U J. T- ' - -nr" - -w' -" --WT l" THE -PITTSBURG - DISPATCH, -'W'JiaJJOJSDAjT; SEPTEMBERS -18, v BEOSPERITY'S SIGNS. ALincoInTown&hipFarmer'sOpinion Upon Farm Products. HAY, OATS AXD WHEAT ABDKDAST. How HcKeesport's Prosperity Helps Kearbj Farm Lands. EAILKOADS AKF, UXEQUAL TO inE TASK Office or Pittsbukg Dispatch, Tuesday, September 17, 1SS9. W. P. Fhillips, a larmer ol Lincoln town ship, who is in attendance at court this week as jurwnan, reports lor his section ot the county, namely, that iyinj: between the Youch and Slouonjraliela rivers, as follows. "The yield of hay has not been as large the past "four years as this season. The wheat and oats crop are both considerably above the average. Corn will not come up to. average, and potatoes are not turnine; out nearly as -well as they promised earlier in the season. Manv are found to be rotting in the ground, especially where planted in clayey soil, which is eail accounted for by that kind of soil retaining the moisture of which we have had an ocrabundance this season. Hay, Oats anil Fruit. "What has been a peat help to hay and oats has been a Wight to the potato crop. As to fruit of all kinds, it is a failure this season in my section. Even apples will be a vcr light crop, and as to peaches and plums, there are practical!) none." Jn the course of the interview Mr. Phillips spoke veryhighlj of the MciCecspoit market, where ready talc at pood prices jro found lor all farm and garden products. Having been born on the farm ho occupies, and his iatner Tieforc him. he has witnessed wonderful changes m thi repect to the advantage ot Lincoln, EiizibetU and Forward township farmers. The tube works ot ilc Keesport fur nish employment to nearly 5,01)0 men and the Wood's & Co. Iron mills to about 1,000 more. This Urines Good Markets close to the farmers, who, in the good old days of yore, must needs haul their butter, eggs and produce by roads that were sometimes bottomless to "Pittsburg markets. Our most prosperous neighboring cities are Braddock and McKee-port. and their prospeiity has been reached almost entirely inide of the past 20 xears. Bat the prosperity of these turning 5 nunc cities, whicuwill soon be such in name as thev alread are in fact, has been shared by the farming population:, in their vicinity, who readily obtain outside values lor their products nearat ham!. A recent interview with a leading boss mechanic of the ixlgar Thomson Steel Works, ISradUock. developed the fact that the rail road of late have not been able to furnish Tr:iEportai!on for Siccl Rails ordered anii ready for shipment. The prodnet ofthcwoiks is already sold up to January next.and for an cek;or tw o past large quantities are waiting facilities for transportation. It was also learned in this interview that one of the Urge boiler manufacturing firms of this city, which is constructing the boiler plate for the new furnaces now in process of construction at the Edgar Thomson Works, has been com pelled to rctuse orders lhe past few weeks. The evidences of prosperity ahead have not been as apparent in must departments of our manufacturing industries for j eais as they are at the present time. A Jicw Grading of Cereals. TLc Committee on Grain Inspection of the Grain Exchange submitted samples of No. 2 white and cx:ra 3 white oats to govern the in spection in these grades the coming year, or until others are provided. Extra Ho. 3 must weigh 2) pounds to the bushel, and No. 2 30 pounds. They have also recommended that No. 3 red w heat shall weigh not less than 5S pounds. Thev further recommended that a new grade be established called No. 4 red wheat, to weigh not less than 50 pounds to the bushel. The changes as provided for by the Committ op of Inspection were approved by the Hoard of Directors. For the present all other grades will remain as hcrctotore. The above changes are to go into effect Octooer 1 next. L1Y STOCK HAEKETS. The Condition of Business nt tho Enst Libert? Stock Vnrds. 'Office of Pittsburg .Dispatch, Tuesday, September 17, 18S9. J Cattxij Receipts, ISO head: shipments, 410 bead; market steady: no cattle shipped to I ew York to-day. HoGS-Keceipts. 1,500 Bead: shipments. 1,300 head: market excited, will go lower: light Yorkers. $4 KMJo 00: medium and light Phila delphia?. SI 7031 !0: heavy hogs. S4 504 CO: "cars of bogs shipped to .JCew York to-dav. Sheep Receipt-. 1,M0 head; shipment', 1.000 head; market steady and prices un changed. Ry Tclecrapb. New York Beeves No receipts; no trad ing: quiet and unchanged for dressed beef at 5go per ft for native sides and at4J5Kc for Texas and Colorado do: exports to-day 0H0 beeves and 2.000 quarters of beef. Calve: Re ceipt". 330 h ad: dull for all sorts except prime veals, and the pens w ere barely cleared. Veals sold at 1J4S' per ft: grassers and buttermilk calves at 003 00. Slictp-Receipts, 1,900 head: slow trade at firmer prices, with sales at SI 00g j 25 Per 100 ponnds for l'cep, and at S5 CO g7 00 lor lambs. Hogs Receipts 2.100 head a fair trading in live hogs at ?4 404 75 per 10O pounds, with a car load of choice pis at S2 50 and a deck of fancy do at S3 00. Chicago The Drovers' Journal reports: Cattle Kecctnts. 9,000 head; shipments, 3,000 head; market steads: good grade stronger; beeves. S4o04Gj: steers. S3 (IO4 23; Mockers and Seeders SI !W300; cows, bulls, and mixed. SI 203 00: Icxas cattle. SI Sola.' 90; Western rangers. S2 50g3 (a Hogs-Receipts, 22,600 head: shipment. S.000 head; market active and lOrtloc lower: nui.ed. S3 4 40; heavy, $365 5 15; light, S3 90Q4 70: skips. S3 50gi 23. Sheep Receipts h,000 head; snipmcnts, 2,003 head; maiket stronr; natives S3 50fl4 65: Western, S3 3C51 15, Texans. S3 4034 15; lambs, SI 00 (gO WL hT. Lons Cattle Receints. 3.200 head: shin. ments. 200 head: market stronger; choice heavy I nuive steers, S4 O04S4 50: fair to good do. S3 00 , 4 13; stockers and feeders. S2 lOgS 00; rane ' steeif. S2 203 10. Hogs Receipts. 3.000 head; ' sb.piuenis. 100 head: market lowei: fnir tn choice heavy, S3 804 10; packing grades, S3 70 ' "'; iiguu iair to nest, m WW oj. hheep I Keceipts, 1,700 head; shipments. 200 head; mar- I kul ettiiu; iair 10 cnoice, 3J oU!3 ill. iNDiAKAroLls Cattle Supply light market steady on best grades: shippers. S2 505 4 55; butchers', SI 00S3 110: bulls. SI 504i2 i Hogs Receipt". 2.833 head: market nm.riiir I !-......;. . i. , .. i j" ,"i .mi wvi; itvai.. uutiius dim lUeUHim. 4 WfrW 4 25; mixed, S3 Wl 30: lights, S4 3u4 53. Shrep Receipt lignt: market steady: lambs. S4 255 75; sheep, S2o0g4 25. Buffalo Cattle ncady and unchanged; re ceipts. 14 loads through;'f sale. Sheep and lambs slow and unchanged: receipts, 12 loads through; G sale. Hogs steady; receipts, G loads through; 4 sale. THE TIEKS OUT OF WATEE. . Woik on iho Dravo-iburc Bridge Being rushed to Completion. J. JL Bisher, Trcsidentof the Dravosburg BridgeCompany, returned yesterday from a visit to the structure. He stated the work was progressing as rapidly as could be expected, anduould likely be completed by January L Already three piers hate hern built aboic'the water, and tho pedpital for theMaduct are about completed. The bridge will be about 750 feet in length, and will be built of iron. The Keystone Bridge Company, of this city, has the contract for the work. The bridge is being built lor the passage of the McKeesport Street Railway cars from Uiavosburg to McKeesport. GOOD DLMAiND FOE CHlM.N'EiS. fllcKeci Pnt on 12 Moro Shops in Their Jennnettc Factory. McKee Bros, have increased their flint Louse at Jeannette. Last week they put on 12 more chimney shops. This ill necessnate the employment of 3G more men and bots. Tho shops are working on the pot furnaces, there being three of 15 pots each. Tho increased de mand for chimnc)s necessitated the addition. Toniisu, "Whether on pleasure bent or business, should take on every trip a bottle ot Syrup of Figs, as it acts most rlcasantly and effectually en the kidnes, liver Rnd bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For ale in 50c and SI bottles by all leading drug Kftts. Xo Hnmbuc, Bat absolute truth. If you require a stimu lant use Klein's Silver Age ltye; only $1 50 per full quart. MWF MARKETS BY WIRE.- A Qaiet Fcellnu In the Wheat Pit, With Small Fluctuation nnd Msht Trnd- np A Kick AcaIntl3radInE Oilier Commodities glow and Tninr. Chicago The speculative market in wheat averaged dull and narrow, but strong to-day. Opening figures were practically at the closing range of yesterday, and after a range of c in the leading futures, the market hong sluggish and characterless all the forenoon within the range of 7SS7Sc for December and 82 S2K fr 31aF- There appeared to be no pres sure to sell from any quarter, and at times both the demand and offerings where so small that business in the pit was at a complete standstill. News was scarce. On thebnll side the most important items were the reported decrease for tho week in the quantity of wheat and flour on ocean passage of L16S.O0O bushels the smaller receipts of wheat in tho Northwest, and the light estimate for to-morrow at this point. Tho miserably poor grading of current ar nvals is attracting widespread attention, and tncro does not appear to be many people in the trade hero who can offer a satisfactory explanation of the existing state of affairs. Out of 372 cars inspected to-day there were only seven of tho contract grade, or less than 2 per cent. No ono doubts the existence of some No. 2 wheat in the country somewhere, but the question is when it will be marketed. At least one line of December shorts was cov ered to-day to the extent of about a quarter of a million bushels by a houso with foreign con nections. It was said that this buying was done wholly on the inspection showing. Asian offset to the bullislAnfluenccs enumer ated was a continuatiun of the light export and indifferent tone of the cables, public and private. Good support was given wheat hero by a prominent opeiator, who was a persistent and steady bujer on all the weak spots. Final closing prices w ere a little under tho extreme outward range, but there was a net gain over yesterday's closing of KJi. A fair speculative trade was reported in corn, and the feeling developed was somewhat firmer, transactions being at slightly higher nricos. The market opened KSSlic better than the closing prices of y estertlay, was steady for a tunc, then advanced Jc. ruled weaker, and closed a shade better than yesterday. The better tone was due to tho general chance m the weather and smaller estimated receipts, which started local shorts to covering, but at outside prices offerings were quite heavy, and the full advanco was not sustained. Oats were traded in moderately and steady feeling preailed, but price changes w ere very Slight. In mess pork a fairly active trade was re ported. October delivery showed moro strength, advancing 25SS0C, but other deliv eries were easier, and changed bands at 12X 15c decline. Not much interest centered in tho lard mar ket, and trading was limited. Near deliveries were comparatively steady, but deferred deliv eries were easier, and about 2Jc lower. In short rib sides only a mouerate trade was reported. Prices ruled 25c lower on the de ferred deliveries, and the market closed quiet The leading futures ranged as follows- "Wheat-No. 2. October. 76J6777G5';7GKc: December. 7bKG79i87SK7ic: year' 7$ Corn-o. 2, October, 338f332)?32Kc; 22K2i22Kc aiEss ror.K, tier bid P.ntnTior ii o-,,ra H eOgn logll 22: November. f9 40S9 409 20 9 2o; Januarj, V) 159 209 10Q9 10. uad, per luu as. uctobcr. S5 905 90; November. S5 755 M5 735 77K: January, So 7o5 77Kg5 73!l 5 75. n . ?-IJ,0.uLR,BS' Per 10 fcs.-October. $4 So 4 8o4 524 S2yi: November. U 604 67 4 W; January, 0524 G54 024 02 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 76!c: No. 3 spring wheat, G3(?&c; No. 2 red, 76J4c No. 2 corn.32?c No. 2 OAts, 19c Na 2 rye,41c o. 2 barley, C0gG3c No. 1 flaxseed. 1 29. Prime timothy seed, 51 30. Mess pork, per bbh SU 0112a. Lard, per 100 nounds. SO 00fi 02J. fchort nb sides (loose), S5 05f5 10: dry salted shoulders (botcd), $4 37)4 50; short clear sides (boxed), $5 255 37. Sugars unchanged Receipts Flour, 18,000 h.ir rels; w heat. 123,000 bushels: corn, 415,000 bushels: oats, 215,000 bushels; rye, 20,000 bush els; barlev, 67,000 bnoliels. Shipments Flour, 7,000 barrels: wheat, 144,000 bushels: com. 4J4,000 bushels: oats, 235,000 bushels; rye, 3,000 bushels; barley, 19,000 bushels On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was active: fancv creamery, 23c; fine, 1516c: finest dairies lS19c: fair to good, 9 10c Eggs 16c New York Flour fairly active and weak. Wheat Spot dull andirregular, closing steadv: options moderately active, KKc higher arid steady. Rye unsettled: Western, 4751c Barley dull. Rarley malt quiet Corn Spot moderately active and weaker, closing steady; options fairly active and irregular, closing weak. Oals Spot more active and firmer; op tions moderately actfve and firmer. Hay quiet and easy. Hops weak and dull. Coffee dull: options opened dull and unchanged at 1015 points down and barely steadv at 3035 points down: sales, 60.750 bags including September, la.7o15S0c: October, lo.T016r; November, 15.ozl6c: December, 15.8016.10c: January. lofcogl&lOc: February, 15.Mc; Decem ber, la.80lG.10c; January, 15.S516.10; February. laS0lt.00; March, 24.S3lG.15c; -May, 15.bolG.20c; Jnlr, :5.90c: spot Rio qu.ef fair cargoes, 19J$c Sugar Raw quiet and firm: fair refining . 5ai5c; centrifugals. 95 test, 6ic; refined in fair demand and firm. Molasses Foreign nominal: New Orleans quiet. Rice steadv and in fair de mand. Cottonseed oil qniet. Tallow lower: city (S2 for packages) at 4J4 ll-16c Rosin steady and quiet. Turoentine aufctanri irroo-niir I 47J4'g4Siic Egg in fair demand and firmer: , western iresh, 1919Xe: receipts, 3.8SS pack- pickled bellies 12 pounds OJfc: 10 pounds, 7JiTc; L500 pickled shoulders. 4Jic: 1.0CO pickled hams KSlOKc; middles ouict; short clear, S3 60. Lard easier and quiet; sales western steam. S6 33E0 57. closing at S6 15; 7j tierces city SG 00; option sales, September, SG 2SffiG 30. clos ingatS63GSl; October. S6 27Q6 2s; ovem ber, S6 16(56 lb; December, S6 136 15: Janu ary. S6 I4S6 15. closing at SB 14G 15; February S6 18. Batter Fine active and firmer; western dairy, 912c: do creamery. ll20c Cheese strong and quiet; w estern, C5c elevatnr R.V- o.2 red, September. 7f79e; October, 78-V SOc: November. SlESlc: Decenlber, S2k S2J8c Corn Options stead) but quiet; car lots quiet: No. 2 mixed, in grain depot and Twentieth street elevator, 41Ullc; No 2 jellow, in grain depot, 42c; No. 1 yellow. 'on track and in Twentieth street elevator, 4"Kc No. 2 mixed, in export elevator. 41Wc; No 2 mixed, September, 40K4P(c; October, 40?f 41'Xc: November. 41G41ii:c: December. sni?is W)6c. Oats Car lots steady but demand light; 2sfcC; December. 2UQe. Eggs firm and in goou request, -ennsyivania nrsts, 21c St. Louis Flour firm, but unchanged Wheat better. Trading was light, hut demand equal to offerings and thecio?e wasjigCjc above a eterday ;Xo.2 red.cashJSeptember c!oed TTl'.c bid: October. TfPtr ln,. !lor.n,i,..' TbiXffiTSc asked: Slav. S2Un lurt rn-; j ''".(! ... : "V7.. "'"-" demand to speak of; No. 2 mixed, cash. 29Kc asked: October, closed at 2BKc bid; Novem- ncr. jxyf,c asKen, uecemoer, zyc asked: jear 2Jc asked; January. 26JJ bid; Jlav, 30Jj:31c asked. Oats weaker: o. 2 cash. 16c bid May; 22c; October. ISc bid; November, ISi-ic: Uecember, IKic bid. R e nominal at 3s'ic Barley very quiet; Iowa. 5Sc Flax higher at SI 30. Provisions generally steady. Milwaukee Flonr doll. Wheat steady; casl, 72c; October, 73c Corn quiet; No. 3, 33 33c Oats in good demand; No, 2 white 22 23c. Rye firm; No. , 42Jc bid. Barley firmer; No. 2, September Jn store, 58c Provisions firm. Pork Cash, $11 20; October, 11 22ii Lard Cash, So 95; October, So 95. Cheese stead ; Cheddar. 8)SJic Baltimore. Provisions steady and un changed. Butter firm; Western packed, 10 lie: creamery 1920c Eggs steady at 17lSc Coffee quiet; Rio fan, 19c Toledo Cloversecd active and easie': cash. S4 07; October, Si 12& November, $4 ll Metal Market. New York Pig iron steady. Copper steady and nominal; lake. September. Sll 00. Ix:ad dull and flat: domestic. S3 97. Tin active and stronger; Straits, S21 85. The Drrsoods Market. New York. September 17. Bleached cottons were fairly active and strong tn tone to-day. Prints were doing well, as were also wide prints and other pattern fabrics. Colored cottons were in better demand. Articles for next sea son received attention. To-Dny Only. Don't fail to take advantage of this offer for to-day. "We will sell 400 men's elegant silk-lined overcoats, full weight, at $8; worth 25 of any man's money. P. C. C. 0., opp. the new Court House. Ask your Age, druggist for Klein's Silver SIWF Geo. H. Bessett & Bno., 133 First avenue, second door below Wood street, for pure rye whiskies. Ask your druggist for Klein's Silver Age, . .jivfp rniLADELFiriA trlour quiet. Wheat steady but quiet: No. 2 red. on track. s2e: No 3 red, in export elevator. 72c: steamer No. 2 red. in ele vator. .4c: -No. 2 Delaware r -d. in AMONG THE FINEST. One Cause of the Boom in tbe Glen "wood and Hazelwood District. IMPKOVED RAILROAD SERVICE. lhe Baltimore and Ohio Making Great Ef forts to Please Its Patrons. A TALK WITH TICKET AGENT SMITH Change is the order of nature and the rule of man. Improvement follows change. New ideas and methods are crowding out old ones all over the world. People of this day look back to primitive railroading with wonder and astonishment how so crude a system, beset with so m3iiy difficulties and J dangers to the public, could have been re garded with favor. But being recognized as a necessity, improvements were suggested and adopted, "until to-day tho railroad system is approximately perfect. Twenty or SO years ago, when the Baltimore and Ohio was in its infancy, it. afforded very unsatisfactory suburban accommodations. This was not altogether the fault of the road. The population was too sparse to justify a better service. Property was held out of the market or sold very sparingly, so that but few buildings were put up. Population increased slowly. The railroad was unjustly blamed for causing this depression by refusing to afford sufficient trains for the traveling public It did all it conld without incurring heavy loss. mm But all this is changed. The suburban dis tricts penetrated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are among the most flourishing in the county. Great landed estates have passed and are still passing into the possession of thou sands of industrious people, ana are covered with comfortable homes sheltering large pop ulations, which arc rapidly becoming the cen ters of important industries. Credit for this improvement is due In a large measure, to tho Baltimore and Ohio, which encouraged it in every way by establishing stations where needed, by building sidings to facilitate local traffic, by increasing the number of trains to accommodate the people, and by a general im provement of the service corresponding to the new requirements. Twenty years ago George Singer made over tures for the purchase of a large tract of land near Glcnwood, but receiving no encourage ment from the owner and learning that rail road facilities were not what he desired, he abandoned the project and made his invest ment at Wilkinsburg, where he builtone of the costliest houses in the county. If the Balti more and Ohio service had boon what it is to day, Mr. Singer would no doubt have carried out his original purpose and given Glcnwood its first boom. t While casting about yesterday for a reason for the remarkable development of the district which includes tho rising towns of Hazelwood and Glcnwood I encountered Local Passenger Agent E. D. Smith, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and from him I obtained the informa tion desired. It is due almost entirely to tho splendid suburban service on that road. Sir. Smith, as his many friends well know, is a modest man and averse to talking for publica tion, but he was prevailed upon to make a statement for tbe benefit of the public, and as a matter of justice to the corporation with which he has been identified for almost a quarter of a century. He said: "The suburban service of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has been undergoing gradual Improvement for the last sir or seven years, until now it is equal if not superior to that of any other road leading out of Pittsburg. The number of trains running daily between Pittsburg and Bissell, 18 miles out, Is 43, 24 each way. The Sunday service is particularly good, there being seven trains each way. Ha zelwood and Glenwood are especially favored in this respect, all trains except one each way stopping at those places. I have for 20 years made it a point to ascertain from the patrons of the road their views as to tho number of trains required, as well as to the times of ar rival and departure, and have made it a rule to so cover the ground as to leave very short in tervals between trains. While theremay have been, and perhaps was, cause for complaint years ago," in the early settlement of the dis tract, there certainly Is none to-day. .Everything possible is being done to please our patrons by giving them an exceptionally good service, and I think they will bear out what I say." s After remarking that still further improve ments were in contemplation, Mr. Smith adued: "Not only has the service been improved as stated, but we have given our patrons the finest depot in the city and coaches of the latest and best construction. In tho latter respect we are on a par with any other railroad In tho country. Another feature of great importance to our friends is the fact that under the super vision of Jlr. J. V. Patton we mn trains strictly on time, so that a man might safely regulate his watch by them." A LITTLE BETTER. Moro Doing in Stocks, With Switch the Strongest Fentnre. Business at the Stock Exchange yesterday was about the average of recent times, tbe sales being 343 shares. Switch and Signal was the most interesting feature. It continued the upward movement begun on Monday, selling in tho afternoon at 24J-J and 24J. Philadelphia Gas was w eaker. The tractions barely held their own. It is said that Central is being damaged by the injunction. Pittsburg might be marketed at 4S, but it is doubtful. La Noria was another weak brother, but Yankee Girl came up smiling, being wanted at 4. Pittsburg and 'Western preferred was in demand and stronger. The slight decline noted should not be ac cepted as evidence of growing weakness, or that the stocks affected are falling into perma nent disfavor. It all comes from the willing ness of a few to accept concessions for a turn. That they are not pressed for sale is sufficient evidence of confidence on the part ot large holders. Bids, offers and sales were: MOltXIKG. AFTEESOOS. Kid. Asked. Hid. Asked. 450 -itf) S6 43 tX 110 J51 DO .... X)i 38 ".; lis :;:: m .... nn .... na 15 16 36V 37 .... 567a 93 29X 105 .... a .., 90 31W 31 31X ZIH !4 4S 4 4SM 19 1H .... VJ 200 2tf .... 235 .... .... 17 .... 12 .... 12 .... 18 WJf 3T6 .... IS .... 71 .... 11 .... 14 18 JX 1 lii 1 4 .... 4 .. . 97 .... 97 51 52 61K 52 4 .... SO '1 k'"! 116 117 116 117, Pitts. 1'et.S. AM. Kv.. Commercial a. Hank. Filth Avenue Bank... Kevstone ISauk. I'itts. .MohonKahrla AL Bk. l'eople's National Bk. 'lhird.Sa. .. Alfy.... Citizens' lnsurauce.... S)0Utli9ideUasCo..lll.. Atlejihcuy UeatinjrUo. riople's .N. ti. & i'.Co I'enusvlr&nia Uas Philadelphia Co l'iue Kun Uas Wheeling Uas Co Forest Dll Co Tuna Oil CO. Washington Oil Co.... Central fraction l'ltuburc 'lraction.... l'ie-isant Valley I'llts., Alle. & Man. ... V.. C&fct. L. 1L K... I'itts. & West. It. It. Co. 1 A t . It. K. Co. prcf l'oiut Bridge l'olnt Bridgepref. Suspen'nll'dK.tethst) Union Bridge L-i Noria alining Co... bllverton Mining Co.. Yankee bin Jllu.Co.. Alle. County Llectric. Westinchoubc Electric Uranlte lfoollng Co.... Mou'gahela ater Co. U. S. Ablg. Co U. S. & big. Co. pref. WestlnghouseA.li.Co. Sales at the first call were 100 shares of La Noria at 114, 10 Central iraction at 31. 20at3 55 at 3 12 Switch and Signal at 23, and 100 Pittsburg and Western preferred at IS In the afternoon 56 shares of Philadelphia Gas sold at 3 30 Switch and Signal at 21V and 10 at 21. The total sales ot stocks at New York yester day were 170,200 shaies, including Atchison, 5.700; Helaware, Lackawanna and Western, 10,917; Louisvillo and Nashville, 10,460: Missouri Pacific, 5.400; Northwestern, 4,643: Northern Pacmc' 4,020: Northern Pacific preferred, 20,159; Reading, 23,450; St. Paul. 18,136; Union Pacific, 3,245. Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers, No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Iiew iork stock Ex change. !!!!. Atkeii. Pennsylvania Railroad . MH Heading 23 1-1? BuSalo. Pittsburg and Western Of Leulgh Valley M?s Lehigh .Navigation 5i34 Northern Pacific 32M Northern Pacific preferred 74j 33 IMPKOVlKG GRADUALLY. A Moderate but Browlni Demand lor tho Sinews of Wnr. Yesterday's reports concerning local finan cial matters showed no particular changes In any direction. It was said that business was moving along smoothly, with a moderate but growing demand for money, of which there is plenty and to spare. There was nochango from the established rates 67 per cent Sweral bankers complained that the supply of small notes was still inadequate to business requirements, and thatln some cases objections were raised against silver dollars as a substi tute. The e'eanngs were $1,798,600 26 and the balances S241,Oi6 18. Mon ey on call at N e w York yesterday was easy at 46 per cent, last loan 4, closed offered at 4. "Prime mercantile paper. 57. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at iiSii for 60-day bills and J4 8S) for demand. Closing Bond Qootntlonx. U. S. 4s,rejr U. b. 4a, coup.... U.S.4Hs,reg..v U. b. iHs, coup., ..127 ..13 SI. K. &T. Gen. 5s . 57 Mutual Union 6s... .1W,, N.J. C. Int. Cert...U34 Northern Pac. lsts..H4i Northern I'ao. 2ds..in3$ Northw't'n consols. 147 Northw'n deben's.-Ilj's Orecon & Trans. 6s. 103 ..103K 10o iiicinctisoi 'iw.. .119 Loulsianastnmpedls IXMi aussouri 03 ivji Tenn. new set. 6s... 107 Tcnn. new eet. 5s... .101 Tenn. new set. Ss.... H Canada bo. 2ds 97 Cen. Pacificists 116 Den. &K. G.,lsts...l23 Den. &R.G. 4s 79 D.&K.G. West, lsts. HO Krle,2ds WIS, M. It. IT. Gen. 05.. di St. J.. &I.M. Uen.5s 89 St. I..&S.K. Gen.Jl.H9 ht. Paul consols ....IK bt.PI, ChlPclsU.13 Tx., PcUa. Tr Rs.91S l'x., 1'c. It. G.Tr. Kcte 33 union rac. lsts "s West bhore KM Government and State bonds were firm and neglected. New York Bank clearings,S145,173,3Sl; bal ances SC.1SS.614. Boston Hank clearings, 515,797.670; balances, $1,860,430. Idonev 2J3 per cent. Baltimore Bant clearings 2.260,022; bal ances. S193.293. PraiiADELPniA-Bank clearings. 813,592,709; balances, Sl.682,533. London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Banc of England on balance to-day is 60.000. Paris Three per cent rentes, 85f 45c for the account Beklin The statement of tho Imperial uanK oi uermany snows a decrease in spetio of 12,120,000 marks. ST. Louis Bank clearings, S3,156,7SS; bal ances, SG12.231. """ A BAD DAI IN OIL. The Dlnrket Steady, bat a Lnmcntnblo Dearth of Business. The oil market yesterday was dull and steady, holding above the dollar line all day, and clos ing next to the 'highest point. The opening was $1 00, the highest SI 00 the lowest SI 00 and the finish $1 00. For long periods iiuuimK ni uoiio at any oi me exchanges. Here New York stocks received more atten tion than oil. Altogether it was tho dullest and most un satisfactory market since the adoption of the present system of trading. There were no changes in, conditions and no importaut news. The apathy was the result of wan; of orders and an indisposition of the professionals to prey on each other. Features of tho Market. Corrected daily by John SI. OaKiey k Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange Opened 100W Lowest I00' Highest 100Ulosed , lifli,, Barrels. Average runs , 46,045 Average shipments 7J,29tS Average charters 44,513 Refined, New York. 7.20c Kennei, London, o&d. Refined, Antwerp, ITJfr. Kefined, Liverpool, 6$d. A. B. JIcGrew & Co. quote: Puts, 99Kc: calls, $1 OL i4i Other Oil Markets. On. Citt. September 17. National transit certificates opened at$l 00; highest, SI 005$; low est, Si COK; closed, ?1 00&. Titusville. September 17. National transit certificates opened at SI 00: highest, SI 00J& lowest, SI 00Ji: closed at SI 00. New York, September 17. Petroleum opened steady at 99c The trading was very light, and after moving up slightly tho market became dull and featureless and remained un til the close, which was dull at SI 00i. Stock Exchange: Opening, 99Kc; highest. SI 0C: lowest, 99c; closing. SI 00J4. Ci nsolidated Exchange: Opening, SI 0 highest, $1 Ook; lowest, SI OOM; closing. SI 00 Total sales, 310,000 barrels. ' MuVEJimS IN EEALTT. A Good Demand In City and Suburbs Latest Deals. Jamison & Dickie sold for Margaret Grayson a lot 56x120 feet, on Stanton avenue, to B. H. PeabodyforS2,210. also for Joseph H. Rnge a six-room frame house, with lot 25x100, to An thony Zehnder for $1,600: also for Alex. Miller a six-roomed house and lot, 30x100 feet, on Collins avenue, to J. F. Zitnme'-nian for $3,400. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for John C. Boyle, to 31. W. Lyon, a two-story frame house on Craft avenue, nearNoblestown road, Craf ton, with lot 200x150 feet, for S1.50O. Alles & Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold for L. H. Bishoff tho Windsor Hotel, Chartiers, Pa to Isabelie A. Swan, for 52,500. Ewing & Byers, No. 93 Federal street, sold for E. J. Smith, to John B. Dawson, three lots. 20x 100 each, on Willis street, Nunnery Hill, Alle gheny City, for 31,200 cash. L. O. Frazier, corner Fortv-fifth and Butler streets, sold for Timothy Caldwell lot 4Sxl63 feet to a 20-foot alley, situated on the east side of Gross street, near Cypress street. Twentieth ward, to William Velte for Sl.bOO cash. W. A.HerrontSons sold lot No. 2 in tho Vandervost plan.nn Homenood avenue. Home wood station. Pennsylvania Railroad, 24x100 to an alley, for S900. Magaw&Goif, 145 Fourth avenue, sold for A. Goll to Russ Holland a nice six-room frame house and stable, on Susquehanna street, Homewood, with lot 25x100 to a 20 foot alley, S2.300cash. Reed B Coyle & Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold for John A. Graver a frame house of six rooms and lot 29x132, on Elliott street, Wilkinsbuig, Samuel W. Black fc Co.. 99 Fourth avenue, sold lots Nos. 64 tnd 65, S. L. Boggs' plan, Allen town station, Pittsburg and Castle Shannon Railroaa. located on Paul avenue, each 25x120 feet, for S250 each. Fred Rinchart placed a 510,000 mortgage on Allegheny City property at 5 per cent,"free of State taxes. LOSSES fiECOVEBED. Subsidence of tho Bearish FecIInein Kall- rond Shares The Bulls Tal:o a Hand A Drop nud a Rally In Northern Pacific Other Feature. New York, September 17. The stock mar ket was dull to-day, but the temper of the deal ings was in marked contrast to that of yester day, and the losses of last evening were gener ally fully recovered. The bearish feeling was still strong this morning, but it soon disap peared when it became suspected that the Chi cago people wero 'sellers only for tho quick turn, and the pressure upon p. ices was removed before the noon hour, though the market up to that time had been rcvensh and irregular. There were several stones in regard to the lines which have agreed to prorate with tho Chicago, Burlington and Northern, but all of them lacked confirmation, and the hopeful and rea'sunng utterances of the Presidents of the Northwestern, Rock Island and St. Paul gave the finishing touch to the depression. The traders shifting over to tho bull side im mediately with the sudden turn in theNorthern Pacifies was a great help to the market for the time being. The sellers of that stick of yester day and this morning were brought up with a rounu turn, aim a no m ay ye. uent irom tuo lowest nnce of the forenoon uas the result. In tho rally the Grangers took the lead, though Delaware and Hudson regained all of its loss of jesterday. Tho business retained its pro fessional character, and the fluctuations except in tho few icaamg shares were again confined to the smallest fractions, though here and there amoug the inactive stocks thcro were marked movements. The most conspicuous was the drop of lpcr cent in Canada Pacific at the opening on sell ing credited to tho foreigners, and tho stock is one of the few showing a decline at the close. The market was unusually dullat tho opening, and first prices wero generally from to$i per cent lower than last evening's figures, and further slight losses were sustained over the wholllist, while Northern Pacific dropped! per cent to 72& That stock, however, rallied sharply and the rest of the market followed, and as tho day wore along the bullish element became more pronounced, and before delivery hour Northern Pacific had risen to 75. while the movement among the others in few in stances exceeded fractional amounts- Realizations checked the rise in the last hour, and a partial reaction took place, bat the close was dull and steady at the close to tbe best prices of the day. The unlisted department was comparatively neglected again, and, while Sugar was again strong, there wa3 very little business done. The sales in tho unlisted de partment were only 15,090. The final changes almost invariably show advances. Oregon Transcnntineut.il and Wisconsin Central are up i each. Delaware and Hudson 1, and Sugar IK. Railroad bonds were a little more active, the sales of all issues reaching $901,000, while the only active feature was the Milwaukee, Lake DNESDt;1 Shore and Western extension fives, which con tributed S119.00O to tbe grand total. The mar ket .was generally steady, and the changes in quotations are small and unimportant, except in a few issues, though advances are a little the more numerous. The rouowing table snows tne prices oractlve tock on the .Sew York block Kxchange yester or. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by JVnmnsr & Stepiiesson. oldest PlttBburg mem br of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth ave nue: Clos ing Did. si Open . loir. Am. cotton Oil 607S Atcn.. lop. ,t S.F.... 3S4 Canadian Pacific 67 Jauada bouthern 54U Central of New Jersey.lISX Central bacilli. 3bU Uiesaoeake & Ohio.... ZtH L.. Bur. & Quii.cr. ...,K7H J-,.. Mil. a at. I'aul.... Tift J?iU.4st.i'Mpr....iis KockL &f 102X J?. St. L. ftFIttS J, st. l. & I'itts. pr. U SLP..M.&O S l.. st. i.,m. & o.. pr.icos L. Northwestern.. ..1136 J-.& Northwestern, pr. .... -... O.&l 74M c.,c, c. &i., pr ioi . Coal a iron 32J4 Col. & Hocking Val 18 "el.. L. iVv if "el. 4 Hudson 151 Uenver& Klo 18K "eiiver&RioU.. pi t.T.. Va. &Ua ji f-T..Va.itla.l5t p:.76M .!.. Va.&Oa.2dpr. 2!J Illinois Central Lake Erin Western.. 19HS Lake KrleA West. or.. MX Lake bhore & M. S IDS'! Louisville Nashville. 7bX Michigan central Mobiles Ohio 14 Mo., Kan. fiTexas High est. 51 aw 6S 55 1I3K 3d 3 loss 73 M 115 102K Low est. w IKK 354 Sl 107M 72 i ma 10134 6SM 54'b 118H 35 23' 1PM 73M 115M 102 $ 15J( 37)4 33 too 113K am w 101M KM 17H HT4 lblii 18 SI vH mn 24 116 19K 64 105 76H 92 14 12 75i lOSJi 29 17)4 69 3S sm 1S 18 55 32 74 S 23? S3 Mi 34 22 i 48 182X 23H 81 H8X 2SV 6l 111 64H 17JI V, S6 71 103 24 58 35 10O, 74 10IC 32,U 18 147)6 15.1 ISH ii" 7GH 24M iaU 6H 105 tf 77H ii" 75 29 X 33 wan 113 7 101 32 IS U7H 15114 18 ii" 7614 24 wii 64 105S 76X ii" 75" 29f Missouri Pacific ew JTork Central. . ". J.. L. E. & W... J5X 29K ? 1.. v. sat. Li .. c&st. l. pr. 2-.. C. &bt.L.2dnf ... $. v.. O. &.W 1S orroikve Western "orrolkje Western. Dt. 555 Northern Paclfle 32 ;Jortnern faclflc oref. 73 Ohloi Mississippi 3H Oregon Improvement. .. . Oregon Transcon ..,., 33 PacincMail : 1'co. Dec. & Evana ZSf I'hUadel. ft Keadltur.. iei I'ullman Palace Car...l82 H chmond A W. P. T 23K Itlchmond&W.P.T.pI .... t. P Minn.&AIan..l08 St. L. &San Kran St. L. & aan Kran pL. 61K ht.u ft San if. 1st pf. Texas Pacific 21 Union I'aclflc 63f Wabasn m Wabash preferred K3 western Onion t'4 Vhling & L. 7Uj Sugar Trust 106)4 Xational Lead Trnst.. 24 Chicago Uas Trust.... 68)4 il'4 OH 32 mi 19K 55 SI 75S 23X ZV4 33 22K 1S2K y 106" 62" 21" MM 18 3.1 E6H 72 ICSJi 24 58M 22 " il lOS" ei" B3M i7y 32 (6M 7 106H, 24 58M BoMnn Stocks. Atch.&Toc..lst7s. 107'lAllouezMgCo A.iT. ljiudGr't7s. 331, uramet a iiecia....ia Kranklln 8 Huron ,. M Osceola, 10)i t'ewabic 2 Qalncy 49 lleil Telephone.. ..20j liostonLand BK Water Power 5M .A.ICI1. A. AOU. a. B...Z1S Boston i. Maine.. ...201X C.. B. 4 103X Flint SPereAl 26 McTlcanCen. com.. 16 Mex.C.lstmtpr.bds. 67 -i. x. : new r.ng. .. 01?4 Old Colonv 178)i Wis. Central, com... Zl Wis. Central pr,... 61 Tamarack 10.! San Diego 27 Ulinlng Stocks. New Yop.k. September 17. Caledonia B. H., 310; Colorado Central, 100; Consolidated Cali fornia and Virginia, 700; Deadwood Territory, 150; Eureka Consolidated, 200: Gould & Curry, WO; Hale Kcrcross, 303; Homcstake, 900: Horn Silver. 130; Iron Silver, 200; Mexican, 300; Mutual, 140; Ontario. 3400; Ophir. 450: Occi dentil. 155: Plymouth, 100; Savage, 220: Sierra Nevada. 265: Union Consolidated. 290; Ward Consolidated, 160; Yellow Jacket, 315. Bntnes Notes. It was reported yesterday that the Standard ht.d decided to put fresh life into oil trading. The report needs confirmation. according to a Philadelphia dispatch an'.hracite production this year will not bo over 38,100,000 tons, and may fall off to 35,000,000 tons. Mb. Cammack said in New York yesterday: "I have had no interest in the market for three we?ks. I shall not be doing much for a few dajs. I am neither bullish nor bearish, hut the railroad situation does not look quite right." The amendments to the by-laws ot the Ex change, regulating transactions in New York stocks, were adopted yesterday as printed in The Dispatch on Sunday, except section 1, article i, which was stricken out. The meeting wis protracted and rather acrimonious at tiaes. A dispatch from Denver says: "The Yankee Girl is shipping a carload a day of her irhestore." The same dispatch contains this also: "The Pearl mine, purchased last month br George Crawford, of Pittsburg, and O. P. Posey, is tnrning out same very high grade ore aid is promising well." LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. A perceptible shock of earthquake was felt at Santa Anna, Cal., Monday afternoon. Cholera has made its appearance in Bagdad and tho disease is spreading in Western Persia, !-A letter signed "Jack tho Ripper" has been ceived at a new g agency in London, in which e writer states that in about a week another murder will be added to the list of Whitechapel hjrror& l-Several newspapers of London charge a Sjotch peer with having committed an assault ujon a young girl. Testimony, they say, was gren to show that the accused was guilty of tt crime, but the magistracy wero afraid to talc action. -Joseph Conns, of Columbus, O., an inmate ot Dr. Deletion's private inebriate asylum in Hertford. Conn., madoliis escape last Satur day through a second story window. His body w; i found by some bojs yesterday In the Little ri cr. It is supposed that be committed sul ci ce. -Fred Krohn and Frank Smith, of Fremont, Wis., were drowned Sunday while fishing. TlMy went out in the morning and as they did not return at night a search was made, result in in the finding of the bodies in Wolf river. K ohn leaves a wife and eight children and Saith a wife and two children, (-Deputy Sheriff Tate, unon entering a cell in the prison at Sidney, la., was jumped on and nearly pounded to death, with a chair leg, bj a convict named Haynes. Tho convict secured Tate's revolver, and would have shot tn: officer dead but for tbe intervention of an oljher prisoner. Haynes was in the act of un locking tho prison door and escaping when other officers, hearing the noise, rushed npon hib and overpowered him. Tate's condition is crl ical, and should he die, there is such excite ment that Haynes may meet death by lynching. A daring highway robbery in broqd day Mzht was committed on the streets of Ashland, Wis. An old German was walking with John Kirty and John Fisher, when tbey grabbed him by the throat and relieved him of S175. Tho highwaymen then ran, but were captured after several shots had been fired. Fisher es caped on tho way to jail. He boarded a North ern Pacific tram and was put off at Ashland junction because he would not pay his fare. Then he fired several shots at the train, break ing windows but hitting no one. Officers aro in pursuit. Tho story of an unknown tramp's heroism comes from Council Bluffs. la. He was walk ing on the Chicago and Northwestern tracks, and between Crescent and Stony Creek he found a broken rail on a high embankment, where the rail makes a sharp curve. It was an outside rail, next to the river, and no train could have passed over in safety. The next train due was the limited passenger, and he re solved to avert a terrible wreck if possible. He ran to Honey Creek, three miles, and tried to ra.se the operator, who was not at his post. He then aroused the section bands, and they took the hand car and went back to tho broken rail, arriving there just in time to flag the limited and stop it within a few feet of almost certain destruction. Vice Consul Wopalenski writes as follows from Java: "About 300.000 cases of Russian petroleum from Batoum are expected, a quan tity winch will doubtless, greatly lnuuencetne Sava petroleum market, inasmuch as the monthly consumption of tho whole island only amounts to 160,000 cases, lhe contents of a case of both American and Russian petroleum is the same two tins of ten gallons. Some of tho above Russian petroleum has already been sold on delivery to retailers at 40 Java cents (about 1G American cents) per Case cheaper than that at which American petroleum, im ported in sailing vessels, can be bought. The rate tn consumers will be S cents a case less than American uetroleum. TICKETS WERE BOGUS. Tho Police Arrest Fonr 3Ien for Working a Neat Trick. Four men were arrested yesterday after noon and placed in the Twelfth ward station house, charged with selling bogns benefit ball tickets. The men were James Duncan, J. Bumbaugh, M. McCarthy and one Bracken. Thev were selling tickets for the "annual ball of the Iron and Steel Workers' Belief Association," which "is to take place at Turner Hall on October 7." The price of the tickets was GO cents and they bear on the reverse side a printed stamp of tbe seal of the supposed association. Children' Dny. Wanted to-day, 1,000 boys, ages 4 to 14 years, to be fitted out with those suits we are selling at $2 SO, worth $5 and $6. C. 0. 0., opp. the new Court House. 1889J DOMESTIC--MAKEETS: Great Activity in Grocery Lines Ontlook Jfever Better. A EEAL DAS1PENER TO PRODUCE. Light Seceipts of Cereals and Healthier Tone to Trade. DAIEI PRODUCTS. TENDING HIGHEE Office of Pittsbtjho Dispatch, J Tuesday, September 17, 1S89. J( Country Produce Jobbing Price. A second day of rain has proved a wet blan ket to trade. .Buyers are expected in full force on Tuesdays, but wero uncomfortably scarce to day by reason of tbe steady downpour. All dairy products are tending upward, and good stock is moving out very freely. The supply of potatoes has been light in this market for the past two weeks. Tbe season for melons and peaches draws near the end. Grapes are In bountilul supply and tending lower. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2324c; Ohio do, 2122c; fresh dairy packed, 1820c; country rolls, 1719c Beans Navy hand-picked beans, $2 402 bO; medium, $2 302 40. Beeswax 2830c 5) ft for choice: low grade, 1820c CIDER Sand refined, ?G 507 0; common. S3 504 00; crab cider. 83 O08 50 ? barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c per gallon. CnEESE-Ohio, 8K∾ New York, lOQICKc; Limburger. 89c; domestic Sweitzer,912ic; imported Swcitzer, 22c. Eggs 1920c $ dozen for strictly fresh. Fkuits Apples. H 502 00 3? barrel: pine apples. Jl 001 23 f? dozen; whortleberries, 75 SOcfl pail; watermelons. $20 0025 00 f hun dreu;neaches. $1 502 50 V bushel box; grapes, 57c $ pound; Bartlett pears, $5 00 fl barrel; quinces, S3 004 00 fl barrel, cranberries, Jer seys, $3 003 25J3 bushel box. . Feathkbs Extra live geese, 5060c; No. U do, 10-l.3c; mix"ed lots, S035c fl ft. Poultry Live spring- chickens, 40015c ft pair; old, 6570 $ pair. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to'.bushel. So 60 fl bushel; clover, large English, 62 lis, S6 00; clover, Alsike, S8 50; clover, white, 59 00; timo thy, choice, 45 ft. $1 63; blue grass, extra clean. 14 fts, 90c: blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, 1 00; orchard grass, 14 fts. SI 05: red top, 14 fts, $1 23; millet. 50 fts. $1 00: German millet, 60 fts. SI 50; Hungarian grass. 60 fts. SI 00; lawn gras, mixture of fine grasses, $2 50 fl bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, i 5c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, 86 00 66 50; fancv. S7 007 50: oranges, to 006 00: bananas, SI 73 Arsis, SI 25 good seconds, fl bunch; cocoanuts, $4 C04 50 fl hundred; figs, SK69c fl ft; dates, 5K6c ft ft. VEGETABLES-Potatoe.. SI 601 60 ?1 barrel: tomatoes, home-grown, 1 231 50 bushel; wax beans. SI fl bushel; green beans, C075c V bushel; cucumbers, home-raised, SI 60 ft bushel: radishes. 2o10c fl dozen; home-grown cabbages, 50c bushel; celery, 40c fl dozen; Bouthern sweet potatoes, $2 75, Jerseys, S3 23. Groceries. Unusual activity is reported by jobbers. Trade has been steadily improving since the fall season fully opened, and all signs point to a time of great activity for the coming months. Sugars aro firm as ever, but prices remain as before. The expected rise In package coffee fails to put in its appearance, but tbe drift in Eastern markets shows that it cannot long be delayed. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 22j23Kc: choice Rio, 2021c; prime Rio, 20c; low gradd Rio, lS19Jic; old Government Java, 27c; Mar' acaibo. 2324c; Mocba, 2829c; Santo, 20 23Kc; Caracas. 2123c; peaberry, Rio, 2325c; La Guayra, 2223c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 23)$c: high grades. K2uc old Government Java, bulk, 3132&c; Maracaibo, 2627c; Santos. 2123c; peaberry, 26c; choice Rio, 24c: nrimn Rio. 22c: ffood Rio. 2ll(fc: ordinary. 21e Spices (tt hole) Cloves, 2f25c; allspice, 8c; cassia. 8c; pepper, 18c; nutmeg, 70Sflc Petroleum (jobbers prices) 110 test, 7c; Ohio, 120, 8Kc: headlight, 150. 8c; waterwhite, 10c; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c: carnadine, llc; royaline, lie. Sykups Corn syrups, 262S)c; choice sugar syrups, 333Sc: prime sugar syrup. 3033c; strictly prime. 33035c; new maple syrup, 90c. N. O. JIolasses Fancy. 48c: choice, 46c; medium. 43c; mixed. 4042c. Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K4c; bi-carb in , 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 66c; sal soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c. Candles star, full weight, 9c; stearine, ft set, 8Kc; parafflne, ll12c. Rice Hiad. Carolina. 77c; choice, 64 7c; prime, 5Kff5icr"Loulsiana, 66Kc Starch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss starch, 67c. Foreiqn Fruits Taf er raisins. S2 65; Lon don layers, S3 lOr California London layers, S2 50; Muscatel". S2 25; California Muscatels, SI 85; Valencia, 7c; Ondara Valencia, 910cj sultana, 8Mc; currants. 45c: Turkey prunes, 45c; Fiench prunes, 813c; Salnnica prunes, in 2-fi packages. 8c: cocoanuts, ft 100, S6 00; almonds, Lan., fl ft, 20c: do Ivica, 19c; do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap.. 1215c; Sicily Alberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1216c; new dates, 5KGc, Brazil nuts, 10c; pecan?, 11015c; citron per ft, 2122c; lemon peel, fl ft, 1314e; orange peel. 12Kc Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft 6c; apples, evaporated, eSGJc; apricots, Califor nia, evaporated, 12Kloc: peaches, evaporated, pared, 2223c: peaches, California evaporated, unpared, 1012Kc; cherries, pitted, 2122c: cherriei, unpitted, 5S6c; raspberries, evapor ated. 2121Kc; blackberries, 7K8c: huckle berries. lu12c. Sugars Cubes, 8c; powdered, 8c: granu lated, 8c; conlectioncrs' A, &c; standard A, 8Kc; soft whites. 8(51)'aC: yellow, choice, 7c;5yellow. good, 77c, yellow, fair, 7ic; vellow, dark, 7c. Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), 54 60; medi um, half bbls (600). S2 75. S alt N o. 1. ft bbl. 95c; No. 1 ex, ft bbl. tl 05: dairy, ft bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal; fl bbl, 81 20; Higglns Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 82 80; Higgins' Eureka. 16-14 ft pockets. 83 00. Canned Goods Standard Deaches. S2 003 2 25: 2ds 81 501 65: extra peaches. 82 402 60; pie peaches, 95c; finest corn. 811 50; Hid. Co. corn, 7090c: red cherries, 90c81:Liiua beans, 81 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 7585c; mar rowfat peas, 81 101 15; soaked peas, 7075c; pineapples, 81 401 SO; Bahama do, 82 75; dam son plums, 95c; greengaces, 81 23; egg plums, 82; California pears. 82 50; do greengages, 82; do. egg plums, 52;.extra white cherries, 82 90; red cherries, 2 fts, 90c; raspberries, 81 4(M?1 OT; strawberries. 81 10; gooseberries. 81 301 40; tomatoes, 8292c: salmon, Mb, $1 752 10; blackberries, SOc; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2 fts, 81 2oI 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 82 05; 14 ft cans. S14 00; I aked beans, 81 45 1 50; lobster, 1-ft, 81 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, 81 50; sardines, domestic, it, 84 504 60: sardines, domestic. U. 88 238 oO; sardines, imported, i$. 811 5012 50; sardines, imported. s, SIS: sardines, mustard, 84 50; sar dines, spiced, 81 50. Fisii Extra No. J bloater mackerel, 836 fl bbl.: extra No. 1 do, mess, S40: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, 832; extra No. 1 do, messed, 836: No. 2 shore mackerel, 824. Codfish Whole pollock, 4Kc f ft; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod In blocks, 6KS7ic. Herring Round shore, S5 00fl bbl; split, 87 00; lake, $2 0031100-2. half bbl. White fish, 87 00 fl 100 ft half bbl. Lake trout, 85 50 fl half bbl. Finnan haddock. 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut. 13c ft ft. Pickerel, y, barrel, 82 00; U barrel. 81 10; Potomac herring, $5 00 ft barrel, 82 50 ft a barrel. Oatmeal 86 30S6 60 fl bbl. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 5557c fl gallon. Lard oil, 75c. Grain, Flonr nnd Feed. Receipts bulletined at the Grain Exchange were the lightest for months past, the total be ing but 13 cars. By the Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of flour. By Pittsburg and Western, 2 cars of hay. By Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago, 2 cars of corn, 1 of oats, 1 of wheat, 1 of hay, 4 of flour. Sales on call, 2 cars of sample oats, 5 days. 23c: 1 car mixed hay, 9 50. 5 days;.l car No. 1 timothy hay, 812 50. 5 days. With diminished receipts, the general tone of cereal markets is healthier. Some important changes in the grading of oats and wheat were adopted by tli e Board of Directors, the particulars of which will be seen by reference to another column. Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat New No. 2 red, 81S2c; No. 3, 77 79 c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 4145c; high mixed ear, 4012c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 40K41c; high mixed, shelled, 4010Kci mixed, shelled, 39K40c. Oats No. 2 white, 2fK27c; extra No. 3, 24J?25c; mixed, 2122c. Rye No.1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5051c; No. I Western, 4849c; new rye, No. 2 Ohio, 4546e. Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, 85 255 75; winter straight, 84 50f?4 75; clear winter, 84 254 50; straight XXXX bakers'. 83 754 00. Rje flour, 83 60 4 75. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, 815 50 16 00 fl ton; brown middlings, 813 0013 50;win. ter wheat bran, SU 0011 25; chop feed, 815 60 16 00. Hay Baled tfraothv. choice, 814 2514 50; No. 1 do, 813 5fj14 CO: No. 2 do, 813 00I3 50; loose from wagon, 811 00013 00, according to quaiuy; sun. i npiana prairie, is oujjv w; rso. z, 87 007 50; packing do, 87 007 25. Straw Oats, 86 5067 00; wheat and rye straw, S3 006 25. liiHi.ma V j jHwaf.5BJ Provisions. ' Sugar-cured hams, large, HJic: sugar-cured hams, medium, llc; sogar-c'ured bams, small, 12c; sugar-cured breakfastbaton, 10Kc;sngar cured shoulders, 6c; sngar-cured boneless shoulders, 7Kc; sugar-cured California hams. 7Kc;sugar-tfnred dried beef flats, 10c; sugar cured dried beef sets, lie; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 13c; bacon shoulders, 6; bacon clear sides. 7Kc; bacon clear bellies, T&c; dry salt shoulders, 5c; dry salt clear sides, 7c. Mess pork, heavy. 811 60; mess pork, family, 812 00. Lard Refined, 'in tierces, 6cj half barrels, 6c; 60-ft tubs. 6JJc; 20-ft palbr. 7c; 50-1d tin cans, 6c; 3-fi tin paiis. 7Kc; 6-ft tin pails, 7c; 10-ft tin pails. 6c: lb tin pails. 7c; 10-ft tin pails, 7c Smoked sausage, long, 5c; Jorge, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c. ISoneless hams, lOcK. Pigs feet, half barrel, 84 00; quarter barrel, 82 15. Dressed Olent. Armour & Co. furnished tbe following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses 450 to 550 fts, 5c; 550 to 650 fts, 6c; 650 to 750 fts, 67c Sheep, 8a fl ft. Lambs, 9c fl ft. Hogs, (ic Fresh pork loins, 8c. Wool aiarkets. St. Louis Receipts, 4,723 pounds; market quiet and steady. New -York Wool quiet and easy: domes tic fleece, 3239c; pulled. 2341c; Texas, 142Sc. Boston Tbe demand for wool is good, but manufacturers are moving cautiously and do not buy tn any extent ahead of actual re quirements. Still, tbere 'are prospects for a larger movement, and the market seems to have settled down on a steady basis of prices. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces sell at 32c for X, 3334c for XX. and 38c for No. L Michigan X fleeces are offered qnlte freely at 30c In combing and delaine selections some move ment is Teported at 3S39c for No. 1 combing, 3135c for Ohio fine delaine, and 3334c for Michigan fine delaine. Unwashed combing wools are slow at 2729c Territory wools con tinue in good demand at previous prices, say at from 55c to 63c, scoured. Texas, California and Oregon wools are quiet. Pulled wools aro in steady demand at 3339c for super, and 2530o for extra. Foreign .clothing and carpet wools remain firm. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, Whenjihe became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she bad Childien.she gave them Castoria ap9-77-innrsn GUN WA Is a Chinese physician; owing to American laws be cannot practice medicine, so he has pre pared a line of Chinese vegetable and herb remedies, new to America, but old in China. which effect cures that are considered miracu lous. He charges nothing for examination, con sultation or advice. A friendly talk with Gun Wa costs nothing, and he charges but a small sum for his remedies; tbey are pleasant to take, quick to act, harmless in effect and certain to enre. All blood, nervous or chronic diseases yield quickly. Young, middle-aged or old men suffering from follies or excesses, qnickly re stored to perfect physical and sexual health. Gun Wa has hundreds of testimonials' from those who have been cured by his remedies, of various diseases. If you cannot call, write him. All Interviews or correspondence strictly confi dential. Bend for large history of his life or his circular on Cancer.Tumors, Tape Worm, Rheu matism, Catarrh, Female Weakness, Piles, Blood Diseases or bis book (for men only) on nervous and private diseases. No letters an swered unless inclosing 4c stamps. Call on or address G-TTILSr "W 040 Penn Avenue, Pittsburg:. Office hours 9 A. ir. to 12 ji.; 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. jl aull-76-wsu JOHNFLOCKER&CO., MANUFACTURERS 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 Yam, etc. WORKS East street. Allegheny City, Pa. OFFICE AND SALESROOM-8S Water st, ttsburg. Telephone No. 1370. mv3-jrws STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS. -TTTHITE STAE LIN K- FOK QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. Royal he d United States Mall Steamers. Germanic, 8ept.23,2pmjGermanlc, Oct. 25, 1pm Britannic. Oct. 2, 11 a tn Britannic, Oct. 30,10am Adriatic, Oct.9,5:30pni 'Adriatic, Nov. S, 3pm Teutonic, Oc.16. 10:30a mlTentonic. Nov. 13. 9am From White Star dock, foot or West Tenth st. "Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates, foO and upward. Second cabin. (35 and upward, according to steamer and location of berth. Ex cursion tickets on favorable terms. Steerage, fS. White Star drafts payable on demand In all the principal banks throughout Ureat llrltaln. Ap ply to JOHN J. JICCOKMICK, 401 Smlthfleld 6U,' Plttsbnrjr, or J.BKUCKiSJlAx, General Agent, 41 Broadway, New York. sel8-D ANCHOR LINE. Atlantic Express Service: LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN. flteamsbin "CITY Of KOilE," from New WEDNESDAY. Sent. IS. Oct. IS. York,, Saloon passage, (50 and upward: second-class, 130. GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Saturday from New York to GLASGOW and LONDONDERRY. Cabin passage to Glasgow, Londonderry, Liver pool, SS0 and SSO. Second-class. $50. Steerage passage, either service. 0. Saloon excursion tickets at reduced rates. Travelers' circular letters or credit and drafts for any amount issued at lowest current rates. For books of tours, tickets or Information, Apply to HENDKKSON BROTHERS. XV V., or J. J; WCCORJIICK. Fourth and Smlthfleld; A. V. SCORER & SON, 415 Smlthfleld St., Wttsburg; W. SEMPLE, Jr., Va Federal St., Allegheny. JyW-Mwrn f-lUNARO UNE. NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL VIA QUEENS TOWN, FROM PIER 40 NORTH RIVER. PAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE. Anrah!a,Sept.2I,2l30PMJGaIIIa, Oct. 9. 5:30 A H Bothnia, Sept.15, 5:30 AM Etrurla. Oct. 12, 7:30 A Jt Umbrla, Sept,2S.7:30AMiAuranla, Oct. 19, 1 p x Servia, Oct. 5. 2:30 P srl Bothnia. Oct. 23. 3 P ji Cabin passage, (GO, SO and (100; Intermediate, 135. Steerage tickets to and from- aU parts of Europe at very low rates. VERNON H. BROWN 4 CO., General Agents, 4 Bowling Green, New York. J. J. MCCORMICK. Agent. fourth ave. and Smlthfleld St., Pittsburg. eelS-D . STATE LINE To Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool. ' . From Pier Columbia Stores. South Ferry. Brooklyn, N. Y., EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin passace 35 to 130. according to location ol stateroom. Excursion (G3 to too. btcerase to and from Europe at Lowest Rates. AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., General Anents, 53 Broadway, New York. J. J. McCORMICK, Ages!, Pittsburg, Pi. e9-D BEECHAM'S PILLS I (THE GREAT ENCLISH .REMEDY.) Cure BIL IOU&and 1 Nervous ILLS. I 25cts. a Box., I OF AJ-Xi DRTJOOigiS. r s"';?' y SETT ABVEKTISEMBSTS '2Klt PjlEADSTHERACE. The old worn out Polath, Mercury and Ear taparilla mixtures all left far behind. S. a a NEVER FAILS TO CURE BLOOD POISON. I have seen Swift's Speclfla used, and kBOw of many cases of tho worst form of blood, dis eases which have been cured by it, I know the proprietors to be gentlemen of tbe highest type and utmost reliability. I recomsaesd it as a great blood remedy,-uneqa&ledbyfttrytbJsKl; know of. M. B. WHARTON, Pastor First Baptist Church, Montgomery. Afcu; Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases maHed free. Swtft Specific Comfast. Drawer 3,' Atlanta, Ga. ' aaliS-XTTT - WHOLESALE HOUSL JOSEPH KOBNE & CO. Con Wood and Liberty S&, Importers and Jobbers of Special off eriDgs this week ia SILKS, PLUSHES, DBBSS GOODS, , SATSEf' SEEKSUOKER, . GINGHAMS, PBINTS, : ' andOHBVlOTsS For largest assortment and lowest prlees and see us. WHOLESALE EXCLUSIVELY fe22-rSt-D ARMOUR'S ; EXTRACT OF BEEF. - ARMOUR & CO,, CHICAGO, SOLE MANUFACTURERS. This is now conceded to be the beet in tbe market, u witnessed bvthe fact thatwe have vtwm just secured the DIPLOMA FOR EXCEL-;,- Luncuattnemre jroodippiuoa,Bvbe.4 log held In Philadelphia. ; CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE, ' SUPERIOR IN QUALITY", . ' And with tho bright appetizing flavor of freak? ly roasted beet REMEMBER, ' A T3 TV yrr-VTTT-3 70 A , 1y5-l9-irwT 512 AND 514 8MITHFIELD STREET, PITTSBURG, PA. 0 f Transact a General Baffin Bwss.- Accounts solicited. Issue Circular Letters1 of Credit, for use of travelers, and CoBssef. dal Credits, IN STERLING, Available In all paits of the world. Also Issue ireojts IN DOLLARS For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West ' inaies, Bouin ana uenirai America. aD7-91-M"WT - BROKERS- FINANCIAL. TyHlTNEY & STEPHENSON, tii&inii,;;i a rauKTH iVEaoa , ,-? Issue travelers credits through Messrs. Drexe!' Morgan & Co., New York. Passports procured.? ap2S4 A Home Security: lhe Per Cent Merest, FREE OF TAXES. The Fidelity Title and Trust Company offers ' for sale, at SI 02K and accrued interest) a lim ited number ot 30-year first mortgage bonds of tbe H. C. Frick Coke Company, the capital' stock of which is J5, 000,000, fully paid in. These bonds are redeemable by aslnkisz fund at the rate of 100,000 per annum, at 1 Go, commencing Julv 1, l&U, interest being payable' semi-annually, January and July 1, at the office of this company. We have carefully examined into tbe sound ness of this security, and can recommend it as one ot the most desirable investments on ths, market: FIDELITY TITLE ATRTJST COMPANY, ' 121 123 Fourth avenue. se!58 Pittsburg. Pa. MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, Pa., As old residents kflow and back files of Pitts burg papers prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city.de votine special attention to all chronic diseases. 35?SNO FEEUNTILCURED hlCpirtUQand mental diseases, physical I X L. il V U U Odecay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired mem ory, disordered sight, self distrust, basbfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, cinsumptlon. un fitting tbe person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely ana privately cured. BLOOD AND SKINSWi!-. blotches, falling hair, hones pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue, moutb, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 DIM AD V kl(IneT 3nd bladder derange Unilinn Ijments. weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittler'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 hoars 9 A. jr. to 8 P. jr. Snn dav, 10 A. ST. to IP. ST. only. DR. WHITTIER, 811 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. sel0-4u-rj3u"wk look's Cotton. Eoot- COMPOUND .Composed of Cotton Root, Tansy and Pennyroyal a recent discovery bv an t'old physician. Is tucussfuUu used montnly Safe, Effectual. Price $L by mall, . scaled. Ladies, ask your druggist for Cook's Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute. or inclose S stamps for sealed particulars. Ad dress POND LILY COMPANY, No. 3 FbbOr Block, 131 Woodward aveDetrolt, JIlch, 45bo1d in Pittsburgh Pa., by Joseph Flem ing it Son. se!8 DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake. ,M. R. C. P. SM is tbe oldest and. most experienced specialist in tbe city. Consultation free and strictlv confidential Omco honw 9 to i and 7 to 8 P. St.; Sundays. Z to i p. M. Consult them personally, or write. Doeioaa Lake. 328 Penn ave., Pittsburg, Pa. jel2-45-DWk GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE. CUREo NERVOUS DEBILITY," LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. Knll particulars In pamphlet sent free. The genuine Urays SpeclUc sola by druggists only la yellow wrapper. Price, ?1 per package, or six for $, or by malt on rvcelDt of nrlce. br addreis- BR THE GRAY Jituiui.M; cu., Buffalo, N. r Sold In Pittsburg- by a. S. HOLLAND, corner BmlthflHrt and Liberty sti. - apt.'-ij - T I Twa BLV-OXIDE PILLS are safe, superiors . LiUJIDu to pennyroyal or tanv. Particulars -4c CLARKE & CO., Box 71L Phlladelpnla.Pa.'.i BB40-B4 nr -K-