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Corn, Tomatoes and Grapes Plenty
and Lower, and Peaches Up.
BUTTER ASD EGGS GROW FIRMER.
Oyster Season Opens Fair, and Fish Supply
Below Demand.
r TTTE FTPOSITIOS FLORA r. DISPLAY
omen of Pittsbukg Dispatch, I
Feiday. September 6. lkS9. f
Retailers of market basket materials re
port no improvement in trade over last
week. At irnit and vegetable stalls, grapes,
roasting ears aud tomatoes are reported
cheaper, and peaches scarce and higher.
The supply of good peaches has not been up
to the demand for a week past.
Very fine cauliflowers are on the stalls,
and also, the first lruits of the new crop of
pineapples, which are unusually fine. Good
home-grown cantaloups have pat in an ap
parance the past week.
Eggs are on the advance, and a choice
article is fully 2c per dozen higher than last
week in a jobbing way. Nearby poultry is
very scarce, scarcer than for years. The
bulk of stock in this line with which onr
markets are supplied comes from Chicago.
Choice grades of creamery and Country
butter are firm, and the drift of prices is
upward.
The Outer Bobi Up.
The oyster season opened this week and
made a lair start, though the weather was at
first too warm ior any great activity in this
line. Advices from sources of supply indicate
a short oyster crap tins season, and a difficulty
in meeting demand is anticipated by packers.
The supply of fish is not up to the demand,
particularly for salmon. A leading dealer sajs
fi-Ji are not worth as much here as at sources
ot supply, and that the business is "only run
for glory at this time." Herring are the only
fish in supply equal to demand.
Staple meats at retail stalls do not chance.
Prices vary cry little for the past year, not
withstanding a steady downward drift of live
slock. Prime beeves arc 2c per pound lower
than a j ear ago. bat tenderloin steak and rib
roast of the best qualitv are the same. Tallow,
bides and rough meat are lower, but fine cuts
are unchanged the past year.
Jtrnmv and Fragrance.
In floral lines there are no changes worthy
of note. Trade is quiet, but there is a good
time coming and it is not far away. The first
frosts which nip the outdoor flowers bring good
cheer to those who are protected against such
influences bj largo conservatories. Two of our
leading flor.sts hive taken all the space in
floral hall of the Exposition building, and did
credit to themselves and the city by the fine
display on opening mzht. This display will
improve for a weeK to come. Whatever the
Exposition may lack in its exhibits, there will
be no lack in the display of beauteous things
lrom garden and conservatory.
Fullowi.ig are retail prices of market basket
filling, as furnished by leading dealers:
Ments.
The best cats of tenderloin 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 IS
to 20c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c; chuck
loast. 10 to 12c; beat round steaks. 15c; boiling
beef, 5 to be; sw eet breads, 20 to 50c per pair:
beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver. 5c a pound;
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from 5 to 10c
perpi.uiid Veal for stewinc commands 10c;
roast, 12)a to 15c; cuJcts, 20c per pound; spring
lanins, fine quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c A leot mutton, nlnd quarter, of prime
quality, hnnn 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of
mutton, 15c; giblcu. 5c per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes. 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota
toes. 25c per half peck; ecg plants, 10 to 25c; toma
toes 15c per half peck; cabbage,5 to 10c; bananas,
20 to 25c a dozen: carrots, 5c a bunch; lemons, 25
to 35c per dozen; oranges, 50c; lettuce, 5c per
bunch, 6 for 25c: radishes 5c per bunch;
cucumbcrs,2for5c; beets, 3 for 10c; cauliflowers,
15 to 35c a head; striiis beans, 20c a half peck;
golden wax beans, 25c a half peck: new South
ern onions, Z5c a hall peck: squashes, 5 to 35c;
peas, 20c per quarter peck; watermelons. 15 to
50c: cantaloups. 10 to 25c; huckleberries, 15c a
q lart; Concord crapes, 5 to 10c per pound;
plumb, loc a qnart; peaches. 25 to 30c per quar
ter peck; pineapples, 20 to 35c
natter, Ecc" and Poallry.
Choice creamery butter, 25c Good country
butter. 30c Fancy pound rolls, 35c
The ruling retail price for eggs is 22c
The ranee for dressed chickens is 75c to
il 00 per pair. Turkejs, 20c per pound. Prairie
chickens, $0 50 per dozen: ducks, SI 00 to SI 25
per pair; reed birds, SI 00 per dozen.
Fish in Season.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices. Lake salmon, 12c; Cali
fornia 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, 2oc;
rock bass, 30c: black bass, 20c: lake trout, 12c:
lobsters. 25c; green sea turtle, 2Sc; mackerel,
20c tmall, 40c large. Oysters, jr. Y. counts.
El 75 per gallon; clams. 1 25 per callon; scol
lops, 50c a quart: frojrs. S2 00 to S2 00 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil crabs, bac
per dozen.
riown k.
La France roses, SI 251 50 per dozen; Bride
roses, $1 00 per dozen; Perles, SI 00 per dozen:
Niphetos, $1 00 per dozen; Bennetts, SI 00
per dozen: American Beauty, 25c apiece; Mer
mets, 51 00 per aozen; carnations, 35c a dozen;
Maiden Hairfern, 50c per doz. fronds. Bermuda
Easter lilies. S3 00 per dozen: Jacqueminot
roses. 75c to $1 5( p. dozen; peonies, SI 00a oozen;
moss roses, 1 00 a dozen; June roses, $1 00 a
dozen, forgetmenots. 25c a dozen; water lilies,
fiOc a dozen.
LITE STOCK 1IAKKET&
Tho Condition of Business at the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch,!
Feiday. September 8, 1SS9.
Ca.ttc.e-Receipts, 36u head; shipments, 340
head: market nothing doing; all through con
signments. No cattle shipped to New York to
day. HOGS Receipts. 2.200 nead: shipments. &400
bead; market steady light Yorks, SI 55
4 65; fair to cood. J4 454 50; medium and Iicht
Philadelphia. S4 404 oO: heavy hogs, S4 10
4 25; 14 cars of hogs shipped to New York to
day. Sheep Receipts. 1,600 head; shipments, 1,100
head; market fair and prices unchanged.
By Telegraph.
Kansa Cut-Cattle Receipts, 6,032 head;
shipments, 1.S65 head; quality of natives and
,Colorados better; market irregular and in some
. case lower: good to choice cornfed steers. Si
64 20: common to medium. S2 803 75;
I stockers and feeding steers, SI 603 10; cows.
SI S52 50: crass ranse steers, $1 60$2 75.
Hogs Receipts. 3,821 head; shipments, 772
head: market opened strong and 510c higher,
closinc with advance lost; good to choice light,
H 104 20: common to medium, S3 604 CO.
Sheep Receipts, S&5 head; shipments, :
imrket steady; Rood to choice muttons, S3 25
g3 SO; stockers and feeders, S2g2 75.
Chicago Cattle Kecciots. 10,000 head;
shipments, 4,000 head; market steady, choice to
extra beeves. Si &14 80. steers. S3 004 40;
Rtnrkers and feeders. SI KOfs in nw hniia
and mixed. SI 003 O0; Texas cattle, SI 503 00;
VWstcrn rangers, S27o3 CO. Hogs Receipts,
13,500 head: shipments, 8,000 bead; market
strong: mixed. $3 704 SO; heavy, S3 604 10:
light, S3 90470; skips, S3 454 35. Sbeep-
Receipts, 6,000 head; shipments, 1,000 head;
market steady; natives, S3004 75; western.
S3 604 CO; Texans, S3 004 10; lambs. Si 50
6 75.
ST. Louis Cattle Receipts, wo head; ship
ments. 3,300 head; market activo and strong:
choice heavv native steers, S4 304 50: fair to
good. S3 S04 25; stockers and feeders nominal:
range steers, SI 80270i Hoes Receipts. 3.000
head: shipments, l.WO head; market 510c
higher; fair tochoice heavy, Si 104 2d: packing
grades, SI 603 90; lieht fair to be.t, Si 234 4t
bheep Receipts. L90u head; shipments, 5U0
head: market active and firm; fair to choice
S3 C0g3 25.
Buffai.0 Cattle unchanged. Receipts, 60
carloads through: 7 carloads for sale. Sheep
and lambs Receipts, 2 carloads through; 20
carloads for sale; sheen slow; lambs firm:
best sheep. S6 50: lambs ttf 25. Hogs dull and
unchanged. Receipts, U carloads through; 50
carloads for sale.
CiscTNlf ATI Hogs weaker: common and
light, S3 254 50; packing, S3 90ffi4 20. Re
ceipts, 1,200 head: shipments, 500 head.
A FATHER FOOLED. 55.s,?
, with a plot deep enough and a climax xwrpru
vfHtng enough to make it a gem, to-morrow" 't
ijJlspatch off en "An Emperor't Decree," Xou
will like il.
MAEKETS BY THEE.
Wnrm Wenther In tho Northwest Parnlyzes
the Grain Pit Everything Weak and
Lower Discouraged Longs
Throw Their Burdens
Down Pork Active
and Unsettled.
Chicago The wheat pit was dominated to
day by bearish Influences, and the feeling be
came w eaker as the session progressed. Prices
receded to the lowest level touched this week,
there being a decline as compared with yester
day's close of a full ceut in the more deferred
deliveries. It was so apparent from the start
that if the market was to get ont of the rut it
had been in for a couple of days it would have
to break, and with the weather fine and news
from the East and abroad depressing in the ex
treme, nobody was surprised at the initial de
cline of v. Instead of a cold wave coming
the weather in the West was warmer and gen
erally clear, which allajedallfearof frost for
the present and weakened prices on the wholo
grain list. ,
For a time speculative trade aragged, but
toward noon the unloading by discouraged
and tired longs was followed by short selling
on a prettv large scale and the market sagged
rapidly. The principal local fcatnreas the
selling out of long wheat late in the session.
Tho weakest fnture in the list to-day wvs May.
It broke lc and closed at tho bottom. Decem
ber thowea a net loss of 1c, and-September and
October declined Jc There was a correspond
ing decline in all grades of cash wheat.
An active business was dono in corn during
the early part of the daj, trading being un
usually heav around the opening, after which
the pit became quiet and active by turns.
Fluctuations were frequent within Pio
range. Tho feeling developed was weaker and
transactions were at lower prices. The local
crowd was long, and as the frost predicted for
last night did not materialize, offerings on the
opening wero heavy. Initial trades wercj
5c below the closing of yesterday, and under
liberal offerings a decline of K more was re
corded. The market then reactel a little on
buying by shorts, ruled weak and closed Jc
lower than yesterday.
0tswere weaker and H&yic lower. The
weather wras fine and cool, and the corn mar
ket weaker and lower. This induced fair sell
ing and caused a depression in prices, as the
demand on the whole was light.
A tairlv active trade was reported in mess
pork, but the lceling was unsettled. Prices
ruled irregular, rather easy at the opening, but
soon advanced 1215c. Later they gradu
ally receded again to inside figures, but near
the close rallied again and closed compara
tively steadv.
Trading in lard was only moderate. The
market was easy, early sales were made at 2
6c decline. Later the market was stronger
with a moderate inquiry from shorts, and the
decline was recovered. Toward the close the
feeling was easier and the market closed -quiet
at medium figures.
A fairly active business was reported in
short ribs. The feeling, however, was unset
tled and prices ruled irregular. The market
opened steady at yesterday's prices, but soon
w eakened and finally closed quiet.
The leading tutures ranged as follows-
"Wheat No. 2. October. 77Vi077K76J
765c: December. 78k7SK7878c: year,
76j276Ji76K76J4c: Ma , sfWJJ8282c
C0KN-N0. 2, October. 33Jg333833
33Kc; November. 33333SSS3c; Decem
ber. 33K33Ji323$32c
Oats No. 2, October 19J1919K19c:
December, 20K201919c; May, 23
2&fc.
MESS Pork, per bbk October. S10 5510 75
10 5010 67K; January, S9 12K9 12K9 05
9 07H
Lard, per 100 as. October, S5 905 92J6
November. So 755 805 755 75; January,
55 755 72J-
Shout Rrjjs. per 100 tts. October, Si 95
4 954 82K1 85; January, Si C0i Glm 31
i 57.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
7bJ4763ic: No. 3 spring wheat. &69c; No. 2
red, 7uVi76Jc No. 2 corn. 330. No. 2 oats,
19c N o. 2 rye. 42c No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1
flaxseed. SI 27?:. Prime timothy seed, SI 36.
Mes pork, per hbl. S10 C510 7a Lard, per 100
pounds, S6 02605. bhort rib sides (loose),
5 005 05. Dry salted shomders (boxed). Si oO
4 Go. Short clear snles (boxed), S5 37K5 50.
Receipts Flour, 11.C00 barrels; wheat, 158.000
bushels; corn, 472,000 bushels; oats, 243,000
bushcls;rye, 18.000 bushels;barley.20.000 bushels.
Shipments Flour, 8,000 barrels: wheat, 13k
O00 bushels: corn. 245,000 bushels: oats, 141,000
bushels; rve, 1,000 bushels; birlcy. 8,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-dav the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs at 1415c
New York Flour dull and heavy. Wheat
Spot dull, and KJC lower and weak; options
moderately active, andiglc lower and heavy.
Rye dull Western iSg'&lJuc. Barley dull and
heavy; Canada. 707oc asked. Barley malt
dull; Canada, 8594c Corn Spot active, and
iiSKo lower ana weak; demand chiefly for
t xport; options dull and Iclower and heavy.
Oats bpot. fairly active lor export and easier;
options dnll and lower. Hav lower; good to
choice. fW90c; shipping, 50670c Hops weak
and dull. Coffee Options opened steady at 20
C5 points up; closed steady, 3035 points up;
short coenng; sales, 67,500 bags, including
September. 15.6015.70c; October, 15.70
15.S5e: Noven-ber, 15.75S15.80c; Decem
ber, 15 75 15 85c: May, 15.80 15.00c:
spot Rio firmer; fair cargoes, 19J4c
Sugar Raw strong and in better demand; cen
tntugal, 96 test, 6Jc: Muscovado. 87 test, 5c;
KP test, ojic; refaned fairly active and firm.
Molasses i oreign nominal; New Orleans dulL
Rice in fair demand and steadv. Cottonseed oil
quiet. Tallow easy. Rosin steady and in fair
demand. Turpentine firmer and quiet at 44
45c Eggs easy; Western, 17SJc; receipts,
3.205 packages. Pork firm; mes. inspected,
S13. Cut meats stronger. Lard steady on near
deliveries; weak on new crop- western steam
quiet at S6 4266 45: September. S640;Oetober,
56 32; November, S8 18. closing at S6 16; Decem
ber, SG 10. Butter Choice stronger and in fair
demand; western dairy, 912c: do creamery,
ll19c Cheese higher and more active; West
ern. 6HS"Kc
Philadelphia our dull and prices
barelv steady. Wheat weak and prices de
clined JiSJfc; No. 3 red, on trade, 76c: steamer
No. 2 red, in export elevator. 77JJC: No. 2 red,
in do. 80Jc: No 3 red, September. 80581c;
October. MKJtSiafc; November. S2t82$.: De
cember. S3KSS3c Corn Options dull and
a shade easier; car lots quiet but steady: No. 2
high mixed, in grain depot, 43c; dn, on track,
43jc: No. 2 jellow, on track, 43c: No. 2 mixed.
In grain depot, 43c; do. on tract, 43c; No. 2
yellow, on track, 43c; No. 2 mixed. Sep
tember, 41Ki2Ke; October, 42g?42Kc; Novem
ber, 4243c; December, 41K44c Oats
Car lots tumor but less active; No. 2 mixed,
23c: No. 3 white. 24c; do, ou track, 24Kc;
No. 2 white. 26KS27c; choice. 29Kc: fit'
Butter strong; Pennsylvania creamery extra,
ibi;; i'iiu exLra, &'oc. .eggs arm; Penn
sylvania firsts, 20c
St. Louis Flour dull, easy and unchanged.
Wheat lower: increased receipts, small export
clearances, estimates for still larger receipts
and an increase of over 1,000,000 bushels in visi
ble, together with dull and lower cables and
declines in all outside markets, had a depress
ing effect, and the close was c below yester
day; No. 2 red, cash, 77c; September, 75JIc;
October, 765ic closed at 76e nominal; Decera
bor. 7778&77Jgc, closed, 77&c; Mav. 81
82JsC, closed at bljc Cornloer and trading
small; No 2 mixed, cash. 29c; September,
oO30Kc,c!osed, 300 asked: October, 30V30Uc;
closed at 30c; December, 30J'.Xc closed, ifttic
asked: year, 30c; January, MM30?c closed,
30c asked; May. 32U32Jc closed at 32iXc.
Oats lower and dull: No. 2 cash. lSUe: Mar.
22Jcbid; September and October, lSXc bid.
Re No. 2, 3SJJc Flaxseed higher at SI 23.
Provisions quiet and weak.
Cikcutxati Flour easy. Wheat firm and
in good demand; No. 2 red, 76c; receipts, 1.690
bushels: shipments, 6.500. Corn stronger; .No.
2 mixed. 35c Oats in good Jemandand stronger;
No. 2 mixed. 2i2i5.ic Rye in good demand;
No. 2.44c Pork firm and quiet at SU 25. Lard
steady at $6 05. liulkmeats easier: short ribs,
S5 00. Bacon easier; short clear, S6 12$6 25.
Butter firm. Sugar steady. Eggs easy at 14c.
Cheese firm.
Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat
easy; cash, 72Jic; October, 73Jc Com dull; No.
3, 33c Oats dull: No. 2, 22&c Rve quiet; No. 1,
42Kc Barley easier: cash. oTJJc Provisions
firm. Pork Cash. S10 70; October, S10 65. Lard
Cash, S6 00; October. S5 95. Cheese steady;
caeuuarc, oijo?ic
Baltimore Provisions steady. Messspork
at ciz ou. xuiier urmer; w e&tern pc&eu, ju(gg
13c: creamery. 18c Ergs firm at 19c Coffee
firm; Rio cargoes, fair, lSJc
Toledo Cloverseed active and lower; cash
and September, Si 35; December, Si 45.
Metal Marttot.
New York Pig Iron firm. Copper weak
and feverish: late, September, S10 80. Leid
craiet and strong; domestic,! C7K- Tin firmer;
btraits. S21 25.
Loitdos Pig tin This market is irregular
with business moderate; Straits, 90 15s Od
for spot; futures (3 months), 91 15s. 0d.
Copper Market is steady and trade good.
Chib bars are now quoted at 43 5s. for spot;
4J Od for future delivery; best selected En
glish, 48 0s. Lead Steady market but de
mand moderate: Spanish quoted at 12 12s 6d.
Spelteiv-Market continues firm hut quiet; or
dinary Silesian quoted at 22 Z-. 6d. Tin plate
The market holds firm on a fair demand.
The Drjgoods Market.
New York. September a Business In dry
goods continued without much change, being
activo with Jobbers and very fair with agents.
The demand at first hands is healthy and tends
to widen out. The feeling In the market is
buoyant at the prosperous trade all over tho
country and the crop prospects. Both cotton
and woolen goods are moving from the hands
of agents in large quantities. Bleached cot
tons, wide prints ana soft wool dress goods are
active. Prices all along the line are firm.
BOOMING ASPINWALL.
The Electric Railway for the Rising
Town on the West Perm.
CHANGES AT T0RRENS STATION.
Shops to lie Bemored to Walls and the
Cattle lards to he Enlarged.
CHEAP PE0PERTI OUT SECOND AYENUE.
A charter has been applied for for an elec
tric road from the Allegheny Cemetery gate,
connecting with the Citizens' Traction, to
run to Sharpsburg and the new town of As
pinwall, on the West Penn Eailroad. This
will boom property in that district. The
promoters of the road, among whom may
be mentioned Henry Warner, are also inter
ested in the new town, where It is proposed
to make one of the handsomest residence
places in the county. Quite a number of
lots have already been sold, and several hand
some dwellings are projected.
Charles Gumbert, who is connected with the
Pennsylvania Railroad shops at Torrens, said
yesterday that all arrangements had been made
for the removal of the machine and transfer
shops at that place to Walls station. He added
that the transfer business the past year or two
had been so large that the buildings and
grounds at Torrens were not equal to the work,
hence the necessity lor tho removal. Work
has been begun at Walls for the transfer build
ing, and It will probably be completed and the
removal made this falk The removal of the
shops will enable the railroad company to en
large the stockj ards, so as to occupy the ground
continuously from Fast Liberty station to Fifth
avenue extension, at Point Breeze, and embrac
ing all the territory between the railroad and
Penn avenue.
The Michigan copper lode, one of the best
mines in the Rawhide district, 100 miles north
of Cheyenne, Wyo. T., was sold last week to
the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Com
pany, of Pittsburg, for $23,000. Ore will be
hauled to the company's eastern works for
treatment.
Prof. Edward Orton, who occupies the Chair
of Geology in the Ohio State University, ad
vises that natural gas in Western Pennsylvania
be only used for domestic purposes, holding
that the present lavish expenditure in factories
and for all purposes will exhaust the supply in
a few years. Iu Ohio, he says, a portion of the
Findlay field is already exhausted, and the
Mercer county field is disappointing expecta
tions. Prof. Orton state3 that the Columbus
Gas Company is hoarding its supply which it
gets from the Fairfield-Licking field at Lancas
ter and Hadley Junction. He advises the use
of meters, and says the Findlay people have so
wasted their gas that they are on the verge of
a shortage already.
w tt
The gentleman who is conducting the $400,000
deal in manufacturing property said yesterday:
"Negotiations are proceeding slowly, but, I
think, snrely. 1 am in hopes of being able to
report success in a very shore time." He
added that the deal was not for a new plant, as
stated, but for the purchase of an old one.
There appears to be a revival in the mortgage
business, the result, no donbt, of the retnrn
home from their vacations of a number of cap
italists. Forty-six were recorded yesterday,
the highest number in one day for some time.
The largest was for 117,000, followed by one for
S15.000, tnofor 10,000 and the rest from $3,500
down to 5225. A broker who deals largely in
mortgages said: "Ihis business is growing. It
is the safest aud most popular investment of
the day. Large amounts of money that for
merly found their way. into stocks and oil are
being placed in mortgages. But there is plenty
of it left and home money at that."
Work is being pushed on the Second avenne
electric road. The prospect of early rapid
transit is drawing attention to property in the
Hazelwood and Glenwood district. A Fourth
avenue gentleman said: 'There is a specula
tion in property out thero at the prices owners
are offering it at. I know of several properties
that could be sold at a handsome advance over
what they cost six months ago. The early pay
ments are an indncement,and are leading quite
a number of people to invest. The district is
filling up very fast. It possesses attractions
and advantages not usually found so conven
ient to the central part of the city, all of which
will be multiplied by rapid transit.
It is a remarkble fact, observes the iron and
Steel Trade Journal, London, that in the manu
facture of different kinds of machinery, the
Americans can beat us in pnee. W ages in the
United States are about 60 per cent higher
than in this country; materials are from 25 to
50 per cent dearer; yet the finished machines
can be pnt on the market cheaper. The Amer
icans cannot send out machines to neutral
markets any cheaper than is done by ourmanu
facturers; but it is surprising that they can at
least meet us in price.
EASY POR THE CAPTAIN.
Local Stocks Dull, bat Develop Strength All
Along tho Line
Business at the Stock Exchange was of small
proportions yesterday, footing up only 110
shares 100 of La Noria and 10 of Philadelphia
Gas but the broadening tendency of the mar
ket was reflected in higher quotations for al
most everything on the list. Insurance stocks
were among the strong features, 36 being bid
for 100 Citizens' as an example. Forest Oil con
tinued its upward movement. It was wanted
at 105. Natural Gas of West Virginia also
made a slight gain. The tractions held their
ground and a little more, except Pittsburg,
which was weaker.
For the new stock of the Pleasant Valley
Railway 1SK was bid and 20K asked, without
transactions. La Nona occupied its old place.
1J and , from which it seems impossible to
move it. It is the impression that the next
change will be toward a higher leveL Electric
received a bid of ol. but it was held a point
higher. There were no offers of Switch and
bignal on bids of 22 and 2 holders think
ing it worth more money. Bids, offers and
sales were:
MORNISG. AFTinVOOlf.
Hid. Asked. Hid. Asked.
455 500
42 ....
60
61
NO .... 110 ....
51 .... 51 ....
36 S9 36i 33
43 .... 49
39 ... 37
75 85 79 ....
35
17 .... 17X ....
35 .... n ....
37), iH 37 S7J
100
30J 30X ....
105 .... 105 ....
SO 85
31 315,' ZH 31V
70'i 0j 70
48k .... ....
t 20& 19 25
2k
'"hi '"in ""m m
MK '.''.'. "six "bii'
?m .... a; ....
115 116 .... ....
Pitts. Pet. S.AM. Kv..
Fifth Avenue Bank...
Masonic Hank
Mer. iMan.Jiat. B'k.
Moiionjtahela 2at. Bk.
Interprlse savings....
Citizens insurance ...
Humboldt Insurance..
Alonongalicla Ins
Nat. ins Co. or W. Va.
Ohio Vallcr Gas
J'cople's .. O. V. Co
Pennsylvania bas
i'nuaaeipnia w
l'lne ltnn Gas '
Wheellnr Gas Co
Forest Oil Co
Mt. Oliver In. Plane .
Central Traction -
Uitlzens'Tractlon
Pittsburg Traction....
i'lessant Valle)(new).
Pitts.. Alle. & Man....
Charlotte Mining Co...
La Noria Mining Co...
Yankee blrl illn. Co..
Wcstmchouse .Electric
U. h. iblg. Co
VcstlnghouseA.li.Co.
Silcs were 100 shares of La Noria at IK and
10 Philadelphia Gas at 3 Andrew Caster
sold 10 scares of Citizens' Insurance at 37K and
100 La Noria at 1.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 320,778 shares, including: Atchison,
1I.S00; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
34,276; Erie, ibOO; Lake Shore, 10,000; Louisville
and Nashville, 17,675; Missouri Pacific. 9,016;
New Jersey Central. 4,600; Northern Pacihc
preferred. 17,900: Reading, 69,000; Richmond and
West Point, 23.000; St. Paul, V7.700; Union Pa
cific, 5.6S0; Western Union, 8,493.
PICKING UP.
Local Bankers Report an Improvement la
the Borrowing Demand.
Several of the banks did a fair discount busi
ness yesterday, mostly at the 6 per cent rate.
Anything less was'on strictly first-class collat
eral and short time. "The change in the weath
er is making people feel like doing something,"
remarked a financier, "and I look for a steady
Improvement right along. All classes of busi.
ness men are needragmoney.and will be borrow
ers during tho season. The prospect Is excel
lent for an active money market."
The recent Influx of currency has removed
the pressure in that direction. It is temporarily
scarce at imcago ana ct. xiouu, owing
heavy drafts from the country. The scarcity
here was caused by requisitions for pay rolls.
Bnsm ess between banks was a good average,
the clearings footing up $1,920,843 70, and the
balances 364,616 20.
Money on call atNew York vesterday waseasy
at 804K per cent; last loan, 3; closed offered
at 2&. Prime mercantile paper. 57. '"'"'ng
exchange quiet but strong at WM,lxW4&3
bills and 4 83 for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
TJ. s. 4s,retr 127
U. b. 4S. coup 123
U.8.4Hs,reg KM
O. 8. 4Hs, coup.... I0o5
Paclflc6sof'95. 118
Loulslanastampedls BO
Missouri Gs 100X
Tenn. new set. 6s. ...UH
lenn. new set. 5s. ...104
Tenn. new set. 3s.... 73V
Canada 80. 2ls 96 S
M. K. AT. Gcn.Ss . CTk
Mutual Union 6s....01
V. J. C. Int. Cert...lljS
Northern Pac UU..JISS
Northern l'ac. M..ll5M
Northw't'n consols. 148
Nnrthw'n debenS..115)
Oregon Trans. .ip5
SUL.I.M.Uen.fJ87)i
St. l..&b.V. Gen.M.116
hi. Paul consols ....128
St. PI, Chi&Pc.lts.ll8M
rx., Pc.L.O.Tr Ks.90
Tx.,PcK.G.Tr.Kcts 38
Cen. Pacificists 114!
Hen. K. B., iis. ..its
Den. & It. G. 4s 79
n R.wwLlsu. 105
union rac. uu "
West Shore KX
Erie, 2ds VH
JLK.4T.Gen. 63.. 631
Government and State bonds were firm and
dull.
New Yoke Bank clearings, 1116,679,061; bal
ances, S5.172.S64.
BOSTON Bans clearings, tio,oB,ioz; oaiauucs,
JL887.756. Money, 22$ per cent.
PHUiADKLFHJA UaUK
clearings, 11,246,796;
balances. SL584.09L
Baltimore Bank clearings. 8L584.009; bal-
ances. $281,252.
London The amount of bullion gone Into
the Bank of England on balance to-day is 22,
000. , t
Paris Three per cent rentes, 86f l&oforthe
account.
St. Louis Clearings, J3.134.U2; balances,
S457.607.
Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear
ings, 110,923,000.
A TB1FLB BETTEE.
Shorts Attempt to Cover and Cnnio a Little
Spurt In Oil.
The feeling in tho oil market yesterday was
of a mildly bullish sort. It opened at 97, ad
vanced to 93Ji, declined to 97i and closed at
0S. The advance was caused by a few of the
shorts covering. It seemed to come from New
York and Oil City, and was one of those peri
odical spurts which possess no particular
significance, except to show the sensitive
nature ot the market. Trading was light at
all of theExchanges, and notably so here.
It is said that Pittsburg brokers have fewer
orders than ever before in the history of the
trade. As these constitute the life of business,
this absence Is an clement of discouragement
and apprehension of continued dullness.
Field operations are not particularly import
ant. The Jefferson Oil Company's No. X on
the Montag farm near Jefferson Center, 400
feet south of Campbell and Murphy's No, 1,
is dry. This is toward Saxonburg. and makes
wells drilling in that direction look extremely
dubious. A report from Evans City says the
Kanawha Oil Company has jnst completed its
first well since the recent organization. The
well is located about two and one-half miles
northeast of the town, and is good for 75 to 100
barrels, with a good sand.
The Jefferson Center field presents no new
features. The Yeokel maintains an hourly
production of about 30 barrels. Two new loca
tions have been made, one bv McCalmont &
Co., a few feet from their No. 1. which did 200
barrels the first day, and the other by the Jef
ferson Oil Company west of Campbell's No. 1.
The McCalmont Oil Company has purchased
the Smith & Co. well and also other property,
consisting of another drilling well and a three
acre lease. The consideration Is private, but is
believed to be a good round sum. The first
named well made 200 barrels the first 24 hours.
The Raccoon Oil Company bought in a very
good producer on tne Bubbett farm in the Mur
aocksville field a few days ago. It began flow
ing before the drill was through the sand and is
good for about 100 barrels a day. The well on
the James Saxton farm, owned by the Union
Oil Company, was also drilled in and will be a
light producer, not more than 30 barrels a day.
The following is the report of the operations
in the Lima field for the month of August:
Wells completed, Lima district. 12; Findlay, 8;
North Baltimore, 25; St. Mar's, 1; Gihsonburg,
3; total, 7L Wells drilling September 1: Lima
district, 7, Findlay, 6; North Baltimore, 29; St.
Mary's, I; Gibsonburg, 3; total, 46. Rigs up
September 1: Lima district, 13; Findlay, 10;
North Baltimore. S9; St. Mary's, 2; Gibsonburg,
2; total, 66. Wells abandoned in August: Lima
district, 4; Findlay, 4: North Baltimore, 3; St.
Mary's, 9; Gibsonburg, 2; total, 13.
Features of the market.
Corrected dally by John M. Oasiey & Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange
Opened , OTKILowest 97U
Highest 9o34 1 Closed 98.H
Barrels.
Average runs 4.2,868
Average shipments 73,872
Average charters 62, OS J
Refined, Hew York, 7.50c.
Kefine, London. 5&1.
Refined, Antwerp, 17Ht..
Refined, Liverpool, 6)d.
A. B. McGrew & Co. qnote: Puts, 97c;
calls, 99Xc
Other OH Markets.
On, City. September 6. National transit cer
tificates opened at 97J4c: hiehest, 98c; lowest,
97Jc; closed, 9Sc Sales, 375,000 barrels: clear
ances, 566,000 barrels; charters. 56,587 barrels;
shipments, 85,460 barrels; runs, 30,180 barrels.
Bradford, September 6. National transit
certificates opened at 9c: closed at 9Sc;
highest, 9Sc; lowest, 97c. Clearances, 402,000
barrels.
TrrcsviLLE, September 6. National transit
certificates opened at 9c; highest, 93c;
lowest, 97c; closed, 98c
New YoRK,September 6. Petroleum opened
steady at 97c, but after a slight decline in the
early trading became strong and advanced to
98c: a slight reaction followed, after which
the market closed firm at 9!jc. Total sales,
753,000 barrels.
H0YEMENTS IN EEALTI.
Latest Denis In CI it and Snrbarbs Water
Street Property at Auction.
Black 4 Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, offered the
properties Nos, 100 and 101 Water street, for
sale at auction yesterday afternoon. They
were withdrawn upon a bid of 311,650. and the
sale adjourned until next Friday afternoon,
September 13, at 3 o'clock. They also sold to
Robert Thompson for Mary A. Maloneyalot
on the east side of Oakland avenue, 25xl3u feet,
for $1,675.
W. A. Herron J, Sons report the sale of lot
No. 199 in the Atpinwall plan for S1.750. The
size of the lot is 100x125.
Alios & Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold for
Captain William Ward lot No. 4 in W. a
Boyd's plan of lots. Arlington avenue. South
side, to Mrs. Louisa Kather for S650 cash.
Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to John
L. Moore, for SS00, lot No. 5 in the plan of the
J. S. Wlllock esta'te. in size 25100 feet, on
Hazelwood avenue. Hazelwood.
Major A. J. Pentecost sold two lots on Euclid
avenue, Bellevue, forS425 etch.
James W. Drape & Co. closed the sale of a
house and lot in Wilklnsburg. near Franklin
street, for S3.C00 cash; also sola two lots on
South street at the rate of Sl,050 each; also
closed a mortgage of $1,600 on a property In
Wilklnsburg at 6 per cent; also a mortgage of
S2.000 on a house and lot on Pnnl.tr fifrpof Alle.
gheny, at 6 per cent: also a mortgage ofjaooo
at o per cent on a vaiuaoie property on tutoca
street, city.
Samuel V. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold about two acres ground on Marshall ave
nue. Tenth ward, Allegheny, for S7,3il.
J. B. Zimmerman, 101 Fourth avenue, sold to
J. W. I loners, the carpenter, lot No i in his
Bailey it Moonc plan No. 2 at Reflectorvllle,
50x200, for $175: to M. Boyd, lots Nos. l, 70 and
71, in same plan, for S500: to George Dietz, f
Pittsbutg. lots Nos IL 12 and 13, in the same
plan, for SGO0. Mr. Dietz mil build a houso
soon. To Dr. M. J. Chapman, of Penn avenne.
Pittsburg, lo's No. 103 ana 104, 50x200, in plan
No. 2. for $375; to George Love, lots Nos. 89
and 90. 50x200, for S350.
Reed B. Coyle & Co , 131 Fourth avenue, sold
for Reed B. Coyle to John F. Steel, house and
lot on Elliott street, Wilkiusburg, for 82,500
cash. '
Thomas McCaffrey. 3509 Butler street, sold
for Mrs. C. A. Warmcastle, two lots on bear
born sti eet, 24x100 each, to John M. Kccly for
$1,200. He alo sold for Wl liain Schotts to
J as. Connelly, a property on Brereton avenue.
Thirteenth ward, lot 22x130, with frame dwell
ing, for SL450.
Business Notes.
PnTSBTTRG) water Income 7s are quoted at
130 in Philadelphia.
The proposed enlargement of the East Lib
erty Stock Yards looks like anything but re
moval. Holders of Manufacturers' Gas are evi
dently satisfied with its prospects, as none of it
is offered for sale.
Picnicking in the woods near Wilklnsburg
is a thing of the past. Several lino houses are
going up on the grounds formerly used tor that
purpose.
Said a broker yesterday: '-I look for an act
ive stock market within ten days. The ab
sentees are returning, and things are about ripe '
for a change."
When the improvements on tbeBraddock
road are completed, it will be one of the finest
thoroughfares in the county, and a Delight to
owners of fast teams.
Reports from every district in Manitoba and
the Northwest Indicate a first-class wheat crop.
The whole country Is bnsy threshing and crop
will all grade No. 1 hard. Several cars have
already been shipped. About 20 new elevators
axe Dauaineia Auuuiooa aione.
tf
Railroad Shares Contlnne Their Upward
Movement The Coalers nnd Grangers:
Still nl the Front Trusts Take
Back Sent Advance
In the Majority.
New York, September . There was less
business in the stock market to-day, though
there was no less interest In the dealings, and
even after the material advances of yesterday
most stocks are fractionally higher to-night.
The news of the day was of little importance,
but such as there was favored the advance.
as usual on Fridays there was considerable
selling by the professionals to close oat their
accounts for the week, and the desire to seenre
the profits accrued on tho rise of the previous
days of the week induced the selling ot long
stocks, and the room traders, who were gener
ally of a bearish temper, soon Joined in the
selling. The general demaqd for stocks, bow
ever, and the willingness of some of the large
operators to replace their sales at slight con
cessions, prevented the early decline from
going far, and the course ot prices was soon
changed to tho upward direction.
The coal stocks became the strong feature of
the market in the afternoon, and the buying of
those shares on the expectation that either the
dividends will be increased or the capital
stocks enlarged was very pronounced. The
Northern Pacifies took a secondary position In
the market, and even the grangers which were
supported by the western contingent were
rather backward. Ihe Southern stocks, how
ever, awoke from their lethargy and were
largely traded in, while Richmond and West
Point became one of the leading active stocks
and in tho rise occupied a very prominent posi
tion. The reports of the splendid condition of
business In that section of the country was
mostly responsible for the Improved position
of those shares in the market The trusts were
quite dull, and little or no interest seems to be
taken in them at present.
The opening was active and strong, though
considerable irregularity existed, and Wheel
ing and Lake Erie was down per cent. Tho
pressure to sell was directed principally against
Northern Pacific preferred and Atchison in
the early dealings, and the market was very
feverish, while most of the list shaded off from
the opening figures. Richmond and West
Point was the strong feature, however, and Its
sharp rise in the first hour rallied the list
though the Grangers continued weak until the
afternoon. The coal stocks then came to the
front and the selling movement exhausted it
self. The market gradually qnieted down and
the close while strong was quite dull. There
were a few fractional losses as the result of the
day's operations, but the majority of tbelist is
higher. Colorado Cool is np lc; Tennessee
Coal VAc, and Jersey Central and Delaware
and Hudson each 1 per cent.
The railroad bond market was a little more
active to-day, though the Increased sales were
principally dne to the large trading In Reading
firsts and the Denver and Rio Grande Western,
which contributed S200.000 and 8163,000 respect
ively to the total of 11,414,000. There was the
usual steady to strong tone, ana most issues
are fractionally higher.
The roliowing table snows tne prices oracttve
stocks on the Sew York Stock Exchange yester
day. Corrected daily for Tire Dispatch by
Wihtxet & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth ave
nue:
Clos
ing Hid.
62
39!
65
64
120
35
24
108M
71
114SJ
103
IS
38
3SM
10O
113
743?
101
33
is'2
150
155
482
10
2314
117
19
64
105
73
S1J4
14
12H
75
J08
iS'4
681
175,
63
38
81 X
17
64)1
35
76!
23
63
35
35
22
47X
177
sw
109
62
110
21
64
Vi
33
36
72
10S
24
60
Open
in 1.
Am. Cotton Oil S2X
Ateo.. Top. & a. F.... Si
Canadian Pacific 65tf
Canada Southern 65
Central of Hew Jener.I19
Central PaelllL.
Chesapeake & Ohio.... 24)4
U . Bar. & Qull.cy. ....108$
a. Mil. & St. I-auI.... 73)
C, MU.bt. P., pr...,115H
tt. KoctL AP IViH
tt, at. L. & Pitts
tt, St. L. & Pitts, pf.. &
tt. St. P..M.&O S5X
tt, Mt. F.,M.tu., pr.ioo
tt .S .Northwestern. ...U3M
tt, C, C. A 1 75 "
tt, tt, tt&l., pr 101JC
Col. Coal A iron 31
Col. & Hocking Val .. KH
Dei.. L. & W. 1JS
Del. & Hudson lot,
Denver A Klo (1
Denver A Bio U.. nt... i&X
E.T., Va. AGa ....
E.T..VS, AUa.lst pf. ....
E.I.. Va. AGs. 2dpf. ....
Illinois Central,
Lake Grin A Western.. UV
Lake trie A West. nr.. 64
Lake Shore AM. S 1053
LoulsYllleA Nashville. 73
Michigan Lntrai 92
Mobile Ohio Wi
Mo., Kan. A Texas.... 13
Missouri Pacific 75K
New York Central 108K
. Y L. E.A W IS
N. Y..L.E. A W.pref.. 68
H. X.. tt A St. u
ft. X., tt A St. L. Pf.. 69
N.Y.. C. ASt.lj.2dnf 71
H. If AN. E 61
A. V.. O. A W 17
Norfolk Western.... 17
-Norfolk Western. of. 54)4
Northern Fact fle S5
Nortnern 1'sclflo nred 76H
OhloA Mississippi 23
Oregon improvement
OrcEon Transcon 3S
PacifioMall 35
reo. Dee. s Evsns "X
I'btlsdel. A iteadlnx.. 46
Pullman Palace Car
Klchmona A W. P. f .. 23
Klchmond A W.P.T.nf SIX
St. P., Minn. A Man. .111
St. L. San Fran 28X
St. L. A San Fran pr.. 61K
St.L,. A San F. 1st pr.. . ..
Texas Pacific 2ltt
Union 1'aclnc 64H
Wabasn 1754
Wabash preferred 333
Western Union to'i
Whreline A L. Z. T2H
Socar Trust 1CH
National Lead Trnst.. 21 li
Chicago Gas Trust KV
High
est. 52X
394
6-iH
55
13X
iiii
109
74V
115
103
3S"
100
113H
101 H
331
19
151
155
IiOW
est. 62
UH
65),
64K
US
24K
115
102K
is"
35!
1003,
113
75
Wl
3IH
1SH
Hfjf
J54
4S 48X
STILL CLIMBING.
19K 19K
64 UK
106 JOSH
73M 73
87 91H
liii H!fi
13 KH
75 74J
10s 10s
.O 28K
69 em
is" ib"
38 31H
51H SUft
18 liii
17M 11X
MK MH
3oK 34ft
76 75X
23H 23
38" jjii
35 348
2! 22M
47 t iSii
25" ihh
SIX 80
111 110
28 27W
62) 61
21 21M
HIH C3'i
17 17
33 32
73 72
108M 107
21 X 24
61)4 60X
Water Gns In Bad Odor.
Water gas has received a severe backset in
England. A Wolverhampton letter says: It is
becoming more and more apparent that a good
deal still remains to be done before the practi
cal difficulties In the way of nsing water gas as
a fuel can be said to be entirely overcome. It
must be regarded as an unfortunate thing for
the immediate future of water gas in this coun
try that an occurrence has happened this week
which goes far to substantiate some of the
strictures which producers of coal gas have ex
pressed upon the newer fuel expedient. The
danger to human life is the obstacle in the ay
of water gas nse to which I specially refer. On
Monday a Hull jury sat to consider the case ot
one Joseph Cade, a joiner and carpenter, of
New York, who was killed on the first day of
the Yorkshire Agricultural show. Cade was
employed at a stand occupied by the Yorkshire
Water Gas Company. He was at work there
ulien a purifier exploded, aud an iron plate,
forming its lid or cover, was blown up into the
air to an immense altitude. It fell upon the
poor joiner and killed him immediately. The
jury censured the company. What is worse for
the water gis boom than this verdict is the
f;rowinff conviction that not individual care
cssness, hot ignorance of the properties and
nnnaceraent of water pas. is the cause of such
cisualtics. Itnould seem that we have scarcely
progressed so far be ond American and conti
nental practice in regard to this fuel as some
authorities have made haste to declare.
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by " hltnev A Stephenson, brokers, So. 57
Fourth avenue. Members Kew York Stock Ex
change. JIM. Askad.
Pennsylvania Kallroad 54 MSi
Kcndlnc 22 22 11-lti
Hnflalo. Fittaburc ana 'Western 10!-i 10
LehlKh Valley 54
Lehigh .Natation 54 54
Northern paclfie 35 35
Northern I'aclf.c prclerrcd 76 76
Sale.
Boitnn Stocks.
aivu.ttlvliiiJMI. Ui
A.AT. LandGr't7s.l07
Atch. A'lop. It. K. .. 39)4
Boston A Albanv.,.217
Doston A Maine 203
C.. is. ay. 109
Clun. San. A Cleve. 23
Eastern R, K 89
l-astirnlt. IC 6s ....117
flint Fere si 29
KIlntAPcreM. nfrt. 93
Mexican Cen. com.. 155
Mex.c.lst mts. has. C7
. . & cT linK. .. M5n
Old Colony 179
If.1i II. T.... ... m t,4
Wls.Central.com..,
Wis. Central pf....
MIonezMgCo(new)
Calnmet A llcela....
Catalp3
tranKim
Hnron
Osceola. ,
l'ewablc (new)
Qaincy
Hell Telepnone... .
Boston Land..
Water .Power
r-imarark
. 62
. 70
215
. 15
. 9
:
. 2
64
,239
B
- 6
JCO
20
San Jllcxo ,...,
Wool markets.
Philadelphia Wool in more demand:
nrices in buyers favor; Ohio. Pennsylvania and
West Virginia XX and above, 33S35e; X 32
33c: medium, 3738c; coarse. 3637Kc; New
Yuik,Michigan,Indianaand Western hne orX
and XX, 3U32c; medium, 38KS7c: coarse. 35
eSCc: flue washed delaine X and XX. 3537c;
medium washed combing and delaine, 29ra41c;
coarse washed combine and delaine, 3S39c;
Canada washed combing,33J33c: tub washed,
2533c; medium washed combing and delaine,
29jlc; coarse washed combingand djl."lne,27
29c; Slontana, 2026c; Territorial, 1623c.
Boston There was a much better inquiry
for domestic wool; there were more manu
facturers in the market, and the sales were
larcer, amounting to 2,000,000 pounds of all
kinds. Cash offers were accepted slightlv
under current quotations. Large sales of
Montana wool, amounting to nearly 1,000,000
pounds, were made at 22c for fine medium
principally. Considerable Ohio fleece wool was
sold in the range of 31K32c for X, S333c
for XX and 35c for XXT and above. Micbican
X fleeces sold more freely at 8341c.
Merchantable Ohio and Michigan sold at 25
23c. Combing and delaine fleeces were in bet
ter demand, with sales of No. 1 combing at 89
10c. Ohio Hne delaine at S5c and Michigan
hne delaine at 34c Texas, Oregon and Cali
fornia wools are dull. Georgia wool will not
sell at over 26c Pulled wools are in steady de
mand at previous prices. Foreign wool is quiet
but firm.
-vj j-
DOMESTIC' IAEKETS;
: Q
Eggs Advanced and Dairy Prodscte
on the Yergeofaliee
PEACHES SCARCE AND ADTAKOING
Bnpply of Cereals Too Liberal Buyers
Hare the Innings.
GREEN COFFEE HIGHEK-SUGaB F1KX
Crncs or thbPittsbuiio Dispatch, J
Friday, September. 6, lfflft J
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Choice eggs have yielded to the pressure and
gone np higher. Onr quotations are advanced
lc, in accordance with stubborn facts. Choice
grades of creamery butter are also very Ann at
quotations. Cheese, too, shows an upward
tendency and has been advanced in the West,
but here is unchanged. Peaches are scarce and
higher. Advices from Delaware are that there
will be few to spare In that section. New York
markets are very firm for choice peaches.
Pears that are too ripe are In over-supply, and
large quantities are finding their way to the
garbage pile. Wet weather has bad a depress
ing effect on Friday's trade, and commission
men report business as uncomfortably quiet.
Huttieb Creamery, Elgin, 2ic: Ohio do,
2021c; fresh dairy packed, 1617c; country
rolls, 1416c
Beans Navy hand-picked beans, (2 4002 60;
medium, $2 3002 40.
Beeswax 2830c f) & for choice; low grade,
18.Be.
ClDKE Band refined, S6 607 0; common,
$3 5034 00: crab cider. fS 00S 60 barrel;
cider vinegar. 10012c ft gallon.
Cheese Ohio, 8Skc; New York, 10c; Lim
burger, 89c: domestic Sweitzer, 9K12Kc;
imported Sweitzer, 22c
Eggs 18Q19c fr dozen for strictly fresh.
Fruits Apples, tl &92 00 barrel; pine
apples, fl 001 25 )) dozen: whortleber
ries, 7580c f pail; watermelons, $20 002S 00
fl hundred; peaches. $2 03 CO $ bushel box;
crapes, S7c ft pound; Baxtlett pears, 15 fl bar'
rel.
Feathers Extra live geese. 060c; No. 1,
do, 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c fl fi.
Poultby Live spring chickens, 40015c fl
pair; old, 6570c fl pair.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Ss to bushel, S3 60
ft bushelf clover, large English, 62 lbs, te 00;
clover, Alsike, S3 0; clover, white, 59 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 fts, SI fio; blue grass, extra
elean, 11 &s, 90c; blue crass, fancy, 14 Its, $1 00;
orchard grass, 14 &s, tl 66; red top, 14 &s. SI 25;
millet, 60 as, 91 00; German millet, 60 As,
SI 60; Hungarian grass, 60 fts, SI 00; lawn
grass, mixture of fine grasses, S3 50 fl bushel of
14 lbs.
Tallow Country, Qic; city rendered, 4J
5c
Tropical Feuits Lemons, common. S3 60
6 00; fancy, SS 006 SO: oranges, S3 00
5 60; bananas, SI 75 firsts. SI 25 good seconds,
ft bunch; cocoannts, H 001 60 fl hundred; figs,
skWc ft tt; dattfs76H6KcJl &.
Vegetables Potatoes, JI 2501 40 ft barrel;
tomatoes, home-grown, SI 251 60 ft bnshel;
wax beans, SI ft bnshel; green beans, 6075c fl
bushel; cucumbers, home-raised, SI 60 ft bushel
radishes, 2540c fl dozen; home-grown, cab
bages, 50c fl bushel; new celery, bome-trrown,
40c fl dozen; Southern sweet potatoes, St 00
3 25, Jerseys, SI O0Q4 6a
Groceries,
Coffee options are steadily on the advance.
Yesterday there was a rise of 25 points in New
York; markets closing very firm. Packages are
unchanged, but must go np soon, from present'
appearances. Sugars are a shade higher In the
East, but unchanged here.
Green Coffee Fancy Bio, 2122Kc;
choice Rio. 1920Kc; prime Bio, 19c: fair Bio,
19X20Xc; ioW grade Rio, 17Q18c; old Gov
ernment Java, 26c: Maracaibo, 2223c; Mocha,
272Sc: Santos, 1922c; Caracas, 2022c; pea
berry, Bio, 2224c; La Guayra, 2122&
Boasted (in papers) Standard brands,
3c; high grades, 2526c; old Government
Java, bulk, 3131c; Maracaibo, 2627c;
Santos, 2022c; peaberry, 25c: peaberry,
choice Bio, 23Kc; prime Bio, 21c; good Bio,
21c; ordinary, 2uc
Spices (whole) Cloves, 21625c: allspice, 8c;
cassia. 8c: pepper, 18c; nutmeg, 7080c
Petboledm (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c:
Ohio. 120, 8Xc; headlight, 150, Kc; water
white. 10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; camadine,
llc; roraline, 14c.
bYBUPS Corn syrups, 2629c choice snear
syrups, 33038c; prime sugar syrup, 30033c;
strictly prime. 3335c; new maple syrup, 90c.
N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48c: choice, 46c; me
dium, 43c; mixed, 40042c
Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 34c; blvarb In s,
6c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 56c; sal
soda in kegs, lc;do granulated, 2c
Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, ft
set, 8r; paraffine, 11012c
BICE Head, Carolina, 77c; choice, fyi
7c; prime, 6M06c; Louisiana, 606Kc
Stabck Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 66c; gloss
starch, 67c.
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65: Lon
aon layers, S3 10; California London layers,
$2 60; Muscatels, S25; California Muscatels,
SI 85; Valencia, 7c; Ondara Valencla,901Oc;
sultana, SUc: currants, 405c: Turkey prunes,
46c; French prunes. 8013c; Salonica
prunes, in 2-lb packages, 8c; cocoannts, ft 100,
G 00; almonds, Lan , per lb, 20c: do Ivica, 19c;
do shelled. 40c: walnuts, nap , 12015c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12016c: new dates,
56c; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 11015c; citron,
per B. 21022c; lemon peel, fl ft, 1314c; orange
peel, 12Kc
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per & 6c
apples, evaporated, f06c: apricots, Callfor
nla, evaporated, 12loc; peaches, evaporated,
pared, 2223c; peaches, California evaporated,
unpared. lO012Kc: cherries, pitted. 21C22c:
cherries, unputed, 66c; raspberries, evapor
ated, 2424Kc; blackberries, 78c; huckle
berries, 10012c
bTJOARS Cubes, 8c; powdered. 8c: granu
lated, 8c; confectioners' A, 8ic; standard
A. 8c; soft whites. 88c: yellow; choice,
7Jic; yellow, good, 77c; yellow, fair, 7ic;
yellow, dark. 7c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $4 60; medi
um, half bbls (600), $2 7i
SALT No. 1. fl bhl, 95c: No. 1 ex. fl bbl, SI 05,
dairy, fl bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, SI 20;
Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80, Higgins'
Eureka, 16-14 tt pockets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches $2 000
2 25: 2ds SI 5001 bo; extra peaches, S2 4002 60;
pie peaches, 95c; finest corn. SI01 60; Hid. Co.
corn, 70000c: red cherrie. 90cJl; Lima beans,
SI 10: soaked do, 85c: string do do. 7o0S5c; mar
rowfat peas. SI 10311 15: soaked peas. 70075c;
pineapples, SI 40S1 50; Bahama do, S2 75, dam
son plums, 95c: greengages, SI 25; egg plums,
$2; California pears, S2 60; do gruengages, S2; do,
egg plums, $2; extra white cherries, S2 SO; red
ch ernes. 2 2s. 90.; raspberries, SI 4001 60:
strawberries. SI 10; gooseberries. SI 3001 40;
tomatoes, 82V092c; salmon. 1-ft, $ 7502 10;
blackberries, 80c: succotash, 2-ttcans, soaked,
99c; do green, 2 &s, 1 2501 50; corn beef. 2-fi
cans. 52 05; 14-B cans, S14 00; baked beans. SI 45
01 50; lobster. 1-ft. SI 7501 80; mackerel, Mb
cans, broiled. SI 60: sardines, domestic. Vs.
S4 5004 60; sardines, domestic, Ks. :$3 2508 50;
sardines, imported. s, $11 60012 50, sardines.
imported, s. jiB;aruines, musiaru, ti ou; sar
dines, spiced, S4 50.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 ft
bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess. S40; extra No. I
mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, messed,
38: No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole
pollock, 4c ft lb: do medium, George's cod,
6c; do large, 7c: boneless hake, fn strips. 6c; do
George's cod in Dlocks, 607c Herring
Round shore, S5 00 f! bhl; split, S7 00; lake,
$2 00 ft 100-& half bbl. Whito fish. $7 00 ft 100
S half bbl. Lake trout. 15 50 1 halt bbl.
Finnan haddock, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c
ft ft. Pickerel. A barrel, S2 00; J barrel, SI 10;
Potomac herring, SS 00 ft barrel. S2 50 ft
barrel.
Oatmeal S6 3006 60 ft bbl.
Miners' Oil No. I winter strained, 65057c
ft gallon. Lard oil, 75c
Grnln, Flour nnd Feed.
Receipts bulletined at the Grain Exchange,
33 cars. By Pittsbnrg.Fort Wayneand Chicago,
3 cars of wheat, 9 of oats, 2 of hay, 5 of flour.
1 of corn. I of bran, 1 of corn and oats.l of straw.
By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis, 4 cars
of corn, 4 of oats, 1 of hay, 1 of bran, 1 of mid
dlings, 2 of wheat. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1
car of oats, 2 of rye. By Pittsburg and Lake
Erie, 1 car of flour. There was but one sale on
call, viz.: a car of extra 3 oats, 23Kc 5 days, P.
B. B. All cereals are quiet. Supplies are be
yond wants of trade, and holders must concede
in order to sell. The next two weeks will settle
the corn question. If frost stays oft that long
a fair average crop is assured. As to wheat,
bay and oats, the yield has been seldom as
good, both as regards quantity and quality.
WHEAT-New No. 2 red. 82c: No. 8. 7779c
CoitN No. 2yelIow, ear, 45H046c; high mixed
ear, 43044c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 4041c;
high mixed, shelled. 4O04OC; mixed, suelled,
39M04OO.
Oats No. 2 white, 26K27c; extra No. 3,
24025c; mixed. 21022c
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 49050c;
No. 1 Western. 48049c; new rye No. 2 Ohio,
45046c
Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, to 2505 75; winter straight,
54 5004 75; clear winter, W 2504 60; straight
XXXX bakers', S3 7504 00; Rje flour, S3 600
4 73.
MrxLTMD Middlings, fine white, 113 600
15 00 ft ton; brown middlings, SU 60012 00; win
ter wheat bran, SU 00011 25; chop feed, Slo 500
ItS 00.
HAY-Baled timothy, choice, $13 00013 60;
No-ldo, S1250Q1300; No. 2 do, SU 00012 00;
loose from wagon, $10 00012 00, according to
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Sugar-cared Ihhbs, la U3jef )li mui
hams, medium, 13c, tngn-ennA ttmt, smM,
12c; ngar-cgre4hwtatb04i,mjniir
cured shoulders. Se; 4MW-eM4l met M
snoaiaers. 9c:sor-
rs. 9c: saaar-aantl CaftfwMS, mmt.
8c: sugar-cured dried beef fiats. Met svtwr
cured dried beef sets, lie; MHtM-eaMti (Wed
--. v-i . . - . .2
$13 00. Lard-Refined la tfercee. Ate &-
barrels, 6c; 60-ft tubs. 6c: 28-ft Bails, 7c W-ft
tin cane, 6Kc: 3-a tin pails: 7o; 3-fc da Mfk.
7c; 10-ft tin palls, SKc; 5-ft tia sails. 7 JtS.
tin pails. 7c Smoked saasage, losg. Se; hip,
6c Fresh pork links, 9c Be&elees toate, itc.
Pigs feet, halt barrel, $8 98; qaarter Mmtl,
$300.
Bresaed Mettt.
Armour & Co. f nrnkhed tfe foHawteg pfiees)
on dressed meats: BeeHeareassea, 4S8 to Ss
fis, 6c; 660 to 850 tte, 6e; 6S0 to 7W ft.
7c Sheep, 80 ft &. Lambs, 9c ft A. Hoga,6ga.
Fresh pork loins. 8c
BKITISM 1805.
Scotch Pla; Active and Strong Bessemer -
Flra and Bailees Good.
oeei ronnas, lx; Daeon snouiaen, mk
clear sides, 7c; baooB clear bsfliee, nte Wjr
salt shoulders. BUe: drv salt clear aMee. 7c
Mess Dork. beaw. tl2 ok mesa novk. 1
Scotch Pig The market centeaes aettva 'M,
and strong. 3f JF
No.lColtness 68s. 6d. o. fc. GkwgeTT '"M
No. 1 Summerlee 69s. Od. f. o. a. Gtosiow ' ' y
No. 1 Gartsherrie 60s, 3d. f. o. b. Glasgow - ' .
No. 1 Langloan..T. 69s. Sd. f. o. b. Glasgow -jS
No. I Carnbroe -51s. 60. f. o. b. Glasgow -v J'
Nc IShotts 59e. Sd. ,0. b. Glasgow , -V
No. 1 Glengarnock 6Sa Od. at Ardxeesaa.
No. lTJalmelllngton...6Ss. 64, at Ardroesan. . '.!
No.lEelinton 48s. 6d. at Ardroesan., . ;
Bessemer Pig A firm market and hnsiaesa ' fcj
good. West Coast brand quoted at 66 64. for ,,J
Nr. L 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point. J At,
Middlesbrough Pie Firm market and do- :' W-
mandgood. Good brands quoted at 44a. 04, Set v&
Xo.S.t.0. b. "J
w Spiegelelsen Business. Is good and the mar-,, ii
Jtei continues nrm. ingnsn m per cent quotes
at 82s.6d. f. o. b. at works. ,
Steel Wire Bods Market is firm, demand '.
fair. Mild steel. No. o, quoted at 6 15s. Od.
f. o. b. shipping port. '
oieei xwuis -jxzarKeb cqdubuo jarm isu ho- j
mandgood. Standard sections quoted at 5
Os. Od.f.0. b. shipping point. -?.
Steel Blooms A better demand hold the ..;
market firm, Bessemer 7x7 quoted IA 7s. 6d
f. o. b. shipping point ' ,
Steel Billets Market continues active and
strong; Bessemer (size 23x2) quoted at t
12s. 6d.f. o. b. shipping point.
Steel Slabs This market holds steady but "
demand continues moderate. Ordinary siiea
quoted at 4 15s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point.
Crop Ends Trade fair and the market steady.
Bun of the mill quoted at 2 17s. 64. f. o. b.
shipping point.
Old Balls The demand is fair and the mar
ket firm. Tees quoted at a 10a. OcL. and doa
ble beads at 3 15s. OcL, c L f. New York.
Scrap Iron Firm market and demand fair; . -
Heavy wrought quoted at 2 17s. 6U, f. o. b. " '
shipping points. r
Manufactured Iron This market continue
firm with business good.
Stafford, ord. marked bars(lo.bJ7pool)8 10s 04 .' -.-
" common bars 0 0s Od0 6 17s 64 -
" blk. sheet singles 0 0s 0ch 8 15s 04
Welsh bars, tab. Wales... 6 15s 0d 0 OsOd - ,
Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York,
43.04. Liverpool to New York. 10s. 04.
JAB. 33. CALLER-r..
JOHN W.TAYLOR.,
...President
........Cashier
CITY SAVINGS BANK,'
SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST.
Capital and surplus. $125,000. ,
Transacts a General Banking Builnes.
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WHOLESALE HOUSE.
JOSEPH . HORNE I CO.,
Cor. Wood and Liberty Sts.,
Importers and Jobbers of
Special offerings this week la
BILKS, PLUSHES,
DRESS GOODS,
SATEENS
SEERSUCKER,
GINGHAMS, PRINTS,
andOHEVIOTa
For largest assortment and lowest price call
and see us.
wholesaleIxclusively
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AYEMJE. PITTSBUHG, PA
As old residents know and back flies of Pitts
burg papers prove, is the oldest established
and most prominent physician in the city, de
voting special attention to all chronic diseases.
2S?JS.N0 FEEUNTILCURED
MCDXfil IQand mental diseases, physical
IN U n V U U O aecay.nervons debility, lack of
energy, ambition and hope, impaired mem
ory, disordered sight, self distrnst,basbfulness,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im
poverished blood, falling powers,organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting tbe person for bnsiness,socIety and mar
riage, permanently, safely and privately cured.
BLOOD AND SKINSST-AiJll
blotcbes, falling hair, bones pains, glandular
swellings ulcerations of tongue, month, throat,
ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood
poisons tborougbly eradicated from tbe system.
IIDIMAQV kidney ana bladder aerange
U II 1 1 1 n (I I ments, weak back, gravel, ca
tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whltttetfs life lorg; extensive experi
ence, Insnres scientific and reliable treatment
on common-sense principles. Consultation
free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated
as if here. Office hours 9 A. if. to 8 p. u. San
day. 10 A. IE to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER,
814 Penn avenne, Pittsburg, Pa.
anS-lGX-DSuwk
DOCTORS LAKE
SPECIALISTS in all cases re-
anlriu.e scientific and conSden
al treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake.
M. B, C. P. S., is the oldest and
most expenenced specialist in
tbe city. Consultation free and
stvictlv confidential. Office
!,,- u in i and 7 to S p. Jr.: Sundays. 2 to 4 p.
M.Consult them personally, or write. DOCTOK3
LAKE. 32S Penn ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
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Olc'S Cotton. EOOt
COMPOUND
.Composed of Cotton Boot, TansT and
PcnnTToval a recent discovery bv an
iM r.hvlcl!tn. Is Kuecrsxfvlhi UMCd
montWir-Safe. Effectual. Price $L bynaU,
sealed. Ladles, ask your dnnrgist for Cook's
Cotton Boot Compound and take no substitute,
or inclose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad
dress fond LILY company, No. 3 Fisher
Block, 131 Woodward ave Detroit. Mich.
HARE'S REMEDY
For menl Checks the worst cases In three)
days, and cures In five days. Price SI 00. at
J. FLEMING S DRUGSTOKE,
a5-29-TTSSu 412 Market street.
MEN ONLY
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Body Mind. Lak of Strength. Vigor and De
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MODE of Bxur-TBXATMXirT. and Proofs mallei!
(sealed) free. AdorSM KR1K MEDICAL CO,
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