iTHBMHTIftSBTIIftal J S -3:... sc MTUEES OF TEAM. Klie fland-to-Moutli Policy Pursued by Retailers ot Cheese. SWEITZEE AKD L1HBUEQER SLOW, flight Receipts of Cattle -at Litertyt Grade E KA1AV lVAMIM wv" iciu5c lEOGS PLEKTT aXD MiEEETS WEAE. OFFICE OF PlTTSBTTEO DISPATCH, J xuuksday. ueceniDerno, i&sa. i A leading jobber of sweitxer cheese re ports that volume of trade is larger than at this time' last year, bat prices are lover all along the line at least lo per pound. Said he: "We were looking for onr goods to go up ibutwere disappointed. The open weather liiasenablea factories to seep running mucn longer than their average time. "When .(markets are treat and prices droop, as at present, .retailers puisne the hand-to-month policy and bay only what they need. As a re- Isult jobbers are compelled to carry larger stocks this .season than usual. When markets fare weak we have to bear the burden. When iithlogs are moving upward retailers bny more ; Jlreely." As an evidence of the caution of retailers this season one leading Jobber of domestic cheese " said to-day: "The amount of cheese carried oy i -jobbers here at this time is more than 3,000 nr "mBt" 5- IbaTpR annrA thn average si this time of the ." ... . - " .... year, taking the past nve years as a Dasis." j Liberty Live Stock. Sit will be .seen by the accompanying report that receipts of cattle for local trade were E00 ieau leas mui ivib wcui. wju j,uv ugau hh t.l ..- 1. Ckl ...I.,. yaauine previous wccii. ouiupcia kicwaio tfit' jtiA f.nt !, MnMlfv tnxrrtm gull nHn UTOrfnrtS -M.U ... -MM. UW.-.J, ,,..V ..,. j 5 ihave the lead in Christmas times and withhold stock. Receipts of cattle, both through and ."local, this week are the lightest of the season. iTwo weeks ago the number of through cattio ireccivMi at TJbertv was R450 and this week 2,400. These figures indicate that other places besides 1'lttsuurg are consuming mucn less oi -beef these holiday times than usual. In this 1 week's receipts at East Liberty there were very Piew prime catue. xne average was a buauu ue Slow last week. Few Active Buyers. Bayers were scarcer than usual. Itisprob- ti able that many of the regular buyers were i cluing attention to Christmas turkeys and uistocklngs. Certain it Is that regular haters Pwere conspicuously absent. The best price obtained for carload lots was 51 30. a drop of 1015c from last week. The Jgrade, however, of the best offered this week was below the best of last week's offerings. Handy butcher cattle weighing from 1,100 to 1.300 pounds were fully 10c better than the same grade a w eek ago owing to short supplies. The run of sheep and lambs was light and demand was light. Last week's prices were maintained, but no more. Very choice wethers were firm on account of their scarcity. Hogs are weak and slow. Tbe outside unce to-dav ranees gE from $3 T53 S5. At Chicago this morning, ac 3ivording to advices received by one of our lead- b).Ui4 (JAWnV.n, W..V VWMV,W fl...... W. 0.WV.b.4 snogs was jo ou. The Week at Liberty. (Following is'a report of the past week's trans- factions at the East Liberty yards: kbcxhts. 9f CATTLE. nOGS. SHEXF Ifet. Ihro'. I Local. BThursday J,li .... 7.950 1.650 gFrldar 340 .... Z,J ,rsi Hbaturday 3 200 . 440 Bbunday. SU 630 6,160 2,970 .Monday 60 190 2,475 RTnesday. 110 1.K3 1,870 Wednesday, 360 .... 1,350 1,760 S Total 1,400 1,340 28,210 11.440 R glistweek 3,570 2,150 23,875 13,200 jylPreTlonsweek.... 6.4j0 2,560 38,3501 15,730 gLThnrsday 4,9301 4,393 2,835 7,906 538 639 318 1,954 20 1,494 1,305 234 j- naar ....... ...... Sbatnrday. Slondav... ... 1,134 164 15 iTnesday ;teaneoav Total .... 1,328! 21,3411 5,325 .Last week. ....... 1619221 28,1 JreTtouB week.. ::.: 2.14RI Z.H7I 8.027 8,13 - ' Hy TelecniDh. . & NEW York. Beeves Recelnt. l am Toii ?s. Including 4S carloads tor home trade 'lauguter- tfS. ers direct: a carloads for exportation alive and . 5 carloads to be sold: there was no trading in . beef cattle worth noting either yesterday or to- dar; dressed beef had a fair demand at 57c per pound for sides; exports, 2,800 quarter of ibeef; to-day's Liverpool cable quotes American ,. "Srefrigerated beef slow at scant 8c per pound 9nd American beeves dull at 10J12c per pound for the dressed weight, sinking the offal. 4; -Calves Receipts, 400; no demand to-day, viand a very dull market yesterday; grass-" ' ers and Western calves nominally nuo- . . ted at S 0003 25 per 100 pounds, veals at . i vuuo uu. oueep rveceipis, o,2iju neaa; sneep -4 closed dull at a redaction equal to jic per pound; about steady at a like reduction. D 50 ' 46 25 per 100 pounds; lambs at S5 257i; jijf dressed mutton dnIlat8S10cperponnd;dressed Chimbs qniet at 9llc; a few verv choice dressed itf Hm?eiDE..at IIK116- Sogs-Eecelpts. -gK,ia200 head; all for slaughterers direct: no trad- jjj ing in hve hogs; nominally dull at S3 751 ia tCmcAOO Cattle Kecelpts. 13,000 head: shipments. 4,000 head: market slow, closing 10c lower: beeves. $2 805; stockersand feeders. S22 90; cows, bulls and mixed, $1 202 90; Texas cattle, t22 75. Hogs Receipts, 13.000 head; shipments, 3.000head: market strong and . oc higher; mixed, S3 03 65: heavy. S3 4503 70: j-r ll(-ht S3 Hl33 Tn. clln, !59 t?c - T.' l v-yu -v, b, WW.IM OUCCp lie ceipu. i,uuu neaa;snipments, i,(iuo bead: mar ket steady; natives, $3 505 40; Western corn fed. 4 90; Texans. $33 75; lambs. S5G. 8T. Loins Cattle Receipts. TuO heart- nhtn. ments. 100; market firm; good to fancy native jf el,ers and feeders. C 00g3 15: range steers. S2 003 DU. Hogs Receipts, 3,500 head: shlo- tuents, IfOO; market higher: fair to choice heavy, S3 50433 60: packing grades, S3 405 55 light, fair to best. 3 4003 SO. Sheen Rmwlnta none: shipments, none: market strnnir fair to choice, S3 404 90; lambs. S4 605 60. Jt Kakbab Citt Cattle Receipts. 5.000 head: i" shipments. ZOOO bead: market lOffiZOc low- T&er; natives. S3 20i 40: cows. 11 50C82 40; TWiEtockers and feeders, S2 003 oa Hogs f ' Receipts. 10,000 head; shipments. 600 bead; mar- rkt steady: all grades selling at El SXfliJE.i ks- - .ii m. c-nz-so tx at -r, , X? .' . uiuku,ww7ju4iu ouccp xveceipts, vuu neaa; shipments, 6U0 bead; market steady; good to Jchoice muttons, S44 75; stockers and feeders. I S3 S04 00. BUTFAT.O Cattle steadv and nnr.hiTicrofl. . ceints. 129 loads throutrh. 5 for nale Khnen o Elambs dull and heavy; lower tendency; receipts. ceints, 25 loads through. 80 on sale: mediates and heavy, S3 65; mixed, S3 70; Yorkers. S3 700 SiTR? nif-n f3 7WZ 7S- mni.1i, 9 mi&Q iwub m.iuu,a m uu BAic xLugs 'Breaay; xe- S75; pigs, S3 703 75; roughs, $3 003 25. f Drycooda. New York, December 25. Following the Christmas holiday the drygoods market to-day was featureless. The demand was restricted to small transaction&r whether by mail or by personal selection. Agents were delivering many goods on nrevlous sales, and tn-io ? Irtaple. as well as patterned fabrics. mnMnn Sin an unusually good condition and under a lrm tone, altbongh some articles kindred to print cioins are less nrm in sympathy with (the print cloth market. There was no ptan linTprices. Bletnl Blamet. INEW York Pie iron steadv. Rnnrwr rfnii landjlrm: Lake. January, S4 25. Lead nominal; tdomestic, S3 9a Tin quiet and steady at S2 15. CULTEE OFFERED A JOB. Boston Dime Hniemn Man Prefers Him to n Wax Figure. "SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THX DI6PATCH.1 LTOiomw TlMiAmlu. OA n4uAKK. ;. eawuw., a'wwwu.wi a. AucuiuuneLuroi aTdime museum in this city to-dav sent the KSowinj; telegram to John Culver, the juror in the Cronin murder case who came inearmaldng the jury disagree, and who . resointely opposed the death penalty. " Bostoit. December 25. 4fe tTo John Culver, ex-Juror, Cronin murder case, ''-. T:vnston. 11L : pwiat salary will you accept to exhibit ronrself in my dime tnusenmT I am oblig- fed:to use wax figures of tbe convicted mnrder ersJas they are in jail. 1 have also a wax figure U'rim-nn inT rTtTtr von npwmnallv tnr avI.it.1. i.-'.tion. iViU guarantee you against violence. 9-- FHAM-: P. PiLLn-o, ' nULt.,M Tfllln-a WnrM'a UiiiAnm Un.., , t" v m. V 3booh to tbe people is Salvation OU. flAnybodyfcan afford to pay 25 cents for a lEood'liniment. , No Vte In the Wheat Pk-Prkea Weake Under Liberal Meriao-Ceni aid Oats Weaker Perk. Almost Lifeless. Chicago, December 28. The market in wheat early ruled weak, and after opening at about Tuesday's closing figures, prices gener ally sagged of He then advanced c, ruled steady, closing about Via lower. Only a moder ate business was transacted, with the North west represented as doing some selling early and buying later. Eastern telegraphic commu nication was interfered with, the wires being down on account of storms, andno foreign news was received, It being holiday season abroad. , The early weakness was not attributable to any special reason other than there were fair offerings and a limited demand. Bat around 82c for May there were some baying ordeis re ceived. Tbe demand was stimulated some by reports from the Southwest that the Hessian fly abounded in some of the wheat fields in central Missouri, and that damage to tbe grow ing wheat bad apparently been done. There was large trading in corn, the volnme of business being unusually heavy and the tendency again forlower prices. The continued fine weather and the liberal receipts here and in the Southwest were the chief weakening factors. Large selling orders for May and July for country account were on the market, and tho sharp decline was due to the execution of tbe same, tbe local crowd giving the market but little support. The market opened K6c lower than the closing prices of yesterday, was weak, sold off in all KKC rallied Hc, ruled steady, closing &o lower than Tues day. M Oats were active, but weaker and lower. Fine weather, moderate receipts, lower prices for corn and free selling for May by local and outside parties, had a depressing effect on values. Prices receded Xc the market closing quiet at about inside figures. A fairly active trade was reported in pork, and the feeling was weak during tbe greater portion of the session. Prices ruled 7K10c lower and closed easy. Lard Trading was only moderate. Prices rnled 2K5c lower, and the market closed steady at medium figures. Trading was more active in ribs, bat the feel ing was easy. Prices ruled 2c lower and tbe market closed quiet The leading futures ranged as follows Wheat- No. 2, December, 77?S77-JJ77?j 77Kc:Jannaiy. 77Jj77JiQ77Jrt?ic;May, Siy Cokk Noi January. yXg3GX303ic; February. 30K30c: May, 3232tf3153ikc. OATS jno. a, January, !SUMzu4t3sJfcc; Mav. 22V222( Mkss Poek, per bbL January. S912K9 Wi 69 02K9 05; February. S3 17j&9 22J9 15tJ S 15; May, $9 ,5569 559 459 45. Lard, per 100 Bis. January. $5 855 82; February to 855 85; May, 8 00tg6 02XS6 00 60a Short Ribs, per 100 Ks. Jannary, $i 65; March. H 751 754 72K61 72; May. S4 87K 4 85. Cash quotations were as follows: Floor dnll and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 77c: No. 2 red, 77c; No. 2 corn, 3lke. No. 2 oats, 20c Mo. 2 rye. 44Jc. No. 2 barley, 5S60c. No. 1 flaxseed. Si 35. Prime timothy seed. SI 22. Mess pork, per bbL S8 50. Lard, per 100 lbs,, S5 80. Short nbs sides loose), $1 65. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S4 124 25. Short-clear sides (boxed). $5 005 OS. bugars unchanged. Receipts Flour, 19.000 barrels: wheat, 61.000 bushels: corn. 447.000 bushels; oats, 151,000 bushels; rye. 23.000 bushels: barley, 42,000 bush els. Shipments Flour, 52,000 barrels; wheat, 21,000 bushels; corn, 374,000 burhels; oats. 139,000 bushels; rye, 9.000 bushels; barley, 43,000 bushels. On the Prodnce Exchange to-day the butter market was dull: fancy creamery, 272c; choice to fine, 1719c; finest dairies, 18f 20c; flne,13l7c Eggs,1920e. New Yore Flour dull and heavy. Wheat Spot dull and lower: options dull and ye&i.c lower ana steady. Rye easy. Barley doll; barley malt q olet. Corn Spot fairly active. tjic lower ana wean; opuons active, yna.s lower and steady. Oats Spot dull and Ion en options moderately active and weaker. Hay 8uiet and steady. Hops strong and quiet, offee Options 1520 points down; closed steady; sales. 47,750 bagaincludlng December, ia7515.b5c; January, la.7515.80c; February, 15.85c: March, 15.9015.95c: April, 15.95l&00c; Mav, 16.00lo.05c; July, iai016.15c; August, 16.15c: September, 10.20316.25c: October. 18.15 16.20c; November, 18.15c; spot Rio quiet and easy; fair cargoes, lOJic: No. 7, 17(x. Sugar Raw, dull and nominal; fair refin ing, 4c; centrifugals, V6-10c; refined, quiet. Molasses New Orleans steady. Rice steady and quiet. Tallow weakr city, 4Kc. Rosin qu'et and firm. Turpentine dull and steadier at43t44c. Eggs Freshin demand; Western, 26c; recelpts.2,3 Ji packages. Porkqniet:mess,un spected.S10 2501060 extra prime,S9509 75. Cut meats slow; middles inactive. Lard eaiser and dnll; sales, 500 tierces Western steam at SG 15, closing, S6 15 bid; option Sales, 3,000 tierces, January. S6 1S6 15, closing 6 14 asked: Feb rnary, S6 23 asked; March, So 266 30, closing, $3 28 asked; May. S6 37428 29. closing, SO S7X aJiked. i3utter dnll and weak; Elgin, 28029c; Western-dairy. fl16ct Wisstern cfeAmery, U 27c; do lield 10lSc; do factory 718c Cheese quiet and steady; Western, 810c. Philadelphia Flonr quiet. Wheat Op tions dull and firmly held; rejected, 6565c; fair to good milling, 78QS5c; choice and fancv longberrv, 8893;c: Nai red, December. 80K net. and a shade CAMCI, UIU .1U. UIACU ,U (lll ucuut, UHC, new No. 2 high mixed, track and trrain dnnnt O mtv.J f.. A ..I., it.. .. .,1 S9c: steamer, for local trade, $BlSJci No. 3 at 353Gc; Nn. 4 at 3435c: No. 2 mixed Decem ber. 3IK3Sc; Januarv, Siii3!, February, 37KS7c: March, 37K3Sa Oats Car lots declined )c; No. 8 white, S0KS303ic; No. 2 white, Slc; futures dull and Jc lower; No. 2 white, December, 30481Jic: January. 3tftie 30c; February. 3O-!0Kc; March. 303la jL43 steauj; irennsyiTania nrsts, oc. St. Loins Flour quiet. WheatThe market ruled dull tilllate in tbe session, when selling be came heavy, and the close was HK abovti Tuesday. No. 2, December. 77Xc, closed at 77?ic bid; May. 81 K31c. closed at 8I?fc; Jnly. 7T?c, closed atTTJJc asked. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash. 25Jc; December, closed at259 25Ue asked; year, 25J25;c, nominal; January, 25JI25c asked; February. 26c asked; March, 27c; May, 28Kcbld; Jnly,2c. Oats lower; No. 2 cash. 20c asked; May, 21Jc asked: Jan uary, 19c bid. Rye in better demand: 45c for No. 2. Barley, more doing; Minnesota. 68c; Wisconsin, February delivery. 50c. Provisions dull, only a small demand; prices quotably un changed. Minneapolis The two days' receipts were 271 cars andjshipments, 30cars. The early de mand v.as slow, with holders asking about Tuesday's figures. Bulxequentlv there was more inquiry, and with a little shading in prices the offerings were pretty well cleaned up. The prospect for local stocks appears to indicate a small increase. If there isanv. Closing quota tions: No. 1 hard, December TSKc; January, 79c; May. S3Jc: on track. 7980c; No. 1 Northern, December. 6Vfc; January, 76c;-May, 81Jc; on track, 773878c: No. 2 Northern December and January, 73c; May. 78c; on track, 7376c. Milwaukee Flour dull and steadv. Wheat quiet: No. 2 spring on track, cash, 73 74c; May, Tejgc; No. 1 Northern, 82c. Com easier: No. 3, on track, 28;29c. Oate Blow: No. 2 white, on track. 2223c. Rye easier; No. 1. in store. 44K44c Barley steady: No. 2, in store. 46Jc. Provisions qniet. Pork. S9 05. Lard. S5S2K. Cheese unchanred: rhertrlnr. 9Q9XC. Baltimore Provisions qniet and un changed. Butter qniet Western, packed. 14 19c; best roll, 1719eS creamery, 2326c. Eggs steady at 2223c. Coffee qniet; Rio fair at 19K19JiC. Toledo Cloverseed dnll and steady: cash, December and January, S3 50. TAEG A JA0KF TOGETHER. Senator fjatt and General Alger Going onth for a Few Days. rsrECIAI. TILEGEAM TO TOT DISPATCH.! New Xoek, December 26. Ex-Senator Thomas C. Piatt is starting for -a ten-day trip in the Sonth, tbe principal object of which is the inspection of tbe Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's properties, and others in which he is interested. General Eussell A. Alger, who is a large stockholder in the Tennessee company, and has other interests in the South, is to be Mr. Piatt's companion, tbe jaunt being a supplement or complement to the one to Alaska they enjoyed last summer. DirflTHEBIA IN DAKOTA. The Disease Is Aianmtna; Serlona Propor' lions In Several Localities. Sioux Falls, S. D., December 20. In telligence received in this cityjgives details of serions ravages of scarlet fever and diph theria in Campbell county. .Forty cases are reported, 26 ot which proved fataL Mitchell, Huron and Aberdeen 'also re ported several deaths from these diseases. Some of the public schools nave been closed. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, Whrn she became Miss, sbe clung to Castorla, When she had Chlldxen.she gave them Castorla afB-77-JCWT3n -TWWWti ff: ALBRIGHT PROSPECT. BasiMee Hen See, Nothing bat Good in the Outlook for Kext Year. BIG DEAL IN THE FIRST WAED. A Doable Investment Made Twenty lean Ago Turns Oat Handsomely. FIFTX MW BOUSES FOE EDGEW00D Business was not of the rushing sort yes terday, but there was enough of it to show that it had not been entirely knocked out by the holiday. Tuesday's sales made a splendid showing in the Clearing House report. Ihe most pleasing and satisfactory feature of the situation is the feeling of confidence in the future, which pervades all classes. Bankers, brokers, merchants and manufac turers alike are animated by high hopes that the coming year will surpass all previous ones in the volnme of trade. The possibilities of 1890 are boundless, and there is nothing in sight to warrant anticipa tions of disaster of any kind. The reported sale ot a lot of ground to the Union Storage Co., mentioned in The Dis patch yesterday, was fully confirmed later In the day. The deal was made through the real estate firm ot W. A. Herron A Sons. The lot is situated at the corner of Liberty street and Second avenue, and its dimensions are 60x160 feet. The exact price could not be learned, but It Is understood to approximate S30.000. As stated, the storage company will utilize .the ground for a large and magnificent warehouse which, as estimated, will cost S100.000. This property was sold about 18 months ago to a Michigan floor firm as a site for a ware house for S22.50Q, bnt they changed their minds about coming to Pittsburg and disposed ot tbe lot to the present owners at a handsome profit. An East End capitalist, who owns several acres of land near Edgewood, is making ar rangements to build 60 bouses there next spring.'for sale or rent. As they will be con venient to Swlssvale, where a large number of men are employed at the Switch and Signal Works, and close to Braddock andWilkins burg, the Investment will no doubt prove a suc cess. V A few months ago an interview with a prom inent city architect was published in The Dis patch, in which he stated that the time was not far off when houses would be built of iron, instead of wood. He gave as a reason for this opinion that the lumber supply was becoming scarcer every year, and would eventually com mand such prices as to make it more costly than iron. According to European advices, the construc tion of Iron houses has already become a large and Important industry in England, Belgium, France and parts of Germany and Italy, and is beginning to receive attention in the United States. This is a matter of great importance to Pittsburg, which, from her supremacy in the iron trade, should lead m every now industrial movement in which iron Is a component part. A prominent life insurance agent of this city, who lives near Point Breeze buns up bis stock ing along with those of bis five boys, Christmas Eve. "What do you think I gotf" be remarked yes terday. "A dressing gown or a smoking cap, or a gold headed cane 7" "No, indeed, I got a monkey on a stick," be replied, as he laughed heartily at the joke his young hopefuls had played on him. There were two very much surprised people at McKeesport Christmas morning. They are Germans, and are man and wife. When tbey settled in McKeesport, the man without bis wife's knowledge, made an investment which was to run for 20 years. Later on, the wife hav ing some spare money, did the same thing with out her husband's knowledge. It was to ran 15 years. The time expired on Tuesday, and each, still withont the other's knowledge, received a checkiorthe amount duo $500 to the husband, and 1,000 to tbe wife. Ihe hnsband put his check in bis wife's stocking as a Christmas gift. Sbo did the same for her husband. When they were found Christmas morning there was a surprise all round, and tbe story leaked out. The deals were made through a Pittsburg in surance firm. t Ko tenant should more into a house until sat isfied that the building Is in good sanitary re pair. It is much easier to get repairs made be fore occupancy than afterward. Besides there is the danger to health, even if the unsanitary conditions are endured but a short time. Don't rely on getting damages from the landlord. That is not what you want You want health and no amount of damages will secure that. Know that the residence is sanitarily perfect, and the sense of security from disease which you will feel will repay all trouble. The citizens of Boston are desirous of im proving their building laws- A committee hav ing the matter in hand are discussing the bost methods of guarding against fire. It has been said that the recent fire was caused by electric wires. Whether that fact is established or not, the dangers from that source will be pro vided for. It is already intimated that insur ance companies will insist on tbe insertion of a fusible plug on every telephone or telegraph wire entering a building, and no material capa ble of being carbonized will be allowed on J switch boards and cnt-onTs. TWO GOOSE EGGS. Nothing Doing la Stocks, Bnt a Strong Feel Ing Behind Tbem. Some quotations were made bnt there was no actual business at either of tbe stock calls yesterday. Both resulted in goose eggs. There was said to be a fair amount of orders on band but they didn't fit the market. Bnt while there were no transactions the feel ing was decidedly bullish, and almost every thing bid on was higher. Luster was bid np to S5Jic with none offered nnder 50. Tbe par val ue is 10. Philadelphia Gas was another strong feature. Electric held its own and a little more, ss did tbe tractions. vonsiHG. Arrxnirooir. Bid. Asked. Hid. Alted. 4M 460 Plttsh'irP..8.&M.Ex. flrnmnerrlal a- Hank. 9ft Citizens Mat. Bank... 64)j Rxchauxe Ka. Jiani... 8i) Third Mat. Bank 1M 654 Allemanma insurance, vt (lmrtlers Valler (i.Co. 43 Jt.. Peoples N. O. k P. Co. IS 13X Pennsylvania Gas Co rniiaaeipuia w. Columbia OU Co. Central Traction. 29 "J2 30 3 29X 30 JM Pitts. Traction 47)4 47 neasant vauey Pitts.. A. & Jlan...... 1'ltts. A Lake iSrle.... Pitts. Cln. ABUlAjuls. Pt.. Va. AC It. It. Co.. N. Y. & CI. G. C. Co.. La Norla Mining Co... Luster Mining Co lankceUlrl Mining Co M'estlnghouse Electric Union H. A Signal Co.. Pittsburg Cyclorama.. 260 60 300 24 42 35 33 '47 SO "7X IS s 47 George li. Hill it Co. sold 75 shares of Pitts burg Traction at 47K J. F. Stark sold 50 shares of Pittsburg Traction at-47K The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 98,100 shares, including: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 20,600; Missouri Pa cific, 13,063; Readlngr45,900. Boston Stocks. Atch.4Too..Ut7i. 117J4 A.iT.LandOr'tpf.115 Alcn. ft Top. It. K. pf W Boston & Albany.. .21 5J Rutland prererrea.. so U Is, Central, com... S4K Wis. Central pr.... g MlonezM(Co 1.10 Calnmet A Hecla....2S9 (Tannin. is Huron ....!.. 3 Osceola, , 20 Quncr 69 Uell Telepnone 201 Boston Land fl Water Power 7K ramaraek 14 San Diego 20 Santa ,Fe copper 1.40 Koaton uise.....a C B. t 107ft Uun. San. A cure. :4 Kastern R. K. 131 Eastern it. II. M ....124 Flints FereM 22 Flint l-erM. nfd. (2 Mexican Cen. com 17 Hex.OMitmtr.bds. C9 .a. i. Aiewiuu:, 43)4 H. Y. 411.E.7S.. Butland, com izo FWIndclphla Htdbks. doting Quotation' of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Mew York Stock Bx ehanre. BI'l. Asked. t-euniTiraniaisuiroaa.... ,. kim Keaaihk is i-; Butraio, Fituburg A Western Lehlch Taller Lenixh JfavlMitoa, i.,......,.,i JinGBEa3&to$Vi a IS 19K iionnernfMiM .. ........ 7X 75 BETTER THAN EXPECT! D. Fair Baalnesa at tbe Banks and Cask a Lhtte Easier. Business at tbe banks was nothing to brag of yesterday, bnt better than expected so soon after the greatest holiday of the year. There was a moderate demand for discounts, and checking and depositing were fair. There was no change in rates, but they were slightly easier. Tuesday's business, as reflected in the Clear ing House statement, was large, the exchanges being $2,657,215 26 and the balances S337.S22 63. Currency was in better supply, but still rather scarce. Money on call at New YorE yesteraay wss tight, rangingfrom 8 to 15 percent; last loan, 15; closed offered at 15. Prime mercantile paper. 5M7K. Sterling exchange quiet and weak at ti WA for 60-day bills and Si 84 for demand. CloalasBond Qsotntlons. U. S. 4s,RC.., U. B. 4a, coup. U. S. 4K. res, ,1M .IZ7M . K. T nra.Sa . etH Mutual Union 66.... 100.S N. J. C. Intr Cert...l 2H Northern 1'ac lta..UB?a Northern Pac.2ds..H2M Northw't'n conol.14 Northw'n debn'..lll nivron Jk Tnm- fla.104 ..104 X U. 8. 4K coup.,.. 104 Paclncesof'H. 110 Loulsianastampedla 94 . Missouri es ,U.102H Tenn. new net. Ss... 109 M Tenn. new set. M....lu2)i Tenn. new set. 3s.... 7iH Canada Bo. 2ds 96JJ Oen. PaeiOo.lsts 113 Den. AK. a., UU...II7K Den. A B.G. ...,.. 79 D.AB.S.Weit,IfW. WK Erie, Ms 101 M.ILT. Gen. e.. 74 3t.L. 4 1. M. (Jen. a 90 St. L.& a. V. Qen.iL II2X Si. Paul consols ..,.129 St.FLOhIAPcljts.II8 Tx.,Pclj.O.Tr.R.t Tx.,PcK.O.lT.KcU IS union xrac. jsu..."ift West (Shore loai New Tore Clearings, 8135,920,505; balances, J4936.691. Boston Clearings, 116,410,071; balances, I2.U1.219. Philadelphia Clearings, 13,687,434; bal ances, Sl.848.205. Baltimore Clearings. S2.508.417: balances, S1U.41L Paris Three per cent rentes 87f82Hcfor the account Chicago Bank clearings, S13.334.00a New York exchange at par. Money, 6 per cent on call, and 68J 8 per cent for time loans. OIL STILL KESTING. More Feeling Than Bnslness In the Mar ket NarrowSAll Tbronob. Tbe oil market was dull and expressionless yesterday until just before tbe close, when it brightened up a little on a small amount of baying. Tracing was light, however, all day. The bull movement originated in New York, but an attempt to follow It up here was entirely unsuccessful. Brokers bad no use for tbe stuff and outsiders wouldn't take it. The opening was SI 03, highest SI 03, lowest SI 03, closing SI 03, showing a range of c. Certificates were reported scarce, bnt the apathy which prevailed and the narrow range of prices had a contrary appearance to an out sider. Wednesday's clearances were 364,000 barrels. J. M. Oakley & Co. received the following from their New York correspondents, Watson & Gibson, yesterday: Evidence continues to accumulate of very important expansion on the market for Russian petroleum in tbe far East, and ot increased energy and enterprise In developing and marketing the Russian pe troleum product. Batoum.tbo port of ship ment of petroleum.on tbe Black Sea, is reached by tneTranscaucasian Railway. 660 miles from Baku, the seat of the Russian petroleum Indus try. As we have frequently said before, one obstacle to tbe exportation of Russian oil has been tbe cost of transportation over this line of road, particularly owing to tho heavy grades over the Suram pass, 3,000 feet above sea level. It is perhaps not generally known, however. that a pipe line Is constructing, which will be ready for operation early in the coming spring, that will overcome a large portion of this diffi culty, and consequently Increase the capacity of the railway and cheapen the cost of trans portation overit, . Consular statistics show that the exports of Illuminating oil from the port ot Batoumlast year were 109,000,000 gallons, against 42.000,000 gallons the preceding year, and as large ship ments were made by railway to Austria, the actual increase of exports from Batoum was considerably greater than tbe figures show. The Shanghai Mercury for the 22d of August last, says that one of the most striking fea tures of China trade statistics is the rapid growth of the import ot Russian kerosene Into that country. It says that while previous to January!, 18S9, no Russian Oil had been re ceived at tbe port of Ningpo during tbe first quarter of this year the receipts of Russian oil wnicn tnen nrst oegan. amounted to in.ww, 000 gallons, against 287.240 gallons ot American oil, while In the second quarter the Russian receipts were 169,000, against the American 235.100. Russian oil was also introdnced this year for tbe first time at Manila, and tbe energy with which Russian refiners are pushing out for trade has resulted in a lowering ot prices in tbe far East for American oik and as the trade in that region is not so fastidious in its reqaire- meau, we are lncuuea to ueucTO taat in oraep to profitably meet the- growing Compemrdifot Russia, American refiners will be compelled to utilize tbe cheaper grade oil of Ohio. In this view of the case we are compelled to believo that thero must bo a closer approxima tion of the market value of Ohio ana Pennsyl vania crude, and this is perhaps as likely to be arrived at by a lowering of the price of Penn sylvania oil as by any exceptional advance in the Ohio product Other Oil Markets. Oil Ottt. December 26. Petroleum opened at II 02; highest, SI 03K; lowest, SI 02; dosed, SI 03. Bradford. December 28. Opened at SI 03; closed, SI 03; highest, II 03K; lowest, SI 03. TmravrLLE, Decembers!. Opened at 51 02; highest, SI 03i; lowest, SI 02; closed, SI 03- Jiktv York, December 26. Petroleum dull and tbe movement was very narrow. The opening was steady at SI 02. and light buying caused an advance to SI U. Interest then died out. and the market closed dull at SI 03. Stock Kxhange: Opening, SI 02k; highest; SI 03J.J: lowest, SI 02K; closing, SI Ol Consoli dated Exchange: Opening, SI 02V; highest, SI 03: lowest, SI 02; closing, SI 03. Sales, 84, 000 barrels. Fentares of Ibo Market. Corrected dally by John M. Oasuey A Co., 46 Sixth street, members of tbe Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened ....103 I Lowest ..,.103 Highest 103KUoted ; 103 J, Barrels. Average runs 54.S9S Average shipments 78,212 Average charters , 26,391 Kenned. KewXork. 7.60c. KeflneC, London. 6d. IteOned, Antwerp, KHt. Kenned, Liverpool. 6 l-16d. Kenned, Bremen, 7.13m. A. B. McGrew qnotes: Puts, fl 02V: calls. 51031M. 7 X SOME LIFE LEFT. Real Estate Moves Slowly Alter tbe BoIN dny A Few Good Deals. W. A. Herron & Sons sold a large block of property In the First ward, corner Liberty and Second arenne; size 60x160 feet. The pur chasers wero the Union Storage Company, of Pittsburg, who intend erecting a large cold storage warehouse covering tbe entire lot, and to be six or eight stories high, with the latest improvements in the line of cola storage. Tho price approximates $30,000. W. C. Stewart, 114 Fourth avenue, sold for James Steen, a brick dwelling located onTJu quesne Heights, to a prominent business man, for $7,600 cash. Black & Balrd, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to J. C, Williams lot No. 544 in tho original plan of Homestead, for SLO0O. ,- Ewing fc Byers, 83 Federal street, sold for J. G. Qnigley to George Strayer.a two-story frame house of four rooms and attic, with lot 14x45 feet, being No. 179 Kush street. Sixth ward, -ajiegnenv,xor ci,ow casn. Samuel W. Black & Co.. 99 Fourth avenue. sold No. 4,block "B," Denny estate pIan,Thlrty third street, on tbe north side of Melwood avenue,Thirteenth ward; size 25x100 to an alley.' forS27i DULL AND NABROW. Trading In Knllroad Shares Down to Zero London Slock , Exchange Closed Sugar Bought on a Ball Story. NEwToBK.T)ecember 28. Owing to the elos ing of the London Stock Exchango to-day and the extremely slim attendance at the board, tbe bnslness done in stocks here was on the same limited scale as that of Tuesday, and the fluc tuations except in a half dozen stocks, which monopolized all tbe interest 'tn the speculation, were made within a range of less than half jief cent The features of tbe forenoon's opera tions were the selling of Lackawanna and Beading short to a limited extent and the buy ing of Sugar Eeflneries in response to the widely distributing points to bny which were circulated at tho opening ot bnslness. The Coal stocks were sensibly affected by tbe con tinned unseasonable weather and reports of a partial cessation of work in the collieries, bnt lit'Je Impression was mado npon their prices. Tbe endeavor fn tbe afternoon to recoup the short sales of the foronoon resulted in an ad vance which completely lped out the losses of the morning. Sugar was bought on a story that the capital stock was to be reduced by a cancellation of certificates, It jaado a mo terlal advance is the foreaoon, rising 3 per CMt from Its lowest, na&Ily closed with a sjaia of 1 for the day. Pacific Mall was streag alea on the rumors of increased compensation for the transportation of tbe malls, bat it occupied a small place in the marker. There was fair trading in Missouri Pacific, which after a de cline of J In the early dealings, fully recov ered, the dealings in tbe stock possessing no particular significance. Tennessee Coal made one of its spurts. The opening prices were generally un changed, though one or two stocks showed fractional declines. The general list presented a firm front almosttbroughout tbe whole day, the fluctuations were so small that no charac ter was given to the dealings, and lu the after noon the market was as near total stagnation as It is possible to get. Tbe close was dull, but steady to firm at about opening figures. The final changes are for Insignificant fractions, except In Tennessee Coal, which rose IK- Railroad bonds as usual were more active than stocks, the business aggregating 96S,000, but the market failed to present as strong a front as usual ot late and weakness was the principal feature In the forenoon, while abet ter tone prevailed later in the dav. The deal ings are without feature of interest and the final chances are Irregular. Tbe JPoiC financial article says: There was a disposition manifested to-day to look for lower prices for tbe next week, owing to the Con tinued closeness of the money market, which can scarcely be relieved much until after tbe first of tbe year. Call loans in the forenoon were 9, 7 and 9 per cent, and thongh these rates wonld of themselves not check speculation, tbe apprehensions of a temporary pinch before the interest and divideua disbursements conld re lieve the money market do have an effect, which In conjunction with the usual holiday dullness, makes lower prices. Tbe rouowinar tame snows itne prices 01 active stocks on tbe Mew York Stock xenange yester day. Corrected dally for Tux Dispatch by Whttxet A Htxphesson. oldest Pittsburg mem ber! of Hew xorx utocx ttxebange. 67 lrourtU avenue: Cos-High- Low- ing est- ttt. 151c". 32)4 31k 31 f 37)4 2634 36K S4 M 33 72 71 72X SIX S6K 66 121 nS4 25)4 10s' lai'fi lcnn 70 70X 10 1H 1HH IMS 89.X 9S 93 1M 404 54 33S K S8S4 M1K 1UH 111 ... .. . 142 70l; 7014 70 88 38), 3S) 38 1954 19M 19 Unii MSH l&jSj '.'.'.'. '.'.'.'. an X 9M H iYi wi 21 nan us) Hsu 18 18 17)4 64 OH 63 mx 108 hex S6X ss MX 98 83 97 M 12 u im "H 71 71 71?s iosk las'.i ios) 27H 27 27 62 17X 17)4 H 70 . 38 44 41)4 434 SDH 20 20)4 19 J9 19 6U 7J 75 75 11 !1 4tf 35 34V UM 37)4 36)2 ZVi 19 ss zm zf-i IS9M 189x 1SSK 211, ZJM SIX 77S 16X 39 39 88 82K 21 K 21 21 69M CS'i 691, 15H Zlfi IIH 31 H 83)4 S3)4 83)4 6894 68H 67k C7H UU 74 193 19 18 43? 43 OX Open ing. Am. Cotton Oil Trust., xai Am. Cotton ou. 37 Atcn.. Xop.Aa.F..... 34 Canadian PaclUe 77 Canada sjonthern 57 Central of Hew Jersey Central faelni Cnesaneake A Ohio,. C Bar. A Outlier. ....107K C itli. &. St raul.... 70S U, ilU.A8t.f-. pr....lHJs C, KocEL AP U, DU U A Pitts a, St. L. A Pitts, pf. C. 3t.P..M. AO 34 a. at. p..m. ao.. pr. .... CAJforthwestern... .I11J CAMortbwestern. pr. .. . C, a. C. A 1 70K c c. c a i.. or Col. Coal 4 Iron 3SK Col. A Rocking Val .. 10M Del.. L. A V. 1301 Del. A Hnrtson DenverABloO llenver A K10 .. ol... ... K.T.. Va.AUa - m E.T..Va. AUa.lst pf. .... t a.. Va. Alia. 2d pr. ZIX Illinois Central. 118 Late criAA western.. ii Lake trie A West. pr.. 64 Lae Snore AM. a...1085 Louisville AH ash vine. 88 Mlcblnn Csntral V3 Mobile Ohio Mo.. Kan. A Texas.... 11 llMOuri Pacific 71H - Mew fork Central K& . V.. L. E. A (V 27 N.y..L.E.AV.prer. . y.. a a at u nx N. x a A St L. pf. v.x.. u. ABt.i.. id or .... M. Y AM. 15 42H M. y.. U. A W 20J4 Norfolk A Western.... 19 Morrolk Western. pf. . . -Norm em trtcine pref. 7SH Oblo A Mississippi..,.. UK Oregon Improvement. .... Oregon Xranscon as PacifleMall S7 Peo. Dec A Kvani Pnlladel. A Heading.. 3S Pullman Palace Oor...l89!4 Richmond A W. P. T .. 21 Klchmond A W.P.T.pf .... 8UX A San Fran SU li. A San Jrran pr.. 89 st.ii. A ban jr. 1st pr. Texas Pacific 21 Union Padno 69H Wabasn Wabash preferred l Western Union SIM Wheeling A L. jC...... 68 jj Sugar Trnst. SS National Lead TrnsU. 1K Chicago Uas Trust.... 43 Business Notes, K. J. Btoney, Jr., has been elected to fill a vacancy in tbe .Board of Directors of the Anchor Savings Bank. The annual meeting of the Standard Under ground Cable Company will be held at the Westinghouse building on January 21. John B. Barbour, formerly with J. S. Mc Kelvy, has become identified with Ilea Bros. & Co., and yesterday represented that firm at the call. After this dato the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York will receive only United States notes and silver certificates for deposits on account of shipments of cur rency irom jvasmngton. ThERX are 63 banks in Allegheny county, representing $101,220,700. These figures do not of course Include tho resource of numerous private bankers, which would make a 'consid erable item; nor do they take into account the many budding and loan associations, which perform somo of the functions of a bank. The demand for local bonds is most satis factory and is daily on tbe increase. The re demption of abont 5500,000 ot Allegheny County 5s tbe first of tbe year has started the holders of these bonds to hunt for equally good Investments, and it is safe to say almost all tbo proceeds ot these bonds will be reinvested in local securities. S. S. Pinkerton has declined tbe nomina tion for Second Vice President ot the Pitts burg Petroleum. Stock and Metal Exchange, in favor of A. J. Lawrence, who has expressed his willingness to serve. Mr. Pinkerton will probaby be chosen as a director. It is ex pected there will be some pretty warm work at tbe election, which will take place January 2. The deal in the Avery Church property, on Virgin alley, reported yesterday, was not a cash 1 sale. It was traded for a lotflOO by 764 f eet, corner Center avenue and- Grove street, on whlkh there are 14 houses, owned by E. B. Mahood, tbe Liberty street grain merchant.! It was a double deal on tbe part of the agents by which both the railroad and church people got what they wanted. Tbe over-Issue of stock by James J. West, tbe Chicago editor, has been noticed in The Dispatch, together with his sentence to tbe penitentiary. If the stock certificates had been registered, this over-issue could not have oc curred. The Union Transfer and Trust Com pany, of this city, make a specialty of this busi ness, to which the attention of managers and directors of corporations Is directed. LDTCUEREI) IN 11EE SLEEP. A Jealons Man Kills His Wife and Then Attempts Suicide. Speingfield, Mass., December 26. A most revolting crime was committed this morning at Ludlow, John Bassette, a mill band employed by tbe Ludlow Manufactur ing Company, killing bis wife and attempt ing suicide. Bassette was insanely jealous of his wife, and so far as known without reason, and bad frequently threatened her lite, though little attention was paid to it. He bought a revolver two weeks ago with tbe avowed purpose ot killing her. At 3 o'clock this morning Bassette called to his eldest son Horace to come down stairs and sit with his mother, who was sick, while he went for tbe doctor, and then went out, while tbe young man came down and sat in the kitchen. His parents slept in a room off the kitchen. He called his mother several times, but as she did not answer he supposed she was sleeping, and did not enter the room. Meanwhile Bassette had gone to Officer Trombley's house and surrendered himself. saying mat ne-nau Kiiieu uu wiie, auu evincing much satisfaction with his crime. -He said he was suffering from wounds sbe had inflicted on him, hut said he "had finished her up in good shape." On exam ination six wounds were lonnd, two stabs near the heart, two in the left side, and two deep, jagged gashes over the stomach, from which ne has little, if any, chance of re covery. K0 USE F0KTI1E LEPERS. The Marine Hospital Service Will Establish Some Quarantine Regulations. "Washington-, December 26. At tbe last annual meeting of the American Pub lic Health Association, at Brooklyn, K. Y., a resolution was adopted calling upon the officers of the United States Marine Hospi tal Service to exercise the same watchful vigilance to prevent tbe introduction Into the United States of persons suffering from leprosy as it does to prevent the introduc tion ot yellow fever, cholera, etc. In accordance with the tenor ot tbis reso lution Surgeon General Hamilton has pre pared a series of resolutions, having thisend 4n view, which will be sent to tbe proper officials for their guidance in dealing with persons suffering from this disease. Ihe resolutions have bees approved by the Pmifcat. 'DOMESTIC1 MEETS. lull Which Follows Holidays Im ported by Produce Men. SOPPLIES 0FP00LTEY CLEANED DP All Cereals Are ' Steady; xcepting Sew Com, Which-Is Sick. COFFEE OPTIONS FIE1T SUGAE WIAX OrMCE OK PITTSBURG! DISPATCH, Thubsdat. December 28. 1888L J Conntrr Prodnce Jobbing Price. The usual loll which follows, holiday trade is here. Everything in the poultry line was cleaned up at outside prices early yesterday morning. W. H. McQowan. Liberty street com mission merchant, reports a growing demand for nnpalled poultry. Said he: "InNewTork any other kind of poultry Is forbidden to be sold by law, and tbe time is coming when this will be the law here. Poultry with the entrails in will keep mncb longer than that with entrails out, and In a season such as this the people realize the importance of neglecting nothing that will help to keep the stock from taint. Large quantities of poultry were sold in this martet the past few days which baa passed tbe border line of sweetness and which would have been all right If the entrails had been let alone." Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3032c; Ohio do, 2S9c: fresh dairy packed, 2527c; country rolls, 2425c. Beaks Navy hand-picked beans, 2 25492 30; medium. $2 102 20. Beeswax 2830c f) & for choice; low grade, 18020c. ClDEK Sand refined, 18 507 SO; common, S3 504 00: crab clder.SS 008 60 $ barrel;cider vinegar, 1012c f. gallon. Chestnuts 5 00S 60 $ bushel; walnuts, 6070c tft bushel. Cheese Ohio, llllc; New York, llWc; Limburper, 9Kllc; domestic Bweitzer, 110 13Kc; imported Sweitzer, 23X- EGOS 2125c 1 dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apple., fancy, $2 603 00 p barrel; California pears. 3 6034 00 a box: cranberries. tll0012 00 fl barrel; Jlalaga grapes, large barrel. 8 00.' Game Sqnlrrels.75cfl fl dozen: quail, SI 73 f) dozen; prairie chickens. H 605 00 f) dozen; pheasants, f5 006 50 f dozen: rabbits,3035c a pair; venison saddle. 1012c ft ponnd; venison carcass, 79c V pound. Feathsbs Extra live ceeae, 6060c; No. I, do, 4045c: mixed lots. 3035c f) B. Pouitrt Live chickens, 50065c a pair; dressed. 8tfc a pound; ducks, 65Q75c ?1 pair; (reese, SI 251 30 $l-pafr:lire turkeys, 12013c ft: dressed turkeys, 16018c $1 lb. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel. $4 20 4 40 y b usbel; clover, large English. 62 fts, S4 35 4 60. clover, Alsite. $8 00: clover, white, $9; timo thv. choice. 45 fts. Si 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts. 1 2501 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 fts. SI 30; orchard grass, 11 &s. SI 40: red top, 14 fts. SI 25; millet, 50 fts, 51 00: millet. 600c fl bushel; Hungarian grass, 60 fti, 65c, lawn grass, mix ture 01 nne grasses, wuJt Dnsnei 01 14 ds. tallow Country, 4Jc; city rendered, 4fo 65c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S2 00 225; fancy, H 0025 00; Florida oranges, S3 00 2 50; Jamaica oranges. $3 004 00 $) barrel; bananas, SI GO firsts, SI 00 good seconds, fl bnnch; cocoannts, 54 004 60 13 hundred; figs, 8KQ9c ff Si; dates ,5M6Kc $ ft: new layer figs, 12K15Kc; new dates. 7c fl ft. Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c; on track, 4550c; cabbages, $7 008 00 a hun dred; celery. 40c f) dozen: Jerseys. S4 004 25; turnips, SI 001 60 a barrel; onions, SI 75 a bar rel. Buckwheat Flour 22c fl pound. Groceries. Oreen coffee is now within He of the highest price reached two weeks ago. Options in East ern markets are in favor of bulls. The general feeling is that higher prices will be reached after the holidays. Package coffee is un changed, but steady. Sugars are weak. Gen eral groceries are quiet, as is their custom prior to January settlements. Green Coffee Fancy Bio, 2324c; choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rlo,20c; low gradeBib. 18K19Kc; old Government Java, '2728c; Mar acatbo, 23K21jC; Mocha, 28K2a5'e: Banto, 20K24cj Caracas'. 2202-tc; peaberry, ftio, 23 24c: La Guayra, 23K&21C Boasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades. 2529c; old Government Java, bnlk. SlUBiXSc: Maracalbo. 27028c: Santos. 24K28Kc; peaberry, 28c; choice Rio, 25c; prime Kio, 23c: good Bio, 22Kc; ordinary, 21 c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 7080c Petbolkum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Jc; Ohio, 120; oKciTieadlight; UOP, 8Kc; water white, 10Kcfgiuhe,1414Kc;elaIne, 14cr car nadine, UXe; royaline, IW; globe red oil, 11 Uc. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4647o V gaIIon;summer, 4043c Lard oil, 70a Struts Corn syrop, 2830c; choice sugar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrnp, 3033c; strictly prime. 3335c; new maple syrnp, 00c N.O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c: medium. 3S13c; mixed, 4o42c Soda Bi-carb In kegs. 33Jic; bl-carb in Ks. 5c; bl-carb, assorted packages, 56c; sal soda in kegS, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles tar, full weight, 9c; stearine, fl set. 8Xc; paraffine, ll12c Bice Head. Carolina, 67c: choice, 6 6c; prime, 5X6c: Louisiana, 66c Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 66c: gloss starch. 47c v Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, 2 65: Lon don layers, S3 00; California London layers, S2 75; Muscatels, 82 40; California Musoatels, S2 25:VaIencia,7jc;Ondara Valencia,8e8c; sultana, 0Xc;currants,oK5; Turkey prunes, 45c; French prunes, 69c: Salonlca prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8Kc: cocoannts, $) 100, S6 00; almonds, Lan., ) ft, 20c; do. lvica, 19c; do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 1415c: Sicily nluerts, 13c: Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates. tj4$oc; Brazil nnts, iuc; pecans, iiHiioc; cit ron, ft ID, , 1920cj lemon peel, 18c fl tt; orange . 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c, ap ples, evaporated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated, I4loc; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2628c; peaches California, evaporated, un pared. 192Ic; cherries, pltted,1314Kc; cher ries, unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 25K26Kc; blackberries, 7Xoc;huckleberrie3, 1012c SUGARS Cubes, 7Kc; powdered, 7Jic; granu lated, 6c; confectioners, 6c; standard A, 6c; soft white, 66lc; yellow, choice, 59i 5jlc; yellow, good. 5&c; yellow, fair, S vsct jeiiuw, uiuk,tv. PICKLES Medium, bbls (l.aJOJ, lb 60; medi um, half bbls (600). S3 25. Halt No. 1, ft bbl, 93c; No. 1 ex, JJ bbl, SI 03; dairy, f) bbl, SI JO; coarse crystal. 7 bbl, SI 20: HIggins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 & pockets, S3 00. Canned Goons Standard peaches, S2 00 2 2S;2ds, SI 65I SO; extra peaches, S3 402 60; pie peaches, 95c: finest corn, SI 00 1 SO; Hid Co. corn, 7o90c; red cherries, 90cSl; Lima beans, SI 20;8oaked do, 85; string do, 6063c: mar rowfat was, SI 101 IS; soaked peas, 70880c; pineapples SI nl SO; Bahama do, $1 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengages. SI ZS; egg plums, S3 00; Calif ornia pears. $2 SO; do greengages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI 83; extra white cherries. S3 40; raspberries, B5cSl 10; strawberries, SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; tomatoes, tj390c; salmon, 1-tt, SI 6S1 90; blackberries, 65c; succotash, 2 lb cans, soaked, 90c: do ereen. '2.1b. SI 251 50; corn beef. 2-& cans. S2 05; 11-& cans. S14: baked beans, SI 45 1 SO; lobstei, 1-ft. SI 7601 80; mackerel, 1-B. cans, broiled. SI SO: sardines, domestic V.n. S4 254 SO; sardines, domestic Ks. 6 757 (X); sardines, imported, ifi, Sll S012 60; sardines, imported, Ks, 518; sardines, mustard, S3 30; sardines, spiced, S3 60. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S38 fl bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, S40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36: No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c fl &; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocKs, 67Kc Herring Round shore, S4 SO f) bbL; split, S6 50; lake, S2 751100-IIhalfbbL White fish, SS 00 100 & half bbl. Lake trout, 85 60 fl half bbl. Fin nan haddock, 10c it ft, Iceland halibut. 13c ft ft. Pickerel, jf bbl. 82 00; U bbl, 81 10; Poto mac herring, So 00 ft bhl, U 50 per bbL Oatmeal 56 00S8 23 fl bbL Grain, Flonr and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car sample screenings, 86, 5 days, elevator; 3 cars of No. 2 white oats, 28c, January delivery. Re ceipts as bulletined, 40 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 2 cars of oats, 3 of bay. 4 of Hour, 2 of rye, 1 of barley, 1 of wheat. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 3 cars of bay. 5 of corn. 6 of oats, 1 of rye, 1 of wheat. By Baltimore and Ohio, 3 cars of bay, 1 of oats, lot corn. ByPittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of bran, 1 of flour, 3 of rye. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of hay. All cereals are steady, with the exception of now corn, which is re ported very sick. Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat New No. 2 red,8586c; No. 8,82 83c. CORN No. 2 yellow, ear, new. S6g37c: blgh mixed, ear, 404Ic; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 41J242c; new, 3530c; high mixed, shelled, 40 41c Oats No. 2 white, 2929Kc; extra, Nc 3, JJ&atXWc! mixed. 2CE)27. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, S354c; ' xio.1 vy estem, vnsiotv. Barley Western, 45965c: Canaaa barley, 70f75c FWrtnt Jobbing .prices Fancy winter and spring patents. So 0635 SO: winter straight. Him k; clear wiatw, H OW. 36; straight VHIWl XXXXtasn',SSSNJ7CBfa flar,S8 58 MHxraxs-KlddllefK, Im white, S15 069 MM V too; blown MlddlkHp. 12 0SI4 00; wir wheat bran. lll.aSSU 60; chop feed, H5S816 0a. HAT Baled timothy, Ko. 1, Sll 604J12 00: No. 2 do, S8 004310 00; loose from wagon. SU 00 12 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie bay, 97 OStfS 00: packing do. 37 257 50. Straw Oats. W75g7 00; wheat and rye straw.W 008 25. Provision. Bagar-cnred hams, larse, sc; sugar-cured haras, medium, 10c: sugar-cared bams, small, 10Kc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar cared shoulders, 5c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7Jc; sngar-enred California hams, 6c; sugar-cured dried beet flats. 9c; sngar-enred dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c; bacon shoulders. 6c: bacon clear sides, 7c; bacon clear bellies, 7Jcr dry salt shoulders, c; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork.heavy, Sll GO; mess pork, family, J12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces, 5c; half-barrels, 8c; 60S. tubs, 6Kc: 20-lb palls. 6c; 50-ft tin cans. 6cr 3-ft tin pails; 6Kc; 6-ft tin pails, 6Kc; 10- tin pails, 6c; o-B tin -palls. 6Kc Smoked sausage, long, 5c: large, 5c Fresh pork links, 8c. Boneless hams, 10Xc- Pigs' feet, half bar rel, H 00; quarter barrel, S3 15. Breased Meats. The following prices are furnished by Armour & Co. on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 650 fts, 5c; 5oO to 650 fts, 6c; 650 to 750 fts, 6XS6XC. Sheep. 8c V ft. Lambs, 80 ft ft. Hogs. 5c. Fresh pork loins, 7c. .LITE NEWS IS BRIEF. The Secretary otlhe. Treasury has accepted the resignations of la. B. Moore, Collector of Customs at Dulutb. and D. P. Asbury, Super vising Inspector of Steam Vessels at St. Louis. Clarence Mart, a Moline, DL, painter, plunged a knife into William Chatterton, lead ing man of a traveling dramatic company, yes terday, and the doctors say the victim cannot recover. General Boulanger denies the reports that he hasbeen engaged to deliver a course of lectnres in tbe United States. He says he never thought of going on a lecturing tour in that country. The main building of the Western College at Toledo, Iowa, was burned yesterday, only a part of tbe library and the contents of tbe treasury being saved. The loss Is 1150,000: in surance, S22,500. There is a mysterious discrepancy In the accounts of the stanm clerks of the Chicago postoffice. The shortage is almost continuous, and every effort to straighten matters has proved unavailable. Congressman Bynum will introduce a reso lution In Congress for an investigation of the failure ot District Attorney Chambers to have Colonel W. N. Dudley arrested because of tbe "Blocks of Five" letter. John Cain, who was shot In the abdomen p .Baltimore unnstmas morning, died yesterday at- the City Hospital. Charles Yates who is charged with doing the shooting, Is held for the action of the Coroner's Inquest. Two young men, John P. Jones and William H. Palmer, of Baneor. Pa., were found dead in a room at the Pacific Hotel at Bethlehem. Fa., this morning. They had blown out the gas be fore retiring, and were asphyxiated. At Dewitt, near Syracuse, N. T.. two aged women, living by themselves, were found yes terday morning asphyxiated by coal gas. One is dead and tbe other will die. Their names were Sarah Demeriet, aged 80, and Charlotte Thompson, aged 7U. Miss Sarah F. N Ichols. a well-known society lady of Lowell, Mass., disappeared Christmas flight. Sbe went out to post a letter, and has not been seen since In her room was a note saying: "Forgive and forget." The affair is Involved in mystery. Despite the orders issued by the Govern ment prohibiting the holding of meetings by members of the Salvation Army in Switzer land, members of that organization continue to bold open-air meetings in Geneva. The au thorities bave decided to adopt vigorous meas ures to suppress. The City of Kingston, which used to ply up and down the Hudson river, and which was sold some time ago, to the Northern Pacifio itauroaa company tor tnernget eonna trade, is proceeding safely bnt slowly to ber new home by the way of Cape Horn. She has just been heard of at Barbadoes. The Wabash Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, has made an assignment for the bene fit or its creditors. Its liabilities are estimated at $200,000, and the assets at a little less than that. Tbe failure grows out of the recent fail ure of tbe affiliated firms of J. Q. Preble & Co. and Sheffield & Co., who are in the same line of business in New York. Judge Patterson, of the New York Supreme Court, yesterday handed down a decision in tbe snit of A. Gerushem & Co., stockholders of the old Houston and Texas Central Railroad Com pany, containing an iniunction restraining the Central Trust Company, as trustee. C. P. Hunt ington and others from issuing stock of the re organized Houston and Texas Central Railway Company. The steamship Slrins, which left Rio Janeiro December 4 and arrived at New York yesterday, reports that several foreign war ships, among them the United States steamer Richmond, bad arrived In the harbor, and that quietness reigned In the city; but that a riot bad taken place in the Bio Grande district, al though no particulars could bedearned at the time of sailing. Edward Gumbs, r the confidential book keeper and accountant for tbe Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore, and Ohio and Mis sissippi Railway Companies, was arrested and locked up on the charge of embezzlement. The warrant for bis arrest was sworn to by S. T. McLaughlin, general manager of tbe Conti nental Line; It charges the stealing of $1,000. After Gumbs was locked up he acknowledged his guilt A BEVY COMET DISC0YERED. Prof. Brooks, of the Smith Observatory, Makes His Third Find. GiarETA, N. Y., December 26. Prof. Brooks, director of Smith Observatory, dis covered a new comet this evening. Its position is as follows: Right ascension, 18 hours 23 minutes; declination north, Hi degrees 40 minutes, with a slow westerly motion. The comet is bright and telescopic This makes the third comet discovered by Prof. Brooks. HORSFOED'S ACID PHOSPHATE For Abase ol Alcohol. It relieves the depression therefrom 512 AND 514 SMITHFIELD STREET. X?ITTeJ25TJIlG, 3PA. Transact a General BanMn Bnslness. Accounts- solicited. Issue Circular Letters of Credit, for use of travelers, and Commer cial Credits, IN STERLING, Available In all paits of the world. Also issue Credits IN DOLLARS For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, Sonth and Central America. aD7-9I-irwT iiU.OKR KANANC1AL. -TjrTHlTNEY STEPHENSON, a FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits throngb Messrs. Drexeli Morgan fc Cc, New York. Passports procured? THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO. OF PITTSBURG, NO. 83 FOURTH AVENUE. Incorporated January 24.1867. Charter per petual. Capital 8500.000. Burglar-proof vaults for securities and valuables. Acts as Execu tor, Administrator, Guardian, Trustee and all other fiduciary capacities. DIRECTORa A. Garrison, Edward Gregg, Wm. Rea, Thos. Wigbtman, A. E. W. Fainter, Cbas. J. Clarke. A. P. Morrison. Felix R. Brunot, John H. Rickctson. OFFICERS. A. Garrison, President; Edward Gregg, First Vice President: Wm. Rea, Second Vice Presi dent: Wra. T. Howe, Sec'y and Treas.; Robt, C Moore,Asst. Sec'y and Treat; Henry A. Miller, Counsel, .No. 153 Fourth avenue de4-ltWT JOHN M. OAKLEY 9l COj, BANKER3 AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to Now York and Chicago. ' 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg M3WB UIli&SOiniSL www ABTMmswxwnrs. Eight years ago cancer came on my lews lip. It took off my under lip from one side to tbe other, and down to my chin. I bad id treated by burning, and got so weak that I dial not think that I conld stand it mncb longer After much suffering I discarded, all qther treatment, and began taking Swift's Speciflcr and the cancer soon began- to heal, and nx short time it was completely healed ana I was entirely well. It is now over three yearsslncw I got well, and there has been no sign ot any , return of the disease I know It was cancer, and I know it was cured alone by S. 88. E. V. Fireand. Rnston, Lav - Treatise on Cancer mailed free. The Swtvt Specitic CcDrawer 3, Atlanta, v. Ga. , aul9-55-arjvr ,- J ion" I -f4 FH0LfeALK-:-H0USl? IF J!sW. JTJII "" WOOD AND LIBERTY STS.r ;; Special attractions now open in usefal if - goqds specially suited for the - ij - - l Holiday Trade. -"- 4. Dealers are invited to inspect the stocky & which is complete, and at prices which caat-'-not fail to impress tbe buyer; .." nol9- - ARMOUR'S. . . t EXTRACT OF BEEF. .-. ARMOUR & CO., CHICAGO, SOLE MANUFACTURERS, This Is sow conceded to be tho best In tho t market, -a -witneaseo. aj me jac iaat we. OCl-kUBU Uig AA -SJV-. ." VTA. AMtVI .UIJIU1 VA - nffltnTn.ATMi? iTmAalflAH 4a1 4. Uhlt. A1 T Cst HUD A. I41S AT VUU lisvtIU4UUUf UUU J1A A LUUIUU pbia. - CLEANLY IN MANUFACTURE; superior in oiALiTt: And with the bright appetizing flaYor.af XreaV, 7 ' Ivvnsitaittuiaf " J WISObU UVVli PARIS EXPOSITION. 1889. The GOLD MEDAL has" been awarded to - , ARMOUR & CO., Chicago, Z"$'- nor ineir ezniDic 01 BEEF EXTRACTS. REMKMBER. no2S-61-rwir 1' BIEDlCAl. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE. riTfSBURG. PA. As old residents know and back files of Pitts, burg papers prove, is the oldest established' ana most prominent pnysician in toe city, De voting special attention to all chronic diseases. . 5MSSN0 FEEUNTILCURED MCDnilO and mental diseases, physical IM L. n V U U Odecay, nervous debility, lack ot energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, basbfulnessv dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, tailing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for bnslness, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and primely cured, BLOOD AND SKIN. fcrnM blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue, month, throat ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood f poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. I i P I M A P V Kinney ana oiaaaer aerange Unilinn I j ments, weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discharges; inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttler's life-long, extensive experi ence, insnres scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. v. Sunday. 10A.JttolP.3f.only. DR. WHITTIER, 8li Penn avenu. Pittsburg, Pa. deS-15 risnwk SCJifaLM rrn OP A Sclenti&c and Standard Popular HedTcal Trszhta os) tneifrrorsoi ioatn,prematursiiecnse,j(ervoua and Physical Debility, Impurities of the Blood, How-Lost! How Regained, KIOtfTHYSELFnflp i'" sacjA-faiaa-crE cys xoxa Resultln:; irom i out. vIca Imonncs. I2r a. . cesses or Overtaxation, Enervating and unfit- -- ting tae Tictim tor w orx, imsmess. ue Jia- i a riage or oociai xteiauons. Avoid unskillful pretenders. Possess this great worK. At contains auu pages, royai oro. - jseauuini Dinamg; emDossea, iuu gut. rnra, .., omy si dv mail, postpaid, concerned mpiain;.- apDlynow. The distinguished author. Wm.H 4 fatxer. ai. u., receivea tne uulu asu Jtw ELED MEDAL from the National Medical As. soeistlon, for this PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Dr. Parker and a, corps of Assistant Physicians may be con-, .;'j stuteo. connaenuaiiy. uy xnsui or mjwnga, as tbe office of THE PEABODY MEDICAL IN STITUTE, No. 4 BulHnch St, Boston, Mass., to whom all orders for books oc letters for advico should be directed as above. aulS-07-TuTSuwlt GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. ynll nartlculars In punphlet . hu use Aua Kuuiua ximj m Uneeltte sold bv drszKtst only In yellow wrapper. Pricev si pec-i pacaagb or six xor s, or oy man on reeelnt of nrlee. trr Address- nr THE GRAY MEDICINE CO- Boiralo, H. Y Sold lnPlttsbnrg byS. a. UULUAMU. cornec . BmUhflelfl and Liberty U- apLi-SS lid DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re., qiunnK1clouuuu'kuu vuuuuoa tiai treaimenti xir. o. a. jutVmi SI. R. C P. 8 is the oldest andE most experienced specialist tat the city. Consultation free andll strletlv confidential. Offleal i,.. a tn a Tirt 7 to 8 p. M Snndas. a to 4 P-.W 3tConsult them personally, or write SoCTOBs) IjAXjs. ssi trena aye., x-ihsouik x-a. Jel2-15-DWk ?S Ootrtcxro. BOOU COMPOUND rinsed of Cotton Boot. TansT ai PpTmrroval a recent discoverrtrrasif 'olir nhvslcian. Is tuecasfvUv used! mnnthi,iRsttei- KffactnaL Prico XL bv "g sealed. Ladles, ask your druzglst for Cook's! Cotton Boot ixmpouna ana case no sutnutaeswr r tru,iru 9 atiimns for sealed nartlculars. AaM dress POND LILT COMPANY. No. 3 SUml Block, 131 woodward avo-, uetroit, mica. AO-SoW. In Pittsburg. Pa bv Joseph Flessw, ine ikaon. Diamond ana JiarKet sts. se'JB-.: TO WEAK ME! Buffering from the effects of youthful errors, ea decay, wastuw weasnesB, hbi, laaauuuu, ei,ii send a valuable treatise (sealed i eonntagj narucniars lor nome cure, r niiti "i ojisb Jplendld medical work: should be read by man who Is nervous and debilitated. Addn Jror. W. C. f S WIiJr. Seotsw.Csi oelHS-Bsawji sjlissssssKl. 4 i-W -irt C '' )rB - "r .... Vi Sit 'i.SlBBBBSI M1 " f.nt .T "V, BK-"5 V t. ,. " & CL1 t v T"i fii Ififla t