i?7 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1890. NEVEK BEEN BETTER. That is What the Iron Age Says of the Spring Trade Outlook. THE SLY CUT IN PRICES OP NAILS. A Bemarkalle Bange of From $17 50 to $23 in Bessemer Iron. PIPES, BAILS AKD TRACK SUPPLIES tFMCIAl. TELEQ1LMC TO THE DISPATCH. 1 New Yoek, January 29. The Iron Age of to-morrow will say: Last week the iron market developed a more cheerful feeling, and the outlook for spring trade has never been better. In pig iron brokers and furnace scents continue to report trade as being quiet; but they look for an improved de mand within the next week or two; they argue, as consumers generally have been buying sparingly of late, that stocks are be ing reduced and will soon have to be re plenished. Prices remain unchanged, with the ex ception of Bessemer, which is lower. There were some lots of Bessemer in second hands, which owners were anxious to dispose of; these have been sold, and there is no reason but to believe that the market will move steadily upward again. One lot of this Besse mer iron, which was purchased some months ago in the Mahoning Valley by Eastern specu lators, is reported to have been sold to a Wheel ing consumer at 23, delivered at Wheeling. Some Eastern force iron has been on the mar ket at Pittsburg the past week at $17 75; but we understand there was none of it sold. Con sumers are slow to take hold of an irou they know little about, and prefer paying more for irons which they have been using and are familiar with. We quote prices as follows: Whnt the Figures ihow. Neutral gray forge, S1S18 60 cash: all ore mill, S19tJ20 cash; white and mottled, S1717 50 cash; No. 1 foundry, EM 5021 cash; No. 2 foundry, $1919 50 cash: No. 1 charcoal foun dry, SH25 cash: No. 2 charcoal foundry, S22 23 cash; cold blast charcoal, J25S0 cash; Bes semer iron, S2323 50 cash. Sales of gray forge iron reported at S1S18 25 18 50 cash; all ore do. at $19 cash; no sales of Bessemer reported and quotations are nominal; there Is not much doubt bat that it could be bought at S73 50 cash, and some of the best in formed think a bid of $23 would be entertained. Muck bar continues very dull, but the mar ket is weak in consequence. "We now quote at $30, $30 50 and $31, according to quality, de livery, etc Manganese Sales of SO per cent f erro-man-ganese are reported all the way from $100 to $105. A good many consumers continne to buy In small quantities in anticipation of a break in the market. A Very Promising OntlooU. Manufactured Iron The outlook for an act ive sprint; trade never was better, and our man ufacturers are in good spirits. We continue to quote bars at 1.90c to 2c; plate irons, 2.50c to 2.60c; No. 24 sheet, 3.10c; skelp iron, 1.90c to 1.95c for groved, and 2 20c to 2.30c for sheared. Nails Cut nails remain unchanged at $2 50, 60 aays; 2 per cent off for cash, in car lots, and wire nails at 2 85(5:2 90 rates. Manufacturers say there have been very few sales since the re cent advance, and they are led to believe that someone (whether the manufacturer or job ber) is selling below the card. There is still a good deal of rivalry between cnt and wire nail makers, and it is worthy of mention that there have been two advances made on the former without any change being made m the price of the latter. The Wrought Pipe Advance. Wrought Iron Pipe At the regular monthly meeting of the association in New York last week prices were advanced about 2 per cent The new discounts are as follows: On black butt, t7 per cent; on galvanized do et aL 40 per cent: on black lap, 60 per cent; on galvanized do et al, 47JJ per cent; boiler tubes, lJi-inch and smaller. 45 per cent; 2 to 4-inch. 50 per cent; 4-incb andlarger, 52 per cent; casing, 52per cent off. Old Kails Very qmct in this line, and we quote nominally at $28 5029 00. There is a continncd demand for old steel rails, and very few are to be bad. The market West has been cleared. We continue to quote at $2424 50. Structural Iron No change from last week's quotations. It oils. Billets, Blooms and Rail. Wire Rods Domestic are reported easier, and we now quote at $52 52 50. Billets and Blooms There is a good demand, but prices are easier in sympathy with Bes semer pig. We now quote Bessemer steel billets at $35 5037. Steel Rails Still quotable at S35S36, cash on cars at works, and a small sale reported at $35 25. Railway Track Supplies The demand for everything in this line continues light, as it usually is at this season of the year; bnt an im provementis looked for before lone. Prices remain unchanged. Spikes, $2 15, 3D days on cars here, and $2 Zo at Chicago and St. Louis. LOCAL LIVE STOCK The Ran al Cattle at Liberty Light Musmm Berf to be Pat on Sale Increased Offerings of heep and Lnmlifl. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, ? WednesDat, January 29, 189a The run of cattle at East Libertr on Mon day was 95 loads against 100 last Monday. The total receipts for this week have been about 100 loads. The bnlk of the offerings were medium and low grade stocks. About one-half of the receipts were from Chicago, and in this half there were few good cattle. The Liberty yards for some months past have been dumping ground lor Chicago's unsalable stock and for these low grades markets cannot be much poorer there than here. This morning there was a goodly num ber of common and poor cattie still on hand begging for buyers, and according to views of Bome dealers they can only be disposed of at a sacrifice. Markets for all inferior stock were a shade lower than last week. The Brut Not the Strongest. Light, tidy butcher cattle held their own, bu no more. There is seldom enough of this grade to meet demands of local trade. The highest price paid for carload lots was $4 U) to $4 53. This was paid for a few loads of heavy beeves from Ohio, which were not strictly prime. In fact, strictly prime heavy cattle are an un known quantity of late at East Liberty yards. Veal calves were slow at last week's prices, but fresh cows were in good demand at old rates. A Herr's Island drover said to-day that markets there this week were very poor, and tnatnewan a nappy man w no came out even on this week's traiiactiou. Said he: "The firm 1 represent has had its time, trouble and out lay at a loss of not less than GO 00." Mr. Jacob Richter, of the Diamond Market bought from the World's Museum, of Alle-' gheuy, afewdajs ago. a show bullock w"ei"h Fne considerably over a ton. This bullock was killed yesterday, and will be on the stall on Sat urday. The fore quarters had to be divided before a verv stout man was ready to shoulder it. The tongue weighed eight pounds after it was trimmed, and the heart weighed nearly the same. 1 he steaks and roasts w ill be on exhibi tion on Saturday. febeep, Lnmbu nnd Hoc. Receipts were lighter than last week, but prices were steady at last week's prices. Choice grades, which were in short supply, were even stronrer than they were a week ago. As hign as 6.85c was offered for a choice lot of lambs and refused, the holder cnoosmg to ship his stock eastward rather than accept a lower rate than 7. Receipts of sheep and lambs on Monday were SI carloads, and all were promptly taken. Receipts of bogs this week are light and markets slow at a sllcht decline lroru rates of last week. On Monday there were 4 loads on 'sale, this morning but 10 loads. The rang for tops this morning was $3 90 to 110. The former price was paid for heavy weights, ihe latter for selected packing bogs of light weight. The outside price at Chicago this morning, according to advices received by ono of our leading packers was $3 80 to $3 85. The weather is not favorable to an advance In hogs or hog products. A good healthy blizzard which showed some staying qualities would be a great stimulus to keg markets Alas! the prospects for this grow faint while the winter days are going by. As it is markets are quiet with a downward drift. McCall & Co.'s Weekly Review. With a liberal supply of cattle and a small at tendance of buyers the market ruled slow and a shade lower on all grades except prime heavy. We give the following as ruling prices: Prime, 1300 to 1,600 Us. $4 504 65: good, 1200 to 1.400 Its, $3 904 25: rood Butcher grades. 1,000 to 1,300 fts. $3 404 00: rough fat, 1.100 to 1.800 fts. $3 403 60; butcher grades. 900 to L1C0 6 $3 25CT3 GO; mived lots, cows and heifers, $2 252 75; bulls 'and fat cows, $23; fresh cows and springers very dull at $20 to $35 per head. The receipts of hogs were fair and the market slow at the following quoattions: Heavv and medium, $3 S04 00: best Yorkers, $4 004 05; common to fair Yorkers. $3 SCSI 3 90; rough, r tags and sows, $2 5003 00; good fat sows, $3 25Q3 50. The receipts uf sheep this week were light and the market active at unchaneed prices. Wo give the following as ruling pries: Prime Ohio and Indiana uethers. weighing here 110 to 120 lbs, 5 75jf6 00: good. 90 to 100 fts, $4 755 25; fair to good mixed, 75 to 80 Is. S3 754 25: good vearlings, 75 to SO fis, $5 00 5 25; fair to goo"d, 50 to 60 fis, $4 251 75: good lambs. S5 006 25; veal calv s. 110 to 120 lbs, $5 50G 00; heavy calves. $2 50S3 00. By Telecrnpli. New York Beeves Receipts. 41 carloads for the market and 29 carloads lor slaughterers direct; dull and 10c per 100 lbs. lower on all grades below prime. Kith salesat $3 355 25 per 100 lbs. for native steers, $2 2o3 00 for hulls and 41 232 75 for dry cows. Exports To-day, 430 beetes and 3,600 quarters of beet. Calves Re ceipts. 3b0 bead; weaker and a small fraction lower for all descriptions, with sales at 5Sc per lb. for poor to good veals; 2c for grassers. and at 36:4c for western calves. Sheep Re ceipts. 7,700 head, and 1.000 were carried over yesterday: sheep steady and tlrm; choice lambs a trifle higher. Transactions included sheep at $4 50G 50 per cwt.. and lambs at $5 507 75. Hogs Receipts, 12,500 head. None offered alive; nominally steady at $3 904 20 per cwt. Chicago Cattle Receipts.13,000 head; ship ments 4,000 head; market steadier: beeves, $4 905 15: steers, $3 0004 80; stockers and feeders, $2 25 35; Tcxa- corn-fed steers, $3 00 63 6a Hogs Receipts, 34.000 head; shipments, 8.000 bead; market steadv: mixed and light, $3 6533 85; heavy, $3 6o3 95: skips. $3 003 4a Sheep Receipts, 8,000 head: .liniments, 2,000 head: market easier: natives, $3 50S5 65; west ern corn-fed. $4 9005 SU. St. Lotrcs Cattle Receipts. 1500 head: market slow; good to fancy native steers, $4 30 5 00; fair to good do, S3 304 40: stockers and teeders $2 0063 25; range steers, $2 003 50. Hogs Receipts, 6.200 head: market steady; fair to choice heavy, $3703 90: packing grades, $3 603 75; light, fair to best, $3 55370. Sheep Receipts, 500 head; market strong; fair to choice. $4 405 40; lambs, $5 K6 5a KBuffalo Cattle Receipts, 4 loads thronglh and 8 on sale. Sheen and lambs Receipts, 5 loads: sheep firm: lambs dull and weak. Hogs in fair demand; receipts, 14 loads through and 40 on sale; mediums and heavy mixed Yorker nigs. $4 5ft Cincinnati Hoes lower; 'common and light, $3 G03 95; packing and butchers, $3 80 3 95. Receipts, 800 head; 2,200 head. MABKETS BY WIRE. Apathy In the Wheat Pit nnd the Feeling: Rather Shaky Pork Fratnreioss nnd Pi Ices la Favor of Bayers. Chicago There was a light business in wheat to-day. At times the demand was fair, but at others so limited that aggregate trading was less than yesterday. The feelinr, too, was easier, but the market was held within narrow limits, good buying at the inside figures and rather free offerings at the outside prices pre venting the market from passing either limit. The opening was about c lower, and declined about yt&,ia more, advanced lc again eased off to inside prices, and the closing was about 5aKc lower than yesterday. A moderate business was transacted in corn, the bulk of which consisted of changing the near futures to the more deferred deliveries. The feeling was firm. July in particular being wanted, and ruled stronger. There was a marked increase in trading in oats, and a stronger feeling developed, which resulted in a higher range of prices. Offerings forfnture delivery were conspicuously light most of the session, and the demand from sev eral large operators was quite urgent. May re ceived the most attention and prices advanced JsC, which was all maintained until the cloe. Only a moderate trade was transacted in hog products. Local operators were not inclined to uo mucn business on eitner side or the market, and the orders from outside parties were some what limited. The general snironndings of the trade were rather more favorable for bet ter prices, but there was some disposition man ifested by manufacturers to sell for future de livery, consequently the improvement in prices was slight. Prices exhibited very little change in some cases slightly favoring buyers. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2. January. 7Bc; February, -5Jic; May, 7579Ji79-ei79?v'c CORN No. 2, January. 2bK6&Kc: February. 29K.K29.!9Kc; Mayi 31JS31i31Jffi 31JJC Oats So. 2, January. 21c; February, 2I21 2121r; May. 22i2222Vi2c Mess Pork, per bbl. Januan.$9 709 70ffl 9 65U 65; February. $y 7589 769 7VQ9 70; May. $10 1210 17$I0 1010 12j. Lard, per 100 Iks. .January. $5 855 87K 5 S55 S7K; February, $5 875 85; May. $S 10 !I 07Kfi 07J. Short Bibs, per 100 fts. Januarv, $4 77K 1 T7U-, Fel.uary. $4 77K4 77KQ4 77&4 772; May. $5 00S5 004 974 97. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un changed. No. 2 spring wheat.75Jc; No. 3 spring wheat, 6075c; No. 2 red. 75Sc. No. 2 corn. 29c No. 2 oats 2042Ic No. 2 rye. 4lc No. 2 barley, 6557c No. 1 flaxseed. $1 36. Prime timothy seed. $5 2a Mess pork, per bbk $9 7039 75. Lard, per 100 lbs. Jo 87J Bhort ribs sides (looe), $4 754 sa Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 S04 40r short clear sides (boxcd),$5055ia Sugars Cut loaf.unchanged. Keceipts Flour, 19,000 barrels: wheat, 23,000 bushels: corn, 230.000 bushels; oats, 155 000 bushels; rye. 11,000 bushels; barley. 45,000 bu-hels. Bhipments Floor. 21,000 narrels; woeai, jo,wv ousaeis; corn, jy,vuu ouneis; oats, 136.000 bushels; rye, 0.000 bushels; barley, 42,000 bushels. New York Flour dull and heavy. "Wheat Spot dnll, nominally lower and weak; options dull, Vt&iiP lower and barely steady. Rye firm. Barley strong; Western, 4b(S3r: Canada,5975c Barley malt strongCanaua, 7JX'90c. Corn Spot irregular, easier and quiet; options dull and steady. Oats Spot fairly active and steady: options moderately active and weak. Hay weak and quiet. Hops firm. Coffee Options openedsteady 5010 points aown, closed steady 5315 points down; sales 44,000 bags, in cluding Januarv. 15.9"iJ16c: Febuarv. 15.75 15.85c; March, 15.7015.75c; May. 15.7015.80c; Jnne. 15.755.80c; July. 15.70tfji5.75c; August. 15.75c; September. 15.7015.85c: October. 15.65 15.80c: November, 15.70c: December, 15.6015.75c. Spot Rio barely steadv and quiet: fair cargoes, 19Jc; No. 7, 17K17i.ic Sugar Haw quiet and firm; rcttned, quiet and barely steadv, Mo lassesForeign, 20c for 50 test: New Orleauf, quiet. Rice steady and quiet. Cotton seed oil hna. Tallow weak, city (Si for pack ages), 4 7-3264lc. Kosln steady. Turpentine firmer at WiQSiZJic Eirgs quiet and easy; western, 15Js16c: receipts, 5,759 packages. Pork firm and quiet. Cut meats slow; pickled bellies. oK5jc: pickled shoulders, 4fjlc; pickled bams 8Ji8?fc; middles dnll. Lard easier and moderately active; sales 1,250 tierres; western steam, SB 2256 25, closing at $6 22K; options, sales. 4,250 tierces; February, 6 lb0 G 19. closing at $6 19 bid: March. U 27G 2i closing at H 2S asked; April. S3 35: Ma. $j 39 0 41, closing at 56 40 asfced; July, $6 oJ ;iskel. Butter in fair demand; tine Ilnn;,E!gin, 2S 28Jc: Western dairy, S17c; do creamery. 12 27c; do held. 8S16c; do tactory, 517c. Cheese juiet and irregular; Western, 8010c. Philadelphia Flour quiet. Wheat Choice grades scarce and firm; ungraded in grain depot 89c No. 2 red, January, SUKbO?4c; February, 8Ig8IJc; March, S-"JisS-!Jc; April, 83J8Ic. Corn Op tions quiet and firm: far lots firm; No 4 low mixed on track, 33c; No. 3 mixed on track, 33c: steamer. No. 2 high mixed on tracK. 37c: No. 2 mixed In Twentieth street elevator and grain depot. 37Je; No. 2 high mixed in grain depot. 38c; No. 2 yellow un track. 3Sc; No. 2 niixeu, Januarv, 35630 ; FelTnaiy,Mfl3rjfc; March, COnSGV; April. 37037Vic 0.t Car lots steady; No. 2 white on track, 29c; futures dull, and without im portant change; No 2 white, Januarv. 2S 2Sic; February. 2SiJ5,29c; March, aSglc; April. 2SWtiic Butter ilrm; choice goods wanted; Pennsilvat.ia creamery extra. 272Sc; do prints extra, 32635c Cheese easier and quiet; part skims, 7&Sc Ezgidull and weak; Pennsylvania firsts, 16c Receipt. Flour, 2.000 barrels: wheal, 3,800 bushels; corn, 35.500 buhh els; oats, 11.000 lmsliel. Shipment.- Wheat, 2.8J0 bushels; corn, 157,500 bushels; oats, 14,800 bushels, St. Lotus Flour quiet and easv. Wheat lower, in sympathy with Chicago: the opening was JfeJc lower; there was a slight recovery, but later the market weakened and closed with May Z$e and Jnne Je and July lower than yesterdav; No. 2 red. cash. 76! May closed at 7878e asked; July, 7 5Jc asked. Corn firmer: No. 2 mixed, cash, 2oc: May, 2$28c cloed 2Sc su-kel Oau quiet but firm; Nik 2, cash. lc bid; May. 22c asked. Rye tirm at 42)G43c Barley dull and unchanged. Provisions" ruled quiet and un changed. Milwaukee Flour dnll. Wheat qnletenNo. 2 spring, on track, cash, 72Q74c; May. 74c; No. i,Vl.5!.VerD.sl, Vom teaoy; No. 3, on track, 2826Kc Oa steady; No. 2 white, on truck, 2J4SiJc Rye firmer; No. L In store. iMe. Barley quiet; No. 2, in store. 42c bid. Provisions steady. Pork, J9 7a Lard, $5 87JC Cheese steady. Toledo Cloverseed active and steady: cash and January, f3 15; February, (3 42J(i May, A NORTHSIDE HITCH. Exorbitant Demands of Many Prop erty Bolders Retarding THE GROWTH OF OUR NEIGHBOR. Past and Present Prosperity of Pittsburg and a Feep Into the Future, NATIONAL BASKS LATELY ORGANIZED SMr. I. D. "Wilson, one of the oldestjjreal estate brokers in Allegheny City, is not quite satisfied with the situation over there. He said yesterday: "The inquiry for prop erty is eood enough, but the trouble is own ers have such exalted views of values that ground for the most part is out of the reach of buyers of moderate means. Differences between bids and offers range from ?100 to $500. It may be said this is a small matter, but to a workingman with only a limited amount of cash in his inside pocket it is a great deal. If owners would take a more liberal view of the situation and moderate their demands to snit the ability of buyers, sales would be brisk. "This hitch is retarding the growth of the city and preventing the expansion of business. Bnt I do not wish to be understood as saving that Allegheny is not growing. What I mean is, that the growth is not as rapid as It ought to be. if property valuations wero not so high. In the lower part of the city and in the hill dis trict many improvements are going forward; but the upper part is about at a standstill for the reason that I have given the exorbitant demands of property holders." "What is the prospect for the completion of California avenue?" "Oh, It will be built. There is enough 'influ ence' behind it to put it through. With its completion, and the extension of rapid transit, that part of Allegheny will be in good shape for a real boom." i Concerning the past, present and future of Pittsburg, one of the oldest residents, who "shot ducks where the postoffice stands," makes the following observations: "Pittsburg has already turned a point as surprising as that which marks the transformation of a boy into a man. From a substantial, slow-going, conserv ative city.cblefly remarkable for her industries, resources and achievements, she leaps to the front as a great city in size as well as in the magnitude of "her business. She is rapidly pre senting all the phases of a great as well as a prosperous city. The changes wrought in a few years are so great that many of the old resi dents do not realize their full significance. In deed I believe it is the fewest number that ap preciate the truth that the Pittsburg of to-day is no more like the Pittsburg of 10 years ago than the young man or woman who has just reached his or her full stature is like the boy or girl who trundled a hoop or fondled a doll" "'There are substantial reasons for these changes and this growth which are patent to everyone ; hence I believe there will be no steps backward, no surrender of what has been gained. Pittsburg is working out her destiny, which is to become one of the most populous cities on the continent. Her supremacy as an industrial center is no longer disputed." The following is taken from a "Review of Business in 1889 in England:" "The past year has beon one of the best in the history of Great Britain. Certainly it has been more prosperous than any since 1873. From the very beginning to the very end trade has steadily improved, the improvement being transmitted from those Industries already active to those which had previously not felt the revival. The demand for labor has gone on Increasing, and wages have risen very generally and considerably. The London Clearing House returnsshow that the clearings were the largest of any year in the history of the country, amounting to 7, 613,766,000. being an increase of about 9 per cent on the year before and 20 per cent on 1887. "Again, the traffic returns of 17 of our princi pal railway companies show an Increase of about 5)4 per cent, over an Increase in 1888 of less than 2Ji per cent, which itself was an in crease of about lji per cent over the receipts of 1886. ThcBoard of Trade returns show an Increase of 10 per cent in the imports and 6 per cent in the exports. All the statistics, in short, combine to prove what has been stated above, that the year has been of the most prosperous in our history, and at the close the prospect for the following 12 months Is better than in any year for a long time past." The following national banks have recently been organized : The First National Bank of Chehalis, Washington; capital $50,000; Noah B. Coffman, President; Joseph Y. Coflmau, cash ier. The Hazleton National Bank, Pennsyl vania; capital $100,000; William Kisoer, Presi dent; Erastus S. Doud, cashier. The First Na tional Bank of Delta, Pa.; capital, $50,000; Charles R. McConkey, President; L. K.Stubbs, cashier. The Boker City National Bank, Ore gon: capital, $75,000; Benjamin Lombard, Jr., President: Charles W. James, cashier. The Yardley National Bank, Pennsylvania; capital. $50,000; Thomas C. Knowles, President; Jacob H. Taylor, cashier. The Gibbs National Bank or Hnntsville, Tex.; capital, $50,000; W. S. Gibbs, President; G. A Wynne, cashier. The Merchants' National Bank of Sioux City, la.; capital, JlOaOOO; Eugene W. Rice, President; George P. Day, cashier. The First National Bank of Wymore, Neb.; capital, $51000; John II. Reynolds. President: Lake Bndenthal, cash ier. The Amsterdam National Bank, New York; capital, $200,000; Stephen Sanford, Presi dent; Martin Van Buren, cashier. The Citi zens' National Bank of Johnstown, Fa.: capital, $100,000; Andrew J. Haws, President; George K. Linton, cashier. HOTL'MEXTS IN STOCKS. The Market Active nnd Steady to Firm for the Speclnltle. The stock market yesterday was active and firm for nearly everything on the active list except the Tractions, which were dull and weaker. It is to be expected that they will have their setbacks until they get fairly on their feet, after which it is safe to say they will become leaders in the speculative market. This opinion is warranted by the rapid settle ment of the districts which these roads traverse. Philadelphia Gas was a little off at the open ing, but improved later on, and closed firm at 31 bid. There was a good demand for it, and 228 shares were sold. The disposition of holders of large blocks, bow ever, was to wait for higher figures as a result of the recent favora ble statement. Wheeling Gas and Switch and Signal were also stronger, while Chartiers manifested a declining tendency. The best bid for Plate Glass was 185, against 190 the previous day. This concession was at tributed to large outlays for improvement of the works, and the cut in prices reducing the earnings. MOUNING. ATTEKlfOOX. Hid. Asked. Hid. Asked. 161 .... 151 UOJf .... 60 .... 103 61)4 210 39 36 39 SU 40f KI.'S Yl'i 11 "is "ift "lift 13 13 .... 31ft 31 Sift 31 J,' 82 "iift "iift "ihx IIk 50 SI 32J4 32' 32ft S2 63 W, 63 64 46 44 49 22ft 23 221f 23 -' M ft M 24,t .... 24ft 24ft 1J4 m 1 21 2?4 48 49 48 4S-tf lf .... 16.ft 16H 110ft .... 11U4 Fidelity T. IT. Co... Keystone It'k of Pitts.. Marine Nat Hank.... Masonic Hank econd N. II.. AlPv... Oil 7. a' Insurance.... IlrhlKewatcr Uas Ohio Vallvv People's N. i. A I'.Co. 1'ennsTlraniaGaa Co.. Philadelphia Co Pine Ituu (Jias estmereiand A Cam. Wheeling fiasco Hazelwood Oil Co Central Traction Citizens1 Traction..... Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley La Norla Mining Co... Luster Mining Co MlTcrtun Mintiig Uo... YaiikeeUlrlMlulngCo Westlnghonse Electric U. S. ASlg. Co AVesttngiiouscAlrb'ke. rills, riaic uiass co 185 .... Bales at the first call were 105 shares of Phil adelphia Gas at ZVi, 100 at 31K. 8 at 31?i 60 Wheeling Gas at 1S5&50 at 18, 13 Hwitch and Bignal at llJJi and 5u Chartiera Uas at 4a At the lint call 15 shares of Philadelphia Gas brought 31, 20 Chartiert Gas 40 and 10 Luster 21J4- Ki. L. McCutcbeon sold 50 shares of Electric at48& Henry M. Long J6.MX) Pleasant Valley 6's at 103 and interest and 60 shares of the stock at 23. M. Lw Jenkins St Co. sold 25 shares nt Luster ar 24 and 23 Pleasant Valley at 2a Andrew Caster sold 50 shares of .panhandle at 25. Julius F. Stark sold 10 shares People's Natural Gas and Pi peace at 14. G. B. Hill 4 Co. sold $9,000 Pittsburg and Western 4's at SL The total sales of stocks t New York yester dav were 867.240 shares, including Atchison, 6,357: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 13,700; Erie, 10,630; Louisville and Nashville, 48.391; Missouri Pacific, 25,980; Northwestern, 3,310; Oregon Transcontinental, 8,865; Bead, ing. 23,150; Richmond and West Point, 24,719; St. Paul. 30,894; Texas Pacific 4.160; Union Pacific 10,420; Western Union, 4,35a IN GOOD SHAPE, A Fair Demand for Cnib, and General Trade Flourishing While the banks are not overrun with appli cations for loans, the business demand for dis counts is of such proportions as to indicate a healthful, if not particularly active, condition of general trade; but as compared with the same time last year, business is flourishing "like a green bay tree," The exchanges yes terday were $2,436,380 75andfklances $422,935 58. The Wall Street JVetcs says of the money market there: "There was no difficulty in getting money yesterday. The Equitable Life Assurance Society, the New York Life Insur ance Company, the Mutual Life, besides a number of prominent banks, had tneir men on the street offering long and snort time loans at from 4 to 5 per cent. There might be said to have been a plethora of funds seeking employ ment. Bankers who needed accommodation were leit, comparatively sneaking, to make their own terms, and for the first time in three months money looked like a drug." Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 23,per cent; last loan, 2: closed offered at 2W, Prime mercantile paper, 66J. Sterling 'exchange quiet but steady at $4 85 for 60-day bills and $4 87J4 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. D. 8. 4s,rer U. 8. 4s. coup U. 8. 48, re .104 U. 8. 4H9, coup.... 104)4 PaclflcSsoPK. 116 Lonlslansitampedis 97 Missouri 6s 100 Tenn. new set. 6s... 107 Tenn. new set. is... .10: Tenn. new act. 3s.... J4H Canada So. zds mi Cen. 1'acisclsti HI Den. &K G., lets.. .11 J Ben. &R.O. 4s 78 D.AR.Q.West.l9ts. M:K.4T.Gen.Ss . 64f Mutual Union 6s... .101 N. J. C. lnt, Oert...UI) Northern l'ac. Ists.-lHH Northern l'ac. 2ds..H31i Northw't'n consols. Northw'n deben's.. Orcjton & Trans, es.105 St. L. &I.M. Uen. 6 90?i tit. U&S.K. Gen.Jl.110 Ml. Paul consols ....126 St. PI Uhl& feists. I16S tx.. rck u.Tr.Ba. n Xx..Pc.K.(J.lT.Keti W.i Union l'ac. 1jH...miii; West Shore 105 Eric bis 102 ii. &. a x. uen, Os.. 74k' New To kk Clearings, $135,917,185; balances, $6,830,227. Boston Clearings, 815.601.S74; balances, !!, 670,026. Money, 3 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $11,968,041; bal ances, $1,868,632. BaxTMioBE Clearings, $1901,021; balances, $590,118. London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England to-day is 55,200. Bar silver, 44d per ounce. PARIS Three per cent rentes, 88f 5c for the account. Chicago Clearings. $10,000,000. New York Exchange, 25c discount. Money in fair de mand and steady at 6 per cent on call and 7 8 per cent on time. J)K0PS uF OIL. The Market Steady at Both Ends bnt Weak In the Middle. There was a strong undertone of Dullish sen timent in the oil market at the opening yester day, and there was very little change until about 2 o'clocK, when Oil City tnftde a raid and caused a complete revolution. This was brought about by a nice bit of maneuvering, first causing an advance by placing some good orders, and then a break, upon which she was a heavy buyer. Pittsburg was a seller, under the leadership of Henry Fisher, who had corns over from the bull side. The market was the liveliest for some time, but the trading was not particularly heavy. The range was: "Opening, 10 highest, 106; lowest, 104; closing, 105. Lockwood & Co.'i well on the Young larm in the Butler field, close to the Cable well, which is In the first pay-streak, made a few flows and is considered a good well. The McCalmoct Oil Company's gusber, Ingram No, 5. struck on the Margaret Ingram larm in tne Mt. Morris field, which was reported as a 500-barrel well, has let down to 300 barrels. The D. S. Wise larm well of E. M. Hukill, which came in about two months ago, is holding up finely. At the last report received from it the well was doing 360 barrels a day. Mr. Hukill's D. S. Morris No. 1 is about due for either gas or oil. Shan nopm is experiencing an agreeable revival. Finegan, Downing & Co.'s, and Mechlin, Drake & Co.'s gushers on the Ferguson farm aro both doing in the neighborhood of 850 barrels a day. The Raccoon Oil Companv's No. 3 has been drilled in and is producing 300 barrels a day. In the Washington field. Fergus & Hazlett's Julius Le Moyne well shows signs of improve ment and is standing full of oil Isaac Willett's J. L. White No. 12 is completed in the fifth sand and making 100 barrels a day from the fifth sand. There are now30producingwclls located on the White farm. Aikeu d; Gilbert's R. Haggcrty No. 11 is showing for a good well in the Gordon sand. John McKeown Clemens No. 3at Taylorstown Is completed in the fifth sand and will be a 75-barrel well Features of the Market. Corrected dally by John M. Oatiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened lCOUILoirest I04ft 105 Darren. 26,136 74.491 65.103 HU llgbest..., ,. 106ft I Closed., Average charters , Average shipments Average runs Refined. Hew Yorlt. 7.60c Keflnei', London. SMI. Refined, Antwerp, ItilT. Refined. Liverpool. 6j. Refined, Bremen, 6,85m. A. B. McQrew quotes: Puts, a MJ1 M3& caUs. Jl 06Q1 06. Other Oil Markets. Bradford, January 29. Petroleum opened at SI 06: lowest, SI 04; behest, SI 08: closed, 1105. New York. January 29. Petroleum opened steady at SI 06, and after a slight advance became weak and declined to SI 05. The market then rallied and closed steady at 81 05 Stocc Excbance: Opening, SI 0t; highest, SI 06; lowest, $1 05K: closing, SI 05. Consoli dated Exchange: Opening-, $10GJ: highest, SI 06: lowest. SI W: closing at SI 05K; total sales, 729.000 barrels. LANDS AND HOUSES. Brisk Demnnd nnd Plcntv of Business to Show for It. J. E. Glass, 13S Fifth avenue, sold for S. H. Lloyd to George W. Holmes a piece of ground, corner of Locust and Boyd streets, size 90x180, for $5,500. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold to the Acme Brick Company, Limited, ten lots on the north side of Paul avenne, 8. L. Boggs' plan. West Liberty borougn. This com pany proposes making their own brick on the ground aud will.in the near future, build dwell ing houses on the lots. This property is enhanc ing in value. Price $2,200. Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street, sold for Mrs. E. Phillips to Mrs. E. Baird four acres of ground fronting on Kebecca street, Nineteenth ward, for $13,000. Ewing Jc Byers, No. 93 Federal street, sold for Martin Prentis to A. F. Walkmeyer a va cant lot 25x100 feet to a paved alley, situate on Ackley street, near Garfield avenue. Second ward, Allegheny City, for $1,000. KB. Wingenrotb, No. 100 Fourth avenue, sold for Louis A, Escballier, of Jeannette, two vacant lois at Wilinerding, each 24x75, to Frank X. Klein for $3,300 cash. W. A. Herron & Sons. 80 Fourth avenue, sold a new frame house of seven rooms, lot 50x100 feet, on Bauru street, Shadyslde, for $1,500 on reasonable terms. ' Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for J. Dunlevy a iot on Hastings Btreet, size 25xl9L to bimon Cameron for $480 cash. W. C. Stenarr. 114 Fourth avenne. sold fnr Mr. Alex Murdoch another of the 50x200 feet lots on Forbes avenue. Squirrel Hill, to Fred erick Feldner. for $2,500. IEKEGULAR AND EXCITED. Under a Fierce Onslaught by the Bears Nearly Everything Gives Wny Tho bncar Trum Gels a Black Eve. NEW York, January 29. The reactionary temper which appeared in the stock market yesterday became more pronounced to-day. and the continued liquidations, aided by tierce attacks npon some uf the leading stocks by the bears, gave tho market an irregular and ex cited tone. The distribution of the -business was much more even than during the past few days, and not all of the list was weak, which acconnted for the extreme irregularity of the market The bears wero aided by the circula tion of a report that tbelTnion Pacific and the Northwestern had formally withdrawn from the inter-State association, and also by rumors of a large bank failure, which -was proved to be without foundation. Sugar refineries proved to be one of the principal disquieting features, however, and right at the opening it became evident that there was to be wide and Important fluctua tions In the stock, as it opened at 02, against 64 last evenlnz, and afterward rapidly declined to S9& The report was that suits were to be brought by one organizer of the Trust to re cover a large sum of money, and which would bring the books of the Trust into court. The stock, however, received good support at the decline, and soon recovered to something above the opening pride, though this improve ment could not be held, and it closed at same thing off from that figure. The railroad list failed to show such wide and rapid fluctuations, though some of the special ties were unusually depressed. The Coalers were remarkably well held, and Richmond and West Point was specially strong, though the only reason for the advance was in all probabll. lty the very favorable report of earnings on the Richmond and Danville. The Grangers were generally firm, though Rock Island was sold off IK per cent on the probable complications which might arise in the event of the final dis ruption of the inter-State association. Mis souri Pacific was the object of specially heavy pressure, and Is one of the few stocks showing a material loss as a result of the day's business, it failing to recover a Blight fraction from the lowest point The weak feature among the specialties was the Chicago and Blinois stocks, which dropped rapidly without apparent cause except that there is apprehension that the dividend upon the preferred might be passed or reduced owing to the losses incurred by the strikes on its lines. The general market was stronger in the after noon, but made no recovery of moment and closea rather heavy and quiet at close to the lowest figures. There were a few small frac tional advances for the dav, hut the great ma jority of the list showed declines, and Chicago and East Illinois firsts preferred dropped 6, the common 3U. Sugar 2V Missouri Pacific, Rock Island and Burlington each i and Chicago Gas 1 per cent. tfaiiroad bonds felt the weakness in stocks to some extent, especially in the forenoon, when the tone of the market was rather heavy, but later it recovered its usual strong tone, and finally ended with more marked advances than declines, though important changes were few in number. The sales reached $1809,000. The .Part says: The heavy dealing In the East Illinois stocks coming immediately npou the heels of the announcement of the practical consolidation with the Evansville and Terre Haute, which will certainly be for the benefit of both companies, naturally creates some sur prise, especially as it Is known that in the last quarter the coal business of the East Illinois has improved so much that it has at least earned that quarter's proportion of the dividend on the preferred. But during two thirds of the three preceding sessions there was a continuous strike in the company's most profitable mine at Brazil, and this in connec tion with the unfavorable character of both this and last winter for all coal companies make it probable that the dividend on the East Illinois preferred, which under usual circum stances would be paid in March may be passed, or. if not passed, very much reduced. The following taoie snows tne prices or active stocks on the .New York Stock Excnange yester day. Corrected daily ror Tin Dispatch by Whitxey&Btefheneon. oldest Pittsburg mem bers or .Ne,w lore titocx Kxcnange. or rourth ave nue: Clos ing Hid. 27ft 33) 32ii 74a 55 120X M'A 2GM 107 70H 116 95K 17 47 34 111!" 141 73 98 49 22K 135 150ft 16ft 3H 71 23 119 18ft 66n 105ft 89( 94ft 16ft 9X 74ft 106X 71 39 46 19ft 22 S3 Sft 1h 21ft 47 37ft 3SK 20 38 nH 23ft 79H I11H 17 S7ft 80 21ft 67ft 13ft 28ft 8)ft 70 61ft 21ft 47 Open lii ?. Hlgn eik 28 iY'i 7-i MM low est. Am. Cotton Oil Trust, Am. Cotton Oil 27M Hft 74f M 1MH 344 X 106 70 116 86 Atcn.. Top.Jfc B.F 33! Canadian Pacific 75 Canada Southern .... KH Central of New Jersey.lWTS Central i'aettti 3Jt Chesaneake a. Ohio ... "&)i V.. Bur. A Ouliicv..... I07ft C. Mil. s at. raul.. 7(W C, Jill. St. r-.. pr.. ,.lin)i C, KocKl. Jt r 8S7 C, tit. L. & fltts C, SU L. & Pitts. PC C. St. F...S1. AO 34 U. Northwestern llltf CJt Nortnwestern, pr. .... O., C. C. A 1 7J c. c c & i nr...... 9sj' Col. Coal Iron 49 Col. & HocKlng Vat .. ni Oei.. L. St W I36)i Del. 4 Hudson. ISOJj IlenTer&itlo O Denver &K10U.. pi K.T.. Va. 4Ua .... fc.T..Va. AOa. 1st nf. .. . E. 1. Va. Oa. 2d pr. 23 Illinois Central. Lake Erie A Western.. IS Lake trie & West. pr.. 66 M 12HS ay JP8 71 116)4 7 34 IHM 73" 48 22! 135K 1W Jll 73ft 09 49" 22 a USM 1S1 23 isii etft Kta siM 95 18 10 76 107 27 23 18ft 66H 10o?S 89H SUM 17 9V 74ft 107 L.ase snore &al. s 108 L.oulivll!eNashvll!e. tg Michigan Central 95 Mobueft Ohio 18 Mo.. Kan. A Texas.... B Missouri Pacific 76 New ITorx Central 107 N. X.. Li. is. A W .... 27M N. J.. 0. ASt. L, N. 1.. (i 4 St. L. or. N.X.. V. JtSt.i.. 2d of .... N. Ii, K 47 N. J.. O. A W 19ft .Norroiic a Western.... 22 -Norfolk Western. pr. BtH Northern Pacific S1H Nortnern 1'acinc pref. 5Ji Ohloi HUslsslDpl..... :".4 Oregon Improvement. 47 Oregon Transcon 37 Pacinealall M?j Peo. Dec. A Kvani 2I Pnlladvl. A Heading. 2) Pullman Palace Car... 192 Richmond A W. r. T.. 22ft Richmond A W.I'.T.ni 78 St. P.. Minn. A Man..U17s SULftSan Fran 17 St. Li. a San Fran pf.. X1U M.L,. A San JT. 1st pr,. .. . Texas Pacific 22 Union faclflc ssK Wabasn 13ft Wabash nrererred 29 Western Union 85 Whviling A L Jt 70U Sugar Trust- 62 National !-ead Trust.. 22 Chicago Uas Trust.... tin 47M 46 19ft 13)4 22ft 22 63ft 63 Kti 32X 76ft KH 22)1 21ft 49 47 37ft 37 3?ft MJf 21 K 21 39ft 38ft 192 lSIft 23ft 22ft 7ft 7SX( 112 HUa 17 17 ZIX 3!H 22ft 21 6Hft b7X 13ft I3K 29ft 28K Soft SSK 70tf 70 K1 S9ft 22 21 i, 48 47 Philadelphia ntochs. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No, 57 Fourth avenue. Members Hew X'orfc Stock Ex change. JIM. Asked. Pennsylvania, Railroad ISV S5ft 19ft iiii MX 33 I6ft Reading 19 7-16 15utra.ro, Pittsburg A Western 9 Lehigh Valley 83ft Lenlgh Navigation 52 Nortnern Pacific 32Jj Nortnern Pacific preierrea 76 Bnslneas Notes. Or 3S mortgages recorded yesterday the largest was for (6,000. Six were given to secure purchase money. There was some talk yesterday about the sale of two acres of ground out Penn avenue, but definite information could not be. ob tained. The Western hog packing from November 1 to January 24 will aggregate 1,765,000 head, against 1,050,000 same time last vear; increase 709,000. James J. Beidejt. of West Shore injunction fame, has revived the suit against Judge Burke and others in the famous $8,000,000 Hocking Valley bond case. It is said that there bas been a perceptible increase lately in the floating stock of Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburg, due to the sale of some of the holdings of the Pennsylvania Rail way Company. Vanderbilt brokers are re ported to be buying it quietly, and this is the reason given for the recent advance. How can you tell how fast a train is going? This is the answer a railroad man gives: "Every time the car passes over a rail joint there is a distinct click. Just count the number of truck clicks in 20 seconds, and you bave the number of miles the train is going per hour. This is a simple matter of arithmetic, as the length of the rail is uniform. At the annual meeting of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company Edward Ford was elected President, A. Pitcairn Vice President, E. L. Ford Secretary, and J. B. Ford, Jr., Treasurer. Proceedings were harmonious, and it is thought a consolidation of interests will soon be effected. The report of the officers showed a satisfactory business, though the cut in prices and large outlays in improvements have re duced the net earnings. Secretary Window yesterday afternoon Issued a call on national bank depositories for the surrender of 10 per cent of Government funds held by them. The conditions of the call are similar to those of the first call, with the exception that hanks which hold less than the minimum of Government deposits ($50,000) are required :o surrender all and close up their ac counts with the Government. There are six or eight banks of this class. . An impresiion prevails among some bankers that the change of a figure in the date of a promissory note, as for instance the writing of a figure "9" over an 8" to bring the date up to 1890, has been held by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to be a sufficient alteration to vitiate the instrument and render it null and void. This is a mistake. After an act! e search it is found that in the only case decided by that tribunal within recent years, wherein this question of alteration of a figure was Involved, the ruling was just the reverse of this. aietnl Jlnruct New Yore, January 2). Pig iron steady; American, $1720. Copper dull and nominal; lake, Januarv, $14. Lead quiet and steady; domestic, $3 K2X- Tin firm and closed quiet; Straits, $20 75. Wool ainrket. St. Loins The wool market is dull and weak with a downward tendency. Bright medium, 1924c: coarse braid, 1421c; fine light, 1622c; fine heavy, 13l)c; tub washed, choice, 35c: in ferior, 3033c Whisky Olarket. Chicago Reports from the whisky pro ducing centers show the market to be active and firm at a 02 for finished goods. Minneapolis Receipts of wheat for the day were 114 cars; shipments. 25 cars. Good varieties of milling wheat were in good de mand. On the whole, prices seemed to be a shade firmer. Poor wheat dragged as usual. Closing qnntatlons: No. 1 hard, January and reoruary, 76sc; May, sic: on tracK, vc:jmo. 1 Northern, 1 . knnirroiiil hanmTV TK1XI. Slav annirv mill KAhrn&rv. 7fXt ic; May, 78c; on track. 77K78c: No. 2 Northern. January and February, 73Kc; May. 76Jic; on track, 73X6750. DOMESTIC MARKETS, Butter, Eggs and Cheese More Active Than Last January. SUGAR VERTFIEH, COFFEE STEADY Light Cereal Beceipta Result in an Im provement of Tone. LUHBEE TSADE IS AT ITS QUIETEST OrncE or Pittsburg Dispatch. ( Wednesday. January 29. 1890. ( Country Produce Jobbing Prices. An interview with one of our leading jobbers of cheese, butter and eggs to-day developed the fact that January's volume of business has been larger than the same month for 1S89. Said he: "Our trade last year was better than any previous year, and the first month of 1E90 gives a better showing than the first month of 1889.' While trade is quiet compared with what it was a month or two ago, it is comfortable to know that it foots up better each week than It did this time a year ago." Choice grades of butter are firm, but low grade stock drags. Eggs upon which there is no shadow of sus picion are a shade higher and firm. Choice ap ples are very scarce in this market and sales are reported as high as $4 per barrel for very fancy stock. Buttek Creamery, Elgin, 2931c; Ohio do, 2627c; fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls. 1920c Beans Navy hand-picked beans, $2 002 25; medium. $1 752 00. Beeswax 2528c ?t ft for choice; low grade, lS20c Cider Sand refined, $7 50; common, $4 60 5 00; cr-.t cider, S3 008 50 barrel; cider vinegar. 1012c fl gallon. Chestnuts-$5 005 50 fl bushel; walnuts, 6070c H bushel. CHEESE-Ohio. UllKc; New York, UKc; Limburcer. QKfdllr.: domestic Sweitzar. lie) 13K imported Sweitzer, 23c EGOS 1416c ty dozen for strictlv fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy, $2 503 50 ) barrel; cranberries, $8 5009 50$barrel;MalagagTapes, large barrel, $3 5010 00. Feathers Extra live geese. 5060c;No. L, do, 4045c: mixed lots. 3035c 1 ft. Poultry Live chickens, 7a90c a pair; dressed, HQllc a pound; ducks 70S0c ft pair: live turkeys, 910c i? ft; dressed turkeys, U 13c $ ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel, $4 200 4 40 $1 bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts. $4 35 4 bO; clover. Alsike, $800; clover, white. $D; timo thy, choice, 45 fts, $1 50; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, SI 25(21 30: blue grass, fancy, 14 fis, $1 30; orchard grass, 14 fts, $1 40; red top' 14 fts, SI 25; millet, 50 fts. $1 00; millet, 6070c V bushel: Hungarian grass, 50 ft', 65c, lawn grasi, mix ture of line grasses, S3 00 fl bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country, 4Jic; city rendered, 4JJ 5c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $3 00 3 50: fancy. $4 O05 00; Florida oranges. $4 00 4 50; bananas, $1 60 firsts, $100 good seconds, ?1 bunch; cocoanuts. $4 0004 60 fl hundred; figs, K9c Jl ft; dates, 56c fl ft; new layer figs, 12K15Kc: new dates. 7Kc ?S ft: Dine apples, 250 dozen. Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c; on track, 4550c; cabbages. S5 O07 00 a hun dred: Dutch cabbage, $13 00 $1 hundred: celery, 40c jfl dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, $4 00 a bar rel; turnips, $1001 25 a barrel; onions, SI 25 a bnsheL Buckwheat Flour 2iJic f pound. Groceries. Diligent Inquiry with jobbers falls to elicit any new features In trade. Sugars are firm and coffee is steady at quotations. The looked-for rise in sugar comes not, but it is impassible for our wholesale merchants to fill orders on some grades, notably soft white sugars. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Rio, 21022c; prime Rio, 20Kc; low grade Rio, 18K19Kc; old Government Java, 2728c; Mar- acaibo. 23K21jC; Mocha, 2829Kc; Santos. 2024c; Caracas, 2224c: peaberry, Rio, 23 24c; La Guayra, 23X24c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 2529c; old Government Java, bulk, 31Q33c; Maracaibo, 2728c; Santos, 24f 28Kc: peaberry. 28c; choice Rio, 25c; prime Rio, 23c: good Rio, 22c; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 7080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Jic: Ohio, 120, 8Kc: headlight, ISO0, 8c; water white, 10Kc; globe, 1414c; elatne, UKc; car nadlne, llc: royaline, 14c; globe red oil, U HKc; purity 14c Miners' OIL No. 1 winter strained. 4647c gallon: summer, 4043c -Lard oil, 70c Syrups Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar syrup, 3338c; prime sugar syrup, 30033c; strictly prime, 3335c: new maple syrnp, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 48050c; choice, 47c; medium, 3843c; mixed, 40042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 333ic; bi-carb in ', 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 50Sc; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated. 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearlne, il set. 8Kc: paraffine, 11012c Rice Head Carolina, 607c: choice, 6V 6?c: prime. 5W06c: Louisiana. &S5Vc Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 506c; gloss starch, 407c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, 82 65; Lon don lavers. $2 90; California London layers, S2 75; Muscatels, $2 40: California Muscatels, $2 25; Valencia. 7c; Ondara Valencia, 8 8Jc; sultana, 9c; currants, 55jVc: Turkey prunes. 45c; French prunes. 69JJc; Salon lea prunes, in 2-ft packages. 8Kc: cocoan ts. 5) 100. $6 00: almonds. Lan., $1 &. 20c: do. Ivica,19c; do, shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 14015c; Sicilv filberts. 12c: Smyrna figs. 1213c: new dates. 60 6c: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 11015c;' citron, fl ft, 19020c; lemon peel, 18c f) ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; ap ples, evaporated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated, 14K16c; j.o.'chcs, ev porated, pared, 2C28c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 19021c; cherries, pitted.I3K0UKc: cher ries, unpitted, 506a; raspberries, evaporated, 25K02tKe; blackberries, 7X08c; huckleberries, 1012c. Sugars Cubes, 7Jc; powdered, 7c: granu lated, 6c; confectioner:,' A, 6c; standard A. 6c; soti white, 6J065c; yellov choice, 6 6c: yellow, pood. 55c: yellow, fair, h 6Jc; yellow, dark, 5c Pickles Medium, hbls (1,200). $5 50; medi um, hall bbls (600), S3 25. Salt-No. L a bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, ?? bbl, $1 05; dairy, f) bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal. V bbl, $1 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 ft pockets, $3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, 52 00 2 25: 2ds, $1 &31 80; extra peaches, $2 4002 60; pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, $1 0001 50; Hid Co. corn, 75090c; red cherries, 9Oc0Sl; Lima beans, $1 20; soaked do, EOc; string do, 60065c; mar rowfat peas, $1 1001 15; soaked peas, 7u0SOc; pineapples, $1 3001 40; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; Greengage. $1 25; egg plums. $2 00; California pears. $2 50; do green gages, SI 85; do egg plums, $1 85: extra white cherries, $2 40; raspberries, 95c0Sl 10; straw berries, SI 10; gooseberries, $1 3001 40; toma toes, Bcxgyuc: salmon, i-e, si 00431 vu; niacK berries, 65c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; ao green, z-a, si zoi ou; corn oeei, z-m cans, $2 05; 14-ft cans, $14 00; baked beans, $1 1501 60; lobster, 1-&, $1 7501 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, $1 50: sardines domestic. Ws, $4 250 4 50; sardines, domestic K". $3 7507 00; sar dines, imported lis, $11 50012 60; sardines, im ported, s, $18 60; sardines, mustard, S3 30; sardines, spiced, $3 50. Fisn Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess. MO; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $32: extra No. 1 do, mess. $36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c $1 ft; do medium, George's end, 6c; do large, 7c: boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 6K07KC Herring Round shore, $4 60 fJ bbl.: ?plit. $6 60: lake, S2 75 V 100-B half bbl. Wbite fish, S6 00 W 100 & half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 ?! half bbl. Fin nan haddock, 10c ft. Iceland naliont, 13c 39 ft. Pickerel, X bbl., $2 00; 4bbl.,S110: Poto mac herring, $5 00 a bbl.. $2 50 per K bbL OATMEAL $6 OO0S6 2i $ bbl. Grain. Floor nnd Feed. There were no sales on call at the Grain Ex change. Total receipts as bulletined, 19 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 6 cars of hay, 1 of corn, 3 of malt, 1 of flour. By Pitts burg, Cincinnati and Bt. Louis, 1 car of mill feed, 2 of corn, 1 of bay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2 cars of rye. 1 of oats. By Pitts burg and Western, 1 car of hay. The cereal situation remains much the same as it bas beeu for a week or two past Light receipts have bad the effect of improving tone, but prices are unchanged. Hay shows weakening tendencies, except lor the very best grades. The same is true as to grain. Markets are in favor of buyers all along the line and only the choicest grade of cereals bring quotations. Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat New No. 2 red, 85086c; No. 3, 820 83c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, new, 8S038Kc:high mixed, new. 34035c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 36037c; new 33034c; old, high mixed, shelled, 35036c Rejected shelled corn, 28030c Oats No. 2 white. 27K02Sc; extra. No. 3, 26K0c: mixed.-24i25c Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania, and Ohio, 63054c; No. 1 Western. 51052c Flour Jobbing p.-lces Fancy winter and spring patents, $5 0005 50; winter straight, $4 2o4 oO; clear winter, $4 0004 25; stralxnc XXXX bakers', $3 6003 75. Rye flour, S3 600 4 75. MILLFEED Middlings, fine white, 815 000 16 00 V ton; brown middlings, $12 00014 00; winter wheat bran, SU 50012 00; chOD feed. $15 60016 0a w . . -. Hay Baled timothy. No. L $1175012 25; No. 2 do, $9 50010 0; loose from wagon, $11 00 013 00. according to quality; No. 2 prairie hay, $7 008 00; packing do, SO 0006 60. BTRAW-Oatt. M 7507 00; wheat and rye straw. $8 0006 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured bams, large. Be; sugar-cured bams, medium, 9c; sugar-cured bams, small, 10c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 6c: sugar-cured, boneless shoulders. TVc; sugar-cured California bams,6c;sugar-cured dried Beef flats, 9c; sugar cured dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c; bacon shoulaers, &; bacon clear sides, 7c: bacon clear bellies, 7Kc: dry salt shoulders, 6c; dry salt clear side. 7c Mess pork, heavy, $11 60; mess pork, familv, $12 00. Lard Refined, In tierces. 5c; half barrels, 6c: 60-ft tubs, 6c; 20ft pails. 6jc; 60-tt tin cans. &Vc: 3-ft tin nails, (tea 5-ft tin nails. 6c:I0-fttin palls, 6c; 5-ft tin pails, 6Kc Smoked sausage, long, 6c; large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Boneless hams, 10c Pigs feet, half-barrels, $4 00; quarter barrel, $2 15. Lumber. The situation of trade Is unchanged. The movement of journeymen carpenters to reduce time of labor to eight hours per day makes con tractors somewhat cautious about laying in large supplies. Until this question is settled one way or another, contractors will move slowly. Lumber trade is now at its quietest for the year, but is much better than ordinarilv at this time, owing to open winter, which enables builders to keep right along with their wort PINI TOPLANID YARD QUOTATIONS. Clear boards, per M .- $52 OUgHi 09 Select common boards, per M. 30 00 Common boards peril 20 00 Sheathing 18 00 Pine frame lumber per M 22 OOQ27 00 Shingles, No. L Win. perM 500 Shingles, No. 2, 13 In. per M 375 Lath ioo PLANED. Clear hoards, per M. f 60 CO Surface boards 3O0035 0O Clear, X-lnch beaded celling 26 00 Partition boards, perM 3500 Flooring, No.l 30 00 Flooring, No. 2 25 00 Yellow pine flooring 30 0040 00 Weather-boarding, moulded. No. 1.... 00 Weather-boarding, moulded, No. 2.... 25 00 Weather-boarding, -lnch 2000 HARD WOODS YARD QUOTATIONS. Ash, 1 to 4 in $40 00355 00 Black walnut, green, logrun 45 00(350 00 Bl et walnut, dry, log run 60 0075 00 Cherry a 40 00380 00 Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 In , 2O0OS25 0O Dry white oak plank, 2 to 4 In 22 0025 00 Dry white oak boards, Un 20 002SOO West Va. yellow pine, 1 Inch 20 0025 00 West Va. yellow pine, V4 Inch 25 O030 00 West Va. yellow poplar, X to 1 In is 00(33 00 Hickory, tstoJIn UOu&BOO Hemlock building lumber, perM 14 00 Bank rails 14 00 Boat ttuddln 1400 Coal car plank 15 00 HARD WOODS jobbing prices. Ash $30 00(345 01) Walnutloprnn, preen 25 00345 00 n ainut log run, ary 35 00350 00 White oak plank, preen 17 00(319 00 White oaK plank, dry 13 00(325 00 White oak boards, dry 18 00(323 00 West Va. yellow pine. 1 In 21 00(324 00 West Va. yellow pine, 14 in 20 OOSss 00 Yellow poplar 18 00(328 00 Hickory, 1)4 to $ In. 20 00(325 00 Hemlock 9 00iooo Bunk rails 1400 Boat studding 14 00 Coal carnlank It 00 Drioods, Nkw York, January 29. Business in dry goods continued fair, with the market steadily Improving in position. Dress goods and cottons were in wider quest and woolens were again re ceiving more attention. Staple goods of all kinds continue in conservative demand, with occasional transactions of good size for f utnre account. The cotton goods market is very Ann, and low grade goods have an upward tendency, Including print cloths. SICK HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE, Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Pllli. '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE nol8-7-TTSSn INSURANCE HISTORY. The Boston fire cost the insurance companies Interested 55,000,000. The Lynn fire cost the insurance companies interested Jl,000,000 The total loss to the companies represented at the J. W. Arrott Agency, In this city, amounted to the sum of, inclnding the "Monongahela House," five hundred thousand dollars.. $500,000 The total SURPLUS of the companies repre sented at this agency amounts to the sum or 85.912.098 The total ASSETS of the companies repre sented at this agency amounts to the sum of. J18.808.505 These companies could have paid the entire T7nsr?m tsn1 r.imn aa lAssae A 4tA val tm WUflrVU )UU ujiiu, SkU, luaocd UU hlac usual Lf919 I of one hundred cents on tho dollar and kept) iiluiwuk tTiuuuvtiur auiiujAUUD nuaiiCVCi What and where will the next great loss be? ARE YOUJNSURED? Insurance effected in the largest and strong est Companies doing business, and at the lowest rates consistent with safety. Apply at once to J. W. Arrott, Insurance Offices, AT STANDARD BUILDING. 631 AND 533 WOOD STREET. PITTSBURG. ae25TT WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct mportation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings, Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will find these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Fnll lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTJIENT Best makes Window Shades In dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths In best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICa The largest variety from which to select. TollDuNords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting. Heather t Renfrew Dress Ginghams, Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. al3-D SKIN DISEASES SWAYNE'S ABSOLUTELY CURES. Ul mCH I Hlmplyapply "Swatki'SOikthent." No in ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema. Itch, ervslnelai. ail unsightly eruptions on the face, hands, nose, etc.. :e. nanas. nose. etc.. lesvii leaving the skin clear. white and healthy. Its great heallngand curative powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your qruggist lor owAiwa ummjm. seM 0 blJgipl tytyllE, 8 HOURS FROM CINCINNATI, "THE MIN ERAL GATEWAY,""AGRICUL,TURAL GARDEN REGION." "EDUCA TIONAL CENTER." And most prosperous 'ciiy to-day in America. Capitalists, real estate dealers, basiness and home seekers may address NASHVILLE LAN D IMPROVEMENT CO., Nashville,Tenn. Ja28-94 LtUOKERS FINANCIAL. -TTTH1TNEY fc STEPHENSON. SI FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits throngb Messrs. Drexek Morgan & Co, New York. Passports procured. ap2S-l THE UNION TRANSFER AND TRUST CO., 1-1 and 123 Fourth av., FIDELITY BUILDING, Capital, 1250,000. Acts as Transfer Agent and Registrar for Corporations. Correspondence solicited. A. W. MELLON. President. WM. A. CARR, Sec'y and Treas. jall-M-TTS JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago, 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. iti ., tByS-tn SEW ADTERTI.SEJrEXTK. Presents in the most elegant form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOU8 JUICE or THI FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to perma nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It is the most excellent remedy known to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one is Bilious or Constipated SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING 8LEEP, HEALTH and 8TRENCTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it ASK YOUR DRUOOIST FOR e-STRTT3E 03B" FIGS MANUFACTURED ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOVISVtUE, KT. NEW YORK. K. T. jy9-77-TTS JAS. D. CALLER President Cashier JOHN W. TAYLOR CITY SAVINGS BANK,' SIXTH AVE. AND SJ1ITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. 1130,000. Transacts a General Banking Business, jy8-TTS A PERFECT! A purely Vegetable; Compound that eipeU all bad humors from ths system. Removes blotch es and pimples, and, makes pure, rich blood. an28 MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PENS AVENUE. PITTSBUEG. PA. As old residents know and back files of Pitts burg papers prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. ,emprrrsponD,N0 FEE U N TILCU RED MCDAni IO and mental diseases, physical IN L. fl V U UO decay, nervous debility. lack oC energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKINlfeK&SJ blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellines. ulcerations of toncue. mouth, throat. ' ulcers, old sores, are cured for lite, and blood pouonstnorougniy erauicatea irom tne system. HPIMAPV kidney and bladder derange- U 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 I 1 ments, weaK oacK. gravel, catarrhal discbarges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whistler's life-long, extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as It here. Office hours 9 A. 31. to 8 p. 31. Sunday, 10 A. St. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 81i Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. ja8-12-DSuwk Health is Wealth Dr. E. C West's Nebte aud Uraec Treatment, a guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, convulsions, tits, nervous neuralgia, headache, nervous prostration caused by ths use of alcohol or tobacco, wakefulness, mental depression, softening of the brain resulting la Insanity and leading to misery, decay and, death, premature old age. barrenness, loss of power in either sex. Involuntary losses and. spermatorrhoea caused by over-exertion of the) brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence. Eaca ox contains one month's treatment, SI a box, or six boxes for S5, sent by mail prepaid on re ceipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES Tocure any case. With each order received by tut for six boxes, accompanied with $5 00, wo will send the purchaser our written guarantee to refund the money if the treatment does not ef fect a cure. Guarantees issned only br Emil G. Stucky. Druggist, Sole Agent, 1701 andiMOl Pena are. and cor. Wylie ave. and Fulton St.. Pittv burg, Pa. se27-100-TTSsu DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re quiring scientific and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake, M. R. C. P. 8., is the oldest and most experienced specialist lnt the city. Consultation freo and' atrlctlv confidential. Offlca hours 8 to 4 and 7 to 6 p.m.; Sundays. 2 to 4 p. lcConsnlt them personally, or write. Doctors Lake. 328 Penn ave Pittsburg; Pa. jel2-iDWfc oo3'S Cotton IROOtJ COMPOUND .Composed of Cotton Root, Taturr and.. Pennyroyal a recent discovery oy an' 'old Dbvsician. It successfuUii utea marUMv Safe. Effectual. Price SL, by mall. sealed. Ladles, ask your druzgist for Cook's Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute, or inclose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad dress POND LILY COMPANY, No. 3 Fisher Block, 131 Woodward ave., Detroit, Mich. .WSold in Pittsburg. PabvJoeph Flem ing Sc nn. Diamond and Market st se28-23 CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS ICO CROSS DIAMOND BRAND. Safe sod lwj, rdiMe. ladlea. ail urnggut ur wamona jmmi, ln red, meUIUo boxes, tested mtn J Muo ribbon. Take no other. All : pills la pasteboard boxes wlta pin wrap pers sro dajifferoaseounterfelta. Seal 4. (1(01001) for psrtieultrs. lesclmonlols aod "Kellef for Ladles," in loner, br return moil jvoim mptr. CUeavter Ckeot'l Coaadboa S,nUa,ra. OCS-71-TTS TO WEAK R3EN BuiTerln? from the efXects of youthful errors, early decay, wasting weakness. lost manhood, eb I will send a valuable treatise (sealed) containing fall nartlral&n for home cure. FREE of chaise. A splendid medical work: should be read by every man who Is nervous and debilitated. Address, Prof. F. C. FOWLR,IIoodui,Cona. , ocl6-i3-Dsuwk Manhnnrf iL.T-S If lulllsUUU of youthful Imprudence, caastnir Frematnrs Decay. Nerroas Debility, Lost Manhood, Ac. haTtoa tried In rain every known reme dr. has diseoTered a simple means of self -enre, wnlch he wiu send (sealed) r KEE to his fellow-ooffensrs. Address, J. H. REEVES, P.O. Box 330, Sew York dry. OCl9-S-TTSSU HARE'S REMEDY For men! Checks the worst cases In three) ' days, and cures In five days. Price II 00. at J. FLEMING'S DRUGSTORE, laS-23-TTsan 413 Market street, 1BI mc3j!i G-V zsw - wrisVfcS V Jr it i 45 1 m
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