J . THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1890. 11 1 THE SOUTHERN IRON Has a Koticeable Effect in Scaring the Korthern Buyers. KOTHIKG DOIXG IN STEEL BAILS. In Fact, Everybody Seems to be Awaiting Developments. A SHAEP E1SE IN PIG IN ENGLAND IKPECIAI. TILBOKJUt TO TBI DISPATCH.! Xew York, March 20. The Iron Age report of the market is as follows: American pig Transactions have been on a moderate scale, the pressure to sell, nota bly Southern irons, having the effect of scar in; buyers. In a number of cases the lots offered for sale at low prices are blocks of iron arriving long after they were due. The sellers had been forced at the proper time for delivery to replace them with other irons. These tardy shipments are now thrown on the market. In some cases the iron has not cost tbe dealers as much as prices now quoted, and shading is therefore more freely indulged in. The Southern companies are pushing sales at tbe utmost, and are offering No. 1 foundry at $18 231S 50. while gray forge has sold iu round blocks at S16 50317 00 deliv ered. Northern standard irons are held at S19 00ffil9 50 for No. 1, unminally. Scotch pig There have been some sales of the lower errades ot Scotch pii. Egliuton being taken at 21 GO, while Dalmellington is quoted 22S02 75. Spiegeilsen and Ferro-Mangancsc There has been uo business iu sniegeilsen. which maybe quoted nominally $3134 50 for 20 per cent. The dockmen's strike iu Liverpool is delaying shipments of Ferro-Manganese. so that another period of scarcity of soot is threatened. Billets The market is very dnll and weak. Hills are druinniiuir for work industriously and low prices have been named. Thus $35 50de JlveiedinNew England ba been quoted for carload lob. We quote S:32 SO at seller's works. Wire rods There have been some small sales at$30S5L bteel rails Tbe market is exceedingly dull and entirely nominal. No transactions of any consequence are reported, and it is stated that rails could be placed without difficulty at 34 31 50 at Eastern mills. Plates The market continues weak and ir regular, with a moderate amount of business pacing. We qnote steel shell, 2.7c2.9c; flange, 2.S5c3.14c. and -ar-k, 2.45ct2.5c delivered. Merchant steel The first Indications of weakness in this line have come from the Vest. We quote machinery 2.852.4c.; tire 2.S5Z4c. and toe calk, 2.432.5c. Old rails In the absence of business wo quote the market nominally 24 5025 for lees. Old steel rails, long lengths, are nomi nally $21 50. Scran There has been no business. Holders ask 22 5023 for No. 1 wrought. A SHARP EISE In the Price of Pic on the Other Side of the Atlantic A Reaction Prevents a General Advanco on All Unci. ISPECIAI. TXLEOIU.M TO Tni DIBPATCH.t New York. March 20. To-day's Jron Age publishes the following special cable from Lon don: The pig iron market showed little change until Friday, when a sharp advance in war rants took place Scotch selling on that day at 6s 3d owing to the aspect of the labor question in the coal districts in the North ot England. Some stimulus was also given by reports of continued decrease in stocks ot iron in store, but prices have since reacted under the influence of realizations. Tuesday's closing figure were Scotch, 50s lid: Cleveland. 51s 4d, ana 63s 7Jd for hematites. To-dav there were sales at 50s 9d G51s for Scotch. 51s 6d51s "Kd for Cleveland and Cls 3d for hematites. Speculation in Scotch has been active.tmt little hasbeen done in Cleve land or hematite. On Tuesday one block of 1.000 tons Scotch was purchased at 51s Id. Makers' prices for Scotch and Middle-borough are somen hat higher, as a rule, but Bessemer is now offered at 70s. The tin plate position Is usettled and trade is still unsatisfactory. It is believed that if the combination to restrict production is carried through things will speedily mend; otherwise the outlook is not bright. A meeting has been held at Llanelly for the purpose of coercing the employes of Norwoods, who as yet refuse to join the move ment for a general stoppage. At present C2 works are idle and four will probably stop work soon. Eighteen are yet un accounted for. Some leading firms controlling tbe best mills are among those that have stopped. The Liverpool market appears neutral to the movement, which fact is attributed to lack of authoritative statements from makers as to their position and purpose. Block tin im- Iiroved during tbe week and advanced to 90 2s Cd for prompt, owinc chiefly to easier rates for money and more gossip calculated to at tract speculation. Information given as to future supplies from the Straits, however differs considerably. Copper, after declining somewhat, advanced to 47 15s on considerable improvement in the cash demand, and on Thursday as high as 43 was paid for prorapis. Since then, however, there has been a reaction to 47 7s 6d. A large part of the warrants circulating on the market latterly has been absorbed by consumers and the-prospects arn considered brighter. Stocks decreased 2,000 tons during the first half of the month. Recent sales of furnace material in clude 190 tons Montana matte at 10, 100 tons do on private terms and 1.C75 tons Anaconda ar gentiferous matte, private terms, all at Liver pool. American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations. Scotch Pig Warrants advanced to 51s. 3d. owing to the colliers' strike aud reduction in stock of iron in store, but there has since been a reaction to 50s. lid., and the market at this time 1 unsettled. Makers' iron is held rather more firmly, but in limited demand. No. 1 Coltness No. 1 Summerlee.... No. 1 Gartsherrie ... No. 1 Langloan No. 1 Cambroe No. 1 Sbotts No. 1 Glengarnock.. No. 1 Dalmellington .73s. Gd. t. o. b. Glaseow ...,s. uu. 1. o. o. tilatgow ...70s. 6d. f. o. b. Glasgow ...70s. Cd. f. o. b. Gla-gow ....53s. Gd. f. o. b. Glasgow .To. 6rt. f. o. b. Glasgow ...73s. Od. atArdrossan. ...61s. Od. atArdrossan. ...53s. Gd. atArdrossan. No. 1 Eglintou. Bessemer Pier After showimrsome adrmr hematite warrants eased off to 63s. 7K&, and prices for makers Iron are very unsettled,wltb business slow. The nominal price for West Coast brands. Nos. L, 2. 3, is 70s. . o. b. shipping point. Warrants are 64s. 3d. Middlesbrough Pic Cleveland warrants have ruled rather higher, although to-day down to Cls. 4d. In makers' brands tbe dealings have been moderate and prices are greatly nominal, with No. 3 quoted at 51s. Gd. f. o. b. Spiegeleisen A good business is still going on, but makers' prices have been modified somewhat. English 20 per cent quoted at 125s. L o. b. at works. Steel Wire Rods There has been no further change in prices and the demand is slow. Mild steel. No. 6, quoted at 8 17s. 6d. t o. b. ship ping port. Kicrl Ralls Dull. Steel Hails The market has been dull and makers' prices are the same as a week ago. Heavy sections are offered at G f. o. b. ship ping point. Steel Blooms Demand very slow at present and prices nominal. Bessemer 7x7 Quoted 6 f. o. b. shipping point. H Steel Billets-Only a moderate business doing and nnces still ratbr weak. Bessemer fst-,5 2KX2K) quoted at 6 f. a b. shlppmgVoin" steel Slabs The demand slow and prices weak. Ordinary sizes quoted at 0 to b. sbirj ping point. r Crop Ends-Very little doing and prices nom inaL Run of tbe mill quoted at 4 6d. i. o. b. shipping point. " Old Iron Rails Demand continues slow and prices are still in buyers' favor. Tees quoted S 7s. Cd.a3 lOi, and double beads at3l0s.63 12?. 6d. f. o. b. Scrap Iron Only small inquiries and the market still rather weak. Heavy wrought quoted at 3 5s f. o. b. shipping points Manufactured Iron Business is on'a small scale, and prices are rather weak all around. Stafford ord. marked bars. (f. o. b. L'pool) 0 OsOdffilo OsOd " common bars 0 0s0d810s0d " black sheet singles 0 Os 0d 10 5s Od Welsh bars, t, o. b. Wales... 712s Cdi$ 0 OsOd Steamer Freights Glasgow to Now York. 3a. Od. Liverpool to New York. lOi Od. Tin nod Tin Plnte. Pig Tin A steady market but only a moderate trade passing. Straits quoted at 60 5s. for spot; f ntures (3 months), 9L Copper Business fairly active ana prices quite firm. Chill bars quoted 47 5s. for spot, 47 12s. 6d. for future delivery. Best selected English, 54. Lead Demand has been moderate and prices are easier. Soft Spanish quoted at 12 7s. 6d. Spelter The demand light and prices rather weak. Ordinary feilesian quoted at 21 15s. Tin Plate Tbe position of tbe market is un certain. A great deal depends upon success of efforts to restrict production. The demand is alow and hesitant. I; C charcoal, Allaway grade, t. o. b. Liverpool 17s. 6d.00s. Od. Bessemer iteel, coke finish 15s. Od.16s. Od. Siemens steel, coke nunh 15s. BJ.tjlOt. 3d. ,B. V. grade coke, 14x20 14s. 6d.l5s. Cd. Dean trade tcrnes lis. 6d.00s. Od. Mctnl Slnruct. New Yowr, March 20. Pig iron quiet. Cop per quiet and steady; Lake, March. $14 20; do, April, $14 2a Lead null and barely steady; do mestic, $3 92f. Tin dull and easier; straits, (20 50. PICTURES IN OIL. If the Roads Ever Gi-t Good There Will Be Great Activity The Crafty Aurlcnl. turlit and Guileless Senlper Oilier Portraitures. By the appearance of the preparations mak ing to ooro for oil and gas in this and adjoining conntics it would seem in order for the Mt, Washington scientist, who says the letting out of the gas will so deprive the earth of buoyan cy that she will fall out of ber orbit and mn amnck among the sideral heavens some day, to cive another blast on his born. Another well has been completed in Hays viile. It Is one put down by J. S. McDonald and others, and was yesterday reported to be better than the Pentecost w ell. At first it was said to be the well on Judge Over's property. A Haysvillian says the Judge's property lines up with the oil belt better than any yet bored in that section, and that when the well on it is completed it U expected to lie over anything jet struck thereabout. The O'Brien well at Chartlers was making 60 barrels a day yesterdav. The Ferree w ell at Coraopolis was doing about borhood of 50 barrels a day. It was reported yesterday mating 15 barrels a day, but the blunder was that of a reporter who was not up in petroleum nomenclature: He was told that she put 15 inches in the tank In 21 hours, and he confounded inches with barrels. An inch in tbe tank into which sho IIoas is equal to a fraction nndcr three barrels, so that her outpnt was abont 40 barrels instead of 15. Prepara tions to build 12 rigs arc being made. From time to time of late the public has been regaled with stories of how the crafty farmers do up in oil the guileless operators and pioneers, but here is a case of diamond cut diamond that is refreshing. Some time aco J. H. McCabe, Sr.. of Coraopolis, care a lease of a farm in that village to an op erator. The lease was ot that devious pattern, the meaning of which is bard to decipher by one not versed in law and logomachy, and it contained a forfeiture clause, more or less ex plicit, by which the lessee might possibly renig if he felt like it. He subsequently did feel so, and WTOte to McCabe, making an offer of re nunciation. As fate would bave it, tbe letter was received just after the Ferree well strike, and McCabe, after a hurried consultation with bis attorney. W. A. Sipe, answered it, accept ing ino proposition oi loneiture. iancy the feelings of tbe operator when he receivediiews of the acceptance of his proposition and the strike at tbe same time. Since then consider able postage and some time have been wasted in tbe discussion of the matter, but McCabe is on bis native heath and will bet you 100 to 10 that bis name is McGregor. LITE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of BdiIdch at the East Liberty Stock Yards. Office or PrrrsBuno Dispatch,'! Thursday. March 20, 1590. J Cattle Receipts, 913 head: shipments, 5SS bead: market slow; nothing doing at yester day's prices. No cattle shipped to New York to-dav. Hoas Receipts, 2.600 head: shipments, 2,005 head; market firm: medium and se lected. 54 454 50; best Yorkers. $1 304 40; common $4 254 30; pies. $4 104 20; 1 car of bogs shipped to New York to-day. SHEEr Receipts. 1,300 head: shipments, 1,200 head; market fair at yesterday's prices. Following is the report of the week's trans actions at the East Liberty Stock Yards: RECEIPTS. CATTLE. HOGS. 61IEEP Thro'. Local. Thursday 340 3) S.600 890 Friday $40 10 0.300 2,861 Saturday 770 170 2.W1 1,320 Sunday 4M 910 4.600 1,030 -Monday ZM TO 4,3S0 S0 Tuesday 13) 1.CV) 2,030 Wednesday 720 .... 2,850 I,K0 Total 3,390 1,300 28.100 10,890 I.astweek 4.SO0 1,250 23.200 12.4T) Previous week.... 4.330 1,43) 23,875 13.870 BALES. Thursday I.1EJ .... 1'riday i 1,071 1.751 Saturday 142 g Monday 1,112 4,16.1 1,9a Tuesday iso 726 1,831 Wednesday- 842 6,9 Total J.I93 8,072 6,174 Lastweck 1,249 ,$;e S.S95 Frevlonsweet.. 1,401 7.413 0,200 By Telegraph. New Youk Beeves Receints. 816 head; all for exportation: no market for beeves; feeling firm; dressed beef steady at SKSTJc per ft for sides; exports, 60 sheep. Cable advices from London quote American refrigerated beef weak at Sc per ft. Calves Receints, 704 head; market firm and steady for good stock: dull and weak for Inferior do; veals, S5 007 00 per 100 fts; buttermilks, S3 504 60. Sheep Re ceipts, 2.80S head; market Arm and steady sheep. S5 506 70 per 100 ft; lambs, $6 00g7 00: dressed mutton firm at 910c per ft; dress-d lambs steady at SJKllc. Hogs Receipts, 2.763 bead: all direct 10 slanchterers; nominally steady at S4 404 TO per 100 fts Chicago Cattle-Receipts. 11.000 head; ship ments, 500 head: market stronger: beeves, S4 50 5 00: steers, S3 204 40; stockers and feeders. S2 403 70; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 603 40; Texa3 corn red steers, Z2 903 70. Hogs Re ceipts, 24.000 bead; shipments, 8,000 bean: mar ket slow, 5c to 10c lower; mixed. $4 O0 4 25; light and heavv, $4 004 25; skips $3 503 20. Sheep-Receipts. 6.000 head: ship, ments. 5,000 head; market steady; natives, 13 90400: Western cornfed. S4 805 70; Texans! Si 00&5 25: lambs. So 00g6 55. St. Louis Cattle Receipts. 100 head; ship ments, 900 head: market steady: good to fancy native steers, SI 304 90; fair to good do S3 25 i 30; stockers and feeders. $2303 60; Texans and Indian steers. J2 403 70. Hogs Receipts 7.700 head; shipments, 2,100 head; market steady; fair to choice heavy. $4 004 15; pack ins grades, S3 504 05: light, fair to best, S4 00 04 15. Sheep Receipts. 100 head; market strong; fair to choice, $4 005 80; lambs, S5 OOffl 62a Kaksas Cttt Cattle Receipts. 1,300 head; shipments. 3,400 head: market steadv: 510c higher; steers, $3 3o4 70: cows. SI 852 95; stockers and feeders. S2 4503 65. Hogs Re ceipts, 4,200 head: shipments, 400 head: mar ket strong: all grades, S3 904 00; bulk at S3 95 i uu. oueep receipts, i,uunead; shipments. 1,400: market active and strong; good to choice lambs and mutton, S3 505 40; stockers and feeders. So 005 2i BUFFALo-Cattle steady and unchanged; re ceipt?, 820 loads through, 4 sale. Sheep and laintis steady and unchanged; receipts. 11 loads through, 19 sale. Hogs slow; receipts, 210 loads through, 26 sale: mediums and heavy, $4 40 4 45: mixed, $4 40; Yorkers. S4 S04 40; pis. $4 254 30; roughs. S3 5003 85. Wool Markets London A sale of woolen sheepskins was held to-day. There were offered 1,977 bales There was a filr attendance and moderate competition. The offerings comprised a good average averaging assortment. The quantity of short wool offered was abnormal: Australian declined: clothing and combing fell JJdgjkd, and lambs even more; good class Cape uf Good Hope and Natal declined Vd. Following are the offerings and prices obtained: Victoria 500 bales: Clothing and combing, 3dlsUl4s' pieces, 3J d5d; New South Wales 200 bales: Clctiung and combing, 23d: pieces, 5Jd: South Australia 900 bales: Clothing and corabin", 2d 67lfd, pieces, lJdGd: New Zealand 100 bales: Clothing and combing, 408d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal 100 Pales: Clothinc and combing, 4d6d; Tasmania 100 bales: Clothing and combing, 3J7d. Drycoods. New York. March 2a Tho market was un changed, and prices were for the most part firm. There was more doing in clothing wool ens, though nothing active. Tbe failure of John F. Plummer & Co. is not expected to have any direct influence upon the market, though oc curring at an nnfortunate time. NO ONE TO BID, And tbe Marine Ilonpitnl Snle Vn Post poned Until Itlnrcb 31. United States Marshal Harrah yesterday afternoon put up at public sale the ground on Ellsworth avenue, Twentieth ward.owned by the Government. The property was purchased in 1875 for a marine hospital, which was never erected. It has lain idle, and an act of Congress was passed directing its sale. The Secretary of the Treasury gave in structions to the Marshal to that effect, and specified that no bid less than $30,000 was to be entertained. At the sale yesterday no one seemed inclined to approach that figure, and the sale was adjourned to March 31 at 3 p.m. All the latest novelties in silverware at Hauch's, No. 295 Tilth ave. wrs Igents to scatter. Many Eeal Estate Hustlers Will Occupy New Quarters April 1. LOOKING TOWARD PITTSBUEG. Tbe Club Stable Scheme Bids Fair to be a Sacccs3 in the Near Future. BAD CONDITION OF WESTERN FAE3IEES Places on Fourth" avenue that have known many of the real estate brokers for years will know them no more after April 1. A few will move as a matter of choice, others ifrom necessity, the march of im provement demanding the demolition of their present quarters to make room for larger buildings. Some of them will occupy offices lurthcr up Fourth avenue, some on Diamond street, and some will put out their signs on Grant street Of course, their cus tomers will keep track of them and business will go on In prettymuch the old way. In most cases the changes will be for the better, as more room will be secured, tbe want of which has long been felt but could not be remedied. w The large number of inquires being received from business men in other cities in regard to the price of property, rents, etc. in rittsburg are beginning to attract attention. At least a dozen of these missives havo been sent hero within a month. They come from Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati and Richmond. Va. The fame of Pittsburg as a business center Is evi dently expanding. Although there is a great scarcity of first-class business bouses, it is hoped some arrangement will be made to ac commodate all who desire to try their fortunes here. Some of the Inquirers propose to build; others desire to rent. In either case they should bo afforded overy facility and encour agement. Capitalists would do well to take this matter under consideration. The influx of business which necessary accommodations would assure, would increase the value of property, as well as add to the wealth and im portance of the city. Home capital could not be better employed than in supplying the de mand for business bouses and moderate-priced dwellings. The club stable project, mentioned in The Dispatch a day or two ago, is progressing favorably, and It is thought it will be a go. The site and the price, S35.000, are favorably re garded by the gentlemen interested, and tbe purchase will probably bo made before thqp ena 01 me weeK. jur. uowers, tne owner of tbe property, was in consultation with Messrs. Charles Somers & Co., who are bis agents, yesterday, settling the deals. He said everything was favorable. One of the mem bers of the above-named firm stated that a prominent liveryman on Third avenue bad been offered a large salary to take charge of the new concern. The cost or the buildings and grounds will approximate 5100,000. Railway reports continue to furnish tho most comforting news of the day to the bulls in stocks. In February tbe gross earnings of 136 railroad companies amounted to 828.981,530, with total mileage of 77,383, against $25,837,105, and a mileage of 75,584 in February last year, a gain in earnings of 12.1 per cent and In mile age of 2.4 per cent. For both January and February the total earnings aggregated S60,020, 679, a gain over last year of 13.2 per cent. Tbe railways, as a whole, were never more prosper ous than they are now, and improving prices for their stocks naturally follow, Portraits on tbe national enrrency are: United States notes One dollar Washington, S2 Jefferson, So Jackson, S10 Webster. $20 Ham ilton, $50 Franklin, S100 Lincoln, $500 Gen eral Mansfield, 1.000 DeWitt Clinton, $5,000 Madison. 10.001) Jackson. Silver certificates $10 Robert Morris. $20 Commodore Decatur. $50 Edward Everett, $100 James Mon roe, $500 Charles Sumner. $1,000 W. L. Marcy. Gold notes S20 Garfield, s50 Silas Wright, $100 Thomas n. Benton, $500 A. Lincoln. $1,000 Alex ander Hamilton, $5,000 James Madison, $10,000 Andrew Jackson. The agricultural interest in some parts of tbe West is in a deplorable condition. A single law firm In one city in Southern Kansas has the contract for tho foreclosure of 1,800 farm mortgages. This means 1,800 homesteads trans ferred from the bands of so many industrious families to the hands of capitalists, either do mestic or foreign. The trouble is due to two principal causes farmers undertaking to cul tivate too much land aud crop failures, entire or partial. Tbe lot of the Pennsylvania farmer is a bappy one as contrasted with tho state of affairs above set forth. LOCAli SECURITIES. Plensant Valley Movci Cp Another Peg- Tbe List Generally Firm. As on Wednesday, Pleasant Valley Railway monopolized tbe attention of the stock traders yesterday. Opening at 25JJ bid, it advanced to 26, and closed strong at that figure. It was sparingly offered, and only a few small lots marketed. Higher prices are looked for. Tbe rest of tbe list developed nothing new, but firmness was a marked feature of almost everything, the exceptions being Pennsylvania Gas and the tractions, but even these stocks displayed no unual weakness, and their friends were prepared to sustain them If necessary. Total sales were 47 shares. MOUSING. ArTEBHOOX. 111(1 Asked. Hid. Asked. Pitts. P. S AM. Ex... Exchange Nat. Bank.. treehold BauK Kcj stone U'k ofP ltts.. Masonic Kauk M. AM. Nat. llanR.... MouonKahela ?. 11.... i'eople's Matloual Ilk. becond .National Bank Boatman's InMirance. City Insurance Citizens' Insurance.... .National Insurance 4IU 8-,'A 70K MX C'i 110 170 "27 "ZB W 1U7 47 "Yi'4 ;. "l9 50 SK 61,'i 40 25X 2S3 205 AllehenvHeatlujr Co. Chartlers V. Gas Co.... People's Nat. Gas..... People's N".G. AP.Co. Pennsylvania lias Co.. Philadelphia Co estm'el'd A Cambria Wheeling Gas Co Hazelwood Oil Co..... Central Traction Citizens' 'fraction Pitts. Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts., A. A Man Pitts. A W.ICCo P. A pref N. V. A CI. G. C. Co.. LuBter Miuin? Co Ve6tIngliouse Klectrlc U.S. Able. Co WcstliiKliouseAlrb'ke. The G. S. A Stor. Co.. 49 40 16M 20 "52 30 65 2-JI rai ls Siii ID 40 IS 48X 31H 3ii 29Jf 30 y, 2SM lssf 1C4 45 "4 113 l6 "m 113J, 115 iih;4 110 At tho morninc call 2 shares of Pleasant Val. ley brought 25. Before call 30 shares Free bold Bank sold at 63. In the afternoon 10 shares of Pleasant Valley went at 3. 2 at 26. 31 Philadelphia Gas at 52K,2at32,and20CIiartiers Gas at 4 Be fore call 50 shares Plej.sant Valley realized 26. M. L. Jenkins & Co. sold 100 shares Pleasant Valley at 26. Eduard P. Long sold 40 shares People's Natural Gas and Plpeage at 46, 25 shares Wheeling Gas at 1S. and 50 shares Central Traction at 30, and bought 250 shares Pleasant Valley at 2 Henrv M. Long sold 50 shares Pleasant Val ley at 26K- Rea Bros. fc Co. sold 10 shares Westinghouse Airbrake at 114. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 121,912 shares, including Atchison, 8,800; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 8.020; Louisville and Nashville, 4.400: Missouri Pacific, 10,340: Northwestern, 5,250; St. Paul. 4,850; Union Pacific, 12,900; Western Union. 3,155. HARD CASH. Contluocd Ease Iu ibo Money Market France Losing Her Grip. Bank clearings showed considerable improve ment yesterday, being $2,428,232 72, against J2, 375.890 51 the previous day. Balances were 387,599 75. There was a good demand for money, whicb was readily supplied at 67 per cent. Everything points to continued case. No change in conditions is looked for until after tbe April settlements. There bave been lively discussions on the Paris Bourse over a pamphlet, issued by M. Siegfried, an ex-director of the Comptoir d'Es compte, and M. Levy, the banker, showing that Paris is sinking below Berlin as a finance mar ket. It is stated In this publication that the shares issues of England for 18S9 amounted to 6,076,000,000 francs, and that those of France amounted to 520.000,000 francs, while those of uermany reacueu a total or ouu.ouu.coo francs, not: counting the shares issued by Industrial companies. I The writer of tbe pamphlet says: "Berlin has now become the center of Continental finance," and ho fails to suggest efficient methods of restoring French supremacy in that department. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 34 per cent; last loan. 3; closed offered at S. Prime mercantile paper, 6K7K- Sterling exchange quiet but strong at $4 82K t or go-day bills and $1 85 for demand. Closing; Bond Quotntlom, R-S. 4s,reir 121X U. & 4a. coup YSM V. 8. 4s, rec 103S D. S. 4ss, coup WX M. K. AT. Gen.Bs . 61Jj Mutual Union 68.. ..10O N. J. C. Int. Cert...lIlM Northern Fac lsts..ll4 Northern Fac. 2ds..ll4 Northw't'n consols.142 Northw'n deben's..H0t( Orecon A Trans. 66.106S r aciucos 01 '...,. .116 Ijontelanastampedls 95 Missouri 4s 100 Tenn. new net. 6... 109 Tenn. new set. 5b 102 at.1.. AI.M. Gen.5s 91 St. UAb.F.Gen.a.110 bv. Faul consols ....I27tf St.FL Clil&Fc.lts.ll6 Tx.. ..!.. G.Tr.Ks. S1H Tenn. new set. 3s.... 73J$ wuaui 00. zas...... wt Cen. 1'aciflc.Uts 112 pen. & K. o., ists...H8) uen. t it, u. 4j Tx., Fc. K. tt.Tr.Kctf 33 D.&tt.Q.WMt.lsU. union rac. i - West Shore 103 iwiu, tis iui4 M. K. T. Gen. Gs.. 75K Government bonds dnll and steady. State bonds dull and featureless. New York Clearings, $99,895,671; balances, $5,000,969. Boston Clearings, $14,570,199; balances, $l,42d,19o. Money, 4 Der cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $11,631,417; bal ances, $1,735,039. Baltimore Clearings, $2,202,333; balances, $374,270. London The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 19. 000. Tho bullion in the Bank of England in creased 349,000 during the past week. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to the liability is now 51.48 per cent. PAltis Three per cent rentes, 87f 85c for tho account. The weekly statement of tho Bank of France shows an increase of 4,025,000 francs gold and 3,550,000 francs silver. Chicago Clearings $11,720,000. New York exchange sold at 40c per S1.000 discount. Money rates still quoted at 56 per cent on call and 07 per cent on time. EYEEITUING BBAEISH. Oil Rapidly Approaching 1I10 Eighty Cent Line Field New.. The oil market was dull and heavy yesterday. The shorts were pretty well covered Wednes day, ana there was nothing to support it. All the influences were bearish. Refined was oil at Antwerp and weak in New York. Pittsburg and Bradford sold in the forenoon. In tho afternoon Pittsburg was a light buyer, but tho quantity of stuff handled was inconsiderable. The extreme fluctuations were: Opening, 88; highest. o8; lowest, 8jji: closing. S5& V ednesday's clearances were 318,000 barrels. The McPherson farm well west of Sewickley, en which some tall hopes were based, has como in as a dry hole. The Ivory well, at West View, is holding up splendidly. It is now doing 158 barrels a day by the gauge. There is some talk of drilling it In, and some oil men say It will either spoil the well or increase its pro. ductions to 500 or 1,000 barrels a day. The Union Oil Company's well, on the Mc Cracken farm, at Claysville, has come in as a 150-barrel producer, and the Claysville Oil Com pany's No. 2, on tbe Gourley farm, is in the Gordon, and good for 100 barrels a day. T. W. Phillips' No. 16, on the Jacob Stamm farm, at Glade run, in Butler county, is flowing at the rate of 300 barrels a day, and his No. 2 is doing 100 barrels a day. It looks as though the old Petrolla field was going to experience a re viral. A well drilled on tbe Allen farm at Campbell station, on the Pittsburg aud West ern Railroad, has a good showing, tne hole hav ing tilled up 400 feet with oil. Another well will be drilled closo to it. Hopes of another new oil field In Butler county may be realized at Grove City, where several test wells are to be put down. A sec tion of territory 10 miles wide and 20 miles long, lying between Mercer and Grove City, will be developed should anything be found in tbe first test well. Barnsdale & Moore's No. 5 on tbe Hammat farm, in the Eureka field, is 15 feet in the sand and flowing 300 barrels a day. The Borcher & McCnllough No. 2, in advance ot the Hammat, is a I5-barrcl well. Two drillers were terribly burned by an ex plosion of gas at the Bndgewater well, near Cumberland, W. Va. Many Pittsburg operators are turning their attention to tho oil flelds ot Wyoming, where great thlocs are expected. They are located in the central part of the Territory, and have never been developed, although oil was discov ered there several years ago. ALLEGHENY C0DNTI OIL. The Wonderful Development Pultinc Money In Fnrmera' Pockets. California in its palmy days did not fnrnisb any more romantic Incidents of sndden for tunes made than are now coming to light every few days in tho oil fields of Allegheny and Washington counties from 20 to 30 miles south and west of Pittsburg. A farmer from the neighborhood of Clinton, who was in the city to-day, reports that the oil speculators aro mak ing him daily visits with a view to leasing ter ritory at prices which would have been consid ered fabulous a year or two ago. Said he: "On the Ferguson farm, which starts about a mile and a balf north of Clinton, there are now 40 flowing oil wells, and only one well on the en tire tract is dry. All wells north and west or this tract have so far proved to be dusters or dry wells. "The McMicbael well, one-half mile from Clinton, around which great expectations gath ered, proved within a few days to be a dnster, and blasted many a bright expectation. Up to the very last day the signs were most promis ing, out an signs raueu. j.ne Aioert ferguson oil well famishes a story of success which has bad no equal in our section. A little more than a year ago John Ferguson, one of the pioneers of our section, passed an ay at the ripe age of four score years. He was a hard workine tanner and farmer, and though he accumulated a competency in bis long life time, his only son Albert has gathered more spoils in tbe one ear which has intervened since bis father's death than the latter did in bin long and laborious career. Not more than 600 feet from tbe old tannery is an oil well which is now yielding 500 to 600 barrels of oil every day. Tbe profits of tho present proprietor of this tract since October last have been 55.000, and he has lately refused $223,000 for his oil in terests. The Ferguson lands are rough and un productive as a rule, and $40 an aero would have been considered a good price a year or two ago. Tho urecent yield from this land is not less than $500 daily. This is hotter than the good old days of 5 ore, when a mere subsistence was eked out by hard toil in tho cornfield and tannery." The Allegheny and Washington county pio neers bad little conception of the wealth be neath their feet wlii-u they undertook to make to themselves bumble homes on tbo frontiers. Features of Yesterdnj's Oil Market. Corrected daily by John M. UaKiey fc Co., 45 Sixth street, members uf the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. opened SSifll.owest. 8S3( 85 Sarreis. 19.0S6 09,374 1,354 U12I sliest., 8SClosed.. Average charters Average shipments Average runs Itcflned, Nevr Yorlr. 7.25c. Beflnei'1, London. 5H1. Kciined, Antwerp, i7r. Ketined, Liverpool, l. Hefined, Bremen. 6.C5m. A. B. McGrcw quotes: 87K87Jic. Puts,84;4c; calls. Oilier Oil ftlnrkcts. New York, March 20. Petroleum opened steady at SSJgc, but after the first few minutes became weak on forced sales and declined steadily until the close, which was weak at 80. New York Stock Exchange: Oponing, 88c; highest, 8Sc: lowest, WSKc; closing. SBc. Consolidated Exchange: Opening, 88c; high est, 88c: lowest, &Gc; closing, 8&Vc Total sales, 501,000 barrels. THEY GOT THERE. Ileal Estate Men Come Together and Closo Up Same Denis. Ewlng & Byers, 93 Federal street, sold for F. Schoenthal to August Loch the property No. 144 Jackson street. Second ward, Allegheny, be Ing a two-story brick bouse of eight rooms, hall, bath, laundry and all modern conveniences, lot 21x103 feet deep, for $6,000 cash. Black & Baird, 95 Fonrth avenue, shld for tbe Henry Lloyd heirs one-half of lot No. 25 and one-balf of lot No, 26 in the Lloyds' plan, beinrr 50 feet on the east side of Dithridge street and extending back 171 feet, for 5,000. or S100 per foot front. W. C. Stewart, 114 Fourth avenue, sold for Thomas Ulam to James B. Armstrung, of Dil worth Brothers, a lot 40x120 feet on Stanton av enue, near Highland avenue, having erected thereon a fine brick dwelling of ten rooms, for SS.250 ca-b. Reed B. Coyle & Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold toKatherlne Hanley lotNo. 17 In tbe plan of lots at Marion station for $400 on easy pay ments. ONLY WAITING. Wall Street Speculators Holding Off for the April Settlements No Indication of a Itloney Squeeze The Cbnnges Few nnd Unlmportnnt. New York, March 20. The stock market was intensely dull throughout the day, the sales of listed stocks being tbe smallest for a full uaj s uu&iucss auk iujj;; uuie, nunc iun uuviu atlons were on a strict parity with tbd business I done. While there was no pressure of long stock upon the market, there was, during the greater portion of the day, a drooping tendency in tho general list, though no impression as made upon prices except where the bears were testing, and that to only a very limited extent. Both parties in the speculation, if such it may be called, are holding off for the present, pend ing tbe April disbursements, and, in the mean time, although tbo bank reserves are low, the absence of a demand for speculative purposes keeps rates easy, and there is no Indication of a money squeeze between this aud Anril 1. There was very little in the general list to day, but some selling of Union Pacific was done, and it yielded slightly. Missouri Pacific was also pressed for sale and shaded oft to a slight extent, while of the other Gould shares Western Union alone showed any life, and that was weak, losing nearly 1 per cent after selling ex dividend. Sugar refineries was the special feature of the day, and it moved up at first on the expectation that the permission to declare the dividend would be granted this morning, but, when the decision was reserved, it again fell away. Later, however, there was an im provement, and the stock closed at last night's figures. In the regular list only Tennessee Coal and me wneeung ana L,aKo trie siocks snowea any real strength, and the first named moved up irom 0110 m, tue rumor ueing iu:ik luu Brice-Thomas party had acquired a large block of the stock, and that the late depression had been for the pu rpose of accumulating the stock. Wheeling and Lake Erio preferred rose 2J per cent and reacted , but closed with a material improvement. Tho market finally closed dull and steady, with only a few unimportant changes. Tbe railroad bond market presented the same dullness and stagnation as stocks, and tho sales of all issues reached only $937,000, whilo tho fluctuations were small and unimportant in all but a few instances. The dealings showed ab solutely no special feature whatever. Tho j'ost says: For the advance in Wheeling preferred there is some reason in the f jets that it represents an improving property, with rap idly increasing earnings, and that the advanco in its price has been moderate, being only tun points since March 1, and that as a 4 per cent dividend payer it is still a good investment that pays b per cent. But for the wild fluctu ations of Tennessee Coal from 82 a mouth ago to 42J on Tnesday. and back to 54K at noon to day, there are no causes in anything connected with tbe business or prospects of tbe property itself. They havo been caused entirely by the crude speculations if a number of people who either know nothing about the value of tho property, or else must have ignored tbe fact that a stock on which the net earnings in 18S9 were scarcely equal to 3 per cent was not worth oyer 60 at tbe utmost. Even if it were a regular dividend paver of 3 per cent it would not be worth more. But as It is only a possible dividend-payer some time, a year or two hence, it would be much higher at 50 than such other prospective dividend-payers as Union Pacific or St. Paul are at their present respective current prices. Canada Southern not only earned, but paid, last year 3 per cent, and yet was selling at almost exactly the same price this forenoon as Tenne-see Coal, at which a 3 per cont dividend will certainly not bo paid this year, and possibly not next year. Tne roliowinir table snows me prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Excnanpc yester day. Corrected dallv for The Dispatch by Whitney & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of New lork stock Exchange. 57 Fourth ave nue: Clos ing Bid. 26S 36H 71 Eiy K0h Zl 22X loesi 68! US 91 S8 49 11 S3 110 141 70K SSM 43K 2114 133 149 15 8 7i 113i 17 6JI4 1MV S3 97 14 72H 306)4 KU "X 70JS 39 W,i 17 k WA na 1'tJi 7!4 87 18 40 189 XX r.a 111)4 H 37 S3 KM Open ID a. Am. Cotton Oil Trust Atcn.. lop. A a. Jf 36H Canadian Pacific 1l Canada Southern 54 Central or .New Jaraey.120 Central FacUlc Chesapeake a Ohio.... 23 V.. Bur. a Uulncy losH C Mil. A St. Paul Cali High est. Ixiw. est. Z61i J65 71. 'a 71 i. 55 61Ji 120f 13) 33 lOGJi iit.)i 3J 2M( 106H 6Hii HOSs O.. Mll.ASt. P.. pr....ll6X u., noes i. a r. ft!S C, tit. L. A Pitts... C, St. L.. A Pitts, pf. soli SOU oj C. St. P..M. AO C. St. F..M. AO..or. C A .Northwestern UCX C. A X. W. pfd C., C C. A 1. 7C5 C. C, C Al., nr Col. Coal A Iron 44 Col. A Hocking vat Del.. L. A W 135 Del. A Hudson 119 Denver A Itlo U E.T.. Va. AGa .... fc.T..Va. AGa. 1st pf. .... Illinois Central 115 Lake Erie A Western LakeKrloA West. sr.. M'A Lake Shore AM. S 107 Louisville A Masb vllle. &SH 1I1J 70V ii'ii 135H 149 110 7& 43 134S 149 115 64H JOT ih" r.i an 61)4 107 is" 73i .aiicnigan uenirai...... Mobile A Ohio Missouri Faclflc 15 73H New fork Central f. V.. L. . A W .... . 1.. U A St. L, 25X 25!i . x c a St. l. or. N. .. u. asi.l. 2d nr .. N. X AM. IS 46 . r.. O. A W 17) Northern Pacmc Nortnern Paclllo nr... 72 Ohio A Mississippi..... .... Oregon lmDrovernent. .... Oregon Transoon 36H PacincMall J7Js Peo. lice. A Kvans Pnlladel. A lteadluu.. 40 Pullman Palace Otr Richmond A W. P. T.. 21 Klchmonu A W.P.T.dI .... 4G 72" iiii ma 27ft 36 X Z1H 3iX si. P.. Minn, a Man. St. L. Atian Fran St. L. a Sau Fran Df. nt.L,. a San r. 1st m. Texas Faclflc Union Pacific Wabasn Wabash preferred Western Union , Wheeling A L. 2. Snjrar Trust National Lead Trust. Chicago Gas Trust.. .. Ex-dlvldend. IB , tBH '. ai . si . 7IJ, 691 im 43 S2M sij JIM Wi 42 62 W KM 264 S1?B 71 H mu 134 43 82 73 43), Boimn Ntocks. Atch. AToo 363 Boston A Albany. ..217 Boston A Maine 222 Boston A Mont.. . 43H Calumet A Hecla....iH franklin 15.4 Huron 44 Kearsarze 10V C. II. A 106V cinn. uan. A Clev... 231t Eastern R. & 16m Flint A PeroM 33H Osceola. :ST4 Pewablc 8 Oitlnrr .. 7fl Flint A Fere M. nrd. 97)4 iiiss. central J5 Mex. Central com... 19 .N. Y. A AewlCnit... 46j Old Colonv 177 Kutland preferred.. 70 Wls.Ontral.com... IS Wis. Central pr. 61 AllouezMgCo 3 Atlantic 13 Santa Fe copper 90 lumaraca im Annlston Land Co.. Si HostonLand GX San Diego 20 West End Land Co. 25H tseu Teleonone 7Zi Lamson Stores S7H Water Power o5, Philadelphia Stocks. Closlne quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephonson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, change. Members New 1'ork stock Ex- Hid. ,. 53'a .. IDS . 8 .. SIX .. 51 .. 30X . 72 Asked. 54 19 15-16 8,'i 52. 52 Pennsylvania Itallroad Keadinjr Kutlalo, Pittsburg A Western LebUh Valley Lenten Navigation Normern Pacific Nortneru Pacific preierred Mining Stocks. New York. March 20. Mining quotations: Alice, 100; Caledonia B. II.. 180; Cousolidated California and Virginia. 410: Commonwealth, 250; Comstock T.. bid. 2,900: Comstock T. scrip, 3,000: El Cristo. 140; Eureka Consolidated, 300; Freeland, 105: Horn Silver, 245: Homestake, 750; Mexican. 275; Ontario. a&00; Plymouth. 200; Sierra Nevada, 200; Sutter Creek, 225; Union Consolidated, 200. Bnslncas, Notes. Tur.r.E Is a good movement in local railroad bonds at full prices. They are considered a good investment. A bill has been introduced in tbe New York Legislature to reduce tho legal rate of interest from 6 to 5 per cent. Twenty-five mortgages were recorded yes terday. The largest being for $20,000. Hand 12 others were for purchase money. The regular life companies report a very boavy mortality for tbe first three months of the j ear, due to tho late visit of the grip. A Western authority estimates the packing of tbo principal points since March 1 at 310,000 hogs, against 325,000 for tbe corresponding time inlSS9. The news from the Argentine Republic is sucb as to Inspire tbo gravest apprehensions. Tbe premium on gold is once more up to 134 per cent. Failures In large nnmbers are re ported in Bnenos Ayres of brokers aud specu lators. AS demonstrating the willingness of cap ital to accept small return on safe investment, the allotment of tbe city of Boston ten-year 4 per cent miscellaneous loan at 104,281 is of in terest. At the rate named the return to the in vestor is about Vi per cent. SHOE TEADE UNUSUALLY DULL. Bud Country Roads Seriously Affect the Jobbers' Sprlnir Orders. The spring trade in the lino of footwear has so far been unusually quiet. A representative of one of our leading shoe joDbing bouses said to-rtay: "The condition of country roads for 100 miles around Pittsburg has bad the effect of very much curtailing our trade. Many of our customers are practically shut In, and it is next to Impossible to get tbe goods to them however much they might want them. Of course in tho end people must have a certain amountof boots and shoes, and when once the roads become passable we will, no doubt, make up for lost time with increased sales. "Now we can only Dlde our time, and hope that tho better day of trade may not much longer be delayed. So far this year the jobbing boot and shoe trade has not been up to tbe corre sponding period of last ear In volume. Rub ber goods bave been particularly quiet, and there is strong prospect that a good quantity of this line of goods will bo necessarily held over lor another season." "nrnif'CQTTf'' HrA"PTn?TQ bma 8maU' 10c; oe-"d break- there to represent the condition of tax "3 UUiUILOllU JllilllJlI!ilO. st bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, affairs in Pittabonr. " .3 Potatoes and Fruits of Good Quality Scarce and Higher. SWISS CHEESES TENDING UPWARD. Millfeed Active Ear Corn Scarce and Firm Flonr Steady. GENERAL GROCERIES ARE UNCHANGED Office of Pittsburg Dispatcit, TlIURSEAY, March 20, 1800. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Good potatoes are very scarce in the market and prices have advanced sharply within a day or two, as our quotations will disclose. Still further advances are extremely probable, and that at an early day. Apples and tropical fruits also show an upward drift. Oranges in cases aro up SI in the past week. Apples do not ad vance, but are very firm at quotations. Tho strong markets fur potatoes and fruit are ex pected to bring more liberal supplies next week. Of late markets have been rather bare io both lines. Eggs aro quiet at quotations. Poultry is scarce and firm. Cheese is active at quotations. Creamery butter is movingfreely, but there are no Indications of higher prices. In fact, markets are lower than they were last week. All German styles of cheese are scarce and firm. Limbnrgcr cheese has advanced and Is firm at the advance. Butteh Creamery, Elgin. 28029c; Ohio do, 2C27c; fresh dairy packed, 2021c; country rolls. 1820e. Beass Navy hand-picked beans, SI 751 SO. Beeswax 2528c $1 B for choice; low grade, 1820c cider Sand refined, $7 50; common, E4 50 5 00: crab cider. JS 008 50 barrel; cider vinegar. lu12c gallon. Cheese Ohio. llllc; New York, llc Umburger, 1313c; domestic Sweitzer, 13 14Kc; imported Su eitzer, 23c i,QOS ll15c ?? dozen for s'rictlv fresb. Fkuits Apples, fancv, 254 50 f) barrel; cranberries, SI 0C4 25 a crate; strawberries, 3510c a box. Featiiers Extra live geese, 60G0c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c i) ft. Maple Sybup New. SI 001 10 a can. Poultry Live chickens 8085c a pair: dressed, 1213c a pound;dncks, 75cSl ? pair; live turkeys, 1314c ?1 IS; dressed turkeys, 16 17c f? tt. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bnhel. $4 00 M bushel; clover, large Enellsh, C2 B, $4 35 4 60; clover, Alsike, t8 00; clover, white. J9 00; timothy, choice, 45 Bs, SI 60! 70; blno grass, extra clean, 14 Bs, SI 251 30: blue grass, tancy, 14 Bs, SI 30: orchard crass 14 ft, SI 40; red top, 14 fts, SI 00; millet. 50 Bs, SI 00: Hungarian grass, 50 B. SI 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, $2 50 bushel of 14 Bs. Tallow Country, 3?c: city rendered, 4Jfc Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00 3 50, fancy, S4 004 50; Florida oranges. 54 00 4 25, Valencia, $4 00 1 50 for 420 case, Jamaica. 87 00 a barrel; bananas. SI 2501 75 firsts, SI 00 125 good seconds, $ buncb; cocoanuts, S4 00 4 50 ip hundred; dates, 6K7c B; layer figs, 12!ai5Xc. Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 7075c: on track, 60G5c; new Southern cabbage. S3 75 one barrel crate; Dutch cabbage, S17 CO f) hun dred: celery, 40c "jl dozen; Jersey sweet pota toes, $1 504 75 a barrel; turnips, SI 25231 50 a barrel; onions, S4 UO a barrel; Bormuda onions, S3 75 bushel crate; parsnips, $2 2502 50 V barrel: onion sets. S2 753 00 per bushel. Buckwiieat Flour Si 75Q2 oo. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2425c; choice Rio, 2223c; prime Rio 22Jc; low grade Rio, 2021c; old Government Java, 2829c; Mara caibo, 2527c; Mocha, 9X31c; Santos 21K 25c; Caracas 2426c; La Guayra. 25K26c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades 2C30c; old Govern ment Java, bulk, 3331Kc; Maracalbo, 2S29c: Santos. 2b30c: peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 24c; good Rio, 23)c; ordinary 21 22Jc. Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c:allspice 10c; cassia. 8c: pepper. 17c: nutmeg, 7080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, TVc; Ohio, 120 SKc: headlight, 150 8Jic: water white, lOKc; globe. 1414c: elaine, l4c; car nadiue, llKc; royallne, 14c; globe red oil, 11 11K; purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4445c 33 gallon; summer. 40lS43e. Lard oil. G065c Syrup Corn syrup, 2629c; choice sugar syrup. 3833c; prima sugar syrup. 3033c; strictly prime, 3335c; new maple syrup, 9uc. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4S50c; choice, 47c; medium, 3843c; mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 3&Q3?c: bi-carb in K'. S?ZC bi-carb, assorted packages, 6J6c: sai-soaa in Kegs, ici ao granuiaten, zc Candles Star, full weight, 6c; stearine, fl set, SKc; parafline. U12c kick rieaii, uarnuna, bfiiyic: choice, t( Jc; prime, 56c: Louisiana, 5Q6Jc. starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, oGc; gloss starch, 47c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisin. S2 65: Lon don lavers, S2 75; California London layers, $2 75: Muscatels. S2 40; California MnsciteK S2 25; Valencia, 8Vc: Ondara Valencia, 10K 10 sultana, lie; currants, 5i6c: Turkey prunes, 5JJ6c: French pru"nes,7310c:Salon lca prune?, in 2-ft Dackage', 8Kc; cocoanuts, $ ICO. S6; almonds, Lan., ?? ft, 20c; do Ivlca. 17c; do, shelled, 40c: walnnts. nan., I415c; Sicily filberts, 12cj Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates, 6 6c; Brazil nuts, 11c; pecan, ll15c; citron, ! ft, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c $1 B; orange peel, 17o. Dries Fruits Apples, sliced, per B. 6c; ap ples, evanorated, 9c: anricots, California, evap orated, 1516c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 21g"Bc; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, lS&iyc: chirries, pitted, 1313c; cher ries, unpitted. 56c: raspberries, evaporated, 266527c; blackDerries, 7&7Kc; huckleberries, 10O12c hUGARS Cubes. 7ic: powdered. TVc: eranu- lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6Jc; standard A, oc: soic wiute. oiieiojic: yenow. cnoice. Mies 5?ic; yellow, good. 54i5c; yellow, fair, 5J uThc; ?euuw, uurK, Ofedc Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200). J7 00; me dium, half bbls (600). SI 00. Salt No. 1. ?1 bbl. 5c; No. 1 ex. W bbl. SI 00; dairy, fl bbl. SI 20; coarse crystal, H bbl, SI 20: Higgim.' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 SO: Higgins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peacbe", $2 00 2 25;2ds, SI 651 80: extra peaches. S240260; pie peaches. 95c: finest corn. SI 001 50: Hid Co. corn, 60S5c; red cherries, S085c: Lima beans, SI 20: soaked do. 80c; string do, GOQUoc; mar rowfat peas, SI 101 15; soaked peas, 70S8'ic, pineapples, SI 30481 40; Babama do. 2 75; damson plums. Doc; greengages, 81 25; egg plums, $2 00: California pears, $2 40; do green gages, SI 85; do egg plums. SI 85: extra white cherries. S2 40; raspberries, 95cl 10: straw berries SI 10; gooseberries. SI 3001 40; toma toes, SO&Soc; salmon, 1-ft. SI 651 90; black berries, 63c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green. 2 ft, $1 2 1 50; corn beef, 2-ft can, $2 05; H-fi cans. Sll 00: baked beans, SI 451 50; lobster, 1-ft. SI 8001 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled. 81 50; sardine", domestic, J, SI 25 4 50; sardines, domestic. JfS S6 757 00: sar dines, imported. Us, Sll 5012 50: sardines, im ported, yi. H8 00: sardines, mustard, S3 50; sar dines, spiced, S3 5u. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $36 $ bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mes. $40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. $32; extra No. 1 do. mess, $3SiNo. 2 shore mackerel, S2L Codfish Whole pollock. 4c 33 ft: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips. 4c; do George's cod in blocks. 6K37KC Herring Round shore, Jo 00?? bbl; split, SB 50; lake, $2 90 WlOO-ftbbl. Whitellsh.S6 50 21 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, so ou fi nail bni. finnan haddock, 10c f? ft. Iceland halibut. 13c 53 lb. Pickerel, halt bbl. S3 00; quarter bbl. SI 35; Potomac her ring. So 00$ bbl: S2 503 half bbl. OATMEAL S6 00S6 25 $1 bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 2 cars sample oats 27c, 5 days, P. R. it. Receipts as bulletined, 20 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 1 car of oats, 1 of malt, 2 of hay. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis, 4 cars of bran, 6 of oats, 1 of hay. By Baltimore' and Ohio, 1 car of hay, 1 of oats. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of oats, 1 of hay, 1 of rye. Tbe cereal situation remains in favor of buyers. Ear corn is tbe firm factor of markets. Flour Is steady. Millfeed is active at quotations. Hay is quiet, with a downward tendency. Uur quotations arc reduced on tho latter, in ac cordance with stubborn facts. Prices below are for carload lots on track: Wheat New No. 2 red, 8383c; No. 3, 7J0 EOc. Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, now, 38Q3SKc; high mixi'd. new, 31535c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 36K37c; new, 35g30c Rejected shelled corn, 20ill!.:c; hizb mixed shelled corn, KMJolc uats iso. 2 wiiitp, jai5c; extra, jno. a. a QTiW. mixed. 2525Kc Kvu No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio. 53051c; No. 1 Western, 5IQ52c. Flour Jobbimr prices Fancy winter and sprlnir patents, $4 755 25; winter straisnt, S4 &04 75: clear winter. $4 004 25: straisht XXXX bakers', S3 754 00. Rye flour. S3 25 3 60 Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $15 50 17 00 H ton; brown middlings. S14 5011 75; winter wheat bran, Sll 2511 75; chop feed, $15 5016 00. Hay Baled timothy. No. 1. Sll 25ll 50: No. 2 do, S9 009 50; loose from wagon. Sll COSH 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay. $7 00 8 00; packing do, 56 7507 00. Straw Oat, SB 75$7 oo- wheat and rye, $6 006 25. Provisions. bams, large, medium, 10c; Sugar-cured cured bams, 9Jc; sugar-eugar-cured hams, small, 10c; sugar-cured break fast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cnred boneless shoulders, 7ic; sn."ar-cured California hams, ic; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef rets. 10c: suzar-cured dried beef ronndi. 12c: bacon, shoulders. 5c: bacon, clear sides 7Kc; bacon clear bellies, 7c: dry salt shoulders. 5V?c; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, Sll 50: mess pork, family, 812 50. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5c; half-barrels, 6c: C0-B tubs, SJic; 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-ft tin cans. 5c: 3-ft tin paiN. Giic; 5-ft tin pails. 6He; 10-ft tin pail?. 5Jc; 5-B tin pails, 6c. Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c Fresb pork links. 9c BoneIes hams. lOJc. Pigs feet, half-barrels, S4 00; quarter barrels, $2 15. MAEKETS BY WIEE. Wheat Active nnd Excited, With a Itnlly In Prices Corn nnd Oat Belter Hog Products on tbe Fence. Chicago Wheat Trading was large to-day and the market at times was quite excited. A prominent local trader was a heavy buyer, and It is claimed must have added largely to his holdings. Shorts covered freely, and a promi nent floor operator bought in a large line, which caused a sharp spurt in tbe market and helped to carry prices to the outside point Good trading on outside account. The market opened J4o lower than yester day's closing, which were the lowest figures of tbe day, quickly developing strength under active buying, which carried prices up lc for May and then eased off c, ruled steady and closed about Jc higher than yesterday. Inter est centered chiefly In May deliveries, and the advance was more marked for this future than for July, while June followed pretty closely the advance for May. Tbe influences which assisted to bring about the sharp advance were the largo clearances of flour from the seaboard ports and predictions that tho loadings of wheat will be large soon. The movement of winter wheat at interior points or from first hands, is reported Usht, and winter wheat millers from several sections write that they have great difficulty in getting wheat to keep their mills running. Advices from California again report rain. Crop news continue to be contradictory. Most reports continue to note damage from winter killing. Corn was fairly active and firmer, a very fair inquiry existing for May and July from com mission bonses, and as offerings were not large, the local crowd being the only sellers, prices were advanced. The market opened at about tbe closing prices of yesterday, was Arm ana gradually advanced 3c, became qnlet and inactive, changed but little, and closed JiSJaC better than yesterday. Oats There was a decided increase in the trading in this market, and during most of tho session an excited feeling existed and prices fluctuated sharply. The recent slowness in tho market induced heavy short selling for May de livery, and the market became oversold. The light arnvals and small stocks here created considerable uneasiness among tbe bears, and an advance Pork Trading was only moderate and tho feeling was rather steady. Opening sales were made at 5c decline, but a little inquiry from the short interest caused an advance of 710c. Later the offerings were slightly increased a local manufacturer selling about 5,000 barrels and prices receded 57Jfc The market closed steady at the reduction. Lard Only a fair trade was reported and tho feeling was steadier. Opening sales were mado at 2c derline, but a better demand and stronger market prevailed later and prices were advanced 2J5c. Toward the close the feeling was easier and tbe market closed at modium figures. Short rib3 Trading was moderate and there were few changes to note. The leading futures raneed as fo'Iows: Wheat No. 2. Marcb,79iS80ig;7980Kc: Ma. ,79S0K7!Sc; July" 77j&78la "iU'J4C. Oats No. 2. March. zy.S-aMo: Mir'jivfii 22j21K22c; June. 21K212121Kc MESS Pork, per bbL March. S10 ZlYMVl 35 10 TiVMV iT7K; May. S10 4010 5001(1 40 10 42J5: June, $10 4210 5010 4210 V. Lard, per 100 fts. .March. 6 05tt 106 05 607: May. 16 07K6 I56 07KS6 12K; June. 6 15g6 156 156 15. Short Ribs, per loo Its. March. S5 02K 5 02K5 02K&5 OrM; May. $5 02KS5 055 02 o Oj: June. So 103 105 10g5 lof Casn quotations were as follows: Flour quiet ann linn, dealers asking 10c advance. No. 2 spring wheat. 79&S0c: No. 3 spring wheat, 6S75c: No. 2 red. 75S0c lo. 2 corn. 2828c. No. 2 oats, 21c No. 2 rye. 42Kc No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flaxseed. SI 43K- Prime timothy seed. 5119. Messpork. perbbl.S103710 40. Lard, per 100 lbs. S6 07036 10. Short ribs sides (loose), 5 005 10; dry salted shoulders (boxed), SI 35S4 40; short clear sides (boxed). S5 40K5 45. Sugars Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts Flour, 19,000 barrels: wheat, 17.000 bushels: corn, 440.000 bUBhels; oats. 117,000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bushels: barley. 30.000 bush els. Shipments Flnnr. 15,000 barrels: wheat, 22,000 bushels: corn, 161,000 bu'hels: oats, 140,000 bushels; rve, 11,000 bushels; barley.23, OOO bushels. On tho Produce Exchance to-day the butter market was uucbaneed. Eggs, 13fc New York Flour firmer; in instances 5 10c up, and fairly active. Cornmeal steady. Wheat Spot dull and firm; options moderate ly active, jc up and steady on local trading. Ryestrone. Barley quiet; Western, 4562c; Canada. 6770c. Barley malt quiet; Canada, 72i6S7Jc. Corn Spot stronz and fairlv ac tive; options dull. Jc up and firm. Oats Spot strong and fairly active; options active, higher ana firm. Hay quiet and steady. Hops easy and quiet. Coffee Options opened steady at 510 points down, closed steady at 515 points np; sales. 67.750 bag?. Includ ing March, 17.8017.90c: April. 17.15 17.45c; May, 169517.25c; June. 16.8017.05c: July, 16.6316.S0c: August. 16.5016.70c; Sep tember. 16.2016.45c: October, l6.(J016.15c: No vember, 15.9015.95c; December, 15.E5 16.10c; January. 15.85la.90c; spot Rio about steady and quiet: fair cargoes. 20c; No. 7 fiat bean. 1834c. Sugar Raw steady and quiet; refined firmer and more active. Mo lassesForeign quiet: New Orleans steady; Rio fairly active and firm. Cottonseed oil strong. Tallow steady. Rosin quiet. Turpentine quiet and steady at 43Kc Ejgs firm and fairly active; Western, HKc; receipts. 8,753 pacKaces. Pork quiet and steady: mess, old. S10 2510 75; do. new. Sll 5012 00: extra prime. S9 50aiO (XL Cutmeats firm: sales, 2,500 fts 10-ft bellies at 6c; 6,000 fts smoked bellies at TKc Lard dull,l2 points np;Wcstern steam.sput,S6 47 6 50; sales. 350 tierces at iS 456 47: options, sales, 1.500 tierces. Including May, S6 4J& 44; July, S650; September. 56 61. Butter moder ately active and easy: Western dairy. 6l8c; do creamery, 1325Kc: do neld, S15c: do factory, 619c: Elgin, 26&27c Cheese about steady ana in mouerate uemana; western, iUfeUU'c. Philadelphia Flour aulet, and prices well sustained. Wheat quiet, but firm; rejected, C070c; fair to good milling wheat, 7482c; prlmo to choice. 8591c; choice western un graded. 91c; No. 2 red, .March, 8l84Jc: April, 84K85c: May, 85KS6c; June. 85JS6c. Corn Options a shaue stronger; carlots for local trade quiet at former rates: No. 4. 2830c: No. 2 mixed, in export elevator. 36c: No. 2 mixed. March.Pb365c; Apnl,3636c; May. 3636c; June, 3b36Jc Oats Carlots. firm with a good local trade demand; No. 3 white, 29c; do on track, 29r: No. 2 white, 3031c: futures. li(jic higiier; No. 2 white. March. 29K3Ct4c; April. 29029:: May. 2S29Kc; June. S&eSJift Esgs steadv and in fair demand; Pennsylvania firsts, 14 15c St. Locis Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat Light receipts and other influences advanced prices, and the market closed c ahove yesterday: No. 2 red. cash, 7sc; May 7777Kc closing at 7778c: July, 7575c closinu at 75Jc asked. Corn hieher, but only moderate tradlnc: No. 2cash, 25ic; May, 26 26;'5e: Julv, 2727Jsc Oats very active and hisriier: No. 2, cash, 21c; May, 22Mc Rye hrra: No 2, cash. 4(c Barley No sales. Flaxseed firm, and saleable at $1 40. Provisions very quiet, with only a small job trado at un changed prices. Minneapolis Receipts of wheat 135 cars, with 31 shipped out; local millers were free buyers and all good samples went off well. The active competition among buyers caused considcrablo improvement in prices over yes terday. About all tbe offerings were held earlv, excepting some poor lots beld above ship pers' views. Closing quotations: Mo. 1 hard. March, 79e: April, 79'4c; May. 81c: on track, 80c; No. 1 Northern. March, 78c; April; 7Sc; May, TSKc; on track, 79c; No. 2 Northern, March, 16c; April, 76c; May, 76Jc: on track, 7677Kc Baltimore Provisions firm and unchanged. Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs strong at 13c Petroleum unchanged. Coffee quiet and easier; Rio cargoes, fair, 20c PK0DD AND UUNGRI. Great Suffering Among tbo Indians on tbe Flnmbenn Reservation. Ashxanu, Wis., March 20. Pride and hunger is the portion of the Indians on tbe Flambeau reservation near here. Recent white visitors were ibrcihly ejected from the reservation, and only a week siuce these same Indians relused to accept Government aid on condition that they would repay it. Great suffering on account of the scarcity of food and clothing is reported among them. The reservation is wholly unlit for cultivation. MEKCEU WAS THERE. Sir. Martin's Complaint ns to the Negligence of the City. William Martin returned yesterday from the meeting of the Bevenue Commission at Harriaburg. 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