THE PITTSBURG ' DISPATCH. "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 189.0. IN HARDWARE LINES. Wire Kail Manufacturers Curtail tho Output as a Besult of THE QUIEIXESS OP THE MARKETS. A Foreigner's Tieirs of the Value of English and American Steel Bails. KATURAL GAS SHOET AT BRADDOCK orriCE op I'nrsnup.o DiPATcn, ( TUESDAY. March 11, 1S3U. ( The hardware trade, so tar this month has been quiet, a condition of things attributed W merchants to the weather and wretched condition of country roads throughout this section. Kails are Terr slow, and markets show weakening tendencies all along the line. At a recent meeting of the wire nail manufacturers at Cleveland it was resolved to curtail the product with a view to arrest the downward tendency. There has been, of late, an improved demand for iron nails be cause of the wide difference between them and steel nails. A few weeks ago, there was a difference of 35c per keg in favor of the iron nail, and for this reason an active demand sprang. Within a week or two, the iron and steel nail hare been coining more closely together in market value, and as a re sult the demand for the former is not so active. At present a Leg of iron nails can be bought at from 15 to 20c less per keg than steel nails. As the difference in price grows less, the de mand for atcel nails increases and for iron de creases. Barbed wire is rather slojr. but plain wire is in fair demand at old rates. The latter is growing into favor at the expense of the former. In some of the Western States laws have been enacted requiring that barbed wire fences shall be protected by heavy boards, above and below, to prevent mutilation of live stock, and for this reason there is a grow ing demand for plain wire fencing at the ex pense of the tormer. One of our foremost jobbers of hardware said to-day- "While March trade has hardly been up to expectations on account of the wretched conditions of county roads through out Pittsburg's natural teritory, the general condition of trade has a healthy look, and when onco the weather settles and the roads become passable we look for a lively time. Prices of all staple articles in hardware are well sustained and ihougb the nail and wire fence trade has suffered some from tho recent de pression in iron and stal, there is little doubt that a prosperous time is ahead." Eugliib and American tcel Rolls. The question as to the ability or the Edgar Thomson Works to ship steel rails into En gland at a handsome profit, started in this column a few days ago, has caused not a little comment in iron circles. An Englishman, who has been familiar with the steel rail industry .in his native land for a score or more of years, speaking of this said: 'I am not certain as to what the cost of transportation would be, but believe that the American steel rail can be laid down in Britain and sold there at the present market price for a profit of 10 per ton. But there are two things which stand in the way of such shipments. Fi.-st. there is a sufficient de man here for all tho steel rail output of the Eddr Thomson Works for months ahead. Second, the steel rail used in England is al together different from that made here. There the rail in common use on all the leading rail roads is made in the shape of the figure 8 and when one side is worn out it can be turned over and is then as good as a new rail would be of the kind manufactured here. In England, too, the railroad chairs are very different from the fastenings used in America. There are greater precantions taken there than here against spreading rails. In facr, the spreading ot rails, which so often causes serious acci dents in ihis country, is something that is un known m England." It is one of the strange evolutions in trade that steel rails are, at this time, practically tho same In price in England and the United States. In the pat week prices have been tending toward a lower level on both sides of the water in sympathy with the drooping tendencls of all iron and steel products. The rates now on both sides of the water vary very little from 135 per ton. which is 1 lower than prevailing rates at the beginning of the year. Xnturnt Gas Shortac ot Braddock. A shortage of natural gas is repotted from the Edgar Thomson Works for a day or two 1 past, and there has been a necessity to go hack to coal to keep the fires bnmlng under some of the boilers. Yesterday 20 of the boilers which have been fired with gas for months past, wero fired with coal. The new furnace H. at the Edgar Thomson, has been in blast for some dajs, and furnace 1 is being pushed toward completion as fast as money and muscle will permit. It is expected that the latter will be in blast by the Fourth of July, and when it is in operation the outpnt will be increased not less than 23 per cent over that of the year past. The increased capacity will bring the yield of steel rails up to 1,500 tons per day. Though orders have not been coming in so freely of late as uuring the latter part of lbS9. there is still demand for all products for some months ahead, and a year of activity is assured. LITE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Business nt the East Libert! Block Yards. Office of Pittsbueo Dispatch, l Tuesday. March 11. 1S90. f Cattle Receipts, 220 head: shipments, 222 head: market low at yesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to Sew York to-day. Hoos Receipts. L0O0 head: shipments, 1,000 bead: market steady; medium and selected, H 301 40; common to best Yorkers. $1 10Q 4 25: purs. H 00g4 10; 7 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 700 bead: shipments, 1,000 head; market steady at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. New Yokk Beeves Receints, 1,440 head; all consigned to slaughterers direct. No trad ing in beef cattle. Dressed beei had moderate demand at 57u for sides. Exports to-day and to-morrow 4,180 quarters of beef, Calves Receipts. 239 head; quiet with very little trad ing; veals S5 008 00 ?? 100 ft.; grassers and Western calves at ti 253 75. Sheep Re ceipts, 1,992 head: firm and steadv: sheep. So 00 60 25 fl loo fts.: Iambs, 507 5a Hogs Re ceipts, G,4u9 head; all direct to slaughterers; nominally steady 4 004 65. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 5,500 bead: ship ments, 3.O00head: market strong and 10c higher; beeves. 14 9005 00: steers. $3 50 1 0: stockers and feeders, 2 403 70; Texas corn fed steers, f3 003 C5. Hogs Receipts. 20.000 head; ship menu 10,000 head: market strong and 5c higher; mixed, S3 904 10: heavy and light, S3 904 15; skips, 13 5003 90. Sheep Receipts. 5.000 head; shipments. 1,000 bead: market steady to stronger; natives. J3 906 00: West ern com fed. $4 9u5 70; Texans. S3 755 25; lambs. 4 90Q6 50. St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 1.900 head; ship ments, 100 head: market higher; good to fancy native steers. S4 305 00; fair to good do. S3 304 35; Blockers and feeders. J2 25ef3 60: range steers, S2 3033 5a Hogs Receipts. 0,400 bead: shipments, 1,900 head: market stronger; fair to choice heavy. $3 9534 05; packing grades, 3 904 00: light, fair to best, 13 904 00. Sheep Receipts. 3,600 heart; shipments. 100 bead; market active and strong; fair to choice. $4 00 5 75: lambs, to 006 lc. Buffalo Cattle steady and unchanged; re ceipt?, 151oads through and 2 sale. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 9 loads through, and if sale; sheep dull and a shade lower: lambs steady. Hogs active, firm and higher: rereipts, 20 loads through and 4 sale; mediums anfl heavy, S4 40 mixed, J4 40: Yorkers, tl 40145; pigs. Jl 33; roughs, S3 003 75. .. . KANSAK CiTT-Cattle Receipts. 4.827 head; shipments, 2,125 head: market SQllOc hi-h-er; steers, S3 304 85: cows. SI 803 "bo stockers and feeders. S2 S0Q3 5a Hogs Re ceipts. 5.300 head: shipments, 300 heart: mar ket 5Kc higher; all grades. S3 72K3 82K Hbeep Receipts. 1,960 bead; shipments, none; market steady and unchanged. INUIANAPOUS Cattle Receipts, light; mar ket firm; shipper. S2 504 00; butchers. 12 00 3 50; bulls. SI 5035a Hogs Receipts, 1,397 bead; market fairly active; choice heavy and medium, $4 004 15; mixed, S3 954 10; light. S4 O0S4 15. Sheep Receipts light; mar ket active and firm; lambs, S3 50g6 00; sheep. S2 505ua Sllning Quotntion. New York. March 1L Mining quotations: Alice. 120: Aspen. 700; Caledonia B. Hi 175; Consolidated California and Virginia, 430: Com monwealth. 300: Comstock T scrip, 30 00; Deadwuod T. 150: Kl Cristo, 135: Freeland. 100; Homestake. 750: Horn Silver, 240; Iron Sliver, 175; North Belle Isle. 100; Mutual S., 160; Opta i lo, 33 00; Sutter Creek, 160; Union, 200. Drygoods. New York. March 11. Under depressing weather business m drygoods was without special animation. When. you go to the seashore take Along ft bottle of Salvation Oil; it kills pain. 25c MARKETS BY WIRE. Government Crop Report Cnnsea n Tdinble In Wheat nod Corn ling Product More Active nnd Steady. Chicago Wheat The volnme of trading was qnito large to-day, and at lower prices. The opening was about Jic lower than the opening figures of vesterday. advanced a trifle and then sold off a more below the opening figure, ad vanced c, ruled steady and closed about JJjc lower than yesterday. The decline was directly attributed to the Govern ment report of the wheat in farmers' hands, which placed the quantity at 156.000,000 bush els, or3L9 per cent of the crop. While at first glance this report was taken as a "bearish' feature, it was not so considered by all opera tors. Slaking calculations of the probable consumption, and taking the quantity required for seeding, also exports based upon the same ratio as during ibo preceding six months of the crop, would leave only small reserves. However, there was a disposition to realize, the drift of the market being down ward, and holders wanted to unload. Bnt at the decline a fair demand existed by a prominent local trader, which checked further decline and caused a slight reaction. Cable advices in dicated a rather tame feeling. Corn received considerable attention early in the day, but as the session advanced the mar ket dragged and ruled very quiet. The feel ing developed was weaker, the little advance of vesterday being lou The chiet weakening in fluence was the Government crop report, which came m after yesterday's close, making 45.9 per cent of the late corn still in farmers' hands, or 970.000,000 bushels. The weather was unfavora ble and bad considerable influence with many operators. The market opened Kc under the closing prices of veterday, was steady for a time, then sold off jRKc, became firmer, clos ing at K6Vic low er than yesterday. Oats There was only moderate tiado in May within a range of c The other futures were neglected, but a steady feeling prevailed. Mess Pork Trading was moderate and main ly for May delivery. Prices ruled 2Hc higher early, but offerings were slightly increased, and a reduction of 57c was submitted to. To ward the close prices rallied again and the mar ket closed steady. Lard A fair trade was reported. Prices ruled 2c higher earlv. but later receded again 25c, Hnd closed steadv at medium figures. 6hort Rib Sides Trading was fairly active. Prices ruled T',ic higher early, but biter settled back again 2H5c Near the close rallied to outside figures and closed strong. The leadin? futures ranirea as follows: WHEAT No. 2. March. 77K67777 77r: May. 7SQ7bK77Ji7SKc; July. 75J 70k75G76c Corn No. 2. March. 2S2SJ2Sa2Sc; May. 22!:9K6295Sc; July. 3Bi30ttyi SOJ4C. OATS No. 2. March. 20Kg20U2(M2(Mc; May. 2IK21621'i2Hie: June. 2020;i 2020c Mess Pork, per bbL March. S9 S7i9 97J4 0 97g 97 .Mav. $10 151015Q10 07&610 15; June. $10 2010 2010 2010 2a Lard, per 100 fts. M arch, S3 02KS6 02X0 6 VJXeO O-K: Mav. S6 lOfiS 1260 O7610; June. $6 12Hft6 luXgG 10gU12 8H0RT Ribs, per 100 Iks. March. S4 92K 64 954 92M4 95; Mav. H 97K015 004 95 5 00: June. So 0005 024 97K5"02J. Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2 spring wheat, 77i(377'vc: No. 3 spring wheat, 7274c: No. 2 red. 7;i477ic No. 2 corn. 2S52Sic. No. 3oats,2ut.iU'Kc No. 2 rye. 42$a No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, SI 4S. Prime timothy seed. SI 19. Mess pork, per bbb 510 (XI Lard, per 100 lbs. 6 026 05. Short ribs sides (loose), S4 95Q5 00; dry salted shoulders (boxed), SI 254 30; short clear sides (boxed), J5 25g5 30. Sugars Cut loaf unchanged. Re ceipts Flour, 17,000 barrels: wheat, 30.000 bushels: corn, 396.000 bushels: oats, 203,000 bushels; rye, 9,000 bushels; barley. 58.000 bush els. Shipments Flour. 10.000 barrels: wheat, 16,000 bushels; corn, 201,000 bushels: oats. 196. 000 bushels; rye, 5,000 bushels; barley, 34,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steadv; fancy creamery. 2526c: finest Western. 23!e25c: fine. 21023c: finest dairies, 2031c; fine, 14HKc Eggs, 1212c. New York Flour dull and weak. Corn meal dull. Wheat Spot weaker; moderate ex port and middling demand; options fairly ac tive; iiUfjC down, and steady. Rye firm; Western 5o57c Barley quiet:" Western 46 52c: Canada, STffiTOc Barley malt dull; Canada, 72Ji87Jc. Corn Spot steady and fairly ac tive: options dull and firm; receipts 19, 000 bushels; exports. 30,978 bushels; sales, 170.000 futures. Oats Spot steady and more active; options dull and weak. Hay quiet and easy. Hops quiet and weak. Coffee Options opened steady 5 points down to 5 points up: closed steau v and unchanged to 15 points down; sale, 80.150 bam. including March, 17.95c; April. 17.8017.85c; May, 17.6j17.75c; June. 17.55Q 17.70c; July, 17.50gi7.60c: August. 17.3517.G0c: September, 17.S017.45c; Octobe , 17.20 17.35c; Novemher,17.20c; December.17.00I7.25c: January, 17.00c; February. 17.0OI7.15e;iip"t Rio firm ana quiet: fair cargoes,20c;No.7flat bejui, 19Jc. Sugar Raw steady and quiet; refined firm and fair demand. Molasses Foreign firm; New Orleans firm; Rio, fair demand and firm. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow strong. Rosin quiet. Turpentine steadier at 42j343c Eggs dull; Western, 15c; receipts, 9.023 packages. Pork firm and in fair deinandrmess,old, S10 00 010 51: do, new. S10 7511 25; extra prime, S9 2o9 75. Lard stronger and moderately active; Western steam, 6 406 12; sales. 250 tierces at S6 40; options, sales, 4,750 tierces; March. SO 41 bid; April, S6 41 bid: May. S6 41g 6 43. closing at S6 42 bid: Jnne. S6 46 bid; Julv, S6 4S6 50, closing at S6 49 bid; August, S6 55; September, $6 60; October, S8 646 67, closing atS6 64 asked. Butter steady and in rair de mand; Western dairv. 518c: do creamery, 13 26c: do held at 15c; do factory. OQlSa; El gin, 27Kr- Cheese stronger and In good de mand; Western 10gl03c Philadelphia Flour steady. Wheat Options weak and lower, high grades scarce and firmly held; rejected, 6070c: fair to good milling wheat, 7582c: prime to fancy. 8591c: steamer No. 7 red. in export elevator. 75c No. 2 red. March, S2Ji82?ic: April, S3S3Kc: Mav, 84KS84Jic; June, 84K84Ja Corn Options weak and lower; car lots for local trade very quiet; No. 4, low mixed, track and grain depot, 30c; No. 4, mixed, do do, 31c: No. 4, vellow, do do, 3132c; ungraded in grain depot, 30c; steam er in export elevator, 34Jc: No. 2 In do, S5Jic; No. 2 high mixed on track, STJic; do in grain depot, 37c; No. 2 mixed, March, 35355c; April, S55$S3Hc; May, 3535Jc; June, 36(4 36c Oats Car lots quiet; No. 3 white, 29c; No. 2 white, 30c: do do, on track, 30c; futures quiet; No. 2 white March, 2SJ2Xc: April. 28Jf29Kc; May. 2S2SJc; Jne, 2S2S4c Eggsjiull and weak: Pennsylvania firsts, 14c Minneapolis Wheat Receipts of wheat for the day wei e 263 cars, with 29 cars shipped out. Trading was extremely dull. No. 2 spot, with buyers holding off to see the bottom of tho present break. They would i avo bought, perhaps, at about c concession. During tho early part of the session very little wheat was taken for either shipment or milling, but later more of the buyers and sellers teconciled their differences and considerable wheat changed bands. The market was greatly depressed, owing to the sharp decline in the general mar kets as reported from other exchanges. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard. March. 76c; April, 7fffc: May. 79c: on track. 77Xa78c: No. 1 nonuern, on track. Arm St. Louis Flonr unchanged. Wheat lower: the close was tame, with May c, June c and July He below yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, 76c; May closed at 7676Kc; June, 76c, nominal; July. 78c asked: August, TSHCS'Siic. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash. 24c; March closed at 25o bid; April. 2552jc bid: May26c asked; July. 27ic bid; September, 2Sc bid. Oats firm, but V,c lower; No. 2 cash, 21c asked, 20c bid; May, 20c live, no trading. Barley steady; Iowa, 30c; Wisconsin.45c. Flaxseed, SI 41. Provisions coutiuuo firm and essentially unchanged. Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat Z7Xc track. 22We)22Xc Rve No. 1. in store. 42? 43c Barley steady: No. 2 in store, 33'c. Pro visions firm. Pork, $10. Lard, S6. Cheese steady: Cheddars, 9il0c. Toledo Cloversecd active and lower; cash, S3 25; April, S3 15. Kletnl &Inrlcei. New York Pig Iron quiet. Copper dull and heavy; Lake. March and April. J10 40. Lead quiet and steady: domestic, S3 97. Tin quiet and firm; Straits, J'JO 55. AnEilllorlnl PnrT. From the Lewis, Iowa, Independent. "We have advertised a great many differ ent patent medicines, bnt have never taken the pains to editorially "puff" one. We are going to do so now lor the first time. Chamberlain & Co., Des Moines, Iowa, manufacture a cough remedy which is abso lutely the best thing we have ever seen. We have used it in onr family for the past year, and consider it indispensable. Its effects are almost instantaneous, and there is no use talking, it is a dead shot on a cough or a cold. We don't say this for pay, but be cause we consider Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy the best made, and we want the people to know it and use iU. "Wlhsu Excursion to Wn.hlngton City. B. & O. K. E. will sell excursion tickets to Washington, D. U, good to visit Balti more, on Thursday, March 20, at rate of f9 the round trip. Trains leave at 8 A. M. and 920 r. M. Thebe's no other make of beer so popu lar as "the Iron City Brewing" Co. 'a, All first-claa'denlers keep it,-'-'- ANOTHER SYNDICATE. One Formed to Buy Up Business Property on the If orthside. EAST OHIO STREET SPOTTED. Cheap Fares Likely to Cause a Grand Bush to the East End Suburbs. UXCLE SAM LEADS IX LIFE INSURANCE There is a promise of lively times in real estate in Allegheny City. Information of a reliable nature was obtained yesterday that a syndicate of Xorthside capitalists has been formed to buy up business prop erty in the best locations, but principally on East Ohio street, between Madison and Chestnut. The syndicate is young, having but recently got down to work, but it con tains some good material, and will do a deal of bustling within the next few months. So tar as the informant knew.only one or two small purchases had been made, but oilers are out for several large properties at S400 to S500 a foot front. The principal event inea! estate yester day was the sale by O. H. Love of the J. M. Hoeh lesldence property fronting on Schenley Parte and Joncaire street, containing six acres, for 5,000 an acre, tho purchaser being Robert Ireland. It is his intention to at once erect several handsome houses on the property. He has an architect now in the East looking up something different from anything now in the city. There will be a rush for the suburbs ia a few weeks. Low fares on the traction roads have brought attractions to view in the rural districts never seen before. Tho scarcity of houses "to let" shows that the demand is greater than the supply. Many who had set their affections on the country will be disap pointed, but the outward movement will be large. This will stimulate activity in real estate, as many who will go as renters will remain as proprietors. Rapid transit is doing wonders in peopling the vacant places around the city, and will do still more when fully developed. A petroleum specialist says: "In spite of the temporary influx of new oil, the situation byno means presents features indicative of a radical change in the position of the commodity. Even iC storks are reduced at the rate of only 200.000 barrels per month, this steady movement will prevent any severe depression in values. Un less unexpected richness is developed by the pools in which the producers are now actively working, the rate of output will be utterly in adequate to meet the demands of the maxi mum consumptive months of the year. The downward movement of valnes will in itself tend to restrain the activity of the producers. Perhaps the lesson of the winter may stimulate them to perfect plans for regulating the yield, for which there is now practically only one buyer and consumer." A good feature of the real estate market is the increasing interest which is being taken in it by the shrewdest of our capitalists men who always look carefully before they leap. If it ban any weak spots they would surely find them. That tbey consider the market sound, and are willing to put their money in it, should disabuse the public of all fears of a reaction. There can be no reaction under such circum stances. There Is no interest in Pittsburg that is on a better footing than real estate. The price paid by Mr. T. D. Messier for his recently acquired Smltbfleld street property, $1,812 50 a foot front, was the subject of consid erable talk on Fourth avenue yesterday. No one regarded it as extravagant, while many thought It quite reasonable, considering the location is one of tho belt In the city. The sale serves a good pnrpose in demonstrating the fact that good business property in Pittsburg Is obtainable at a figure which makes it a desir able investment. Eastern jobbers of drygoods report a marked Increase in the'demand for spring-wear goods, particularly prints, ginghams, domestics and woolen dress goods. Agents have profited by an improved demand from interior markets for reassortlng supplies of spring specialties. Prices of cotton goods retain all their old firm ness, and some makes, notably Southern sheet ings, tend higher on a rednced production. The largest business on record in print cloths was done last week, and values have been firm ly maintained throughout. Woolen goods prices do not change. Foreign goods have shared the improved tone of tho general mar ket. The marvelous growth of the life insurance business in this country is shown by these figures. In I860 the total amount of life insur ances in the world was 51.195,000.000 This was divided as follows: Great Britain and Ireland, $850,000,000; Continent of Europe, $168,000,000; Unitod State", S177.000.000. The total in 18S0 was S5.153.000.000, of which $2,100,000,000 was in Great Britain and Ireland; $1,281,000,000 in the Continent ot Europe, and SL594.OQO.O0O in the United States. In the next six years the amount in force increased to $7,255,000,000, and Great Britain had $2,360,000,000; the Continent of Europe. $2,040,000,000; tho United States, $2,520,000,000, and Canada and Australia, $333, 000,000. In 18S9 the total amount of life insurance in force in the Uniscd States had reached the stupendous sum of $3,500,000,000. There is now more new life insurance issued in the United States than in all the rest of the world. TWO GOOSE EGGS. An Unusunl Occnrrenco on the Stock Ex change Some Advnnces Scored. Captain Barbour was whitewashed at both ot the stock calls yesterday a circumstance that has occurred bnt two or three times in the his tory of the Exchange. There was no reason for it other than that the brokers had no orders which tbey wished to place, and there was no cheap stuff for sale. There were fewer sellers than buyers, indicating a firm undertone. Quotations were made on nearly all the specialties, and some sharp advances wore scored. Westingbouse Airbrake was bid up to 112. There was a private sale of Allegheny Gas (illuminating) at 41. the top price for this stock. Pittsburg Traction was wanted at 40K an advance. Switch and Signal brbke to 13 bid in the afternoon. The report of the meet ing, given elsewhere, may explain the drop. MORNING. ArTSBNOOIT. Hid. Asked. Bid. Aiked. 450 9T .. . 87J 93 61 70 210 MX 6H 67 1S5 92 7UJ4 ei 115 250 167 170 ICO 177 180 230 205 27 .... 33 4J ICO 109 105 1C9 3iH 43V .... 4 an w .... 1H n; 32Ji MK SIH Wi 20 . M .... 83J4 .... SX 31 29,S 30S ety, 6o; 40 .... 0J 42 143 I5J HX 25 280 290 .... 290 48 19 X M X M ii 19-4 14 ISK :::: iM :::: :::: S3 .... 60 KH 43 4H 46 83 15 17 13 UH .... 4S ruts. r. s. &m. ex... Commercial Na. Bank. Central Hank Diamond at. Bank.. Exchange J.it. JianK.. Fifth Ave. Bank Freehold Bank Fidelity T. & T. Co... iron City Nat. Bank... Keystone Bank of JTg Masonic Bank Mon'gauela N'atJtk ... Pitts, fiat. Bank Coin, l'eople's National Bk. Second National Bank Third Mat. Bank Tradesmen's S. Bank. Second Nat. B., Ally.. Boatman's insurance. CIlv Insurance Mohoniralicla Ins AlleishenvHcatlng Co. Brhlpewater ias CbartlersV. Gas Co.... fcnnslvanlaGas Co.. Philadelphia Co Wheeling UasCo Washington Oil Co Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts.. A. & Alan I'hartiers Kallway P. 4 V. pref La -Nor la Mining Co... Luster Miulnjr Co 'bilterton Mining Co... Yankee Girl Mill. Co.. Enst End Electric Ve6tlnghouse Electric Mongahela J(av. Co.... U. 8. &Sif. Co II. S. ItSie. Co. nfd... AVcstlnchouseAlrb'ke. 110 112 us Rea Bros. fc Co. bought 45 shares Allegheny Gas Company at 41. Edward P. Long sold 40 shares Electric at 46 50 shares Pleasant Val ley at 25 and 100 shares Philadelphia Gaa at32J. The total sales of stocks at New York Tester dav were 212,048 shares. Including Atchison, 11.758: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 8,900; Lake Shore, 4,035; Louisville and Nash ville, 3,929; Missouri Pacific, 8,000: Reading, 55,. 920; St Paul, 23,300; Union Pacific, 25,416. .' CSoilnx ejtotaUooi of Philadelphia itoekfc for. J nlthed by Whitney & Stenhenson, brokers. No. $7 Fourth avenue. Members r(ew fork stock Ex change. flirt. Aekert. rennsvlvania Kallroad H . , 5'K Heading , 19 7-16 19 9-16 Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western 8H W Lehleh Valley...?. 52X -'-l4 Lehigh Navigation 52 S2 Northern Pacific W w Koruiernracifleoreierred 73X 3J QUIET AND EAST. Money Mnrkct In Good shape for ibo Spring Trade. The principal banks of the city reported an average business yesterday, but nothing new in the way of conditions. Funds were in good supply, and rates steady at 67 per cent as the extremes. An active demand for money is ex pected with the opening of the spring trade, which promises to be unusually heavy. Cur rency was still at a premium. Exchanges were S2.3S1.272 61; balances. $413,475 39. Money 011 call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 3 to i per cent; last loan, 3; cloed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 5K7. Sterling exchange quiet but weak at $4 &li for60-d.y bills and $4 84f for demand. Closing Bond Quotation. O. s. 4s,re(.. U. S. 4s. coup.. U. S. 4Ss, reg.. U. S. 4is. coup. Paclflc6sor9o. ,121V 51. K. AT. Gen.Ss . 64 .rK Mutual Union 6s.... 100 .103S1N. J. U. Int. Cert.. .WW .Van Northern Pae. lits.-inX .116 Northern Pac. 2ds..II3 Loalslanastampedls 9CM Northw't'n consols.m.t Nnrthw'n debtn'a..H15 iUlSBOUn 13 juu Tenn. new set. 6s... 109 Tcnn. new set. Ss....l(U Tenn. new set. Jj.... 735 Canada So. 2iU 90S On. Paciadsta l!2i Den. A K. G., lsu...llS,S Den. Alt. 0.4s 78 D.U.U.Weet,lsu. Erle,2di 101 Jl. K.. X T. Gen. 6a.. 74H Oregon ft Trans. 6S.10GJ4 St. L. AI.M. Gen.M 01S St. I..&S.K. Gen.il. 109H Sit. Paul consols ....OH St.Pl. Chl&Fc.lits.U6 Tx., Pc.L.O.Tr.Ks.82 Tx.,Pc.K.a.Tr.Kct 3'J Union Pac. liU 113' West bhore U&X Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds are entirely neglected. New York Clearings, $151,222,370; balances, S6.074.S46. Boston Clearings, $15,429,451; balances, 51, 664,535. Money. 45 ner cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $13,415,017; bal ances, $1,570,254. Baltimore Clearings, $2,303,162; balances, $337,790. Londox The amount of bullion gone into the Bank ot England on balance to-day is 22,000. Bar silver, 43d ner ounce. Chicago Clearings, Sll.145.000. New York exchange sold at 25c per $1,000 discount, with very little doing. Money rates steady and nn changed at 56 per cent on call and 67 on time. DROPS OP OIL. The Market Dull nna Narrow, With Few Slumps and Rallies. The oil market was in the same boat with local securities yesterday, and although it did not merit a goose egg, it was dull, weak and narrow all day. The best price, 93, was at the opening. It then weakened off until about noon, when it touched the lowest point, 92V. It then rallied slightly on light buying, and closed about steady at 92 The range was: Opening and highest, 93; lowest, 92V4; closing, 92. Monday's clearances were 456,000 bar rels. There was a dearth of fresh field news, and such as was received was of no special Im portance. Operatiotis are still retarded by. bad roads. The opinion seems generally to prevail among operators that a great deal of oil is going to be found in Allegheny county in the coming months. No large pools are looked for, out small ones, with good average producing wells, that with their combined capacity will add ma terially to the general field production. Galley Bros.' well at Coraopolis is thought to be good for 25 barrels; but even this is uncer tain as there is 1,000 feet of water in the bole. Guffv & Cd.'s Fortwangler No. I, is making about 350 barrels a dav, and No. 2, on the same farm, reached the paystreak and made two flows, but will be only a fair well. Features of Yesterday's Oil Market. Corrected daily by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened - SMILowMt KH Highest trcxlctoied 92K Barren. Average charters 15,907 Average shipments 64.877 Average runs - 54,714 Iteflned. New York. 7.40c Kenne, London. SHt. Kenned, Antwerp. i7r. Kenned. Liverpool, ti. Kenned, Bremen, 6.S5m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, 91c; calls, 93c Excitement In Taylorstown. TATLOitSTOWK, March 11. The oil excite ment is opening up once more. The almost daily leases being taken at and around Clays ville has agitated the grease question to the point of business. Messrs. Hughes A Co. are erecting a rig on tho farm of W. Scott, near West Alexander. These gentlemen are from Washington, and hold a section of valuable ter ritory near that place. A 50-Bnrrel Well at IHnnafleld Valley. ISFKCtAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1BFATCH.I Mansfield Vallet, March 11. The com ing In of the oil well on the Thomas Fortwangler farm, near Scully's station, on the Pittsburg, Cbartiers and Youghiogheny Railroad, three miles from Cbartiers, has been kept quiet by the company. The well is doing nearly 500 bar rels a day, and has tapped a new region of oil territory. Other Oil Markets. OIL CrTT. March 11. Petroleum opened at 92Vc; highest, 93Jc; lowest, 92C; closed at 92S.C Bradford. March 1L Petrolenm opened at J 3c; closed at tfic; nignesc, ws?c; lowest, 92c New York, March 11. Petroleum opened irregular, spot being steady at 93c, while April was weak at 93c; spot oil was dull and closed steady at 93c; April moved np to 93c, then yielded and closed steady at U2c. Stock Ex change: Opening, 03Jfc; highest, 93Jc; lowest, 03c; closing, 93c. Consolidated Exchange: Opening, 93JJc; highest, 93Jc: lowest, 92Ji; clos ing, 92c Total sales, 305,000 barrels. HOLDS ITS OWN. Latest Successful Dickers In Realty In City and Snburbs, J. E. Glass, No. 138 Fifth avenue, sold for John F. Steel lots Nos. 2 and 7 in the Fulton Place plan of lots, on Craig street, each lot having a frontage of 50 feet by 142 feet in depth to an alley, for $7,500 cash. Jamison & Dickey sold for S. E. Satz a six room houke. with lot 22x122 feet, on Wbittier street. East End, to J. C. Gourley for $2,225; also, for William R. Kuhn, lot 51x125 feet, on Howe street, to S. D. Hubbard for $3,000. Ewlng fe Byers, 93 Federal street, sold for Jacob Knapp to B. Sonnes a two-story and mansard frame bouse of six rooms and ball, with lot 22x170, on Howard street. Twelfth ward. Allegheny, for $1,600. Reed B. Coyle Co.. 131 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 38 in Marion Place plan for $250, on easy payments. W. E. Hamnett, 404 Smithfleld street, Pitts hurg, and Wllkinsburg, placed a mortgage of $4,000 on Wllkinsburg property for three years at 5 3-10 per cent. , C. H. Love, No. 93 Fourth avenue, sold the property No. 5 Magco street, lot 18x60 feet, with two-story bnpk house, for John Brannan, for $3,300 cash. V. A Hcrron A Sons sold lot No. 62 in tho A. Kennedy plan of lots. Nunnery hill, 29x90 feet, for SloO cash. Alles & Bailey. 164 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage for three years for $6,000 at 6 per cent on property in the First ward, Pittsburg. Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street reports the following sales: Sold for C. B. Johnson to M. Moran, lot 20x100, with brick building, 4051 Butler St., for $4,750; for Ross P. Houston to C. Murphy, lot on Bayard street, near Neville, for 33.050.: for F. G. H.igna to Patrick Bren nan. property on Willow street, for $5,500. lot 25x100, three brick house: for A. McKinley to R. Campbell, lot 40x120, on Ella street. Sixteenth nard, for $1,650: for Thomas Jackson to T. W. Henderson, property on Thirtieth street, lot 14x100, with brick building, for $2,300; for S. F. Arnsbcrg to Tbeo. Suppert, property 3515 and 3517 Butler street, lot 26x100 feet, with two frame buildings, for $7,000; f or J. G. Little to B. Firmin, lot 20x100 feet, on Penn avenue, near Main street, for $1,250; for J. H. Rodgers to Austin Orgill, property on Mifflin street, lot 20x130, with frame dwelling, for $2,900. CALM AFTER THE ST0BM. Subsidence of Excitement Over the Rending DenI Tbe General List Dull but Strong The Trusts Neglected nnd Grangers Active. NEtr York, March 1L The excitement over tbe deal in Reading died entirely away to-day, and, while there were some remains of it visible during the first hour, after that time Reading became dull and almost lifeless with tbe re mainder of the list. The market as a whole was dull but strong, and the slow but steady upward movement inaugurated at tbe opening of busi ness met with little or no setback, and some few stocks show material gains as the result of the day's operations. . Tbe market was narrow, but its strength was a genuine surprise to many people who had feared that squeeze in Reading would have an injurious effect upon the rest or the list and that prices would sag upon a small business. Reading was acllve at tho opening, and retired a small fraction in the early deal ings, but this was soon recovered and cash lots began to be bid for, though tbe difference be tween them and sales the regular way was at no time more than per cent, and before the end of the first hour it had entirely disap peared. After that time the stock attracted no more attention than any other, and its further movements were confined to small fractions only, while Its price was well held. Its extreme fluctuation for tho day was only 1 percent. In the rest of the market the grangers took the lead, St. Paul, Rock Island and Burlington were all conspicuous for strength and activity. St. Paul was also helped by the rumors of a declaration of a dividend upon the preferred stocks to-morrow, and the probability of the resumption of dividends upon the common at an early date. There was heavy short selling of Union Pa cific in the first hour, in which the (arge traders were specially active, but the stock received snch good support that all pressure was re moved in the afternoon, and a slow recovery took place. New England was a stock which made substantial progress, although dull throughout the dav. The Trusts were extreme ly dulL Tho market closed dull but firm, gen erally at or near the best prices of the day. The important advances were Manhattan IK, Mis souri Pacific and Rock Island i, and St. Paul Railroad bonds were dull and genprallv steady, and on the limited business of $755,000 only a few changes were made. The Josl says : The Reading manipulation, of course, still attracted much attention, though the excitement in it had entirely passed away. There Is some short interest still out standing iu it, and always will be as long as its price is sustained by a pool at so high a figure in comparison with income bonds which pre cede it; but the short interest was so largely covered yesterday that there is now no induce ment for the pool to mark up tbe price for the purpose of pinching the shofts. and as nobodv outsldo of the pool will buy the stock at these prices it still stands as a cause for some appre hensions to the every-day speculators, who fear that it may drop down any day. and in so doing influence the whole market. There was some heavy short selling of Union Pacific on the ac knowledgment that the January and February net earnings would show a large decrease owing to the heavy snows in the mountains in those months. Tbestatement comes by way of Boston that the Sugar Trust, has, in "fact, declared a divi dend of 2K per cent and is only awaiting the permission of the court to make tbe official an nouncement. The meeting of the St. Paul directors to take action on tbe dividends will be held in Chicago. The expectation is that they will decide to re sume dividends at some rate on the common stock and, though this is not warranted by any official or even semi-official information, the failure to declare a dividend would undoubt edly be a considerable disappointment, not only to the pool that have sustained tho price of the stock for the last six months, but also to the general speculating public Tbe following table shows the prices or active stocks on the New York stock Exchange yester day. Corrected daily for nix Dispatch by Whitney A STirHKSEON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of New York tJlock i-xenange. 7 Fourth ave nue: Clos-Open- High- low. lnr loir. nl Mt. Bid. Am. Cotton OH Trust.. WJ4 27k 27!4 27 Atco... Top.&S. F Zi'4 UX MM Hi Canadian PaclBc 73H 73 73 73H Canada Southern 64 64 M H'4 Central orNewJ'ner 119 Central Paeinc il'4 CheaDeake Ohio.... 2iii HH 2tl 24H C. Bur. i (JuIi.ot 104 :r 104 105 c, atu. & at. paui.... gin 68M mn es c. iin.at. r.. DI....116 nu!, us iiev C. KoccLAP 81 XX UuX 9:x C, St. L. & Pitts 17k C St. L. A Pitts. PL. SI SI SI SIM C St. P.. H. A 0 2H 3IK Zl)i t',i C. St. P.. it. A O.. DL 92 C A .Northwestern 10914 HO 109 IW.'g C.Jt .NortnwMtern, pr. 1(0 C, C V. A 1 70 7l 7i) 70K C. 0., C. A 1.. pr VM VH 99K 99 Col. Coat a iron 44 4)! 44 U' Col. A Hoctluz val .. MX 21 20H 20 Del.. L. & W 13DH 137 136SJ lZlHi Uel. A Hudson. VtOh 1WX WA 150 Denver A Klo 15 Lenver AII10U. of.... 4 46 46 46 X.T.. Va. AOa 8 fc.T..Va. AUa.lst pf. 71 K.T.. VI. AUa.7dpr. 23 23 !3 23 Illinois Central 14 Lase Erie A Western.. 1'A 1714 17X 17 LakeKrleA Weiu or.. 6J 63!4 63 63! Lake snore AM. S 103 103t 10s J)5 LoultvllleANashvllle. 83 SiH t3 84V Michigan central 95 95 91 94 Mobile Ohio 15t 15,4 ISJ-f 15; Mo.. Kan. A Texas H Mluoun Paclnc 73!4 4 7314 Hi Hew rorx Central 1U7 107H 107 107 N. T.. L. b. A W ... "IX 2ji S5H 1Z . Y., L. E. A W. pr.. 61 61)4 6I,S 61 . .. U A St. L 16S' 1CH 16i 16!4 . I U. A St. L. or. 70K N.r u. ABt.L. zd pr 37 N. YAK. IS 4I5( 4S?f 1H 4iX J. If.. O. A W 17 17H 17J4 17H Norton Western 194 Nor folic Wet tern, or COli Northern Paclnc 10)4 JJortnern Pacific preL 73J4 73i 73H 73! Ohio A Mississippi..... 20 Oregon Improvement. 44 44 44 44 Orogon Tramcon 36K 3GV Kit KM Pacific .ttall Z3U iSX 33 S3 Peo. Dec. A Kvans 1S! Pnlladel. A Heading. 39 E Mi 33 Pullman Palace Car , .... 190 Richmond AW. P. T 20 21 20X 20V Klchmona A W.l'.T.nt 78 St. P.. Minn. Man..H2M 112J4 U2X 112 St. L. A San Fran HS St. L. A San Kran sr. SI'A St. L. A San r. 1st PI 88 Texas Pacific 205' 20J4 J9 2l)W UnlonPaelnc Sh eiH 62,S 63X Wabain 12 Wabash preferred 2GJ 26 26X 26)iJ Western Union ilii K 82 SJH Wheeling A L. .. 70s? 70M 70K 70JS Sugar trust 67X 68 67 68 National Lead Trust. 18 l$h 13 18 Chicago Gas -Trust.... 433 4)Ji 43?a U'A Boarnn SUoclcn. Atcli. AToo 3476 lloston A Mont 7'A Boston A Albany. -.217 Calumet A HecIa....tVi Uoston A Maine 221 Catalpa 25 C, Ji. AVI 105 Cranium 1H Clun. San. A Clove. 23 Huron 3! Eastern B. K 157' Kearsarge Flint Fero al 25lj Osceola 28;i FllntAPereM. pra. 95 I'ewablc 8 K.C.,St.J.AC.n. 7s.l21 Qulncy C8 L. K. A Ft- S. ".... KWf, Minta Ke copper..... 0.93 Mass. Central 164 Tamarack 157 N. X. ANewKng... 45 Annlston Land Co.. 5 Old Colonv 17S Boston Land GJ Rutland Drererred.. 70 San Diego 17 Wis. Central, com... 29S West End Land Co. 24Jf Wis. Central pr.... 60 Bell leiepnons 219 AllonezMgCo 23j Lamson Stores 27 Atlantic !34 Water Power 5Ji Bnslnesa Note. It was reported yesterday that an offer of 50,000 bad been made for the Hampton prop erty near Wllkinsburg. East-bound differentials from St Louis have been settled by 11 n agreement which is to continue four months from March 17, The Standard is theonlybuyerand consumer of petroleum. Is it any wonder, then, that it is able to make or break the market at will? At tho close of business, February 28, Pitts burg banks held 51.450,193 in excess of the 25 percent required bylaw, or 29.23 per cent of net deposits. The ExchangS was about the quietest place in tbe city yesterday. The bull and the bear stood or sat together, and a little child could have led them. It Is stated authoritatively that tho Sugar Trust has declared a dividend of 2 per cent, and is only waiting for tha permission of court to announce it. Local securities possess the singular char acteristic of being strong when they aro dull. Bucb was the caso yesterday. Snch properties are hard to manipulate. Ik Kent, England, a farm of 500 acres which has been let for J0.O0O per year, has been re-let to the same tenant for $2,500. This is said to be a fair illustration of tho decline Of farm values in England of late years. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorfa, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children.she gave them Castoria ao9-77-MWTSu GREAT OUT ,Nffi0AD THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY has placed in effect the following low rates be tween points on its lines: Sf. Louis and Kansas City - $5 00 St. Louis and Leavenworth - 5 75 St. Louis, Atchison and St. Joseph - - 6 00 St. Louis and Omaha - . 8 25 SL Louis, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver - 15 00 Between St. Joseph, Atchison, Leaven worth and Kansas City, and Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver -10 00 mhl2-51 Paris Exposition, 1889: 3 Grand Prizes 5 Gold Medals. MENIER GHOGOLATE PUREST, HEALTHIEST, BEST Ask for Yellow wrapper. For Sale Everywhere. tUICH HDUU, OIION SOUAH, IEWT0K. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Rainy, Sloppy Weather Prevents Ac tive Produce Trade. CHOICE DAIRY PRODUCTS FIRM. The MoTomeiit of Coffee Still Upward Sugars Very Strong;. IMPItOTED TONE TO CEKEAL TEADE Office of PiTTSBBTiG Dispatch, ? Tteseay, March 11, 1S90. J Country Prodnce Jabbing Prices. Another day of rain and sloppy streets, and the result has been quiet trade. No new features of special interest have developed since our last report. Eggs arc slow and dealers And It bard to obtain outside quotations excepting for choice near-by stock. The stock of this kind is light in dealers' bands. Standard brands of creamery butter are steady at quotations. Fancy apples are scarce and very firm. Swiss and domestic cheeses are steady and demand is steadilyimproving. Buyers appreciate tbefact that any future changes will be toward higher prices, and hence buy more freely of late. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 30331c; Ohio do, 27JSc: fresh dairy packed, 2223cj country rolls, ;'J20e. Beans Navy hand-picked beats, 82 002 25; medium. SI 752 00. Beeswax 2528c S ft for choice; low grade, 1820c ClDEB Sand refined, 17 SO; common, SI 50 5 00; crab cider. J8 0008 50 barrel; cider vinegar, lu12c 93 gallon. Cheese Ohio. llHKc; New Yorg. lle; liimburger. 9Jllc; dometlc Sweitzer, l'S HKc: inipnrteil Sweitzer, 23c. Egos 15010c straight dozen for strictly freh. Fbtjits Apples, fancv, 1 754 25 ft barrel; cranberries, 84 001 25 a crate; strawberries, 35i0c a box. Feathers Extra live geese, 50C0c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c ? ft. MArLE Sykup New. $1 001 25 a can. Poultry Live chickens 80S5c a pair: dressed, 123c a pound; dncks,75c31l pair; live turkeys, 1314c ft; dressed turkeys, 10 17c iP ft. Seeps Clover, choice, 62 fts to buhel. $t 00 r bushel; clover, large English, 02 ft, fl 35 60; clover. Alsike, S3 00; clover, white. S9 00; timothy, choice, 45 fts, SI C01 70; blue grass, extra clean, 11 fts, SI 251 50; blue grass, tancy, 14 fts, SI 30: orchard eras-, 14 fts, $1 40; red top, 14 fts, $1 00; millet,- 50 fts, SI 00: Hungarian grass, 0 fts, SI 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, S2 50 f) bushel of 11 fts. Tallow Cuuntry, 3Jc: city rendered, 4Je. Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00 3 50, fancy, S4 004 50; trionda oranges, S4 00 4 25, Valencia, J5 007 00 fur 420 case, Jamaica. S7 00a barrel; bananas, gl 75122 00 firsts, 5100 12-good seconds, $1 bunch; cocoanuts, $4 C0 4 50 S3 hundred; dates. 6K7c 51 ft; layer figs, 12U&15KC . Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 5560c: on track, 4o50c; new Southern cabbage, TS 75 one barrel crate: Dutch cabbage, S17 00 hun dred: celerv. 40c dozen; Jersey sweet pota toes, S4 25if 4 50 a barrel; turnips, SI 25B)l 50 a barrel; onions, S4 254 50a barrel. 81 501 75?) bushel; Bermuda onions, S3 75 bushel crate; parsnips. 52 2502 50 V barrel. Buckwheat Flour 51 7502 CO. Groceries. Coffee options advanced c in New York yesterday, making an advance altogether of c in tbe past 10 days. The rise in packages in that time has been bnt c per pound. Job bers here are in daily expectation of another rise. It is the prevalent view of dealers that package coffee is now lc per pound relatively lower than the green article. The firmness of sugar shows no signs of letting up. There isan active movement of all staple groceries. Green Coffee Fanoy Rio, 2125c; choice Rio, 2223c; prime Rio 22c; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java. 2S2HKc; Mara caibo. 2527c: Mocha, 29K31Kc; Sanms 21K 25Uc; Caracas 242Bc; La Guayra. 25K2GKc ROASTED (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grade". 2630c; old Govern ment Java, bulk, 3334Kc; Maracaibo, 2S29c: Santos. 2630c; peaberry. 30c: choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 24&C; good Rio, 23c; ordinary 21 22kc Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718P:allsplce 10c: cassia, 8e; pepper, 17c: nutmeg, 7080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test. TJc; Ohio, 120 SKc: headlight, 150 8?ic: water white, 10Kc: globe. 14Kc: elaine, 14Kc; car nadine, llc; royallne, 14c; globe red oil, 11 HKc: puntv, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4445c $ gallon; summer. 4043c Lard oil. 60G5c. Syrup Corn syrup, 2629c; choice sugar syrup. 363Sc; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime, 33935c; new maple syrup. 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 48050c; choice, 47c; medium. 3S43c; mixed. 4042c 8oda Bi-carb in kegs. 3&35c; bi-carb in K. 5c: bi-carb, assoited packages, 66c sal-soda in Ke&s, lc: do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, SKc; stearine, set, 8Je; pararnne. ll12c RICE Head, Carolina, 0J"c: choice, 6Q 6Jc; prime, 56e: Louisiana, 56c. Starch Pearl, 2&c; cornstarch, oiS6c; gloss starch. 4K7c. FOREIGN Fruits Layer raisins. S2 65: Lon don layers, 82 75; California London layers, 82 75; Muscatels. 82 40: California Muscatels. S2 25; Valencia. TJic: Ondara Valencia. 6 9c; sultana, lie: currants, 55Kc: Turkey prunes, 55Kc: French prunes, 710c; Salon ica prune, in 2-ft packages. 8c; cocoanuts, 3 100. S6; almonds, Lan., ft, 2uc; do Ivlca. 17c; do, shelled, 40c: walnuts, nan., 1415c; Sicily filberts. 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates, 6 6c; Brazil nuts, lie; pecan. llloc; citrnn, $. ft, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c ' ft; orange peel, 17c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 6c; ap ples, evaporated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated, 1516c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 21S'26c; peaches. California, evaporated, un pared, 1819c; cherries, pitted. 1313Xc; cher ries, nnpltted, 56c: raspberries, evaporated, 2627c; blackberries, 77Kc; huckleberries, 10012c bUGAHS Cubes, 7c; powdered, 70: granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A. 6c; standard A. 6c; soft white, 6KQ6Kc; yellow, choice, h 6c; yellow, good, 54f4s.c; yellow, fair, 6 6Jfc; vellow, dark. bbc. Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200). S7 00; me dium, half bbls (COO). 84 00. SALT No. 1. V bbl. E5c: No. 1 ex. V bbl. 81 00; dairy. ?t bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal. bbl, Jl 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 82 SO: Higgins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches. 82 00 225;2ds, 81w5180: extra peaches, 82 4002 60; pie peaches. 95c: finest corn. 81 001 50: Hid Co. corn, 6085c: red cherries, 8085c: Lima beans, 51 20: soaked do, 80c; string do 6085c; mar rowfat peas, SI 10481 15: soaked peas, 7O0Sc, pineapples. SI 31IGH 40; Bahama do, 82 75; aamson pium", vok; greengages, x to; egg plums. 82 00; California pears. Vi 40; do green gages, SI 85: do egg plums. 81 85: extra white cherries. 82 40; raspberries, 95cl 10: straw berries, SI 10; gooseberries. 81 3t5(l 40; toma toes. 80g85c; salmon, 1-ft. SI 651 90; black berries, 65c; succntash. 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green. 2 ft, 81 251 50; corn beef, 2-B cans, S2 05; 14 ft can". 814 00: baked beans, 81 4501 50; lobster, 1-ft. 81 801 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, 81 50; sardines, domestic. U, 84 25 4 50; sardines, domestic. K'. 6 757 00: sar dines. Imported, Us, 811 50012 50: sardines, im ported. X. $18 00: sardines, mustard, 53 50; sar dines, spiced, 83 50. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. 838 ?! bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess. 840: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, 832; extra No. 1 do. mess, S36: No. 2 shore mackerel, 824. Codfish Whole pollock. 4Kc 3 ft: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips. 4Kc; do George's cod in blocks. 6X7X". Herring Round shore, 85 00 bbl; split, 80 50; lake, 82 80 H 100-ft bbl. Whlteflsh. 8(1 50 100-ft half bbl. lake trout, 85 50 ?1 half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c $ ft. Iceland halibut. 13c V ft. Pickerel, half niL S3 00; quarter bbl. 81 35; Potomac her ring. 85 00 W bbl: 82 50 p half bbl. Oatmeal 86 00g6 25 fl bbl. Grain, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car No. 2 yellow ear corn, 3Sc 5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car oats straw, 86 50. 5 days. P. R. R.; 2 cars No. 2 white oats. 2HC April delivery. Receints as bulletined, 37 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 9 cars of hay, 7 of oats, 1 of flour. 2 of feed, 4 of corn. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis, 5 cars of corn, 3 f hay, 1 of bran, 2 of oats 1 of middlings. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of oats, 1 of hay. Tbe only features of tbe cereal market worthy of noto arc the stiffening tendencies of wheat, flonr and shell corn. The general tone of trade bas improved within the past week, but prices aro unchanged. Prices below are for carload lots on track: Wheat New No. 2 red, 8S81c; No. 3, 79a 80c CORN No. 2 vellow, car, new, 3738c; high mixed, new, 3435c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, S6K37c; new, 353Sc Rejected shelled corn, 25K28C Oats No. 2 white. 27K28c; extra, No. 3, 27 27sc: mixed. 24X25Xc. Rye No. 1 Pennsvlvania and Ohio, 6354e; No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, 84 755 25: winter straight, S4 50fM75: clear winter. 8100134 25; straight XXXX bakers', 13 754 00. Rye flour, 83 25 3 50. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, 815 50 17 00 ?1 ton; brown middlings. 814 00Q14 50; winter wheat bran, 813 00013 25; chop feed, 815 5016 00. Hay Bailed timothy. No. L 8U 50012 OOiNo. 2 do, 89 O0Q9 50; loose from wagon. Ill 00014 00, according to quality: No. 2 prairie bay. 87 000 8 00; pacKinE do, K 76Q7 CO. Straw Oat, 86 7507 00; wheat and rytf. 86 006 25. Provision. Sugar-cured bam", large, 9Jc; sugaf cured hams, medium, 10cj sngarenred bams, small, 10e; sugar-cured break fast bacon, 7Jc; sugar-cured shoulders, 5Kc; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7c: surar-cured California hams, lc; sugar-cured dried beef "flat", 9c( sugircnred dried beef sets, 10c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c: bacon, shoulders, 5c" bacon, clear side, "Kc: bacon clear beIlie..7Vc: dry salt fboulders. 5V'-; dry salt clear sides, 7c. Mess pork, heavy, 811 uu: mess pork, family, 812 CO. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5c: half-barrels, 5c: 60-ft tubs, 5Kc; 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-ft tin can. oc: 3-ft tin pails 6fc; 5 ft tin pails. 6Ke; 10-ft tin pails. 5c; 5-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links. Vc Boneless hams, 10c Pigs' feet, half-barrels, 84 00; quarter barrels, 82 15. Wool OInrkcl. Boston There is very little change in the market for wool. The demand continues fair, but manufacturers do nt purchaf e much be yond their imroediatd wants. Territorv wools are selling more freely than jother kind, with sales of fine at 56058c. fine medium at 5302)', and medium at 5052c Texas and Cal ifornia wools move slowly, but stocks of the former are not large. Oregon wool is quiet and steady. The be-t Eastern U selling at 19020c and from that down to 160 17c; fine washed fleeces continued dull and in favor of buyers, who do not care to take bold at even inside prices; Ohio X is offered at 31c, XX at 33c and No. 1 at 37c; Michigan X fleeces are quoted at 29c and only very choice lots go any higher; No. 1 Michigan fleeces are offered at 36c: In unio fine delaine there have been sales at 35036c, and in Michigan at 3435c: No. 1 combing is steady at 3S39c; pulled wools are in moderate demand, and sales of super bave been made at 30035c and of extra at 22028c; furelgn wools remain firm. OFFICIAL PITTSBURG. Department of Public Works, Pittsburg. March 4, 1890. s SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE CEIVEDatthe ofllee of City Controller until 15th day of MARCH, A. D., 1S90. at 12 o'clock M., for furnishing fuel for Brilliant, Bedford and Hcrron Hill Pumping stations from tho 15th day of April, 1S90, until the 15th day of April. 1891. Probated bond as follow: Brilliant Pumping station, twenty-five (525,000) thousand dollars; Bedford and Herron Hill Pumping stations, five thousand (85.000) dol lars each, must accompany each hid. No bid will be considered nnless accompanied by bonds in the above amounts probated before the Mayor or City Clerk. For specifications, blanks on which bids must be made and all other information, apply at tbe office of Superintendent of Water Sup ply and Distribution, fourth floor, Mnmcipal HalL The Department of Awards reserve tbe right to reject any or all bids. E. M. B1GELOW. Chief of Department of Public Works. mb5-25-D Department or Public Works, i Pittsburg. March 10.1890. 1 SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE CEIVED at the office of Citv Controller nntil FRIDAY, the 21st dav of March. A. D. 1890, at 2 P. M., for furnishing and delivering f. o. b. cars, Pittsburg. Water Weight per Tons. Class. Size. Pipe. Length. 225 B 12 " " 1.003 fts 47 C 16 " " 1.876 fts 930 B 24 " " 3.000 fts 432 C 24 " " 3,200 fts 817 B 30 " " 4,300 fts 2,251 60 tons special castings. Bidders must fix a date limiting the tint of delivery and completion of contract. The Chief of Department of Public V or' reserves tbe right to increase or decrease the anove quantity (20) per cent, all pipes o o cast vertically ana to be made of soft gr y iron, and to be tested to a pressnre nt br i hundred (300) pounds to the square no i. underthe supervision of some person de gn -ed by tbe Superintendent of Water Sum ly a 1 1 Distribution, probated bonds of fifty thusail (850,000) must accompany each bid. No bid will be considered unless accompani ed by bonds in the above amount probated be fore tbe Mayor or City Clerk. For specifications, blanks on which bids must be made, and all other information, apply at the office of Superintendent of Water bup plvand Distribution. The Deps rtment of Awards reserve the right to reject any or all bids. E.M.BIGELOW, Chief of Department of Public Works. mhll-53-D Continued on Eighth Page. More Substantial "Evidence. Mr. E. G. Shade, a well-known yonng man who lives at No. 50 Gregory street, Southside, has been rrcat sufferer Jrom catarrh. He was troubled with a mattery secretion dropping from his head into his throat. and his throat was often dry and parched. He had much nasal d i s charge, and was ter ribly annoyed with sneezing. He bad dizziness and often felt sick at his stom ach. He hid a tired feeling, and as bis liver became torpid he had a very sallow complexion. His JS. O. Shade. sleep was much dis- tnrbed. He tooc cold very easily and often felt a pain In bis lungs. In fact he continually grew worse nntil hi lungs became very weak. It was while in this condition that he began treatment with tbe catarrh specialists at 323 Penn avenue, of the result he says: "This is to certify that I have been cured of the above con dition's. "E. G. SHADE." Hundreds of similar cases bave been enred witbin the past year by the phy sicians of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute. Many testimonials have been published In the papers and hundreds of others are on file at their office, and which, wltn the crowds of peoplo who daily assemble at tbe parlors of this medi cal institution, is tbe best evidence ot success. Remember these physicians have but one of fico in this city and which is permanently located at 323 Penn avenue. Consultation free to alL Patients treated suc cessfully at home by correspondence. Re member the name and place The Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute. 323 Penn avenue, Pitts burg. Send two 2-cent (.tamps for question blank. Office hours, 10 a. Jr. to 4 r. M.. and 6 to 8 P. sr. Sundays, 12 to 4 r. M. mh7-MWTSn WHOLESALE -:- H0QSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flouncing. Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edging and Flouncings. Buyers will ttnd these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Full lines of rlew Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in dado and plain or spring flxtjies. Lace Cur tains, Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select; Toll Du Nords, Chalon Cloth. Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting. Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D TJILOMulSllI, U AND 514 SMITHFIELD STREET, MTTsSBTJIlG, PJL. Transact a General BanMng Business. Accounts solicited. Issue Circular Letters of Credit, for use of travelers, and Commer cial Credits, HT STERLING, Available In all paits of tho world. Also Issue Credits IN DOLLARS For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, South and Central America. an7.91.MWT XSROKEK FINANCIAL. TT7H1TNEY & STEPHENSON, 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Mesr. DreieV, Morgan it Co, New York. Passports procured. ap2S-l JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petrolenm. Private wire to New York and Chicago, 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. BJ2M1 NEW A0TEHTISE3IXXTS. Pimpled -AND- Blotches jRE EVIDENCE TJiat the blood it wrong, and that nature is endeav oring to throw off the impurities. NotJiing is so beneficial in assisting nature as Swift's Specific (S. S.'Sj It is a simple vegetable compound. It harmless to the most delicate child, yet it forces the poison to the surface and eliminates it from the blood. I contracted a severe case of blood poised that unfitted me for business for four years. A few bottles of Swift's Specific (S. S.S.) cured me. J. C. Jones, City Marshal, Fulton, Arkansas. .Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed see. Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga. STEAMERS AND EXCURSION, STATE LINE To Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin passage (35 to 130. according to locatloa oi state-oom. Excursion SS5 to S90. bteenmre to and Irom Europe at Lowest Bates. "btate of California" building. AU511.N UALUUl.N A Ai.. general Agents, 53 Urnarfwar. Sew Yoric j. j. Mccormick. Agent. 639 and 401 Smithfiold St., Pittsburg. Ps. mhll-80-D TrriirrEs-rAK UNt TOK QUEENSTOWN AND LIVEETOOL. Koyal arrt Unlteil States Mall Steamers. "Teutonic. Ani. 2L 3 pni1 Teutonic A pi. 30. 2pm "Adriatic, Anl.9,S:30a miBritannlc,M&y7,7i30am "Majestic, ApL 16, 3 p m '"Majestic, May lltpni Germanic. Apl23.8.9JpmJGcrnianic.Mar.7:90ara From White Star clock, root of Went Teeth M. "Second cabin on thebe steamers. Saloon rates, oOand upward. Second cabin. $35 andnpwartl. according to 6teamer and location of berth. Ex cursion tickets "on favorable terms. Steerage. fZl. White Star drarts payable on demand In all the principal banks throughout Great Britain. Ap pi v to JOHN J. MCCORMICK, 39 and 401 Smith field it., l'ittsburir, or J. HKliCK 1SMAI, Gen eral Agent. Broadway, New York. felZ-D ANCHOR LINE. Atlantic Express Service. LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN. Steamship CITY OF HOME From New York.SAT UKUAY, Aprils. Maya. JUy 31. June 21 Saloon passa;re.G9 to 100; second class, (30. GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Saturday from Xew York to GLASGOW and LONDONDERRY. Cahln passage to Glasgow. Londonderry or Liver pool. W and M. Second-class. $30. Steerage passage, either service. 0. Saloon excursion ticket at rednced rates. Travelers' circular letters of credit and drafts for any amount Issued at lowest current rates. For bookortnnrs. ticket or further Information apply to HEN DEKSON BU0THEK3. J. Y., or i. 3. MCCORMICK. 633 and 401 Smithfleld St. :A.1. SCOREK4SON, 415 Smithfleld st., Pittsburg; W. SEALfLE, Jr.. 165 Federal St., Allegheny. OC3-HWT A PLEASANT WINTER TRIP. The Steamships of the Red "D" Lxtte. Sailing every 12 days for Venezuela, S. A and the Island of Curacoa. W. I., afford anun equaled opportunity tn those wishing tomaka a short sea voyapre to the tropics. These steamships were built by Wm. Cramp A Sons, of Philadelphia, specially for tbe trade, and aro provided with every modern appliance for tbe safety, convenience and corrfort of passengers. The round trip is made in four weeks, of which 18 days are spent at sea and at various ports, and from six to ten days at Carajasv This beautiful city is located 3,000 feet above tbe sea, and is connected with tbe coast by rail. It bas first-class hotels, pleasant walks and drive, and a climate nnexceled anywhere. At La Guaira steamers will be found to alt parts of the West Indies. For -descriptive Sampler, etc. apply to BOULTON. BLISS fc lALLETT, General Managers, 71 Wall street. New York. deS3-68-W3 -VTORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD S. b. CO. IN Established 1857. Fast Line of Express Steamers from N EW YORK for SOUTHAMP TON, LONDON and BREMEN. Tbe Una steamers SAALE. TRAVE, ALLER. EIDER. EMS. FULDA. WERKA. ELBE and LAHN of 5,500 tons and 6,000 to 8.500 horsepower, leaves NEW YORK on WEDNESDAYS and HAT. URDAYS for SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen. TIME ., From NEW YORK tn SOUTHAMP TON, 7K days. From SOUTHAMPTON to BREMEN. 24 orSO hours. From SOUTHAMP TON to LONDON, by Southwestern Railway Co., 2 hours. Trains every hour of the sum mer season. Railway carriages for London await passengers Southampton Docks on arri val Express steamers from New York. These steamers are well-known for their speed, com fort, and excellent cuisine. OELRICHS A CO.. 2 Bowline Green. New York. MAX SCHAMBERG A CO.. 527 Smitbtielil street, Jal6-72-D Agents for Pittsburgh " I MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITT1 814 PENS AVENUE. PITTSBURG. PA. As old residents know and hack Hies of Pitts burg papers prove, 13 the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. persTsNOFEEUNTILCURED MCDni lOand mental diseases, physical IsCn V UUO decay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered slcht, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting tbe person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN &".Xp& blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throa ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 pi M A D V kidney and bladder derange U II 1 1 1 ft fl 1 1 ments, weak bacK gravel, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive experience) insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as If here. Office hours 9 A. M. to S P. M. Sunday. 10 A. 31. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WH1TTIER. 8M Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. mbS-lo-jjsuwk GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DEBILITY. LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. Full particulars la pamphlet rent free. The genuine Gray's bpecinc sold by druggists onlyla yellow wrapper. Price, 1 per niebairK. nnlr for SK. nrhvmall cv W" on recelnt of nrieelhv addreis- Bg THE OKAY MEDICINE CO, Buffalo, 3. r Sold In Pittsburg by S.S. HULL AND. corner Smithfleld and Liberty sts. pV2-33 DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases rs- Suiring scientific and conflden al treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake, M. R. C. P. S is tbe oldest and most experienced specialist la the city. Consultation free and strictly confidential. Offica hours 9 to 4 and 7 to Sp. IT.; Sundays. 2to4r. jf.Consult them personally, or write. Doctobsj ' LAKE. S23 Penn are., Pittsburg, Pa. jel2-A5-DWfc tool's Cottoax KOOtJ COMPOUND .Composed of Cotton Root, Tansy and Pennyroyal a recent discovery by am 'nlrl nhvsician. Ia Mitctxxf-uJlii UMett monMv Safe. EffectnaL Price $1, by maU, sealed. Ladles, ask your druggist for Cook's Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute, or inolose 2 stamps for sealed particnlars. Ad dress POND LILT COMPANY, No. 3 Flabes Block, 131 Woodward ave., Detroit, Mien. Sold In Plttsbarg, Pa by JnseDh Flem tag A son, Diamond and Market sts. se2S-3 TO WEAK MEN Buffering from the effects ot youthful errors, earlr decay, wasting weakness, lost manhood, et&, I will end a valuable treatise (scaled) containing full particulars for home cure. FREE ot charge. A splendid medical work : should be read by every man who Is nervon and debilitated. Address, Prof". F. C. FOWLED!, jTIoodns.Coiuu ocltt-4a-D3uwL: T A TYTU'C'BIN-OXIDEpU.LSareiare: I in I XJliO superior to pennyroyal ot tansy; particulars, tc, Clarke & Co.. Box7lv, Palls,, l'ena, jelUJ-WI . JBpji w2 3 5 4 i 1 J '4 V 1 J '
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