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WEDNESDA-T,
DECEMBER-"'!!'," 188ft
1M-ADD0CK BOOMING.
The Edcar Thomson Steel Works
Pushed to Their Utmost.
10EDEES OX THE 300KS SDFFICIEKT
To Keep the 'Works in Operation From Now
Till Kext Spring
IEON 1KD STEEL HOTIXG UPWAED
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, J
Tuesday, December 10. 18S9. S
The Edgar Thomson works al Braddock
are being crowded to their utmost capacity.
Orders for steel rails already booked will
keep the works active from now until
spring. The present capacity oi the Edgar
Thomson is close to 1,100 tons of steel rails
per day. By February 1 Furnace H will
be in operation, and by May Furnace I will
wheel into line. There will then be nine
furnaces in operation, and the capacity of
the two new furnaces, which are now being
pushed as fast as money and muscle will
permit, will be far above any of those now in
operation.
A Wonderful Comumcr.
F f urnace, which has been recently rellned,
i s consuming 520 tons of ore every -4 hours, and
1,853 pounds of coke to every ton. From this
consumption of ore and coke comes S10 tons
of Bessemer iron every 21 hours. Six of the
seven furnaces of the Edgar Thomson average
close to 300 tons dally in their yield of Bessemer
iron. Furnace F goes beyond this, and the two
new furnaces, which will be in operation next
spring, will far exceed furnace F in their
capacity to turn out Bessemer.
In aftMticn to thetwonewfurnacesapnroach
lng completion, the Edgar Thomson will have
in operation, soon alter tne turn oi m vear,
two open hearth furnaces to work up the billets
and bloom ends, on which there has heretofore
been considerable loss.
IjOU Reduced to a Minimum.
The scraps or odds and ends which are very
large in a concern like that at Bradaock being
put into an ordinary cupola entail a loss of 10
per cent at least. This loss will be reduced to a
minimum by the two open-hearth furnaces,
which will yield 40 tons daily of a higher grade
of Bessemer iron than that which comes from
the converter. The new open-hearth fnmaces
will necessitate an addition of S3 to SO men to
the force, and furnaces H and I will require
still larger additions. There are now in round
numbers 3.500 men employed at the Edgar
Thomson works, and in the next six months
this force will do increased a couple of hundred
at least.
It Brines Up Corner Lots.
"With the two new furnaces in operation, and
the two open hearth fnmaces to work up scrap,
the capacity of the Braddock works will not be
much below 1,500 tons of steel rails every 24
hours. A conservative workman reports that
in the year 1890 the Edgar Thomson will turn
out above 1,200 tons each day of the year, and
that there will not be the least trouble in sell
ing the goods, since orders are now in sufficient'
to cover one-third of that period.
As a result of this activity in the steel works,
the town of Braddock is in rhe midst of a sea
son of unusual prosperity, and corner lots were
never so high as now.
Iron on the Advance.
The advance in iron of all grades the past 90
days amounts to S3 50 per ton, and markets are
very active at the advance. A leading iron
broker said to-day: "Last summer we found
markets very sluggish at $15 per ton. Now
markets are very active at SIS SO and there are
no signs of a check to this upward movement
in sight. The advance in iron has brought an
advance of 40c per ton In coke and other ma
terials which enter into the manufacture of
iron have been stimulated so that the producer
has little advantage over the low prices oi last
summer, aside from the fact that he finds much
more ready sale for his goods."
Heavy Iron Goods In Demand.
A member of one of the leading firms en
gaged in the manufacture of hefty iron goods
reports an7 advance of S3 per ton on his prod nets
in the past 60 days, bnt says that all this ad
vance is absorbed by the increased cost of
labor and raw materials. Said he: "We are
having a nice profit ror our products, bnt this
is due to the fact that we anticipated .an ad
vance in iron and coke, and laid int large sup
plies before the rise. If we had our materials
to bny at present prices our profits would be no
larger than they were last summer, when we
sold our goods lower than we had done for
years. Bnt we are content with the present
situation, and our only fear now is that busi
ness will boom to a condition that is unhealthy,
to be followed by a period of reaction and de
pression. Everything pertaining to iron and
steel is now in a healthy state. If newcomers
and speculators will but keep their hands off
we are all right for years to come."
LOCAL LITE STOCK.
The Condition of Business at the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
Office orPiTrsmraa Dispatch; -i
Tuesdat. December 10, 1883.
Cattle Receipts, 260 head: shipments,
SS0 head; market steady: prime, 4 204 40;
good, $3 6003 90; fair. 2 T03 25; stackers and
feeders, 2 503 25; bulls, $1 502 73; no cattle
chipped to New York to-day.
Hoas Receipts. 1,700 head: shipments. 1,900
bead; market slow; all grades, S3 603 70; no
bogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 3,000 head; shipments, 1,000
head; market slow and unchanged.
By Teleumph. .
New York Beeves Receipts. 5 carloads
for exportation, and 38 carloads for city slaugh
terers direct. None for sale. Dull feeling.
Dressed beef dull at 57c per pound for
common to prime. Exports to-day 730 beeves
and 3.100 quarters of beef. To-day's Liverpool
cable advices quote American cattle easier at
11XU?C per dressed weight; sinking the offal
and American refrigerator beef steady at 9c
per pound. Calves Receipts, 140; dull and
nearly nominal at 57c per pound tor veals
and at 23c jor grassers and Western calves.
Sheep Receipts. 7,300; quiet with a limited
trading. Common to good sheep sold at
Si OOfiS 15 per 100 pounds. Common to choice
lambs at to 507 30. Hogs Receipts, 8,760.
Dull and weak for live hogs at S3 354 00 per
100 pounds.
Chicago Cattle Receipts. 11.000 head:
shipments, 4,000 head: market lower for poor
grades; beeves. $5 008 00; steers. S4 804 85:
ctockers and feeders, tl 90S3 00; Texas cattle,
tf 502 80. Hogs Receipts, 40,000 head; ship
' ineuts. 4,000 bead; market averaged about 5c
lower: mixed, S2 353 75; heavy, $3 453 90;
light, $3 S03 75. Sheep Receipts. 8.000 head;
shipments. 2,000 head; market strong for best,
other weak: natives, $2 90&6 10; Western corn
fed, M 005 15; Texans, $3 004 GO; lambs, 5 00
6 251
ST. Locis Cattle Receipts. 21.000 head; ship
ments. 200 head; market steady; good to fancy
native steers, 14 255 10: lairto good do,J3 20a
4 30; etockers and feeders. H 903 20: range
steers. $2 003 10. Hogs Receipts, 8.400 head;
shipments. 1,000 head; market weak; fair to
choice heavy, 3 0533 65; packing grades, S3 50
fi5 60: light, fair to best. (3 403 55. Sheen
Receipts. 200 head; shipments, -none; market
Sinn; fair to choice. 3 50S5 00; lambs, 4 40
6 Ml
Kassa Cttt Cattle Receipts, 5,400 head:
shipments. 1.700 head; market weak to 6c lower:
natives. 3 O04 40; cows, 1 40ffi2 35; etockers
and feeders. 2 203 00; Texans, 1 60&2 75.
Hogs Receipts. 1,200 head; shipments, none;
good to choice light and heavy mixed. 3 45
3 55. Sheep Receipts. 700 head; shipments,
100 head: market steady: good to choice mut
tons, 3 S0S5 00; etockers and feeders, 3 25
46a
Buffalo Cattlo fairly active; medium
grades easier; receipts. 100 carloads through,
-25sale. Sheep and lambs steady for good grades;
others lower and irregular; receipts, 14 carloads
through, IB sale. Hogs 5c lower; recelpts,16
loads through. 185 sale: mediums and mixed.
S3 65: fancy mediums and heavy, 3 70; Yorkers,
3 6003 65.
Wool Mnraet.
New Yob's: Wool is steady and quiet
domestic fleece, 8239c; pulled, 23S41c; Texas,
li28c
St. Louis Receipts of wool 61,602 pounds.
Prices unchanged, and market very quiet. A
lot or spring Texas sold at 22c.
Boston The demand for wool continues
good, and sales of fine washed fleeces, combing
and delaine selection and some other kinds
have 'been made with more readiness than'
formerly, and prices are believed to have
touched bottom. Good Ohio and Pennsylvania
X sells at 30K32. and XX at 33KeSi with
Michigan and Wisconsin X firm at 80c, and No.
1 comblngstrongat 89840a Ohio fine delaine
at S536c; Michigan fine delaine 33X8S4a
Unwashed combine wools in strong hands and
held at 80c for three-eighths aud 2Sc for one-
quarter blood as a ruie. in xemtory, xexas.
fVllfnrnfi end flrfHlIl WOOl there is UOt
much firmness as In fleece wools, bnt the mar-
ket is steady and holders are not inclined to
" shade prices. Pulled wools are in moderate
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MABKETSJJY "WIRE.
A Good Speculative Movement In Wheat,
With a Slight Advanco In Prices
Hoc Products Qnlet
nnd Easy.
Chicago Wheat A fair speculative busi
ness was transacted to-day, and. the feeling was
rather steadier. Local sentiments showed
some change and little more bullishly inclined.
Shorts were disponed to cover, and a prominent
local trader sold fairly, and offerings from this
source for a while held the market down. It
was claimed that New York parties had been
large purchasers here. The Strength of the
market was attributed to the steady tailing off
m the receipts at the primary markets, and the.
rumor that the clearances from New York
would be very heavy this week, estimated by
some that they would reach 1,000.000 bushels.
Tbo market opened a trifle firm and He
higher, then declined He and afterward ad
vanced He again eased off slightly and closed
steady and about i c higher than yesterday.
Cable advices were rather easier in tone,
though some private reports noted firmness on
the other side.
Corn There was but little interest manifest
ed io this market, although at times there were
temporary periods of moderate activity. Trad
ing was limited to local operators. The feeling
prevailing was comparatively -steady, and no
special change was recorded In prices with the
exception of DeccmDer, which was stronger on
the small estimates for to-morrow. A prom
inent local operator was credited with moder
ate purchasesof December.wbich also strength
ened this future. The unsettled weather had
considerable to do with the advance of this
month, local shorts covering. The market
opened MIXc higher than the closing prices of
yesterday, was easy for a time, and then ad
vanced &Ke. ruled steady and closed with
Decemoer Kc, and other futures shade higher
than yesterday.!
Oats The market remains slow and narrow,
with most of the trading in Hay.
Hog Products A quiet and easy feeling pre
vailed in the market for hog products, and
prices slightly inclined in favor of buyers.
Speculative offerings were moderate, bnt opera
tors were cautions in their movements, fearing
that the unfavorable and wet weather may
check the supply of lions.
The demand, however, was comparatively
licbt, both on local and outside account, and
the few transactions made were generally cred
ited to parties on the short side of the market.
The leading futures rancea as follows:
Wheat-No. 2. December. 7&K8K78ffl
TSKcS January. 78J&79&7e?i679c; May, S&8
83JbS281Kc
Corn No. 2. December, 3233S2K
32Hc: January, 819i-631X31K3ljc; May.
3333c.
Oats No. I January. 202120K21c;
Mav. 22M22H22JiKc
Mess Pork, per bbL January. 9 37K9 4
9 359 49; March, 9 609 009 5offiS 55;
May, 9 72K9 759 72XQ9 "5.
Lard, per 100 ttaWanuary. 5 905 92K
5 905 2; March. (6 00E 02V6 OCXs 6 02;
May, S6 106 1266 106 12
Short Ribs, per 100 fts.-Ianuarv. 4 77K
4 77K4 774 77K; March. 4 84 87f;
May. 87K&5 02$4 97K5 02X.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flonr dull
and unchanged: No. 2 spring wheat. 78V78Hc;
No. 3 spring wheat 6467c; No. 2 red. 7&i
7SKc:No.2 corn. 32Jic; No. 2 oats, 20K2OVc
No.2rye.45c Ha 2 barley,! 58c No. 1 flax
seed tl 35. Prime timothy seed, 1 21. Mesa
pork, per bbk 9 O09 5a Lard, per 100 lbs,
S5 90. Short ribs sides (loose), 4 755 00. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), 4 124 25. Short
clear sides (boxed). 5 10o 15. Sugars Cutloaf,
unchanged. Receipts Flour, 22,000 barrels:
wheat, 102.000 bushels: corn. 304,000 bushels;
oats, 204,000 bushels; rye, 24.000 bushels; barley,
82.000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 13.000 barrels;
wheat, 17,000 bushels: corn. 1S8.000 bushels;
oats. 91,000 bushels; rye, 12,000 bushels; barley,
42,000 bushels.
On the Prodnce Exchange to-day the bntter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, 21622c
New Yore Flour dull; spring grades firm;
winter grades heavy. Cornmeal dull. Wheat
Spot firmer and dull; options dull. KC nP
and steady; Rye firm; western, 6062c "Bar
ley weak: western 6065c: Canada 5973c
Barley malt quiet: Canada TTKc Corn Spot
quiet and steady; options dull and steady,
Oats Spot firmer and fairly active: options
Sniet and stronger. Hay quiet and steady,
ops fairly active and firm. Coffee Options
opened barely steady, 610 points up, closed
steady, 615 points up: sales. 40,750 bags, in
cluding December. 15.8015.90c: January.
15.8515.95c; February. 16.0016.05c; March.
16.0016.10c; April. 16.1016.15c; May, 16.05
16.20c; July. ISKQiaiOc; Augnst 16.0oc; Sep
tember, ia9516.OOc; October, 15.8515.95c; spot
110 quiet ana steaav; iair cargoes,
19Jf19Jc: No. 7, 17J17Jic Sugar
Raw easier and quiet; fair refining,
5c; centrifugals 96 test, 6kc; sales 150 hbds
Muscovado and 1400 bags Fernambnco, at
5c for 87 test: refined quiet and firm. Mo
lassesNew Orleans steady. Rice, steady and
in fair demand. Cottonseed oil oasy; crude,
27Kc: yellow, 34c Tallow steady. Rosin steady
and quiet. Turpentine steadier at 454Sc;
sales 150 barrels. Eggs qnlet and easy; West
ern, 26!27c; receipts, 2,598 packages. Pork
firm and active. Cut meats" active; sales of
pickled bellies at 5K5c; pickled hams, 8c;
pickled shoulders, &5c: middles firm; short
clear. 5 60. Lard Spot weak; options firm:
Western steam at S SO: option sales of 3,000
tierces: December. 6 226 23, closing at 6 21
bid: Febiuary. S 23; March, $8 346 40, closing
at 6 40: April. 6 45 asked; May. 6 5a Bntter
Suiet; choice firm; Elgin, 2929c; Western
airy, 919c; do creamery. 142ic; do factory,
1720c . Cheese quiet; Western. 710c
Philadelphia Flour weak and in light
demand. Wheat Options firm and auiet; car
lots in light demand: moderate inquiry for ex
port: rejected, 6070c; fair to good milling
wheat, 8085c; choice and fancy longberry, 87
Kjiec; ungraueo, in gram uepot, mimkc; JMt.
2 red, in export elevator, 79c;No. 1 Northern
spring, for shipment in elevator, 92c; No. "2
red. December,
79TiI?Kc: January. 8U"i
80?ic: February.
oi?4GKiC; jjiarcn. jsjkbw
Corn steady; car lots firm, with fair demand;
new-No. 4 mixed, on track, 34c: new steemer
No. 2 mixed, in grain depot, 52c; naw No. 2
mixed, in grain depot, .43c; old No. 2 mixed,
in Twentieth street elevator, tijc; old -No. 2
high mixed, in grain depot, 45e; No. 2 mixed,
December. 3939c: January, 39S9?c: Feb
ruary, 3339Kc; March. 39JS940C. Oats Car
low Jc higher; No. 2 mixed, 28c; No. 3
white, 30c: No. 2 white, sic: poor clipped oats,
31c: futures quiet but steady; No. 2 white. De
cember. 29J304c; January, 2930Jc: Feb
ruary, 3030Xc Butter Pennsylvania cream
ery, extra, 272$c; do, prints, extra, 34037c
Eggs dull and easier: Pennsylvania firsts, 26c
Minneapolis The der-and for samples was
slow from the opening, with some early sales
made pretty low. Nearer the close of the day
the feeling seemed to be a little better. Low
grades were as hard to move as ever, and to
start them it was necessary to accept what
seemed like very very low prices, as compared
with ten days or two weeks ago. The offerings
of good wheat were not large. In some re
spects the end looked more hopeful. Receipts
at Minneapolis were 330 cars; shipments, 46
cars. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard. Decem
ber. 77c: January, 78c; May, 83Vc: No. 2, on
track, TtHTScx No. 1 Northern. December, 75c;
January. 76c: May, 81c; Nn. 2 Northern, De
cember, "Oc; January, 71c; May, 77c; on track,
7073c
St. Louis Flour very dulL Wheat higher;
the opening was weak and e lower, but sub
sequently rallied Jc with other markets; the
close was eas v at ic over yesterday; No. 2 red.
cash. 77c; May. 8182c, closing at 82Vic
bid. Corn firm: No. 2 mixed, cash, 28c; De
ecember, 27SSc. closed at2Sc asked: Mav
29K30c closing at 30c bid. Oats firmer: No. '2,
cash, 20c; May, 22"c, and that asked for more.
Rye scarce and firm; No. 2, 4041c Barley
More doing; Minnesota, 42c: Iowa, 3042c
Flaxseed, 1 28. Provisions fairly steady but
very quiet and prices unchanged.
Milwaukee Flour' quiet Wheat steady;
No. 2 spring, on track, 7375c: May, 77c; No.
1 Northern, 81c Com steady: No. 8, on track,
29c Oatz quiet; No. 2 white, on track, 22k
23c Rye firm; No. 1. in store, 4545c Bar
ley quiet; No" 2, in store, 46c Provisions
quiet Pork, 9 00. Lard, 5 87- Cheese un
changed; Cheddars, 9c
Toledo Cloverseed steady and quiet: cash,
and December, 3 60; January, 3 62'; Feb
ruary, 3 67.
aietnl MarKct,
New York Pig iron firm and quiet; Ameri.
can. 16 5019 50. Copper dull and nominal;
lake, December, 11 00. Lead unchanged; do
mestic, 3 85. Tin qnlet and fairly steady:
straits. 21 CWL
Whisky Market.
There is no change in price, which is steady
at 1 02 for finished goods.
Pernlclons Effect of Tobacco.
Dr. Flint's Bemedy is the only antidote
against the Influence of tobacco which the
smoker or chewer of the weed has, and it
should be taken regularly to prevent the heart
from becoming diseased. Descriptive treatise
with each bottle; or address Mack Drug Co
N.Y. . MWF
Just far Fun.
"We will give away to-day 200 men's fine
cassimere overcoats, sizes from 34 to 42,
breast measure, for the law price of $6.
These overcoats are worth fl2 of -any man's
money. P. C. C. C,
Cor. Grant and Diamond- st, opp. the new
Court House.
Gold watches, large assortment, lowest
prices, at Hanch's, No. 295 Fifth are.
"vTTSn
Fbatjenheim & Vilsack's Iron City
beer is the best in the market' wre. whole.
1 boisc. suo, nutritions, . ti
pOINff SOME GOOD,
Hazelwood Property Sells Up on Ac
count of Bapid Transit.
AN INSURANCE AGENT TALKS.
fle Thinks Pittsburr Has a Good Fire Ap
paratus, trat it is Too light.
WISE WOBDS TO THE APPRENTICES
One of the largest sales yet made as a di
rect result of the electric railroad at Haiel
wood was closed up yesterday. One acre of
ground, with a frontage of less than 200 feet
on Second avenue, passed into the posses
sion of a prominent business man, who paid
$8,500 for it. He will lay it out in small
lots, for which there is a large and growing
demand in that locality.
Last week ?7,500 was offered for the same
property and refused. About half of the
lots, of which there will be 15, were engaged
before the deed passed. The improvements
made and making In transit facilities are bring
ing the Hazelwood district forward as a favor
ite for residence as well as business purposes.
Talking about flres, a prominent underwriter
remarked yesterday. "They are inevitable.
The great 'conflagrations of antiquity are par
alleled in modern times. The burning of Chi
cago involved greater loss of property and.per
haps, of life, than tbo destruction of Home
during the reign of Nero, while the disaster
to Pittsburg in 1845 was incomparably greater
than that which overtook Alexandria. The
conflagration at London in the beginningof the
fourteenth century was perhaps the greatest
fire on record. So you see fires are nothing
new.
"From the earliest times architects and
builders have exhausted their ingenuity to de
vise a system whereby buildings would be ren
dered fireproof, but tbey bavo utterly failed
in their undertaking. Iron, granite and glass
yield almost as readily to the flames as wood.
Scores of houses ic Chicago, Pittsburg and
Boston, supposed to be fireproof, melted like,
wax before the flames. From this I conclude
that it is impossible to erect a building which
will resist fire under all circumstances, and to
attempt it is a waste of money.
"This being so, what are we to do to render
dur property reasonably secure? My ideals
that we should pay Jess attention to so-called
fireproof buildings and more to means of
prevention and extinguishment of fires after
they have broken out. We have a good fire
department, but I think it is inadequate. Both
engines and hose are too small. What we
want is a machine powerful enough to throw
an immense stream of water to any desired
height. The Lana machine used in Cincinnati
25 or 30 Tears ago. was of this kind. One of
these, called The Citizens' Gift.' acquired a
national reputation. It threw a large
volume of water with such force as to
knock shingles off tha roofs of seven
and eight-story buildings. It was a little
slow to move, requiring six horses to draw it,
but when it cot to work its performances were
astonishing. The engines in .use in this city
are pretty, easily and quickly transported, and
do well enough at small Ares, bnt they are too
light and throw too little water to meet the re
quirements of a conflagration.
"The remedy is in the hands of the people.
They should insist upon ample protection from
fire. If it can be demonstrated that the ap
paratus now in use is insufficient, they should
insist upon a change. This is one of the cases in
which the best is the cheapest It would be far.
cheaper to support a fire department twice the
size and efficiency of the' present one than to
make good the losses sustained by such con
flagrations as have recently occurred in various
cities of the country and which are liable to
-occur here at any time. Every citizen is inter
ested in this matter, and the agitation of it
should not be allowed to subside until Pitts
burg has the best protection whteh it is pos
sible for money and skill to afford."
'
A prominent manufacturer gives some good
advice to apprentice. He says; "In the first
place an apprentice must be anxious for In
formation pertaining to his work, and not be
afraid to ask questions, and, whatever he does,
make an effort at neatness. In commencing in
a careless way, he will be apt tc keep on in this
line throughout his time of service. Whatever
he attempts to do, be should try and make it as
neat as he can, and always try and improve on
everything he makes. I never saw a boy yet
become perfect In his trade that bad something
else on his mind that was outside of his place
of work dissatisfied turn of mind, always wish
ing fortbe time to pass so be could get away
from his work. This is all wrong, and he who
does so will be sorry for it sometime.
"It Is the duty of the apprentice to ask for in
formation regarding his work, and, If not act
ively engaged, to keep a watchful eye on others
in the same room with him. He should discard
all bobbies from his mind while in the shop, and
apply himself to mastering his trade, and when
his time expires, if he sees proper to undertake
some other business, and is not snccessful. he
will have a good trade to fall back upon. He
shonld avoid keeping late hours, and be punct
ual in attendance at the shop or place of busi
ness." TWO LITE'STOCKS
Serve to Keep Thine" Movlne on 'Chance
La Noria Very Sick.
The stock market onght to have been better
yesterday, but it might easily have been worse.
The sales were 200 shares. Luster and Philadel
phia Oas were the only active properties. Both
were a trifle higher. M r. Jackson's statement,
or something else, knocked the wind out of La
Noria, and it was let severely alone.
There were more orders than usual and cov
ering a larger range, but they were below the
market. The fact that they were there, how
ever, indicates a revival of interest among in
vestors, which may bear fruit indue season.
Easier money was also an element of encour
agement.
MOKJCING. AVTSBXOOir.
Bid. Asked. Hid. AiKed.
Commercial Ka. Bank S3 .... ST
Pitts. Nat. sans com.
Allegheny Gas Co.. Ill
Cons'dt'd Gas Co., 111.
Allegheny Heating Co.
ChartlersV. Gas Co....
1'eople'sN. U. & P. Co
FcnnsvlvanlaGas Co..
Philadelphia Co
Wheeling- bat Co
Columbia Oil Co
Tuns Oil Company....
Central Traction
Pitts. Traction
Pleapant Valley
Allegheny Valley E.K.
P. C. St. L
Pitts, ft Western K. B.
La Morla Mining Co...
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Loiter Mining Co
1 an tee u in Mining vo
-Westlnghouse Electric
Mon'gahela Mav. Co..
Union a. & Signal Co..
TJnlonS. AS. pref.....
AVestlngbouse A. U. Co.
Pitts. Cvclorama Co. ..
In the morning 100 shares of Luster brought
20, and 60 Philadelphia Gas 30. In the after
noon 60 shares of Philadelphia Gas went at SO.
C L. McCutcbeon sold 50 shares of Electric
at 47.
Henry M. Long sold 50 shares Pleasant Val
ley at 23, 100 Philadelphia Gas at SO and
52,000 Pleasant Valley 5's at 103 and interest.
Andrew Caster sold S5.000 Pittsburg Traction
5's at 107 and Interest, 5,000 St. Clair Incline
(Teat 105, and 60 shares Luster at SOU.
The total sales of stocks at New lork yester
day were 282.521 shares, including: Atchison,
15.825; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 7,
100; Lake Shore, ti.320; Louisville and Nashville,
4,065; Missouri Pacific, 14.710; Northern Pacific
preferred. 6,490; Beading, 26.400: fit. Paul. 14,600;
Union Pacific, 5,236; Western Union, 24,600.
JJoatan Stocks,
Atcb. ft Ton.. 1st "s. 115
A.AT. LandGrt7f.lll
Old Colony. 17614
Wls.Ventnl.com... 3314
Wis. Central pC... 62)4
AlloaeiAlg Co. ...... .Wi
Calumet A Hecl....J45
trranuin. 17)4
Huron 4
Osceola. 17)i
fewable 7
Bell Teiepnone 199
Boston Land S
IV aver .Power.. 6
Tamarack 146
Atch. A Top. X.B... Z4H
Boston A Albany. ..115
C. fS. JtQ. ..105K
um, Ban. ueve. m
Eastern R. K 113
Eastern K. B. 6s ....123
Flint A l'ereil 23
flint ft Per M. pro. 83
UexleanOen. 00m.. 16)4
llex.Clstmtg.bds. 68K
. IT. ANewiSng... 45
N.Y. AH. . 7s... .127
Santa re copper.. ..LCCJf
Mining Stocks.
New Yobe. December 10. Alice, 105: Best
& Belcher, 250; Caledonia B. H., 140; Crown
Print, 100; Consolidated California or Vlr.
ginla, 53; Deadwood EL40; El Ciis-
10. iurc jaaiB a piorcross. ou: xiome- 1 ,
stake 150; Horn Silver. 210; Iron Silver, 200;
Mexican. 250; North Belllsle, M; Oatario, j
PlymoiyaW; feTaVJjtV.
o, ,s.ow; 1
A MODERATE. BUSINESS
Beported by the Gentlemen Who Handle
the Honey Bag.
Local bankers reported only a moderate busi
ness yesterday.all branches being in a languish
ing mood, as a result, probably, of the rainy
weather, which caused many transactions to be
deferred. Money was easy, and there was no
change in rates, which ruled at 67 for call and
time loans. Small bills were very scarce, bnt
exchange was quiet. The exchanges were
Sl.955.48l 86, and the balances 5328,410 99.
Money on call at New York yesteraay was
tight, ranging from 5 to 15 per cent: closing at
40 ma. jfrime mercantile paper. tai
ling exchange quiet and Ateadyat
TV. Bter-
;$IS0Jfor
today cms ana S4 M lor aemana.
Closing Bond Qnotntlons.
V. S. ts-rec IX
M. K. AT. Gen.Ss . OX
Mutual Union s.. 100
N.J. C. Int. Oert...l"k
Northern Pac UU..1HX
Northern Pac. 2ds. .lll)a
Northwtn consols. 142
U. S. 4s. coup van
U. B. 4!4a, reg. 104Vi
U. S. 43, conn.... 104),
Pacific 6T of 95. 115
Loulstanastampedta 93H
Missouri Ss Wi
Northw'n deben'..109
Oregon 4 Trans, es.103.,
St. L. AI.M. Gen. S SOX
St. U& B. K. Gen.il. IKH
Kl Pn I flonsals ...ATIli
xenn. new et. ... li
Tenn. new set. 6a. ...102
Teun. new set. Ss.... 74
Canada 80. 2ds 17
Cen. Pacificists.. ...112
Den. AK. G., lata... US
Ben. &E.G. 4s 7i4
D.&B.G. West,lsts. Si
Erie, Mi. IWi
U. K. ft T. Gen. 6a.. TZ'A
St.Pl. Chl4Pe.UtS.ll8M
Tx., Pe.L.G.Tr.Rs.90
Tx.,PcK.G.Tr.Kcts 7
Union -ae. lsta..... na
West Hnore ..wt
New Yoki Cleartncs, $156,916,233; balances,
86,335.263.
Boston Clearings, $16,011,530; balances,
S2.171.430. Money, 6 per cent.
Philadelphia Clearings, $11,232,938; bal
ances, SL545.057.
Baltimoiie Clearings, 2,382,442; balances,
8288,765.
Paws Three per cent rentes, S8f 12&e for
the account.
Berlin The statement of the Imperial Bank
of Germany shows a decrease in specie of
1,180,000 marks.
Chicago Bank clearings were a little
smaller than usual, the aggregate being 811,552,
000. Rates for money continue at the old rates,
and New York exchange was at par.
St. Louis Clearings, (3,686,602; balances,
FELL PLAT.
Pipe Line Statement Have no Effect Upon
tho Oil Market.
Pipe line reports for November were posted
on 'Change yesterday. The following are their
salient features National Pipe Line:
Acceptances and other vouchers 6,349,007
Credit balances 2,831,253
Total liabilities 0,23a MO
Gross stocks 12,J32,805
Sediment and surplus 2,002, 9
"230,266
Showing a decrease In set stocks of 531,587,
and In certificates of 898,768. The Tidewater
statement shows a net reduction of 46,928 bar
rels. The October report showed a small In
crease. The statement had been discounted
and it fell flat, having no perceptible effect on
the market, which was a dragging one all day,
with a moderate scalping business and no pro
nounced feeling.
ine market opened at iw, highest una.
lowest and closing 103. Oil City did the most
selling. New York was a light buyer. Here
trading was very choppy. The closing was
weak. Monday's clearances were 465,000 bar
rels. Other Oil Market.
On, Crrr. December 10. Opened at 81 04t;
highest, 81 M; lowest, 81 03; dosed. 81 03?.
Sales, 93.000 barrels; clearances, 458,000 bar
rels; charters, none; shipments, 89,553 barrels;
runs, 41,797 barrels.
Bradford. December 10. Opened at SI OiV;
closed at 81 03; highest, 81 0i lowest, 81 03
Clearances 536,000 barrels.
TrrusviLLE, December 10. Opened at
81 M; highest, 81 04; lowest, 81 03; dosed,
8104. "
Is ew York, December 10. Petroleum opened
steady at 81 03, but after moving up c the
market turned and declined to 31 OQi. Inter
est In the trading then died out, and the mar
ket closed dnll at 81 03V. Stocc Exchange:
Opening, 81 03: highest, $1 03: lowest,
81 03K; dosing 81 0 ConsolidatedExchange:
Opening, 81 WVO highest. 81 04; lowest,81 03K;
closing, 8103. Total sales. 122,000 barrels.
Features of tho Market.
Corrected daily by John M. Oaxiey ot Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened 1C4HI Lowest ICSV
Highest 1W I Closed 10SX
Barrels.
Averagftnxns 49.170
Average shipments 70.197
Average charters. , 43,962
Kenned. New York. 7.50c
Beflne, London. S 15-161.
Refined,- Antwerp, '.
Kenned. Liverpool's l-l&d".
Keflned, Dremen, 7.25m.
A, B. McOrew '& Co. quote: Puts, 81 02;
calls, 81 04. "
HOYEMENTS IN BEALTI.
Bad Weather Bednceathe Yolnme of Trans
actions Latest Sales.
Reed B. Coyle 4 Co,, 131 Fourth avenue, gold
to 'William BIgge two lots on Ward street, Oak
land, size 24x100 eacb, for 82.100.
Black &. Baird. No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold to
B. McCracken a two-story brick dwelling, sit
uate on Bates street, between Ward and At
wood streets. Fonrteenth ward, with lot 86x100
leei, ior Ji.uw,
Allcs & Bailey. 164 Fourth avenue, placed a
mortgage for 81.900 for three years at 6 per cent
on property in the Twenty-eighth ward, Pitts
burg. sugaiTtumbles.
Spreckels' Refinery Causes a Break In the
Trust Changes In the Share List
Evenly Divided Between Gains
and Losses.
New Yobe. December 10. The stock market
to-day showed more animation in the unlisted
department than for sometime past, and the
aggregate of the business done was con
siderably larger than that ot the past few days.
The general market displayed a steady harden
ing tendency throughout the greater portion
of the day, bnt late in the afternoon, money
having ruled at from 5 to 6 per cent suddenly
advanced to 15 and stayed there until the close,
and occasioning the loss of most of the im
provement recorded during the earlier portion
of the day.
The features of the regular list, were the
Oould shares. New England and St. Paul.
Western Union was the most prominent of
these, and it steadily advanced until it touched
E6, at about 1 P. if., when it was announced
that the executive committee had recom
mended an extra dividend of per cent. This
accounts for the rise of the past few days, and
it came to an end right there, and by the end
of the day there was only a small fraction left
01 the days improvement.
Missouri Pacific was prominent nnA miwprl
within comparatively narrow limits, but pre- '
sented a firm front throughout. Amnnff thn
sented a firm front throughout.
specialties tho only movement of importance
as in unio oouuiern, wuicu suddenly Decame
comparatively active and advanced "sharply,
reaching 18, against 14, its last sale, a few
days ago.
The great feature df the day's trading, how
ever, was Sngar refines, which opened down
over 1 point and further declined aoont 6 per
cent. The cause is to be looked for In the
opening of the Spreckels refineries, and which
began operations yesterday, and this Induced a
flood of long stock to come out. The reports
of an injunction against the payment of a divi
dend were notwithont their effect. There was
a rally of nearly 3 per cent, bnt
the stock soon settled down again
and dosed at very near its lowest
price. Chicago uas, wnose auairs are still in
an unsettled state, joined the movement in
Sugar, but its aecllne was on a much
smaller scale. The final changes are about
equally divided between gains and losses.
Railroad bonds showed more animation, and
the business done was fairly distributed, though
Kansas and Texas 6s furnished 8172,000 ont of
the total of 81,585,000. The market was as
usual, somewhat irregular, but generally firm,
and the changes are in the direction of higher
figures, but there was no special feature to the
dealings.
The -Pott says; The statement that the
O'Regen Improvement Company has sent an
agent to negotiato the sale of part of the pro
posed new 815,000,000 mortgage, with which to
take up the first mortgage 6 per cent bonds, of
which there are 84,588,000, and the preferred
stock, of which there is 82,000.000, naturally
starts the inquiry as- to what the company
proposes to do with the remaining 88,412,000. as
this wonld be an Increase of about 60 per cent
in (he capitalization of the company. There
was only one sale of the common stock this
forenoon at 46, being 1 lower than yester
day, though on November 23 it was down to
41, the lowest price this year.
Tne rollowing tame snows tne prices or active
stocks on the New York Stock Kxenange yester
day, corrected dally for The Dibpatch by
WHTTKirr A HTxrHXNSON. oldest Pittsburg mtm
bersofNew York stock icxcnange, 57 fourth ave
nue: Open
lnr. Am. Cotton Oil Trust,
MX
Am. cotton On.
Atch Top. A B.T..... 34
Utnadlan Pacific 72X
Canada southern 65H
Central of New Jcney.lllH
Che
uentrai ratine .. .
Chesaneake A Ohio. 77, 27
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m" ifii 34)4
72K 72g nS
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U ft northwestern, pf.!4U(
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111
141
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139X
IT'S" f. AL. 74 74
C.. O., ft A L, or W), 99J
Col. Coal a iron 39)4 S9J
111
73)4
99
39X
20
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9)4
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63K
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83J,
951
63
66
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70
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19H
1914
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UeK A Hudson. ;. .,
K.T.. Va. AGa . ....
-T-. Va. AGa. Id pr. ....
Illinois central
Late Erie ft Western
Lake fcrle ft West. pr.
Late Shore ft M. 8 Hffjf
Louisville AN ashvllle. &
Mo.. Kan. ft Texas.... 8
Missouri Pacific 67M
g.J.. L. E.& w 28
M. Y-L.E. A W.prer.. 67
2-.. a asu b
N.YftN. J5
: O. A W i9K
Norfolk Western
Norfolk Western. nr
Northern Pacific 32H
Jfortnern faclfio orer. 76
Oregon. Improvement. 46X
"reeon Transcon 35
gj0; ". A Kvans.
Phlladel. A Keadlnc. ma
Pullman Palace Car
Klonmonn A W. P. T.. 21
Klchmond AW.P.T.pf S2H
ft. P.. Minn. A Mn..ll0S
St. L. a San irran pr.. 39
Texas racifl 20
ynionPaciac 63
Si" 15M
Wabash preferred KH
Western anion. 85
Whrtlinjr A L. E. 69X
gnear Trust...-. 67!
National Lead Trust.. 19
Chicago flas Trust.... 43
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Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex
cbange. Bin.
Pennsylvania BaOroad. .. 63)4
Keaains: 20)4
liu8lo, Pittsburg A Western 7)4
Lehhth Valley 53X
LeMa .Navigation 63
Nortbem Pacific S2J
NortnernPacine preferred 76H
BUSINESS NOTES.
There was very little outside business dono
on Fourth avenue yesterday, owing to the rain.
Colonel James Andrews, the eminent
civil engineer, was a visitor on 'Change yester
day afternoon.
The number of mortgages recorded yester
day was 33. The largest was for 819,000. Eleven
were for purchase money.
The demand for business houses down town
almost e,quals that for small dwellings. Both
are scarce. It would pay to supply the want.
Mb. John C Bullitt, a lawyer of Philadel
phia, has just finished the draft of the largest
mortgage ever given in this country the in
denture of the Northern Pacific Railroad for
8160,000,000.
The policy of secrecy so long adhered to by
the La Noria people Is beginning to bear fruit.
The stock seems to have lost all its friends.
Even those who stood by it in former crises
have fallen away.
The financial Chronicle reports the gross
earnings of 82 roads for the third week of No
vember at 86.520,484, an increase of 8589.350. and
those ot 42 roads for the fourth week 85,218,059,
an increase of 8475,402.
The Hostetter Coke Company is having
serious tronble in building its ovens, owing to
the inclement weather. The mud Is so deep as
to prevent hauling. Six hundred ovens will be
built, 200 of which are already completed. Tho
ovens ard situated near Latrobe and southeast
of that point.
The Westlnghouse Airbrake Company has
declared its regular quarterly dividend of 4 per
cent and an extra dividend of 2 per cent pay
able on January 1, 1890. The net earnings of
the company for the year ending September 1,
1S89, were 81,375,000, out of which 8800,000 was
paid, leaving a surplus of over 8500,000.
At the annual meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture, to be held at Harrisburg January
22 and 23, 1890, the subjects of roads, road con
struction, road repairs and road laws will re
ceive special attention, and one or more ses
sions will be devoted to their consideration.
Numerous essays from practical writers will be
read and discussed. Governor Beaver will ad
dress the meetingon the subject of the roads
and road laws of Pennsylvania.
LATE HEWS IN BRIEF. .
At the annual business meeting of the
Philadelphia Union League, the Australian
system of balloting was unanimously adopted.
Switzerland has elected M. Louis BuchOn
not,of the canton of Vaud. Presldent,and Dr. E.
Welti, of the canton of Aargan, Vice President
of the Republic for the year 1890.
All the schools in Marlboro, Mass., will be
closed to-day, and the High School on Friday,
owing to the prevalence bf diphtheria in town.
Twenty cases have already been reported.
The New York Court of Appeals has af
firmed the sentence of Stone, the Brooklyn
jockey who was convicted nf murder in the
first degree for the killing of Herman Miller.
Police Officer William Davis, of Chicago,
was shot and probably fatally injured by bur
glars yesterday morning. Another officer was
wounded while attempting to arrest the assail
ants. E. T. Becks, of Kansas, and C. J. McCord,
of Wisconsin, have been appointed messengers
in the House postofflce. John S. Kellogg has
been appointed clerk of the Committee on Ac
counts. Superintendent Anderson, of theMllwan.
kee public schools, closed the schools on the
day of the funeral of A. H. Schattenberg. the
defaulting treasurer who suicided. Great in
dignation was caused by his act.
The Massachusetts cotton spinners are
making another attempt to form a federation
of cotton operatives, and have sent invitations
to operatives in cotton centers in New England
Atlantic States to meet for that purpose.
The female prisoners in the Kansas Peni
tentiary at Leavenworth revolted Monday and
attacked all who opposed them with hatchets.
Captain Hanks was mortally wounded, and the
matron and her assistant have resigned for fear
of their lives.
The English Tories are making the most of
Mrs. ParneU's avowal of her poverty, and a
snm is being subscribed for her relief, not that
Conservatives care much about the lady, but
they wish to draw attention to what they de
sire to be considered the meanness of her son.
Dennis Donahue, of Milwaukee, died Sun
day. Dennis used to amnse people by swallow
ing live reptiles, knives and other indigestible
substances for the price of a drink. A post
mortem examination was made aud in his
stomach were found five jack-knives, one with
the blades open.
The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed
the following nominations: Robert P. Porter, of
Now York, to be Superintendent of the Census:
Lewis A. Groff, ot Nebraska, to be Commis
sioner of the General Land Office; William
M. Stone, to be Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office; James M. Townsend, of
Indiana, to be Recorder of the General Land
Ofilce.
Office.
Thomas L. Slavin, bookkeeper for J. E.
Dall fc Co., drygoods commission merchants,
left Baltimore last Tuesday, and has not been
heard from since. J. E: Dall declares that
Slavin has mined him; that he has forged
checks, destroyed the stubs and otherwise ob
tained money belonging to the firm. Dall can
not give any statement of his losses until he
has made a thorough examination.
.About 2 o'clock yesterday morning Frede
rick G. Bechtel, proprietor of a shoe store in
Scotia, which is across the river from Schenec
tady, discovered four burglars entering his
place. He rushed out on the road and fired at
the burglars. They returned the fire, inflicting
a wound in Bechtel's face, above the month,
the bulleqtaklng aownward conrse,Ioading at
the base ot the brain, and it will probably re
sult fatally. The police have no cine.
EXPLOSION IN A P0ST0PPICE. '
Burslara Blow Up the Building In an Effort
to Secure Plnnder.
St. Louis, December 10. The entire town
of Salisbury, Mo., was awakened at 5:30
o'clock this morning.by a terrific explosion in
tnepostoffice building. The interior of the
building was nearly destroyed, the windows
at both ends being broken, and the wail be
tween the office and Salisbury bank adjoin
ing on the south shattered. The grocery
stock of J. F. Fidler in the same store was
nearly destroyed, and a drug and jewelry
store on the north were greatly damaged.
A man sleeping in the jewelry store was
blown out of bed, bnt not hurt, and the
family of 'Squire' Hilton, who lived over
the postofflce, were nearly paralyzed with
tear, bnt escaped injury. It is not known
whether the explosion was caused by a keg
of powder in Fidler's store or "whether it
was the work of bnrglrs, but the latter
theory has the most advocates.
To Dispel Colds,
Headaches and fevers, to cleanse the system
effectually, yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to per
manently cbta kahltHiil rm4:! nation.! to awalcAn
., ., .- T-: -- c ..t v. -
too moneys and liver to a neaitny activity,
ivi vwtsmsw flc,
VMIl.ft8t.P.
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DOMESTIC IAEKETS.
Prodnce Commission Men Pray for a
Drop of the Mercury.
GAME AND P0DLTRT POOE STOCK.
The Sapply of Choice Oats and Old Con Is
Sot Up, to Demand.
HAT PIEMEE, PL0DE STILD QUIET
Office of PirrsBtraa Dispatch,
Tuesday. December 10, 1889.
Country Produce JobblnB Prices.
Soft weather is responsible fortbe blasting
of great expectations cherished by commission
men. Poultry and game are exceedingly slow
by reason ot weather. A season of crisp, frosty
weather, with the mercury around the zero
point, would put many a dollar into ths pock
ets of prodnce dealers. Creamery .butter Is
very firm at quotations. Country butter is slow.
Potatoes are in good demand, and the drift ot
prices Is upward. There is also an Improved
demand for sweet potatoes, and. In fact, every
thing in the vegetable line, Prospects are for
higher prices at an early day. Tropical fruits
are in plentiful supply, and markets are weak.
Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2930c; Ohio
do,2728c; fresh dairy packed, 2426c; coun
try rolls, 2321c.
Beaks Navy hand-picked beans, 12 252 30;
medium, $2 102 20.
Beeswax 2S30c ft & for choice; low grade,
18020c.
Uideb Sand refined, f6 S07 50; common,
3 60Q4 CO; crab cider. 8 00428 60 ft barrel;
cider vinegar, 1012c gallon.
OnESTiruTS $5 005 60 ft bushel; walnuts.
60T0c ft busbeL
Cheese Ohio, llgllJic: New York, HKcj
Llmburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, if
13Kc; imported Sweitzer, 23Kc
Egos 2126c ft dozen for strlctlv fresh.
Pbuits Aoples. fancy, SM 50Q3 SO ft barrel;
California pears, S3 604 00 a box; cranberries,
8 S09 50 ft barrel; Malaga grapes, large bar
rel. $S 00.
GAME Squirrels, 75c51 ft dozen; quail, Jl
ft dozen; prairie chickens. H 5005 00 ft
dozen; pheasants. $i 505 00 ft dozen; rabbits,
51 501 75 ft dozen; venison saddle, 1517c ft
pound; venison carcass, 1213c ft pound.
Feathees Extra lire geese, 060c; No. 1,
do, 4045c; mixed lots. 3035c f) ft.
Poultbt Live chickens, &u65c a pair;
dressed. 89c a pound; ducks, 6o75c ft pair;
geese, tl 251 30 ft pair: live tnrkeys, 10llc ft
ft: dressed turkeys. 1214c ft ft.
Seeds Clover, choice. 62fts to bushel, $4 20
4 4 If) bushel; clover.large English.62&s. ft 35
4 60; clover, Alsike, S3 00; clover, white. SO; timo
thy, choice. 45 Ska, 1 50; blue grass, extra clean,
14 Bs. 1 251 SO; blue grass, fancy, 14 ft V SI 30;
orchard grass, 14 lis, SI 40; red top. 14 fts. (1 25;
millet, 50 Bs. SI 00; millet. 6070c ft bushel;
Hungarian grass, GO Its, 65c; lawn grass,
mixture of fine grasses, S3 00 ft bushel of 14
fts.
Taxxow Country, 4c; city rendered, 4Jf
oc.
Tboficax Fruits Lemons, common. $2 50
3 00; fancy, $4 005 00: Florida oranges. 250
3 00; Jamaica oranges. J5 506 50 ft barrel;
bananas, S2 00 firsts, SI 60 good seconds,
ft bnnch; cocoanuts, S4 0004 50 ft hundred;
figs, 8K9c ft Si; dates. 6c f) ft; new layer
figs. 12K15Kc; new dates. TKc ft &.
vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c:
on track, 4550c; cabbages, $4 008 00 a hun
dred; celery, 40c ft dozen; Jerseys, S4 004 25;
turnips, SI 001 oO a barrel ; onions, 2 a barrel.
Buckwheat Floub 22c ft pound.
Groceries.
Trade is not so brisk as it has been for some
weeks past. The quietness is dne to weather,
and the fact that retailers are accustomed at
this season of the year to permit their stocks to
run down in order to have as little on hand as
possible when books are posted. Coffee options
were in favor of bulls at last accounts, but the
movement is speculative, and has had no effect
as yet on packages. The latter, however, are
firm. Sugar is also very firm. Other groceries
are unchanged.
Gkeen Coffee FancyTRIo. 2321c; choice
Rio, 2122c; prime Bio, 20c; low grade Bio,
1819c; old Government Java. 272Sc; Mar
acaibo, 2321c: Mocha, 2829fc; Santos,
2024c: Caracas, 222ic; peaberry, io,23K
21c; La Guayra, 23X24c.
Roasted (m papers Standard brands. 24c;
high grades. 2529c; old Government Java,
bulk, 3133c; Maracaibo, 2728c; Santos,
24K2SKc; peaberry, 28Kc; choice Rio. 25c;
prime Rio. 23Kc; good Rio, 22K; ordinary, 21c
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c
cassia, "8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70S0c.
Petroleum (jobbers prices) 110 test. TKc;
Ohio, 12(P, 63c; headlight. 150, Xc; water
white, 10Kc; globe, 1414c: elaine,14c;car
nadlne, llKc; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 110
HKe.
miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 46347c
ft gallon; summer. 40043c. Lard oil, 70c.
Stbups Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar
syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c;
strictly prime, 3335c; new manle syrup, 90c.
N. O. Molasses Fancy. 48c: choice. 46c:
medium, 43c; mixed, 4042c; choice new crop,
53c
Soda BI-carb in kegs, 332c; bi-carb In ',
5c; bi-carb, atsorted packages. 56c; sal
soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c
Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, ft
set. 8c; parafllne, ll12c
Rice Head, Carolina, 67e; choice, 60
6Jic: prime, 506c: Louisiana, 5&Vc
Starch Pearl, 2Kc; cornstarch, o6c; gloss
starcb, 47c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, 2 65; Lon
don layers, S2 90; California London layers,
$2 75; Muscatels. S3 25; California Muscatels,
S2 10; Valencia,7jc; Ondara Valencia, 88c;
45c; French prunes. 69c; Salonica
prunes, In 2-6 packages, 8c; cocoanuts, ft 100,
S3 00; almonds, Lan., ft ft, 20c; do. Ivica. 19c:
do, shelled. 40c; walnuts, nap, 1215c; Sicily
flloerts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 12tsl3c; new dates,
606Kc; Bmzil nuts, 10c: pecans, ll15c; cit
ron, ft ft, 1920c; lemon peel, ft fit, 16c: orange
peel, lac
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft 6c, ap
ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap
orated. 1416c: peaches, evanorated, pared,
262Sc: peaches, California, evaporated, un
pared. 1921c; cherries. pitted,13K14Kc; cher
ries unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated,
25V26Xc: blackberries, ?K8c; huckleberries,
im 12c
Sugars Cubes, 7Jc; powdered. 75Jc; granu
lated. 7c; confectioners' A, 7c; standard A,
7c: soft wbite, 6K6?ic;yellow,cboIce,66j;c;
yellbw. good, 6oc; yellow, fair, &2f,c; yellow,
dark, 6c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), 5 50; medi
um, half bbls (600), S3 25.
salt jn o i. fi bbi, use; jno. i ex, w bbi, 1106;
dairy, ft bbi, SI 20; Coarse crystal, ft bbi, SI 20;
Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higgles'
Eureka, 16-14 & Bockets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, 2 00
2 25; 2ds, SI ool 80; extra peaches, 52 402 fcO;
pie peaches, 95c; finest corn. SI 001 SO; Hid Co.
corn, 7590c; red cherries, 90cSl: Lima beans,
SI 20; soaked do, 85c: string do. G065c: mar
rowfat peas, SI 101 15; soaked peas, 7080c;
pineapples. SI 4001 50; Bahama do, S2 75;
damson plums, 95c; greengages, SI 25;
egg plums, $2 00; California pears. 2 50: do
greengages. SI 85: do egg plums, SI 85; extra
wbite cherries, 2 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10;
strawberries, i iu; gooseoernes, i wvi 4u:
tomatoes. 8590c; salmon, 1-B, tl 651 90;
blackberries, 65c: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked,
90c; do green. 2-ft, SI 251 50; corn beer, 2-ft
dans, S2 05; 14-& cans, S14: baked beans, SI 45
I 50: lobster, 1-&, SI 751 80: mackerel 1
cans, broiled. SI 50; sardines, domestic, Js,
S4 Z54 50; sardines, domestic H. S3 7527 00;
sardines. Imported. K. Sll 5012 60, sardines,
imported, s, S18; sardines, mustard, S3 30;
sardines, spiced. 3 60.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 ft
bbL: extra No. 1 do, mess, S40; extra No. 1
mackerel, shore, 832; extra No. 1 do, mess,
36: No. 2shore mackerel. $24. Codfish 'Whole
pollock, 4c ft D; do medium, George's cod,
6c; do large, 7c: boneless hake, in strips, 6c: do
George's cod in blocks. 67Kc Herring
Round shore, $4 60 ft bbi; spilt, S8 60; lake,
S2 75 ft 100-tt half bbi. White fish, S6 00 ft 100
S half bbi. Lake trout, So 50 ft half bbL Fin
nan haddock, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft
ft. Pickerel, Kbbl,S2 00: K bbi. SI 10; Poto
mac herring. So 00 ft bbL S3 60 ft K bbL
Oatmeal $6 006 25 ft bbi.
Grain, Flonr and Feed.
Receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex
change 86 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft, "Wayne and
Chicago, 1 car of hay, 2 of corn, 1 of oats, 1 of
screenings. 1 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati
nd St Louis. 10 cars of corn. 3 of hay. 6 of oats,
lof wheat By Baltimore and Ohio, 4 cars of
hay, 1 of corn. By Pittsburg and Western, 2
cars of corn, 2 of bran, 1 of hay. There were no
sales on call. Notwithstanding the absence of
safes on call markets are in a healthy condi
tion. Supplies of old corn and oats are not up
to demand. Dealers report orders several days
old tbey are not yet able to meet Chotcehay
is In good demand, and prices are stlffer.than
for some weeks back. Flour is quiet. Stocks
in the hands ot jobbers are large, and while
there is no probability of lower prices, flonr Is
not to advance untUresen stock Is worked off.
Prices below are for carload lots on track.
WHEAT New No. 2 red, 8485c; No. 3, 80
82c
Cork No. 2 yellow, ear, 4243c; new, 8738c;
high mixed, ear. 404lc; No. 2 yellow, shelled,
4242Kc; new, 3738c; high mixed, shelled, 410
41MC; mixed, shelled. 41tp41Kc
Jats No. 2 white. 2Hf 30e; extra. No. 3,
2S23cX: mixed. 2626Xc
RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, S651c:
No. 1 Western, 484949c; sew rye, No. a Oiio, 43
"ill ... a v,ls .
serine patents. 85-06495 50: winter straight
4 264 50; clear winter, S4 CO4 25; straight
a s ha waiters-, ss ou3 va. nje nour, ouw
4 75.
Mtllteed Middlings, fine white 15 COS
15 50 ft ton: brown middlings. Sll 00313 CUr
winter wheat bran, $11 25011 50; chop feed,
1U UVVtfiU W
Hat Baled timothy. No. J. Sll 23gU Hh
No. 2 do, S3 0010 00; loose from wagon, SU 00
(912 00. according to quality; No, 2 prairie hay,
$7 OOgS 00; packing do, S7 257 60.
STBA-w-Oats. so 757 00; wheat and rye
straw, S6 006 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, (c; sugar-cured
bams, medium, 10: sugar-cured hams, small,
lljc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8Jc;sn gar
cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless
sbonIders.7c:sugar-cured California hams, 6c;
sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds, 12c: bacon shoulders. c: bacon
clear sides. TKc; bacon clear bellies. 7Kc: dry
salt shoulders, 6c: dry salt clear sides, 7c
Mess pork, heavy. Sll 0; mess pork, family.
12 00. Lard refinedJnn tierces, 5c: half
barrels. 6c; 60-ft tubs. 6Vc; 20-D palls. 6Jc: 50
& tin cans, 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c: 5-ft tin palls,
6Kc; 10-ft tin palls. Siiei 5-ft tin pails.
6kc Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c
Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams,10c
Pip feet, half barrel, S4 00; quartet barrel.
Dressed Dfeata.
The following prices are furnished by Armour
& Co. on dressed meat': Beef carcasses.450to550
fts. 6c; 650 to 650 tts, 6c; 650 to 750 fts. 6K63c
Sheep, 7c f ft-' Lambs; 9c ft ft. Hogs, 5c
Fresh pork loins. 7c
HIS PARTNER TOOK THE EEIHS.
I An Explanation of the Mysterious Tobacco
, Wagon Case.
. -H. Scheineman was tried before Alder
manlMcKenna yesterday afternoon on the
charge of stealing ahorse and wagon belong
ing to A. Mojersky, a cigar manufacturer,
and of assaulting H. Blumberg, who was
driving the wagon.
It appeared that Scheineman and Mo
jersky bad made a contract of partnership
on November 18, and that in taking the
wagon Scheineman had acted on the advice
of a lawyer, H. B. Ewing. Nevertheless,
the defendant was held for court in (1,500
bail.
Tjee biggest thing ont is Salvation Oil.
It kills all pain and costs but 25 cents a bot
tle. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorta,
When she was a Child, she ciied for Castorta,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Childrenshe gave them Castoria
aD9-77-arunrsu
BOSTON FIRE LOSSestimated
AT $10,000,000.
LYNN FIRE LOSS estimated
AT $5,000,000.
What and where will the next great less bef
ARE Y0U1NSURED ?
Insurance effected in the largest and strong
est companies doing business, and at the lowest
rates consistent with safety. Apply at once to
J. W. ARPOTT INSURANCE OFFICES
AT STANDARD BUILDING,
531 AND 533 WOOD STREET,
PITTSBURG.
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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, u witnessed by the fact that we
secured the DIPLOMA FOR EXCELLENCE
at the Pure Food Exposition, held in Philadel
phia. CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE,
SUPERIOR IN QUALITY,
And with the bright appetizing flavor of fresh
ly roasted beef.
PARIS EXPOSITION, 1889.
The GOLD MEDAL has been awarded to
ARMOUR & CO., Chicago,
For their exhibit of
BEEF EXTRACTS.
REMEMBER.
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A SEW TREATMENT.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseaseeara contagions, or that thev
are due to the presence of living paro-
Eitea in urn using memDrane ci tne nose
and eustachian tubes. Microscopio re-
searcn, nowever, nas proved this to bo a
fact, and the result of this discovery is
that a simple remedy has been discovered
which permanently cures thomost aggra
vated cases of these distressing diseases by
afewBimpIeappUcation8made(tcotree&
anartlbvthenatientathoma. Animch-
let explaining this new treatment Is sent
free by A, H. Drxos St. Son, 337 end 839
weniiing street, Toronto, uanada.
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AFRAID OF CONSUMPTION.
I"or seven years did Mr. John V. Hart
man, of 1214 Main street, Sharpsbnrg, suffer
from catarrh, which gradually grew worse,
until he became afraid he was on the verge of
consumption. He, had a constant hawking
and spitting, and some of the poisonous
matter thatgatbered in his throat-extended
to his Inngs. A cough set in. He felt sore
ness and pain in his lungs and around his
shoulder blades. Mis throat became sore
and ulcerated, breath short, his eyes were
weak nd bad much pain over ihem. He
lost flesh, had those terrible night sweats,
and gradually grew weaker. After becoming
cured by the physicians of the Catarrh and
Dyspepsia Institute, 323 Penn avenue, he dves
the following statemnr;
Mr. Jolnv V. Hartman.
"Yes, I was airaid of consumption, and.my
case was even worse than has been described.
I now weigh more than ever before, feel well
and strong, and it gives me pleasure to add my
testimony with the hundreds already published,
to my complete core bytbese physicians.
"JOHN V.TIARTMAN-."
The Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute is per
manently located at 828 Penn ave. They cure
Catarrh. Dyspepsia and Diseases of Women.
CofiSBltaaon free to all. , Patients treated sne
eessfolly.at home by correspondence. Office
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NEW ADTERTISEMETTIH.
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The old worn out Potash, Mercury and Sari,
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POISON.
I have seen Bwut's apecinc usea, ana jenow f.j
of many cases of the worst form of blood dis-i
eases which have been enred-by It. I know thai
proprietors to be gentlemen of the highest typo?
and utmost reliability. I recommend it asa
great blood remedy, pnequaled by anything 1
know oL M. B. WHARTON. -
Pastor First Baptist Church. Montgomery. Ala.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailedf
free Swtft Speciwo COXPAST. Drawer 3,'d
Atlanta, Ga. aulz-S5-it?w.
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Special attractions now open in useful
goods special.y suited for the
Holiday Trade.
Dealers are invited to inspect the stock,",' '
wuiuu is cuuipicbv, uiu ah pxicca Wilica can-..
not fail to impress the bnyer.
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PITTSBURG, Urt
TraBsact a General BanMi Business.
tILLI&WBIL
of Credit, for use of travelers, and Commer rS
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Available In all paits of the world. Also Issue?"
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Issuo travelers' credits through jMeasrs.Draxel(t
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BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum.
Private wire to New York and Chicago.
15 SX,TH'ST Pittsburg.
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THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO.
OF PITTSBURG, -,
NO. 83 FOURTH AVENUE.
Incorporated January 24.1867. Charter per,
netual. Canltal S500.000. Burelar-oroof vaults! V
for securities and valuables. Acts as Execu-Vs
km, AUIIU1U9U4UV1, uuniujAU, nuuoa wiu ,u
otner nauciary capacines.
DlRECTORa
A. Garrison, . Edward Greeg,
"Wm. Rea. Thos. Wlehtman,
A. E. W. Painter, Chaa. J. Clarke,
A. P. Morrison. Felix H. Brunot,
John H. RIcketson.
OFFICERS.
A. Garrison. President; Edward Gregg, First
dnntrWrn-T. FTnwo Rnv and Ttpm Unht Ci.
Moore,As3t. Sec'y and Treas.; Henry A. Mille V
Counsel. No. 153 Fonrth avenue. de4-orw?
MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENUE. riTTSBCBG. PA.
As old residents know and back files of Pittsv
burg papers prove, is the oldest established
and most prominent physician in the city, de
voting special attention to all chronic diseases.
fibTpensNO FEEUNTILCURED-
MCDni IC and mental disease. physical
11 L n V U U Odecay, nervous debility. lack ot
energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory,
disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulnesa,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im-
poTerished blood, failing powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting the person for business, society and mar
riage, permanently, safely and privately cured, '
BLOOD AND SKIN JSn&g
blotches, falling hair, bones, pains; glandular v
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, month, throat.
ulcers, oia sores, are enreu lor me, ana oiooa
tarrhal discharges. Inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment.
prompt renei anu real cures.
Dr. Whittler's life-long, extensive experi
ence, insures scientific and reliable treatment '
on common-sense principles. Consultation free.
Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if"
here. Office hours 9 k. St. to 8 p. v. Sunday,
10 A. 3X. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER, Sli
Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. '
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GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE
CURES ,
NERVOUS DEBILITY
LOST VIGOR.
LOSS OF MEMORY.
Kull particulars In pamphlet
sent free. The genuine Ursys
Speclflc sold by druggists only In. i
package, or six for tL or by mallm
-nti:s-rii-ir-r.r.v.;irsic;-s.7r-i v i
snvi rprnini ni nnra nr uinrFiiai J
Sold, in Pittsburg by S.S. HOLLAND. eorneeJ
emitnneia ana liberty su. apiz-s r3
DOCTORS LAKE
SPECIALISTS in an cases re
quiring scientific and conQden-,
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JL R. C P. S is the oldest and.1
most experienced specialist iaf
kUG ukj. vwuau,M.uwu a.dmuic
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hours S to and 7 to 8 P. M.: Sun days. 3 to 4 PJ,
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mxi. u xenn ave, jniisourg; x-a-iel245-Dtei:
?a Cotton. Book
COMPOUND
nosed of Cotton Boot. Tansv aad1
Pennyroyal a recent discovery by aa1
old nhvslcian. Ii tueeasfvUu used
nonouif-tsaie. tarectual, Price u. oy man;:
sealed. Ladles, ask your druggist for CookV
Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute
or Inclose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad-'
dress FOND LILY COMPANY, No. 3 Flftbar,
locr, 1st woodward ave Detroit, Mlch.
3old In Pittsburg, Pa-, by Joseph Flenai
tug a oun. uiamona ana .uarxes sta. sezo-as -
TO WEAKMEH;
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char?- Andrera,
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