' "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