fFf Pfj m '- j. :-r THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27," 1 BRIGHT PROSPECT. Twine Trust in the Kortliwest Boy- cotted by Farmers. HESIP UKPRECEDENTEDLY HIGH. Ohio Farmers Are in Tribulation Over Too Much Prodnce. A GOOD OUTLOOK FOR TEE KEW CROP Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, J Tuesday, March 28, 1SS9. J The current number of the Minneapolis Miller contains some disquisitions on the hemp trade, from which the following items are in substance culled: "All are in accord as to the hydra-headed Hemp Trust which proposes to eat up the gen tle farmer, and finish off by crunching his bones. The price of binder's twine has risen largely In the year past, a fact which is some thing perplexing to the unsophisticated, as the ! supply and demand have been uniform from year to year. In the year 1SSS the National . Cordage Company beared markets either I through error or ulterior designs by holding off frTm its usual purchases penning the result of national tariff legislation calculated to affect prices. All other companies engaged in twine manufacture followed the pxainple of the National Cordage Company, and bought spar ingly last year. The fact has developed that there will be no drug. The National Cordage Company a snort time ago plunged into market and bought up nearly all raw and finished material that was available. Whether this company will use its present power to the utmost is unknown. The advance on hemp has already added from 1 to :& per bushel on grain. Twine binders are almost universally used in large grain growing districts. Grain growers are squirming under this ad ditional tax and meetings of farmers are being held through the Northwest to boycott the twine trust. The Miller is of the opinion that the advance in hemp products is more due to under-production than to trusts, and there is a greater scareitv than appears on the surface. It says: "Hemp is bulling itself rather than being balled." Whether or not farmers have a real griev ance on the hemp question, it is a stubborn fact that price of binders is above anything in recent years. Wheat Bell. From the wheat lands of Minnesota and Da kota comes the report that not only will a larger area be planted, but seeding has com menced two weeks earlier than usual. If present favorable weather holds out the plant ing time of 1SS9 will make a record for an early start far beyond anything in recent years. The Minneapolis journal already quoted, which is a recognized authority on all things pertainingto breadstuffs, speaking of this early needing, says: "The chief fear is the quality of f-eed being planted, but with favorable weather good results are in the main to be hoped for Early seeding is seldom followed by a failure of crop. Last year little was done in seeding through Dakota and Minnesota till the middle of April. On the 20th of April not more than 25 per cent of the seed was in the ground." All of this goes to encourage bears and de- Sress bulls in ubeat. But the Minneapolis tiller is in a strait betwixt the two, having a desire to boost flour manufacturers, and at the same time cherishing fears that nrospects for the new crop are too bright for maintenance of high priced wheat and flour. Ohio Farmers' Trials. A commission merchant of our city who has jnst returned from a trip through Trumbull county, Ohio, furnishes some items of interest on the produce situation. Onions, potatoes, turnips, apples and cabbage are in snch supply that Trnmbull county farmers are in vain look ing for an outlet for their stuff. As good pota toes as ever grew are waiting for customers at 25c per bushel. Atthis figure Trumbull county farmers are ready to deliver them at the rail road. Onions and turnips have no money value. The farmer has found this a season when kind heaven has sent him too much of verv thlng. "He has no room to bestow his fruits and goods." The bad country roads the past winter, which have been made responsible for much of the farmers' mishaps, have in fact had little to do with the trouble. Good sleighing and smooth roads ould have omv brought a greater glut to an overcrowded market. The secret of all the trouble is too-much-ness of everything pro duced in garden or field. The only question now is, how much can be saved from thn wreck. There was but one article which our commis sion man could discoverin his Trumbull county trip that was not afflicted in the line of too-much-ness, and that was maple sweets. Of this, this season's crop is below the ave rage, and prices are the same as a year ago. All else that fanners have to sell goes begging for customers. UXE STOCK MARKETS. Condition of tbo Market at the East Liberty Stock Yard. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, 1 Tuesday. March 26, 1SS& J Cattle Receipts, 320 head: shipments, 100 bead. Market steady at unchanged prices. No cattle shipped to New York to-day. HOGS Receipts. 1,200 head: shipments. 900 head. Market slow; medium Philadelphias. So 10; heavy hogs, $1 b04 90; pigs and Yorkers, S5 005 10. Three cars of hogs shipped to New York to-dav. Sheep Receipts, 3,200 head: shipments, 1,800 head. Market firm at unchanged prices. Br Telccra.Db. New, York Beeves Receipts, 280 head, all for slaughterers direct; no market for beeves; dnll for dressed beef, but a shade firmer at 5K6Jc for common to choice sides; exports, 2,600 quarters of beer. To-day's cable from Liverpool quotes American refrigerator beef dnll at 8c per pound. Sheep Receipts, 800 head, and l,2u0 head were carried over yester day; market quiet with a limited business at S4 005 25 per 100 pounds for common to good sheep, and' at S8 007 00 for ordinary to fair yearling lambs; good spring lambs sold at So 50 o 5 per head. Hogs Receipts, 2,500 head: none offered alive; market nominally steady at 53 1U5 50. J St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 1,000 head; shin meiits. none; market stronger; choice native steers, S3 O0S4 40; fair to good do, $3 00g3 90; stockers aud feeders, fair to good, S2 103 20: rangers, cornfed. 2 7003 60: grass-fed. J2 00 3 00. Hogs Receipts. 4,800 head; shipments, none; maiket easier; choice heavy and butch ers' selections. SI 7004 N): packing, medium to prime, SI G5g4 75: light grades. SI 704 80. Sheep Receipts, SOD headf shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice, $3 O04 9a Kansas City Cattle-Receipts. 3,714 head shipments, 1,036 head; market strong, active and higher on cows aud shipping steers; stock ers and feeders unchanged;good to choice corn fed, S3 9(XS4 30: common to medium, S3 00g3 75 cows, SI 752 75. Hogs Receipts. 7.846 head; no shipments: market slow, weak and lower good to choice. SI 504 CO: common to medium' 54 254 45. Sheep Receipts, 407 head: no shipment; market strong and active; good to choice niuttons. S4 254 50: common to medium, Chicago Cattle Receints. 5.500 head: ship ments. 3.btt) head: market closing easy; stockers and feeders. S2 35: cows, bulls and mixed SI 40 3 00: bulk, S2 252 60; Texas cattle, S3 003 65. Hogs Receipts. 17,000 head; shipments, 6 000 head; market .slow and 10c lower, closing bad mired, S4 654 90; heavy. S4 604 90: light. S4 70 5 00;skips.S3 504 60. Sheen Receipts, 9 000 head; shipments. 2,000 head; market steady: na tives. S3 O05 00; Western, S4 O04 70; lambs. S4 505 5U CESCtNSATi Hogs easier: common and lijrht.S4004 80: packing and butchers', S4 65 4 90 head ; receipts, 1,920; shipments. 710 head Bu'ffaix) Live stock all sold yesterday. No fresh receipts to-day. Feeling steady and un changed on cattle, sheep and hogs. Indianapolis Hogs steady. Cattle steady at S3 504 60. Sheep steady at S3 604 75. The German Iron and Steel Syndicate. A Berlin correspondent says that at the close of last year the Association of German Iron and Steel Manufacturers numbered 320 mem bers, which represented 60 iron mines, with 18.000 workmen, 220 furnaces and rolling mills and 47 tin-plate works, with 90,000 hands; 229 foundries, with 28,000 workmen; 32 nail, screw and chain works; 136' engineering establish ments and 21 railway carnage works; also 15 shin-bniiding companies, besides several col lieries. Altogether, this association represents 23W0O workmen and an aggregate capital of 1,200,000.000 marks, the most important group . belonging to the Dusseldorf district, which is followed by that or the Frankfort manufac turers. Dressed Meat. Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on 5le--Sd meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550 fts, ?Jrto650!K6c: 650 to 750 s. 6Kc Sheep; 7c fl ft. Lambs, 8c f) ft. Hogs. 6&C Meinl Market. i,"t?1jL1n)!&""PE Sron finn- Copper aulet; tiVA AF.rJ?' lU M 1ad steady; domestic, S3 65. Tin dull; heavy straits, $21. ' MABKETS BY WIRE. Whent Fluctuates Within Narrow Limits and Closes Slightly Higher Corn Steady Oats Advanclnif Hog Products Active and Strous. Chicago The wheat market was quiet to day and most of the time ruled dull. The feel ing was unsettled and prices were subject to sudden and frequent changes without much trading, which was particularly the case in the May future. May delivery is getting to be a fancy trade, and parties wishing to sell found it difficult to do so without causing a sharp break, and the same can be said of parties try ing to purchase when a rapid advance would result An order for 25.000 bushels of May caused prices to advance from $1 01K to SI 02 before the oi der was filled. Operators are getting out of May and the trades remaining are mostly blocks or lines which operators evidently intended to carry through. May opened firmer and advanced life, fluctuated and closed about c higher than vesterdav. July attracted the principal attention and opened at jesterday's close, de clined c, advanced at iYfi and closed Arm and lie higher. , There was but little interest manifested in corn, trading being on a limited scale and con fined almost entirely to room operators within V.a range. The feeling was steady, though at times an easier tone was disolayed, but prices did not show any material change from yester day. In oats an increased business was transacted, and a higher range of prices secu red. Early in the day offerings were light, several operators taking hold, and by vigorous bidding caused an advance of Kc on May, and xic on June. On the appreciation paities who bought early tried to sell, and a decline of a Jc resulted. The market held steadily for a time, but an in creased demand from a large short produced a firmer feeling and a rally of Hc resulted on Mav, the close being firm at outside prices, and i& over yesterday's sales. In mess pork a good business was transacted in May and July, and the market was strong. Opening sales were made at 57c decline, but prices quickly rallied 25c. At this improve ment there was more pressure to sell, and prices declined 710c. Near the close the market was active, and prices rallied 1517c closing firm. Trading was fair in lard, and the feeling was comparatively steady. Prices ruled 710c higher. A comparatively light business was reported in short ribs, and the market exhibited only slight changes. Prices ruled 7J10c higher. The leading futures raneea as follows: WHEAT JNO. 2 April, !5iCSl COtiaHSJiC ; jut uiifl iiu. 4 .Aiirii, &iyV4fiV. iiY. oji 3563535c; J une. 3353535Mc. U ATS X o. 2 Mav. ZoJS2trK6B4XSSaMc; J une, 2425Jc: July. 25Ji25Kei25AKc Mess Pork, per bbl. Mav, S12 3012 65 12 3012 65; June. S12 S7k12 67K12 37k 12 67July. S1247KCB12 72612 47612 T2K. Lard, per 100 fts. Mav, S7 0U7 12fe 7 007 12V& June, S7 077 157 07K 15; July, t: 107 207 107 20. Short Ribs, per 100 fts. May. S6 256 32i 6 256 32K; June, $6 3266 37j; July. S6 4 6 45. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un changed; No. 2 spring wheat, 9999Jc; No. 3 spring wheat, 9697c, tor fancy: No. 2 red, 99 99Kc No. 2 corn. 34Kc No. 2 oats, 25c No. 2rye.42)c. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flax seed. SI si. Prime timothy seed. SI 35 bid. Mess pork, per barret S12 5512 60. Lard, per 100 lbs. S7 057 07. Short ribs sides (loose). SS 256 3a Drv salted shoulders (boxed). S5 50 5 75. Short clear sides (boxed), SS 506 62 Sugars Cut loaf, 78c: granulated 75&; standard "A." Tkc. Receipts Flour, laOOO barrels; wheat, 19,000 bushels: corn, 160,000 bushels: oats. 132,000 bushels: rye, 1,000 bushels: barlev, 65,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 7,000 barrels; wheat 2S.O00 bushels; com. 132,000 bush els: oats, 146.000 bushels; rye. 6,000 bushels; barley. 27,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was easy; fancy creamery, 2425c; choice to fine, 2021c; fine dairies, 2021c; choice, 1520c Eggs weak at 1012c New York Flour quiet and heavy. Corn meal dulL Wheat Spot quletand Xc lower; options c off on early and &c on late months, barley dulL Barley malt quiet. Corn Spot dull and easier; options dull and firm. Oats Spot quiet and easier: options firmer and dull. Hay quiet and easy. Hops steady. Coffee Options steady, and closed 1020 points below yesterday: sales. 42.000 bags including March,16.75c:April,16.65c16.75c: May, 16.7516.85c: June, ia9016.95c; Julv. 1717.05c: August, 17.0517.10c; September, 17.1517.25c; October, and November, 17.30c; December, I7.3017.35c: January, 17.3517.40c; February, 17.3517.45c; spot Rto weak; lair cargoes, lSJa Sugar Raw stronger; wanted fair refining, 5c; centrifugals, 96 test, 6c; sales, of 8,500 tons domestic molasses sugar at 4Kc; two car goes of centrifugals, 9i test,at 3 ll-16ic; refined arm and quiet. Molasses Foreign strong; SOtest, 23c bid: 20c asked: New Orleans quiet. Rice quiet and steady. Cottonseed oil strong; crude, 4243c: yellow, 4950c Tallow quiet; city, 4 9-16c. Rosin quiet and easy: strained, common to good. SI 151 17. Turpentine lower. Eggs moderately weaker; Western, lOlffillc; receipts, 12.292 packages. Pork firm; old mess, $12 7513 00: new mess, $13 50 13 75; extra prime, S12 50. Cut meats slow; pickled bellies, 7c:. pickled hams, 9Ji10c: pickled shoulders, 5c; middles slow and firm; short clear, SO 8a Lard higher on speculative buying; sales of Western steam S7 37, clos ing at S7 42: city, S6 95; March, S7 39; Anril, S7 347 38. closing at $7 38; May, S7 S67 46, closing at $7 42; June. S7 44; July, 57 45; Au gusts? 42, closing at S7 47 asked; September, S7 41S7 45, closing at S7 43, Butter moderate, demand weak except forchoice: Western dairy, 1218c;do creamery, 1625c; Elgins, 2626c Cheese dull and unsettled; Western, 9llJic St. Louis Flour quiet Wheat There was a sharp decline in May early in the day, breaking markets at other points, dull and lower cables and fine weather bringing out a pressure to sell, but a reaction followed and the close was Jc above yesterdav. No. 2 red, cash, 905 90Kcc; May. 8S?:g90c, closing at 90J- 9Q3c asked; June, 87S7c clos ing at S7Jc nominal; July, 8081lic, closing at 8Hc; August "878c, closing at 79Jc bid. Corn quiet but steadv and unchanged; No. 2, mixed, cash, 30c; ApnL 30c; May, 3030Jc, closing at 30Jc bid: June, 31 31c closing at 315c bid; July, 32c closing at3232c bid; August 33(33c. closing at 33c Oats dull; No. 2 cash, 25c bid; May, 2G2&- Rve nothing doing. Flaxseed quotable SI 45. Barley neglected. Provisions strong in tone but very little, demand. Philadelphia Flour quiet Wheat Op- Hnna .full md nnmlnqli mvlnf, f W. O .a quiet and c lower, but high grades firm under a scarcity and fair inquiry f 10m millers. Corn Carlots steady but quiet; options nominally unchanged. Oats Carlots steady bnt quiet; futures quiet and barely stead-. Butter dull and weak; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 24c; do prints, extra, 24c Eggs dull and lower; Pennsylvania firsts, lie Cincinnati Flour quiet Wheat easier; No. 2 red. 9396c; receipts, 600 bushels; ship ments, 500 bushels. Com strong; No. 2 mixed, 34c Oats easienNo. 2 mixed, 27i27c Rye firmer; No. 2. 4547c Pork firm at $12 75. Lard steady at S6 90. Bnlkmeats and bacon steady and unchanged. Butter weaker: fancy Elgin, 28c: choice dairy roll, 16c Sugar firm. Eggs heavy. Cheese dull. Milwaukee Flour steady and firm. Wheat firm; cash. 6Sc; May, 89Jc; July, 88c Com dull: No. 3, 3031c Oats quiet; No. 2 white. 2S28c. Rve quiet; No. 1, 43c Barley qnieto. 2, 5859c Provisions firm. Pork, S12 S5. Lard, $7 05. Cheese dull; cheddari llllc Baltimore Provisions quiet and un changed. Butter quiet and easier; western packea. 1820c; creamery, 2526c Eggs weak at 10Uc Coffee steady: Rio, fair. lS18c Toledo Cloverseed active and steady; cash, S5 10;March, $515;receipts,2S6bags;shipments, 178 bags. HINTS FROM BRAZIL. A Good Opening for Enterprising" American Manufacturers German Trade. In this Province, San Pedro de Rio Grande do Sul, there were three railways in operation, and one or two other lines projected, for which preliminary surveys have been made. The lines in operation are Estenda de Pierre de Rio Grande a Bage, opened -for traffic on De cember 2, 1884, and two other lines. The loco motives are from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in the United States, and burn Cardiff coal. The Germans have done much to extend their trade in Brazil during the past few years. Commercial travelers cannot do much in Brazil unless a very large number of samples are car ried, because the Brazilian merchant does not believe much in anything except ocular dem onstration. Exporters and manufacturers should estab lish an international bureau covering all the sources of supply, with a sharp man who knows his work, and who is not above teaching t"-at work to agents of his -own in the country. Manufacturers in the patticnlar Province of Rio Grande do Sul, to which these remarks' most especially apply, are not extensive, although flannels, cloths, cashmeres and blankets are made at a fairly reasonable rate. Wnnt of Coal In Rassla. Never before has the want of coal been felt more keenly, says a correspondent at St Peters burg, who declares that the coal crisis there this winter has assumed unexpected propor tion1;. Jhe fact is Russians do not understand mining, the consequence being that the price of coal is high at the present time higher than it was ever before. It is mentioned as natur ally an extraordinary incident that the Kursk Azov Railway, which traverses Russia's richest coal districts, had this winter to purchase Eng lish coal. BEIGHT AND CHEERY. Wonderful Transformation Wrought by Natural Gas and Paint. TEHPEEAHCEV1LLE IN THE SWIM. Northside Boulevard Improvement and Wilkinsburg Waterworks. THE PROFITS 0P A PITTSBURG BANK. The house painter is abroad in the land and vigorously wielding his brush in all parts of the city and suburbs. This is as good an indication of spring as the appear ance of robins and blackbirds. Faint is a great transformer. Its judicions applica tion to dingy walls and fences makes them look as bright and fresh as if they were brand new. Evidence of this may be seen on almost any street in the city. Let the good work go on. There is no longer excuse for dingy-looking houses in Pittsburg, where soot and smoke are comparatively unknown. It Is no longer the Smoky City. Natural gas has effected a complete revolution In this respect The city will soon be as renowned for its bright cheery appearance as it formerly was for grime ana dirt That the banking business in Pittsburg is profitable is shown in the fact that one of these institutions, organized ten months ago, has paid up to date a clear profit of 6 per cent. This comes from one of the directors of the bank in question. He added: "We are fully satisfied with the financial situation." Temperancevllle is beginning to wake up. Several fine business houses are in course of erection there, which will add materially to its appearance and business facilities. There is quite a rush for building lots in West End place, jnst back of Temperancevllle, over 100 having been sold within a short time, and half a dozen houses built This shows that the de mand for real estate is not restricted to a par ticular locality, but that It is shared by all sec tions adjacent to the city. The progressive community at the mouth of Sawmill run de serves credit for what it has done, and still more for what it proposes to do. The ruins at Wood street and Diamond alley having been cleared away, building operations will begin in a few days, stone and other ma terial having been hauled to the ground, where it is ready for the mason and the carpenter. Referring to thif, a business man said yester day: "I think they are in a hurry to com mence those houses and get them well under way before the street widening question is settled. They think by doing so to shut ont the p oposed Improvement altogether." The project for Improving the roadway or boulevard around the Allegheny City parks will be handed over to the incoming Councils to dispose of. While the improvement is gen erally admitted to be necessary, as a means of enhancing the beauty of the parks as well as for convenience, the method that has been pro posed for assessinghe costs altogether upon abutting property meets with considerable op position, on the ground that as all the citizens would enjoy the benefits they should help to pay the expense. This question is likely to be a lively issue when the new Councils organize and get down to work. The Wilkinsburg Water Works, it is expect ed, will be completed by July or August Workmen are laying pipes on several streets in the borough and putting in water plugs. Water will be pumped from the Allegheny river into a reservoir a short distance above Hiland, and thence conducted to the borough, a distance of about two miles. As soon as a sufficient sup ply of water is assured a steam fire engine will be purchased, the frequency of fires in the borough rendering this outlay necessary. Company stores must go. A bill has just been introduced in the Illinois Legislature, and is making rapid progress toward enactment into law, making It an offense for any person, com pany, corporation or association now engaged or hereafterto be engaged in any mining or manufacturing business in that State to en gage in. or be interested In, directly or indi rectly, the keeping of a track store, or con trolling of any store, shop, or scheme for the furnishing of supplies, tools, clothing, provis ions or groceries to his, its or 'their employees while so engaged in mining or manufacturing. All attempts to evade or avoid the provisions of the act by contract or otherwise, are to be punished by fines of not less than 50, nor more than $200. A BIG DAI U STOCKS. Electric and Philadelphia Gas Slill Active No Mnterlnl Change in Prices. The stock market was active yesterday over 2,000 shares changing hands, Philadelphia Gas and Electric being the principal contributors, but pnees did not vary materially from those of Monday. Philadelphia Gas opened in the morning at o sold up to 40, and then receded to 39, where it held the rest of the day. The first sale of Electric was at 6 and it sold at the same Drice In the afternoon, with offers more numerous than bids. Several brokers did not attempt to fill their orders, believing they could do better by waiting. The best bid for Wheeling Gas was 30, with 31 asked. Chartiers Gas was wanted at 51, but it was held 50 cents higher. There were no transactions in extra of these stocks. Switch and Signal was dealt In to a small extent at 23. There was a sale of 100 shares ofLaNoria at 1. This seemed to satisfy the demand. Tractions were weak and neglected. The tone of the market at the close was rather bearish. Bidsand offers: MOKNING. APTERNOOS. stocks. Hid- Asked. Bid. Asked. Pitts. 1'etS.iM. Ex.. 535 Commercial '. Bank 100 KcVEtone Bank of l"g S! .... 67 .... Pitts. M. B. of Com'ce 225 .... 23 .... Artisans Insurance 55 .... 55 Nationallnsurance 65 .... C5 Chartiers Val. Has Co. 51 iii Pennsylvania Gas Co.. 17 .... 17H ... Philadelphia Co 3? W S9H 3D Wheelln? Gas Co .. 30& 31 30 31 Central Traction 23X 22S( 23 Citizens' Traction 63 .... 67 .... LaKorlaMlnlcftCo.... IX 1 jv WestinghouscElectric. 6V4 63 62 C2 VS. Switch iSicnal Co. 3 23, 23J 23& Wcstlnjr'seAlrB. Co.. Kl Westing'seB. Co. lin. 63 ...: Pitts. Plate Glass Co .. 155 .... , Klttannlng C. X. (i 50 51 Pittsburg Traction 491 PlttsburgFlate Glass 153 .... At the morning call 340 shares Philadelphia Gas sold at 39, 300 at 4a 465 at 39. 215 Elec tric at 62'4, 10 Switch and Signal at 23, and 50 Airbrake at 121. Before call 100 shares of La Noria sold at 1. In the afternoon 247 shares Philadelphia Gas went at 39Jf. 55 at 395g. 25 Central Traction at 225f. 155 Electric at 6 4 Switch and Signal at 23, and 50 Airbrake at 6 Before call 200 shares of Philadelphia Gas sold at 39?i. The total sales of stocks at New York yes terdav were 256,339 shares, including: Dela warc,"Lackawanna and Western, 11,621; Lake Shore, 6,530; Louisville and Nashville, 8,505: Missouri Pacific, 4,910; Northwestern. 26.065; Reading, 29,700; St Paul, 6,895: Union Pacific, 7,00a ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY. The Money Market in Good fehapo for the SpriDg Trade. The local monetary situation yesterday was in a better condition than usual at this time of the year, just the close of winter and at the beginning of the spring trade. The good weather "with which this vicinity has been favored for nearly two weeks has produced a better feeling in business circles, and there is more disposition among the people to be up and doing. Discounting was of moderate pro portions, but checking and depositing were up to the average, while the Clearing House re port showed a large volume of general trade, the exchanges amounting to $1,904,587 92 and the balances to $463,683 SO. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy at 35 per cent; last loan at 5; closed offered at 5. Prime mercantile paper, 46V. Sterling exchange dull but firm, with actual business at $4 85?for 60-day bills and'$48M for demand. Government Bonds. Closing quotations in New York furnished The Dispatch by Robinson 'Bros.. Wood street Local dealers charge a commission of an eighth on small lots: U. S. 4s, reg 10710S! U. S. 4!iS. coups K7aiOS)2 U. 8. 4s. rcg lMMaiasH U. 3. 4s, coups .129H129$J Bid. Currency, Spcrcent 1895 reg , 120 Currency, 6 per cent, IS96reg. 123 Currency, Spercent 1897reg ,...1M Currency, 6 per cent, IMS reg. 129 Currency, 6 per cent, 1899 reg, 131 Safes of 7,000 coupon 4is at 103X. New YOKK-Clearings $134,330,502; balances, $8,082,227. Boston Clearings to-dav, $14,389,951; bal ances, $1,552,873. Money, 12 per cent Philadelphia Clearings, $12,085,668; bal ances, $1,981,286. Baltimore Clearings to-day, $1,423,752; bal ances, $221,201. Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear ings, $9,581,00a St. Louis Clearings, $2,775,668; balances, $561,391. UPS AXD DOWNS IN OIL. A Good Opening Followed by Depression and Lower Prices. There were no disturbmg influences at work In the oil market yesterday to excite either bulls or bears. Opening with a firm undertone at 92, the market quickly advanced , at which price 25.000 barrels were dumped. It then gradually declined to 91 on free offerings, and held around that figure until the last hour, when it further weakened and sold at 01. A few small blocks were absorbed at this price, which sent the quotation up to 91, from which it receded to 91, which was the closing price. Carrying was flat The following shows past and present prices of crude in the lower oil country: Highest crude, 1887, 90: Sc premium added, 98J4; high est refined, 1887, 7; March 26, 1889, crude, 91; 22, average premium ad ded, $1.14; refined, 7c. Difference in price of crude, 152ac: difference in refined. c. This equals in crnde 16c, amounting to 31c. In other words, the Pittsburg refiner has to pay 31Jic more for crude now than in 1887, with nothing material to offset this in the price for refined, and would seem to wipe out all profit The practical offset of this, it is held, Is to squeeze out lower county pipe lines and give the Standard a monopoly of the business. Field news was to the following effect: Mc Keown No. 6 is doing 28 barrels per hour; Mc Keown No. 10 Is doing 10 barrels per hour; Mc Kcown No. 11 is doing 18 barrels per hour; Union Oil Comnany Robert Knox No. 2 Is in the stray sand, and due to-day. Nineveh, Smith is doing 55 per day. Turkeyfoot Gaily was torpedoed and is doing 180 barrels per day. Covertry. at Murdockville, is due to-day. A. B. McGrew & Co. quote puts 90K to 90Jgc; calls, 92 to 92c The rouowing tame, corrected oy Me "Witt Ull worth, broker In petroleum, etc.. corner Fifth avenue and Wood street, Pittsburg, shows the order of fluctuations, etc. : Time. Bid. Ask. Time. Bid. Alt. Opened 02 Sa's 12:45P. M.... Wi "815 10:15A. II.... 1H 81i( 1:00 P. M... DI.H 91 H 10:30a. M.... 91 91 1:15 P. M.... t 01K 10:45A. M.... n 912 1:30 p. it.... 91M m 11:00A. M.... 91X1 Sit 1:P. M.... 91 91 ? 11:I5A. H.... tl Wi 2:00 P. M.. 91S4 9IH 11:30A. M.... 91 ?t 91H 2:15 P. M.... SIX MH U:45A. M.... il 9IH 2:30 P. M.... Sl4 91K 12:0011 91 91K 2:P. .... 91M S1H 12:25 r. M.... Wi 91) Closed 91 .... 12:30 p. n.. 91 91K Opened. 92o; closed, 91?c. nigheot, 92c; lowest, 91c; Barrels. 63.3&S 45,121 61,35! 74063 , - 44.603 43.10S 1,492,000 Dflly runs Average runs Dally shlmnenw Average shipments OalJy cnarters Average charters Clearances Sew York closed at 9lc. Oil City closed at 91Hc Bradrora closea at 91e. New York, renneil. Jc London, renned. i)id. Antwerp, reiineu. iof. Other Oil Markets, OIL Crrr. March 26. National transit cer tificates opened at 91c; highest 92c; lowest 91c; closed. 91c Bkadfoed. March 26. National transit cer tificates opened at91Jc; closed at 91Jjfc; highest 92c: lowest 91c TrrusvrLLE, March 2& National transit cer tificates opened at 91c: highest 92c: lowest 91c; closed, 91c New York. March 26. Petroleum opened firm at 92c, but after the first sales became weak and declined to 91c A rally followed, on which the market closed steadyat91c. Sales, 613,000 barrels. Wellsburg, W. Va.. March 26. Seventeen hundred acres of oil land In the vicinity of Potomac, in this and Ohio counties, have been leased during the past week for J. M. Guffey, of Pittsburg. Two test wells will be put down immediately. STILL CHANGING HANDS. Latest Transactions In Heal Estate in City and Suburbs. D. P. Thomas fc Co., 408 Grant street sold for the People's Savings Bank to G. Rafferty, a lot on Arabella street Twentieth ward, for 51,500. They also sold for Evan Jones to Mawhtnney Bros., a lot on Locust street. Sixth ward, con sideration private, and placed a small mort gage on Thirteenth ward property. L. O. Frazler, comer Forty-fifth and Butler streets, sold for O. W. Rankin, administrator of the estate of John Woolslalr, lot 20x100 feet to an alley, situate on the north side of Liberty avenue, near Fortieth street Sixteenth ward, to Levi Voght for $875 cash. Butterneld & Vandenboff, 10 Federal street, sold for Isaac A. Brown to E. J. Beckwlth, a frame house on Gallagher street Allegheny, for $950 cash. Graeblng & Lyon, No. 135 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage for $10000 for five years at 6 per cent on property m Beaver Falls, Beaver county. Samuel W. Black fe Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold a lot in Twenty-third ward, fronting 25 feet on Second avenne, running back to a 20-foot al ley, to William F. Duncan for a price approxi-, mating $1,000. John F. Baxter sold to J. R. Cratty lot No. 40, Bank of Commerce addition extended, Brusbton station, frontage of 50 feet on Baxter street by 150 to a 20-foot alley, for $550. James W. Drape & Co. sold the property No. 1221 Peun avenne, near Twelfth street, lot 25x 100 feet with an old building thereon, for $7,025 cash. STOOKSTSHAKY. Reported Rnte Cntilng by the Pennsy De presses the Coalers Money a Factor , in tho Dealings Heavy Close Bonds Active. New York. March 26. The stock market was fairly active to-day, with considerable f everlshness and decided weakness In the lead ing shares, outside of which, however, there was almost no feature or movement of inter est The continued outpour of long stock In Atchison, Burlington and Rock Island was the great feature of the dealings to-day, and the only moving force in the market, and while there were times when they all had a firm look, only Burlington succeeded in really recovering its loss. London came in as a buyer to-day, but its purchases were small and did not touch the leading shares at all. On the other hand the recent doleful utterances of some of the officials of the Burlington were used with effect upon the grangers and Sonthwesterns. The reported cut in rates to Southern points by the Pennsylvania had a depressing effect upon the coal stocks, and Reading was subjected to con siderable pressure without however, yielding to any appreciable extent. Money again came up as a factor in the course of prices, and the report that a large amount had been called in for a special pur pose aided in running tbo rate on call up to 5 per cent, at which It closed for the day. The bears were not idle In getting the market down, but the amount of long stocks brought out is be lieved to have been smaller to-day than on either of the previous few days. Atchison, Burlington and Rock Island fairly monopo lizied the attention of operators during the greater portion of the day. It was steadily forced down with insignificant reactions from 45J to 43. and it closes, within J of the lowest figure. The other two were savagely attacked in the first hour, and both reached the lowest prices of the day, and afterward fluctuated violently at times, but succeeded in regaining the loss. Late in the day Northwestern and Missouri Pacific were attacked and both yielded readily, but neither shows a material loss for the day. Among the rest of the list there was consider able strength shown in Cotton Oil and Tennes see Coal, and weakness In Chesapeake and Ohio, but tho remainder were dull and stagnant throughout The market finally closed rather heavy, with most stocks at close to the opening figures but the leaders, with the exception of Burlington and Rock Island, which was helped by the dividend, at the lowest' The final changes are irregular, though declines are somewhat more numerous than gains, but the only important changes were losses of 1 in Atchison and 1 in Chesapeake and Ohio pre ferred, and a gain of 1J4 in Tennessee Coal. The railroad bond market was somewhat more animated to-day, and the dealings ex tended to a larger number of issues than usual of late. The sales of all issues aggregated $1,343,000, out of which the Denver and Rio Grande Western assented bonds contributed $212,000 and the Chesapeake and Ohio 5s $135, 000. The market also showed more prononnced strength than for some time, and important de clines this evening are'Tery few in number. Tie Denver assented bonds were the special feature of the day, and rising from 89 to 91 closed at 90, a net gain of 1. Other marked advances were Denver and South Park lsts, 2 to 87, and Cairo. Arkansas and Texas lsts, 2 to 106. The losses Include Gulf, Colorado and SanuFe2ds.2at7S. ' The following table snows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by Whit York 23 137X 131 15H 424 B 66 21 108K 17 55J 110)4 !$ 10 12 f6) 27 66. 17 63 31 K Kh 15 604 25H 60)4 45 32 2i 23 44S4 180K 5 79 30 85 93 23 54 105 18)4 62 mi 24)4 84)4 6414 fjew xorg central f . i.. ii. jc. ft w -an -a)i Ti'A . Y., L. E.ftW.nrer 66 68 66 N.Y., C. ftStL JJ. Y., C ft St. L. pr.. 69 69 69 N.Y., C. &8t.L.2dpf .. . . 4- N. Yftfl. K toft 43 43X . y., O. W Norfolk Western.... 15)4 1M 15H Norfolk ft Western, pf 604 60)2 SX Northern Pacific Northern Pacific pref. 59X 60X 69H Oregon Improvement Oregon Transcon 321 3254 32X PaciflcMall Peo. Dec. ft Evans 23(4 Phtladel. ft Heading.. 44H 44K 43 Pullman Palace Car...l80K J8W 180-2 Richmond ft W. P. T.. 25K 23 25li Richmond ft W.P.T.pf 79 79 79 St. Paul ft Duluth 34 34 34 Ht. Paul ft Uuluth pf. St P., Minn. Allan St. L. ft San Fran 23 23)4 23 St. L. ft San Fran pL. 55)4 55)4 55)a St. L. ft San F.Ht pf. ?. Texas Pacific UnlonPaclflc 62K 62 6234 Wabash Wabash preferred 25)f 25S 25H' Western Union 84)4 R4K 84U Wheeling ft L. E 65 65)4 to BOSTON STOCKS. With but Few Exceptions a Better Tone Was Developed. Boston, March 26. Bonds and Atchison stock showed continued weakness to-day, but the rest of the market developed a better tone and for several securities higher quotations prevailed. Atch. ftToo..lst7s. 117X A. AT. Land Or' 1 7s.H0 Atch. &Top. K. K... 43J4 Boston ft Albany.. .215 Boston A Maine 1C9V, C.B.&O, 90)4 Clnn. San. ft Cleve. 24)4 Eastern R. K 82 Eastern R. It 6s 125 Flint PereM 27 K.C.St J.& C.B. 7s. 121 Mexican Cen. com.. 13 N. Y. ft New Ens... 5( N. Y.ANewEni 7S.126), Ogd.ftL.Cham.com. 5 Old Colony. 170)4 Rutland preferred.. 37 WlB.CentraI.com... 16 Wis. Central pf.... 34 Alloa ezM'gCo. (new) 1 Calumet ft Hecla....230 Catalna 15 Franuin. 2K Osceola .. 14 .. 3 .. 55 ..223 .. 6H .. 6 ..125 .. 23?4 l'ewablc (new). Oulncv Bell Telephone., Boston Land...., Water Power... Tamarack San Diego Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers, No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex change. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad 53ST 54 Reading Railroad 22 1-16 22)4 Buffalo, Pittsburg and Western 11 12)4 Lehigh Valley :. 53 54 Lehigh Navigation 52 Northern Pacific 2554 26 Northern Pacific preferred 60)4 6OI4 Mining Stocks. New York. March 26. Mining stocks closed: Caledonia B. H., 300; Consolidated California and Virginia, 800: Dunkin. 100; Deadwood T., 150: El Cristo, 155; Gould and Curry, 210: Hale & Norcross, 350; Homestake, BOO: Horn Silver, 140; Iron Silver, 300: Ophir, 512; Savage, 250; Standard. ISO; Sullivan, 140. Wool Market. Phidai.elphia Wool market quiet and prices unchanged. New York Wool easvand quiet Domestic fleece, 3238c; pulled, 2339c: Texas, 1525c St. Louis Wool quiet and easv: bright medium, 1825c; coarse braid, 1321c; low sandy, 1017c; fine light 1622c; fine heavy, 1218c; tub washed, choice, 37c inferior, 31 35c Boston There is a quiet tone to the wool market and no prospect of much activity until the new clip begins to come in. Stocks of de sirable washed fleeces become scarcer every week, and small lots in dealers' hands are not offered except at full prices. Other grades are being cleaned up at slight concessions. Manu facturer are operating to a moderate extent, but on a low basis. Ohio X and XX and above fleeces are steady at 3235c; Michigan X com mands 31 and some close held at 31c. Terri tory wool is cleaning up on the scoured basis of 6062c for fine medium. California and Texas wools are without sales of importance, there being no stock of consequence here. Pulled wools are selling fairly at previous prices. Drygoods Market. New York. March 26. Trade in drygoods was very good with jobbers to-day, good sales being made in all kinds of goods adapted to spring and summer trade, Including a success ful drive In fine wash novelties at 10 cents, the first sale this season in that class of goods. The demand lor staple cottons at first bands was much improved, and there was a decidedly better feeling in the market Cotton flannels are selling more freely, though prices are not fixed. Some blankets are also selling for fall trade. There was a large auction sale of silks made by the Phoenix Manufacturing Company, at which low prices were realized, though sat isfactory to owners, because it was a clearing up sale. THE NATIONAL REMEDY, PRAISED BY ALL Bilious Headache, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Indiges tion, Constipation, Dizziness Positively cured by LITTLE HOP PILLS, The People's Favorite Liver Pills. They act slowly, but surely, do not gripe, and their effect is lasting; the fact is they have no equal. S,mall dose; nig results. Sugar coated and easy to take. Send for testimonials. 25c, at all druggists, or mailed for price. Prepared by an old apothecary. Five bottles $L The HOP PILL CO., New London, CL Hop Ointment cures and makes chapped rough, red skin soft and clear. 25 and 50c UOl-MWF ARMOUE'S- EXTRACT OF BEEF. ARMOUR & CO,, CHICAGO, SOLE MANUFACTURERS. This is now conceded to be the best in the market as witnessed bv the fact that we have just secured the DIPLOMA FOR EXCEL LENCE at the Pure Food Exposition, now be ing held in Philadelphia, CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE, SUPERIOR IN QUALITY, And with the bright appetizing flavor of fresh ly roasted beef. REMEMBER, - IRIMIOTTIR'S- mhil-MWF ney & Stephenson, members of New Stock Exchange, 7 Fourth avenue: Op'en- High- Low ing, est. est Am. Cotton Oil., &3H Atcn.. Top. ft S. P.... 455d 45K 43 Canadian Pacific H WH 49M Canada Southern UK 52X (12 Central ofKew.Jersey. 86! . 97i 96S Central Pacific. Chesapeake ft Ohio ... 16 10X 6,'4 C., Bur.ft Qulncy..... 90H SIX 89 0., Mil. ft Bt. Paul.... Wi 62 61H C, Mll.&St. P., pf.. WH 9W 99 C., KocKl. ftP 90'4 90K 89K C., St. L. ft Fltts 164 162 15 C, St. L. ft Pitts, pf.. 35)4 33 33)6 C.. Bt. P., M. ft O...... 30)4 303 30 C, St. P., II. ft O.. pf. 91 91 90K C. ft Northwestern.. ..103)4 103J( 102H Cft -Northwestern, pf. O. CO. &I 70 70 69X Col. Coal ft Iron '. .... Col. ft Hocking Val Dei., L. &W I37 138), 137f Del. ft Hudson.. ....j Denver&RioG 15K 1S 15 Denver ft KloO., or... 423? 42jJ ml E.T., Va.&Ga E.T.,Va.&Ga.. lstpf K.T., Va. AGa.2dpf. Illinois Central 109 109 103)f Lake Erie ft Western Lake Erie ft West pr.. 55 C5M 55 Lake Shore AM. 8 100 101! 100!f Louisville ft Nashville. 61 61 Jf 60 Michigan Central S5 85i 85 Mobile Ohio Mo.,K. ftTexas Missouri Pacific 67 67)4 66M CITY SAVINGS BAJSTK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital, $100,000, with privilege of $500,000. Surplus and undivided profits, $23,600. Transacts a General Banking Business. Ac counts Solicited. Collections a Specialty. Interest allowed on time deposits. JAS. CALLERY....t President W.J.BURNS Vice President JOHN W. TAYLOR Cashier mh2S9 ERESH BUTTER RECEIVED DAILY BY GEO. K. STEVENSON & CO.. GROCERIES AND TABLE DELICACIES, SIXTH AVENUE. jafr69-MWir BROKERS FINANCIAL. De WITT DILWORTH, BROKER IN ZFjETIROriZETTIM: Oil bought and sold on margin. de27-21-psn WHITNEY & STEPHENSON. 67 FOURTH AVENUE ISSUE TRAVELERS' CREDITS THROUGH MESSRS. DREXEL, MORGAN St CO, NEWYORK. PASSPORTS PROCURED. p28-x78 DOMESTIC MABKETS. No .Revival of Trade in Produce Lines as Yet in Sight. EGG MARKET FINDS A L0.WEE DEEP. Supplies ot Grain and Hay Too Libeial A Jear Wheat Moto. SUGAR KEEPS CLIMBING UPWARD OFFICE OF THE PlTTSBtrEO DISPATCH, Tuesday, March 26, 18S9. Country Produce' Jobbing Prices. In lines of farm and garden products there is no revival in sight Commission merchants, who take an optimistic view of the situation, are in a small minority. No reaction from last week's drop in eggs as yet appears. Prices are even lower. The cash buyer had no trouble securing all he wanted to-day at lie Maple syrup crop is below the average in quantity. This fact would in ordinary seasons stimulate prices, but this season is an exception to all ordinary rules, and even home-made sweets go slow. The quantity of onions, apples and cab bage traveling to" the garbage pile is beyond anything for many years past As the season draws to a close, and now stuff comes in more freely every week, little remains for those who are unfortunate enough to be left on last year's produce but to let it go for whatever it will bring. Improvement in country roads only serves to add to the excess of stuff, which has all along been too large for the capacity of con sumers. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 28c; Ohio do, 2526c; fresh dairy packed, 2021cj country rolls, 2023c; Chartiers Creamery Co. butter, 2830c. Beans Choice medium, $2 002 10: choice peas, S2 052 15. Beeswax 2325c fl ft forchoice: low grade, 1618c Cideb Sand refined, $6 507 50; common, $3 504 00; crab cider. $8 008 50 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c $ gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212c; New York, fall make, 1213c: Limburger, lie; domestic Sweltzer cheese, ll12c. Dried Peas $1 451 50 fl bushel; split do, 2&3Kc V ft- Eggs U11Kc V dozen for strictly fresh. FbuitS Apples, $1 5002 00 barrel; evap orated raspberries. 25c ft; cranberries, $8 00 fl barrel; $2 402 50 per bushel. Feathers Extra live geese, 6060c; No. 1 do.. 4015c; mixed lots, 3035c ft ft. Homint S2 652 75 fl barrel. Honey New crop, 1617c; buckwheat 13 15c Potatoes Potatoes, 3540c 33 bushel; $2 50 2 75 for Southern sweets; $3 253 GO for Jer sey sweets. Poultry Live chickens, 6575c fl pair; dressed chickens, 1S15& pound; turkevs, 13 15c, dressed, ftpound; ducks, live, 80S5c fl pair; dressed, 1314c fl pound; geese, 1015c per pound. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel, $6 fl bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts, $6 25; clover, Alslke, $8 50; clover, white, $9 00; timo thy, choice. 45 lbs, $1 85; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, $1 00; blue gras, fancy, 14 fts, $1 20: orchard grass, 14 fts, $2 00; red top, 14 fts, $1 00: millet, 50 lbs, $1 25; German millet, 50 fts, $2 00; Hungarian grass. 43 fts, 2 00; lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, 25c per ft. , TAtLOw Country, 45c; city rendered, 55c- Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancy, $3 00 3 50 fl box; common lemons, S2 75 fl box; Mes sina oranges, $2 603 60 fl box; Florida oranges. S3 504 50 fl box; Valencia oranges, fancv, $6 50 7 50 ft case: Malaga grapes, $9 00010 00 fl per keg; bananas, $2 50 firsts: $1 60, good seconds, fl bunch; cocoanuts, $4 O04 50 fl hundred: new figs, 12llc fl pound; dates, 5 6Kc fl pound. Vegetables Celery. 4050c doz. bunches: cabbages, $3 004 00 fl 100; onions, 60c fl bushel; Spanish onions. 7590c ft crate; turnips, 30 40c fl bushel. Groceries. It is difficult to keep up with advances in sugar. A dally rise since Saturday has been recorded, and latest reports from New York indicate a firmness that can hardly .fall to bring another advance. Onr quotations are again lifted. GREEN Coffee Fancy Rio, 2l22c; choice Rio, 2021c; prime Rio, 20c; fair Rio, 18K19c; old Government Java, 27c; Maracaibo, 2223c; Mocha. 3031Kc; Santos.U922Kc; Caracas coffee, 20K22c; peaberry, Rio, 20Ji22c: La guayra, 2122c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 2628c; old Government Java, bulk, 32K33c; Maracaibo, 2728,Jc;Santos, 2324c; peaberry, 27c: peaberry Santos, 222Jc; choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio, 23c; good Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c. Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125c; allspice, 9c; cassia, 89c; pepper, 19c; nutmeg, 7080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test 7c; Ohio, 120. 8Kc; headlight. K0, 8Kc: water white, 10Kc; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; camadme, HKc; royaline, 14c SYBUPS Corn .syrups, 2629c; choice sugar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strict ly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, 90c " N. O. Molasses Fancy, 50c; choice, 48c; me dium, 45c; mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K4c; bl-carb in Js, 5c: bi-carb, assorted packages. 5J6c: sal- soua in Kegs, c; uo granulated, zc. uasdles otar, run weignt per set SKc: paiafline. 11012c full weight lOKc: stearine, uice neao, Carolina, imc: choice. GY.fh u; prime, ra&oc; ijouisiana, fxgDc. Starch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 5k7c; gloss starch. 57c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon don lavers, $3 10; California London layers, $2 0; Muscatels, $2 25: California Muscatels; $1 85; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia, 7V7Kc; sultana, 8Kc; currants, new, 4JJJ5c; Turkey prunes, new, 45c; French prunes, 8K13c: Salonlca prunes, in 2- ft packages, 8c: cocoanuts, per 100, $6 00: almonds, Lan., per ft, 20c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1215c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12)J lbc; new dates, 5K6c; Brazil nuts. 10c; pecans, ll15c: citron, per ft, 2122c: lemon peel, per ft, $1314c; orange peel, 12c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; apples, evaporated. (ft65c; apricots, Califor nia, evaporated, 15ltSc; peaches, evaporated, pared, 22Z3c; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 1012Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, unpitted. 56c; raspberries, evapor ated, 2124Kc; blacKberries, 78c; huckle berries, 1012c Sugars Cubes, 8J4SKc; powdered, &A 8c; granulated, SJg8Jic; confectioners' A, 78c; standard A. 7c: soft whites, V4fflc; yellow, choice 67c; yellow, good, 6Ji6c; yellow, fair, 63c; yellow, dark, 6c. PlCKLES-Medlum, bbls. (1,200), 44 75; me diums, half bbls (600), S2 85. Salt No. 1 fl bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex, bbl, SI 05; dairy, ft bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal, fl bbl, $1 20; Higgin's Eureka, 4 bu sacks, $2 80; Higgin's Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, $3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $1 30 1 90;2ds, $1 3U1 35: extra peaches, $1 50I 90; pie peaches. 90c: finest corn. $1 00O1 60: Hfd. pr 1 F'sw r ,-, 'lin. . -'-' Co. corn, 7090c; red cherries, 90c$l 00; lima beans, $1 10; soaked do, 85c: string do do. 75 85c; marrowfat peas, $1 101 15: soaked peas, 7075c; pineapples, $1 401 60; Bahama do, S2 75; damson plums, 95c: greengages, $1 25; egg plums, $2 00; California pears, S2 SO; do greengages, 2 00; do egg plums. $2 00: extra white cherries, $2 90; red cherries, 2fts, 90c; raspberries, $1 15 1 40; strawberries. $1 10: gooseberries, $1 201 30; tomatoes, 82K92c; salmon, 1-ft, $1 752 10; blackberries, SOc; suc cotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 99c; do green, 2fts, SI 251 50; corn -beef, 2-ft cans, $1 75; 14-ft cans, S13 50: baked beans, $1 401 45; lobster, 1 ft, $1 751 SO; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines, domestic. lA", $4 154 50; sardines, domestic K3. S3 258 50: sardines, imported, fcs,.$ll 50l2 50; sardines, imported, Js, $18 00; sardines, mustard, $4 00; sardines, spiced, $4 25. FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 fl bbl.: extra No. I do, mess, S40: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. ldo. messed, $36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. 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 ft bbl.; split ? 00: lake $2 50 fl 100-ft. half bbl. White fish, $7 fl 100ft. half bbl. Lake trout $5 50 ft halt bbl. Finnan hadders, 10c fl ft. Iceland halibut, 13c fl ft. Buckwheat Flour 22 ft ft. Oatmeal $0 306 60 fl bbl. Miners.' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 5S60c ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c. Grain, Flonr and Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 45 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 1 car of corn, 4 of oats, 1 of wheat 1 of malt, 7 of flour, 1 of straw, 1 of feed, 4 of hay. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St Louis, 2 cars of shell corn, 2 of oats. By Baltimore and Ohio, 8 cars of hay. 1 of corn, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of hay, 1 of oats,2 of bran, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of oats, 1 of hay, lot fiour. Bears are still on top on the wheat tussle. May wheat was 7c below price of Saturday at noon to-day. All along the lines of grain and bay markets continue in favor of buyers. Too much stuff for the wants of trade is coming to the front Hav is proba bly the weakest factor of the markets, owinc to liberal receipts. Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red, $105 1 06: No. 3 red, 919pc Corn No. 2 veUow,ear,39o39Kc; high mixed ear. 8637c; No. 1 yellow, shelled, 3637c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 87K38c; high mixed, shelled. 3637c: mixed, shelled, 3536c OATS No. 2 white, 32K33c; extra. No, 3, 31 31Xc;No.3 white, 3030Jc: No. 2 mixed, 23 29c RYE No. 1 Western,.7075c; No. 2, 5556c BAELEY-No, 1 Canada, 959Sc; .No. 2 Cana da, 8588c; No. 3 Canada, 7072c; Lake Shore, Flour Jobbing prices, winter patents, $6 2a 6 SO: spring patents, $6 50 75: winter straight $5 505 75; clear winter. $5 005 25; straight XXXX bakers'. $4 755 00. Rye flour, $4 00. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $16 00 17 00 fl ton: brown middlings. $13 0013 60; winter wheat bran, $13 5014 00; chop feed, $15 0016 00. Hay Baled timothy, choice, $14 50014 7o; No. 1 do, $14 O014 25: No. 2 do, $11 6012 00; loose from wagon. $18 002U 00; No. 1 upadnl prairie. $10 0010 25; No. 2, $3 008.60; packing do. $6 757 00. Straw Oats. $8 008 25; wheat and rye straw, $7 007 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 10Jc; sugar-cured hams, medium, 10c: sugar-cured hams, small, lie: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sugar cured shoulders, 9ici sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 9c: sugar-cured California hams, 8c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 8c: sugar cured dried beef sets, 9c:sugar-cured dried beef rounds, lie: bacon shoulders, 7e; bacon clear sides. 8c; bacon clear bellies. 8c: dry salt shoulders, 6Jc; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess Eork, heavy, $14 00: mess pork, family, $14 SO. ard Refined in tierces, 7e: half barrels, 7Kc; 60-ft tnbs, TJjJct 20 ft palls, 7c: 50-ft tin cans, 7Kc;3-ft tin pails, 7Vc: 5-fttin paita, 7c: 10-ft tin pails, 7c Smoked sausage long, 5c;large, 5c Fresh pork links. 9c Pigs feet half barrel, S3 75; quarter barrel. $1 75. . TDEUISTEK'S .NOTICE. .Notice Is hereby (riven that the following ac counts of executors, administrators, guardians and trustees have been duly eTamlned and passed In the Register's office, and will be presented to the Orphans' Court for confirmation andallowance on Monday. April 1, 1889. No. 1. Final account or Caroline Schwab, ad ministratrix of the estate or,Peter Schwab, de ceased. Piled February 2, 1889. No. 2. Final account 01 the Safe Deposit Com pany of Pittsburg, administrator or the estate of Sarah E. Goldthorp, deceased. Filed February!, 1889. Ho. 3. Final account of the Safe Deposit Com pany of Pittsburg, admfnlstratoaof the estate of Samuel H. Goldthorp, deceased. Filed February 2, 1889. No. 4. Final account orJacob li. Hubley. ex ecutor of will of Mary A. Hubley, deceased. Filed February 2, 1S89. No. 5. Final account of Andrew Bretnawer, rardlan of William M. Boggs. Filed February 1889. No. 6. Final account ol M. E. Alexander, ad ministratrix of the estate or Ella A. Irwin, de ceases. -Filed Februarys, 1889. No. 7. Final account or John Westhead, ex ecutor of the Will of Albert Maltby, deceased. Filed February 4, 1889. No. 8. Final account of Louisa Simpson, ad ministratrix of estate of Sarah Simpson, deceased. Filed 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 H. Meyer, gnar rilan nf ATrtplI Kelmpr. Filed Febrnarv5. 1889. No. 11. Final account of John Moody, adminis trator or the estate or Altreatr. '.turner, aeceaseu. Filed February 3, 1889. No.lt Account of John Murphy, guardian or Mary Louise Douglass, now Hervey. Filed Feb ruary 5, 1889. No. 13. Final account of W.J. Canning and Ad dison Canning, executors of the will of KebeccaK. Canning, deceased. Filed February 6, 1889. No. 14. Account of H. H. Lafferty, administrator or the estate of William Lafferty, deceased. Filed Februarys, 1889. No. IS. Acconnt of William Slater, administrator of the estate of Dorothea Miller, decased. Filed February 11. 1889. No. 16. Final account of Mary A. Hunter, ad ministratrix of the estate of Mary A. Summerwell, deceased. Filed February II, 1889. No. 17. Final account of T. McK. Cook, admin istrator of the estate of George A.Cook, deceased. Filed February It 1889. No. 18. Final account of James H. Davis, ad ministrator of the estateor Joseph K. Hughes, de ceased. Filed February 7, 1889. No. 19. Final account or David H. Chambers, administrator of the estate of John Chambers, de ceased. Filed February 6, 1889. No. to. Partial account of William Aldcrson and Matthew Thrower, executors of the will of Thomas Alderson, deceased. Filed February 7. 1889. No. 21. Final account of Robert McMlIlIn and J. F. Dlffenbacher, executorsor the will or James JlcMIllin, deceased. Filed February?, 1389. No. 22. Final account of Barbara Dochart ad ministratrix or the estate of Martin Dochart de ceased. Filed Febraary9, 1889. No. 23. Final account of Joseph J. Bender, ex ecutor of the will of Mary M. w llllson, deceased. Filed February It 18S9. No. 24. Final account of J. H. Sorg. guardian of Elizabeth Becker. Filed February 12, 1889. No. 25. Final acconnt of J. M. Parkinson, guar dian of Charles C, Frank F. and Nellie A. Under wood. Filed February 12, 18S9. No. 28. Final account of John Payton. executor of the will of Mary Welsh, deceased. Filed Feb ruary 12. 1889. No. 27. Final account .of J. P. Mc Williams, guardian of Nancy Hough. Filed February 13, 1389. No. 23. Final account of John Breltenbach, ex ecutor of the will of Frederick Eeltzel, deceased. Filed February 13, 1S89. No. 29. Partial account of Francis Allen and Jane Beatty. executors of the will of John Beatty, deceased. Filed Febrnary 13, 1889. No. 30. Final account ot William Hartman, guardian of Andrew McB. Campbell. Filed Feb ruary 11, 1889. No. 31. Partial accountof William J. Kothram, guardian or William C, Albert it and John C. Botnrum. Filed February 15. 1889. No. 32. Final account of Charles F. Schwarz, guardian of Willie Wlnterhalter. Filed Febrnary 15,1889, No. 33. Account of Joseph C Dittmar, admin istrator d. b. n. c. t a. of Thomas D. Powell, de ceased. Filed February 18. 1889. No. 31. Final account of Annie W. Henderson, administratrix c. t a. of Maria It. Henderson, de ceased. Filed Februarv 18, 1889. No. 33. Final account of William Yung, execu torofthewill of Elizabeth Yung, deceased. Filed February, 1889. No. 36. Account of John B. McCune. deceased, late guardian of Finley Hall Lloyd, stated by Mary H. McCune. administratrix of his estate. Filed February 20, 1889. No. 37. Account of John K. McCune, deceased, late guardian of Davison Lloyd, stated by MarvH. McCune, administratrix of his estate. Fllea Feb ruary 2C 1889. No. 38. Account of John B. McCune. deceased, administrator of estate of Martha Hanna, de ceased, stated by Mary H. McCune, administra trix of his estate. Filed February 20, 1889. No. 39. Account of John G. Bryant adminis trator d. b. n. of estate or Martha Hanna, de ceased. Filed FebruarY20. 1889. No. 40. Final account of George Lang, executor of the will of Dorothea Fisher, deceased. Filed February 20. 1889. No. 41. Final account of Albert P. McKenerv, administrator or the estate of Jobn Warensforii, deceased. Filed February 2a 18S9. No. 42. Final accountofFred Colwes, guardian of David Koester. Filed Febrnary 2a 1889. No. 43. Final account of James P. Qulnn, guar dian of George H. Ede Filed February 21, B89. No. 41. Final account of Thomas M. McCor mlck and James E. Wilson, administrators or estate or James E. McCormlck, deceased. Filed February 21, 1889. No. 43. Final account of Thomas A. Noble, executor of the will of John Burns, deceased. Filed February 23, 1889. Nd. 48. Final account of George Schwan, ex ecutor of the will of Henry Schwan, deceased. Filed Febrnary 23, 1889. No. 47. Flr3t account of Anna Mary Auday and Nancy Metzgar, executrixes of the will of Louisa C. Auday, deceased. Filed February 23, 1889. No. 48. Final account or Charles S. Crawford, administrator of the estate of John B. E. Richard son, deceased. Filed Febrnary 23, 18S9. IN o.49. Final acconnt of Frank Wllbert, ex ecutor of the will of Jacob Wllbert deceased. Filed February 23, 18S9j No. GO. Final account of Joseph Ford, guar dian of Henry A. Daewerltz. Filed February 25, JUft'J. No. 51. Final account of Clara Fromme, admin istratrix or the estate of Bernhard Fromme, de ceased. Filed February 25. 1889. No. 52, 'Final accountof George Ksbman. trus tee In partition of estate of Mary Nino, deceased. Filed February 25, 1889. No. 53. ilnal accountof Charles G. Milner, ad ministrator or the estate of 1). C. Holmes, de ceased. Filed February 25, 1889. No. 54. Account or Anna Kels. administratrix or the estate of Jonn Kels, deceased. Filed Feb ruary 25, 1889. No. 55. Account of George Hotmeister. guardian of Anna E. Hofmelster. Filed February 27, 1889. No. 56. Final acconnt or F. H. Eggers and Jobn H. Mueller, executors of the will of John C. Flelner. deceased. Filed February 28. 1889. No. 57. Partial account of James Godlrey, co executor or the will or J. P. Smith, deceased. Filed February 23, 1439. No. 58. Final account of Ida UcGeary, adminis tratrix of estate of Marshall H. McGeary, de ceased. Filed Febrnary 23. 1839. No. 59. Second acconnt orB. F. Jones. guardian of Thomas C. Jones. Filed March 1, 1889. No. 60. Final accouutof B. F. Jones, guardian of George W. Jones, minor, now deceased. Filed March 1, 1880. No. 61. linal account of James A. Johnston, administrator of estate or Strickler Demuth, de ceased. Filed March 1. 18S9. No. 62. Account or B. C. Slocum, administrator or estate or George E. Slocum, deceased. Filed March 1, 1839. No. 63. Final account of Mary Ann Abbott ad ministratrix of estate of John Abbott deceased. Filed March 1. 1SS9. No. 61. Second account of James C Pierce, ex ecutor of the w 111 of Mary V. Power, deceased. Filed March 1, 1S49. No. 65. Final account of S.E. Stewarttrnstee In Jartltlon of the estate of Sarah KIrby, deceased, lied March L 1839. No. 66. Final account of J.. C Deer, guardian of Charles Gallagher. Filed March 1, 1889. No. 67. Account or K. M. Holland, administra tor of estate of Eliza V. Diller, deceased. Filed March 1, 1889. S. P. CONNER. Pittsburg, March 1, 18S9. Register. OFFICE OF THE CLEBK OF ORPHANS' COURT. Notice is hereby given that the following ac counts of trustees have been duly examined aud passed In the Clerk's office and will be presented to the Orphans' Court for confirmation and allow ance on MONDAY, April 1 1889. No. 68. Accountof George W. Lyon, trustee under the will or John Lyon, deceased. Filed Februarys, 1839. No. 69. Sixth account of James Dickson, sur viving executor aud trustee under will of James Flnlay, deceased. Filed February 9, 18S9 , No. 70, Seventh account or H. and J. P. Hanna, trustees under will ofThomas Hanna, deceased. Filed February 21, 1380. No. 71. Eighth account of J. P. Queen, trustee or the estate of Benjamin Trimble, deceased. Filed February a. 1889. No. 72. Final account of H. Sellers McKee, trus tee under the will of Frederick McKee, deceased. Filed March 1, 1889. Pittsbubu, March 1, 1839. SAMUEL P. CONNER Clerk of Orphans' Court IN THE ORPHANS' COURT. AUDIT NOTICE. Creditors, heirs and all other persons Interested are hereby notified that an audit list will be made up of above mentioned accounts (except guar dians) which shall show balances for distribution and all accounts to which exceptions shall be filed, and that such audit list win be taken up on Mon day, April 13. 1889, and continue thereafter each day (Saturday and Sunday excepted) until the whole list shall have been disposed of. .. . S. P. CONNER, Beglster and Ex-Offlclo Clerk of Orphans' Court. 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