r :MEST ON THE HOOF. y i Cattle Trade Shows ImproYement at East Liberty Yards. BUTCHERS WANT LIGHTWEIGHTS, A 'Light Run of Sheep, and Prices Above lew York Figures. HEA?r AND LIGHT HOGS THE SAME. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, 1 WEDNESDAY. March 27, 18S9. J Cattle receipts on Monday were 62 loads, an excess of two loads over the previons 'Monday. Yesterday some three or four car loads were added to supplies, making a total of local receipts of 63 cars. Quality varied little from supplies for a number of weeks past The noticeable feature of cattle mar Lets all this season has been the absence of heavy prime steers. The demand for these heavy high grades has very much fallen off, owing to depressed markets and the sharp competition with Chicago dressed beef. Batchers don't want the heavy cattle. Beeves which weigh from 1.050 to 1,150 pounds, and In good condition, are in much better demand than those weighing 1.500 to 1.C00. Light weights are active at 3jC to 3c, and heavy are flow at 4c. In the present condition of markets the former are preferred by butchers. There were very few on hands this week that weighed as high as 1.400. A single carload of this class brought ic The bulk of receipts was from Chicago. About 23 loads were from Ohio and Indiana. In the supplies were 12 loads of stackers and feeders, the range for which was 2Ji3Jc. Of the stackers, there were not enough to go around. Buyers were plenty, and many more could have been sold than appeared. Bulls and calves were plentv and slow. It was hard to sell bulls weighing 1,400 pounds and upward, even at mean prices. Nice fat bulls, 1.000 to 1.200 pounds, found ready sale at V$3Xc The range of prices for veal calves was 46854c. A number of calves were condemned by Meat Inspector McCutcheon for their extreme jouth. -h condition of markets shows an Improve mpTrt uTi tin ., i. Tn fact, theie has been a gradual appreciation in prices for three weeks past Said one old-time dealer: "Isold three loads this week at prices ranging from 4 Ooo to 4.15c which would not have brought over 4c a week ago." Another dealer said: "Ihave no ticnl an lrrmrovenient. slow but sure, for tw o or three weeks past. We reached hard pan J ,...... .!..... .......T... .. .w. nnJ .A 1,n flma till aUUUk UUtX WCCtS Ah1! . wu ., u.v now the tone of markets has been better." All stockmen agree that the n orst is past. S. B. Hedges, who has recently returned from an Ohio trip, reports that cattle raisers through the section he visited are holding back their stock on account of low prices. Farmers are not willing to take prices that shippers can stand. The fore-handed farmer Mho is not pressed for money, prefers to feed his cattle a little longer rather than take present prices. Only the needy are willing to sell. Sheep nnd Lnmbs. The run has been light, and as a consequence prices are 15 to 25c better than they were last week. Said a leading dealer "We have been getting such prices for choice wethers here this week that it has not justified to ship to New York. The outside price there j esterday was So 30. I sold the same grade here the day before at 5 35." There has been no advance over last week's prices for common light lambs. It seems there is little or no demand for this quality. Hoes. The run has been light, rather below the ave rage. But five cars were received to-day. Some grades are a shade higher. The range is 5 to 5c. At Chicago the price of tops this morn ing was $4 90, a drop of 10c from yesterday's prices. There is no longer any perceptible dif ference between the price of heavy and light hogs. From the opening of the season, Novem ber 1. up to the past week, heavy-weights were at a discount, owing to cheapness of lard. Now heavy hogs are back to their position of former seasons and command fully as good prices as lightweights. McCall & Co.'s Report. The receipts of cattle are light, especially common to fair butcher glades, which sold 10 to 15c per cwt. higher, while good heavy was dull at last week's prices. We give the follow ing as ruling prices for the. week:. Prime, 1,300 to L600s,104 40; good. 1,200 to 1,400 fts. S3 T54 10: rough fat, 1.100 to 1.300 fts. S3 40 3 65: cood butcher grades. 900 to 1.100 lbs. SS 25 63 50; common to fair. 900 to 1.000 fts. S3 00 3 40: bulls very dull at $2 002 75; fat cows, 2 003 00; fresh cows and snringers extremely dnll at $15 OOS35 00 per head. The receipts of hogs continue light, and with a limited demand the market ruled easy at the following quotations: Philadelphia and Yorkers, $5 005 10: roughs, S3 754 50. The receipts of sheep Monday and Tuesday were fully equal to the demand, and the mar ket was fair at an advance of 15 to 25e per cwt To-day the receipts are light and the market slow at the following quotations: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing here 110 to 120 fts, $4 705 00; good wethers. 90 to 100 fts, J4 60 4 75; fair to good mixed, S5 to 90 fts. $4 20 4 CO; common to fair, 75 to SO fts, S3 25g3 50; prime lambs, 83 to 95 fts. So 506 00; good, 70 to 85 fts, S5 005 50; common to fair, 50 to 65 fts, $4 004 50; veal calves. 110 to 140 fts, 54 75 o 00. Br Tclecranh. New York Beeves Receipts. 47 carloads for exportation alive; 45 carloads for city slaughterers direct and 30 carloads for the mar ket; trading dull and limited, with an easier feeling at the close; common to prime steers told at S3 501 50 per 100 pounds; extra steers at $4 604 70: fat bulls at "S2 253 00, with one fancy bull taken for exportation at $4 00; ex ports to-day Included 910 beeves and 3,080 quar ters of beet To-day's Liverpool cable quotes American refrigerator beef dull and Kcper pound lower at TJJe per pound. Sheep Re ceipts, 1.850 bead, and 1,200 head were carried over yesterdav; market firmer and higher for both sheen and vearling lambs; unshorn sheep sold at S4 704 75 per 100 pounds; unshorn vear lings at S6 007 50. and good clipped sheep at S4 251 35. Hogs Receipts, 6,400 head, nearlv all for slaughterers direct: a few fair hogs sold alive at So 2005 25 per 100 pounds, and the nom inal range is put at $5 10Q.5 50. Kansas City Cattle Receipts. 2,529 head; shipments, L723 head: dressed beef and ship ping steers weak, to 510c lower; cows steady to strong: choice heavy feeding steers, 10c higher; good to choice cornfed. S3 904 30; com mon to medium. S2 753 60: stackers and feed ing steers, SI 604 30; cows. Jl 65g2 90. Hogs Receipts. 8.149 head; shipments. 1,401 head: market weak to 5c lower, closing firmer; good to choice. $4 554 60; common to medium $4 10 4 5a Sheep Receipts, 560 head: shipments, none; maTket strong and active; good to choice muttons, $4 254 50: common to medium. S2 50ffi3 90. ST. Lours Cattle Receipts. 900 headtlsliln ments, 800 head; market steady; choice heaw native steers, S3 804 30; fair to good do. S3 00 3 95; stackers and feeders, fair to good, S2 10 2 90: rangers, cornfed. S2 80fi!3 40: grass-fed. Jl 402 70. Hoes Receipts. 4,800 head; ship ments, 600 head; market easv; choice heavy and butchers' selections. S4 754 85: packin medinm to prime, S4 C54 80: light crude? ordinary to best. S4 65g4 8a Sheen Receints, 300 head; shipments, none; market stronc: fair to choice, $3 004 91 b CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. lLOOOhead: ship ments. 6,000 head: market steady: beeves, $4 25 4 40: steers, S3 004 10; stackers and feeders. S2 203 40; cows, bulls ad mixed. SI 40i 25: Texas steers, S3 003 5a Hoes Reccipts.18,500 head; shipments. 8,000 head; market strong; mixed, 6564 80; heavy. S4 654 85: light, S4 65 4 95; skips. S3 504 2a Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head; shipments, 2.000 head; market strong: na tives. S3 005 00: Western cornfed, S4 254S0; lambs, SI 505 6a dwcnyirATT Hoes dull and lower; common .. ln.hr. 4 00(5)4 80; narfcin. anH hntnii.Mt S4 604 85; receipts, 2,750 head; shipments, 850 bead. Brysoods Mnrkct. icrir York. March 27. There was a stead v trade in rvgoods to-day. A fair active busi ness was na'd by jobbers in all kinds of spring and snmmer goods including domestics, stocks of which are running low. Agents were hav in" a fair demand for replenish ments, but scarcely anything was doing for future delivery. There is a cheerful tone to the cotton goods market, the stability of which now seems assured. Low grade light-weight'eottons continue very firm, but the ending of the strike at Fall River to day marks the limit of prices. Wool .Market. St. Louis Wool dull and prices nominal; offerings er light. The Interest at present centers almost entirely in the prospects of the ' new clip. Considerable difference of opinion exists regarding opening prices. Mem I Marker. New York Pig iron steady. Copper aniet nnd unsettled; lake. April, tl25 Lead un changed: domestic S3 65. Tin dull and easier; straits, 81 05. Whisky Market. ""There Is a fair demand for finished goods at (103. MARKETS BY WIRE. Jane nn July Wheat Higher nnd Slay Lower an a moderate Business Corn Moves TJp OntsStendy nog Frodpcts Qalet. Chicago A moderate business was tran sacted In wheat to-day and the market ruled rather quiet most of the session, only oc casionally relieved from dullness by temporary spurts of trading. For May delivery business was slow, trading centering mainly in July, in whtch a fair business was transacted In the aggregate. May opened Hliz higher, de clined with some fluctuations 2?c, advanced lJic, closing Jc lower than yesterday. June advanced JJc, declined lc and closed He lower. July opened Jlc higher, declined lc. rallied Jc, closing c higher. Many operators closed their May trades, while July seemed to be gaining more atten tion. The prolonged absence of rain and the talk of too dry weather in some sections of the winter wheat States has influenced buying for the new crop futures, and evidently was the basis on which the advance was established. Com was moderately active at times, though most of the session the market ruled quiet. The feeling on the whole was firmer, and slightly higher prices were established. Open ing sales were a shade higher than the closing prices of yesterday, influenced some by the moderate receipts, cased off He on selling by a prominent local operator, reacted c, became steady and closed a shade higher than yester- The activity and strength noted in oats yester day was continued to-day on anenlargedscale, and an advance was recorded. The bulge was due entirely to the maneuvers of local opera tors, who, after allowing a recession of HQkc, soon after the opening, took hold and by vigor ous bidding started the shorts into buying. A. few outside buying orders were also received, and prices were bid up a for May and Xfgfic for June, with heavy trading. The bulge brought out a good many lines of long stuff, the Milwaukee bull party being credited with sell ing the largest quantity. A recession ofKc followed and the market closed steady at about yesterday's closing sales. Trading was quite brisk in pork during the greater portion of the day. Opening sales were made at 5c decline, and a further reduction of 57c was submitted to with comparatively light trading. Later the demand improved and prices advanced 2025c, but a reduction of 2oc was acceded to toward the close and the market ruled quiet. A fairly active speculative trade was re ported in lard and the feeling was stronger. The market opened firm at 2K5c advauce. but soon weakened and prices receded slightly, rater, the demand improved, and prices rallied 57C receded again 2J5c, closing steady. Short ribs were more active and strong, with an advance of 2oc. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2 May. SI E5S1 02?1 00 1 01K: June. 96K96?i95K9c; July, 89 90S&8JTS9c; year, $ Corn No. 2 April, 34K35c: Mav. 35J 353535Jc: June. 35K35JS35K635C uath ii o. z jiiav, -joiiiarJigr-sW-vbCi une, 25K25K25Ji25?ic; July, 25iKc Mess Pork, ner bbL Mav. S1260I 12 62K12 77H; Jnne, S12 6512 8512 57 12 80: July. SLi 75 12 9012 656112 87K. Lard, per 100 fts. May, S7 12KQ7 150 7 07K7 10; June, $7 157 17K7 12f7 15; July. S7 17k7 2a faHORT Rlbs, per 100 Bs. May. S6 32K66 0 6 30IS16 35; June, S6 S7K66 404S6 356 40; July. S6 42X 6 6066 42K6 47J Uasu quotations were as follows: Klonrnom inally unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 89S99Vc; No. 3 spring wheat. 83c; No. 2 red. 9999ic No. 2 corn. 3434c. No. 2 oats, 25Vc No. 2rye,42c No. 2 barley, nominal. N 0.1 flax seed. SI 5L Prime timothy seed. SI 35. Mess pork, per barrel, 512 7012 75. Lard, per 100 lbs S7 057 07K. Short ribs sides (loose). $6 3036 35. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $5 50 5 75. Short clear sides (boxed), SS 626 75. Sugars Cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts Flour. 9,000 barrels; wheat, 19,000 bushels: corn. 213,000 bushels: oats. 86,000 bushclstrye, 20,000 bushels: barley, 28,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 7,000 barrels; wheat. 8.000 bushels; com. 65 000 bush els: oats, 61.000 bushels; rye, 2,000 bushels; barley. 18,000 bushels.. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was easy and unchanged. Eggs weak at 1010Kc New York Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat Spot dull and JiKo higher; options active, unsettled and MWpC higher. Rye and Barley quiet. Barley malt dull. Com Spot fairly active and steady; options c lower and weak. Oats Spot Arm and quiet: options dull and Qic higher. Hay easy and quiet. Cof feeee Options steady, and closed 515 points below yesterday: sales. 57.250 bags, including March and April, 16.60iab5c: Mav, ia6016.75c: June. 16.70ia85c: July, 15.850 16.95c: August. 16.9517.05c; September, 17.05 17.20c; October, 17.15017.20; November, 17.20c; December, 17.2017.30c: January, 17.30c; Feb ruary, 17.3017.40c; spot Rio quiet and easy; fair cargoes. lSjfc. Sugar Raw very strong and.. -unusually active; fair refining, 5-ll-16c; cen trifugals. 96 test, 6c bid; sales, 90,000 bags centrifugals, 96 test, 6c P.ot and 4 4Kc c. L and i.; 1,000 tons English islands, 87 test, 5C". refined, strong and quiet. Molasses Foreign firm; 50 testT25k26c; sales of two cargoes at 2525c; New Orleans duU; open kettle, good to fancy, 2S42c. Rice steady and quiet. Petroleum steady and quiet: crude in barrels, Parker's, S7 25: refined here, S7: Philadelphia and Baltimore, S6 90; United closed 91Mc. Cottonseed oil firm; yellow, 490 50c Tallow firm: city, 4 9-164c Rosin steadv and quiet. Turpentine lower and dull at 49)05Ga Eggs quiet and weak; Western, 9f10c; receipts, 10.S33 packages. Pork firmer; old mess, S13 00; new mess, $13 7513; extra prime, $12 5a Cut meats steady: sales pickled bellies, 12 pounds 7c: 11 pound4, TVc; pickled hams, 9jl0c: pickled shoulders, 5c; middles quiet. Lard opened easier and closed steadv; sales of Western steam, S7 40, closing at $7 407 42K: 99 tierces ci'.y, $6 95; options sales, 750 tierces; March, $7 34, closing at S7 SS; April. $7 35. closing at $7 3S; May, $7 39, closing at $7 41; June. $7 43; Jnly, 57 45; August, S7 47; September, $7 50. ' Butter easy, moderate trade: Western dairv. 1218c: do creamery, 1624Kc; Elgms. 2626Kc Cheese dull and easy; Western, 9KUJ4C. St. Louis Flour firm but quiet and un changed. Wheat higher. The opening was .excited and sharply higher nnder an urgent demand indnced oy fears of a dry weather scare. There was a rapid drop when early buy ing had been supplied. Later a sharp and active demand developed for May and it ad vanced rapidly; close was 22c above yes terday, and June 2c higher: July also rallied some, only to break on reports of rain in the West, though the close was firm and Wc above yesterday; No. 2 red, cash. 93c asked; May. 9R93Vc, closing at 93Jic bid: June. 87HS9'4c, closing at S9Kc bid; July. 81K 81&ic, closing at 81Kc; August, 79U0 SOJfc closing at79&c; year, 79c closing at 79Je nominal. Com firm and a shade better; No. 2 mixed, cash, 28Vc; May, 30330c closing at 30c: June, 3lc closing at 31Jg31Mc bid; July, 32Uc; August, 33Kc closing at J3Xc bid. Oats higher; No. 2 cash, 25e bm: May, 26 27c Rje in better demand and higher; No. 2 43045c Barley quiet. Provisions fairly active ClNCTinrATI Flour dull and easier. Wheat dull; No. 2 red. 9oc: receipts. 500 bush els; shipments, 500 bushels. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed. 3535Kc Oats easier; No. 2 mixed, 2727Kc Rye in fair demand; No. 2, 47c Pork quiet and held firmer at $12 87. Lard firm at $7 00. Bulkmeats -and bacon steady and unchanged. Butter weaker. Sugar strong. Eggs neak. Cheese steady. Philadelphia Flour dulL Wheat Less active but offerings light and prices steadily held: futures neglected and nominal. Corn steady. Oats Demand very moderate but prices of carlots steadily held; futures quiet but steady. Butter dull and weak; Pennsyl vania creamery, extra, 23024c; do prints, ex tra, :ic Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat dull; jear.SSKc; Mav, S9Jc: July, 8SJc Corn steadv:No.3,3131Kc Oats dull; No. 2 white. 27K2Sc Rye dnll; No. L 43c Barley dull: No. 2, 5S05Sc Provisions firm. Pork, $12 65. Lard, 7 Oa. Cheese dull; Cheddars, 10KUc Baltimore Provisions firm but quiet. Butter qniet: western packed, 1820c; cream ery, 25026c Eggs weak at 10Uc Coffee dull; Rio, fair, 18Jc Toledo Cloverseed active; cash, $5 15; re ceipts, 500 bags; shipments, 938 bags. Cnnnot Spnre the Time. Nelson H. Baker, District Attorney of West chester Co., New York, writes: -I have received many letters in reference to my testimonial, lately nublisbed, commending Allcock's Porous Plasters. "I cannot spare the time to answer them In writing, therefore would again say, through the press, that 1 have found Allcock's Porous Plasters invaluable as chest protectors and shields aeainst coughs and colds. Further more I have found Allcock's Plasters un equaled for pains in side, back and chest." ' Th Special Sale. Thursday of each week during the present season we shall devote entirely to advertis ing our business, by selling the most desira ble goods in our establishment without profit, and in many instances below cost. To-day we offer a line of the most elegant suits and springovercoats which money and skill can produce, at 510 510 and we guarantee that the garments sold to-day cnn not be duplicated for less than 520 to 525 anywhere in Pittsburg. P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. new Court House. bpring Hosiery 1.000 Dozens To-Dny In cotton and lisle, ribbed and plain Ask for "Cable dye" fast black Jos. HOENE & CO.'S Peon Avenue Stores. A TERTEAD POLICY To Throw Cold Water on Business Just After the Winter Lnll. ELECTRIC LIGHT CONSOLIDATION And How It is Being Worked as a Ball Influence in tin Stock Markets. BURGLARS PREPARING TO RAID A BANK The persistency with which some people try to throw cold water on every effort to get business on its legs illustrates a peculiar and not very desirable quality of human nature. There is nothing in the local situa tion to justify these attempts to make things worse than they are. While there is no boom, there is no depression. The volume of trade, as shown by bank and in dividual records, is about 25 per cent greater than at the same time last year, which, as all know, was the greatest busi ness j ear Pittsburg has "ever known. The spring season, just opening, will cause a de mand for many commodities that were not wanted daring the winter. The granger will want agricultural implements, railroads will make repairs, both of these helping the iron trade; building operations will be prosecuted with vigor.anddrygoods dcalers,hatters,taiiors, shoemakers, milliners and others engaged in different commercial and Industrial pursuits will soon feel the quickening Influence of the change of season, and find a brisk demand for their wares and products. Instead of being discouraging, the situation is full of promise of unusual activity in every branch of busi ness." The latest story out about electric light com panies' consolidation is that what are known as the four parent companies mean to combine with a capital of $200,000,000. This was circu lated yesterday in the East and here, notwith standing the well-known fact that Mr. West lughouse and the Edison people have frequent ly and time and again denied-any prospects of consolidation. "The persistency of these reports." said a Fourth avenue stockbroker yesterday, "Is al ready a matter of comment ith the public. Notwithstanding their unlikelihood and the express declarations of persons in authority, they are published and republished and bashed over again in one form or another every day. It will be noticed that they generally work up to the idea of an appreciation of electric light stocks. That they are inspired to 'bull' certain stocks is what a good many people are begin ning to think. If stocks go ub to a high figure on the strength of these reports and the prom ised consolidations do not happen, then there is no responsible party to stand up for the rumors when a 'dump' comes. It may be that all electric stocks will prove highly valuable, though some of them are now capitalized at many times the money put into them; but some of the figures talked of are wild, considering how much of the life of the patents has al ready expired. "It would be better for the stocks in the end," continued the broker. 1f they were left to sell upon their ruerits"!ts developed, as while they might not rise so rapidly, they would be less liable to sudden downward changes. The same is true of the gas companies. Both Phila delphia andChartiers Gas would be selling higher to-day If they had not been manipulated in one case up to 65 and in the other up to par. The public easily get shy of stocks that are lia ble to such sudden: fluctuations. If the chances for making a hit are considerable, the chances of losing good money are proportionately great, as the insiders will always know more than the outsiders. However, the people who deal on Fourth avenue are now getting to be about as smart as those who do business on Wall street, and before buying or selling they look carefully into the situation." A Fourth street banker sounded a note of warning yesterday afternoon, which should be heeded. He said: "I fully believe from infor mation, that has reached me within a short time, and" from what I have seen, that there is a gangjof expert burglars in the city who are preparing for a raid on one of our banking In stitutions. They have been experimenting In various directions and ways for some time. The safe blowing and robbery Sunday night was, I am led to think, bnt a prelude to some thing more serious. Several other matters of recent occurrence here strengthens me in the opinion that these fellows are working up a big scheme, which they will flash upon us when we least expect it. From my knowledge of most of the city banks I think they could very easily be broken into. It has been a long time since Pittsburg had a sensation of this kind. This immunity has begotten overconfldence and thrown us off our guard. Realizing the dan ger of which I speak, I would caution every business man to tee that his premises are thor oughly secure." Liberty street produce dealers are in a pickle. They have excessive supplies of every thing in their line, and find very little demand for it. They say people won't buy when things are cheap. A year ago, they say, apples were S4 a barrel, and went off like hot cakes at that price. Now they are $2 and under, and no de mand for them; they are rotting in the stores and cars. It is the same with cabbage, onions and turnips, which are daily being hanledto the garbage piles In large quantities. One of these dealers said yesterday: "Out West where rabbits are plenty and cheap, selling, where they sell at all, tor 5 or 10 cents a piece, they are considered hardly fit for food. Here, where they cost 50 or 60 cents a pair, they are regarded as luxuries. If you want people to buy anything freely you must put a pretty steep price on it. This is .human nature and especially Pittsburg nature." Another mystery was unearthed in the real estate market yesterday. It was in the nature of a deal in suburban property, presumably un improved land in the West End, involving over $100,000. The agent who managed the transac tion would give no particulars, only saying: "It is a big thing, Dut it isn't quite ready to be made public" Store windows in all parts of the city, but more particularly on Fifth avenue, Wood and Smlthfleld streets, are filled with assortments of beautiful goods, tastefully displayed, indi cating not only the presence of spring, but that trade incident to this ioyous season is begin ning to move. Apropos of this, it has been re marked cy visitors from the East and from the West that more fine goods, for gentlemen as well as ladies, are sold in Pittsburg than in any other city west of Philadelphia. These include silks, satins, fnrs, cloths, household bric-a-brac, diamonds and other precious stones. Pittsbure people are as liberal in their expenditures as they are enterprising and successful in ac cumulating wealth. v Quite a demand has already sprung up for lots on the Ross farm, near Shvpsburg, the sale of which was mentioned a few days ago. The work of laying off the ground will be com menced in a few days. There will be about 200 lots, each containing one acre. Citizens of Sbarpsburg think this move will result in giving their place quite a boom. The location is one of the most desirable in the county. It is stated that one of the promoters of tho enter prise will erect a handsome residence on one of the lots, and will maks it his permanent habi tation. STILL CLIMBING. Wesllnsuonso Electric Crosses tho 03 Line Other Local Stock Weaker. Yesterday was another active day on the Stock Exchange, over 2,000 shares changing hands, the bnlk of which were Electric and Philadelphia Gas. The former was stronger on rumors of the consolidation of all the plants into a monopoly that would surpass the Stand ard In capital and influence. It was In demand early In the day at 63 and 63, but later It weakened a trifle, being offered at the close at 63 and 63Ji without takers. Philadelphia Gas was weaker on free offerings, declining from the day before. Tractions were depressed, 20 being bid for Central and 22 asked. Citizens' sold in a small way at 68. Although the condi tion of La Noria is still a mystery, 250 shares of the stock were traded in atlandl. For THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, Switch and Signal 28 was askecL There were no buyers at that figure. Bids and offers: MORNING. AFMBKOOW. stocks. . Mid. Asked. Md. Asked. Keystone Bank or P'g S7 BSX E1H 68 Allegheny Gas Co 30 .... Chartlers Val. Gas Co. KH Ohio Valley Gas 40 .. , PhlladelphUCo S9J4 39K SK X Pine RunUaa.. 71 80 80 .." Wheelln? Gas Co .. 30 30 30)4 Central Traction 2 K)j SO 12 Citizens' Traction .... 68 .... 63 N. .& C.Gas Coal Co 39 .... ' l.aNorlaMlnlnKCo.... IK 1M li SUrerton Mining Co 1 .., WestlnghonscElectrlc. 62)4 H U. SwltenASUnalCo. 23H Pitts. Plate Glass Co .. IKS Sales at the morning call were 175 shares of Chartiers Gas at 60, 300 Philadelphia Gas at 39Jf, 26 at 89K. 5 Wheeling Gas at 81, 60 at 30K. 60 Citizens' Traction at & 35 Electric at 63,20 at6125atC2K. 150 LaNorla at nd 10 at ,, , Before call 450 shares of Electric went at 62. In the afternoon 25 shares of Pine Run Gas sold at 8a 15 Electric at 63, 141 at 63H. Before call 35 shares of Philadelphia Gas changed hands at 39 and 125 at 39$ John D. Bailey soldTlSO shares of the People's Natural Gas and Storage Company at 10. The total sales of stocks at New York yes terday were 238,955 shares. Including: Atch ison, 41.440; Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern. 7,930; Lake Shore, 5,145; Louisville and Nashville. 8.275: Missouri Pacific, 4.425: North western. 33.110: Readine, 40,100; St. Paul, 26, 645; Union Pacific, 9,77a GETTING INTO SHAPE. The Bank Flgoren Show That Basin e Is Stondily Improving. The bank exchanges yesterday were $2,393, 985 13. and the balances $480,419 97, indicating a large volnme of general trade after deduct ing about $100,000 employed in local specula tion in stocks and oil. Discounting was a lit tle better than usual of late, and counter busi ness was moderately active. It is expected that business will soon b In good shape. Each day shows an Improvement. Money on call at Now York yesterday was easy at 25 per cent; last loan at 2; closed at 2. Prime mercantile paper, 4Ka Sterling exchange dull but firm at $4 85 for 60-day bills and $4 83 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: V. S.4s. reg 108 (3108K U. 8. 4Hs, ooups . 103 10SX U.S. 4s, rcg 1MH01159 U. S. 4s, coups a 129&9130 Kid. Currency, 6 per cent. 1895 ree 120 Currency, 6 per cent. 3898 reg. 123 Currency, 6 per cent, 1897 reg 128 Currency, 6 per cent, ltiSSreg 129)4 Currency, 6 per cent, 1S99 reg 132 New Yoek Clearings $118,305,392; balances, $8,632,418. Boston Clearings, $17,656,816; balances, $2, 632.511. Money, 1K2 per cent. Baltimore Clearings, $1,953,912; balances, $287,239. Philadelphia Clearings, $10,872,211; bal ances, $1,768,017. Chicago Money I unchanged. Bank clear ings, $9,5Sl,00a St. Louis Clearings, $2,682,659; balances, $505,788. OIL TAKES A BEST. Bulla and Bears Waiting for the Next Tarn of the Wheel. The bulls and the bears had a sort of love feast at the Oil Exchange yesterday. There was very little tossing up or pulling down. Business lacked vim all day. Both sides claimed to be in good shape for the nxt turn of the wheel, and each was sanguine that the change would be In their favor. The market opened at 91c, which was the lowest price of the day. From this It slowly advanced to 91Kc This was the highest point reached! The close was 91Jc, the same as the opening. A broker said: "Although the situation is bullish, the lack of outside support will probably cause the market to sell lower before it gets on its feet again." The following table, correevea dy De Witt Dll worth, broker In petroleum, etc. corner Fifth avenue and Wood street, Plttsbarg, shows tne order of fluctuations, etc.: Tune. Hid. Ask.l Time. Bid. Ask. Opened S1W Sa'sil2:45p. it.... n 91K 10:1SA. M.... MM 91U 1:00P. M... 9IH M 10.30A. M.... 9lW 91 1:1SP. u.. tm Slit 10:45a. II.... tlh 0'H 1:30 p. M.... S1H Mi 11:00a. m.... 91 x am IMP. JC.... S1H sih 11:15 a. M.... 9IH 91 H 2:00 F. X.... 9I.H 91 11:30a. it.... H R1H 2:1SP. H.... fllV SIS 11:45a. M.... 91M 91HI 2:30 p. M..,. SXA Sl.H 12:00)1 DIU 91 2l4SP. V IH 91.1 12:15 P. if.... 91S 91 H Closed 9tM .... 12.30 P. M.... 91)4 V1,H J opened. 9IJ4C hlghe.t, SlXe; lowest, 91Mc Barrels. .... 54,921 .... 45,515 .... 64,298 ..... 71.752 .. 43.650 , 41,830 1,710,000 Dally runs ..'..,,.... Average runs Dally shipments ..., Average shipment?. ...n Dallr cnaners Average charter Clearances New York closed si Sljfc Oil City closed at 91Mc Uradrora closeaat 9194c Heir York, refined. Ic. London, refined. !HL Antwerp, refined, lie. Other OH Markets. Oa CITT. March 27. National transit cer tificates opened at 91c; highest, 91c; lowest, 91Kc; closed. 91c Bbasfobd. March 27. National transit cer tificates opened at91c; closed at 91c; highest, 91Kc: lowest, 91J4C. TrrusvnJE. March 27. National transit cer tificates opened at 91Jic: highest, 91Kc; lowest, 91c: closed, 91Kc New Your March 27. Petroleum opened steady at 92cl but after a slight advance became very dull, and remained so all day, closing dull at91& Sales, 862,000 barrels. EEAL ESTATE TEANSACTI0NS. Sales nnd Price Reported by Various Deal ers Bnalness Active. Vf. A. Herron & Sons sold a new brick house of nine rooms being. No. 218 Coltart Square, Oakland, street paved and sewered, only 13 minutes ride by cable line from the business center of the city. This firm has sold within a short time 20 of these Coltart Square houses at prices aggregating about $150,000. They also sold lot No. 39 in the Bach plan, 22x100, for $300. Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold to J. M. Morris lot No. 31 In the Hay plan of lots on Rebecca street, near the Penn avenue cable road, size 20x100 feet to an alley, for $300. They have a great demand for these lots and expect to sell quite a number of them this week. They also sold to Christ Auday a lot on the southeast side of Bonndry street, Oakland, being No. 39 in the Linden Land Company's plan, in size 23x48 feet to an alley, for $225. Samuel Vf. Black & Co., 89 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage for $2,500 for three years, at 6 per cent, on a two-story brick house and lot on Second avenue, near Roho. Ewing $. Bycrs, No. 107 Federal street, sold for Mrs. Betsie Caldwell to P. McNulty. a two storv brick houss of six rooms and hall, with lot 20x70, being No. 240 Sandusky street, Third ward. Allegheny, for $3,400 cash. Keea B. Coyle & Co., 181 Fourth avenue, sold for the Freehold Bank 10 lots at Homewood station, Pennsylvania Railroad, fronting to gether 250 feet on Kelley street by 135 feet in depth, for a price approximating $5,000. The purchaser Intends improving the same imme diately. . . Charles E. Cornelius sold from his plan in the Eighteenth ward the following: James N. Laughlin, one lot, $400; Mary Dwver, two lots, $100; Joseph Rosniski, two lots, $100. , L. O. Frazier. corner Forty-fifth and Butler streets, sold for George Stewart anew frame dwelling of four rooms, lot 33x136 feet, situate on the west side of Inwood street, near Franks town avenne, Twenty-first ward, to Seth C. Rogers, for $1,600 cash. Alles & Bailer, 161 Fourth avenue, sold a mortgage of $1,200 on property in the Thirty first ward, at 6 per cent, for three years. Mellon Bros, sold to Wm. G. Alexander, of Allegheny, lot No. 33, in Mellon's plan of Alllnder Place, near Dallas station, Twenty first ward, for $650. This lot lies adjoining his father's property in tho same plan. I A LITTLE 8TB0KGEB. (Stocks Ncrvons nnd Unsettled but Close Generally nt Slight Advances on Opening- Price The Railroad Bonds Fnirly Active Special Features. New York, March 27. The 'stock market started out this morning with a burst of activity which, however, soon died away, and the usual dullness ensued, with a decline from the high prices of the opening. The result of the day's operations, hpwever, Is to leave the great majority of the list fractionally higher, with a few marked gains. The quotations from London this morning were materially higher, and the foreigners supplemented that with lib eral buying orders, especially In St. Paul, Lake Shore, Union Pacific and Louisville and Nash ville. The other reports from the other side were uniformly favorable, and there was less press ure upon the stocks which have been so weak THURSDAY, MARCH 28, of late, and this induced some buying by the trading element and encouraged purchases for the long account generally. The liquidation In Atchison seemed to have come to a pause, and purchases aggregating 2,500 shares by an influential operator helped stock up. but the bear manipulation a"am camn conspicuous, and the early improvement was not maintained after the first sharp demand had been satisfied. The market settled back into the usual dull ness, and tho pressure upon Reading. Atchi son and Northwestern was renewed. The nar rowness of the range of fluctuations, even in the active shares, was in marked contrast to that of the previous days, and the list remained without special feature until the close. The opening prices were generally from yi to K Per cent higher than last evening's closing figures, while Lake Shore was up and Bur lington . There were some further slight ad vances in the early trading on a very large business, but the activity and strength soon disappeared, and prices were again turned downward, with Missouri Pacific, Reading and Atchison showing the most weakness. After the first hour, however, a firm tone developed right through the list, and fractional advances were again score!. Extreme dullness marked the trading in the afternoon with no feature or movement until toward delivery hour, when Northwestern was again attacked with little effect, and in the last hour the strong tone reappeared, and Atchison rose a point, and with Burlington and Rock Island reached the highest price of the day. The close was quiet but firm and gener ally at close to the opening figures. Almost the entire active list is higher tc-nigbt. Bur lington rose Vi, Atchison, Rock Island and St. Paul 1 per cent each, and others fractions. Railroad bonds were again fairly active, the sales of all issues aggregating SL053,000. out of which Denver and Rio Grande Western assent ed bonds contributed $18?,00a Those bonds were the special features of the day, and after oDeninr- nnitlllti! thev advanced to 93Vf. but reacted to 90&, Anally closing at the opening price. The announcement of the opening of the Oklahoma territory had a temporary effect upon the Atlantic and Pacific .bonds, but the improvement was afterward lost The general list was quite irregular and closing figures gen erally show only fractional changes. Among those which are higher, Iron Mountain 2ds rose 4. to 109. The declines were not numerous nor important. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected dailj for The Dispatch by Whit ney & Stephenson, members of New York oiock .rjxenange, 0 ourtn avenue: closings- Low- lng est. est. Uldi. 5?3 41)4 43)4 44 .. .... 50M t!i S2t 52)4 96H 9SH 0M 34 11 16 W mu n mx 62H 62 624 100 93H 99)1 81H 90 SI vH 0)4 U 304 M 91 103J4 10254 i( 136 70H 704 70 20 Htf 132 132 112 153f s a 66 21 109 10834 109 17 55K ioik iook 101 62 61J, 6114 ivi ii'i 121 67H 6SW kV.i 107 106J4 lOtfi? 27 274 Z1H GSM. 15 68 40 ?: ! nH 154 S0 50 50l 255? 6014 60 60 2144 20 21 ! 43S 46 46 824 32 24 35V 23)4 44 43 43. 180)4 2534 M 25)4 79 30 f9 .... S8X 22 55 54S UM 10 IS!" (aH 62 63 1254 25 25! 25 MH S4 84 65 Si 64 Open ing. Am. Cotton Oil X'-i Atcb.. Top. A S. F.... 44 Canadian Pacific MX Canada Sou them. S-H , Central of New.Jertey. 96J CentraiPaclflc..., Che&aDeaknA Ohio 163 tJ.. Bur. ft Qulncy..... 91 v., mil a at. Paul.... tm U, Mll.ftSt. P.. pf.... 99 C, Kockl. &P 90H C, bt. L. & Pitts C, St. L. k Pitts, pf. C,-8t. P..M. &0 30M C, St. P., It. & O.. pr. .... C North western.... 103J4 C.JS .Northwestern, ptlt6i O. U. C 41 70M Col. Coil & Iron Col. ft Hocking Val Dei., L. ft W 137 Del. ft Hudson itOi Denver ft UIoU Denver ft Bio G., "pr... 43 E. T., Va. &Ua.. ....... 9 E.T..Va. &Ga.. lstpr .... E. T., Va. AGs. 2dpf. .... Illinois Central JOSH Lake Erie ft Western Lake Erie & West. pr. Lake Shore ft M. s Klii Louisville Nashville. 81H Mobile ft Ohio Mo..K. ftTexas 11H Mlesonrl Pacific 67 Mew York Central.. ...10S 1. V.. L. E. ft W 27 M. Y L. E.AW.pref 7... N. X., C. &St.L M. I., 0. ft St. L. of. r X.Y., C. ftSt.L.Mnf .. . if. YftN. E 43K A. Y.. O. ft W Norfolk & Western .Norfolk ft Western, pf 50)4 Northern Pacific Northern Pacific pref. 60X Ohio A Mississippi... . 20 Oregon Improvement. 48)4 Oregon Transcon 32 Pacific Mall S8'4 Peo. Dec. ft Evans Phlladel. ft Heading.. 4476 Pullman Palace Car Richmond ft W. P. T.. 25J4 Richmond ft W.P.T.pf 79 St. Paul ft Duluth at. Paul ft Duluth pf. St. P., Minn, ft Man... 99 St. L. ft San Fran St. L. ft San Fran pr.. 54)4 St. L. A San F.lst pr. Texas Pacific .... Union Pacific 62 Wabash j Wabash preferred 255 Western Union SIX Wheeling A L. E 65 BOSTON STOCKS. The General Tone of the Market Wss De- cldedly Stronger. Boston, Mass., March 27. The general tone of the market was firmer. Bonds were Irregu lar, with Atchison, Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy and Union Pacific of the stocks de cidedly stronger. Land and copper stocks, however, were weak and, lower. The trading was upon a very limited basis. Chicago, Bur lington and Northern advanced four points. Atch. A Toe. 1st 7s. 117K nniiana preierrea.. 61 Wls.uentral.com... 17 AllouezM'gCo.(new)!0 Calumet & Hecla.,,.227 Cataloa 15 FranKlln.....'. 10M Osceola -.... 121 Pewabic (new) 3 Bell telephone 227 Boston Land 6 Water Power 6 Tamarack 125 San Diego 23 Atcb. ilop.K. B.j. 44!4 Boston & JUalne.....l69 C. B. J 91 Clnn. ban. A Cleve. 24 Eastern B. K 82 Flint Pere M 27 K.C..St.J.4C.B.7s.l2I Mexican 2en. com.. 13 M. C, UtMort. bds. 63 i. Y. NewKn-. 43 N. Y.4Mewng 7s.l26 Old Colony. 169 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex change. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Uallroad 54 MU Reading KaUroad 21 15-16 22 Bnftalo, Pittsburg and Western 11 12 Lehigh Valley 5314 &3 Lehigh Navigation 62 52 Allegheny Valley bonds 113 .... U. Co.'s New Jersey 222 Northern Pacific... 25k 26 Northern Pacific preferred 60 .... Mining Stocks. New York. March 27. Mining quotations closed: Amador, 100: Caledonia B. H., 300; Con solidated California and Virginia, 312; Com monwealtb. 450; Dcadwood T., 150: El Cristo, 150; Hoinestake, 900: Horn Kilver, 125: iron Silver, 300: Mexican, 320: Mutual. 140: Navajo, 100; Opbir, 512; Savage, 250; Sandard. 100. EDISON'S LATEST INTENTION. A Machine for Scpnratlnclron Ore of Which Great Things Aro Expected. Beading, March 27. Many iron men and others continue to flock to- a secluded section of 'Washington township, this coun ty, where experiments, are soon to be made with one of Edison's greatest and most recent inventions, known as the Edison Concentrator, the object of which is to con centrate the real ore dug irom a mine and get rid, by mechanical means, of all dirt and earthy matter that interferes with smelting. This machine has been success fully tested in Mr. Edison s laboratory. It is claimed that it will reduce immensely the cost of smelting and bring into use ores that cannot now be profitably worked. New York capitalists have purchased eight acres ot iron ore land, where the experiments will be made. They have been incorporated under the name of the Pennsylvania Con centrating Company. Buildings and ma chinery are now being put up at a cost of 535,000. Qfhe invention, it is believed, will work a revolution in the iron trade. The working of the ore concentrator is not to be a secret, as supposed. The rock containing the ore, after passing through the crasher and broken to the size of an egg, is dumped into a large hopper. From here it drops down an incline within a few inches of a powerful magnet. This will be so heavily charged as to draw the ore from its course into one channel, aud the rock and other foreign ele ments contained in the ore are permitted to pass through another channel to the refuse pile. If yon would avoid a disappointment take the people's remedy. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. POSITIVELY CURES .'. DYSPEPSIA IN ALL ITS JFOBMS.- Cures Headache. Cures Constipation. 1889, DOMESTIC MARKETS. A Slight Drop in Elgin Butter Eggs Keeps Drifting Down. t LEHT FAILS TO ADVANCE CHEESE. Buyers of Grain and Hay AWe to Dictate Their Own Terms. CEEBAL'BUPPIiIES BEYOND DEHAKD Office of the PirrsBrno dispatch, WEDNESDAT, March 27, 1889. S Country Produce Jobbing Prices. The Elgin Batter Board dropped prices only c on Monday. Prices here for fancy brands will rule about the same as last week. Weather has been so favorable to egg laying that hen fruit continues a drug. A cash customer who Is ready to pay 10c would hardly be turned away empty. A leading dealer says he will sell the best at 10c It seems that this Lenten season bids fair to wind up without any ad vance in cheese. Whether this is due to the decay of pious sentiment or the depression of trade, this deponent does not say. But the fact stands that for the first time in many years we are having our Lenten fast without a rise in cheese. Speculators who banked on this ad vance prior to Ash Wednesday are left. Even the religious sentiment fails on produce gam blers this season. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 28c: Ohio do, 2o26c; fresh dairy packed, 202lcj country rolls. 2023c; Chartiers Creamery Co. butter, 28030c Beans Choice medium, $2 002 10: choice peas, U 052 15. Beeswax 2325c fl 6 forcholce; low grade, 16 18c Cider Sand refined. $6 5007 50: common. $3 o04 00; crab cider. $8 003 0 fl barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c $ gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212c; New York, fall make, 1213c: Limburger, lie; domestic oweitzer cneese, uin;izc Dried Peas SI 451 soft bushel; split do, 2&34C ft. Eqqs 10llc dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, $1 502 00 fl barrel; evap orated raspberries, 25e ft ft; cranberries, $8 00 ft barrel; $2 402 50 per bushel. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1 do., 404oc; mixed lots, S035c Jt ft, HOMINY 52 652 75 ft barrel. Honey New crop, 1617c; buckwheat, 13 15c Potatoes Potatoes," 3540e ft bushel; $2 50 2 75 for Southern sweets; $3 253 50 for Jer sey sweets. Poultry Live chickens, 6575o ft pair; dressed chickens, I315o ft pound; turkeys, 13 15c, dressed, ft jound; ducks, live, 80S5c ft pair; dressed, 1314c ft pound; geese, 1015o per pound. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel. $6 ft busnel; clover, large English. 62 fts, $8 25; clover, Alsike, $8 60; clover, white, $9 00; timo thy, choice. 45 fts, $1 85; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, $1 00; bine grass, fancy, 14 fts, $1 20: orchard grass. 14 fts, $2 00: red top, 14 fts, $1 00: millet, 50 fts, $1 25; German m'llet, 50 fts, $2 00; Hungarian grass. 48 fts, $2 00: lawn grass, mix ture of fine grabses, 25c per ft. Taiaow Country, 4Jdc; city rendered, 55Kc Tropicai. Fruits Lemons, fancy, $3 00 3 50 ft box; common lemons, $2 75 ft box; Mes sina oranges, $2 50(33 60 ft box; Florida oranges, $3 504 50 ft box; Valencia oranges, fancy, $6 50 7 60 ft case; Malaga grapes, $9 0010 00 ft per keg; bananas, $2 60. firsts; $1 60, good seconds, ft bunch: cocoanuts, $4 004 oO ft hundred: new figs, 1214c ft pound; dates, 5 6Kc ft pound. Vegetables Celery. 4050c doz. bunches: cabbages, $3 0004 00 ft 100; onions, 50c ft bushel; Spanish onions. 7590c ft crate; turnips, 30 40c ft bushel. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2i22c; choice Rio, 2021c; prime Rio, 20c; fair Rio, 1819c; old Government Java. 27c; Maracalbo, 2223c; Mocha. 3031Kc; Santos,U922Kc; Caracas coffee, 20X22c; peaberry, Rio, 2022c; La guayra, 2122c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c high grades, 262Sc; old Government Java, bnlk, 3233c; Maracalbo, 2723c;Santos, 2321c; peaberry, 27c; peaberry Santos, 222Ic; choice Rio, 25c: prime Rio, 23c; good Rio, 22Kc; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 21 25c; allspice, 9c; cassia, 89c; pepper. 19c; nutmeg. 7080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c; Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, I500, 8c: water white, lOKc; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; camadine, UKc; royallne, 14c ' Syrups Corn svrnns. 2629c: choice smrar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, sb33c;strict ly prime, 3385c; new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancr, 50c; choice, 43c; me dium. 45c: mixed, ;4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3Klc; bl-carb in Ks, 6$c: bi-carb, assorted; packages, 5J6c; sal--soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c CANDLESStar; f uli weight, 10Hc; stearlne, per set, 8Kc; paramne, U12c Rice Head, Carolina. 77c; choice, 6 7c: prime, 5Ji6Kc; Louisiana, 66Kc Starch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 5C7c; gloss starch. 5Ji7c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon don lavers, $3 10; California London layers, $2 50; Muscatels, $2 25: California Muscatels; $1 85; Valencia, new, C7c; Ondara Valencia, 7K7Kc; sultana, 8Kc; currants, new, 4Ji5c; Turkey prunes, new,45c; French prunes, 8K13c: Salonlca prunes, in 2ft packages, 8c: cocoanuts, per 100, $6 00: almonds, Lan., per ft, 20c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 12k15c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12$ luc; new aaies, oigoc; Brazil nuts, tuc; pecans, ll15c: citron, per ft. 2122c; lemon peel, per ft, $l314c; orange peel, 12Xc Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; apples, evaporated. b6c; apricots, Califor nia, evaporated, 1518c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2223c; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared. 10l2c; cherries, pitted, 21622c: cherries, unpltted, 56c; raspberries, evapor ated, 2424Hc; blacKberries, 7Sc; huckle berries, 1012c Sugars Cubes,. 8i8Kc; powdered, SV SHa granulated, 88j4c; confectioners' A, 7JiSc; standard A. 7c: soft whites, 7Vi7Kc; yellow, choice. 6K7c; yellow, good, 6H6Jic; yellow, fair, 6c; yellow, dark, 6ic Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200), 4 75; me diums, nan ddis (UAJ), bo. HALT- dairy. Hieelri Eureka. 16-11 ft pockets. $3 00. Canned Goods Standard pearnes. $1 30 1 90;2ds, $1 30g 1 S5: extra peaches, Jl 50 1 90; pie peaches, 90c: finest corn, $1 001 50; Hfd. Co. corn, 7090c; Ted cherries, 90c$l OOrliraa beans, $1 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 75 85c; marrowfat peas, $1 101 15: soaked peas, 7D75c; pineapples, $1 401 50; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; greengages, $1 25; egg plums, $2 00; California pears, $2 50: do greengages, i2 00; do egg plums. $2 00: extra White cherries, $2 90: red cherries, 2fts, 90c; raspberries, $1 15(31 40;' strawberries, $1 10; gooseberries, $1 20421 30; tomatoes, 8292c; salmon. 1-ft, $1 752 10; blackberries, 80c; suc cotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2fts, SI 251 60; corn beef, 2-ft cans, $1 75; 14-ft cans, $13 60: baked beans, $1 401 45; lobster", 1 ft, $1 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines, domestic V. H 154 50; sardines, domestic, Ks, $8 258 50: sardines, imported, Ks, $11 5012 50; sardines. Imported, s, $18 00; sardines, mustard. $4 00; sardines, spiced. $4 2 Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 ft bbl.: extra No. 1 do, mess, $40: extra No. 1 mackerel, shoie, $32; extraNo.ldo.messed,$36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c ft ft.; do medium George's cod, 6c: do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 67Kc Herring Round shore. $5 00 ft bbL; split, $7 00: lake $2 60 ft 100-ft. half bbl. White fish, $7 ft 100-ft. half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 ft half bbL Finnan hadders, 10c ft ft, Iceland halibut. 13c ft ft. Buckwheat Flour 22 ft ft. OATMEAL $0 306 60 ft bbl. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 5S60c ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c.. Grab, Flonr nnd Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 34 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 1 car of wheat, 2 of barley, 1 of mid dlings, 1 of straw, 2 of flour, 3 of hay. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis, 6 cars of hay. 6 of com, 2 of oats, 1 of wheat. By Pitts burg and Western, 3 cars of hay, 2 of oats, 2 of corn. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car ot corn. The only sale on call was 1 car No. 2 y. s. corn, 3714c, spot. With receipts from 30 to 60 cars daily, and only 3 cars sold in the past week on call, it is evident that outside deals must be large or warehouses are overcrowded with stuff. In all cereal lines, as well as hay, buyers are able to dictate terms. A leading operator said to-day: "We aro doing a little business and there is a slight improvement over last week, but it requires hustling to make sales. We think, however, that the worst is past." Bears are at latest on top on wheat. May wheat was bnt a shade above the dollar line at Chicago to-day at noon. Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red, $1 03 104:No.3red.-9195c Corn No. 2 yellow,ear,39jj39Kc; high mixed ear, 3637c; No. 1 yellow, shelled, 3o39c; No. 2 ollow, shelled, 37k38c; blch mixed. shelled. 3737c: mixed, shelled, 353Sc OATS JMcZWDlte, 31Kc;No.3 white, 5?c; extra, No, 3, 31 S30K No. 2 mixed, 28 tazuc Rye No. 1 Western, 7075c; No. 2, 6556c Barley No. 1 Canada. 9508c: No. 2 Cana da. 858Sc; No. 3 Canada, 7072c; Lake Shore, 7880c Flour Jobbing prices, winter patents, $6 25 6 50; spring patents, f 6 50675: winter straight, $0 505 75; clear winter, $5 005 25; straight XXXX bakers', $4 7585 00. Rye flour. S4 00. AUllfeed Middlings, fine white, SIS 000 17 00 ft ton; brown middlings. $13 0913 50; winter wheat bran, 113 S014 OS; chop feed, $15 0016 00. ' HAY-Baled timothy, choice, $14 60U75; No. 1 doT$14 0014 25: No. 2 do, $11 6012 00; loose from wagon. $18 002O 00: No.l upaunl prairie. $10 00810 25; No. 2, $8 00g8 50; packing do. $6 757 Oft Straw Oats. $8 008 25; wheat and rye straw, $7 007 25. Provisions. Hogs are 10c lower to-day than yesterday at Chicago, with H 90 as the outside price for tops. 1 Sugar-cured hams, large, lOJc; sugar-cured hams, medium, 10c: sugar-cured hams, small, lie: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sugar cured shoulders, &c: sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 9c: sugar-cured California hams, 8c; sugar-cured" dried beef flats, 8c: sugar cured dried beef sets, 9c:sugar-cur2d dried beef rounds, lie: bacon shoulders, 7c; bacon clear sides. 8c; bacon clear bellies. 8c: dry salt shoulders, 6c; dry salt clear sides, TMc Mess pork, heavy, $14 00: mess pork, family, $14 50. Lard Refined In tierces, 7c: half barrels, 7Jc; 60-ft tubs, 7:: 20 pails, 7?c: 50-ft tin cans, 7c; 3-ft tin palls, Tcz 5-ft tin pails, 7c; 10-ft tin pails, 7c Smoked sansage, long. 5c;large, 5c Fresh pork links. 9c. Figs feet, half barrel, $3 75; quarter barrel. $1 75. Dressed Meat. Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550 fts, 6c; 550 to 650 fts, 6c: 650 to 750 ftoKC Sheep, 7c ft ft. Lambs, 8Kc V Hogs. 6Ja Lumber, purr trjrPLANiD tabd quotations. Clear boards, per M $52 005S 00 Select common boards, per M..s 30 00 Common boards peril 2000 Sheathing 18 00 Pine frame lumber per M 22 00?oo Shingles, No. 1, 18 In. peril SCO Shingles, No. 2, 18 In. per M 375 Lath ZOO PLANED. Clear boards, per M f 60 00 Surface boards 30 00(335 00 Clear, X-lnch beaded celling 26 00 Partition boards, peril 35 00 Flooring, No.l 30 00 Flooring. No. 2. 25 00 Yellow pine flooring 30 0040 00 Vtather-boardlnR moulded. No. 1.... 30 00 Weathec-boardlne, moulded. No. 2.... 2500 Weather-boarding. 4-lneh 20 00 HARD WOODS YARD QUOTATIONS. Ash, 1 to4 In ! flO OOfflSO 00 Black -walnut, green, log run 3 00SOOO B ack walnut, dry, log run 6O0073CO Cherry 65 0cg75 00 Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 In 25 0030CO Dry white oak plank, 2to41n 2SOO30 00 Dry white oak boards, lln - 35 00(SHO 00 West Va. yellow pine, llnch 20 0C25 00 West Va. yellow pine, 1M Inch 25 0030 00 West Va. yellow poplar, Ktolln 25 00(330 00 Hickory, IK to 3 in 18 0022 00 Hemlock building lumber, peril 13 00 Bank rails 15 00 Boat studding: MOO Coal car plant 13 00 HARD WOODS JOBBING PRICES. Ash, Ito41n 3 00(330 00 Black walnut, green, logTun 45O0SO0) Black walnut, dry, log run 30 00f343 0u Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 In 17 00(33) 00 Dry whlteoak plank, 2 to 4 In lS002O0O Dry white oak boards, lln 19 0OSCO0O WestVa. yellowplne. 1 In 1SOO3)00 West Va. yellow pine, ljf In 19 OOiSa 00 WestVa. yellow poplar, H to 1 In IS 00tt 00 Hickory, 1)4 to 3 &.. 18 0022 00 Hemlock building timber, fill 10 0012 00 Bunk rails 14,00 Boat studding , M00 Coal car plank U00 LATE NEWS IN BBIEP. Tascotthas been captured once more. This time be was masquerading as a farm hand In Arkansas. , Secretary Windom has directed the re moval of Richard Lancaster. Surveyor of the port of St. Louis, and has recommended James O. Churchill for appointment as his successor. John Rosenbarger, a farmer, shot dead Andrew Castaline in a row over a trivial matter near Creighton, Neb., yesterday, then burned his own house to the ground, and shot himself dead. Secretary Windom has appointed Mr. M. E. Bell. Superintendent ofJPublic Buildings at Chicago, vice Mr. Bailey, resigned. Mr. Bell was formerly Supervising Architect of the Treasury. The last steamer belonging to Captain Wissman's East African expedition has sailed from Hamburg for Zanzibar. A, number of officers connected with the expedition sailed on the steamer. Adolf Weichelhaumer, of Chicago, fell from a train in New Brunswick, N. J., yester day and was instantly killed. He was on his way to Germany, and haa a letter to Ludwlg Redenberg, 23 Monteith street, Brooklyn. The President of tne Town Board ot Ken ney. III., which was almost totally destroyed by fire Monday night, involving a loss of $100, 000, telegraphs to the Mayor of Bloomlngton asking for pecuniary assistance, and stating that many are homeless and devoid of food or clothing. The Mayor has called a mass meet ing for the purpose of raising money to send to the. afflicted town. The strike of the weavers in Fall River, Mass., ended yesterday morning, and the oper atives will return to work at the old basis to day. At a mass meeting on the park, which was attended by thousands of operatives, the Executive Committee of the weavers' associa tion advised giving up under protest and sub mitting their case to the State Board of Arbi tration. An East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia southbound passenger train, running at a speed of 40 miles "an hour, collided with a freight train 20 miles south of Atlanta. Engineer Un ion, of the passenger train, was killed. The engineer of the freight train, both firemen and both conductors were hurt. H. L. Wilson, of New York; L. S. Hydeman, of New York; Jake Dart, of Brunswick, and A. J.Lyle, of Atlanta, passengers, were injured, but none seriously. Detective Reburn, at Toronto, One, yes terday, acting under instructions from Ottawa, arrested a man in the St. James Hotel, who. it is believed, is a swindler badly wanted in En eland and the leading cities of the United States. His operations were conducted under the guise of a Catholic priest. He was regis tered as G. Barnett, of Ottawa, and when ar rested six massive gold watches, out of which he had swindled an Ottawa Jeweler, were fonnd in his valise. Barnett confessed his guilt, on being arraigned for trial, and was remanded. Tho impression has heretofore prevailed that since the adoption of the inter-State Com merce law all pooling between railroads has been abandoned. It transpires, however, that Sooling is still practiced by the roads between bicago and Omaha, covering all the freight traffic between these points. The. arrangement was mad6 between the general managers of the various roads immediately after the adoption of the inter-State law, and great precautions were taken to prevent the matter from leaking out. COUGHING UP LEAD. A Boston Itlan Who Feels the Effects of His Army Service. Boston, March 27. Charles L. Dunlap, for many years a boss workman in the quarries at Bockport, was First Lieutenant of Company I, Fifth Maine Infantry. At the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, just as he raised his musket to fire, a rebel ball struck his left arm above the wrist, broke both bones, and passing on, entered his left side under his arm, went through his chest and lodged beneath the skin under bis right shoulder, whence it was easily removed by the surgeon. He keeps the ball to remind him of the olden time. He re covered slowly, but was harassed by a distressing cough, as the ball had ploughed a track directly through his lungs. In about nine months after the injury he coughed up a fragment of his woolen shirt, a piece about as large as a dime, which had been pushed into his lungs by the ball when it tore its way into his chest. Still his cough continued, and about a year afterward ne coughed up two pieces of bone, one about an inch long and the other about three-fourths ot an inch. These were, of course, fragments of his broken rib which the ball had driven in. A few days ago, in coughing violently, he brought up still another bit of bone and a little spherule of lead. The bone from his broken rib had been much eaten and rounded in its stay of 27 years. The round nodule of lead must have been chipped from the ball by a sharp edge of the broken rib, and though it was then undoubtedly irregular in shape, it must have "been slowly rounded and smoothed by the long process oi agitation in his lungs. Mr. Dunlap is better now than for years, and has probably at last recovered from the effects of the war. Ration-ally treat yonrcold from ihe start by using Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, and you may escape Inng troubles not so easily gotten rid of. Ladle' Cable Dye Fast Black Ingrain Stpcklags, With split feet, fine quality; sure to give satisfactory wear. Jos. Hobne ft Co.'s !Penn Avenn 1 Stares. . . ... . . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS- Swift's Specific cured me or mallgfflls Blood Poison after I had been. treated la vain with old so-called remedies bf iterijufy and Potash. S.S. S. not only cured the Blood Poison, but relieved tho Rheumatism which was caused by the poisonous minerals. GEO. BOVELL. 24KThfraaft.';B&Xr;r Scrofula developed on my daughter WeB lng and lumps on her neck. We gave her Swift's Specific, and the result was wonder ful and the cure prompt. S. A. DeAiuioxd, Clevelard,.3;eB: Swift's Specific is entirely a, vegetable' remedy, and is the only medicine which per manently cures Scrofula, Blood Humors, Can cer and Contagious Blood Poison. Send for books on Blood and 8kln Diseases, mailed free. The Switt Specific Co., Drawer 3,-AtIanta, Ga. feI-7M ni ILES: STXPTOMS-Mefit- nrei latme ltehlaff sad tlnfflacf utont afr IffQM worm pr Mr MlflflHBpT glowed to ntl ivmrs form n4 I ITCHING PILES.i'KS?d.hiSS menwningm ji beeomUi Very tan. SWAYMETs ei.NTr MVTtpthartehlnclBdbleclIagTkeaU - aleerBtion,uHaniMtmMiire!Teueta mora, inm OanuxT li kU bj dmjtUM, r milted sot KUrau-on receipt or price, SO eu. Va : toiej, J JAtnu letters. 02. SWATHE SOS. nilxlelpllU. Fm. WHOLESALE HOUSE. JOSEPH HORNE & CO., Cor. Wood and Liberty Sis., - Importers and Jobbers of . Special offerings this week la SHiKS, FLUSHES, DBESS GOODS, SATBENSi SEEBSTJOKRR, GINGHAMS, PRINTS, ' and OHEVIOTa For largest assortment and lowest prices call and see us. wholesaleIxclusively fe22-rSR-D city sAyiNGS bank; SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFHvLD ST. Capital, 100,000, with privilege of 8500,000, Surplus and undivided profits, 3.600. Transacts a General Banking Business. Ac counts Solicited. Collections a Specialty. Interest allowed on time deposits. JAS. CALLERY President W.J.BTJRNS Vice President JOHN W. TAYLOR Cashier mh2W9 THE FREEHOLD BANK, No. 410 Smithfield St. capital. - - - - S2eo,eee oe. - DISCOUNTS DAILY. EDWARD HOUSE, Prest. JAMES P. SPEER. Vice Prest. mh22-93-D JOHN F. STEEL. Cashier, Ttl ONEY TO LOAU - On mortgages on improved real estate in sum of 51,000 and upward. Apply at .., DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK.. mh-34-r No. 124 Fourth avenue; - BROKERS FINANCIAL- De. WITT DILWORTH BROKER m PBTBOLB1JM Oil bought and sold on margin. deg.21.Dn WHITNEY & STEPHENSON 67 FOURTH AVENUK. ISSUE TRAVELERS' CREDITS " THROUGH JlESSRS. DREXEL. MORGAN & CO, NEW YORK. PASSPORTS PROCURED. anS8- &TEA3IERS AND EXCURSIONS. AMERICAN LINE, Sailing every Wednesday from Philadelphia and Liverpool. Passenger accommodations tor all classes nnsurpassed. Tickets' sold to and from Great Britain and Ireland. Norway, Swe den, Denmark, etc PETER WRIGHT & SONS, General agents, 307 Walnut sL. PJiiladrtnhla. Full information can be had of J. J. MCCOR MICK, Fourth avenue and Smlthfleld Street, LOUIS MOESER. 616 Smlthfleld street " mhl3TTS -VTORD DEUTSCHER LLOYD. EAST Ll route to London and the Continent. . Express Steamer Service twice a week from, New York to Southampton (London, Havre, Bremen. Ss.SaaIe.Mch.27.2pjf I Ss.Fnlda. Apr. 6, 10 A.X. Ss.Ems.Mh.30.5.30AM I Ss.Lalm . Apr. 10. 1 P.M. S3.Trave.Apr.aA.li. Ss.Elbe . Apr. 13, 3 P. it. First Cabin, Winter rates, from STS upward. MAXSCHAMBERG & CO.. Agents, Pitts burg, Pa. OELRICHS & CO., 2 Bowling Green. Neir York City. Ia29-7I-D State Line To Glasgow. Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin passagetK and (SO. according to location of stateroom. Excursion SC3 to 530. Steerage to and from Europe at Lowest Bates. AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO.. General Agents, 51 Broadway, Iiew Xor. J. J. McCORMICK. Agent, Pittsburg. Pa. mhl2-D MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 930 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBDEO, PA As old residents know and back files of Pitts burg papers prove. Is the oldest established and most prominent physician In the city, devoting; special attention to all chronic diseases. From PiMe NO FEE UNTIL CURED MTTDWni IC ana mental diseases, physical IMLn V UUO decay, nervous debility, lackot energy, ambition and hope, impaired mem ory, disordered sight, self-distrust, bashf ulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, falling powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN Sr.m& blotches, falling hair, bone pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and Hood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. IIDIMAPV kidney and bladder derange U nMNnn 1 1 ments, weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experiencs insures scientific and reliable treatment oa common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if hre. Office hours 9 A. X. to 8 p. 3f. Snndy, 10 A. K. to IP. if. only. DR. WHITTIER. 930 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. f e6-DsuW HARE'S REMEDY For men! Checks trie wont cases in thres days, and cures in five days. Price $1 00. at J. FLEMINGS DRUGSTORE, ia5-29-TTSSu 412 Market street. MFNHIMIY A POSITIVE CUKE FOr LOST or Falling MANHOOD. Nervous- IwilI 1 J I ness. "Weakness of KArf-r.fr Mind i.i,v nf Mtrenrth. Vlflror and De velopment, caused bv Errors, Excesses, Ac. Book. ItODK of Helf-Tekatmest. and Proofs milled, (scaled) free. Address EWE MEDICAL CO., Buflalo, N. Y. de2S-S7-TTS4wfc f Ji; LttitVlgoriiKlKinboodReirtOrtd. Pr- 8trop; i" M a tMCUTWicWWwSwraacn.HiemM. w.. Hiiti -.-.-- --- ..:.-: JsnlwtTreatlMientrrMOilxpplleiilan. ' MAB5TDI C0JrwsrlJMvSwrwlto de-15 -grra'wit Isnfferbfrontb ef fects of youthful er niron, Tnuble cany amy. lost manhood , etc. treatlM (Ksled M contauUA? nm- pwnr wt iwuww enanre. aqutciv. PROF. F. C7 FOWLER, MBOW Cwm. l-noHDfiuwK
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