3M1BKET BASKET.
California Fruits of Delicious Flavor
in Full Supply.
COKN AND WATERMELONS FIRMER.
Prairie Chickens and Eeed Birds Added to
Poultry list.
-SUPPLY OF SALMOH BELOW DEMAUD
Office or rrrrsBUBO Dispatch,
FBIDAY. August 23,1889. J
, In the general line of market basket ma
terials tbere are few changes from last Sat
urday's report. The absence of many of the
best customers at watering places is still
felt by venders of fruits and vegetables.
'While the good things of farm and garden
are at their best, multitudes are enjoying them
at iioints away from home. The fancy restaur
ant trade is at its lowest this month. The
ho.-ne coining is, however, near at hand and
dealers all have the faith and assurance of a
first-class fall trade. California crapes, plums
and pears of the most delicious flavor abound
on the stalls. Watermelons, cantaloups and
Jersey sweet potatoes -were never better than
those offered the past week. Peaches of every
variety are also to be had at reasonable prices.
If Pittsburg had to depend on borne raised
fruits this season there -would be a great dearth
in this line. California, Georgia, Delaware and
Southern Ohio have been more highly favored
In fruit lines than our home growers. Roast
ing cars and beans are scarce and higher in a
jobbing way, but not sufficient to change retail
prices.
The butter situation is practically unchanged.
The same is true of poultry. Prairie chickens
and reed birds have put in their first appear
ance since the middle of August. Eggs in job
lots are 2c per dozen higher than they were
last "BTPCt.
At the fish stalls it was reported that stock
was scarce and firm. Eastern fish of all kinds
and lake salmon are not in supply sufficient for
demand. While prices are advanced at sources
of supply, tbere is practically no change hero.
Dealers here report that for some kinds of fish
Uioy do not get their own.
In general, retail venders of market basket
filling report dull trade, but have largo hopes
that a better day is about to dawn.
Following are the latest prices, as furnished
by leading dealers in the line of choice ma
terials for Sunday's dinner table:
Meats
The best cats of tenderloni steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy, which are very often no better
than the 20c article; sirloin, best cuts, from 18
to 20c; standing nb roast, from 15 to 20c; chuck
loaet. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 16c; boiling
beef, 5 to Ec; sweet breads, 20 to 60c per pair;
beef kidne. 10c apiece; beef liver. 6c a pound;
calf livers, 23c apiece; corned beef from 6 to 10c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c;
roast, 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring
lamDS, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
qnality, brines 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of
mutton, 15c; giblets, 5c per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes. 15 to 20c per half peck; Jersey sweet
potatoes, 20c per quarter peck; Southern
sweets, 25c per half peck; egg plants, 10 to
25c; tomatoes, home-grown, 15c per quar
ter peck; new cabbage, 5 to 15c; bananas, 20 to
25c a dozen; carrots, 5c abnnch; lemons, 25
to 30c per dozen; oranges, 60c; lettuce, 5c per
bunch, 6 for 25c; radishes, 6c per bunch;
cucumbere,2 f or 6c; beets, 3 for 10c; cauliflowers,
15 to 25c a head; string beans, 20c a half peck;
golden wax beans, 25c a half peck: new South
ern onions, 25c a half peck: squashes. 6 to 35c;
peas, 20c per quarter peck; -watermelons. 15 to
60c; cantaloups, 10 to 25c; liuckleberries, 15c a
quart; Concord grapes, 15c per pound, 2 for25c;
plums, 15c a quart; peaches, 20 to 25c per quar
ter peck.
Dntter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, 25c. Qood country
butter, 25c, Fancy pound rolls, 80c
The ruling retail price for eggs is 20c
The range for dressed chickens is 75o to
81 00 per pair. Turkeys, 20c per pound- Prairie
chickens, to 60 per dozen; ducks, SI 00 to 51 25
per pair; reed birds, 1 00 per dozen.
Fish In Season.
Following are the articles in this line on
stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Call
wrnia salmon, 40c pound; white fish, 12c; her
ring, 4 pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, 30c
to 35c a pound: sea salmon, 40c a pound;
blue' fish, 25 to 30c; perch. 10c: halibut, 25c;
rock bass, GOc: black bass, 20c: lake trout, 12c;
lobsters. .25c; green sea turtle, 28c; mackerel,
2&u small, 40c large Oysters: N. Y. counts,
tl 75 per, rallon; clams, SI 25 per gallons, -scol-
lons, SOc a quart: f rojs, 2 00 to S2 00 per dosen; '
NUBDui craos, toe per aozen, uevucraDS, eoc
peptlnzen.
Flowers.
La France roses, SI 001 0 per dozen; Bride
roses, SI 00 per dozen; Perles, SI 00 per dozen;
Nlphetos, SI 00 per dozen; Bennetts, $1 00
per dozen; American Beauty, 25c apiece; Mer
mets, 1 00 per aozen; carnations, 35c a dozen;
Maiden Hairf ern, 50c per doz. fronds. Bermuda
Easter lilies. S3 00 per dozen; Jacqueminot
roses. 75c to SI 50 a dozen; peonies, SI 00a dozen;
moss roses, SI 00 a dozen; June roses, SI 00 a
dozen; f orgetmenots. 25c a dozen; water lilies.
60c a dozen.
LIVE STOCE MAEKETS.
The Condition of Onsiness at theEnatLlberty
Stock Yards.
Office OFPiTTSBtmo Dispatch, "i
i Feiday, August 23, 1SS9. J
CATTLE Receipts, 460 head; shipments,
CO bead: market nothing doing; all through
consignments; no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Boos Receipts. 1,900 nead: shipments. 2,100
bead; market Arm: light Yorkers, $4 604 65;
Irrassers, S4 404 50; medium and light Phila.
lelphias, S4 604 70; heavy hogs, S4 404 50;
) cars of hoes shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 2,600 head; shipments. 1,600
aead; market very dull and prices unchanged.
' Br Telegraph.
Kaksas Crrr The LiveHock Indicator
reports: Cattle Receipts, 4,320 head; ship
ments, 3,188 head: natives and Colorado beef
steers dull and weak: Texas about steady; native
cows steady and Texas lower; stackers and
f eedinir steers active and steady for best; good
to choice corn-red steers. S3 904 20; common
to medium. S3 00U3 75; stackers and feeding
steers, SI 6033 13; cows. SI 602 60; grass
range steers, SI C52 70. Hogs Receipts, 2,430
head; shipments, 108 head; market opened &
10c lower and became weak with an additional
decline of 10c; good to choice lleht, $4 104 20;
heavy and mixed, S3 604 00. Sheep Receipts,
4,271 head: shipments, none; good to choice
. muttons, S3 751 50; common to medium, S2 50
363.
New Yoke Beeves Receipts, 35 carloads
for the market; 65 carloads for the export
trade and 19 carloads for city trade slaugh
terers direct. The trading was duU, but prices
were not materially chanced: common to extra
native steers sold at S3 4501 75 per 100, bulls at
SI S02 2a Exports to-day. 6U0 head beeves.
Calves Receipts, 250 bead; dull at former
prices, -with slow sales at 54 7005 10 per 100
pounds for veals and at S2 502 7o for grassers
and buttermilks. Sheep Receipts, 3,300 head,
and 3,000 head were carried over yesterday;
dull but a shad,e firmer at S3 755 00 per 100
pounds for sheep and $5 006 50 for lambs.
Hoes Receipt', 2,940 bead; easier and a small
fraction lower for live hogs at 54 354 75.
CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. 9,000 bead: ship
ments, 3,000 head; market dull and generally
lower; beeves. S4 454 75; steers, S3 004 60;
stackers and feeders, SI S03 00: cows, bulls
and mixed. SI 003 Ow Texas cattle. SI 753 00;
natives and half-breeds, S3 003 85. Hogs
Receipts, 13,000 head: shipments, 6,600; market
slow., and lower; mixed. S3 9004 25; heavy,
S3 7064 05; light, S4 0084 60; skips, S3 S04 40.
Sheep Receipts, 7,000 head; shipments, 2,000
head: market steady; natives, S3 &04 70i
westerns. S3 404 10; Texans, S3 604 00:
lambs, 54 505 6a
St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 1,400 head:
shipments. 800 head; market slow; choice
hea TV native steers, $4 004 35: fair to good do.
S3 S0Q4 SO; stackers and feeders, S2 103 00:
range steers, 1 803 CO. Hoes Receipts, 5,100
head: shipments, COO head: market slow;
fair to choice heavy, S4 004 20; packing grades,
S3 904 15; light grade, fair to best, S4254 4a
Sheep Receipts, L20U bead; shipments, 1.800
.bead; market steady; fair to choice, S3 804 4a
Buffalo Cattle slow, feeling Isteauy for
good grades. Receipts, 89 loads through; 57
loads .for sale. Sheep and lambs, slow, un
changedReceipts, 60 loads throngh. Hogs
slow, shade easier. Receipts, 28 loads through.
Cincinnati Hogs higher; common and
llebt, S3 504 CO; packing and butchers, S4 35;
receipts, 670 head; shipments, 360 head.
' The Drvgoodi Market.
New York. August 23. The demand for
drygoodsat first hands showed improvement
tOKiay. the continued activity in thejobbtnr
trade being felt very decidedly, and the im
pression was that from now on business -will be
of steady growth. There was a better feeling
and a strong undertone to fabrics. The market
-was unchanged and there were no special inci
dents worthy of note. Jobbers were doing a
good business in all departments, with very
little calling of prices. Unsaleable ginghams
occasionally furnished material for special at
tractions in prices, but values are maintained
'JF
with, gooa aeat ox steadiness.
MAEKETS JY WIRE.
Considerable Activity in the Wheat Pit, bnt
Price Lack Staying Qualities Cables
Unfavorable to Holders Longs
Cnlond nnd Sherls Cover.
Chicago Wheat was more active to-day,
but it was at weak and somewhat lower prices.
While the market appeared to be inclined to
broaden a little it was also predisposed to bear
ishness from the very opening, and the tendency
of speculative values was downward through
out the session. Bear news predominated, and
tho weather everywhere was again of a char
acter to encourage short selling. Cables, both
public and private, were unfavorable for hold
ers. In the Northwest the movement out of
farmers' hands continues disappointingly light,
but this circumstance does not appear to
weaken the conndence of the shorts as yet,
since the crop Is secured and will have to move
sooner or later.
There was quite large and general liquida
tion to-day, longs unloading and shorts cover
ing. Ono prominent local operator was a
steady and large buyer all day and his pur
chases checked tbe decline more than once
when December got down to 77c but the
market finally got away from him, and during
tbe last hour settled to TTc The close was
steady at 77c for December, or Jc under yes
terday's latest bids. Cash, August and de
ferred futures were correspondinglylower, and
trading in cash -was only moderately active at
the December line.
A large speculative business was transacted
In corn earlv to-day, and the feeling was weak
and prices" lower. Later in the session the
market became quite steady on a decline. The
influences on the market were the same as
noted for several days past, namely, the large
movement in this direction and favorable
weather. The volume of business was quite
heavy. Longs were selling and shorts covering.
Tbere was considerable pressure to sell. May
offerings being very heavy, and prices reached
the lowest point so far on the new crop. Do
mestic markets were off iiKs and cables dull
and weak. To-day's arrivals were abont as
anticipated, and estimates for tbe market show
considerable increase, being placed at 1,000
cars. Cash property met -with a fair demand,
with liberal offerings, and prices averaged
JsJc lower than yesterday.
Trading in oats was more free. The near de
liveries remained more steady, as receipts
were lighter than expected,- being 290 cars.
Shorts were disposed to cover, and absorbed
the offerings with sufficient rapidity to support
prices for August and September. JIaywas
offered freely and prices declined He There
was considerable changing of contracts from
September to Slay, ana same selling of May
and buying of September.
In bog products quite an active speculative
trade was reported. Offerings were liberal, de
mand Only fair, and the feeling unsettled and
weak. Receipts of hoes were quite large and
prices declined decidedly. Trading was largely
In contracts for short account and Jannary de
livery. At tbe declining scale purchases were
fair, but not sufficient to improve prices to any
great extent. Pork went 17J20c lower, lard
1O012KC ribs 3032Jc
The leading tutures ranged as follows-
Wheat No. 2. Aucust. 7577J7777c;
September. 777776V7GXc: December. 77JJ
77K77K77c: May 81Jie81H681H81Kc
Coiuf No. 2, August, Siy,3&in2lXci
September. S4k344Q34K34Kc: December,
343433K36Kc: May,SbSsG35&i5Jc
Oats No. 2, August. 2020e2020Hc; Sep
tember. 20202020o: December. 20i20J
620Vf 2Mc; May, 2d02325K23Kc
Mess Pork, per bbL September. S9 70
9 709,4769 50: Octaber.S9 6009 C09 409 60;
January, 9 30Q9 309 079 12K-
Lard, per 100 Its. September. SO 02K68 02X
5 il05 90: October, 155 92Vg5 925 905 92H;
year, S3 775 7765 755 75.
SHOKT Ribs, per 100 Bs. September. 54 90
4 9004 571:4 72M: October. SI 97X64 970"
4 72U&4 72; January. S4 61 674 67,
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 76
77c; No. 3 spring wheat nominal: No. 2
red, 76J77c No. 2 corn. 34Jc Ho. 2 oats,
20c No. 2 rye 43c No. 2 barley. 63c No. 1
flaxseed. SI 25. Prime timothy seed, SI 401 6a
Mess pork, per bbL $9 6a Lard, per 100 pounds,
55 95. Short rib sides (loose), $4 75. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed). 54 62X4 75. Short
clear sides (boxed), S5 1265 2i. Sugars Cut
loaf, Office; granulated. 8c; standard A,
8c Receipts Flour, 9.000 barrels; wheat,
124,000 bushels; corn. 427.000 bushels; oats,
314,000 bushels; rye, ia000 bushels; barley,
3,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 7,000 bar
rels; wheat, 96,000 bushels: corn. 75,000 bush
els: oats, 215,000 bushels; rye, 31,000 bushels;
barley, 1,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was dull: creamery, ll19e: dairy, 9
4215a Egcs a,shade easier; fresh, 1415c
New York Flour more active and weak;
demand partly for city mills for West Indies.
Corn meal steady. Wheat Spot quiet, weak
andK5ic lower; options dull. fic lower
and weak. Rye quiet; Western, 5253c Barley
malt quiet. Corn Spot fairly active. Vc lower
and weak: options more active,K c lower
and heavy. Oats Spot quiet and Kfo lower:
options fairly active and weaker. Hay De
mand Arm: shipping, 6670c; good to choice, 85c
S1 (XX Coffee Options opened barely steady
SfiilO tiolnts on. closing dnll and un chanced to
110 points up: sales. 28,250 bags, including Sep-
temoer. i4.t2io.wc; uctoner, law: uecemoer,
15.0515.15c; January, 15.1015.15c; March. 15.10
15.1&c; April. 15.10c; May, 15.10c; spot Rio quiet
and firm; fair cargoes, 1SC Sugar Raw
firm and quiet; fair refining, 6c: centrifugals,
96 test, 6c; refined fairly active and firm.
Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans dull.
Rice steady and in fair demand. Cottonseed
oil quiet. Tallow strong. Rosin quiet and
steady. Turpentine dull at 4444Mc Eggs
easy and quiet: western, 1718c; receipts. 3.168
packages. Pork lower; mess inspected, Sll 00
11 60: mess uninspected, SH 75; extra prime,
S10 0010 &a Cutmeats quiet; pickled bellies,
12 lbs, 7cl0 Ibs,rac; pickled shoulders, 6c;
pickled hams, lOJJgllc Middles weak; short
clear, S5 62. Lard much depressed, few buyers
and a general desire to sell: sales western steam,
S6 37U, closing at S6 35; sales September, SS 27
6 S3, closing at SO 29 bid; October, S4 304 BL
closing at S4 29; November, S8 19 bid; Decem
ber. S6 18 asked; January. S6 I7S 18, closing
at Sfl 18 asked: February, SS 18. Butter Choice
steady, others weak; western dairy, 912Kc;
,do creamery, ll18c; do factory, 10011c
Cheese lower; western, 67c
Philadelphia Flour dull and prices ruled
in buyers' favor. Wheat Options beyond this
,month weak and lower; cash and August No. 2
red ruled steady under fair inquiry to fill
freights; choice ungraded, in grain depots, 89c;
No. 2 red, in export elevator, 83c: No. 2 red,
August, 82?ic bid: September, 82U821c; Octo
ber. 83S3)Jc; November. 83e84Hc Corn
weak and futures declined KH!c; carlots quiet
but steady; No. 2 bizh mixed, in Twentieth
strcot elevator, 44c; No. 2 mixed. August, 42V
8i2c: September. 42K3c; Octotpber, 43Q
43Kc; November, 43K44c Oats Carlots gen
erally c higher with fair demand from local
jobbers; No. 3 mixed, 23c; No. 2 mixed, 24Kc:
No. 3 white, 26c; No. 2 white, 29Hc; old No. 2
white, on tra.ck.30c; futures quiet and a shade
easier: No. 2 white, August. 28K29c; Septem
ber. 2829c: October. ISXQSXc; Novem
ber, 30SOKc Provisions steady; demand very
moderate Butter sluecish and weak; Pennsyl
vania creamery extra, 18c; do prints extra, 15
25c Eggs firm and in fair demand: Pennsyl
vania firsts, 19c
St. Louis Flour quiet but steady. Wheat
lower; tbe market showed more decided change
than for several days past,and this reawakened
specuIation.'tbough it was confined mainly to
local traders; dull cables and a lack of buyers
were amocg the depressing influences: tbe
close was iSAic below.vesterdav: No. 2 red.
cash, 74)c; August, 74Kc; September, 74g
74c closed at
vic: u
ecember. 76576?ic
closed at 76c; May. 81K08Uc. closed at Slc
Corn lower
lower and nnIl;No. 2 mixed, cash, 32
032jc; August. 82Kc closed at 32Jc bid; Sep:
teraoer, isi3?c, ciosea at aiyc oia; uctoDer,
31J$Q32c closed at Zlcs December, 30K31c,
closed 30c bid; year. 3030 3-5c, closed at
30Jc;May, 32cbid. 'Oats Cash higher: near
by options firm; No. 2 cash, lSJic: Augnst and
September, 18c: May lower at 2323c; Oc
tober. 20c asked. Rye dulL Provisions dnll
and lower.
Cincinnati Flour dull. Wheat dull and
lower; No. 2 red, 73Jc; receipts, 7,100 bushels;
shipments, 6,500 bushels. Corn dull and
weaker; No. 2 nlxed, 37c Oats easy: No. 2
mixed, 2020c Rye firmer; No. 2, 41c
Pork easier at S10 50. Lard lower at S5 80.
Bulk meats easier and lowerrshort rib, S5 12.
Bacon easier; short clear, S6 37K. Butter easy.
Suear steady. Eggs steady at 15c Cheese in
fair demand. j
Milwaukee Wheat easy; cash, 74?c;
September, 74Kc Corn lower; No, 3, 34c
Oats quiet: No. 2 white. 2c Rye dull; No. L
43c Barley quiet: September, 5KC Pro
visions easy. Pork. S9 52f. Lard, S5 85. Cheese
steady; Cheddars, S8Hc-
Toledo Cloverseed dull; 'November, $4 4a
Wool Markets.
Philadelphia Wool dun and. nominal.
St. Lours Receipts 40,148 -pounds. Market
weak and unchanged.
New York Wool steady and qniet: domes
tic fleece S239c; pulled. 2341c;Tcxas, 142Sc
Boston Tbe market lias been very dull and
unsettled for all kinds of wool. Buyers will
not take hold to any great extent and sales
have been confined almost wholly to small lots.
Tbe failures which occurred in Providpneethis
week made the feeling In wool very uncertain.
Fine washed fleeces are selling very slow.
Michigan X in small lots , have sold at
313lc, but the large line does not
bring over 80c Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleeces have sold moderately at 32033c for X
and 34035c for XX, and XX and anove No. 1
wools being held at 88c Combing and delaine
Heecta remain dull at 38040c for No. 1 combing;
35c for Ohio fine delaine and 34c for Michigan
fine delaine. Unwashed combing wools are
held at 29030c for three-eighths and 26027c for
one-quarter blood. Territory wools quiet, sell
ing principally on a basis of 60065c for fine and
fine medium. Texas, California and Oregon
wools dull at previous prices. Pulled wools
have been In fair demand at 33039c for super
and 25029c for extra. Foreign wools quiet and
held firm. ., .
THE
A BUSINESCHANCE.
Good Opening For a First-ClaBS Hotel
in Wilkinsburg Borough.
NATURAL GAS COMPANIES SCORED.
Their Weakness Attributed to Causes Which
Should he Eemedied.
PITTSBURG A CEEDIT0E AMOKS CITIES
There is a good opening for a hotel at
"Wilkinsburg. Theboroushis growing so
rapidly that existing accommodations are
wholly inadequate to the demand. There
are a number of good sites for a hotel, any
of which could be purchased for a reason
able price. A first class hotel, with pleas
ant surroundings, would be largely patron
ized in the summer season, and the perma
nent and transient custom would make it
profitable in tbe winter.
A broker, wbo is a conspicuous figure on
'Change, in conversation yesterday evening,
had a crow to pick with tbe Philadelphia and
Chartiers Gas companies. He said: "Phila
delphia going a begging at 36K and 87. I don't
understand it. It ought to be one of the strong
est and liveliest properties on 'Change, but, in
stead. Is one of tbe dullest and weakest. I am
aware that the company will soon lose some of
Soutbside mill custom, but as that has never
been regarded as valuable, its withdrawal
should make no particular difference. Tbe
loss ought to be more than made good by ex
tensions to private bouses, where better rates
are paid. I think the trouble lies in misman
agement, or rather a desire to throw tbe com
pany into the hands of the ring, to do as they
please squeez3 the little fishes, for Instance.
The trust scheme is proof of this to my mind.
"Tbe Chartiers Company is another instance
of mismanagement, or wilful disregard of the
rir.hu nt stockholders. It onebt to be paying
good dividends. Fixed charges, interest on'
bonds and every other sort of expense Qo not
approach the earnings by 40 or 60 per cent
Where does this money goT Wbo gets in
These are questions that I would like to na
answered. I think both companies are run
the interest of a few and not for the many.
new deal in the management is needed-fa
broader policy and less boggishness. Ills
would. In mv opinion, brine the stock up to Its
intrinsic value.''
According to reports tbe old Dunkard to.Vn-
ship oil field in Greene county is experiencing
a revival that is fast developing intoaflrst
class boom. Thl3 territory was first drilled in
1861 and operations lasted there until 1881. 1 All
that time no casing was used by drillers aid as
a consequence a number of wells which bade
fair to be good producers were mined by fire
clay "cave-ins." Since that time until recently
the territory has been dead, bat now a number
of drillers are at work putting down wells in
the vicinity of the old holes. The Waynesburg
.Company is drilling two, the Kanawha Oil
Company and Tanner A Turner three more,
while the Willow Grove Oil Company and
Guffey, Griffith & Domiclc are putting down
five wells. There are already five producing
wells in that locality, with a total production of
160 barrels a day.
An effort is being made to save tbe shade
trees on Wallace street, Wilkinsburg, which
will. It Is to be hoped, prove successful. A few
days ago an article was printed in this depart
ment of The Dispatck showing how a num
ber of trees had been successfully transplanted
at Portland, Me. The article attracted the at
tention of members of the Wilkinsburg Coun
cil, and was discussed at the meeting of that
body Thursday evening. The plan of removing
trees which was therein described was consid
ered feasible. No action was taken, but the
feeling was strongly In favor of saving the
trees.
Mr. Stewart, a member of Council, remarked
yesterday: "We have had several offers for re
moving and saving the shade trees on Wallace
street, one as low as $20 a tree. This is so rea
sonable that it will probably be accepted." It
may be added that If the question of saving or
destroying the treeslwere submitted to a vote
of the citizens of the borongh, the almost
unanimous voice would be, "Save them."
A gentleman who frequents Fourth avenue
and handles large amounts of money, said yes
terday evening: "The opinions of local bankers
on tbe money question, which appeared In The
Dispatch, struck the right key. There may
be a little flurry in the East, but Pittsburg and
the West will scarcely feel it. It sbonld be re ,
membered that Pittsburg is one of the few
creditor cities in the country. This brings
money here Instead of sending it away, and is
tbe reason why we suffered so little in 1873 and
former panics. A man who is not in debt and
has plenty of cash in bis pockets has nothing
to fear from the ups and downs of the money
market. Pittsburg is in that happy condition.
A letter from the Mexican capital speaks of
faulty packing as the great drawback In seek
ing to introduce merchandise from the United
States. Tbe writer says goods "are put up In
too large and too heavy packages, and when
we come to pay duty on tbe goods themselves
we find that we pay according to" the gross
weight of the packages, and tbat very often
the weight of the box Is four or five times
more than that of the goods contained in
them."
FAE FE0M EXCITING.
An Uneventful Day In tbe Stock Market
La Norlo Scalped.
Business at the Stock Exchange yesterday
morning was limited to the Sale of a member
ship at S460. This stock has been as high as
$l,30a These two facts are a sufficient com
mentary on the business situation. There was
some scalping in La Norla in the afternoon.
300 shares selling at 1 and 1. A small bundle
oi irniiaueipnia uu utuuubof.
Buyers and sellers, for the most part, were
too far apart to reach the sticklngpoint. There
were no particular changes in quotations, bnt
tho majority were declines for fractional
amounts. Bids, offers and sales follow:
vobxixg. ATTxmrooir.
' Bid. Asked. Hid. Asked.
Pitts, ret. S.AM. Ex.. 46S
BanV of Plttsbnrjr 74J
Freehold Bank M ....
Keystone Bank, fltts. CI 63X 61 64
Marine Nat. Bank .... 99 ....
Mer. A Man. Nat. B'k. HH
SIouongahelaNat.Bk 105 ....
reople'sN.Bnk ISO
Third N. Bank .... 163 ....
Allegheny Ins. Co ilS 4
Armenia Insurance. .... 101 . ....
Citliens' Insurance. ... 33 37,
Pennsylvania Ins 31 ....
Western Ins.. i SO M
Allegheny Gas Co., Ill 37H ....
Chartiers Val. Oas Co 51 ..
Nat. Gas Co. of W. Va. 78 .... 78 ....
Ohio Valley Gas 35
People's Nat Gas SO
People's N. G. P. Co 17 17 17 ....
Philadelphia Co SP S7Ji 36Jf S7
Wheeling On Oo 30X .... 3D X
Columbia Oil Co 2 ....
Forest Oil Co 100., .... 100 ....
Tuna Oil Co.. 2Jf .." ...... ....
Central Traction. - SI 31 31M a
Citizens' Traction 6H .... 6SJi ....
ntubnrjr Traction.... 47J
1'leisant Valley P. By. .... 210
l'ltts.. Alle. fc ilan...-. .. ISO
Pitta.. Y. A Ash. B. B. 30
Pitts. A L. JS. B. B 85 ....
Pitts. June B. B. Co
Pitts. & Western B. B. .... 13 13 13
P. W. B. B. Co. pref .... 20 .... 20
Monongaheli Bridge.. 23
Pitts. 4 Blrm. Bridge. 73 ....
Point Bridge 3 ....
Union Bridge i.... IS. It
La Norla Mining Co... 1 1 IK 1
Westinghouse Klectne El SIX S1U B2
U.S. Big. Co Z1X .... 21)J ....
Westinghouse A.B.Co 113,
Pitts. Oyclorama Cot.. S
At the morning call a membership brought
S4G0. In the afternoon 30 shares of Philadel
phia Gas went at 27, 200 La Norla at 1. and 100
atlj.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 150,544 shares, including: Atchison,
6.290: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western,
9,016; Erie. 4,760; Missouri Pacific, 5.425: North,
western, 6,296; Northern Pacific, 6.030;
Northern Pacific, preferred, 6,150; Beading,
9,300; St Paul, 83,050.
Mining Stocks.
NrwTosx. August 23. Amador. 100; Cale
donia B.H., 800; Consolidated California and
Virginia, 750; Colorado Central, 130; Common
wealth, 250; Deadwood Ten, 140; Eureka Con
solidated, 135; Gould & Curry. 200; Hale &
Norcross, 295; Homestake, 900; Horn Silver.
115; Iron Sliver, -200; Mexican. 315; Mutual,
140; Ontario, 8400; Opblr, 485; Occidental.
186: Plymouth, 800; Savage, 200; 8ierra Ne
vada, 260; Union Consolidated, 820; Ward Con
solidated, 166; Yellow Jacket, 305. v
rSBTJRtf blSPATCH, 'SAgTOKDAY.
QUIET AND JIAST.
Me Change In tbe Conditions oi tbe Local
Money Market.
Tbe local money market was quiet and easy
yesterday. The conditions were unchanged.
A few borrowers were accommodated at the
regular rates, 6fl per cent, according to tbe
'collateral. Only gilt-edged paper was taken at
tbe former rate.' Depositing made a very good
showing. Checking was fair, but not large.
Exchange and currency were close together.
Small notes were In ample supply. The feeling
was bounding and hopeful. A good seasonable
business was reflected in the Clearing House
report,the exchanges being 41,738,923 92 and the
balances S38L179 OS. ......
In an article on "The.Lowerlng of the Inter
est Kate," the Iron Age says: "The rapid
accumulation of wealth in this country is
having far-reaching Influences and lies at the
bottom of much of the dissatisfaction which
business men express when the question of
profits comes up. Beginning with the safest
securities, like Government bonds and some
municipal obligations. Interest has been scaled
down until the very best do not net much more'
than 2 per cent. The same has been going on
in railroad securities. J'oor'i Manual tersely
puts the matter in the following shape: 'But
tbe days of large profits appear to have passed.
A railroad which in the f utnre can pay regular
dividends of 6 per cent per annum will be re
garded In much the same light as those which
formerly paid 9 and 10 per cent for years with
out Intermission.'
"These facts are thoroughly appreciated
generally, but their consequences in other di
rections do not appear to be well understood.
Putting It bluntly, the lowering of tho Interest
rate, permanent as It seems to be. Involves a
sharp lowering of profits to manufacturers and
merchants. If in any branch the returns are
nop as great as ten years ago would have been
thought reasonable, or even if that impression
gets abroad, there is a rush Into the business,
which drags profits down, sometimes consider
ably below tbe normal level. Probably every
business man can recall instances within his
observation, if, indeed, he has .not bad them
comt within his own experience."
Money on call at New York yesterday was easy
at &6 per cent. last loan 6, closed offered
at fCI Prime mercantile paper, 445. Ster
ling exchange more active at 14 84 for 60-day
bills and H St for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
U. S. ,- 128
U. 8. 4s. eoun 128
M. K. A T. Gen. Ss .58
Mutual Union 6s....lOUf
N. J. C. Int. Cert...ll2!i
. Northern Pae. 1SU..1I7
Northern Pac2ds..ll5V
North w't'n consols. 147
; Northw'n deben's.JHH
U. a.4Ka.reg 103
U. H. 4)43, coup.... 10o5i
racincos or 'SK -lis
Ioulslanaitamnedls 89
Missouri 6s lOWf
lenn. new set. 6s.,.l06
Tenn. new set. 5s... .104
Tenn. new set. 3s. ...'73
Canada Bo. 2ds 99
Oen. Pacificists 114H
Den. A B. G., lsts...I22M
Den. &B.G.4S 7
D.4B.G.West,lna. 105
Erie, 2ds 103
11. K. & T. Oen. 6s.. 63M
Uregon A Trans. 6s.l05!4
St. L. &1.U. Gen. Ss 85X
at. I.. . K. Gen.Ji.117
Su Paul consols ....12!
St. PL Chi A fclsU.118
Txl, PcL. O.TT Bs. 80
Tx., Pc K. G.Tr.Kcts UH
union rac. Mts...-ui
West Shore 10S
Yesterdays bond offerings aggregated S248,
600, as follows: S100.000 4s at 128. and S148.500
4s at 106. Government bonds have been
dnll and steady. State bonds have been dull
and featureless.
New York Clearings, S98,544,031; balances,
4,445.948.
BosTOir Clearings, (10,057,272; balances,
SL244.250. Monev3 percent.
Baltimore Clearings. JL074,315: balances,
S34S.587.
Philadelphia Clearings, JIO.106,911; bal
ances. SL21Q.S86.
Chicago Bank clearings, 110,679,000. There
was no change in money rates. Call loans, 5
pet cent and time, 67.
ar. Louis Bank clearings, 3,347,095; bal
ances, S669.600.
LEAVING THE DOLLAK.
Petroleum Geta a Little Farther Away From
I tba Coveted Line.
The trend of tbe petroleum market was down
ward yesterday, caused, probably, by bearish
news from Butler county and the financial flur
ry In New York, but there was no excitement
and very little trading, frothing was done in
cash oil, but it was nonllnally jc lower than
September. The market closed with a weak
undertone at tbe lowest figure of the day.
A broker said: "X am (fearful we soon will
bf in the sonp again. TIpre is nothing outside
or conditions to hold tbe market up. If the
short interest were 150
would be 2 or 3 cent)
scarce and precarious f oi
per cent larger, oil
nigner, out it is too
that sort of deallncr.
1 can see no prospect oi
an immediate change
to amount to anything, floe way or the other.
Featnrea of tie Market.
Opened
Highest
Average runs
Average shipments.
. BSX
. WXl
Average cnarters. ...
DAM ... XI. V.....
ucuuin, MS. AW. , f.
Keflneo. London. SXrt
lleflned. Antwern. 17MT.
A. B. McGrew A Ca.Jquote
calls, 99i8c '
Tuts, 96Jc;
Other Oil Markets.
Beadtoed, Augnst 1 23. National transit
certificates opened at )8c; closed at 98c;
highest, 99Jc; lowest, 88JKC
Tmrsvm.x, August E3. National transit
certificates opened atlOSc; highest, 99c;
lowest, hsj-sc; ciosea, vay,i
New Yore. Anerust
Petroleum opened
weak at 98c, and declin
to98Jic After rally.
arketbecame quiet;
e close, which was
ing irom tnat ngure tne
uuu reiuauueu. du uum
steady at 98c. Total sats, 627,000 barrels.
GETTING SECOND WIND.
Business In Benlty GlveslSolId Evidence of
a Revlvi
Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 B
tier street, sold for
Mrs. Louisa Miller to Ed
Bannan, property
6108 Butler street, lot 40xUC
feet, with a brick
business house and dwelling
for $6,500.
Alios & Bailey, 164 Foui ;h avenue, sold at
auction for Jesse C. Reed brick dwelling of
five rooms, lot 63x135 feet, on Second street,
extending to Third street, fTest Newton, Pa
to J. F. Strelcher, a prominent business man,
for S935 cash.
Black & Balrd, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for the
estate of John 8. Willock to Charles Stiiel et
al, three lots on the east side of Hazelwood
avenue, Hazelwood. In tbe Willock plan, each
25x100 feet to an lS-foot alley, for $2,400.
Ewing A Byers, No. 107 Federal street, sold
for D. M. Sloane to Adam W. Snyder, lot No. 5,
21x95, In Dr. Sloane's plan of lots on Fleming
avenne. Eleventh ward. Allegheny, for S500.
George S. Martin, 603 Liberty street, sold in
tbe Maplewood Park plan, Wilkinsburg, lot
No. 76, having a frontage of 40 feet on Maple
wood avenne by 120 feet to Washington lane,
for S450 to B. Boley; also lot No. 77, In the same
plan, fronting 40 feet on Maplewood avenue by
120 feet to Washington lane, for 450 to J.
Miller.
W. A. Herron A Sons sold lot No. 113, In the
Bissell plan, 20x100, for S360: also lot on
Plvmouth street. Mt Washington, for S32S.
James W. Drape A Co. sold a house and lot
in the East End, near Lincoln avenue, for
$3,700, and placed a mortgage In Allegheny of
$2,600 for 2 years at 6 per cent, one of $1,200 and
one of $800 in McKeesnort at 6 per cent for two
years, and one of $3,800 for three years in same
place, and closed the sale of a house and lot at
Ingram station for $2,450.
Samuel W. Black A Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold two lots for tbe Blair estate,' in the
Twentyi-third ward, Pittsburg, having a
front of 25 feet eacb, on Lytle street and ex
tendlngback 120 to an alley, for $450 each.
John F. Baxter, 512 Smlthfleld street,sold two
lots In Villa Park plan. Brnsbton station, Nos.
492 and 493, frontage of 80 feet on Blackadore
avenue by 150 to a 20-foot alley, to Edward
Klmmell, for $600.
BUSINESS NOTES.
A difference of $60 Is blocking tbe way of
a $5,000 deal in real estate.
HeneT M. Long gave a gymnastic exhibi
tion at the Exchange yesterday. It was a suc
cess. ,
A $3,000 MOETOAOE was place on. a farm in
the upper part of the county yesterday. The
rate was 6 per cent.
IN 1840 a crop of oats was grown on the sand
bar in tbe middle of the river, about opposite
the Monongahela House,
The business of fire and Jlfe Insurance has
been very dull this month. It is expected tbat
September will make a better showing.
Messes. Willett, Haiclkn & Co.'s statis
tical circular places the consumption of sugar
in the United States from January 1 to July 1,
1889, at 734,101 tons.
Laeoe orders for fall drygoods, principally
woolens, are coming in from tbe country. One
or two wholesale firms are so busy they don't
know which way to turn.
Peksidejtt Geohoe J. Goekak. of the
Mechanics' National, Cashier T. H. Given, of
tbe Farmers' Deposit National, and Mr. Walter
MltcbelL of Mellon's Bank, are spending their
vacation In Canada.
Tbe Westinghouse Electric Company has
closed a contract with the Amherst Gas Com
pany for 600 Incandescent light plant for cen
tral station purposes, and work will be com
menced on it immediately.
Philadelphia fltocks.
-Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Toorth avenue.
jieicDflx .new lors: BtockEx-
enanfe.
Pennsylvania BaOroad
BH. Asked.
-S3K 62
aW40SlHMlltiMIIMHIMMMM(
asst J1U-10
Lowest $814
Itlosed 98M
I Barrels.
c- 7UoO
r
ATOTIST 24, ' 1889..
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Navigation
Northern Paetfio....
Northern Paclflo preferred....
UX
3
30
.an
THE MONEY FLUBBY
Has Little Weight In Wall Street Effect of
Jndge Cooley's Action A Cat In tbe
West Granger Ualded Gains
and Losses AboutEven.
IINew Yobe, August 23. There was a cessa
tion In tbe excitement In the stock market
to-day, and the trading was again dull and tbe
fluctuations small and generally Insignificant,
though tbe tone of the dealings was feverish
and unsettled throughout tbe day. The action
of Judge Cooley became known this morning,
and was accepted as an explanation of the
heavy sales of yesterday, and though the
traders were still bearishly inclined and en
deavored to push theadvantagealreadygalned,
they met with little encouragement from out
side sources, while some buying orders from the
foreigners dampened their ardor In the early
dealings. The money question had little, if
any, weight to-day, though tho rates on call
were held at from 5 to e per cent throughout.
There was, however, no stringency, and all
were easily accommodated.
The news of the cut by the Chicago, St Panl
and Kansas City road was tbe occasion of an
other attack upon the Grangers in tho after
noon, but this was followea by tbe announce
ment that Jndge Cooley was In conference with
the officials of that road and the Chicago, Bur
lington and Northern, which arrested tbe de
cline, and prices then gravitated upward again.
The opening of the market was made at slight
ly lower figures than last evening as a rule, and
there was some selling for a decline on the part
of tho room traders, but foreign buying orders
were encountered, and considerable taking of
profits by the sellers of yesterday helped to
check tho downward tendency, except In Cleve
land, Colnmbus, Cincinnati and St. Louis pre
ferred, which scored a drop of 1 per cent in
tbe first hour.
The market became dull but remained 'fe
verish and unsettled with a general upward
tendency until the afternoon drive at the
Grangers, when the rest of the list sympathized
to a limited extent. St. Paul and Missouri
Pacific were the chief sufferers until the Lack
awanna made a sudden drop of per cent to
14t. This decline, however, was checked be
fore delivery hour and tbe entire list rallied,
while the trading was marked by a sudden rise
of 4 per cent in Pullman to 18a The market de
veloped no further features and finally closed
dull and steady. The only marked difference
from last night's figures among the active list
was a decline of lin Chicago and East Illinois
at 43, the others being for small fractions only
and about equally divided between gains and
losses.
The railroad bond market again dropped
back into the most extreme dullness, the sales
of all Issues aggregating only $624,000. The
market was generally steady, but a few im
portant changes were recorded. Pacific 4's lost
2. at 72; Northwestern consols 2. at 147, and
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe os 2, at 65.
The following table snows tne prices of active
stocks on the New York titock Exchange yester
day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by
Whitnet 4 STirniMSOjr, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 57 fourth ave
nue: Clos-Open-
High- Low- log
Ins. est est. Bids.
Am. Cotton Oil 49S 49K 49 S 49tt
Atcn., lop. 8. P.... S3H 332 31 VM
Canada Southern 53 tVi 52 52
Central orNew Jersey.112 113M 112 112
C. Bur. OalieT.....102( 103H 102 VB.
C., Jill. A St. Paul.... 70 70X 69 6M
O.. Bock LAP... ...... S6K 97K WH 97
C St. P..H.&U tVi Wi 32 S2
C & Northwestern.. ..109M 109M V&X 109M
C. Northwestern, pr. l3
C, a, O. & 1 74 74J 73H 73
C, C, C. ft I., pf 100 100 99 99H
lel.. L. AW IUH U5H 144 U4k
Del. & Hudson 149 15014 149 149
Lake Erin A Western.. 18 lt 17H Vs
Lake Erie A West. pr.. 63 63H 63 63
Late Shore M. S.....10C!K 103X 1C2 I02V
Louisville ft Nashville. 6SU 68W 6SX tAH
Michigan central 88K &SK 87 88
Missouri Pacldc 693 70 69 63 X
N. T.. L. . A W 23 27J4 27 27
N.Yft.V. K 49 495 4S5 9J
Northern Pacinc 29X 29 29J
Nortnern Paclflo oref. 7i eiX 67H 6S
Phlladel. ft .Heading.. l A3 ' 3;i 43K
Itlchmona ft W. P. T.. 22X W4 215i 22
St. P., Minn. A Man. .101 1013? lOIfe 101
Ht. L. ft San Fran 27 27 27
Texas Paclao 19V 20 I9H 20
Union facinc 60 61 60h COi,'
Wabasn 16S
Wabash preferred 31 H 31 31 11 H
Wheeling A L. X 69 69M eiH 687$
Sugar Trust 108 108K 107M 107
National Lead Trust.. 22tf 23 22M 72H
Chicago Gas Trust SS 68), H S$
PETK0LEUM IN TEXAS.
Developments nnd Prospects In Various Parts
of Ibe Stnte.
Mr. W. Mandel, of Galveston, Tex., who was
recently sent to New York City to secure capi
tal for tbe development of oil territory, thus
talks of oleaginous prospects In the Lone Star
State: "Op to the present time oil has been
found in various sections of East and West
Texas. Geologists are of the belief that the
oil fields found In Western Texas are a con
tinuation of tbe wells which abound in old
Mexico, and which have been pronounced by
the highest authorities (to be of superior
illuminating quality. In the Western Texas
fields the oil is not f onnd in pockets, but rises
up to tbe surface continually, and the presence
of gas Is also frequently manifested. Numerous
organizations have already been formed with a
view of opening the Texas oil fields. Including
the Petroleum Prospecting Company, of New
Orleans, tbe New Orleans Lubricating Com-
Sany and tbe Pearce Petroleum Company, in
asper county.
"Owing to the long distance from the Penn
sylvania and Colorado fields, Texan operators
are encouraged with the hope that their 8tate
will eventually be in a position to produce oil
in large quantities, both for refining and lubri
cating purposes. The Crystal Ice Works, of
San Antonio, recently struck a gas well while
boring for water, and at Piedras Pintas Bancb,
in Duval county, oil has been found in paying
3uantities. In McClelland county oil has been
iscovered while boring for stock water at a
depth of 240 feet. The developments In Texas
thus far have been frequent and at compara
tively slight depths. Oil has been f onnd In one
section of Eastern Texas at a depth of only 100
feet, from which 160 barrels per day have been
taken. In Western Texas generally the fluid Is
found at much greater depth."
Boston Stocks.
Old Colony. 175
Kutland preferred.. 42
WU.Central.com... 23M
Wis. Central pr.... 60
AlIouezMgCo(new).. H
franklin 9)$
Huron X
Osceola, 11)4
Pewablo (new) 2
Qnlncv 53
Bell Telephone..-..231
Boston Land H
Water Power 6
Tamarack .104
San Diego a
Santa re copper.... 65
BRITISH IRON,
Scotch Pig Firm and Quiet Bessemer Ir
regular and Strong.
London. August 22.
Scotch Pig With the market firm business
is less active.
No. IColtness 60s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Summerlee ESs. 6d. L o. b. Glasgow
No. I Gartsheme 57s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Langloan 68s. 3d. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Cambroe -60s. 6d. f. a b. Glasgow
Ko. IShotts 6Ss. 0a. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Glengarnock 55s. Od. atArdrossan.
No. 1 Dalmelllngton ...49s. 6d. atArdrossan.
No. lEgllnton 47s. 6d. atArdrossan.
Bessemer Pig Prices somewhat irregular but
strong; market active. West Coast brands
quoted at 64s 6d. for Nos. L 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping
point. t
Middlesbrough Pig This market firm, but
volume of business has decreased. Good brands
quoted at 43s. 6d. for No. 3. f. o. b.
Splegelelsen More demand and prices
firmer. English 20 per cent quoted at 823.60. f.
o. b. at works.
Steel Wire Rods Market Is steady, de
mand moderate. Mild steel. No. 6, quoted at
6 15s. Od. f. o. b. shipping port.
Steel Rails Market continues firm with
good business. Standard sections quoted at
4 17s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point. .
Steel Blooms No material change since last
week. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 1 7s. 6(1. f. o.
b. shipping point.
Steel Billets Market continues firm but
quiet. Bessemer (size 2x2) quoted at 4
12s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point.
Steel Slabs This market holds steady but
demand continues moderate. Ordinary sizes
quoted at 4 15s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point.
Crop Ends Firm market and demand good.
Run of the mill quoted at 2 17s. 6d. f. o. b.
shipping point.
Old Kails The demand has Increased and
prices-are firm. Tees quoted at 3 2s. 6d.,
and double beads at 3 7s. 6d. c i. f.
New York.
Scrap Iron Firm market and demand fair.
Heavy wrought quoted at 2 5s. Od. f. o. b.
shipping points.
Manufactured Iron This market continues
active with prices strong but somewhat irregu
lar. Stafford, ord. marked bars(f.o.b.L'pool8 10s Od
" common bars 0 0s0d617s6d
" blk. sheet singles 0 0s 0d 815s0d
Welsh bars, f. o. b. Wales... 6 10s 0d 0 0s Od
Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York,
4s. Od. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od.
THE END OF THE WORLD,
a weird romance, by Nym Crinkle, depicting
the annihilation of life on the earth, will be
publixhed comvlete.in Uhmorrovft Dispatch.
JAS. D. CALLER President
JOHN W. TAYLOR. Cashier
CITY SAVINGS BANK,
SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST.
Capital and surplus. 1125,000.
Transacts a General Banking Basinet.
Jj8-TT8
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Eggs Higher and Finn Ohio Cheese
Advanced Melons Firm.
IRISH AND SWEET POTATOES SLOW.
Shell Corn Weaker Choice Oats Stronger
Floor .Active.
HOGS LOWER AND PB0YI8105S QUIET
Office or tiie Fittsbubo Dispatch,
Friday, Augnst 23, 1889. J
Conntry Produce Jobbing Prices.
Eggs are blgber and firm. The price at Chi
cago to-day is 16c straight for anything reliable
and at New York 18 to 19c Ohio cheese has
been advanced c, in accordance with an East
ern advance which occurred a number of days
ago. Sweet and Irish potatoes are plenty and
quiet. Watermelons are firm, with supply mod
erate. Peaches are in large supply, but prices
are steady. Cantaloups of every variety are
abundant, and markets show a downward drift.
Everything in country produce lines is plenty,
and stuff Is moving out more freely to-day than
any day of the week.
BUTTJER Creamery, Elgin, 2Jc: Ohio do,
2021c; fresh dairy packed, 16017c; country
rolls. 14016c.
Beans Navy
nana-pickea Deans, jj vugft ar,
!40L
330c fl & for choice; low grade.
medium, f2 3X8'.
Beeswax Si
1820c
CIDF.B Sand
refined, ti 5007 60; common.
S3&04 00: crab cider, $8 0003 50 f? barrel;
eider vinegar. 1012c V gallon.
Cheese Ohio, 808c; New York, 10c; Llm
burger, 80c: domestic Sweitzer, 912Kc;
Imported Sweitzer, 23c
California Fruits Bartlett pears, S3 00
3 60 box; plums. SI 752 00 a 4-basket case.
Eoos 1617c V dozen for strictly fresh. '
Fruits Apples, tl 602 00 V barrel; pine
apples. SI 001 25 lp dozen: whortleber
ries, 75cSl 00 VI pall; watermelons, S20 00025 00
P hundred; peaches, SI &02 25 f bushel box.
Feathers Extra live geese. 6060e; No. 1,
do, 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c V &.
Poultry Live spring chickens, 40045c f)
pair; old, 65070c ft pair.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Ss to bushel, S5 60
ft bushel; clover, large English, 62 Sis, $6 00;
clover. Alslke. S3 60;. clover, white, S9 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 lis, SI 65; blue grass, extra
clean, 14 As, 90c; blue grass, fancy, 14 lbs, SI 00;
orchard grass, 14 As, SI 65; red top, 11 Sis, SI 25;
millet, 60 &s. SI 00; German millet, 60 as,
SI 50; Hungarian grass, 60 Bs, 51 00; lawn
grass, mixture of fine grasses, 52 50 bushel ot
14 Sis.
Tailow Country, 4c; city rendered, 4J
5c.
Tropicai. Fruits Lemons, fancy, 84 60
5 00; rodi oranges, Jo 0005 60: bananas, 2 00
firsts. SI 25 good seconds, bunch; cocuanuts,
54 004 50 hundred; figs, 8K0c ft &; dates,
5K6kc??ft.
Veoetabi.es Potatoes, SI 25Q1 40 $t barrel;
tomatoes, home-grown, SI 2501 50 ft bushel;
wax beans, SI V bushel; green beans, 6075c V
bushel; cucumbers, home-raised, SI 60 1 bushel;
radishes, 2540c ) dozen; home-grown, cab
bages, &0o V) bushel; new celery, home-erown,
40c ifi dozen; Southern sweet potatoes, S3 75
4 00, Jrseys, J40Q4 75.
Groceries.
Green Cojtee Fancy Rio, 21X22Kc;
choice Rio. 192G :; prime Rio, 19c: fair Rio,
lSJiQlBc; old G. ernment Java, 26c: Mara
caibo, 2223c; Mod. 272Sc; Santos 1922c;
Caracas. 2022c; peaberry, Rio, 2224c; La
Guayra, 2122c.
Roasted (In papers) Standard brands,
22Kc; high grades, 2426Kc; 0id Government
Java, bulk. 3131c; Maracalho. 2627c;
Santos, 20i22Hc; peaberry, 25J4c; peaberry,
choice BJo, 23Xc;-prime Rio, Ufa; good Rio,
21c; ordinary, 2oKc
SFI0E3 (whole) Cloves, 21g25c: allspice, 8c;
cassia. 8c: pepper, ISc; nutmeg, 7080c
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c:
Ohio, 120, 8Hc; headlight, 150, Ufa; water
white, 10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine,
UKc; royaline, 14c
Syrups Corn syrups, 2629c: choice suear
syrups, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 30S3c;
strictly prime. S3Q3Sc; new maple syrup. 90c
N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48c; choice, 46c; me
dium, 43c; mixed, 40012c
Soda Bicarb in kegs, 3K4c; bl-carb in K
&Kc; bi-carb, assorted packages, &6c; sal
soda in kegs, iac;do granulated. 2c
Candles Star, fall weight, 9c; stearlne, f)
set, ; paraffine, 11012c
Rice Head, Carolina, 77Jc; choice, 6Ji
7c; prime, &K6Mc; Louisiana, 6Q6Vc
Starch Pearl, 8c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss
starch, 67c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. $2 65: Lon
don layers, S3 10; California London layers,
S3 50; Muscatels, 52 23f California Muscatels,
SI 85: Valencia, 7c; Ondara Valencia,910e;
sultana, SKc: currants, 4K5c; Turkey prunes,
45c; French prunes, 813c; Salonlca
prunes, in 2-B packages. 8c; cocoannts. f) 100,
S6 00; almonds, Lan., per B, 20c: do Ivica, 19c;
do shelled. 40c: walnuts, nap., 12Q15c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12016c: new dates,
6K6c; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 11015c; citron,
per B. 21022c; lemon peel, fl B, 13014c: orange
peel, 12Kc
Dried Frutts Apple', sliced, per B 6c
apples, evaporated, 6W6Kc: apricots, Califor
nla, evaporated, 12K15c; peaChesevaporated,
pared, 22023c; peaches, California evaporated,
unpared, 1012Uc; cherries, pitted, 21022c;
cherries, unpitted. 66c; raspberries, evapor
ated, 2424Kc; blackberries, 7K8c; huckle
berries, lu12c
hUOARS Cubes, Be; powdered. 9c: granu
lated, 8c; confectioners' A, 8c; standard
A, SKc; soft whites. 88c: yellow, choice,
7Kc; yellow, good, 78c; yellow, fair, 7Jc;
yellow, dark. 7c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), 54 50; medi
um, half bbls (600), 52 75.
SALT No. L t bbl. 95c: No. 1 ex. bbl SI 05.
dairy. 9 bbl. SI 20: coarse crystal.
i dul, i -a;
Hiccins' Eureka. 4-bu sacks. 52 80. Hizsins1
Eureka, 16-14 B pockets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches SI 500
1 90; 2dsSl 3001 35; extra peaches. SI 902 00;
pie peaches, 00c; finest corn, 5101 60; Hid. Co.
corn, 70090c: red cherries, 90cl; Lima beans,
f 1 10; soaked do, 85c: string do do, 75085c: mar
rowfat peas, SI 1001 15: soaked peas. 70075c;
pineapples, SI 4O0S1 60: Bahama do, $2 75, dam
son plums, 95c: greengages, SI 25; egg plums,
52; California pears, 52 50; do greengages, 52; do,
egg plums, 52; extra white cherries, 52 80; red
cherries, 2 fts, 90c; raspberries, SI 4001 60;
strawberries, SI 10; gooseberries. SI 301 40;
tomatoes, S2k092c; salmon. 1-ft, 5 7502 10;
blackberries, 80c: succotash, 2-B cans, soaked,
99c; do green. 2 Bs, SI 2501 60; corn beef. 2-B
cans, 32 05; 14-B cans, 514 00; baked beans. SI 45
0150; lobster. 1-B. SI 760180; mackerel, 1-B
cans, broiled. SI 60: sardines, domestic Js,
51 5004 60; sardines, domestic X. '.tS 2508 SO;
sardines, imported, Ks.SH 60012 60, sardines,
imported, K'. "8: sardines, mustard, S4 60; sar
dines, spiced, $1 60.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 533 ft
bbL; extra No. 1 do. mess, S40; extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, messed,
S36: No. 2 shore mackerel, 524. Codfish Whole
pollock. 4c V B do medium, George's cod,
6c; do large, 7c: boneless bake, in strips. 6c; do
George's cod in Dlocks, 67Kc Herring
Round shore, 55 00 B bbl; split. 57 00; lake,
52 00 W 100-B balf bbL White fish. 57 00 Vt 100
B half bbl. Lake trout. So 50 ft half bbL
Finnan haddock, 10c ft B. Iceland halibut, 13c
W ft. Pickerel. X barrel, S2 00; i barrel, SI 10;
Potomac herring, 55 00 barrel, 52 50 K
barrel.
Oatmeal S3 3006 60 V bbl.
Miners' Oil Ko. 1 winter strained, 55057c
fl gallon. Lard oil, 75c.
Grain, Flour nnd Feed.
Total receipts bulletined at tbe Grain Ex
change. 27 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago, 9 cars of oats, 2 of malt, 5 of flour,
lof middlings. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and
St. Louis, 1 car of feed, 4 of corn, 2 of whfeat,
2 of hay. 1 of coin. Sales on calLl car No. 2 y. e.
corn.47c.spot, P,4LE.B,R;1 car sample mid
dlings, 513, 10 days, P. R. R. Shell corn Is
weaker. Cholca oats are a shade higher and
firm. Flour is moving out freely at quotations.
A leading jobber reports trade better for July
and August tban'the corresponding months of
last year. The qnality of new wheat coming to
the market Is better than for years past. In
Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio this
season's wheat crop is the largest for years,
and quality has never been excelled.
Wheat Jobbing prices New No. 2 red,
81082c: No. 2 red. old, 58089c
CORN No. 2 yellow, ear, 46047c; high mixed
ear, 44045c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 41X12c;
hlgb mixed, shelled, 4141Hc: mixed, shelled,
Oats No. 2 white. 2S28Xc; extra No. 3,
2626Kc; mixed. 2223c
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 60051c;
No. 1. Western, 49050c; new rye No. 2 Ohio,
46047c
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents. So 6900 00; winter straight,.
S4 7505 00; clear winter, S4 6004 75; straight
XXXX bakers', S4 0004 25; Bye fiour,S3 60
400.
Millfeed Middlings, fine white. $13 60
15 00 ft ton; brown mlddUngsSn 50012 00; win
ter wheat bran, Sll 00011 25; chop feed, 515 600
1600.
HAY-Baled timothy, choice, $14 60014 75;
No.ldo, S12 60013 00; No. 2 do, 5110001200;
loose from wagon, $15 00017 00; new hay crop,
$10 00014 CO, according to quality: No. 1 up
land prairie, 19 0009 60; No. $7 6008 00; pack
ing do, SS 7607 00.
Straw Oats, $6 60; wheat and rye straw
$5600600. !
Previsions.
Hoes are lower at Cbio&eo to-day, with ft 60
11
as the, outside price. Provisions are easy, ia
prospect of low-priced bogs tbe coining falL'
Sugar-cured hams, large, Uc; sugar-cured
iiams, meuium, ic, sugar-cureu cams, uquj,
12Xc; sugar-cured; breakfastbacon,10osngar.
cured shoulders, 6lc; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders. 9c; sugar-cured California hams.
8c: sugar-cured dried beef flats, 10c; sugar
cured dried beef sets. He; sugar-cured dried
beef rounds, 13c; bacon shoulders, 6Kc; bacon
clear sides, 7c; bacon clear bellies, 73c; dry
salt shoulders. 6c; dry salt clear sides, 7c
Mess pork, heavy. $12 60; mess pork, family,
$13 00. Lard-Refined in tierces. 6Xc; half
barrels, ejjtc; 60-S. tubs, 63c: 20-2. pails, 7c: so-a
tin cans. 6Xc: 3-B tin pails: 7c; 5-B tin palls,
7c; 10-B tin palls, 6c; 5-B tin palls. 7c; I0-B
tin pails, 7c Smoked sausage, long. 5ct large,
6c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless bams, 1,0c
Pigs feet, half barrel, S3 60; quarter Barrel,
$2 00.
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.Dressed Bleat. :
Armour & Co. furnished the following prlte
on dressed meats: Beef carcasses. 450 to 650
Bs,&Kc;6&0to650 &s.6Kc; 650 to 750 Bis, 6H&
7c Sheep, So -p J. Lambs, 9c f) B. Hogs, 6c
Fresh pork loins, 8c
MRS. DR. CROSSLEY.
Little Maggie Hayden, only 5 years old, wbo
lives on Webster avenne, corner Klrkpatrlclc
street, became so badly affected with catarrh
as to greatly alarm her parents and friends.
She had a stuffed np condition In her bead and
throat so tbat at times it was difficult for her
to breathe She was restless nights, and tbe
dry, rasping cough was very severe. She had a
hollow look in her eyes and emaciated appear
ance, and she seemed to have a cold all the
time Her parents took her to the Catarrh and
Dyspepsia Institute, at 323 Penn avenue, and
after consulting with Mrs. Dr. Crossley and her
associate physicians, she began treatment and
became entirely cured in two months. Her
father says:
My daughter has been cured by the physi
cians of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute.
I hereby sign my name,
-ROLLINS D. HAYDEN."
Catarrh is a disease that aff ecu children as
weU as adults, and often at a very early age.
It Is the direct cause of most of the consump
tion of this climate, and not Infrequently tbe
disease develops Into consumption with chil
dren under 10 years of age. The four physi
cians associated with tbe Catarrh and Dys
pepsia Institute have for years made a special
study of catarrh and dyspepsia and diseases of
women. If they can cure you they will frankly
tell you. If theycannot they will as frankly
tell you that. The crowns of patients why
dally assemble in their parlors bear proof to
their success in maklngxures. Remember the
place. 323 Penn avenue. Consultation free to
alL Office hours. 10 A. Sf to4 P. Jt, and 6 to
8 r. M. Sundays 12 to 4 p. at. anlO-rrs
WHOLESALE HOUSE,
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA..
As old residents know ana back files of Pitts
burg papers prove, is the oldest established
and most prominent physician in the city, de
voting special attention to all chronic diseases.
&5SSN0FEEUNTILCURED
M C D fl 1 1 0 an- mental diseases, physical
IN L. II V U U O decay.nervous debility, lack of
energy, ambition and hope, impaired mem
ory, disordered sight, self distmst,bashfulness,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, emotions. Im
poverished blood, falling powers,organlc weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting the person for buslness,soclety and mar
riage, permanently, safely and privately cured.
BLOOD AND SKIN 25F?$Z
blotches, falling hair, bones pains, glandular
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth.throat,
ulcers, old sores, are cored for life, and blood
poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
1 1 DIM ADV kidney and bladder derange
U II I IN M II 1 1 ments, weak back, graveL ca
tarrhal discbarges. Inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment;
prompt relief and real cafes.
Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive experi
ence, insures scientific ana reliable treatment
on common-sense principles. Consultation
free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated
as If here. Office hours 9 A. M. to 8 p. jr. Sun
day, 10 A. H. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER,
814Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Fa.
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DOCTORS LAKE
SPECIALISTS in all cases re-
S airing scientific and conOden
al treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake.
M. R. C. P. a, is the oldest and
most experienced specialist in
tbe city. Consultation free and
trictlv confidential Office
hours to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M.; Sundays. 2 to 4 p.
M.Consult them personally, or write. Doctoss
Lake, 90S Penn ave, Pittsburg, Pa.
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