&f ! r jv " .a - i 'w-- TZAi v. jtj- azW)& vrfvf" ' wns-- . . " i ," Jf r . - '.J'"y 'rt:ri ecypifa 'drt 5. THE HTTSBTJRG- DISPATCH, TUESDAY," DECEMBER' '-17, 1889. 1 HERB'S . ISLAND. f ileadiDg Features of Live Stock Mar- & kets for the Week. $t Kgattle supply kot dp to demand -And Choice Grades Bring Better Prices r Than Last Week HOGS SUFFER, AKD SHEEP 'STEADY OmcE ofPittsbubo Dispatch, l Mojf DAT. December 16, 18S9. Markets were better than last week, and all ofienngs were cleaned op at a shade better prices. A few fancy beeres for holiday pur poses sold better than anything offered for months past. A Diamond market batcher re ports that be paid 6J4c for a prime 1,700 pound Eteer. The supply of cattle was not up to last Mon day, and batchers were prompt buyers at an advance of 15c to 20c per cwt. on the prices of last week. Prime heavy beeves from Chicago, weighing 1,500 to 1,600 ponnds sold at S5 40 t $5 65; medium weights, L35U to 1,450 pounds, $5 to $5 25; do 1,200 to 1,800 pounds" M 70 to 15 03; prime light weights, 900 to 1,100 pounds. it 50 to $4 75; common to fair thin and rough steers, 53 65 to M 20. The market for fresh cows was active and inn at J35 to $50. Calves were scarce and firm at a range of 5Kc to 6c per giund. There were only IS head offered, alls, stags and dry cows were better stock than they hare been for some time past, selling readily at SVc to 4)c per pound. Receipts: From Chicago L Zcigler, 122 head: h. Gerson, 96; A. Fromm, 65: L. Rothschild A Co., 6L From Ohio Needy A Smith, 31 From Pennsylvania J. Shepherd, 21: various owners, 12. Total, 409; last week, 612; previoas week, 822. Sheep nod Lambs. The offerings were light and demand was good, but hardly up to that of last Monday. u The following prices were maintained, bat no more: Best heavy native and Western wethers. $55 25; good to choice medium weights, SI 0 4 90: fair to medium do, M 251 45: common and mixed lots, S3 501; lambs, 5bc per pound. William AlcCreary sold 150 head of 'Lawrence county sheep and lambs to Winter t Dellenbacb, proprietors of the island abattoir, .at 56c per pound. The sheep averaged 13S ponnds and the lambs SSL Receipts: From Chicago L Zelgler.-SlOAead. From Pennsylvania W. McCreaxy, 150;- D. O. Pisor, 55: Bingham &. Co 1G0; E. D. Sergeant, 8S; G. Flinner. 122: G. W. Keesv. 44. Total, JO; last week, 733: previous week, 800. Hoi in LIcht Supply. Supplies were much lighter than a week ago and markets were firm without any advance. Best Chicago's and Ohio's sold at range of " S3 854 10, and country hogs wholesale at S3 6033 95. Receipts: From Chicago L Zeigler, 238 bead. From Ohio Needy Smith, 251; N. K. Buchanan, 86; A. B. Hank, 91. From Pennsyl vania D. O. Pisor. 41; Bingham 4 Co., 24: E. 1, bergeant, 12; G. Flinner. 4; J. Shepherd.84; G. W. Keesy, 7; A. Roby, 72. Total, 910; last week, 1,33; previous week, 836. Receipts nt Liberty. Receipts of cattle at East Liberty to-day footed up 100 loads, againstllO last Monday and 120 the week before. The quality was an im provement on last week and prices were stiff er and a shade higher. The outside rate was $4 50 in carload lots, but only a few reached this figure. Hoes, too. were higher this morning both at East Liberty and Chicago: At Chicago the outside was S3 65 and at Liberty S3 9a The indications at all live stock centers are that uottom prices have been reached and that markets are on the verge of an upward move ment. Certainly there is a move hopeful feel ing among drovers than for some months past. ' Br Telegraph. Chicago Cattle Receipts. 12,000 head; shipments. S.500 head; market steady; beeves H 505 So; steers. 22 60Q4 20: stoccers 'and feeders, H O02 85; Texas cattle, si 602 8a Hogs Receipts, 24,000 head: shipments. 6,000 head; market strong; mixed, S3 453 65; heavv, S3 453 70; light, S3 503 70; skips, S3 003 40. Sheep Receipts, 7.500 head; shipments. 2,000 head; market steady: natives, S3 005 50: West em corn-fed. S4 rxi4 50; Texans, S3 00p4 2a The Mrover's Journal special cablegram quotes bast American cattle lc higher than last iwim general marser is well supplied with all kinds except American cattle; medium to choice steers, 11K13- r PnrxATjEU-iiiA Beeves Receipts, 4.400 head, making 12,400 head for week. Arrivals included 123 carloads for city slaughterers direct, 72 carloads for exporters, and 60 car loads for the market. The market was fairly nrm; prices 1015 cents per 100 pounds higher. Common to strictly prune native steers sold at S3 05 60 per 100 pounds; bulls and dry cows at SI 503 oa The steers sold at $5 SO per 100 ponnds were semi-Christmas cattle. The week's shipments included 3.530 beeves and 15,570-quarters of beef; calves, receipts 600, making L920 for the week. Burr axo Cattle dull and lower on common grades: choice fairly active and firm; receipts, 188 loads through, 250 sale; choice to extra export steers, S4 154 70; common to good ex port, S3 7584 00: choice heavy butchers, S3 40 4 00. Sheep and lambs Demand good and higher; receipts, 23 loads through, 43 sale; sheep, choice to extra, 26 608 70: good to choice, S5 255 50: lambs, choice to extra, 26 50 6 S5: good to choice, 55 Z55 55. Hogs fairly active and lower; receipts, 66 loads through, 150 sale; mediums and heavy, S3 753 80. Kaitsah Citt Cattle Receipts. Z850 head; shipments, 3,406 head; good cattle 5loc higher; others steady; natives. S34; cows, SI 60ffi2 SO; stockers and feeders. $2 003 CO. Hogs Re ceipts. 5,034 ;head; shipments, none; market 2X5c higher: extreme range, S350360; bulk. $3o2H355. Sheep Receipts. S25 head; shijj stents, l,097head; market steady; good to choice muttons, 23 805 00; stockers and feeders, S3 25 4 6a BUSINESS NOTES. Robeet Gaeeett is said to be recovering his mental and physical health. Work in thl various oil fields is active, but nothing big and lasting is being developed. THE Bell Telephone Company has declared a dividend of 23 a share, payable January 15. It is rumored that the Erie Railway will soon have to come into the market as a bor rower ot money. The number of mortgages recorded yester day was 34. The largest was for 210,000. Twelve were for purchase money. Beokees have settled down to the opinion that the stock market will remain dull until after the holidays if not longer. Duexko the coming year the corporate exist- ence ot 68 national banks, with an aggregate capital of JS.330,000. will expire. -" The banks have been called on to make a statement at the close of business on December 11 Pittsburg banks had been prepared for 'it Xor some time. ON January 1 the new provision for the abolition of the system of rebates and com missions adopted by the Trunk Line Commis sioners will take effect, and it is estimated that it will save the roads 210.000,000 per year. The Pennsylvania Railroad reports that the . quantity ot coal and coke originating on and carried over its lines east of Pittsburg and Erie for the week ending December 7 was 357.898 tons, of which 242,617 tons were coal and 115,381 tons coke. THE Virginia, Tennessee and Carolina Steel and -Iron Company applies to the New York Stock Exchange to list 21,105,000 collateral trust 6 per cent gold bonds, and Ohio Southern Railroad also asks to list 22,520,000 general mortgage 4 per cent gold bonds. AT the meeting of the Citizens' Insurance Company ,held yesterday the following were elected directors: Wm. G. Johnston, John Caldwell, Jr., George Wilson. Thomas Snow den. -James W. Brown, Charles Meyran. John H. Wilson, JebnHaworth, Isaac Debaven. Geo. M. Laughlin, W. F. McCook. J. P. Kauffman, Lewis Irwin, J. J. Young, J. R. Dunlap. Dryeoods. New York. December 16. The week opened with improved demand from Southern buyers, many of whom are now in thai market, and a variety of special fabrics were the subjects of attention. Staple goods, however, continued more or less quiet in accordance with the ten dencies of last week, a holiday dullness now being seasonable. Orders by mail were of fair amount for new goods, including prints. The tone of cotton goods continues of previous firmness, but there were no price changes, though some are looked for. Dos'T rub yonrself with turpentine, but use Salvation "Oil for jour rheumatism. Price 25 cents. "S: Vj Hili., Pittsburg aleat Supply Company, corner of Church avenne and An derson street, Allegheny, Pa., aold forZJel son Morris & Co.. for week ending Decem ber 14, 1889, 93 carcasses of beef, average 1 weignt,t)i8 pounds, aTerage price, $o z per 100 pounds. MARKETSJBY WIRE. Elevator Men Cause a Small Flurn ta the Wheat Pit Becesaber BBd January Weak bnt May Strong Pork Featureless. Chicago Wheat A fair speculative busi ness was transacted, to-day, and the feeling was a little unsettled throughout. Fluctuations in prices were again confined within rather nar row limits. There were no specially new feat ures presented excepting that the elevators might possibly combine and agree upon ad hering to full storage rates and not allow any rebates for winter stored grain. The possibil ity of such a movement induced the selling of the nearer deliveries, and the bnylng of May, causing the premium to widen out from 4 on Saturday to 6 to-dav. The market opened at about Saturday's clos ing figures ruled steady for a while, "but De- cemDersoon oecame weak ana aecunea xc, while May held steady. Later the market for May became strong, the price advanced Jfc. re ceded c, ruled steady and closed about jc lower for December and January, and Jc easier for May than Saturday. ' Corn There were no special features pre sented in this marker. Trading, as on the closing days of the week, was limited and fluc tuations narrow. The market opened at Satur day's closing prices, was firm f of a, time. De cern oer selling np ;c, eaea on a miie. ruieu quiet and closed a shade lower than Saturday, though December was unchanged. Oats were dull bnt steady. Pork Trading was moderately active and tli e feeling was rather unsettled and prices ir regular within a small rangfc Prices were ad vanced about 2Kc early in the day, but ruled weaker, declined 710c during the latter part of the session and closed rather tame. Lard A little more business was transacted and prices were irregular. Early the market was strong and prices advanced 2c. but toward the close the feeling was easy owing to unfavorable Eastern advices and prices settled back again and closed quiet. Riba Trading was more active with prices favoring buyers at outside figures. There was fair trading early, but near the close a reduc tion of 5c was submitted to. The leading futures raneed as follows: Wheat No. 2. December. 77f77677 77c; January. 78Je78K776fiJBc; May, 82 S2S2Kfctfc 2 Coax No. 2. December. 32?3332 32Kc: January, 31i31J31J431Jic: May, S33333S3Ho. Oats No. 2, December. 20222( 2Wc; January, 2020c; May. i2f22 Mess PORK, per bbL-January. 29 309 32K 9 209 25; March. $9 479 52U9 459 45; May, 29 709 72J9 659 bo. Lard, per 100 Sis. January. 25 926)5 92V 5 905 90; March, t6 006 005 97K5 97; May, 26 106 1008 0566 05. SnoBT Ribs, per 100 fts. January. 24 72K 4 72K4 704 70: March, 24 S2V4 82K4 80 4 UJ-, May. $4 954 954 904 9U. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 77c; No. 3 spring wheat, 6568c; No. S. red, 77c; No. 2 corn. 32c; No. 2 oats, 20c: No. 2 rye, 45KcNo.2 barley, 5S60c. No. 1 flaxseed, S1S6& Prime timothy seed, 21 20I 22. Mess pork, per btu. 28 759 2a. Lard, per 100 lbs. 25 905 92 Short nbs sides (loose), 24 704 SO. Dry salted shoulders fboxed), 24 124 25. Short clear sides (boxed)'. 25 055 la Sugars Cut loaf, 8 gSJc: granulated, TjSCct standard A, 7c. Re ceiptsFlour. 17.001) barrels: wheat, 66.000 bushels: com. 212.000 bushels: oats, 156,000 bushels; rye, 11,000 bushels: barley, 48.000 bush els. Shipments Flour, 16,000 barrels; wheat, 24.000 bushels: corn. 217.000 bushels: oats. 101.- 000 bushels; rye, 9,000 bushels; barley. 34,000- nusneis. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 20X21c. New York Flour more active and weak. Cornmeal quiet and steady. Wheat Spot firmer and dull; options doll, KMc up and weak. Rye easy; Western. 60062c. Barley easy. Barley malt dull. Corn Spot dull and steady; options dull, December c up; others H Qc down and steady. Oats Spot firm and lairly active, options steady and quiet. Hay quiet and steady. Hops strong and in fair de mand. Coffee Options opened steady at 1020 points down: closed steady at 2030 points down; sales, 68,730 bags, including December, 16.1016.15c; January. 16.0516.15c; February. 18.15lO20c; March, 16.2016.35c: April, 16.25 16.40c; May and June, 16.S516.45c; July. 1635c; August, 16.25c: September, 16.30l6.40c; Oc tober, 16.25I6. 45c; spot Rio easy and quiet: fair cargoes, 19c;No. 7. 17Jc: Yov.8, 16c. Sugar Raw dull and nominal; refined c lower and weak at 20c: extra C. 6K7Kc; white extra C, 6M6Jfc; yellow,5Jc;ott A. 6&Vc:mold A, ytc; aianaara a,4c; coniectioners' A, uc; Sowdered, c; granulated. 6c; cubes, c iolasses New Orleans steady. Rice in fair demand and steady. Cottonseed oil easy; crude, 27c Tallow City (S2 for pkgs.). 4 746c. Rosin quiet; strained common to good 21 20 125. Turpentine weak and quiet at 44KJ45c. Sggs fairlr active and firm; Western. 24c; re ceipts. 3.959 packages. Fork firm. Cut meats weak; pickled shoulders. 4K4Vc: pickled hams, SXSJi"; sale pickled bellies. 12 Ihs 6c; middles dull; short clearT 25 6U Lard easier; more active export; sales 2,500 tierces; Western steam. 26 22XS6 25, closing at 28 22H? options,ales 4,750 tierces. Batter Elein,-29c; Westerndairy. 18c; do creamery. 1427c; do held, 1018c: do factorv, 719c. Cheese quiet and easy; Western. 810c-' Fhtx.asei.fhia Flour quiet and steady at unchanged prices. WheafH;c higher; spec ulation quiet; choice grades.scarce and firm, with a fair inquiry from millers;- fair to good milling wheat, 7885c; choice and fancy long berry. 8792c; nngraded, in grain depot, 82084c; fancy longberry. in grain depot, 92c; No. 2 red. December. S0K81Kc: Jannarr, 81Kc; Feb ruary. 82KS3fcc: March. 8484Hc Corn Options steady; car lots unsettled and l2c lower; new ungraded, in grain depot, 40c; new No. 3 high mixed, on track, SSc; new No. 3 yel low, afloat, 38c; do. in grain depot, 3739ct new steamer. 3S39c, as to color and location; new No. 2 mixed, on North Pennsylvania track, 40c; new No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, offered at 33c; No. 2 mixed December. 3939c: Jannarv, 2is;c; reoruary, iJSjstasK:: .March. 38B39J4C Oats Car lots steady; No. 2 mixed. .23c; No. 3 white,30K No. 2 white, S2Kc: futures quiet but steady; No. 2 white. December, 30V31c; January. aWeSCgJc; February, 3!30J4c: March. S0K31a Provisions dull. Pork Mess, new, 211 5012 00: do prime mess, new, 211; do family, 212 5013 00. Hams Smoked. 10K12c. Lard Western, S6 S7K6 aa Butter dull and weak: Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 26 27c; do prints, do. 3437c. Eggs irregular and dull; Pennsylvania first. 27c. Cheese steady; part skims, 78J Receipts Flour. 6.600 bar rels: wheat, 7,000 bushels: corn, 26.000 bushels: oats. 17.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 4 000 bushels: corn, 5,000 bushels; oats, 3,000 bushels. Minneapolis The demand for good mill ing wheat from the sample tables was quite active during the early part of the dayat about Kc higher range than that of Saturday. It went fairly later, but at rather easier quota tions in sympathy with futures. Poor wheat was dragging, with no great competition for it. The receipts, including Sunday, were 401 cars, and shipments 65. The local stocks in creased 544,053 bushels for the same time. The visible increase was 694,000 bushels, showing a small decrease for all points outside ot Min nesota. Stocks of corn. In the visible, de- creaseu m.imj ousneis, ana oats decreased 41, 000 bushels. The demand for carlots was chiefly from local millers, with some good taken to ship to outside mills. Closing quotations: No. I hard. December, 78c: January, 78Kc; May. 83c; on track, 79c: No. 1 Northern, De cember. 75Jc: January, 7&c; May, 80: on track, 77Kc; No. 2 Northern, January. 73Xc; May, TTJic; on track, 72375c St. ILouis Flour quiet and steady. Wheat Under the influence of improvement at other points the market was strong, advanced Xc early in to-day's session, but elsewhere caused a decline and the close .was lr. Mi Saturday; No. 2 red, cash. 77Kc: December closed at 77Xc asked; May. 84Jc tid; July. 71c bid. Corn lower; feeling was weak and the pressure was all to sell; No. 2 mixed, cash, 27Vic; January elbsed 27Jc asked; February, 27Xc bid; May. 2956; asked. Oats nominal: No. 2 cash, iSUmB& bid; May quotable at about 22Jc. Rye No. 2 at 42Kc bid. Barlev easy and dull; Minnesota, 4248c. Flaxseed, ti to. jrroTisions ami. CINCHT2TATI Flonr dull; fandlv S2 MV93IVI. fancy, S3 G03 80. Wheat weak and lower; No. 2 red, 7778c; receipts, 3,500 bushels; shipments, 1.500 bushels. Corn dull and weaker; No. 2 new, 37c; new. 33Kc Oats easier: No. 2 mixed, 24ffl 25Xc Bye quiet at 46c. Pork Steady at 19 50 9 6U Lard in fair demand at $5 80. Bulkmeats Sulet; short nbs, $4 87K- Bacon scarce: short lear, $8 75. Butter dull; fancy creamery, 30 31c; choice dairy, I517c. Unseed oil easy at 6858c. Sugar firm; hard refined, 58c: New Orleans, &6c Eggs steady at 1819c Cheese steady; prime to choice Ohio flat 910c Baltimore provisions dull and quiet Butter quiet: Western packed. 1416e; best rolled, 1820c: creamery. 2328c Eggs steady at 2321c. Coffee firm; Rio cargoes fair at 19c. Toledo Cloverseed active and firm: cash, and December, 13 65: February, S3 6a The Ylnlble Snpply of Grain. New York, Decemoer 18. The visible sup ply of gram on Saturday, December 14. as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange was as follows: Wheat 83.944,742 bushels; in crease. 601,078 bushels. Corn, 5,269,282 bush els; decrease, 400,107 bushels. Oats, 4.827J567 bushels; decrease, 41,461 bushels. Bye, 14.212. 326 bushels: increase, 97,394 bushels. Barlev 2,585.793 bushels ; decrease, 190,387 bushels. Grain In Sight. Chicag o, December la The Board of Trade report on the visible supply of grain Is as fol lows: Wheat 83,944,000 bushels;- increase. 694.00a Corn, 6,297,000: decrease, 147,00a Oats. 4JS29.000; decrease, 4l.00a Rye. 3,189.000: de? crease, 7o,O0a Barley, 2,683.000; decrease, 191,. Metal Market. t New Toss: Pig iron strong: American. S16 60fl9 0a Copper dHU and iut' steady; lake. December, 113 90. Lead useetl4domes- tio,J3 67X. Tin qnietades4n , 6l 8ft SOME BIG THINGS Flying Arormd in Relation to Pros pective Deals in Realty. OLD RUMORS AGAIN BRANDED, What Does a Man Pay for When He Pur chases a Lot or a Piece-of Ground? GLAUS SPBECKELS4IS v ALL EIGHT- A few fresh rumors of big deals in real estate concentrated on Fourth avenue yes terday, but they were too fleet of foot to be corraled. A few gauzy Jacts were also float ing around. The Connecting Railroad was looking after a piece of land near Glenwood lor a siding, A Butler county farmer com menced negotiations foe the sale of a 200 acre farm. An Oil City merchant was in the city trying to sell his store. Two other trans actions of importance were reported to have progressed so far that they will probably be closed up by the last of the week. The gentle men managing them said: "They are the big gest things we have ever handled." It was denied by a gentleman whose! word is law on tbe subject, tbat tbe Pennsylvania Rail road had acquired a foot of ground on Cherry alley. If there is no fire there it is hard to tell where all the smoke comes from. Still, tbe people must believe the denials are made in good faith. , Quite an interesting question is being dis cussed by some of tbe real estate agents of this city. It is this: Where a man buys a lot or piece of ground, is its rental value or produc tive capacity included in the price be pays for ItT In other words, does he bny it for what it is or for what he can make out of it? In giving expert testimony before an arbitra tion board recently a prominent real estate dealer gave it as his opinion that the full rental value was included in tbe purchase price, and that prospective enhancement had nothing to do with it He held tbat tbe purchaser paid only the amount, the property was worth at the time of sale. This position seems open to criticism. Sub urban property is not rated as high as eligible city property. WhyT Because it is not so pro ductive. Sixty feet front on Fifth avenue, or any other good street, is worth more than an acre in any of the outlying districts not be cause of the superior quality of tbe soil or any other inherent excellence which it may possess, but because its rental value, already great, may be almost indefinitely Increased with the growth of business and population. There is a conse quential, or accumulating, as well as a present value, and both should be taken into the .ac count in buying tbe property. In acquiring the Schweitzer property on Fourth avenue for S12Q,000,or 2,000 a foot front, did Mr. Vandegrift estimate its value at what it was at the time of purchase, or at what he thought he could make out of it? If tbe former, be paid a big price; but if he bad in view tbe enhancement that would nocessarily follow the erection of a fine office building on it and the improvement of the street, he got a bargain. Tbat a man of his business acumen would pay such a large sum for a piece of prop erty without looking into its possibilities of de velopment is not to be thought of. He looked to the consequential as well as the real value, and seeing that he could make 10 or 12 per cent out of the nvestment concluded to make it. The fact is, that nobody acquires land, in either large or small quantities, tor the sake of tbe land itself. He buys it this year because he thinks it will be more valuable next year. It is to him what the mill is to iron manufac turer or the store to the merchant a plant to do business with. It may be almost worthless when it comes into his possession, but he sees a way to make it profitable. If it had no conse quential value he would not buy it It is not the land merely that a man buys it is what it is capable of producing. It is as hard to kill a rumor, when it once gets a good start, as it is to kill a snake. Rumor had the Hamilton Hotel property sold last week to the Americus Club. It 'was promptly and authoritatively contradicted: but that only suppressed it for a little while. It came to the surface again yesterday, as fresh and positive as ever. To settle the question for good and all, a call was made on Henry A. Weaver A. Co., who are agents for tbe property. These gentlemen stated positively that the sale had not been made, tbat all reports to the contrary were un true; that there had been talk pf such a deal, but that nothing had been done to carry it out, and that all the gossip in connection with it was premature. It might be consummated, bnt there were important difficulties in tbe way of a successful termination of the transaction. Charles F. McKenna, Esq., was also seen, and be confirmed Mr. Weaver's statement, adding that, while the matter had been can vassed to some extent do documents had been signed and co money paid to constitute a bargain, and be did not know when there would bS. if ever. Some serious difficulties were in the way, and these would have to be removed before anything further could be done. The report of the sale, he concluded, was entirely premature. Mr. McKenna is attorney for the Trimble heirs. The Wall Street Daily InvaUgator contains the following: The stories current in Wall street for the past three days, that Clans Spreckels was trying to sell his Philadelphia refinery to the Sugar Trust, are falsehoods pnre and simple. We say this advisedly. There is no doubt in our mind that Claus Spreckels will fight the Sugar Trust as long as he owns a dol lar or has breath in his body. His heart and soul are in this fight, and he will leave no stone unturned to win it Tbe people in this part of the country do not know him, nor how thorough he is in whatever he undertakes. Moreover, they have not the least idea of his financial resources. What is generally sup posed to be his aggregate wealth is about his annual income. Tbe music in the Sugar Trust has not yet begun; when it does begin Wall street will acknowledge that its strains are the livliest they ever listened to. A QUIET CE0WD. Not Enough Business In Stocks to Stir Up Excitement. The stock market yesterday was unsatisfac tory in the amount of business transacted, only 36 shares changing hands. .Nothing was done in the afternoon. The feeling was better than the business. Hopes of a revival are still en tertained, but it may not put in an appearance for several weeks. A good deal depends npon the results ot tbe January settlements There were a few changes in quotations, bat none were important Or significant Pittsburg Traction was a little stronger. Central un changed and Citizens' neglected. Philadelphia Gas was offered at 8 at the opening and 30 at the close. Bridgewater was in light demand at 28 and 29. The best bid for Chartiers was 39. At the close it was held at 43. Electric was a trifle weaker, but practically unchanged. Luster closed strong at 25. By a rule adopted yesterday, hereafter all offers and bids for Westinghouse Electric shall be for trust stock, unless otherwise speeffied. There is $1,000,000 of regular stock and $4,000. 000 of trust, and trust stock has been generally aeait in. lCORNrKC. ATTBRHOOIT. Bid. Asked. Hid. Asked. Pitts. P. B.AM. Ex... 42S 600 Commercial .Na. lianK. Enterprise savings.... City Insurance Humbolt Ins. C0....1.. Man. AMer. Ins....... Western Ins. Co Allegheny Heating Co, Bridirewater Uas Chartiers Valley ti.Co. People's .N. U. A P. Co Pennsvlvanla Uas Co.. PblladelphU Co Pine Hon ias... 86 83 SS S3 SI SS .... 35 .... 35 .... W .... so : .... so .... 100 23 .... 29 .... 4S 39 4S 15" .. IS "iX tan "a "a .".' "x .".'.' .... 69 75 ,... S2S4 S3 32J 33 IH My 473 47K 2& 23 Hi .... ff :::: nt :::: '".'. '.'.'.'. "is I 41 .... ""h ""h "" u2 !4 "is "a 47 ls 4S 47J .... . US ,.., WneeUnir basCo Tuna Oil Co i Washington Oil Co Central Traction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valler Pitts.. A. A Man Allegheny Valler B.B. Chartiers Railway.. .... P. A Conn'UvlUe E. K, Pt. Va.AC.lt ft Co.. N.Y. A C Gas Coal Co. h. Norla Mlnlnr Co... Luster Mining: Co . Yankee Girl Mining;... Westinghouse Electric Westinghouse A. B. Co. The sales were 25 shares of Pleasant Valley Railway at 23 10 Pittsburg- Traction at 48, and 1 aaembership at 450. a . ' Ibe total sales ef steefcsat New iork yeeter- t - day were 169,850 shares, Including: Atchison, 8.630; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 25, 969; Kansas and Texas, 8.625; Louisville and Nashville. 16,170; Missouri Pacific 12,645; Read ing, 30,310: fit Paul, 6,350. - PLENTY Qt FUNDS. A Good Demand or Cosh at tbe Usual Pre mium. Money was easy and In good demand yester day, and rates were steady at 67astbe ex tremes. Several of the banks reported cur rency as scarce, but others said they had enough to get along with. Checking and depositing were brisk, but hardly up to tbe Monday standard. The exchanges were $2,618,216 70, and the balance 2S0.301 21. A 'penny famine" exists in the South and West notwithstanding the incessant efforts of tue mint to supply we aeraana. as pnsine: interests in .those sections are adversely af fected. Congress will be urged at the earliest opportunity to give heed to the necessity of in creasing the appropriation for the coinage and delivery of pennies to various parts of the United States. Money on call at Hew YorK yesterday was easy, ranging from 4 to 7 per cent; last loan, 4; closed offered at 4. Prime mercantile paper. 67& Sterling exchange quiet and steady at $4 80H for CO-day bills and 84$ for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. V. 8. 4s.reg ra U. 8. 4a. eous 127 M.lCAT.Gen.Ss . MX Mutual Union Si... .102 N. J. C. Int. Ort...UX Northern Fac lsts..11M Northern Fac. Ms. .112 Northw't'nconioli.lH Nnrthw'n derm's.. 110 U. 8. 4Xs, rer 1MM U. 8. 4)43, coup.... IMIi Pacific 6s or '95. US Louisiana stamped Is 937g Missouri 63 101)4 lenn. new set. u... ii Tenn. new set 6....10ii Term. newset.Ss.... 7i Orecon A Trans, to. 103 StlI.M.Uen.ss87 at. U4 8.K0en.il. I12! Su rant consols ....IIS StPL OhlAFe.lstS.llS Canada Bo. Ids 86K uen. raclflc ists. ....iw Den. Ait. G., lata... lis Den. &B.G.4S 78 D.ftB.O.Westlsts. 9SX Eric, Ms 101 U.K. AT. Qen.Cs.. 74 lTx..Pe.L.tt.Tr.B.8S5 Tx.,FcK.G.lT.HetlJ6)j union fac. uis...-ii West Shore 103 New Toes Clearings, t82.73Q.933: balances, J4.664.2S0. - Boston Clearings. 817,565,191; balances, 21271,738. Money, 4&5 per cent BAX.TXHOBB Clearings. 12,668,324; balances, (330.050. PmL.VDin.FHiA Clearings, $10,643,725; bal ances, $1,929,546. London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England to-day is 60,000. Pabis Three per cent rentes, 87f 70o ex-Interest for tbe account Chicago Bank clearings were 512,643,000. New York exchange, 23c discount The de mand for money continues good and rates are unchanged from the former quotations 0 per cent tor call and 6Q8 per cent on time. STILL IN THE RUT. Petroleum Continue Dnll, but Values n lilt- tie Firmer Refining; Ohio. The oil market was dull, but rather firmer, yesterday. It seems to be firmly established on a holiday basis, and no radical improvement is expected until along in January. The open ing was $1 04; highest SI 0 lowest SI 04; closing. Si & Trading was light all along the line and entirely professional. Saturday's clearances were 132.000 barrels. There was no important field or other news, except tbat tbe Standard Is making good progress in refining Ohio olL The complete report of all the petroleum Elpe lines for November shows net stocks of .412.772 barrels, against 11,926.742 in October, and 17.823,274 in January, a decrease of 513.975 from TJctober and 6,410,602 since January. The amount of outstanding certificates is now less than one-bait the amonnt In January, while tbe available supply of Pennsylvania oil above ground represents only about six months' con sumption, and production is less than con sumption. Features of the Market. Corrected daily by John M. Oaaiey A Co, 45 Sixth street members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 1C4XLowest 104X HTjtUwt lfeXJClMed ltaX Barren. Average runs........ .......... .......... o3.803 Averaxe shipments 78.070 Average charters. 38,950 Jteflned. New Yor. 7.60c Krflnei, lrfmdon. 6Xd. Refined, Antwerp, YtM. Kenned. Liverpool. S 1-163. Kenned, Bremen, 7.15m. A. B. McGrew quotes: calls, SI 06 Puts, a 04Jil 04K; Otber Oil Markets. . New Yokk. December 16. Petroleum opened steady at Si 03 and after tbe first sales the market became strong and advanced to SI 04. There was no further movement and the close was firm at SI 04. Total sales, 230,000 barrels. OilCttt. December 16. Petroleum opened at SI 04; highest Jl 0 lowest, SI 04; dosed, SI 05J6- - - - Bradford. December 16. Opened at tl 0ft; closed at tl 05; highest SI 05; lowest SI Oiii- Trrusvtti.E, December ia Petroleum opened at SI 04: highest SI 05V; lowest $1 04; dosed, SU , LAKDS AND DOUSES. The Week Starts Off With a Number of Good Deals. Alles A Bailey, 164 Fourth avenne, sold for J. H. Hughes a two-story frame dwelling of 11 rooms and 8 acres of ground, etc, on Washing ton pike, to Peter Sibel for ?2,50a W. A. Herron & Sons sold a lot on the east side of Fisk street Seventeenth ward, near Penn avenue, in size 22x139 feet to a 20-foot alley, for (1,43a Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 118 in the Blair estate plan of lots, in Glenwood, Twenty-third ward, situate on Renova street size 24x118, for $800. James W. Drape A Co. closed the sale of a house and lot in tbe East End and a small property in & llegheny for $5,250 cash. Black A Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to Mr. Robert Lyners, for P. Berrlnger, the property on the comer of Blair and Frazler streets, Oak land, being a two-story frame dwelling of five rooms, with lot 65x120 feet for $2,000 cash. Jamison A Dickie sold a lot on In wood street East End, 33xl38 feet for $750 cash; also a lot on Atwell street East End, 40x120 feet to Ada Campbell for $850. and a mortgage on East End property for $1,000, three years, at 6 per cent 'A LITTLE BETTER. Railroad Shares Listless at the Opeolng, but Improve In Activity and Strength Drives nt tbe Rending and the Sngor Trust. New York, December 16. The stock market was again listless and dull, and all interest in the speculation was supplied by the bears, who were more aggressive than for the past week. The death of Mr. Gowen was made the occasion of a rumor that his holdings of Reading stock and junior securities would come upon the market, and during the forenoon, especially, considerable pressure was brought upon the market. In it there was less snecess than among the incomes, and the interest was ex tended to Lackawanna with more satisfactory results, though the final decline in it was a fraction only. The same tactics were resorted to in the case of Sugar Refineries, because of tbe death of Air. iiavemeyer, ana wniie in this there were some wide fluctuations made, and at one time a material drop from the best figure was ac complished, the rally in tbe afternoon was complete, and tbe stock actually closed with a fractional improvement. First prices were all small fractions better than Saturday's final figures, and. left to Itself for a short time, tbe entire market appreciated further small frac tions, while Sugar Refineries continued its ad vance of last week add rose 2 per cent before the attack of tbe bears checked the upward tendency. Missouri Pacific was also prominent injtho early rise, and with Chicago and preferred rose over 16 per cent. The screws were then' put on and Sugar retired ZH per cent, Lacka wanna something over 1 per cent, and others fractionally. Tbe pressure was not maintained; however, and when it was relieved, tbe market again sank back into dullness, while prices 'slowly appreciated until the last bour when the upward movement became mora pro nounced. The market closed fairly active and firm to strong. Railroad bonds were quiet and devoid of feature of importance, although there was active tradincr in Erie seconds and!Kan!ut and Texas sixes which furnished S119,000and$102,000 respectively to the day's total of $1,142, 00a h Government bonds were .dull and steady. ; State bonds were dulfbut firm. The following tanie snows tne prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Kxenange yester day, corrected daily for The Dispatch by WurTNITABTIFHiKEON. oldest Pltuburr mem bers of Kewioraatocaicxcnange, 67 roar th ave nue: Clos lnr Bid. . 31 S3 nx 122 SS 106H 68 4 1I3M 75 U 18)4 S3 .98 in MOM Open- High. low. IDS'- est. C4U. Am. Cotton OH Trust.. UH HH ax an. iwuon uu, ...... .... AtCD.. Top.B.F..... HX Canadian Pacific .... - . Canada (southern ..... KSi Central 0f.NewJerse7.r22 Central PaelOt... Wi Chesaoeake Uhio-... 2S!4 C Bur. ft QulnT.....10SM a. Mil, St. Paul..,. B9K a. nn.Ast. P- pr....niH C, Jiockl. ftl. 'S7H U, BU K & FlttS U Cauks Pitts, nt. SS HH 33 CSX IB MX Wi 10SH iiSH S9 10SM era 113)j C St. 1, 41. AO - c st. r-M. o.. nr. ,. C. ft Northwestern U1H mj no C. northwestern, Br. .... ...; ti, C C. 1 TO., "JO 30 ,Ct. Cji.U, ALi'Vi .., ,i K .,, 31 OoL coal a iron S8 S9V Col. A Booking Val .. 20 to ue.. u a w.. usx tax Del. A Hudson. Denver A Klo O IS 18 Denver A Bio O., pi K.T.. V,4U tH SK K.T..Va.AGs.ltpf. .. .. K-, T.. Vs. AGs. Zd pt. llllnolsoentral. Lake Bn a Western.. 17K MX Lake Kne A Wester. Late Shore AM. 8 10S5 10854 LoulsTiijeiMajnTjiie. WSi S7X Michigan central Mobuea Ohio Mo.. Kan. Texas.... llif UH Mlssonn faclfio 63)4 68Jr ew york Central 107J 108 JJ. J L. . A W 27J4 27J4 iJ.V..L.B.AW.prer.. 67 67 2-J., a A8t L 17V 17 ",.. O. A8tL. or.. 70 70S J.V..C.48I.L.MPI UK. S UH 4K J"... O. A W KH MX Jiorroik Western (JorrolkA Western. pf. 5SX NX Northern Pacific 32H S2X Nprtnern f aclfle pret '6X 7X Ohio Mississippi..... 2214 22X prejson improvement Greeon Transcon X S4a PacincMall M WH Peo. Dee. a Kvans. PhlladeL A iteadlnc. XX 40 Pullman Palace Oar. .. J88)4 189i Blchmona A W. P. T.. 2IX 2ife KfohmondAW.r.T.pr 80 80X St p.. Minn. A Man..H2J, IDS St l. & aan rrn 15 15 St b. a 8n JTran pf. St.u A Ban jr. 1st pr.. M 94 Texas Paelfl l 19S4 Union raclflc 6BX CSX Wabasn Wabash preferred JO 3IX Western Union. 6 S6 VVhreling A L. t 68X MX ouitar Trust SIM est National tad Trust. 1X 19X Chicago Uaa Trust.... 41)4 42 IS 17X 108" 9K 18 40K Philadelphia Stocks. Closing anotitions of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A StCDhenson,1 brokers. No. 57 Fonrth avmniL jaemners .new lore Dioci-tx- change. Bid. Asked. 83H 19 11-16 SX S2X S3 32 7X Pennsylvania Bailroad. 52 Keaainr.. 19X Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western.... Le&lKh Valler..." Lenigh JNavlmtlon northern Faclfio Aortnernpaciaopreierrea . 7X . SI Mining:' Stock. New Yoek. December IS. Best & Belcher, 240; Caledonia, 120; Consolidated California A Virginia, 440; Deadwood 140; El Cristo, 120; Hale & Norcross, 250; Homestake 900: Horn Silver. 225; Mexican, 230; North Belle Isle, 100; Ontario. 650; Plymouth. 290; Savage, 150; Sierra Nevada, 200; Union Consolidated, 24a Beech All's Pills cure bilious and nervous ills Peaes' Soap secures a beautiful complexion OFFICIAL PITTSBURG. A No. 167.) N ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZ1NO THE construction of a sewer-on Broad street, from Fairmont street to a connection with a sewer on Neeley avenue. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city ot Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same, That tbe Chief of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to adver tise in accordance with the acts of Assembly of tbe Commonwealth at Pennsylvania and the ordinances of the said city of Pittsburg relating thereto and regulating the same. for proposals for the con struction of a pipe sewer, 15 inches in diameter on Broad street from Fairmont Street to a connection with a sewer on Negley avenue tbe contract therefor to be let in the mannerdirected bythe said acts of Assembly and ordinances. Tbe cost and expense ot tbe same to be assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act relating to streets and sewers in cities of the second class," approved the 16th day of May. A. 0. 18S9. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or dinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 25th day of November, A. D. 1SS9. a. tr. fuuu, president oi aeiect councit Attest: GEO. SHEPPAKD, Clerk of Select Council. GEO. L.HOLLIDAY. President of Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office, November 27,1889. Approved: "Wll. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: W. H. MCCLEARY. Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 7, page 209, 14th day of December, A. D. 1839. del6-14 (No. 174.1 AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE construction of a sewer on McCully street, from east side of Hlland avenue, connecting with a sewer on Negley avenue. 'Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted bv tha J. city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Conn- jcus assemmea, ana it ismererjy ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same. That tbe Chief of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to ad vertise In accordance with the acts of Assem bly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the ordinances of the said city of Pittsburg re lating thereto and regulating the same, for proposals for the construction of a pipe sewer IS Inches in diameter on McCully street, from the east side of Hiland avenue to a connection with a sewer on Negley avenue, the contract therefor to be let in tbe manner directed by the said acts of Assembly and ordinances. The cost and expense of the same to be assessed and collected in accordance with the provi sions of an act of Assembly of tbe Common wealth of Pennsvlvanla entitled, "An act re lating to streets and sewers in cities of tbe second class," approved tbe 16th day of May, A. D. 1889. ' Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same is hereby re pealed, so far as the same affects this ordi nance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this 25th day of November, A. D.. 1889. H.P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of, Select Council. W. A. MAGEE. President of Com mon Council pro tern. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office, November 27, 1889. Approved: WM. MCCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: W. H. MoCLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 7, page 214, 14th day of December, A. D- 1889. del6-14 A No. 166J N ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE construction of a sewer on Homewood avenne, from Penn avenue to a connection with sewer on Homewood avenue at Tioga street. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by tbe city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Councils assembled, and lc is hereby or dained and enacted by the autbority.of the same. That the Chief of the Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to advertise in accordance with the acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the ordinances of the said city of Pittsburg relating thereto and regu lating tbe same, for proposals for tbe con struction of a pipe sewer on Homewood avenue, commencing at Penn avenne, thence to Meade street, lo inches in diameter, and from tbence 18 inches in diameter, to a con nection wltn a sewer on Homewood avenue, near Tioga street, the contract therefor to be let in the manner directed by the said acts of Assembly and ordinances. The costand expense of th e same to be assessed and collected in accordance with tbe provisions of an act of Assembly of tbe Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, entitled "An act relating to streets and sewers in cities ot the second class," approved the 16tb day of :May, A. D. 1889. Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance be and tbe same is hereby re pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils this Both day of November. A. D. 188. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD,. Clerk of Belect Council. W. A. MAGEE, President of Com mon Council pro tern. Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office. November 27,1839. Approved: WM.McOALLlN.Jifayor. Attest: W.H. Mo CLEARY, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded In Ordinance Book. vol. 7, page 208, 14th day ot December, A. D. 1880 de!6-14 A No. 177.1 N ORDINANCE-ATJTHORIZING THE opening ot Kvaline street, from liberty avenue to Breed's Hill street Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by tbe city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and It is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of tbe same. That the Chief of tbe Department of Public Works be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be surveyed and onened within 60 davs from tbe date of the passage of this ordinance, Evallne street, from Liberty avenue to Breed's Hill street, at a width of 60 feet, in accordance with ordi nances of Councils locating tbe same, approved November 12, 1886, and September 27, 1877. The damages caused thereby and tbe benefits to pay tbe same to be assessed and collected in accordance with the prpvisions of an act of As sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled, "An act relating to streets and sewers in cities of the second class," approved tha 16th day of May, A. D. 1889. I Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordinance conflicting with the provisions ot this ordinance be and tbe same is hereby re pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance. Ordained and enacted Into a law in Councils this 25thday of November, A. T. 1889. H. P. FORD, President of Select Council. Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk ot Beloct Council. W. A. MAGEE, President of Com mon Council pro tern. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's Office, November27, 1889. Approved: WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ty H. McCLEARY. MavoTa Clerk. Recorded in Oreteaace Book, vol. 7, ?e 215, M war ot Peossmr, A. D.im. ' sMf jT DOMESTIC -IARKETS. Monday's Usual Qaielness ifl Lines of General Produce. CABBAGE Ap CRANBEEEIES FIRM, Oats and Old Corn Drifting UpwardHew Cora Weakening. PACKAGE COFFEE SURE TO ADTAHCE OFFICE OF nrrSBUEO DlSPATdH, I , MONDAY. December 16, 1889. Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Monday seldom develops any new features to general produce trade. To-day Is no excep tion to tbe rnle. Trade is quiet all along the line. In the line of dairy products, butter is the strong factor and the drift is toward higher prices. Supply of cabbage is small and mar kets are very firm. In fruit lines, cranberries are the strong factor. The bulk of stock Is now in the hands of men who can afford to bide their time and who will wait until they can hare their own prices. The advance in cran berries tbe past week or two has been equiva lent to 2 per barrel, and markets are firm at the advance. Game is very slow, and unless sharp, frosty weather comes to the rescue, dealers in this line are likely to suffer heavy loss. There has not often been a time this late in tbe year when game was so plenty and cheap as it is now. Butter Creamery, Elgin. S032r; Ohio do, 2S29c; fresh dairy packed, 2527c; coun try rolls. 2425c. . Beans Navy hand-picked beans, $2250230; medium. $2 102 2a Beeswax 2830c V St for choice; low grade, 1820c Cideb Sand refitted, SB 507 EO; common, S3 504 00; crab cider, $8 00Q8 SO $ barrel; cider vinegar, 1012e t? gallon. Chestnuts o 0085 60 lp bushel; walnuts, 6070e 1 bushel. , cheese Ohio, llUc; New York. HKc; Limburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, llQ 13Xc; imported Sweitzer, 23c. Eggs 2627c fl doien for strictlv fresh. Knurrs Apples, faney, tl 503 00 $ barrel; California pears, $3 604 00 a box; cranberries, $11 0012 00 f) barrel; Malaga grapes, large bar rel. $8 oa Game Squirrels, 7oc$l dozen; qua!, $1 f) dozen; prairie chickens. $4 50o 00 V dozen; pheasants, $4 6005 00 dozen: rabbits, $1 501 75 ft dozen; venison saddle, 1215c $ ponnd; venison carcass. 810c ?t pound. Feathers Extra live geese, &060c; No. L do, 4045c; mixed lots. SO35c V & Poultry Live chickens, 6o65c a pair; dressed. 89c a pound: ducks, 6d75c 91 pair; geese, $1251 30 pair: live turkeys, 10llc f ft: dressed turkeys, 1213c V & Seeds Clover, choice, 62&s to bushel, $4 20 4 4 1 !p bushel: clovrr.large English.tGfts. $4 35 4 60; clover, Alsike. $3 00; clover, white, $9; timo thy, choice. 45 fis, SI 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 lbs. $1 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 fis, $1 SO; orchard grass, 14 fts, $1 40; red top, 14 fts. Si 25; millet 60 fts. $1 00; millet 600c bushel; Hungarian grass, SO lbs. 66c; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, S3 00 V bushel of 14 As. Taiaow Country, 4Jic; city rendered. 4 ac .tbopicai. rKurrs ljemons, common, Tt so 2 25; fancy, $4 005 00: Florida oranges. $200 3 00; Jamaica oranges. $3 004 00 $ barrel; bananas, $2 00 firsts, $1 50 good seconds, SB bunch; cocoanuts, $4 004 50 V -hundred; figs. 8U9c V ft: dates. sXoKc W ft: new laver figs, 12K16c; new dates, 7c t ft. Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 5560c: on track, 4550c: cabbages, $7 008 00 a hun dred; celery, 40c fl dozen; Jerseys, $4 004 2o; turnips, $1 001 oO a barrel; onions, $2 a barrel. BUCKWHEAT FLOtra 22c fl pound. Groceries. Coffee options advanced 20 points on Satur day ana are very firm to-day. Packages can hardly fail to go up higher at an early day. The trade awaits the actions of a single firm. Sugars are still weak and a lower level of prices is among the strong probabilities. , Greek Coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rio. 2122c; prime Rio, 20Xc; low grade Rio, 18KQ19c; old Government Java. Z728c;Mar acalbo. 2324c; Mocha, 2829Kc; Santos, 20H24c; Caracas, 2224c; neaberry, Rlo,23 2ic; La Gnayra, 23K24c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades. 2529c; old Government Java, bulk. 31X33c; Maracaibo, 272Sc; Santos, 24K28Hc; peaberry, 28Kc; choice Rio. 26c: piiine Rio. 23Kc; good Rio, 2-2; ordinary, 21c Spices f whrjle)Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70880c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test,7Vc; Ohio. 120. 8Kc; headlight, 150, 8c; water white, lOKc; globe, 1414c: elaine, 14c; car- nacune, uc, rojaune, ic; giooe rea oil. 1168 llKe Ml mEBS' Orx No. 1 winter strained. 46047c ft gallon; summer, mamc. .Lara oil. 7uc STBOTS Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime. S335c: new maple syrup, 90c N. O. MOLASSES Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c: medium, 3843c: mixed, 40342c. SODA Bl-carb in kegs, 33Jc; bi-carb In s, 5JJc: bl-carb, assorted packages. 5J6c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, fl set. 8Kc; parafflne, ll12c Rice Head, Carolina, 67c; choice, 6KQ 6C: prime, 5X6c: Louisiana, &6Vc bTAEon Pearl, 2Jic; cornstarch, 66c; gloss starch, 47c Foueiqn Fbutts Layer raisins, 12 65; Lon don layers, $2 90; California London layers, S2 75; Muscatels, $2 25; California Muscatels, 82 10;ValencIa,7i4c; Ondara Valencia, 8KSJ$c; sultana,9Xc: currants,5K5c; Turkey prunes. 4K5c: French prunes. 69c; Salonica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8c; cocoanuts, t 100, SO 00; almonds, Ian., f) ft, 20c: do. Ivlca, 19c; do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nan., 1215c; Sicily nioerts, izc; amyrna ngs, liaise; new aates, &S6Kc; Bruil nuts, 10c: pecans, -ll15c; cit ron. V ft, 1920c; lemon peel, fl a, 16c: orange peel, loc Dbikd Fbutts Apples, sliced, per & 6c, ap ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap orated. 14l(lc; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2628c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 1921c; cherries, pitted,13X14c; cher ries unpitted, 66c; raspberries, evaporated, 25K26c: blackberries, 7K8c; huckleberries, 10ai2c Stjoaes Cubes, 7c; powdered, TJic; granu lated, 7Kc; confectioners' A, 7c; standard A, 6J4ci soft white, eSe; yellow, choice, 6y, 6Kc; yellow, good, & yellow, fair, 6Jg 5c; vellow, dark, 6Jc Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $5 60; medi um, half bbls (600), 3 25. Salt No L ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, fl bbl, J105-, dairy, fl bbl, 1 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, SI 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 82 80; Biggins' Eureka, 16-11 ft pockets. t3 00. Caused Goods Standard peaches, tl 00(5 2 25; 2dSL 1 1 651 80; extra peaches, $2 402 60; pie -peaches, 95c; finest corn, tl 0001 50; Hid Co. corn, 7590c; red cherries, 90cSl; Lima beans, tl 20; soaked do. 85c: string do. OOgOoc: mar rowfat peas, tl 101 15; soaked peas, 70ts0c: pineapples, si vmi tf. Manama ao, c 73; damson plums, 95c; greengages, tl 25; egg plums, J2 00; California pears. 12 50: do greengages, tl 85: do egg plums, tl 85; extra white cherries, $2 40; raspberries, 95ctl 10; strawberries, $1 10; gooseberries, tl 3Ckg)l 40: tomatoes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft, tl 651 90; blackberries, 65c: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2-ft, tl2S160; corn beef. 2-ft cans, $2 05: 14-fi cans, t!4; baked beans, f 1 45 1 50: lobster, 1-ft, tl 751 80: mackerel, 1ft cans, broiled, tl 50; sardines, domestic, Ws, H 254 50; sardines, domestic, KMS 75 (00; sardines, imported, js. tll5012 60, sardines, imported. Us. 118: sardines, mustard. S3 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, S32r extra No. 1 do, mess, 38: No. 2shore mackerel, ViL. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c ft ft; do medium, George's cod. Be; do large, 7c: boneless hake, in strips; 6c: do George's cod in blocks. 6X7c Herring Round shore, t4 50' ft bbl; split, 56 50; lake, S2 75 ft 100-ft half bbL White flsb, t6 00 ft 100 & ball bbU Lake trout, $5 60 ft halt bbL Fin nan haddock, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft tt. Pickerel, i4 bbl, 12 00; K bbLtllO; Poto mac herring, 5 00 ft bbl, t2 60 ft M bbL OATBAL-eC 006 25 ft bbL Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car sample corn, Ko. 6 days, P. R. R.; 1 car extra 3 whits' oats, 29c, 5 days, P. R. R. Receipts as bulletined, 61 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, i cars of corn, 6 of oats, 7 of flour. 1 of bran and middlings. 1 of wheat, 6 of hay. 1 of middlings. 2 of feed. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 7 cars of corn, 2 of hay, 2 of oats. By Baltimore and Obio.l car of oats, 2 of hay. ByPitUhurgandLakeErle.3carsof flour, 2 of oats. By Pittsburg and Western. 2 cars of bay, 1 of middlings, 1 of flour. Oats are very firm at quotations. The same is true of old corn. New corn shows weakening tenden cies on liberal receipts. Millfeed grows firmer as the season advances and markets are strong atquotations. Prices below are for carload lots on track. WHEAT-NewNo.3 red. 8e85c: No. 3, 88 82c. Uokh No. 2 yellow, ear,4243c; new, 38637c: blgh mixed, ear. 404tc; No. 2 yellow, shelled, i2m-Hc: new, 35038c; high mixed, shelled, 41Hc; mixed, shelled, 4141Xc iATS No. 2 white, J031c; extra. No, 3, 2930c: mixed, 27K28Kc Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Okie, 6364c; No. 1 Western, 51V2c. baklxt western, jsjwicj uaaaem Mariey. 78f7; rae- -, OMJasiaiBg. pntsjs ,y WWHC 4 serine patents, $3 0905 60; winter straight, $4 24-56; clear winter. $4 O0g4 25; straight XXXX bakers', $3 603 75. Rye flour, $3 &08 4 75. MnxFEED Middlings, fine white. $15 009 14 00 V ton: brown mlddliags, 12 0OH 09; winter wheat bran. $11 25 11 50; Chop feed,, $l5 6oei6 0a -! HAT-Baled timothy. No. L $11 25911 60-, No. 2 do, $8 0010 00; loose from wagon, $11 00 12 CO. according to quality; Na 2 prairie bay, $7 088 00; packing do, J7 25g7 50. STKAW-Oats, jo 757 00; wheat and rye straw. $6 00C 25. Provisions. Sugar-enred, hams, large, 9c; sugar-eured hams, medium, 10c: sugar-cured hams, small, lljc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 6c;sugar cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders.7Kc;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. 5c: bacon clear sides, 7Kc; bacon clear bellies. 7c; dry salt shoulders, 5c: dry salt clear sides, 7c Mesi pork, heavy. $11 60; mess pork, family, $12 00. Lard refined. In tierces, 5e; half barrels, 6c; 60-6 tubs. 6Ve; 20-ft palls, 6Xc; So ft tin cans, 6c; 3-B tin pails, fic: 5-fii tin palls, fie; 10-ft tin palls, 6c; 6-B tin pails. c Smoked sausage, long, 6c; large, 5c. resh pork links, 9c Boneless hams.l0c. Pigs feet, half barrel, $4 00; quarter barrel, Dressed MentM. The foil owing prices are furnished by Armour A Co. on dressed meat: Beef carcasses, 450 to650 tts, 5c; 550 to 650 Bs, 6c: 650 to 750 &S, 6K6c Sheep, Be B. Lambs; 9c fl 2. Hogs,5c. Fresh pork loins. 7c SICK HEADACHECarttr,i L,tUe UTer ruu SICK HEADACHEClrter,IIJUj8laTerpuli SICK HEADACHEC4rter,g uttje LiTernrjs. SICK HEADACHECirtet,jLlttl8LlTerpUjJ nolS-67-TTSSu LABOR-SAYING A pnre dry Soap In powdered form. The great labor saver and quick cleanser, without Injury ta Tiindj or fabric. Economical, pare and good, Beits the world for cleaning glasses, windows, houses, dishes, milk palls, milk cans, clothes, ic. Keeps moths oot of carpets, bureaus, etc. Sea that you get BELL'S SOAPONA-Red Packages. BELL'S BUFFALO SOAP-Best Soap Hade, R.W. BELL MF6. CO,, Buffalo, N.Y. S.Snnd HEAD NOISES visible Tnbnlir Km- f'n.h- 11 tt XVh)UH riAawl j44v,a Jr. Successful when all remedies fadV Wnta or call for Illustrated book FREE. Sold only by P. HISCOX. 853 Broadway, cor. 14th St.. New York. Bo ageuuT nol3-61-TTS8uwk GCXiO MEDAL, PABIB, 1878. TV. BAKER & CO.'S MM Cocoa It aisolutelv mire and it is soluble. No Chemicals n nied la its prepuifcon. It his mor Ocm On Hmtt tU atrtngtJk of Cocm mixed with Staxch, Arrowroot or Sngar, and is therefore far mors economical, costing Ut Oon m cent a cup. It is delidouf. nonriihinj, itrengtheniaj, Eabilt Diqz8tzd4 and admlrabJj adapted for inrallds as well as forpenoni Is health- Sold "by Grocers everywhere. W.BAKEE & CO., Dorchester, Mass, BfnptpVM PERFECl BiUUilimi 11 !! aLiijyjM A nurely Vegetable L Compound tbat expels (all bad humors from the system. Removes blotch es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. ap2-63 JAB. D. CALLERY President JOHN W. TAYLOR ..Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. 1125,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. JyeVrrs PILES: SYMPTOHS-Kofte. ret IntvBBA Itehlan andttlniliicf notml lffftti worse 07 I lowed to eoatiaao I ITCHING PJIiS.fiial'aSSS bnromlnr Terr man. HIHYNWI HINT. MElI Mops the Itehlnc tuid Mecdlaft fcela m Bleeratlan,aBidiBiiDoatmseremoveaue ta mors. SWATnsOisnmrlf floldb7dnccl1tt.orBuU.dt at AddreM oaToedpt of Briet,S0ct.abox; 3boxof.flJS. Adonis Inters . PS. SWAT3K t SOS. FMUdelpUa, Po, UEdKERS- FINANCIAL. TTTHITNEY & STEPHENSON, 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits throngh Messrs. DrexeL Alorgan Co, New York, Passports procured. ap2S-l )K TO tlOO JUDICIOl In stock options or margins TO tlOO JUDICIOUSLY INVESTED stock options or margins'in Wall st leads to wealth. - STEVENSON 4 CO., Brokers, no25TTSu 50 New st. New York. JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS ANDBROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New Yoxk and Chicago. 15 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. mr29-81 7cpeenrt 20-YEAR GOLD BONDS. We Offer at Par and Interest $500,000 Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Cs. Bonds, Due In 1909, Interest Payable April f and October I. These bonds are a portion of a total ot $2,000,000, and are issued to complete the construction of 120 miles of canals diverting the water of Bear Lake and Bear river into the Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah, for Irrigating 250,000 acres of land, and to supply tbe city of Ogden and other towns with water for domestic and manufacturing purposes. They are securedjby a first mortgage on all tbe property, canals, franchises and water rights belonging to tbe Irrigation Company, Including many thousand acres of fertile land In Salt Lake Valley. Tha right is reserved to advance tha price without notice. For full Information, address or inquire at tbe offices of the JARVIS-CONKLIN MORTGAGE TRU8T COMPANY. No. 239 Broadway, New York; No. 518 Walnut street, Philadelphia; No. 68 State street, Boston, Masev and No. 27 Custom House street, Provl deaee, R. I., or PrrrasUHG 'COMPANY, UM, o ipn nf .strl j WASHING POWDER 1 1 Mrn A Blood Punfler. n y WFimwesMW. seJfr-THW, JOSEPH HOME M., TO0LBSALE-:-HOUSE, W000 AND LIBERTY SIS.'- ' Special attractions now open goods specially suited for the. in useful Holiday Trade. Dealers are invited to inspect the stock, which is complete, and at prices which can not fail to impress tbe buyer. nol9-D PATENTS. O. D. LEVIS. Solicitor of Patents, 311 Fifth avenue, above Smltbfield. next Leader office. (Ho delay.) Established 20 years. se2540 3IEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBUEO, PA. As old residents know and back files of Pitts burg papers prove, is tbe oldest established and most prominent physician in tbe dty.de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. arNOFEEUNTILCURED' MCDnilO and mental diseases. physical IM L II V U U Odecay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambition and hope. Impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, falling powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting thoperson for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN s4TeeruPtat,oS blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the STStem. 1 1 D I M A D V kidney and bladder derange U n 1 1 1 rt h I j ments, weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other paint nl symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive experi ence, insures scientific and reliable treatment on comolon-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. if. Sunday, 10 A. M. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 81 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. de8-15 DSuwk m How Lost! How Regained, know thyself; ""-J ' SaCJIUPB-t-TEl ov A Scientific and Standard Popular Medical Trsatlss on snenrrorsoi lonin.i-remararejjecuDe, nervous and Physical Debility, ImsurlUes oi the Blood, Resulting from Folly, Vice, lguonnce. Ex cesses or Overtaxation, Enervating and unfit ting the victim for Work, Business, tbe ilar riage or Social Relations. Avoid unskillful pretenders. Possess this ureat work. It contains 300 Dazes, roval 8vo. Beautiful binding, embossed, full gilt. Price, only tl by mail, postpaid, concealed in plain wrapper, illustrative Prospectus Free, If you. rospectus r rae, u you nisbed anthor. Wm. H. annlv now. The distinenii jyi Parker. M. D., received tbe GOLD AND JEW. ELED MEDAL from tha National Medical As sociation, for this PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Dr. Parker and a corps of Assistant Physicians may be cun- snitea. connaentiany. dj- mail or in person, as the office of THE PEABODY MEDICAL IN STITUTE, No. 4 Qulflnch St, Boston, Mass., to whom all orders for books or letters for advice should be directed as above. aulS-67-Tursuwk Health is Wealth Db. e. C West's Nzbvk and bbaxx Treatment, a guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, convulsions. Uts. nervous neuralgia. headache, nervous prostration caused by tbe use of alcohol or tobacco, wakefulness, mental depression, softening of the brain resulting in insanity and leading to misery, decay and death, premature old age. barrenness, loss of power in either sex, involuntary losses and spermatorrhoea caused by over-exertion of tha brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains one month's treatment tl a box; or six boxes for 15, sent by mail prepaid on re ceipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES Tocure any case. With each order received by us for six boxes, accompanied with 5 00, we win send the purchaser onr written guarantee to refund the money if tbe treatment does not ef fect a cure. Guarantees issued only by EmilO. Stucky. Druggist, Sole Agent, 1701 and 2401 Penn ave. and cor. Wylie ave. and Fnlton st. Pitts burg, Pa. se27-100-TTSSn DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re quiring scientific and confiden tial treatmentl Dr. S. K. Lake. M. R. C. P. a, isthe oldest and most experienced specialist in the city. Consultation free and strictlv confidential. Office limn S tn and 7 to 8P. K.: Sundays. 2to4lV XXonsult them personally, or write. Docroaa Laxs. 323 Penn ave, Pittsburg, Pa. jel245-DWJC . ?8 Ooirtoaa. Boot COMPOUND inoaed of Cotton Root. Tansv and Pennvroval a. recent disebverv by aa 'old Dhvsiclan. Is successfully used trwniAlH Safe. EffectnaL Price L br matt. sealed. Ladies, ask your druggist for Cook's Cotton Boot Compound and take no substitute, or Inclose 2 stamps for-sealed particulars. Ad dress FOND LILY COMPANY. No. 3 Flsbet? Block, 131 Woodward avewDetroit, Mich. " J-3old in Pittsburg. Pa., by Joseph Flea tag t Son, Diamond and Market sts. se26-3B CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS RCD CROSS DIAMOND BRAND., Sole mad aiwT reCi&le. Ladlos . mak Dnigm tor Diamond Brad,v 4rarunieuiueD0ZM, weieawna i cbloa ribbon. Take m atlierv AXt j4Uj la pasteboard boxes wtu ptu ttbb pen u dJufferoas e icnentve i.SaS 4 (rtanp.) for putleslarf, testli&aBlala oi -Kur rr unutv uaw,vf Hlin ailL Ifamt Paver. qklnrtertI.,IC.,S.dh8,nn,r. " OC5-71-TTS MEN ONLY! A POSTTIVJi CUKSI For LOST or Falllnr MANHOOD.Nervoui npu. Weakness at Body A Mind, Lack of Strength, Vigor and De velopment, caused by Errors, Excesses, Ac Boot Modi or SxnvritXATXxxT. and Proofs mailed (sealed) rree. Address JOUJC jukdiuai. cu jtauaio. is. z. BfflmmimimWd mM,Fi JaW smMsTsmr' - " Hk de37-TTS4WlC i ?3 Manhood RESTORED. Bzxxcv Tsxz. ATictfaa of Toutnfal Imprudence. t- causing Premature Decay. Serrous Debility, Lex Manhood, Ac harmg tried In vain erery known reme dy, lias dlscoTered a idniple means ot self -eon, wnica ha will send (sealed) FREE to his fe!low-uflreTS Address, J. H. BEEVES, P.O. Box 230, New York CUs. 0d9-53-TTSSa HARE'S REMEDY , For men! Checks tha worst eases in three) days, and cures In five days. Price II 00. at J. FLEMING'S DRUGSTORE, ja5-29-TTSsa 413 Market street TO WEAK MEN SuSenns from the elects ot youthful errors, early decay. wasUns weakness, lost manhood, etc.1 win send a valuable treatise (sealed) containing full particulars for home cure. FREE of charge- A splendid medical work: should be read by every man who is nervous ana aemuianea. Auoresa, ei9U ,V.XW WUi istawra,i:a OcjMBWkjQI JO f ..U '
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