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A STORY.
CHAPTER I.
Idy Bagshot often remarked of herself
that she never formed a hasty friendship.
Her sadden intimacy with Evangeline S.
Short may therefore be taken as the excep
tion which proves the rule. The acquaint
ance between these two ladies was highly
beneficial to both of them; for Hiss Short
pot by Lady Bagshot's means an in trod ac
tion to the veiy cream and flower of London
society, and Lady Bagshot had the pleasure
of chaperoning a young lady who was very
- good looking and vivacious, and was re
ported to be enormously rich, and this diffi
cult and delicate duty was intensely agree
able to her ladyship.
Miss Short was, in fact, so very attractive
that Lady Bagshot's own importance in so
ciety was immensely increased. TJbicunque
- fnerit corpus, illic congregaburitur et
aquilse. Heiresses are run after in these
days, and Lady Bagshot's drawing room
where the furniture was rather dingy and
tarnished could now be filled whenever she
pleased with the choicest specimens of our
gilded youth. This was highly agreeable
to her ladyship, who used mentally to run
over a list of distinguished names with the
greatest satisfaction. There were the men
whose acquaintance with Miss Short had
deepened into an admiration prophetic of
serious consequences. First, there was Sir
i Englefield Green, a prominent member of
the.Four-in-Hand Club and the best-dressed
man in London. Nobody could be rnn after
more than he was, and yet he found time to
accept all Lady Bagshot's invitations.
Again, there was the marquis of Hammer
smith, who had recently succeeded to the
title, and who was the possessor of the
famous Hammersmith diamonds. There
verv a crest manv others. Miss Short was
the success of the season, and Lady Bagshot
was not a little proud of it, and her satisfac
tion reached its highest pitch when she had
to chaperon her lair charge at a certain
garden party, where the fair gnest was dis
tinguished by the special regard of a per
sonage. "I suppose," she reflected, "it's partly be
cause she is an American. For I don't
think I ever saw so many nice-looking girls
out as there are this season."
Lady Bagshot had made Miss Short's ac
quaintance in this way. There had been in
the early part of the spring a party of
American ladies staying at the Hotel Cos
mopolitan, and one of them had a letter of
introduction. On her second visit she
brought with her two other members of the
party, one of whom she introduced as Miss
Evangeline S. Short, of Gettysburgville.
"Gettysburgville is one of our "Western
cities," said the young lady from Boston, as
if to apologize for any defects which might
be discernible in her friend.
ButXady Bagshot took a fancy to the
young lady from Gettysburgville, and this
on farther acquaintance developed into an
affectionate admiration.
"She is extremely nice," her ladyship re
marked to the baronet, her husband; "very
good looking, and then she dresses well.
And she is so unsophisticated, so unconven
tional, I am reallv very fond of her in
deed." Then came a day near the end of April
when Miss Short came to say goodby.
"I am very much obliged to you. Lady
Bagshot," said the girl. "I'm real sorry
that I've got to go. I suppose you're not
likely to be in the States?"
Lady Bagshot expressed the greatest dis
may at this news.
"You are going away," she said, "just
' when the season is about to begin. It is quite
ridiculous. You really ought to stop yon
must stop till Ascot at least."
"Well, replied the young7 lady, "I guess
I'd as soon stay. But I don't see how I can.
The rest of our party is going to Italy to
look at pictures. Going to study the early
I-talian masters, I b'lieve. I guess I don't
want to study much. I want to have a good
time, and not to go fooling round a lot of
galleries."
"Then why do you go?" asked her lady
ship. "I'm not going," Evangeline replied.
"I've seen as many pictures in London as I
want to see. I don't feel like pictures
everv dav. I'm going back to the States.
Mavbe, I'll come over again in the fall."
"But then the season will be over," said
Lady Bagshot, her voice mounting almost
to a scream. "London will be empty; there
won't be a soul in town."
"Is that so?" replied Miss Short. "'Well,
I'm xeal sorry. Bat I suppose I can't stop
over here by myself, not even with a maid.
They don't'do that sort of thing in this
country. I'm told. I might ask mamma to
come out, and maybe she would. But she
don't often care to'voyage much."
Ladv Bagshot took a great resolution.
"Sto'p with me," she said. "Why
shouldn't you? I shall be delighted to
have you, and there's lots of room in the
house."
Miss Short jumped up and kissed Lady
Bagshot on both cheeks.
"This is so kind of von, Lady Bagshot,"
she said. "I'd just love to stop, but -I
might be in your way, you know."
Lady Bagshot protested vehemently
against this supposition.
Well, then," said the fair Evangeline,
"I guess I'll stop. I'm just dying to see a
London season, that's the fact. And I don't
t think I'll want much room; I've only four
trunks."
- "Now It was Lady Bagshot's turn toad
minister a salute to her young friend. She
did so with the appropriate enthusiasm, and
then begged her to commence her stay at
once.
'I'll come to-morrow," Evangeline said
simply. "I'll just cable over to mamma
and tell her what I'm going to do. I've
taken my berth in the Tuscany, bnt I sap
pose I can let that slide."
And so it happened that Miss Short came
to live with Lady Bagshot, and under her
protection made her debnt on the stage of
society.
Dnring the first day or two of her stay
Lady Bagshot asked herself with a little
uneasiness whether she had not been a little
rash" in taking up so very decidedly a girl
of whom she really knew so little, but these
misgivings did not last long. She never
doubted that Miss Short was very rich, and
that was a great thing. And then .she liked
her, which was perhaps nearly as much'.
One morning, however, during the early
days of Hiss Short's residence, her ladyship
did undergo a certain amount of alarm.
About 11 o'clock it occurred to her that
she hadn't seen her young charge for some
- time, and was told that Miss Short had gone
out.
"With Sir Henry?" she inquired, in the
tone of one who was sure of the answer.
"JTo, my lady," replied the footman who
had given the information; "Miss Short went
out alone. It was more than a hour
ago," be added solemnly.'
Lady-Bagshot'a dismay didn't last very
long, lor just as she was sending the tidings
to her husband at his club, Evangeline
drove up in a hansom, bright and beaming.
"Well, you see," she said in explanation,
"I wanted'some candy, and I thought there
must be a candy store on Oxford street. I
went along three or four blocks, and then I
concluded to take a hansom. The man
didn't seem rightly to understand what it
was I wanted, but at last I got it fixed, and
he took me to a" store where I got the most
elegant candy .Tve had since I lett the States.
Then I thought I'd go to the bank way
4down town, you know that's why I've been
so'long."
Lady Bagshot tore up the letter she had
written, and then gently admonished her
friend. , , ,
"We can always send out for anything
you may want, ana x m sure on xieury wm
be able to manage your money matters for
you. I would if I could, but I don't under-
... stand these things,"
,?'Ohj that's simple enough," Evangeline I
STRATA
Effl.
replied. "You just write out a slip of pv
per, and put down as much money as you
want, and then you write your name on the
back, and they give you the 'money.
Business is very easy when you come to do
it Only you ought always to go to the
bank yourself, because when they send you
the money by post they cut the notes in
two, and then sometimes I get the wrong
halves." '
Miss Short took ont her pocketbook, which
her visit to the bank had filled with notes.
Then an idea seemed to strike her.
"I know," she" said, "you are just real
mad with me because I have been roundthe
city bv myself. I am sorry I didn't think.
If I am going to do anything wrong, tell me
right awav. I can't keep track of what one
may do and what one mayn't, but I'll do
everything just as you tell me."
Lady Bagshot kissed her friend in enthu
siastic forgiveness, and promised the easiest
and gentlest of guidance.
"Girls have a great deal more liberty than
they used to have," she said, "and I don't
see that they are any the worse for it."
The next few days were very delightful to
both ladies, for Evangeline, after a pro
longed inspection of the contents of the four
trunks, decided that new dresses would be
necessary; and, though Lady Bogshot did
not see the necessity so plainly as her young
friend, she carefully abstained from offer
ing any opposition. Her own relations
with her dressmaker were just at that time
(offing to Sir Henry's meanness) a little
strained, and she was very pleased to be
able to introduce a customer who ordered
freely, was indifferent to prices, and shared
the transatlantic partiality for paying cah.
And then the consulting, the choosing, the
fitting, the taking in and letting out, the re
fitting and the trying on all these are
pleasures too subtle and "too sweet for
words," and not even to be dimly appre
hended by that half of humanity which is
prosaically clad by tailors.
I do not propose to give an account of
Miss Short's triumphs in society equipped
for conquest, she conquered. Girls who
were envious of her good looks couldn't help
admiring her frocks, and though she neither
whistled nor played the banjo, she was still
a striking social success, and got almost as
much attention as the Manganese monarch
himself.
"She is really very entertaining," said Sir
Henry to his wife. "It is like a page out
ol Bret Harte to listen to her the 'Society
Upon the Stainslow,' 'Heaving Kocks, and
all that sort of thing, don't tou know?"
Miss Short's career can be traced by the
cnrious in the columns of the society papers,
and details of her dresses can be gathered
from a morning paper which devotes a good
deal of its space to millinery and the kin
dred subjects.
"Gettysburgville Takes the Cake!" is the
heading of the paragraph which describes
Evangeline's attire at the very distinguished
garden party I have alluded to.
And through -all these splendors' Miss
Short bore herself with a tact and dexterity
which won the enthusiastic approbation of
her chaperon. And even if she was some
times a little unguarded in her talk, this
very indiscretion seemed to have its pur
pose. For example,' one Sunday she and Lady
Bagshot were sitting for a little while in the
park, and Sir Englefield Green had come
and secured the next chair. A young lady
passed and. bowed slightly to Miss Short,
who returned the salute.
"You know Miss Phipps?" queried the
baronet
"I met her last night at Lady Bounder's.
She didn't seem to know a sonl, and sat in a
corner. I thought she must be just taking
root"
"I wonder," remarked the baronet, "that
she could get in there at all. She is rich,
you know, but bad style. Her father's in
the city, in the tallow business. Her brother
was in my regiment, and they used to call
him Dips, you know."
Miss Short didn't laugh.
"Well," she said, "I suppose it isvery
funny; but then my father was in business
too, and,there is not mighty mnchdifferenc,
between tallow and oil."
The baronet looked very serious.
"Ob. but, Hiss Short," he said in an
anxious tone, "you know yon are an Ameri
can, and that makes all the difference, you
know."
"Why does it?" she inquired.
"Oh, I don't know why it does, but it
does, you know. Ask Lady Bagshot Be
sides, most Americans have made their
money in oil."
MissShort did not reply, and after some
cogitation Sir Englefield continued:
"You see. Miss Short, if you had been in
business here you wouldn't have been so
charming as you are. You would have
dropped your hi and talked about your
marl"
"I did not notice those peculiarities in
Miss Phipps," the young lady replied with
an entire change from her usual manner.
Lady Bagshot rose and reflected, as she
walked home with her young friend, that
she had managed a difficult point with the
greatest dexterity. For Sir Englefield
Green was after this more attentive than
ever to Miss Short, as if anxious to show
that the oil of her deceased parent did not
in the least diminish the admiration which
her charms had excited in his bosom.
CHAPTER IL
When the London season began to draw
to a close Miss Short spoke of returning to
America.
"I've had a very, very good time," she
said, "and I am not going to forget it."
- But Lady Bagshot protested against her
departure; she ought to stop longer, she
must stop, she couldn't let her go. And
again the young lady yielded. A yacht
was chartered Hiss Short insistedon pay
ing for it, as she had suggested .the idea
and they had a fortnight in the Solent
Then they set off to HonTbure, Sir Henry
Bagshot, released from his parliamentary
duties, accompanying them. And then Sir
Englefield Green, who had been at Cowes,
arrived at Hombnrg, and a day later the
visitors' list included the name of the Mar
quis of Hammersmith.
"It is something for -Sir Englefield to
come, my dear," said Lady Bagshot to her
friend "to miss the grouse, you know; he
has one of the best moors in Scotland."
Two dsvs after his arrival Sir Enrfefipln
called and asked to see Hiss Short Their
interview lasted some time, and as soon as
it was over the baronet returned to his
hotel and told his man to pack his portman
teau. That evening he left Hombnrg, with
the design of getting to his Scotch moors as
soon as possible.
Evangeline said nothing to Lady Bagshot
about the interview, but that lady drew her
conclusions.
"She has refused him," she said to her
husband. "I never thought she would,
after seeing his place in Sussex."
"Perhaps she prefers the Marquis," sug
gested Sir Henry.
"It is the Hammersmith diamonds," said
his wife. "American girls are crazy about
diamonds."
"Perhaps the Marquis won't come for
ward, after all," said the baronet doubt
fully. But Lady Bagshot was certain he would.
She was right, though Lord Hammer
smith was not so precipitate as his rival
had been, and, in consequence, more than a
fortnight elapsed before he found it neces
sary to try a change of air.
Lady Bagshot was quite bewildered when
she learned that Evangeline had rejected
the Marquis. She didn't express her disap
proval to the young lady, but rushed off to
her husband to acquaint him withhertiisap
pointment "I thought it wfc as good u settled," she
said; "she seemed to like him to much.
What can she mean? There was a duke who
. Can she be thinking f, the Dake.the
only marriageable Bke?"Jf C ', '-
THE PITTSBURG-
, Sir Henry Bagshot laid down the paper
hewas reading and looked at his wife.
""""Have you seen the Times!" be said.
Then he pointed to a colnmn.andXady Bag
shot, reading, saw the connection of ideas.
A great cyclone had swept over some of the
Western States of America, causing im
mense damage; lives had been lost,property
to the amount of millions of dollars had
been destroyed. Gettysburgville had been
almost completely destroyed,the inhabitants
escaping only with their lives. Thousands
had been reduced from opulence to absolute
want
'That may be a very serious piece of news
for our young friend," said Sir Henry
gravely.
"Her money comes chiefly from real es
tate," said Lady Bagshot; "she told me so
once. Beal estate means houses, doesn't it?
And if Gettysburgville is all blown down,
she may have lost everything."
"That is hardly probable," said Sir
Henry, "but she must have lost a good deal,
I should think. And then, with her ex
pensive habits, and you know how she's
been taken up A dethroned heir
ess "
"Oh, I wonder," sighed her ladyship,
"if we could contrive to get the Marquis
back. He never reads the papers, or any
thing else, and he mayn't have heard of it"
"You must break the news to Jher," said
the baronet, inwardly clad that the disa
greeable task couldn't be assigned to him.
Lady Bagshot read the colnmn through half
a dozen times in the vain attempt to extract
some spark of comfort, or at least of hope,
from it Then, the paper still in her hand,
she went to the room where Evangeline was
writing.
"This is a dreadful'piece of news, my
dear," she said, "but don't be frightened.
Things may not be so bad as they look.
These newspaper correspondents exaggerate
dreadfully." Miss Short read the telegram,
and looked grave.
"What a dreadfulocalamityl" she said.
"And Washington street, where we stayed,
quite destroyed. It was really a fine street,
too."
Lady Bagshot saw thatthepersonal aspect
of the calamity had not dawned on the in
experienced young girl.
"Will von lose much?" she said.
"I?" said Evangeline; "oh, no. Mamma
and Aunt Lydia are at Newport."
"I meant in property your real estate."
The young ladv sprang up and rushed to
the window. When she turned round again
her face was scarlet .
"Lady Bagshot," she said. "I have a con
fession to make. I have been deceiving
you. I don't belong to Gettysburgville; I
was only there about a month. I haven't
anvproperty there."
'"'Then you are not rich, as everybody
supposes?" said Lady Bagshot
"Excuse me," said the voung lady with
an almost imperceptible shade of hauteur
in her tone. "1 do not know what people
have been good enough to suppose about
my circumstances; I am not responsible for
their suppositions. But I imagine I may
call mvself rich, for I have got things as I
wanted them, and have never spent more
than a small part of my income."
Lady Bagshot looked a little reassured.
"How then have you been deceiving me,
my dear?" she asked.
Evangeline smiled a little and looked con
fused. "I am not an American," she said,
"and I let you think I was."
"Not an American!" gasped the elder
lady. Surprise almost overcame her,
"No," was the reply, "I have been in
America, that is all. I am really a cock
ney, born within the sound of Bow Bells,
and the money I have was made in Lon
don." "You said something about oil,"
remarked her ladyship, still bewildered.
"I was right," said the young lady, calm
ly. "Not oil wells, however, but oil shops.
There are I don't know how many of them,
from Hornsey to Peckham, and from Poplar
to Shepherd's Bush."
"I don't know where these places are!"
interrupted Lady Bagshot feebly.
"Well, you know Kensington; there's one
there Hilton, Basset & Short; you may see
the name over the window. My poor papa
was the Short He was the Basset and the
Hilton, toofor that matter. It's a limited
liability company now, and I hold nearly
half the shares. Then papa bad built a lot
of houses between Bow and Stratford. You
won't know where those places are, but the
rental of the houses comes to something con
siderable." "But why did you pretend to be an
American?" inquired Lady Bagshot, duly
impressed by Evangeline's last words.
The young lady was silent for a little
while. "
"It was an idea that came to me," she
said. She was again silent,' her cheeks col
oring. Then she went on:
"Listen, Lady "Bagshot You have been
very kind to me, and I will tell you all
about it After papa died, mamma and I
lived in our new house at Leytonstone. You
must come and see it some day. We didn't
see many people, and I used to read a lot of
novels society novels, you know. And I
used to think how nice it must be to be in
society, and to meet such nice men, so hand
some and refined and interesting. But I
didn't see how to manage it and mamma
didn't know anything abont it either. Then
we went to America to see a married sister
of hers Aunt Lydia, you know, and while
we wire there I met a young lady belong
ing to the place who had been in London
and had mixed with a lot of very nice peo
ple. .It is so easy for Americans, whoever
they are rich Americans, JT mean. Then I
thought that I you know what happened.
Lady Bagshot The worst of it was I had
to leave poor mamma on the other side; she
couldn't pass for an American, she drops
her h's. Now, can you forgive me?"
"Forgive you!" said her ladyship. "I
like vou very much indeed. Of course I am
sorry that you are a- that you are not an
American, but then that can't be helped. I
must tell Sir Henry; he will enjoy the joke
immensely. How did you manage it so
cleverly?"
"Oh," said the young lady, "I tried to
get the accent as well as I could. And I
wrote oat lists of American words, with the
English opposite, you know: 'bootlace'
'shoestring:' 'station' 'depot,' and so on;
and I used to look it over every now and
again, and see what words I could bring
in. But I felt that I was doing it very
clumsily,. and that I should betray myself
give myself away, I would have said half
an hour ago."
"You did it wonderfully well, "said Lady
Bagshot "I can hardly believe now you
are not an American. Did Sir Englefield
Green find it out?"
"I told him," the young lady said, with a
slight blush, "and then he withdrew the
proposal he had done me the honor to make.
If I had been an American he was ready to
love me with all his might, but I think he
had seen the name over the shop door. I
thought ot telling him that it was American
oil, but I didnV'
"Sir Englefield is a parvenu." inter
rupted Lady Bagshot "His grandfather
was something or other; Sir Henry will tell
you."
"Perhaps i ougnt to say," said tne young
lady, "that he wrote afterward to make it
up, but I declined with thanks."
"Bnt the Marquis, my dear, did you tell
him, too?"
"No, I didn't," said the girl, slowly. "I
don't rare for the Marquis. You know,
Lady Bagshot, society isn't whatl expected
to find it, when I read novels in our garden
at Leytonstone. It is not nearly so inter
esting. The men are conceited and stupid,
oh, .so stupid! And they don't seem to know
anything. 1 thoughtl hadn't learned much
in Miss Bailey's academy at Woodford, but
these men, oh dear! So I have made up my
mind what to do. I will go over to America
and bring mamma back to Eogland. And
then we'll live at Leytonstpne just as we
did before, except that perhaps you and Sir
Henry will come down and see us sometimes
when you can. Promise me this, Lady Bag
shot, for I like you very much, indeed,
though I have deceived vou shamefully'
"Evangeline," said Lady Bagshot, "I
won't hear of such a plan. You mustn't
bury yourself at Leytonstone, wherever that
place is. You must have another season
with me, you must, Indeed. I will have my
drawing-room full of clever men, now that J
know you like them. There are lots of
clever men in London, and well connected,
too. There is Lord Chjlbourne, who knows
allaet Drwi8int, .ted hoy we all Trace
DISPATCH,
once frogs. And the Honorable Charles
Finch-Finch, who writes poetry. He wrote
Roses and -Passion Flowers.' It is not
quite a lady's book, you know, but it is
very clever. And then there's Sir Lewis
Chertsey, who paints beautifully, you know.
His pictures are nearly as good as some of
those at the academy, and he has a big room
fall of them. You must have another sea
son with me, and see all these men."
Evangeline wanted a lot of persuasion,
but she yielded at last, and promised to go
and stay with Lady Bagshot from Hay to
the end of July.
So Evangeline Sarah Short will have
another season next year, sailing this time
under no false colors. And I incline to
think that she will shine quite as brilliantly
aa before. She has reflected luster on the
extreme West; she will not fail to do credit
to the remote East, and I expect that many a
young gentleman will be searching for Bow
and Stratford on the enormous map of Lon
don, Longman' Magazine.
MAEKETS BY TOE,
A Wave of Weakness Sweeps Over the
Wheat Pit Corn Stronger Pork
More Active, Unsettled
end Higher.
Chicago Wheat A weaker feeling was de
veloped, and prices touched a lower point than
heretofore reached. Thero were pretty free
speculative offerings, and the demand was
light, as prices took the downward course some
long wheat was brought out on stop orders,
which aided the weakness. The opening was
at yesterday's closing, but later ruled weak,
declining Jfc for December and c for May,
recovered slightly and closed about c lower
than closing figures yesterday.
Cable advices qnoted quiet markets. A lib
eral increase Is expected in the visible supply,
some figuring on 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 bushels,
though may not reach oyer 1,250,000 bushels.
Corn There was a fair business transacted,
the bulk of the 'trading being in December,
this month receiving the most attention, and
fluctuations covered a range of Klc Thero
was a rather nervous feeling manifested early,
December opening at Slc, and ad
vanced to 32J32c npon liberal purchases by
a local shipping bouse and shorts. Atthotop,
however, offerings became more liberal, and
prices receded to 31c, and final quotations
were lia Signer than yesterday. A promi
nent local trader was credited with moderate
purchases. The decline was due to the free
offerings of the local crowd and a stock house
who sold freely of December, January and
May.
Oats were traded in moderately, and a firmer
feeling prevailed, especially on December,
which advanced c, while other futures only
appreciated He Thero was good covering of
"shorts" in all futures. At the advance one
operator sold 450,000 bushels long May.
Mess Pork A fairly active trade was re
ported, attended with some Irregularity in
prices. Prices were slightly higher. Later the
demand slackened, and the offerings were
larger, and prices declined ?K10c, and closed
qniet
Lard An unsettled feeling prevailed. Bales
were made early at fall yesterday's prices, and
In some instances a slight advance was gained.
Later on the report ot a sharp decline in New
York the offerings were increased, and prices
receded 25c, and the market closed tame.
Short Bib Bides Only a fair trade was re
ported. Prices rnled comparatively steady
early, bat were slightly lower toward the close.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WnuAT No. 2. December, 78V7S2i7S
7SVc; January. 79gi79797$c; May, K
e83E!83eS3kc.
WORK JNO.
32c: January.
33K33J33Jgc
Oats No. 2. December, 202120K
20c January, 20K2120K20c; May, 22
22222c.
Mess Pobk, per bbl. January. $9 47K9 SI
9 499 49; March, 9 62Wf9 629 57a 57;
May. $9 S2K9 859 759 75.
Labd, per 100 fts. January. 5 955 97
S 92K5 97H; March. So 02K6 02: May, 6 15
6 l?Xe 2k6 12.
Shout Ribs, jper 100 Iks. January. 4 85
4 854 S04 80; March, 84 954 954 904 90:
May, 5 025 02.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 78Jc: No.
3 spring wheat, 6667c: No. 2 red, 7S'c; No. 2
corn, 32c; No. 2 oats, 202OJgc. No. 2 rye,
44kc No. 2 barley, 58c No. 1 flaxseed, 1 31.
Prime timothy seed, 1 20. Mess pork, per bbl,
9 409 60. Lard, per 100 lbs. $5 95. Short
nbs sides (loose), 4 855 10. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed), 4 I2K4 25. Short clear
sides (boxed), 5 055 10. Sugars Cat loaf,
unchanged. Receipts Flour, 14,000 barrels:
wheat 72.000 bushels: com, 143.000 bushels;
oats, 111,000 bushels; rye, 12.000 bushels; barley,
43.000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 12,000 barrels;
wheat 11,000 bushels: corn. 140,000 bwhels;
oats, 70,000 bushels; rye, 12,000 bushels; barley,
45.000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the batter
market was firmer; fancy creamery, 232Sc;
fine, 21023c; finest dairy, 2124c; fine, log18c:
Eggs, 2223c
New York Floor quiet Carnmeal dull.
Wheat Spot easy; options moderately active,
lic lower and steady. Rye firm: western,
6061c Barley easy; western, 506oc; Canada,
5973c Barley malt quiet; Canada, 77c.
Corn Spot firmer and moderately active;
light offerings; options dull and firmer. Oats
Spot quiet and firmer: options fairly active
and stronger. Hay qniet and steady. Hops in
fair demand. Coffee Options opened steady
and unchanged to 5 points down, closed barely
steady and unchanged to 10 points down and
dnll; sales, 26,000 bags, including December,
15.60c; January. 15.6015.70c: February, 15.70c;
March, 15.7015.75c: May, 15.7015.75c; Jane,
15.76c: July, 15.G515.70c; September, 15.60c;
spot Rio firmer; fair cargoes, 1919c; No. 7,
17c Sugar Raw, firm and in fair
demand; fair refining, 6c Molasses
Foreign nominal; New Orleans steady.
Rice steady and in fair demand; domestic, i
6c; Japan, 45c Cottonseed oil dull; crude,
28c asked; yellow, 3435c Tallow quiet. Rosin
firm and quiet; strained, common to good.
Si 12K(al 1 Turpentine qniet. Eggs weal;
Western, 28c; receipts, 3,880 Dackages. Pork
firm and in moaerate demand. Cat meats
quiet: pickled shoulders, 55Vc: do hams, 8
9c; do shoulders, 5c. Lara Spot stronger;
options easy; sales of Western steam at 6 32K.
closing at S6 3 December, 6 246 26, closing
at 6 24 bid; January, 6 336 35, closing at $6 33
asked; February, 86 38; March, 6 44, closing at
6 43 asked: May, 6 o26 55, closing at 0 52
asked. Butter stronger and in better demand:
Elgin, 29c; Western dairy. 919c; do creamery,
142Sc; do held at 1419c: do factory, 720c.
Cheese qniet and unchanged; Western, 710c.
Philadelphia Flour qniet. Wheat Op
tions dull and lower; desirable milling grades
scarce and firm, with a fair demands nn trride
5060c; rejected. 6070e: fair to good milling
wheat, 8085c; choice and fancy longberry, S7.
90c; No. 2 red, December, 79K79Mc; January,
80M81Jc: February, 82ig2c Corn firm
but quiet; No. 3. 4041c; new steamer, 4142c;
new No. 2, 42)i3c; old No. 2, 44k45c; No. 2
mixed, December. 39Kflp9Kc: January, S9ii
B9Jc; February, 89K39Kc; March, S9k40c
Oats Car lots firm, with a fair demand: No. 3
white. 2929Vc; No. 2 white, 30c; fntures quiet
but firm; No. 2 white, December, 29K30c;
January, 29J30c; February, SOWc; March,
3&430ic Eggs steady for fresh: Pennsylva
nia firsts, 2627c; held lots dnll at 1923c
Minneapolis Receipts of wheat were 396
cars, shipments, SS cars. A moderate amount
of good milling wheat was, offered an excess of
wheat not so good. The ratter was in poor de-
uj&iiu irom sample mviv. .Buyers expiainea
that their reason for not taking It more freely
that prices were too firmly held here to be on a
basis of prices at other places after the recent
decline. Dnluth receipts were 296 cars. The
increase in the local stocks for the week was
375,000 bushels. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard,
December, 77&c: January. 78ic; May, 83Kc;
on track, 78Kc; No. 1 Northern, 75c Decem
ber; 76o January: 81c May; on track, 767JjWc;
No, 2 Northern, December, 70c; January, 71c;
May, 77c; on track, 7072c
St. Louis Flour dnlL Wheat lower; un
favorable reports caused a weak market
throughout and the close was yta below
yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, 7878; December,
7878c, closed at 780 bid; January, 79K
TSJic, closed at 7SC;asked; May, 82K83c
closed at 82c bid;. July 78J7SK7oJc,
ciosea voc uomuuu:iio 2 mixea, casn,
27c: December. 27Jgc, closed at 27Kc
asked: January. 27X closed 2727Vc asked;
February, .28c, closed 28c asked; May, 30c,
closed 30c asked. Oats weaker; No, 2, .cash.
20Kc; May, 22Kc Rye No trading. Barley
neglected. Flaxseed firm at 1 2S. Provisions
lower except for bacon, which is very scarce;
pork, 10 0010 25. Lard Prime steam, nomi
nal at 5 62.
Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat
easy: No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 74c; May,
77Kc;No. 1 Northern, 81c Corn steady: No. 8,
on track, 29c Oats firm; No. 2 white, on track,
22&v Rye active; No. L in store, 4445c
Barley stead;; No. 2, in store, 46c Provisions
quiet. Pork, 9 12& Lard, 5 9a. Cheese un
changed. Baltimore Provisions steady. Butter firm;
Western packed, 1720c; best roll, 1821c
creamery, 2627c Eggs scarce and firm at 24
25c Coffee steady; Rio cargoes fair, 19c
Toledo Cloverseed active and easier; cash
and December, 3 60; February, 3 65; May,
3 70.
'When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, the crledfor Castorla,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she'had Children.ihe gave" them Caetorla
V
MONDAY, DECEMBER
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Quiet linale to a Quiet Week in Gen
eral Produce Lines.
POULTRY ACTIVE AND GAME SLOW.
Cranberries and Choice Apples Are in Im
proved Demand.
'SCAECITI OP OATS AND OLD COEN
Office of Pittsbueo Dispatch,
Saturday. December 7, 1889.
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
A qniet finale to a qniet week is the report
from produce commission houses. Markets for
creamery batter and choice grades of cheese
are a shade firmer. Country butter is very
slow, being In sharp competition with butter
Ine. Poultry is active at a lower level of prices
than ruled up to Thanksgiving. Game is slow.
All vegetables are doll, with the exception of
sweet potatoes. Cranberries are active and
higher. There is also an improved demand for
fancy apples and prices are firm. "Weather has
been adverse to active markets in tropical
fruit lines and prices grow weaker as quality
of fruit advances. Markets are well stocked
with Flonda oranges and quality is a decided
improvement on the earlier receipts.
Butteb Creamery, Elgin, 2930f; Ohio
.do, 2627c; fresh dairy packed, 2224c; country
rolls, 2122c
Beans Navy hand-picked beans, 2 250230;
medium, 2 102 20.
Beeswax 2830c 3) & for choice; low grade,
1820a .
CiOEB Sand, refined, 6 607 50; common,
3 504 00; crab cider. 8 008 50 $ barrel;
cider vinegar, 1012c 9 gallon.
Chestnuts So 005 60 R bushel; walnuts,
6070c bushel.
Cheese Ohio, llHKc: New York. JlKc;
Lltnburgcr, 9KQlIc; domestic Bwertzer, 11
13Kc; imported Sweltzer, 23c
Egos 2426c ?) dozen for strlctlv fresh.
FETrrs Apples, fancy, 52 503 50 barrel;
California pears, 3 604 00 a box; cranberries,
8 509 60 91 barrel; Malaga grapes, large bar
reU8 0a
Game Squirrels, 75cl 5 dozen; quail, 1
f) dozen; prairie chickens, 4 605 00 $1
dozen; pheasants, 4 605 00 $1 dozen; rabbits,
1 501 75 V dozen; venison saddle, 1517c $)
pound; venison carcass. 1213c f) pound.
Feathers Extra livegeese, &060c; No. L
do, 4045c; mixed lots. 8035c f ft.
Poultry Live chickens, 6u65c a pair;
dressed. 89c a pound; docks, 6575c 9 pair;
geese, 1 251 30 & pair: live turkeys, 10llc $
ft: dressed turkeys, 1214c $ ft.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62&s to bushel, 4 20
i 4 llushel; clover.large English,62Bs. 4 35
4 60; clover, Alsike, 8 00; clover, white, 9; timo
thy, choice. 45 fts, 1 50; blue grass, extra clean,
14 6s. 1 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 Sis, 1 30;
orchard grass, 14 fte, 1 40; red tqp. 14 lbs. 1 25;
millet, 60 &s. 1 CO; millet, 6O70c fl bushel;
Hungarian grass, 60 fts. 65c; lawn grass,
mixture of fine grasses, 3 00 bushel of 14
fts.
Tallow Country, 4Jic; city rendered, 4J
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, 2 60
3 00; fancy. 4 005 00: Florida oranges. 260
3 00; Jamaica oranges. 5 506 50 fl barrel;
Dananas, & uu nrsta, si do goon seconas.
vegetables Potatoes, from store 5055c:
on track, 4045c; cabbages, 4 008 00 a hnn-
dred; celery, 40e.fl dozen; Jerseys, 4 0004 25;
turnips, 1 001 50 a barrel; onions, 2 a barrel.
Buckwheat Flotjb 2K2c f! pound.
Groceries.
Green Coffee Fancy ;.Rio, 232ic; choice
Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; low grade Rio,
18K19c; old Government Java. 2728c; Mar
acaibo, 2324c; Mocha, 2S29c; Santos,
2024c: Caracas, 2224c; peaberry, Rio,23
21c; La Qnayra, 23K24c
Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c;
high grades. 2529c; old Government Java,
bulk, 31K33c; Maracaibo, 2728c; Bantos,
24K28Kc; peaberry, 2S)c; choice Rio. 25c;
prime Rio. 23Kc; good Rio, 22; ordinary, 21c
SPICES (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c;
cassia, A:; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70S0c
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7)Jc;
Ohio, 120, 8c; headlight, 150, 8Xc; water
white, lOKc: gfobe 1414c: elalne, 14c; car
nadine, llKc; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4647c
eallon: summer. 40013c Lard olL 70c
. STBUPS Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar
syrup, sarjsoc; prime sugar syrup, ws&c;
strictly prime, 3335c; new manle syrup, 90c
N. O. MoLASSESV-Fancy, 48c: choice, 46c;
medium, 43c; mixed, 4042c; choice new crop,
53c
Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 33c; bi-carb In Ks,
5c: bi-carb, assorted packages. 56c; sal
soda in kegs, lJic; do granulated. 2c
Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, ft
set, 8c; parafflne, ll12c
Rice Head, Carolina, 67c; choice, 6
6Jic: prime, 56c: Louisiana, 66Vc
Staboii Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 66c; gloss
starch, 47c
Foreign Fruits Laver raisins, 2 65; Lon-
aon layers, w wj; wamornia .Lionaon layers,
S2 75; Muscatels, 2 25; California Muscatels,
210; Valencia,7c; Ondara Valencia, 88c;
sultana,9c; currants,5X5c: Turkey prunes,
6c; French prunes. 6$9c; Salonica
prunes, in 2-fi packages, 8c; cocoannts, $1 100,
6 00; almonds, Lan., V ft, 20c; do. Ivica. 19c;
do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1215c; Sicily
flloerts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 12s?13c; new dates,
68Xc; Bnzil nuts, 10c: pecans, ll15c; cit
ron, v ft, 1920c; lemon peel, ft ft, 16c: orange
peel, loc
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft 6c, ap
ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap
orated. 1416c; peaches, evaporated, pared,
2628c; peaches, California evaporated, un
pared, 1921c; cherries, ritted,1314Xc; cher
ries nnpitted, esecfraspberries, evaporated,
25K26kc: blackberries, Sc; huckleberries,
1012c
Sugars Cubes, TJjc; powdered, TJjc; granu
lated, 7c; confectioners' A, 7c; standard A,
7c; soft white, 66c;yelIow,cboice,66c;
yellow, good, 66Jc; yellow, fair, 6c; yellow,
dark, 5c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), 5.60; medi
um, half bbls (600), S3 25.
Salt No 1. ft bbl. 95c; No. 1 ex, ft bbl, 105;
dairy, ft bbl, 1 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, 1 20;
HiggiDs' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 2 80; Higgins
Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, 3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, 2 00
2 25; 2ds, 1 651 80; extra peaches, 2 402 60;
pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, 1 001 50; Hid Co.
corn, 759Uc; red cherries, 90cl; Lima beans,
1 20; soaked do, 85c: string do. 6065c: mar
rowfat peas, 1 101 15; soaked peas, "OSSSOc;
Sineapples. 1 401 60; Bahama do, $2 75;
amson plums, 95c: greengages, 1 25;
egg plums, 2 00; California pears. 2 60: do
greengages, 1 85: do egg plums, 1 85; extra
white cherries, 2 40; raspberries, 95ctl 10;
strawberries, 1 10; gooseberries, 1 301 40:
tomatoes. &590c; salmon, 1-ft, 1 651 90;
blackberries, 65c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked,
904Vdo green, 2-ft, 1 251 60; corn beef, 2-ft
cans, 2 05; 14-ft cans, 14: baked 'beans, 1 45
l 50; lobster, 1-ft, 51 751 80; mackerel, 1ft
cans, broiled, 1 60; sardines, domestic, Us,
4 Z54 60; sardines, domestic K. S 757 00;
sardines, imported, Js, 11 5012 60, sardines,
imported, &, 18; sardines, mustard, 3 30;
sardines, spiced, S3 50.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 36 ft
bbl; extra No. 1 do, mess, 40; extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, 32; extra No. 1 do, mess,
36: No. 2shore mackerel. 24. Codfish Whole
pollock. 4c ft A; do medium, George's cod,
be; do large, 7c: boneless hake, in strips, 6c: do
George's cod in blocks. 67c Herring
Ronnd shore; 4 60 ft bbl; split, SO 60; lake,
2 75 ft 100-ft half bbl. White fish, 6 00 ft 100
ft half bbL Lake trout, 5 60 ft half bbl. Fin
nan haddock, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft
ft. Pickerel, W bbl. 2 00: H bbLl 10; Poto
mac herring, 5 00 ft bbl, 2 60 ft bbL
Oatmeal- 006 25 ft bbL
Grain, Floor and Feed.
Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex
change. 32 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and
Chicago, 1 car of oats, 1 of hay, 1 of feed. By
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis. 8 cars of
corn, 3 of millf eed, 1 pi oats. 1 of bran, 2 of hay.
By Baltimore and Ohio, 3 cars of bay, 1 of rye
By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of rye, lof
hay. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of oats,
1 of hay, 1 of feed. Sale on call, 1 car sample
corn, 43c, 5 days, Pennsylvania Railroad; 1 car
2y. e. corn, 40c 10 days. Pennsylvania Rail
road. Total receipts bulletined for the week,
192 cars, against 164 last week and 192 for the
nrevions week. It has been difficult for a few
I days past to secure a sufficiency otoats and old
corn to meet demands, and prices tor ootn are
very firm.
Prices below are for carload lots on track.
WHEATT-NewNo.3 red, 8485c: No.3,80
82c
Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, 4243c; new, 3738c;
high mixed, ear. -4041c; No. 2 yellow, shelled,
4242c:new, 3738c;high mixed, shelled, 41
41Kc; mixed, shelled, 4I41Kc
Oats No. 2 white, 2829c; extra, No, 3,
Z7H23c; mixed, 2626c
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5051c;
No. 1 Western, 4&19c; new rye, No. ? Ohio, 45
46c
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, 5 00Q5 60; winter straight,
4 254 50; clear winter. 4 004 25; straight
XXXX bakers', 3 603 75. Rye flour, 3 603
4 78.
Millvexd Middlings, fine white, 15 00$
15 60 ft ton; brown middlings, 11 0013 00:
winter wheat bnn. Ill 25011 60: chOD feed.
ilBOOBisea ,- I
- HAT-Baled timothy. No. 1, $11 ?511 60;
9, 1889.
912 00, according to quality; No. 2 prairie bay,
7 008 00; packingdo. J7 257 6a
Straw Oats. 7587 00; wheat and rye
straw. 6 006 25.
Provisions.
Large hams and breakfast bacon are reduced
c, and lard He There Is also a reduction on
California hams, as quotations below will dis
close. Sugar-cured hams, large, 9Jc; sugar-cured
hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small,
llc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar
cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless
shonlders.7c: sugar cared California hams, 6c;
sugar-cured dried beef fiats, 9c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds, 12c; bacon sboulders.'6c; bacon
clear sides, 7c; bacon clear bellies, 7Kc; dry
salt shoulders, 6c: dry salt clear sides, 7c
Mess-pork, heavy. 11 60; mess pork, family,
12 00. Lard refined, in tierces, 5c; half
barrels, 6c; 60-ft tubs. ⁣ 20-ft palls, 6c; 50
ft tin cans, 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c: 6-6 tin pails,
6Vc; 10-& tin pails, 6c; 5-B tin palls,
6Kc Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c
Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless bams. 10c
Tigs feet, half barrel, 4 00 quarter barrel.
Dressed Meats,
The followlngprlces are furnished by Armour
A Co. on dressed meat: Beef carcassea,450to550
fts. 6c; 650 to 650 fts, 6c; 650 to 750 fts. 6X6Jic
.6X6KC
Hogs,6c
Sheep, 7c ft ft. Lambs; c ft ft.
Fresh pork loins. 7c
A NATIONAL BANK
Talked of for the East End, With a Prospect
of Materializing.
There is a movement among East End
business men to' establish a national bank in
that part of tbe city which, is considered a
good opening for such an institution. A
considerable part nearly one-half of the
proposed capital, $200,000, is already as
good as taken.
The names of the projectors are withheld
for the present, but they are all prominent
ana influential citizens of tbe East End. A
meeting will be held in a few days to settle
the details, such as name, location, etc
Although business last week had a number
of depressing influences to contend with
fires, some failures near and far, and a large
installment of execrable weather it came out
of the ordeal with flying colors. The bank ex
changes were over 2.000,000 in excess of the
corresponding week last Tear. There was no
scarcity of funds for legitimate business,
Thp speculative markets were, in the main,
doll and weak, though an occasional rally
served to keep them ont of the rat. A large
number of important transactions in real estate
famished abundant proof of great activity In
this branch of business. The demand for holi
day goods was so great that some of the dealers
had to increase their clerical forces.
The sale of two large buildings and grounds
in the East End for 140,000 was noted in THE
Dispatch two or three days ago, bat particu
lars were not given. Some additional informa
tion was obtained Saturday. The property
comprises the elegant mansions of Simon Bey
mer and the late R. C. Schmertz, on Fifth ave
nue, Belinda, with grounds occupying a square
between Craig and Neville streets. Tbe price
as originally given is correct. The purchasers'
names are withheld for the present, ont they
are both prominent business men, and they
will occupy and improve tLe properties.
It was reported on the street that the nego
tiations were conducted by Messrs. Black &
Baird, but when questioned about tbe matter
they declined to say more than confirm the
facts as above given.
The new coke works at Grindstone station,
on the Redstone branch of the Pittsbnrg, -Virginia
and Charleston Railroad, when finished,
will be one ot the most complete coke and coal
?ilants in Pennsylvania. All the latest and most
mproved machinery for hoisting and hauling
IS being pat in, and grading for 1,000 coke ovens
is being poshed as fast as the weather will
allow. Two shafts are completed, each to a
depth of 236 feet, at which point a fine nine
foot vein of coking coal was found.
Although trading in stocks was very light Sat
urdayonly 37 shares of Electric a majority
of the list.was stronger and a more hopeful
feeling was apparent all 'round. A few good
buying orders would make business brisk.
Philadelphia Gas continued its upward move
ment, with 80 bid and 30 asked. Only a few
small lots were offered. Luster was anot he
bright spot; advancing to 19 bid and 20 asked.
Bank and insurance shares were stronger all
bids with two exceptions. Electric was a trac
tion off. Several hundred shares were offered
at 47 without takers. The tractions showed no
decided change Railway stocks held their
own. They are considered the best properties
on the market.
The roliowinr tame tao-wi tne prices 01 active
stockson tbe Mew York Stock Exenange yester
day. Corrected daily for Tin dispatch by
Whitnet Btepbenson, oldest Pittsburg mem.
bersofMewX or stock Kxcnange. 87 iroarth ave
nue:
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Cbesapeake & Onio.... 23
C. Bur. ft OaticT.... .105)4
C Mil. a St. laul.... 70
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C St. P.. M. 0 34
C. St. P..M.AO.. M. 99
C. A .Mortti western 110
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CoL Coats iron 33)4
Col. Sb Hocklne Val .. 21
Dei.. L. & VV 139
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Lake Krte ft West. pr.. 64 UK
Lake Sbore ft tt. 8 10TC 1OTK
Louisville ft Masavllle. 85.J4 U$
Michigan Central 97 93
Mobile Ohio 1JM 13H
Mo.. Kan. ft Texas
Missonn Pacific 68K 6S
Mew xork Central 107 101 ii
Jr. V.. !. B. ft W 23 28
M.y..i.E.AW.prer.. 67! SIX
H. X.. G. ftSt. li 17 17
n. x., ix ft st. L. pr.
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Norfolk Western. pf
Norttern Pacific, 32i& 32
Mortnern Pacific met. 16U 7B
Ohio Mississippi..... 2tH -X
Oregon Improvement. 4S 4S
Oregon Transeon 35 33)4
PacifleMall SW4 35)4
Peo. Dee. a Evans.. ... 20 20
Phlladel. ft Keadlar.. H 41
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Kichmond ft W.P.T.pf 81 81
St. P.. Minn, ft Man.. Its' 10354?
Sui ftSan Fran IS IS
St. L. ft San JTran pf.
st. 1.. ft san r. 1st nr.. 90 go
Texas Paolfle 20 20
Union faclnc WX 69
Wabasn
Wabash preferred..?.. II HH
Western Union. 34 81
Wheeling ft L. . 68 69
Sugar Trusts. 7)4 70
National tad Trait.. 20 20M
Chicago Gas Trnst.,.. 413 42
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Closing Bond Qnotntlons.
rj. S. 4s,reg-
IT. S. 4s. coup.....
U.S.4)4s,reg.....
D. 8. 4Hs. coup..
PaclflcesofOS....
,.126
,.m
U.K. AT. Gen. Ss .6214
Mutual Union 6s....lCl)4
V. J. C. Int. Uert...lllS
Northern Pae. Uta..lI.iVt
Northern Pae. 2ds.il U)
Northw't'n consols. U3
NortKw'n debns..l09
Oregon ft Trans, fts. 103
St. J, ft I.M. tien. Sa 84)4
St. I.. A S.P. Oen.M.U2U
.104S
104).
.11a
Ixralslanastampedts 934
Missouri 6s 102)4
lenn. new set. as... van
Ipnn. npw .At. Sa 102
Tenn. new set. 3s.... 74)4
uraada so. zas w
Si. Panl consols ....157
St. PL. CM ft Pclata. 113
rt. PcU. O.Tr.Bs. 90
Tx.,Pe.K.Q.Tr.HeU r?
Uen. 1'aciac.lsti liz
Den. ft K. 0., lsu.
Den. Alt. O. 4b ....
W.AB.G.We8t,l!t
Erie, Ms
11. h.. &,T. Qen. 03
.lis
. 78
Union Pae. 1st... -113)4
West Bhore ..100
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Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, far.
nlshed by Whitney A Stenhenson. broker. No. S7
Fourth avenue, lumbers New Yore iitock Ex
change. Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Kallroad. .'63)4 53!4
Keaatnsr "4 2M4
Buffalo, Pittsburg a Western 734 s
Leblcch Valley 3 S3
benign Navigation 3)4 53
Northern Paclflo J2. KM
NonnernPacinc preferred 78)4 JX
Saturday's) OU Ranse.
Corrected daily by John M. Oasuey A Co., 45
Sixth street, members ot the Pitteburg Petro
leum Exchange. '
Opened.,
....UHTBtLJUWCafc 11H
,r...10SlClosed im
Barrels.
Highest..
Average runs SS-593
Average shipments 70,843
Average charters ftS7
Keflned, New York. 7.50c.
Uefinet1, London. 8 1-190.
Refined, Antwerp, KHf.
Keflned, Liverpool. 6i-15d.
lieflned, Bremen. 7.30m. .
A. B. McQrew & Co. quote: Puts, fl 02;
calls, 81 0
Saltan Stock. -
Atob. 4Top..Ut7l. 115V
A.&T.LndGr'tTi.llM,
Atch. ATop.p. K... 34
UostonA Albany.. .215
Itoston Maine. ....2H
IX. IS. JtU. .....105)4
Clnn. Ban. A Clove. 23
Eastern K. K. 6s ,...112
KasternR. K.. 114
Flint reran 23
l.ftUa K. A Ft. a. ft. M
uidcotonr. 179
Wlj.OentraL. com... 88
AllouexMfCo 1
Calumet Hecla..2M
rrankun...... 17
Huron..... , 2)4
Osceola. lii
Pewablo S
Bell Telepnone JOO
Bsnoauss I
Water Power...
5)4
Jleeaeaa uea.com.. lSKMBaraek ....H7 I
ttez.0.lM ate, Mv?X 8mWo
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A EEYIEW OF TEADE.
Batter Substitutes Knocking Ont the
Genuine Article.
BIDES AND LEATBEE YERI QUIET.
Condition of Country Koads Prevents Sap
ply of Grain.
E06 FB0DUCTS ABE ON THE DECLINE
Otjtce ok PmsBURo dispatch, I
Satokdat. December 7. 1889.
Demand for choice grades of domestic and
Swiss cheese is steadily improving and
prices are hardening. II is only an ex
ceptional cheese factory that is now in
operation, and stock will he for the most
part in the hands of dealers. There is little
doubt of an early advance all alone the line. It
is also true of creamery, bnt choice grades are
very firm and the drift is toward higher prices.
Country butter drags, and the reason as given
by dealers is that bntterlne is being handled
here once again in Large quantities. Some say
that not less than four carloads of bntterlne
are shipped from Chicago to this city every
week. One firm is reported to have received
three carloads this week.
A Terr Large Consumption.
These figures imply a consumption of 100,000
pounds and over every week. Fines and im
prisonments have evidentlypost their terror to a
multitude of retail grocers. Upon inquiry it
was ascertained that the rates of bntterlne to
the jobber are 12 to 15c and that retail prices
are 20 to SOc. varying according to the state
ment of one of our merchants, "According to
the elasticity ot conscience belonging to the
tradesman."
It Is claimed that the law forbidding the sale
of bntterlne is much more respected in the
eastern than western part of the State. A
Chicaeo manufacturer, who was before a Con
gressional committee of investigation a year or
more ago in answer to a query, said that W e st
ern Pennsylvania furnished their best custom.
Cereals fihotr an Improved Tone.
We note an improved tone to markets in the
past week particularly for corn and oats. Sup
ply has not been up to demand for some days,
and orders from surrounding towns are un
filled. Tbe condition of country roads has
prevented farmers from getting stuff to mar
kets. The first appearance of cold weather
will no doubt relieve the scarcity.
Flour is qniet. Our jobbers are carrying
heavy stocks, having laid in large supplies in
anticipation of an advance in treieht rates be
tween here and Chicago, which did not come.
An advance of 6 cents per barrel between
Minneapolis and Chicago, went into effect on
the 20th of November.
Hog Products Alt Declining.
The low price of hogs the lowest for many
years has brought a reduction in the price of
large hams, breakfast bacon and lard. Tbe
ruling rates for the best selected paceing hogs
at Chicago have varied very little from a range
of S3 653 70 the week past. At Bast Liberty
the run has not been so heavy this week as last
and prices are a shade stronger. There is a
scarcely room for a further decline in hog
products, as prices have been for some time
down to hard pan. Margins are so narrow that
in some lines of provisions packers claim that
they are wiped out altogether.
Leather and Hides.
The season is now here when the leather
trade is at its quietest, and no improvement is
looked for until after the holidays. Allegheny
tanners report stock to be accumulating and
markets weak. Retailers are In the habit of
carrying light stocks at this time of the year,
preparatory to posting books. Hence manu
facturers are forced to carry heavier loads than
usual In the month of December. While there
is no reduction in the prices of harness leather,
present rates are hardly justified m the light
of the Eastern outlook. The demand for calf
skins is better than it has been for some
months past, but there are no signs of an ad
vance. The feeling is that prices are down
to bedrock, and that there cannot be any
change for the worse
December cured hides were reduced Kc in
thepast week, for tbe reason that winter hides
depreciate in quality; Heavy steer hides are
steady, but light weights go very slow. There
has oeen no time since the war when calf skins
and light hides touched as low figures as dur
ing the past tew months. And with the present
prices of livestock there are no signs of Im
provement in sight, certainly none for a month
to come.
Prlcei In Detail.
Following are prices, as furnished by James
Callery & Son:
No. 1 green salted steers, 60 pounds and
over 8
No. 1 green salted cows, all weights. S
No. 1 green salted bides, 40 to 60 pounds.. S .
No. ljtreen salted hides, 25 to 40 pounds.. 4)4
No. 1 green salted bulls 4
No. 1 xreen salted calfskin's 5
No. 1 green salted Teal kips 4
No. 1 green salted runner kips. 3
No. 1 green steers, 60 pounds and over.... 7
No. 1 green cows, allwelghts 4
mo. 1 green bulls 34
No. 1 green bides, 40 to 60 pounds 4
No. 1 green bides, 2Sto40pounds..... 4
No. 1 green calfskins S
No. 1 sreen veal kips,
Mo. 1 green runner alps
3
Sheepskins
..13c to :
Tallow, prime.
Seduction for No. 2 stock, lMc per lb. on steers
and light hides, J4c on bulls and 2c on calfskins.
LOCAL LITE STOCK.
The Condition of Builnesaat the East Liberty
Stock Tarda. -
Office ofPittsbubo Dispatch,
Satubdat. December 7. 1889.
CAttzs Receipts, 1,680 head; shipments,
1,360 head; market steady; 15 cars of cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hoos Receipts. 3,200 head; shipments. 2,800
head; market slow; Philadelphia. $3 80Q3 85;
common to best Yorkers. 13 S53 75; U cars of
hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 3,000 bead; shipments, 2,200
head; market active.
Bv Telegraph.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, 2.000 head;
shipments, none; market qniet and unchanged;
beeves. $5 0005 40; steers. S3 001 60: stockers
and feeders, $1 8002 90; Texas cattle. Si 60
2 95; Western rangers, J2 753 60. Hogs Re
ceipts. 23,000 head: shipments 6,000 head: mar
ket steady; mixed. $3 553 80; heavy, J3 0
3 80: Uebts, S3 5063 80. Sheep Receipts, 3,000
head; shipments. 200 head; market strong; na
tives, 13 0005 40; Westerns. $3 504 40; Texans,
S3 04 15; lambs. S5 008 35.
Buffalo Cattle fairly steady; recelpts,192
loads through, 15 loads sale. Sheep and lambs
earner and a shade lower: receipts. 7 loads
rthroueh. 24 loads sale. Sheep Choice to extra.
SO 20S 50; good to enmce. so we 10: com
mon to eood, S3 OO35 50. Lambs Choice to
extra, 56 256 50; rood to choice, 15 90S 20;
common to (rood, S5 405 60: Canadas. $0 40
675. Hogs Lower; receipts. 33 loads through.
175 loads sale: mediums, heaw and mixed,
S3 70; Yorkers and pig. S3 65Q3 7a
ST. Loris Cattle Receipts, 400 head; ship
ments. 600 head; market strong; good to fancy
native steers, S4 25Q5 00: fair to ood do, S3 30
04 40: stockers and feeders. SI 803 10: range
steers, S3 003 00. Hogs Receipts, 1,900 bead;
shipments, 1,500 head; market firm; fair to
choice heavy, S3 60QS 70; packing grades, S3 50
63 65; light, fair to best. S3 603 60. Sheep
Receipts, none; shipments, none; market
strong; fair to choice. S3 5004 70; lambs, SI 40
05 50.
Movements of Specie.
New Yoek, December . The exports of
specie from the port of New York last week
amounted to $331,283, of which $37,600 was
gold and $296,683 silver. Of the total exports,
all the silver went to Europe and all the gold
to South America. The Imports of specie to
the port of New York amounted to $259,280,
of which $211,144 was gold and S4S.13S silver.
Sletnl Mnrltet.
New Yobk Pig iron firm; American, 816 60
019 00. Copper steady: lake, December, $14 00.
Lead unchanged:domestic,3 85. Tin quiet and
steady; straits. $21 25.
Pittsburg Beef Co., wholesale agents
for Swift's Chicago dressed beef, sold for
week ending December 7, 135 carcasses of
beet Average weight per carcass, 687
ponnds; average price per pound, 5.63c
Aemotje & Co., Dec. 7. 150 carcasses,
average weight C58; price, $5 18.
-ptroELITY TITLE AND TRUST CO.,
J! 121 and 123 Fourth ave.
Capital $500,000. Full paid.
INSURES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE.
Acts in all fiduciary capacities. Deals In reli
able investment securities. Rents boxes in tts
superior vault from $5 per annum upward.
Receives deposits and loans only on mort
gages and approved collaterals.
JOHNB.JACKBON.Preg't.
JAMES J. DONNELL. Vice Prea't,
a B. McYAY, See'y sad Ink
. wane-
NEW ADTERTISEMEHTS.
S'
TT1(ht Tears am cancer cuss on my lowtsf
lip. It took off my under lip from one side to
tbe other, and down to my cnln. I had is
treated by burning, and got so weak that I did
not think that I could stand It much longer
Alter much suffering I discarded all" other v f
treatment, and began taking Swift's Specific, tH
and the cancer soon oegan to neai. ana in -m
entirelv welL It is now over three years sines f
fn-nt well, and there has been no tiznof any,.
return of tbe disease. I know it was cancer, &
andlknowltwascureaaione oyB.B.0. .;. ,
Treatise on Cancer mailed free. "
Tttt. q ui 1 u"i' R-piermnri Co..TJwer 3. Atlanta-
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ARMOUR'S
EXTRACT OF BEEF.
ARMOUR & CO,, CHICAGO,
SOLE MANUFACTURERS
This is now conceded to be the best in the
market, as witnessed by tbe fact that wo
secured the DIPLOMA FOR EXCELLENCE
at tbe Pure Food Exposition, held in Phlladel
P CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE,
SUPERIOR IN quality;
And with the brigbt appetizing flavor of freshn
ly roasted Deer.
PARIS EXPOSITION, 1889.
The QOLD MEDAL has been awarded to
ARMOUR & CO., Chicago,
For their exhibit of
BEEF EXTRACTS.
REMEMBER.
ajrI&ou:hs.. s
nSSUn-M-ws1 X'
no2Sl-JVI
WHOLESALE-:-HOUSE,:
WOOD AND LIBERTY STS.
Special attractions now open in useful
goods speciaLy suited for the
Holiday. Trade.
Sealers are invited to inspect the stock, ;
wnicn is complete, ana at prices wmca caa'-" .
not fail to impress the bnyer.
nol9-TJ
1JROKEK3 FINANCIAL.
TTTHITNEY t STEPHENSON.
7 FOURTH AVENUE.
Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel,
Morgan & Co., New York. Passports procured,
ap28-l .
THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO.
OF PITTSBURG,
NO. 83 FOURTH AVENUE.
Incorporated January 24, 1867. Charter per
petual. Capital $000,000. Burglar-proof vaults
for securities and valuables. Acts as Execu
tor. Administrator. Guardian. Trustee and all.
otner nauciary capacities.
umtuuKS.
A. Garrison, Edward Gregg.
Win. Rea. Thos. Wtehtman, v
A. E. W. Painter. Chas. J. Clarke. -5
A. P. Morrison. Felix K. Brunot,
Jonn 1. ucKetson.
OFFICERS.
A. Garrison, President: Edward Gregg, First
"Vice President: Wm. Rea, Second Vice Presi.
dent: Wx T. Howe, Setfy and Treas.; Robe C.
jioore,Assr, oecv ana ireaa;nenry A. Miner,, -vv;
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Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum.
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENUE. PITTSBURG. PA.
As old residents know and back files of Pitta.
burg papers prove, is the oldest established,
and most prominent physician in tbe city, de
voting special attention to all chronic diseases.
S5?;N0 FEEUNTILCURED
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IM L. n V U U Odecay, nervous debility, lack of
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poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
1 1 D I M A R V kidney and bladder derange'
U II 1 1 1 A It I 1 ments, weak back, gravel, ca'
tarrbal discharges, inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment;
prompt relief and rea cures.
Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experi
ence, insures scientific and reliable treatment
on common sense principles. Consultation free.
Patients at a distance as carefully treated a if
here. Office hours 9 A. ST. to Up. jr. Sunday.
10 A. at. to 1 Pi M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 814
Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa.
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