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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH; "WEDNESDAY, JA1TOABT 1, 1890.
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A TEAR'S BUSINESS.
Statistics of Some of the Leading
Interests of Pittsburg.
A PERIOD OF GREAT EXPANSION.
Phenomenal Growth of the Banking Busi
ness in Twenty-Three Tears.
07E 3,000 BUILDINGS AUTHORIZED
According to a rough estimate sales of dry
Roods amounted to 23,000,000; groceries, $26.
000,000; produce and flour, 516,000,000; -window
and table glassware, $7,000,000: boots and shoes,
$1,000,000; tanneries, 84,600.000; lumber, $6,000,
000; wholesale clothing. $4,000,000: furniture,
32,500.000. Iron, coal and other industries and
enterprises, great and small, foot up manr
millions more. The capital invested in 3,639
industrial establishments in Pittsburg and
vicinity is in round numbers $133,480,0001
In the course of the vear just ended THE
Dispatch has so frequently and favorably
commented on the prosperous condition of
busin-ss in this community that to go over
the ground again in -these last moments of
1889 would be repeating what everybody
knows. The statistics jjiven below fully
confirm all that has been said on this sub
ject. In addition to those of which statis
tics are given, there are many other im
portant commercial and industrial interests
in Pittsburg, all of which participated in the
general prosperity.
Bank nnd Clearing House.
The Clearing House report is an interesting
and valuable paper, giving the financial history
of the year in Pittsburg so clearly and com
pactly as to be easily comprehended. Ex
changes and balances for the year by months
Exchanges.
t 53.4H.4S5 49
January.,
Jebrusrv 47.155,582 53
March..:. 51,735,140 51
April 68,809,379 87
JUay 65,665.146 11
June 47.164,841 60
Julv 57,547,836 U9
August w,saa.smn
beptember. EO.B0S.9T3 94
October 64,240.765 65
Jvovember 67,946.24.1 U9
December. 58.ft055 04
Total i t 654,080,350 93
rxenange, 1S83 581,580,644 69
Balances.
January. 8,693.776 32
February 8.620,115 58
Jlarch 9,3tS,203 91
April 12.102.450 47
Jlaj 9.355,074 26
June 7,960.629 66
July lu,695.846 31
August 10.017,694 47
frpteinber 9,031,337 20
October 9.510,010,93
November 8,473,644 40
December.... 7.731,935 72
Total balances... ..$
balances, 1888
3ixckan?es fromlSGS to December
111,557.719 63
..108,953, U3S 55
31, 1SSS 6.769,466,650 42
Balances from 1866 to December
SI. 1888 S 1,245,658,680 30
Total business (8,780, 763, 4U0 88
Tbe smallest daily transaction was on June
7, $1,550,793 S3. Tbe largest daily transaction
was on April IS, $3,254,643 37. Errors, 1889, 88;
errors, 1SSS, 64. The increase was due to the
employment by some of the banks of inex
perienced clerks to attend to the clearing
house business. Manager Chaplin was tbe re
cipient of many congratulations and commen
dations for the able manner in which he had
discharged bis arduous ana responsible duties
during tbe year.
Transaction! In Realty.
Tbe subjoined table, transcribed from the
books of the Register of Deeds of Allegheny
county, gives an adequate idea of tbe magni
tude of tbe real estate business tbe past year.
It is only fair to state, however, that full values
arc not given, as in many cases transfers were
hum for only nominal amounts, as in the set
tlemt nt of estates and partnershiDS. The in
crease in tbe value of realty during the year
ii as from IS to 25 per cent.
Transfer. Value.
January 416 1,063,972
icbruary 339 l,27ts,&9
larch 461 985.981
April 423 1,648.205
May 406 1,434,775
June 390 1,0d4,9u6
July 354 1,001.864
.August 381 776,223
beptember 463 1,48-,3S8
October 478 1,378,812
November 484 1,443,716
December 435 1,225,000
Totals 5,230 14,829,681
The Year In Oil.
Trading in petroleum the past year was char
acterized, for the most part, by extreme dull
ness and depression. Various expedients were
resorted to to revive interest in the commodity,
but without success, as outsiders could not be
induced to operate. The adverse influences
w ere manipulation, the uncertainty of tbe out
come of the Ohio product, and Eussian compe
tition in the foreign markets. Many are of the
opinion that American oil will soon disappear
as an article of speculation. Tbe clearances
for tbe year, by months, are appended:
January 47,294,000
February. 64.209,000
March 42.593.PX
April 41673.000
May...- 33,368,000
June 22,003,000
Julv 15,210,000
August .... ............. .... 15,369,000
beplember 9,180,000
October 13,772,000
November 19,666,000
December 12,454,000
Total 328.0112,000
Total-clearances, 158S 983,369,000
The highest price, 112 was on November 8;
the lowest, 79K, April 23.
Growth of the City.
The following table shows the number of
building permits issued during the years 15SS
end 1SS9. It will be seen that tbe year just
closed has a handsome lead of the former both
In the number of buildings and the cost of im
provements: 1SSS. 1889.
January 05 170
I'euruary 86 95
March 124 274
April 331 355
May 310 361
June 267 250
July 271 257
August 286 345
Beptember 222 335
October 87 239
November , 291 221
December. 136 196
Totals 2,676 3,151
Total cost 1888 .S5.309.958
Total cost 1889 15,362,321
IiOcul Securities.
Tbe total sales of stocks during tbe year ap
proximated 170.000 shares. Bank stocks showed
considerable improvement at the close. Fire
insurance stocks held their own, and perhaps a
little more. The gassera and other purely spec
ulative shares lost ground.
A QUIET WIHDUP.
Block Broken Finish the Tear Decently
and In Ordtr.
The stock market was active so far as bid
ding was concerned yesterday forenoon, the
board being covered with figures giving quota
tions on everything on the list. Bales were few
and far between, however, and in the after
Soon dwindled to nothing.
-The close of the year left bank stocks con
siderably better than it found them. Insurance
Stocks, owing to the many disastrous fires, were
rather slow and weak throughout the vear, and
closed with a very slight Improvement to their
credit, and the most of it gained in tbe last
quarter. They finished steady and in moderate
demand.
It w as a bad year for natural gas stocks. Ru
mors started at various times, and widely circu
lated, of tbe supplv giving, out, and temporary
shortages at the Deginning of winter bad a de
pressing effect upon them, and they wound up
the year materially lower than at tbe begin
ning. Other speculative shares also lost
ground.
The market closed a year ago yesterday amid
a Babel of noise and contusion. Fan and
frolic reigned supreme. Scarcely a broker
went away with a whole cult of clothes. Eats
were smashed, coats were torn, and tbe room
covered with water and sawdust. Yesterday,
although tbe boys felt good, not so much over
tbe year's business, perhaps, as over the pros
pect and promise of the new year, they kept
within bound, and indulged in no mad freaks.
There was some attempt at singing, a hoe
down or two, a few baklheads were bombarded
with paper wads, and a general (bout went up
when Captain Barbour brought bis gavel down
""atiA rilamlMtAd thft maetinr- So elngffri triAlutt
- cession 01 me siock marses lor xotw. ,
KOEKINO. ,,
EXCHANGE STOCK.
Bid. Asked.
Pitts. Pet., Stock & Metal ttx. 435 463
BJ.XK STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Anchor Savings..... 49 ....
Arsenal 65 ....
Allegheny National Bant.... .......... 2 ....
Bank of Pittsburg 73 ....
Commercial National Bank. 96 ....
CitlienV National liant 64X ....
City Savings 60
City Deposit 65
Central 65
Diamond national Bank .....180 ....
Duquesne National Banc.., 170 ....
Kichance National Bant 87Si ....
Farmers1 Deposit National Bank 450 ....
First National Bank. Plttabnrr 173 ....
Fourth National Bant 128
Finn National Bank ISO
Fort Pitt National Bank , 130
Fifth Avenue 43 ....
Freehold 65
Fidelity Title and Trust Company 140
First at. Bank. Birmingham, 250
German National Bank.... 30U ....
Germacla Savings.. 750 ....
German bavlng and Deposit 60 ....
Iron City National Bank 911 ....
Iron and Glass Dollar havings 130 ....
Keystone Bank of Pittsburg.. 66 ...4
Marine National Bank 7US
Masonic Bank... 62 ....
Merchants Manufacturers' Na. Bank. 64 ....
Mechanics1 National Bank 107
Metropolitan National Bank 104 ....
Mononirabela National Ifant 112 ....
Odd Fellows' Savings Banc. 63f
Pittsburg Nat. Bank oroommerce 2&
1'lttsburg Bank for Savings 220
People's National Bank 160
People's Savings Bank of Pittsburg.. .180
Beat Estate Savings Bank, .Urn 130
Second National Bank 1 190
75
Safe Deposit Company 61
Third National Bank 164
Tradesmen's National Bank 250
Union National Bank. 350
West End Saving 50
Enterprise Savings. Allegheny 51
First National, Allegheny 160
German National, Allegheny... 155
65
gallons' juk jor Darings, Aiiegneny 4a ...
lieal Estate Loan and Trust Co 80
Second National, Allegheny 200 ...
Third National, Allegheny 140
Wnrklngman's Savings, Allegheny.... 72
IXSOBAHCE STOCKS.
Bid. Asked
Allegheny Insurance Co so
Aiiemannia................... ....... o
Armenia 90
Birmingham 45
Cash 60
Citizens' 77
German 60
German American 52)j
Humboldt 48
Man. & Mer.... y.
People's I..
Teutonla - 54
Union 46
100
40
3
60
49 J
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GAS STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
.. 39
.. 33
..63 80
24
Allegheny Gas Co. (Ilium.) ...
Consolidated Gas Co. (Ilium.).
Pittsburg bas Co. (Ilium.)
boutbslde lias Co. (Ilium.)....
KATUBAL QAS STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Allegheny Heating Co 100
Brldgewater tax
Chartlers Valley Gas Co 40 45
Manufacturers' GasCo 25
Natural Gas Co. of W. Va - 75
Ohio Valley 29
People's Nat. Gas Co 45
People's Nat. GasandPlpeage Co 15
Pennsylvania Gas Co 13m
Philadelphia Co 29 30
Pine ltun 85
Union Gas Co 64 60
Westmoreland and Cambria 25
Wheeling Uas Co 25
OB, COMPACT STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Columbia Oil Co 2 2X
Forest Gil Co 110 12S
HazelwoonUllCo 49
Tuna Oil Co 70
Washington OH Co 85
iNCi.rNxri.AKxs.
Bid. Asked.
Monongahela .66 ....
rASBEXGEB BAILWAT STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Central Traction J1H 33
Citizens' Traction , 67 13
Pittsburg Traction 46)J 47!$
Pleasant Valley 22)4; 2SX
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Mancbester.260 300
EAU.E0AD STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Allegheny Valley. 1 ....
Chartlers Hallway 45 ....
Pitts., Youngstown & Ashtabula B. K. .... 80
Pitts ,Youngstown4 Ash. K.B.. ptef. 65
Pitts. & Connellsrllle 10 13
Pittsburgh Lake Erie 65
Pitts. June K. K. Co 28S SO)
Pitts., McK. & Tongb. E. B. Co 69$
Pitts.. Cln. 4 St. Loull 24 26
Pitts., Va. A Charleston K. B. Co 42 44
Pitts. Western K. K. Co 12 12H
11Hs. & 'Western B. B. Co. nref 18 194
BRIDGE STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Ewalt (Forty-third St.) 68
Hand street 96 ....
Northside Bridge Co. 66
Northern Liberties 80 ....
Monongahela 28 ....
Pittsburg and Birmingham 72 ....
Point S
Point pref. 18 ....
Suspension Bridge Co. (Sixth eU) 72 ....
Union 14 ....
MIXING STOCKS.
bio. Asked.
1
Charlotte Mining Co
La Norla Mining Co..:
Luster Mining Co
.. 45
.. 1
48
bilverton Mining Co...
Ian tee Girl Mining Co 2H
ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS.
Bid. Asked,
Allegheny County Electric S3
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
N. T. Cleveland Gas fjoal Co 15 37
"Monongahela Navigation Co 75 ...,
Monongahela "Water Co ..30 35
Union Storage Co 75
Union Switch and BIznal Co is
Union Switch and Signal Co, pfd 60
W estlnghouee Air Brake Co. 110
Westlnghouse Brake Co., Llm
Pittsburg Cvclorama Co fi
112
63
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co 180 ....
EAILEOAD BOITOS.
Bid. Asked.
Allegheny V'yK.B.lstM.K.iC.7 3-10.113
Aiiegneny vy n.n.tast.ei. uo.cp7s.114
AlLghenyV'y B.B. income coupon 7s. 35
Pitt
.s. and Castle Shannon 1st M. 7s 700
107 1071
p. & L. is. am mortgage es 115 ....
P., C. Abt. L. K. K. 1st M. K. 7s 118
P., C ibt. L. K.B. coupon 7s ....118
Pittsburg and estern old 4s 105 ....
Pittsburgand W estern W.B. branch 6S.115
Pittsburg and Western new 4s 83 84
P., V. A A. it. K. 16 107
rAESESOEK BAILWAT BONDS.
Bid. Asked.
Citizens' Traction 5s 108 110
Pittsburg Traction 5s 106 107K
CITY AND COUNTT BONDS.
Bid. Asked.
Allegheny Co. Com.B. and C. 5s 102 ....
Allegheny Co. Blot It. and C, 5s 100 ....
Allegheny Co. Kerundlng 4s 100 ....
Pittsburg City Building 5s....... 112
Pittsburg Fire Department Loan 7S....110 ....
Pittsburg Funded Debt 7s, 1909 130
Pittsburg Funded DebtJs, 1912 135
Pittsburg Funded Com. R. and C Ss...U9! ....
Pittsburg Fnnded Debt K. and C. 4s...lo
Pitts. Funded Debt Im. Ex. K. 5M912..117
Pitts. Funded Debt Ira. Ex. B. 5s, 1913. 117
Pitts. Funded Debt Coupon Ss 117
Pitts. Imp. Loan Registered 4s 107 .."
Pitts. Municipal Con. s 114
Pitts. Water Loan Registered 6s. ...... 120
Pitts. "Water Coupon 7s 120
Pitts. "Water Beglsterea 7s 120 ...',
APTXENOON.
EXCHANGE STOCK.
Pitts. Pet., Stock Metal Ex l..Aisa'
BANK STOCK.
.,... .. Bld- Asked.
Commercial National Bank 96 gs
KATUBAL OAS STOCKS.
Bid. Asked
Natural Gas Co. of "W.Va 65 75
Pnlladelpbla Co 3a sou
Wheeling Gas Co. , 20 22
OIL COMPANY STOCKS.
. ., , BW- Asked.
Forest Oil Co no
Washington Oil Co 82)j ....
P ABSENCES BAILWAT STOCKS.
. , .. Bld- Asked.
Central Traction , jzj,
Pittsburg Traction 4714
EAILEOAD STOCKS.
P., Va. 4 a R. B. Co ti ASu
Pittsburg and Western B. B. Co 12)4
MINING STOCKS.
., . ,.. . r. EU- Asked.
Illdalgo Mining Co ju
Da Norla Mining Co , " u
Luster MinlngOo : 42f m 46
Ex dlv. -
Hales at tbe morning call were GO shares of
Philadelphia Gas at SO. After call 100 shares
of tbe same stock brought 2 There were no
sales at tbe last call.
I'he total sales of stocks at New I ork yester
day were 181,090, shares, including: Atchison.
3,435: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
17.280; Missouri Pacific, 16,638; Beading, 38,110:
Richmond and West Point, 7,9al; St. Paul
10,000; Union Pacific, 6,890.
THEfiECOEDMADEUP.
Last Sales of Beat Estate for tbe Year Just
Ended.
Jamison & Dickie sold for William IT. Ball, a
lot on Rural avenue, near Kuclid, 00x110 feet,
to J. F. Oanster, lc 33,000 cash, and for Thomas
P. Marshall, five .ots on Idlewood street.
Twenty-first ward, 25x140 feet, to Caroline Mae
farren for $2,750. They also sold seven lots on
Montlcello street, same ward, 25x140, to Haggle
W. Shannon for 2.450.
Black A Balrd sold for the Willock estate, on
Lysle street, Hazelwood, two lots with a small
house, to Adam Redenbaugh for 12,500. They
also sold -for E. H. Dermitt a lot on Grace
street, near Kearsage,3It Washington, 30x120
feet, to Bnry 13. Htrunz for $1,000 cash.
Magaw fc Onfl. Hul, 14o Fourth avenue, sold
to Mrs. a O'Neill, two lots. Nos. 63 and C4, each
25x140, fronting on two streets in tbe Oak sta
tion plan, on Castle Shannon Railroad, for250,
on easy payments. ,
James .W. Drape & Co. closed two Ursa deals
of real estate to tbe Allegheny Valley BaUread.
kviA,;-T",3.J,,.S..".r.'Jtiejirai"J&
being the properties on Flke street, adjoining
the company's present offices, the intention of
the company being to tear down all the old
buildings and open a sew freight depot at that
point for the down-town traffic They also
placed a loan on five houses and lots at Oak
landat 5 per cent; also a mortgage of f 8,000 at
6 per cent on house and grounds at McKees
port; also sold a piece ofproperty on Catharine
street, West End, and Hill street, Verona, at
(2.650 cash.
Ira M. Burchfield, 158 Fourth avenue, sold a
lot 36x105 feet, fronting on Haielwood avenue,
Twenty-third ward, near Hazelwood station,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for $1,500.
Samuel W. Black dc Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold lots Nos. 77 and 78. In the Murray Hill
place plan of lota, laid out by the YoderLand
Company, in tbe Twenty-second ward, bavlng a
frontage of 135 feet on tbe easterly side of
Murray Hill road, and extending back 188 feet,
for $10,125.
'Captain K Robinson, the real estate dealer
of Federal street, Allegheny, bought from the
Riddle heirs the nroDertv corner of Ohio and
Arch streets, Allegheny, 60x80 feet He bought
it for H. Mackin, the liquor dealer of 65 Fed
eral street, the crice beinevS33.010.
Thomas Liggett sold a lot 75x220 feet on
Walnut street, Twentieth ward, for 6.600: two
lota. 40x120 feet eacb, on Edwin street, for $1,000
each; a lot 25x120 feat on Stanton avenue for
11,100, and a lot 98x120 feet on Linden avenue
for $3,250.
THE CL0SH AT TBE BANES.
Money Easy and In Fair Demand at Un
chanced Rates.
There was only a moderate demand tor money
yesterday. It was easy ana loaned ai67.
Checking and depositing were heavy.
The financial record of tbe year is given in
another column. It is one to be proud of,
showing that Pittsburg occupies a command
ing position among tbe great monetary centers
of the country, .leading Baltimore and Cincin
nati. Yesterday's exchanges were $1,992,820 S3, and
the balances $212,831 12.
Money on call at New YorK yesterday was
tight, Tangingfrom 6 to 18 per cent; last loan, 6;
closed offered at 6. Prime mercantile paper,
57K. Sterling exchange quiet and heavy
at (i 79 for 60-day bills and $4 83 for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
U.S. 4i,reg lis
U. S. 4s. COUD 127
M. K. AT. Gen. 5s . eZM
Mutual Union 6s.. ..104
N. J. C. Int. Cert...ll3M
Northern Pac ists..U7H
Northern Pac. 2ds..lllg
Northw't'n consols. H4
Morthw'n deben's..lll
U. 8. 4 Hi, reg 10444
D. S. 49. coup.... 104 M
PaclflcSsof'So. 116
Loulsbtnastampedis U
Missouri 6s 102
Tenn. new set. 6s... 1091!
Oregon & Trans. 6s.l03
bt. L. &I.M. Gen. 6s 8SS
St. Lw&M.P.Gen.M.I13
Si. Paul consols ....126
St. PL Chi & Pclsu. 117
lena. new set. M....1U3
Tenn. new set. 3s.. 94
Canada So. 2ds 9'K
U. ClDClSU...,.lld
Den. AK. G., 1SU...117
Den. & B. G. 4s 79
D.&R.G. West, ins. 93
Brie, 2ds 101 ,
11. H. AT. Gen. 6s.. 74
Tx., Pc.L.G.Tr.Rs.904f
Ix.,Pc.K.G.lT.KctI ISH
union rac. uu,..Miis
West Shore 108
New Yobs Clearings, $170,821,266; balances,
Boston Clearings, -J19,0SL525; balances. $2.
007,079. For the month Clearings, $119,093,813;
balances, 48,114,088. For the corresponding
month in 188S Clearings, $390,785,056; balances.
845,816,16L For the year Clearings, $4,772,697,
843; balances, $547,888,963. For 1888-Clearlngs.
54.427,357,070; balances, $020,618,656.
Philadelphia Clearings, 11,634,644; bal
ances, $L252.5L
BAXTUtOBE Clearings, $2,330,245; balances,
$320,506. -
cmcAOO-Clearings $11,115,000. New York
Exchange 60c premium.Mone67 per cent on
call and 7S on time. Clearings for the vear just
closed, $3,379,925,189, against $3,163,774,462 for
1888. Clearings for December, $312,176,053,
against $287,595,885 for December 1888.
St. Louis Clearings, $3,283,804; balances,
$1706,822. For this month Clearings, $87,840,
833; balances, $9,998,817. for corresponding
month last year Clearings, $S6,054,203;balances,
$13,2S8,59L For this vear Clearings, $987,522,
629; balances, $163. 461,257. For last year Clear
ings, $900,474,878; balances, $141,883,529.
WEAK AND HARROW.
Oil Approaches Dangerously Near to the
Dollar Xtlnr LonffB Unload.
There was a little more life in the oil market
yesterday than had characterized it for several
days, but it was still weak and narrow. The
long, tried the tossing process, but soon found
this was up hilT work,and changed their tactics.
Concluding there was some danger of a
squeeze they turned sellers and unloaded all
they could to closo up the month and year.
Under this influence tbe market sagged and
closed tame, though nearly a cent better than
the low est point of the day. A few sales were
made very close to tbe dollar line. Refined
was higher at London. Monday's clearances
were 20,000 barrels.
The opening was $1 C5! highest $1 03, low
est $1 01, closing $1 02 There was no out
side news of importance, and very little ex
pression to indicate what the next jump of the
market will be.
Features of tbe marker.
Corrected dally by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened 1C3XI Lowest I01V4
Highest 103)icioud 102),
Barrels.
Average runs 64,220
Averase shipment '. 74,002
Average charters 21,445
Refined. Mew Yorlr. 7.60c
Kesneif, London. FKd.
Kenned, Antwerp, uHC
Keflned, Liverpool. 6 i-18d.
Kenned, Bremen, 7.10m.
A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, $1 02: calls.
$1 031 04. T
Other Oil Markets.
On, Cm. December 81. Petroleum opened
at $1 03; highest. $1 03; lowest, $1 01; closed.
$1 02K- Sales. 309,000 barrels; clearances. 192,
000 barrels: charters, 45.872 barrels; shipments,
100,306 barrels; runs, 68,347 barrels.
BEAJFORD. December 31. Opened at $1 03;
closed. $1 02K: highest, $1 03; lowest, $101.
Clearances, 590,000 barrels.
Trrr-svixiE, December 81 Opened at$l 03;
highest, $1 03: lowest. $1 01; closed, $1 02j
New York. December 3L Petroleum opened
steady at 81 03, and, after moving up slightly,
became weak and declined to $1 01: a sharp
rallv followed and the market closed firm at
$1 02 StocK Exchange: Opening,Sl 03; high
est, $1 03: lowest, $1 01; closing, $1 02. Con-
soiiaateu .Kxcnange: upening, si ua; highest.
$1 03: lowest, $1 01; closing, $1 02. Total
sales, 678,000 barrels.
BUSINESS NOTES.
Tub Tuna Oil Company announces its regu
lar quarterly dividend of 1 per cent.
Twenty-nine mortgages were recorded
yesterday. The largest was for $7,000. Nine
were for purchase money.
Mb. J. "U. Montgomery left yesterday for a
30 days' trip through the gold and silver dis
tricts of Arizona, California and Mexico.
Me. A. A. Adams does not want the Vice.:
presidency ot tne petreieum, BtocK and Metal
Exchanges, for which he has been nominated,
but is willing to serve as a director.
At the meeting of the Luster Mining Com
pany it was voted to add $55,000 to the capital
stock, making it $150,000. Of the new issue
$40,000 will be alloted pro rata, and the other
$10,000 held as treasury stock. Reports from
tbe company's property are of a satisfactory
nature.
Seventy-six street railway companies have
forwarded their reports to Harrisburg. They
have a capital stock ot 818,527.607 25, or an in
crease compared with tbe previous year of
$615,887 18. The landed and floating debt has
increased from $7,677,131 45 to $10,126 539 1?. The
receipts were $10.b64,3S2 71, an Increase of $38,
477 06. Tbe number of persons killed and in
jured on tbe street railways was 49, 25 less than
the previous year.
changedTeont.
Rnllrond Share Stronger, bat Dull Shorn
Close Oat for he Year Tight Money
Slili a Disturbing
Factor.
New Yoek, December 3L The stock mar
ket to-day offered a marked contiast to that of
yesterday, strength replacing weakness, while
dullness was again tbe most prominent gen
eral feature of the dealings. Money was
again up to high figures, but in comparison
with yesterday it was ranging easy up to 18, but
tbe bulk of the business done at from 10 to 15.
The bulls seemed to have more vim, but after
all did little to help prices up, and the day was
one ot covering of shorts, many operators clos
ing out their contracts for the year, which
made a sharp upward movement in many
stocks, though tbe general list was quiet and
advanced slowly. ,
The foreign houses which were such conspic
uous sellers yesterday were to-day as promi
dent as buyers, giving the impression that the
scare was over in London, though the suspi
cion that tbe London market and tbe foreign
houses bad been fixed from this side, found
many believers. All tbe Yanderbilts, Lacka
wanna and one or two others sold ex-dividend
to-day, and an extra dividend on Canada Pa
cific, with the statement of the Burlington
showing 5 per cent earned on the stocks, cre
ated a confident feeling, and among tbe spe
cialties some specially sharp gains were record
ed. Tennessee Coal shot up 8 per cent to 86,
and points were out to buy stock for par, the
orders being said to come from a party of capi.
tallsts who have been Inspecting tne property..
Others! such as Chicarro. St. Louis and Pitts.
,bure preferred, followed with smaller advance.
uukiinHi vcuuu n(H 4aytuj ywawreu uptwm
scored a final gain of 6 per cent. Even the
trusts felt tbe impetus, and Sugar and Lead
Were both prominent for strength. In the
railroad list, St. Pant and Louisville and Nash
ville led in tbe upward movement. The only
weak spots were Richmond and West Point,
which was sold on rumors that the road was to
be paralleled and that loans bad been called on
the stock, andJEast Tennessee soldofi from its
last sale some days ago. The market was quiet
from the opening, which showed advances
from io per cent among the active stocks,
and farther advances were made all over tbo
list on a very moderate business, the slight set
back toward 11 o'clock being short lived and
unimportant. Beyond the sudden and sharp
spurts among the few specialties during the
day the market continued without feature of
importance, out the strong tone was presented
until the close, which was dull and firm, gen
erally at ine Dest prices ui me a ay.
The final advances are very marked, and
Tennessee Coal is up 5K, Jersey Central 5, Chi
cago, SU Louis and Pittsburg preferred i, the
common 254 Missouri Pacific 2K. Sugar i.
Chicago Gas 1, Reading and New England
1 each, Burlington and Louisville and Nash
vine 1H. eacn, as x-aui, stc
a eacb. Union Pacific
and Denver. Texas and Port Worth 1 per cent
each, and others fractional amounts. Railroad
bonds were dull, the" sales ae-irrecatine- oulv
$803,000, but tbe showed more strength than
yesterday, though the final changes are gener
ally insignificant. Lake Bhoro seconds regular
rose 2 to 21, Kansas and Texas sixes 2 to
Tne rollowme tame snows tne prices ot active
stocks on tbe Mew tork Stock Ucnange yester
day. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by
Whitnet 3c 8TSPHEN80N, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of Mew Yon Stoci Exchange, 57 iourth avenue:
Clos-
Hlgh- Low- lnc
est. est. Bid.
31 31 31
32
33H Wi 33)-
75 73H 75!
66K 63 64V.
V&H 120X 123
31)4
23ft 26! 26V
106 106 10634
65 68 m
114H D4H 114
97 9634 97V
17 i 16H
4oK 415, 45X
33
96
HI 110H 111
UH
70 69! 70
93 98 B7V
33 3SH 393
.... 19Ji
135H' 1343a 133
147J4 143 147M
IS
47X
9
66 86 65
20
117 ma 117V
17H
62J,
104 S 104S IMS
85 8454 6514
94j 94 94)4
1X
IIS DM 11M
72 6SJ 71
107 107 J06W
26(f 28X 26)j
63 63 62
17M I7X 17)4
70 70 70
.... ' .... S3
43U 1K 43
m 19H 19)j
1
60 60 60
SOX
74U 73H 74)4
22 22 21)2
42
SIX" 33V 84
3SX 36 IB
19
S8 37H 8
187
20 20! 20
77)4 76X 77
112 U; 112
15V
88
VUi
20 20). 20V
6SS, 67M BSii
15V.
31V 30V 31
83 82 83
an
69K 67K 59)4
20 19 19
4344 42 4214
Open
Am. CottonOlI Trust.. 31 "
Am. Cotton Gil.
Atcu.. lop. A a. F..... S3
Canadian Pacific 73
Canada tiouthern ..... 66
Central of .New Jersey. 1KU
Central Pacini,
ChesaoeakeA Unio.... MX
C Bur. A Oulnv.....l06
C, Mil. 4 St. Paul.... 63
C mi. A St. p.. pr,...114V
C, KocEL &P 96V
C, at. L. A Pitts 1JM
U. St. L. A Pitta. DC 41
C St. P.. id. O
c tjt.p-M. &o..pr.' ....
C. Northwestern 110
C.A Morthwpstern, pr, ...
a, c. c. & i bsa
c c c a i.. or 93
Col. Coal A Iron 38K
Col. A Hoctlne fu.
Del.. L. A ff. 1S6X
Del. & Hudson 1463a
Denver A Mo Q
Denver A Bio U.. or
K.T.. Va, AUa - ....
E.T..VS, AUa. 1st pr. 66
K. T.. Va. A Uk 20 pr. . .
Illinois Central. lllii
Lake Erie A Western
Lake Krla A West, nr,
Lake Shore A M. S....104.S
LonlsvllleAMasbvllle. H4St
Michigan central' 94
MoblleA Ohio
Uo.. Kan. a Texas.... 11X
Missouri Paclfle 69
New tfork Central.. ..107
. I.. L.E.A W 26!
N.Y..L.E. A W.pref.. 63
M. Y.. a AM. u I7M
K. ".. U. A3t.L. or.. 70
-N.Y.. U. AHt.l.2d pr ....
M. YAM. JS 42H
i. r.. O. A W 19
rorfolk a Western
Norfolk Western. of. 60
Northern Pacific
Nortnern Pacific pret. 73!
UbloA Mlsslsslopl... 22
Oregon Improvement. ..-
Oresron Transcon ttlf
Pacific MaU 36
Peo. Dee. A Kvans.
PMladel. A Keadlnsi.. 37H
Pullman Palace CSr
Rlcnmona A W. P. T.. 2o,
Klchmond A W.P.T.pr 764(
St. P.. Minn. A Mau.,112
SUL.A8an Fran
St. L. A San Fran pf.. .. .
!t.jj. A BanF. 1st pt. ...
Texas Paclfle 20'
Union Paotno , W
Wabasn
Wabash oreferred...,. II
Western Union 82
Whtieling A L. .
Sugar Trust Kfi
National i.ead Trust.. 19
Chicago Gas Trust.... 42
x-dlvidend.
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, rnr.
nlshed by Whitney A Stenhenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New York stock .Ex
change. .
Bid.
Pennsylvania Kailroad. ,,...-.. 63
Keaoing 19)4
Leblzh Valley iZH
Le&Uh Navlsatlon 52H
Nortnern Pacific 30)4
Nortnern Pacinc preierrea 71X
Asked.
83),
19)4
82
74
Boston Stooks.
Ateh. A Top. n. E-pf UK
Wls.centrat.com... ZIH
Wis. Central pf.... 60
AUoaeaMxCo 2
Calumet A Hecla....IoO
Catalua 10
Franklin. 15
Huron 3),
DOBHtaa jLigsay...i7
Boston A Maine. ....205
C. IS. AQ. 107
Clnn. ban. A Oleve. 24)4
EasternB.it 126
Eastern B. K. 6s....lM
Flint A PereM 24
FllntAPereM. DfO. 92
Osceola, .
. 2334
Qulnoy
Bell Telepnone...
Boston Land
Water Power....,
Tamarack
San Diego
Santa Fe copper.
. 69
.300
. Hi
. 6
.149
. 21
. 1.4S
Mexican Uen. com.. 10H
Mei.C.lstmtg-.bds. 69V
N. X. ANewkng... 43)1
Jl. X. dc XI. JL. 7S....1ZS
Old Colony ITS
Jutland preferred.. 60
HEAT ON TflU HOOP.
The Condition of Business at the East Liberty
' Stock Yards.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch,
Tuesday, December 31, 1889. (
Cattle Receipts, 160 head; shipments,
260 bead; market active at unchanged prices.
No cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs Receipts. 1,400 head; shipments, 900
head; market active; all grades, $3 904 00;
one car of bogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts, 2,200 head: shipments, 2.000
head; market firm; prime. $5 105 30: good
$4 604 90; fair. $3 604 50; common. $1 502 50;
lambs, $4 006 75.
, By Telejcrnnh.
Cincinnati Cattle Receipts, 1,130 head;
shipments, 160 head; less active, but steady;
common, $1 252 00; fair to medium. botcher
grades, $2 253 25; good to choice, $3 504 00;
shippers', $3 904 25. Sheep Receipts, 120
head; shipments, none: continue in light sup
nly and strong: common to fair, $2 50J3 75;
prime to choice. $4605 60; extra wethers and
yearlings, so ou(yo w. .LiamDs are in gooa ae
rnand and steady: medium to choice shipping,
$5 006 50: heavy, $5 505 75; common to
choice hatchers' qualities, $6 006 00: culls,
$4 50(24 75.
Chicago cattle Kecelnts. 6,000 head;
shipments, 3,500 head; market strong to 10c high
er; beeves. S3 005 15; stockcrs and feeders, $2 10
3 05; cows, bulls and mixed, $1 2002 90; Texas
cattle, $1 802 80. Hogs Receipts, 23,000bead;
shipments. 6,600 head: market strong and 6c
hlgner. closing weak: mixed, $3 553 75: heavv,
$3 6533 SO; light, $3 553 80; skips, $3 003 40.
sheep Receipts, 4,000 bead; shipments, L000
head; market strong and active; natives, $3 50
5 65; western corn-led, $3 505 10; Texans, $3 00
4 25; lambs. $4 906 05.
New York Beeves Receipts. 930, all -for
borne slaughterers direct except 1 car load. No
trading in beeves; dull for dressed beef at 5
7c per pound, for native sides. Exports, 440
beeves and 3,860 quarters of beef. To-day's
cable advices from London and Liverpool
quote American beeves a little firmer at 10
11C per ponnd for the dressed weight, sink
ing tue offal, and American refrigerator beef
steadier and a fraction higher at 7Kc per
ponnd. Calves Receipts, 280.
Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 3,700 head;
shipments, 700 head: market strong, to 10c high
er; natives. $3 004 GO: cows. $1 6QW1 60; stock
ers and feeders. $220300. Hogs Receipts,
7.300 head; shipments, 230 bead; market weak;
all grades. $3 503 55; bulk, $3 55. Sheep
Receipts, 200 head; shipments. 300 bead: mar
ket steady; good to choice muttons, $4 00484 75;
Blockers and feeders, $3 003 40.
ST. Loufs Cattle Receipts, 1,700 head;shlp
ments none; market stronger; good to fancy
native steers.Jl 305 00;tairto good, $3 405)4 40;
stockers and feeders, $1 903 25: ranao steers.
$2 003 10. Hogs Receipts, 5.400; market
higher; fair to choice heavy $3 603 76: packing
frade, $3 603 65. Sheep Receipts, 1,600; mar
et firm; fair to choice. $3 605 00; lambs, H 60
65 55.
Buffaxo Cattle steady and unchanged; re
celots, 20 loads through, 2 for sale Sheep
and lambs steady and Unchanged; receipts 6
loads through, i for sale. Hogs steady and un
changed; receipts, 11 loads through, 6 for sale.
Wool ItlarKet. .
Boston Wool in fair demand with desirable
foods selling at full previous prices. Tbe mar
et remains steady, but there is little hope of
obtaining an advance in prices for the present.
Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces have been sell
IngatS233cfor XX,3435c for XX and XX
and above, and 38c for No. 1. The price 'of
Michigan X fleeces is SOc, only choice lots com
manding any better figures. Combine and de
laine fleeces are firm and in demand. Territory
and other unwashed wools are steady, and sell
at previous prices. The past year has been
an unfavorable one for the wool trade, and but
little money bas been made in tbe staple by
Eastern dealers. Still, but few failures have
occurred, and it is thonght a conservative
method of business In future will doubtless
bring about a better condition of affairs.
When baby was sick, we gaye her Castoria,
When she was a Cliild, she c.iedf Or Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
"When she had Chlldren.she gave them Castoria
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DOIESTia MARKETS.
Stock Taking is Adverse to Activity
in Trade Movements.
NEW XiSAR'S TURKEY EXPENSIVE.
Supplies of Ceresls in Excess of Demand
and Market Weak.
GEXEEAL GEOCEFJES ABE UNCHANGED
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,!
Tuesday. December 31. 1889.
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Tbe only strong factors of markets In this
line are poultry and tropical fruits. The New
Year's turkey is much more expensive than was
the Christmas one. Oranges are moving up
ward. Apples are quiet and potatoes steady.
Cabbage are firm at quotations. The year
winds up with slow markets in nearly every
jobbingdepartment of trade. Stock taking Is
the principal business of this week, and retail
ers aim to have as little on hand at this time as
possible, especially when, as it Is this season,
the general drift of markets is toward a lower
level of prices. Dealers are .apt to pursue the
hand to mouth policy when markets' are on'the
decline, and especially so when settlement time
is here. Hence our present quietness. Stocks
will require to be replenished soou after the
turn of the year, and active trade is anticipated
by produce men.
Buttee Creamery, Elgin, 3031c; Ohio do,
27K?8c: fresh dairy packed, 2426c; country
rolls, 2324c
Beans Navy hand-picked beans. $2 25452 SO:
medium. $2 102 20.
Beeswax 2S30c $ & for choice; low grade,
1820c
Cideb Sand refined, $6 507 60; common,
$3 504 00; crab clder,$3 008 50 g) barrel: cidor
vinegar, 1012c fi gallon
Chestnuts $5 005 60 ft bushel; walnuts,
6070c V busbel.
Cheese Ohio, llUc; New York, llc;
Limburger, 9KIlc; domestic Sweitzer, ll
13c: imported Sweitzer, 23.
EGGS 2425c f) dozen for strictly fresfi.
FEUITS Apple", fancy, $2 503 00 f! barrel:
cranberries, $11 0012 U0 ft barrel; Malaga
grapes, large barrel. $8 504210 00. .
Game SquirreIs,75cSl V dozen; quail, $1 75
41 dozen: nraine chickens. H 5005 00 dozen:
pheasant3,$5 005 50 f dozen: rabbits,3035c a
pair; venison saddle, 1012c $1 pound; venison
carcass, 79c V pound.
Feathebs ISxtra live creese, E060c; No. J,
do. 4045c; mixed lots, 3035c ft ft.
Poultry Live chickens, 5065c a pair;
dressed, ll12c a pound: ducks, 6575c j? pair;
geese, $1 251 SO fi pair: live turkeys, 1315c fl
ft; dressed turkeys, 1820c fl St.
SEEDS Clover, choice, 62fis to bushel, $4 20
4 40 ft busbel; clover, large English. 62 tt L $435
4 60, clover, Alsike. $3 00: clover, white, $9; timo
thy, choice, 45 &s. $1 50; bine grass, extra clean,
Hits. $1 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, $1 SO;
orchard grass, 14 fts $1 40: red top, 14 ISn. $1 25;
millet, 50 fis, $1 00: millet, 6070c ft bushel;
Hungarian grass, 50 fis, 65c, lawn grass, mix
ture of tine grasses, $3 00 ft bnshel of 14 fis.
Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, i
5c.
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $2 50
300; tancy, $4 00fi)5 00; Florida oranzes, $3 00
S3 25; Jamaica oranges. $6 006 50 ft barrel;
bananas, $1 60 firsts, SI 00 good seconds, ft
bunch; cocoanuts, $4 00(24 50 ft hundred; figs,
89o ft fi; dates ,5ffi6c ft ft; new layer
figs, 1215c;new dates, 7c ft ft.
Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c;
on track, 4550c; cabbages, $7 008 60 a hun
dred; celery, 40c ft dozen: Jerseys, $4 004 25;
turnips, $1 0031 60 a barrel; onions, $1 75 a bar
rel. Buckwheat Flour 22o ft pound.
Groceries.
Qreen Coffee Fancy Rio, 23fi)24c; choice
Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; low gradeRio,
1819c;oId Government Java, 2728c; Mar
acaibo, 2324$c; Mocha, 2829c; Santos,
2024c; Caracas. 2224c; peaberry, Rio, 23
24c: La Guayra, 23621c
Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c;
high grades, 2529c; old Government Java,
bulk, 3133c; Maracaibo, 2728c; Santos,
2428c; peaberry, 28c; choice Rio. 25c;
prime Rio, 23c; good Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c;
cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 7080c
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c;
Ohio, 120, 8c: headlight, 160, 8c: water
white, 10c; globe, 1414c; elaine, 14c; car
nadine, lljc; royallne, 14c; globe red oil, 11
Uc, parity 14c
MluEns OIL No. 1 winter strained, 4647e
ft gallon: summer, 4043c Lard oil, 70c
Syrups Com syrup, 2830e; choice sugar
syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, S033c;
strictly prime, 3335e; new maple syrup, 90c
N.O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4S50c;
choice, 47c: medium. 3S13c; mixed, 4042c
Soda Bi-carb In kegs. 83c; bi-carb in 9,
6Jic; bi-carb, assorted packages, 6&6c; sal
soda in kegs, lc;do granulated, 2c.
Candles btar, full weight, 9c; stearlne, ft
set, 8c; paraffine, U12c
Rice Head, Carolina, 67c: choice, 6
6c; prime, 66c: Louisiana, 56c
Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss
starch, 47c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon
don layers,f$2 90; California London layers,
$2 75; Muscatels, $2 40; California Muscatels,
$2 25; Valencia,7c; Ondara Valencia,88c;
sultana, 9c;currants,65c; Turkeyprunes,
45c; French prunes, 69c; Salonica
prunes, in 2-ft pacKages, 8c; cocoanuts, ft 100,
$6 00: almonds, Lan., ft ft, 20c; do, Ivica, 19c;
do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nan., 1416c: Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates,
66c; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; cit
ron, ft fi, 1920c; lemon peel, 18c ft fi; orange
peel. 17c
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per fi, 6c, ap
ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap
orated, 14ll6c; peaches, evaporated, pared,
2628c; peaches. California, evaporated, un
pared, 19a21c; cherries, pitted,1314c; cher
ries, unpittea, o'oc; raspoemes, eraporaieu,
2526o; blackberries, 78c; huckleberries,
1012c
sugars Cubes. 7c: powdered. 7c: granu
lated, 64c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A,
6?c; soft white, 5K6c; yellow, choice, bS
6kc; yellow, good. 65c; yellow, fair, 6J
5c; yellow, dark,6c
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $5 60; medi
um, half bbls (600), $3 25.
Salt No. 1. ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. ft bbl, $1 05;
dairy, ft bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, $1 20:
Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu Backs, $2 80; Higgins
Eureka, 16-14 fi pockets, $3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00
2 25;2ds, $1 6ol 80; extra peaches, $2 402 60;
pie peaches, 95c: finest corn, $1 001 60; Hid Co.
corn, 7590c; red cherries. 90c$l; Lima beans,
$1 20; soaked do. SOc; string do, 6065c: mar
rowfat peas, $1 101 15; soaked peas, 70S0c;
pineapples $1 S01 40; Bahama do, $2 75;
damson plums, 95c; Greengages. El 25;
egg plums, $2 00; California pears. $2 60; do
greengages, $1 85; do egg plums. $1 85: extra
white cherries, $2 40; raspberries, 95c$l 10;
Btrawberries, $1 10; gooseberries, $1 301 40;
tomatoes, 590c; salmon, 1-ft, $1 651 90;
blackberries, 65c; succotash, 2 ft cans, soaked,
90c; do green, 2-&, $1 251 60; corn beef, 2-fi
cans, $2 05; 14-fi cans, $14; baked beans, $1 45
1 50; lobstoi, 1-B. $1 751 80; mackerel, 1-B
cans, broiled, $1 60; sardines, domestic s,
$4 254 60; sardines, domestic s, $6 757 tX);
sardines, imported, s, $11 6012 50; sardines,
imported. s, $18; sardines, mustard, $3 30;
sardines, spiced. $3 60.
Fish Extra- No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 ft
bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40; extra No. 1
mackerel, shore. $32r extra No. 1 do, mess,
$39: No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole
pollock, 4c ft fi; do medium, George's cod,
6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake. In strips, 6c; do
George's cod in blocss, 67c Herring
Round shore, $4 60 ft bbl.; split, $6 50; lake,
S2 75fll00-fibalfbbl. White fish, $8 00 ft 100
fi half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 ft half bbl. Fin
nan haddock, 10c ft fi. Iceland halibut, 13c ft
ft. Pickerel, J bbl. $2 00; bbl, $1 10; Poto
mac herring, $o GO ft bbl, $2 50 per bbl.
OatmeaiA6 008 25 ft bbL
Grain, Floor and Feed.
There were two sales on call at at the Grain
Exchange, namely, 1 car of coarse bran, $11 50,
5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car No. 1 baled hay, $12 50, 5
days,B.tO, Receipts as bulletined, 45 cars.
By Pittsburg, Ft, Wtfyne and Chicago, 2 cars ot
rye, 2 of oats, 5 of hay, 1 of feed, 2 of middlmgs,
1 of barley. 1 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis, 1 car of millfeed, 8 of Corn, 2 of
hay, 3 of oats, 1 of barley. By Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, 3 cars of flouri 4 of corn, 2 of oats. 3
of malt. By Pittsburg and Western. 1 car ot
hay. Tbe cereal situation remains in statu quo.
Supply is in exces? of demand, andgeneral tono
of markets is weak.
Prices below are for carload lots on track.
Wheat New No. 2 red,85SGc; No. 3,82
83c.
Corn No. 2 yellow- ear, new. 3637cr htgh
mixed, ear, old, 3940c; new, 343c; No. 2 yel
low, shelled, old. 892140c; new. 3435c: high
mixed, shelled, 4041c; new high mixed,sbelled,
3435c
OATS-No. 2 white, 2929c; extra, No. 3,
2828c; mixed, 2627.
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5354c;
No,l Western. 6j52c,
Barley Western. 4565c; Canada barley.
70075c . '
FLOUR-Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patent?, $3 00Q5 60; winter straight,
$4 2.V8I4 50; clear winter. $4 004 25; straight
XX.XX bakers', $3 60S3T5. Rye flour, $3 60
Millfeed Middlings, fine white. $15 00
16 00 ft ten,; liown middlings. $12 0014 00r
winter wheat bran, $11 25DVS0; chop feed,
$15 60016 00.' '. .
hay Baled ltimotaysfo.Lj,iii emia oo:
No. 2 do. $8 GMW 8t teaMftSBlwairea. 11 00
-- 2imr'''rK -:-- -.--I --T--T-s.v-- -ti -T-i.-- m.
12 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay,
$7 00QS 00: backing do. $6 507 00.
Straw Oats. $8 7574; wheat and rye
straw, $8 008 25. '
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, 9c; sugar-cured
hams, medium, 9c; sugar-cured bams, small,
10c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8cr sugar
cured shoulders, 5c; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders, 7c; sugar-cured California bams.
6c; sugar-cored 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, 7c: dry salt
shoulders, 5c; dry salt clear sides, 7c. Mess
pork, heavy, $U 50; mess pork, family, $li 00.
Lard Refined, in tierces, ojifcr half-barrels,
6c; 00B tubs, 6c; 20-lb pails. 6c; 50-ft tin cans.
6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c: 5-ft tin pails, 6c; 10-ft
tin pails, 6c; 5-ft tin pails, Cc Smoked
sausage, long, 6c; large, 6c Fresh pork links,
9c Boneless hams, 10c Pigs' feet, half bar
rel, $4 00; quarter barrel, $2 15.
Dressed Meats.
The following prices are furnished by Armour
& Co. on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550
fis, 5c; SoO to 650 fis, 6c; 650 to 750 fis, 6g6c
Sheep. 8c ft fi. Lambs, 9c ft ft. Hogs. 5c
Fresh pork loins, 7c
MAEKETS BY THEE.
Too Mnch New Year' lln the Wheat Pit for
Cosiness Slay Higher and De
cember Lower Pork
Stronger.
Chicago Trade in wheat was light to-day,
and a quiet, steady feeling prevailed, fluc
tuations being confined within c range.
Few features were presented and the pit
was given over to the usual closing of tbe
year celebration. The closing was c higher
than yesterday for May, but closed clower fox
December. Cable advices were favorable.
A still further decline was recorded in corn,
the feeling being weak on near deliveries, with
tbe volume of business anitn large The in
fluences on tbe market were tbe same as noted
yesterday, namely, the heavy receipts and line
weather and selling out of December longs,
this future being quoted at c discount com
pared with January. Tbe market opened
o under the closing pnees of yesterday, was
easy and declined in all c, .ruled steady
and closedlc lower than yesterday for near
months. Distant futures are unchanged.
Oats were slow but steady, most of tbe busi
ness being in the way of evening up trades for
May. The near futures were neglected, and
hardly enough changed bands to establish
quotations. There was fair buying orders for
May, and about all the offerings were readily
absorbed.
Trading was moderately active in pork dur
ing the early part of tbe day, and the feeling
was strong. Prices were advanced 710c,
more particularly for May delivery, and the
market closed steady. ,
Only a moderate business was done in lard.
The feeling was steady, and prices rather
favored sellers.
There was a fair trade in short ribs, and the
feeling was strong. Prices ruled 2oc higher,
and the market closed steady.
The leading futures rangea as follows:
Wheat No. 2, December. 777777
77Kc: January. 777877677c; May, 8i
Corn No. 2, December, 2929e29
?5ooia,nn& 2929M29G29?c; May.
3l323H32c
Oats No. a December, 2020c: January,
20202020c: May, 22222222c
Mess Pork, per bbL January. $u 109 12
9 1l)9 10; February. $9 229 ZIU9 22
9 27: May, $9559 B29 6Jfi!9 62.
Laud, per 100 fis.-January. $5 825 85
5 805 8o: February, $5 875 87; May,
$6 026056 026 05.
Short Ribs, per 100 fis. January. $1 62
04 674 624 65; February. $4 674 72
4 674 72; May. $4 854 904 854 9a
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull ana unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 77c:
No. 3 spring wheat, 666Sc; No. 2 red. 77J,c; No.
2 corn. 29c No.2 oats, 20c No.2rye.44c.
No.2 barley,6860cNo.lflaxseea.$l 34. Prime
timothy seed. $1 24. Mess pork, per bbl. $8 60
8 12. Lard, per 100 lbs,. $5 82. Short nbs
sides (loose). 84 654 70. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed). $4 12X4 25: short clear sides (boxedl.
$1 955 00. bugars unchanged. Receipts
Flour. 23,000 barrels: wheat,2L0O0 bushels: corn.
478.000 bushels; oats, 145,000 bushels; rye. 21.000
bushels: barley, 57,000 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 28,000 barrels; wheat. 25,000 bushels: corn.
406,000 bushels; oats, 227,000 bushels; rye, 7.000
bushels; barley, 33,000 bushels.
On tbe Produce Excnange to-day the butter
market was dull and steady. Eggs, 1717c
New York Flour active and steady. Corn
meal steady. Wheat Spot dull and firm; op
tions dull: near months o lower: far months
c up and steady. Rye quiet. Barley
quiet. Barley malt quiet. Corn Spot easier
and active: options active, unchanged, to c
lower and steady. Oats Spot steady and fairly
active; options dull and irregular. Hay quiet
and steady. Hops firm. Coffee Options opened
steady and unchanged, to 15 points down; closed
dull, 5 points down to 5 points up; sales, 16.000
bags, including January, 15.6515.75c; Febru
ary. 15.65I5.60c; March. 15.60c; May, 15.75
15.S0c; June, 15.80c; July. 15.85c; August, 15.80c:
September,! 15.SO15.90c: October, 15.8015.85c;
spot Rio steady and quiet; fair cargoes, 19e
No, 7. 17c Bugar Raw dun and steady; re
fined, steady and in fair demand. Molasses
Foreign nominal; New Orleans steady. Rice
steady and quiet. Cotton seed oil steady. Tallow
steady. Rosin steady. Turpentine steadier at
4445c Eggs in mqderatedemandand steady;
western, 2222c; limed, 1516c; receipts,
3,695 packages. Pork steady and quiet; Cut
meats steady; middies dull; short clear, $5 35.
Lard stronger and fairly active; sales, western
steam. $6 12; January, $6 15; February. $6 20
6 26, closing at $3 24 bid: March, $6 S2: May,
$6 40, closing at $6 35 asked; July, S6 &06 51.
closing at So 65 asked. Butter dull and easy;
western dairy, 618c; do creamery, 1427c: do
held, 1018c; do factory. 618c; Elgin, 2829c
Cheese quiet and unsettled; western, 810c
Philadelphia Flour weak. Wheat firm
and no grade, 5055c; rejected, 6565c; fair to
good milling wheat; 788oc; choice and fancy
Innirherrv- SS0Q3Hct nnirraded. in Train denot.
84c; No. 2 red December, 8181c; January,
8181c; February, 8282c; March, 8384c
Corn quiet and options declined c; car lots
dull and unsettled; mixed in grain depot, 29
30c: No. 3, 3384c as to color and location:
steamer No. 2 high mixed, in Twentieth street
elevator, 36c; steamer No. 2 yellow, track.
37c: No. 2. in grain depot, S6e: No. 2
December, 863iic; January. 3636c:
February, J636c; March. 3637c Oats
Car lots weak, with alightdemanU;No.3wbite,
30c; No. 2 white, 31c; futures dull and un
changed. Eggs quiet and easy: Pennsylvania
firsts, 25c Butter Fancy grades firm: other
grades anil; Pennsylvania creamery, 2728c
St. Louis Flour dulL Wheat Market ruled
strong during the bneftsession, but the close
was entirely dull: No. 2 red, cash. 77c; March,
SOc! May. 81S2c. closing at 8lc Corn
lower: No. 2 mixed, cash. 25c; December closed
at 2525c asked; January, 23c bid: Feb
ruary, ac ma: marcn, zic; Jiiay, oyscjjuir,
29c Oats nominal: no trading; No. 2. cash.
19c; May, 21Jfc bid. Rye firmer at 4242c.
Barley No disposition to trade. Flaxseed
steady at $1 30. Provisions dull and essentially
unchanged; no disposition to trade.
Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat steady;
No. 2 spring on trackf cash, 7475c; May,
76c; No. 1 Northern, 82c Corn easier: No.
B, on track, 28c Oats steady: No. 2 white, on
track, 2222&c Rye firm; No. 1. in store,
45c Barley Arm; No. 2, in store. 47c Pro
visions quiet Pork, $9 05. Lard, $5 77. Cheese
unchanged.
Misheapolis The demand was fair for
samples considering that it was the last day in
the year. Receipts amounted to 153 car, and
shipments, 63 cars. Duluth had in these 11 cars
nniv Thn wheat of eood milling character of
fered and early mostly sold, while later offer
ings bad to go over as the band struck up before
it was all disposed of.
Toledo Cloversecd active, but lower: cash
and January, $3 30; February, $3 35; March,
$3 4a
Dryeoods.
New York. December 3L Business in dry
goods was light, thouch there was a lair busi
ness in some prints and. the wash goods depart
ment, of a leading jobbing house, in which
spring are shown was active. Agents made
the following opening prices of prints for Jan
uary 2: Pacific' fancies, 6c; Pacific, 6;
" moussellnes and fast color robes, 6c; Coheco
madden prints, 6c: Coheco XX twill robes and
Portsmouth robes, 6c; royal draperies. 6c.
, Sletnl Alarlior.
New York Pig iron quiet and firm; Amer
ican, $16 6019 50. Copper dull and strong;
Lake. $14 2a Lead steady; domestic, $3 90.
Tin quiet and easy; Straits, $21 10.
OtT J?0fi THE LONG STUFF.
Serious Charges Mode Under Oath Against
Two Kansas Legislators.
rSFZCtAI. TELIORJLM TO TBS DISrATCTLl
ToppKA, Kah"., December 3L A sensa
tion was caused in the District Court here
to-day when F. P. Fuller, Secretary of the
defunct Home Insurance Company testified
that the Hon. F. E. Gillette, State Sena
tor from Kingman county, and the
Hon. B. Burton, Representative from Dick
inson county, had been paid sums ranging
from (400 to $600 to influence legislation
during the last session of the Legislature.
By order of Judge Gultine this concern
went into the hand of a receiver, some
time ago, but Mr. Fuller refused to tarn
over certain books. "When brought before
the court it was found the books contained
records of the above transactions. : Gillette
and.Burtoa are aswflg the bi-kewa Kan
mm Butw,r2i ., ' $& -ssmim,je
THBTEENDQF
Items of Interest in a Teat's 'Woro
at liberty Stock Iards.
OUR P0ST0FFICB DEPARTMENT,!
White lead Trust Gathers in. Pltt3hargrj
Mannfjcinxera,
AND PEICES ALEfcADT ADTANGETji
Office of PrrTSBUBG Dispatch,
j. uSi;&x, xecemoer u, loov. J
The total receipts of through cattle for the
year at the East Liberty Stock Yards were,-""
in round numbers, 179,000 head. Local re-,',
ceipts were a little below 100,000 head. Tha '
receipts of hogs were not far from 1,250,000
head, and sheep 750,000. Tbe largest ran of
through cattle for the year was in tbe last week
of August, when the totals were 6,940 bead. The
smallest was in the third week of June, when
only 150 through cattle were repotted. This
small number was on the heels of the Johns
town flood, when the through cattle were di
verted to other routes. The largest run of cat
tle for local trade was in the second week of
October, the total for that week being 8.613
head. The largest hog receipts for any one
week the past year were 42,825 head, in the sec
uuu .ui January, nexi to inis comes tne
secuuu new ot .December, with ao,3ou neaa.
Comparison of Prices.
The heaviest run of sheep and lambs was on
the first week of February, the total for that
week being 22,550. The lightest run was on tbe
last week of November, the total being 9,570
head.
Comparing prices with a year ago, it Is dis
covered that prime cattle then sold at a range
of $4 60 to $4 80. and to-day the same are about
80 per cent lower. On January 1. 1880, the best
selected hogs were quoted at $5 65. The same
quality are selling this week at $4 00. and this
is an advance of 30c over prices which ruled a
week or two ago. The price of sheep and
Iambs varies very little from rnllng rates "f a
vear ago. Best wethers are quoted at $4 80 to
$515. A year ago the range was the same.
Oar Mall Service.
The Pittsburg Postofflce is a fair index to tha
prosperity of the city. Postmaster Larkin re
ports a steady increase in business each month
of the past year. The gain has equaled 10 per
cent in 1SS9 and 50 per cent for the four years
past. Tbe gross receipts In the stamp depart
ment will aggregate over $600,000 for this year.
Daring the five years since Mr. Larkin took
control the force bas been Increased 60 per
cent, and,wbile the wants of the postofflce have
demanded an increase of force the year past,
the work Li done by about the same number as
a vear aero. The nresent force comprises 92
clerks, 94 carriers, 20 boys, 20 agencies, show-
ing a total ot 228 persons whose services are
required In the distribution of our mails.
Tbe White Lead Trait.
An interview to-day with one of our leading
dealers in white lead and other painters' ma
terials has developed a few facts of interest
concerning this Important department of our
industries. It seems that there are seven firms
in this city engaged In the manufacture of
white lead. The aggregate output of these
seven firms daily is not less than 75 tons, or an
average of over ten tons for each firm.
A few months ago a White Lead Trust,
whose capital is reputed to be over $80,000,000,
began tbe work of taking under its wing the
manufacturers of this city. After persistent
effort the last of tbe white lead firms of the '
Hev anrrfmriprari tn tha tnwt snmn two nr thmA
weeks ago, and this industry, so far as Pitts-
Durg is concerned, is now operatea Dy one cen-
tral power, which controls the lead industry all
over the land.
Competition Blamed for It.
Said the dealer in nainter's sunulies: "Ihave
- , . . , j "
but competition has been so sharp for the
TAnw nitsf that mntinfenfnvava nf vhtts laqrl
jCtti ov, uaw uutuuiavnuibiii v niuny nH
had their profits wiped out almost entirely.
Since the trust has taken possession, there has
been an advance dfc on white lead, and this
advance furnishes a reasonable profit to manu
facturers and dealers. As ft was before
irresponsible dealers who broKe up every little
white would come in and cut prices, thus
demoralizing markets. I have been converted
from my former views and now believe that
trusts are a necessity in the present situation of
trade, when competition has become so sharp
and margins are so uncomfortably close."
Swift's Specific entirely cured me of a severe
case of blood poison which obstinatelyresisted
and refused to be cured for over 26 years. The
regular medical remedies of mercury and
potash only added fuel to tbe flame I suffered
during most of this long time with ulcers,
blotches and sores of the most offensive char
acter, and was for a long time practically an
invalid. In less than 80 days use of a 8. S. I
was all cleared up sound and weU. This has
been nearly a year ago, and no sign of any re
turn of the old enemy.
Johk B. Willis;
87 Clark street, Akanta, Ga,
Swift's Speciflc cured me of terrible Tetter,
from which I had suffered for 20 long years. I
have now been entirely well for five years, and..!
no sign of any return of the disease.
Rogers, Ark., May 1, 1889. "W. H. WIGHT
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed .
free.
The Swtjt Sfecotc Co., Drawer 3, At
lanta. Ga. au21-55.srwT
INSURANCE. HISTORY.
The Boston fire cost the Insurance companies
Interested 5,000, 000.
Tbe Lynnflre cost the insurance companies
interested $4,900,000
The total loss to the companies represented at
the J. W.Arrott Agency, in this city, amounted
tnthn mm of. inclndlne tbe "Mononzahela
House," five hundred thousand dollars.. $500,000j.
xne total BunrLue oi tae uuuipaujcsicjJie
sented at this agency amounts to tbe sum
of. ..... .................$5,942,098
The total ASSETS of the companies repre
sented at this agency amounts to the sura
OI. i aiWAUU 3
These companies could have paid the entire-.
Boston and Lynn, eta, losses on the usual basis s
of one hundred cents on the dollar and kepti ,
right along without any annoyance wnatever.
What and where will tb e next great loss bet
ARE YOU INSURED?
Insurance effected in tbe largest and stronz-g
eat Companies doinc business, and at the lowest!
rates consistent with safety. Apply at once.toK" -
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