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THE P1TTSBTJKG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, 'OCTOBER 2, 1880.
NOYELTI OF TRADE.
Good Demand for Pittsburg Ele
vators and Fire Escapes.
ELEVATORS IS EAST EXD HOMES.
Our
City Leads All in Provisions
Escape From Tires.
for
FLOUR SITUATION AND PKOSPICTS
OFFICE OF PnTSBCKG DISPATCH, 1
Tuesday. October 1. 1SS9.
A recent interview with a member of the
Marshall firm, the only concern of this city
engaged in the manufacture of elevators,
developed some facts of interest hitherto,
doubtless, unknown to many readers of this
column. It was learned in the interview
that elevators lor fine private residences
have become quite popular in the East End
the past two years. The elegant mansions
of E. Schwartz, Charles Lockart, the late
"William Thaw and a number of others, are
thus provided with equipments for lifting
inmates toward the skies. In the fine new
residence of "William Thaw, which the
builder was not permitted to occupy, this
provision was introduced on account of his
rheumatic troubles, which interfered with
the comfortable climbing ol stairs.
A Preacher Hus One.
"Within the past few weeks a Pittsburg el
evator has been placed in one of the finest
residences of Denver, namely that of Rev.
Dr. Buchtel, pastor of the leading Metho
dist Church of that city, and one of the finest
of the land. Dr. Buclitel's wife is a daughter
of P. T. Barnum. and in her letter ordering the
elevator, sue nid: "You bare probably heard
of my father." It is a coincidence that the
(Treat American showman should have a son-in-law
running one of the moet elegant Methodist
churches of the country. The Denver church
over which Dr. Eucbtel presides is provided
witn an orcan which cost 30,000, and the
building was erected at a cost of more than
5100,000. The ministers' wives who can afford
to put elevators in the:r homes do not abound,
but P. T. Barnum's daughter is an exception
to ordinary rules, as her father before her was,
and is.
An elevator is certainly not an inappropriate
pmvision in a minister's home, and Pittsburg
rejoices in being able to assist in rai&Ing Den
ver people toward the skies.
The Escnptnc Demand.
It was ascertained in the interview that the
demand for fire escapes represented by this
firm and two others m this city is active. It
was pleasant to learn that Pittsburg public
school buildings and other large public build
ings are more generally provided with lire es
capes than any other city of the land. It is the
exception here and in Allegheny where large
public buildings are not so provided.
The fact was recentlj referred to in a Cincin
nati paper that Pittsburg was tar ahead of that
city in provisions for escape in case of fire. It
seems that Pennsylvania laws are more
stringent in requiring such provision than
those of an j other State in the Union. And of
Pennsylvania cities Pittsburg has come near
est to conforming with the letter of the law.
The Flour situation.
E. H. "White, of LaCrosse, Wisa representa
tive of large milling interests of that city, and
a member of the New York Produce Exchange,
was one of the visitors at the Pittsburg Grain
Jxchange to-day.
He said: "The quality of wheat in the North
w est has not been better for 20 years than it is
this season. The recent rise was legitimate,
because farmers have been holding back their
good grades. Minnesota spring paten; flour
had little show in Eastern markets last seasoD.
Winter wheat patents could be sold so much
cheaper that our Northw estern flour was prac
tically excluded lrom Pittsburg and other East
ern markets. Winter wheat was much better
lnqualit) lastj ear than this. Son the spring
wheat sections are having their innings.
"The quality is extra good, and it takes mnch
less oi it to mate a narrei ot Hour than it did a
year ago. The short crop in Europe is already
making heavy demands for export, and as
much again will go abroad this year as last.
"AH that is wanted now is that speculators
keep their hands off, and we are bound to hate
nice profits all around. The miller and jobber
will come out all right this season if that bane
of American trade, the speculator, can be sup
pressed." LITE STOCK 3IAKKETS.
The Condition of Bnslnes nt the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OFPlTTSBCKG DISPATCH, 1
Tuesday, October 1, 18S9. J
CATTXH Receipts, 720 head; shipments,
940 bead; market ven slow and a shade lower
than yesterday: no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hoos Receipts. 2,700 nead: shipments. 1,700
head; market steady at vesterdav's prices;
best light Yorkers. Si 905 00; fair light
Yorkers. S4 7o4 83; medium and light Pbili
delphias. 54 70&1 50; heav hogs, $1 704 SO:
3 cars of cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipt-. 3,000 head; shipments,
3,000 head; market very dull, 25c to 40c lower
than last week,
By Telcsrnpb.
Kassas City The Live Stock Indicator re
ports: Cattle Receipts, S 343 head; shipments.
3.926 head; bulk of supplv common, and mar
ket steady for good, both natives and Texan;
common slow, weak and a shade lower; cows
steady, 5fi!10c lower; stackers ana feeding
steers S44 25: common to medium, S3 003 80;
stockers and feeding steers, SI 603 15;
cows. $1 352 50; grass range steers. SI 602 60
Hops Receipts. 8,176 head; shipments, 302
head; market strong to 5c higher; good to
choice light, $4 logl 2; heavy and mixed,
S3 o4 10. Sheep Receipts, 634 head; ship
ments, none; good 10c higher, others about
steady: good to choice muttons, S3 754 25;
stockers and feeders, S2 O03 00.
New York Beeves Only five carloads ar
rived; no market for cattle: dull but steady for
dressed beef at 5S)7V?r nr Timing fnr ,.,.,
sides, and at 4J5c lor Texas and Colorado
stock; exports to-day 1,000 beeves and 3,400
quarters of beeves: to-day's Liverpool cable
acmces quote American refrigerated beef
steady at 9c per pound. Calves Receipts,
B60; a limited trade with unchanged prices,
with more to carry over than were sold; veals
sold at WJ6 per ponnd; buttermilks and grass
ers at 2 tc; fed cah es at 3"4ic Sheep Re
ceipts, 2,400; slow with a small business and a
bad finish; sheep went at 3K55c per pound;
lambs at 5Gic. Hog Receipts, 6.200: steady
for live hogs at $4 6j&5 20 per 100 pounds, with
some choice light pigs sold at So 305 35.
Chicaoo The Drovers' Journal reports
Cattle Recelnts. 10.500 head; shipments; 3,500
head; market strong for good, common
weak; choice to extra beeves, $4 504 70
steers, S3 004 50: stockers and feeders S2 00
?3 00; cows, bulls and mixed, $1 laga 90
Texas cattle, SI 55rg2 90; Western rangers. S225
63 90. Hos-Receipts, 20,000 head: shipments,
li,500 head; market strong and 5c higher- mixed.
S4 154 60: heavy, $4 054 45; light, S4 204 85
Skips, S3 504 10. Sheep Receipts, S.600 head;
shipments, 2.000 head; market slow and lower
natives. $3 25S4 40: Western, S3 50I5!4 30; Texans!
S3 004 15;lambs25cloweratS5 005 00.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 3,00 head; shi p
ments, none; market strong; choice heavv na
tive steers. S4 (W4 45, fair to good do, S3 00
10: stockers .uid feeders. J2 152 85; range
steers. $2 103 O0. Hogs Receipts, 3,900 head
shipments, none; maiket higher: fair to choice
heavy. S3 9004 20; packing grades, S3 S54 15
light, lair to best, J4 154 5a Sheen Receipt's
2,400 head: shipments, none; market firm- fair
to choice, S3 254 4a '
Wool Mnrkrti.
ST. Louis-Receipts, 44,277 pounds. Market
quiet and steady.
"New York Wool steady and quiet; domes
tic fleece, 3239c: pulled, 23641c; Texas, 142Sc.
PHTLADELrniA Wool Territory wools in
improved demand; Ohio, Pennsvhama and
"West "Virginia XX anil above. 32S34!ct X. sifi)
33J4c; medium, 3GK?3Sc; coarse, 3637c: New
York, .Michigan. Indiana and Western fine or
X nnd XX, 2931c:medium 35K37r: coarse, S5
36c; fine washed delaine X and XX, 325SGc;
medium washed combing and delaine. 3041c
coarse, $b3Se; Canada washed combing, 32'
S4c: tub washed, 3341c; medium unwashed
combing and delaine, 2830c; choice do, 27
28Xc; Montana, I926c; Territory, 1522c.
BOSTON, October L The demand for
wool continues good -and all desirable
grades are meeting with sales at cur
rent prices. In Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleecps there have been sales of X at 32c,
of XXat3334c of XX and above at 35c, and
of No. 1 at 38c. Michigan X fleeces sell readily
at 30c, but at not much above this price. Comb
ing and delaine selections arc quite firm at 39
40c for No. 1 combing, 34J5c for Ohio de
laines and 33cforMicbigan delaines. Unwashed
combing wools quiet at Z7QcOc In territory,
Texas aud Oregon wools, there have been sales
in the range 53G0, scoured, for fine, fine
medium and medium. California wool moves
Mowly at previous prices. In pulled wool there
have been sales of super at 3339, and of extra
at.252S. Owing to the firmness at the London
auction sales, the market here for Australian
troois 4 firm. Foreign carpet wools remain
steady and quiet.
. MAEKETS BY WIRE.
WenkncM Rule the Wheat Pit nt the Open
ingA Rnlly ond Another Relapse,
Cnuaed by Depressing Cnblcs
nnd Free Belling.
Chicago. Wheat, after a barely steady
opening, again advanced abont 1c before
noon, where it hung for sometime. The smaller
class of traders were all pretty well loaded, at
the start, and as the boar element were quite
conservative in their movements, Holders
showed no disposition to weaken. There was
at no time, in fact, any prossnre to sell, and the
market rallied well from all weak spots, not
withstanding the increased interior movement
and fine weather everywhere.
Half an hour or so before the close there was
a substantial reaction, and some of the early
improvement was lost. The extreme weakness
at the finish was dne to depressed late private
cables, and the free selling here by New York
parties. The latest bids were Kc Under yester
day's closing, and lljc off from the best
prices of the day.
A good business was done in corn, which was
easy early and later somewhat firmer, but re
acted some with wheat The market opened
rather weak t about yesterdav's closing prices,
was easy and sold off yv Offerings of October
were quite liberal, about 2,000,000 bushels being
delivered on contracts. It closed a shado
loner than yesterday.
Oats were quiet and steady, and without new
features of interest.
Trading was only moderate in mess pork,
and the feeling was steadier except for October
delivery; outside of October, prices were ad
vanced 510c but not supported to the close.
Not much doing in lard, and the feeling
steadier. Prices ruled 2c better, and the
market closed quiet.
In short ribs the inquiry was moderate and
offerings rather light. The feeling was steady,
prices favonng sellers.
The leading tutures ranged as follows-
Wheat No. 2. December. 83KS4KS2Jg
g82c:yean Sle84iSli81Uc; May, eo
7iiasB!w?c.
Corn No. 2. November. 31VS311c: Decem
ber. 3"X31K631i31c; May, &M33
S3S3c
Oats No. 2. December, lSJgc- May, 22
22J(22'J22?ic
Mess Pork, per bbl. November, S9 75
0 75fi9 57X69 57fc vear. S9 15(5)9 25-29 15IS9 15:
January, H) 309 iBK69 279 27f.
Lard, per 100 lis. November. So 92W?590;
year. So 8o5 S7; January", $5 9H5 90?S S7
65 S7K-
Short Ribs, per 100 fts. November. S4 82X
64 82K; Januarj, 54 754 754 72i 72f.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
S081J4c: No. 3 spring wheat, 6770c; No.
2 red. 80KSllc. No. 2 corn. 31a No. 2
oats, 19c. No. 2 rye. 41c. No. 2 bar
ley, nominal; No. 1 flaxseed. $1 2t Prime tim
othy Beed, Jl 23. Mess -pork, per bbk $15 00.
Lard, per 100 pounds, S6 106 12- Short ribs
side3 (looe). So 00. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), $4 374 50. Short clear sides
(boxed), $5 505 6ZH- Sugars-Cut loaf, SK&
Receipts Flour, 80,000 barrels; wheat, 73,600
bushels; corn. 333,000 bushels; oats, 218,000
bushels; rye, 17.000 bushels; barley. 90,000
bushels. Shipments Flour, 11,600 barrels;
wheat. 48.000 bushels: corn. 254000 bushels;
oats. 25S.000 bushels; rye, 39,000 bushels; barley,
36.000 bushel'.
On the Produce Exchange to-dav the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, 16K17c.
New York Flour steady and quiet
Wheat Spot, anil and unsettled, closing
weak; options fairly active, irregular early,
andJsJic higher, declined JIc. and closed
heavy, at &c under vetterday. Barley
dull; Canada, 67Kc; 70c asked. Barley, malt
quiot; Canida, 7590c. Corn Spot, fairly
active and unsettled, closing firmer; optious
active, and JKc lower earlv, closing steady.
atyestcrdai3 prices. Oats Spot steady and
quiet: options steady; Hay quiet and firm.
Bops quiet and easy. Coffee Options opened
510 points up and steady, closed steady,
unchanged, to 5 points downales, 36.750 bags,
inclumng October, 15.85Oio.90c: November,
15.b015 80c; December, 15.8015.90c; Januarv,
15.8015 "J0c: February, 15 90c: Mirch. 15.80
15.95c; April. 15.90c; .May. 15S515.95c; August,
15.90c; September. 15.851590c: spot Rio, fair
cargoesl9?c. Sugar Raw quiet steady; refined
steady and in fair demand. Molasses Foreign
nominal; New Orleans dnlk Rice steady and
quiet. Cottonseed oil qmct. Tallow quiet;
city (S2 for packages), 4K4 17 32c Rosin
quiet but steady. Turpentine firm at 48J4
48c Eggs in less demand and firm; western,
f reh, 23K24c; receipts, 6,650 packages. Pork
active and firm; mes. inspected, $12 2512 75:
no, uninspected, S12 25: extra prime. S10 25
10 5a Cutmeats strong: pickled bellies. 12
pounds, 6c; pickled shoulders, 4JgE4c;
pickled him. lOeiOii'c. Middles stronsr: short
clear. So 75. Lard hrm bnt qnlet: sales w estern
steam, S6 576 62K. dosing at SO 60: C. t F-,
S6 50; October, S6 64: November, S6 34ffi6 35,
closing ai to jo ma; uecembpr, i iiu; January,
So 29 asked; February, S6 34 aked; March,
S6 38. Butter less active lint firm: western
dairy. 914c: do creamery, 1225c; do held at
1220c: factory, 7J513c Cheese strong: west
ern, 894c.
St. Louis Flour firm, but trading light and
values unchanged. Wheat irregular; after
fluctuating JiKc the market became weak
and closed at yesterdav's latest sale; No. 2 red
cash, 80c; October, 7938ic closed at 79Kc
?,'2min,?,,;,De.remb,r' H81KS2c. ci0Sed at
SlKSSlKc: Mav, SolgSGkc closed atS5;iS5c
asked. Corn higher; No. 2 mixed, cash, 293c:
October, 2SV20c, closed at 29? asked; De
cember. 28Xc, closed at 282SUc asked; vcar.
ry,sjsc,
closed at
- ' "-,-.... -, ,ou, .An. U1U, K1!L v, i.-ytC
October, 18Kc bid; November, 18Jic bid: .'anu-
ary, 19J$c bid. Rve In demand at 39c. Barley
quiet aud easy: Minnesota. 33c. Flaxseed lower
at SI 25 bid. Cotton seed salable at S13 per ton
on track. Provisionsquietand verylittledone.
Philadelphia Flour firm under a fair de
mand. Wheat quiet but firm; No. 2 red. on
track. 85c: No. 2 red. in export elevator, S2Kc:
Nn. 2 red October, 82KS2&c; November. 8JK
S81o: December. 84j85ic; January, 85K6lb6c.
Corn opened a shade lower, bnt recovered and
closea film car lots dull: No. 2 high mixed, in
Twentieth-street elevator. 40c; No. 2 mixed
in grain depot, 40c: No 2 mixed, October, 39K
40c: November. 39Ji40Vc; December. 39
39Jic; January, 3940r. Oats Car lots quiet
and a shade weaker; No. 3 mixed, 22Uc; No 3
white, 25Uc: do choice, 26c; No. 2 white. 26Kc;
choice, 2828fc; speculation tame and futures
beyond this month declined c: No. 2 white
October. 26?26c; November, 27K2c; De
cember. 2S29c; January, 2929c. Eggs
strong: Pennsylvania firsts, 23c
Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat
steady; cash, "4tic; December, 76c; No. 1
Northern, 81jc Corn steady; No. 3. 31K32c
Oats steady; No. 2 white, 220- Rye steady;
No. L 42Kc Barley better: No. 2, October, 50
56. Provisions easier. Fork, S10 45. Lard
to ou. i;neese nigner; cneauars, 9c.
Baltimore Provisions Arm and qnlet.
Butter active and firm: western packed, 15
18c: creamery 2325c Eggs firm; western, 22c
Coffee steady and quiet; Rio, fair at 19c
Toledo Cloverseed active and lower; cash
and October, S3 95; November, S4 00.
BUSINESS NOTES.
LANoEiAwasvery cneap yesterday, but a
dollar couldn't buy it.
Insurance stocks are stronger and in bet
ter demand than at any time for two or three
years.
The net gain of the Pennsylvania Railroad
in August was, east of Pittsburg, $483,051; west
of Pittsburg. $2S2,220, and for the whole sys
tem, $763,271.
Business had to give way to a considerable
extent to the veteran's demonstration yester
day. A Fourth avenue real estate agent said a
number of the visitors took occasion to drop in
and offer their farms for sale.
The City Deposit Bank is a profitable insti
tution. Tbe profits of the last half year were
sufficient to have doubled the dividend of 5
per cent, just declared,but the officials thought
it wise to pnt a good proportion of tbe earnings
into the sinking fund and surplus. President
Thomas Brown saj s the bank was never in a
more prosperous condition than now.
Amonq dividends declared are: City De
posit Bank, East Liberty, 5 per 'cent, semi-annual;
First National Bank, Pittsburg, 2 per
cent, quarterly: Farmers' Deposit National
Bank, 4 per cent, quarterly; Wasbingtou Oil
Company, 2K Per cent.
Br a decisive vote the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange has decided that its members can
divide commissions on stock with the members
of other stock exchanges. This is a return to
the rnle which was in force a number nf years
ago, and it is claimed by those who advocated
tne cnange mat it win greatly oeneuc I'nua
delphia bankers and brokers by largely in
creasing tbe business of the Exchange.
Metal Market.
New York Pig Iron Arm and active; Amer
can, $15 0017 60. Copper dull and heavy; lake,
October, $10 75. Lead quiet and unchanged;
domestic, $3 9a Tin quiet and steady; straits.
$20 60. ii
Whisky Markets.
Finished goods are in active demand at $1 02
103.
A Pleasant Beverage
And also conducive to good health is
Frauenheim & Yilsack's Iron City beer.
The best and purest materials, skillfully
combined, are UBed in its making. It is
kept at all first-class bars. x
Fob nervous indigestion -use Klein's
"Silrer Age." It will help you. mw
RUSHING INTO DEBT.
A Gentle-Beininder to the Braddock
Autlioritiesto Go Slow.
NEARLY $200,000 PILED UP.
Interesting Pacts Connected With the Man
ufacture of Queer Honey.
LOSS AND BEC0YEEI OP A GOLD DOLLAR
The authorities of Braddock are unques
tionably level-headed and well ripe in
business methods, or they would not occupy
the positions they do; but are they not rush
ing into debt rather fast, and with too little
regard to the Tact that payday is inevitable?
There have already been placed water bonds
amounting to $85,500, bearing 5 per cent
interest; street bonds, 515,000, 6 per cent,
and school bonds, $30,000, 5 per cent. In
addition, sewer bonds for $60,000 are now on
the market, making a total of $190,000, a pretty
neavy load for a small place to carry.
Commenting upon this state of affairs, a
prominent citizen of Braddock said yesterday:
"I think the authorities should call a halt, in
the matter of issuing bonds. Taxes are almost
as high as they are in Pittsburg. They amount
to about $25 000 a year, not counting the school
tax. This is a large amount of money, and
should pay for a great many improvements.
But what is there to show for It? I believe we
have hut one paved street. Too much attention
is paid to mud holes. 1 am not kicking particu
larly, but I don't want to see the borough
saddled witn unnecessary Indebtedness, and
consequent ruinous taxation. That would
repel capital and population the very things
that we need to build np the town. I think a
little more conservatism in the management of
our fiscal affairs would be profitable for all con
cerned." The indications are that the month which
began its career yesterday will witness the
greatest expansion of business during the year.
The dividends and Interest disbursed by the
banks and other corporations will set free a
large amount of capital probably $2,000,000 in
Pittsburg which will be invested in various
ways, giving employment to labor and swelling
the already large volnme of transactions.
Manager Chaplin, of the Clearing House, is
hopeful of a large increase in the exchanges.
He said yesterday that be would not be sur
prised if they reached a daily average of
$3,000,000 by the end of the mouth. He is con
fident that the close of the year will find Pitts
burg ahead of Baltimore. A notable feature
of business this year is its easy and gradual
growth! Unheralded and almost unnoticed, it
has emerged from summer dullness to autumn
activity. Cashiers, clerks and others who a
few weeks ago were connting their fingers, are
now connting money. The revival has a sub
stantial backing. There is a good demand for
almost every product of the mills, factories
and shops, and nlenty of money to pay for it.
Concerning the money market, a Pittsburg
authority said yesterday that the tightness re
ported in New York was not unusual at this
season of the year. The large amonnts sent
South and West to move the heavy crop3 of
cotton, wheat and corn would soon find their
way back and relieve the pressure. There is no
danger of a permanent squeeze. Capital bad
been scattered instead of concentrated at a few
points. That was all. It wonld soon be con
centrated again. The East might suffer a lit
tle, but the West would not feel it.
There have been a good many ways of mak
ing "queer" money. Like all other experts,
the shovers of the queer have made great im
provement in their art within the last ten
years. First came the photographic bank
notes. They were made in two ways, known to
experts as the "old" and the "new" methods.
By the "old" photographic process the letters,
numbers, and sometimes the whole back of a
note were copied in black. Then they were
tinted with a pen and brush by hand in order
to exactly reproduce the colors on tbe original.
This method of "queering" money has about
disappeared. By the "new" method, the seal,
numbers and color work on a bank note arc
first removed. A negative is taken from tho
black which remains, and from this photo
graphs are printed on sensitized paper. In or
fier to get tbe colors an engraved plate is used
for all the tinted parts of a bank note. Thus,
the numbers are printed as in the genuine, in
colors from an engraved plate.
Another process of "queering" money is
known as "piecing." This consists In cutting a
counterfeit into eight or ten pieces. One ot
these pieces is pasted into a genuine note by
cutting out a piece of the good note. By past
ing, for example, nine good bills in this way.
nine other pieces are obtained which, with one
piece of the "queer," will make a tenth note.
There is again the process known as "rais
ing." This is done by scraping a good note
until it is very thin, and then pasting in figures
or letters of a higher denomination. In this
waya five-dollar bill is speedily raised toa fifty.
Perhaps tho most expert "raiser" of money
ever in the United States is Pete McCartney,
who was arrested last year in New Orleans for
raising one-dollar bills to $50. He has been en
gaged in counterfeiting for 40 years and is now
a man over 60. Out West he is called the "King
of tbe Koniackers," and the account of his ad
ventures as given in the secret service records
reads like a romance.
Still another way of "fixing" money is to
change the figures of a note by tbe use of acid;
a higher numter of figure is printed in the
place from a plate. It is very difficult for the
counterfeiter to keep the acid from staining or
bleaching tbe paper. If the chemicals spread
then tbe surrounding letters present more or
less of a damaged appearance.
An interesting story Is told of a long search
.for and final recovery of a gold dollar. A
yonng lady in Lambertville, N. J., had a gold
dollar with a monogram inscribed upon it,
which had been the subject of a great deal of
attention. It was attached to a bracelet by a
chain. One evening in February, altera sleigh
ride, she missed it, and the broken chain
showed plainly how it had disappeared. Search
was at once made, but without avail. Finally
an advertisement met the eye ot an habitual
loafer about town. He went to the honse and
said that he bad found the dollar below the
steps of tbe sleigh the morning after the ride
and had spent it for whisky at a saloon.
The friends of the young lady
determined to find the keepsake for her it pos
sible. The bartender remembered receiving
the coin, but had paid it oyer to a butcher.
The latter recollected paying it to a drover In
Trenton. Tbe address of tho drover was
secured and a letter written him, reqnestiug a
reply at once. It soon came, and contained the
Information that he had purchased a ticket to
Philadelphia with the money on the very day
the butcher had given it to" him, and that the
ticket agent had then remarked about the mon
ogram. The search was continued. The agent
remembered tne aouar, ana saia tnat he laid it
aside for a few hours, but that it was for
warded to Philadelphia with tbe daily ac
counts. Tbe receiver of the New Jersey receipts at
Philadelphia was next corresponded with.
Tbe beautiful monogram bad been noticed,
but tbe money had been deposited in the bank.
The cashier was commnnlcated with. His at
tention bad been called to tho initials on the
back of the dollar by one of the clerks, and he
had Instructed him.to place it aside for a few
weeks. Unfortunately, in the absence of the
clerk, a gentleman desiring several hundred
dollars in gold, preparatory to a California trip,
had been furnished with the amount, and the
little piece had in some way been mixed with
that sum and gone westward, ine gentleman's
name was furnished and a letter was sent him.
The remainder- of the spring and summer
passed with no tidings of tbe lost bauble.
Finally, however, a letter was received from
the gentleman stating that the letter had been
uelayed owmg to a mistake in the address, and
had just reached him, but that he still had tbe
dollar in his possession. The initials were the
same as those of a young friend of his, and he
had kept tbe coin orrthat account. On receiv
ing tbe proper direction he promptly returned
tbe gold dollar so persistently searched for,
the curious history of whose wanderings affords
an excellent example of how fait money travels.
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotation, of Philadelphia stocks, far-
nltbea By wniiney & siepnenson. oroierg. Ho. 57
Fourth avenue. .Members Hew York stock Er-
chanre.
Bill.
Asked.
Pennsylvania EiUroad. ,
"1
Beading 21-15 2SH
Kuflalo. Pittsburg and Western 9 1H
LehlRh Valley MX "4
Northern faciflc S2 5?$
Northern raclfio preferred HH va
AN OFF DAI.
Electric nnd La Norla Weak Features of
the Stock Market.
Yesterday was An off day at the Stock Ex
change. The small knot of brokers who faced
tbe board had more heart for fun than busi
ness. Captain Barbour was absent in the after
noon, fighting the war over again with his old
comrades, and J. D. Bailey wielded tbe gavel.
Between them tbey managed to dispose of 125
shares of Philadelphia Qas at a slight conces
sion. The weak spots were La Norla and Elec
tric, the former in consequence of the recent
exposure, and the latter presumably occasioned
by the unaccountable delay in promulgating
the pending decision. There were no other
features. Bids, offers and sales were:
MOHHUIG. AFTIBNOOIt.
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked.
Allegheny Nat. Bank. '62
Citizens' Nat. Bank... 63
Diamond Mat. Hank... 170
Freehold Bank 65
Masonic Bank 60)
Mononrahela Nat. lit. 110
Pitts. S. B. of Com'ce 62
K. E.L. &T.Co.,All'y 0
Second JS. B., Airy... 185
Uhird Na. B.. All'y.... 133
Allegheny Gas Co.. Ill 33
ircnsouautea i.uo.,iii ....
Southslde Gas Co., Ill
Cliarliers Val. Gas Co
People's N. U. & P. Uo .... i
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Philadelphia Co SS'A
Pine Kun Gas
Wheeling Gas Co 28
KorestOIl Co. 107
Hazelwood Oil Co
Central Traction 80
Citizens' traction....
I'ltlsbure Traction
Pleasant Valley
Pitts. Alle. & .Man 200
Union Bridge
La Norla
bllvcrton Mining Co.. 1
Yankee Girl Mining... Z
estinghouse Llec... 49
Union S. As. Co 22J
JS
50
17X
15K 16
35J 35k 3oH
29 "JS , M
107 ....
60K
31 3W 3111
70 .... 75
4SK
... 13 19
225 2U0 HZ
1 1
"i'i '"z '"w
KK 48 4911
50
uuiun o. & a. uo.prei. ....
estlnrhouse A. B.,
Pitts. Plate G. Co
lit 114
180
Ex-dlyldend.
The sales were 125 Philadelphia Gas at 35
and 35. H. M. Long sold 75 shares of Electric
at 50K. C. L. McCutcheon sold 50 Philadelphia
Gas at 35.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
div were 193,746 shares, including: Atchison,
25,720; Lake Hhore, 6,275; Louisville and Nash
ville, 6,615; Manhattan. 11,895; Reading, 30,420;
St. Paul, 22,465; Union Pacific, 7,375.
A SMALL K0TE FAMINE.
Unacconntnblo Scarcity of Five, Ten
nnd
Twenty Dollar Bills.
There was a general complaint among bank
ers yesterday of a dearth of five, ten and
twenty dollar notes. A cashier, in explanation
of the famine, saidi "I havo never known a
time when bills of the above denomination
were so scarce. None of them are being paid
into the Clearing House, gold and silver being
used instead. Large amounts have been re
ceived from Washington, but without relieving
the pressure. Where they go, how they are so
quickly absorbed, is more than I can tell.
Large amounts have been sent to Johnstown,
but they should have fonnd their way back
before this. It has been suggested that certain
banks are hoarding them, and this is about as
good an explanation as any. One's and two's
are abundant."
Business was of good proportions, especially
checking and depositing, tbe former being
heavy. Discounting was fair, bnt not as heavy
as desired. It was said two or three of the
banks were about loaned up to tbe reserve
line. The majority of them, however, reported
an excess of cash, but with a good prospect of
finding employment for the bulk of it during
the present month. There was no change in
rates, which may be quoted at56c on call and
67c on time. The exchanges were $2,181,
593 74 and the balances $420,570 80. showing a
brisk movement in legitimate trade, specula
tion being nowhere.
John M. Oakley fc Co.'s New York corre
spondent says: The money market jnst now is
more interesting than the stock market, and
the fluctuationsJn the value 61 money to-day
were greater man oi siocks. xne last rates
were 8 to 10 per cent, but lots of money was
loaned at 12 to 15 per cent. The engagement
ror w eanesuaj's steamer or. souu,wu goia sur
prised the street, and it must have been at a
loss, as sterling exchange is 1 cent a pound be
low the exporting basis. The bond purchases
yesterday were trifling, but to-day tbey were a
nine ueuer
The trouble seems to be that the holders lof
Government bonds do not want to loan their
money in Wall street, and consequently are in
different as to the rate. The disbursements of
October interest by the treasury ought to put
new tunds into circulation, but so far this
week the banks are losing, and unless they get
relief by bond sales, gold imports or a return
flow of currency from the interior tbey can
hardly avoid losing this week their entire sur
plus over legal requirements.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
stringent, ranging from 6 to 18, last loan S,
closed at 67. Prime mercantile paper, 5
7. Sterling exchange quiet and weak at
$4 8 for 60-day bills, and for$l K7for de
mand. Closing Bond Quotations.
V. S. 4s,reg 127
U. S. 4s. coun.. .".... 127
M.K. AT, Gen. 53 . 53
Mutual Union 6s... .103
V. J. c. Int. Cert...ll3
Northern Pac. Ua..WH
Northern Pac. MsMIOtf
Northw't'n consols. 147J4
lorthwn deben's..llfi
Orecon A Trans. 6s. 104
St. 1.. AI.H. Cien. Sa 1H
St. L.&b.K. Gen.ll.iatti
bl. Paul consols ....126
M.PL Chl.t Fc.lsU.llS
U. S. 4Hs,reg lOoK
U. a. l.S'. coup.... ll
Pacific Us of '95. 118
Loulslanastampedcs SS
Missouri 6s 101
'lenn. new set. 6s... 106$
lenn. new set. 5s....iui
Tenn. new set. 3s 74
Canada bo. 2ds 90H
Den. racmclsts 114
Den. t It. G , lsts. ..121
Den. &K. G. 4s 7K
DSK.O.West,l3ta. 110
Erie,2ds 1M
M.K. tT. Gen. 6s.. 85
Tx., PcL. G.Tr Bs. 90)f
Tx.,PcK.G.'lT.KctB 37!
union l'ac. lsts ill1
West Shore 10o
Ex-Interest.
Government bonds dull and steady to firm.
State bonds steady.
New Tore Clearings, $80,574,850; balances,
$5,592,976.
Boston Clearings, $18,825,886; balances,
$2,255,872. Money at 46 per cent.
Baltiuobe Clearings. $2,294.87; balances,
$240,b08.
Philadelphia Clearings, $13,423,664; bal
ances. $2,210,381.
London The amount of bullion withdrawn
from the Bank of England on balance to-day is
48,000.
Paris Three per cent rentes, 86f 80c for the
account.
Chicaoo The unusual demand for money
yesterday and to-day has resulted in higher
prices for call loans. Local banks gave notice
of an advance from 5 to 6 per cent on call. Or
dinary business loans on time are still made at
67 per cent. Clearings, $11,781,000,
St. Louis Clearings, $3,271,638; balances,
$779,060.
NO BETTER.
Oil Maintains Its Reputation of a
Very
Dall Commodity.
Weakness predominated at the opening of
the oil market yesterday. It strengthened up a
little in the afternoon, but lost its grip again
and closed under a cloud. Wnat little ac
tivity there was, was caused by changing op
tions from October to November. Pittsburg
was a light buver. The opening figure was 99.
The highest 99. the lowest 98, aud the clos
ing 99. There was nothing new from the Jef
ferson center or the Gallery Junction wells, but
a prominent bull said be was satisfied. They
lacked staying qualities. This bad been dem
onstrated in the case of tbe former, and a little
time would prove it true in regard to the latter.
THE BIG WELL SOLD.
A Compromise Effected That Ended a But
ler Fleht.
ISPECIAL TELEQKAM TO im DISPATCIt.1
Butler, October 1. At the CalleryWild
Cat gusher there were preparations for war
last night. Sheriff Redic was on the lease all
night, while a lawyer slept at tho nearest
'Squire's. Though there was some lumber
hauled on tbe lease by one of the claimants,
there was no violent disturbance. On the
streets of Butler since early this morning
there has been a running fight between the
various parties interested. There were two or
three exciting scenes in the lawyers offices, and
until late this evening bitter litigation was
threatened. At 8 o'clock a compromise was se
cured bv the efforts ot Showalter Bros.,Wahl,
Bishop & Co. and O. M. Russell, of Butler, pay
ing $51,U00 cash for the well and 110 acres of
leases of this amount. T. H. Davis, the Pitts
burg lawyer, received $17,000. W. E. Reed $12,
000, Qlbson & McBrlde $10,000, and Mr. Mcln
tyre $35,000. tbe balance being paid to sundry
parties.
Other Oil Markets.
Oil Crrr. October L National transit
certificates opened at 98c; highest, 99Jic;
lowest, 98ic; closed, 99c.
Bradford, October 1. National transit
certificates opened at SSc; closed at 99c;
highest, 99K: lowest, 98c.
Titusville, October 1. National transit
certificates opened at 9&c; highest. 99c:
lowest, 98c; closed at 99c ' !
New Yore. October L Petrolsnm nnon.rl
firm at 9&c and advanced to 99Wo in
the early trading. Some forced sales then
1'
carried we pnea aown to vsy,c, put a sharp
rally followed and the market closed firm at
SKc Stock Exchange: Opening. 9Scj high
est, 99Kc; lowest, 98Kc: closing. 98c onsoll
dated Exchange: Opening, 98??c; highest, 99c:
lowest. 98c; closing. 98c. lotal sales, 484,000
barrels.
Fenlnrea of the Mnrket.
Corrected daily by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
gpened w ILowest 98H
Highest 99Kclosed 09
Barrels.
Averajteruni 62,559
Average shipments , 82.097
Average charters ; 43,095
Refined. New York. 7.C5C.
Keflnerf, London. S 9-16d.
IieCned, Antwerp, 17Hf.
Keflned, .Liverpool, 6Xd.
A. B. McGrew & Co. quote: Puts, SSXc;
calls, 99c -at
MOVEMENTS IN EEALTI.
The Soldiers' Parade Failed to Knock Oat
This Great Interest.
W. E. Hamnett, of 404 Smlthfleld street,
Pittsburg, and Wilkinsburg. sold lot No. 87,
Wilkins estate plan No. 2, to G. A. Beerman
for $650; also lot on Franklin street, 30x130, for
J. Kochenderfen to Mrs. C. L. Patterson for
SL200. A
Black fe Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to
Captain B. Gallisatb No. 250 Meyran avenue,
being a two-story and mansard brick dwelling,
with lot 22x142 feet to Ward street, for $6,250.
Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street, sold
for 'lhomas Hilleman to Archy Foster the
property No. 4S Nineteenth street, lot 20x60
feet, with a frame dwelling of four rooms, for
81.900. Ho also sold for Mrs. Kate Korta to
Kreusler fe Wise, three lots on Dearborn
street. Nineteenth ward, 20x100 each, for $1,800,
and for Mrs.MenoIdto Julias Wehuski, lot
24xl00 feet, corner Mathilda and Dearborn
streets. Nineteenth ward, for $825.
W. A. Herron & Sons sold lot No. 4 in the
Mary E. Moore plan, on the west side of
Boqnet street, Oakland, 25x130, for $1,000 cash.
James W. Drape Co. sold tbe house and lot
No. 128 Washington street, citv, lot about 20x
100 feet, and a two-story brick dwelling, for
$5,000.
JohnF. Baxter, 512 Smlthfleld street, sold to
George Williams lot No. 487 in the new Villa
Park plan, between Wilkinsburg and Brush ton,
fronting 66 leet on Blackadore avenue and ex
tending back 292 feet to an alley, for $250.
Ewing & Byers, No. 93 Federal street, placed
a mortgage of $1,000 at 6 per cent for five years
on property on Beaver street, Sewickley.
Samuel W. B'ack 4 Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold a property in Sewickley, on the northeast
corner of Bank and Little streets, having a
front of 90 feet and extending back 239 feet,
for $1,600.
GOOD GENEEALSHIP
Prevents a Bad Slump in Railroad Shares
as a Consequence of the Jump la
tho Rates for Money
Bonds Dall.
New York, October 1, The stock market
maintained about the same volume of business
to-day in the regular list, but the unlisted de
partment was much less active, while the weak
stocks of the past few days were more quiet
and moved within comparatively narrow limits,
aad tbe range of prices in most stocks was ex
tremely small. There were few features of in
terest in the transactions, bnt considering the
high rates exacted for money the market was
remarkably well held and shows conclusively
that strong hands are In possession of the stocks
in this market. Money on call to-day loaned as
low as 6 and as high as 18, but there was a de
cidedly easier feeling at the close of the busi
ness. Tbe dealings to-day were smaller outside
of those of the professional element, and while
London houses were sellers to a limited extent.
Chicago people were doing almost nothing and
tbe traders were bearish for a turn. There was
no pressure to sell in any portion of the list and
while the traders did sortie hammering tbey
brought out very little stock, though thero was
again some liquidation induced by tbe scarcity
oi money and tbe engagement ot $500,000 gold
for export had for a time a depressing effect
upon prices.
Atchison was still the central figure in the
market, and altbongh tbe covering of shorts in
the stock has been very heavy dorm? the naat
few days, the short interest is still of resDect-
able proportions, and to-day the stock was sold
en tbe advances, and showed evidences of sup
k
port on me ueciines. it is saia tnai a large
speculative interest has begun to buy it for a
turn, but the principal reason for the steadier
tone to-day was the payment of tbe October in
terest. The coal stocks were not so strong, and
Jersey, after selling up to 131, settled back to
127 on the marketing of a block of stock. The
Grangers were attacked upon the report of the
Burlington for August, which was not so favor
able as had been expected. Manhattan was the
one positively strong feature of the day. and it
rose to 105 and closed at 105 on what appeared
as manipulation. Pullman was also specially
strong on western buying, and the remarkably
good statement of tho Louisville and Nashville
did much to support that stock. The export of
gold was inexplicable upon any grounds known
to the street, and no explanation was to be had
at the banking house which ordered it, and tbe
effect upon the market was depressing in the
extreme.
The opening prices were generally lower, the
declines from last evening's prices extending
to per cent, and while the first fow minutes
saw a declining tendency in prices led by
Atchison, a full and decided recovery took
place, with Manhattan leading tbe upward
movement. The reactionary tendency ap
peared as money crept np, and in the after
noon all the early gains were lost, the Grangers
being the special point of attack, and Man
hattan dropped 2 per Cent. Toward the close a
better feeling existed as money gave signs of
easing up, and the close was dull but firm,
though still at small fractions below tbe open
ing prices. The list is generally lower to-night,
but there are no important declines, while
Manhattan rose 2 and Pullman 2 per cent.
The trading in railroad bonds was still
smaller than tbe limited business of the past
few days, reaching only $606,000. Tho market
was steady to firm as usual, and tbe changes in
quotations were confined to the same narrow
limits. Iron Mountain, Arkansas 7s, rose 2 to
106K-
The following table snows tne prices oractlve
stocks on the Hew York Stock Excnangey aster
day. Corrected dally for THE Dispatcu by
Whitnet & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth ave
nue: Clos-
VptD'
Inr.
Am. Cotton Oil 49
Atcn.. lop. & B. F.... 33
Canadian Pacific 69
CMinrfa Snnlhprn . S1U
High
est. 49tf
33
19
54
131
2&
lOdJf
It
inn
Ml
35"
IOOA
lit
734f
99K
31
WA
14b
153
75"
23
Low
est. lng
Hid.
41
33
69
54
128
35
23H
107
ill
ioi
34
100
113
141
134
99
31
17
147!$
153
105
75
23
116
64
105
78X
92
14
I2
75
JC7
29
17
69
49
32
69 X
54
127
23
107
72
JWS
101
3S"
liXi'A
us;.
m
S9H
31
If
147
153
75"
23
63
105
78
Central of New Jersey.131 131 127K 12S
Central Paelfit
Chesapeake & Ohio.... 23K
C. Bur. & Oull.oy. ....108
C, Mil. A St. Paul.... 72fe
C, JM1.& St. P., pf....H7K
c, Koccl. Jtr ioi
C, St. L. & Pitts. Vt.
C. St. P.. M. AO 35
c, st. p.,M. & o., pr.iuoK
C. & .Northwestern.. . .11354
C.& Northwestern, pr. ....
C, C, O. 1 73
C, C, C. 41., pr 99H
Col. Coal a iron 31
Col. Jfc Hoctlnjr Val .. 1H
Del.. L. ft W 1474J
Del. ft Hudson 153
E.T.. Va. 4Ga
E. T..Va ftGa. 1st pf. 75
K 1 Va. ftGa. Mpf. ttii
iiunois uentrai
Lake Erie ft West. nr.. 647, 64
Lake Shore ft M. S 105 10o
uoulsvliie&N&shvllle. 73 78
Michigan Central
Mobile Ohio H U lift
juo.. nan. ft Texas
Missouri pacific 75
New Xork Central 107H
N. V.. L. JE. ft W 29
N. 1.. C. ftSt. L,
N. I.. C ft St. L. pr.
N. YftN. E 49
N. Y., O. ft V 19
Norfolk ft Weitern
Norfolk Western, pf. ssjf
Northern Pacific 3I"i
Nortnern Pacific nref. 74M
Ohio ft Mississippi
Oregon Improvement. .. .
Orecon Transcon 33
Pacific Mall 34
Peo. Dec. ft Evans siH
Phlladel. ft Heading.. 0H
Pullman Palace Car...lS6
Rlchmona ft W. P. r.. 22
Klchmond ft W.P.T.nf f2
St. P., illnn. ft Man..117V
St.Ii.ftSac Fran
bt. L. ft San Aran pf.. 63
75Ji
107 li
29
74
10714
29
49
19
56
32
7i
48
ISM
56
31
73
49
1854
19
56
S2
74
2244
52
82
33
20
46
188
22
81
117
26
61)
110
20
645,
17
32
8H
7C3
91
23
M'A
33
34
21
1S3
22
82
118
63"
20
MX
32
86
71
91K
23
33
34
20
45M
ISO
22
82
117
63"
ofc.u. ds can r. ist pr.. ... .... ....
Texas Pacific 20H 20$ 20X
Unlont'aclfic 64 65J S4K
Wabasn 17 17 17
Wabash preferred 32 32 32
Western Union KH 86 S5H
Wheeling ft L. . 71 71K 71H
Sugar Trust 91? 91)4 90H
National Lead Trust.. 23 23(5 23$
Chicago Gas Trust.... 59M 69 59
Boarnn Stocks.
Atch. 4 Tod.. 1st 7s. 110
A.iT. Land Gr'f 78.107k
Atch. Alop. .)... 83H
Boston & Albany..
Boston & Maine... .20914
C..B.&Q J....103
Clnn. San. A Cleve. 22
Eastern B. K 107J4
Eastern K. B, 6s ....127
Mexican Oen. com.. 1SS4
Mex.c.lstmtg. ids. 66H
Wls.Ccntral.com... 27
Wis. Central pn... 60
MtouezMjf Co 60
Calumet flecla....211
rrantun 8.
Huron &
Osceola. 10
I'ewablo 3
Uulncy 47
Bell Telephone 199S(
Boston Land SM
Water Power 6J$
Tamarack 103
San Diego 28
Old Colony. P.. ..177
AUUIQQ, C01&...1..,. 4
Rlinlnc Stocks.
NEW YOBirOfnhpr 1. .Mlnlnw nnnfqtlnna.
Caledonia B. H., 275; Colorado Central, 100;
Consolidated CfallfornlaTind Vireinia.650: Dead
wood Territory! 125: Eureka Consolidated, 290;
GOUld A Cnml 90;. Wat an I Kr.rm-nm van.
Hpinestake, 9: Horn Silver. 130; Iron Silver,'
215; Mutual, 140: Ontario. 3,400;! Ophlr, 450;
Wrd ConsoMdated, 100; Mexican, 880,
... uupeu awi . union onsoiiaaieo.
'jW
DOMESTIC MAEKETS.
Irish and Sweet Potatoes Easier
Cheese Goes Up Higher.
PEACHES AND GRAPES ABE QUIET.
Cereal Situation Changes Not-'
a Standstill.
Wheat la at
CHOICE OATS AND HAT AEE STEAD!
Office op PrrrsBtrEO Dispatch, I
Tuesday, October L 1889. J
Country Produce Jobblnjr Prices.
The Elgin Butter Board at their regular Mon
day meeting reaffirmed prices of last week, and
everything offered found ready sale at last
week's rates. Cheese has been advanced, as
our quotations will disclose, and at the advance
markets are very firm. Tbe demand for 'good
eggs is active, bnt prices are unchanged. In
fruit lines peaches are slow, chiefly because of
the poor quality on the market Grapes are
weaker on account of liberal receipts. Oranges
are firm, lemons weak and bananas steady.
Both Irish and sweet potatoes are quiet and tbe
drift is toward a lower level of prices. The
sharp advance in potatoes last week has brought
a good supply from Indiana and Illinois to our
markets and prices are a shade off. Tbe bulls
who are working the potato famine for all and
more than there is in it are doomed to defeat
in their effort. It is true that in this and many
other sections the keeping quality of potatoes
this season is poor, but in the West the crop is
extra good both as to quantity and quality.
Alrtbe bull talk abont potatoes going to $2 a
bushel is simply bosh. The yield in the coun
try is a full average, and if potatoes go to $1 a
bushel tbe comiug winter, this editor misses
his calculations,
Buttes Creamery, Elgin, 2830c; Ohio do.
2627c: fresh dairy packed, 2325c; country
rolls, 2122c
Beans Navy hand-picked beans. $2 2532 40;
medinm, $2 302 40.
Beeswax 2830c 1R & for choice; low grade,
l&20c.
Cider Sand refined, $6 507 60; common,
$3 504 00; crab cider. $8 008 50 $1 barrel;
cider vinegar. 1012c $1 per gallon.
Cheese Ohio, 10c; New York, llc: Lim
burger, 9K10c; domestic Sweitzer, 1013c;
imported sweitzer, 23Kc
EGOS 1920c $1 dozen for strictly fresh.
Fruits Apples, $1500250 fl barrel: whortle
berries, 7580c p pail; peaches. $1 502 50 91
bushel box; grapes. Concords, 45c ) ponnd,
catawbas, 68c Delawares. 79c; Bartlett
pears, $3 00 If) barrel; quinces, $1 001 25 Jl
bushel, cranberries. Jerseys, $3 003 25 $
bushel box.
Feathers Extra live geese, fi060c; No. 1,
do, 4045c; mixed lots. 3035c f) S.
Poultry Live spring chickens, 4045c)4
pair: old, 6570 f pair.
Seeds Clover, choice. 62 &s to'bnshel, $5 GO
$) bushel; clover, large English, 62 lis, $8 00;
clover, Alsike, $8 60; clover, white, $9 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 Es $1 65; blue grass, extra
clean, 14 S3, 90c: blue grass, fancy, 14 lbs, $1 00;
orchard grass, 14 fts, $1 65: red top, 14 fts, $1 25;
millet. GO fts, $1 00: German millet, 60 Its.
51 50; Hungarian grass, 60 Its, $1 00; lawn
grass, mixture of fine grasses, $2 60 ft bushel of
14 Bs.
Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 4J
5c.
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $5 00
5 50; fancy, $6 O08 60; oranges, $4 605 00:
bananas. $2 00 firsts. $1 50 good seconds, $1
bunrh; cocnanuts, $4 004 60 $1 hundred; tigs.
8K9c 1 ft; dates, o46c V -
Vegetables Potatoes, $1 752 00 $1 bar
rel; tomatoes, home-grown, $1 00 bushel;
wax beans. 60c 1 bushel; green beans.4050c V
bushel; cucumbers, 75c$l 00 $ bushel: cab
bages $1 251 50 l barrel: celery, 40c V dozen;
Southern sweet potatoes, $2 75, Jerseys, $3 25.
Groceries.
Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 22$823Jc:
choice Rio, 2021Kc: prime Rio, 20c; low gradu
Rio, 1819c; old Government Java, 27c: Mar
acaibo, 2324c: Mocha, 2S29c; Santos, 20
23c; Caracas. 2123c; peaberry, Rio, 2325c;
La Guayra, 2223c.
Roasted (m papers) Standard brands,
23Jc: high grades. 2526c; old Government
Java, bulk, 3132c; Maracaibo, 2627c;
Santos. 2123c; peaberry, 26c; choice Rio, 24c:
prime Rio, 22c; good Rio, 2lKc; ordinary. 21c
Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125c; allspice, 8c;
cassia. 8c; pepper, 18c; nutmeg, 7080c.
Petroleum (jobbers prices) 110 test. 7c;
Ohio, 120, 8Jic: headlight, 150, 8&c; waterwhite,
10c; globe. 12c; eUine, 15c; carnadine, HKc;
royaline, 14c
Syrups Corn syrups, 2629c; choice sugar
syrups, 3338c: prime sugar syrup. 3033c;
strictly prime, 3335cMiew maple syrup, 90c
N. 0. Molasses Fancy. 48c; choice, 46c;
medium. 43c: mixed, 40012c.
Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K4c; bi-carb in K3.
5c; bi-carb, assorted packages; 56c; sal
soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c.
Candles btar, full weight, 9c; stearine, $
set, 8c; parafflne, ll12c
Rice Head. Carolina. 77c; choice, 6Ji
7c; prime, 56Vc: Louisiana, 66c t
Starch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss
starch, &7c
Foreion Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon
don layers. $3 10: California London layers.
$2 60; Muscatels, $2 25; California Muscatels,
$1 85; Valencia, 7Kc; Ondara Valencia, 9J10c;
sultana, 8Kc; currants, 45c: Turkey prunes,
45c; French prunes, 813c; Salonica
prunes, in 2-ft1 packages, 8c: cocoanuts, V 100,
$6 00; almonds, Lan., $ Si, 20c: do Ivica, 19c:
do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 1215c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 12016c; new aates,
546c, Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 11015c; citron
per Si, 2122c; lemon peel, f) ft, 1314r; orange
peel, 12Kc.
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per B 6c;
apples, evaporated, 6Vft6c; apricots, Califor
nia, evaporated, 12K15c; peaches, evaporated,
pared, 22023c; peaches, California evaporated,
unpared, 10L!Kc; cherries, pitted, 21022c;
cherries,' unpitted, 506c; raspberries, evapor
ated. 2424Mc: blackberries, 7Sc; buckle
berries. 10012c
Sugars Cubes. 8Jc; powdered, SJfc; granu
lated. 8c; confectioners' A, SWc: standard
A, 8c; soft whites. 7347c: yellow, choice,
7Jc;yellow. good, "!i&7c, yellow, fair, 7c;
yellow, dark. 6c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $4 50; medi
um, half bbls (600). $2 75.
Salt N o. L fl bbl. 85c: No. 1 ex, w bbl. $1 06:
dairy, 1 bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal; $ bbl, $1 20;
Higglns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Higgins'
Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, $3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 000
2 25; 2ds $1 6001 65: extra peaches. $2 4002 60;
pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, $101 50; Hid. Co.
corn, 70090c: red cherries, 9Oc0$l;Linia beans,
91 10; soaked do, 85c; string dodo, 76085c; mar
rowfat peas, $1 1001 15; soaked peas, 70075c;
egg plums. 2; extra white cherries, $2 90; red
cherries. 2 Us, 90c; raspberries, SI 401 50;
strawberries, SI 10: gooseberries. SI 301 40;
tomatoes, S0cSl 00: salmon, 1-tt, $1 752 10,
blackberries, 80c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked:
99c; do green, 2 fts, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-15
cans, S2 05; 14-ft cans, $14 00; laked beans, 1 45
1 60; lobster, 1-B. 1 751 80; mackerel, 1-B
cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines, domestic, Js,
$4 254 60; sardines, domestic, Ks. $7 25427 oO;
sardines, Imported, 2s. Sll 6012 50; sardines,
imported. s, $18; sardines, mustard, S3 50; sar
dines, spiced. S3 50.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $38 ?!
bbl.: extra No. 1 do, mess, $40: extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, $32; cxtra.No. 1 do, messed,
S36: No. 2 shore mackerel, 24. Codfish Whole
pollock, 4Kc $1 ft; do medium, Ueorge's cod,
6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips, 6c; do
George's cod in blocks, 6J7Kc Herring
Round shore. So 00 ft bbl; split, $7 00; lake,
S2 00?100-lshalfbbL White flsb, 37 00 $ 100
& half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 ?! half bbl.
Finnan haddock. 10c 1 St. Iceland halibut, 13c
W tt. Pickerel, X barrel, S2 00; H barrel. SI 10;
Potomac herring, Jo 00 $1 barrel, S3 50 ?1 a
barrel. f
Oatmeat, S6 3028 60 V bbl.
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 5557c
$1 gallon. Lard oil, 75c
Grain, Flour nnd Feed.
Receipts as bulletined at the Grain Exchange,
23 cars. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of
flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis,
1 car of oats, 2 of middlings, 1 of hay, i of
wheat By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago, 6 cars of hay, 1 of corn, 5 of flour, 1 of
oats. Sales on call. 1 car of No. 1 timothy hay,
$12 25, track: 1 car No. 2 y. s. corn. 39c, 10 days.
There is little change in the cereal situation
since our last report. Choice grades are firm
at quotations, but lowgrade stuff moves slowly.
Tbe.upward movement of wheat has been ar
rested. Flour is moving freely, but if reports
are true, tbe active movement is due to conces
sions on tbe part of the seller. Thero is little
doubt that considerable cutting is going on,
and that the cash buyer can do a shade better
than our quotations.
WHEAT-New No. 2 red,83S4c; No. 3, 78
79c
Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 4243c; high mixed
ear, 4041c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 40c; high
mixed, shelled, 3SK39c; mixed, shelled, 37
38o.
Oats No. 2 white, 2727c; extra No. 8,
2C26Kc: mixed, 2223C.
RYE No. 1 Peniwvlvania and Ohlo,5051c;
No. 1 Western, 4849c; new rye, No. 2 Ohio,
4524&c.
ILOTB-Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, 55 005 60; winter straight,
$1250160; clear winter, 84 001 25; straight
XXXX bakers', S3 503 75. Rye flour, S3 60
4 75.
MTTTTiTOn XI1,tltnfr finA whlfA SIR MQ
60 p tonj brown mlddflngs, S12 60313 W; win-
ter wheat bran. $11 50011 75; chop feed, $15 GO
16 00.
Hat Baled timothy, choice, $14 0014 25;
No. 1 do. $12 0C12 60; No. 2 do, $11 00Q11 50;
loose from wagon, $11 0013 00. accordlne to
auallty;No. 1 uplapd prairie. $8 509 00; No.2;
$7 O07 60; packing do, $7 758 00.
Stbaw Oats. $6 6Q7 00;. wheat and rye
straw. $ 0Q6 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, llc; sugar-cured
hams, medium. HJc; sugar-cured hams, small,
12c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sugar
cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders, 7Kc; sugar-cured California bams.
7Kc; sugar-cured dried beef flats,10c; sugar
cured dried beef sets, lie; sugar-enred dried
beef rounds. 13c; bacon shoulders, oVc; bacon
clear sides. 7c; bacon clear bellies, vHc; dry
salt shoulders, 6c: dry salt clear sides, 7c
Mess pork, heavy, $11 60; mess pork, family,
$12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces, 6ej half
barrels, 6c; 60-a tubs. 6Kc; 20-ft palfc. 7c; 50-ft
tin cans, 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 7c;5-& tin pails,
7c; 10-ft tin pails. 6c: 5-ft tin pails. 7c; 10-ft tin
pails. 7c. Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, Sc
Fresh pork links, 9c. Boneless hams, 10cK.
Figs feet, half barrel, $4 00; quarter barrel,
$215.
Dressed Meat.
Armour & Co. furnished tbe following prices
on dressed meats: Beef carcasses 460 to 550 fts,
6c; 650 to 650 Us, 6c; 650 to 730 Bis, 67c.
Sheep, 8c V ft. Lambs, 9o 13 ft-. Hogs, (&
Fresh pork loins. 8c
A DEC&EAStl THIS TIME.
Quite a Different Showing Blade by the
Public Debt Statement.
Washington, October L The following
is a recapitulation of the debt statement. Issued
to-day:
rsTEKXST BEARING DEBT.
Bonds at 4 per cent $ 128,821,60000
Bonds at 4 per cent 655,285,050 00
Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. lis, 140 00
Navy pension fund at 3 per cent.... 14,000,000 00
Pacific Kallroad bonds ate per cent, 64,623,512 00
Principal 862,948,502 00
Interest 9,553.759 81
Total I 872,502,261 81
DEBT ON WHICH INTXBEST HAS CEASED BDiCE
JLATUBtrr.
Principal.,
Interest...
Total
.'. I
1,897,423 25
152,963 78
., $ 2.05O.39S04
DEBT BEARING NO INTXBEST.
Old demandandlegaItendernotes..$ 346,737,458 50.
Certificates of deposit 15,275,000 00
Gold certificates..... 116,875,349 00
mirercertlficates 276,(09,713 00
Fractional currency, less $8,375,934
estimated as lostor destroyed...... 6,915,690 47
Principal f 762,223,212 97
TOTAL DEBT.
Principal 11,627.069.140 23
Interest 9,706,728 59
Total '. $1, 638,775. 868 82
Less cash items avail
able for reduction of
the debt $420,175,109 11
Less reserve held for re
demption of United
States notes 100,000.000 00
520,175,909 11
Total debt, less available cash items. 11, lis, 599. 659 71
Met cash in the Treasury. 46,544,42375
Debt,lesscash In Treasury October
1. 1SS9 11,070,055,530 98
Debt, less cash In Treasury Septem
ber 1, 1839 1,033,740,623 21
Decrease of debt during the month. 13.685,094 55
DecreaseofdebtsinceJune30,18S9.. 6.591,09949
CASH XX THE TBXASUKT. AVAILABLE TOB SEDUC
TION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Gold held for gold certificates ac
tually outstanding i 118,675,349 00
Silver held for silver certificates ac
tually outstanding 276,619,713 00
U. S. notes held for certificates of
deposit actually outstanding. 15,275,000 00
Cash held for matured debt and in
terest unpaid 11,604,153 83
Fractional currency. 1,691 28
TotalavaIlablerorreductlonofdebtS420,I75,909 11
BESEBVZ TUXD.
Held for redemption of United
states notes, acts or June 14, 1875,
art -Inlv 1 1SBM i
and Jul;
ily 12.
1100,000,000 00
Unavalla!
able for the reduction of the
aeDt:
Fractional silver coin... 23,864, 840 68
Minor coin 233,497 07
24,098,317 75
Certificates held as cash 8 46,721,855 00
Met cash balance on band 46,544,428 75
Total cash In the Treasury aa
shown by Treasurer's general
account 637,540,530 61
DEBT OT THE FACTTIC BATLBOADS.
For bonds Issued and Interest paid
by the United States, and condi
tion of the sinking fund act of May
7. 1878:
Principal outstanding
64,623,512 00
969,332 68
82,486,557 78
Interest accrued and not yet paid.
Interest paid by the United States..
INTEREST BEFATD BT COMPANIES.
By transportation service..
By cash payments 5 per cent net
earnings
Balance of interest paid by the
United State
srsKLso irrjip.
Bonds 11,141.050 00
Cash 12,283 41
22,279,074 37
1,103,619 75
59,103,863 66
11.153.936 41
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had Cnildren,she gave them Castorla
ap9-77-xwxsu
" ARMOUR'S
EXTRACT OF BEEF.
ARMOUR & CO,, CHICAGO,
SOLE MANUFACTURERS.
This is now conceded to be the best In the
market, is witnessed by tbe fact that we have
just secured the DIPLOMA FOR EXCEL
LENCE at the Pnre Food Exposition, now be
ing held in Philadelphia.
CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE,
BUflUUtt 1JM 4UAIiITY,
And with the bright appetizing flavor of fresh
ly roasted beef.
REMEMBER,
jy5-19-irwiP
i-orriL
PHOTOGRAPHER, 18 SIXTH STREET.
A fine, large crayon portrait S3 60; see them
before ordering elsewhere. Cabinets, S3 and
S2 60 per dozen. PROMPT DELIVERY.
apli-is-urwrsu
SHE HAD CONSUMPTION !
SO THE DOCTORS SAID.
"1 had a short, hacking cough, tightness In
the chest short breath, and I felt tired all the
time. As I grew weaker I suffered with
those terrible night sweats. My father took me
to 20 physicians who said I could not be cured.
I doctored with many physicians, but got
no better. After 14 years of suffering I began
treatment with tbe physicians of tbe Catarrh
and Dyspepsia Institute, 323 Penn avenue, to
whom I owe my recovery. Sly cough is gone.
I have no dizziness, ringing In the ears, head
aohe or night sweats any more. The pain and
soreness in my stomach have lett me. My food
digests well, so tbat now no gas forms in my
stomach. My throat used to be so sore I could
hardly swallow. Tbat is cured. I feel well
and strong, and why should I not praise these
doctors for thus saving mo from such an un
timely deathf MISS LYDIA MORGAN. Kear
sarge st, near Virginia, on Mt. Washington.
Mrs. Dr. Crossley.ladles' consulting physician
at the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute, 823
Pennave. They cure Catarrh, Dyspepsia and
Diseases of Women. Consultation free to all.
Office hours, 10A.Hto lr.it, and 6 to 8 p.
x. Sundays, 12 to sr.ic stOS-XwT
m
SyHjijii ,fs XJfc
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Great Exterminator
OBIooa poison.
I AH of the opinion S. S. S.stemldasd
the head of the list of blood remedies. I ar
rived at this conclusion from tho tes44meuy of
scores of persons who have told sflo-ftfee
good results from Its use. I have beeaseWfig
&S. 8. for years, and it has won a large, sale.
O.A. GmrFrrH, Mayflower, Ark.
Treatise on Blood and Skia Diseases ra&Beel
free.
The Swift Specific Co.. Drawer a. Atlanta,'
Txie
Ga. BalMS-JCwr5"-
WHOLESALE HOUSE. . .
JOSEPH HORNE J CO.;
Cor. Wood and Liberty S&,
Importers and Jobber of
Special offerings this week is
SLLKS, PLUSHES,
DBESS GOODS,
SAT3SMK
SEER3U0K.KK,
GINGHAMS, PRINTS, - '-,'
andOHBVlOTSr
uv nwinv nmi MimiiNV
Hill lillilll.i flllll till i lllll.t
Dill liUUlU UJllU llUi.lV.UUM
For largest assortment and lowest prioos oaA. -
ana see ua. ' .. j j
WHOLESALE EXCLUSIVELY-
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5l2 AND 514 SMITHFIELD
PITTSBURG, PA..
Transact a teal BaiMg Mm,
Accounts solicited. Issue Circular IeHea '
of Credit, for use of travelers, and Coaaaef1
eJal Credit;
VKT UlllLIUTTWrt
xjli uxrirwi uliix,
Available in ail pain oitne world Auoissna '
Credits
IN DOLLARS
For use in this country. Canada. Mexico, Wert
Indies, South and Central America.
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BROKERS-FINANCIAL.
TTTHITNEr fc STEPHENSON, - -
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Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel,
Morgan & Co., New York. Passports procured, -
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STREET. - vs"f
apzs-i b."
A Home Security,
Fiye Per Cent Merest,
'FREE OF TAXES. '
;f
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company offer
for sale, at SI 02 and accrued interest, a iim-
ited number ot SO-year first mortgage bonds of.
tbe H. C. Frick Coke Company, tbe capital, -stock
of which Is S5.0CO,GUO, fully nail in.
These bonds are redeemable by aaiflktnir,;
fund at the rate of 100,000 per annum, at 1 OS,,
commencing July 1, 1864. interest heist; payable) '
semi-annually. January ana July 1, at taa
office of this company.
We have carefully examined into the seSBOVs
ness ot tms security, ana can recommend Kas
one ot the most desirable Investments oa MsV
market.
FIDEtrrT TITLE 4TRUST COMPANY
121 15S RVinTthmrMim. - r i
seloVB Pittsburg, Pa.' 4
JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., .
BANKERS AND BECKERS.
Members Chicago Board of Trad aaaf
Pittsburg Petroleum Exchange.
45 SIXTH ST., Pittsburg. ,
RIALTO BUILDING, Chicago. ,
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA.,
As old residents know and back files of Pitts
burg papers prove, is tho oldest established
and most prominent physician in tbe city, de
votlne special attention to all chronic diseases.
SS?SSSN0 FEEUNTILCURED
ML"bflllCand mental diseases, physical
I s Lit V UUOdecay, nervous debility, lack of
energy, ambition and hope. Impaired mem
ory, disordered sight, self distrust, basbf ulnees.
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im
poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting tbe person for business, society and mar
riage, permanently, safely ana privately cured.
BLOOD AND SKINsferuX
blotches, falling hair, bones pains, glandular
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat
ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood
poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
I IDIM ARV kidney and bladder derange
Unllinn I iments. weak back, gravel, ca
tarrhal discharges. Inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment.
prompt reiiei anu reai cures.
Dr. Whlttler's life-long, extensive expert- -ence.
Insures scientific and reliable treatment
on common-sense principles. Consultation
free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated
as if here. Office hours 9 a. k. to 8 p. x. San-'
day,10A.ar.tolP.ir.ouiy. DR.WHITXIEB, i
811 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa.
selO-40K-DSuwk
GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE
CURES - -
NERVOUS DEBILITY, -LOST
VIGOR.
LOSS OF MEMORY.
Full particulars In pamphlet
sent free. The cenulne Cray's
bpeclac sold by druggists only la
yellow wrapper. Price, rl per
package, or six for 3, or by malt
on recelDt of nrlce. by address
ng THE GRAY .MEDICINE CO, Buffalo, H. X ,
Sold in Pittsburg byS.S. HOLlA-ND. corner
Smlthfleld and Liberty its. aplz-M
DOCTORS LAKE1
SPECIALISTS in all cases re
quiring scientific and confiden
tial treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake,
M. R. C. P. S, Is the oldest and
mnt ATTurienned sneclaliSt ia
the city. Consultation free and1
strictly confidential. OlHca
hours to and 7 to 8 P. it.; SundajrS, 2 to 4 P.
ILConsult them personally, or write. DoCTOaS
Lake. 328 Penn ave., puisdutb, x-a.
jeu-u-owK
io3s:'s Cotton. EOOtj
CCM POUND V .w
.Composed of Cotton Root, Tansy aad,
Pennyroyal a recent uiscoverr try as
'old physician, la ruectsffuMv used.
tnonii(ir-Safe, Effectual. Price SI- bynH ,
sealed. Ladles, ask your arusgist lor cook's -Cotton
Root Compound and take no substtste,
or Inclose 3 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad-4
dress PONI MLY COMPANY. No. 3 FUwcJ
Block, 131 wooawara ave, ,uetro. jusa.
43-&old in Pittsburg, Pa., by Joseph Flea-
lng is sson, uiamona ana iaarset ass. seae-as.
LADES
BIN-OXIDEPILLSar0sate.su:
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to pennyroyal or tansy. P
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