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1 THE PITTSBTTKG- DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY, PEBRXTART 12, ' 190.
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'SIGNS OF A EETITAL.
A1 Decided Awakening in the Local
v t Harness Leather Trade and
ALSO IN JOBBING GROCERY LINES.
-Facts of Interest About the Wool Falling
Establishment.
WOOL MUCH LOWER THAN LAST IEAE
OmCt OF PlTTSBUBG DISPATCH,!
TUESDAY. February U. ISSa J
Within a few days past some signs of re
vival to a number of onr industries which
have of late been very slow have put in an
appearance. These mercy drops are evi
dently the beginnings of a shower of good
things for the year before us. First, there
hits been a decided improvement in the
wholesale grocery trade within a day or two.
Last week this trade had evidently touched
bottom, and merchants in general were rather
bine orer the situation. The darkest hour is
just before the dawn, according to the old
adace. and wholesale grocers of Pittsburg have
recently been having a striking illustration of
Its truth. A representative of one of our
leading establishments, who last week
could see notblng in the situation
or outlook to enthuse OTer. was
seen to-day, and in a short interview gare ex
pression to the faith and hope that a better
day for trade had dawned. Said he: "Orders
are now coming in freely, and it is evident
from present outlook that we are going to
make up Tery soon for tbe time lost in the past
week or two. Ours is a trade which furnishes
tbe prime necessities of life, and sooner or
later we are bound to get there, as the people
must have our goods. With Pittsburg's special
industries prosperous as they are at this time,
and our population growing all the time, tbero
is little doubt that the yearbefore us will break
all preTious records in the volume of business
wbicb will be done by the wholesale grocers of
uus city."
Aa to Harness Leather.
- Another department of onr industries which
has given signs of revival within the past week
is the harness leather trade, a fact noted in this
column of Monday's Dispatch. For a month
past st-ck had been accumulating to an uncom
fortable extent, and January's volume of busi
ness was not more than two-thirds the amount
of tbe previous January. No doubt the weather
and wretched condition of country roads
through Pittsburg's bailiwick bad much to do
in delaying orders for spring trade. Since the
beginning of February a decided improvement
is reported by our harness leather tanners, and
all accumulations of stock have already melted
away.
The outout of tbe Allegheny harness leather
tanneries is now In demand, and prospects are
good for an advance in prices before many days.
It is to be remembered, too, that the capacity
of these tanneries has been Increased 50 per cent
in tbe past two or three years.
As harness leatber bad suffered most from
the late depression, it Is likely to reap tbe best
fruits from tbe recent revival of trade. But all
along leather lines of our industries an im
proved tone to trade is apparent within the past
few days.
Wool rolling In Allegheny.
In an interview to-day with Charles A. Stim
pl one of the leading sheep-skin tanners of
Allegheny City, who has been connected with
this department of tbe tanning trade for 80
years, it was ascertained that there are six
firms in that city exclusively engaged in this
lino of leather production. These six firms
handle between 3,000 and 4,000 sheep pelts every
week. Two of tbe nims work up more than
one-half this amount themselves. Mr. Stimple,
whose father was one of the pioneer tanners
of Pittsburg, having started in tbis industry at
Pride and Stevenson streets, about 60 years
ago, ana whose sons are following up the same
line said: "Onr trade was dull last year and
its prosperity for tbe year to come will depend
very much on what Congress does as
to duties on wool. Pickled stock is about the
'same in price as it was a year ago, but wool Is
fully 3c per ponnd lower than at this time a
year ago. A year ago wool was SOc to 31c per
ponnd. Now it is very slow sale at 27cper
pound. The pelts are largely used in tbe East
lor saddle padding, imitation kid gloves, base-
oaii covers, ana covers ior penumery Dottles.
In former years we had a large trade with the
West, but nf late years onr principal customers
aro in the Ease 1 cannot say tnat the outlook
is particularly bnght, but trade Is fairly np to
what it was a yearago, and our only fear for
the year before 'ns'is unwise legislation as to
the wool industry.'"
LITE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition of Business at tbe East Liberty
Stock Tarda.
office of Pittsburg Dispatch, (
Tuesday. February 11, 1890.
CATTI.B Receipts. 180 iTead: shipments,
735 head: market steady at yesterday's prices;
no cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Boos Receipts. 700 head: shipments, 600
head: market arm: Pbiladelphias, J4 S54 45;
Yorkers. S4 304 35; pies, 004 10; 4 cars of
hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Siieep Receipts. 800 bead; shipments, none;
market slow at yesterday's prices; shade firmer
on lambs.
By Telecraph.
New Yokk Beeves Receipts. 940 head, all
for home trade slaughterers direct No trad
ing in beef cattle. Dressed beef had a fair de
mand at 5iTic per pound for sides a little
extra beef going to 71fc Exports to-dav, 163
beeves and 2,240 quarters of beef. To-day's
cable advices from London andLiverpool quote
American steers firm at 1213Xc for
the dressed weicht. sinking the offal.
and American refrigerated beef c higher
at 9c per pound. Calves Receipts, 80 bead;
market steady at S5 50S 00 per 100 pounds for
veals and fair western calves. Sheep Receipts.
1,000 head: market firm for both sheeD and
lambs, with sales nf sheep at S4 75G 50. and of
lambs at S8 00S7 75, with one small bunch at
17 85. Hogs Receipts. 7.100 head: none for
sale alive; market nominally firm at 84 00a 4 40.
Chicago Cattle Receipts. 8,500 head: ship
ments. 3.000 head; market slow, generally 10c
lower: choice to extra beeves, 15 005 SO: steers,
S3 004 80; stockers and feeders. J2 253 50:
Texas steers. 2 403 50. Hogs Receipts. 33,000
head; shipments. 11,000 bead; market dull. 10 to
15c lower; mixed. 13 754 00; heavv. $3 S04 50;
light, S3 S54 05: skips, S3 253 7a Sheep
Receipts, 8.000 head: shipment. 3,000 bead;
market steadv: natives, S3 5005 80; western
cornfed. S4 755 60: Texans, S3 505 00; lambs,
S3 006 05.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts, L500 head; ship
ments, none; market steaav: good to fancv
native steers. S4 305 00; fair to good. $3 30
4 35; stockers and feeders, 2 00(23 40;
range steers. J2 003 5a Hogs Receipts,
4,600 head; shipments. 500 head; market lower:
fair to choice eavy, S3 904 00; packing
grades, $3 753 80: light, fair to best, S3 70
3 85. Sheen Recelnts. fifld head? shtninrnM
300 bead: market steady; fair to choice, H 30
5 40: lambs. So 006 3a
Kansas Cmr Cattle Receipts 6,700 bead;
Fhipments, 1,500 head: market lOclowerfor good;
steers, 53 204 90: cows, SI 802 85: stockers
and feeders $2 403 5a Hogs Receipts, 7,800
head; shipments. 214 bead;market 2K5cIowen
all grades. S3 75KS3 S2K; bulk, 7503 Sa
Sheep Receipts 51100 head; shipments. 600
head: market strong; good to choice lambs and
mutrons,S3 5004 SO; stockers and feeders, J5
BurjAXO Cattle steady; receipts 96 loads
through, no sales. Sheep and lambs steady,
firm: recipts, 6 loads through. 6 sale. Hogs
active, firm and higher; receipts, 14 loads
through. 3 sale: mixed. S4 45; Yorkers. S4 50:
rough, S3 253 65; stags. S3. ,sou.
Wool Market.
Boston The demand for wool continues
moderate, and is limited bv the wants of manu
facturers. There is little change in the prices
from tboe of last week. Good Ohio fleeces
have been selling at 3132c forX, aud at 3334c
for XX Michigan X fleeces are quoted at 29
30c No. I fleeces are scarce and firm, with
sales of Obio at SSc, and of Michigan at 3638c.
Combing and delaine fleeces are firm, with
sales of No. 1 combing at 3940c; Ohio
fine delaine at 3536c. and Michigan fine
delaine at3436c in Territory wool there has
been a good business doing, bat at unsatisfac
tory prices; sales of fine were made at 5?5Sc
clean medium at 60052c, and fine medium at
55c. Oregon wool has been selling at 45050c.
Scoured Texas and California wool has been
dull, and tbe sales have been small. Pulled
wools are quiet, and are selling at low prices.
Foreign wools are firm. Recent large sales of
Australian to arrive, are reported.
A Child's Life Saved.
On a recent visit to Iowa Mr. K. Dalton,
of Luray, Kan., called at tbe laboratory of
Chamberlain & Co., Des Moines, to show
them his 6-year-old boy,whose life was saved
by Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy. It cored
him nf a very severe attack of the croup.
Mr. Dalton 'is certain the remedy saved his
boy's life, nnd is enthusiastic in praise of it
He sayi it hut an excellent reputation in bis
vicinity; that farmers come 15 miles to his
store for it, and that manvor them, like him
self, are never without it'ln their homes.
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MABKETS BY TOE.
Free Offerings Take ' the Starch Ont of
Wheat Corn and Oats Sleet With
a Setback Pork Barelr
Sirndv.
Chicago A fair business was transacted in
wheat to-day. and the feeling-was a little un
settled within a narrow range. The market
was quite firm, and prices advanced Jc above
tbe opening figures. Prices held steady for a
while, but later, under free offerings, cased off
and declined Jc from top figures, then ruled
steady, and the closing was about io lower
than yesterday. There was nothing in tbe
nature of advices received, and the market
was governed principally by local influences.
A very fair business was done In corn, and a
better feeling prevailed. Transactions were
not confined so much to the distant futures as
of late, the near by deliveries receiving more
attention, Tbe distant futures were easy
early. Influenced some by talk of lower rates
from Iowa. Tbe market opened a shade under
closing prices of yesterday, was easy, and sold
offjfe&c, ruled firmer, but closed a trifle
lower than yesterday.
Tbere was an active trade In oats in deferred
futures, but the nearby deliveries were slow.
A weak feeling prevailed, and declines of K
a were recorded. There was a good buying
by two beavy operators, but the free selling
proved too much for the buyers early In the
day. Later, a steadier tone was developed and
slight reactions occurred. This was only of
short duration, as offerings again became free
and prices rapidly declined WXe. closing at in
side figures. An operator who purchased most
of the day, took ono lot of 600,000 bushels May
at 22c.
Tbe business in pork was .under an average
and entirely between room traders. Fluctua
tions In prices were so narrow as to attract no
attention, and tbe feeling was barely steady.
Some little Interest was shown in lard, but
trading was light and at a shade easier prices.
Tbe leading futures rangea as iouows:
WHEAT No. 2. May. 787876i7oc;
J uly. 777776J76JSa "
COKS No. 2. hebruary, 28J2SK2S?
2SJ$c; May, 3OJg30J6SOS3OSc; July. Sl$i
SlMJc
OATS No. 2, February, 2OJ62Oe20K20Kc;
May. 22J422i2222c: June, 21&21&21
21Vic
Mess Pore, per bbl. February. S9 72
9 72K: March. S 75977K9 759 7; May.
$10 OofillO 059 97K10 05.
Lard, per 100 fia-February. $5 77X65 800
5 775 80; March, 55 S2X5 85; May, 6 87
1771
.97$
laih 95fi!5 97V.
Short Ribs, per 100 la February. S4 77W;
March, S4 77&: May, S4 S!)i&i 87K64 854 87fc
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. Ho. 2 spring wheat, TSVjC;
No. S spring wheat, 68c; No. 2 com. liSKc No.
2 oats, 20Xc No. 1 flaxseed. $1 38. Prime
timothy seed. SI 2a Mees pork, per bbL S9 75.
Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 82. Short ribs sides
(loose), S4 774 8a Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), unchanged: short clear sides (boxed),
unchanged. Sugars, cue loaf, unchanged. Re
ceiptsFlour. 18.000 barrels: wheat. 16.000 busb
els: corn, 112,000 bushels; oats, 125,000 bushels;
rye, 2000 bushels: barley. 78,000 bushels. Ship
mentsFlour, 9,000 barrels; wheat, 17,000 bush
els: corn. 303,000 bushels; oats, S76,000 bushels;
rye, 15,000 bushels: barley, 2a000 bushels.
On tbe Prodnce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 13K
14c.
New Yobs Flour weak and moderately
active. Wheat Spot dull; options duu, Kc off,
and weak. Rye steady. Barley steady: west
ern, 4863c: Canada. 69375c. Barley malt
quiet; Canada, 72$90c Corn Spot .fairly
active and weaker; options less active. HQHa
off. and heavy. Oats Spot steady and quiet:
options quiet. Hay quiet and weak. Hops'
strong and in moderate demand. Coffee
Options opened steady and unchanged to 10
points down; closed steady 5 points down to 5
points up: sales, 25,250 bags, including Febru
ary. 16.O016.O5c; March. 16.0016.05c; April.
15.9015.95c; May, 15.9015.95c; June, 15.90c;
July. 15.90c; August, 15.8015.85c; September,
15.7015.S0c; October, 15.70c; December, 15.65c;
spot Rio firm and active; fair cargoes, 19Vc;
No. 7, 17VQ1754C Sugar Raw firm and quiet;
sales, 2,622 bags: San Domingo concrete. 83
test, 4c; refined steady and in fair demand.
Molasses Foreign firm; New Orleans fairly
active . Rice active and firm. Cottonseed oil
active and firm. Tallow steady; city (S2 for
packing). 45c Rosin steady. Turpentine firmer
at 42VifJ42c Eggs less active: Western,
1415c; receipts, 3,342 -packages. Pork quiet
and firm; mess, old. S10 2531075; do new, S1075
11 00; extra prime, 9 -259 75. Cutmeats
qniet; pickled bellies, 65&c; pickled shoul
ders, iXQi. Middles dull; short clear. S5 25.
Lard quiet and about steady: Western steam,
S8 17 bid; options, sales, 3,760 tierces, $6 15K
bid; March, IS 18: April. S6 24: May, S3 29
6 30; June, $635; July. $6 416 42. closing at
S6 41; October, S6 6a Butter steady and in mod
erate demand; Elgin, 2S28Kc: western dairy,
817c; do creamery. 122c; do held, 8
l&c; ao lactory, d&ibc; uneese quiet ana
strong; western, 815c
PmiaDKLPHiA Flour Demand from local
jobbers very slow, and general market weak,
wheat quiet but steady; , speculation very
tame; rejected, 6070c fair to good milling
wheat, 78S5c; prirue'to fancy western, 87
92c: No. 2 red, February. 8080c; March, 81V
SlJic; April. S2H82Jc; May, S3KS4c
Corn steady; No. 4 yellow. In grain depot, 33c:
No. 2 mixed in Twentieth street elevator. S7c;
No. 2 yellow, in Twentieth street elevator,
38c: No. 2 mixed. February. S6K36Vc: March,
36K36Vc; April. 3636Uc; May, 3737Kc.
Oats Carlots ruled firm, but bnyers holding
off; No. 3 white held at9c;No. 2 white. 30Kc:
futures steady, with a good inquiry for May;
50.000 bushels of which Fold at 29c; No. 2 white,
29ii29Jc: March. 28K29c; April. 2S2c:
May, 2923ic. Butter Fine grades firm and
fairly active; Pennsylvania creamery extra, 28
29c: do prints extra, 33237c. Eggs firm and
in fair demand; Pennsylvania firsts, 415c
Minneapolis The receipts of wheat for the
day were 155 cars; shipments, 46 cars. Duluth
reported 51 cars received. The demand for
samoles were slow from the start, but some of
them were worked off at higher prices In the
forenoon; a great weakness was felt in f ntnres
later that affected samples unfavorably and
made the market drag badly. After all tbe
lots of samples were quiet well cleaiedup. most
of it having been sold. Closing quotations: No.
1 bard, February and March, 76fc; May, 79Jc:
on track, 77)c: No. 1 Northern, February.
76Je: March. 75Jc: May, 77Jc; on track. 76
77c; No. 2 Northern, February, 73c; March,
73c; May, 75c; on track, 7274c.
ST. LOUIS Flour unchanged Wheat opened
a small fraction better, but later became weak
and declined lc, closing Jc below yester
day; No. 2 red, cash, 75V75Kc: Mav. 76
77-Kc: closed at 77c asked: June, 77c bid: July,
74Ji74Kc closed at 74ViQ74Jc Corn lower,
with heavy buying of May option by shorts:
No. 2 cash, 25K25c; May. 2626ic:July,
27c
uus lower; xi o. j, caso, zvc Did;
May, 2121Jic. Rye quiet, 42Hc bid. Barley
way, j;i,Mii7jt- ajv quiet, -y,c uiu. naney
dull. Flaxseed quiet. SI 3a Provisions very
quiet.
Baltimore Provisions Dull and steady.
Mess pork, S10 00 old: $11 00 new. Bulk meats,
loose shoulders, S5 00; long clear, $5 75; clear
ribs sides, S5 75. Lard, refined, 7c; crude, (c.
Butter Firm, best of grades higher: western
packed, I621c; best roll, 1618c; creamery,
262Sc Eggs t inner, 13K14c Coffee Firm;
Rio, fair, 19K&
Milwaukee Wheat easy; No. 2 spring, on
track, cash, 727Sc; May, 73c; No. 1 Northern,
80c Com qiiiet: No. 3, -on track, 27J$28a
Oatt firm; No. 2 white, on track, 23c Rye
quiet; No. J. In store. 43843c Barley qniet;
No. 2, in store. 42c Provisions steady. Pork,
SO 7a Lard, S5 95. Cbeese unchanged.
Toledo Cloverseed dull and firm; cash and
March. S3 4a
Metal market.
NewYobk Pig Iron quiet for American.
Copper dull and weak; lake, February, $14 Ou.
Lead quiet and steady; domestic S3 sa Tin
quiet and fairly steady; Straits, $20 4a
A HOME P0R THE HOMELESS.
Odd Fellows' Widows and Orphans to
be
Well Taken Cnre Of.
A charitable enterprise that is being
pushed rapidly, will result in the establish
ment some time in early spring, of an insti
tution which is to be called "The Home for
Widows and Orphans of Odd Fellows of
Pennsylvania." The aitc of the new Home
will be in Allegheny City, bnt has not been
fully decided upon yet The necessary
fnnds for the building and maintenance of
the Home will be contributed by the various
lodges ot the State. The committee in
charge of the enterprise say they do not
expect much money from the lodges east of
the mountains, as their support goes to the
Philadelphia Home of the same character,
but they do expect that the western lodges
will, with their usual generosity, assist
materially in the enterprise,
By giving a stated sum yearly any lodge
in Pennsylvania is permitted to place at
any time widows or orphans of their mem
bers in the institntion. The Odd Tellows
are not individually wealthy, bnt collect
ively they can accomplish anything they
determine upon. There are over 80,000 of
them in Pennsylvania and Allegheny coun
ty contains more of them than any other
connty in the State.
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorta,
When she was a Child, shecriedforCastoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Cistoria,
When she had Children,ihe gave them Castorta
. apa.77-Jtwrsa
DONE IN THE DARK.
One Real Estate Firm Claims to Have
Sold a Million Dollars' Worth
DOWN T0WH BUSINESS PROPERTi,
None of Which Has Been Reported and All
of Which Kemains a Mystery.
ACTIVE MOVEMENT 05 FIFTH AVENUE
There is a greater mystery in the real
estate market than that of Cherry alley. A
prominent broker on Fourth avenue re
marked yesterday: "As everybody knows,
very few of tbe big sales are reported. Al
most every broker has completed important
deals which he has kept from the public
In doing so he bnt obeys the orders of his
clients. We have sold probably $1,000,000
worth of property within the last year which
only ourselves, the buyers and sellers know
anything about. Where is it located? In all
parts of the city, but largely down town. Who
bought it? That is a secret that will not be
divulged for some time, if ever. But in a gen
eral way, I may say the purchasers were
sometimes individuals and sometimes a com
bination usually called a syndicate. In most
cases tbe object was speculation.
"I have known all about the Smith property.
Sixth and Liberty, for a year or more. The re
port that a large building would be erected on
it forthwith Is premature. The property is in
court. When a settlement between the heirs
is effected they will build if they can raise
sufficient money on mortgage. Until that can
be done there will be no building."
Several important deals in realty were closed
np yesterday. Rev. Dr. Joseph Harner dis
posed of his property, Kirkpatrick avenue,
corner of B street, Allegheny, for S4,50a A
Bedford avenue lot and residence passed into
the possession of Miss Mary E. Neumont, who
paid $7,000 cash for it. Tbe seller was Mrs.
Margaret H. Begzs. It was reported that a
business property on Third avenue; between
Smitbfield and Grant, had been sold for 60,000,
but the report could not be verified.
W. A. Herron & Sons sold a lot on the east
side ot College avenue, corner Fifth, In the
College Place plan, in size 100x220 feet to Ara
bella street. The purchaser is living in the
East End, and Intends tobulld on it soon. They
also sold in the same plan, on tbe opposite side
of College avenue, a lot to W, M.McKelvy,
Esq., who, it is understood, intends building an
elegant stone residence on It the coming season.
It was reported that another lot had been sold
in the same plan to a prominent attorney, who
will also build this season for a home.
In regard to tbe f ntnre value of Fifth avenue
lots, a broker remarked: "It is safe to say
present prices are not high in the light of tbe
small amount available; for in real estate, as
everything else, supply and demand regulate
the market With the rapid increase of the
city, and the increasing demand for fine resi
dence sites, it Is certainly safe to predict much
higher prices for Fifth avenue property."
Speaking of the project for putting up a
building on tbe Sterrett estate, in Allegheny
City, for postoffica and business purposes, a
Northside gentleman said yesterday: "As there
is no other equally available location in the
central part of the city. I think the Govern
ment will accept it It does not afford all the
room that some consider necessary, but it
would answer the purpose very well. The de
partment Is so crowded tbat any location, it
seems to me. would be preferable to its present
quarters. The new building will be admirably
located. It will be of brick and stone, four sto
ries high, and will have a front of 40 feet on
Ohio street and 85 feet on TV est Diamond street
Tbe second stories will be occupied by offices,
and the third and fourth will be used for lodge
rooms. Plans for the building have been drawn
up and work will begin about April '."
It is clear from the statem ots i bank clear
ings from day to day, and also from the returns
of railroad earnings that the volume of trade
continues on a large and increasing scale, this
has been the record for so long a time that un
der constant reiteration statements to tbat ef
fect become almost monotonous. Yet in any
review of trade conditions the great industrial
growth manifest on every side is the all-important
fact in the situation.
It may be claimed that the mild weather pre
valent has been a prominent influence la this
special improvement The open winter cer
tainly does offer some advantages. But on the
other hand it must be lemembered that cer
tain dawbacki follow from the same circum
stance. Thus the demand for goods adapted
to winter wear is diminished, tbe consump
tion of coal falls off, and at tbe same timo or
dinary traffic is in many cases interfered with
by tbe soft condition of tbe country roads. But
considering tbe situation from every point of
view, the ine ltable conclusion is that the bus
iness of the country Is growing at a rate never
before knowa.
The Bankers' and Bank Clerks' Mutual
Benefit Association of Pittsburg lost three
members by death during the year ending No
vember 1, 1889. Mr. William Carr, President
of tbe Mechanics' National Bank, died Decern
ber 29. 1888, followed on 'February 17, 1889, by
John P. Beech, cashier of the First National
Bank of Birmingham, and on Jnne 11, 1SS9, by
Mr. Geter C. Shidle, President of tbe Masonic
Bank. Otber deaths have been: James W.
Davitt. W. J. McEwen, Richard Hays, Joseph
Irwin, Samuel George, Jr., Wm. B. Holmes, A.
Grattan Murphy, Jr., Cyrus Clarke, Jr., Wm.
Walker. James Laughlin, Wm. Morrison,
George Walker, Horace S. Clark. George R.
Duncan, George A. Cook, Daniel J. Kerr, J. R.
McCune, John P. Beech, Geter C. Shidle.
A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT.
Local Securities Show Sign of Emerging
from tbe Rni.
The stock market yesterday was the most in
teresting for some time, but not so much in
point of business as in the better feeling which
cropped out on all sides. Nearly all the changes
that occurred were advances. Sales were 289
shares.
Philadelphia Gas was bid up to 82, with none
offered. Pleasant Valley closed strong at 23J4
bid. Switch and Signal continued its upward
movement and the minors looked better. The
weak spot was the Tractions. This is hard to
understand. The Pittsbnrg line is said to be
clearing at least $500 a day, and tbe Citizens'
about SSOtt As a broker put it: "It looks like
a bear more, with the strings pulled from the
inside.
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Keystone Bank or P'g
Marine Nat. Bank....
M. AM. Kat Bank....
Mon'gataela Nat Bk..
Third Nat Bank
Birmingham Ins. Co..
German American,....
Allegheny Uas Co.. Ill
Allegheny Heating Co.
Bridgewater Uas
UbartlersV. Gas Co....
People's Nat Gas.....
People's N. (J. & l'.Co
Pennsylvania Gas Co..
Philadelphia Co
Westmoreland lc Cam.
Wheeling UaaCo
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Central Traction )
Citizens' Traction.
Pitta. Traction 40X
Pleasant Valley 23
Chartlers Railway so
6sS
"iiX
"six
30
17X
no.
UK 1K
39
23Ji
P.&Conn'lirllleB. K.
P.. V. &C.B.B.CO....
N.TT. AC. Gas Coal Co.
Hidalgo Mining Co....
La Norta Mining Co...
41X
Ji
H
LnsterMintng Co ria
Sllverton Mining Co.. : IX
Westlnghome Electric A!
47
So
17K
110
uramte nooaag uo....
U.S. ASlf. Co
WestlngbonseAlrb'ke.
Pittsburg Cyclorama..
17X
109
17K
109
Ji
At tbe Drst call 100 shares of Pleasant Valley
brought 23,80 Central Traction S1& and 10
Electric 4 Sales at tbe last call were 4 shares
of Airbrake at 109K 190 LaNorlalS, 20 Central
Traction 31X. and 25 Philadelphia Gas 82.
Andrew Caster sold SLOOO Pittsburg and
Western bond at 80K. and 50 Central Traction
at 31K- Henry M. Long sold 200 shares Plea
sant Valley at 2 and 11,000 Pleasant Valley
bond at 103 and interest Charles L. McCutch
eonsoldGO shares Philadelphia Company before
call at 3
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 219,617 shares, including Atchison,
6.484: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western,
21,108: Lake Shore. 2.814; Missouri Pacific, 18,
400; Northwestern, 3.510; Northern Pacific pre
ferred. 7.787: Oregon transcontinental. 8.800:
Reading, 8Q.800: Richmond and West Point, .
i 0,014, at. .raui, jv,ow, uuioa xaciuc, o,uw.
SINBWB OF WAE.
Money Market la Good. Shape, With a Fine
v Prospect Ahead.
For all legitimate purposes money continue
In good supply .at 67 per cent As usual on
Tuesday, checking was a little slack, the ex
changes falling to 42,061,943 95. The balances
were S2S9.262 54.
Remarked a cashier: "We are now in the
midst of tbe dullest season of the year, and,
with no pressing demand for money from any
quarter, it Is working toward greater ease.
Still, tbere is less idle capital than at the same
time last year. Indications are favorable for a
heavy spring trade. A number of new enter
prises will also be launched. These will re
quire money. I think we will find use for all
we have to spare before the year is three
months older.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easy, ranging at S4 per cent last loan 3, closed
offered at 3 per cent Prime mercantile paper,
46. Sterling exchange quiet and weak at
54 82 for 60-day biUs and S4 87 for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
U. 8. 4s,reg ...IS.
U. IS.4s.eoan 12
M.K.4T.Gen.s
Mutual Union 6s.. ..102
N. J. C. Int. Cert...lllK
Northern Pae. lts..M4
Northern Pae.2d..llH
Vnrthwtn eoniolf.HZM
U.S.4s,reg 103
U. 8. 4&s, coup.... KM
Paclflc&t of 'K., ...... -116
Loalslanastamped it VIH
-Buftioon os ...iuu
Tenn. new set 6s. ...107
Tenn. new set Ss....l02)j
Nnrthw'n dftben'a..U0X
Oregon A Trans. Sa.lOo!,
StL.ALM.Gen.Ss80
St. UAti.lr. Gen.it 111K
Si. Panl consols ....V2&H
S t. PL CM A Fe. U ti. 1 IS
Tx., PcL. G.Tr.Bs. MX
Tx..PcK.G."rr.Kctf 40
lenn. new set. a....
Canada So. Ids 100
(jen.faciac.lsts...
Den. A K. G., liu.
Den. IB. .....
D.AftG.Wettlsts
lit
U8H
77fc
union rac. u,...iuii
West Shore UK
Srle-ftls 101
U.K. AT. Gen. s.. 74
Government bonds have been dull and beavy.
State bonds have been entirelv neglected.
New Tons Clearings, 1147.658,674; balances,
S7.768.S8L
Boston Clearings, 816,502,413; balances, fl,
867,662. Money 7 per cent,
PHrXADELFRlA Clearings, 512,298.349; bal
ances, SL659.655.
BAZ.Tur.OBB Clearings, 2,383,895; balances,
S385.238.
London The-amount' of bullion gone into
the Bank of England on balance to-day is
30.00a Bar silver, 44d per ounco,
Paius Three per cent rentes, 87f 75c for
the account
St. Louis Clearings, $4,295,794: balances,
$918,336.
Chicago Clearings, S9',8S2,O0a New York
Exchange was par to 25c discount Rates on
call monev were as usual S8 per cent, and
on time 67&
SQUEEZED BX SCALPJsES.
They Bid the Oil OInrket Up on the Innocent
Shorts.
The oil market was quiet' all day until within
half an hour ot the close, when the scalpers
bid it up on the shorts from 105 to 107. The
spurt caused considerable excitement for a few
minutes. Just where the strength originated
was a mystery, but New York and Oil City got
the credit for it The range of prices was well
enough for good pyklng, but the danger of a
"snake in the grass" was so apparent that tbe
boldest held his breath, and let the opportunity
pass unimproved. When the market can be
moved by a 1,000-barrel offer.it is unsafe for
anyone to venture far from shore. Tbe fluc
tuations were: Opening, 106; highest 107: low
est 105K: closing, 107. The market was steady
at tbe windup.
Field news was of a negative character. The
Fisher Oil Company well, on the McCray farm,
Butler connty, was showing for a good produc
tion. Snodgrass &. Co.'s well, in Franklin town
ship, Washington county, has been abandon 3d
as a failure. The strike on the Ruple farm is
of the utmost importance, as it is the only well
drilled to the fourth sand in that part of the
field, and will cause a large number of wells to
be sunk to that sand.
Tbe latest repoit from tbe Simpson & Co.
well, on lot 160 at Sheffield, is tbat it is only
making from 0 to 100 barrels a day, a big drop
from tbe reported 100 barrels an hour. The
WestTiew Oil Company's well, on Ivory farm
at Westview, this county, is doing 80 barrels a
day. Gailey A Co.'s Riddle farm well, in the
Chartlers Valley field, is drilling In tbe sand
and expected to come In at any time.
Feature af the Market.
Corrected dally by John M. Oakiey & Co., 45
Sixth street members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened 1C6 I Lowest I0SX
Highest 107XCtoied 107
, ,, Barrels.
Average cbarters. '..,...-.... 18,234
Average shipments . 70,867
Avenue runs - SI. 889
Kenned. New Yort. 7.50c
Keflnet), London Slfd.
Refined, Antwerp, l7r.
Kenned, Mverpoot Sd.
Kenned, Bremen. 6.65m.
A. B.. McGrew .quotes: Pats, ;S1 OS; calls,
S108&: " '
Oil Blatters In Batter Coanry.
Btrxi.EB,February 1L Lockwood's No.l well,
on the Elchholts farm, 400'fcet south of the
Cable well. Uppeatho first pay streak to-day and
has been flowipg.at intervals of 40 minntes ever
since. Tbe sand is of excellent quality and the
belief Is general among oil men that It will
make the best record of any well in tbe field
when it is drilled further into the sand.
Lockwood's well on the' Young farm was
rigged up for pumping yesterday and has been
making 50 barrels per day. It is located east of
tbe Cable well.
Further drilling of the South Penn Oil Com-
Sany's well, on the John Staples farm, near
lyoma, has increased its .flow to 145 barrels in
the last 24 hours.
McCall & Co. are drilling an Important wild
cat on tbe R. S. Henry farm, two miles north
east of tbe Humnbrey well. From S25 to $40 an
acre bonns is being paid for leases in its vicin
ity in anticipation of a good well.
A. Fleeger, of Millerstown. has leased over
700 acres of land three miles northwest' of
Greece City and three miles northeast of
Oneida station. 'He will drill a test well on tbe
Sylvanus Aggas farm.
A well was drilled some time ago 1V miles
directly west ot tbe proposed well, and a good
sand with some oil was found.
Land Leased to a Pittsbnrg Company.
Washington, Pa. , February 11. About 800
acres of land have been leased in the vicinity
of Boyce's station by a Pittsbnrg company, and
rigs are going up on the farms of William Pat
terson and John Hickman. Drilling will be
commenced In a few days. The Manufacturers'
Company has also leased 800 acres of land In
the same neighborhood.
Otber Oil Market.
Bradford, February 1L Petroleum opened
at SI 05; closed, SI 07; highest SI 07H; lowest,
SI 05. Clearances, 454,000 barrels.
Oil Crnr. February 1L Petroleum opened
at SI 08: highest SI 07: lowest SI 05;
closed at 11 06. Sales, 331,000 barrels: no clear
ances reported; charters, 62,381 barrels; ship
ments, 83.122 barrels; runs, 72,331 barrels.
New York, February 1L Petroleum
opened Bteady at SI 05, and after a slight de
cline in tbe first hour moved up steadily until
tbe close, which was firm at SI 06& Stock Ex
change: Opening. SI 0; highest, $106:
lowest SI 05K; closing, S10&V. Consolidated
Exchange: Opening, SI 06; highest SI 07: low
est SI 05; closing, tl 07. Total sales, 208,000
barrels.
REDUCING THE SURPLUS.
A Twenty-One Thousand Dollar Real Estate
Deal en tbe Soathside.
James W. Drape dc. Co. sold the property
corner Sixteenth and Washington streets,
Bouthslde. size about 120x150 feet, for J21.O0O
cash.
John Ramsey sold the property No. 276 Bed
ford avenue, lot 41x69 feet with a two-story
and mansard brick house, for 'Mrs. Margaret H.
Beggs, to Miss .Mary E. Neumont, for 17,000
cash.
C. H. Love sold for Dr. Joseph Horner, Kirk
Patrick avenue, corner' B street Allegheny, a
lot 21x110 feet with two-story and mansard
brick dwelling, for S4.50a
Charles Somen & Co., 313 Wood street sold
for Edward G. Edriogton to J, R.-Ditbridge, a
neat, new frame house of. five rooms, with lot
29x100 feet located on West street Brnsbton
station, for SI, 600.
Black 4 Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold to
William Schwan for Mrs. R. J. Hardie, lot No.
33 in Hardie's plan, size 25x163 feet, fronting
on Juliet street near Frailer street Oakland,
for S675 cash.
Jamison & Dickie sold for Mary Kaufman a
honse of eight rooms, with lot 27x100 feet on
Shetland avenue, to Annie E. Haas, for S4,00a
They also sold a lot on Lang avenue, near
Wlllard, 50x150 feet to Charles H. Adams for
W- ,
L. O. Frazier, corner Forty-fifth aud Butler'
streets, sold for Richard H. Thompson lots
Nos. 181 and 132, in the Rebecca Baum plan of
lots, together having a front of 40 feet on the
soutbside ot Cypress, near Gross street
Twentieth ward, by 100 feet to a 20-foot alley.
forJLlOa
Aiies a naiiey, m ourth avenue, placed a
cent
ave
nue, placed a mortgage of 11,500 on property in
tbe Tenth ward, Allegheny,- for three years at
6 per cent
Mining Stock.
New Yobz. February 1L Mining quota
tions: Aspen, 709; Caledonia, B. H., 155; Corn
stock Ter., bd.. 8,000: Comstock Ten. Scrip,
8,099; Deadtrood Te.HC;JQCrlto,181j Hc-rn
Silver, 235; Hale and Norcross, 270; Home
stake, 700; Iron Silver, 125; Ontario 8,670;
Ophir,840; Savage. 150; Sierra Nevada, 100;
Butter Creek, 109.
STOCKS BWAMPEl).
Western Railroad Trouble and Especially a
Cat la Rate a Heavy Blow to
Value nearly Everything
Close Lower.
New Yobs, February H. The stock market
to-day owing to the lack of local sensations of
any sort was dull and declines were general,
though in a few cases there were material ad
vances made. This state of affairs continued
until near the end of tbe afternoon when word
came from Chicago that the Presidents had
adjourned after placing the notices of the
Northwestern and the Union Pacific on file.
Tbe committee for the formulation of a plan
by which those roads would be kept in the asso
ciation made no report and on the streets this
was variously interpreted. Later, however, the
report tbat the freight agents had resolved to
make a reduction of 30 per cent in all rates be
tween the Missouri river and Chicago caused a
beavy selling movement which changed the
character of the market completely, and dull
ness and stagnation gave place to great
activity and decided weakness all over
the room. A false report of tbe seri
ous illness ot Mr. J. Pierrepont Morgan
also gave some impetns to the decline. Tbe
opinion that tbe roads proposed to force a
speedy settlement of tbe cut question gained
many believers.
The bears were heavy sellers on the break.
and little long stock came out except in the
stocks of the roads immediately affected by tbe
cot Some of the specialties, however, made
marked declines. In tbemomingtheannounce
ment tbat Manhattan Elevated intended to pay
Its next quarterly dividend in cash. Instead of
In scrip, was somewhat of a surprise to the
street, it being tbe first cash payment for a
year.
The opening of the market was dulland firm,
and some new bnying put prices fractionally
higher in the first hour, with Sugar leading the
upward movement which extended to about 1
per cent Dullness and stagnation was the
only feature in the general list after that
tbough some weakness in Wisconsin Central
brought that stock down materially. Toward
2 p. m. the Chicago dispatches began show
effects, and activity and weakness became uni
versal. Prices moved off very rapidly, and the
close was active aud weak at the lowest prices
reached. Tbe final changes aro almost all in
the direction of lower figures.
Railroad bonds were a little more animated,
but the character of the dealings underwent no
change, and tbe market showed rather a beavy
tone with only slight fluctuations. The sales of
all issues were (1,500,000, out of which the Read
ing thirds contributed S128,00a The important
final changes were very few, but among those
lower. Galveston, Harrlsburg and San Antonio
seconds lost 2, Minneapolis and St Louis
Southwestern 7s 2, Reading convertibles 4
at 4 Toledo, St Louis and Kansas City
firsts 2 at S3, aud Wisconsin Central incomes 2K
at 62.
Tbe Post says: Notwithstanding the unprom
ising aspects of the situation at the West just
at present the Granger stocks were the strong
est group on tbe list this forenoon, and North
western, St Paul, Rock Island, Union Pacific
and Atchison were all to$i higher at one
time or another in the forenoon than they
closed yesterday, and none of tbem were at
anytime before 12 o'clock lower than last night
A report came from Cbicago that all roads in
tbe Northwestern Freight Association had
agreed to reduce rates between Chicago and
Missouri river points about 30 per cent The
probable purpose of this is to prevent the diver
sion of freights between Minneapolis aud the
Atlantic seaboard to the "Zoo" route, and to
the new Green Bay aud Manitowoc route of tbe
Lackawanna.
But whatever the purpose it gave to the
stock market a setback, and before 2:45 about
every stock was to 94 lower than at 12
o'clock. Reading dropped IK to 40 before
2:3a The Reading third preference Income
bonds sold at 41 and 40. Tbere are 57,662,362 of
these bonds, wblcb, according to tbe terms of
tbe plan of reorganization adopted, were to be
exchanged for au equal amount of tbe old con
vertible 7 per cent bonds, and are convertible
into tbe common stock ot tbe company. These
bonds sold to-day at 41. The market closed
active and weak for all stocks.
The following tame (hows tbe prices ot active
stocks on the New York Stock Excnange yester
day. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by
WuiTNXT A STSTEXNEON, oldest Pittsbnrg mem
bers of New xorx stock Kxebange. (7 Fourth ave
nue:
Clos
ing Bid.
2
33
74
53
117
33
Stf
107)4
MK
115H
nx
IS
109S
11X
63
97
43
21
139
150
9
72
22
111
Opea-
Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 17
Atcn.. Top.ft s.r..... SIX
Canadian PactHe 7-f,
Canada Southern MM
Central orNew Jersey.lU
Central facinc
Chesapeake a Ohio.. 23X&
C Bar. A OuU.tr. ....107M
C Mil. a au Paul.... e
C mi. at. P.. PI....U6X
C KoctL AP 91
V., St UJk Pitt
C. St L. APltu. PC. 47
C. A Northwestern. .... 110H
C. A floru western. pr.MSK
C, C C. A 1 72
C C. CSL, pr 96U
Cot Coal A Iron 49
Hlgn-
Hl.
27
X
75
MX
118
ji"
107
S3 1
116
KH
47"
"OX
J
72
97
M
21!
137H
1S1U
?s
IOW.
eit
MX
33
71H
X
m
m"
J07
S8J4
U5
82
"
109 i
U1H
70
86V
43V
au
1S6?
150M
m
Col. A Hocking vat .. 21 H
uei.. b. s "...
Del. A Hudsou.
.17
..151
E.T.. va. AUa -
fc.T..Va. AUa. 1st nr.
K
K. T.. Va. AUa. Id pr. ....
Illinois Central
Late Erie A Western
Lake Krle A West nr.. 65
Late Shore AM. 8 10SH
LonlivlllaANashvlUe. 83
Mioblgan Uentral
MobileA Ohio IS
Mo.. Kan. A Texas.... 10
Missouri Pacific 74X
New fork Central 106)$
N. X.. Li. b. A W ... 2lili
N.Y.,1,.E. A W.pref.. CM
N. I...O. A8t L, 1..X
N. X.. C A St L. nr.
n... v. tai.ii.uti ....
N. X AN. IS 46X
N. v., O. A W - ....
Norfoic A Western
Norfolk A Western, pr. 6214
Northern facinc 31St
Nortnern faclao pret 75
OnioA Mississippi..... Zl
Oregon improvement. ....
Oregon Transcon M4
Paci&oMall UH
ISM
65
105)4
88
94
19
9J4
73
106)4
28
60
17
70
33
43
18)j
20
63
II !4
73
21
48
ft'.
iocs
88
isii
10
74
WH
26X
214
17
65!
105
88
is"
94
73
iosjI
28)j
CO
16X
47
an
75H
St
wi
19
4lU
79
112
17
38J4
2
67
13
6i a
3114
73
II
is"
33
19
40J6
&"
78K
1K4
16M
38M
20V
13
va
84H
60J4
isg
46
fto. Dec. A Evans..... is
19
40
183
22
78
112
16
3bii
84
2014
65
13
27
84
68
60V
18
46
Pnlladel. A Beading.,
Pnllman Pataee Oar..,
Richmond A W. P. T..
, 41K
;j2
Klehmond A W. P.T.nr 79
St P.. Minn. A Man..U24
SUL. A San Fran 17
St. L. a san JTran nf.. 33!4
st.L. A ban . 1st pt. . ...
Texas Paelflo 211
Union t"acinc "XH
Wabasn 13
Wabash preferred..... -M
Western Union 34X
woneung a i c...,
Sugar Trait,
National Lead Trust.
60J4
SIX
Cbicago Uas Trust.... 47
Boiton Ktoeka.
AtCh. ATOD.K.E. .. 33
Wis. Central, com... 30
AUonezMgCo Ik
Calumet A Becla....2S8
rranklln. 13)4
Huron 3
Boston A A.lbny...217
OOSUJn A AUUBB.....Z1U
C. 11. AU. 107
Katteraft R 138
Eastern B. B. 6s ....124
Flint fere 31 22
Flint Fere M. ofd. 91
Osceola. 27
rewablc 8
Qnlney 70
Belt Telepnone 211
Boston Land 8
Water rower
K.CSt.J.AC.B.7s.l21
jnexicantHn. com., js
Mex.C.Istmtg. bds. 70
N. V. ANewEnz... 4S
Tamarack ISO
Ogd.AL.Cham.eom. 654
SanUlego 17
Santa Ko copper....!. 27,
uia uoionr ie.
Butland preferred.. 73
Philadelphia rttooka.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stooks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New xork Stock Bx-
Alunn.
Bid.
Pennsylvania Kanroad.. ........ 64
Beaamg VSH
Buffalo, Pittsbnrg A Western
Lehigh Valley 52
Lenlgb Navigation 52W
Northern Pacific 31
Northern Paelflo nreterrtd... Wi
Asked.
61
20 6-18
9
A N0IE REDEEMED.
The First Postal Order Issued in Pittsburg
' Comes Home to Boost.
"W. H. HcCleary, the Major's clerk, yes
terday met an old friend, his own signature
made on September 3, 1883. It was the
first postal order issued in Pittsbnrg while
the well known gentleman who is at home
with all callers at the Mayor's office, acted
as postmaster.
Mr. McCleary said yesterday that Order
Ho. 1 issued under bis signature would .be
certainly bonored'by him more especially
as it had been sent from Kansas City to
Pittsburg in partial payment of a year's sub
scription to a newspaper. The amount of
the order was not enough to make even the
Lawrence Bank squirm as it was only ?1 17,
but in .order to avoid the red tape which is
necessary in order to redeem expired notes,
Mr. McCleary cashed the note himself and
holds it as both an, available asset and
relic.
FOR BRAIN FAG
Use Horaford'a Acid Phosphate.
Br. W. H. Fisher, LeSuenr, Minn., says: "I
find it very serviceable in nervons debility,
sexual weakness, brain fag, excessive use of
tobacco, as a drink In fevers, ana in some
urinary troubles. It is a grand good remedy in
all cases where I have used it"
Highest prices paid for ladies' or
genU' cut-off clothing at Da Haan'i Big
6, Wylia ave. Call or tead by smIL bu
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Produce Situation Unchanged, Poul
try and Eggs Firm.
ACTIVE MOVEMENT OP GROCERIES.
Snpplj "of CerealaJoo Large, Quality low,
Markets Soil.
SUGARS AND COFFEES AEETEEI F1BH
OrwcE orPrrrsBtrEO Uispatch,
Tuesday, February 11, 1890. i
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
There is little change in the situation since
our last report. Five carloads ot Dutch cat
base were received by our commission men
yesterday, but, notwlthstandinc these liberal
receipts, markets continue firm for all good
stock. Eggs are fairly steady, but 15c per dozen
will secure the best on the market fn fine case
lots. Poultry of all kinds, especially turkeys,
are scarce' and firm; with an upward drift. Tbe
movement of fancy apples is active and out
side quotations are easily obtained. Potatoes
are steady and cboice stock is very Arm. Tbe
same is true of onions. The situation as to
dairy products has undergone no change.
Florida oranges are slow at the recent decline.
Butted Creamery, .Elgin, 3031c; Obio do,
2627c: freab dairy packed, 2223c; country
rolls, 1920c.
Beans Navy band-picked beans, 12 002 2o:
mediunvll 752 00.
Beeswax 2o2Sc ft & for choice; low grade,
1820c'
Cideb Sand refined. C7 E0: common, H SO
65 00; crab cider, $8 00S 50 ?) barrel; elder
vinegar, 1012c $) gallon.
Chestnuts to 005 60 1R bushel; walnuts,
6070c ? bushel.
CrfEESE-Ohio; llUHc;New York, llKc:
Limburger, 9KUe; domestic Sweitzer, II
13Kc; imported Sweitzer. 23Kc
Eoos 1516c straight 1H dozen for strictly
fresh.
Fruits Anplea. fancy, $3 OOffi-1 00 ?I barrel;
cranberries, H'001 25 a crate; strawberries,
85040c a box;
FEATHERSi-Extra live geese, 6060c; No. J,
do, 4045c; mixedJots, 3035c 1 ft.
Poultry Live chickens, 75S0 a pair;
dressed. llllc a pound; ducks, 75cSl f) pair;
live turkeys,-1314c ft; dressed turkeys, 17
18c 9 ft.
Seeds Clover, choice, 62 &s tobushel, ti 20
i 40 bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts,
ti 354 60; clover, Alsike, SS 00: clover, white.
S9 00; timothy, choice. 45 fts, SI 601 70; blue
grass, extra clean, 14 fts, SI 2j1 30; bine grass,
fancy, 14 fts, SI 30; orchard grass, 14 fts, SI 40;
red top, lifts. SI 00; millet, 60 fts, SI 00; Hun
garian grass, 60 fts. Si 00: lawn grass, mixture
of fine grasses, S2 50 fl bushel of. 11 fts.
TALI.OW Country, 4c; city rendered, 5c
Tropical Fbutts Lemons, common, S3 00
3 60; fancy, S4 0005 00: Florida oranges, 12 50
3 60: bananas, SI 7&g2 00 firsts, SI 0001 25
good seconds, buncb: cocoanuts, M 004 50
V hundred; flgs. 8K9c ft; dates. K8"Kc f
ft; new layer figs, 12K15c; new dates, 7c V
ft: pine apples. S2 50 1) dozen.
Veoetabi.es Potatoes, from store, 6560c;
on track, 4o50c: cabbages, 12 002 50 a barrel:
Dntch cabbage, S15 00 ?) hundred; celery 40c ?t
dozen; Jersey sweefpotatoes, 84 2524 50 a bar
rel; turnips, SI 001 25 a barrel; onions, $4 50
6 00 a barrel. SI 501 75 $! bnsbel.
Buckwheat Fioub 22jo fl pound.
Groceries.
Soft white sugars advanced o per pound
this morning in New York, and while our quo
tations here still hold good' ah early advance is
probable.. Coffee .markets continue very firm.
From present outlook any change In tbe coffee
situation is likely to be an advance fn rates.
The jobbing trade in general grocery lines
gives signs of a revival from the lethargy of
last week. Demand Is more lively and mer
chants are in better spirit than tor a week or
two past,'
Greek Coffee Fancy Bio. 2324c; cboice
Bio, 2122c; prime Bio, 20Jc; low grade Rio,
1819Kcio!d Government Java, 2728c; Mar
acaibo, 23X24cjMocha, 28X29Xc; Santos,
2024c; Caracas. 2224c: peaberry. Bio, 23
24c; La Ouayra, 2324c
Boasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24c;
high grades. 25S)29Kc: old Government Java.
K bulk. 81K33c; Maracaibo, 2728c: Santos, 24
ZBKc:peaperry,zBj$c: cnoice tuo. 20c; prims
Rio, 23Kc: good Rio, 22Jic; ordinary, 21c
Spices (whole) Cloves. 1920c: allspice, 10c;
cassia, 8c: pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 7080c
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test.7c;
Ohio, 120. 8JJc; headlight. 160, 8c: water
whlteTIOkc; globe." 14614)ic; elaine, 14ke; car
nadlne, llJic: royallne, 14c; globe red oil, lie
llUc, purity, 14c
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4546c
9 gallon; summer, 4043c Lard oil. 606oc
SYRUPS Corn syrup, 2629c; cholcesuear
syrup, 3638c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c;
strictly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, 00c
N.O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c;
choice, 47c; medium. 3S43c; mixed. 4042c
SODA Bi-carb in kegs, 8X35ic; bi-carh in
Ks, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 56c;
sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c
Candles Star, Inn weight, 9c;stearlne, fl
set, 8Kc; paraffine, 11612c.
RICE Head. Carolina, (7c: choice, 6
6c; prime,'5K8c: LouUiana, 56Wc
STAKon Pearl. 2c; cornstarch, o6c; gloss
starch, 47c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65: Lon
don layers, ,J2 90: California London layers,
S2 75: Muscatels, S2 40; California Muscatels.
S2 25; Valencia. 7c; Ondara Valencia, 8
8c; sultana, lie; currants, 55c: Tnrkey
prunes, 45c: French prunes, 610c: Saloni
ca prunes, in 2-ft packages, 8c; cocoanuts, $1
10O, $5; almonds, Lan, $1 ft, 20c; do Ivica, 17c;
do, shelled, 10c; walnuts, nap, 1415c: Sicily,
nlbertsfl2c; Smyrna figs, 12 13c: new dates, 6
Uc: Brazil nuts, lie; pecans. 11015c; citron, jft
ft, 184519c; lemon peel. 18c 1 ft; orange peel, 17c
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 6c: an-
ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap
orated, 15l&c; peaches, evaporated, pared,
2628c; peaches, California, evaporated, un
pared, 186119c; cherries, pitted, 1313c; cher
ries, unpitted, 56c: rasnberries. evaporated,
2526kc; blackberries, 77Uc; huckleberries,
1012c
Sugars Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7c; granu
lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A,
63c; soft white, 6(c: yellow, choice, 6V
6J?c: yellow, good, 6oc; yellow, fair, 65
6c: yellow," dark; 654c
Pickles Medium, bbls (L200), SS 00; medi
um, half bbls (600), S3 5a
8ALT N o. L bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, V bbl, SI 00:
dairy, V bbl, SI 2n; coarse crystal. bbl. SI 20;
Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Hlggins'
Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 000
2 25: 2ds, $1 651 80:. extra peaches 52 402 60;
pie peaches, 95c: finest corn. SI 001 50; Hid Co.
corn, 6585c: red Cherries; 90cSl: Lima beans,
S1'20; soaked do. 80c: string do, 6065c: mar
rowfat peas, SI 101 15; soaked peas, 70080c;
pineapples, S1SU1 40: Bahama do, S2 75;
damson plums; 9ac; Greengages. SI 25; egg
plums. S2 00; California pears, $2 40; do green
gages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI 85: extra white
cherries, S2 40; raspberries. 95cSl 10; straw
berries. SI-10; gooseberries, SI Sul 40; toma
toes, 8590c;. salmon, 1-ft. SI 651 90; black
berries. 65c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c;
do green. 2 ft. SI 251 50; corn beef," 2-ft cabs,
12 05; 14-ft cans, J14 00; baked beans, SI 451 SO;
lobster, 1-ft, SI 751 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans,
broiled, SI 50; sardines, domestic lAP- 84 25
1 50; sardines, domestic K'. SS 7507 00; sar
dines, imported. Us, Sll 5012 60: sardines, im
ported, Ks, 818 tx); sardines, mustard, S3 40:
sardines, spiced, S3 60.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S3S f)
bbL; extra No. ldo, mess; S40: extra Nal mack
erel, snore. ,a: extra no. 1 ao, mess, 136; u 0. 2
shore mackerel, 824. Codfish Whole pollock,
4c fa ft; d6 medium, George's cod, 6c; do
large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 6c; do
George's cod In blocks. 6W7kc. Herring
Bound shore. 8450 fl bbL: split. $3 60: lake. S290
100-ft bbl. Whltensb. SS 00 V 100-ft half bbL
Lake trout. 85 60 half bbL Finnan haddock.
10c W ft. Iceland haliput. 13c fl ft. Pickerel,
Hbbl..S200:K hhL. 8110; .Totomao herring,
So 00 fl bbL: 82 60 per V bbl. ,
OATMEAL-JO C06S5 fl bbL
Grain, Floor nod Feed.
Sales on call at the Grain Exchange were 1
car No. 2 yellow ear corri, "new, 37c, 6 days, P.
B.B.; 1 car 2 yellow shelled corn, 35c, 5 days, P.
B.B.; 1 car chop feed, 812 75, 5 days, P. B. B.
Beceipts,as bulletined, 55 cars. By Pittsburg,
Ft-Wayne and Chicago, 6 cars.of nay, 4 of oats,
1 of feed, 2 of barley, 3 of flour. By Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 3 cars of
hay, 1 of barley, 7 of oats, 12 of corn, 1 of
bran. By Baltimore and Ohio; 2 cars of hay.
1 of corn. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car
of feed, I of hay. "6 of flour, 2 of rye, 1 of malt,
lot bran. There' is nothing new to report as to
the cereal situation. Offe'rlngs are in excess of
demand and markets are in favor of buyers, as
they have been all season. Tbe generally low
Suality of stuff on themarket has as much to
o with slowness of "trade as the huge quanti
ties offered.
Prices below are for carload lots on track.
Wheat New No. 2 red, 84s5c; No. 3, 81
82c
Cobn-No. 2 yellow; ear, new, 8S38Kc; high
mixed, new. 8435c; No. 4 yellow, shelled, old,
8S37c: new, 3334c; old.- high mixed, shelled,
352Sc Rejected shelled corn, 2S30c
OATS-Nc3whtte.3828Kc:extra,No. 8, 27
27c; mixed. 2423c.
Bye-No. I Pennsylvania, and Ohio,6354c;
No. 1 Western. 51g52c
Floue Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, J6 005 CO: winter straight,
HJSJMSOj clear winter, 84 004 26; straight
XXXX bakers', ttt 6908 75. Bye flour, 86 $0
4 7&
Millteed Middlings, fine white. S15 00
18 00 fl ton; brown middlings. S12 00I4 00;
winter wheat bran, Sll 7512 25: chop feed,
J15 501S 0U
HAY Baled timothy. No. L Sll 2511 75; No.
2 do, S9 6010 50: loose from wagon. 111 006)13 00,
according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, 17 00
8 00; packing-do, S6 757 00.
Straw Oat. S6 75Q7 00; wheat and rye
straw, SS 0086 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, 9a sugar-cured
hams, medium. 10c; sugar-cared hams, small.
10Jc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c: sugar
cured shoulders, 6c; sugarrcufecL" boneless
shoulders, Tc; sugar-cured California hams.
6Kc: sugar-cored dried beef fiats, 9c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, 10c; sogar-enred dried beef
rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders. 6Jfc: bacon, clear
sides. 7Kc; bacon, clear bellies, 7X dry salt
shoulders, 5Kc; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess
pork, heavy, 111 CO; mess pork, family, 812 00.
Lard Beflned. in tierces. 5c; balf-barrels. 6c;
60-ft tubs, 6c; 20-ft palls, 6c;50-ft tin cans, 5c;
3-ft tin palls. 6Kc; 5-ft tin pails. 6c;10-fttin
pails. 6c; 5-ft tin pails. ($c Smoked sausage,
long, 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Bone
less hams, 10Kc Pigs' feet half-barrels, 84 00;
quarter-barrel, 82 15.
BUSINESS N0TS.
Uncle. Sam's annual Importation of coffee
amounts to $69,500,000, of which 834,000,000 comes
from'BraziL . v
Work on California avenue will be resumed
in a short time. It will open up s fine district
down the valley.
So great has been the demand that all tbe
lots in College Place- plan, out Fifth avenue
except two,' have been sold.
Mr. Washington Is building up as fast as
any other part of tbe city. It will soon enjoy
the advantage of rapid transit.
Twenty-three mortgages- were recorded
yesterday. The largest was for 85,500. Nine
were given for purchase money.
John D. Bailey's auction sale at the Cham
ber of Commerce, reported elsewhere, was tbe
event In local stock circles yesterday.
There is a good outside inquiry for Philadel
phia Gas, and it is said to be slated for a boom.
The advance'of yesterday bears out the pre
diction. For the first week of February the railroads
show weTL- Milwaukee arid Northern in
creased in earnings 83,980. Str Louis Arkansas
and Texas, increased 811,167. - Wisconsin Cen
tral Increased 829,440.
Money was easy in New York yesterday, but
stocks moved down all the same. It is coming
to Da understood that money has very little to
do with speculation. Manipulation is at the
bottom of every move
Sous Interest has been manifested in the re
cent statement that tbe Illinois agricultural re
Eort shows the corn crop of 1889 In that State to
ave cost nearly 310,000,000 more than lu total
estimated value, wbicb is placed at 858,337.049,
and the total cost of production at 558,172.872,
The contract for tearing down the walls of
the burned schoolhonse at Wilklnsburg has
been awarded to Kent A Wright for S1.000. It
has-been decided to erect two school buildings,
each two stories high, one of 15 rooms and one
of eight, the latter in the Third ward. Work
will begin early in Apru.
An Important meeting of the Equitable Land
Improvement Company, of Allegheny, was
held Monday evening. The gentlemen who
compose its membership are principally busi
ness'men of Pittsburg and Allegheny, and have
purchased the Fleming farm, at Fleming sta
tion, on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad,
wltb tbe intention of improving this property
for homes. Since tbe purchase, however, otl
men have developed adjacent territory, and the
Arbuckle well, which proved such a gusher,
has raised the excitement to fever heat, and, at
tbe meeting Monday evening, several tempting
offers were submitted from oil men. wbo are
anxious td put down a test well On this property.
After quite a spirited discussion, the matter
was left in tbe hand of tbe Board of Managers,
with f nil power to act.
Foolish people introduce new- remedies
but .knowing ones want DrvBuIi's Cough
Syrup.
THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO. OF
PITTSBURG.
NO. 83 FOUBTH AVENUE.
INCOttPOBATED JANTJAEY 24, 1867.
chabteb pebpettjal.
oapitalTssoo.ooo.
acts a8 executor. administrator,
guabdian, tbustee. agent,
assignee, and in all
other f1duciabz
capacities.
A. Garrison, President; Edward Gregg; First
Vice President: Wm. Rea, Second Vice Presi
dent: Wm. T. Howe. Secretary and Treasurer:
Bobt. C. Moore, Assistant Secretary and Treas
urer; Henry A. Miller, Counsel, No. 153 Fourth
avenue. ja22-atwr
MRS. ELIZA SMITH
Cured by tbe physicians of the Catarrh
and
DySpepsia Institute, 323 Fenn avenue.
"Hundreds of people in Pittsburg have told
how wonderfully they have been cured by tbe
physicians of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Insti
tute at 323 Penn ave.and I. feel it my duty to
state my case. My catarrh, which had troubled
me so long, had begun to affect my lungs, and
they pained me Very much, especially when I
coughed or raised up the off ensive discbarge
which seemed to so flit up my windpipe and
bronchial tubes, that I found it often difficult
to breathe. I coughed more or' less both day
and night It would- often burt me to breathe,
my breath became short, and ff eit a tight op
pressive feeling in my lungs, I often felt a
pain in my left side. My food would sour on
my stomach, giving me a full, uncomfortable
feeling after eating, with belching of gas. My
hands and feet were cold and,clammy. 1 could
not walk any distance, or up a hill without
getting out of breatb. I had many other aches
and pains and also suffered from those diseases
peculiar to women." In fact, I grew weaker
and weaker until X fait as if I did not care
whether I lived or died, as I would be an in
valid the remainder of my life. I tried several
doctors, but I found no relief. Beading of so
many cures made by .the physicians of the
Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute, and which
seemed, similar to. mine, I took three months'
treatment from these specialists. The result is
I now feel like a new woman. I have gained
25 pounds In flesh; my work does not seem a
burden to me as It Used to. and I feel well and
strong; I shall be glad to tell' anyone further j
what these physicians have done for me. I live
on Lemington ave., .near Lincoln ave East
Liberty, this city." MESi ELIZA SMITH.
Consultation free to all. Patients treated suc
cessfully at home by correspondence. Send
two 2-cent stamps for question .blank, and ad
dress all letters to-the Catarrh, and Dyspepsia
Institute. 323 .Penn-ave. Offlceboun, 10a.m.
to4p.it, and 6 to8P.sc. Sundays. 12 to 1 p. K.
fe2-Mwrsu
HROfUgBg- FINANCIAL.
TTTHITNEY A STEPHENSON,
T FOUBTH AVENUE.
Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel,
Morgan A Cov, Hew York. Passports procured.
ap28-l
JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO.,
- BANKERS AND BBOKEES. -
Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum.
Private .wire to New York and Chicago.
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1TKW APVERTIMEjmtT;
Pimples
AND
Blotches
RS EVIDENCE That the blood ti
m wrong; and that nature is endeav
oring to throw offthe impurities.
Nothing is so beneficial in assisting
nature as Swift's Specific (S. S. JJ
It is a simple vegetable compound. Is
harmless to the most delicate child, yet
it forces the Poison to the surface and
eliminates it from the blood
wx
i siMriMrisMaisB-
T -mil I' if InA 4 .Jmi. Aa LI. X ,
that unfitted me for business for four years. A
few ; -tles of Swiff s Specific (S. S. Scared
me. J. C. Jones, City Marshal,
Fulton, Arkansas ,
-Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mallei
tee. Swift Srsciwc Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Great Improvement.
It is not many years ago people travelled on
horseback or by stages: now fifty miles an hour
is not fast enough for them. Formerly people)
wrote letters tbat were weeks In reaching tbels
destination; now the telegraph flashes thoughr
around the world. Formerly doctors bled their,
patients for nearly every complaint; now they,
use advanced science of the highest- order.'
Prof. Austin Flint, of Bellevne College," says;
"The judicious use of alcoholic stimulants is
one of the striking characteristics of progress
In tbe practice of medicine during the last halt
century." Pror. Henry Mott, Pn. D F; C. Es
says: "By a most careful analysis I have found
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey free from adulter
atlons or foreign substances, and it deserves ta .
meet with great success.''.Tbe well-knows
Dr. B. W. Hutcbinsonrof" New York. Says: "i
highly recommend Daffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
and prescribe it' extensively in my practice."
Rev. B. Mills, of Princeton.lowa. says: "I hava
used Duffy's Pure Malt. Whiskey with-greatt
benefit to my wife, who is a confirmed invalid.
I know from experience it is a pure and most -valuable
medicine I am also using it in tha
case of my son. who is threatened witb con
sumption. I am a Presbyterian clergyman 'and
a doctor of divinity, but I am not afraid ta
recommend Duffy's Malt Whiskey as tha
purest and most efficient tonic tbakl know.of,',.
and my experience is a large one." dell-W ,
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Available In all paiu of the, world, Alsolssusi
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WHOLESALE.-:- H0DS;
Embroidery and White Goods' Department-
direct importation from the. best manufac
turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg
ings, Flonncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers.
Hemstitched Edgings and Floundngsv. Buyer
will find these goods attractive both in pneo-.
and novelties of design, r nil lines of new
Laces ad White Goods. UPHOLSTERT DE-
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dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur-i
tains. Portieres. Cbenille Curtains. Poles and!
Brass Trimmings; Floor; Table and Stair OiT
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WASH DRESS FABBICa
The largest variety from which to select
TOUDnliords, Chalon Clothn, Bath Seersuck-.'
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Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams.
Wholesale Exclusively.
ja!3-D
aiZDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENUE. PITTSBURG. PJU
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.
&5SSN0FEEUNTILCURED:
MCDnt IQand mental diseases, physical
IsLil V UUO decay, nervousdeoillty, lack of
energy, ambition and hope. Impaired memory,
disordered sight, self distrust, bash fulness,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im
poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting tbe person for business, society and mar
riage, permanently, safely and privately cured.
BLOOD AND SKIN &&
blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular,
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat'
ulcers, old sores, are cured, for life, and blood
catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other
painful symptoms receivesearchingtreatmenl;
prompt relief and real cures -.-
Dr. Whittler'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. it. ta 8 rot. Sunday.
10 A. M. to 1 p. M. only. DB. WHITTIER, 811
Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
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GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE, '
CURES' "1
NERVOUS.OEBIT. IT Y.
LOST VIGOR.
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Full particulars la panrphletr
sent free. Tbe genuine Urayst
Bpecloc sold by arntglsts only la r
jcuuw wrapper, r rice, n. pec
, package or six for ft or by moti
on reeelnt otnrtce. hv'stfilreii- T
ng THE GRAY MEDlClif E CO, Buffalo, Ji. TC
Sold In Pittsburg by 8. B. HULLANU. corner '
EmltbSeld and Liberty sta.
apl3-3S
doctors" Lake :
SPECIALISTS In an cases rei"
quiring scientific and", eonnden-1
tial treatmentrDr:S.lCLaker"
M. B. aP.8, Is the oldest and -most
experienced specialist hi
tbe city. Consultation free and'
strictly .confidential. . Offlca
hours to 4 and 7 to 8p.x.; Sundays, 2 ta 4 p.:
K-Consult them personally, orwrite Doctoe -LAXs.
823 Penn aveu, Pittsburc Fa.
Jel2-45-DWk -'- ' ..j
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COMPOUND t -
posed of Cotton Boot. Tansy and'
Pennyroyal a recent discovery bv an
'old physician. Is nteeatfvUu used
wontWi SaTe, Effectual. Price jL.oy mail, .
sealed. Ladles, ask your druggist for Cook's
Cotton Boot Compound and take no substitute,
or Inclose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad
dress FOND LILY COMPANY, No. 3 Flshep
Block, 131 Woodward ave Jtetrolt, Mich.
JVSold In Pittsburg; "PiL. by Joseph Flesa,
big son. Diamond and Market sts. se28-2l
TO WEAK MEN
Buffering from tbe effects of youthful errors, early
decay, wasting weakness, lost manhood, etc, I wtfl -send
a valuable treatise (sealed) containing toll
particulars for home cure. FREE of charge. A
splendid medical work: should be. read by every
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