KcKSB fiif V'S.'V 'fp MF1HBK vi imw J BQi wW,Tf!r3l "ST x i -i- . -'- CTBC -t THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, "WEDNESDATr MAKOH . 091 6, ' 1889? ft fc 2 FEATUKES OF TRADE. f Spring Trade in Wall Paper Opening Earlier Than UsuaL TASTE FOEtJOOD GOODS GROWING. An Allegheny Factory Will Furnish Wall Decorations and MEET A I0XG FELT LOCAL WANT Office of Pittsburg Dispatch. ? TUESDAY. March 6, 1SS9. $ The time for the opening of the spring trade in wallpaper lines varies with the weather. This season's trade opened up earlier than usual on account of the open weather. Orders bezan to come in by the middle of February, in the wholesale de partment Last spring trade did not open up until the middle of March. The memo rable blizzard last March, about the middle of the month, spoiled many a nice-laid plan of wallpaper dealers, as well as bringing anguish to many hearts in he land by furnishing food to the great destroyer. Last season was one of the late ones for the wallpaper trade. This has been one of the ear liest. Bat there is no knowing what the future has in store in the matter of weather. A Dealer Talks. An interview with W. H. Allen, ono of onr leading dealers in this line, called out the fol lowing statement of the situation and outlook ot this important industry: "Pittsburg is al ways ready to catch on to new styles in house decorations, regardless of cost. If the latest styles can be procured at home, our people pre fer to get their goods at home. But it has only been within a Tery few years that they can get what they want in the line of wall decorations at home. Not many j ears ago decorations for halls and parlors were obtained from Philadel phia or New York. Now oar people hare dis covered that the most artistic designs can be had at home at prices far below what they had to pay in former years in Eastern cities. The trade at home is now fully able to meet all de mands in the line of wall adornments, and at rices which would have been a surprise to ealers a few years ago." In the interview with the above mentioned dealer tbe fact was developed that a factory would in a few weeks be started in Allegheny City for the manufacture of wall paper of tbe very highest grade. A company with abun dant capital h.is been organized, andhas started off with an offer ot handsome prizes for original designs, a new feature in Pittsburg's indus tries. It is something new nnder the sun that manufacturers of this city should hold out in ducements in the shape of prizes for designs that will develop home talent and further the good work of decoration for our homes. Alone in the Field. i The only city west of the Allegheny Mount ains where there is a wall paper factory is Buffalo. In the metropolis of Western New York an immense trade has been developed, which reaches to the four corners of the earth. Wall paper, with the Buffalo stamp, goes to Australia, Japan. China, and, in fact, to almost every country under the sun. t The new enterprise to be launched here this spring will aim to bring Western Pennsylvania's metropolis into line that she may have her share of this trade. A leading dealer in wall paper speaking of the situation and outlook of this industry, said to-day: "Tbe leading feat ures ol our trade are that a much higher grade of goods is demanded than in former years. The day of tinsel and shoddy is past. Our cus tomers demand the best. The tastes of the people are steadily improving, and the ginger bread decorations which would have passed muster a few j ears ago, are no longer salable. Prices are stiffening all along the line, bnt margins w ere never as close. Competition is sharp, and the man who wins now must hustle?" LITE STOCK MAKKETS. Condition or the Market at tbe East Liberty Stock Tarda. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, 1 Tuesday. March 6. 18S9. f CATTC.E Receipts, 160 head: shipmentsflOO bead; market firm at j estcrday's prices. No shipments to New York to-dav. Hogs Receipts. 1,500 head: shipments. 1,000 ncaa; market aun; r-auaaeipnias, h tswji : heavy bngs,$4 604 "5: pigs and Yorkers, H 70 f So. Shipments to New York to-day, 1 car. SHErr Receipts, 1.800 bead: shipments, 2,300 head; market -fair and prices unchanged. Br Telerranh. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 2.955 head: shipments, 412 head; fat, heavy steers strong and a shade higher; cows and stackers and feeding steers strong and active: good to choice cornf ed. S3 90131 20: common to medium. S2 7543 3 60: stockers and feeding steers, SI 603 20; cows, si zj&z .a. nogs neceipts, ..-is neaa; . shipments, 1.412 bead; market strong and act ' ive and 2K5c higher; good to choice, 5i 40 4 43; common to medium, SI O0Q1 3a Sheep Receipts, 624 head: no shipments; strong and active; good to choice muttons, $4 S04 69: com mon to medium, 2 503 9a Chicago Cattle Receipts, 7.500 head: ship ments, 4,000 head; market steady and lower on common; beeves, S4 30S4 50; steers, S3 003 95; stockers and feeders, S2 253 35; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 253 40. Hogs Keceipts. 18,000 head; shipments, 5,000 bead; market strong and 5 to 10c higher on all but lights; mixed and light, $4 40 4 60; heavy, $4 4o4 70: culls, S4 00 64 4a Sheep Receipts, 6.500 head; shipments, 2,500 head; market slow, closing 5 to 10c lower: natives. S3 005 50; western cornf ed, S4 404 80; lambs, S5 C06 50. New York Beeves Receipts, 320 head: all for a beef exporter: no market for beeves; uncommonly dull for dressed beef at 46c for sides, with a little choice beef selling at 7c. To-day's Liverpool cable quotes American re frigerator beef quiet at 9c per pound. Sheep Receipts. 400 bead and 3,500 head were earned over yesterday. Trade dull and limited. Or dinary to extra sheep sold at S4 5005 75; com mon do, 54 OOnl 25; ordinary to choice lambs, S5 757 0a Hogs Receipts, 5,700 head. The few sales on live weight were at $5 1025 30. ST. Louisa-Cattle Receipts. 1,000 head; shio ments, 300 bead: higher: choice native steers. S3 75g4 So; fair to good do, S3 00g3 93; stockers and feeders, S2 003 10: rangers, corn fed. S2 B03 50; grass-fed. S2 003 0a Hogs Receipts. 4,500 head; shipments, 1,900 head; choice heavy, 4 5504 70; packing, U 454 65; light grades. S4 404 6a Sheen Receipts, 400 head; shipments, none; steady; fair to choice,$3 005 0a Buffalo Cattle Receipts, none, through or sale,60 head forsaleheld overmiarket steady: mixed, S2 753 25. Sheep and lambs No fresh receints.4.000 bead over, market dull; fair sheep S3 504 00: fair lamb $1 005 Oa Hogs no through receipts, 570 head for sale, with 250 bead held oven market weak and 510clower; Yorkers, $4 704 75; mediums, steady at $4 75. CncccofATi Hogs in good demand and stronger; common andlight, S3 754 75: packing and butchers', SI 55gl 80; receipts. L695 head: shipments. 1,040 head. Wool markets. St. Louis Wool steady and unchanged, with light off erings. New York Wool easv and quiet : domestic fleece, 323Sc; pulled, 2639c; Texas, 1517c. Philadelphia Wool quiet: Ohio, Pennsyl vania and West Virginia XX and above. 32 35c; X, 3233c; medi uhl S73c; coarse. 373ic; New York, Michigan, Indiana aifd Western fine or X and XX. 3031c; medium, 3733c; coarse, 373bc. Other grades unchanged. BoSTON-The wool market has not developed any specially new features during the past three days. For fine grades of domestic there has been a fair inquiry, but buyers refuse to oper ate except at some concession In price. Ohio and Pennsylvania X and XX and above are held at 85fi!36c but it is difficult to get the out side figure for X and above; 3334c are quoted but not much is selling at over 33a Very few Michigan X fleeces go at over 31c, though a higher range is asked. Kentucky and Mis souri unwashed fleeces are held with confidence because the stock is very small. Territory wools are in very light supply and ingood con dition are scarce. California and Texas are fairly steady, but holders do not refuse a rea sonable bid to clear up. Australian wool con tinues firm, with available supplies mostly in manufacturers' hands. The German Iron Trade. A Berlin correspondent says that the German-ironmasters are still fairly sunplled with orders at the prices fixed by the syndicate, which, however, are not very remunerative, considering the increased cost of the raw ma terial. On that account many of the furnaces are being transformed, and most of the works in "Westphalia, the Rhlneland, and Siegen will Shortly be provided with Downer's apparatus. It is expected that tbe price of sheet iron will be raised 5 marks per ton throughout Germany in the course of a few days. Some large) con tracts for Tails and fishplates -were recently adjudicated in Magdeburg, and were in every instance secured by German firms. Metal Marker. New York Pig iron quiet and firm; Ameri can. S1617 50. Copper dull and demoralized; jAke, March. J15 75. Lead steady; domestic, IS 72: nnaet.nd easier, straits, W 60. MARKETS BY WIEE. A Sham Break In Wheat Without Any Particular Reason for It Corn Firmer and Oau 'Easier Hoe .. Products fritronKer. Chicago Another sharp break occurred In wheat to-day, the inside figure for .May being just 4c lower than the outside price of yes terday, and the closing 2ic lower. July ue clincd 3c below yesterday's closing outside figure, and closed ljc lower than yesterday's closing. It is difficult to give a reason for the weakness other than that there was but little demand, and that the offerings wero quite large. A large local floor trader was reported as having unloaded a line of long wheat The fine weather .here and increase of 264,000 bush els on ocean passage may have helped the weakness. The opening was ilc lower than yesterday's closing, and for a while the market ruled fairly stead and prices even advanced c But shortly after the opening the market began to weaken. It was found that some wheat was pressing on sale and there was only light demand and no effort made to support the market The weakness Decame more marked and developed almost into a panic, prices declining 3Ke in a very short time. Later a 2c reaction followed, but this advance was again partially lost A very fair business was reported in corn, trading being quite active at times. The feel ing developed was considerably firmer, thero being a very good demand from shorts and other sources. The market opened at about the closing prices of yesterday, was easy for a time, then ruled stronger, gradually advancing jc, reacted J4C, became steady and closed a suade higher than yesterday. An easier feeling developed in oats, and prices declined c from j esterday's closing figures. More than usual interest was developed In hog products during the earlyyartof the day. and trading was quite brisk. Prices fluctuated considerably, but on "the whole range a mate rial advance was established on all the leading articles. Pork was strong early and' prices were advanced 3035c on the closing-figures of yesterday. At the improvement off erings wero somewhat larger, and prices receded 1015c ana closed rather steady. In a less marked de gree lard ana short ribs followed the same course. The leading futures rangea as follows: tr... . ,? n r 1. 1 nteni AU.'25'OutQQ,. May. SI 03J6&1 03K1 00V1 01: June, 97 K .U&A.A AU. A Wlli;il, d Ul(j( V1I,''VUU,'I 97K97697c: J uly. 9i90S8!j c. JOKK JNO. i AiarCU. OlJKi' '84M3 IKc; Mav, 33K3GJ635J36c; Jnne, 35)i&4 65Sc. OATS-No. 2 March, 25K625K625K25Kc; Mav, 27Ji27K272c: June, 2tJ2t)Jf,26Jg SK056C MBM 95(5)11 77l Lard. Der 100 fis. March. $6 SiHBfi 90 6 S7K6 StU; May, S6 97K07 006 92K&6 97K; June, S7 007 057 007 fck. . bnoRTRrss, ier 100 Bs March, S6 15: May, S6 256 306 22G 25; June, S3 S06 S56 30 6 32K. Cash quotations were as follows: Mour weak, but not quotably lowen No. 2 spring wheat, 9SJJ99c; No. 3 spring wheat, 87c; No. 2 red, 9SK99c No. 2 corn. 3434Kc; No. 2 oats, 2ojc No. 2 rye. 42Vc- No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 43. Prime timothy seed. $1 43V1 41. Mess pork, per barrel, 511 62J11 7ol Lard, per 100 lbs. S69092K. Short ribs sides (loose), S6 156 25; dry salted shoulders (boxed). S5 255 37; short clear sides (boxed), S6 37K66 Sa Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts Flour, 10,000 barrels; wheat 68,000 bushels: corn, 132,000 bushels; oats. 141,000 bushels: rye, 4,000 bushels; barley, 67,000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 7,000, bar rels: wheat 24.000 bushels; corn, 118,000 bush els: oats, 53.000 bushels; rye. none; barley, 50.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs easy at 1212Kc New York Flour 1015c lower and dull. Wheat Spot dull and nominally lower; options H?c low er and weak. Barley dull. Corn Spot fairly active and firmer; options quiet and firm er. Oats Spot dull; options dull and easier. Hay steady and quiet Hops firm and fairly active. Coffee Options opened steady and un changed to 15 points up, closed barely steady, 10 to 25 points down; sales, 86,500 bags, including Marcn. 16.8017.10c; April 16.8517.10c; May, 16.8017.20c; June, 17.0017.25c; Julv, 17.15 17.40c; August 17.2017.55c; September, 17.25 17.60c; October. 17.3517.65c: November, 17.60 17.75c; December, 17.5017.75c; January, 17.75; spot Rio strong; fair cargoes, lSJic. Sugar Raw stronger and in moderate demand: fair re fining, 4 15-lGc; centrifugals, 96 test 5 11-lGc: re fined dull, but steady. Molasses Foreign strong; 50 test, 21K22c; New Orleans dull: open kettle, good to fancy, 2S42c Rice quiet but firm. Cottonseed: oil strong. Tallow easier. Rosin steadier; strained com mon to good. SI 12K1 IS. Turpentine quiet ?nd firm at51Kc; Kresquiet and firm; Western, 414c; receipts, 8,051 packages. Pork higher and active: old mess, S12 2512 50: new mess, 512 75013 25: extra prime, $12 0012a Cut meats quiet: pickled shoulders, Sc; pickled haras, 910c; pickled bellies. 12 Bs., 67c; middles quiet; short clear, SO 4a Lard stronger and quiet: western steam, S7 20: citv. S6 85; March. $7 25, closing at S7 29: April, S7 29; Mav, S7 29g7 32, closing at S7 30: June. $7 307 35, closing at S7 32; July, J7 37, closing at S7 34; August, S7 34. closing at S7 35; September. S7 40l closing at $7 38. Bnttersteady; in good demand: Western dairr, 1320o: do, crcamerv, new, 1G 2bc; Elgins. 230c Cheese quiet and steady; Western, 9KllKc St. Louis Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat The unexpected increase in ocean wheat started a decline this morning and May dropped 2c and July lr, but later there was a partial recovery under sharp buying by shorts, and prices closed ?ljc below yesterday; No. 2 red, cash. 92Kg94c; Mav sold at 9490Kc, closed at 9568SVe: June, 92K93Kc. closed at ! Julv 82B3, closed at 82Jicbid; Mav. 27iic, with no sales; No. 3 red cash sold at 22622??c Rye No. 2, 43c: No. 3. 3940c Barley dull and neglected. Flaxseed Prime salable at $1 5a Provisions firm, but quiet Cincinnati Flour In moderate demand; familv. $4 004 25; fancy. Si 7a Wheat nom inal; No. 2 red. 95c; receipts, 100 bushels; 1,500 bushels. Corn stronger; No. 2 mixea, S3c Oats barely stead v: No. 2 mixed, 2626a Rye quiet and steady; No. 2.52c Pork in fair demand and stronger at Jll 8 Lard firm at SO 80. Bulk meats firmer; short ribs, S6 37. Bacon strong er; short clear, $7 50. Butter steady. Sugar in fair demand. Eggs dull. Cheese quiet Philadelphia Flour Demand light and the market weak. Wheat very dnll and prices of options entirely nominal. Corn Better speculative inquiry for No. 2, prices of which were a shade firmer. Oats Carlots steadv. Provisions dull but steady. Pork Mess, new, Sll 00; do prime mess, new. S13 50; do family, $15 oa Hams, smoked, 11012a Lard, pure refined, 8c Milwaukee Flour steady. Wheat active and easier: cash, 91Kc; May, 92c; July, 89c Corn easier: No. 3 at Wi30ic. Oats easy; No. 2 white, 2727Kc Rye steady; No. 1, 44c Barlev dull; No. 2, 5Sc Provisions firm. Pork at Sll 70. Lard, S6 Sihi. Cheese steady; Ched dars, iinxc Baltimore Provisions firmer at unchanged values. Butter steady; Western, packed, 16 ; steady at 1313c. Coffee strong and higher; iuo cargoes, lair, 1974c. Toledo CloverSeed dull and steady; cash, $4 80; April, $4 82; receipts, 35 bags; ship ments, 117 bags. Drjeoods Slarket New York. March 5. There was a good business with jobbers, nevertheless buyers are still conservative In their transactions, asking only what they require. Fancy cottons, silks and w oolens are selling readily at full prices, but many staple articles are distributed at close figures. With agents business was good in special directions, but general trade contin ues moderate. The market at first hands is firm, because of the condition of stocks and the yet unfilled orders of the mills. If a gent catches cold by kissing a lady's brow cure him with Dr. Bull's Cough Syrnp. THE NATIONAL REMEDY, PRAISED BY ALL Bilious Headache, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Indiges tion, Constipation, Dizziness Positively cured by LITTLE HOP PILLS, The People's Ftvoriia Liver Pills. They act slowly, but surely, do not gripe, and their effect is lasting: the fact is they have no equal. Small dose: Dig results. Sugar coated and easy to take. Send for testimonials. 25c, at all druggists, or mailed for mica. Prvnind by an old apothecary. Five bottles SL The HOP PILL CO., New London, Ct. Hop Ointment cures and makes chapped rougn, red skin soft and dear. 25 and 60c THE FREEHOLD BANK, No: 410 Smithfield St. CAPITAL. . . . 8200,000 00. DISCOUNTS DAILY. EDWARD HOUSE, Prest. JAMES V. SPEER. Vice PxeH. KM35-S JOHK F. STEEL, Cubier.- 92Kc bid 2, cash, 2S2tc; May. S0K3lc, closed at 30c asked; July, 3uc; August 33c Oats nominal for No. 2 cash, held at 24iiCe bid. and A BIG INSTITUTION. The Pittsburg Exchange Promises to Become One of the Finest. POLITICS AKD OTHER BUSINESS. The Scarcity of Suitable Buildings DriTing Trade From the Citj. UNEXPECTED TUMBLE IN PETROLEUM- A seat in the Pittsburg Petroleum, Grain and Metal Exchange is valued nt irom'$5S0 to $050. Everything considered, this is a very moderate price to pay for the privi leges which a , seat insures. Seats in the Cincinnati Exchange are held at about the same figure. In St. Iiouis and Chicago they are higher. In New York a membership in the Stock Exchange costs a small fortune, seats being held at (23,000. This is the hlchest figure ever re&che'd there and is taken as an indication of a condition of prosperity never before attained. Exchanges art a great convenience to busi ness men as well as the public generally, and their prosperity should be cause for general congratulation. The PittSburg Exchange, which is comparatively new, is making rapid advances in membership and influence, and if the present able management be continued, it will in a few years be one of the most impor tant institutions of the kind in the country. Now that the Presidents! succession has been settled by the induction of General Harrison, I think business will pick up' remarked a prom inent financier yesterday. "Political uncer tainty has kept it in the dumps ever since the election." "Do you' like President Harrison's policy as outlined in bis inaugural?" "I haven't had time to readlt, anddon't know what his policy is except in a general way. It is not his policy that I refer to as likely to give trade a fresh start It is the exchange of a cer tainty for an uncertainty. Nothing is so par alyzing to a business man as to be compelled to work in the dark. He wants something tangi ble upon which to make his calculations and lay bis plans. A chance of administration always causes more or less depression. It not only involves an element of uncertainty to capitalists, but it diverts the attention of large numbers of people from the ordinary affairs and.dutles-of life to political movements and speculations, to the great injury of business. Now that we have passed this critical period, I expect an era of good, times to set in which will be felt in every branch of industry." "Would the lengthening of the Presidental term be in the interest of business?" "I think it would. Elections come too close together. We are scarcely through with one until plans are laid and the wires worked for another. This keeps the country constantly torn up, and makes politics a regular trade or profession. There are about 3,000,000 of pro fessional politicians in the country men of ability and energy who devote their time en tirely to tbe making and unmaking of public officials. If these men could be taken out of politics and furnished employment in useful occupations, it -would be a treat tain to the country. This could be accomplished in xsome measure by making the Presidental term six or eight years." While most of the real estate agencies do a general business, giving special attention to tbe buying, selling and renting of residence prop erties, others make a specialty of business houses. The senior member of one of the latter firms said yesterday : "There is more inquiry for business houses than tbe public is aware of. They are very scarce. I could rent a dozen of them before to-morrow night if I had them. The most desirable of them are never empty. They are often rented a year ahead. Those that are occasionally empty are generally small, badly located and adapted to only special lines of business." "The scarcity of this description ot property is a great detriment to the city, is it not?" "Most decidedly. Within the past week or two Iiave had to turn away at Jeast a score of applicants, because I didn't have such houses as they wanted. In some cases I had none at all. The result has been that some of these men have given up the idea of going into busi ness this season, while others have sought and found openings elsewhere. This is a direct loss to tbe city, which could easily be prevented if our capitalists would only do their duty to the community by investing their money in new buildings instead of dumping it into the banks, which have more than they have use for, or letting it lie idle. Wo are in a dilemma; we must either put up notices that no moro out siders are wanted or we must erect suitable buildings for their accommodation. Without more houses of all kinds tbe much further growth of the city is impossible,-and we might as well build a wall around it at once." WEAK AND DULL. Local Stocks Still Floundering In the Slough of Despond. Stocks were in the dumps yesterday, the sales at both calls amounting to 387 shares. "Weakness and dullness were tbe features of the market. Bids and offers comprise: , MOBXISO. AFTERNOON. STOCKS. Bid. AsL.ed. Hid. Asked. Citizens' .Nat. Bant... 61 Exchange Mat. Bank... tlft Kld.Tltle.Sr Trust Co... 115 .... 115 Jlpr. & Man. Nmt link. G0H 1'ltt.burir Gas Co- 111. 61 PhlladelDlila Co C61( 37 30Jf 37 Wheeling Has Co 23$ 2SX .... 29 Columbia Oil 3)4 Tuna Oil Co 68 Central Traction 23X 24 237 24 Citizens' Traction 70 70 .... l'ittsbnre Traction 49 .... 49 SOU 2orthsile Bridge Co.. 62 " 1 Norla M. Co IK 15f West'house Elec. UK V 42 42 Union Switch Ablgnal. 19 19M 19 19 At the morning call 125 shares Wheeling Gas sold at 28 2a Electric at 42; 100 Switch and Signal at 19, and 10 Central Traction at 24. IH the afternoon 100 shares of Citizens' Trac tion went at 70: 2 of Philadelphia Gas at 3Sii. and 25 Electric at 4 The total sales of btocks at New York yester day were 201,159 shares, including Atchison, 4,710; DeIaware,Lackawannaandwestern.7,150: Louisville and Nashville, 12J60; Norfolk and Western preferred, 4,000; Northern Pacific preferred, 8,100: Oregon Transcontinental, 7,135; Pacific Mall. 5,940; Reading, 29,000; Richmond and West Point, 4.600: St. Paul, 14,550; Texas Pacific 5.660; Union Pacific, 12,550, Western Union, 7,296. UP TO THE ATEKAGE. Business nt the Banks Bloving Smoothly, With a IlopeinI Feeling. The local money market was quiet yesterday. Counter business was about up to the average. Rates were quoted at 60. The demand from borrowers was light. Loanable funds were in excessive supply. The exchanges footed up 51,751,173 56 and the balances J396.367 63. There was a confident feeling among bankers of an early improvement. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy at 2 to 6 per cent.,last loan 4, closed offered at L Prime mercantile paper 46; Sterling ex change dull at 4 88 for CO day bills and H 88 for demand. Government Bonds. Closing quotations in New York famished The DisrATcn by Robinson Bros.. Wood street. Local dealers charge a commission of an eighth on small lots: U. S. 4s. reg WfOlosM u. ts. 4s. coups vnmomZ U.S. 4s. rcg 1273iiaus2 V. S. 43, 1907, coups 123&129i Bid Currency, epercent. 1895 reg 120 Currency, 6percent. ISDOrcg. mi Currency, epercent, 1897 reg im Currency, 6pereeut, USSrcg is Currency, 6 per cent, 1899 reg 1311$ The sales of Governments to-day were as fol lows: 4sreg.,5iaoooatizanas&o,oooatl27: also 4Us reg.. 512,500 at 107. INK ew York Clearings, 5136.411671: balances. 58.018.78S. , . Bostok Clearings, 516,031,481: balances, 51888,346. Money 2 per cent PHttADlxrHiA Clearings, 510,654,041; bal ances, 51,415.384. Baltimobe Clearings, 51,858,987: balances, S274.617. Chicago Money unchanged. Bank Clear ings, 510,924,00a Mining Stocks. New York. March 6. Mining stocks closed; Amador. 150: Bodie, 125; Caledonia, 295; Consolidated California and Virginia,' 7C4 Cflmmon wealth, 512; Deadwood, 150: Eureka; 200; Hale and Norcmss, 890; Iron Silver, S25: Mexican,-S50; Ophir. 525; Plymouth, 1037; Sav age, 300: Sierra Nevada, .310: Standard, 100; Sullivan. 159: Yellow Jacket, 440; Union Con solidated, 380. ANOTHER PUZZLE. A Break In Oil In tbe Face of Heavy .Baying. The bears ruled the roost at tbe Oil Ex change yesterday. They got to work as soon as the gong sounded and kept at it all day, holding the price down and raking in sufficient quantities of the deceptive commodity to make themselves solid. The market opened at 92c. Almost Immediately it weakened and sold down to 92c. It then rallied slowly to 92c and hung between that and 92c through the middle of the day, when it encountered another wave of depression and dropped to 91c This was too much for tbe bulls, and, after great efforts, they raised the figures to 92c, around which tbe market hovered until near the close, when it went to pieces again, bringing up at 91Kc This was succeeded by a little spurt to 91c, which were the final figures. The slump was a surprise to many, and was in the face of heavy buying in the East, which made it still more -inexplicable. While this expresses the sentiment of the bull element, others have maintained all along, since the de cline from 93c,the highest point reached since last fall, that the market had seen its best for the present and would gradually seek a lower level until 90c, or below was reached, about April 1, when there would be a reaction of 2 or d cents, between these conflicting views outsiders must make their choice. The best that can be said for the market is that It is as liable to go one way as another. Trading was active during the first and last hours, but very light in the middle of the day. lte following taoie, corrected dyUeTVltt DU worth, broker In petroleum, etc. corner fifth avenue and Wood street, Pittsburg, shows the order of fluctuations, etc. 1 Time. Bid. Ask. Time. Bid. Alt. Opened 9Z Sa 12:43 P. M.... Mi 93 10:15 a. u.:.. vim sn ikof. u... sit n 10 .30 A. II.... KM 82 1:15 P. M.... 91 92 10:45A. M.... 92H !H 1:30 P. M.... 91K 92 11. DO A. .... V2X 92 1:45 P. M.. 91ji 92 11:15 A. M.... 92H 92! 2:00 P. M.... 91ft 92 11.30 A. M.... 92H 92! 2:15 P. X.... 01 H Mi 11:A. II.... 92H S2! '2:80 P. II.... 91H 913. 12:00 M tlh 92 2:15 P. !.... 91V 91 12:15 r. M.... Wi.K Closed Wi .... 12:30 p. M.... 91ft 92 Opened. 92Hc: highest closed, 91Hu lally runs. Average runs Dally sblnments Average shipment Dallv charters , Average charters Clearances ..., Mew York closed si tlKc Oil City closed at 91r. Bradrora closes at 91Jc KewXorK. reflnnd. 1.15c London, renned. s 15-160. Antwerp, renned. 17KC 92Ho; lowest. 91Hci Barrels. 115.002 "!...".... 83.334 149.799 49.930 a................ 7,9x 78,147 ....mm....!, 238,000 Other Oil Markets. On. Crrr. March 6. National transit cer tificates opened, 92c; highest, 92c; lowest, 91c; closed, 91c Bradford. March 5. National transit cer tificates opened at92c; closed at 91c; highest, 92c; lowest. 91J4c ffrrcsvnAE, March 5. National transit cer tificates opened at 92c: highest, 92c: lowest, 91c; closed, 91c New York. March 5. Petroleum opened steadv at 92c,but became heavy and sagged off slowly until just before tbe close, when West ern selling caused a sharp break on which the market cl03ed.jweak at Ula Sales, 1,884,000 barrels. SOME BIG DEALS. New Dickers In Real Estate Involving Large Snmi of Illoney. Several large deals In real estate were begun yesterday, one involving 5150,000, but they were not in shape to be made public Some of them will be finished up this week. There was the usual inquiry for small houses on the part of renters. Property of all kinds, in both cities and suburbs, was in activo demand. Evans & Rees sold to Mr. D. O. Cunningham one of those four-story stone-front houses on Madison square. Bluff street; terms private. Only one more remains unsold of these beauti ful houses. The owners are contemplating building some marble fronts down as far as Pride street. When tbey are completed Madi son will be one of the finest squares in the city. It is within walking distance from the post offlce and the business center of the city. Reed B.Coyle & Co., 131 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage of $1,100 on Lawrenceville property for two years at 6 per cent. Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold to James Laird a lot on Fifth avenue, Oakland, near Meyran avenue, 23x117 feet to an allev, with a small frame building thereon, for 53,800. They also placed a mortgage of 52,600 for three years at 6 per cent on a property in Braddoclc John F. Baxter sold lot No. S3, Bank of Com merce addition extended, Brushton station, frontage ot 50 feet; on Baxter street, 150 to 20-foot allev; to McCnllough & Falconer, for $550. , Baltensperger& Williams, 154 Fourth avenue, sold a new five-room frame house, lot about 43x60. situate on Zulema street, Oakland, for Frank K. Murray, for 51,600. James W. Drape & Co., sold the small bouse of five rooms, with lot 20x100 feet, on Carroll street, Allegheny, for 51,810 cash. BROKERS SATISFIED With the Political Outlook at Washington Stocks Lose Their Grip Under Heavy Realizing and .Other Bearish In fluences Bonds Quiet. , New York, March 6. The stock market was weak and declining during the forenoon to-day, and losses were sustained, which, not withstanding the strong tone of the latter por tion of the day, were not fully recovered, and the result of tbe day's operations is to leave most of the list fractionally lower than last evening. The London quotations were lower this morning, and there was comparatively heavy selling from that center in the early trading, the pressure being from the continent. The favorites of that center were all weak, and especially Louisville and Nashville and. St. Paul, Other influences worked against the market, and the failure of the Reading Iron "Works cre ated an unfavorable impression. Tbe most potent of the local Influences, however, was the realizations in Manhattan on the rise of the past week and the disappointment in some di rections over the declaration of a scrip divi dend, and the stock dropped- over 4 per cent. Other specialties showed marked weakness, and Oregon Short Line Navigation, Pullman and some others declined a point or more. The aspect of political affairs in Washington met with general approval, however, and when the pressnre was removed there was a sharp re covery in the specialties and most of the gen eral list were brought up to the level of tho opening figures, and In some cases fractionally further. Afternoon the tone of the general list under went a marked change for tee better, but the Improving tendency was held in check by a further drop in Manhattan, which reached 1WK. a drop of Ai per cent from its first price. Tennessee Coal was tbe strong feature, but was afterward superseded by Short Line, which rose as rapidly as Manhattan had dropped, and before delivery hour had risen 4 per cent, the rest of the list following slowly. Realizations on the advance from tbe lowest figures again sagged the list off slightly, but the close was firm at the concession. In the last hour Chesapeake and Ohio first preferred stock rose rapidly and scored a material gain for the day. Almost the entire list is small fractions lower this evening. Manhattan lost 3, Pullman 2 and Missouri Pacific 1 percent, while Short Line and Chesa peake and Ohio first preferred rose 2 each. Railroad bonds were not as active as yester day and the tone of the dealings was not so strong, the changes being fairly divided be tween gains and losses. The sales of all issnes aggregated Si;S33,00(. of which Ohio Southern incomes furnished 5138,000 and the Denver and Rio Grande Western assented 5111,000. The following table snows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by Whit ney & Stephenson, members of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: ' Open- liigh- ing. est. Am. Cotton OH B3H Atch.. Ton. S. F.... sir, I5 Canadian l'acifle 'Slit SIX Canada bonthern 54 SOS Central of INew Jersey. 8314 So Central I'aclOc. Low- Clos est, lng. SIX 61 SIX SO-K S4H 54M 95 95 .... S3K 15)4 16 JC0X 100)4 62H enH 85j2 93 95M B5X IS) 18)4 404 41 32 M Chesapeake & Ohio ... K'i C. Bur. Qulncy.....lOoi C, Mil. & BUPaul.... 2H C, MU.ftnt. P.. pr.... 98 C, Bock 1. &P 95M C St. L,. & l'ltts is C, bt. L. & Pitts, pf.. Alii C., M. P., 11. &U &i C.St. P.,M. &C, pf. .... C. & Northwestern... .tPfl C.& .Northwestern, pf. .... 0.(1(141 72 Ji ColTcoal & Iron 84 , Col. & Hocking Yal .. 20 Del., h. &f 141 Del. & Hudson 134 E.T., Va. &Ua.. ...... .... E. T., Va. & Ga.. lit pf 70)4 K.T., Va.AGa.2dpf. Illinois Central 110H Lake Erie Western.. 17 Lake Erie West. pr.. 57H Lake Shore A M. S 104 Louisville A Nashville. S1K Michigan Central 89 Mobile Ohio Mo., K. ATexas Missonrl Pacific 73 S. Y.. L. E. A W...... 29X ,N. T L. E. A W.prst 70 M. Y., C A St. LI 2. X., C. St. L. pf. U.Y., C. A8t.L.2dpf .... a. x v. A w , u 72)4 29j 70 23 Jj 69 H IS itxw ay id" 106X 72 H MH 34 2S liH 111 WX 134)4 1S4X 70K 70i liou liow 6? s;J 104 103)! 62 tm S9!4 89 a v; a. HorrblkA Western.... 17J; J7X 17), 16 NorrolkAWestern.pt 81)4 81 8I5, ,Wi northern Pacific 27K 27H 27K 27 Northern Pacific pref. B2 62j 62g X Oregon Improvement. 84 84 S3? S3 Oregon Transcon 34! UK 34 34 'PacifleMall 39)4 393? 88 SfK Peo. Dec. A Evans..... 28 26 28 2SH PbUadel. A Heading.. H 47H 48 47 Pullman Palace Car...20l S01H MX IgM Richmond A W. P. T.. 27 27 26 26X ItlctimondAW.P.T.pf SOW goii 7954 SOX bt. PaulADulutb 37)3 37)4 37M E Bt. Paul A Duluth pf. M St. P., Minn. A Man.. 1! HtLvABan Fran .... M St, L. A Ban Fran pf.. 84 , 64 64 63 St. L. A San F.lst pf. W Texas Pacific 18 20)4 1954 20K Union Pacific 665? 67 68g 66)4 Wabash 14 14 14 13S Wabash preferred 27)4 27)4 27 27 Western Union 87 87)4 8 8C4 Wheeling A L. E 6o 6Va 65 MX ELECTRIC LIGHT MOVEMENTS. The Thonrson-Honston Company Increases Its Cnpltnl to 813.000.000 Consolida tion and Street Railway Projects Said to be la View More Reports as to the Edison Companies. ISFICIAI, TELEQUAU TO THE DIBPATCIt.l Boston, March 5. There has been unusual excitement in electric circles during the past few days owing to the rapid advance of the stock of the Thomson-Houston Company. The Boston Herald of the 2d says: "A feature on the street to-day was the private dealing In Thomson-Houston electric shares, which shot up from about 200 to 260 on prospective rights. Gossip said one share of new preferred would be given for one present common share at 25, with a share of common thrown in. Gossip further said that the company earned more than 100 per cent on its capital inlS88:tobe precise, 120 per cent, or 31,200,000 on 51,000,000 common stock. An incentive to the buying was unquestionably the signing by Governor Bulkeley, of Connecticut yesterday of the bill giving this company authority to increase its capital to 10,000,000 common and 5,000,000 pre ferred stock. A careful inquiry among Interested and other parties indicates that the Thomson-Honstoo Company have begun negotiations with Henry Villaid, through Mr. Garrison, with the view of securing Villard's option on the Edison stocks, and thus secure control of the Edison Company, which in such case would thereafter be operated nnder Thomson-Houston manage ment, though It is likely the name of tbe Edi son. Company would be retained for commer cial reasons. If the negotiation of Garrison with Villard succeeds It will practically divide theelectrio business of the country between two large con cerns, the Thomson-Houston and tbe Westing house Electric Company, of Pittsburg, between which companies there is already said to be some business relations relating to lamps and otber details. Rumor has it that tbe Thomson-Houston Company proposes to confine its own peculiar business to street railway work exclusively, allowing the lighting to go on under tho ar rangement with Edison companies, and that the Boston street railways will adont the over head electric system of operation in preference to an underground cable system. It is a fact that for some reason the shares of tbe Thomson-Houston Company, having assets of less than $4,000,000, have suddenly risen to figures making tbe present market value of its issued stock nearly three times the value ot its assets: and there is the keenest competition in the search for particulars. BOSTON STOCKS. A Very Inactive Market, With Prices Tend ins Downward. Boston, March 6. The stock market was decidedly inactive this morning, lacking in features and tending downward when there was a change. In the afternoon the market continued dun ana steaay. Atch. ATop. It. B...1M Boston A Albany.. .213 Boston A Maine.... .1(8)4 Wls.Central.com... 15)4 wis. tenuai pi.... it AllouezM'gCo.Cnew) 2 Calumet A Hecla.... 250)4 Catalna 17 Franklin 13 v.. a. su iwft Clnn. San. A Cleve. 28 Eastern B. K 81 Eastern B. It. 6s liiH Flint PereM 29 Flint APereM. pro. P0K Mexican Cen. com.. 14 M. C. litMort. bds. 71 -N. Y. ANewEnz... 46K N. Y.ANewEug 7s. 127 Ola Colony. 171 Butland preferred.. 40 Osceola 14 Pewablc (new) 5 Quiney 654 Hell Telephone 228 Boston Land 7 Water Power 1M Tamarack 12S San Diego 23 Philadelphia. Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fonrth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex change. Did. Asked. Pennsylvania Ballroad 85)4 83)4 Reading Kallroad 23) .. Bufialo, Pittsburg and Western 12)2 12k Lehigh Vallev S4H MX Ijehlgh Navigation S2 62)4 Northern Pacific 27 27H Northern Pacific preferred 62)4 62H Ha, can I get married? No. "Well then buy me a yard of the "Belle" Jane Hading Veiling that I see in all tbe fancy goods stores marked 65 cents to $1. - w When baby was sick, wo gave her Castorla When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she had Children, she gave them Castorla. mhll-h65-inVFtSTJ, WHOLESALE HOUSE. JOSEPH HORNE & CO., Cor. Wood and Liberty Sts., Importers and Jobbers of Special offerings this week in SILKS, PLUSKSS, DEESS GOODS, SATEENS, seebstjokbb; ginghams, prints, and OHEVTOTS. For largest assortment and lowest prices call ana see us. t wholesaleIxclusively fe22-rS3-D M ONEY TO LOAK- On mortgages on improved real estate in sums 01 ji.wu ana upwara. Appiv at DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK, mh4-34-D No. 124 Fourth avenue. OFFICIAL PITTSBURG. No. 237.1 - A N ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE .OL opening of Howard alley from Thlrty fqurth street to a point 67feeteastwardly there from to line of property formerly of Thomas Howard. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city ot Fittsbnrg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That the Chief of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed, to cause 10 De surveyea ana openea witnm hi uays irom tbe date of the passage of this ordinance. Howard allev. from Tblrtv-fourtb street to a point 67 feet eastwardUy therefrom to line of property formerly of Thomas Howard, at a width of 20 feet. In accordance with an ordin ance locating tbe same, approved December 14, 1SS8. The damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay tbe same to be assessed and col lected in accordance with tbe provisions of an act of Assembly of tbe Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, entitled "An act authorizing and directing Councils of cities of the second class to provide for the Improvement of streets, lanes, alleys and public highways, 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, 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 tbe 14th day of June, A. D. 1887. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as tho same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 23th day of February, 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 26, 18SD. Approved: WM. McCALLTN, Mayor. Attest: . H. McCLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 8, pace 584 4th day of March, A. D. 1889. mb5-14 Department of Public Works, PITTSB0BO, February 28. 1889. f NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE reports of Viewers on the opening of Carnegie street, from Fifty-second street to McCandless street, and Kent alley, from Stan ton avenue to Fifty-second street, have been approved by Councils, which action will bd final, unless an appeal is filed in tbe Court of Common Pleas within ten (10) days from date. E.M.BIGELOW, Chief ox Department oX Publio Works, xeas-s DH GOODS and NOTIONS. DOMESTIC MAKKETS. Genuine Batter Booming Batterine Dealers Grow Timid. DOMESTIC SWISS CHEESE SLOW. General Drift of Cereals DoTnnrard-Mar-. kets Sluggish. COFFEE IS STILL OH THE ASCENT OFFICE OF THE PrrraBUBG DISPATCH, t TUESDAY, March 5, 1889. J Country Produce Jobblne Prices. The Elgin Butter Board, at its regular meet ing on Monday, made no change in prices. All genuine butter is on the boom. A Liberty street commission man said tc-day that bis customers were ordering a half-dozen tubs where they ordered one a few weeks ago. It has become entirely too risky to handle butter ine when a-fino and imprisonment stares deal ers in the face. Eggs are easy. Sweitzer and Limburg cheese are quiet, and prices are shaded with cash customers. Factories are overstocked with American Sweitzer cheese, and there is a dis position to unload, which depresses markets. Prices on domestic Sweitzer are now 3 to 6 cents lower at jobbing rates than this time last year, and Limburg is 2 cents lower. A leading authority on cheese says that Sweitzer cheese brings little more than the staple Ohio cheese, a thing unprecedented in the trade. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3132c; Ohio do, 262Sc: fresh dairy packed, 20023c; country rolls, 2023c; Cbartlers Creamery Co, butter, 3132c Beaks Choice medium, 82 002 10: choice peas, S2 052 13. Beeswax 2325c 3 lb for choice; low grade, 1618c Cider Sand refined, $8 C07 E0: common, $3 5034 00; crab elder, $8 00860 $ barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212c: New York, fall make. 12K13c; Limburzer. HKc: domestic Sweitzer cneese, ll12a Dried Peas SI 451 50 1 bushel; split do, 23&c-? ft. Eaos 15c straight $1 dozen tor strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, Jl 60$2 003 barrel; evap orated raspoerrles, 25c ft ft: cranberries, 53 00 fl barrel; $2 40S2 50 per bushel. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1 do. 4045c; mixed lots, 3035c $1 ft. Hojustt S2 652 7o f) barrel. Honey New Crop, 1817c; buckwheat, 13 15c p'otatoes Potatoes. 8510c ? bushel; $2 50 2 75 for Southern sweets; S3 253 50 for Jer sey sweets. . Poultry Live chickens, 6575c fl pain dressed chickens, 1315c ft pound; turkeys, 13 15c dressed ft pound; ducks, live. 8085c ft pair; dressed, l3llc ft pound; geese, 10Uc per pound. Seeds Clover, choice. 62 Iks to bushel, 6 1 bushel; clover, large English, 62 His, SO 25; clover, Alsike, $8 50; clover, white, $9 00; timo thy, choice, 4ofts, Jl 85; blue grass, extra clean, 14 As, SI 00: blue grass, fancy, 14 lbs. SI 20; orchard grass, 14 fts, 52 00; red top, 14 fts, 1 00; millet, 50 lbs, $1 23; German millet, 50 fts, $2 00; Hungarian grass, 48 fts, 12 00; lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, 25c per ft. Tallow Country, 45c; city rendered, 55Kc Troficai. Fruits Lemons, fancy, $3 00 4 00 ft box; common lemons, 8275 ft box; Messina oranges, 2 603 50 J? box; Florida oranges, S3 003 50 ft box: Jamaica oranges, fancy, S3 005 GO ft case; Malasa grapes, $5 G0Q7 00 ft keg; bananas, $2 50 firsts: SI 502 00, good seconds, ft bunch; cocoanuts, 54 004 50 ft hundred; new figs, 12a 14c ft pound; dates, 6CKc ft pound. Veoetables Celery. 40o0c doz. bunches; cabbages, S3 006)100 ft 100; onions, 60c ft bushel: Spanish onions, 7590c ft crate; turnips, 30 40c per bushel. Groceries. Green coffee was again advanced Kc yester day in New York, and is firmly held at the ad vance Another rise in roasted coffee is due almost any day. Greek Coffee Fancy Rio, 2021Kc; choice Rio, 1920c; prime Rio, 19c; fair Rto, 1818c: old Government Java, 26Kc; Mara caibo, 21K22Kc; Mocha, 3031c; Santos, 18$ 22c; Caracas coffee, 2021c; peaberry, Rio, 2021c; Laeuayra, 20K21Mc Roasted (In papers) Standard brands,23c; high grades, 2527c; old Government Java, bulk, 3233; Maracaibo. 27g2Sc: Santos, 22K 23Kc; peaberry, 2BKc; peaberry Santos, 21 23kc; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 22c; good Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125c: allspice, 9c: cassia, 89c: pepper, 19c; nutmeg. 70S0c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test,liic: Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, 150. 9c; water white. 10Kc; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, Uc; royaline, 14c. Syrups Corn syrups, 2325c; choice sugar syrup, 33S8c; prime sugar syrup, S0S3c; strictly prime, 3S35c N. O. Molasses Fancy, 50c; choice, 45; me dium, 45; mixed, 4042c Soda Bl-carb In kegs, 3K4c; bi-carb In fjs, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 66c; sal soda in kegs, 15c; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 10c; stearlne, per set. 8Kc; paraffine, lljf12e. Rice Head, Carolina, 7c; choice, 6 7c: prime, oMSoVc; Louisiana, 68Kc Sbarch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 5f7c: gloss starcb, 57c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65: Lon don layers, S3 10; California London, layers, 82 50: Muscatels. 82 25: California Mnscatels, 82 35; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia, 7J47c; sultana. 7?c: currants, new, 43i5c; Turkey prunes, new, 44c: French prunes, 813c; Salonica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8c, cocoanuts, per 100,56 00; almonds, Lan., per ft; 26c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnnts,;nap., 12k16c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna- figs, 12K 16c: new dates, 56c; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; citron, per ft. 2122c: lemon peel, per ft. 1314c; orange peel, 12c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 8 c: apples, evaporated, 6ViS6ic; apricots, Uallfor1 nla, evaporated, 1518c; peaches, evaporated pared, 2223c: peacbes, California, evaporated, unpared, 1012c; cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evapor ated, 242iKc; blacKberries, 78c: huckle berries, 10 12c. Sugars Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7?c; granu lated,7c:confectioners' A,bc; standard A,0Jic; soft whites, 6GJfc; yellow, choice, 66)c; yellow, good, l?it6cx yellow, fair, 6c; yel low, dark, 5Jic Pickt.es Medium, bhls (1.200), $475; me diums, half bbls (600). $2 85. Salt No. 1 ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, ft bbl, $1 05; dairy, ft bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, Jff bbl, SI 20; Higgin's Eureka, 4 bu sack, S3 80; Hlggin's Eu reka, 16-14 ft pockets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peacbes, Sl?50 1 60; 2ds, SI 301 35: extra peaches, 31 851 1U; pie pcaches.'MOc; finest corn, $1 30i?l 50; Hfd. Co. corn, 7000c: red cherries, 90cl 00; lima beans. SI 10: soaked do, 85c; string do do, 75 85c; marrowfat peas, $1 lOffll 15; soaked peas, 7075c: pineapples, SI 401 50; Bahama do, $2 7o; damson plums, 95c; green gages, SI 25; eggplums, $2 00; California pears, $2 G0;dogreen gages. 2 00; do egg plums, $2 00; extra white cherries, $2 90; red cherries, 21s, 90c: raspber ries, SI 151 40: strawberrie". SI 10; goose berries, SI 201 30: tomatoes, 8592c; salmon, l.ft, SI 752 10; blackberries, SOc; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2fts, $1 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, $1 75; 14-ft cans, S13 60; baked beans, SI 4G1 45; lobster, 1 ft, SI 75 1 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines, mustard. 84 00: sardines, spiced. 34 25. Fish Extra No. 1 .bloater mackerel, $38 ft bbl; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, messed, $36; No. 2 shore mackerel, 324. Codfish Whole pollock, 4Kc ft ft; do medium George's cod, 6c: do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips, 6c: do George's cod in block", 6K 7Xc Herring Round sbore, $5 50 ft bbl; split, 87: lake S3 25 ft 100-ft half bbl. Whito flsb, $7 ft 100-ft half bDl. Lake trout, $5 50 ft half bbL Finnan hadderi 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft ft. Buckwheat Flour 22c per pound. Oatmeal $6 306 60 ft bbL Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 6860c ft gallon. Lard oil. 75c Grain, Flonr'nnd Feed. Total receipts as' bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 51 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 1 car of wheat, 4 of bay, 1 of bran, 4 of flour, 1 of ear corn. By Pittsburg, Cincin nati and St. Louis, 6 cars of oats, 6 of hay, 1 of wheat, 1 of bran, Cot corn. 1 of mill feed. 1 of flour, 2 of wheat and oats. By Baltimore and Ohio, 3 cars of bay, 1 of oats, 1 of feed. By Fittsbnrg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of wheat, 1 of corn, oof hay, 1 of flour, 1 of rye. There was but one sale on call, viz., 1 car choice timothy bay, $15. 10 days. Tbe bears appear to be on top on the wheat question. May wheat went down as low as $1 U0 to-day, a fall of 15c in the past two weeks. As with wheat so it is all along the line, with barley as tbe exception, the drift is toward lower levels of prices. Bar ley has taken the upward turn, as will be seen by quotations below. Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red, SI 06 1 07; No. 3 red. 98cSl 04. Corn No. 2 yellow. ear,40K41c:blgh mixed ear, 3940:; No. 1 yellow, shelled. 3839c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 373Sc: high mixed, Shelled, 3637c; mixed, shelled, 3536c: OATS No. 2 white, 3131Kc; extra Nd.3,80 30c; No. 3 white, 29j30c; No. 2 mixed, 28 29c . RYE No. i Western. 6061c: No. 2, 6556c BAELEr-No.lCaiiada, SSgWciNo, Canada, 8588cj No. 3 Canada. 80882c; No. 2 Western. 7SS0c; No. 3 "Western, 704372c; Lake- Shore. 78 6 SOc Flour Jobbing priceswinter patents $6 50, 675; spring patents. $6 757 00: fancy straight, winter and spring, sa 75E6 00; clear winter. So 255 5a straight XXXX bakers', $5 005 25 Rye flour. $1 CO. MiLLFEED Middlings, fine white, $18 00 SO 00 ft ton; brown middlings, $14 5015 00; winter wheat bran, $14 75015 25; chop feed. $15 00018 00. HAY-Baled timothy, choice, $15 0015 25; No. 1 do. $11 2514 60; No. 2 do, $12 0013 00; loose from wagon, SIS 0020 00: No. 1 upland prairie. $9 7510 00; No. 2, $8 003 50; packing dq,$0 507 00. Straw Oats. $8 008 25; wheat and rye straw, $7 007 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 105c; sugar-cured hams, medinm, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small, lie; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 10c; sup- -cured sbonlders. Sc: sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 9Jc; sugar-cured California hams, 8c;sngar-cured dried beef flats, 8c; sugar cured dried neef sets,9c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, lie: bacon shoulders, 7c; bacon clear sides. 8c; bacon clear bellies, 8Kc: dry salt shoulders. 6c; dry salt clear sides. 7c Mess pork, heavy, $14 00; mess pork, family; $14 50; Lard Refined in tierces, 7c: half barrels, c; 60-ft tubs, 7c;20-ft palls, 7c; 50-ft tin cans, 7Hc; 3-ft tin pails, 7JJc; 5-ft tin palls, 7Jic; 10-ft tin pails, 7Kc Smoked sansage, long. 6c; large, 5c Fresh pork links. 9c Pigs feet, half barrels, $3 75; quarter barrels, $1 75. Dressed Meat. Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on dressed meats: Beer, carcasses, 400 to 000 ms, 5c; 650 to 650 fts, 6c; 650 to 750 fis, 6Mc Sheep, 7c ft ft. Lambs. 8Kc ffi ft. Hogs, 6c TDEUISTEK'S MOTICE. .Notice Is hereby given that the following ac counts of executors, administrators, gnardlans and trustees have been duly examined and passed in the lteglster's office, and will be presented to tbe Orphans' Court for confirmation and allowance on Monday, April 1. 1889 No. 1. Final account of Caroline Schwab, ad ministratrix of tbe estate of .Peter Schwab, de ceased. Filed February 2, 1889. No. 2. Final account 01 the Safe Deposit Com pany of 1'lttsburg. administrator of tbe estate of Sarah E. Q oldthorp, deceased. Filed February 2, 1889. No. X Final account of the Safe Deposit Com pany of Pittsburg, administrator of the estate of Samuel H. Goldtnorp, deceased. Filed February 2,1889. No. 4. Final account of Jacob B. Hubley. ex ecutor of will of Mary A. Hubley, deceased. Filed February 2, 1889. No. 5. Final account of Andrew Brethawer. rardlan of William M. Hoggs. Filed .February 1889. No. 6. Final account of M. R. Alexander, ad ministratrix of tho estate of Ella A. Irwin, de ceased. Filed February 2, 18891 No. 7. Final account or John Westhead, ex ecutor or the will of Albert Maltby, deceased. Filed February 4, 1889. No. 8. Final account of Louisa Simpson, ad ministratrix of estate or Sarah Simpson, deceased. FHea February 4, 1889. No. 9. Second partial account of Otto Krebs and John N. Neeb, executors of the will of John Vocgtly, Sr., deceased. Filed February 4, 1889. No. 10. Final account of John U. Meyer, guar dlan or Amelia Uelsner Filed February S. Ib89. N o. 11. i lnal account or John Moody, adminis trator or the estate or Alfred P. Turner, deceased. Filed Februarys, 1889. No. 12. Account or John Murphy, guardian of Mary Louise Douglass, now Hervey. Filed Feb ruary s, 1889. No. 13. Flnalaccount or W.J. Canning and Ad dison Canning, executors of the will or KebcccaB. Canning, deceased. Filed February 6. 1889. No. 14. Account of 11. H. Lafferty, administrator or the estate or William Latterly, deceased. Filed Februarys, 1889. No. 15. Account of William Slater, administrator or the estate or Dorothea Miller, decased. Filed February 11, 1889. No. IS. Final account or Mary A. Hunter, ad ministratrix or the estate of MaryA. Summerwell, deceased. Filed February 11, 1889. N 0. 17. Final account of T. JlcK. Cook, admin istrator or the estate of George A. Cook, deceased. Filed February lL 1889. No. 18. Final account of James H. Davis, ad ministrator or tbe estate of Joseph K. Hughes, de ceased. Filed February 7, 1889T No. 19. Final account of David H. Chambers, adm lnlstrator of tbe estate of J obn Chambers, de ceased. Filed Februarys, 1889. No. 9). Partial account or William Alderson and Matthew Thrower, executors or the will of Thomas Alderson, deceased. Filed February 7. 1889 No. 21. Final account or Bobert McMUHn and J. F. Dlffenbacher, executors or tbe will or James ilcMlllln,. deceased. Filed February 7, 1889. No. 22. Flnalaccount or Barbara Docbart, ad ministratrix or the estate or Martin Docbart, de ceased. Filed Februarys, 1889. No. 23. Final account or Joseph J. Bender, ex ecutor of the will of Mary M. Wllllson, deceased. Filed February 11. 18S9. No. 2. Final account of J. H. Sorg. guardian of Elizabeth Becker. Filed Febrnary 12, 1889. No. 25. Flnalaccount or J. M. Parkinson, guar dian or Charles C, Frank F. and Nellie A. under wood. Filed February 12. 18S9. No. 26. Final account or John Payton. executor or the will or Mary Welsh, deceased. Filed Feb ruary 12. 1889. No. 27. Final account of J. P. Sic Williams, guardian of Nancy Hough. Filed February 13, 1889. No. 28. Final account or John Breltenbach, ex ecutor or tbe will of Frederick Beltzek deceased. Flledjrebruaryia, 18S9. No. 29. Partial account of Francis Allen and Jane Beatty. executors of tbe will of John Beatty, deceased. Filed February 13, 1889. No. 30. Final account ot William Hart man, guardian of Andrew McB. Campbell. Filed Feb ruary II, 1889. No. 31. Partial account or William J. Kothrum, Siardlan or William (X, Albert K. and Jobn C. othrum. Filed February 15. 1889. No. 32. Final account or Charles F. Schwarz, guardian or Willie Wlnterhalter. Filed February IS, 1889. No. 33. Account or Joseph C. DIttmar, admin istrator d. b.-n. e. t. a. or Thomas D. Powell, de ceased. Filed Febrnary 16.1839. No. 34. Final account or Annie VT. Henderson, administratrix c. t. a. of Maria R. Henderson, de ceased. Filed February IB, 1889. No. 35. Final account or William Yung, execu tor or the will or Elizabeth Yung, deceased. Filed February 19, 1889. No. 38. Account or John K. McCune. deceased, late guardian or Flnley Hall Lloyd, stated by Mary II. McCune. administratrix or nls estate. Filed February 20, 1389. No. 37. Account of John K. McCune, deceased, late guardian of Davison Lloyd, stated by Mary H. McCune, administratrix of his estate. FHea Feb ruary 2C, 1889. No. 38. Account of John B. McCune. deceased, administrator of estate or Martha Uanna, de ceased, stated by Mary H. McCune, administra trix or hi estate. Filed February 20, 1889. No. 39. Account or Jobn G. Bryant, adminis trator a. b. n. or estate or Martha Hanna, de ceased. Filed February 20. 1889. - No. 40. Final account oroeorge Lang, executor of the will or Dorothea Fisher, deceased. Filed February 20, 1389. No. 41. Final account or Albert P. McKenery, administrator or the estate or Jobn Warensford, deceased. Filed February 20, 1SS9. No. 42. Final account ofFred Colwes, guardian of David Koester. Filed February 2a 18S9. No. 43. Final account or James P. Qninn, guar dian or George H. Ede Filed February 21, 1889. No. 44. Final acconnt or Thomas 31. licCor mlck and James E. Wilson, administrators of estate or James E. McCormlck, deceased. Filed February 2L 1889. No. 45. Final account or Thomas A. Noble, executor or the will or Jobn Burns, deceased. Filed February 23, 1889. No. 46. Final account or George Schwan, ex ecutor of tbe will of Henry Schwan, deceased. Filed February23, 1889. No. 47. First account of Anna Mary Auday and Nancy Metzgar, executrixes of the will or Louisa C. Auday, deceased. Filed February 23, 1889. No. 48. ilnal account or Charles S. Crawford, administrator or the estate or John B. E. Richard son, deceased. Filed February 23, 1889. No. 49. Final account or Frank Wllbert, ex ecutor or the will or Jacob Wllbert. deceased. Filed February 25, 1889. r No. 50. Final account or Joseph Ford, guar dian or Henry A. Daewerltz. Filed February 25, 1889. No. 51. Final account or Clara Fromme. admin istratrix or the estate of Bernbard Fromme, de ceased. Filed February 25. 1889. No. 52. Final account or George Ksbman, trus tee In partition or estate or Mary Nino, deceased. Filed February 25, 1889. No. 53. Final account or Charles G. Mllner, ad ministrator or the estate or I). C. Holmes, de ceased. Filed February 25, 1889. No. M. Account or Anna Bels. administratrix or the estate or Jonn Kels, deceased. Filed Feb rnary 25, 1839. No. 55. Account of George Hotmelster, guardian or Anna E. Uofmelster. Filed February 27, 1889. No. 58. Final acconnt or F. H. Eggers and Jobn II. Mueller, executors of the will or John C. Flelner. deceased. Filed February 23. 1889. No. 57. Partial acconnt or James Godlrey, co executor or the will or J. P. Smltb, deceased. Filed February 28, 1389. No. 58. Final acconnt or Ida UcGeary, adminis tratrix or estate or Marshall H. McGeary, de ceased. Filed February 28. 18S9. No. 59. Second acconnt or B. JT. Jones, guardian orTbomas C. Jones. Filed Marcb I, 1889. No. bO. Final account or B. F. Jones, guardian or George W. Jones, minor, now deceased. Filed Marcb 1, 1889. No. SL Final accounfor James A. Johnston, administrator of estate of Strtckler Dcmuth, de ceased. Filed March 1. 1889. No. 62. Account of B. C. Slocum, administrator or estate of George E. Slocum, deceased. Filed Marcb L, 18S9. No. 63. Flnalaccount or Mary Ann Abbott, ad ministratrix of estate of John Abbott, deceased. Filed March 1, 18s9. No. 84. Second acconnt of James C. Pierce, ex ecutor of tbe will or Mary V. Power, deceased. Filed March 1, IS89. No. 65. Final account ors.E. Stewart, trustee In partition or the estate pf Sarah Klrby, deceased. Filed March L 1839. No. 66. Final account 01 J. C Deer, guardian of Charles Gallagher. Filed March L 1839. No. 67. Account or It. M. Holland, administra tor or estate or Eliza Y. Dlller, deceased. Filed March 1, 1889. S. P. CONNER, Pittsburg, March 1, 1SS9. Beelstcr. OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF ORPHANS' COCBT. Notice Is hereby given that the following ac counts of trustees have been dnly examined and passed In tbe Clerk's office and will be presented to tbe Orphans' Court for confirmation and allow ance on MONDAY, April 1, 1889. No. 68. Account or George W. Lyon, trustee under tbe will or John Lyon, deceased. Filed Februarys. 1889. No. 69. Sixth account of James Dickson, sur viving executor and trustee under will of James Flniay, deceased. Filed February 9, 1889. No. 79. Seventh account of H. and J. P. Hanna, trustees under will orThomas Hanna, deceased. Filed February 21, 1889. No. 7L Eighth account of J. P. Queen, trustee of the estate of Benjamin Trimble, deceased. Filed February 21. 1S89. No. 72. Flnalaccount of H. Sellers MeKee, trus tee under the will of Frederick McKee, deceased. Filed March , 1889. PirrsBUBo, March I, 1889. SAMUEL P. CONNEB. Clerk of Orphans' Court. IN THE 0BPHAN8' COUBT. AUDIT NOTICE. Creditors, hslrs tad au other persons Interested NEW ADYERTISSMENTSCH?: are! hereby nbtltled'tbat an audit list wUl be mad .. up ox aoove mentioned accounts (.except gnar dlans) which shall sbow balances for distribution and all accounts tawhlrTi irrcjntlons shall be filed. and that such audit list will be UkenJup-ott Mon-j ) v Anvil t. 1SSQ .nil .nnllnn. tht.r0l.ftpr ftH day (Saturday and Sunday excepted) until the) wnoie usb snail nave neeu oisposeu ot. - S. P. CONNEB, Beglster andEx-Offlclo Clerk of Orphans' Court. mno-w-w g nn. BUTTER, i-1 BUTTER BUTTERi EVERY POUND WARRANTED PURS 1 ; Chartiers Creamery CoV Warehouse and General Offices, 708 SMITHFIELD STREET; Telephone 1123. BIsseH Block. ' PITTSBURG PA.' Factories throughout Western Pennsylvania. For prices see market quotations ' ? ' Wholesale exclusively. Will remove to No. 616 Liberty: street, oa or about March 15. mh4.jrwj. ARMOUR 8c CO PITTSBURG. 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