-, ,--- r k THE PITTSBURG, DISPATCH, FJRTDAY, JANUARY 1Q, 1890 :, I Iteas aud drygoods. :y The Sin; system rroYes tne liane ot Legitimate Tea Trade. LITTLE CHOICE STDFP CONSUMED. Domestic Drrgoods Are High in Quality, bat Loir in Designs. LITE STOCK AT THE LIBERTY IABDS t Office of Pittsbubg Dispatch,"! THUBSDAY. January 9. 1S90. J A leading tea dealer thus puts the situa tion of this industry: "On last season's crops speculators were generally left. An attempt to corner markets resulted in the wouldbe cornerers being themselves corn ered at a heavy expense. Speculators on teas are not likely to try a game of corner ing markets very soon again. Ceylon teas are very scarce and are held firmly in London at 10 cents per pound higher than a year ago at this time. Teas of China and Japan show a fall average crop the past season. Don't Know Good From Bad. "Tbe greatest drawback to the American tea trade is that consumers here are not yet edu cated up to the point of using the highest grades, for which they most pay accordingly. In Great Britain and Russia these high grades are in demand, but in this conntry coffee Is the staple household drink, and the average Amer ican has little conception of the flavor of first class tea. The article of real value is sold at SI per pound, and even more, and yet tea has been sold here of late at the rate of sixtounds fur $L Of course, this tea is little good, but there appears to be a very large constituency for this grade of tea, especially when a present of chraaware Is thrown in with the purchase amounting to a dollar or two. Glfta the Bnne of Trade. "The gift system is the bane of the legitimate tea trade of the United States. The whole system is rotten and the sooner the pnblic awake to the fact the better lor them. When two pounds of tea are sold for SI. and a present of china. ware thrown in it would be well if the victim could have it beaten into his brain that the actual value of the tea is less than 20c per pound. In Russia, Ireland and England, where tea is a national beverage, such stuff as is foisted on to our markets and called tea would hardly be tolerated. "A very small proportion of our American people know what a delicions drink good tea really Is. When onr people come to open their eyes to the fact, as they have done long ago in older countries, the tea consumption will be Immensely increased." Imported Drrsood. One of our leading drygoods merchants fur nished the following pointers as to Imported goods. Said he: "Our domestic goods have been steadily improving in quality and favor of late years, and are fully equal to the foreign article, excepting silks. About 25 per cent of the goods handled here in our line are im ported, and there is no need that even this amount should come from abroad, "if our American neople were lully np in patterns and designs. We are np in quality, but the Ft ench beat us in designs that please the eye of the American lady. It is woman's nature to want something new in patterns. The French manu facturer is constantly on the alert, and pavs skillful designers to invent novelties that will meet this taste. "Our American manufacturers are still in the rearm this respect, and, until they move for ward, and keep abreast with the age in the line of designs, novel and attractive imported goods will retain their ascendancy." Liberty Live Stock. The run of cattle for local trade varied very little this week from last, the total being 80 car loads. For smooth, tidy butcher cattle of light weights the market was very firm at an advance of a strong Jc over last week. Supply has been short of demand on this grade for a few weeks past. At Chicago to-day all former records were broken in the number of cattle received, the total being 30,000 head according to advices re ceived at East Liberty. Notwithstanding this big run prices of last week were well maintained. Sales of bogs the past week at East liberty reached 23,317 head, against 11.141 head last week. In spite of the heavy run markets are stronger at a shade higher prices than on Monday. Sales of hogs on .Monday were 9,800 head, the largest on any one day for many months past. On the second week of January, 1689C the re ceipts of bogs at East Liberty were 44825 head. Sales ot sheep and lambs this week were 9,ot head, against 8,221 last week and 5,525 the week before. Prices have been on the decline since Monday. The heaviest run of sbeep and lambs last year was on the first week of Febru ary, when 2,550 head were received. Chicago The Drover's Journal reports: Cattle RecelDts. 13,000 bead; shipments, 4,000 bead: market steady, closing easv: beeves. S3 255 25; stockers and feeders, (2 253 SO; cows, bulls and mixed, Jl 60S 3 30: Texas cattle. $2 004 10. Hogs-Receipts. 29.000 head; shipments. 7.000 head: maricet strong and closing easier; mixed, $3 55"5 75; heavr, S3S0S38O; light S3 553 85; skips, J3 00 3 45. Sheep Receipts, 7.0UO head; shipments, 1.000 head; market strong and 5c higher: na tives, S3 005 50; western corn led. S4 005 35; Texans, S3 504 2o; lambs. $5 006 4a New York Beeves No arrivals, but 50 car loads consigned to exporters, and city trade slanchterers were back at a late hour; no trading in beef cattle; dressed beef steady at 7Xc per pound for sides; exports, 6 beeves and 1,440 quarters' of beef. Calves Receipts, 170: reported steady at 69fc per ponnd for veals and EJ3Kc for grassers. Sbeep Re ceipts, 8,000; Urm for sbeep; dull and easier for Iambs: sales Included sheep at S4 O06 25 per 100 pounds, and lain bs at 6 0067 50. Hogs Receipts, 5,000; very quiet at S3 K)4 20 per 100 pounds. Sx. Lours Cattle Receipts. L2U0 head; shipments, none: market strong; good to fancy native steers, S4 305 00: fair to-cood do, S3 40 4 35: stockers and feeders, SI 903 10: range steers, S2 003 25. Hogs Receipts, 6.000 head; shipments none: market steady; fair to choice heavy, S3 603 70: packing grade, S3 50Q3 65: licbt. fair to best, S3 403 60. Sheep Receipts, 500 bead: shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice S3 405 0U; Iambs, Si 605 7a Kaksak Crrr Cattle Receipts, 8,990 head: shipments, 3,500; market easy: choice, S4 30 43)5 25: stockers. S2 003 25. Hogs Receipts, 8,990 head: shipments, none; market strong; all grades. $3 553 62: bulk, S3 553 CO. Sheep Receipts, 1,800 head; shipments,40Ubead: market strong; good to choice muttons, S3 60 65 00; stockers and feeders, S2 5033 25. Hujtalo Cattle steady and firm; re ceipts, 73 loads through, 5 for sale. Sheep and lambs in fair demand and. unchanged; receipts. 2 loads through, 13 for sale. Hogs steady and unchaceed; receipts, 13 loads through, 35 for sale. COAL MOTG. (Tows Going: Down, bnt tbe Frodact of the Klines Not Now for Sale. The movement of coat down the river to I Cincinnati and Louisville continues. John A. Wood & Son are preparing to send a tow out to-morrow. They are accumulating ; coal at their yards in Cincinnati and Louis ville, but are not offering any for sale in the present state or the.market, Reports from Cincinnati indicate that hardly any coal is being sold there, and per haps none at all at 6 cents per bushel. The market quotation for Pittsburg coal at Cin cinnati is 6 cents. There is very little demand for coal at that point. Coal men who are not offering their product at the lowest figures sav that the few nnns prepared to sell at 5 cents would not necessarily lose money at that figure. Miners are not paid for nut coal and slack, and the returns from the sales of those grades will make np for any loss on lump coal. All day-yesterday there was great activity in the harbor. Towboats were bringing down coal from the upper river and placing them in the harbor in readiness to be sent out in tows during the next three or four days. If earl j all tbe operators now have coal in the harbor. FOE GENERAL H0KGAK. The Women's Indian Association Prefer Him for Commissioner. At the meeting of the Women's Indian Association yesterday, the ladies agreed to support General Morgan for Indian Com missioner, and they propose to ask Congress men Bayne and Dalzell to lend the General their assistance. A collection ot $26 was taken when Dr. Robinson preached for the benefit of the savages. The Ladies Foreign Mission Board of tbe Second Presbvtenan Church, offered the association their" services for the winter. MABKETS BY WIRE. More Activity In Wheat nd Prices Improve Foreign Ad vices KaCours else Corn nnij Oau Stronger Pork Qnlet and Firm. Chicago Active trading characterized the wheat market to-day, though at times a very quiet feeling existed. There was no special feature to the trading. There was fair cover ing by shorts and the offerings were moderate ly free, though not as heavy as yesterday. The market opened c higher and ruled steady and firm most of the session, though outside figures were not sustained, prices receding Hc, and the closing was about Ho higher than yesterday. Foreign markets were firmer. A lot of 50,000 bushels of No. S spring is being loaded here for direct export; being the bal ance of a lot of 75,000 bushels but a few weeks ago. That the wheat proved satisfactory to the buyers on the other side would be Inferred from the advices received stating that if more of the same kind of wheat could be bought at tbe same price to go ahead and bur. The wheat cost 65c A good trade was reported in corn and the feeling was stronger, higher prices being the rule on all futures. Tbe strength was due to a great extent to the smaller receipts both here and in tbe Southwest. The principal feature of the dav was the seJlincot about 500,000 bush els May at 3I& by a local operator, which was readily absorbed by local shorts. A very firm undertone prevailed, and considerable quanti ties were purchased for country account. Trading was largely in May, though other fut ures received more than ordinary attention. The market opened a shade above the closing of yesterday, was firm, advanced Hc, ruled steady and closed HQa higher than yester day. m Oats were stronger and 3Xa higher. The January and February options showed the moststrength, due chiefly to the small offerings and moderate receipts. There -was trading in May, but tbe demand was not of sufficient mag nitude to cause a material advance. A promi nent local operator sold about 300,000 bushels, and supplied tbe wants of buyers. Only a moderate trade was reported in mess pork. The feeling was firm and prices were advanced 254330c, more particularly on the de ferred deliverles,and were fairly well supported to the close. -t Tracing in lard was limited, and there were no material ihangcs. Prices ruled 25c higher. In short ribs there was only a fair business transacted. Prices ruled fully 510c higher, and tbe market closed steady. The leading futures rangea ss ioiiowc: Wheats-No. 2. January, 76676676 76Jic: February. 787B77V77c; May, 81 82k81eSlKc. wek-jvo. A January. awtmayjaray,: Febmarv. 2929&2?29&c; 3231M32c. Oats No. 2. January, OK20? Februarv. 2020Kc: May. 222 lay, ilfi 20205c; ay-fC MESS Pobk, per bbL January. iV 2o9 47K 69 259 47V: February. S9 359 57V9 S5 9 57: May. J9 70610 009 7069 ,95. Lard, per 100 Bs. January. J5 S05 82 5 805 82K: February. 15 82k5 87K65 tX 65 87&: May, S3 0566 07K6 02H66 0 Short Ribs, per 100 is. January. H 70S 64 TlUi 6754 72K; February, Si G7W4 75 64 67&4 75; May. S4 601 854 874 U5. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steadier, unchanged. No. 2 spring wheal, 76Joj No. 3 spring wheat. 6S68fc; No. 2 red. 76&C. No. 2 corn. 29Kc No. 2 oats, 20Jc. No. 2 rye. 4444Kc- No. 2 barley, 6557c. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 34. Prime timotby seed. $1 17. Mess pork, per bbL $9 50. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5 805 82K Short nbs sides (loose), S4 701 80. Dry salted sioulders (boxed), unchanged: short clear sides (boxed), unchanged. Sugars unchanged. Receipts Flour. 12.000 barrels: wheat, 24.000 bushels: com. 391.000 bushels; oats, 135,000 bushels; rye, 6.000 bushels; barley. 41,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 12,000 barrels; wheat, 19,000 bushels: corn. 324,000 buhels; oats, 125.000 bushels; rye, 5,000 bushels; barley, 14, 000 bushels. On tbe Produce Exchange to-dav the butter market was dull and unchanged. Eggs, 15616c New Yohk Flour dull and easy. Wheat Spot dull and firm: options dull.tKeVc up, and steady. Rye firm. Barley steady: Western, 50662c: Canada, 5S672c Barley malt dull; Canada, 70S5c Corn Spot firmer, moderate ly active and scarce; options moderately active, Mcup. and firm. Oats Spot firmer and fairly active! options stronger and fairlyactive. Hops strong. Coffee Options opened steady at 15620 points down, closed barely steady, at 10615 points down; sales, 20,750 bags, includ ing January, 15.8515.90c; February, 15.85c.; March. 15.85S15.90c: April. 15.85616.O0c; May. 15.8515.90c; Julv, 15.95c.: August. 15.90c.; Sep tember. 15.85615.90c; October. 15.90c; Decem ber, 1590c; spot, Rio qnlet and easier; fall careoes. 19?c Suear Raw firmer and active;fair refining. 5 13-16c:centrifuga!s,9S test. Sales, 50 bogheads English Island Mnscavado, 87 test. 5 l-16c: 6,000 bags centrifugals, 96 test; 3Kc and 100 hogsheads Porto Rico, 89 test. 5 13-16c; 23,000 Mats Ceua, 3,test, 4c; refined firm, good demand. Molasses New Orleans quiet. Rice quiet and steady. Cotton seed oil strong. Tallow steady; Rosin quiet. Turpen tine quiet at 44M45c. Eggs -steady; western, 17c; receipts, 4,8M packages. Pork active and stronger; mess old, 19 75610 25; do new, $10 506 11 00: extra prime, S9 2569 75. Cut meats quiet. Middles quiet. Lard quiet and stronger; sales, 850 tierces: western steam, S6 15, closing at S6 15: options, sale 3,750 tierces: February, S6 2166 23, closing S6 23 bid; March. S6 2966 31, closlncSS 31bidt April, S6 35 bid; Way, S6 42; July, SS 51. Butter, fancy, steady; others weak and dull; Elgin, 2S2Sc; western dairv, 8617c; do creamery, 132GXc: do held, 10617c; do factory, 17c Cheese quiet and steady; western. 8615c Philadelphia Flour quiet but steadily held. Wheat Desirable grades for milling steady and firm; options advanced Ucbut speculation was very tame: rejected, 6SG5c; fair to good milling wheat, 78685ctcboice and fancy longberry, 8S83Xc; rejected red, in grain depot. 65c; choice "ungraded, in do, 8Sc; No. 2 rtd. January, 8OJJ081Wc; February, 82K March. 83Hc; ApnL 8484jc Corn Options strong and advanced MHc: carloU dull and weak; No. 4 low mixed, in grain depot. 23c; No. 4 high mixed, on track, 28c; No. 3, for local trade, 31 6S2Kc: steamer No. 2 yellow, in grain depot. 36Hc: No. 2 h. yellow. In do, 37c; Ni. 2 mixed January. S6Vi636Jc:. February, 36c; March. 37637! April. 3S638Kc Oats Carlots dull and jiQKe lower; No. 3 white. 2SKc: No. 4 white. 2sKc; No. 2 white, 29H629Jic; futures dull and unchanged. But ter dull and unsettled: Pennsylvania cTeamery, extra, 26627c; do prints, extra, 32635c Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania firsts, 17c Re ceiptsFlour 146,000 barrels: wheat. 14,200 bushels; corn, 64,600 bushels: oats, 18,500 bush el. Shipments Wheat, 4,000 bushels; corn, 8,000 bushels; oats, 9,300 bnshels. St. Louis Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat opened3c higher for May and better for other montns, then declined a fraction, bnt closed higher than yesterday: No. 2 red, cash, 77J677Kc: May. 80K6Slc and closed at 81681k; January closed at bOS0c; July closed 77c bid. Corn Smaller receipts and higher prices elsewhere caused sharp advances and a strong market: No. 2 mixed, cash. 25V 25c; February, 25526Kc, closed at M bid; May. 27628Kc, closed at 23Jfc Oats strong bnt slow; cash. 20c bidr January. 20Vc bid; May. 21Jic asked. Rye higher; No. 2, 41$c Barley fairly active for choice, bnt all sales ;were on private terms. Flaxseed steady at SI 30. xroTuions nrmer out siow. Miniteapolis Local receipts of wheat for the past 24 hours were 215 cars and 69 shipped, against 142 received and 143 shipped the previ ous day. Tbe demand for cnolce milling wheat was good, and samples of that class were dis posed of readily. The country movement wasno larger, and as the weather and roads were bet ter there was some surprise among country buyers with tbe small movement. Closing quo tations: io. on track. No. 2 Northern, January, 75c Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat firm; No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 74075c; May, 86c; No. 1 Northern, 83c. Corn qmet: No. 3, on track, 26627c flats steady: No. 2 white, on track. 2lJ22Kc Rye quiet; No. 1, in store. 44Kc Barley east: No. i, in store. 44Kc Provisions Lard, 85 6U -Cheese steady; Cheddars, 89c Baltimore Provisions unchanged. But ter quiet; creamery, 23626c Eggs quiet: west ern. J2c Coffee quiet. Toledo Cloverseed dnll and steady; cash and January, S3 45; February, S3 50; March, S3 55. Drrsooda, New Yoke. January 9. Business was vary fair to-day with both agents and jobbers, though demand is as yet irregular. Prints,, wash fabrics, novelties of many kinds, quilts, wide sheetings and coarse yarns, brown and colored cottons were doing very well, while Shirt makers were onerating more freely in bleached cot tons. Large varieties of all kinds of goods were being made from agents' bands and from mills direct. Tbe colder weather Imparted a generally better feeling. The cotton goods market continues strong. Clifton CCC 4-4 sheetings were placed 'at value." and Atnos keag blue demlns were advanced c a yard. Beaton Atch. ft Top. B. B. pr J Voiton ft Albany...as Boston ft ilAine.....2n C.. B. to. io7) CUm. un. ft CSere. six Eaitern R. K. 135 Eastern K. R. es ....114 Flints Fere it Flint ft fere M. cm. M Mexican Uen. com.. 18 ilex, cut mtf. bda. 69V . Y. Jlian, OK . Y. ft A.E.71....1MV; OKd.ftL.Cham.com. oiauotonr..... nt BatUna, com s fttockx. Wis. central, con.. Wis. central pC... AUooezAUtCo Calumet ft fleets.... mntun. ........... Huron ..-.. ... ... Osoeola. , f ewable ...., Qnlncr . Bell Teltpnone,,, .. Boston Land Water roira-... Tamarack.. San Dlo.. .......... Santa Fe copper...., BXXCHAH'fl PillS CO- hfllmu uf ufwiu ,rta Pxaas' Soap sscuroi a bemtifel eiIcieB STOCK YARDS SOLID. Story of Their .Removal Knocked Silly by Costly Improvements. GOOD VALUES ON FOURTH AYESUE, But ManIhink That Business Property on That Street Will Move Up. ONE BALE AT 0TEE $4,000 FB0NT FOOT The work of reconstructing the stock yards at Xorrens station will soon be com pleted. "Workmen are tearing down the chutes next to the railroad tracks, which will be replaced by others of improved de sign. This will greatly expedite the load ing and unloading of cattle. With tbe completion of this improvement all the buildings and sheds will be practically new and of the most substantial kind. The cost has been heavy, and it would not have been incurred if there had been any probabil ity of the removal of the yards to Walls or anywhere else. That story, therefore, has re ceived its quietus. Recent sales ot business property on Fourth avenue have stirred up considerable contro versy in regard to values on that thoroughfare. The auction sale of the Caldwell lot brongbt out opinions from a number of leading citizens. Some held that the price offered was too high, while others maintained that In view of the scarcity of eligible property of that description. $90,000 would not be too much to pay for It This Is a matter of great importance and as W. A. Berron & Sons are managing the property in question, they were asked yesterday fortbeir views on the subj ect. One of the firm said: "We have opened the year with the best sale of buslnrss property ever made in tbe city, being $130,000 for a small lot, or at tbe rate of $4,400 a front foot. This is tbe highest price ever paid in Pittsburg. The lot is only 60 feet deep, and is not two squares from the Caldwell lor. It is not on Fifth avenue, either, but the price realized exceeded any yet obtained on that thoroughfare. We have sold property on Fifth avenue, the lot being 120 feet deep, for S3.300 a foot front. "In view of this we do not consider the opinions of some people, that Fonrth avenue property is dear at $2,000 a foot, to be sound. Before the year expires some of onr capitalists will regret that they refused to pay $2,000 a foot for good business property on one of our principal streets." Several other real estate brokers were seen, and tbey ail concurred in the oninion that bus iness property on Fourth avenue was reason able at $2,000 a foot. Its scarcity made compe tition lively, and this would not only sustain values, but would force an advance. There are saldto be designs against the lower part of the city. Said a Liberty street mer chant yesterday: "I think the next great move ment in business properties in Pittsburg will breakout in the Point district. There are many good sites there which onghtto be, and will be, improved. Tbe buildings on them are worthless. Borne of them yield less than 2 per centto the owners. Ground lnthatlocalityistoo valuable to be wasted. It could be sold at a fair price any day, but owners are waiting for a boom, and will neither sell nor improve. I think they will find out their mistake pretty soon, and either do something themselves or get out of the way of others of a more enter prising spirit. Pittsburg having begun In earn-' est to expand, it is unreasonable to suppose that its most valuable business portion can mnch longer remain an eyesore to the public and a barrier to progress. There is talk of im portant deals down there now. An entering wedge is all that is needed, I think, to set the ball rolling." An examination ,of the statistics shows that it is in the New England States that most of the heavy increase in debts of traders falling in 18S9 is found, total liabilities amounting in that region to $33,525,505, or more than three times what they were in the preceding year. These increases in liabilities, upon examina tion, are found to have taken place in Massa chusetts and Rhode iBland, not only among woolen dealers, but among boots and shoes, drygoods. paper dealers. Iron, rubber, pro visions and otber concerns doing a large busi ness. In the Middle States liabilities of fall ing traders increased $4,300,000, or UK Per cent. In otber portions ot the country tbe debts of those who failed last year aggregated less than in 1SSS. In Pennsylvania there has been a nota ble increase of liabilities among various indus tries, in all about $10,000,000, or 90 per cent, but in New York State tbe decreased indebtedness of failing concerns amounts to about $5,800,000, or 24 per cent. It will be noted that the trouble 'has beon local, centering in three States Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and as it reached its worst stages early In tbe past year there is little reason for believing that there exists to-day any widespread or unusual causes for unsoundness in commercial circles. In an action by an assignee of an insolvent debtor to recover personal property belonging to the insolvent at the time of tbe assignment, it is not necessary to allege fraud, according to a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Cali fornia. In the case of a pledge, in tbe absence of an expresscontractmakingitthe duty of the. pledgee to sell the property within a specified time, the duty of tbe pledgee is to exercise or dinary care; ho is only liable for neglect of such care, and the pledgor cannot make it the duty of the pledgee to sell merely by requesting or directing him to do so after tbe contract of pledging has been made So held by the Su preme Court of Minnesota. w ft Reports from New York and Boston repre sent the drygoods trade in those cities as of limited proportions. Mild weather has re stricted the demand for winter fabrics, and to this extent renders the disposal of the small surplus of those goods slower than usual. Re tailers continue to feel tbe effects of tbe warm weather. In the wholesale branches of the trade little of a new character is to be noted, with perhaps the possible exception ot a slight ly Improved movement from agents to fill pre vious orders. A number of agents have made public the opening prices on prints for the new season. Prices of cotton goods are not quota bly changed, but print cloths show a hardening tendency on a moderate business. Woolen goods are In uniformly light demand all around, as are also foreign goods at unchanged prices. ACUTE AND' STRONGER. The Stock, Market Undergoes a Change for the Better. The stock market yesterday was active and the feeling among tbe brokers' buoyant. Sales were 704 shares. The active things were Air brake, Philadelphia Gas, Wheeling Gas, Fleas ant Valley Railway, Luster. La Noria and Cen tral Traction. This was the largest variety of shares handled in one day for a long time. Philadelphia Gas continued its upward movement with a good many people hungry for it Wheeling Gas was fractionally better. The mining shares sbowed some improvement, as did also tbe Tractions. Electric was a tnfln weaker, and Switch ana Signal declined to 10 bid at tbe close. Tbe advances, however, were in tbe majority. voBKrao. Amairooir. Hid. Asked. Hid. Asked. Pitts. P. 8. ft M. Ex 400 475 Flftn Avenue Bank.... 4S Masonic Bank GoX M. A 11. Nat Bank es lltts. N. B. ofCom'ce 235 PltU.Bank or Savings. .... i .... 2U Boatman's Insurance. 15 City Insurance 34 , Alan. &Mer. Im 45 ., ChartlersVallevG.Co 45 Nat Gas Co. of W. Va. .... 72 Pennsylvania Gat Co.. 12W .... 12K 13 fhlladelpbli Co a 21J( u si JIUV A.UM W. ......... .... OdT) .... Wheeling UuXo is ISX 18K 20 Columbia OU Co 2 2V Tuna Oil Co es 70 Central Traction SU n 31V XI Citizens' Traction 65 6SK .... .... fltts. Traction. 40 47 Pleasant Valley WJJ a 21U gu Iltts.. A. A Jlan isn 295 .... .... Allegheny Valley . 2 1 It.. V. AC. B.K.CO.. 42 43K 42 4IX Pitts. 4W.K. B.CO.. UK .... . P. ft W., pref. 18 18J .... i Charlotte Mining Co.- .... H La Noria Mining Co.- H K X U Lniter itinliiir Co 3 K s gu Bllverton Allnlnc Co.. 1 . , Yankee Girl ailnlngCo .... s .... .... Westlnghouie Electric .... 47 45 4sv Union S.ASlftnal Co.. 10 IS 10 15 WestlncbouseAlrb'ke. 1M UO 109 110 Pittsburg Cyclorama.. 6 Bales at the early call were 10 shares of Air brake at 1W, IK PhilaiieifcJa Gas at 31&. 109 at. 81& 70 Wheeling Gas atl9, and 25 Pleasant Vailey Railway at 22. At the last call 25 shares of Luster brought 80, 9 2 100 La Noria , 25 Pleasant Valley 22. 50 21,110 Philadelphia Gas 31 50 Central Traction 31 and 20 Airbrake 109. Henry M. Long sold 50 shares of Pleasant Valley at 22. Andrew Caster sold 60 shares of Luster at SO. EdWard P, Long sold 100 shares Pleasant Valley at 22, 20 shares City Insurance at S5. 50 shares Union Switch and Signal at 14 and 100 shares Philadelphia Gas at 31K. Tbe total sale of stocks at New York yester day were 220,075 shares, including: Delaware. Lackawanna and We'tern. 31,019; Missouri Pacific, 8,200: Reading, 43,200. AT THE BASKS. Money in Good Supply, With a Moderate Demand for Discounts. The local money market continues easy with a moderate demand for discounts, and rates steady at 67 per cent as the extremes. The Clearing House report yesterday sbowed a, smaller volume of exchanges than that of the previous dav. being $2,425,203 19. The balances were $552,220 37. General trade is active for the season. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 3 to 6 per cent: last loan. 3; closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 5K Sterling exchange quiet at $4 82 for 60-day bills and $4 80 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. D. B. 4s,reg .118 V. 8. 4. couo. ..... .126 M.K.4T. Gen. Ss . S4V Mutual Unlon....101S4 N. J. C. Int Cert...lllM Northern Pac UVt.AUX Northern Pac. 2ds. .mi North w't'n consols.lttM U.B.4s,reg. 104H U. S. 4Hs, coup.... una PaclflessofSS. n Loulslanastamned4s S4S Missouri ss ..lOOJi Tenn. new set e... 106 Tenn. new set &S....100V Nprthw'n deben"s..lW Oregon ft Trans. Cs.lOt St-L. SI.U. Uen.6 83H xenn. new set. is, . : Canada Bo. la s;j Oen. Paclfle.lsu..iu Den. 1K.U., lsU...II8 Uen. ft U, O. it 77 D.ftB.G.'West.lsts. S3 Erie, Ids lot M. K.. ftX.Gen. S.. 75 , St. K& 8. F. Uen.il. Ill St. Paul consols ....rag St. PL CM A Pc 1st. 117 Tx., PcL. G.Tr.Bs. MX TX..Pe.K.G.T.T.KCtl 39 union rae. ii...'m West Shore .104X New York Clearings, $128,075,083; balances, S4.9S7.655. Boston Clearings, $18,390,127; balances, $1, 355,635. Money 3 per cent Philadelphia Clearings, $11,323,071; bal ances, $1,413,074. Baltikobe Clearings, $2,509,450; balances, $479,551. LoNDOlr The amnnnt of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balanceno-day is 50,000. Tbe bullion in the Bank of England increased 363,000 during the past week. The firoportion of tbe Bank of England's reserve to lability is now 30.64 per cent. Bar silver, 44d per ounce. Pabis Three per cent rentes, 67f 55c for the account Tbe weekly statement of tbe Bank of France shows a decrease of 7,125,000 francs gold and 4,000.000 francs silver. Chicago The demand for money continues good and rates are firm at 6 per cent on call and 73 per cent on time loans. Clearings, $11,239, 000. New York Exchange par. Br. Louis Clearings, $3,334,395; balances, $503,180. OIL ON THE WANE. Signs of Recuperation Not Visible to the Nnked Eye. The oil market kept up its reputation for dullness yesterday. The opening was 103, highest 103. lowest 103, closing 103. Trad ing was ligbt at all points. Having no other handle to work, the local crowd tried to make a turn by bulling the mar ket up a little in anticipation of the Pipe line report, dde to-day, but they had their trouble for their pains. A broker said: "There is nothing in the mar ket There is no business. There are no or ders. Outsiders have deserted It as rats do a sinking ship. It is so narrowjind sensitive that it bounces up on a 1,000 barrel sale. I remem ber when a 100,000 barrel deal wouldn't move It out Its track. There is no oil to be had. Every body is afraid: the market has never been so discouraging as it is now," The well on the Wilson farm sear Leetsdale. reached the Shannonln sand at 1.650. Drilling will be continued 300 feet more till the gas sand is reached. The Stephenson Oil Co.'fl No. 2 well on tbe Ferguson farm, Shannopln district, touched the sand yesterday morning and is showing for a 300-barrel well. One of tbe greatest producers In the Wash ington field is the old Fergus No. 1, which was struck about two years ago. This well when brought in commenced producing at the rate of 200 barrels an honr, and so great has proved its staying qualities that up to the present time it has put over 250,000 barrels of oil on the market WASHINGTON'S SEW WELLS. Unsuccessful Attempt at Torpedoing; A Test In Deep Valley. " rSPECIAL TXLXABAX TO TUB DISPATCH. 1 Washington, January a An effort was made yesterday to shoot the Br, Byron Clark well, but tbe shell containg the glycerine stuck when about half way down. In attempting to fish it out this morning it exploded, collapsing tbe casing. The well stood nearly f nil of oil from tbe first pay streak. The Forest Oil Company's well on the Patterson farm made several small flows from the fifth sand to-day. Tbe McManis No. 6 is due in the sand on Sat urday. A test well will be drilled on the farm of George and Matthew Masters on Coon run, Greene county. Tbe well, as located, is one and a half miles west of Seep Valley, and tbe test Is to be made by tbe Jo-Jo Oil Company, which controls a large amount of territory in that vicinity. Operations In tbe Bailor Field. rSPECIAI. TILKOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Butxee, January 9. The Gould oil field, in he southwestern corner of this county, is again attracting attention. Millison iCo.'s well on the Porter farm struck the pay streak this morning, and,, began flowing seven barrels per hour. This is near Guffy & Co.'s well on the Burton farm, which started off at 200 bar rels per day. but has since declined to 15. There are several wells drilling in tbe vicinity, tbe majority of which ought to reach the sand by the first of next week. Features of the Market. Corrected dally by John M. OaKtey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened .-. 1CSMI Lowest low Hlabest 10J I Closed 103H . Barrels. Average ram 27.924 Average shipments 80,519 Average charters ,.,.. 29,042 Beflned. New York. 7.Mc Keflne, London. QXd. Beflntd, Antwerp, ant. Kenned, Liverpool. 6 I-lSd. Heflned. Bremen. 7m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, $1 03K; calls, $1 041 01. Other Oil Markets. BRADI-ORD, January 9. Opened, $1 03: closed at 51 03: highest $1 03; lowest, $1 03; clearances, 220.000 barrels. Oil Crrr. January 9. Petroleum opened at $10! highest, $1 03; lowest, $103; dosed, $1 03; sales, 49.000 barrels; clearances not given; charters, 20,635 barrels; shipments, 98, 003 barrels; runs, 57,689 barrels. New York, January 9. Petroleum moved irregularly; spot oil opened steady at $1 02J and moved no slightly on light trading, closing firm at $1 03; February option opened firm at $103. declined to $1 03J, then rallied and closed firm at $1 04. Stock Exchange: Opening, $102; highest $103W; lowest, $1 ttlji; closl ing, $1 03. Consolidated Exchange: Open- Ing, $103 nignest, $1 04: lowest, $1 03; Total sales. 219,000 barrels. BTILE MOVING. closing, $1 A Coke Mnn Picks Dp a Handsome Resi dence Other Denis., W. A. Ilen-on fc Sons sold" to Mr. Bosworth, Secretary of the Frick Coke Company, anew brick house of eight rooms, late style and well Improved; lot 35x103 feet, tor $7,700. Black & Balrd, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to Mrs. MaryGyer, a vacant lot situated onFrazler street. Fourteenth ward, Oakland, being In size 25x100 feet, for $535 cash. They also sold to John Griffiths, lot No. 233 in tbe Linden Land Company's plan, on Romeo street. Fourteenth ward, 24x100 feet, for $250. Reed B. Coyle & Co, 131 Fourth avenue, E laced a $4,300 mortgage on a property in Oak ind, for three years, at 5per cent W. E. Hamnett, of 404 Smitblleld street, Pittsburg, ana Wilklnsburg, sold for R.L Thompson, lot No. 233 Bank of Commerce ad dition, Brushton, to S. P. Brown, for $800. BEADINGRALLIES. Many People Have Faith In the Mg Coaler Remarkable Advances In Some of the Specialties Sugar a Weak Spot. New York, January 9. After the anima tion of yesterday, tbe stock market to-day was dull, but presented a stronger tone outside ot Reading, which, however, was well held and maintained within a small fraction throughout the entire day. The stock; was still the most active on the list, but Its transactions to-day were less than one-fourth thdasjof yesterday, and accounted for the greater portion of the decrease in business done. Toe question whetbet.tae mKM use vtt Utkww wetm be paid or not was still the most prominent subject of conjecture, and while the trading element, which was responsible for the great bulk of the business to-day. was bearish, tbe uncertainty made them careful about putting out any furtber lines of shorts, and the stock was so well .supported that little impression was made upon it Some of the specialties made remarkable ad vances. Colorado Coal and Wisconsin Central being specially conspicuous, and Tennessee Coal, which made some of its usual wide gyra tions, left off materially higher than last even ing. Sugar Refineries was the weak spot in the market and the inquiry as to whether there Is any bottom In the stock markets met with no response. Outside the coal stocks there was absolutely no life in the regular list except in Missouri Pacific, and for this the bears and traders were responsible. Opening ot tbe market was made at advances over last night's closing figures oftfrom yt to a per cent, Sugar being the only important stock w,bicb showed a decline. The reaction from yesterday's'depression con tinued and Reading. Lackawanna and Missouri Pacific scored substantial gains before the upward movement was checked. Tbe bears then went in, and as the demand slacked away they hammered all three of tbe leading stocks down, though Lackawanna and Missouri Pacific only dropped to below the opening prices. At noon, however, the pressure was withdrawn, the success of the movement not being suffi cient to warrant its continuance and several of the specialties were taken In band and sharply advanced. Tbe movement extended gradually to the rest of the list and everything moved np slightly with more animation to tbe market Sugar dropped away, but had no effect upqn the stocks of the regular list, and the market finally closed quiet but strong, generally at fractional gaint over last night's prices. These advances ranged generally from K to per cent bnt Consolidated Gas rose 1, Wisconsin Central 1, Tennessee Coal IX, Colorado Coal but Sugar is down 2 per cent The new preferred stock was traded In to-day at 28. In the Unlisted department there was a firm feeling. Illinois Coke rose to a fraction above 27 on a fair business. Railroad bonds were again quite active, tbo total sales reaching $2,060,000, of which tbe Reading firsts contributed $266,000. There was a new favorite in the field, however, tbe Wiscon sin Central incomes, which contributed $132, 000. and became the strong feature of the day. rising 4 per cent to 68. The general list showed the same firm tone on a volume of business. In ternational firsts rose 2 to 112, and Norfolk and" Western and New River firsts 3 to 117. Tbe -Post says: Much unmerited indignation is being expressed by a few prominent specu lators In Reauing stock against President Cor bin because he did not tell them beforehand that the Interest on tbe first preference incomes wonld not be paid: or, as they state it, "be told them it would be paid." If these gentlemen .knew anything abont the progress of the earn ings of the Reading Railroad and Reading Coal and Iron Company from month to month and they have professed to know a great deal they must have known that tbe company was not earning anything toward the interest on the income bonds, and that it any Interest was paid on them, it must be with borrowed money. Even if tbe prospects of the coal trade were good, this would have been a very questionable policy, bnt with the prospects of the coal trade, it would have been a deliberate decep tion of the public to help out the group of speculators who have got loaded up with tbe stock. Even yet, pressure Is being brought to bear upon tbe managers to pay something on the first preference Incomes, under the plea that amounts have been expended for better ments which would legitimately have been available for Interest on the Income bonds. Tbe proposal made by President Corbin that there be an official expert examination of the uuoks to see 11 mere naa Deen any sucn diver sion of funds Is evidence that he does not be lieve that anything has been so diverted. It is pretty well known that If everything in the way of expenditure bad not been cut down to the last cent during the first year of the reorgan ization, in order to make as favorable a show ing as possible, the assessment on the stock would not have been paid and reorganization would have been a failure. Had tbe coal trade been good, this skinning of tbe first year would never have shown its effects ; but with tbe two bad years and a long strike In one of them, it Is quite reasonable that no interest should be earned on tbe ipcomes, and as this is only a contingent interest, anyhow, it would damage the credit of tbe Reading more to pay any now, after all that has been said, than to pass it entirely. The following tania. snows, tne pnees 01 active stocks on the New York Stock Exenange yester day. Corrected dally for Tux Dispatch by Wuitnet ft STXFHXNSOir. oldest Pltuburr mem bers of New York Steer; joccnange. n kourth ave nue: Open Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. SI Am. Cotton Oil 35 Atcu Top. ft a. jr..... S2K Canadian Pacific 76)4 Canada Southern 644 Central of New Jersey .12814 Central Pacini. S4!4 Chesaneake ft Onio.... 2s C Bur. ft Ouli,ey. ....107 a. Mil. s St. Paul..., 69)4 C MU.ftSt P.. pt C, itockL ftP. 9JH iC 8t Is. ft-Pitts i .... C 3t L. ft Pitts, pf.. .... C. at. p.. M. ftu c. 8t.p..it. fto..sr. Wi 126 M 27 una 60S $ 18 44 J Si 110H 141 70)4 97 44 19 lsu 18k 43 14 9X 69 21 1KS4" 64)4 105 86)4 94 II 10 73X 106 26 To foil 43 H 1914 2114 SB .18.4 S7 190!, 21)4 77)4 J12!4 33)4 0.V4 67 n4 2H em 67 JWi 128 S4M 31K an a 307 107 fin tiii Cft Northwestern 1M 110 H0K 141)4 141. 70S 70J 97 97 45 OH 19H 19 KSH 1T7H 150X J4 ItH JS is isJi 64 10s io4t4 sati 85! 93 ViX ii" ioS 73! 7314 107 10S 2&X 26j C northwestern. Bf.HlM c, a. c. a i., 7UM a. c, c. 41.. nr... Col. Coal a Iron Col. 'A Hoeklng Val Del.. Ii. A W 97 .. UK .. HM ..U7& ..149 Del. A Hudson. Denver 4 Klo U Denver & nioO of. 18s E.T.. va. ua., .... fc.T..Va. ftGa.lst pf. .. . E. T Vs. AOa. za pr. .... Illinois Central. Late Brln A Western.. 18 Lake Krle West. nr.. MM Latebhore AM. 8.....104; LoulsvllleAMashvllle. wiH Michigan central 93k Mobile Ohio JUo.. Kan. A Texas.... 11 Missouri Pacific 7I! Mew York Central 1M K. Y.. . W 2H X. Y.. C. St Li 1. X., C. A St. L. pr. -N.Y.. o. ABt.L.2dnr .. . M.I4.1. JS 435f . Y.. O. A W 1934 ftorfolkA Western Norfolk Western, nf. .... Northern Faclfle Nortnern facinc pref. UH Ohio A Mississippi.... Z2 Oregon Improvement. .... Oregon Transcon 24K PaciOcalall XiX Feo. Dec. A Kvans..... 185f Fhlladel. A Keadlnc. 37 l'ullman Palace Car Klchmona A IV. F. T.. 21 KlchmondA'W.F.T.nr .... St. P.. Minn. A Man St, L. a San irran pf.. 33M St.L. A Dan Jf.lst pr. Texas Pacific 2V Union Paclflo.. H 67 Wabasn.., lstf Wabash nreferred S3 Western Union Wi Wheeling A L. . Bugar Trust Wk' National Lead Trust.. 20 Chicago Uas Trust.... 44H 433 19H .43 19)4 74 UH 22 2JK iw ik xih mi 18)4 4 ! n K 33)4 3& 2i 21)4 67 661 1X 16)4 13 3244 M S4H M)4 SIM 20!4 M 44 X Philadelphia Stocks. Closlne Quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 i a ourto avenue jucuiucrs .acir aer. biuckjui.' chanfe. CM, Pennsylvania Railroad, S34 Heading ". 18)4 Uuffalo, Pittsburg A Western 8)4 Lenlgh Valley (3 Lenlgb navigation MM Northern Pacific Si ftortnernfacinepreierrea 744 Assert. 33, 1SIMH 84 MX ''h BUSINESS NOTES. The Fifth Avenue .Bankhas declared a semi annual dividend of 2 per cent. , The renting business Is beginning to boom. The demand for small houses is enormous. There is a good inquiry in Philadelphia for Panhandle Railroad stock, and none for sale. The big real estate transaction at Hazel' wood, noted yesterday, was made by Black S Balrd. Tub Allemannla Insurance Company yester day declared a semi-annual dividend of 8 per cent. It is said tbe Chartiers Gas Company will de clare a dividend the last of this month or the first of next. The City District and Printing Telegraph Company yesterday declaredthe usual quarterly dividend of 3 per cent. Allegheny Valley incomes sold in Phila delphia yesterday to the extent of $50,000 at 37 This is the highest on the present ad vance. The Monougahela Navigation Company has made a dividend of 2 per cent In cash and 4 per cent in capital stock, payable on and after the 20th. The inquiry for stores increase as the season advances. Tbe supply is entirely inadequate to the demand. This indicates great business ex pansion next spring. Alfred Parsons, teller of the Dollar Sav ings Bank, was hovering between life and death yesterday evening. Little hope was en tertained of his recovery. The Humboldt Fire Insurance Company, of Allegheny City, makes a favorable report of its business for 18S9. It not only earned ex penses and dividend, but something for its sur plus fund. There is a good feeling- East for all of the Pittsburg Railroad stocks. The impression there is that tbe Pittsburg- Railroad is putting all of Its properties In good shape to make them dividend bayers. Mellon Bros, have for some time been dickering for a 15-acre tract of land, between wan station and Wilmerdlng, owned by John Ronl iLnd ft otaji fitatnri vMtAnl'iv th&t thov had seenred it at a nrica armroximatlnjr S75.0flil I It will ba subdivided into lots aasVsoldte wwiUKiMaMtiMeeW'stwttFtaa. 4 - DOMESTIC MARKETS. The Quietest Day of the Tear in Gen eral Produce Lines. EGG MARKET STILL DEMORALIZED. Corn the Weak Factor of CerealsOats a Shade Stronger. COFFEE OPTIONS UP SUGABS FIEM OFFICB OFPlTTSBTJUO DISPATCH, I ThubsdAY. January 9. 1890. Conntry Produce Jobbing Prices. Trade is very quiet, tbe quietest for this year. Tbe drop of mercury has failed to arrest the downward drift ot eggs. A Liberty street commission man, who had 83 barrels of eggs consigned from Quincy, 111., declined to a:cept, and the goods were forwarded to New York. A. cash offer of 17c per dozen for the best eggs on the marketwould hardly be declined. Prices of Elgin creamery remain tbe same as last week. Tbe outside price at Elgin Is 27c. Low grade butter is very slow. With the present downward drift of markets, and the excessive amount of poor staff offered in all produce lines, choice stock is at a premium, while in ferior grades go begging for customers. Buttek Creamery, Elgin, 2930c; Ohio do, 27K8c: fresh dairy packed. 2426c; country rolls, 2021c Beans Navy band-picked beans, 12 252 SO; medium. t2 102 20. Beeswax 2S30c ?1 ft for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, tS507 50; common, S3 604 00; crab clder,& 00S 0 '$ barrel; elder vinegar, 1012c S gallon. Chestnuts 55 005 0 S bushel; walnuts, 6070c jfl bushel. Cheese Ohio, UllKc; New York, HKc; Limburger, 9Kllc; domestic Bweitzer, ll 13c; Imported Hwoitzer. 23. Eoos 1819c ?I dozen for strictly fresh. FBUITS Apples, fancy, $2 602 75 1ft barrel; cranberries. J10 0011 00 ft barrel; Malaga grapes, large barrel, J3 50Q10 00. Feathebs Kxtra live geese, 60060c; No. 1, do. 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c ft ft. Poultry Live .chickens, 50S65c a pair; dressed. ll12c a ponnd; ducks, Go75c V pain geese, fl 25421 30 ft pair: live turkeys, 13015c ft ft; drossed turkeys, l820c ft ft. Beeps Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bushel, S4 20 4 40 ft bnshel; clover, large English. 62 ft s, SI 35 4 60. clover, Alsike. S3 00: clover, white, t9;timo tby, choice. 45 Sis. 1 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 lbs. tl 251 80; bine grass, fancy, 14 Its, SI SO; orchard grass, 14 lbs. tl 40: red top, 14 ft", tl 25; millet, 50 lbs. SI 00: millet, 6070o ft bushel; Hungarian grass, 50 lbs, 65c, lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, S3 00 ft bushel of 14 lbs. Taiaow Country, 4c; city rendered, 4Jf 5c Tbopicai. Fruits Lemons, common, 2 50 3 00; fancy, S4 Q0S5 00; Florida oranges, J2 50 3 00; Jamaica oranges. S8 006 50 ft barrel; bananas, SI 50 firsts, SI 00 good seconds, ft bunch; cocoanuts, M 0004 50 ft hundred; figs, 89c ft ft: dates ,6X6Ke V ft: new layer figs, 12K15c;new dates. 7Kc ft &, Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 55G0c; on track. 4550c: cabbages. S5 0007 00 a hun- Ldred; Butch cabbage 113 CO ft hundred; ceiery, iuc ff aozen: jersey sweet potatoes, S4 a barrel; turnips, SI 0001 60 a barrel; onions, SI 75 a barrel. Buckwheat Floub 22c ft pound. Groceries. Coffee options advanced 15 points in New York yesterday, making 65 points advance since Saturday, Packages are very firm, and a rise is likely to come any day. Sugars areflrm, but unchanged. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20Hc; low gradeRlo, 18XlgXc; old Government J ava, 2728c; Mar acalbo, 23K24Hc; Mocha, 2s2Xc: Santos, 2024c; Caracas. 2224c; peaberry, Rio, 23 24c: La Guayra, 23K&24C. Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 2529Kc: old Government Java, bulk, 31K33c; Maracaibo, 2728c; Santos, 2428Kc: peaberry, 2SKc; 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, 8Kc; headlight, 150, SJic: water' white, 10Kc: globe. 14l4Kc; elalne. 14c:,car nadine, llKc; royaline, lie; globe red oil, 11 llKc purity 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4S47o V gallon; summer, 404$c Lard oil, 70c Syrups Corn syrup, 2S30c; choice- sugar syrup, 8338c; prime sugar syrup, S033c; strictly prime. 3335ci new maple syrup. 00c N.O. SIOlasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c: medinm, 3843c; mixed, 4ug42c Soda Bl-carb In kegs, 33Jc; bl-carh in JJs, 5Jic; bl-carb, assorted packages, 56c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, fnll weight, 9c;stearine, ft set. SKc; paraffine, 11 12c. Rice Head, Carolina, 67c: choice, tyi 6c; prime, 66c: Louisiana, 66!4c ' HTARCH Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss starch, 47c, r oreiqh r ruits ijayer raisins, 32 00: ixin don layers. S2 90: California London layers. $2 75; Mnscatels, t2 40; California Muscatels, $2 25; Valencla,7Kc; Ondara Valencla.8Jie8Kc; sultana, 0Kc:currants,5Ke5c: Turkey prunes, 4X5c; French prunes, e9Kc; Salonica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8Kc: cocoanuts, ft 100, S6 00; almonds, Lan., ft ft, 20c; do. Ivica, 19c; do, 'shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 1415c: Sicily fillierts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 6SKc; Brazil nuts. 10c; pecans, ll15c; cit ron, ft lb, 19020c; lemon peel, 18c ft lb; 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, 1921c; cherries, pltted,1314Kc; cher ries unpitted. 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 75K26Kc; blackberries, 7Ji8c; huckleberries, 10Q12C BUOARS Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7Jc: granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6jc; standard A. 6c; soft white, 5K6c; yellow, choice, S 64ic; yellow, good. 65c; yellow, fab:, 5J4 SKc; yellow, dark,5Kc 11CKLES Medium, bbls (1,200), J5 60; medi um, half bbls (600). S3 25. Balt-No. 1, ft bbl, 95c; No. I ex, ft bbl, SI 05; dairy, ft bbL SI 20; coarse crystal, ft bbL SI 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higglns' Eureka. 18-14 ft pockets, 13 00. Cannes Goods Standard peaches, S2 000 2 25;2ds, SI 65l 80: extra peaches, S2 402 60; pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, SI 001 50; Hid Co. corn, 7500c; red cherries, 90cSl; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do. 80c; string do, 6065c: mar rowfat peas, SI 10l 15; soaked peas, 70Q80c; pineapples SI 301 40; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengages, tl ?S; egg plums, t2 00; California pears, S2 50; do greengages, SI 85; do egg, pi urns. SI 85; extra white cherries, S2 40; raspberries; 95cSl 10; strawberries, SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; tomatoes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft, SI 6501 90; blackberries, 65c; succotash, 2 lb cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2-fi, SI 251 60; com beef, 2-ft cans, 52 05; H-ft cans. 114: baked beans, SI 5 1 50; lobstei, 1-ft, SI 75 1 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines, domestic i S4 25(24 60; sardines, domestic Ks. S5 757 U0; sardines, imported, s, til 50l2 60; sardines, imported. S18; sardines, mustard, S3 30; sardines, spiced. S3 60. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S35 ft bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore. 32; extra Na 1 do, mess, S36: Na 2 shore. mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c fft; do medium, George's cod, 6C; do large, 7c; boneless hake. In strips, 6c; do George's cod In blocKs, 6Ji7Kc Herring Round shore, S4 60 ft bbl.; split, $6 50; lake, $2 75 ft 100-ft half bbl. White fish, S8 00 ft 100- ffl nan ddi. ljaite troqt, ntufi nail dol fin nan haddock. 10c ft. Iceland ballbnt. 13c V lb. Pickerel, K bbL S3 00; U bbl. SI lh Poto mac herring, sa uu i nui, 00 per M DDL OATMEAL-JO 003 25 ft bbL Grain, Flonr and Feed. Total receipts as bulletined at the Grain Ex change, 24 cars. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of bay, 1 of wheat. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2 cars of barley, 1 of malt. By Pittsburg, Ft, Wayne and Chicago, S cars of oats, 6 of hay, 1 of corn, I of flonr. By Pittsburg, Cin cinnati and St. Louis. 1 car of hay, 3 of corn, 1 of bran. Tbe only sale on call was 1 car of sample middlings, 115, 6 days,P.R.B Oats are a shade stronger than. they have been for a few days past. Corn both new and old shows weakening tendencies. Wheat and flour are steady. In general tbe situation of cereals Is In favor of buyers, and the cash customers will find a readiness to shade onr quotations. Prices below are for carload lots on track. 1 Wheat New Ko. 2 red,S687c: No. 8,82 83c Cobn No. 2 yellow, ear. new. 35038c: hleh mixed, ear, old, 8940c; new, 3435c: No. 2 yel-J low, sneueo, 01 u. oomnc; new. ousic: mgn mixed, shelled, 8538c; newbigh mtxed,shelled, 8031c. Oats Na 2 -white, 2728c; extra, No. 3, 28H27c: mixed, MK825C. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 535ie; No. 1 Western. 5152c BAELEY-Western. 1565c; Canada barley, 7075c. Flotk Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring p-itents, i5 003 80: winter straight, (4 2o4 0; clear winter. H 001 25; straight XXXX bakers', K 60S3 7a. Rye flour, S3 0) 175. MnxrxED Middlings, fine white, $15 om 16 00 V ton; blown middlings, $12 06014 Of) winter wheat bran, HI 26111 68; chop feed. KR SA01S OA. Hat-B11 Hmehy, N..L HI 6e12. Sfc .No. 2 d. mm T Iwstt fee wagw, tu M 9Vi OS. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, S7 06498 OS: packing do. S6 6007 00. Straw Oats. S6 75fi7 00; wheat and rye straw, K 09g6 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 9c; sugar-cured hams, medium, 9Jc; sugar-cured hams, small, lOc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar cured shoulders,' 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7c; sugar-cured California hams, 6c; sugar-cured dried beef flats. 9c; sugar-cured dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c; bacon shoulders. 5JJc: bacon clear sides, 7Kc; bacon clear bellies, 7Kc: dry salt shoulders, fic; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, Sll 60; mess pork, family, SI2 00. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5fc: half-barrels. 6c; 60!b tubs, 6c; 20-ft palls. 6c; 50-ft tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6J$c: 6-lb tin palls, 6c; 10-ft tin pails, efic 5-ft tin pails. 6c Smoked sausage, long, 5c: large, 5c 'Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams, lokc Pigs' feet, half bar rel, S4- 00; quarter barrel, S2 15. A GENERAL SWEAR-0FF. City Hall Worlf to ba Done by the Dry Pro cess In the Future. Municipal employes, iaving passed ever the annual swearisg-off period, will now be sequlred to mount a prohibitory platform during business hours. Chief Brown, of the Department of Public Safety, yesterday issued an order prohibiting all employes of his office from going out to "see a man" during office hours. His example will be followed by the other chiefs ol departments, so that a general air of reformation may be expected to permeate the municipal building and the atmosphere be no longer tainted with cloves, cinnamon and other breath perfumes used to overcome the aroma of old rye or the stench of barrel house rotgut. Controller Jlorrow, whose office has always been marked as the temperance head quarters of the City Hall, said he was glad to see such a move on foot. Both he and Assistant Controller Davis had long urged the propriety of such a movement, and they were highly pleased to see their suggestions adopted. The Controller further said that men who have to pay constant attention to statistical work; cannot conscientiously dis charge their duties and take in tangle foot at the same time. The social relations he said could be fnllv as well sustained bv re- -course to the handsome water coolers as well as to the nearest barrooms. This order does not apply to Conncilmen of either branch. William "Wittmaa was certain that Duquesne Hotel stock had not depreciated in consequence of the order, but thought the desert of Sahara would be a fishpond compared with the City Hall after the order went into force. All of the clerks in the various depart ments spoken to on the subject, thought the order a good one, and calculated to save money for the city's employes, but many of them looked as uncomfortable as an ostrich with a bad case of sore throat. Bis; Time nt Bellevernon. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics yesterday presented national flags to the schools at Bellevernon. There was a parade, speech-making and a gala time generally. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she had Chlldren,she gave them Castorla an9-77-jrwrsu MR. A. K. N0RRIS, A well-known gentleman of Sharpsburg, re siding on Eleventh street, and employed at tbe extensive steel works of Messrs. Bpang, Chal lant fc Co., of Sharpsburg, has passed through an eventful experience. His catarrh caused a stuffed-up feeling about his nose and eyes. The catarrhal secretion that dropped from bis head into bis throat was so tenacious and hard to raise that in the morning it would often gag him and cause him to feel sick at his stomach. His bearing became dull, be .took cold very easily, had no appetite in the morning, and as his food did not digest properly: gas formed in his stomach, causing pain. He often felt dizzy ana lost flesh. He tried various treatments, but without success. He also used local treat ments, but his disease gradually grew worse In this condition be began treatment with the physicians of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Insti tute, 323 Penn avenue, and became cured by their constitutional medicines, which are always curative and permanent in their action. He can be seen at either his residence or place of business, and will gladly tell anyone furtber about his condition and cure. -S Mr. John V. Hartmas, "I was afraid of consumption. I had a con stant hawking and spitting. I coughed and felt a soreness and pain in my lungs. My throat became sore and ulcerated, breath short. I lost flesh, and had night sweats and many other symptons. It gives me pleasure to add my testimony to the hundreds already published, to my complete cure by these physi cians. "I now weigh more than ever before and feel well and strong: "JOHN V. HARTMAN, 12M Main street. Bharpsbnrg.'t Remember the place. The Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute. 323 Fenn are. 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OAKLEY & CO., BANKBHS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. 5 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. -A. H 'js - KKW ADYZRTTSEWErTTS. Swift's Specific entirely cured me of a,severe case of blood poison which obstinately resisted and refused to be cured for over 28 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 as Invalid. In less than 30 days use of 8. S. 8. 1 was all cleared up sound and welL This ha been nearly a year ago, and no sign of any re turn of the old enemy. j John B. Willis; 87 Clark street, A tanta, Ga, Swift's Specific 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 L.1SS9. W.H. 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PITTSBURG, V.j ' 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 chronio diseases. 5SffEN0FEEUNTILCURED. MLTDWni lOand mental diseases, physical! IM Lit V UUo decay, nervous debility.lack oft energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory.! disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulnessj dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, imi1 poverisbed blood, failing powers, organic weaki ness. dyspepsia; constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, Safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN'sK blotches, falling balr, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat ulcers, old sores, are cured for lite, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from tbe system. 1 1 R I M A R V kidney and bladder derange. 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