khheS
EVERT DAT SCIENCE.
Evidences of the Growing Sympathy
Between America and England.
'SUGAR AS A BUILDING MATERIAL.
Tjpioid Ferer a Discredit to this Century's
Civilization.
SCIENTIFIC AND IXDUSTEIAL KOTES
rrEETAKED FOR THE DISrATCR.l
Headers of The Dispatch who desire
information on subjects relating to indus
trial development and progress in mechani
cal, civil and electrical engineering and the
Bcienccs can have their queries answered
through this column.
The recent visit of the American en
Cineers to Encland has had interesting and
beneficial results beyond its mere scientific
and industrial advantages. The Hon.
Arthur AVellesley Peel, the Speaker of the
House of Commons, at a dinner given to
the American engineers, at Leamington,
said: "The telegraph has added immensely
to the sympathies between the various coun
tries of the world, and I may venture to say
that if I may liken the telegraph to the
serves of the human frame, there are no
two countries on the lace of the globe be
tween which there is running a quicker
sympathy along the electric wires than be
tween the United States and the old coun
try. The welcome we show you in this
limited portion ot England is only the echo
and transcript of a larger welcome which
will go forth to you wherever you go, and
which, I hope, youjwill carrv recollections
ot when you again cross the Atlantic to the
United States.
In commenting on these remarks one of
the engineers savs, in the Engineering and
Mining Journal: ".Mr. Peel was right.
The welcome he gave us was but a sample
of what we received everywhere, and "now
that we have recrossed the Atlantic the
recollection of it is the brightest memory of
our visit. Far bevond our memory of the
Eifiel tower and the Forth bridge, far
beyond ou? experience as engineers and
students, far beyond the emotions that were
stirred in us as we visited Westminster
Abbey and the graves of our foreiathers,
the recollection of that welcome we received
in England, not as engineers,but as Amer
icans, stands supreme, and will last when
the other recollections fade."
Sagar ns n. Iimtiling Material.
A patent has been taken out for a process
which will so harden susar as to make it
lully as hard as marble. This patent is the
result of experiment made by Claus
Spreckel, whose attention was first drawn to
the subject by the damaged condition in
which white sugar was delivered, particu
larly in the Mexican trade. He set his ex
perts to work, and they have turned out a
material which has successfully stood the
test of running water, remaining so hard
that it can oaly be cut with the hammernnd
chisel just as granite is. Mr. Spreckel
thinks that for interior decoration there is a
future for it. He says: "It is much cheaper
than the finer grades of marble, is suscepti
ble of higher polish and quite as obedient to
the will andlancyof the artist. "Whether
it will be developed so as to be of service for
building material proper, is a matter that
only the future can determine." It is very
doubtful that we shall see the cost of sugar
down to that of Keene'3 cement, or still
more to the price of adamant plaster, and
even then it would probably not compare in
durability and ductability with those arti
cles. As a building one it would have to
compete in price with Portland cement,
wjth which a most excellent artificial stone
can "tieSSade. The future of saccharine
matter for use as a component in building
materials must be regarded as very ques
tionable. Prevention ofTyphoH Fever.
It is generally conceded that noth'ng is
more discreditable to the civilization of the
nineteenth centurv than the existence of
typhoid fever. Ir. Edson, of the Sew York
Health J):tiartment, in a late report, thus
earns up the logical conclusions drawn from
the investigations undertaken by him:
'Typhoid iever never infects the atmos
phere; it never arises de novo; the causes of
the disease, ic order of their trequency, are
as tollows: First, iniected water; second,
iniected milk; third, infected ice; fourth,
digital infections; fi.th, infected meat." Dr
Edson states that with the observance of the
ordinary obvious precautions suggested by
these conclusions the disease should not
exist
SlanuiActurr of Cowbells.
There are four establishments in this
country devoted exclusively to the manu
facture of cowbell"!, two being in Collins
Tille, 111. One hundred and fifty dozen are
turned out daily, and thousands of them
dangle from the necks of cows all over the
prairies ot JS'orth and South America. The
manufacture of cowbells is entirely different
from that of other bells. Instead o! !eiug
moiaea tne metai is rolled into slices, cut
Into symmetrical polygons, winch, when
lolded, are pressed into their well-;;, ..in
form. Alter being riveted they are pm ,,-d
in clay and brought to a white heat. When
suddenly cooled these steel bells are found
to be not only tempered, but beautifully
bronzed.
The Dancers or Carbolic Acid.
Carbolic acid is now much less used in
surgery than formerly; surgeons have only
gradually become acquainted with its dan
gers. The acid may not only cause inflam
mation and gangrene, but also blood poison
ing, and so may even prove fatal. It is use
iul only in the hands of a skillfuljsurgeon
and ought never to be used without his ad
vice. The best lotion for recent injuries is
the ordinary lead lotion, which can be
bought at any chemist's. The best antidote
in carbolic acid poisoning is soap, which
should be taken immediately and repeatedly
until nil symptoms ol poisoning have disap
peared. Composition of Old Mortar.
An interesting and instructive fact has
just come to light. Four samples of mortar
taken from the remains of a foundation of
great antiquity which were laid bare In
Germany in March of this year, were chemi
cally analyzed. The striking feature in the
analysis is the percentage of lime to the
sand used, the proportion being in the lour
samples 8.83, 12.G0, o.33 and 13.87 per cent
' of sand respectively to one part of lime; the
sand used being very coarse grained. The
remains were supposed to be those of a
temple of the Persian god of light, Mithra
of about the middle of the third century. '
Cost of a Locomotive.
One man can build an eight-wheel passen
ger locomotive lor a standard gauge railroad
in 1,200 days. It will require 1,K0 days''
work for him to build a consolidated ten
wheel locomotive for a standard gauge. The
average cost of the required labor would be
1.635, and the cost ot the necessary metal
is usually estimated at about 52,000. The
profit may beput down at another $2,000,
which would include the expenses of sale
and delivery. This would make an engine,
when absolutely ready for service and com
plete in every way, worth about f8,C35.
Progress in Biological Discovery.
It is now confidently stated by advanced
thinkers, as a result of the recent extraor
dinary progress In biological discovery. that
almost all disease, excepting, of course; that j
resulting from injuries and transmitted
weaknesses, is preventable, since it is the
result of the attacks of lower forms of life
upon us. When we know exactly what
form of low life constitutes the germ of dis
ease, we can in time find out how to attack
it in our turn and destrov it.
Smokeless Powder.
A smokeless powder is said to have been
produced by Captain Noble, of Elswick,
which appears to be perfectly reliable, and
which is at the same time practically smoke
less and noiseless in its explosion. It is a
curious gravish, looking material, in long
threads of "a whipcord-like form, a shape
which is probabiy due to hydraulic pres
sure. Its action is startling. At 300 yards
range not a sound is heard when a volley is
fired with it, and only a faint haze arises,
which is almost imperceptible, and the
shower of bullets which is seen to fall on
the target is-an effect seemingly without
cause.
New Architectural Effect.
A building has just been completed in
Columbus, O., in which a novel and beauti
ful architectural feature has been intro
duced. The rrontofthe building has a me
dallion formed of pressed brick with the
fuce chipped off, giving a surface that re
sembles rough-faced red sandstone. The
brick, while equal in appearance to stone,
will retain its beauty longer, as sandstone
grows darker with time.
Palnce Chicken Car.
A "palace chicken car" is the latest de
velopment of luxury in railway transporta
tion. Thousands of chickens can be carried
in one of these cars across the continent in
cood condition, at a great saving in cost as
well as economy in space.
A CMVALK0US BANDIT.
IIo Sncrlflccd Ilia Liberty In Order to Snc-
cor n fpfferlcs Woman.
Prcscott (Ariz.) Journal. 1
How strangely the good and bad inter
mingle in the breast of man is strikingly
shown by the train ot circumstances attend
ing the recapture of Smith, the train robber,
who is now awaiting trial in the county
jail. In March last he, in company with
three others, robbed the eastern bound At
lantic and Pacific express at Canyon Diablo,
and a month afterwards, alter one of the
longest chases on record, the party was cap
tured by Sheriff O'Keil and posse in Utah.
While on the return trip to Arizona Smith
effected his escape by jumping from a car
window on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe while the train was rapidly descending
the Baton Mountains in New Mexico.
lie at once struck out tor Texas, taking
horses wherever the opportunity presented
and riding them as. long as they were able
to carrv him. On the afternoon of the
ninth day, while in the Panhandle, near
Vernon, Smith discovered a woman aim
lessly wandering over the prairie, and recog
nizing the fact that she must be lost or in
trouble, he rode up and accosted her. She
informed him that she had been lost two
days, during which time she had gone
without food. Knowing that in her ema
ciated condition she could not possibly sur
vive much longer without assisiance,Smith,
the escaped train-robber fleeing though he
was to escape trial for a crime the penalty
of which was death, and still carrying on
each leg his broken shackles, bethought him
of a windmill he had passed some eight
miles back, and, putting the woman on his
horse, conducted her to it.
He left her, and riding along the wire
fence that inclosed the windmill for five or
six miles, until he discovered the camp of
the men employed to keep it in repair, he
informed them of the woman's condition.
They at once saddled, and, although the
night was nearly gone, started at once for
the windmill, and found the woman a
young school teacher weak, but still alive,
and at once brought her to a place where
she was cared lor. At daybreak the Sheriff
and posse in pursuit of Smith met the same
men, and, finding from their account and
description in which direction the fugitive
had gone, pursued him.
Before high noon they had overtaken him,
and Smith, the train robber, who, less than
24 hours belore, had turned from his way to
succor an unfortunate noman, was shot (rom
his saddle while resisti g an arrest which
he might have prevented by avoiding the
delay and observation so entailed. The
story is good enough to have a moral, but
doubtless Smith, who is now in the county
jail awaiting trial for his life on account of
it, fails to discover it.
VISIT TIIE GREAT EXPOSITION,
The Grandest That Pittebnrellas Ever Had,
And see the magnificent exhibit of pianos
and organs at the stand of Mellor & Hoene.
They have some elegant pianos of the Hard
man, Krakauer and Kimball makes, also
quite a number of organs, anions them one
of their celebrated Jolian sell-playing or
gans in a handsomely polished burl walnut
case. With one of these wonderful instru
ments anyone can play the finest and most
difficult music to perfection this sounds
impossible, but is nevertheless true call at
their stand or at theirspacious warerooms,77
Filth avenue, and try one of the above or
gans yourself and see what you can do.
The array of pianos that one sees at the
Palace of Music, 77 Fifth avenue, is cer
tainly gorgeous; pianos in cases from the
plainest to the most handsomely carved, and
in all the rare and costly foreign and do
mestic woods.
Their stock of organs, comprising the
Palace, Chase, Chicago Cottageaud Kimball;
also tne ceieDratea .douan, as mentioned
above, is simply grand.
If you want to get a piano or organ of
standard and well known make, go to Mellor
& Hoene's, 77 Filth avenue, where you will
be sure to get jnst what you want, and at
the lowest price and on the easiest terms.
Send for catalogues and full description of
their easy payment plan; a postal card costs
you but a cent to address Mellor & Hoene,
77 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg.
FINEST TAPESTY RRDSSELS AT 75C.
Carpets Worth 00 Cents n Tnrd and Sell at
That Elsewhere.
We have 8,000 yards of Eoxbury and ten
wire Smith's tapestry brussels carpets
which we have reduced to 75 cents a yard.
Make a note of the fact that this will be a
special bargain week in brussels carpets, at
Edward Groetzinger's, 627 and 629 Penn
avenue.
Every Ladr With Hair on Her Face
Can have it destroyed forever without pain,
sear, shock, trace or injury by the electric
needle operation by consulting Dr. J. Van
Dyck, electro-surgeon, at Hotel Albemarle,
Pittsburg.
112 styles of perfect fitting corsets at low
est prices. Every popular make, including
Her Majesty's, P. D. and C. P., of our own
importation; also the new lightweight
featherbone corset, 85 cents a pair at Kosen
baum & Co. 's.
Beginners In Dancing;.
Opening of Thuma's Academy, 64 Fourth
avenue, Tuesday, October 1. See amuse
ment column, this paper.
Excursion to Cumberland, Bid.,
To-morrow, September 23, via B. & O. K.
E. Kate 53 00 the round trip. Train at 8
A.M.
Our 24-inch wide plushes at 75c and $1 a
yard are the best value shown in ihe city,
all latest colorings. Htjgus & Hacke.
TTSSU
Belore It Is Too Late,
Bring the children to Aufrecht's Elite Gal
lery, 516 Market St., Pittsburg, and get 12
cabinets that will not lade for $1; elevator.-
Headquaiiteks for old whiskies, No.
523 Liberty, foot of Filth avenue.
EVEEXBODT admires Pearson's photo
graphs. Why, Is this? simply because he
makes the best likeness and' the best
finished work in the two cities.
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PICTUEES dF TRADE.
Nothing Likg a Boom, But a Steady
Broadening and Widening.
THE STANDING OF LOCAL STOCKS.
This Winter to Settle the Yalue of the
Gassers as Paying Properties.
HEAL ESTATE CATCMNG SEC0KD WIND
Daniel Webster in his reply toHayne
said: "Massachusetts needs no defense.
There she is; look at her." The same may
be said of business. There it is; look at it.
It is good, and is getting better right along.
Dun & Co. say so. Bradstreet's say so.
Pittsburg bankers, merchants and manu
facturers tell the same story.
There is no hurrah about it, no pyrotech
nics, no boom, nothing excitinsr, but a bIow,
steady healthy 'expansion which touches
and vivifies every part of the industrial system.
Fortune smiles and tho country prospers. Dr.
Croaker might as well take in his shingle.
The stock call yesterday was productive of a
large array of figures, witn next to nothing in
the way of business as compensation. Sneak
ing of stocks generally, it may bo safdtkat
there has not been for several years a period of
such extreme dullness as has prevailed since
the abatement of the spring boom. It is
worthy of mention, however, that prices have
been well sustained, thero having been, with
two or three exceptions, no marked declines,
and even these were dne to fictitious influ
ences. There has been no change in conditions
to unfavorably affect the value of local stocks.
This is shown in the fact that concessions are
almost invariably refused.
Thero was a good attendance at the call yes
terday, and orders were not wantingbut buy
ers and sellers were too far apart for business,
and as there was no particular pressure on
eitherside.it was concluded to trust to luck
and time to equalize differences. "I will lose
nothing by waiting," said a bear. "I think the
trend of the market is In my favor, and I will
bide my time," said a bull. It augurs a happy
condition when both sides are satisfied. The
weak spots that stood out most prominently
were Philadelphia Gas and Electric, but the
depression in these properties, as learned from
good authority, is due more to outside in
fluences than to any change in their material
standing. The decisive test of the inherent
strength of the former, as relating to
a full and permanent supply of gas will be
made this winter. If it should bo favorable the
value of the stock will be established, and in
vestors at present, or even higher, prices, be
enabled to congratulate themselves on their
foresight. These remarks are applicable, in
tho main, to all the other natural gas stocks.
The Electric Company is doing a large and
profitable business with steadily improving
prospects, but the stock is handicapped by legal
complications and manipulation, as is under
stood, by a clique who desire to get control of
it. With these obstacles out of tho way there
is no apparent reason why it should not be one
of the most popular securities on the list.
The traction stocks, with the exception of
Central, have been for some time almost en
tirely neglected, owing mainly, it is surmised,
to the refusal or neglect of the companies to,
furnish the public information as to earnings
and profits, compelling investors to take all the
chances. Central has recovered somewhat from
the scare caused by the Fourth avenue grade
complication. Bank and bridge stocks are in
first-class demand.with freqnent appreciations,
as was shown yesterday, when 133 was bid for
Fidelity Title and Trust Company.
The bidding denoted an active demand for
insurance stocks, but the figures were for the
most part nominal. The year's losses have been
heavy, but as business is improving the out
look for them is enconraglng. Yankee Girl
still holds her head high among the mining
stocks. Her recent strength is due to a report,
apparently well substantiated, that the lost
vein has been found. So far a the public
knows, La Noria never had a vein to lose.
V
There is always something new under the
sun. The latest business venture, and one en
tirely new in its inception and scope, is the
organization in New York of the Drygoods
Credit Guarantee and Indemnity Company, for
the purpose of extending to the general field of
commercial credits not confined to the dry
goods trade (as the name might seem to imply)
the same or a like protection to that afforded
by firo and life insurances in their respective
lines. The capital is 51,000,000, with an indem
nity fund of S100.000. deposited in the Treasury
of the State of New York. The primary object
of the company is the making good to the cred
itor bad' debts; and It starts out with good
promise of a successful career. Orlando M.
Harper, a son of President Harper, of the
Bank of Pittsburg, and formerly a resident of
this city, is one of the promoters and stock
holders.
The fall movement in real estate has set in.
The inquiry is good and sales increasing. An
agent was asked yesterdaj:
"Is there any probability of a boom?"
"No, sir. And I am glad of it. Booms react.
They run their course, cause great excitement,
lead to rash investments, subside and leave
things flat as a flounder. A boom is a cancer in
the industrial system, and should be cut out as
soon as it makes its appearance."
"A great deal of money has been invested In
lands and houses during the past year or so.
Do you anticipate a reaction in values?"
"I do not. Enhancement has been slow. A
large proportion of the properties that have
changed hands within tne time specified has
been bought and built on by working people.
The number ot cash sales has been very large.
Investors are not running into debt head over
heels. Beside,, there is a legitimate demand
for all kinds of properties. People want to
establish homes or go into business in their
own houses. There is no craze. Speculation
is confined to reasonable bounds. There are
few empty bouses of any kind not enough to
supply the demand. Under these conditions
I do not seo any ground for a reaction. The
market is in a stable, healthy condition, with a
slight upward tendency, under tho pressure of
an increasing demanil. a ho city is rapidly
filling up, and tho new comers must have
houses to live in. This is a guarantee of the
stability ot the market. Real estate promises
to be a good and safe investment for a long
time to come."
Whatlhould be done to attract population to
the city?
"More houses should be buUt houses cost
ing from $2,000 to 53,000, or even less. There is
a big demaud for them which cannot be sup
plied. They are all occupied. 1 hope our cap
italists will look Into this matter ana supply
the want. I know of no better investment."
The following unique business letter was re
ceived by a Fourth avenue real estate agent a
day or two ago. It Is reproduced verbatim:
PlTTSBUno, Sept. .
Dear sirs:
I saw your advertisement in Trie Dis
rATCU about lending money Jf you would
please be kind to write and let mo know on
what terms you lend it howyou pay It back and
if you need any security Please make the
terms as easy as you can I hope they are
within my reach
Yours with a hopelng heart Please write soon
and end mynspensa
There continues to be a healthy movement in
realty down the Fort Wayne Railroad at Bell
vue and vicinity, and If all the projects that are
under way arc carried out, as they no doubt
will be, that district will soon claim tho distinc
tion of being ono of the handsomest around
Pittsburg, as well as one of the most populous.
Surveyors are laying oot the Bayne tract, 110
acres, sold some time ago for $100,000. It will
be subdivided and made ready for the market
by spring, or sooner. Work on California
avenue is progressing, and it is being extended
through Bellvue and on down toward Ems
worth and Dixinont. As soon as this fine thor
oughfare is finished, work will begm on one
or both of the electric roads, wbicb.'with tho
Fort Wayne, will give citizens of the valley
transit facilities equal to those of any other
.district in the vicinity ot the city. The East
End must look to its laurels.
. Mount Washlnrton is another district tint
coming to the front, a large number of lots
-THE ' PfTTSBUIfcr' ISEXTQgTSlINDAY, " SEPTEMBER
having been sold thero recently. The demand
shows no signs of falling ofl. It Is a beautlfnl
place. Nature has done a great deal for it, and
art is doing more. The Mount should not be
overlooked by those desiring good building
sites at moderate figures.
FIG DEES TO KILL.
Local Stocks Ont ot the Market at Prevail
ing Prices.
There was a plethoric of bidding, but only
one sale that ot 50 shares of Central Traction
at the stock call yesterday. Philadelphia Gas
moved up a fraction, and Central Traction and
La Noria were a trifle stronger, but otherwise
none of the so-called favorites showed any ma
terial change. Bank shares were strong, and
in some cases higher. The market closea
steady. Bids, offers and sales were:
EXCHAKQE STOCKS.
Eld. Asked.
Pitts. Pet., Stock&Mctal Ex 426 S
BANK STOCKS.
Bid. ABked.
Anrfinr R.vlnM
4S
Arsenal 65
Allegheny National Bank..-. 62
Bankof Pittsburg 75
Commercial National Bank
Citizens' National Bank 63
City Savings 60
City Deposit W
Diamond .National Bank IGO
Duquesne National Bank 163.,
Kxchange National Bank iH
Farmers1 Deposit National Bank 4tM
Klrst National Bank, Pittsburg 170
Fonrth National Bank 130
Iflfth . VAnna di
97
1S3
4VS
Kreenold '. ""'..." 66
Fidelity Title ana Trust company 13o
Iron and Ulass Dollar Savings 131
Keystone Bank or Pittsburg. 64
Masonic BanK 61)
Merchants-Manufacturers' Na.l!ank. K,S
Mononiraliela National rtink .....110
Odd Fellows' Savings Bank C1H
FlttsbureNat. Bank or Commerce 230
People's .National Bank 153
becond National Bank 190 30
S.tfo Deposit Company 62
Third National Bank, 161
Union National Bank 300
West End Savings SO
Enterprise Savings. Allegheny. 150 ....
First Nat. Bank. Allegheny 160
Keal Estate Loau and Trust Co 80 ....
Second National Bank. Allegheny 185
Third National, Allegheny 133
IXSUBAXCX STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
... 51
Allegheny Insurance Co.
Allcmannla
Citizens
German American ,
Man. & iler ,
Munongahela ,
Tentonla
Union
Western Insurance Co...,
... 44K
...36
... SI
... 47
... 37
... 51
... 44
... 51
47
S3
GAS STOCKS. -
Bid. Asked.
AlIeehenvG&s Co. (Ilium.)....
Consolidated Gas Co. (Ilium.) 33
East End Uas Co. (Ilium.) 65
i'lttsburg Gas Co. (ilium.) 02
Southslde Uas Co. (Ilium.)
NATOBAL GAS 6TOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
114
'.'.'. '.'.'.'. 31
... .... 4i
Allegheny Heating Co
Chartlers Valley Gas Co
Ohio Valley
People's Natural Gas Co
People's Nat. GassndPipeageCo...
Pennsylvania Gas Co.....
Philadelphia Co
l'lne Uun
Union
Wheeling Gas Co
OIL COMPANY STOCKS.
17
,15
J6H
17
16
365a
60
... M
,.. 29
Bid. Asked.
Columbia Oil Co...
Forest Oil Co
Hazel wood Oil Co..
Tuna Oil Co
... 110
... SO
PASSESGER KAIL WAT STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
central Traction 31K 31
Pleasant Valley 19 l'J,3.
ntisourg, Aiiegneny ana juancnestcr
EAILKOAD STOCKS.
'Bid. Asked.
Allegheny Valley. 1
Chartlers Hallway 41
Pitts, and Castle Shannon 4
Fltts. & Connellsville 25
Pitts. June. K. It. Co 30
Pitts., SIcK. & Yough. B. It. Co 59
Pitta., Cin. & St. Louis 18
Pitts. & Western K. K. Co 12 13
Do, preferred 19 19
BBIEQE STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Ewalt (Forty-third St.) 5S
Hand btreet W ....
Nortlislde Bridge Co 54
Northern Liberties SO ....
Monongahela Bridge. 20 ....
Pittsburg & Birmingham Bridge 71
Point Bridge 3 ....
Do. preferred 19 ,,.,
Suspension Bridge Co. (Sixth st.) 72
bbarpsburg and Lawreuccvllle 90 ....
Union II 18
ELECTBIC LIGHT STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Allegheny County Electric. 6
Westlugbouse Electric 51M MJf
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
La Noria Mining Co 1 1
Luster Mining Co 10
Yankee Girl Mining Co 5
Granite Hoofing Co, 40
Union Switch and Signal Co 24
Do. prelerred SO
Tbe only sate on call was 50 shares Central
Traction at Slfi. Robinson Bros, sold $20,000
Equitable mortgage debentures at par and in
terest, 829,000 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 5s
at 101 and 24,000 Little Itock. Ark., water
bond bs at par and interest; also $5,000 Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis registered 7s at
11 Sales were also made by Henry M.
Long, John T. Patterson, Sproul & Lawrence
and W. H. Watt.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 73,040 shares. Including Atchison,
2,340: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
3.200; Lake Shore, 1,950; Louisville and Nash
ville, 3,120; Missouri Pacific, 2,510; Northwest
ern, 1,500; New Jeisey Central. 2,410; Northern
Pacific. 1,900: do preferred, 8.539; Reading, 2,400;
St. Paul, 7,900; Uuion Pacific, 2,050.
THOUSANDS BETTEK.
Another Hole In Lif st Year's Business Rec
ordAn Oracle Speaks.
The conditions of the local money market
were the same yesterday as previously noted.
The demand for money is growing by degrees,
but it Is still Inadequate to the supply. Rates
are steady. The Clearlnc House report showed
a gam over the corresponding week last year of
over 81,250,000. The figures for the day, week
and year indicate a large volume of legitimate
business. They are:
Exchanges .'. I 1,913.789 43
Balances 3:6, S3 41
Exchanges for the week. 12.243. ISO 93
Balances for tbe week. 1,9X417 67
Exchanges week or 1SSS 11.016,726 28
Balances week or 1338 XOUOol 71
Exchanges prevlousweek 11.260,133 91
Balances previous week 1.804. 45J 65
Exchanges to date 1&S9 458,128,433 43
Exchanges to date lSuS 414,631,627 51
Ualn, 13S9 ot er 1S8S. 43,494,811)91
Hon. John J. Knox.President Bankof the Re'
public. New York, has this to say of the money
market: '"The best reason forregarding without
apprehension the condition of the money market
is the lack of any anxiety on tbe Dart of the
banks. 1 do not look for any tight money, and
in fact nothing more than moderate activity
need be expected. Every year at this season
tho same senseless talk of tight mortey is in
dulged in. There was no excuse for the recent
alleged activity; it was simply the result of
manlpulation,ana was uone largely to inuuence
the action of the Treasury officials at Washing
ton. Should the necessity arise for decided
action, the Treasury officials would doubtless
coma immediately to tbe relief of the country.
Money has loaned as high as 6 per cent; it may
go higher.
"The banks are acting in a cautious manner,
appreciating tbe fact thattheshipments of cur
rency for the movement of crops have been ex
cessive, becauso the harvests promise to be
more bountiful than ever before. The bank
officials realize that they will And profitable
use for their funds at a higher rate, but it must
be remembered that a good, healthy demand
indicates good, healthy business. I do not see
any cause for alarm, andlleel satisfied that
within a reasonable period, particularly with
the influx of money from the West, funds will
again rule at nominal rates."
Money on call at New Toric yesterday was easy
at i per cent. Prime mercantile paper, oW.
Sterling exchange quiet and weak at 84 81 for
60-day bills and 84 87 for demand.
Tho weekly statement of the New York
banks, issued yesterday, shows tho following
changes: Reserve, decrease, 53,165,875; loans, de
crease, 8100,900; specie, decrease, 83,338,800;
legal tenders, decrease, $851,5X10; deposits, de
crease, 84,140,100; circulation, decrease, 841,800.
The banks now hold 81,79,400 in excess of the 25
per cent rule.
Closing Bjnd Quotations.
U. B. 4s,reg 12j
U. fe. 4s. coup 127
U. S.4s,reg 10JH
U. S. 4SJ. coup.... 1C
l'aclflcCsof'95 US
Louielanastampedls 91
MlBsouri6s 101
Tenn. new tet. 6s... 109
Tenn. new set. 5s. ...102
Tenn. new set. 3s.. .. 74H
Canada So. 2ds 96
Cen. Pacificists IlSfe
Den. AR.G., lts...l21
Den. AR.0.4J 7
D.&K.G.West,lits. 110
Erie, 2ds 104
4t.lt. II. Gen.6s.. 63
nr ir at. n- Km nlt
Mutual Union 6s. ...102
N. J. C. Int. Cert...U33
Northern Pac. lW..t!i
Northern fac. 2ds..H3
Vfi-li-ttn .,..! I J7l,t
I'viuin ,u VUUBUtSs in4
Nurthw-n dcben8..114i
Oregon Trans. 6s.l0"
3U L. &I.M. Gea. 5s $9
St. UAS.'. Gen. Jl. 119
sit Udi .A...i. 10a
St. M, Chi 4 Pc. Ills. 1188
l., rbL, O. IT KS. HI
"Mi C.II.U.1T.11CIS 'IV
Union Pac. lits...-H5
iihi snore .wtui
Yesterdays bond offerings aggregated$25,600,
as tollows: Coupon 4 per cents, 81,500 at 128;
registered 4 per cents, $15,750 at 128; coupon 4J
per cents, $2,000 at 105; registered k per
cents. $6,350 at 105. '
Nbw Tore Clearings to-day, 81U2S0.756; bal
ances. $5,154,609. , For tho week Clearings,
$662,991,758; balances, $29,903,085. '
Jsxow Cloarlnira to-day, HS,40aeM: bal
ances, $1,275,231. For tho week Clearings,
p m?$-v$mt
SS2.1S2.2SS: balances, S9.265.8S9. For the corres
ponding week in 188S-Ulearlngs, 185,815,887;
balances, J10.C91.067.
Baltimore Clearings to-day 12,174,473; bal
ances. 8323,544.
Pan.ASEZ.PHiA Clearings. 13,583,861: bal
ances, 1,642.940. For the week ended to-day
Clearincs. $74,471,443; balances, SIU.928,564.
London The amount of bullion withdrawn
from the Bank of England on balance to-day is
200,000.
Pabis Threeper cent rentes, 85f 50o for tho
account.
Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear
ings, 810,395,000.
ST. Loui Clearings to-day. 83.010.718; bal
ances. $610,940. For the week Clearings,
19,785,2S9; balances, S3,5fi0,47L For last week
Clearings. 820,170.711; balances. $3,293,904. For
same week last year-rClearings, 819,797,673;
balances, 83,327.991,
BARELY VISIBLE.
A Microscope Needed to Detect Business at
tbe Oil "Exchange. ,
The oil market yesterday was barely visiblo
to the unassisted eye. The extreme fluctua
tions were identical, with those ot the day be
fore, and trading was even lighter. Brokers
were in anything but good spirits, and tbe
proposition to return to the old svstem of daily
(deliveries met with considerable favor, princi
pally necante it would prooaDiy win oacK tne
Htandard, which alone can smile the clouds
away. There were a few cash sales, but scarcely
anything was done in regular.
Features of tbe market.
Corrected dally by John M. Oasiey & Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened 100 I Lowest
1O0X
100)4
Barrels.
49,310
79,091
48,564
111
Ugbest.,
,.100?i Closed
Average runs
Average shipments
Average charters
Kenned, New York. 7.Hc
Keflnei1, liondon. 5Jfd.
Kefined, Antwerp, I7r.
Keflned. Liverpool, 6d.
A. B. McGrew & Co. quote: Puts, P9Jc;
calls, 81 00. ".
. Other Oil markets.
On, CtTT. September 21. National transit
certificates opened at $1 (K highest, $1 00;
lowest, $1 00; closed, $1 00.
Bhadfobd, September 2L National transit
certificates opened at 81 00; closed at 81 00;
highest, 5100; lowest, 81 00.
TrrrssYXiAE, September 21. National transit
certificates opened at 81 (X; highest, 81 00;
lowest, 81 00; closed at 81 00.
New York, September 21. Petroleum
opened steady at 81 00, but relapsed Into its
nsual dullness, the range of fluctuations in
both markets being confined to iic Stock
Exchange: Opening. 81 00; highest, 81 00: low
est, 89c closing, 81 00. C nsolldated Ex
change: Opening, $1 00V ; highest, 81 OUJi; low
est, $1 00; closing, 81 OOJi. Total sales, 102,000
barrels.
v
MOVEMENTS IN EEALTI. '
The Week Closes With a Number of Im
portnnt Transactions. v
Mellon Brothers sold to H. L. Benner lots
Nos. 6 and 7, In Mellons' plan of Bcatty lots.
(Size 25x125 feet each, for 81,800; also to Mrs.
Nevil Argyle lots one-half of No. 12 and No. 13,
in Meltons' plan of Copeland place, size 36x115
feet, for $575; also to Mrs. M. O'Connor lot No.
74, in Mellons' orchard plan, size 41x111 feet,
for 81,700; also to Thomas T. Harris-frame house
of four rooms and lot 24x145 feet, on Broad
street, through to Eirkwood street, in Mellons
plan of B. A. Negley lots, for $2600.
John)?. Baxter, 512 Smithfleld street, sold to
Mrs. E. a.' Matthews lot No. 115, Banm Grove
plan. Roup station, frontage of 40 feet on Banm
street by 100 feet to a 20-foot alley, for $1,600.
Ewing & Bvers, No. 93 Federal street, placed
a mortgage of $2,500 for three years, at 6 per
cent, on property in the Fifth ward, Alle
gheny. Samuel Vf. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold 17 more of those choice lots in tbe Blah
estate, Hazelwood, situate on the east side of
Lytle street, having a front of 25 feet each on
Lytle street, and extending back 11 feet to a
20-foot alley, for 86.960. Theso lots are close to
Becond avenue and Elizabeth street, and on
the completion of the Second avenuo electric
road will enhance rapidly in value. People
buying now gee the benefit of tho exceedingly
low prices. They alo cold two lots on Liiid
street, Boggs nlnri, Allentdwn station, being 24
xlOO each, for $300.
L. O. Frazier, corner Forty-Fifth and Butler
streets, sold to Thomas Jenny lots numbers 214
and 215, Irwin plan of lot, Seventeenth ward,
together having frontage of 40 feet on the ease
side of Home street by 137 feet to Forty-sev
edth street, for 82,900.
Black & Balrd, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to
Edward House, Jr., three lots on Boquet street.
Oakland, each 20x120 feet, for $2,250. They
also placed a mortgage of $12,000 on a property
in Edgewortb, below Sewlckley, for four years
at 5 3-10 per cent.
Reed B. Coyle & Co.. 131 Fourth avenue, sold
to Patrick Burns lots Nos. &i and 55 In Marion
Place plan, for 8400L
Macaw & Golf yesterday sold in J. B. Zim
merman's plan at Smith station. Castle Shan
non Railroad, ten lots to H. K. Foster for 6900.
This makes 42 lots recently sold in this plan.
Magaw & Goff yesterday sold for the City
Improvement Company. Lira., in Etna Park
Place, lot No. 55 on Greely avenue, 24x100 feet
to an alley, for $250, to W. A. Huggms, who will
build a residence Immediately.
TYHAT builders are doikg.
Homes for tho People Going Up at a Rapid
nnte.
Building was active last week, the approach
of cold weather acting as an excitant to stir
things up in that line. The number of permits
issued was 69, involving $206,728. This is a gain
over the previous week, and with perhaps one
exception, tbe best record of any week this
season. The list, as given below, is notable for
an unusual number of large houses: still those
ol medium size are largely in the majority.
Robert Rossthorne, frame two-story, 28x31
feet, on Labelle street. Thirty-second ward.
A. C. Slater, two-story frame, 1UHB leet, on
Virginia avenue. Thirty-second ward.
F. M. Elrick, frame two-story, 23x43 feet, on
Natchez street, Thirty-second ward.
Mr. Eyster, frame two-story, 14x43 feet, on
Grandview avenue. Thirty-fifth ward.
H. Hostetter, stone two-story, 56x56 feet, on
Fifth avenue. Twenty-second ward. Cost,
$25,000.
G. G. Cassel, frame two-story, 26x32 feet,
No. 541 Sheridan avenue. Nineteenth ward.
P. M. Lareen, framo two-story, 20x42 feet, on
Sheridan avenue. Nineteenth ward.
T. Williams, frame two-story, 20x43 feet, on
Sheridan avenue. Nineteenth ward.
E. M. O'Neill, two brick two-story and
mansard, 20x48 feet each, on Boquet street,
Fourteenth uard. Cost, $3,000.
E. M. O'Neill, six brick two-story and man
sard, 20x50 feet each, on Oakland avenue. Cost,
$24,000.
Mrs. H. L. Hook, four brick two-story and
mansard, 20x50 feet, on Oakland avenue, Four
teenth ward. Cost, $16,000.
M. Gorman, brick two-story and mansard,
20x17 feet, on Smallman street. Twelfth ward.
Westingbouse Machine Company, ironclad
three-story, 96x100 feet, on Penn avenue,
Twelfth ward.
C. F. Nourse, brick two-story, 24x54 feet, on
Center avenue. Eleventh ward.
James Carnabam, frame one-story, 12x12
feet, on Erin street. Eleventh ward.
John Rickart. frame addition one-story and
mansard, 20x43 feet, on corner of Wylie avenue
and Osey alley. Thirteenth ward.
John Stumbelick, two framo two-story, 32x32
feet, on Mifflin street. Sixteenth ward.
Robert Hopper, frame two-story addition,
13x14 feet, No. 3907 Howley avenue, Sixteenth
ward.
Adams Getty, three brick two-story. 49x32
feet, on rear of Pearl street. Sixteenth ward.
Samuel Barry, frame two-story, 18x46 feet, on
corner of Matilda and Humbold streets, Nine
teenth ward.
E. Mind, framo two-story, 20x16 feet, on Lari
mer avenue. Twenty-first ward.
"T. L. Lindsay, frame two-story. 16x30 feet, on
Kelly street, Twenty-flrstward.
M. Flyman, iramo two-story, 18x16 feet. No.
10 Millwood avenue. Thirteenth ward.
Tim McMahon, frame two-story, 20x30 feet,
No. 9 Millwood avenue, Thirteenth ward.
Mrs. R, McClelland, two frame two-story. 25x
32 feet, on Uerron avenue. Thirteenth ward.
Martin Flaherty, frame one-story, 8x8 feet,
on Frazier street. Fourteenth ward.
Daniel Hurley, two frame two-story, 21x46
feet, on Ward street. Fourteenth ward.
Hemert Hegler. brick two-story, 22x54 feet,
on Fisk street, Seventeenth ward.
A. C. Goeddel, brick two-story, 52x43 feet, on
Iliiand avenue. Nineteenth ward.
Cungregational Presbyterian Church, ono
story stone and brick chapel, GOxlfaO feet, on
Amberson avenue, Twentieth ward: cost, $105,
000. W. R. McFall, brick two-story", 19x30 feet, on
Frankstown avenue, Twenty-first ward.
Joseph Wenzel, frame three-story, 16x22 feet,
onrear of Pius street, Twenty-seventh ward.
H. Yost, one frame two-story addition, 20x32
feet, on Fifteenth street, Twenty-eighth ward.
Gottfried Stande, frame one-story, 12x16 feet,
on Mary street. Twenty-sixth ward.
John Wyland, addition to frame, 17x31 feet,
on Koscmszka alley. Twenty-seventh ward.
Mrs. M. Pipoles, frame one-story. 13x14 feet,
on West Carson street, Thirty.fourtb ward.
T. 8. Hersberger, frametwo-story, 21x33 feet,
on Western street, Thirty-sixth ward.
P. O. Sellers, two-story stone and brick, 81x86
feet, on Howo street, Twentieth ward, cost
$0,000. :
F. H. ZhnmeriL frame two-stnrr 1RW rt
m T.T.7;:Tii7.. j..? rr
-r "& bibuiii jLTtem,j-mBfc wmifr
22?. 188$
F. J. Pitgen, frame two-story addition, 10x12
feet, en Auburn street, Twenty-flrst ward,
W. F. Aul!. two brick two-story, 40x30 feet,
on East End avenue. Twenty-second ward.
Joseph Krauss, brick two-story, 20x62 feet,
on Twenty-second street, near Jane,- Twenty
fifth ward.
George A. Ehrman. brick two-story, 20x49
feet, on Sarah street. Twenty-fifth ward.
David Carle, brick two-story addition, 10x18
feet, on Fifteenth street. Twenty-eighth ward.
Mlkal Reczlnski. frame two-story," 17x34 feet,
on Mission street. Twenty-seventh ward.
Geo. Bieger, frame two-story, 18x34 feet, on
Pius street. Twenty-seventh ward,
Adolph Artman, frame two-story, 20x33 feet,
on Mission street, Twenty-seventh ward.
Louis Wolf, one frame one-story, 20x30 feet,
on Erie street. Twenty-seventh ward.
E. Labelle, frame one-storv, 12x14 feet, on
Roscoe street. Twenty-seventh ward.
Abraham Peacock; frame two-story, 16x16
feet. onCobden street. Twentv-seventh ward.
Hester E. Duffy, two bricfc two-story,25x3S
feet, on Keatings alley. Eleventh ward.
Earnest Lang, two brick one-story, 40x16 feet;
on rear of Miller street, Eleventh ward.
J. J. McMnnn. brick two-story. 21x48 feet, on
Craig street. Thirteenth ward.
W. L. Coyle, brick two-story and mansard,
21x48 feet, on Craig street. Thirteenth ward.
Richard W. Thompson, 'rame two-story. 28x31
feet, on Meadow street, Twenty-flrst ward.
Josenb J. Dressell, frame two-story, 21x48
feet, on Lyric street. Twenty-first ward.
W. Stackhouse, frame two-story addition,
6x6 feet, on Bertha street. Thirty-second ward.
George A. Glaze, frame two-story, 20x32 feet,
on Bingham street. Thirty-second ward.
Geo. Curry, two-story frame, 21x48 feet, on
Mulberry alley, between Twenth-slxth and
Twenty-seventh streets. Twelfth ward.
Thomas Kahlman, frame two-story, 17x34
feet, on Duff street, near Wylio avenue,
Thirteenth ward.
Albert RebolskI, frame two-story, 20x34 feet,
near Brere ton avenue, Thirteenth ward.
John Martin, frame one-story, addition, 17x16
feet, on Ella street. Sixteenth ward.
W. L. Mellon, two frame two-story, 16x46
feet each, on Arabella street. Twentieth ward.
W. L. Mellon, two frame two-story, 18x48
feet, on Ewin street. Twentieth ward.
Pittsburg Iron and Faint Company, two
brick two-story, 26x50 feet each, on Ronp
street, Twentieth v. ard. Cost, $10,000.
Andrew Freese, one-story frame addition,
16x14 feet. No. 1910 Larkins alley, Twenty-sixth
ward. -
John Kline, two-story frame, 20x49 feet, on
Arlington avenue, Twenty-seTenth ward.
Bruno Schnllz, frame two-story, 20x36 feet,
on Bers street, Twenty-seventh ward.
J. D. Krans, frame one-story addition. 15x16
feet, on Cowan street, Thirty-second ward.
STOCKS DEPEESSED.
The Unfavorable Bank Statement Causes a
Reaction Tbe Coalers and Sugar
Trust the Only Redeeming Feat
ures Changes Only Frac
tional Bonds Firm.
NewYoee. September 2L The limited char
acter of tbe stock market was again demonstrat
ed to-dayiand outside of the coal stocks and tbe
Sugar Trust there was no movement of interest,
although Northern Pacific preferred, Louis
ville and Nashville and St. Paul supplied most
of tbe business. Tbe opening was weak, with
the bears and tbe traders still selling, though
there was a full demand for the offerings.
First prices were generally from to per
cent lower than last evening's figures, and
Sugar Trust was off a at $1 02. An official
denial of the Intention of the company to make
any bond issue or to increase the stock of the
company in any way was telegraphed to tbe
Secretary of tbe Stock Exchange, and the an
nouncement of this fact led to covering bv tbe
shorts, while there was lively bidding up of the
price uoon them, and the stock rose 2 per cent
from its opening figure, retaining all but
at tbe close.
The Coal stocks became tbe special feature
of tbe day, and Jersey Central scored another
advance to 122, which was 1 per cent higher
than attained yesterday, but it could not hold
all of the improvement. TheNewYork,Susque
banna and Western stocks came Into promin
ence and tbe preferred made a material gain.
Toward the close Northern Pacific preferred,
together with Louisville and .Nashville and St.
Paul, became quite active, and the first named
rose to 74K a gain of 1 per cent over its lower
price, and Louisville advanced to 77K. The un
favorable bank statement, however, cansed
some reaction, and the best prices were
not
maintained at the close, wbicn, however, was
firm at the figures. The Susquehanna and
Western preferred shows a small advance of 1
per cent, but all the others were for small
fractions only.
Railroad bonds were fairly active daring the
session, and like stocks showed a Arm tone
throughout, though the changes in quotations
were small and generally insignificant. Tbe
Kansas and Texas issues were again the f eatnre,
but their net gains were not important. The
6's, however, were SDecially active, and con
tributed 8109,000 to the( day's total of 8487,000.
The sales of bonds for tbe week were only 84,
221,000, against $7,672,000 for last week.
The following table snows tne prices oractlve
Stockton the New York Stock Excnange yester
day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by
Wuitnet & STEPUEN60K. oldest Pittsburg mem
bers oCHeir York btock Exchange, 57 Fourth ave
nue: Open
ing. Am. Cotton Oil su
Atcn.. lop. B.F.... 39k
Canadian Pacific eiM
Central of Mew Jerjey.liOM
Central 1'acltlt.
ChesaDeake Jt'Ohio.... 23,'
C. Bur. & Outi.ey. ....103K
C, .Mil. & St. Paul.... 73
C. Jill. 4 St. f.. pr.,..115
C, Koccl. AF 102JJ
c, at. I.. & fitts
c, at. l. & Pitts, of.
C St. P..M. &U
c. at. pm. &. o.. pr.ioi
C. & Northwestern.. ..113K
C.& Northwestern, pf. ....
C, C, C. & 1 73X
c, c. c. I., pr....ioo
Col. Coal A iron 33
Col. A Hooting Val .. 1G
Dei.. L. &W 147
Del. & Hudson lo2)j
E.T.. Va. Telia 11H
E. T.. Vs. & Oa. 1st pf. 78K
E. T.. Vs. A Oa. 2d pf. 23
Illinois Central.
Lake Erin A Western
Lake trie West. Dr.. 64 K
Lake Snore SI. 8 103ft
LoulsvllleNashrllle. 77
Michigan Central SI
Mobile A Ohio
Mo., linn. A Texas.... V-H
Missouri Faclflc lii
New fork Central 10SJJ
I). V.. L. E.& IV 29J4
N. Y..L.E. 4 W.pref.. m)i
M. I., a A St. L
N. X.. C A St. L. or.
N.X.. C. ASt.L..24of ....
N. If AN. E SOS
N. Y.. O. A V 1SH
Norfolk Western.... 19M
Norfolk Western, pf. ....
Northern 1'aclnc 3l
Nortnern Pacific oref. 73
Oil li A Mississippi..., ....
Oregon Improvement. .. .
Orecon Transcon 33
racincMall 33J4
1'eo. Dec. AKvans
Fhlladel. & Heading.. 63
l'ullman Palace Car.. .182
Rlchmona A W. P. T.. 23K
St. P., Sllnu. A Man..llutj
St. L. ASan Fran 26ft
St. ii. A San ifran pf.
St.!,. & San t?. 1st pt.
Texas I'aclflc
Union 1'aclnc 6-1?
Wabasn
Wabaali prererred 32Jf
Western Union M
Wheeling A L. . 7I
Sugar Trust 1C2H
National Lead Trust.. 'SJi
Chicago Gas Trust.... 57
High,
est.
3H
23
108:
73H
1I5
lCaji
15 S
J7
5,
icoy
114
Hit
73(4
loo
33
lay
7
152
11
70
lin.
19
4?2
!,'
77U
1
133
12
. :sw
JOSlJ
29K
SM
J2
67 J,
3S
SI
JStf
19
66
31
101!
11414
7334
ICO
33
17
148 M
S3i
11X
76W
233
101
113H
7'jjf
10O
33
16V
147
76M
23JJ
ii
105
77
91
Hh
74'
1081J
29H
69.S
1CS
77ft
01
Hit
75
103H
29)4
18
31ft
74X
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue, ilembers New York Stock Ex
change. V
ISM. AskM.
Pennsylvania Itauroaa . m
Heading 23 7-11
4
23H
1014
St
S3
32
74J
uunaio. i'lttsburg ana western v.
m.... vs
, m
Lehigh valley
Lehigh Navigation
Northern Pacific
Northern I'aclflc preferred 74
.
Boston Stocks.
AtCh.&Toc.llt7s. 113
Old Colony..
..177K
A.AT. LandUr't7s.l07
Cut land preferred.. -48
Atch. ATop. It. It... ?-lh
Wls.Central.com... 28V
Wis. Central pr.... 61
MlouezMgCo CO
Calumet A ilccla....;U
Franklin 8V
Huron 25
I'ewablc 2
Qalncy 49
Hell Telepnone 204
Boston Land r,K
Water Fower &U
Eosiou x Aiuanv...io
lloston A Maine 2(2
C, a. Ati 109
Clnn, San. A Cleve. 2JJ
Eastern K. K loo
Eastern K. R. 6s ....U7K
Flint A FereM 25
Flint A Fere M. pro. 93
Mexican Cen. com.. 154(
Mex.C.lstmtg.hds. GIH
N. i, ANewCng... 51
H.Y. & N . E. 7S....127X
Tamarack jot
San Diego 27
Business Notes.
A dose of elixir or something else should be
administered to the oil market. It seems to bo
on its last legs.
Owners of Sugar Trust stock fear trouble
from Claus Spreckels' competition. The pub
lic can stand it.
Philadelphia reports a better demand for
anthracite coal, but the trade is still In an un
satisfactory condition.
A good office business was done in local
stocks last week, in some cases at an advance
on Exchange quotations.
Mr. H. c. Wilson, of Samnel W. Black &
Co., arrived home yesterday from his vacation.
He spent part of tbe time in Virginia.
Asugak refinery company has Just been in.
corporated at Boston with a capital of 81,000,
000, of which 80 per cent has been subscribed.
THE People's Natural Gas and Fipeage
Clos-
Low- lng
est. 111(1.
5l SOU
39K 39K 39X
122 ova ltXH
2& ' 23 232
109X 108K 10SK
73 72J5
11 5 Jlo
103M XGX
18X
19!
3l"
ii 71U
232
S2
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23X Z3'4 3343
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gogPjiP .It to ald. wiidelare the iregulajgjejftg, -
monthly dividend of l'per cent is October, pay
able from the 15th to the 2Mb,
The number of building permits issued tost
week was 9, involving 8268,728. The largest
was for a Presbyterian cbnrch chapel on Am
berson avenue, to cost 5106,000.
MABKETS BY WIRE. ,
Wheat Tame at the Opening, but Livens
Vu oa Important Ball News From
Cnnnda Nothing Excitloc la
Corn and Oats Hob;
Prodoeis Feat
ureless. Chicago To-day's trade In wheat ruled
rather duU, but the undertone was decidedly
firm. News was scarce, and as the market got
pretty well evened up in the shuffle yesterday,
tbe crowd was disposed to await developments.
Outside business was next to nothing. Open
ing figures were about on a level with yester
day's close, and in a short time the market
stiffened up c, December going toSOo and
May to83c.
The most Important bull news received here
was a Minneapolis dispateb saying that Cana
dian millers bad advanced their buying prices
for wheat 68c per bushel In Manitoba, and
that some ot them bad recently bsen getting
supplies at Toledo. Under the influence of this
news and the reported working ,of 100,080
bushels more bere for export, the market took
on decided strength late in the session, and
during the last minutes a lively trade was wit
nessed, and tbe best prices of tbe day were at
tained. The final closing showed a net gain of
Corn was moderately active and -easier early,
but firmer later as tbe session advanced. The
free movement created considerable pressure
to sell the near futures, and the market opened
a shade .under yesterday's closing prices, was
easy and declined Hc, ruled active and
firmer.closing He lower than yesterday on near
futures and c higher on deferred futures.
Oats were quiet and easier, with the bnlk of
trading In May. A fair number of buying
orders for that month were on tbe market at
22c ana all offerings at that figure were
readily taken.
A light business was done In pork, and the
feeling was rath reasy. Prices ranged about
tbe same as reported yesterday.
A quiet and dull feeling prevailed in lard
and prices ruled easier.
Trading was light in ribs, and the feeling was
eay without much change in p'rices.
Tbe leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT No:2:October.78K79K7c5i878Jicj
December. 79S0-979&0c; year, 7S&7S
78578Kc; May, BJJfaS3c
Corn No. 2, October, 3231Kc; November,
315i31M31K31Jc; December, 31K831?s
3iHe3ic:May.S3c
Oats No. 2, October. 1919Wc: December,
ltmeiWlMay.apac.
Mess 1'okk. per bbU dinner. MO 75
11 0010 7511 00: November. 22S 22:
January, $9 109 1&9 109 12.
Dabs, per 100 Bs. October, J3 87K: No
vember, $o 7o5 77o 755 77J; Jan
January,
W tli.
Short Ribs, per 100 Rs. October. 1 77K3!
4 8!K6 77K04 BO; November. 6261 tfc;
January. $4 ti2XJ 02K
Cash quotations were as follows: Hour
steady and unchanged. o. 2 spring wheat,
TlMc. No. 3 spring wheat, 668Sc No. 2 red,
7oc. No. 2 corn. 32c Ao. 2 oats, 19a iia
3 rye. 41c. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1
flaxseed. SI 25. Prime timothy seed, 51 28.
Mess pork, per bbl. til 00. Lard, per 100
pounds, $5 95. Short nb sides (loose), $4 950
5 oa Receipts Flour, 12.000 barrels; wheat,
110,000 bushels; corn, 123,000 bushels; oats,
184,000 bushels; rye. 19.000 bnshels; bar
ley. 49,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 21.000
barrels: wheat, 78,000 bushels; corn. 133,
000 bushels; oats, 260,000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bush
els; barley. 40,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market wa3 unchanged. Eggs, 1515c
LITE S1J0CK HAEKETS.
The Condition of Business at the EastlJBerty
Stock Yards.
Ojtice opPittsbueg Dispatch;!
BATtntDAT, September 21, 1889. j
CATTXE Receipts, 780 head; shipments,
740 bead; market nothing doing; all through
consignments; six cars of cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
Hoos Receipts. 2,800 nead: shipments. 3,000
head; market slow; light. Yorkers, H 509
4 60; medium and light Pbiladelpbias, Si 40
4 GO; heavy hogs, 4 304 40: eight cars of hogs
shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipt'. 1,000 bead; shipments,
COO bead; market firm at unchanged prices.
SECEET SOCIETIES.
' Golden Chain.
A charter list has been opened for a big
lodge in Allegheny.
At the last meeting of Duquesne Lodge of
this city Past Commander Samuel L Osmond
was presented a solid gold Past Commander's
jewel, for meritorious services.
The visiting corns, accompanied by a large
number of prominent officers and members of
the Allegheny county lodges, will pay afraternal
visit to ilcKeesport lodge to-morrow night.
O. V. A. ST.
Colonel Sam Black Council O. tj. A. M., re
ceived a handsome Bible asa present from Mrs.
Captain R. B. Robison, of Hazelwood, on Fri
day evening last.
SrEClAt. bargains in diamonds, watches,
jewelry, silverware, clocks, bronzes, etc., at
31. G.. Cohen's, 33 Smithfleld st.
EXCURSION TO CI1ICAGO
September 26, Via the P. Si W.Ry.
On September 20 the Pittsburg and "West
ern Railway will sell excursion tickets to
Chicago irom Pittsburg, Butler, New Cas
tle, Pa., and intermediate stations, good un
til October 6, for $9. su
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children.she gave them Castoria
ap9-77-arwTSn
11UOKEUS FINANCIAL.
"TTTHITNEY fc STEPHENSON,
a FOURTH AVENUE,
Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Dreiel,
Morgan t Co., New York. Passports procured.
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COMMISSION, TJ
Bailroad 1 Mining I nil I - Z
StocTcs. I Stoccs. UIL I g Q
BOUGHT Al SOLD SS&y'ES
ban Francisco, Philadelphia or Boston Ex
changes. Loans made at low rates of Interest.
Established 1876. . Weekly Circular FREE.
A. R. CHISHOLM & CO., 61 Broadway, N. Y.
mhl3-97-su
JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO.,
BANKERS AND BBOKBBSl
Members Chicago Board of Trade and
Pittsburg Petroleum Exchange.
45 SIXTH ST., Pittsburg.
RIALTO BUILDING, Chicago.
mT2S-lTT3u
A Home Security,
Five Per Cent Interest,
FREE OF TAXES.
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company offers
for sale, at SI 02 and accrued interest, a lim
ited number ol S0- ear first mortgage bonds of
the, H. C. Frick Coke Company, the capital
stock of which is $5,000,000, fully paid in.
These bonds are redeemable by a sinking
fund at the rate or $100,000 per annum, at (1 05.
commencing Julr 1, 1S91, Interest being payable
semi-annually, January and July 1, at the
uQce of this company.
We have carefully examined into the sound
ness of this security, and can rt commend It as
one of tbe most desirable Investments on the
.market.
FIDELITY TITLE &TRUST COMPAN Jt,
f 121-131 Fourth avenue.
Pittsburg, Pa, J.
RESULTS OTAT
They Are CfrropJete, Permaawtf
EVIDENCES OF K GREAT WOUfr
Itwasaboat two years ao," isWMr;
"Wiexe!, "that expesare beat oa a eeisL
5 After aaiwrttisse it Wt. , t4rt ilsMliiiiil
exposure irave me ires mm. Jsy Be
came stopped up, raytfcrei raw awl aseea
fortable, and I iad a, muhmI teeUs;
cough."
Ihe speaker vu Mr. Oitarks B.-'Wit,
of 183 Cass avense, Alfejtkosy, ad i em
gaged at.Sweeaey's Ho!, whW khsaWsl
in the same city. .
"The trouble at first seessed tsVe a,"
hut it steadily grew wewe. IJffM 'i,
that there was something wroaff'wstb mj
nasal organs and toeaefeial, tabes. Xyva
trils would clog up, first oa m sHe'aasl
then on tbe other. There was a dry, few
Isa feeling inside. MytsrsstmiM efcefcq
up, and there seeaed to be) a wkt
pressing on my eheat tfeftt at tisM
almost lutfocated me. 1 sstel ..
dull, heavy pain over my evet, at a a
stant ringing and buzzing ne-tsee 1st my eats.
I was continually hawkiBg and sprWtag. , I
could ieel the mucus dropping baek iato
my throat, and I would rais tarn, qaa(
ties of dark, ereeaish matter. csBesiaUr k
the morninjr... My eyes beeame we, d .
ing was affected, and I realiaed that X ileal
soon become deaf. ',"
4-
Mr. Charles B. Wlexel, IBS Can
"Mr sleep did not refresh me. Ii
X'JsW. JsmsmsmsH j&M
JLhu J'
JSC
get up in the morning feeliag tired asjsl i
rested, in fact mora tired taaa vsm 1wss
to bed. My appetite failed me, ad I tesjssslf-v
I was growing weaker and lewo
rapidly. I had night sweat, sad mr I
were swollen. There wera sharp yah Ifc.
my chest extending through' to the
blades. " ;
"My worst trouble was with mr to! aat
nose. The latter would get so stews! -np
that I could not getanyair tkrewgh ike -.
sages at all. I had to breathe ajsaos. a-
tirely through &ry mouth. My
kept getting worse, and anally yoraed JHfii
what the physicians termed ep41ss. PK
had several epileptic fits, two of tfcesa' s2
one day, and 'my friends became svHasjssr.
alarmed for my life. I tried all Mtetaac
remedies aad consulted various iih.yihitgps,
but obtained no relief. Iasteevd I Jwst (sif
ting worse. fe-.
jcjnaiiy a nouceu a case la obh k wm,,
-........... -x rT-..- - ' . iIT'
ucH)Mpi:i3 similar UJ luy uwa, narwm mmtk
been treated and cured by Drs. Ceyetttgi
and Blair. I called to see thesm. .TisWJW
not promise to perform any mlraeks. Mi X
felt that they could help me- Oa e-xaasiaa-tion
they lonnd that the passages of .W--note
were completely stopped tip 'is,
polypi little tnmors that malted tnm Us
irritating progress of catarrh. Tfcey- se
moved these without causing ma. aay satn.
Once more I could breathe freely threack tmr
nose, and ydu can imagine what a reHef ft was
"After this I Improved, rapidly under Hw4r
treatment; The night sweats aad swelHag 1m
my limbs stopped. I have no rlBiajtesaf
ears and can hear distinctly. There is m mora
dropping la my throat. All traces of my epi
lepsy have entirely disappeared. The solas, tat
my chest have left me. 1 sleep weH asa sjaiaa",
feeling refreshed. I eat well, aad have gniasa
in strength and nean. in iact, i as te-aatr ,
iectiy wen, ana ail traces oi ray treaa
disappeared." ., -
Mr. Charles B. Wiexel lives, as stated, at
Cass avenue, Allegheny, and his statement
be easily verified,
"f-.
Additional Evidence by MsH.
A short time ago Mr. John "W"righ,bf "
Chicago Junction, O., placed himself naderj
treatment by mail with On. Copekad? ;
Blair, in writing about his troublo be satdis
"Two years ago I was ill with lung feTee"
and never fully recovered from it- X eeaJd
not sleep at night. The mucus would dfl
back into my throat, and I wodld wake top.
leeling as though I was choking. Largs"
scabs would come from my nostrils whea -ever
I used my handkerchief. They would V
often be streaked, with blood. ITy eyes were
affected and were continually running a
watery substance. I was unable to attead
to mv duties, (eellnz weak and tired all the
time. 1 had a backing cough and ringing
noises in my ears. Gradually I notiaeu I
was becoming deaf. I would have dimy
snells and my memory failed me. I had
pains in my chest and had no appetite.
"A short time after X commenced treatifig
wjth Drs. Copeland & Blair I noticed aa
improvement. Ihe dropping in my threat
stopped, my cough and the pains Is ay cheat
left me. I can now sleep and eat veil Tha
result has been a great surprise to me, as I bad
given up all hope of ever getting well again."
About tbe middle of last May Miss Lottie J.
Forker, or 299 Arch street, Meauville, Pa-,
placed herself under treatment by Bail with
lira. Copeland fc iihlr. In stating ber case by
letter just previous to tbe date above men
tioned sue complained ot terrible headaches,
followed by spells of vomiting, which woaiel
compel ber to He in bed (or 2. hears, after
which she would be completely won oat.
Sharp pain in the breast, extendwg thraagM to
the shoulder blades, and followed byotfcessla
her stomach and side.
On June 9 she wrote: "YourmedIc4aoIsdete
me good, I do not feel so tired, and ssyaeM
has only ached twice, 'and that was caasedj ft
fresh cold I caught"
On July 2 ber letter stated that she was feel
ing very well.
August 23 she wrote: 'T feel quite like a dif
ferent woman from tbe one I was wheal ooffl
menced your treatment."
Some time ago Mr. M. C. Wilson, of Caaeaa
burg. Pa., placed himself under treateest, by
mail, with Drs. Copeland & Blair. In stasisfc
his case by letter early In July, he complained
ota full, heavy feeling In his head over the
eyes, a bad tastel in tbe tnoutb, conzhteg aad
raising phlegm, dimness of slehr, sharp palas
in the chest, with a tight, pinched feeling sad
soreness In the lungs and a weak and shaky
condition of tha limbs.
July 25 he wrote: "I am improving steadfiyt
feel ever so much better than I have in yearV
August IS ho wrote: "I feel like adjffereat
being from tha one I wis when I coraraeaeed
your treatment, ana x am quite wuiing uh a
short statement of what your treatment haa
done for me should Da made in tne papers."
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DOCTORS
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Are located permanently at
66 SIXTH AVENUE.
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Where they treat with sBccessall caraWe
Offlea hours C toll A.3L:2 to 5 P.y.:7ta9
t r fsnnoav incinaeai. "
Hostilities CATARRH, aad ALE
KASH3 ot the EYE, EAR, THROAT
CoasttlteUew, ti. Address all stall to
DBS. COPELAND fc SLA
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