;,-i. THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY. JANUARY 27, 1890. 7 r WHAT IS IN -A NAME. The last Sermon in Bey. Dr. Tal mage's European Journey DWELLS ON THE ONE WORD JESUS. Music of Two Syllables That Fit the Tongue in ETery Dialect A MECOUBSE GIYEN IN QDEENSTOWN 'israelii TZUEQBAX TO THZ CISrATCR.3 Qtjeejjskwn. January 26. "While the steamer Aurania, from Liverpool, was lying in this harbor a few hours to-day waiting for the mails, many ot the passengers went ashore. The Key. T. De "Witt Talmage, D. D., was among the number, and took advan tage of the opportunity to preach. His sub ject was "What is in a name?" and his text, Philippians ii., 9: "A name which is above every name." The eminent preacher said: On my way from the Holy Land,and while I wait for the steamer to resume her voyage to America, I preach to you from this text, which was one of Paul's rapturous and en thusiastic descriptions of the name oi Jesus. By common proverb we have come to believe that there is nothing in a name, and so pa rents sometimes present their children for baptism regardless of the title given them, and not thinking that that particular title will be either a hindrance or a help. Strange mistake. You have no right to give to your child a came that is lacking either in euphony or in moral meaning. It is a sin for yon to call your child Jehoialcim or Tiglath Pileser. Because you yourself may have an exasperating name is no reason why you should give It to those who come after you. But how often we have seen some came, filled with jar gon, rattling down from generation to genera tion, simply because someone a lone while ago happened to be afflicted with It. Institutions and enterprises have sometimes without sufficient deliberation taken their nomencla ture. Mighty destinies have been decided by the significance of a came. There are men who alHheir lifelong toil and tussle to get over the influence of some unfortunate name. While we may, through right behavior and Christian demeanor, outlive the fact that we were baptized by the name of a despot, or an infidel, or a cheat, how much better it would have been if we all could have started life without any such incumbrance. TVHAT HIS NAME SIGNIFIES. When I find the apostle, in my text and in other parts of his writing, breaking out in ascriptions of admiration in regard to the name of Jesus. I want to inquire what are some of the characteristics of that appellation. And O that the Savior Himself, while I speak, might fill me with His own presence, for we never can tell to others that which we have not ourselves felt. First, this name of Jesus is an easy name. Sometimes we are introduced to people whose name is so long and unpronounceable that we have sharply to listen, and to hear the name given to us two or three times before we vent ure to speak it. But within the first two years the little child clasps its hands and looks up and says "Jesus." Can it be. amid all the fam ilies represented here to-day, there is one household where the little ones speak of "father." and "mother," and "brother." and "sister," and not of "the came which is above every name?" Sometimes we forget the titles of our best friends, and we have to pause and think before we can recall the came. But can you imagine any freak of intellect in which tou could forget the Savior's desiccation? That word "Jesns" seems to fit the tongue in every dialect. When the voice in old age gets feeble and tremuluous and indistinct still this regal word has potent utterance. Jesns, I lov Thy charming name, 'TIs music to ray ear: Fain would 1 sound It out so loud That liearea and earth might hear. Still farther, I remark it is a beautiful name. You have noticed that it is impossible to dis sociate a came from the person who has the came. So there are names that are to me re pulsive I do not want to hear them at all while those very names are attractive to you. Why the difference? It is because I happen to know persons by those names who are cross, and sour, and snappish, and queer, while the persons you used to know by those names were pleasant and attractive. ITS SACKED ASSOCIATIONS. As we cannot dissociate a name from the person who holds the name, that consideration makes Christ's came so unspeakably beautiful. No sooner is it pronounced in your presence than you think of Bethlehem, and Getbse mane, and Golgotha, and you see the loving face, and hear the tender voice, and feel the gentle touch. You see Jesus, the one who, thouch banquettingwith heavenly hierarebs, came down to breakfast on the fish that rough men had just hauled out of Geonesaret; Jesus, the one who. though the clouds are the dust of His feet, walked footsore on to the road to Em maus. Just as soon as that name is pronounced in your presence yon think of how the Shining One gave back the centurion's daughter, and how He helped the blind man to the sunlight, and bow He made the cripple's crutches use less, and how He looked down into the babe's laughing eyes, and, as the little one struggled to go to Him, flung out His arms around it and Impressed a loving kiss on its brow, and said: "Of such is the kingdom of heaven." Beautiful came Jesus! It stands for lore, for patience, for kindness, for forbearance, for self-sacrifice, for magnanimity. It is aromatic with all odors and accordant with all harmonies. Sometimes I see that name, and the letters seem to be made out of tears, and then again tbey look like gleaming crown;. Sometimes they seem to me as thouch t 'sted out of the straw on which He lay, and uen as thouch built out of the thrones on which His people shall reign. Sometimes I sound that word "Jesus," and I bear coming through the two syllables the sigh of Gethsemane and the groan of Calvary: and again I sound it, and it is all a-ripple with gladness and a-ring with hosanna. Take all the glories of book bindery and pnt them around the page where that name is printed. On Christmas morning wreathe it on the wall. Let it drip from harp's string and thunder out in organ's diapason. Sound it often, sound it well, until every star shall seem to shine it, and every flower shall seem to breathe it, and mountain and sea, and day and night, and earth and heaven acclaim in full chant: "Blessed be his glorious name forever. The name that is above every name." Jesns, the name hirh orcr all, In bcaTen and earth ana sky, BOTH BEAUTY AND POWER, To the repenting soul, to the exhausted in valid, to the Sunday school girl, to the snow white octogenarian, it is beautiful. The old man comes in from a long walk, and tremb lingly opens the doors, and hangs his bat on the old nail, and sets his cano in the usual cor ner, and lies down on a couch, and says to his children and grandchildren. "My dears, I am going to leave you." They say: "Why, where are you going, grandfather?" "I am going to Jesns." And so the old man faints away into heaven. The little child comes in from play and throws herself on your lap, and says: Mamma, I am so sick, I am so sick." And you put ber to bed, and the fever is worse and -worse, until in some midnight she looks up into I oar face and says: "Mamma, kiss me good-by, am going away from you." And jou say: "My dear, where are yon going tor' And she says: "I am going to Jesus." And the red cheek which you thought was the mark of the fever, only turns out to be the carnation bloom of heaven! Oh, yes; it is a sweet name spoken by the lips of childhood, spoken by the old man. Still further : it Is a mighty name. Rothschild Is a potent came in the commercial world, Cuvier in the scientific world, Irving a power lul name in the literary world, Washington an influential name in the political world, Welling ton a mighty name in the military world; but tell me any name in all the earth so potent to awe, and lift, and thrill, and rouse, and agitate, and bless, as this name of Jesus. That one word unhorsed Saul and flung Newton on his face on ship's deck, and to-day holds 400.000,000 of the race with omnipotent spell. That name in En gland to-day means more than Victoria; in Ger many, means more than Emperor William: in France, means more than Carnot; in Italy, means more tnan Humbert of the present or Garibaldi of the past. I have seen a man bound hand and foot in sin, satan bis bard task master, in a bondage from which no human power could deliver him, and yet at the pronunciation of that one word he dashed down his chains ana marched out forever free. IT CONTESTS SINNEES. I have seen a man overwhelmed with disas ter, the last hope fled, the last light gone; out; that name pronounced in his hearing, the sea dropped, the cloud scattered, and a sunburst of eternal gladness poured into bis soul. I have seen a man, hardened In infidelity, defiant of God, full of scoff and jeer, jocose of the judg ment, reckless of an unending eternity, at the mere pronunciation of that came blanch, and cower, and quake, and pray, "and sob, and groan, and believe, and rejoice. 0,it is a mighty came! At its utterance the last wall of un will fall, the last temple of superstition crumble, the last juggernaut of cruelty crash to pieces. That name will first make all the earth tremble, and then it will make all the na tions sing. It is to be the password at every gate of honor, the insignia on every flag, the battle shont in every conflict. All the millions ot the earth are to know it The red horse of carnage seen in apoca lyptic vision, and the black horse of death, are to fall back on their haunches, and the white horse of victory wiirgo forth, mounted by Him who hath the moon under His feet and the stars of heaven for His tiara. Other dominions seem to be giving, out; this seems to be en larging. Spain has had to give np much of its dominion. Austria has been wonderfully de pleted in power. France had to surrender some of her favorite provinces. Most of the thrones of the world are being lowered, and most of the scepters of the world are being shortened; bnt every Bible printed, every tract distributed,' everv Sunday school class taught, every school founded, every church established, is extending the power of Christ's name. That name has already been spoken under the Chinese wall, and in Siberian snow castle, in Brazilian grove and in eastern pagoda. TO OVEBSHADOW AND OUTLAST. That name is to swallow up all other names. That crown is to cover up all other crowns. That empire is to absorb all other dominations. All crimes shall cease, and ancient frauds shall fall, Returning justice lift aloft her scale: Peace o'er the world her olive wand extend. And white robed Innocence from heaven descend. Still further: it is an enduring name. You clamber over the fence of the graveyard and pull aside the weeds, and you see the faded in scription on the tombstone. That was the name of a man who once ruled all that town. The mightiest names of the world have either perished or are perishing. Gregorv VI., Sancho of Spain, Conrad I. of Germany, Richard L of England, Louis XIV. of France. Catharine of Russia mighty names once, that made the world tremble; but now, none so poor as to do them reverence, and to the great mass of the people they mean absolutely nothing; tbey never heard of them. But the name of Christ is to endure forever. It will be perpetuated in art, for there will be other Bellinis to denict the Madonna; there will be other Gblrlandjos to repre-ent Christ's baptism; there will be other Brnnzinos to show us Christ visiting the spirits in prison: other Giottos to appall our sight with the crucifixion. The name will be preserved in song, for there will be other Alex ander Popes to write the "Messiah." other Dr. Youngs to portray His triumph, other Cowpers to sing His love. It will be preserved in costly and magnificent architecture, for Protestant Ism as well as Catholicism is yet to have its St. Marks and its St. Peters. TO BEMAJN IN LIFE AND LITERATURE. That name will be preserved in the literature of the world, for already it is embalmed in the best books, and there will be other Dr. Paleys to write the "Evidences of Christianity," and other Richard Baxters to describe the Savior's coming to judgment. But above all, and more than all, that name will be embalmed in the memory of all the good of earth and all the great ones of heaven. Will the delivered bond man of earth ever forget who freed him? Will the Wind man of earth forget who gave him sight? Will the outcast of earth forget who brought him home? No! No! To destroy the memory of that name of Christ you would have to burn up all the Bibles ana all the churches on earth, and then in a spirit of universal arson go through the gate of heav en and put a torch to the temples and the tow ers and the palaces, and after all that city was wrapped in awful conflagration, and the citi zens came out and gazed on the ruin even then they would hear that name in the thunder of falling tower and the crash of crumbling walL and see it inwrought in the flying banners of flame, and the redeemed of the Lord on high would be happy yet and cry out: "Let the pal aces and the temnles burn, we have Jesus left!" -Blessed be His glorious name for ever and ever. The name that is above every name." Have you ever made up your mind by what name you will call Christ when you meet Him in heaven? You know He has many names. Will you call Him Jesus, or the Anointed One, or the Messiah, or will you take some of the symbolical names which on earth you learned from tho Bible? Wandering some day in the garden of God on high, the place a-bloom with eternal springtide, infinite luxuriance of rose, and Illy, and ama ranth, vou may look up into His tace and say: "My Lord, Thou art the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley." Some day, as a soul comes np from earth to takeits place in the firmament and shine as a star for ever and ever, and thelusterof a youthful life shall beam forth tremulous and beautiful, yon may look into the face of Christ and say: "My Lord, Thou art a brighter star the morn ing star a star forever." FOUNTAIN, SUN, AND SHEPHERD. Wandering some day amid the fountains of life that toss In the sunlight and fall in crash of peal and amethyst in golden and crystalline urn, and you wander up the round banked river to where it first tingles its.silver on the rock, and out of the chalices of love you drink to honor and everlasting joy, you may look up into the face of Christ and say, "My Lord, Thou art the fountain of living water." Some day, wandering amid the lambs and sheep in the heavenly pastures, feeding by the rock, rejoicing in the presence of Him who brought you out of the wolfish wilderness to the sheepfold above, you mayflook up into His loving and watchful eye and sav: "My Lnrd. Thou art the shepherd of the everlasting hills." Bnt there is another name you may select. I will imagine that heaven is done. Every throne has its King. Every harp has its harper. Heaven has gathered up everything that is worth having. The treasures of the whole universe have poured into it. The song full. The ranks full. The mansions full. Heaven fuIL Tho sun shall set afire with splendor the domes of the temples, and burn ish the golden streets into a blaze, and be reflected back from the solid pearl of the 12 gate?", and it shall be noon in heaven, conn on the river, noon on the hills, noon in all the val leyshigh noon. Then the soul may look up, gradually accustoming itself to the vision, shading the eyes as from the almost insuffer able splendor of the noonday light, until tho vision can endure it, then crying out: "Thou art the snn that never sets!" At this point I am staggered with the thought that notwithstanding all the charm in the name of Jesns, and the fact that it is so easy a came, and so beautiful a name, and so potent a name, and so enduring a name, there are people who find no charm in those two syllables. O come this day and see whether there is anything in Jesus. I challenge those of you who are far ther from God to come at the close of this service and test with me whether God is good, and Christ is gracious, and the Holy Spirit is omnipotent. THE PRAYER THAT SAVES. I challenge you to come and kneel down with me at the altar of mercy. I will kneel on one side of the altar and you kneel on the other side of It, and neither of us will rise up until our sins aro forgiven, and we ascribe, in the words of the text, all bonor to the name of Jesus you pronouncing it, I pronouncing It the name that is above every came. Ills worth ir all the nations knew. Sure the whole eartn wonld IoTe Him too. 0 that God to-day, by the power of His boly spirit, would roll over you a vision of that blessed Christ, and you would begin to weep and pray and believe and rejoice. You have beard of the warrior who went out to fight against Christ. He knew be was in tbe wrong, and while waging tbe war against the kingdom of Christ an arrow struck him and he fell. It pierced him in the heart, and lying there, his face to the snn. his life blood running away, he caught a handful of the blood that was rushing out iu bis right hand, and held it np before the sun and cried out: "O Jesns, Thou hast con quered!" And if to-day, the arrow of God's spirit piercing your soul, you felt the truth of what I have been trying to proclalm,you would surrender now and forever to the Lord who bought you. Glorious name! I know not whether you will accept it or not; but I will tell you one thing here and now, lo the presence of angels and men, I take Him to be my Lord, my God, my pardon, my peace, my Hie, my joy, my salvation, my heaven! "Blessed be His glorious name forever. The name that is above every name." "Hallelujah! unto Him that sltteth upon the throne and unto tbe lamb for ever and ever. Amen and amen and amen." LABOUCHEKK OS BKOWiilKG. Tho Great Editor Thinks tbe Great Poet ViiVl a Poet at AW. From the London Truth. 1 1 never was more surprised than when I first met Mr. Browning at a dinner party. Anything,, more unlike a poet than the genial, courteous, well-dressed, clever talker I never saw or heard. But was Mr. Drown ing a poet? I confess that I have never been able to get through much of his "poetry." The sentiments expressed may be pure, lofty and coble, but they are ex- Eressed so awkwardly, so obscurely, so arshly and so crabbedly, so inhannonious ly and so ucrhythmically that I very much doubt whether the author himself precisely knew what he wanted to express. Armour & Co., of this city, report the following sales of dressed beef for the week ending January 25: 155J carcasses,average weight 573 pounds, average price 55 31. Pittsburg Beef Company, wholesale agents for Swift's Chicago dressed beef, sold for week ending January 25, 168f carcasses of beef; average weight per carcass, 633 pounds; average price per pound, 5.76 cents. DOMESTIC MAEKETS. Poultry Firm at Quotations, and Eggs Are Weak and Slow. CHOICE APPLES ARE VERT SCARCE. Tone of Cereal Markets Shows ImproTement on Good Stock. GENERAL GROCERIES ARE UNCHANGED Office of Pittsburg Dispatch. I Saturday, January 25, 1S90. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Tho situation is practically unchanged. Trade is very quiet. Ours has been one of the worst markets in the country for produce of late, and as a result very little stuff is coming in. Our markets are unusually bare of stuff that is, in demand. Choice apples and potatoes are not in supply equal to demand. Common stock is too plenty. The demand for poultry is better than it was a week ago. and prices are firmer. Eggs are very quiet at quotations. Tho cash customer who wants job lots will have no diffi culty placing his orders at inside quotations. In the rural districts of Pittsburg's bailiwick farmers are able to secure better prices in the villages than are to be had here. A Mercer county farmer reports to-day that stores are paying 18c per dozen for eggs in that section. H ere the best hen f rnit going ranges from 15 to 16c per dozen. Buttee Creamery. Elgin, 2931c; Ohio do, 2627c; fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls, 1920c Beans Navy hand-picked beans, S2 002 25; medium. $1 752 00. Beeswax 252Sc W ft for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, 57 50; common, $4 50 5 00; crab cider, J8 0068 50 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c V gallon. Chestnuts $5 005 50 f? bushel; walnuts, 6070c ?1 bushel. Cheese Ohio. llllc; New York, UKc; Limbnrger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, 11 13Mc: imported Sweitzer, 23c. EGOS 154216c $? dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy. $2 503 50 fl barrel; cranberries, $S 509 50 barrel; Malaga grapes, large barrel, $8 5010 00. Feathers Extra live geese, 6060c;No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots. S035c i ft. Poultry Live chickens, 7590c a pair; dressed, ll14o a pound; ducks 7080c pair: live tnrkeys, 010c B ft; dressed turkeys, 11 13c $ fit. Seeds Clover, choice. 62 lbs to bushel, $f SO 4 40 bushel; clover, large English, 62 lbs. 8435 4 bO; clover, Alslke, S3 00; clover, white, $9; timo thy, choice, 45 lbs, $1 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 lbs, 1 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 lbs, 51 30; orchard grass, 14 fts, SI 40; red top' 14 lbs, SI 25; millet, 50 lbs. $1 00; millet, 6070c fl bushel; Hungarian grass, 50 ft', 65c, lawn grass, mix ture of tine grasses, S3 00 bushel of 14 lbs. Taixow Country, 4Jc; city rendered, 4J 5c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00 0350: fancy, S4 005 00; Florida oranges. 14 00 04 50; bananas, $1 60 firsts, 100 good seconds, W bunch; cocoanuts, S4 0004 60 hundred; figs, X8c ?? ft; dates, 5Kbjo f ft; new layer figs, 12Kl5Kc; new dates, 7c $1 ft; pine apples, j5 60 ff dozen. veoetabt.es Potatoes, from store, 5560o; on track, 4550c; cabbages. $5 007 00 a hun dred: Dutch cabbage, $13 00 ) hundred: celery, 40c dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, J4 00 a bar rel; turnips, SI 001 25 a barrel; onions, SI 25 a bushel. Buckwheat Flour 22c H pound. Groceries. The looked-for rise in sugars fails, thus far, to materialize. Our home markets are unusually bare of soft white sugars, and jobbers report that it is utterly impossible to fill orders. Not withstanding scarcity prices fail to ascend. Coffees are fairly steady at quotations. Gen eral groceries move along in the old ruts. Greek coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20c; low grade Rio, 1819Kc; old Government Java. 272Sc; Mar acalbo. 2324Kc; Mocha, 28K29c; Santos, 20K24c; Caracas, 2224c: peaberry. Rio, 23 24c: La Guayra, 2324c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 25g29c; old Government Java, bulk, 3lK33c; Maracalbo, 2728c; Santos, 24 28Mc; peaberry. 28Kc: choice Rio. 25c; prime Rio, 23Xc; good Rio. 22c; ordi- ary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70S0c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7lc; Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, 150, 8c: water white, 10Kc; globe, 1414c; elaine, 14c; car nadine, life royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11 UHc; purity 14c. Miners' Oil No.1 winter strained. 4647c $1 gallon; summer, 4043c. Lard oil, 70c Syrups Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar syrup, 333Sc; prime sugar syrup, 80083c; strictly prime, 33035c: new maple syrup. 90c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 48050c; choice, 47c; medium, 3S43c; mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 3:c; bi-carb in s, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 66c; sal soda in kees, lc; do granulated. 2c. Candles Sur, full weight, 9c; stearins, fl set, 8Kc: paraffine, ll12c Rice Head, Carolina, 6c; choice, 6 6c; prime, 5k6c: Louisiana, 56c. Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss starch, 47c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon don lavers. 2 90; California London layers, S2 75; Muscatels. S2 40: California Muscatels. S2 25; Valencia. 7Jc; Ondara Valencia, SJi 8$c; sultana, 9Kcj currants, 5:; Turkey prunes, 45c; French prunes. 69c: Salon ica prunes, in 2-lb packages, 8c; cocoanuts. $ 100. S6 00: almonds, Lan., fl ft, 20c: do, Ivica,19c; do, shelled, 40c: walnnts, cap., 1415c; Sicily filberts. 12c: Smyrna figs. 1213c: new dates. 6& 6c: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, Uffil5c; citron, ft, 1920c; lemon peel, 18c $ Ik; orange peel, 17c. Dried Fetjits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; ap ples, evaporated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated. 1416c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 262Sc; peaches, California, evanorated, un pared, 192lc; cherries, pitted.l314c; cher ries, imputed, 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 25U2tKc; blackberries, 8c; huckleberries, 10312C Sugars Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7JjJc: granu lated. 6c; confectionera' A, 6c; standard A, 6c; soft white, 6J6c; yellor, choice, 6J 6c; yellow, good, 55Jic: yellow, fair, bysQ 6c; yellow, dark, 6c Pickles Medium, bbla (1,200), S5 50; medi um, halt bbls (GOO), S3 25. Salt No. L f) bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. V hbl, SI 05; dairy, ?t bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal. hbl, SI 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S2 00 225: 2ds, SI &1 SO; extra peaches, 2 402 CO; pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, SI 00 1 50: Hid Co. corn, 7590c; red cherries. 90cSl; Lima beans, 51 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 6065c; mar rowfat peas, SI 1031 15; soaked peas, 7uS0c; pineapples, SI 301 40; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengage-, SI 25; egg plums. S2 00; California pears. S2 50; do green gages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI 85: extra white cherries, S2 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; straw berries, SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; toma toes, 8590c; salmon, 1-fi, SI 658 1 90; black berries, 65c; succotash, 2-fi cans, soaked. 90c; no green. 2-ft, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 52 05; 14-ft cans. $14 00; baked beans. SI 451 50; lobster, 1-ft, SI 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic 4. S4 25 4 50; sardines, domestic, Ks, 26 757 00; sar dines, imported, s, Sll 6012 50; sardines, im ported. K". SIS So; sardines, mustard, S3 30: sardines, spiced, $3 60. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 $ bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, $40; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c $ ft; do medium, George's cod, oc; do large, 7c: boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocks. 67c Herring Round shore, S4 50 W bbl.; cplir, SO 50; lake, $2 75 W 100-ft half bbl. White fish, S6 00 100 ft half bbl. Lake trout, S5 60 half bbl. Fin nan haddock, 10c $ ft. Iceland halinut, 13c H ft. Pickerel, W hbl., S2 00; ihbl., SI 10: Poto mac herring, S5 00 W bbl.. $2 50 per K bbl. Oatmeal S6 ooS6 25 f? bbl. Grnlc. Flour and Feed. Sales on call at the Gram Exchange, 1 car sample bran, Sll 75, track; 1 car yellow ear corn, 3Sc track. Receipts as bulletined, 16 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 4 cars of hay. 2 of barley, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cin cinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of corn, 1 of bran, 2 of oats. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of hay, 1 of corn, 1 of wheat. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of rye. Total receipts bulletined for the week, 177 cars, against 170 cars last week and 199 and 234 cars for the two previous weeks. The cereal situation has developed no new features the week past. The tone of markets for choice grades shons a slight improvement, but common and low grade stock goes very slow at inside quotations. New shelled corn is stronger than at this time last week. Bakers' flour is also looking up, owing to strong export demand. Prices below are for carload lots on track. WHEAT New No. 2 red, 8586c; No. 3, 82 83c Cobs No. 2 yellow, ear, new, 8838Kc;high mixed, new, 3435c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 86037c; new. 3334c; old, high mixed, shelled, 85836c Rejected shelled corn, 28S0c Oats No. 2 white. 27K28c; extta. No. 3, 26K027c: mixed. 24K25c Eye No. 1 Pennsylvania, and Ohio, 6354c; No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, S5 00Q5 60; winter straight, $4 254 50; clear winter, S4 004 25; straight XXXX bakers', S3 603 75. Rye flour, S3 50 4 75. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, 815 003 16 00 W ton; brown middlings, $12 00014 00; winter wheat bran, Sll 6012 00; chop feed, S15 60Q16 00. ,, nc HAY-Baled timothy. No. L Sll 7512 25; No. 2 do, S9 5010 60; loose from wagon, Sll 00 13 00, according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, $7 003 00; packing do. $6 607 00. Straw Oats. S6 757 00; wheat and rye straw, 16 006 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, 6Jic; sugar-cured, boneless shoulders. 7c; sugar-cured Calif ornia hams, 6c; sugar-cured dried Beef flats,9c; sugar cured dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c; bacon sbouluers, 5Jc: bacon clear sides, 7Kc: bacon clear bellies, !&' dry salt shoulders. SJc; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, Sll 50; mess pork, family, S12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5Jc; half barrels, 6c; 60-ft tubs, 6c; 20ft pails. SJic; 50-ft tin cans. 5c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c; 5-ft tin pails, 6c:10-fttin pails, 6c; 5-ft tin pails, 6Kc Smoked sausage, long, 6c: large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams. lOKc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, 4 00; quarter barrel, 2 15. TWO MOEE BIG DEALS. Forty Feet Front on Smithfield Street Sold for 880,000 Thomas D. Messier tho Purchaser Saturday' Clos ing; Prices on 'Chnnse. Better weather and better roads contrib uted to make business quite brisk last week, and tbe volume of trading was not only heavy for the season, but largely in excess of the same time last year, when it was thought by some to have reached high-water mark. People who entertained this view are now ready enough to acknowledge their mistake, and to admit that almost anything in tbe way of business expansion is possible in Pittsburg. Easy money favors further development, and the prospect is that the present activity will not only be maintained, but that it will in crease as the spring trade approaches. Of numerous transactions in real estate that came to the surface Saturday, the most im portant was the salo of Nos. 411 and 413 Smith field street, lot 40x60, on which are two store rooms, occupied by James B. Youngson and others, for 80,000. The purchaser is under stood to be Thomas D. Messier. One of tbe four heirs lives in Cleveland, and has not yet signed the deed, but it is thought there will be no difficulty on that score, as the price is sup posed to meet his views. The same property was sold by Black A Baird in connection with Henry A. Weaver & Co., less than a month ago for 70,000, but this the Cleve land heir refused to ratify, on the ground that the price was too low. The present sale was made after consultation with him, and that he will confirm it there is no reasonable doubt. It being understood that the final deal was made by the firm first mentioned above, Mr. D. P. Black was first askod for a statement, but had nothing to say except to express surprise that the news had spread so soon. Other gentlemen were then visited and the above facts obtained. They are reliable. The buildings are under a three years' lease at an annual rental of 5.000, at tbe expiration of which time, it is said, they will be torn down by the purchaser and a fine business block erected in their stead. A tract of land in the Squirrel Hill district was sold for 57,000. Hand money was paid, but the title will not pass until to-morrow or Tues day. Until then both seller and buyer desire to remain in the background. The purchase was for speculation. ' Considerable anxiety is expressed as to whether there will be a material advance in rents this season. On this subject Mr. C. H. Love said : "In favored localities rents are higher than last year. Houses convenient to the business portion of the city will bring more money than they did last year. In the outer districts there is very little change." A mem ber of W. A. Herron A Sons remarked : "Rents are about the same as last year for the great majority of dwelling houses. In cases where long leases expire the advance corresponds to the enhanced value of the properties. Take it all through, dwelling houses are renting for about tbe same as last year." A member of the firm of Black & Baird said the demand for small and medium-sized dwell ings was enormous, but that as a general thing rent; were' about tbe same as last year, ad vances being confined to favored localities. A London special to a Wall street firm says: Nothing has been published here in regard to the report that tbe Bank of England has re cently been a heavy purchaser of silver Dullion and is contemplating the issue of pound notes redeemable in silver as soon as the necessary authority can be obtained. Careful inquiries in financial circles resultea in showing that few had heard tbe report, and they were in credulous as to its accuracy. Neither the Bank of England nor any other bank in England could issue pound notes with out special authority to that end by act of Par liament. It was considered doubtful whether soxooservative an institution as the Bank of England would be making preparations for so radical a departure from its previous history before definite authority had been secured. The stock market Saturday was about the dullest of the week. Captain Barbour did his best to warm the "boys" np, but not being in a trading mood, tbey refused to respond to his appeals. It seems to be a contest between buy ers and sellers as to which side can hold out the Iongest,and tbe chances seem to be about even. The blgh prices realized at the recent auction sales frightened a good many people, and tbey are afraid to bid lest prices be run up on them. This is seen in the absence of figures on bank shares. There were no important changes in quota tions. Chartiers and Wheeling Gas were a fraction weaker and Philadelphia a little firmer. The tractions showed no change, but the undertone was weak. Electric was a shade lower. Luster and tt witch and Signal developed more strength, but nobody wanted them very badly. Sales were 60 shares; for tho week, 1.108; previous week, 3,436. The market closed dull and drooping. STILL CLIMBING. Bank Clenrancee Jump Clear Over Those of Lnit Tear. The bank-exchanges, which are a good index to the condition of business, were over (3,750,000 greater last week than in the corresponding time of 1889. This is a short way of telling a story of deep significance to the business com munity. The money market was quiet and easy Sat urday, funds being abundant, the demand for discounts good and rates steady at 67per cent. Checking was a strong feature, but depositing was also brisk. The Clearing House report fol lows: Yesterday's exchanges. f 2,408,SS8 89 Yesterday's balances 489,923 08 Week's exchanges 1S,C67,89 82 Previous week's exchanges 15.30?,3?4 30 Exchanges week of 1589 12,263.354 K Balances week of 1583 1,870,94(1 20 Gain for week oter 1889 3,7W,M5 63 Closing Bond Quotations. U.K. AT. Gen. Ss . C5X Mutual Union 6s.. ..101 N. J. C. Int. Cert...lll Northern 1'ac lsts.,114 Northern Pac. 2d. .1I3X Korthw't'n consols. H4) C. S. 4B,reg 124M U. S. 4. COUp 124 U. 8. 4tfs, reg. 104X D. 8. 4H. coup.... 104 Pacific lis or '95 116 Loulslanas tamped 4a V7H Missouri Ss 102 Tenn. new net. 6s... 107 Tcnn. new set. 5s.. ..104 Tenn. newset.Ss.... 7Z7i Canada So. 2da 994 On. Pacificists 110H Den. AK.O., 1st.. .MS Den. te.ll. 4s 7S U.4B.O. Weot,UM. Erie, Ms 101. S U.1L.&T. Gen. 8s.. 75 Nortbw'n debens..lll Oregon ft Trans. 66.105 St. j. ftl.M. (Jen. 6s SSM St. L.&B.f. Gen.JLIlO St. I'anl consols ....116,'i St.Pl. Chi & Pclsts. 11614 Ex., PcL. U.Tr.Rs. Wi Xx.tPe.K.a.l'r.Keti 39 union r-ac. ism...iii West Shore 104K ACTIVE AND STRONG. Boston Continue Dipping Into Sagar Rail road Share Worked by a Bull Cliqne UcndlngStlll on the Jump. New York, January 25. The stock market developed moro activity to-day than it has done on a Saturday for many weeks, and more strength tban on any previous day this week. London was a moderate seller of Its specialties, but tbe offerings had no apparent effect upon tbe temper of the dealings, and there was little trading for other outside centers, though Bos ton was again a liberal buyer of Sugar Refin eries, the purchasing being accompanied by a rumor of an agreement between tbe refiners. New England was also bought freely In tbe first hour, but plenty of the stock was supplied and it made little movement. Chicago bought a little in the general list, but was not specially conspicuous. Tbe market as a whole was still broader than that of yesterday, and steadily improved from the opening to the close, and tbe demand was apparently for a strong bull in terest. , The large increase in the bank reserves re moves all fear of a monetary squeeze for a long time to come, and upon the Issue of tbe bank statement to-day the buying became more pro nounced and tbe upward movement was ac celerated. The low priced shares again ab sorbed most of the speculative attention ana were steadily bought, all of the important gains for the day outside of Manhattan being in those stocks. Reading was by far tbe most active stock, and touched 40 under buying, which is be lieved to be for both sides of the dispute In the company. While the other coalers were ne glected, the flnll changes aro all in the direc tion of higher figures to-night, Chicago and East Illinois rose 2, the preterred Man hattan 2, Peoria, Decatur and Evansville 2, Sugar 2, Tennessee Coal, preferred, 1, and Evansville and Terre Haute 15. Railroad bonds were also more tban usually active. Dealings for tbe two hours were 1,261. 000, which was well distributed. The market was strong throughout, though a few issues show declines. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe firsts, certificates, rose 2 to 116. Tbe sales of bonds for the week aggregated 9,620,000, against S7.232.000 for last week. The following tame snows tne prices or active stocks on the New York Stock xcnange yester day, corrected daily ror Thi Dispatch by Whithet & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of New York Stock Exchange, it fourth avenue: CIos- Open- High- lxw- lnr lnr. est. est. Hid. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. MJf 7&H 28K 28 Am. Cotton oil 33 Atch.. Top.Jfc S. F 32X 3Ui 32K 32K Canadian Pacific..... 73Si Ti 73 IZJi Canada Southern KH 65 55 56 Central orNewJersey.l22S4 122M 122M 122 Central pacific J4)4 Cbesaoeakeft Ohio.... 26H 2SH 26K 28 C. Bur.Ouney..,..107J 107 107M 107X c, jiiii. a at. Paul.... 60K ei ea 6? C, MU.4St. P.. pr.,..115 115W U5t 1I54 C, KockLftP 97 97X 96 96 C St. I, ft Pitts 18.H C. St. L. ft Pitts, pf. 46H C, St. P., M. ft 0 34 34 23H 33 S C. St. PM11. &O..Df. 7 C. ft Northwestern 111H HlJi 1HK 1I1K Cft Northwestern, pf. Ul C, C. C. ft 1 72 72 KH 72M C. 0., O. ft 1., pf 9SM m 98 93 Col. Coat ft Iron 49 49 19U 49 Col. ft Hocking Vat .. 23)4 2.1 n4 23 Dei., l. ftv r,x vxih my, ikm Del. ft Hudson. 150 E.T.. Va. ftUa 9M fc.T..Va. ftUa.lst pf. 71 K.T.. Va.ftOa.2dpr. 215( 213,' 21 21K Illinois Central. 118V Lake Erie ft Western.. 1SK 15H' loK 18j Lake Erie ft West. pr.. 6BJ4 MS 66 CS Late Shore AM. a v&H 105 105.S 1U5H LoulsvllieftNathvllle. MK 85 MM 85!J Michigan central 95M VK 95 953d Mobile Ohio l; Mo.. Kan. i Texas.... 10 10 10 10 Missouri Pacific 75 753 75 75 New If ork Central 107 107 107 107 N. Y.. Ii. 1c. ft W ... 26 27 26 26 N.Y..L.E. ftW.pref.. 64 64 64 61 N. K UftSt. L 17 18 17 18 N. X.. C. ft St. L. or.. 71 7114 71 7'4 N.Y.. O. JfcBt.L.24 pr 38 39 SSM 39 N. Yft.N. K 45 46 454 45M N. I.. O. & W 18 19 18V 19 Norfolk ft Western 21M NorrolkftWestern.pr.61M 61 61 61 Northern Paclrlc 32 33 32 32 Nortnern Pacinc pref, 75 75 75 75 Ohio ft Mississippi 22 22 21 21 Oregon Improvement. 46 46Jf 40 46 Oregon Transcon 37 37 37 37 PacineMall 39 39J 39 J9M Peo. Dec. ft Kvan 20 22 20 21 Phlladel. ft Heading.. 39 40 39 39V Ktchmonaft W.P. T.. 21V 21 21;H 21 Richmond & W.P.T.nt 78K 7&X 73 78 St. P.. Minn, ft Man 111 St. L. ft San Fran 16 St. L. ft San Fran pr.. 37 37 37 37 St.li. ft San tr. 1st pt 89 Texas PaclHc 22 22 22 22 Union I'acino 57M C7 e!i 67 Wabasn 13 Wabash preferred 28 29 23 29 Western Unloa 84 fS 84 S4V. Wheeling ft L. . 70 70 70 70 Sugar Trust 56 SS 56 58S National wad Trust.. 21 21 21 21 Chicago uas Trust.... 465i 47 46H ,47 Ex-dIvldend. Boatnn fltocks. Atch. 4TOP.E.B. .. 32 Wis. Central pt... 67 Boston & attiany...2i6 AIIouezMgGo 2 C, U. ft U. 107 Calumet ft Hecla....260 Clnn. San. ftCleve. 24 Franklin M Eastern K. B 137 Huron 4 Eastern K. K. 6s ....124 Osceola. 17 flint Perejl 24 Pewablc 8 Mexican Oen. com.. 17V Bell Telepnone 219 Mex.C.lstmtg. bds, 69 Boston Land 6 -N. y. ftNewKng... 43 Waver Power 5 Old Colony. 176 Tamarack 158 Rutland, com 9 San Diego 17 Wls.Venual.coni... 34 Santa Fe copper.... 1.47 Philadelphia Aioclu. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney ft Btephenson, brokers. No. 57 Tourth avenue. Members Xtir x"ork stock Ex change. an. Asked. Pennsylvania Ballroad, 54 54 Heading 19 1 ffi-lif Buffalo, Pittsburg ft Western BH 8 Lehigh Valley 52 m Lebigh Navigation 52 62! Nortbern Paclflo 32W 32 Nortnern Pacific preterrea 75 75 MAEKETS BY WIRE. Terr Little Life In Any of tbe Chicago Specialties Almost Everything; Dull nnd Weak No Boll Support Chicago The wheat market was astaln weak to-day and prices dipped below 60c for May, opening heavy at about c below yesterday's closing, sold off c more, Improved slightly, and closed about c lower tban yesterday. There was a lack of bull support. Long wheat thrown on the market and closing of stop orders assisted tbe weakness. Large lines of shorts were cov ered. Alight business was reported in corn, the market ruling dull and featureless the entire session. The trade was entirely local and feel ing slightly lower, in sympathy with the weak ness in wheat. Fluctuations covered only a fractional range, and closing pnees were a shade lower than yesterday. Oats Surrounded by easier markets for other cereals, an increase in arrivals and at the same time only a limited outside demand, the market for oats to-day suffered dullness and values were lowered a trifle below the former level. An easier speculative market, with other conditions in cash buyings,and tbey were slow to take the car-lots offering, slow trade was experienced, and sellers were obliged to yield some concessions, so that finally about Jc lower of prices was quotable. Not much life was manifested In the market for hog products, and the feeling was easier. Prices for all the leading articles ruled lower and the market closed rather tame. Outside orders were small. Trading was chiefly in May contracts, with some little business in transferring from Feb ruary and March to May. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat Wo. 2, January. 75Ji"o75l 75c; February. 75JJ75757dc: May, 79793i7079c Corn No. 2. January, 29K29.2SX2o,Kc: February, 29J429c: May, 31j31M31K 31c. Oats No. 2, January. 20Jfc; February. 20 2020J20Jc; May. 22ii22ii22K22c. Mess Pork, per bbl. January. S9 669 67K 9 659 67K; February. S!) 729 72K; May, $10 12K10 156010 0510 07. Lars, per 100 Bs. January. $5 87MS 87 58S5 85: February, S5 905 87; May. 56 10 0 126 106 10. Short Ribs, per 100 Bs. January, S4 77; Fehuary. S4 764 804 7o4 77; May, S5 00 6 004 975 00. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un changed. No. 2 spring wheat. 75cj No. 3 spring wheat, 6974c: No. 2 red. 75jc No. 2 corn. 2SJc. No. 2 oats,20V20Mc No.2rye.44c.No. 2 barley, 6557c No. 1 flaxseed, SI 35. Prime timothy seed. SI 20. Mess pork, per bbl, S9 22. Lard, per 100 lbs, S9 709 75. Short ribs sides (loose), 5 90. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S4 204 SO: short clear sides (boxed), S5 05(8 5 10. Sugars Cut loaf. 7i8c. Receipts Flour. 11,000 barrels: wheat, 2U.000 bushels: corn. 169,000 bushels: oats, 113,000 bushels; rye. 7.000 bushels: barley, 58,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 12,000 barrels; wheat, 22,000 bushels: corn, 193,000 bu.bels; oats. 142,000 bushels; rye, 7.000 bushels: barley, 53,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged; creamery, 1826e. Eggs firm at 1415c. New York Flour moderately active and weak. Cornmeal quiet. Wheat Spot dull and nominally lower; options moderately active, iifSJSc lower and weak. Rye firm; Western 63jc; Canada, 67070c. Barley firm; Western, 48fe63c; Canada, 67c. Barley malt strong; Canada, 90c Corn Spot weaker and dull; elevator, 3S38c afloat: ungraded mixed, 27 41: options dull, liWifi off, and weak. Oats Spot qniet and weaker; options dnll and weak. Hay steady and quiet; snipping, 4045c: good to choice, 6585c. Coffee Options opened steady and unchanged to 5 points up closed steady 510 points up; sales, 21,500 bass, including January. 16.1016.15c; February, 15.95c: Marcn, lo.9516.OOc; May, l6.0016.05c; June, 16.05c; September, 16.05c; October, 16.05c; December, 16.00c; spot Rio steady and auiet; fair cargtes, 19c; No. 7, 171734c. Sugar Raw quiet and firm; refined quiet and firm. Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans quiet; open kettle, common to fancy, 3144c. Kice in fair demand and steady; domestic, 4 6Jc; Japan, 45Vc. Cottonseed oil firmer; crude, 2828c: jellow, 3435c Tallow easy and dnlL Rosin dull and steady; strained, common to good, SI 2001 25. Turpentine dull and nominal at 4242c Eggs quiet and firm; Western, 1617&c; receipts, 507 packages. Fork easy ana quieter; mess, old, S10 2510 75; do old, Sll 25ll 75; extra prime, S9 oOijlO 00. Cut meats dull; middles quiet; short clear, So 25. Lard easier and uulet; Western steam, S6 25; sales, 1,000 tierces; options, sales, 2,500 tierces; February, S6 21 bid: March, Si 31, closing at JS SO bid: April, S6 36 bid; Mav, $6 42; July, $6 556'56, closing at $0, 55 bid. Butter Fine; more active and firm; Elgin, 2323c; Western dairy, 816c; do creamery, 1227c; do held, 816c; do factory, 516c. Cheese steadier; Western, 810c Philadelphia Floor quiet and weak. Wheat speculatively tame and option prices about c lower; choice milling grades scarce and firm, though quiet; fair to good milling wheat, 78085c; prime to choice do, 8892c: No. 2 red, January, 8080c; February, 8181c; March, 828c; April, 8684c Corn Options Kc lower: car lots quiet but steady; No. 3 high mixed, in grain depot, 36c; steamer No. 2 high mixed, in Brain depot, 37c; No. 2 yel low, on track, 38c; No. 2 mixed, In export ele vator, 86c: No. 2 mixed, January, 35Q36c: Feb ruary. 3636Kc; March, 3636Kc; April. 37 37Vc. Oats Car lots firm hut quiet; No. 2 white. 29c; No. 3 white. 28c; futures quiet: No. 2 white, Januarv, 2829c: Febuary, 28 29c; March. 2829c; April, 2928c Egus firm and in fair demand: Pennsylvania firsts, ITc. Minneapolis Local receipts for the past 24 hours were 88 cars; shipments, 37 cars. Tbe small receipts, with nearly half as much shipped, left only about 40 to 60 cars altogether of the fresh arrivals for sale. A few lots of lower grades were left over from previous days, but altogether tbe offerings were too small to meet the demand, especially for milling wheat. The result of it was that, while futures declined sharply, spot prices were but little lower. Parties wanting large numbers of cars could not be accommodated. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, January, 78c; February, 76Jc; May, 81Jc: on track, 79c; No. 1 Northern, January, 76c: February, 76Vc; May, 78c: on track. 7677c; No. 2 Northern, January, 73c; February, 74c; May, 77c; on track, 75c. " Milwaukee Flour dull. Wheat easy; No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 7375c: May, 74c; No. 1 Northern, 81c Corn quiet; No. 3, on track, 2828c Oats quiet; No. 2 white, on track, 2323c Rye dull; No. L in store. 45c. Barley quiet; No. 1. in store. 41c Provisions easier. Pork, S9 05. Lard, S5 87. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 99c. - Toledo Cloverseed drm and easier: cash and January, S3 60; February, $3 42; March, PAROXISMAL BUSINESS. A Little Spurt In Oil Caused by tho Shorts Covering:. Oil trading was dull and narrow yesterday until about 11 o'clock, when there was a little spurt caused by tbe shorts covering. When their requisitions had been granted the market sagged and was featureless the rest of the ses sion; closing tame. The range was: Opening. $1 06; highest, 81 (W; lowest, 51 06: closing, $1 06. The clearances were 340,000; for the week, 2,308.000; previous week, 1,687,000. The Oil City Derrick remarks: "Many argue that values are low. As a reason they point out the bammenng in November and Decem ber, which forced prices down to a small frac tion above tbe dollar mark. On that theory tbey argue that tbe strength of tbe position precludes the possibility of a serious slump." It admits tbat tbe market is extremely sensi tive, and that very little trading wonld move it up or down, as the case might be. The steady diminution of stocks and the narrowing down of outstanding certificates are the staple bull arguments for an advance, while the bears look to field developments to help them out. At the close of tbe market yesterday thore were no signs of a speedy change either way. Featnres of Saturday'! Oil Marker. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley A Co., 45 Sixth street, members ot the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 1C6 Lowest ..106 Highest 106Uoscd 106 Barrels. Average chartors 25,995 Average shipments 76,002 Average runs 55.272 Kenned, New York. 7.50c Kennei", London. 51. Kenned, Antwerp, 16f. Kenned, Liverpool. M. Keflned, Bremen. 6.85m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, SI 06; calls, SI 07. Fresh From tbe Field. The Btephenson Oil Company's No. 3, Fergu son farm, Shannopin extension, like their other wells, is a good one, making over 200 barrels the first 24 hours to yesterday noon. The company own some excellent territory in that locality. Jennings A Co.'s Winterberger farm well, three miles southwest of Brush creek, reported dry in the third sand, was drilled to the fourth sand and is showing for a good well. This increases the producing field. Other Oil Market. Oil Citt. January 25l Petroleum opened at SI 06: highest, 8106; lowest, SI OH; dosed, 1106. BBAsroRD, January 25. Petroleum opened at SI 06: closed, SI 06; highest, 81 06; lowest, SI 06. New York. January 25. Petroleum opened steady at SI 06but after the first sales became strong and advanced to $1 06. Trading then fell off and the market closed firm at SI 06. Stock Exchange: Opening. SI 06: highest, SI 06; lowest. SI 06: closing. SI 06. Con solidated Exchange: Opening, SI 06: highest, SI 06; lowest, SI 06; closing at SI 06; total sales, 195,000 barrels. MV7 BUILDINGS. Homes for tho People Golna; Up Rapldlr for Midwinter. Taking the season and bad roads into ac count building was active last week. The num ber of permits granted was 30, one more than for the previous week. The cost of the im provements, all of them being small houses, is estimated at $43,375. To date this year 117 permits have been taken out against 65 in January, 1888, and 170 in Jan uary last year, showing tbat the Industry Is holding its own with 1889, the best year for building in the history of the city. The cost of Improvements so far this year is figured at S214.771. H. Kuhn, frame one-story dwelling, 20x32 feet, on Norton avenne. Thirty-second ward. John Siebert, frame one-story addition to club house. 18x25 feet, on Thirteenth street, Twenty-eighth ward James Watters, frame two-story dwelling. 17x32 feet, on Patterson street. Twenty-seventh Thomas H. Lobr, frame two-story dwelling, 22x32 feet, on Mission street. Twenty-seventh Fred Hampe, frame addition one-story store, 20x24 feet, on Arlington avenue, Twenty seventh ward. F. Hampe, frame two-story dwelling, 26x16 feet, on Arlington avenue. Thirty-first ward. Charles Wittman, brick three-story slaughter house, 18x36 feet, on corner of Brady and Tustin streets. Fourteenth ward. Charles Wittman, three brick three-story dwellings. 15x36 feet, on Brady street, Four teenth ward. William Miller, frame two-story dwelling, 17x 32 feet, on Monastery avenue, Twenty-seventh ward. Mrs. Mena Ehrig. frame addition two-story dwelling, 13x17 feet, on Ella street. Sixteenth ward. John L. Elliott, brick two-story shop, 40x40 feet, on Webster avenue. Fifth ward. George M. King, frame two-story dwelling, 17x32 feet, on Wandless street, Thirteenth ward. H. Hohenhimebusch, frame addition two story dwelling, 16x17 feet, on Sapphire alley, Sixteenth ward. A. Weisbacher, frame two-story dwelling, 17 x31 feet, on blla street. Sixteenth ward. Michael McNally, frame two-story "store, 12r 36 feet, on rear ot Second avenue, Twenty-third ward. Mrs. C. Wllhelm, brick two-story stable, 21x GO feet, on head of Twenty-sixth street. Twenty seventh ward. Moorhead, McLean Co., Ironclad two-story shop, 30x40 feet, on the rear of Second avenue. Fourteenth ward. Fred Werth, frame addition two-story dwell ing. 12x34 feet, on Carson street. Twenty-fourth ward. Adam Lauderbacb, frame one-story and man sard dwelling, 21x30 feet, on Prospect street, Thirty-second ward. Mrs. A E. Carlisle, two frame addition two story dwellings, 15x15 feet each, on Fifth ave nue. Twenty-second ward. LITE STOCK MAEKETS. The Condition of Business nt the East Liberty Stock Yards. Office or Prrrsmnta Dispatch, ( Satubday. January 25, 1891 ( Cattle Recelpts.1,040 head; shipments, LO40 bead: market, nothing doing; all through con signments; two cars of cattle shipped to, New York to-day. Hoas Receipts. 3,000 head: shipments, 2,600 bead: market steady; medium and Yorkers, S4 004 10; heavy hogs. S3 7003 80; Wears of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. L400 bead; shipments, 1,200 head; market steady at unchanged prices. By Telegraph. Cinchotati Cattle Receipts. 110 head: shipments, SO bead; are In fair demand and steady; common. SI C0Q2 60; fair to medium butchers, S2 753 50; good to choice, S3 60 4 60; good to choice shippers, S3 904 25. Sheep Receipts, 65 head; shipments 200; continue in light support; common to fair, 53 004 50; prime to choice, S5 0005 60; ex tra wethers and yearlings, S5 505 75. Lambs are scarce and stronger; medium to choice shipping, S6 256 50: heavy, 16 006 25; com mon to choice, SO 006 60. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 2,000 head: ship ments, none: market quiet and steady: beeves, 54 8005 00; steers. $3 004 40; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 203 00: Texas cattle, SI 603 6a Hogs Receipts. 22,000 head; shipments, none: market weak; mixed, S3 65Q3 87; heavy, S3 65 3 95; light; S3 603 87; skips. S3 0003 5U sheep Receipts, 3.000 head; shipments 200 bead) market strong; natives. S3 505 SO; west ern corn-fed, $4 7535 80; Texans, S3 504 80; lambs. So 006 40. Kansas Crrr-Cattle-Receipts, 4.000 head; shipments, 600 head; market weak; 10c lower; steers, 181003 60; cows, II 75.52 60; stockers and feeders, $2 S0ffl3 la Hogs Re ceipts, 6,400 head; shipments, 800 bead; market 25c lower; all grades. S3 673 75; bulk,S370372. Sheep Receipts, 2,000 bead; shipments, 300 head; market steady; good to choice muttons and lambs, $3 5005 40; stock ers and feeders. So 005 25. FOOTWEAR AND HIDES. Sons of St. Crispin' Troubles, at Haverhill Affected Goods Robber Goods Mov ing; Slowly Light Hides and Calfskins Tending Higher. Office of Pittsbubo Dispatch, J Satubday, January 25, 189a The shoe manufacturers of Massachusetts have, between fires and lock-outs, had rough roads to travel the present season. The flr,e at Lynn and the lockout at Haverhill have se riously complicated trade in all the lines of footwear muiufacture. At the latter place, not less than 150 firms are engaged in the manu facture of shoes. A week ago trade was at a standstill in that enterprising Yankee town on account of a deadlock between capital and labor. All difficulties are now adjusted and the Sons of St. Crispin in Haverhill are now working In full force. The following is from an editorial in the current number of the Chi cago Shoe and Leather Review: There is great rejoicing all over the city at the ending of the lock-out and theresumptlonof work in tbe shops on Monday. Tbe happy conclusion Is the work of the State Board of Arbitration, who persuaded the shoe workers to agree to the concession offered by the manufacturers tbat the Issue In reference to the proposed new union be dropped, the men remain ing with the old lab organizations, and the man ufacturers in return granting the equalization of price-lists, which will, on tbe average, raise wages all round 6 per cent. This seems to please every body. The breach between the men and their employ ers at one time seemed almost insurmountable, but calmer councils ultimately prevailed, and both parties consented to submit tbe matter to arbitra tion. The shops shut down Saturday, January 11. and during the week of the lock-out 4,000 men lost 150,000 In wages. A representative of one of our leading boot and shoe firms reports trade In rubber goods unusually quiet, with prices ranging 10 per cent lower tban at this time last year. The winter, so far, has been very nnfavorable to rubber goods of all kinds, and unless we should have In the windup some very severe weather our Jobbers here are likely to carry over a con siderable amount of stock to another season. Said a member of one of our extensive Job bing houses to-day: "Our firm laid in supplies of rubber goods last fall with tbe expectation of an average winter. While oar expectations have not been realized so far, there is still time enough to unload onr stock if February and March will show up in their usual style. Some four or five years ago at this time we were car rying a much larger amount of stock in rubber lines tban we are now, and still by the end of February we were entirely out of stock and were unable to meet orders. In that year the mercury dropped some 12 or 13 below zero In the early part of February and lingered around tlrat point every morning for a couple of weeks. With a. repetition of this our present stock, which seems large now, would very soon melt away."' Heavy steer hides are dull at last week's quo tations, and indications are tbat lower prices may be reached before markets touch bottom. Light hides and calfskins are firm at quota tions of last week, and tho present outlook for this class is for higher prices. On the latter markets have been down ta bedrock for some time past, and any future changes must in evitably be toward a higher leveL A Chicago paper reports sales of 44.000 cow hides in that city the past week, and firmer markets than for some months past. Allegheny harness leather tanners report quiet markets the past week. The time is here, according to past experience, when stock should be moving out as last as it is produced. A representative of one of our leading har ness leather tanneries reported to-day that stock was accumulating, and tbat not more than two-thirds of the output was moving out. A year ago at this time demand for harness leather was strong enongh to absorb all the output at 2c per ponnd higher rates than pres ent prices for the higher grades of stock Following are tbe prices of hides and calf skins, as furnished by John H. Btratman A Co.: K o. 1 green salted steers, 60 pounds and over IK Ho. 1 green salted cows, all weights Vr, No. 1 green salted hides, 40 to SO pounds.. 4.S No. 1 green salted hides, 25 to 40 pounds.. 4 No. 1 green salted bulls 4 No. 1 green salted calfskins &K No. 1 green salted veal kips 4 No. 1 green salted runner kips. 3 No. 1 green steers, 60 pounds and over.... 7 No. 1 green cows, allwelghts 4 a o.l green bulls 3j No. I green bides, 40 to 00 pounds 4 No. 1 green bides, 25 to 40 pounds 4 No. 1 green calfskins S No. I green veal kins 4 No. 1 green runner alps 3 Sheepskins 20c A up Tallow, prime 4 WALL STREET GOSSIP. Prospective Boom tor Speculator Atti tude of the Standard Oil Company. Wall Street Special to John M. Oakley A Co. New York, January zS. The speculative spirit of this country has lain dormant tor so long tbat some of us have wondered whether it might not really oe dead. We have seen a rampant speculation abroad in all kinds of public companies, but it has struck no respon sive cord in tbe United States where political influence and financial conditions are more favorable than elsewhere on the globe. The generation of Titans who stalked so boldly across the Wall street theater of speculation appears to have vanished, leaving In their place only room traders, who are bullish one day and bearish the next. A stock market to be worth anything must have a tendency, a momentum and a herculean swing to it tbat is beyond the daily whims of purchasers of eighths and quarters. 'Are we now on the eve of such a swing in the pendulnm of speculation? It must be confessed that indications ot It are more positive than for several years. We hone tbey are not deceptive. Easy money is assured for tbe present unless a financial crisis in Buenos Ayres, Berlin or Lon don should run up the rate of sterling ex change, which of late bas been steadily rising. to the gold exporting point. It is only our fear of foreign financial disaster tbat restrains ns from enthusiastic hopes of a real live bull movement. To-day's bank statement was phenomenally favorable, showing an actual gain in cash of oyer 3,000.000 and a net reserve above legal limits of S15.000.000 against a deflcita few weeks ago. It is hardiv necessary to snecifv articu lar stocks in to-day's business, but Manhattan and Sugar, the Northern Pacifies and Louis ville and Nashville were prominent. Some stocks, such for example as Atchison, Canada Southern. Fort Worth and Denver, Union Pacific, Oregon Transcontinental and Western Union, barely held their advances of preceding days, but at the close of the general list to-day were about on an even line ready for a tog of war on Monday. Tbe bulls are likely to carry tbe day without any difficulty. We think New England bas good prospects of a rise, as tbe earnings are increasing and show at the rate of over 2 per cent on the common stocks, with new plans working that will considerably in crease the profit of operating the road. Brokers are carrying no petroleum certificates to speak of, either here or in the oil regions. The Standard owns all the oil. Just as soon as some one comes in with the courage of his con victions be will find it easy to advance the price of oil. nnless tbe Standard tests bis capacity by selling him a few barrels. Tbey couldn't afford to part with much of it. If the impetus one speculator could give the market did not bring in enough buyers to maintain and further advance prices we are much mistaken. Only high prices will bring in buyers, because only high prices will persuade the public tbat the commercial side of oil is so strong. It is a singular fact that tbe people In the oil country are actually bearish on their own com modity, not because tbey fail to recognize the remarkable Inadequacy of the oil field to the demands npon it. but tbey are bearish, one might say, solely because they think the Stand ard doesn't want it to go np, and they believe tbat the Standard is omnipotent. Business Notes. A lakqe hotel will be built m Grapevilio next spring as a summer resort. ANirsiBEBof business men in McKeesport are talking of building a club house to cost S5O.000. About $20,000 of the amount has been subscribed. It is said that Mr. Loughrey. of the firm of Loughrey A Frew, has been offered S250.000 for 40 acres of land on Squirrel Hill. He bonght itforS60.00a TBE Philadelphia Real Estate Record thinks "there is probably no city Id America tbat can show more tban one-third of the building oper ations of Philadelphia for 1889." 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