THE -PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER "-16? ."1889.
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Hem Maynard's Luck.
By CORNELIA HICKMAN
Out into the current of the river shot the
long-boat, with Jem Maynard in the stern,
" with one uair ol oars, and his daughter,
"Black Sue," sitting opposite him, plying
the others with measured stroke. The twi
light had already enveloped the shore, from
which their boat had just put off; and the
strong lights from the peat fires shone out
on the water from the open doors or the
huts strung out along the bank, showing
iantastically the figures of the women and
children standing outside them, watching
the departure of their husbands and fathers
for "the pool."
"Pulll pull! Black Sue," said Jem. with
an oath. "Stop cranin your long neck
ahind you. else vou'll find one of them
boats emptied of its load some of these fine
nights."
He laughed at her hoarsely, and she
-jerked her head around without daring to
look anywhere except into the bottom of
the boat. She tugced at her oars till they
were running along in smooth water.
"Dura rou' stop that!" roared Jem.
"Can't you leave well enough alone? If
you can't, I'll fix you so 's you can."
He raised au oar out of the water.
"Don't vou do that!" and Black Sue's
eves flashed, her face quivered. "Don't
Ton hit me before them," she said in a deep
whisper. She bent her head forward and
pierced him with so steady a gaze that, for
getting himself for an instant, he let his oar
drop back in the water, when she took her
eyes offof him, and began to row witn re
dnntiled vim.
Other boats unt off into the water with a
lunge that set the waves rocking under
their keels; oar after oar dipped into the
river with a thud: boat folloued boat, till
the water swarmed with them and the shore
was emptied. The sun's wasted rays
streaked the water nitn red
and blue streaks, slanting across
the boats and sinking into the
river bevond. All at once lrom the boats
" arose the rough voices of the rowers in a
monotonous chant that swelled and died on
the flowing water as they got farther from
shore. .
Black Sue, casting a sheep s eye at her
father, saw him immersed in his own un
gracious thoughts, with his eyes following
the ripple alongside thcirboat; she slowly
raised her eyes from his dark face, and
looked back over their track to the advanc
ing boats. Her glance went from one to
the other. In one of the hindmost were
seated three rowers, pulling briskly, one in
either end of the boat, while the third and
most conspicuous formed the central figure,
and his square shoulders rose half a foot
above thoe ot the other two.
As he bent his supple body with the mo
tion of his oars and straightened himself up
with a graceful movement at once easy and
secure, Black Sue's eyes fastened themselves
upon this figure. A gay-colored scarf
floated out from his neck above his thick
woolen blouse; an old raw seal cap sat on
his head; his hands that grasped the oars
with such a strong crip were large, but not
knotted and tough, like whip-cords, as were
those of his companions. His dark hair was
cropped, while theirs tangled about their
shoulders; his skin was tanned, but not
weather-beaten; there was A liveliness and
quick interest expressed in his countenance
that contrasted with the dull passiveness of
theirs.
Nearer came the boats and nearer splashed
the oirs. Black Sue looked at her father.
He was still in his sullen fit of musing.
She measured the lessening distance be
, tween them, but scarcely dared to speak to
him.
"Father, father, they're gainiu' on us."
Jem started, and looked hastily around
over his shoulder. "Durn youl why can't
vou keep Tour black eyes open? Pickup
thai oar!" He pointed to an oar in the
bottom of the boat. "Quick! or I'll break
it over your head."
There was no need to tell her to hurry;
she strained every muscle in her body, while
he cursed and tugged at his own oars till
beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.
Kow the boats had come so close that Sue
and her father could hear the men laughing
and swearing jocosely at each other.
'Taster, you devil! faster," cried Jem,
glaring at Black Sue in a frenzy. "If they
beat rs to the pool" his red eyes burned
their wav into her small face, as he inclined
his lumpish body towards herin the rocking
boat "there'll be other fish to haul out in
the morning besides cod."
She made the boat lurch with her next
effort, and it shot several feet in advance,
the cords bunched themselves together in
her flexible hands as if for added strength,
her neck stretched forward, her eyes dilated;
she sought the highest waves on which their
boat might ride; her oars struck the water
with sharp, swift stiokes, faster than they
had ever done before.
"Ah! the pool, the pool, fatherl" she cried,
with bated breath; "don't you see it yon
der? I see it; quick, get your net ready
quick. Quick! we're coming to it we're
there!"
The deep water of the pool broke in
broad circles under their boat as it shot
over its confines. 'With one cud of his large
net already clutched in his right hand, Jem
balanced himself on one knee in the bottom
of the boat, and leaning over its side as far
as he could, dropped it upon the end of his
pike into the pool.
"Aha!" laughed Jem, "aha!" as in a sort
of fierce exultation he raised both arms
above his head and faced the men, "whose is
the luck now whose is the luck now?"
They swore at him and told him to sit down,
"else he'd take a dive for the devil himself
at the bottom." But he commanded Black
Sue to help him spread his net, "and not
wait like an oyster to be cracked."
Standing up, she caught hold of one end
of the strong net listed with stones, and
lifted it over the side of the boat into the
water. Pieces of light wood buoyed it up
Ttnd kept it in a vertical position. As she
helped him to stretch the great web-like
net. the moon came up and whitened the
ridge of the sandbar half round the rim of
the pool. Black Sue laced their boat about,
and they left the net to fill during the night.
"Wrapping his oilcloth coat about him, Jem
lay down in the boat,and left her to contend
alone with the tide. Her black hair flew
about in the night wind.first in front of her,
then twirled out like a string behind her;
her tattered shawl, pinned loosely round her
throat, flapped out from her breast, and
served as a thin protection against the sharp
river wind; her slim arms and wrists got
blue; she bit her lips to keep her teeth lrom
chattering, and her eyes looked wistfullv
for the lights in the huts long before she
actually saw them.
The next morning Black Sue awote with
her father's voice thundering in ber ears.
He stood over her pallet, poking his boot
into her side: ''Get up from there; it's time
we wuz oft". Some rogue'll oust our haul
for us.
She was up and ready before he had done
speaking, for she had lain down to sleep
with her clothes on; she pulled her shawl
up over her head and followed him out into
the dark morning darker even than last
night's blackness; for at this time of the
morning there was neither moon nor stars.
When he had gone a short distance he
stopped and told her to go on and untie the
boat, as he would be there before she could
turn it around. He disappeared on the in
side of a small hut near at hand, with a
great deal of fancy lettering and conspicu
ous posters up over its front, that presuma
blr served to attract the attention of passers-by,
and inform them that this was "The
Jolly Twins."
Black Sue shivered as she stooped down
to unfasten the boat The morning air was
raw. A man's hand was laid on her arm.
"Good morning, Sue." said he, taking
the rope out ot her hands and untying it
himself.
"Whut air you shiverin for?" he asked.
rather sharply. "Fasten up your shawl if
you're cold." He pinned it up round her
throat.
"Now," said he, turning round his back
to keep the wind offof her, "stand up here
close to me. Poor Sue," he said, compas
sionatelv; "it's hard on vou, ain't it?"
"Oh!eil, go away, ""she cried; "father
'11 come back and see vou. Go away 1"
"And whut if he does? said Neil, bluntly.
"Sha'n't I keep you from frccziu'? If it
wuzn't tor the neart in you you'd 'a froze
long aga," he said, observing her closely.
"Butgood-by, dear" (kissing her), "there
comes your lather; don't let him knock you
out of the boat."
He turned and walked rapidly away.
Black Sue jumped into the boat and cried
to her father: "Here, father! here!"
""Why didn't you holler before?" said
Jem, coming up and eetting into the boat.
"We've lost ten minits byjourholdin'your
tongue. It's seldom you ao, though. Push
out Whut air you waitin' fur? You ex
pect me to do it all? Then I won't" So
saying he crossed his arms over his breast
and lay back in the boat.
It was beginning to get a little light as
they came in sight of the pool. Black Sue
roused her father, who had been sound
asleep almost since they started. '.'Here's
the net, father; we're here."
"Then stop your hollcrin'; I'm not deaf."
Jem stood up and peered into the water.
His eye caught his stakes. "To the right,"
he cried; "to the right."
Together they hauled in the net Jem
swore in perfect delight at each fish that he
piked. The sun's faintest beams followed
their boat to the shore; the women had al
ready kindled the fires under the large iron
pots which swung on the bank like big black
birds' nests ready for the refuse of fish bones
and fat; rows of storm-washed barrels; half
filled with pure oil extracted by the sun's
heat were visible, while under a long shed
were more barrels, filled with dried and
salted fish, and train oil awaiting transpor
tation. The women stood around, open-mouthed,
at Jem Maynard's luck. He hauled out the
net on the bank with its wonderful load ot
fishes, so they could sec it the better. Jem
was as proud a man that morning as ever
spread net in Orkney.
It was getting late in the evening when
Neil Blane, coming out of his hut, saw Black
Sue standing beside her boat He went
toward her.
"Whut air you doin'here bv yourself?"
"I'm waitin' for father."
"Hasn't he come yet?" and Neil gave a
low whistle. "Well, then he won't Come
along, hop into the boat; I'll help you to
night" "Oh, no!" exclaimed Black Sue. "It
ain't hard work spreading the net I can
go by myself."
"Can you?" said Neil, heedlessly. "Never
mind; jump in, quick! Let's be off."
Just as he turned the boat around, Jem
came swaggering down the path, and halloed
to them.
"Come along with you," said Neil, "or
we'll sail without you."
"Be if vou will," said Jem, scram
bling into the boat. "Who's cap'n here?
I'd like to know."
"You sit down, old feller," 6aid Neil,
pushing off; "else you'll take a tumble."
Jem soon quarreled himself to sleep, and
Neil, telling Black Sue to throw his thick
coat over her shoulders, steered the boat on
its course. Black Sue held her head down
lrom the cold blasts that sprang up every
second.
"Sue," said Neil, looking up and seeing
her bowed head, "you sha'n't come out here
and freeze. There's to be a stop to it, and
it had just as well be now as never, I'll
fight every man in the settlement if he don't
stand by vou. I'll see to that"
"Hush!"
"It's time he was awake, anyhow." said
Neil, shaking Jem roughly.and not heeding
Black Sue's caution, cs sh'e looked uneasily
at her father. Jem opened his eyes at his
leisure, and stretched himself; bnt when he
saw who it was that had roused him he sat
up and began to curse with all the might
his tripping tongue could boast of.
"Stop that !" thundered Neil, clapping
his hand over Jem's mouth.
"You devil, you!" exclaimed Jem,
getting on to his feet: but Neil nmhirf Mm
back into his seat to keep him from goinc
overboard. "
Muttering and fierce, Jem looked at Neil
from under bis lowering eyebrows, till his
explosive auger could be held within bounds
no longer; he watched his opportunity and
sprang at Neil's throat
Surprised, Neil drew hastilv back; but
Jem, now infuriated, began to "pommel him
in the face with his fists. Neil struggled
hard to get free, but Jem had obtained a
firm hold on his collar, and each man tot
tered and pulled the other this way and
that in the furiously rocking boat, till at
last Black Sue heard a groau and a splash in
the water.
She knew perfectly well what had hap
pened before she took her hands down from
ner eyes. She fell on her knees in the
boat now half fall of water; she extended
her hands toward heaven, and tried not to
see what was happenins in the water be
neath. Suddenly she collected her affright
ed senses, and. stretching out her hands for
an oar, bent her body over the side of the
boat.
The moon had not yet risen; she could
not see; with her oar she felt about blindly
in the water. The boat floated a little with
the moving tide, when her single oar struck
something. It touched it again; it was the
missing oar. Joyfully she snatched it up
into the boat, having pulled it gently within
her reach with the other. Her boat took a
wider circuit, and her eyes shot round over
the water. Nothing was to be seen, but
her oar hit something besides the water.
She steadied' the boat, and put out her oar
again in as nearlv the same spot as before.
"Neil ! father !" she cried. "Neil !"
"Is it you, Sue?" said Neil's weak voice
from the water, after a moment
"Neil .'here! give me your hand."
With her head turned toward the place
whence the voice came, she waited in an
agony of mind, and held her hands out to
him.
"Quick 1 why don't you hurrv, Neil?"
"lean t; I can't touch your hand, Sue,"
he said, faintly. "Take it back; I want to
say something to you before I sink my
strength and breath is both goin"."
"For God's sake, Neil, let me help you
to crawl in; we must find father; he'll soon
chill to death," she cried, beside herself.
"No, no!" reiterated Neil, feebly, hold
ing ofl from the boat "It's of no use I
must tell you and then you won't hold out
your hands to me any longer your father
mu-st be drowned I I can't find him;
he must have sunk right away," gasped he.
"Oh! Sue, Sue, it's too much; you must
te-11 me Good-byl good-by!" He
raised his arms above th'e water, struggling.
"God forgive "
Sue's eyes flashed She rose up, and,
straightening her limbs for one leap, sprang
inf a tlin vnt. filia o,ir.l.t Vail. 1...J
4U1.V uv new. hJUb MU.. -. ... o UW1Y
with her strong hand as it came again to
the surface, and with the other held on to
the upturned-boat Lifting his head above
tne water, by the aid of the boat she -steered
herself in the direction of the sand bar, SO
feet away.
She reached it with little difficulty, though
she labored for breath. Poshing the boat
up out of the water so that it could not be
washed back, sue lifted Neil and carried
him to a dry spot on the sand. She laid his
head down on a ridge, gently, and began to
roll him back and forth across it The
water came from his mouth and nostrils.
She took off her shawl and a thick woolen
skirt which she wore, and wrapped them
around him. She then rubbed his chest
with-great lorce till be began to breathe.
Then she rubbed violently each limb. He
opened his eyes and looked at her. She
wrapped the shawl tighter about Wm.
picked him up again, laid him down in the
boat, shoved it off and jumped in after him.
The ice had frozen in a thin film over his
face; the thawed it with her hands, 'and
wiped it dry again with an old cotton rag
she bad tied round her throat. They en
countered few boats, and the men supposed
it was Jem lying flat in the boat, as usual.
When they got to shore, Black,Sue fastened
the boat and started to run for her mother's
aid; but Neil sat up in the boat and called
her back. Gladly she hastened to him, and
jumping lightly into the boat, threw her
arms around him, pressing his shaking form
to her breast.
"Stop!" said Neil, pushing her off sud
denly; "help me to get up. I want to go
and tell them all whut I've done. Air the
rnen all come back?" said he, looking at
her for the first time.
"Not yet, Neil; not yet," she said,
trembling.
"Then tell me when tney do," said her
getting up without her assistance and leav
ing the boat. She followed him to his hut,
and kindled up his fire, and broneht more
wood and laid it down, and then she left
him alone.
The next morning, .Black Sue, hastening
to Neil's door, was arrested bv the crowd
pressing around it and their tell-tale faces
as they saw her come among them told her
tnat something was wrong. The men stood
directly in front of the low door, and the
women behind them raised their heads to a
placard over the door.
Black Sue's eyes caught at its meaning.
The large, irregular letters were easy for
her to read out They ran as follows:
"I, Neil Blane, drowned Jem Maynard.
I pushed him from his boat into the river,
and never saw him again. I am a ruined
man. I can never go on the river again.
Last night as I stood at the door and looked
out, I thought in every white wave I !aw
Jem's poor face. It followed me back by
the fire till I had to get up and go down to
the bank, and there I saw it again. The
Lord forgive me if I leave you all like a
thief in the night, but I couldn't bear to see
the river by daylight Goodby; remember
the widder and the ornhin. They're not in
a strange land. " "Neil Blane."
Februaby 10.
The men got out of her way as she pushed
by them. She sprang to the top of an old
box that had been Neil's resting place of an
evening with his pipe. She reached her
hands up to the bold placard, and tore it
down with one sweep as it it were a cobweb
of last night's spinning. Holding the torn
paper above her head, she cried aloud.while
every man and woman looked up into her
white face "It is not so; it is not true. I
was in the boat, as you all know. Most of
you will believe me. Father hated Neil, you
all know that. He tried to quarrel with bim
last night, but Neil would not do it He
took everything from father, till at last
father strnck him in the face with his fist,
and he fell back in the boat, and father,
getting hold of his collar, statrgered and fell
back'ards into the river. He pulled Neil
after him. That's how it was."
Clasping her hands over her face she sank
down on the box under her. They all
watched her in breathless silence. She
stood up in a second and observed them
fiercely. "Let not a soul of you believe
what this thing says," and she tore it into
bits which flew among the women till they
shrank away from them like poisoned
shreds; "he is not guilty. Would I stand
before you men and women and say he was
not if he was? if I knew he was?"
"Neil Blane is not guilty," she cried.
"God in heaven knows that."
Over the crowd of men and women she
cast one proud, defiant glance, and they
lowered their heads as she stepped down
from the box, and stood back to let her pass
to her own hut. Drake's Magazine.
LITE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition of easiness nt the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OFPlTTSBURO DISPATCH,!
Saturday, September 14, 18S9. j
Cattle Receipts, 980 head; shipments, 1,100
head; market steady; nothing doing; all
through consignments; 10 cars of cattle shipped
to New York to-day.
Hogs Receipts. 1,200 nead: shipments. 3,400
head; market active; best light SI 654 70;
medium and light Philadelphias, St 50; heavy
grades, St 204 30: grassers, S4 254 4Ci 6 cars
of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 1,800 head; shipments,
8,000 head; market dull, shade off from yester
day's prices.
By Telejrrnph.
CltlCAOO The Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattle Receipts. 2,000 head: shipments, none;
choice to extra beeves, S4 254 75; steers, S3 00
4 15; stockers and ieeders. SI 7o3 l0; cows,
bulls and mixed. 1 103 00; Texas cattle, SI SO
280; Western rangers. S2 003 ISO; wintered
lexans. 52 2503 25. Hogs Receipts, 8,000
head: shipments, 4,000 head: market strong and
10c higher: mixed. S3 901 50; heavy. S3 "mi SO:
light, S4 104 75; stockers. S3 40$4 2i Sheep
Receipts, 3,000 head; shipments, 1,000 head;
market stromr; natives, S3 254 60: Western,
S3 504 15; Texans, S3 004 10; lambs, SI 00
&9U.
Kansas City Cattle-Receipts, 3.6S1 head;
shipments, SOS head: few native beef steers on
sale: good corn-fed steers strongto 10c higher;
Texas weak to 510c lower: cows active and
strong; stockers and feeding steers quiet bnt
steady: good to choice corn fed, $4 104 30: com
mon to medium, S3003 80: cows. Sl&52 50;
grass range steers, tiowaaw. nogs Re
ceipts. 2,624 head; shipments, 278 head; values
firm to 510c higher: cod to choice light, Si 25
64 35: heavy and mixed, S3 654 13. Sheep
Receipts, 2,607 bead; shipments, none; steady;
good to choice muttons, S3 253 75; stockers
and feeding, S2 003 00.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 500 head; ship
ments, 1,000 head: market steady: choice heavy
native steers, S4 004 30; fair to good do, $3 60
4 00: stockers and feeders. (2 102 SO; range
steers, $2 20S?2 60. Hogs-Receipts, 000 head;
shipments, 2,000 head; market stronger; fair to
choice heavy, S3 8004 10; packing grades, S3 70
61 00; light, fair to best, $4 004 4a Sheep
Receipts, 100 bead; shipments. 1.200 head; mar
ket stead ; fair to choice. S3 304 40.
Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 175 carloads
through, 13 carloads for sale; steady. Sheep
and Iambs Receipts, 6 carloads through. 20 car
loads for sale; sheip firm; lambs weak. Hoy
Receipts, 13 carloads throush, 15 carloads
for sale; active and firm, and 10l5c higher;
mediums and heavv, $4 00(514 40; corn Yorkers,
H804 90; pigs, 54 004 S3; grassers, S4 40
4 70.
Indiaxapolis Cattle Receipts 700 head;
market steady: shippers. S2 504 55; butchers'.
SI O03 00; bolls, SI 502 25. Hogs Receipts,
3,500 head; market active and higher; heavies
and medium. S4 O04 25; mixed, $3 9C1 30;
lights, S4 S54 55. Sheep-Receipts light; mar
ket steady: lambs, S4 255 75; sheep, S3 504 25.
IWnins; Stocks.
New York. September 14. Belcher. 255
Caledonia B. H., 310; Consolidated California'
and Virginia, 375; Commonwealth, 300:Eureka
Consolidated, 00, Gould d. Curry, 200; Hale t
Inorcross, 330; Homestake, 800: Horn
Si.ver. 125; Iron Silver. 200; Mexican
430: Mutual, 140; Ontario 3400; Plymouth, 100;
Savage, 250: Sierra Nevada, 200; Union Con
solidated. 330; Ward Consolidated, 160; Yellow
JaCKCl. AM.
Metal Jlnrkct.
New York Pig iron firm; American, $15 50
18 00. Copper neelected; lake, September
M0 SKk Lead dull; domestic, $4 00. Tin
steady; Straits, S21 00.
THE NEW CATHOLIC TJJJ1YERSITX
Will be Dedlcnted Early In November With
All Possible Ceremony.
Washington, September 15. The ded
ication and opening of the new Catholic
university, near wis city, will occur
Wednesday, November 13, and invitations
to the ceremonies are now being issued.
All the Bishops of the Catholic
Church in the United Stites, Canada,
England, Ireland and Scotland will be in
vited, together with the heads of European
nnH A mertenn prllipfltinnal lnstifntinvt. 4Ua
President of the United States, the members
of his Cabinet, Congress, the Judiciary, etc.
Cardinal Gibbons" will conduct the dedi
catory ceremonies. Pontifical mass will be
celebrated in ihe new chapel ot the uni
versity at 11 o'clock. The "sermon will be
delivered by Bishop Gilmour.of Cleveland.
The university will be formally opened at 4
o'clock. Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, III.,
will make an address, and Prof. Schroeder
will read a Latin poem.
BeechAm's Pills chre bilious and nervous ills
Pears' Soap secures a beautiful complexion
I will pack neatly in a box and ship
anywhere lor $5, six bottles of pure Guck
enheimer, Gibson, Fiucb or Overholt, 6
years old, or one qtart for $1.
Max Klktw, 821 Federal St., Allegheny.
Wrr
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Supply of Peaches Larger, Quality
Poor-Potatoes Firm.
DAIEY PRODUCTS ON THE ASCENT.
Light Cereal Eeceipts Bring a Better Tone
to Markets.
PACKAGE COFFEE IS BOUND TO RISE
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, )
Saturday, September 14, 18h9. J
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Peaches-are in better supply, but quality Is
poor. A choice article which Is very scarce
finds ready sale. Poor and overripe stuff
drags. Potatoes are scarce and firm. Thero
has not been a sufficient supply the past week
to meet demand, and as a result prices have
advanced. There will, no doubt, be a full sup
ply next week, and any fears of a potato
famine are groundless. All dairy products are
n the advance. Choice eggs are active and
firm at quotations.
Melons are near their end for this season.
Apples are in light demand, and will be until
other fruits have ptssed away.
In the line of tropical fruits, bananas are
weak, while oranges and lemons are firm.
Sneet potatoes are slow. Grapes are In good
snpplv and weak.
Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2324c; Ohio do,
21ffi22c: fresh dairy packed, 1820c; country
rolls, 1719c
BEAJ.S Navv hand picked beans, S2 402 bO;
medium, $2 302 40.
Beeswax 2bJ0c p lb for choice; low grade,
1820c.
Cider Sand refined, S6 507 50; common,
S3 504 00; crab cider. $S 00S 50 fl barrel;
cider vinegar. 1012c ?1 per gallon.
CnEESE-Ohio, 8&9c; New York, lOaiOMc:
Limburger, Sg'Jc; domestic Sweitzer,9X12&ci
imported Swcitzcr, 22c.
Egos 1920c 1 dozen for strictly Iresh.
Fruits Apples. SI 5002 00 barrel: pine
apples, $1 0U1 25 ?1 dozen; whortleberries, 75
SOcfl pail; watermelons. $20 0025 00 $ hun
dred; peaches. SI 502 50 13 bushel box; grapes,
57c fl pound; Bartlett pears, So 00 S barrel.
Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1,
do. 404'5c; mixed lots. 3035c 1 ft.
Poultry Live spring chickens, 4045c$
pair; old, 6570 f) pair.
SEEds Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bushel. So 60
V bushel; clover, large English, 62 &s, S6 00;
clover, Alsike, S3 50; clover, white, SO 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 lb. gl 63; blue grass, extra
clean. 14 fts, 90c: bine grass, fancy, 14 fts SI 00;
orchard grass, 14 lbs. SI 63: red top, 14 lbs, SI 23;
millet. 50 fts, SI 00: German millet, 60 Ss.
$1 50; Hungarian grass, 60 Ss. $1 00; lawn
gras, mixture of line grasses, S2 50 bushel of
14 lbs.
Tallow Country, 4Jc; city rendered. 4
5c
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S6 00
6 50; fancv, $7 007 50; oranges, So 006 00:
bananas, $1 75 firsts, SI 25 good seconds,
bunch; cocoanuts, S4 004 50 1 hundred; figs,
8K9c 1 ft; dates. 5K6Kc ?? ft.
VFO etables Potatoes. SI fi0l 60 $1 barrel:
tomatoes, home-grown, SI 251 50 $ bushel;
wax beans. SI ft bushel; green beans, 6075c fl
bushel; cucumbers home-raised, SI 50 fl
bushel: radishes. 2540c fl dozen; home-grown
cabbages, 50c fl bushel; celery, 40c-fl dozen;
Southern sweet potatoes, S2 75, Jerseys, S3 25.
Groceries.
Spot coffee is firm at old prices in Eastern
markets. Jobbers here. are disappointed that
packages failed to rise. An advance can
hardly fail to put in an appearance in a few,
days. Sugars are very firm. General groceries'
unchanged.
Greejj Coffee Fancy Rio. 2223Xc:
choice Rio, 2021c; prime Rio, 20c; low grade
Rio, 1819kc: old Government Java, 27c: Mar
acaibo, 2324c; Mocha, 2829c; Santo. 20
23e; Caracas, 2123c; peaberry, Kio, 2325c;
La Gnavra. 2223c.
Roasted (in papers) Standard brands,
23Kc: high grades 2oSbXc; old Government
Jaa, bulk, 31K32jJc; ftaracaibo, 2627c;
Santos. 2123c; peaberry, 26c; choice Rio, 24c:
prime Rio. 22c; good Rio, 2lKc; ordinary. 21c.
Spices (whole) Cloves, 2l25e: allspice, 8c;
cassia. 8c; pepper, 18c; nutmeg, 70S0c.
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test. 7c;
Ohio, 120,8Kc;headlight, 150, 8)ic;waterwhite,
10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadine, 1134c;
royallne, lie.
Syhups Corn syrups. 2629c; choice sugar
svrups, 3338c: prime sugar syrup. 3033c;
strictly prime. 3335c; new maple syrup, 9uc
N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48c; choice, 46c;
medium. 43c; mixed, 40642c
SoDA-Bi-carb in kegs, 3Klc; bi carb in
5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5Jj6c; til-
soaa in Kegs, ic; ao cranuia&eu, zc.
Candles fatar, fnll weight, 9c; btearine, fl
set, SXc; parafflne, ll12c
Rice Head. Carolina. 77Jc: choice, 6i
7c; prime, 5Sic; Louisiana, 66Xc
STAKCH-Pearl, 3c; constarcb, 66c; gloss
starch, S7c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65; Lon
don layers, S3 10: Calilomla London layers.
S2 50; Muscatels. $2 25; California Muscatels,
51 85; Valencia, 7c; Ondara Valencia, 910c;
sultana, 8Kc; currants, 45c: Turkey prunes,
45c; I'tench prunes, 8J13c; Salnniea
prnnes. In 2-ft packages. 8c: cocoanuts, fl 100,
$6 00; almonds, Lan., $ ft, 20c: do Ivica. 19c:
do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. U15c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1216c; new aates,
56c Brazil null, 10c; pecan, 11015c; citron
per lb. 2122c; lemon peel, fl ft, lS14c ; oranga
peek 12Kc
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft 6c;
apples, evaporated, (?4ti6c: apricots, Califor
nia, evaporated, 12K15c; peaches, evaporated,
pared, 2223c; peaches, California evaporated,
unpared, 1012Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c:
cherries unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evapor
ated. 212JKc; blackberries, 7Sc; hnckle-
Sugars Cubes, 8c; powdered, 8c; granu
lated, 8c; confectioners' A, 8c: standard
A,8c; soft ihites. $WaX yellow, choice,
TJicJyellow. good, 77Kc, yellow, fair, 7Kc;
vellow, dark, 7c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), S4 50; medi
um, half l)bls (600). S2 75.
Salt-H o. 1. ft bbl. 85c; No. 1 ex, ft bbl, Jl 05:
dairy, $ bbl, 51 20; coarse crystal; ft bbl, 81 20;
Higglns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higgms'
Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets. S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00
2 23; 2ds SI 501 65: extra peaches, S2 402 60;
pie peaches. 95c; finest corn, Sll 50; Hid. Co.
corn, 7090c: red cherries, 90cSl:Lima beans,
SI 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 7585c; mar
rowfat peas. SI 101 15: soaked peas. 7075c;
pineapples, SI 401 50; Bahama do, 82 To; dam
son plums, 95c: greencaces, SI 25; egg plums,
S2; California pears. S2 50; do greengages, S2; do,
egg plums $2: extra white cherries, S2 90; red
cherries, 2 fts. 90c; raspberries, SI 401 50:
strawDerries. n iu; gooseoerries. si 30l 40,
tomatoes, 82K92c; salmon, 1-ft, $1 752 10:
blackberries, klX ; succntab. 2 ft cans, soaked,
99c;dosreen. 2 fts. SI 251 50; corn beef. 2ft
cans. S2 05; 14-lb cans. S14 00; I aked beans, SI 45
1 60; lobster, 1-lb. SI 751 SO; mackerel, 1-ft
cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines, domestic, is,
S4 504 00: sardines, domestic. K. S8 258 oO,
sardines imported, Ks- S11 5012 50; -ardines,
imported. s. $18; sardines, mustard, $4 50; sar
dines, spiced, S4 50.
Fisir-Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 fl
bbl.: extra No. 1 do, mess, $40: extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, messed,
$36; No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole
pollock, 4Kc fl ft; do medium, George's cod,
6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake. In strips, 6c; do
Georgo's cod in blocks, 67Kc Hirnnc
Round shore, $5 00 ft bbl; split, $7 00: lake,
S2 00fll00-Ibhalfbbl. White fish, $7 00 fl 100
Jb half bbk Lake trout, So 50 -ft halt bbl.
Finnan haddock. 10c fl ft. Iceland halibut. 13c
?? ft. Pickerel, J barrel, $2 00; barrel, SI 10;
Potomac herring, S3 00 barrel, S2 50 fl
barrel.
Oatmfal S6 30S6 60 ft bbl.
Miners' Oil-No. 1 winter strained, 6537c
fl gallon. Lard oil, 75c
Rrnln nnd Flonr.
Receipts bulletined at the Grain Exchange.
87 cars. By Pittsburg.Fort Wayne and Chicago,
3 cars of oats. 3 of corn, 4 of hay, C of flour, 3 of
barley, 2 ot wheat, 1 of fead. By Plttsbure, Cin-cinnati-and
St Louis, 3 cars ot hay, 5 ot oats, 1
of corn, 1 of millfced. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1
car of oatsl of hay. By Pittsburg and Western,
2 cars ot flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1
car of flour. Sales on call, 1 car sample otts,23c
5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car sample oats, 22e, free in
elevator; 1 car sample ipix oats, 18c, free In ele
vator: 1 car bran, SI 150. 5 days, P. R, R.; 1 car
No. 1 timothy hay, S12 50, 6 days P. R.R.;2 cars
No. 2 white oats. 27c, JO- days. P. R. R. Total
receipts bulletined for the week, 209 carloads,
asainst 241 last week, and 229. and 231 for the
two previous weeks. Lighter receipts this week
have had the effect of improving the tone of
trade. Oats are firmer; other cereals are steady.
WHEAT-New No. 2 red, 8182c; No. 3, 77
79c.
Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 4445c; high mixed
ear, 4042c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 40K41c;
high mixed, shelled, 4040c; mixed, shelled,
39Kg40c.
Oats-No. 2 white, 2K27c; extra No. 3,
2425c; mixed, 2122c.
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5051c;
No 1 Western, 4S49c; new rye, No. 2 Ohio.
45SS1BC
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, S5 2505 75; winter straight,
$4 6WM 75; clear winter, 14 25Q4 50; straight
XXXX bakers', S3 754 W, Kje flour, S3 600
4 75.
Milt.feed Middlings fine white. S13 50
16 00 fl ton; brown middlfncs, $13 00013 50; win
ter wheat bran, 811 00011 23; chop feed, $15 60
16 00.
Hat Baled timothy, choice, S14 2514 60;
No. 1 do, fl3 50314 00; No. 2 do, 113 00013 60;
' wfl8 60; packing do. 57
BTRAxir nt ch Kvi? nn.
straw, $6 006 25.
wheat aud rye
Provisions.
Hams, shoulders and mess pork have been
reduced, as an inspection of our quotations be
llow will disclose: .
W-cure'd hams, large, HJie: sugar-cured
nams, medium, lljjc; sugar-cured bams, small,
"icj sugar-cured breakfastbacon, 10c;sugar
i7e 7, "boulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless
jou'aers, 7Jc; sugar-cured California bams,
'c;su(;ar-cured dried beef flats, 10c; sugar
cured dried beef sets. 11c; sugar-cured dried
Si. runds. 13c; bacon shoulders, 6Vc; bacon
clear sides. 7c; bacon clear bellies. 7Kc; dry
sail shoulders, 5Jc; dry salt clear sides, 7c
jf" Pork, heavy, $1160; mess pork, family,
lf 00 Lard-Reflned, in tierces, 6c; half
barrels, 6c; 60-ft tubs. 6Vc; 20-ft pails. 7c; 50-ft
tin cans, 6c; 3-fttm palls. 7c; 5-fi tin pails
7c; 10-ft tin pails. 6c: 6-ft tin pails. 7c: 10-ft tin
pans, 7c Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c.
resh pork links, 9c Boneless hams, lOcK.
ffi feet, half barrel, SI 00; quarter barrel,
Dressed fllcnt.
Armdur 4 Co. furnished the following prices
on dressed meats: Beef carcasses 450 to 550 lbs,
5c; 550 to 650 fts,' 6c; 650 to 750 lbs, 6&7c
Sheep, 8c ? ft. Lambs, 9c ft lb. Hogs, 60.
resh pork loins, 8c
MAEKETSBT WIRE.
The Wheat Cllqno Wavering-, Not Knovr-
inT Which Way to Tarn December
and Mny Higher Other Options
Lose Ground Corn, Oals
and PorkFcntnrclcsi.
CniCAOo. The wheat market was strong
and weak by turns to-day. Fluctuations In
prices were not violent and excitement did not
run as high as on some of the earlier dayi The
only cause for complaint was the lack of out
side orders. Barring a little buyine again to
day for account of New York thebuslness pass
ing was almost entirely local. Three or four
Chicago houses took between them fully 1.000,
000 of December when the price was around
79ic Most of the news was again favorable
for holders. A Minneapolis dispatch said an
unusual number of cable orders for flour had
been received and the foreign flour situation
had improved. The French Government is
said to have figured out an increase of 39,000.
000 bushels of wheat in the crop this year as
compared with that reported m 1888.
The strongest local feature settled down on
a yield for this country of 480,00,000 bushels as
the stock showing. BradslreeCs London cor
respondent says the weather was bad for the
greater part of a month during harvest and
that probably 68,000,000 bushels will be all that
will be marketable, while 140.000,000 bushels
will be required. The close here forDecember
and May was Jc above yesterday's latest bids,
with September, October and year KC
lower.
Corn ruled active and weak. Trading heavy
and fluctuations active and weak. Trading
heavy and fluctuations within half a a range.
The weakness was due almost entirely to the
fine weather for the growing crop. The market
opened at yesterday's closing prices, was easy
for a time, rallied ia in purchases by shorts
and a large local trade, bnt again became weak,
selling off c. ruled irregular and closed
Vio lower than jesterday.
Oais were quiet and easy, due to receipts ex
ceeding estimates and also to the weakness and
decline in com.
Mess pork attracted little attention, trading
exclusively in contracts in January. The feel
ing was steadier and prices rather favored
sellers.
Very little business was transacted In the
lard market, which was steady.
Trading in short ribs was comparatively light
and the feeling was steadier. Prices averaged
a trifle higher early, but receded again and the
market closed rather quiet.
The leading futures ranged as follow-
WHEAT No. 2. October. 7777J7777c;
December. 7S?i79785(;7iic: year, Ti
777677c; Mav.82K8282S2Kc
COBV-No. 2, October. . 32k333232c;
December, 32Hfi!32ii31K31c; May, 34
34Kc
OATS-No. 2, October. 19195H919Jc:
December. 19-19?c; May, J2K2ic
Mess Pork, per bbl. October, $10 90:
November, $8 909 108 909 00; January,S9 15
9 22'9 1269 1
Laud, per 100 lbs. October, $5 87K5 90;
Novcmber,S5 T!Ub 8005 77K05 77: January,
S5 80577K
SnoRT Ribs, per 100 lbs. October. $4 850
4 874 80ffl4 82k; November, 84 604 60;
January, $4 65(24 62.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flonr steady
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 77c: No.
3 spring wheat, 6261c; No. 2 red, 77c No. 2
corn.32Jc ito. 2 oats, 19Jc No. 2 rye. 4242ie.
No. 2 barley. 62c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1 27
1 23 Prime timothy seed, lower. Mess pork,
per bbl, $10 90. Lard, per 100 pounds, $6 00
6 02. Short rib sides (loose), unchanged;
dry salted snouiuers (ooxea), w o ou;
short clear sides (boxed), unchanged.
Suears unchanged Receipts Flour. 10,000 bar
rels; wheat, 70,000 bushels; corn. 291,000 bushels;
oats, 152,000 bushels; rye, 19.000 bushels; barley,
61.000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 9,000 barrels;
wheat, 79,000 bnsnels: corn. 119,000 bushels: oats,
248,000 bushels; rye, 7,000 bushels; barley, 31,000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, 16c.
New York Flour heavy and more active;
part for export. Wheat Spot dull and heavy;
options dull and steady. Rye quiet; State,
55c. Barley dull. Barley malt quiet Corn
Spot dull and weaker; options dull, VMfi
lower and steady. Oats Spot dull and barely
sieany. nay quiet ana easy; snippme, 4Uouc;
good to choice, 6085c Hops weak and dull.
Coffee Options opened steady 10015 points
down and closed steady 5010 points down;
sales, 29,000 bags, including October. 15.80c; No
vemler, 15.90c; December, 1585015.95c; Janu
ary, 15 8515.95c; February, ' 15.8515.90c;
March, 15.8515.95c; April, 15.90c: May, 15.90
16.00c; spot Rio steady: fair cargoes, 19Mc.
Sugar Raw firm and quiet; fair refining, 5c;
centrifugals, 96 test, 66Kc; re
fined firm and in good demand. Mo
lasses Foreign nominal: New Orleans
quiet; open kettle good 'to fancy, 2S046c
Rice steady fair demand; domestic, 46c;
Japan, 4K5Jc. Cottonseed oil quiet; crude,
new, November and December delivery. 33c;
yellow, 3Sc. Tallow steady: city (S2 for pack
aces),4c. Rosin steady and quiet. Turpen
tine nominally at 4747c Eggs fresh, steady
and quiet; western fresh. 1819c: receipts,
2.13 packages. Fork firm; mess, inspected,
$12 25012 50: do uninspected, $12 00; extra
prime, $10 25010 50. Cutmeats quiet:picklcd
bellies, 12 lbs, 6: pickled shoulders, 4c;
pickled hams, lCllc; middles firm; short
clear, S5 75. Lard dull: western steam, $633;
sales September, $6 30; October. SO 30; Novem
ber, S6 17 bid: December, $615 bid; January,
J6 15 bid; February, So 20. Butter firm and
unchanged; western dairy, 9012c; do cream
ery. 11021c: do factory. 7012c Cheese strong
and quiet; western, (7!c
Philadelphia flour quiet. Wheat quiet
but firm; sales No. 3 red in export elevator,
73c: steamer No. 2 red, in do, 76c; No. 2 red,
in do, SOc: No. 2 red, September, 7980c;
October, S0KSCc; November. 81K082i.: De
cember. 8283Kc Corn weak: No. 2 mixed,
in L'rain depot and Twentieth street elevator,
41Kc; No. 2 yellow, 47c offered; 'No. 2 high
mixed, on track, 42c; No. 2 mixed, September.
4I41ic; October, 41041Kc: November, 4I
42c; December, 41042c. Oats Spot quiet;
sales No. 2 mixed at 2222$c; No. 3 white,
2ic: No. 2 white, on track, 27c; options quiet
and steady: No. 2 white, September. 262bJc:
October. ZVyLQIPic; November, 2S028JiSc;
December. 29W029?ic Butter Fancy stock
verj scarce; low gradC3 quiet; Pennsylvania
creamery, extra, 21c Eirgs Choice stock
"scarce, firm and wanted; Pennsjlvania firsts,
21c
St. Louis Flour quiet and steady, bnt un
changed. Wheat There was a slight casing off
right after the opening on weak cables and de
clines elsewhere: a rally followed and the close
showed no material change from yesterday: No.
2 red, cash, 77c nominal: September closed
at 77c asked; December. WAc: May. &c.
Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash, 29c asked;
October closed at 29Jic bid; December, 25cj
May, 3131c asked. Oats quiet and un
changed; iJo. 2 cash. 18Vc; September, 18Kc;
October, 18Kt: December. 19c bid; May, 22J0
22c Rve-No. $, 27027c bid. Barley
steady with a fair demand for Minnesota at 65c
Flaxseed lower and Hull; best bid SI 25. Pro
visions quiet and essentially unchanged.
Milwaukee Flohr dull. Wheat easier;
cash, 72Jc; October, 72c. Corn dull; No. 3,
S3c Oats quiet; No". 2 white. 22c. Rye dull;
No. 1, 42c. Barley dull; cah, 56c Provi
sions dull. Pork Cash. $10 S5; October, S10 90.
Lard Cash, $5 OOttoctober. S3 95. Cheese un
changed; Cheddar. 8KSc
Baltimore Provisions steady. Butter firm
for best; Western pasked, 10016c; creamery,
17018c Eggs steadv at 18018ic Coffee firm;
Rio cargoes, fair, 1010Kc
Toledo Cloverseed active and lower; cash,
September and November, $4 15; October,
$4 12.
movements of Specie.
NEWYoHK,September 14. The exports of
specie at the port of New York last week
amounted to 8437,440, of which $144,080 was in
gold and $313,860 silver. Of the total exports
$2,000 cold and $313,360 silver went to Europe,
and $142,080 gold and no silver to South Amer
ica. Tne imports of specie for the week
amounted to $7,205, of which $5,000 was in gold
and $2,205 in silver.
The Drrcoods Mnrkel.
New York. September 14. With clear
skies once I mure, the drygoods market pre
sented renewed animation io-day. Business at
first hands was fair for the day, with mall or
ders indicating a steady, active trade at in
terior points; The market was without any
new features, but the tone continued one of
firmness and) confidence.
TEADE'S RETROSPECT
The
Week's Developments in Prod
uce and in "Cereal Lines.
ACTIVITY AHD ITS BETTER TONE.
The
Short European Wheat Crop Stimu
lates Markets Here.
TALDEB TENDING TO A HIQHEE LETEL
Office of Pittsbuko Dispatch, 1
Saturday, September 14, 1889.
In the lines of country produce the
marked features of the past week's trade
were the advance in butter and potatoes.
Thare has been lor the past ten days an un
expected scarcity of the latter in this mar
ket, and prices are advanced close to 60c
per barrel. Commission men regard the
shortage as only temporary, and a full sup
ply will no doubt be on hand the coming
week. The rot is said to be diminishing
prospects for a large yield of potatoes
through this section. Large amounts can,
however, go this way, and still leave behind
an average yield. The testimony of two old
time farmers, one from Sandy Creek and the
other from Neville Island, was given to this
effect to the market editor of The Dispatch
to-day.
The Apple Crop,
excepting in Baldwins, is below the average.
The Sandy Creek farmer reported that in his
neighborhood the apples are generally poor in
quality and small in volume. In 'a number of
large orchards the only variety that is turning
out a good quantity and quality of fruit Is the
Baldwin.
The supply of peaches on the market the
past week has been larger than the previous
week; but their condition has been none of the
best. In the good peach-bearing sections the
home demand appears to be absorbing all the
good fruit, and in sections like ours, where the
crop this year Is practically a failure, the con
sumer must be content with low grade stock.
The season is now not far from its end.
All such products as come from the Eastern
shore hive been in short supply the past week,
owing to Atlantic gales and floods. Jersey
sweet potatoes have been scarce. Fish ana
oysters have not been in supply equal to de
mand tor a few days. The cheese market Is
lively, and prices are firm at a slight advance
over last week.
Belter Trade In Cerenliu
Our domestic market column discloses the
fact that receipts of grain, hay and flour were
much lighter the past week than for a number
of weeks pievions. This fact has served to Im
prove the tone of trade, but not enough to raise
prices. Flour has weakened, and our reduction
of 25 cents per barrel at the beginning of the
week has been fully sustained by events.
At the reduction there is not a little cutting
of prices going on among jobbers. Flour can
now be laid down here lrom Minnesota at fig
ures that will furnish a comfortable profit to
tbe Jobber who sells the best spring patents in
wood at $5 75. If tne present drift is not
speedily arrested further reduction must come
soon. The foreign wheat market has shown a
very marked improvement of late. The partial
failure of the crop in Russia and India grows
worse as facts are better known. This accounts
for the improved demand for our own abund
ant supplies. A year of active wheat markets
is ahead of us, from the present outlook, and
the only fear Is that a speculative movement
may send prices too high.
September's Activity.
The first half of September has made a
record of unusual activity in all jobbing lines,
so far as this city's, trade Is concerned. The
testimony of representative firms is uniform in
this declaration. Hardware, boots and shoes,
drygoods and groceries have been moving out
more freely than for the corresponding, period
last year. There is good ground for the belief
that we ate to have higher prices in the great
staples before long. It is in tbe air that we are
on the verge of a bull movement, and that all
values will be enhanced at an early day. Prices
have been down to bed rock tbe past year or
more, and margins have been so close that an
upward turn is due. The immense crop of
cereals in tbe land, viewed in connection with
Tbe bbortnge Abroad,
gives good ground for tbe faith and hope
cherished by our tradesmen that the good time
coming is at hand. The financial column in
the current number of the Christian Union
contains the following:
"The stock market has finally cut loose from
the Influence that has been exerted over it dur
ing months by the bear contingent, and has
made an advance this week (based on good
buying tor permanent holding) of from 2 to 5
per cent, with a very strong undertone at the
close. Now thatthemoney doubt is cleared up
there has not been so clear a field for a genuine
bull movement in stocks as now. for three
years, and, apparently the brilliant outlook is
taking effect on an increasing number of peo
ple, for the market is widening, and new inter
ests are being taken dally by many who have
not been in the stock market lor years."
A GENUINE BONAKZA.
How Four Pcrsons'fllnde money by Invest
Ins In Rent Estate Business Well on
Its Feel, bat Danger .Signals
Seen In tho Distance.
Two years ago four persons two preach
ers, a school m'am and a clerk deposited
$10,000 with Black & Baird for inves'tment
in real estate at their own discretion, their
only instruction being "Do the best you can
for us." The investment was made in un
improved land in the East End. Yesterday
the account was closed, and the investors re
ceived checks aggregating $18,422. They
were ignorant of the amount of their gains
until they learned it from their checks, and
it is needless to say they were agreeably sur
prised. They propose to try their luck again in
the same way. "There is plenty of good
property still on the market," said Mr.
Gloninger, who managed tbe deal, "aud I
think I can do as well by these people as I did
before. The only difference is that it takes a
little more money to make a deal now than.it
did two years ago,"
w
The statement originatiLg in the East that
farm lands in Washington county, or anywhere
else In Western Pennsylvania, are decreasing
in value for any cause, finds no credence with
people familiar with this description of prop
erty. A gentleman who, perhaps, handles more
farms than any other man in the city, laid Sat
urday: 'The statement that the farming inter
est is playing out is all bosh. Itisinamore
prosperous condition now than it has been for
years. This is shown in the large demand for
farms, as well as In the higher values at which
they are held. Farmlands are at least 25 per
cent higher than they were two or three years
ago, and I look for them to make another
jump.
"Farm buildings are being improved or new
ones erected, fences are being repaired or
made, and the gronnd is better cultivated than
ever before. Does all this indicate that farm
ers are disgusted with the business; On the
contrary, they are thoroughly satisfied. They
are living like lords and making money. The
story of their poverty and dissatisfaction may
do for the marines, but it won't go down with
people who are acquainted with the facts."
"When a railroad engineer sees a danger sig
nal or an obstruction on the track, be promptly
whistles "down brakes." Timely warning fre
quently arrests a catastrophe, or mitigates Its
effects. He would be a poor sailor who would
plunge his ship Into a storm with all sails set,
and dancing in the cabin.
Crises in business spring from rashness. The
men who bring them about, or are mainly re
sponsible for them, in most cases act on their
Impulses instead of their judgment. In their
eagerness to accumulate wealth, they take
desperate chances. Danger signals maybe
fljing all around them, but they are unheeded.
They rush on regardless of consequences.trust
ing to luck for success. They may come out all
right, but the chances are that tbey will come
to grief.
While the business of, the country is moving
along smoothly, steadily gaining In volume, and
day by day affording iresh evidence of staying
qualities, it needs watching. There is danger
ahead. It may not be visible to tbe uninitiated,
but veterans in finance, who have breasted
many a storm, discern the elements of trouble
which, unless promptly counteracted, may lead
to disaster. Chief among these disturbing
causes Is a possible monetary stringency result
ing from over-speculation in fancy stocks of no
intrinsic valne and which are manipulated by
cliques to subserve tbelr own ends, regardless
of who may be the sufferers in the event of dis
aster. In such cases tbe insiders take care to
save themselves, leaving the outsiders to bear
the loss. It is gratifying to note, however, that
the question of tight or easy money Is not left
entirely in tbe hands of the wild speculators.
Secretary Windom's policy in the purchase of
bonus is to do everything for legitimate busi
ness, but very little for Wall Street. This curb
may keep the speculative element within
bounds.
While there is no immediate catue for alarm,
there is reason for caution. Trade of all kinds
exhibits more bullish than bearish features,
affording opportunities for expansion beyond
legitimate demands. With a conservative
policy the country is assured of a long; period
of activity, whereas rashness in investments,
large over-production and undue inflation of
prices would either precipitate a panic or lay
the foundation for one. It is gratifying to note
that tbe cool-headed business men ot tbe coun
try are calling attention to these possible dan
gers, and are advising the public to go slow
to cast an anchor to windward, as it were so
as to be able to reef sail at a moments warning.
Captain Barbour returned from Gettysburg
Saturday and conducted the stock call. Be
was whitewashed. There was a big array of
figures on the board, in which bank and insur
ance stocks figured conspicuously, but that was
all. Buyers and sellers were not on trading
terms the latter looking through the big end
and tbe former the little end of the glass.
The following table snows tne prices orsctrre
stocks on tbe Mew York Stock Exchange yester
day. Corrected dally Tor Tux Dispatch by
Wiiitnxt 4 Stephenson, oldest Pltubarg mem
bers of .New York Stock Kxcnantfe, 47 Fourth ave
nue: Clos
ing Hid.
SI
33
K
56
113V
Open
In c.
.. iiH
High
eii. 51 K
H
118
H
n$
115
103J
Low
est. MH
ma
IIS
3S
lesH
73X
115
vox
Am. Cotton On. ...
Atcn.. lop. & a. F.
Canadian Pacific...,
Canada southern...,
Central ofNew Jertey.ll3t
central Pacini.
ChesaneakeA Ohio.
UK
C Bur.fi Ouli.cr.....l08K
C, Mil. ft St. ful.... 73H
C MU.ASt. P pr.,..115
C ockl-P. ..KBX
C St. L. 4 fltts ....
CSU L. & Pitts, pf.
C. St. P..M. &U
c. bi. P..H. & o.. pr. ....
C A .Northwestern.. ..113
1141
1X
16 S
38H
100
mn
141
tan ii3,s
v.anona western, pi.
c c. c. & I:....
, 75
73
102
33H
18
lWK
75 744
101 I01j
33 33
18 17tf
1473s IIS
153
U., C, O. 4L, pr...,
Col. Coal A Iron
Vol. ft flocking Val ,
Del.. L. ft ff
Del. ft Hndson ,
Denver Mo U
Denver , Rio O.. pr.
E.T.. Vx. AUa
,.10!
.33),
,. 18
.143
ISM
51
10
75
UM
JWi
19
K
106?
76
S3
KM
'75J,
309
30
17
6S
37
51
19
19
&
U
S3
UX
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47
182
8IH
27
613,
1105
21X
644,
H
an
S6H
1075,"
11
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116,
65"
103
9SH
11
K.T..VS. fcUa.Ut pf. ....
K.T.. Va.ftGa.2dpf. 21H
Illinois central. UAH
Like Grin ft Western
Lake Erie ft West. Dr.. 65
Late Snore & M. S.....10H
LenlsvUleft .Nashville. T7U
Michigan Central 934
Mobile ft Ohio
Mo.. Kan. A Texas
Missouri Pacific "M
New xork Central 109
A. Y.. I. E. W 3)
H. .. a 4 St. b
m. x.. u. ft st. it. pr.
N.I., C. ftst.lj.2dpf . ..
N. YAW. B 5W,
h. Y.. O. ft W 19Jj
Norfolk Western
Norfolk ft Western, pr. 5o)
Northern Psctnc S3
Nortnern Pacific rjref. 75J
ObloAtillsslsslppl Z
Oregon Improvement. .. .
Oregon Transcon 34
Pacific MaU 35
Peo. Dec. 4 Krans
PblladeU ft Keadlnx.. M
Pullman Palace Car.. .183
Blchmona ft W. P. 'f .. 21
Kfchmond ft W.P.T.pf ....
St. P., Minn, ft Man.. 109
St. 14 San Fran
St. L. & San irran pf.. 62
St.I. ft San s. 1st pi.
Texas Pacific 21X
UnionPaclflc 4
Wabasn
Wabash preferred 23
Western Union tt
Whrelinr ft h. . T3M
Sojtar Trust 108
National Lead Trust.. UH
Chicago Gas Trust
5.
116;
66
lossf
7K
93
76
ioM
IVi
10914
29
sm
m
ii
75H
24ft
P
35
47i
IB
21
1M
19
75
u'x
343,
46 jj
1S2
23X
109'
an
6$
21
65
J3 hk
73
1C8
IlH
21
Closing; Bond Quotations.
U. S. 4e,resr 127
U. a. 4a. coun I2S
M.K. AT.Gen.Ss . S7K
Mutual Onion 6s... .102
N. J. C. Int. Cert...lI3U
Nortaern Pac IsU.MVi
Northern Pac.2ds..ll4
Northw't'n consols. 143
U. 8. Dis, reir 105V
U. S. 4,3, conn.... Kun
Pacific is of '85. 118
Louisiana stamped Is SOX
juissonn os...........iuu
Tenn. new set. 6s. ...106
Tenn. new set. 6s 101
Northw'n deben's.JIS
Oregon ft Trans. 6S.105W
Bt, U ftl.M. Gen. Ss 89$
St.L.&S.r.Gen.M.lU)
Su Paul consols ....123
3t.Fl, CntftPc.lrU.119
Tx.. PcL. G.Tr Bs. 91!"
Tenn. new set. 3s.... 7W
canaaa bo. zus tin
uen. i'aclDc.lsts.....U5
Den. ft K. G.. UM...1Z1
Den. AR.G. 4s TiX
Tx..PcK.G.Tr.Kcts Mfc
Jj.dcn.tr. nest, ills. iu
Erie. 2ts I04H
M.U-ftT.Gen. 6s.. 63
union rae. iiu... u
West Shore .TOtf
Boitnn Stocks.
A.&T. Land Gr't7s.l07M Rutland preferred.. 45
AtCD.ftTOD.lt. K...
't
Wis. ventral, com.
TIM
llotion ft AIDany...220
Boston ft Maine.. ...20
uionez Mico...
Calnmet A Hecla.
franklin.
l'ewable ,
Qnlney ,
Bell Telennone...
C, J3. ftQ 1C3J4
: 5
. 49
linn. san. ueve. 24
Eastern B. K 100
lTllntftPereM. pro. 92
Mexican Cen. com.. 16
Mex.C.Istmtfr.bds. 67X
N. I.caewlOif... SIM
OldCoIonj-. 178H
,.206
Boston Land t'4
Water fower s
Tamarack 102)4;
San Dlejro 26S
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, far-
nlshed by Whltni
wnnney Btepnenson. oroxers, ao.si
Fourth avenue,
change.
Members yen xorc stock icx-
BIA.
Asked.
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Pennsylvania Ballroad S3X
Heading 23K
llufialo. plttaburj; and Western lou
Lehigh Valley s 3-1)
Northern Pacing 31
northern Pacific preferred mi
Saturday's, Oil Rnnsjr.
Corrected dally by John M. Oatriey 4 Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened 99VI Lowest...
Highest lOCJilciosed...,
:::::ioo
Barrels.
43,413
80,366
43,293
Averaceruns
Average shipments
Average charters
Refined, New York. 7.2c
Kfflnei', London, 5si.
Beflned, Antwerp. 17KT.
Keflned, Liverpool, Ojid.
A. B. McOrew fc Co. quote:
calls. SI 01K1 01,
Puts, 89c;
When baby was sick, we cave her Castotia,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clang to Castoria,
When she bad Cbfldren,she gave them Castoria
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FIDELITY TITLE & TRUST CO.
121 ANP 123 FOURTH AVE.
Capital $500,000. Full Paid.
INSURES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE.
Acts in All Fiduciary Capacities.
a -EEAL3 IS-
Reliable Investment Securities.
Rents Boxes in its Superior Vault
from 35 per annum upward.
Receives Deposits and loans only on mort
gages and approved collaterals.
JOHN B. JACKSON. Pres't.
JAMES J. DONNELL, Vice Pres't
C. a McVAV.Bec'yand Treas.
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JOHNFLOOKER & CO.,
MANTrFACTCRERS OF
Flocker's Lubricating Hemp Packing
FOR RAILROAD USE.
Italian and American Hemp Packing;
Clothes Lines, Twines, Bell Cord, Fish Lines,
Chalk Lines, Night Lines, Sisal Bale and Hide
Rope, Tarred Lath Yarn, Spun Yarn, etc.
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treatment; and bej&n taking. Swift's Opoefii.
and the cancer soon began to heaL and ma
short time it was completely healed aaOiwM
entirely well. It is bow over three years steee
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return of the disease. I know it was etineer,
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WHOLESALE HOUSE.
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Cor. Wood and Liberty Sk,
Importers and Jobbers of
Special-offerings this weekia
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EXTRACT' OF BEEF.
ARMOUR & CO,, CHICAGO,. 5g
SOU3 MANUFACTURERS.
This fa now conceded to be the best fa tbe
market, u witnessed by the' fact that we have '
just secured the DIPLOMA FOB EXCBL
LENCE as the Pure Food Exposition, now be
tee held in Philadelphia.
CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE,
8UPERIOR IN QTJALITT,
And with the bright appetising flavor of fresh
ly roasted beef.
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PITTSSBTTBG, PA.,
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Accounts solicited. Issue Circular .LeHefl, '
of Credit, for use of tmele-rs, asd Ceaawrv
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IN STERLING,
Available la all patts of the world. Alio Issue
Credits
IN DOLLAES
For use In this country, Canada, Mexico, West
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Tmtia travAlftra' credit thrnnch Matter. T)rmrI
af ftifran A fin Nflw YnrV. Paunnyta nrntar aJ 4 '
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Five Per Cent Interest;
FREE OF TAXES.
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company offers -for
sale, at f 1 02K and accrued interest, a Urn- -ited
number ot Sd-yoar first mortgage bonds ot
the H. C. Friclc Coke Company, tbe capital'
Stock ot which is S5.000.000, fully paid in.
These bonds are redeemable by a linking
fund at the rate of J10O.000 per annum, at SI Go,
commencing July 1, 1894, interest beint; payable
semi-annually. January and July 1, at the
office of this company.
We have carefully examined Into the sound
ness of this security, and can rccoamesd It as
one ol the most desirable Investments on the
market.
FIDELITY TITLE 4TRUST COMPANY,
121 123 Fonrth avenue.
8C15-63 Pittsburg. Pa.
MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENS AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PJt
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.
SSffiSSNOFEEUNTILCURED
MCDnilCand mental diseases, physical
N L. H V U UOdecay, nervous debUity. lack of,
eneriry. ambition and hope, impaired mem
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dizziness, sleeplessness, pimpies. eruptions, im
poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
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painful symptoms receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive -experi.
ence. insures scientific and reliable treatment
on common-sense principles. Consultation
free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated
as If here. Office hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Snn
dav, 10 A. M. to 1 P. St. only. DR. WHITTIER,
814 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa.
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