mwp? m.sriTTVf f -v? T.. X THE PITTSBUBG' DISPATCH, TUESDAY, APKEL 2, 1889.. i- .'COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Farmers ana Middlemen Still in the Dumps Over Trade. EXPENSES WIPIKG OUT PK0F1TS. Sugar Goes np, Flour Down, Spot Coffee Holding Its Own.' TEA TRADE UNUSUALLY ACTIVE Ofi-ice or Pittsburg Dispatch, ) Monday. April 1, lbS9. J A summary of trade features for the week and month just closed recalls few feat ures that are satisfactory in grain and uroduce lines, either to the fanner or mid dleman. It is the aim of the domestic market column daily to show up the feat ures of the trade, especially the .bright features, when there are any to show up, tut it is hard to find either produce, live stock orprain dealers who talk cheerfully of the situation or outlook. The following from one of our leading produce commission merchants is a fair sample of the daily complaint one bears all along the line: "In a few cases where farmers have shipped me stuff this season they will suffer absolute loss, as there will not be enough realized to pay freights and commission. An Ohio gardener shipped me 1,500 barrels of onions in tnc fall. He will be out from S300 to $400 on expenses. A year ago at this time onions sold at $6 a bar rel, t hile now tbey are slow at 75c Our mails are crowded with letters from shippers com plaining that tbey get no returns. When, in ttead of returns, they are compelled to pay out money. In addition to losiug all their stuit it is not much wonder the farmer regards this as a wretched season for his trade."' A Peddlcr'a Plaint. In the same line a peddler who has carried to our markets these many years fruit, butter, eggs and poultry, from the region lying be tween Clinton and If ew Cumberland, tells the following concerning his bailiwick: "In all the years I have traveled I hare not seen such stag nation in products farmers have to sell. last spring at this time I paid 11 cents for aried ap ples, and sold theis quick here at 13 cents. Now I can buy as good at 2 cents. Apples and potatoes are abundant at 20 cents per bushel, -and even le-. If you could only take a look into the farmers' cellars and granaries through Beaver county and the Panhandle you would wonder at the stagnation. The fact is there is too much cf everything. Even calves which n e are bringing to butchers here started down hill In price a month before their usual time." Grnin and liar. The drift of cereals for the week has been to ward a lower level. Choice grades of oats and hay have held their own, but this has been in a great measure due to their scarcity. The qual ity of hay received of late has been below the average. A leading retailer says that not one carload in 20 of the oats received this season vill grade up to standard. Jobbing prices of flour are fully 20c lower than at the beginning ottheneek. The benefit of this downward drift of flour should by this time reach the re tailer and consumer. Live Stock. In this department there is a slight change for the better. Both at East Liberty and Herr's Island markets were more active than for months past, especiallyfortidy.smooth butcher stock weighing 1,100 and 1,200 pounds. On this grade prices were better than lor a month past and 15 to 25c better than last week Among live stock dealers the feeling prevails thatthe worst is over. Hard pan was reached the first week in March. The month goes out more lion-like or stronger. Groceries. In grocery lines the most marked feature of the week has been the sharp advance in sugar. Coffee options have been fluctuating under the manipulations of speculators, but markets are steady at about the same point as a week ago for spot coffee. A leading tea jobber reports business better tban at this time a vear ago. His books, xihich do not lie, show an increased volume of business this month over last March of 20 per cent, and for the first quarter of 18S9 an increase nf 25 per cent over the correspond ing period of 1SSS. It is a pleasant relief to find one jobber entirely satbned with the sit uation and outlook of trade. Ilerr's Island. Receipts of cattle were SO loads against 25 fast week. All were from Chicago with the exception of 1 load from Butler and Mercer counties. Quality was above the average, and prices were 10c to 15c above those of last week. The range of prices was S3 50 to $1 60. A lead ing dealer reports sales at the latter figure. Calves were in abundant Supply and lower. The rangewas c to 6c, but very few touched the latter figure. The ruling price for good veal calves was 5c Fresh cows were dull and slow. An old-time trader from Butler county reports the sale of a good, fat dry cow at $15, and says that this has been the lowest figure for such an animal in many years. Receipts of sheep and lambs weie about 650 bead. Markets w ere tcti ve at a slight advance on last week's prices. Xearly everything was cleaned up early in the day. The bestprice for wethers was'ojc and for lambs Cc Hogs brought better prices than for a nnmlier of weeks past. The outside price was $5 40. A Diamond mar ket butcher-said he bought as good a week ago at Si At East Liberty the outside price to-day was $5 35 and at Chicago S4 95. Hogs at Herr's Island are worth not more tban 25c ;above Chi cago Drices. At $5 40 markets here to-day are fully 20c better than at Chicago. All live stock at Herr's Island is more active at higher prices than for months past, with the exception of calves, which are in supply be yond demand. LITE STOCK MARKETS. Condition of the Mnrkrt at tbe East Liberty Stock Turds. Office of Pittsbueg Dispatch, 1 Monday. April I, 18S9. J Cattle Receipts, 1,760 head: shipments, 820 head. Market very dull and 5c to 10c lower than last v. eek's prices. Twenty cars of cattle shipped to Xew York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 5,300 head: shipments. 4,100: market fain medium Philadelphia:. S5 10 5 15: heavy bogs, $5 00; pigs and Yorkers, $5 10 5 15. Eleven cars of hogs shipped to Hew York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 4,400 head: shipments, 4,400 head. Market firm at last week's prices. By Telegraph. New York Beeves Receipts, 3,800 head, making 12.1M) head for the v.eek; fresh arrivals included 87 carloads for exportation, alive and dead.75 carloads forcity slaughterers direct, and 47 carloads for the market; sales were slow and the yards were not cleared; ordinary to prime steers sold at S3 7C1 70 per 100 pounds; extra and fancv do, $4 70Q4 BO; bulls and dry cows. 52 002 DO. with a few extra bulls up to S3 00 3 25; Exports to-day and to-morrow: S25 beeves, 1,000 sheep and 3,010quartcrs of beef. For the week: 3.370 beeves, 7 sheen, and 10.000 quarters ot beef. Sheep Receipts, 12,300 bead; making 24,000 for the week; firmer and higher for sheep: steady for yearling lambs; sheep sold at $4 806 00 ,per 100 pounds un shorn; at $4 004 75 for clipped: shorn yearling lambs at $6 007 75:. clipped do at $5 505 75, Hogs Receipts 10,400 head: making 29,700 for tbe week; steady for live hogs at 55 105 501 Kansas Crrr Cattle Receipts, L654:head; shipments, ISO head; active and in most cases stronger; medium beef steers strong to a shade higher; heavy shipping steers only steady; cows, 6tockers and feeding steers firm to 5 10c higher; good to choice cornfed, $4425; common to medium, $2 753 60: stockersand feeding steers, f 1 603 40; cows. ?1 602 75. Hogs Receipts. 3.935 head; shipments. 1,337 bead: opened steady to 2Jc lower and closed full 5c lower: good to choice. $4 604 65; com mon to medium. J4 254 5a Sheep Receipts, 712 head: shipments, none; steady; good to choice muttons, 4 254 60: common to medium, 52 5063 50. Chicago Cattle Kecelnts. 11,500 head: ship ments, 5,500 bead; market strong and active; choice to heavy beeves, S4 104 25: steers, 53 0U3 90; stockers and feeders. S2 103 40; cows, bulls and mixed. 81 G0J3 00. Hogs Re ceipts. 19,000 head: shipments. 7,500 head: mar ket slow and 510e lower: mixed. S4 704 95; heaw. 54 755 00: light, 54 755 00: skips. 53 50 64 40. Sheen Receipts, 6.O0U head; shipments 2,100 bead; market stronger; natives. $3 50 6 25: Western cornfed, S4.K5 10; lambs, 54 75 6 15. ST.Lours Cattle Receipts. L200 head; ship ments, 100 head; market steady; choice heavv native steers, S3 604 35; fair to good do, S3 00 5:3 tX; stackers and feeders, fair to good, 52 00 2 85sangers. cornfed. $2 9063 40: grass-fed. S V&Z3 00. Hogs Receipts. 6,100 headj sliip r26nt,300 bead; market easier; choice heavy and butchers' selections. $4 70i4 80: packing, medium to prime. 5400475: light grades, ordinary to best, 54 704 85. Sheep Receipts. head; shipments, none; market steady; fair to choice, S3 005 00. CnfcnrsATT Hogs In ample supply and steady: common and light. 54 6064 80: packing and butchers' 54 b54 90; receipts, 3,600 head; shipments, 130 bead BAXTmoBE Swine, fair supplv and moder l8 jSad.aemaad; 1uotaaon5 ?i7ci receipts, MABKETS BY WIRE: Wheat Qalet and Lower Mar future Still a IUjtcrj Corn a 'Trifle Hlsber -Oats Steady Hob Prod nets Ac tive at n Decline, i Chicago Not much business was done in t heat to-day. There were occasional spurts when the market showed fair trading, but on the whole business was below the average. The feeling was weaker and prices lower than Saturday. May opened stronger and K?ic higher, but with rather a fair offering a de cline of 2c was established and closed easy. July opened HcMower, declined 1c more with numerous small fluctuations, and closed lc lower than Saturday. The May future is -as great a mystery as ever. There were fair offer ings and only limited demand. The July future was influenced mainly by the rains which set in Saturday evening and were quite general throughout the winter wheat districts. Early in the session the mar ket held up pretty well under fair buying, and it was thought that the effect of the rain had been discounted, but the selling proved too general, and later in the session the feeling be came quite weak. A fair trade was reported in corn and slightly higher prices were established. There was a firm undertone to the market the entire session, opening at Saturday's closing prices, a advancing c, eased off lKlc. ruled firm and closed a shade higher than Saturday. Oats were quiet and steady and without feature The market for pork was moderately active and prices somewhat lower. Opening sales were made at 1012c decline and a further reduction of 12J15c was submitted to. Later a steadier feeling prevailed, and prioes rallied 1215c but settled back again 1720c, closing steady. Little interest was manifested in lard, and the feeling was easier. Prices declined 2K5c and the market closed steady at Inside figures. Only a moderate business was reported In short ribs and the feeling was easier. iPrices declined 2H5c and the market closed quiet at inside figures. The leading futures rangea as follows: Wheat No. 2 May. 51 021 02"1 00 1 00: June. 9.5K95K95e5ic; July, 8tXS7g S03ib6Jic; vear. 79Tyjc Cobjt-No. 2 May. 35c; June, 3535Kc; July,35K3636i36c. Oats No. 2 Alav,2b25c; June, 2oc; July 25Ug25K25S25c Mess Pork, per bbk-May, 512 6512 65 12 42k12 47K: June. 512 5012 50; July, 512 7o12 77012 60SJ12 60. Laed. per 100 fts-May, $7 02" 00; June, 57 07M7 107 057 05: July. 57 lu7 157 07 67 07K- Shokt Ribs, per 100 ft. April, 56 12 6 15; May, 56 256 256 20S6 20; June, 56 30 6 32K6 256 25; J illy 58 33ffl6 376 306 SO. Cash quotations were as rollows: Flour steady and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat. 9S98Kc: No. 3 spring wheat, nominal; No. 2 red. Syi 9SKc: No. 2 corn. 31Jc No. 2 oats. 2o$c. No. 2 rye. 4341Kc. No. 2 barley, nominal. N o. 1 flax seed. 5152. Prime timothy seed. 51 2S61 SO. Mess pork, per barrel, 512 4012 45. Lard, per 100 lbs. 56 97. Short ribs sides (loose). SO 156 2a Drv salted shoulders (boxed). 55 50 5 75. Short clear sides (boxed), 56 62ti 75. Sugars unchange.1. Receipts Flour. 7.000 bar rels; wheat, 26.000 bushels: com. 95,000 bushels: oats. 76,000 bushels: rye, 1,000 bushels: barley, 43,000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 4,000 barrels; wheat. 12.000 bushels; corn. 33,000 bush els; nats, 85,000 bushels; rye. 4.000 bushels; bar ley. 5,000 bushels. On tbe Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was easy and unchanged. Eggs, 10 10Kc New York Flour very dull and decidedly heaw. Wheat Spot lower and moderately active: options ngiific lower. Barley quiex. Barley malt dull. Corn Spot c higher and moderately active; options stronger and fairly active. Oats Spot strong and &2c higher; options stronger and quiet. Hay quiet and steady. Hops quiet and steady. Coffee Options opened barely steady and, 2535 points down, closed steady at 3540 points down; sales, 80,250 bags, including April, 15.Su 16.10c: May, 15.951620c; June, 16.10 16.25c: July, 16.I516.25c: August, 16.3016. 40c; September, 10.40ia55c; October 16.40 16.05c; November and December, 16.o516.70c; January, 16.70: February, 16.6516.S0c; March, 16.65c; spot Rio quiet and weak; fair cargoes, lSJsC Sugar Raw firm; sales, 945 hogsheads Muscovadoes and 978 bags do 87 test at 5c refined firm and nniet. Molasses Foreiini strong; 50 test, 25jc; sales, 4 cargoes at 25Kc; .New Orleans dull: open kettle, good to fancy, 2S42c Rice steady and quiet. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow steady: city, 4c Rosin quiet and steady. Turpentine nominal at 4(47c Eggs dull and weak; Western, 10611c; receipts, 9,162 packages. Pork steady: old mess. 513 00; new mess, $13 7514 00: extra prime, 512 50 12 75. Cut meats in better demand; sales, quiet; pickled bellies, 15 pounds, 6Kc; 10 pounds, 74c; pickled shoulders. 5Vc; pickled hams, 9i 10c: middles slow; short clear. 56 90. Lard: loner and quiet; sales. Western steam, T ! .ln.t-...CTK, .t. CdOn. Anvil T closing at 57 32; May, 57 87. closing at 57 33; June. 57 37, closing at 57 35 asked; July, 57 3S asked: August, 5- 42, closing at 57 4U asked; September, 57 44, closing at 57 -42 asked. But ter steady and in fair demand for choice; West ern dairy, U16c: do creamery,. 1624c; El gin, 2626Kc Cheese dull and weak; west ern, 9XHc St. Lotus Flour dull but steady and un changed. Wheat Some alarm appears to be felt over the May deal, which was believed to be threatened with a 'corner," and early buy ing bv shorts advanced it early in tbe day from 93R95c It dropped back to 94c, rallied to 95J4C sold off again to 91c and back to 95Jc, and finally closed Jc above Saturday; June ad vanced lc in sympathy with May; new crop op tions were weak, Jufy closing c and August and year c below Saturday; No. 2 red, cash, 9c nominal: May. 93U95ic, closing at 94c asked; June. 8S88?ic closing at 8SMc asked; Julv. S0J81c, closing at 8080c; August 78K79c, closing at 7B9c nominal; vear. TSJgc closing at 78c asked. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, cash. 29c; April. 29JJc closing at 30c bid: Mav, 3030c closing at SOJJc asked: June. 31?31&c, closing at 3lc asked; July,32K32Jfic, closing at 32c asked: August. 33Jic, closing at 33JJc bid. Oats lower; No 2 cash, 2525c bid; May, 20?c Rye No. 2 steady at 4243c Flaxseed, 51 45. Provisions quiet. Cinctknati Flour heavy; family, S3 90 4 10: fancy. 54 504 65. Wheat dull. No. 2 red. 93c: receipts. 500 bushels; shipments, 5.500 bushels. Com weaken No. 2 mixed, Zili g35c Oats qniet: No. 2 mixed, 2626c Re in fair demand; No. 2 choice, 52c Pork dull at 512 75. Lard dull at 56 9a Bulkraeats dull and nominal; short ribs 56 50. Bacon qniet and barely steady; short clear, S7 75. Butter dull; fancy Elgin creamery. 27c; choice dairy roll, 1516c Linseed oil in fair demand and steady at 55o7c Sugar in fair demand and firm at 8SJic; New Orleans, 56Kc Eggs in good demand. Cheese firm. Philadelphia Flour Demand low and market weak. Wheat Dull. Corn Exported demand very moderate, but offerings light and market ruled firm. Oats Carlots firm but demand light; futures dull. Provisions Steady with fair jobbing business. Pork Prime mess, new. SlSoO; do family. 515001550. Hams, smoked, 10K12c Lard, pure refined, 88c Butter steady: Pennsylvania creamery, extra and prime extra, 24c Eggs steady: Pennsvl. vania firsts, UllKc Cheese dull; part skims, 68c jtlrLWATTKEE Flour easy. Wheat easy; cash. SOKc: May, 87c; July, 86c Com dull; No. 3, 31H32c Oats quiet; No. 2 white. 27K 2Sc Rye dull: No. L 44c Barlev dull; No. 2. 55c Provisions easv. Pork. 512 STVJ. Lard, 56 9a Cheese dull; Cheddars. 10Xllic Baltimore Provisions firm and quiet. Butter steady; western packed, 1820c: cream ery, 25c Eggs steady at 10Hc Coffee quiet; Rio fair, 18jc c Toledo Cloverseed active but lower; cash 54 90; April, 54 SO; receipts, 437 bags; shipments, 919 bags. British Breadstuff's. Londoit, April L The Mark Lane Ezprett, in its weekly review of the British grain trade, says: There is no demand for English wheat. The sales of English wheat for the week were 56,582 quarters at 30s 2d per quarter, against 54, 332 quarters at 30s 3d per quarter for the corre sponding eek last year. Foreign wheats are depressed, owing chiefly to heavy Russian ship ments. There bas been a decline at Liverpool of Id per cental. At to-day's market English wheat was slow of sale at an average of 32s. Foreign wheat declined 6dK There was a good inquiry for fine flour. Oats were arm. Corn was rather stronger. Grain In Sight. CHICAGO. April 1. The visible supply of grain. In comparison with that of one week ago, as reported by the Board of Trade, is as follows: Wheat, 29,440,000 bushels: decrease. 827.000 bushels. Com, 16,839,000 bushels; ae crease, 212.000 bushels. Oats, 7.187,000 bushels; decrease, 151.000 bushels. Rye. 1.51S.OU0 bushels; decrease, 22,000 bushels. Barley, 1,348,000 bush els: decrease 255.000 bushels. Wool Market. St. Loots Wool quiet and nominally un changed. . . Whisky Blarker. Finished goods are quotedat 51 03, with a fair demand. - i BurrALO Cattle active and 1525c higher than last Monday; receipts, 800 bead through; 1,200 headisale; prime stock at 53 6531 00. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 1,600 head through; 6,503 head salef beep active and 1025c high er; good, 55 005 25: lambs dull ana a shade lower; good, 56" 256 5U Hogs active; re ceipts, 6.000 head throngh; 12,000 head sale; me diums and Yorkers,55 15S5 20. U STJBUKBAN BOOM. About Two Hundred Houses to be Built in Wilkinsburg This Season.' NEW RESIDENCES FOR EDGEW00D. How a Tnrtle Creek Granger Mads a Raid on a ittsbnrg Shoe Store. LOCAL STOCKS REGAIN LOST GROUND The McKay residence t Edgewood one of the finest in the place was destroyed by fire about eight years ago. The ruins hare cumbered the ground ever since. It was learned yesterday that Mr. McKay has concluded to put up two handsome brick dwellings on the site, work on which will be begun in a short time. They will be among the handsomest in the place. The cost of arbitration in the case of the condemned Baltimore and Ohiobuilding, comer of Fifth and Wood, was $460. Apropos of this, Inspector Frank tells a story. When her was acting Inspector under his father, be received a letter from the owners of an Opera House in a neighboring town, asking him to come out and give his opipion as an expert'as to the con dition of the building. There had been a re port that it was unsafe He! answered affirma tively, and said he would cb'argo them 520 for his services. That was the last he heard of the matter. He added: "I have no doubt they ex pected I would be fully satisfied with railroad fare and a dinner, but this would not have paid me for the loss of a day, to- say nothing ol the value of my experience, to obtain which cost me considerable money. I have np doubt the certainty of a good dinner tempted somebody to do the work." Wilkinsburg, with prospective waterworks, a bank and electric lights, is putting on airs. Well, it's a progressive villege, and deserves credit for what it has done since it became a borough. A builder said yesterday that dur ing the present season 150 to 200 houses would be erected there and in the immediate vicinity. These will accommodate about 700 people a material gain to the population. Business is business, but there are various ways of doing it Here is one way: A farmer not one of Congressman Scott's kind who lives near Turtle Creek, came to the city a few days ago and called upon a Smitbfield street shoe dealer. He had a bundle of sticks in his hand and a meal bag thrown over his shoulder. He examined some shoes and purchased a pair for himself. Being satisfied with tbe style, fit and price, he said: "Weil, Mister, I sorter like your way of doin' business: you seem fair and square. I guess I'll buy shoes fur the hul fam ily." Whereupon he produced his bundle of sticks, 13 in number, which were the measures for his boys and girls, picked out the footwear, paid for it in hard cash, dumped it into the sack and made a bee line for Union station. "I was wondering all the while how I was to get his bundle to the station," remarked the dealer next day, "and I was greatly relieved when he, opened the bag and told me to "put 'em in.' I think I can depend upon his trade hereafter, as I made a handsome reduction on account of the extent of the purchase and the evident honesty of the man." The total shrinkage in value of Western railroad stock from the highest prices in 18S8 to the lowest prices on Saturday was, in round numbers, 5121,481,00a Of course, this will be seized upon by croakers and growlers, and paraded as an argument that business is about drawing its last breath. But fortunately there are those who are able to see the difference be tween a hawk and a hemshaw. Whatever that is. The shrinkage does not represent a dollar of value. It was all water. The value is left. While many who have nothing but water to show for the money tbey put into these se curities were pretty badly squeezed, the peo ple at large are gainers, as in the new deal which will take place those who may invest will stand a show of getting some return. If the shrinkage could be made permanent it would be better still. Th'o increase of the coal production in the Sonth during 1SSS, as compared with preceding years, was very heavy, though the output dur ing 1889 -will far 'exceed that of last year, as there is a steady growth of the number of mines in operation. The report of the United States Geological Survey shows that the total production. .in West Virginia, Maryland, Ken tucky, Alabama. Tennessee, Virginia,Georgia, Arkansas and Texas in 1888 was 18.001,567 tons, valued at the mines at 19.816,777, against a total production of 15,261,744 tons in 18S7, valued at $16,593,697. STARTED OFF WELL. Favorites In the Local Stock Market Re cover Some Lost Ground. The stock market was moderately active yesterday and all of the favorites and a few others were stronger. The total sales were 506 shares. Philadelphia Gas sold up to 38 and 3SK. Electric to 61K and scarce, La Noria to 1, at which 200 shares changed hands, Air brake to 122, the highest point ever reached, Switch and Signal to 23X. with 24 asked just before the close, and Central Traction to 22. A considerable number of orders for Electric and Philadelphia Gas were said to have been received by brokers since Saturday, which, if placed, will probably send these stocks up a notch or two. Bids and offers were: MORNEJG. AFTERXOMf. Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Keystone Bank or Pg 57J( Pitts. '. M. of Com'ce 2M Citv Insurance National Insurance.... S3 Pennsylvania Ins Union Insurance....;. .... Chartlers Val. Gas Co. 50JS Pennsylvania Gas 185 Phll&delphlaUo 38 '-S Pine RunUas S3 Wheeling- Uas Co .. SSJ? Central Traction ti!i Citizens' Traction B1'4 Pittsburg ITaction.... 4SM People's ripeape Gas 10 Consignee Mining Co.. 9 La .Noria Mlnrcrr Co... 1 "Westinghouse Electric 61H U. Switch & SUrnal Co. 23) Westlnc'se AirlJ. Co.. 121 ss 62 33 SO SOJf SO 50 3X "siv "isK 85 83 .... 2l 31 234" 21?s 2!J 63 67 .... 60 '.'.'.'. "a '.'." 2 m 2 61JS 61 6IJf 24 .... 21 122 Sales at the morning call were 18 shares of Philadelphia Gas at 3 25 Electric at 6L 80 at 6li. 100 La Noria at 1J4, 15 Switch and Signal at , 5 Airbrake at 122, 50 Central .Traction at 2 After call 25 shares of Citizens' Tract ion sold at 6 In the afternoon 14 shares of Philadelphia Gas sold at 3 4at3SJ. 20 Airbrake at 122. After call 100 snares of La Noria went at 1. Before call 50 shares of Philadelphia Gas sold at3SK- Robinson Bros, sold 556,000 McKeesport and Belle Vernon firsts, 6 per cent, at 105 and in terest. .-, At New York yesterday the total sales of stocks were 185.487 shares, including: Atchi son, 63,612; Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern, 9,300: Louisville and.' Nashville, 5,100; Missouri Pacific 5,310; Northwestern, 7,287; Reading, 19,800: St. Paul. 4,200; Union Pacific, 10,950; Western Union, 4,615. DEPRESSING INFLUENCES Combine to Make a Dnll Dor In the Money Market. There was a fair demand for loans at some of the banks yesterday, but otherwise business was dull. It was "blue Monday" in earnest. The withdrawal of the army of movers from other pursuits for the time being contributed largely to the apathy that pervaded business circles. The rain that fell all day assisted ma terially also to hold things down. The bank clearings made a good showing, however, the exchanges being 52,559,046 33 and the balances S354,9CT 07. Money on call at New i ork yesterday loaned from 4 to 10 per cent. Last loan 5, closed offer ing at 5. Prime mercantile paper, 4K6K. Sterling exchange dulKbut strong at 54 SbCi for 60-day bills, and 54 SSJf for demand. Government Bonds. Closing quotations in New York furnished The- Dispatch by Robinson Bro.- Wood street. Local dealers charge a commission of an eighth on small lots: U.S. 48. reg '. lOSiaiOSK u. 8. 445. coups 108 raios.s U.1S. 4S. R i:waio U. b. 4s, coups IISH8129 Hid. Currency, 6percent. J883rez 120 Currency, Spereent. 1896 reg. 123 Currency, 6 per cent, 1897 reg 12; Currency, 6 per cent, lb9Sreg 129 Currency, 0 per cent, S99reg 132 The coupon 4s are quoted ex-April 1 interest. New YOBio-ClearinEs. 171,601,439; balances, 54,522,229, London The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 121,000. Bar silver 42 8-16U per ounce. Bostox Clearings, $16,550,935; balances, 51, 353,741. Money, 2 per cent. , Baltimore Clearings, $2,135,226; balances, 5244,038. PHILADELPHIA-Clearings, $11,713,906; bal ances, $1,785,613. Chicago Money Arm and unchanged. Bank clearings, $10,858,000. St. Louis-Clearings, $2,850,124; balances, $494,565. Paeis Rentes, S5f; 20c for the account A QUIET DAI IN OIL. New Production for Slarcb Larger Than Anticipated Another Bl Well. The oil market was in the rut yesterday, be ing devoid ot almost every element of interest Oftourse, this was gratifying to those who chuckle over every symptom of waning busi ness. Reports of new production for March, showing over 6,000 barrels, had a weakening ef fect at the opening, which was at 90. From this point the market advanced to 90JJ, then receded to SSi and closed at 90. In the after noon there was a report thatthe Craig & Co. well, near the McKeown gushers, was doing 40 barrela an hour, but this had very little effect, as the feeling at the finish was the most hope ful of the day. Trade was very light Carry ing was from ten ccpts to flat. A, B. McGrew & Co. quote puts, 90c; calls, 91c The following tatile, corrected oy De Wlttpil worth, broker In petroleum, etc, corner Kirtn avenue and Wood street, Pittsburg, shows too order of fluctuations, etc. i Time. Hid. Ask, Time. Bid. Ask. Opened 00 Ss 12:45P. K.... MX $SH 10:16A. M..,. 90K BOX 1:00P. M... Wsi 90M 10:30.1, M..i. 90M 'JOfi 1:15 r. X.... S97 W 10:4SA. M.... 90H 90S 1:30 P. M.... 89h $2 11.-00A. M.... 90H SOX l:45F. K.... 8 90 11:13 a. M.... 90 90H 2:00 P. .... 90 90 U130A. M.... 90J4 SOX Z:15F. M.... 90 9054 HrtoA. M.. 90J 90X Z:S0P. M.. 90'A 9?H 12:00 M 90H WM 2:15 P. M.... 90!4 90 12:15 P. M.... 90H SOX Closed 90,4 .... 12:30 P. M.. 90H WA Opened. 90c: aighet, 903,'c; lowest 89ic: closed, flOc Barrels. !ly runs 70,019 Average runs 47,b. Dally s&lpmenta - SS.249 Average shipments 'i. WallV cnarters - 24,603 Averaee charters 40,120 Clearances ,,.,,,u... 531,000 New York closed at S0)jc, Oil City closed at 90c Dradrora closed at 90Hc Mew York, refined. Jc London, renned. 5J. ' Antwerp, refined, 16X& Other Oil Markets. Orx, Crrr, April L National transit cer tificates opened at 90c; highest, 90c; lowest SDc; closed. 90c. Bradford. April L National transit cer tificates opened at'JOJic; closed at BOKc; high est 90Jc: lowest 89c Tttusville, April L National transit cer tificates opened at 90c: highest, 90c: lowest 89c: closed, 90c. New" Yore. April 1. Petroleum opened weak at 90c and after a slight rally in the forenoon declined to 89a Light buying by Standard Oil brokers then caused an advance to 90c, and the market closed steady at 90c Sales, 790,000 barrels. STILL 1I0T1NG. SealBitnte Contlnncs to Change Hands Tbe Latest Deals. Black & Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold for T. A. Orr lot 44x100 feet on Summerlea street near Roup street Sbadyside, to G. B. Bos worth, for 51.825. James W. Drape & Co. closed the sale of a house and lot,J50xl20 feet on Mariepoe avenue, Ben Venue, for $7,500 cash; also a lot 50x120 feet on same avenue for 52,000. They also closed a mortgage of $5,000 at 5 per cent on a property at Ben Venue. A. 3. Pentecost had a satisfactory sale on his new plan of lots laid ont on the Perrysville road. Tenth ward, Allegheny, last Saturday. Lots ranged at about 5500 each. The sale will be continued next Saturday. April 6, at 2 P. M. The place has been named Duquesne Park. It is the terminus of the electric railway. Baltensperger & Williams, 151 Fourth ave nue, sold for Hugh Daly property No. 10 Man hattan street Fifth ward, Allegheny, being a two-story frame dwelling ot seven rooms, hall, eta, tor $2,300. L. O. Frazier, comer Forty-fifth and Butler streets, sold for the Gross estate, lot 20x100 feet to a 20 foot alley on the east side ot Ed mond street, near Penn avenue, Twentieth ward, to Isaiah Saunders for $500 cash. BEAES AT W0BK. Tbey Rnld Homo, of the Leading Stocks, but Losses Generally Recovered Atchi son the Pivotal Point of At tackBonds Dnll. New York, April 1. The stock market to daywas dull throughout and two or three stocks monopolized all the interest there was in the transactions, of which they furnished about half. Tbe general list continued through out tbe day to fluctuate between the smallest limits, few stocks being traded in over a range of more than per cent, and little feature marked the dealings. Atchison was again the pivotal point in the list and the pressure was renewed upon it with the first sales, and at the lowest point, which was lower than any price yet seen on tbe preseqt depression, it showed a decline of 2 per cent. New England was taken in hand by the bears and knocked down 1, and some pressure was brought against Mis souri Pacific and it was let off 1 per cent but in none of the other leading shares was there a movement of importance. Few of the specialties recorded marked changes, and chief among these were San Francisco preferred, which dropped 3 per cent on the reduction of the dividend rate to 4 per cent Tbe common stock also suffered a drop of ZJ4, and Perry Coal lost 3 per cent There was a little flurry in money toward delivery hour, and the rate on call was bid up to 10 per cent, which is the highest rate paid this year. Simultaneously there was another drive at the weak stocks and Reading, but the last named stock was well held, although Atchison went down to Its lowest figure. The rally was sharp, and many on the list were carried up beyond the opening figures for the first time during the day. At the opening the market was feverish and Irregular, though the majority of the stocks were lower, declines extending to J per cent Atchison and Union Pacific showed marked weakness and the general list sympathized to a limited extent in the decline, but the bottom was quickly struck and on tbe rally most of the lists were brought back to opening figures. Dullness then became the most prominent characteristic of the market but New England was taken in hand by the bears and depressed y, per cent but with no response outside of Atchison and Missouri Pacific. Prices in the general list after that remained stagnant, though San Francisco preferred. Perry Coal and one or two others showed marked weak ness. After the last drive toward delivery hour the improvement was general, and Atchi son recovered l-i per cent the market closing dnll but firm and generally at close to opening figures. The railroad bond market, like that in shares, was very dull to-day, although the dealings were distributed over a large number of issues. The dealings were without feature of any kind, and the final changes were small and gener ally insignflcant" The following table snows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by Whit ney t Stephenson, members of Itew York Stock Exchange, 67 Fourth avenue: Clos-Open- High- Low- lne In ir. est. est Bids. Am. Cotton Oil 56 UV Atch.. Top. 3. F.... 41 . 41 3SJ 4M Central of New Jersey. 94K 95H' S4K .SS Chesapeake A Ohio Wi C, Bur. & Qulncy.i... 91! 91K 90S 9l!i C, Mil. & St. PauK... 62X 62 62 EH C, Mll.&St. P.. pr...,100 101 10031 101 C, Kock 1. & P.. 904 89 90K C, St. L. & Pitts 16;i Kii ii 16X C St. L. & Pitts, pf.. 36)4 3BK 36X 36)4 C St. P..M. &0 30 ZVA 30& 31 C, St.P..M. &C, pr. 91 C.& Northwestern.. ..103K 103$ I03K 103 C. Northwestern, pf. 136W O. C. C.&I 70 704 70 70i Col. Coal ft Iron 2351 293J & 295, Dei., L. & V 136W 137 XX. 1367, Ueuver&TlIoG.. nf... 44!ii 413$ u 44 LakeErleA West pr.. S5M S5X SS1 55H Lake Shore ft M.S 101 101 100 100ft Louisville ft Nashville. 616 !2) 61 62 Mo.. SL. ATexas 12H Missouri Pacific C6J4 b6K es'i tBH N. Y.. L.K.AW 27S4 273J 27 27H N.Y&N. E 42H rlH 41J 41's Norfolk ft Western 15 Norfolk ft Western, pf 49 49$ 49?4 49X Northern Pacific 25H Nortnern Pacific pre!. MV 60 MK GO Ohio ft Mississippi 2IX -21X 2IW 21ft Oreson Improvement 47X a 7J 49 Orecon Transcon. ...... SIX 32K 32 ZZH Pacific Mall. . 35 .... .... S5V Peo. Dec. ft Kvans an Phtladel. ft Heading.. 43 44 4V4 4J Pullman Palace Car.. .179' 179 179 179X Richmond ft W. P. T.. 24", 25X 24T, 25V KIclimond&W.P.T.pf 79 79 78 T7H St. PaulftDolnth 33 33 33 32 St. Paul ft Dulotb pt 85 SUP., Minn, ft Man... 98 98 93 97 St. L. & San Fran 21M 21U 19 JBU St. L. ft San Fran pf.. U 67 84 . St. L. ft San F.lst pt 107 Texas Pacific UU 18H 18U MW UnlonPacl&d 89 60H 592 60S Western Union... 84 M 8-IH tax Wheeling ft L. E Wi 84 84K 64)5 Mining Stock. Njtw. Yobk, April L Mining quotations closed: Amador, 100: Aspen, 10.00; Bodle, 100; Caledonia B. H., 300; Consolidated California andVirginla, 825; Commonwealth, 600; Eureka Consolidated. 100; El Cristo, 170; Hale fe Nor cross, 420; Horn Silver, 12o; Iron Silver, 300; Mexican, 325: Mutual, 140; Ontario. 34.00; Ophir, 512; Savage, 250: Sierra Nevada, 260; Standard, 100; Sullivan, 150; Union Consolidated. . 300; Yellow Jacket 310. PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. The Report Shows a Decreaie'ol 813,603, 635 the Past Month. Washington, April L The following is a synopsis of the public debt statement issued to-day: interest bearing debt. Bonds at 4 per cent $ 143,147,80000 Bonds at 4 per cent 691,139,000 00 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 123,220 00 Navy pension rund at3per cent.... 14,000,000 00 Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 per cent. 64, 623, S12 00 Principal 915,035,532 00 Interest 9,939,921 17 Total $ 924,978,453 17 DEBT OJT WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED SINCE MATURITY. Principal I 3,W1.2 28 Interest 156,030 08 Total .i 2,097,275 34 DEBT BEARINO NO INTEREST. Old demand and leral tender notes. .i 346,737,823 50 Certificates of deposit 14,450,000 00 Gold certificates:. 128,828,517 00 Silvercertificates 251,263,67100 Fractional currency, less 83,375,934 estimated as lost or destroyed 6,917,410 97 Principal f 748,195,430 47 TOTAL DEBT. Principal Interest , .81,685,172,207 73 .. 10,095,951 2 Total $1,6:5,163,158 93 Less cash items avail able for reduction of , the debt $406,578,100 10 Less reserve held for re demption of United States notes 100.000,000 00 50,57S,100 10 Total debt, lessavailable cash ltems.$l,lC8, 690, 05ft 88 Netcashiuthe Treasury 54,006,306 31 Debt, less cash In Treasury April t 1889 $1,114,683,662 57 Debt less cash In Treasury March 1 1889 $1,128,289,3 12 Decrease of debt during the month. 8 13,605,655 55 Decrease ofdebt since June 30,1883.. 50,900,994 07 CASn ST THE TREASURT AVAILABLE FOB BEDUC TION OP THE FCBLIC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates ac tually outstanding $ 128,826,517 00 Silver held for silver certificates ac tually outstanding 251,263,679 00 U. S. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 14,450,000 00 Cash held for matured debt and in terest unpaid 12,037,198 51 Fractional currency 707 59 Total available for reduction of debt $406,578,100 10 RESERVE FUND. Held for redemption of United States notes, acts January 14, 1875, and July 12, 1882 $100,000,000 00 Unavailable for the reduction of the debt: Fractional silver coin... $24,921,003 84 Minor coin 229,229 41 25,150,233 25 Certificates held as cash $ 31,856,361 00 Nxt cash balance on hand , 54,006,396 31 Total cash In the Treasury as shown by Treasurers general account I f 617,591,090 E BOSTON STOCKS. The Weakness of Atchison the Feature of tbe Situation. Boston, April 1. The absorbing feature of the local situation is the continued weakness of Atchison stocks and bonds. Tbe remainder of the market has been irregular, but the changes, except in Chicago, Burlington and Northern, have been unimportant. Atchison was firmer after 12 o'clock upon reports that the Barings, of London, and other capitalists were considering the question of advancing iunas. A.ftT. L.andGr't7s.l00 Atch. ft Top. K. K. .. 40)4 Boston ft Albany.. .215 Boston ft Maine 169 C. B. &CJ 91M Clun. San. ft Cleve. 24 Eastern R. K 80S Eastern R. It 6s 125 Flint ft PereM 27 OKd.iL. Cham.com. 5 Old Colony 169 Wts.Ceutral.com... 15)4. AllouezM'gC'o. (new)90 Calumet ft Becla....221 Cataloa..... 15 Fransiln 10! Huron .r..... 2 Osceola 12 Qnlncy 50 Hell Telephone 224 Boston Land iH Water Power 6H Tamarack 121 Ban Diego 22) Flint ft PereM. pfd. 95)j Little B, ft Ft. S. 78.100 Mexican Cen. com.. KM 41. c, lrtuort. Dds. 68 N. . Newnr... 42 N. X'.ftNewng 7s.l26) 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 50 .... Reading Railroad 22 22 1-18 Buflalo, Pittsburg and Western 113f U! Lehigh Valley 53S 532 Lehigh Navigation SIX 51,'i Allegheny Valley bonds 114 .... Nortnern Pacific 25J( 25 Northern Pacific preferred 60 60H Tho Codec Market. Henry Clews t Co., New York, say 'in their weekly circular: The market opened on Mon day barely steady at a decline of 615 points from Saturday's closing. During the week trading has been fairly active at slight reac tions, and with no special significance until to day, when a sharp decline in Havre of 2J francs cansed a free selling movement at the opening, and the market was weak at SO to 40 points decline from yesterday's closing. This sudden change was doubtless owing-to the failure of a large speculator in Antwerp, and its effect would have probably been felt yester day except tor a holiday in Havre, in which market it is generally supposed the interest of this party was large. When the high price of coffee is considered, it is surprising that this disturbance should not have brought out lib eral long selling, but tbe market showed great strength, and held it out fairly well during the entire day, Closing only 510 points below the opening. A good deal of this strength, bow ener, must be attributed to free coverings of short coffee, and it remains to be seen whether, with this support taken from tbe market a further decline may not follow. No heavy sell ing bv the principal operators for the long ac count was apparent As before stated, Havre was weak, and the Hamburg market was in sympathy. Brazil continues firm, a slight de cline only being reported, but the markets are inactive. Receipts at primary points are very liberal, being 121,000 "bags for the week. Ar rivals here for the same time, 7,772 bags. The jobbers report a somewhat improved demand. Visible supplv. United States, 18S9, 499,035 bags; do, 1888, 370,583 bags; do, 1887,675,223 bags; do, 1886, 633,904 bags. The Production of Basic Iron. The basic process now employed in many French ironworks seems to be gradually gain ing ground, and we find tlfatthe total produc tion of basic iron amounted last year to nearly 2,000,000 tons, showing an increase of 248,000 tons in'comparison with the production in 1837. Blooms containing less than 17 per cent of car bon accounted for nearly 1,500,000 tons, and the Germans were, as hitbetto, tbe largest produc ers of this description of iron, their aggregate output figuring for about 1,250,000 tons. Drycoods. New York, April 1. Business in drygoods was restricted by rainy weather, but agents re ceived a fair volume of orders by mail for fill ing in stocks. Jobbers had a fair trade, in which bargain sales were prominent. There was no change in the mar ket Cutters were coming into the bleached goods market and taking some goods, while bidding on large lots, with prospects of obtaining very slight shadings. The mill end of the market is very firm. Prints were firmer with jobbers. Metal Mnrkot. New York Pig iron steady. Copper dull and barely steady; lake, April, $14 H). Lead easier; domestic, S3 Giyi. Tin quiet and firm; straits. (21 la Pittsburg, April 1, 1889. We are now permanently located at the cor ner of WOOD AND DIAMOND STREETS, Germania Savings Bank Building, directly op posite our former office, where we will continue to execute orders on commission for either in vestment or margin account in Stocks and Bonds, Petroleum. Also all commodities dealt in at tbe Chicago Board of Trade at the minimum rates. We are members of the Pittsburg Petroleum, Stock and Metal Exchange, and the N ew York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges, and have private wires to Philadelphia and New York. Quotations of all the markets posted in our office. Special attention given, to orders in Local dhjc&b anu (securities. Respectfully, REA BROS. 4 CO., Telephone 70S. 423 Wood street mnsi-s P -A.TE KT9 O. D. tKVTB.Rnlip.Itor of Patents. 1S1 Fifth avenue, above Smithfleld, next Leader office. (No delay.) Established 20 years. se29-hlu DOMESTIC MARKETS. Trade Forced f o a Back Seat by Bains and Moving Cares. EGGS NOT SO ACTIVE, BUT F1RMEB. Grain and Hay Receipts Decline, but Too Liberal Still.' AMEEICAN flour lower abroad Office of the rrrTSBUEQ Dispatch, j Monday, April 1, 1889. J Conn try Produce Jobbing Prices. It is too early in the week to furnish pointers in produce lines. Monday, this week is, espe cially blue in trade lines by reason of its being moving day and dismal as to weather. Tbe downward movement of eggs has come to a stand, and stock in jobbers' hands is more firmly held. Markets, while firmer, are not as active as last week. A good deal depends on weather whether the present firmness will hold. The first quarter of 1889 has made a record in produce trade, from which, farmers and gardeners find few crumbs of comfort After all tbe difficulty of produce trade this season is sifted down, it comes to this, that na ture was too generous last season and fur nished stuff beyond the capacity of the people. Btjttek Creamery, Elgin, 28c; Ohio do, 2526c; fresh dairy packed, 2021e; country rolls, 2023c; Chartlers Creamery Co. butter, 2830c. Beaks Choice medium, SI 90: choice peas, 52 052 15. Beeswax 2325c f) & for choice; low grade, 1618c Cider Sand refined. SO 607 50; common, 53 504 00; crab ciHer. 58 008 60 V barrel; elder vinegar, 1012c ?) gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212c; New York, fall make, 1213c: Limburger, lie; domestic Sweitzer cheese, llK12Xe- Dried Peas SI 451 60 fl bushel; split do, 2&34e IS ft- Eqos llHKc V dozen for strictly fresh. FEUITS Apples, SI 001 oO barrel; evap orated raspberries. 25c $1 &; cranberries, S3 00 barrel; S2 402 SO per bushel. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1 do., 40645c; mixed lots, 3035c V ft. Hominy S2 652 75 f barrel. Honey New crop, 1617c; buckwheat, 13 15c Potatoes Potatoes, 5035c $ bushel; S2 50 2 75 for Southern sweets; $3 253 50 for Jer sey sweets. y Poultry Live chickens, 00c ?! pair; dressed chickens, 1315c If) pound; turkeys, 18 20c, dressed, ft pound; ducks, liye, 8085c 1 pair; dressed, 1314c t pound; geese, 1015c per pound. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel, S6 ft bushel; clover, large English. 62 lbs, 86 2o; clover, Alslke, $3 60; clover, white, S9 00; timo thy, choice, 45 tts, SI 85: blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, SI 00; blue gras, fancy, 14 fts, SI 20: orchard grass, 14 fts, S2 00; red top, 14 lbs, SI 00: millet 50 fts, SI 25; German m'llet, 50 fts, 52 00; Hungarian grass. 48 lbs, S2 00; lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, 25c per ft. Callow Country, 45c; city rendered. 55c Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancy,. S3 00 3 50 box; common lemons, 52 75 fl box; Mes sina oranges, 82 &03 50 ?t box; Florida oranges, S3 604 50 fl box; Valencia oranges, fancy, S5 60 6 00 case: Malaga grapes, 5U 0010 00 ft per keg; bananas, 52 60 firsts; tX 60, ' good seconds, ft bnnch; cocoanuts, 54 004 50 V hundred: new figs, 12014c f) pourfU; dates, 5K 6Jc fl pound. Vegetables Celery, 40050c doz. bunches: cabbages, SI 502 50 If) hundred: new cabbage, S2 002 60 fl crate; onions. 60375c ft barrel; onion sets, fancy Enes. S3 253 60: Jerseys, S2 753 00; Western, S2 502 75; turnips, 25 30c f bushel. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2223c; choice Rio, 2021c; prime Rio, 20c; fair Rio, 18X19c; old Government Java, 27c; Maracaibo, 2223c; Mocha, 30K31Hc; Santos,J1922Jc: Caracas coffee, 20K22c; peaberry, Rio, 2l23c: La guayra, 2122c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c high grades, 2628c; old Government Java, bulk, 3233Kc; Maracaibo, Z7K28J4c; Santos, 23J24c; peaDerry, 27c: peaberry Santos, 2221c; choice Rio, 25Kc; prime Rio, 23c; good Rio, 22c; ordinary, ajc SPICES (whole) Cloves, 2125c: allspice, 9c; cassia, 89c; pepper, 19c; nutmeg, 7080c Petroleum (Jobbers' prices) 110 test 7c; Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight 150, 8c: water white, 10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, llc; royaline, 14c byhitps torn syrups, z&a-ac; cnoice sugar dium. 43c: mixed. 406142c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K4c; bi-carb in K3. 5c: bi-carb, assorted: packages, 66c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight 9c; stearine, per set, 8Jc; parafllne, ll12c. Rice Head, Carolina, 77Kc; choice, 6 7c: prime, 56Vc; Louisiana, b6Kc Starch Pear). 3c: cornstarch, 57c; gloss starch. 53$07c Foreign Frutts Layer raisins, 82 65; Lon don lavers, S3 10; California London layers, S2 50; Muscatels, 52 25: California Muscatels; 51 85; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia, 7K8c; sultana, 8Kc; currants, new, 4S5c; Turkey prunes, new, 44s5c; French prunes, 8K13c: Salonica prunes, in 2ft packages, 8c: cocoanuts, per 100, 56 00: almonds, Lan., per , 20c; do Ivica, 19c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 12X15c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12 l&c; new dates, 56c; Brazil nuts. 10c; pecans, ll15c: citron, per ft, 2122c; lemon peel, per lb, S1314c; orange peel, l2Kc Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; apples, evaporated, (P46c; apricots, Califor nia, evaporated, 1518c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2223c; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 1012c; cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, unpitted, &6c; raspberries, evapor ated, 2424kc; blackberries, 7KSc; huckle berries, 1012c Sugars Cubes, SK8Xc: powdered, 8J 8Kc; granulated, SJjSjic; confectioners' A, 1&WX standard A. 7c: soft whites, 77c; yellow, choice. 77Jc; yellow, good, 6&?4c; yellow, fair, 6JJc; yellow, dark, 6Jc. Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200), $4 60; me diums, half bbls (GOO), 52 75. Salt No. 1 ) bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex, fl bbl, SI 05; dairy, fl bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, SI 20; Higgins Eureka, 4 bu sacks, S2 80; Higgin'a Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches. SI 30 1 90; 2ds, SI 301 35: extra peaches, SI 501 90; pie peaches, 90c: finest corn, SI 001 60; Hfd. Co. corn, 7090c; red cherries, 90cSl 00; lima beans, SI 10; soaked do, 85c; string dodo, 75 85c: marrowfat peas, SI 1001 15: soaked peas, 7075c; pineapples, Si 401 50; Bahama do, 52 75; damson plums, 95c; greengages, SI 25; egg plums, 52 00; California pears. 52 SO: do greengages, 52 00: do egg plums. 52 00: extra white cherries, S2 90; red cherries, 22s, 90c; raspberries, 51 151 40; strawberries. SI 10; gooseberries, SI 201 30; tomatoes, 8292c; salmon. 1-ft, SI 752 10; blackberries, 80c; suc cotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2fts, 51 251 60; corn beef, 2-ft cans, SI 75; 14-ft cans, S13 59: baked beans, SI 401 45; lobster, 1 ft, 81 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines, domestic K', S4 154 60; sardines, domestic s, SS 258 50: sardines, imported, Jis. Sll 5012 50; sardines, imported, K. 818 00; sardines; mustard, S4 00; sardines, spiced. 54 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 f? bbl.: extra No. 1 do, mess, S40: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, 832; extra No. lo.messed, 536; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4Jc fl ft.; do medium George'8 cod, 6c: do large, 7c; boneless hake. In strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 6i&J4 Herring Hound shore, S5 00 fl bbl.; split, S7 00: lake 52 50 f) 100-fi. half bbl. White fish, $7 fl 10O-&. half bbl. Lake trout 85 60 ft half bbl. Finnan hadders, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut 13c fl ft. Buckwheat Flour 22 ft ft. Oatmeal SC S06 60 ft bbl. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 5B60c f) gallon. Lard oil, 75c. Grain, Flonr nnd Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 38 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 3 cars of hay, 6 of oats, 3 of flour, 1 of wheat, 1 ot bran. 1 of middlings. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St Louis, 6 cars ot s. corn. 5 of bay, 1 of oats. By Pittsburg and. Lake Erie, 4 cars of hay.2 of flour. By Pittsburg and West ern, 4 cars of hay. There were no sales on call Supplies of everything in grain and hay lines are far in excess of demand, and sales are only made by concessions to buyers. The fact that settlement time for the first quarter of the year is here has a tendency to depress trade. Last week's receipts of grain and bay show a large decline from tbe average of a month or two past The flour drift Is toward lower level. Sxportdemana has disappointed all ralcula tions this season. Latest advices from London are that flour markets are extremely dull, and -valnes are lowerall around. Wheat Jobbing prices No. 2 red, 81 02 1 03: No. 3 red, 9195c CORN No. 2 yellow.ear, S8j53S)crhigh mixed ear, 36K37e; No. 1 yellow, shelled, 3s39c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 8738c; hieh mixed, shelled. 3737Kc: mixed, shelled, 3536c Oats No. 2 white, 32Kc;.extra, No, 3, 31 31Kc;No.3 white. 3030ic: No. 2 mixed, 28 29c Rye No. 1 Western, 7075c; No. 2, 6556c Barley No. 1 Canada. 959Sc: No. 2 Cana da, S588c; No. S Canada, 7072c; Lake Shore, 7880c Flour Jobbing prices, -winter patents, S3 25 ti 50; spring paten ts, $6 506 75: winter Straight 85 &05 75; clear winter. SO 005 25; straight XXXX bakers'. Si 755 00. Rye flour. $4 00. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, SIB 00 17 00 ft ton; brown middlings, 813 00313 60; winter wheat bran, S13 0013 SO; chop feed, S15 0016 00. Hay Baled timothy, choice. 814 60014 75; NoU, do,$14 0014-25:No.2 do, Sll 6012 00: loose, from wagon. 818 0020 00; No. 1 upland prairie. 810 0010 25; No. 2, JS0OS3.50; packing do, $6 75Q7 00. Straw Oats. 88 C08 25; wheat and rye straw, S7 007 5008 00. Provisions. At Chicago to-day, bogs are easier on a good run. At Liberty and Herr's Island markets are firm at an advance of 20 to 30 cents over last week. Sugar-cured hams, large, 10c: sugar-cured hams, medium, 10c: sugar-cured hams, small, lie: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10Vc; sugar cured shoulders, 8c: sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 9c: sugar-cured California hams, 8Jc; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 8c: sugar cured dried beef sets, 9Kc: sngar-enred dried beef rounds, llMc: bacon shoulders, 7Jc; bacon clear sides. 8c; bacon clear bellies, 8c: dry salt shoulders.6Jc;dry salt clear sides,7c Mess Eork, heavy, 114 00; mess pork, family. $14 50. ard Refined in tierces, 7c: half barrels, 7&c; 60-B tubs. 7?c: 20 ft pails, 7c: 60-ft tin cans. 7c; 3-ft tin palls, 8c; 5-& tin pails, 7c: 10-ft Mtin pails, 73c Smoked sausage, long, 5c;large, 5c Fresh pork links. 9c Pigs feet, half barrel, S3 75; quarter barrel. SI 75. Dressed Bleat. Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on dressed meats: Beef caTcasses, 450 to 559 lbs, 5c: 550 to 650 fts, 6c; 650 to 750 fts,6Kc Sheep, 7c ft ft. Lambs, 8Kc fl ft. Hogs, 6&c OFFICIAL PITTSBURG. INo. 290.1 AN ORDINANCE-REPEALING AN OR DINANCE entitled "An Ordinance au thorizing tbe construction of a sewer on iiurai street from Hiland avenue to Beatty street" Lapproved April 6. 1888. section i De it oruainea anp enactea uy me city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That an ordinance entitled "An ordinance authorizing the construction of a pipe sewer 15 inches in diameter on Rural street from Hiland avenue to a connection with a sewer on Beatty street approved April 6, 1888, be, and the same is here by renealgd. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflictin&with the provisions of this ordinance be and 'tin same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 11th day of March, A. D. 1889. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY, President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office, March 18, 1889. Apnroved: WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book, voL 6. page 634, 28th day of March. A. D. 1889. mh30-43 0.294.1 A N ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE Xjl vacation of an unnamed alley laid out in tbe plan of sub-division of the Landwehr prop erty. Twentieth ward. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same, Thatthe unnamed alley, 20 feet in width, located in plan of sub-division of tbe Landwehr property, by John R. Baum and E. H. Myers, executors of the estate of H. B. Landwehr, deceased, situate between Shakespeare street and Hawkeye street and running from Landwehr street to a 40-foot street in said plan, shall be and the same is hereby vacated, and said plan, so far as it relates to said allev. declared void. L Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordi nance conmctinewitn tne provisions oitnis or dinance be, and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 11th day of March, A. D. 1889. H.P.FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY, President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office. March 18, 1889. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: W. H. McCLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 6, page 636. 29th day of March. A. D. 1889. mh30-43 SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE CEIVED at- tbe office of Controller until Saturday, April 6, ,1889. at 2 o'clock p. it., for furnishing supplies as follows: Groceries, flour and feed, meat fresh fish, but ter and eggs, sweet milk, dry goods, clothing, shoes and leather, hardware, tinware, queens ware, coal, drngs and paints and undertaking services, for tbe Department of Charities for one year from tbe first day of May, 1889. Bonds in double the amount ot tbe proposal must ac company each bid. Blanks for bidding, bonds and Information furnished on application at the office of the Department, No. 177 Fourth avenue. The right to accept or reject any or all bids reserved. R. C. ELLIOT, mh27-70-D Chief of Department of Charities. rNo. 296.1 AN ORDINANCE-VACATING PARTS of Valley street and Banner alley, both situate in the Seventeenth ward. Section 1 Be it ordained ana enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of tbe same. That that part of Valley street In the Seventeenth ward, situate between the east side of Fdrty flrst street and the west side of Forty-second street and the eastside of Forty-secoud street and the east of Forty-third street and that part of Banner (formerly Bates) alley In said ward, situate between the south wall of Sea man, Sleeth & Black's Roll Foundry and the north side of said Valley street be, and the same are hereby vacated and forever closed uo. Section 2 That all ordinances or parts of or dinances inconsistent herewith are hereby re pealed. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 11th dav of March, A. D. 1889. H. 'P. FORD, President of Select Coun cil. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select Council. GEO.- L. HOLLIDAY. President ot Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office March 18. 1889. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT. OS TERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk. Recorded tn Ordinance Book, vol. 6, page 637, 29th day of March, A. D. 1889. mbSO-43 No. 293J AN ORDINANCE RE-ESTABLISHING the grade of Forbes avenue from Milten berger street to Gist street Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That the grade of Forbes avenne from Miltenberger street to Gist street be, and the same shall be and is hereby re-established as follows, to wit: Beginning at the east curb line of Miltenber ger street, at an elevation of 134.09 feet thence rising at the rate of 1.70 feet per 100 feet to tbe west curb line of Gist street at an elevation of 14Z71 feet. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or dinance conflicting with tbe provisions of this ordinance be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 11th day of March, A. D. 1889. H. P. FORD. President ot Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY, President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office. March 18. 1889. Approved: WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OSTERMAIER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk. Recorded In Ordinance Book, vol. 6, page 636, 29th day of March. A. D. 18S9. mhS0-43 Department of Public safety, i Pittsburg, March 21, 1889. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE CEIVED at the office of tbe City Controller until TUESDAY. April 2, at 2 o'clock P.M., for tbopaintlngof engine hotues Nos. 7, 9 and 13. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of Samuel N. Evans, Superintendent of the Bureau of Fire. 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