ABIMIN&HAIBREAK The Trice of Southern Pig Iron Bas Been Seduced $1 50 a Ton. A LITTLE DROP IN STEEL RAILS. Kearljr All of the Other Lines Are Still in Good Condition. THE SAME SITUATION IS EXGLASD TSrECIAI. TEXIGBAM TO TUB DISPATCH.' 2vev Yoke, March 13. The Iron Age report of the market is as follows. American Pig The event of the week has been the announcement of the reduction in the nominal price of the furnaces of the Birming ham district of II 5a Outside offerings of iron have been more numerous during the week, and now Southern iron is freely offered at figures very close to the prices thus made. We quote outside and Southern irons SIS S019 00 for No. 1 foundry, and SIS OOglS 25 for No. 2 foundry. There has been a number of sales of round lots of Southern mill," iron in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania at S17. delivered. Agents of Northern irons quote $19320 lor No. 1 fonndrr. Spiegeleisen and Ferro-Manganese Abso lutely nothing has been done in spiegeleisen, which may be quoted at $34 5035 00. nominally. In Fcrro-Mangavipe spot is still scarce and commands $93 00898 00 for small lots. Future delivery is SSI 00s5 00, all for 80 per cent. Billets Transactions of considerable magni tude have been closed by Eastern buyers, but the price is strictly guarded, which is inter preted as meaning that it was exceptionally low. It is reported that this as the case. Steel Rails One Eastern mill is reported to have closed aDout 20.000 tons, of which 10.000 tons was to a coal road. The other mills note onlv small sales. A lot of about 2.500 tons, leading make, is available at about S34 00. We quote the market nominally at $31 50g35 00. Plates The market in steel plates is unset tled, the mills East and West being eager for additional work. We quote steel shell. 2.750 2.9 flange, 2.93.1c; tank, 2.562.6c. delivered. Merchant Steel Merchant steel continues in good shane. We quote michinery, 2,33S2.4c; tire, 2.S52.4c, and toe calk. 2.4i5c, delivered. Old Kails The market is very dull with tees being freely offered at $25. IN FOEEIGN FIELDS. Pis Iron Stocks In England Aro Steadily Decreasing Trices on Nearly All Lines or the Metal Have Dcen Lowered, However. rSriCTAI. TZLEGKAM TO TUB DISPATCIt-1 New Yoek, March 13. A special cable from London to the Iron Age says: In pig iron war rants there has been little buslnes. but stocks in store are steadily decreasing, and that fact steadies the market somewhat. Hematits are improving in price. Makers have blown out Bir furnaces and agreed to further restrict pro duction It necessary. Exports of pig iron to the United States last month were 8,000 tons, against 7,000 tons in February. 1860. Makers' quotations for all descrip tions of pig have been marked down and are now nearly on a level with warrants. No changes in quotations for manufactured iron are given, but actual business is said to be done at 610c concession in some instances. Quota tions on steel rails, billets and slabs have been lowered 12.WI15C and 5c decline is quoted on wire rods. The Tin Plate Workers' Union has held further meetings, at which owners of 45 works, in addition to those who previously agreed, signified their intention to stop. Thirty others agreed to the proposal tostopduringthe last ten days of the month. Ten firm! reluse to join the movement. The union is determined not to be thwarted, and will exhaust all re sources to bring opposing masters to comply with their mandate. The Morewoods are the greatest obstacles. The Treforest will not stop for any great length of time. Stocks continue to accumulate at the ship ping ports and amount now to 537,000 boxes acainst 356.000 boxes a year ago. The February exports to the United States were only 18,000 tons airainst 28,000 tons during the correspond ing month last year. A larger business has been done during the week at the inside prices. Cooper bars are being gradually absorbed in the place of furnace material by consumers but merchant warrants remain flat, speculation being affected bv the depression on the continen tal bourses. A large business was done, chiefly for consumption, at 46 pounds 10 shillings early in the ttoek, since when prices bare improved slightly. larce purchase for American acconnt strengthened the block tin market, but after the demand was satisfied prices gradually de clined, but the market is much firmer again, although quiet Old iron has been offered more freely at the reduced prices, but buyers are shy, aud the market continues weak. The proposal bas been made that sheet Iron makers restrict their output instead of lowering prices. The proposition meets with general approval. American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations. Scotch Pig Speculation in warrants lias been moderate and prices have varied moder ately. Last quotations 50s. 3d. Nearly all brands are offered lower by makers, but find slow sale. No. 1 Coltness 72s. 6d..f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 fcuramerlee 71s. Oil. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 GartMicnie 70s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Landoan. ........ 70b. wL f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Carnbroe -53s. Od. f. n. b. Glasgow No. 1 fehotts 73s. GcL f. o. b. Glasgow No. lGlengarnock 73s. Od. atArdrossan. No. 1 Dalmcllington . . .61s. Od. at Ardrossan. No. lEghnton 53s. Cd. atArdrossan. Bessemer Pig Several furnaces have been blown out to check accumulation of stock and give prices support. The demand does not im prove, however, and offers are made at still lower prices. West Coast brands offered at 72s. for Nos. 1, 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point. Middlesbrough Pig warrants have been down to 49s. Od. and the market is still irreg ular, but somewhat above lewest point. Makers iron is again lower, with No. 3 quoted at 60s. Sd. f. o. b. Spiegeleisen Makers hold prices firmly, as supplies are moderate, and the demand still very fair. English 20 per cent quoted at 130s. f. o. b. at works. Steel Wire Rods Prices arc about 5s. lower, and the market is weak at the decline, with little demand. Mild steel. No. U, quoted at 8 17s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping port. Steel Rnlls Ucdnccd. Steel Rails The market continues weak, and makers have reduced their prices 12s. 6d- with out stimulating business. Heavy sections are offered at 6 f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Blooms There is very little demand for these, and the market is weak at 10s. decline. 13eFsemer7x7 quoted G 5s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Billets Demand has contined light, al though makers have reduced prices considera bly. Bessemer (size 2Jx2) quoted at 6 5s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Slabs There is very little demand and the market is weak at 10s decline. Ordinary sizes quoted atG5s. f. o. b. shipping point. Crop Ends Very little demand at present and prices nominal. Run of the mill quoted at 3 5 f. o. b. shipping point. Old Iron Rails offerings are freer at the re cent decline and the market is weak, with buy ers holding aloof. Tees quoted 3 10s., and double heads at 3 12a. 6d. f. o. b. Scrap Iron The market continues very qniet and prices aro weak. Heavy wrought "quoted at 3 o3 f. o. b. shipping points. Manufactured Iron Business continues slow, and prices as quoted are nominal. Stafford ord. marked bars. (f. o. b. L'pool) 0 OsPdaiO OsOd common bars 0 Os Od J? 8 Os Od " black sheet singles 0 Os Od 10 15s Od Welsh bars, f. o. b. Wales. . . 712s 6diJ 0 Os Od Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York, 2s. Od. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od. Tin, Copper and Lead. Pig Tin A good business has been done, and the market is strong at 1 advance. Straits quoted at 91 for spot; futures (3 months), 91 15s. Copper The market has been fairly active, but prices show only slight variation. Chili bars quoted 46 17s. 6d. for spot, 47 IDs. for I nture delivery. Best selected English, 54. Lead Transactions have been moderate, but prices quite firm. Soft Spanish quoted at 12 10s- Od. ... Spelter There is little demand and prices are barely steady. Ordinary Silesian quoted at 22 5s. Tin Plate There has been more business at the lowest figures touched last week. Stocks still accumulate, however, and there are now 530.000 boxes at shipping ports. Prices are very irrecular. I. C. charcoal, Allaway grade, I. a. b. Liverpool 17s. 6d.00s. Od. Bessemer steel, coke finish 15s. 0d.16s. Od. Siemens steel, coke finish 15i. Cd.ttlGs. 3d. B. V. grade coke, 14x20 14s. 6d.15s. 6d. Dean grade ternes 14s. 6d.00s. Od. Metal Hunter New Yoek Pig Iron quiet. Copper nom inal; Lake, March. $14 25; do April. $14 25. Lead barely steady; domestic, $3 97J. Tin dull and easicrTStraits, $20 15. Sedative Influence. Dr. Flint's Remedy, by Its sedative influence over the nervous system, is one of the best remedies that can be used to control and cure incontinence of urine. Descriptive treatise with each bottle; or address Mack Drug Com pany, N. Y. atwr THE MEAT SUPPLY. A Packer's Views on the Low Trices of Hoe Products Lard' Very Cheap Dressed Ment nt Whole sale niile Declining. OKFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH. Thursday. March 13, lwu. l Said one of our leading pork packers to-day: "I know nothing in the lino of eatables as cheap as hog products. At present prices of hogs there is no profit to the packer, except ing on special lines. We are not able to replace our stock on most lines of provisions at the same prices for which we are selling our Roods. Lard has seldom been as low as it is at this time. Once, about six years ago. lard dropped to S5 32K per cwt- But. with this exception, there has been no time within my recollection when lard sold as low as it does at the present time." The price in Chicago this morning is $6 10 per cwt. While there Is no upward movement of hog oroducts In sight, hogs themselves are stiffening. Prices in Chicago this morning for tops ranged from $4 15 to $4 20 per cwt, an ad vance of 10c in the past day or two. At East Liberty the outside price is $4 40. Either a drop in hogs or an advance in products must come soon, or packers will find all margins of profit obliterated. In fact, we are now uncom fortably closo to the disappearance of all mar gins of 'profit. The price of hogs is 75c per cwt less than it was this time a year ago. The de cline in provisions has been relatively greater, and. unless there soon comes a chance for the better in markets, the occupation of the pork packer will be gone. In the past week there has been a sharp ad vance in the price of Chicago dressed beef. The advance has been equal to J-c per B. A repre sentative of the Armours thus gives the situa tion of this industry: "The quality of cattle cominc to Chicico markets the past week or two is a great improvement on recent receipt. Light cattle have been coming to market freely for a month or two past, and this grade Is now pretty well cleaned out. There has been a marked improvement in the quality of late of offerings, and, as a result, prices have ad vanced, and we have been forced to advance prices on dressed beef. Dressed hogs are also hie per ft higher than they have been for a few weeKS past." Sheep and lambs are very scarce, and the ad vance has been fully 1c per fi in the past week or two. The upward movement of Chi cago dressed beef is lelt in the home market. At the Hcrr's Island abattoir prices have been advanced c on beef carcases this week, and sheep and hogs are advanced to correspond with the rise in Chicago dressed meat. Said ono of our leading Diamond market butchers, who has an extensive wholesale trade: There has been no profit of lato in wholesaling. It used to be. and that not lonr ago, that we could get 12 to $13 out ot the offal of an average steer. Now wo get little more than half that amount. "We get 2c per ft less for hides than we did last tall. This-reduces our profit $1 60 on an 80-ft hine, which is the average. But ter fat is off Jc in the past few weeks, and rough fat has experienced a still greater de cline. In Chicago the offal is better utilized than it can be here, as there nothing goes to waste. Hoofs, blood, and. In fact, everything is there put to some use. while here we have no market lor much of the otfaL If I had not wholesaled a sincle beef for the past month, I would be fully as well off as I am to-day. The late advance has been an absolute necessity. We are now selling carcasses at 7c per ft, which isle above the lowest price touched a few weeks ago when wo worked for glory and not lor gain." LITE STOCK HAUKETS. The Condition of Business at the East Liberty Stock Yards. OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, 1 Thursday. March 13. 1S90. J CATTLE Receipts, 1,305 head; shipments, 411 head; market nothing doing; all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 3,500 head: shipments, 1,200 head; market fairly active; medium and selected. $4 30 4 45; common to best Yorkers. $4 1504 CO; pies. $4 004 10; 3 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. SiiEEr Receipts. 1,200 head: shipments, 500 bead: market slow at yesterday's prices. Followlnc is the report of the week's trans actions at the Liberty yards. CATTLE. IIOCIS. SIIEXr Thro'. Local. Thursday 1,160 10 1,150 770 Frldav 1.1S0 .... 5,475 2,310 Saturday -W0 SKI 4.125 890 Mmday 850 S!0 G.2M 3.9BU Monday -40 lio 4,S00 770 Tuesday 00 100 ias 2.43) Wednesday 900 .. . 1,775 I,:i0 Total 500 - 1,250 23.200 i:,4:0 Last week 4.330 1,430 23,675, 13.970 Previous week.... 3,610 1,230 23,9351 13,380 Thursday 6 1,131 IK Frldav i 1 739 40 Saturday 2 652 223 Monday "" 913 4,003 2,736 Tuesday SS9 1.S05 1,563 'Wednesday 37 SSS 871 Total 1,249 3,676 5.535 Lastweek 1,401 7,413 6,200 Prevlousweek 1,269 8,094 5,850 By Telegraph. Chicago Cattle Receipts. 13,000hcad; ship ments, 5,000 head; market dull and weaker; beeves, $4 755 00: steers, $3 3031 50: stockers and feeders, 2 403 60; cows, bulls and mixed. $1 503 50; Texas cornred steers. $3 003 70. Hogs Receipts, 20.000 head; shipments, 9,000 head; market strong to 5c higher; mixed. $4 00 4 20; heavv S4 U0(J4 22: li-rbt, $4 054 25; skips. S3 504 00. Sheep-Receipts. 7.000 head; shipments, 2000 head: market strong; natives, S3 506 00: Western cornfed. $49056tf; Texans, 53 50jo 25: lambs, $5 OOgO 50. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 800 bead; ship ments, 400 head: market strong: good to fancy native steers, $4 305 00; fair to eood. $3 30 4 40; stockers and leedcrs. 2 253 60: ranee steers, S3 3033 75. Hogs Receipts. 3,400 head; shipments, 2,400 head; market higher; fair to choice heavy, $4 004 10; narking grades, $3 90 4 00: light, fair to best, $3 9004 10. Sheep Re ceipts, 400 head; shipments. 2.600 head; market strong; fair to choice, SI 005 80: lambs, to 00 6 2d Kansas Crrr Cattle Receipts, 5,800 head; shipments, 3,700 head; market steady; steers, S3 251 75: cows. $1 (S0Q3 00; stock ers and feeders, $2 803 60. Hogs Re ceipts. 6,700 head: shipments, 1.200 head: mar ket steadv: all grades. $3 774 00; bulk, $3 803 92f. Sheep Receipts. 1,500 head; shipments, 000 head: market firm and un changed. New York Beeves Receipts. 30 head; no trade: feeling steady; cable advices quote re frigerated beef lower at 4d. Sbeeo Receipts, 2.100 head: market slow but Rteadjfsheep, $5 60 6 25: yearling lambs, SO 007 40: spring lamlis, $4 007 00 per head. Hogs Receipts, 1,900 head; none for sale alive; nominal quotations, $4 40S4G5, Mining Stocks. New York. March 13 Mining quotations: Alice. 100; Adams Consolidated, 100: Aspen, 800; Caledonia B. II.. 175; Consolidated Cali fornia and Virginia, 425; Commonwealth, 250; Comstock T.. bid. 30 00; Comstock scrip, 30 00; Deadwood T., 140: fc.1 Cristo, 140; Froeland. 105: Homestake, 750; Horn Silver. 240; Iron Silver, 175; Mexican, 200; Ontario, 3S 60; Sutter Creek, 165. Drygoods. New York, March 13. Business Jn dry goods was of fair proportions, though at first hands the principal feature continued to be the movement of goods on earlier transactions, but with supplementary demand again a little more prominent to-day. BU&INESS X0T8. TnE Bell Telephone Company has declared a dividend of S3 per share, payable April 3a The latest novelty in local business is a lady solicitor for reaLcstate. She is said to be a hustler. Rates on Iron west-bound from Pittsburg to Cleveland will be reduced about 20 per cent March 25. Arrutiisot, Stephenson & Co. will begin w ork on the foundation for their new building immediately after April L Richmond and Danville system increase for firt week in March. $20,125; Atlantic and Pa cific increase for first week in March, Sl.SSC It was reported yesterday that an offer of SSO.OO0 had been made for the University build ing, owned by the county, ft is held at $100,000. The American Cotton Oil Trust is experi menting in making paper from cotton seed bulls, which have heretofore been considered worthless. Rumors of several big deals in realty were In the air yesterday, but none of them could be located. It is probable that when made public tbey will prove to be chestnuts. Samuel J. Fleming & Co., real estate agents, will remove from their present quarters, corner of Fourth avenue and Cherry allev, to No. 152 Fifth avenue, opposite the Cathedral, on April L The property on the corner of Fifth avenue and Ivy street. East End. estate of the Stratton heirs, size of lot 175x200 feet, was withdrawn from public sale yesterday on a hid of about $28,000 cash. THE PULLING TIP STAKES. Chicago Business Men Turning Their Faces Toward Tittsburg. TEARISG DOWN A LANDMARK. A B. St 0. Official Says the Situation is Al together Encouraging. BDILDIKG ASS0CIATI0XS HELD UP Within the past three days Messrs. Black & Baird have received four letters from business men in Chicago asking for store rooms on the principal streets here. The writer of one of the letters, received yester day, proposes to establish a wholesale butter house if he can secure a suitable location. These inquiries, and others of the same tenor, indicate that the business advantages of Pittsburg are beginning to be appreciated abroad. The work of demolishing the old St Nicholas Hotel, on Grant street, to make room for the Dalzell law building, is pro ceeding vigorously, and in a few days all traces of the well known hostelne will have disappeared. The structure which will occuny the site will be one of the handsomest in the city. The report that Mr. Dalzell had acquired pos session of tho thiee buildings adjoining the hotel property, on Fourth avenue, occupied by Baxter, Thompson & Co., Alles & Bailey and the public morgue, is incorrect. They were pur chased by Mr. Israel as an investment. v The statement of the Westmoreland and Cambria Natural Gas Company for the year just ended shows gross earnings, in round num bers, of $210,000: operating expenses, interest and dividends, $210,000, leaving a surplus ot $30,000. Since April last $140,000 has been paid out in dividends. This shows a condition of prosperity almost unexampled among natural gas companies, and should strengthen tho stock. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad official said yesterday afternoon: "You want to know what I think of the railroad situation? It conld hardly be better. We are carrying about all the freight and passengers we can handle. Other roads are also doing well. As evidence of prosperity the present year will probably see more double tracking than ever before in the same length of time. We will do considerable in this line of improvement, but as our plans are not fully matured it is too soon to talk. The Lake Shore will be double tracked from Chicatro to Elkhart, Ind. Tho Pennsylvania will put in a considerable length of double track on the Fort Wayne and Panhandle, and the Norfolk and Western will double its track between Radford and Roanoke. A number of other leading lines will increase their capacity in a similar way. "These contemplated improvements indicate a belief that the present prosperity will con tinue for several years, and I see no reason to doubt it." During a conversation between two business men on Fourth avenue yesterday one of them remarked: "Pittsburg will soon have the most thorough rapid-transit system of any city in the United States. It will touch every street and penetrate the suburbs in all directions, opening up new districts and inviting popula tion from all directions. It is my candid opin ion that the growth of Pittsburg in the next ten years will be greater than in the pre vious 4a" Pittsburg is a stronghold of building associa tions. As a general thing they are well man aged, and have accomplished a great deal of good in assisting members to homes. A promi nent business man, who formerly belonged to an association on the Northside, said yesterday: "To my inind a good, honest building associa tion is a desirable institution to have in a com munity. It teaches lessons of self-reliance and self-respect, and at the same timt fulfills to people of small means all the conditions of a bank. A great many prosperous citizens owe their start in life to a building association. I am one of them. Let the good work go on." Leading electric companies are showing great enterprise in their increasing efforts toward the equipment of cities and country towns with electric railways, street lights and motors for every purpose. One of the most novel applica tions of the motor for power purposes lately is its use for running a horse grooming machine in one of the large stables of Chicago. A three horse power motor, running 1,650 revolutions at 220 volts, is belted to the machine in such a manner as to cause the two revolving brushes to turn at about 2,500 revolutions per minute. Another novelty is an apparatus for sharpen ing or roughing horse shoes without removal from the feet in frosty weather. This is ac complished by an electric motor and a portable machine, and is one of the newest applications of the electric current. Cheaper paper Is promised. It is being made from rice straw, and the quality is excellent. Four thousand tons of the strvw, heretofore considered worthless, have just been shipped from Savannah to New York as paper stock, and it is proposed to carry on the manufacture on an extensive scale. Whatever the rice planters may get for their straw will be clear profit; and, as the supply is plentiful, paper mills will doubtless be established in the neigh borhood of the rice plantations. LOCAL SECURITIES. The Active List Lnrger Than Csnnl Few Important Chances. The stock market was fairly active and varia ble yesterday. Sales were 300 shares. Alle gheny Heating Company, Airbrake, Switch and Signal, Philadelphia Gas, Wcstinghouse Electric and Pleasant Valley were the active properties. Airbrake, Electric and Chartiers Qas showed the most improvement. Philadelphia Qas was strong on light offerings. Switch and Signal and Allegheny Heating Company were weak, but without notable change. There were no specially weak spots in the list. The closing prices were at or near the best of tho day. MOBNINO. AFTIKNOOX. Hid. Asked. Bid. Asked. MX CO Si'A vh ioo 115 son 105 170 ISO 250 IV) SO .... 60 SOS .... S05 JU5 108 105 SO 31 S 48 4o'i 46V 15"4 IS' 15 W4 13S U'i Ha U'-i K'4 32 K?, 32 5J 70 2l"i .... MM .... 61,', Co'i 4134 .... 40 .... J 25 Sl'a .... 2b8 300 32 IS 19 53'f 55 Ji .... yi M IS 17.S 1414 is so 00 .... 00 46 4GX 45V 48 W 15 14M .... Exchange Sat. Bank.. Freehold Bank Keystone Bank or l"g Marine Nat. Bank.... Mou'gahcla Nat Ilk ... Pitts. Nat. Hank Com. People's National Ilk. Third at. Bank Tradesmen's M. Bank. GcrmanIat.Uank.Al!. Heal Kstate L. AT. Co. hecond Nat. B., AIlv.. AlleclienvHeatlnt: Co. BrldKewater Oas Chartiers V. Gas Co.... People's N. G. & P.Uo 1'ennsvlvsnla Gas Co.. Philadelphia Co Hazelwood Oil Co Tuna OH Company.... Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts.. A. A .Man...... Pitts. Junction Kit. Co P. & W. pre! ortlislde Bridge Co., La Norln Mining Co... Luster Minlnc Co Allegheny Co. Electric Eatt End Electric tVestlnithouse Electric U. S. &Slg. Co U.S. A Sic Co. pfd... WcstlnghouseAlrb'ke. 46 113 11415 113 115 Sales at the first call were 40 shares or Alle- fheny Heating Company at 105,10 Airbrake at 14.2) Switch at HJJ. 105 Philadelphia Gas at 32 25 at 32 andIO Electric at 46. At the last call 20 shares of Pleasant Valley brought 25, 40 Electric 46, 20 Switch Ilk and 10 Philadelphia Gas 32 Fred Rhinebart bought 24 shares of Luster at slightly under 17. Andrew Caster sold 100 Westingbouse Elec tric .it 46. and 100 Pipeage at 15. John T. Patterson sold 100 shares Philadel phia Gas at 32. Sproul & Lawrence sold 40 Allegheny Heat ing Company at 10 and 30 Union Switch at 14fi E. P. Long sold 25 shares Pleasant Vallev at 25. and 15 shares Westingbouse Electric at 46. The total sale of stocks at New York yester day were 306,015 shares, including Atchison, 19.AS0; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 14.520: Erie. 3.505: Louisville and Nashville, 15. 802; Missouri Pacific, 13,301; Northwestern. 5,510; Northern Pacific preferred, 3,111: Oregon Trans continental. 8,650; Reading, 15,400: Richmond and West Point, 6,925; St. Paul. 28,210; Union Pacific.-21,670:Western Union, 4,6St PITTSBTJRB DISPATCH, IU1U) CASH. The Local Monetary Situation Easy and Henllliy All Round. 1 he loan market was quiet yesterday, but rates were steady at 6S)7 per cent on the gen eral run of business paper. The situation was easy all round and healthy in every feature. Exchanges were $2,139,810 41, and balances $312,572 00. The decrease in clearings was attributed to the bad weather. There was the usual complaint of a shortage of currency. Money on call at New York yestorday was easy, ranting from 3 to 4 per cent; last loan, 3; closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 5K7. Sterling exchange quiet and heavy at $4 81 for 60-day bills and $4 SlK for demand. Closing Bond Qnotntlonn. U.S. 4s,rej: iv. U. S. 4s. coup 12XT U. S. 4Hs, rejr I03"i U. S. 4Ks, coup uai Paclflc6sof'95 11a Loulslanastampedts 06 Missouri 4s 100 Tenn. new set. 6s... 109 Tenn. new set. S3....102 Tenn. new set. 3s.... 74 Canada So. zds 97 Cen. Pacificists 112U Den. .lit. U., Hts...ll3,S Den. A It. O. 4s 78 D.AK.G.Weit,Uts. - Erie, Ids I01H H.1L. &. Gen. 6j.. 76 M. K. AT. Uen.ss . 6J!4 Mutual Union 6s... .100, N. J. C. Int. Cert.. .till Northern Pac is t..115X Northern Pac. Sds.-lWi Northw't'n consols. 142 Nnrthw'n deben's..U03 Oregon & Trans. 6s.l061 St.1.. AI.M. Gen. 5s 92 St. 1.. A b. V. Gen. il. 108H Si. Paul consols ....I26H St. PI. Chi A PC lsts. 116 Tx., Pc.UG.Tr.Ks.S2 rx.,jrc.K.u.xr.i.cis o Union Pae. lsts 11314 West Shore 105M New Yobk Clearings, 1116,415,693; balances, $4,584,005. Boston Clearings, $14,795,779; balances, $1,886,015. Money, 1 per cent. PHII.A Delphi A Clearings, 810,898,534; bal ances, $1,531,818. Baltimore Clearings, $2,630,839; balances, $401,218. London The bullion in the Bank of En gland increased 172,000 during the past week. The proportion of the Bank or England's re serve to the liability is now 5L03 per cent. The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 41,000. Bar silver, 43d per ounce. Paris Three per cent rentes, 88f 67c for the account. CHICAGO Clearings, $11,175,000. New York exchange was quotable at 25c per $100 to par. Money in moderate demand and rates steady at X6 Per cent on call and 6 on time. A LOWER LEVEL. Oil Drops to Within n Small Frnctlon ol Ninety Cents. Oil was in the dumps yesterday. It opened weak all along the line, which was a little sur prising in view of the strong closo of the pre vious day. Where the weakness came from was something of a mystery, but it was finally, by some, attributed to a 2-cent advance in tbe Lima product. New York was bearish. In fact, the market had no support anywhere, and sagged of its own weight rather than from out side influences. Trading was very light, and, as usual, entirely professional. Some of the brokers thought the market had scraped bot tom, and spoke confidently of a reaction. The extreme range was: Opening and highest, 93M; lowest. 90, closing, 90. Refined was off at New York. . In the 100-foot district Lockwood it Co.'s No. 1 on the Cablo farm, 400 or 500 feet west of their Eicholtz gusher, is through the first pay streak, but not showing up very large, and will be but a small well from appearances. The hole is full of oil and water, with the latter predom inating. W. J. McKee's No. 1 on the Q. O. Shannon, farm is through the sand, and show ing for a'gnod well, with tbe hole full of oil. Parker & Disel have just struck a 40-barrel well near Parker City, in Butler county, which has broncht that long-neglected field to the front again after a rest of 10 or 15 years, and considerable activity is being disnlayed there. Leases are once more in demand, and opera tions may be lively there in a few weeks. Gordonier & Co.'s well on tbe Monntz farm In the Washington field, is showing for a good well in tbe fifth sand. It made a flow of 15 bar rels and was then shut down. Isaac Willett's No. 4, on the Crothers farm, is completed in tho fifth sand and doing 75 barrels a day. His Nos. 8 and 10 are also completed In the fifth and showing fair. McKeown's Knox No. 10 is mak ing 100 barrels a day: his 8 and 9. 60 a day. and the Chartiers Oil Company's No. 7, on the same farm, is completed and doing 60 barrels a day. - The developments in the Washington field have received a black eye in the Bert McGown well. This well is located on an 18-degree line from tbe Brown-Agnew gusher, and great thines were expected from it. Wednesday evening it drilled throuch the Gantz sand and failed to show for a producer. It is considera bly in advance of developments. The rig at the well being drilled on the Glass farm, adjoining tho Fortwangler in the Char tiers Valley field, by the Forest, Union and Anchor oil companies was burned Wednesday night on striking the gas Band. Gartland & Feely are the contractors who sustain the Ios-i. The Fortwangler .No. 1. of Guffy & Co., is pro-" ducing 4S0 barrels a day. Charles Young bas purchased for $2,300 a half of Patrick Gilligan's interest in two wells on the Matthew Taylor property in tbe Washing ton field. The wells are old ones and have a combined daily production of eight barrels. Features of Yesterday'! Oil Market. Corrected daily by John M. OaKiey & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 93 Lowest... Highest H3iClojca.... 90 90j Barrels. 23,313 65. 7M 63,112 Average charters Average shipments Average runs Refined. New York. 7.35c Keflnet, London. 5hd. Kenned, Antwerp, i7r. Kenned. Liverpool, fat. Keflned, Bremen. 6.S5m. A. B. JIcGrew quotes: calls, Slc Puts, 8SKSSc; Other Oil markets. On. Crrr. March 13. Petroleum opened at 93!c; highest, 93Vc: lowest, 90c; 'closed at 90c. Sales, 152.000 bbls.; no clearances rc- Snrted; charters, 28.571 bbls.; shipments, 07,672 bis.; runs, 78,055 bbls. New York, March 13. Petroleum opened weak at 93Kc and remained weak till the last hour, tho price declining to 90c A reaction then set in on which tbe market closed steady at 91c. Stock Exchange: Opening, 93c; highest, 93c; lowest, 90c; closing. 91c Con solidated Exchange: Oponing, 93c: highest. 93c: lowest, 90Kc; closing, 90Kc Total sales, 540,000 barrels. LANDS AND HOUSES. Something to Show for the Activity la Rcnl Estate. Samuel J. Fleming & Co- 117 Fourth avenue, sold lots Nos. 41 and 42 Baird plan, Filmoro street. Bellefield, to H. C. Wolff, Esq., for tho People's Savings Bank; consideration, $000; also lot No, 38 same plan, to James Shaw, for $650, and lot No. 40 to George W. Smith, for $575. Lots Nos. 34, 35 and 36 were sold by them recently at an average of $800 per lot, each lot being 24x120 feet to a 20-foot allev. They also sold for M. Schacdel to L. S. Dunn a frame house of five rooms and lot 20x48, situate No. 47 Clark street, Eighth ward, Pittsburg, for $1,925. Charles Somers & Co., 313 Wood street, sold a residence property on Hemlock street, near Sandusky street, being a six-room brick, with lot 20x90 feet, to J. C. West for $3,470 cash. Ewing d: Byers, 03 Federal street, sold for Mrs. Joama Elliott four vacant lots. 25x160, corner Fourth avenue and Broadway, Coraopo lis, Pittsburg. Fort Wayne aud Chicago Rail road, for $1,100 cash. W. E.Hamnett, 401 Smithfield street, Pitts bnrg, and Wllkinsburg. placed a mortgage on Wilkmsburg property of $4,000 lor three years at 6 per cent. Reed B. Coylc & Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 39 in Marion place plan to Joseph C. Kelly for $250. on easy payments. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, sold two more lots on the east side of Buena Vista street, Allegheny, being the sixth and seventh lots south of Taylor avenue, for $6,400. W. A. Herron & Sons sold lot No. 9 in tho Pittsburg Bank for Savings plan, in tho Seven teenth ward, 20x80 feet, for tfioO. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for John R. McGinley a vacant lot situated on tbe north side of Madison avenue. Tnirtecnth ward, size 24x100 feet to Carmack alley, for $000 Charles E. Cornelius sold six lot. this week from bis plan in tbe Eighteenth ward, as fol lows: Thomas K. Baker, a lot 55 feet front, running back to a point, $300: John Skelly. one lot, 20x105, $250: John SUelly, one lot, 20x105, $275; Thomas Markehara, one lot, 20x105, $250: Rosa Happe, two lots, irregular shape, $400. WALJ, STEEET EXCITED. A Whirl In Rutlrond Shores, Which Woi Interesting While It Lasted The fpnrt succeeded by Dull ness and Weakness. New Yobk, March 13. To supplement the newsot the absorption of the Chicago, Bur lington and Northern by tbe Chicago, Burling ton and Quincy this morning, tho Bank of En gland further reduced its minimum rate of dis count from 4J4 to 4 per cent. The effect on the opening here was to create the utmost excite ment and buoyancy, at least for a time, and while the general list showed gains over last night of from to per cent, Bnrlington and Quincy was up IK and Rock Island 1 per cent. There was an unusual number of brokers upon the floor, and tbe excitement, of the first few minutes has never been exceeded. It soon be came evident, however, that they were not all FRIDAY, MARCH 14, there for the purpose of buyine stocks, and while the shorts were busily covering, tbe longs were feeding out the stocks as fast, and even faster, than wauted, which, after tbe opening spurt, had the effect of slowly sagging of prices. The opening figures in most stocks were the highest for the day The heavy dealings con tinued throughout the dav, and the demand was scarcely equal to the supply. The realiza tions being upon such a liberal scale gave the bears encouragement to attack the list in sev eral spots during the afternoon, and heavy sell ing of Chicago Gas. which was supposed to be for tho estate of the lite John T. Lester, aided in the depression. In fact. Chicago Gas became the great feature of the market daring the afternoon and dropped per cent, though a portion of the loss was i ecorered before the close, after some wide and violent fluctuations. As was natural, the ytocks which had had the largest advances suffered most in the decline. The weakest spot in the list was Louisville, New Albany and Chicago, caused by the selling which is believed to be for the account of the defeated paitv in tho election. A net drop of K per cent was tho result ot tho day's opera tions in the stock. The market, after the first spurt, became comparatively quiet, and nearly one-half of tbe.$ales of listed shares was effected in the first hour. The close was active and heavy to weak generally at or near lowest prices of the day. Therowere a few fractional advances, but tho great majority of tbe list is lower to night, and Louisville, New Albany aud Cbicaeo lost 4, Chicago Gas. 2; Tennessee Coal, 2.; Louisville and Nashville and Lackawanna, each IK, and Sugar, 1 per cent. Railroad bonds were more active, sales reach ing $2,060,000. Atchison incomes were strone. but Texas Pacific incomes were weak, while tbe general list betrayed the steady tone, as usual. The final changes, as a rule, were in significant. Chicago and Indiana Coal firsts rose 3, to 98; Western Pacific bonds, 2J. to 115. The roiiowmr table shows the pnees or active stocks on the New "If ork Stock Excnanne yester day. Corrected dally Tor THE DISPATCH by WIHTMXY& STEPHENSON, oldest I'lttBbnrjr mem bers of Mew Yore Stock Exchange. 57 Fourth ave nue: Clos-Open- High- Iiow- In )Dr. r't. rst. Hid. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 27H T V,U 27 AtCh Top. A S. F 36X 3SH 3o7i 6 Canadian Pacific 73H 73H 73H 73 Canada Southern 54 55 MX 54H Central orNewJTej. rax 120M 120 119 Central Paeinc ttH CbesaDeaVe a. Ohio.... 21X 24Jf 24b 24 C Bur. x yuli.cr lO.sJi ; os linn C, MU. St. Paul.... 69V 70 69 69 C, 4111.4 St. P.. pf....ll7ii 117V 117XJ 1K C, Koctl. AP 95 95 'J3; 93 C, St. L. & Pitts 17S, C, St. L,. Pitts, nr.. SBf S2i 52 5IJi C St. P.. M. & 0 3JJ4 S1K 32?4 li C. .Northwestern Hi;- llltt 111 11 off U. A N. W. pid HI J41 141 141 C, C. C. A 1 71H 7l 71 70K C. C. C. A 1.. pr 39 100 99 8954 Col. Coal & iron 45H 46 44( 41 S Col. A HocKine vai .. WM 21)4 2C4 ia Del.. L. W 137 137 1S5J( 115 Del. A Hudson. Vfi Denver &KI0U 1SK l.enverAKloG.Of.... 47), 47 47.H 47 h, T.. Vs. A Ua. 1st nf. l,'i KT.. Vs. AOa. 2d pf. 23 Illinois Central 1144 Late Eri i Western.. 1734 1S 174 17M Lake Erie West. pr.. G3 6414 tt. 63 Lsse Shore AM. fl 106 106& 105M 105 LoulsYlIle&KasBTlUe. 85 8)a 13H &X Mlchlcan central 95J( 95J1 95i 95J Mo.. Kan. & Texas 7 Missouri Paclne 75 "5lg 't'A 744 New ork Central K7)i 1074 1074 107H I.. .. Is. . JS tV ... 2B'i 2854 25 254 H. Y., L. E. St. W. pf. 62J 62 62! 62 K. X.. O. ASU L. 17 17)J 17 16H N. X., O. A St. L. Of. 70 N.Y.. O. ASt.l-.2d Of 38 X.Y&H.K 46 47 4GJ 468 K. .. O. AW 18 Wi 18 13 rJorrot a Western 194 Norrolt Westerner. 61X 61 61 60hf Northern Paeinc 31 31 sol J" Nortnern Pacific prer. 74H 74 73 73 OHIO A Mississippi.. .- 204 Oregon improvement. 45X 45t 451 4S Oregon Transcon 37.S 37)4 26K 7 Pacific Mill J9 39 3S)i 33 Peo. Dec. A Kvans 19 Pnlladet. A lteadtnz. 39 30 H 39 39 Pullman Palace Car.. 19m 192 191 'i 191 Rlcnmona A tV.P.T.. 21 21K 2l!4 21K KichmondAW.P.T.pr 7874 78 78K 78 St. P.. Minn. A Man 112 St. L. A San Fran 13 19!$ 1S,S 18 St. L. A San rran or.. 3) 33,'2 33 . 3d St. L. A San jr. 1st nt 83 Texas 1'aciflc 20J4 2014 19 20!4 UnlonPaoiac t4 644 tan ? Wabasn 13'4 1314 13 12 Wabash nrererred 27 27K 27 26 Western Union 3 83l 82 1 Whrelmer A L. 2. 70!4 70M 70H 70 Snpir Trust 6S 69 67 6734 National Lead Trust. 18S lSS 1S'4 IS.'i Chicago Oas Trnst.... 4434 4IM 41J 424 Boston fltock. Ateh. ATon 36 Atlantic i.. 14 MostouA Albany.. .2165$ lioston A Mont 43! Itoston A Maine 22054 Calumet A ilecla....260 C U. A VI 10754 Catalpa 25 Clnu. San. AClev... 23 Pranitiin 15!$ KasternK.lt 160 Huron 3H Eastern K. It. 6a ....125 Kearsarge 1054 Flint A PcreM 27 Osceola SO FlintAPereM. nfd. 95 Pewablc 8 K. CSt.J.AC.B 78.121 Qulncv 70 L. K. & Ft.S. 7s 100 Santa Fecopper 105 Mass. Central 1634 Tamarack IK Mcx. central com... 17 AnntstouLaud Co.. 1 N. X. .t.Newtni... 46 Uoston Land 0 Old Colonv 17754 Sin l)le;o 17 Kutland prererred.. 70 West End Land Co. '-'4 Wis. Central, com... .11 Bell Telepnone 220 Wis. Central pf. 61 Lamson Stores 28H AUoueiMcCo 254 W ater Power 5 Philadelphia Stooks. Closing anotatlons or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A SteDhenBon, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New xorfc Stock Ex change. Pennsylvania Railroad WVJ 5154; Keadinc- 19K 19 9-16 Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western 8 84 LeMBh Vallev 51' 51 H Lehigh Navigation 51 52 Nortnern Pacific 3 31 Northern Pacific preierred 73. 74 LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Sfexico has the grip. The report that the captive,ex-Sul tan Murad is dead proves to be untrue. The French Govornmenthas decided to oc cupy Wbydan. a province of Dahomey, on the Slave coast. Cretan refugees are returning to aid their friends in Crete. The Cretan Committee sus tains the revolt. Influenza is raging in Persia. A dally average of 70 deaths is reported from Teheran, and the Shah's family is affected. A medical examination of tbe body of Bernard Junghaus, the wealthy old German, found in the river at Peoria. III., proves that the man was killed before being thrown into the water. The Russian Government will attempt to lift two English steamers which were sunk off Balaclava during tbe Crimean war. Xt is be lieved that in one of the vessels is a chest con taining 40,000. Dirtv Foot, a Sinux buck, cot drnnk at a camp on the Bad river, Sonth Dakota, and' brained a squaw witn an ax. Dirty v oot was seized and thrown into tbe camp fire and kept there until dead. In the case of Cortez, the alleged Cuban embezzler, against whom proceedings have been going on looking to his extradition. United States Commissioner Lyman ordered that be be turned over to the Cuban author ities. At Bradford. Vt. Alph ens P. Barber, aged 50, a harness maker, committed suicide. He fastened a rifle in the vie in his shop and fired it with a string. Tho ball passed through his bodyandinto tbe wall beyond. No cause is assigned for the act. , Mr. Parnelt has recommended Jlr. Vesey Knox, an Ulster Protestant, to the Home Ilule electors of tho West Division of County Cavan, Ireland, as tho candidate of that party to fill tbe vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the death of Sir. Biggar. Major General Sir Howard Cranfurd Elphinstone, Controller and Treasurer of the Duke of Connausht's household, was washed overboard from the steamer Tansario, near Teneriffe, and drowned. His wife and daughter were on board the steamer. An explosion of dynamite occurred at the Brooklyn Water Works, at Itockville Center, L. I., yesterday, by which two men were killed. Two laborers were blown to pieces, parts of their bodies beins blown in every direction. Two others were fatally injured. The shock of the explosion created consternation. Many houses were shaken and a number of windows were broken. John Pettibone, who shot himself Tuesday night, at Wilxesbarre. died from the offects of the wound, without regaining consciousness Tho remains were taken in rharge by his wealthy relatives, residing at Forty Fort, and interred there yesterday. The immediate wants or hiB family, who were in utterly destitute circumstances, are also being looked after by the relatives. The Hon. Thomas Davis, who is considered tho patriarch of Khode Island Democracy, has announced that, on account nf his age (83), he should retire from political life at the end of this session of the Rbodo Island House of Representatives, of which he is a member. He has served a number of terms in the State Legislature, and represented tho Sec ond Congressional district in Congress in 18533. WISC0XSIN MLNEKS DISSATJSFIED. They Want to Return to the Wages of Three Yenrs Ago. . Ashland, Wis., March 13. The miners in Aurora, Pabst, King and Germania mines, at Ironwood, are likely to follow the example of the Norris and Ashland men and quit work. Great dissatisfaction exists on account of a reduction in wages every year and the importation of foreign labor ers. The statement that 3,000 men are al ready ont is exaggerated. The advance sales lor this year are larger than usual, and the men ieel more independ ent for that reason. They will try to get the wages paid three jears ago. 1890. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Continuous Rains Depress 'the Gen eral Produce Trade. FANCY APPLES AND ORANGES FIRM Cereal Receipts Light and Tone of Markets Improving. SUGARS AND COFFEES TEBI STEOSG. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, Thursday. March 13, 1800. J Country Prodnce Jobblnu Prices. Continuous rains are unfavorable to activity in trade. Markets are firm for onions, cabbage, apples, cranberries and poultry. Home raised cabbage is very scarce. Eggs are quiet at quo tations. Elgin creamery is off from prices of a week ago. Swiss cheeses are firm enough to advance before many days. High grades of domestic cheese are also very firm. Fancy apples are very scarce and firm. Tropical fruits are steady. Florida oranges are approaching tbeir end for this season, and prices are strong. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 29330c; Ohio do, 2728c: fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls, 1020c Beaks Navy hand-picked beans, 32 002 25; medium. $1 752 00. Beeswax 25028c ?) B for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, S7 50; common, $4 50 5 00: crab cider. S8 0068 50 ?? barrel; cider vinegar, lU12c ?1 gallon. Cheese Ohio, llHKc; New York, llc; Limburgcr. 9llc; domestic Sweltzer, 13 HKc: imported Sweitzer, 23c. EGOS 1516c straight $ dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancv, $3 754 25 $ barrel; cranberries, 4 00 1 25 a crate; strawberries, 35010c a box. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. I, do. 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c $ ft. Maple Syrup New. $1 001 25 a can. Poultry Live chicken", S085c a pair; dressed, 12K13c a pound; ducks, 75c51 if! pair; live turkeys, 1314c 3) &; dressed turkeys, 16 17c ft. Seeps Clover, choice, 62 fts to bushel. S4 00 F bushel; clover, large English, 62 fi, $4 35 60; clover, Alsike, $8 00; clover, white, ?3 0U; timothy, choice, 45 fts, $1 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, $1 251 30; blue grass, lancy, 14 Its, 81 30: orchard eras-, 14 fts, SI 40: red top, 14 fts, 1 00; millet. 50 fts. SI 00: Hungarian grass, 50 fts. 1 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, $2 50 bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country, 3c; city rendered, 4c. TRoriCAL Fruits Lemons, common, 3 00 3 50, fancy, $4 0004 50; Florida oranges. 4 00 4 25, Valencia, 5 007 00 for 420 case, Jamaica, 7 00 a barrel; bananas, 175292 00 firsts, S100 125 good seconds, $1 bunch; cocoanuts, $4 G0 4 50 a hundred; dates. 67c $ ft; layer figs, 12K15Kc Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 55660c: on track, 4550c; new Southern cabbage, 3 75 one barrel crate; Dutch cabbage, 17 00 p bun dred: celery. 40c p dozen; Jersey sweet pota toes, S4 254 50 a barrel; turnips, 1 251 50 a barrel; onions, S4 254 50 a barrel, 1 501 75 ft bushel; Bermuda onions, S3 75 bushel crate; parsnips. 2 2S(S2 50 If) barrel. Buckwheat Flour 1 752 00. Groceries. Markets are better supplied with sugar than for a week or two past, but prices continue very firm. Jobbers are disappointed that pack age coffee has failed to advance this week. Green coffee keeps moving upward in New York, and is now relatively much higher than the roasted article. Greek Coffee Fancy Rio, 2425c; choice Rio. 2223c; prime Rio 22Kc; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java, 2829c; Mara calbo, 2527c; Mocha, 29K31Kc; Santos 21 25c; Caracas 2426c; La Guayra. 26i26Kc Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grade". 2630c; old Govern ment Java, bulk, 3334c; Maracaibo, 2S29c: Santos. 2630c: peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 24c; good Rio, 23c; ordinary 21 22Hc Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c:allspice 10c; cassia. 8c: pepper. 17c: nutmeg, 70080c. ' Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c; Ohio, 120 8c: headlight, 150 SVc; water white, 10Kc; ciobe. H14Kc: elaine, 14Kc; car nadine, llc; royallne, 14c; globe red oil, U HKc; purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 wintor strained. 4445c $ gallon; summer. 4043c Lard nil. 6065c Syrup Com svrup, 2629c; choice sugar syrup. 3638c; prime sugar syrup. 3033c; strictly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, 00c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4850c; choice, 47c; medium. 3843c; mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 3iBic: bi-carh in K. Kc; bi-carb, assorted packages, 66c; sal-soda in kegs, ljc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 8ic; stearine, fl set. 8c: paraffine. ll12c Rice Head, Carolina, bj7c: choice, 6H 6c; prime, 6K6c: Louisiana, 56&c Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, o6c; gloss starch, 4Ji7c. Foreign Fruits Layer raising 2 65: Lon don layers, 2 75; California London layers, 2 75; Muscatels. 2 40: California Muscatels. 82 25; Valencia. 7c: Ondara Valencia. & 9c; sultana, lie; currants, 55Jfc: Turkey prunes, 55c; French prunes, 710c; Salon ica prunes in 2-ft packages. 8c; cocoanuts, $ 100. 6; almonds, Lan., $ ft, 20c; do Ivica. 17c; do, shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 1415c: Sicily filberts. 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates, OQ 6c; Brazil nuts, lie; pecans, ll15c; citron, $ ft, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c p 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, 18lUc: cherries, pitted. 1313Ke; cher ries, unpitted, 5Gc: raspberries evaporated, 2Gta)Z7c; blackberries, 77Kc; huckleberries, 1012c. Sugars Cubes, 7Jc; powdered, 7f c: granu lated, 6Kc; confectioners' A. 6c; standard A. 6Kc; soft white, 6K6Ke: yellow, choice, 5 6c; yellow, good. 5?ifeoJ(Jc; yellow, fair, 5 53c; vellow, dark. 555c Pickles Modium. bbls (1,200). 7 00; me dium, half bbls (600). f4 00. Salt-No. 1. p bbl. S5c: No. 1 ex. W bbl, 81 00; dairy. V bbl, 1 20; coarse crystal, bbl, SI 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bn sacks, 2 80: Higgins' xmreKa. 10-14 id packets, j w. Cannes Goods Standard peaches, 2 00 2 25;2ds, 1651 feO: extra peaches. 2 400260; pie peaches. 95c: finest corn. 1 001 50: Hid Co. corn. G0S5c: red cherries, S085c: Lima beans, 1 20; soaked do, SOc; string do, 60fs5c; mar rowfat peas, 81 lOlil 15: soaked peas, 70S"c, pineapples. 1 3001 40; Bahama do, 2 75; damson plums, 95c; greengages, 1 25; egg plums. 2 00: California pears, til 40; do green gages, 1 85; do egg plums, $1 85: extra white cherries. 2 40; raspberries, 95cl 10: straw berries 1 10; gooseberries. SI 301 40; toma toes, 80385c: salmon, 1-S. 1 651 90; black berries, GSc: succotash. 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c: do green. 2 ft, SI 2501 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans 2 05; 14-fi cans S14 00: baked beans, 1 451 50; lobster, 1-ft. 1 801 90; mackerel, 1-B cans, broiled, 1 50: sardines, domestic. J4, 4 25 4 50; sardines, domestic. Js t6 757 00: sar dines, imported, Ks, 811 5012 50: sardines im ported. Ms H8 00: sardines, mustard, 3 60; sar dines, spiced, 3 50. Fisn Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 36 $1 bbl.; extra No. 1 do,' mess. $40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, 32; extra No. 1 do, mess, 3B: No. 2 shore mackerel, 24. Codfish Whole pollock. 4c ft: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c: boneless bake, in strips. 4fc; do George's cod in blocks. 67fc Herring Ronnil shore, 85 003 bbl; split, 0 50; lake. 2 90 1 100-ft bbl. YVhiteflsh. 6 50 tp 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, 5 50 fl half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c ft. Iceland halibut. 13c Jt ft. Pickerel, half bbl. 3 00; quarter bbl, 1 3o; Potomac her ring, 85 00 bbl:2 50 1 half bbl. Oatmeal 0 006 25 ?t bbl. Grnln, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car No. 2 timothy hay, 7. 5 days P. R. R.; 1 car No. 2 yellow shell corn, 35c, 10 days, P. R. R.; 2 cars bran, 14, first week of April, 3 cars of No. 2 year corn, 37Jc, April delivery. Receipts a3 bulletined, 31 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 7 cars of hay, 3 of flour, 1 of barley, 2of oats. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 4 cars of corn, 1 of millfeed, 6 of hay, 1 of oats, 1 of bran. By Pittsburg and West ern, I car of oats, 2 of hay, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of flour. The cereal situation is unchanged. Receipts have been light tor the past week or two, and, as a result, markets are growingstronger, especially for choice stock. The drift of flour Is toward a higher level. Northwestern millers grow firmer in their views of values every day. Prices below are for carload lots on track : Wheat New No. 2 red, 8381c; No. 3, 79 SOc Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, now, JZQSSc; high mixfd. new, 3435c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 3637c; new, 3536c Rejected shelled corn, 25&28C . oats No. 2 white. 27K28e; extra, No. 3. 27 e27j4C; mixed. 24K25J4c Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6351c; No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, 4 755 25; winter straight, 84 5004 75: clear winter, 4 0024 25: straight XXXX bakers'. 3 754 00. Rye flour, S3 25 3 50. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, 15 50 17 00 ? ton: brown middlings. 14 0014 50; winter wheat bran, 13 0013 25; chop feed, 15 50016 00. Hay Bailed timothy. No. L 11 50Q12 00;No. 2 do, 9 00Q9 50; loose from wagon. 111 O04J14 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, 57 00 8 00; packing do, $6 75437 00, Btraw Oat, 6 757 00; wheat and rye. 6 006 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 9Jc; sugar cured hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small, lOJc; sugar-enred break fast bacon, 7JJc; sugar-cured shoulders. 5c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders TJc; suear-cured California hams, c; sugar-cured dried beef fiats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef tets. 10c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds 12c: bacon, shoulders 55c! bacon, clear sides 7Kc: bacon clear bellies. TKc: dry salt shoulders. 5Vie; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, 811 00: mess pork, family, 12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces, 5c; half-barrels, 5J 60-ft tubs, SKc; 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-ft tin cans. 5Kc: 3-ft tin pails 6'sic; 5-ft tin pails. 6Kc; 10-lb tin palls. 5c; 5-ft tin pails 6c Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links. DC Boneless hams. lOKc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, 4 00; quarter barrels, 2 15. MAEKETS BY TOE. Bullish Features Predominate In the Wheat Pit Pork More Active Bat Early Prices Not Maintained Lard Stronerr. Chicago Wheat Onlya moderate business was transacted, but a very firm feeling existed most of the session. Tbe opening was tbe same as the closing yesterday, and declined c. then, with slight fluctuations advanced 1KC. held quite steady, and the closing was c higher than yesterday. Rather liberal clear ances and good export Inquiry at the seaboard, with some business doing here were tbe prin pal Influences affecting the marker. Foreign advices did not show any special change. A moderate milling demand existed here for tbe lower grades of wheat to go to interior winter wheat point. Detroit wired that country deliveries of wheat were being readily absorbed bymillers. and also noticed an improved trade in flour. Tbe Weather Bureau reported considerable rain and cloudy weather in the lako region and Ohio Valley, colder in Northwest and working Southeast. Predictions for cold weather to morrow. Reports of crop damage were again received from Tennessee and Central Illinois. The last half hour of tbe session the market developed decided strength, due to the receipts of a good many buying orders from the winter wheat sections, St. Louis being reported a heavy buyer, supposed to be on bad crop news that quarter. Corn was traded in to a moderate extent within narrow limits The feeling was steady early and firmer later. Operations were of a local character, the selling being mainly by par ties against purchases in the country, and de mand confined to room operators. A large trader sold freely of May and purchased April. The market onened a shade under the closing prices of yesterday, was easv and sold off some, ruled firmer and closed a trifle better than yes terday. Oats were traded In with more freedom, but tbe feeling was steady and the range of prices narrow. A large operator sold May freely at 21J421Jc This prevented an advance. A little more trading was noted In June and July, and sales were at He advance. March re mained neglected. Mess pork trading was moderately active.but the feeling was somewhat unsettled and prices fluctuated considerably. Prices were ad vanced 1520c on May and 710c on more de ferred deliveries, but prices settled back 2 5c,and the market closed comparatively steauy. Lard Quite a good speculative business was transacted and the market ruled stronger. Tbe transactions were made within about yester day's range, and the market closed quiet at about medium figures. Short rib sides Trading was active. Prices were adraned 57c, and appreciation was moderately well supported; The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2: Marcb, 777S77'j; Mar. 29K29529!fil29Kc: July. 3030Jc Oats No. 2, March, ZOiic; May. 2Vyi21X 21ig21Vic: June. 21c Mess Pork, per bob Marcb. 810 22; May. 810 3010 50010 27i10 47f; June, 10 32JS 10 4U10 3iK10 35. Lard, per 100 fts. Marcb, 6 05; Mav. 6 10 68 lo6 07K6 10; June, 3 156 15gS lz U 12. Short Ribs, per 100 Bs. Marcb, 5 02 5 025 O0S5 02; Mav. 5 005 074 97 5 07; June. 5 055 105 025 10. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 7oK78e: No. 3 spring wheat. 67e67c: No. 2 red. 784782c No. 2, corn. :Sc No. 2 oats 202uc No. 2 rye. 42c No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed, 1 43. Prime timothy seed. 1 18. Mess pork, per bbl. 810 20 10 25. Lard, per 100 lbs. 6 07. Short ribs sides (loose), 85 005 05; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 1 404 50; short clear sides (boxed). 5 C05 35. Sugars Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts Flour. 7.000 barrels: wheat, 10.000 bushels: corn. 367.000 bushels; oats 112,000 bushels; rye, 3,000 bushels: barley. 35.000 bush els. Shipments Wheat, 205,000 bushels: com, 121,000 bushels; oats, 5,000 bushels; rye, 17,000 bushels. On tbe Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was lower; fancy Elgin creameries. 2525c: finest Western, 23024c; fine, 2122c: finest dairies 2023c; tine, 1418c Eggs. 12c New York Flour steadier: moderate business Cornmeal quiet. Wheat Spot more active and c up; options talrlv active and c up. Rye firm; Western. 5557e. Barley quiet. Barley malt quiet; Canada. 7287c Corn Spot firm and moderately active: options moderately active: c np and firm. Oats Spot firmer and moderately active; options dull and firm. Hay quiet and easy. Hops easy and quiet. Coffee Options opened steady; 10 20 points up; closed barely steady, unchanged to 20 points up; sales, 74,500 bgs. including March. 18.1518.25c: April. 18.0518.20c; May, 17.0518.05c; June. 17.8017.90c; Jnlv, 17.70 17.75c: August. 17.5c: September. 17.4017.50c; October, 17.30017.35c; November, 17.15c; December, 17.1017.20c; January, 15.0517.15c: February, 1717.05: spot Rio unsettled easy, fair cargoes, 20c; No. 7 flat bean, 19c Sugar Raw firm and quiet: sales, 9G6 hogs heads and 924 bags English Island Muscovado. 89 tesr, 53-16c: 3,000 bags do centrifugals, 90 test, a 11-lCc: refined steady and in fair demand; off, 6 13-16c; confectioners' A, 6 l-16c; powdered, 6?c Molasses Foreign firm: New Orleans firm. Rice fairly active and firm. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow strong. Rosin qnlet. Tur pentine easy at 4212c Eggs steady and in moderate demand: Western, 1414fc; receipts, 8,062 packages Pork quiet and firm. Cut meats quiet: middles dull. Lard steady and quieter; sales LoOO tierces; Western steam, C 50, closing at 6 50; options sales. 2.750 tierces; March, 6 41; April, 6 44: May. 6 44 6 46. closing at 6 44 bid: Jnne, 6 47; July. 6 516 52, closing at 6 50 bid; August, 6 56 asked; September, J6 01 asked; October, 6 t6 asked. Butter Finest, demand fair; Western dairy, 518c: do creamery, 1326c; do held at 815e; do factory, 610c; Elgin, 27c Cheese firm and in fair demand: Western, 10 10c Philadelphia Flour very quiet, for all grades except Minnesota patents, which are ir. fair demand. Wheat steady but quiet; re jected, 6070c: fair to good milling wheat. 75 82c: prime to fancy. S591c; No. 2 red. in export elevator. 82KNo. 2 red. -March, 82J825ic: April, 63s4c: May. 8l85c; June, 81 85c Corn dull and barelv steady: No. 4 mixed, 30c; No. 4 high mixed 31c: No. 3 in Girard Point elevator, 31c; steamer No. 2 high mixed in grain depot, S6c: steamer in Girard Point elevator, 34c: No. 2 In export elevator. 35c: No. 2 high mixed in grain depot, 36?ic: No. 2 mixed Mareb. 3535Jc: April, 353S2c; May, 3535c; June, 3d36c. Oats-oar-lots steauy; No. 3 white, 29c; No. 2 white, 30c: No. 1 white, 32c; futures dull and un changed. Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania firsts, 13Ji14c Minneapolis Receipts or wheat for the day were 212 cars and shipments 39 cars The market for spot wheat was in better form and home millers were buying more freely. A few buyers for ontsido account were In the market, bit their purchases were not large A few local mill concerns took greater part of the offerings and that, with firmer general markets, was tbe cause of the improvement. 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