THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1890. IRON BATHER WEAK. Business is Still Light and the Market in the Buyers' Favor. HUMOUS OF SHADING OF TRICES On the Bessemer Product, but Thej are Xot Entirely Verified. THE TKADB AT THE WESTERN CENTERS Transactions for the week have been light and markets continue in the buyers' favor. There are ru mors of Bessemer sales a shade below our inside quotations, but the rumors could not be traced to any reliable source. It is, however, an undeniable fact that mar kets are weak in all lines of iron and steel industries, and that cash customers find little or no difficulty in obtaining conces sions on regular market rates. Purchasers seem to be disposed to buy very sparingly in the present unsettled and weak condition of tbe markets. Tbe mills and furnaces are still in full blast, and tliere fs evidently a strong undertone of confidence in tbe immediate future of trade notwithstanding tbe present lull. Nails and wire fencing have been very quiet for the week past, and, whllo prices are not quotable lower than they were last week, con cessions are, no doubt, made on tbe old rates. The same is true as to steel rails. Manufac turers still quote the old price5. Thero are, however, authentic reports of accepted orders at lower rates. As tbe hand-to-mouth policy has been pur sued by the consumers of iron and steel now almost tbreo mom hs the stock on hand must be growing light, and purchases are expected to increase in the near future. Certain it is that the manufacturers are universally strong in the faitn and hope of a prosperous year ahead. Whether or not this confidence is well grounded will soon be decided. Following are the latest quotations- Central mill IT Offifi SO-cash All-ore mill 17 7MIS 09 casn Jo. lfoumlrv, nathcorc 18 T.vai") 00 cash No. I Toundrv, lake ore 19 0213 SO ca0l Hesemcr 10 5US2. 00 cash fcplcpil 33 3(433 00 Muck liar 30 00 btecl blooms 33 0C(!M1 00 fcteel slah 33 iq&tt 03 fcteel billets 33 Ca34 no Steel K.C. ends It irfYSCM SO Srtrvl bloom i-nds HOIWSO Old Iron rails, American Is 3! OCCtS 00 Hid Meel rails short pieces 22SiaC3 SO Med rails, new 3i U(a.1ti on Meci K. light (.cc S OCfi-17 00 liar Iron 1 aia i 95 Mel nails, per kcr, usual dls 2 Tfft 2 35 WlrentiK perke : 8ma 2 90 Futo inaujranoe 87 O0QIU0 riKM AT PHILADELPHIA. Tbe Low-Pi iced Southern Product lias Sot Reached That Citr. nrrctxz. telegram to the msrATcn.i Philadelphia, March 14. Tbe tenor of re ports from the West and Southwest is that South yn iron manufacturers are weakening and are moving their products at reduced prices, and it is stated that something like 20.000 tons of Southern rig iron have been shipped to the Eastern markets tbe past week. In the South It is strenuously maintained that any concessions to buyers have been made solely by holders of warrants. Inquiry amorp local dealers reveals that the Southern product has not made its ap pearance here, and the dealers maintain that tbey have not felt the influence of such shipments. One indication of the stability of tbe market which iron men point to is tbe fact that no f nrnaceM are going out of blast. Thcv reasou that if a period of dullness or loner prices was anticipated by furnace owners they would show it by closing their works lor re limng and repairs. Tho shipments of the Southern producer are closely uatched, how ever. As it is th eastern market is prettv evenly balanced lr supply and demand, and any increase m the supply from outside sources will be likely to weaken prices, as local fur naces are turning out a large product. Bessemer is firm, and orders arc said to be v-ell placed ahead. The steel rail mills are busy filling old orders and the new orders are light. A better demand is reported for bar iron, lint pneesare no higher. Current quota tions follow: Jo. 1 foundry, ?!9Sr3) 00: So. 2foundrv, IS no 01? W: gray Torsi. ir u(3I7 23 per ton; IltC-sinicr. tJO 3(1331 Wat the furnace. lill'.U. 534 SCUL35 CO de livered: slibs S33 UC.13 SO: bltmins t-"ii 0( i3 00 per bloom ton ol hot oltbt charcoal. Sl rxSS no for cold nla-l and HIOlt Tor run out anthra cite: muck bars. 531 ifl .lellvered. on new steel rails $33 it) istheintiric ngure at the mill, while old rails hrlng $3iSf:7 i': bar, 1.5H ...-c per pound; skclp. I.'.'kWi.'jjc lor grooved and 2.10 i. ISc for blieared plates iron and steel reMcct Jvely, fink. llgiSc and -S02.W. shell. 2 -ai.5e and2c: fiaujre. 3.1j3.2jc and 3 lT.2c; file box. 3,.oc and..ti 2Sc: iron bridrc plates and ancles. s.S.2c and steel. 2.4C2,50c: tees, 2.7 2.bc; beams and channels, 3.1c X0 LARGE TRANSACTIONS. Small Orders Numerous, and a Bcttrr Mnrkrt Is Expected. tf rECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIS DISPATCH.1 St. Loins, March 11 Rogers. Brown & Meacham say: The Southern furnaces have shown a greater willingness to sell at a lower range of pnees during the past week. Quota tions vary uildly and ars irregular. Small orders are quite numeroi s but no large trans actioi.s reported. Ohio softeners continue fairly firm, but charcoal prices are weaker. "With the foundries running full time, the pros pects for a largo consumption of iron this year are very encourageing and it is not unlikely that the present weakness in pig iron may be followed very shortly by a firmer market. Wo qnote for cash f. o. b. St. Louis hot blast coke and ch-rcoal: uilicrn Coke No. 1 ?13 2f(aiS75 routhcm Coke Xo. 2 17 7Ttffih,5 Nmthern Coke No. 3 17 :.V317 75 houthcrn harcoal 'o. 1 jg 7vao25 hoiitheni Charcoal No. 2 is i.va.7 7s Southern tSrav Korpe jfi 77017 2j AIIsourl Charcoal No. 1 J0 7i5t20 2s Missouri Charcoal No. 2 19 2X319 7'; Oliio Softeners 201XQ2150 Car wheel and malleable irons: l.akci-aperlor fzt siY3;t so boatliern 21 oo:i5J Councils Hie foundry cokc: Kst St. Louis f 3 f!5 fct. Louis s SU. Active Mnrltet nt Low Prices. tSPECIAL TELECItAM TO TOE DISPATCH.! Cincinnati, March 14. Rogers, Brown A Co. say: Tbe market has been active since last report. Large orders have been placed at prices that seem low compared with what Southern furnaces v. ere holding at before the late break. This has alarmed tbe few specu lators who are still remaining in the field, and ihey have hastened to unload at anv prices they could get. The special lots thus forced have been small, bat they have made considerable stir by their much offering. Tbe Southern furnaces, during this little excitement, have rounded up an aggregate of p-obably 20.C00 tons of orders, and alrcadv feel more independ ent as to further business. Jn Northern irons there lias been some weakening, but nothing like that in Southern brands for reasons that, with the exception of Bessemer and lake ore mill irons, they did not advance so much under the speculative influences of November and December. Generally speaking. Southern irons are down $.' per ton from the December schedule, and Ohio softeners about half as much. Charcoal irons fluctuate but little, and while Toundry and non-chilling grades are a little weaker, best chilling irons are active and strong. Old wheels are again in good request, focrap is off about as much as pig. Heavier Buyers at Decrenaed Flgnrrs. tFrECIAL TELEGkAU TO THE DIFPATCTI.l Chicago, March U. Rogers. Brown &. Co. say: "Heavier bujing and lower prices is tbe story of tho week just closed. Tbe Illinois 8teel Company, through its Bay View furnace, lias been taking some heavy orders for foundry grades at prices hitherto not supposed to be possible. This has led to some cutting by Southern furnaces to meet the competitors, and all told, it is fair to say that on low grade foundry iron prices are off about SI, as com pared with the first of tbeniomh. bpecial foundry irons, prime Ohio softeners and the like hold up firm. Some additional car con tracts recentlv let have brought ont inquiries for more wheel irons and old car wheels. New York Quotations. New YohK Pic iron du 1. Conjier neglected: Lake. March. $11 2-5; April. 514 2o. Lead quiet and steady; domestic, S3 S7- Tin firm and brisker; Straits, 20 60. Dnrffoods. New York, March 14. Although the weather was again unfavorable, business In drygoods was of rather better report, especially at first hands, orders by mail and transactions on the spot being more important. There was no particularly new features to the market. SHAKE off the effects of a bad cold promptly by the use of Dr. Jayne's Ex pectorant and escape tbe danger oi irritating lie lungs into a fatal disease. MAEKETS BY WIRE. Wheat Active, Nervous and IUcber n B Cold Went her Prediction Pork Re ceiving Mnrkcd Attention nnd Brinclng More Money. Chicago. Wheat Quite a large business was transacted to-day, and the feeling was nervous, particularly so during the early part of the session. The market was very sensitive and yielded readily to bull influence. The opening was rather excited, HHc higher for May. ruled easier and declined JKcsolduP Ke, then fell back Jc, again advanced and closed c higher than yesterday. July deliv ery for a time showed proportionately greater advance than May, the former selling to a point lc higher than jestcrday'n closing, while May showed only Jc advance. This extra spurt in July was attributed to rather frco buying by St. Louis parties, who, it is claimed, were heavily snort for that deliv ery. A prominent local trader was reported as having sold considerable wheat at the top prices. The Weather Bureau again predicted cold weather, and this to a considerable extent stimulated buving, and especially shorts, who were rather nervous at the case with which the market ro-ponded to the buying of the pa-t day or two. Some reports of damage to the crop were again received from Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan. The Illinois State Department of Agriculture reported the Fultz variety of uii.5t in Central and Southern Illinois as hav ing been damaged. The reported inquiry for export both here and at seaboard had some effect on the market. Corn ruled quiet the greater part of the ses sion, nothing new of importance being devel oped, and values showed little change com pared with jestcrday. Operations weie almost exclusively local, and the leeling prevailing was firm. The market opened at yesterday's closing prices 'was steady for a time, then advanced a lbtle and became strong, closing c higher than yesterday. Oats were traded in to a moderate extent. A quiet and steady feeling prevailed. A promi nent operator was a liberal seller, and accom modated all the buj ers w ho appeared, and pre vented further fluctuations in prices. Prices for March were oid up ic, but oulya few sales were made. There is liille disposition to trade in the near deliveries; hence prices could be bid np J46SJ4C w ithout getting many oats. Mess pork A fairly active trade was re ported, accompanied with frequent fluctuations in prices. Prices opened 57jC higher for May, and a further appreciation of 1517c. wasgainedlater.au easier feeling was devel oped, and prices settled back again TKlglOc. and closed rather steady. Other deliveries met with some favor and sold at 7KHc advance. Lard Trading was moderately active and the feeling was firmer. Prices ruled 710e higher, but receded 25c during the latter part of tbe session, though the market closed fctcady. Short rib sides Ihe market attracted consid erable attention and trading was quite brisk, though prices w ere somew hat irregular. Prices ruled 57jC higher early in the day, but settled hack again 25c, and closed compara tively steady. The leading futures ranced as follows: Wheat Mo. 2. March, 7S79K7Se TSc: .May. 7979;7??,j7lc; Jul, 77J-ae 7i4S777&)775c COKN-No. 2, April. 2SX2S62S?i2SJ;c; May. 23e29'J9Ji29aic; July. a031 Siyi6307a Oats No. 2, March, aXJJ2ie20K21c; May. 21?i2IJ2Jiie2Ic: June. 2121JI21c. Mess FoiSg. per bbL March. 510 37K 10 37U10 STJiSJIi) 37H; May. $10 55(310 72U 10 ookjIO C2i; June, $10 5010 62X010 4ag 10 52K- Lakd, per 100 Es.-Marcb. $0 12KQ6 12 G 1026 10: May.J6 IS6 20g6 15g6 17J?; June, JO 17KS0 25S6 17J46 22. Short Ribs, per 100 fit March, $5 07 5 logo 07K5 10; Mav. J5 07X65 155 07 5 10; June: 5 1505 17K05 15&5 10. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and firm with an advance of 10c asked 111 some cases. No. 2 spring wheat, ""Tflic: No. 3 spring wheat. GGJie67Kc: No. 2 red. 7yg7Sa No. 2 corn. JSJc. No. 2 oats, 21c ho. 2 rve. 42c. No. 2 barley nominal at 14c No. 1 flaxseed. Jl 48. Prime timothy seed. $1 19. Mess pork, per bbk $10 SU10 6a Lard, per 100 lbs. $6 126 15. Short ribs sides (looeo), 5-5 Ojffio 15; dry salted shoulders (boxed), SI 40iil SO; short clear sides (boxed). io 355 40. Sugars Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts Flour. 12.000 barrels: wheat, 31.000 bushels: corn, 2S4.000 bushels: oats, 113,000 bushels; rye, 4,000 bushels: barley. 45.000 bush els. Shipments Flour. 11.000 barrels: wheat. 16,000 bushels: corn. 2S0.GCO bushels: oats. 1D0.CO0 bushels; rve,o.0U0 bushels; barley, 39.OU0 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market unchanccd; fancy Elgin creameries, 25ffi5Kc: finest Western, 2324c; fine, 2122c: finest dairies, 20823c; tine, llglSc. Eggs, 12Jc New Yokk Flour held firmer on light offerings. Wheat Spot stronger and fairly ac tive for export; options fairly active and firm. Re strong. Barley quiet: Canada. 57fi70c Barley malt quiet. Corn Spot steady and fairly active: options moderately active: y&c up and firm. Oats Spot firm and quiet; options quiet and firmer. Hay easy and quiet. Coffee Options opened irregular 25 points down; closed barely steauy 1535 points down; sales, 74.500 bags, including March, 17.95 18.25c: April. 17.75 ISc; Mav, 17.B0&17.b5c; June. 17.50 17.75c: July. 17.30KI 17.50c: August. 17.30S17.45c: September, 17.10 17.30c; October, 17.00S17.10c; December, 1175 17.00c: January, 1B.751G SOc: February. 16.b0r; spot Kio steady and quiet, fair cargoes, 20c; No. 7 fiat bean, 17Jc Sugar Raw quiet and steady: refined quiet and steady. Molasses Foreign firm; New Orleans strong. Rice firm and in good demand. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow firm. Rosin steady. Turpentine quiet and steady at 42J-J42Jo. Kggs quiet and weaker; receipts, 7,d71 packages. Pork strong; mess, old. 10 210 75: do new, SU 2511 75; do prime, $9 25g"J 75. Cutmeats active: pickled bellies, o55qr pickled shoulders, 4)4c; pickled hams, frj4Sc. Lnrd higher and trong: sales, 2.0U0 tierces; Western steam, E6 506 5s, closing at 052 bid; options, sales, 4.000 tierces; March. G 4il bid: April, S6 49bid; Mav. J6 4SQ0 49. closinir at SC 50 asked: Jnne, SO 53 asked; Julv, JG 546 55, closing at f8 54 bid; August. 56 59: September, 6 6!; October, J6 07, closing at JG C9 asked. Butter steady; moderate demand; Western dairy, 5lSc: do crcamcrv, 13R2Gc: do heldatS15r;do fattorv, 619c; Elgin, 2727c. Cheese fairly active and firm: Western, lOfilOKc MlSN'EAroLls Wheat Receipts, 270 cars and shipments 33 cars. There was a very good demand for spot wheat, chiefly for local ac count. Several lots of low quality were taken for shipment, and there were orders here for some milling wheat to go out, with few or them filled. The firmness in the market for futures during the greater part of the session was the cause of considerable strength and briskness in camples. The tables were quite well cleaned up before the close. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard. March and April, 78c; Mav, SOc; on track, 7SJc; No. 1 Northern,March.76Kc; April, 76c; May, 7S-!c: on track, 7777Mc; No. 2 Northern. March, 74c; April, liHc: May,76Jic; on track, 747Gc. Philadelphia Flour dull. Wheat firm, and options advanced He to Jc: rejected, b0 70c; fair to good milling wheat, 75&82c; prime to fancy, S591c; No. 2 red in export elevator, b3c: No. 2 reil. March. 83e&JJe; April, b4 MJc: May, 8585Kc: Jnne, b585Jc Corn Optious nrm and prices generally a shade higher; cariots lor local trade quiet, but steady; No. 4 mixed. 30c; No. 4 high mixed. 31c; track, 3!c; steamer in down river elevators, 3Hicx No. 2 mixed. March. 33)iSc; April. 35J35-Xc; Mav. 35e353ic: J uue, 36&36c. Oats Cariots steady. Willi moderate loc.il trade aeniand; No. 2 mixed, 28c; No. 3 white, 2llc; No. 2 white. 30c: f uturet quiet and unchanged. Eggs dull and unsettled; Pennsylvania firsts, I213c. Wool Mm kef. Boston The demand for wool has been good, and the sales b ive been larger than for sometime past, amounting to 2,84.! pound "of all l.indf. There is no material change in prices, but they rule low and areunsatjsfactory to tbe trade, till, as the proaucits do not point toward any better prices, nearly all dealers aro free sellers at the present terms. Fine washed fleeces are still very dull, and sell onlv in small lots. There have been sales of Ohio X at 31 SIKc XX at 3334c, and No. 1 at 37c Michigan X has been selling at 2929Kc, and No. 1 at 36c Combing and delaine fleeces are in better de mand, but at rather easier prices; sales in cluded No. 1 combing at 3s40c, Ohio flue de laine at 35CGc and Michigan fine delaine at 33Q34C In unwashed combing wools there have been salts to some extent at2527t-at one quarter blood, and at 2S30c for tlnee-cighths blood. Territory wools have been active, with sale J of S.i,000 pounds, including fine at 5GJ8c, fitiu medium at 03U55C and medium at Oilc One small lot of choice medium spring lexas sold at 27c, nnd other sales were at 17621c. One balcot 100,000 uouuds of fall Texas was made at2Uc In Eastern Oregon wool sales of best w ere made at 192bc, and other sales were made at lGg!17c. Spring California wool has been sold at 15&-'Cc, as to quality. In pulled wools there have been .sales of super at 3035c.and of extra at2?2Sc One small lot of Maine super sold at 43c Foreign wools have been firm and in rood demand, with sales ol Australian at 3G43. Philadelphia. Wool Prices remain nominal: Ohio, Pcnnsvivania and West Vir ginia XX ana above, 3.!34c: X, 30g33e; medium. 2GS3Sc; coarse. 343uc; New York. Michigan. Indiana and v estern fine, or X and XX. 2UJ31c; medium S6.J7c; coarse. 34H0Gc; fine washed delaine X and XX, 331j..7c; medium washed combing and delaine, 3SI41c; coarse da, 3536c; Canana washed comuiug. 33g31c; tub washed, choice 39 40c; fair. 37CSo: coarse, 3235c; medium unwashed combing anci delaine, 2S30c; coarse d... 2G27c; Montana, 17025c: lem torial, 1522c After Iron Plnms. Herman Kalish, the representative of a Vienna syndicate, is in America trying to invest money in iron plants. He has cone to Alabama. He savs he may return to Pittsburg. IN THEIR OWN LIGHT. Real Estate Badly Handicapped by Extravagant Demands. INVESTORS ABANDON THE MARKET Local Geniuses on a Still Hunt for Fireproof Building Material. PICKING UP ACRES DOWN TOE TALLEI Property owiiers should not fly their kites too high. There is danger of overshooting the mark, or, rather, to maintain the simile, of putting so much tension on the string as to cause it to break. W. C. Stewart sounded a note of warning yesterday when he said: "I have had several big deals on the string for some time, but I am afraid that some of them at least are off for good. Why? I will tell you. Men came to me and said: 'We want to buy, but afe not willing to pay more than we think the property is worth. Yon may, therefore, consider us out oi the market until owners show a disposition to be reasonable.' Property can be sold right along at fair figures, but extravagant demands are resisted." This Is an important statement, and should be taken into earnest consideration by land owners who want to realize. A general demand for fireproof building material has sprung up within a year or two, and inventors all over the country are hard at work to devise, a composition that will supply the want. In this, as in other things. Pittsburg skill and enterprise are actively employed. Iron lath is, so far, the principal local contri bution to the general stock of inventions, but an apparently Insuperable difficulty in tbe way of its snecess is that it costs more than the wooden variety. Further experiments may re move this objection. A fireproof material for floors, ceilings and partitions is also being evolved. So far its composition is a close secret. There is an active movement in real estate down the Fort Wayne Railroad. In addition to the salo ot 35 acres for $40,000. at Emswortb, re ported a few days ago, another of almost equal importance is about closed up at practically tbe same figure, and deals are in progress for sev eral other important properties in the same neighborhood. Tho assurance of rapid transit and of the opening of California avenue the coming summer, is at the bottom of the boom. Pittsburg and East Palestine, O., capitalists have organized a company and subscribed $10,000 for the purpose of manufacturing fire brick at the later place. The plant, it is said, will be one of tbe finest of tbe kind in tbn coun try. A prominent Fourth avenue real estate agent is at the bead of the Pittsburg end of the enterprise. The current number of SloiceWs J'etroleum Reporter has this to say about the advance in Lima oil: '"It is thought in some quarters that the Standari will steadily advance the pnee until it reaches 50 cents per barrel, while there will be a movement to depress Eastern pro duction until it reaches 75 cents per barrel, which, with the premium of 25 cents now paid on the Eastern stuff, will make it worth 51 per barrel to the producer. When the process ot equalization is completed Lima will be made certificate oil." Another authority says on tho same subject: "While the same results cannot be obtained from Ohio oil as from tho Pennsylvania, there is no assurance that such will always be the case, and if tbe long-sought process be at last found which will eliminate the excessive sul- p ur in the Lima product, tho placing of tbtft oil on tbo market as certificate oil will not bo tbe fatal move It is thought by some to mean, but will widen out the possibilities of the trade, and though on a lower range of prices, speculation will be of much greater bulk, and, according to many, safer, for it seems to ho conceded that buying oil above a dollar is a risk." ,- Willet & Gray's sugar circular says: "Quota tions aro slightly easier on account of pur chases during the week in producing countries, particularly of beet sugar. The large demand for refined, which on certain days could not be supplied for tbe soft grades, shows also a di minution at tbe close. AH cane producing countries are strong and inclined tolocal specu lation, based on their moderate crop prospects. The present situation is favorable for fair prof its in refining, and less is heard about tho com petition of refineries. Mr. Llcht's estimate of the local crop is now 3,555,000 tons, against 2,785,000 tons last season. He estimates an in creased acreage for tbe next crop in all coun tries." LOCAL SECURITIES. No Improvement In Business, bnt Ihe Fecl inc Decidedly Stronger. Local securities were all bnt firm yesterday. Sales were 144 shares. Allegheny Heating Company. Switch and blgnal, Philadelphia Gas and East End Electric monopolized at tention. Changes in the regular list were confined to fractions, and the majority were advances. Oraers were said to be scarce. The refusal of holders to make concessions shows that tho market is sound Lt tbe bottom. MOUNIKG. AFTKntfOOX. Did. Asked, lild. AiSed. Pitts. P. S. M. Ex... 430 Central Bank 61 Diamond !' Bank 2C8 Keystone Bank of F'g .... 70)j 31. &M. Jat. Bank.... 63 lIon'Kihela Nat Bk ... 115 People's National Bk. 165 170 Third Kat. Bant 180 KcalKstateli. &T.CO. 80 Second Nat. 11., Ally 3)5 Boatman's Insurance. g7 Cltv Insurance 31 Citizens' Insurance.... 3(! 40 3a .... National Insurance.... GO Allegheny Gas Co.. Ill 40 49 Alleshenv Heating Co. Jul 106 loa .... BrldKewster Uas so .... 31,4 33 ChartlersV. Oai-Co.... 43 48)4 47 47Ji 1'eople's.N. G. & I'.Uo 15M K;i .... 16'4 I'cnnsvlvanlaGas Co.. 14 H 11 4J$ rnuaaeinnia uo u'l .K& a Wheeling Gas Co 14J( 21 18Jf Vi Hazclwood Oil Co.. au SI 50 61 TunaUlI Company.... Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts.. A. & Man Chanters Hallway Plttsburpr & Connells'e 1'ltts.Junction IMC Co ritts.& West, lt.lt P. & . prcf N. V. & CI. G. C. Co.. Northslde Bridge Co., LaNorla.Mlnlnir Co... 70 2X 30 29 30 65 G1,S CJ 1K "ii 41 43 ZiX 23X 300 48 .... 43 .... Kf 1 IS KJf 19 34 S0H 33 SS'A .... y. n 14,'i 17M 16 18)4 Luster .Minlne Co.... Allegheny Co. Klectnc 95 9S Kasl na r-iecmc .... wi fr estlnjhousc Klcctrlc 45)f 4$ VA 46 Grauitc Hoofing Co 23 111 .... U. S. .t big. Co 145 15" 14 .... WcstlngliouseAlrb'ke. 1!3 115 113 Grjcers S. and S. Co.. 101f 10514 10O 105J At. tho first call of shares Allegheny Heat ing Company brought 105. Sales at the second call were 10 shares of Switch and Signal at 14K. 100 Philadelphia Gas at32K. and 25 East End Electric at 6a J. F. Stark sold 50 shares Westinghouse Elec tric at 46J. Henrv M. Long bought 150 shares Pleasant "Valley at 25, and sold 50 Westiiighouso Electric at 46. Rea Bros, fc Co. bought 100 shares Pipeage at 15. Edward P. Long sold 75 shares Westinghouse Electric at 4G, and 25 shares Switch and Signal at 15. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 194,069 shares, including Atchison, 6,985; Delaware.Lackaannaand Western, 9.240; Lake Shore, 7.0G1: Louisville and Nashville, 11.457: Missouri Pacific. 4.325; New York Cen tral, 3.121; Readin-.', 30.CU0: St. Paul, 12,625: Union Pacific, 11.019. STRUCK A S.VAG. Dnnlc CIcnrlngs Dclovr Two Millions for Ihe Firm Time This Ycm-. Yesterday was the first timethis year that the bank clearings fell below $1000,000. They were $1,875,797 93. The balances were $313,953 69. The only known reason for tho drop was the bail weather of Thursday, causing considerable business in the way of depositing and checking to bo postponed for a day. There was no change in tbe business situation to produce such a result. All the leading banks reported a good aver ago business yesterday.. Aloney was abundant and easy at 67 per cent. Currency was easier. All tbe banks are in good shape to meet the ex pected large demands upon them Incident to the spring trade. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from SK to i per cent; last loan, 3K; closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 5M7. Sterling exchange dull and steady at W 81 for 60-day bills and $4 Slji for demand. Closing Hond quotations. U.S. 45, re? 12'3 U. S. 4s. coun i IH.K. AT. Gen.Ss . 64K Mutual union BS....1W N. J. C. Int. Cert.. .HIM U. S. 4tfs, reg 103" u. a. -its, coup ima Pacific 6s of '95 lis Loulslanastamped4s 96 Missouri 4s 100 Tenn. ncwet. 6a... 109 Tenn. new set. 5s. ...10m Tenn. new set. 3s.... 73 Canada So. 2ds 97?4 Cen. Pacificists 112 Den. A It. G., lsts.. .118V Den. ilt. G. 4s 78W U.4K.G.Wet,Hts. - Erie, las wis M. K.4T. Gen. 6s.. 75M Northern Pac. 2ds..lHJ Northw't'n consols.141 Northw'n deben,s..ll01( Oreiron A Trans. 6S.106K St. U &I.M. Gen.&s 92K St. Ufc S. V. Gen. Jl. lira Si. Paul consols ....122 St. Ph Chi & Pe. lsts. 116 T. P I. f Tr Ks. 91K Tx!!Pc.K.G.Tr.i;ct 33 Union fae. lsts west snore n New Yore Clearings, $115,785,575; balances, $4,211,048. Boston Clearines. $18,960,499; balances, $1,502,748. Money. 44J per cent. PniL.VDEi.PHiA Clearings, $10,957,155; bal ances, $1,523,503. Baltimore Clearings, $2,301,601; balances, $519,797. London Bar silver, 43Jd per ounce. Paius Three per cent rentes, 88f 65o for tbe account. Chicago Clearings, $10,392,000. New York exchange was quoted at pir. Money rates steadv and unchanged at 5i0 per cent on call and 67 on time. STILL TUMBLING. Oil Worrying Alone Deloiv.tbe Nlnoty Cent Line From tho Field. The feeling in oil circles yesterday was fover ish and unsettled. The market opened off at 9C and on a light scalping business rallied to 90. This was the best figure of the day. About noon all the props were knocked away and SO was scored, this being the lowest point reached since June 25 of last year. After this apathy was the only distinguishing feature. A few snorts covered just before the close, which caused a slight rally. The feeling at the wind up was bearish. The extreme fluctuations were: Opening 9 highest 90. lowest 89, closing 8914. The depressing influences were the steady increase of production and the probability of putting Lima oil on the market on a level with the Pennsylvania product. There was nothing specially new or important from tbe field. In the Hundred Foot district. Reed & Co.'s No. 1, on the C. E. Shannon farm, is through the sand and dry. McClnng it Co.'s, on tbe Graham heirs' farm, about 500 feet west of the Humphrey No. X, struck tho pay streak and is flowing at tbe rate of 20 barrels an boor at six feet in the sand. Hazlettoi Co.'s ilura- ShreyNo. 2 is pumping ten barrels a day, and lack & Co.'s No. 1, on the Nesbit farm, is showing finely at 40 feet in tbe sand. H. W. Christie's No. 3, on the Knaufl farm, is in the sand and showing for a fair well. The South Penu Oil Company's Cash-dollar well at Myoma, is in the sand and showing for 75 barrels a day. The Associated Producers well on the same farm is showing for a like amount, ard Craig Co.'s well, on the Staples farm, is rated as a 75 barrel producer. In the Chartiers Valley field the South Penn Oil Company's well on tbe Davis farm is being drilled in at 13 bits in the snd, and the hole is full of oil. The Smith farm well of Jennings & Co. is also drilling in after being shut down for two weeks on account or the burning 01 tno rig. Both these wells are expected to be large ones. The old Gantz well, which was the first oil producer in the Washington field, still makes 13 barrels a day. When brought in the oil ex perts said that it would never amount to much, and would probably cease producing in a short time. Since it was struck, four lears ago.it has produced over 55,000 barrels of oil, which, with the premium on Washington oil, amounts to about 575,000. Features of Yesterday's Oil Mnrket. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 90! Lowest 89 Highest 90HClosed SVi Ssrrets. ATerane charters 2S-J1 Average shipments 6C445 Average runs - 59,815 Kcflned, hew York. 7.30c Keflnei London. 5h". Refined, Antwerp, l7.'r. Itellnert, Liverpool. b.i. Kenned, Bremen, 6.&Sm. A. B. McGrew quotes: Pnt, 87K87Jc; calls, 90Jc A West Virginia Gnsfaer. fSPECIAL TELE0RA1I TO TIIE DISPATCH. Faibjiount, W. Va., March 14. The well of tbo Fleming Oil Company, two miles in ad vance of developments in the Doll's run field, came in a big gusher this morning, and opens un a wide extent of territory. The well is rated at about COO barrels and has created big excitement. Other Oil Mnrlccls. Bradford. March 14. Petroleum opened at 90Kc; highest, 90Kc: loest, 89c; closed at 89c; clearances, 998,000; charters, 19,444; ship ments, 68.791. Oil Citt. March 14. Petroleum onened at 90c; highest, 90c: lowest, 8Sc; closed at S9c Sales, 476.000 bbls.; no clearances re ported; charters, 19.444 bbls.; shipments, 74,015 bbls.; runs, 78,553 bbls. New York, March 14. Petroleum opened weak for spot at 90c and gave way under small sales and the price declined to S9c. Tbe market then becamo quiet and closed steady at o9Jc; April opened firm at 90c but at once becamo weak and declined to BOc. The market then reacted and rinsed at 89c Block Exchange: Opening, 90!c; highest, 90Jc; lowest, 89'c; closing. S3Jc. Consolidated Ex change: Opening, 90c; highest, 90c; lowest, 89c; closing, S9c Total sales, 338,000 barrels. HOLDS ITS OWN. Continued Actirlly In Locnl Real Estate The Latest Dickers. Jams W. Drape & Co. closed the sale to-day of an interest in a manufacturing property ad joining the city of $411,000 cash; also placed five mortgages of $46,000 on business and dwelling properties in Allegheny, Pittsburg and the tho suburbs at 5 and 6 per cent; also closed the sale of two nice East End residences for $32,000 cash. Ewing Byers, 93 Federal street, sold for Mrs. Sarah Robinson to Michael Kelly tbe property No. 72 Henderson street Third ward, Allegheny, being a frame bouse of four rooms, with lot 40x40, for $1,450 cash. W. A. Hnrron fc Sons sold No. 130 Plymouth street. Duqucne Heights, consisting of a orick house of eight rooms, batb, range and other modern fixture', with lot 18x100 feet, for $2,400 on pai ments of $25 per month, to include inter est at 5 per cent. W. E. Hamnett, 404 Smlthfield street. Pitts burg, and Wilkinsburg, sold a lor on Biddle avenue. Wilkinsburg, 4Uxl00, to W. C. Hems for $700. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold an other lot for John R. McGinlev on Madison street. Thirteenth ward. 34x100 feet to Richard Fisher for $000. The opening of the Central Traction road, with its 5-cent fare, onlv 15 min utes' ride, is attracting attention of buyers. W. C. Sten art, 114 Fourth avenue, sold for William Mellon a new eight-room house on Edvin street. Twentieth viard. lot 31x120 feet, for $4,8C0: also, sold for Joseph Graham to William Mooney a lot 50vl&0 feet, in tho Gra ham plan. Roup station, for S2.50O cash. Samuel W. Black & Co., 9"i Fourth avenue, sold for the Blair estate in "Glenwood, Twenty third ward, lot No. 100. northeast side Second avenue, being 20x127 feet to a 20-foot alley, for $1,000. The purchaser will improve the'same at once. This makes six lots sold in tbe above estate in the last ten dars. Prospective buyers will do well by purchasing at once, as the above Is one of the finest suburbs of Pittsburg, and makes it a very desirable place of residence, as it can be reached in 20 minutes from Smithfield street by either steam cars or the electric rail way. Alles & Bailev, 164 Fourth avevene, sold for Peter McGinnis through J. C. Reillv, a brick dwelling of six rooms, etc. lot 20x60 feet, on Locust street, near Magee street, for $4,200 caMi. Marv Ann McClelland was the purchaser. Charles Somers & Co., 313 Wood street, sold a lot in Marion place, fronting 20 feet on Svlvan avenue, and having a depth of about 125 feet to a 20-foot alley, for William Jl. Verner, for $300. IN A QUANDARY. Wnll Street Speculators Holding Back for tbe Bank Statement Values Crnvvl Up Late In tbp Day, but Losses in Ihe Mnjority. New York, March 14. The stock market of to-day was quiet except tbe first half hour's trading, and tho operations were generally con fined to the professional element, resulting in small fluctuations and no material change for the day outside of a few specialties. Both sides in the market were evidently waiting for the appearance of the bank statement to-morrow before entering into any further ventures, and its complexion will undoubtedly deter mine the course of prices during the early portion of next week. In tbe market this morning tbe influence of the decline of yesterday atternr.on was still uppermost, and tbe opening was weak and feverish at small fractional concessions from last evening's figure. There was covering of shorts in Chicago Gas, however, which was sup plemented by much the same operations in New England, and the weakness of the deal ings received a check after tho first few minutes. The reports in regard to Chicaeo Gas were that yesterday's drop was engineered in the interest of buyers, and that a special com mittee of the Chicago Council meets to-morrow to consider a motion for tbe repeal of the city ordinances against the trust. The declaration of the usual dividend on New York Central, with the fact that the report for tho quarter shows a surplus of $14,000, against a deficit of $325,000 for the same quarter l"t year, gave an impetus to the buying of tbe Vander bilts, and the Lake Shore became more active at advancing figures, aided by the recent re port of the road's heavy tonnage. In the after noon the coal stocks were pushed up and a spurt of 1 per cent in Reading resulted, though the improvement was not all held. The only really weak spot in the list was Tennessee Coal, which in tho early trading made one of its now famous drops, and after opening 2 per cent down at 51K It fell away rapidly to 40. the decline being accomplished 1 per cent at a time on tho execution of numer ous stop orders. At the lowest point support ing orders appeared and a rally to 49 was had. It later declined to 47. but afterward fluctua ted between 48019 for tbe remainder of tbe day. Sugar Refineries was fairly active again, with considerable selling under the rumors that no dividend would be paid. The final loss was in significant, however. Late in the day a better feeling prevailed all over the room and prices crawled np slowly, the market finally closing dull but firm at about last night's figure. The majority of the active stocks are lower, but the only important loss was 5 per cent iu Tennessee Coal, while Colorado Coal and Chicago Gas rose 1 per cent. Railroad bonds were less active, though the trading with tbe help of some animation in the Atlantic and Pacific income, which con tributed $131,000 to the total of $1,400,000, was fairly active. Tbe usual lack of feature was again shown, and beyond tbe rise in Reading firsts in the afternoon no movement of import ance uas made. Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western incomes lost 5 at 103. The .Poll says; Whoever it may prove to be has bought control of the Burlington and North ern, it is reasonably certain they have done so for the purpose of advancing and maintaining rates and making it a more profitable property by giving it sufficient business to justify the higher rates. AVith these prospects, and tho increased disposition in London to buy Ameri can securities, the probabilities are in favor of higher prices next week. Tiie following table snows the prices ot active stocks on the .New York Stock Lxcnange yester day. Corrected dailv for IKS Dispatch by Whitney & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of 31 ew York Stock Lxchange, 57 Pourth ave nue: CIos-Open- Hlxh- Low- lne In or. esu est. Bid. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 27 27 27 27 AtCb., Top. A S. ? 36 3bVf 35S 35 Canada Southern Wi MiJ MS 54 W Central or .New Jersey. 120 120 120 US Central paelfit. 31 Chesaoeake x Ohio..- 231s C Bur. A Uuli.cv 107ji 1074 106 107 C, 3111. A St. Paul.... MJi tS',i 6SH CS'j C, illl.ASt. P.. PI 1K3 117 HC1 USX C.. KOCKLAP 91 9IJi SS 93V C St. L. A Pitts 17 17 17 n'2 c, st. l. a Pitts, pr. sW C. St. P..M. AU 32i SIX 32 8:!!, C A .Northwestern HI 111 110.S 110,'j V. & 37. W. pfd 141 C, C. C. Al 71 71M 71 71 c. c. c. A I., nr ma Col. Coal A Iron 44 4W 44 K',i Col. A Iloccine vai .. 21 21 20K 2n Uei.. L. i iv US Utj'A 135f IJJ's Del. & Hudson 119 DenverAKlo G .... UM Ucnver A Kio G. nr ' 4GS3 E.T.. Va. AGa .... 9 fc.T.,Va. AGa.lst nf. 71 E. T Va. AGa.Zd pr. 23 Illinois central U 1UH 1H' 114 LakeKrteA West. nr.. GJJ &!H OXH 63 Lane snore AM. 3 106 106 los 106 Louisville AN ash yllle. &1!4 637 t3'4 83 S Michigan central 96 96 96 95 Mobile Ohio 15 Mo.. Kan. A Texas 7 Missouri Paclnc 74V ni 73T4 73 New fork Central lc7)j 1C3H 107H 1034 I. Y L. H. A W ... 25X 25 25 2554 .N. Y., L. E. A W. pf. 62 H. Y.. U A St. L, 16V 17 16X 16 H. YAM. IS 47! 43 47 47J, . Y., O. A W IS 13 18 17 -NorfolJ: Western 194 Norfolk Western, or. COM Northern Paclnc JOS Nortnern i-aciac pt'.. 73 73j 72M 72K OnioA Mississippi..... 20H Oregon Transcon 37 37 MH 16W PaclflcMall 33 33!; 37 S7K Pnlladel. A iteadtne. ZI'A 40;j 29 39K Pullman Paiaee Car 191 RIchmona A W.p. T.. 21X1 21M 21 2t KlchmondA W.P.l-.pr Tin St. L. A San Frsn 171 St. L. A San rran nf.. &H 33 33 37M St.L. A San r. 1st pt. S3 Texas Pacific 19 33Ts 19 19 Union facinc K14 evi 63 Ms Waoasn 13J us, li'f 12 Wabash nrererred 27 27 27 26S Western Union S3 K3 SZH 82; Wheeling; A L. jC 70 70J 70 OS Snpar trust 67J( 6ijJ 66 67 Nations! Lead Trust. iS',i 19 $' 188 Chicairo Uas frost.... 42,'i 41 42H 43,'i x-alvldend. Boston ettocks. Atch. A Toe , tioslon A Albsny.. Boston A Maine...., C. U. A Clnu. san. A CIcv.. 36 216 22114 1075 . 23' Boston A Mont Calumet A Hecla..., rranxun Hnron Kearsare Usceola. Pewablc Qulncy Santa Ke copper...., tamarack Annlstou Land Co., boston Land Stn Diego West End Land Co. hell lelepnone Lamsnn Stores.'..... Water Power Centennial Mining, 50 260 15-s SH . 10s 30 9 . 72 105 119 , 5; 6 , 17 , Wi 220 , 29 5V 24JS Eastern K. l: eastern K. It. 0s .161 .125 flint A 1'ere 51 FIlntAPereM. or J. K. C.,St.J.AC.B7s, Mass. Central N. Y. A New Knar... O. A L. C. com Old Colony Kntland prererred.. Wls.f&ntral. com... Wis. Central pr. AllouezMgCo Atlantic MS 121 1CJ4 47"i 7 174 70 30 60 14 rhllndolphla Mtochs. Ooslnir anotntlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members .New York Stock Ex change. Pennsylvania Kallroad SIM Keadinr 919-16 LehlKh Valley S1,S Nortnern 1'acitlc preterrcd 'izk Mining Mocks. New York. March 14. Mining quotations: Alice. 100: Adams Consolidated. 100: Caledonia B. H., 175; Consolidated California and Vir ginia," 42-3: Commonwealth, 250; El Cristo, 140; Freeland. 100; Hale and Norcross, 220; Home stake, 750: Horn Silver, 245: Iron Silver, 175; Mexican. 290; Ontario, 3S 50; Savage, 140; Sutter Creek, 170; Union Consolidated, 190. Business Notes. It is said that a fierce railroad war is brew ing in tbo Northwest. The latest in regard to the establishment of a Real Estate Exchange is more talk. The business of tbe Southwestern railroads is suffering from the floods in this section. A bailiioad from Latrobe to Mt. Pleasant, to connect with the Mt. Pleasant branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, is said to be practically assured. Peter S. Reist, of Lititz, Pa., one of tbe most prdmlnent farmers in that section, has assigned bis property for the benefit of his creditors. The amount of judgments recorded against Reist is $13,700. Uis total liabilities are placed at $73,000. The Dispatch is under obligation to R. J. Stoney, Jr., for an abstract of reports of na tional banks of Pittsburg, Alleghonv.Braddock and McKeesport, under the recent call of tbe Controller of tho Currency. Compiled from official statements, it possesses the most ab solute accuracy, and is, therefore, ot great value to investors. Tho February statement, as compared with that for December, shows an increase iu resources 01 sz,o,s4u. L1VK STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Buinessat the East Liberty Klock Ynrds. OFFICE OF PITTSBUBG DISPATCH, 1 Friday. March 14, 1300. f Cattle Receipts. 1,039 head: snipiuinta, 895 head; market nothing doing; all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts. 3,500 head: shipments, 2,900 head: market active; medium and selected. $4 404 45; common to best Yorker". $4 255 4 35: pic, $4 154 25; 8 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 800 head: shipments, 2.600 head; market dull; 7 cars on sale; nothingdomg; no buyers. By Telcsrnph. CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. lO.OOOhead: ship ments, 4.000 head: market steady, closing stronger; beeves, $4 805 00: teers, $3 30Q4 CO: stockers and feeders, $2 503 70. Hog Re ceipts, lO.OOOhead; shipments, 7,000 bead; mar ket strong and 10c higher; mixed and Uirht, $1 1004 30; heavy $4 101 32; skips. $3 503 4 00. Sheep Receipts, 7,000 bead; shipments, 1.000 head: market strong; natives, $3 505 80; Western cornfed. $4 905 70;Texans. $3 90 5 00; lambs, $5 00Q6 40. New Y ork Beeves Receipts, 1,072 bead; 350 sales: common weak; good, stead; steers. $3 754 90; bulls and rows, $1 60S3 50: refriger ated beef per cable, 4Vd: calvet. weak; veals, $5 007 50; Western. $3 12KS3 50. Sheep Re ceipts, l,b00 head: slow and weak; sheep, $5 00 68 30; yearlings, $fl 007 35: spring lambs, $4 00 G 50 per head. Hogs Receipts, 6,000 head, no sales; nominal, $1 304 GO. ST. Louis Cattle Receipts. 600 head; ship ments, 500 head: market strong; good to fancy native steers, $4 305 00; fair to good. $3 30 4 40; stockers and leeders. $2 203 bO: range Steers, $2 353 75. Hogs Receipts, 2,800 head; shipments. 3,700 head: market' higher; fair to choice heavy, $4 004 15; packing grades, $3 903 4 10; light, fair to best, $3 904 10. Tnken to lbs Riverside Pen. Oscar Comstanio, was brought to the Eiverside Penitentiary yesterday from 'Westmoreland county. He has been sentenced to serve one year and three months on a charge ol larceny. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Potatoes and Fancy Apples Scarce and Prices Very Firm. END OF FLORIDA ORANGES AT HAND Hill Feed, Oats and Flour are Drifting to a Higher Level. COFFEE BOASTERS BUILNG HEAYILT Office of PrrrsiinRG Dispatch, ( Frieay, March 14, 1890. J Conulry Prodnce Jobblnc Prices. There is active demand for choice "creamery butter, but prices are lower than last week. Swiss and domestic cheeses are steady at quo tations. Eggs are quiet. Poultry is scarce and firm. Markets have been rather hare of pota toes since the recent cold snap, and prices are firmer. There is an upward tendency to fancy apples. Good stock is scarce, and the best is far below tbe quality of offerings a year ago at this time. Oniors are slow, cabbage steady. Florida oranges are about done for this season. Valencias are in good supply and demand. Bananas are plenty and quiet. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 29QC0c; Ohio do, 27J8V: fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls, 19020c Beaks Navy hand-picked beans, $2 002 25; medium. $1 752 00. Bkeswax 252Sc 1(1 ft for choice; low grade, 1820c Cider Sand refined, $7 50; common, $4 50 5 00: crab cider. $8 008 50 $1 barrel; cider vinegar. 1012c gallon. Cheese Ohio. llllc; New York, IlKe Limburger. 9Jllc; domestic Sweitzer, 13 14Kc; imported hweitzer, 23JC Kaos 15lSc straight V dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apple', fancv, $4 254 75 $) barrel; eranberries, $4 00Q4 25 a crate; strawberries, 3540c a box. - Fkatiiers Extra live geese, 5000c; No. 1, do, UXaioc; mixed lots, 3035r 1 ft. Maple Sykup New. $1 00I 25 a can. Poultry Live chicken", S085c a pair; dressed, 12$13c a pound; ducks, 75c$l fl pair; live turkeys, 1314c fl ft; dressed turkeys, l&S 17c $ ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to huhel. $4 00 ? bushel; clover, large English, 62 ft, $4 35 60; clover. Alsike, $8 00; clover, white, $9 CO; timothy, choice, 45 lbs, $1 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 &s, $1 251 30; blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, $1 30: orchard gras-, 14 fts, $1 40; red top, 14 fts, $1 00; millet. 50 fts, $1 00: Hungarian grass, 50 fts. $1 00; lawn grass, mixtnre of fine grasses, $2 50 $) bushel of 11 fts. Tallow Country, 3c; city rendered, 4c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $3 00 3 50, fancy, $4 004 50; Florida oranges. $4 00 (H 25, Valencia, $4 004 50 for 420 case, Jamaica. $7 00 a barrel; bananas, $1 250)1 75 firsts, $1 WXa 1 25 good seconds, $1 bunch; cocoanuts, $4 W3 4 50 31 hundred; dates. 67c 9 ft; layer figs, 12K15e. Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 55S60c: on track, 4"i50c; new Southern cabbage. $3 75 one barrel crate: Dutch cabbage, $17 00 hun dred: celery. 40c dozen; Jersey sweet pota toes, $4 254 50 a barrel: turnips, $1 2ol 50 a barrel; onions, $4 251 50 a barrel, $1 501 75 ft bushel; Bermuda onions, $3 75 bushel crate; parsnips. $2 252 50 V barrel. Buckwheat Flour $1 752 00. Groceries. All wholesale dealers report active markets, and an upward driftof coffee and sugar, but no changes in prices. Leading operators in pack age coffee are buying heavily within a day or two. an evidence of their belief that higher markets are at band. Sugars are also very strong at present prices, though our markets are better supplied in this line than they have been for some weeks past. Greejt Coffee Fancy Rio, 2425c; choice Rio, 2223c; prime Rio 22c; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java, 2S29c; Mara caibo. 2527c; Mocha, 29X31Kc; Santos 21 25Kc; Caracas 242Cc; La Guayra. 23K26Kc. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grade". 2630Kc; old Govern ment Java, bnlk, 3331Kc; Maracaibo, 2&29c: Santos. 26Q30c: peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26e; prime Rio, 24c; good Rio, 23Jc; ordinary 21 22c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c: allspice 10c: cassia. 8c: pepper, 17c: nutmeg, 7080c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test. TJic; Ohio. 120 SKc: headlight, 150 SJ-ic: water white. lOKc; globe. 1414c: elaine, 14Kc; car nadine, llKc; royallne, 14c; globe red oil, 11 IlKc: purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4445o ?) gallon: summer. 4043c Lard oil. 60665c Syrup Corn syrup, 2629c; choice snirar syrup. 3633c: pnmo sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime, 3335cj new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4S50cj choice, 47c; medium. 3843c; mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 3HS3Jc: bi-carb in K". SKc; bi-carh. assorted packages, 5?S6c: sal-soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 8ic; stearine, $1 set, 8c; parafline. ll12c. RiceHead, Carolina, bji7c: choice, GJi Cc; prime, 56c: Louisiana, 50(o. STAKcn-Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, o06c; gloss starch, 4Q7c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisin". $2 65: Lon don lavers, $2 75; California London layers, $2 75; Muscatels. $2 40: California Muscatel". $2 25; Valencia. 7c: Ondara Valencia. 8?4 9c; sultana, lie: currants, 55Kc: Turkey prunes, 55Kc: French prunes, 710c: Salon ica prunes In 2-ft packages. 8J4c; cocoanuts. 1 100. $6; almonds, Lan.. ft, 20c; do Ivica, 17c; do, shelled, 40c: nalnuts. nan., 1415c: Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates, 6 6)e; Brazil nuts, lie; pecans. ll15c: citron. i ft, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c $1 ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 6c; ap ples, cvanorated, 9c: apricots, California, evap orated, 1516c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 210126c; peaches. California, evaporated, un nared. 18ffile: cherries, mtted. 13S!13Kc: cher ries, nnpitted, 56c: raspberries, evaporated, 26027c; blackberries, 77Jc; huckleberries, 10012c. Sugars Cubes, 7Jc; powdered, 7c; granu lated, 6Jc; confectioners' A. 6JaC; standard A, 6Kc; sott white, 6K6Kc; yellow, choice, b 6c; yellow, good, &X4i5c; yellow, fair, 59 ojfc; vellow. dark, 5J5jc Pickles Medium, bhls (1,200). $7 00; me dium, half bbls (600). $4 00. SALT-No. 1. V bbl. S5c; No. 1 ex. V bbl. $1 00; dairy. bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal. bbl. $1 20; Higgles' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 SO: Higgins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets. $3 00. Canned (iooDS standard peaches, 2 .my 225;2ds, $1 &3fH bO: extra peaches, J2 400260; pie peaches. 95c: finest corn. $1 0Ol 50; Hid Co. corn, 60ig85c; red cherries, S0S5c: Lima beans, $120; soaked do, 80c; string d, C0o5c: mar rowfat peas, $1 10S51 15: soaked pea", 7O0Sc, pineapples. $1 3:ffil 40; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 95c; greengages, $1 25; egg plum". $2 00: California pears. $2 40;do green gages, $1 85; do egg plums. $1 85: extra white cherries. $2 40; rapberrie, 95cl 10: straw berries, $1 10; gooseberries. $1 30S1 40; toma toes. S0iS&5c; salmon, 1-ft. $1 651 90; black berries. Ooc; succorasb. 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c: do green. 2 ft, 81 25l 50; corn beef, 2-ft can", $2 05; 14 ft can. $14 00: haked beans, $1 45I 50; lobster, 1-fi. $1 S01 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, $1 50: sardines, domestic, J, $4 23 4 50: sardines, domestic. K". $8 757 00: sar dines, imported. I4,t, $11 5012 50: sardines, im ported. Ks H8 00: sardines, mustard, $3 50; sar dines, spiced, $3 50. Fish Extra N". 1 bloater mackerel. $36 V bbl.; extra No. 1 do, me. $40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36: No. 2 shore mackerel, t24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4Je ft: do medium, George's cod. 6c: do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips 4c; do George's cod in blocks. dLi1i' Herring Round shore, $5 00fl bbl; plit, $fi 50; lake, $2 90 91 100-fi bbl. Whi'eflsli. 6 50 100-ft half bbl. LakP trout, $5 50 half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c $ ft. Iceland halibut. 13c ?J ft. Pickerel, half nbl. $3 00; quarter bbl. $1 3o; Potomac her ring. $5 00 ?! bbl: $2 50 half bbl. Oatmeal $6 OOgO 25 bbL Grnin, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at tbe Grain Exchange, 1 car bran. $11 25, 5 days P. R- R.; 1 car No. 1 oat straw, $8 50. 10 day", P. R. R. Receipts as bul letined, 24 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 2 cars of oats, 1 of feed, 4 of corn, 1 of middlings. 1 of straw. By Pittsburg. Cincin nati and St. Louis, 1 car of middlings, 1 of flour. By Baltimore and Ohio, 8 cars of bay. By Pittsburg and Western, 4 cars of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of flour. Oats and mill feed of choice brands show stiffening tendencies. While flour rates are unchanged, jobbers report .hat tock cannot be replaced at prices paid two wneks ago. Northwestern millers are growing firmer in their vieus nf values, and are no longer dis posed to make concession", as they were the first two months of tbe year. Prices below are for carload lots on track: WnEAT New No. 2 red, b3Slc; No. 3, 79 SOc CORN No. 2 vellow, ear, new, 3738c; high mlxpd. new. 3435c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, old. S6Xf37c; new, 3536c Rejected shelled com, 252Sc- . - Oats No. 2 white. 27K28c; extra, No. 3. 27 e27c: mixed. 24K25Hc Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5354c; No. 1 Western, 5I52c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents, Jl 7505 25; winter straight, $4 50f31 75: clear winter. $-1 0034 25: straight XXXX bakers', $3 751 00. Rye flour, $3 25 3 50. MILLFEED Middlings, fine white, $15 60 17 CO ton; brown middlings. $14 50814 75; winter wheat bran, $14 00014 25; chop feed, 15 &016 00, HAY Bailed timothy. No. L $11 5012 OftNo. 2 do, $9 009 50; loose from wagon. 111 00!4 CO. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay. $7 00 8 00: packing do. $6 757 CO. 8traw Oat, $6 757 00; wheat and rye, $6 006 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured ham, large. 94c; sugar cured bams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small, 10c; sugar-cured break fast bacon, 7Jc; sugar-cured shoulders. 5Kc; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7Je; sucar-cured California hams, c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef sets. 10c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders. 5Jic: bacon, clear side", 7c; bacon clear bellies TVc: dry sal: shoulders. Ay; drv salt clear sides. 7c Meas nork. heavv. $11 10: j mess pork, family, $12 00. Lard Refined, in tierces. 6c; half-barrels, 5c; 60-ft tubs, oyx; 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-B tin cans. 6Kc: 3-ft tin pail", OJc; 5 ft tin pails. 6c; 10- tin pails. 5c; 5-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links, uc Boneless hams. lOXc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, $4 00; quarter barrels, $2 15. THE MARKET BASKET. Varieties of Vegetables nnd Fruit Lane for the Senson Llaht Demand for Ocean Products Poultry Scarce Flowers Lower. It is very rare that our vegetable stalls are so laden with thu choicest varieties of gar den products this early in tbe season as now. There is nothing better offered in the very height of the season, than tho home-grown let tuce, rhubarb, asparagus and green onions now to be found at the Diamond market, and this at rates much loner than the average first fruits of the year. What is lacking in home-grown stuff is amply supplied from the sunny South, whence como spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, new potatoes, onions, strawberries, and in fact everything to gratify the most fastidi ous appetite. Such a variety of fruits and veg etables as are now to be bad in tbe markets was something undreamed of in the olden time, when the fruit and vegetable season was not one-half its present length. The situation has developed no new features tho past week as to staple meats, dairy products or eggs. Poultry is scarce and shows tendencies to advance. Florists report their goods as lower, a fact due to tbe approach of spring weather. Ocean products have undergone no changes the past week as to price. Trade is only fair for the Lentenseason, and volume has fallen below ex pectation of dealers. Following are the retail S rices of market basket materials as furnished y leading dealers: Staple IHents. The best cuts of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c: chuck roast, 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 12 to 15c; boiling beef, 6 to 8c; sweet breads. 20 to 50c per pair: beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver. 5c a pound; calf livers,25 to 35c apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c: roast, 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound: spring Iambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters, 15c A leg of rantton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets, 5c per pound. Gnrden stud". Potatoes, 15c perhalf peck; Jersey sweet pota toes. 25c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c; new Bermuda potatoes, 30c per quarter peck; choice Florida tomatoes,40c a quart; celery, 10 to 15c a bunch; bananas. 15 to 20c a dozen: carrots, 5c a bunch; lemons, 25 to 35c per dozen; oranges, 25 to 40c; lettuce, 5 to 10c per bunch: beets, new, 10c, old, 5c; onions, 40c a hall peck: green onions, 5cabuncb:Bermudaonlons,25caquart;rhubarb, 10c a bunch, 3 for 25c: turnips, zOc per half peck; cranberries, 15c a quart: cucumbers, 15 to 20c apiece: mushrooms, $1 a pound; radishes, 5c; asparagus, 20c a bunch: new peas, 30c a quarter peck; strawberries. 3550c a quart. Choice creamery butter, 3oc Good country butter. SOc Fancy pound rolls, 35c The retail price for fresh country eggs is 20c The range for dressed chickens is 75c to $1 25 per pair. Turkeys, 20 to 25c per pound. Ducks, $1 2a to $1 50 per pair. Ocenn Products. Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali fornia salmon, 40c per pound; white fish, 12c; herring, 4 pounds for 25c; red snap pers, 15 to 20c per pound; Spanish mackerel, 30c to 35c a pound; sea salmon, 40c a pound; blue fish, 23 to SOc; perch, 10c; halibut. 25c; rock bass, 30c; black bass, 20c; lake trout, 12c; lobsters, 25c: green sea turtle, 23c; mackerel, 20c small, 40c large Oysters: N. Y. counts, $1 75 per gallon; clams, $1 25 per gallon; scol lops, 50c a quart: frogs $2 00 per dozen; soft shell crabs, 75 per dozen; devil crabs, 85c per dozen. Flowers. Jack", $3 00 per dozen; La France, $2 00 per dozen; Mermets, $1 50 per dozen; Brides, $1 50 per dozen; yellow and white. $1 00 per dozen; tulips. 50c per dozen; Bennetts. $1 50 per dozen; Beauties,0c apiece; Magna Cbarta, $1 00 apiece; Harri"on lilies, 25c apiece: violets, fi 50 a hun dred; lily of the valley, 75c per dozen; Dutch hyacinths, $1 75 to $2 00 per dozen; heliotrope, 0c per dozen. CALL OF TIIE SECEDERS. A Meeting of the New Trmpernnco Alliance Adherents 10 b Held. A conference of the Christian "Women, of Allegheny county, who object to the parti san policy ol the National "W. C. T. TJ.f will be held in the Fourth TJ. P. Church, Montgomery avenue and Arch street, Alle gheny, on Thursday March 20, at 2 and 7:30 l M." The call for the meeting is signed by Mrs. Ellen M. "Watson, Mrs. J. D. "Weeks, Mrs. J. S. Collins, Mrs. H. C. Campbell, Miss Etta Clark and others. Will Attend a Protestant School. Frank and Baddy McCutcheon, children of Bobert McCutcheon, deceased, are to be sent to a Protestant school according to the ruling of court, instead of to a Catholic school, as tbe uncle has desired. Their guardian has made arrangements to the end desired by other relatives. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Diamond thieves are working Chicago sue cesslully. Milwaukee Turners have indorsed the Ben nett school law. English newspapers are discouraging emi gration to this country. Tbe strikers at Ironwood, Mich., threaten violence to the men at work. Menotti Garibaldi has resigned from the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The President has approved the act amend ing tbe act constituting Columbus, O., a port of delivery. English miners threaten a general strike unless their demand for increased wages are ac ceded to. Tbe Bebaur woodenware factory. Petnskey, Mich., bnrned yesterday. Loss, $100,000; in surance, $50,000. Russia is accused ot influencing Persia in favor ot German manufacturers to tbe exclu sion ot English firms. Viscount Dunlo, son of the Earl of Clan rarty, who was married a short time ago to Belle Bilton, a music ball singer, has brought an action against her for divorce. W. Z. Smith and E. M. Coleman, President and ca'hier of the defunct Bank nf Dorrance, Kas.. have been arrested for receiving deposits when they knew the concern was insolvent. Henry Kunzel. Treasurer of Bine Earth City, Minn., has been arrested at Kansas Citv. He is charged with stealing $4,000 and a wife belonging to bis brother, and $2,000 belonging to the city. Freight conductors and brakemen on tho Chicago and Eastern Railroad, between Terre Haute and Chicago, threaten to striko because their wages are less tbau are paid on any other portion of tbe Mackay system. Andrew A. Holt, alias Andrew A. Ander son, a noted smuggler and pirate on Puget Sound for many years, was fatally shot on his sloop last night while resisting arrest, at the hands of United States officers. George R. Tingle. Special Treasury Agent at the Seal Islands under tbe last administra tion, has been appointed General Manager of tbe North American Commercial Company, tbe new lessees of tbe Alaska tnr seal privileges. S. H. Cbisholm. President of tbe H. P. Nail Company, Cleveland, declares that tbe manufacturers nf wire nails have not formed a trust and have no Intention of forming one. Tbe shuttiug down of tbe leading wire nail factories was agreed to by tbe different mills for the purpose of reducing the large accumu lation of stock in excess of the demand. For the purpose of Increasing its facilities for handling traffic to and from Lake Superior ports and tbe extreme Northwest the Erie road has formed a close alliance with the Northern Steamship Company. This company owns a fleet of six powerful new Iron steam boats, and also controls the steamboats of what is known as the Ward's Line. The line will be opened for business as soon as lake navigation opens. By this arrangement the Brie gains a direct rout to Minnesota and the Northwest. SICK HEADACHE.,,,,,, Lmle L1 SICK HEADACHECart,sIJttl8L,r SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Live. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver . nol5-67-TTS5a TO THE PUBLIC. TRY Hunter's Ketchup IT IS ZFTTZRIEL Idesireto draw at tention of to the of Hunter's Ketchup. It is made from se lected to rn a toes, and is pure as per f ol-lowingan-alysis: Mr. Thos. C Jenk ins: Dear SIR The sample or J. V. Hunter's To. mato Ketchup received from you on Oct. 8, ', has been anal) zed, and 1 And It free from all min eral acids, salicylic acid or artificial coloring: matter. Signed HUGO BLANCH, Chemist. Pittsburg. FOR SALE BY THOS no!8-6S-SSU C. JENKINS. A COMPLETE VICTORY. An Allegheny gentleman, after years of ter rible suffering from kidoev disease, finally be comes cured. He says: "I had a constant, dull. acnicg pain in mr back. About every 10 days my head would so pain me t h a t I would frequently go into an unconscious condition, and. falling; oil my chair, would hare to be car ried to mt bed. where I would be compelled to remain for days. I bad rheumatic pains 111 over my Douy. as mv disease farther advanced I bad to $ void my urine very iV often, which was at tended with great pain. My appetite left awsw5wn DB.SUAFEK. me. I had belching, or gas, and a uau taste in my mouth. My mouth and throat would fill with slimy mucus, and a tight, hacking cough set in. with an aching and burning sensation in my breast, night sweat3 further reduced me, and I became very weak. I had received treatment from sev eral prominent physicians, hut received no benefit. Being advised to consult Dr. Shafer, of the Polypatbic Medical Institute, in regard to my case, I did so. and, finding their charges very reasonable, I began treatment, and am glad to say that I have been entirely cured of mv disease. "C. Scott Chambers." Mr. Chambers is a prominent actor and muii cian. and is well known in Allegheny and Pitts burg, and will verify his statement to anv one who will write bim or call at his home at No. 23 St. Clair street, Allegheny. FREE TREATMENT will be given the worthy poor on every Friday afternoon. All forms of kidney and urinary diseases, chronic diseases and surgery successfully treated. OfBce hours. 10 A. ST-to 4 P.M.. and 6 to 8 P. M. Sundays, 1 to 4 v.n. Consultation free and strictly confidential. Patients at a distance treated with success by letter. Send two 2-cent stamps for a question blank. Tbe Poly patbic Medical Institute, 420 Penn ave Pitts bnrg. Pa. mh4-TT8 ESSENCE OF HEALTH. AnEradicatorof RHEUMATISM. If this valua ble medicine is taken accord ing to direc tions we will guarantee a sure cure for rheumatism, torpid :-: liver. mt gout auection. js, bladder :: and fcv kidneys, ulcers. x?.9f&S biliousness and w We have hun dreds of testi monials from tbe best-known people of Pitts burg and Alle gheny City in regard to cures and the value of this wonderful compound. As A BLOUD PURIFIER It has no equal. Price $1 per hot le, 6 bottlaa for S3. For sale by all druggists and DANNER MEDICINE COMPANY, fell-66-TU3 242 Federal St., Allegheny City. STMPTOMS-Motrt. nrei fntcttM lthla and tlnfflnjc; moat al ntffht; urorrnc by scratching If al Q lowed to continue -, ... . inmon form ana ITCHING PILES.fK7d.t5'MK becomlnr very .ore 8WATJTS Ol.NT. MOT .ton. the Itehlnr snd bleedlne, heals ulceration, and In moitflMHtvraaTMlb tn- IBoriu Swathe's Obtthxxt Is irtd by drnigtitfl, or mailed Is sax sddrcas on receipt or price, SO cts. s box ; 3 boxes, S1.2& A4&CII Utters, DO. SWATHE SOX. Philsddphls. Fs. JAH. D. CALLERY.. JOHN W. TAYLOR.. President Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. $130,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. JyS-TTS A PERFECTi JLSjs A purely Vegetables SW Compound that expels 6vV?t5SS fill Ko1 linmnro frnn ,,.1. wt-u .lUU.Wl. ..,I1U .110 system, removes Diotcu es and pimples, and makes pure, rich blood. au2-SS WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, JOSEPH HOME A CO. Embroidery and White Goods Department direct Importation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings, Flonncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will find tbee goods attractive both In price and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades la dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings: Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select. ToilDuNords, Cbalnn Cloth', Batb Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting'. Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D HKUKEK, fl.NA.M.'lAl. -1TTHITNEY STEPHENSON. " $7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Dreiel, Morgan fc Co., New York. Passports procured. JOHN H. OAKLEY & CO.. BANKS R3 AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum, Private wire to New York and Chicago. 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. Bis-a. ." S "1 " -r - ""SlLfy-WS';- Hr jt jj ,ramK'5c4sssass VVMHHKNTYSSS!: HNW3K vvvwwwvk v Krvwvvvv'v WWYVS.Tn KYVSP.vvvs LES lfe3t Igjffife-- V-Vms'MS aissrara M2EMl3N8W&s?r I 4 .1 K.
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