'TEA: PITTSBURG DISPATCH; If THUESDAT, " JANUARY '1890.,,,. mWlY LITE STOCK. Iffone of Markets is Decidedly Im proved Since Holidays. GOOD BUTCHER CATTLE HIGHER, And Offerings Are Far Below the of Local Trade. Wants BUEfcP AND LAMBS DRIFTING LOWES Office of Fittsbtjrg Dispatch,! Wednesday. January 8. IS90. J The tone of lire stock markets shows a de cided improvement since the beginning of the year. Poultry and game have had their day, and there is now a disposition on the part of consumers to return to the old staple meats. As a result of this drift there is a more active demand for all live stock. Receipts of cattle for the week so far have been about 80 carloads. There were no strictly prime cattle on the market and there was no demand tor this grade. The quality of cattle tnot in demand for our local trade is the smooth, tidy steer that weighs from 1.100 to 1,300 pounds. Preclons Few Good Cnttle. Of this grade there were not enough to go round, and have not been for some months past AH good butcher stock were 10c to 20c lusher this week than last. In tbe past three weeks there has been an advance of 50c per cwt. on all butcher cattle. On low grades there is little or no improvement in the same .perioa. There is more inquiry for stock steers and feed ers at stronger prices than a week ago. Bayers were on hand, ready to take in what ever oi poou stock, was ouered. "rue Pest cattle on the market were from Southern Ohio and Indiana. There is little doubt that the worst is over, so far as cattle markets are concerned, and that from now on markets will be more active at better rates. Sheep and Lamb. At the beeinning of the week prices of last week were fairly maintained. Since Monday there has been a decline of fully 25 pet cent all along the line. On some grades the decline reached 50 per cent. Yestercl&v markets were overstocked, and with unfavorable weather there was a general weakening of prices. The decline, as a matter of course, was great est on common and low grade stock. Last week choice bunches of lambs brougbt 7 cents, bnt to-day the highest pi ice that conld be traced was bK oents per pound. It will bo within bounds to quote sheep and lambs at fully 25 cents per hundred lower than last week. Soft weather is largely responsible for this result Hoe. Snpply was large on Monday, and markets were slow at $370 to S3 SO per hundred as the outside for the best packers. Since Monday the run has been light and markets are firm at an advance of 10c to 15e per hundred. An offer of S3 SO for the best packing bogs, made this morning, was respect fully declined. The price asked was 3 "Jo, and there is little doubt that it was ob tained. At Chicago, this morning, according to advices received by one of our leading packers tbe outside price for selected hogs was S3 70 3 75. A genuine, old-fashioned blizzard is tbe great desideratum of live stock deal ers. Tbe failure ot winter to show up in the old style has knocked out many a nice laid plan of stockmen. What is now earnestly prayed for is a drop of mercury to zero point bnch a drop would, without doubt be a great help to tbe live stoct trade. aicCnll & Co.'s Weekly Review. Tbe supply of cattle has been light and the demand liberal. The market ruled strong at 10025c per 100 pounds higher on all grades, except common mixed lots heifers and cows, which are quotable at last week's prices. We give the lolioning as ruling prices: Prime 1.300 to 1,600 pound SJ 401 75: good, 1,200 to 1.400 pounds, S4 10- 40: good butcher grades 1,000 to 1,300 pounds, S3 504 5: rough fat 1,100 to 1300 pounds S3 604 00. mixed lots, cows and heifers, S2 25 J 75; bulls and fat cons, S2 003 00; fresh cows and springers slow at $20 00425 00 per head. The run of hogs on Monday was heavy, and the market opened up slow on all grades ex cept good 140 to ISO bounds, which sold readily at S3o3bU Heavy hogs were slow at S3 70S3 75. The market closed firm, with all sold, receipts being light Since Monday there has been a marked improvement in light grades, selling readilv at $3 S04, while heavy are draggy at S37u3 So. Prospects are favorable on good light stock. ' " The supply of sheep on Monday was light and prices advanced fnlly 25c per hundred weight on best grades. Receipts of Iambs be- ing light and demand fair, prices advanced 50c a Hundred weight To-day tbe bupply of sbeep and lambs is liglit but prices have declined from Monday's advance. Market is slow on fair to good sbeep at a decline of 20c per hundred weight from Mondav's prices. We quote: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighin" here 110 to 120 pounds, S4 S05 25: good, 90 to 100 pounds. S4 2504 60- fair to good mixed, 75 to GO pounds. S3 404 00: good yearlings! 75 to 80 pounds, $4 004 75; rair to good, 50 to 60 pounds, S3 253 bo; lambs. $5 006 40. veal calv.s, 110 to 120 pounds, S6 2o7 25: heavy calves, 2 50ffi3 5a By Telesrraph. fcmcAQC Cattle Receipts, U500 head;ship mfents, 4,000 head: market strong and fairly active; beeres. S3 235 50; stackers and feed er, S2 303 25; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 60S 8 OU; Texas cattle, S3 654 05. Hogs Receipt? 81,000 head; shipments. 6,000 head: market strong and 5c higher; mixed, S3 5563 77&: heavy, S355g3S0; light S3 503 80: skips, S3 10 3 6a abeep Receipts, 6,000 bead; shipments, 2.D00 head: market strong and 15c higher: na tives, S3 O05 40; western corn-led, S4 30455 40: exans, S3 504 2o; lambs. So 00g6 5a Kansas Crrr Cattle Receipts, 5,000 head: shipments, 2,300: market strong; natives, S3 15 f$4 65: cows, SI TOtifl 65; stockers and feeders. SS! 30S3 ia Hog Receipts. 7.600 head; ship; raents. none; market 2K5c higher; all grades. S3553 6; bulk, $3 o5s360. Sheep-Receipts! 1,000 head; shipments, 500, market 1520c higher; good to choice muttons, S3 50fio 00; blockers and feeders, 52 503 50. Buffalo Cattle steady and firm; re ceipts, 64 loads through. 2 for sale. Sheep and lambs; receipt'. 9 loads through. 12 for sale; sheep scarce; lambs steady. Hogs firm and higher for light and active: receipts, 9 loads through, 35 for sale; mediums and heavy, S3 703 feO; Yorkers and pigs. $4 0a HOW TO HELP THE CANAL. Mr. Hemphill Willing to Give Ten Per Cent or n Year' EnrainKi He Recognizes the Importance. Tbe canal project has perhaps no warmer or more enthusiastic advocate in tbe city than Mr. James A. Hemphill, ot Mcintosh, Hemphill A. Ccu, and tbe views which he expressed yester day in conversation with a Dispatch reporter, coming as they do from a man of his good sense, clear judgment ana high commercial standing, carry with them a weight which well merits the consideration of capitalists, busi ness men, and all who have Pittsburg's pros perity at heart The advantages which would accrue directly to Pittsburg from tbis canal are obvious and innumerable, and. in fact the neighboring counties and tbe towns along its line ould also derive immense advantages from it - baid Mr. Hemphill yesterday: "As to the choice of the two proposed routes lam not suf ficiently familiar with the plans to express an opinion an to which claims the advantage. We should not be selfish in the matter, but let Johnstown also reap the advantage. The com pletion of that canal would make Pittsburg the cheapest manufacturing center in the United States, and a few j ears' time ould witness an impetus in business here and a corresponding growth in tbe number and scale of importabce in various industries which would outstrip the record of any city in the country. "It would be a handsome investment for our manufacturers to subscribe 10 per cent of one gear's Income to secure the building of this caoaL It would, for instance, pay the Brunot Island syndicate to subscribe 10 per cent on even their investment of S200,000. and, if the plan were being carried into execution, I would unhesitatingly advocate, if necessary, the policj of such action. As regards the general ready support which would be offered by our businessmen, I am a little doubtful, because many of tbem would not perhaps at first grasp the advantages which the plan promised and would insure, though I am of the opinion that an active, intelligent and general canvass would develop the fact that a very general interest in the matter exists, tangible proof of which uould not be lacking In the wy of funds when the project was once set on foot "Of course the aid of the national Govern ment and the State would be needed, and could doubtless, by persistent and well-directed effort be obtained; this assured, the ground wore is laid, and success, I think, would be assured." Abominable Is the stinging sensation produced In tbe throat by heartburn, one if tbe numerous progeny of indigestion. Tbis and wind upon the stomach, I fluttering of the heart nervousness and in somnia go hand in hand. Banish them and tnelr cause, dyspepsia, with Hostetter's Stom- acu Bitters, foremost, of stomaucs. Rbeu- I rustic, neuralgic, bilious and constipated people derive great benefit from tbe bitters. I MA-BKETS BY TOE. A Bearish Feeling In the Wheat Pit Corn nnd Oat Brace Up nor Prod Beta Show an Advanc ing; Tendency. Chic tGO Only a moderate trading was done in wheat to-day, and the feeling was weak, with prices averaging lower than yesterday. Tbe local crowd felt rather bearish, during tbe early part of the session, but the covering of shorts by some large traders checked further decline and steadied the market Some outside orders were received, but trading for the most pari was local. There were some small lots of long wheat closed ont but the offerings were not as heavy as yesterday, at the same time the demand was .also limited most of the session. Tbe market opened at about the closing figures of yesterday, ruled easv. and with only slight fluctuations receded JsSKc. held steady, and closed about JQc lower than yesterday. Corn was traded in to a moderate extent and the feeling was firmer. Transactions were con fined main)) to May delivery, though there were changes in tbe near futures, buying of Januarv and selling of February at Jc differ ence. The maiket opened a shade above the clomg of yesterday: was firm, though no ad vance oi consequence was recoruou, anu mo final figures were a shade higher than yester day. Oats were traded in moderately and a slightly firmer feeling prevailed, especially on the near futures, which sold at HQic advance. Tbe strength as due to liberal offerings and ex ports from New York yesterday." May held steady at tbe same price as for several days past with a fair volume of business, Venr little business was transacted in pork. Prices averaged a trifle higher, trad the market closed steady at medium figures Trading in lard was light, and prices were without material change. A little more business was transacted in short ribs, bnt the volume of business was light The market showed a lirtle more strength, and prices ruled 2Jc higher, closing comparatirely steady. 1 be leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat Ho. 2. January, 78i7G3i76?i;0 G4cz Febrnarv. 777777H73Jc; May, oi;-.e8ibisic. Corn No. 2, January, 28K29282SVe: February. $c; iiaj, 3ia S1K31H31J& Oats No. 2. January. 2Offi2OU2O0)2OVe: Febrnarv. 20K20J4c: May. 222221622c. Mess Pork, per bbl. January. S 259 25 9 25'J 25; February. S9 359 35; May. S967K 69 709 05459 70. Lard, per 100 lis. January, 83 77K05 80 5 77K425 feU: Febrnarv. 15 82KQ5 82K5 82 5 82; Mav,S8 02K602J Short Ribs, per 1U0 Iks. January. S4 60 4 6o4 554 65, Febrnarv, 654 67 65 4 67J; May. S4 654 S7J504 1S54 7JC Cash quotations were as follows: Flour stead) and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat76c: No. 3 spring wheit, 6468c; No. 2 red. 76j2c No. 2 corn.28c. No. 2oats.20i20Jc No. 2 rye, 44c. No. 2 barley, 6557c No. 1 flaxseeo, SI SL Prime timothy seed, SI 18. Mesa pork, per bbl, $9 30429 37K. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 7 Short ribs sides (looe), S4 62K. Dry salted eboulders (boxed), unchanged: sbort clear sides (boxed), unchanced. Sugars unchanged. Receipts Flour. 29.000 barrels: wheat 33.000 bushels: corn. 42S.O00 bushels; oats, 239.000 bushels; rve, 22.000 bushels; harley, 60,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 22,000 barrels; wheat 19.000 bushels: com, 563,000 bushels; oats, 177,000 bushels; rye, 14,000 bushels; barley, 87, 000 bushels. On the Produce Excnange to-dav the butter market was dull and unchanged. Eggs, 1516c New York Flour less active. Cornmeal steady. Wheat Spot firmer and dull: options dnll and generally ysQbip up: Jane and July Y, GVc down. Rye firm. Barley steady: Western, 5062c; Canada, 5S72c Barley malt dull; Canada, 70S5a Corn Spot quiet and strong er; options le9 active. VSnifi bp and firm. Oats Spot stronger and quiet: options dull and firmer. Hay quiet and steady. Hops firm. Coffee Options opened steady at Q15 points up, closed steady for nearby: barely steady for lar;510 points up: sales, 47,500 bags. Includ ing January, 15.95lS.00c; February, 15.900) 16.00c: March. 15.95H16.05c; May. 10.000 16.10c; June. 16L0516.10.'; September. 16.104S 16.15c; October, lE.05iai5c; December, 16.050" 16.10c; spot. Rio higher and fairly active; fair cargoes, 19Jc: No. 7, 17K17K Sugar Raw firmer and quiet; fair reflntocoKc: centrifugals. 96 test, 55c; refined firm and fairly active. Cotton seed oil stronger; crude, 27Kc Tallow steady. Kosin dull. Turpentine quiet at 44K 45c Egs qnieband about steady; western, 16 17c; receipts. 3,574 packages. Fork active and firm. Cut meats in good demand: pickled bellies, oc: pickled hams, 5c; middles dull; short clear, S5 35. Lard quie: and steady; sales, 700 tierces: western steam. S3 126 173. closing at S6 12: options, sales 250 tierces; March, JO 23; closing January, So 13; February, S6 18; March, S6 25 bid; April, S8 30 bid; May, S6 87 bid; July. SS.49 bid. Butter easy and in light de mand: Elgin, 2S28c: western dairy. 817cj creamery, xooc: ao neia. imjfc; ao xactory, 5I7c. Cheese quiet: western. 10c. Philadelphia Flour steady. Wheat Options dull and futures beyond this $c lower: choice grades scarce and firm with good inquiry from millers: rejected- 6065c; fair to good milling wheat, 7881c: choice and fancy long berry. 8893c; grades in grain depot 84 85c: and do track, at 88c: No, 2 red, Januarv, SOSlc; February. 8182c; Jdarch. S2 ooc; Apni, ogOv6c vorn uptions nrm, hut very little speculation: carlots weak; To. 4 yellow, in grain depot 29Xc: 2o. 4 yellow, on track.44c: steamer offered at36o in grain depot; No. 2 yellow in Twentieth street elevator, S7c; No 2 mixed January, 3- ?ie36c: Febrnarv. SbV 36c: March. 3(?e37c; April. 37Jid8c. uaig isar 101a weait;.no.d wuite ouereu at2yc, :No. 2 white, 29Jc in Twentieth street elevator; So. 2 white in grain depot SOJic. market dull and weik;No. 2 white Januarv. 2929c; Feb rnary, 2929Jc: March, 2929J; April, 29Jf 29c. Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania firsts. 17H018C. Receipts Wheat LSOO bush. els; corn, 61.200 buhel: oats, 63,100 bushel'. Shipments Wheat, 12,100 bushels; corn, 19,000 bushels; oats, 15,400 bushels. Minneapolis Rccipts of wheat were 142 cars, and shipments 43 cars. The movement in the country was reported small, with hardly anything doing in country buying outside of the timber regions of Minnesota. Samples of tbe higher grade sold quite readilv, and were picked up by local millers early in the sesion. The small movement at Duluth is attributed to cash prices being lto4 cents below Minneapolis. There was littje outside buying of milling wheat Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, January, 75c; February, 83Kc; on track, '8c; on track. 7o76c St. Louis Business on the floor was almost suspended to-day owing to tbe annual election of officers of tbe Kxcbange. Wheat was lower; No. 2 red, cash, TTj&c hid; January closed at 77?c bid; Mrch. 79c bid;Mav, 80Jic; June. SOc bid; July, 77c bid. Corn fairly ac tive; No. 2 mixed, cash, 23c; January closed at 2jc bid; May. 27a Oats better: May. 21K 621cbid. Rye dull and lower to sell; No. 2 hard, 40c bid. Barley Nothing done. Pro visionsVirtually nothing done, Milwaukee Flour dull and steady. Wheat quiet: No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 7475c; Stay, 753c; No. 1 Northern, 83c Com steady; No. 3, on track, 27c. OaU steady; No. 2 white, on track, 22Jc. Rye quiet; No. 1, in store. 44Kc. Barley qniet: No. 2. in store, 45Xc Provisions firm. Pork, S9 52. Lard, S5 SO. Cheese steady; Cheddars, BgOc. Baltimore Provisions slow and un changed. Butter moderately active: Western packed. 2022c; best roll, 1418c: creamery, 23, 26c Egs quiet; Western, 15c Toledo Cloversecd active and steady; cash and January, S3 45; February, $3 47; March, Dryeoodi. NEW Yoek. January 8. There was a fair business in drygoods to-day. Demand at first lands indicated a conservative disposition on the part of buyers. Patterned fabrics were chiefly in request; but there was a widening demand for staple goods. Cottons show tbe SHme firmness as before the holiday lull, while coarse heavy yarn fabrics are stronger in tone and getting scarce, particularly drills and low grades standard sheetings. Jobbers were do ing a good business in wash fabrics, dress goods and silks. Oletnl ItlnrKcr. New York Pig iron steady. Copper quiet and firm; Lake. Januarv, $14 45. Lead quiet and steady; domestic, S3 90. Tin dull and heavy: Straits, S20 &U SUEPK1SLD TO SEE ICE. A Wagon Load of the Concealed Product Thnt Attracted Attention. Probably never before has a wagon load of dirty looking ice attracted so much attention in this city as a cargo of the congealed product yesterday afternoon on tbe Sixth street bridge. People stopped in the rain and turned around to look at it The ice was in an open two-horse wagon, and the sight of it was a pleasant spec tacle to many who had the "grip." A number of people were beard to express surpr.se that the ice could be cut in this vi cinity. It was afterward discovered that tbe ice had not been cut here, bnt had been dragged out of a storehouse on Fine creek where it bad lain for the past two years. It was going to one of the breweries to be used for cooilng purposes. Jndce RIcKcnna on tbe Mayoralty. Judge McKenna said last night, when called on at his office and asked as to his candldacyfor Mayor: "I would not be a candidate as long as Judge Bailey Is, and in rny opinion it Judge Bailey's health improves at the same rate and lie will accept the nomination, there can only orable to him. Under no ctrcnmntaneen wnnlrt I run against Judge Bey to? ttenomn tion." , m -i'"juuiuuaj; iemocratsjina mat iav sue; may ovpCia.o. ij.iunueru,iauuary, tiyvc reoruary. bc; aiay, ei'ic: on tracK, isxc: No. 2 Northern, January. 75c; February, 75ic; May, ONE OF THE FINEST. Brnnot's Island to be Covered With Beautiful Residences. If AKUEACTURERS SEED HOT APPLY Two Important Heal Estate Transactions Involving Nearly 50,000. OIL CBAZE BAGIJG D0WK THE TALLEI It was ascertained from good authority yesterday that the object in pnrchasing Brunot's Island as to, protect it from en croachments by the river and put it in shape to make it one of the most desirable residence localities near the city. "Wide streets will be laid out and a perfect system of sewerage adopted. It is thought it rfill cost at least J5O.O0O to bnild a protecting wall at the head of the island. No part of it will be sold or leased for manufacturing purposes. Among the important transactions in real es tate yesterday was the sale of a piece of ground at Hazelwood, fronting about 300 feet on Sec ond avenue by a depth of 250 feet for $14,750. The purchasers a prominent bank official of this city, who will subdivide the tract and put It on tbe market at once. Black A Baird sold No. 514 Wood street lot 15 feet 6 incbes by GO, to Lentz & Kleinsmith for 30,000, a trifle less than $2,000 a front foot There is a four-story brick building on the lot, which the purchasers will utilize as a restau rant A gentleman jnst from the Clinton oil field. In this county, said yesterday that people down there are fairly wild over recent developments. Everything is booming. Real estate, and par ticularly oil lands two miles west of the town, is on the jumo, advancing in value everyday; and a good deal of it is changing hands. As an illustration of 'this a farmer who lives in that vicinity tried hard a few months ago to sell his land atS35an acre, but found no pur chaser. Recently he leased the same land for a period of five years at 100 an acre. Other farmers have done nearly as well. Albert Ferguson, one of Clinton's old-timers and a prominent citizen, has eigbt oil wells within two miles of town. One of these wells Is yielding GOO barrels a day. The others are fair producers. His income from these eight wells is estimated at 81,000 a day. How much further the excitement will spread, or when it will end. Is a matter that is causing anxiety to all the people of Clinton. In tbe case of Walter against Odd Fellows' Mutual Benefit Society, lately decided by the Supreme Court of Minnesota, it appeared that tbe articles of association of tbe society stated that the general purpose thereof was the insur ing of the lives of members upon the plan of paying to tbe "representatives" of deceased members a certain sum, to be assessed upon the other members. Tbe Court held that there being nothing in tbe statute or elsewhere in tbe articles of association or bylaws limiting the beneficiaries to any particular class of persons, the word "representatives" was to be construed not in any limited or technical sense, but as meaning and including any person whom tbe member might designate; or if he failed to designate the person whom the bylaws desig nated as tbe person to whom the money should he paid, a designation as beneficiary of a per son not a member of tbe family of the member was valid. . The foreign trade movement of the United States in 18S9 was most encouraging, and pre sented the best exhibit for several years. Tbe Imports of foreign merchandise still kept up and amounted to the largest total ever made, but on tbe other hand tbe exports of domestic products Increased largely and made the best showing ot any year since 1880. this being due in part to tbe very active export of cotton in tbe last four months of the year, exceeding 8,000,000 bales, and probably worth about JI50, 000,000. For the 11 months ending November 80 the total exports of merchandise amounted to $730,163,387 and the imports to $710,633,273, thus showing a balance of 519,530,114 In favor of the country. w m m Various tests have recently been mado with a view to ascertaining tbe advantage to be de rived from the use of manilia fibers, as com pared with other substances, in plastering work. One of the most conclusive of these tests was made ot four plates of equal size, one containing manilia hemp, a second sisal bemp, a third jute, and a fourth with gnat's hair of the finest quality, and the operation consisted In suspending weights from tbe middle of each plate, tbe ends of which were properly sup ported. The resnlt showed the plaster mixed with goat's hair broke at 144)j pounds' weight the sisal at 150, and the manilia at 195 in the latter case the hemp not breaking, but cracking and though cracked in the center tbe lower half of this plate, when it was suspended, held on to tbe upper half, the manilia securing It fast This seems to settle the question in favor of manilia. ONE STRONG SPOT. Philadelphia Gn Prevents Stocks From Falling Into Hopeless Desnetnde. The stock market was dull yesterday, but the brokers were In good spirits. John D. Bailey officiated, and scored a goose egg at the morn ing call. It was bis first In tbe afternoon be did a little better, selling 60 shares of Luster and 10 of Philadelphia Gas. Philadelphia Gas maintained its position at the head of tbe li-t in point of strength. It sold in a small way at 31, and closed at thatpricebid and more asked. Luster and the Tractions were weaker. Switch and Signal was offered down to 14 The La Noria meeting rather hurt than helped tbe stock. Tbe best bid for It was It was down to in the morning. A. broker remarked: We usually expect low prices and r slow market this time of the year. Investors want to close up old business before engaging in new. Our stocks are all right, and there will be a good demand for them before long." VOENIKO. APTinwooit. Bid. Asked. Hid. Asked, Plttsb'gP..S.ftM.Ex. Boatman's Insurance. Cuartlers Valley (i . Co. Ohio Vallev Pennsvlvanla Gas Co.. Philadelphia Co Pine Kuu Gas Wheeling Gas Co Columbia OU Co Central Traction Cltliens' Traction Pitts. Traction Pleaunt Valley Pitts.. A. ft Jinn N.Y. &C.GasCoalCo. Charlotto Mining Co... La Noria Mining Co... Luster .Mining Co bllverton Mining Co . 1 ankceGIrl Mining Co Westlnghouse Electric Union 8. ft signal Co.. V. S. ft Big. prer. "II estlnghouseAirb'ke. Pittsburg Cvclorama.. ritts. Plate Glass Co.. 14W 47JJ 110 Sales were CO shares of Ldster Mining com pany at 2SK, and 10 Philadelphia Gas at 3L George B. Elll & Cd. sold $3,000 McKeesport Water 6s on the bisis of 4 pur cent Tho total sain of stocks at New York yester day were 403,776 shares, including: Atchison, 10,840; Delaware, Lackawanna and.Wptern, 74,637: Lake Bhore, 8.070; Louisville and Nash ville. 3,000- Missouri Pacific, 1L951; Reading, 195.220; St. Paul, 8,235; Union Pacific, 6,300; Western Union. 7.835. BOLDIkG ITS OWN. Eeal Estate Keeps Moving Latest Sales In City Suburbs. Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street, sold for C. A. Warmcastle to James Whalen, lot 24 xlOO on Dearborn street, for S800; for Ellen Kerwin to Mike Gormley leasehold on Twenty seventh street for $250; for F. J. Mason to Harry Teas, lot 2uxl00 on Edmund street for S70Q, and for J. S. McCloskey property 4662 Penn avenno, lot 20x100, with a frame dwell ing, for $1,900. Black & Balrd, No. 95 Fourth avenne, sold to Frank German three vacant lots being Nos. 6. 6 and 7 in the Wicbersham plan, situate on Bartlet street Eleventh ward. Allegheny, each 25 feet front, for $1,200. J. M. Pcnnock A Soi raid and settled a mort gage for S1.500, three vcirs, on a property in tho East End; one of $L8D0. three years, on a bonse and lot in tbe Eighteenth ward, and one of $500, three years, on property in the Twenty- nrst vuu, ciir, uiaio per cent E.D. Wingenroth, 100 Fourth avenue, sold I 411 450 23 45 32 12 .... KJf 13 30 31 81 31V SIS 19H .... 19V .... 3i s:)4 "six " 6SS 68 66 68 46'4 47 46V 47 23 21 22K 30J 2C0 S00 87 2 H X X M S 29) 28 SO 1 3 .... 47J4 .... 13K 18 .... 48 .. . 109 110 .... 5 185 for the estate of F. W. Rubin, deceased, a house and lot on Rowan avenue, Eaet End, to Magdalena Schmidt, tor $', 25a Samuel W. Black & Co, 99 Fourth avenue. Placed a mortgage for $2,000 for tlireo years at 8 per cent on property in the Twenty-third ward, Pittsburg. MOSEY EAST. . ,. I A Fair Dcmnnd nnd Goad Checking No Chnngnln Condition. There was nothing new lntba general condi tions of the local money market yesterday. Checking was heavier than on the day before, being 2,888,140 57. Tbe balances were $517, 63 49. The standing complaint of a scarcity of small bills was repeated. Money was easy with a fair discount business at CJ7 per cent tbe bulk of tho loans being at me inside figure. Bankers express connuence of continued ease during tbe winter, as it Isnot likely that there will be any particular expan sion ot trade before spring. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 2 to 0 per cent: last loan, 2; closed offered at 1. Prime mercantile paper, 6K7 Sterling exchange, more active and strong at S4 81J for 60-day bills and $4 85 for demand. Closing Bond Quotation. O. 8. 4s, reg.. U, S. 4. coun 1M 126 H. K. 4T. Gen.M .6414 Mutnsl Union as.. ..1M V. J. c.Int Cert.. .mS Northern Fac UU..lH!i Northern fac. MI..113H North w't'n consols. H3 Northwn deben's..H0 U. s. 4s. rer. 9W U. 8. 4)is. coup.. n-.- .r.;. -- :: I(H racuioDsoi 'M .... .Jiv ixrauianasiAinneats us Missouri 6s 100)$ Tenn. new set 6s... 106 lenn. new set 5s....l0lK Tenn. newset.Ss.... 72)4 Oregon ft Trans. 6s. 104 StL. AI.M.Uen.fc 89J gt.L.&S.P. (len.iLlll wmaua DO. zus...... VI Cen. Pacificists.. ...ill lie, ft K. a., ISU...I18 Hen. 4R.0.4S 77 D.&tt.a.West,ltts. 88 Erie, Mi ..101 M. 2.. ft T. Gen. 6... 75 Hi. faul consols ....lis St. PL Chi ft iClts. 116J4 TX . re.ibO.Tr.Ks. i Tx.,Fc.K.G.Tr.Kcts 39)4 union rc. mis..... in V est Shore I0i)i Government and State bonds continue firm and featureless. Nkw York Clearings, $116,021,195; balances, $5,880,408. ... Boston Clearings, $17,395,312; balances, $1, 537.655. Money 34 per cent Baltimore Clearings, 2,936,602; balances, S478.008. , PHn,ADiLPniA Clearings, $H,650,B72; bal ances, 12.081,509. London Bar silver, 44 o-16d per ounce. Pakis Three per cent rentes, 87f 75c for the account Chicago There is a good demand for monev at 6 per cent on call and 78 per cent nu time. A feature ot the present market is the large number of renewals of time loans. Clearings, S12.S97.O0a New York Exchange, 2560c pre mium. K0 1HPR0TEHEST. Trading In Petroleum Next to Nothing In teresllns Field New. The oil market yesterday showed very little, if any, improvement over the 'previous days of the week. The local crowd was willing to trade, but nobody wanted the stuff. Some buying was done here and some in New York, but it was insignificant The opening was 103 highest 103, lowest 103Ji, closing 103& showing a range ot ot a cent It was over an hour after the opening before the first sale was made. It Is thought production this month will be larger than that Of December. Tuesday's clearances were 24,000 barrels. Brokers were unable to see any signs of a change for the better. Nothing further was known here concerning the Sheffield well. Claysvilln is the scene of tbe greatest excitement Hundreds of acres are being leased, and preparations for drilling 20 or 30 new wells are going rapidly forward. Tbe McClav No. 7. in the Wnshlnirtnn flM owned by the Natural Gas Company of West Virginia, is completed in tbe Gordon sand and making 140 barrels a day. This well opens up new territory, as it is located northeast of pres ent developments. Aiken x Gilbert's Moore No. 7, in the same field, is also completed and is a 40-barrel well. The Buffalo Oil Company's Knox No. 4 Is drilling in the fifth sand with fair indications. Bramer fc Co.'s Brownlee No. 3 is completed and will do abont 35 Darrels. Tbe McQ,uay No. 1. of Fergus 4 Co., is show ing good for 30 barrels in the fifth sand. Features of the Marker. Correoted daily by John M. Oasiey & Co., 43 Sixth street, members of tbe Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened.... .1G3I Lowest 103 1 Highest... ,.103KUloed.. 103H Barren. 63,015 . 68.103 , 15,053 Average rnns Averaee shipments Average charters Kenned. New York. 7.80c Keflne. London. Kin. Refined, Antwerp. iiW. Kenned, lilvernoo 101. S 1-10(1. Ueflned, Bremen, 7m; A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, $1 03Ji; calls. Other Oil Markets. On, Crrr. Januarv 8. Petroleum opened at H03K; highest II 03; lowest S103X closed, SI 03K; sales, 94,000 barrels; clearances not re ported; charters, 20,635 barrels; shipments. 98. 008 barrels; runs, 67,589 barrels. Bradford. January 8. Opened. SI 03ii: closed at SI 03: highest $1 03: lowest, SI 031; clearances, 122.000 barrels. 1ew Yobk. January 8. Petroleum to-day opened irregular, spbt oil being steady at $1 02, while February option opened firm at $1 03. An upward movement started after the first sales, but no Interest was shown in the trading, and the market reacted closing steadv, with spot at $1 03 and Febru ary at SI 03. StocK Exchange: Opening. $102: highest SI 03; lowest, SI 02; closl ing, H 03. Consolidated Exchange: Open ing, SI 03U: highest SI 0: lowest SI 03; closing, St 03. Total sale. 291,000 barrels. AN UNEXPECTED EIOP. Sudden Activity nnd Advance of the Coal Stocks Rending Recovers Lost Ground nnd Others Do Better Sugar Depressed. New Yoek, January & It the stock market to-day the Coalers, and Reading in particular, were tbe pivot upon which the dealings turned, and in tbem large blocks of stock chanced hands, wbile the general market was quiet and moved within narrow limits, as usual. Large selling orders were cabled to London last even ing, with the effect of opening Reading stock off over 1 per cent at that center, and tbis de cline was partially reflected in the opening here this morning. It soon became evident that there was a mighty effort being made either to cover shorts aor to compel them to cover, and though the pressure in ieamng was sutneient to cause tbe decline of per cent at the opening, the call ing in of all loaned stock, with the most pro nounced support given the stock, soon brougbt its price up about IK per cent The stock loaned at as high as 1-32 premium, and tbe dealings for the first hour were rnuning up to 45.000 shares in tbe first 15 minutes, and over ou,uuu tor me iiau noux, and over (SU.UDU for the hour. After opening at 35 it touched 87. but this advance was not all held. Tbe other Coal stocks did even better than this, and Delaware and Hudson was up to 150 against 147 last evening, and Jersey Central to 127 against 125, Lackawanna was also extremely active, though tbe dealings did not reach such high figures as in Reading, and the stock displayed positive strength, rising from 135 to 133 in the first hour, a rise of 3 per cent from its lowest point of yesterday. At noon there was a change in tho temper of the market, anu tne Dears retnrnea to the attack, putting out large blocks of Reading, which finally depressed It to a fraction below its lowest price of yesterday. Lake Shore, Union Pacific, Atchison and Missouri Pacific were paid attention to, though In Atchison tbe only marked success was met with. Sugar Refineries, however, felt the full lorce oi tne oear srrengtn ana numerous stories were circulated about dissensions in the trust and outside competition which precipi tated large blocks of the stock upon the mar ket with the resnlt of depressing the price from 56 to 53, with sales at seller 60 at 53. Lackawanna and tbe rest of the general list were held firm, and lite in tbe day a limited covering movement sent prices up somewhat the market finally closing quiet and firm, gen erally at fractions better than the opening figures. The final changes are quite irregular, though declines are rather tbe more numerous, and wbile Delaware and Hudson is up 2, Lackawanna 1 and Jersey Central 1 per cent Tennessee Coal was particularly weak in the last hour, closing down 2, Sugar 2, and others generally less than per cent Railroad bonds, as a rule, were quiet and firm, but the activity in the Reading issues ran the total for tbe dav up to $2,411,000, Reading firsts contributing $786.00, the seconds $132,000, and the Wabash seconds $132,000. Tbe Incomes were again pressed for sale. Laclede Gas lost 2 at 84. Ktcnmona and West Point trust rose 2V. to 72K. Tbe .Pott uaysr That the sudden activity and advance of the Coal stocks were the results of attempts to cover shorts or attempts to make them cover was shown by tbe sudden cessa tion of activity at 11 o'clock. The 1'oal-stocks are, of. course, all depressed by tbe unfortu nate condition of the coal trade, but for tbe last two days they nave been also depressed by the general belief that the Reading would de fault In tbe payment of any interest on any ot the three classes of the total Talus of 853,000 000 of iitcome bonds, which come ahead of tbe 3.400,000 of the stock. Tbis question was to be settled to-day at tbf meeting ot Reading directors, and though there was nothing-.Known about it up to 1 o'clock it is qalto well understood Aat,whther the company pays any interest on any of tbe incomes or not the Reading Railroad has not earned much, if anything at all, toward inter est on the incomes, and teat If the losses of tho Beading and Iron Company are taken into tbe account It will not have earned the fixed charges that come ahead of the incomes. Aside from the Coal stocks there was a very strong tone to the stock market and it was significant that Western Union suddenly advanced 1 to 85 on sales of 4,600 shares. The following taoie snows tne prices ot active stocks on the Mew Tforfc Stock Kxenange yester day, corrected dally ror the Dispatch by Whitney ft Stephenson, oldest Pltubnrg mem bers or .New York. Stock, Kxcnange. 47 fourth ave nue; Clos ing li xsh 31 S 32H 751$ 843, 32dH 33H -ZSH 107 63K 114 97K 16H, J3M 85 UOK 141 70 S6X 43H 1J7H 1X 1S14 80 63 21X IIS ni MM 10414 uh n 73 106V ton 63 17 70 33U 43H 19)4 21 60J 1 IljJ 40S S5t sua ISO 1KH I6k mi vs si a m SIX 84H 6T) 44 Upen. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 31 Am. cotton oil Atcn., lop.a u. r... sij4 Canadian Paclllo 78 f;il.Tmrt WmilKs XX Hlrt- m. 31 33?, 76 65 33H XX 107, 9, Central or New Jeriey.lUV Central faellli S4W Chesapeake A Ohio . Kl C Bur. ft Ouli.eT.....107 C.. Mil. ft at faul.... 69X O., KockLftf S7X C.. St h. ft V ltts Ji. St. f.,M. ftO S3H C.. St. l.il.4O..0f. Uft Northwestern Ill5 C.& Northwestern, pr.HIK C., C. C. 1 7U)J c..c. c.fti., Br Col. Coal ft iron 43k Oel.. L. ft A.?. 1J5H lel. ft Hudson H9 tlenverftltio O UenverftBloG,. pi... 80S K.T.. T.ftUa - Dtf k.TVa.'fttia.lstp:. .. . "i. Va.ftua.idpr. Ill Illinois central. Lake Erie Western Lake tale ft West pr.. MH Lake Shore ft M. S 1MM Loulsvllieftftasbvllle. MJt Jlo.. Kan, ft Texas.... 11 illssounfacinc 71 New fork Central 10654 J.J.. L. E.& W W'A N. Y..L.E. ft W.prer.. UK N. .. C. ftSt Li N... u st L. or. N.T.. UftS.l,.2dnf .. . N. y&N. Js 43H N. r O. ft W 19)4 Norfolk Western Norfolk Western. pr. C0& Northern Pacific Nortnern faclflo pret 74S Ohioft Mississippi..... ... Oregon Improvement. 45 "regon Transcon S3K PacifleMaH S3 I'hlladel. ft Heading.. KH l'nllman Palace Car Klchmona ft W. f. T.. J1K Kichmondft W.F.T.pr .... St. F.. Minn. A Man.. 112K Stli-AHAn ITi-nn. 1HK ! 2SJ4 vr.i. 655. 93 23 1103 1414 70S 138 ISO OH 11054 141 70 mn 21 HH 64H lMV 83 10 73 1061 Ml, 63 43'iS 19)j 41?$ J9X iiii 45" s. 35M ii'li mis 74Jf 33 5 ZS'i :i 11234; Jit L. ft San lrran pr. uh.u. iw. :-:in H a.c t. acino. ...... Union Pacific Wabasn . 21V K !H 16 U an CSV 20 43 21 K 83 84 isli 11 44. 66 , 84 Wabash preferred. Western Union.... Wheeiinr a i t . Sojrer Trait...... National i.rt Trait. )1 Chicago U Xrnst.... Wi Philadelphia Stock's. Closing qnotatlons of Philadelphia stocks, far nlshed bj- Whltnev ft Stephenson, brokers. Mo. 87 fourth arenas. Members New York Stock Ex- cnanre. Blit. Asked. Pennsvlvama Ball road. ., Heamnt; , Unffalo, Pittsbnri? ft Western., LehUh Valler LenlEh Navigation 'Sale. B3V 63U . 18 15-16 18 7-11) . 8X ,.52 8 t&i BUSINESS NOTES. Mit. James Herdman was able to be at the bank for a sbort time yesterday. Captain Barbour, of tbe Exchange, was under the weather yesterday, having symptoms ot "ia grippe." Mb. Alfred Parsons, teller of the Dollar Savings Bank, is in a critical condition. with slight hipe of his recovery. Tbr knowledge of an SS5.O0O debt did not serve to strengthen La Noria stock yesterday. It weakened nnder the load. Seventeen mortgages were recorded yester day. The two largest were for $10,000 each. Five were for purchase money. The Wiikinsburg Kansa private institu tion, put up Its sign and commenced business in the borough yesterday. It Is temporarily located In the Brinker building. Another new bank building will probably ornament Fourth avenue before tbe year ends. It will bo built by tbe Tradesmen's National, on the lot at Fourth avenue and Wood street 30x70 feet in size. A man fell In a fit on Fourth avenne yester day, and was removed in the patrol wagon. A large crowd witnessed his writhlngs, which were terrible. He was well dressed. No one present knew his name. The annual report of the Pittsburg Bank for Savings shows that its business is prosper ous and growing. The deposits increased dur ing 1889 nearly $500,000, the undivided profits about $23,0u0. and other items In proportion. It bas now 2,430 depositors, with an average bal ance due each of 6o9 60. ACCORDING -to tbe tabulation of the Con troller of the Currency, just completed, the de posits of the 24 national banks of Pittsburg, aggregate $29,885,914, giving to Pittsburg the fifth rank among American cities of national bank deposits. Tbe lawful money reserve amounts to $9,213,875, $1,000,000 more than the law requires. BAD TEARFOR ROBBER GOODS. Warm Wentber nnd TJmbrellns Have Knocked the Business What tbe Deal ers Hnvo to Sny. Ton bear it generally remarked by people that "tbis bas been a great season for tbe sale ot rubber clothing," and most people assent as a matter of course, but interviews with dealers show that what nearly every oue says is not only not true, but directly the reverse of it It is apparent, of course, to most observers that the winter, so far, has not been stimulative of the sale of heavy winter clothing. Most peoole are still wearing fall overcoats, and those who, during tbe squaw winter in November, put on heavy apparel, have either discarded it since or are sweltering and objurgating the "demni tion, moist and warm unpleasantness" that has since made life a burden. Shoe dealers have not bad the temerity to expose arctics, and their sales of light rubbers have been disap pointingly small. A number of dealers were spoken to on Satnrday regarding tbe matter, and from reportsit would seem that Pittsburg is copying from tbe Chinese and using um brellas instead of rubber coats and cloaks. Some one says that Fiji full dress consists of an umbrella and a pair of earrings. Pitts burg hasn't got to that style yet. but It is light ly dressed nevertheless. Wbile some dealers in rubber goods said tbis season's sales wero larger than those of ten years ago, they wero not up to thoso of late years. Tbe gentleman in charge of the cloak depart ment of Joseph Home & Co. stated that sales or rubber goods nac been very ngnc tuis season. He attributed it to tbe prevalent practice of carrying umbrellas; which he said seemed to have grown into a fad, as nearly tbe wbole pooulation seemed to be carrying tbem. He at tributed it largely to tbe cheapness of um brellas. At Rosenbaum's It was stated that one reason why sales of rubber garments bad fallen off was that bur littlo of tbe cheap, trashy kinds of goods formerly manufactured we.e now made, and higher priced articles were necessarily re stricted in sale. It was also stated that sales of umbrellas had increased 500 per cent during tbe past three years. Knable & Sinister stated that ladies now gen erally bought cloaks of other material that were waterproof and more satisfactory than rubber, and the sale of gossamer cloaks had fallen off inconsequence. They reported tbe sale of rubber goods unusually light. Home Ward stated that tbe general use of unibrellas had so nearly knocked rubber goods out that they found it no longer profitable to carry an extensive stock ot them, but had them maae to order wnen uesirea. Fleishman & Co. reported a good season's sale of medium quality of rubber goodr. butnot of cither low or high priced. At William M. laird's shoe houso the sale of rubber shoes was said to be about tbe average of other years, bnt generally speaking shoe dealers renorted light movement and scarcely any in arctics. It Is evident from tbe general tenor of the re ports that tbe influenza scare hasn't had tbB effect to frighten people generally into burden ing tbemselves with heavy clothing. As to tho increase in the use of umbrellas, it would ap pear that the opinion expressed tbat it is some thing of a fad is. cocYect, were it not tbat dur ing the last 14 months the umbrella bas been about the handiest thing yon could have about L yon. This winter there have been but few days wnen neavyciotning was neeaeu. .mi matter what Signal Service predictions might have been, it was tortain tbat it wasn't oiten safe to anchor far from an umbrella, and the almost constant necessity for their use has made peo ple as mindful of them as of any other article of furniture, and they no more forget to go out of a strange place without them than they would without a hat. Western people, years ago, were wont to remark that people of tbe East seemed to be always carrying umbrellas, and the habit was attributed to the general wearing of silk hats there, especially In Phila delphia, but there has been no increase notice able in tho wearing of silk hats in thtscitv. in fact, they do not appear to be worn as much as formerly. "What next?" If it is a cough, why. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup of course. 25 cent. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Bottom Drops Ont of Egg Markets and Prices Nominal. CEREAL DRIFT STILL DOWKWAED. Lumber Terj Active, and Would le Much More so if Country E0ADS WERE IN DECENT CONDITION OPFICK OPPlTTSntTKO DISPATC1T,1 WednbsUay, January 8. 1890. J Country Produce Jobbing Price. Bottom has dropped out ot egg market Large quantities have been shipped in from the South and West and the resnlt is a glut and nominal prices. A Liberty street commission merchant thus reports as to the situation of the egg market: "Cold storage and pickled etc are bard to give away. I am ready to furnish pickled esg3 at a dime a dozen and cold storage at 12c" Tbe choicest country egss are down to 18c per dozen. Said a leading produce man to-day: "I never saw tbe egc market in as bad a shape at this season of the year. It looks as though large quantities of cold storage and pickled eggs would go to the dump. Within a fewdavs eggs have been shipped trom New York to this city and some from here to Bos ton, Market3 are thoroughly demoralized, I have refused to receive several lots on commfar slon to-day." Tbore is general complaint by commission men of stuff coming to markets in bad shape. Tbe weather has been so unseason able that Vegetables and fruits received are much below par in quality. Baid a dealer in tropical fruits: "1 recently received a carload of oranges from Florida, one-third of which were rotten." It is bard to find a first-class article of vegetables or fruit at tbis time. Buttek Creamery, Elgin, 2930c; Ohio do, 27?8c: fresh dairy packed, Z4J8c; country rolls, 202Ic fiEANS Navy band-picked beans, t2 252S0; clium. $2 102 u. Beeswax 2830c S ft for choice; low grade, 1820c. ' Cider Sand, refined, f8 S07 SO; common, S3 501 00: crab rider.SS 00S50 $ barrel: cider vinegar, iwcslx p gallon. UHESTNUTS S8 005 60$1 bushel; walnuts. 6070c ?l bushel. Cheese Ohio, lieilc: New York llKe: Llmburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, ll 13Kc; imported Swcitzer, 23. Eoos 1819c $1 dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apple-, f.incy, $2 60O2 75 ?! barrel: cranberries. $10 00U 00 jf) barrel; Malaga grapes, large barrel, $8 50Q10 00. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c fl ft. Poultry Live chickens, 506Sc a pair; dressed, ll12c a pound; ducks, 6575e V pair; geese, $1 251 30 $ pair; live turkeys, 1315o V : dressed turkeys, 18J0c fl ft. Seeds Clover, choice. 02 fts to bushel, U 20 4 40 bushel; clover, large English. 62 fts, S4 35 4 60, clover, Alsike. 18 00: clover, white, $9; timo thy, choice. 45 lbs, $1 60; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts. $1 2561 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 fts. $1 30; orchard grass, 14 fts. $1 40: red top, 14 ft'. $1 25; millet 50 fts, $1 00: millet 6970c fl bushel; Hungarian grass, ou as, doc, lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, $3 00 fl bushel of 14 lbs. Tallott Country, 4fc: city rendered, i 65c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, 82 50 30U; fancy, $4 005 00; Florida oranges, $2 50 3 00; Jamaica oranges. $6 006 50 fl barrel; bananas, SI 50 firsts, $1 00 good seconds, ft bunch; cocoanuts, $4 004 50 fl hundred; figs, 8V9c fl ft; dates ,5Q6e fl ft; new layer figs, 1215c;new dates. 7c fl ft. Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c; on track, 45o0c; cabbages, $5 0007 00 a hun dred; Dutcii cabbage 813 00 ft hundred; celery, 40c fl dozen: Jersey sweet potatoes, $4 a barrel; turnips, SI 6001 60 a barrel: onions, $1 75 a barrel. Buckwheat Flour 22c fl pound. Groceries. Package coffee is very firm at quotations and higher prices are likely to come at an early day. Sugars, too, are firm. General groceries move along in the old ruts. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rlov 21022c; prime Rio, 20c; low gradeRio. 18K19c;old Government Java, 2728c; Mar acalbo, 23Q24c; Mocha, 2829c: SaBto., 2024c; Caracas. 2224c; peaberry, Rio, 23 24c: La Guayra, 2362Jc Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades. 2529c: old Government Java, bulk, 3133c; Maracaibo, .2728c; Santos, 2428c; peaberry, 28M-; choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio 23c; good Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70S0c. Petroleum (jobbers' price') llu test 7c; Ohio, 12U, 8c; headlight 160, 8c: water whlte,10c; globe, Il14c;elaine. 14c; car nadine, llc royaliue, 14c; globe red oil, 11 HKc, purity 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4647c, V gallon: summer, 4043c Lard oil, 70c Syrups Corn syrup, 2S30c; choice sugar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictiv prime, 3335c; new maple syrup. 90c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c: medium, 3343c; mixed, 4042c SODA Bi-carb In kegs, 33c; bi-carb m s, 6c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 56c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c. tADLES scar, ion weignt c;siearine, fl set, 8Kc;parafilne, 11 12c. Rice Head, Carolina, 67c: cboice, 6 6c: prime, 56c: Louisiana, 66fc Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 56c: gloss starch, 47c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 63; Lon don layers, $2 90; California London layers, 2 75; Muscatels, $2 40; California Musoatels, $2 25; VaIencia,7Kc; Ondara Valencia.88Kc; sultana, 9c:curranU,5i5C5Turkey'prunes, 45c; French prunes, 69c: Balonica prunes, in Z-ft pacKages, 8c: cocoanuts, f! 10 $6 00; almonds, Lan., fl ft, 20c; do. Ivica, 19c; do, shelled, 40c; walnut', nan., 1415c: Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 124513c; new dates, 6BKc; Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, ll15c; cit ron, fl ft, 1920c; lemon peel, 18c fl ft; orange peel. 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c, ap ples, evaporated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated, 1416c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2628c: peaches. California, evaporated, no pared, 194221c; cherries, pitted,1314c; cher ries unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 25K26Kc: blackberries, 78c; huckleberries, 10012c Sugars Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners A, 6c; standard A, 6c: soft white, 50c; yellow, choice, 59 5?ic; yellow, good. 5oc; yellow, fair, 5 55c;: lie yeiiow, aarK,ojic- 'icki.es Medium, bbls (1,200), So 0: medi um, nan ddis (buui. a a. Salt-No. 1, M bbl. 95c; No. 1 ex. bbl, il 05; dairy. jf) bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, $ bbl, 81 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 SO; Higgins' Eureka. 15-14 ft pockets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S2 00 2 25; 2ds, $1 6ol $0: extra peaches, S2 402 60; pio peaches, 95c: finest corn. SI 00 1 50; Hid Co. corn, 759Uc; red cherries, S0cSl; Lima beans, CI On. ailra,t An HO.. sMnw .In RnfAIVw,. .niv- rowf at peas. SI 11X31 15: soaked peas. 70QS0c: pineapples SI 3001 40; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengages. SI 25; egg plums, $2 00; California pears, S2 50;do greengages, SI 85; ilo egg plums, SI 85; extra white cherries. 82 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; strawberries, SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; tomatoes, t!590c; salmon, 1-ft, SI 651 90; blackberries, 05c; succotash, 2 ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2-ft, SI 251 60; corn beef, 2-S cans, S2 05; H-ft cans. SH: btked beans, SI 45 1 60: lobstet, 1-ft. SI 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 60; sardines, domestic. 84 254 50; sardines, domestic. Us. 58 757 uO; sardines, imported, , Sll o012 60; sardines, imported. s, SIS; sardines, mustard, S3 30; sardines. Spiced, S3 50. Fish Extra Ho. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 & bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, 32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36: No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c f) ft; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake. In strips 6c; do George's cod in blocics, 6K7Kc Herring Ronnd shore, $4 50 fl bbl.; split, $6 60; lake, t2 75)100-ftbalbbL White tlsb, SO 00 fl 100 ft half bbl. Lake trout, $5 60 fl baifbbL Fin nan haddock, 10c fl ft. Iceland halibut. 13c fl ft. PIcKerel, i bbl. $2 00;3 bbl. SI 10; Poto mac herring. So 00 51 bbl. Si 60 per ii bbL OATMEAL-JO 008 25 fl bbl. Grain, Flonrnnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange. 1 car sample oats, 25c, 5 days, B. &. O.; I car sample oats, 2&c, 5 aaj s, P. dt W.: 1 cm extra 3 white oats, 25c. 10 days, P. R. R. Total receipts as bulletined, 88 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 3 cars ot corn, 1 of rye, 7 of oats, 8 of hay, 1 of wheat, 1 of malt, 1 of middlings, 2 of barley, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, i cars of oats, 1 of rye, 1 of wheat, 1 of malt. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of hay. By Pittsburg; Cincinnati and St- Louis. 2 cars ot corn. Tbe drift of cereal markets Is toward a lower level. Oats and new corn are lower and weak. Wheat Is a shade firmer. Tbe general situation continues, as for some months past, in buyers' favor. Prices below are for carload lots on track. WHEAT-New No. 2 red, 86S7c: No. 3, 82 83c Cons No. 2 yellow, ear; new. 3637c: high mixed, ear, old, 89040c; new, S435c ?a. 2 yel low, shelled, old. IflQWc; new. 32013c: Inch mixed, shelled, S538c new high mlxed.shelled, 3132c. oats No. 2 white. 27KS28c: extra. No, 8, 26K-"7c: mixed. 21K25c Bye-iNo. 1 FenuxytvanU and Ohio, S351c; Ha 1 Western, 5152c, Barlet Western, o55c: Casaaa barley, 78760. Flour JobW&g prices Fancy winter and spring- patents, 86 0986 60: winter straight, S4 234 50; clear winter. M 0934 25; straight XXXX bakers', SO 603 7a. Rye flour, $3 60 175. Millfeed Middlings, fine white. $13 003 16 00 ft ton; blown middlings. $13 0014 00; winter wheat bran, $11 2511 50; cnop feed. S15 60013 00. HAY-Baled timothy. No. 1, 111 50012 00; No. 2 do, 00010 00; loose from wagon, $11 00 012 00. according to qualityr No. 2 prairie hay, $7 008 00: packing do. $6 507 00. Straw Oats, $6 757 00; wheat and rya straw, $6 O06 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 9c; sugar-cured bams, medium, 9c; sugar-cured hams, small, 10)c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar cured sbnnlders, 5c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7c; sugar-cured California bam'. 6c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beet sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c; bacon shoulders. 6c: bacon clear sides, 7c; bacon clear bellies, 7c; dry salt shoulders, 5c; dry salt clear -sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, $11 60; mess pork, family, til 00. Lard Refined, in flerces, bVc; half-barrels, 6c; 60ft tubs 6c: 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-ft tin cans. 5c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c;. 5-ft tin pails, 6c;10-ft tin pails, 6c; 5-ft tin pails. 6c Smoked sausage, loug, 5c: large. 5c. Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless bams, 10c Pigs' feet, half bar rel, $1 00; quarter barrel. S3 15. Lnmber. - Tbe trade holds up unusually well for tbis time of the year. The open winter, wbile ad verse to many lines of trade, is favorable, to honsebullders, and lumber trade has not been as brisk for years at this time of the year. If with soft weather we could have good roads, there would be an unprecedented trade. A leading jobber said to-day: "Our great trouble of late bas been transportation. We have plenty ot orders for lumber, but owing to tbe condition of country roads, transportation costs much more than tbe materials." PISE trW-LANED YABD QUOTATTOXS. Clear boards, per M taoogaoo 30 00 2)00 18 00 S 00Q27 00 ...... 8 00 373 ...... 100 belect common boards, per M. Common boards peril bhea thing Fine lrame lumber per M Shingles, So. J, 18 In. per M... Shingles, Ho. 2, 18 In. per M.. Lath PLANED. Clear boards, peril f 6000 Snrface hoards , SOOO35 00 Clear, K-lneh beaded ceiling 2S 00 Partition boards, peril S3 00 Flooring, No.l 3000 Flooring. No. 2. 25 00 Yellow pine flooring 30 004O0O -Weather-boarding, moulded, I.0. 1.... 30 CO Weather-boarding, moulded, No. !.... 2S0O Weather-boarding, i-lnch 3)00 BARD WOODS YARD QUOTATIONS. Ash, 3 to 4 in Black walnut, green, log run Bl etc walnut, dry, log run Cherry , Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 In... Dry white oak plank, 2 to 4 in Dry white oak boards, lln West Va. yellow pine, 1 inch WestVa. yellow pine, IK inch...., West Va. yellow poplar, K to 1 In.. Hickory, 1 to 3 fit , Hemlock building lnmber, per M., Bank rails Boat studding , Coal ear plapk UlltO WOODS JOBBtSO rEIClg. Ash S30 0O343 00 Walnut logrun, green 25 00245 00 Walnut log ran. dry asoorOOO White oak plank, green 17 00319 00 T hlte oak plank, dry 18 00325 00 White oak boards, dry 18 00323 00 WestVa. yellow pine, lln 21 0O&M oo WestVa. yellow pine, 1$ In 20 00325 00 xeiiow popiar.. ...... ..................... is uxaos ou Hickory. 1) to 3 in 20 00325 00 Hemlock 9 00 10 00 Bunk rails , Boat stnddlng. , Coal car plank H 0U 14 00 1800 THE COAL TEADE VERY SLACK. Prices Are Low nnd OIny Go Lower Some Operators OIny Weaken. Captain Joseph Walton, of Walton & Co., who has just returned from Louisville and Southern points, said yesterday that the out look in the coal trade was very poor. He says that the Southern markets are amply stocked, and, in his opinion, have enough coal on hand to last into the spring. Prices weje not alone low, but indications pointed to still lower prices ruling in the immediate future, "I sold forty barges of Fourth pool coal," continued the big coal operator, "at 5 cent 3 and sixty days, and expect to continue sell ing at such figures as long as there are .140 003.15 00 . 5 00390 00 . 60 00(375 00 . 40 00330 00 . 2ooaai5oo . 22 0025 00 . 20 00(325 00 . Jooorasoo . 2S0O&0 00 . IS 00(3)3 00 . 18 00(g23M 14 00 14 00 . 1400 18 00 omersm jb iureu .Luere ,a no saie lor I pQi!,ons thoroughly eradicated from the system. Second and Third pool coal. The Pittsburg I" 1 1 ni M A DV kidney and bladder derane and Southern Coal Company had an oppor- U 111 linll Tj menu, weat back, gravel,' tuuifcjr ui uiu&iug buuic uiuiicy uy m joint stock operations. It has -fine wharfage and 150 barges lying idle at Southern points, control oi tne maritet in a certain degree, and operated on business principles, bnt all these advantages are now lost to those con cerned in it through petty jealousies crop ping up. I can't say how we intend mining coal at 3 cents, bnt I expect we will remain in tbe fight as long as some othe boys." It is an open secret in river circles that tbe present cut-thro?.t policy in vogue in the trade mnst result in some of tbe weaker firms going to the wall. While everyone admits that the markets will not cdmit of the present mining rates prevailing, one operator will not remain idle while others are working, though it may be working at a loss. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. HICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. n0l6-67-TTSSU JAH. D. CALLERY President JOHN W. TAYLOR Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SillTHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. $125,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. JyS-TTS BEECHAM'S PILLS A.OT t-i " M BXA.G-XO ON A WEAK STOMACH. 23cts. &, Box OF ALL DRUCCIST.S. JAS. MNELL & BRO., BOILERS, PATENT PLATE AND WORK. SHEET IRON SHEET-IRON ANNEALING BOXES. With an Increased, capacity and hydraullo machinery we are prepared to furnish all work in our line cheaper and better than by the old methods. Repairing and general machine work. Twenty-ninth street and Allegheny Val ley Railroad. f e5-55-TTS STMPTOMS-MoUt. ' nrei fntcnM Itehlna and stlnaincl Bloat a! knight! worse by I eratchbio lral. lowed to ontlBB ITCHING PILES.DfeS"!S;lhr2s becoming very tore. SWAYSE'S 8UT. MENT stop thcltehlnsudbleedlnr, heals ulceration, and In nt eases remores in turn mors. Swatbs i OnrrMxsr Is Mid b dragglsu, sr msiled Is ear sddrtts on receipt or prloe, SO cts. s box ; S boxes, f t Address letters, DR. SWATNX ft SOV. FaUsdelpbJs. Fa, JwtyWHRW A PERFECT! ibuihim; Blood Purifier. ias'sfTall?Kif laWl.'Jj A surely Vegetable Componnd that expels all bad humors from the system. Removes blotch es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. ap2-5S ESTABLISHED 18711 BLACK GIN FOR THE KLDNETS la a relief and sure cure for the Urinary Organs, Gravel and Cnronio Catarrh of the Bladder. The Swiss Stomach Bitters are a sure cure for Dyspepsia, I.lrfir Complaint and every Trade Mark, pedes of Indigestion. Wild Cherry r once, the most popular prepar ation for cure of Coughs. Colds. Bronchitis and Lung Troubles. Either of the above, SI per bottle, or tS for S3. If your druggist does not handle these goods write to WjL F. ZOELLER, Sole Mfi., 0C8-71-TTS Pitlsburg, Pa. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WHOLESALE-:-HOUSE, WOOD AND LIBERTY STS, ' ' Special attractions now open in useful goods special!; suited or the Holiday Trade. Dealers are invited to inspect, the stock, which is complete, and at prices which can not fail to impress the buyer. nol9-D vou want to Know what you ought to know, send for special clrcultr relative to WINCHESTER'S SPECIFIC PILLS. a prompt ana permanent cure tor perrons Debility. Weakness etc Price a per box. WIN CHESTER AGO., Chemists. 163 William t N.Y. mr31-24-TTSWfc JJUOKEE3 FINANCIAL. -TTTHITNEY fc STEPHENSON, a FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Draxel, .Morgan fc Co, New York. Passports procured. apJS-l TO MOO JUDICIOU3I.T INVESTED in stock options or margins in Wall St. leads to wealth. STEVENSON & CO., Brokers. rioaVrrsu 60 New St.. New York. DAVID M.FOED, - HOUGHTON, L.S., MICH,, Dealer in LAKE SUPERIOR Gold, Iron and Copper Stocks.- Mich'gan Gold Co.'s Stock a specialty., -Tbe richest mines in the world." CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. de2J33Vrrsu JOHN M.OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. i5 SIXTH ST., Pittsburg. mv29-!fl MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PESN AVENUE. PITTsBUHC, PA. . As old residents know and back files of Pitts-, burg papers prove, is the oldest established , and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. preernD;NOFEEUNTILCURED MCDrl IO and mental diseases, physical 1 1 1 il V U U O decay, nervous debility. lack of energy, ambition and hope. Impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulnesz, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. Im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak, ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar- i riage. permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN &'&' blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat ' ulcers, old sores, are enrea ior nie, ana oiooa catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other J painful symptoms receive searching treatment, I prompt relief and real cures. Dr.Whittier's life-lone, extensive experience i insures scientific and reliable treatment oa I common sense principles. Consultation tree. Patients at a dlitance as carefully treated as If here. Office hours 0 A. M. to 8 P. Jf . Sunday. ' 10 A. St. to 1 P.M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 811 .' Penn avenne. Pittsburg, fa. jaS-12-DSuwk - Health is Wealth Dk. e. C West's Nerve asd Bbaxx Treatment, a guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, convulsions, tits, nervous neuralgia, headache, nervous prostration caused by the use ot alcohol or tobacco, wakefulness, mental depression, softening of tbe brain resulting la insanity and leadieg to misery, decay and deatb. premature old age. barrenness, loss ot power in either sex, involuntary losses and spermatorrhoea caused by over-exertion, ot th brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence. Eacrt box contains one month's treatment. 51 a box, or six boxes, for So, sent by mail prepaid on re ceipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by us for six boxes, accompanied with to 00, we will send the purchaser oor written guarantee to refund the money if tbe treatment does not ef fect a cure. Guarantees issued only bvEmllG. Stucky.Drug.rist. Sole Agent, 1701 andiMOlPena ave. and cor. Wjlie ave. and Fulton st. Pitts burg, Pa. seZ7-100-TTSSu DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases ro. a airing scientific and confiden al treatment!- Dr. S. K. Lake, IL R. C. P. S is the oldest and most experienced specialist la the city. Consultation free and sr.-lctlv confidential. Offlca hours 9 to i and 7 to St. jr.; Sundays. 2to4r. x.Consnlt tbem personally, or write. D0CT0E3 LAKE. 323 Penn ave Pittsburg; Pa. el2-45-DWfc aUsi'a Oottoax hoot COMPOUND tmwd of Cotton Root. TastT and Pennvroval a recent discovery by an 'old physician. U tuccetsfuUu used JlontMl-Safe, EffectnaL Price $L by man, sealed. Ladles, ask your dmirgist for Cook's Cotton Root compound ana taxs no snnstitute, or inolose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad dress POND utr COMPANY. No. 3 Hsher . Block, 131 Woodward ave., Detroit, Mica. " 3-3oId In Pittsburg. Pa- bv Joseph Flora Ing feaon. Diamond and Market sts. se2&2t CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS RED CROSS DIAMOND BRAJlD.i fiafo and aln rUMe. LadiM A . uk Dntc(lst for Diamond MrmmdX jia no meuiuo soxet. seusa vim CWm ribbon. Tsrte no other. JU1 pin la putebosnl boxes wit ptakimp i &en ira dnirttaaa matxntmrmtM Scad 4 (lUmpi) ror ptrUetiltri. tmtkmonlUM tad -Kelicf for Ladles," fefeffer, 17 return mall. Sams Par. OC5-71-TTS to weak: men Buffering from the effects ot youthful errors, earnr decay. wasUnir weakness, lost manhood, etc, I win send & valuable treatise (sealed 1 containing fan particulars for heme cure. FREE of charge. A splendid medical work should be read by rrery man wbo Is perrons and debilitated. Adores, Prof. F. C. FOWLER, JHooslH ,CW oolo-u-Dsuwi: Manhood RESTORES. of Toriihfnl IiBcrndrTJcee CftolD(r Prematar Decar. Kerroos DebGtty. Los Manhood. Ac, hartng tried in Tain trerj known rcma At, bas dfco-rered a rtrnple means of self -con, vblell hn will end r-sdi FREE to his fHlowufforen. Address. J, IL BEEVES, F.O. Box 3290, Few York Osr. OCi9-53TT3Sa HARE'S REMEDY Tl For men! menl Checks thn wont extts in tsrMr days, and cures in five days. Price 1 08. at . J. FLEillNtr-S DRUGSTORE, - f jwwnsos au jusMW fWMf. to; .j TT F r M a M .v ' ,: K ; T$i SSunU . .-?