THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1889 to- .t f LOCAL LIVE STOCK; Leading Features of Trade for the i Week at Ilerr's Island. CATTLIj EUN HEAVY, PRICES DOWN E Increasing Receipts of Hogs, Shoving Sheep to the Rear. PRIMES SDFFEK LEAST FBOH A DEOP Office or PnrsBUiia Dispatch, Monday. August 26. lbsa. J The run of stock was larger than the de mands of trade, and prices were weaker all along the line. Prices at Chicago were a shade lower last week than those bought the week before, and, as supplies were heavy, concessions were made by holders, so that markets ruled 15 to 20c lower than last Monday, with some un sold at latest accounts. Prime heavy beeves, weighing 1,500 to L.UU0 pounds, ranged in price from M 75 to Jo 00. A Diamond Market butcher reports that be bought borne primes at $4 75, which would have brought 5 00 a week ago. Medium weights. 1,350 to 1,450 pounds, sold at $4 GO to $4 75; 1,200 to 1,300-pound cattle, H 20 to to SI 50; prime light weights, 900 to 1,100 pounds, S3 95 to SI 15; common to fair thin and rough steers, S3 10 to S3 55. Cows were dull and slow at $20 to $10 per head. Calves wero oniet and unchanged at a ran go of 4 to (c per pound. A few extra fine brought bc Bulls, stags and dry cows were in light supply, but equal to de mand. No sales in this Hue were reported ith the exception of a few dry cows at 3c to 3c per ponnd Fresh cows are of slow sale at bed rock prices, x leading dealer in this lino said to-da: "There is nothing in our trade at pres ent. "The ideas of country people as to iresli cows are much larger than facts warrant. We cannot buy at prices which will yield a living profit in the presentconditiou of markets. Re ceipts from Chicago: Winter & Dcllciibach, 32 head; L. Gerson, IX: L Zeigler. 123; E. Wolf, 18; A. Fromin, 9C; L. ltothschild & Co., L.U From Ohio: S. Lowenstein. 40 head. From Pennsylvania, various owners. 9 head. Total receipts. 506 bead; last week, 720; previous week, 621. Sheep nnd Lambs. Supply was larger than usual and demand was light at lower figures than last Monday. The decline was 10 to 15 per cent. The near approach of the bog season is having a depress ing influence on mutton in the opinion of a Butler county drover. The best heavy Western wethers sold at SI b5 to 4 75. A butcher reports that be bought as good sheep as he wanted at 4c, and Iambs at 5c Some common stock sold as low as 3c The range as reported for me dium to good sheep was $4 10 to S4 35; common to fair. S3 40 to S3 CO; ewes, S3 to S3 25; lambs, yA to UJic per pound. One or two extra good bunches of lambs brought SO 50 to SO CO per hundred-weight. Receipts From Chicago, 1. Zeigler, 173 head. From Ohio Sinford &. Langdpn, 145 head: J. Shepherd, S3. From Pennsylvania. J. Reiber, CO; Pisor & M cNecsc. 210; J. Ackerman, 322; G.Flinner. 07; J. Wright, VI; J. Cruikshank.111; G. W. Keesy, MX Total, 1,351; last week, 1.113; previous week, 97a Uokk. Notwithstanding increased interest in this department of lire stock, prices were a shade lower than last week. The range for Western hogs was quoted at $4 50 to S4 85, but is doubtful if the latter figure was obtained for the very best. A leading bujer sajs he bought the best on the market at $1 70. Home bogs were quoted at a rango of U 00 to SI .50. Receipts From Chicago, L. Gerson, 71 head. From Pcnnsj 1 vania, J. Reiber, C; Pior d. McNcese, 6; J. Ackerman, 87; G. Flinner, 32; J. Ciuikshank. 10; G. W. Keesy, 19. From Ohio Needy & Smith, 105; J. Shep herd, 33; Sanford A Langdon, GO. Total, 4j6 bead; last week, SW: previous week, 144. A Rutler county drover who deals in sheep and lambs almost exclusivcly.reports sales of lambs at a range of 4 to (. haid he, "There wero some extra fine bunches of lambs which brought as much as cy.e, but these were no criterion to the markeu The heavy run and scarcity of prime stock gave an extra boom to this grade." In these days of low prices low grade of stock are the great sufferers. Good goods bold up fairly welL But this week's trade shows w eakness and a shade low er prices on all live stock at Ilerr's Island. Hy Tclenrnpb. Buffalo Cattle Receipts. C5 carloads through, 2S0 for sale;' Ifidrry active for1 good ex , port and good butcher' srades: common slow; , prices irregular; extra to choice export. S4 30 4 C5; good fat steers, S3 75t 25; choice heavy butchers. S3 03 75; licht butchers. S3 153 45; mixed, S2 502 75; Michigan stockcrs and feeders, 2 503 00: Canadas, S2 50Q2 90; stock to fat bulls, S2 00fi3 00; cows and heifer-, com mon to extra, SI 753 10; milch cows and springers, common to extra. S2530; calves, heavy, S4 001 60; veals, S4 50g5 25. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 19 carloads through; 43 for sale: fairly active on sheep, slow on lambs; sh-cp, good to best, S4 604 75; fair to good, S4 404 60: common. Si 00ffi4 40; lambs, good to best, $5 0U3 75: fair to good. So 2505 00; com mon, S4 75g5 25. Hogs Receipts. 37 carloads through. 70 tor sale; active and higher; mediums and heavj, S4 1504 00: mixed, $1 504 60; coru Yorkers and pigs, S4 C54 75: grass Yorkers, 51 254 40; roughs, S3 25S3 60; stags, S3 003 25. New York Beeves Receipts, 4,900 head. making 13,400 head for the week. Fresh arri vals included 121 carloads for city slaughterers direct and 87 carloads for the market; good and prime steers were a snade firmer, inferior and common dcidedlv dull and weak; native steers sold at from S3 25 to $4 85 per 100 pounds; sir earn of Colorado do, S4 051 73; tjireo carloads of Texans at S3 00; native bulls id dry cows at 52 002 85. Calves Receipts, L4Whead, making 5,000 head for the week; tinner and higher for veals at S3 00G 73 per 100 pounds; steady for buttermilk calves at S2 503 00. Sheep Re ccipts, 15.900 head, making 44,300 head for the week; dull and lower for both sheep and lambs; sheep sold at S3 S0J 85 per 100 pounds, lambs at S4 50S6 60, Willi two carloads up to SO 75. Hoes Receipts 0,500 bead, making 29,400 head i for the week; reported steady for live hoes at S4 1004 85. CQICAOO Cattle Receipts. 11,000 head; ship ments. 2,000 head; market higher for choice, bthers steady: beeves. Si 4024 75; steers, S3 00 4 50; cows, bulls and mixed. SI 20Q3 00; Texas cattle. SI C02 90; natives and half breed. S3 0t'3 CO. Hogs Receipts, 12,000 head; shipments, 4,500; market strong and 5 cents higher: mixed. S3 804 30; heavy. S3 CO 61 05; light. S4 u04 65: skips, S3 5001 3a Sheep Receipts, 7,000 bead: shipments, 2.000 head: market steady; natives, S3 404 60; west erns. S3 604 10; Texans, S3 404 00; lambs, S4 504 75. The Drover? Journal special cable gram from London quotes moderate supplies of cattle from all quarters: medium to choice American cattle, ll13c per pound, estimated dead weight. Kansas Crrr The Live Stock Indicator re ports: Cattle Receipts. 6,518 bead; shipments, 2,745 head: offerings mostly Texas and Indians; market strong and 510c higher for steers; cows steady; good to choice corn fed steers, 53 S54 10; common to medium. S3 25t3 70; stockers and feeding steers, SI C0S3 10; cows, J2 35ffi3 C0;grassrangesteers,Sl 002 63. Hogs Receipts, l,bG5 bead; shipments, 677 head; offerings hardly sufficient to make a market; good to choice light. Si 004 10; heavy and mixed, S3 6003 9a Sheep Receipts, 2,337 head; shipments, 907 bead; market weak and 1020c lower than last week; good to choice ranttons, S3 6003 90; common to medium. 12 2503 25. ST. Louis Cattle Receipts. 3,100 head; shipments. 1,800 head; market stronger; choice heavv native steers, S4 1004 50; fair to pood do, S3 8001 15; stockcrs and feeders. S2 103 00; range steers. Si 3003 la Hoes Receipts. 1,800 ' head: shipments, 909 head: market strong; fair to choice heavy, S3 9004 10; packing trades, S3 J0g4 15; light grade, fair to best. S4 1004 3a Kheei Receipts, 4,900 head; shipments, 1.000 head; market steady; fair to choice, S3 2004 30. Cincinnati Hogs easier: common and light, S3 6004 CO: packing and butchers, S4 100 4 35; receipts, 1,340 bead; shipments, 2S0 head. Brllii.li Breadstuff. Londox, August 2a The Mark Lane Ex press, in its review of the British grain trade during the past wek. says: A rainy and chilly Augnst has diminished the valuo of the crops. The area of rain-soaked corn is very large. The condition of barley Is also very bad. The samples of new wheat received hat e not been numerous. The opening price for white wheat was 30s, and for red 34s. Wheat sells slow. Old wheat sells slow and deliveries have been larger than usual and prices are low. The sales of English wheat during the week were 33,670 quarters at 30s 6d, against 20,613 quarters at 3Gs Id during the corresponding eriod last year. One cause for the cheapness of home-grown wheat 13 attributed to the languid demand for flour and the pltntitnde and cheapness of vegetables. Both foreign flour and foreign wheat are dull. The supplies exceed the requirements, being nearly 100,000 quarters ahead of the demand during the week, lieans and peas aro firm, owing to the bad re ports of home yield and the large quantity of for eign on passage prevents an advance. At to day's market fine white new wheat was held at 30s to SSs; fair damp red was offered at Sis to 34 and old English, 31s. The big strike blocks trade. Foreign wheat for immediate delivery was dearer. Corn, except for immediate de livery was easier; the inquiry was slack. Bar ley was steady. Oats were dearer. Jletnl Market. NewVobk Pig iron st eadyand quiet; Amer ican, S15 60018 0a Copper, nominal; Lake, Sep tember. Jl 80. Lead, dull; domestic, S3 85. Tin, dull atfd firm; straits, 20 4a MAMETS JY VIBE. A Unlly In tbo Wheat Tit Canscd by Statlf tics, Sbowlna a Larco Sborlnce In the World's Supply Corn Lower nnd Oats btendy. Chicago The market was active and higher for wheat to-daj. At tho opening prices did not show material changes from Saturday's closing rango on futures, and the continuation of the fine weather overywhere on this side caused a majority1 of speculators to feel very friendly to the short side. The most bullish feature of tbo day was the report, said to bo based upon reliable information from abroad, that tho Vienna' Grain Congress, in the esti mates that It would give out to-morrow, would show a shortage In the wheat crop of Europe of 15 per cent. The report will show, it is said, 222.000.0CO bushels less than an average crop for five years, and tho trade hero figured it out that if the report proves correct there will be a shortage In the world's crop of ISO.000,000 bush els for 1S89. On this news the prico of December was run uptooc, or lc above Saturday's closing quotations. Closing cables were dull with a limited demand for spot wheat at Klc decline in prices at Liverpool, which is rather difficult to harmonize with the Vienna report. What is still more remarkable is the fact that thero were Paris selling orders here to-day from par ties who have an agent in Vienna. Based on Saturdays closing the advance in futures to day was Ui01c August showing tho greatest strength. Corn was actiro and w cak early in tho ses sion, with trading quite heavy, but later a re action follow ed. '1 he early w eakness was due to large receipts and fino weather and pros pects of a large increase in the Msiblo supply. The market opened KKC lower than the clos ing of Saturdav, was weak and declined iiic, rallied ic became quiet and steady.closiug HG!c lower than Saturday. Oats were fairly active, weaker and Jc lower early, due to large receipts. An increase in the visible supply, large offering and weakness in the corn made the activity. Later buyers took hold freely. Tho advance in wheat also pro duced a better feeling, and prices advanced GJs'c, and the market closed steady. The inquiry for mess pork was fairly active, but the offerings were, not very large. Prices ruled 15020c higher, and the advance was fairly well advanced. Very little interest was manifested in lard, and the feeling was steady. Trading was mod erately active in nbs. Early the feeling was stronger and slightly advanced prices were ob tained. Later the feeling was easier, and the market closed steady at about medium figures. The leading futures ranged as follows- Wheat No. 2. September. 76077JJ076 77c; October. 7C07Gc; December. 77078076 78ic: year, 75e7b75K07OKc COKN No. 2, September. 33-033K33K 33Jfc; October 34034c; December.s34AJKii5 Jo'ic. Oats No. 2. September. ISfiiQigjic: October. 1902OlU-X2Oc; December, 20K&K20k COKc Mess Poue, per bbl. September. S9 ft'0 9 85g9 639 75: October.59 6509 8509 62K977K; January, 89 1009 17KC9 076 17- Lard, per. 100 as. September. 5 9005 97 5 905 97: October, S5 9203 97; January, So 7505 bmH 755 80. Shout Ribs, per 100 Its. September, SI 85 01 82Ji; October. S4 8204 Sj4 82J4 82; January, $4 62X04 65. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, TSc: No. 3 spring wheat 6s70c; No. 2 red. TSc No. 2 corn. 33Kc No. 2 oats, 19c No. 2 rye.42Kc No. 2 barley. 63G7c No. 1 flaxseed. SI 2U. Prime timothy seed, SI SS1 4a Mess pork, per bbl, S9 75. Lard, per 100 pounds, S5 95. Short rib sides (loose). Si 7504 8a Dry salted shoulders (boxed). S4 G2X04 75. Short clear sides (boxed), S3 125 21 bugars Cut loaf, 909Jic; eranulated, 8)c; standard A. fcjic Receipts Flour. 12.000 barrels; wheat, 110,000 bushels; corn, 412.000 bushels; oats, 322,000 bushels; re, 21.000 bushels; barley, 3,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 17,000 bar rels; wheat, 109.000 bushels: corn. 441,000 bush els: oats, 375,000 bushels; rye, 1,000 bushels; barley, none. On the Prodnco Exchange to-day the butter market was fairly active: fancy creamery, 17018c: fine, 14016c; fine oairies, 13011c; fair to good, 910c Eggs steady at 14014c New York Flour in moderate demand and steady. Cornmcal quiet. Wheat Spot opened yic off. weak on free sellers, was moderately active, and closed steadier; options opened y.ii He lower, but recovered and advanced lKliC with more active trading; the rise was occa sioned by a report that the Vienna Congress made the wheat crop of Europe 15 per cent less than last year and the shortage of Russia, Austria, Hungary and Roumania 1C0, 000, 000 bushels. Rva quiet; western, 53c. Barley malt quiet; Canada, OOcQJl 03 lor old and new. Corn Spot moderately active, a lower and steady: options more active as pressed for sale and M$c lower, closing steady. Oats Spot fairly active and Xc lower; options more active. KQVic lower and weak. Hay fair ly active and firm: shipping, 70075c; good to choice, 85:031 oa Hops easv and quiet. Coffee Options opened dull at 6010 points down; closed barely steady at 10015 points down; sales. 32,000 bags, including August, 14.90015c; September. 14.9O0I4.93o; October, 15015.05c; November, 15c; December, 15015.10c; January, 15.03c: March. 15.10015.15c: May, 15.10 15.1Sc; spot Rio quiet and steady at ISKc. Sugar Raw inactive and nominal; refined fairly active and firm. Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans dull. Rice steady and in fair demand. Cottonseed oil irregular. Tal low stronger at 4c Rosin quiet. Turpentine dull. Eggs firm and in fair demand; western, 1701SKc; receipts. 7,057 packages. Pork quiet; mess, inspected, S11011 50; mess uninspected, SH- Cutmeats quiet. Lardstrongenmoderato export demand; speculation quiet; sales, west ern steam, S6 350637; September, S6 31; Octo ber, SC 31; November, SO 26; December. SO 20. Butter quiet; extra steady: others easy; west ern dairy, 9012Jc: creamery, 10018c Cheese stronger and quiet; western, C07c Philadelphia flour Demand very slug gish and prices weak; western winter clear new, S4 CO04 SO; straight, new, S4 0004 60: win ter patent, new, $4 6505 00; Minnesota clear. S3 6004 00; do straight, S4 5005 00; do patent S3 1505 70. Wheat Options weak and lower; rarlots steady under moderate offerings, but demand slow; steamer No. 2 red, in export elevator, 80c: No. 2 red, in elevator, S2Jc:No. 2 red. August, 825e,82c; September, 81?i S2i; October. 82i8c; November. 830S3Wc Corn Speculation tame and options declined KMo: carJots steady with moderate demand; No. Smixed in Twentieth street elevator. 43c; steamer No. 2 mixed on track, 43Kc; No. 2 mixed, in Twentieth street elevator, 44c; No. 2 high mixed on track and in grain depot, 44c; No. 2 mixed, August, 4142c; September. 41K042c: October. 4243c; November, 430 43ic Oats Carlots wtfakand irregular: old No. 2 mixed, 25c; new No. 3 white. 25U02CC: old No. 2 white, 30c; new do, 28i29c; futures wrpalrand lower; Nn Swhltn inmit noitMti.. September. 2802SKc; October, 2S?i?Jc; No vember, 29;jajc Provisions steady but quiet. Pork Mess, new, $13 50014 00; do prime new. S7 00: family. S14 00011 50; hams, smoked! 12011c Lard Western steam, $6 6206 70. Butter dull and weak; Pennsvl vania creamery extra, 18c; do prints extra, 20025c Eggs firm Pennsylvania firsts, 19c Chee3o steady: part skims, 66Kc '' St. Louis Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat Cash steady: options higher, dull and lower cable news and a liberal movement caused the price to easo of Qic early in the day. Reports that tho Vienna Congress placed the world's crop shortage at 23L0U0 000 stiffened feeling and prices advanced lQllie and market closed at the ton. No. 2 red casn 73074c; August, 73JS!74jic closed at74Jc bid; September. 747c, closed at73075Kc. December. 7677Jc closed at TTJ-ic: year. 745'c closed at 74c bid; May. 8OSOK0Slkc. closed at 81c bid. Corn lower and weak; No 2 mixed, cash. 3131Jic; August closed. 31lfc; September, 31Jc; October, 31c bid; Decem ber, 30c asked; year, COJc asked; May. 32Jic Oats quiet: No. 2 cash, 18c: Mav. 22X0224?c September and October. 18c bid. Rye steady at 39c Flaxseed steady, 123. Provisions dull. Cincinnati Flour dull. Familv, S3 15J3 3 35: fancy. S3 7503 90. Wheat in fair demand; No.2red.JJc;rcceipts, 9,500 bushels; shipments, 4.000 bushels. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, 35 36c Oats weaker; No. 2 mixed, 19K02Oc Ryo dull; No. 2, 41c Pork quiet Slo till. Lard firmer atS59a Bulk meats quiet; short ribs. So 1005 15. Bacon In fair demand; short uieai, cu -ruo oi?. jubLci eta, xaucy creani erv, 20021c: choice, 11012c . Sugar easy refined, 8Cj9J4c; New Orleans, 7708c. Eggs steady at 15c Cheese firm; prime to choice Ohio flat, 78c Milwattxee Wheat firm; cash, 75Jc; Au gust, 75-Xc; beptember, 75c Corn easier; No. 3, 33KE34C Oats lower: No. 2 white. :a02Uc Rye Bteady: No. L 444c Barley easv: No. 2, 5ye. Provisions lower. Pork. cash. 9 75; Sep tember, S9 75. Lard, cash, S5 95. Cheese un changed; Cheddars, S08c Baltimore Provisions dull. Butter firm western packed, 10013c: creamery, 17K19!4c' Eggs stiff at 17c Coffee quiet; Rio fair, 18j llc Toledo Cloverseed dull; October and No vember, $4 35. The Drjcood Market. New York, August 2t There was little Viange in the demand for drygoods at first hands. Thero is an active delivery of goods due and the order books of agents show many articles still sold weeks and months ahead. Tho jobbing trade was active, with & large drivo in Wcstbrook ginghams. The tone of tbo market continues of a generally firm char acter. Grain In Slab!. CHICAGO. August 2a The visible supply of grain as reported for the Board of Trade is as follows: Wheat, 14,295,000 bushels: Increase, 74,000 bushels. Corn, 9.477,000; In crease, 1.450,000 bushels. Oats, 6,612,000 bush els; increase, 613,000 bushels. Rye. o7ft000 bushels; increase, 10,000 bushels. Barley, 328, 000 bushels; decrease, 28,000 bushels. THEY FEEL 'BETTER. Business Conditions Point to the Be ginning of a Bevival. JOHN BULL'S' TECDLIAE MONEY. A Silver Certificate Which the Pnllic Should Guard Against, and nOW A FINANCIER TALKS ABOUT IT Although it is probably too soon by two or three weeks to expect a permanent re vival of business, all of the movements and indications yesterday were in that direction. There was more Hie in stocks than had been witnessed for many a Monday. Even pe troleum operators demonstrated that they are not ready to shut up shop. There was a good inquiry for bouses and lots, and abrisk demand for mortgages. Bankers reported actual business rather better than earlier in the month, with a rosy prospect ahead. In conversation sev eral of them stated that the money flurry in the East had about died oat, and with it had disappeared the last obstacle to a bnsy and profitable fall and winter trade, in which every branch of business would share A dangerous counterfeit, or fraudulent sil ver certificate of tho denomination of (10 has been put in circulation in the last few days. It is so well executed that Government experts and local bankers think it is printed from stolen plates. Speaking of this counterfeit yesterday, a Fourth avenue financier said: "If tho opinion generally held, that this note was printed from stolen plates, bo correct, the Gov ernment should bear tho loss, as bank tellers and the people havo no mean3 of protecting themselves against a fraud of this 'kind, of which carelessness on the part of tho treasury officials is certainly an element." He added: "Responsibility for counterfeit or bogus money should go further. Frequently unsigned national bank bills are stolen any the proper names filled in by the thieves. If the banks exercised proper care this could not hap pen. The banks should be held to as strict ac countability for their issues as men in other branches of business are for their acts. How are tho people to know whether the bills they re ceive are properly signed or not, when experts aro often at a loss to distinguish between the bogus and the genuine, and to make them bear the loss Is unjust as well as unreasonable." Several of the large drygoods firms in New York report a material increase in the volume of business, and say that the fall trade opens most auspiciously. Tbo noticeable feature at present is the large number of Southern people who are in the metropolis buying goods. Pay ments are being promptly made, and the entire situation, as compared with previous years at this period, is eminently satisfactory, and the prospects lor a continuation of a big business this fall and winter are unmistakably good. w Jay Gould said to a fellow broker tho other day: "I feel the same as every other sensible man does on the market. 1 am a bull and look for considerably higher prices this fall. and. I think that results will substantiate the position which I take" It is seldom that anything so unusual as to at tract special attention occurs in any of tho Pittsbnrg banks, but an instance of this kind happened yesterday. Shortly before noon an old gentleman, so "English, yon know,"that he either dropped all of his "h's" in talking, or used them where they did not belong, ap proached the assistant cashier's window in a Fourth avenno bank and said ho Tt anted to make a deposit. "All right," said the official. "Wo will be very glad to open an account with you." The gentleman thereupon drew from his pocket a number of Bank of England notes, amounting, in all, to S00,or, in round numbers, $4,000. He said he bad just' arrived from En gland, and as he intended to remain here, and had no immediate use for tho money, be had concluded to deposit for safety- Tho notes are printed on thin, delicate white paper of the best quality, and are about five inches wide by six or seven in length. The en graving is plain and neat, presenting a marked contrast in this respect to the ornate appear ance of American Treasury notes or national bank bills. Upon a casual observation, these notes would bo considered easy prey for the counterfeiter, but a close inspection reveals a maze of delicate lines and marks woven into the paper, each of which, no doubt, possesses special significance, and the least variation in which would be perceived by experts at a glance. In England the penalty for counter feiting these notes is death. The report of tho underwriters' committee on the great fire at Seattle tells the old story of an inflammably built town, growing at a phe nomenal rate and indifferent to tho need of in creasing its means of protection against fire correspondingly. The water mains, which had once served tho place satisfactorily, bad be come too small, and no arrangements had been made for drawing a supply in case of need, from the great body of salt water which washed the wharves. The volunteer fire de partment, insufficiently provided with the ap paratus and comparatively untrained, was powerless in tbo face of tho lightning-like spread of the flames. In brief, tbo city was not pronerly equipped to contend with any but the most ordinary blaze. As it was at Seattle so It is In other busy, rapidly-growing Western towns, many of which will doubtless realize, only after just such a scorching, the absolute need and real economy of enforcing safe building laws, at least in tho business districts, and providing fire departments and water supply systems cal culated to keep pace with the development of tho place. The light offerings of bonds have resulted in a steady lncreaso In tho Treasury surplus, which, according to the Treasurer's statement, now amounts to 70.800,000, being tho highest point reached since October last. Tho pension payments for tho present month aro estimated at 18,000,000, and the surplus will be reduced accordingly. Further reductions are also ex pected in the fall, when the usual movement of crops takes place.; A GOOD MONDAY. Captnin Bnrbonr Persuade Stack Brokers to Brace Up and Do Somclbinjr. Thero was more vim in tho stock matk'et yesterday than is usual on Monday, the sales amounting to 537 shares, of which 226 wero Philadelphia Gas and 300 La Noria. The former was oil a trifle in the forenoon, but firmed up later on, with light offerings. La Noria hung around the old figure, as did the Tractions. Electrio was steady, but ne glected, while Switch and Signal showed no particular change Forest Oil was bid up to 102 in the afternoon, with none offered. Natural Gas of West Virginia let go a little, the best bid at tbo afternoon's board being 78. The rest of the list was steady to firm. It was said that a considerable number of or ders had been received on Saturday and yester day morning. This affords ground for hope that any change from now on will be for the better. Bids, offers and sales were: MOBXIHG. APTIBSOOX. Mid. Asked. Hid. Asked. Fourth National Bank 130 ' Keystone Kink, l'ltts. 61 65 Jler. Man..Nat. B'k. S1J "" People'sN.lIink 150 Cliartlers Val. Was Co. 49 61 Mat. Has Co. of W. Va. 79 .... 78 Ohio Valley Ou 33 People's t Uas SO People's N. U. & P. Co 17 17 VH UK Pennsylvania Gas 15 .... is ... rtilladelpbla Co 36Ji .... 3g jov Wheeling Uas Co ao .... 30 Ji2 Forest Oil Co lyf .... lo' .... Washington OU Co.... 82 .... Central Traction. 11)4 3iv 3 -jjjf Ultlzens'Tractlon 6 70 69 "i .. 1'lttsbur? Traction '49 ....' 49 Pleasant Valley t Ky. 210 Pitts., Alle. & Alan ax) l'ltts. June. It. J t. Co jo 2ju p., c& st-L.it.it. co. ;.. 21 flits. A Western H. K. .... 13 .... u P. & W. K. 1C Co. pref .... V) 19 a Union Bridge 15 .... .... ,.., La Korl Mining Co... H IK lW 1M U'estmjrhouse Uectric 8154 SZ'i 5114 szu U.S.iSlc Co. - 215( 22 liJ S Sales at the morning call were 221 shares of Philadelphia Gas at36. 100 La Noria at 1H. and 100 Switch and Signal at 2 In the after noon 2 shares of Philadelphia Gas broncht 36 100 La Noria and 11 SwiUh andtil--ria!22., r , The total sales of stocks at New York yester-i, day were 170,532 (hares, including: Atchison, 8.850: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 7.810: Louisville and Nashville, 3,627; Missouri Pacific, 4,750; Northwestern, 9,450: New Jersey Central, 4,480;Nortbern Pacific, 8,910; Northern Pacific preferred, 15.200; Reading, 161200; St. Paul, 2a&15; Union Paplflc, 6,757. K0 LONGER DOUBTED. The Conviction Become! Settled That Brisk Times Aro Close nt Unnd. 'Business at tho banks yesterday was of good proportions In all of the regular lines, checking being the feature Some paper was discounted, but it was for small amounts, and at the regu lar rates. The conditions of the money market wero unchanged, bnt there was a feellne of hopefulness on the theory, probably, that coming events cast their shadows before which was refreshing and reassuring. That good times are not far distant is no longer doubted. The clearings were $2,119,649 44, and theialanccsS3S8,497 05. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy at2fl5K per cent, last loans JL closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper. 5J sterli?K exchange more active but weak at $i S3K'or 60 day bills and S4 S6 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. , U. S. 4,res JJ8 U. h.45. coup 12tl U. 8. 4Xs, ret? iaV U. 8. 4H. coup.... lWw l'aclflctsof'SS. 113., Loulslanastampcdls 9 Missouri 6s 100! lenn. new set. 6s. ...105 Tenn. new set. 5s. ...102 Tcun. newset.3s.... 72f Canada bo. 2ds 93 S Oen. Pacificists H4"i Den. A K. O., lsts...J02 Den. AH. U. 43 79 D.&K.O.West,lsts. 105 Krie,2d 104 il.lt. &T. Gen. 6s.. 63!j M. K. 4T. Gen. Ss . 57 Mutual Union 6s. ...100 N. J. O. Int. Cert...lI2X Northern l'ac. Uts..tl6 Northern Fac. iia..Wi Northw't'n consols. 149 Northw'n deben's..J1515 Itmonn .fr Tr.nl. (tS.tftM 3t,l Jtl.M. Uen.585K St. I..&h.F.Uen.ii.ll6 81. l'aul consols ....128 St.FL Chi A Fc.lsti.117 ri.,l,c.UO.Trls.W Tr., l'c K. G.Tr.Kcts 37H Union l'ac. ms j; West Bhore W5 Tho bond offerings at the Treasury Depart ment yesterday ageregated S202,500, made up of 4 per cents registered. S50.000 at 128; 5200,000 4Js registered and 512,500 do at 100 and in terest. New Yobk Clearings, $57,87S,8SC; balances, S3,82a374. Boston Clearings, S12.430.805; balances, $1,5Z3,30L Money at 2K3 per cent. Baltimore Clearings. tLtl77,675; balances, S20S.10S. . , Philadelphia Clearings, 59,107,037; bal ances. Si.4S9.9Sa London The amount of bullion gone into tho Bank of England on balance to-day is aO0a Bar silver, 42d per ounce. Paris Three per cent rentes, 85f 75c for tho account. Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear ings, $9,937,000. St. Louis Bank clearings, $3,299,641; bal ances. SS93.92L BETTER TEAM THE ATEEAGE. Oil Drops But Recover, and Clones In Good ,Shnpe. Petroleum developed a firm undertone at tho opening of the market yesterday, and the price soon advanced from 97 to 97 on good buying here and in New York. Later Pittsburg and Oil City turned sellers, causing a decline as rapid as tbe advance had been. Tho lowest quotation of the day, 96, was made shortly before the close.atwhich time Oil City changed its tactics. This bull movement was responded to by a prompt rally to 97, at which tho market left off, with a temper Indicating confidence of as f;ood or better figures to-day. Trading was ively, Hut not particularly heavy, and was en tirely professional. Saturday's clearings were 758,000 barrels. Tho field news was less bearish than for some time. Features of the Olarket. Corrected daily by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 97 t Lowest Wn Highest 93 I Closed V7H Barrels. Average runs 50,219 Averaffe shipments 78,901 Average charters 41,471 Kefined, Mew York, 7.20c. Keflnert, London, 5Kd. Kefined, Antwerp. 11 t. Keflned. Liverpool, 6)ad. A. B. McGrew fc Co. quote: Puts, 96?97c; calls, 99Ji99Kc S Other Oil Markets. On CiTT.Aucust 2a National transit certifi cates opened at 97c; highest, 98Kc; lowest, 96c; closed, 97c Bradford, August 2a National transit certificates opened at 9Gc; closed at 97c; highest, 98c; lowest, 96Jc. Titusville, August 26. National transit certificates opened at 97c; highest, SSy,c; lowest.-pe&c: closed, 97c- New York, August 2a Petroleum opened steady at97c, and declined to 97c A decided improvement then occurred, and the prico moved slowly up until the close, which was strong at 98c Total sales. 534,000 barrels. EEALTY MOVING. A Good Record for Monday Sales In City and Country W. A, Herron & Sons sold five lots ont Her ron avenue, near tbe car stables. Thirteenth ward, in size about 25x80 feet each, for $4,000 cash. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to L. Keifer two lots on the J. S. Willock estate plan on Hazelwood avenue, each 25x100 feet to an 18-foot alley, for $l,60a Reed B. Coyie & Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold for A. P. Stephenson to Mrs. Mary McGinty, lot No. 71 in Marion place plan of lots for $300. Henry A. Weaver &. Co. sold for the heirs of George Black, deceased, 120 feet front on Western avenue, Allegheny City, adjoining tho residence of Mr. Herbert Qu Puy. and extend ing back 630 feet to Ridge avenue, for $90,000, or S750 per foot front. This is one of tho finest properties in cither city. It was pur chased along with other property by the late George Black, 28 jears ago, from the executors of Charles Brewer, at the price of $112 per front foot. Major A. J. Pentecost sold for George Arnold to D. Peipher, four lots in J. S. Mc Donald's plan, corner Perrysville avenue and East street. Tenth ward, Allegheny, at tho terminus of the electric railway, for 31,000. Samuel W. Black di Co. sold a lot 100x200 feet on tbo southwest corner Osborne lane and Beaver road, Osborne station, to H. Wilson for $2,ooa Alles A Bailey placed a mortgage of $1,000, three years, at 6 per cent on property in the Twenty-seventh ward, Southside. The Pittsburg Company, Limited, sold for Annie IL Davidson six lots fronting 225 feet on Center avenue and t extending bck on Craig street 170 feet to an alley, to a resident of tbe East End for $12,375. This tract, with the lots sold to Mrs. R. A. Kerr, includes the entire block from Davison to Craig street on Center avenue. STOCKS STBOKGEB. Tbcv Becln tbo Week With Indications of n. Boom Prospects of n Money Squeeze Disappear Some Bis Advnncca nnd No Declines Bonds Featureless. New Yobk, August 26. The stock market opened tbe new week with some animation and a decidedly strong tone, in marked contrast to the weakness of last week's trading. The close of Saturday gave promise of a better feeling among "traders in regard to both the Western railroad situation and the monetary prospects, and there was to-day little pressure to borrow and the rates for money weut back to as low as 2 per cent. Tho Canadian bankers were offer ing about $3,000,000 on the street and the Bank of Montreal about half as much, which cave Immediate relief, and the impression gained ground that there would bo no lack of oifetings from the same sources as lonr- im the hiirh rates wero in force. Tho London market was ma terially higher this morning, and nnder the im F roved circumstances hero first prices were rom ii to K por cent better than Saturday's closing figures. The tone of the market was firm, though lit tle progress was made outside of the specialties until tbo afternoon, and usual dullness pre vailed, though tho improvement in values was steady with small fluctuations. The bulls gained confidence as tho day wore along, and when tbe announcement was made that tho Secretary of tho Treasury had accepted over $1,500,000 of bonds tbe bullish feeling becamo much more pronounced, and tho market showed it in tbe increased activity and tho accelerated upward movement in prices. The specialties felt the stimulus most strongly, and Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and St. Louis made a spurt of over 2 per cent, while the Coal stocks were specially prominent in tho rise Jersev Central and Delaware and Hudson reached still higher figures than ever before in the history of tbe companies. The movement, however, extended to tho entire list, and every thing continued to rise until the close, which was fairly active and strong at the besoprlces of the day. The crop news was still mbst favorable, as well as the reports of tho earnings for tbo third week In August. And while there was little outside support to the market, tbe short sellers found the market going rapidly away from them. The filial gains are material, and New Jersey Central is up 3 per cent, Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati and St. Louis 1. Chesa "peak'e and Ohio 1st preferred 2, Delaware and Hudson 1, Missouri Pacific Louisville and Nashville, Lake Erie and Western pre ferred and Northern Pacific preferred IJjSeaclf, Bnrlington and QulncylVi, Union Pacitio arid Northwestern VA each. Chesanenkn nnrlYlhln and Lackawanna'! per cent each, and others iracuunai -amounts.. . 7 - Railroad bonds were as dull as nsdal, the sales of all issues reaching only $662,000, and while tbe tone of tho dealings was firm in the afternoon, the forenoon was rather weak. The market was entirely devoid of special features, and the few important final changes include declines of IK iu Erie 2nds extended at 120, Indianapolis. Decatur and Springnelnlotsa Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western lsts 1. at 123. Northern Pacific lsts 1 at 116, Ohio and Mississippi; Springfield division, IK at 110X. and Rending 2nd incomes 7H at 61. Tbe ad vances were St. Paul Terminals 1 to 108X. Hocking Valley 5s 1 to 63, Richmond and West Point Trnst 6s 1 to 99, and Manitoba 5s 2 to 99V. lhe following table snows the prices of active stocks on the ilew York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally ror Thb Dispatch by Whttmict A Stephenson, oldest PlttsborK mem bers of Mew York Stock Exchange, 67 Fourth ave nue: Clos-Open- Hlirh- Low- in, luff. est- est. .Bid. Am. Cotton Oil 6u 5IK 49', 61K Atch.. Top. A S. K.... 3o XH 55X 36 Canadian Pacific 61 UK 61.H 6! Canada Southern 52ii Central or .New Jersey.ll3 115 113 115), CentralPaelni... 34 Chesapeake A Ohio.... I3H 24' 231 UH C Bur. A Outlier. ....103K loi5 l(wj3 104'j C, Mil. A St. Paul.... 70sJ 71M 7uij 71 C. KocKLAP 97i 93M 97, S, U, BUL. ftfltts 12 U, St. P..11.4U St 3J S3 - 33! st.pM.&o., pr. c sax ssy H sh C A -Northwestern.. ,.109 U05i 1XH 110H U.A Northwestern, pr. l-O1, C, C.,C,& 1 7414 76J 74 78 C, C. C. A I., pf 100! 101. lOiii 100 Col. Coat A iron 27,4 H 27i 27. Col. A llocklnit Vat 144 Del., L. A St 145 146)5 143 145JS Del. A Hudson 150 151 150 150J4 E.T.. Va.AUa K-T.,Va. AUa. 1st p.'. 69 - 1'.. Va. AGa.2dpr. 21 Illinois Central. H53f Lake Erin A Western.. 19M 19H MX IS LakeLrleAWest-nr.. (QM '4 64 Lake Shore A il. S 103 1034 103 103) LonlsvllleAlsashvlMe. w'4 7us eWi 70 Michigan Central S84 MoblleA Ohio 13J4! 13) 13J1 15 Mo., Kan. A Texas.... 12)1 VOi 12 12 Missouri Pacific 70)i 72 7u) J1J4J Mew fork Central lOb'4 . V.. L. E. A W 27,H .", 27 H M.Y..L.E. AW.pref. 6G . i.. C. A St. Li 17 17 17, 16?5 X It., C A St. L. pr. 6G1J N.Y.. C. &St.t..2d bf 33 30 SO 36 S.liJI. B -49 50J, 49 50), Norfolk a. Western J6 -NorrolkA Westerner. 52! 53 52)4 62 .Northern Pacific "a 31 3uJ, 3uii .Nortnern t'actfic nret UVi m U 69)4 Ohio A Mississippi 22)i 23 22), 22 H Oregon Improvement SIS Oregon Transcon 33 33 331, S33J Pacific Mall 336 33)fr 334 Sii Veo. Dec. A Kvans 20 Phlladel. A Heading.. 44 4i 43U 44V l'ullman Palace Car.. .179 179V 1791 1791 illchmona & W. 1. r.. 21 22.1 21), 22H Klchmond A W.P.T.Df 79 79 79 - 79 St. P., Mlnn.A Jlan..l02 102 10154 101 St. L. A San Fran S7?- SH 27H 27 St. L. A San Fran pf. 53 St.i.. A ban If. 1st pf. 109 Texas faclflo 201 201 201 2! Unlonl'aclfic 61M K!( Bl)i 621 Wabaan..... 17 171 17 171 Wabash preferred KH 32 33 S21 Western Union 81 841 S4 84s Wheelinir A L. 2. 69JS 7oi, 69JS 63 Snrar Trust 109 1C91 109 1094 National Lead Trust.. 231 231 231 &'A Chicago Uas Trust 59 59 lab 59), Boatno A.S.T. Land Gr't7s. 110 Atch. Alop.K. H...1CS Boston A Albany... 1GH IS. II. A Erie 7s 218 C. 11. AU 200 Flint 1'ereM 12(1 Flint i Fere M. era. 27 Unn. ban. A Cleve. 104 K.CSt.J.AC.n.79. 91 ilex. C. bond scrip. 15 -N. r. A New En... 67H N.Y. AN.E.7S.... 50H Butland, com 176 Hutland preferred.. 14 Stocks. T.CASt. L.luo.lsts. . 41 . 25 ..60 ,220 "-'If . 101 2 , 54 ,230 : wi. uentrai pr.... AtlouezMgCofnew) Calumet A Heda..., Catalpa Huron , Osceola. rewablc (new) Oulncy Hldge Boston Land Water Power Tamarack San Diego Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex change. Ulil. Asked. Pennsylvania Kallroad 52', 53 Heading 22H 22 7-10 Lehigh Valley 5! 531 Lchlch Navigation 52'f U Northern Pacific 305 30, Northern Pacific preferred t91 69)4 Mlnlnc Stocks. Netv TOISK. Aucust 26. Amador. 100:Cale donia B. H., 300; Chollar, 190; Crown Point, 300; Colorado Central, 100; Consolidated California & VircLnia. 762K: Deadwood Ten, 140; Eureka Consolidated, 125; El Cristo. 100; Gould &. Currv. 200: Hale & Norcross. 300: Uomestako. 900; Horn Sdvpr. 115: Iron Silver. 200; Mutual, 140; Ontario. 3400; Plymouth, 390; Savage. 150: Standard, 100: Union Consolidated. 300; Ward Consolidated, 155; Yellow Jacket, 320. Business Notes. Hexry M. Lono bought 30 shares of Elec tric at 51 and sold 100 shares of Switch and Signal at 22. One hundred shares of Silvcrton Mining Company brought SI per share. George B. Hill & Co. were the sellers. There was more business and a better feel ing in the stock market yesterday than have been witnessed for some time. What will bo dono with tho six feet of ground that will be left on Diamond street wheo tho corner building shall have been torn downT The Board of Viewers commenced gathering Information yesterday in regard to damages and benefits which will accruo from the widen ing of Diamond street. The crop reports continue, most favorable, tho railroad earnings large, and, with tbe ex ception of tho Minneapolis-St. Paul district, they are at peace and earn a good deal of money. The general sales agents of tho anthracite corporations are expected to meet at New York this week, when the question of advanc ing the prices for coal will be again taken up for discussion. Mr. 8. HtnrEiRD, Assistant General Mana ger of the Westinghouse Electric nnd Manu facturing Company, has returned from Lon don, where he completed the ganizatinn of the Westinghouse Electric Company of Lon don. Brnzlllnn Coffee. Rio De Janeiro, August 2U Coffee Regu lar first, 6,200 rcis per 10 kilos: good second. 6,650 reis. Receipts during tho week 4L000 bags; purchases for United States, 37,000; clear ances for do, 39,000; stock, 427,000 bags. Santos, August 26. Coffee Good average, 5.600 reis per 10 kilos: receipts during the n eek, 50,000 bags; purchases for the United States, 24.000; clearances for do, 20,000 bags; 'stock, 2:0, 000 bags. .- Wool blnrlter- Bt. Louis Wool Receipts, 30,127 pounds; market dull, but unchanged. LATE KEWS IN BRIEF. Two doaf and dnmb girls "wero struck by a lAtnmntlira if 41.a TT-T10' fTttv ntacnniMf trltn while walking on the track near Dubuque, la.. Sunday evening ana severely in urea, one will probably die. The engineer, seeing they paid no attention to signals, tried to stop tbe train and nearly succeeded before overtaking them. The North Dakota Miller Association has decided to place an acent in London to dispnso of flour direct to tbe bakers of Great Britain, and J. S. Hillyar, of Bismarck, will depart im mediately to attenu to mat unty. it is tnonsnt this will have strong tendency to strengthen the home wheat market and rcsnlt ifi the build ing of a number of new mills. The following official telegram was received at Washincton yesterday from the American Consul at Santiago de Cuba: Gherardl, at Port au Prince, orders me to cable that Hippolytc's forces, 7,000 men, quietly occupied the town on tbo 23d. The Minister of War of Northern force? assures roe ho will permit no rioting, demonstration or destruction of property. The French corvette sailed at noon for Santiago do Cuba, with Legitime, his principal followers and numbers of refugees. The city continues quiet. Hlppolyte, Provincial President, en ters to-day. W. W. Clemcnson, one of tho pioneers of Topeka. Kan., who was known throughout the State, shot himself yesterday. At one timo he owned much valuable property, but recent business reverses made him a poor man. He lost heavily in the famous Price raid of I860, when the city of Lawrence -tfas bnrned by gucrrilas. He had appeared as a lobbyist in the Legislature for the past ten years asking for the appropriation of S250.000 to pay the Prico raid claims, maintaining that it was a sacred debt which tho State was in honor bonndtopav. Had he secured the appropria tion he would have been made a rich man. His faiiuro to do so made him a hypochon driac. While nothing definite is known of the ex tent of Cashier Robert P. Halliday's defalca tion In tho First National Bank of ML Gilcad, O., which closed Its do Ars Saturday.it Is sup posed It will reach $25,000. Haliiday on Friday made a confession to tho directors. He'went, away on Satnrday, his friends say to Cleve land, but others think his destination is Can ada. He has had tbe entire confidence of the community duringa long business life, but dur ing tbe past five years has speculated in wheat and oil. Ho used the bank's money and sup plied its place by forged notes when an exam ination was to be made. This attracted the at tention of thobank examiner, who discovered that the notes were forgeries. Deed of Assignment. A deed of assignment for creditors, from George B. Miller & Co., of Mansfield, to Andrew W. Miller, of "Washington county, was filed in the Becorder'a office yesterday., DOMESTIC MARKETS. Blue Monday for Produce, Sweet and Irish Potatoes Slow, APPLES PLENTY, MELONS SCARCE.. Corn Weakening, Choice Oats Steady, Low Grades Heavy. StJGAE LESS ACTITE, COFFEE FIEM OFFICE OF TIIE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, Monday, August 26, 1S89. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Monday's trade Is always quiet andto-day was no exception. Sweet potatoes are in bountiful supply and tending toward a lower IoveL Southern sweets were off ered in Baltimore on Saturday at 2 10 per barrel.wblch would bring their cost laid down hero to S2 40. Jerseys are coming in moro freely. Water melons are scarce and firm. Cantaloups of tho finer grades are not so plenty as they were a few days ago and prices are steady. Apples and potatoes aro plenty and slow. Supply and demand are both light for tropical fruits. The first fruits of the new orange crop from Jamaica put in their appearance within a few days at New York. Homo fruit is too abundant at this date to give much show to that from the tropics. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 22c: Ohio do, 2021c; fre3h dairy packed, 1617c; country rolls, 14lCc. Beans Navy band-picked beans. 82 4C2 60; medium, $2 S02 40. Beeswax 2S30c a tt for choice; low grade, 1SQ20C Cidfr Sand refined, $6 507 SO; common, $3 6C4 00: crab cider, iS 008 50 $ barrel; cider vinegar. 1012c ?? gallon. Cheese Ohio, 88xc; New York, lOcj Lim burger, 89c: domestic Sweitzer, 9)12c; imported Sweitzer, 22c. California Fruits Bartlett pears, ?3 00 3 50 ?) box; plums. 51 752 00 a 4-basket case. Eggs 1CQ17C $1 dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, J1.602 00 barrel; pine apples. $1 001 25 p dozen; whortleber ries, 75cll 00 V pall; watermelons, $20 0025 00 V hundred; peaches, SI 502 25 ft bushel box. Feathers Extra live Reese. COgOOc; No. 1, do, 4043c: mixed lots, S035c V & Poultry Live spring chickens, 4015c$t pair; old, 6570c ft pair. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 lbs to bushel, Jo 60 $! bushel; clover, largo English, 62 Bs, SB 00; clover, Alsike, SS 50; clover, white, 19 OU; timo thy, choice, 45 as, SI 63; blue grass, extra clean, 14 ft?, 90c: blue grass, fancy, 11 Sis, SI 00; orchard grass, 14 Ss, SI 05; red top, 14 Us. SI 25; millet, 50 ls, SI 00; German millet. 50 Ss, SI CO; Hungarian grass, 60 Ss, SI 00; lawn grass, mixture qf fine grasses, S2 50 3? bushel of lifts. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 4JJ G5c Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancy, S4 50 5 00; rndi oranges. So OOiiO 50: bananas. S2 00 firsts. Si 25 good seconds, 1 bunch; cocuanuts, S4 004 50 W hundred; figs, SK0c V ; dates, 5K0ke1Pll. Vegetables Potatoes, Si 251 40 ft barrel; tomatoes, home-grown, SI 251 50 ft bnsbel; wax beans, SI ft bushel; green beans, 6C75c ft bushel; cucumbers, home-raised, SI 50ft bushel; radishes. 2540c- ft dozen; honje-grown, cab bages, 50c ft bushel; new celery, home-crown. 40c ft dozen; Southern sweet potatoes, S2 o 3 00, Jerseys, S4 004 50. Groceries. Sugars aro quiet but unchanged. Coffee options see-sawed considerably ou Friday and Saturday in Eastern markets, but closed c higher. Packages are unchanged bnt firm. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 21X223c; choice Rio. 1920c; prime Rio, 19c: fair Rio, 18;-10ic; old Government Java, 2Cc: Mara caibo, 2223c; Mocha. 2723c; Santos, 1922Kc; Caracas.- 2022c: peaberry, Rio, 2224c; La Guayra, 21022c. " Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 22Xc; high grades, 2426Kc; old Government Java, bulk. 313IJic; Maracalbo. 2627c; Santo3, 20K2Kc; peaberry, 25Kc; peaberry, choice Rio, 23c; prime Rio, 2ljc; good Rio, 21c; ordinary, 2oKc . Spices (whole) Cloves, 2123cr allspice. 8cr cas-ia. 8c: pepper, 18c; nutmeg, 7080c ' Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c: Ohio. 120. 8Xc; headlight, 150, skc, water white. 10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, HXc; royaline, lie syrups Corn syrups, 2629c: choice suear syrups, 33238c; prime sugar syrup, H0f33c; strictly prime. 3335c; new maple syrup. 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, 4Sc: choice, 4bc; me, dlum. 43c: mixed, 4042c- Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3Xlc; bi-carb in X', 5Jc; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5G0c; sai. soda in kegs, lc;do granulated. 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, fl set, 8X; paraffine, ll12c Rice Head, Carolina, 77e; choice, (A 7c; prime 5K6Kc: Louisiana, 66Kc STARCH Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 5Cc; gloss starch, 57c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S3 63: Lon don layers, S3 10; California London layers, S2 60; Muscatels. S2 25: California Muscatels, $1 83; Valencia, 7c; Ondara Valencla,910c; sultana, 8Kc: currants, 4X5c: Turkey primes, 4Ji5c; French prunes, 8613c; Salonica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8c; cocoanuts, ft 100, 6 00; almonds, Lan., per ft. 20c: do Ivica, 19c; do shelled. 40c: walnuts, nap., 12JQ15c;. Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna flgs,12Q16c: new dates, 5K6c; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; citron, per B. 2122c; lemon peel, ft ft, 134j'llc: orange peel, 12iic Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per B 6c apples, evaporated, 6M6c: apricots, Callfor ma, evaporated, 1215c; peacbes,;evaporated, pared, 2223c; peaches, California evaporated, unpared, 1012Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c; cherries, imputed, 56c; raspberries, evapor ated, 2424Kc; blackberries, 7Sc; huckle berries, lv12c bUGARS Cubes, Be; powdered. 9c: granu lated. 8c; confeptioners' A, 8c; standard A. 8c; soft whites. 88Kc: yellow, choice, 7c; yellow, good, 7KSc; yellow, fair, 7Jc; yellow, dark. 7c Pickles Medium, bbls (L200), 54 50; medi um, half bbls (6001. S2 75. Salt No. 1. f) bbl. 95c: No. 1 ex. ft bbl, SI 03, dairy, ft bbl. 81 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, $1 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80, Higgins Eureka. 16-14 ft pockets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches $1 50 1 90; 2ds SI 3P1 33; extra peaches, SI 902 00; .pie peaches, 90c; finest corn, Slfil 60; Hid. Co. corn, 7090c: red cherries, 90c$l; Lima beans, SI 10: soaked do, 85c: string do do, 75S5c; mar rowfat pea, $1 1091 15: soaked peas. 7075c; pineapples, SI 40QS1 60; Bahama do, S2 75, dam son plums, 95c: greengages, SI 25; egg plums, S2; California pears, $250; do gruengage', S2; do, egg plums, 52; extra white cherries, S2 SO: red cherries, 2 Its. 90c; raspberries, SI 401 50: strawberries. SI 10; gooseberries. $1 S01 40; tomatoes, S2M92c; salmon. 1-ft, S 752 10; blackberries, 80c: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 99c: do creen, 2 fts, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-8. cans. $2 03; 14-Ik cans, $14 00; baked beans. SI 45 150; lobster. 1-9), SI 75l"80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled. SI 50: sardines, domestic s. SI 504 60: sardines, domestic X. 'S3 258 50; sardines, imported, 'is, SU 5012 50, sardines, imported, Xs- 318; sardines, mustard, SI 50; sar dines, smced. S4 50. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 ft bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess. 510; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, 532; extra No. 1 do, messed, S36: No. 2 shore mackerel.S24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4Xc ft lb; do medium, Georgo's cod, 6c; do lame, 7c; boneless hake, in strips. 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 6X7Xc Herring Round shore. So 00 ft bbl; split, S7 00; lake, S2 00 ft 100-a half bbl. , White fish. S7 00 ft 100 It half bbl. Lake trout. S3 50 ft halt bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c ft fc. Iceland halibut, 13c fl it. Pickerel. X barrel, S2 00; i barrel, SI 10; Potomac herring, S5 CO f) barrel, S2 50 ft X barrel. Oatmeal S6 S06 60 ft bbl. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 5557c ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c , Grain, Flour nnd Feed. Recoipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 40 cars. By Pittsbnrg, For( Wayne and Chicago, 12 cars of oats, 3 of rye, 8 of flour, 2 of feed, 1 of wheat, 3 of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of hay, 2 of oats, 1 of straw, 1 of flour. 1 of rye, 1 of malt. By Fitts bure and Western, 2 cars of flour. Sales on call, 1 car sample oats, 25c spot, regular; 1 car mixed s. corn, 40X0, 5 days, regular; 2 cars of witvntl Mm ACflii. t Ha.. r-nlfr? 1 Mr O V A corn. 46c 5 davs. retrular: 1 car 2 y. e. corn.n 45XC 5 days, jegnlar; 1 car old timothy hay, $13 50. 5 days, P.4L.E. Corn is a shade lower and easy. The general cereal drift is down ward. Choice oats manage to hold up fairly well, but poor grades, which preponderate, are dull and slow. There is no bull movement In sight, and from present appearance there is not likely to be one this season in the line of grain andhay. Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 4647c; high mixed ear, 4145c; No. 2 yellowi shelled, 41X42c; high mixed, shelled, 4141Xc; mixed, shelled, 40XHc Oats No. 2 white. 2S023Xc; extra No. 3, 2&S20XC; mixed, 2223c RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 50051c; No. 1 Western, 49Q30c; now rye "No. 2 Ohio, 46647C Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, $5 506 00: winter1 straight, $4 7535 00; clear winter, $4 604 75; straight XXXX bakers', $4 0001 25; Ryo flour", S3 500 400. -i Millfeed Middlings, fine white. $13 50 15 00 ft ton; brown middlings, $11 50312 00; win ter wheat bran, $11 0011 25; chop feed, $lo 50 10 uu. Hay Baled timothy, choice, $14 No. ldo. $125001300: No. 2 do. $11 loose from wagon, $15 0017 00; new hay crop. S10 00014 00, according to quality: No. 1 up land prairie. S9 009 50; No. 2, $7 5003 00; pack ing do, S6 757 00. Straw Oats, S3 50: wheat and rye straw $5 60Q6 Oa , Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, HXc; sugar-cured hams, medium, 12c, sugar-cured hams, small, 12Xc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, lOXc; sugar cured shoulders, 6Vc; sugar-cured boneloss shoulders. 9c; sugar-cured California hams. 8c: sugar-cured dried beef fiats, 10c; sugar cured dried beef sets, lie: sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 13c; bacon "shoulders, 6Xc; bacon clear sides, 7c; bacon clear bellies, 7c; dry salt shoulders, 5c; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy. $12 50; mess pork, family, S13 00. Lard Refined in tierces, eXc; half barrels, 6c; 60-ft tubs, 6?fc: 20-U pails.c: 60-B tin cans, 6Xc: 3-ft tin pails: 7c; 5-ft tin pails 7c; 10-ft tin pails, 6c; 5-ft tin palls. 7c; 10-Ib tin pails, 7c Smoked sausage, long. 5c; lame, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams, 10c Pigs feet, half barrel, S3 50; quarter barrel, $2 00. Dressed Meat. Armour & Co. furnished the following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses. 450 to 550 lbs, 5Xc; 550 to 650 fts,6Vic; 650 to 750 lbs, VA 7c Sheep, 8c ft B. Lambs, 9c ft B. Hogs, cc Fresh pork loins. 8c THOSE SABBATH APPEALS. They Are Now In tbo Court's Hands Gen eral Lesnl News. Tbe arguments in the cases of the appeals of John A. Martin, the milk dealer, and A. J. Kaercher, the druggist, from the fines imposed upon them for selling on Sunday, were heard before Judges Stowe and Slagle yesterday". General Blakely represented Martin; Messrs. Robb and Fitzsimmons rep resented Kaercher, and Attorney Yost ap peared for the Law and Order Society. In Martin's cases General Blakely argued that his client sold milk on Sunday nnder the terms of the law because it is food and a matter of necessity. Mr. Yost maintained that, if such is the case, tvery meat shop, grocery store and every branch of commerce could do business on Sunday, as almost everything sold is a necessity one way or another. Mr. Yost justified the employment of the boy, Clyde Taylor, by the Law and Order Society on the trround that some of the Sunday sellers would not allow a man in their places, but wonld look ont for the Sunday school chil dren to get their missionary nickels. Sun day school teachers had asked that this be topped. Mr. Kaercher's soda water cases were called next The question here was if Mr. Kaercher conld be fined twice. He had been fined by Alderman Tatem before ar rested by the Law and Order Society officers. Mr. Yost claimed that he could show that Mr. Kaercher had procured a man to sue him, and had talked to Alderman Tatem about taking the information. Captain Wishart testified that Kaercher had admitted talking to the prosecutor about making the information, and that Alderman Tatem had taken it as a favor to him. Alderman Brinker corrobotated this statement. Alderman Carlisle testified that he wrote an information against Kaercher on Saturday night because 'Kaercher had said he would keep open o Sunday. It was sworn to five seconds after 12 o'clock Monday A. M., and the warrants issned about 9 o'clock Monday morning. The Court took the papers, and will probably hand down a decision to-morrow. Worth tbo Oloney. John Lyons yesterday entered suit against Andrew and Mary Ann McCune for 510, 000 damages, fie claims that on July 28, 1888, they assaulted him without any cause. He was struck on the head with a brick, knocked down, kicked and hammered, the end of his linger bitten off and his clothes torn to pieces. The beating" he received laid him np for a month. JAS. D. CALLERi.... JOHN W. TAYLOR.... .President ....Cashier CITY SAVINGS BAISTK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. $125,000. Transacts a General Banking Business, JTO-TTS MRS. DR. CROSSLEY. Little Maggie Hayden, only 5 years old, who lives on Webster avenue, corner Kirkpatrick street becamo so badly affected with catarrh as to greatly alarm her parents and friends. She hadT stuffed up condition in her head and throat so that at times it was difficult for her to breathe. She was restless n&hts, and tho dry, rasping cough was very severe. She had a hollow look id her, eyes and emaciated appear ance, and she seemea to hare a cold all the time. Her parents tooKlrer to tb Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute, at 323 Penn -avdnue, Shd after consnlting with Mra-Dr. Crossley and her associate physicians, she began treatment and became entirely cured to two months. -Her father says: l K "My daughter has been cured by the physP clans of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute. I hereby sign my name, "ROLLINS D. HAYDEN." Catarrh is a disease that affects children as well as adults, and often at a -verv early age. It Is the direct cause of most of tho consump tion of this climate, and not infrequently tbe diseaso develops into consumption with chil dren under 10 years of age. The four physi cians associated with the Catarrh and Dys-' pepsia Institnte have for years made a special stndy of catarrh and dyspepsia and diseases of women. If they can cure you they will frankly tell you. If they cannot they will as frankly tell you that. The crowds of patients why daily,a!semble in their parlors bear proof to their snece-ts in making cufes. Remember tbo place, 323 Penn avenue. Consultation free to all. Ofllco hours, 10 A. it., to 4 p. M., and 6 to 8 F. 31. Sundays 12 to 4 p. 31. aulO-TTS PERFECT A purely Vegetablo Compound that expels all bad humors from tho system. Removes blotch es and pimples, and makeSpure, rich blood. ap2-53 Bczemn,v Itchy, Scaly, Skin Tortures. SWAYNE'S OINTMENT The Blmple replication of "Svavuki Olktmcmt" without inr Internal medicine, will cure idt cue of Tetter. 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DOCTOR WHITTIER S14 l'EN'X AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA- As old residents know ana back Hies of Pitta burg capers prove, is tbe oldsst established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. eNOFEEUNTILCURED MLTDnilQaid mental diseases. pHvsical IX Cn V J UO decay.nervous debility, tack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired mem ory, disordered sight, self distrust,bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers,organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business,society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. 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