mmw i . v"1 " : K4-1 3V1 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER "- 3, ;1889. .t. L. 'LOCAL LIVE STOCK. Leading Features of Markets at the Hen's Island Yards. FEME BEEVES SCARCE AND FIRM. Choice Sheep and Lamfcs Firmly Held at Last Week's Bates. MAEEETS AT LIBEETi AND CHICAGO OFFICE OF PrTTSBUKQ DISPATCH, 1 Mondat. Decembers. 18S9. J The rna of stock for to-day's markets was light, but an attempt to lift prices proved unsuccessful. The failure to bring about an advance was due mainly to the fact that quality of offerings was below par. Receipts of cattle were 322 head against 475 last week, and consisted mostly of com mon and low grade stock. The demand was chiefly for prime light and heavy beeves, and these grades being scarce were firmly held. The stock on hand was slow. Best heavy "Western beeves weighing 1,500 to 1,600 pounds were quoted at $4 S55 10; medium weights, 1,350 to 1,450 pounds, at 54 60Q4 75; do, 1,200 to 1,300 ponnds, $1 304 50; prime lightweights, 900 to 1,100 pounds, at H 1084 25, and common to fair thin and rough steers at 3 253 65. Fresh cows were in light demand and were dull at a range of J2545 a head. Calves were very scarce and firm at a range of 56c per pound. Bolls, stags and dry cows were quoted at 2 SKc per pound. Receipts: From Chicago I. Zeigler, 83 head; L. Gerson, 83; A.Tromm, 53; Rothschild Co, 54. From Ohio L. Rusell, 27. From Penn sylvania D. O. Plsur, 10; various owners. 12. Total, 322; last week, 475; previous week, 433. Sheep and Lambs. Choice stock sold readily at full last week's prices, bnt this class was in very light supply. There was not enongh of the good to co round, hut enough, and more than enough, of the common and poor. The latter grades were dull and slow, though the indications at noon were that all would be sold. Best heavy western and native wethers sold at S4 755 00: good to choice medium weicbts, S4 254 65; fair to medium do, 4 004 20; common and mixed lot1:, S3 603 75. Lambs were quoted at 66c per pound. A few very choice bunches were sold as high as 6c. Receipts: From Chicago I. Zeigler. 105 head. From Pennsylvania J. F. Cruikshank, 131; McCrearv 4 Bell. 19S; Bingham 4 Co., 17V; D. O. Pisor. 13: G. Fhnner. 25; William Craig, 149. Total, 800; last week, 761; previous week, ' S46L Light Supply of Hoci Supply was light and market a shade firmer than last Monday. There was, however, no ad vance. The range for Chicago and Ohio was S4 I0S4 20. Country hogs wholesaled at S3 70 395. Receipts: From Chicago I. Ziegler, 210 head. From Ohio Needy fc Smith, 301; Will iam Smith, 98; L. K. Russell, 6; J. F. Shepherd, 9L From Pennsylvania L. Feeser, 20; J. F. Cruikshank, 6; Bincham A Co 10: D. O. Pisor, 41: G. Fhnner, 45; William Craig. 8. Total, 836; last week, 1,035; previous week. 1,023. Liberty nnd Chicago Live Stock. Receipts of cattle at East Liberty .yards to day were 105 loads, against 110 last Monday, and for all choice grades; prices were abont 10c higher, while common grades were tbesamaAJ me run oi nogs was ugui, ana prices were strong at an advance of 15 to 25c on last week's rates. On the other hand, advices to one of our leading packers from Chicago this mora ine indicate that hogs there have touched their lowest this season, the outside rate for the best selected hogs being 3 65. The low prices wiU no doubt reach this center by to morrow, as our Tuesday's hog markets are usually overstocked with common grades. The prediction was made some weeks ago by one of oar leading dealers in provisions that hogs would drop to S3 50 before the season is out. Prices at Chicago to-day are very close to the verification of this prediction. At pres ent prices of hogs the margin on products is very narrow. HTf! STOCK MAEEETS. The Condition of Business nt the East Lib nor Stock Ynrda. Office orPiTTSBtmo Dispatch, l ilONDAT. October 2. 1889. -Cattle Receipts, 3,860 head; shipments. LSCW head; market steady; prime, 54 10Q1 SO; good, $3 503 SO; fair. 62 7063 20; bulls, stags and fat cows, SL 502 50; 10 cars of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 7,000 head: shipments. 5,700 head; market fair; Yorkers, S3 803 90: selected Philadelphiag. 3 9o4 00; 12 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 4,400 bead; shipments, 2,400 bead; market firm: prime, 5 005 20; good, $4 604 80; fair, S3 254 25; common, S23: lambs, Sl6 25. By Telecrrnpb. New Yoke: Beeves Receipts, 4,500 head; making 13,000 beaa for the week; the arrivals included 100 carloads for exportation, 87 car loads for home trade slauehterers direct and 80 carloads for the market. The demand was fair and the yards were cleared before noon; common to best steers sold at 3 705 00 rer 100 pounds; bulls and dry cows at SI 70"2 70. The week's shipments included 1,730 beeves and 9,960 quarters of beef. Latest Liverpool cable advices quote American refrigerated beef firm and strong attcperpound. Calves Receipts, 450 head, making 1,800 bead for the week; barely steady at 579c per pound for veals, and at 2JJ3c for Western calves. Sheep Receipts, 9,800 head, making 25,300 head for the week: firm with an active trade at 45Jc per pound for sheep and at 57ic for lambs. Hogs Receipts, 8 400 head; unchanged for live hogs at S3 804 10 per 100 pounds, with four carloads sold at 4 004 50. Buffalo Cattle In good demand for good; common slow and a shade lower: receipts, 168 loads through, 225 loads sale; choice to extra export steers. 4 104 60; good, 3 754 10. bheep and lambs active and firm; receipts, 18 loads through. 62 loads sale; sbeep,?cboice to extra, 5 255 60: good to choice, J4 905 15; lambs, choice to extra, 6 156 40; good to choice, 5 754J6 00 Hogs active, firm and higher: receipts, 72 loads through, 160 loads sale: mediums and heavy, 3 9U4 00; heavy goods. 3 858 90; mixed and Yorkers, 3 85 3 9UL Chicago The Drover? Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 15.000 head: shipments 4,000 head; market about steady; beeves, 4 SOfflS 15; steers, 2 SOffit CO; stackers and feeders. 1 90 62 85; Texas cattle. 502 85. Hogs Re ceipts, 28,000 head: shipments 5,000 head: mar ket lower; mixed, 3 653 SO-, heavy. 3 553 SO: light, 3 45S 80; skips, 2 9l)3 50. Sheep-! Receipts, 7.000 head: shipments, 1,000 head; market steady to strong; natives. 2 734 40: Western, 3 604 25: Texans, 3 004 10. St. Loots Cattle Receipts, 1,800 head; shipments. 600 head: market steady; good to fancy native steers, 4 254 85: fair to good do S3 304 30: stockers and feeders, 2 103 25 range steers, 2 003 00. hogs Receipts. 2,800 bead: shipments, 1.900 head: market firm lair to choice heavy, 3 603 75; packing grades, 3 50S 70; Ught, 3 503 65. Sheep- Receipts, 900 head; shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice. 3 4C4 SO. Brazilian Coffee. Riose Janeiro, December 2. Coffee Reg ular first, 6,550 reis Der 10 kilos; good second, 5,850 reis. Receipts during the week, 33,000 bags; purchases for United Statesj54,000; clear ances for do. 24,000: stock, 220.000 bags. Saittos, December 2. Coffee Good aver age, 6,000 reis per 10 kilos: receipts during the week, 54.000 bags; purchases for the United States, 10,000; clearances for do, none; stock. 246.000 bags. The Visible Supply of Grain. New Yoek, Decemoer 2. The visible snn- ply of gram on Saturday, November 30, as complied by the New York Produce Exchange was as follows: Wheat, 31.472,359 bushels; in crease. L34&.303 bushels. Com, 6.204,128 bush els; increase, 103,974 bnBhels. Oats. 5,116 954 bushels; decrease, 657.759 bushels. Rye. 1,262, 331 bushels: increase, 97.9S5 bushels. Barley, 3,992,573 bushels; decrease, 148,843 bushels. Metal Market. New York Pig iron firm and quiet; Amer ican, 16 9a Copper dull and steadv; lake, December. 14 15. Lead dull and steady; do mestic, S3 So. Tin quiet and firmer; straits. 2135y ' Drrcoods. New Yobk, December 2. The drygoods mar ket displayed Increased cheerfulness. Prices were unchanged, except on New York camlet jeans, which were advanced 2 per cent. Thx druggists say Salvation Oil has no faults. It always relieves pain instantly and permanently. 25 cts. E. W. Hill, Pittsbnrg Meat Supply Co., corner of Church avenue and Anderson, Al legheny, Pa., sold for Nelson Morris & Co. for the week ending Nov. 30, 1889, 95 car casses beef, average weight 614 pounds, average price $5 25 per 100 pound. , MASKE1S BY TOE. All Quiet In the Wheat Pit-December Lower and May Hicher Mess Pork Unsettled nnd Steady Corn Stronger. Chicago. Wheat There was a very fair trade in this market to-day, hut a good deal of it was in the way of operators transferring their interest from December into May. Under these operations the difference between De cember and May was widened out to 5c. The opening was rather weaker, and especially lor December, which declined a, while May receded only Je, bat later recovered, Decem ber advancing Jgc and May lKc. and closing was Ho lower for December and H higher for May than the closing quotations of Saturday. The weakness in December was attributed to the rather free deliveries, folly l,tX,000 bush els, and some claim 1,250,000 bushels, having been delivered on December contracts. There was a pretty fair inquiry for December at the difference established, and May also met with a good demand and showed some strength. Cables were generally firm. The reported taking of 12 loads late Saturday afternoon in New York for Lisbon had a strengthening effect, as did also the prospects of a smaller in crease in the visible supply than had been ex pected. Receipts in the Northwest were quite heavy again. The visible supply showed an increase nf 1 SJS cm hnnhpli lint was rather late in be- ing .posted, though operators had a pretty fair idea of whar it wonld be lone before. The nrincipai increases were uminmore, ouu. ., Chicago, Detroit. Dulnth, Minneapolis and afloat at New York. The decreases were mainly at Boston, Indianapolis, Montreal, New York, Toledo, on the lakes and on the canals. Corn A moderate business was transacted, most of which was local, and within Kc range. The feeling early was comparatively firm, a few outsider buying order being on the make on the Ailing of the same, together with the purchases of December and January mostly the latter by a prominent local trader prices advanced Jic. The market then declined H He, ruled steady and closed Hli better than baturday. Oats were steady, with a moderate volume of trading in May, but very little in the near futures. Mess pork A fair trade was reported early in the day, and the feeling was easy. .Prices declined 67c, but rallied again and closed steady. Lard Very little "business was transacted. and the feeling was rather easy. Prices were without material changn. Short Rib bides There was a comparatively light trade without material change in prices. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat-No. 2. December. 7879&78K 79Kc- lanuary. 808079K80iic; May, W 845483S4Kc Corn No. 2, January. 30Kffi31K3031c; May. 33S343333iic: j ul v, 3k33c Oats No. 2, January, 20620kc; May. 22 22ffi22ii22fc. Mess Pore, ner bbL January. 9 9 279 20(ffi9 2fK: February. 9 27k09 9 27KS'9 35: Ma v. & 6003 62U&9 6509 62X. Lard, per 100 Os. January. 5 87o 87; February, $5 905 92k5 905 92& May, 6 07K6 07K6 056 05. Short Ribs, per 100 lbs. January. 4 75 i 754 72K4 72fe; February. 4 75477K 4 754 77& May. 4 954 9a Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dnll and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 79 79Kc:No. Sspring wheat, 6i07c;Na 2red.79 79kc No. 2 corn. Zlc No. 2 oats, 2M2(Wc. "No. 2 rye. 44c. No. 2 barley, 58c Nn. 1 flax seed, 1 33. Prime timothy seed, 1 2a Mess pork, per bbl. 9 37J9 50. Lard, per 100 4bs, S5 92K. bbort ribs sides (loose), 4 90 5 25. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4 37K 4 50. Short clear sides (boxed), 5 2o 5 37X. Sugars Cutloaf, unchanged. Re ceiptsFlour, 27.000 barrels: wheat. 98.000 bush els: corn. 250,000 bushels; oats, 138,000 bushels; rye, 9,000 bushels;'barley, 70,000 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 23,000 barrels; wheat, 19,000 bushels: corn. 294,000 bushels; oats, 201,000 bushels; rye, 6,000 bushels; barley, 47,000 bush els. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 2324& New Yore Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn-meal quiet andsten-iy. Wheat Spot firm; 12c higher and quiet; options quiet; chiefly switching from December to May. Rye steady; western, 5555Hc Barley steady. Barleymalt quiet. Corn Spot stronger and fairly active: options dull and firmer. Oats Spot quiet and weaker; options firmer and dnll. Hay steady andqmet. Hops fairly active and firm. Coffee opened steady; unchanged to o points up; closed steady. 1015 points up: sales, 26,250 bags, including December. 15.6515.75c; Janua ry. 14.7015.B5c: March, 15.85i5.95c: May, 15.90 ei5.95c; Jnne, 15.90c; July, 15.7515.S5; August, 15 85c: September, lo.7515.75c; October. 15.55 15.56c; spot Rio dull and easy; fair cargoes. and active: fair refining, 5K5c; centrifugals. 96 test. 6X6c: sales, 2,000 bags China at 5c; some lots of English islands 67 test, 55c: refined firm and quiet. Mplasses Foreign nom inal; New Orleans steady. Rice fairly active and steady. Cottonseed oil strong. Tallow easier; city (2c for package), 4Kc Rosin quiet. Turpentine dull and easier at 4546a Eggs firmer toi fresh; Western, 2Sc; limed, 1719c; Icehouse, 1822c; receipts. 3,492 packages. Pork firm. Cut meats qniet; pickled bellies, 12 pounds 55Jc: pickled shoulders, 5iC; pickled hams, 99c: middles firm; short clear, 5 65. Lard easier; England bought 1.100 tierces Western steam at $6 SO; other sales L200 tierces at 6 306 32 closing at 6 30: options sales 3,000 tierces; December, $6 206 25; closing at 6 24; January, 6 27 bid: Fcbiuary. 8 82 bid; Marcb,6 36 6 S3, closing at 6 37; April, 6 45 asked; May, 6 47 asked Butter Best fresh firm; Western dairy, 918c; do creamery, 1327c; do: held, 10 19c: do factory, 719c Cheese quiet and steady; Western, 7410c. Phuji.dei.phia Flour. Wheat Spring wheats firm, with a fair demand; winter grades quiet and barely steady; Western winter clear, 4 004 25; do do straight, 4 304 40; winter patent. 4 505; Minnesota , clear, 3 504 12K; do straight, 4 254 75: do patent, 4 855 2o. Wheat firm and quiet; options opened a shade firmer, but subsequently reacted and closed He lower; fair to good wheat 8085c and choice and fancy longberry, 8789e; ungraded in grain denot, 83c: No. 2 red, December, 79U 79c: January. 80V81c: February, 82K83c; March, 84g84&. Corn Options shads firmer: car lots active and strong; new steamer No. 2 high mixed on track. 41c; new No. 2 high mixed and yellow. In Twentieth street elevator, 43c; old No. 2 mixed, on Port Richmond track, 43c; old No. 2 mixed, on track and in Twentieth street elevator, 44c; dodo, in grain depot, 44c: old No. 2 yellow, in Twentieth street elevator, 44c: No. 2 white, December. 8839c; Janu ary, 3S?iic: .tf-eDruary,-3SJg39c; March, 39 40c Oats Carlots steady: No. 3 white. 2Se:No. 2 white. 2S$gSc: futures quietand unchanged J provisions sieauy, wiw a moaerate aemano. Pork Mess, new, 12 60; do prime mess new. 11 00; do family. 13 00013 50. Hams Smoked, 1012c Lard Western steam. 6 50. Butter firm and in good demand; Pennsylvania cream ery, extra, 27c; do prints, extra. 3438c Eggs Fresh stock scarce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 27c; held lots dnll,1423c Cheese steady; part skims 78& Receipts Flour, 1,800 bar rels: wheat, none; corn, 13.700 bushels; oats, 8,500 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 3,200 bushels; corn, 13,600 bushels; oats, 10,000 bushels. Mikneapoi.18 There was considerable wheat delivered on December contracts but less than had been expected, estimated not to exceed 750.000 bushels. After the deliveries of the morning were over, prices that had been barely steady were firmer. Arrivals at Minne apolis, and Dulnth amounted to L279 cars for the two days with 87 cars shipped from Minne apolis. The smaller movement by railroad, and little moving in the country from farmers bins tended to create more firmness, giving a better tone to futures. Closing quotations: Ha 1 hard, December. TTHc January. TSJc: May, 81c: on track, 78c: No. 1 Northern, Decem ber, 75c; January, 76Jc; May, 81Mc; on track, 78c; No. 2 Northern, December. 72c; January. 72c; May, 78c: on track, 7274c St. Loins Flour steady: demand moderate. Wheat higher; tbe market was rather un settled, but closed c above Saturday's fig ures; No. 2 red, cash, 7778c; December, 78 TSKc closed at 78Xc bid; January, 79Jc, closed at 79c bid; Marcn, 81Jie. closed at8ijc; May. 83M8-fc closed at 83c bid; July, 79-Vg) 794c, closed at 79c bid. Corn dull; No. 2, mixed, cash, 27Kc; December, 2792rkc, closed at 27Kc; January. 27J27Kc; February. 27K27c closed at 275c: May, 30c Oats nominal. Barley Nothing done. Flaxseed, l 2a. jrruTisiuus ijuie. aim eaaj, m.u moa erate spot business but no sales of up-country product reported. Milwaukee Flour fairly active. Wheat steady: cash 72c; May,78Jc; No. 1 Northern, 81c Corn steady: No. 3, 2c Oats steady; No. 2 white, 22Kc Rye steady; No. 1 44c Bar ley steady: No. 2, 4SKc bid. Provisions on firm. Fork, 9 85. Lard, 92c Cheese steady; Ched dars, 99fc. Toledo Cloverseed steady; cash, 3 60; De cember, 3 62; February, 3 75. Grain In 6lsht. Chicago, December 2. The Board of Trade report on the visible supply of grain is as fol lows: Wheat, SM7L0O0 bushels; increase, 1,. 343,000. Com, 6,204,000; Increase, 104,000. Oats 5,117,000; decrease, 788.000. Rye, 1,264,000: inl crease, 101,00a Barley, 2,991,000; decrease, 00, 000. SICK HEADACHE 'Carter's Little Liver Plus. SICE HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHECarter,iI(jttjeIlTerPmi aeK-ff-TTSSU KEEP ON AGITATING. i Bad Hoads. a Serious Reflection on the Slate of Allegheny. WORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE. Speculative Shares Weak Through Fear of Congressional Tinkering. FIEST STEP OF TEE COUHTEEFEITEE Agitation for the improvement of the country roads should be kept up until the desired relief is obtained. A drive into the suburbs in almost any direction would con vince anyone of the necessity of doing some thing W establish and maintain communi cation between the city and the country. It is now practically cut off by an ocean of mud. It has been suggested that this would be a good time for the State Boad Commis sion to make a tour of observation through Allegheny county on foot, of course, for they could not travel In a vehicle. They might gain somethingin experience if nothing else. It will bear repeating, that the roads through the county are very little better than quag mires and the man who can drive over them with any degree of satisfaction and equanimity is a philosopher of the best type. To let them remain in this condition from year to year is a disgrace to the county, beside inflicting a heavy tax upon the people. The importance of road Improvement is so great that if every other means of securing relief fail, appeal should be made to the Legislature. Liquidation seems to be the order of the day in the speculative markets. It is so in Pittsburg as well as at other points and it ac counts for the steady weakening of prices which has been observed for some time. Thero is nothing especially significant in this It does not mean that there has been such a rad ical change in conditions as to permanently depress the values of speculative properties. In fact, it does not mean that there has been any change at all. It is the custom of speculators to close up their accounts at tbe end of tbe year, and to carry over as little of the old business as possi ble. To enable them to do this very few new deals are begun in the closing weeks of the year. This year settlements are somewhat earlier and more general than usual. Investors have been led to adopt this course through un certainty as to what the policy of Congress will be in regard to many questions affecting the speculative interests of the country. Railroads the various trusts, the inter-State commerce law, the silver problem, contract labor, and the tariff will be discussed, and existing laws amended or new ones enacted to suit the al tered circumstances of each case and to satisfy the demands of the public. With these certainties, and also uncertain ties before them it would exhibit a very small degree of business discernment for speculators to enter upon the new year loaded to tbe guards with securities the financial status of which will be doubtful until Congress takes rctlon. In this view of the case the heavy realizing of the past few weeks has no other significance than that investors are shaping their affairs so as to be prepared for anything that may happen. Their action is independent of conditions. ' Counterfeiters unlike most other classes of "crooks" are drawn from all ranks of society. Many persons of worthy antecedents drift into crime almost by accident. A fine engraver, for instance, in a moment of thoughtlessness, tries his hand at an imitation of a Government note as a mere test of skill. -Success in deceiving his friends perhaps by way of jest, gives him a dangerous impulse onward, and in an hour of weakness the temptation to use his powers for a bad end finds him a ready victim. The same may be true of a die-cutter orv metal-worker who makes a matrix for a coin even for the adornment of a bit of Jewerry or as an adver tising device. The policy of tbe Secret Service has been uniformly to discourage everything of the Bort. The statutes of the United States on the sub 1ect are very sweeping, and their interpreta tion by he courts correspondingly broad. Where there is plainly ho fraudulent intent, a person discovered making anything which conid possibly be mistaken for a Government coin or note or bond or stamp, or, indeed, for any part of one, is quietly warned from head quarters to cease. If the work is finished it is ordered destroyed, and on non-compliance, de clared contraband and confiscated. This often seems like a serious hardship to innocent makers of -fancy goods, but the majority of them yield gracefully enongh when the prin ciple underlying the rule is explained to them. Young men upon going into business for themselves should remember that whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. The adoption of this policy as tbe rule of their lives wUl greatly increase their chances of success Benjamin Franklin, the philosopher and states man, once entered his house and found his lit tle daughter sewing. "Those buttonholes, Sal ly," he said, "are good, for nothing. They will not wear. If yon make a buttonhole, child, make the best buttonhole possible." Not con tent with rebuking the child, he went down the street and sent np a tailor, who had orders to instruct Miss Sarah in the art of making but tonholes properly. HFewmenof any age have combined, as did Franklin, a broad and lofty grasp of thought with the minute attention to practical detail; but it is this very quality of thoroughness in the most trifling work which falls within one's duties that gives to tbe work and to the char acter of the worker truth and vitality. AN ENC0UBAG1XG SPUET. Stock Begin tho Month With a Good Show ins of Activity. The stock market began the month yesterday with an unnsual as well as unexpected spurt of activity. The sales were 770 shares, of which 400 were La Noria and 23d Philadelphia Gas Pennsylvania Gas and Luster entered the act ive list, but at concessions from recent quota tions Philadelphia Gas opened at 30 and sold up in the afternoon to 3 closing at 30 asked and 30 bid. Very little attention was paid to the other natural gas stocks and they were weak as weU as neglected. Central Traction was a trifle stronger. Pittsburg Traction was off a little at the oueninc. but imnroved durinir the dav and -Closed steady at something better than first prices, iuectnc and tswitcn ana signal were weaker, tbe latter closing off ered at 18. There were no material changes in the rest of the list. Details of the day's business embracing bids offers and sales are appended: MOKNINO. ATTESirOOTr. Bid. Asked, lild. a iter Masonic isanK People's National Bfc. City Insurance Citizens' insurance.... Consol. Has Co., 111... Pitts. Gas Co.. Ill Allegheny HeatlngCo. KrldgeiTater Gas PennylvanlaGas Co... Philadelphia Co Wheeling UasCo Columbia Oil Co Central Traction 61 155 .... 156 30 39 35 36)J 38 46 100 29 is uk ia 30 20 SOX 25 -S .... 2 tS'A S3 . ttii 3 .... 48Jl 23 an .... 250 22 25 .... 13 19 20 .... V 14 15 H& WM 96 .... 8 flH 75 MX SOX S3), SO ntts. Traction. rieasaut Valley., Pitts., AAilai P. C. 4 St.L HUB. & Western K. B. Pitts. W. K. K. pfd. La Korla Mining Co... Lnster Mining Co Allegheny Co. Electric WestinKhouse Electric Mon'gahela Mav. Co. . Mon'Kahela Water Co. U.S. A Sir. Co - C IS Pitts. Cyciorama Co.. 10 Sales at the first call were 25 shares of Alle gheny Heating Company at 100, 400 La Noria at , 100 Pennsylvania Gas at 13, 105 Luster Itln ing Company at 14, and 30 Philadelphia Gas at SO. At the last call 100 shares of Philadelphia Gas s. o. 90, bronght SOJi, and 10 Electric 47. Henry SLXong sold 100 shares of Philadel phia Gas at 30. R. J. Stoney sold 150 Central Traction at 43.. Tbe total sales of stocks at New xork yester day were 4S9.55S shares including: Atchison, 12,645; Denver, Texas and Ft Worth, 9,875; Erie. 3,050; Louisville and Nashville, 10,015; Missouri Pacific, 11,430; Northwestern, 4,040; Northern Pacific preferred, 14,210; Reading, S9.060; Richmond and West Point, i312; St Paul. 29,375; Texas Pacific, 3,905; Union Pacific, A855; Western Union, 7,245. Philadelphia Mrocks. Closing Quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney HteDhenton, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. jumpers aew xt Ifork BtookEx- coaBfe. ma. Asked. tax PsBasytrswii Hsllrosa.,....,... ax 1W 7X SlH 31 I4X BANES AND BANKERS. An Active Movement In All of tbe Financial Departments. The first business day of December, the last month of the year, and tbe beginning of the great holiday season, brought with it a good demand nnnn the banks from merchanJftand manufacturers for accommodations and their wants were promptly supplied, at a premium ranging from 67 percent. Nothing was said about money being scarce. Checking and depositing were heavy. There was no particular pressure for either exchange or currency, and both were in fair supply. The exchanges were $2,746,217 80 and the balances 393.307115. , iloney on calll at New York yesterday was tight, ranging from 6 to 20 per cent: last loan, 10; closed at 10 bid. Prime mercantile paper, 57U. Sterliug exchange quiet and weaker at 4 80 for 60-day bills and 4 84 for demand. ClosIneBond Qnor.nr.lons. U. 8. 4sreg 126 U.S. 4s. coup 127 U. B.4(jsreg 1W U. 8. 4)s coup.... 1044 Pacific da or '95. 115 Loulslanastampedls 1 Missouri Ss 102 Tenn. new net. 64... 10$X Tenn. new set. M....102 Tenn. new set. Ss.... 73H Canada So. Ids 87), Cen. Pacificists.. ...in Den. &R. G., lsts...HS Den. & K. G. 46 77H D.&B.O.West,lsts. 97,H Erle.Idi Itt! M.K.ftT.Gen.is . Mutual Union 68....100 N. J. 0. Int. Oert...H Northern Pac Uts..ll6X Northern Pac. ads. .1KM Northw't'n coniOl.H3Jf Northw'n deben,B..li9 Oregon & Trans. 6s.l03$ StrJi.ftI.M.aen.M80 St. L.4 8. lf.Gen.il. 117 Sv. Paul consols I27i 3t.PL Ohl A f cists. US Tx., Pc.L.U.1 Rs'SMf Tx.,Pc.K.a.Tr.KctJS8X Union Pac. lst U3J West shore dK ll.Jt.4T.Gen.6s.. 70HI x-dlvldend. Government and State bonds continue firm and duU. i New YoBK-OIearings, 18208,761; balances 6,422,067. Boston Clearings S20.60S.208; balances $2,629,268. Monev, 67 per cent. Baltimobe Clearings, 82,327,419; balances 30,494. Philadelphia Clearings, JU305,260; bal ances, 61,997,891. London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England to-day is 50,000. Bar silver,44J)d. per ounce. Pams Three per cent rentes 87f 52 for the account. Chicago Bank clearings were quite large. The aggregate' for the day was S15,95oi000. New York exchange was a trifle firmer at par to 23c discount. Rates for money continue at 6 per cent for call, and 68 per cent for time loans DULL AND L0WEE, Oil Getting Dangerously Near to the Dollar Line Watching the Cat. The oil market was wak at the opening yes terday, and remained in that condition all day. It received less attention than New York, stocks which broke in the morning, but rallied somewhat in the afternoon. The opening for January oil was 91 03, highe st tl 04& lowest $1 02, closing tl 04. In the morning cash oil was offered at tl 02, with nobody wanting it. In the afternoon New York took some at SI 03 and SI 0 This gave the market about all the strength it had. There was considerable pyking, but no large deals Saturday's clearances were 1,238,000 barrels. Last month's business is pretty well settled up. and traders want to see how tbe cat is likely to jump before entering into important deals Features of tho Marker. Corrected daily by John M. Oaxiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Sened 1C31flLowert I02X ghost 1MM I Closed ; 104 " Barrels. Average runs , M 5S.465 Average shipments 75,169 Average charters . ,. 15,168 Kenned, New York. 7,50c Kennei, London, 6a. Beflned, Antwerp, !7Hr. Keflned, Liverpool, 8 i-isd. Beflned, Bremen, 7.30m. A. B. McGrew & Co. quote: Puts 103;J caus, i voyi iaya. Other Oil Markets. Oa CTTT. December 2. Opened at SI 03J4; highest, $1 H; lowest, Jl 02; closed. 81 04J. Bradford, December 2. Opened at $1 03: closed at 1 0 highest, tl 04: lowest, $1 02. Titubvii&s, December 2. Opened at SI 03U; highest, 1 OIJi; lowest, $1 02; closed at 1 04)2. New York. December 2, Petroleum opened weak at SI 02, and declined on forced tales to SI 01& The market then turned sharply and advanced to SI 03. A reaction followed on Vhich the market closed steady at SI 03. StocE Exchange: Opening, SI 02K: highest. SI 03; lowest, SI 01; closing $1 W. Con solidated Exchange: Opening, SI 03; high est, $1 01; lowest, SI 0; closing, SI 03. Total sales. 684.000 barrels. ' " A LULL IN EEALTI. Buyers and Sellers Stop to Compare Notes Monday's Record. L M. Pennock & Son sold and settled a mortgaee on property in Beltzhoover borough, for 1,200, three years; also one for $1,400, three years on property in Homestead both at 6 per cent. Jamison axiicKie soiaior J. w. Klrker, a five-roomed brick house on Mayflower street, lot 46x100 feet, .East find, to John W. Pool, for S3.300. and for Robert Glass a lot 24x187 feet on Rural avenue, to H. L. Benner, for SL600. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 239 in tbe Baum Grove plan of lots, at Roup station, Pennsylvania railroad, fronting 40 feet on Amber street, by 115 in depth to a 20-foot alley, for J.2,000, John Kleser was thepurchaser. Ewing & Byers, No. 93 Federal street, sold for Matbew Boyle to William H. Hnnter the prop erty. No. 78 Lacock street. First ward, Alle gheny City, being a two-story frame house of three rooms and hall, with lot 20x25, for 11,200 Samuel W. Black & Co. Bold for W. M. Short lot No. IS, Center avenne. Tenth ward, Alle gheny. This locality is coming into tbe mar ket owing to improvements now being com pleted by tbe Pleasant Valley "Railway Com pany. The price of tbe lot sold was S500. DOWN AND UP. Railroad elhnree Open Weak, but Rally and More Than Ilecover Losses The Money Market Demoralized Cotton Oil In Demand. NwTokk, Decembers. The stock market was again very active to-day, but while it was weak in the first hour, there was a full recov ery and a decidedly strong tone toward the close, which left prices generally slightly higher than those of Saturday. The panicky feeling, among the smaller holders especially, was con tinued into this morning, and although London failed to respond to the lugubrious advices sent there since Friday morning and come all higher on Americans the opening figures were invar iably lower, and in tbe specialties in particular the declines were very marked, extending to nearly 3 per cent The announcement of the withdrawal of the deposits in banks did considerable to demoral ize the market at the outside of the local mar ket for cnt loans, as high as 20 per cent being paid for accommodations during the day helped to check the improving tendency when it had once been started. It early became evident that there were supporting orders in the market The Gould stocks were very well supported, and tho presence of Mr. Gould on tbe street gave rise to the belief that he was under tbe market, which tnmed many of the traders over to tbe bull side, and they were found working for a rally during the remainder of the day. The shorts went in to cover on a liberal scale and tbe movement became general, everything on tbe list sharing in tbe movement The bears, however, raided the Coal stocks as a last resort when the rally began, and both Reading ana Lackawanna were materially aepressea on a large business while Delaware and Hudson was lower. The pressure was removed after 12 o'clock, and tbe entire list moved np in unison, while the specialties made rapid strides toward higher figures. Good buying in Cotton Oil was accompanied by rumors of news to come out which would mak6 the stock cheap at ruling figures. Chi cago Gas was bought heavily by two large op erators and led the upward movement, retain ing most of advance at tbe close. There were rumors and talk of a Stock Exchange house in trouble, but the head of the bouse was a liberal buyer of sugar in the early dealings and little was heard of the impending failure after that. The market finally closed active and strong at the best prices of the day. Railroad bonds were quiet and generally steady, but there was a preponderance of de clines over advances at the close, while the im-' portant changes in quotations were few in number. The Kansas and Texas Issues were the strong feature, and the sixes contributed 8215,000 ont of the total day's business of 9L 298,00a Chicago and Alton sinking fund sixes lost 2k, at 121& and Northwestern sinking sixes 2 at 115. The Posfs financial article says: The an nouncement which only came to the general public newspapers yesterday, though it was apparently known to a few on Saturday, that tbe Secretary of the Treasury would inaugurate his new financial policy by cilline in on Janu ary 16, lOper cent of the $47,000,000 of Govern ment money deposited in tbe national banks Keaolnr 199-W Buffalo, Pittsburgh Western 1H Lehigh VaUey , S2M Lcblxh .Navigation BtH Nortnern Pacific ( 30ft Kortnern Pacific preferred 74 turuuguuub tuo kwuuMj, ain wmDwii&uuuAV ruau mi oeVCBlu AV a more severe spasm this a9rE4BganBy efjjiepotwiupebsil' the succession of disasters and unfortunate developments of the .past week. It is com monly believed that fully three-fourths of the bonds deposited by national hanks as security for Government deposits are borrowed and owned by estates and persons who do not care to Bell them, and that therefore tbe greater part of the amount so-called in will be re tuned in t le Treasury because the proposal of the treasury to buy the bonds is not practica ble. But this can be determined pnly by experi ment. Assuming that only one-fourth of the bonds on deposit with tbe Treasury are availa ble tor purchase, this would leave say 53,600,000 of currencv to be absorbed by tbe Treasury on the 15th of January, In fact, the amount is too small to create any serious disbar; if it was not this action isn't looked on as merely the fulfill ment of promises made in electioneering speeches for tbe purpose of making political capital. It is tbe apprehension of what may be done in the pursuance of such a policy that dis turbs the minds of financiers, as well as specu lators rather than the amount of capital in volved. The following tatne snows tne prices oractlve stocks on the Mew tork Stock Kxcnange yester day. Corrected daily for THi Dispatch by WHrririT 4 HIIPDENSOK, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of New Kort KtoeK Kxchanze. 57 fourth ave nue: Clos ing Hid. sow UK nn IVi 118 zm 24H 10J), 15)4 82 , 1WM 14U 70)4 87 31 ZOJf 139)4 U5U 15 43 H 63 21X 117)4 17H 62V 1U3 S3H 4 9) 67S 106H 27J4 65M 10)i 71 23 44X 20H 13)4 69)4 31 74 XOi 43 83 Mi IS 39 184X 21)4 80 105 15X 38M 86 19S1 67)J Open- HIjr In i. eat. Am. Cotton Oil. ...... 7K 30), Atcn., Xop.4 B. r J2K S33 Canadian Pacific Canada Southern ..... 53 53 Central or.New Jersey.116 118 Central Pacific 33 S3 CbesaneakeAUbio.,.. 24 ZH CBnr. & Qulfcer. ....103'4 10 C., Mil. ft St. Paul.... 6S 6StJ C., Mll.ftbt.P.. pf....mii 1I2X C., JtockL ftp XX 87H U.. St. L. ft Pitts C.. St. L. ft Pitta, vt. U. St. P..M.4 0 S2H S2M p.. st. p.,m. 4 o.. nf. wh ii U 4 Northwestern 108 109 C.& .Northwestern, pf. O., C. O. ft 1 69 7ia C C. U. ftL, pf 9 9 Ool. Coal A iron .'. 33Ji MM Col. ft Hoctlnc Vat .. 20 Bel.. L.&VT. 1J9M 1334j Be), ft Hudson. 118)J IKH DenverftHlo a Uenver&KioU.. nf... 4S 43 E.T.. Va.4Ga E.T..VS. AG:lst Df. & Tv Vs. ft Oa. Zd pf. 22 22 BUndls Central. 62)4 IliX 33H 22 102 67K nm 96X eni 96 33 20 145M 22 Like Erie ft Western.. 17m Lake Krle ft West. pr.. 61 Late Shore ,6 Ai. s 105H Louisville ft Kashrllle. tax MlcMmin central 85 Mo.. Kan. ft Texas Missouri Pacific 68 New if ork Central 10634 Jj. V.. L.E.& W 27 M.Y..L.E. ft W.pref.. 66) ?. TC..C ft St. u 17 ij. r., ti a st. L. or. N.r.. C. ftSt.li.2d of J7H N.xftN. J5 43X 1". If., O. ft W 20K nn 17 63 61V 106H 105? S3 Wi 95 95 67K 65 107X 106X 27 27)4 06X 68) 17 17 is" 87J 4i) 41S norroix a western NorfoHc Western. pf. 69)4 69) KortnernPaclflc...... XX 31 .Nortnern Paclttc nret 73 14H Ohio 4 Mississippi..., 21 22' Oregon Improvement Jregoa Transcon 32)4 PaclllcMall 333$ 34H Peo. lec. A Kvans 69 30 72! 21)4 82 33X S8)4 182 20 ISHi 105 . 1H4 87)2 19' sax 16 30 siK 61M 17" 36)4 Phlladel. ft tteadlnx.. 39V 29ft Pullman Palace CBT...183 186 Blcnmona ft w. P. T.. 20 tlH Klchmond ft W. P. T. pf 79)4 80 St. P.. Minn, ft Man. .105 106 Huu ft,saD Fran 15V jsm St. L. A san Jrran pf.. 37)3 7!' st.L,. ftSanr.lstpt Texas Pacific 19 19)4 Union Paclflo 67tf 67 Wabasn IS 163 Wabash preferred )! SH Western Union 82 83)4 Whocuncr ft L. . M CSX Snjrar Trust 67 .... National Lead Trust.. 17V ISli Chicago Gal Trust.... 36 40ft mi 8JH IAH 6SH 18 39)4 DECEEASED NEARLY $5,000,000. What the Public Debt Statement for Novem'. ber Shows. WASHmaiOH, December Z The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement, issued to-day: INTEREST BEARING DEBT. Bonds at 4)4 per cent ( 124,4100000 Bonds at 4 per cent 639,631,100 00 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 111.650 00 navy pension iuna ai a per cent.... Pacific Kailroad bonds at 6 per cent. 14,000,000 00, 64,623,512 00 Principal . Interest ... ... 842,679,262 00 8, 624. "SS 00 Total 851,304,060 00 DEBT OH WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED SINCE UATITBITT. Principal t 1,847,2 00 Interest 162,037 00 Total 8 1,999,262 00 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demandandlegaltendernotes. t 346,737,463 00 Certificates of deposit 10,140,000 00 Gold certificates 1,433,119 00 Mlvercertlflcates 27S794,3S6 00 Fractional currency, less 83,375,834 estimated as lost or destroyed, 6,914,132 00 Principal t 764,069,093 00 TOTAI. DEBT. Principal 1, 60S, 503,683 00 Interest. B,.D,BdOUJ Total..... 11,617,372,419 00 Less cash items avail able for reduction of the debt 8421,012,227 00 Less reserve held for re demntion of United States notes 100,000,000 00 521,042,527 00 Total debt, less available cash ltems.tl, 096.330.192 00 Met cash in the Treasury 40,249,187 00 Debt, less cash In Treasury Decem ber U 1839 fl,056,OSI,005 00 Debt, less cash In Treasury Novem ber 1,1889 A 060. 950, 677 00 Decrease of debt during the month. J 4.869,672 00 20,665,616 00 Uecrease of debt since June 30, 1889 CASH IK TILE TBXASUBT AVAILABLE FOB BEDUC- TIOS OF THE rUELIC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates ac tual! v outstanding 1123,433,119 00 SUver held for silver certificates ac tually outstanding 276,794,336 00 U. S. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding. , 10,140,000 00 Cash held for matured debt and in terest unpaid 10,624,061 00 Fractional currency 661 00 Totalavallableforrednctlonofdebt $421,042,227 00 reserve ptraD. Held for redemption of United States notes acts of June 14, 1875, and July 12, 1832 f 100,000,000 00 Unavailable for tbe reduction of the debt: Fractional sliver coin... fZ2, 133, 430 00 Minor coin 102,396 00 .22,235,82600 Certificates held as cash t 33,697,264 00 Met cash balance on baud 40.249,187 00 Total, cash in the Treasury as shown by Treasurer's general account 617,224,604 00 Boston Stocks. Atch. 4 Top.. 1st 7s. U5X Wls.UentraI.com... SOX AllouezMgOo 1 Calumet 4 Hecla....245 rranaun. 17 Huron 2H Osceola. 1737, Pewablc i... 5 Qulnoy M Bell Telepcone....198 Boston Land 6 W ater Power SJi a.x. ianaurTivs.iii Atob. ATop. B. B. .. 33X Boston ft AlHany...214X Boston 4 Maine.. ...205 U.. B.&.Q 104M Cinn. Han. 4 Oleve. 23 Eastern ft. B. 6s ...AH FUnt4 PereM 23 FUnt4PereM. pfd. 92 Mexican Oen. com.. 1SX Mex.C.lstmtg. bds. 67 N. X. AKewKng... 44)4 N. Y. 4 N. E. 7s... .126 Old Colony. 175 Tamarack. .....l San Diego 20 Santa Fe copper.... X Bnalneaa Notea. Fdidlat, O., is to have s new market house at a cost of $10,000. In Philadelphia money is quite scarce, loans befng made at 1 per cent. Thbee new business houses have "been opened in Wilkinsburg within a month. Hi Philadelphia SLOOO city of Pittsburg 7s. water loan bonds, due in 1898, sold at 121. Thebe is no ground for the renewal of the rumor that St. Peter's Church property is to be sold. It is not on the market. The Beech Creek Railroad, which was badly damaged by the recent flood, has been repaired and was opened for traffic yesterday. The finishing tonches are being given to St. James' Catholic Church, Wilkinsburg. It will be dedicated on the fourth Sunday of this month. The promoters of the La Noria mining scheme will bold a meeting this week, and it is said that Superintendent Davis will make an important statement. Thtrtt-stx mortgages were recorded yester day. The largest was for $30,000 and the small; est for S225. Fourteen, including the largest, were given for purchase money. Official notice has been sent ont by the man agers of the Chicago Gas Trust that they will hold a stockholders' meeting on the 14th inst, at which dne arrangement will be made for re organizing under tbe laws of New Jersey. To-mobbow" the regular quarterly pension payment by the Government falls due, and the Treasury Department will disburse abont $20,000,000 for that purpose. At the last quar terly pavment the amount disbursed was over $20,006,000. The PennsylvanlaJtallroad reports that the quantity of coal and coko originating on and carried over Its lines east of Pittsburg and Erie for the week ending November 23 was 229,873 tons of which 225,977 tons were coal and 103,998 tons coke. It was stated in. The Dispatch two weeks ago that tho Pennsylvania Railroad was nego tiating for the Oak alloy church property, and woulunrobably buy It. Yesterday it was re ported that the deal had been concluded. The price paid is in the neighborhood of 990,000. This purchase makes an opening for the rail road to Seventh avenue, where It ia probable DOMESTIC MARKETS. Poultry and Game Are Quiet aad Off Since Thanksgiving. FLORIDA ORANGES DR1PTL0WEB. Oats and. Old Corn Scarce and Firm, Otlter Cerjeals Btea'dy. GENERAL GEOCEEIES UNCHANGED OFFICE OP PITTSBURG DISPATCH, ) Monday. December 2, 1889. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Monday's usual quietness prevailed in prod uce lines Poultry and game are very quiet since Thankszivine and nrlces are off. South ern sweet potatoes are pratically out of maf ket. Jerseys are firm and higher. Irish pota toes are slow. There is an improved demand for fancy apples and prices are stiffening. Plonda oranges are coming in freely, and qual ity is much improved over early receipts. There are no changes in dairy products since onrlast report Choice stock is firm at quotations, but low grade stuff is neglected. Fresh laid eggs wonld very readily bring an advance of 6c per dozen on quotations below in aobblng way. They are hard to be had at any price. Tbe short crop of nearby poultry has resulted In an unusual scarcity of fresh laid eyes for this time of the year. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2929r; Ohio do,2627c; fresh dairy packed, 2224c; country rolls 2122c Beans Navy hand-picked beans, 52 252 SO; medium. 52 102 20. Beeswax 2830c 1 ft for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, E6 G07 GO; common, S3 60(34 00; crab cider, SS 008 50 $ barrel; elder vinegar, 1012c gallon. Chestsuts $3 OOQa-SO fl bushel; walnuts, 6070c $ bushel. Cheese Ohio, Ullc: New YoTk. llc; Llmburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, 110 13c; imported Sweitzer, 23c Eaos 2428c fl dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy, S3 03 60 If) barrel; California pears. S3 50611 00 a box: cranberries Jerseys S2 SO fl bushel box; Cape Cods box, S2 733 00; Malaga grapes, large barrel, S3 00. Game Squirrels, SI 25 f dozen; quail, 31 25 f dozen; prairie chickens SI 605 00 ift dozeu; pheasants, S4 605 00 1) dozen; rabbits, SI 601 75 W dozen; venison saddle, 1517c jf) pound; venison carcass, 1213c fl poumi. Feathers Extra live geese, 060c; No. 1, do. 4045c; mixed lots 3035c fUb. Poultry Live chickens, 6o65c a pair; dressed, ll13c a pound; ducks, 6o75c n pair; geese, SI 251 30 $ pair: live turkeys, 10 lie $ ft; dressed turkeys 1315c W & Seeds Clover, choice; 62s to bushel, S5 OOigl 5 2 5fl bushel; clover, large English. (i2ft3, $5 50; clover. Alsike, S8 00; clover, white, 19 00; timo thy, choice, 45 fts, SI 50; bine grass, extra clean, 14 lbs, 80c; blue grass, fancy, 14 Bs, SI 00; orchard grass, 14 lbs. SI 65; red top, 14 fts SI 25; millet, 50 Ss SI 00; German millet, GO Bs, SI GO; Hungarian grass 60 Bs. SL 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses 82 66 9 bushel of 14 Bs. TALLOW Country, 4Jc; city rendered, 4 oe. Tropical Frutts Lemons, common, S3 50 4 00; fancy, S4 005 00: Florida oranges 5250 300; bananas, $2 00 firsts, SI GO good seconds, H bunch; cocnanuts, H 004 60 f) hundred: hgs, 89c $) ft; dates, f6c V ft; new layer figs, 1416c; new dates 7c ? lb. Vegetables Potatoes from store. 5055c: on track, 4045c; cabbages, $4 008 00 a hun dred; celery. 40c f) dozen; Jerseys S4 004 25; turnips, SI 001 oO a barrel; onions, 12 a barrel. Buckwheat Flour 22c ft pound. Groceries Gbeeu Coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; low grade Rio, 18X19c; old Government lava, 2723c;Mar acaibo, 23K21Kc; Mocha, 2S29Kc; Santos, i!0K21c: Caracas, 2224c;-peaberry, Rio, 23Ji 21c; La Ouayra, 2342lc. Roasted (in papers Standard brands 24c; high grades 2529c; old Government Java, bulk, 31K33c; Uaracaibo, 27g2Sc; Santos. cassia. 8c: pepper. 17c: nntmeg. 70S0c. Petbolbum (jobbeio' prices) 110 test, 7ic; Ohio, 120, 8Wc; headlight, 150, 8Jc; water white, 10Kc; globe 1414c: elaine,14c;car nadine, Uxc; royaline, lie; globe red oil. 11 MrNEES' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4647c fl gallon; summer. 40313c Lard oil, 70c. Stbdps Corn syrup, 2830c; cboice sugar syrup, 333Sc; prime Sugar syrup, 3033c; Strictly prime, 8335c: new manle syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, 48c: choice, 46c: medium, 43c; mixed, 4042c; choice new crop, 53c Soda Bi-carb in kegs 33c; bi-carb in s, 5c; bi-carb, acsorted packages, &6c; sal soda in kegs lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, fl set, 8Kc; paraffine, ligiSc , rues neaa, uarouna, ot$jc; cnoice, bwq 6Vc: prime, 56c: Louisiana, 5&Vc otabch reari.zic; cornstarcn. ; gloss Fobeion Fbtjits Layer raisins S2 65; Lon don layers S2 90; California London layers S3 75; Muscatels, $2 25; California Muscatels $2 10; Valebcia.TJc; Ondara Valencia, 8Sc; sultana,9Kc; currants,5$5c: Turkey prunes 4K5c; French prunes. 89c; Salonica prunes in 2-ft packages, 8c; cocoanuts, $1 100, S6 00; almonds laa., $1 6, 20c: doy Ivica. 19c; do, Bhelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 12j15c; Sicily nloerts,12c;bmyrna figs 1213c; new dates, 6CKc; Brazil nuts, 10c: pecans, U15c; cit- rnn O) IK 1090 lovrtnn n..l S3 fh lfi nnn.a T Pel. 1&c. I'tubu f Auxxo-ipyic9, aiivcu. yvt to UU, ap ples evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap orated. 1416c; peaches evaporated, pared, 2628c: peaches California, evaporated, un pared, 1921c; cherries pitted,1314e; cher ries nnpitted, 56c; raspberries evaporated, 25K26ic: blackberries, 8c; huckleberries 1012c Stjoaes Cubes TJfc; powdered, 7Jic; granu lated, 7Jc; confectioners' "A, 7c; standard A, 7c; soft white, 6K6Jic;yellow,choice,666J4c; yellow, good, 66ic; yellow, fair, 6c; yellow, dark. 5c Pickles Medium, bbls (L200), S3 50; medi um, half bbls (600), S3 25. 8ALT N o L fl bbl, 95c; No. I ex, fl bbL Jl 05; dairy, f bbl, Jl 20; coarse crystal. W bbl, Jl 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-Du sacks S3 0; Higgins' Eureka, 18-14 ft Bockots, $J 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches &2 00 2 25; 2ds, Jl t!5l 80; extra peaches, $2 402 0; pie peaches, 95c; finest corn. $1 001 50; Hid Co. corn, 759Uc; red cherries 90cSl; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do. 83c: string do. 6065c: mar rowfat peas, SI 101 15; soaked peas, 7080c; pineapples SI 4031 50; Bahama do, S2 75; damson plums, 95c; greengages tl 25; egg plums S2 00; California pears. S3 50: do greengages, SI 85: do egg plums, SI 85; extra white cherries, S2 40; raspberries 95cSl 10; strawberries, SI 10; gooseberries SI 301 40: tomatoes 8590c; salmon, 1-ffi, SI 651 90; blackberries, 65c: succotash, 2-ft cans soaked, 90c- do preen. 2-ft. SI 25421 50: corn beef. 2-lb cans, S2 05; 14-B cans S14; baked beans, SI 45 1 50; lobster, 1-&, Jl 751 80; mackerel, 1& cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines domestic, Ms, S4 254 60; sardines domestic, s, S6 757UI; sardines imported, s, SU 5012 50, sardines imported, Us, $18; sardines mustard, S3 30; sardines spiced. S3 50. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $38 fl bbL: extra No. 1 do, mess S40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, mess $36: No. 2shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c ft B; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c: boneless bake, in strips, 6c: do George's cod in blocks 6X7c Herring, Round shore, $4 60 fl bbl; split, S8 50; lake, $2 75 ft 100-ft half bbL White flsb, 58 00 fl 100 & half bbL Lake trout, S3 50 fl half bbl. Fin nan haddock, 10c f) ft. Iceland halibut, 13c fl &. Pickerel, bbl. S2 00: i bbl. $1 10; Poto mac befnng, 55 00 M bbl, J2 50 fl bbL OATMEAL 80 WKO 20 i DUL Grain, Flour and Feed. Receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 52 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft Wayne and Chicago, 14 car of hay, 1 of oats, 2 of feed, 5 of flour, 3 of rye, 6 of barley. By Pittsburg, Cin cinnati and St. Louis. 2 cars of hay, 1 of flour, 3 of corn. 1 of middlings of mlllfeed,2 of flour. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of wheat, 1 of hay. By Pittsburg and Western. 2 cars of hay, 1 of bran.. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie. 3 cars of flour, 1 of bay, 1 of rye. There were no sales on caU. Oats are scarce and Arm. The same is true of old corn. Choice hay has been active for a few days past, but to-day's liberal receipts arrest all upward tendencies Wheat and flour are fairly steady. Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat New No. 2 red, 8185c; No. 3, 80 82c , Cobn No. zyellow, ear, 4213c; new, 3738c; high mixed, ear. 4041c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 41&42c; new. 3738c: high mixed, shelled, 40 41c; mixed shelled. 4040Kc OATS IN o. A wmte, .:; extra, no. i. 27H28c: mixed. 2626Kc rte m .Nn. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio. 50051c: No. 1 Western, 4849c; new rye. No. 2 Ohio, 45 46c Flotjb Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents $5 005 50; winter straight, $4 254 50; clear winter. $4 004 25; straht XXXX bakers', $3 603 75. Rye flour, $3 603 4 75. Millteed Middlings fine white. $15 00 16 60 ft ton: brown middling., $11 00013 00; winter wheat bran, $11 25311 60; chop feed, $15 6oi6 oa . Hay Baled timothy. No. L J1125gU50; No. 2 do, $8 0$10 00; loose from wagon, $11 00 wheat and rye Provision. Sugar-cured hanu, largs'jOiic; suHar-cured hams medium, lOc; sugarsured hams small, llc; sugaivcured breakfast bacon, 9c; sngar cured shoulders, 5c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders7!c: sugar-cured California bams, 7c; sugar-cured dried beef flats 9c; rugar-enred dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds 12c: bacon shoulders, 6c; bacon clear sides 7c; bacon clear bellies 7cj dry salt shoulders, 6,c: dry salt clear sides 7c. Mess pork, heavy. SU 50; mess pork, family, S12 00. Lard-refined, in tierces 6e? half barrels. 6c; 60-B tubs 6c; 20-ft pails, 6c; 60 ft tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails 6c: 5-ft tin palls 6c; 10-ft tin palls 6c; 5-ft tin palls GKc. Smoked sausage, long, '5c: large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c. Boneless bamsl0c Pigs feet, half barrel, S4 00; quarter barrel, S215. Dressed Meats. The followingprices are furnished by Armour & Co. on dressed meat: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550 &S Ec; 550 to 650 fts, 6c: 650 to 750 fis, 6KSM& Sheep, 7c $ ft. Lambs; 9c ?l ft. Hogs 6c. Fresh pork loins 7c No Time Like the Present. Taken when constipation is first noticed, one or two Hamburg Figs will put the bowels in healthy condition,and will prevent the develop ment of serious trouble. 25 cents Dose, one fig. Mack Drug Co., N. x". ttsu LABOR-SAVING A pure dry Soap In powdered form. The great labor saver and quick cleanser, without Injury to hands or fabric. Economical! pure and good. Beats the world for cleaning glasses, windows, houses, dishes, milk palls, milk cans, clothes, Ate. Keeps moths out of carpets, bureaus, &c. See that you get BELL'S SOAPONA-Red Packages. BELL'S BUFFALO SQAP-Best Soap fade. R.W. BELL MF6. CO., Buffalo, M.Y, A PERFEC1 ZMMW 'Blood Purifler. !4iyOs IHOiiEOI A purely Vegetable Compound that expels tail bad humors from the BalfJl'T'ja.fai f system. Bemoves blotch es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. EULlaiSi ap&58 JAS. D. GALLERY President JOHN W. TAYLOR Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SAIITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus 5125,000. Transacts a General Banking Business Jy&Vrrs ILES! STMPTOMS-Holrt. ore) intenM lteAin and tinging f meat 1 iini) worfte ry craseiunff. it Al lowed to covtlnna .a. iiunurs iui tumors form mad ITrUIMH DM CC nratrnde.wlleh often IIUIIII1U Tl LtW. bleed and ulcerate, becomlne very aore. BWAYNE OLNT. ME.VT slop the Itching aat bleeding, heal ulceration, andln moat eaaea remove the. tn. mora. SVATaxsOiiiTHXBTUioldb7dnisglit,ormalledaj any addrcia on receipt or prloe,50eu.atox; 3 bozei, SUS AdlreU lMleri. DR. SWATHE SON. PUUdiloUa, Pa. BROKERS FINANCIAL. TTTHITNEY t STEPHENSON, 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs Drexel, Morgan & Co., New York. Passports procured. ap28-l Jr TO $100 JUDICIOT itl .4aa1 atla.a n ,. .t n JUDICIOUSLY INVESTED i n stock options or margins in Wall st. leads to wealth. STEVENSON & CO., Brokers no25-TTSu 60 New st. New York. JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO.. BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. 45 SIXTH BT., Pittsburg. mv29l 7cPEEf!V20-YEAl. GOLD BONDS. We Offer, it Par and Interest $500,000 Bear Lake ai.dv River Water Works and Irrigation Co. Bonds, Due in 1909, Interest Plylble April I and October I. These bonds are a portion of a total of $2,000,000, and are issued to complete the construction of 120 miles of canals diverting tbe wifter of Bear Lake and Bear river into the Ureat Salt Lake Valley, Utah, for irrigating 250,000 acres of land, and to supply the city of Ogden and other towns with water for domestic and manufacturing purposes They are secured by a first mortgage on all the property, canals, franchises and water rights belonging to tbe Irrigation Company, Including many thousand acres of fertile land in Salt Lake Valley. The right is reserved to advance the price without notice. For full information, address or inquire at the offices of the JARVD3-CONKLIN MORTGAGE TRUST COMPANY, No. 239 Broadway, New York; No. 618 Walnut street, Philadelphia; No. 66 State street, Boston, Mass, and No. 27 Custom House street, Provi dence, R. I., or PITTSBURG COMPANY, LIM., 140 Fifth avenue. no2S-76-TTS STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS. w H1TE STAB LIN Jfc FOB QCEENSTOWH'AND LIVEKPOOL. Royal and United States MaU Steamers. Adriatic Dec 4. 3 n m ,'Adrlatic, Jan. "Teutonic Decll, 7:30am Germanic Dec. 18,? p m Britannic, Dec. 23, 7 JOam Celtic n. s. Germaulc, Jan. IS. Britannic Jan. 22. jrrom hi hlte Star dock. root or weatTestnst. Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates. $50 and upward. Second cabin. J3S and upward, according to steamer and location of berth. Ex cursion tickets on favorable terms. Steerage 0. White Star drafts payable on demand in all the .principal banks tbrouKhont Ureat Britain. Ap ply to JCHK J. JlCCOitMICK, 639 and 401 Smlth- fielrl st.. Plttahnrir. nr J. BUllCE 1SMA1C. Gen eral Aftent, 41 Broadway, NewYorC. noS-D STATE LINE To Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool.. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin passage (33 to ISO. according to location or stateroom. Excursion $33 to 190. Steerage to and from Europe at Lowest Bates. AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO.; General Agents, 52 Broadway, HewYorfc. J. J. McCORMICK. Agent. 639 and 401 Smitbfield SL, Pittsburg. Ps. oeS4- AMERICAN LINE, - Sailing every Wednesday from Philadelphia and Liverpool. Passenger accommodations for all classes unsurpassed. Tickets sold to and from Great Britain and Ireland, Norway, Swe den) Denmark, etc PETER WRIGHT & SONS, General agents, 807 Walnut st Philadelphia.. Full information can be bad of J. J. MCCOR MIOJC, Fourth avenne and Smit&fleld street; LOUK MOESER, m SBaithald KrHfr ashlS4m STRA-w-Oats SB 75g7 06; straw, S3 006 25. j" WASHING POWDEi MEW ADVEH.TISKMJK.N'IH. JOSEPH BORNE & CO, WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE,, 1 WOOD AND LIBERTY STS. Special attractions now open, in useful goods special.y suited for the Holiday Trade. -v Dealers are invited to inspect the itoclrj' i ' which Is complete, and at prices which caa ( sot fail to impress tbe buyer. noi9oo 3IEDICAL. DOCTOR "' WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE, riTTSBDRG. PA. As old residents know and back flies of Pitts burg papors- prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. SrpSsNOFEEUNTILCURED MLTDWmtCand mental diseases physical IM L. H V U U Odecay. nervous debility, lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness. dizziness sleeplessness, pimples eruptions Im poverished blood, falling powers organio weak ness dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKINsriruM blotches falling bair. bones pains glandular swellings ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat' nlcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 R I M A R V Sidney and bladder derange U 111 linn T j menu, weak back, gravel, car. tarrhal discharges inflammation and other painful syniptomrreceive" searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experi ence, insures scientific ana reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consolation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours 9A.x.to 8 v. ar. Sunday, 10 A. X. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 814 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. . no9-30K-DSu-wk. How Lost! How Regained, khow thyself: a . a-. gtr-n-yrmgrTCT o!P A Scientific and Standard Popular Medical Treatise oat tne terrors oi i outn, rremature ueenne, a ervona and Physical Debility, Imparities of the Blood, Resulting from Folly. Vice, lgnorxnce. Ex cesses or Overtaxation, Enervating and unfit' ting the victim for Work; Business, the Mar riage or social .relations. Avoid unskillful pretenders Possess this great work. It contains 300 pages, royal 8ro. eantifnl binding, embossed, full gilt. Price, only SI by .mail, postpaid, concealed in plain wrapper. Illustrative Prospectus Free, if you, apply now. Tbe distinguished author. Wm-H. Parker, SI. D., received the GOLD AND JEW, ELED MEDAL from the Nstlonal Medlesl As sociation, for this PRIZE ESSAYonNERVOUS nd PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Dr. Parker and a corps of Assistant Physicians may be con sulted, confidentially, by mail or in person, at the office of THE PEABODY MEDICAL IM STITUTE, No. 4 Bulfinch SL, Boston, Mass., to;. whom all orders for books or letters for advice should be directed as above. anlS-67-Tursuwk.' ' Health is Wealth Db. e. C. West's Nebve and Ukae Treatment, a guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, convulsions hts. nervous neuralgia, headache, nervous prostration caused by tha use of alcohol or tobacco, wakefulness, mental depression, softening of tbe brahVTesulting la insanity and leading to misery, decay and deatb, premature old age. barrenness loss of, power in eitner sex, involuntary losses and, spermatorrhea caused by over-exertion of tho brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence- Each. box contains one month's treatment. $1 a box. or six boxes for 15, sent by mail prepaid on ra4 ceipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by ul for six boxes, accompanied with $5 00, we will send the purchaser our written guarantee to refund the money if the treatment does not ef feet a cure. Guarantees issued only by EmilG. Stucky. Druggist. Sole Agent, 1701 and 2401 Penn ave. and cor. Wylie ave. and Fulton st Pittv burg. Pa. se27-100-TTSSu DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. E. Lake, M. R. C. P. S., is the oldest and most experienced specialist in Jbeclty. Consultation free and. atrictlv . eonfldentiaL Office) hours U to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M.; Sundays. 2 to 4 P M.Consnlt them personally, or write. D0CT0E3., T a w 59 Pann ftvrt Pittshnnr "Pa jel2-45-DWK V io3s:'S Ocrfrtoaa. BOOT COMPOUND .Composed of Cotton Root, Tansy and Pennyroyal a recent discovery by an ,-. 'old physician. Is txuxtsxfvllv used ' mrmthht Saf". EffeetnaL Price SL br- tnafl. sealed. Ladies, ask your druggist for Cook'aV Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute, or lnolose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad dress POND LILY COMPANY, No. 3 Flfther Block, 131 Woodward ave-, Detroit. Mlch. .s9Sold in Pittsburg. Pa., by Joseph Flea tag fe Son. Diamond and Market sts. te26-2 CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS RED CROSS DIAMOND BRAND, Safe tod svtwijf reliabl. lAUe,. . uk Jnigj(irt for IHanumd Brand' Hjin retlV metanio boxes. MJeX wiUi 4 bios ribbon. Take v othetv AH ipllU la pasteboard boxes with pink vrmp 4C iiuunpf ror pvicauars isMtnaasOaiiaaisf aod Misllef far Isdle" to bttsr, b? ' i-ctnra tnsklL NamPanr. QJeboUr QvTCo .Biitlin-i S4-rBJlfc,r . OC5-71-TTS MEN ONLY a posrnvE cubs,. For LOST or railln', MAN HOOD, Nervous ness. Weakness of RnfrAMInrt. l.V.r atinth Vlirnr ftnrf rv..- velopment, caused bv Errors, Excesses, &c Book, .- iuuujc ox,oju-xitaT3iicvr. ana jrroois maiiestV'' Builalo. N. Y. iBcsivui ilvu Aaaresj .r.r.in mui;aM uj m de237-TTS.t:Wlr JX Manhood RESTORED. Ttamrr Taxx. A victiiii of voutafal lmnnidence.a.1. caosuifr Premature Decay. Nervous PehUlty, Loss. dy, has discovered a rimple means of self -cure, wblcaJ Da wiu send (sealed) rlt to his rellownnerers. j Address, J. H. BEEVES, P.O. 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