VB f v - BHE SOLDIER'S DBEAH ft3 'A Thanksgiving Evening Bivouac on f? a Southern Battlefield. SLEEPING IN THE MUD AND KA1N. A Wearj Warrior's Yision of louth, Homo and Lore. AWAKEXED BT THE BATTLE'S EOAE rWRITTXN FOB THE DISPATCn.l "Onr bugle sang truce when the night cloud hail lowered. And the sentinel stars kept their watch In the 6k v; A thousand bad sunk on the ground overpow ered. The wear; to sleep and the wounded to die" It is Thanksgiving evening. Ail dsy long through the pouring rain, through mud churned into a sticky, pasty mass by the feet of men and hors:s, and cut into deep sullies by the ponderous wheels, without rest, with scarce a morsel to eat, save that hurriedly snatched from the hav ersack, cold, wet, footsore and weary, the column has held its way, till at nightfall, for the first time, comes the welcome order to halt. Thanksgiving evening; what a contrast! Far away in the North, in the homes which these men are seeking to defend, there is comfb.t and good cheer; there is music and there is dancing; the sound of happy voices, and if, perchance, a shadow falls when now and then comes a thought of the absent, it is quickly raised, for realization is not there, and then is jt not Thanksgiving? But what is tbcw to give thanks for here? To these thousands of exhausted, famished men this is the eve of battle, and to many the eve of death, for them there is no music to-night but the mournful sough of the wind through the leafless brunches, no comfort but a bit of hardtack washed down, perhaps, by a draught of bitter, black coffee, and after that a bed on the cold earth 'neath the dripping skies. Xo comfort. Stay; there is one, one thing at least to be thankful for, it is rest, sleep, and in the land of dreams to forget. Not dreams of blood and car nage,of bardshipand wretchedness. O, no, for be.ore its kind fairy, who there leads the wanderer on, evil things and darkness fly. "What U it that is passing through the mind of that stalwart fellow, who with sev eral of his comrades, has thrown himself down at the foot of yon lofty pine? What is it that makes the hard lines on that weather-beaten face soften, and causes the sleeper to look almost as if he were young again, and why that smile? the smile that his mother might have remembered as bis when a boy. The answer is simple; it is because he is a boy, a boy again. Time to him was turned backward in its flight and the rain that is splashing heavily around and upon him is the gentle patter of a summer shower falling upon the roof of the old, red barn at home, the old, red barn, wherein on rainy days like this one, he and other lads, hsppy in a respite from work or school, were wont to enjoy themselves as only countrv boys know how. Or he is coming through the meadows, through the long, sweet grass, over which the shadows are creeping from the "West, with dog at his heels, and the lazy cows, with tinkling bell note, rambling on before. How pleasant and peaceful it is, in the barnyard where the milking is going on. THE TINGE OF BLOOD. He sees it all jnst as it used to be, and yet, 'tis fanny, but why does that reddish tinge on the creamy foam, cast by the light of the setting sun, make him think of blood? He stirs uneasily but does not awake. Uo, not yet 'Twas but a rocket that for a moment illumined with sickly glare the misty darkness the boom of some distant gun. The opposing watch fires, like the many eyes of two riant monsters who will at dawn fly at each others' throats, plow sullenly and red; the rain is still Jail ing, bat thesoldier sleeps on. Again with the changing scene he is seated at bis father's well-spread table on this same Thanksgiving Day. Faces smile merrily into his; faces that he has not seen lor many a day, and some that have long been dust. How happy he is, and what an appetite ! How delicious the smell of the old gobbler, staffed to the bursting point with luscious dressing; and that plum pudding what fragrance in its steam 1 Once more waves the fairy wand, and as a young man he has scored his first great success. No matte; what : 'tis a modest one enough, no doubt, but to him it is great, and so thinks she to whom he is telling it, to gether with another story the only one that never grows wearisome w ith repeating. How pleased is the girl; how she smiles, and, blushing, looks down only to raise her eyes again the next moment to the eager, confi dent face of her young lover. Little she guesses what will happen ere they two hare trodden life's path to its ending; that the future is to tell. And so the pictures come and go, bnt always touched with light, as gaily roams the warrior through the happy past, till all too soon the morning star is shining. "What was that! Surely not the crowing of a cock, of the honest, old chanticleer, whose load clarion was wont to herald the day in the long ago? If yes, then has his voice become strangely altered; it is a shriek, a scream, like 'the wail of a lost soul, the warcrv of a demon. And those other sounds; what can they be? Is it? Soldier arise, 'tis the shriek oi the shell that fills thy dream ear, the roll of the alarm drum, the thunder of cannon. The combat, which had raged the day before, has opened again, even sooner than was expected, by a sadden, combined movement of the whole Confederate line. It is a rude awakening, indeed, but the gallant fellows are no slug gards. Before the quick commands of "Fall in there! fall inl Close up!" are scarce uttered, every man is on his feet Hunger, weariness, all are forgot ten, and in their place gleaming in every eve and throbbing in every nerve is the wild, fierce thrill ot battle. Crash! the ground shakes. The rising sun, bursting through the cloud rack, touches for an in stant the crimson and blue of the starry banner and gilds the polished steel, then is swallowed up again in another cloud, from out of whose depths blazes the death light ning. Men fall, singly, by twos and threes, and here and there by scores, but the gaps thus formed close quickly, and grim and defiant the veterans stand firm, waiting for the order to charge. THE CHABGE. It comes at last and with ringing cheers away they go down the slope and across the fields where lately waved the golden grain, bnt where now another harvest is being reaped; over fences and yonder wall of stone to where blue and gray seem to mingle and flame meets flame in sheets of withering fire. Listen to the death rattle, for sorely that crash of musketry is nothing else. It sounds all the plainer now that the deeper thunder of the batteries covering the advance is for the moment hushed. There is music enough this morning, but 'tis of a kind that the turkey-stuffing, cbampague gnzzling stay-at-homes would hardly care to dance to. Louder and loader sounds this dreadful music Hotter and fiercer wages the fight, advanced, forced back, a point gained here and there another lost, writhing like monstrous serpents, straggle the serried lines until can it be? Tes; the blue falters, wavers and then back ward reels, while above the howling of the awful storm peals again and again the rebel yell. They fly; the forces of the Union flee headlong in mad disaster, and see! To complete the route, from away to the right into the crowd of wild-eyed, frantic men sweep the horses of rebellion, crushing, trampling with cruel hoo's, and the bright sabers, now red, fall and rise and fall again. Is the day lost, and does treason triumph? Eo; there is a stop. The stone wall lately passed is reached again and the boys rally. The rebel horsemen pause, too, In their mur derous work, for upon them comes a band of other riders headed by one whose golden curls lead on to victory. "Custer! Coster!" bursts from 10,000 throats, and Custer it is. Straight for the haughty Southern cavaliers ride the farmer boys of the .North. Horse rears against horse, steel rings with steel; there is a perfect feast o! blows, a trampling, a rushing to and fro and the tide of battle turns. Before the Confederate legions can recover from the confusion into which that gallant charge has thrown them reinforce ments have arrived and victory is won. But at what cost? Ask the dead, the bloody heaps of slain, the things that so late were men. Listen to those cries of agony that, now that the war cloud has spent its thunder, are filling all the air; think of the tears, the aching hearts, the bitter, hopeless longing for those who will never come again; ask the widow and the orphan. Oh, war, war, savage war! thou art indeed terrible. Yet there is in thy dread spirit something that we could ill do without, for from the ground sown with blood and tears springs future good, and man learns "wbat a noble thing it is to suffer and be strong." G. A.B. SECRET 50CIETT. c. ai. B. A. Brother E. V. Lacber,of Branch 13, Is work ing up a branch on Troy HilL A meetingwill be held at Elizabeth on Sunday next, December 1, to sort a branch, -Brothers F. J. Albrect and J. Mohn are nuking an effort to start a branch in St Phlio mena's parish, Ninth itard. District Deputy J. A. SLeily. of McKees- Eort. will pay an official visit to Branch 64, of raddock, at their next meeting. A meeting will bo "held at Tarentum this afternoon to start a branch. Several members from Pittsburg will go up on the 125 train. All the branches will nominate officers at their last meeting this month; also two repre senutires to the Advisory Council and also one representative and one alternate to the next grand convention. Branch 43. of St Peter's ptrish in Alle gheny, has passed tne 100 mark in membership. Brancb 67, of St. Andrew's, says they will soon catch No. 43. Tbeyaro hustlers in 67. They have gained 25 per cent in membership in two months. Brancb 54, of Sharpsburg, held an open meeting on last Wednesday evening; also. No. 45. or Lawrenceville, held an open meeting on tauuday evening. Several applications for mem bership in both branches Is the result of the meetings. At the reunion of Brauch No.1, of Titus rille, to be held next Wednesday evening, the following State officers will be present: JB. Fox, of Bradford. Grand President: J. W. Sul livan, of Pittsburg. Grand First Vice Presi dent; Jas. A. bkelly, of McKeesport, Grand Trustee. Hcptasophs. PittsburgConcIave contemplates holding a reception in December. The increase in membership Is general throughout the j unsdiction. The officers ot Conclaves for the ensuing year will be elected in December and installed in January. -Industry Conclave No. 84 has five appli cants ready for initiation and several applica tions pending. Charles E. Cornelius, Esa- Deputy of Dis trict No. 2. will officially visit Southside Con clave No. 76 to-morrow evening. Las: Monday evening J. K. Moorhead Con clave had three Initiates, committees reported on four applicants and received five new appli cations. N ot so bad for one night. The entertainment given by Monongahela Conclave No. 139, on Tuesday last, and that given by Amity No. 8S. on Friday evening last were both highly successful In every respect. The Fraternal Congress, held in Boston No vember 12 and 13, considered many measures important to the orders composing the Con gress. Full reports will soon be published in pamphlet form for distribution. The next an nual session will be held in this city. Sexennial Leacue. Dr. Hallockhas drawn his card from No. 4S, and placed it in home lodge at Massillon, O. The Sexennial Leagne immediately after the great disaster came to Johnstown with re lief and have now an energetic lodge estab lished there. Brother F. M. Liop IsDeputy Supreme Pres ident for the Pittsburg district, and we expect to bear from him soon, as he has a new lodge in Allegheny almost ready for institution and otbeisin some of the neighboring towns. The Sexennial League has now 85 lodges and over 4,009 members, and has been organ ized only 13 months. Has a membership of i.bw in r nuaaeipnia -arene. .rmsDurg noage No. 48 meets every first and third Thursdays of each month at hall. No. SS Fifth avenue. There will be several initiations next meeting night, December 6. Jr. O. U. A. M. Welcome Council No. 134, Jr. O. TJ. A. 1L. will attend services at the Main btreet M. K. Church on Sunday. November 24, at 1030 A. M. Bev. Beacnm will officiate. A new council is to be instituted Saturday evening, November 30, In Allegheny City. The charter is now open at Christy's music store, No. 61 Cbestnnt street, Allegheny. The coun cil is to be called John A. Armstrong No. 91. William Penn Council No. 64, Junior Order United American Mechanics, will present the Washington school house with a nag to float over the new school bouse, at the corner of Sycamore and Bertha streets. A rousing time is expected. David Miles has agreed to provide 40 or 53 trained singers, who will give variety to the entertainment. 8. K. of A. O. TJ. W. Comrade McKte, of No. 10, was at his best on Thursday evening, and was continually looking up the Colonel, and thanking him for having saved his (AIcKee's) life while at camp last summer. The reception of the First Regiment was a great success, financially and otherwise. The legions were all well represented, and a more pleasant affair could not be imagined. The comrades in their bright uniforms made a brilliant appearance, and they never appeared to a better advantage .than on this occasion. It is to be hoped that the comrades of each and every legion will render due thanks to the press of the city for kind consideration. I. O. O. F. The good work has fairly began and goes bravely on in all the lodges in the two cities, initiations and degree work at the regular meetings being the order of the day. Brotbor John H. Short, of No. 24. has the sympathy of all the membership in this juris diction In the loss of his very interesting little child, who died suddenly during the past week. JAPANESE WARE BAZA AH. Grand Holiday Display. This department will close January 1, 1890, making it an exclusive holiday dis play, uan ana see our wonaenui selection. Wit Haslage & Son, 18 Diamond (Market square). Drnwlnc to a Close. If you are in search of bargains in dry goods, carpets and rugs go to the immense bankrupt sale at 723 and 725 Liberty street, corner Eighth, during the coming week. The assignee is determined that everything must go regardless of price in order that he can make a prompt settlement with the creditors. Apoetkait or photograph by Dabbs will make an acceptable Christmas present His gallery will be open Thanksgiving Day. Eye-oiASSES and spectacles to suit your eyes. I have had long experience. My charges are very reasonable. Alio Loch, 145 Federal. Fine watches a specialty, low prices a certainty, at Hauch's, No. 295 Fifth ave. jWldll The Cnnary Is the Finest Flavored oyster in the market Use Dr. Griffith's Ta-va-zon for the blood, liver, kidneys and nerves. 301 Grant st Don't Buy Inferior Oritera "When yon can get the Canary brand. F. & Vs. Pittsburg beer grows in favor every year. Kept by all dealers. "When tiaby 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 Chfldren,she gave them Castorla apWTonrriu I NOT WEN A KIPPLE Caused in Business Circles by the Failure of the Lawrence Bank. EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD SHAPE. Timely Talk on the Interesting Subject of Kext Spring's Flitting. FAEMEfiS CUP OFF FK0M THE HAERED Notwithstanding a bank failure and continuons bad weather last week influ ences sufficient to paralyze business in any other city the general trade movement was spirited in quality and large in volume, being $2,024,000 greater than for the corres ponding time last year, showing a degree of prosperity that should be gratifying to the business part of the community and discour aging to the croakers. The only shrinkage in values was in the speculative commodities stocks and oil and these were depressed simply by reason of the withdrawal of support. The sensation of the week In financial circle was the failure ot tha Lawrence Bank, a private institution operating under State law, bnt the only effect it had upon the business of the city was to make bankers a little more cautious in scrutinising collateral for loans. Outside of the banks the failure was discussed and put aside as an ordinary incident having no special bearing upon the general trade of the city. Reports on the street yesterday afternoon were to the effect that depositors, it not paid in full, would recover at least 75 per cent The bank wants reasonable time to enable It to make the most of its assets, and this should not be refused, as to act hastily would inevitably result In the sacrifice of much valuable prop erty. The change of moving day is essential to the health and comfort of a large part of the com munity. Tenants should impress this upon their landloras and urge them to sign the agreement Prompt action is "necessary to secure the benefit of the change next year. A lite-long friend of W. W. Young, President of the Lawrence Bank, thus writes: To the Hnanclal Editor of The Dispatch: Whatever may be the outcome of the unfortu nate failure which has agitated financial circlet for a few days past, there is one thing sure, that the bnBlness integrity of W. W. Young will come ont unscathed. He has, no doubt, done unwise things let him who has not cast the first stone bnt the public may rest assured there Is no crookedness. Mr. Young bat a big heart, and when he saw friends In financial straits was ever ready to extend a helping hand. A truer. Under friend 1 never knew. Be is generous to a fault. When the whole story of the Lawrence Bank trouble Is told It will bo found that W. W. Young has been more "sinned against than sinning." He has been made a scapegoat for others' delin quencies. When he saw a friend In straits there was no man readier to-help, and his generous na ture has brought upon him burdens sufficient to crush the bravest soul. A little chanty for a kind and true-hearted man In the deeps will be timely now. East End. m 9 House renting promises to be quite lively next spring. Applications are already being made, and in a month there will be a perfect rush, unless all signs should fait The demand, so far, is principally for five and six-roomed houses or flats, within 15 or 20 minutes of the postofflce, and costing from $20 to $55 a month. There are two classes of people in Pittsburg who would use flats if they conld get just wbat they want Ono class wants everything on one floor, so as to do away with the dumb waiter. This is easy to do here, where natural gas is so generally used as to easily secure a constant supply of hot water, and no coal to carry. The other class would be satisfied with the New York stylo of flats rooms en snite, dumb-waiter and servants downstairs. This 'demand for flats should Interest capitalists who are on the lookout for investments which would pay 10 or 15 per cent The supply of tenements, from all indica tions, will fall far short of the demand. Very few of those now occupied will be vacated, un less under compulsion, and the newcomers, whose name will be legion, will be compelled to do considerable hustling to secure quarters, notwithstanding the large number of houses erected during the year. Whole houses, as stated, are, and will be scarce. There is little probability of a material advance in rental, except, perhaps, in specially desirable business locations. There Is a dearth of business houses, which may serve owners as a pretext for advancing prices. This is another pointer for capitalists. A city of the sue and Importance of Pittsburg should see to it mat mil opportunity be given for the expansion of business, which cannot be done so long as there are insufficient accommo dations for it. As usual there will be a large movement toward the suburbs, and rents will undonbtedly have an upward tendency, as a natural result of quicker transit and extensive street im provements. tr Tenants should insist upon their landlords signing the agreement for changing moving day. The only persons having valid reasons for opposing the change are the doctors. The weather last week was not of the kind that brings joy to the hearts of the people en gaged in outdoor occupations. The English epithet ''beastly" describes it perfectly. It may not have rained cats and dogs, but almost everything else came down. City streets were a 'terror to dainty pedestrians, and country roads simply horrible, and are likely to remain in that condition the rest of the season. Farmers living at any considerable distance from the railroads are as completely shut ont of a mar ket for their produce as if none existed. Builders, of course, suffered from the weather as much as other people. Still they were not knocked out entirely, bnt made considerable progress on bouses under roof, and did a good deal between showers to complete foundations. The number of permits issued during the week was 39, and the estimated cost of the improve ments, SS0.460. The Pittsburg Incline Company Is doing a good deal to develop property in the Thirty first ward, Knoxville and Beltzhoover boroughs. The new freight and passenger incline is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible. It starts on Washington street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, and lands at the intersection of Washington, Brownsville and Arlington ave nues. Thirty-first ward (AUentown). The work will be completed April L, 18901 It Is unnecessary to point out the results that will attend this enterprise. It means much to the Southside generally, but very much more to hill property on that side of the river. a "Will the bank failure have a bad effect upon the real estate market:" This question was put to a prominent Fourth avenue agent yesterday evening. His reply was: Not the least It will be a benefit It will cause people to buy real estate1 who never bought before. They know it is safe. I sold a lot in the Twenty-second ward this morning to a man who would, have made a different invest ment but for the bank failure. Many others will follow his example. Tho fact Is, real es tate is the best and safest thing that money can- be put Into and people are fast nnddlnglt one" STOCKS SLUGGISH. Not Stack Tim. nnd Values Yield to Depressing Influences. Natural gas stocks continued their downward career yesterday, led by Philadelphia. Even Bridgewater joined the funeral procession. The tractions 1ere not much better, although the belief that they have a rosy future prevents them from falling hopelessly into the rut. Railroad shares, on the other hand, were firm, concessions being refused. There was an act ive demand for bank, insurance, and bridge stocks, which in some cases showed advances. It should be said, perhaps, that the weakness of the market was due more to the absence of support than anything else, although the bank failure and bad wea tier exerted a depressing Influence. The dm f8rlynMetire' properties' LP3?ISBgB&DIATGH,--STTIjDAY5 was at the lowest p6int of the week. Total sales were 190 shares. Details follow: EXCHANGE STOCK. Bid. Asted. ,..435 433 Pitts. Pet. Stock & Metal Ex... SAKE STOCKS. ., . . . Arsenal 5 Bank or Pittsburg J CltyBavings...... 60 Exchange IN atlonal Bank... so First National Bank, Pittsburg 17 Iron City National Bank Masonic Bank..... ! Merchants & Manufacturers' Na. Bank.107 . Mechanics' National Bank. 64 Metropolitan National Bank.., 100 Mononcrahela National Kank... ........113 Odd fellows' Savings Bank 6S Pittsburg Nat. Bank of Commerce 235 People's National Bank..., .153 Third National Bank 1SJ German National, Allegheny 150 ileal Estate Loan and Trust Co.. 80 second National Bank. Allegheny..... OT Third National, Allegheny 137 IXSURaHCS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Alleghenv Insuranoe Co , Si Allemannla a Birmingham 41 City -a .... Citizen 3? 40 German American. 51 .... Humboldt 41 50 Man. &. Mer 43 Tcutonla 54 Union 45 Western Insurance Co.... CO GAS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Allegheny Gas Co. (Ilium.) 39 Consolidated Gas Co. (Ilium.) SS Pittsburg las Co. (Ilium.) 64 .- boutbslde Gas Co. (ilium.) !5 NATUIUI. GAS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Allegheny Beating Co 100 110 Bridgewater 25 Pennsylvania Gas Co Wi 14 Philadelphia Co S0 30tt OIL COMPANY STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Columbia Oil Co 2H 3 passexqek railway stocks. Bid. Asked. Central Traction 33S4 Zi'i Citizens' Traction 63V W , Pleasant Yalley MK KH Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester.SSS KAILROAD STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Pitts. & Connellsvllle SO Pittsburgh Lake Erie CO Pitts. June. B. K. Co 30 Pitts., McK. & Yough. K. B. Co 60 Pitts., Oln. & St. Louis Jt 58 Pitts., Va. & Charleston K. It. Co 3S Pitts. & Western K. K. Co U MX Pitts, fk Western a. It. Co. pref X con. STOCKS. Bid. Asked. IT. Y. 4 Cleveland Gas Coal Co 37 EEIDGE STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Northern Liberties 80 Monongahela Bridge. Z5 Point Bridge 5 MINING STOCKS. Bid. Asked. La Norla Mining Co H H Luster Mining Co 10 SO lankee Girl Mining Co 3X ELECTEIC LIGHT STOCKS. , Bid. Asked. Westlngbouse Electric 473t MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Monongahela Navigation Co 75 .... Blonongahela Water Co 33 Union btorage Co 75 Westlngbouse Air Brake Co 1)4 Westlngbouse Brake Co., Llm 63 Pittsburg Cyclorama Co 5 10 Sales were 10 shares of Philadelphia Oas at S0, 25at30H. EOatSO, 50 Central Traction at 33H, 60 at 33, 10 Switch and Signal at 19, and 25 Citizens' Traction at 69. Trie total sales of stocks at New i ork yester day were 126.058 shares, including: Atchison, 8.275; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 2,700: Louisville and Nashville, 2,225; North western, 1,519; Northern Pacific, preferred, 4,485; Oregon Transcontinental, i325; Pacific Mail, 2,060: Reading, 7,200: Kichmona and West Point, 2,819; St Paul, 2,830: Union Pacific, 3,815. UNLXTERRUPTED PROSPERITY In This Hnppy Commuuliy, as Shown by Trnlkful Figures. That business in Pittsburg is on a substantial basis of activity is demonstrated by the Clear ing House report, which shows a gain in ex changes over the corresponding week last year of J2,024,774 20. The week in financial circles closed yesterday with a good supply of funds and a fair demand from the best class of borrowers merchants and manufacturers. There was no trouble to get money on good collateral at 6 per cent, but outsiders were taxed a little more. The talk cf tight money, frequently heard the past few days, is misleading. There is no tightness, no squeeze, but nono to throw away, and more caution is exercised in discounting. Gilt-edged paper is wanted. The Clearing Honse report shows that pros perity is uninterrupted. It is as follows: lesterdav's exchanges s 2.15.031 2(1 Yesterday's balances 3C9 910 47 Week's exchanges', 13.723,803 46 JJallv average 2,28,13174 Week's balances I,01.j,018 05 Exchanges week of 1S33 1I,7M,C34 28 Balances week of 1SSS 1,874,914 47 Gain for week over 1683 2,024,774 SO Money on call at New York yesieraay was easy at 5 to 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6Q7JJ. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at S4 SOJi for CO-day billsandfl 85 for demand. Tlie weekly statement of the New York banks, issued yesterday, shows the following changes: Reserve, increase, 935,325; loans, decrease, 007,200; speoie, increase, 450,000; legal tenders, decrease. $337,400; deposits, de crease, $3,292,900: circulation, increase, $3 000. The banks now bold 1,485,200 in excess of tho 25 per cent rule. Closing Bond Quotations, TJ. S. 4s,reg 127 U. b.4j. eoun 127 M.K. AT. Geo. 53 59 Mutual Union G3....100Si N. J. C. Int. Oert...US')i Northern Pac lits. .115 Northern Pac. 2ds..lll Northw't'u consols. 143 Northw'n debens..l09 U. S. 454s, reg 104H u. b. 4ss, coup,... una PaclncSaor'35. 11714, uraisianaatampeau vm Missouri Ss 102 Tenn. new set. Sa... 109 Tenn. new set. SS....102 Tenn. new set. 3s.... 7S!4 Canada So. 2d M Cen. Pacl0c.au 113 Den. AK. G., 1SU...I18 Den. &R.G.4S 7W l.&B.G.West,lsts. SS Krte.2ds 7. 105 Oregon A Trans. es.lOJn St. 1 41. M. Gen. U 84 St. L.4.S. f. Gen.M.117 St. Paul consols ....127)4 St. PI, CblAPc.lsts.U8 rx., PcL. G.Tr Ks. KM Tx.,Pc K.G.TT.KCU S7M union i-ac. lsts...U3 West bhore UH Jl. K. &T. Gen. 6s.. 67J Yesterdays bond offerings were as follows Coupon 4s, ilOO at 127; registered , J9.S50 at 127; registered KS 26,000 at 105 New Yore Clearings, $130,026,037: balances, 55.723,896. For the week Clearings, $789,437,165; balances, 34,175,465. Boston Clearings, $14,300,595; balances, $1,663,036. For the week Clearings, 895,253,701; balances, $10,544,576, For the corresponding week last year Clearings, $37,835,937: balances, $10,609,680. Philadelphia Clearings, $13,362,218; bal ances. $1,638,498. For the week Clearings, $79,758,061: balances, 810,642,345. Baltlmobe Clearings, t2,31D,996; balances, S38L527. Lond'on The amount of bullion withdrawn from tho Bank of England is 51,000. Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f 53c for the account. Chicago Bank clearings for the week wero $72,774,580. against $68,350,812 for the correspond ing week last year. New York exchange at par. Money rates continue unchanged at 0 per cent for call and 73 per cent for time loans. St. Louis Clearings to-day, $3,130,711; balances. $503,588. For this week Clearings, $20,920,553; balances, $3,659,729. For tho same wees last year, clearings, $17,209,764: balances, $2,141,210. PDRELT PROFESSIONAL. OH Keeps Up Its Reputation for Narrowness and DnllncsaZ The oil market yesterday presented the same dull and uninteresting features which had characterized it the previous days ol the week. The only strength It had 'was furnished by shorts covering, giving the bulls a chance to runup prices. It was a pykers' market pure and simple, outsiders taking no hand in it Elements of weakness were a decline in re fined at Antwerp and reports or good field prospects in the new district near Shanopin. Tho market ODened at 109? iiio-ho.c 11M,' lowest 109, closing 110. Friday's clearances were 700 Out) barrels. Clearances for tha week were 3,658,000 barrels. The feeling at the close favored a stronger and more active market this A Washington, Pa., telegram was to the fol lowing purport: The Clark welt which sur prised the trade by coming in witb a boom, has increased its production to 15 barrels per hour. One ot the peculiar features connected with the striking of this well, is the fact that the Grayson well, In this territory, which was dry and had been abandoned, commenced flowing and is now considered a fair well. Knox No. 20, the McKown gusner. Is reported to have In creased its production from 25 to 53 barrels ner hour. I The reports from Manntngton that the B toner well and the oil fields thereabouts bad been abandoned are without foundation. Four wells are now drilling In that field and good results are expected when the drill strikes the sand. Jennings dfc Co. In Luck. It is only a week since Jennings & Co. struck theirgusher on the Davis farm, one and a half miles from Crafton and one mile southeast of Arbuckle. This well is still making a 16-barrel producer an hour, and not drilled in yet. This developes their SOO-acro leases around it Yesterday afternoon their Cape farm No. 2, three and one-quarter miles southwest of pres ent operations at Brush creek, touched the sand and started flowing at a 15-barrel ra te per hour, with Indications of considerable Improve ment. These wills being in advance are of. U creurt lapottue aoaTelop ce&uderable .' 3TOVEMBEB 'territory. Bad roads retard operations. Pro duction can hardly increase much, even with good wells, and It makes the chances better for the producer to got a Continued increase in prico for his oil than at any previous time In ten yoars. Features of the Market. r Corrected dally by John M. Oasiey & Co., 45 Sixth street members of lie Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened KSLowcst IW uiznea 110UCloied WJ Average runs Average shipments , Average charters. 81,427 1 7JL7M S4.S37 ;.cuucu, jjgvr rone i,uc Keflne.', London. JJf". Jenned, Antwerp, l7Kf. ltenned. Liverpool. l-Ud. Beflned, Bremen, 7.25m. A B. McQrew fc Co. quote: Puts, $1 09; calls, $lil6 Other Oil Markets. TrrusvnxE. NovemberZS. Opened at $1 09j highest, $1 lOJi; lowest. $1 09K: closed at $1-10. Bradford. November 23. Openedat$l 09K: closed at $1 10; highest, $1 10Ji: lowest 09Ji Clearances, 640,000 barrels. Oil Crrr. November 23. Opened at SI 09K; highest, $1 lOJi; lowest, $1 09K; closed, $1 lOii. Sales 112,000 barrels: clearances, 636,000 barrels; charters, 62.693 barrels: shipments, 49,610 bar rels; runs, 41,692 barrels. New YoKK,Novcmber23. Petroleum opened at $1 09 and moved up slightly In the first hour. The market became dull and remained so until the close, which was firm at $1 10. Stock Exchange: Opening, $1 09J& highest, $1 10; lowest, $1 09; closing, $1 10. Consoli dated Exchange: Opening, $1 09 highest $1 10; lowest $1 09K; closing, $1 09& Total sales. 47.000 barrels. MOVEMENTS IN REALTY. A Number of Floe Properties Transferred nt Reasonable Valuations. Alles & Bailey. 161 Fourth avenue, sold for Mary E. H1U. No. 114 Fulton street a brick dwelling of nine rooms, bathroom, laundry, etc., lot 30x100 feet, for $7,000 cash. Black & Baird. 95 Fourth avenue, sold to a well-known attorney two lots on Dlthrldge street, in the Lloyd plan, having a total front ago of 100 feet by about 175 in depth, for $9,000. Dithridge street has recently been paved with asphalt, and the lots in this plan are selling rap idly, there being but few remaining unsold. John F. Baxter, 512 Smltbfield street Sold lot No 127, Bank of Commerce addition plan,Brush ton station, frontage of 40 feet on Frankstown avenue by 140 to a 20-foot alley, to Mr. Harry Walsh, for $300. W. W. McNeill & Bra, 105 Fourth avenue, sold for Robert E. Mercer to Mrs. Alline B. Speer a lot 50x120 feet on Ben Venue avenue. Twentieth ward, for 2.500: also sold for James Nesbet to John O'Grady another of those new six-roomed frame dwellings on Morrison ave nue. Second ward, Allegheny, for $1,600 cash. They also placed a mortgage of $2,000 on East End property for two years at 6 per cent I. JI. Pennock ft Son have sold and settled a mortgage on property in Homestead for $2,000, three years at 6 per cent; also a mortgage on property In the Eighteenth ward, city, for $1,000, five years at 6 per cent. Reed B. Coyle & Co., 131 Fourth avenne. placed a mortgage of S'2,200 for three years at S per cent on property in the Twenty-first ward, citv. Samuel W. Black & Co. placed a mortgage for $7,500 for three years at 4K per cent, free of State tax, on property on bmithfield street Third ward. Ewing & Byers. No. 93 Federal street placed a mortgage of $2,400 on Second ward property for five years at 6 per cent. Charles Somcrs ft Co., 313 Wood street sold for William Kertz to J. McCormack a property on Birmingham avenue, West Bellevue. con sisting of a six-roomed house with an Irregular shaped lot, for $3,200; WIND AND WEATHER Unablo to Knock Oat Bnildinn; Operation In and About Plitabarg. The weather last week was anything but agreeable to those contemplating building this year; but, with this drawback, to say nothing of the lateness of the season, permits were taken out, involving an expenditure of $60,460. The largest permit was Issued to D. F. McAfee for a five-story brick on Water street between Market and Wood, at a cost of 310,000. Several others will cost between $4,000 and $5,000. The list fellows: A. Hahn, frame two-story, 18x33 feet; on Monastery street. Twenty-seventh ward. John F. Kent, frame one-story, 26x28 feet, on Bingler street, Twenty-third ward. D.F.McFee, brick five-story, 80x80 feet, on Water street, between Market and .Wood streets. First ward. Carroll ft Porter, iron-clad one-story, 100x300 feet, on Penn avenue, First ward. Charles Stadelman, brick two-story, 18r&0 feet, on Cliff street Eleventh ward. Jos. R. Stauffer, brick two-story, 2SxS0 feet, on Amber street, Twentieth ward. Waite ft Rowand, additional two-story, 24x60 feet on Carson street, Twenty-fifth ward. Joseph Emil. frame two-story, 18x49 feet, on Eccles street Twenty-seventh ward. Dilwortb, Porter ft Co., four iron-clad ware house, on Bingham street. Thirtieth ward. Mrs. Ellen Niger, frame one-story,16xl8feet, on Brownsville avenue. Thirtieth ward. Thirty-third Street TJ. P. Church, ope frame one-story, 24x34 feet on Thirty-third street. Thirteenth ward. J. C. Musser. frame two-story, 11x83 feet, on Rose street, Thirteenth ward. John Jones, frame one-story, 12x13 feet Nine teenth street. Twenty-sixth ward. Fred Fisher, frame two-story, 20xS6 feet, 1929 Carson streer. Twenty-sixth ward. Frank Earnley, frame two-story, 21x50 feet, Arlington avenue. Twenty-seventh ward. H. S. Brnkaw, frame one-story addition, 16x 12 feet, 46 West Carson street,ThIrty-third ward. Robert Brown, frame one-story, 16x26 feet, Griffith street. Fourteenth ward. W. M. McComb, frame ironclad, one-story, 16x50 feet, corner of Carson, Twenty-fifth ward. Carbon Iron Company, ironclad one-story, 50 xl32 feet, Thirty-second street, Fifteenth ward. Carbon Iron Company, frame one-story, 60x 131 feet, Thirty-second street. Fifteenth ward. J. H. Metz. frame one-story, 12x20 feet, 93 Sixteenth street. Twenty-eighth ward. M. O'Deary, frame two-story, 22x3tl feet Sus quehanna street. Twenty-first ward. R. Doolittle. frame one-story, 20x25 feet, on bank of Allegheny river. Eighteenth ward. William Krensler, addition of one story, 31x57 feet, ou Butler street, Fifteenth ward. August Schmidt, frame two-story and man sard, 23x21 feet, on Brownsville avenue. Thirty first ward. P. Bledenback, brick three-story. 20x70 feet, on Liberty avenue. Sixteenth ward. William Longmore, frame two-story, 16x30 feet, on Bissell place. Eighteenth ward. Margaret Buchanan, frame one-story, 17x30 feet, on Mornlngsido road. Eighteenth ward. B. Nicholson, frame two-story, 20x50 feet, on Broad street Nineteenth ward. James Thomas, frame two-story. 16xS2 feet, on Cobden 'street, Twenty-seventh ward. Mary SGoff. frame two-story, 15x24 feet on Walton street. Thirty-first ward. A. W. Able, frame two-story 18x30 feet on Charles street. Thirteenth ward. B. McNiel. frame one-story, 20x40 feet on Liberty street Sixteenth ward. Uer Cunningham, two frame two-story, 20x43 feet, on Kansas street George Zeiirelter, frame two-story, 17xS0feet on Yew street. Twentieth ward. Edwatd Gray, frame two-story, 12x11 feet on Taylor street. Sixteenth ward. Margaret M.Turner, frame two-story, 20x40 feet, on Grazier street, Twenty-flret ward. George B. Keller, trame two-story, 20x40 feet on Grazier street. Twenty-first ward. William Kirkpatriek, ironclad one-story, 24x 40 feet, on Liberty avenue. Twelfth Ward. William Feltman, frame two-story, 26x31 feet on Yew street Twentieth ward. EASYMONEY Gives Railroad Share a Idfr More Inter est In the Trusts Cotton, OH Braces Up A Slrong and Active Close. New York, November 23. The stock mar ket, owing to the absence of a large number of brokers at the Eastern sports, was quiet to dull to-day. and the fluctuations as a rule were slight and without significance. The bears re newed their attack upon Reading with bnt poor success, and Louisville and Nashville and some of the specialties felt the Influence of the pressure brought to bear. The market displayed a firm undertone throughout, and after the Issue of the bank. statement, which was published earlier than Xisnal, and was regarded as favorable, there was covering of shorts on a liberal scale, and the upward movement which followed was very pronounced. Outside of Reading and Atchison there was little interest in the stocks of tha usually active list, though the Northern Pa cifies attracted considerable attention. Atchi son was strong on the seinl-offlclal statement that the success ot the reorganization plan would be announced to-day, but like all the active stocks its final gain was Insignificant The center ot Interest in the regular list was Chesapeake and Ohio, which was strong and active for ail three classes of stock on the be lief that the IVanderbilt-Drexel-Morgan Inter est were buying for a turn, and bad advised their friends. The common stock was most active, but the preferred stock took the lead in the upward movement, ajd both made ma terial advances. There as mora Interest In the trusts and the reorganization of Cotton Oil, on reports that a majority of the certificates had been deposited under that plan and that after De cember a certificate will be received only upon tb pajmsut ottoek palr MMjrb fixed by the commltt, XoK dal44 ttrssgta v irrscf r was shown by Cotton Oil In the last hour, afid it closed with a marked gain.; A large short interest in the stock is reported" to have been covered yesterday, which was not without its influence upon the stock. San Fran cisco pref erred was the special weak point In the list, and it dropped 3 per cent to SO, oallght trading, but recovered abouthalf of the loss. The close was active and strong at about tho best prices-of the day. The sales ot tbeJCtlve stocks were, however, only 87,701. Railroad bonds were active for the short ses sion to-day. the sales reaching $786,000 though onlytwo issues, Atlantic ft Pariflo Incomes and the Guir, Colorado and Santa Fo 6s.bowed any special animation. The tone of the dealings was moderately strong all the way. but final changes were In but few cases for more than fractional amounts. Tho sales of bonds for the week were $7,279,W against $8,336,000' for last week. The rouowinr tania snows tne prices oraetlva stocks on the New It ork stock Excnange yeatcr day. Corrected dairy for Tra Dispatch by vyHrrNKYftBTErBXSSOir. oldest Plttsbnrjr mem bers of New Yore Stock Exchange, Hlfourth ave nues Opes- High- Low tnar. esu est. Am. Cotton OB. ...... Zii ttH IK Atett.. Top.&B.r..... S3H SMj SSH Canadian Paeiae ..... TOi 73 rai Canada tiouthern ui M MK Central of NawJersey.lZl tau SMi CbewDtakei Ohio.... SSW SK ttli Cl Car. ali,T..,.Jfta losk 100 C. Mil. ft at. -Caul.... 70 70X 10H ., iiu.4 8t.p.rpr. , V., BockLftP. 90 WX Wi v.. at l. & Pitts .... .... C, at. L. ft Pitts, pf, C. St. P.. U. ftU 34 .31 M C. at. iMJt. so., pr. C ft Northwestern U3)t UiH 112X CAMorthwiuteni. TtT. ... ... a, u. c. x 74 i.e., a 4 1 pr 9 Col. Coal ft iron 34V Ool. A Hoeklne Val .. 214 Dei. L.vv. Hl yel. ft Hudson. . S.T.. Va.ftUa - .... E.T..Va. ftUa.lat vf. .... p. 1.. Va. ftOa-Zd pr. .... Ullnols Central. 117 Late Short 4 M. d 1MH Louisviiie&fiuavUie. ssk MleMgan central 96 Mo.. Kan. ft Texas.... 10 iiluonn facinc m Hew Kork Central. J.J..L.E. W 285i M.Y..L.E. ft W.pref.. 8 . V.. C A St. L...... 1314 K. .. C ft St. L. PL N.r.. c ftiit.L.2dnr .... N.JC4N. JC 4IJi Jt. x. O. ft W n KX 74M 99 WM Il 142 r 1178 J0SK m unncrm-acinc.... -u w Jrfortnern pactne ore& 7K 77 76K Obloft Mississippi..... 22S TOi iZK Oregon Improvement. 4154 41M 41! Oregon Tranison UK UH X PacincMall 34 3SH UH Heo. Dec. ft Krans. 1'hlladet. ft lieadlnx.. 41K tlft 403C Pullman Palace Car .... Ricnmona ft w. v. r.. Ziyi aw EK KlchmondAW.P.T.pf 81 81 81 St. p., Minn, ft Han..lU6X TOtf 100 3U L. ,4 aan f ran St. L. ft Ban Jfran pr.. St S3 st.L,. San r. 1st pt Texas 1'aolflo 20V low Union t'aclfle 63M 70X vyabaan Wabash preferred..... J3 .... Western Union Wi H4 Wheeling ft L. , 65 6j Huttar Trust 70 70 national Lead Trust.. 1S Wi a 2614 WALt STEKET GOSSIP. Silver Coinage and Probable Legislation by Congress Large Railway Earnings. By John M. Oakley ft Co. i Special 'Wire. New York, November 23. There Is always some uncertainty Immediately preceding the assembling of Congress, and this year that un certainty is increased, as we have an adminis tration whose policy has not yet been defined There will be questions ot silver coinage, sub sidies to Tnerchant marine, postal, telegraphic, and legislation on tha Paciflo railroads. Amendments to the inter-State commerce act especially witb reference to Canadian competi tion and anti-trust bills, will be Introduced. The silver question will perhaps attract more attention In financial circles than any otber There is a snong silver party in this country, and in the West it is the popular one. Here tofore the Senate has stood between the House and radical silver legislation, but the Senate this session may be modified by tha addition of Senators from four new Western States. Any considerable increase in silver coinage and tbe removal of tha important restrictions now subordinating it to gold would be a measure of inflation, and bulls on stocks are inclined to regard this prospect with com placenoy if not witb gratification. If, however. anything should be determined upon to compel tbe Treasury to redeem greenbacks In silver instead of gold, our gold might suddenly com mand a premium, and thus a shrinkage In the circulating medium would instantly bo accom plished, in that event gold would Be like so much wheat or cotton a mere commodity. This would only result from very radical legis lation, but it would come as surely as effect follows cause. If free coinage of silver should be undertaken. a One possible result of the discussion of sliver vills in Congress might be that English invest ors In American stocks would become alarmed at tbe prospect of their dividends and principal being paid in silver when not pledged In gold. How much silver would appreciate In value by an increased use in this country is problemat ical, but it would be enhanced. The prospect of legislation favorable to silver Is so good that the price of this metal is gradually rising and doubtless will go. higher. Trade conditions generally are favorable. Our exports for tha four months ending Octo ber 31 were 1274,643.000, against $218,681,000 for tbe same period last year, while tha value of imports during tbe same four months in 1889 were $253,610,000 as against 33,328,000 in 18SS. Tbe domestic trade is particularly good in iron and steel products and the volume ot clearings at 37 cities In the United States for the past ten months was 12 per cent in excess ot a like total inl8S8. Railway earnings also show large Increases, and business generally is reported good. Coal, wool and leather ara exceptions to this general rule, and business In these three commodities has been unprofitable, and Is now very doll. The impression common to people is that an era of prosperity lies ahead of us, and this opinion is so unanimous that in stock ex change circles, and in tbe financial columns of our papers, hardly any expressions of a bearish character are beard. It Is confessed that money is dear, with no immediate promise of considerable relief, and tbat speculative busi ness is very small in volume. There is a gen eral anticipation of better prices to come. We don't believe tha short interest is anything like as large as represented, for only a few pro fessional speculators have tha courage to sell stocks short In an atmosphere surcharged witb extreme bullishness. The only question to be determined is whether the prices of stocks do not now register this bullish sentiment, and whether those who are inclined to buy stocks are not already carrying as large lines as their circumstances permit If this be so, witb tbe proverbial inconsistencies and incongruities of Wall street business, may the market not be a good sale? The stock market to-day has not been very active or Interesting. Cotton Oil and Sugar Trust opened up and were the strongest feat ures of tbe whola session. Lead was firm at the beginning and end, with decided weakness In between. Atchison was strong on the acknowledged success of tbe reorganization plan and the new traffic agreement with Rock Island. Tho Grangers were without change. Northwest had 109 miles more road in October, 18S9, than in October, 1888, and yet its receipts were only 174,000 greater. Richmond Terminal was the weakness feature, and Louisville and Nashville, Union Pacific, Fort Worth and Denver and the Vanderbilts showed not buoy ancy. Wisconsin Central and the Northern Pacifies were strong. The bank statement was more favorable on its face than in reality, as its increase of Wo,' 000 in reserves was largely dne to the loss of $3, 200,000 In deposits, so that the actual gain ot cash was only a little over $100,000. Philadelphia. Stocks. Coslng'o.notatlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished "by Whitney ft Btenhenson. brokers. JTo. ST rourtb avenue. Members Mew Yore WookJEx- """"" BM. Asked. Pennsylvania Eallroad. .. SJ ok Kaaaing S-1S Buffalo, nttsnurg esicrn oj o Leaigh Valley...". ( H$ MM oriuern racing. .,......... .. --jb .Nortucrn Pacine prererren, 70X S3 76' Borneo ritoclca. Ateh. ft Top.. 1st 7s. 117 a. at. Ijindllr't7s.lll Wla. central, com... 21H Wis. Central pf,... at alloueiMjCo.. 70 Calumet ft Aeau. 2K franklin. 1SU Atch.ftTop.lt. It. .UK Boston ft AJ6nr...216M Boston ft siame.....a c a. tu. ios (Sim. H&n. A dera. 23 Osceola. iiii Pewable 4 yataCT .. 65 Eastern ft. it U8H Flint PenH zs JWntftPereM. Pfd. Mexican Cen. com.. 15 JUex.C.lltiattr. bd. MM S. r. AtttwCnt... 40S JJ.Y. &.E.7s..,.ra' Old Uoiiny...........IS3 neii leiepnone isr Boston Land ...... s Water rower 6K Tamarack......,...iM SsnUlno nf Santa r"e copper..,. 70 TJnalocss Notes. Tub annual meeting of tha HonongiheJa In surance Company will be held December & ArEETTSO of the stockholders of the Yan kee Girl Mining Company will be held Decem ber 9. The' Hanover and York Railroad baa been transferred to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany. Amooha Is to hava a new Central High School and McKeesport two additional school bouses. r Theee are 35 copper stocks listed on tho Boston Stot-k Exchange, of which sly eif at pay dividend);!. WoekIs progresstef; as fast as the weather win permit on tes els ctrle read wuWasfclngfiiim avenue, AllegSeny, n, fUUMotlMl, Mt WMkwMlM Wh in Tt ember and assovat of mosey involved taw since early In the fall. Architect F, C 8AI7ES has complete plans for a handsome frame dwelling for Mr. X, Ji. Jenkins, to be erected at Haselwood. The sales ot stocks las? week, were 2,018 shares, against L87 tha preview week. PbUa delpbla Gas led in activity, with 1,115 shares. Real zstats boomers are not wanted In this community. Let values regulate tbara selves to the demand. Artificial Inflation is ruinous. It is reported that tha Oak Alley Church, property is about to bo disposed of to a syndi rate, possibly to tha Pennsylvania Railroad lie price is saio to be 130,000. iTBE Northern Paciflo reports gross earnings for tbe second week of November at S3,S33, an increase of 883,66a For tbe first IB days of No vouber -earnings increased 1220,654. Irthe farmers had agitated road improve ment last summer, they might now bo able to coma to the city with their wagons full of pro duce. They should remember this next year. To a community Jhat stood np under tha Johnstown disaster without a growl or a mur mur, , there Is nothing appalling in tha failure of a small private bank. It Is this. undaunted courage that has made Pittsborg great E. T. ScKAPrerEH, real estate dealer on tha Southside. says: "There Is no letup iere. Prices are jnst about right. Holders are not extravagant in their ideas, and although noth ing is more certain than tbat property on the hill will be largely benefited when the new in clines -are completed, there are hundreds of opportunities for good investments." PnrxADELPnlA Gas touched SO yesterday, the lowest point in Its history. It was not a break, there was .nothing panicky about it; it was merely tha rejection of public opinion in regard to natural gas stocks generally, that they ara very unce.taln. A small baying de mand would put it up again-, so tbe decline possesses no real significance beyond the moment UAEKETS BY WISE. Wheat Active, bat WUhont Backbone De cember and Mar Options Let G Pork Ea.y surd Steady Lard UoM'ltlcd. Chicago-, November ST- In wheat a good speculative business was transacted to-day, at a further decline In prices. There was rather heavy liquidation of Decemb ex wheat, and dif ferences widened to 4K81$c between Decem ber and Slay. Tha opening; was weak, and prices declined Jjc for December and Ke for May, ruled quiet later in thu session, and closed J34c lowor for December and Ha lower for May than closing figures yesterday. Liberal receipts -of spring wheat and prospects of an increase of 6,750.000 busbete to 2,250,000 bushels In the visible supply werer tha weaken ing influences. European advices noted a quieter and easier feeling; For tbta week ex port clearances aggregated 215,009 packages of flour and 500,000 bushels of wheat, boing nearly 100,000 packages less of flour and 3OQ,rtO0 bushels less of wheat than last week. Com But little interest was manifested in this market, trading betngllmlted to local oper ators, and fluctuations confined to1 5)a range. The feeling at times was easy, bnt tha market on tha whole was steady, values show ing little If any change from yesterday. Oats were weaker with a fair volume or trad ing in May, but little of consequence was dona in the near futures, and, as offerings were free, prices declined fie Alay declined !o on stilling by two large traders, but reacted. KSWC on buying by a heavy operator, and tha market closed steady. ' Un mess pork trading was fairly active nnd xna feeling was easier. Prices ruled 104J13.He lower and tbe market closed steady Lard An unsettled and weak feeling pre vailed and prices ruled 7K10c lower, duo cnieny to tne aeciina in me mew rommarEec Short Rib Sides A eomparatrvelylight trade was reported, and no particular changes were. reported. Prices rather favored buyers The leading tntures ranged as fellows: Wheat No. 2. December. 78JQ7J873 TBKc: Tanuarv, 80ieS0!i735iSOc; May, JUJ-Jfe 84j8Se83fte. CoimNo. 2. December. ZlWgmX&Pi9 31c; January, 31631H3131c; May.39H S3l23333Xc Oats No. 2, December, 319243c; May. 22g 222222K. Mess Pobk. per bbt Year. 98 3009 369 9 2589 25: January. SB 47K39 47K3 33feS I7; May, $9 SC9 809 67VQV 70. Lard, ner 100 Ibi Decemberja 00600fi5 00a 5 92K: January. S3 97K5 875 0065 92Kt May, & 156 156 106 10. BnoETtrBS,per iwm. lear.w vixKi vix i 82kl 97J$; January 87KQ1 87VCi SOi tOKraiay. w4a wso uzo ra4. Caan Quotations vera aa f oHewai Flomr a a let and unchanged. No. 3 spring wheat. ;7Jci no.a spring wneat, uxgsjc: no. a rea.70j.ic. No. 2conu32c&a2oiits,202)c.No.2rye, 45c No. 2 barley. 58c. No. 1 flaxseed. S13fi.Prlmetimotfayseed.il 200123. Mess pork. per bbL 9 75. Lard, per 100 lbs. 96 05- Bhort riDs sides (loose), aa uwsuou. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4 Z7K4 SOL. Short clear sides (boxed). 15 255 37. Sugars un changed. Receipts Flour. 18,000 barrels; wb eat 97,000 bushels.' corn. 223,000 bushels; oats, 140,000 bushels; rye, 18,080 bushels; barley, 63,000 bush els. Shipments Flour, 23,000 barrels; wheat, 31.000 bushels: corn. 379.900 bushels: oats, 167, 000 bnsholsr rye, 2,000 busbels; barley, 29,000 bushels. On tbe Produce Exchange to-day the' butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 21g22a UT STOCK XABXET& Tbe Condition of BaslneM at tbe BaatUsertr Stock Tarda. Otficb oyPrrrsBUSs Dispatch.! Satuedat. Npveaber 28, UBS. J Catttjs Receipts, 1,340 head; anipmedbs, 1,240 bead; market nothing doing, all through consignment; 10 cars of cattle skipped to New York to-day. ' Hoss Beceipta. 3JM head; ihlpnsata, 3,400 head; market, slow: Philadelphia, H 00; Yorkers, IS 7593 So; 9 cars of bogs afcipfs to New York to-day. Sheet Recetpts.1,600 bead; alupaeata, 1,460 bead; market slow at unchanged prices. For rosettes and badges, call as T. G. Beinemsn, Hi Sixth street, city. Tbe Canary Is tbe Plaest Flavored oyster in the market, SICK HEADACHJ:Clrter,, uaierjver Pitts. SICK BEADAtd:U4crter,i idttje Liver Pflbt BIOS, HEABACfilLcjrtej,, ume jUverPlIls. SICK BEADACHECirter,g rjju. Liver Pins. oi8-e7-rre3u TfWm HKAB NOI CUKEJfbr PecVa Pat. vlffil TnboiM-. Kv Ci NOISES Pat. In. rKafCiu- haard faatisl. 1am. lr. Sooeralwhenalfremdleaf Writs or eallfnr illastrated book EKKB. SM onlr by HVHISCOX, 853 Broa&rar. cer. 1 Ittoow, jw jcrt .naaaaBta. nolMU.TT8suwk BROKERS FIXaSCIAL. -rrrHrrNEY t stephesson, a FOURTH AVENUE Issue travelers' credits througk Messrs. Sresel, Morgan fc Co, New York, Passports procured. A RAPID ROAD TO RICHBS STOCK SPECULATION. JEO to 60,000 margin 10 shares upward. Address - JACKSON, SPJtAGUE 4 CO.. Eo3-91-flu 80 New St. N. Y. A(- TO 1100 TUDICIOTJSLT INVESTED In stock options in Wall st. leads to wealth. STEVENSON fc CO., Brokers. ocl7-ll-Tisn HNairL.NewYorfc. COMMISSION, X MaUrofHl Mining 0ILH6 Stocks. I stecKs. For cash or on margin, eitner oa new ioric Ban Francisco. Philade Philadelphia or Boston Ex changes. Loans made at low rates of interest; Established 1H7Q. ?- weexyr Circular rttUK. A. R.CHKHOLM &CO., 81 Broadway, N.Y. mhlS-97-su J0HM M. OAKLEY 4:C0., BAXKBHS AMD BBOl Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Fetroteaes. Private wire to NeW3fork a4 CMeage. SIXTH, gf, PKtebBff. - " . .J. ,, ".- - -e - " lAM. WfllHTMIf tJ. 5T V "It ft A . . j?g 3 : The Important Statement Made by i . Promfnent Iron Worker. A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST. "I am an ironworker by trade, and wm UBQt;noxj$MK brought up in the bnsipess from my boy ' hood, and X think it is to rav work that I -'4 can partially lay the cause of ray trple.',' J The speaker was- Mr. Francis MXfxn No. 1336 Second avenue. He is employed'at the Eliza Furnaes, operated bwUessrs. Laoghlins& Jones. 4 . , -J "T win11.hAAAmA'.vTiA44af4 atfnwnTV ' continued Mr. Knox, "and would thaa'stepT1 nnt intn thA Ir f-ui1 nW T trnnld e&tn. -i va . ,. .. i--- . cold after cold, bnt paid very little attsn-s tion to them. Finally, some time ago,' I ; found X was getting into bad shape, lly .. head became stopped np and ached me con tinually. A dull, heavy pain directly net'. the eyes. 3Ir nostrils would clog op, say on one side and then on the other. My;i throat became raw, and was all choked -np. -r A dry hacking cough set in. There wouldvS be a dropping back of mucus Into my throat,' and I was constantly hawking and raising ' - large clots or phlegm. "ify tronble gradually grew -worse. There J was a constant rinein? nolsa in mv head; : My eyes were weak and discharged a watery substance ' Mr. Francis Knar, 1235 Second Avtnue. j "Sharp pains would shoot through ray chest ana siae. xne worst pain was in small of mv back. It was so severe at lis s that X was unable to bend over or lifVaayij heavy weight. Tbe slightest exertion troBMjb tire me. I would arise in the mor more tired than when I went to bed. 1 1 no appetite. The very sight of food caused 3 a nauseating feeling in my stomach. Mj Tti tpnnlil ttaat Tin A .nil foaf 'I'hB 11l. : palpitation would be followed by a slow?? ' irregular peaung ana a leeiing ot iaimpsns. " "Night sweats weakened me terribly. I'j 1 lost rapidly in weight. At last I was ' obliged, to succumb. X was to weak. and. . laid nff from my work. "43 "About this time I read of a ewe si4lr g to mine, which bad been cored by Bni J joneiana a isiair. x. eaiiea at tneir oscevf and, after consultation, placed myself na4e tieir care. "- "Gradually I began to notice an Irawerei ., ment in my condition. First, my head beI came ciear ana my nostrils were no loBgtem ciwtkcu up. xuo nneiBt. iq jay neaa sionneaa Mr eves became strong. The soreness in nri throat and pains in my chest and back d!aa-j peared. I nave no palpitation of tbe neutii MyppetitaiiOod,andtarisa refreshed ad.i lavisuratea oy my mznts sieep. i gamea asm I pounds in 15 days. I have returned te'wefkjl and etn now do as good a day's labor as thai best of them. In ict,l stand to-day aa wsH 5 lever was. ana owe my recovery to urs. Ce-, land & Blair." SI Mri Knox can be seen at either of,, places naiseu aeoye ana mis iBW71tmyz Yensia. VEBY PLAIN TALK. Sfcewfeff e Outline ef a Hosts Wl4ij Often Followed. When a:persoa with a delioate tion bass tendency to catarrh, or tion whether this tendency is inheri&aSParJ results from taking cold easily if is boWSS! able that that person invariably Iesee atek Jt T .....it. t.Ai 4l4L.. .... 25 auuutooiuugiiu, BuuwuJK hum utam tioa is interfered with. - i In such s case the snfferer should at be placed tinder influences that wUlvej store the defective nutrition and tend te ip vigorate the constitution. It is to be remembered in every t presence ef otarrt Is an evidence of pritisesi anion to consumption, asdnomatterhowaHeME the attack may be, it should be treated iM 9 the greatest care asd the treatment seeaUaeij enntmuea untu au traces ox tao If the catarrh iar allowed to reach the i tabes in the las gs which condition ui bv the soitUag va ot a yellow matar! immediate attention to tbe malady M.de-1 manned, or serious inng trounia wui raw Catarrh; is, nine times ont or ten,te that produces consuiiptlon. and heaee M can afford to neglect case ot catarrh, kspeiegg slight. It is easily eured. if taken ia thus idl treated regularly and correctly by a i If left to Itself it is rarely cured wiaee;a1 change of climate, but with each sew oeMlpH gets more and more troublesome, btV witiest etifi ways x unie aecver into wb iwsgsiBui a am becomes dlgcalt and sesaetlmea lnpaseJMe. ' I should like to be treated," a ladyreasatMCj tne otner uay, -put a woovanot iixe to i nametntbepaner." Let trne stated ti Copeland ft Blair sever pubiian. a mass ? statement without tbe rail ana tree i the patient, nor do they pe&Ush one hnailiedefc j part of tne testimonials. letters andstatomeil received by them from grateful patientsvr Jmtm otnervee, tne statement given are enurey l notary, ana are given dtmojkiwiib iori cation. Drs. Copelaad BluJr woaM nnhlisb the most emobatto testimonial the patient giving it understood taatlsXWMavl oe pnuiea ana cava willing cuuooaw Tresisd by Mail. Last Hay His Lottie J. forker, of MAnU treatment By mail with Dra. CopeJaad for her catarrhal tronble. On June 9 she wrote: "Your asedleeiHl doing ma good. Ido not feel to tired; aad asjrj neaoacnes nave ceaseo. -""ajl August 26 her letter stated: "If eel quiee Hbai a different woman from the one I we wheal! commenced your treatment," Mr. M. C Wilson, who eomiencod home treatment early in July, wrote oa or tne same bobuu - a am unprovrac feel much better than I have for veers Aiumi! 18 ba wrote? M am leeiln different being from the one I was whem I raenced yoar treatment, and am (lad to fee W WtM-W . .-. i, vA. it DOCTORS mint IMIJ Are located permanently a M SIXTH AYE; gtiM Vfa.Ajit wltTi megeMaMcnraMei rMAbnwa Ctnll.i2:2 to 5 r.Jt'tTl .- ... i-..i-... 3nam 7.x--iBBBuaj jaciauouj. Specialties CATARRH, aajd AXfiJ'Sl !AkKM of tha -EYE. EAK. THSOATlaall LUNG. CeaMaUe9,. AddwesaMaMstte OOrJKJUO " ' M M ir3SL s.r -i-. -Mi. -. a BraBWl L J?.e fSeS .-ft , i-i tA'tds; IVs fife 3 -'' . .j: . yi p ...