r-Tpw THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1889. A STJKVEY OF TRADE. Good Goods Scarce and Active Country Produce Lines. in COMMON STUFF PLENTTAND SLOW. 1 Boom in Building Bricks, Imt Margins Were Kever Closer. CEKEALS STILL IN BUYERS' FAYOE Office op Pittsburg Dispatch, 1 , Saturday. August 10, 1889. j The effect of absenteeism is felt in all business circles. Many of the best cus tomers are cow consuming on the mountains or sea shore and trades people are longing for the home-coming Conntrr Produce. The marked features ot the past week's trade hare been the advancing tendency of batter, egg and cheese. Butter Is more active than a week ago at lc advance. Cheese is higher both East and West, bat, according to Pittsburg's habit, remains unchanged here. Our merchants are apt to suffer at once from a decline, but do not promptly reap the benefit of a rise. Choice eggs are 17c in New York. A leading jobber of eggs, who received a lot on consignment a few days ago to be sold at locre ceived to-day a telegram to forward stock to New York rather than sell under 16c. Commis sion merchants complain that large quantities of fruit and vegetables are coming to market ot poor grade and in bad shape. Haid one who has been familiar with the trade an entire gen eration: Our greatest trouble of late has been as to quality ot stuff coming to market. While there has been abundance of everything sea sonable, there hag been a scarcity of good goods. Our customers demand better stuff than we have been able to furnish of late. A. choice article in fruit and vegetable lines sells itself without any trouble. I could easily sell f ancv apples at J2 50 to $3 per barrel, but those received are slow at II 50. Another leading Liberty street commission merchant said: So much stuff is coming to market in Ppor shape that trade is demoralized. There never was a time when the value of a good arti cle off rnit and vegetables was better appreci ated. While the choice goes off promptly the common drags, and plenty of it spoils on our hands." In response to the query as to the prospect of the tail crop of fruit and vegetables one well posted, and who has every facility for gaining information, said: "Peaches are not much of a crop anywhere in the country, and in this section are much below average. The same is trne of apples. Fall and winter apples will be short through Pittsburg's territory. Alread' speculators are buring up cider and dried apples on the faith of the short crop. The Jersey melon crop is large but prices are well maintained for the time of the year. Home vegetables were never more abundant, and markets are likely to be glutted in this line for weeks to come. Tomatoes are coming in with a rush and prices have declined fully (1 per bushel the past week." Crrenls. New oats from Ohio put in their first appear ance for the season this week. New loose hay also begins to show up, and the extraordinary Jield in both lines has a depressing influence on markets. AH cereals are weaker than they were a week ago, with" the exception of com. Grain deals are mostly on the curb stones and in offices, with, it is presumed, concessions to bujere. A leading flonr jobber said to-day: While millers in the Northwest are trying hard to hold prices, a concession of 10c per bar rel from last Saturday's rates on fancy patents could, no doubt, be had to-day." Tbelyield in winter wheat belts promises to be above aver age, and in spring wheat belts up to last year in volume and far above it in grade. There is no opening in sight for a bull movement on breadstuff at this date. The short crop of wheat in Eastern Europe is offset by the full crop in the Western portion. Bricks Booming. One oi our heaviest manufacturers of bricks reports great activity in his line. Said he, "we are turning out 16.000 bricks daily and are now refusing orders. Last year we made over 4, 000,000 bricks, and will fully reach the same volume this year. The auantity of bricks that will be made and sold in this city this year will not be below 50,000, 000. Our margins of profit are, however, closer than they have ever been. Common bnildinfr brint hAVA nnt hMn at iAa- iur me pai seren years as now, and yet we are War 'TAL,(S.'HlMSlf tehnnM TFw lnt. ... bricks higher to furnish reasonable profit on our Investment of tlme.'energy and money." LIVE STOCK MARKETS, The Condition of Business nt the East Liberty t Stock Yards. Office ofPittsbueq Dispatch, l Satubdat, August 10, 1889. J CATTX.K Receipts, COO head; shipments, COO head: market nothing doing; all through con signments; 2 cars of cattle shipped to New Yrk to-day. Hoos Receipt. 900 neadj shipments, 800 head; market firm: best light Yorkers, $1 80 4 90: fair. H 654 75; grassers, t 60ffl4 60; medium and licht Philadelphia; 4 654 70 heavy hogs, U 404 50; 2 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipt. 2,600 head; shipments, 3,000 bead; market steady at unchanged prices. Br Telrcranb. KANSAS Crrr Cattle-Receipts. 2,693 head; shlpments.1,272 head; market weak and a shade lower; good demand for stocked and feeding steers in excess nf the supply; good to choice corn-fed steers. H 004 20; common to medium S3 0043 65; stocked and feeding steers, Jl 60 1 00; cowr. Jl 502 60: grass range steers.tl 60 63 00. Hogs Receipts, 2,707 head: shipments, 174 head; strong for light, and steady for heavy and mixed; good to choice light. $4 254 So heavy and rfflxed, J8 904 2a Sheep Re' celpts, 98 head; shipments, none: market steady; good to choice muttons, $3 754 00 common to medium, 12 50Q3 50. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 300 head: ship ments, 700 bead; demand largely exceeded the supply and prices were strong; good to choice native steers, 3 6064 50; fair to medium. S3 25 3 50; stockers and f eeders,f2 U02 75; corn fed lexas. J2 503 00; grassers. S2 00&2 75; native cows and heifers, SI 752 60. Hoes Receipts. 200 head: shipments, 40Q head: there was a good demand, but not enough supply to make a market; the few bnnches offered were snapped up at S4 554 57K- Sheep-Receipts, none: shipments, L600 head; market strong, but no supply; a few natives of 95 pounds sold at S4 10 ?4 V tnWiri 1nt HK Chicago cattle Receipts. 3,000 bead: shlo raents. none; market steady; beeves, $4 304 65 steers, S3 804 40; stockers and feeders, $2 25 S 30; cows, bulls and mixed, $1 403 00: Texas cattle lower at SI 7083 10; Western rangers. 53 2j. Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; shipments! none; market higher for light, others weak: D't. Ji.254 w h,,avr- W 154 40; light, 54 404 87K: skips. S3 fi&4 6a Sheep-Re! celpts, 2.000 head: shipments, none; market llaZ' natives, S3 50S4 85: Western, S3 60 5 9o:Texans, S3 404 10; lambs. S4 50Q5 60. nuFAM- Cattle Receipts 72 carloads through: 5 carloads for sale; steady and un changed. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 17 car loads through: 5 carloads for sale; sheep steady and unchanged; lambs higher; cood to best i?!Ma,r to K'1- J6 256 60: common; SO C0S8 25. Hogs receipts. 27 carloads through IGfor sale; strong; 10c higher on Yorkers; stead von other grades; mediums and heavy f 4 Wfi4 70; Yorkers. M 804 95; pigs, $4 95 6 00; mixed. S4 754 85. fM Cincinnati Him .trimi'.r- unmmr. ., light. S3 754 05; packing and butchers, S4 40 4 6a Receipts, 300 head: sbipments.600 head. BOW EUSK GOT KICH. Blade Ills Money by the Purchase nnd gale of Brlstols. ew York fetar.l Secretary Rusk, of the Agricultural De partment, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. One curious thing about him is that the quaint old farmer-politician made most of his money out of the purchase and sale ot hog bristles. It used to be the custom of the farmers up in Jerry's neighborhood to save all their hog bristles for taking to the country store as a marketable commodity almost as good as money in pay ment for goods. Jerry used to give the biggest price in the neighborhood, and finally captured all the trade. Fair-Sized Watermelons. Savannah Me we. I Hon. Primus Jones has had his laurels as the boss watermelon raiser taken from him. Last Saturday a monster melon, raised on the Coosaw Valley by Mr. Jones of Chat tooga, was cut at Atlanta by some of his iriends. Another from the same place was cut oa Tuesday morning. Both melons were sent to Captain Turner, of Floyd. The larger weighed 96 and the smaller OT pounds. MABKETSBY TOE. Wheat Balls Boated Horse. Foot and Dragoons A Downward Fiance That Carries Everything With It Cora Weak Oats Drop Oat of Slant. Chicago For the last day of a dull week in wheat, speculative trading was active. Everything favored lower prices, and a downward dipofJe was witnessed before noon. September went to 75c, and December to77!c So uniformly depressing were the surroundings, that the bears appeared at last to have tho courage of their convictions, and they went at the market with a rush right from the start. The decline was accelerated by the unloading of numerous lines of long wheat, some of which were pretty large ones, and by local parties that all along bad been regarded as the most radical bulls on the floor. The Impression that the Government crop report would be more favoraple than the last was so general that the market took on its in itial weakness from that cause. Next In im portance to the bear side, was the clear, cool weather reported in the Northwest. When the market got down around 777; for Decem ber about noon, it hung pretty stubbornly for a time, and though heavy, the decline was checked by good buying, principally by shorts. Half an hour or so before the close it weakened again, this time touching 77c, nnd at the close 77Jewstbe market, being a net loss for the day on December of c, and lor the week of l!c 4 Corn was active and weak. Trading was heavy, and the volume of business larger than for many days past. Offerings were largo "longs" selling and shorts covering. The weaker tone was attributed mainly to large, movement and break in the cash market. The country were large sellers and shippers sold freely earlv in the session. The market opened He below the closing prices of yesterday, was steady for a time, but soon ruled weak and de clined without a reaction c rallied a little, became easy, closed c lower than yester day. Oats were active, weaker and lover than for any time In ten years. The weakness and de cline was due to continued free receipts. Free general selling for local and outside parties re sulted, especially of the new features which were depressed by the large offerings of cash property and a decline of lc in the market for samples. Prices for futnres declined c and closed at about inside flgires. A fairly active trade was reported In mess pork with considerable fluctuations in prices within a narrow range. Prices declined 10c during the early part of the Bay, but rallied 50 7c later and closed comparatively steady. borne interest was manifested in the lard maricet anu tne reeling was easier. Prices de ciinea ohtki; ana the mar: bt closed quiet at medium Azures. A fairly active trade wai reported In short riDs ana tne ieeiing was coi iparatively steady, kor and prices re. Jiariy tne mantel was we; ceaed ajBoe, but rallied steadv. (lightly and closed The leading futures raned as follows wheat no. 2, September. 0lSi5bi 75c: December, 77&777,7ic: year. Cork No. 2, September. 35S5Je35e85c: October. 35Jf35?i633c; December, 35 Oats No. 2, September. 20W20i2020c; October. 20K20J.c; December, 21SS-il2uJf 2Cic. Mess Pork, per bbL September. $10 CO 10 6010 50810 67$"; Octoter, 510 8510 37K: year, 19 50fi9 50. Lard, per 100 Sis. September, $6 45S6 42K; October, ii 4066 42Kfi J5B 40; year, J6 (2fc 6 05. i SnoBT Ems, per 100 lis. September, $5 420 5 42JS: October. $5 403 42V5 405 42k; Jan uary. M 954 97X4 904 Sa Cash quotations were aS follows: Flour quiet, eoutbern winter 10c lower. No. 2 spring- wheat, 75Jc: No. 3 'spring wheat, 700 72c; No. 2 red, 75c No. 2 corn. S5Kc No. 2 oats, 19c. No. 2, rye. 4243c No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, Jl 201 21. Prime timothy seed. SI 42gl 43. Mess pork, per barrel. 810 5510 6a Lard, per 100 pounds. St) 37XQ6 40. Short rib sides (loose), 5 405 Sa Dry salted shoulders (boxed), nncbanged. Short clear sides (boxed), nncbanged. Sngars Cut loaf, 9i9)c: granulated, 8c: standard A, 8-c Receipts. Flour. 9.000 barrels; wheat. 122.U00 bushels: corn. ?3 ',000 bushel'; oats, 318,000 bushels; rj c, 11,000 bushels; barley, 1,000 Dushels Shipments Flour, 5,000 barrels: wheat, 140,000 bushels: com. 65.000 bushels: oats, 211,000 bushels; rye, none; barley, 1,000 bushels. .On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was.fairly active but unchangod. Eges in good demand at 12c New York Flour heaw and dnl!. Whuit Spot dull, weak and e lower; options I ""V nareP lower, ana neary. itye quvjt ancl new."orn Spot moderately actlreand Ebcaur; upuuDs inouerateiT active ana weaKer. Oats Spot dull and steadv: options moderate ly acthe and steadv. Hay firm and in good demand: shipping, 63Q70c; good to, choice, 85c Jl 0a Coffee Options opened steady at loQ25 points np; closed steady at 15ffi30 points up: sales, 55.250 bags, including August, lS20c; Sep tember. 15.25I5.30c: October and November. 15.S015.35c; December, li2515.35c: January ia3015.35c; February. 16.8:; March. 15.30 lix40c: May, 15.30ffil5.40c; spot Rio steady and quiet; fair cargoes, ltjc. Sugar Raw nom inal; refined quiet. Molasses Foreign nominal New Orleans quiet. Rice steady and quiet; do mestic, 46Vc; Japan. Moyec Cottonseed oil steady; crude. S5c; yellow, 4:4Bc Tallow easy. Rosin quiet and steady; strained, common to good. SI 051 la Turpentine firm and quiet at 4243a Ecgs firm and in good demand: western, 15K16c; receipts. 1,971 packages. Pork quiet and steady; mess, inspected, $12 00 12 SO; mess, uninspected, $11 7o12 00: extra prime, $11 0U Cutmeats dull. Lard Options duu and easier; western steam quoted at $8 70 66 72X: sales of 500 tierces western steam at S 72K. and 750 tierces do, delivery in two weeks, for export, at $0 7!U; September. $6 70; October closing at $6 77; November. $6 72; December. $6 45. Butter Era firm; others weak: west ern dairv. 1012Kc: do creamery. ll17c; do factory. 812c Cheese w eak and quiet; west em, 67c Sr Louis Wheat lower; the market was weak all through, but more especially for De cember, which had free selling all the session, and when that option closed lc lower August was He and September K?i!c below yesterday; shorts were steady buyers of the nearer options and seemed anxions to get out; No. 2 red. cash. "ifcwfc, 7fewoic, ciuiteu at ioc Ola auiet: 2 mixed, cash. 334c; Sentember. 3233c " , , '"K "E1""1 a,(Sc, closed at closed at 32c: rt-l-i. nrt..A.. -'no-. oatu aBKeu; iecevuuer, dlC sked: Decefhber. air ninAt nils. asked: year. SIfi31c. closed at aa -,.vh. May. S434Jc closed at Sic bid. Oats lower and weak; No. 2 cash, 19c asked; August, 19Kc asked; September. 19c; May, 23c asked. RTe No. Z3538$c Flaxseed unchangeo. PniLADELpniA Flour unchanged. Wheat weak and prices generally declined kVc. jjo. 3 red in export elevator, 7878c: steamer No. 2 red in do, 81Jc: No. 2 red in do. 83Xc: No. 2 red, August, 63KSS3X:: September. 82M 82Jic; October. 83U84c; November. 84K84KC Corn Options weak and closed about Xc lower; car lots quiet but firm;No. 2mlxed in Twentieth street elevator and grain depot, 54Xc; No. 2 mixed August, 43X43ac; September. 43Vi 43Jic: October, 4344c; November. 444iJc Oats Car lots dull: No. 3 white. 32Xc; No 2 white, 34c; "futures quiet and unchanged. Eggs scarce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 16c Cincinnati Flonr quiet Wheat in fair de mand: No. 2 red. 7677c: receipts. 19.000 bush els; shipments, 5,000 bushels. Corn strong: No. 2 mixed. 3fcc Oats active and. lower: No. 2 mixed, new. 20U22e; old.24c Rye easier: No. 2, 4344c Pork quiet at $11 37X. Lard less active at$6 12X- Bnlkmeats in light demand; short rib. $5 705 75. Bacon quiet; short clear, S6 75. Butter firm. 8ngar lower; hard refined. 9e; New Orleans. TJSic Eggs flrmeratllX 12c Cheese strong. Milwaukee Flour steady. Wheat easy: cash and September, 75jc Corn not quoted. Oats dull; No. 2 white, 2425c Rye firm; No. L 43c Barley Arm: No. 2, September. SSJfc Provisions Arm. Pork, $10 62J. Lard Baltimore Provisions dnlL Butter Fancy firm: others steady. Eggs firm and fresh at 14Kc Coffee nominal. Toledo Clovcrseed steady; October, $4 40; November. $4 45. Minim Stocks. New York. Augustia Amador. 100; Aspen. 350; Best and Belcher. 32S; Caledonia B. II., 300 Chollar. 115; Consolidated California and Vir ginia, 725: Colorado Central, 100; Common wealth. 310; Dunkln. 100: Peadwood. 150; Eureka Consolidated, J40; El Cristo. 100; Hale fc Nor cross, 265; Homestake. 900; Horn Silver. 120 Iron Silver, 175: Mexican. 260; Mutual, 140; On tario, 34.00; Ophlr, 425; Plymouth, 475; Savace 130; Sierra Nevada, 210; Standard, 100: Union Consolidated. 250; Ward Consolidated, 165. The Drrsoods Hnrket. New York, August 10. Orders received by mall and wire, which called for moderate re plenishments of new goods, with some orders on extension of those already on record for sta ple fabrics. There was no change of any kind in the market. The situation is steady. Wool Market. St. Louis Tho market Is weak and declin ing. Bright medium. 19025c; coarse braid. 14 29c: lowmsai-dv. HQ18c: tine llr-ht l c !..: ." 1 SKIT u 19c' tnU wased, choice. 35c; lnf e'nor. FOR MENTAL OEPHESSION Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Dr. L. C. S. Turner. Colfax. Is., says: -I am SSI'SSSSSmS tt to W depression DOMESTIC MABKETS. Tropical Frnits Slow, as Home Stuff is Superabundant BUTTER ADYANGING-EGGSSTEADY Oats, Wheat and Day Weak, Flour Quiet, Corn Active, Strong. GENERAL GROCERIES UNCHANGED OrncE op the Pittsburg Dispatch, Satubdat, August 10, 1S89. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Cheese and butter are firm at a slight ad vance on prices of a week ago. Choice eggs also show an upward drift. In alt these lines markets show an improved tone over last Sat urday. Potatoes, too, are In better demand and stock here is better cleaned up than it has been for many weeks. The supply of common apples Is above demand, but fancy stock finds ready sale at outside rates. Melons and sweet pctaroes are coming in freely and prices are weakening. California fruits are slow because, of me nome article coming to tne iront so ireeiy. Georgia melons have reached their end and those now coming to market are principally from Indiana and other Western States. In the tropical fruit line lemons are strongest, fancy being held at $6 507 oa Home fruits have been in such good supply the past two or three days that fruit from the tropics hasbeen forced to the rear. . Butter Creamery, Elgin, 20021c; Ohio do, 1819c; fresh dairy packed, 1415c; country rolls, 1214c ' Beans Navy hand-picked beans, $2 402 60; medium. $2 302 4a Beeswax 2S30c V a for choice; low grade, 1820c Cidfr Sand refined, $6 50S7 GO: common, $3 504 00: crab cider, $8 00S 50 ft 'barrel; cider vinegar. 1012c ) callon. Cheese Ohio, 8c: New York, 10c; Urn burger, S9c: domestic Sweitzer, 9)t12Xc; Imported Sweitzer, 22c California Fruits California peaches, $2 OOflX-bushel box; Bartlett pears, $3 00 3 50 box; grapes, $2 60Q3 00 a 20-pound box; apricots, nwi 4-nasitet cafe; piums, ii i&a 2 00 a 4-baoket case. Egos 1515Jc t dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, Jl 502 00 V barrel; pine apples. SI 00l 25 $1 dozen: whortleber ries, 75cg$l 00 pall; blackberries, 58c Jf quart; watermelons, $15 00(320 00 hundred: Delaware peaches, $1 25l 50 per half-bushel basket. Feathers Extra live geese. 5060c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots, 8035c $ &. Poultry Live spring chickens, 5060cfl pair; old, 7075c fl pair. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 lbs to bushel, $5 60 P bushel; clover, large English, 62 as, $3 00; clover, Alsike, $8 60; clover, white, $9 00; timo thy, choice, 45 &s, $1 65; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, 90c; blue grass, fancy, 14fts, $1 00; orchard grass, 14 B, $1 65; red top, 14 lbs, $1 25; millet, 50 ft!.:$l 00; German millet. 50 fis, $1 50; Hungarian grass, 60 lbs, $1 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, $2 50 fl bushel of Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, i 5c Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancy. $5 50 6 50 V box: Messina oranges $5 005 60 ) box; rodi, $4 50(35 00: bananas, $2 00 firsts, $1 25 good seconds, bunch; cocuinuts, $4 004 50 ?) hundred; new figs, 8KVc ft B; dates, 646Kc V & Vegetables Potatoes, $l 2501 60 -fl bat r el; tomatoes, home-grown, $1 251 50 $) bushel; wax beans, $1 1 bushel; green beans, 6075c $ bushel; cucumbers, home-raised, $1 60 bushel; radishes, 2540c ft dozen; home-grown, cab bage, 50c ft bushel; new celery, bome-erown, 50c ft dozen; sweet potatoes, (4 004 60 ft barrel. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 21X22Xc; choice Rio. 1920c; prime Rio, 19c: fair Rio, lS10Kc: old Government Java, 26c: Mara caibo, 2223c; Mocha. 27Q23c: Santos. 1922Kc; Caracas. 2022c: peaberry, Rio, 2123c; La Guayra, 2122c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, SKc; high grades, 21K26Kc; old Government Java, bulk. 3131Kc; Maracaibo. 2627c; Santos. 20X22ic: peaberry, 25c; peaberry, choice Rio, 23Kc: prime Rio, 21jc; good Rio, 21c: ordinary, 2uJc Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125c: allspice, 8e; cas-ia. 6c: pepper, 16c; nutmeg, 7O80c Petboleuh (jobbers' prices) 11U test, 7c: Ohio. 120, 8c; headlight, 150, Kc; water white, 10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; camadine, HKc: rovallne, 14c hvrups v-orn syrups, zeeBisc: cnoice sugar I , 3SQ3Se iuttiDc: pnme sugar syrup, soswic: p. 90c N. Cf. Molasses Fancy, 48c; choice, 4bc; m Soda Bi-carb In kegs, SX04c; bi-carb in Jfs, 5ic; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5g6c; sal Suda In kegs, lc;do granulated. 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; steartne, ft set, 8X-;para(Bne. ll12c ' Rice Head. Carolina, 77Wc; choice. M 7c; prime, 55j6c: Louisiana, 66Hc Btabch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 6X7c; gloss starch, 57c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. $2 85; ln. don layers, $3 10; California London layers, 32 60; Muscatels. $2 25; California Muscatels, $1 85: Valencia, 7c; Ondara Valencia, 7k8c; sultana. SXc: currants, 4X5c; Turkey prunes, 4Ji5c; French prunes. 8X13c; Salonlca prunes. In 2-ft packages. 8c; cocoanuts, ft 100. $6 00; almonds. Lan., per ft. 20c: do Ivica, 19c; do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap.. 12Q15c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna flgs, 1216c: new dates, 6X6c; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; citron, per ft. 2122c; lemon peel, ft ft, 1314c; orange peel,12Xc Dried Fbuits Apples, sliced, per ft 6c; apples, evaporated, 6V6Xe: apricots, Califor nia, evaporated, 1518c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2223c; peaches, California evaporated, unpared, 1012Xc: cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, unpitted. 56c; raspberries, evapor ated. 2124Xc; blackberries, 7X8c; huckle berries. lu12c .-UQARS Cubes, 9ffi9Jic; powdered, 9?f 9c: granulated. 9c; confectioners' A,8j2 9c; standard A. 7Jc; soft whites. 8X8JJc: yel low, i-uuiur, orjc; veuonr, eoou, ii9c; JOilOW, fair. 8Xc; velfow. dark, 7Jfc I Pickles Medium, bbfs (L200), $4 50; nedl um. half bbls (600), $2 75. aALT No. 1. ft bbL 95c: No. 1 ex. ft bbl, II 05, dairy, fl bbl. $1 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, $1 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 bO, Hicrins' Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, $3 Oa Canned Goods Standard peaches $11300 1 90: 2ds $1 301 35; extra peaches, $1 60gl 9u; pie peaches, 90c; finest corn, $11 60; Hid. Co. corn, 7090c: red cherries, 90cH; Lima beans, $1 10: soaked do, 85c; string do do, 75S5c; mar rowfat peas, $1 1001 15: soaked peas. 70gT75c; pineapples, $1 40$1 60: Bahama do, $275, dura sonplum 95c: greeneages, $1 25; egg plums, $2; California pears, $2 50; do groengapes, $2; do, egg plums, $2; extra white cherries, $2 90: red cherries. 2 lis. 90o; raspberries, $1 401 60: strawberries. $1 10; gooseberries. $1 8001 40; tomatoes, 82X92c; salmon. 1-ft, $ 752 10; blackberries, 80c: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 99c; do ereen, 2 fts, $1 251 60; corn beef. 2-ft cans. $2 05; 14 ft cans, $14 00; baked beans. 31 45 1 50; lobster. 1-ft. $1 7501 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled. $1 60: sardines, domestic Vi, $4 5004 GO: sardines, domestic Xs, :$8 258 60; sardines, imported. s, $11 6012 50, sardines, imported, Xs- 18: sardines, mustard, $4 60; sar dines, spiced, $4 60. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $38 ft bbL; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, messed, 336: No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock. 4Xc ft: do medium. GeorVe's end. ' Sc; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 6X07Xc Herring jiounu snore, ww n ooi; spilt, S7 uo; lake. $2 60 M 100-ftHalf bbL White fish. $7 00 ft H& ft half bbl. Lake trout. $5 60 ft halt bbL Finnan haddock, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft ft. Pickerel. X barrel, $2 00; Ji barrel, $1 10; Potomac herring, $5 00 ft barreL $2 60 ft X barreL Oatmeal $6 308 60 ft bbL Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 68 60o ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c Grain. Flour and Feed. Total receipts bulletined at tho Grain Ex change, 24 cars. By Pittsbnrg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 3 cars of corn, 6 of oats, 1 of hay, 1 of flour and feed, 1 of flour. By PittsburcFort Wayne and Chicago, 1 car of wheat, 1 of mid dlings. 2 of flour, 1 of malt. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie. 1 car of oats, 2 of malt By Pitts burg and Western, 1 car ot oats, 1 of corn, 1 of malt, 2 of flour. There were no sales on caU. Total receipts bulletined for the week, 155 cars, against 162 last week and 193 the week before. uorn is tne omy iactor or cereals that shows any strength. Oats and bay are very weac, owing to bountiful new crops. Flour is easy, enough to seek a lower level before long. Wheat Jobbing prices New No. 2 red. 83Q84e:No.2red.69i390c;No. 3red,83g84c Cobs No. 2 yellow, ear, 45046c; high mixed ear, 44Q44I'c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 4243o; high mixed, shelled. 41042c: mixed, sbelled. 404lc Oats No. 2 white. 3232Kc; extra, No. S. 8131Uc; No. 3 white, 3030c; mixed oats. 26028c Kte No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio,5152c; No. 1 Western, 6051c; new rye No. 2 Ohio. 4748c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, $5 56 25; winter straight. $5 005 25; clear winter, $4 755 00; straight XXXX bakers', $4 254 60 Bye flour, $3 603 400. , Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $13 60A 15 00 ft ton; brown middlings, $11 500 12 00; win ter wheat bran. $11 00011 2o: ebon feed, sis nva MOO. HAT Baled timothy, choice, $14 60314 75; Ncldo, $13 60 13 75; No. 2 do, $11 0012 50; .loose from wagon, $18 69018 00; new hay ozefv 110 00014 00, according to quality: No. 1 up land prairie, $9 009 50: No. 2. $7 608 00; pack ing do,' $6 006 6 5a Straw Oats, $8 50; wheat and rye straw, S5 60SC CO. Fro visions. Sugar-cured hams, large, HJc; sugar-cured hams, medium, 12c, sugar-cured hams, small, 12Xc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c;sugar cured shoulders, 7c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders. 9c; sugar-cured California hams. 8c: sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar cured dried beet sets, lOKc, snear-cured dried beef rounds, 12jc; bacon shoulders, 6Jic; bacon clear sides, 8c; bacon clear bellies, SKc; dry salt shoulders, 6c; dry salt clear sides, 8c Xf am nnrlr hov. S13 00: meJM rtnrk. family. $13 6& Lard Refined In tierces, 6K half barrels. 6Kc; 60-ft tubs, 6Vc: 20-B palls, 7c: 60-B tin cans, 6fec: 3 ft tin pails: 7c; 6-ft tin pails, 7c: 10-lb tin paiK 6c; 6-ft tin pails. 7c; 10- tin pills, 7c Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c. Boneless hams, 10c. Pigs feet, half barrel, $3 60; quarter barrel, $2 00. Dressed Meat. Armour t Co. furnished the following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 6o0 Sis. 5Vci 650 to 650 lis. 6Vc: 650 to 750 lis, oVc Sheep, 8c it ft. Lambs, 10c ft ft. Hogs,6J4a, Fresh pork loins, Sc CLIMBING THE HILL. Business, Having About Touched Bed-Rock, Besln to Broaden. Manager Chaplin, of the Clearing House, takes a hopeful view of the business situa tion. He remarked Saturday: "Pittsburg is doing remarkably well this summer. This has been about the dullest week of the dullest month of the year, yet the bank clearings are in round numbers $800,000 better tbau for the same time last year. The prospects for a big faU trade are rosy. I would like to see the exchanges average $3,0(0,000 daily, and would not be surprised if my wishes were realized. This would place us permanently ahead of St. Louis. "We are steadily leading Baltimore and Cin cinnati The former is losing its grain trade, and is not likely to be a formidable competitor much longer. I telegraphed to Boston to give us precedence over Baltimore in the Clearing House reports, and 1 see they have done it. The signs of the times, as I read them, are full of encouragement. Pittsburg has nothing to fear." r There were no Important changes in the busi ness situation last week, but such as occurred were in the direction oi expansion. It is the universal opinion that the financial, commer cial and industrial Interests of the country were never on a sounder footing The outlook for a large fall trade grows brighter as time passes. That it will give full employment to labor and absorb about all the idle money Is generally admitted. Local securities were, with few exceptions, firm and dull. The same may be said of petroleum. There was a good movement In real estate for the season. The number of deeds recorded was 184, representing $256,776. Business In mortgages was comparatively light, owing to the absence of a large number of capitalists. The number officially noted was 192, involving $318,251. The largest was for $15,000, placed with the Fidelity Title and Trust Company. Iron was active and firmer. Wholesalers and jobbers of the leading staples reported larger sales trfan at the same time last year, and col lections easier, Life insurance or assurance, as our English conslns put it which was in the zenith of its activity just after the Johnstown flood, is now In the nadir of its dullness. "People seem to have lost all fear of dying," remarked an agent yesterday, "and very few of rhem will talk about insurance. We had a little spurt of activity growing out ot fears of an epidemic from drinking Allegheny river water a few weeks ago, but the outbreak failed to ma terialize and the community has relapsed into Indifference Health and prosperity are bad for insurance men. A few financial crushes, or a material increase in the death rate, would help our business wonderfully. They make people think of the hereafter." There was quite a spurt In -building opera tions last week, 70 permits being granted, in volving an estimated expenditure of $210,527, The largest was taken ont by H. S. A. Stewart. representing an East End syndicate, for 15;. pbrIcKTJiliaings.tobe erected on Nfgiey and Stanton avenues, at a cost of $75,000. The next largest was issued to J. F. Maderfor a five story stone and brick structure on Fifth ave nue. Third ward, to cost $22,000. The East End Reformed Presbyterian Chnrch was granted a permit fcr a one-story brick building on Htland avenue, which will involve an outlay of $20,000. Dr. 3. S. Slocum took out one for a brick and stone three-story house. Linden avenue. Twenty-second ward, which will cost him $12,000. Two others were taken ont for buildings costing $6,000 and $9,000 respectively. Small and medium-sized dwellings still have the call. Indicating that worklngmen are investing their surplus cash in homes. A gentlemen in charge of the mortgage de partment of a leadlne real estate agency on Fourth avenne, remarked Saturday: "Busi ness has been a little slack for a few days. I hare plenty ot inquiries, bnt so many capital ists are out ot the city that negotiations in many cases will hang fire until their return. There seems to be no scarcity of money seeking this form of investment, although rates are a shade stlffer than they were a month or two ago. "What effect the revival of trade In the fall will have upon my business I cannot teU, but if It should be as active as expected, a gdod deal of money will probably be diverted to other channels, which promise larger gains, but, as I look at It, less security." s The stock market Saturday, so far as re gards actual quotations, was practically un changed. The extreme dullness admits of any figures which principals or their agents choose to make. Philadelphia Gas was fractionally weaker. The prospect of losing many of its best customers causes speculators to handle It very carefully. The other gassers about held their own. Electric was firm at 52?i bid. The good condition of the company enables this stock to hold all the advances made. La Noria held around the old figures. There would be considerable difficulty to market any large amount of it at current prices. A full, honest statement of tho condition of the plant would be a boon to Investors. Manufacturers' Gas continued Its upward movement. It was offered at 30. with a small saln t "SI fin. 'zens Traction was offered down to 7L Cen tral was in light demand at 3134. Pittsburg was neglected, it is suffering from a smallness of dividends. Switch and Signal was a shade firmer. The following table snows tne prices ofactlve stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by WmTNK.T&STEPHEi.soN. oldest Plttsburr mem bers of New York Stock Exchange, 7 Fourth avc- Clos- lnc Will. S3 S9H 52H 112 Ki 25 104 1" TZH 112)4 15 34 H MS um 141 74 102 X 26 uh 145 lU , 10 71 23 118 UK S4". 103", sss 10X 72)4 10632 1H 65 34 50 17H 1514 51 23.' 3 22 54! 334 35i r. ISO 13 icon 27 Open-' Hljro- ln. est. H MX Low est, is" 112 Uk 1WH 72 11244" Am. Cotton Oil , Canadian Pacise Canada Soutnern. S3 Central of .New Jersey.lltM Centrairetll.. .. . Chesapeake A Ohio C. Bar. & Outlier. C Mil. ft St. Paul C Mil. 4 lit. P.. pr, ..1MW ..ml ..112 U., ltOCK.1. Air C. tit. 1 A Pitts C, St. U. & Pitts, pr. Ii. St. P.. M. U C. St. J.M. 4 O.. pr. .... C ft Northwestern.. ..1I0M O. A .Northwestern, pr. .. c, a, C. &I 75 CC.U. I., pf....M02K Col. Coat A Iron 27 Col. 4 HocKIng Val .. HV Del.. L. AW U5H Del. ft Hudson E. T Va. AUa 10 K.T.,Va. ftUa.lst p.'. .. . E. T- Va. A On. 2d or. 1105.' llujj 7J 103 27 15 148 io" 54H 102 27 1K io" Illinois Central lis Lake Krlfl A Western.. S0!4 Lake Erie West. Dr.. 6.VS Lake Snore ft M. a..,..10, LonlsvlUeftMasnvllle. G8fc Michigan uentrai Mo., Ksn. ft Texas.... 10H Missouri Pacific Ilti New f org Central 107 fi. r.. l. e. vr z;n N.Y.. L. E. &W.. pref .... X. 1 U. A St. Lu . x.. st. l. pr. N.Y.. C. ftHt.L.2d of .... N. TCJb-M. K H h. Y.. O. ft W 17 Norfolk at Western.... II .Norfolk Western, pf. .... Northern Pacific av Nortnern Pacific oref. 67H Ohio ft Mississippi 22 Oregon Improvement. M Orecon Transcon S3H PaeineMall SM Peo. Dec. ft Kvans. Pnllftian Palace Car.. .190) Klchmoaa ft W. P. T.. 23t Klcbmond ft W.P.T.nf 80 ij Bt. P., Minn. 4 Man. .101 St L. A Han lran 84. L. A Ban rraamt. W,f 118 aM 102 69 ...1 10H 107 118 zoh 641, 10314 ihi 72 107 to wn is if iff an u 180 suS 101 m "'J 8t.L,.ASanjr.litnf.. ... ftxMFacine ....", 2iu UnlpnPaclfle t Wabasn lejj Wabash preferred...., j western Union. SiS Whrelmjr ft L. i. 70 BaitarTrnit 109 Jjatlonal Lead Trust.. K vhleago Gas Trust 58), & 2$ 86 71 M.i 68J CIoslnsBond Quotations. R-g-.rg is U. n. 4s. coup 12S M. K. JtT.Gen.5s Mutual Union Si.. N. J. O. Int. Cert. 101 H'2-iHs.reg van 113 Northern Pac Ut..nH Northern Pac3ds..llS North w't'nconiols.145 Nnrthw'n deben's..I14 -V111CDS OI 'Stt...... 1S foBlitanaiUnipedls 83S Missouri Ss looi tenn. new set. s..109,H Oregon & Trans. 6s.lOS St. 1.. I.M. Oen. 5 Si'2 St. I.A S.f. Gen.iJ.118K --.u. ucn BBl. M....1U4 nn. new set. 3.... 7S Canada So. Id W Cen. l-aclflcliu 114X pen.K.G.,lita...l21X Ijen. 4 K. Q. 4 n "K-Q.Weit,lsis. "I Erie, 2ds 103 a. K. A T. Oen. .. 64J Ml. Panl consols ....125), st.Pl, ChlPclsU.H7 Tx., r&L. tt.Tr Ks. S0H Tx.,Pclt.G.Tr.Kcti X7H Union rac. ists in West Shore I09H Boston Stocks. ftS:JP:5'?-JZX Wis. Central, com... 23H AllonezM(Co(new)..SO Calumet Hecia....223 rranann M Usceola. 104 Pewable tnew) S Qnlnev 43 Bell Telephone... .J30 Boston Land 6 Water Power tii Tamarack lOZi Boston 4lalns.....2W U. JJ. 1 1M Unn. Ban. A CIoto. 24 &"!5-"-v--??K flint iPereM. pro. M Mexican uen. com.. IS lex.c.lstmtff.bds. 65H N. Y. S. E. 7s....lIS? "id Colour l nntland preferred.. 40 SanDleKO IS Santa re copper.... k Phlladclphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 37 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex-ehsna-e. JIM. Asked. Pennsylvania Kailroad 2K S2K Beading zt)i 22 8-lS Bunalo. Pittsburg and Western 10H Lehlah Valley MX 63SJ Lehigh Navigation KH S3 Northern Paclao 2H 29K Northern Paclfle preferred flii e?M Saturday's Oil Ranfce. Corrected dally by John M. Oaauey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange Opened .100KLowest 100 W Highest 101J4Closed 100 Barrels. Average runs 47,233 Average shipments 78.152 Average charters 47,197 BeAned, New York, 7.40c Kenne, London, ifii. Refined, Antwerp, 18Kr. Kenned. Liverpool, 6)d. , A. B. McGrew fc Co. quote: Puts, 99c; calls, $1 01K. Other Oil Markets. Bradford, August 10. National transit cer tificates opened at $1 00; closed at $1 00; highest, $f OUi; lowest, $l8 Tttusville, August 10. National transit certificates opened at $1 00; highest, $1 01V; lowest, $1 00; closed, $1 00. New York, August UX Petroleum opened steady at 99c and after a slight decline be came stronc add moved np to $1 00. A slight reaction followed aim the market closed steady at $1 00. Stock Exchange: Opening, 99c; highest, SI 00: lowest, 99c; closing $1 Ouk. Consolidated Exchange: Opening, $1 00K; highest, $1 01K; lowest. $1 00f ; closing, $1 04& Total sales, 286,000 barrels. BUGS THAT CAN'T BE KILLED. They Sit on u Hot Stove or an Ice Cake With Equal Indifference. New Haven Palladlum.I A few days since Frank "Woodward, of Albany, K. Y., who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Smith, in Fair Haven, re ceived a peculiar present from California. It was sent to him by Leland Stanford, the millionaire Senator, whose wife is an aunt of Woodward and also of Mrs. Smith. Mr. 'Woodward opened the box and found three salamanders, packed in cotton. These bugs are more often read about than gazed upon. They were found in caverns by some of Mr. Stanford's employes, and Mrs. Stanford sent (hem East The three bugs traveled the 3,000 miles without "visible means of support," unless it was the cotton, but on arriving they were very frisky and evidently in good spirits. They are chunky little fellows, about two inches long, and resemble nothing as tbey do a piece of steel. They look like raw steel an! act like it that is, they seem to be metallic and invulnerable. They are alike insensible to heat .and cold, and can be toasted on a red-hot stove or seated upon an 'ice cake without their composure being in the least disturbed. A PIANO AT SEA. After Floating for Three Weeks It Was Picked Up-nnd Repaired. London Telegraph. 1 A piano among the flotsam and jestam of the sea is a novelty. Such a Tare object from the Tasty deep turned np recently near Worthing and the story of the adventures of this niano is a remarkable one. Earlv P. in the present year a collision occurred off Bognor between the steamships Duke of IBuccieuch and Yandalia. The Duke of Buccleuch sank with all hands some 54 'persons and her boilers are supposed to have exploded as she was sinking. On hoard of her was a piano which, after a cruise on its onw acconnt for some three weeks, was cast up on the beach at Goring. and there a gentleman named Lea, a musi cal enthusiast became possessor of it. Much of the woodwork was gone, but the bound-board was uninjnned. Its new owner had the seaweed barnacles, and sand re moved, the wires and hammers cleaned of bnt and slime, and when the instrument pad been at last got into order it was tried, nnd to the surprise of everybody its mechan ism was found to be intact. ' QUfiEK WAIS GIELS HATE. I J II Willing to Make IHnn Miserable If He Will Let Them. lcsgo Mall.: I "Girls are mighty queer," said a young man whom I have always credited with knowing a good deal abont the fair sex. "They never know when they've got a good thing. There's my room-mate, Jack, break ing his neck to catch a pretty little blonde, and because he is so infernally ardent she just plays him. I've been watch'ing the case as a sort of a lookout, and I'm dead certain she thinks more of him than of any one of the half dozen other iellotrs who are always hovering around her, bnt she won't treat him decently because she sees she doesn't have to. "Women are all alike when it comes to that. . Let them walk on you and they'll do it and think it fnn. Never let 'em begin it and they won't want to." Worse to Come. Harper's Bazar. 3 "Ma," said afrightened little boy -in Har lem, "do yon see that goat butting my shadow on the fence?" "Yes, Eocklej bnt that doesn't hurt you any." "No, not now; but if he likes to butt my shadow as hard as that, what d' yon think he'll do when he sees me?" A Distinction With a Difference. Harper's Bazar. "The difference between a doctor of laws and an ordinary doctor," said Witticus, "appears to be that a man who doctors or dinarily tries the pnlse of his patient, but he who would doctor the laws must get his fingers on the pnlse of the whole people if he wishes to succeed." -'ARMOUR'S EXTRACT OF BEEF. ARMOUR & CO., CHICAGO, BOLE MANUFACTURERS. This is now conceded to be the best In the market, as witnessed bv tbe fact that we have just secured the DIPtOMA FOR EXCEL LENCE at the Puro Food Exposition, now be ing held In Philadelphia. CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE, 8UPERIORIN QUALITY. And with tho bright appetizing flavor ot fresh ly roasted beef. ' REMEMBER. JI5-W-XWT' - - SOME PACT3 ABOUT THE P. 0. D. Signing Thousands of Warrants on the Treasury Hazing the Assistant Post masters General An Inquisitive Em Plojo Bargaining With Bondsmen. iconmsroicDXKci or the dispatch, i WASmifOTOiJ, August 10. I found the Third Assistant Postmaster General sitting In his office signing warrants on the Treasury one day last week; Two big piles of the blue slips stood before him, and behind his desk stood a burly colored attendant, who carefully luoiieo. tne heavy lines of each bold signature, "A. D. Hazen." , "l8ign25,000orS0,000oftheseeveryquarter," said General Hazen as he laid down his pen, affording a brief respite to his able-bodied as sistant with the blotter. "At certain times in the quarter we will average 1,000 a day. It was the duty of the Postmaster General originally to sign these warrants, but the undertaking grew so great that Postmaster General Howp went to Congress and had an act passed giving the Third Assistant authority to sign them. The act, however. Instead of expressly author izing the Third Assistant to do this, said that the Postmaster General might delegate It to him by his hand and seal. It the Third Assist ant was expressly invested with the authority It would pass to bis chief clerk with the other duties of the office whenever he went away. Instead of that It returns to the Postmaster General or the Acting Postmaster General. You can be very sure, then, that the Postmas ter General is more .jealous of my absence than of the absence of any other official In the department. Hazing In the Postofflce. "When Frame Hatton was Postmaster Gen eral, he inaugurated a system of hazing. Ho suggested to me one day that he and I should absent ourselves from the department and leave a number of warrants for Governor Crosby, the first assistant, to sign. 1 called In Wells, the financial clerk, and told him to let the warrants accumulate for several days and that, at the end of that time, ll'. Hatton and 1 being away, he shonld take them up to Mr. Crosby. Wells entered fully into the spirit or the scheme and allowed the warrants to accu mulate for several days. Then Mr. Hatton and I went awav and he took the big bundle to Mr. Crosby's office. Mr. Crosby examined it with some care. "'It seems to me. Mr. Wells, that these are for the payment of money,' said he, and I don t know about slminp them "Tt's all right, sir,' said Wells. 'All you have to do Is to sign your name there at the bottom.' " 'Yes,' said Mr. Crosby, 'but I don't know abont signing my name at the bottom. Sun- ose you stand here and explain them to me as sign them.' "Wells tried to escape, but Mr. Crosby In sisted upon his remaining. After Mr. Crosby had signed two or three of the warrants some-i one came in to tee him, and he laid down his pen while he talked with his Visitor. At inter vals throughout the afternoon other visitors came in, and Mr. Crosby's signatures were punctuated with such frequent interruptions that at the end of the day be had made very little progress. The next day and the next he insisted on Wells belne present while he signed the warrants, and he kept him standing about almost a week. Wells did not appreciate the joke as much as we. "We put up the same Job on Mr. Thompson when he was Second Assistant, in the winter of 1884-85. It was just after he came into office that we went away one day and left him to sign warrants. He had signed a great many of them before he found that they bore date of two or three days before he was made Acting Postmaster General. We nersnaded him. how ever, that their legality would never be ques tioned, and he finished signing them. Both In the Same Box; "We scarcely know exactly what we are signing. We cannot expect to be familiar with the details of the matters which coihe before us. We must depend upon our clerks for them. Old Gordon, who was for many years chief messenger to the Postmaster General, used to lay a great many things before him for signature. 'Whatisthisr anew Postmaster General would say, picking up a paper laid be fore blm. 'You just sign your name right there,' was the only reply Gordon would make, as he indicated with his forefinger the place for the signature. He was so accustomed to see the Postmaster General sign mechanically everything that was laid before blm that he could not comprehend Inqulsltlveness about its contents. Gordon was an old employe and he had manv nrivileees accorded him. His son was given a position In the department through" ma lamer s inoQence, ana do mamiesiea a most Impudent concern In what was going on about him. He would have thought nothing of reading a paper on the Postmaster General's desk and then giving him advice about its con tents. His Impudence became unbearable, and Postmaster General Jewell removed him. It was not long afterward that Grant fired' Jewell. The day after his successor was ap pointed he came to the department to clean out his desk and say good-by to the boys. In the hall be met young Gordon. "Well. Governor," said Gordon, "we're both ont, aren't weT" "Yes." said Jewell, good naturedly. 'T hope you can bear It as well as I can." Barcalntns; for Bondsmen. Second Assistant Postmaster General Whit field was discussing with General Hazen, the Third Assistant,matters in connection with the service a few days ago, when the question of postmasters' bonds was brought up. "When I ! was postmaster at Cincinnati." said Mr. Whit field, ';i had to give a bond in the sum of 300, 000, and my sureties had to qualify In double that sum; that is, a man who was on my bond for 540,000 had to swear to 530,000 worth of property. The size of tho bond was ridiculous. There was an Assistant United States Treasur er in the same building, and the law required me to deposit with him at least once a day, to forward tbe certificates of deposit to Washing ton and to keep no more than 300 in the drawer. Only on tho last day of the month was there any considerable sum of money in my bands. The postmaster holds out on the last day of the month enough money to pay his clerks and carriers, and, if his office Is tbe headquarters ot a railway mall division, tbe railway mail clerks as well. I suppose the lamest sum of money I ever had on nand was f 15,000 or 16.000. To have defrauded the Gov erment in any other way than by taking this money would have required a complicated sys tem of falsification ot accounts In which at least f ourpersons wonld have been implicated. As yon see. It was ridiculous to require a $300, ,000 bond from me. "A great many evils must necessarily resnlt in some cases from a system which requires such an enormous bond to be given. Merchants and property holders are averse to going on bonds and the postmastec does not liKetoask them. Both the man who gives the bond and the man who signs it are placed In an embar rassing position. I have not a doubt that post masters are frequently obliged to bargain for bondsmen, and this is sure to be detrimental to the service. During my term of office I bad but one experience with a bondsman, who wished to sell his signature to me. This man approached me on the street one day and asked that a certain appointment be made.. I replied that It was impossible. He shook his h'ui in significant way and said that be must provide for tbe man in some way. I suppose,' said I. that that means that I am to find another bondsman?' " 'I guess it does,' he replied. "Very well,' I said, 'I will have another bondsman to-morrow.' "The next morning when I arrived at my office I found my bondsman waiting for me. He said be bad been thinking about the matter and he had come to tbe conclusion that I was right. He remained on my bond until I left the Cincinnati postofflce," O'Biuen-Eain. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she bad Children,she gave them Castorla ap9-77-KWTSu WHOLESALE-HOUSE. . JOSEPH HORNE t CO., Cor. 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The number of people who annually die from Brieht's disease is simply astonishing Beginning by a weakness in the back, accom panied by pain, which at first may be slight, still, as the disease progresses, there Is an in creased pain in the small of the back and In the region of the groins, high colored nrlne with brick dust sediment, scanty or copious flow, with pain in voiding it. Not oniydotbe kidneys themselves become organically dis eased, terminating in gravel or stone lu the bladder, diabetes or Bright's disease, bnt is one of the most potent causes of rheumatism and dropsy. Dr. Shafer, one of the physicians of the Polypathic Medical Institute, at 420 Penn ave. The Polypathic Medical Institute is perma nently located In Pittsburg for the treatment of rheumatism, kidney and urinary diseases. Its physicians are not confined to any school of practice, but embrace any and all remedies that close study and long experience have found to be the most effectual in curing dis ease. Dr. Shafer, one of the physicians asso ciated with this medical institution, and a skilled specialist, gives especial attention to the treatment of all kidney and urinary dis eases. Analysis of specimens of unne free. Consultation also free. Office hours, 10 to 1130A. ST.. 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p. K. Sundays. 1 to 4 p. ii. Consultation free. au2-D 512 AND 514 SMITHFIELD STREET. PITTSBTJBG, FA.. Transact a General BanMnE Business. Accounts solicited. Issue Circular Letters of Credit, for use of travelers, and Commer cial Credits, IN STEBLING, Available In all paits of the world. Also Issue Credits IN DOLLARS For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, South and Central America. au7-91-MWT FidelityTitle 4 Trust Company, CAPITAL, - - - $500,000 121 AND 123 FOURTH AVEL Insures titles to real estate, and acts in all fiduciary capacities. Temporary offices, Nos. 12l.and 123 FOURTH AVENUE. fe3-S6-M , OFFiriAL PITTSBURG. ANo.48J N ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE opening of Lydia street, from Greenfield avenue to Blgelow street. Section 1 tie it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and It Is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That the Chief of the Department of Public Works be and Is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be surveyed, and opened within 60 days from the date ot the passage of this ordinance, Lydia street, from Greenfield avenue to Blgelow street, a. a wiatn ot ou ieei, in accoruance witr plans on file In the Department of Public Works known as "plan of streets in the Twenty third ward, approved November 12, 1877, and D. Wenkes' plan of lots in the Twenty-third ward, recorded in Plan Book, voL 6, pace 77, City Engineer's office. The damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay tbe same to be assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act relating to streets and sewers In cities of 'the second class," approved tbe 16th day of May,A.D.18S9. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordi nance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 22d day of J uly, A. D. ISStf. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President of Common CounciL Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office, July 26, 1889. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT. OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk. necoruea in urainance .book, vol 7, page 117, 6th day of August. A. D. 1889. auO-76 lNo.49. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE opening of Adler street, from Shady ave nne to Hiland avenue. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg. In Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and It Is Sereby ordained and enacted by the authority of tbe same. That the Chief ot the Department of Public Works be and Is hereby authorized and directed to cause tc be surveyed and opened within 60 days from tbe date of tbe passage of this ordinance. Adler street, from Shady avenue to Hiland ave nne. at a width of GO feet. In accordance with a plan on file in tbe Department of Public Works known as plan of proposed change of location of Adler street, approved by Councils November 11. 1872, The damaees caused there by and the benefits to pay the same to be as sessed and collected In accordance with the provisions of. an act of Assembly of tbe Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act relating to streets and sewers in cities" of the second class," approved tho 16th day of May, A.D.1889. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or dinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance, be and tbe same is hereby repealed, so far as ths same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law In Councils this 22d day of Jnly, A. D. 1SS9. H. P. FORD, President of Select CounciL Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. X. HOLLIDAY. President of Common CounciL Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office. July 28, 1839. Approved: WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OSTERMAIER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 118, 6th day of August. A. P. SS3. an9-76 TNo. 68.1 AN ORDINANCE-FOR THE VACATION of South Eleventh street, from Muriel street to the Monongahela river. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it Is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same. That tho consent of the Councils is hereby given to tbe vacation of that portion of South Eleventh street, from Muriel street to the Monongahela river, and so far as tbe power of Councils ex tends in the premises, said portion of said street Is hereby vacated, provided, however, that wben the Oliver Iron and Steel Company, the present owners ot the abutting property, shall cease .to use the street hereby yacated, or the property abutting thereon, for manufacturing purposes, said street shall be opened for tbe public use; and, provided-further, that whenever the Councils or tbe city of Pittsburg shall deem the same to be necessary, and shall pass an ordinance di recting tbe same to be done, then and in that case the said Oliver Iron and Steel Company, their successors and assigns, shalL within a period of one year, give up possession of said street to public use the same as It existed prior to the passage of this, ordinance without any compensation therefor. ftctla 2-XbM aay trtlmw or ywt ot IILLI-&WMSL OFFICIAL PITTHBTJHG. ordinance conflicting! with the provisions of this ordinance, be and the same is hereby re pealed, so far as the same affects this ordi nance. Ordained and enacted, into a law In Council this 22d day of July. A. D. 1889. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President ot Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office. July 2a 18S9. Approved: WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OSTERMA1ER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk Recorded In Ordinance Book, voL 7, page 125, 7th day of August, A. D. 1889. au9-76 No, 46.1 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THK opening of Summerlea street, from Wal nut street to Pennsylvania Railroad. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by tho clty'ot Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it Is hereby ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same. That the Chief of the Department of Public Works ba and is hereby authorized and directed to causa to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from the date of the passage of this ordinance. Sum. merlea street, from Walnut street to Pennsyl vanla Railroad, at a width of 0 feet, in ac cordance with a plan on file in the Depart ment of Public Works, known as plan of streets bounded by Fifth avenue. Roup street; Center avenne and Shady avenne; approved December 29. 1871. and an ordinance locating part of said street, approved March V, 1888 The damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be assessed and collected In accordance with tbe provisions of an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled, "An act relating to streets and sewers In cities of the second class," approved the loth day of May, A. D. 18S9. , Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with tbe provisions of this ordinance, be and the same is hereby re pealed so far as tho same affects this ordi nance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 22d dav of Jnl v. A. D. 1889. H.P.FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk ot Select Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office. Jnly 261 1859. Approved: WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OSTERMAIER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 113, 6th day of August, A. D. 1889. au9-7S A No. 53.1 N ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE opening of Larimer avenue, from Station street to Broad street. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same. That the Chief of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from the date of the passage of this ordinance. Larimer street, from Station street to Broad street, at a width of 40 feet, in accordance with an ordinance locating the same, approved November 12, 1886. The damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be assessed and collected in accord ance with the provisions of an act of Assembly ot the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entitled. "An act relating to streets and sewers in cities of tbe second class," approved the 16th day of May, A. D. 1889. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with tbe provisions ot this ordinance be and tbe same Is hereby re pealed so far as the same affects this ordi nance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 22d day of Jnlv, A. D. 1889. H. P. FORD, President of Select Counctt. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO.L. HOLLIDAY. President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office. July 23, 1889. Approved! WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk. Recorded In Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 121, 6th day of August, A. D. 1889. au9-7S rNo. 55.1 A N ORDINANCE AUTI HORIZING THE jttL opening of Beatty street, from Baum street to Havs street. Section I Be it ordained and enacted by tha city of Pittsbnrg, In Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and It is hereby ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same. That tha Chief ot the Department of Public Works ba and Is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, Beatty street, from Baum street to Hays street, at a width of 40 feet, in accordance with a plan on file in the Department of Pnblio Works, known as East Liberty plan, ap- Jiroved September 26, 1870, and an ordinance ocatingpart of thesame,anproved March 2,1888. Tbe damages caused thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be assessed and collected In accordance with the provisions of an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania entitled "An act relating to streets and sewers In cities ot the second class," approved tne loin aay oi aiay. A. 13. issa. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordi nance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law In Councils this 22d dav of July. A. D. 1889. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select CounciL GEO. L. HOLLIDAY, President of Common Council. Attest: GEO.BOOTH. Clerk: of Common Council. Mayor's Office. Jnly 23, 18S9. Approved! WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT. OS TERMAIER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk. , Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 122, 7th day of Angnst, A. 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