K ' . . THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1890. bjS F5Vi BROOMS - AND PANICS. f. Some Painfnl Reminiscences of an Iron Producer Regarding THE MEMORABLE PANIC OP 1873. The Short Snow Crop Serious to Michigan Lumber Sealers. A WEEK'S SALES AT LIBEKTI TAEDS Office of Pjttsbttbg DisrATcn. ? ThuesdaT, January 16. 1891 ( The thing most dreaded by manufacturers of iron and steel products is a speculative boom which will inevitably be followed by a reaction and collapse. A recent interview with an iron master who had painful memo ries of the 1873 panic, brought out the fol lowing: "For months before that panic ev erything in iron and steel lines were kiting. Goods went off like Hot cakes at hied prices, and everybody who conla scrape together a tew dollars was patting his money into iron. A multitude put their money into stay. Too Fresh With Dividend. "I knew a heavy iron producer, who, in the summer of 1S7S. received two 10 per cent I divi dends on stock that had been considerably watered. He refreshed himselr by a trip to the Pacific coast with his fimlly, rind had a gay and festive time in the Yosemite Valley.. About the time of his return to his native heath, like a clap of thunder from a clear sky, came the panic, which knocked the bottom out of all iron industries. The companies in which he was in terested would have been mighty glad to recall their two 10 per cent dividends. Compensation in it All. "For four long years there was no division of profits, and while the concerns in which this gentleman was interested were solid and weathered the storm, it would have been much healthier, and saved many an anxious hour, if there bad been no such big divides in a single year ana profits had been distributed through a senes of years. "It is usually a feast or a famine with our iron. Much better a good square meal right along. The danger of all booms is that specu lative influences come in to tpod everything. And this is the chief danger ahead at this time." Lumber in Dlieulgnn. Mr. J. S. Fisher, who is one of our leading dcaprs in lumber, recently returned from an extensive trip through Michigan in which he had an eye to his own particular department. Said be to The Dispatch market reporter to-day: "The winter in MIchijran has been very similar to that in Western Pennsylvania. There has been practically no snow in the Peninsula State, and the sawmills, particularly the smaller ones which are off from the regular channels of communication with the world of commerce, have found their usual methods of shipment no good this season. Snow ! Eaaentlnl. "In Michigan and West "Virginia lumbermen depend greatly on snow in order to get their logs to market. This winter has entirely upset their calculations. The big lnmber companies will not be so much affected by the failure of the snow crop as the little fellows, who have their mills aside from the regular lines of traffic The big fellows have their narrow gauge railways, and are able to tap their tim ber lands regardless of snow. What effect the failure of the smaller saw mills to get their logs to market will have on the trade it is hard to tell. The probability is that it will serve to stimulate prices and thus put money into the pockets of large operators." Live Mock nt Liberty. The local receipts of cattle at the Cast Lib erty yards this week were S5 loads greater than last week, the total being 115 loads. Markets gave few signs of life and buyers were able to command prices which were not less than 15c per cwt. under last week's range. Sale ol cat tle this week were 1,906 head against 1,558 bead last week. The supply of hogs was in excess of demand, and markets wre weak at a decline from last week's prices. Total sales of hogs for the week, 20,211 head against 23317 bead last week. At Chicago to-day receipts were 33,000 head, and the outside price there is S3 70. At Kast Liberty the outside price is not more than 10c above Chicago prices, but it is to bo remem bered that the best selected hogs are of higher quality at Chicago than the best here The sales of hogs on Monday were 8,753 head, the larcest for any one day this season. Total sales of sheep and lambs at ISast Liberty for the week, 7,502 head. Prices were higher than last week, and in some cases an advance of 30c per hundred was obtained. Br Telesrnpb. St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 1,600 head; shipments. 800 head: market strong; good to fancy native steers, 2 S04 90: fair to good do. S3 201 35; stockers and feeders, $1 S0 2 90; range steers, $2 003 10. Hogs Receipts, 8,G00head; shipments. l.lOOuead: market steady; lair to choice lieavv, $3 603 70: packing grades, 3 503 65; light, fair to best, S3 45J 3 60. Sheep Receipts, 700 head; shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice, ff 005 40; lambs, 5 4U6 40. Buffalo Cattle (full and lower; receipts, 80 loads through, 10 sale Sheep and lambs Receipts. 8 loads through. 24 sale; sheep firm, lambs shade lower; sheep, choice to extra, 5 7o6 00; good to choice, J5 405 65: common to good, $5 C05 25; lambs, choice to extra, $6 75 6 90; good to choice, 6 406 65; common to good, $tt006 35. Hogs, fair demand, steady: receipts. 10 loads through, 60 sale: medium and heavy, 3 7063 75; mixed, S3 80; Yorkers, 3 80 3 85; pigs, S3 85. Kansas Cttt Cattle Receipts. 4.800 head; shipments. 3.200 head; market 10c higher; steers, $3 004 50; cows, SI 732 50; stockers and feeders, $2 5033 10. Hogs Receipts, 8,300 head: shipments, none: market 25c hieber; all grades. 13 5$ G bulk, S3 62J63 C5. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head; shipments, 600 head; market strong to 10c higher; good to choice muttons, 3 oOfflo 40; stockers and feed ers. $3 00(23 40. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 14,000head; ship ments, 4,000 head; market steady; common weaken choice extra beeves. SI 80o 25; steers, S3 004 75; stockers and feeders. S2 203 15; Texas cattle, S3 303 SO. Hogs Receipts. 340. 000 head; shipments, 8.000 head: market strong to a shade higher: mixed, S3 553 77; light, S3 553 85; skips, S3 0003 60. Sheep Receipts, 4,000 head. Cikcdtsatt Hogs stronger; common to light, $3 25Q3 75; packing and butchers. S3 63 3 75; receipts, 5.470 bead; shipments, 2,300 head. Dry goods. New York, January 16. Agents are get ting a goodmaffy fancy drygoods orders from the small trade, and jobbers are sellinc to the same class. The market was unchanged and steady, with a very strong tone to course yarn cottons. BUSINESS NOTES. The Citizens' Traction Company declared a dividend of 3 per cent on the capital stock, pay able February 1. The Citizens' Insurance Company yesterday declared a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent, the first within two years. Fohtt-two mortgages were recorded yester day. The largest was for S8.000. Twenty-two were given for purchase money. The firm of homers. Brother & Co. has been dissolved, J. L. Somers and W. H. B. Bulger continuing the business under the title of will lams A Bulger, at No. 639 Liberty street PORTLAND, Ore is one of the most thriving of the thriving cities of the Pacific coast. It has a population of nearly 65,000, and there was an increase of 50 per cent over 18S8 in Its manu facturing output last year. Moreover, its finan cial condition is so good that the City Auditor reported tnat he had S90.0U0 in cash on hand at the end of 1SS9. AT the meeting of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Gas Company yesterday the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent was declared. A statement of the condition of the company's affairs was also made, and a copv of it will be prepared and mailed to the stock holders with their checks. It is said to be the best the comoany has ever made. The seventh annual report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York has been transmitted to the Legislature. The gross earnings of all the railroads in the State during the year from operation were S153.537.208 19, and the net earnings, (51,607, 714 31. The percentage of net income to capi tal stock was 106. against 3.03 the preceding year. CRESCENT STEEL WOEKSHANGES. An lS-Inefa Plate 2)1111 Added and Other Alteration In Progress. The Crescent SteelfWorks show signs of activity and enterprise. They have added to their already big plant an 18-inch plate mill with fine engine. The whole costing in the neighborhood of 58,000. The mill will be used for rolling down slabs and finishing them off in thin sheets. Other improvements and extensions are con templated by the firm in the near lnture. MAEKETS BY TOffi. Wheat Almost Fe&tnreleu, bat (be Feeling Bather Firmer Corn and Oata Tran quilPork Slow bnt Some what Steadier., CrnoAOO Wheat There was a rather stronger undertone to the market to-day, and while prices did not vary particularly from yesterday, still there seemed to be a firmer feel ing, and the closing was about He higher than yesterday. The bear contingent sold fair quantities, but the market did not weaken un der these offerings, but to the contrary the wheat appeared to be quietly absorbed and the prices Improved gradually under the operation. Corn continues to rule quiet, though there was perhaps a little more doing in a speculative way than yesterday. The feeling developed was easier at slightly lower prices. There were no new features. Oats presented a fair degree of animation, and the attendance of operators was larger than for some days past. The feature of trad ing was the excitement occasioned by increased May delivery offerings of which apparently were induced by the weaker corn market. Un der pressure which was put upon the market it became weaker and c below yesterday's closing quotations was touched. The offerings soon became exhausted, however, when an im provement and partial recovery followed and the market resumed its former tranquil state. Fork Only a fair business was reported in March pork, and the market ruled steadier. Offerings were moderate, and the demand was only fair on local account and to fill shorts. Prices averaged a trifle higher, and the market closed steady. Trading was almost exclusively In May contracts. Lard A little more business was transacted in the lard market, still trading was limited. Offerings wero fair and the demand was mod erate. Market closed steady. Ribs Trading was moderate In short ribs, and the feeling was stronger. Offerings were not very large and the demand was fair, espe cially for May delivery. Prices were a little more favorable to sellers. Wheat No. 2, Januarv.777777077c;Feb. 3i?.3i?ffi;3ii:e3ic Oats No. 2, January. 20202U20c: Febru ary. 20KS20Kc; May. 22K22K21K22c Mess Pork, per bbL January. S3 42Jc; Feb ruary. S9 59 5K9 5089 SO; May, J9 90 9 909 87K69 &Kc. Labd, per 100 As. January. $5 825 85& 5 KMQiS S2K: February, to 853 S75 85 5 87; May, S8 056 07K6 07K66 07H. Short Ribs, per 100 lbs. January. S4 67; Februarv. SI aUm 704 G7i 70; May, S4 904 924 9U4 90. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 77c: No. 3 spring wheat, 6570c; No. 2 red, 77c No. 2 corn. 2828?ic No. 2 oats, 20c No.2rye.44Kc No. 2 barley, 6557c No. 1 flax seed. II 35. Prime timothy seed. II 22. Mess rirk, per bbL $9 50. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 82K 85. Bhort ribs sides (loose), $4 6504 75. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 124 25; short clear sides (boxed),. $4 9505 00. Sugars, cut loaf,7K68c Receipts Flour. 20,375 barrels: wheat, 26,000 bushels: corn. 188,000 bushels; oats, 97.000 bushels; rye. 8,000 bushels: barley, 45,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 17,000 barrels; wheat, 12,000 bushels: com, 316,000 bushels; oats, 234.000 bushels; rye, 5.000 bushels; barley. 24,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was dnll: fancy creamery, 2426c; fair to coed, 1719c: finest dairies, 2021c; fine,1315c Eggs. 1314c Kew Yoek Flour weak and more active; free sellers. Wheat Spot dull and firm; op tions fairly active. KG'c up and steady. Rye steady; Western, 5760c Barley steady. Bar ley malt quiet. Corn Spot firmer and moder ately active: options more active and un changed to yas up and Arm. 'Oats Spot dull and weaker; options steady and dull. Hay steady and quUL Hops steady and quiet. Coffee Options opened steady and unchanged to 5 points down; closed nncbanged to 10 points down; quiet; sales, 17,000 bars. Including: Jancarv. 15.85c: February, 15.80c; Marcn, 15.8015.85c: April. 15.85c; May, 15.85 615.90c; June. 15.90c; September. 15.90c; October, 15.S515.90c; spot Rio, dull and easy:! fair carcoes. 19Jc: No. 7. I7hic Sugar Raw quiet; refined steady and in fair demand; molaJA," 6Xc Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans weak; open kcttle.com mon to fancy, 31644c Rice steady and in bet ter demand. Cottonseed oil stronc Tallow steady; city, S2 for packages; ii 13.32c Rosin quiet. Turpentine dull and nominal.43 44c Eggs steady; Westem,1616c: receipts, 4,543 packages. Pork active and firm. Cut meats dull; middles inactive Lard firm and active export inquiry: sales western steam at $6 206 25, chiefly S6 20, closing at S6 206 22K; February. S6 226 23; March, Ji 31 6 32, clos ingat$6 30bid: April, S6 36: May, S6 426 43, closing at 56 41 bid: July.SC 52. Butter dull; lancv creamery steady ana ntoers weak; .Elgin, 2S2SXc; western dairy, 816c; do creamery, 1226Kc: do held. 916c; do factory. 516c Cheese dull and unsettled; western, (j10c PHn.xrEi.FnrA Flburweak. Wheat Options quiet, firm and. higher; choice grades scarce and firm; rejected, 5565; fair to good millins wheat, 7S85c: prime to choice, do, 8S 92c; No. 2 red, January, 81JS2c; February, 82K eS3c: March. 83b4c; April, 84J85c Corn Options Kc Higher; No. 2 spot firmer; in terior grades quiet and in buyers' favor; No. 4 low mixed, in erain depot, 23c; No. 4 mixed, in do, 24c: do on track, 26c: No. 4 yellow, in grain depot. 27Kc; No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, 37c: old No. 2 mixed, in rraln depot, SSc; new do. in Twentieth street elevator, 38c; new No. 2 high mixed, in (Train depot and Twentieth street elevator. 38Kc: No. 2 mixed, January, S6a,563c; February. 36Jf37c; March, 37 Ziiicx April. 37SS!c Oats Carlots weak; No. 3 white, 273c; No. 2 white, 2SJc; futures were dnll and weaker; No 2 white, January, 2SJi2SXe; February, 2SKe2S; March, 2S5 29c; April, 29K29Kc Butter dull and weak; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 2526c; do prints, extra, 3134c Egss dull and irregular; Pennsylvania firsts. 1515c Minneapolis Receipts of wheat for the past 24 hours were 227 cars, and shipments 44 cars, asainst 164 received and 59 shipped yesterday. The demand for cash wheat of the better grades was fairly good, and most of the same of the samples were cleaned up rather early. Poorer grades w ere not in very good de mand. Elevator people were pretty free buyers of wheat to co into stores. A few outside millers were taking some wheat for grinding, but there were not as many local millers billing as nsnal. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard February. 79c: May. 83c: on track, 79KS0c; No. 1 Northern. January. 7Kc; May, 80c: on track. 78c; No. 2 Northern, January, 74c: February, 74c; May, 78c; on track, 7476c ST. LOUIS Flour unchanged. Wheat high er: the market, after fluctuating rather widely, closedJe above yesterday; No. 2 red, cash. .741V. '-, rtuw wip-cu an iiuuiu, JUtt ouaaujfcc; June, eiotigwojic: j my, asked. Com auiet: No. 2 mixed. February. 2626c askedjMay. 2b28c asked; July,2929Kc Oats firm: No. 2, cash. 20Kc; May. 213c; August, 21ic asked. Rye No. 2, 41c bid. Barley dull and unchanged: Iowa, 30c Flaxseed qniet at SI SO. Provisions firm er. Pork at $9 b710 00. Cincinnati Flour quiet Wheat strong; No. 2 red, 80c; receipts. 1,200 bushels; shipments, 1,500 bushels. Corn in moderate demand: No. 2 mixed, 33c Oats nrmer; No. 2 mixed. 24c Rye in fair demand; No. 2, 5152c Pork firmer at 9 87. Lard strong at S5 75. Bulk meats firm; short rib. $i 7o4 87. Bacon firm; short clear. SS 126 25. Butter steady: Sugar firm. Eggs steady at 12c Cheese firm. Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat quiet; No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 7274c: May, 7oc; No. 1 Northern, 82c Corn quiet; No. 3, on track. 2CK27c. Oate quiet; No. 2 white, on track, 22)c Rye firm: No. L in store. 45c Barley weak; cash. No. 2, in store, 42c Pork, S9 45. Lard, S5 65. Cheese nnchanged; Ched dars, 9c Baltimore Provisions unchanged. Butter weak; western packed. 1218c; best roll, 15c: creamery, 2025c Egcs dull; western, 14c Coffee quiet; Rio fair, 19)$c Toledo Cloverseed active and steady; cash and February, S6 SO; March, S3 55. aietnl market. New Yoek .Pig iron firm; American. S17 20- Copper sluggish; Lake. January, 14 45. Lead dull and steady; domestic, S3 87&. Tin quiet and firm, straits, $20 45. DUPLICATED BIS NOTES. A Catsklll Forgrr' Method of Raising Large Sums of Honey. rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Kingston, If. T., January ,16. The con fession of Snyder Lockwood, of Shokan, to a series of forgeries has created a great stir throughout the entire Catsklll Mountain re gion. He is confined to his bed, but is not so ill as to exclude visitors and bank officials, and counsel and constables in the inter est of his victims have conversed with him at his bedside. Lockwood's mode of operations was, upon receiving notes throughout the country in fnll or partial payment for pianos and organs, to dnplicate the same and thus secure the means of rais ing several times the amount of money rep resented by the genuine note. Among the heaviest losers is the First National Bank of Eondout, Cashier Bray went to the home of Lockwood and secured an assignment of insurance polioies on his life for $12,000, a second mortgage on his personal property and a quit claim deed to about 80 acres of land. Salvation On, has cored many of rheu matism when other remedies failed. Price A LIVELY INTEREST. Some-Important Deals in Real Estate and More on the String HE INDORSES THE NEW SCHEME. One ol the Largest of the La Koria Stock holders Favors Going Ahead. PROMPT ACTION THE 0HLT SALTATION Handlers of real estate, either as agents, buyers or sellers, report a continuation of the active movement so frequently referred to in this column. The principal events which came to the surface yesterday were these: "W. C. Stewart sold a house and lot on Aiken avenue, Shadyside, to Mrs. Mary A. Glass, for $10,500. She will occupy it as a residence. C. Beringer & Son disposed of a Westmoreland county farm of 101 acres for $4,000. The purchaser is said to be a "Wood street merchant Between seven and eight acres belonging to the "White estate, fronting on Ellsworth avenue, Twentieth ward, were sold by "W. A. Herron $ Sons at a price approximating S90,000. William Mooney is said to be the purchaser. Several important transactions, which have been hanging fire for two or three weeks, wero practically closed up yesterday, and may be made public to-day. Two of them represent values which require six figures to express. The proposition to rehabilitate the La Norla Alining Company by the Infusion of fresh capi tal, as outlined at the meeting Wednesday evening, gave rise to considerable discussion on Fourth avenue yesterday. From the best that could be learned it is probable the scheme will go through and work resumed under more favorable conditions than heretofore. This seems necessary to save what has already been invested. One of the heaviest stockholders, in approving the reorganization plan, remarked yesterday evening: "I think the suggestion to form a developing company is a good one The Idea is to organizo a new company with a capital of, say, $200,000, representing SI for each share of the old stock. This wonld pay off the present indebtedness and provide sufficient funds to further develop the mine, particularly in sinking the shaft, which is now 265 feet down. The general plan is to lease the entire property to the new com pany tor a term of 10 years, at the expiration of which time the La Noria Mining Company will again come Into possession-of the prop erty. "I am decidedly in favor of this plan of pros ecuting the work, as it does not necessarily de prive any of the stockholders of their holdings. It is not a game of freeze-on". The success of this scheme rests, entirely upon 150,000 at least beine subscribed by the end of the pres ent month. Otherwise the probabilities are that the company will be completely swamped. There is necessity for prompt action on the part of stockholders to save what is already at stake. I see that. Mr. Davis, the manager, ex presses confidenc in the successful res alt of sinking the shaft, and I fully agree with him. Successful mines in the neighborhood of La Noria are worked at a much greater depth, one of them being down 1,000 feet." A local lumber dealer, who has just returned from a trip to Michigan and other North westernBtates, says the railroads are begin ning to respond promptly to the requests for the speedier movement of lumber, but they do not seem to fully realize the Importance of that article of traffic For instance, the other day a prominent lumberman at Bay City. Mich., went to a railroad freight office to complain of some delay in handling his shipments. "Yes, I know we have treated you badly, but we have our hands full in handling freight." ''Great guns! Isn't lumber freight?" "Well yesI reckon It is. but I mean regular freieht, snch as eraln, cattle, etc" That same road soon afterward sent out a long train of lumber, but still the officials didn't exactly class It as freight. The following mechanical patents have ex pired, and are now public property: Sheet metal bending machine, A. Gorton; bar and tube iiendingmachine, A. Harris; stocket bend ing machine, M. Blakey; compound steam en gine, 8. Arcbbold; metal drill, W. C. Burch; regenerator for metallurgic furnace valves, H. Frank: loose pulley, J. J. Ralya; valve for hy draulic mains, H. P. M. Blrklnbine; steam bell ringer. West and Parker; tool for finishing axle blanks, H. E. Forest; earth auger, Collins and Morrison: steam vacnum pump, Simpson and Drake; pump, J. S. Barden; chromatic printing press, G. W. Woodside; attaching patterns to supporting plates, J. H. Harper; nut, F. L. Delfer: spriue motive power. T. B. Fogarty; rolled Iron moldings, Manley and Sellers. t ' Statistics show that there is a steady increase in the consumption of American oil in Canada. Last year the consumption of Arderican oil in creased, while that of the Canadian product decreased. America furnishes two-thirds of the total consumption in Canada. This moves a Canadian journal to say: "At -present we only get 7 gallons of 790 refined oil out of a barrel of 35 gallons of crude, imperial measure, which is fit to compete with the best American oil of the finest quality, and it is thought that if the flash test was reduced to 88 or 90 we could get 9 gallons refined out of a barrel of crude, of a quality as good as the best Ameri can oil, and that the importation of American oil wonld be reduced proportionately and in consequence this would give a greater demand for our crude oil." Here Is another item of interest to American oil producers: The deep-seated prejudice of the rural population in the United Kingdom against the use of oil for illuminating purposes is gradually wearing away, and they are begin ning to see that the American petroleum gives a better light and is about as cheap as the old- time candle. As an evidence that American oil is making headway, nothing is better than the complaints of candle-makers who say that their business Is falling off. The Linden Coal and Coke Company, of Chi cago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of S50, 000. Tho company owns and oper ates coal mines and manufactures coke in West Virginia, the works being located some ten miles north of Fairmont, on the Mononga hela river, in what is known as the Gonnells ville basin. The seam worked by the company is eight feet thick and produces similar coal in all respects as that mined in tho Connellsvllle region. A plant of 50 ovens is in full operation, but the capacity is shortly to be increased. About one-half of the output is converted into coke, whllo the remainder is shipped to the gas and steam trades. The mine is equipped in first-class style and the present output, be tween 800 and 400 tons; can readily be doubled if required. When the lumber supply in Michigan and the South becomes exhausted Pittsburg can draw upon the far Northwest. It is said that Pnget Sound has 1,800 miles of shore line, and all along the line, miles and miles farther than the eye can reach, is one vast and almost unbroken forest of enormous trees. The supply is so vast that although the sawmills have been working up 500,000,000 feet of lumbtr taken out of the forest every year for the past ten years, the spaces made by these inroads seem no more than garden patches. An official estimate places the amount of standing timber in that area at 600,000.000,000 feet or 1,000 years' supply, even at the enormous rate the timber is now being felled and sawed. A BETTER FUELING. Dlore YItn in the Stock Market nnd Con siderable Staff Picked Up. So far as buoyancy was concerned, yester day's stock market was one of the best for sometime. Nearly all the brokers had orders. The sales were 327 shares, contributed by Cbartiers Gas. Switch and Signal, La Noria, Philadelphia Gas and Central Traction. Philadelphia Gas sold in a small way ex-divl-dendatSlK and closed at 31 bid, showing quite a rally. Very little of it was offered. Considerable of it was said to hare been picked up on the street around 31& The La Noria meeting threw cold water on the stock. It sold'to the extent of 175 shares at and closed at y, bid. There are those who think it will yet come out all right. The tractions. Switch and Signal and Pleasant Valley Hallway were frac tionally stroncer. Charters Gas was hid up to 4L Westinghouse Airbrake was weaker, as was also Electric The stout resistance which stocks nave offered to the persistent hammering of the past two or three months furnishes ground for the belief that the recent improvement, in activity no less than strength, will be permanent. 1IOBKING. AVTXEXOOX. Did. Asked. Hid. Asked. Exchange N. .Banc... 84 KeystoneB'kofPitts. 67 75 M. AM. at. Bank sa bare Deposit Co. 65 Allegheny Gas Co.. Ill 39 " Allegheny HeatlngCo, .... 100 .... 100 Brldirewater Qas 29 .... 3 .... ChartleriVallevG.Co. 41 ' 42 41 41 Philadelphia Co SO 81 31 OhloVallev , jgX Wheeling Uas Co 18 .... 17 "Washington Oil Co 75 .... Central Traction v Wi 33$ SiH S3 Citizens' Traction &S Pitts. Traction 46X IMeaunt Valley Si 23X 23 , 2SM Allegheny Valley M Charters Kallway 43 .... Pt.. Va. AC.K.1S.CO 41 ..;. N.Y. S U.Gas Coal Co 37 La Worts Mining Co... .... H H Luster Mining Co...... 19 27 19 20 Silverton Mining Co... 1 .... YankeeGlrlMlnlngCo .... 2H Westlnghonse Electric" 48 .... .New Castle Water Co. U. S. &31g. Co.... U'A .... 15 17 U. S. & Big. Co. prd.. H WestlnghouseAlrb'kc 108 1094 Kx-dlvidend. Sales at the first call were 90 shares of Cbar tiers Gas at 40. and 2 Switch and Sisnal at 14. After call 100 shares of La Noria went at i. At the last call 25 shares of Switch and Sig nal brought 15, 75 La Nona ii, 10 Philadelphia Gas 3 and 25 Central Traction 32. W. H. Watt sold 25 shares Philadelphia Gas at 31, ex-dividend. H. M. Long sold 50 shares Union Switch at 14. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 221 387 shares, including Atchison, 6,700; Canada Southern, 048; Delaware. Lack awanna and Western. 32.264; Missouri Pacific, 6,250; Northwestern. 4.635; Reading, 34,100; St. Paul, 10.530; Union Pacific 20,380. JI0NEI IN PITTSBDEG. A Moderate Demand and Plenty of It Clenr Injt Honse Figures1. There was nothing particularly stirring in the local money market yesterday. ' There was the usual demand, and rates were steady at 6 7. Eastern markets were reported easier. Cur rency was scarce. "Ve have nothing but large bills." was the way oue cashier put it. Clerical business was fair. The exchanges were 52,503, 460 65 and the balances S4U525 79. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from S5 per cent, last loan 8, closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 67. Sterling exchange qniet and steady at H 82 for 60-day blUs and $4 iS8for demand. Closing; Bond Quotations. M.K. 4T. Gen.Ka .63 Mutual Union &5....100K V.J. C. Int. Cert...lllM Northern Pac UM..IUM Northern Pac.2ds..lI3 Northw'tn consols. 143 V. 8. 4s,reg 128 U. S. 4a. coun US U.8.4Xs,reg 104X u. a. 4.s, coup.,.. UHM Pacific & or '95. 118 Lonlslanastamnedss 84 Missouri Ss 100 Tenn. new set. 8s... 108 Tenn. new set. St.. ..102 Tenn. new set. 3s.... 72 tf Canada So. 2d 98 Cen. Pacificists. ....Ill Uen.JtK. O., IsU...U8 Den. AR. G. 4s 77 D.&B.G.West,lsts. S7S Erie,M J COS M.S. AT. Gen. Ba.. 72X Northw'n deben's..H0 Oregon & Trans. Ss.lOtM St-L. ftLM.Uen.il 88 St. L..& U.K. Gen.M.lIIW Si. Paul consols ...AU at. PL Chi 4 rcisu. ti5M Ti., Pc.L. G.Tr.Rs. 90V Tx.,PcKG.Tr.Kct 38J4" union rac. isu...Miii West Shore iwh New Yobk Clearings, $137,553,629; balances, 56, 663.617. Boston Clearings, "J17,3S9,1S9; balances, SL 630,738. Money, 1K2 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $13,084,695; bal ances, f2.084.850. Baltimore Clearings, (2,423,670; balances, 8316.451. London The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 9,000. The bullion in the Bank of England increased 513.000 during the past week. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to liability fs now 35.29 per cent. Bar silver, 44?d per ounce Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f 45Kc for the account. The weekly statement of the Bank of Franco shows a decrease of 3,600,000 francs gold and 975,000., francs silver. CHIOAOO-Clearings. 511.633,000. New York Exchange sold at 25c premium. OIL IHPK0YING. Prices on a Hlcher Level and Brokers In Better Spirits. The oil market was stronger and more active yesterday than for several days. Pittsburg furnished the backbone and did most of the trading. There was an encouraging increase of orders. Other points were quiet. The prin cipal bullish factor was the drop in the. Glade Run well to 12 barrels. This was a disappoint ment. The opening was 10 highest 105, lowest 105, closing 10 The feeling at the windup indicated considerable faith in the staying power of the market. Wednesday's clearances were 248.000 barrels. The Fort Pitt Natural Gas Company's Deip well No.iS, in the Montour Run field, south of Groveton, near Coraopolis.it is thought, will settle down to a SO-barreler. The Imperial Coal Company got a dry hole with their well on the other side of tho farm from Deip No. 2. The Taylor well on the Cable farm in the Myoma field, which was increased to 100 bar rels by a shot, has decreased to 80 barrels a day. Joseph Hartman's well, on the Samuel Staple farm at Callery Junction, has been drilled in, but without showing any signs of improve ment It is now put down as a 60-barrel well. The James Hays well, In the same field, will not prove much of a one. It is probable that some new territory will be opened up before very long near Mumnsvllle, in Butler County. Luce & Co., who control 3,000 acres there, have one well in the territory that is in the sand, with prospects of being a fair one. It is far away from old developments. In the Washington field the Taylor-Moffat No. 1 is down to the fifth sand without showinc for much, and the No. 2 has let up altogether on production. Things look so discouraging there that the owners of several wells in the vicinity are seriously thinking of abandoning them. Fergus & Co.'s McQuay Ho. 1 is com pleted in the fifth sand. It has been tubed and pumping will be started to-day. Taylor Sc Co.'s well ou the Smith farm is doing 25 barrels a day. The McCalmont Oil Co.'s No. 1 onjthe Fer guson farm, in the Shannocin field, is through the sand and full of oil. It will be an average well. Features of the Mnrket. Corrected daily by John M. Oakiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 1H Lowest I05 Highest lOSXIClosed mH Barrels. Average charters 27,945 Average shipments ., 74,537 Average runs 61.704 Iteflned. Mew York. 7.50c Refined, London. 6K1- Refined, Antwerp, 17 HL Kefined. Liverpool. 6a. Kefined. Bremen, 6.90m. io5jfiIow quotes: Puts n ! caUs The Washington Field. Washington, January 16. At Hickman well No. 1 at Canonsburg, to-day, a plug was blown out by gas killing John Moore, a tool dresser, who was in the top of the derrick. Butler, January 16. Charles Haslett & Co.'s No. 1 on the Humphrey farm and 700 feet east of the Nesbitwell in the 100-foot sand, began flowing to-day at a lively rate. There were no tanks up and a great deal of oil went to waste on the ground. Tho well is estimated to be doing 100 barrels a day and is evidently not at its best yet. The Grazier well, on the John Martin farm, one mile northeast of Callery Junction, and an equal distance from developments In the Myoma field, is 40 feet in the sand, and has made several flows. Tho Mclntyre well, on the McNeal farm, west of the Irvine, Is drilling In the sand and showing some oil. The Phillips well, on theDonthett farm at Glade Run. which started off at first with a dally production of 600 barrels a day, is still doing 13 barrels an hour. John S. Shee Co.'s well, on the Ellas farm, near Murrysvillc was torpedoed yesterday, and Is doing 10 barrels per day. This was a wildcat venture, and will stimulate drilling in that lo cality. Already a large number of rigs are building and new locations being made I Other Oil Markets. , OiLCrrr. January 18. Petroleum opened at J105MI; highest, Jl 05; lowest, S105; closed, SI 0 Bradford. January 16. Opened, Jl 05Ji: closed at SI 05: highest, 31 06; lowest, $1 05. New York. January 10. Petroleum Stock Exchange opened at 1 01; highest, 1 06; lowest, fl 0i; closing. II 0a5. Consolidated Exchange opened at 51 04: highest, 51 06; lowest, 51 04; closing, 51 0 Total sales, 601.000 barrels. REDUCING THE SURPLUS. The Work of Plcklnc Up Beat Estate In Fnll Swing. W.C. Stewart sold for & P. Brown, to Mrs. Mary A. Glass, a lot 46Jx280 feet, located on Aiken avenue. Shadyside, for 510.500. C. Beringer & Son, 103 Fourth avenue, sold through Graebing & Lyon, a farm of 104 acres in Westmoreland county, for 54,000. They also closed a mortgage of 58,000 on Allegheny City property at 6 per cent. Black & Balrd, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to Henry Baur, the property situate Nos. 65, 67 and69 Adams street,, Aliegbsjr. . lot befog 44x133 feet, with three frame dwellings there on, for 5o,800. The purchaser was William Btapel. , W. A Herron &. Sons sold a lot on the east erly side of Fisk street. Seventeenth ward, near Penn avenue, 22x140 feet to an alley, for $1,430. Major A. J.Pentecost sold for the Safe De posit Company; to John Fugn, lot 20x100 feet, Forty-fifth street, with a two-story brick dwell ing, lor 52,925; also lot 40 feet on the east side of Holmes avenue, 20x100 reet, with a double two story frame dwelling. Carnegie's plan, for 52,590; also for K. B. Petty, trustee of the Burke estate, Logan street, lot 22x100 feet, with a two story brick dwelling, for 53,725; also lot 25x100 feet. J. P. sterritt's plan, McKeesport, for 5300. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold No. 13 Oakland square. Fourteenth ward, Pittsburg, being one of those fine two-story and mansard eight-room bnck dwellings, for 58,800. J. E. Glass, 138 Fifth avenue, sold lot No. 120 Marion Place plan for 5250 cash. STOPPED THE TIOKEB, The Commercial Telegram Company Bocks Against Wall Street Sagar Mores Up Union Pacific Raided The Final Figures Lowest. New York, January 16. The stock market to-day was even less active than for the past few days, owing in part to the stoppage of the tickers of the Commercial Telegram Company, which seriously interfered with the business of many brokers, and partly to the apathy ol the traders who are again the principal makers of quotations. The feeling at the opening was bullish among the traders, but the pressure upon Union Pacific from the bears was ex tended to other stocks, and the traders turned over to the other side for a turn, and a general decline was the consequence, though the fluc tuations were extremely narrow, and possessed little significance outside of the few leading shares. Sngar was up about 2 per cent on covering of shorts, though there were large purchases by some firms which bad the appearance of long buying, and these were helped out by purchases on the long side, but the traders who, disgusted with the sluggishness of the railroad list, turned once more to the trusts as likely to' afford an opportunity to get a profit. There was some selling; by those who thought the stoek had already had its rise, and the improve ment would not be held, though it closed with a fractional advance. The bears again attacked Union Pacific on the option of Chairman Walker, though the decline was accelerated by reports from Wash ington that had withdrawn some land grants. Wisconsin Central was again materially lower on the continued liquidation, and Jersey Cen tral late in tho day dropped suddenly from 123 to 120 but recovered a portion of the loss. The Coal stocks were remarkably strong again, and Reading was aided by the report that the Mayor of Philadelphia had signed the terminal bill, while Lackawanna was bought largely by influential parties who had the appearance of investment buying. Lead Trust followed Sugar, but fluctuated within very narrow limits, and its final change is insignificant. The news of the day which had any effect upon the market was from Chi cago, and was principally of an unfavorable nature.but the Influences of these advices were fairly offset by the large disbursements by the Treasury, whose effects were seen In the in creasing ease of money and the removal of fears of a squeeze in rates. The maraet closed dull but heavy and gen erally at lowest prices. The activity in the Trusts made considerable animation in the market, however, and the sales in the unlisted department reached 65.208 shares, of which Sugar contributed 38,835. Railroad bonds were again quite dull, the sales reaching only 5L089,000. and while there were large nnmber traded the active bonds failed to show any movement except Wisconsin Central incomes, which reacted again, dropping from 67 to 6L The Readings were stronger, however, and the Ss moved from 40 to 42. The following tame snows tne prices ot active stocks on the Heir York Stock Excnange yester day. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by WHITNKT & STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of .New lorx Stock Exchange. Sc r our th ave nue: aos- Open ing. Am. Cotton OU Trust.. 30X Am. Cotton OU Atcn.. Xop.i3.ir 31 Canadian Pacific 77 H Canada Southern 53!4 Central of Mew Jersey. 123 Central faclnc Chesapeake ft Ohio.... 26 C. Bnr. A OulncT. ....106H C Mil. & at. faux.... 6SK C tiu.it at. r. nr....M3)i C, KOCKl. &r 96 C st. l. arm ua c, ml l. & Pltt-, pf. C St. P..M. tU C.& Northwestern 1VH C northwestern, pr. .... C, C O. A I .-70,4 c. a. C.&L, nr 97it Col. Coal a. Iron iili Col. ft Hooking Vai .. I9H Del.. L. ft W U5K Del. ft Hudson, 150 Denverftitlo G.. .'Wi Denver ftKlo U.. PI... 61 E. T.. V'Sk AUa .... fc.T..Va. ft Os. 1st nf. .... B. T.. Vs. AGa. 2d PL .... Illinois OentraL Laae Brio ft Western Lake ltrte ft West. Dr.. MH Laxe Shore ft M. 0 VHH LoulsTllleftNashvllle. SIX Michigan central 9J Mobile ft Ohio Mo.. Kan. ft Texas Missouri paolfle 72H Mew fort Central 106 Ji. Y.. L. E. ft Y 26)2 M.Y..IJ.E.ft W.pref. X. X.. C. ftSt. Li M. "I., C. ft St. L. Dr. N.Y.. C. ftBt.L. 2dDf .... M. YftM. IS 44 . r.. O. ft W - 19J4 Norfolk ft Western Norfolk Western, pr. .... Northern Pacine Nortnern faclne pret, 73tf Ohio A Mississippi... .... Oregon LmDrovement. .. . Oregon Transcon 34H PaemeMMi 28 Peo. Dec. ftKvans 17 Fhlladel. ft Heading.. 36! Pullman Palace car.191H Rtehmona ft W. P. T.. 21 Richmond ft W.P.T.pr 77J4" St. p.. Minn. A Man. .113 St. L. ft San Fran St. L. ft San .Fran pf. St.L. ft banJf.lstpt. ... Texas faclflo 21 Ualonfaclnc 56 Wabun Wabash preferred 32K Western Union $3& Wheeling ft L. Sngar Trust 53V National Lead Trust.. 20 Chicago Gai Trust.... itH aigh- Low. lng est. est. Did. 3lM SOX 30 34 31 30 V 30 77 77J 77M 54 53M 533 173 120 1Z0'4 33K 28) I6 S6H I08) JOB 105& 69 68M 6SH 1I3K IIS 113H 96 957$ KH 15X IS 13X 43 32U I1C I09K 10UH I 70 97M 44ft I9H 138 ISO 16Jf SIX 10H 97H 44 V( 19)1 1J5X $ U 70 87H 44'4 H I33M 14SH 16 51M 67 21 11 17 64 104H 86 93M 13 J06 (J 26X 61 KH 69 H 37X 44 19 21X el 30 ! 73J4 a x S3 38H 16 36U 18lk SO 76J( 112$ 16 33 94 ZOtt 65 IS 31 83 5 68M 104 S7K 93 I04X S6H 93 73 106K 26i 72 10SJ4 26)4 44X MX 4JK 19X 73 13H 34 33 18 36M m 20 7694 112)4 39 17 36 193 21 77X 111 C854 mi ni: 21 55M 43 Philadelphia Mocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. Mo. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Mew York Stock .Ex change. BM. Asked. Pennsvlvanu Batlroad. . S3X 53 Heading. 18H 13 3-16 Batraio, nttsourg ft western 8 8M Lehigh Valley Hit Lehigh navigation 517? Northern faclfio 30W Northern Paciflepreierrea 73)4 Di 3014 73 Boston Blocks. Atch.ATop.B.B. ..10 Boston ft Alb my... 215,4 Boston ft Maine. ...,206 C. H. ftQ. 106X" Wls.Cenrm.com... 33Vt AUouezMgCo 1H Calumet ft Recla....2es Catalpa 15 rranxun 16 Haron 4 Osceola. 26 fewablc 8 Quinsy 71 Bell Telepnone... ..208JJ Boston Land 6 VV aver Power t. SV una. Bon. ft Caere. UK Eastern B. K 133 Eastern K. B. 6s ....113 Flint PereM 34 Flint ft PereU. prd. 94 Mexican Ocn. com.. 17 H Mex.Clstmtg.bds. 69 N. y. jcjiewimt... U7i M. Y. ft M.Z.-7S....128 urn Colony 175 Rutland, com G'A Kntland preferred.. 60 Tamarack 159 San Diego 15Vi Santa Fe copper... 1.42) CUOKEIU- FINANCIAL. TTTH1TNEY 4 STEPHENSON, a FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co- New York. Passports procured. ap23-l THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO. OF PITTSBURG, NO. 83 FOURTH AVENUE. Incorporated January 24,1867. Charter per petual. Capital $500,000. Burglar-proof vaults for securities and valuables. Acts as Execu tor, Administrator, Guardian, Trustee and all other fiduciary capacities. DIRECTORS. A. Garrison, Edward Gregg, Wm. Rea, Thos. Wightman, A. E. W. Painter, Chas. J. Clarke, A. P. Morrison. Felix K, Brunot, John H. Ricketson. OFFICERS. A. Garrison, President; Edward Gregg, First Vice President; Wm. Rea, Second Vice Presi dent; Wm. T. Howe, Setfy and Treas.; Robt. C. Moore, Asst. Sec'y and Treas.; Henry A. Miller, Counsel, N o. 153 Fourth avenue. de4-srwr JOHN M.OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. , Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. 45 HIXTH ST, Plttsburg. 'V$ V? DOMESTIC MARKETS. The General Produce Trade Gives So Sign of a fievival. WEATHER IS HADE EESP0HSIBLE. Kew Shelled Corn Keeps Coming to Market In Poor Shape. ' AID CEEEALS ABE M0TING SLOWLI or Fittsbubg Dispatch, Thuesday. January lfl, 1890. ( , Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Interviews with Liberty street commission men failed to develop any new features in this department ot trade. The price ot eggs is merely nominal. Bales are reported as low as 15c per. dozen. The general produce trade is uncomfortably quiet. Even poultry, which was scarce and firm during the holiday season, has quieted down, and demand is light at a shade lower prices than have ruled of late. There is little or no change in prices of good creamery butter. Country butter is slow, and only the choicest holds up to quotations. The great topic with produce dealers is weather. The failure of winter to show up in its usual style Is viewed as the great hindrance to active trade In the lines of country produce. Buttee Creamery, Elgin, 2S29c; Ohio do, 2627c; fresfi dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls. 2021& Beans Navy hand-picked beans, J2 002 2a; medium. Jl 7582 00. Beeswax 2S30e $1 & forchoice; low grade, 1820c Cider-Band Tefined, $6 0006 60; common, S3 504 00; crab cider. $3 008 50 $ barrel; cider vinegar. 10 12c 1 gallon, Chestnuts ?5 005 50 fl bushel; walnuts, 6070c $ bushel. Cheese Ohio. liailJic; New York, HJic; Limburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, 11 13Kc: imported Hweitzer, 23c Egos 1617c fl dozen for strictly fresh. Fbutts Apple, fancy. 52 603 00 fl barrel; cranberries, SS 5009 50 fl barrel; Malaga grapes, large barrel, $8 5010 00. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c;No.l, do, 4015c: mixed lots. SO&So $ B. Poultry live chickens, 50G5c a pair; dressed, 1214c a pound; ducks 75S5c fl pair: geese, 51 251 SO fl pair; live turkeys, 12313c fl lb; dressed tnrkeys, 1617 fl ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Bis to bushel, 4 200 4 40 ftbusheUclover. large English, 6211s. J4 35 4 bO; clover, Alsike, $300: clover, white. t9; timo thy, choice, 45 Ss, 81 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, $1 251 30: blue grass, fancy, 14 As, SI 30; orchard grass, 14 fts, Jl 40; red top' 14 fts, 51 25; millet, 50 fts, $1 00; millet, 6O70c ft bushel; Hungarian grass, 50 ft', 65c, lawn grass, mix ture of tine grasses, $3 00 fl bushel of 14 lbs. Tallow Country, 4Jc; city rendered, 4Jf 5c Tropical Fbutts Lemons, common, S3 00 63 50: fancy, S4 0005 00; Florida oranges. U 00 4 60; bananas, $150 firsts, SI 00 good seconds, fl buncb; cocoanuts, $4 0004 60ffhundred; rigs, 8X9 ft ft; dates, 6KtKc ft ft; new layer figs, 12&15c; new dates, 7c f ft; pine apples, $2 60 ft dozen. vegetables Potatoes, from store, 6065c; on' track, 6055c; cabbages. $5 00700 a hun dred; Dutch cabbage. $13 00 ft hundred: celery, 40c fl dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, $4 00 a bar rel; turnips, $1 001 25 a barrel; onions. $3 00 8 60 a barrel. BUCKWHEAT FLOUB 22C ft pound. Groceries. Gbeen Cof fee Fancy Rio, 2321c; choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; low grade Rio, 18K19Xc; old Government Java, 2728c: Mar acaibo. 23K24c; Mocha, 2829Xc; Santos, 2024c; Caracas, 2224c: peaberry, Rio, 23 24c; La Guayra, 2324c Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 25329c; old Government Java, bulk, 3183c; Maracalbo, 272Sc; Santos, 2 IX 28Kc: peaberry, 28Kc; choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio, 23Kc; gd Rio. 22c; ordinary, 21c. Spices (whole) Cloves, 192Uc; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 7080c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Jic; Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, 150, SJic; water white, 10c; globe, 1414Xc; elame, 14c; car nadine, 11:; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11 llc; purity 14c. illHERB' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 48047c ft gallon: summer, 4043c Lard oil, 70c Bybups Corn syrup, 2830c; cboice sugar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 30033c; strictly prime, 33335c; new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c; medium, S843c; mixed, 40042c. SODA Bi-carb in kegs. 3Sc: bl-carb in X3, 6c; bl-carb, assorted packages, 5Ji6c; sal soda in kegs, l?c; do granulated. 2c. Cawdles Star, fnll weight, 9c; stearine, fl set. 8Xc;paraffine, 11012c. Rice Head, Carolina, 67c: choice, 6 6c; prime, 5kG6c: Louisiana, 5c. Stabch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 5Q6c; gloss starch, 4JJ7c Foreign Fbutts Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon don layers, $2 90; California London layers, $2 75: MuscatelB, S2 40: California Muscatels, 82 25; Valencia, 7Jc; Ondara Valencia, s 8Xc; sultana, 9Xc; currants, 5X5Kc; Turkey prunes, 4X5c; French prunes. 60c: Salon lea prunes, in 2-ft package, 8c; cocoanuts. ft 100. 6 CO; almonds, Lan., ft &, 20c: do, Ivica,19c; do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1415c; Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates. 60 6c: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 11015c; citron, ft lb, 1920c;lemon peel, 18c fl ft; oiange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per a, 6c; ap ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap orated, 14X16c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2628c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 192Ic; cherries, pitted.l3X14c; cher ries, unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 25X2bc; blackberries, 7K8c; huckleberries, 1012c. Sugars Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7c: granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A, 6Xc; soft white, 66c; yellov, choice, 6 6c: vellow, good. 55c: yellow, fair, 5 6c; yellow, dark, 5c Pickles Medium, bbla (1,200), $5 50; medi um, hall bbls (600), S3 25. Salt-No. L ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. ft bbl. $1 05; dairy, ft bbl. Si W; coarse crystal, fl bbl, $1 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Higglns' Eureka, 16-14 lb pockets. $3 00. - Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 000 2 25: 2ds, SI 6ol 80; extra peaches, S2 402 60; pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, $1 O0l 60: Hid Co. corn, 75090c; red cherries. 9OC0S1; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, S0c: string do. 6065c; mar rowfat peas, SI 1001 15; soaked peas, 7U80c; pineapples, SI 3001 40; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengage.-, SI 25; egg plums. $2 00; California pears, 82 50; do green gages, $1 85; do egg plums, SI 85: extra white cherries. 12 40: raspberries. SocfiSl 10: straw berries, SI 10; gooseberries, SI 3001 40; toma toes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft, SI 651 90; black berries, 65c; succotash, 2-B cans, soaked, 90c; no green, 2-ft, Jl 2501 50; com beef, 2-ft cans, $2 05; 14-ft cans, $11 00; baked beans. SI 451 0; lobster, 1-ft, $1 7501 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 60; sardines, domestic. Ks. S4 250 4 60; sardines, domestic, X, S3 7507 00; sar dines, imported. Me, $11 50012 50; sardines, im ported, s, 118 00; sardines, mustard, $3 30; sardines, spiced, S3 60. Fish -Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $36 ft bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $21 Codfish Whole pollock, 4Jfc ft B; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c: boneless bake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 67Xc Herring Round shore, $4 60 ft bbl.: plit. S3 50; lake, $2 75 ft 100-ft bait bbl. White fish, $6 00 ft 100- B halt bbl. Lake trout, sa &u ft bait bbL Fin nan haddock, 10c ft lb. Iceland hallont, 13c S ft. Pickerel, K bbl., $2 00; !.bbl..S110: Poto mac herring, $5 00 ft bbL, 82 &0 per K hW. Oatmeal 6 00$S 2j ft bbL Grain. Floor nnd Feed. Bales on call at the Grain Exchange. 2 cars of choice loose pressed timothy hay, SI3, 10 days, B. fc O.; 3 cars of No. 2 white oats, 28c, Febru ary delivery. Receipts as bulletined, 25 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft, Wayne and Chicago, 1 car ot rye, 3 of oats, I of corn, 1 of middlings, 1 of wheat, 5 of flour, 2 of hay, 3 ot barley. By Bal timore and Ohio, 4 cars of bay, 1 of corn. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 2 cars of shorts, lot corn. New shelled corn is very sick and prices are bat nominal. The condition of stuff coming to markets Is the principal reason for the depression. It seems next to impossible for new corn to preserve its sweetness the kind of weaiber we have been having of late. The DulK oi tnat wnicn comes irom tne iar west arrives in poor shape. The cereal market is far from satisfactory, according to reports of dealers. Buyers have the innings all the time of late. Prices below are for carload lots on track. WHEAT-NewNo. 2 red, 85086c; No. 3, 820 83c CORN No. 2 vellow, ear, new, SG37c; high mixed, new, 34035c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 36037c: new, 28030c; old, high mixed, shelled, 35038c Oats No. 2 white. 27X028c; extra, No. 3, 26Mtfc: mixed, 24X2oa Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania, and Ohio, 63054c; No. 1 Western 51052c Barley Western, 45065c; Canada barley, 70075c Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, $5 005 50; winter straight, $4 2504 50; clear, winter. $4 0004 25; straight XXXX bakers', S3 603 75. Ite flour, $3 600 4 7a MILLFEBD Middlings, fine white, $15 000 16 00 ft ton; brown middlings. $12 00014 00; winter wheat bran, $11 60012 00; choii feed, S15 6016 0a ' HAY Baled timothy. No. L $1150012 00; No. 2 do, $3 00ai0 00; loose from wagon, $11 00 B12 00. according to quality; No. 2 prairie hay. Straw Oats $6 7507 00; wheat and rye straw. $6 0006 25. Provisions. Hogs and hog products are weak all along the line. Heavy weight hogs and lard are par ticularly weak. Sugar-cured hams, large. 9c; sugar-cured hams, medium, 9c; sugar-cured- bams, small, lOc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, SJic: sugar-cured, boneless shoulders. lc; sugar-cured California hams, 6c; sugar-cured dried oeef flats,9c; sugar cured dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c; bacon shoulders, 6Mc; bacon clear sides, TXc: bacon clear bellie, 7X dry salt shoulders, &c; dry salt clear side, 7c Mess pork, heavy, $11 60; mess pork, family, S12 00. Lard Reflnnrt In tierces. &c: half- barrels, 6e; 60-ft tubs, 6c; 20ft pails. 6KC; 50-& tin cans. 55c:3-tt tin palls, Kc; 5ft tin pails. c; iu-2 iin paus,'0c; s-a tin paua, ou. ATTENTION, DEP0S1T0E8 J Interview the Assessors If Ton Wonld Not Get Left In the Larch. Under Jndge Stowe's ruling depositors in banks who get interest on their deposits must report the same to the assessors for as sessment of the 3-miIl tax. As banks are required to give the lists of their stockhold ers the County Commissioners hold that the Dollar Savings Bank, if its capital consists of its debts, must list them for taxation, or the depositors must list their deposits. It neither be done the Commissioners will take last year's report of the institution and under the law mnst add 0 per cent to the amount credited each depositor. . The good goddess of poverty never appears more beneficent than in tax assessing and paying time. The tramp is not hampered by any of these complications. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to CastdHa, When she had Children,she gave them Castoria an9-77-irwTSu REGISTER'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the following ac counts of executors, administrators, guardians and trustees have been duly examined and passed in the offlce or the Register and Clerk of theOr- S bans' Court, and will be presented to the rphans' t'onrt for confirmation and allowance on Monday, February 3, 1S90: No I. Account of vm. Jenklnson. executor of the will of Elizabeth Wllklns Claney, deceased, riled December 10b 1883. No. 2. Final account of James B. Urlpps, ad ministrator of the estate of Elizabeth A. Dripps, deceased. Filed December 10, 1839. No. 3. Final account of Alfred Ackley. admin istrator or the estate of Ellzibeth Ackley, de ceased. Filed December 10. 1889. No. 4. Account of Ueorge O. Baekofen. de ceased, administrator of estate of Catharine Baekofen, deceased, stated bv Minna Schlelter, administratrix. Filed December 10. 1889. No. 8. Final acconnt or William White Jr., ad ministrator with the will annexed of James B. White, deceased. Filed December II, 1889. No. 6. Final acconnt of John Fairfield, adminis trator of the estate of John Hazlet, deceased. Filed December IL 1889. No. 7. Final account of John Caldwell, Jr., guardian of Alice L Wood. Filed December 11, 18S9. No. 8. Final acconnt of Wm. B. Ford, guar dian of Mary Helen Frasch. Filed December 12; 1889. Ho. 9. Final acconnt of Charles Meyran and H. H. Niemann, executors of will of Lavlna Uln hansen, deceased. Filed December 13. 1889. No. 10. Final account of H. B. Niemann, ad ministrator d. b. n. of Catherine Baekofen, de ceased. Filed December IX 1889. Mo. II. Final acconnt orMathew Blocher. ad ministrator of estate of Adam Senk. deceased. Filed December 13, 1889. Mo. 12. Final account of Margaret L. Dall meyer, executrix of the will of Henry Dallmeyer. Jr., deceased. Filed December 13, 1889. So. 13. Final acconnt of Alexander Me Cracken, administrator with the will annexed of Walter Ulbbs. deceased. Filed December. 1889. No. 14. Final account of Graham Scott, execu tor of the will of John Cunningham, deceased. Filed December 14, 1889. No. 15. Final account of Stephen Wall, execu tor of the will or Sarah Will, deceased. Filed December Is, 1839. Mo. 16. Account of Jackwn Stewart and R. F. Logan, executors of the will of Robert Stewart, deceased. Filed December 16, 1889. No 17. Account of Cart Hago MIerscb, adminis trator of estate ofKateMlersch. deceased. Filed December 17. 1889. Mo. 18. Final account of Elizabeth Belnecke, ad ministratrix or estate of William Belnecfce, de ceased. Filed December 17, 1889. Mo. 19. Final account of Harry J. Wllbert and Samuel C. Dally, administrators of the estate of Elizabeth Wllbert, deceased. Filed December 19, 1889. Mo. 20. Second acconnt of the Sare Deposit Company, of Fittiburg, administrator of estate of Charlotte Blame, deceased. Filed December SO, 1889. M o. 21. Final account of Charles Gross, guardian of John W. Holzbetmer. Filed December 21, 1889. Mo. 22. Final account of Chartea Holmes, ad ministrator of estate of Thomas Holmes, deceased. Filed December 21, 1889. No. 23. Final account of W. C. Carry, admin istrator of the estate of Edna B. blmon, de ceased. Filed December 21, 1889; Mo. 24. Final account of J. P. Knox, guardian or Aids May Onstott and Charles A. Onstott. Filed December:!. 1S89. Ma 25. Partial acconnt of W. C. Neely. admin istrator of the estate of EUza J. Biter, deceased. Filed December 23, 1889. Mo. 28. Final acconnt of John J. Giltlnan, ad ministrator of the estate or Mary Hinds, de ceased. Filed December 21. 1889. Mo. 27. Final account of Ernst ZIgler. guardian oiCAWaraiiunDerger. riiea uecemoer ia, 1889. No. 23. Final account of liobert J. Linton, ex ecutor or the will of Gown Linton, deceased. Filed December 28, 1889. Mo. 29. Account of TbomajCostello, executorof the will of Charlotte McCrum, deceased. Filed December 27, 1839. Mo. 30. Final acconnt of George Koch, executor or the will of John Koch, deceased. Filed Decem ber 27, 1333. Mo. 31. Final acconnt of M. II. West, Jr., exec utor of tne will of U. H. West, Sr., deceased. Filed December 27, 1889. Mo. 32. Final account of Sophia M. Gehlhach, administratrix of the estate of Daniel Gehlbscb, deceased. Filed December 27, 1389. Mo. 33. Final account of George Eschman, exec utor orthe will of Anna Mary Eschman, deceased. Filed December 28, 1889. No. M. Final account of James S. McKeever. ad ministrator of estate of Eliza J. McKeever, de ceased. Filed December 30, 1889. Mo. 33. Final account of Mrs. Kate J. Connelly, administratrix of the estate of John M. Culp, de ceased. Filed December 30. 1839. Mo. 38. Final account of Kobert T. Carothers and William E. Carothers, executors of the will of Hunter Blchey, deceased. Filed December 39, 1889. Mo. 37. Final account of Thomas Herrlott, executor of the will of Samuel McKown, deceased. Filed December 30. 1889. M o. 33. Partial account of Hugh Woodside and S.A.Johnson, executors of the will of Nancy 1'. jriac. aeceasea. riiea uecemoersu, jss. N o. 39. Final account of Brewer Scott, guardian or Nellie J. Duncan. Filed December 3 I8S9. No. 40. Final acconnt of George A. Cbalfant, administrator of estate of Kobert A. Kirknatrick, deceased. Filed December 31. 1889. Mo. 41. Final account or t alter lire, executor orthe will or Kebecca Mitchell, deceased. Filed December 31. 1889. No. 42. Final account of Walter Ure. guardian of estate of Thomas E. MltchelL Filed December 3L 1889 No. 43. Final acconnt of F. J. Fleck, adminis trator d, b. n. c. t. a. of William Hoedle, de ceased. Filed December 31, 18S9. No. 44. Final account or F.J. Fleck, adminis trator or the estate of Christina Hoedle, deceased. Filed December 3L 1389. Ho. 45. Flntl account of William Mayer, execu tor of the will of William Steble, deceased. Filed December 31. 1889. Mo.46. Final acconnt of James Morgan, guardian of James M Kirk. Filed December 3L 1389. No. 47. Final account or Andrew Fulton, guardian of estate or Clara May Douglas. Filed December 24, 1889. No. 48. Final account or Louisa Schnler. ad ministratrix or estate of Uustav A. Schuler. de ceased. Filed January 2. 1890. No. 49. First and Dartlal aceonnt of Johanna M. Niemann and A. II. Lauman, executors of the will of G. E. Niemann, deceased. Filed January 2,1890. No. SO. Partial acconnt of Mary J. and Catha lne Eccles, executors of the will of Sarah Eccles, deceased. Filed January 3, 1890. No. M. Final acconnt of James Lippencott, acting executor ofthe will of George B. Lippen cott, deceased. Filed January 3, 1890. No. 52. Final account of Frank Thomson, ad ministrator of d. b. n. of estate of Charlotte Mathews, deceased. Filed January X I89U, No. 63. Account of Jacob Schackmsn. admin lstrator of the estate of Anthony Schackman, da ceased. Filed Januarys, 1890. No. 54. Final account of Mary B. Mnrtland and John A. Mnrtland, administrators ofthe estate of John M. Mnrtland, deceased. Filed January 3, 1893. No. 55. Second and partial account of James T. Fawc-tt, administrator of the estate or Mary A.B. Hogan. deceased. Filed January 3, 1890. no. oo. rioai account oi a. n. isavis, guaruian of H. Lee Mason, Jr., filed by Catherine O. Davis, executrix of the will of S. B. Davis, deceased. Filed Januarys, 1890. No. 67. Final account of S. B. Davis, guardian of Helen B. Mason, filed by Catherine tl. Daylr, executrix of the will of S. B. Davis, deceased. Filed January 3, 1890. No. 58. Fifteenth acconnt of Franklin Osbnrn, trustee of the estate of Griswold E. Warner, de ceased. Filed December 30, 1889. No. 69. Account of James Hawkins, acting trus tee under will of W. G. Hawkins, deceased. Filed December 24, 1839. No. 60. Fifth partial account of W. K. Jen nings, trustee of L. D. Stevenson. Filed Jan uary 3, 1890. SAMUEL P. CONNER, Register and Clerk of Orphans' Court. PrrrsBCBG, Januarys, 1890. CSBAL.1 IN THEOHPHANS' COUBT. AUDIT NOT1UK. Creditors, heirs and all other persons interested are hereby notl&ed that an audit list will -tie made up of above mentioned accounts (except guard ians) which shall show balances for distribution and all accounts to which exceptloa shaU be filed, and that such andlt list will be taken op on MON DAY, FKBKUAUY 17, 1390, and continue there after each day (Saturday and Sunday excepted) until the whole list thall have been disposed of. SAMUEL r. CON NEK, Keglt and Sx-OOoio Clerk of Orphans' Court. j9-W SEW ADTEEHSEaUKNTS. LEADS--THE:RACE. The old worn out Potash, Mercury and Sar saparilla mixtures all left far behind. a B. a NEVER FAILS TO CUBE BLOOD POISON. I have seen Swift's Specific used, and know; of many cases of the worst form of blood dis eases which have been cured by it. I know the) proprietors to be gentlemen of the highest typo and utmost reliability. I recommend it as a, great blood remedy, unequaled by anything! know of. M. B. 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