p THE PITTSBUEQ- DISPATCH, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1890. 11 - IRON IN THEOLD KTJT. Eeally So Change in the Market in This Section This Week. TRANSACTIONS WERE VERY LIGHT. Orders for Steel Kails Can Xow tie Placed at Lower Ticures. TEADE STILL FIRM AT PHILADELPHIA The weeK past shows no improrement in markets. Transactions have been light for the reason that the drift of markets is down ward. Consumers are only buying as their necessities require. On the other hand, manufacturers of standard brands are not pressing their products on to markets, being confident that there is a better diy for trade near at hand. The fact, however, stands that markets are lower than they were a week ago, as our quotations will disclose. Wire nails have suffered a drop, and though cat nails are still quoted tbe same as lor a week or two past, there is little doubt that con cesions are made on these rates. There are rumors that Bessemer iron has been sold be low our inside quotations within a few days. There has been a disposition on the part of holders of Bessemer irons to press their Roods on the market of late, and this has moro or less depressed prices. Steel rails are on the de cline across the ocean, but manufacturers here hold their goods at the old rates. There is, however, little doubt that orders can be placed at the Edcar Thomson works at lower figures than have prevailed for a lew months past With the figures lowered, there still remains a very handsome proflr to the producer. At the reduced prices steel rails are selling at not less than J8 per ton above the rates of last summer, when steel rails were sellinc at $26 per ton. r ol lowing are the latest quotations: Central mill 16 50ffil. uw-can All-ore mill ir SOffilS 00-casn No. 1 rounilry, native ore IS W&1S cati No. 1 foundry, lakcorc is K19 OO-cash Kestenicr a) arM SO-cash Spiegel aSSfX33 00 Stuck har M Meel blooms 31 KV3--C50 bteel slain XI ! 50 blcel billet" 31Sas!50 fetcel U.C. cnd : ntfcM SO Meel bloom end ecfC22 50 Old Iron rails AmerlcanTs : omaa; 00 Old Mecl rails hort pieces 22 MaSI 90 bleel rails new l pagan 00 btecl It. Ilglll wc S)t.17O0 Harlron 1 tad 1 90 hteel nails per ke;, usual die... : IKS S 35 Wire nails perl.ee I KKal 2 TO Fcrro manganese S7 00100 FIRM JIT PHILADELPHIA. No Change In Quotations U Expected Be fore tbe 1st ol April. lFTECtAI. TELEGBAK TO THE DISPATCn.1 Philadelphia, March 21. The local iron market is finn considering the weakness mani fested in the South and West. Early in the week dispatches were fentoutfrom Pittsburg; proclaiming that tbe pig iron recently shipped hereby water from the South had been tested by steel makers and condemned, and this con veyed the impression that the Southern iron would not be useful to Northern manufac turers. The Southern producers state that the metal shipped was never intended for steel making purposes, and that the condemna tion so loudly proclaimed does not denounce the iron for foundry purposes, for which it is intended. Agents of the South ern furnaces state that they aro placing South ern pig iron in New England and the West and that more and larger shipments to Pittsburg by way of the Tennessee and Ohio rivers will follow. Concessions of 60 cents to 1 per ton were made by Southern manufacturers of pig iron, but salesmen for nearby furnaces are sit ting coolly in their offices and letting the buy ers do the hustling. One of the largest con cerns in this State is sold ahead ou the lower grades, but is in tho market for small orders of No. 1 foundry at $20 per ton. President Clark, of the Thomas Iron Company, has gone to Florida and he announces that no change in quotation will be made before his return about April L One company with furnaces at Columbia is reported to bavo sold 1,000 tons of No. 1 foundry at $19 OOL It seems to he the opinion among iron dealers that tbe McKinley tariff bill will not become a law. Bessemer iron is in light demand. Bar iron moves slowly, but more ac tivity is noted regarding plates Manufacturers of structural iron say tbere is enough doing to keep their mills busy. Quotations arc: ?11 ."WffiW 00 per ton Tor No. I foundrj delivered: flS 5u19 OOfor No. 2; tie 71(3, 17 50 lor gra lorgc: Bessemer, 20 50: blooms, S52 OP"B 00 per bloom ton of hot blast char coal; $! 0rgi5 00 fur cold blast delivered; J1 0i315 CO for run out anthra cite: muct bars, 30 OT31 CO at the mill: steel rails. 35 CO at the mill; old rails. &Z at Interior mills: bar, l.MI.S5e at cltv mills and !.8Ll.KSe in the country: eKeltt. 1.9.l.t3c, delivered, lor grooved and 2.OV5.2.10C for sueared plates, iron and steel respectively, tank, 2.ril.jc and 2.5(31 i.c bridge plate. iI52.30c. sIicIl 2.4(iffli50c and 2.8.3c; flange, Z.VJa;i.Z'c andJ. 1.Jc firebox, 3.75c and 3.75I.I5c: bridge plates 2.22.25r for ancles, and i20c extra for steel: tees 2.72.Sc; beams and channels, 3.1clorlron and bteel. New York Figures. New 0itK. March 21. Pig iron quiet. Coo per easier; Lake, March. $11 05; do, April, HI 05. Lead quiet and steadr: domestic, S3 92, Tin dull and heavy; straits. $20 SO. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of BuMness nt the East Liberty Slock Ynrris. OFFICE OF PlTTSBUItG DISPATCH, 1 FitlDAT. March 2L 189a f CATTLE Receipts, 75G head: shipments, 630 head: market, nothing doing; all through con signments. No cattle shipped to New York to dav. 110(33 Receipts 2.800 head: shipments, 2,800 bead: market slow; medium and selected, ti J0 4 50; best Yorkers. SI 3094 40; common to fair $1 204 25; pics H 0064 15; 8 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 1.UO0 head: shipments, 400 head; market firm at unchanged prices. By Tclecraph. Xr,w YoitK Beeves Receints, 57 cars for export; SO cars for market and G2 cars direct to slaughterers: market dull and 5c per 100 Us lower: steers. S3 901 55; bulls and dry cows. $1 GMJ3 75; dresed beef firm, G7Jc per ft for sides: exports to-day, 498 bpeves; to-morrow 878 beeves and 3,940 quarters of beef. Cable from London quotes American beef dull at Sc per Si. Calves Receipts, 374 head; market steady: veaU, $5 (W7 00 nerlOO tts: buttermilks, $3 00 03 5a Sheep Receipts 3,737 head; market Meadv: slitcp. 15 50g6 50 per 100 Bs; lambs $7 O07 75: dressed mutton firm at 910Kc per &: dressed lambs steady at DJJsjllc Hogs Receipts, 5,877 head; all consigned to slaughter ers: nominalh steady at U 404 90 per 100 fts. Chicago Cattle Receipts 7.500-head: ship ments. 3,000 head: market strong to higher, closing eisier: beeves, $1 85(85 05; steers. $3 25 4 30; stockcrs and leeders. $2 403 75; Texas fnrmuu uctn, J-' siKflo o. tiogs Receipts, 20.000 head; shipmenis. 20,000 head; market stronger, closing weak and active; heavv. $4 00 4 27J; light. $4 0004 25; skips. $3 504 25. Sheep Receipts. 8.000 head: shipments. 1,000 head: market strong: natives. $4 004 35 Western cornfed. 15 (05 75; Texans. j3 75 5 20: lambs. $5 OMJfi Si v St. Louis-Cattle Receipts. 800 head; ship ments, 00 head; market strong: good to fancv native steers. $4 304 80: fair to good do $3 30 4 40; Blockers and feeders. $2 30tJ3 40; Texas nnd Indian steers $2 40fi3 75. Hog Receipts 5,000 head; shipments, 5,100 head; market lower; fair to choice heavy, $4 004 10- pack ing grades, $3 901 05: light, fair to best. $3 95 ($i u. SheepReceipts. 4U0 head; marict sicady; fair to choice. $4 C05 80; lambs. 15 00 ICahsar Citt Cattle Receipts 3,000 head; shipments, 2,000 head: market active: steers &c higher; steers. 3 504 70: cows, $1 852 So stockcrs and feeders. $2 3U3 50. Hogs He ceipu. 5.500 head: shipments 1,600 head: mar ket steadv: all grades, $3 IXKJ4 00; bulk at $3 95 ($1 OU Sbeep Receipts 1,000 bead; shipments 1,400: market strong; good to choico lambs and muttons, $3 50go 40; stockcrs and feeders S3 00 35 25. Buff; to Cattle steady and firm; receipt-, IS loads through, no rale. Sheep and lambs slow and a shade lo er: receipts 6 loads through. 12 sale. Sheep Choice to extra. $5 90 0 10- good to choice S3 5005 85. Lambs hoite to extra, $7 007 25; good to choice S6 7c. Hogs steady; receipts, 30 loads through! 20 sale: mediums and beavv. $4 404 45; mixed S4 4c4 45; Yorkers. 1 304 G5; pigs, $4 2C Philadelphia Wool market quiet; Ohio PennsvIvaniaandWestVirginiaXXann above 3.34c; X. 30g33c; medium, 30S3Sc; coarse,34i 36c; New York, Slichigan, Indiana and Western line, or X anrt XX. 2S31c; medium 3CJ37c; coarse, 3436c; fine washed delaine X and XX, 33J7c; medium washed combing and delaine, 3llc; coarse dc, S53Bc; Canaoa washed combing. 3331c; tub washed, ch3ice,39 g40c; fair, 37e38c; coarse, 3235c; medium unwashed combing and delaine. 2SK)30c; coarse do. 2627c; Montana, 1725c; Terri torial, 1522c Drjood. JfK-w Yoek. March 22. There was no new feature to tbe market for drygoods. MABKETS BY WIRE. Mny Whent htrongnr, but Otber Fcnlnres Lose Ground Corn nnd Oats Ilold Their Own-Tr.flioc Chnnjies In Hoc Products. Chicago Wheat A large business was transacted and a higher range of prices estab lished for May, while the deferred futures did not follow the advance, and ruled rather weaker. The opening was about Jc lower than yesterday's closing, but the market quickly de veloped strength under large bnying orders, especially for May, and as the offerings were not large, prices were advanced for May deliv ery ?cc, then followed a reaction of c, again rallied, prices advancing to the outsido range, eased off and the closing was about c higher for May than yesterday. June and July deliveries did not follow tbe advance. Shorts covered freely for May, and operators were reluctant about selling short for that de livery, evidently fearing manipulation, liable on account of the limited supply of wheat at hand. The action of the market would indi cate that short sellers had changed their inter ests to July delivery. The market to-day was bulled some on the report from New iork that, while there were no exports of wheat reported, some 224.000 bushels had cleared late yesterday and would show np to-morrow. Advices were received fiom California re porting more rain and the Sacramento Valley Hooded; also, that recent frosts had done some damage to the wheat. Snow was reported at Minneapolis, but weather in tho West generally was reDorted fine. Corn There nasi fair amount of pecnla tive business transacted, and the situation was relatively firm early, influenced largely by the strength of wheat, "but later an easier tone was developed, dne largely to large estimated re ceipts. The market opened at jesterday's closing prices, was firm for a time, and sold up a trifle. Houses that purchased yesterday bought again to-day. but offerings became larger and prices declined c a local elevator selling moderately, and final quotations were the same as on yesterday. Oats The market was fairly strong. There wasTiood buying by several large operators, but the offerings were lioeral and their wants were supplied. The feeling at the opening was rather easy, and Drices receded slichtlv. rallied c for May, but later receded c, and the market closed steady at about the same prices a yesterday. Pork Not much doing, and the feeling was comparatively steady. Prices exhibited only slight changes, and the market closed at inside figures Lard Trading was modorate with only slight changes to note in prices. Shorts provided for a few contracts early, and prices advanced 2 5a Later tbe market ruled quiet, and prices settled back again to medium figures and closed quiet. Short Rib Sides There was a moderate busi ness, and the market ruled steady at about former figures. The leading futures ranged as follows: COBSC No. 2. Anril. IBVCVSiUeiCS'XtSSlSe May, 306326SOc; July. 31Ji31i31 b4ATS No. 2. March. 21K21K21K21c; May. 2222;s2IK21c; June. 21?s21& Mess'pors:, per bbk March. $10 30gl0 30 G10 3UIS10 30; May. 10 45fi!lU 47KQ10 450 10 45: June. S10 5010 52J$10 50Q10 oil. Lard, per 100 fts, March. 0 05B 07K6 05 607Jf: May. tG 100 1526 10g0 12'J; June. SO 12K6C 15g6 123 i& 15l SnoRT Ribs, per 100 Its. March. S5 0-5 5 07K5 055 07K; Mav. S5 05o 0K5 02 5 0K: June. So 10S5 105 07K5 la Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, S0 SOKc: No. 3 spring wheat. 6Sg70c: No. 2 red. $119. Meaapork.perbbl.$1037K610 40. Lard, per 100 lbs $0 07JJ. Short ribs sides (loo-e), S5 005 10; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 350 S4 40; short clear sides (boxed). So 40E5 50. Sugars Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts Flour, 11.000 barrels: wheat, 18.000 bushels: corn, 33S. 000 bnshels; oats 112,000 bushels; rye, 6,000 bushels; .barley. 30.000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 17.000 barrels: wheat. 15,000 bushels: com, 203,000 bushels; oats. 180,000 bushels; rye, 16.000 bushels; barlev, 24,000 bushels. On the Produce Kxchanga to-day tho butter market was weaker; fancv Elgin creamery, 24M25c; finest Western. 23024c: finest dairies, 2025c; fine, 1418c Eggs, 1314c New York Flour firm and fairly active; Cornmeal dull and steady. Wheat Spot stronger; options fairly active and irregular; near months Jc up; late months K?eC off, closing barely steady. Rye firm. Barley quiot: Barley malt quiet. Corn Spot strong and fairly active; options dull. He up and steady. Oats Spot strong and active: ODtions less active ana easier. Hay steady and quiet. Hops quiet and easy. Coffee Option opened steady March unchangeiL others 510 points down, closed steadv at 1030"points down; sales. 77.250 bag, including March. 17.75017.80c: April. 17.30 017.40c; May, lG.9517.10c: June. 16 8016.90c; July, 16.C')I6.70c: August. 16.350J16.55c; Sep tember. 16.1516.30c; October, I5.9o016.15c; No vember, 15.75c; December, 15.7015.95c; Jan nary. 15.80c; spot Rio quiet and easv: fair car goes, 20Kc; No. 7 flat bean. lSJ'c sugar Raw lower and in fair demand; lair refining, 5 1-lGc; centrit ugalc. 98 test, 5Jc; sales, 1,900 bags of centrifugals, 90 test, at 6c: 400 hogsheads Muscavxdo, 87 test, at 4Jc; refined firm and fairly active. Molasses Foreign active: 50 test at 22c: New Orleans steady. Rice firm and in fair demand. Cottonseed oil steady Tallow easy; city (S3 for packages), 4 5-16c Rosin firmer; strained, common to good. SI 200 1 22J. Turpentine easier and quietat 43043Jic. Esgs quiet and steady; Western, 14c; receipts ,493 packages. Pork quiet and nrm. Cut meats firm. Lardqnlct and ste.idi; sales 100 tierces Western steam. $8 50; options, sales 2.000 tierces; April, iG 43 bid;Mar, 6 44; June. $S 49 asked; July, J6 5106 52, closing at $6 52 asked August, $8 57; September, S6 04 asked; October, $6 66. Butter In moderate demand and freely offered: Western dairy, HlSc; do creamer' 1325c: do held, 8015c: do factory, 619c' Elgin, 26K027C. Cheese steady and in mod erate demand; Western, 1C01OJ-JC Philadelphia Flour firm and quiet. Wheat quiet, but firm; rejected, 00070c; fair to good milling wheat, 74882c; prime to choice. 85091c; western ungraded in grain dppot, 8Sc No. 2 red, March. 840S5c; April, 85c: May 85K 086c; June. &5iS6c Corn Options firm; car lots for local trade qnlet but steady- No 4 mixed, on track, 30r: No. 2 yellow, in Twen tieth street elevator. 37: Xo. 2 mixed March SSJ(?ic: April. 363"6ic:iMay. 26?;3G5c; June, JS036c Oats-Carlots advanced c with a fair local trade demand; No. 3 white 2U029Kc; No. 2 white, 3O03OKc: do on track! 31c: lutures K0Kc higher; No. 2 white March. 3O03OKc: April, 2930c: Mav. 29U.3 29Jc; June. 29529&c Eeg. steadv "and in fair demand; Pennsylvania firsts, 14014Kc Minneapolis Receipts of wheat for the past 24 hours were 196 cars, with 24 shipped out. The demand for spot wheat was good, and good samples for delivery to the mills went off read ily to local millers; tbe demand for outside was light, and for some lots the movement was slow, and some uifflculty was experienced in disposing of them at the stiff prices asked. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard. March and April, iflc; May. Sic: on track. SOKc; N o. 1 North ern March, 78jc; April, 7Sfc;May, 79Vc; on track. TWc; No. 2 Northern, March, .654c; April, 7Gc; Mav, 77c: on track, 7677c St. Louis Flour steady. Wheat higher; May opened He and July Jjjc lower: market im proved steadily and at tho eclos'was JiXc above yesterday: No. 2 red, cash. 73c; ilay closed at 78Jc, bid: June, 7SJg78Jic asked; July, J0Jc; August, 75Jc Corn higher: No. 2 mixed, cash. 25c; April closed at 26c: Sep- tciiuci .ifcwfc, wawj easier, io. i, casn, zo6c; May, 23c. aked at close. Rye No. 2 had bids ot 40K40?ic Barley firm; Iowa, 31c. Flaxseed, SI id. i'ovisions ery quiet; job and order business light at unchanged prices. Milwaukee Flour unchanged. Wheat steadv; No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 7274c; May, 7471Jc Corn higher; No. 3, on track, 29c. Oats higher and wanted; No. 2 white, on track, 24c Rye again higher. Barley advanc ing; No. 2, in store, 42a Provisions weak. Pork. S10 30. Lard, SO 05. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 1010Jc. Baltimore Provisions firm and steadr Lard, refined, 7Jc. Butter active and good demand for prime goods: western ladle, 16021c: best roll, 10019,:: creamery, 24ff20c Eggs strong at 13013KC Coffee dull but firm; Rio. fair, 2OK0SV4C. Toledo Cloverseed active and steady; cash and April, S3 25: October, $3 5a THE T01IB OP A QUEES. A Famous Sfonnd Is One of the Attractions or Shrbold Pnrlu The new Sheboldpark on the Bellevernon road will be fixed up handsomely for picnic parties. The road will spend about 55,000 in beautifying the grounds. Over the hill from the park is a large mound where tradi tion has it that Queen Aliquippa is buried. She was a famous Indian princess who controlled tije savages in this section during the days ut Washington. It is said she en tertained the immortal George. RIVERS RISING AGAIN. About 1,000,000 Bnshels of Conl Lying In he Upper Pools. The rivers are rising very rapidly, but no danger from a local flood is anticipated. Yesterday was a quiet day on the wharf. There wasn't much freight'of any kind on the move. It is estimnted there are 1,000,000 bushels of coal in the tipper pools, but the operators are a no hurry to tret it out WILL SPREAD OUT. The Itatler Chemical Company to Meet the Demand for Soda Ash. ENLARGEMENT OP THE BIG TLANT. Inside Facts About tlio Government Property on Ellsworth Avenue. F0EEIGN VERSES HOME CAPITAL The Carry in soda ash and other chemicals, such as are used in glass works, is quicken ing the interests ot the Butler Chemical Manufacturing Company, recently organ ized with a capital of 5400,000. A member of the company, and one of the largest of the Pittsburg stockholders, said yesterday: "We will at once proceed to enlarge our plant so as to be able to meet the demand for soda ash and other specialties for which there is a large home demand. We have plenty of space to expand in to any extent desired. The proposed improvement will cost consid erable money, but we believe business 'will justify it." There is a large amount of Pittsburg capital invested In this enterprise, which makes it of special local interest. 3 The failure of the Government to scllHs property on Ellsworth avenue was a surprise to many. A prominent real estate broker, in dis cussing the matter yesterday, said: "The prop erty comprises about two acres, and is valuable. I think it is worth more than the minimum price flxed by the Government, 530,000. The lack of bids is no evidence that tbe property is not wanted. Buyers were plenty, but they were afraid of running the price up on each other. In my opinion the property will realize at least $40,000. It cost the Government about S25.000, if I recollect aright. General Negley, who was in Congress at the time of the purchase, engineered the deal. When citizens of tho ward found out what it was wanted for a marine hospital they set up a vigorous kick, and kept it up until tbe authorities abandoned the project. General Negley's advocacy of the measure cost him a great many votes." A mortgage specialist said yesterday: "There is no scarcity of money in Pittsburg, and a good deal of it is being placed at low rates say 5 3-10 per cent on productive city business property. A loner rate than this is exceptional. Cap italists are very conservative, and confine them selves for the most part to choice properties which are always marketable. Out-of-town properties are viewed with disfavor. Farms are almost completely ignored. I have heard talk of Eastern money coming here this spring for Investment. There is nothing new in this it is always here. Some think it is cheaper than home money, bnt it is not. When borrow ers pay the extra cxnenso which the examina tion of titles and other formalities involve and which Boston men insist npon, they find that it costs them fully as much as the home article." There is nothing to encourage tho bulls in tbe coal stocks, trade in both bituminous and anthracite being in a state of almost unpar alleled depression. To prevent further de moralization the output Is being restricted as much as possible, only enough being marketed to supply the actual necessities of consumers. It is a matter of surprise that these stocks have held up so well during the long period of dull ness. The Sprague Electric Company proposes to build a street railway in Mansfield, O. A rep resentative of the company, Charles James, of Pittsburg, is now in Mansfield securing right of way. Thus rapid transit is marching on. It is a necessity of the times, as no wideawake per son in Pittsburg will dispute. Tbe recent advance in Lima oil to 27 cents Is causing an unusual interest in that product, but there is nothing strange about it. Tbe ad vance was dnc entirely to the increased de mand for it. During the last few months a large quantity of oil has been wanted, and a largo quantity has been bought; the price, therefore, rose. As the summer approaches it is highly probable that very much less oil will be wanted and tho prico Trill fall again, though It will hardly return to the old level of 15 conts. The stockholders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company will hold a special meeting on March 31 to consider and vote upon the question of leasing the AVest Virginia and Pittsburg Railroad, which is the main line of the system, but not including the Mononga hcla river road. The lease is for 999 years, and the links of tho railroads, when widened to standard gauge and completed, will be about ITS miles long. LOCAL SECURITIES. Pleasant Valley Keeping Up Its Little Boom -ome Weak Mints. Sustained by a good demand and light offer ings. Pleasant Valley continued its little boom yesterday, selling up to 26J and closing at 27 bid. Its earnings are said to justify the ad vance. How much higher it will go is a prob lem a good many are trying to solve, but judg ing from the temper displayed yesterday, tbe end is not yet. Tbe tractions and natural gassers were dull and lower. Switch and Signal and Electric hugged tho old quotations, wliilcLuster showed up a little better. Thero was nothing in tbe rest of tbe list demanding special mention. Bids, offers and sales were: MOUSING. ATTIBNOOX. lild. AsKed. Hid. Asked. Pitts. P. S A M. Ex... Freehold Hank: Masonic Bank MononK&hela '. B.... I'conle's National lik. 450 4 70 .... Gl4 .... 117 .... UH 170 becond National Bank .... 235 Third at- Hank 3b0 Allegheny Heating Co. JP8 llrlilcewalcr H. Co.... 30 .... 103 "46! "iws "32 lS,"i ChartlersV. Gas Co.... 45 People's Nat. Gas. 1'eople'sN.G. AP.Co. I6 Pennsylvania Gas Co.. 14 Philadelphia Co VS',i Wheeling Gas Co Washington Ull Co 85 Central Traction ? Citizens' Traction 64 Pitts. Traction 4T,i Pleasant Valley 2J1 buspeii'n U'dg.(6th st) 60 Luster .Mining Co )0 Yankee Girl illn. Co E.ibt End Electric CO Westlnphouse Klectrlc 45)$ New Castle Water Co U. h. A SI. Co 15 II. b. & S. Co. prrf. TheU. S. AStor. Co.- ... 4Gtf 40 47 "i'A 30 64 4.H "is'i 274 "45 35 10 40 29H 64S 41 an "isx 27 "45J 45 'is 104 .... At tho morning call 2 shares of Luster brought 20; 50 Citizens' Traction. QIU; 50 Phila delphia n, 32K:S0, 32; 20, 32J: 10 Pleasant Valley. 26: 50 London Airbrake, CO, and 10 Central Traction, 29Jg. After call 10 shares of Pleasant Valley real ized 26?. At the afternoon call 110 shares orWesting houso Electric went at 45K- Edward P. Long miM 2M shares Pleasant Valley at 26, 40 shares Union Switch and Signal Company at 15, and 100 shares Central Traction at 2 The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 152.292 shares, including Atchison, 5,2X9; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, 8.830; Louivllle and Nashville, 17.220; Missouri Pacific, 5.200: Oregon Transcontiiieiita'. 0.725; Reading, 6,100; St. Paul, 6.553; Union Pacific, 5,000. IMP0RTAXT DEALS. Several Large Pnrccls of Real Ettnte Quietly Picked Up. Alles 4 Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold for Captain William Wood, N03. 164 and 166 Fourth avenue, being three three-story brick buildings, each lot 20x85 feet, to Cohen, Israel, Kaufman and Trauerman, through C. H. Love, for $50, 000. The deed has passed into tho hands of the purchasers. Jamison & Dickio sold for D. C. Kuhn a brick mansard house on Shady avenue, lot 27x120 feet, to Maggie and Mary Thomas, for $7,300, and f or Bartman and Hay a brick houso on Oakland avenue, lot 31x110 feet, to Br. 3. S. Wagaman. for $7,500. They also sold the resi dence ot Joseph S. Brown, corner Lincoln ave nue and Meadow street. East End, lot 112x220 feet, to the Lincoln Avenue M. E. congregation, for $15,000. A stately stone church will adorn this beautiful lot in the near future. Reed B. Coyle t Co., 131 Fourth avenue, sold to Marshall H. Reno, for B. F. Beale, No. 20 Kirkpatrlck avenue. Allegheny, being a two story pressed bricK dwelling of six rooms and all modern improvements, with lot 17xl02 feet, for $3,750. James W. Drape & Co. closed tbe sale of the property at tbe corner of Sixteenth, Seven teenth and Sarah streets, Soqthside, for $22,500 cash; also closed the sale of a fine piece of property, of which particulars cannot be given at present; also sold a lot in Bellevue, 4Sx200 feet, for S1.000 cash: also closed two mortgages of S5S.O0O at 6 per cent, on manufacturing properties in tho city: also four mortgages for $1,500 to $2,000 each ou properties in the city and iicKcesnort, Ewing fc Byers, No. S3 Federal street, sold for Mrs. Lydla Pinkerton to F. Bchoenthal, Esq., on Wilson avende. Tenth ward, Alle gheny City, on line of the Perrysvillo Electric road, a frame house of six rooms, hall, bath room, both gases and laundry, with lot 25x125, for 53,000. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for Simen Beymer to Michael J. Murphy a vactnt lot on Romeo streat Oakland, heinir No. 231 ill the Linden Land Company's plan, size 24x100 feet, for 50. Thev .ilsn nlarvrl a mortgage for 5.000 for three vnars nn Oakland tirooerty .' nfift tn Iti.a. v- .... O.trlnnil T.r.,l1prtV near Forbes avenue, valued at $7,500, at 0 per cent. C. Beringer & Son sold a two-story frame dwelling with lot 20x110 feet on Third avenue. Homestead to Thomas Parly for $1,000 cash. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold to Andrew J. Armstrong a lot on the northwest corner of Chestnut street and the Beaver road. Edge worth station, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi cago Railway.size about 200x1,000 f eet,f or $5,200. They also sold lot No. 204 and part of No. 203 in tho Swissvale place plan of lots, Swiss vale station, Pennsylvania Railroad, size 53x125, for S416 GO. George Schmidt,157 Fourth avenue, sold to E. G. King, lot No. 11 Lombard street, 22xl20,with a seven-roomed brick house, for 53,000. He also placed a mortgage in the Eleventh ward for $2,800 for three years at fi per cent. D. Dennlson, 0214 Penn avenue, sold a lot in Stcrritt township for $750 cash. Also a house and lot for J. R. Holland to Mrs. Sarah Conn for $1,900 cash. They also placed a mortgage on property in the Twenty-first ward for 51,500. THE 1I0XEY MARTS. A Drop In Bank Clearings Dae to iSnsy Collections. There was a drop in the bank clearings yes terday of over $100,000. Under some circum stances this would indicate depression of busi ness but in the present case it is the reverse of that. It shows that collections are so good as to render merchants and manufacturers in some degreo independent of outside accommo dations. The cxclnnges were $2,300,354 22, and tbe balances $312,548 20. The following is a statement of bonds pur chased bv the Treasury from August 3, 1SS7, to and including March 15, 1890: Amount pur chased 48. $126,049,350; . $135,452,550; total, $261,501,910: cost 4s, $160,509,817; 4Js, $115.!W7.174; total. 8306,550.991: cost at maturity 4s. 5218,747, C98; JK. $152,903,902: total, $571,651,660: saving 4s, S5S.l77,8iO; 43. $8,916,787; total, $65,004,068. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 314 percent; last loan, 3J4; closed offered at Z. Prime mercantile paper, 57K. Strrling exchange dull and steady at $4 o2J for 60-day bills and $1 85 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations, D. S. 4s, re HIVIM. K. AT. Oen.Ss C4K U. S. 48, GUUp. U. B. 4Mb. ree. --:. Mutual Union 5s... .100 103il.V. J. C. Int. Cert...lllM U. B. 4M&, coup VMi northern l'ac uts..iM -Northern fac.2ds..H3S Northw't'n consols.112 Northw'n deben's..lll Oregon A Trans. Gs.lOCM St. Jj. AI.M. (len. 66 91 l-acincosol '- us tiOalslanastamped4s 9.1 Missouri 4s 100 lenn. new set. 6s... 19 Tenn. new set. 5s....l0i Tenn. new set. 35.... 74 Canada So. 2d J 98 Cen. raclnclsts 112 Den. III. (i., l8t3...IlbH Den. A It . s 78H U.Il.a.West,lsis. Krie,2rt 101H U.K. AT. Gen. Cs.. 75 St. I..AS.K. Gcn.Jl.ltO tit. I'aut consols ....t27) st.1'1. ChlAl'clsts.116 Tx., 1'c.L,. ti.Tr Rs. 91 Tx.,l'c.l.G.Tr.Kcts Ss union rae. uu uaf West Shore 105 New Yoek Clearings, 596,801,940; balances, 54.900.460. Boston Clearings, $16,394,753; balances, $1,802,024. Mones-. 4 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings. 511,560,352; bal ances, 51.614.G57. Baltimore Clearings, $1,956,125; balances, $279.2. London The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 87, 000. Pabis Three per cent rentes, 87f 62c for the account. Chicago Clearings. $11,322,000. New York exchange sold at 40c per 1,000 discount. Money rates steady at 66 per cent on call and 67 per cent on time. New Yore Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds have been dull and without feature. BULL IMPROVING. More Vim to the Oil Market A Strong Close Good Producers. Oil was steady and active as things go yes terday, trading being fair during the most of the session. Oil City took the lead. New York was up also. Pittsburg assisted tho up ward movement in the forenoon, but was the lowest point at the close. Tho strength was due to short selling, as indicated by the strong closo within a small fraction of tbe highest point. The range was: Opening, 85; highest, 87; lowest, 85: closing. 86. Thursday's clearances were 6OS.00O barrels. Tho Horton, Crary Co. well in the Sheffield district is tbe biggest yet struck in that territoiy, and shows that the field is far from dry. At last accounts it was flowing at tho rate of about 150 barrels an bour. The Pennsylvania Oil Company also got a well on lot 197, adjoining Horton, Crary & Co.'s gusher, that is doiDg 25 barrels an hour. These two striken will make things a little brighter in Sheffield. Tanks have been erected at the well on the Tootbman farm at Fairvicw. W. Va., and the oil is flowing at the rate of 25 barrels a day. At Eureka Barnsdale & .Moore's No. 5 on the Hammatt farm is doing 300 barrels a day. They have another well in tbe field that oine in about two months ago, now producing 135 bar rels a day, and the South Penn Oil Company has another that is doing 200 barrels a day. In addition to its new one, on tho Hammatt larin, Honing 400 barrels a d 1', Conner ABiggens'Z'jIt No. 2. in the Wash ington field, is mak.ng 60 barrels a day from the fourth sana, and Aiken it Co.'s Haggerty No. 4 is showing for a 75-barrel producer from the fifth sand. The Forest Oil Company has a 50 barrel well in its Nn. 4 on the William Morrow farm that is in the Gordon. In the hundred-foot district Wood & Young's No. 2 on the Cable farm has an excellent sand, but no oil as yet. Their No. 2 on the U. E. Shannon farm is through the sand and will be small, while their gusher on tho John Dam bach farm is making 360 barrels a day. The Wildwood well did 31 inches in 21 hours, about 77 barrels, making its production for 24 hours over iuu barrels, a decided increase. The well on the UDper Brothers Island in tbe Eureka field camo in Thursday night, and is flowing 20 barrels an hour. This is tho third good well in four days. Tho cntiro output ot the three is 2,000 barrels a day. Tho Bridgewater Gas Company brought in an bO-barrcl well on tbe Smith farm in the Turkeytoot field. Fentnrcs of Yesterday's Oil SInrkel. Corrected dally by John M. OaKiey A Co., 45 Sixth street, members of tbe Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened.. Highest.. 85VLoweat 83 87 ICloied 6 Barrets. Average charters 18,229 Average shipments 69,053 Average runs , - 61,941 Itellned. IS ew York. 7.25c, Keflncii, London. Sfcd. KcHned, Antwerp, l7r. KeUncd. Liverpool, ea. Kenned, Bremen. 6.65m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, 86Kc; calls, 87KS7Kc Other Oil fllnrkets. Bradford. March 21. Petroleum opened at 85-Kc; closod at S7c; highest, S7Jc; lowest, S5c; clearances, 956,000 bbls. Oil Citt. March 2L Petroleum opened at 5c: highest, STJc: lowest, 85c; closed at 87Jc Sales, 250.000 bbls.; clearances not re ported; charters 5,714 bbls,; shipments, 33,783 bbls.; runs, 70,477 bbls. Nkw York, March 21. Petroleum opened weak at S6c, but after the first sales became strong and advanced to &7Jc Tho market then hecame quiet and closed steady at 87c New York Stock Exchange: Opening, bHe; highest. 87r: lowest, b6c; closing. STc. Consolidated Exchange; Opening, 85c; high est, STKc: luwcst, 85c; closing, SGc. Total sales, 21S.O0O barrels. THE LAST HOUR Productive of All tho Activity In tho Shnro Market Brokers Anxious About To Dny's Bunk Statement Gains m tbo Finish. New York, March 2L The dullness in the stock markot, which was the most conspicuous feature yesterday, was even moro intense to day until the last hour, when tbe only approach to activity was had. Every one was holding off, and neither slue was disposed to press any little advantage It might have though a few marked movements were made during the day. The bank statement Is again the principal point of anxiety, and should to-morrow's state ment prove a favorable one a new buying move ment is likelv to result, though nothing of large proportions is to be expected until after tho April settlements are out of the way. The dullness to-day up to 2 p. M. was simply oppressive. The only feature of tho forenoon was Sugar refineries, which was sold down a trifle in the early dealings, bnt the reception of the news that the court had granted tbe per mission to pay tbe dividends rallied it to above 70, though there seemed to be plenty of stock for sale at that price and it afterward reacted. An application for an Injunction against tbe payment of a dividend upon Chicago Gas was the occasion of a drive at that stock in the afternoon, and it broke from 4SJ to 41J, on comparatively lively trading. The final settle ment of the troubles among the managers of Tennessee Coal has had its effect, and that stock was more quiet to-day, though alter open ing up 1 per cent it lost the improvement and not until the last hour was any real advance made in it. Toward delivery hour tho impression that the Dank statement to-morrow would be a good one got abroad, and the traders started in to cover some of their shorts, and the lack ot stock for sale was plainly exemplified by the ju.AiA.eu. aavanco wuicn tooK place in iu ouoifc time left in which to do business. The coalers were most conspicuous in the advances. Col orado Coal hnnrntl !i TYifttpri.il Improvement. ! Tho movement extended to all portions of the list, and evervthlnc traded in felt tho stimulus, ! MlA mntVof nln.in- nnlat- hnt BtffttH flt.Y.llA highest prices of the dav. Among the special ties Wheeliug and Lake Erie and Oregon Short Line were prominent for strength, hilo Louis ville, New Albany and Chicago wa3 tho weak point. Tbe list this evening is almost invaria bly higher, and even Chicago Gas khows only a fractional loss, whilo Colorado Coal rose 2; Tennesse Coal 1; Louisville and Nashville l'i, and Rock Island and Denver, Texas and I't. Worth 1 per cent. Railroad bonds were a little more animated, and tho Louisville, New Albany and Chicago consuls were the only featuro of tho day, drop ping from par to 93jic. but rallying 1 per cent at the close. They furnished 5125,000 to the grand total of $1,101,000. There was the usual lack of featuro in the rest ot tbe list, and of those which show gams Duluth and Iron Range firsts rose 1Z to 102J while Louisville Southern firsts lol 3it92. The Foil says: There was less business in railroad stocks this forenoon than there has been in tho samo hours at any time in over two years. Leaving out such stocks as Tennessee Coal. Colorado Coal, Oregon Transcontinental and Sugar Trust, in which tbere was some activity, aris ing from such causes special to themselves in each case, and which would not be the causes of any general movement either for invest ment or for liquidation, tho total remaining transactions in railroad ttocks in the forenoon were only about 30,000 share, or about ono lourth of tho forenoon's proportion of a very moderate business in stocks. If the mere scalping for eighths and quarters by the board room traders could be deducted from the 30,000 shares, it is probable that it would show th.it not above 5,000 or 6,000 hares of railroad stocks had been bought or sold en regular commission orders this forenoon. So that it is probable that the total commissions paid to stock exchange brokers for their trans actions this forenoon did not amount to above 51,500. When it is remembered that thero are over 1,100 members of the New York Exchange, and that a large proportion of them try to live UDon commissions, it Is easy to understand why they feel despondent, and, as bearishness is he natural concomitant of despondency, talk bearish. Tne rotlowing table snows the prices 01 active stocks on the Sew York Stock xcnan)te vester day. Corrected dally for Tub Dispatch by Wuitnkt ASTBP11EE0N, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of .New York Slock fcxenange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clos- Upen- High- Low- me Int. est. . lild. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 27 27 2fia 27Jj Atcn.. Top. A . F 36K 37)4 3SH 37 Canadian Pacific 72 Canada Southern 54,S 54V ofi HH Central or Mew J arsey. 120j 12IH i:0S 121) Chesapeake Ohio.... 2ZH 221 22 tlh C Bur. & Ouli.cr lOb'S I07M ll) 10oi C. J111I. A St. Paul.... 6bH C8a 63)a G8b C. ilil.A St. P.. pt lld?i C. JtoccLAP 934 Sl4 )3'A 94 C, St. L. A Pitts :c34 C St. 1. A Pitts. Df. 'oO'A C M. IV.il. AO Zli C. St. P..M. AO..DL 93 C A Northwestern 110?s III HOfa 110K C. AN. W. pfd 141 C, C. C. A. I.' 7CM 70M 70M 70)1 C. C. C. &"!.. pr 8SS$ Col. Coal A Iron 44 4iX 44 ti Col. A ilockme Vat .. 22 22 21!f 2144 Dei.. L. SV 135H 1K 135 lZCii Del. A Hudson 149 149 149 149k Denver A JiloU 15 15 14 14 Denver A KioG.nr. 45H E.T.. Va. AGa . 814 k.T..Va. AGs. 1st nr. 72 72 72 71b E. T Vs. Aua. za pr. 22 Lake Erie a Western 1TA Lake Krle A West, pr.. 64f 64! S4 CIK Lake Snore AM. tf 107 J07;t 107 177 Louisville A a ash vine. 84 Siii 4 84 Michigan Central 97) 97H Bl'i !h Mobile Ohio 144t Missouri PaclOe 72X 73 723 73 H lew tfork Central IMP . .. L. Js. A W .... X 25lf 25,l 24H Jl. Y.. C ASt. Li 17 17 17 17M N. i C. A St. L. nr. 70)J N.Y.. C. ASt.L. 2d Dl W7i 39 39 39 N.Y1X t 46X 4hli 45V 41 . Y.. O. A W 17)4 17i I7 17ii Norrous Western 19 Norrolk Weatern.pr. X4 COX GO,1 60 Northern Pacinc 30 (ortnern Pacinc pr... 72 72K 72! 724 Oregon improvement. 45 4r 4& 45, Oregon Transcon 37i Zs'a Zlii 3 PacincUall 37 Peo. Dec. A Evans 184 Pnlladel. A Heading-.. 39 r3H 34 40 U Richmond A W. P. T.. 21 21 21 20 Richmond A TV.P.T.nr 77M St. P.. .Minn. A Man 12 St. L. A San Fran 174 St.L. A San ITran of. 37h st.ii. A San r. 1st pi. S3 Texas Paolflo... 19 Union Pacinc b3X C2 62. 62 WsDaan 12 Wabash preferred 284( 28 20V 2Gf Western Union. SIX 81 81 siV Wheeling: L. . Tl'i 724 51 724 Sa gar 1 rast C94 7H'A E'iyi C9ij National Lead Trust. 18!4 is '4 18 iS'4 Chicago Gas Trust.... tl'A Z'A 41 42 Boston Atoclls. Atch. ATou 37X Atlantic 13 Boston A Albany.. .213 Uoston A Mont 43V Boston A Maine 225 Calumet A Hecla....25G C 11. A W 1074 Krantun 15 Kasternlt. It 164)- Huron 34 Eastern K. It. 6s ....125 Kearsarge 11 flints Pereai S2H Osceola. 28 FllntAPereM. Dfd. 9a 1'ewablc 8 li. It. & FtS. 7s 100 Qulncy 70 Mass, Central 17V santa Ke copper..... Mcx. Central com... 11 Tamarack 153 . 1. a N cw Kng. .. 4i4 Annlston Land Co.. 5 O. A Ij. C. com 7 Boston Land 6 Old Colony 177 Sin Ulego iov Kiitlandcommon.... Saa West End Land Co. 254 ttutlaud preferred. . 73 Hell Telennone 223 WU.Centrai.com... 2SV Lamson Stores 23 Wis. Central pf. (1 Water Power 6 AllouezMiCo 3 Centennial Mining, 23 Philadelphia rttoelc. Closing qnotatlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 7 Fourth avenue. Members .New fork Stock Kx chanve. Pennsylvania Kallroad Keaainjr .. Lehigh Valley I.ehlirh .Navigation Philadelphia and Krle U. co's Nen Jersey Northern Pacinc , Northern Pacific preferred .. 53 20 1-16 51 52 3C t22S 30 72M Ex-dlvldend. tAskcd. lllinlnc Slocks. New York, March 21. Mining quotations: Alice, 120; Caledonia .B. H 180; Consolidated California and Virginia. 415: Commonwealth, 250; Comstock T scrip. 30 00; EI Cristo. 145; Hale and Norcross, 220: Horn Silver, 220; North Belle Isle, 100: Ontario. 39 00; Ophir, 370; Savage, 145: Sierra Nevada, 195; Sutter Creek, 230. BUSIKESS X0TES. The Supreme Court of Illinois has denied a rehearing in the Chicago Gas Trust case. Repkeskxtatives ot several New York banks were on the street yesterday offering money at 5 per cent. The Berlin syndicate has taken tbe second block of Northern Pacinc 5s at S9, the first lot having been largely over subscribed. There is a remarkable rush for member ship in the London Stock Exchange, and tho entrance fee is to be raised from $1,500 to IV -. Money is distinctly easier in Chicago, 5 per cent being accepted in some instances where 6 per cent would have been exacted a few weeks ago. Six per cent will be the maximum rate of dividend of the Pleasant Valley Railway Com pany until all indebtedness is wiped out. This should bo satisfactory to investors. Major Glover, of James W. Drape fe Co., was out the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday with some wealthy gentlemen representing a large syndicate, looking for a site for an ex tensive manufacturing plant, and are supposed tn li", vn f.mrwl nn. rPlin Afflini esiri hn iirnnlil turn on the light in a few days. Wool Markets. Boston There has been a fair business in domestic wool during the past week. Foreign wool has been in moderate request. Sales of all kinds amount to 2,805,000 pounds. Prices, on the whole, have been about the same, al though for washed fleeces they were weak and in buyers' favor. Michigan X fleeces have sold to a moderate extent at 28c Ohm fleeces havo been quiet at 31c for X and 330330 for XX and XX and above. Combing and delaine fleeces have been about steady at 3940c for No. 1 combing, 35c for Ohio tlno delaine and 31c for Michigan fine delaine, but sales wcro made only in small lots. Unwashed combing wools have been dull. Territory has been in good de mand, with sales of fluo at 56058c; tine medium at 53055c, and medium at 50052c. Texas wool has sold in the range of 17021c, and Oregon at 41049c Considerable California spring has been sold at 62c, scoured. Pulled wools have been In steady demand at unchanged prices. Foreign has continued firm. You can break up a bad cold by the timely use ot Dr. Jayre's Expectorant, an old and popular medicine for sore lungs and thtoats, and the best of all cough remedies. A life-size crayon and one dozen cab inet photos can be had together for 6 only at Society Gallery. 35 Filth are. Use elevator. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Markets About Bare of Good Potatoes and Fancy Apples. POULTRY SCARCE AND VERY FIRM. Oats and lar Corn Are StrongBay Quiet and Flonr Steady. CEREALS STILL IN 1'ATOR OP BDIEKS Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, i Frieay, March 21, 1S90. J Country Prodnce Jobbing Prices. Poultry is very scarce and firm. Markets are almost bare of good potatoes, a fact attributed by dealers to the impassablo condition of coun try roads throughout the regions tributary to Pittsburg. Dairy products are quiet at the old prices. Apples and tropical fruits of high grade are in good demand at outside quota tions. Onions are good stock and firm. Cab bage is moving slowly because of high prices. Eggs are slow. Produce men report a quiet trade for Friday, owing to unfavorable weather and a scarcity of stuff. Full supplies are on the way, and tho general expectation is that next week there will be an abundance of fruits and vegetables on tbo market. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2S23c; Ohio do, 2027c; fresh dairy packed, 2021c; country rolls. 1820c. Beans Navy hand-picked beans, $1 751 80. Bkeswax 25028c ?1 tt for choice; low grade. lS20c. Cider Sand refined, f7 50; common, U 50 5 00; crab cider. JS 00S8 50 1 barrel; cider vinegar. lU12c gallon. Cheese Ohio, llllc; New York, llKc iimburger, 1313c; domestic Sweitzcr, 130 14Kc; imported Sweitzer, 23c. Eggs 1415c dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancy, f 1 254 60 V barrel; cranberries, H 004 25 a crate; strawberries, 3540c a box. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots, 3035c 9 ft. Maple Syrup New. 51 001 10 a can. Poultry Live chickens SJ0S5c a pair; dressed, 12$'13e a pound; ducks, 75cJl pair; live turkeys, 13llc W ft; dressed turkeys, 16 17c ip ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to buhel. $4 00 f? bushel; clover, large English, 62 ft, S4 35 4 60; clover, Alsike, S3 00; clover, white, $9 00; timothy, chnicp, 45 fts, SI 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 fts, SI 251 30; bine grass, tancy, 14 fts, SI 30: orchard eras'. 14 fts, $1 40; red top, 14 fts, SI 00; millet. 50 fts, SI 00; Hungarian grass, 50 fts. SI 00; lawn grass, mixture of line grasses, S2 50 ?1 bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country. 3?ic: city rendered. 4Kc. Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, S3 00 3 50, fancy, S4 0OQ4 50; Florida oranges. S-l 00 dH 25, Valencia, S4 004 50 for 420 case, Jamaica, S7 00 a barrel; bananas, $1 25Q1 75 firsts, SI 00 l?."good seconds, f buncb; cocoanuts, J4 00 4 50 H hundred; dates. 6X7c fl ft; layer tigs, 12K15c. Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 7075c: on track, 6065c; new Southern cabbage. S3 75 one barrel crate: Dutch cabbage, S17 00 fl hun dred: celery. 40c 1 dozen; Jersey sweet pota toes, S4 5D4 75 a barrel; turnips, SI 23!B1 50 a barrel; onions, S4 00 a barrel; Bermuda onions, S3 75 bushel crate; parsnips, 2 252 50 ) barrel: onion sets. S2 753 00 per bushel. buckwheat Flour $1 752 00. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 24025c; choice Rio. 2223c; prime Rio 22c; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java, 2829Jc; Mara caibo. 25027c; Mocha, 29X31Xe; Santos 21 25Kc; Caracas 242Cc; La Guayra. 2526c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2630c; old Govern ment Java, bulk, 3331Kc; Maracaibo, 2S29c: Santos. 26030c: peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 24c; good Rio, 23c; ordinary 21 22c Spices (whole) Cloves, 17018c: allspice 10c; cassia. 8c: pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c; Ohio, 120 8Kc: headlight, 150 8Kc: water white, 10c: globe. 1414c: elaine, llKc; car nadine, 11:; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 110 llKc; purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 41015c $ gallon; summer, 40043c Lard oil. 60065c Syrup Corn syrup, 2602ac; choice sugar syrup. 363Sc; prime sugar syrup. 30033c; strictly prune, 33035c; new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 48050c; choice, 47c; medium, 3843c; mixed, 40042c SODA Bi-carb in kegs. 3&3?ic: uiarb n Xs. 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 56c; sal-soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 8c; stearine, f! set, 8kc: parafflnc. 11012c Rice Head, Carolina, 6J7c: choice, 6J4Q 6c; prime, 5H6c: Louisiana, 606c Starch Pearl, 2JJc; cornstarch, o6c; gloss starch, 407c FOREIGN FRUITS Layer raisins. SZ 65: Lon don lajcrs, $2 75; California London lavers, S2 75: Muscatels. $2 40: California Musca'teK 82 25; Valencia, SUc; Ondara Valencia, 10V lOyie: sultana, lie; currants, 5K36c: Turkey prunes, 5Ji6c; French nrnnes,710c:Salon ica prunes, in 2-ft packages, SVc; cocoanuts, 31 100. S6; almonds, tan., ?1 ft, 20c; do Ivica. 17c; do, shelled, 40c: walnuts, nan., 14015c: Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 12013c: new dates, 6 6Jc; Brazil nuts, lie; pecan". ll15c; citron, fl ft, lS19c; lemon peel, 18c $1 ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 6c; ap ples, evaporated, 9c: aDricots. California, evap orated, 15016c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 21026c; peaches, California, evaporated, nn pared, lSl!)c: cherries, pitted. 1313Jc; cher ries, unpitted, 50Gc: raspberries, evaporated, 20027c; blackDcrries, 77c; huckleberries, 10012c. SUGARS Cubes, TJc; powdered, 7c: granu lated, 6-c; confectioners' A. 6Jc; standard A, 6c; solt white, 6K06c: yellow, choice, Sf$ 5;ic; yellow, good. 545Jic; yellow, fair, 6 opc; yenow, uarK. o-skc. PlCKLFS Medium, bbls (1.2001, S7 00; me- 8 bbl, SI 00; 1 hnl, SI 20; I: Higgins diuin. half bbls (GOO). Si 00. Salt No. 1. bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. dairy. J3 bbl, SI 20; coarso crystal, Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 8 Eureka. 16-14 ft packets. S3 0U. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S2 OOifJ 2 25;2ds, Slt)1S0: extra peaches, S2 4002 60: pie peaches. 95c: finest corn. SI 0001 50: Hid Co. corn. 60085c; red cherries, 80S5c: Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, sn; string do 60B5c; mar rowfat peas, SI 1001 15: soaked peas, "OSSOe, pineapples. SI 34(Sil 40; Bahama do. 2 75; damson plums, 95c; greengages, SI 25; egg piums. K w; i;aiimrnia pears, sa u;uo green gages, SI 85; do egg plums. $1 85; extra white cherries, S240; raspberrie.", 95cl 10: straw berries, SI 10; gooseberries. SI 3Uifil 40; toma toes, 80S Sic; salmon, 1-ft. SI 6501 90; black berries, 65c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 00c: do green. 2 ft, SI 2501 50; corn beef, 2-lh cans, S2 05; 14 ft cans $11 00; baked beans, SI 4501 50; lobster, 1-ft, SI 8001 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic. U-, $4 25 4 50; sardines, domestic. SO 757 00: sar dines, imported, ls, SU 50012 50: sardines, im ported, iii. US 00: sardines, mustard. S3 60; sar dines, spiced, S3 50. Fisn Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. J36 fl bb!.;extraNo. 1 do, me,$40:extraNo. 1 mack erel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, mess, S36: No. 2 shore mackerel, S24. Codfish Whole uollock, 4c ft: do medium. George's cod." 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips. 4c; do George's coa in blnrks. 67Kc Herring Round shore, So 00?? bbl; split, SB 59; lake, $2 90 Jl 100-ft bbl. Whltefish. $6 50 p 100-ft half bbl. .Lake trout. So 50 half bbl. Finnan iiaddock, 10c ft. Iceland halibut. 13c W ft. Pickerel, half nbL S3 00; quarter Mil, si 35; Potomac her ring. So 00 3 bbl; S2 50 $1 half bbl. Oatmeal S6 0008 25 fl bbl. Grnio, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car No. 2 yellow ear corn, 39c, 5 days, P. R. K.; 6 cars 2 white oats, 2Sc. April delivery; 2 cars 2 whito oats, 2SKc, last half of April; 1 car 2 y. e. corn, 3Sc, April delivery; 1 car 2 y. e. corn, 39c. 10 daj s. Total receipts as bulletined, 37 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft, Wayne and Chicago, 4 cars of Loats, 2 of middlings, 3 of barley, 7 of flour, 2 of corn, 1 of straw. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St Louis. 3 cars of hay, 1 of bran, 3 of corn, 1 of oats. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2 cars of bran, 1 of oats, 1 of hay, 1 of flour, 2 of malt. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2 cars of hay, 1 of wheat. The cereal situation is not changed since our last report. Markets in general con tinue in favor of buyers. Oats and ear corn are firm. Hay is quiet Flonr is steady. Prices below are for carload lots on track: Wheat New No. 2 red, 8383Xc; No. 3. 79 80c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear; new, 3838Kc; high mix-d. new. 31035c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, old, 3037c; new, 35039c Rejected shelled corn, 202jc; high mixed shelled corn, 33031c OATS No. 2 white, 2828Kc; extra, Ko. 3. 27 027J4C; mixed. 2626Kc Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 53054c: No. 1 Western, 51052c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patents. S4 7505 25; winter straight S4 6004 75: clear winter. 4 0004 25; straight XXXX bakers', S3 754 00. Rye flour, S3 25 35a Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $15 50 17 00 p ton: brown middlings. S14 50014 75; winter wheat bran, 81125014 75; chop feed, 815 50016 00. HAY-Baled timothy. No. 1, Sll 25011 60: No. 2 do, S9 009 50; loose from wagon. (11 00014 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, 57 000 8 00: packing do. S6 7507 00. Btbaw Oat S6 7o7 00; wheat and rye, S6 0006 25. Provisions. bams, large, medium, lOe; Sugar-cured cured hams, 6Xe; sugar-sugar-cured hams, small, 10Kc; sugar-cured break fast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7c; sugar-cured California hams, .Jc; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef rets, luc; sugar-cured dried beet rounus, 12c: Dacon, shoulders, 5-Xc: bacon, clear siaes. t- uacon ciear bellies, c: ary sausuouiuers. dry salt clear sides 7r Mess nork. heavy, i mess pork, family, S12 50. Lard Refined, in tierces, 5c; half-barrels, 5Jfc: 60-ft tubs, 5Jic; 20-ft pails. 6c; 50-ft tin ran. 5K 3-ft tin pails 6c; 5fi tin pails. CKc; 10-ft tin pails. 5Jc; 5-B tin pails, Gc. Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links. Sc Boneless hams, 10Kc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, S4 00; quarter barrels, 52 15. THE MABKET BASKET. Poultry Scarce and Illuher First Spring Chickens From tbe South Bntter and Eggs Slow Flowers Trndlnc Downward. The kitchen market has developed very few new features within the week past The ten dency of poultry has been toward high prices. Butter and eggs are drifting in the other direc tions, but tbe change has not been sufficient to make much impression on retail markets. Turkeys are very scarce and readily bring 25c per pound. Th? first spring chickens of the season, which came from the sunny South, were offered within a few oays in the Diamond markets. Tbere has been a slight scare the past week, as to the effect of recent frosts on Southern vegetables. So far our markets are well supplied. Another week will tell tbe tale as to the effects of the frosts. Tho trade In ocean and lake products has been fair for tbe week, with prices unchanged. The bulk of stock on the stalls is frozen. Some fresh shad, haddock and cod have been offered of late and by another week supplies will be larger in the line of fresh fish from tbe ocean. As the days lengthen and tbe sun strengthens, flowers keep tending downward in price In this line trade the past week has been fair to middling. Following are the latest retail quotations of market basket filling: Stnple Menu. 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, 5to8c;sweet breads.20 to 50c per pair; beef kidneys, ICc apiece; beef liver, 5c a pound; calf livers. 25 to 3oc apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c per pound. Veal for stewing commanus 10c; roast, 12 to 15c; cuilets, 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters, 15c A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets,' oc per pound. Garden Stuff. Potatoes, 15c per half 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 half peck: green onions, 5c a bunch tBcrmnda onions,25c a quart .-rhubarb, 10c a buncb, 3 for 25c; turnips, '."Oc per half peck; cranberries, 15c a quart; cucumbers, 15 to 20c apiece: mushrooms, SI a pound; radishes. 5c; asparagus, 20c a bunch: new peas, 30c a quarter peck; strawberries. 35050c a quart Choice creamery butter, 35c Good country butter. 30c Fancy pound rolls, 35c The retail price for fresh country eggs Is 17c Tho range for dressed chickens is SI to SI 25 per pair. Spring chicken, SI 50 per pair. Turkeys, 25c per pound. Ducks, SI 25 to SI 50 per pair. Ocean 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, 25 to 30c; perch. 10c; halibut 25c; rock bass, 30c; black bass, 20c; lake trout 12c; lobsters, 25c: green sea turtle, 2Sc; mackerel, 20c small, 40c large. Oysters: N. Y. counts, SI 75 per gallon; clams, SI 25 per gallon: scol lops, 50c a quart; frogs, S2 00 per dozen; soft shell crabs, 75 per dozen; devil crabs, 85c per dozen. Flowrrs. Jacks, S3 00 per dozen; La Franco. S2 00 per dozen; Mermets, SI 50 per dozen; Brides. SI 50 per dozen; yellow and white. SI 00 per dozen; tulips, 50c per dozen; Bennetts, SI 50 per dozen; Beauties,50c apiece; Magna Charta, SI 00 apiece; Harrison lilies, 25c apiece; violets, II 50 a hun dred; lily of the valley, 75c per dozen; Dutch hyacinths, SI 75 to 2 00 per dozen; heliotrope, 60c per dozen. SCOTT WAS OFFERED STOCK. The Henrlnsr In tbe Plate Glnss Salt Con tinued Yesterday. The taking or testimony in the case of S. F. Barr against the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company before Commissioner II. D. Gam ble was continued yesterday. John F. Scott took the stand, and recited what took place at the meeting of the stockholders of the glass company on September 20, 1837, at Creighton. He said that a resolution was submitted providing for tbe erection ot addi tional works. No plans or estimates were submitted. Colonel Barr and William Scott were of the opinion the company did not have the charter power to build new works in Armstrong county. The motion was put, but no one voted op it. After that meeting no otber opportunity was offered the Pitts burg Plate Glass "Works to build additional works, but the new ones were proceeded with by J. B. Ford & Co. Mr. Scott said that 75 per cent of the cap ital stock of the glass company was held by J. B. Ford, E. L. Ford, Edward Ford and A. Pitcairn. He heard Edward Ford say before the meeting that tbe company ought not to build, ns it was not in shape to go to the expense and it would hurt the dividends. John Pitcairn said he thought the company should build, and that J. B. Ford & Co. could build tbe new works for $1,500,000. Mr. Scott said that before the meeting he was offered stock in the new No. 3 works. Tbe hearing was continued until next Thursday. GLDE HEARIKG POSTPONED. The Judgment Held by FInccus it Son Was Not Mruck OtT. Yesterday was fixed for an argument on the rules to stay the executions against tbe partnership property of the "William A. Baeder Glue Company, the claim being made that the judgments were confessed for individual liabilities of L. C. Haughey. The hearing, however, was postponed until some information can be obtained from New York creditors of the firm. The rule to strike off tbe judgment for 510,000 held by "William Flaccus & Sou against Schimpi & Bichards was argued yesterday. W. C. Moreland appeared for Flaccus & Son and G. W. Challant for Schimpf& Bichards. It was claimed that the firm did not owe Flaccus & Sou that amount. Paper was produced, however, tending to show the indebtedness, and Judge Stowe discharged the rule allowing the judgment to stand. JDDGE SIiAGLE WAS IN IT. Ho Wonld Not Allow Ibo Plaintiff to Tnlk to n. Jnror. The suit of Jacob Christman against Mif flin township, for damages for injury to his property, was placed on trial belore Judge Slagle yesterday. At noon the attorney ior the defense observed one of the jurors in the case ask the plaintiff a question concerning the matter. He at once complained to the Court and Judge Slagle said that such a proceeding was contrary to the principles of law. He discharged the jury and continued the case, ordering it to be placed on the list for next week. SIcKee Sued far Slander. "W. H. "Wallace yesterday brought suit against ex-Policeman JohnMcKee for dam ages for slander. He alleges that the de fendant in the hearing of a number of per sons said: "You nnd Dr. Jennings were con nected with a blackmailing scheme to rob people which you failed to get" A Trio of Conrt Notes. The jury is out in tho suit of Henry Schmidt against A. C. Waggoner, an action on a contract to purchase whisky. A non-suit was entered against the plaintiff yesterday In the case of Robert Gracey against tbe People's Mutual Accident Association, an action on a policy. -I Tax Jury li out In tbe salt of Barbara Stain brunner against the P. & W. R. R. Co for damages for the death of her husband, who was struct: by a train and killed. Improvements for Allegheny. Controller Brown, of Allegheny, yester day prepared advertisements for the paving of Stockton avenue from Federal to East Diamond, and from Sandusky street to Union avenue, with asphaltum sheeting. Also, for the paving of Pennsylviania ave nue with Belgian block, and for the con struction of a sewer on Island avenue front Ashton avenue to the Ohio river and for a number of lateral sewers. Fljnn Won the Wnieh. The contest between Edward Flynn, of St. Patrick's Church congregation, and George Murray, of SL Mary of Mercy, Father Sheedy's congregation, as to which was the more popular, was settled last night at the Balston School by Mr. Flynn win ning the gold watch by 28S7 votes "to 1,355. The money received in the contest is to bo appropriated for church purposes. A Load ofCotton Not Common. "That cotton out there," said Superin tendent Henderson, of the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet line, pointing to a num ber of bales on the wharf, "reminds one of the sunny South. It is an unusual thing ia Pittsburg, and not much of the raw material is shipped here." SICE HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Fills. SICK HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE -Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. nolS-7-TTSStt BLOCKER'S I Instantaneous. Dn-f-U 150 Cups A-'ULl'fl forSKOO. COCOA. U. S. DEFOT.ss Mercer St,If. Y. O23-50WS TO THE PUBLIC. Hunter's Ketchup IT IS IPTTIRIE- I desire to draw at tention of to tbe sup eri ority of Hunter's Ketchup. It is made from se lected to rn a toes, and Is pure Mr. Thos. C. JenK ins: DZAR Sir The sample of J. W. Hunter's To mato Ketchup received from yon on Oct. 8, '89. has been analyzed, and 1 find It free from all min eral acids, salicylic acid or artificial coloring matter. Signed HUGO BLAJiCK, Chemist, Pittsburg. FOR SALE BY THOS. mhl5-29-ssu C. JENKINS. THE CAUSE OF CONSUMPTION Is now admitted by the medical authorities to be a deficiency or undue waste of Oxidizabla Phosphorus normally existing in the human economy. The remedy consists in tbe admin istration of a preparation of Phosphorus bein at once assimilable and nxidizable. WINCHES. TER'S HYPOPHOSPHITESistho only prep aration of Phosphorus which combines thesa characteristics in the highest degree. For Consumption, Brcnchitis, Coughs, Night Sweats, and Nervous Diseases, it lsunequaled. Recommended by Physicians. Sold by Drug, gists. SI per bottle, bend for circular. WINCHESTER A CO., Chemists, niy31-24-TTSWk 16J William St.. S. X. 'vSA A PureiJ v egeiaoiaj uompoaim mat expels k&all bad humors from tha Sw system. Removes bio tco Vlf cs and pimples, and juaiiea uuib, iivu uiuuu. mhl7-W-DWk WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and "White Goods Department direct importation from tbe best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings, Flouncing. Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will Cnd these goods attractive both in pnea and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PAKTJIENT Beit makes Window Shades la dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur tains, Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Tablo and Stair Oil Cloths io best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The lareest varioty from which to select. Toil Du Kords, Cfaalon Cloth", Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting". Heather x Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fino Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. jal3-D s DISEASES SWAYNE'S nUITUPMT A BSOLUTELY CURES. Ull I llitll I SImp-y apply "Swatxe'S Ointment." No In ternal lutdlrihc required. Cures tetter, eczema. Itch, erysipelas all unsightly eruptions on tho face, hinds, nose, etc., leavine; the skin elear. white and healthy. It3 great healingand cnratlva powers arc possessed by 110 other remedy. Ask: your druggist lor a way.ne's Oi.ntme.nt. se24 JAS. D. CALLERY JOHN W. TAYLOR President ...Cashier CITY SAVINGS BANK, SIXTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST. Capital and surplus. S130.000. Transacts a General Banking Business. JyS-rrs XE.t nnd ITRAn NOISES iUJLr.u 07 recft-s i'at. in visibli Tabnlar Kar Cnsh in,,.- WhTnt.M h..1i1ili..l. It. 8necesful whfn all remedies faiL Wnte or call for iilnstrated book FREE. Sold only br F. HISCOX. 853 Broadway, cor. Hth St., Ken York. No apmtsT nol3-fll-TTSSuwk CANCERiH TUMOItS cured. Mo bena ror tcstlmou- Mc31tchieI..M.D.. lagara St.. Buffalo. N. Y. mni6-iaf-TTSSuw; BlIOKEIt -rrrHITNEY STEPHENSON, a FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. DrexeL .Morgan t Co New York. Passports procured. ap23-l JOHN ffl. OAKLEY & CO.. BANKEKa AND BROKERS. Btocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wiro to New York and Chicago. 45 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. 1 -i::7tg A PERFECT Blood Purir. EJr.liTSi'JS-:.';1)! af JOSEPH Hjp A OIL FINANCIAL. m 1 4 m OjiBa '.sV in v:i.;iteiiitf iniii-feiiiM
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