IRON TfiADE REVIEW. Ko Signs of a Reaction in Legitimate Business at Home. A GREATER VOLUME OP TRADE Is Confidently Expected in the Leading Markets of the West. .THE OUTLOOK IX EASTERN CESTEES The situation is practically the same as it was a -week ago. Gray forge and Bessemer iions are the weak factors of markets. On these grades there has been some shading the past week. While markets cannot be said in truth to be active, there is no dispo sition on the part 01 holders of standard brands to concede on price.. The time is cot yet here for active demand for spring trade. Mills throughout this section stocked up well last month, and will not lay in sup plies for spring trade until it is known how the cat will jump. There is. however, no likeli hood of a decline, as all consumers of iron and steel are working up to their capacity and de mand for products is belter than it has teen for years at this time. The depression of the past week or two has not affected standard brands. The principal sufferers from the depression hare been the speculators who have been carrying heavy loads and find a necessity to unload. Manu facturers all express confidence in tlio outlook. There are at tms date no siensof a reaction to legitimate trade. Steel rails are in cood de mand. Orders on the books of the Edpar Thomson Works insure a lively trade for the next half vear, notwithstanding the fact that the capacity of the works will be increased fully 25per cent in the next few weeks. The output of steel rails at the Edgar Thomson works for the month of January averaged over 1,100 tons every 24 hours. Be fore summer the average will pass 1,500 tons daily, and the entire yield will be in demand, according to present outlook. The nail market is the same as a week ago. Iron nails are scarcely quotable, as according to reports of our jobbers, not one keg in a hundred of the nails called lor are iron. Steel nails give more signs of strength and firmness the past week than wire nails, but prices on both are unchanged. In general, the under tone of iron and steel markets is strong, and while concessions are made in some lines, standard brands are firm and the outlook for a prosperous year is bright all alone the line. Following are the latest prices of iron and steel products. THE LATEST QUOTATIONS. Neutral mill jis 0OSI8 25-cash AU-oromlll IS J518 75-casn Mo. 1 foundry, iistlTco-e 19 SC20 0-casn No. 1 foundry, lake ore 30 icfflja 25 cath liessemer 53 0023 50-cash bnlegel 37 OC38 00 Muck bar 30O0&31CO fcteel blooms 35.WL36 50 fcteel slabs 35 50036 00 Mecl billets 35 5C&3S50 fcteel K.C ends 24 UC&4 50 fcteel bloom ends 2! 00(322 50 Old Iron rails, American Ts ITOUiKSOO Old steel rails, thort pieces S2 S.23 50 No. 1 W. scrap 3 Sl24 00 Mo. 2 W. scrap 20 00 Bteel rails, new SSU0E36 00 Steel K. light sec 33 00fi37 00 Barlron 1K200 Iron nails, per keg, usual dls 2 35 bteel nails, per Ltrf, usual dls.... 2 50 "Wire nails, perkeir 2 SO 2 95 Ferro mananese 103 00 DULLNESS IN PIG IRON. A Possible Drop In Prices Is Being Consid ered in Nrw York. rEFXCIAl. TELEOKAM TO TUX DISPATCH.) New York. January 3L The dullness in tha pig iron market is causing some buyers to dis cuss a possible drop of SO cents per ton In pig iron prices. Furnaces in all parts of the coun try are oversold for periods ranting from 30 days to six months, but in using this term It is not to be understood that the entire capacity is sold. Should a drop occur it would be natural to expect the cancellation of many orders. Makers in the East. West and South have made sales within a week at what are considered trifling conces sions from December quotations but the iron sold has not been classed as among the best, nor are sellers at such concessions among the strongest. For the present large buyers are deferring placing additional orders for spring or summer. On behalf of makers the great majority of them are holding firmly at Decem ber quotations and are not soliciting business even at full prices. Consumers who Sought heavily in December are not willing to admit that they made a mistake, but the rapid increases in output is a point which is attracting more and more at tention. Consumption thus far is keeping up welt Railway car buildine, ship building and boat building requirements may expand greatly during the next few weeks, and buyers rely largely upon an Improving demand from this quarter for firm prices. Unusual activity in Inquiry and demand prevails among makers of bar. sheet and plate iron as well as structural material. Buyers of pipes and tubes are quite anxious to place orders. Structural iron of all kinds will be contracted lor very largely. Merchant steel and barb wire are moving quite freely. Steel rails are $33 at Eabtern nulls, and in Western mills quotations have been advanced to S3S, but it is not claimed that orders, large or small, have been booked at that figure. Kails and general hardware are in good demand through out the West and South. Iron and steel prices (at mill or furnace): 1SS9. Lowest Jan. 31. Jan. 24. Feb. 1. 184. Pig iron, with anth. Mo. 1 ton. pa 00 120 00 SIS 00 SIS 00 Steel rails, tons S35 00 835 00(336 00 S27 00 126 00 Comparative prices of other metals (In store): Cop per, lakeT '14 25 I4 SO 117 flO Lead, com dom. . ..I3S2 S3S2Jf S3 77)4 3S Tin straits. 20 20 50 II 9a S16X Spelter, com. do mestic, ...J 5 40 JS4G ?5 00 S4) Operations in copper are restricted by Inch prices. Consumers will take supDlies at 1013c, hut above the latter they are cautious. Lake Superior ingot is now beld firmly at 14c per pound with casting brands at 1313c. At London, Chili bars have sold on both bides of 49 pounds. At Boston. Tamarack mining stock is steady, but Calumet and Hecla has gone off ten points during the week. A GAME OF FOX AKD GEESE. That Seems to be the Situation in the Phila delphia Iron ninrket. ItrZClAI. TSLZCRAJI TO TU D1SPATCH.S Philadelphia, January 31. Buyers and sellers in the iron market are playing a game of f ox and ceese. In which the buyer waits for a timely moment to seize his prey. The require ments of consumers havebeen pretty well sup plied by previous orders, and as the furnaces and mills are all busy pntting out large products, buyers are confident that lower prices will be made within 30 days. The buyers are looking closely after the necessities of pro ducers, and when one is found whom they be lieve must sell to meet obligations they Insist on concessions being made from q notations. The stronger concerns, however, which really regulate the market, adhere very closely to prices as quoted, and insist that by March 1 an advancn of 25c to 50c per ton in the price of pig Iron will be made and that the entire market will be strengthened thereby. .No. 1 foundry at Tidewater is worth $20 00 20 60 per ton. No. S $19 00 and gray force $18 00, with occasional sales of the latter at concessions. Bessemer is worth S22 00 per ton, billets $3833 50, muck bars $32 5U33 00 n consumers yards with special sales at $32 00. Prices on structural iron are practically unchanged and sheet iron is steady. New steel rails arc firm at SM per ton, and any movement below that figure is due to resales, the seller having been fortunate enough to stock up before the advance. Old rails are Steady at 27 602S per ton. Quotations on manufactured iron and steel respectively are: Tank, 2.852.75c: shell. 2.6S1 10c; flange, SVc: firebox, 8Ji4c; angles, 2.!ia;2?Sc A Good Inqnirr for Small Lois. rtFEClAl. TXLXUKAM TO THE DIEPATCH.1 Chicago. January 3L A good inquiry for email lots of Iron continues, and it is noticed that deliveries are generally wanted quicker than furnaces can make them. In fact the in ability of the furnaces to keep up with stated deliveries or contracts has caused trouble in many cases. Buyers still hold off, expecting lower prices, andlnany of them are in a posl tlon to hold out a good while, being well stocked. Others again must continue to buy freely for actual needs. A rather better trade is looked for in February, thougn most sellers have little to complain of in amount of busi ness done in Januarv. Further large contracts for Lake Superior charcoal iron were booked for Eastern delivery at the equal of $23 cash here, New York Figures. Ksr Yobk Pig iron quiet; American, 9H Vltjj w. lOpper eaim. ukc, cviui;, 14 25. Load quiet but steady; domestic, $3 82. I'm I n buoyant and in fair demand; btralts, $2a M. IN Tilt; WESTERN MARKETS. An Increased Volume of Business Is Ex pected This Month. tSPECTAl, TELEOBAH TO TUB DISPATCH.1 St. Louis, January 31. Rogers, Brown fc Mechan say: While business does not partake in any way of a boom character, there is a somewhat firmer tone in the market, based on an increase both In sales and In quiries. Indications point to an enlarged volnme of business during February. We quote for cash f. o. b.: ST. LOUIS HOT BLAST COKE AND CHAECOAL. Southern Coke No.l $19 5CCT20 00 Southern Coke No. 2 JUg" Southern Coke No. 3 ,8 S1? X Southern Gray Forge 18 0CI8 50 Southern Charcoal Mo. 1 20 5021 60 Southern Charcoal No. 2 20 PJSSS 52 Missouri Charcoal Mo. 1 JJ :J 5 Missouri Charcoal No. 2 20 ?il 00 OhioSoftness 20 St21 50 CAB WHEEL XSD XALLEABLE IROJT. Lake Superior t?4 50325 00 bouthern 22 !4 50 COXXELLSTCLLE COKE. East St. Louis I, St. Louis S Smnll Blatters Are Magnified. tSPECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Cincinnati, January 3L Tho iron market still presents the appearance of stand-off be tween sellers and buyers, and the business cur rent is lor small lots mainly. The feeling is such that small matters aro magnified to mean great things. Speculative offerings, about which much is said, are in reality very light at all points west of Pittsburg, and the informa tion is that holding in second bands there are much reduced. A careful calculation shows that all the iron held in speculative or middle hands west of the Allegbenles would not sup ply current consumption in the same territory four days, probably not two days. Warrant iron figures but little in the West, though an occasional lot is pressed for sale at under price. Conservative men see nothing in the situation looking to a reaction, but believe that iron is being consumed quite as fast as it is being made, and that when it again begins to appear, there will be another active market and strong prices. Leading Southern makers still hold firmly and are confident. THE MARKET BASKET. A Good Week for Fruits and Vegetables, But Not for Fish or Game. At the fruit and vegetable stalls a good week's trade was reported, with scarcely any change in prices, and no new articles in the offerings. Eggs have been gradually drifting to a lower level for weeks past, owing to mild weather, but there has been no perceptible change in re tall markets the past week. Ocean products are quie. Only lrozen fish are now in the stalls, and demand is light. Choice oysters are in light supply, and dealers report a difficulty meeting all demands for this grade. Game is practically a thing of the past. Staple meats seldom change, no matter what the ups and downs of the live stock markets may be. Tenderloin steaks and choice rib roasts are the same now as a year ago. when beeves were 2c per pound higher than they are to-day. Florists report trade active, and demand for their products first class at old rates. Following are the retail prices of the market basket filling as furnished by leading dealers. Staple meats. The best cuts of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c; chuck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; boiling beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads, 20 to SOc per pair: beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver. 5c a pound; calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from 6 to 10c per pound. Veal for stewing coxnmanus 10c; roast, 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; Bprlng lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; bind quarters, 15c A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brines 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets, 5c per pound. Garden Stuff; Potatoes, 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota toes, 25c per half peck; cabbage, 5 to 10c; cauliflower, 75c to $1 each; tomatoes, 35c a quart: celery, 5c a bunch; bananas, 15 to 20c a dozen; carrots. Sea bunch; lemons, 25 to 35c per dozen; oranges, 25 to 40c; lettuce, 5c per bunch, 6 for 25c; beets, 3 for 10c; string beans, 35c a quarter peck; onions, 20 to 85c a half peck: Spanish onions, 5 to 10c each: pie pumpkins, 10 to 35c, according to size; Malaga grapes, 20 to 35c per pound; turnips, 20c per half peck; cranberries, 15c a quarttcucumbers, 15 to 35c apiece: mushrooms, $1 a pound; Bermuda onions, 35c per peck; Key West tomatoes. 50c a quart: radishes. 7c a bunch; beets, 15c a bunch; asparagus, 35c a bunch; strawberries, 75cSl a quart. Choice creamery butter, 35c Good country butter. 30c Fancy pound rolls, 35c The retail price for fresh country eggs is 20c The range for dressed chickens is 50c to $1 per pair. Turkeys, 18 to 20c per pound. Prairie chickens, $1 00 a pair; ducks, $1 00 to $1 25 per pair. Ocenn Products. Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali fornia salmon, 40c per pound; white fish, I2Kc; herring, 4 pounds for 25c: red snap pers, 15 to 20c per pound; Spanish mackerel, 30c to 35c a pound; sea salmon, 40c a pound; blue fish, 25 to SOc; perch, 10c; halibut. 25c; rock bass, 30c; black bass, 20c; lake trout, 12c; lobsters, 25c: green sea turtle, 28c; mackerel, 20c small, 40c large Oysters: N. Y. counts, $1 75 per gallon; clams, $1 25 per gallon; scol lops, 60c a quart; frog, $2 00 per dozen; soft shell crabs, 75 per dozen; devil crabs, 85c per dozen. Flower. La France roses, $3 per dozen; Mermets, $2 50 per dozen; Brides, $2 50 per dozen; yellow and white $1 50 per dozen: American Beauties, Si to $1 50 apiece; Magna Charta, $1 to $1 50 apiece; lilie, $3 a bunch; tulips, 75c per dozen; violets, $2 50 a hundred. LITE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Bnalnessnt thaEast Liberty Stock Yards. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, Fbidat. January 31, 1890. ( Cattle Receipts, 500 head; shipments, 420 head; market nothing doing; all throngh con signments; no cattle shipped to New York to day. Hoos Receipts. 2,690 head; shlpmonts, L.S00 head; market fair: medium hogs, $4 004 10; good Yorkers. $3 904 00; heavy hogs. $3 80 3 90; 7 cars of boss shipped to New York to da Sheep Receipts. 800 bead; shipments, 400 head; market firm at unchanged prices. Br Telegraph. New Yobk Beeves Receipts. L700 head, mainly direct consignments to exporters and city slaughterers: the limited trading in beef cattle was at full former prices, quality consid ered, but there was no life to the trade. Ordi nary and medinm steers sold at $4 004 40 per 100 Iks; common to rood Oxen ai $2 993 50; bulls at S2 102 7a Exports, to-day and to morrow, 700 beeves and 3,100 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 100 bead; extremely dnll at $5 007 50 per 100 lbs for veals, and at $3 00 3 50 for western calves. Sheep Receipts. 4, 300 head, and 2,500 head were carried over yes terday. The market was uncommonly dnll and not more than half of the offerings changed hands. Ordinary to prime sheep sold at $5 00 6 25 per 100 lbs, with select is up to $6 S06 40; poor to prime lambs at $5 007 25. Hogs Receipts, 2,400 bead: none offered aliye; nomi nally steady at $3 85g4 20 per cwt CHICAGO Cattle Recelpts.18.000 head: ship ments, 3,000 bead; market steady, and 6c higher; beeves, $4 905 25; steers, $3 00 4 70; stockers and feeders, S3 253 SO: Texas cattle, $1 603 50. Hogs Receipts, 21,000 bead; shipments, 8,000 head: market slow and shade lower; mixed. S3 653 87: heavy, S3 653 95: light, $3 603 85; skips, $3 O0S3 50. Sheep Receipts, 12,000 head: shipments, 1,000 bead: market slow and 10SJ 15c lower: natives, S3 60Q5 80; western corn fed. $1 605 50; Texans, $3 505 00; lambs, $5 00 10. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 700 head; ship ments, 300 head: market strong; goodtofancv native steers, S4 305 10; fair to good do. S3 30 4 35: stockers and feeders. S2 003 40; range steers. $2 003 00. Hogs Receipts. 3,800 bead; shipments, 2,600 bead; market lower: fair to choice heavy. $3 80S 90; packing grades. $3 70 3 85; light, fair to best, S3 6503 80. Sheep Re ceipts, 800 head; shipment. 700 bead; market steady; fair to choice, $4 6065 30; lambs, $5 00 6 SO. Kaksa Cmr Cattle Receipts. 3.800 head; shipments. 2,700 head; market 520c higher; steers, $3 252-5 10; stockers and feeders, $2 40 3 15. Hogs Receipts, 6,000 head: shipments, Ml head; market steady; all grades. S3 703 80; bulk, S3 72Jf3 82U. Sheep Receipts, 2,200 head; shipments, 1.700 bead; market steady to strong; good to choice muttons and lambs, $3 605 40; stockers and feeders, $5 005 25. Buffalo Cattle steady: receipts, 113 loads through, 2 on sale. Sheep and lambs dnll and irregular to 1015c lower; receipts, 9 loads through, 35 on sale. Hogs steady; receipts, 15 loads through. 40 on sale; mediums and heavy, U 05; mixed, H 05; Yorkers and pigs, J4 05. Drjcoods. New York, January SL There was little change ir the condition of trade in the dry goods market to-day. A NEW-YORK SCHEME. One of Gotham's Drygoods'Firms Said to Want the Semple Building. FIQURES ON SCHENLEYPABKLAHD. American Petroleum Gaining a Substantial Foothold in the Far East. GAS CITI ENTERPRISE REACHING 0DT Eeal estate brokers are doing Tery little talking these days, but they are sawing a great deal of wood. It was stated yesterday by a gentleman who onght to know that a prominent drygoods firm in New York is negotiating for the purchase of the Semple building in Allegheny. . "What is the name of the firm?" the in formant was asked. "Tnat I am not at liberty to tell yon. I am free to say, however, that it is notClaflin & Co., a representative of whom, according to report, was in the city a few days ago." Another gentleman said the report had an odor of fish, from the fact that the building is under a five years' lease. Still, if the firm were in dead earnest, it could probably pur chase the lease along with the property and ob tain possession as soon as desired. It may be mentioned, as another interesting item of real estate news, that the owner of about two acres near the entrance to Scbenley Park instructed his agent to refuse all off era under $8,000 an acre. Statistics of last year's petroleum exports re veal a very gratifying fact. They completely upset the impression that bad been gaining ground that American producers were losing their foothold in the far East, a most import ant quarter. The contrary is the case. The great popnlation of East India takes to refined petroleum more kindly every year, and soon they will burn nothing else, because it com bines excellence of quality with cheapness. Thus a practically unlimited market is being opened. The countries where Russian petro leum competes easiest with American oil are the very ones where the latter shows the great est increase. George S. Qriscom, of this city, and several Youngstown capitalists have organized the Lakeside Nail Company and leased a large nail factory owned by the Chicago Steel Manufac turing Company at Hammond, Ind.. and will place it in operation at once producing cut nails. The plant is new and one of tbe best equipped in the country. It has 101 automatic nail machines, and will produce 25,000 kegs of nails per month. Mr. Oriscom will have charge of tbe plant, The Duluta Iron and Steel Company has commenced the work of putting up the incline plane which is being constructed by the Ber lin Iron Bridge Company, Berlin, Conn. It is about 400 feet long, running from the stock house on the ground level to the top of tbe furnace suck, about 95 feet high. The structure is capable of sustaining a load of 15,000 pounds while going at the rate of SOO feet per minute, and is guaranteed against any collapse of the loaded car, also against any wind pressure. The firm of Best, Fox fc Co., of Pittsburg, have the contract for all material and work for supply ing the plant with water. . Joseph R. Jackson, of Pittsburg, proposes in a patent recently granted to make sheet iron by passing the bloom or pile first through a heating furnace, then through plating rolls into another beating furnace, and back and forth from one furnace through the rolls into the other furnace, until reduced to the desired gauge, so maintaining the proper heat for roll ing without the necessity of removing it at in tervals to a reheating furnace. The farmers in some of the "Western States are petitioning the railroads to make what they call an emergency rate for the transportation of corn to the Eastern markets. They claim that the surplus corn product is valueless at present prices, inasmuch as tbe cost of getting it to market absorbs so much of the proceeds that they have not enough left to pay them for the labor of raising it. Pennsylvania farmers are in the same predicament as regards getting their produce to market, but their trouble anses from the wretched condition of the conn- tfy roads. The skippers of three steamships, the Cali fornia, from Hamburg; the Friesland, from Antwerp, and the Rhaetia, from Hamburg, are enthusiastic in their praises of oil as a wave breaker. The Rhaetia used the fluid with magical effect in a hurricane on January 17. Tbe Friesland, on the same day, kept the tow ering sea from breaking aboard tbe ship by a liberal use of oil. Tbe California, wnlle hove to under small sails in the same terrific wind, saved nerself by using oil. When the Reading Railroad shall have built its bridge across the Susquehanna river at Harrisburg, and have constructed a connect ing line to the Baltimore and Ohio road at Hyndman, the new route thus opened will be almost an air line between New York and Cin cinnati, St. Louis and the Southwest. It is re ported that the Reading intends to run vesti bule trains between Harrisburg and New York, and to make the new line a strong competitor to the Pennsylvania. LOST ITS CHARMS. Holders of La Norla Tire of the Borden and Unload. The feature of tbe stock call yesterday was the selling of La Noria, over 2,000 shares being thrown on the market and taken at 12. cents. There were office sales at 15 cents. This indi cates small confidence in tbe success of the re organization scheme. Airbrake sold at a concession. The natural gassers were dull, with a bearish undertone. The Tractions hung closely around former quo tations. Switch and Signal was a shade stronger. The sales were 2,562 shares. MOHN1KG. AFTEBXOOX. Uld. Asked. Hid. Aslted. Pitts. P. B. & M. Ex... 435 460 .... 460 Freehold Nat. Bank 71Jf Fidelity T. & T. Co 161 German National Bank 307 Keystone 11' tor Plus 69 .... Marine Mat. Bank.... 100 101 10J 101 Masonic Bank 61,S Sale Deposit Co. 66 Third at. Bank 175 City Insurance 36 39 .... .... German American..... 51)f Allegheny Heating Co 100 .... 100 Brldgewater Uas 29 .... 29 40 ChartlersVallevG.Co. 3S 40 .... 39 People's N. (i. ft P.Co. 14 IS 14 IS Pennsylvania Gas Co.. 13 Philadelphia Co J1X 31K HIS 31K Pine Itun Gas si Wheellnjr Gas Co 1SH "X 18i 18 Colombia OH Go 1! 2tf Haielwood Oil Co SO SI Tuna Oil Co TO Central Traction 3ZH W S-Vi SZX Citizens1 Traction. GS 63j 6d Pitts. Traction 45J 41 Pleasant Valley 2SX 23 22X 2S Pitts. & Lake Hrle.... 69 60 P. C. SSt.L 25 Pt.. Va. &C.K.B.CO.. 41 Pitts, ft W.R. Co 12V ) P. 4 W. pref 19 IaNorlaiiinln Co... H H X LusterMinlnz Co 23M 24 23.S 5 Bllverton Mining Co.. ls Yankee Girl Mln. Co 3 .... Allegheny Co. Electric 92 93 Westlnghonse Electric 41 Ji 49 48 49 MongahelaNav. Co SSH Mon'Kahela Wat. Co. 35 Union Storage Co 60 U. 8. ftSlg. CO 161 W 163 W WestlngbouseAlrb'ke. 10S,S 110X lC8j 110 Ex-dlvldend. Sales at tbe first call were 10 shares of Phila delphia Qas at 313i and 70 at 31. At the last call 2,425 shares of La Noria brought 12 cents, 50 Philadelphia Gas 31 and 7 Airbrake 109K. Rea Bros. & Co. sold 20 shares of Central Traction at 32 and bought SOO La Noria at 15. Andrew Caster sold SOO shares of Pittsburg and Lake Erie at 69 and 100 La Noria at 15. C. L. McCutcheon sold 60 Philadelphia Oas at 3 10 Wheeling at 19 and 100 Cbartiersat 40i. Edward P. Long bought 1,000 shares ot La Noria at lL and sold 20 shares of Philadelphia Qas at 31?4 and 40 shares of Wheeling Gas at Ihe total sales of stocks at New Yorr yester day were 265,516 shares. Including Atchison, 3,050: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 18.113; Louisville and Nashville, I2,b00: Oregon Transcontinental, 64,220; Pacific Mail, 16,250; Reading. 27,320: Richmond and West Point, 10,668; St Paul, 14,060; Union Pacific, 3,450. RECORD BREAKING. Clearing House Figures far Jnnnarv Far Ahead of Last Year. The easy condition of the local monev market Is shown by the fact that tie bulk of the loans THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is made at 6 per cent, whereas at the beginning of the year7 was the rule. There is a fairbusi ness demand, but it is overbalanced by de positing. The result is considerable idle The bank exchanges for the month are the largest In the history of the Clearing House, being over JlS.OOO.OOOin excess of those of Jann arj last year. Exchanges 1. WH Balances ..... 37AB2oii ExchangeTforJanuary. ffsM m Balances for January I15t IS Ss Exchanges January. 1889 IJ?1 i? Balances January, 1889 .SaS ra Excess over 1SS9 15,067,808 79 Y.n,a., nn Anil 41. W. Vorlr VARtfiTdaV WaS easy, ranging from 810 per cent; last loan, 8: closed offered at 6. Prime mercantile paper. Rrrllmr o-r.hanrfi nniet bnt Strong at 54 8 for 60-day bills and $4 87J for demand. Closing Bond (notations. U. 8. 4s,reg 3i U. 8. 4s, coup 12!H U. 8. 4s, reg." 10JH U. S. 4KS. conn.... 104)4 Pacific d of '06. lis Loulslanaitampedte 97V Mlssonrl 6s 100 Mutual Union Os.. ..101 N.J. C. Int. Oert...inj$ Northern Pae. lsts..J14H Northern Pac.M..mii Northw'n deben's..l09 Oregon ft Trans. 6.I0o 8t.L.I.M.Gen.6i905 Tenn. new set. 6s... 107 Tens, new set. 5s. Tenn. new set. 3s. , Canada Bo. 2ds... Ccn. Pacificists.. Den. ft K. G., lsts, Den. AR.G. 4a... ..102? .. 74H ... 99 ...110 ..US BU Paul consols ....IJJ st.ri. cm & re. hi. " Tx., Pc.L.G.Tr Bj. 92 Tx.,Pc.K.(i.Tr.Kcts 40 . 7i D. ft a G. West lsts. - union rae. isis. . f" Krle,:1s 102 U.lL.ftT.Gen. oa.. 733 West shore " Ex-interest. Njew YOEK-Clearings, 1122,911,886; balances, $5,574,497. Boston Clearings, 817,146,185; balances, 8L 608.894. Money. 2KS Per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, 811,288,294; bal ances, $1,404,685. BALTIMORE-Clearings, $2,828,411; balances, $424,416. London The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 42,000. , Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f 97fo for the account. , CHICAQO-Clearings. $10,480,000. New York Exchange was par bid. lloney was 6 per cent on call and 78 per cent on time loans. St. LOUIS Clearings, 13,533,033: balances, $858,000. For this month-Clearings, $M,716, 140; balances, $17,580,991. For Januarv, 1889 Clearings, $84,199,804; balances, $12,081,525. In creaseIn clearings, $10,515,338. A B00MESAKG. Failure of tbe New York Stock Exchange to Corner Petroleum. Tho oil market was weak at tbe opening yes terday and very erratic It was a little firmer at the close. The first quotation was $104. With very little doing, the market sold down to $1 03, and then advanced on shorts covering to $1 05, the highest point of the day. It then broke to $1 04, but soon recovered to $1 06 which was offered at the close, and around which figure considerable long oil was sold. There were a few sales of March oil at $1 05. The corner which some anticipated as a re sult of tbe New York Stock Exchange buying cash oil the latter part of the montb did not materialize. Instead of a boom it was a boom erang. A scalper from New York tried to bull the market by bidding for blocks without buy ing. As Boon as he dropped out the market reacted. The range was: Opening, SI 04J4; highest. $1 05K; lowest. $1 03; closing. $1 05i. New York and Oil City did most of the buy ing. Pittsburg and Bradford were sellers. Thursday's clearances were 984.000 barrels. Field news was rather tame. Nothing new Was reported from the Sbanopm field. Hag gerty 9, Washington county, was said to bo flowing at the rate of 480 barrels a day. At Canonsbure. the Manufa' tureis Gas Ccm- aany's McKeown No. 5 is flowing 100 barrels a ay from the Gordon, and ihe No. 4 is showing for a75-barrel well at the top of the pay-streak in the same sand. . Graham, Lone & Co.'s No. L on tho Wahl farm, on Big creek, in the Hundred-foot dis trict, Butler county, struck a heavy vein of gas and has a good showing for olL As this well is in advance of operations it will open up con siderable new territory. Features of tbe Market. Correoted dally by John M. OaKiey t Co., 45 Sixth street, members of tbe Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 1C4WI Lowest 103 Highest 105XClosed KiH Barrels. Average charters - 25' Average shipments - fjj Average runs ... 00.003 Refined. New York. 7.50c. KeflneJ, London. S ll-16d. Refined, Antwerp, Wit. Kenned. Liverpool. t,i. Kenned, Bremen. 6.SSm. A- B. McGrew quotes: Pats, $1 04; calls, $107. Other Oil Markets. On. Crrr. January SL Petroleum opened at fl 0i; highest. Jl 03; lowest, SI 0 closed, 81 05& Sales, 278,000 barrels; no clearances; Chartlers, 16,501 barrels; shipments, 87,049 bar rels; runs, 88,299 barrels. Bradford. January 3L Petroleum opened at SI 04: closed at $105: highest. $1 05; lowest, Si 03; clearances, 498,000 barrels. NEW Yore. January 31. Petroleum opened steady at $1 04, but became weak in tbe early trading and declined to $1 03. The market then turned sharplv and advanced to 81 05, closing firm at $1 05. Stock Exchange: Open ing. $1 04: highest. $1 05; lowest. SI 03; closing, il 05. Consolidated Exchange: Opening, SI 04: highest, SI 05;lowest, $1 03; closing at SI 05: total sales, SO3.00O barrels. LANDS AND HOUSES. A Number of Important Deals In City and Subnrbs. J. C. Reilly, 77 Diamond street, sold for the City Insnrance Company, to John King, the two-story brick dwelling No. 99 Robert street, lot 20x90 feet, for $3,200; alsoone acre of ground at Edgewood, for John McCallln, of Sewickley, to Mary Murphy, for $1,500 cash. He also placed a mortgage of 82,500 on Sixth avenue property, for three years, at 6 per cent. Ewing fc Byers, No. 93 Federal street, sold for J. F. Hood to Alex Turner, a two-story brick house of six rooms, hall and attic, with lot 20x 80 feet, being No. 1 Nixon street, corner Evans alley. Sixth ward, Allegheny City, for $3,600. They also sold for William M. Laird, to Mrs. L. H. Burke, the property No. 110 James street. Third ward, Allegheny, consisting of two brick bouses, one of six rooms, hall, bath and attic, and one of three rooms with lot 20x110 feet through to Orchard street, for $4,750 cash. C. Beringer & Son, No. 103 Fourth avenue, sold for Mrs. MofBt to M. Martzky. a brick dwelling on Colwell street, with lot 24x96. for $3,600, and closed a mortgage for $400 on Char tiers property at 6 per cent. W. A. Herron & Sons told lots Nos. 81, 62 and 53 In the Moses Hampton plan of lots, West End. city, in size 30x100, for $350 each. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 210 in the Baum Grove plan of lots bavlng a front of 40 feet on Amber street, and a depth of 110 to an alley, and having erected thereon a nine-room Queen Anne frame dwel ling, for $6,300. Jamison & Dickie sold for John F. Steel, a six-room frame bouse, on Homewood avenue, near Frankstown avenue. East End. with lot 23x100 feet, to Mary E. Snowden for $2,750: also for Dr. Charles Spahr, a lot 27x127, on Edwin street, to Julia K. Lee, for $1,500. Alles& Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage for S5.CO0, for threo years at 4 per cent, free of State tax, on property in the Ninth ward. Pittsburg. James W. Drape & Co. closed the sale of the brick residence and lot, 50x150 feet, at Roup station, at $11,000 cash; also the residence and two lots near Western avenue, Allegheny, at a figure approximating 811,500; also placed a mortgage of $5,000 at 6 per cent on a house and lot at Shadrslde; also three mortgages in the East End and McKeesport of $4,200 at 6 per cent; also an interest in a large suburban prop erty of $15,000 cash; also closed an exchange of an East End property for suburban interests representing a value of $10,000. Black & Baird. 85 Fourth avenue, sold for John Lenz a one-story building containing storeroom and fonr dwelling rooms, situate corner of Carson and Thirtieth streets, South side, to Mrs. Annie Wirth, for $4,100. L. O. Frazler, corner Forty-fifth and Butler streets, sold for John Davis et al, a lot 25x112.50 feet to a 20-foot alley, situated on tbe east side of Flsk street, near Davison street. Seven teenth ward, to Mrs. Emma D.Plckel for $1,625, or S65 per foot front C0KJFIDEN0E BETUBNING. Rallrond Shares Recovering From tho Shock of tbe Bank Scandal The Bear Raid Snccesarally Re sisted Trusts Very Qalet. New York, January SL The stock market continues to show a decreasing volume of busi ness as the result of the recent occurrences which have had a tendency to shake confidence somewhat, but it shows signs of a recovery from these influences notwithstanding the fact that the bank troubles were still tbe principal to,p!c of conversation on the street. They,, how ever, have not proved so serious as the bears would have had people believe, and while the purchases of the day except in two or three stocks were light, the market responded to the demand. The demand for stocks in the loan crowd shows that the short interest has been increased considerably during the past two days and is now quite large, which with the closeness with which stocks are held, renders it difficult for tha bears to cover their sales of I the past few days without loss. The operations of to-day were conslusive proof of this, as after the first demand was over and prices let oft a shade the bears went in to make a decline to cover up on, but except In Rock Island there was little effect made upon the list. The attempt was soon given up, and prices were allowed to drift for the re mainder of the aay until toward tbe close, when a little real buyine was tbe occasion of a full recovery ot the early losses with something in addition In most 0 the stocks traded in. The bears in their raid were aided also by the fact that the day was Friday, when there is al ways a scarcity or money to loan, owing to the rule which makes all loans run over till Mon day, and also by the fact that the calling in of loans Incident to the first of the month and the preparations for tbe payment of interest and dividends. . . Tho most prominent feature of the day was the buying of Pacific Mail, which is based pri marily upon the expectation that there will be legislation which will secure to this and other companies better compensation for the carry ing of mails, etc, but the appearance of Rut as Hatch, at one time President of the company, and who has been regarded as one who had lost his all in the street, as an active buyer, led to tbe suspicion that there must be a combination be hind him. The stock mounted to 41 against 39 last evening, but in the raid of the bears lost almost all of the Improvement, closing with only a fractional gain. New England was also prominent for the buying both for Boston and inside account, and the stock Is one of the few showing material improvement for tbe day. In the last rally the Coal stocks were the leaders after being held comparatively quiet all day long, but like most of the others their fluc tuations were small and their final gains meas ured by small fractions. The attack of the bears was most all in the Grange-s, and Rock Island bore the brunt, the pressure being ac companied by rnmors ot another issue of bonds and an aggressive combination with the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass for a through line to the Gulf. The Trusts were quiet and failed to make any Important movement, and. In fact, the only decided movement of the day was in Evansvllle and Terre Haute, which shot up from 103 to 106, against 102 last evening. The market closed fairly active and firm to strong on the rally, generally at insignificant changes for the day. Railroad bonds displayed the same qu.et business as for tbe past few days, but there was less movement in the issues traded In and fewer features ot interest. Tbe sales reached Sl.593.000, out of which $118,000 were in Texas andPacifio seconds. The market displayed a firm tone throughout the day, but tbe final changes are small as a rule and without special significance. Metropolitan seconds rose 2, to 28, and Union Pacific collateral trust bs 2, to 107. The Post says: Considering all the circum stances which have combined in tbe last two days to discourage the buying of stocks it is remarkable that the decline has not been greater. First came the withdrawal of the Union Pacific and Northwestern from the Inter-State Association, followed by reports this morning that the Rock Island wis cutting pas senger rates to Denver, and that it had formed an alliance with the San Antonio and Kansas Pacific for a competing through line from Chi cago to tbe Gulf, etc Then the shock given to public confidence by the discovery that the attempt to wreck the Sixth National Bank bad, to say the least, damaged the Credit of one man whose reputa tion had heretofore been irreproachable; and this morning again the rumor from Philadel phia that the Reading had adopted its threaten ing "more energetic policy" and begun to cut the prices of coal all of these things were cal culated to check speculation and depress the prices of stocks, but their effect was Tery slight, and indicates that stocks are very strogly held. The roliowmg tame snows tne prices ot active stocks on the New York Stock Excnnnge yester day. Corrected dally Tor Till DISPATCH by WHITNIY ft BTEPBKMSOJf, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of New Yorx Stock Exchange, or jrourth ave nue; Clos Open ing. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 27M Am. Cotton Oil S3 AtCh., Top. ft B. F 3ZH Canadian PaclSe 75V4 Canada Southern 55 Central orNew Jerser.llSH Central Pacific Cnesaneakes Ohio.... 25 C. Bur. s yulncr. ....107H C, Mil. ft St. Paul.... G97i C, MU.SSt. P.. pr....ll6 C, KocxL ftP 95K CSt. L. ft Pitts C, St. L. ft Pitts. PC C. St. P.. M.&O 33 C. St. P..M. to.. or. C ft Northweateru 111J4 Cft Nortnwestern. of. .. . C, C C. ft 1 72K c. c. c 41.. or sm Col. Coal Iron 48k Vol. ft Hooting Val .. 22X Del.. L. ft W 135V Del. ft Hudson. 152 E.T.. Va. 4Ga .... fc.T..Va, ftOa.lst o.'. .. . E. 1'.. VS. AGs. 2d Dl. 2ZX Illinois Central. Lane Erm Western.. 19H Lake Krleft West. Dr.. eiii Lake snore ft M. S 106 LoulsvUle ft Nashville. vai Michigan Central Mobile Ohio nH Mo.. Kan. & Texas.... 9H Mlssonrl Pacific 7X Mew Vork Central 1U?S Ii. V.. I.. Jc. ft W .... 27H a. v.. U. 4 st. l, X. I.. C ft St. L. nr 71 N.X.. C. ftSt.Ai.2d pf .... S. Y 3c H. 49 M. Y., O. ft W - W4 orroli Western Norfolk Western. pr. 63M Northern Pacinc S3 Nortnern Pacthc pref. 75K Ohioft Mississippi..,- Oregon lmnrovement, ... Oregon Transcon 36 PacincMall 393 Peo. Dec. ft Kvans Pnlladet. ft Keadinz.. S Pullman Palace Car... 191 H Richmond, ft W. P. T .. 23 Klchmond 4 W.P.T.pr 79, St. P.. Minn, ft Man St.li. &San Fran St. L. ft San STan pf 37 St.L,. ft San r". 1st pr. .... Texas Pacific 21k Union Paclflc S7U Wabasn 13! Wabash nrererred 2SM Western Union ust Wheeling ft L. . 70H Sugar Trust ) National l,ead Trust.. 21.S Chicago Gas Trust.... 47 Ex-dividend. ing Blfl. 27 33 K 119 UH 26 1074 69 113i 95 16 4TX 32V So 111 140 72 9SK W 22 13614 151 i 71 22 U8X 19 67 1116 26 1WK 70M 116 96K 25 100 115H S4K 33 32X I11X 110M 72 H S8 49s 22J4 126i 152)4 72 VJ 931 4S 22 I35X ma ZH KH 19X 63 10S 90 n' 9S 107 27Ji 1BK B7H 1051, S9X iilk e 74)4 106 KM 94H 17)4 9 7151 10SS 27 !4 174f 71 zm 48'4 194 21 63 tlii 75)4 214 47 37M 40 20 3?H 192 2314 7SK 111 17 S3 84 21V 67X 13)4 28 8i!J 69V 64X 21H 47 48 19J, 63Ji 33 76 47 19)4 63 73X S7X 41 39 H 193 23 79 ss ii 191)4 23 78X 33 iix 63 13V 23 MS 70! 6444 21 37 67M M)i 2SK hWi 70 63 21H 46 Boston Stocks. A tell, ft Top. B.B. ... S2H Boston ft Allany...217H Boston ft Slams 208 c. a. 4U 1C7H Clnn. San. ft CI ere. 2IH Eastern It. K 13834 Eastern it. K. 6s ....124 Fllutft PereM 22 Flint ft PereM. nrd. 95j Little K. ft Ft. S. 7s. 1 Mes10ancen.com.. 1814 Mcx.U.lstmtg. bds. 70)4 N. X. aNerrlCne... 48H Ogd.ftL.Cham.com. 7 Old Colony 175,'f Rutland, com 10 Kutlsnd preferred, Wis. Central, com.. Wis. Central pt... AllouezMg Co Calumet ft Hecla.., Iranian. Huron Osceola. Pewablc Qulncv liell Telepnone... , Boston i.and Water Power Tamarack San Diego . 75 . S3 . 65 . 1.95 .255 . HV . 314 . 29 . S . 71 .21S) , S . 6 .157 . 18 Fbllodolphla Hroolts. Closing anotatlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney 4 Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Heir xork Stock Ex change. Hid. Astai. Pennsvlvania Kallroad 55! 55M Heading 199-16 19 Buffalo, Pittsburg 4 Western 9)4 9?4 Lehigh Valley KM 52J, Lehigh Navigation 52)4 KH Northern PaclSe 32)4 JJM Nortnern Paclflc preierroa 75)4 .531 Business Notes. Extensive improvements will be made next spring at Wildwood station. Land is cheap in that locality. The New York bank scandal has so far failed to disturb financial circles. Money was easy thero yesterday. Thomas Singer has purchased land near Beaver Falls, upon which he proposes to erect an organ factory. There is a brisk demand for business bouses in tho central part of the city. Small dwellings aro also in request. Both are scarce. An oil broker said yesterday that the Standard Is selling Lima oil right along. The odor still clings to it bnt it is cheap, and country people are satisfied with it. As an llluminant it is equal to any. On Tuesday, February 11, JohnD. Bailey will bold a Btock auction at the Chamber of Coin m erce rooms that will be phenomenal in some respects. It will comprise all the local stocks owned by the late Wm. Carr, ana include a good many bank and other shares that rarely come upon tbe market. The appraisers appolntedlto estimate the ex tent of the loss by the school fire at Wilkins bnrg have completed their report. They ap proximate the damages at $27,021 01. The en tire insurance was 130,000, and the diiference between these two amounts is estimated as tbe value of tbe property saved, including tbe standing walls. The money will be paid over to the School Board in a few days. For Additional Yard Koom. The P., McK. & Y. is endeavoring to purchase about $100,000 worth of property In McKeesport to be utilized for yard and depot purposes. The recent purchase of the McKeesport and Eellevernon makes this move an imperative necessity, and the rapid growth of the passenger traffic demands a new depot. T TF17 on the Isthmns of Panama, the dangers 11 A A' 12 from climate, insects ana reptiles, ana the deeds of tbe buccaneers, are treated,in TOMORROW'S-DISPATCH by Fannie B. Ward. High- Irfm. est. est. 23 27X 3S 33 I2J KM 73)4 75K 55 S4V 119 ii 1, 1890. MAKKET8JJY WE. More Life In the Wheat Pit, bnt Prices Show No Material Change Bob Products Neglected Receipts Sur prisingly Smnll. Chicago Wheat Speculative trading was good to-day, and rather larger than during the preceding'days of the week. An encouraging feature, too, was that outside business was more largely represented yesterday and to-day. The East sent a good many orders, mostly to buy, and some were received from the South west. There was also good covering by some of the large shorts, and the feeling was rather strong. No -doubt operators bad oversold themselves at the bottom prices, and on tbe first symptom of improved feeling began to cover. Some operators are rather inclined to look for better prices, and argue that with most of the scattering lots of long wheat closed out. many of the traders largely short and a likelihood of larger clearances from tbe sea board, now that freight room is not so scarce, the market ought to do better. There was some buying on a temporary reaction on the strength ot this. Tbe opening was a shade easier, tbe market selling oft to anoint about a&Ao below yesterday's closing, later im proved Kc, ruled easier, and closed about tbe same as yesterday. Corn A moderate speculative and good shipping business was transacted in this mar ket, the feeling prevailing being steady, though the undertone was easy. Transactions were in the main local, and fluctuations limited to a fractional range for February delivery. No. 3 corn, 25Mc bid; March. WKc bid; April, 27J4JC. sellers and May, 2ffl42eKe: 25,000 bushels April sold late yesterday at 27ie; No.2 and No. 2 yellow in moderate demand, and sold at 2S 29c, and closed about 29c. A larger amount. of activity was displayedln oats, but an unsettled feeling prevailed. Jan uarv received more attention, and sold at lA lie under Febrnaryon closing out of trades; but weak, and prices receded c The market for hog products attracted very little attention, and speculative trading was lighter than for several days past. Tbe re ceipts of bogs were smaller than generally ex fiected, but prices were lower, and this bad lttle influence on the market. Tbe leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT So. 2, Jannarv. 74K7474 74Jic; February. 747474$f74Jic; May, 7Sg7878J78Kc. Corn No. 2, January. 29c: February, 2929 2929c; May, 3IK3131K31Kc OATS No. 2, January. 2UK220JJ20Mc; February. 20212U?b21c; MaVi 22j22K MBSS PORJC, per bbL January, J9 009 55; February, til 52f9 559 52K429 55; May, J9 95 10 009 909 95. Lard, per 100 tfca. January. 85 77K5 82H Q5 75S5 75; February, S5 805 80o 755 75; May. ti 0000 02K6 0U6 (XX SHORT BIBS, per 100 fts. January, $4 72; Febuary, 84 7U1 T2Ki 704 72K; May, H 90 4 924 9004 V2K. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un changed. No. 2 spring wheat, 71c; No. 2 red. 74c. No. 2 corn. Jc. No. 2 oats, 20J21c. No. 2 rye, 43KC No. 2 barley, 5557c No. 1 flaxseed. 1 36. Prime timothy seed. Jl 20. Mess pork, per bbl. !9 55. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 77. Bhort ribs sides (loose), U 704 75. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 254 37; short clear sides (boxed), 85 0005 05. Sugars Cut loaf, 7i8c. Receipts Flour, 12,000 bar rels: wheat, 16,000 bushels: com. 167,000 bush els; oats, 167,000 bushels; rye. 7,000 bushels; barley. 50,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 18, 000 barrels; wheat, 12,000 bushels: corn, 214,000 buhels; oats, 153,000 bushels; rye, 4,000 bushels; barley, 60.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-dav the butter market was quiet; creamery, 1516c; dairy, 8 20c Eggs weak at 1213c New York Flour dull and heavy. Wheat Spot dull and irregular, closing steady; options active and irregular, closing steady; free selling by Western houses and local longs; exporters buying late options Rye steady. Barley strong; Western, 4863c; Canada, 5975c Barley malt firm. Corn Spot steady and quiet; options dull and un changed to Kc lower, closing steady. Oats Bpot quiet and weaker; options moderately active and unchanged to c down. Hay easy and quiet. Coffee Options steady, 5 10 points down, closing barely steady 5010 points down; sales 49,750 bags, Inclnding Febuarv, ia6015.65c; March. 15.S515.60c; Aoril, 15.50l5.55c; May, 15.5515.60c; June, 15.5515.60c; July, 15.5515.60c; August, 15.65 15.60c; September, 15.5015.60c: October, 15.45 015.55c: December, 15.4015.50c, Spot dull and lower; fair cargoes, 19c; No. 2, 17c Sugar Raw dull and steady; fair refining, 53-lCc: refined quiet and easy; off A. 51S-16C Molasses Foreign firm and active; sales cargoes at 21c for 50 test. New Orleans, quiet. Rice steady and quiet. Cottonseed oil about steady: crude. 2Sc: yellow, W34c Tallow unsettled; city (82 for pack ages), 4 3-164c Kosln quiet. Turpentine quiet and firmer at 43K14c Eggs dull and weaker; western, 14JiI4c: receipts, 3.235 packages. Pork quiet and steady: old, 810 00 10 50; new, 810 5511 25; extra prime. 810 00. Cut meats quiet and east; middles dull. Lard easier and quiet; western steam, 86 1"K; option sales. 1.750 tierces; February. 86 15; March. U 22; April, 6 28: May. 86 33; July. 86 47. Butter Fancy creamerv firm and quiet; Elgin. 28Kc: Western dairy, 816c; do creamery. 1227Kc; dovheld, 815c; do factory, 517c Cheese dull; Western, b10c St. Louis Flour steady, with a good de mand. Wheat fluctuated from c, opened lower, advanced, then declined again, and closed Kfii-ic below yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, 75e: -Slav. 77Ji77c, closing at 77T!io bid; June, 7677c, and closed at '6c asked; July. 747oc. closed at 74c. Corn Cash firmer; No. 2 mixed, cash. aiK26Kc; Feb ruary, 26X26c; March, 26c; .May. 2728c Oats easy; No. 2, cash, 20c bid; May, i!lKc. Rye dull. 41c bid. Barley dull; small sales of Minnesota at 4349c Flaxseed, 83 50. Provis ions quiet except for bacon and lard, which were lowtr. Minneapolis Receipts of wheat were 142 cars; local shipments. 23 cars; general receipts were light, and shipments equally so. Tho usual demand existed for milling wheat, but buyers insisted upon concessions more in line with the late oreak in futures; low grades and poor samples were as dull as ever, and they suffered some decline. Closingquotations: No. 1 hard, January and February, 78c; May, SOJic; on track, 78K79c: No. 1 Northern, January. 75c; May, 77ic: No. 2 Northern January and Feuruary, 73c; May, 75c; on track. 7375c Milwaukee Wheat No. 2spring, on track, cash. 72i373c: Mav. 73?c: No. 1 Northern. 83c Corn quiet: No. 3. on track, 2Sc Oats dull; wnite, on trace, a.mua. nye quiet; x-o. j. in store, 4444Jc Barley eay; No. 2, in store. 49c Provisions steady. Pork, 89 6U. Lard, 85 80. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 99c. Toledo Cloversecd active and steady; cash, 83 45; February, 83 42: March. 83 45. Wool Marker. Philadelphia Wool market quiet and prices steadv; Ohio, Pennsvlvania and West Virginia, XX and above 33,35c; X, 31034c; medium, 37K38c; coarse 31g36c; New Xork, Michigan. Indiana and Western fine X and XX, 2fl31c: medium, 3637c: coarse, 34 36c; fine washed delaine X and XX. 3J433Kc: medium washed combing and delaiue, 39 41c; coarse tlo, 3GS7c; Canada washed combing, 3335c: tub washed, 32llc: medium unwashed combing and delaine, 2831c; coarse tlo, 2728c; Montana, U25c; Territorial, 15 22c. Boston Wool The demand has been fair this week and the sales amount to 2,400,000 As of all kinds. In prices tbere was an easy feel ins on all but combing and delaine selections, which are in small stock and firm. The largest sales of the week bave been Territory wools, which are being offered at low prices. Includ ing fine at 5758c; scoured fine medium at 55c, and medium at 5052c Oregon wools were also easy and were offered at tbe same prices as Territorj. California and Texas quiet anil soiling low. In Ohio fleeces there bare been sales of X at 3'32e: nf X and above at 3L'K 633c: of XX at 33K34c, and of XX and above at 35c Michigan X fleeces were quiet at 930c In No. 1 combing were sales at 36 40c Pulled wools uere quiet with sales of extra at 2227c, and of super at 2537c For eign wools were quiet without sales of im portance. HIS PENSION INCREASED. An Important ICnllng on the Subject ofPer manent Disability. Washington, January 31. Assistant Secretary Bussey has. rendered a decision in the case of Daniel A. Wood, late of Com pany K, First West Virginia Cavalry, in which the former adverse action of the Pen sion Bureau is reversed, and the claim lor increase and rerating of pension followed. TJpon the report of the examining surgeons the Commissioner of Pensions allowed only $30 per month, on the ground that the con dition described by the surgeon is not con sidered permanent." The Assistant Secre tary, referring to this action, savs: When does a disability become permanent T From recent testimony it appears that the pen sioner's condition has not ameliorated since his last examination. He has been on bis back for two years. How many more years must lie He there before the doctors can decide that the disability is permanent T I cannot be lieve that it js necessary to wait until the pen sioner is dead before deciding whether his con dition of helplessness is permanent or not. The probability, from a medical standnoint (as ap pears from tho examlningsnrgeon's certificate, which I regard as the best evidence on that point), being wholly in favor of Its continuance in the present decree, he shonld have tbe bene fit of whatever doubt there may be in that re gard. The claimant is allowed $31 25 per month from November 12, 1888, and $50 per month thereafter. - - DOMESTIC MARKETS. Produce Situation Practically"" Un changedEggs Slow. CHOICE CUEAHERY HUTTEE PIKM. Flour Markets WeakerOther Cereals Still in the Old Eats. SUGAES WEAKER COFFEES STEADY Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, j Fbiday. January 31. 1890. Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Tbe situation is practically unchanged. Eggs are quiet at inside quotations for Job lots. De mand for choice grades ot creamery butter is somewhat more active since our last report. Potatoes are also in better demand. German cabbage is scarce and very Arm at quotations. The domestic article is steady. Cranberries are Arm, with an upward tendency. Jersey sweet potatoes are tending upward and markets are firm. Fancy apples are scarce in the market, and outside prices are readily obtained. Poul try is steady. In tropical fruit lines fancy Florida oranges are the best stock. Lemons and bananas are quiet. Butter Creamery. Elgin, 3032c: Ohio do, 28027c; fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls, 19S20C Beans Navy hand-piclted beans, $2 002 25; medium. $1 752 00. Beeswax 2528c ft for choice; low grade, 1820c Cideb Sand refined. $7 50; common, H 50 5 00: crab cider, 58 003 50 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c fl gallon. Chestsuts So O0S5 50 bushel; walnuts. 63970c v bushel. Cheese Ohio. HQllKc; New York, llc; Liimbnrger, 9KHc; domestic Sweitxer, ll 13Mc: imported Sweiizer,23Kc- EOOS 15c straight dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy. J3 004 00 barrel; cranberries, J4 CO04 25 a crate; Malaga grapes, large barrel, S3 5010 00. Feathers Extra live geese. 50Q60c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots. 30&c V ft- POUI.TRT Live chickens. 75Q90c a pair; dressed. ll14c a pound; ducks 75S5c fl pair: live turkeys, loaiicrl ft; dressed turkeys, 16 Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Iks to bushel, S4 20 4 40 ) bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts. S4 35 4 bO; clover, Alsike, S3 00; clover, white. SU; timo thy, choice, 45 fts, 81 50; bine grass, extra clean, 14 fts, 51 25Q1 30: blue grass, fancy, 14 .fts, $1 30; orchard grass, 14 fts. 11 40; red top' 14 fts, Jl 25; millet, 50 fts. Jl 00; millet, 6070c V bushel: Hungarian grass, 50 ft, 65c, lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, S3 00 fl bushel of 14 BS. Tallow Country, 4Jc; city rendered, 4J 5c. Tropica!. Fruits Lemons, common, $3 00 3 60: fancy, 84 0005 00; Florida oranges. J4 00 I 50; bananas, $150 firsts. 1100 good seconds, ? bunch; cocoannts. $4 004 50 ft hundred; figs, 8K9c ft; dates, 5K6Xc V ft; new layer flgs. 12K15!c; new dates, 7&c $ B; pine apnles, 82 50 ty dozen. Veqetabi.es Potatoes, from store, 5560c; on track, 4550c; cabbages. Jl 752 25 a bar rel: Dutch cabbage. J15 00 ?1 hundred: celery, 40c W dozen; Jersey sweet Dotatoes, $4 254 60 a barrel; turnips, 51 001 25 a barrel; onions. $3 253 50 a barrel. Buckwheat Flour 22J4o 9 pound. Groceries. The sugar market Is easy and a lower level of prices is among the probabilities at an early day. Coffees vary very little in price for the month past. While options fluctuate under the manipulations of bulls and bears from day to day. the real coffee holds on in the even tenor of its way, with little change in prices. Gbkkn coffee Fancy Rio, 2324c; choice Bio, 2122c; prime Rio, 20K low grade Rio, 18K19Kc; old Government Java. 2728c: Mar acaibo. 23K24c; Mocha, 28K29Kc; Santos, 20K24c; Caracas, 2224c: peaberry. Rio, 23J4J 24c; La Gnayra, 23K24c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c; high grades, 2529Kc; old Government Java, bulk, 3133c; Maracalbo, 2723c; Santos, 24& 28Kc; peaberry, 28Kc; choice Rio, 25c; ' Ima Kio, 23Kc; good Rio. 22fc; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg. 7080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 1e; Ohio, 120. 8Kc: headlight, 1S0, 8c: water white, lokc; globe, 1414Jc; elame, 14c; car nadine, HHc: royaline, lie; globe red olL 11 HMc: purity 14c. Miners' Oil No.l winter strained. 4647c W gallon: summer, 4043c. Lard oil, 70c. SYRUPS Corn s.rup, 2830c; choice sugar syrnp, 333Sc: prime sugar syrup, 30&Bc; strictly prime, 33S35c; new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c; medinm, 3S43c; mixed, 4042c SODA Bi-carb m kegs. 3.c; bi-carb In Ks, 5:; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5J6c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated. 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, fl set. 8Kc: parafflne, ll12c Rice Head. Carolina. 67c: choice, 6Ji 6c; prime, 56c: Louisiana, 56Kc starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss starch, 4K7c ,,-, Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S3 65; Lon don lavers. J2 90; California London layers, 82 75; Muscatels. 82 40: California Muscatels. S2 25; Valencia. TJc; Ondara Valencia. 8Ji 8c; sultana, 9Kc; currants, 5Kc: Turkey prunes, 45e; French prunes. 69Kc: Salon lca prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8c; cocoannts. ft 100. SS 00: almonds. Lan., ? ft, ZOc: do, Ivlca,19c; do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 14315c; Sicily filberts. 12c: Smyrna figs. 1213c: new dates. 6 6c: Brazil nnts, 10c; pecans, 11015c; citron, t ft, 1920c:lemon peel, 18c ft; oiange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apple, sliced, per ft, 6c; ap ples, evaporated. 9c: apricots, California, evap orated. 14K16c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 20323c; peaches, California, evaporated, nn pared, 1921c; cherries, pitted.l314c; cher ries, nnnitted, 56c: raspberries, evaporated, 25K2BKc; blackberries, 78c; huckleberries. 1012c. SUOARS Cubes, 7Jc; powdered, 7Jc: granu lated. 6JgC; confectioners' A. CJJc; standard A. c; soft white, 646c; yellov choice, 6 6c: yellow, good. 5ig5ci yellow, fair, 5 Mic; yellow, dark, SJfsC Pickles Medium, bbls (L200), $5 50; medi um, hall bbls (600). S3 25. Salt No. L bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. bbl, Jl 05; dairy, ?1 bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, ty bbl, 81 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-Du sack", 82 80; Higgins' Enreka. 16-14 ft Dockets. 83 CO. Canned Goods Standard peaches, 82 00 ""V "fie 1 (1.47)1 HI- euu neaches. 2 4002 (AC l pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, 81 001 60; Hid Co. corn. 7590c; red cherries. 90cSl; Lima beans, 81 20; soaked do, EOc; string do, 6065c; mar rowfat peas, Jl 101 15; soaked peas, 70SOc; pineapples, 81 SUrSl 40; Bahama do, 52 75; damson plums, 9oc; Greengage-, 81 25; egg plums, 82 00; California pears. 82 60; do green gages, 81 &5; do egg plums, 81 85: extra white cherries, 82 40; raspberries, 95c$l 10; straw berries, 81 10; gooseberries, 81 30I 40; toma toes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft, 81 twl 90; black berries, 65c; succotash, 2-fi cans, soaked, 90c; no green. 2-ft, 81 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 82 05; 14-ft can. 814 00; baked beans, 81 451 60; lobster, 1-ft, 81 75-31 bO; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, 81 60: sardines domestic. Vfs, 84 25 4 50; sardines, domestic. Yf, 86 757 00; sar aines. imported. Ms, 811 5012 60; sardines, im ported, ii 813 DO; sardines, mustard, 83 30: sardines, spiced, S3 60. Fish Extra No. I bloater mackerel. 836 fl bbl.: extra No. 1 do, mess. 840: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, 832: extra No. 1 d, mess. J36; No. 2 shore mackerel, 824. Codfish Whole pollock, 4Jc y ft; do medium. George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c: boneless hake, in strips. 6c; do George's cod in blocks. 6Q7Kc Herring Round shore, 84 50 p bbl.: plit, 86 50: lake, 82 75 V 100-ft half bbl. White fish, 86 00 100 B half bbl. Lake trout, 85 50 V half bbL Fin nan haddock, 10c fl ft. Iceland halinnt, 13c fl ft. Pickerel, K bbl.. S2 00: Vi bbl.. 81 10: Poto mac herring, $5 00 ft bbl.. 82 oO perH bbL Oatmeal 86 00J6 20 fl bbL Grain. Floor nod Feed. Sales on call at the Gram Exchange. 1 car yellow ear corn. 41c, P. R. R.; 1 car No. 2 yellow corn, 30c, P. R. R.; 1 car yellow shelled corn, 37c, B. & O. Receipts as bulletined, 30 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 4 cars of hay, 2 of flour, 3 of barley. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 3 oars of hay, 8 of corn, 2 of oats, 1 of rye. By Baltimore and Ohio. 1 car of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, Icar of corn, 4 of hay, 1 of oats. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of flour. The flour market is sluggish, and holders are disposed to shade prices. Bakers' flour is firm, owing to a strong foreign demand. Northwestern millers are firm in their views as to value of spring patents, but the fact stands that the drift of markets is toward a lower level. Choice grades of corn and oats are steady. H3y is quiet. Prices below are lor carload lots on track. Wheat New No. 2 red, 85SSc; Nc 3, 82 S3c Corn No. 2 vellow. ear. new, 3S3S4"c; high mixed, new. 3433c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 36037c; new, 03834c; old. high mixed, shelled, 35836c Rejected shelled corn, 28a30c Oats No. 2 white. 27K2Sc: extra. No. 3, 20a27c: mixed. 24K2oc Ste No. 1 Pennsvlvania, and Ohio, 6351c; No. 1 Western, 51652c Flour Jobbiuir prices Fancy winter and spring patents. 85 005 50; winter straight, 84 254 50; clear winter. 84 004 23; straight XXXX bakers', 83 603 75. Rye flour, S3 60 4 75. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $15 00 16 00 fl ton; brown middlings. 812 0014 00; winter wheat bran, 811 6012 00; chop feed, 815 SC16 00. HAY Baled timothy. No. L. 81175012 25; No, 3 do, 89 60010 60; loose Xros wagon, 511 00 11 013 CO, according to quality; No. 2 prairie hay, 17 U03 00; packing do. 86 C$36 60. STBAW-Oats $6 7507 00; wheat and ryo straw. 88 0OQ5 25. Provisions. Sugar-cared bams, large, 9c; sugar-cured bams, medium, 9c; sugar-cured hams, small, l&Kc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, Sc; sugar-cured sbonlders, 5c: sugar-cured, boneless sbonlders. TJic; sugar-cured California bams.6c;sugar-cured dried Deef flats,9c; sugar cured dried beet sets. 10c; sugar-cured dried beef ronnds. 12c; bacon shouluers, 5c: bacon clear sides, 7c: bacon clear bellies. TKet dry salt shoulders. 6c: dry salt clear sides, 7c Mes pork, heavy, 811 60; mess pork, family, $12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces. 6Mc; half barrels, 6c: 60-ft tnbs, 6c; 20ft pails. 6&c; 60- tin cans. 5c: 3-ft tin nails, 6c; 5 ft tin pails, 6c;10-fttin pails. cc; 5-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage, loni, 5c; large, 6c Fresh ?ork links, 9c Boneless hams, lOKc Pigs' pet, half-barrels. 84 00; quarter barrel, $2 1ST SICK HEADACHEj,,,, utUe UTer pjjj SICK HKADACHECarter,lLllUeIjTerFmj SICK HEADACHECartet,, LUUe LlTerFmfc SICK . HEAJACHECarter,1 UMa uTerpjlla, nolS-67-TTssa JAS. D. CALLERY JOHN W. TAYLOR.... ...President Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. $130,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. jyS-ns WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, JOSEPH HORNE & CO. Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg- lngs, Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will find these goods attractive both in pries and novelties, of design. Fnll lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE-1 PARTMENT 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. Toll Du Nords, Chalon Cloths. Bath Seersuck ers. Imperial Suitings Heather & Renfrew 'Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D A PERFECT lood PuriBep. A purely "Vegetable Compound that expels all bad humors from the system. 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Private wire to New York and Chicago. 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. mv2941 STEAMERS AND EXCURSION. A PLEASANT "WINTER TRIP. The Steamships ot the Red "D" Link. Sailing every 12 days for Venezuela, 8. A, and the Island of Cnracoa. W. L, afford anun equaled opportunity to those wishing to make a short sea voyage to the tropics. These steamships were built by Wm. Cramp A. Sons, of Philadelphia, specially for the trade, and are provided with every modern appliance for the safety, convenience and comfort of passengers. The round trip is made in fonr weeks, of which IS days are spent at sea and at various ports, and from six to ten days at Caracas. This beautif nl city Is located 3.000 feet above tbe sea, and is connected with the coast by rail. It has first-class hotels, nleasant walks and drives, and a climate nnexceled anywhere At La Gualra steamers will be fou d to all parts of the West Indies. For descriptive pamplot, etc.. apply to BOULTON. BLISS & DALLiETT, General Managers, 71 Wall street, New York. de2S455-WS "VTORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD a 8. CO, IN Established 1857. Fast Line of Express Steamers from NEW YORK for SOUTHAMP TON, LONDON and BREMEN. Tbe One steamers SAALE. TRAVE, ALLER. EIDER. EMS. FULDA, WERRA. ELBE and LAHN of 5,300 tons and 6,000 to 8,600 horsepower, leaves NEW YORK on WEDNESDAYS and SAT URDAYS for SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen. TIME From NEW YORK to SOUTHAMP TON, 7K days. From SOUTHAMPTON to BREMEN, 24 or30 hours. From SOUTHAMP TON to LONDON, by Southwestern Railway Co., 2 hours. Trains every hour of the sum mer season. Railway carriages for London await passengers Southampton Docks on arri val Express steamers from New York. These steamers are well-known for their speed, com fort, and excellent cuisine. OELRICHU & CO, 2 Bowling Green. New York. MAXSCHAiIBERGfeCO, 527 Hmitbiield street, jal6-72-D Agents for Pittsburg. -TITHITE STAB LIS JOB QUEEN STOWN AND LITKErOOL, Boyal and United States Mall Steamers. Germanic, Feb. Ii II am. "Celtic Men. 12. 9:30am Britannic, Feb. 19, 5am .Britannic, Jlch. 19,3pm Adriatic Feb. 18, 11:30am Germanic. Men. 26, 10 am Teutonic ilcb. 5, 3 p m Tectonic, Apl. X 3 p m From White Star dock, root or West Tectn 1 1. Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates, fSO and upward. Secoad cabin. S3S and upward, according to steamer and location of berth. Ex cursion tickets on favorable terms. Steerage. S20. White Star drifts payable on demand in all the principal banks throughout Great Britain. Ap plrtoCHN J.MCCOKMICK, 639 and 401 Smith field st.. Pittsburg-, or J.BKliCE ISMAx, Gen eral Agent, 41 Broadway, Mew York. Jag-D STATE LINE To Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAYS Cabin csssaae f35 to 50. according to locatlo el stateroom. Excursion S6S to fSO. Steerage to and from Europe at Lowest Bates. State of California" building. AUSTIN BALDWIN 3k CU.. General Agents, U Broadway. Mew York. J. J. MeCORMICK. Ags.t. 839 sad 401 SmithBsId SL. Pittsburg, Pa. OC24-D AMERICAN LINE, Balling every Wednesday from Philadelphia and Liverpool. Passenger accommodations for all classes unsurpassed. Tickets sold to and from Great Britain, and Ireland, Norway, Swe den, Denmark, etc PETER WRIGHT & B0N8, General ascents. 307 Walnut ft- Philadelphia, Fnll Information can be bad of J. J. MeCOR MICK, Fourth avenue and Smlthfleld. strest, LOUIS MOESER, (OS ffmitTiflai (trot Bblfr&XXS 1 i