hBIG deals cooking-. flan?:ry Iniestors in Pursuit of V Kealty in All Directions. vjINTERESTIXG FACTS AKD GOSSIP. Pitlsbnrs Builders Defended From the Charge of Doing Shoddy Work. CONDITION OF THE DEI GOODS TBADE There is, perhaps, a greater demand than ever hefore for downtown property, and a .number of large deals are cooking. Messrs. Herron & Sons expect to close the sale of a 520,000 business property in Alle gheny City to-day. It was reported that E. K. .Ferguson had sold to A. Jentinson the vacant lot on Ells worth avenue, near Seville street, for $15, 000, and that- J. D. Boyle had purchased the adjoininc lot for f30,000. There is a brisk demand for lots in the Asptnwall Land Company's plan, near Sharpshurg. It is part of the Boss estate. Henry Warner is a member of the company. Good, wide streets have been provided for, and the "West Penn Eailroad Company has put up a station on the premises. An electric road to connect with East Liberty Is talked of. Messrs. Herron and Sons are the scents. Negotiations are in procress for the transfer of a business block on the Mononcahela river front. One of the owners lives in St. Louis. In reply to a statement that many of tbe houses coins up in the East End were ol poor material and workmanship, a gentleman said yesterday: "I don't believe a word of it The statement refntes itself. Who wonld bnj inch houses? Who would rent them? A man upon baying a house gires it a thorough examina tion, or has a reliable builder examine it for him. Do you think he would invest in a structure of the kind in question, one that wonld tnmble down or go to pieces in a few years? I don't. The idea is absurd. My opinion is, and I have had a great deal or experience in this direction, that Pittsburg builders use the best material and most approved methods, and turn out a class of houses unexcelled any where for durability, comfort and appearance. "Another complaint which I wish to refer to is that rents of dwelling bouses are too steep. It may be so in some instances, but not gener ally. Very few landlords realize over 6 per cent, which cannot fairly be called excessive. They could make that much or more out of their money in manv other ways." Advices from the leading drygoods centers are to the effect that jobbers are doing a fair average business for tbe time of year. There is no tendency toward speculation on the part of retailers, but their selections are being made with a degree of freedom denoting confidence in the business outlook and the maintenance of existing prices. A few failures have occurred, but none of special importance, and, while some retailers have undoubtedly been crippled to some extent by the unseasonable mildness of the weather, it is believed that the financial condition of the trade at large is perfectly sound. According to information received from New York the plan of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to consolidate the lines of its Pan handle system, west of Pittsburg; is to form a new company, to be known as the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis Railroad, which -will issue $75,000,000 of common stock, 130.1)00,000 of preferred stock, and $75,000,000 of bonds. The roads to be merged are the Pitts burg, Cincinnati and St Louis; the Chicago, St Louis and Pittsburg; the Jefferson, Madison and Indiana: tbe Cincinnati, Richmond and Chicago, and the Cincinnati and Richmond comprising about 1,051 miles. The stock and the bonds of the new company will be issued in exchange for the stock and bonds of tbe merged roads, and enough reserved for work ing capital and to f umlslivmeans for improve raenisvii It is further stated that all the details of the plan have been agreed upon. Kb more 4 per cent bonds will be purchased by the Treasury Department until further no tice, the time within which Secretary Windom offered to accept them at 121 in liquidation of pnblic deposits with national banks having ex pired on the 21st The total amount of bonds purchased on this account is about 12,000,000. of which $7,000,000 were surrendered under the first call for a reduction of the f nnd. Of the SO banks included in the second call, favorable responses have been received from 65, which surrendered more than 55,000.000 in Government bonds, but unfortunately 32 of the banks went out of the system altogether. LOCAL SECURITIES. The Market Active bat Prices Weaken All Along the Line Tho stock market gained instead of lost in activity yesterday, the sales amounting to 610 shares, but concessions were made in nearly everything on tbe active list The declines include Central and Pittsburg Tractions, Philadelphia Gas. Electric, Manu facturers' Gas and Sew York and Cleveland Gas Coal. Citizens' Traction and Chartiers Gas were firmer. A good office business was transacted at about the same as Exchange figures. The weakness was dne to sympathy with tbe gen erally downward trend of speculation, and not . to any defect in the properties. KOBSBB. AFTBBlrOOX. Hid. Asked. JJld. Asked. rittsb,jrr..s.&M.Ex. o sm .... oo Commercial M. Hank. S61S Kevstone Bank of Vg 71 Citizens' insurance.... 36J4 .... 36X .... Mnnongahcla Ins 41 41 Bridcewater Gas SO 4a Chartiers V. Gas Co.... 41S 4Z)f 4S .... Manufacturer's Gas Co 12 20 .... l'enusvlvanlaUasCo. 13V .... Philadelphia Co S3 Zi4 22X 23 1 una Oil Company 70 Central Traction 32 SJSi 3i!f si's Citizens- Traction Wj K4 64b C-VJ Pitts. Traction. SS, Wi 334 40 Pleasant Valley 25 2SJ, 2a iSH lilts.. A. Alan 300 orthslde UridgcCo., M 554 Luster Minim Co mi so1! ID'S 20H WestlnRhousc Electric 45 46 45 46 Granite KooflnE Co 20 Mon'jrahela 'av. Co HOSt U.S. .5: Ms. Co 15 17 I4f 17 bales at theiirst call were 110 shares of Cen tral Traction at 32 and 100 La If aria at . In the afternoon 50 shares of New York and Cleveland Gas Coal brought 31 100 Pleasant Valley 2 50 25, 20 Commercial National Bank 97. 10 Philadelphia Gas 83. 70 32, 10 Citizens' Traction 65i, 50 Luster 20, 30 Central Traction 3 and 10 32. J. F. Stark sold 50 shares of Pleasant Valley at25M. M. L. Jenkins & Co. sold 50 Electric at 45X and 50 Pittsburg Traction at SOW. Andrew Caster sold 50 shares Pleasant Valley at 25 and 10 Citizens' Traction at 65K Genrge B. Hill & Co. sold 11,000 Junction 6s at ll'X and 50 shares Central Traction at WA, The total sales of stocks at New 1 ork yester dav were 228,829 shares, including Atchison, 4,200; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 9.720; Lonisrille and Nashville, 11.770: Missouri Pacific 8,000: Northwestern. 3,630: Reading. 18. 900; St Paul, 23,930; Texas Pacific, 3,810; Union Pacific, 11,415. MOVEMENTS OP M0NEI Quiet and Easy, nt Unchanged Kates Lou of Reserves Explained. Money was easy and in fair demand yester day, at unchanged rates. Checking and de posltinc were brisk, showing general trade to bo in good condition. Tbe exchanges were 2,5J3,942 23 and the balances 331.975 63. Cur rency was In fair supply. An explanation or the loss of the New York banks in surplus reserves is found in tbe fact as stated by tho Financial Chronicle, that they represent a much smaller proportion than formerly ol tbe funds in the loan market Of course the lower reserves have compelled cleanne house institutions, and especially tbe more conservative of them, to exercise greater care and less freedom in putting out money, and that accounts for the smaller offerings, lint, besides tbe banks, there are all of the Trust companies, many of tbe insurance cor porations, and finally tbe large foreign bal ances, bankers and foreign bank agencies nse in New York when rates justify such use. not to mention offerings from representatives of institutions located in nearby cities all these are sonrces of capital seeking employment and coming into competition with tbe associated banks, none of which in their business are checked by the requirement ot keeping a re serve. Recently short time loan have been in re quest at 5 per cent firm on the very test class of security, and that is a kind of investment those having foreign or trust funds at their disposal are quick to take. Altogether, there fore, tbe supply in the general market has been ample to satisfy the demand, notwithstanding the banks have found sufficient work for their unemployed funds in meeting the require ments of their customers. Money on call at New York yesterday was closer, ranging from 26 per cent: last loan, 2J- Prime mercantile paper. 45i6K- Sterling exchange quiet and steady at U bl for 60-day bMs and $1 85 for demand. Closing Bond quotation. U. 8. s,reir lHfiM.K. ST.Gen.Ss . 65)4 u. b. w. coup i::iiMutuai union es....uo U. 8. 4,s, ret. 103U U. h. 4 us. coup.... IMS. PaclfletsoPK 116 Lonlslanasttunpedt S74 V. J. !. Int. Cert.. .Ill Northern 1'ae. Ists..ll5 Northern Pac.2ds..lUSf Nnrthwltn consols. 142 iauwun os. ....... ...100 Train, new wit. 6s... 109 SJorthw'-n debeu's,.1103 ft. t. Km IfWt icnn. new set. as.. Tenn. new set. 3s.. Canada Bo. Ids.... Cen.Paeiae.lsts... Den. ft K. Q uts. 102 S St 1 AI.M. Gen. Ss SO uirzuii Ai lISUBi wa-v . 731 ,.100 .Hl)l .119 , St. ktS.C. Cfn.il. 110(4 St. I'anl consols ....126 st. pl cw rc.ists.ii6 Tt.. IV. I H.Tr.Ks. Bl cn, c n. u. ... 78 Tx., Pc It (KIT. Keti 38)4 U.&K.Q.Westlsu. - union iac. ista....tu, West Short 105X Krte, 2ds 10014 51. H. AT. Gen. 6s.. 7j Government bonds dull and steady, bonds have been dull and featureless. State New Tonic Cleanngs,Hli239,330; balances, U.794.852. Boston Clearings, 114.616,610; balances, SI, 759.M8. Money 50 per cent Phii.adei.piiia Clearings, 12,601727; bal ances, 51.626.1S3. London Tbe amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 10,000. Bar silver, 43Kdoer ounce. Paris Three per cent rentes, 8Sf 32Ke for the account CnrcAOO Clearings. 11,265,000. New York exchance easy at 40c discount Money steady at &KS on call and 67 on time. A TUMBLE IX OIL AH the Props Knocked Away and Down the Stuff" Goes, Oil scraped the dollar line yesterday. Tbe bean had it all their own way. The depressing influences were rumors the Ivory well on tbe Perrysville plank road and the developments in other fields being among them. The opening and highest was f 1 04 lowest SI 00 closing $100. It was a good day for scalping on the short side. Another element of weakness was the selling of long oIL holders offering it down on stop or ders, but there being nobody to take the stuff, the shorts having satisfied their craving and re tired, the market sagged from sheer lack of support Although the market was lively, especially in the after part of tbe day, the aggregateof sales was smalt Tuesday's clearances were 8,000 barrels. Tbe Kanawha Oil company's latest strike on the Young farm. Little creek, is estimated at 1.000 barrels a day. Tbe Horton. Crary fc Co.s No. S. on lot 170, was doing SO barrels. It start ed off at 100. Their No. 4, on tbe same lot is about due. and is expected to be a gusher. Oil men agree that tbe well on the Ivory farm is a good one, but not such a producer as reported. The Swlnt farm well of the McCalmont Oil Company, in tbe Duff City extension, about three miles rrom Bellevue and on a line with the Ivory farm well. Is producing 100 barrels a day after being drilled in a little. The Fort Pitt Gas Company et pects its Dien No. 3 in at Groveton in a day or two. and is looking for tbe coming in of a gas well on the Anderson farm. Hart Bros.' Bellevue No. 3 In tbe Washing ton field is doing 100 barrels a day from the stray; C. D. Robins' Wilson farm well No. 3, 30 barrels, and the South Fenn Oil Company's' No. 4 on the Flack farm 150 a day. A big gasser, one of the biggest it is said, ever strnck in the Washington field, was brought in Tuesday night It is sltnated on the Smith farmland is owned by tho Verner Gas Company. The pressure is from SCO to 1,000 pounds to the Inch. BUTLER OIL FIELD. Twenty Wells Drilling and 22 Hies Vp In tbe Vicinity of Callery Junction. tEPECIAL TELIGHAM to tub DISPATCH. I Butlsb, February 26. The Kanawha Oil Company well on the Young farm made three flows yesterday evening and promises to equal anything in the 100-foot field when drilled throngh the sand. Drilling is suspended until tankage can be provided. Lockwood & Co.'s Wooster farm well is a small producer. The Elcholtz is still doing 900 barrels per day, and Beed & Co., on tbe Marshall farm. 200 barrels per day. There are 20 wells drilling and 22 rigs up in the vicinity of Callery Junction. " v Frninrr.oX.Iho.Njirker. Corrected dally by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened TC4VlkoweR I00H Highest 1043ilGtosed 100 Barren. Average charters 27,361 Averace shipments -. 75.537 Averareruns 19,173 Kenned. New York. 7.50c KcfincJ, London. SVd. Kenned, Antwerp, i7r. Refined, Liverpool. 64. iteflned, liremen. 6.S5in. ami102jfrew 4U0te,s Pate,98iCi caUa- Other Oil Markets. Bradford. February 26. Petroleum opened atll 04; closed, f 1 00: highest V. 04; lowest SI 00. Clearances, 440,000 barrels. Oil Crrr. FcDruary 20. Petroleum opened at Jl 01; highest II W; lowest SI 001ft closed at !1 OOJi. Sales 320.000 barrels. Jfo clearances reported; charters, 47.619 barrels; shipments. 93,879 barrels; rtins, 76.8S9 barrels. New Yoek, February 26 Petroleum opened firm for spot and weak for March options. Many of the holders of March options tried to unload on account of the near approach of the delivery period and broke the price 4c per barret There was a slight rally in tho last hour, but the selling was renewed and tbe market closed weak, with spot at SI 00 and March SI 00 Stock Exchange: OpeninE. SI 05; high est SI 05; lowest SI 00; closing. SI 00. Con solidated Exchange: Opening, SI WM: highest SI Oljf: lowest 11 00; closing, SI 00. Total sales, 909,000 barrels. LAKDS AND HOUSES. Latest Dickers in RenI Estate In City and Suburbs. Alles fc Bailey, 161 Fourth avenue, sold for J. C. Breen to Mrs. Mary Seeling, No. 94 Colwell street a three-story brick dwelling of eight rooms, hall, vestibule, etc., renting for S450 a year; lot 20x90 feet to an alley, for $3,800. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, report the deeds delivered and sale finally closed of the Greek-American Confectionery property on Kebecca street Allecheny City; consisting of a tbree-story brick building, with lot 75x110 feet for $12,500. W. A. Herron Sons sold lots 40 and 51 In the Aspinwall Land Company's plan, adjoining Sharpshurg. Each lot is 50x100 ieet. The lots are located on First street about two squares from tbe depot They also sold a lot in the Bissl plan, on Butler, near Fifty-third street. Eighteenth ward, lor S1.4U0. L. O. Frazier, corner Forty-fifth and Butler streets, placed a $2,700 mortgage on a lot and four small dwellings, situated in Millvale borough, for three years, at 6 per cent Keed B. Coyle & Co.. 131 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 143 in Marion place plan to Jacob Funk for S200, on easy payments. BEARISH TACTICS Brought to Bear on Bnilroad Shares, bat With No Marked Effect Sueur tbe Only Really Weak Spot. New Yoiik, February 26. Tho stock market to-day was quiet, and, left to itself, would have shown an improving tendency, as indicated by the early trading, bnt the bears got in some pressure upon Bock Island. Burlington, Lacka wanna, St PanI and some others, though with small effect only. Tbe general list showed a strong undertone throughout and the efforts ot the bears, whether directed to the unloading of long stock or the covering of tbeir shorts in a a few shares, was without marked success any where. The only really weak spot in the list was Sugar Refineries, in which there were rumors and points that tbe stock would decline before tbe opening of tbe market The Chicago peo ple were sellers of Rock Island and the other Grangers to a moderate extent but the bulk of the pressure came from tbe bear contingent and the argument thatthelatc redactions must result in smaller earnings was sent forth in sup port of their position. St Paul was depressed below 67 on a large business, and Rock Island reached below 89 for a time, but Burlington was strong and failed to decline to any extent There was a little foreign buying of Lonlsville and Nashville, but the trading for the interest was small, and the stock was dnll in compari son with the last fow days, while it moved over only a narrow range, and showed little change at the close. The deal in Tennessee Cbal teems to be about over and that stock was quiet and maintained witbln narrow limits to-day, the other bl turn In-. ous stocks beinc almost neglected, with the ex ception of Colorado Coal, which developed con siderable animation and strength In the after noon. Sugar albo stiffened up when tbe regu lar list was weaker, but failed to hold its ad vantage and finally closed at about the lowest of tbe day. There was some selling also of New England and Beading, bat both met with good support and tbe pressure was soon re moved. The market rallied slightly in the first hour, but the close was no more than steady at tbe improvement and very dull. The final changes are irregular, thongb the declines are the more numerous to-night, but with tbe exceptions of Sugar 2 per cent and Tennessee Coal 1 per cent lower, the changes are confined to fractions only. Railroad bonds showed a broader market to day, and the total sales reached $1,037,000. The market displayed no marked tone, however, and considerable irregularity occurred. Cin cinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw 5s roso 8 to 73. Wabash debentures lost 2 at 48, and Ohio Southern Incomes 2 at 53. The J'ott says: All of the most active stocks on the list are now at about tbe lowest prices since January 1, having been: Rock Island 88J5 February 19; St Paul 67V February 21: Louisville 84 February 21; Union Pacific 65H January 21; Burlincton 101 February 21; Lackawanna 134 January 21, and Reading 35K January 13. As to tbe character of the selling which has produced these low prices whether it has been more largely of sales on long or short stock, something may be estima ted from the effect it has had to cause declines. The fact that Rock Island bad declined 10 points from its high price on January 4, Louis. Tillo 6 pilnts from its high price on January 29, and Bui lington 6 points from its high price on January 27, shows that there has been a good deal of long stock thrown overboard, which has enabled the bears to cover short sales without any important upward reaction in tho prices. St Paul has declined only 4 points from Its high price on January 2S, and Union Pacific 4 points from its high price on tbe same date, which reflects the greater firmness with which they are held, notwithstanding some short sell ing. Reading is now only 3 points below its high price made on February 7, but the bears got a severe twist in it from 35, to which they had sold it down on January 13. Lackawanna has been sold short on tbe same reasons as Reading, viz: tbe bad outlook for the coal trade, but Lackawanna is rapidly In creasing its trunk line and Western traffic, and instead of any Ions stock coming out as in the case of Rock Island, Burlincton and Louisville it is being bought for Investment and for that reason has been one of the steadiest of the ac tive stocks thus far this year. It is now only three points below Its high price made on Jan uary 9, and seems likely to touch Its high price again before any of the other of the active stocks above mentioned. Ttie rollowmr table snows me prices 01 active stocks en the Itew York Stock Kxcnanite yester day. Corrected dally ror Thi Dispatch by WHUNZT AbiKPHKEON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers or Mew yore block Kxcnange. 57 Fourth ave nue: Clos- Open- High- XOW- lnr lnr. est. est. Bid. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. X6"4 2SX Wi M4 Ateh.. Top. 3. r... 3&H J3H 33 Z3H Canadian 1'acltic 74 74 74 74X Canada Southern S3) SIK S3 53 Central of .NewJrser.ia'3 IBM IDJi IXH Central Pacini 33 33 S3 3UH Chesapeake a Ohio.... S23) 2IM 22V H C Bur. A OalacT I02V 3Q3X 10? H 103 Cm mi. A St. Paul.... 2H 68 sss C7H C Mil. St. r PI....114S 114)4 JH! 1H C rtoctL At. 89X 90 88H S9M C at L. A ritu 18 1SX 18 VH C St 1. A Pitts. PC. S3 53 53 52 Cat. P..M. AO 31M SIX 31 l c. st. !., 11.40.. ur. si C.A.3ortaweatern.....l0iX K7H 107M 107K Csaortnwestern, pr. mn C, C C. A 1 67K 67)4 67.4 67 C c. C. A L, nr KH Cot Coal A iron. 44V i-VA 444 45 Dot. A Hoctiuz val .. 20K 20H MV SOU DeU.L.&lV 1351 136 iioH 13JX Del. A Hudson 149 119 149 HSM HenTerAKioU.. pi 464 E.T.. Va.AUa a fc.T.. Va. AUa.lst nf. 71 E.T.. Vs. AOa.2dpr. 21 21 Wi 21H Illinois Central JHk take Erie A Western.. 17X 17M 17 17H LakeKrleA West. pr.. 63 63 KM G2!4 Lasc Shore M. t) 104V J01V 104'4 mw, LoulsvllleAIIasnvllIe. 84)4 85 SiH Michigan oentrai S3 Mobile Ohio 16S 1K 16'4 16 Mo.. Kan. A Texas.... 75i 74, 7J T ktlssouri Pacific 72 724 71H 72)j h. t.. L..E.&W .... 233 23 25J4 25)4 X. Y.. ti A St ti 1R4 N. x ti a st L. or. Ki5 N.I.. U. St.L,. Id Ef S6 N. TCAi. r 44)4 4434 43V H il. ST., O. AW 17) 17 17J4 17H KorioiK a Western 20 .Norrolk Western. cr. 60K 61 6PH nH Northern Pacin: 31 31 33)4 30X Mortnern Pacific pret 73J( 7SX 73)4 li OhioA Mississippi.... 20j Oregon lmproittiuent. 44 Oregon Transoon Si 34V 4K Pacificnau 37S4 37)4 ) 37 Peo. Uec. A Evans 18 PnUadel. A Heading.. 40 40)," 29 S9H Pullman Palace Oar S7 Richmond A W. P. T.. 20 21 IDS 20H Klcbtnono A W.P.T.pI 78)4 787S 78 78X St P.. Minn. A Man. .111 111)4 111 in St. 1 A San Fran IS 19 18 1SV St. t. a San rran nt. xM 39)4 H 396 St.li. A San r. 1st pt.. 89 89 89 89 Texas Paolfio 20 20)4 1S 19V UntonPaclfic 63)4 WH W?fc (AH tVabasa 12VJ Wabash preferred 26 26 2i)4 26 Western Union 83)4 83)4 83 83 Wheeling A 1 st 67V 67 7 67 Sugar Trust 64V 6S)i 63 6!X National lad Trust 17J4 17)4 17X 17)4 Chicago Oas Trust.... 44)4 45M 44V 45 Zi-dlvidend. Philadelphia Htochs. Closing Quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Btenhenson, brokers. Ho. 57 Fourth avenue, Members Kew ror stock Ex change. AM. Asked. Pennsylvania Batlroad, . 54)4 SIK Heading KH 19 Unfialo, Pittsburg A Western Sfc 9)4 Lehigh Valley S2K R5V Lenlgh Navigation 52 52X Northern Paclnc.1 3014 30V Northern Pacific preierred n 73K Boston Stocks. Atclu ATop.TtB. .. Z3)4 lioston A Albany. ..219)4 Hoston A siame.....2i3 c. a. to,....' 103 Ctun. can. A Oleve. 24)4 Kastern R. K 147 Flint PereM 24)4 Flint A Pen M. pro. KH Little K. A Ft. B. 7s. 100 Mexican Cen. com.. 17V Mex.Clstmtg.bds. 69V -S. Y. &NewJng... 44 Old colony. 176)j Butland preferred.. 70 Wls.ccntna.com... 23. Wis. Central pC. . E9 . 2)4 .250 . IS . 13 . 3 . 25 . 8 . 63 .218 : S .160 . 18 . 1.05 Allouez Mg Co. Calumet A Becla.. Catalpa Franklin. Huron Osceola. L'ewable QulncT ....... . Bell Telepoone... Boston Land Water Power Tumaraek San Diego santa Fe copper... Business Xotes. Reports from New York yesterday were to the effect that money was working a little closer. The Pennsylvania Water Company (Wllklns burg) is doing a good business, and dividends are already assured. Finishing touches are being given to the Keystone Bank building. It will be occupied by tbe bank early next month. Tee President of the Chicago and Alton ad vocates in his annual report the purchase of all railways in America by the Government The demand for investment securities at St Louis continues unprecedented. Brokers can not fill all orders for State and municipal bonds. The Northern Pacific directors have declared a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on the pre ferred stock, and also decided to construct large shops at once at Tacoma. Laveence Base depositors should hand or send In their books to tbe Fidelity Title and Trust Company. This omission Is the only cause of delay In making a statement. Major Glover: "Scarcity of bouses will deter a great many people from moving this year. They would rather pay more than run tbe chances. Only two or three of onr tenants will change quarters." It is stated that a new syndicate has been formed to complete tbe "Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad. It will also construct a lino to Steubenville. to be used by both tbe Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling and tbe Wheeling and Lake Erie. The Wheeling and Lake Erie ex. tends from Toledo to Bowerstown, 40 miles from Wheeling. Dry Goods. New y obk, February 26. There was no new feature to the market for drygoods. Business with jobbers was somewhat more active, but the demand on first hands continued moderate, with an increase in a few staple, as well as fancy, fabrics. The tono ot the cotton goods market continued strong. In sympathy with the raw material and the condition ol stocks, and the price of coarse yarn fabrics tend upward. Woolens were in somewhat better request His Nnrae Was Carr. The statement that Edward Stepleton had been arrested on a charge of being one of the men who waylaid Mr. Bossman on Fifth avenne on Satnrday night, proves to be er roneous. Barney Oarr, who resides at the corner of Fifth avenne and Miltenberger streets is said to be the name of the man ar rested. Cbnrced With Stealing Lumber. Alex Horosky was committed to jail yesterday, in default of bail for a hearing to-morrow before Alderman MoKenna, on a charge of larceny preferred by W. H. Bole., The defendant is charged with taking some lumber from the Washington building. The Airbrake Is a Success. The new Westinghonse airbrake appli ance for street cars is completed. It has been tested and found to be a success. A trial trip with a csr which has been pro vided with one of the brakes will be made over the Central Traction road to-day. Commission One-EIsblb. McKee & Hagan, 111 Fourth ave., buy stocks, grain and investment securities on margins or for cash. txs THE PITTSBUBG DISPATCH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY LOCAL LIVE STOCK. Increased Run of Cattle at Liberty With Little Change in Price. A STAND OFF TO LAST WEEK'S SALE Sheep in Light Supply, and Choice Stock a Shade Higher. SWINE D0IKG BETTER THAN ON HONDAI Office of Pittsburg dispatch, ( Wednesday, February 28, IS90. Receipts of cattle lor the week were a little above 80 car loads, or about 15 loads more than last week. Fully three-fourths of the offerings were from Chicago. There was discovered a diversity of views among drovers as to the superior quality of this week's run, some maintaining that there was no improvement, others advancing the opposite view. All agree, however, that there has been no improvement in markets. Last week Tuesday's markets showed an ad vance of 10 10 15 cents per hundred over the opening of Monday morning. Last Monday markets opened abont tbe same as the previous Monday and continue up to the present time without any Improvement A few loads of prime Southern Ohio cattle consigned to Needy, according to reports, brought 5c and over in; a retail way. There were very fewstockersand feeders in the offer ings, but enough for all demands, as buyers for tbis class of cattle were few. About all tbe buyers on hand were buying for local trade, or on orders from nearby points. Veal calves were in liberal supply and fair demand. Big calves were slow sale at a range of Z3c per pound. Rongb, heavy calves, according to tbe statement of an old-time stockman, are not getting a sufficiency of milk to make 'them marketable. Said he: "The milk which is needed to make good veal is largely consumed for household purposes. The children cry for It and the result is seen in the many large bony calves which come to our markets and are hard to give away." There was a fair snnply of fresh cows, but the bnlkwere common "stock and markets were slow. Sheep, Lnmbs and Swine. The "run for the week has been light and markets strong at last week's prices. Very choice buncbes of sbeep were sold at a shade higher prices than last week. There was not the same advance in lambs. Tbe latter proved rather slow at last week's prices. Butchers say that prices are too'bigh for profit to them for a few weeks past, and that It is only to keep np their regular line of meat and supply the wants of customers that they handle mutton at pres ent prices. Receipts of hogs were light all the week. Markets opened slow on Monday, but since then there has been some Improvement A few selected hogs sold tbis morning at H 40, which was 10c better than anvthing brought at the beginning of the week. Owing to the light run and generally low quality of hozs received in this market of late, a number of the old time buyers have been going to Chicago for their supplies. The outside price at Chicago tbis morning was SI 03, and tho same grade at East Liberty brought $4 4a DlcCnll Si Co.'s Weekly Review. The supply of cattle has been fair, offer ings being mostly from Chicago. The market ruled slow at last week's prices, except on tidy 1,000 to 1,100 As bntcher grades, which were in demand at a shade higher prices. We give the following as ruling prices: Prime, 1.800 to 1,600 Its, SI 601 75; good,. 1.200 to 1400 as, U 00 4 85: good butcher trades. 1.000 to 1,300 lbs, S3 704 10: rough fat 1.100 to 1.S00 lbs. S3 70 3 90; butcher grades. 900 to 1100 fts. S3 503 75; mixed lots, cows and heifers, 12 503 25; bulls and fat cows, S2 003 25; fresh cows and springers, very dull. $20 0035 00. Tbe receipts of hogs has been light this week and tbe market active on good, but dull and Blow on licht pigs and common grades. We qnote tbe market to-day as follows: Heavy and medium, ti 154 30; best Yorkers, Jl 20 4 23; common to fair Yorkers, SI 00-fi!! 15; light pigs, S3 503 90; roughs, S3 004 CO. The receipts of sheep this week were fair, and the market slow at an advance of 10 15c per cwt We qnote sales as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weigh ing here 110 to 120 S So 65B6 00: good. 90 to 100 Bs, S5 355 60; fair to good mixed. 75 to 80 as, S4 605 CO: good vearlings, 75 to 80 as, S5 255 50; fair to good, 50 to 60 Bs, 84 254 75; good lambs, S6 00G 75; common to fair lambs, 15 0035' 50; veal calves, 110 to 120 as, 55 256 75; -heavy calves, 32 50 3 00. By Telegraph. New York Beeves Receipts. 45 carloads for exportation; fairly firm and steady at S3 SO 4 85 per 100 as for poor to prime steers; $2 3 25 for bulls and dry cows. Calve Receipts, 950 head; unchanged: veals sold at 58cper ft; grassers and Western calves at S2 504. Sheep Receipts, 4,000 bead and 1200 were carried over yesterday; dnll for sheep: steady for year ling lambs: firm for spring lambs; sheep sold at 81 756 65 per 100 as; yearling lambs at S67 50; spring lambs at $4 506 GO each. Hogs Re ceipts, 9,700 head; good to choice hogs and pigs were sold alive at S4 404 50 per 100 lbs, and the market is reported firmer at S3 804 50 per 100 as. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 12,000 head; shipments, 4,000 head; market strong to a shade higher; beeves, $4 605 00; steers, S3 00 4 50; stockers and feeders, $2 503 70; Texas com fed steers, S3 003 85. Hogs Receipts, 26.000 bead; shipments, 10,000 head; market opened steadv and a shade lower; light and beavv. S3 S04 05; mixed, S3 S04 00; skips, S3 003 7a Sheep Receipts, 110UO head; ship ments, 3.O0O head: market slow, closing 10 15c lower: natives, $3 755-S0; Western corn fed, $1 8005 60; Texans, S3 755 00; lambs, 5 00 S4a KANSAft Crrr Cattle Receipts. 3,700 head; shipments, 2,600 head; market 510c higher: steers, S4 80: cows, SI 902 90; stockers and feeders, $2 503 45. Hogs Receipts, 6,500 head; shipments, SOU head; market strong; bulk, S3 75. Sbeep Receipts. 900 bead; shipment", 2,500 head; market strong and 10c higher; good to choice lambs and muttons, 3 50Q5 40; stockers and feeders. S5 CO5 25. St. Loins Cattle Receipts, 1500 head; mar ket steady: good to fancy native steers, S4 80 4 90; fair to cod do. S3 401 40; stockers and feeders. $2 2033 60: raniro steers, S2 25JJ3 00. Hogs Receipts. 5,000 head; market steady: fair to choice heavy, S3 853 95; packing grades. S3 803 90: light fair to best, S3 753 90. Sheep Receipts, 500 bead; market steady; fair to choice, S4 0005 CO; Iambs, So 005 4a lMDiANAPOlls Cattle Receipts light; mar ket steady: shipper'. S2 254 60; butchers, SI 003 50; bulls. $1 503 0a Hogs Receipts, 3,350 head; market slow and lower; choice heavy and medium. (3 D0J4 02; mixed, S3 85 4 00; light S3 WS4 W. Sheep Rereipts light; market a shade lower; lambs, S3 505 50; Bheop, $2 505 00. BUFFALO Cattle steady; receipts, 113 loads through; no sale. Sheep and lambs fairly active; receipts, 6 loads through, 13 loads for sale. Hogs slow: receipts, 23 loads through. 15 loads for sale: mediums and heavy, $4 254 SO: mixed, S4 30: Yorkers, S4 25S4 30; roughs, S3 65 3 70. CntciKNATi Hogs easier; common and light 3 60i 05; packing and butchers. S3 95 4 10; receipts, 4,900 head; shipments, 3,000 head. IN MIASmS' C0DEP. A Big Day for Criminal Business Up on the Bump Yesterday. Detective' Helner yesterday had a con siderable collection of criminal business before him in Alderman McMasters' office. Maud Josephine Prichard, of Tarentura, wants Maximilian Rinehard restrained. She says he threatened to purchase a re volver and shoot her, also that be would take her out on the railway track and push her under a train. Hearing to-day. John J. McQuade snes John Anghen bangh, of Lombard street, for assault and battery. Anghenbangh gave ball for trial in the Quarter Sessions. To tbe National Capital. The Pennsylvania Railroad will begin a series of special excursions to "Washington, D. C, March 6, the others to follow on April 3 and 24, respectively. This offers a most desirable opportunity to those who have never been present at any of the Con gressional meetings, as both Houses will be in session at that time. Positively Dellclons. So delightful to the taste are Hamburg Figs that they could be placed -upon tbe table for dessert and no one would suspect that they were more than very superjnr crjstalised frnit This property is what maxes them sopopuIar with ladles and children for tbe cure of con stipation, piles, indigestion and sick headache. 25 cents. Bose, one fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y. TTSU Commission One-Elgblh. McKee & Hagan, 111 Tourth ave., bny stocks, grain and Investment securities on margins or for cash. TTS MABKETS BY WIRE. Apprehensions of a Blizzard a Bullish Fac tor In tho Whent Fit Corn nnd Oats Stronger In Sympathy Pork Tumbles. Chicago A strong undertone again existed In wbeat most ot the session to-day, and prices advanced another point or two above extreme outside figures of yesterday. Business was good, though at times there were spells of quietness. The market opened the same as the closing yesterday, advanced c, then receded JsC, ruled strong, improving Ke. receded c, closing Ma lower than yesterday. Influences were more or less favorable to the Interest of holders. Considerable apprehen sion was felt in regard to the growing wheat on account of the changeable weather. Another cold wave is reported by the Signal Service over some of the winter wheat districts, though the Oliin Valley, where tbe most damage is feared, has not been reched by severe cold weather. Corn was fairly active and firm, transactions being at slightly higher prices. A very good inquiry existed for both May and July, and as offers ot tho same were limited at times the market ruled stronger. The market opened at yesterday's closing, was easy for a time, selling oir 6c, the cold weather creatine an easy feeling, became firmer, advancing 4,c, eased off a little, ruled steady and closed a shade bet ter than yesterday. Oats nere active, stronger and hlcber, due to the; firmness in other grains. There was In creased trading in May, one prominent operator being a beavy buyer both here and In New York. Shorts were somewhat scared and bought freely, and at the advance of c one large trader took a good line. On the advance the early buyers began selling and prices re ceded slightly, but the market closed steady at a small gain above yesterday. Trading in pork was moderate and tbe feel ing easier. Prices declined 57Kc on the whole range and closed steady at medium figures. Lard attracted very little attention and trad ing was limited. Opening sales were made at about last evenihgs closing prices, but trans actions were at figures more favorable to buy ers. A fairly active trado was reported In short ribs and tho feeling easier. Prices receded 2 5c, and the market closed steady at medium figures. Tbe leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2. February. 7575Kia75K 75-Kc: May. 77Ji7877Ji77c;July,76147t 7ti76Vc. Cork No. 2. February. May, 29e3062929c; July. XWSMOOJiC. OATS No. 2, February, 20202020r; May. 202U62021c: June, 202020 20?c Mess Pork, per bbL March. 89 9 709 70 9 659 67U: May. S10 0010 009 92J9 85; June, $10 0010 029 97K10 00. LARD, per 100 as. March, S5 7505 77X5 75 5 75; May. S5 0005 905 87&5 87K: June.S5 92K 5 955 905 92X. Shobt Ras, per 100 lbs. March. $4 72K 4 72K1 704 72U; Mav. S4 821 851 80 i 82: June, $4 904 904 87K4 Siti. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged, except patents, which were 10c lower. No. 2 spring wheat 75K75c: No. 3 spring wheat tS5K70c; No. 2 red, 7575?4c. No.2corn.2S28Kc. No. 2 oats, 19K20c. No. 2 rye, 42Kc No. 2 barley nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 41. Prime timothy seed. SI 15 1 16. Mess pork, per bblS9 7009 75. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 75577H. Short ribs sides (loose), $4 7004 75. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S4 2504 3a Sbort Clear sides (boxed), S4 955 00. Sugars, cut loaf,- 77Jic: granulated, 6c: stand ard A, 6c. Receipts Flour, 14,000 bar rels: wheat, 23,000 bushels: corn, 261. 000 bushels; oats, 151,000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bushels: barley, 62.000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 8,000 barrels; wheat 28,000 bushels;corn, 207,000 bushels: oats. 160,000 bushels; rye, 6,000 bushels: barley, 41.000 bushels. On tbe Produce Kxcnange to-day the butter market was steady; fancy creamery, 26K27c; Western, 2425Vc; finest dairies, 1922c: fine, Matte. EggMKc New York Flour fairly active. Cornmeal steady. Wheat Spot quiet and Irregular, closing weaker; options moderately active, K c down and weak. Rye steady. Barley steady. Barley malt quiet. Corn Spot stronger and fairly active; options quiet and steady. Oats Spot active and stronger; options active and higher. Hay easy and quiet; shipping, 35040c; good to choice, 6085c. Hops easy and quiet Coffee Options opened steady and unchanged to 10 points up, closed steady and unchanged to 15 points up; sales, 46, 750 bags. Including February. 16.60ia75c; March, l&45ia50c; April. 16.S5016.45c; May. ia3016.40c; June. ia8016.40c; July, loio 16.35c; August, l.25c: September, iai5ia20c; November, 16.00c; December, 16.0016.05c; spot Rio firm and in fair demand; fair cargoes. 20c; No. 7 flat bean, lSQlSc Sugar Raw, firmer and in fair demand; fair refining, 5 M65Kc; centrifugal. 96 test 6 0 IMUc; sales, 500 bags English Island Musca vado 89 test at 5 l-16c: refined firm; fair de mand. Off "A," 55 15-16C Molasses Foreign firmer, 50 test 22Jic; New Orleans firm. Rice firm, fair demand. Cottonseed oil steady. Tallow easy. Rosin dull Turpentine nominal at43K0c. Eggs weak; Western, 1414Vc; receipts, 8,080 packages. Pork quiet, steady. Mes, old, $10 0010 50; do, new, S10 75011 25; extra prime, S9 2509 75. Lard firmer, moderate demand: Western steam, closed at S3 15; sales 7.750 tierces; Marcb, S3 08, closing, S6 10; Anril, SO 16; May. $6 20, closing, SO 21: Jnne, S6 27; July, So 3306 34; October, S6 50 6 54. Butter easy, moderate demand; Eiein, 28c: Western dairy, 817c; do creamery. 12 26c; do held, 815c; do factory, 518c Cheese firm, good demand; western, SffllOc Minneapolis Wheat receipts for the day 105 cars, and shipments 40 cars. Cash wheat In good demand, and most of the samples of varieties fit for milling purposes were cleaned np early in the day. The general range of prices was about the same as yesterday. Local millers were the best buyers, as usual, though a large number of orders were here from out side points, and in filling them tbe competition between them and requirements for local use made a strong market Closing quotations: No. I hard, February, 77c: Marcb, 77c; May, 785ic: on track, 78c; No. 1 Northern, February, 75J4c; March. 75fc: May, 76c; on track. 76J 77c; No. 2 Northern, February, 73c; March, 73Xc; May, 76ic; on track, 7275c. St. Louis Flour unchanged. Wheat lower, weak and declining; dullness elsewhere caused a like result here and the close was about ii Zc lower than yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, 75c bid; May closed at 76c asked; Jnne, 7576c asked; July, 73K73c asked. Corn opened weak and closed lower; No.2 mixed, cash, 24c; May, 25c asked; July, 27c asked; September, 28c bid. Oats Irregular: No. 2, cash, 20Jic bid; May closed at 20c asked. Rye easier at 41c Barley steady. Provisions very quiet and no essential change in values. Milwaukee Flour very dull. Wheat'easy; No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 7173c; May, 72)$c nominal; No. 1 Northern, 80c Corn firm; No. 3 on track, 27c. Oats quiet; No. 2 white, on track, 22c Rye firm; No. 1 in store. 44c bid. Barlev quiet; No. 2. in store. 40Kc Provisions firm. Pork. S9 7a Lard, So 72J& Cheese steady; Cheddars, 99Kc Baltimore Provisions steady and un changed. Butter quiet: Western packed. 16 21c; best roll. 1618c; creamery, 2527c Eggs weak at 13c Coffee firm; Rio. fair,l'j?ic Toledo Cloverseed active and firm; cash, S3 20; March, S3 17K- LATE HEWS IN BRIEF. Tbe cholera has abated in Persia. Influ- enza is ravaging .bastern Syria. Lake Front Park will almost certainly be chosen as tbe site for holding the World's Fair. The Italian Government officially denies that its action in Africa is directed against Kassala, Charles J. Stephens, a letter distributor in the Chicago Postofflce, has been arrested for robbing the malls. Mary Francis Keller, aged 19, seeks divorce from her husband, aged 76 years, at Fond du Lac Sensational developments are looked for. Both houses of the West Virginia Legisla ture adjourned at noon yesterday. Tbe session and Gubernatorial contest cost the State nearly S75.(KXi. Three attempts bave been made to burn tbe Memorial U. B. Church in Harrisburg. Tbe church people are thoroughly frightened over tbe affairs. David Willougbby, a member of tbe Lon don, O., Council, has been arrested on tho charge of attempting to blow a safe in the PhUer House in that city. O. H. Graham. Auditor of Warren county, O.. fled last August An examination of his affairs showed he was short 550,000. On Wednesday he voluntarily surrendered. The Controller of the Currency has de clared a third dividend of 10 per cent In favor of creditors of the California National Bank of San Fraccisco, Cal, making in all 35 per cent on claims proved amounting to S452,549. This bank failed December 17, 1888. Tbe Virginia Legislature has been asked to incorporate the Virginia, Missouri and West ern Railroad. The object is to construct a road from Norfolk, Va., to tbe Junction in New Mexico of the Atlantic and Pacific and Atchi son and Topeka roads, a distance of 1,640 miles. Tbe capital for this enterprise, it is as serted, is nearly all English money, and S10.000, 000 In bonds of the company have been sold in England. Bills are now in Congress for tbe right of way throngh the Indian Terri tory nnd the right to construct bridges along the road. A ma bonanzt for the druggist N Salva tion Oil, for they sell lots of it. Kills pain. Commission One-Elglitb. McKee & Hagan, 111 Fourth ave., buy stocks, grain and investment securities on margins or for cash, tts 27, 1890. DOMESTIC MAKKETS. Cheese, Ejjjjs and Apples Moving Freely Poultry Qaiet. COFFEE OPTIONS ADVANCING EAST. A Scarcity of Hemlock Lumber and an Ad vance in Prices'. CEBEALS DULL ALL AL05G TBE LINE Office of PrrrsBtrKO Dispatch, Wednesday. February 26, 1S90. Country Produce Jobbing Prices. The demand for cheese has very much im proved the past few days, and stronger prices are due. There has already been a slight ad vance In the East Tbe butter situation is un changed. Apples are moving more freely this week than for Borne weeks past. The same is true of tropical fruits. Markets are bountifully supplied with poultry, and tbe drift is down ward. Demand for fresh eggs is fully up to supply. Some dealers report sales at 17c per dozen for very choice stock in limited quanti ties. Our quotations will cover job lots. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 30331c; Ohio do, 2728c: fresh dairy packed, 2223c: country rolls, 19020c. Beaks Navy band-picked beans, S3 002 25; medium, SI 752 00. Beeswax 2o28o $ & lor choice; low grade, 1820c UlSEB Sand refined. S7 50: common, S4 60 5 00; crab cider, S8 008 SO '$ barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c gallon. Cheese Ohio, llHHc; New York, HKc: Limburger, 9Kllc; domestic Sweitzer, li 13Kc; imported Sweitzer, 23c Lgos 1516c ?1 dozen for strictly fresh. FntJlTS Apples, fancy, S3 00(23 75 ?1 barrel; cranberries, 81 004 23 a crate; strawberries, S540c a box. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1, do, 4045c; mixed lots, 3035c $1 ft. FOULTRV Live chickens, 7880a a pair; dressed, ll12c a pound; ducks,75cSl ft pair: live turkeys, 1213c V &: dressed turkeys, 13 16c$tft. Seeds Clover, ehoice, 62 lbs to bushel, $4 00 $ buibel; clover. Urge English, 62 fts, $4 354 60; clover, Alsike, SS CO: clover, white. S9 00; timothy, choice. 45 tts, 81 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 tts, SI 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 8s, SI 30; orchard crass, 14 &s, $1 40; red top, 11 lbs. SI 00; millet 50 Us, SI 00; Hun garian crass, SO lbs. SI 00: lawn grass, mixture of line grasses, S2 50 V bushel of 14 tts. Tallow Country, 33c; city rendered, 4c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common. S3 00 3 50; fancy, S4 00(94 50: Florida oranges, $2 50 3 50, Valencia, S3 754 00 a case. Messina, S2 00 2 25 a box: bananas, SI 752 00 firsts, SI 001 25 eood seconds, fl bunch: cocoanuts, 84 004 50 33 hundred; figs, b9c t It; dates. 6X7Kj w ft; new layer figs, 12X15c; pine apples, S2 50 dozen. Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c; on track, 45050c; cabbazes, S2 503 00 a barrel: Dutch cabbage, SIS 00 f) hundred; celery 40c dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, J4 254 50 a bar rel; turnips, SI 001 25 a barrel; onions, SI 25 5 (X) a barrel, Jl 01 75 bushel: Bermuda onions. S3 75 bushel crate; parsnips, SI 75 2 00) barrel. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR SI 752 0U. Groceries. Jobbers anticipate an early advance In both coffee and sugar. The former hasbeen steadily moving upward in the East for a week or two past The movement of general groceries con tinues very large. Green Coffee Fancy Rio. 23J24Kc; choice Rio, 21M22Kc; prime Rio. 21c; low grade Rio, 1920c; old Government Java, 272Sc; Maracaibo, 2425c; Mocha, 2930c; Santos. 2124Kc; Caracas. 22XS224Xc; peaberry. Kio, 2424fcrLa Guayra, 2124c RoASTJtD(in papers) Standard brands,24c; high grades, 25K30c; old Government Java, bulk. S233Kc; Maracaibo, 27K28c: Santos, 2529c; peaberry, 29c; choice Rio. 25c; prime Rio, 24c; good Rio, 23c; ordinary, 21c Spices (whole) Cloves. 1920c; allspice, 10c; cassia. 8c: neooer. 17c: nutmeir. 7O0SOC. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7 unio, lai", oc; aeauugut, aou, oc: water white, 10Kc; globe, 1414c; elalne, 14kc; car nadine, llc; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11 HKc, purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4546o ft gallon; summer, 4043c Lard oil. 6065c Syrups Corn syrup, 2626c; choice suirar syrup, 3638c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, 9oc N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4850c; choice, 47c; medium. 3843c; mixed. 4042c Soda Bl-carb In kegs, 3K3JJc; bl-carb In Ks, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages. 5-6c; sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c;stearine, 31 set 6c; paraffine. ll12c Rice Head. Carolina, 67c; choice, JQ 6c; prime, 6K6c: Louisiana, 55Vc Starch Pearl 2c; cornstarch, 56c; gloss starch, i7c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65; Lon don lavers, $2 90: California London layers, 82 75: -Muscatels, ?2 40; California Muscatels. 82 25; Valencia. c; Ondara Valencia, 8 8Jc; sultana, lie; currants, 5K5c: Turkey prunes, 45c: French prunes, 610c: Salonl ca prunes, in 2-& packages, 8Kc; cocoanuts, Tp 100, SG; almonds, Lo-n, B, 20c; do Ivica. 17c; do, shelled, 40c; walnnts, nap, 1415c: Sicily, filberts. 12c; Smyrna figs, 12l3c: new dates, 60 Uc: Brazil nuts, lie; pecans, U15c; citron, $1 ft, lS19c; lemon peel 18c ?1 ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c: ap ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap orated, 16lCc: peaches, evaporated, pared, 262Sc; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 1819c; cherries, pitted. 1313c; cher ries, unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 25U26kc; blackberries, 77c; huckleberries, 10 12c. SUGARS Cnbes, 7Jf c; powdered, 7c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A, 6:; soft white, 6K6Jc: yellow, choice, 6Ji biia yellow, good, 5oJf c: yellow, fair, 5 5jc: yellow, dark, SJic Pickles Medium, bbls (1200), S6 50; medi um, half bbls (600), S3 75. SALT N o. 1, bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex, bbl, SI 00: dairy, f) bbl SI 2o; coarse crystal. V bbl, SI 20; Higgles' Eureka. 4-bu sacks, 52 80; Hlgglns' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets. S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00 2 25; 2ds. SI 651 80: extra peaches 82 402 60; pie peaches, 95c: finest corn. SI 00l 50; Hid Co. corn, 6535c: red Cherries, 90cSl; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do. SOc: string do, 6065c: mar rowfat peas, SI 1001 15; soaked peas, 70S0c; pineapples, SI 3U1 40: Bahama do, S2 75; damson plums. 05c; Greengages. SI 25; egg plnms. S2 00; California pears. S2 40; do green eaces. SI 85: do em: plums. SI 85: extra white cherries, 82 40; raspberries, 95c6Sl 10; straw berries. SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; toma toes, 8590c; salmon, 1-ft. SI 651 90; black berries, 65c; succotash. 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green. 2 ft. SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 82 05; 14-ft can;. S14 00; baked beans, SI 451 50; muster, ij0, i tuty ou, mac&crei, 4-ia cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines, domestic. Vis. 84 25 4 50: sardines, domestic Ks. 86 757 00; sar dines, imported. t, 811 50l2 50: sardines. Im ported, s, $18 00; sardines, mustard, S3 40: sardines, spiced, S3 50. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 836 $1 bbL; extra No. 1 do, mess, 840; extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. S32; extra No. 1 do, mess, S36; No. 2 Bhore mackerel, 321 Codfish Whole pollock, 4c ft; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake,, in strips, Cc; do George's cod in blocks. 6J7c. Herrinz Round shore. 84 SO 1 bbl; split 8650: lake. 82 90 El 1U0-& bbl. Whlteflsh. SB 00 100-ft half bbl. ako trout 80 50 ) half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c f) ft. Icelaud ball put. 13c ft ft. Pickerel, KbbI.,S2 00;K bbl.. SI 10; Potomac herring, So 00 $1 bbl.: M.50 per K bbl. OATMEAL J6 006 25 sp bbl Grain, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car No. 3 sample oats. 26c, 6 aays, P. R. R.; 5 cars No. 2 white oats, 29c, May delivery. Receipts as bulletined. 39 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago, 7 cars of hay, 1 of rye, 5 of oats, $ of flour, 1 of maltl of barley. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 cars of corn, 1 of hay. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis. 6 cars of hay, 4 of com, 1 of wheat, 5 of bats, 1 of middlings. Cereal markets are still characterized by weakness all along tbe line. Prices below are for carload lots on track. WHEAT New No. 2 red, b2s3c; No. 3, 79 80c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear. new, 3536c; high mixed, new, 33K34ic; No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, S6K37c: new, 3331c Rejected shelled corn, 25&2SC Oats No. 2 white. 27K28c; extra. No. 3, 27 27Kc; mixed. 24$2o&c Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 53054c; No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobblnir prices Fancy winter and sprlnc patents, .85 005 50: winter straight S4 254 5U; clear winter, 54 004 25; straicht XXXX bakers'. S3 503 75. Rye flour, S3 CO 4 75. Millfeed Middlings, fine white. $15 50 16 CO fl ton; brown middlings, 312 0O14 00: winter -wheat bran, 812 50012 75: chop feed, 315 5&310 00. Hay Baled timothy. No. 1 811 00I1 50: No. 2 do, S9 009 50: loose from wagon, til Wfe 12 00, according to quality: 'No. 2 prairie bay, 87 00 8 00: packing do, J6 50Q6 75. Straw Oar. S6 75S7 00; wheat and rye straw, 86 0OG6 21 Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, (c sugar-cured bams, medium. 10c; sugar-cured bams, small 10Kc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8cr sugar cured shoulders, Kc; suear-cured, boneless shoulders, c; sugar-cured California hams, 6Kc;iugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef sets. 10c; sugar-enred dried beef rounds. 12b: bacon, shoulders, 5Jfc: bacon, clear sides. 7Kc; bacon, clear bellies. 7J dry salt shoulders. SVc; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy. 311 00; mess pork, family, J12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces, 5c; half-barrels. 6c; 60-ft tabs, 6c;20-fi pails, 6kc;50-fi tin cans. oc; 3-ft tin pail. 6c; 5-ft tin pails. 6J4C: 10-ft tin nails. 6Hc; 5-ft tin palls. Hfc Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links. 9c Bone less bams, lOKc Pigs' feet half-barrels, 31 CO; quarter-barrel. 32 15. Lumber. There is a great scarcity of hemlock Inmber in this market and prices are up from 31 to 31 50 per thousand in the past week or two. The want of snow through tbb lumber regions prevents tbe mills from getting their usual amount of stuff to market A leading dealer said to-day that not one-half the nsual amount for this time of tbe year bad reached markets. Tbe larger mills, which are not dependant on snow transportation, are pushing things to make ud for this scarcity, being stimulated so to do by the better prices, and in tbe end a full supply may be obtained. PINT UNPLANED TAltD QUOTATIONS. Clear boards, per SI -,, tSZO03S00 Select common boards, per it. 30 CO Common boards peril 20 00 Sheathing 100 Pine frame lumber per M 22 C027 00 bhlngles. No. L 18 in. perM S00 bhlngles. No. 2, is In. per M.... ...... zrs Lath too HABD WOODS TARD QUOTATIONS. Ash, 1 to 4 in ..40 oaaw 00 Black walnut, green, log run omv) CO HI ck walnut dry, log run u 60 00375 00 Cherry "....?. 40 00280 00 Green white oak plank, 2 to 4 In 20 00(8)25 00 Dry white oak plank. 2 to 4 In 2x OCKKS 00 Dry white oak boards, lln. 20 0025 00 West Va. yellow pine, 1 Inch 20 ooias 00 West Va. yellow pine. 1H Inch 25 00S 00 West Va. yellow poplar, H to 1 In....... IS 00025 00 Hickory, in to 3 in....... 18 0025CO Hemlock building lumber, peril 1400 Bank rails . 14 00 Boat stnddlnir MOO Coal car plank 18 00 rLANXPL Clear boards, per M 3 C300 Surface boards 30 0003500 Clear, M-inch beaded celling IS 00 Partition boards, per 31 S50O Flooring, No. 1 30 00 Flooring. No. 2.. 25 03 Yellow pine flooring 30 CO) CO Weather-boarding, moulded. No. 1.... 30 00 Weather-boarding, moulded, No. 2.... 2500 Weather-boarding. -lnch 2000 HABD WOODS JOBBINO PBICXS. Ash t30 OO0H5 00 Walnut logrnn, green 25 OOtf&to CO Walnut log run. dry 35CO&50 00 White oak plank, green 17 00(319 00 White oak plank, dry 20 0O3.S00 'White oak boards, dry 18 00(323 00 West Va. yellow pine. 1 In 19 oaail 00 WestVa. yellow pine, 1)4 In 20 C0325 03 Yellow poplar 18C032S03 Hickory, 14 to 3 In 20 00205 on Hemlock 10 00011 CO Bunk rails 14 00 Boat studding. , 14 00 Coal car plank 18 00 3Ietnl DlarKet. Sew Yoek Pig iron steady. Coppersag nant; Lake Michiiran, 314 05. Lead dull but firm; domestic, 33 87. Tin quiet and a shade firmer; Btraits, $20 65. THE FIRE FIGHTEES. Those Who Were Disabled Daring the Last Year's Warfare. The annual report of the Disability Board to Councils was yesterday concluded by Mayor McCallin, as President Twenty fonr employes of the Fire Bureau were in jured dnrinc the year just closed while in discharge of their uty, bnt happily none of them seriously. The following is the" financial statement: Receipts Balance on hand February 1. 18S9 33,716 35 Received on account em ployes. Bureau of Fire 5,310 CO Received on account em ployes. Bureau of Electricity 360 00 Received on account of inter est People's Savings Bank.. 337 60 Received donation, J. M. Gusky. 100 00 31,8231 Expenditures Amount paid beneficiaries 3 972 72 Salary of snrgeon 60u 00 Safe Deposit Co. care of fund. 100 00 31672 72 Balance February 1 1S90 313,151 19 Dr. Wm. H. Mercer, surgeon of the board, in his report stated 24 firemen had been injured, all bnt one of whom had been entitled to relief. The total number of days allowed was 440), an average of 19 and a fraction days for each man. The total num ber injured'in the preceding year was 31; days allowed, 491; average, 14 and a frac tion. During the year the snrgeon visited firemen at their homes, or they visited him at his office, 175 times. During the year 193 applicants presented themselves for exam ination. SICK HEAlACHZamcr,I UMle LlTer rmj SICK HBADACHECarter,1 mtis Llrer PUli. SICK .HEADACHECllrter,g UMe LlTernlLfc SICK HEADACHEcUr,, uma UTerrma. nolg-67-rrssn LOCAL STOCKS.1 MORTGAGES, COMMERCIAL PAPER, COLLATERAL PAPER, All bought and sold and negotiated by me. J- J. M. MONTGOMERY, 54 Fitth avenue. Telephone 775. COAL LANDS, J fe2-83-TTSu TO TRUSTEES, GUARDIANS, MORT GAGEES, executors and administrators ot estates, savings bank, life insurance com panies, and to all having property to insure, and who desire companies of solid worth. RENTS INSURED AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE. We Insure any actual loss ot rents from bnlldlucs becoming untenantable bvfire. In case of total or partial loss by fire of your building, the rent ceases, at least for the time it is untenantable Why not permit tbe insur ance company take the place of tbe tenant and pay you the rent until the building Is either repaired or rebuilt and thus pocket your income? ARE YOUJNSURED? Insurance effected in tbe 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. 531 AND 533 WOOD STREET, PITTSBURG. felO-TT is the MOST ELEGANT TOILET SOAP xxr rrxxza WOULD. Of all Druggists, but beware of imitations. Fort Smith, Arkansas, Wants manufacturing concerns in tbe lines wblch require cheap fuel, bard and soft wood, cotton, etc We bave good railroad facilities and a home market for a large amount of manufactured products. Will aid manufact urers to a reasonable extent For further particulars address CHAMBKR OF COMMERCE, f e22-23-TT3 Fort Smith. Ark. SKIN DISEASES SWAYNE'S OINTMENT ABSOLUTELY CURES. Simply apply "Swatsi's OwntErr." No In ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema, ltcb, erysipelas, all unsightly eruptions on the face, hands, nose, etc., leaving the skin clear, white andhealtby. lu great heallngand curative powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your.drnKKlst for Uwatkx's Oixtuext. seZt A PEBFEC1 t I3TTSnf Mtt.f"iaBa A. pureij v CKCU&uia all bad humors from the system. Removes blotch- 'es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. ap2-58 I PEARS' SOAP I KEW ADTERTISEatESTW. WHOLESALE -:- flOOSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from the best manufac turers of St Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Eda ingi, Flouncings. Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will find these goods attractive both in pneo and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur tains, Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings: Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths In best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESSFABRICa The largest variety from which to select TollDnNords, Cbalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-r JAB. D. CALLERY President JOHN W. TAYLOR....!....'. Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, ' SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELDSTi Capital and surplus. 5130,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. JJS-TT3 JtROKERS FINANCIAL. TTTH1TNEY St STEPHENSON, 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co, New York. Passports procured, ap23-l JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BEOKEBS. Stocks, Bonds, Gram, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and ChlcagOa & SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. RTV29-81 JUEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PEXN AVENUE. PITTSBURG. PA. As old residents know and back files of Pitts burg papers prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. spesNO FEE UN Tf LCURED MTDWnilOand mental diseases, physical V Ln V UUo Uecay.nervonsdeoility, lack of energy, ambition and hope. Impaired memory, disordered sizht, self distrust basbfnlness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organicweak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN sfceon blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 Dl M A DV kidney and bladder derango Ull In nil I j ments, weak back, gravel catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and real cures. Dr. VVhittier's Ule-Iong. extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Ofllce hours 9 A. JT. 8 p.m. Sunday, 10 A. M. to 1 p.m. only. KL WHITTIER, 814 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. fe8-22-ssnwk 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 hi either sex, involun tary losses, and spermatorrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains one month's treat ment ?1 a box, or six for $5, sent by mall pre paid. With each order for six boxes, will send purchaser euarantee to 'refund mney if tho treatment falls to cure. Guarantees issued and genuine sold only by EMIL G. STUCKY, imrrGGrisT, No. 1701 Penn ave., cor. Seventeenth street No. 2101 Penn ave, cor. Twenty-fourth street; AKD Cor. Wylie ave. and Fulton street fe4-TTS3n PITTSBURG. PA. DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS ln all cases re quiring scientific and conflden flal treatmentl Dr. S. K. Lake, M. R. C. P. S., Is the oldest and most experienced specialist la the city. Consultation free and ctrictlv confidential Offlca v v hi Tid7to 8r. M.: Sundas. 2 to 4 p. jtConsult them personally, or write. Docroas Laxx. 328 Penn ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Jel2-15-DWk io3ss Cotton. Boot COMPOUND AXjmpOSeU Ul Vfcti wi "uJ .. Pennvroval a recent discovery by aa M nhnlclan. Is mccaxfvXLu used hm.i,i.i c.r f?fTwttnftt- Prtoe SI bv mail sealed. Ladies, ask your druggist for Cpok'a Cotton Root Compound and take no substltuta. or lnoloso 2 stamps for sealed partlcubrs. Ad dress POND LILY COMPANY, No. 3 Fishes Block, 131 Woodward ave, Detroit Mich. 43-Snld In Pittsburg, Pa- bv Joseph Flet tug A Son. Diamond and Market sts. se2g-2g KuiKurerreie riacMCU PENNYROYAL PILLS ttLU HUM UlMMUnu nAnwo Safe nd 1171 Kble. Ladle. W it Draxtixt for Diamond Brand. In red, metallic boxes, emled wiU ' nlTlB In naatebostrd baxefl with Dink WTD- una no Don. - ieb mo outer au pen an .uigenicininwncis d 4c. (itampfl) for particulars, teittmoaials and "KeUef for Ladles," in lUr, 6y , - ,- - , a'M retora mall. Aawrtptr. Olttoter CsWI CoSidhoa Sqrallar. OC5-71-TT3 TO WEAK MEN Buffering from the eilects of youthful errors, early decav. wastmir weakness. lost manhood, etc, I wiu send i Taluable treatise, (sealed! contalnlne full particulars for homo cure. FREE of chargeA splendid medical work: should by read by every man who is nerrons and deblutated. Address, rrof. F. C. FOTCLEB, ITIoodns.CoaiU. ocltf-13-DSuwk NERVES! Stronsr, brave, successful mea sad women win half their UGs battles on their nerre. Nsxvs BKANSCure Nervous DcbiUty, Mental Depression, Weak Back, Sleeplessness. Loss ol Appe tite. Hysteria. Numbness. Trembltnz, Bad Dreams and all Nerrous Diseases. r per box, postpaid. Pamphlet sent free. Address Nerre Bean Co., Buffalo, N. Y. At Joseplf Flemisg & Son's, 41a Market St, and all leading drufjlsts. Manhood RESTORED. EniDT Fsxr. A. Ttetlta caurinc Premature Decay At. haa diaeoTered a simple means of lelx-cnre, wnlca he will send (sealed) FREE to his t eUow-mSvnr. Address, J. H- BEEV JS5, f.u, ox saw, a ow i gra uq. OC1&-53.TT33Q TOAT.1i MEN C4ia1nrt Ts-ootliCJ ttT-raltltntTltr TTit PrU'. tnewani perfect HiniK CURB. VTrtfiUL. tor Lost or Falling Manhood. Ner Wl nUN V vous Debility. Lack of Vigor and Development, iTemature Decline. Functional Dl orders, Itldney and Bladder Diseases, etc Adinu IS. XA3ST02I CO., 19 Park Flu, HnTotb felS-TTStvle HARE'S REMEDY For men! Checks the worst cases ln threa days, and euros in five days. Price Jl 00. at J. FLEMINU'3 DRUGSTORE; . ja5-29-Trssu si.! .Market street. P 8TANTON'S AMERICAN onny royal PillaT SaraaaalafaUlbte. eaarsate40freaatirrev laaa la w-eauaa angina arncia,ani i Mcl.an4 arrttlT tjrs. , or b-r trull. SI. Sd4. witvai.cerua,nr Imb. urmwrltxs irimruri. or br twjUTlwtolsdW' totekttl fezra&rarwk ft Ju AvEfxl J. flLl WEAK FREE 1 1 r '. W"u- i
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