THE IAEKET BASKET.
Lenten Season Stimulates Trade in
Fish and Oysters.
AS ACTIVE MOVEMENT IN BUTTER.
Vegetables From Sew Orleans and Ber
muda to tbe Front.
WHAT'S TO PAI FOE SDNDAT MKHER
Orncs of Pittsburg Dispatch, i
Fkidat. March 15. 1SS9. $
At the meat stalls there has been no
change of prices for choice cats, notwith
standing the fact that cattle are off from 2c
to 3c per pound from rates of last fall. The
drop has affected prices of rough meat, hides
and tallow, but has not reached tenderloins
and porterhouse steaks. If batchers had a
profit last fall they should be reaping hand
some profits now, when a 1,500-pound steer
costs $35 less.
Trade in the products of old ocean has very
much improved since Ash Wednesday. The
restaurant demand for crabs has been far be
yond the supply for a week past. A leading
dealer reports that he could not fill one-fourth
of his orders in this line.
The bulk of the trade in fish is still in the line
of the frozen article. Fresh flounders, scol
lops and blue salmon begin to put in their ap
pearance in small quantities. Scollops bring
2 50 per gallon, anifat this figure there is no
profit to the dealer. Fresh mackerel are on
the stalls at 60c per pound. There are no new
features of interest in the lines of butter, eggs
and poultry. The latter grows scarce as the
season advances. Eggs are In good supply and
demand, with prices varying very little from a
week ago.
Oleois no longer offered at market stalls.
The risk is too great. Dealers who have paid
heavy fines, and have the fear of heavier pen
alties before them, have surrendered, and are
now sell only butter.
Green Goods.
New vegetables, from the Gulf of Mexico,
begin to put in an appearance, reminding ns
that old things are passing away and all things
are soon to become new. Radishes, tomatoes,
beets, celery from New Orleans, new potatoes
and onions from Bermuda are at the front.
Strawberries are drifting to lower prices, but
are still steep enough for the majority of
parses. Those who are satisfied with the old
reliable fruit' and vegetables can obtain them
at figures as low as they have been at any time
for a decade or two in the middle of March.
Florists report an improvement in trade of
last week. The fact that Lent is fully onis
however, fully felt In tbe trade. A leading
florist desires The Dispatch readers to know
that quotations below are for choice varieties
of roses, and says that there are common
varieties which range from 75c to SI per dozen
below rates here given. Following are latest
prices for market basket filling, as furnished
by retail dealers:
Meats.
The prices called for at the Diamond Markets
remain unchanged. The best cuts of tenderloin
steak range from 20 to 25c, with the last figure
for very fancy, which are very often no bet
ter than the 20c article; sirloin, best cuts,
f mm 18 tn Me; standmi? rib roast. 15 to 20c:
chnck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; J
Douing Deer, o to oc; sweet ureaus, ajc per
pain beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, fita
pound: calf livers. 25e apiece; corned beef
from 5 to 10c per pound. Veal for stewing
commands 10c: roast, 12 to 15c: cutlets. 20c
per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 12)4 to
loc: hind quarters, 15 to 20c A leg of mut
ton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings
12c;fore quarter, 8c; loin of -mutton, 15c
Vcse tables and Fruit.
Jersey sweet potatoes, 25c a half peck;
totatoes,15e a half peck; celery.10 to 15c a bunch;
fcew Bermuda potatoes, 40c per peck; new Ber
muda onions, 25c per quart; tomatoes, 40c per
quart box; pumpkin. 15 to 25c; cabbage, 5
to 10c; apples, 15c to 20c per half peck;
bananas, 15 to 25c a dozen: lemons. 25 to
BOc per dozen: oranges, S550c; onions, 25c a
half peck; spinach, 25c per half peck; lettuce,10c
perbunch,3 tor 25c:radishes,7c per bunch; cran
berries, 15c per quart: cucumbers, 25 to 35c a
piece; mushrooms, SI a pound: asparagus, 20c a
bunch; new beets, 15c a bunch; strawberries, 75c
a quart.
Batter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, 38 to 40c Good
Country butter, 35c Fancy pound rolls, 60c
The- ruling retail price for eggs is 20c
Choice country eggsbnng'zSc.
The range for dressed chickens is SI to
SI 25 per pair. Turkeys. 25c per pound.
Fish nod Oysters.
Following are the articles in this line still on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12)c; Cali
fornia salmon, 40c pound; white fish, 12c; her
ring, 4 pounds for 25c; fresh mackerel, 3oc apiece;
Spanish mackerel. 45c to 50c a pound; sea sal
mon, 40c a pound: blue fish, 20c; perch. 10c;
halibut, 25c; rock bass, SOc; black bass, 20c: lake
trout, U&c: lobsters. 25c; green sea turtle. 2Sc
Oysters: standard, SI per gallon; select, tl 50
to 1 75: N. Y. counts, II 75 per gallon; snaps,
80c: shell oysters, 25c dozen; smelts, 20 to 25c
ponnd; dams, SI 25 gallon; scollops, 50c a
quart.
Flowers.
La France roses, S3 00 per doaen; Bride
roses, 2 00 per dozen; Pcrles, 1 25 per dozen;
Nlphetos, SI 25 per dozen; Bennetts, S2 00
per dozen: Magna Cbarta roses, SI 00;
American Beautv, 50cl 00 apiece; Mermets,
12 00 per dozen; De Wattnlle. 2 00; carnations,
50 cents a dozen; Violets, J2 09 a hundred;
Lilv of tbe Valley, 75c per dozen; Maiden
Hair fern, 50c per doz. fronds. Bermuda
Easter lilies. S3 00 per dozen; tulips. 75c per
dozen; mignonette, 75c per dozen; lilacs, 25c
a spray: daffodils. 75c per dozen; Dutch hya
cinths, 20c apiece: pansies, 25c a dozen; Jacque
minot roses, S2 50 a dozen.
LITE STOCK MAEEETS.
Condition of the Market at tbe East Liberty
Stock Tarda.
OmcB or PrrrsBtjno Dispatch,')
PRIDAT.Mrchl5, 1889.
Cattle Receipts, 1,940 bead: shipments,
2,060 head. Market dnll and weak. Nothing
doing; all through consignments. No cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs Dull; all grades $5 005 10. Re
ceipts. 2,600 head: shipments, 2,400 head. Ten
cars of hogs shipped to New York.
Sheep Nothing doing: none for sale. Six
loads passed through. Receipts, 2,400 bead;
shipments, 2,000 head.
Br Telecravh.
Kansas Cttt Cattle Receipts. 2,685 head;
shipments. 1,213 head; best grades of heavy
steers active and 5lCc higher; medium about
steady; cows, stockers and feeding steers
steady at 56 10c higher; good to choice corn
fed. S3 90SJ4 15: common to medium, $2 753 00;
stockers and feeding steers, SI 603 20; cows,
$1 352 Ji Hogs Receipts, 5.772 head; ship,
ments, 185 head: weak and 2K5c lower, dot
ing dull and weak: good to choice, S4 45
4 62; common to medium. S4 1001 3a. bbeep
Receipts, 53 head: no shipments; active and
steady to strong; good to choice muttons, S4 25
l 50: common to medium. S2 503 90.
New Yoek Beeves ReceiDts, 40 carloads
for tbe market. 35 carloads for city slaughter
ers direct and 21 carloads for a beef exporter;
dull market, unchanged prices and not all sold:
poor to prime steers sold at S3 2S4 25 per 100
lbs: extra do. at H 854 65; bulls and dry cows,
52 203 00. Sheep Receipts, 2,400 head, and
4.000 bead were carried over yesterday; a little
more than one-half tbe offerings changed
hands, and tbe market closed weak: sales in
cluded sheep at $4 005 50 per 100 lbs; yearling
lambs at S4 757 25. Hogs Receipts, 4,500
head, all for slaughterers direct, except a
carload of really prime hogs that sold alive at
53 per 100 lbs; light pigs would go to $5 30; dull
feeling.
CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. 9.000 head: ship
ments, 8,000 head: market dull and 10c lower;
choice beeves, S4 0024 35; steers, S3 003 b0:
stockers and feeders. $2 00S 40;Texas steers,
SI 750300. Hoes Receipts. 2,000 bead; ship
ments. 7.500 head; market slow, heavy and 5c
lower: mixed. S4 554 80; heavy. H 554 85: light,
6004 95; skips, W 504 3a. Sheep Receipts,
5.000 head: shipments, 2.W0 head: market weak;
natives. S3 504 00; western cornfed, S4 40
4 75:lambs,$4 755 80.
ST. Lorns Cattle Receipts. 600; shipments,
400: market stronger; choice heavy native
steers. S3 SO0i 40; fair to good do, S3 00g4 00;
stockers and feeders, fair to good, $2 003 20;
rangers, cornfed. S2 7033 40; grassf ed. Si 90
2 90? Hogs Receipts. 3,200; shipments. 1200;
market steadv; choice "heavy. S4 .004 80: pack
ing, S4 604 75: light grades.! 654 70. Sheep
Receipts, 200; shipments, 600; market strong;
fair to choice, S3 004 9a
Bcpfaia) Cattle Market steady: receipts.
2.000 head, thrnugb. SO head sale: mixed butch
ers'. S275Q3 25. Sheep and lambs Market
weak and tendencv a shade lowen receipts,
2.000 heart throngb, L000 bead sale: good sheep,
54 3584 65; good lambs, S5 855 85. Hogs
Market active; lu20c lower; receipts, 4.600
head through. 8,100 bead sale; offerings all sold
Straight at $5 655 76.
Cm cis k ati Hogs In good demand: lowen
common ana debt, (4 0004 o; pscung ana
butchers', M 604 80; receipts, 2.6B0 head; ship.
mcnU. 1,700 head.
MABKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat More Active, bat Early Options
Lower Corn Qalet and Oats Higher
Hog Products Neglected and
Barely Steady.
CHICAGO There was quite a good trade In
wheat to-day, but principally on local account.
Outside news was scarce and outside business
light The feeling developed was weaker, in
fluenced by fine and favorable weather for the
growing crop here, good weather abroad and
dull and easier cables. The opening was
Y& lower than yesterday's closing, and under
free speculative offerings prices further de
clined ljc though not without numerous
slight fluctuations. Around 95c for May, how
ever, a prominent local trader bought freely,
which started the market up and prevented
further decline
The buying was evidently to cover shorts as
the party was credited a day or two ago with
being large seller. From the inside prices for
Maya recovery of lHc followed, and closed
about lHc lower than closing figures of yester
day. June closed about Je lower, and July
closed about Uc lower. ,
There was but little interest manifested In
corn, fluctuations being within narrow limits
and trading almost exclusively local. The
feeling on the whole was somewhat easier, the
fine weather having a tendency to increase of
ferings. ,
A fair volume of business transpired in oats.
The opening was weak and rather unsettled,
but at inside figures of the day. Offerings
were fair, but the buying by a large house pro
duced a change in the sentiment. A stronger
feeling developed and prices advanced ic A
recession of c followed. Later in the session,
however, a stronger feeling developed, and
prices advanced Jc the market closing steady
at a net gain of $ic over yesterday's last
sales.
Hog products attracted very little attention,
and trading was light. Local operators were
not much interested in the market and the out
side orders wore smaller than usual. Prices
declined slightly on all the leading articles.
Later the market showed more steadiness and
prices rallied again, with purchases credited to
those who sold early. Tne market closed quiet
at about outside figures.
The leading futures rancea as follows:
Wheat No. 2 May. 65i96J91K15Kc:
June, 2Ji92V9191Jic; July, K2S7S6
6860; iear. 6O80lc m
Cork No. 2 May, S35Vc; June, S
85e35Ke35Jc: July, S6We36V2c ,
OArs No. 2 May, 22o25M25JJc;
June. 25&625KC; July, 25V2KS2oK255gc
Mess Pork, per bbl. May, $12 1?K12 25
12 1012 20; June, S12 25; July, 512 254212 32
12 25gl2 32X-
Laed, per 100 fts. May, S6 95; June, 57 00;
July. 57 057 057 02K7 05.
ShoetRibs, per 100 fc. May, S6 206 22J
6 17KS6 2iii; June, 56 27K; July. S8 306 32$.
Casn quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged: No. 2 spring wheat,
93US3$c: No. 3 spring wheat. 9192c:No.2
red, 93$493Kc No. 2 corn. 34634ftc; No. 2
oats, 24ac No. 2 rye. 43c .No. 2 barley,
nominal. So. 1 flaxseed, SI 55. Prime tim
othy seed. $1 SS1 39. Mess pork, per barrel,
S12 1512 2a Lard, per 100 lbs. S3 S7K6 9a
Short ribs sides (loose). S6 1506 2a Dry salted
shoulders (boxed). $5 505 62& Short clear
sides (boxed), S6 62J6 75. bugars Cut loaf,
unchanged. Receipts Flour. 8,000 bar
rels; wheat, 53,000 bushels: corn, 186,000 bushels:
oats. 64,000 bushels: rye, 2,000 bushels: barley,
25,000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 8,000 bar
rels: wheat. 20.000 bushels; corn. 89,000 bushels:
oats, 69.000 bushels; rye. 8,000; barley, 25,000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the bntter
market was weaker but not quotably lower.
Eggs 13J4014C
New Yoek Flour heavy and 515c lower.
Wheat Spot heavy and quiet; options freely
offered at lower prices andJiS&c lower. Barley
Sulet: ungraded Canada. 7583c Barley malt
nil; Canada, 90cjJSl 10 for old and new. Corn
Spot dull and ilc lower; options dull and
KKc lower. Oats Spot dull and lower: op
tions firm. Hay moderately active and firm.
Hops quiet and firm. Coffee Options opened
steadv and 2030 points down: closed steady
and 2XJ30 points below yesterday: lower ca
bles; good business; sales, 78,250 bags, including
March. 16.SD10S5c: April, 16.8016.90c; Mav.
l&S5ei6.95c; June, 16.9016.95c; Julv, 17.00
17.10c; August, 17.1017.20c; September, 17.20
17.S0c: spot Rio easier: fair cargoes, 19c Su
gar Raw strong; fair refining, 5 3-16c;
centrifugals. 96 test, 5 15-1 6c: refined
In active demand and Jc higher; C, 5K5Jic;
extra C. 66Jic; white extra C, 6i6 5-16c: vel-low.655Xc;offA,67-166c:mould
A,7c;
standard A, 8c; confectioners' A, 7c; cut
loaf, c: crushed, SJc; powdered. 7o; granu
lated, Tiici cubes, 3i"c Molasses Foreign
strong: New Orleans dull; open kettle, good to
fancy, 2S42c Rice steady and quiet.
Cottonseed oil strong: crude. 42c; yellow, 48c
Tallow irregular; city, 4J4c Rosin quiet
and steady. Turpentine steadv and quiet at
62c Eggs quiet and weaker; Western, ISJJc;
receipts, 5,665 packages. Pork strong; old mess,
$12 To: new mess, 13 50: extra prime, S12 75.
Beef quiet; extra mess, S6 757 00; plate, S8 25
8 5a Cut meats steady and quiet; pickled
bellies, 12 .fcs average, 77Kc: pickled should
ers, 6Hc; pickled hams. 9J10c Middles firm.
Lnrd a trifle lower and dull; Western steam,
S7 2 closing at S7 80; citv, S6 SO: March and
April, S7 267 28; May. S7 29, closing at S7 28;
June, S7 307 32; July, S7 827 34, Augu6t, S7 36;
September, $7 38. Butter quiet and easy; West
ern dairy, 1421c: do creamery, 1827c; Elgin.
282Sc Cheese firm and in moderate demand;
Western, 9KUKc
St. Louis Flour quiet and easy, with light
demand and trading. Wheat-Cash lower;
options fluctuated considerably; owing to con
tinued fine spring weather, lower cables and
declines in all other markets selling was free
enongh to run May down 1K1Jc and July
affiVc: the market improved later, and Mav
and June closed He lower and July 1-lCc better;
'u. jt icu. v.n.11, eygtii iuitt, oioou, ciwseu V.ytfm
92c bid: Jnne, 89j90c, closed 89c bid;
Julv. 81J81jc. closed 81Jc: August
79JJS0c closed 80c bid. Com lower; No.
2 mixed, cash, 29Vfc; April, 29Kc clnsed 29c
bid; May, 30JCs3oc Oats lower: No. 2. cash,
25c bid; May. 2526c, closed 26c bid. Ryo
dull;No-2.42c asked. Barley Nothing do
ing. Provisions very dulL
CiNcnorATi Flour very dull. Wheat, mod
eratedemand;No.2 red, 95c; receipts, 2,500bush
els; shipments, none Corn weaker; No. 2
mixed, S4c Oats stronger and scarce; No. 2
mixed, 26K327C Rye dnll; No. 2, 4Sc Pork
barely steady at $12 62. Lard dull, lower to
sell, S3 85. Bulkmeats and bacon firm and
unchanged. Butter quiet. Sugar firm. Eggs
dull. Cheese firm.
Philadelphia Flour dull and weak. Wheat
Options neglected and closed nominally
2c lower. Corn Options opened a shade lower
but subsequently recovered and closed firm
under a fair export inquiry and light offerings;
car lots dull but held firmly. Oats Car lots
firm with a fair demand; No. 3 whites were
scarce and Kc higher; futures quiet but steady.
Milwaukee Flour steady. Wheat easier:
cash, 86Uc; May,87Jc; July. 87c Corn firm.
No. 3, 3233c Oats steady; No. 2 white, 27K
2Sc Rye firm; No. J, 41c Barley dull: No.
2. 58c Provisions easy. Pork, S12 12J4 Lard,
18 85. Cheese quiet; Cheddars. ll12c
Baltimore Provision firm and unchanged.
Butter firm: western backed, 1823c; roll, 15
19c; creamery easy at2628c Eggs easy at 13c
Coffee quiet at a deline; fair, ltc
Toledo Cloverseed. steady: cash, March,
So 00; April, H 90; receipts, 250 bag; shipments,
979 bags.
BRITISH IE0S.
v.. n . ...,. fMKs.u r. rv,iE3mo , a .w,s
Almost Everything Firm and Active, With
Prices Holding Stronc
Special Keport by Cable for tbe American Manu
facturer. London, March 14.
Scotch Pig The activity in this market con
tinues, with prices holding strong.
No. IColtness 55s. 6d. t.o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Summerlee 51s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Gartshcrrie 51s. 60. f. o. b. Glasgow
No.lLangloan 53s. Gd. f.o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Carnbroe 46s. to. f. o. b, Glasgow
No. 1 Shorts -63s. 6d. f . o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Glengarnock 50s. 6d. atArdrossan.
No.lDalmellington...45s. 6d. atArdrossan.
NclEglinton 44s. fid. atArdrossan.
Bessemer Pig Active market and prices
sustained West Coast brands quoted at 4Ss Od.
for Nns. 1, 2, 8, f. o. b. shipping point.
Middlesbrough Pig Market firm but quiet.
Good brands quoted at 37s. 9d. for No. 8. to. b.
Spiegeleisen Firm market and demand con
tinues to improve. English 20 per cent quoted
at 80s. f. o. b. at works.
Steel Rails An increased demand holds the
market firm. Standard sections quoted at
4 7s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point.
Steel Blooms Demand better and market
firm. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 4 fts. Od. f. o. b.
shipping point.
Steel Billets Fair demand and market firm.
Bessemer (size 2x2) quoted at 4 5s. f. o. b.
shipping point.
' Steel Slabs This market holds firm on a fair
demand. Ordinary sizes quoted at 4 2s. 64.
f. o. b. shipping point.
crop Ends While tbe demand is only mod
erate the market is steady. Run of the mill
quoted at 2 10s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point.
Steel Wire 'Rods Firm market the demand
bettei. Mild steeL, No. 6, quoted at 6. Os. Od.
f t h fthlmiinf? port.
Old Ralls Th(s market is barely steady, but
bnslnees is fair. J.ees quovea at t os.ua. ana
double beads at S Os. Od. c. L t. N ew York.
Scrap Iron No material change from last
week. Heavy wrought quoted at 2 5s. Od.
f.o.b. shipping points.
Manufacturedlron Market firm and demand
good.
Stafford, ord. tiiarkedbars(to.h.L'poon 2s 6d
" common bars 0 0s0d612s6d
M blk. sheet singles 0 Os Od 712s6d
Welshbars, tab. Wales... 6 6s Od 0 OsOd
Steamer Freights-Glasgow to New York,
6s. Od. Ltverpool to New York. 9s. 04.
Takb no "just as good," but call for the
"old reliable'' Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
SETTLED AT LAST.
The Final Payment Made in Connec
tion With the Failure of the
NATION'S BANK FOR SAVINGS
A Pittsburg Financier Compelled to Toe the
Hark Out In Montana.
THE ELECTBI0 BOOM CULMINATES
The Nation's Bank failed in 1873. It was
a bad failure. Tbe amount of money in
volved in it -was between $1,000,000 and $2,
000,000. Hundreds of citizens were finan
cially mined or so badly crippled that they
never" recovered from the blow. At least
two of the victims ended their lives by
suicide. The stockholders -were held re
sponsible for the losses, and so heavy was
the pressure that several of them were re
duced to poverty. Ever since the failure
,the work of settlement has been going on.
A few days ago one of the stockholders
-walked into a Ponrth avenue bank and
presented a note for discount. "When he
had received the money he remarked to the
cashier: ""With, this I will make the last
payment In connection with the Nation's Bank
failure. All the claims will then be settled
iuiu uin ooo&s closed.
In connection with this incident, the cashier
in question said: "The gentleman whoso note
1 discounted was one of the stockholders of the
Nation's Bank, and was one of the principal
sufferers. I don't remember how many shares
he held, but his liabilities were J20O.00O. The
last of this large sum was liquidated with the
money received on tbe note. He was in tbe
lumber business at the time and was worth
about J400.000. One-half of his fortune was
swept away by the failure. Do you know how
the Nation's Bank was organized? No? Well,
I will tell you. Some half a dozen citizens
of the upper part of the city conceived the
scheme to enable them to got money for specu
lative purposes, as alleged. They organized
the bank with a capital of $100,000. They then
induced a number of wealthy and influential
men to take stock in the concern and deposit
their money in it. This gave the bank a good
standing in the community, and the deposits
soon ran up to over $1,000,000. This money, so
I understand, was used In all sorts of wild
speculation; most of which turned out badly.
This went on as long as the money lasted, and
then the crash came. The cashier was held
responsible for the failure and accused of all
sorts of crookedness. This was hardly fair.
He certainly knew what was going on, but he
was simply an agent to execute the will of his
superiors. His protests were unheeded. But
he was well paid for his services."
This retrospection called to the cashier's
recollection an incident that transpired in this
city some years before the war. A man, whose
name is omittted for good reasons, opened a
bank in a little bnildlcg that formed one of the
row that stood on the site now occupied by the
Kaufmann block. He had good business qual
flcatlons, was shrewd and enterprising. His
banking capital was about $50,000. He soon be
came popular and secured a large list of depos
itors. One day he forgot to open his bank. He
had skipped. Going Wet he took tbe benefit of
the bankrupt law. Finally be located in
a town in Montana, and when he thought suffi
cient time had elapsed for the Pittsburg affair
to be forgotten he opened a bank. His cus
tomers were of the regular Western type of
that day honest, rugged, reckless and dis
posed to shoot on the slightest provocation.
One morning the bank doors were found closed.
The banker had pocketed all the funds and
made a break for the mountains. The word
soon spread, and he was pursued by a number
of his victims, captured, taken back to town
and strung np by the neck until ho consented
to open the bank and pay depositors In full.
He reformed after this and continued in the
banking business there for several years with
good success.
a'flurri in electric.
It Sella Up to 57 1-2, but Weakens In the
Afternoon
Wcstinghouso Electric was the strong card at
the opening of the stock market yesterday,
there being a large and eager demand for it.
Sales were made at 55, 56, 56 and 50 on the
floor. Outside, Henry M. Long disposed of 550
shares at 65, 50, 57 and 57J. These were the
top prices of the day. There was less demand
for the stock in the afternoon, and it manifest
ed a lack of staying qualities, which some ac
cepted as an indication of a reaction. Others
thought tbe depression was only temporary,
and pointed to the fact that it was still very low
in comparison with the Edison and other elec
tric stocks, claiming, also, that its purchase by
Eastern people as an investment was proof that
capitalists have conndence in the future of the
stock. The last sale of tbe day was at 56.
Philadelphia Gas was stronger, selling up to 37.
One hundred shares of Central Traction were
sold at 24 an advance. Switch and Signal was
a trifle weaker, while La Noria was hardly
thought of.
lIOBXIXa. APTEKHOOK.
stocks. Did. Asked. Bid. Asked.
Cltliens' at. BsnK S3 ,
Mechanics' .Nat. Bnk.. 102 .... 103
Jler. iMan. Nat Unk. WH 61 .:.
Philadelphia Co jj 30)4 S7K S7K
"VYheellnr Gas On .. 28 29 f2
CentralTractlon 23X 24 3H 24
Citizens' 'traction C9V .... C9H
l.a Nora Mining Co 1J 1 18
bllverton Mining Co 1H ... ....
Y estiughousc Electric. 54 87 55 66M
U. bwltch&blirnalCo. 20 20K 20)4 20,2
Diamond list. Bank 135
BankofCommercc. ." 215 ....
Tradesmen's N'lttank ,. 29
Ohio Valley Ga 25 40
Hazelwood OH Co 42
flttsburun Traction 19
At the first call 10 shares of M. & M. National
Bank'sold at 61, 20 shares of Wheeling Gas at
2 35 shares of Switch and Signal at 21, 15 at
20,25 Electric at 65,115 at 56, 50 at 56V, 10 at
68 and 100 shares of Central Traction at 24.
in the afternoon 200 shares of Westinghouse
Electric sold at 5 100 at 5 100 at 56, and 60
Philadelphia Gas at 37.
The total sales of stocks at New Ynrl.- .
-ierday were 817,143 shares, Including: Atchison,
20,680: Erie, 8,600; Lake Shore, 12.S0O; Louisville
and Nashville, 8.000; Missouri Pacific, 17,800;
Northwestern, 26,500; Northern Pacific pre
ferred. 10,700: Oregon Transcontinental, 9,600;
Reading, 44,000; Richmond and West Point.
10,700: St. Paul, 28.700; Union Pacific, 14,800:
Western Union, 7,800.
MONET IN DEMAND.
Improvement In the Sllcailon at the Bnnks
The Borrower Abroad.
There was an Improvement in the borrowing
demand for money at most of the local banks
yesterday. Discount bills were easy at 56 per
cent. Counter business was also more active
than for some time. The Clearing House re
port indicated a fair business, as the exchanges
amounted to $1,654,062 73 and the balances to
$390,641 19.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easy at 22K P ent; last loan, 24 per cent;
closed offered at 24 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 4i&ei. htcrXiaf exchange doll but
steady at 54 t5J for Kkiays, and 14 8S for de
mand. 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:
TJ.S.4HS. reg lWJSOlOSX
U. S. 4ds. coups 1077s1032
U. 8. 4s. rep IMVaiM
U. . 45,1107, COUPS... 129i130
Currency, Spereent. 1835 reg 13)
Currency, Spereent. !896reg. 123
Currency, fl per cent, 1897 reg 126
Currency, Bperceut, 1898 reg 12s
Currency, 6percent, 1839 reir. mu
bales coupon 4s: SS, 000 at 129 and 118, 000 at 1283f .
NEVT Yobk Bank clearings, $109,160,491;
balances, $5,170,529.
Boston Bank clearings, $12,687,652; balances.
$1,623,061. Money 2K3 per cent.
Pnn,Ai)KLPHrA Bank clearings, $9,845,647:
balances, $1,231,449. ..!
BAirniORE Bank clearings, $1,712,249; bal
ances. $318,450.
Chicago Clearings, $10,231,000.
St. Loots Clearings, $2,855,633; balances,
$484,124.
ANOTHER BOAREOR0W.
(Hi' Bought la New York Held Oat of tbe
market.
Good buying caused a firmer feeling at the
opening of the oil market yesterday. But this
didn't last long, and the downward march was
resumed. The initial quotation was OOKc. The
market then weakened, and sold at 90c. Once
during the day sales were made at 90c The
market held between WMo and 89c nearly all
day, rallying a little late in the afternoon and
closing with a rather soft feeling at 89Jc, with
good prospects for a lower level of jirlces to
ay. Most of the buying was ln!ewYork,
where large blocks are said to be held out of
the market. What will be done with it is what
brokers would like to know. One of them
said: "I look for some of the severest tall
twisting before long that has ever been known
to the trade."
A B.McGrew quotes puts 89; calls. 90K.
The following taole, corrected uy He Witt ilil
worth, broker In petroleum, etc.. corner Fifth
avenne and Wood street, flluburg, shows the
order of fluctuations, etc:
Time. Did. Ask. Time. Bid. Ask.
Opened WX 8M 12:45 r. H.... 8SW 89J
lOllSA. M.... 8V 90 1:00 P. M... 89X gr
10:30a. M.... 83K 90 1:15 P. X.... 89X 90
10S45A. M 89 80S 1:30P. J.... 88, 90
H:0OA. it.... 89S 89 l:45r. X.... 8SJ 90
11:15a. X.... 89Xr tOi 3:00 P. x.... 88 90
MIMA. X.... 90 H fcliP. X.... S3 90
11:45A. X.... 89? 90 1.30 P. X.. 89V 893
12:O0M 90 tax 2:tfr. X.... -S9 90
12:15 F. X.... 90 90H Closed ....... tWa ....
13:33 P. X.... 90 90)j
Opened. 90Hc: highest, 90Mo: lowest. 85Jc:
closed, 89u
Barrels.
IMUy runs '. 52.271
Average runs.. ....... ......., ... 43,993
.Dally sntnmenu.i .- W.l
Average shipments 72,200
liailv charters - 63,825
Aversneharters., , ...- 51,891
Clearances M,u J,M4,000
New York closed at 837, c
OH City closed at 89Sc
Jsradrora eloiea at Wis.
New Vorx. refined, Ic.
London, refined, 5 U-Ud.
Antwerp, reflnedvisxr.
Other Oil Markets.
On, CITT. March 15. National transit cer
tificates opened at DOc; highest, 90Vc; lowest,
9Jc; closed, 89Kc
Bradfokd. March 15. National transit cer
tificates opened at 90c; closed at 89c; highest,
SOe: lowest, 89&C.
TrrrsvrxxE, March 15. National transit cer
tificates opened at 90c: highest, SKio: lowest,
89c: dosed, S9&C.
New York. March 15. Petroleum opened
steady at 90c, and after a decline to 89c and
an advance to 90c. became weak again and
declined to 89?c, closing steady at 89c. Sales,
890,000 barrels.
LANDS AND HOUSES.
Heal Eitnte Dealers and Agents Report a
S Good. Demand for Both.
W. A.Herron& Sons sold another Forbes
street atfd "Coltart Square" house, bel-i; No.
8428 Forbes street, lot 216x150 feet, with an ele
gant three-story brick dwelling. This makes
five of the eight bouses in this plan fronting
Forbes street sold this season.
Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold to
St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
two lots on Amanda street, Brashton, each 25x
124 feet to an alley, for $800. They also report
the closing of the sale of a large down-town
business lot for $50,000, particulars of which
cannot be given at present.
C. Beringer Sc Son, 103 Fourth avenue, sold to
Mrs. Caroline Gold, for J. A. Eckert, a house
of six rooms, with four lots 20x100 feet each, in
the Eleventh ward of Allegheny, for $3,900
cash. They also placed a mortgage on Sharps
burg property for $4,000 at 6 per cent
Mellon Bros, sold to George T. Dennlston a
lot fronting 63 feet on Ben Venue avenue and
50 feet on Mariepoe avenue, in Ben Venue
Place, for $L200. This lot adjoins Mr. Dennis
ton's residence.
James W. Drape & Co. placed a mortgage of
$50,000 on an extensive property near Columbus,
O., at special rates. They also placed a
mortgage of $4,000 on a farm near McKees
port at 6 per cent; also,-two mortgages of
$3,500 on a property In the Fourth ward, city,
and Mifflin township at 6 per cent: also, a
mortgage of $3,500 on three housns and lots on
Albert street Thirty-second ward, city, at 6 per
cent They also sold a bouse and lot in the city,
near Fulton street at $5,000; also, a farm of 60
acres in McCandless township, near Perrys
vllle, at $5,000; also, a house and lot in Second
ward, Allegheny, near tbe parks (particulars of
which are withheld for the present) at $10,500.
They also sold the property No. 105 Liberty
street, Allegheny, a brick, dwelling of nine
rooms, with lot 23x80 feet for $8,600 cash.
Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold
for Tattersall .Ingham to Anthony Schlllo a
fine two-story and mansard briok residence, on
southeast corner of Penn avenue and Fortieth
street Lawrencevllle, with lot about 35x100
feet, for $11,500.
Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold tbe nroperty No. 621 Fifth avenne. consist
ing of a one-story brick business building and
lot 22x90, for $3,500. -
L M. Pennock & Son sold a mortgage for
$8,000, five years, on city property, at 6 3-10 per
ceut
DEPBESSIM INFLUENCES
Came a Slump In Slocks The Declines
Heavy and Uniform Everything
Lower at the Close Railroad
Bonds Quiet.
New York, March 15. The stock market
was weaker than It has been for some time
to-day, but the amount of business done will
compare favorably with any previous day this
year. All the influences at work upon tho
market seemed to be of a depressing nature,
though the engagement of over $1,000,000 for
export was probably the most important
There was an uneasy feeling reported at Paris,
and this was reflected in the London market
and American securities on tbe other side were
all lower with considerable selling to liquidate.
The ultimate destination of the gold is un
known, bnt the low state of the surplus reserve
at present gave rise to apprehensions of the
future scarcity of money, especially if the out
go of gold should be continued.
Tbe squeeze in St Paul did not seem to have
any further effect upon the general list and
although the stock loaned at 1-16 per day for
use, there was plenty of stock for sale, and
after opening down nearly a point it sagged off
and to-night is materially lower. The pressure
to-day reached all portions of tbe list and out
side of the Grangers there was more selling
than at any previous time this year, and the
declines on an unusually large business are
heavy and uniform, and the number of stocks
dealt In was remarkable. There was a renewal
of the reports of rate cutting in the West and
tbe alleged accusation of Judge Cooleythattbe
trunk lines were shading on their export rates
was used with much effect against the general
list
All tbe Grangers were weak,but Rock Island
and Burlington and Qulncy reached lower
figures than have heretofore been attained, and
a raid was made upon Missouri Pacific in the
afternoon which made it one of the weakest'
stocks on tbe list The other Gould shares
sympathized and Manhattan especially yielded
very readily. Pullman led tbe specialties, and
of those shares Memphis and Charleston was
the only one showing any strength, and that
has not been traded in for a long time. San
Francisco preferred became the feature just
before tbe close and dropped rapidly.
Tbe lowest prices were generally reached
after 1 P. If., but the rally from the lowest
points was insignificant and the market finally
closed fairly active and heavy to weak at or
near tbe lowest figures of the day, Everything
without exception is lower. Pullman lost 3;
; per cent
'aciflc and
cy
and St Paul. 1: Atchison, lJi; New England,
1 Pacific Mail, l per cent, and some oi tin
specialties larger amounts.
Railroad bondsxrere quiet, and In some por
tions of the list sympathized with the depres
sion lnjsbareg, giving, an unsettled tone to the
market Some marked movements were made,
while most issues were dull and almost un
changed. The weakness in the Kansas and
Texas issues was a feature, bnt beyond, that
the trading calls Tor little comment Tbe sales
reached only $1,124,000. The declines include
Kansas and Texas 6s 1, at 51; tbe 7s, 2 at 57,
and Ohio and Mississippi seconds 2, at 117.
The advances were Beech Creek firsts 2, to
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 avenne:
Open
in ir.
Hlgh- Low
est est
Am. Cotton Oil S5K
Atch.. Top. Jt-S. F.... :
Canadian i'acific 48
49
1iH
92ft
ia"
93H
eis
97M
31
91)4
lOUi
Canada Southern 52.
Central ofNcw Jersey. 93!
Central racinc
Chesapeake A Ohio ... 16U
C . Knr. & Qulncy..... KK
O., Mil. a St. Paul.... 02
C MU.&St. P.. pf.... 98
C, BockL P 94
(i, St. P.. 41. & 0 31
c, st. p,m. A o., pr. 9t
(3. & Northwestern. ...105W
C4 Northwestern, pf. ....
CO. C&I 69K
Col. Coal & Iron 317,
Col. A- Hocklnn Val .. 24
Dei., I,, t W ...I37ii
Oel. & Hudson 131
Denver ft KloO
Denver A KioU., pr... J3V
E.T., V.AUa... B4
E. T.iVa. 4 Ga.. lstpf..
E. T.. Va. & Ga. 2d pf. 21 H
Illinois Central 109
Lake Erie A Western.. 17
Lake ErleA West pr.. UK
Lake Sh ore Jk M. 8 101
LoslivUle A Nashville. BH
Michigan Central toh
Mobile A Ohio
Mo.. H. ATexas .
MlMOttrt Pacific........ 'OH
. Y.. L. K. A W 27
K, Y., L. . A W.pref ST
K. ., C. AHtL .1..-
24
137S
109
100M
12)2
N.r., a ft 8t L. pf.
3.Y., C. A8tL.2dpf
N. Y A N. B 4iM 44
K. Y.. O. ft W Wi 18)
Norfolk A Western
Norfolk ft Western, pf 43K 49H
Northern Pacific 23)i 2SH
Northern Pacific pref. 69)f 69JJ
Ohio A Mississippi... . 21 21
Oregon Improvement 5K 81 Si
Orenon Transcon X2H 32K
Pacific Mall KM S6)j
Pco. Dec ft Kvans..... 24 24
Philadel. A Headline.. 43f , 44
Pullman Palace Car. ..192 192
Richmond A W. P. T.. 25 J5X
Richmond A W.P.T.pf 7 79
bt. Paul A Dntnth 35 35
St. vanl A Dnlntb pt.. 88 88
St P., Minn. A Man... 99 99
St L. ft San Fran
St L. A San Fran pf.. 60- 60),
St. L. A San IT.lst pf. ....
Texas Pacllle 18 19
UnlonPaclflc 63 tan
Wabash I3H I3X
Wabash preferred 25)i 251
Western Onion 852 MK
Wheeling A L..K 63 aA
BOSTON STOCKS
Continue In Their Unfavorable Condition,
With Copper Still Wenk.
Boston, March 15. Call loans, 3&5 per
cent Time paper firmer at 46 per cent Gov
ernment bonds quiet at 107?i108H f or 4s,
and 1280129 for 4s, with 6s ranging from 120
13 Sterling exchange strong at $4 89 for
sight, $4 88 for 60 days and $4 84 for commer
cial bills.
The depressed condition of Wall street this
morning, due to shipments of specie and to
fears of trouble abroad and of higher money,
had an unfavorable influence upon the local
stock market and resulted in lower quota
tions. Coppers, as usual of late, furnished
their own causes for weakness.
Atch. AToo..lst7s. 115
A.&T. LandGr't7s.l09J(
Atch. ATop. It K... 49
Boston A Albany.. .214
Boston A Maine. ....18854
&. B.AQ. 99),
Clnn. san. A acre. 24)6
Kastern R. a 82
Eastern R. It 8s lis
Flint Pereal 27
FuntArereM. nrd. 95
K.C.stJ.ftC.B. 75.123
Little K. ft Pt 8. 7s. 107
Mexican Cen. com.. 13V
OKd.AL.Cham.com. S
Old coionr 172
Rutland preferred.. 37
Wls.Centrat.com... 15)4
UloueiM'gCo.(new) 1)2
Calumet A Hecla....220
Catalpa 17
Franklin 12
Osceola 12 X
Qnlncr 50
HeU -telephone 225!
Boston Land 7
Water Power 6
Tamarack. 128
J. Y. tJievKu... 43)$
Ban Diego 25)4
-1. 1.SABVJUIK VS.UJ
0IL AS FUEL
Testa Show That It Is Cheaper and Better
Than Con!.
At the convention of the National Electric
Light Association, M. J. Francisco took up the
subject of the use of oil as a fuel. He stated
that during the past few months the following
facts hare been gleaned from an extensive cor
respondence on this subject with parties who
are using liquid fuel. The Boston and Albany
Railroad Company, after a careful test made In
their shops by a Lehigh University professor,
say that the cost of fuel Is about the same.
Though they purchase their coal in large quan
tities at onetime and secure low mes, they
prefer liquid fuel, because it Is clean and re
quires no firemen, and gives a better supply of
Bteam. Day, Cordage & Co., of Boston, claim
that with Cumberland coal at $4 60 per ton and
liquid fuel at $1 15 per barrel, they save 15
cents per 100 horse-power per hour, and the oil
is preferable. The Fairbanks Scale Company,
of Vermont report that they find it a great
saving over coal, while the boilers are heated
evenly tbe entire length; also that the insur
ance companies have not increased their rates.
T. P. Brown, manager of the Toledo, Columbus
and Southern Railway, reports a saving of 33
per cent of tbe price of coal by using liquid
fuel; also that two carrels of oil equal one ton
of soft coal, while manufacturers on this road
find it only costs one-half as mnch as coal for
their stationary boilers.
Money In Florida Oranges.
Florida orange growers predict that In a few
years the Btates of Florida, Louisiana and Cali
fornia will be able to supply the entire demand
for this delicious fruit The pecuniary motive
for engaging in orange culture Is sufficiently
strong, as appears from the fact that while an
acre devoted to the culture of cotton will pro
duce a crop worth $50, a well-established orange
grove will yield $300 an acre at the low price of
$1 a boi George R. Fairbanks, President of
the Florida Fruit Exchange, in an address be
fore the American Pomologlcal Convention, re
cently held at Ocala, said: "When we realize
that more than one-fiftieth of the orange trees
in Florida are bearing, we are amazed at the
possible and probable future development of
this industry." The present total domestic pro
duction is about 4,000.000 boxes, of which Cali
fornia and Louisiana furnish about one-quarter,
and the imports from abroad amount to about
3,000,000 boxes in addition.
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. Mo. 57
Fourth avenne. Members Mew York Stock Ex
change. Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Kallroad 546 Hi
Reading Railroad 21 3-18 21
Huflalo, Plttsbnrg and Western 11)5
Lehigh Valley 53
Lehigh .Navigation H7i KM
Allegheny Valley bonds 111k ....
Northern Pacific 23)2 "25H
Northern Pacific preferred 59 59)2
Plltibnrg Capital In Philadelphia. .
An oil refining and shipping depot In connec
tion with a new steamship line to Antwerp is
being prepared in Philadelphia in anticipation
of an extensive foreign trade. Wm. L. Elklns,
of that city, is President backed by capitalists
in Pittsburg who have at command $1,000,000
for immediate use. There will be four piers
630 feet long and a double-decked shed of al
most equal length.
Dllnlng Stock.
New Yoke, March 15. Mining quotations
closed: Amador. 100; Bodle, 130: Caledonia B
H, 300; Consolidated California and Virginia,
825; Deadwood T, 150; Eureka Consolidated,
200; EI Cristo, 115; Halo iNorcross, STOrHorn
Silver, 105: Iron Silver. 835; Mexican, 880;
Mutual, 140; Navajo, 105; Ophlr, 687: Plymouth,
1200; Quicksilver, 600; Standard, 100: Silver
Cord, 100; Sullivan, 14&
Drygooda market.
New Yoek. March 15. The jobbing trade in
drygoods continued active, but without excite
ment or new features, except that attending a
large drive made by H. B. Claflln fc Co. in Glen
wood seersuckers at 5c, the price of which
with agents was 7c. Prints were mora active
with jobbers, bnt in moderate demand from
agents. Tbe latter are sellingnothing to arrive
because of the Fall River strike, but goods in
stock are without change in prices thongh the
feeling in some instances is firmer. The de
mand for staple cottons continues moderate,
but is better than a little while ago. Fancy
cottons are in good request
metal Olarkor.
New Yoek Pig iron steady. Copperirregn
lar and nominal; lake, March, $lo 50. Lead
firmer with fair demand; domestic, $3 75. Tin
dull and steady; straits, $21 40.
Fig Tin Steady market, but demand moder
ate. Straits, Sl 12s. 6d, for spot; futures
(three months) 95 7s. 6d. Copper This mar
ket Is weak, with considerable pressure to sell.
During the recent break Chill bars spot sold as
low as 48, future delivery 48. The situation
is still precarious. Chili bars are now quoted
at 50 0s. Od. for spor, 43 for future delivery.
Best selected English 60. Lead Barely steady
marker, trade moderate. Spanish quoted at
12 17s. 6d. Spelter This market held barely
steady on a moderate demand. Ordinary
Silesian quoted at 17 12s. 6cl. Tin Plate The
demand has increased and prices are firmer.
PROMINENT GUESTS.
The Biennial Sessions of the Soyal Arennnm
to be Held In This City An Event to be
Itlndo memorable
The biennial meeting of the Grand Coun
cil of the Bovul Arcanum will he held in
this city on next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The business sessions of the conncil will be
held in Lafayette Hall, commencing on
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Three rep
resentatives to the Supreme Conncil, which
will meet in Atlantic City next Jane, will
be chosen. Vice Regent Joseph Langfitt,
of this city, will be chosen Grand Regent.
The Seventh Avenue Hotel willibe the
headquarters of the visiting delegates.
About 200 representatives will be in at
tendance. On Tuesday evening an open
meeting will be held "in Old City Hull:
Toerge's Orchestra the Alpine Quartet, Miss
Inez McCusker, soloist, and Miss Lillian
Burkhart will take part in the programme.
Addresses will be made by Supreme Regent
S. N. Lindsley, of TJtica, M. Y.; Past Supreme-Regent
A. O. Tripp, of Baltimore;
Colonel Chill Hazzard and Joseph Lang
fitt, Esq. A banquet will be held in the
Seventh Avenue Hotel on Wednesday
evening. J. J. Miller, Esq., is to be toast
master. Responses will be made by Jndge
Collier, William E. Pord, Colonel Trippe,
Mr. S.N. Lindsley, Grand Eegent H. K.
Lathey, of Philadelphia, and C. J. Kinzler.
At the Wednesday morning session the
Past Degree Corps will exemplify the cere
monial work' of the order.
DOMESTIC MABEETS.
Not a Good Friday, in the View of
Produce Commission Hen.
NEW STUFF DISPLACING TBE OLD.
Cereal Markets Eeyive Kot, Shell Corn
Scarce aniPirm.
FLOUR SETTLING TO A LOWER LETEL
Omox or TffEPrrrsBTjRa Dispatch, (
Fbidat, March 15, 18S9. I
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Fruit and vegetables are. If anything; slower
than at any time since the ingathering of fruits
and crops. Old potatoes, onions and cabbage
are very poor stock, and grow poorer as the
season approaches its goal. Already new stuff
begins to show np from the sunny Sonth and
the old must soon take a back seat. The de
mand for eggs Is good, but prices do not ad
vance. Country and creamery butter sell read
ily, but there are no signs of a rise. New maple
syrup la n&t as active as it was on its first ap
pearance, and prices show drooping tendencies.
To-day has not been a good Friday to produce
commission men, if we take their general views
of tbe trade situation.
BtrrrKn Creamery.Elrin, 3031Mc; Ohio do,
2628c: fresh dairy packed, 2023cj country
rolls. 2023c; Cbartlers Creamery Co. butter,
3l32c
Beans Choice medium, $2 002 10: choice
peas, 32 052 15.
Beeswax 2325e 91 & forcholce; low grade,
13c.
Cider Sand refined. $6 5007 60; common,
$3 604 00; crab cider. $3 008 0 $ barrel;
cider vinegar, 1012o ft gallon.
Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212c;
New York, fall make, 1213c: Limbnrger,
like; domestic Sweitzer cheese, llK12Kc
Dried Peas tl 451 60 fl bushel; split do,
2?i3ic W ft.
Eaos loc fl dozen for strictly fresh.
Fruits Apples, tl 5002 00 fl barrel; evap
orated raspberries. 25c fl ft; cranberries, $8 00
ft barrel; 2 402 60 per bushel.
Feathebs Extra live ceese, 6060c; No. 1
do.. 40615c; mixed lots, 3035c fl ft.
Homint S2 652 75 fl barrel.
Honet New crop, 1617c: buckwheat, 13
15c
Potatoes Potatoes, 8540c fl bnshel; J2 50
2 75 for Southern sweets; $3 253 60 for Jer-
Poultry Live chickens, 6575c fi pair:
dressed chickens, 1315c fl pound; turkeys, 13
15c, dressed, flpound; ducks, live, 80085c fl
pair; dressed, ligHc f) pound; geese, 1015c
per pound.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel, S6 fl
bushel; clover, large English. 62 fts, 88 25;
clover, Alslke, SS 50; clover, white, $9 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 fts, tl 85: bine grass, extra clean,
14 fts, tl 00; blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, tl 20:
orchard grass, 14 fts, (2 00-, red top, 14 fts, tl 00:
millet, SOfts, tl 25; German m'llet, 60 fts, 52 00;
Hungarian grass. 43 fts, S2 00: lawn grass, mix?
ture of fine grasses, 25c per ft.
Taixow Country, 4J5c; city rendered,
65Xc
Tropical Feutts Lemons, fancy, $3 00
3 60 fl box; common lemons, S3 75 ft box; Mes
sina oranges, 13 603 50 fl box; Florida o ranees.
S3 &04 50 fl box: Valencia oranges, fancy, $8 60
7 50 fl case: Malaga grapes, 9 0010 CO ft
per keg; bananas, J2 00 firsts: SI 60, good
seconds, fl bunch; cocoanuts, S4 004 50 fl
hundred: new figs, 1214c fl pound; dates, 5
6Kc fl pound. m
Vegetables Celery. 4050c doz. bunches:
cabbages, S3 0064 00 fl 100; onions, SOc fl busbel;
Spanish onions, 7590c fl crate; turnips, 30
40c fl bushel.
Groceries.
Gbeeh Coptee Fancy Rio, 2122c; choice
Rio, 2021c: prime Rio, 20c; fair Rio, 18K19c;
old Government Java, 27o; Maracaibo, 22023c;
Mocha. 3031c; Santos,!1922c: Caracas
coffee, 20K22c; peaberry, Rio, 2022c; La
guayra, 2122c
Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c;
high grades, 2628c; old Government Java,
bulk, 32)S3Jc; Maracaibo, Z7K2Sc;Santos,
2324c; peaberry, 27c: peaberry Santos, 2221c;
choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio, 23c; good Rio,
22Kc: ordinary, 214a
Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125c; allspice, 9c;
cassia, 89c; pepper, 19c; nutmeg. 7080c
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c;
Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, 150, 8Kc: water
white, lOKc; globe, 12c; elalne, 15c; camadine,
UKc; royaline, lie
Sybtps Corn syrups, 2629c; choice sugar
syrup, S338c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strict
ly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, $11 10.
N. o. Molasses Fancy, 50c; choice, 48c; me
dium, 45c: mixed, 4042c.
Soda Bl-carb fn kegs. 3X4c; bi-carb in Jfs,
5c: bi-carb, assorted packages. 5J6c: sal
soda in kegs, 13c; do granulated, 2c.
Candles Star, full wcizht, 10Kc; stearine,
per set, 8Kc; paraffin e, ll12c.
Rice Head, Carolina, 77c: choice, 6J
7c: prime, 5K6Uc: Louisiana, BQ6Kc.
STARCH Pearl, 8c; cornstarch, 5x7c; gloss
starch. 5Ji7c
Fobbob Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65; Lon
don layers. S3 10; California London layers,
S2 SO; Muscatels, S3 25: California Muscatels;
51 85; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia,
?i7Kc; sultana, 8J5cj currants, new, 4J85c;
urkey prunes, new,4J5c; French prunes,
83i13c: Salonlca prunes, In 2ft packages, 8c:
cocoanuts, per 100, S8 00: almonds, Lan., per ft,
20c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.,
12i15c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12
lec; new dates, 5X6o; Brazil nuts. 10c;
pecans, 11015c: citron, per ft, 2122c; lemon
peel, per ft, S1314c; orange peek 12c
Dried Fbuits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c;
apples, evaporated, 666c; apricots, Califor
nia, evaporated, 16ltic; peaches, evaporated,
pared, 2223c; peaches, California, evaporated,
unpared, 1012Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c:
cherries, unpitted, 5Sc; raspberries, evapor
ated. 2124c; blackberries, 78c; huckle
berries, 1012C
Suoars Cubes, 7c: powdered. 3c; granu
lated, 7J7J$c: confectioners A, 7c; standard
A.63ic: solt whites, 6JJGKc: yellow, choice,
BoJc; yellow, good, t6c; yellow, fair,
6c; yellow, dark, ojic.
Picexes Medium, bbls. (L200), S4 75; me
diums, half bbls (GOO), S2 85.
Salt-No. 1 fl bbL 95c: No. 1 ex, ft bbL SI 05:
dairy, fl bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, W bbl, SI 20;
HigghVs Eureka, 4 bu sacks, S2 80; Hlggin's
Eureka. 16-14 ft pockets, S3 CO.
Canned Goods Standard peac-nes, SI 30
1 S0;2ds, tl 301 So: extra peaches, tl 601 90;
pie peaches, 90c: finest com. tl 001 60; Hfd.
Co. corn, 70600c; red cherries, 90cSl 00; lima
beans, tl 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 75
85c; marrowfat peas, SI 101 15: soaked peas,
7075c; pineapples, tl 401 60; Bahama do,
52 75; damson plums, 95c: greengages, SI 25;
egg plums, S2 00; California pears. $2 50; do
greengages, $2 00; do egg plums. S2 00; extra
white cherries, S2 90; red cherries, 2&S, 90c;
raspberries tl 15Q1 40; strawberries, SI 10:
gooseberries SI 2001 30: tomatoes, 8292c;
salmon, 1-ft, SI 752 TO; blackberries, 80c; uc
cotasb, 2ft cans, soaked, 90c; do greeo, 2&s,
tl 251 60; corn beef, 2-ft cans ft 75; 14-Jb cans,
tl3 59: baked beans, tl 401 45; lobster, 1 ft,
tl 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans broiled, tl 60;
sardines, domestic, s 4 154 60; sardines
domestic KS t8 258 50; sardines imported,
Ks Sll S012 50; sardines Imported, K". S18 00;
sardines mustard, S4 00; sardines spiced, S4 25.
FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 fl
bbL: extra No. t do, mess HO: extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, $32: extraNo. Ida messed, S38;
No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole
pollock, 4c fl ft.; do medium George's cod,
6c: do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do
George's cod In blocks 67Kc. Herring
Hound shore, $5 00 fl bbl.; split, S7 CO: lake S2 60
fl 100-&. half bbl. White fish, S7 ffl 100-ft. half
bbl. Lake trout, So 50 fl halt bbL Finnan
hadders 10c ft ft. Icelanu halibut. 13c ft ft.
Bucktwheat Flour 22J ft ft.
Oatm eal SG 3006 60 t bbL
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained,
ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Total receipts as bulletined at tbe Grain Ex
change, 44 cars By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago, 11 cars of hay, 6 of flour, 2 of barley. 1
of shorts. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St.
Louis 3 cars of hay, 4 of corn, 1 of oats By
Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of oats, 3 of
flour, 4 of rye, 1 of bay. By Pittsburg and
Western, 1 car of hav, 1 of flour. Sales on call:
Onecar sample oats, 29c. spot,P. AW,;lcar No.
2 -prairie hay, $8 25, 5 days P., C. & St L. Sbeltt
corn is the most active factor of .cereal mar
kets In this line only demand exceeds supply.
The highest bid for No. 2 red wheat to-day was
SI 03. Flour Is easy, with situation in favor of
buyers While prices have declined 25c all
along the line within a day or two, the cash
customer might find holders still ready to shade
a little ratner than miss a sale.
Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red, SI 03
10i:No.3red,9195c
Corn No. 2 y-llow.ear,40K!S41c; high mixed
ear,39V40c;-No.'l yellow, shelled, 3s39c;
No. 2 xellow, shelled, 37K38c; bleh mixed,
shelled. S637c; mixed, shelled, 3536c .
Oats No. 2 white, 32V33c; extra. No, 3.81
31Kc; No. Sorbite, 80dOKc: No. 2 mixed, 23
29c
RYE No. 1 Western, 7075c; No. 2, 5556c
Barley No. 1 Canada, 959Sc: No. 2 Cana
da. 85b8c: No. 3 Canada, 7072c; Lake Shore,
7880c '
Flour Jobbing prices winter patents 46 25
b 50; spring ptenU,S650tl 75: fancy straight,
winter and spring, S5 0876; clear winter,
S5 0005 25; BtraightXXXX bakers', 755 00.
Rye flour, H 00.
Millpeed Middlings fine whits 18 009
20 00 ft ton: brown middlings tl4 60015 00;
winter wheat bran, $14 75815 26: chop feed,
$15 0018 00.
Hay Baled timothy, choice, $15 00A15 26;
No.1 do, $1 26U 56; No.' 3 do, $13 0013 09;
loose from wagon. $18 00320 60: No. 1 upland
Srairie. $10 00010 25; No. 2, $8 0008,60; packing
o. $6 6007 00.
Straw Oats 18 0008 25; wheat and ryo
straw,$7 0007 25.
Provisions.
Tbe downward drift of hogs has come to a
stand. Receipts at Chicago to-day were 20,000
head, and prices advanced 5c
Sugar-cured hams large, 10c; sugar-cured
hams medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small,
lie: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sugar
cured shoulders &c: sugar-cured boneless
shoulders 9?c; sugar-cured California hams
8c; sugar-cured dried beef flats 8c: sugar
cured dried beef sets 9c:sogar-cured dried beet
rounds, lie; bacon shoulders 7c: bacon clear
sides 8c; bacon clear bellies. 8c; dry salt
shoulders 6r; dry salt clear sides 7$c. Mess
pork, heavy, $14 00: mess pork, family, $14 50.
Lard Refined in tierces, 7c; half barrels 7ct
60-ft tnbs7c: 20 ft pails 7c: 60-ft tin cans
7kc;8-ft tin palls 7c; 5-fttin palls 7c;10-lb
tin palls 7Kc Smoked sausage, long, 6c; large,
5c Fresh pork links 9c Pigs feet, half barrel,
$3 75; quarter barrel. $1 75.
Dressed Blent.
Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on
dressed meats: Beef carcasses 450 to 650 fts
6c; 650 to 650 fts 6c: 650 to 750 fts Kie. Sheep,
7c ft ft. Lambs 8c ft ft. Hogs e&c
Wool Markets.
New York "Wool weak and quiet; doraestlo
fleece, 3238c; pulled, 23039c; Texasl5027c '
St. Louis Wool dull and nominally un
changed: unwashed, bright medium. 18026c;
coarse braid, ll21c; low sandy, 1017c: Una
light. 1622c; flue heavy, 1218c; tub washed,
22Z7c
Philadelphia Wool quiet and prices un
changed. Boston Manufacturers have shown mora
disposition to operate in wool during the past
few days and the sales for the week foot up
2.462,000 pounds of all kinds Of this amount
637.000 pounds were domestic mostly Territory,
scoured and pulled; line washed fleeces are in
fair request, but the small supplies offering re
strict .orders. On most kinds prices have
favored buyers as holders are anxious to close
out stocks. The sales inclnde X and XX ana
above. Ohio fleeces at S235c; Michigan X at
3131Kc, and super and extra pulled at S040c.
Territory wools sold on a basis of 6860c for
fine. 5558c for fine medjum and 48S0cfor
medium scoured. Nothing of consequence has
been done in Texas or California, as tbeso
wools are nearly all sold. The sales of foreign
wool include 362.000 pounds of Australian at
35042c and 432,000 pounds of carpet on private
terms.
EfcESEa
ia
I am satisfied tuat Cancer is Hereditary in my
family. My father died of it, a sister of my
mother died of it, and my own sister died of it.
My feelings may be imagined, then, when the
horrible disease made its appearance on my
side. It was a malignant Cancer, eating ir
wardlv in such a way that it could not be cut
out: Numerous remedies were used for it, but
the Cancer grew steadily worse, until ltseemed
that I was doomed to follow the others of the
family. I took Swift's Specific, which, from
the first day, forced out the poison and con
tinued its use until I bad taken several bottles
when I found myself well. 1 know that S.S.S.
cured me. Mrs. S. M. Idol.
Winston. N. C, Nov. 26, '88.
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As old residents know and back files of Pitts,
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