PITTSBURG'S FUTURE. An Optimistic Yiew of the City's Keeds in Coming Tears. A BRIDGE OF STONE SUGGESTED To Join the Court House and the Sonth Side of Diamond Street. CABLE CAKS WONT BANISH HORSES. Office of tiie Pittsburq Dispatch, J Tcesdat. March 25. 189a I County Commissioner McKee is an optim ist as regards Pittsburg's future. Said he to a. representative of The Dispatch yester day: "I can remember when the second Court House of Allegheny county was first occupied in 1842. There were four rooms provided lor courts, and for a number of years only two ol them were needed for court purposes. There were people in those days who thought the Court House was too large and that the Countv Commissioners ot that time were extravagant in their Ideas, and were building for far-off, future generations. When the Court House was burned in 1S83 40 years after Its occupation it was small enough for the county' needs. The commissioners of a half century ago builded better than they knew. When the present structure was first nronosed there was opposition, just as there had been to the former Court House It now looks as though in the next 20 years the present building will be too smalL If Pittsburg crows in the next 20 years as it has done the past 20 years, there will be need for the space now occupied by the Uni versity building, and another stone bridge corresponding to the Bridge of Sighs across Ross street may connect the present Court House with a building on the Diamond street side. It is my view that the county will do well to hold on to this property now in its possession, for I discovered that when we were forced to condemn the site for the present jail we had to nay about two prices for the property necessar- for this purpose. While I do not beliere in the county going into the real estate business, I am confident that the best thing to do at this time is to bold on to the University propertv and lease it, as the time will come when it will be needed by the courts." Various Industries Considered The canned meat trade of this city, according to the testimony of one of the leading repre sentatives, has been 25 per cent larger in vol ume this month than for the corresponding month of last year. This, too, in face of a SO per cent advance on corned beef and more than 10 per cent advance on chipped beef. A year ago competition was sharp, and there was a creat deal of cutting. By reason of this cutting two-pound cans of corned beef were sola at 81 50 per dozen, and chipped beef at $1 70 per dozen. The leading producers In this line re solved to come together and dwell together in unity, and, as a result, canned corned beef is now selling at J2 per dozen for two-pound cans, and chipped beef has advanced from 1 U to 11 yo per dozen. Canned tongue did not join in the upward movement, and sells at the same price as it did a year ago. A leading retailer of grain and hav, upon being interviewed to-day as to the effect of cable cars on his trade, said: "When the street cars on the main thoroughfares were pulled by horses we had of course a large trade from that source, particularly in prairie hay and shell corn. Street car horses were not generally fed with oats or choice timothy hay. When the cable car era was inaugurated w e" had our fears that our business would be curtailed to some decree. But results have proved that our fears were groundless. "New avenues for trade seem to open un as old ones close. The city is steadily growing, and the growth is sufficient to make up for the falling off of trade by reason of tne abandon ment of horseflesh in the matter of trar sport ing passengers from the city to the suburbs. Trade Improved. "At all events our firm is selling more horse and cow feed this spring than ever before. Every time something new becomes popular. The croakers, whose name is legion, bewail the eclipse of old industries and tell us that old trades are going to the wall. In our line there is no sign of eclipse. With all the new meth ods of locomotion and transportation intro duced of late j ears, the demand for grain and hay gives no signs of diminution." In the interview with this retailer of grain and hay it was developed that the quality of nj un me juarjvet me past lew mourns nas been as a rule much below the average in auality. Said he: "The quality of havcoming to our markets this season from the West has as much to do w ith quietness of trade as any thing else. We have no trouble selling a choice article of hay, but find it difficult to ob tain it. In the past few weeks loose timothy hay has been at a premium, for the reason that it has been cexto impossible for farmers in this section to get it to market on account of the wretched condition of roads." LIY STOCK MAKKETS. The Condition of Business at the East Liberty Stock Yards. OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,! Tcesdat. March 25. 189a Cattle Receipts. 2S0 head: shipments, 160 head: market barely steady at yesterday's prices. No cattle shipped to New York to-dav. Hous Receipts. 1,100 head: shipments, 800 head: marketsIow:medmmand selected. 54 40 4 50; Yorkers. S4 10O4 30: pics, H 001 10; 2 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 2,000 head; shipments, 1,400 bead; market firm at 3 esterday's prices. By Telegraph. New York Beeves Receint. 1,867 head, all for slaughterers and exporters. No trading in beeves: dressed beef steady at 67Jc per B; exports to-day. 336 beeves and 516 quarters or beef. Calves Receipts, 272 head; very little trading: market stead); veals, S3 007 00 per 100 Es: buttermilks and calves, S3 004 00. Sheep Receipts. 1,952 head, market nxni; sheep. 5 256 15 per 100 Its; lambs, 6 25 7 40; dressed mutton steady at 910c per H; dressed lambs firm at 9(jUc. Hogs Receipts. 4.234 head; all direct to slaughterers, except 24 bead; market firm at SI 401 70 per 100 6s. Chicago The Drover's Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, 7.500 head: shipments, 3,5(10 head: market slow, closing lower on heavy beeves, $4 S04 90; steers. S3 20Q4 60; Mock ers and feeders. J2 4003 75: cornfed steers, $3 00 3 70. Hogs Receipts. 14.000head; shipments, none: market stronr, 5 to 10c hicber; lieavv, U 054 27; light. Si 004 30; skips. $3 50 3 9. Sheep Receipts, 10,000 head: shipments, 3,000 head: market strong; natives, f4 O0S6 35; Western cornfed. 85 005 60: Texaus, 14 50 5;30: lambs. $3 25g6 Si St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 2,100 bead; ship ments, 300 head: market strong: goodtofancv i native steers, 54 304 90: fair to cood do, $3 40 4 40; stockers and feeders. 52 30KJ3 50; Texans and Indians. S2 4003 70. Hogs-.Receipts. 6.800 head; shipments. Sot) head; market higher; fair to choice heavy. 54 104 20; packing grades. 54 00 4 10; light, fair to best, $4 004 15. Sheep Receipts. 300 head; shipment. 500 head; market strong: fair to choice, 54 00Q5 6a Kassas City Cattle Receipts. 4,800 head; . -. 1 - . ..... a.biui ,v aimiii: and active; steers, S3 301 80: cows. $2 00 3 30: stockers and feeders. $2 G03 5a Hog Receipts. 6.500 head: shipments. L400 head; market stronger: all grades. S3 9CH34 10; bulk. $4 004 05. Sheep Receipts. 2,700'headt ship ments, 3;i00 head: market active and 5c higher; good to choice lambs and muttons. $3 503 40 stockers and reeders, Si OOQJ 25. BUFJV 1.0 Cattle steady and unchanged- re ceipt", 39 loads through; no sale. Sheep 'and lambs steady and firm: receipts, 5 loads through sale. Hogs slow and lower; receipts. IS loads through. 8 sale; medium and heavr J4 35: Yorker. SI 251 30: pics. S4 30S4 15 roughs, $4 505 85; stags, S3 003 25. Bnstness Notes. WATyESBURO is to have a national bank with a capital of SoO.OOU. L- Boston yesterday money loaned at 4 per cent, with the surplus about used up. THE Sugar Trust controls 22 refineries; 15 of tbem are shut down and 7 are in operation. The anthracite companies are abont to shut down several more collieries. Trade gets worse instead of better. Wisconsin Central Railway earnings for the third week in March were 503,000, an in crease of 23 per cent. Raiiavat earnings continue large. Nearly all the hues reporting this month show heavy gains over February. The Oregon Transcontinental Company has completed arrangements for the retirement of 510,000,000 of its bonds on May 13. Stb aub fc Morris Real estate is quiet only on the surface. We have done more In the last ten dajs than ever before la the same length of time. Wool market. ST. Louis Wool in good demand for Texas and Territory grader; Texas. 8 to 12 months' bright medium, 2323c; coarse braid, 1821c; fine light, 20221; do heavy, 1516c; Territory. 4 to 6 months' bright medium. 1920c; coarse braid. H16c; fine light, 1616c; do heavy, Iieilc. MAEKETS BY WIRE. Wheat Doll and Wenker-Forelcn Advices Unfavorable Hog: Products Moder- ntely Active and Irregular Oats Strong and Higher. Chicago Wheat Vcrylight trade to-day, and the market was dull and weaker. Changes in prices, however, were only slight. The mar ket opened about the samo as yesterday's clos ing, to a shade above, and under fair offerings the market weakened, and prices declined Kc, recovered some, ruled quiet and steady, and closed about fc lower than yesterday. There was a dearth of outside news, and also business doing on outside account. Operators generally inclined to await developments, and even local traders manifested less disposition to operate than characterized their movement the past few days. Foieign marKet advices were gener ally of a less favorable tenor. A dispatch was received from Toledo saying that some mills are closing up on account of the lack of demand for flour. No new crop news received. Weather colder, and lower temperature predicted. The speculative offer ings were larger during the last half hoar of the session, a prominent local trader being credited with having sold, and a fair quantity was sold by the elevator proprietors against their hold ings. Corn ruled quiet and inactive during most of the session, but little interest being mani fested, values showing little change compared with jesterday. The feeling prevailing was comparatively steady, notwithstanding the heavy movement. The market opened at yes terday's closing pricos was steady for a time, then advanced Jc upon the buying of 100,000 bushels of May by a local commission house, ruled easier and closed a shade low er than yes terday. Oats were fairly active, strong and higher; prices advanced Jic and closing sales were at intermediate prices. There was free selling by a large holder and good buying by shorts and miscellaneous traders, which caused the firm ness. There was good selling on the firm spots, and fluctuations were numerous, prices for May touching the extremes several times. Pork A moderately active trade was re ported, but the feeling was somewhat unset tled. Opening sales were made at 10c advance on the closing figures of Monday, but some realizing by longs caused a reduction of 12 15c Toward the close the feeling was steadier, and prices rallied slightly and the marKet closed qniet. Lard Trading was aulte active and steady in the day. Shorts purchased quite freely, especially for May and July delivery, and open ing sales were made at 25c advance. Later there was more pressure on local trading, ac companied with a reduction of 57a The market closed steady at inside figures. Short rib sides Trading was moderately active. Prices ruled 25c higher early, but the appreciation was not maintained, and the market closed rather tame at about inside fig ures. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2, March. 80HS805;S0a80c: May. Sie81KS0Xt0Kc; July, 7979iQ "SX07SJc. CORN No. 2, April. 282SJl2S728Kc; May, 29262!20Kc; July. 3131K31 31c Oats No. 2. May. June. 2is21j212r3c; Mess PORK, per bbk May, $10 65ffil0 65 105010 55: June. 510 6510 67K10 GOglO 62: July. S10 574610 75Q10 65ai0 70. Lard, per 100 fits. May. S6 256 25 6 17HS6 17K; June, 56 256 27K6 22 6 22H: Julv. 58 3206 32X6 27K6 27K. SnoRT Ribs, per 100 fit Slay. So 17U 5 17JJ6I5 155 15; June. $5 2005 205 20g5 20; July. S5 25&5 275 226525. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull but firm. No. 2 spring wheat, 79K80c: No. 3 spring wheat. 7075c: No. 2 red, 79K S0c No. 2 corn. 28Kc No. 2 oats, 21c. No. 2 rye, 42c. No. 2 Darley, nominal. No. 1 flax seed. $1 4S Prime timothy seed, Jl 20. Mess pork, per bbL 510 5a Lard, per 100 lbs. $6 15. Bhort ribs sides (loose), S5 105 15; dry salted shoulders (boxed), SI 404 50; short clear sides (boxed). $4 454 50. Sugars Unchanged. Re ceiptsFlour. 15,000 barrels: wheat. 27.000 bush els: corn, 560.000 buBhels; oats, 146,000 bushels; rye, 7,000 bushels; barley. 40.000 bushels. Ship ments Flour.7,000 barrels: wheat, 8,000 bushels; corn, 194,000 bushels; oats, 165,000 bushels; rye, 4,000 bushels; barlev. 16,000 bushels. On the Produce Kxchange to-day the bntter market was easier; fancv lgin creamery, 21 24tc; finest Western, 2123c; finest dairies, 20 22c; fine, 1415c Eggs. 13KHc. New York Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat Hpot dull, lower and weak; options moderately active; 3c off, and weak. Rve firm. Barley firm; Western, 4562c Barley malt quiet; Canada 72S7c. Corn Spot moderately active; ic down and weak; options down and weak. Oats Spot generally steady and Quiet: options moderately active and steady. Hay quiet and steady. Hops quiet and easy. Coffee Options opened steady, uncttanced to 5 points un: closluir steadv. 1020 points us; sales, 36.500 fmgs. Including March. 17.8517.90c: April, 17.3517.45c; May. 17.25c; June. 16.8516.95c; July, 16.70c: August. 16.50 16.65c; September. 16.3016.45c; October, 16.05 (216.15c; November, 15.75c; December, 15.75 15.85c: spot Rio firmer, more active; fair car goes. 20c; No. 7 flat bean. 18J19c Sugar Raw quiet and lower; fair refining, 4c; cen trifugal, 96 test, 5 7-16c;, sales. 550 hogsheads; Muscovado, 89 test, 4Jc; refined quiet and lower; mold A, 6 3 16c; standard A 6 M6c, confectionery A, 5e: cut-loaf, TJc; pow dered. 6c; granulated, 6 3-16c: cubes, 6 3-16c Molasses Foreign steady: two cargoes of Cuba sold at 21c for 50 test; New Orleans steady and quiet. Rice steady and quiet. Cottonseed oil strong; crude, 2Sc; yel low, 33J34a Tallow firm. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, 51 171 17. Tur pentine dull and lower at 42c. Eggs firmer; Western. 14?15c; receipts, 6,600 packages. Wool quiet and steady: domestic fleece, 32 36c: pulled, 2727Mc: Texas, 1320c Pork firm; mess, old. ilO 2o10 75; do, new, Sll 5012; extra prime, 59ia Cutmeats strong and in good demand. Middles quiet; short clear. $5 50. Lard easier by 4 and 5 points, through realiz ing, and less active; Western steam, SO 55 and nominal: options steadv: sales. 5.500 tierces: April. 5649: May.S6 4'J652. closing at S6 4SO 6 49: June, 56 54; July. 56 606 65, closing at 56 59 6 60; August, $6 65; September. J6 72673. closing at 56 71; October. 5673S674. Butter easy and in moderate demand: Western dairy. b18c; do creamery. 1325c; do held, 7i5c; do factory, 619c; Elgin, 26g26K- Cheese strong and more acttve; Western, lOQIOJJc. Philadelphia Flour firm, with a fair de mand for desirable spring wheat patents; only a moderate inquiry for other descriptions. Wheat firm, with a lair inquiry for desirable milling grades; rejected, 6070c; fair to good milling wheat. 74S2c; prime to choice, 8591c; un graded, track, 86c; No. 2 red in export ele vator. 84c; No. 2 red March, 83Jje84'4c; April. 84H85c: May, 85K86cr June. 85K!c. Corn quiet, but steady; No. 4. 32c: No. i low mixed, track. 33c; No. 2 mixed, track, 33Kc; No. 2 yel low, tracK, 35c: steamer, in Glrard Point ele vators, 33?c; No. 2 mixed. In grain depot. 35c: No. 2 mixed. March, 3536c; April, 36S3Gkc; May, 30J36jc; June. 3oJE36c. Oats linn, but quiet; No. 2 white, 30&S2c: futures quiet, but steadv; No. 2 white. March, 30V&31C: April. S030i4ci May, 2295c: June, 29 29JJa Eggs scarce and higher; Pennslvania firsts, 16c St. Louis Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat Notwithstanding various bear influences, prices opened l-l6c better and advanced c more, but later on, free selling and weak mar kets elsewhere, there was a reaction, and May closed Hc July &c below yesterdav; No. 2 , cash, firm at 78c: May, 77' 78c: closed at 77c; July, 7576c; closed at 75c bid. Corn opened steady, improved a fraction, then declined and closed sllghtlv un der yesterday: No. 2. cash, 2525Wc; May. 26W0 No. 2, cash, in good demand, but none offered; May sold early at 2Af c and closed at 221c Rye No sales, 40H40c bid. Barley quiet; Minnesota, 43c Flaxsoed steady at SI 40. Pro visions steady, with a fair jobbing trade. Pork, S10 6a Minneapolis Receipts of wheat for the day were 156 cars, with 19 shipped out. Cash wheat was not in active demand and some holders pronounced it a hard day to sell wheat. The buvmg was principally by local millers, though some wheat was taken for other ac count. Closing quotations: No. 1 bard, April, 79Xc: May, 81c; on track. SOKc; No. 1 North ern, May. 79c; on track. TOJc: No. 2 North ern. March and April, 76c; May, 77c; on track, 7678c Milwaukee Flour dull. Wheat unsettled. No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 74c; May, 73c; No. 1 Northern, S2c Corn firm; No. 3, on track, 29c Oats firm: Now 2 white, on track, 2l$c Rye firm: No. 1, in store, 44ic Bar. ley firm; No. 2. In store, 3Jc Provisions steadv. Pork. $10 35. Lard, tS 15. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 1010a Toledo Cloversecd dull; cash and March. S355. , MInlne Quotations. New York, March 25. Mining quotations: Alice, 110; Caledonia B. H- ISO; Consolidated Cilitnrnia and Virginia, 405; Commonwealth, 225; Comstock T. bid, 29 00: do scrip, 29 00; Deadwood T 125; Eureka Consolidated, 2 75; El Cristo. 145; Freeland, 100: Gould and Curry. ISO; Homestake, 825; Horn Silver, 220: Iron Silver. 185; North Belle Isle, 100: Ophir, 365; Plymouth, 225; Savace, 155; Sutter Creek, When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she el led for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children.she gave them Castoria apS-77-vwrsu GOBBLING It is Being Successfully Played at Hazelwood and Yicinity. ST. MICHAEL'S SEMINARY SITE And a Number of BnildiDjj Lots Picked Up bj a Eailway Syndicate. MORE SMALL HOUSES FOR THE PEOPLE A syndicate composed mainly, it is stated, of gentlemen connected with the Second avenue electric street car line, is operating in real estate on a large scale at and in the im mediate vicinity of Hazelwood. It has re cently purchased the St. Michael Seminary property consisting of a fraction over eight acres, lor ?25,000, and' 13 lots oh Second avenue at prices approximating $1,000 each. The syndicate is at present nego tiating with Samuel W. Black & Co., for 17 lots on Second avenue, being part of the Blair estate. It is not definitely known what will be done with the Seminary property, but it will probably be held for an advance. The lots will be improved the coming snmmer by the erection of a number of brick dwellings, material for which will be manufactured at Oakland. The syndicate has several other big deals pending, one for a large slice of the Blair estate. It proposes to do Its part toward supplying the demand for small houses. The eletric railway people, in anticipation of a rush of travel on their road this season, part ly in consequence of a reduction of fare to 5 cents, to take effect April 1, and partly to ac quire homes whilo property is comparatively cheap, have ordered an additional number of cars, which will about double the carrying capacity of the road. They will be put on at the beginning of the month. It is the custom of a certain class of business men in the East to use the banks to collect doubtful claims, generally for small amounts. The business is said to be growing, and is be coming a nuisance to the banks, which are ex pected to do the work for nothing. Some of them are becoming restive under the imposi tion, and have determined to charge a fee here after for such services. The following from a prominent bank officer is to the point: "It is quite time for banks to refuse to col lect traders' bills. Some time ago a seller passed this way with samples of soap. He sold one or more boxes at a dozen different places at this and neighboring towns. He went home, shipped the soap, and drew 'bills of exchange' for the amount (no protest), which came to us for collection. As absurd as this seems it is paralleled constantly. I am in favor of a general refusal. Aside from the expensive nature of the business, it is contrary to a proper dignity on the part or a national bank to allow such business to be forced upon it, but it requires combined action to stop it. I believe that a bank should make exceptions to meet special cases, but special cases do not come every day, nor by tbe'dozen." A Wood street financier said yesterday that business of the kind in question was beneath the dignity of a reputable banking institution, and that, soAar as he knew, Pittsburg banks invariably refused to have anything to do with it. To convert tne banks inft mere dunning machines would lower their standing and sub ject tbem to ridicule and suspicion. BAD FOR BOOMS. Several Specialties in ibe Stock Market Tnko n Tumble. The brokers who assembled on 'Change yes terday as a solemn duty to themselves and their clients, had very little appetite for business, and the result was a dull and weak market. Total sales were 215 shares. Nearly everything on the active list de veloped a declining tendency from the start. Pleasant Valley, Central Traction and Phila delphia Gas were the principal sufferers, all scoring fractional losses and closing at the lowest point of the day. The Monongabela National and Supply and Storage Company were the only things that recorded a decided improvement. There was talk of something to happen to WeBtinghouse Electric which would lift it out of the rut. All that can be said of it at present Is that local holders show no disposition to part with the stock. MOBNDt-G. AFTEBXOOX. Hid. Asked. Hid. Asked. Pitts. P. 8. & M. Kx... 4:5 4W Exchange Nat. Bank.. S5)f Freehold Bant 70 60 " 70 Herman Nat. Hank.... 320 400 .... 350 Keystone Bank or l"g 89 70) Masonic Bank 64! Mononpahela '. B.... 119 .... 120 .... Third fiat. Bank 180 Humboldt Ins. Co... 5 60 National Insurance 60 .... Allegheny Gas Co.. ill 40 Allegheny Heating Co. 1U3 .... 103 Brldgewater H. Co.... 30 ChartlersV. Gas Co.... 46 49 46 47 People's N-G. &P.Co. ltK I6J4 1SJ4 lGtf 1'ennsylvanlaGas Co.. 14 fhlladelphla Co 31,'i 31 31 31K Flue Kun 50 65 Wheeling Gas (Jo Wi .... 18.S .... lunauuuJ .... il Central Traction 27X i!;i Citizens' Traction 27 27 Pitts. Traction 40 43 40 4' Pleasant Vallev 25J 23,'s- MJ, IC'f P'R..A. 4M 288 300 1. & V. prer 18 N.Y. i-CO as Coal Co 32,"i Iiorthslde Bridge Co &5 Ia Norla Mining Co... J i Luster Mining Co 1C; IBS' 18 .... Yankee Girl Mln. Co z AIleghenyCountyElec .... 99 East End Clectric 60 .... 60 Westinghouse Electric .... 4i .... 45 V. h.i&ig. Co 1 UK 14 Uh U. b. & S. Co. pref. 45 .... 45 WestlngliouseAlrb'ke. Ill 115 TheG. S. ifator. Co. 105 10SX At the first call 20 shares of Luster sold at 1 At the last call 5 shares of Pittsburg, Alle gheny and Manchester brought 290, 140 Central Traction 27, and 50 Westinehouse Electric 45. Between calls 50 Westinghouse Electric went at45K- J. F. Stark sold 50 shares of Luster at 17. M. L. Jenkins it Co. sold 20 shares of Luster at IVA and 20 at 16. W. H. Watt sold 20 shares Pleasant Valley at 27K- Charles L. McCutcheon sold 50 shares Phila delphia Gas at 31. The total sales of stocks at New York yester dav were 225,615 shares, including: Atchison, 14.3T0; Louisville and Nashville. 3,385; Missouri Pacific, 3,140; Oregon Transcontinental. 4,175; Reading, 4,100; St. Paul, 4,200; Union Pacific, 8,97a THE OUTLOOK FOR MONEY. EverythluE Points 10 nn mr Market and Low Rates. The fa vol able condition of the Pittsburg banks gives assurance of continued ease in the local money market. While they are doing a fair discount business, there Is no drain-upon their resources, which have been strengthened the past few weeks, and they will enter upon the spring trade, which is almost at hand, with an abundance of capital to sustain every inter est that may be in need of financial support. The knowledge of this fact will do much to en courage business expansion. As to rates the opinion very widely prevails that there will be no material change for some months. The supply seems to be equal to the demand at all of the leading trade centers. Ex ports ot specie to Europe are light and almost entirely ou pnvaiu utuom, anu mere is notn ing to indicate an increase. The balance of trade being in our favor is drawing money from abroad. A considerable part of the funds sent South and West last fall found permanent employ ment and remained. Hence those seqtlons will require less assistance this season than usual. This will add to the ease of the Eastern market and swell the amount of funds for local use, and by stimulating competition in the loan market maintain rates at the present low level or possibly at a concession. Business yesterday was up to the average of the montb, and considerably above last year's level. Discounts, for which there was a fair demand, were on the basis of 67 per cent. Checking was good and depositing brisk, more than balancing the outflow. Most of the banks reported currency easy. Exchanges were 84 430,724 74 and balances S43L4S8 72. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging at 4 per cent, last loan 8, closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 57U. Sterling exchange quiet but strong at H S3 for 60-day bills and H 86 for demand. Cloalng Bond Qnotntlnn. U.S. 4s,reg 1HK M.K. AT. Gen.Ss . 644 Mutual Union 0s.. ..ltB) N. J. C. Int. Cert...lllk Northern Pac. lsts.. 115)4 Northern Pac.2ds..H3 Norlnw't'n consols.142 Northw'n debeu,s..lOS) Ortfon & Trans, oa. IOCS u. - . coup VZZTi V. S.4S4i,reg 103S D. S. 4Hs, coup IViH Paciflc&sor'K. 116 Loulslanistampedit Si Missouri 41 -100 Tens, new set. .... 108 THE 102 '13 98 112 118M 7SW 100M 75! St.!,. AI.M.Uen.55 91 St. 1..4S.K. Gen.il. 106X St. Paul consols ....127 St. PL ChlSFe.Hts.U6 Tx., PcL. G.Tr.Ks. 92 Tx.,Pclt.G.1X.KcM 3S! union rae. un "-" West Shore UH New Tonic Clearings, 1113,433,629; balances, S5.9S3.2S9 BosTOSt Clearings. J14.525,187; balances, Sl.635,749. Money 3J4i per cent. Philadelphia. clearings, 810,795,423; bal ances. 81,716,659. Baltimore Clearings. $2,659,259; balances, I5S5.29A London The amount of bullion gone Into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 18, 000. Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f 95c for the account. CHICAGO Clearings. $11,375,000. New York exchange sold at 25c discount. Money steady at 6K7 pet; cent on time and 5S per cent on call. NOT MUCH IN IT. Prospect of the Oil Market Far From Rosy Wenk and Nnrrow. The oil market opened off a fraction yesterday. In the first hour it sold down still further, and rallied later on light local baying. It neither gained nor lost to amount to anythinc, opening and closing figures being within a small frac tion of the same. New York was the principal seller. Trading was unimportant. The extreme fluctuations were: Opening, 81; hiehest, 81; lowest. S3; closing, 81K Monday's clearances were 722,000 barrels. Re fined was down at New York and Antwerp. There was no expression among the brokers as to the future course of the market, but the prospect was admitted to be far from rosy. Fresh 'field news was at a premium. No new strikes were reported, but a number of wells were said to be about due. Some of tbem are expected to bo important both as producers and as settling the value or a good deal of ter ritory. One on the Logan farm, near Wild wood, may be brought in to-day. It is being watched with great interest. Shannopln is due the latter part of this week with four or five. The Hundred-foot district will soon be heard from again, while In the West Virginia field several wells are daily looked for. Davitt & Co. got a drv hole in their Morris farm well, in the Dolls Run field. Down at Eureka operations are lively. The wells that have come in there are all good stayers. Many more are drilling and five or six good sized opes are expected to come to the front in a few days. The O'Brien well, in the Chartiers Valley held, has averaged 100 barrels a day since it came in and is now producing about that amount Features ol"Yeterdnj' OU Market. Corrected dally by John M. OaKiey fc Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange. Opened 5..... 841 Lowest Wi Highest 84XCUed 84 Barrels. Average charters 18,753 Average shipments 63.385 Average runs , 62,383 Iteflned, New York. 7.20c Kefine, London. 5i. iteniied, Antwerp, iGStT. Keflned. Liverpool, fia. Befined, Bremen. 6.55m. A. B. McGrow quotes: Puts, 83?c; calls, 8586a Other Oil Markets. New York, March 25. There was prac tically no market for spot oil to-day. April op tion opened steady at 84, and dropped sharply to 83. Then th 3 decline was checked, and the market advanced steadily until the close.which was strong at 85. Stock Exchange: Oponing, lWJc; highest, 104c Consolidated Exchange: Opening, 84Jc; highest, &5gc; lowest, 83c; closing, 85c; total sales, 429,000 bbls. On. Crnr. March 25. Petroleum opened at 84Kc: highest. 81Kc: lowest. 83c; closed at 84c Sales, 258,000 bbls.; clearances, not re ported; charters 37,302 bbls,; shipments, 76,778 bbls.; runs, 105,106 bbls. Bradford. March 25. Petroleum opened at 81Kc; closed at 84Kc; highest, 81c; lowest, S3c; clearances, l,lo4,O00 bbls. STILL MOVING. Lntest Denis In Real Estate in City nnd Country. J. E. Glass, 138 Fifth avenue, sold for Albert Goff to Chris. Auday a lot on Craig street, near Center avenue, size 50x140 feet, for $1,800 cash. Black t Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for M, R. Brandt to Annie C. Texter lot No. 71 in the Bank of Commerce ;plan of lots, at Brushton station, fronting on Grazier street, being in size 40x137 feet, for 8900. They also placed a mortgage for 85,000 for five years on Ward street property in Oakland, at 6 per cent. Baltensperger A Williams, 154 Fourth ave nue, sold for Augustus Bartou a building. 18x 70, near the head of Buena Vista street. Second ward, Allegheny, tor 8350 cash. Samuel W. Black 4 Co. sold for the Blair estate. Twenty-third ward, three lots situate on Almeda street, being Nos. 77, 78 and 79, each 24x120 feet to a 20-foot alley, for 81,200. Baxter, Thompson d: Co., 162 Fourth avenue, sold lot No. 82, in the Bank of Commence ad dition, Brushton station, fronting 40 feet on Kelly street by 137 to a 20-foot alley, for SSOO, for Samuel Mark. Ewing fc Byers sold for William C. Morrison to Mrs. K. Diffenbacher the property No. 243 Lacock street. Fourth ward, Allegheny, a two story brick of six rooms and hall, with lot 18x45 to a three-foot alley; consideration 83,800. A DEPEESSED MAEKET. The Decision In the Granger Case Doea Not Make Slocks Active A Sudden Rally Is Followed by a Relapse. New Yore, March 25. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Granger cases yester day, which gave the market such a lift in the last few minutes, seemed to have lost all of its influence this morning, and not a sign was left to show that anything favorable to the rail roads bad transpired. This indifference to good news, which has became so marked In the list of late, helped to keep alive the bearish feeling among the professional element, and this morning, with the aid of some selling by longs and lower figures from the center, prices were depressed to a limited extpnt, though all of the animation of yesterday had disappeared. The raising of the rates ot sterling exchange also contributed to tbo sageing of the general market in the general indisposition to trade, which was as pronounced as on any day during the past week. The stubborn strength an-ing from the scarcity of stocks In the street, how ever, soon pnt an end to the demonstration acalnst tho list, only Rock Island and Sugar shuw.ng any real weakness during the day. Rumors of an adverse decision in San Fran cisco in the Sugar cases there led to the selling of Sugar Reflnerie, and it lost 1 per cent after selling ex-dividend of 2 per cent, and although the story was denied the stock failed to rally and closed at the lowest figure, Rock Island was fed out to the market 311 day long and a steady decline took place. Union Pacific derived some help from the favorable report of the earings for February, but even that did not prevent the stock'from sagging off wiih the rest of the list, when the pressure was renewed again in the last hour. Among the specialties Wheeling and Lake Erie was prominent, but the feature of the day was the sudden and sharp rally in Louisville, New Albany and Chicago upon the discovery that the floating supply on the street had dis appeared and a net gain of 2 per centjmarked the days' operations. After the first selling movement was over, the most intense dullness atraln settled down upon the market, and al though prices were held steady no feature of any kind marked the deals, until toward the close, when everything again gave way and the lowes. prices ui me (lay generally were reached. The close was dull but heavy. The final changes are generally fractional losses, and Tennessee Coal and Sugar are eacli 1 lower and Rock Island i, while Louisville, New Albany and Chicago is up 2 per cent. Railroad bonds were dull, only 970.000 chang ing hands, and out of that amount 8131,000 were Readinz. The weakness in stock was reflected in the market, and most of the few important final changes are losses. Ohio and Mississippi seconds rose 2 to 125. Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds have been dull and steady. The -Post savs the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the "Granger cases" vesterday. which probably helped to give the market an upward turn in the last hour yesterday, is one of great importance. In prac tice it permits tho railroads to ignore tie rates fixed until they are declared by the courts to be "reasonable," and implies protracted litiga tion Instead of an Immediate compulsory adop tion of tbe rates fixed by a commission. Even if the decision had no other effect, it would make the Stato Railway Com missioners less aggressive, because they could not or would not involve their States In law Buits. If there was any speculative disposition among those who usually deal in stocks, this decision would have caused much more of an advance. But the present strength of the mar ket is not of the speculative kind; it is a steady but very slow absorption of the dividend pay ing stocks, which is not responsible for the daily ups and downs caused by the varying news of the day and the dally buying or selling of the bulls and bean, but it has caused a Gen eral advance of 1 to 4 points in all tbe most ac tive stocks in the last 89 days, notwithstanding that the market has scarcely been so dull for so long in several years. Tne rouowtng utile snows tne prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Excnange yester Tenn. new set. 5s.... Tenn. newset.Ss.... Canada So. Ms Ccn. Paeiaclsti Uen. &K. G., lsts... Den. AK. ... Erie, Ms 7...T... U.K. AT. Sen. 0s., day. Corrected dally for the Dispatch by WHiTKETABTErimteoif. oldest Pittsburg mem bers ofNmw Yorr Mtner Krenance. &7 Fourth ave nue: Clos- Opcn- High- Low. inr Inn est. est. Uli. Am. Cotton OU 18 Am. Cotton Oil, pd 70 Ami Cotton Oil Trust.. 27 27 26 26 Atch.. Top.A s. r 37X J8X S7J4 37 Canadian PaclOc 72,"4 72J4 "2 TUi Canada Southern 55 55 5IM 5H Central orKew Jersey. 12!),' 121f 12IX 121)4 Central I'aeMH. J0H 3uK 30V 31 Chesaneskes Ohio.... 22H 22$ K 22Jf C. Bur. A UulbCT 10754 1U7H 106$ mi C.. ASH. a ot. faul.... 88? C9 6874 6S?s C, illl.A St. P.. pt t. 11654 C. Hoc I. AP WJi MX 33 3)i U. St. L. A Pius " M4 C, St. L. A Pitts. Pt. 50 50 48 4 C. St. P.. at. A O J C. A Northwestern I11J4 llltf 111)4 Mf CAN. W. prd 341 C, 0.. C. A. 1 71 71 70K 70)4 C.. C. C. A I., pr 9S! 93J4- 98M 88 Ool. Coat A iron 4614 46M WA 45- C01. A Hocking vat ..a ! 22 2124 Oel.. L. A W 136 136)4 135 136 Uel. A Hudson. "3)4 DenverAKlotr X liciiverAKioU.pf 45k E.T.. Va. AOa 8,S 6)4 8)4 84 fc.T..Va. AOa.lst pr. 715, .X. Va. AOa.2dpr. Ei Illinois central 115 115 115 IHS4 Lake Erin a Western.. 17X 17K 174 17J4 Lake trie A West. pr.. AH 61M )4 s Lakesnore AM. 8 107?4 10794 106J4 JC6t Louisville A Nashville. 84H HH t4)4 84 Michigan central 97 Mobile Ohio Uli Missouri faelnc 7?4 734 5f4 73)4 fi rork Central 107 107 107 JWi I. V.. L. KStV .... 247i 25 243J 21 N. V.. L. E. A W. pf. 61 61 61 60 Ji. .. U. A St. L 17)4' 17H 17J IV4 j. x.. li A St. L. Of. 70H N.T.. u, ASt.L.2d pr 39'4 K.US. li 4STi X 46)4 H J". .. O. A W 17J4 17 17)4 174 lorrolic a Western 19 N'orrolk Western.pr. 60)4 Northern Pacinc 3IJ4 3154 S1'4 '1 Nortnern Paciltc pt... 734 7154 73)4 73' Ohio A Mississippi...- 20 20 20 20 Oregon Improvement. .... ... ... 45 Oregon Transcon 384 39 384 3314 Vacincuatt 28)4 Feo. Uec. A Krans 19 Pnlladel. a Heading. 40 41 39 S 3954 Pullman Palace Cir 190 Kiclimonu A W.P. T.. 2154 2154 21)4 21)4 tilchmona A W.P.T.nl 78 SU P.. Minn. A Man Ill St. L. A San Fran 17J4 St. L. a San yran or. S7)i bt.L. A San r. 1st pt 88 Texas Pacific 2014; 2054 20)4 20 Union Pacinc bS'i U 2s 62H Waoasn 12J4 124 12" M'i Wabash preferred 2654 2654 IC 2654 Western Union 82 83 815 81H Wheeling A L. S. 73H 7354 7254 72)4 Sugar ITusi 69 66"4 6154 44 National Lead Trnst. 18)4 H) "! 18 Chicago Oas Trust.... 43 43)4 42)4 42)4 STOCKS RATHER SPASMODIC. Henry Clews' Review of the Situation In tbe Financial World. New Yoiik, March 25. Henry Clews' circu lar, issued to-day, says: The stock market has been In a waiting condition. Spasmodic move ments occurred in both directions, but prices continue to show no settled tendency in either direction. The bears find gelling short a hazardous amusement while stocks are so firmly held, and the bulls haven't sufficient confidence to act in concert or with necessary force. Prince Bismarck's re tirement from the German Chancellorship draws fresh attention to tbe condition of affairs in Europe. As a steadying force, Bis marck's power in Europe has long been felt. His efforts have always been on the side of peace, and tbe transfer of power from his ex perienced hands to those of tbo ambitious young Emperor is not wholly assuring. It is possible that the Emperor may give Germany a freer and more popular government than Bismarck has done, but his youth and his erratic, as well as ambitious character, do not strengthen the prospects of peace. In event cf another European crisis, the Emperor would very probably be found at tbe head of a war party, ready and anxious to ingratiate himself upon his people by prowess as a military leader. At such a time Bismarck's wholo power would probably be exerted on behalf of peace. His retirement, therefore, must be considered a greater loss to Europe than to Germany. Nevertheless, from a political standpoint, it conld not come at a more opportune time. Financially, Germany Is passing through a trying period. There has been an immense amount of recklets specula tion centering at Berlin, especially in "indus trials." Duriug the last six months each regu lar liquidation on the Bourse has been met with symptoms of collapse. There has already been a heavy shrinkage there in the values of specu lative shares, and only the efforts of strong capitalists have prevented a break ere this. The foreign money markets will require close watching for somo time to comp. as In event of depression there American stocks would be re turned quite freely. The local situation is more encouraging. Railroad earnings and Clearing House returns two excellent measures of business do not confirm the reports of lessened trade. On the contrary, they indicate steadily increasing vol ume. Just at present we seem overrun with propositions for Government interference with private affairs. One ot tbe most absurd ideas of this nature is that of Senator Stanford, that the Government should issue Its notes to farm ers, taking as security therefor bondsandmort gages on land, bearing interest at tbe rate of 1 or 2 per cent. Why compel tbe Government to do what a private individual would not do; lend money at a low rate of interest upon a business already so unprofitable and risky as to command exorbitant rates? Does tbe Senator want to plunge the country into bankruptcy? Tbat is what his idea would result in. How ever, there is no fear of such an Idiotic measure passing; only, it is humiliating to see such quackery emanating from men who are sup posed to possess sound sense and the courage to apply it. Boston Stocks. Atch. ATon 37; Boston A Albany... 28)4 Boston A Maine 22) U U. A J 10754 Clnn. San. A Clev... 23S Eastern it. K 16.1 Eastern K. It. 6s ....124)4 Atlantic Boston A Mont Calumet A Uecia... franklin Huron Kearsarge Oseeoia Pewablc Qulncy santa Fe copper.... Tamarack.. . Annlston Land Co. lloston Land , San Diego Hell Telepnone... . Lamson stores Water Power. , 18 . 4954 ,225 HJ4 34 . 12J4 . 2854 8 . 70 . 95 158 . 58 654 27)4 flint a trere jh 33 Flint iPereil. DM. 100 L. It. A Kt-S. 7s 1UU Mass. Central 17)4 Aiex. (jenirai com... is ,N. Y. ANewKng... 465 N. Y.A.Newng 7S.12S Old Colony 177 Wls.Ontral.com... 23V Wis. Central pr. 01 AllouezMgCo 27s Philadelphia Blocks. Closing auotstlons of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished uy Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Utir York Stock fix change. BM. Asked. Pennsvlvania Kallroad 53r4 54 Reading 10 19 15-16 buffalo, Pittsburg A Western 8S Lehigh Valley 5I,T4 5J Lehigh Navigation 51 51V Philadelphia and !r!c 303i 31 Northern j'nclrtc 30 3114 Nortnern Pacific preierred 7i) 7 AX $3,000 PENSION FRAUD. Arrest of n Mnn Who Has Been Worklnc Dlcxlcan War Clnlms. niPrCTAL TELBOBAM TO THB DISrATCn.l BlKMiNCHAM, Ala., March 25. "W. H. Harrison, of Walker county, Ala., is in jail here on a charge of swindling the United States Government out ol 58,000. He was arrested by a United States marshal and his bond has been fixed at $10,000, which he was unable to give. Harrison is charged with securing 8,000 by means of fraudulent pension claims. He went to Walker county about two years ago, and his operations com menced soon aiterward. He sent in pension claims for a large number of bogus widows of Mexican War veterans. The names of witnesses and affidavits were clearly forged. Per a louc time his bogus pension claims went through without question, but so many of them continuing to come in trom one locality caused the Government to order an investigation. United States Deputy Marshal Charlton has been working on the case for several weeks and has secured enough evidence to hold the prisoner. All the time Harrison has been working these bogus claims he has been teaching a country school and had be come quite popular among the citizens of Walker couuty. His forgeries are said to be very clever. FOR. MALARIA Via Horaford'x Acid Phosphate. Dr. E. G. Davies, Do Sihet, Dak., says: "I bave used it in slow convalescence and preven tion from malarial diseases, r.liere tbe drinking water was bad; I believe it to be beneficial in preventing summer complaints; also one of tho best agents we have to rectify the bad effects of the drinking water upon the kldnojs and bowels." When You Boy Always Choose tbe Best. This is decidedly the case with the boys' clothing at the People's Store. Best quality, best fits, and best of all low prices. Campbell & Dick. Grand Millinery Openloe Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, at Kosen baum & Co.'s. DOMESTIC MAEKETS. Foreign Cabbage as Whited Sepul chres, Rotten Inside. FBESH HEAEBY EGGS IN DEMAND. Ear Corn and Hillfeed Scarce and Firm, Flour Steady. QUALITY OP HAT OFFERED IS POOR Offick of Pittsburg Dispatch, J TUE3EAY, March 23, 189a J Country Prodnce Jobbing; Prices. Everything in vegetable lines goes slow with the exception of potatoes, which are not in supply equal to demand. German cabbages are growing scarce and the quality of those offered is reported very poor. The objection is made to much of the foreign cabbage, like tbat made to hypocrites in the olden time, "Like wbited sepulchres, beautiful without but rotten within." Apples move slowly on account of high price. Eggs are quiet. Choice nearby stock, however, brings our outside quotations. Poultry is hard to get at any price. Markets bave not been so bare in a long time in tbis hue ot produce. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 28g29c; Ohio do, 26i7c: fresh dairy packed, 2021c; country rolls, 1820c Beans Navy hand-picked beans, SI 751 80. BkesWax 2528c ft for choice; low grade. 1820c Citjee Sand refined, S7 50; common, H 50 05 00: crab cider. 88 00(g8 50 j(l barrel; cider vinegar. 1012c 1ft callon. CHEESE-Ohlo. llllKc; New York. HKc JUmburger. 1313)c; domestic Sweitzer, 13 UKc: imported Seitzer, 23c Eggs H13c V dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples, fancv, H 251 50 ?1 barrel; cranberries, !l 0081 25 a crate; strawberries, 35IOc a box. Feathers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1, do, 4045c: mixed lots, 30235c 1 ft. Mafle Syrup New. I 001 10 a can. Poultry Live chickens, 8590c a pair: dressed, 1415c a pound; dncks,75cSl P pair; dressed turkeys, 1820c fl ft. Seeds Clover, choice, 62 fts to buhel, S4 00 F bushel; clover, large Enelish. 62 ft, $i 35 60; clover, Alslke, t8 00; clover, white. $9 0U; timothy, choice. 45 fts, $1 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 11 fts, SI 2ol 30; blue grass, tancy, 14 fts, 81 30: orchard eras-, 14 fts, $1 40; red top, 14 fts, SI 00; millet. 50 fts, SI 00: Hungarian grass, 60 fts. SI 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, 52 50 ?! bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country. Sc; city rendered, 4Jc. Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $3 00 3 50, fancy, S4 004 50; Plorlda oranges. S4 00 i 25, Valencia, S4 1)04 50 for 420 case. Jamaica. S7 00 a barrel; bananas, SI 2521 75 firsts, SI 00 125 good seconds, bunch; cocoanuts, f4 00 4 50 91 hundred; dates, 67c If) ft; layer figs, 12K15Kc. c .Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 7075c: on track, 60b5c; newSouthern cabbage. S33 50 one barrel crate: Dutch cabbage, S18 00 $1 hun dred: celery, 40c ty dozen; Jersey sweet pota toes, 54 50 a barrel: turnips, SI 50 1 75 a barrel; onions, S4 005 00 a barrel; Bermuda onions, S3 75 bushel crate; parsnips, 52 252 50 V barrel: onion sets. S2 7o3 00 per bushel; kale, S2 252 50 fl barrel. Buckwheat Flour SI 752 00. Groceries. CoSee options are still on the advance in New York. Our dealers here regard the movement as speculative under a pressure of the bulls, and do not look for any early advance In pack ages. Sugars are quiet at tbe late decline. General groceries are moving freely at old prices. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2125c; choice Rio, 2223c: prime Rio 22c; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java, 2829Kc; Mara caibo, 2527c; Mocha, 9X31Xc; Santos 21K 25c; Caracas 2426c; La Guayra. 2526Kc. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2630fc; old Govern ment Java, bulk, 3334c; Maracalbo, 2S29c: Santos. 2630c: peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 24Kc; good Rio, 23jc; ordinary 21 22c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c:allspice 10c; cassia. 8c: pepper. 17c; nutmeg, 7080c. PETROLEUsr (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c; Ohio. 120 8c: headlight, 150 8:: water white, lOKc: globe. 1414c: elaine, 14c; car nadine, llKc; royallne, 14c; globe red oil, 11 HKc; purity, 14c . Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4445o 31 callon; summer. 4043c. Lard oil. 6065c Syrup Corn svtup, 2629c; choice susar syrup. 303Sc; prime sugar syrup. 3033c; strictly prime, 3335cj new maple syrup, 90c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4850c; choice, 47e; medium. 3843c; mixed. 40342c Soda Bi-carb In kegs. 3&3Jc: bi-carh In s, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, o6c; gal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 8c; stearine, ft set, SKc; parafiSne. ll12c Rice Head, Carolina, 67c: choice, 64 6c; prime, 56c: Louisiana, 56Jc. Starch Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, o6c; gloss starch, 4 7c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins S2 65: Lon don layers, S2 75; California London layers, S2 75; Muscatels. $2 40; California Muscatel. S2 25; Valencia, SMc; Ondara Valencia, 10 lOJc; sultana, lie; currants, 5K6e: Turkey prunes, 5J6c; French prunes,7K10Kc:Salon lca prunes, in 2-ft packages. 8fc; cocoanuts, t 100. S6; almonds, Lan., ft ft, 2uc; do Ivlca, 17c; do, shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 1415c; Sicily nmerts, izc; Smyrna ngs, iz&im: new aates, mil Gc; Brazil nuts, lie; pecans, ll15c; citron, 1 lb, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c ft ft; orange peel, 17c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 6c; an ples,evaporated, 10c: apricots, Caiifornli.evap o rated, 1516c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2126c; peaches, California, evaporated, un pared, 184519c: cherries, pitted. 1313c; cher ries, unpitted. 56c: raspberries, evaporated, 2728c; blackDcrries, 77c; huckleberries, 1012c. Sugars Cubes, Te; powdered, 7c: granu lated, 6Kc; confectioners' A. 6c; standard A, 6fc; soft white. 6&Kc: vellow. choice, bm 5?ic; yellow, good, 5XW5c; yellow, fair, 5J 5?c: vellow, dark. 6JfS5Kc Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200). $7 00; me dium, half bbls (600). H 00. Salt No. 1. ft bbi. Soc; No. 1 ex. ft bbl. 81 00; dairy, ft bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, f bbl, SI 20: niggins" .ureica, i-uu sicks, ou: ruggins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets. S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S2 00 2 25;2ds, 165180: extra peaches. S240260; pie peaches. 95c: finest corn. SI 001 50: Hid Co. corn, 60S5c: red cherries, S085c: Lima beans, 51 20; soaked do, 80c; string do 6065c; mar rowfat peas, SI 101 15: soaked peas, 708"c pineapples. Si 3C1 40; Bahama do, 2 75; damson plum", 95c; greengages, 51 25; egg plums, S2 00; California pears. S2 40; do green gages, SI 85; do egg plums. SI 85: extra white cherries, S240; raspberries, 95cl 10: straw berries, SI 10; gooseberries. SI 3001 40; toma toes, 80S85c; salmon, 1-ft. Jl 651 90; black berries. 65c; succotash. 2-ft cans, soaked. 90c; do green. 2 ft, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 52 05; 14 ft cans. $14 00: baked beans, SI 451 50; lobster, 1-ft, SI 80$1 90; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic, J-, $4 25 4 50; sardines, domestic. V, S6 757 00: sar dines, imported, i$, Sll 5012 50: sardines, im ported, K. IIS 00: sardines, mustard, S3 50; sar dines, spiced, S3 50. Fisn Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. S36 fl bbl.; extra No. do, mess. J40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. S32: extra No. 1 do, mess, S36: No. 2 shore mackerel. 524. Codfish Whole pollock. 4o ft ft: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips. 4Jc; do George's cod in blocks. 6KS'KP- Herring Round shore, S5 00 ft bb!: split. So 50; lake, S2 90 ft 100-ft bbl. Whitefish. 6 50 ft 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout. So 50 ft half bbl. Finnan baddock, 10c ft lb. Iceland halibut, 13c ft ft. Pickerel, half hhL S3 00; quarter bbl. SI 3o; Potomac her ring. So 00 ft bbl: S3 50 ft half bbl. OATMEAL-SO 00tt 25 ft bbl. Grnln, Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car sample corn. 34c. 5 days, P. R K.; 1 car same, 34c, 5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car fancy white middlings' S17. 5 days, P. R. R. Total receipts as bulletined, 55 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 5 cars of bay, 3 of barley, 1 of feed, 4 of oats, 1 of malt, 6 of flour. By Pitts burg. Cincinnati and St. Louis, 11 cars of corn, 9 of oats, 1 of middlings. By Baltimore and Obio, 1 car of ear corn, 2 of wheat. By Pitts burg and Lake Ere, 1 car of hay, 1 of feed, I of malt, 8 ot flour. Tbe tone of cereal markets shows improvement for the put few days. Ear corn and millfeed are scarce and firm. Tbe quality of baled hay coming to the market of late is below standard, and bence prices show weakening, tendencies. Lpose timothy bay is scarce and firm, for tbe reason that It is next to Impossible to get it to market on account of bad roads. Flour is steady at Quotations whicll have not risen for several months. Prices below are for carload lots on track: Wheat New No. 2 red, 8384c; No. 3, 79 80c Corn No. 2 yellow, ear, new, 3940c; high mixed, new, 3435c: No. 2 yellow, snejled. old, 3bK37c; new, 3536c. Rejected shelled corn, 20ii2ici high mixed shelled corn, S331c OATS No. 2 white, 2829c; extra, HO. 3. 27 e27sc; mixed. 2626Kc Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5354c: No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and sprimr pitents, $1 755 25; winter straight, $4 504 7o; clear winter, H 0024 25: straight XXXX bakers', S3 7501 00. Rye flour, S3 25 35a Millfeed Middlings, fine" white, S15 50 17 00 ft ton; brown middlings, f U 60M 75; winter wheat bran, SI4 50015 00; chop feed, $15 5016 CO. HAT Baled timothy. No. 1. Ill 2oU SO: No. 2 do. S9 0009 50; loose from wagon. S12 0014 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay. 57 00 8 00; pacKing do. 0 757 OOL Btraw Oat, $ 757 00; wheat and rye. Provision. Bugar-cured bams, large, 9c; sugar cured hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small, 10c; sugar-cared break fast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 7c; suirar-cured California hams, le sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef rets. 10c: sugar-cured -ied beef rounds, 12c: bacon, shoulders, oJc: bacon, clear sides 7Kc; bacon clear bellies, 7c: dry salt shoulders. 5Uc; dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, ill sO: mess pork, family, S12 5a Lard Refined, in tierces. 5c: half-barrels, 5c: 60-ft tubs, 5Kc; 20-ft pails, 6Hc; 50-ft tin cans, 5c: 3-ft tin pails 6ic; 5 ft tin pails. 6ic; 10-1 tin pails, 6c; 5-B tin pails, 6c. Smoked sausagp,Iong. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork links. He Boneless hams, 10Kc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, J4 00; quarter barrels, 52 15. Wool Markets. Boston There is no material change in tho wool market. The trade is mostly in small lot?, and prices remain the same. Obio fleeces are in fair demand, but prices are in buyers favor; X Is quoted at 303lc: XX and above at 33 31c, and No. 1 at ale Michigan X fleeces are offered at 28c thoush somo holders are asking more. In No. 1, washed combing wools there have been sales at 3830c Ohio fine delaine sold at 35c, and Michigan fine delaine at 33 34c Territory wools are in steady demand. Sales of tine delaine bave been made at 565Sc; fine medium at 5355c, and medium at 502252c Texas and California wools bave been quiet. Oregon sells at 1819c for best Eastern, and down to I415c lor average. In pulled wools there bave been sales to a fair extent, and prin cipally at 3035c for super, and at 2223c for extra. Foreign wools are firm. Melnl Market. NewYop-k, March 25. Pig iron quiet and weak. Copper nominal; lake. April. Sll 25. Lead dull; domestic. S3 92c. Tin dull and steady; straits, S20 2a There are many white soaps, each represented to be "just as good as the Ivory." They are not, but like all counterfeits, they lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for Ivory Soap and insi?" upon having it, 'Tis sold everywhere. no3-I0Mrws The xCoa That Helps to Cure The Cold. The disagreeable taste of the COD LIVER OIL is dissipated in scows EMULSION Of Pure Cod Liver Oil with HYPOPHOSPHITES O T.TTvm -AJNT3 SODA. The patient suffering from CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, COUGH, COLD, OR WASTING DISEASES, may take the remedy with as much satisfaction as be would take milk. Physicians are prescrib ing It everywhere. It is a perfect emulsion, and a wonderful flesh producer. Take no other oc2-28-jiwj,su WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from tbe best manufac turers of St GalL in Swiss and Cambric.Eds; ings, Flouncinirs. Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings nnd Flonncinzs. Buyers will nnd tbese goods attractive both, in price and novelties of design. Fnll lines of Mew Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings: Floor, Table and Stair. Oil Cloths la best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS.' The largest variety from which to select Toil Du fiords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting. Heather A Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D 12 AND 514 SMITHFIELD STREET, PITTSBURG, PA. Transact a General BanMni Business. Accounts solicited. Issue Circular Letters of Credit, for .use of travelers, and Commer cial Credits, IN STERLING, Available In all paits of the world. Also Issue Credits IN DOLLARS For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, South and Central America. ax7-91-ifWT rEHKSSFMiMHBHsmHilM THE CREAT ENCL1SH REMEDY. Beecham's Pills I For Bilious and Nervous Disorders. a "Worth a Guinea a Box" but sold I for 25 cents, I BY ALL DRUGGISTS. BROKERS FINANCIAL -tTTHimEx" & STEPHENSON, 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexet, Morgan t Co., New York. P.assuorts nrocured. ap2S-l JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKEHS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. . SIXTH ST, Pittsburg mvlswtl EXDTES J BINDXIDETILLS are safe: nnerlor to nennrroval or tansr: BartlenlarL- 4c Clarke A Col. Box 714. rail., Venn. m1W7-ws ': r Is : ji i JOSEPH HORNE & CO. tILLIWMI. SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OT ERADICATES BLOOD POI SON AND BLOOD TAINT. Sbveral bottles of Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) entirely cleansed my system of contagious blood poison of the very worst type. Wiu S. Looms, Shreveport, La, E3 CURES SCROFULA EVEN IN ITS WORSV FORMS. I had scrofula in 18SI, and cleansed nrj system entirely from it by taking seven bottles of S. S. S. I have not had any symp toms since. C. W. Wilcox, Spartanburg, S. CI wm I HAS CURED HUNDREDSOP CASES OF SKIN CANCER. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed bee. Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga. STEAMERS AND EXCURSION, -rn-HlTE STAK Llifc- FOK QOEEJISTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. Royal and United States Mail Steamers. Majestic, ApL IS. Spm 'Majestic. May 11.2pm Germanic, Apl23.8.S0pniGcrnianic May a,:30am Teutonic Apt. 3a 2 p n-JTeutonlc. Jlay2S,l2:TOpnt Brltannic.May 7,7:30 a m.Brl tannic. June4,6:30 am .From White Star dock, loot of Went Tenth st. Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates, foOaod npward. Second cabin. S3 and upward, according to steamer and location or berth. Ex cursion tickets on favorable terms. Steerage. 3L. White btar drafts payable on demand. in all the principal banks throughout Ureal Britain. Ap ply to jciin j. Mccormick, 630andt smith- field St.. 1'ittsburir, or J.BKliCK 1SMAX. Gen eral Agent, Broadway, yewtorl:. felZ-P STATE LINE To Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY Cabin nassaze 135 to SJQ. according to location 01 state-oom. Ezcnrslou ?ta to too. btceraxe to and from Europe at Lowest Bates. ttate of California" bulldln?. AUS'lC BALDWIN & Co.. General Agents. 51 ltroadwar. ieir Yoric. j. j. Mccormick. Aant. 659 and 401 Smithfiold St., Pittsburg. Pw. mhlI-80-D A PLEASANT WINTER TRIP. The Steamships of the Red D" Like. Sailing every 12 days for Venezuela, S. A and tbe Island of Cnracoa. W. I., afford anun equaled opportunity to those wishing to maka a short sea voyage to tbe tropics. These steamships were built by Wrn. Cramp & Sons, of Philadelphia, specially for the trade, and ara provided with every modern appliance for the Safety, convenience and corrlort of passengers. The round trip is made in lour weeks, of which 13 days are spent at sea and at various ports, and from six to ten days at Caracas. This beautiful city is located 3.000 feet above tbe sea, and is connected with tbe coast by rail. It has first-class hotels, Dleasant walks and drives, and a climate unexccled anywhere. At La Gualra steamers will be fou d to all parts of tbe West Indies. For descriptive pamplet. etc. apply to BOULTON. BUSS & DALLETT, General Managers, 71 Wall street. New York. de2&6S-ws ANCHOR LINE. Atlantic Express Service. LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN. Steamship CITY OF BOJIE From New York.SAT URUAY, May 3. May 31. JuneSS, JulyS Saloon passage, 60 to 10O; second class, 30. GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Saturday from New York to GLASGOW and LONDONDERRY. Cabin passage to Glasgow. Londonderry or Liver pool. (90 and f&L Second-class. S30. Steerage passage, cither service, fJJ. Saloon excursion tickets at reduced rates. Travelers circular letters of credit and drafts for any amount Issued at lowest current rates. For bootesortours.tirketor rurther Information apply to HEN UEKSON BROTHERS. X. Y.. or J.J. MCCORMICK. 639 and 401 Smlthfleld st. :A.1. SCORER SON. 415 smlthfleld St., Pittsburg; W. tSEMl'LE, Jr.. 163 Federal St.. Allegheny. iuh-17-5IWF NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD S. S. CO. Established 1857. Fast Line of Express Bteamers from N EW YORK for SOUTHAMP TON, LONDON and BREMEN. The lino steamers SAALE. TRAVE. ALLER. EIDER. EMS, FULDA, WERRA. ELBE and LAHN of 5.300 tons and 6,000 ti 8.500 horsepower, leaves NEW YORK on WEDNESDAYS and SAT URDAYS for SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen. TIME From NEW YORK to SOUTHAMP TON. 7K days. From SOUTHAMPTON to BREMEN. 21 or.10 hours. From SOUTHAMP TON to LONDON, by Southwestern Railway Co.. iyt hours. Trains every hour of the sum mer season. Railway carriages for London await passengers Southampton Docks on arri val Express steamers from New York. Tbeso steamers are well-known for their speed, com fort, and excellent cuisine. OELR1CHS & CO.. 2 Bowling Green, New York. MAX SCHAMBERG CO ST Smithtield street. JalC-72-D Agents for Pittsburg. aiEUICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 l'ENN AVENUE. PITTsBUKG, PA. As old residents know and back hies of Pitts burg papers prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. SbrnrrsNOFEEUNTILCURED Mpnt frit Q and mental diseases, physical IlLn V UUo decay, nervcusdeoilitv. lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sbzht, self distrust, basbfuluess, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting tbe person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKINsdtigeesre?uSp!?ont blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 R I M A R V k'dney and bladder derange Unil'JMn I j ment, weak bacK; gravel, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as 1C here. Office hours 9 A. 31. to 8 P. jr. Sunday, 10A.Jl.tolP.M. only. DR. WHITTIER, 814 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. mhS-45-DSuwk GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DE BILITY. LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. Full particulars in pamphlet sent free. The genuine Gray's bpecinc sold by dru-gtsts only la yellow wrapper. Price, fl pet package, or six for S3, or by malt on recelnt at nrice. br address ing THF. GRAY MEDICINE CO., Buffalo. N. X soiu in ritisDurg oy . 3. iiui.1. A2 u. corner Emlthfleld and Liberty iu. m!U7-M-DWk DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re quiring scientiUc and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake, M. R. C. P. S Is the oldest and most experienced specialist ia tbe city. Consultation free and strictly confidential. OfBca hours 9 to i and 7 to 8 P. M.; Sundays. 2to 4 p. M.Consult them personally, or write. DOCTOBJ LAKE, 328 Penn ave.. Pittsburg. Pa. je-lJ 43-PWk locOc'S Cotton. SOOt COMPOUND unnosed of Cotton Root. Tansy and Pennvroval a recent discovery bv an 'old nhvsiclan. Is tuccc&fullu used mommy oaie, .fcneciuai. rnce si, oy mail, sealed. Ladies, ask your druggist for Cook's Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute, or inclose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad dress PONI LILY COMPANY. No. 3 Fisher Block, 131 Woodward ave Detroit, Mich. " 4-Sold In Pittsburg, Pa- bv Jsenh Fleta tag A son. Diamond and Marketsts. sc233 TO WEAKRrfEN" Suffering from tho effects of youthful errors, early decay, wasting weakness, lost manhood, etc. I will send a valuable treatlso (sealed) containing full particulars for home cure. FREE of charge. A splendid medical work: should be read by every man who Is nervous and debilitated. Address, Prof. F. C. FOWLER. iTIoodus,Cona. uClt"iJSUWiw X- . ' J. rF ijMiilugiJ liiFiil JiilSn 'Jailiyl 11 r lr toevervman. vonnsr.middle-aged. n Cm C and old; postage paid. Address Dr. H. Du ilont, 381 Columbus Ave., Boston.Uau. mh25-78-WI3uWk tma MR&gzSi a 1 i sih s Bali mi ... 9 SgiileW i JtSti ' ' "' '
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