Pittsburg dispatch. (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, December 24, 1889, Page 7, Image 7
n, THE&' PEraSBpRQ-WraffitTUESDAT, DEOEMBERf 1881? , K Rr HEHBS: ISLAND. h ; IliTe Stock All Along the Line is Depressed by Poultry. 'PRICES OP GOOD CATTLE STEADY. Choice Sheep and Lambs Firm, Owing to Terjf light Receipts. HOGS PLEKTI AKD MARKET DKAGB Office of Pittsbtieg Dispatch,! AIondat. December 23. 1888. J The rnn of lire stock was below average, with the exception of hogs. Sheep supplies were. particularly light Demand corres ponded with supply of cattle, and only choice stock found ready sale. The hoiday season is never good for the old staple meats, and this season is no ex ception to the rule. The cattle supply Taried very little from last week, either as to quality or quantity, and while prices held up fairly well to last week's range, markets were sluggish, and outside prices were with difficulty obtained. Prime, heavy Chicago bought beeves, weigh lnci,500 to L.G0O pounds, were quoted at $5 40 6 60, with rerr few sales at the latter figure. Medium weights, 1,350 to 1,450 pounds, sold at J5 0065 25; do, 1,200 to 1.300 pounds, H 751 9a Prime LIsht Welches. Prime licht weights, 900 to 1,100 pounds, H 85 to M 6V; common to lair, thin and rough stock, S3 SO to H. Fresh cows were in demand and i easy to sell at 35 to $50 a head. Calves were in Tery light supply, there Being but S3 head on sale, and they sold readily at 5fe to 6cper pound according to weight and age. Bulls, stags, etc, from surrounding counties were slow sale at SJc to 4c per pound. Receipts: From Chicago L Zeigler, 88 head: L. Gerson, 87; L. Rothschild, 72; A. Froium, 51 From Ohio Needy Sc Smith, 16; A. Koby, 17; H. Hank, 9. From Pennsylvania J. Shepherd, 23; G. T. Shepherd, 19: various owners. 8; total, 892; last week, 409;wevjous week, S1Z Sheep nnd Lambs The features of markets were light offerings, good demand and firmness. Choice sheep and lambs were 2c above prices of last week. Best heavy Western and native wethers sold at $5 00 to So 25; good to choice medium weights, do 84 25 to j 45; common and mixed lots, S3 50 to 4 00; lambs. S to (c per pound. Receipts: From Chicago L Zeigler, 315 head. From Ohio J. Langdon, 62. From Pennsylvania Bingham & Co., 152; J. Relber. 16; J. Wright, 68; V. Craig. 39; D. O. Pisor. 36. Total, 6SS; last week, 829; previous week, 723. nogs. Supply large, demand light and market lower with a fair prospect of some being left over un sold. Best Chicago and Ohio were quoted at S3 75(24 00. and country hogs at S3 603 9a Receipts From Chicago I. Zeigler,234 head; Huff t Hazlewooa. 15L From Ohio J. .Lang don. 25: A. Frank, 135; A. Rohy. 67; B. Hank, 49; Needy Smith, 328. From Pennsylvania Buigbam & Co., 29; J. Reiner, 10: W. Cralc, 10; D. O. Pisor, 41; J. Shepherd, 163: G. T. Shep herd, SO: F. Cruiksbank, 67. Total, 1,389; last week, 910: previous week, 1,343. Receipts of hogs at Chicago on Saturday were 38,000 head, an amount f ullyCLOOO above the average for that day of the week. This number was a surprise even to the bears. Re ceipts this morning at Chicago were 2,800 head, and S3 60 was the outside price for selected hogs. j HEAT ON THE HOOF. The Condition of Business U the East Libert? Stock Tarda, Office of Ptttsbubq Dispatch, MONDAT. December 23, 1889. ( CATTLE Receipts, 1,800 head; shipments, 700 bead: market steady: nrime, f4 1004 35; pood, S3 403 70; fair, $2 60Q3 25; bulls, 11 50 2 6U One car of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts. 6,800 head: shipments. 4,400 bead: market slow; all grades, S3 503 7a Twenty-six cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheet Receipts, 5,400 head; shipments, 2.S00 head; market- active: prices about the same as last Monday. " ro .fcjf c By TeleKranU. New Tobk. Beeves Receipts, 2,790 head, making iaS30 for the week; arrivals included 67 car loads for slaughterers direct, 63 car loads for export and 30 car loads for the market. These fresh arrivals ana some 20 car loads beside' that were in the pen Saturday had a slow sale to-day at about the closing flex ures Friday last; very common to extras. S3 200 6 25 per 100 pounds, a few stackers at $2 602 75. a bunch of common Texas steers at S3 10 and poor to besttoulls and cows at SI 402 60. The week's -shipments Included 1,740 beeve, 125 sheep, and 10.300 quarters of beef, to-day's LIvernool cable quotes American steers dull, at I0l2c per pound for the drcsed weight, sinking the offal, and American refrigerated beef barely steady at scant 8c per pund. Calves Receipts, 4,000, making 2,100 for the week; .dull but steady, at S5 to $8 per 100 poundsfor Teals and at E2 003 25 for trassers and "West- .em calves. Sheen Receipts, sain moving r,S0.900 for the week; extremely dull, and J to Tguuci puuuu iuhm; uruioary 10 cnoice Sheep sold at J4 005 75 per 100 pounds: extra, do at S6 O06 25. and common to extra lambs at So 505 7a Hogs Receipts, 13,400, making 41,000 for the week: none offered alive: nom inally firmer, at S3 904 2a BUFFALO Cattle Good hntrlipr mrta fairly active and a shade better; common slow; receipts, ISO loads through, 130 sale; extra ex port steers. S4 40Q4 70: good medium weight ex port, S4 154 25: choice heavy butchers, S3 75 4 la Sheep and lambs slow and lower; re ceipts, 16 loads through. 60 sale: sheep, choice to extra. $1850500; good to choice, 846004 75; limbs, choice tn extra, $6 606 75; good to choice, J6 256 Stt Hogs in fair demand; re ceipts, 29 loads through, 150 sale; mediums and heavy, $3 65; mixed and Yorkers, S3 70; pigs, Chicago Cattle Receipts. 8,000 head; shipments. 3.000 head: market steady to 10c hichen beeves.12 905 15; stackers and feeders. S23; cows, bulls and mixed, $1 202 90; Texas cattle. Si 502 75. Hogs Receipts. 27,000 hesd; shipments, 6,000 head: market strong and 6c higher; mixed, S3 200? 65: heaw, S3 6003 67W: light, S3 6003 70: skips. J303 35. aheep Re ceipts, 5,000 head; shipments. 1,000 head: best firmer, others stead v; natives, S2 7505 40; West em cornled. $4 350510; lexans, S3 5004 25: lambs. S56 40. ' St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 1.400 head; ship ments, 300 head: market strong; good to .fancy natives, S5 45; fair to good, S3 2004 35 stackers and feeders. S203 40: range steers, S2 1003 0a Hogs Receipts. 6.300 head; ship ments, 2.400 beid; market steady: fair to choice heavy, 13 5503 8a: packing grades. $3 4503 60: lizht, fair to best, S3 4003 55. Sheep Receipts, 600 head; shipments, 100 head; market strong; fair to choice, S3 6004 90; lambs, $4 6005 7a Kaxsar Cm Cattle Receipts, 3,000 head; shipments. 2.600 bead: market 10015c higher; natives. S3 3004 50: cows. SI 5002 45; stack ers and feeders, $2 2003 00. Hogs Re ceipts, 6,000 bead; shipments, 300 head; market . about steady; all grades selling at S3 5503 6a Sheep Receipts, 600 head; shipments, 700 'bead; market slow and unchanged. Brazilian Coflee. " BIODEJAKEIBO. December 23. Cor7eTti7. inlar first, 6,700 reis per 10 kilos; good second. y.-w reis. iteceipts annng the week. 70,000 " bags; purchased for United States, 44,000; clear- -i-AeOOO reis. Ilecelpts during the week. ancesiur uo. aimu; aiocK, ica,wu oacs. Santos. December 23.-Coffce Good aver age, 6,150 reis per 10 kilos: receipts during the .week, 51.000 bags; purchases for the United s States, 10,000 b igs; clearances for do, 18,000: stock, 164.000 bags. Grain Id England. London, December 23. The Jlfar Lane Ex press, in its weekly review of the British grain trade, says: English wheats are weak. The sales of English wheat during the past week were .82,577 quarters at 30s Id, against 55,529 quarters, at 80s 8d, during the corresponding nrek last year. Foreign wheats are firm. Flour is dull. Oats are in demand and prices cave advanced 7d. Corn and peas are neglect ed. At tvday's market English wheats were firmer at 6d advance. Fine whites were quoted at 35. Grinding barley was 6d dearer. The prices of oats were maintained. - The VWIble Supply of Grain. . Nkw 1'oek, Decemner 23. Following is the a'etatement of the visible supply of grain in store and afloat on Saturday, December 21, as jBisued bv the Produce Exchange: Wheat, 84,- 4274,799 bushels: increase. 330,057 bushels. Corn, tS.8o6.957 bushels; Increase, 587,674 bushels. Oats, ii.8S3,277 bushels; increase, 25.420 bushels. Bye, ?1L251.C30 bushels: increase, 89,304 bushels. Bar- ' ley, 2,519,833 bushels; decrease, 63,861 bushels. . f jAbx in advertising. Send for estimates . andeiizns. General printing. '. r ti. - 1, PHTSBDBO JfBDTO-lSNO. CO., TiSBn 75, 77, 79 Diamond et. jfi ttshd u. 4f. i AjiKTnnnn ar. I Twr luu mBQas. - t,... 3.. n. . aaa mmSk'-S --14? '. JSi - - ' ''iA.,; k - r BASKETS BY AIRE. Wheat Opens Strong, but Weakm Under Free Offrrlnaa Corn and Oats Lower Pork Quiet and Easy. Chicago There was a good trade In wheat to-day, and the feeling was somewhat unset tled. The opening was strong and about Ke higher than Saturday's closing, but rather free offers, chiefly of long wheat, created an easier feeling, and prices declined Klc They re covered KKc. and ruled steadier, closing s lower than Saturday. Parties who did most of the buying Saturday were the principal sellers to-day on the decline., about 83c for May. Quite a good many outside buying orders were received. J Cable advices were generally or a favorable tenor to holders. Many operators had calcu lated on a decrease In the risible, and this may hare influenced selling by some parties, thoueh a majority of operators no doubt operated on the theory that the advance would bring out free offerings and a decline would result, and by selling they expected to break in at a lower pries again. There was a large business done in corn, and the feeling dereloped was very weak, lower prices being the rule on all futures. Offerings of the more deferred futures were exceeding ly heavy, especially May, which sold the lowest so far on the crop. The'markct was influenced -chiefly by the larger movement, both here and in the Southwest. Oats were moderately active, weaker and lower. Good weather and an increase in the risible made operators bearish. There was free selling for May by a large private elevator firm andonlr a limited demand. Prices declined K&c and the market closed easy. Only' a fair trade was reported in pork and the feeling was easy. Early prices receded 2, 5c, but later in the day rallied again and closed steady. Very little interest manifested in lard and the feeling was steady. Prices show very little change, A fair business was transacted in ribs and the feeling was not quite so firm. Prices averaced 2c lower and the market Closed steady at me dium figures. The leading futures raneea as follows: wheat Decern oer. iai January. 7907978J478c; KJ4B6iSSC. , Corn December. 33033032032; January. SlKffi31K30?31c; March, 31c; May,S30S2 X&Kc. Oats December, 20c: January. 202QJb 2O02OK: May. 22J$i&022K22Xc. Mess PORK, per bbl. January. S9 17K0 9 17k: March, S3 37g9 42K09 S7&09 40; May, S9 6009 62 Labs, per 100 fts. January. $5 9005 S7K; March, to 9505 95; May, $6 0506 056 0506 05. Short Ribs, per 100 Its. January. $4 70S 4 70; March. $4 7JK4 82X0 77K 80; May. S4 92J404 92K. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 sprine wheat, TSJic: No. 8 spring wheat, 6S071c; No. 2 red,78jc; No. 2 corn. 3:; No. 2 oats, 20Kc: No. 2 rye. 45Uc. No, 2 barley, 6S06OC. No. 1 flaxseed. SI 35. Prime timothy .seed. $1 22. Mess pork, per bbl. $8 6009 2a. Lard, per 100 lh, $5 8505 87. Short Tibs sides (loose), $4 650 4 Sa Dry salted shoulders (boxea), $4 12M 4 25. Shortclear sides (boxed). $5 00. Sugars unchanged and steady. Receipts Flour, 1.000 barrels: wheat, 37,000 bushels: corn. 256.000 bushels; oats, 139,000 bushels; rye. 13,000 bushels: barley, 47.000 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 23,000 barrels; wheat, 15,000 bushels: corn. 221,000 buhels; oats. 112,000 bushels; rye, 6.000 bushels: barley, 23,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was unchanged. Eggs, 20021c New Yobk Flour moderately active and easy. Wheat Spot dull, i0c up, and easy: options fairly active, K0?c UP an(1 closed weak. Rye dull. Barley dull: barley malt dull. Corn Spot moderately active, 01c higher, and weak; options fairly active, U4e lower, and steady. Oats Spot" dull and weaker: op tions weak and J40c lower. Hay quiet and steady. Hopslalriy active and firm. Coffee Options opened steady and unchanged to 5 points down, closed steadv and unchanged to 10 points up; sains, 35,000 bags, including December, 15.8015.90c; January, 15.70015.85c; February. 15.75015.90c; March. 15.9O0iaOOc; April. 16.00c: May. 16.00010.10c; June, 18.10c: Julv. 16.0516.20c; November, 16.050 16.10c; sint Rio steady and dull; fair cargoes,19 No. 7, 17c. Sugar Raw, dull and nominal; refined dull and easv. Molases New Orleans steady. Rice Steady and quiet. Cottonseed oil easier: crude, 28jc;yellow. 33034c Tallow quiet. Rosin steady. Turpentine dull, 43J0 44c Eegs higher; Western, 2424c; re ceipts. L659 packages. Pork firm; mess, inspect ed. S10 50010 75; do uninspected, $10 25010 50; extra prime, $9 5009 75. Cutmeats steady; middles quiet, short clear So 4a Lard easier and dull; sales, 250 tierces; Western steam. (620; options sales. 3,250 tierces; January.K 180 620: closlnz. S618 bid: February. $6 26 bid: March.6 33: closlne. $6 32: May. -JO 41 bid.' July. $663. Butter slow and easy: Eldn, 28K029c; western ojuit. wwioc wesrem creamery. ia 17po held 10018c; Jo factoryeSc Cheese quiet, about steady; Western, &8c FHXXASEif hxa Flotorqnlet'ind In buyers' favor; Western winter clear, $4 0004 20; do straight, $4 2504 45; winter patent. $1 5004 90; Minnesota clear, S3 6004 00; do straight, $4 270 4 75; do patent, $4 8505 15. Wheat Spot firm; options weak, and closed KSO-slower: fair to good milling wheat, 780tioc; choice and fancy longberry. 88092c: ungradeoV in grain depot, 84c; steamer No. 2 red.in exporr elevator, 72Kc; No. 2 red, December. 810S1HC: Janusrv, 8lk 082c: February, 828SKc; March, 8084Xc Corn Options steady; carlots dull and liberal supply; No. 4 mixed, in Twentieth street ele rator,35c; No. 3 yellow.in grain 'depot. 350S5c; export steamer, for Febrnary, at 3737c in elevator; No. 2, for February, at SSWc in ele vator: No. 2 mixed December. 38t40SSMc:Janu T. SS0SSUc: Fehruary. 3SJi3SKc: March. 3SH039c Oats Carlots firm; No. 3 white, 31c: No. 2 white, 32c; .futures quiet, steady; bo.j wnite, uecemoer, aitjaiwc; January, SO03OXc; February, 8OK08 !c; March. 3O5i031Kc Provisions dull. Pork Mess. ?,l: marr.ii. new, f 11 50012 00; do prime mess, new, $11 00; do family. 112 50013 00. Uams Smoked, 1OH0 12c Lard Western steam, $6 50. Butter dull and unsettled; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 25026c: do prints, extra. 3336c. Egcs Fresh stock scarce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts. 240 25c Cheese dull; part skims, 708c Re ceipts Flour. 400 barrels: wheat. L500 bushels: corn, 4L 400 bushels; oats. 5,200 bushels. Ship ments Wheat, 2,000 bushels; corn, 8,000 bush els; oats, 6,000 bushels. Minneapolis The posted receipts. Includ ing Sunday, were 3S6 cars, and 18 were shipped out. Dulutb receipts, 35 cars for the same time A fair demand existed for milling wheat on a basis of about 78c for No. 1 Northern, with some choice a little bicber. There was but a small increase in local stock, amounting to 97, 815 bushels, as the mills ground last week con siderable from private stocks. Tbe total in crease in Minneapolis. St. Paul and Dnluth was 297,049 bushels, while the total visible in creased 321,000 bushels. Oats wore very dull, and parties with many cars to sell found it im possible to dispose of them even at the current low prices. Closing quotations: No. 1 bard. De cember. 79c: January.tSOc; Mar. 84c; on track,60c: No. 1 Northern, December, 86Jc; January, 77c; May, Sljfc: on track. 78c: No. 2 Northern, December and January, 74c; May, 78c; on track, 74076c St. Lotis Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat lower: larger receipts than anticipated and weak markets elsewhere brought ont rough selling to start a decline. The close was weak and Mc below Saturday: No. 2 red, cash, 78c; May. 82K82Ke82Jic: closed at 82Uc; July. 77 078c, closed at TTJic asked. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash, 26c; December, closed at 26c; Januarv. 26K29c closed at 26io bid; Febru ary. 26J27c closed at 26c asked; May, 2SJ029Uc closed at2SV28Jsc; July. 30cclosed at2903Oc asked. Oats lower and dull; No. 2 cash, 14e: May, 22022c bid: January, 18c bid. Rye, No. 2 offered at 45c, with 43044c bid. Barley, nothing done. Provisions quiet and easy, without material change. MrLWATTKEE Flour dull and steady. Wheat easy; No. 2 spring on track, cash, 73075c: May, 77Jic;No. 1 Northern, 82c Corn quietf No. 3, on track, 29c Oats easier; No. 2 white, on track. 23c Rye dull; No. L In store, 45Ja Barley firmer; No. 2, on track, 46c Pro visions quiet. Pork, t9 17K. Lard 15 9a Cheese unchanged; Cheddars, 869&C BAlrntORE Provisions quiet and un changed. Butter steadv; Western, packed. 14 019c; best roll, 17019c: creamery, 13016c Lggs quiet at 22023c Coffee firm: Rio firm at 910c Toledo Clorerseed active and steady: cash, December and January, (3 60; February, 3 62. DrjEood. New Yobk. December 23. Jobbers were doing an active business In cleaning up stocks through special offerings. Deliveries by agents were active and the market continued strong. Stocks of cotton goods rather improve in con dition than otherwise, -thongb no upward changes seem likely to be made at present. Grain In Eight. Chicago. December 23. The Board of Trade report on tbe visible supply of grain is as fol lows: Wheat. 34,275,000 bushels; Increase. S3L0O0.. Com, 6,856,000; Increase, CS6.000. Oats, 4,853,000; increase, 25,000. Rye, 1,251,000: in crease, 22,000. Barley, 2,521.000; decrease, 63, 000. Metal Markets New Yobk Pig Iron steady. Copper duU and firm: Lake. December, $14 10. Lead, quiet and steady; domestic, S3 90. Tin quiet and easier; straits, CI 00. S. W. Hill, Pittsburg 3Ieat Supply Company, corner of Church avenue and An derson street, Allegheny, Pa., sold for Nel son Morris & Co., lor the week, ending De cember 21, 1889, 83 carcasses of beef; aver age weight, 638 pounds; ayerage price, 5 54 per J00 pounds, . v. LIT THE BELLS EM. Everybody Getting Heady for Merry Christmas Holiday. the BUSINESS GIVEN" A BACK SEAT. More Light Thrown on the Pennsylvania Bailroad and Cherry Alley. DEATH CONCEALED IN BAD PLUMBING The prosperous condition of business dar ing the year has enabled every person who made an effort to save up something to in vest in Christmas presents to make the home circle brighter and happier. So generally is this regarded as a duty, to say nothing of the pleasure, that lor tbe past month, through rain and shine, buying has been prosecuted at a rate to break all previous records. Saturday and yesterday sales of holiday goods were enormous. Thbia of Saturday swelled the bank exchanges to neayljr $3,000,000. Yesterday's sales were probably greater, as all the out-going after noon local trains were crowded with people loaded down with packages, great and small, which looked as if they had passed through the hands of good old Santa Claus. It is a pretty custom, and keeps green the memory of the most momentous event in tbe annals of mankind. Ordinary affairs, so far as may be, are neg lected for the time. The man absorbed in bus iness lays it aside for a little while and medi tates on the wondrous event at Bethlehem, when for the first and only time the human ear caught tho strains of angelic music "Peace on earth, good will to men." It is a joyous and a welcome season to rich and poor alike. It affords an opportunity for rest and review. It is a time for good deeds and high resolves. Sel fishness and narrowness retire abashed when confronted with the light which it pours upon dutyand responsibility, and all that is good and noble In man is strengthened and confirmed. He who is not happy on Christmas is Indeed an object of commiseration. A happy Christmas Is tho best thing The Dispatch can wish for its army of readers. Business will keep. Let it stand aside for a few days while the bells ring and tbe people make merry. The movements of the Pennsylvania Rail road in the Cherry alley district are as much a mystery as ever; but enough light has been thrown on the subject in spots to convince the public that there is more in the wind than the railroad people and their agents are willing to admit. But as it Is a big thing, if anything, it will take considerable time to accomplish all the plans In view. It may be years before the facts will be allowed to come to tbe surface Bald an East End gentleman yesterday: "I feel satisfied that there is a large admixture of truth in the talk of Pennsylvania Railroad gobbles in Cherry alley and Seventh avenue. I am acquainted with some of tbe officers of the road, and frequently meet them. Two or three months ago I overheard one of them say: 'It's all right; I have just seen our agents. They say they have secured some and have options on more. If we can ret down lo Seventh ave nue we will be fixed.' Of course, I could only gdess what he was talking about; but with rumor and a few facts to assist me, I was not long in making the application. He was throw ing a little light on tbe Cherry alley mystery." A member of a real estate firm on Fourth avenue, supposed to be in the secrets, if- not the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in its efforts to get a depot site down town, when asked yesterday for information on the subject, said: "I have nothing that I can make public There may be such a deal as you speak of. It Is a fact that the road has been trying for years to get a site for a depot further down town. Tbe change at Grant street was tbe first im portant move in that direction. That gave them a free outlet to Seienth avenue. It was an entering wedee to something better. What they have done since I am not at liberty to y; but when a big, rich corporation like the Penn sylvania Railroad undertakes anything it gen erally carries it out. "One thing I, would like to say In this connec tion. Property holders on Cherry alley and ad jacent thoroughfares should not jump to tbe conclusion that the Pennsylvania Railroad wants to absorb all that part of the city, and make such extravagant demands for their pos sessions as to practically retire them from tbe market. I by no means admit that the railroad people are looking for property on Cherry alley or elsewhere, but it they are they know its value and are not likely to pay much more. It has about reached the limit of its productive capacity, except for the purposes of the rail road. To boom it on tbe mere supposition that the railroad wants it would be an injury to the property of that part of tbe city. Large bodies move slowly. I have no donbt that the Penn sylvania Railroad would be pleased to have a depot in a more central part of the city than the present one, but it can wait 10, 15 or 20 years if necessary." Another agent said: "What everybody says mnst be so. While I have no facts to show for it, it is my opinion that the Pennsylvania Rail road is working a big deal in real estate in the district bounded by Liberty, Smitbneld. Fifth avenue and Grant.- This is a large territory, and gives ample scope for selection. Some of the maneuvering is no donbt for the purpose of throwing dust in tbe eyes of the people. I think Seventh avenue is tbe objective point, and tbat the depot will be built there if any where." w A case in plumbing in New York recently discovered discloses conditions tbat impress two Important points with considerable em phasis. Tbe case is that of a "Jerry builder" In the construction of a row of houses. The cellars of these houses had to be blasted ont of solid rock at considerable expense To connect the house drainage with the street sewer called for an additional expense of $300 for each bnild- inc. But to save this expense ot blasting to make the required connections, the contractor ran the waste-pipe from each house down un der the cellar floor and back under the yard to a point beyond the fence line, where the mouth ot the pipe was hidden under a pile of broken rocks, thus saving 2,000. This was not discovered until the Health De partment began to investigate the cause of so much sickness in that row, when the outrage was discovered. This Impresses two lessous: One is that plumbers should be chosen for the inspection of plumbing, and the other is that bad plumbing does cause sickness. These les sons are important enough to be dwelt upon by civil and health authorities in a Tery serious manner. There Is no necessity whatever to wait until disease prostrates a family before the discovery ot deficient plumbing is made. As a general thing the building and plumbing regulations of our cities are such that the au thorities can point to no manner of excuse for such work. ACUTE AND STRONGER. Local Stocks Hake a Favorable Showing Tbat Warn Quite Unexpected. The stock market was quite unexpectedly a good one for Monday, and nearly everything on the active list was higher. The sales were 372 shares. Luster moved up to Zl4 bid and 40 asked. There is no telling where tbe upward movement In this stock will stop, Tbe company was organized about seven years ago. Tbe capital is 100,000, all held by a few people in Pittsburg. Those acquainted with the mint say It was never In as good shape or so promising as now. A broker remarked: 1 didn't want the stock a short time ago, be cause promises bad not been fulfilled. But the prospect has Improved so much since then that 1 think it will go to 60 or 60, or perhaps 100, be fore there is a halt In the advance. If the naif that I bear about it is true I think it's one of the best things on tbe list. The scarcity of tbe stock od the market shows that holders have confidence In It. Some think tbe advance Is a bull movement, but I don't. I tbinkit is fully justified by the Improved condition and pros pects of the property." Among the other strong features were Elec tric, Panhandle, Philadelphia Gas'and Central Traction, all of which scored advances. The rest of the list was firm, but underwent no ma- . KOBirmO. ATTZBKOOX Keystone B'kor Pitts. Third Nat. Bank Ml &U. iU JUKeQi j,.auu.b Au., .. ...... u7B .... ... V Tradesmen's Nat. B'k la .-fir Allemannla Insurance. 4J , fig " City Insurance , . S5 Eff' " 'Western Insurance Co. .:.: m jJsr ' U....I. U...W ,1S ,100 m '' "H MM 29X Philadelphia Co 33H !i 29; nueeiin? uasuo...... -.. Columbia Ull Co .... Forest Oil Co .... Hazelwood Oil Co... .. Tuna Oil Co WsshlngtonOllCo..... 80 Central Traction....... 23 Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traction iX Pleasant Valley ,. 2JM litis.. A. & llsn...... 2 Allegheny Valley, ,.,. 1) 70 "m 70 47 380 -.. v.uArbiera Hallway...,. ) Pitta. June. It. R. a l'ltta. Cln. ABt.Inls. .. Va. AC. K. It. Co.. N. Y. A CI. Q. C. Co., llldaliroMlninttCo La Norla Mlnlntr Co.,, Luster Mining Co...... bllverton Mining CO... Yankee Girl Slinlnjt Co Westlnirhouse Electric Pitts. Mate Glass Co.. 23 28 29 S7 H 31 4 1 40 3f 47f 47X 48 :::: "is unions, is. prer, At the first nil HI hana nt H.ntral Traction snlrt atm 91'harH.ra n-ii.L(- lmpimsant Val ley Railway at 23.10 Electric at -4 andfO Philadelphia Gas at 29K. At the last call 150 shares of Philadelphia Gas brought a Gas broneht 2954. Henry M. Long sold 60 Pleasant Valley at C. W. McCntcneon sold SO Electric at 1 he total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 131,200 shares. Including: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 13,380; Kansas and Texas, 3.560: Missouri Pacific, 16,750: Pacific Mail; 7,600; Reading, a900; St. Paul, 10,175; Union Pacific, 5,640. COMFORTABLY BABT. Money In Good Demand and Holiday Sales "" Very Larsr. Business was brisk at the banks yesterday, the demand for accommodations being un usually urgent and checking and depositing heavy. Money was comfortably easy and rates unchanged at 67 as the extremes. The larce sales of holiday goods on Satnrday raised the exchanges to nearly $3,000,000. The correct figures are: Exchanges, $2,861,668 61 and balances, $320,836 2a Business yesterday was heavy, as will be reflected in the Clearing House report to-day. Money on call at New York yesteraay was clofe, ranging from 6 to 9 per cent; last loan, 6; closed offered at 6. Prime mercantile paper, 57K. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at U 80M for 60-day bills and $4 84H for Re mand. Closing Bond Quotations. C. B. ,rec 118 M.K. AT. Gen.ta . M Mutual Union M... .100)4 N. J. C. Int. Oert...H Northern Pac lsts..lltl( Northern lac.2dt..ll2a' North w't'n conioli.HJ Nnrthwn 1hn'a..liaK u. a. . coup am u. u. H reir. iw O. S. 4Ms. coup.... 1WK PaclScsaofM. USX Lonlilanai tamped to 1Z Missouri 6a 102 Tenn. new act. 6a... 109.H Tcnn. new set. Sa,...102H Tenn. ncwaet.Ss..., 74J4 Canada Bo. 2ds SIX Oregon A Trans. 66.10SX be. Jj. si.jh uen. vu St. L.& a. K. Uen.iL imi til. Paul consols ....12SM Hi-VL (!hl !( llla.118 uen. racinc uu, .,..in,t Dn. AK.Q., lsts.U8 Den. AH. U. n. n U.AK.O.West,lsts. 98 Erie, las. 101M at. . AT. Gen. .. 74 TX., PC.L.G.TT.K. QOit rx.,irc.n.tt.iT.KCH Union Pae. UU...IV1H West Shore 106)4 Government tonds dull but firm. State bonds dull and firm. New York Clearings, JS3.8S6.692; balances, H174.668. Boston Clearings, $17,699,334; balances, SL944.0S6. Money at 8Ji per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $11,313,162; bal ances, J 1,530,503. Baxtikobs Clearings. $2,629,698; balances, $328,152. London The amount of bullion gone into tbe Bank of England on balance to-day is 50, 000. Bar silver 43d per ounce. 5JPABI8 Three per cent rentes 87f62Kcfor the account. CHICAGO Bank clearings, $12,332,000. New York exchange at par. Call loan rates are 6 per cent, and time 68 per cent. TEIED TO GET OUT. Oil Weakens Under the Pressare of a Gen eral Selllos Movement. The oil market was rather firm at the open ing yesterday, and advanced a fraction on moderate buying, but in a short time every body seemed to turn seller to get out for Christmas. Under this pressure the" market sagged off and closed weak at a little better than the lowest point of the day. Trading was light, Saturday's clearances were only 51,000 barrels. The opening was 101, highest 10 lowest 103, closing 103, The following was received by a member of tbe Exchange from Chlllicothe, O., dated eD cember 19: "Yours of tbe 18th at band, asking as to the showing of the oil well in this vicinity. In answer I have to say that the item appear ing in the papers Is witbont sufficient foundation. J- xue report was stanea oy some correspondent not sufficiently Informed, else he intended to mislead the public. There Is drilling going on, but no comforting prospect of gas or oil." Jennings & Roth have just finished a 25 barrel well on their Watson lands, in AIcKean county, which opens new territory in that field, and insures Its extension, covering a large tract of land which they have Deen very fortun ate In buung recently of the Fox estate ad joining: The Bromfield farm No. 7 came in good for 40 barrels, making the rest of the farm good. This belongs to R. Jennings 4 Hon. It Is on the eastern belt near Millerstown, Butler county. Fealarea of tbe Market. Corrected daily by John M. Cakiey fc Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened .1C4 I Lowest )03 Highest 104 dosed 103 Barrels. Average rnna 54,370 Average shipments , , 79,780 Average charters 30,390 Beflned, New York. 7.50c Beflnert, London. Sd. , Refined. Antwero. ISKf. Beflned. Liverpool, s l-Ud. Beflned, Bremen, 7.13m. A. B. McQrew quotes: S101. Pots, H 02i; calls, Other OH Markets. ., OtLCrrr. December 23. Petroleum opened attl 04JS; highest, fl OiH; lowest, 1 03; closed, SI 0 Bales, 121,000 barrels; clearances. 136. 000 barrels; charters, none; shipments, 105,052 barrels; runs, 73,391 barrels. Bbasfobo, December 23, Opened at SI 04; closed, SI 04: highest, SI OiX; lowest, SI 03JS. Clearances, 215,000 barrels. TrrusvrLLK, December23. Opened at SI 04i; highest, SI lowest, SI 034; closed, SI 0 IsewYokk, December 23. Petroleum opened steady at SI 04, and after narrow fluctuations in tbe early trading became weak and declined to SI 03: a slight Improvement then occurred, and tbe market closed steady at SI 03U Stock Exchange: Opening, SI 04; highest, SI 04; lowest, SI 03; closing, SI 03V. Consolidated Ex change: Opening, SI 03; highest, SI Ottfc lowest, SI 03&; closing. SI 03LX. Sales, 270,000 barrels. r CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Tho Acquisition of Lauds and Houses Makes Some Peoplo Happy. Ewing 4 Byers, K Federal street. Alle gheny, sold lor enry Smith to Jlartln Prenter, Esq., a lot 21x120 on Wost End ave nue. Second ward, Allegheny, for 1,375 cash. James W. Drape A Co. sold a bouse and lot on Sarah street, Southslde, for 3,423 cash. They also received an offer from an Ohio firm for an extensive body of realty and railroad in terest of an Eastern -concern of S350,000, par ticulars of which are withheld for the present. Samuel W. Black & CoBO Fourth avenue, sold No. 20 Oakland square, being one of those handsome new ten-room two-story and man sard brick dwellings, situated close to tbe new Scbenley Park, lot abont 30x150 to a 15-foot alley, lor S7.600. This makes the twenty-third bouse sold in this square since July 1, 18S9. W. A.Herron4 8onssoIdlot No. 288 in the Aspln wall Land Company's plan, at Asplnwall station, 25x100 feet to alley for S32S. Black & Baird, 05 Fourth avenue, sold to Thomas Calllgan lot 759 In the Homestead Bank and Life Insurance plan, of Homestead, for $800. THE BANK STATEMENT Gives Railroad Ekares -a Balllab. Twist Sugar Attacked and Knocked Down Three Per Cent A Kally In the Wind. New Tobk, December 23. The apathy of speculators was to-day Illustrated by the lim ited fluctuations" In the stocks of the regular list, the great majority of which were traded in over & range of not more than per cent. The good bank statement of Satnrday was the cause of a better feeling on the street this morning and rf strong opening to the market. The bull ish Reeling ran highest in the Gould stocks, however, and Missouri Pacific, which led the market in both activity and strength, rose to a shade above its highest price of last week, touching 74J4. The high figures induced sales for the short account, however, and the im provement was all lost In the afternoon sugar was attacked and stop orders being uncovered on tbe way down, with no support apparent, tbe drop reached 3 per cent before the movement came to a bait. There were rumors that competition was likely to increase and there Was likely to be further trouble in tbe Trust and the stock yielded readily, the decline meeting bo setback until ket began to work deter k the afteraaoa. AlleichenyHeitlngCo. .... Brldgewater Uas 29 ChartlersVaUeyG.Co. 48 Ohio Valley....! , .. Peoples N. (4. 4 P. Co. .... Pennsvlvanla.au Co Rates all went as high as 0 par cent, which, as tbe traders were inclined to bo ot a bearish nature, resulted in tbe shading off of prices all over, the list, though, the declines were on tbe same limited scale as the early advances. Pacific Mail was quite prominent in the first few minutes' trading after U o'clock, bnt soon fell away again, and later in the day Denver, Texas and Ft. Worth became prominent for its weakness, hut outside ot these stocks thero was no feature. The close was dull and rather heavy, with Sugar at bnt a shade better than tbe lowest price of the day. Railroad bonds were relatively more active than shares, the total of $1,439,060 measuring the business done during the day, though there were tbe usual Insignificant fluctuations and lack of special feature. Tbe Wabash Issues were the active spot in the market, and the seconds contributed $120,000 to the total, and Texas and Pacific seconds furnished r-47,000. ThePoitsays: The rumor mongers in Chi cago who invent stories merely to affect the stock market for a few hours until the inevita ble denial is made had nothing to say this fore noon. There is no mistake about the general sentiment being in favor of higher prices for stocks, and so far as sentiment may govern tbe movement of prices, they will probably ad vance for all stocks that will bear tbe test of examination, and while there are, of course, some securities that will not look so valuable aftersuchatest.it is also true that there has been no time In half a dozen years when there was so little unsoundness covered up as now. Nearly all the Weak spots have been pretty well exploited, and whether the specialties will go higher or lower will depend more exclusively on the money market than upon anythingelsc The following tanie stiowa tne prieea ol active atockaon the New York Stock lExenange yeater day. Corrected dally for Thx Dispatch by WnrrKBY ASTErnENSOX, oldest Plttaburg mem bers of Hew o stock Exchange, i7 fourth avenue: Open- Hlgn- Low. esL. eat. SIX 30 l 33 J4)t 34 S7H ihh 12Ul 13 34 SI 28 25X wait vna 71 H 70)4 jnr. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. Am. Cotton OU. Atcn Tap. A a. f Canadian .Pacific :25 Canada Southern SIX Central of New Jeraey.122 Central Pacini. U CheaaoeakaA Ohio. 2S C' Bar. a Oalncr. ....103 a. Aim a St. Paul.... 70S a, Mii.Atjt. p pr , C., KoekL &P 99 CSt.L.4 Pitts 15H C, St. L. A Pitts. PL. 41M CSt. P..M.AO C. St. P.. M. A O.. PL .... C, A Jlorthweatern. . ... llljj C. A Northwestern, pr. . - C. C. O. A 1 71 CoL Coal a Iron. !3. Col. A Hocklns- Vai .. 20 Dei.. L. A VV. I37X Del. ft Hudson. Denver A Bio U Denver A Bio U sc... 49X E.T..V&. AUa.lat pr. .... K. T.. Vs. AUa. 2d pr. .... Illinois Central. Lake Erie A Western Lake Krle A West. pr. Lane Shore AM. s 108!4 99H 15)4 41H 15 41K 111 11U4 71 29 137 71 20 IK 4P3 49 1MH se ss is" 7JK 103 27 17) 108 80 9iii fiS 7SM 108 ioaiaruies.naanviue. w Mlcblxan central. aa MooiieA Uhio 41o.. Kan. A Texas.,, Missouri Pacific New YorkCentraL.. h. Y L. . A W.... a. I.. C. A St. L,.... 12 "If 7S 108 27 17 70 13 an 20 19 w SI IlM S4 38 18 m 188 21 77 312 IP 92 20 69 16 Sl 67" U 19 73J, 108H 27 17J4 n. r., c. a St. I,, pr.. .. N.Y.. U ASt.lj.2d of .. n. i an. a , 1. If., O. A W Morfolkft: Western. . oH 43 211 20) Norfolk A Western, pr. .... Northern Pacific Si Nortnern Pacific preL 7SH Ohio A UlaslsalDpl..... XSi Oregon Improvement. Oregon Tranacon KH 31 73 2! VC . 38 31 75 22 ii ss jracinosaaii o Peo. Dee. A Kvans. Phllsdel. A Headlnc. 23 Pullman Palace Oar Btehmona A W. P. T.. 213( Richmond A W.P.T.pt78 St. P.. Minn. & JUan.. 113 SLL. A San Fran St. h. A San irran pf.. .... St.L. A San IT. 1st pL Texas Paciflo KH Union Pacific OH Wabaan 16 Wabash preferred 11 Western Union .M Wheeling A L. . 68 bugar Trust. 59 National Lead Trust.. 19 Chicago Uas Trust.... 43 li'Ec-dlvldend. 38 21 70 113 78 112 21 ra n 32 84 68 MM 19 4J 20 69 16 Sl 68 19 48 Beaton Stooka. Ateb.ATon..lst7. 117M A. AT. LandUr't7s.lll Atctu A Top. IL K... 14 Boston A Albany.. .215)4 Wis. Central, com., Wis. Central pC. MlouexMgCo Calumet A Beda.., Kranklin. Huron .. ....... Osceola. , Pewablo Qulney. ., Bell Teiepnone... , Boston Land Water Power Tamarack,. ..., SanDlMto Santa Fe copper..., . mt . 63 . 1.05 .230 a . 13 721 . 4 . 70 .201 . 6 . 7 .147 . 10 1.4S Mann a jnmo,....zw C. B. AU. 108 Clnn. Ssu. A Cleve. 23 Eastern B. B 117 Flint A Pere.ll...... 23 Flint APeroM. pfd. 92 jnexican uen. com., is llex.O.litmtr. bda. 691 N. . Aewiuc... 43 N.Y. AA.K.7S....127 oia ooionr. m Butland preferred.. W Philadelphia Htoeks. Closing nuotatlona of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Btcpheuaon, brokers. No. 97 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock JCx- chanae. Bia; Asked. Pennavlvanla Hallroad 2K (S3 Beading 19 7-16 Buffalo, Plttaburg A Western 7 Lehigh Valley S2 Lenlgh Navlgauon S2 Northern Paciue preierrea 73 19 8 itH 78 Mining Stocks. New Yobk. December 23. Best and Belcher. 225; Crown Point, 130; Consolidated California and Virginia, 430; Deadwood Ter., 140; Eureka, 300; EI Cristo. 145; Hale & Norcross, 2C0: Home stake, 900; Horn Silver. ISO; Mexico, 215: North Belle Isle. 105: Ontario 8500; Ophir. 825; Plymoutb,295; Savage, 185; Union Consolidated, 21a, BUSINESS NOTES. Tee annual meeting of the Voughiogheny Northern Bailroad will be held January 13. The Philadelphia Company's oil well in the Hickory district is doing about 20 barrels a day. Twenty-two mortgages were finished up yesterday. The largest was for $5,000. Eleven were for purchase money. A OENTLSKAN who ought to know, said yes terday that there was very little likelihood of the Americcs Club buying the Hamilton Hotel. SMB. GoTTLD'spositionia no longer problemat ical. It is known beyond the shadow of a doubt tbat he is a bull on tbe market in general and looks for considerably better prices. These was a rumor yesterday evening of a 50,000 real estate deal down town, but as it did not pass through an agent's hands a clew to it could not be lound. It is believed, bowever, to Involve a business property on Liberty street The Pennsylvania Bailroad reports that tbe quantity of coal and coke originating on and carried over its lines east of Pittsburg and Erie for the week ending uecemoer it was 374, 110 tons, of which 258,232 tons were coal and 115,877 tons coke. The new Secretary of the Dollar Saving's Bank is A. W. Pollock. With this exception the officers are the same as before the recent election, Tbe Executive Committee for the ensning six months is composed ot Benjamin Bakewell, C. F. Wells and John W. FarrclL The Auditing Committee consists of D. W. O. Carroll and W. E. Schmertz, Considebablk talk was occasioned on Fourth avenue yesterday by the decision of the Commisslonerof Patents In tho case of Westing, house versus Dixon, sustaining Dixon's patent Mr. Westinghouse said: "Tbe decision referred to relates only to a minor detail in tbe construc tion of triple valves, the device as a whole being covered by earlier and more important patents ownea oy tne Airoraae uompany. xne device in question is not used by the Airbrake Company, and if used by other parties its use could be stopped in due course by proper legal proceedings.'' .. Just after Christmas of 1870, 1 was laid up with an obstinate cough, together with spitting of blood, accompanied with some fever from the ioint effects of which I was greatly weakened and became rapidly re duced, .(following the Des; aavice A could get, I tried various medicines, but none ap parently done much good, leaving me low spirited enough. 1 made up my mind at last to try Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, and procured some. I nsed it carefully as di rected, and gradually got rid of my com plaint Wm. A, O. Pyle, Tamaron, Perry county, "Wis. 1838. Holmes' Beet. 1889. The test of 31 years' use and severest trials have given this standard brand oi pure whisky an unrivaled reputation in pro fessional, scientific and non-professional circles. It is of high and unvarying excel lence, and always dependable. "We are now lurnishingour patrons with all brands of champagne, imported brandies, cordials andliquors, and nave constantly in stock bitters and table waters. VT. H. Holmes & Sow, 120 Water st. and 168 First ave. TTSSU JAS. IH 8s BRO., HOLLERS, PLATE AND SHEET-LBON WOBK. PATENT SHEET IRON ANNEALING BOXES. With as Increased capacity and hydraulio, machinery we are prepared to furnish all work In our line cheaper and better than by the old methods. Benairlna and treneral machine V&$2Mm''" S" I DOMESTIC MAKKETS. fresh- Poultry Very Active at Ad vancing Prices. THE REST OP PRODUCE LIST QUIET. HesTr Eeeeipts of Grain and lay, and Market Weakening. QENEDAL GROCERIES UNGHIKGED Office oyPrrrsBTJBO Dispatch,! Monday. December 23. 1888. J Country Produce Jobbing; Prices. The week is not far enough along to furnish satisfactory pointers as to trade. Monday, how ever, was not so bine as usual. The demand for fresh poultry is good, and prices are stiffer than they have been for a few weeks past Tnrkeys,promlse to be cleaned out at advanced prices before Christmas. Eggs are tending downward. Butter is quiet As to all other things In produce lines the situation is practi cally unchanged from our last report Tbe out look for Tuesday is tbat business will rush enough to keep all hands bustling; ' BtrrMB Creamery, Elgin, 3032c; Ohio do, 283290: fresh dairy packed, 2S27c; country rolls, 2425c Beams Navy hand-picked beans, S2 252 30r medium. S2 1CQ2 20. Beiswax 2830c ft tt for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, K 507 50; common, S3 504 00; crab cider,S8 00860 ip barrel: cider vinegar, 1012c f) gallon. Chestnuts S5 005 60 bushel; walnuts, 6O70o ? bushel. Cheese Ohio. llllKc; New York, llKc; Limbnrger, 9Kllc; domestic Sweitzer, 110 13Kc; imported Sweitzer, 23. KQGS 2i25c dozen for strictly fresh. Fbuits Apple.-, fancy, 82 603 00 fl barrel; California pears, $3 50Q4 00 a box; cranberries. Sll0012 00 fl barrel; Malaga grapes, large barrel. S8 00. " Game Sqnirrels,75cSl ft dozen; quail, SI 75 f) dozen; prairie chickens, (i 505 00 ft dozen; pucasauu, to vji,j su m uozen:raoDlts,ljUi$xx; a pair; venison saddle, 1012o ft pound; venison carcass, 709c fl pound. Featheks Extra live ceese. 6060c; No. 1, do. 4045c; mixed lots, 3035c fl ft. Poultry Live chickens, 60Q65c a pain dressed. 89c a pound; ducks, 6575c fl pair; geese, 81 25QI 30 ft pair: live turkeys, 10011c f) ft; dressed turkeys, lS18c fl a. Seeds Clover, choice. 62 fts to bushel, S4 20 4 40 fl bushel: clover, large English. 62 fts, S4 350 4 60, clover, Alslke. S8 00: clover, white, S9; timo thy, choice, 45 ftsSl 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts. SI 2501 30: blue grass, fancv. 14 As. SI 30: orchard grass, 14 fts. 81 40; red top, 14 fts. 81 25; millet, 50 fts, SI 00: millet. 6070c ft bushel; Hungarian grass, 60 B. 65c, lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, S3 00 ft bushel of 14 fts. Taixow Country, 4ic; city rendered, 4J 65c Tropical Fbtjits Lemons, common, S2 00 225; fancy, 84 0005 00; Florida oranges. 82 00 2 60; Jamaica oranges, S3 004 00 ft barrel; bananas, SI 50 firsts, 81 00 good seconds, ft bunch; cocoannts, 84 004 50 ft hundred; figs, 8K9c ft ft; dates ,5XGe ft ft; new layer figs, 12Q15c;new dates, 7o ft ft. Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 6560c; on track, 4550c; cabbages, 87 008 00 a hun dred; celery, 40c dozen; Jerseys, 84 001 25; turnips, 81 0001 SO a barrel; onions, 81 75 a bar rel. Buckwheat Floub 22c ft pound. v Groceries. Gbeejt Coitee Fancv Bio, 2324c; choice Rio. 2122c; prime Bio, 20Kc; low crade Bio. 18X19Kc;oId Government Java, 2728c; Mar acaibo, 23W24c; Mocha, 28K29kcr 8anto, 20X24c; Caracas. 2224c; peaberry, Rio, 23 24c:Ia Guayra, 23K624C. , Boasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades. 2529Kc; old Government Java, bulk. 31K33c; Maracaibo, 2728c; Santos, 2iX28Kc; peaberry. 28Kc; choice Bio, 25c; prime Rio. 23c: good Bio, 22Kc; ordinary, 21c. Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, oc; pepper, nc; nutmeg, vwjouc, Petboleum (Jobbers' prices) IlO0 test, 7Vc; Ohio, 120, 8Kc: headlight 160, SX water white, lOKc; globe, 1414Kc;elaine. llc; car nadme, llHc; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11 UKc Minees' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4S47c f) gallon; summer, 4043c. Lard oil, 70c. Bybups Corn syrop, 2S30c; cboice sugar syrup, 33838c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime. 3335c; new maple syrup. 90c N.O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c; medium. SS13c; mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 333ic; bicarb in $, 6c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 66c; sal soda in kegs, l4c; do granulated, 2c Candles iar.f nil weight 9c; stearlne, ft set, oc; parauiue, xt0ic rues tieaa i.i7. asn.. ,., ma. X..UA uvu. va,u,iurt, UTjffU. vuUiW, MymH v?VX pnme, o)iu2dc; xiouisiaua, oic. Utarcii Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 6 starch. 4Si6flc , 66c; gloss Foreion Fbuits Layer raisins, 82 65; Lon don layers, 82 90: California Loudon layers, S2 75; Muscatels, S2 40; California Muscatels, 82 25;Valencla,7jic; Ondara ValencIa,8Ke8Kc; sultana, 9Kc;currants,5Kac; Turkey prunes, K65c; French prunes, 69Xc; Salonlca prunes, in 2-tt packages, 8Kc: cocoannts, 1100, 86 00: almonds, Lan.. 1 lb, 20c; do. Ivica, 19c; do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., ll15c: Sicily filberts, Uc: Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 66Kc: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; cit ron, ft, 1920c; lemon peel, 18c fl lb; orange peel, 17c Dried Fbuits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c, ap ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap orated, 1416c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2628c: peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 1921c; cherries, pttted,13!ic; cner. ries, unpitted, 6Sc; raspberries, evaporated, 25K26Kc; blackberries, 7K8c; huckleberries, lOlic. bnOABS Cubes, 7Kc; powdered, 7Kc; granu lated, 7c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A. ojic; son wane, oiimcgic; yeiiow, cnoice. oac; yeuow, goon, om 6c: yellow, dark. 6c jioc; yellow, fair, 5K I10KLE3 Medium, bbls (1,200), 85 60; medi um, half bbls (600), S3 25. HALT No. 1. ?) bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. bbl, a 05; dairy, ?? bbL SI 20; coarse crystal, fl bbl, SI 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higgins' Eureka. 16-M ft pockets, S3 00. Canned Ooods SUndard peaches, S2 00 2 25;2ds, SI 6ol SO; ex'ra peaches S2 402 60; pie peaches, 95c; finest com. SI 00 1 50; Hid Co. corn, 7590c; red cherries, 90c31; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, 85c; string do, 6065c: mar rowfat peas, SI lol 15; soaked peas, 70S0c; pineapples SI 401 50; Bahama do, S2 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengages. SI 25; egg plums, 52 00; Calif ornia pears, $2 60; do greengages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI 85; extra white cherries, 12 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; strawberries, SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; tomatoes, 85Q90c; salmon, 1-B, $1 6ol 90; oiackDernes. ooc: succotash, z a cans, soaked. 90c; do green, 2-ft, SI 2501 60: com beef, 2-ft cans, S2 05; 14-fi cans, S14; baked beans, SI 45 1 50; lobstet, 1-ft. SI 7501 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 60; sardines, domestic. V., U 254 60; sardines, domestic Ks. S3 757 ft); sardines, imported. Mi, Sll 6012 60; sardines, imported. Hfr 518; sardines, mustard, S3 30; sardines, spiced, S3 60. - Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 ft bbL: 'extra No. 1 do, mess, S40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, mess, S36: No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4l(c V ft; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocs., 67Jfc Herring Ronnd shore, 34 60 $ bbl.; split, 86 60: lake, S2 75 ft 100-ft half bbl. White tish, S6 00 ft 100 B half bbl. Lake trout, 85 60 fl half bbL Fin nan haddock. 10c ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft ft. Pickerel, C bbL 82 00; JA. bbl, SI 10; Poto mac herring. 55 00 ft bbl, XI 60 per X bbL OATMBAL-58 006 25 ft bbL Grnln, Flonr and Feed. Receipts, as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 66 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 9 cars of bay, 8 of com, 1 of wheat, 2 of malt, 1 of rye, 1 oi barley, 8 of oats, L of feed. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis, 10 cars of com, 2 of mlllfeed, 7 of oats, 6 of wheat, 1 of bay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 6 cars of corn, S of oat, 1 of hay, 1 of middlings. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2 cars of rye, 1 of oats, 1 of feed, 1 of malt There was bnt one sale on call, namely, a car of 2 y. e. com, 37ic 10 days, P. R. B. With heavy receipts, tbe sit uation generally is in puyers iavor. nay and new corn are particularly weak. And all kinds of cereals must be of the best grade to find sale at quotations. Prices below are for carload lots on track. WHXATNewNo.2 red,8586c; No. 8,82 83c. Cobn No. 2 yellow., ear, 4243c: new 3837c: blgh mixed, ear, 404Ic; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 4242c; new. 35 SOc: hi eh mixed, shelled, 41 41Kc; mixed, shelled, 41fi!Kc. Oats No. 2 white, 29Xg30c; extra. No. 8. 28K29c; mixed, 2528. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6354c; No. 1 Western, 6152c Bablet Western. 4565c; Canaoa barley, 7075c Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, 85 005 0; winter straight, S4 254 60; clear winter. W 004 25; straight XXXX bakers', S3 6003 75. Bye flour, S3 60 4 75. MrxxrEBD-SMiddllngs, flue white, S15 00 16 00 ft ton; blown middlings. $12 00814 00; winter wheat bran, SU-2511 60; chop- feed. S15 60gl6 00. HAY Baled timothy. No. 1, 111 6012 00: No. 2 do, $8 0010 00; loose from wagon, Sll 00 112 no. according to quality: No. 3 prairie hay, 87 0098 00: packing do. 87 257 60. Btbatv Oats, 86 767 00; wheat and rye straw, (8 0096 85. 1 Provision. Sugar-cured bass, large. Wic:' suzar-cured &wf, aaeaMam, Wei tafwoared has,sstaU,j Me; sagar-cursd bMkfsM bacon, 8c; sugar eared shoulders, 5c; Kgar-cnred boneless fcoBlders, TJct ssgar-cured Califoraia hams. 8c; sagar-enred dried beef flats, 9c; sugsr-cured dried beet sets, 10c; sugar.eured dried beef rounds, 12c; bacon shoulders. 6c: bacon clear aides, 7Kc; bacon clear bellies, .TKcr dry salt shoulders. 6c: dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, til 60; mess pork, family, 812 00. Lard Beflned, in tierces, 5:; half-barrels, 6c; 60ft tubs, 6;: 20-ft pails. Ga 60-& tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails. 6Kc: 5- tin pails, 6c; 10- tin pails, 6cr 6-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage, long, 5c: large, 6c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams, Kc Pigs' feet, half bar- itu, rt w, quarter narrei, w bv Dressed Meats. The following prices are furnished by Armour k Co. on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 650 fts, 5c; 650 to 650 fts. 6c: 650 to 750 fts, BftGRic Sheep. 8c ft ft. Lambs, 9c fl ft. Hogs, 6Kc Fresh pork loins. 7c tilCK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HJUmACHi:cartr..Lmie Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Littlo Liver Pills. nolS-7-TTSSU PERFEC1 "imin,i 4Bia9B1 Wm$?lMm A nnrelv Veetabla i Compound that eXBfils (all bad humors from the system. Removes blotch es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. ap2-5S JAS. D. CALLEBY. A President JOHN W. TAYLOR Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFLELD ST. Capital and surplus. 8125,003. Transacts a General Banking Business, JySTTS DRUNKENNESS Or the Liquor Habit Positively Cured by Administering Dr. Halaes' uoioenspscme. It can be given in a cup of coffee or tea without tbe knowledge of the person taking it: la abso- Intel elv harmle narmiesa, ana wiu eueci a permanent ana speedy cure, whether the patient la a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of Drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken Golden Specific in their coffee without their knowledge and to-day believe thev quit drinking from their own free wUL IT BTBTVEB FAILS. The system once impregnated with the Specific, it becomes an utter Impossibility for the liquor appetite to exlt. ForsalebyA.J.Bankln, 6JE. federal st. Allerhenv. Trade annnlled br ueo, A. Kellv A Co.. f lttaburr. Pa. ae27-i&-TTS The Great English Complexion SOAP. PEARS? SOAP. OT all Drizs'sls, tut beware of Imitations. OIIM DISEASES SWAYNE'S ABSOLUTELY CURES. OINTMENT Simply apply "SWATyx'S OmmjmT." No in ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema. Itch, eryslpelaa. all unsightly eruptions on the face, hands, nose, etc.. leaving the skin clear, white and healthy. Its great healing and curative powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your druggist for Swatbi's ODrnra-iT. sc24 BROKE US FINANCIAL. ttth1tney 4 stephenson. 7 fodbth avenue. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co New York. Passports procured, $5 TO S10O JUDICIOUSLY INVESTED 1 n stock options or margins in Wall st leads to wealth. STEVENSON CO., Brokers, no26-TTSu 60 New st. New York. DAVID M. FORD, HOUGHTON, L S., MICH., Dealer in " LAKE SUPERIOR Gold, Iron and Copper Stocks. Michigan Gold Co.'s Stock a specialty. "The richest mines in the world," CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. de22-83-TTSu JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. 46 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. IUV29-81 7cpeenbt 20-IEAR GOLD BONDS. We Offer at Par end Inieresi $500,000 Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Co. Bonds, Due In 1909, Interest Parable April I and October I. Tbese bonds are a portion of a total of $2,000,000, and are Issued to complete the construction of 120 miles of canals diverting tbe water of Bear Lake and Bear river into tbe Ureat Salt Lake Valley, Utah, for irrigating 250,000 acres of land, and to supply tbe city of Ogden and otber towns witb water for domestic and manufacturing purposes. They are secured by a first mortgage on all tbe property, canals, francblsesand water rights Belonging to tbe Irrigation Company, including many tbonsand acres of fertile land in Salt Lake Valley. The right is reserved io advance the price without notice. For full information, address or inquire at the offices of the JARVIS-CONKLIN" MOBTGAGE TRUST COMPANY, No. 289 Broadway, New York; No. 618 Walnut street. Philadelphia; No. 63 State street, Boston, Mass.. and No. 27 Custom House street. Provi dence, B. L, or PITTBBUBG COMPANY, LIM, 140 Fifth avenue. no28-76-TTS STEAMERS AND EXCURSIOXH. JU HlTg 9Re lu e- yOB qUfiENSTOWN AND LIYEBPOuI Royal and United States Mall Steamers. Germanic. Dec. ls.2Dm Uennanlc, Jan. 13, noon Britannic, Jan. 22, 6 a m -Adriatic Jan. 23, 1 p m Britannic, DecSS, 7 .30am Adriatic. Jan. 1. 2 p m Celtic, Jan. 8. t a m vcimc feo, a uuin yrom White Star dock, root or West Tenth st. -Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates. 50 and upward. Second cabin. S3S and upward. accordlneto steamer and location or ben u. Jtx- curslon tickets on favorable terms. Bteerare. SQL White star drafts navable on demand in all the principal banks throughout Ureat Britain. Ap- Slyto JCHN J.ilcCOKMICK, 639 and Ot Smith eld St., FttUburg-, or J.BKliCE 13HAI, Gen eral Agent, l Broadway, New York. delS-o STATE LINE To Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool. FROM NEW YOBKT EVERY THURSDAY: Cabin passaa-e SS5 to 160. according to loeatloa of stateroom. Excursion ass to S90. Steerage to and from Europe at Lowest Bates, AUSTIN BALDWIN A CO., General Agents, 63 Broadway, New York. j. j. Mccormick. Agent 639 and 401 SmilhSeld St., Pittsburg. Pa. oea-D AMERICAN LINE, Balling every Wednesday from Philadelphia and Liverpool. Passenger accommodations lor all classes unsurpassed. Tickets sold to and from Ureat Britain and Ireland, Norway, Swe den, Denmark, etc. PETER WEIGHT 4 SONS, GaBercl agents, S87 Walnut at- Philadelphia. Pall information can be bad of J. J. MCCOR MICK, Fourth avenue and Smltbileld Street. A filflfli Punfler. f msw ADTZKTiaiXaPrry; I A M WHOLESALE-:-HOUSE!,' WOOD AND LIBERTTSTS Special attractions now open la nsftj ' goods specially suited for the N V-fi r-ii Holiday Trade. Sealers are invited io inspect the stoestil which, is complete, and at prices which CMs? not fail to impress the bnver. ' " T". nol9-i DEAF SfESHand HEADNOIS995 z.-rcrTTi 7 i.- - ir- uu yisioiiiiiouuir car .ints CIIHP.I) br PmVi ViZ-tll 9 'lunnljir Km flo. Ions. Whispers heard diatiseeM lr. Succeaafol when all remedies faiL WnUorcallfo illustrated book FREE. Sold only br 7 HISCOX.". www .wMHw. ww. uwu., m,. it.. i.,v mvaamm nol3-6Irrssuwk MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PKNN AVENUE. riTTSBUKO, PA, ' . As old residents know and back flies of Pitts, burg papers prove. Is the oldest established and most prominent physician in tbe dty.de voting special attention to all chronic diseases,' SsKSSSNO FEEUNTILCURED- MLDnilQ ant- mental diseases, physical i iil.ii v wuuaecay, nervous aemuty. lacszox energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight self distrust, bashfulnesa, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. Im poverished blood, falling powers, organic weak ness. drsnepsla. constipation, consumption. -nn. flttlnz the person for business, society and mar' i nage, permanently, saieiy ana privately curea, BLOOD AND SKIN .4'eTe.,mM blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular" swellings, ulcerations of tongue, month, throat ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system, IIDIMADV kidney and bladder derange U 111 linn 1 1 mentsvweak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other. painfnl symptoms receive starching treatment, ' prompt renei ana reai cures. Jit. Whitticr's life-long, extensive expert" ence, insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation Irea. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if . here. Office hours 9 A. K. to 8 P. v. Sunday, 10A.sr.tolP.K.onIy. DB. WHITrLSB,8li. Penn avenue, Pittsburg; Pa. de8-I5BSuwk MOW THYSELF. BCZSKCSl OT A Sdentlflc and Standard Popular HedlcaJ Treatise oa ueBrrorsot xoutn, rrematuraAiecune,rervoua and Physical neouny, lmpurnies of theBloodj Resulting from Folly, Vice, Ignorance, Ex. cesses or Overtaxation, Enervating and unfit--ting the victim for Work, Business, the Mar riage or Social Relations. Avoid unskillful pretenders. Possess this great work. It contains 300 pages,, royal 8vo. j Beautiful binding, embossed, full gilt Price, only SI by mall, postpaid, concealed in plain wrapper. Illustrative Prospectus Free, It you,- anntvnow. The distinguished author. Wm.lL,. How Lost! How Regained, SaaaW .aaaaaraaW ZUXXV Parker. M. D received the GOLD AND. JEWTJ- cl.hu ntuni. irom ine national meoicai s m ociallo-, for this PRIZE ESSAY OH NERVOUS tfl and PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Dr. Parker and ar corps of Assistant Physicians may bs cra-" sulted. confidentially, by mall or In person.-at tbe office of THE PEABODY MEDICAL IN. 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