of good ship ping stock, though not extra, weighing 1,400 to 1,500 pounds. The bulk of the supplies were fair to coed butcher stock. About 40 loads were from Ohio, the balance from Chicago. The best price realized was 4Jc, which 'was for a very line bunch weighing about 1,250 pounds each. The general range of prices was 34c to SJc, with anything above this as exceptional. Heavyweight and high-priced cattle are not in demand. Butchers scare at anything above 4c, claiming that tbey cannot compete with dressed beef above this ficuro. Drift of the Market. The whole drift of the cattle market has been downward since last fall, and the farmers who held their stock through the winter are losers to the extent of 2c per pound, not to speak of the cost and trouble of feeding. Good ship ping cattle sold this week at 4c which three months ago would have brought 5c The Ohio farmer, who is forced to accept 25 or $30 less on each steer than he could have taken last fall, can hardly be expected to feel very heavenly-minded over the situation. Some common stock, weighing about 800 pounds. which have been held over for a couple of weeks or moie, were closed out this week at S3 65. When yardage expenses were paid profits to the holder must have been infinite esiruai or worse. The supply of veal calves this week has been much below demand. Not until some time in March will calves come in in sufficient quantity for the demands of local trade. The range of prices is 6 to 7c, and choice would have been taken readily to-day at the outside quotation. Miccp and Lambs. The supply is 12 to 15 loads greater than last week, and prices are off Jc according to the general testimony of dealers. Good stock has suffered most from the decline, as common and low grades have been down to bottom prices for some time. Light to medium weights were Blow at 3Kc to 5c the last figure being for ex ceptionally fine wethers. Advices from New York contributed to demoralization of markets here. Sheep which cost 5c at East Liberty and were shipped to New York to be sold at .e mun have lelt the shipper with a small margin on the wrong side of the line. Lambs were in full supply, in fact too full for demand. A bunch of extra fancy were sold at 6c, but very few brought above 6a lie;:" Improvement Noted. The tone of markets for hogs is an improve ment on last week. With a run much lighter than for several w eeks. prices have advanced. Markets arc no longer, as for a month cast, in the buyer's favor. An advance of 1015c is re ported since Monday on good grades. Heavy weights do not share in the advance. At Chicago receipts to-day were 25,000 head, with markets steady. Both here and there packing hogs weighing; from 160 to 190 pounds have been in fair demand all this week, with a range 1015c above the closing prices of last week. It has been with heavy hogs as with heavy cattle all this winter, that they have moved riowly and brought poorest prices. And yet with all the slowness of trade for heavy cattle and hogs, corn has bronght better prices by connecting it with lard and tallow.than to have cold it direct at ruling prices this season. McCall & Co.'a Review. McCall & Co.'s weekly review of the live stock trade is as follows: Receipts of cattle Monday were 85 carloads, and market very slow and draggy, the worst marketof the season, and sell ing strong Ji per cent off on all grades. We give the following as rnlingprices: Prime, 1.300 to 1.600 pounds, $3 S0g4 SO; good, 1,200 to 1,400 pounds, J3 403 85; good, 1,000 to 1200 pounds. S3 20 3 40; rough fat. 1.100 to 1,303 pounds, S3 003 25: common to fair, 800 to 1.000 pounds, 2 7o3 00; bulls and fat cows, S2 002 75, a few extra sold at S3 00; fresh cows and springers, SIS 00 35 00. The receipts of hogs have been light this week, but with a supply about equal to the de mand trading is slow at the advance of 510c Sr cwt. from the close of the Drevious week, eavy hogs continue dull and hard to sell at low prices. We quote the market to-dav as follows Heavy Philadelphia', 300 to 350 "lbs., Si 654 75, and 220 to 275 Bounds, $1 804 85: Yorkers, 4 904 85; rough stags and sows, SI 50 4 50. The receipts of sheep this week so far have been heavy, and the market slow at a decline of 15 to 20c per cwt. from last week's prices. We give the following as ruling prices: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing here 110 to 120 Its, S4 755 00: good wethers, 90 to 100 J!s, S4 401 60; fair to good mixed, 85 to 90 IK 54 0U1 35; common to fail. 70 to SO fcs, 2 75f 3 00: prime lamb'. 85 to 95 lis, 5575 6 00: good, 70 to 85 ft, S5 505 75: common to fair. 50 to 65 ft", $4 255 00; veal calves, 110 to 140 as, 56 25Q6 75. By Teleffrnoh. New York Beeves Receipts, 5S carloads for the market, 54 carloadsfor city slaughterers direct and IS carloads for export and 11 cars of salcjcattle were left over from previous arriv als; market quiet, closing barelv steady; com mon to prime steers sold at S3 5004 50; one car load verv choice at S4 70; bulls. S2 100)275: ex ports. 760 ouartrrs beef. Sheen Heceints. 4,700 head, and 20 carloads carried over from yesterday; nun anu lower lor uotn sneep and lambs; extremes for sheep in full lots S3 75 5 60, with selected extra wethers up to 16 00 6 10: lambs, S5 5035 7a Hogs Receipts. 8.710 head, all for slaughterers direct; none offered auve; nominal value, 5a iuo ou. Kansas City Cattle Receints. 3.971 head: shipments, 2,386 head; dressed beef and ship ping steers 10c louer: cows steady; feeding steers strong; good to choice cornfed, S3 S0 4 15; common to medium, S2 00g3 50: stockers and feeding steers, SI 602 15; cows, SI 252 75. Hogs Receipts, 6,155; shipments, none; market weak to 5c lower; good to choice, S4 30 i 37; common to medium, S4 00i 25. Sheen Re ceipts, 611 head; shipments, none: market steady: good to choice muttons, S4 2o4 50; common to medium, S2 503 Si St. Lours Cattle Receipts. 2,200 head; ship ments, iw neaa; marKet steady; choice heavy native steers, S3 70g4 40; fair to good do, S2 B0SJ3 75; stockers and feeders, fair to rood. SI 902 85: rangers, corn-fed. S2 S03 40: grass- lea, ti vujjs w. nogs Koceiprs, o,zw head; shipments. 1,200 head; maiket louer: choice heavy and butchers' selections, S4 3034 50; packing, medium to prime. S4 304 40: light grades, ordinary to best, J4 40S4 bO. Sheen Receipts, 800 head: shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice, S3 0004 80. Chicago Cattle Receipts. 11.000 head: ship ments, 5.000 head: market slow and heavy and common 10c lower; choice to extra beeves. Sl f4 50; steers, S&gi; stockers andjfeeders. $2 25 3 40; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 60g3 10. Hoes Receipts. 24,000 head; shipments, 9,000 head: maiket slow and 5c to 10c lower; mixed, H 354 57; heaw. $4 S54 55; light. Si 40 4 60; pigs, S4 704 85. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head: shipments, 2,000 head: market steady; natives, S3g3 10; westerns, corn-fed, $4 50(8 472. ' CEcrTf ATI Hogs steadyxommon and light, $4 004 65: packing and butchers. Si 501 75. Receipts, 4,230 bead; shipments, 1,800 head. BOSTON STOCK. A Weak Market, Willi a Slight Reaction nt the Close. Boston, February 20 Call loans, 24 per cent.; time paper, 35 per cent. Govern ment bonds firm at 10d109 for 4s; 12SK 129K for 4s. with 6s from 120 to 131. Sterling exchange steady. The stock market continued weak this morning. The decline, however, was confined to a limited number of securities, ex cept bonds, which were all heavy. Eastern and Chicago and Burlington as well as Achlson and Montana were the weaker featuics in stocks The tone showed a slight reaction fcr the better this afternoon, but the market was exceedingly dull. Alch. &Toc..l6t7. 118 Alch. Top. It. E... 53 Boston Jt Albany.. .214 Jiotton A 41aine.....l68 .. il. &U. 101H Unn. ban. & Cleve. 25! Ka.tern R. K S0Ji Eastern R. K. 6s 125 Kllnta I'creM va Flint & Fere M. ofd. S7W K.Ct.J.&C.11.7.ia Rutland preferred.. 23 Wis. Central, com... 1G Wis. Central pf.... JB AIlouczM'pCo.(uew) 3)f Calamet & Heel....:ss Catalna is Franklin. i3 Huron Osceola 12 rewablc (new) a Oaiucv j67 Hell Irlenhone K5$ mciican ion. com . 11 . i-, istMoit. Das. 6"1; notion iinu ; -. i. s jvcwunc... 4 Wnicr rower 5 "Id Colony 1S8 Tamarack 140 RiiUandcommon.... 4tf San Jliejco tl Metal Slnrkcu JEW York Copper nominal. Lead quiet Mdfinn; domestic, $3 67. Tin dull; Straits, MABKETSBY WIBE. - May Wheat Lower and July Hislier The Market Nervous and Unsettled Hoe Product Weak, With a Steadily Declining Tendency. Chicago. Wheat was active to-day, but nervous and unsettled. The opening for May was lc below the closing of yes terday, and sold off Jc more, rallying lc, or to yesterday's closing figure, again weakened, de-, cliniag lc and alter some changes closed lc lower thin yesterday. July, on the otherhand, opened about c lower, sold up a trifle, then on? Jc and later became very strong, advancing 2c, closing about lc higher than yesterday. ( It was rumored that some large houses, here tofore identified with the bull side, were sell ing May and buying July, the difference be tween the two futures being too great. This movement, however, may have been done only for the purpose of making a turn of a few cents, and should May decline a little further a reverse movement will be again attempted. It was rumored that some buying orders for Julv delivery had been received from Cali fornia. St. Louis millers, it was reported, had bought 45.000 bushels of wheat, and tho party who sold 600,000 bushels here yesterday claimed he had inquiries from other parties for the bal ance of the lot. Corn ruled rather quiet most of the session, though there were occasional periods of mod erate activity. The feeling developed was steady early in the day, but as the session ad vanced a better feeling prevailed. There was nothing new of importance developed, and prices were governed lamely by local influ ences. Oats steadier and a higher range of prices was established with moderately free offerings early. A weak feeling prevailed in the market for hog products and prices were about as yester day, closing steady. Opening pales of mess pork were made at 7c decline, which was followed by a further reduction of 1012c Later the market ruled steadier and prices rallied 7 10c. ' Tradinir in lard was only fairly active and the changes in price weraslight. Short nb3 declined 710c, but rallied 2 5c The leading futures raneea as follows: Wheat No. 2 February. SI 0S821 OS 1 06K: March. SI 0S1 (W1 07W1 07: May. $1 111 111 03jl 0 July,91y6 94H5c Corn No. 2. February. 34c; March. 3i SiM; May. 35Jf 3535i35J;c. OATS No. 2. February. 25K615K2525c; March. 26c; Mav, 27Si2Sffi2727J4c. Mess Pork, per bbl. February, $11 0011 00 O10 95010 95: March. Sll 0010 95: May, Sll 17K U 1711 0511 10. Lakd, ner 100 fts. February, S6 506 55 6 506.15: March. $6 506 576 506 57; May, S C5?6 706 62g6 70. Short Ribs, per 10c) ft. February. $5 72; March. $5 70q 725 705 72; May, $5 95 5 955 875 9a Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, SI 06ai OTJo; No. S snrinc wheat, nominal; No. 2 red, SI 06?61 07K- No. 2 corn, 34c No. 2 oats, 25c No. 2 rye,43c No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 57. Prime timothy seed, S142143. Mess pork, per barrel. SI 100 Lard, per 100 lbs. S655g657. Short ribs sides (loose). So 755 90; dry salted shoulders (bolted). So 50S5 62; short dear sides (boxed), S6 00 6 12. Sugars, cut loaf unchanged. Receipts Flour. 12.000 barrels; wheat, 30,000 bushels; corn, 215,000 bushels: oats. 175,000 bushels; rye, 5,000 bushels: barley, 37,000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 7,000 barrels: wheat. 16.000 bushels; corn. 115,000 bushels: oats. 52.000 bushels; rye, 11,000 bushels: barley, 36.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs weakatl313c New York Flour more active. Wheat spot quiet and firmer; options KJc higher. Barley and barley malt dull. Corn bpot quiet and easier, options firmer and dull. Oats Spot steady and qniet; options firm and quiet. Hay in moderate demand. Hops quiet. Coffee Options opened firm, 1025 points up; closed steady 1020 points up; sales, 7ZO0O bacs, including February, at 16.O516.I0c; March. 16.1516.25c; April 16.1016.15c: May. 16.1016.25c; June, 16.3016.35c; Julv, 16.40 0116.50c: August. 16.5016.60c; September, 16.5b16.75c; October. 16.6016 75o: November, 16.7016.75c; December, 16.6516.75c; January, 16.80c: Foot Rio firmer; fair caigoes, 17c Sugar Raw dull; fair refining, 413-16c; centri fugals, 96 test, 59-16c; refined quiet. .Molasses Foreign quiet; New Orleans dull. Rice quiet. Cottonseed oil steady; crude, 40c; vellow, 4Sc Tallow easy; city. 55-16V, Rosin quiet. Tur pentine steady at 474Sc Eccrs Fair de mand and firmer; western. 1414c; re ceipts, 6,161 packages. Pork steady. Cut meats weak; pickled shoulders, 5K5-Kc; pickled hams, 9210c Middles dull; JLard easier and dull; sales western steam, S7 00; citv. S6 65: February, J6 99; March, $6 99; .-ipm, to ira, ciosmg to ya; .nay. to 99; June, S7 02: July. S7 03; August, S7 05; September, 7 06. Butter quiet and easy; western dairy, 13f20c; do creamery, 1629c; Elzins. 3031c Cheese quiet and easy; western, 10llc St. Louis Flour fairlv active and firm un der the recent advance. Wheat Cash higher and demand good for both milling and ship ment: options irregular, the feeling was ex tremely unsettled; especially for May, which option fluctuated violently "in price, following closely the course of valnein Chicago; the close was lo below yesterday, while July was c higher, having advanced sharply under heavy buying: No. 2 red cash. 9Sc; Mav. 99'Cc 6S1 0i, closing at 99; June. 9797Kc. clos ing at 97c bid; July, 8587c. cloting at 865e asked. Corn eas.v;No. 2 mixed, cash, 27275c March. 2727c, closing at 27c bid; April. 28 2fc closing at 2b?ic hid: Mav. 305!SOir. closing at S0c:June. SOJc closing at 30c 31Jic 2758 Tlalrnrn T,mtywuo, .uuiiiuauui, uc, tiiuaua, oic. flax seed unchanged. Provisions Market flat. Pork, $11 5a Lard Prime steam, nominal at S6 40. Dry salt meats Shoulders, So IX)g5 12 lonss and ribs, S6 00: short clear. $8 20. Bacon Boxed shoulders, S6 25; longs and ribs, S6 75 6 87: short clear, S6 S57 oS Cincinnati Flour in moderate demand. Wheat quiet and firm; No. 2 red. 99c; receipts, 1,500 bushels; shipments, 500 bushels. Corn barely steady: No. 2 mixed, 33c Oats dull aim easy; No. 2 mixed, 27c Rye easy; No 2. 5253c. Pork easier at Sll 50. Lard in moderate demand at $6 50. Bulkmeats quiet and easv: short ribs, S6 00. Bacon easier; short clears, S7 257 37. Butter quiet. Sugar more active. Eggs dull. Cheese in fair dema'id. Milwaukee Flour good demand. Wheat firm: cash, 95c: May, 97c; July, (c Corn steadv: No. 3, 2929c Oats firm; No. 2 white 2S2bc Rye-teadv;No.l,4445c Barley quiet: No. 2. 57c Provisions steady. Pork Sll 05. Lard, St) 55. Cheese firm but auiet' Cheddars, 10c ' Baltimore Provisions quiet and steady. Butter fairly active and steady; western packed, 1620c; best roll. lj18c:aeamery, 22a 29c Esrcs stronger at 13c CoSee firm; Rio fairatl717Hc ' Philadelphia Flour firm, but demand light Wheat nothing doing in options, prices of vfbich were wholly nominal. Corn dull and weak. Toledo Cloversced dull and lower; cash February and March, S5 00. ' Dryeoods Mnrker. New Yoke. February 20. The near ap proach of a holiday tends to the restriction of spot business and furnishes opportunities for bnyers to test the situation. Agents, however continue firm along the vtholo line in the ex pectation that the usual period of activity in the spring trade will shortly be reached and bring out the full wants of the season. Clothing woolens were less active, hut steady in tone. JOHN L. RESUMING WORE. Ho Wilt bo an Editor In Earnest After This Afternoon. rSFZCIAL TELEGEAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New Yobk, February 20. John L. Sul livan spent a couple of hours in Jim "Wakely's place, at Forty-second street and Sixth avenue, to-night chatting with "Wakely, Joe Coburn and two score .more of friends. He looks well, and said, after shaking hands with The Dispatch representative, "I see you boys had me coming to New York every day, bnt I got here at last, and I'm in town for good. I'm going down to my desk at the Illut'. traled Xeics office to-morrow, and by 2 o'clock I'll be using my blue pencil, scissors, and paste pot. Isn't that the way to edit a newspaper? Am I going to keep at work training? "Well, now, I won't do a great deal r awhile," mused John, as he looked through a pony of cider, which he held between his eye and the gaslight "I'll be all right, you can gamble, when the time comes. How do I feel? Bang up; bang np; and you can bet I'm going to keep that way." One of John's friends then invited him to go for a horseback ride through the park to-morrow morning. Surveying the gentleman from head to 'foot, the big iellow grunted sarcastically: "Yes, Iwifl,"and told of his only ride upon the back of a horse, when Chippy Norton, of London, had fun with him. The horse shied, and John hit the paving stones. Compelled to lilovo Oar store April 1, and will give at least 10 per cent discount for cash on' any pair of shoes. Hany lines below cost. its Cain & Yeenee. A SPLIT OS- PRICES. flow a Well-Known- Pittsburg Gen tleman Failed to Find a Tenant. LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS' Charges More Than Fifty Per Cent "Lower Than Those of Other Cities. POLITICS DELAYS A BIG REPORT It not infrequently happens that owners of real estate in Pittisburg complain that agents charge too much for securing pur chasers or tenants. An instance in point occurred a day or two ago. A gentleman applied to a Fourth street agent for a tenant for a house, the rental of which lie fixed at $800 a year. The agent said his charge would be S15. The gentleman demurred to this and said he thought about 2 50 would be enongh. Of course this prevented a bargain. This circumstance led to a brief comparison of Pittsbnrg prices with those of Chicago, Philadelphia aud New York." In the former city! the gentleman would have been charged S50 for doing less to secure a tenant than the Pittsbnrg agent asked S15for. In Philadelphia the price would have been 30 and about the same in New York. It is a fact known to many that Pittsburg real es tate agents do more good, honest workfortheir customers for less money than those of any other prominent city in the country. Tho strong hold that politics has on some people is illustrated in the following incident: Three prominent business men were a few days ago selected to pass upon and settle a dispute, to which the city is a party. Involving a large amount of money. A decision was expected on Tuesday, but inquiry in the afternoon de veloped the fact that only one of tho three gen tlemen had visited tho meeting place during the day, and he remained there but a few min utes. In explaining tho non-appearance of tho expected renort, a gentleman interested in it said yesterday: "We must excuse them this time. They were too much interested in poli tics to attend to business. Besides. I suppose they thought tho report would keep and poli tics wouldn't." Western people are proverbially quick to act upon a snggestion. In business matters they aro not disposed to wait for the slow process of natural selection or the fitful action of private enterprise. A bill was introduced in the Wis consin Assembly last week providing for an ap propriation of $15,000 to establish and maintain a station, with the necessary mulberry orchards, etc, to give a thorough trial of the practicabil ity of silk culture in that State. In the same week a bill was passed by the Kansas House of Representatives to encourage the manufacture of sugar in that State by enabling municipali ties to vote bonds to aid in the construction of sugar factories. Any city of the second class is to be permitted to subscribe not over 20,000, and any city o the third class, or township, or village, S10.000. The voters are to pass upon the question at any general or special election. Small beginnings in business ailairs often lead to fortune. Many illustrations of the truth of this proposition may be found in Pitts burg. One of them came to light yesterday. Twelve or 15 years ago a gentleman of small means bought about an acre of ground a short distance beyond East Liberty for a few hundred dollars, for prices were very low at that time. He held it for two or three years and sold at a profit of nearly $2,000. Ho immediately rein vested his money in land a little farther out, holding it for several years and selling at a big advance over the original price. Again he placed his monev in land, this time being able to purchase several acres. During the past year he has sold enough of his last purchase to enable him to build a fine residence. He has over an acre of around left, which he values at S10.000. By the exercise of good judgment in the selection of the field of action, the gentlo man in question has secured a handsome little fortune in a short time. According to reliable reports, an encouraging feature of the Western trade situation is the increased business now reported by the rail roads. Freight officials connected with the lines radiating from Chicago, particularly to the West and Northwest, state that their busi ness has picked up rapidly in the past two weeks. The average improvement in the quan tity of freight carried on these lines is esti mated at 25 to SO per cent. This is a very de cided gain and the change is visible in every quarter affected by railroad interests. STOCKS MORE ACT1TE. Some of the Favorites Lose Gronnd While Others Move Up. The stock marfcet yesterday was fairly active, the total sales amounting to 561 shares, pretty evenly distributed throughout the list. Svritch abd Signal and Wheeling Gas were the only stocks showing decided advances. Philadel phia Gas w as barely steady. Electric and Cen tral Traction were lower. MOBKINO. Bid. Asked. ATTERNOOS. Bid. Asked. STOCKS. Pitts. Pet. S.&M. Ex Citizens' Nat. Bank... Freehold Bank Iron A Glass Uol. Sav. Monongahela Ins National Ins Allcpheny Ua Co., Ill Pittsburg Gas Co.. 111. Bridgewater Gas Philadelphia Co Wheclinc Gas Co Columbia Oil Citizens' Traction Pittsburg Traction Central Traction S53 "JiK 130 600 62 63 CO CO 56 605f 62J4 40 !9H S7 37X ... '"hi n 43) 15 25 '"26$ ""m "i '"i "t'lii '.'.". "i4 a a .... !21 .... .... Northside Bridge Co.. La Norla M. Co SilvertonM. Co tVeet'hoose Elce. Union Switch Jtbirnal. Wcstlng'ee AlrB. Co.. lit 41H The morning sales were 5 shares Iron and Glass Bank at 130; 20 Wheeling Gas at 29; 40 Philadelphia Gas at STtf; 3 s. o. h; at 37$ 50 Pittsburg Traction at 4SK; 20 Switch and Sig nal at 20J4; 15 at 20K; 10 Central Traction at25; 25 Electric at 25 at 42. and 15 Central Trac tion at 25. In the afternoon 20 shares Columbia Oil sold at 3J: 13 Switch and Signal at 20 100 Pitts bnrg Traction at -4834; 20 Philadelphia Gas at 374: 100 Central Traction at 2 b0 Panhandle at 15: 20 Electric at 42, and 5 at 4 The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 147,406 shares, including: Atchison, 16.515; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 9,700; Erie. 7,200: Northwestern. 6,806: Mis souri Pacific, 5,410; Northern Pacific preferred, 3:760; Heading, 13,300: K:chmond and West Point, 5,310; St. Paul, 5,405; Union Pacific 7,850. MONET FOR THE MILLION. Local Bonk Well Supplied With Loanable Funds nt Low Rates. Local bankers reported a very qniet day yes terday, with a limited counter business and very little paper offered tor discount Two or three banks did nearly all the loaning. This sweled the exchanges to 2,074,765 80. The balances were S347S23 79. Loanable funds were abundant at 667, according to the na ture of the collateral. Money on call at New York vesterday was easy at 1X2 per cent, last loan 2 per cent; closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper, 46. Sterling Exchange dull, but steady, and unchanged. Government Bonds. Closing quotations in New York furnished The Dispatch by Robinson Bros., Wood street. Local dealers charge a commission of an eighth on small lots: U.S. 4's. reg 107108 U.S.4S$s, coups 109 ffiUSjl U.S. 4s. reir , 12S13 U. S. 4S, 1107, coup ra.'i129 Hid. Currency, 6percent. lS!)5reg ...120 Cnrrency, BpercenU ISDSreg. 1224 Currency, 0 per cent, lKftreg 125V Currency, 6petfceut, lNlSreg 12SM Currency. 6 per cent, 1&I9 reg 131.!$ Salts of flOO, 000 reg. 4s at 129 and J2, 000 at 128; also ft, 000 coup. 4s at KSH. New Yobk Clearings, 104,217,539; balances, $5,076,116. Boston Clearings, $15,017,48?; balances, $1,833,747. Philadelphia Clearings, $10,978,062; bal anccs, 41,835.628. Bai.timobe Clearings, 2,176,856; balances, $419,026. Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear ings, 9,716,000. Mining Stocks. New York. February 20. Caledonia. 275: California and Virginia, 625; Commonwealth, I THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, 500; Deadwood, 150: Eurelia, 200; Hale&or cross. 410; Homestake. 1200; Iron Silver. &30; Mexican, SS0; Ophlr. 662: Plymouth. 902, Sav age, 325; Sierra Nevada, 320; Union, S20; Yellow Jacket, 410. OIL HOLDS FIRM. Qnick nnd Easy Kecoverles from the Usual Temporary Depressions. , The oil market was active as well as strong nearly all day yesterday. It opened at 90c, about the same as the close of Tuesday, sold off in a tew minutes to 90Jc, and then gradually recovered, reaching 020, the highest point, shortly after 2 o'clock. The market then fluc tuated between 91if c and SIMc for the rest of the dav, closing at the latter figures, with the chances about even whether it will sell higher this morning or slump off and take a new start. There was good general trading here. In New York Bowe bought 200,000 barrels at Slc Oil City was also a good buyer. ,,. A. B. McGrew quotes puts, 90; calls, 92 to 93. The following taoie, corrected ny We Witt 1)11 worth. broker In petroleum, etc. comer tlltn avenue and Wood street, .Flltsburs, shows tne order of fluctuations, etc.: Time. Bid. Ak. Time. Bld Ask. Opened !V 8n'U2:45r. K.... S'X JJK 10:15A. M.... SO f)0H 1:C0P. K... Bl JIM I0:30A. M.... 30 91 1:15F. St.... 91 SIX 0:5A. M.... W 91 l:30r. M.... 81 U2)f 11.-O0A. 11.... 003 90'i l:45P. M.... 91K JS H:15a. M.... 90,'j 91 5:00P. M.... 9H Jl H:30A. V.... 90h 9IHI.M5P. M 91$ 11:45a. II.... 91'4 91H 2:30p. jr.... 91 K I2:00M 91H 91?s 2:45 P. M.... 914 9I 12:ar. jr.... Slh 91;;eiofced 91H 91a 12:30P. M I Opened. SOlic: aiKheet, S2c; lowest, 50'4c; CJOiffl, 91u IJMly runs Average runs Dally snlDuierits Averaire shipments liauv charters A verace charters Clearances Hew York closed ai 91c Oil Cltvclosea nt 9JW. Bradtora closed at 9lr. Jsew VorK. rerined. 3.10c London, reaned. C1. Antwerp, reflneu. njr. Barrels. 57,224 ' ."' 39,184 101.W2 7J.M2 - 51.047 SS,2b9 ,.1,163,1X10 Other Oil Markets. Tttdsvixle, Febrnary 20. Opened, 90Kc; nignest, ikc: lowest, wjc: Closed, ajjc. On. Cmr. February 20t Opened, 90 high est, 92c; lowest. 90c: closed, 91c. Bradfoed. February 20. Opened, 90Jc; highest, 92Jc: lowest. 00c: closed. 91JSC New York. February 20. Petroleum opened steady at OlJc hut became weak and declined to 90c in the first hour. Buying by Standard Oil brokers then advanced the price to 92Jc, and the market closed firm at91Kc Sales, 2,931,000 barrels. STILL IN DEMAND. Real Estate the Most Active Branch of Business in Iho City. The real estate market was fairly active yes terday, the number of sales ejected making a good snowing. There was considerable inquiry for ML Washington property. There were fewer renters out than usual. Their wants are being gradually supplied. Prospective buyers are taking hold more freely, as they are begin ning to realize that values are not likely to de-. crease. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold a wholesale and retail business for the executors of a well-known merchant, recently deceased, for $14,000. They also placed a mortgige of $1,500 on Seventh street, city, for three years, at 5 per cent and State tax. Samuel W. Black fc Co, SO Fourth avenue, sold a mortgage for 4,000 for two years, at 5JJ per cent, on two two-story Brick dwellings on Forbes street near Gist street. John F. Baxter sold to Harry W. Falconer lot No. 32, Bank of Commerce addition ex tended, Brushton station, frontage of 50 feet on Baxter street by 150 to a 20-foot alley, for S550. S. J. Fleming 147 Fourth avenue, sold for Frank C. Echolsbrick residence of nine rooms, 222 Irwin avenue, Allegheny, lot 25x118 feet, for 54,000. Mr. J. Henrvwas the purchaser. Alios t Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold for jurs. aiary Jtavaen, a lot auxiiu teet to .Boston street, for J 1,000. E. D. Wingenroth sold lot No. 27 in the Hein man plan, Wilkinsburg, 40x122 feet, to Charles Krolf,for300. Reed B. Coyle A Co.. 131 Fourth avenue, sold for W. J. Helwig, to Arch A. Thompson. No. 241 Arch street, Allegheny, beine a frame house of six rooms, with lot 20.2x72 f eeL for 3,500. James W. Drape A Co. sold an interest in a bniness property contiguous to Penn avenue and Seventh street, tor 20,000 cash; also closed tho sale of two lots and a small dwelling near head of Buena Vista street. Allegheny, for 3,000, and closed a mortgage of S3.00U on dwell ing property on uarson street, southside, at 4$ per cenL W. W. McNeill & Bra, 162 Fourtn avenue, sold for William B. Bodgers, two lots, size 46x 101 feet, in the Rodgers plan, on corner of Mor rison avenue and B street, Second ward, Alle gheny, to Mrs. O. C. Roose, for 755 cash. The purchaser intends to build at once three tene ment houses. Tber also placed a mortgage of S3.00U at 6 per cent on Twelfth ward, Pittsburg, property for four years. A DBAWN1UTTLE. Stocks Open at Sllcht Concessions, bnt Rally and Recover Lost Ground Barling ton Lends in Weakness Slight Changes In Rail- ro-td Bonds. New Yobk, February 20. The stock market to-day showed animation accompanied by con siderable strength during tho first hour, but after that it sank to midsummer dullness, with no movement or feature of any kind, and the net result of the day's operations is to leave prices in most of the list practically unchanged from those of last evening. Operators were still awaiting news from tho conference at Chicago, and transactions were restricted to the smallest limit as there was little expectation that anything could be known dur ing the session of the beard, and while no news was received, there were rumors and talk in plentj', and that was principally of a bearish nature, the assertion that the Inter-State Asso ciation was a failure being repeated in several shapes. Some talk of further shipments of gold was made the most of, and the fact that the Union Pacific funding bill must lie over until the session was heard-of a great deal. The efforts of the bears to get prices down, how ever, met with but little success, and the mar ket was well held throughout, though very dull. The opening was made generally at slight concessions from last evening's figures, and strenuous efforts were made to break the Grangers in the early dealings, and some im pression was made upon Burlington and Quincy, which sold ex-dividend 1 per cenL and it yielded 1 percent followed by the South westerns, but the losses were insignificant. In everything except Burlington a strong tone was developed before the end of the first hour, and froin that time prices slowlv improved while dullness became the only feature of im portance. In the afternoon there was some concession from the best prices of the fore noon, but no weakness was apparent anvwhero in the list, and toward delivery hour tho strength reappeared and the highest flgmes were again reached. Chattanooga, whicn had opened down 1J at 89, recovered the loss and closed unchanged, nut thcro was no other movement in the entire afternoon nad stagna tion prevailed throughout. The market closed dull but firm at the best prices and generally at suiaii iracuous ueimr tuau last evening s prices. Railioad bonds shared the dullness with stocks, but were comparativelvmore animated, tho dealings reaching 1,703,000, which amount, was very evenly distributed among a large num ber of issues. There was however, the same lack of feature which distinguished tho deal ings in shares, and tho movements. while gener ally for small fractious, were quite irregular, and final changes are about equally divided be tween gains and losses. Among those wh'ch are liicher to-niht aro Richmond and Finn. ville 5s 2, to SS, and Montana Central 6s to 113J4. The losses include International firsts 4, The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected dallj for The Dispatch by Whit ney & Stephenson, members of New York Stock Exchange, 67 Fourth avenue: Open- Higti- Low In, est. est. Am. Cotton Oil 59U Atch., Ton. 4 S. F.... 53J4 KH UA Canadian Pacific Canada Southern MJ 55), 55i Central of New Jersey. 97 91 2 Central Pacltlc KM 855, 35I Chesaoeake & Ohio C, Ku'r.& Quincy'.. ..101K 10I lOOtf C, Mil. & St. Paul.... 63M 6M, 63W C, Mil.&St. P.. pr..100 100 998 C, Bock 1. & P 9d STii 96g C, EL L. i, Pitts .... C, St. L. & Pitts, pr. C, St. P.,il.&0 SIX 32M KU C, St. P..M. & 0., pf, 91J4 illS 91!? C & .Northwestern. ...1C6V lOTd 106!. 0.4 Northwestern, pf. U.C.C.1I 71)i T2K 7iu Col. & Booking Val .. .. .... . . Del. & Hudson Denver HloG Denver & Rio G., pr. E.T., Va. &Ua 9J Stf 9H E. T.IVa. & Ga.. 1st pf ... .. .. E.T., Va.&Ga. 2dpf. 22)f 22K 22X Illinois Central 108H 108K los Lake Erie A Western.. 18 1S$ 18 Lake Erie & West. pf.. 58 S3i4 SIX Lake Shore & 11. S 104, lOJM 104 Louisville Nashville, cojj coh 60V Michigan Central 90 90 '90 Mobiles Ohio Mo., K. &Texas UH nx UH Missouri Pacific 72H vk 711 New York Central.. ...109 10a 109 S. L.E. &W 23 30 29 N. X., L. . 4 W.pref m X 6SX CIos lns. m MJ4 52! K'A 9o sr 15 lOHj 63 10O 9C 18 40 "CM 91 107 140 725 26)4 142 137 16s 43 9'4 B9 108 18H 53X VAM m 90 11 i3x; m. 109 293; THUKSDAY, FEBRUARY N. Y., C. &SLL N. ., U. ft St. L. pf. N.Y., C. &St.'Li. 2d pf N.YJbN. E ! 4S N. y.. O. & W 17H 17S Norfolk & Western Norfolk A Western, pf 52 62 Northern Pacific Northern Pacific pref. 61J S1K Oregon Improvement. 119 60W Oregon Transcon SZK 3iH PaciflcMall 3S$ 38J4 Fhlladel. & Keadtnit... 'SH W Pullman l'alace Car...200 2MJ4 Klchmond & W. P. T.. 26)J 27 Kichmond&W.P.T.pf80 80J4 St. Paul Dnlnth..... St. Paul & Dulutli pf. fet. 1., Minn. & Man .'. .... St.1,. &san Fran 26 26 St. L. San Fran pf.. UK Ui St. h. & ban F.lst pf. Texas Pacific 214 2154 UnlonPaciflc 64", 64 Wabash Wabash preferred Western Union S5 iVi W heeling & l K 65ft fwi Ex-divldend. 18H 73,-4 43 43 J7K 17 52 26 (i 61 H C0 S2 S34 8 200 26,-a 4734 15 BS" eijf 69 32, 3d JSi 200 V6Ji 80 92H 103)3 2iH 64 110 21, MX KK 27) S3! 65 26 64H Philadelphia Stock. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York btock Ex change. . Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Hallroad Hit 55s, Reading Railroad 2j 24 5-16 llaflalo, Pittsburg and Western 1254 13 Lehigh Valley M 55 Lehlgli Navigation 52 52 Allegheny Valley bonds 113) Northern Pacific -26J 27 Northern Pacific preferred 61)s" 61J( LATlS NEWS IN BRIEF.' The petroleum producers on the shores of the Caspian Sea have combined to limitproduc tion and keep np tho price. ' Tho Secretary of the Treasury vesterdayac cepted tho following bond: Registered 4K SdlZDCO, at 1K; S100,000at 109. The Czar desires peace and an honest ad ministration for Russia in order to relieve the country of her financial difficulties. Mr. Phelps, United States Minister to En gland, called at the White House yesterday and had an interview with the President. Arrangements have been perfected for a quicker and more frequent mail- service be tween the United States and Mexico, via Laredo. Ives and Stayner are still at Ludlow Street Jail. They profess ignorance of the rumored compromise in their case, which is expected to set them free. Enterprise Division No. 321, of the Brother hood of Engineers, composed of Reading Rail road men, held a meeting In Philadelphia and decided to disband. Germany has attained from tho Sultan of Morocco the concession of a portion of the coast near the Algerian frontier, and will found a naval station there. A memorial from the Lundy Lane Associa tion was presented to tho Canadian Parliament yesterday, asking for an appropriation to im prove the historical spot, The Canadian Government will not bring down a budget or announce any changes in the customs tariff until Mr. Harrison has been in stalled in office and has announced his policy. The Secretary of State has been informed that a supplementary treaty of commerce amity and navigation between the United States and Japan was signed In Japan yester day. On October 3, 1888, the British ship St. Joseph left Fleetwood, Ensland, bound for New York. Captain Thompson and a crew of 25 men wero on board. She is now 140 days out and is thought to be lost. Vienna is still mourning for Rudolf. The body of the Prince has been placed in the cata combs of the Capuchin Church, where it will rest by the side of his unfortunate uncle, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. News has justbeen received from Missoula, in Montana Territory, that the Flathead In dians are arming themselves, and settlers in Flathead Lake Valley are in great danger. The section where the trouble originated is without telegraph facilities. Joseph A. Moore, the insurance agent of Indianapolis, whose extensive defalcation cre ated a stir some time ago, has been sued for $30,000 by the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur ance Company. An order for the service of the summons ny publication has been granted by Justice O'Brien, of New York. The New York Assembly has unanimously adopted Mr. Fish's resolution calling on the Capitol Commissioners (tLe Governor, Lieuten ant Governor and Speaker) to suspend Super intendent of Public Buildings Andrews, pend ing the result of the investigation into the con struction of tho Assembly ceiling. Patrick McGovern, who was shot in Jersey City on Tuesday by James Stinsbury, died yes terday morninc. James McDonnell, the pro prietor of the saloon where the shooting oc- ;uucu, uuu luiuuuei ciuiuu, a witness, were both drunk in the police court this morning when tho case was called. They were locked up. In the Ontario Legislature last night, Mr. Trudell created a sensation by giving notice of sympathy with the Pope, embodying the sug gestion that Queen Victoria bo urged to use her influence to restore the temporal power of the Pope. Tho motion was subsequently with drawn, it is supposed under pressure from the Premier, who feared the result ot the agitation that might follow it. Henry Dalton, who lives near Stanford, Ky., shot and perhaps fatally wounded his wife last Sunday morning. He had ordered her to get up and make a fire, and because she did not do so he struck her with a chair. Her brother remonstrated and Daiton cot down a shotgnn. Both ran, but he fired, and four buckshot struck her in the breast. Daiton then fled, Dut a mob is searching tor him. George Eustoff de Gourke, a Russian Prince, has been arrested in New York on a charge of grand larceny. He obtained a seal skin coat from a tailor on credit, and then pawned it. Upon searching tho room of the Prince a number of p.wn tickets, representing clothing and jewelry, were found. This is the Prince who followed Mrs. Frank Leslie about London and wanted her to marry him. It is said that he was arrested several times in London on charges of defrauding his creditors. Reports from the Choctaw Nation. Indian Tcrntory, says that on the night of the 15th John Puckeft and wife were taken from their cabin on Lyon creek and hung by a party of men. A stepson of Puckett's was also se verely flogged and left tied to a tree, where he remained 48 hours before being discovered. The Pucketts were charged with numerous crimes and ordered to leave the nation several months ago. They were half-breeds of Chero kee extraction. J. M. Chatworthy, a white man. at Helena, Ark., drew a pistol on a negro Monday, for which offense lie was fined 850 and costs, mak ing a total ot-Sol. Not having the money to pay the amount, he was put up at auction yes terday by the negro constable, to be sold to the highest bidder according to the law. which also requires that the debtor shall be kept by the purchaser the number of daj s required to pay out the fine at the rate of 75 cents a day. In this case Tl days' service would be required. The bidding was not very lively. Tho prisoner was finally knocked down to one of his friends at 25 cents a day. Advices from San Saba countv. Ter.. sav that W. I. Smith disappeared last week and a lame party scoured the country In seirch of him. On Monday they found a place where he had been hanged. The rope and Smith's gun, watch and other personal effects were found, but the body had been removed. The party also found the body of Asa Brown hanging from a tree not far from where Smith had been strung up. He had been robbed of monev, but hi gun and cartridges were found, near by. Who committed the duublo crime is not known, and great excitement exists among the people. One of the most atrocious murders and sui cides that has been reported Tor a long time oc cur: ed at Upson, Wis. A laborer, named Jos eph Brogan, killed his wife and two children, aged 5 and 7 years respectively, and then com mitted suicide with a dull razor, at 7:30 this morning. When the neighbors broke iuto the house they witnessed a horrible scene. The sin lo room of tho house was literajly covered with blood. The bodies of the victims and mur derer wero still warm, but all were dead. The affair has thrown the little village into an up roar. Brogan has wealthy parents living in the East who have been informed of the tragedy, Chicago has been entertaining royalty un awares. The Duke De Durcal, who is staying at the Hotel Richelieu with his cousin, the Chevalier Francis Camhroleng, and his friend the (Jhcvalier Kamiro unundo x saavedra, Captain of cavalry in the Spanish army. is. ac cording to Spanish reckoning, an uncle of the baby King of Spain, According to our own reckoning he is a third cousin of the King. His full name is Don Pedro De Borbnn Y Bor bon, Duque de Durcal. He Is a son of Don Se bastian De Borbop, who was a first cousin of King Alfonso XII., and of Dona Christima De Borbon. He came with letters of introduction to some of the leading families of this city, and has been hospitably received. He has visited the Board of Trale, the stock yards, the Au ditorium, the town of Pullman and everything worth seeing." The suspicion of customs officers at San Francisco have been aroused recently by the increase In the number of Chinese passengers on coast steamers from Fort Townsend. W. T. The steamer Walla Walla arrived yester-' aay witn u uninese, wno were aeia ana ex amined by Surveyor Tinnln. Of these, eight swore they were employed by a firm in Port Townsend, although they did not know each other. Mostoftbem confessed that they had entered Victoria since the exclusion act was passed, and then had crossed south to Port Townsend. The officers of vessels on the sound declare that coolies are being constant ly sinucgled over the border, and when once in this country tbey can go anywhere they please. All who have tried Salvation Oil declare that it u the best liniment inthe market. 21, 1889. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Choice dreamery and Good Apples Are in Better Demand. GENERAL PRODUCE STILL QUIET. Heary Eeceipts of Grain and Hay, With Lifeless Markets. PEOSPECTS FOE A EISB IN LU21BEB OriflCE OF THE PlTTSBUBG DISPATCH, I Wednesday, February 20, 1889. J Country Produce Jobblnc Prices. An improved demand for choice creamery butter is reported by commission men, but no change in prices. There is also a more active trade in choice apples than for months past. Apples that were stored for speculative pur poses have for the most part gone to the garb age pile or been shoved on to markets at nomi nal prices. Now the stock in first hands begins to come in and prices are firmer. No improve ment in demand forpotatoes, onions or cabbage could bo discovered from interviews with com mission men. None could ba found who talk cheerfully of the situation. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3334c; Ohio do, 2628c: fresh dairy packed, 2023c; country rolls, lS22c; Chartiera Creamery Co. butter, 3234c. Beans Choice medium, ?2 002 10: choice peas. SS 052 15. .DEE5W.AA dltX; 1 JD lUXUUUlUCi iUffglilUO, L'ider Sand refined. J6 50S17 50: common. 3 504 00; crab cider, 8 00S50 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c fl gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212Kc; New York, fall make. 12X13c: Limbureer, 11K12KC" domestic Sweitz.T cheese, 1313Kc. Dried Peas $1 451 50 p bushel; split do, Z3Kcf?. Kogs 1516c ?! dozen tor strictly fresh. Fbtjits Apples. SI 00S1 50 barrel; evap orated raspberries. 25c fl ft: cranberries, $8 00 ft barrel: S2 40S2 50 per bushel. Feathers Extra live geese, 506Oc; No. I do. 4045c; mixed lot1!, 3035c $ a. Hominy 12 652 7o 9 barrel. Honey New Crop, lB17c; buckwheat, 13 15c. Potatoes Potatoes. 3540c ty bushel; $2 50 i 75 for Southern sweets; S3 253 60 for Jer sey sweets. Poultry Live chickens, 6575o $ pair; dressed chickens, 1315c fl pound; turkeys, 13 013c uressed fl pound; ducks, live. 80085c fl pair; dressed, l3lic fl pound; geese, 10llc per pound. Seeds Clover, choice. 62 fts to bushel, f 6 fl bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts, $S 2a; clover, Alsike, $850; clover, white, $9 00; timo thy, choice, 45 fts, $1 85; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, fl 00: blue gras, fancy, 14 fts. SI 20; orchard crass. 14 fts, 52 00; red lop, 14 fts, SI 00; millet, 50 fts. 1 23; German millet, 50 fts, S2 00; Hungarian grass, 4S Bs, $2 00; lawn grass, mix ture of line erasses. 25c per ft. SlIELLBARKS SI 501 75. Tallow Country, 45c; city rendered. 55Kc Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancy, $3 00 64 00 fl box; common lemons, 2 75 ft box; Messina oranges, 52 503 50 Jfl box; Florida oranges, S3 00-33 50 f) box; Jamaica oranges, fancy, 25 005 50 $ case; JVlalaza grapes, S3 507 00 fl Leg; bananas, S3 50 firsts: SI 502 00, good seconds, fl bunch; cocoanuts, S4 G04 50 fl hundred; new figs, 12 14e fl pound; dates, o"4SKc fl pound. VEGETABLES-Celery. 40o0o doz. bunches; cabbages, $3004 00 ft 100; onions, 50c fl bushel; Spanish onions, 7590c fl crate; turnips, SO 40c per bushel. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Elo, 20K21Kc; choice Eio, 1920c; prime Kio, 19c: fair Kio, 17K18KC old Government Java,26c; Mara caibo, -2122c; Mocha, C031c; Santos, 18 22c; Caracas coffee, 19(g21c; peaberry, Eio, 20g21Kc; Laguayra, 20J421Kc Roasted (in paners) Standard brands,22c; high grades, 24j26"Cj old Government Java, bulk, 3132; Maracaibo. 2627c; Santos, 21 22c: peaberry, 25c; choice Rio, 24c; prime Rio, 21c; good Rio, 21c; ordinary, 20c Spices (whole) Cloves. 2125c: allspice, 9c: cassia. 89c: pepper, 19c; nutmeg. 70S0c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Kc: Ohio, 120, 8c; headlight, 150. 9c; water white. lOc; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, llc; royaline, 14c. Syrups Corn syrups, 2325c; choice sugar syrup, 353!ic; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prune, 3335c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, 50c; choice, 48; me dium, 43; mixed, 4042c Soda. Bi-carb in kegs, 3X4c; bi-carb in iis, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 66c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, fun weight, 10c; stearine, per set, SKc; parafnne, HK12c Rice Head, Carolina, ?74c; choice, 6 7c: prime, &X6Vc; Louisiana, 66c Search Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 5J7c; gloss starch, 5J7c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65: Lon don layers, S3 10; California London layers, 2 50; Muscatels. 2 25; California Mnscatels, $2 35; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia, maiiic: sultana. 7?c: currants, new. 44S?5c: Turkey prunes, new, 44c: French prunes,. 07(yiOi;, OAlUUlA piUUCS, 111 -iDUALeS, ?2y, cocoanuts, per 100.S6 00; almonds, Lan., per ft; 29c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts,ap., 12K15c; Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 12' pecans, ll15c: citron, per ft. 2122c: lemon peel, per ft. liJBHc: orange peel, lzac Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per 6, 8 c.; apples, evaporated, ?i7c; apricots, Califor nia, evaporated, 1518c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2223c; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 1213Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, unpitted, 50c; raspberries, evapor ated, 2424Kc; blackberries, 78c: huckle berries, 1012c Sugars Cubes, 7c; powdered, "Bie; granu lated,7c: confectioners' A 6Kc; standard A,6Hc; soft whites. 6o:; yellow, choice. 66?c; yellow, good, b"466jc; yellow, fair, 6c; yel low, dark, 5c PlCKLES-Medium, bbls (1,200), S475: me diums, half bids (600). $2 85. Salt No. I f" bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, fl bbl, $1 05; dairy, fl bbl. SI 20; coarse crystal, jg bbl, SI 20; Biggin's Eureka, 4 bu sack, 2 SO; Higgin's Eu reka, 16-14 ft pockets, 3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, 1 50 1 60; 2ds, 1 S01 35: extra peaches, SI 351 10; pie peaches. 90c; finest corn, 1 3001 50; Hfd. Co. corn, 7000c; red cherries, 90cl 00; lima beans, 1 10; soaked do, 85c: string do do, 75 85c; marrowfat peas, 1 101 15; soaked peas, 7075c: piueapples, 1 401 50; Bahama do, 2 7a; damson plums, 9,5c; green gages, 1 25; eggplnras, S2 00; California pears, 2 50; do green gages. S2 00; do egg plums, S2 00; extra white, cherries, S2 90; red cherries, 2fts, 90c: raspber ries, $1 151 40; strawberries. $1 10; goose berries, 31 201 30; tomatoes, 9295c; salmon, 1-ft, $1 752 10; blackberries, 80c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked. SOc; do green, 2fts, $1 2301 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 1 75; 14-ft cans, S13 50; baked beans, 1 401 45; lobster, 1 ft, 1 75 1 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, 1 50; sardines, domestic, Ytt. $1 254 50; sardines, domestic, Ks, 8 258 50; sardines, imported, ks, Sll 50 iz ou; sardines, imported, y2s. sis uu; sardines, mustard, SI 00; sardines, spiced, fl 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 36 fl bbl; extra No. I do, mess, 40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do. messed, 35; No. 2 shore mackerel, 24. Codfish Whole pollock. 4Ke f? ft; do medium George's cod, 6c: do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c: do George's, cod in block", 6J 7c Herring Round shore, $5 50 fl bbl; split, $7: lake 3 25 f 100-fi half bbl. White flsb, S7 il 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 fl half bbl. Finnan hadders. 10c f) ft. Iceland halibut, 13c f" ft.- Buckwheat Flour 22c per pound. Oatmeal-J6.306 60 ?! bbl. Miners' Oil-No. 1 winter strained, 5962c fl gallon. Lard oil, 75c Grain, Floor nnd Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 42 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, -tcarsof hay, 1 of wheat, 6 of oats, 2 of middlings, 3 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 2 cats of oats, 1 of barley, 3 of hay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 5 cars of hay. Bv Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 6 cars ot hay. 1 of oats, 3 of wheat, 3 of flour, 2 of malt The only sale on call was 1 car No. 1 Iowa upland hay at 10, 5 days. Though there cannot be said to be any changes in prices of cereals, the situation continues, as it has been all the winter, in favor of bnyers. Receipts for this week so far have been 128 cars, with 3 days to hear from. Sup plies are coming in far beyond demand, and uuleS3 there is a change, in this regard before many days, the bottom will drop out of trade. Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red, 1 08 109;No.3red,0ScSS104. Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 3S39c; high mixed ear, 36K37c; o. 1 yellow, shelled. 3940c No. 2 yellow, . helled, 373sc; high mixed, shelled, S637 , mixed, shelled. 3536c: Oats No.2 white, 32KS33c; extra No. 3, 31 31Kc;No.3white,3131&c;No.2 mixed, 23 30c. Rye No. 1 Western. 6061c: No. 2. 5553c. Barley No. 1 Canada, 9095c; No. 2 Canada, 8385c;No.3Canada,7880c; No. 2 Western, 757!;c;No. 8, Western, 6o 70c Lake Shore, 75 Mc Flour Jobbing prices, winter patents 6 50, S75; spring patents, S3 7o7 00; fancy straight, winter and spring, saoQ5 7a; clear winter S5 0O5 25. straight XXXX bakers', 5 00o 23. Rye Hour, 3 75. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, 18 00 20 00 fl ton; brown middlings, 11 5015 00; winter Wheat bran, JH 7515 25; chop feed, 15 00018 00. HAY-Baled timothy, choice, $15 0015 25; No. 1 do, 11 25U 0; No. 2 do, 13 00013 00; loose from wagon, SIS 00020 00: No. 1 upland prairie, 9 7510 00; No. J, SS 008 60; packing do,SG5C7 00. Straw Oats. 8 00S3 23; wheat and rye straw, S7 0037 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, lOJic; sugar-cured hams, medium, lOJic: sugar-cured hams, small, lie: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sngar enred shonlders. SJc: sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 95c; sngar-cured California hams, 8c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 8c; sugar cured dried beef sets,9c: sngar-cured dried beef rounds, lie: bacon shoulders, 7c; bacon clear sides. 8Kc; bacon clear beUies, 8Jc: dry salt shoulders. 6Jfc; dry salt clear sides, TVc Mess Eork, heavy. S14 00; mess pork, family, J14 50; ard Refined in tierces. 7c; half barrels, 7c; 60-ft tubs,7Kc:20-ft pails, lift", 60-ft tin cans, 7c; 3-ft tin pails, 7c; o-B tin pails, 7c; 10-ft tin pails. c. Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c. Fresh pork links. 9c. Pigs feet, half barrels, S3 75; quarter barrels, 1 75. Dressed Meat. Armour fc Co. furnish the following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550 fts, 55Kc; 600 to 650 fts, 66Kc; 700 to 750 fts, 6K 7c Sheep, 7c fl ft. Lambs, Sc f ft. Lumber. The jobbing prices of lumber have advanced slightly in the past few weeks, and yard quota tions will necessarily go up a peg or two in tho spring. But retail prices are thus far un changed. PINK UNFLANX1 YAHD QUOTATIONS. Clear boards, per SI S32Oa5C0 Select common boards, per AI 30 03 Common boards per M 3) 00 bheathlni- JS Pine trame lumber per M 22 C027 00 Shingles, No. L 18 In. per M 5 00 Shingles, No. 2, 18 in. per il 3 75 Lath 300 rLANED. Clear.boards,perM., I CO CO Surface boards 30 083o00 near, Ji-tnch beaded ceiling IS 00 Partition boards, perM 33 0O Flooring, No.l 30 00 Flooring-, No.2 , 25 00 Yellow pine flooriug a0040 00 Weather-boarding, moulded, No. 1.... 30 00 Weather-boarding, moulded, No. 2.... 25 00 Weather-boarding. "4-inch 20 00 IIAKD WOODS YABD QUOTATIONS. Ash, 1 104 In SM 0050 00 Black walnut, green, lojrrnn 45 C050 00 Black walnut, dry, log run 60 00a75 00 Cherry 85 oowTS 00 Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 in - 25 00(330 CO Jr7TThlteoikplant.2to4In 25 0030CO Dry-white oak boards, lin - 35 0O4O0O West Va. yellow pine, 1 inch 20 CO3 00 West Va. yellow pine, 1J inch 25 003630 00 West Va. yellow poplar, H to lin 25 00(330 00 Hickory, 1)4 to 3 m 13 0022 00 Hemlock building lumber, peril 13 00 Bunk rails la 00 Boat studdlne "JO Coalcarplank IS 00 HARD woods jobbino PBICES. Ash, 1 to4 in $25 OOtjWO 00 Black walnut, preen, log run 45 0C30on Black walnut, dry. log ran 30CO5a45 0O Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 in 17 001320 00 Dry white oak plank, 2 to 4 in 18 00020 00 Dry white oak boards, 1 in 19 0033) 00 WestVa. yellow pine, lin lsoagaioo WestVa. yellow pine, 1J4 in 19 00322 00 WestVa. yellow poplar, '4tolln 1G 0322 03 Hickory, 1C to 3 In 18 00OC2 00 Hemlock building timber, M 10CO12 00 Bunk rails M 03 Boat studding. - " 00 Coal car plank U0O Whisky markets. There continues to be a good demand for finished goods at SI 03. Wool Markets. St. Louis Wool quiet and unchanged. OFCTCIAL PITTSBURG. No. 224J AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE opening of Riverside street, from -Moloney alley to South Main street. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled,and it is hereby ordained and en acted by the authority of the same, That the Chief of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause to bo surveyed and opened within 60 days from the date of the passage of this ordinance. River side street, from Maloney alley to South Main street, at a width of 24 feet in accordance with an ordinance locating the same, approved De cember 14, 1888. The damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be assessed and collected in accordance with the pro visions of an act of Assembly of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled, "An act au thorizing and directing Councils of cities of the second class to provide for the improvement of streets, lanes, alleys and public highways, sewers and sidewalks. reiTuirlns plans ot streets, providing for the appointment of a Board of Viewers of Street Improvements, prescribing their duties, granting appeals to Councils and Court, providing for the assessment and col lection of damages and benefits, authorizing the use of private property and providing for filing liens and regulating proceeding thereon, and prohibiting the use of public streets with out authority of Councils," approved the 11th day of June, A. D. 18S7. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is' hereby re pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 28th day of January. A. D. 18S9. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY, President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Conncil. Mayor's Office. February 2. 1SS9. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: W. H. McCLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 6, page 574, 15th day of February, A. D. 1SS9. f ebl9 No. 2221 A AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE opening of Fifty-first street, from Butler street to Alleghenynver. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That the Chief ot the Department of Public Works be and is "hereby authorized and directed to cause to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, Fifty-first street, from Butler street to Alle gheny river, at a width of 40 and 50 feet, in ac cordance with an ordinance locating the same, approved October 4, 1888. The damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of an act of Assembly of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act authorizing and directing Councils of cities of the second class to provide for the improve ment of streets, lanes, alleys and public high ways, sewers and sidewalks, requiring plans of streets, providing for the appointment of a Board of Viewers of Street Improvements, prescribing their duties, granting appeals to Councils and Court, nrovidine for the assess ment and collection of damages and benefits, authorizing the nse of private property and providing for filing liens and regulating pro ceedings thereon, and prohibiting the use of public streets without authority of Councils," approved the 14th day of June, A. D. 1887. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or dinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 2Stb dav of January. A. D. 18S3. H. P. FORD, President of Select Conncil. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk ot Common Courcil. Mayor's office. February 2, 1880. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: W. H. McCLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 6, paee 572, 15th day of February, A. D. 1889. "f el9 No. 223.1 AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE opening of Industry street, from Amanda street to Beltzhoover avenue. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That the Chiqf of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, In dustry street, from Amanda street to Beltz hoover avenue, at a width of 40 feet, in accord ance with ordinance locating the same, ap proved July 18, 1SS7, and August 7, 18S8. The damages causpd thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be assessed and collected in accord ance with the provisions of an act of Assem bly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act authorizing and directing Councils of cities of the second class to pro vide for tho improvement of streets, lanes, alleys and public highwayssewexs and side walks, requiring plans of street", providing for the appointmentofaBoardof Viewersof Street Improvements, prescribing their duties, granting appeals to Councils and Court, pro viding for the assessment and collection of damages and benefits, authorizing the use of private property, and providing for filing liens and regulating proceedings thereon, and pro hibiting the use of public streets without au thority of Councils," approved the 14th day of June, A. D. 1SS7. Section 2 That any ordinance or part or ordi nance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 28th dav of January. A. D. 1889. H. P. FORD. President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office, February 2.JS89. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: W. H. McCLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. , Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 6, page 573, 15th. day of February, A. D. 1SS7. I e!9 Swot's Sfecotc has cured ae aC a malignant breaking out on bit leg. v which caused Intolerable pain. It wa called Eczema by the doctors four of whom treated me with no relie&l candidly confess that! owe my present good health to S.S.a,which I; my estimation Is invaluable as a blood remedy. Miss Julia DeWitt, 2227 N. Tenth St. St. Louis, Mo. 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