1 f: '&r$zH. fr 351? I lJ W if a. m FlRON TEADE EETIEW. I Ko Signs of a Reaction Beyond the Usual Holiday Lull. PEOSPEGTS FOE HIGHER PRICES. Desirable Irons Are Reported Very Scarce at Chicago. AN EXPANSION OP CAPACITI CERTAIN There are few chances in the iron and steel'situation since our last Saturday's re view. Trade is quiet, as is the custom at sthitime oi the year. Prices are fairly SSmaintained and there are no signs oi a re daction to the boom which started since sum mer. "Works are running to their full ca pacity, and while this lasts prices will be maintained. Orders for Lake Superior ores are placed for months ahead, a thing an- P usual among our iron workers. Manufact urers who place their orders in the spring bare this season taken time by the forelock and ordered in December sufficient material to J;eep them working until spring. Since June mill iron has advanced from $4 to $4 50 per ton. Bessemer iron has advanceaSS In the same time. The latter sold as low as 16 a ton. with some shading In this i!te price last summer. Now it is Arm at $21 per period is equal to $10 per ton. At the advance orders arc placed with the Edgar Thomson Steel Works at Braddock sufficient to keep them running from now till spring. The amount of Lake Superior ore consumed by our furnaces the past) ear exceeds 3,000,000 .a nil tli.. .nlaM alra.ilif nlaPAfl InRllTfl A. r-jfmuch greater amount the coming yean- OMY A HOLIDAY LULL. The quietness of the past two weeks In Iron and steel is due to the facts that this Is the time for repairing and cleaning up, and that heavy stocks had been laid In with a view to lucber prices. While demand is not up to what it was two weeks ago, the following prices are fully maintained: heatra.lm.il J18 on18 SO-cash All-ore mill 18 5019 oo-casn .So. 1 foundry, native ore 18 orai9 50-cash .o 1 foundry, like ore 19 5C019 75-cakh Jiessemer 3-1x824 S3 cash bpleeel -. 37 iluek-ljar 30 istecl blooms .. 35 Bteel slabs 35 steel billets Meel K.C ends . SIhI bloom ends 2 OCIiiZ! 80 Old lrou rails, American Ts n Ottffcs 00 Old steel rails, short pieces 3 50g3 SO Ho. I . scrap S3 S024 00 lo. 1 W. scrap 3 00 bteel rails, new BOWpSOO bteel K. light sec 35 00(338 00 liar iron 190 1 Iron nails, per keg, nsual dls 2 35 bteel nails, per ker, usual dls.... 2 35 Wire nails, perfcer. 2 S0 a 95 Ferro manganese 103 0 AX ENGLISH VIEW. A Wolverhampton, Eng, correspondent, in referring to the iron trade, says: "Many eyes are turned toward the United States in the hope that we may yet experience considerable benefit from your side, but England and America appear to be running a neck and neclc race. The extension of the United States boom and the collapse of the boom in England are almost the only conditions under which a great American demand could be expected. A sharp reaction in England concurrent! y-with a heavy rise in the States might be all very well for manufacturers in this country dependent upon an American traae, but the reaction would be too high a price to pay. The majority of traders here are of this opinion, and conse quently they are devoting their energies to cul tivating markets outside the bounds of yonr triumphant democracy, leaving the morrow which may or may not bring great things from your side to take care of itself. The charac teristic of greater steadiness which has recently been noticeable in trade is still apparent, thongh speculation still flutters up now and again in the northern markets." MORE MILL CAPACITI. ass oo 50&UC0 V)36 VI 50(136 00 rasucDJoau Sltft&HoO pjt, The Anticipated Demand Will Require an Expansion of Capacity. irrxcxai. Txxzon-or to tui dispatch.! '.New Toes; December 27. The railroad companies, car builders, ship builders and other large buyers will soon be in the market tor large supplies of merchant bars, plates and structural iron and the present mill capacity will scarcely be sufficient to meet the antici pated requirements of 1890. Iron and steel uails are moving freely. Bessemer steel biUets are in exceptionally active demand and prices are quotably higher than a week ago. Tho demand for castings, for Bessemer pig, for suf t steel for all purposes, and for material for b orking up into shapes for agricultural re quirements and for barbed wire, promises to be extraordinary, and the iron and steel makers are hurrying forward their preparations for an expansion of capacity in almost every branch of the iron trade. The upward tendency in prices will probably continue at least until it is demonstrated that the capacity Is abundantly sufficient to take care of next year's demands. Disquieting rumors gain currency Sat many jxiin ts of such an advance in prices as will nrove disastrous to promoters of new enterprises who have not yet arranged for supplies. While there.is a strong unwardtendencv.it is not generally believed that there exist good grounds for such an apprehension. Mnch. of course, depends upon the action of the railroad build ers, and so far as they have indicated their in tentions, the demands for material for railroad construction purposes will be of moderate di mensions. Quotations for steel rails at Eastern mills are S35 for large lots, and $373750 in Western mills. Iron and steel prices (at mill or furnace) December 27, 1889. December 20. 18S9. December 28, 1S8S, lowest lbSi. Pig iron, anthetal No. L Der ton, $18 6020 00, 18 60820, S18 0018 00. Steel rails, per ton, $35 00, $34 00J335 00. $28 000 30 00, $26 CO. Comparative prices of other metals (in store): Copper lake, per pound, MJfe. lc. l.30c, lUKc; lead, common domestic, per pound, ISTKc. 3.90c. 3.90c, 3Jc; tin, straits, per pound, 21c. 21.10c. 21.90c. 16Jc: spelter, common domestic, per pound, 4.90c, 4c. FIRM AT PHILADELPHIA. The Strength of ibe Iron Situation Is Uni versally Admitted. rETZCIJU. TXXEQBAK TO THX DISFATCH.1 Philadelphia, DecemDer 27. The volume of business this week is no criterion for the iron market. No large sales are reported and none are likely to be made until the opening of the new year. Sellers are holding all kinds of stock firmly, however, ana making no conces sions to Duyers, as the strength of the situation seems to be universally admitted. Foreign advices report the British market am to strong and fairly active, as to Scotch and Bessemer pig, and a good demand for steel rails, blooms and billets. The domestic market remains firm with prices unchanged. The shifting of manufactured iron from classes live and six to classes four and live, by the rail roads in their classification of freight has re sulted in an advance in charges for tolls of about 3 cents per 100 pounds upon shipments from Pittsburg to this citv. This is virtually a restoration of the old tariff which was in force before the late depression in the iron trade and the effect of the advance is materially felt now. No. 1 American pig iron is held at 819 6020 in this citv. and a sneelsvl dianatrh from Cincinnati to the Bulletin of the Iron and Steel Association quotes hot blast foundry pi" at $192S$ for No. 1 charcoal on time, S18K 2I for .No. 1 coke, and S18?g!19 for forge, while car wheel and malleable iron is firm at $2122. Additional quotations given by local producers are, gray forge. $16 5017 per ton at tthe furnace; plates. 2.252.30c per pound; an cles at the mill. 2,2S22.35c: beams and channels ;ff,i;s.l0c on dock, standard muck bars at milL rZ3Q o0t31 per ton; merchant bar at store. 2.20c .knrt mill Vr." rtlrl -tla CTCaOT ..- . . .-j steel rails, $35. A Fceline or Renewed Confidence. isrEciax tkleokau to thi DisraTCH.1 CntcnfirATi. December 27. CmnntiTiir nn , the state of the iron trade. Bogers. Brown & flCo. say: Every lnfiuence, that is apparent at tho close of the year In the iron market is rjtbere wa some hesitation and a few timid sellers nastenea to dooe orders at concessions from bull prices. The day after s Christmas, however, this feeling had given -V.spresMilltselt in an active demand and higher f prices. This was particularly true of Northern -v jjrons, which had been ruling for a month cast fat relatively lower prices than South icrn brands. Even now the difference lis not fully equalized, except at nnlnts for "West or along the Ohio river. Smith. Bern forge iron, for example, wonld cost$19 25 jjat ilanoninp v aiiey lurnacca as against lis Vj tot home brands, while in Pittsburg Southern mill iron, if sold at all. would have to brini- close to $20 after the advance In freight effect .Jive 2 January 6. A review of Ohio &IUlSCeS SUOW 1 :.i pwuuiihiuujuuu,b11u . .whatever tho demand may be no large quan tity of iron can be offered in the next three or 'tour months. Indeed many familiar brands In & he market can consider nothing beyond car cad orders before February or March. Old wheels and some grades of charcoal iron still drags, the demand being slack. Standard wheel iron, however, are stronger. A Scarcity of Desirable Irons. rtncUX. TXLIOBAJC TO THX DISPATCH.! Chicago. December 27. Rogers, Brown & Co.'s Iron Circular says: There has been more proof of the real scarcity 6f desirable irons In this market tho past week than our buyers were hitherto willing to believe. Some of tho best-known Ohio brands have disappeared from the market. Tho furnaces have taken Bessemer contracts. Other Ohio softeners are withdrawn because oversold for the next 60 days. The Illinois Steel Company are understood to be offering no foundry or force irons at any prices, thongh running two furnaces on these grades to fill orders already taken. Calumet is also heavily sold. The sources of, local supply, there, loi'e, are almost completely shut off. Of Lake Superior charcoal irons nearly everything in sighv appears to haye been sold and $25 Is a fUrure now very freely talked among sellers for further forward de livery orders. Southern irons appear to be the only reliable source of snpply, and prices of these are higher than our buyers are quite ready to pay. BRITISH IRON MARKETS. Prices Rnltng on the Other Side of the Ocean During the Week. The American Manufacturer in its cable letter of December 26 gives the following quota tions: Scotch Pig Warrant speculation rather quiet, bnt showing more spirit the past few days and an advance to 61s 8d in price. Makers' brands firm and meeting with good sale. No.lColtness 80s. Od. to. b. Glasgow No. 1 Summerlee 78s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Gartsherrie 78s. Od. f. a b. Glasgow No. 1 Langloan 78s. Od. La b. Glasgow No. 1 Carnbroe ..70s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow NalShotts 78s. Od. to. b. Glasgow No. lGlengarnock.....7Ss. Od. atArdrossan. No.lDalmellington.71)s. Od. atArdrossan. No. lEjrlinton 65s. Od. atArdrossan. Bessemer Pig Some irregularity in prices, but makers very firm and offer sparingly. West Coast brands at 77s Cd for Nob. 1, 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point. Middlesbrough Pig Prices have fluctuated frequently, and speculators paid over 62s. The demand for consumption and export moderate. Good merchant brands quoted at 60s. 6d. 61s. for No. 3. f. o. b. Spiegeleisen Very firm market, with the de maud good and offerings moderate. English 20 per cent quoted at 97s. 6d. o. b. at works. Steel Wire Rods The market very firm, bnt only a fair business passing. Mild steel. No. 6, quoted at 72s.6d. f. o. b. shipping port. Steel Kails Prices the same as rlast week, and the demand still fairlyactive. Heavy sec tions quoted at 7 f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Blooms Demand continues good, and prices are very firmly held .Bessemer 7x7 quoted 6 7s. Gd. f . o. b. shipping point Steel Billets There continues to be a fairly aciive demand for these at firm prices. Bes semer (size 2x2) quoted at 6 10s. f. o. b. shipping point. bteel blabs There has been only a moderate trade, but prices are held firmly. Ordinary sizes quoted at 8 tab. shipping point. , CropEnds Salesmoderateandpriceswlthont change. Bun of the mill quoted at 8 12s. 6d lata Jos. i. o. o. snipping point OldRails Good purchases for home account. Prices too hieh for export business. Tees quoted at 3 7s. 6d.3 12s. 6d, and double beadsat36s.S15s. t o. b. Scrap Iron Inere has been more doing for home account at firm prices. Heavy wrought quoted at 3Q3 5s. Od. f. o. b. shipping points. Manufactured Iron The demand continues good ana prices remain firm all through. Stafford ord. marked bars. (t o. b. L'pool) 9 lOsOd 0 OsOd " common bars. ... 8 0s 0d 810s0d " black sheet singles 0 0s0d10 OsOd Welsh bars. f. o. b. Wales... 7 12s 6d 717s6d Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York, 2s. 6d. IUverpool to New York. 10s. Od. Pig Tin The market Is. weaker under the In fluence of realizations by holders and pressure from the "bear" interest Straits, 93 2s. 6d. for spot; futures (3 months) 95 15s. Copper Business slow up to Monday, when larger purchases were made by consumers and prices strengthened. Chili bars quoted 50 2s. 6d. for spot, 50 10. for future delivery. Best selected English, 56. Lead The market steady but not much doing. Spanish quoted at 14 2s. 6d. Spelter The market has remained firm, with vert-fair demand. Ordinary Sileslan quoted at 24 5s. THE XITCHEjrHAEKET. Last Week's Price maintained Poultry and Flowers Strong Factors There are no changes worthy of special men tion since last Saturday. Poultry and flowers are the strong factors of trade, and for these prices have been s. shade higher this Christmas week. Following are the ruling retail prices of market basket filling as furnished by lead ing dealers : The best cuts of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c; chnck toast 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; boiling beef, 6 to 6c; sweet breads, 20 to 60c per pair: beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, 5c a pound; calf liven, 25c apiece; corned beef from 6 to 10c per pound. Veal for stewlne commands 10c; roast, 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters, 15c A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brines 12e; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton. 15c: eiblets. 5c Der nnnnd. Potatoes. iSc per half peck; Jersey sweet pota toes. 25c per half peck; cabbage, 5 to 10c; cauliflower, 75c to SI each; tomatoes, 35c u quart: celery, 6c a bunch; 'bananas, 15 to 20c a dozen; carrots, 5c a bunch; lemons, 25 to 35c per dozen; orangesv 25 to 40e; lettuce, 5c per bunch, 6 for 25c; beets, 3 for 10c; string beans, 35c a quarter peck; onions, 20 to 35c a half peck: Spanish onions, 5 to 10c each; pie pumpkins. 10 to 35c, according to size; Malaga grapes, 20 to 35c per pound; turnips, aOc per half peckr cranberries, 15c a quart; cucumbers, 15 to 35c apiece; mushrooms, SI a pound. Choice creamery butter, 35c Good country butter. S5c Fancy ponnd rolls, 40a The retail price for fresh country eggs is 10c The range for dressed chickens is 50c to SI per pair. Turkeys, 20 to 25c per ponnd. Prairie chickens, 51 00 a pair; ducks, SI 00 to SI 25 per pair; partridges, $6 a dozen; squirrels, S5c a pain rabbits, 30c a pair: pheasants, SI 25 a pair; pigeons, 50o a pair; geese, 75c to SI 25 apiece. Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c: Cali fornia salmon, 40e per pound; white fish, 12fc; herring, 4 pounds for '2oc; red snap pers, 15 to 20c per pound; Spanish mackerel, SOe to 350 a pound: sea salmon, 40c a pound; blue fish, 25 to 30c; perch. 10c; halibut, 26c; rock bass. SOc: black bass, 20c: lake trout, 12c; lobsters, 25c; green sea turtle, 28c; mackerel, 20c small, 40c large. Oysters: N. Y. counts, SI 75 per gallon; clams, SI 25 per gallonr scol lops, 50c a quart; frogs, S2 00 per dozen; soft shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil crabs, l5c per dozen. La France roses, S3 00 per dozen; Bride roses, $2 50 per dozen: Perles,Sl 50 per dozen; Do Watt ville roses, S2 50 per dozen: Papa Gontier roses, SI 25 per dozen: Niphetos, SI 50 per dozen; Ben netts, $2 50 per dozen; American Beauty, S10 per dozen; Mcrmets, 52 50 per oozen; carna tions, 60c a dozen; Maiden Hair fern, 50c per dozen fronds; lily of tho valley. $2 per dozen; chrysanthemums, SI to S3 per dozen; violets, SI 60 to S2 a dozen; hyacinths, SI a dozen. A CANDID YANKEE 'SQUIRE. HI Commission Pnt Himself and the Gov ernor in a Dilemma. From the Boston Gazette. A good story is told of the late Hon. B. B. Forbes. In 1S76 Governor Rica commissioned him a Justice of the Peace, an office he had never held. A few weeks later the Commodore entered the counting room of Messrs. Rice. Kendall Co. and Inquired for the Governor, saying that he had songht his Excellency in vain at the State House, where he was informed that he might find him at his store. Colonel Rice, son of the Governor, told Commodore Forbes that the Governor was elsewhere en gaged, and could not be seen for some hours, and offered to convey to him any message that might be intrusted to him. Seating himself and leaning upon his cane with both hands, the old gentleman said thoughtfully: 'Several weeks since Governor Rice honored me with a commission as Justice of the Peace. I have come to ask him to revoke it The fact Is I have a troublesome neighbor, whose annoy ances increase constantly to such an extent that I have made up my mind to give the fellow a thrashing. Now, on reading my commission carefully IJlnct that 1 cannot thrash the rascal -without breaking my oath to "reserve the peace of the Commonwealth, and 1 have therefore come to beg your father to revoke my commis sion." Ha said this in all soberness and good faith. Colonel Rice's reply was to the effect that "Commodore Forbes should remember that the Governor had also taken an oath, not less sol emn than his own, to support tho laws of the State, and if he should revoke Commodore Forbes commission for the purpose of permit ting bim to break willfully a law, his own con science would be quite as difficult to satisfy as would be Mr. Forbes'.' The venerable mariner said that this aspect of the case bad not entered Ills mind, but he now saw the force of the reasoning. On retir ing from the store, however, the irascible old gentleman murmured, in a tone half of anger ana half of sadness: "I think I must thrash the chap anyhow." V ' THE" "PITTSBURG- . DISPATOHf- BUTLER'S BIG PLANT. Salt andChemical Company Launched TYith a Capital of 5400,000. OPERATION TO BEGIN AT ONCE. A Business Ban Talks of Bad .Roads and Suggests State Supervision. TRXIKG TO S0LYE THE OIL PUZZLE , The Butler Salt and Chemical Company, the organization and objects of which were noted in The Dispatch a few days ago, was fairly launched upon the business sea yesterday, when a meeting of the Board of Directors was held in Butler. A statement of the condition of the com pany was, submitted, which proved highly satisfactory, holding forth the prospect of a large and lucrative business. The board passed a resolution commendatory of the projector, Mr. Joseph Brittain, for the un expected success which has crowned his ef forts thus far, and receive from him a list of the specialties which it is proposed to manu facture ' The capital stock has been fixed at 8400,000, not $300,000, as previously stated, a large part of which is held by capitalists in Butler, but several considerable blocks of it have been placed In Pittsburg. At the meeting yesterday it was determined to put the works In operation as soon as the buildings shall have been completed, which will bo in two or three weeks. There is no boom in real estate or anything else in Pittsburg. The growth of the city and expansion of business are substantial, and, therefore, permanent It is the growth that invites capital. It is the growth that induces the most cautious to invest In real estate- It is the healthy condition that invites and justifies confidence. In short, Pittsburg to-day fur nishes abundant evidence to capitalists here and abroad of opportunities for as safe and profitable investments as are to be found In the country. The agitation for the Improvement of the roads in' Western Pennsylvania is taking strong hold of the public mind. Said a business man yesterday: "While no one doubts that good roads add largely to the value of agricultural property, to say nothing of the increased com fort and convenience which they confer upon all who use them, not a single legislator, so far as I know, has had the conrage to advocate a measure of reform that is broad enough to completely remove the difficulty. "Attention having been called to this impor tant matter in a way that cannot be ignored. I am confident the Legislature will take some action at the coming session. We want better State supervision. The supervisor system has been thoroughly tested and found wanting. I have no theory or bobby. Any law that will insure satisfactory results will suit me. Alll want is good roads, which will be a credit in stead of a disgrace to the State." Messrs. Hammond t Son, who disposed of their property known as the old Pennsylvania Forge to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, have not yet decided upon a new location for their plant Some time ago a large tract of land was offered them at Mansfield, and it was supposed they would erect a mill at that place, bnt lately there has been a hitch in the pro ceeding caused by the owner of the land want ing to pnt a road through the center of the plot, which the company objected to. It is quite probahle that Mansfield will not secure the location of ,the mill, bnt that it will be some point on the Pennsylvania Railroad, as several good offers have been made in that direction. The apathy which pervades and dominates the petroleum market is a puzzle which many have tried to work out The American 2fanu faclurcr has taken up the subject and submits the following as asolution. It is as satisfactory as any explanation which has preceded it: "Heretofore Lima oil has not been very much considered in its actual or possible influence on the price of Pennsylvania oil. Bnt persistent experiments hive been carried on for the last several years in the refining of Lima oil, and by more than one expert is it now claimed that this disagreeable sulphurous prodnct may be made as pure as any oil of Pennsylvania. If this fact be established, the effect must be to raise the price of Lima crude, and at the same time lower the price of Pennsylvania crude, or, at least, prevent its further rising. So far. to be sure, refined Lima has not become an im portant factor, but in the face of its possibili ties, it is to be expected that Pennsylvania oil should be, so to say, non-committal. "The Russian influence is more serious, and so long as the foreign consumption of American oil is creater than the native consumption, the competition of Rnssian oil must always be strongly felt The recent temporary rise in the price of Pennsylvania crnde may probably have been due altogether to the emphatically stated rumor of a threatened exhaustion of the Baku field in Russia. Prof. Mendeljeff, how ever, has absolutely denied and proved the falseness of this rumor." A test was recently made with the Qulnne mont, W. Va., bituminous coal at toe Chicago pumping works. Fires were started in three furnaces. The chimneys emitted no smoke, notwithstanding that no steam et or smoke consuming contrivance was used. Thirty-four thousand six hundred pounds of coal were con sumed, evaporating S3S.400 pounfls, being 9 8-10 pounds of water to 1 pound of coal. One very notable feature was the remarkably small pro portion of ash, being not more than 2 per cent The chief engineer pronounces the coal a won derful fuel. During the month of November the produc tion of anthracite coal, as shown by tne state ment of the Bureau of Anthracite Coal Statis tic was 8,372,814 tons, a falling off of 165,053 tons from the shipments of the same month last year. At the close of November the stock of coal on hand at tide-water shipping points was 771.S34 tons, an increase of 66,425 tons over the stock of the month preceding. Dnring the week ended December 14, 728.845 tons were pro duced. 16,555 tons more than the output of De cember, 1SSS. The total production of anthra cite coal for this year up to December 14. was 34,076,825 tons, a decrease of 2,914,619 tons com pared with the ontput for the same period last year. STOCKS HOLD THEIR 0W. A Few Advances and No Material Declines . Brokers Still Hopeful. A fair business for the inter-holiday season was transacted in stocks yesterday, the sales footing up 360 shares, all but ten being con tributed by Central Traction and Philadelphia Gas. The sentiment among the brokers was rather bullish. They are confident of a .more active market af ter W e w Year's. Luster continued its upward movement It was bid up to 40, but none of it was offered under 50. It is understood a small lot was sold on Thursday at 38. Philadelphia Gas was an other strong feature, but the tractions were slightly weaker. The remainder of the list showed no important change. MORNING. ITTlBKOOlt. Hid. Asked. Hid. Asked. MX 65 Citizens1 Mat BanE... Iron City Mat. Bank. Misonlc Bank... Allemannla Insurance. Brldcewater Uas Philadelphia Co Tuna Oil Co Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts., A. A Alan eiK 46 2Si"s6i 30 70 30K 32 "7 5 69 4 24 SiS nits. A Lake nie.... .... P., ilcK. ft V Pitts. W. B. R. Co Pitts. W. K.K. pret .... La Morla Mlnlnir Co... H Luster .Minlnc Co 33 Bllverton MlnlngCo.. YankeeGlrlailnlnfrCo .... Westlnghouse Electric 47)4 Union B.&slcnstOo 'WestlughouseAlrb'ke .... II 2 43 CO "M IS 40), Ex-divldend. At the first call 10 shares of La Noria bron eht . After call 100 shares of Philadelphia Gas went at 3a In the 'afternoon 160 shores of Central Traction sold at 32, and 50 Philadel phia Gas at 80 Andrew Caster sold two lots of Panhandle stock at 24 and 150 Philadelphia Gas at SO. 8pronI & Lawrence sold 150 Central Traction at 32Jf. , 1 xne total sales of stocks at isew lprr yester day were pa.337 shares, including: Delaware. m: -.jn , Lackawanna and Western, 16.780; Missouri Pa iflc, 6,316; Richmond and West Point 3,750; Union Pacific, 4,700; Western Union, 3.985. A BT0RI IN FIGURES. The Clearing- Honse Report Shows Trndo to be Wonclerfallr Active. Yesterday was able clearance day with the local banks. The exchanges were $2,673,613 76 and the balances Sil9,016 66. These figures show a highly gratifying condition of general trade. Money was easy, with a fair demand, at 6Q7 per cent with the bulk of the discounts at the Inside rate. Checking and depositing wero large. Currency was held at a small premium over exchange. Prospects are good for a con tinuance of the present active and healthy con dition. Money on call at New Yore yesteraay was tight, ranjjingfromS to 80 percent; last loan, 6; closed offered at 6. Prime mercantile paper, d67 Sterling exchange quiet and weak at S4 SO for 60-day bills and S4 83i for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. B. 4s, rej.... U. 8.4s. coup... U. 8. 4KB, res;.. U. S. 4Hs. conp Pacifies oPK. 12SHI M.K.4T. Gen. Ss . 65 Mutual Union 6s.. ..100)i N. J; C. Int Oert...ll2H Northern Pac Uts..ll7 Northern rac.Ms..l!2Jf Northw't'n consols.ua Northw'n deben's..lii izM iu Wo -115 Iioulslanastamnedts 94)j Missouri 6s 103 Tenn. new set 6s... 109 Tenn. new set. M....102H Tenn. new set. to.... Hh Canada Bo. Ms 961s Oen. e acl&clsts. ....lis Den. A K. Q., 1st. ..117 Den. 1B.G. 4s 73 D.Att.G.Weat,Ut. 8a Oregon 4 Trans. Bs.103 St lu 4I.M. Uen. 6s 89. St. I,.&S..Gen.JUl2X 81. Paul consols ....130 StPtOfci Feists, lis Tx PcU G.Tr.Ks. o Union 1'sc. 1st..... 111 West bnore 106 jixie, zas. mix M. It. AT. Gen. 6s.. 73JI Government and State bonds continue dull and firm. New York Clearings, S104.451.311; balances, $6,901,305. Boston Clearings, 114,616,509; balances, 11,758.585. Baitikoee Clearings, 12,369,352; balances, $310,805. PHH.J.DKLPIIIA Clearings, $12,720,203; bal ances, SL839,07a London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day is 52,000. The bullion in the Bank of England decreased 1,168,421 during the past week. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to liability is now 33.7 per cent Bar silver, 43Jd per ounce. ' Paris Throe per cent rentes, 87f 70e for the account The weekly statement of tho Bank of France shows a decrease in silver of 8,525.000 francs. Bebxtn The statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows a decrease in specie of 11, 060,000 marks. Chicago Rates of money continne quite firm, but the local market cannot be said to be affected by Wall street Local rates continne at 6 per cent on call and 6SJS per cent on time. Time loans, however, are mads at less than 7 percent Clearing $11,350,000. K0TH1NQ IK OIL. The Market Handicapped bj Uncertainty and News Unimportant. The pll market was weak at the opening yes terday, but in a short time the local crowd took bold and bulled it up a little. Oil City fol lowed Pittsburg, butBradford took the opposite course and sold. The result of the triangular contest was a gradual subsidence of the up ward movement, bnt the strength was not alto gether lost, as the feeling at the close was rather firm. Trading here was light probably 20.000 barrels. Thursday's clearances were 78.000 barrels. Tne opening was 103: highest 101J& lowest, 103. closing 103. News was scarce and un important A broker remarked: "Russian oil seems to be crowding the Pennsylvania prodnct in the Old, World, while at home it is handi capped by the Buckeye output I wouldn't be surprised to see the latter certificated before tne end of the coming year. There is so mnch doubt and uncertainty surrounding the market that improvement seems impossible at pres ent" Fenlnres of the Market. Corrected daily by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened - 1C3XI Lowest 103 Highest lOOslClosed lWSj Barren. Averairernns - 2,621 Averase shipments 73,473 Average charters 21,280 Iteflned, Mew York. 7.60c Renne, London. 61. Refined, Antwerp. I1J4T. Refined, Liverpool, s 1-lSd. Refined, Bremen, 7.10m. A. B. McOrew quotes: Puts, SI 03; calls, SI Oiy,Ql WJi. ts. Other Oil Markets. OttCiTT. December 27. Petroleum opened at 03K; highest 81 W; lowest, $1 03K; closed, 9103. Bradford. December 27. Opened at SI 03; closed, 11 ft highest Jl 03: lowest, 10. TrrnsVfLtK, December27. Opened atSl 03: highest SI 04; lowest SI 03: closed, $1 0 Hew Yobk, December27. Petroleum opened strong at SI 03f and advanced to $1 03 and then became dnll and sagged off slightly, closing steady at SI 03. Stock Exhcance: Open ing, $1 03K: highest SI 03: lowest 03K; closing, SI 03. Consolidated Exchange: Open ing, SI 03i: highest SI 03: lowest $1 03; vi"fa i voj. ioui saies. u,uw oarreis. LANDS AND HOUSES. They Continne to Move All Along the Line Lnlcst Deals. Ewlng 4 Byers, Ko. 93 Federal street, sold for Daniel Hendel, execntor of the Birming ham estate, to J. G. Whitty, a vacant lot, &0x 120 feet, on Walnut street, running through to Spruce street, in Birmingham's plan of lots. West Bellevne, Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railroad, boing lot No. 9 in said plan, for $650 cash. This sale closes out the Birming ham estate, with the exception of one lot Lasbell & Rankin sold for Mrs. E. Rosensteel to F. G. Schlotter, two lots 25x160 feet each, Broadway and Second avenue, Coraopolis, for E. D. Wingenrotb, 100 Fourth avenue, sold for a Pittsburg party lot No. 176 in Rebecca Baum's plan, on Yew street Ben Venue, to George Zeilfelder. for S400 cash. Black & Balrd, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to John Haney et al.. six lots in North Homestead, being lots Nos. 38 to 43 In the North Home stead plan, for 81,600. The purchaser is Mary L. Stranahan. W. A-Herron & Sons sold lot No. 445 in the Aspenwall Company's plan, m size 30x120 feet for 200. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenne, placed a mortgage for 15,000 for three years at 4K per cent free of State tax, on property on Wylie avenue, near Washington street Seventh ward, Pittsburg. James W. Drape 4 Co. sold a collateral In terest in a good residence and grounds In the East End for S10.000 cash; also sold a bouse and lot adjoining Chestnut street for S2,2o0 cash; also placed a mortgage of 510,000 at 5 per cent on a residence property at Oakland: also placed a mortgage of 3,500 on a farm in Penn town sbip'at 6 per cent: also placed several mortgages HKRreKaiinR io,uuo ai o per cent In sums irom $1,000 to S6.U00 on prppertJes in and arouna the cities and McKeesport rteea a. uoyie a. voM 131 Fourth avenue, placed a $4,000 mortgage on a property in the East End for three years at 6 per cent SPECUUT0BSP1NCHED. Money Elevated to a Point Which Made Wall Street Stnre A Rally In Sugar Railroad Bouda Weak and Fea tureless. New York, December 27. In the stock mar ket to-day the transactions actually made in stocks were of small moment, and the absorb ing feature was in the money market, which as usual of late upon Fridays, was given a little squeeze. The rate for call loans rnled all the first bonr at about 89 per cent bnt soon after that it began to advance, and from 9 It went to 12, and with one stride 20 was bid. The passage to 30 was quick, but that was the maximum for the day. The reaction was almost as sndden, as dnring most of tho afternoon it ruled at 15 to 20. but after all borrowers were accommodated it was offered down to & per cent at the close. The wonder was that with such a rate for money and all the speculative powers enlisted upon the side of low prices, that there should be no further decline than was had, but the market remained fairly steady throughout tbe greater portion of the day with a sagging tendency at times in tbe general list The high rates for moneyagaln brought down the rates lor sterling exchange, and the de mand rate is now nitbin tbe gold importing point, which gave rise to rumors of an engage ment of goldnpon the other side for shipment to this country. The feeling was that the im portation of gold could not be long delayed, and this served more than anythlne else to buoy up the market for stocks. The only feat ure of tbe dealings of interest to-day was the rally In Sugar refineries, after a slight decline in the early trading, which had every appear ance of covering of shorts, and from 66 tbe stock advanced to S9, but settled back again to 58 at the close. Notwithstanding the bearish feeling upon the coal stocks on the traders, Lackawanna was well held, and even showed some strength in the forenoon. Richmoad and West Point was weak in the early trading: declining nearly I per cent but rallied somewhat later. Union SATURDAY, DECEMBER; Pacific and Burlington also displayed a heavy tone throughout, and the latter ended with a material loss, The .decline In Denver, Texas and Fort Worth was continued, though its net loss was only fractional. The other changes were entirely insignificant and the market closed fairly steady and dull, but generally at something under opening figures. Rallroaa bonds snow also a steadily diminish ing volume of Duslness, and sales to-day were only 8703,000. The tendency as in stocks was rather in favor of lower figures, and most issues are slightly lower, though the important ones are few In number. The rollowine tame snows tne prices or active stocks on the Mew York Stock Excnanfte yester day. Corrected dally for 'nis Dispatch by WHTxott A STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of Mew Yora block Ictcnange. iTYourthave- nue; Open- H1KB Ids'. est. Am. Cotton Oil Trust Am. Cotton Oil Atcn., Top. 8. jr..... 33 34 ' Canadian Pacific ..... 72 72 Canada tiontbern 67 S7 Clos lnr Bid. 31 36 33 72 56 121 31 26 107 70 114 97 15 40 33 93 111 J 70 9S 38 19 137 "9 67 21 118 17 62 1U8 65 97 11 71 10S 26 62 17 70 38 KM. 19 OJ 31 74 21 42 34 36 13 33 183 2LX 77 112 16 88 92 21 68 16 31 82 67 (8 19 42 tow. est 33 71 66 111 25 107 70M Central of Mew Jersey.121 121 Central Pacific Chesapeake Ohio..- 25 is C Bar. S Qnitier. ....107)5 107)4 a, mil & at Paul.... -oil 70X u., aiu.sst. m pi C KockL AP.. 97 97 97 c st t. rut C, St. L. 4 Pitts. u U. St. P.. it &U KH SSX v.. at. j.m. ao.. or. CSMortnwestern.....lll 111 33f iii indtKonawestern, pr. c a. c. &i cu., u. &l, pr CoU Coal i Iron 33 33 37 Col. A Hoctloz Val Del.. U. & W. 138 Del. A Hudson. 146 K. v.. Va. tUi .... E.T.,Va. ft (H. 1st pr. .... k. a., vs. Aoa. sd pr. .... Illinois Central. Lake Erin A Western take KrlaJt West Dr.. 62 LaxeShore&Al. S.....108K 137 143 136 143 e; a 62 103 851i 97? 11 71 10SJ4 26 108 1-oalsvUIeisauvIlle. 85 SS silcnisan Central S3 83 Mo.. Kan. A Texas.... ll'A UK Missouri Pacific 71 71) Mew Xors Central 108 103 N. V.. t. it ft W 27 27 N.Y..L.K. ftW.prer. . I., a A St L. n. t c. ft st L. pr. m. x.. a ft out,, idvt N.TC&N. K 43 43 . y.. o. A w so 20 43 HI 19 nonoiE ft western Norfolk Western, nt 60 northern Paclflc .Nortnern facinc pret 74 Ohio 4, Mississippi..., .. Oregon improvement. 43V Orezon Transcon 34 Pacific Mall 37 Feo. Dec. ft Evans PhlladeL ft Keadlnz.. 33 Pullman Palace Car Ktchmona ft W. P. T.. 21 60, 60 74 an 43V 31 37 43V 34 36 33 33 21 20 juenmona jc w.i-.x.pr - St P.. Minn, ft Man..lll 112 Stij. ft San rran 16 16 St L. ft Ban Tan pr. St.li. ft Ban JT. 1st pt Texas PaolSs 21 21 Union Paoine 69 69 Wabasa "Wabash preferred WW 21 X Western Union 83 fcl Wheeling ft 1 E. aus-ar Trust 67 69 National toad Trust. 19 19 Chicago Uas Trust.... 42 43 '111 16 20 68 si tup 56 18 42 Ex-dlvldend. Boston fltoeks. Ateh. ft Top.. 1st Ts. 117 A.ftT.lAndGr'tpf.U3 A ton. ft Top. B. K. pf 33 Boston ft Albany.. .215 Boston ft Maine. ....3)6 C U. ftQ 107 Clun. Ban. ft deve. 24 Eastern E. B 124 Eastern B. B. 6s ....124 Flint PereM 22 FUntftPeraM. nro. 92 Little it ft Ft 8. 7s. 99 Mexican Oen. com.. 17 Mex.Clitmtg.bds. 69 h. X. ftlKewlSac... 43 Rutland, com Wis. central, com. AUoaesMffCo Calamet A Heda.. franklin. Huron ........ Osceola. Pewabls Qolner .... .. Bell Telepnone... Boston Land Water Power , Tamarack , San Diego Santa Fe copper... .. 33 . 1.15 ,.260 . 15 ,. 3 .. 20 .. 5 - 70 ,.200- :? .150 .21 .1.40 Philadelphia Stocks, dosing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 87 Fourth avenue. Members Heir York Btoct Ex change. RliL AlkMT. Pennsvlvanu Ballroad. 53 Beading 19 5-16 Buffalo, Pittsburg ft Western 7 Lehigh Valley. 67 Lehigh navigation 62 horthern Pacific 30 KortnernPacinopreierrea 74 63 19 s 52 62 31 75 BUSINESS NOTES. The annual meeting of the Arsenal Bank will be held January 8. The annual meeting of the Columbia Oil Company will beteld January 0. Of 27 mortgages recorded yesterday the larg est was for 3,500. Eight were for purchase money. The Isabella Furnace Company will at once commence operations on a new blast furnace to be 17x73 feet The, Babcock & Wilcox Company, manu facturers of the safety water tube boiler, have removed their offlce to the Lewis building. The Hazelwood Oil Company has declared its fortieth auarterly dividend. The dividend Is IK per cent and checks will be mailed Jan uary 1. The Westmoreland Specialty Company, manufacturers of tableware and glass special ties, whose newly.buil . factory is located at Grapevllle, will start their IB-pot furnace the second week in January. Application has been made by Thomas Brown. Thomas Mellon, John W. Tim, William H. Denniston and W. F. SlcCook for the charter of an intended corporation to be called, the East End Safe Deposit Company. Thebe were some breezy reports of big movements in realty floating around Fourth avenue yesterday, but no one seemed to take much stock in them. Fewer rumors and more facts would be better for the market O2? Tuesday, January 23, a meeting of the stockholders of tbe Pittsburg Plate Glass Company will be held, to take action in regard to empowering the directors to sell or lease real estate. The annual meeting will be held the same day. The decision in favor of the Brush Electric Company in the case against the Fort Wayne Company, "by which all tbe claims of tbe-Brush Company are sustained, will in no way affect the Westinghouse Electric Company, which uses tne waternouse arc tamp. A telegram from Williamsport says: "The Consolidated Lumber Company, of this city, J. Corcoran, President bas made an assignment to John C. Zellers, their bookkeeper. Tbey operated two sawmills at South Williamsport and one at the mouth of Lycoming creek." A meeting) of the stockholders of the La Noria Company will be held In a few days, when a statement will be furnished, tbe pros pects of tbe company discussed and the future course decided on. It is hinted that more money would be put np if it should be thought necessary. R. H. Huddeston has sold four and a half acres at Laurel station, Kilbnck township. Fort Wayne road, to a company of yonng men for 9,000. They bought It on speculation. The tract is a part of the old Monitor Grove, over looking the Ohio river, which from this point Is in view for miles. HO PDNCH ON NEW lEAE'S. Many Wnshlnston Ladles Slint Down on Wine at Receptions. Washington Correspondence Wew York Snn. The New Year's reception is dying out in Washington. Year by year tho ladles receiv ing calls decrease In number, and the reception of tbe first of January, 1890, will be confined to the White House, the mansions of the Cabinet Ministers and the houses of some few ladies of the Senate and the Supreme Court The wife of tbe President and a nnmberof Senatorial ladies tell me that tbe reason for this comes from the custom of serving punch at New Year's, and the day when New Year's calls make the excuse for a grand Washington spree will soon be gone forever. This year Washington society, with tbe exceptions above spoken of, will leave abutter and a basket to receive the cards of tbe backwoods Congress men and others who have not kept np with the times. Many of tho girls will go to the mati nee in the afternoon, and there will be a num ber of big balls In the evening. In all proba bility not a dozen houses which will be open next Wednesday will have a punch-bowl. The sentiment among the people which bas made Kansas, Inwa and Maine prohibition States has affected In acreatpart the rest of the Union, and a Senator's wife tells me that the leading ladies in all the aid societies of the churches in her little town held a. prayer meet ing Just before she started for Washington and asked God to enable her to resist tbe evils and corruptions at tbe capital. There is, however, only one public man here who dares to give a dinner without wine. He is a Senator, and when he came in a few years ago he announced brashly that he would give as many dinners as he chose, with never a drop to drink. He did give them, and on each occa sion his roof covered more suppressed swearing than the roof of a cowboy's ranch. t-MRS. PARTINGTON, that good old lady, lias come out of her retirement, and started on a jour ney around the world. Bead, to morrow's DISPATCH. -v MAEKETS BY WIBR Wheat Slow and Prices S.llll on tbeWq Tbe Hessian Fly Story Denied Pork Continues to Vavor Bayers. CHICAGO There was a quiet, slow trade In the wheat market to-day, and tbe closing was Ko lower for May and tea lower for December. The opening was about the same as the closing of yesterday, bnt there was a fair quantity of wheat on sale, thought by some to be long, and" an easier feeling developed, prices declining Kc A tight money marker was reported at New York, and that market was lower. Tho reports in regard to the Hessian fly were de nied to-day. The market recovered slightly from the early decline, influenced by tbe rather liberal export movement but tbeimprovement did not hold throughout the session. Around 82c for May the market was sustalneoTby good baying. A fair trade-was reported in corn, tbe mar ket ruling firm early, bur as tbe session ad vanced became quiet and easy, thongh at the close was active, at inside prices. The market opened at yesterday's closing prices, and under a good demand from local shorts, who sold heavily for several days past advanced Kc. The demand, however, soon became satisfied, offerings-being large, and the market declined KHV became quiet and closed JiQJic lower than yesterday. The late decline was attrib uted to large receipts and weakness in wheat Oats were active. All the Interest, however, centered in May. There was free selling by a large operator and liberal coverings of "shorts" by parties who sold at slightly higher prices. A good many buying orders fur May at 22c were on the market all of which were executed. A fair trado was reported in pork, but tbe feellnc was unsettled, and prices favored buy ers. A decline of 25c was submitted to, and the market closed steady, at medium figures. A moderate trade was done in lard, with tbe interest centered In January delivery. Prices were weak, and 25c lower. Short ribs were dull, prices ruling 25c lower. Tbe market closed firm. Tbe leading futures raneea as f onows- WHEAT No. '2, December. 77?77?77 77c; January. 77Ji77c; May, 8282HQ&! 82c. Cobk No. 2, December, 31K31Kc: Janu ary. 5O03OK3OJOc; May, 31S3231 31c Oats No. 2, December, 19J4c; January, 20Ji 20c: May. 222&S2lK21jc Mess Poke, per bbU January. $9 02: Feb ruary. 9 12X9 12; May, $9 4&9 47K9 42 69 1!. Labo, per 100 fts. January. S3 825 87 6 765 77; February to 8o5 82; May, S3 U)Q5 ffJk. SHOBT BIBS, per 100 tts. January. SI 62 4 bO; February. S4 651 654 624 62; May. $4 824 S24 S04 8a Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un changed. No. 2 spring wheat 77c; No. 3 spring wheat 6971c; No. 2 red, 77c; No. 2 corn. 31c No. 2 oats, 20c. No. 2 rye. 44c No. 2 barley, S60c No. 1 flaxseed, f 1 35. Prime timothy seed. U 22. Mess pork, per bbl. $3 359 00. Lard, per 100 lbs., $0 755 77. Short ribs sides (loose), 84 204 65. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S4 12. Short-clear sides (boxed). U 904 05. Sugars Cutloaf unchanged. Re ceipts Flonr. 38,000 barrels: wheat 67.000 bush els: corn. 616,000 bushels; oats, 160,000 bush els; rye. 16,000 bushels; barley. 41,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, S5,000 barrels; wheat 17,000 bushels: oorn. 349,000 busbels; oats, 197,000 bush els; rye, 6.000 bushels; barley, 30.000 bushels, f un the proauce iutcnange to-aay tne cutter market; fancy creamery, 2627c; fine, 23c; fancy dairies, 18620c; fine, 1317c New Yobe Flour weak and moderately ac tive, wneat spot auu ana weaver; options moderately active and Yt&Ap lower. Rye dulL Barley quiet Barley malt dull. Corn Spot firmer and in fair demand; chiefly export; options less active and firm. Oats Spot firmer and fairly active: options quiet and irregular; closing steady. Hay steady and quiet Coffee Options opened barely steady at 615 points down ; closed steady and unchanged to 10 points down; sales, 69,600 bags, including December, 16.70c; January, 15.6015.70c; February, 16.6515.75c; March, 15.7015.80c: April, 1675c: May. 15.8015.9oc; June. 158015.95c; July. 15.8616.00c; August 15.9o16.C5c: September, 15.9516.15c; October, 16.10c; November, 15.9516.10c; spot Rio quiet and steady; fair cargoes, 19c. bugar Raw dnll and nominal; sales, 131 hogs heads; Muscovtda, 87 test 88 4-&c;geroons,' 81 test, SKc: refined steady and In fair de mand. Molasses-rNew Orleans steady. Rice quiet and steady. Cottonseed oil steady. Tal low weak; citv (52 for packages), 4 7-16c. Rosin steady and quiet Turpentine steadier and quiet at 4444c Eggs steady; Western. 25 26c; receipts, 5,318 packages. Pork firm and quiet; mess, inspected, 810 010 75; do, unin spected, 510 2510 50: extra prime. S9 509 75. Cutmeats quiet Lard dull and ealser; closing $8 10 bid; ontions, sales, 2,250 tierces: January, 6 12, closing 16 10 asked; February, 10 1 6 20. closing $6 19: Match, $9 266 27, closing, SO 26; May, M 3o; July, $6 45 bid. Batter quiet and weak; Western dairy, 9jl8c; do creamery, 1427c; do held 10018c; do factory, 18c Cheese quiet; Western, 810c. Philadelphia Flour dnll and in buyer's favor. Wheat Options dull and lower: desir able milling graaes scarce and firmly held: re jected, 6565c; fair to good milling, 78S5c; choice and fancy longberry, 8S93Jie; ungraded in grain, 86c: No. 2 red, December. 8081c: January, 80M81c; February, 8282c; March, 8383c Corn Options quiet and lower; car lots dull and weak; No. 3 yellow, in grain dopot,34c; No. 2, mixed, in grain depot, 3Sc; No. 2 mixed December. 37i437Jc: January, o737; February, 3737c; March, 37V37c Oats Car lots dull and weak; No. 3 white, S0c; No. 2 white, 31c: futures dull and ie lower; No. 2 white, December, 3030c; Janu ary, 30Jo: February. 30104c; March. 3IM 630c. Efrgs firm and in fair demand; Penn sylvania firsts. 25c Receipts Flour, 2.400 bar rels: corn, 77.200 bushels; oats, 15.600 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 2.600 bushels: corn, 5,800 bushels; oats, 7.400 bushels. Minneapolis Receipts of wheat for the day were 248 cars, with 42 cars shipped out The early demand for cash wheat was not ac tive, but improved as the dav advanced. Prices were somewhat better than those obtained yes terday for the same grades. Dnlnth only re ceived eight cars dnring tbe past 24 hours, as the difference in favor of Minneapolis is send ing it here. Small receipts are looked for to-morrow and country buying was reported lighter. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, December and January, 79c; May, 83Jic: on track. 80c; No. 1 Northern, December and January, 86Vc; May, 807-9c: on track. 78c: No. 2 Northern December (and January, TSc; May. 78c; on track, 7376c ST. Loins Plour quiet ana steaay, but very light demand and trading. Wheat Lower; the opening was firm, bnt with weak outside mark ets tbere was a decline, and the close was weak with May iKc and July c below yester day. No. 2 red, cash. 77c; .May. 8181c, closed at 81Q8lc; July. TiVMTTiV, closed at 77c, Corn depressed: No. 2 mixed, cash. 25Jcj December, 25c closed at 2oc asked; Janu ary closed at 26e asked; Februarv.26casked: May, 23Jc bid. Oats weak; No. 2, cash, 19c: May, 21c: January, 19c bid. Rye quiet but firm; No. 2,45c. Barley Nothing done Cincinnati Flour quiet Wheat dull; No. 2 red, 7778c; receipts, 6,600 bushels; shipments, 3,500 bushels. Corn weak: No. 2 mixed, 3032c. Oatsheivyr No. 2 mixed, 24c. Ryo weaker; No. 2, 47c. Pork dull at $9 50. Lard heavy at $5 70. Bulkmeats easy: short ribs. H 75. Bacon quiet: short clear, $0 406 45. Whisky steady; sales 808 barrels finished goods on basis Jl 02. Butter heavy. Sagarin light demand. Eggs heavy and drooping; 16c asked. Cheese steady. Milwaukee Flour dnll and steady. Wheat easy: No. 2 spring on track, cash, 73 74c: May, 76Hc; No. 1 Northern, 82c Corn quiet: No. 3, on track, 28c Oats dnll; No. 2 white, on track, 22c Rye quiet: No. Lit, store. 41JJc bid. Barley quiet; No. 2, in store, 47c bid for f resb. Provisions quietPork, $9 00. Lard, $577. Baltimore Provisions quiet and un changed. Butter firm for fine crades; West ern, packed, 1419c; best roll, 1719c: creim ery, 2o2Cc Efgs steady at 2223c Coffee dull: Rto fair at 1919c Toledo Cloverseed dull and steady: cash. December and January, S3 60; February, $3 62; March, S3 65. Wool Martter, New Yobk Wool Is steady and quiet; domestic fleece, 3238c; pulled, 27038c; Texas, 1428c St. Loots Receipts of wool 34,477 pounds; market steady bnt qniet Philadelphia Fleece wool in Improved demand; Territorial wools quiet; Ohio. Penn sylvania and West Virginia, XX and above, S3KQ34c; X,31fl33c; medium, SGtT3Sc; coane. S637c; New York. Michigan, Indiana and Western fine and XX, 2931c: medinm. 36 37c: coarse. 3538c; flue washed delaine and XX. 356c; medinm washed combing and delaine, S941c; coarse washed combing and delaine, S7dSc; Canada washed comb ing, 3335c: Loys washed, 32041c: medium washed combing and detain, 2330c: coarse do, 2728c; Montana, 1825c; Territorial, 15 22c Boston There was a quiet market for wool, the sales for the market being 2.500 pounds of all kinds. The largest transactions were of valley Oregon wool, about 350.000 pounds being sold at 2fl27c for Ni. 2.1922cforNo.3and 25c for No. 1; all of which were sold to a single manufacturer. In Eastern some sales of choice were made at 2122c, and other sales were made at 1920c Territory wools were quiet with 60c for scoured and oatslde price for best fine; medinm sold at 5053c and fine medium at6557c Texas wool bas been selling at 19 25c for spring, and at 1623o as to quality for fall California, and otber unwashed wools are So iet. Fine washed fleeces are firm. Sales of hio XX have been made at 3135c. X at 32 32c and No. 1 at 3839c, an d Michigan X at 30 31c The outside prices were for very choice wool. Combination and delaine fleeces were quiet with small sales of No. 1 combing at39 40c; Ohio fine delaine at 3536c and Michigan fine delaine at S435c Unwashed combing moves slowly at 2S3Jc Pulled wools have been quiet Foreign wools remain firm. Whisky Market. The demand for finished goods continues brisk, and prices are steady at K 02, 23, ' ; 1889. 1p DOMESTIC MARKETS. Choice Foullrj Scarce and Firm Batter and Eggs 60 Slow. TROPICAL PEDITS DRIFTING UP. Sajrara West and Trospect for Lower Prices Coffee Firau KEW EAR C0EN IS THE WEAK CEREAL Oftice ofPittsbubg Dispatch, 1 Fbiday, December 27. 18S9. J Conatrr Produce Jobblne Prices. Trade in all departments Is quiet Batter and eggs are particularly slow, and only a very choice article finds ready sale Poultry hasnot been so well cleaned up any time this season as it Is at this date. The New Year's tnrkey prom ises to bo still higher than that for Christmas. Tropical fruits are active and firm, with a tendency to higher prices. The recent advance in cabbage has called out supplies from unex pected sources, and markets are well stocked, bnt prices steady. Butter Creamery, Elgin, S032c; Ohio do, 2S9c: fresh dairy packed. 2527c; country rolls, 2425c Beans Navy band-picked beans, $2 252 30; medium. $2 102 20. Beeswax 2830c ?R ft f or choice: low grade. 1820c Cider Sand refined, (6 507 50; common, & 504 00;crahr!der,g8 0OQ85O $t barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c gallon. Chestnuts S5 005 50 $1 bushel: walnuts, 6070c '$ bushel. Cheese Ohio,. llIlc; New York, llcr Liraburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, 1I 13c: imported Uwcitzer, 23. Koos 2425o ft dozen for strictly fresh. Fbotts Apple-, fancy, S2 603 00 9 barrel: California pears. 3 &04 00 a box; cranberries, Sll0012 00 '$ barrel; Malaga grapes, large barrel. 88 00. GAME Sqnlrrels,75cSl ?) dozen: quail, SI 75 ft dozen; prairie chickens. $4 &05 00 f) dozen; pheasants, $5 005 50 "f dozen: rabbits,3035c a pair: venison saddle, 1012c $1 pound; vemson carcass, 769c 9 pound. Feathers .Extra live ceese, ECG50c;No.l, do, 4045c; mixed lots, 3035c fl ft. Poultby Live chickens, 5065c a pair dressed. 89c a pound; ducks, 6o75c fl pair; geese, SI 2ol SO fl pair; live turkeys, 1213c V ft: dressed turkeys, 1618c fl ft Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel, $420 4 40 f) bushel; clover, large English. 62&s,S435 4 60. clover, Alslke. $8 00: clover. white, 39; timo thy, choice. 45 fis. 81 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts. SI 251 SO; blue grass, fancy, 14 Bs. SI 30; orchard grass, 14 ft. Jl 40: red top, 14 fts, Jl 25; millet SO fts. 81 00; millet, 6070c f? bushel; Hungarian grass, 50 fti. 65c. lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, 83 00 fl bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country, 4Jc; city rendered, 4J 5c Tropical Fauns Lemons, common, S2 00 225; fancy, S4 005 00; Florida oranges, S3 00 3 60; Jamaica oranges. S3 0001 00 fl barrel; bananas, SI 50 firsts, SI 00 good seconds, fl bunch; cocoannts, $4 004 60 fl hundred; figs. 89c fl ft: dates ,566c $ &.; new layer figs, 1215c; new dates. 7c fl ft. Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 556Cc; on track, 4oo0c: cabbages. S7 008 00 a hun dred: celery, 40c f) dozen: Jerseys, H 0004 25; turnips, SI 0001 60 a barrel; onions, II 75 a bar ret Buckwheat Floue22Jc fl pound. Groceries. Sugars are weak enough to have anotberfall, and, from present appearances, our quotations will be reduced In the next day or two. Pack age coffee Is firm at quotations. The general grocery trade Is quiet as compared with a few weeks ago. Bat this is a condition Incident to the closing days of the year. After January 1 a lively trade is looked for by Jobbers. The conditions are all here for a happy New Year in grocery lines. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 232ic; choice Rio. 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; lowgradeRIo, 1819c;old Government Java, 27028c; Mar acaibo. 2324c;Mocba, 2329c: Banto., 2024c; Caracas. 22024c; peaberry, Rio, 2J 24c: La Guajra, 2324c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades. 2529c: old Government Java, balk, 3133c; Maracaibo, 27023c; Santos, 2428c; peaberry. 28c; choice Rio. 25c; prime Rio, 23c; eood Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 7080c Peteoleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test 7ic; Ohio, 120, 8c: headlight 160, 8c: water white, 10c; globe. 1414c; elaiue, 14c: car namne, ilc; royaline, lie; globe red oil, 110 llc purity 14c Mixebs' OIL No. 1 winter strained, 45047c flgallon;summer,4043c Lard oil, 70c SYBUPS Com syrup, 2830c; choice sugar syrup, 33038c; prime sugar syrup, 30033c; strictly prime. 33035c; new maple syrup. 90c N.X). Molasses Fancv, new crop 4850c; choice. 47c: medium. 38013c: mixed, 40012c Soda Bl-carb in kegs. 333c; bl-carb in s, 6c; bl-carb, assorted packages, 56c; sal- soda in kegs, ifici uo granuiateo, zc Candles star, full weight 9c; ! set. 8Kc: Dirafflne. 11012c ;stearine, ft 1UCE neaa, uarouna, twiigic: .cnoice, vyam ;- "t . 1.T nm .m. . . m. .. 63c: crime. 5K6c: Louisiana. 5Ckte. Stabch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 56c: gloss starch, 4"c Foreign Fauns Layer raisins, S2 65: Lon don layers, S2 90: California London layers, 52 75; Muscatels, 2 40; California Muscatels, $2 25:Valencia,7c;Ondara"Valencia,88c; sultana, 9c:currants,55c; Turkeyprunes, 45c; French prunes, 69c; Salonica prunes. In 2-ft packages, 8c: cocoannts, f) 100, 26 00; almonds, Lan., fl ft, 20c; do. Ivica, 19c; do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nan.. 11015c: Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna rigs. 12013c; new dates, 66c; Brazil nut?, 10c; pecans, 11015c; cit ron, ft ft, 19020c; lemon peel, 18c fl ft; orange peel, J7c Dried Fbutts Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c, ap ples, ovaporateu, vc; auncou, uauiornia, evap orated, 1416c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 262Sc: peaches. California, evaporated, un pared, 1921c; cherries, pitted,1314c; cher ries, unpitted, 5bc; raspberries, evaporated, 2526c: blackberries, 78c; huckleberries, SUGARS Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A. 6c;soIt white, 66!4c; yellow, choice, 6JJ 5Kc; yellow, good. 6.c; yellow, fair, S 5c; yellow, dark, sc Imckles Medium, libls (1,200), So 60; medi um, half bbl3 (600). S3 25. SALT No. 1. ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. ft bbl, Jl 05 J dairy, ft bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, SI 20; Uigglns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higglns Eureka. 16-14 & pockets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 000 2 25;2ds, SI 6ol SO; extra peaches, $2 4002 00; pie peaches. 95c: finest corn, SI 0001 60; Hid Co. corn. 75090c; red cherries, 90cSl; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do. 85c; string do, 60065c: mar rowfat peas, SI 1001 15; soaked peas, 70080c; pineapples SI 41)01 50; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plnras, 95c; Greengages. SI 25; egg plums, $2 00: California pears. $2 60; do greengages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI 85: extra white cherries, 82 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; strawberries. $1 10: Gooseberries. SI 3udi 40: tomatoes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft, SI C5l 90; blackberries. b5c; succotash, 2 ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2-ft, SI 2501 60; corn beef, 2-ft cans. S2 05; lift cans. $11; baked beans, SI 45 01 60; lobstei, 1-ft. SI 7501 SO; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 60; sardines, domestic Js, S4 2501 60; sardines, domestic s. $0 7507 00; sardines, imported, s, fll 60012 60; sardines, imported. , SIS; sardines,- mustard, S3 30; sardines, spiced. S3 60. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 fl bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mes. HO; extra No. 1 mickerei. snore. 32; extra No. I do, mess, $30: No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole pollock. 4c fl ft; do medinm, George's cod; 6c; do large, 7c; boueless hake, in strips, Cc; do George's cod in bloccs, 6Q7c Herring Round shore, 84 50 ft bbl.; split, $8 50; lake, 52 75 ft 100-ft half bbL White tUb, $6 00 ft 100 ft half bbl. Lake trout, $3 "50 ft half bbL Fin nan haddock, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft ft. Pickerel. bbl. 82 00; bbl, SI 10; Poto mac herring. So 00 ft bbl, & 50 per bbL OATHEAL Sfl 0006 25 ft bbl. Grain, Floor and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car of balk middlings, $13 50, 5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car N.0. 1 timothy hay, $11 50, 5 days, P. R. R. Re ceipts as bulletined, 40 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago, 3 cars of rye, 5 of hay, i of middlings, 3 of flonr, 1 of oats. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati apd St Louis, 2 cars of rye, 6 of corn, 4 of oats, 1 of barley, 1 of middlings, 4 of hay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2 cars of corn. By Pittsburg and Western. 1 car of corn, 1 of flour. Br Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of oat, 1 of barley, 1 of flour. The cereal situa tion changes not Everytbng is steady, with the exception of new corn, which is very Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat New No. 2 red, 85086c; No. 3; 820 83c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, new. 3S37c: high mixed, ear, 40041c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 41012c; new, 35036c: hijh mixed, shelled, 400 41c OATS No. 2 white, 2929c; extra. No. 3, 2828c; mixed, 26027. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 53054c; New 1 Western, 5152c. Bablet Western, 45055c; Canada barley, 7075c Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, S3 0005 SO; winter straight J4 2504 60; clear winter. $4 0001 25; straight XXXX bakers', 88 6003 75. Rye flour, S3 60 4 75. MILLFEED Middling fine, white. SIS 00O, MOO ft ten; teown SidllliBfS, fUWeUCO; II "winter wheat bran, SU 2511 60; Chop feedj TTlTHalp,l tlmnthv Hn. 1. Ill E0Q12 ( No. 2 do, S8 0010 00; loose from wagoiL SU 001 US Li iv. according to quality: ixa. pxauio uj,a I7 0028 00:tackln'do.T7i6a7 5Q. J Btbaw Oats. Sfl 757 00; wheat and ry traw.Sfl 006 25. Provisions 8agar-cured bams; large, 9Jc; sugar-cured hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small. 10c; sagar-cnred breakfast bacon, 8c; sugars- cured shoulders, &c; sugar-cured ooneiess shoulders, 7c; sngar-cured California bamJL 6c; sngar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured, dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c; bacon shoulders. &c: bacon clear . sides. 7c; bacon clear bellies, 7 dry salt thonlders.5c; dry talt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy. 111 50; mess pork, family, $13 00. Lard Refined, in tierces, 53c; half-barrels, 6c; 60ft tabs, 6C:20-ft pails. 6c; SO-ft tin cans. ojc; 3-B un pails, 6c; 6-ft tin pans, ec;iu-i& tin palls, 6c; 6-ft tin pails. 6c Smoked sausage. long, 6c: large. &c Fresh pork links. 9c Boneless hams. lOUc Piirs' feet half bar- (" rel, $4 00; quarter barrel, 52 15. Dressed Meal. The following prices are furnished by Armour . Co. on dressed meats; Beef carcasses, 450 to 5EO . Bs, 5c; 5o0 to 650 fts. 6c; 650 to 760 fts, 6XeiC" Sheep, 8c fl ft. Lambs, 9c ft. Hogs. 6c Fresh pork loins, 7c HEAT ON THE HOOF. The Condition of Bualoeaa at th KaatUDertT Stock Tarda. Oftice or PmsBtrBO Dispatch, I ' Fbeday. December 27, 1889. Cattle Receipts, 20 head: shipments, 20j nead: market fair; prime, St Z54 60: Rood.'a S3 &C03 90; fair, $2 6503 25: bulls, SI 5002 SO; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts. 600 head: shipments. L100 bead: market active: all grades. S3 7503 90;i nu hoes suippea lonewi oric to-aay. ; Sheep Receipts. LS0O head; shipments,! uuue; inar&ei stcsay as uncnangea pieces. Br TeleKrapb- New Yobk Beeves Receipts, 30 carloads! for the market; 30 carloads for export and 23a canoaas lor city siaucnterers direct: mere was.. aJalr demand and a small advance in values,. uu. uu sptrciai activity; common to jmiQB,1 uauTBDKen som abo oatoi super luu pounos. a few extra do at 85 20, and bulls and dry cows at 82 0002 75. Calve Receipts, SO head; nearly nominal at 67rper nound for com mon to good, veals, and 22c for Western, - caives; iew gooa ana extra vy esierns to iHjiC -Sheen Receints. 3.100 head: sheen at lormer prices: firmer and tic Der nnund hleher for. good lambs; sheep sold at 35c per pound:''"! Lmbsat67c HoesReceipts. 4.000 head;- , none for sale alive: reported steady at tha -; nominal ranee of 83 7004 10 per 100 pounds. Kansas City Cattle Receipts. 3.400 head:, shipments, 2.S00 head: market weak to 10a(, tower ior steers, otners steaay; natives, wnaa 4 40: cows. Sl,50i-'40:stockers and feeders. S203 50. Hogs Receipts. 7.200 head; ship-3 selling at S3 5C003 57; bulk at $3 52355. Sheep Receipts. 700 head; shipments, 400 head; market 10015c higher; good to choice'! muttons, S44 75; stackers and feeders, S3) Chicago Cattle Kecelnta. 10,000 head; shipments. 8,500 head; market slow, butsteady; beeves, 82 8505; stackers and feeders. S3 25 3: cows, bulls and mixed, si AMfil So? Ttm cattle, $17502 75. Hogs Receipts. 18,500 J neaa; snipmenis, ,uuu neaa; marxet slow ana oc lower; mixed, S3 403 65: heavy. 83 4003 licbt. $3 4003 70-. skins. $303 30. riheen 1 ceipts, 4,500 head; shipments. L00O head: mar ket stronc: natives. J3S5 40: Western corn- led. $205; Texans, $304; Iambs. 81 906 10. i ST. Louis Cattle Receipts. 1,500 head; mar- -ket good Fancy native atears, 34 2505 0W fair to eood, $3 4004 SO; s lookers and feeders. $2 0003 20: range steers. 82 0003 Ut. " Hogs Receipts, 4,000 bead; market firm; fair 4 to choice heavy, S3 6003 60: packing grades. 1 S3 4503 65; light fair to best S3 4003 6a Sheep S Receints. 1.000 head; market strong; fair to -choice, S3 404 80; lambs. 84 3005 4a tj Bust alo Cattle firm and unchanged: re-3 ceipts, 41 loads through, 3 for sale. Sheep and 3 lambs firm and unchanged; receipts. 4 loads through, 7 on sale. Hogs strong and higher; f receipts, 4 loads through. 20 on sale: mediums i. JU.U .! J MUJ, V V, .UIMMMIUJ, afe Hti Rivals Need to be Awake. From the Nashville American. Senator Quay is said to be troubled with In somnia. Just why nobody can tell. His Penn-! sylvania rivals are the ones who should loso tho sleep. A Contented Ullod. From the Boston Herald. 1 Influenza is good enough for us. U3TEDGAB WAKEFIELD, Intc-v morrow's DISPATCH, relates some' of the daring adventures of Bully Hayes, the Pirate of the Pacific. sick: headache Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. 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