' "V "'!! i " Sf' .BC:' THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SOOTDAY, APKLL 21, 1889. i !,! " Si fev v "iy- THE MUB1C WORLD. At this time, rhen attention is particu larly directed toward church music as ex emplified in the special .Easter programmes, it is peculiarly appropriate to speak of the kind and quality of the work being done by the choir of St Andrew's P. E. Church, Kinth street Tor -a year or two past Organist Ii. C. "Webster and his quartet hare made a cus tom ot giving special musical services upon the Sunday evenmzs of Lent and Advent Each season one or more appropriate works in the cantata or oratorio form has been chosen and so subdivided as to be com pleted within the proper number of Sundays The special music has been given after the regular evening service and before it began the rector, Bev. J. 0. White. D. D., has been in the habit of reading the words to be iung and briefly commenting 'upon their context and significance. There have been difficulties in the way. Only a quartet choir four singers of but modest individual pretensions could be had, and the important works given have been such as are ordinarily performed by a full chorus. But the interest that .Mr. "Webster has succeeded in awakening in his singers has been enough to bring them together week after week the season through for an extra rehearsal over and above the usual one and to cause them to take the music home to perlect themselves in their respective parts. The rudiments of harmony and general drill in analysis and phrasing have also been features of these voluntary rehearsals. This steady, faithful work has resulted in what may safely be called the best con certed singing to be heard in the city. At least it seemed to the writer to be sncb when he availed himself on (Good Friday afternoon of his first opportunity of hearing one of the special services at St Andrews . It was at the close of the deeply interesting "Christian Unity" service, during which a number of prominent clergymen of dif ferent denominations had spoken briefly, each taking as his theme one of the seven utterances made by Christ on the cross. Tne rarely appropriate choice had been made of parts of Sir John Stainer's cantata, "Calvary," designed aptly on the leaflets as "A Certain Solemn Music, "Wherein there is a Eehearsal made ot the Seven "Words from the Cross." It is no exaggeration to say that the mu sical presentation ot the wonderful scene brought its deeper meanings home to the hearts of the sensitive listener even more fully than did the words of the eloquent divines who had just been speaking. Dr. Stainer's setting of the simple, gospel nar rative is a rare achievement no less in its noble, dignified and touching quality than in the simplicity of the means with which the effects are produced. Skill, learning and inspiration are manifestly there if looked for; but one must search to find them. The composer's personality and abilities are nowheie obtruded; the ideas and feelings of the story told are the promi nent points. Much the same was it with the manner of rendition. "While there were some few . blemishes and some room for difference of opinion as to the proper reading of certain passages.one scarcely'noticed such matters as the vivid portrayal went on. The mechan ical and even the merely musical was merged in the religious fee'ling of the subject-matter; one thought as little of the voice and style and phrasing of the singer as before of the voice and elocution of the preacher. Xet there was noteworthy musical excellence in Mr. Amberson's delivery of the noble recitative; in Mr. Stephens' share in the lovely duet; in the singing of both .gentlemen, with Mrs. Mellon and Mrs. Pox, in the unaccompanied quartet, and in the exceedingly strong effects produced by both singers and organist in the fine quar tet on the verses ending with "Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?" Such effective work in the good cause of saered music cannot be too highly com mended. The following pleasantly-written notice, sent by a trusty correspondent, is the more willingly inserted, inasmuch as the writer was unable to hear the Princeton boys at their Pittsburg concert on Thursday even ing, 'and consequently cannot himself re view their work: Tne visit of the Princeton College Glee and Banjo CInbto Sewickley will long be pleasantly remembered by all who enjoyed the yourlg men's excellent nmsic at the Sewickley Opera House Friday evening last. The pro gramme was a varied and delightful one, and the club's appearance at Se wickley was a courteous deference to the wishes of a member of the organization. Mr. Bert H. Waters, of Sewickley, whose tenor is an acquisition to the club. There are some exceptionally fine voices in the glee club, and notably so the bass of Mr. W. X. Chopin, the tenor of L B. Smith and the bass of Mr. W. M. Irvine. The leader of the glee club, Mr. F. 8. Nlmick, was efficient and eminently capable, and Mr. F. Kneeland, leader of the instru mental contingent banjoes and guitars is a correct and skillful performer. Mr. Wil mot's solos were among the most enjoyable features of the concert. After the music a re ception, dance and refreshments tendered by Sewickleyans, finished out a memorably pleas ant occasion for all concerned. Sewickley was the final stopping place of these melodious lads of "Ola Nassau," ending a successful tour that included 16 towns and cities of the East. Uorth and West More Easter Programmes. The f ollowmr programmes of special Easter music to be rendered to-day in the respective churches named were received too late for in sertion among the list of a score or more pub lished in The Dispatch yesterday morning: St. PauVs Roman Catholic Cathedral, Grant street and Fifth avenue. 31assXlI .....................Mozart 'Venl Creator" Hlmmel Hace Dies," (offertory) Wlerand The Cathedral Band will play sacred selections before and alter xnasa anil at the benedlctns. Choir: JlUses AleCormlct, Little, Drew and Mrs. JIcGfnness, sopranos; Mrs. Wm. Loemer and Hiss V. Melxel, contraltos: Messrs. Albert bledle and Fred W. Robertshaw, tenors: Messrs. Lawrence Klcketts, t m. Loeffier and Wm. Eccle Eon. basses; Mr. H. T. Snake, organist and di rector. St. Agnes' Roman Catholic, Fifth avenue. Boho. Jdass In Ji flat... Millard Offertory Quartet. Flotow Afterpiece, "Beelna Coell" Werner Choir Misses Poland, McAleer, Breunen and rnelan, sopranos; MlssesBarr. Bittnerand Kelly, contraltos: Messrs. Cartas, Fleber and Fauch, tenors; Messrs. Fltrpatxlck, Fhelan and Flicker, , basses: Mr. .Nicholas Cartas, director. Saered Heart, Human Catholic, Center avenue. East End. 10:30 A. K. Mass in F. .LamblHotte Ketrlna Coell" Handel Offertory-"Ave Maria" (duet) Wallace Misses Kosa W eber and Caroline ScbmerU. Choir: Sopranos, Misses Kosa Weber. Mary Cunningham and Mary Snyder: contraltos. Misses Caroline Scbmerti, Annie Cunningham and Annie Lanlhan: tenors, Messrs. A. V. D. W attcrson and Adolph S. Seldle; basses, Messrs. Theo. H. Heyl, Jas. a. Murray, V. A. Hoeveler and Ohas. O. Ortffen; director, Mr. Theo. H. Heyl; organist, Mrs. Ja. 8. Murray. Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal, Korth and Allegheny aTennes, Allegheny. 7 jT. u . earlr celebration. Introlt Hymn 105.... B. Tours Jvyrie Elelson, WoriaTibl, ttrattasTlbl, banctaa, Benedlctns, AsrnusDel, Gloria In Ercelsls, .Nunc lllmittta P. A. von Weller 1 recessional Hymn 106 F. A. von Weller Christ Our Fassorer" U M. North Glorias rorFsater F. A. von Weller Te Deum ....." J. McFarren S!?e?' G. A. Warren Hymn 105 Ixmsanne Fsalter V Kyrtenei,o,i::i" Hb' "? J?. A. von Weller Offertory-- ihey 3, rAez Away My Lord, " , Introlt "WhT"6cekth TJrtnVAmnnvtha - Dead?' ... A. Clare Dancrus Benedlctns.... AtmnsUel v., Gloria In .Excelsls, Nunc DlTnlrtift P. A. von Weller Recessional Hvinn'w . H. Carey 7:30 p m. Vespers and 8. 8. Festlral. , Snrpliccd choir of 39 voices; Mr. P. A. von Wel sT ranlst and choirmaster. St James' Protestant hpiscopal, Penn avenue and felxteenth street. Morning service. Processional, "He is Klsen," Anthem, "Christ, our Passover," Glorias 7. TeDeutn .....Bowen Jubilate Deo.... Anon Hymn. "Come Seethe Place Where Jesus Lsv," ...- Eyrie Hodtres Gloria TIM Anon banctus Taylor Hymn 205 Evening service. 7:30. Processional, "sine. MySouL His Wondrous Love" Canute Domino Hares Jleus iUlseretur Beethoven Hvmn 105 "Aurella" Hvrnn, "The Strife is O'er" Offertory, "1 shall Not Die, but Llve"..Sweetier Kecessional, Hymn 1S - tsurpllced choir of 30 voices (girls and boys): Mrs. William Lockhart, organist; Mr. Fred Gamble, choirmaster. St. Stephen's Prottstant Epitcopal Chapel, Wll- kinsburg. Morning service. Voluntary Pastoral Symphony. Handel Orchestra. Processional Hymn 89 Carey lntroit-"Chrlst Our Passover" Hodges Kvrie Gounod Mcene Creed Tours Hymn 100 Bach Offertory "Sow, Upon the First Day of the Week" .... Monk Sanctns-(Orchestrated by John Gernert) Ibid Benedlctns Qui Venit Gounod Eucharlstic Hvmn 207. Hodges Agnus Del GoAiod Voluntary "Cavatlna" Jtaff lltviieet.. Gloria In Excelsls Smart The Bell Amen Ibid NuncDlmlttls Ebdou Processional Hymn 103. Palestrina Voluntary Andante Kellgloso bpohr Evening Service. Voluntary Tltl Orchestra Processional Hymn 99 Carey Blorlaratri Hodges Magnificat , Attwood Nunc 1)1 minis Ehdon JSlcens Creed .Tours Anthem-"Christ Being Raised from the Dead" Elvey Hymn 306 German Hymn 98 Rlmbault Offertory Christ our Passover Elvev Bell Amen , Ibid Processional-Hvmn 103 Palestrina Voluntiry-"bolltude" Czibulka snrpllced choir; additional accompaniments by an Instrumental quintet; Mr. H. L. Kingwalt, choirmaster A'ineteentA Street BaptUi, Sonthslde. nonxrsQ 6tli ICE. Organ Voluntary ., Anthem "Christ Being liaised From the Dead".... Danks Quartet "Bock of Ages" Trestle IVEN'liU EEKV1CE. Organ Voluntary Anthem-"Allelnia, Christ is Risen" Danks Quartet "Abide With Jle" Treslze Mr. J, Xi. Jones, organist and director. Crotchets nnd Qunvers. Miss Eosa Weber sang to a large and appre ciative audience on Thursday evening at the concert given for the benefit of the .English Methodist Church at Tarentum. The benefit concert being arranged for the family of the late Mr. Richard Prosser, one of the musical supervisors of the public schools, has certainly a most laudable object. Mr. Prosser"s labors in the cause of music, though not often brought into the publicitv of the concert stage, were wide spread in influence and of great value to the people at large. The benefit will probably be given some time next week. . Miss Makoaret A. Cbouch, well-remembered in Pittsburg, appeared recent ly in a concert given In Chickering Hall, New York, by Mme. Frida de Gebele Ashforth and her pupils. The American Art Journal has this to say of her singing: "Miss Margaret Crouch is one whose further development ,we shall watch with special lnterest She has a Isvely quality of voice, not yet as well schooled as those mentioned, but of a liquid softness that promises more in time. She sang the fragment from 'Samson ancLDelilah' that has been made so popular of late." The irresistible and Irrepressible Gilmore opens Pittsburg's biggest musical month with his 20-year-commemorative Jubilee concerts on the afternoon and evening of May 2. Battery B Armory, once known as the Fifth Avenue Music HalL will be specially furbished up, decorated, seated and illuminated for the event, and the open ground at Its rear will amply accommodate the cannon with which Patrick thunderously accents his patriotic song, "Columbia Whitney, Dq Vere. Del .Puente, Stone-Barton, Campbell, Danckwardtand Cam panlniare good names to conjure with; these soloists, added to the great leader and original jubilator, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, with his famous band, surely ought to crowd the house at both performances. The engagement of the New York Philhar monicCIub for a concert at Old City Hall on the 6th of May has been consummated by Mr. Joseph H. Gittings, and another important event is added to the list for that generous month. This club has long ranked as the fin est chamber musio organization of the metrop olis. It surely was such when the writer used to enjoy Its performances during the season of 18S3-4 .The fact that Mr. Richard Arnold, the well-known violinist, is still the leading spirit, guarantees the maintenance of the traditional standard. Messrs. Emil Schenck, viohncelllst, and Eu gene Werner, flautist, are also artists of wide repute, and the newer members, Messrs. Philip Faerber, second violin; Friedbold Hemman, viola, and August Kalkbof, contra-bass, are highly spoken of. A local soprano is to oe en gaged to assist this excellent sextet, which Pittsburg will be glad to welcome. LIFE IN OKLAHOMA. A Fair Picture of What May be Expected in a Few Days. Chicago News. Extracts from the first number of the Kingfisher (Oaklahoma) Boomer of April 27, 18S9 : "Eafe Thimblerigger paid us a pleasant visit yesterday and told us that he had just won a fine quarter-section at a shooting match with a tenderfoot He paid the funeral expenses himself. Eafe is a gen tleman." "We learn that "the seven new towns started west of this place overlap each other very seriously. One man from Illinois lives in three of the towns at once and is running for Mayor of all of them." 1 "Coroner Goosefelter is so far behind in his work that he requests us to inform his patrons that he is doing the best he can. His friends will oblige him by not making efforts to increase his business at this time." "Tim Triggers called on us yesterday and traded us a nickel-plated derringer for a year's subscription to the Boomer. He got the derringer from a man who died sud denly after calling Jim a horse-thief. Come again, Jim." "There will be a faro game and a Sunday School running in this town to-morrow. All are invited." "The new cemetery south of town is meet ing with general favor." "If any reader of the Boomer sees any thing that he doesn't like in this paper we will gladly take it back in our next issue." TOCLE SAM A PATE0N SAINT. A Tourist Gives the Old Gentleman a Hew Title of Honor. Minneapolis Tribnne.l A Minneapolis lady who was for a few days with the West-DeLaittre party on the continent, tells an amusing story of her visit to Munich. She says: "I, like other tourists, was notified to ap pear before the officials to state my business in the city, how long I intended to remain, and many other, as I thought, impertinent questions. "When I told them that my given name was Donizetti they stormed and took on dreadfully. They would not be lieve that my father had named his daugh ter after the celebrated Italian musician. "The next question which astonished me was, 'Who Is your patron saint?' '"We are notaccustomed to having patron saints in America,' said I, which statement I could not persuade them to belieys. Their persistency was so annoying that I con cluded to have a patron saint for the occa sion, so I finajly said: " 'My patron saint is Uncle Sam. "This was quite satisfactory, and it was solemnly-recorded opposite my name. "A few days afterward some one well versed in American affairs was looking over these records, and he laughed so immoder ately at my patron saint that it upset the officials, who demanded an explanation, which was .finally given. "My most singular saint and my pecu liar name were too much for the Germans, who sent for me and ordered me out of the city." POEMS GEAYE AND GAY. Gcmi of Verse From the Peas of Gifted Nevmpaper Writers. In the Afternoon, I have thought of the love that used to be; I have measured and weighed It from day to day; I have pondered the smiles that she gave to me And conned o'er the words that she used to say. At night I have lain, as the hours ticked by, And studied the question o'er and o'er Only to find, in the end, that I Treasure her love, though she loves no more. The rose must bloom alike for all; For all must be caroled the robin's tune. Who would lcment when the winter's pall Lies deep, that the roses have bloomed in Junel My summer came and my Bummer went As summers must come and go for all My rose is lost and my head Is bent. What If it had not bloomed at all! So I sip the memory wondrous sweet Of my own dear love that has passed away; As if she were true, with a truth complete True as she was in that distant day. Detroit Iret Frets. The Final Curtain. The act Is drawing to an end; The lights are growing dimmer; Farewell to sad and joyous friends, Life's glamour and its glimmer. We've done our best to play aright, And wend a path uncertain; The stage is fading from our sight, King down, ring down the curtain! How joyous was the morning scene, With all its songs and laughter; Its smiles, perhaps a tear between, To sweeten gladness after. There comes" a part that all must play, Tis read with eyes uncertain, A new stage waits, we cannot stay; Ring down, ring down the curtain! So long we've stood beside the wings, To do the part that called us. The triumph that its acting brings In thought has still enthralled us; But now larewell the passing show, The pageant, wild, uncertain. Another way our feet must go; King down, ring down the curtain I What matters it if rich or poor Have trod the boards before us. The grand,tlie meek,thepnnce,the boor Must join Death's final chorus: One scene, one act, one cue, one call Brings nut I be lines uncertain. One muffled bell for one and all; Ring down the final curtain 1 it. H. Iloscneld in Ifeio York Clipper. The Mountain and the Valley. Here, Lord, upon this mount of grace, Where we with wonder see Thy glistening robes. Thy shining face, How good it Is to be 1 Here, Lord, abide; and we will build Three tents for Thee and Thine: And glory, which the temple filled, Shall ever round us shine. As Thou transfigured didst appear, Low at Thy feet we bowedj And, with a great and trembling fear, We entered in the cloud. But now Thy words our fear allay; How well we know their tone; O here we would forever stay. To see Thee, Lord, alone 1 But no, Thou wilt not here abide: For soon, with eager feet. Thou goest down the mountain side, Thy .service to complete. Thy loved ones need tleliuering grace; The suffering need Thy care; And for a lost and sinful race Thou hast a cross to bear. Not longer, then, will we here rest, But Thy disciples be; And from this mount with hearts refreshed, We now will follow Thee. O help us by Thy grace within To bear the toil and heat; Thy poor to serve, the lost to win, And e'en our cross to meet I A higher mount we then shall climb, Led thither by Thy grace, Where in its majesty sublime Forever shines Thy face. Not in the tents that we prepare Can dwell that radiance bright, But in that sunless city where Thy glory is tne light. Christian Intelligencer, The Fire Burns Low. The fire burns low; upon the grate The dying flame with deathless hate An hundred shafts of quiv'ring light! Sends forth to stab its victor. Night, The while I sit and meditate. A myriad specters congregate Around my hearthstone desolate, And silent pass before my sight; The fire burns low. The long-expected guest is late; With folded hands I sit and wait. -With measured beat Time's tedious flight The dismal death-watch tells, and white, Weird, phantom arms gesticulate. The fire burns low. Charles M. JPearson, tn Detroit PreeJPrets. A Precious Letter, Such a perfect treasure! Up in the garret gray, Hid amid dust and cobwebs. Many long years It lay. A precious little missive With odors faint and fine Of-musu or mint or lavender Which, I could not divine. But oh, so sweet a message Love's hand had seldom wrought; I knew it j ust the moment My eyes its covering caught. And who could dream how priceless Its lines could seem to me. The very postmark proving Its perfect pedigreel I tore it from its cover, I quick compared the date Yes, yes. it was quite lawless And from the very State! She who had penned the burden Its tender lines conveyed Was now a gray-haired matron, Was then a blushing maid! But why conceal the secret The glad hope I had gained? Once more I sharply scanned it, Then laughed with joy unfeigned. Itwasipdeed most precious No shade my bliss could damp; The list said fifty dollars For that old postage stamp! Cora Linn Daniels in Judge. Only a While. Only a little while to work, And a long, long time to rest; Then drive the cloud from the aching brow The sigh from the troubled breast. Only a while to watch and pray. And a long, long time to praise; Our God, the Father, knoweth best Then question not His ways. Only a very little while, As short as the going down Of the setting sun, to meekly bear Thexross and the thorny crown. Only a little while to sow. And a long, long time to reap; Let's sow in faith with an open hand, And tares from the good seed keep. Only a. little while to lose. And a long, long time to find The jewels death has robbed us of The friends we will leave behind! Only a while to trim our lamps. Ere the bridegroom passetb by; 1 Then nil them weU with the oil of life. Let the flame rise pure and nigh. Only a little while what matters it If our life be short or long? If we only sing a few short notes Or the whole of the changing songf Only a while our barks must drift To'ard the misty Isle of Tears, Where the pirate, Time, has buried deep Lost hopes of the by-gone years. Only a while these barks are borne On the swell of sorrow's waves. By the stranded joys of other days, ' By a shore of grassy graves. Only a while they'll struggle on, 'Mid the darkness and the strife; Then God will drop their anchor deep . In the quiet sea of Life. Pearl Rivers. OUE 5 grades of 46-inch, wide black cash mere at 60c, 65c, 75c, 85c and $1 a yard can not be equaled. Htjgtts & Hacke. siWFSa ' GE0.WIEKS SET SACK, An Array of Facts Showing That - Business is Brisk and Growing. LAST YEAR LAID IN THE SHADE. A Good Start Toward the Promised Four "Thousand New Buildings. BIG IHPEOTEMENTS AT TOERENS If Pittsburg is not in the swim, where is it? Even croakers begin to admit tHat there is some movement in business circles. The Clearing House figures tell a story that would be startling if found in a work of fic tion, but being of sober truth its full sig nificance is likely to be overlooked. As everybody knows last week had only five business days, Good-Friday taking off one, and yet the clearings rose to $13,935,820 99, being a daily average of $2,787,164 19, and showing a gain of $6,000,000 over Good Friday weelr of last year. If this be stagnation, give us more of it. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Is making some important Improvements at the cattle yards at Torrens. Broadway, which runs throuph the yards from the railroad to the East End Hotel, has been made almost en tirely new. The old sheds have been torn down and ne and more substantial ones put up. Other changes are in contemplation which will bo completed in a few weeks. In ivbout two months the stock yards will be virtually new, and a great deal better than ever before. In this connect! n it may be mentioned that the railroad company proposes in a short time to abolish the stations at-Torrens and Dallas and erect a very fine one at the Fifth avenue crossing. There was a firmer tone to the iron market last week, caused mainly by orders from the South, and while there was no chance in prices, makers were encouraged to hold out for f nil rates, and were hopeful , that the situation would soon improve sufficiently to justify an advance. That the market was getting in bet ter shape was shown by refusals to fill orders for future delivery at current rates. The Lima oil development was the sensation of the week in petroleum circles, and prices broke badly. Some of the brokers claimed that Lima oil had nothing to do with the break, but the fact that the story and the slump came together was good enough evidence that Lima was the dis turbing factor. Stocks were active and gener ally strong, closing near the best prices. Money was in better demand, and discount rates were firm. All in all, the business of the week showed a gratifying improvement over that of its predecessor, the Volume of transactions be ing larger and prices steadier. The stone work for the new buildings on Diamond street is being pushed wit,h such vigor that a week or ten days will see it com pleted. Every stone laid and every trowelf ul of mortar emptied adds to the expense of widening the street. Friends of the improve ment should be up and doing. C. McFarland & Co. have bought the lot on Penn avenue, "Wilklnsburg, on which stands one of the oldest buildings in the county a genuine log cabin that was set up about 80 years ago. They will, during the summer, erect a fine business house on the lot. The price paid was not far from $2,800. Six lots in the borough changed hands last week, ranging in price from the figures above given to $400. Unimproved property is becoming very scarce in that locality. ' Building operations are going forward with alacrity. Already this year permits for nearly 800 houses have been taken out Fifty-five were taken out last week, about 40 ot which were for dwellings, the cost of all being placed at $106,490. This is a good showing, when It is considered that the building season has only fairly set in. There is no longer doubt that the estimate of 4,000 houses for the year will be reacneo, u not exceeuea. . Lima oil stole a march on the Pennsylvania product last week and came to the front as a disturbing element in the market. An effort was made by some of the operators and brokers to minify the effect of the disclosure, but it had little weight with the public. For the present, at least, the Standard has made dollar oil an impossibility, but as this inures to the benefit of consumers there will not be many tears shed except by the longs. The market recovered a point or two yesterday, closing strong and ac tive. The demand for mortgages as an investment is increasing, as they are considered the best opening for the employment of capital that has been withdrawn from the speculative markets, and that is lying idle in the banks and in the strong boxes ot private Individuals. The usual rate is 4K5 per cent. The number re corded last week was 167, aggregating $584,278 nearly all home money. The largest were for $20,000, $40,000, $36,666, $16,700, two for $16,000 each, $12,000, three for $10,000 each and ten for sums ranging from $3,000 to $3,000. BTE0NG AND ACTITE. Local Stocks Show That They Have Staying Qualities Notable Advances. The stock market yesterday was strong and active all around, except for Philadelphia and Cbartlers Gas, which were fractionally lower, but closing fairly steady. The expected boom in the former did not materialize, but Its friends thought it would be along this week. This stock is being carefully managed. While there are plenty of orders for it. they are being I placed very judiciously, so as not to give it too much of a boost all at once, which would al most inevitably be followed by a reaction. The plan 1b to bring about a gradual advance by buying just enough to secure that result, and it is being successfully worked. Electric re sumed its upward course, advancing $1 50 a Bhare, and closing strong at the best figure. Wheeling Gas was another bright spot on the market, being in good demand at SI. Citizens' Traction also moved up, selling all 76. Central Traction was traded in to the extent of 150 shares, eolng at 28, assessment paid. Switch and Signal was strong and higher, 200 shares changing hands at 25V and 25 closing firm. Mining shares were dull and unchanged. The indications at the close were favorable for a strong and active market this week. The deal ings were confined to nine stocks, and the total sales aggregated 1,076 shares. Bids, offers and sales were: Bid. Asked. Pittsburg Pet. Stock and Metal Ex.. ...500 BANK STOCKS, Allegheny National Bank... ..... 62 Bank of Flttsburt:.. Citizens' .Nations! Bank Diamond National Bank 160 81 Exchange National Bank.. Fourth National Bank 125.& Freehold Bank..... 83 61 D armers ana iuecnames' 400 ... German National Bank.,...., 3 .... Iron City National Bank k.. 91 .... Iron and Glass Hollar Havings 129 .j.. Marine National Bank , 103 ., Mechanics' National Bank 104 .... Metropolitan National Bank., 94 .... Odd Fellows' Savlnjra Bank.....r 65 ":'. Pittsburg National Bank Commerce...2l0 .... Pittsburg Bank forBavlngs 210 .... People's National Bank. iso .... Third National Bank ,.;..""...162 .... JkLLEOnzT CUT BANK STOCKS. Second National Bank, Allegheny.. ....130 183 ETStmANCE STOCKS. pity , ..., S5 Uerman .; 85 GAS STOCKS. Allegheny Gas, Co. (ilium.) ,.. sa Pitttbarg Gas Co. (Ilium. ):.....". "Ji. 2 "" BonthsldeGSs Co. (ilium.)......"...;... . j NATtHlAL GAB STOCKS. Brldgewater 60 Cbartlers Valley Gas Co u Natural Gas Co. of W.V ..""..." 60 .. Ohio Valley. ..:.";."" .... 35 Pennsylvania Gas Co 22- Philadelphia Co 4i 41K Pine Bun. 85 . 'Wheeling Gas Co soj si " passengee-eailway stocks. Central Traction 283 Citizens' Traction ",... 75 n Pittsburg Traction 53 53 EAILItOAD STOCKS. Pittsburg Junction HH 5 Pittsburg and Western Railroad Co. ... loM 11 Pittsburg and Western preferred 19X .... Mnoso STOCKS. Consignee Mining Co ji LaNorlaMlnfngCo ,...,..'. i .. SlBCTKlC LIOHT STOCKS. Westlnghouse Electric ".....;. 60 60Ji MISCELLANT.orJS STOCKS. Union Switch and Signal Co 26jf a Union Switch and Signal Co. pref. 120 Ten shares PhilatlMnbla fraa sold at 42. 100 Wheeling at 80. 55 Wheeling at 8L 60 Citizens a racuon at 10, iuu rittsDurg iraouon at ; 50 Pittsburg and Western preferred at 1K- 15 Brie at Sift?. 145 Erie at 60, 150 Switch at 25. 45 Switch at 25 125 La Noria at 1, 150 Central Traction (assessment paid) at2S& The total sales of stockB at New York yester dav were 81,256 shares, Including: Atchison, 7,750; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 2,300; Hocking Valley, 5,005; Louisville, 2.665; Missouri Pacific, 8,120; Northwestern, L410; Oregon Transcontinental, 2,100; Beading, 8,300; St. Paul. 3.900; Union Pacific, 8,950; Western Union, 1,626. BANKERS IN CLOVER. Money Slovlnff Freely and Everybody Busy Bljr Gnlni Over Last Year. The ' local money market yesterday gave farther evidence that it had palled itself oat of the Slough of Despond, and, like Bunyan's Pil grim, was progressing toward firmer ground. Discounting was a feature, more paper being offered than on any. previous day this year. Counter business was also above the average, keeping the clerks busy attending to. custo mers. Although it was a five-day week the clearings show an excess over the six -day week last year of $2,051,835 93. and over the five-day week in-which Good Friday occured last year of $5,260 942 75. the figures last year being $8,674, 878 24. The Clearing House report contains matter which should be carefully Studied. Here it is: Exchanges ? s?S'Hi H Balance! ..45?IS2 Exchanges for the week 13,935,820 99 Balances for the week 8,033,99022 Exchanges, dally average 2,787,164 19 Exchanges last week 13,431.560 7 Balances last week 3,69,571 85 Exchanges week of 1883 . 11,883.985 04 ISalancea week or 1883 2,263,486 73 Total exchanges to date, 1889 193,807,643 85 Total exchanges to date, 1888 176 022,133 01 Gain, 1889 over 1883. todate 17,785,510 84 Money on call at New York yesterday was easy at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 46. Sterling exchange dull but steady at $4 80 for 60-day bills and $4 8S for demand. The weekly report of the New York banks, issued yesterday, shows the following changes: Reserve, increase, $8,021,100; loans, decrease, $519,200; specie, increase, $0,537,300; legal ten ders. Increase, $1,106;600; deposits. Increase, $6,491,200; circulation, decrease. $138,100. The banks now hold $12,086,650 in excess of the 25 per cent rule. The exports of specie from the port of New York during the week amounted to $692,303, of which $475,240 was gold and $217,063 silver. Of the total exports $24 500 In gold and $212, 393 in silver went to Europe, and $450,710 lu gold and $4,670 in silver to South America. The imports of specieuoring the week amounted to $227,100. of which $172,700 was in gold and $54,406 silver. Government Bonds. Closing quotations in New York furnished The Dispatch by Robinson Bros., Wood street. Local dealers charge a commission of an eighth onmall lots: , U. S. 4fs. reg 108 ai08 IT. S. 4V8, coups 103 103i U.S. 4s, reg )29&ai29S U. b. 4s, COUPS 12SH129X Bid. Currency, 6 per cent. 1895 reg 1-1 Currency, 6 per cent. 1896 reg. 124 Currency, 0 per cent, 1897 reg 127 Currently, 6 per cent, 1898 reg 129X Currency, 6 per cent, 1899reg .....I..132 Government and State bonds were .dull and steady. New York Clearings to-day, $52,469,198; balances, $3,752,907. For the week Clearings, $628,774,982; balances, $33,543,789. Boston Clearings to-day, $12,901,222; bal ances, $1,856,358. For the week Clearings, $97, 948,859; balances, $11,217,094. For the correspond ing week last year Clearings, $85,238,439; bal ances, $8,397,545. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $14,S72,930; balances, $1,884,160. Kor the week Clearings, $66,569,898; balances, $9,485,918. Baltimore Clearings, $2,559,631: balances, $271,170. Chicago Money unchanged at 65J per cent for call loans, and 67 per cent on time. Bank clearings, $9,941,000. St. Loths Clearings to-day, $2,431,893; bal ances, $415,523. For this week Clearings, $17, 235,475; balances, 32,806,126. For last week Clearings, $18,101,627; balances. $2,411,877. For corresponding week last year Clearings, $18, 491,033; balances. $3,313,860. OIL REACTS. The Market Braces Up and Recover Lost Ground Lima Not Feared. There was a reaction in the oil market yes terday, due to good buying and a belief that the crisis of the spring slump had been passed. This feeling was not very pronounced at the opening, but it gained strength as the day ad vanced, and for an hour before the close it dominated the market and was the keynote to all the transactions. The opening price was 84; the highest, 85K; the lowest, 84)4, and the close, 85J almost the highest point reached. The indications were favorable for a strong and active market this week. Trading in puts and calls was based on this supposition. Concerning Lima oil, a broker said yesterday afternoon: "I cannot see that the report that it is being successfully refined has made more than a passing effect upon this market. Sup pose they do refine it and make it equal to Pennsylvania oil. The Standard will-never issue certificates on it and give them to us to handle. They are too smart for that. They will keep them in their own hands. This leaves the condition of the market unchanged. We have about 11,000,000 barrels to work on, and are reducing this at the rate of 500,000 a month. If this is not bullish I don't know what is. Looking at the situation from this standpoint, I think oil should be at least $1 50 a barrel. Bo long as Lima oil is a distinct is sue, and I think it will never be anything else, it cannot materially affect our markot." The following table, corrected by Ue Witt Dll worth, broker In petroleum, etc.. corner Fifth avenne and Wood street, Pittsburg, shows the order of fluctuations, etc. : Time. Bid. Ask. Time. Bid. Ask.x Opened 84 Sales 11:15 p. m.... 844 8t 10.15 A. M.... eiH 84 11:0) P. M.... Uii 84H 10:30 A. 11.... 84M 844 11:45 P. II.... 84M 85 10:45 A. JI.... 84H &H 12:03 ,.... 85H .... 11:00 A. At.... 84H 84M Closed Opened. S4Xc; highest, Siie; loweit. U)io: closed, 85c Barrels. Dally runs ...,,,,.....,...,..,.,... 49,417 Average runs 46,109 Dally ahlDmenta .- "8,676 Average shipments 72,225 Dallv charters - 85,18 Average charters 35.669 Clearances ........nii...n.a,S66,OO0 New York closed at 85o. Oil City closed at S5c. Bradford closed at 85e. 1 , New Yotx. reflned. 6,80s. ' London, refined. SMu. Antwerp, rettned, I6r. STILL IN THE SWIM, lr o More Pieces of Diamond Street Prop erty Chanffo Hnnds. Black & Balrd, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold for John S. Murray and A. B.'Bihlman, the properties Nos. 49 and fil Diamond street, Pittsburg,' lots 80x115 feet, with three-story buildings thereon, to J. M. Guffey, for $40,000. Ewing ci Byers, No.107 Federal street, placed a mortgage of $4,200 on property In the Sixth ward, three years at 6 per cent. Alles & Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold a lot J is'sixw ieei on w yne avenue to ueorge Appie ton for $250. There have been several fine building sites sold In the past week on Iowa street, in J. R. Fricke's park plan of lots, at $30 and $35 per foot front for 50x150 feet. There is more in quiry for this property than any other in the two cities, as it is at the terminus of the new Central traction road now building. John F. Baxter sold to Mrs, Alice H. Carlisle lot No. 155, Bank of Commerce addition, Brush ton station, with a frontage of 40 feet on Ben nett street by 139 feet to a 20-foot alley, for $750. Samuel W. Black & Co.,' 09 Fourth avenue, sold the property No. 289 Fifth avenue, con sisting of a three-story brick dwelling house of ten rooms, with a lot 22x113 feet, for S1L00O. THOUSANDS IN HOUSES. Building Operations In Fall Swing- All Along; the Line. Permits for 65 buildings were taken out last week, the majority being dwellings, one of them to cost $10,0u0. The total costiB estimated at $106,490. The full list is appended. J. C. Jarrett, one frame two-story, 16x32 feet on Conway street near Eccles street, Twenty seventh ward. Thomas Louther, one brick one-story addi tion, 24x8 feet on corner Ot Seventh and Syca more, Twenty-ninth ward. ' W. A. Martin, one brick two-story, SOxSOfeet on Wylle avenue. Thirteenth ward. A. L. Bremer, two frame two-story, 28x29 feet on Rodman street near Collins street. Nine teenth ward. William H. Kinney, one frame two-story and mansard, 22x32 feet on Main street near Whar ton, Twenty-fifth ward. Sarah H. McNight, one frame two-story ad dition, 14x16 feet, on Wyman street, near Southern, Thirty-second ward. Robert Qlasglow, one frame two-story, 15x28 feet, on Sycamore street, Thirty-se.coni ward. O. Kellar; three brick two-story and mansard, 80x40 feet, on Carnegie street, Between Fifty third and Fifty-fourth streets, Eighteenth ward. D. Blair & Bros., six brick two-story and mansard front buildings, 100x34 feet, back buildings 12x16 feet each, on Penn avenue, Six teenth ward. Edward Grinner, one frame two-story, 18x82 feet, on Joel's lane. Thirty-second ward. Fred Herbert, one frame one-story, 14x28 feet,xn Grace street. Thirty-second ward. F. Saubarchemer, one frame two-story, 20x33 feet, on Republic street, near Greenleaf street, Thirty-fifth ward. , John Escherich, one brick one-story and mansard, 36x26 feet, on corner of Twenty-eighth street and Spring alley, Twelfth ward. J. J. Anderson, one frame two-story and man sard, 23x44 feet, on Lincoln street, near Shet land, Twenty.flrst ward. ., M B. S. Hughes, four frame two-story, 64x32 feet, on Salsbury street. Twenty seventh ward. J. R. Smith, one brick, one-story, 10x12 feet, on 1332 Penn avenue. Ninth ward. J. C. Armstrong, one brick two-story, 20x29 feet and 20x12 feet, on Perry street, between Wylle and Webster avenues. M John F. Wallace, two brick two-story, 25x38 feet, on Forty.fourth, near Hatfield street, Seventeenth ward. JohnR. Claney. one brick two-story. 20x32 feet and 12x18 feet, corner Flsk street and Da vison, Seventeenth ward. Hueh Keating, four brick two-story and mansard, 72x37 feet and 72x21 feet, on Forty third, near Worth, Seventeenth ward. Hugh Keating, four brick two-story, 72x32 feet and 72x32 feet, on Snowden alley, near Worth street, Seventeenth ward. Thomas Nolan, one frame lV-story, 18x20 feet, on Idlewood street. Twenty-first ward. Samuel Jones, one frame one-story, 14x23 feet, on Mohawk street, Fourteenth ward. W.O.Brown, one frame two-story addition. 14x20 feet, on Virginia avenue, Thirty-second ward. George Nickel, one brick two-story. 20x28 feet, on Gardner's alley, between Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets, Seventeenth ward. Samuel Simpson, one -frame one-story addi tion, 64x15 leet, on Maple avenue, Thirty-first ward. Mrs. E. J. Woolslayer, one frame two-story addition, 15x30 feet, on Fish street, between Fortieth and Main Streets, Sixteenth ward. S.J. Vogeley, one frame one story addition, 12x10 feet, on Fifteenth street, between Carson and Sarah streets, Twenty-eighth ward. ' Peter Smldt, one frame two-story, 14x19 feet, on Pius street. Twenty-seventh ward. James Barclay, one frame two-story, 16x20 feet, on Susquehanna street, near Homewood avenue, Twenty-first ward. Mrs. Alex. McCandless, one iron one-story addition, 10x18 feet, on Liberty avenue, be tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, Ninth ward. A. C. Davis, two brick two and three-story, 40-8x74 feet; on corner of Vine ana Reed streets, Eighth ward. Thomas Bird, one frame one-story, 16x16 feet, on P. M. K. & Y. R. R., between Thirty-fourth and Williamsburg streets, Twenty-fourth ward. F. C. Kohne, one brick two-Btory and man sard front budding, 25x30 feet; back, 15x15 feet frame on Hazelwood avenue, near Gloster street. Twenty-third ward. Mrs. White, one frame two-story, 14x28 feet, on rear of lot on Arabelle street, near O'Hara street. Twentieth ward. A. R. Sloan, one frame one-story, 15x53 feet, on Butler street, near Hlland avenue, Twen tieth ward. James Laulea, one frame two-story and man sard front building, 21x32 feet, back building 12x16 feet, on Webster avenue, near Klrkpat nek street. Thirteenth ward. Dr. D. S. Allinger. one frame two-story addi tion 14x15 feet, on Butler street, between Forty, fifth and Forty-sixth streets, Seventeenth ward. Martin Lee, one frame one-story addition 18x 30 feet, on Juliet, near Franzier street, Four teenth ward. Mr. E. Duffey, one brick two-story, 9x20 feet, No. 7 Webster avenue, Fifth ward. . Edwin Shenk, one frame two-story front building 16x32 feet, and back building 10x12 feet, one-story, on corner Homewood avenue and Kelley street, Twenty-hrst ward, John E. Williams, one frame two-story, 18x16 feet, on Ella, near Greenfield street, Twenty third ward. Andrew Finney, one frame two-story. 21x36 feet, on Bigelow street, between Sylvan arenue and Kircber street, Twenty-third ward. Henry Brewer, one frame two-story front building, 17x18 feet, and back building, 12x14 feet, on Wicklif street, Eighteenth ward D. Blinkendorfer, one frame one-story. 18x20 feet, on Thirty-third street, near Millwood ave nue. Thirteenth ward. John Farrel, one brick two-story, 32x42 feet, on rear of Craig street, between Fifth and Center avenues, Fourteenth ward. John Farrel, one brick two-story, 38x56 feet, on Craig street, between Fifth and Center ave nues, Fourteenth ward. Oil Well Supply Company, two frame Iron clad two-story, 40x120 feet,on corner of Twenty first and A. V. R. R.. Twelfth ward. W."H. King, one frame two-story addition, 10x12 feet, on 248 Bedford avenue, Eleventh ward. John Stenger, one frame two-story addition, 14x16 feet, on lot rear of Sarah street, Twenty fourth ward. Mrs. E. Shaffer, one frame two-story addi tion on Sixteenth street. Twenty-eighth ward, C. E. Snccop, one brick two-story addition. 12x17.6 feet, on No. 87 Fifteenth streetTwenty eighth ward. John IB. Gibson, one frame one-story, 18x20' feet, on Edwin alley, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets. Seventeenth ward. Miss Lizzie J. Curry, two brick two-story and mansard, 24x36 feet, on corner of Forty-fifth and Blummer streets. Seventeenth ward. Phillip Self, three brick two-story, 45x30 feet, corner of Thirty-eighth and Penn avenue, Sixteenth ward. STOCKSliiFELESS. Professional Traders Let the Market Poll Into a Rut A Bulllib. Feeling Dovcl- oped, but Only Fractional Advances Scored Bonds Quiet. Nevv YoitK, April 2a The stock market to day was wholly professional, and not even the handsome gain of the bank reserves of over $0,000,000 was sufficient to rouse It out of the rut of dullness into which it had fallen. The tone ot the room was conservatively bullish, especially upon the specialties, and while there was some selling by Chicago and the bears, the buying was of a better character and served to appreciate values to a moderate extent. The opening was made generally at about last even lug's figures, although Texas Pacific was up and Burlington and Oregon Transcontinental were down a like amount. Chicago Gas led the list in point of activity, and it moved up per cent, crossing 61, but Chattanooga rose IK to 95, New England 1, Louisville and Nashville 1 per cent, Burlington , and others smaller fractions. The upward movement received a slight check, and at the end of the first hour realiza tions reduced quotations a shade. Later, how ever, Oregon Navigation and Hocking Valley became weak and both retired materially from their last previous quotations. The rest of the list presented no feature whatever, but Sugar Trusts were again active and strong, moving up from 90V to 92 at the close. The close was quiet but firm at fractional advances for the day. The advances are generally for small fractions, but New England rase 1& and Louis ville and Nashville 1. while Navigation lost 2 and Hocking Valley " rxanroho. Donas were quiet, tne sales 01 an issues amonnting to $865,000. and while the tone of the dealings was generally firm, there were a few weak spots in the list. The following table snows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by Whit ney & Stephenson, members of INew York Stock Exchange, 67 Fourth avenue: Open ing. Am. Cotton Oil 56X Atch.. Top. A . P.... 42 Canadian Pacific .. Canada Sonthern -. Central of New Jersey. 96i Central Pacific High est. low est. 42 41K MM 86K Chesapeake & Ohio... C, Bur. A Qulncy. ... C. Mil. & Bt. Paul.., C, Mll.&Bt. P., pf.., 0., KockL&P , C St. L. & Pitts , C, tit. L. & Pitts, pf. O. A Northwestern... :& 4 S5X 3)i 64JJ . Vlii 83 KM .105 106 105V G.& .Northwestern, nf. 0.0. C.&I 684 Col. Coal & Iron 23$ 63K au col. A Hocxing vai .. is 18 136)4 Del., L. &W. 136; Del. s. Hudson. PenverAKloQ Denver & Bio Q., pf. E. T Va. 4Ua E. T., Va. & Ga.. lit pf .... E. T.. Va. &Oa. 2dpf. .... Illinois Central Lake Erie Western Lake Erie & West. pr,. 53 Lake Shore & M. S 1023 Louisville Nashville. 65 Mobile Ohio Mo K. &Texas Uif Missouri Pacific 70k N. X.. L. K. & W N.l-., Ii. E. & W.nref 68 N. Y., C. &S1.L N. X., C St. L. pr. N.Y., C. St.t,.2d pf .... N. YAN. E 41 88 102S 65 i& ma m 103 " 66 a 43V n. r.. o. & w i6 iej Norfolk Western .... 16 xionoiEd: western, pi, .... Northern Pacific... Nortnern Pacific pref. 61 Ohio & Mississippi Oregon Improvement. 46K Oregon Transcon 31U Pacific Mall Peo. Dec. & Kvans..... .. . Phtladel. & Beading.. 44X Pullman Palace Car...l89K Richmond & W. P. 1.. .... Klchmond W.P.T.pf 79J St. Paul & Dnluth .7 St. Panl & Dnluth pr. St. P., Minn. A Man... S3 Ht.Ii. &San Fran...... .... St. h. & San Fran pf.. 60 St. Ii. ft San P.lst pr.. .. . Texas Pacific SOU 61 W7S 46 si SI 46 S 3I 1898 44M 18811 7SK 78X M 03 I eon 6u MM 1 ,UU1UU.MIHMIHI.,MM Wrt Wabash Wabash preferred, Western Union.,., Wheeling & L. .. '.','. tali WK Ktt ... mm m m Drycoods Market. ,NEW York, April 2a There was tut a light movement In drygoods to-day, though there was a fair volume of mall orders received by both agents and jobbers. With the former there was a steadier tone, based on supplies in hand, the condition of jobbers stocks, a good outlook for wheat and an advance In raw matArlala Th nniv fnAMn a Interest was a I drive in shirting prints by H.B.Clafiin & Co. . MAEKETS BY WISE. Wheat Depressed by Reports of Good Weather and Encouraging Crop Prof pects Corn Lower Oats Steady nog Prodacts Active and Unsettled. CrncUoo-Contlnued fine weather and best of crop prospects had a weakening effect upon holders ot wheat, and the market ruled lower. The speculative offerings were quite large, there being some short selling, but the offer ings consisted mostly of long wheat, which holders bad become tired of holding for an ex pected advance, and which they were closing out. The interim between Thursday's closing and to-day's opening developed decided weak ness, and opening sales were made at 23c decline for May, and 11K for July, with May selling off ljc more and closed Sc lower than last Thursday, and July sold off s more, and closed 2c lower than last Thursday. Corn was only moderately active, with the feeling easier. Trading was largely local, though some selling was done for country ac count. Transactions Consisted chiefly in trans ferring May to the more, distant months. The market openedc lower than the closing prices of Thursday, was easy and sold off ic, recov ered 'Ac, ruled easier, and closed c lower than Thursday. Oats were active, weaker and lower, prices declining Jo from Thursday's case, reacted slightly but closed easy at the inside prices. The weakness was due to good receipts, fine weather and the decline in wheat. May was the weakest, being sold freely by tired local longs and against holdings in interior elevators. Shorts were the principal ouyers. ' Early in the day trading was moderately active in nie3pork, but little interest was manifested during the latter part of the session. Prices were 710c lower at the opening, but the de mand was sufficiently active to advance prices 2022c. Toward the close an easier feeling prevailed and prices receded 710o and closed quiet. Trading in lard was unusually light and changes slight Prices ruled steady at about 2c advance. A quiet feeling prevailed in short rib sides. Prices were 25c higher early in the day, but receded again slightly and the market closed steady. The leading futures ransred as follows Wheat No. 2 May, 8585g83K84c; June,86Ji86K8383?Jc; July, 8I8lk7t 7- . . ic: C335C. Oats No. 2 May, 23K23KQ2223?ic: June,23232323c;Iuly, 22423?i23K 23Kc. MES3 Poek, per bbh Mav, $11 7011 92K 11 701I 82k! June, $11 TIU11 9011 7 011 99; July, $11 8512 07KU S5ll 97& LABD, per 100 tt3. May, $6 90; June, $3 92W 6 956 92K6 95; July, $7 007 006 97H 7 00. SHOBT RtBS, per 400 lis. May, $5 97K0I 6 025 97K4J6 00; June, $0 O5610iS6 00g6 05; July, $&106 156 106 12& Cash quotations were as iollows: Flour dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 83Kc; No.3springwbeat,7183c:No.2red,833c No. 2corn.S4c No.2oats.22Kc No.2rye.41Mc. Barley nominal. No. 1 flaxseed. 81 551 66. Prime tlmotbv seed. $1 361 38. Mess pork, per barrel, $11 S0U 85. Lard, per 100 lbs. $6 9a Short ribs sides (loose), $6 U96 05. Dry salted Bhoulders (boxed). $5 255 50. Short clear sides (boxed), $6 256 37K' Sugars Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts Flour, 20.000 barrels; wheat, 13,000 bushels: corn. 434,000 bushels; oats. 288,000 bushels: rye, 8,000 bushels; barley, 66,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 9,000 barrels; wheat. 120.000 bushels; corn. 502,000 bushels; oats, 222,000 bushels; rye, 15,000 bushels barley, 53,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was weak but not quotably lower. Eggs weak at 1010Kc LITE STOCK MAEKETS. Condition of the Market at the East Liberty Stock Yards. Omen op PrTTSBtrao Dispatch, l Satubday, April 20, 1889. J CAT-rxE Receipts, 1,480 head; shipments, L140 head; market nothing doing; all through consignments; 2 cars of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoas Receipts. 1,700 head: shipments. 1,800 head; market steady: Philadelphia, $5 005 10; ptgs and Yorkers, $500305; 5 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,200 bead: shipments, 600 head; market slow at unchanged prices. Boston Stocks, Atch. ATop.. 1st 7s. Atch. ft Top. B. R.., Boston ft Albany... Uoston ft Maine...., C. B. ftU Clnn. San. ft Cleve. Eastern R. K Eastern-B. It. 6s...., Flint ft PereH. nfd, K.CSt.J.ftC.B.73. Little B. 4 It. S. 7s, Mexican Cen. com.. N. Y. ft.New.Cng.., 116 ,. ,215 ,181 84H 24 ,s: .125 86 ,121 N. Y.ftNewKng 71.1263 Ogd. 4Ii. Cham, com 6 3-16 via voionr rrz)4 AllouezM'gCo(new) 1 Calumet a Heda....209X Franiiln 9J4 Osceola .... 10 Pewable (new) ..... '4 Qulncy 47 Bell Teleohone 237 .1D6 Tamarack 109 . I . 43 San Diego a A HIGHT'S BEST IS A BARN. A Citizen Surprised to Find Himself In a. Hack In a Stable. Minneapolis Journal. One of the funniest Incidents of the strike was the experience of a belated trav eler on one of the first nights in whish the cars were laid off. He is a well-known man and had wound np an evening down town with a hand or so at the Nicollet House. Coming out at a late hour with perhaps a little more than usual of the good cheer of the establishment on board, he flung himself into a hack forget ting to communicate his destination to the drjver and shortly fell fast asleep. It so happened that the driver did not notice his customer's advent, and after several hours' waiting for a job drove home to his stable in South Minneapolis and put up the rig without discovering his still sleeping patron. Some time toward noon next day the pas senger awoke, and being by that time strictly sober, but without the faintest recollection of the evening's doings, was for a long time unable to account for waking up inside a hack in a strange barn. When he realized the situation he walked down town there were no cars and found that his family had been making frantic efforts to discover his whereabouts, and had about concluded that he was murdered or had committed suicide. A Cnt In Their Salaries. "WASHUfOTON-, April 20. The light house Board has issued a circular reducing the salaries of lighthouse keepers. This step was necessary in $rder not to exceed the appropriation. - Beaver In a Gracious Mood. Habbisbubo, April 20. Governor Beaver has respited Mr. "Whiteling, of Philadelphia, James H. Jacobs, of Lancas ter, and Peter BaronowskI, of Schuykill county, all condemned to die for murder, until June 25. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a ChiUL she ctiedfor Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. ap9-77-arwTgn imOKERS FINANCIAL. De WITT DILWORTH, BROKER IN IBETRCmiETTIM: Oil bought and sold on margin. de27-21-ssu WHITNEY & STEPHENSON 87 FOURTH AVENTJB. ISSUE TRAVELERS' CREDITS THKOUGH MESSRS. DREXEL. MORGAN 4 CO, NEW YORK. PASSPORTS PROCURED. an2B-x7S COMMISSION, ItaUrood Mining fl 1 1 I Oj Stocks. Stocks. BOUGHT AND SOLD IfiZ?? can rrancisco, rnnaaeipma or Jboston Ex changes. Loans made at low rates of interest. Established 1878. -S3 Weekly Circular FREE. A.R. CHISHOLM 4 CO., 81 Broadway, N. Y, mhl3-97-3a THE Y0JSS CASE Another Chapter of Purely Personal -Experience FROM FATHER AND DAUGHTER. The Cincinnati Enquirer of recent date has the lollpwing regarding a well-knowa young lady of that city: Miss Ida Vbss, re siding on Price Hill, corner of Warsaw pike and Surcell avenue, said to theVriter: "As far back as I can remember X was trou bled with annoying ailments. I would be often sick at my stomach, and my face) would be almost always broken out with, pimples. In course of time matters got worse. My nose became stopped up very frequently; my throat seemed to be choking and filled with phlegm, that kept me con stantly hawking, spitting and snuffing, in order to breathe freely. I could feel the phlegm dropping back from my nose into my throat whenever I held back my head or lay down. My stomach also got out of order. MISS IDA VOS3. After eating I had a sour taste, and a j sick, nauseating feeling. For breakfast L had no appetite, but a very unpleasant taste was in my mouth. I wasn t ever free from a dull headache acress my forehead over the eyes. My sleep was not very sound, but, on ' the contrary, unrestful and full of dreams, so that usually in the mornings I felt quite tired. : "My father had been reading in the papers about Dr. Blair and the many people he was -curing, and he took me to see him. Father -himself was troubled with catarrh just as I was. ' but he concluded to let me take treatment first, lust to see whether there was really anything in Dr. Blair's treatment. Well, after a month's treatment he found thatl was so Improved that ; he concluded also to begin treating. Now I ant " well and so is he, and we are both more than. : satisfied. My nostrils are clear and free: I do not hawk and spit; my heaoache Is gone; I sleepy soundly; I have no more sour taste or sicki stomach; I have a good appetite and gooddi gestion, and I feel very well Indeed." . Miss Vosa lives with her Barents on Pried J Hill, corner of Warsaw pike and Purcell avi nue, where she may be seen ana her statement can easily oe veriuea. A DAHGEE0US WAT. Trodden by Many, Perhaps, Without Knew log; It. i When catarrh has existed in the head and upper parts of the throat for anv length of i time, the patient living in a district where! people are subject to catarrhal affection, and1 the disease has been leltuncured, the catarrh. invariably, sometimes slowly, extends down the windpipe and into the bronchial tubes.4 which tubes convey the air into the (Itfiereht parts of the lungs. The tubes become affected irom tne swelling ana the mucus arising from catarrh, ana in some Instances become plugged up so that the air cannot get in as' freely as it should. Shortness of breath fol lows, and the patient breathes with labor and difficulty. In other cases there is a sound of cracking and wheezing inside the chest. At this stage of the disease the breathing is usually, more rapid than when in health. The pa tient'has also hot flashes over his body. $ The pain which accompanies this condi--tion is of a dull character, felt in the cnesU behind the breast bone or under the shouM der blade. The pain may come and go ' last a few days and then te absent for sev eral others. The cough that occurs in thaj first stages of bronchial catarrh is dryj comes at intervals, is hacking in character) and usually most troublesome in the morn? ing on arising or on going to bed at night and it may be the first evidence of the. dls- ease extending in the lungs. 4 At first there may be nothing brought up by the cough; then there is a little tough,'! tenacious mucu3, which the patient findi great difficulty in bringing up. 4 Sometimes there are fits of coughing in duced by the tough mucus so violent as to cause vomiting. Later on the mucus that is! raised is found to contain some particles of yellow matter, which indicates that thai small tubes in the lungs are now affected With this there are often streaks of blood mixed with the mucus. In some cases the patient becomes very pale, has fever and ex pectorates before any cough appears. 1 In some cases small masses of cheesy sub stance are spit up, which, when pressed bej tween the fingers, emit a bad odor; in other cases particles of a bard, chalky nature are: spit up. The raising of cheesy or chalk; lumps indicates serious mischief at work is the lungs. J In some cases catarrh will extend into the lungs in a few weeks; in other cases It may be months, and even vears, before the disease attacks the lungs sufficiently to cause serious interference with the general health. When the disease has developed to sbch a point the patient is said to have catarrhal consumption, with bronchial catarrh there is more or less fever, which differs with the different parts of the day slight in the morning, higher in tbe afternoon and evening. i Sometimes during the day the patient has a creeping, chilly sensation, which may lart from half an hour to an hour, the surface of the body feeling dry and hot. During the nlghtl near the morning, there may be sweats. Such sweats are known as night sweats. 1 The pulse is usually more rapid than normaT, and the patient loses flesh and strength. A fresh cold is all that is needed at this point to develop rapid consumption. Ic some instances the patient loses strength and flesh slowly. The muscles gradually waste away. Then ta patient gradually regains some of the strength: only to lose It again. ;- A. weak stomach and a dlslika for fonic which seems to have lost its taste, causes the patient to think that he has a disease of tM stomach instead of the lungs. Witb these dir rhea usually occurs and there Is some disturb ance of the kidneys. In bronchial catarrh tsH voice often becomes weak, husky and hoarss; .inero is amounting pain m tne throat, wita Acuity in swallowing. DOCTORS 1DML& Are located permanently at 66 SIXTH AVE., Where they treat with success all curable Offlc9hours-9tollA.H.;2to6p. itt 7t? F.K. (Sunday Included). Jgj EtiriOB " " "" AxxxAi- a Consultation, JI 00. Address all mall to J DBS. COPEIiAND fc BLAIR spa-xusea M Sixth ave., Pittsburg, Pa3 .BBBSBBBSBSSSS SSJk jV M
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