THE .PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, MARCH 1890. . , m tempi) cloI) boohiL fW ; Cm J-mw All communications for this department tnonld be mailed t reach The Dispatch not liter thin Saturday morning. Reasonable space will be Ireily Riven to all organizations classified under this heading. Kl'tUitx of tlio Golden Enslr. Biother Knight James McKce has been in .New York and Philadelphia the past week. Anchor Castle, No. 335. received three proj ositions at their meeting; last Friday ci enlng. Forty-nino castle, with 3.SS7 members, were Instituted last car, being an average or CS members per cas'tle. Amencus Castle No. 22(1 conferred decrees and initiated tib e candidates in all at their meeting lat Kridaj evening. Grand Chief L. W. Mitchell, of Ohio, spent a couple dajs among the bojs in j.-n:suar during the earh part of tho w eel. last year lit) castles in Pcansylvaniainiiiated .iu candidate-. . castles tmtiateu :i, n casues Initiated SO and b castles liuiiatcd Ida Star of the West No. 03 initiated and con- fcri cd decrees on ten applicants last Friday ei cuius and i eccived lour propositions. Indcpenaent Castle N. EfS will attend divine semec in J Ud Isalibith morning, March 9, at the M L. Uiuich, Iter. l)r. Bole officiating. Gr..nd Vico Chier Davis Cassclbcrry and Grmd Ia.:cr of Records J. D llamer attend a m miol of Instruction at Reading on March 4 and at Allentown on March 1L Five new castles were instituted during the pa-t week in the btate and protpects ol several times five more arc looked lor. Pittsburg w ill in all likelihood go it tu o better in the very near luture. Amcricus Castle Za will hold an open meet ing and social on the evening of March "h Tuc per'ormanco will conclude with a social. All brothers their wiies. sweethearts and friendi are cordially invited to be present. Lorena Castle. No. 11, formerly known as Allcgliem Castl No. 131, If the hall is ready, and tlie pro-peels are it will be. will have an open nirtt-nc, installation of officers, entertain xnent and social Tuesday, March 11, Bojles parlors. Federal street, Allegheny. The reception, inspection and dress parade of the Fust llrgmicut Mihtarv Branch on Febru ary!!! at Industrial Hall. Philadelphia, was a succe-s. Lieutenant General Louis E. fetilz, on bebair of tLe Mr Knights, presented to Colouel V. I". Stcinb'cli a hanusoine gold watch. Licute.iant Colonel H. P. Reinecks was master of ccrenioi.es. Star of the est. No. S3, individual members have nccivid their first supplj of uniforms. Thev .ire ccrtainlv tine. The Commandery or ganised irirnnlj of this castle and Venus ue cidcd a wick ago to admit all brothers in good standing, and accordingly papers are in the hands or the committee, which is already at work, and tho success of securing applicants is Tory flattering. The uniform will bo adopted at the next meeting, and contract awarded for furnishing the same The General Parade and Rcceotion Commit tee la. i in regular session last Thursday ecn lug. A large delegation was present. It was deeded to have Lalarette Hall for a ren dezvous the day of 'the parade. Lunch ovIU be sen ed gratis to all visiting sir Knights. The same eicnmg the General Committee will banquet the buprcme Castle cfilceis and tnemlieis, after whicn an elaborate programmo will be carried out, consisting of speeches singing and a general good time. On tlio dav following the exhibition a festival will be held In Silver Lako Grove, to be follow cd In tho evening by a grand hop. Pnzcs will be awarded by tne General Committee, and a very interest ing time is expected. The assurances already received lrom various rommandenes and cas tles indicate a great demonstration and parade. Circular No. w.II follow vcrv shortly witn pro gramme, h'.tcls, vauous sub-committee.-, etc, r'or the betiCht of all concerned tho Secretary will be at Bro. her James MeKee's. 4J0 Smith field street, Pittsburg, every da v. but Tuestla s and Fridays, from 4 to 5 o clock P. xr. r. o. !-. of a. Pennsylvania now has S3 commanderies, 603 camps and 41,001 members. Valley lorgc, 'Washington's headquarters, is now the uroyerty of the order. New camps of the order arc now being or ganized at Dnquesiie, Homestead, Wilkins burg, Lawrcncetihe and on the Suuthside. The P. O. S. of A. is now tho largest Ameri can order in the State, Berks count) having o cr 4,000 members and bchuylkill county CCOJ. On last Sunday evening Washington Camp No. 3j2, of East Liberty, attended dinno Service- at the rcun Avenue Methodist Church in the East End. The National camp has chartered in the past three months six new camps in Miunesota, live in Indiana, three in Kansas, two in Ken tuck and fhe commanderies of the Blue Degree Camp 251. of Lefcanon.is one of the wealthiest camps in the oruer. 1 hey will dedicate their now liallonThjiiksgniiig Dav. Tho building will be tho largest ana bucst of its kind in tho country. It cost StyCKO. Tbesctencainusin Allegheny county have appointed a committee to receive and enter tain the State Camp, which will meet iu this city in August next. Tbcro will be over MO delegates, who will join with 10,000 members of the order in a grand parade on tho last day of tho convention. Camp 2, at 102 Fourth avenue, will initiate 19 candidates at their next meeting. Mononga lielaCommadery, of Braddock, and Camps 2, 3. 4 2SU, 357. 3Wi and 352, headed by the tlcctric Band, will have a short street parade preceding the meeting. Camp 2 will doutile its nieuiber s..i,i before the close of the present term. A public meeting was held on Wednesday evening in the Lytle Opera House, Braddock, byCatun293. An oration on "America and Americans" was delivered by Clarence F. Huth, Esq National .Representative, and Past State President George IL Hawksworth, of Pittsburg, delivered his lecture on the "Aims and Objects of the P. O. a of A." Golden Chnin. Lincoln Lodge, of the Southsidet will pay fraternal visit to Allegheny Lodge, of Alle gheny, on luesdaj, March H. Linden Lodge, of Oakland, met on Friday evening in Br. Everson's parlors. One candi date was initiated and two applications were acted upon. At a meeting of Gas Cityiodge, of this city held on Tuesday evening, Br. Edwin T. Painter was elected Ccmmander, rice F. A. Grundy who resigned. Samuel L Osmond has been re-engaged as organizer at largo. He has a record of organ izing and instituting 1C1 lodges of secret ben eficiary ordeis. Allegheny lodge initiated two candidates on U6t Tuesday night. After the lodge adjourned t.n open meeting was held and a line musical entertainment was given. The free entertainment to be given by Fidelity Bodge, of Allegheny, in Maginn's Hall at Ho. 80 Federal street, will be of unusual excellence. The Neal Brothers will appear. Commander J. IL Eppelsheimer on Thursday mgkt presented to A. C Shaw, on behalf of Duqucsno Lodge, No. 90, a sohd goldPast Com mander's jewel, as a recognition of faithful ser vices. The State Commander will pay an official visitation to Patterson Lodge, of this City, on Tuesday evening. He will a isit Flood Lodge 2o. 99. at Morrellviile, Cambria county, on Thursday night. Commander George C. Chambers, of Pitts burg Lodge, on last Wednesday evening pre sented Past Commander W. C. Magee witn a Eolid gold ornament. One candidate was initi ated and one appUcatloa was received. A. O. V. XV. Brother CL. Hannon. of Industry Lodge. Allegheny, was elected Grand Inside Watch, at the session of Grand Loage, at Williamsport, and Br. J. C Dnnn was elected Grand Medical Examiner, and nominated without opposition lor tho next term of '91 aud '02. C. TJ. A. ai. xnomas a. Armstrong iouncu is meeting wltb encouraging success. It initiated two eight new members since the first of the year, ThomM A, Araatrrcc Council, Ho, 291, 0. C. A. SI., although oily instituted on .the 7th of last Bcoember, was represented on Washing ton's Birthdav parjde by a large percentage of their members In carnaies and on foot. By some oversight no mention w-as made of this council in the reports m last Sundaj's papers. rlect Krlj:ht. The First Regiment will have a benefit at tho Grand Opera Huuse some time m March. Adjntant Joseph B. Eiton has cn-iderably improved in health and is looking much better. Comrade C. L. Hamner has suddenly disap peared from sight and wo feel somewhat alarmed about him. Grand Recorder Thompson has presented to each Legion in the State the new bcnellciarv laws and they will be acted upon by them at their next regular meeting. Comrade A. S. Smith's picture in TriE DlS tatch on Washington's Birthdav resembled a cry mneh that of a gentleman of the theologi cal persuasion and was an excellent likeness. Duqticsne Legion No. 10 will hold a dramatic entertainment and reeptionat the New Tur ner HalL Forbes street, upon which occasion "Uamiin and Pythias" will ho presented by some excellent home talent. At the regular monthly meeting of tlio board of officers, held last Wednesday ovenine, ar rangements were made for Colonel C. . Lewis and staff to visit eaeh legion in the regiment, beginning with Pittsburg Legion No. 1, on Mondav evening, March 10. and Humboldt No. 17. on Tnesdav evening. March IL All lino officers and comrades are cordiallv invited to arenmnam them. The Chairman of Iteception Committee has been instructed to furnish a re port of business dona by committee at late re ception to each legion in First Hegiincut. Order Chosen Friends. Goodvill Council No. 12. of Pennsylvania, O. C r announces tha- the Sick Benefit League is now organized, with ofiicersas follows: Pres ident, J. T. Wakennn. Goodwill Council; Sec retary J. W. Hiilf. Wilitinsburc; Treasurer. W. D. McKelvpv. Wilkinshurc: Managing Commit tee. G. K. C." Johnson. G. Gallacber. V. Pauhn. William Crede, G. P Lcetx, G. Javnc. of Good will Council, anil Hcnrv Snyder, of Wilkin, burg. President J. T. Wakeraan appointed tho following a comipittee on financeand accounts: Fmlev, of Wilkinshurg. Oakley, of Braddock, and MeiscL of Goodwill. KnIcI.Is of .Ifaltu and KC. John. King So'omon Commandery No. 41, of Pal myra, N. J., after carelully investigating tho claims of the Grand Commandery and the Chapter General of America unanimously de cided on Fridav evening, February 2L to dis band and return their charter to the Grand Commandery. and that their members aihliate with encampments under th Chapter General of America, Knights of St. John and Malta. AN EXPLORER LOST. Frank Govrnn, After Traversing tbo Wilds of South ond Central .Anierlcn, Mys teriously DisnpDrnrs From His Homo In New Jersey, Ketv Yokk, March 1. One of the most mysterious disappearances evpr reported to the police is that of Frank JIcGowan, who was last seen on January 15, when he boarded a Christopher street car on his way to his home in Oran.ge, X. J. For ten years McGowan has been in the employ of Thomas A. Edison. He was the hero of the remark able series of adventures that befell the ex pedition sent to South America, by Edison, in search of n peculiar species oi bamboo to be used in his electric lijht system. After a bunt of two years, during which he en dured hardships enough to kill a dozen men, lie located the growing place of the bamboo and returned borne, after traversing nearly the whole of South and Central America. Edison remembered his achievement by the present of 52,000 and a block of stock in his companv, and McGowan went to Bath Beach for the summer in search of health. This lie anparcntly regained, for he had grown as robust as ever when lie went to Orange las' September and superintended the erection of some buildings that EJisou was putting up On January 15, McGowan called at the cigt manufactory of Errjcst Ean. 131 Clin ton Place, and alter transacting some busi ness there left for bis home. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of him. When it became known for sure that lie was lost, Mr. Ilatchelor, of the firm of Edison, Batcbelor & Johnson, in augurated a systematic search for McGowan. All the bosnitals, asylums and other insti tutions within 100 miles were visited; cir culars containing a description of the miss ing man were distributed, three of Pinker ton's detectives were employed, and Inspector Byrnes sent out the second alarm, but so far not a trace of McGowan has been discovered. John F. McGowan, the missing man's cousin, is altogether iu the dark as to the reason o' his strange disappearance. lie is of the opinion that the man has been mur dered lor his money. FLATTEKIXG FIGUEES. Uncle Snm Hon Decreased His Debts SG,150,4GG in llin l'nst Month. Wasuii.gtox, March L Following is tho monthly statement of the national debt: IMt-IIEST HEARING UEET. Bonds at 41 rer cent ? 110,477.ISO 00 Itonds at 4 percent Gl&,4l".,i''-0 00 Itefundlnj-crrtlflcatesaUpcrcent. W8,.C0 00 a pension lund at 3 per cent.... 14,Olo,oco to Pacific ltailroad bonds at C per cent. C1,C23,S12 00 Principal S13,K2,032 00 Interest 7,411.171 00 Total t 821,0G7,:03 00 DEBT ON WHICH IXTZr.EST HAS ranKTn SINCE MATUKITT. Principal kS33,S3 00 Interest U0,4& 00 Total I 1.9S4.370 00 DEBT EEA1UXO XO INTEUEST. Old demand and leal tender notes S 311,737, J5S do tertificatesof deposit lo,-J3i),(tX) CO Gold certificates jm,oi'4.80t 00 fcihcrccrtiilcates ,.M117a,M2 00 lractional currency, less ?S,375,aH estimated as lostordestrojud C.913,741 00 Principal 8,6G2,2CS 00 TOTAL DEBT. Principal $1,594,1 49,186 00 Interest 7,5C4,Go8 CO Total LC01,713.S12 00 Less cash ltcms,avall able lor reduction of the debt $434,409,713 00 Ltss rcsen e held for re demption of United fctatcs notes 100.00a OM 00 534,409,718 00 Totaldebt, lest available cash ltems.fl, 067.304.114 oo Netcashin the Treasury. 32,75(1,631 CO Debt, less cash in the Treasury March i. 1S90 $1,034,647,530 00 Debt, less cash in the Treasury .Feb ruary 1. ISM $1,040,707,016 00 Decrease ofdebt daring the month.f 6.159,480 00 Decrease of debtelncc Jan. 30,1339.. 42,099,091 00 CASLtUf TnETEXASrB.Y AVAILABLE FOR BSDtJO tiox or the ptmLic debt. Gold held Tor jrold certificates ac tually outstanding- $ 130,004,804 00 Silver held lor certificates ac tually outbtandinp 234,176,261 00 U. b. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 10,230,000 00 Cash held for matured debt and in terest unpaid I-.. 8,393,511 00 Fractional currency 120 00 Total available for reduction of debt $434, 409, 727 00 RESERVE FUXD. Held for redemption of United States notes, acts of Jan. 14, 1875, and July 12, 1S82 $100,000,000 00 Una ailablc for the reduction of the debt: Fractional sliver coin... $22, 758, 529 09 Elinor coin 12,560 00 22,271, 0S9 00 Certificates held as cash $ 32,536,212 00 ISct cash balance on hand 32.75S,5S4 00 Total cash In the Treasnry a shown by Treasurer's general account t 622,073, 612 00 The followinz is a statement of United States bonds pnrchased from August 3, ISCT, to and including March 1, 1890: amount rracnASED. lf4 per cents $120,161,700 00 eii per renis. ............. ...... i.H,2ju;yMl uu Total $254,421,650 00 COST. OMpcr cents $153,323,007 00 Of Hi per edits . 144,752,834 00 Total $293, 039, 8U 00 COST AT JtATDBITT. Of per cents $208,733,692 00 Of 4Ji per cents 1S1,630,SG2 00 Total $160,369,554 00 BATTKOS. Oa 4 per cents 55,410,685 00 On 4i per cents 6,678,023 10 Total $C,2S8.7I5 0O DEESS GOODS. 44-in. wide nlaids and stripes, new spring styles and colorings, COc a yd. Bvavs & Hacks, xxBsa A SIGN OF PROGRESS. Activity in Eeal Estate Breaks Out in an Unexpected Quarter. IT STRIKES THE FIFffl WAKD. Another Piece of Penn Avenue Property Gobbled at a Good Figure. PROBABLE PAJIlhE IK SMALL HOUSES Activity in real estate has broken out in a new quarter in the Tifth ward- During last week the square bounded by "Webster, Chatham, Denny alley and Tunnel street, nine lots with improvements, changed hands, passing into the possession of iour persons. Two of the lots were sold for a church site. Baxter, Thompson & Co., sold four others lor an aggregate price of $20,500. The purchasers will improve. This is the first movement toward improve ment in that part of tho city for many years. rropres was reported iu a number of other real estate deals yesterday, but in nearly ciery case thero was some hitch to serve as an excuso for withholding information. The most im portant transiction that reached the surface was tho sale of a. piece of Penn avenue business property. So. 6319, two stores and lot 28illo, running throush to KirkwooJ street, aud owned by Mrs. Sirah J. Hamilton, for 2S,000. It is understood that Messrs. Black & Baird were the agents, and that tho purchaser is con nected with one of the street railway com panies. House renters wero out in full force yester day afternoon. They literally swarmed on Fourth avenue. From information obtained from Mr. Ledlie Gloninger, the demand ex ceeds that or all previous jcars. His firm closed up about 500 leases during the week, over 100 of them yesterday. Mr. Gioninger says rents ha e gono up on all classes of houses, except the smaller tenements on side streets and alleys. A great many people have failed to secure now quarters at anything like the prices they have been paying, and have con cluded not to move. II the present rush continues all tho availa ble houses will be picked up before April 1, leading tbo demand largely unsupphed. This shons the necessity for more buildings to ena ble Pittsburg to spread out. Suggestions without number have been and are being made in regard to the selection of a site for the principal building for the Carnegie Library. Here is one of them, made by a Fourth avenue nank officer yesterday: "Person ally I have nothing to gam or lose in the choico of a site, but in the interest of tho people I trust it will be at neither end of the city, but as near tho middle as possible. I was talking with a friend a short time ago of the mTstake inado in putting tho Soldiers' monument on tho top of a difficult hill, entirely away from tho drift of travel and business. I havo no doubt tho monument is a lino piece cf work, but I do not know such to bo tho fact I have never had time to visit it; neither has the gentleman with whom I was talking. "The same is truo of thousands of others. To the large majority of the people of these cities, the monument is more tradition than fact. They have never seen it except at a dis tance. It will be the same with the library if it had to be located at either extremity of the city. Co bo useful for tho people for whom it is intended, it must be central." A prominent business man of this city has had the following rules printed on a card, which ho carries in his inside pocket. He says ho has followed tlicra as closely as possible for years, and thinks he is the better for it: Always let your dealings with a stranger bo most carefully considered, A mean act will soon recoil, while an act of heroism, even though not esteemed, and perhaps wholly unknown, must inevitably ennoble tbo actor. Leave tricks of trade to those whosu education was never completed. Treat all with respect, confide in few, and wrong no man. The way to get credit is to be punctual; the way to preserve it is not to use it much. Settle often; bavo short accounts. Trust not too much to appearances. Rogues gener ally dress a thade cr moro better than well. Be never afraid to say No; and bo always prompt to acknowledge and rectify a wrong. While there was no special buoyancy in tho regular Hues of trade last week, there was nothing particularly discouraging. Bid weather and heavy roads were tho principal drawbacks. If Clearing Houso figures are reliable as a busi ness barometer, the volume of transactions dur ing February broke all previous records for that month, excepting iron, on which thero were concessions, prices were well maintained. Tho speculative markets were active and lower. Oil broke to the lowest point for six niontb3 under the continued influence of suc cessful field developments and friction be tween producers and grangers. There was nothing of special importance to affect tho aloes of local securities, and their weakuces was due to a disposition among a few timid holders to realize. Sales agents of the various anthracite coal producing companies will hold their regular monthly meeting this week. The most impor tant subject which wdl come up before the board will bo to take action on tho April out put. A canvass of the situation reveals the fact that all the anthracite producers will agree to limit tbo supply to 2,000.000 tons or les', unless the condition of trade shall show signs of im provement before the eonferenco asscmolcs. The Snprcmo Court of California has decided that a corporation for profit has no general lien upon the stock of its subscribers not dependent on possession, except to secure the payment of assessments levied for tho purpose of paj ing expenses. According to a decision of the Su premo Court of Minnesota a mero written ac knowledgment of a sum due is not a complete contract In writing so as to exclude oral testi mony to contradict or explain it, and the maker of such a writing is not estopped by it as to anyone who may purchase the supposed debt. Railway earnings in the third week in Feb ruary show tho following gains over last year: Mexican Central 541,971, Canada Pacific 25,000, St. Louis and San Francisco 521,100, Norfolk and Western $19,098, Louisville, New Orleans and Texas 515,107, Denver and Rio Grando Jll,000t Chicago and Eastern Illinois 51,100, Mil waukee, Lake Shore and Western $3,502, St. Paul $19,770, and Atchison for tho second week of February a gain of 59S,760. A third attempt to sell tho county buildings at auction yesterday, had the same result as the former efforts, a small crowd was present, and very little interest manifested. Thero was only one bidder, Charles Humbert. He of fered S29.5C0 for the Criminal Court building. and $50,000 for the University building. This was below the views of the officials, and thero being no probability of anything better, the sale was indefinitely postponed. Commissioner McWilliams said afterward that the lowest price for the University build ing was $100,000 and $50,000 for the other. YALUES T0MBL1XG. Local Securities Active, bat Show a Lamen table Absence of Backbone. The selling fever was still uppermost at tho stock market yesterday, and all the business transacted was at still further concessions. Street railway shares wero conspicuously weak. Pleasant Valley sold down to 2 and closed at 21 bid. Tbo tractions were in tue same boat. The weakness in some of tlieso stocks i said to bo duo to tho dissatisfaction of E-stcrn holders with the action of Councils in granting privileges to 60 many competing hues. The natural gassers also developed further proof of a lack of recuperative power, tho only strong feature among them being Char tiers. The demand for it is said to be from the inside. Thero was an active request for bank stocks, aud some of them were higher. Rail ways about held their own, but electric, the miners aud Switch and Signal each dropped a fraction. There wasjio news calculated to Influence the course of prices, and declines in nearly all cases are to be attributed to a desire to realize. This purpose accomplished, a new deal will bo in or der, and a reaction may be expected. Sales were 335 shares. EXCHANGE STOCK. Bid. Asked. Pitts. Fet.. Btocfc&McUl Kx. 400 BAXK STOCKS. Bid. Aikrd. SSBVr llTHAM.ttMM'IMMf, , ff vt AIIIIW Allegheny Nitlonal Bant. ..... 02 liankof l'lttsburir 7i .... Commercial Nattoml Bank ffJ Citizens' National Bank Mii Cltybivlnii J IMkinond ationil Bint I.j .... Duqiicsnc National Ban?. 103 .... Kxcliiiieo National Bank 1 lr.t .Natlonil Bank, l'ittsburg 170 Fourth .National Bant....' 27 .... FlftliAvenuo 0 Freehold S3 .... KcjBtoneBankori'lttsburjt X 71 Misonlc 1!iiik OS Merchants-Jlnnnracturers'Na.Bank.110 Jiononcahel-i National Mint H' .... Odd Fellows' buinjrs IVuik. i l'lttsburff Nat. linnk orcoinmcrce 250 .... I'coiile'sBavlugsHank or Pittsburg.. .101 170 Trviesmen'6 National Bank 21 UnlonJiatlonal Bint. 375 l.ermnn Natlonil, Allcchenv 155 .... He il Estate Loan and Trust Oo t3 Second National, Allegheny "0i lhSUKANCH STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Citv .-. 2iVi Citizens' 30 40 Uerman American C1,S .... Humboldt 60 Mouongalicl.i 40) cstern Insurance Co SO GAS STOCKS. AlieshenyGas Co. (Ilium. 1 Consolldatca Uis Co. (Ilium.) Pittsburg uas Co. (Ilium.) N'ATCRAL GAS STOCKS, Brldcewatr ClnrticrsVallevGasCo Natural Gas Co", of V. Va People's N it. (.'is Co People's .N at. lias.ind Plpcage Co.. . FcnnMlv.tnliQasCo I'lillidelplili Co Y heeling U as Co Bill. Asked. .. 11 .. 39 .. 67 Bid. Asked. .. 30 .. 3f 70 41 . n , 32 IS 14i OIL COMPANY STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Hazelwooa Oil Co SI TASSKNGEB EAILWAT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Central Tnetlon aX V3H Citizens' 'friction UH M Pittsburg "traction 2C 37 I'kasaut Valley -J V-Ki uailkoad stocks. Bin. Asked. Clnrticrs Killwav 4S Pitts , Youngstow n & Ashtabula IS. K 3-1 I'ittsburKii.iXeErlc CO 6-5 Pittsburg, tbirtiers i. Youjth. IS. K 31 Pitts., llcK. X Youph. B. It. Co M Pitts. & Western It. It Co 11 Pitts. & Western IS. IS. Co. pref 13 VX COAL STOCKS. Mansfield Coil & Coko Corapmy. N. Y. & Cleveland Ois Coal Co... Bid. Asked. ... CO ... 31 BnlDGE STOCKS. Bid. Asked. r.Tralt (Fortv-third st.) 5S Suspension Bridge Co. (blxth et.) 75 .... illNa STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Ii Xorln Ulninc Co M I.nstcr Mliilnp Co 12 1S4 bilierton .Mining Co 11 l.inkteUirl Mining Co 3 ELrcTEic LiartT stocks. Bid. Asked. Bast End 53 catliislionsc Blectrlc 46 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. :i S3 Granite Hoofing Co Mouonfralicli Navigation Co. ,, aiononinci& water kjo .... Union b itch and fclcnxl Co MS 1"S Westinghouse Air Brake Co 109a Pittsburg Cyclorami Co 5 .... Grocers' bupply and btorage Co 104M 105 Sales were iO shares of Pleasant Villey at 21, 50 at 21'4, 100 Central Tnction at 2 and 5 at 30. Before call 100 shares of Central brought oO. Edward P. Long sold 100 shares Central Trac tion at 3a Henry M. Long sold 155 shares Pleasint Val ley at 21, $3,00) Pleasant Valley 5 at lOIKand intercr, and 100 shares of Airbrake at 10sK- Sproul i Liwrcnce sold 200 shares Philadel phia Gas at 32J, and 200 shares Central Trac tion at 2S-K The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 113.029 shares, including Deliware, Ijackawanniand Western, 7.210: Lonisvillo and Nashville, 6 100; Missouri Pacific, 2,11)0; Read ing. 10,200; St Paul, 7,200; Union Pacific, 7,350. STILL EUSXLVG AHEAD, The Financial Record of Last Year Left Oat of Sight. Tho Clearing IIou3o report shows a gain in bank exchanges last week of nearly $3,000,000 over the same week last year. This can be ac counted for on no other theory than that trade is more active than it was in tho corresponding period of 1889. There was a moderate discount demand yes terday, which was suppliod at 6S7 per cent. All the hint officers spoken to reported an ample supply of funds for business purposes. M.imcer Chaplin's report of Clearing Houso operation for the day and week is' subjoined: Yesterdiy's exchanges ;2.C91,S?1 91 Yesterday's balinccs 2S.1.G34 41 "VVcek'b exch inges 15,817, to Bichanges weeK or 1839 1A!K.i.!n 61 Balances ucik of lS3 2,X7,Z.) 72 The weekly statement of the Now York banks, issued Saturday, shows the following changes: Reserve, decrease. 81,330,600: loans, decrease, HSUU00; specie, decrease, $3,001,200; legal tenders, decrease. $551,900; deposits, de crease, C9,11S,U00: circulation, increase, $11 100. The banks now hold S2,IC0,200 in excess of tho 25 per cent rule. The exports of specie from the port of Now Ycnk last week amounted to $7Sl,05t of which $307,072 as gold and 413,982 silver. Tho im ports of spccio it the port of Now York last week amounted to SS77.203, of which 1971,017was gold and $3,216 silver. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 3 to 5 per cent; last loan, 3J-j; closed offered at 4. Prime mercantile paper, 5&7. Sterling exchange dull but steady at $1 i0 for 00-day bills and $1 Bi for demand. Closing Bond tl. s. 4s,reg 121M II. b. 4- coun 122 U. S. 4s, reg UT$ U. b. 4V.S, co ip.. lunjj Pacl1cisor'9;i 116 Quotations. M. K. AT. Gen.Ss 61 Mntinl Union 6s.. ..102 N.J. C. Int. Ce-t...ll5f Vortnern Pac. Ills. .115 Northern Pac. 2ds..ll4Ji Nortliw't'n consols. 14J Northw'n dPbea'p..II0y Oregon Trans. 63.106 St. L. &I.M. Gen. 5s 90 St. I..&S.F. Gen.il. Ill) Lomstanittampid Is 'jj iiussuun os uu lenn. npwwt. 6s... 1USJ4 lenn. new set. 5s. ...102 Tcnn. new stt 3s .. 731 Canada bo. 2ds 97J4 Si. Pan! consols ....lifiM ucn. i'.iciucists.....iii' Den. A 11. U., lsts... 113,4 lien. & V.. . 4s 78 D.&K.O West,lsts. trie, f. ICO JI.lt. AT. Gen. Os.. 71 "Ex-interest. st.Pl. CMS Feists. 116 Tx., Pel,. U.lr.Ks. 9H4 rx.,PcK.U.Tr.i;ct 3SK Union Pac. l.ts...I12)J West Shore Itij New Yor.rc Clewngs, f 137.074,321: balances, $0 231.501. Tor the week Clearings, $768,191,101; balinics tT3AA224. Boston Clearings, SI6.613.S2o: balances. $1.. G22.127. I'"or tlie eek Clearings 193,031.335; balances, $8 513,309 For the corresponding w eek last year Clearings, S9J,571,5(1; balances, $11,021,811. Chicago CIearings.J10,OSO,000: for the week, $CS,737,000, against$Gl,33.i.000for the correspond ing week last year. New York exchange a shade weaker at 10c per $1,000 discount. Money rates ste idy and unchanged at 56 on call aud bi7 on time. 1I0EK LIFE IN OIL. Activity All Alone the Line, but lit a Sncrl fico of Value. Moro business was done in oil, and the pro ceedings wero livelier yestorday than on any preceding day for a long time. The range of values, however, was the lowest for many months. The market opened weak, influenced by the monthly statement showing a compara tively largo increase in production. This scared the tongs, and they commenced to un load. Simultaneously tbo market commenced to sag, and it continued in that condition until near tho close, when it firmed up a little on -a short spurt of Eastern and local buying. Ex treme fluctuations were: Opening, 93: highest, 9bJ: lowest. 95; closing. 95JJ. Tncre was a better feeling at the finish than at any other time during the day. Friday's clearances were 876,000. Those of yesterday wero considerably larger. Under existing circumstances it would bo rash for cither side to attempt large operations. Just now everytbmg looks favorable for the bears, but the tables are liable to be turned at any time. Field operations are a standing menace to bull and bear alike. Tho uncer tainty is augmented by the absence of orders restricting bnsiness to the professionals. The result is that trading is altogether of the scalp ing and pykmg order, and profits are limited to fractions. But even for this opportunity to do something the brokers aro thankful. The market moved along in a fixed groovo so long that discouragement became general. Tho activity of the past fowdajs has infused new life into the market and been a great relief to tho trade. A strike of some Importance was reported on tho Barrickman firm, in tha Mr, Morris field. It was said to be flowing at the rate of 400 bar rels a dav. Field developments during February wero of unusual importance. Compared with January, the increase in daily productiou was over 3,500 barrels. The number of wells completed was close on to 00, with a total production of 10.51$ barrels. The increase in production has brought down the monthly decrease in stocks from over 600,000 to about 850,000. Mr. E. M. Huklll returned from West Vir ginia yesterday. Ho says operations thero aro greatly impeded by the difficulty experienced in haulinc supplies to the wells on account of tho mud. When the roads become passable ho is confident that operations will double inside of tbree months. Isaac Willett's No. 2, on the Crothers farm, In tho Washington field, is in tho fifth sand and showing for a 00-barrel well. His Nos. 4 and 9, on the same farm, are showing for fair wells. A.0THEB BIG GUSDEB. At Least! It Promises That Way On the Frit VnrsDi In Stgwe TownsblB, Th Miettion tht the CfcirtUrt oil (Uittlet was played out, got another denial yesterday. During tho night previous a well on tho .Fritz farm reached tho sahd and made a 50 barrel flow. Just what she may bo worth was not knonn yesterday, but she was confidently ex pected to be a big gushor, as she is said to havo all the motions and the normal pulse necessary. Tho drill penetrated the sand but five feet. The Sheriff has his hooks on tho Fritz farm, anil it is advert sed for salo at an early date, but since the strikiniof this well the owner i3 likely to get an opportunity to come to tho surface. Wero the sale to bo made before the well is tested thero Is no doubt enouith would be realized to pay the owner's debts aud leave him a very nice pium beside. The well 13 near the old Arhucklo cushcr, which still con tinues to make 11 barrels an hour, bhe had settled down from COO barrels to 5 barrels a day when the shot was out in. This increased herflowto30barrel-.au hour, and she is hold ing up better than was exDected. The Tate well, owned by Thomas Tate, Mey ers, Boehroor Bros, and other coinmission mer chants on Liberty street, is within 1,000 feet of tho Fritz and is 1.SU0 feet deep. They are con fident th-.isho will be a good well. As soon as tho roids are instable that territory will bo covered with derricks. Features of tho Illnrknt. Corrected daily by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened n ll.owest 95'4 Illn'hc&t uSSlcioued 95J( Barrels. Avcrnge rhartcrs 13.678 Avcr.igo shlpnitnts 7.l:3 Averagornas..... , C2.7S1 Kcflued, New York. 7.50c ISeflned, London. 5Vrt. Bennett, Antwerp i7r. Henneil, Liverpool, t.i. Befincd, Bremen, G.SJm. A. B. MeGrcw quotes: Puts, 93K93Kc; calls. 97(g93c Other Oil Markets. New Yonic, March 1. Petroleum onened steady at X'Kc, but became weak under forced sales and declined to U5c. Then a reaction oc curred on h Inch tho mirket closed steady at 93c. Stock Exchange: Opening, E9c; highest, 9; Ion est. 95c; closing, 95e. Consolidated E-schange: Opening, 9S74C: highest. 9iKc:Iou est, S5Kc; closing, 9c Total salts, C21,UuO barrels. CIIA.NGED HAfiDS. Tho Week Vfiuds Up With Some Good DonlH in Kcnlir. Charles Somers J: Co., 313 Wood street, sold for William Anderson to A. L. Morton a resi dence property at Brushton station, Pennsyl vania Railroad, being a tuo-story framo house of nino rooms, with lot E0xl35, situate on tho northwest corner Bcnnott and Park streets, for $1,500. W. C. Stewart, 111 Fourth avenue, sold for William Mellon a house on Edwin street. East End. for $1,800. The purchaser is J. J. Burns, of Washington, Pa. Ho also placed a mort gage for $3,000 for ono year at six per cent. Alles . Bailey, 101 Fourth avenue, sold for J. H. Bicrer a bruk duelling of six rooms, etc, lotlOxCO feet, No. 191 Tustin street, for $3,200 cash. Jochanna Mulinari was the purchaser. Reed B. Cpjlo JL Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold to Michael Landers for Mrs. IC Hubley, No. 94 Pike street, with two fnuie duellings for a prico approximating $3,000. L. O. Frazier, corner Forty-fifth and Butler streets, sold for JohnS. Horsfall et ux. a new frame duelling, lue rooms etc.. with lot 20x100 feet, situated 011 the south side of Liberty ave nue, near Thirty-ninth street. Sixteenth ward, to Joseph F. Rhodes for $2,000 ciBb. S-imucl W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold for Edward House, Jr., the properties Nos. 112 and 111 Second avenue, for $29,000 cash, on which are erected two three story warehouses. Norman May. No. Gl Fourth avenue, sold tho property No. Ill Fayette street, Allegheny City, a brick rcsidenco and lot 51x121 feet, for the es tate; of William Means, and placed a mortgage for $1,350 for three ears at C per cent, on Elev enth ward, city property. S. J. Fleming S. Co., 117 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 35, Baird's plan. Fourteenth ward, to Fred Uemz. for $750; also sold brick house and lot 25x200, at Bellellcld. for $5,500, and placed mortgiges lor Sl.MX) and 2,000 on city property at 0 per cent. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to P. S. O'AIalley for F. W. Cooper, tho property No. 51 Tweiitj-filth street, Suuthside, cits', being a two-story dwelling with lot 29aS0 feet, for S2.&00. The) a so placed a mortgage of $5,500 on a new duelling, in Oakland, lor fivo years, at 0 per cent. Mellon Brothers have soM to W. A. Hoovel cr that handsome corner, 55 feet on Rippey street by 120 feet along St. Clair street, in Alel lon'soichaidpiau at S70 per front foot; also to J. A. Johnson lot 21x215 in Mellon'sCopeland plan, at Braddock, for $375, anil to P. A. Smith 43x115 feet in same plan for $750; also, to L. A. McWilliams 50 feet front on St. Clair street, near Rippey for $2,b00, and to C. Davis that aesirable business stand 111 Frankstown ave nue for $5,S00. HOMES FOB THE PEOPLE. Tinildlna Operation Sliow a Lareo Increase Over February of Lust Year. The number of permits for now buildings taken out last eek was 41, against 33 the previ ous week. The cost of the improvements is esti mated at $19,025, showing thero wero no costly structures among them. During the month )ust closed 111 permits were issued by tho Building Inspector, against 95 for February of last year. Tho indications are that ratio of gain will be maintained throughout the season. August Bittner, framo two-story and base ment dwelling, 21x32 feet, on Jelly street. Twenty-first ward. Theresa Wilhclm. frame two-storv and base ment dwelling, 17x31 feet, on Erie street, Twent-seventh ward. George Bradel, frame two-story dwelling. 20 52 feet, on bterlingstrect, Tu cntj-seventh ward. S. E. Dresser, framo two-story dwelling. 18x32 feet, on Flowers avenue. Twenty-third ward. O. D. Levis, frame ouc-story dwelling, 10x21 feet, on Marcband street. Twenty-first ward. Judson Wiley, framo one-story dwelling-, llx 22 feet, on corner Park and Anderson streets. Twenty-first ward. A. Lehman, frame two-story dwelling, 16x16 feet, on Renfrew street. Twenty-first ward. W. S. Austraw, frame two-story dwelling, 2ux3! feet, on Bond street. Nineteenth ward. J. E. Djkman, framo two-story shop, 2Sx42 feet, on Fifth avenue. Fourteenth ward. Georgo A. Grier, frame two-storv dwelling, 16v28 feet, on Morns street. Fourteenth wird. W. II. Hcselbartli, frame one-story cilice, 16x 30 feet, on Main street. Thirtv-sixtli ward. Daniel Braun, brick three-story store and dwelling 20x30 feet, on Jano street, Twentj sixth ward. Mrs. B.A-Skipp,frame two story andmansard dwelling, 21x33 feet, on Rowau avenue, Twcuty flrst ward. Henry Flad, brick three-story store, 17xS0 feet, on Frankstown avenue. Nineteenth ward. Gust Mihui, brick two story kltchon, 10x20 feet, on Smithficld street. Third ward. Oliver Iron and Steel Compauv, framo one story shed, 35x10 feet, on bouth Thirteenth Street, Twenty-eighth ward. Johu Doliinin. frame tuo-story duelling, 18x SO feet, on Idlewild street, Twentj-lirst warik Harriet S. bhaner. framo addition, one-story to dwelling. 8x14 feet, on Murtland avenue, Tnentv-tirst ward. Miller, brick two story and mansard, 20x 31 feet, on Carnegie avenue. Eighteenth ward. Philip Weber, frame one-story shop, lGx21 feet, on Pennsylvania avenue. Nineteenth ward. W. J. Moran, frame two-story dwelling, 10x21 feet, on Deary street. Twenty-first ward. Christian Schrepfer, framo one-story store, 17x31 feet, on Berg avenue. Twenty-seventh ward. Luduig Drenner, framo one-story shop, 12x10 feft, on Boggs avenue. Thirty-second ward. John S. Painter, frame two-story stable.lCxlS feet, on rearof McCandless avenue. Eighteenth ward. . . John S. Painter, brick two-story dwelling, 17x S2 feet, on McCandless avenue. Eighteenth ward. Harris Crawford, frame two-story and attic dwelling, 22x32 feet, on Rippey street. Nine teenth ward. Jacob Ward, framo one-storv dwelling. 31x32 feet, in Bissell's plan of lots. Eighteenth ward. Mrs. Mary Kaulman, framo two-story dwell ing, 19x32 feet, oa Mayflower street. Twenty first ward. John Huetber, frame addition two-story kitchen, 11x10 feet, on Nusscr alley, Twenty seventh ward. Ph. Best Brewing Company, iron-clad one story warehouse, 100x90 feet, on Twelfth street, Ninth ward. William Fisher, frame two-story dwelling, 21x20 feet, on Howard's lane. Fourteenth ward. John Connelly, frame one-story shop, 16x18 feet, on Butler street, Nineteenth ward. John Kaupper, frame one-story and base ment dwelling, 17x30 feet, on Brownsville ave nue. Thirty-fust ward. Jus. bitter, frame one-story dwelling, 16x30 feet, on Owen street, Ihirtv-second ward. Germania Saengcrbund, brick two-story hall, 21x00 feet, on Josephine street, Twenty-sixth ward. Alex. Waddcll, frame two-story ttoro and dwelling, 20x40 feet, on corner Fifth and Boquet street. Fourteenth ward. . lenatius Coster, brick two-story dwelling, 17x32 feet, on Wylla avenue. Eleventh ward. A. C. Patterson, frame two-story dwelling, 18x33 feet, on Wilbert street, Thirty-second ward. A. C. Patterson, brick one-story dwollinr. 18x 32 feet, on Ennis street. Thirty-second ward. Wm. Mosbacb, frame addition one-story kitchen, 9x14 feet, on McCord street. Twenty seventh ward. Chas. Clans, brick addition one-story slaughter house. 20x70 feet, on Twenty-first street, Twenty-sovcnth ward. Henry Burgwin, frame two-story and man sard, 17x32 feet, on Holmes street, Eighteenth ward, tut, aXtrf KwS MM, SlghUnt wilt j BETTER THAN EXPECTED. B.ars Mnko Another Drive ct Rnilrond ShnrpK, but Meet Defeat They De pended Ton Dluch on a Dad Dank Statement. New Yobk, March L The stock market wa3 again dull, and after a temporary depression developed a materially stronger tono than it has seen in some days. There was a drive at th& list as usual in tho early trading, but it3 re sults were not of special importance, and as during the week persistent pressure of tho bears to force down prices has met with but partial success, the depression to-day was only temporary. The attack this morning was made upon tho expectation that the bank reserves would show a falling of about two and one-balf millions.but tho statement of tho loss fell a million short of tho amount, and as there had been good buying all along the line at tho concessions, the rush to cover after the result was known made a sharp and material rally. Of courso the de cline in sterling exchange rates and tho flurry in money incident to tho disbursements of tho lt of tho month wero partly responsitilo for tho lowering, thee rates gives a promiso that there will be receipts of gold frori tho other side and a consequent improvement of the speculation. The boars wero hammering Union Pacific to-day by rumors of an unfavorable nature in regard to tho annual report, but the foreigners weio buyers and heavy covering was done. Tho bituminous coal stocks with specialty weak also in the early dealings, but tho rally brought ti'em up agaiu and Tennessee Coal scored a handsome gam, though Colorado Coal was sing tisIi. Sugar was the strongest stock and was nut up by its friends to catch some stop orders. The remainder of the market was uovoid of feature and the market finally closed quiet but strong, generally at a shado better than tlio opening prices, Tho final changes are slicht fractions as a rule, bat Sugar Is up3J and Tennessee Coal '1. Railroad bonds weio duller than usual of late and the transactions in the t.io hours of business reached only $372,000. The 1 atural tone was generally steady, but all the impor tant changes in quotations are in the direction or lower figures. The sales of bonds for tho week aggregated Sl.2C5.0OO. against $5,179,000 for last week. The I'ott sas: Of courso the immediate factor of tho most impottince in tho movement of prices is the rate of interest for money, be cause this not only represents tho absorption of the circulating medium of the country by tho collection of nearly $31,000,000 of exce-sivo revenuo into tho United States Treasury la tho last month, but also reflects the greitest ac commodations that banks have been called upon to mako to various causes of tho mercan tile and manufacturing community in conse quence of the unusually mild winter. Merchants who have usually had a surplus to invest in securities at tins season of the year are not able to do so this year. Consequently, every body waited for tho bank statement, and as they expeued a bad one prices were nominally lower. When thostatcmentwasannounced it proved to bo more favorable than was expected. The decrease ol $9,118,000 In the deposits, so far as they may have any connection with tlio stock mirket. showed that the storks which had been bought had been paid for with tho buyers' own money and not that ot the banks. All of tho i.ioroactivo stocks were practically unchanged, except by small fractions, as compared with a week ago, and though tho majority of these fractional changes aro declines, they aro the re sult of tho constant short selling and hammer ing of tho market by the boardroom specu lators. The rollowme table snows tlie prices 01 active stocks 011 the New York Stock Lxcnange yester diy. Corrected dallv for Tits dispatch by iiitney & bXi-PItEsov, oldest Pf tisburg mem I'tr a of Now 1 or btoci Lxcnanue. (7 1 ourtb ave nue: Cos-Open- lilirh- Low- fnir Ids'. est. est. Bl !. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. IK'i Jj 2t'4 2Gj AtCh.. lop.jt a. F K!'i 53 S.'Si 3S Canadian Pacific 't'i (Unida southern .... frtV CentralofNewjKrser.lJ JJ4 120 i:rjt Central Pacific 3JH Cliesancaxe.'e Ohio ... 22K Ii 2! tin C. Bur. & yuliicy lUISi MS'j JtH'i lO-i'-i C, .Mil. S. at. Paul.... 1,7 C7 60J C7JJ C, JUl.Jtat. P.. pf 113'i C. ltocxl. AP 8J 8321 BJJf 9 C. bt. L. & Pitts ")? a, st. ti. & Pitts, nr. 51 c at. P.. M. & 0 31 c. bt. p.,m. &o..Dr. 00. C. Northwestern I07J4 107 107 3074 Cfitsortnwestern, pr.l4J' ltlTa I4fS HI "4 C, C. C. A 1 07)i 63 0731 ti C. C. C. A 1.. or 87 Col. Coal Iron 43 41JJ 43 43 Col. & Hoctinj Vat .. -"I S) S! St Del.. L. AW n7i lKJf. 1U ltX Del. & Hudson lis llcmer<lo U 1",' K.T.. Va. Ada - && fc. T.. Vs. A bs. 1st cr. 71 E. T.. Va. AOa. M pf. Z! EJi S3 Sf Illinois Central 1141) 11j 1141,' 114 Late Erin A Western 17 LakoKrto West. Dt.. BZi ez'i 62 62'f Lane ahore Ail. a IMS lcita IUj J'H4 LoulsvillcANashvillc. Si's SI) J S31i 4a Allelitcau i,entral ut Jlouuex unio '''i Mo.. Kin. A lexas.... 71 S 7M 7h Jllssoun Pacific 7IS 72 71S 7I3 .New tors: Central IC0J Vu Vf, JCCK 1. X.. L,. J-,. A Vi .... 2-''a 2)Ji -4 -)Vi J.. Y.. U &. St. ii IC't IOS 10 K . r.. C. A St. L. or. & S.Y.. c. ASt.ii. id nr 37 .N. tl.N. E UM 1 4i 41 1.. O. A W 17 Norrois: A Western.... X) 20 20 M Morrolk Westerner. 61'f Northern Pacmc 30!$ S0VJ 30 SoK Nortnern Pacific pref. 73 73! 73 'iV-i OI110A Mississippi...- SOJi 2t0 70,'i M Oregon improvement .... 44 Orocon aranscoa 34f 34V S4'4. SIS PacincJlalt JO'S 3IJ4 3C!a 304 Peo. Dec. A bvans 13'. 1S 18 13 Pnlladel. A UeiUl.iit. 39 3D' SlH 33'f Pullman P.usce Car.. W lkS4 1S7W Ms. Klctimona .t . P. T. ani ),3 S'i HIchmonaA W.P.'l.nr 7a bl. P.. sunn, a Man..lll4 111,1 111 311 M.J. AJ-aa Fnn IS bt. JL. A Bin l"r.in Dr.. 8 S3 3737 bt.i... A bin r. it nt is Texas Pacific IIS Mf 194 l'-S UnionPaclhe Cl C30 IZ'A et Wahisn I25n Wabish prorerred..... 2-j?a Western Union c."'i Wheeling A 1 . CDJ hnjrar ITnst Ct National Lead Trust. l'i Chicago Om Trust.... iX 121 K 11 vi irii ih SJ'S 63 U (,!)'( ISSi 63 64J COM 6I 17H 17 17i iS ioH 134 WALL BTKEET GOSSIP. Tho Investment Demand 91111 Slirinkins Coolers Well supported. Special to John M. Oakley & Co. New Yokk, March 1. Tho market opened weak, partially Influenced by tho foar of a bad bank statement, and partially by a fresh cnt in passenger rates by the St. Paul road- The coal stocks acted at first as if they might slip away from their moorings, but the supporters of these stocks came bravely to the rescue, and wo agi.ln witnessed the spectacle of Reading third incomes selling at 1 per cent below tho common stock. Tennessee Coil and Iron and Sugar Trust rose tl:irul this morning, but theso aro now sucii eccentric storks that their fluctuations do not signify an thing. Tlio bank statement showed a loss in re serves of $1,330,000. but the loss in actual cash was $3,600,000. Thero was a reduction of de posits of $9,000,000, and a lowering of loans of nearly S5,0u0,o00. Tho tone of tho market during the last hour was rather strong, but we think it was on a covering of shorts put out by room traders during the week, who make it a practice to close their account Saturdays. Louisville and Nashville ha3 $13,000,000 moro stock than a month ago, and this na3 to bo taken care of in a market not partial to stock3 of any kind; and beside this, the bulk of this stock is now held in America, whereas a few months ago it was chiefly held in London. That thero is less investment demand than a year ago is forcibly demonstrated by the ag gregate bond sales of February, which this year wero Si5,0bo,090, against $47,767,000 a year ago. Erie's earnings for January increased $57, 713, but tbo stock was weak. This road will probably he compelled to raise some inonoy to pay off its increasing floating deht and to pro vide new equipments. Eoaton Boston A Albany.. .217 Boston A Maine 213 C. U. U 103 Clnn. ban. A Cleve. 51 Kastern IL K 148 Kastern it. IL 6s ....IU tltntA Peroai 25 FllntAPereM. pro. 84 Little K. & Ft. S. 78.100 Mass. Central 15!4 N. 1. AievKn... 44 . i.A A.E. 7s. ...120 Itntland preferred.. 70 is. lyttntril. cora... 2SJ4 Wis. C'entnl pr.... 61 AllonezMxCo 2'i Atlantic 13 Htoclfs. lioston A Mont 4",J Calumet A ilecIa....2M Catalpa..., 15 rranKirn. . Huron Kearsarge Osceola. ... ... 13 ... 3 .... M .... 28 rewanic s (Joiner (V Santa Fe copper... ,1.02) lainaraeK 1M boston Land 8 in Dlofrn 17 West End I.ind Co. " llell relepnone 21S Lamson Stores 23 V. ater Power .' 5X Philadelphia. Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 37 Fourth avenue. Members Hew york Block .Ex change. Blt. Asked. Pennsylvania Katlrotd. . 54H Slif SICK HEADACHE 'Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACUECart,, i,mle reiver PlUs. SICK HEADAC1IE Carter's LJttlo Liver Pills. SICK HKAl!ACIIECjlrter,i u,Ue jjver Pills. MUstMrim P-eartmir. " 19 -' UuOJilo, Pittsburg A Western Sj Vi Lchlirh Valley ''-li &H Lenlzl. .Navigation 5- fWi Northern Pacific SO1 jji Northern Pacific preicrred 73 3 MARKETS BY WIRE. P Wheat Firms Dp on European Cables, nnd a Cold Wave Corn nnd OatsPeatarc le Pork Acilvo nnd Un settled. Chicago. Wheat A Arm feeling was again developed in this market to-day, and while there wero numerous fluctuations, the closing was better than yesterday. Opening KSC higher, prices wero advanced c more, fluctu ated some, and closed KJo higher than jes tcrday. A good aggregate business was transacted, and the influences presented were miinly favorable to tho interest of holders. A report was received that tho duty on wheat in Portugal had been removed, ana another that tI.o duty had bjen reduced 8c per bushel. Tho duty has been 2c per bushel. A cable report v.a4 al30 received stating that tho winter crops in ijuuthern Ilussia had been ruined, but this uius. have been exaggerated. for tho foroign market wonld havo recponded more forcibly than they did to such a piece of newt. Indicators wero fur a decrease ot about 000,000 bushcli in thuvisibio supply. Itwas re ported that a cold wave had extended Hi far south ai Now Orleans. Corn ruled quiet most of the session, though eatlv there was a littlo life manifested, but trading wis only moderate aud the bulk of the business local. The feeling prevailing was steady and values shoned littlo change from yesterday. Oats, May was traded in with moro freedom tha-i the other deliveries and prices receded c under fair selling by a large operator. On the break he turned and bought, and a rally of le followed, and last sales were a shado below the prices of yesterday. Mess pork A fair trade was reported, but tho lecling wassnmewhat unsettled. Earlythe market vas strongor and prices ruled !y5c higher, but a weaker ii cling was developed later and prices settled hick again K10c and closed quiet at medium figures. Lard A quiet and rather steady feeling pre vailed in tha market. Early prices ruled 2Ke higher on deferred deliveries, but this im provement was lost later in tha day. bhort ribs A moderato tradu was reported and the feeling was comparatively steady. Sales at outside prices were made early, and during the latter part of tho session slight re ductions were submitted to. Tho leading f uturts ranged as follows: Wheat . 2. March. 7GK"7Ci;i0 TTJiJe: JIv. 7KSTlJ(;Q7otiT!?iC; Julj. 7biB 77&76?:J77c. COUN S. 2, March. CH:8KK'72SKc; May. 3JiSJ9jCJie2Jiic; July. SOJi'-Ui OATo No. 2, .March, fi20,4S'GK'-'0Kc; May. 2IQ21G-lG:lSic: juat!t ayjAJSuj aP4B:oc. MESS Pons. Der bhk March. JO 8CS0 S2KJ3 9 IVtu'J 0: Iav. 510 10,10 WfJlO UU01O 05; Jnnc.il Laud, 6)5 SHK; fOOOetB 00iS!OO0tfiG00. Snor.T Ribs, per 100 Bs. 5Iarct SI SO 1 &J0I 75til Ml:- Mav. tl 0081 I1 S7K4C 1 O'l: Jnnc, SI U2K1 V-VsTi I VZ'A'Ji !', Cash quotations w ere as follows: Flour Win ter wheat patent. 51 0001 Ol; straights, $1 C5 3 !)0; bikers, 2 bOQU IW. No. U spring wheat, TTSc; No. 3 bpnng wheat. Co.GiC: io. 2 red. To-bC. No. 2 corn. ajc. No. lloais, 2uc. No. '2 rye. !2Jc. No. " Dirley. nominal. No. lliax Sffd. Si 15. Prim- timothy seed. $1 lOril 17. Mess pork, per bbl.$0 bO&D fc5. Lard, per 100 lb. $5 32j. Miort ribs sides (loose, $1 feU. Dry salted shoulders fl.oied), $1 20. Short clear s.dej (boxed), fo 10&5 05. Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged; granulued, unchanged: standard A," unchanged. Kcceipts Flour. 11.000 bar rels: wheat. 12.000 hnshels: corn. 231.000 bush els: oats, 139.(XW bushel.; rye. 2,000 bushels: barlov. 51,000 bushels. Shipmerts Flour. 7.0U0 barrels; whoat, 10,000 bushels: corn, 200,000 buhcls: oats, lbO.ODO bushels; rje, 3,000 bushels; barley, S0.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-diy tho butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, Uc. BD&IXESS X0TES. Op 21 mortgages filed for record yesterday the largest was for $3,000. Wn alebose is 30 scarce that it now sells for $12,500 per ton in London. Tup. total sales of stocks on 'Change last week wero 2,057 shares, of which Central Trac tion furnished 1,310. This annual meeting of tho Union Switch and Signal Companv will ho held on Tuesday, March 11, at 2 o'clock r. it. It is said that during tho past 28 years tho amount of money lost by all tho national bank through dishonest practices docs not exceed S7,C00,O00. The railroads of tho world aro worth nearly $300,000,000.,000, or about one-tenth of the wealth of the civilized nations, or moro than a quarter of their invested capital. Tan annual meeting of the stockholders of tbo Stan lard Car Heating and Ventilating Com pany vill b? held on Tuesday, March 11, to elect directors and consider regular business. A special meeting of the Charticrs Valley Gas Company will bo held on Saturday, May 3, at 2 p. 3T-, for the purpose of voting for or against a reduction of the capital stock of tha company. Tun Storage companies stocks arc at tracting the attention of investors more and more every day. These aud all other stocks and secu-ities are bonglit aud sold for commission byMcICce & Hagan, 111 Fourth avenue. The excitement to hear the child pianist, Otto Hegner, 13 intense, owing to the fact that he will give anyone in therandience the privilege of suggesting a theme or air which he will on the spur of the moment work up and develop into a bcantitnl piece of music. Go to Kleber's for seats, Monday morning, 9 o'clock. Never Too Lnto ro flf end. Mend what? you will say. Why. your old clothes, to be sure, and Dickson, the lailnr, ofC5 fifth ave., cor. Wood St., sec ond floor, is the man who makes old clothes look like now for a trifle. Telephone 1558. AH Goods Olnrkcd In Plain Figures, And they show you a saving of 20 per cent on watches, clocks, etc. Nothing but first class goods in stock at Hauch's jewelry store, Xo. 203 Filth avc. -WPSa All the latest styles at TJrling's, 47 Sixth nve., L;wis block. ttsu fsprinir Overcoats. The latest novilties in overcoatings, suit ings and trowserings, at Pitcairn's, 434 "Wood st. Ieok" City Beer always leads, because of its merits. Telephone 118S. illtOKEItS FINANCIAL. -TTTHITNEY & STEPHENSON, 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Jssne travelers' credits through Messr.Drexel, Morgan &. Co., New York; Passports procured, ap2S-l COiV.i..SS.OM. Hailroad Stocks. 3Iinlng Stocks. OIL EniTfiiTP Ann sm.n ?r9?h or n -p& UUUILUI liliU uuuu ouner on new lorit, ban Irancisco. Philadelphia or Boston Ex changes. Loans made at low ratc3 of interest, Estabfished 1870. 2-Weekly Circular FKEE. A. R. CHISHOLM & CO., 61 Broadway, N. Y. mhl3-97-su LOCAL STOCKS.! MORTGAGES, COMMERCIAL PAPER, COLLATERAL PAPER, All bought andaoldand negotiated by me. - J. M. MONTGOMERY, 01 .tutu avenue. Telephone 775. COAL LANDS, J fc2-S3-TTSu JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocky Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Privato wire to Now York and Chicago. 15 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. 5 LIFE A BURDEN. M Tha Persona! Statement Made by fM Mr. James Moore. A GREAT WORK COMPLETED Mr. James Moore.a resident of Eedmond's Mills, Pa., during p. recent interview with the writer, had the following to say about his successful treatment with Drs. Copeland and Bl.iir: "Wlieu I called at the office on Sixth ave nue, I found Dr. "W. H. Copeland person ally in charge of his extensive practice, not an assistant or substitnte, 33 13 the case in many other offices in the city. I was in a very serious condition at that time, and had been suSering greatly lor over six weeks. My trouble had grown on mc until I was so weak and miserable that X felt as though liie had become a burden. My head would stop up and my nostrils become clogged, first on one side and then on the other. There was a constant dropping from my head to my throat. This was especially bad at night. I wonld often have to sit up in bed lor hours. When I would lie down the mucus would gather in mv throat and cause a smothering sensation. I would get up in the morning feeling more tired than when I went to bed the night before. I was con stantly hawking and spitting during the d iy. 2ir. James Ifoore, Redmond's 2RIU, Pa. 'There were ringing and buzzing noises in my ear'. My throit becamo worse, and for three months I was unable to take anything but liquid nourishment. I wasadvlsed to go to Drs:. Copeland & lilair. I found thc:r charges even lower thin patent medicines, so placed myself under their care. "1 bad not I ecn under their treatment more than two weeks when I noticed a decided charge in my con Jition, and I now feel as well as I ever did. "The dropping from my bead has stopped. My throat is no longer sore, and 1 can cat with out diQcultv. My heid is clear, and the ring, ing in my ears has ceased. To statu it briefly, I am now free from the svmptums. I name, and owe my recovery to Drs. Copeland . Blair." Mr. Moore lives, as stated, at Redmond's Mills. Pa., and this interview can be readily verified. As has been stated in previous i33r.es of this paper. Df. W. II. Copeland hi mado this city bit permanent home, and ii personally in charge of h.s extensive practice. HOME TREATMENT. Mr. William Barnes, of Hickman, Pa., in speaking of b.s catarrhil trouble, said: My head was stopped up. My throat, chest and lungs aifectcd. and I had lost all sense of tasta and smell, when I was advised to try Drs. Cope land & Blair. 1 he result was a surprise to me. Irra now perfectly well, and owe my recovery to their treatment. Homo time ago Mr. Harry Phillips, ot Hnlton, Allegheny county. Pa., commenced a courso ot home treatment for his catarrhal trouble, un der the care of Drs. Copeland Blair. At that time his trouble had assumed a very aggravated form. He stated to the writer as follows: "My nostrils would clog up. My head ached constantly. I had severe pains m my chest. There was a dropping of mucus from my head to my throat. I had night sweats. My heart would palpitate rapidly, and bo followed by a slow, irregular bcmn4 and feeling of faintnesa, I wis daily growing weaker. The slightest ex ertion tired me and I .v unfit for work." "How do you feci now?" "Like another l-ing. All tho symptoms I have described to you have disappeared, and I feel as well as I ever did in my life." DOCTORS AID I M 11 U) DMlll Are located permanently at 6S SiXTH AVENUE. Where they treat with success all carable cases. Office hours 9 to 11 A. JL; 2 to 5p.il; 7 to 9 p. 31. (Sundays included). Specialties CATARRH, and ALL MS EASES of tho EE, EAR, THROAT and LUNGS. Consultation. $1. Address all mail to DRS. COPELAND & BLALR, TuSSu 60 Sixth avo.. Pittsburg, Pa. 5aXi:Sniiil HEAD NOISES !-- CVZkU tT Peci's P. In. IXy ISraif tiU I.,,,,,- Whunerhonnl distinct ly. SnCLessiul whn nil renjed'ts fail. "Vnto or cell for illostratcl buck 1 itl C. bold only by F. HISCOX. bGU liruadwaj , cur. 14th St., Kcvr York. No scents. nol3-Cl-TTS3uwlt U . JA.9 !. M V ,3 Owing io Ihs jealousy and persscniton of local doctors. Gun Wa, the celebrated Chinese physician, has decided to leave Pittsburg. He has taken np his permanent residence at tbo beautiful citv of Indianapolis, Ind. During his four months' rcsidenco hero he made many converts to the mild and gentle natural herbal remedies of the Flowery Kingdom and effected some marvelous cures. Thousands of people who had long doubted the wisdom of oar "reg. ulars, and their powerful mineral drugs and poisons, believe that an outrage has been com mitted on an inoffensive foreigner, whose sola aim was to do good. The less bigoted medical fraternity of Indiana bavo made Gun Wa wel come among them. Gun Wa does not practlco medicine bo has perfected himself and docs not need to 'practice" bnt he has a line of prepared herb remedies which positively cure dyspepsia, rheumatism, neuralgia, female weik ness, tumors, piles, consumption, costlveneu, salt rheum, catarrh, scrofula, tapeworm, ma laria, nervous diseases, and all diseases of A privato nature. Young, old or middle-aged men wto feel exhausted from overwork o other cause?, should consult Gun Wa. No charge for advice, and the medicines are lold for a small sum. Write to G-TTZEnT -wa, No. 25 West Washington Street; INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Note Gnn Wa especially desires to heat from all of his old patrons. And will cheerfully complete oy treatment thitt Mm lnWrrowe4 Jy Jtw tJ.B im??'' Onn WVi UtMlftgalfc ''AtotUt I f M ," W'W uu.. m . m if5i! . sr rv AX 9 .. V,' "KQWMKmZJi B Ii V'l. I771.M, 1 . r t j 1 ;u uivyjui vi 1 .,1 fc ..in. viri ui mtiWH. s--w 9 Jl a r PMTXfilt.ffiM. i nfi.i ,, ffi V. &-
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