Nkt THE PITTSBUHG- DISPATCH, THURSDAY. PEBRTJAKT 13, 1890. NOT FOE UNCLE SAM. Hrs. Sterrilt's Proposition to Build Him a Suitable Postoffice IB YERI EESPECTFDLLY DECLINED. She "Will Ornament Allegheny Diamond With & Handsome Structure. A D1BBLEB IN EEALTI AIES BIB TIEWS The item in The Dispatch yesterday in reference to the proposed Sterritt buildine on the Diamond, in Allegheny, and the probability that the first floor wonld be oc cupied by the postoffice, caused considerable talk on Fourth avenue. A member of the firm of "W. A. Herron & Sons threw con siderable light on the subject by saying: "We are agents ior Mrs. G. B. Sterritt, owner of the property on Ohio and Diamond streets, Allegheny, and can speak by the card. A proposition was made to the Gov ernment some three months f'go for the lease for fire years of the first floor of the pro posed building for a postoffice, the structure to be pnt up to suit tbe department, bat the Government did not act on the proposition, and it has since been withdrawn. "Mrs. Sterritt will begin, about April 1, the erection of a fine tour-story building of pressed brirk ana red stone on tbe lot. and expects to have it completed by Beotember L It will be one of the most desirable and. substantial buildings In Allegheny. As for tne postoffice, I think it will remain for years to come in City Hall, which is to be improved." A well-known East Ender, who takes an optimistic view of the real estate market, re marked yesterday while dickering for a lot In the Herron Hill district: "I am not a dealer, or even a speculator, in real estate, but having little else to do and some spare money, 1 some times buy property, especially when I think there is a bargain In it. I pay pretty close at tention to the market, therefore, and think I understand it as completely as the next man. It looks to me to be in an excellent condition. Prices have advanced considerably in' the last year or two. but dot more than the demand justified. The city is increasing so fast in popu lation and wealth, that we may reasonably ex pect still higher prices In the future, especially for fine residence and busi ness sites in good locations. This will be regulated by supply and demand, which is the governing principle in all business affairs. "Taking everything into consideration work and wages especially property in and about Pittsburg is very cheap, and it is comparative Jy easy for any industrious man to acquire a home. Our greatest need just now is more small hooses to accommodate newcomers. However, as capitalists are beginning to real ize that there is money in this class of build ings, I think the difficulty, or drawback, will soon be overcome." The new works of Messrs. Hnbbard & Co., replacing those destroyed by fire some months ago, have been completed and are in opera tion. Tne company nas transferred tbe ax factory to Beaver Falls and will manufacture nothing but hoes and shovels at their Sharps burg works. It is understood they recently re ceived a large order of shovels from Mexico. The recent freeze. Instead of improving the country roads, made them worse, it that were possible. Teams bream through tbe thin crust of ice on top of the mud. and it is almost impossible to get them out. A valuable horse, belonging to William Powers, of Swissvaie, fell through the crust into a deep hole yester day, and had a leg broken. He was killed. Work has been suspended on several dwellings at Edgewood, owing to the refusal of teamsters to haul sand and lime. One man started from Wilkinsburg with 25 bushels of sand drawn by eight horses but failed to reach his destination. Facts such as these carry their own comment. The country roads should be improved in the nterest of business. w. Several important changes in the manage ment of rolling mills in the Mahoning Valley have just gone into effect. R. J. Wick, mana ger of the Hnbbard Iron Works, at Hubbard, has resigned and removed to Lancaster, where he, with other capitalists, will erect a rolling mill. W. F. Bonnell, manager ot the Trumbull Iron Company's works at Girara, has suc ceeded Mr. Wick at Hubbard. W. F. Arms, of the Warren Rolling Mill, is filling tbe va cancy at the Girard, and James A, Campbell has become manager of the Warren mill. All of these gentlemen are well known in Pitts burg iron circles. A looker-on in the petroleum market says: "The crude petroleum speculation is still held within narrow limits. It receives no attention from the public, and the buyers of certificates are men who believe that they see an opportun ity for investment Improvement ahead without regard to temporary fluctuations or tbe oc casional arrival of wells, which are badly need ed to prevent tbe declining tendency of produc tion and a dangerous reduction in stocks above ground. The selling element continues to be the professional skeptic on oil, or the producer who anticipates his production while the fluid is still below the surface. "Any advance in values from the recent basis seems likely to rest upon legitimate, rather than speculative, considerations, but It is not to be overlooked that the short interest in Nation al Transit certificates may accumulate unsus pected to a point where its relation to the vol ume of available certificates becomes of some moment. To attempt to fix upon the date when there may be an awakening to the strong statis tical leatures ot petroleum may be idle. But the certificate market shows decided vitality." WLL SUSTAINED. Local Srcarhlei, With Few Exceptions, Show Good Slaying Qualities. Local securities hold up remarkably well, considering tbe small amount of business transacted. Tbe sales yesterday were only 90 shares. The steep prices realized at J. D. Bailey's auction sale acted as a deterrent to buyers, who were afraid to bid lest the market should be run up on them. Philadelphia Gas showed further improve ment, closing at 32 bid without drawing any of it out. Pleasant Valley was the only thing among street railways that showed any strength. It sold in a small way at 2ft,with more wanted than offered. Switch ana Signal moved up a trifle, while Uectric maintained its old position. Luster waR weaker, and La N oria unchanged. wnwvrvn Arsenal Bank 62J ld" A,tea- JJoqnesnc .Nat. Bank.. tilth Ave. Bank Fidelity T. Jt T. CO.. Keystone Bank of F'g Marine Mat. Bank.... Masonic Bank Mon'ffabela xu Bk.. becond .National Bank '.Third hat. Bank Union National Bank, bccond Kat. B., Ally.. Allegheny Gas Co.. Ill Conb'dfdUasCo., 111. l'ltts. Uas Co. Allegheny Heating Co Bridgewater Uas Chartlcrs V. Gas Co.... Ohlu Valley People's Nat. Gas..... 1'eople's N. G. Jt P. Co l'hludelphla Co. estm.reland & Cam. Wheeling UaaUo llazclwood Oil Co..... Tuna Oil Co. Washington Oil Co Central Traction....... citizens1 Traction..... 1'ltts. 'traction tteaunt Valley Htts. Junction E.K.CO P., V. iCK.fi.Co.... N.Y. AC Gas Coal Co. La Noria Mining Co... Lnster Mining Co bllrerton Alining Co.. TankeeUlrlJuln. Co.. Wettlnghoute Electric Granite Hoofing Co.... ilODrahelahay. Co.... Mon'gabela Water Co. 0. 8. ASlg. Co JJ, s. big. co. prd... estlnghonseAlrb'ke. 166X 46 .... ISO 160 7u 6S 61 IIS 180 "iio 360 "io "a 2 41 St 40 41 2SX "ii "ii "is 40 "JO "is if 19 90 "iwf 14 X2 KM Zl 81 SIX '"S9 23 UK e iX 41 "." "si 41K .... .... UH H A a 1M 3 47 1X ... 6 SS MX 175 ".'.. iioj, a 20 X so IKK Exdiv. Sales at tbe first call were SO shares Alle gheny Heating Company at 100, 6 Airbrake at 109K. and 25 Pleasant ValleT at 23$i The only aiternoon sale was 10 shares of Philadelphia Gas at 32. Andrew Caster sold 100 shares of Pleasant Valley at 2 E. P. Long sold 200 shares Pleas ant Valley at 23H. John D. Bailey sold 60 shares Fidelity Title and Trust Company at 161. Rea Bros. & Co. sold 45 shares Fidelity Title and Trust at 161, and 25 Third National Bank at 177. The total sales of stocks at New 1 ork yester day were S12.0SS shares, including Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. 11,620; Louisville and Nashville. 6.991; Missouri Pacific, 10,096; Northwestern, 8.525: Oregon Transcontinental, 3,310; Reading. IS 075: St. Paul. 1L945: Western. 3,735; Texas Pacific, 6.10a PLENTY FOE ALL. No Pinch in Money All Good Collateral Rapidly Accrpted. While a few of the banks claim to be pretty well loaned up, others report plenty of funds. Averaging the matter.it may be said that there is no scarcity of cash, and that anyone with good collateral can cet all the accommodations he wants at 6 per cent. Yesterday's exchanges were 12,198,442 08 and the balances $343,616 76. Currency and exchange traded about even. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging at S4 per cent, last loan 3, closed offered at S per cent. Prime mercantile paper, ?f6K- Sterling exchange dull and heavy at 82j for 60-day bills and $1 S7 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. D. S. 4t,reg 13 U. 8.4s. conn 121 U.K. AT. Gen. M . 65 V Mutual Union 6s ..101 N. J. C. Int. Cert...lll,S Northern Pae. UU..1MX .Northern racM..lU North w't'n consols. 1C Nnrthw'n debn'S..II0 U.S.4Xs,reg ...103S U. 8. 4Ss, coup.... lMfc racmc m or '5 us IxmlBlanast&mpedis 97H Missouri 61 100 Tenn. new set. 6s... .107 Tenn. new set. as. ...102 Tenn. sew set. Ss.... 74 Canada Bo. Mi 100X Cen. raclnclsts.....lll Den. K, G., HU...11S Dn. AR.G. TJX U.R.G.West,lsts. - Erie, mi 1014 U.K. AT. Gen. &.. 7V Oregon A Trans, es.105 St,U AI.M.Oen. Ss.Sl St-l-AS.-. Uen-lMllK 8i. Paul consols ....t:6,s St.PL Chi APe.lsts.116 T-r..Pe.I.. (l.Tr.Rs. KK Tx..PcK.G.Tr.Kcti JSH union rac. isi..... m?s West Shore IBiH Government bonds have been dull and heavy. State bonds have been dnll and featureless. New To bk Clearings, 1113,708,010; balances, K730.743. Boston Clearings, 117.328.833: balances, 51, 639,801. Money 7 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, lll.214.640; bal ances, $1,450,435. Baltimore Clearings, 2,533.212; balances. S2S9.420. Lokdow The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 197.000. Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f HTJc for the account. St. Louis Clearings, H,097,382; balances, S918.875. CHICAGO Clearings. $10,035,000. New York Exchange was 2540c discount. Monev was steady at 5X6 per cent on call, and 67 per cent on tune loans. LIYELT FOE A CHANGE. The Scalpers Still Strong Enough to Control the Oil Market. The oil market was dull and lively by spells yesterday. The opening was rather shaky, caused by the report of a big well coming in in Butler county, but the effect soon passed off. Pittsburg and Oil City added to the weakness of the forenoon by turning sellers. After this the market became stronger on Eastern bnying. Tbe ranee was: Opening 106, highest 107K, lowest 106, closing 106 The strength of tbe market was due to tbe scalpers running it up on the shorts by mere force of lung power. Trading was light at all points, and there were no new conditions to affect values except the Batler strike. Tues day's clearances were 358.000 barrels. The well referred to above is on the Eicholtz farm at Little creek. It reached tbe pay streak on Tuesday. It started at 20 barrels an hour, but soon increased the flow to 50 barrels. Information last evening was to the effect that it was still improving. The strike caused con siderable excitement In the neighborhood. Other wells in the same locality were doing sat isfactory work, Lockwood A Co.'s turning out about 50 barrels a day. The South Penn Oil Company's No. L at Myoma, was doing 140 bar rels. Galley Bros. 4 Co.'s well, on the Riddle farm, in the Chartiers Valley field, about which then has been so mnch mystery for a week or two past, has at last developed something- It came in on Tuesday night and filled up 1,600 feet with oil. What its production will be cannot be told until it is drilled In. WEST VIRGINIA OIL FIELD. Operations Continue Lively The Standard io Bolld n Pipe Line to Cost SSO.OOO. rsreciAi. TKLzaBAX to tux disfatcim Pabxebsbubg, W. Va., February 12. Oil operations were lively in the West Virginia pools. Over 200 rigs are np at present, and tbe drill is being pushed very rapidly. "Probably tbe greatest activity is in the Eureka district, where several good wells have recently been bronght In. This district has developed two gushers recently. The Standard is to build a pipe line at an estimated costof $80,000 to bring all the oil from the different fields to this city, where it will be refined. OIL FOUND SEAK BEATER FALLS. Great Excitement Prevails nnd the Farmers Imagine Themselves Millionaires. .'FriCIXt. TELEGRAM TO Till DISPATCH.-. Beaveb Falls, Pa., February 12. Oil was struck this afternoon on the well being pnt down on the Estop farm in Chippewa town ship on the Darlington road, about three miles west of this place. Great excitement reigns among tbe farmers in the neighborhood, as this is the first oil ever discovered In the ter ritory. The drills will be put down deeper. Features of the DInrket. Corrected daily by John M. Oasuey 4 Co 45 Sixth street; members of the Pittsburg Petro leum iutcnange. Opened....... lC63tLoweet.. Opened Highest.... 108 106M .lm.iuiosea.. Barrels. Average charters 30,649 Average shipments "1083 Average runs - (5,431 Refined. New York. 7.50c. Kenne, London. 5Vt- Reflned. Antwerp, i7r. KeflneO. Liverpool. 6. Ueflned, Bremen. 6.S5m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, $1 05; calls, J107K- Other Oil Markets. OH. Citt. February 1Z Petroleum opened at Jl 06; highest, 810 lowest, $105; closed at $1 06. Bradford. February 12. Petroleum opened at SI 07; closed, Jl 06; highest. $1 0; lowest, SI 05. New York, February 12. Petroleum was irrecular to-day. Spot oil opened strong at $1 06, fell to $1 05, then rallied and closed firmatflOSK- March option opened weak at l 06. fell to SI 00, then advanced to SI 07, afterward reacting and closing weak at SI 06. Stock Exchange: Opening, SI 00; highest, 1 06; lowest, SI 05: closing. (I 06. Con. solidated Exchange: Oponing, SI 06: highest, tl 07: lowest, $1 06; closing, $1 03. ?Total sales, 31,000 barrels. SOMETHING G0IMG ON. List of Important Deals In Real Estate Jnst Closed Un. Straub 4 Morris sold to Hartje Brothers Nos. 109 and 111 Wood street, lot 40x90, with brick warehouse buildings thereon, for (42,000; also two lots In McCandless plan, Craf ton, to Matt Weiss for $4,500; also one lot to the Methodist Church, Craf ton, for $500; also twoJots to J. C. Nelson for $500; also two brick buildings corner Pennsylvania avenne and Fremont street, Allegheny. toP. a Crawford, for $15,000. They also negotiated a mortgage of $13,000 on Alle gheny City property at 6 per cent. C Beringer 4 Son, 103 Fourth avenue, gold through H. B. Smithson, at auction, No. 87 First arenne, a three-story brick warehouse, with lot 35 feet front Dv 90 leet deep, for the J. H. Butler heirs, for $11,300. U. Ii. Lore, n o. V3 i- ourtn avenue, sold lor Chevalier Q. Jackson, M. D., four lota In tbe J. V. Craig plan, Covington street, for $1,800 cash. C. L. Reno was the purchaser. He will put up four nice six-room dwellings on tbe property. Charles Somen 4 Co., 813 Wood street, sold for a B. Anderson to William W. Wall a two story frame dwelling of four rooms, being N n. S3 White Oak alley, Allegheny, with lot 23x90 to Boyle street, for $3,000. Alles4 Bailey adjourned the auction sale of the four houses on East street and Madison avenue, Allegheny City, on a bid of $3,200. Baxter, Thompson 4 Co.. 162 Fourth avenue, sold for John L. Marshall to John B. Thomp son a lot in the Thirteenth ward, corner ot Wylie avenue and Windless street, for SLOOO. BIa.ClC A. Bairri 05 TPnnrth avannsa rtlrt fnr T - wv a- wm s w ba u nwu WS 1 i. Porter to W. L. Beach one of those lots on '"" '", opposite tne ursuune Academy, Oakland, size 24x95 feet, for $2,640 cash. THE TllUSTS ON TOP. Sagnr Scores n Bis; Advance, Followed by All the Others Except Xead Railroad Shares Get Opt of the Ent. New York, February 11 The stock market was much less active to-dav. tha ni mim,. Hon being In the Trusts, and those shares be came tne leading feature of the dealings. The excitement of yesterday over the reported cot In rates entirely disappeared, to the disappoint ment of tbe bears and the railroad list was dull within narrow limits and almost barren of fea ture. The bears resumed their hammering at the outset ot business, but the advices from tbe Westgavoa completely different complexion to the state of affairs in that region,and instead of a sweeping reduction of rates as reported a threat to do so. and the permission given by Chairman Falthorn to the Chicago, Burlington and Northern to meet a cut on one class of freight comprised the damage done to rates. Private wires from Chicago,bowever,continued to pour out rumors and reports throughout the day as has been usual of late, but little or no credence was accorded them unless corrobor ated In some other way. Rock Island. St. Paul and Missouri Pacific came in for their share of hammering, but the effects were not at all commensurate with the efforts put forth, and a more healthy feeling pervading the street, covering of shorts became the order of the day. There was little demand ior stocks otner than tins, however, ana Dull ness and stagnation were the ruling features throughout. The sensation of the day was fnrnisbed dv Sugar Refineries, and the bears had expected that, in view of the decision makingtbe injunc tion perpetual, there most be a fnrther break to-day, and in fact the opening price was 2 per cent below last night's close. Tbe friends of tbe Trust claimed, however, tbatthe decision merely left things as ther were, and did not interfere with the working of the Trust nor restrict tbe payment of dividends. The clique took the stock in hand, and its price was soon run up above last night's, and later in tbe day fnrther advanced. Tbe highest price was reached shortly before 2 p. u., 64, which was 6 per cent better than its first sale. Some reaction from this was made in the last hour, bnt a very material improvement is seen as the result of the day's transactions. The other Trusts followed, all showing marked strength except Lead, and are tbe only stocks that showed marked advances for tbe day. The market sympathized with the reaction in Sugar toward the close, which was rather heavy and generally at bnt slight cbanges from last night's figures. A majority or tbe list is higher, however, and Sugar is up 8, Cotton Oil 1, and Chicago Gas 1. Railroad bonds were fairly active, tbe sales of all Issues reaching $1,520,000, but several active issues served to run up tbe totals, and Wisconsin Central incomes, which were spe cially weak throughout, furnished $253,000: the Texas Pacific seconds, $154,000, and the Kansas and Texas 5s $111,000. Tbe general list was inclined to weakness in the early morning, bnt rallied with the share list, ana from that time out was strong and more active. Advances are in a majority to-night, and while Wisconsin Central incomes are down 2 and Milwaukee. Lake Shore and Western firsts 2, Minneapolis and St. Louis 7s rose to 8S. The Post says: Aside from the unfavorable condition of the coal trade, the prospects of the Lackawanna are improving very greatly by the increase of business, derived from its new Western connections to Minneapolis via De troit, Manitowoc and Ludington, the new line west of Lake Michigan being formed by part of the Winons and Green Bay and part of tbe St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. Since Feb ruary 1 the amount ot eastward freight taken by this line which before that did not take any maybe estimated by the fact that flour alone has been 5,000 barrels per day. It has been explained to ns to-day by bank officers that the explanation of the large In crease of over $8,000,000 in the bank loans last week was that as soon as the affairs of the Sixth National were made known the uptown u&nitB, anu especially uie smaller ones, nor rowed money of the downtown banks, and drew out tbe cash in order to be prepared to meet any run of their depositors or ny other emercency. The lowest prices to-aar were made in the first few minutes of business, and though there nere some hesitation and uncer tainty in the course of tbe market for an hour after 12 o'clock, tbe best prices of the day were made in tbe lost half hour, and tbe great ma jority of stocks closing higher than last night. Tne rollowing tame shows the prices oi active stocks on the Mew York Stock Kxcnange yester day. Corrected daily for The Dispatce by Whitnet A UTxrHx&ON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of A'ew York Stock Kxcnange. 47 Fourth ave nne: Clos- upen- Mlgh- Ixw- me Ids-. est. est. Bit!. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. Z6S zsh :e 2s Atcn Top. A B. r Z1H X3H 32K Sift Canadian Pacific. 75 7i 74V -, Canada Southern .Vic Si S3J M4 Central of Kew Jersey. li;u Central PaelflL 33 Chesapeake s Uhio.. 3 23H H au C Bur. A Ouliicr.....l076 lVlfi JK'i 107k C AM. X 81. faul.... 6SH 63 KSK I6BH C, ilU.ftSt.PPt....ll5! 1159f 115 115 C. ItockL&r ViH 83 82 82 C, St. L. & ntll 1B C St. 1 & Pitts. PC 46 C. at. 1'.. M. 4 O S2V C St.l.ll. iO..Bf. tm C.S Northwestern iOSii K9H iOSii 109H CftMonnwestern, pr.l4:H H2H 142 142 C, C. C. & 1 70 , "OH Wi e?U C. C. C. & 1 or 97 97 964 8H Ool. Coal S iron 49 49 49 49H Col. A Hocking vai .. 21 21 U 21 21 Del.. L. A V 1S6H U6 1SSJ4 13S! Uel. & Hudson.... 151 151 150.4 15H Denver A Bio a... 15, Denver sKloO.. PI... 4Slf 4S 48M H K.T.. Va.4Ua H fc.T..Va. ft Os. 1st pf. 7 73 Rjj H tT.. Va.fttis.Idpr. Wi 221f Wt THi Illinois central- .-.USX US 115 lis Lake Kn ft Western ISM Lake Erie Jt West. or.. G5X 65K 65k S Lake Shore ft 41. S 103H Wh IMS TOK LoulsvUieftMashvllle. xtH 89), SSH &Sh Michigan central 94 91 94 94 Mobile Ohio 16 16 IS), 1SH Mo.. Ban. ft Texas 9H Missouri faoinc 73 73H" 1ZH 1t New rort Central 106K 1C6H 106 106M N. f .. L. is. ft IV .... 26), 26), 2SH 2H M. I.. U. ft St. L KM it. It., c. ft su L. nr. 70 N.r.. U JtBl.1.. 2d Dr S7!i N. XftM. IS AM 6M 4HX 48H it. X.. (J. W 18)2 18S 18Ji WH .Norfolk s Western 20 Norfolk Western, pr. 62 63 61 tlk Northern Pacific SH 3IH ml 1H Nortnern Pacific pret l 74K 73;, 74H Ohio ft Mississippi.... ilH Oregon Improvement. ... ... .... 4S Oregon Transoon Ji SOU HH Kh Faciseaiall Ki 3Sh Z&H 33) i'eo. Dec. ft KTani 19 Pnlladsl. A Beading. 40!; 40V 40g 40ft Pullman Palace Car 1S3 Klchmona ft W. P. T.. 22H S 21K 21X Mchmonaft W.P.T.pI 78M St, P.. Minn, ft Msn112 mx li: iijm St. 1 ft San Fran 17 St. L. A San rran cf.. 33 33 S3 33 St.lj. ft ban IT. 1st PL 84 Texas Pacific.... 21 21X 20 Jl Union 1'acinc H ei cm 65 Wabaan 13 13 13 13 Wabash preferred S7S 27f 2:14 27 Western Union Wi StH 8I!4 S4S Wheeling ft L. . C9'i 69H (S 68S Sugar Trust. 5SH 5 59U 63H National iead Trust. 16H 19H I8H vJi Cbloago Uas Trust.... 46V 47K KX 47 Boston Atch. 4TOP.B.R. .. KTi Boston ft Albany. ..217i( Boston ft Maine.. ...210 C. B. AQ. 10754 Clnn. San. A Oleve. 23j Eastern K. it 14:,H Eastern K. K. es ....I24H Flint rereM 22 runt ft Pen M. era. 90 Mexican Cen. com.. 18 Mex.Clstmtg.bda, 70 . I. ftNewKng... 46j Old Colony. 176 Kutlsnd preferred.. 9!4 Wls.Uentrsl.com... 30V Stocks. Wis. Central pf.. MlouezMgOo Calnmet ft Beoia., franklin. Heron , Osceola. Pewable Qniner Bell Telepnone... Boston Land , Water Power Tamarack San Diego , Santa Fe copper.., ..255 .. 13M .. 27 .. 8 70 ..S22X s .. th ..153 18X .L23 Philadelphia Stocks. dosing quoutlous of Philadelphia stoeka, rnr- nlshed by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Hew York Stock Ex- chanre. SM. Asked. Pennsylvania Kallroad. Uf 5IK Heading a) 3-18 20!4 Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western 8H 8W Lehigh Valley IVi 53 Lehigh Navigation 62X ortnern Paclllo il!4 3Ui Northern Pacific preierred 7M 74?, Bnslnesa Kotes. B. G. Bailet, of the firm of AUes & Bailey, is in Philadelphia on business. The capital stock of the Forest Oil Company has been increased from $1,200,000 to $2,000,000. New property will be bought. Officers ot the Mansfield Coal and Coke Company are: President and Treasurer. J. T. Armstrong: Secretary, William H. Shinn; Board of Directors. Charles Arbutbnot, George A. Berry, William G. Park, H. K. Porter, John F. Scott and Henry Lloyd. The following items culled from tbe annual statement of the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany of New York, Richard A. McCurdy, Pre sident, will show the immensity of the opera tions of this institution during tbe year 1889: Total assets, $136,401,318 02; insurance in force, K6o.919.833 92; new risks assumed in 1889. S15L 602.4S3 37: income in 1889, $31,119,019 62; paid policy-holders, $16,200,608 38; surplus, 4per Cent, $9,657,218 44; number of policies in force, 182. 310, The Dispatch is indebted to tbe publishers of the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, William B. Dana dt Co., 79 and 81 Williams street. New York, for a conr of their financial review for 1889. It covers the entire field of commerce, banking and investments, and con tains a large amount ot information of ereat practical value to every man of business, and particularly to stock brokers and investors, to wnom is is almost inaispensaDie. It contains 1SS large pages, is elegantly printed and bound, and is sold at the low price of tl TBS annual meeting ot tbe New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company for the election of officers and directors was held in the com pany's office on Wood street yesterday. Will iam P. DeArmtt was elected President; Frank Bemple, Treasurer, and C. L. Dixon, clerk no chanxe. The, old board ot directors was re elected. They are: W. P. DeArmlt. Uenrr Phlpps, Jr., W. H. Berger. Frank Semple, John Walker, J. E. TJmbstetter. J. T. Hamilton, J. T. Colvla and J. J. Donnell. In speaking of tbe year's business, Mr. De Armit said it bad been unsatisfactory and unprofitable owing to the open winter ana low prices, w e nave no rem edy in view, he added, but must wait until de mand and prices improve. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Better Supply of Poultry, But Mar kets Fairly Steady. GOOD CABBAGE SCARCE AKD FIRM. Haj the Weak Factor of Cereal Market, Hill Feed Advancing. COFFEES AKD SDGAES TEEI FIRM OVTIOE OF PlTTSBUEO DISPATCH, Wkdkesdat, February 12, 1890. I Country Produce Jobbing Prices. The situation is practically unchanged since our last report There is a better supply of poultry, but markets are fairly steady at quo tations. Eggs are firm, and choice stock readily brings outside quotations for cash. Choice cabbage is scare and markets are firm at quotations. There is a good demand for Jersey sweet potatoes at prices quoted below. Apples are slow and markets show weakening tendencies. Tropical fruits are quiet, and Florida ofanges are particularly slow, owing to liberal receipts. Onions are scarce and firm, and choice stock readily brings outside quota tlons. Potatoes ot good quality are firm,owing to their scarcity. Markets are -too well sup plied with inferior stock, but choice stock finds ready sale at quotations. Butteb Creamery, Elgin, 3031c; Ohio do, 2627c: fresh dairy packed, 2223c: country rolls, 1920c. Beans Navy band-pioked beans, $2 002 25: medium, $1 7S2 00. beeswax 2o2Sc V B tor choice; low graae, 1820c Cider Sand refined. $7 50: common, H GO 5 00; crab cider, $8 008 SO $ barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c $) gallon. Chestnuts $5 005 60 fl bushel; walnnts. 6070c $1 bushel. CHEESE-Ohio. lltfllKc; New York, HKc: Limburger, 9Kllc; domestic Sweitzer, 1I lSKc; imported Sweitzer, 23c Eoos ll15c straight $1 dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy, $3 00ffl3 75 9 barrel; cranberries, $4 001 25 a crate; strawberries, S&aiOc a box. Feathees Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1, do, 40045c; mixed lots, 3035c lb. Poultry Live chickens, '5580e a pair; dressed. ll14c a pound; ducks, 75cSl f) pair: live turkeys, 1314o B! dressed turkeys, 17 18c ft. Sekds Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bushel, W 20 4 40 B bushel; clover. Uree English, 62 lis, $4 354 60; clover, Alsike, $S 00: clover, white. $9 00; timothy, choice. 45 Bs $1 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 ft, $1 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 As, $1 SO; orchard grass, 14 lb", $1 40; red top, 14 ft. $1 00; millet, GO Bs, $1 00; Hun garian grass, 60 Bs. Si 00: lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, i 60 f) bushel of 11 Bs. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 6c. Tropicai. Fruits Lemons, common, $3 00 QS GO; fancy, $4 0U2)5 00: Florida oranges, $2 GO 3 50: bananas, $1 752 00 firsts. $1 001 25 eood seconds, fl bunch: cocoanuts, $4 004 50 Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 65060c: on track, 4550c: cabbages, $2 002 60 a barrel: Dutch cabbage, $16 00 ft hundred; celery 40c ?? dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, $4 2G4 60 a bar rel; turnips, $1 001 25 a barrel; onions, $1 60 6 00 a barrel, $1 501 75 ?1 bushel. Buckwheat Flour 22c fl pound. Groceries. Tbe situation is practically unchanged, but coffees and sugars are both firm enough to go up higher. In New York soft white sngars have advanced He per pound within a day or two, and from present appearances it is only a question of time when prices here will be ad vanced. Coffees are also fira enough to go up higher before many days. Green Coffee Fancy Bio. 2324c; choice Bio, 2122c; prime Rio. 20c; low grade Rio, 18H19Ko; old Government Java, 2728c; Mar acaibo, 23H21Kc: Mocha, 2829c; Santos. 2024: Caracas, 226221c: peaberry. Rio, 23i 24c; La Guayra, 2321c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 21s high grades, 2529c: old Government Java, bulk. 31K33c; Maracaibo, 2728c: Santos, 24 28c: peaberry, 28c; choice Hlo, 25c; prime Rio, 23Kc: good Rio, 22Kc; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c: allspice, 10c; cassia, Sc: pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70S0c. Petroleum (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, TJf c; Ohio, 120, 8Jic; headlight, 150, 8V0: water white, lOUc; globe, 1414c; elaine, 14c; car. nadlne, llc; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11 HKc, purity, 14c." Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4546c ft eallon; summer, 4043c Lard oil. 6065c Syrups Corn syrup, 26329c; choice sucar syrup. 3638c; prime sugar syrup, S0S3c; strictly prime, 3335c; new. maple syrup, 90c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850o; choice, 47c; medium. SS43c; mixed. 4042c Soda Bi-carb In kegs, S3JJc; bl-carb in Ks,6Kc: bl-carb. assorted parKages, 66c; sal-soda in kegs, lic; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 9c; steaiine, ft set, 8c; parafflne, ll12c. RICE Head. Carolina, 67c: choice, 6K 6c; prime, 6K6c: Louisiana, 56Kc STARCH Pearl, 2Jic; cornstarch, o6c; gloss starch, 47-. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, 2 65; Lon don layers, 2 90; California London layers, $2 75: Muscatels, $240; California Muscatels. $2 25; Valencia. 7c; Ondara Valencia, 8K bjjc; sultana, lie; currants, 6Ji5c: Turkey prunes, 4JQ5c: French prunes, 610c: Saloni ca prunes, in 2-fi packages, 8Kc; cocoanuts, 9 100, $6; almonds. Can, ft B, 20c; do Ivica, 17c; do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap, 1416c: Sicily, filberts. 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates, 6 iKc: Brazil nuts. He; pecans. ll15c; citron, B, 1819c; lemon peel. 18c ft B; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; ap ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evai orated, 1516c: peache. evaporated, pared, 2628c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 1819c; cherries, pitted, 1313c; cher ries, un pitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 2oK26c; blackberries, 77Kc; huckleberries, 10 12c bUOARS Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A, 6Kc: sott white, 66Vc; yellow, choice, 5V SUc: yellow, good, fioJc; yellow, fair, 6J 5c: yellow, dark, ojjc Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $6 00; medi um, half bbls (600), $3 60. Salt No. 1, ft bbU 95c; No.l ex, ft bbl, $1 00: dairy, ft bbl, Jl 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl, $1 20; Hlggina' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Hiireins' Eureka, 16-14 B packets, $3 CO. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00 2 25: 2ds. $1 65S1 80; extra peache. S2 402 60; pie peaches, 95c: finest corn. $1 001 50; Hid Co. corn, 6585c: red cherries, 90c51: Lima beans, $1 20: soaked do, 80c: string do, 6065c: mar rowfat peas, $1 101 15: soaked peas. 7080c; pineapples, $1 3U1 40: Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 9Sc; Greengages. $1 25; egg plums, $2 00; California peats. $2 40; do green gaces, $1 85; do egg plums, $1 85: extra white cherries, $2 40; raspberries, 95c$l 10: straw berries. SI 10; gooseberries, SP801 40; toma toes, 8590c; salmon, 1-B, $1 65l 90; black berries 65c; succotash. 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green. 2 B, $1 251 60; corn beef, 2-ft cans, S2 05; 14-Bcans, $14 00; baked beans, Jl 451 50; lobster, 1-B, SI 751 80; mackerel, 1-B cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines, domestic, Vs. H 25 4 50: sardines, domestic Ks. $6 757 00; sar dine imported, s, $11 012 60: sardines. Im ported. s, $18 00; sardines, mustard, $3 40: sardines, spiced, $3 60. FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 ft bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, J40; extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. $32: extra No. 1 do, mess, 36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c ft B; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake in strips. 6c; do George's cod in blocks, 6f7Kc Herring Round shore. H 60 fl bbl.; split, $650: lake. $2 90 ft 100-tt bbl. Whlteflsh. $8 00 ft 100-B half bbl. Lake tront, $5 60 ft half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c ft B. Ice'.aud haliput. 13c ft B. Pickerel, KbbUS200:Ji bbl.. $110; Potomac herring, 8 00 ft bbl; $260 per H bbl. ' Oatmeal 6 006 25 ft bbL Groin, Floor nnd Fred. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange were 1 car. 2 "yellow ear corn, 36c, S days, P. R.R.; 3 cars of bran in sacks, $12 60, 10 days, P. R.R.; 1 car No. 1 timothy hay, $11 25, 10 days, P. R. B, Total receipts, as bulletined, IS cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 6 cars of nay, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati ana St Louis, 2 cars of bay, 1 of middlings, 1 of oats, 2 of corn. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2 cars of rye, 1 of fionr. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of corn, 1 of rye Hay is the weak factor of markets. Receipts are heavy and tbe average quality is low. The offerings of corn and bay of late are below par in quality and markets are slow. Choice stock is In good demand, owing to the scarcity. A largo pro portion of tbe corn and bay offered of late Is of poor quality. Choice stuff readily brings out side quotations. Com from Kansas and Ne braska is in much better shape than that from Ohio and Indiana, in tbe latter States the con tinuous rains of last fall were adverse to the quality of corn crops, and the result is seen in the general character of offerings from these State;. . A very small proportion of the corn and hay on tbe markets of late Is up to stand ard. Mill feed is In good demand," and the drift ot markets in this line Is upward. Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat NewNo.2red,B485c; No. 8, 810 62c. Cobn-No. 2 yellow, ear, new, 8838)ic; high mixed, new, S435c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old; 8S87c; new. 83J34.c; old, high mixed, shelled, 85686c Rejected shelled com, SBtJSOc. Oats-No. 2 white. 282SJic; extra, No. 3, 27 27c; mixed. 24K25c . Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6354c; No. 1 Western, 6152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and sprine patents. $5 005 GO: winter straight, M 2504 60; clear winter, $4 0004 25; straight XXXX bakers'. $3 50Q3 75. Rye flour, $3 60 4 75. Millfeed Middlings, fine white. $15 50 16 00 ft ton; brown middlings, $12 0014 00; winter wheat bran, $12 60012 75: chop feed, $15 50016 00. HAY-Baled timothy. No. 1, $U 00011 50; No. 2 do, $9 009 60: loose from wagon, $11 00012 00. according to quality; No. 2 prairie bay, $7 000 8 00; packing do, $6'7507 00. Straw Oat. $6 7507 00; wheat and rye straw, $6 0006 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, c sugar-cured hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured bams, small. lOJfc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c: sugar cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured, boneless shoulders. THc; sugar-cured California hams, 6Kc; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-enred dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried boef rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders, 5c; bacon, clear sides, 7c; bacon, clear bellies, 7c: dry salt shoulders. 6Kc; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess nork, heavy. $11 00: mess pork, family, $12 (XX Lard Refined, in tierces, 6c; half-barrels. 6c; 60-B tubs, 6c; 20-B pails, 6c; 60-B tin cans. 5c; 3-ft tin palls, 6c; 5-B tin pails, 6c; 10-fi tin palls. 6c; 5-B tin pails. bc Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 6c Fresh pork links, 9c Bone less nams, iokc Pigs' leet. nait-oarreis, w; quarter-barrel, $2 IS. Lumber. t KITE UNPLANED YARD QUOTATION'S. Clear boards, per M - f3Z 00 00 Select common boards, per M 30 03 Common boards per M 3) 00 blieathinfc T. IS 00 Pine trame lumber peril- Zl 00(327 00 Shingles, .No. 1, IS In. peril 5 00 Shingles, Ho. 2, Win. per M 375 Lath...?. .7. ioo HARD WOODS YARD QUOTATIONS. Ash, 1 to 4 in Black walnut, green, log run Bl ek walnut, dry, log run Cherry Oreen white oak plank, 2 to 4 In Dry white oak plank, 2 to 4 in Dry white oak boards, lln West Va. yellow pine, 1 Inch West Va. yellow pine, IX inch West Va. yellow poplar, Ktolln jiicaory, ljs 10 a in Hemlock building lumber, Bank rails Boat stnddlng Coal car plank , Clear boards, per M $ Surface boards 30 Clear, K-lnch beaded celling Partition boards, peril Flooring, No. 1 Flooring, No. 2 Yellow pine flooring 30 Weather-boarding, moulded. No. 1.... Weather-boarding, moulded, No. 2.... Weather-boarding, Ji-lnch BARD WOODS JOBBING PRICES. Ash $30 Walnut log run, green 25 Walnut log run. dry 35 White oak plank, green 17 White oaic plank, dry 18 White oak boards, dry 18 WestVa. yellowplnc. lin 21 WestVa. yellow pine, IX In 20 Yellow poplar 18 Hickory, 1)4 to 3 In 20 Hemlock 9 Bunk rails Boat stnddlng. Coal car plank 60 00 0035 00 M00 35 00 30 00 25 00 OO94OOO 30 00 25 00 2000 LOCAL LIVE STOCK. Very Light Ron of Cattle nt Liberty Ad vnnce In Prime Stock Sharp Ad vance In Hosra Sheep and Lnmb Are Unchanged. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, 1 Wednesday. February 12. 189a Beceiptsof cattle this week are fully 40 carloads less than last week. On Monday the total receipts reported were SO carloads. Since Monday about 10 carloads have been received, making a total of 60 loads for the week, against 10G loads last week. Markets were more active than they were a week ago, principally owing to light receipts. The best price obtained was $4 85 for a few heads of Southern Ohio cattle consigned to Needy & Smith. Medium and low grade cattle were the same this week as last in price. Primes were 10015c per cwt. higher than they were at this time last week. There has been a de cided improvement in markets since Mon day. The advance in smooth butcher stock since Monday has been not less than 10 to lac per cwt. common ana iow-graae cattle weroslowat last' week's prices. The saving clause of cattle markets this week was light re ceipts. Tbe range for veal calves was 5c to 6c per B. Heavy calves were alow at a range of 2c to SKo per B. All the offerings in tbe line of cattle were promptly taken, a fact at tributable to the light run. Sheep, Lamb and Boca. Markets In this department varied very lit tle this week from last. The run has been light and demand has been ditto. Tbe outside price for Western and native wethers is 6c; lambs, 6c A few extra fine bunches of lambs brought $6 85. Dealers here report that there is no money in handling sheep and lambs at prices they are forced to pay in Chicago. Butchers, too, claim that there is no money to them in mutton for tho past week or two. Certain it is that the consumption in this line of live stock has very mnch fallentotf of late, and, notwithstanding light receipts, prices have been steadily on tbe decline for tbe past month. Receipts of bogs were light and markets firm at a sham advance. The ranee for tbe list on MOOOftHOO 4soorasooo 60 CW375 00 40OOSW0 00 SO 0W325 00 22 00(325 00 20 00325 00 20 00(3)25 00 25 O05 00 1SOO25 00 is 00325 00 14 00 14 00 14 00 18 00 KK343 00 00345 00 ora.woo 00319 00 00(325 00 00(323 00 00(32100 00(325 00 CD&12SO0 00(325 on 00(310 00 14 00 14 00 18 00 Mon day was $4 104 40. Yesterday markets were very firm at air advance ot 10c per cwt on these figures. This morning 54 60 was asked for tops, but the highest price realized, so far as can be traced, was $4 60 per cwt. prices at Liberty have been relatively higher than at Chicago for a Tew days past. As a result of this condition of things a number of regular local buyers have gone to Chicago for their stock. Said one of the stock men of Liberty tnis morning: "The price oi hogs here has been relatively 15c per bnndred higher at East Liberty than at Chicago this week. It is only a question of a short time when prices bere will drop. Already through shipments of hogs are showing up lively, and I have little doubt that in tbe nert,2i hours we will see a decline In prices, sufficient to bring our markets in line with prices now prevailing in the West" IlleCnll Ss Co.' Review. The supply of cattle was lieht, and the market was fair at a shade higher prices on all grades, closing strong. We give the following as ruling prices: Prime, 1.300 to 1,600 Bs, $4 50 04 75; good, 1,200 to 1.400 Bs, $4 0004 SO: good butcher grades. 1,000 to 1.300 Bs. $3 5004 00; rough fat. 1.100 to 1.300 Bs, $3 5003 75; butcher grades, 900 to 1,100 Bs. $3 4003 65; mixed lots, cows and heifers, $2 2503 00; bulls and fat cows. $2 0003 00; fresh cows and springers, $20 00010 00 per bead. Tbe supply ot hogs this week has been light, and with a good local demand the market ruled active and excited. To-day the receipts are still light and the market slow at tbe following quotations : Heavy and medium weights, $4 3501 45: best Yorkers, $1 3004 35; common to fair, $4 1504 25; light pigs, $3 750 4 00; roughs. $3 0004 00. The receipts of sheep during tbe week have been fair and tbe market ruled slow at the fol lowing quotations: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing bere 110 to 120 Bs, 5 600 6 85: good. 90 to 100 Bs. $5 2505 GO; fair to good mixed, 75 to 80 Bs, $4 5004 75: good yearlings, 7o to 80 Bs, $5 2505 60; fair to good, 60 to 60 as, $4 2504 76; good lambs, $0 0006 60; common to fair lambs, $5 0005 60; veal calves, 110 to 120 Bs, $5 2506 75; heavy calves. S2 60 03 00. Br Telearnpb. St. LouiS-Cattle Receipts, 1,000 head; ship ments, 2,000 head; market stronger; good to fancy native" steers, $1 3005 00; fair to good do, $3 2504 35; stockers and feeders. $1 80 03 40; ranee steers. 2 0003 6a Hogs Re ceipts, 6,400 head; shipments, 800 head; market slow: fair to choice heavy, $3 8003 95; packing grades, S3 753 90: light, fair to best, 13 7003 85. Sheep-Receipts, 400 bead; ship ments, none; market steady; fair to choice, $4 4005 40: lambs, $5 2006 20. Kansas City Cattle Receipts 6,300 head; shipments, 8,400 head; market steady for good, 610c lower for common cattle; steers, $3 200 4 90: cows. Si 8002 85: stockers and feeders, $2 4003 50. Hogs Receipts, 8,100 head; ship ments, 600 head; market 607c lower; all grades. $3 6503 SO; bulk, $3 75. Sheep Re ceipts 2,000 head; shipments, 2,800 head: mar ket steady; good to choice lambs and muttons, S3 6006 40: stock'ers and feeders, to 0005 25. Chicago Cattle Receipts. 14,000 head: ship ments, 4,000 head; market steady; beeves, $4 SO 05 10: steers, $3 0004 70; stockers and feeders, $2 4003 50: Texas cornfed steers, $2 8003 50. Hogs Receipts, 36,000 head; shipments. 14,000 bead: market steady; mixed, $3 8004 00; beary, $3 7604 00; light, $3 7504 05. Sheep-Receipts, 8,000 bead: shipments, 1,000 head: market strong; natives. $3 5005 75; western cornfed. $4 9005 60: lambs, $o 0006 70. Buffalo Cattle steady; receipts 8 loads through. 6 sale. Sheep and Iambs stronger; receipts, 9 loads through, 21 sale; sheep, choice to extra, $4 7506 00; good to choice, $5 4505 75; common to good, $4 9005 35. Hogs fairly active and a shade lower; receipts, 2 loads through, 20 sale; mediums and heavy, 84 4004 55; mixed and Yorkers, $4 45; pigs, $4 1004 15; roughs, 3 2503 65. Indianapolis Cattle Receipts SCO head; market steady; shipper. $2 7004 75; butchers, $1 0003 60; bulls, $1 6003 00. Hogs-Receipts 4,777 head; market active; a shade lower prices; choice heavy and medium, $3, 9504 10; mixed $3 900 05; Ughts, $3 8503 97K- Sheep Re ceipts light; market unchanged; lambs, K 6U9 0 00; sheep, S8 6O0S 08, i MAEKETS BY WIRE. Longs Unload and Weaken Wheat Heavy Trading: In Corn and Oats, bat Prices Not Sustained Hoc Products Somewhat Lower. Chicago Wheat trading was fairly active and prices lower. The opening was about the same as yesterday, and after holding barely steady for a while, broke off He under free speculative offerings, reacted slightly, eased off again and closed about c lower than yester day. There was rather free llauidation on the part of longs, even some of the parties who bought yesterday being reported as selling to day. Shorts took advantage of tbe weakness and covered freely. The selling was quite gen eral, and there was no individual large buying. Cables did not show mnch. if any. change, and other influences were not of a character to cause special weakness, but there seemed to be a lack of confidence Possibly the fine weath er may have bad some effect, but it is claimed that tbe temperature is lower In tbe South west, and the Signal Service predicts a cold wave for Indiana. In corn a large speculative business was witnessed, and the feeling prevailing was again easier, transactions being at tbe lowest price so far on toe crop. Tbe weakness in outside markets, both Eastern and Western, and rumors of a still further reduction In Western rates, made operators rather nervous, and large quantities of long property were sold. New York and St. Louis were reported as heavy sellers, as also a prominent local trader. The chief feature of the session was tbe large lines of May corn cov ered around 36c A good demand existed for March and July, largely to cover shorts. On the first signs of weakness a good many stop orders came on tho market, and executing the same had a still further depressing influence Oats There was unusually heavy trading in this market A weak feeling existed for all deliveries, especially for May, June and July, and prices receded c. Slight rallies fol lowed the decline, but the market again became easier. A short 'time before the close shorts began buying freely operators who had sold at inside prices being anxious to cover and prices for May advanced C and for Jnne and July o, and the last two months closing at abont the same as on yesterday, while May was c lower; Longs unloaded freely, and most of the dav offerings were heavy. Mess Pork There was more doing than noted yesterday, but prices averaged and closed a little loner all around. No good support was given to the market, and speculative offerings were increased. - Lard was offered freely for forward delivery, and packers were fair sellers. The market Was weak, and closing figures 2c lower all round. Short Rib Sides Speculation was fairly active and the general tone weaker for all futures, prices showing an actual shrinkage of 205c The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat Ho, 2, February. 75K075&074V0 74c: May." 78H7S0770T7Kc; July, 76 7BK076K07&KC Cobn No. 2, February, 28K028K02SK 2SJ4c: May, 303030J30ic; July. 310 31HM031Jc, 21Xc Mess Pore, per bbL February. $9 650 9 6509 6509 60; March. $9 7009 7009 7009 70; May, $10 00010 029 9009 05. Lard, per 100 Bs. February, $5 77K05 77K 5 77J05 77Ki March, $5 82K05 &ii5 80 6 82K:May.5 9505 97K05 9205 95. SHORT Ribs, per 100 Bs. February, $4 75 4 7564 7504 75; March. $4 72K04 7504 72W 4 75: May. $4 8504 87K04 82H04 84 - Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dnll and easier but not quotably lower. No. 2 spring wbeat, 74c; No. 3 spring wheat. 63066c; No. 2 com. 28c No. 2 oats, 20c No. 2 rye. 42c. No. 2 barley, 65057c; No. 1 flaxseed. $1 38. Prime timothy seed, $1 20. Mess pork, per bbl. $9 6509 70. Lard, per 100 lbs. $5 8005 82. Short ribs sides (loose), $4 7o04 77K. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), unchanged; short clear sides (boxed), unchanged. Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts Flour. 17,000 bar rels: wheat, 12,000 bushels: corn, 144,000 bushels; oats, 140,000 bushels; rye, 6,000 bushels: barley. 49.000busbels. Shipments Flour, 10,000 barrels; wheat, 20,000 bushels: corn, 282,000 bushels; oats. 118,000 bushels; rye, 4,000 bushels; barley, 36.000 bushels. On tbe Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was Arm and unchanged. Eggs, 13 014c New York Flour weak and quiet, Wheat Spot fairly active; options active, c lower and weak; general pressure to sell. Rye steady; Western. 66059c; Canada, 68c Barley steady. Barley malt quiet. Corn moderately active, Xc off and easy; options fairly active. H&Ao off and steady. Oats Spot fair ly active; mixed weaker; options active and lower. Hay weak and quiet. Hops in fair demand and firm. Coffee Options opened barely steady and unchanged to 10 points down, closed firm 5 points down to 5 points np: sales, 13,680 bags, including March, 15.950 10.UUC; April. JUIAJC; Jiay 1a.vu4910.wc: jnne, 15.85&15.90c:July, 15.80015.85c; August. 15.750 15.80c; September, 15.70c; October, 15.70c; Nov ember, 15.65: December, 15.6515.70c: spot Rio firmer and quiet; fair cargoes, 19c; No. 7, 17017c Sugar Raw firm but quiet; sales. 1,880 bacs: Domingo centrifugals. 96 test, 6c: 400 hogsheads Crab Island concrete. 2c c i. f. and 600 bhds. do. Musca vado, 2.90c elf.; refined firm and active Molasses Foreign strong; New Orleans firm; Rice firm and active. Cottonseed oil strong. Tallow quiet. Rosin biTher: strained, com mon to good, $1 2501 27. Turpentine firm and qniet at 43043c Eggs quiet and easy; Western, 1415c; receipts, 3,531 packages. Pork quiet and firm. Cutmeats dulL Lard easier and quiet; Western steam, $8 20 asked; options, sales. 1,250 tierces: February, $6 16; March, $3 1606 18: April. $6 22; May, $6 280 6 29. closing at $3 2706 28; Jnne, $6 33; July, S6 40. closing at $6 3906 4a Butter Best creamerv steady; Elgin, 28028Kc: western dairv, 8017c; do creamery, 122c;do held, 8015c; do factory, 5018c Cheese firm and In moderate demand: western, 8010c PHrLADEXPHiA Flour weak. Wheat dull prices of options 0Kc lower; demand from millers scarce and firmly held: rejected, 600 70c; fair to good millingwheat, 78085c; prime to fancy western, 87092c: No. 2 red. in export elevator, 80c; No. 2 red. February. 8O08OJ4C; March, 8181cJApril, 8282Kc; May, 83083KC Corn Spot and February ruled steady, but futures beyond this month are lower; carlots for local trade steady and qnlet; No. 4 mixed, in grain depot. 32c: No. 4 yellow, in grain depot, S3c; No. 3 offered at 33o in export ele vator; steamer No. 2 mixed, in grain depot, 36c, quoted at 35035Vc, In export elevator: No. 2 mixed in Twentieth street elevator, 37c; No. 2 high mixed, on North Pennsylvania track, 37?ic;No. 2 yellow, in Twentieth street ele vator, SSc: No. 2 mixed. February, 360380; March, 35K03SJc; April. 36036Kc; May,S&K 037c Oats Carlots firm, with fair local trade demand: No. 3 white, 29c; No. 2 white. 30Kc: du on track, 31c; futures quiet and easier; No. 2 white, February. 2929c: March, 28J29c; April. 2829e; May, 28&28c Kggs firm and in fair demand; Pennsylvania firsts, 14 015c Minneapolis The demand for good milling wbeat was fair, but at a little lower price. The receipts were 91 cars and shipments 20 cars. The sample trading for the day comprised mill ers' purchases chiefly, though a few outside millers took some small lots, but comolalned that prices were too high for tbem. Low grades did not sell well. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, February, on track, 75c: March. 755c: May. 76c; No. 2 Northern, March, 72c; May, 74c; on track, 82084c Milwatjkee Flour dull. Wheat easy; No. 2 spring, on track, oash, 71073c; May, 73c; No. 1 Northern, 80c Com quiet; No. 3, on track, 27028c Oats steady; No. 2 on track, 23c Rye easy; No. 1, in store. 43c Barley quiet; No. 2, in store. 42c Provisions easy. Pork, $9 70. Lard, $5 SO. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 909c St. Louis Flour unchanged. Wheat again lower: No. 2 mixed, cash, 75c; Mav, 76Mc; July. 74c asked. Com weak: No. 2 mixed, cash, 25c; February closed at 25c bidiMay. 2626Kc; July, 27c bid. Oats lower: No. 2, cash, 19 20C Rye unchanged. Barley quiet, Minne sota, 68c; Iowa, 35c Provisions dull. Baltimore Provisions Dull and un changed. Butter firm; western packed, 16021c; best roll, 16018c; creamery, 26028c Eggs firm. Coffee quiet: Rio, fair, 19c Toledo Clorerseod steady; cash and March, J3 37K. TWO SIGHTS OP KNIGHTS. Tho 'Pythian Grand Lodge Will Hold a Special Convention. A special convention of the Grand. Lodge Knights of Pythias ot Pennsylvania wllbe held at Butler, Pa., to-morrow night and also in Pittsburg Saturday evening at Maltby Hall, Fifth avenue. Grand Chancellor Samuel Hllllard, George Hanks, of Philadelphia, Grand Keeper of Rec ords and Seals and John J. Davis, of Pitts burg, Grand Master-at-Arms will be present at both meetings and address the brethren. Metal Dlnrltor, New York Pig iron quiet; American, $17 00 020 00. Copper nominal; lake, February, $14 10. Lead steady; domestic. $3 80. Tin dull and unsettled; Straits, $20 60. HICK HEADACHEarler,1 LltUe Liver PllU. SICK HKADACHBCartet,lLUUaUTerpUU SICK HEADACHECart,,I(UtIsWTerrafc SICK HEADAOHEjjtjj,, LUe t,Ter pnl noi-7-rrswi LATE NEWSffl BRIEF, The present year will see a great boom In tbe Wisconsin iron and gold fields. Thomas Kane, tho rife murderer, was hanged In Toronto, Canada, yesterday. A 4-year-old boy named Charles Brown fell into a vat of hot grease at Ypsilantl, Midland died from its injuries. Miss Tart, of White Bear Lake, sued Dr. Roman, of St. Paul,because be would not marry her, and got $2,000 damages. Cooper A Hewitt's iron works in Warren county, N. J., resumed operations yesterday after a total suspension of two years. T Three members of a family were killed and two almost drowned in a lanosiiae at n lorence, Ore A mail carrier brought the news to Eugene , Two express trains on the Canadian Pacific collided near Mootreal yesterday. Express Messenger Robert M. Thompson, of Kensing ton, was killed. The tee in the Missouri at Chamberlain, B. D., is rotting rapidly, but settlers continue to cross in large numbers. It la feared that acci dents will occur. v-Flre destroyed a house near Bay City, Mich.. Tuesday evening. A. lO-montbs'-old baby perished in ithe flames. The mother is now a raving maniac R. A. Williams, one of the labor agents at work in North Carolina, reports that he alone has sent 22,000 negroes out of the State. He has demands for 5,000 more. Claude Perry's residence at Lake View, Mich., burned and a baby 6 months old was so badly scorched that its feet and hands dropped off before death came to its relief. It is stated that (he object of United States Minister Foster's visit to the city or Mexico is to aid in establishing reciprocity between tha United States and tbe Mexican Republic It is estimated that the liabilities of the firm of Franklin Woodruff & Co., New York, which failed Tuesday, will be about $500,000, with nominal assets enough to more than cover that amount. The Philadelphia Law and Order Society have determined to make war on the con stables in that city. It is claimed that the con stables bave failed to make returns against violators of the law. Fire was discovered yesterday morning in a garret over the fourth floor of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asjlum, New York. AU of the 414 orphan children escaped safely. The loss will amount to $10,000. The papers in the Anglo-Portuguese dispnta are soon to be presented to Parliament. Sir James Fergusson says they will serve largely to dispel the hostie feeling now being manifested against the English by the Portuguese. James yf. Sykes, of Chicago, has been granted a hew trial by the Snprome Court, He was tried and sentencod to the penitentiary for two years for defrauding the Merchants' Loan and Trust Company by means of false ware house receipts. Prof. Louis Hast, a prominent musician of Louisville, walked into a hardware store at that place, yesterday, purchased a razor, bared his throat, and before the aff lightened clerk conld Interfere, drew it several times across bis jugular vein, dying in a few minutes. Francis Duffy, a New York newspaper ad vertising solicitor, has sued Potter Palmer, of Chicago, for $15,000 damages for the loss of an overcoat. This may be considered a big price for a coat, but in one of the pockets was a list of newspapor advertisers, with their ratings, the. most complete in the country. The property of A. W. Morris & Co., Mon treal, manufacturers of binder twine and cord age, who assigned some weeks ago, is offered for sale. Tbe probable purchaser is an Ameri can syndicate. This is the only important fac tory of this kind In Canada, and by this deal tbe syndicate will secure control of the Canadian market. Hon. William Powell Clayton, United States Senator from Arkansas, in an address at Boston on tbe race question, said his idea was to give perfect freedom of action to the negroes in tbe South, instead Of hampering them in many directions as at present, and let tbem work ont the solution of the race problem themselves. Owing to the rescripts recently Issued by Emperor William to Prince Bismarck and Baron von Berlepscb, Prussian Minister of Commerce, In regard to the labor question, and His Majesty's censures of the doings ot the political police, tbe Socialists have withdrawn their decision to organize a universal labor strike in May. A sensational story appeared in a New York paper about tbe marriage of Douglass Green, a New York stock broker, to Mrs. Snell-McCrea, the divorced wife of Willey O. McCrea, and the daughter of the murdered William Hnell, of Chicago. Just after noon Green withdrew from the firm ot Green & Bateman, and sailed for Europe. It is said that his wife, from whom he is separated, but not divorced, is living. An Ottawa dispatch says: Senator Read proposes to call the attention of his brother senators to tne proposal 10 snip ns catue irom Canadian porta to Enrope, without being subject to now existing quarantine relations, and will inquire whether or not it is the inten tion of tbe Government to sanction such a pro posal. The cattle quarantine regulations abso lutely prohibit anything of the kind, and there is no intention to relax tbem. The jury in tbe third Navassa trial at Balti more, after being locked up all night, brought in a verdict yesterday morning. As to the kill ing of Bamuel Marsh tbe jury finds Edward Smith guilty of murder In tbe first degree, and Charles H. Smith, Charles H. Davis, Steve Poters, Al Jones, James H. Robinson, James Phillips, Amos Lee, James Johnson, Caesar Fisher, Henry Jones and Edmuqd Francis guilty of manslaughter; George 8. Key, Jim Tasker, Moses Williams, Norman Wooster and Edward Woodfork not guilty. As to the kill ing of William T. Shea, all of tbe defendants are not guilty. Tbe body of Shea has never been found. Steainino and racking your lungs and throat with a rasping cough is but poor policy. Rather cure yourself with Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant, an excellent remedy for asthma and bronchitis. TO TRUSTEES. GUARDIANS, MORT GAGEES, executors and administrators of estates, savings bank, life insurance com panies, and to all baying property to insure, and who desire companies of solid worth. RENTS INSURED AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE. We insure any actual loss of rents from buildings becoming untenantable by fire. In case of total or partial loss by fire of your building, tbe rent ceases, at least for the time it is untenantable Why not permit the insur ance company take tbe place of tbe tenant and pay you the rent until the building is either repaired or rebuilt, and thus pocket jour income? ARE YOUJSURED? Insurance effected in the largest and strong est Companies doing business, and at the lowest rates consistent with safety. Apply at once to J, W, Arrott, Insurance Offices, AT STANDARD BUILDING. 631 AND 633 WOOD STREET, PITTSBURG. felO-TT A PERFECT Blood Purifier. A. purely Vegetable Compound that expels all bad humors from the system. Removes blotches- and pimples, and makes pure, neb blood. ap2-58 Do You Know It? To perfect a cure, you must remove the cause WINCHESTER'S HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LIME AND SODA supplies the system with Oxi dizable Phosphorus, the deficiency of which is the proximate cause of Consumption. For Coughs, Bronchitis, Weak Lungs, Night Sweats, and all Throat Diseases, it is an un equaled remedy. Sold by Druggists. H per bottle. Recommended by physicians. Send for circular. WINCHESTER i. CO., Chemists, 162 William Street, New York. my31-21-TTSfcWk SKIN DISEASES SWAYNE'S OINTMENT ABSOLUTELY CURES. Simply apply "SWAYiri'S OnmrraT." No in ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema, itch, erysipelas, all unsightly eruptions on tbe face, hands, nose, etc., leaving the skin clear, white and healthy. 1U great heallngand curative powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your druggist for bwatki'b Qiktmi.nt. teM JAS. D. GALLERY President JOHN W. TAYLOR Cashier CJ?TY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AYBUAND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. $130,000. TraaWts a General Banking Business. jyoVCTS i bK '4i"iU' -SB IfEW ADYEaTISKtrjgWTW. ' ' WHOLESALE -:-HOUSE; Embroidery and White Goods Department , direct importation from the best mannfaov turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings, Flouncinga. Skirt Widths and Allorerav,' Hemstitched Edgings and Flouocings. Buyers, will find these goods attractive both in price) and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White GoodsTUPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades la"! 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, j TollDuNords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather 4 Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. jal3-r UROltEKi FINANCJAA. XTTHITNEY t STEPHENSON. CT FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drtxet, Morgan t Co., New York. Passports procured, ap2S-l LOCAL STOCKS. MORTGAGES, COMMERCIAL PAPER, COLLATERAL PAPER, All bought and sold and I negotiated by me. y J.I M. MONTGOMERT, 64 tina avenue. Telephone 773. COAL LANDS, J fe2-83-TTSU- JOHN M.OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AKD BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. mvSSJl MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 FENN AVENUE. PITTSDUHG, PA. As old residents know and back files of Pittt burg papers prove, is the oldest established, and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. Sb?empeersPounsN0 FEE U NTILCU RED MrDWfll lOand mental diseases, physical I L. H V U U O decay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sieht, self distrust, basbfulness, 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, hones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons tboroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 D I M A D V kidney and bladder derange-' UnlllnnTi ments, weak back, gravel, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttier'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. jr. to 8 p. at. Sunday, 10 A. St. to 1 p.m. only. DR. WHITTIER, 81 Penn avenue, Pittsbnrcr, Pa. feS-22-rjSawk DR. E. C. WEST'S Nerve and Brain Treatment' Specific for hysteria, dizziness, fits, neuralgia, wakefulness, mental depression, softening of the brain, resulting in insanity and leading to misery, decay and death, premature old age, barrenness, loss of power in either sex, involun tary losses, and spermatorrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self-abuse or over-lndalg.v ence. Each box contains one month's treat ment. $1 a box, or six for $5, sent by mall pr- ' paid. With each order for six boxes, will send purchaser guarantee to refund money if tho treatment falls to cure. Guarantees is3uedand genuine sold only by EMIL G. STUCKY, DRUGGIST, No. 1701 Penn ave., cor. Seventeenth street; No. 2401 Penn arew cor. Twenty-fourth street AND Cor. Wylie ave. and Fnlton street. fe4-TTS3u PITTSBURG, PA. DOCTORS LAKE ci3irrr a T .trth in 11 mm fa. quiring scientific and connden- tkl treatment! Dr. 8. K. Lake, , .M. R. C P. S, isthe oldest, and most experienced specialist is. the city. 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