THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1890.
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imm TRADE EEYIEW.
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ik 'Slight Falling Off in Prices Koted
' in Some Lines at Home.
M$ CHARGE KOTED IN THE'WEST.
jlhe Feeling is Conservative, tut Dealthj
and Hopeful.
STOCKS OS HAND ARE GETTIKG LOW
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch. ?
THtTRSDAT. February 21, 189a 1
Trade has now been quiet for fully 60
days, and in that time the cost of production
has been increased materially by the ad
vance in coke and the stronger prices of
ores. The looked-for revival in trade has
so far failed to put in an appearance. On
the contrary prices are slightly off from a
week ago in some lines. Mill iron is fairly
steady at last week's prices. Bessemer is,
however, lower, and prices are fully fl per
ton below the highest point reached a few
-weeks ago. The fact is that daring the
boom in December Bessemer irons advanced
relatively more than mill irons, and was
bound to" have a fall.
Said a leading; dealer to-day: "The differ
ence between Bessemer and mill iron the
past few months has been greater than I have
ever known it to be. Even at the drop of SI
per ton on the rormer the gap between the two
classes of iron is wider than usual."
T..ere are rumors of sales of Bessemer iron
at $22 per ton, but, so far as could be traced, H
uere were no Dona nae saies unuer its ou.
Steel nails are lower and markets are weak.
"Wire nails are fairjr steady at last week's
prices.
Transactions in all iron and steel products
have been light the past week. There is, how
ever, still a general feeling of confidence that
there is to be no reaction to the recent activity
this year.
The fact that the British iron markets have
recently taken an upward turn has served to
Sve new strength to this feeling of confidence,
anufacturers of standard brands show no
disposition to concede. The heavy stocks laid
in at the close of last year by consumers are
fast melting away and the time for replenish
ing cannot much longer be delayed. Only
those whose necessities force them to it are
willing to make concessions.
Following are latest quotations as furnished
by leading operators in iron and steel:
Central mill ?17 25(317 75 cash
All-ore mill 18 SOlS SOcas'i
o. 1 roundry, natlTe ore 19 5C33 OO-casli
iol foundry, lake ore 2) &. a cash
Bessemer 2! snrfas 00-cash
fcplerel 37OK338 00
Mock bar 30 0na31C0
Steel blooms 3o so 50
Steel slabs 33 axajb uu
bieel bUleU 5ja35 50
Steel K.C. ends II SC4 50
fcteel bloom ends aoefflSoO
Old iron rails, American Ts 27 OOffiffi 03
Old steel rails, short pieces 22 W&3 50
0. 1 1. scrap 23 5C24 00
o.:V. scrap 20 CO
Steel rails, new S3 iffi38 00
bteel K. light sec 35OU37C0
Bar Iron 195 200
bteel nails, per Lei, usual dls.... 2 " a 2 35
Wire nails, per kei 2 SO 2.95
Ferro manganese 103 00
FOUNDRY IKON IN DEMAND.
Transactions Are Limited to Small Orders,
bat tbeFeelinel Enconrnslne.
ISrXCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCIT.l
Philadelphia, February 2L Foundry iron
is in better demand, with sales of ordinary at
rates quoted below, ana from 50c to 75c extra
for fancy. The transactions were limited to
Email orders, but furnace nun are encouraged
by the new business. There is no material ac
cumulation in the hands of producers, while
the stocks of consumers of pig iron are reported
as becoming depleted. Tbe sheet iron mills are
closely sold up, but business in other lines is
reported quiet and in some instances quotations
are nominal. Furnacemen are still quoting $20
for No. 1 pig, 319 for No. 2 and SIS per ton for
gray forge delivered at Tidewater with 50c
extra for fancy branas. Bessemer pig Is nomi
nal at $21 at tbe furnace. Steer rails are quiet
at $35 at the mill, but old rails are movingmnre
freely at S27 60 to ?JS delivered at mills. Billets
are unsettled at S36 50 37 (10 delivered. Blooms
are steady at ?5J53 fur hot blast charcoal and
$5455 for cold blast delivered, wuile run-out
anthracite brings $4445 per ton. .Muck bars
are dull at $31 75S2 at tbe mill.
Mills are very busy turning out bar iron, but
new orders are few. The top price on best re
fined bars is 2.95c per pound. Skein is steady
atl.S5Q2.00c for grooved, and 2.102.15c for
sheared. Plates are quiet and steady, the
prices for iron and steel being respectively as
Xollews: Tank. 2iSfi2.50c and 2.652.75c; shell,
165c and S.003.10c: flange, 3.25c and &253.35c;
firebox, 3.75c and 3.75 4.25c. Bridge plates are
quoted at 2.302.35c; angles, 2.25i.30c Tees,
2.802.80c: beams and channels at 3c, 1c for iron
or steel. Scrap iron is irregular, with sales of
wrought at S24 00 25 00, and the best machinery
scrap at $16 0017 00 per ton.
Buying Only for Present Needs.
rfrElUL TELBGKAH TO TUK OtSrATCB.S
CmciNjtATT, February 2L Rogers. Brown
& Co. say: This week has been rather quiet in
all directions. Foundries and mills needing to
replenish stocks for current needs are buying
only what they require for a month or two
ahead. Some large contract that have been
placed have Rtlinulited activity In that branch
of trade. West leading. Southern furnace
companies have not yet conceded a cent in
their prices, and the result is that such busi
ness as has been current has gone mostly to
those having odd lots to sell, r to tbe few f ur
' naces that are not acting in harmony with
their associates. Most of the iron in second
hands is unquestionably disposed of, but there
is enough lett to give buyers a formidable club
to work with whenever thev have occasion to
test tbe market. Shipments are going forward
rapidly on all orders.
Conservative, bat Healthy and Hopeful.
tEFEClAI. TEL.SQBAX TO TBE DISPATCH. 1
Chicago, February 2L Rogers, Brown fc
Co. say: Stocks in consumers' hands are in
many cases running close, and new buying is
made necessary. This-has yielded a fair ton
nage in new orders the vast week. Bevond this
buyers are not yet ready to go, believing tbat
they will gain advantage by waiting still longer.
Some lots of iron have been bought at absurdly
low prices in the lastfew days from parties -who
had bought some time back and were not in po
sition to receive shipments on anlval. Lake
Superior charcoal iron continues very firm, and
the demand springing from late large car con
tracts, coming on a market bare ot stock, may
carry prices still higher. The general feeling is
conservative, but healthy and hopeful.
New York Quotations.
New Yobk Pig iron steadv; American, $17
620. Copper nominal; lake, February, $14 15.
Lead firm and brisker; domestic, S3 82 Tin
more active and easy: Straits, $20 75.
THE MARKET BASKET.
Egg and Fish In Betier Demand, Poultry
Quieter, Fancy Batter Mendy,
The kitchen market presents few new feat
ures the past W6elc There has been a slight
improvement in the egg and fish market since
the advent of the Lenten season, but not suf
ficient to influence retail prices. Poultry is in
better supply, and markets in this line are
scarcely as strong as they were a week ago.
Fancy butter is firm at last week's prices, but
our markets are flooded with imitations, which
seem to satisfy tbe avenge consumer, at the
rate of three pounds forCO cents.
Look for bleo In It.
Any prof essedly choice butter that retails
tinder 35 cents per pound will be worthy of in
vestigation. The supply of new potatoes from Bermuda
and delicious strawberries from Florida is stil
good as It was a w eek ago. and it is seldom that
these productions of the tropics are so reasona
ble in price at this time of the year.
Florists report an active week's trade with
prices unchanged. The visit of the President,
and tbe opening of tbe Carnegie Library made
(pedal demands in tbis line.
Following are tbe prices of market basket
filling a furnished by leading retail dealers:
Staple Ztlents.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c;
standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c: chnck
roast, 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; boiling
beef, 6 to 8c; sweet breads. 20 to 50c per pair:
beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver. 5c a pound;
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from 6 to 10c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c:
roast, 12 to 15c;cuIets, 20c per pound; spring
lamps, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c. A leg of mutton, bind quarter, of prime
quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of
mutton, 15c; giblets, 6c per pound.
Garden ntafC
Potatoes, 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota
toes, 25c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c;
new Bermuda potatoes, SOc per quarter peck;
tomatoes. Sac a quart; celery, 10 to 15c a bunch;
btnirm, 16 to 20c a dozen; carrots, 6c a bunch;
lemons, 25 to SSc per dozen; oranges, 25 to 40c;
lettuce, 5 to 10c per bunch: beets, new, 10c, old,
6c; string beans, SSc a quarter peck; onions,
40c a hall peck: Spanish onions, 5 to 10c each;
turnips, -J)c per half -peck; cranberries, 15c a
quart: cucumbers, IS to 20c apiece: mushrooms,
$1 a pound; radishes, 6c: asparagus,20c a bunch;
strawberries. 50o a quart.
Choice creamery batter, 85c Good country
bntter. SOc Fancy pound rolls, 85c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is ate.
The range Tor dressed chickens is 75c to 812a
per pair. Turkeys, 20 to 25c per pound. Ducks,
$1 2a to SI 60 per pair.
Oceaa Product.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12Hc; Cali
fornia salmon, 40e per pound; white flsh,
12Jic; herring, 4 pounds for "J5c: red snap
pers,, 15 to 20c per pound; Spanish mackerel, SOc
to Sac a pound; sea salmon, 40c a pound;
blue fish, 25 to 30c; perch, 10c; halibut. 25c;
rock bass. SOc; black bass, 20c: lake trout, 12Xe;
lobsters, 25c: green sea turtle. 2Sc; mackerel
20c small, 40c large. Ovsters: N. Y. counts?
SI 75 per gallon; clams, SI 25 -per gallon: scol
lops, 80c a quart; frogs $2 00 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 75 per dozen; devil crabs, 85c
per dozen.
Flower.
La France roses S3 per dozen; Mermets, 52 50
per dozen; Brides, $2 50 per dozen; yellow and
white. SI 50 per dozen; American Beauties, $1
to $1 50 apiece; Magna Charta, $1 to SI 50 apiece;
lille, $3 a bunch; tulips, 76c per dozen; violets,
S3 60 a hundred.
MAEKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Gives Way Under Reported Squeeze
t Liverpool Corn Alio Loe Ground
Oats Featureless and Hoe
Products Are Wenkrr.
CHICAGO There was quite a large business
transacted in wheat during tbe early part of
tbe session to-day at weak and declining prices,
but with less doing and steady at the decline
dnring the latter half. The opening was at
about tbe closing figures of yesterday, but
ruled weak and declined, with only slight
fluctuations, became steadier and closed about
c lower than yesterday. The decline was at
tributed, it was claimed, chiefly to the wording
of an early Liverpool dispatch, which quoted
the market for February wheat "collapsed,"
owing to arrivals.
Operators commenced to sell quite freely,
and confidence iu the market here was badly
shaken for a time. It seems that owing to be
lated arrivals on account of adverse weather a
sort of sqneeze was under way in California
wheat in Liverpool, and the increased arrivals
enabled the filling ot contracts, and merely the
advance of Thursday was lost. This is the ex
planation made by persons who are doing busi
ness for foreign parties.
Com A moderate speculative trade was re
ported, and tbe feeling developed was weaker,
much lower prices being established. Tbe
weaker tone of wheat, together with tbe cold
weather which was looked upon as favorable
for improved grading, induced short selling by
parties who covered their outstanding con
tracts the past tno days. The market opened
a shade under yesterdayls final quotations, was
easy and sold off C ruled steady and
closed c lower than jesterday.
Oats were active but "weaker, and lower on
all deliveries. '1 here was increased selling by
longs, and no demand oi consequence except
from shorts, but their purchases were not of
sufficient magnitude to sustain prices nnder
the liberal general selling, and a recession of
lKc result ed, and the market closed weak at
ins'de figures.
Mess pork Trading in futures was of small
volume, and nothing was done in deliveries
this side of May. Tbe market was weaker
early, and prices declined slightly.-bnt the lost
ground was fully recovered, and there was a
steady, though extremely light closing.
Lard was quite "weak, as there were liberal
offerings of May and the deferred futures, and
only a moderate demand. The net decline was
2c
bbort rib sides A moderate amount of in
terest was displayed, but prices were weak and
closing figures at bottom.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT Mo. 2. February. 76K7b76K
75Kc: May. 78K7877K77)4c; July, 76
76KS76H&76HC
COBN No. 2, FebTOary,273273027Ji27S4c;
Mav, 3030H629J29?c; July. S0316i0K
30Kc
Oats No. 2, February, 19K19U193
19c; May.21K21K2O20c: June, 20J
20JS20KB20Kc
Mess Pork, per bbL March. $9 7039 70
9 709 70; May. 19 82K9 97X9 90S9 9a;
jane, sm uwsiu ieb's $e!iu uu.
Short Ribs, per 100 fts. Mav. S4 7704
4 77Jl-77Ji; June, S4 S54 S7J4 S2Ji4JS5.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flonr quiet
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 757oVc;
No. 3 spring wheat, 65606c. No. 2 red, 75c; No.
2com.2!?c. No. 2 oats. 19K19Kc. No. 2 rye,
42Hc No. 2 barley. 6557c. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 39.
Prime timothy seed. SI IS. :Mess pork, per
bbL $9 709 75. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5 7005 72.
Short nbs sides (loose), 74 70. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed), unchanged. Short clear sides
(boxed), unchanged. Sugars, cut loaf, 77c;
granulated. 6c; standard A. 6c Receipts
Flour. 11,000 barrelst wheat. 18.000 bushels: corn,
234.000 bushels; oats, 148,000 bushels; rye, 3,000
bushels; barley. 63.000 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 5,000 barrels; wheat, 22,000 bushels; corn,
116,000 bushels; oats, 177.000 bushels; rye, 1,000
bushels; barley, 33.000 bushels.
On tbe Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs,
1414Kc
New York Flour steady and dull. Corn
meal quiet; yellow western, S2 25g2 65. Wheat
spot dull. $c off and weak; options fairly
active, c down and weak. Rye steady:
western, 6456c, Barley steady: western, 4S
63c; Canada. 59075c. Barley malt quiet; Can
ada, 72g90c Corn Spot active, quiet. 5c
down and weak; options fairly active, Kc
off and weak. Oats Spot fairly active and
weaker; options active. Hav quiet and easy.
Hops quiet and easy. Coffee Options steady
at 15 points np; sales, 49.250 "bags, including
February, ia6516.70c: March. 16.5016.G5c;
April, 16.50c: Mav, 16.40lG.45c; June, 16.40
16.45c: July, ia35l6.40c; August, ia25ia35c;
September, ia2016.30c; October, 16.30c: De
cember, 18.0516.15c; spot Rio flrru and
active; fair cargoes, 20c; No. 7, 17
18c. Sugar Raw quiet and firm ;
fair refining,'' 6 1 16c; centrifugals, 96 test,
5c; sales 416 hocsbeads and 160 bags; Jamaica
and Muscovado, 87 test, 4Jc; refined steady;
better demand. Rice fair demand and firm;
domestic, 4JKc: Japan, 415Xb. Cotton
seed oil steady; crude, 2Sc: yellow. 44c Tallow
strong; city (S2 tor packages) 4Jc, Rosin
quiet; strained, commoocto goocLSl 2ol 27.
Turpentine quiet ar 44J24iWe. Eggs firmer;
light supply: Western, ltiM17c; receipts. 4,847
packages: easy and. qhier. Pork active and
tirni. Cntmeats steadyt -pickled bellies. 5J
Sc; pickled shoulders, 44c; pickled
bams. SJi9c- Lard easier and quiet: sales, 620
tierces: western steam, SS 12; options, sales.
4,750 tierces: March. 0Q6 09, rloMng at ?6 09
asked; April, SS 13: May, d 17S 18, closing
at S6 18 bid; June, $6 24; July. SO 28. closing at
6 29; October, $6 4a, closing at S6 45 asked.
Batter auiet; Sta dairy. bl8c; Elcin, 28
28c: Western dairy, S17c; do creamery, 27c;
do held, 815c; do factory. 5318c. Cheese
strong and in good demand; WeBtern. SfillOc.
r Philadelphia Flour weak, with a light
demand. Wheat quiet; no grade, 5055c; re
jected, 6070c: fair to good milling wheat, 78
85c; prime to fancy, 8692c; ungraded in grain
depot, 81c; No. 2 red. February. 8182c: March,
81K682Kc; AprlL 82K83Kc: May. 83X84Kc
Corn opened weak nnder increased offerings
and lower reports from tbe .West; prices
dropped off He. but at tbe decline there was a
good inquiry tor exports; No. 4 mixed and high
mixed, on track and in grain depot. 2929$c;
No. 4yellow, in grain depot, 30e;do in Twentieth
street elevator, 31c: do. on track, 30c; No. 3, in
export elevator, S3ic; steamer No. 2 yellow. In
grain depot, SbK: steamer 'Jn export elevator.
35c; ungraded mixed. In grain depot. 37c; No. 2
mixed, in export elevator. 35c; No. 2 high
mixei, in Twentieth street elevator, 37&c; do,
on track, 37JJc: No. 2 yellow, in grain depot,
3Sc;No.2mixed. February. S3oJJc: March,
35K35Jc; April. 35S5c; May, 35SSc.
Oats a shade firmer, with a light demand; No. 3
white. 29c; No. 2 white, 30c; futures quiet but
steady: No. 2 white. Jebruary. 2829c: March,
2828Kc; April. ES28X May. 2SK28Mc
Butter dull ind weak; Pennsylvania creamery,
extra, 27c: do prints, 3236c. ISggs firm;
Pennsylvania firsts, 15c
Minneapolis Receipts of -wheat were 89
cars, and shipments S3 cars. The demand was
pretty good for cash wheat, and most of the
desirable lots went off early, taken chiefly for
local milling. A few cars as usual sold to go
outside, but the demand from that source did
not appear to be urgent, and a few cars of low
grades sample remained trasold to abontthe
end of the session. Closing quotations: No. 1
hard. February and ilarcb, 77c: May, '78)Jc:
on track, 77c: No. 1 Northern, February and
March, 75Kc: May, 76J; on track. Y6J77c:
No. 2 Northern, February, and March, 73c;
on track, 7274c.
St. Louis Flour unchanged. Wheat low
er; the cold weather did notseem to cause any
uneasiness, but lower cables and weak markets
elsewhere caused a drop and tbe close was c
lower for May, and Jc 'owerfor July than yes
day; Jnne was negleued; No. 2 red, cash, 76c:
March closed at 76c; nominal May, 76c asked;
August 73c asked. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed
cash. 24Vc; May closed ar 25Jic; September,
5K28$ic suked. Oats quiet; .No. 2, cash, 21c
asked; May, 20c asked. Bye Iio. 2, 40c,
Barley Wisconsin, 4852c asked. Provisions
quiet and unchanged; trading very light.
Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat
easy; No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 727Sc; May,
72Xc; No. 2 Northern, SOc Com firm; No. 8, on
track. 27c Oats dull; No, 2 white, on track,
22!ic Rye etrady; No. Lin store. 43Mc Barley
quiet; No. 2. In store. 40K Provisions quiet.
Pork, S9 7a Lard, $5 72X- Cheese- steady;
cueaoarf, vtavc
Toledo Cloversecd lower; cash and April.
S3 25; March. S3 17. f
THEIAttOFTHEDAY.
Practical Business Methods of the
Father of His Country.
AN EXAMPLE WORTH IMITATING.
Fancy Prices Realized at an Auction Sale of
European Ceramics.
f-MINEKS IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS
This is the natal day of George "Washing
ton, the most Illustrious name in American
history. His career as soldier' and states
man is well known. Bat he was also a man
of business. In his boyhood he acquired
distinction as a wood-chopper. His ad
venture with the cherry tree is familiar to
all. He then became a surveyor, and de
fined the bopndaries of many plantations in
Virginia, which exist to this day. He map
aged his Mt Vernon estate with such ad
mirable skill and judgment as to make it
the source of a large income. He invented
a plow and a horseshoe, which were popular
in theirflay. H was also an architect of no
mean ability, and drew up the plans for the
original Pohick chnrch, where ho worshiped.
As general "of the army he kept an accurate
account of all his public and personal expendi
tures, and caused Mrs. Washington to do the
same. These interesting documents maybe
seen In the archives in Washington. He owned
many slaves, but treated them well. He was
methodical in everything. Small things re
ceived as much attention from him as large
ones. It Is said by one historian that the cold
of which he died was contracted by his going
out bareheaded one night to see if some pump
kins had been removed to the barn as he had
directed. By close attention to business and
careful investments he became the wealthiest
American of his day.
He set a good example in all the relations of
life, which cannot be too closely imitated. His
optimism never faltered. In the darkest days
of the revolution, he was serene and hopeful.
When he bought land on the Ohio river, he re
marked: "It will be the center of an empire."
He looked ahead in tbe adaptation of means
to ends. Financiers and others would gain
much valuable information by carefully study
ing the business methods of this great man.
A suit of more than common Interest to the
window glass trade has just been decided in
New York that of tbe Government against
Philip Semler, an importer of window glass,
and was to recover duty on certain importa
tions. The charge against him was that he en
tered polished plate glass as rough, and so
evaded tbe difference in the duty. His defense
was that the plate was rough, and not polished,
and in this line of defense he was successful.
It transpired tbat the plate? glass in question
was not polished in the sense of being finished,
and on this point he won bis case. The glass
had received all the usual preparation, except
ing tbe final finish, and hence it was held by
the Court to be rough. The Government will
appeal tbe case.
The miners in tbe employ of the Bell, Lewis
& Yates Coal Mining Company, at Reynolds
ville. Fa., have hit upon a plan which they hope
will do away with collecting subscriptions for
their fellow-workmen who are sick or hurt. It
is proposed that the price paid for a ton of coal
be taken from each miner every month and put
into a general fund, and when they need aid
that they be assisted by this money, making it
a sort of accident insurance. Those who will
not consent to having a deduction made for
tftis purpose, of course, will receive no benefits.
At the auction sale of European ceramics
enamels, porcelains and glassware of the late S.
L. M. Barlow, New York, 284 lots brought
a total of $6,679. The highest price paid was
S700 for a pairot superb Sevres vases In blue
and gold, with brass handles and top and myth
ological paintings on the front panels. Twenty
Sevres plates, with blue and gold borders and a
design of birds in the center, with floral
wreaths, brought 670. A pair of beautiful
Russian vases in rose and heavy gold, with
double gilt handles and panels representing
scenes during the sixteenth century, sold for
$300. A dinner service of 241 pieces went for
$175. Some of tbe other more important pieces
were disposed of as follows: Castelll plate, an
ointing scene, 1630. $82 50; Dresden plates, pas
toral scenes and flowers, $162 50; 13 Dresden
plates, exquisitely decorated, 3182; Capo di
Monti tankard, bacchanalian figures, $140;
Wedgwood covered vase, medallions in light
blue, $75: pair of French vases, scenes from life
of Mary Queen of Scots, $140: pair of small
plaques. "Leda and the Swan," $100; old.Imari
jar, with crest of the Mikado, $57.
A company with a capital of $500,000 has
been formed at Middletown, N. Y., for the
purpose of constructing a milk pipe line to
New York city. The proposed method of for
warding tbe milk is in cylindrical tin cans sur
rounded and propelled by water, and the pro
moters of the scheme assert tbat the time of
transportation for a distance of 100 miles will
not exceed an hour, while the profit will be
about 1 cent a gallon. A cynic thinks if tbis
sort of thing goes on we need not be surprised
erelong to find New York the converging
point not only of oil, natural gas and milk pipe
lines, but of whisky ducts from the blue grass
regions and beer ducts from Cincinnati, St.
Louis and Milwaukee. The pipe manufactur
ers may well be cheerful at the prospects be
fore them.
Some additional facts about the big chem
ical plant at Butler were obtained yesterday.
It was organized last (all and chartered more
recently. iCharter members are: J. P. Brit
tain, Jr.; Joseph Bredin, H. C. Helneman; A,
P. Kirtland, James Brittaln, Joseph Painter
and James W. Drape. Among tbe present
stockholders are the gentlemen referred to, the
heaviest holders being Charles Lockhart, J. P.
Bnttain, James W. Drape and an Eastern cap
italist. The board of directors is constituted
as follows: James W. Drape, President; J. P.
Bnttain, Vice President and General Manager;
H. C. Helneman, Treasurer; James Brittaln,
Secretary; Joseph Painter and Joseph Bredin.
Dr. Williams is the chemist. The capital
stock of the company Is $400,000, and the stock
Is all taken 8,000 shares of $50 each.
BOOMS COLLAPSE.
Local Securities Fairly Active, bnt nt si
Lower Range of Prices.
There was a fair volume of trading in local
securities yesterday, but tbe bottom dropped
out of all the booms. This was dife to the in
tervention of a holiday, brokers being averse to
rushing things, not knowing what may trans
pire before Monday.
There were concessions on nearly everything
on the active list. Philadelphia Gas opened
and closed at 83 bid, with the sale of a block
of 100 shares at 33. Pleasant Valley lostound,
selling at "Sft and closing at 25 bid. The
tractions were weak, as usual. Manufacturers'
Gas was offered at 20, and New York and Cleve
land Gas Coal at S3. Alio gheny Heating Com
pany was about the only thing that finished at
an advance.
vonsraa.
JLVTEBMO02J.
, Hid. Aiked.
Hid. Asked
PlttiVf P..8.& M.Ex.
450 475
86K ....
16$ r...
Commercial a. Bank,
UnquesneNat. BanE..'
Freehold Mat. Bank..
Fidelity T. 4 T. Co...
Keystone Bank or P'g
41. &M. t. UanV ..
Mon'gauela Nat. Ilk
Second National Bank
Allegheny Gas Co.. in
Cons'dt'd Gas Co., 111.
LartEndUasCo., 111..
AUeghenv lieatlne Co.
Chartlers V. Oat Co....
Manufacturer'. Gas Co
People'" Jl. U. & P.Co
Philadelphia Co
Pine Knn bas
Wheeling UaiCo
Hazelwood Oil Co
Tuna Oil Co.
Central Traction
Pltu. Traction
Pleaunt Valley
Allegheny Valley, ....
Pitts. & Lake Krie....
Pitts. Junction K.K. Co
N. V. 4CI.G. C. Co.. ,
walt(43dst,) Bridge.
Nortlulde llrldgeCo.,
Loiter Mining Co
JSastKnd Electric
Westlngbouse Electric
Mon'r ahela Water Co. .
H. 8.&SUr. Co ,
TheG. S. AStor. Co..
B6K
91
71
185
"68
235
71
US
"45
105
40
20
15
77
15X 155 UX
33H 33)2 W
'is "zo '.'.'.'.
50
68 ....
35 .... 29
XH 40 39M
25. M Zi
30)4
40
S5
31
34
S4
58
MX
"if
"is
19
to
48
35
MX
At the morning call 40 shares of Philadelphia
Gas sold a33& S0tE3H, 400 at. 38; 20 Central
Traction at SO; 50 Pleasant Valley at 2 andN
iu lousier at zu,
At tbe afternoon call 5 shares Luster brought
20, S5 Pleasant Valley 25K. 100 Central Traction
SO. 55 Philadelphia Gas 83 and 10 Pennsyl
vania Gas 13. .Before call 200 shares ot Pitts
burg Traction went at 3
J. F. Stark sold 100 shares of Pleasant Valley
at 25V. and 51 Pipeage at 15W. Andrew Caster
sold bO shares of Pleasant Valley at 25 W.
Y. Maxon sold 110 shares Central Traction at
SOU. SO at 80; 100 shares Pleasant Valley at
25V, and 10 shares Luster at 21&
Kea Bros. 4 Co. sold 10 shares Wertlnghouse
Airbrake at 109, 10 Philadelphia Gas at 33
and 25 Pleasant Valley at 25.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were S69,023 Bhares, including Atchison,
4.300; Delaware, Lackawanna ana Western,
17.709; Denver, Texas and Ft Worth. 3,420;
Louisville and .Nashville, 25,863; Missouri
Pacific, 5,460; Northwestern, 7,180; Beading, 20,
600; Richmond and West Point, 11,518; St,
Paul, 23.815; Union Pacific. 12,435; Western
Union, 5,970.
F1TE DAIS' WOKE.
The Week's YVIndnp at the Banks Gains
Over Lost Year.
The drift of tbe information obtained at the
banks yesterday was to the effect that money
was in good supply, with a fair business de
mand. The ruling rates for loans are 67 per
cent, with most of the business at the inside
figure. Clerical business was of good propor
tions. Tbe Clearing House report for yester
day and tbe week five days Is as follows:
Yesterday's exchanges 12.078,85149
Yesterday's balances 381,907 34
Week's exchanges 11.385.03a 32
Week's balances i083-4.1 SS
Exchanges week or 1889 U.lSl,an 92
Balances week or 1S83 2,200,476 31
The weekly statement of the New York banks,
issued yesterday, show the following changes:
Keserve, decrease. 83.798 300: loans, increase,
rj2,100; specie, decrease. t3.WQ.900: legal tenders,
decrease, 11,443,20,; deposits, decrease. 82,611,3X1;
circulation, decrease, 855,700. The banks now
hold 13,700,000 in excess of the is per cent rule.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easy, ranging from 24 per cent; last loan, 2;
closed offered at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 6K6. Sterlingexchange dull butsteady
at $4 82Js for 60-day bhls and $4 86 f or demand.
Closing Bond Quotation.
U. B. 4s,reg...
U. &. 4s. conn.
.122M!
H. K. AT. Gen.Ss
65
102
11IK
122MlMutual Union 6s...
U. B. 4tts,reg 103S
U. S. 4)s, conn.... 101!
Pacific s or '95. 118
liOuijlsnas tamped 4i 97)4
Missouri s 100
Tenn. new set, 8s.., 10SS
s. J. J. in l. wen.
Northern Pae. lsU
Northern Pac. 2ds,
115
115
Northw't'n consols. i
Northw'n deben's..l03
Oregon S Trans. Gs.105
St,L.4I.M.Gen.5s90S
M. I..&S. P. Gen.il. 110
St. Panl consols ....12814
St. PI, Chi & Pclsta.116
rr.. Pe.lG.Tr.Ks. IK
xenn. new set. w.
Tenn. uewaet.ls.
Canada go. 2da...
Oen. Pacific. Is tar.,
Den. a, K. O., ltts.
Den. AB. O. u...
..102H
..111
..ma
Tx.,FcK.G.Tr.Kctf 38
D.&K.G.West,lsts. -
union rae. iiu....."
West Shore UbX
B.ne, sis join
U.K.. &T. Gen. 6s.
I'H i
Government and State bonds were firm and
featureless.
New Yobk Clearings, 8119.175,663; balances,
$7,696,434. For the week Clearings, $596,640,853;
balances, $31,925,334.
Boston Clearings, $15,281,296: balances. $1,
484,504. For the week Clearings. $76,726,454;
balances, $8,970,310. For the corresponding
week last year Clearings, $81,194,3t5; balances,
$8,972,190. ,
PrnLADELPHL. Clearings, $12,882,917; bal
ances, $1,891,173. For the week (five days)
Clearings, $60,763,554! balances, $8,124,779.
Baltimobe Clearings, $2,209,574; balances,
$281,004.
London The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England on balance to-day is
123.000.
Paris Three per cent rentes, 8Sf for Ahe ac
count. Chicago Clearings. $9,776,000: for the week,
$56,845,646. Money steady at 66 per" cent on
call, and 67 per cent on time loans. New
York exchange was 50c discount.
IT M0YED A CENT.
Flimness and Dullness Characteristics of the
Oil market Field Notes. "
The oil market moved on a slightly, higher
level of values yesterday, but there was no
improvement in the way of business. There
was nothing done for quite a while after the
opening, then on, a 'little buying spurt a frac
tional advance was scored, after which the mar
ket dropped into an apathetic condition,
which lasted until well along in the afternoon,
when an attempt was made to build it up, but
met with such opposition that the effort was
soon abandoned. The market then sagged, but
later on near the close rallied somewhat and
finished steady at next to the highest point of
the day. The, range was: Opening, $1 04U;
highest, $1 05; lowest, $1 04K; closed, si 5a.
Thursday's clearances were S60,000 barrels.
In the Mannlngton, ,W- Va., field operations
are impeded by bad roaas, but leasing is active
and big bonuses are being paid. The Burt well
due In about SO days, is expected to be a
gusher.
Robinson 4 Co.'s Beck farm well, in the Char
tier's Valley field, was shot and alter clearing
itself out sprayed pretty strongly. It will make
a fair well.
In the Eureka field, Borchero & Co.'s McCul
lough well is producing 225 barrels a day. Mc
Cullnugu & .Co.'s well on the Noland farm at
Northern Kun is completed and doing2a barrels
a day. Long & Co. have completed two 20-bar-rel
producers in their Nos. 1 and 2 on the Atkins
farm. Their No. "3 on the same farm is a
duster.
The test -wen drilled on tho Rapp farm at In
dustry has come in as a dry hole, the sand being
struck at about 1,000 feet. A second one will
probably 0e drilled.
Grace & (jo.'s No. 3. on the Ferguson larm, in
theSnannopin field, struck the sand and started
flowing at the rate of 85 barrels an hour. It is
being drilled deeper.
Tbe McCalmont Oil Company's well on the
Swint farm in Allegheny county, on the exten
sion of the Duff City field, has been shut down
for1 tankage.
WEST VIEW OIL FIELD.
Performers Unpidlr Getting Ready
to
Operate Extensively.
"The oil drillers in the West View oib field, on
the Northslde, are humping themselves. The
company with which Frank H. Welxel, of
Marshall, Kennedy Co.. is connected is mak
ing preparation to drill a well on Cemetery
lane, Hohn farm; Smith, Kleinman it Co. will
commence drilling a well on the farm of -James
W. Breen within tec days. They will drill in
the rear of the residence, 500 feet from it.
Work will be commenced on a well on Commo
dore Rodgers' farm within ten days, and Dr.
Hardtmeyer will bote on the Sheidy farm
Hie Standard Oil Company scouts are also
said to be quietly gathering up all the leases
they can get In the neighborhood, but some
people suppose their operations are intended
for the tying-up of 'property rather than for
immediate work.
Feninrea or the Mnrker.
Corrected daily by John M. Oaxiey A Co., 45
Sixth street, membets of the Pfttsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened icm I Lowest 104)4
Highest 105ifClosed 1C5
Barrels.
Average charters .'. 26,764
Average shipments
71.C09
Average runs
US,bZi
Refined, New York. 7.50c.
Bf fined, London. Slid.
Refined, Antwerp, i7r.
Keflneu, Liverpool. 6(1.
Kenned, Bremen. C.SOm.
A. B. McGrew quotes:
calls, $1 05&1 05.
Puts, awioiK;
Watching a Wild Cut Well.
, rSFECUL TELEGRAM TO TIIEDISPATCn.l
Washington, Pa, February!!. The Zedi
ker wildcat well is drilling in the sand,but so far
has no oil. The sand is reported to be of good
quality. The drill is not far enough in the
sand to reach tbe pay streak, bnt it will proba
bly be struck within the next 12 hours. Tbis
well, if good, will open up a vast amount of un
developed territory.
Boiler Oil Lands Leaned.
Butler, ifebruary 21. Among the leases
just placed on the records here was one for 56
acres of the David Cable'farm. James S. Pat
terson is tbp lessee. He Is interested with
Lockwood and others in the development of
tbe Cable end of tbe 100 foot field. The land is
located hi ConuoqUenessing township.
Other Oil Markets.
On. Crnr. February 2L Petroleum opened
at $1 04: highest, $1 05; lowest, $1 04; closed
at, Jl 04.
Bradford. Februarr21. Petroleum opened
at $1 04; closed, $1 05; Highest, $1 05; lowest,
New Yoke, February 21. Petroleum onened
irregular, spot being steady at $1 04, while
March was firm at $1 03. A slight advance
in tbe early trading was followed by a reaction,
after which the market became quiet and closed
at $1 05V. Stock Exchange: Opening, $1 04;
highest. $1 05; lowest, 11 04; closing. $1 05J.
Consolidated Exchange: Opening, $1 05& high
est, $1 05: lowest, $1 04; closing, 1 05.
Total sales, 397,000 barrels.
BIG DEALS.
Investors Still Abroad Picking tip Bargains
In KpbI Estate. '
-Samuel W. Black 4 Co., 99 Fourth avenue,
sold for K Haines a lot on Collins avenue, near
Penn avenue, about 100x200, with an elght.room
brick dwelling, for $12,550,
wsw. Jwtxtxron-ar bom sua a btiqk asefewx
ten rooms, with about two acres of land, at
Hawkins station, Pennsylvania Railroad, for
$9,600.
Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenne. sold for
Henry 8. A. Stewart to Samuel P. Brown, one
of those new brick dwellings built by bim on
Stanton and Negley avenues, Nineteenth
ward, this house being the seventh from Stan
ton avenne and containing ten rooms, with
hard wood finish on first floor. A feature of
these bouses Is the beautiful bathrooms, fin
ished iu hard wood with modern sanitary
plumbing. The lot is 40x160 feet running to a
20-foot alley, and the price paid was $7,2o0,
which included chandeliers and papering.
O.K. Love, .No. 93 Fourth avenue, sold the
property, 153 Frankstown avenue. East End,
belonging to the Floring estate, for $5,000. The
purchaser was Mrs. M. I. Whitman.
James W. Drape & Co. closed the sale of a
piece of ground at Chartlers for a special pur
pose at the rate of $3,000 per acre: also an in
terest In a tract ot land in the East End of
$15,000; also placed two mortgages of 812.000 on
two residences in tbe East End at 5 per cent;
also placed six mortgages in properties in Mc
Keesport and Allegheny of $9,500 at 6 per cent.
Jamison & Dickie sold for Hosack & Laugh
lin a piece of ground on Linden avenue,
Twenty-second ward. East End, 82x120 feet, to
Levi Close for $2,200; also for the same parties
lot on same street, 108x130 feet, to R. W.
Bayley, for $3,000. They also sold three acres
near Ben Venue station, Twentieth ward, for
S12.000.
Alles & Bailey, 164 Fourth avenne, sold for
W. L. smith a brick dwelling of nine rooms,
etc, all modern improvement!!; lot 20x120 feet
to an alley, No. S51 Forbes avenue, to Owen
McCann for 3,250.
C. Rfnnger & Son, 103 Fourth avenue, sold
for David H.Misen a brick bouse. No. 17 Scott
street, with lot 21x100 feet, for 450. They
also closed the sale of a mortgage for $1,000 on
city property at 6 per cent.
HEAVY DKIVES
At Railroad Sbnres Maoghter Value
Coalers nnd Edison Electric the Only
Strong Fentures Tub Bank
Statement Bearish.'
New Yoke, February 2L The stock market
was more active to-day than lor weeks past,
and the increase of business was made at the
exnenoA nf valnA tnnrn nf tha active Stocks
showing material losses as the result ot the
day's trading than on any day since tbe present
decline began. Several heavy drives were
made against the list, and every one had the
effect of bringing down quotations. The feeling
at tbe opening this morning was more hopeful,
but bears soon got to work and one after
another tbe leading shares was attacked, all
including more or less readily. Tbe principal
dependence of the bears was upon tbe bank
statement. The early attacks were made with
this influence as the prime moving cause, and
although after the issue of the statement there
was a halt in the drop for some time, tbe pres
sure was soon resumed and still lower figures
were reach in the afternoon.
New England, Burlington and Qulncyand
the Trnsts came in for the bulk of tbe pressure
to-day, but In Rock Island there was every evi
dence of liberal coverings of shorts under cover
of the weakness In the general list. The stock
was less active than usual of late, but its fluc
tuations were on a mnch smaller scale and its
price was stubbornly maintained throughout
the day. The strong features of tbe market
were the Coal stocks, which were held firm on
comparatively small transactions, tbongh they
yieldly slightly to the last drive in the last hour.
The Trusts were depressed with the genera
list In the early portion of tbe day. but met
with the most pronounced support toward the
close, as did also New England, and the stocks
closed close up Jo their opening figures. Ten
nessee Coal, after a rally from its depression of
yesterday, made a drop of 8 per cent, carrying
the preferred stock with it this time, but as
usual a portion of the loss was recovered later
in the day.
Jersey Central and the new specialty, Edison
General Electric, were strong spots in market
and both stand apart from the rest of the list
in showing advances tbis evening. The final
rally in the last hour did not last the day out,
and the market closed fairly active and weak
at or near the lowest prices of tbe day. With
exceptions noted the entire active list is lower
Tennessee Coal is down 6 per cent, the pre
ferred S, Burlington and Sugar each 1, North
western 1. Colorado Coal IK, and New En
gland andLake Erie and Western preferred
eachL Edison Electric rose 3! and Jersey
Central 1.
Notwithstanding the activity and weakness
in the share lst, railroad bonds showed no evi
dence of the excitement having reached them,
and the usual amount of business was trans
acted in that class of securities. The tone of
the dealings also continued without material
change, most of the list being steady, but few
marked changes being recorded either way.
Tbe dealings in fact failed to develop any fea
ture of note, and sales reached 1,074.000. Among
the few marked changes Chicago, St. Louis and
Pittsburg firsts rose 2 to 103; Manitoba 4s
declined 2 to 100. and St. Louis and Terre Haute
dividends, 2 to 65.
Tbe Post says: The decline of Louisville and
Nashville is doubtless due to the selling oy
holders who subscribed for $13,000,000 of new
stock to be taken at 85- On January 29 the
stock sold at 91, and with this difference of
6 points there was some inducement to sub
scribe for the new stock ana sell short against
its expected receipts, which has doubtless been
done to a large extent. To-day was the first
time this vear tbat Louisville has touched the
price at which the additibnaLstock was to be
taken.
The buying up of Reading has enabled the
parties who control tbe floating stock to main
tain the price at about 40, tbongh it has failed
to advance tbe price of the third preference in
comes which still sell at 40.
There can scarcely be said to be any dull
party in tbe every day market for stocks. The
investors who have bought stocks are not ac
tive operators. The bear party, which has its
headquarters in Chicago, are active. an) are
making the prices of stocks from day to day.
They have already oversold several of the
stocks they have been manipulating, especially
Rock island, and as they can't remain short of
stocks forever, they will eventually advance
prices on themselves and then put them higher
than they were before they sold them short.
Tbe following table snows the prices ot active
stocks on the New York Stock Kxcnange yester
day, corrected dally Tor Tin Dispatch by
Whitney A STEPiiENEOx. oldest Pittsburg mem
bers or .hew York Stock Kxcnange. 57 Fourth ave
nue:
Clos
ing Kid.
26K
3J-4
74!
63)4
Sf
22
101 J,
87H
114
89 J
17J4
49
31
92
107)4
140
mi
96)4
46M,
21
135X
154
154t
9
70
22
114
IVA
63
I'M
Open
Id?. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 264"
Atcb... Top.."'....- 32
Canadian Pacific 74i
Canada southern 53
Central of New Jarser.121
Central Pacini.
Chesapeake a Ohio.... 22
High
est. M
X!
74 S
53X
ia
23"-
OTV ,
68)
lllVj
89U
108)4
eiH
96
47i
Low.
est.
24
53
121
wi
101 H
67
114
88V
17
C Bar. & OuliiCT 103
L... sin. st, raui..
C Mil. a St. P.. pi..
6SH
..11434
C, Koctl. tr
C. at. L. & Pitts
&JM
17
C. St. L. & Pitts, of,.
C. St. P..M.&0...... S1H
C St. P-M. AO..P1.
C4 Northwestern 108
C.Jt Nortnwestern. nr. ...
C, C. C. & 1 87
C. c c & 1., nr 96)4
Cob Coal A Iron 47X
Col. & HocEing val
Dei.. L. & W 136)4
Oel. & Hudson
Denver&itloG
E.T.. Va.4Ua ....
fc.T..Va. AUa.lst pf. ....
K.T.. Vs. AGa.2dpr. ....
Illinois Central
Lake Erie A Western.. . .
LakeKrleA West. nr.. S3H
66K
rci
13GH 13SJ4
G3V C2X
105H 104K
88 8M
16 is"
7i ;6ij
I06M 10lX
2th 25)j
S1H 60
70), v 69)
37 36
5 '
ISM 18
a 19
62 CM
31 K 31
74)4 73)4
21)4 tOU
Late snore a m. a iiu
LonlsvUleatNashvllle. 88
Michigan Central
Mobile Ohio 16)4
Ho., Kan. ATexas
Missouri Pacific 7IH
New York Central I0)i
N. V.. li..SiV .... 25
N. Y..L.E. W.prer.. 62M
N. Y (JL &St, b
N. Y., C. & St. L. Of.. 704
N.Y.. V. iSt.J-,. 2d pr 30
N. Y AN. K.... ..... 45)
N. Y., O. A VV - 1854-
NorroiK a Western... a)
Norfolk: Western. PI. 83
Northern Pacinc 81
Nortnern Pacific prefc 74
Ohio A Mississippi..... 18
Oregon improvement. ..
Oreeon Transcon 353,
PacincXtall 37ft
Feo. Dec. A brans 18K
Pnlladel. A Reading.. 40)j
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond A W. P. T.. 203
Richmond & W.P.T.pl 77S
bt. p.. Minn, s Man.. 111)4
SLXAsan Fran
St. li. a San irran Df.
St.L.. A San r. 1st pt. . 89
Texas Pacinc 20
Union Paoinc ?
Wabasn ... UU
84)4':
K
8)4
7114
J06H
25)4
GO
18)4
69)4
-7
4j
17JS
19
61
31
73
21
42
UH
37)4
18
394
183
20K
763,
111
ss)V
88
20)4
65
ua
2634
!li
C7H
OoH
KM
44)4"
25ft
ZVi
18)4
40 H
20)s
77(4
111)4
Wi
!7
18
39V
20"
78
111)4
89
20H
B6)
124
27
S3
63K
S8
45H
88
05
Vt'A
M
82H
8
em
ls4
44X
Wabash crererrcd
Western Union..... .,
Wheeling A L.
sugar Trust.
National Lead Trust.
Chicago Gas Irust....
HH
ir.Ja
68 "J
67 !
45
WAIL STREET GOSSIP.
No
Backbone In Speculation Some Bad
Breaks Bank Statement Un
satisfactory. Special to John M. Oakley A Co. I "
Nirw Yobk, February 21, The stock market
to-day was looking for McOinty. Tbe bears, or
perhaps more properly the sellers, were on top
to-day and the bulls, or buyers, were in the mi
nority. Them was special weakness at the
start in New England, wblcb, later in tho day,
under heavy selling, resulted in an extreme
break of 2H points. Sugar soldoS 1 per cent
within fire minutes of the opening, and later
Lead Trust broke to 16J, the lowest figure yet
touched since it became active on the Ex
change. The coalers were up the presence
ofi colder wave and bidding by insiders. They
held firm until late In the afternoon, when
Lackawanna and Beading broke about a point,
while Jersey Central closed at tbe fop notch.
The fact tbatthe coal stocks do not follow
the general list is doubtless agreeable to the
few outside holders, but it plainly 'shows that
they are cllqued.. As they are manifestly held
In tbe hollow of the band of the persons con
trolling them, no outsiders, will come in to buy
the shares. It then becomes a question of
patieirce on the part of the Cliques, who cannot
sell without seriously breaking prices, Dut who
appear to be reluctant to accept tbis result.
Cotton oil broke 2K points nnder heavy sell
ing, bnt it recovered most of the loss before tbe
close. We think it will go lower because we do
not believe that there is any profit in the busi
ness in View of the low present and prospective
price ot lard.
Tennessee Coal and Iron got another bad
break, opening at 73, selling down to 65 and
rallying to 68. Such breaks as this and those
that preceded it in Reading incomes, in Chesa
peake and Ohio, in Chicago and Eastern Illi
nois in Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and
St. Louis are so sudden and decisive that
holders of other shares ask themselves what
stock will go next. The market is nervous and
shadows hover over it that are not likely to be
dispelled nntil further liquidations ocenr.
lue bank statement intensified tbe bearish
feeling as to' ultimate results, though shorts
rushed In as they usually do to cover on bad
news. The banks lost S2.800.000 tn reserves, but
as tbe deposits were off 32,000.000 the actual
cash reserves were nearly 84 500,000 below last
week. The loans were a trifle larger, and are
up to the maximum figures.
Money is easy enough now, bat since the
interior has again begun to draw from us and
tbe treasury is pulling cash from tbe commer
cial system tbe reserves promise to run down
to the point where money will suddenly be
come dear again. People are not in a humor
to buy stocks, and arguments about big crops,
increasing tonnage, improving earnings, etc,
will not persuade tbem. There are alotot
room traders who cover their shorts oriJMong
sell out at tbe end of the week, and as the
former interest predominated this week there
was a little rally in the latter dealing, but we
believe it will give way to lower prices next
week.
Philadelphia fltoebs.
Closing auotatlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex
change. 1(1. Asked.
Pennsvlvama Railroad. 54K 5IH
Reading 19 19 15-16
Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western VA
Lehigh Valley. 52)4 52Vf
Lehigh Navigation j..,.. 52 52?4
Northern Paclflo .'... 30 3IM
Northern Pacific preierred 73)4 734
Boalnes Notes.
It is reported that there are no labor troubles
at the mines or furnaces of tbe Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad Company.
It is stated that the Wilkinsburg Oil and Gas
Company will stop work un their wells at the
edge of town. They have no more money to
squander.
Some of the citizens of Allegheny are kick
ing for more rapid transit. They complain that
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester line
is too slow.
The banks, Exchange and many business
houses will be closed to-day the latter for a
time at least. Real estate offices will be open
till noon and perhaps later.
Noethbbn Pacific Ratxboas directors
have declared a quarterly dividend of 1 per
cent on the preferred stock and decided to con
struct large shops at once at Tacoma.
All booms in local securities were postponed
yesterday nntil Monday, when something is ex
pected to happen in which Pleasant Valley
Railway and Philadelphia Gas will be inter
ested. ASABESULTof tbe recent visit of Edwin
Gould to tbe Southwest, it "is now stated that
Jay Gould has acquired nearly all the coal
fields in the Southwestern territory, all mines
being held in the name of the Missouri Pacific
Coal Company.
It is claimed at Chicago that tbe Pennsylva
nia Railroad will reduce first-class westbound
rates from New York to Chicago from 75 to 50
cents. The reason alleged is on account of tbe
Intention of the Canadian Pacific to break the
agreementmade on Wednesday, not to pro-rale
with the Chicago and St. Paul roads during tbe
present rate war. -
LIVE STOCK MAKKETS.
The Condition of Bnstneaa at the East Liberty
- .... ,.sock Yards.
OFFICE OF PlTTSBTTRG DISPATCH, (
Fbidat. February 21, 1890.
CATTLE Receipts, 1,323 head; shipments,
1,260 bead; market nothing doing; no cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hoas Receipts, 4,400 head: shipments. 3,000
bead; market firm; medium and light Phila
delphia. $4 254 35; best Yorkers, $4 104 25;
pigs, $3 S04 00; 6 cars of hog3 shipped to New
York to-day.
SHEEP Receipts. 1,800 head; shipments, 1,800
head; market nothing doing; nothing on sale.
By Telegraph. .
New.Yobk Beeves Receipts. 76 carloads
for export: 54 for high trade slaughterers di
rect and 20 for the market; sales were slow,
but prices were sustained and tbe markets firm;
ordinary to good extra steers sold at $3 90 I 75
per 100 lbs: bulls. $2 403 60: dry cows. $1 70
2 25. Calves Receipts. 140 head; reported
steady at $58 per 100 lbs for veals and $2 253
for grass calves. Sheep Receipts. 3,500 head;
extremely 'dull, with a limited trade, but good
stock ruled firm; common to extra sheep sold
at $4 606 60 per 100 lbs: ordinary to extra
lambs. $S7 60. Hogs Receipts, 5,300 head!
none offered alive; nominally steady at $44 40.
St. Lotus Cattle Receipts, 700 head; ship
ments, 700 head; market strong; good to fancy
native steers, $4 405 10; fair to good do, $3 35
4 40; stockers and feeders, $2 00i$3 50: range
steers. $2 003 CO. Hogs Receipts, 2,600 head;
shipments, 2,900 head; market strong; fair
to choice heavy, $3 803 95; packing grades,
$3 753 90; light, fair to best, S3 854 00.
Sheep Receipts, SOO head; shipments. '200 bead;
market steady; fair to choice, $4 305 10; lambs,
55 0006 00.
Chicago Cattle Receipts; 900 head:
shipments, 3.880 bead: market steadv, closing
lower: beeves, $4 4C4 90; steers, $3 004 25;
stockers and feeders, $2 405 50; Texas corn
fed steers $2 80350. Hogs Receipts. 21,000
head; shipments. 10,000 head; mirket weak;
mixed. S3 75g4 00; heavy. $3 804 05; light.
$3 S04 05; skips, $3 003 7a Sheep Receipts,
5,000 head: shipments.2,000 head; market ste-idy;
natives, S3 50Q5 80; western cornfed, $4 b05 60;
Texans, 3 SOtJo 00; lambs, 5 W6 so.
Kansasi Crnr Cattle Receipts, 6,300 bead;
shipments, 2,400 head; market opened strong
and closed &10c lower; steers, S3 2523 40:
cows. SI 0002 90: stockers and feeders. S3 200
3 90. -Hogs Receipts, 6.500 head; shipment.
200 head; market 2c lower: all grades. S3 70
3 75; bulk. $3 703 . Sheep Receipts. 8U0
head; shipments, 300 head: market steady; good
to choice lambs and muttons, $3 500540; stock
ers and feeders, S3 005 25.
BrrFFALO Cattle stronger but not quotably
higher; receipts, 68 loads through, 1 sale.
Bneen and lambs Top grades stronger and
higher: receipts, 5 loads through, 12 sale; sheep,
choice tn extra, $5906 10; good tn choice,
$5 655 5; common to good, $5 105 60; lambs,
choice to extra, S? 9U7 15; good to choice,
tO 65. Hogs steady; receipts, 21 loads through.
15 sale: mediums and heavy. $4 25; mixed and
Yorkers. $4 25.
Indianapolis Cattle Receipts light: mar
ket unchanged; shipper'. $2 254 (JO; butchers,
91 00S23 0: bulls. SI 003 00. Uo-rs Receipts.
3.6M) nead; market active; choice heavy and
medium, (3 904 05: mixed, S3 803 95; light,
S3 90g'4 00. Sheep Receipts light; market
ateady.
Drysoods.
New Yobk. February 2L There was no
change or new features as regards the market
for drygoods. Business was fair in view of tbe
holiday to-morrow, after which more earnest
work is looked for. Supplies are generally
light and prices firm.
AFFIRMATIVELY RKC03IHENDED.
A Number of Ordinances Meet With the
Proper Approval.
The Committee on Public Works met yes
terday afternoon and affirmatively recom
mended the following ordinances:
Grading; paving and curbing Arlington ave
nne from Washington avenue to South Eight
eenth street; 13oq.net street from Atwood to
Bates; York alley from Bates to Louisa street:
Park avenue from Frankstown avenue to Shet
land avenue; Luna street from Park avenue to
Everett street; ilcKee place from Fifth avenuo
to Frazier street; Kraddock avenue from .Penn
avenue to the- city line; Breed alley from
South Fourteenth street to Union alley;
Mifflin alley from Tbirtv-eighth street to
Denny alley. Dedicating Calvin and Keller
streets from Forty-second to Forty-fourth
streets. Grading Yew street from Matilda
street 250 feet eastwardly. Lowry street from
Second avenue tb Sblppen street. Paving and
curbing Hazelwood avenue from Second ave
nue to Sbippen street. Opening Fifth avenne
from Frankstown avenue to Shetland avenue,
CICero alley from Maple to Emerald streets,
Rebecca street from Run avenue to Black
street, Gloster street from Kenovo to Alle
gheny streets. Cypress street from Eimond
to Matilda streets, Sharp alley from Euclid
to Beatty streets. Sewer on Walnut street
from Aiken avenue to Ivy street. Grazier
street from Homewood avenue to Long street.
Margaretta street from Euclid to Highland
avenues. . ,.,
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Eggs and Cheese Show an Upward
Drift Since Lent is Here.
P0DLTRY QUIET-NUTTER STEADY.
The Cereal Situation Continues in Favor ot
the Buyer.
ACTIYE HOYEHENT IN GEOCERIES
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, (
Friday, February 21, 1890,
Country Produce Jobbing; Price.
The arrival of tbe cold wave and Lent has
stiffened prices of eggs. -There is an active
movement in tho past day or two, and single
cases are selling at 17c per dozen. Poultry is in
better supply and markets are easier than for
a week or two past. There has been a slight
advance of creamery butter at Elgin, but not
sufficient to advance prices in tbis market.
Cheese is very firm and an early rise is antici
pated by jobbers. The general produce trade
continues uncomfortably quiet.
Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3031c; Ohio do,
2728c: fresh dairy packed, 2223c: country
rolls, 1920c
Beams Navv hand picked beans, $2 002 25:
medium, SI 752 00.
Beeswax AiQSSc m lb lor choice: low grade.
1820c.
Cider Sand refined. $7 50: common, S4 50
5 00; crab cider. S8 003 50 $t barrel; cider
vinegar. 1012c V gallon.
Chestnuts $5 005 50 ft bushel; walnuts,
60070c f) bushel.
Cheese Ohio, HllKc; New York, HKc:
Limburger, 9KHc; domestic Sweltzer. 1I
13cr imported Sweltzer. 23c.
EGGS 15lbc 1 dozen for strictly fresh.
Fruits Annie", fancy, $3 003 75 f! barrel;
cranberries. Si 004 25 a crate; strawberries,
35ai0c a box.
Featiiees Extra live geese, 5060c: No. i,
do, 4045c; mixed lots, 8035c fl 6.
POULTBT Live cbickeus, 75b0e a pair;
dressed, lll4c a pound; ducks, 76cSl $t pair:
live turkeys, 1314c ft B; dressed turkeys, 17
18c ft.
SefdS Clover, choice, 62 fis to busbel, SI 20
4 40 W busbel; clover, liree English. 62 Ss,
54 354 60; clover, Alsike, S3 CO: clover, white.
S9 00; timothy, choice. 43 i. SI 601 70; bide
grass, extra clean. 14 fis, SI 251 30; blue grass,
fancy, 14 lbs. $1 30; orchard grass, 14 B-, SI 40;
red top, 14 ft". SI 00; millet, 50 fts, SI (X); Hun
garian grass, 50 fts. SI 00: lawn srass, mixture
of fine grasses, $2 50 ft busbel of 14 fts.
Tallow Country, 3?$c; city rendered, 4Ja
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00
3 50; fancy, $4 004 50: Florida oranges, S2 50
3 50: bananas. $1 752 00 firsts, SI 001 25
good seconds, ) bunch: cocoannts, S4 004 50
hundred; Ogs, 89c "f fi; dates. 6X7K ft
ft; new layer figs, U15c; pine apples. $2 50
ft dozen.
Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 556Cc;
on track, 4550c: cabbiges, $2 P02 50 a barrel:
Ddtch cabbage, $16 00 ft hundred; celery 40c ft
dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, $4 254 50 a bar
rel; turnips, SI 001 25 1 barrel; onions, $1 60
5 00 a barrel. $1 501 75 ft bushel.
Buckwheat Floub 22c ft pound.
Groceries.
Coffee options advanced 15 points in New
York yesterday, and further advances in pack
ages grow qfaore probable every day. Sugars,
too. are firm. All staple groceries are moving
freely, but former quotations still s'and.
Green Coffee Fancy Rio. 232lic;
choice Rio, 2122c; prime Rio. 21c; low
grade Rio, 1920c; old Government Java,
2728c; Maracalbo, 2425c; Mocha, 2930c;
Santos, 2124Kc; Caracas, 22Kffi24Kc; peaberry.
Rio, 2424c; La Guayra, 2424c
ROASTKD(in papers) Standard brands,24c;
high grades, 25K30c; old Government Java,
bulk. 3233c; Maracaibo, 27K28c: Santos,
2529c: peaberry, 29c; choice Rio. 2oc; prime
Rio, 24c: good Rio, 23c: ordinary. 21c.
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c: allspice, 10c;
cassia, 8c: pepper, 17c: nutmeg, 70SOc
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test,7c;
Ohio, 120. 8Kc; headlight, 150, 8c: water
white. 10Kc; globe. 1414c: elaine.HJc; car
nadine, HKc; royaline. 14c; globe red oil, U
llKc, purt'y. 14c
MISERS' OIL No. 1 winter strained. 454Sc
ft gallon; summer, 4043c Lard oil. 6065c
Strttps Corn syrup, 26Q29cV choice sugar
syrup. S633c; prime sugar syrup, S033c;
strictly prime, 3335c; new maple syrtfp, 9uc.
N. O. Molasses Pancy, new crop. 4850c;
choice, 47c; medium. 3343c; mixed. 4041c
Soda Bl-carb in keg. 3K3Jc; bi-carb Jn
Ks, 6c; bi-carb. assorted packages, 536c;
sal-soda in kegs, IJjc; do granulated, 2c.
Caudles Star, f nil weight. 9c:steariue. 31
Lset.8Kc;paranlne. ll12c.
ttiCE iieaa. Carolina, o$c; cnoice, yAH3
6Jc; prime, 5K6c: Louisiana. 56Kc.
Starch Pearl. 2c; cornstarch, o6c; gloss
starch, 47c
Foreign Fbutts Layer rai3ins, S2 65; Lon
don laver", $2 90: California London layers,
$2 75: Muscatels, 2 10; California Muscatels.
$2 25; Valencia. 7Jc: Ondara Valencia. 8
SJic; sultana, lie; currants, 55c: Turkey
prunes, 45c: French prunes, 6810c: Saionl
ca Drunes. in 2-ft packages. 8Kc: cocoannts. 91
100, $6; almonds, Lan, ?) ft, 20c; dn I7ica.l7c;
do, shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap, 1415c: Sicily,
filberts. 12c; Smyrna figs, 12l3c: new dates, 6
(ic: Brazil nuts, lie; pecans, ll15c; citron,
ft, 1819c; lemon peel. 18c $ ft; orange neel. 17c
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; ap
ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap
orated, 1516c: peaches, evaporated, pared,
2628c; peaches, California, evaporated, un
pared, 1819c; cherries, pitted, 1313c; cher
ries, unpitted, 56c: raspberries, evaporated,
25K28Kc; blackberries, 77c; huckleberries,
1012c
buoARS Cubes, 7e: powdered, 7c; granu
lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A,
ejc: soit white, uwio-c: yeuour, cnoice.
5jc: yellow, good, 5oc: yellow, fair.
&
oc: yellow, uarK, ojic
PlCKLES-Medtum, bbls (1,200), $6 50; medi
um, half bub (600), S3 75.
Salt-Ho. L W bbl. 95c; No.l ex, ft bbl. $1 00:
dairy, ft bbl, SI 2o; coarje crystal, ft bbl. $1 20;
Higgius' Eureka. 4-bd sack, $2 80; Hlggins'
Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 CO.
Cannes Goons Standard peaches, $2 000
2 25: 2ds. $1 651 80: extra peaclie" $2 4002 GO;
pie peaches, 95c: finest corn. SI 001 50; Hid Co.
com, 65S5c: red cherries, 90cSl: Lima beans,
$1 20; soaked do. 80c: string do, 6O&60C: mar
rowfat peas, $1 101 15: soaked peas, 7080c;
pineapples. SI 3ul 40: Bahama do, $2 75;
damson plums, 8ac; Greengages, $1 25; egg
plums S2 00; California pears. $2 40: do green
gages, SI 85: Jo egg plnni. Si 85: extra white
cherries, S2 407 raspberries. 95cSl 10; straw
berries. 51 10; gooseberries, 11 sjigl w, toma
toes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft. SI 651 90; black
berries. 65c; succotash, 2-ficans. soaked, 90c;
do green. 2 ft. SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft can".
S2 05; 14 ft can. S14 00; baked beans, Jl 451 50;
lobster, 1-ft, SI 7ol 80; mackerel, 1-ft cans,
broiled. SI 50; sardines, domestic, Ks. S4 25
4 50: sardines, domestic s. S6 757 00; sar
dines. Imported. Hi, SU 5012 50: sardines, im
ported, ii $18 00; sardines, mustard, $3 40:
sardines, spiced, S3 50.
FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $36 ft
bbl.; extra Tto. 1 do, mess, shu: extra no. 1 mack
erel, shore. $32: extra No. 1 dn, mess. S36; No. 2
shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock,
4c ft ft; do medium, George's .cod. 6c; do
Inwvn 7ai hAnataio tiilrn (n otfttiB Ans An
George's cod in Mocks. 674c Herring
Kouml shore. HSOfl 001.: sunt, soou: laice. saw
h 100-ft bbl. Wiilteflsh, S6 00 V 100-fi half bbL
Lake trout, $5 50 f) half bbL Finnan haddock,
10c ftti. Iceland balipnt. 13c $ ft. Pickerel,
Vbbl,S200:Ji bbl.. SI 10; Potomac herring,
$5 00 fl bbl : (2 50 per K bbl.
Oatmeal $5 00G 25 bbL
Grnln, Flour nnd Feed.
There were no sales on call at the Grain Ex
change. Receipts as bulletined. 26 cars. By
Pittsburg, Cincinnati am St. Louis, 3 can of
corn, 5-of oats. 1 of wbeat; 1 ot bay. By Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 3 cats of flour.
By Baltimore and Ohio. 1 car of corn, 3 of hay
By Pittsburg and Western, 2 cars of bay, 1 of
corn. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of
corn. 5 of oats, 1 ot hay. Cereal markets have
developed nonew features since our last re
ports. The situation continues in favor of tbe
buyer all along the line. While our quotations
still hold good, there is little doubt that some
shading is done. Tbe flour market Is particu
larly slow, and slight concessions are no doubt
made on prices below.
Prices below are for carload lots on track.
Wheat New No-2 red, o2Ss3c: No. 3, 79
80c.
Corn NO. 2 yellow, ear, new, 3536c; high
mixed, new. 33K34c: No. 2 jellow, shelled.
old,3CK37c: new, 33g31c Rejected shelled
corn, 25gic
Oats-No. 2 white. 2828Kc: extra. No. 8, 27
27Jc; mixed. 2528c
UYE No. IPennstlvanla and Ohio, 5351c;
No. 1 Western, 5152c
Floue Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, $0 uo)o 60: winter straight,
$4 254 50; clear winter, S4 004 25; straight
r h,ba 3 KftfiM Tn Hv. flmir SS itfltfa
bakers'. $3 503 75. Rye flour, $3 50
mYllpkei Middlings, fine white. $15 50
16 00 t? ton; brown middlings, $12 0014 OOi
winter wheat bran, S12 5012 75: chop feed,
$15 5016 00.
HAT-Baled timothy. No. L Jll 00U 50; No.
2 dO, $9 009 50: loose from wagon, Sll 00012 00;
Recording to quality: No. 2 prairie nay,sT0O
8 00: packing do, S6 508 75.
Btsaw Oat. J6 757 00; wheat and rye
Straw, $6 0008 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured bams, large, ic sugar-cured
hams, medium. 10c; sugar-cured bams, small.
10c sugar-cured breakfast. JUcss, Sel. sugar-,
cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured, boneless
shoulders. 7Jc; sugar-cured California hams,
6Kc;sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c;sngar-cured
dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders. 5$c: bacon, clear
sides. 7c; bacon, clear bellies. 7c: dry salt
shoulders, 5Jic; drv salt clear sides, 7c Mess
nork, heavy. SU 00; mess pork, family. $12 00.
Lard Refined, in tierces, aitc; half-barrels. Jc;
60-ft tubs, Sc;20-ft palls. 6Kc;50-ft tin cans, 5!
S-ft tin pails, 6Jc: 5-ft tiu pails. 6c:10-ft un
pans, ovic; o-m tin pans. 014c amoiceu sausage,
long. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Bone
less bams, lOJic Pigs' feet, half-barrels, $4 00?
quarter-barrel. $2 15.
HAD TO BE COT OFF.
Why All the Library Opening; Speeches
Were Not illnde.
The fact that the President and Mr. Car
negie were obliged to leave before tbe exer
cises at the Carnegie Music Hall were com
pleted last evening was manifest to all tha
audience from the movements of the party.
Rather than permit the guests, of the even
ing to leave in the middle of the exercises,
Mr. Scott correctly judged it best to wind
up the exercises, as was done.
This necessitated the omission of four
speeches which were on the programme.
The omitted speakers were Judge Kwing
on "The Judiciary;" S. Schoyer, Esq., on
"The Bar;" C. D. Brigham on "The Press,"
and as the closing speech. Hod, Thomas M.
Bayne, as the especial representative of
Allegheny in Congress, on "The "Ways and
Means." Tbe failure to call on these gen
tlemen was rezretable; but as everyone
recognized, was also unavoidable.
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