JPt3WV' THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1890. 11 IRON TRADE EEYIEW. The Market is Still Uncertain, but the Outlook is Bright AN INCEEASE OP IKQOIRIES. Easiness is More Active at the Western Centers, bat the OUTSIDE LOTS AKE TOO KDMEEOUS The situation varies very little from what ft has been for a week or two past There is more inquiry, and transactions have been larger the past week than they have been for a month past. One broker reports sales of 800 tons within a day or two, which is an improvement on any recent sales. Bayers are reluctant to catch on at present prices, and sellers show no disposition to concede any lurther. The general feeling is that we are to have active markets in the near fu ture, and, while at present there is little disposition on the part of buyers to lay in stock in the present uncertain condition of markets, there is a 6 1 rone undertone of confi dence that a rcnral is close at hand. The boom last fall sent prices beyond the line of legitimate trade. Speculative influences came in to interfere with a healthy boom; and we aro now cx periencinc the reaction from this speculative movement. While there has been a tendency of late to lower prices on iron and steel products this tendency is, in the general view, tempor ary, being a reaction caused roatnlv by tbe necessity of speculators to unload. That w e have before us a year of activity in all lines of iron and steel products is the general view of manutacturers and Healers, consumers 01 .-iie are pursuing the hand to mouth policy because of the uncertainty of markets. Once the uuward movement starts, which cannot long bo de layed, there will bo free buyins and stronger prices. Following are latest quotations as furnished uy leaatng dealers: Central mill All-ore mill ?17 2.VSI7 71 cash is oorais oocasn 19 00r19 15 cash 19 75fflM HO cash :i ooi&i so-cash , 37C0raJ3 00 30 00(31.11 CO 35 StyS-tfi 50 35 S&&36 oo 35 5(138 50 ;4(&siso 0W3L2S0 No. 1 foundry, native ore No. I foundry, lakeore ltesscmcr feplepcl Muck bar Mecl blooms bteel elabs btecl billets MeelK.Cends bteel bloom end Old iron rails, American Ts.... Old steel rails, short pieces No. 1 W. scrap No. :V. scrap ., bteel nils, new bteel K. light sec liar Iron.... ......... bteel nails, perkc;, usual dls... Wire nails, per keg I'erro manganese irowaaoo 2 5i3 iO 23 5(24 00 MOO 35 103136 00 3iVOS37l l Sofairo :aai35 t K3 2 90 87 00100 TTAITISG FOU COXCESSIOXS. Whci Lake Navigation Open There Star be a Drop In Prices. rerZCIAI. TELEGBAX 10 THE DIRrATCn.1 Pnil.ADEl.rniA, March 7. Producers of pig iron say that no material concessions can be made in tbe price of that commodity unless there is first a reduction in tbe price of ore, coal, labor or freights, and apparently the only chance for reduction is in cheaper freight rates which will be likely to follow when navigation on the great lakes opens in about ten days or a fortnight- When the vessels begin to ply there will be an influx of ore which may break that market, and at any rate the competition of the carriers will be such that tho charges will be lessened. The old orders placed with tbe manufacturers are be coming exhausted, and the new ones received thus far are small. There is thus more anxiety among f urnacemen. Buyers are placing orders in small amounts to meet immediate require ments only while furnacemen are seeking orders for the year if their conditions are met. The Cambria Iron Company, whose business has heretofore been confined to Johnstown, has leased from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road Company its mills at Cumberland, Md., and about the first of next montn the plant will be put in full operation after an idleness of two years. Sales are ccnerally made within the range of the following- prices: No. 1 pig iron. S2023 50 at tide; o. 2, SIS 0018 SO, and rrav tonre. 17 0WJ17 50: Bessemer nic:. ?21 0001 21 5a bteel rails. f35 at the mill, old rail.f25 00 2G. Billets. J3jS35 50; mill slabs. 533 6031; blooms. Eo253 per bloom ton for hot blast char coal; $5455 for cold blast delivered; Sll45 for run out anthracite, muck bar, S3132 per ton. There is a cood inquiry for bar iron at 1.952c per pound for refined. Skclp is a shade easier at L90LS5c for grooved and Z05A10c for sheared. Plates are active at a lower range of prices, iron and steel being worth respect-lvely-S52 30e.and 2.552.b5c for tank, 2.5 2.6c and 2.i)SiZ.lc for shell. 3.25c and 3.13.2c for flange, 3.75c and 3.75621.25c for fire box. Structural mill are working steadilv. Bridge iron is worth 2.2562.30 delivered, angles 2.28 2.3c, with 2025c extra for steel, tees 2.bg-Sc ana beams s.ic tor uotn iron auu steel. IX THE WESTEUX MARKETS. Concessions Aro Made on Both Sides, but ibe Propecf Is Good. rSrCCIAL TELEGUAM TO THE DISPATCK.1 St. Locis, March 7. Rogers, Brown and Meacham say: While the schedule quotations of Southern furnaces have not been changed, there are apparently plenty of so called "outside" lots to meet the increasing demands from small con sumers. The advance of 15 cents per ton in freight rates from the South takes effect on the 15th instant, but present prospects indicate that it will have to be borne by the teller. Quotations are reduced to approximate actual transactions, although numerous furnaces will not offer iron excepting at considerably higher E rices. We quote for cash f. o. b. St. Louis ot blast, coke and charcoal: Southern Coke N'o. 1 bouthern Coke N'o. 2 , bouthern Coke No. 3 Southern Grav Forge boathern Charcoal N'o. 1 Southern Charcoal No. 2 Missouri Charcoal No. 1 Missouri Charcoal N'o. 2 Ohio boneners Car wheel and malleable irons: .118 50(819 00 . 18 Bll8 50 .. 17 5ais OO . 17 0Tai7 50 . 20 CinriMO 50 . 19 SUStK 00 .. 2j .vxsai oo . 2i oraai 50 . 20 00(3150 Lake Sn potior : bonthern... ....... .............. Connellsville foundry coke: Kast St. Louis bt. Louis ..f!4 SCffiS 00 .. 12 0024 50 .t 5 IS.. ,. 5 80.. On a Compromise Basin. ISr-ECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH, t CIN'CIN-KATI, March 7. Rogers, Brown & Co. gay: Since tbe last report both sides have given way in the quiet contest that has been going on for two months past between iron consumers and producers. The result is a more active market on a compromise basis as to pi ices. Southern furnaces have, instructed their representatives to make reasonable con cessions to actual buyers, and buyers on the other hand have come forward with very lib eral inquiries. A good deal of business is ap parently in sight in the near future. In some cases views of buyers aro ridiculously low. and especially where they are entering the market for the first time after low-priced contracts of last summer and fall. On the whole, the sit uation has more promise in It than at any time since Christmas. Southern prices, even with the last reduction, are too high to meet com petition with Northern irons at points along the lakes. Another Baying Movement Probable. IFFECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 CHICAGO. March 7. Rogers, Brown A Co. say: There is not much change to report, but the influences at work at the close of the week seem to be better, and indications are not want ing that we shall soon have another buying movement; Whether it will be strong enough to bring about a decided reaction and start prices upward again, no one can any more than guess. Close watching of foundries, mills, car shops, agricultural works, etc., fails to reveal any decided falling off in consumption, though complaints ot dullness are occasionally heard. If present rate of consumption is kept up through the vcar. it is quite certain that the iron market will take care of Itself. The local furnaces are again taking orders. New York Quotations. New York Pig Iron dull. Copper dull and nominally easier; Lake. March. JH; do. Anril, f 13 bo. Lead firm ana quiet; domestic, S3 97 Tin quiet and steady; straits. $20 60. Drjsroods. Sew York, March 7. Business in dry. goods presented no new feature. Jobbers were bavins a good trade, and there was a fair de mand for replenishments at the hand or agents, with an increasing tendency. There was a wider and more even request for cotton goods, most all descriptions meeting with more attention. Tbe market was unchanged in char acter and tone, prices continuing firm as a rule, very few articles being in buyers' favor, and tnose chiefly ia colored cottons. MARKETS BY WIEE. Whent Narrow nnd Wrnk Operators Awnllinc Developments Corn nnd Oats Lei Go Nothing Doing lu Hog Products. Chicago Wheat Trading was of a more restricted character to-day, and the market was again a narrow one, more so than yester day. Some outside business was transacted, but most of the trading was local. New York bought some wheat early and a few country buying orders were also executed. Some sell inc orders were received from tbe continent for a small quantity. The opening was about J4C lower than yesterdav, eased off c, then ad vancedKUc, receded J8'Kc rallied slightly, again weakened and closed about c lower than yesterday. There was very little outside news received, and operators, under the circumstances, were disposed to wait for new developments. Cable advices were rather tame, but did not show much of any change in prices. Nothing special in the way of crop news was reported, though a dispatch was received from Kentucky statins that tbe wheat had turned black in some sec tions, while other advices stated that there had been no damage to speak of. Corn received a little more attention than noted for several days past, the market ruling qnlte active at times within a lower range of prices. The trade was largely local, though there was more doing on outside account. The weaker feeling was more noticeable on the near deliveries. The weaker tone was due almost entirely to larger receipts. The market opened at yesterday's closing, was steady for a time until the receipts came in, when it sold off Vbm iC ruled steady and closing K6c lower. Oats were qmet and easier, fluctuations be ing confined to a c range. May was again most actively traded in. The opening was steady, but a weak feeling soon developed and prices receded K65"- This wai followed by a slight reaction and in turn by a further depres sion, and tho market closed quiet at Kc de cline for May, but was steady for other futures. In mess pork an unusually;small trade was re ported and there was no particular changes to note: scarcely enough doing to establish a market. In lard the market exhibited a little more strength in a general way, but the business transacted was light. Prices ruled about 2f c ntgner, and tbe market closed steady. In short rib sides very little business was transacted. Feeling rather steady, with no material change in prices. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat .No. 2. March. 77K77;77K 77,c: May. 7SJffi7S78J7SJ8c; Jul, 76 76j97GJ70c Corn No. 2. March. 2S:8R2S2Sc; Mav. 20?, 29?i29K2Sc: July. S0330K3030c. Oats No. 2. Man-fa. 20M20ky820He; May. 21K21J8'21X62Hc: June. 212ie20j 20c Mess Pork, per bbl. March. f9 S09 80 9 b09 80: Ma;. S10 05 10 0510 02K&10 05; June. S10 07K10 1010 07KH 07W. Lakd, per 100 fis. March, $a 905 DO 5 90o 90; May. $5 97K 00g5 87K66 00; June. S6 (CKiflB 0526 (CW&d 02 W Sn6BT Ribs, per 100 Bs. March. 54 85 i S54 b5l 85: Mav. Si 8704 904 87$ i 87J4: June. 4 9264 954 92 WH. Casn quotations w ere as follows: Flour dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 77a78c; No. 3 spring wheat. 72c; No. 2 red. 78c No. 2 corn. 28c No. 2 oats, 2020Kc No. 2 rye, 42c No. 2 narley. nominal. No. 1 flax seed, SI 47. Prime timothy seed. SI 17. Mess pork, per bbl. S9 B0&9 85. Lard, per 100 lbs. 5 92& Short ribs sides (looe), U 8501 90; dry salted shoulders (boxed). Si 204 25; short clearsides(boxed).S520525. Sugars unchanged. Receipts Flour.7.000 barrels: wheat.23.000 bush els: corn. 267.000 bushels; oats, 104,000 bushels; rye. 3,000 bushels: barley. 32.000 bushels. Ship ments Flour. 7,000 barrels; wheat. 13,000 bnsb els: com, 225,000 buhels; oats. 167.000 bushels; rye. 1.000 bushels; barley. 16.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter rmrket w as steady and unchanged. Eggs, 13J 13Kc New York Flour dull and heavy. Corn meal steady. Wheat Spot dull and easler;op tions dull, alAc down and steady. Rye firm. Barley qniec Barley malt dull. Corn Spot steady and moderately active; options quiet and steady. Oats Spot heavy and quiet; op tions more active and weaker. Coffee Op tions opened barely steady, 5 points down to 5 points up: closed firm, 10 points tin: sales, 7L5U0 bgs. including March, 17.I517.30c: April. 17.1017.20c; Mav, 16.9017.10c; June. 16.90 17.00c; July, iaS517.00c: August, 16.80016 90c; September, 16.70rai6.85c; October, l6.7016.75c; December. 16.45I6.05c;pot Rio higher, active; fair cargoes, 20Jc; No. 7 flat bean, 185lSKc Sugar Raw firm, fair demand; sales, 4o0 hogs heads, and 510 bags: English Island Muscavaao, 87 test, at 5c; 1.804 bags centrifugals 96 test, at 5 ll-16c: 516 bags molasses sugar, 87 test, at 4c; refined higher, fairly sctivc, C, 55Kc; extra C, 6515-lGc; white extra C, C6;c; yellow, 45 1-5c; off A, 6 Cl-lCe: standard A. die: 'powdered. Cll-lGc: granulatea, CJJc Molasses Foreign firm; New Orleans strong. Rice firm, fairly active. Cot tonseed oil quiet. Tallow steady. Rosin quiet. Turpentine steady at 4242c Eggs lesl active; Western, lBQlOJc; receipts, 5,197 pack ages. Pork firm; mess, old. S10 00610 5 : do, new, 510 75011 25; extra prime, S9 259 75; middles quiet. Lard firmer and quiet: West ern steam at Sfl SO bid; sale1. 250 tierces; C and K, SS SO: options, sales 2,250 tierces; March, S6 29, closing at SS 2S; April, $6 30, closing at Sb 29; May. W 320 33. closing at J632 bid: June, S6 37; July. SO 44. closing at S3 42 bid; October, $6 59 asked. Butter steady and in better de mand; Western dairy, 5f$18c: do creamery, 13S 26c; do held at S15c; do factory, b18c; Elgin, 27c Cheese strong and frirly active; West ern 10S10KC Philadelphia Flour quiet, but firm. Wheat quiet, but sieady; fair to good milling wheat, ,5&8Jc; prime to fancy, 8591c.dn grades on truck, 8c; do in gram depot, 79c; do choice, in grain depot, S88S:c; No. 4 red, March. SSSJc: April, 83!i"c: May, 81 85c: June, 843i6S5Jc Corn Market ruled steady: under moderate offerings and fair in quiry for export, but local trade demand light; steamer in export elevator, 34c; No. 2 high mixed in grain depot, 37c: do on track, 37Jc; No. 2 in exnort elevator. 353c; No. 2 mixed, March, on track. 3536c; April. S536c; May. 3636Kc; June, 36J4S3&KC Oats Carlots dull and a shade lower; No. 3 white, 29c; No. 2 do, 30.c: ungraded clipped, 3114c: future quiet but steady; No. 2 white, March, 2S? 29tc; April. 2SJ4S29C: May, 2K28Jic: June. 2S29c Butter steady and in fair demand; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 2627c; do prints, extra, 3136c Eggs steady, but quiet; Pennsylvania firsts, 1415c Cheese firm: part skims, 7SVc Minneapolis Wheat Receipts of wheat for the day were 263 cars, against 167 cars yes terday. Shipments 46 cars. The demand was very slow for cash wheat, with buyers holding back, demanding concessions. Prices ranged lower in sympathy with weakness in futures. Somo early sales were made at about yester day's range, tint the later sales were under. Tho demand was mostly from local millers, thongh some sales were noted for outside ship, menu In a general way business was very dull all around. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, March. 78c; April, 79c; May, 79Kc; on track, 7bg79c; No.l Northern, March. .6c; April, 76&C: May, 77c: on track. 77c; No. 2 North ern, March. 74c: April, 74Jc; May, 75c; on track, 7476c St. Louis Flour strong but unchanged. Wheat opened He lower, fluctuated HQc, close unsettled, with May and June yt&io lower than yesterdav's; No. 2 red, cash. 7b 7&c: May, 7676c. closing at 7GJBr7uJe bid; June, 7GJ!i'0c asked; July, 73Vc asked. Corn more active and market unsettled and ir regular; No. 2 mixed, cash, 25c; March closed at 24c asked: May, 26(T asked; July. 27c bid; August, 26Hc aekea; September. 2SJc asked. Oats easy and quiet; No. 2, cash, 20c bid; May, 20c asked. Rye quiet; No, 2. 40c. Barley dull; Minnesota, 3Sc Flaxseed, 5140. Provisions unchanged. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat 6teady: No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 7273c May, 72JJc; No.l Northern, 81c Corn steady; none on track; No. 3, 2Sc Oatt quiet; No. 2 white, on track. 23c Rye quiet; No. 1, in store. 43e bid. Barlev easier: No. 2. iu store, 35Vc Pro visions firm. Pork. $9 95. Lard, $5 So. Cheese steady: Cheddars, 99Xc Baltimore Provisions Arm; mess pork, old. S10 50; new, Sll 00. Lard, refined, 7c; crude, &yic Butter steady; western ladle,lb 21c: best roll, 1618c: creamery. 2527c Eggs strong at 14c Coffee firm; Rio cargoes fair at20Vic Toledo Cloversecd active and steady; cash, S3 30; March, S3 27. Wool Slnrkct. Boston There has been a large business in wool here during the past week, and the sales amounted to 2.5S5.000 pounds. There has been no material change In prices. The largb sales have been of Territory grades, amounting to 700.000 pounds, and including fine at 5S58c se cured: and fine medium at 5052c Texas.CaIi forala and Oregon wools have not been selling to any extent and are unchanged in prices. Washed fleeces are tbe dullest things on tbe market and are weak, but other kinds of domes tic are thought to bave touched bottom prices. Thero have been small sales of Ohio X at 3I 31Jc; XX at 3333Xc and No. latS73Sc; Michigan X sells slowlv at 2929c; No. 1 combing is offered at 39c 'for Ohio and 38c for Michigan. Ohio fine delaine at 33c and Michigan fine de laine at 34c Pulled wools have been quiet, but steady in price Large sales of scoured wool aw reported, includiog'Claifornia, Oregon and Territory, principally in the range of 4557c Foreign wool has been quiet but firm. Commission 1-8. MVTTV. Rr. TTnfrnn 111 TnTtl, av tin. and sells stocks, grain and oil on margin or for cash. "Will remove April 1 to 108 Fourth ave. its -Iron City Beer always leads, became of its merit. Telephone 1180, BELOW THE SUEFACE. Glimpses of Big Deals Showins That Things Are Moving. EAST END DWELLINGS PICKED UP. A Still Html Said to be in Progress for Good Down-Town Property. A'EW CH0KCHES FOE KEARBT T0WSS As a notable instance of the demand for houses in the East End, it may be stated that seven fine dwellings in Coltart square, Oakland, have been sold by "W. A. Herron & Sons in the last three weeks. Equal activity prevails in several other districts. A Fourth avenue real estate firm has made 15 important sales since March 1. The largest involved $90,000 and the smallest $17,000. This shows that there is something going on. w The recently incorporated borough of Edge wood will hold its first election tolay, when a fnll complement of officers will be chosen. The first important improvement that will have to be provided for is a schoolhonse to cost about $20,000. Streets and sidewalks will require prompt attention. As the population is small, taxes will prob ably be levied up to the maximum allowed by law. A still hunt is said to be going on for down town business property, and options have been secured on several good pieces on Penn ana Liberty streets. It is not definitely known who the hunters are, but they are supposed to be long to tbe syndicate which has been operating so mysteriously in other parts of the city. Their agents are kept pretty busy, and from Indications it is safe to say that something will happen oue of these days. Plans have been completed for a Welsh Bap tist Church building at Johnstown, and work will begin on it April L It will cost $30,000. Plans bave also been prepared for a Presby terian Church edifice at Beaver. It will be of stone and cost about $50,000. ' A gentleman just from Wheeling, said yes terday that the principal feature in business circles there just uow, was agitation for the appointment of a building inspector, and strong pressure was being brought to bear on the Chamber of Commerce to urge Councils to make the appointment. Tbe city, ho added, is growing so rapidly that official inspection is necessary as a protection against accidents involving life and property. Eighty men aro employed in mining sand on the land recently purchased by J. W. Moore, C. H. Elery and A. B. Bntledge. of this city, in Mercer county. The tract comprises several thousand acres, and tho gentlemen claim it is tbe richest find of glass and furnace sand ever made in Western Pennsylvania. The present output is about 25 tons a day. It will be increased. v The general office of the Braddock Wire Company has been removed to this city. Work on tbe company's new Wire mill, at Braddock, is being vigorously pushed and It will be put in operation about May 1. It will be one of the largest in the country, having a capacity of from 1,500 to 2,000 kegs of wire nails per day. Tbe following mechanical patents have ex pired and thereby become public property: Sawmill, D. C. Prescott; saw set. J. N. Leslie; combined latch and lock, G. Mullar; oil burn ing steam generator, O. W. Ketcbum; lining rotary puddling furnaces, S. Danks: manu facture of fuel from coal waste, J. B, Hayes; stationary lire pipe for buildings, H. Palmieri; sectional steam boiler, Pancoast and Maule; iron bridge, W. Sellers. LOCAL SECURITIES. A Good Feeling All Round nnd Higher Prices Scored. What tho stock market lacked in activity yesterday it made up in strength, advances be ing made very generally throughout the active list. Allegheny Heating recovered most of its loss, there was quite a little boom in Luster and Btreet railways and natural gassers were stronger. On tbe whole, the market was encouraging, as Indicating strength and in due time activity, as investors will soon get tired of waiting for "cheap stuff" and take it at market prices. Sales were 152 shares. MOENIXG. AFTBENOON'. i Bid. Asked. Hid. Aited. Pitts. P. S. &M. Ex... 460 460 490 Anchor Savings Bank 54 Commercial a. iJank. 97 ... Central Hank CO .... KxchRiipcNat. Banc. tb'4 .... Iron Uitvat. Bank... Sl'i .... Keystone Bank or P'g .... 7UJ4 Mon'eahelaNatBk... lis .... third at. Bank 17S 180 Boatman's Insurance. 7 .... Citizens' insurance.... 33 .... Uerman-Ainerlcan Ins .... 35 Monongahela Ins 4o National Insurance.... GO .... "87 85K Sltf in 180 Allegheny Heating Co. Brlilgewater Uas Chartlers V. Uas Co.... l'eople's Nat. Gas..... l'eople's.N. u. t, r.Co Pennsylvania Gas Co.. fhlladelphta Co Wheellnir bas Co Forest Oil Co Washington Oil Co Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts.. A. S. Man ll .... 108)i 1C9 30 ..? " Jf J i&H 16 15K 16 14 UK 14 Ui 31X 3l3i 31 31 18 .... IS 20J 1U0 coir "30 "mx so "sox em G5X " 40 42 40 45 24JJ I3X 24 25 2S0 300 28U S00 P. & W. pref. Morthslde Bridge Co &S Lnater Mining Co 17 2) Westinghouse Electric ii'A 46 Mongahelaav. Co S3 Mononga'la Water Co 35 C.S.iSlg. Co 15 .... V. h. & big. Co. pfd WcstlnghouseAlrb'ke. 109 .... tirocen.' b. & S. Co 104 19 "6 4S Hit 453? 15X 50 104 Forenoon sales were 20 shares of Luster at IS andl2Pipeageatl6X. In the afternoon lu shares of Philadelphia Gas brought 31; 5, 3lti; 35 Electric. 40; 50 Lus ter. 15K; 10, 19. and 10 Heating Company, 109. Rea Bros. & Co. sold $2,000 Pittsburg Traction 6s at 10S and bought 10 Central Traction at 3a J. C Forse & Co. bought 10 shares of Pleas ant Valley at 25. Henry M. Long sold 60 shares Pleasant Val lovat 25 and 25 Pipeage at 16. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 308,159 shares, including Atchison, 5.645; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 10.480; Louisville and Nashville, 13,675; Mis souri Pacific, 16.4S6; Northwestern, 5,160; Northern Pacific preferred 3,100: Oregon Transcontinental. 5,585: Readintr, 95,225; St. Paul. 17,000; Union Pacific. 12,120; Western Union, 3,505. MOVEMENTS IN KBALTT. Latest baien in City nnd Suburbs Linden Clnb Slies. 8. J. Fleming & Co.. 117 Fourth avenue, sold an eight-room dwelling house, modern improve ments, with lot 45x140 feet, located on Craig street, Bellefleld. near Forbes avenue. The pur chaser was A. T. Doathett, Esq., of the Porter Foundry and Machine Company. The price was $8,090. This is the second property on that street sold to him by S. 3. Fleming, the other being the residence adjoining, formerly owned by Wm. J. Fullerton, and at present occupied by Mr. Douthett. They also sold lot No. 40, Baird plan, Filmore street, to Geo. W. Smith, for the People's Savings Bank, for $575, and lots Nos. 3t 35 and 36. in same plan, each 21x120 f oet, at JbOO, SSOO and $750 each, these lots being sold on easy payments. riwmg k uyers. wri;ui.iiiiucct, &oia ior Airs. Mary Feeny. to Magee &. Harnack, the proper ty No. SO Church avenne. Fourth ward, Alle gheny City, consisting of two brick houses, one of six rooms and one of three rooms, with a triangular shape lot, 20 feet front on Church avenue and extending back to the West Penn Railroad, for $6,000 cash. C. Beringer & Son, 103Fourth avenue, sold for David H. Miser to Samuel Rosenberg, the brick dwelling. No. 17 Scott street. Pittsburg, for $3,500 cash. They also placed a mortgage for $1,700 ou a house and lotat Crafton, Pa., for three years at 6 per cent. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, delivered the papers yesterdav to the Linden Clnb for tbe gronpd, size 60x174 feet, on which the new club building is being erected, at the corner of Linden avenue and Mead street. Boulevard place. The delay was caused by waiting for tbe charter. The price paid was $3,600. They also placed a mortgage for S500 on Madison street property. Thirteenth ward, for three years at 6 per cent. W. A. Herron & Sons sold another house in Coltart square, Oakland, being the sevonth iu tho last three weeks. This leaves only three houses of this plan unsold. Tbe price is only $6,300, and the terms easy, making them an at tractive purchase. Jamison & Dickie fold for J, & Beymer tone. lots on Lincoln avenue, East End, 45x157 feet, to William M. Ball for $1,200; and for George McKee a lot corner Conrad and Friendship streets, 101x95 feet, to F. Householder and J. B. Mitchell for 2,800. They also sold for the CnmmisMoners of Westmoreland county SJ0, COO 5-20 bonds at i per cent and accrued in terest. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold for the Blair estate, Twenty-tbird ward, lot No. 18 on the northeast corner Second avenue and Mayapple alley, being 21x120 to Gate Lodge alley, for a price approximating $1,000. L M. Pcnnock & Son sold a mortgage for $5,000 on farm property in Moon township; also four small mortgages on city and suburban properties, aggregating $2,500 all three vears at 6 per cent. James W. Drape & Co. closed tho sale of the remainder of the Snowden property, corner Penn avenuo and Pitt street. East End, for $21,000 cash; also the sale of a house and lot In Sewickley. near the railroad station, for $5,.500; also the sale of a one-third interest in a large piece of property near the Allegheny Valley Railroad and Forty-third street for $13,500 cash: also placed a mortgage of $15000 on a rosidence property m the Eat End at 6 per cent: aIo six mortgages of $9,500 on properties in McKocs port and in the city at 6 per cent. FlNAJiClAL GREASE. Bank In Good Condition to Keep Business moving Rates Stendy. Tbe local money market ruled steady but easy yesterday. There was a moderate de mand for discounts, and rates were steady at 627 per cent on short and long loans. Counter business was brisk. Currency commanded a small premium over exchange. Bank clearings sbowed a satisfactorv condition of general trade. The exchanges were $2,281,915 50 and balances $509,680 89. Sloney on call at Now York yesterday was easy, ranging from 2 to 6 per cent; last loan, 3; closed oifered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 57. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at $4 82 for 00-day bills and $4 86 for demand. Closing ISond Quotations. U. S. 4s, res U. b. 4s. coup.... U. S. 4s, rec... U. b. 4Hs. coup. . ,..124'i ..iz: ... 10354 ..1WJ M.K. &T. Gen.ss . H Mutual Union 6s.. ..102 .V. J. c. Int. Cert...lllW Northern l'ae. l3ts..l!5i Northern l'ae. 2ds..lI3 Northw't'n consols.142 Northw'n deben's..lll racincGsor'So. ,J1U LoulslanasUmpedls 961 Missouri 4s 100 Tcnn. new set. 6s... 109 Tenn. new set. 5a.... 102 Tcnn. new set. 3s.... 74 Canada So. 2ds 93 Cen. Pacificists 112J$ Den. Alt. a., lsts..J19 Den. A K, U. 4s 78 D.K.G.Wcat,lsts. Erle,2ds 100t at. h.. T. Gen. es.. UX Ori. eon & Trans. 6S.106X bt. L. &I.M. lien. 5s 901 St. I..& S. V. Gcn.il. 110 bt. Paul consols ....128 bt.l'I, Clil&Pc.l3t.ll6 IX., Pc.UU.Tr.Ks. HI Tx.,rc.K.G.,lT.i;ctf 33 Union Pae. lsts 115 West Shore UUX New York Clearings, $99,031,163; balances, $4,812,071. Boston Clearings, $12,610,881: balances, $1, 763.316. Rate for money, 5 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings. $11,527,504; bal ances. $1,576,451. Baltimore Clearings, 52,032,331; balances, $357,371. Londoit The amount of bullion Eone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 7,000. Bar silver, 44d Dcr ounce. St. Louis Clearings, $3,130,718; balances, $398,657. OIL IMPK0TIXG. A More Active Market nnd Figures on a Higher Level. Oil opened up steady yesterday, and during the forenoon sold up to 95, the highest point of tho day. It then weakened, and aboutthe mid dle of tbe afternoon reached tbe other extreme. Just before the finish there was a rally, and the close was firm at only a small fraction below the best price. The range was: Opening, 93; highest, 95; lowest, 93; closing, 94. Pitts burg was the principal buyer, while Bradford did most of tbe selling. A broker ventured the opinion that the mar ket is in good shape for a permanent advance. Production is not keeping pace with consump tion. Tbe advance of 5 cents in Lima oil caused very little comment here. Tbe difficulty in the way of refining it is said to be as great as ever. Brokers would be glad to see it on the market as certificate oil, but they are afraid they never will. Nothing startling from tbe field turned up yesterdav. Operations are active, but new wells scarce. The three big gushers in the Hundred foot district have decreased somewhat in their output, but have still a combined daily produc tion of about 4,450 barrels. The Hundred-Foot Oil Company's well is doing 1C0 barrels an hour. Wood & Young's, 50 barrels and Lockwood & Co.'s, 35 barrels. The three wells are on a lino with but 450 feet separating the two extreme ones. Tho Brown & Fisher well is 20 feet in tbe sand, with no oil yet. but is expected to start flowing now at any time. Hovis & Co.'s J. W. Brandon farm well is a 100-barrel producer; the Hundred-foot Oil Companv's A. Anderson, 35. and Hoffman & McLain's aro making 10 bar rels a day. The latest gusher in the Sheffield field, the Gilbert Oil Company's Clapp No. 6, on lot 169. is" up to 400 barrels a day. Horton, Crary A Co.'s No. 4, on lot 197, is about due. Fenturcs of Yesterday's OH Market. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 93j Lowest 93 H Highest S5 lUIoied 94,'j Barrels. Average charters 22,032 Average shipments 65.437 Average runs 56,897 Iteflncd. New York. 7.4JC. IEenne, London. 5 11-lOd. Refined, Antwerp, 17r. Kenned, Liverpool, tal. Kenned, Bremen. 6.S5m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, 9l94Ke; calls, 95J95c Other OU Market. Bradford. March 7. Petroleum opened at 93JJc; closed at 94c; highest, 94c: lowest, 93Jic Clearances. 372.00 barrels; runs 56,321 barrels: shipments, 58,806 barrels; charters not re ported. Oil crrr. March 7. Petroleum opened at 93c; highest. 95c: lowest, 93c; closed at 94Kc Sales, 203.000 barrels: shipments, 66,515 barrels, runs, 60,298 barrels. New York, March 7. Petroleum opened strong at 91c, and moved up to 91c in the early trading. The market then became quiet and remained so until the close, which was steady at 94c. Stock Exchange: Opening. 91c; highest, 94jSc: lowest. 94c; closing. 91Jc Con solidated Exchange: Opouine, 93c; highest, 95c: lowest,; 93c; iclosing, 91c Total sales, 307,000 barrels. A SHASP BULGE. Wall Street Operators Encoornged Im provement In the Monetnry Situation Stimulates Stock Trading A Gen eral TJpwnrd Movement. New York, March 7. The stock market was more active and stronger in all tbe departments to-day than it basbeen for some time, anda uni form and material upward movement was tbe great feature of tbe trading. The recent im provement in the monetary situation, both at home and abroad, made a better feeling both for the shorts and the long account. The liberal purchases of bonds by the Treasury yesterday and tho heavy offerings again to-day also had a favorable effect upon tbe street and tbe bears found themselves no longer able to take the aggressive, and the covering of shorts was a large portion of the business of the day. The operations in Reading again occupied most of tbe attention, but tbey were not either so largo numerically nor so important in com- fiarison with the transactions in the rest of tjie isr. A firm which has been loaning largo amounts of the stock upon the street suddenly called it in. and not only the shorts but thoso who are conducting nrtiitiage operations be tween this city and Philadelphia found them selves in a tight place. Tho loaning rate went up to 1-16 por diem for use, and after It had been hammered down to 36Ji a rise to 373 fol lowed, tbe close being within a slight fraction of the best figure. The Coalers sympathized to a limited extent, but the Grangers became again very prominent in the market, and, as there were no disturbing reports from the West, tbey all made material advances for tbe day. The report that a divi dend bad been declared upon Sugar Refineries was proved to be false, and this morning tbe stock opened off over 1 per cent, but the buying for a time at least was as good as usual of late, and it was pushed up to fractionally higher figures than yesterday. This was all lost later in tbe day. however, and it closed with a frac tional loss. Among tbe specialties Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and St. Louis and Wheeling and Lake Erie were the most prominent, but their gains, except for the first named, were small. The strong tone which prevailed during tho day lasted up to the close, which was active at the best prices of the day. The principal gains are: Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and St. St. Louis, IK: Rock Island, li Missouri Pacific and Oregon frans-Continental, 1; Northwest ern, 154; Louisville and Nashville, 1J, and St, Paul, 1 per cent. Railroad bonds were decidedly more active to-day, the sales reaching $2,147,000, but this incomes were strong, but tbe thirds went back. Among those which are higher to-night are Reading firsts, 2 to Do. The losses include Ohio Southern incomes, 25.49. The Post says: So far as can be estimated to-day, the bank statement to-morrow is likelv to show a lnrtber loss in reserve, andtbfs argument was being freely usedin tbe attempts to depress prices this forenoon, but without much effect, because it can now be foreseen that the lower rates for money in London (wuich Gftttfid ft reduction la tat xjttei ot foreign exchange this forenoon), together with the bond purchases of the Treasury, will pre vent any pinch lor money for the next month. Apprehensions of stringency in the money market have for tbe last three weeks been the most important aid to the short sellers of stocks, but with this removed the large out standing short interest to be covered can scarcely fail to result in higher prices within a week. The rollowmg table snows me prices ot active stocks on the Inew York Stock Excnange yester day. Corrected dally for THS DISPATCH by W1HTXEY& STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of .New York btock Lxcuange. 57 Fourth ave nue: CIos-Upen- High- Low- lnr In?. est. est. Bid. Am.CottonOllTrust.. 27! 27"4 27 27 Atch.. Top. B. F 33X Z3,ra 33tf 33f Canadian Pacific 73,'i Canada Southern 54 E4 M 54 Central or.NewJarser.119 1-11 119 12a Central Pacini. 32 Uhesaneake a Ohio ... 23ji 231 Zlii "a C Bur. & Ouii.cy loay imi jrovr imh C. Mil. Bt. Paul.... mi 67X 6C?J 67 a, Aiu.aot. p.. pr iMV 0.. K0CKLAP 90 91 9CJs 91 C, St. U. A Pitts 18 18 18 175i C St. L. & Pitts, or.. Wi 51 Slss 51H C. St. P..M. iO 3!,S 3IM 31i SIJ C. Bt. P.. It. ,tO.. or.. 03 02 82 82 C. Northwestern KiH I09SJ 10SH ' CiXNortnwestern, or. 142 C., C. O. A 1 69 70J4 Wi 70 C. a, C & I., nr SdH 99 934 es'i Col. Coal iron 44X 4V 4i 45 Col. & Hocking vat .. 20 21i 20Ji 20!i Del.. L. AW U5H 8H Km J36 Del. & Hudson 150 150 IV) 149 Denver. Jtio o 16 IS 18 15J4" Denver & Kio G. nf.... 4ajf 46,f 4G' 46) E.T.. Va. 4Ga 8;, KT..Va.&Ba. 1st nf. 71 715 71' 71 E. T.. Va. AUa. 2d PL 23 23 23 23 Illinois Central 113 Lake Krle 4 West. Pt.. 63i fclU Ci 6-3! Laxosnore&M. S 105 105i 105 105 Louisville & Nashville. 83J 81, C3V 84 Michigan Central IBM Mobiles Ohio K'.i Mo., Kan. a Texas 7 Missouri Pacific 7i!i "3H 72 73i ew fork Central J06"4 ft. .. L. te. A W ... 25S 234: 25 25V . Y..L. K & W.pf. 61 a. V.. U. ASC L, Wi I. X.. U St. L. or. 6S'i N.Y.. L. BI.L.2d or S3 33 33 27 N. Y&.N. E 41V tt'i 44K 44'S . J.. O. W 17tf 17H 17-i 17J4 jNorfou Western.... 10V 19V 19V 19 Norfolk a western, nr. COJi 604 cux 60)4 Northern Pacinc 304 30V 30)4 oi NortAern Pacinc nret 72J4 734 i 71! Ohio Mississippi..... 20'4 Oregon tinorovemeut .... 444 Oregon Transcon 36 X7i S54 I6V Pacific Jlall 374 374 874 37! Peo. Dec. & Evans 1SK is" 18X 18 Pnlladel. A lteadlnz. 36 Z7 2! 37"! Pullman Palace Car.. 110.4 191 19U4 191 KlchmonuA W.P. T.. 21 21 20V 20V lUohmonuAW.P.T.DI 78)4 St. P.. Minn, s, Man Ill St.L. ASan Fran 13 St. L. A San Fran cf. 374 Bt.L. A San r. 1st 01 88 Texas Paclflo 19$ 20M 19' 204 Union Pacinc 3V 634 MJ Habasn 1! is 12 12 Wabash prererred V&H 264 26 264 Western Union 2H 82V 82 824 Wheeling A U. . 704 704 91i 704 Sugar Irust. 67V 69V 67V 677a National Lead Trust. 18 18 18 Wi Chicago Uas Irust.... 44 45 43X 44 Boamn Stock. Atch. AToc 33 Uoston A Albany. ..216 C. II. AQ.. 1044 Boston Mont 13,4 uammet a uecia....zoa CatalDa. 20 uun. aan. a iievc. ;a Franklin Huron Kearsarge Osceola. Pewablo QnlncT 134 3 V 26 Eastern K. K 143J1 Eastern K. K. 6s ....125 Flint PereM 25X lUBicrerejsi. nia. yd L. It. & Ft. b. 7s. ...1004 Mass. Central 14 Mex. central com... 17 70 1 1594 Santa Fe copper..., umaracK Annlston Land Co .? i. .aew.&ng... 45 Old Colonv 1764 itutlaud common... 7V Kutland ureterred.. 73 Wls.Centrai.com... 29 Wis. Central pt... 604 AlIouezMgCo 2V Atlantic 12,4 53 Boston Land 64 Sn Diego 174 West End Land Co. 24 Bell Telepnone 218 Lamson stores...... 274 V ater Power 5, Philadelphia rltoclu. Closing anotatlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New Jfort stock Ex change. JIM. Asked. Pennsylvania Kallroad 544 51K Keadtng 1SV 18 13-16 Buffalo, Pittsburg 4 Western 84 Lehigh Valley 52 Lehigh Navigation 52 524 Northern Pacific 304 Northern Pacific preierred 73Jt 73,4 Irlinlna Quotation. New Tore. March 7. Caledonia B. 190: Alice. 120: Consolidated California H., and Virginia, 425; Commonwealth. 300: Comstock T. bid, 30 00: Comstock T. scrip. 30 00; Dead wood T 145: El Cnsto. 135; Freeland, 110; Homestake, 700; Horn Silver, 230; Ontario, 33 00. LIYfi STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Business nt the East Liberty Stock Tarda. OFFICE OF PlTTSBtJnO DISPATCH,') Fkiday. March 7. 189a I Cattle Receipts, 1,742 head: shipments, 1,460 bead: market nothing doing; all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoas Receipts. 2,400 head: shipments, 2,000 bead: market active; medium and selected, J4 354 45; rommnn to best Yorkers, ti 250 4 35: pics, SI 004 10; 6 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 1,200 head:shipments,l,O0O head; market firm at unchanged prices. By Tclecrnph. New Toek Beeves Receints, 54 carloads for exportation, 39 carloads for city slaughter ers direct and 17 carloads for the market; the limited trading wasat aboutformerquotations; common to fair steers sold at $4 004 60 per 100 lbs; bulls and cons at SI 5053 25; ei ports tc-day and to-morrow, 1,600 beeves and 7,000 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 100 head: market nearly nominal, hut rated steady at 57cper ft for veals, and at 34c for western calves. Sheep Recoipts, 2.000 head, with 11 carloads to arrive and 10 carloads were carried over yester day: market very slow at 85 106 30 per 100 lbs for -beep, and at S6 007 25 for yearling lambs. Hogs Receipt', 5,000 bead; none for sale alive; market nominally steady at S3 9004 50. St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 700 head; ship ments, 700 bead; market strong; good to fancy native steers, $4 25(34 DO; fair to good do. S3 304 35; stockers and feeders. S2 2503 70: ranee steers, S3 2033 60. Hogs Receipts. 4,000 head; shipments. 2,000 head; market steady; fair to choice heavy, S3 94 00; parkinc grades, S3 S03 90: light, fair to best, S3 75j 05. Sheep Receipts, 700 head; shipments, 600 bead; mar ket firm; fair to choice. H 005 00; lambs. So 00 66 30. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 10,000 head; shipments. 4,000 head; market weak to 10c lower: beeves, U b0500; steers, S3 0004 60; stockers and feeders, S2 403 60; Texas cornfed steers, S3 00 3 50. Hogs Receipts, 20.000 head: sbipments, 9,000 head; market strong to Cc higher: mixed and beavv. S3 801 05; light, $3 854 07K; skips, S3 O03 70. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head; shipments. 1,000 head: market slow; natives, S3 505 60: Western cornfed. Si S05 65; Texans, S3 555 80; lambs, $5 OOgfi 25. Kansas! Crrr Cattle Receipts, 5,400 bead; shipments, 2,400 head: market stead); steers, S3 451 75: cow. $2 003 00: stockers and feeders. S2 803 45. Hogs Receipts, 4,800 head: shipment. 2,700 head: market steady; all grades. S3 653 80: bulk, S3 703 75. Sheep Receipts. 1.200 bead; shipments. 200 head: market steady; good to choice lambs and mut tons, S3 505 40; stockers and feeders. So 00 525. Buffalo Cattle firm and unchanged; re ceipts, IU loads through nnd for sale. Sheep and lambs slow, shade lower on common grades; re ceipts, 13 loads through, 2C sale: choice to ex tra. So 856: good to choice, 85 605 60; Iamb', choico to extra. SO 857 10: good to choice, $6 65 3 00. Hogs steady; receipts, 41 loads throuch. 2usaie; inpumins ann ucavy, m xuw so; lork ers, SI 2331 30: pigs. M 2004 25. Indianapolis Cattle Receipts. 850 head; market firm; shipper. $2 254 60; butchers. $1 003 60: bulls. 81 C03 00. Hogs Receipts, 4,523 bead; market active and tlrm; choice, heavy and medium, S3 S54 07; mixed, S3 85 t 05; light. S3 85i4 07J Sheep Market steady: lambs. S3 505 50; sheep, 82 505 00. WANTED HIM SENT HOME. A Street Boy Who Und Evidently Heard His Pa Talk. , About 7 o'clock last evening an Italian youth attempted to sell papers in front of the Central station, on Diamond street, when he was set on by a lot of American infants, none of them over 9 years old, and ordered out of the street. The young Italian attempted to argue the case, but a promis ing infant sang out: "You Italians have no right in this country. Ton save all the money you make and take it back to Italy to spend." It wasn't a trade contention, for the ardent Americans were not paper sellers. Report on tbe Diamond Wldonlns. The Board of Viewers have nearly com pleted their report on the Diamond street widening, and yesterday sent out notices to the interested property holders to appear at the office on March 17, to bear the report read before it is presented to Councils. Commission 1-8. McKee & Hagan, 111 Fourth ave., buy and sells stocks, grain and oil on margin or for cash. Will remove April 1 to 10S 9 ivo XXI itfOWtb Y . DOMESTIC- MARKETS. The Drop of Mercury Pats a Quietus on Produce Markets. CHOICE EGGS AND ROTTER FIRM. Cereal Beceipts Light, Owing to Blizzard, and Frices Firm. SUGAK AND C0PFEB LOOKING UPWARD Office of riTTsmnta Dispatch, j Fbiday, March 7, 1830. Country Produce Jobbing; Prices. Trade is very qniet, owing to the unseasona ble drop of mercury. In front of the commis sion houses along Liberty street there was a Sabbatic appearance to-day. Merchants were trying to keen warm, and very little bnsiness was doing. The cold weather has stiffened eggs and choice grades of butter. Nearby eggs are bringing lc per dozen above our quotations in single cases. Fancy apples are very firm. Tropical fruits of choice quality are tending upward. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3031c; Ohio do, 2728c: fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls, lS20c. Beans Navy band picked beans, S2 0032 25: medium, SI 752 00. Beeswax 2o28c ?1 ft lor choice; low grade, lS20c Cider Sand refined. S7 50: common, SI 60 5 00; crab cider, S8 008 50 ft barrel; cider vinegar, 1012e t gallon. Cheese Ohio, llHKc; New York, llKc: Limburger, 9llc; domestic Sweitzer, 13 14Kc; imported Sweitzer, 23Jc. Eggs 10c straight fl dozen forstrictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy, S3 754 25 $ barrel; cranberries, S4 001 25 a crate; strawberries, 3510c a box. Featiieiis Extra live ceese, 5060c: No. 1, do, 40015c: mixed lots. 30(ffi35c 34 ft. Maple Syrup New, SI 001 25 a can. Poultry Live chickens, 8085 a pair; dressed. 1218c a pound; ducks,75cSl $1 pair: live turkeys, 13Uc V ft; dressed turkeys, 16 17c i? ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel, S-l 00 W bushel; clover, large English. 62 fts, $4 354 60; clover, Alsike, S8 00: clover, white. S9 00; timothy, choice. 15 ft. SI 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 11 fts, SI 2ol 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, SI 30; orchard grass, 14 ft, SI 40; red top, 14 fts. SI 00; millet, 50 fts, SI 00; Hun garian trrass, 50 fts. SI 00: lawn grass, mixture of tine grasses, Sis 50 9 bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country, 3?c; city rendered. 4c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00 3 50; fancy, S4 00SI4 50: Florida oranges, S3 50 m 75, Valencia, $3 7o4 00 a case. Messina. S2 00 (2 25 a box: bananas. SI 752 00 firsts, SI 001 25 good seconds, $1 bnnch: cocoanuts, S4 00 1 50 ? hundred; tics. 6Kc $1 ft; dates. 5bc fl ft; laver figs. 12K15Kc Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 5560c; on track, 4550c; cabbacres, S2 503 00 a barrel: Dutcn cabbage, S16 00 fl hnndred; celery 40c $ dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes $4 254 60 a bar rel; turnips, SI 00 1 25 a ban el onions, S4 25 4 60 a barrel, SI 501 75 bushel: Bermuda onions. S3 75 bnsbel crate; parsnips, SI 753 2 00 ?l barrel. Buckwheat Flour SI 752 00. Groceries. The failure of package coffee to advance Is a surprise to all dealers. The green article is fully lc per pound higher than it was a week ago. but packages are unchanged. Tbe trade awaits the actions of one or two leading firms. Sugar is a mighty uncertain quantity at this date. What tbe combinations will bring forth no mortal can tell, but it is certain that the drift of things is toward a higher level of prices. Greek Coffee Fancy Rio. 2321c; choice Rio, 21X22$c; prime Rio. 21c; low grade Rio, 1920c: old Government Java, 27$2Sc; Maracaibo, 2425c; Mocha, 2930c; Santos, 2121K"; Caracas, 2224)c; peaberry, Rio, 2421Kc; La Guayra. 2421$c RoASTED(in papers) Standard brands,21Kc; high grades, 2550c; old Government Java, hulk, 3233Hc; Maracaibo. 27K28Kc: Santos, Z529c; peaberrv, 29c; choice Rio. 25c; prime Rio, 21c: good Rio, 23c; ordinary. 21Kc Spices (whole) Cloves, 1920c: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, 17c; nutmeg. 70S0c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Jc; Ohio, 120. 8Jc; headlight, 150, 8J(c: water white, 10)c; globe, 1414c; elaine, 14$c; car nadine, 11:: royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11 llKc, purity. 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4443o $1 eallon; summer, 4043c Lard oil. 6065c. Syrups Corn syrup, 2629c; choice sugar syrup. 3638c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime, S335c; new maple syrup, 00c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4S50c; choice, 47c; medium. 3S4ic; mixed, 4042c SODA Bl-carb In kegs, 3j35c; bi-carh In Ka, 6Jic; bi-carb, assorted packages, 6J8c; sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 8c; stearine, set, 8Kc; paramne. ll12c Rice Head. Carolina, 6K7c: choice, 6 Gc; prime, 5fic: Louisiana, 56c starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, o6c; gloss starch, 47c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S3 65; Lon don laver?, S2 75; California London layers, S2 75: Muscatels, S2 40; California Muscatels. S2 25; Valencia. 7c: Ondara Valencia. 8Ji 9c; sultana, lie; currants, 55c: Turkey prunes. 55Kc: French prunes, 710c: Salon!- ca prunes, in 2-ft packages, SKc; cocoanuts, 100, S6; almonds, Lan, f) ft, 20c; do Ivies, 17c; do, shelled. 40c; walnuts, nap, 1415c: Sicily, filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 6 Kc: Brazil nuts, lie; pecans. ll15c; citron, fl ft, 1819c; lemon pee). 18c fl ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c: ap ples, evaporated, 9c; apricots, California, evap orated, 1516c: peaches, evaporated, pared, 2126c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 1819c; cherries, pitted, 1313Kc; cher ries, unpitted, 56c: raspberries, evaporated, 20027c: blackberries, 77Kc, huckleberries, 10 12c SUGARS Cubes 7c: powdered, TJic; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A, 6c; son white, 6K6Jc: yellow, choice, 5 6c: yellow, good. 6oj4c: yellow, fair, 6 5c: yellow, dark, 5J4ib5c. Pickles Medium, bbls (1.200), S7 00: medi um, half bbls (600), S4 00. Salt No. 1, ? bbl. 05c; No.l ex, ff bbl, SI 00: dairy, fl bbl, SI 2o; coarse crvstal. f) bbl, SI 20; Hlggins' Eureka. 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Higgius' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S2 00 2 25: 2ds. SI 651 80; extra peaches S2 402 60; pie peaches, 95c: finest corn. SI 001 50; Hid Co. com, 6085c; red cherries, C085c: Lima beans. Si 20: soaked do. SOc: string do, 6U65c: mar rowfat peas, SI 101 15: soaked peas, 7080c; pineapples, SI 3ul 40: Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums. 9oc; Greengages. SI 25; egg plums $2 00; California pears. S2 40; do green gages, SI 85: do egg plums, SI 85: extra white cherries, S2 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; straw berries. SI 10; gooseberries, SI 301 40; toma toes S0$5c; salmon, 1-ft. SI 651 90; black berries 65c; succotasb. 2-ft cans soaked, 90c; do green. 2 ft, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft rans S2 05; 14-ft cans Sll 00; baked beans, SI 451 50; lobster, 1-ft, SI 80 1 90; mackerel, 1-ft cans broiled, SI 50; sardines, domestic Ks S4 25 4 60: sardines domestic K'. 6 757 00; sar dines imnorted. s, $11 5012 50: sardines, im ported, s, S18 6u; sardines, mustard. S3 60: sardines spiced, S3 50. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S36 fl bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess, S40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. S32: extra No. 1 do, mess. S36; No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c fl ft; do medium, George's cod. 6c; ao large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 4c; do George's cod in blocks 6Ji7Kc Herring Round shore. So 00 f) bbl.: split. So 50: lake. S2 90 fl 100-ft bbl. Whltefish. S6 50 fl 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, fo 50 9 half bbl. Finnan haddock. 10c fl ft. Iceland haliput. 13c fl ft. Pickerel, Kbbl.. S3O0:K bbl.. $135; otomac herring, S5 00 f) bbl.: S2 50 per K bbl. Oatmeal 6 0036 25 fl bbl. Grain, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange: One car No. 2 yellow shell corn. 35KC 5 days. P. R. R.; 1 car bran, S13 75, 6 days P. R. R.; 1 car sample oats, 27Jc, 5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car bran, $13 50, April delivery; 1 car bran, first 10 days of April, 813 50. Receipts as bulletined. 13 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 4 cars of oats, 2 of flour, 1 of middlings. By Pitts burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis. 1 car of hay, 4 of oats By Pittsburg and Western. 1 car of bran. Millfeed and ear corn are scarce and very firm. The light receipts aro dne somewhat to tbe snow blockade in tbe Northwest. Flour is iu better demand than it bas been for some weeks past. Millers in the Northwest aro firmer in their views Tbe general tone of markets in cereal lines is stronger tbe past few days Prices below are for carload lots on track. Wheat NewNo.2red,s2s3c: No. 3, 79 80c. Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, new, 3738c: high mixed, new, 3135c: No. 2 jellow, shelled, old,36K37c: new, 3435c Rejected shelled corn, 2528c. OATS No. 2 white. 2728c; extra, No. 3, 27 27Kc; mixed. 2123c Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 63Q54c; No. 1 Western. 5152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents. S4 755 23: winter straight, 4 6U4 75; cler winter, S4 004 25; straight XXXX bakers'. S3 754 00. Rye flour, S3 & 3 60. Millfeed Middlings, fine white. S15 60 17 00 fl ton; brown middlings. S14 00014 50; winter wheat bran. S13 0013 25; chop feed, f 15 60Q18 00. HAY-Bl.dtlmoaiy.No.l,IU00ailMlIo. hi do, 8 oof 960i leoii&eagO8lia00ii0al according to quality; No. 2 prairie haT, 17 00 8 00: packing do, $6 '5006 75. Straw Oat. $6 7567 00; wheat and rye straw, S6 006 23. Provisions- Sugar-cured hams, large, 9Jc sugar-cured hams, medium. 10c; sugar-cured hams small. 10ic; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8c; sugar cured shoulders, 5Kc; sugar-cured, boneless shoulders. 7Jc: sugar-cured California hams 6c;sugar-cureddriedbeefflats,9c;sngar-cured dried beef sets 10c; sugar-enred dried beef rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders 5c: bacon, clear sides. 7c; bacon, clear bellies. 7c: dry salt shoulders. 5Jic; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess nork, heavy, ill 00; mess pork, family, $12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces,5-Xc: half-barrels5?c; 60-ft tubs, 5?r: 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-ft tin cans 5Kc; 3-ft tin pails, 6VJc: 5-ft tin pails. (He: 10-ft tin pails 5c; 6-ft tin pails 6c 'Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large. 5c Fresh pork links. 9c Bone less hams, 10Kc Pig3' feet, half-barrels $4 00: quarter-barrel. $2 15. THE KITCHEN MARKET. Trndo Qalet nml Prices Prnctlcally Un changed . Some Improvement In Ponliry nnd Ecs Fish in Good Demand Jfrw Pens Frem Georaln. Prices of market basket filling have raised very little from those of last week. At the fruit and vegetable stalls trade was reported as very quiet, owing to the unexpected wintry weather. Butter, eggs and poultry are firm, and jobbers report an upward tendency, but there has not been a sufficient upward move ment to make any serious impression on retail markets Hotbed stuff has been knocked by tbe weather. About all the home-grown stuff now on the stalls is lettuce Tbe first installment of new pea has put in an appearance from Georgia, and 50 cents a quarter peck is the price. Tbe influence of Lent is lelt in tbe in creased demand for fish, and lighter demand for the old reliable meats. But the effect is not so strong as it was a week ago. Staple Ments Tho best cuts of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25e, with last figure for very fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c: chuck roast, 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 12 to 15c; boiling beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads,20 to 50c per pair: beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver. 5c a pound; calf livers,25to 35c apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c; roast. 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; bind quarters, 15c A leg of mutton, bind quarter, of prime quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets, 6c per pound. Gnrden Slain Potatoes, 15c perhalf peck; Jersey sweet pota toes. 25c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c; new Bermuda potatoes SOc per quarter peck; choice Florida tomatoes, 50c a quart: celery, 10 to 15c a bunch; bananas, 15 to 20c a dozen: carrots 6c a bunch; lemons, 25 to 35c per dozen; oranges 25 to 40c; lettuce, 5 to 10c per bunch: beets new, 10c, old, 6c; onions, 40c a half peck: green onions, 5c a bunch: Bermuda onions,5c a quart ; Spanish onions, 5 to lOceacb; rhubarb, 10c a bunch, 3 for 25c; turnips 20c per half peck; cranberries, 15c a quart; cucumbers, 15 to 20c apiece: mushrooms, SI a pound; radishes. 5c: asparagus,20c a bunch: new peas, SOc a quarter peck; strawberries, 35 50c a quart. Choice creamery butter, 35c Good country butter. 30c Fancy pound rolls, 35c The retail price for fresh country eggs is 20c The range for dressed chickens is 75c to SI 25 per pair. Turkeys.20 to 25c per pound. Ducks, $1 2o to SI 50 per pair. Ocenn Products. Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali fornia salmon, 40c per pound; white fish, 12c; herring, 4 pounds for 25c; red snap pers 15 to 20c per pound: Spanish mackerel, 30c to 35c a pound; sea salmon, 40c a pound; bine fish, 25 to SOc; percb. 10c; halibut. 25c; rock bass, 30c; black bass, 20c; lake trout, 12c; lobsters, 25c: green sea mrtle, 23c; mackerel, 20c small, 40c large. Oysters: N. Y. counts, $1 75 per gallon; clams SI 25 per gallon: scol lops, 60c a quart; frogs $2 00 per dozen; soft shell crabs 75 per dozen; devil crabs, 85c per dozen. Flowers Jacks, S3 00 per dozen; La France. $2 60 per dozen; Mermets, $2 00 per dozen; Brides, $2 00 per dozen; yellow and white. SI 25 per dozen; tulips, 60c per dozen; Bennetts. S2 00 per dozen; Bcauties,50c apiece; Magna Charta, SI 00 apiece; Harrison lilies 25c apiere; violets, SI 60 a hun dred; lily of the vallev. 1 00 per dozen: Dutch hyacinths, SI 75 to S2 00 per dozen; heliotrope, 60c per dozen. BUSINESS NOTES. Henry Clews predicts easier money and higher prices for stocks after April L The new borough of Edgewood will begin its municipal career to-day by the election of officers There Is talk of drilling for oil on the Mc Kelvy farm at Swissvale. Signs are said to be favorable. Quite a village occupies tho ground near Wilkinsburg, where the colored people held their camp-meeting last summer. Stockholders of the Allegheny County Light Company will, on March 28, vote on a proposition to Increase tbe capital stock from $500,000 to $1,000,000. A Fourth avenue real estate agent said yesterday that considerable .bastern money would be sent here in the spring for invest ment in business property. The local speculative interest is more active than for a long time. There is more doing in oil, and stocks are in fair demand. With an easy money market there is promise of brisk times not far ahead. The Texas Street Railway and Land Com pany has been organized by Boston. Chicago and Texas capitalists for the purpose of buying and operating street railways iu Texas cities Tbe capital stock is $500,000. A Penn avenue deal, mentioned some time ago as cooking, was closed ud yesterday by Black fc Baird. Tbe property is located at No. 419 Penn avenue and belonged to Dr. Sutton. The price was $27,000. In connection with the adjoining piece, occupied by Dr. Byer, it will be utilized as a site for a large apartment build ing: BOTT HAILSTONES ABE HADE. The Process Goes on nt a High Altitude and Layers Are Formed. The manufacture of hailstones is con ducted at a high altitude. "When a storm comes on there is a rush of cold air upward, which catches falling raindrops and bears them heavenward. Then the drops pass through a cold cloud and get concealed; they become heavy and fall back into the rain cloud, where a coat of water adheres to them. Caught up again they are carried into the snow, and take on another jacket; and so the process goes on until a large-sized stone is formed, which, with its companions, escape from the current of air, and comes tumbling to the ground. If a hailstone is cut in two, the layers of ice and snow may be seen with the "naked eye." The small, ordinary hailstone some times starts as a raindrop, but achieves its new dignity before it reaches tbe ground. Guild for Nnrses. The regular monthly meeting ot the St Barnabas Guild for Nurses was held at the Allegheny General Hospital, Stockton ave nue, on Thursday evening of this week. A sDecial address was made bv the Eev. John R. "Wightman. The Rt. Rev. C. White heed and Rev. James G. Cameron con duced the religious service. An informal social meeting, participated in by asso ciates, members and clergy, took place alter the service. Thesocietyisgrowinggradually, and promises to be of much use in the com munity. Miss Florence K. Tildesley and Miss Anua McCandless, alternate, were chosen delegates to represent the Pittsburg branch at the annual meeting of council to be held in Boston in April. Tenrlnu Down the Old St. Nicholas. The furniture in the old St. Nicholas Hotel, on the corner of Fourth avenue and Grant street, has all been taken out, and tbe work of tearing down the somewhat famous structure was begun yesterday afternoon. A Short Gns Line. The Braddock "Wire Company is laying a gasline from its works to Sandy Creek, near tire Allegheny river, where it will connect with tbe Equitable line. Tbe branch line will be four miles long. A Premium en the Sparrow. George Marvin, an Adams Express mes senger, states that Ohio if now paying 20 cents per dosen for tho corpses cf ngla-4-&riMa iptnovis DOWN WENT O'SflEA. An Encounter Between Two Well-Hnown f Labor Leaders- A sensation was created in labor circles yesterday over a fight at fisticuffs between John M. Kelly and John E. O'Sbea, two well-known labor leaders. The row took place in Mr. Kelly's office, and as usual with affairs of this kind, there are conflict ing stories of tbe encounter. About 1 o'clock Kelly, who was slightly indisposed, walked into bis office, where he met O'Shea leaning against the counter. There has been somewhat of a disagreement between the two men over labor matters, but to outward appearances they were friends. As soon as Kelly saw O'Shea yes terday he said: "O'Shea, get out of this office." Mr. O'Shea paid no attention to the re mark, but resumed reading The Dis patch, whereupon Kelly said: "Go on, now. I mean it You get out" O'Sbea yet paid no attention, being much interested in an article on the labor ques tion. Kelly then walked up to him and planted a heavy blow on the back of O'Shea'a neck. Sown went O'Shea to the bottom of the counter. As soon'as he recovered his equi librium he rushed upon Kelly and seized him by the throat. It is said that he struck Kelly in the face twice, but the latter' friends deny it i Others soon joined in the muss and separated the combatants After the battle O'Shea went downstairs, and standing on Fifth avenne threatened to sweep the snowoft the sidewalk with Kelly's remains. TIED DP WITH CARS. Heavy Grain Blockades on the Panhandle and Ft. Wayne Hands. "The open weather has been a blessing to railroad men," said an old Panhandle en gineer last evening as he leaned against Depot Master Butler's little office at tba Union depot. "I never saw such freight blockades as we bave had this winter on the Panhandle, and if we had had much snow, the Lord help us, I don't know what wa would have done. The Pennsylvania couldn't receive the cars fast enough, and all along the entire road the sidings and yards were jammed with loaded erain cars, principally corn and wheat, bound for Europe. I am told tbey couldn't get tba vessels fast enough in New York, and the elevators soon filled np, so the grain has been held on the Panhandle and Ft Wayne roads. We are beginning to make soma headway now in clearing the tracks of thesa cars." SICK HEADACIIECarter,s ,, - SICK HEADACHECarter,f Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE 'Carter's Little Liver nils, '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE. nolS-CT-TTSSU A COMPLETE VICTORY. An Allegheny gentleman, after years of ter rible suffering from kidnev disease, finally be comes curei. Be says: "I had a constant dull. aching pain In nr back. About every 10 days my bead would so pain me that I would frequently go i n t o an unconscious condition, and, fallinj' off my chair, would have to be car ried to my bed. wbers I would be compelled to remain for days. X had rheumatic pains ail over my body. As my disease further advanced I had to void my urine very often, which was at tended with meat dr. siiafek. pain. My appetite lefc me. I had belching of gas, and a bad taste in my mouth. My mouth and throat would fill with slimy mucus, and a tight, hacking cough set in. with an aching and burning sensation in my breast nhjbt sweats further reduced me, and I became very weak. I bad received treatment from sev eral prominent physicians, bnt received no benefit Being advised to consult Dr. Sbafer, of tbe Polypathic Medical Institute, in regard to my case, I did so. and, finding their charges very reasonable, I began treatment and am glad to say tbat I have been entirely cured of my disease. "C. Scott Chambers." Mr. Chambers is a prominent actor and musi cian, and is well known in Allegheny and Pitts burg, and will verify his statement to anr ono who will write him or call at his home at No. 23 St Clair street. Allegheny. FREE TREATMENT will be given the worthy poor on every Friday afternoon. All form of kidney and urinary diseases, chronic diseases and surgery successfully treated. Office hours. 10 A. X. to i r. M., and 6 to 8 P. 31. bundajs, 1 to i p. jr. Consultation free and strictly confidential. Patients at a distance treated with success by letter. Send two 2-cent stamps for a question blank. Tbe Poly pathic Medical Institute, 420 Penn ave Pitts burg, Pa. mhl-TTS SKJN DISEASES SWAYNE'S OINTMENT ABSOLUTELY CURES. Simply apply "SWAYNE'S ODJTMEST." Mo In ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema, itch, erysipelas, all unsightly eruptions on the face, hands, nose, etc., ieavlng the skin clear, white and healthy. Iti great brallngand enrsttre powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask; yonr druggist for Swathe's ointmkst. sezt JA& D. CALLERY.... JOHN W. TAYLOR.... .President ....Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. S130.000. Transacts a General Banking Business. jyfi-TTS A PERFECT! A purely Vegetable Compound that expels all bad humors from tha system. Removes blotch es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. ap2-5S WHOLESALE -:-HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department- direct importation from tbe best mannfao. turcrt nf St Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flouncinci, Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will rind these goods attractive both in pnea and novelties of design. Fnll 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 OU Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which ts select, Toll Du fiords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D ISROICEKS FINANCIAL. TTTHITNEY di STEPHENSON, , a FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexet Morgan fc Co-. New York. Passports procured. ap28-l JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chios 5 BESTH ST, Pittsburg. iT c ia VvAjsiHow&&SIBr ibtMHi R.jM13igy -3 'I
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