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J)SE MARKET BASKET.
; Variety in Vegetable Lines is Cur
tailed by Late Frosts.
: CALIFORNIA FRUIT TO THE FRONT.
Scpply of Eish Grade Oysters and Fish
Short of Demand.
FLOEAL OUTLOOK KETEE BRIGIITUE
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch,!.
Friday, October IS, ISS9. J
In the vegetable line tomatoes, beans,
encumbers and cauliflower are scarce and
higher. Beets, parsnips, turnios and cabbage,
with potatoes, Irish and sweet, now haTe the
field in this line. Celery is coming to the
front in excellent quality at 5c a bunch or
50c per dozen. In fruit lines, aside lrom
grapes, the main dependence is on Califor
nia. Though the supply of crapes is short
in the territory around Pittsburg, Ohio,
New Tork and California are contributing
to our markets sufficient for all needs.
Quince? are scarce and higher. Peaches
and pears are practically oyer for this sea
son. Heavy frosts of late haTe stiffened prices
of tomatoes, but there is still plenty for all
needs, though the quality has degenerated
in the past week.
Good Ojstera Still Scarce.
The supply of high grade oysters is still
below the demand, and prices at Baltimore
lure been advanced fully 20 per centon this
grade the past week. Here the advance has
not been so great, dealers being reluctant
to shove markets up until there is an abso
lute necessity for it. The supply of fish is
still short, but is gradually creeping up to the
demand, and will, no doubt, soon be there.
September storms along the coast appear to
haTe driven fish out into deep water, and the
catch has been light for several weeks. A few
weeks ago herring were very plenty. Of late
they have been very scarce.
The trade in noultrv. butter and escs pre
sents no new features since last Saturday.
Game begins to come in more freely. Part
ridges, squirrels and plovers have been seen on
the stalls within the pst week.
flowers still Looking: Up.
In floral lines trade is steadily on the gam.
Society events have made stronger demands on
the trade this wcekthan last, and all signs point
to great activity from now until after the holi
days. Chrysanthemums have put in their first
appearance for the season within a few days.
As the frost nips home gardens in the bud, the
florist's occupation booms, and this industry is
now at the entrance of its best time of the year.
Following are retail prices of market basket
materials as furnished by leading dealers:
Meats.
The best cats of tenderloin steak range
from 0 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 18 to 20c;
standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c; chuck
i oast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; boiling
beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads. 20 to 50c per pain
beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver, 5c a pound;
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from 5 to 10c
per pound Veal for stewing commands 10c:
roast. 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 6c; loin of
mutton, 15c; giblets, 5c per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes, 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota
toes.25c per half peck; eggplants, 10 to 25c; toma
toes, Coc per bait peck; cabbage,5 to 10c; bananas.
20 to 25c a dozen: carrots, 5c a bunch; lemons, 25
to 35c per dozen; orange9, 50c; lettuce, 5c per
bunch, 6 for 25c; radishes, 5c per bunch; cucum
bers, 5c apiece; beets, 3 for 10c; cauliflowers,
15 to 50c a head; string beans, 25c a half peck;
golden wax beans, 55c a half peck: onions, 20
to 35c a ball peck: new Spanish onions, 5 to
10c each: pie pumpkins, 10 to 35c according to
size; Catav.ba 6 to 7c; Concord grapes, 5 to 7c
per pound; California, Tokay and -Muscat
grapes. 20c per pound: turnips, 20c per half
peck; spiuacb. loc per half peck; cranberries,
15c a quart; Lima beans, 25c a quart.
Batter, Ecc and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, 35c. Good country
butter. 32c Fancy pound rolls, 35c
The ruling retail price for eggs is 25c
Tho range for dressed chickens is 75c to
SI 25 per pair. Turkeys, 20c per pound. Prairie
chickens, II 00 a pair: ducks, $1 00 to SI 25 per
pair: reed birds, SI 00 per dozen: jacksnipes,
Z2 50 per dozen; partridges, $6 50 to S7 a dozen;
squirrels, 50c a pair; plovers, S2 25 a dozen.
Fish in feeaBOD.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali
fornia salmon, 40c pound; white fish, 12c; her
ring, 4 pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, 30c
to 35c a pound: sea salmon, 40c a pound;
blue fish, 25 to 30c; perch. 10c: halibut, 2oc;
rock bass, 30c: black bass, 20c: lake trout, 12c:
lobsters, 25c: green sea turtle, 2Sc; mackerel,
iOc small, 40c large. Oysters: N. Y. counts,
a 75 per gallon; clams. SI 25 per gallon; scol
lops, 50c a quart: froj-s. Si 00 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil crabs, b5c
per dozen.
Flower K.
La France roses, $1 2531 50 per dozen; Bride
roses, SI 25 per dozen: Perlcs, $1 00 per dozen;
Niphetos, SI 00 per dozen; Bennetts, SI 50
per dozen: American Beauty, S5c apiece; ifer
rnets, si 25 per nozen; carnations, 50c a dozen;
Maiden Hair fern, 50c per doz. fronds; gladiolus,
60c per dozen; lily nt the valley, S2 per dozen;
chrysanthemums, 50c to 54 a dozen.
LITE STOCK 3IAKEETS.
The Condition of Easiness at the East Liberty
Sleek Yards.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch.!
Fridat, October 18, ISB8.
" Cattle Receipts. 620 head; shipments,
400 head; market, nothing doing, all through
consignments; no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hoos Receipts. 3,800 nead: shipments. 4.500
head: market closing dull: best Philadelphia,
SI 551 65: good Yorkers. S4 55l 60, common
and heavy hogs $4 451 50; 13 cars of hogs
shipped to New 'i ork to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 400 head; shipments, 400
bead: market dull; prime. SI 604 90: good
S4 30S4 50; fair, S3 253 80; common 82 00
3 00; lambs, S3 005 75. ' w
By Telccrnpb.
New York Beeves Receipts, 48 carloads
for city trade slaughterers direct, 41 carloads
for the market alive and 20 carloads for ex
portation. The trading was not brisk, but a
firmer feeling prevailed before the finish, and
the pens were cleared: poor to prime native
steers sold at from S3 104 70 per 100 lbs., with
a few selections at S4 754 85; fair Texas steers,
S3 20; bulls and dry cou s at SI 7532 50. Calves
Receipts. 450 head; slow with sales of pressors
at S2 002 50; Western calves at $2 753 75,
and veals at $5 O07 5a Sheep Receipts, 3,500
bead; dull and not all sold; sheep. Si 005 50
per 100 pounds; larobsl SS 00C 62. General
sales were at S4 235 7o for sheep, aud at S5 75
6 25 lor lambs. Hogs Receipts, 4,500 head;
very qniet for live bog at $4 505 10.
Chicago Cattle Kecetnts, 8.000 head: ship-
ments, 3,000 head: market steady: choice to
extra beeves, $4 504 HO; steers, S3 001 25;
stockers and feeders. S2 002 90; cows, bulls
and mixed. $1 202 80; Texas cattle, $175
3 00; Western rangers. SI 85g3 75. Hogs
Receipts, 21,000 head: shipments, 8,500 heaa;
market slow, clo-intr lower; mixed. 84 00
4 40: heavy, J3 S54 25; light, S4 004 50; skips,
S3 604 10. Sbepp Receipts, 8.000 head; ship
ments. 3.000 head; market steady and active;
uatires. S3 OO0J5 10: Western. S3 501 15; Tex
an. S3 404 15: lambs, S4 (lug's 85.
Kaksa. City Cattle Receipts, 4,301) head;
shipments, 2,400 bead: market ajlOe higher, ex
cept for choice natives: common to choice corn
fed, S3 254 50; cows, SI 502 30: stockers and
feeders. S2253 00: Texas, SI 402 90. Hogs Re
ceipts, 7.100head; shipments, 2,600 head; mar
ket weak, and 10c lower; good to choice
light, J4 00g4 20; heavT and mixed. S3 33
8 95. 8beep Receipts. 1,800 bead; shipments,
1,000 bead; market steady; good to choice lambs
and mnttons, S3 504 90; stockers and feeders,
S? 003 25.
ST.LODIS Cattle Receipts. 1,600 head; ship
ments, 1,900 head: market higher; choice heavy
native steers, S4 304 75: fair to good, do. S3 3u
03 35: stockers and feeders. II i5g2 60; range
steers. S2 1002 90. Hogs Receipts, 3,500 head:
shipments, 2,000 head; market slow; fair
to choice heavy, S3 90B4 20; packing grades,
S3 754 10: light, fair to best. Si 004 3i Sheep
Receipts. 775 head; shipments. 1,270 head;
market steady; fair to choice, S3 3004 7a
BrKFAIX) Cattle unchanged: receipts, 64
loads through: 3 sale. Hogs alow and weak;
610c lower: receipts, 85 loads through: 60
sie; medium and heavy. U 404 60: mixed,
$4 6U4 60: corn Yorkers, 14 60t 70; Michi
gins, U S0l 60: roughs. S3 5083 65.
OTmrr i the Cavital city ofAlatka. together
Oll&A, withlhe manner andcuttom of
the native it graphically detcribed in to-mor-rouft
Dispatch (yO.B.H.
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Very Little Snap In the Whent Pit and
Prices Give Way Corn nod Oats
Also Lower Hay Prod
acts Strancer.
Chicago Trading was rather light and
no interesting features presented. Most
of the business was on behalf of local
traders. A trader prominently identified with
this market was a good buyer for both De
cember and May at the opening, and after
ward sold freely on the advance. Several
traders endeavor en to realize on the top.
Some selling on foreign acconnt was reported.
The opening was rather steady slightly be
low yesterday's closing and soon thereafter
prices rallied about Jc, with some effort to
sustain prices, but free offerings created weak
ness, and traders were not slow to get out
from under, and prices declined lc ruled
steady and closed about J5c lower than yes
terday. There was a lack ot stimulating news.
A very dull day was witnessed in corn,trading
being light and limited to the nsual room op
erators, with fluctuations confined within c
range. The feeling was easier and slightly
lower prices were established. The market
opened at aDout the closing prices of yesterday,
was very dull for some time, became a trifle
more active, again ruled quiet, but just before
the close dull, declining in all jc,and final quo
tations w ere Jc below yesterday.
Oats were weaker and nrices receded Hwi
Trading was fair bnt not of a character to in
spire buyers, and few appeared except those
having shorts to f ulU Aside lrom the opera
tions of one or two traders who bought on the
decline, there were no new features.
Rather more was doing in pork, and the feel
ing was stronger and prices averaged slightly
higher.
There was only a fair trade In lard. The
feeling was somewhat steadier and ruled about
2c higher.
In short ribs there was more life to the mar
ket, and the feeling was stronger. Shorts
wanted October, and there was suroe invest
ment demand. October advanced 1012c,
ana the otber deliveries were 25c lighter,
but extreme figures were not funy supported.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. 2. December, S2S2813
81Kc: year,8IQ8180SOKc; May, 885f
6HS6S4C
CORN No. 2, November, 30K3030
630Jc; December, Sroi30Uc: May, 32633
32&323ic
Oats No. 2, November, 18Vc; December,
1SK1SMc: May. 21Ji21J2-.!lc
Mess Pork, per bbL November, S3 "H
9 5ov?9 40 40: year, S9 30g9 22K; January,
SS 459 609 4539 50.
Lard, per 100 6a. November. $5 95;
December. $5 925 90; January, $5 905 92
5 9035 9a
Short Ribs, per 100 Iks. November. S4 87J
1 92KfS7K64 92)4; January. $4 71 8a
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat.
per bbk $10 7511 00, Lard, per 100 pounds,
$6 256 2 Short ribs sides (loose), $525
5 40. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). S4 254 50:
short clear sides (boxed), S5 505 62. Re
ceiptsFlour, 23.000 barrels; wheat, 115.000
bnsbels: com, 201000 bushels; oats, 233,000
bushels; rye, 16.000 bushels; barley. 111,000
bushels. Bhipments Flour, 9.000 barrels; wheat,
14,000 bushels: corn. 192,000 bushels; oats, 258,
000 bushels; rye, 140,000 bushels; barley, 80,000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was dull, weak and unchanged.
Eggs, 1S1SC
New York Flour Moderately active and
weak. Cornmeal steady. Wheat Spot mod
erately active, c lower and weak; options
moderately active and w eaker; longs selling.
Rje quiet; Western, 4952c Barley dull.
Corn &pot fairly active and steady; options
dnll, i&c lower and weak. Oats Spot ac
tive and weaker; options quiet and easier.
Hay firm: fair demand. Hops steady; quiet.
Coif ee Options opened Steady, 5 a 10 points up;
closed barely steadv 10 a 15 points up.
Sales 47,250 bags, inclnding October. 15.20
15.30; November, 15.1515.20; Decem
ber, 15.1515.25: January, 15.20: February, 15.20;
March. 151515.20c; April. 15.1515.25c: May,
15.1515.25; spot Kio quiet and steady; fair
cargoes 19yc SngarKaw nominal: centrifu
gals, 96 test. 66Jc; refined easy and quiet:
off A. 6 7-166Jc; moldA,7?gc; confectioners'
A, 7c; powdered. c; granulated, TVc; cubes,
7c Molasses New Orleans quiet. Rice Arm.
Cotton oils qniet. Tallow quiet Rosin quiet.
Turpentine quiet. Eggs steady: Western, 20
20c; receipts, 3,865 packages. Pork qniet.
Cutmeats steady; pickled shoulders, 4ke; do
hams, 9Jc; middles fiim; short clear. So b5
5 75. Lard firmer and qniet; sales Western
steam, spot, SB 70; do C and F. S6 67: October,
S6 65; November, $6 4T8 43; January. S6 31:
March, S6 40. Butter quiet but about steady;
Elgins, 25c; western dairy, 915c; do creamery,
12624c; do held. 1219c; do factory, 7J13c
Cheese weak and in moderate demand: West
ern, 810c
Philadelphia Flour quiet-but steady.
Wheat Options dull and about c lower; high
grades scarce; ungraded red. in export ele
vator, 81c: No. 2 red, in do. 83c: No. 2 red,
October, fcU63c; November. 83S3Vc; De
cember, 8i84Kc Corn Options dull but
steady; car lots tor local trade scarce and firm,
but demand very moderate; No 2 mixed and
yellow, on track, 42c; No 2 mixed. In
grain depot 41c: No. 2 mixed, October.
395!10c; November. 3940c; December, 39
39c; January, 3sKS9c Oats Car lots
steady but quiet; No. white, 27c: No. 2
white, 29e; do choice. 30c; futures quiet nut
steady: No. 2 white, October. 2S28c; No
vember 2S2SJc: December, 2SK28c: Jan
uary, 28$29c Butter dull and weak; Penn
sylvania creamery extra, 24c; do prints extra,
2830c ggs steady and in fair demand:
Pennsylvania firsts, 23c Cheese dull and
easier.
St. Louis Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat opened lower and weak, reacted sligStly
but acaln declined and closed c below yester
day; No. 2 red cash 78c; October, 7878c,
closed at 77VC asked: December, 7&Mb0Jc
closed atTOJic asked; May, 83JSc, closed at
83Jc bid. Corn dull and weak: No. 2 casn, 28c;
cash and October, 28c; November. 28c bid: De
cember, 27Ji27Jc;c;"Mav, 2930e. closed at
29Jj,c Oats easier; No. 2 cash, 18c; November,
18c; May, 21. Rye firm; No. 3, 3137c Bar
Icy dull and small sales;Nebraska; 45c; Wiscon
sin, 62c Flaxseed higher at SI 25. Provisions
firm.
Milwaxtkee Flour dull. Wheat easy; cash,
73!c; December, 75c, No. 1 Northern, 82c
Corn dull: No. 3. 31c Oats quiet; No. 2
white, 21Kc Bye steady: No. 1. 43Jc
Barley easy: No. 2, ana October, 53c Pro
visions steady. Pork. Sll 00. Lard, SS 15.
Cheese unchanged; Cheddars. 99C
Baltimore Provisions stronger; mess pork,
$12 50. Batter quiet; western packed. 1013c:
best roll. 1418c; creamery. 2325c Eggs dull;
nearby, 2122c: western, 21c Coffee nominal;
Rio cargoes, fair, 19c
Toledo Cloverseed lower and dnll.
Drygoods.
New York. October J8. The market for
drygoods was buoyant in tone and feeling, on
acconnt of the activity of spring specialties, as
white goods, ginghams, seersuckers, satines,
challis, flannel and cloth effects, as well as the
attention extended by cutters' conventions and
exporters to goods adapted to their special
wants. The feeling was also pronounced in
reference to the position of staple goods, which
aie sold up better than usual at this period, and
are consequently firm in tone. The outlook is
exceedingly good.
Wool BlarKets.
New York Wool steady and quiet Do
mestic fleece, 3239c; pulled, 2341c; Texas. 14
28c
St. Louis Wool quiet Bright medium. 19
24c; coarse braid, 1422c; low sandy, ll18c;
fine light, 1622c:beavy do, ll19c; tub washed.
3035c
Bostoit, October 18. The demand for wool
is good, and more confidence is shown among
dealers. Prices are low, but are thought to
have reached bottom. The sales were 2,2G8,000
pounds, and inclnded some good-sized lines of
territory wools at 60c for fine, 5557c for fine
medium, and 52c for medium. In Texas, Cali
fornia and Oregon wools not much was done,
small lots only selling at previous prices. Fall
wools were neglected. Georgia wools sold at
27c Ohio and Pennsvlvania fleeces wero in fair
demand at 32S32Jc for X, 3435c for XX and
XX and above, and 3733c for No. 1. M ichigan
X fleeces were quiet at 30c There was more
doing in combing wools, with sales of choice
washed at 42c and otber sales at 40c Unwashed
combingsold at 27c lor one-quarter and 2930c
for three-eighths blood. Pulled wools were
steady. Foreign wools were qniet
Jtlctnl Mnruet.
New York Pig iron firm; American, $15 50
18 0a Copper flat; lake. October. "510 75.
Lead quiet and easy; domestic S3 9a Tin flairly
active and easy: Straits, $20 90; plates strong.
London Pig tin The purchases for con
sumption have been liberal at firm prices, but
speculation only fair; Straits, 91 for spot;
futures (3 months), 91 15s. Copper There has
been little change in the situation, and prices
have ruled quite steady; Chill bars are now
?uoted at 42 17s 6d for spot; 42 5s Od for
uture delivery; best selected English, 48.
Lead The market steady, with demand fair;
Spanish quoted at 12 10s Od. Spelter A good
demand and pnees firmly held; ordinary Sile
sian quoted at 22. Tin plate Prices very
difficult to quote, makers' views being far
above the highest thus far paid; on actual busi.
ness there has been 6d to Is advance during the
wees, 15s having been paid for Bessemer.
No depreciation or deterioration, Dr.
Bull's cough syrnp. Price only 25 cents.
OUR CITYMARRETSenl
than at Imyer and teller are detcribed m to
morrovft Dispatch oy Wilton Windom.
THE PITTSBUEG "
RUHOES EM DOWS.
No Boom on Ninth Street, and tbe
Guffeys Hot Leasing tbe Earth.
STATE OP THE LUMBER TRADE.
Pittsburg and Wilkinsburg Street Eailway
Company Playing Freezeont.
THE OHIO OIL MEN IS GOOD SPIRITS
Rumor is not always reliable, but it Is re
sorted to sometimes in the absence of specific
information concerning passing events. Bet
ter a rumor than nothing, if it be harmless.
It shows that people are talking, if not act
ing. Bumor is a surface indication; if one
gets belcw it he will generally find some
thing. There are exceptions to this propo
sition, of course. For instance, Black &
Baird deny the published statement that
they are working up a boom on Ninth street
by gobbling all or a Large part of the prop-ei-ty
on that thoroughfare. A short time
ago they sold a house and lot there for
$12,000. This is the only recent transac
tion on Ninth street by tbem or anybody else
To make the denial still stronger, they say
there is no buying movement on Ninth street
at all, either by individuals or firms. 80 mnch
for the boom. The story that the Guffeys have
leased all the territory north and west of the
Arbuckle oil well is another instance of rumor
going wrong. It is denied by James W. Drape,
who said yesterday that he owned a large farm
there which had not been leased, and he knew
of others in the samecondition. Like Davy
Crockett, Rumor will have to pick ber flint and
try it again.
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The local lumber trade,while not particularly
active, is in good shape, with prices steady to
firm, and moderate stocks, but larger than a
week or ten days ago, with tbe exception of
bard wood, which is very scarce so much so as
to retard building operations in some cases.
There is considerable of it on the way, but the
car famine on all the roads leading to the lum
ber regions makes deliveries slow and uncer
tain. Should the winter be an open one, build
ing will be prosecuted with slight interruption
This will insure a good lumber market all
season. Despite the efforts of Southern pro
ducers to boom yellow pine, the white variety
still has the call. One objection to yellow pine
is that it Is hard to put down and work, and
therefore more expensive. Dealers are already
figuring on stocks for next year, as it is proba
ble building will be on a larger scale than ever
before
9 m
The directors of the Pittsburg and Wilkins
burg Street Railway Company, which was re
cently incorporated, will hold a meeting No
vember 1 to consider plans for tbe constrnction
of the new line. It will tbeu be decided what
motor is to be used, but it is thought that elec
tricity will be selected. Since the granting of
the charter a number of streets have been
Stricken off tbe original route and others added
thereto, the object of the re-arrangement being
to shut out future competing lines. The com
pany proposes to begin the work of construc
tion early in November. Tbe new line will be
a feeder to both the Fitth avenue and Citizens'
Traction roads.
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A Findlay, O., correspondent writes: "Every
oil operator one meets here these days is full of
hope of better prices for the near future. The
stocks in the Pennsylvania region have
dwindled to a minimnm and with all their
hunting it has been found impossible in that
country to maintain tbe daily output at any
thing like the requirements of the trade If
'this product, therefore, can be utilized, as cer
tain parties claim it can, there is some other
cause for the bullish feeling extant. Of course
tho Wood county pool is as yet
only partially developed. There are hun
dreds, and it might be said thousands of acres
of territory yet to be drilled that will probably
prove as richly productive as any that has yet
been developed. The oil in iron tanks amounts
to more than 10,000,000 barrels. This would not
prove a very great burden, however, should
there come a time, which is as inevitable as the
return of winter, when there would be a regu
lar daily draught upon it for fuel purposes.
The only question that the producers of North
western Ohio have to seek a solution for is the
uses to which this commodity can and will be
applied."
Pittsbubo, October 18.
To the Financial Editor or The Dispatch:
I read tbe article in The Dispatch in re
gard to the effect of putting the Schenley
property on the market, and agree with the
opinion therein expressed that it would be a
benefit instead of a detriment to the real es
tate market. I think it is jnst what is needed
to keep the market in a good, steady condition,
on the theory that the more land the more
buyers. It would arouse a feeling of competi
tion, and prevent the possibility of a boom,
which would inevitably prove disastrous.
There is no good reason for thinking it wonld
"smash tbe market." Those who bold this
opinion might with equal reason say the estab
lishment of two or three more drygoods stores
here wonld ruin that business, or that another
mill wonld smash the Iron trade. In my opin
ion the throwing of the Schenley property on
the market wonld stimulate business, to the
great advantage of both buyer and seller.
Investor
Amongjother business enterprises projected
at Youngstown is a mammoth steel plant, to
cost over Sl,000,00a Among the iron manu
facturers interested in it are the Andrews Iron
Company, the Trumbull Iron Company and the
nfctn Trftn and KtAfil Comnanv. TTatiTv WlnV
of the last-named company, is in Europe visit
ing tbe numerous steel plants, and upon his
return the erection ot the plant will be com
menced. Patents on the following mechanical appli
ances have expired, and they may be appro
priated by anyone so disposed: Sawing ma
chine, M. iicuooi: water wneei (turbine), J.
Cumming; fire-kindling compound, J. S. Car
roll; automatic brake tor machinery, T. Stebin;
mechanical movement, E. Courtwrigbt; double
acting pump, T. N. Henderson: air valve for
radiators, A. B. Ensign: rock drill, J. Van
Sparre; steam generator, J. F. Allen; tiro bend
ing machine, W. Beers; water meter, H.N.
Bartlett; attachment for wrenches, D. Cum
ming, Jr. ...
Tin will soon be made in Virginia. Messrs.
Campbell fc Henley, of Irish Creek, that State,
have built a small furnace and expect to com
mence smelting operations in a few days. They
have also erected a mill for crushing the ore
There is said to be an abundance of good tin
ore within two miles of the furnace. They
planned and bnilt the works themselves.
Tbe New York JPott of yesterday says in its
financial article: Tbe total amount of cur
rency transferred from New YorK to the "West
and South by orders through the United States
Treasury in the week ending last night w as
only 1,000,000, acalnst S2,389,000 in the previous
weok and 4,878,000 in the preceding week.
This shows a large falling off, and as New
York Exchange is now only 25 cents per SI, 000
discount in Chicago, a rate which is
too small to justily the regular ship
ments of currency by express. It may
be assumed that tbe movement of currency
to the interior has practically ceased. Conse
quently no further pressure on tho money
market need be expected from that cause,
inquiry upon the subject leaves little room tor
doubt that tbe money market has been manipu
lated by tbe withdrawal of money from banks
and from the market for the purpose of put
ting up the rates of interest, and this has been
done by capitalists and banks, both corporate
and private So far as tbe banks and bankers
are concerned, it can only be said that they
have been exceedingly prompt to call in call
loans and put tbe money out again at the high
est figures attainable, and their only object bas
probably ieen to get the most for their money.
But this has given tbe bears a great oppor
tunity to bid tbe rates up. This forenoon
money was 8 to 10 per cent, but shortly after
12 it was suddenly bounced up to 15 per cent,
and an insignificant amount loaned at.that. but
before 230 o'clock it was down to 7, 8 and 9 per
cent.
ALMOST IK THE EUT.
A Dnll Dnr In Stocks Philadelphia and
Pleasant Valley Stronger.
There was a good-siied crowd In attendance
at the Stock Exchange yesterday, but there was
no business in it. If there were any orders
they were on the bear side, and very little effort
was made to fill them, Philadelphia Gas and
DISPATCH, , SATURDAY,"
Pleasant Valley scored fractional advances,
and were firm throughout. There were no
otber features of interest. Bids, sales and oners
were:
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked.
4M 460
Pitts. P. 8. AM. Ex..
Fourth Mat. nan
Consolidated U.CoIll
EaftEndUasCo., 111..
Pitts. Oas Co.. Ill
Southslde Gas Co.. 111..
Chartlers Yal. Oas Co.
Manufacturers Oas Co.
Mat. Gas Co. or W. Va.
Philadelphia Co...,,.,.
Wheeling bas Co
'Washington Oil Co
Central Traction
Citizen' Traction
130 ....
. .... 40
.... 8S 7o
61 "0
-
27 -
79 .... T9
,3: i "..
,'.'. 81 .... '
31K SISU 31 K
,.. 70 69 70
rmsDurc Traction ,,
Pleasant Valley 19 SOX X
20J?
nits., a. & man a .... "
ritts.Junc.n.K 27
P. O. & St. L. 1st pref. M
Monoucahela Bridge.. 25 .... SS,,
Point Bridge 3 .... 3 ..-
Suspen'n B'dg.(6th st) 70 - s0
Union Bridge IS 17 ....
La Nona Mining Co... J? 1 A
Luster Mining Co 10 .... 10
Yankee Girl Mining 3K ,, :;
Westmghouse Klectnc 4S)f 48J4 J S
Granite Kooflng Co 35 ....
Union Storage Co 75
0. 8. ASlg. Oo 21 22
Westlnghouse A. B... li: 114
On call 100 shares Philadelphia Gas sold at
32. Before call in the afternoon 1C0 snares of
the same stock went at 32, and 100 at 3.
Andrew Caster sold 200 shares of Philadelphia
Gas at 32, to go outside the citv. George B.
Hill & Co. bonght 200 Pittsburg Traction at 48.
R.J.Stoney, Jr., sold 100 Philadelphia Gas at
The total sales ot stocks at New York yester
day were 181,009 shares, including Atchison,
12,730; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
8,825; Lake Shore 3,020: Louisville and Nash
ville, 6,060; Missouri Pacific, 0.450: Northwest
ern, 0,425; Northern Pacific preferred, 21,637;
Reading, 7,735; Richmond and West Point,
3,051; St. Paul, 26,280; Union Pacific, 4,100.
AT THE MONET CENTERS.
Cheeking Heavy nod Discounting Fair Tho
Snrplas Held Down.
Checking continues to be tbe principal fea
ture of the local mon ey market. It was beavy
yesterday, with the balances out of due propor
tion, they footin g up S264.612 95, while the ex
changes were S2,202,3S5 80. There was a fair in
quiry for accommodations at the standard
rates, and depositing was liberal. A cashier
said tbe bank surplus was not accumulating, but
that tbe outflow and inflow were about equal.
An Eastern expert, who has looked tbe mat
ter up, says: Ten years ago, in October, 1878,
the paper currency aggregated 8682,815.520. di
vided almost equally between national bank
and Treasury notes. Tbe volume of the latter
has remained practically unchanged, but the
national bank currency has fallen from 335.
134,504 to 5199,779,011, a decline of 135,355,493 in
ten years. Tho place of the national bank
notes bas been filled by silver and silver certifi
cates, wbich have also supplied tho fresh de
mand created by the natural increase of trade
Tho silver certificates now outstanding amount
to S276.619.715, or 76,840,701 more than the na
tional bank notes retired.
Probably very few persons not in some way
connected with the banking business realize
bow the national bank notes are disappearing
and how silver is gradually becoming the basis
of our currency.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
tight, ranging from 615, last loan 7, closed
offered at 7 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
57. Sterling exchange quiet but weak at
S4 Sl?i for 60-day bills, and 54 85 for demand.
Closing Bond
Quotations.
TJ. 8. 4s,reg 127
U. S. 4s. coup 127
U. 8.4Ks.reg 105 W
H.K. 4T.Gen.68 . iSH
Mutual Union 6s... .WIS
v. J.c. Int. Cert.. MVi
Northern fac ljts..lIM
Northern Pac. 2ds..lll
Northw't'n consols. 145
Northw'n deben's..lH
U.ti. 4)45. coup.... lteg
racinoos 01 ' 117
Loolslanastampedts 89);
Missouri 83 101H
Tenn. new set. 63... 110
Tcnn. new set. 5S....101
Tenn. new set. 3s.... 71
Canada So. ids 96
Cen. faclflclsu 114
Den. A B. G., lsts...i:i)j
Den. & R. G. 4s 7SH
D.&R.G.West,l3ts. 110
Erle,2ds J01
U.K.. &T. Gen. 6s.. S3
Oregon & Trans. &S.105H
St.L. &I.M.Gen.5s84
St. 1..&S.K. Oen.il. 120
Si. Paul consols ....126
St. PI. Chi & Pc.Uta.il?
Tx., Fc.L. G.Tr Bs. SO
ii.,rc.K.U.JT.liCll la
Union Pac. lsts 113
West -Shore 10oH
(government and State bonds were dnll and
unchanged.
New York Clearings, S137,473,15i; balances,
$5,235,313.
Boston Clearings. J17.338.590; balances,
31661.148. Money, 3 per cent.
Baltimore Clearings, 2,177.519; balances.
$414,925.
PHn,ADKi.PHlA. Clearings, $12,320,538; bal
ances, $2,066,230.
London The amount of bullion gone Into
tbe Bans: of England on balance to-day is 596,-
Paeis Three per cent rentes, 871 30c for the
account.
Chicago Clearings, $12,041,000. Money con
tinues in active demand, banks asking 6 and 7
per cent on time loans.' '
. St. Louis-Clearings, $3,350,825; balances,
$497,887.
IIKB TWO PEAS.
Only Microscopic Changes In the Oil Market
Field News.
Yesterday's oil market differed in no material
respect from that ot the previous day. There
was a little buying in New York early, but later
that center went over entirely to the bear side,
and what it dumped was snapped up by Oil
City. It is hinted that a clique of operators on
the different exchanges are at the head of the
Oil City movement, with the object of corner
ing the stuff and forcingan advance. The only
important transaction here was by McKelvey,
who sold 10,000 barrels. With this exception,
local trading was strictly professional The
range of prices was as narrow as a French or
Spanish Bourbon, the opening being 100 tbe
highest and closing lOOJg, and the lowest 100.
A new well is being put down atZeltenople.
It is not far distant from the well that caused
such great excitement a month ago, which was
ruined by a collapse of the casing and the con
sequent flooding of water. It is believed tbe
E resent well will open an extension of tbe Am
erson field, neat Harmony, and is looted upon
as an important venture. The Arbuckle well
was reported doing about 600 barrels a day.
Fentnrea of the Market.
Corrected dally by John M. Oamey t Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened I0OMI Lowest 100
Highest lOOftlClosed iooj
Barrels.
Average runs 51,159
Average shipments &MI
Average charters - 39,392
Refined, New York. 7c.
Uennerf, London. 6)d-
Beflned, Antwerp, 17.tr.
Kenned, Liverpool, 6 1-lSd.
A. B. McGrew i Co. quote: Puts. lD9Ke;
calls.5100.
Other Oil Markets.
Orx. Citt. October 18. National transit
certificates opened at $1 00; highest, $1 00
lowest, $1 00H"; closed, $1 OOc.
Bradford. October 18. National transit
certificates opened at 61 00: closed at $1 00;
highest, $1 01; lowest, $1 00.
Trru8vn.i.E, October 18. National transit
certificates opened at $1 00V; highest, $1 00;
lowest, $1 00; closed at $1 0u.
New Yobk, October 18. Petroleum was
very natron to-day. The opening was steady
at $1 00, Drices then fen Jc. and the market
ruled quiet the rest of the day, closing steady
at $1 00. Stock Exchange: Opening, $1 00;
highest, $1 00; lowesr, 99c: closing, $1 00.
Consolidated Exchange: Opening, $1 00; high
est, $1 00: lowest, $1 00; closing, $1 00.
Sales, 378,000 barrels.
HOLDING ITS OWN.
The Movement In Realty Continues a Fea
lure of Local Badness.
Alles & Bailey, 161 Fourth avenue, sold for
Samuel Myers a bnck dwelling of seven rooms,
hall, both gases, etc., paved and sewered yard,
No. 129 Twenty-second street, Southsiae, to
William O'Donnell for $2,900.
W. E. Hamnett, of 404 Smithfleld street.
Pittsburg, and Wilkinsburg, sold lot 62 Wil
kins estate, plan No. 2, to William O'Neil for
S700; also a lot on North street, Wilkinsburg,
65x110, for A. McAteer to John Kocbenderler,
for $1,200 cash; also lot No. 1. Charles Arm
strong's plan of lots. Wilkinsburg, to John L.
Ralph tor $1,350 cash.
Black & Baird. 05 Fourth avenue, sold to
Noah Q. Speer lot on Millvale avenue, in Ben
Venue place, adjoining Mr. Speer'a present
residence, in size 40x130 feet, for $2,400, or $60
per foot front. The improvement of Millvale
avenue, now being made by tbe city, is causing
large inquiry for Ben-Venue property.
C. Beringer & Sun, 303 Fourth avenue, sold a
vacant lot on Sheffield street, Allegbeny,20xl38,
to Thomas Hill, for $2,000 cash. They also
placed a mortgage for $7,000 on Allegheny City
property at 5 per cent; one ot $2,800 on Pitts
burg property at 6 per cent, and one of $800;
near Mansfield, at 6 per cent.
W. A. Herrcn fe Sons sold another house, 208,
in Coltart square, Oakland, for Wm. Wood,
for $6,600. This is the seventeenth sale made in
this plan of houses in a short time.
Heed B. Coyle & Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold
to J. W.Woomer a lot in Marion Place plan for
$250.
L. O. Frazler, corner Forty-fifth and Butler
streets, sold for Joseph L. Hesch a one-story
frame dwelling, lot 20x100 feet to a 20-foot
alley, situate on the east side of Edmund street,
near Penn avenue. Twentieth ward, to tbe
Iron City Homestead Loan and Trust Com
pany for $1,200 cash.
Charles E. Cornelias sold this week, eight
OCTOBER 19, 1889.
lots from his plan Mornlngside nlace.
Eighteenth ward, as follows: Two lots, 20x100,
O. Mawhinney, $500; two lots, 20x100, B. Happe,
$400; two lota, 20x100, N. Caincross, $400; two
lots. 20x100, M. Mnsser, $503.
Baltensperger & Williams.154 Fourth avenue,
sold for jlrs. Theodora W. M. DeHaan the
property situate at tbe corner of Chestnut and
Watson streets, city, having two-story brick
dwelling of Ave rooms, hall.batb.etc; lot 25x43,
for a price approximating $6,000.
James W. Drape & Co. sold a house and lot
in the East End, near Hone street, six rooms
and lot 70x120 feet, for $5,000; also, a farm of
about 175 acres, near Darlington, Beaver
county, for $5,230; also, a house and lot on
Twenty-second street, Southslde, for $2,850;,
also, a house and lot at Ingram station, P. C. &
St. L. R. R., f or $2,600: also, a small property in
Homestead, lot 30x120 feet, and dwelling, for
$1,250. They also placed a mortgage of $10,000
on two properties in McKeesport at 6 per cent:
also, a mortgage on bouse and lot in tbe city of
$3,000 at 6 per cent; also, a mortgage ot $3,000 on
a house and grounds on the Southslde at 6 per
cent.
LONDON TO THE BESCUE.
A Flood of Baying Order from the Bis
Town Checks the Downward Career
of Railroad 6hares Tbs
Trails Strong.
New Yobk, October 18. Tbe stock market
was again dnll to-day, but the tone of the deal
ings was in marked contrast to that of yester
day. While the final changes are generally for
fractions, they were mostly in tho direction of
higher figures. The money question was active
in the first few minutes; but this was neutral
ized by the even buying orders from abroad,
which started the shorts to covering and com
pletely changed the temper of the speculation
for the time being. Tbe anxiety over the
higher rates for money prevalent yesterday,
led to a weakening, which was made at conces
sions from last night's figures of from to X,
and pressure caused some further slight de
clines in the early trading.
The sudden flood of buying orders from Lon
don, however, checked the decline, and as it
was continued tbe shorts became frightened
and rushed to cover, which soon gave a strong
trend to the market and prices materially lm-
S roved before the close of the first hour.
Torthern Pacific preferred was the feature,
rising from 71 to 73 on utterances of Mr.
Ives, In which he stated that he owned as much
stock as before the election, and that he had
every confidence in the new board. The Trusts
were specially strong also on the announce
ment of the application of tbe American Cot
ton Oil Company for an Increase in capital, with
the utterances of Mr. Thomas leading to tbe
impression that the Trust was to come into the
new corporation.
The money situation again came to the front
after 2 o'clock, and the same tactics as usual
being employed, tbe rate on call was run up to
15 per cent after 12 o'clock, which checked tbe
advance, but the undertone of strength was
such that little impression was made upon
prices outsme 01 a tew specialties.
The most marked movement was In St Paul
preferred, which was offered down In the
absence of buyers, but most of the loss was
recovered later.
Inthelastbourtherewasarenewalof thebuy
iug, and under the lead of Missouri Pacific a
material recovery took place. The close was dull
but firm at close to best prices of tbe day. Tbe
Grangers were rather heavy throughout the
day and Burlington and St. Paul were both
subjected to considerable pressure, but with
out any effect after tbe early depression. The
only important changes, for the day were ad
vances. Sugar rose 2, Cotton Oil and Northern
Pacific preferred 1 each and Lackawanna and
Manhattan 1 per cent each.
The dealings in railroad bonds were devoid
of feature as nsual, and on a basis of only
$679,000 a few important declines were scored.
The following table snows tne prices oractlve
stocks on tbe Mew York Stock Excnaqge yester
day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by
Wuitnit ASTEPIIENSOK. oldest Pittsburg mem
bers or .New Y orx Stock Kxcnange, (7 lrourth ave-
uae:
Clos
ing Did.
K
9
S3J4.
i&
101
89
112
97
15
33U
I3
111
141
75
99
31
17
142
1S0X
111
- T4
WH
lis
is
103
so
91
11M
70
106V
63
16
S7
5K
4
18
18
WW
31
73
22
33
19
44
185
23
80
115
14
56
107
19
64
16
31
84
S9
77
23
Open
ing. Am. Cotton Oil 40K
Atcn.. Top.i s.y..... 30
Canadian Pacific 69!
Canada Southern UJi
Central or .New Jersey.l24$
Central Paelllc
Chesapeake A Ohio..- 25!
C Bur. A Quliicy. ....106K
C, Mil. a St. faul.... m
0.. Mil. & St. P., pf....H2H
C, KoctL AP 97X
0.. St. L. A Pitts
C St. L. A Pitts, nf.. 33M
U. St. P.. M. A O
C Northwestern 111M
CA Northwestern, pf. ....
C, C. C. A 1 75Jf
CO., C. 41., pf 99
Col. Coal A iron II
High
est. 31
69J4
83
1243
2S
107
8!1
113),
MM
wii
liiji
75JJ
99
31
Low.
est.
40
P
69
S3
124X
25)
1053
69
111
97X
iii"
75J
99
31
Col. A Hooting Val
Dei.. L. A W.
Del. A Hudson
.lCJi 143
K.X.. va. AUa ....
E. T Va, A Ga. 1st pf. ...
K. T.. Va. AGa. 2dpr. 21H
Illinois Central. 117
Lake Erie A Western
Lake Erie A West. or.. 63
Laxe Shore AM. S 105
LoulsvlUe A Nashville. 79
Michigan Central 92
Ho.. B.an. ATexas
Missouri Pacific 69
New York Central 107
N. Y.. L.E.AW 29
N.Y..L.E. AW.pref.
H. .. C?ASt. b
n. x a a st. l. or.
N.X.. C. AUt.l.2d Of ....
N. XAN. E 44V
K. Y.. O. A W Wi
Norfolk s Western
Norfolk Western. nf. B5M
Northern Paeinc 31$
Nortnern Pacific oref. 71
Ohio A Mississippi..... ....
Oregon Transcon 33
PaeifioMau 32J
Peo.vUec. A Evans 20
Phlladel. A Heading.. t4
Pullman Palace Car.. .18614
Klchmona & W. P. T.. 22ft
Richmond A W.P.T.nf .. .
St. P., Minn. A Man..lMj
ScL, ASan Fran
St. L. A San Jrran pf.. SSft
st.L. A San JT. 1st pf.
Texas i'aolflo 19X
Union Pacinc Wi
Wabasn l&X
20
117
tan
1053i
79
six
117
803t
92
J07
29X
107
29
&H
73X
33H
32K
20
45J
18614
an
ll'i'i
m
MH
IBM
30
W(
OH
79X
23X
MM
Wabash preferred.
JOK
western union
Wheeling A L. .
Sugar Trust
National xead Trust..
Chicago Gas Trust...,
SIX
TO
7SH
an
65X
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members Hew York Stock Ex
change. Hid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Itallroad.. ... MM M
Heading 22 Z29-1S
Bufialo. Pittsburg and 'Western 9
Lehigh Valley 53 53
Lehigh Navigation -65 65M
Northern Pacific l 31
Northern pacltlo preferred 72 73
Doatnn
Atcll. AToo..lst7i. 110
A. A T. Land Gr' 1 7s. 102
Atcll. ATop. B. B... 31
Boston A Albany.. .215
Boston A Maine.. ...215
C. B. AIL 106
Eastern R. K Ill
FUntAPereM. Ofo. 95
Little K. A Ft. 9. 7s. 97
Mexican Cen. com.. 14H
31ex.Clstmtg.bds. 66
. Y. ANewEng.,,44
N. Y. AS.E.7S....127
Old Colony 17S
Rutland, com 4
Stocks.
Rutland preferred.. 45,
WU.Centrai.com... 27
AllonezMgCo
Calumet A Becla....222
Copper Falls 9
(franklin. Sf
Huron 10
Osceola. 2
rewaoio 02
Bell Telepnone... ..203
Boston Land s
Water Power 5
Tamarack 106
San Diego 24
Business Hotel.
The real estate boom on Ninth street Is all
In tbe eye.
LA Noma having been well physicked is get
ting stronger.
Philadelphia Gas is trying to shinny up a
greased pole. It made some progress yester
day. Steel rails have reached the price ot $32
per ton at the seaboard, a result of the better
railroad business.
Landlords are very slow about signing the
agreement for a change of moving day. Ten
ants should hurry them up.
Advices from Trenton, K. J., say the Amer
ican Cotton Oil Trust has filed an application
there to increase Its capital $20,000,000.
General Sam Thomas predicts SO for cot
ton oil shortly. The new bear party are quite
confident of being able to make lower prices.
By extending their lfne down Fifth and up
Fourth streef, taking it off Liberty, where now
laid, the Citi2ens' Traction Company would re
ceive the thanks of the occupants ot Liberty
from Cecil alley to Seventh street, and at the
same time perhaps, save many lives. There is
talk of making the change.
A NewTork telegram, received yesterday
evening, says: Money still works very closely,
and it was given out generally on the street
that Borne 12,000,000 currency was sent to Chi
cago lathe last few days. The shipments from
the Treasury this week have been inconsider
able, but if the banks direct should bave sent
out a large amount we will have a bad bank
statement on Saturday.
The Funeral To-Morrow.
Little Baby Davis, daughter of J. J.
Davis, Assistant City Controller, who died
so suddenly of membranous croup on Thurs
day night, 'will be bniied at 2 P. M. to
morrow from her father's residence, 2506
Fenn avenue. The interment will take
place-in Allegheny Cemetery. The numer
ous friends of Mr. Davis have sent many
tributes of condolence with the parents and
affection for the bright little one departed.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
The Activity and Firmness of Dairy
Products Arrested.
POTATOES EASY ON LARGE SUPPLY.
ADayPasse3 Without a Bo-gar Drop, bat
Markets Are Weak.
OATS AHD HAT QUIET ASD COEK FIEM
Office ot PnTSBURO Dispatch,
Friday. October 18, 1883. i
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Dairy products bave quieted down, and de
mand is only fair. The activity which has pre
vailed for a few weeks past bas subsided, and
while there Is not likely to be any further de
cline, there Is no upward movement in sight at
this date. Poultry and choice eggs arefirm at
quotations. Potatoes are easy on liberal sop
plies. Carload lots of fair quality have sold
under 40c per bushel on track within a few
days. Tbe quality of offerings Is generally In
ferior. Sweet potatoes are in good supply, of
excellent quality and markets are slow. Grapes
are plenty and steady. Fancy apples are in
fair demand, but tbe trouble Is that this grade
is largely in the minority.
Butter Creamery, .Elgin, 2728c; Ohio do,
2526c: fresh dairy packed, 2224c; country
rolls. 2021c
Beans Navy band-picked beans, t2252 10;
medium. $2 302 40.
Beeswax 2830c W & for choice; low grade,
18620c.
CIDER Sand refined, S3 07 60; common,
$3 6081 00; crab cider. $8 00&8 SO ft barrel;
cider vinegar; 10 12c ft gallon.
Chesthuts H 00m 60 per busheL
Cheese Ohio, HQllJci New York, HKc;
Limburger, 910c; domestic Sweitzer,10
13c: Imported Sweitzer, 23e.
Boos 22o V dozen for strictly fresh.
Fruits Apples, SI 002 75 W barrel: grapes.
Concords, 4Sc ft pound, Catawbas, 68c,
Delaware. 79c; Bartlett pears, (5 00 fl barrel;
quinces, 17 008 00 ft barrel; cranberries. Jer
seys, 3 003 25 $ bushel box; Malaga grapes,
large barrel, J3.
Leathers Extra live geese. 5060c; No. 1
do. 4045c: mixed lots, 3033c V tt.
Foultrt Live spring chickens, 404Sc fl
pair; old, 6570c fl pair.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bushel, J5 00
5 25 bushel; clover, large English, 62 Bs,$5 SO;
clover, Alslke. $3 00; clover, white, 19 00; timo
thy, choice, 45 Bs, $1 60; bine grass, extra
clean, 14 as. 90c; blue grass, fancy, 14 Bs, $1 00;
orchard grass, 14 Bs, 11 65; red top, 14 Bs, tl 25;
millet, 50 Bs, tl 00; German millet. 50 Bs. SI 50;
Hungarian grass, 50 Bs. tl 00; lawn grass,
mixture of fine grasses, $2 60 fl bushel of 14
Bs.
Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 4J
6c,
Tropical Fxurrs Lemons, common, t4 50
5 00: fancy. $5 506 00; oranges. U 605 00:
bananas. 2 00 firsts, tl 50 good seconds, fl
bunch; cocoanuts, tl 001 0 hundred; figs,
8K9c ft B; dates, 56Kc ft ft; newlayerflgs,
UU&lic: new dates, 7c f ft.
Vegetables Potatoes, tl 5001 75 fl bar
rel: tomatoes 75ctl fl bushel; wax beans, 75c
fl bushel: green beans, 4050c fl bushel; cu
cumbers, S3 252 50 fl bushel; cabbages. H 00
5 00 a hnndrea; celery, 40c fl dozen; Southern
sweet potatoes, J2 002 25; Jerseys, J3 75.
Groceries.
A day has passed without a sugar drop, but
markets are weak. The Sugar Trust which
last year gave our wholesale grocers their prin
cipal profits at the expense of consumers is
steadily losing its grip, as it is to be devoutly
wished all other trusts will at an early day.
The millions who used sweetening in the United
States contributed at the rate of 2c or more per
pound to the Trust. Coffee options were off in
New York yesterday, bnt packages are un
changed. Greek Coffee Fancy Bio, 2223c;
choice Bio, 2021Kc: prime Bio. 20c; low grade
Bio, 1819Kc; old Government Java, 27c; Mar
acaibo, 2324c; Mocba, 2S29c; Bantos, 20
23c; Caracas. 2123c; peaberry. Kio, 2325c;
L Guayra, 2223c.
Boasted (in papers) Standard brands,
23c; high grades, 252&e: old Govern
ment Java, bnlk, 31K32c; Maracalbo, 26
27c: Santos, 2123c; peauerry. 28c; choice Bio,
24c; prime Bio, 22c; good Bio, 21c: ordi
nary, 21c
Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125e: allspice, 8c;
cassia, 8c; pepper, 18c; nutmeg.7080.
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c:
Ohio. 120, 8Jic; headllgnt. 150, skc; water
white, 9c; globe, 14gl4Kc; elaine, 14)$c; caroa
dine, lljc; .roysllne, lie: globe red. oil, 11
llKc.
STRUTS Corn syrups, 26g2Uc; choice sugar
syrups. 3333c; prime sugar syrup, 30333?;
strictly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, 90c
N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48c; ohoice, 43c;
medium, 43c; mixed. 4042c.
Soda Bi-carb in kegi, 34c; bl-carb in s,
5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5Q6c; sal
soda in kegs, Ic; do granulated, 2c.
CANDLES Bur, fnll weight, 9c; stearine, ft
set. 8c; paraffin e, ll12c
Bice Head, Carolina, 77Kc; choice, 6
7c; prime, 56Vc; Louisiana, 66Kc.
Starch Pearl, 3o; cornstarch, 56c; gloss
starch, 57&
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, 12 65; Lon
don layers. t3 10; California London layers,
12 50; Muscatels. Z 25; California Muscatels.
tl 85; Valencia, 8c: Ondara Valencia, 910c;
sultana, 8Kc: Currants, 55c; Turkey prunes,
45c; French prunes, 813c; Salonica
prunes, in 2-fi packages, 8c: cocoanuts, fl 100,
6 00; almonds, Lan.. fl B, 20c; do, Ivica, 19c;
do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1215c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1216c; new dates,
5K8c: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; citron,
fl ft, 211322c; lemon peek fl B, 1314c; orange
peel, 12Xc
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c,
apples, evaporated, 8c; apricots, Califor
nia, evaporated, uwqvk; peacnes, evaporated
pared, 22023c: peaches. California, evaporated,
un Dared, 1012c; cherries, pitted, 21022c;
cherries, unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evapor
ated. 21j21Kc; blackberries. 7K8c; huckle
berries, 10a:
Buoars Cubes. 7c: powdered. VAv. granu
lated, 7c; confectioners' A, Tc; standard A.
VAc, soft whites, 67c:yellow, choice, 6K
6c: yellow, good, 6J6c; yellow, fair, 6Jjc;
yellow, dark, 5c
Pickles Medium bbls (L200), 15 75; medi
um, balf bbls (600), S3 25.
8ALT-N0. 1. ft bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex. f) bbl, tl 05;
dairy, fl bbl, fl 20, coarse crystal, ft bbl, tl 20;
Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 60: Biggins'
Eureka, 16-14 & pockets, 13 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. SS 00
2 25; 2ds, tl 501 65: extra peaches, J2 402 60,
pie peaches, 95c: finest corn. Jl 001 60; Hid. Co:
corn. 7090c;red cherries, OOcQJl: Lima beans,
tl 10; soaked do, 85c; string do, 7585c; mar
rowfat peas, tl 101 15; soaked peas, 7073c
pineapples, tl 401 50; Bahama do, 12 75; dam;
son plums, 95c; greengages, tl 25; egg plums,
t2; California pears, S2 50; do greengage, 82; do,
egg plums, t2: extra white cherries, ?2 90; red
cherries, 2, Bs, 90c: raspberries, tl 401 0;
strawberries, tl 10: gooseberries, tl 30I 40;
tomatoes, 90c100; salmon, 1-ft t!7o210;
blackberries, 80c: succotash, 2-& cans, soaked;
99c; do green. 2 fts, tl 2S1 60: corn beef. 2-ft
cans, S2 05; 14-ft cans, (14 00: baked beans, SI 45
1 50; lobster, 1-ft. tl 751 80: mackerel 1-B
cans, broiled, tl 50; sardines, domestic, Jis,
t4 254 50; sardines, domestic, Us. T7 23fl7 60;
sardines, imported. i til 50l2 50; sardines,,
imported, s. f 18; sardines, mustard, S3 60;
sardines, spiced. S3 50.
FlS II Extra No.l bloater mackerel, S36 fl
bbL: extra No-ldo, mess, 840; extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, 132; extra No. 1 do. messed,
t36; No. 2 shore mackerel, t24. Codfish Whole
pollock, 4c fl ft; do medium, George's cod.
6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips, 6c; do
George's cod in blocks, 6K7Kc. Herring
itouna snore, bwj noi; spui, 1 w; iaae,
$2 00 ft 100-B half bbl. White fish, $7 00 ft 100
B half bbl. Lake trout, 85 50 ft half bbL Fin
nan haddock, 10c fl fi. Iceland halibut, 13c fl
B. Pickerel, K bbl. 52 00; Ubbl.tl 10; Poto
mac herring, So 00 fi odj. sz uu w a odl
OATHEAL 16 306 60 fl bbL
Miners' Orx No. 1 winter strained. 65Q57o
fl gallon. Lard oil. 75c.
Grata, Flour and Feed.
The situation of cereal markets is practically
unchanged. Dealers complain of a difficulty
in receiving stock, as railroads are more than
crowded to their utmost capacity. Oats and
bay are quiet. Corn, is firm. Flour Is moving
freely, but prices are unchanged. One Jobber
reports tbat he I 1200 barrels behind onorders.
Receipts as bulletined at the GrainExehange,
26 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago,
2 cars of middlings. 2 of oats, 2 of bran. 1 of
flour, 1 of corn, lof -straw, lot hay. By Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of wheat.
3 of bay, 1 of oats. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2
cars of hay. By Pittsburg and Western, 6 cars
of hay, lot corn, lof oat, By Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, 1 car of flour. Sales on call, 1 car
No. 2 y. e, corn.'43e: 10 days, P. B. B.; 1 car No.
2 white oats. 27Kc 10 days, P. B. B. Prices be
low are for carfoaorlots on tract.
Wheat NewNo. 2 red, 8185c; No. 8. 80
81c
Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 4344c: high mixed,
ear, 4213c: No. 2 vellow, shelled, 40c; high
mixed, shelled, 89t0c; mixed, shelled, 388
89c
Oats No- white. 27e27L4c; extra, No. 8,
28Q20)c: mixed, 2425c , . , .
Bte No. J. Pennsylvania and Ohio, 60851c;
No. L Western, 8flrn; new rye, No. 2 Ohio,
45ffi46c
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and.
spring patents, 0095 69; winter straight,
S4 264 50; clear winter. S4 0984 25: straight
XXXX.bakers,,6 59e8 75. Rye flour, 16 090
attUOTHr-MHdUegs, teo wklte, fit M
11
18 50 W ton; brown middlings. 13 0013 50: win
ter wbeat bran, til 50 11 -75; chop feed. tk 50
816 CO.
HAT-Baled timothy. No. L 3 00813 60;
No. 2 do. til 00U 50; loose from wagon, til 00
613 00, according to quality; No. 1 upland
prairie. IS 503 GO; No. 2, t7 0007 60; packing
do, t7 60Q7 75.
Straw Oats, 18 6097 00; wbeat and rye)
straw, fa 006 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, 10c; sugar-cured
bams, medium, llc; sugar-cured hams, small,
llJic; sngar-enred breakfast bacon, 10c: sugar
cured shoulders, 5c; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders. 7c: sugar-cured California hams. 7c:
sugar-cured dried beet flats. 9c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets. 10c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds, 12Kct bacon shoulders, 5c: bacon
i.
J12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces. 6c: half
barrels, 6c; 60-B tubs. 6c; 20-B pails, 7cr50
B tin cans. 6c: 3-ft tin pails. c; 6-B tin
Sails, 7c; 10-ft tin pails, 6c: 6-B tin pails, 7c; 10
' tin pails, 7c Smoked sausage, long, 5c;
large, 6c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless
hams, 10Kc Pigs feet, halt barrel, 54 00; quar
ter barrel, $2 15.
Dressed Meat.
Armour & Co. furnished the following prices
on dressed meats: Beef carcasses 450 to 550 Bs,
Sc; 650 to 650 Bs.6c; 650 to 750 Bs. 67c
Sheep, 8c ft B. Lambs, 9c fl B. Hogs, 6c
Fresh pork loins, 8c
BRITISH IE05.
The Market far Pic Active and Excited aad
Price Advancing-.
London. October 17.
Scotch Pig The market has continued activs
and excited. Warrants sold up to 55s. 6d., with
scarcely any reaction until Tuesday, whea
realizations caused a decline. To-day there)
were sales at 64s. 6d.55s. Makers' brands have
also gone higher, as mnch as 3s.4s. in some)
cases, and are still very firmly held.
NclColtness 72s. 6d. Co. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Summerlee.......703. 6cL f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Gartsherrie 70s. Od. t. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Langloan 72s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Carnbroe -57s. 6d f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Shotta 6Bs. 0L f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Glengarnock.....67s. 6d. at Ardrossan.
No. 1 DalmelUngton ...60s. Od. at Ardrossan.
No. lEglinton 58s. Od. at Ardrossan.
Bessemer Pig In this branch there has also
been a very active business, with 3s. advance)
paid, and prices to-day 2s. 6d higher than a
week ago. West Coast brands quoted at 88s.
6d- for Nns. 1, 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point.
Middlesbrough Pig Business bas been done
at 3s. 3d. advance, and the market bas con
tinned strong, but the demand is not as brisk
at the enhanced cost. Good brands quoted at
60s. 9d. for No. 3. f. o. b.
Spiegelelsen There continues to be a very
good demand. Supply on offer is moderate)
and holders are very firm. English 20 per cent
quoted at 85s. i. o. b. at works.
Steel Wire Bods The market for these is
very firm, and there is more inquiry. Mild steel.
No. 6, quoted at 7 f.o.b. shipping port.
Steel Balls There has been a farther rise of
2s. 6d. In makers' prices, and tbe demandsbows
no signs of abatement. Standard sections
quoted at 5 15s. Od. f . o. b. shipping point.
Steel Blooms Tbe demand bas continued
active and prices are strong, without, however,
any further change. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 5 6s.
f. o. b. shipping point.
Steel Billets In these there bas been a fairly
large business, and last week's advance to main
tained. Bessemer (size 2x2) quoted at 5 7s.
6d- f. o.b. shipping pomr.
Steel Slabs The demandhasbeen more active
and prices ara held very firmly. Ordinary sizes
quoted at 5 5s. f. o. b. shipping point.
Crop Ends Quite a good business is reported
and prices are very firm. Run of tbe mill quoted
at 2 17s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point.
Old Bans The transactions on this tins bave
been on a larger scale, and the market Is look
ing very strong. Tees quoted at 3 5s. OiL, and
double beads at 3 7s. 6d., f. o. b.
Scrap Iron There has been more business,
chiefly at last week's prices, and bolners aro
very-firm. Heavy wrought quoted at2 12s. 8d.
2 15s. Od. f. o. b. shipping points.
Manufactured Iron All descriptions havo
been In active demand, and, besides the advance
quoted below, a rise ol 20s, bas taken place os
galvanized sheets.
Stafford, ord. marked bars,
(f. o. b. IVpool) 9 OsOdQ 0 OsOd
" common bars 0 Os Od 7 6s Od
" black sheet singles 0 Os Odd 9 OsOd
Welsh bars, fccb. Wales... 7 2s 6d 7 5s Od
Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York,
6s. 3d. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od.
GOING A-C0ORTIKG.
Hair the Blind Goddess Dispensed Stent
Justice Yesterday.
Bernhardt Hoblmann, wbo tried to walk
ont of Cohen's jewelry store, on Smithfield
street, was yesterday discharged, several
gentlemen Touching for his honesty. It ap
pears tbat the affair partook largely of the
character of a jest. Some of the boys in the
store offered to sell Bernhardt the "tray for
15, and he accepted the ridiculous offer.
George "Washington, trentleman at large,
was sent back to his old quarters in the
workhonse for 90 days as a vagrant. Kary
Warden was sent to jail for five days for
saying "Yon bet yonr sweet life," in disobe
dience of the command of silence in the
court. Thomas Moran, arrested as a pick
oocket by Officer HcTighe last nightj'w&a'
fined $25 and costs, or 30 days.
OUR D0CT0IS' BILLS SSSfVf
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an article by Charlet Lebardo in Uymorrouft
Dispatch;
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