.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHlliiiiiliiiiiHliHHHHH...fl..Hilililii PIIMPMHRPP-WPPW'ViiailWWBB -"" ?IHP kOTtafiWJae&WVieuil jt.4 -i -. THE "PITTSBURG- DISPA-TCHr- -"WEDNESDAY APKIL -2, 189CV WHEAT AND OATMEAL The Staff of Life Weakening at the Main Sources of Supply. EUROPEAN SEWS FAYOKS BEARS. Tha Oatmeal Trust Brings Handsome Profits to Producers. CHICAGO'S MOVE OX BUCKET SHOPS Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, Tuesday. April L, 1890. f The upward movement of nheatand flour, which -nas noted in this colnmn a few weeks ago, has been arrested, and the drift for a few days past has been in the other direction. The output of dour at Minneapolis last week was 133,720 barrels, against SH,75 barrels for the cor responding week of last year. The current number of the Minneapolis Jf ti ter reports that one of the flour mills of that city, with a capacity of 1,500 barrels per day. is out of orders and will suspend operations for a time in order to make so mo neceary repairs and improvements. Tne London correspondent of tbe same paper reports European wheat and flour trade very dull. Tlio quantity of wheat afloat in Europe, according to this correspond ent was, at the 1st or March, 21,000,000 bushels, against 19,000,000 bushels at the name time a year ago. The unknown onantltv in the EnroDean wheat markets is the Russian supply. If sup plies from that somxe should conic up to bear ish estimates all hopes of advance in prices hero w ill be blasted. Tne Russian yield a the problem which baffles speculators at this date. Oatmeal Trust. In May, 1SS7. tbe Consolidated Oatmeal Com pany was organized under the laws of Illinois with a new to control this important industry and furnish better profits to tbe manufacturers than tbey bad been receiving for some time past. There were, at the time the trust was formed, some 20 mills in the country engaged in the manufacture of oatmeal. About one half entered into tbe syndicate at the start, and tbe balance have been frozen out or bongbt out, so that tho Consolidated Oatmeal Company is now practically monarch ot all it surveys. Before the trust was formed tne price of oat meal to the w lwlesaler was 3 50 per barrel. Koi it is $5 40 per barreL The con sumer pays at the same rate as before tbe organization of the trust, nam el v, $9 00 per bar rel, or or per pound The manufacturers have succeeded in more than doubling their profits at the expense of the wholesale dealer. Douglas A Stuart, oatmeal manufacturers, of Des Moines, la., reaped a profit of J10O.O00 in one year on the advance brought about by the trust. fcchumaker,ot Akron,no doubt did much better than this. Since the Consolidated Oat meal Company organized, according to the Chi cago 3Vt6unc,"w hich reccntlj contaiued a full page article on the subject, the nrnfit of the mills in the syndicate have been 2.977,000 oer and above the legitimate gains of 2,570,000. It thus appears that the trust has succeeded In more than doubling its revenues, and wbilo consumers have not suffered so far, the middle men are especially very sore otertno curtail ment of their profits. Tho Move Acnlnst Racket Shops. The first effects of the action of the Chicago Board of Trade against bucket sboDSwas felt in this city to-day. There are seven or eight of these institutions in Pittsburg, and so far as grain quotations are concerned their communi cations with tbe Chicago Board of Trade are cut off for the present. The movement is evi dently intended to force speculators in grain to deal directly ith the Chicago broker. The expense of private ires or direct mes sages trom Chicago will be too great for a suc cessful bucket shop trade. Specu'ators in gram and flour heretofore only needed to step luto the various bucket shops and could there learn the situation in the Western metropolis any minute. The feeling among our operators in this line is that there will soon be found a way to get around the difficult), and while quotations lor the present may be withheld, it will not be for long. Chi cago brokers have undertaken a big contract and a fen days will demonstrate their ability to deliver the goods. LITE STOCK HAKKETS. The Condition of Business at the East Liberty htock Ynrds. Office or Pittsburg Dispatch, i Tuesday, April 1, 1S90. ( Cattle Receipts. 210 heal: shipments, 190 bead: market dull and a shade off from yes terday's pnees; no cattle shipped to New York tolay. Hoos Receipts. WW head; shipment. 450 bead: market active: good to best selected. M 434 55, fair to best Yorkers. 4 3134 (); common to fair. 1 2034 SO: pics. 4 OOg'4 10; 2 cars hogs shipped to New York to-day. SIIEI.P Receipts. 1,400 bead: shipments, 1,100 head; market slow at unchanged prices. By TclesrnDh. New I'onK Beeves Receints. 2,071 head; all for exporters and Hurhtcrers; no trading; dressed beef firm at 6&"c per j, for Sides Cable adi ices from London quote American beef higher at Sc per It. Exports to-day, 724 beeves; to-morrow. 3,520 quarters of beer. Calies Receipis. 350 head: all veals: market qniet; veals, S4SG 50 per cwt. bheep Receipts, 1.174 bead; market quiet lint tead; sheep, 5 25G 60 per cw t: lainl)-, St 307 75; drescd mutton firni at MlOJc per B: dressed lambs higher at HJillc Hog Receipt", 3.314 head, including 30 head for sale alive; market a shale higher at $1 40JJ4 80 per cwt. bT. Loui Cattle Receipts. 2,200 head; ship ment 200 head: market stronger: good to f ancv steers, 4 C0Q4 90: fair to good do, 3 404 40; fctocktrs and feeders. ?2 30.3 60; Texans and Indians. 2 403 70. Hogs Receipts 5.900 head; shipments. L500 h&d. market easier: lair to choice heavy, 1 154 25; packing grades. 4 10g4 20: light, fair to best, 4 O0 4 15. hhecii Receipts, 500 head; shipments 8(0 head; market strong; fair to choice, 4 00 5 7a Chicago Cattle Receipts. 5,500 head: shin ments 1 W)0 head; market slow and lower; beeves 4 HOffiS 20, steers, 3 354 80; stockers and feeders 2 5Q&3 90, cows, bulls and mixed, 1 50S3 40: Texas oornfed steers, 3 20g5 90. Hogs Receipts, 16,000 bead: Miinments. 5.000 hcaa: market weak: mited, 4 10i?4 40; lioaiv. 4 15-4 45; licht, 1 155il 40; skips 3 15g4 00. hheep Receipt, fa 000 head: sniDments. 1,000 liiad; market strong; names 4 Omgb 00; Tcxans 3 90'4 15; cornfed Texans, 15 00e5 75; lambs. 5 507 00. Kansas Crrr Cattle Heceipts. 6 800 bead; shipments. 2,103 head: market slow to 10c loner; steers. 3 iOffil 00: cows. 1 fs03 25: stockers and Kcucrs. s: uusa tiU. logs ueceipts, 6.600 beid: shipments 1.400 head: market 25c loner: all grades. 1 0M4 17; bulk, 4 10 4 15. 8hecp Receipts. 4.100 head; shipments ' : -narLt't strong: good to choice lambs an 1 muttons 3 5P5 40; stockers and feeders, DOffo 2d. MKES IRE SOUTHERN PEOriiE. Dr. Dcpcw Think, tho Aristocracy Is Rap idly Growing Les. IfrrCIAL TELEGRAM TO Till DISPATCU.! CiiAni-ESTOs:, S. C, April 1. Dr. Chaunccy M. Depew and his family spent to-day in the "cradle of secession" on their way home The visitors were met at the hotel by the Mayor of the city and a com mittee of distniuishea citizens, all Demo crats and were taken on a trip around the harbor. They aisited Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and some of the phosphate works in the orenoou, and in the a ternoon were driven around the city. Mr. Depew said that he had gained five to six pounds bv his Southern trip, and was now ready to return to business. 1'ererring to the Southern people whom he had met, be remarked: "I am very much pleased with the South, especially with the hospitality of its inhabitants. There are two classes of people so for as I have been able to obscre in the South. One class, which is 5,rowingsmaller, have their heads filled with classics, ideas of aristocracy, etc The other class busy their minds about phosphates, irou mines, cotton mills and other enterprises. It is needless to say that the latter c!.iss are the better citizens, and are the must important factors in the construction of the New South." There was no formal reception. The party le't here to-night for Kew York via the lliclimond and Danville route. Take It la Time. A man who presents an appearance of debil ity, m hose countenance is anxious and who is subject to spells of faintness. is liable to sud den death from heart disease. Let him take Dr. Flint's Remedy beforn it is too late. De scriptivo treatise w ith each bottle; or address Mack Drug Co.. N. Y. JIWT llewnrn of Pnrnmnnla. Use at once Baker's Pure Cod Liver Oil or Ba Iter's Emulsion. The genuine only. Druggists MARKETS BY WIRE. No Mnteri.il CIihul-l- In llie Lending Com modities Whent Fnlrly Active bnt Wcnk Pork Firm A Holi day nt Clilcncn. New Yokk Flour dull and heavy. Corn meal dulL Wheat Spot fairly active, He off and weak; options fairly active. K?cdown and weak. Rye firm. Barley malt quiet. Corn Spot weaker and fairly active; options moderately active Ja higher and firm. Oats Spot dull and easy; options firmer and dull. Hay quiet, steady. Hops quiet, easy. Coffee Options opened" steady, 5 points up to 5 points down; closed steady, unchanged to 10 points up, sales, 13,500 bag, including April, 17.5517-60; May, 17.45S17.50c; June. 17.20 17.30c; July. 10.952)17.75 August.16 fcOc; Septem ber, 1B.4516 55c December, 15 S515.95e; Jan nary. 15.85c: February. 15.80c Spot luo 'dull, steady, fair cargoes, 20Jc; No. 7 flat bean, 19c. Sugar Raw dull, easy. Sales. 100 hogs hofrshpflris tmisra.n.f1r K7 test. 4?c: rofined. qniet, lower; C, 4JJc: extra C. 55 .V16c; white extra C, 5e5Kc: ye"w. 9-165Jc; off A. 57-lGQ5c: mould A, bJlGc: standard A, 5?5c; confectioners A, 5JJc; cut loaf, 7c; crushed, 7c; powdered GJc: granu lated. 6c: cubes. 6Uc Jlolases Foreign dull and weak: o0 test offered at 21c: New Orleans quiet and steady. Rice active and firm. Cot tonseed oil strong. Tallow unsettled: city, (2 lor packages) 47-lGg4Jc Rosin quiet. Tur pentme dull: offered at 41c. Escs firm and in fair demand; Western. 14gl4Jc; receipts, 1L2CS packaces. Pork active and firm; old mess, SU 00ll 15; do. new, 11 7512 25; extra prime, J950SIU 00. Ciitmcatsstrong and wanted; pickled bellies. tiSc; do shoulders. SJc; do hams, fyi&yfc; middles Strang: short clear. So 75. Lard firmer and quiet: Western steam. SO 50: sales, 250 tierces: options, sales. 500 tierces; April. 0 50: Maj, 6 50 bid: June, 6 55; Julv. S6 C2: Aucrust. S5 67: Sentembcr. 0 72 Ibid; October. ?6 74 bid. flutter quiet and weaker: Western datrv. 18c; do. crcamerv. 12 23c; do. held, 715c; do, ractorv, 518c: Elgin, 24J25c Cheese strong and active; West ern! lOKSlOJic Philadelphia Flour steady. Wheat Options x,iyfc lower; desirable milling grades scarce and lirm under fair demand; rejected. 6070c: lair to rood nulling wheat at 74S2c: prime to fancy, &591c: prime ungraded, in grain depot, i5S5e: fancy do, on track. 91c: No. 2 red, April. k2J0S3c: Mi), S354blic; June, 83J481Jic: July. tlJ682Jc Corn flrmi with fair demand lor car lots from local job bers; No. 4 mixed, on track, 30c: No. 4 high mixed and yellow, on track and gram depot. 31c: No. 3 high mixed, on track 34c; No. 3 yellow, on track, G5c; steamer, in export ele vators. 33c; steamer No. 2 cllow, on track, 36Jc;Nn.2 yellow, in Twentieth street ele vator. SSc; No. 2 mixed. April. 3d35Vc: Mav. 3GK636?$c: June. SGJ437c; July. 37J37c. Oats firm; No. 3 white, 30c: do, on track, 30Xc No. 2 white. 31c: futures firm out quiet: o. 2 white, April. 3030Kc; Slay. 29K29Kc; June, 229c; July, l30a Butter dull and easy; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 25c; do prints. extra. 2936c. Eggs steadv and in fair de mand; Pennsylvania firsts, 16c St Louis Flour steady; family. 2 40j)2 50; choice. 2 655J2 80;' lancv, 3 303 40; extra fancy, 3 703 80; patents, 4 05g4 15. Wheat Cash dull: options lower; market opened l-16c off on May and July, closing tame with MayJicand July c under yestcrda; No. 2 red, cash, 780 asked, 77c bid; May, 76S7bc, closed at 76Jc; July, 74J74jc closed at 74Jfc asked. Corn sieadv: Itu. 2 mixed, cash. 2t3 26Kc; Anril, 26J426c closed at 26c bid; Ma..W(K!7c.closed at 27c;Jtily,2!2SUc,closed at 2SJSiic asked; August, 229c asked. Oats higher; No. 2, cash. 22c: Mav. 22Jic. Re No. 2, UiiSllZc. Barley offerings light and firmly held. Flaxseed steady at 140. Protisions dull and essentially unchanged. Minneapolis Receipts of wheat for the day were 112 cars, with 24 Bhipped out. The demand for cash wheat was slow at times, though on tbe whole it was generally called fair lor the best, and a moderate business was transacted during the day. Some grades that did not meet with requirements hung on to the last, but the tables werepreity well cleared up at tne end of the session. Tbe range of prices was a little lower than those obtained yes terday. Closing quotations: Ivo. 1 bard, April, TSKc; Maj. 79c: Jnlv. Sic: on track, 79Kc; No. 1 Northern. April, 77c; Slay, 77c; July, 7Wc; on track. 77WJ7Sc; No. 2 Morthern, March and April 71c; May, 75c; July, TSc; on track, 7476c Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat weak; No. 2 spring, on track, cash 74g74c; May, 731ic: No. J, northern, 82c. Com firm No. 3, on track, 3030c Oats stead) ; No. 2 white, on tracd, 2i;&25c Rye steady: No. 1, in store, 44c Barle) steady: No. 2. in store. 4oXc Pro visions steady. Pork. 10 5a Lard, 6 la Cheese steady; theddais, 1010c Toledo Cloverseed active and lower: cash, 3 25. PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. A Total Redaction or Over 833,000.000 Mace June 30. Washington, April 1. Following is the monthly statement of tbe national debt: IVTIKEST DEAni.Va DEBT. Bonds at 4 per cent llonds at 4 percent t 1IX947.O00 00 GC9,414,I)00 107, STO 00 14,CCQ,000 00 64,63, 512 00 Kcfundlnp cirtlllcates at 4 per cent. Na pension lund at 3 per cent.... Pacific Railroad bonds at Opercent. Principal Intcrc&t 802,12,53: CO 8,904.023 CO Total ? sn.o:c,s57 CO debt on which interest has ceases since matleitt. Principal f 1,831,105 00 Interest loO.raoo Total ( 1,931,144 CO DEnTBEABING NO INTEREST. Old demand and lejtal tender notes. .$ 340,737, 158 CO (crtlflcates of di posit 7,050,030 00 Gold certificate" tt4,v33,ccg CO Mlverctrtlhcates 230,CUo,:c2 CO Iractlonal currtney, less 3,375,934 estimated as lostordestrojed 6,913,743 00 Principal ? 7bG,S54,S 00 TOTAL DECT. 1'rlnclpal...., Interest ..fl.5nS03.4S0 CO 9,0l,OG4 00 Total 1,589,802,54100 Less cnh items aail nlile lor reduction of the debt 1,0S9,C30 CO Less reser c h Id lor re- demntlon ot United Mates notes 100.000,000 00 544,0S9,030 00 Total debt, less available cash ltcmsl,03- 773.514 01) ct cash in the Treasury 32,615,812 00 Debt, less cash in the Treasury April 1. 18W 1,023,157,67; 00 Debt, less cah in the Treasury .March 1, 1SU 1,034,547,529 00 11.3S9,8WO0 5J,4tS,949 It) Dcciease of dt bt since J line 30, CASH IX THE THE.I SUUl" AVAILABLE FOIt REDUC TION" OF THE rtJBLlC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates ac tually outstanding.. .. 131.933,079 00 blherliehi for slUtr certificates ac- tltalH mitstandinjT 290,G05,5G2 00 V. . notes held for certificates of deposit actually outsrtndin? 7,660,000 00 Cah held lor matured debt and ln- tcre-t unpaid 10,3S5,170CO Fractional currency 219 00 Total available for reduction of debt fill, 089,030 00 KESERVE FUND. Held for redemption of United Mates notes, acts, of Jan. 14, 1375, and Jul; 1A1SS2 J 100,000,000 00 Unavailable for the reduction of the debt: Fractional silver coin... 522, 814,564 00 Jllnorcoin 233.254 uo 23, 047, SIS 80 Certificates held as cash t 29,012,101 00 Net cash balance on hand 32.61,842 00 Total cash in the Treasury as shown by Treasurer's general account S 623,764,791 CO Wool MarkrtH. Boston The market for domestic wool re mains steady and foreign grades are hrm. In prices there is no material change. There is a good demand from manufacturers and stocks of old wool are clearing np well. The best Territory wools are selling well. There are sale of fine at i8j9c, scoured tine medium at 53f?ooc, and medium at OOsJSJc Texas and California wools are qniet and prices remain tbe same. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces are in steady demand, with sales of X at 31c. XX at 33e and XX and above at 33 34c No. 1 Ohio wools are selling at 37c Michigan fleeces are in steady demand at282Hc Combing and delaine fleeces are firm. Pulled wool is in fair demand. v. 1th sales of super at 303Sc. and extra at 2520c For eign wools in small s.ock, qniet and firm. For a disordered liver try lleecham's Pills. Pears' Soap the purest and best ever made A Godsend to Ilia Fnmily. "We regard Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a 'Godsend to our family," savs Mr. YV. L-. Carpenter, of Arbela, Mo. Three oO-ccnt bottle's of it cured his daughter of inflamma tory rheumatism, with which she had been severely ..filleted. ' wsn When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cled for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castona, When she had Children,she gave them Castoria ap9-77-Jtwrsu MORE BIG DICKERS. Several Large Properties Picked Up by Wideawake Investors. PAIR PEICES STILL THE RULE. Local Stocks Constitute the Very Cream of the Speculative Market. APEIL FDN AM0)iG THE GRAIN DEALERS The remainder of the property formerly owned by Captain Thomas Snowdcn, com prising three acres of ground and a good dwelling, situated in the borough of "Wil- kinsburg, was sold by James Y . Drape is Co. yesterday, to William C. Lyne for $21,000 cash. It will be occupied by tho purchaser as a residence. A large deal in rural real estate as closed np yesterday, but the bare fact was all that could be obtained. Tho tract comprises about ten acres, and is situated just below the Hamp ton coal road, between Wilkinsburg and Edge wood. The price paid approximates 1,500 an acre. One authority said it would be laid out in lots, wbllo anotner was confident it was for a manufacturing plant perhaps tbe ice fac tory referred to a few days aco. The ground is admirably adapted for either purpose. 9 Another important transaction brought to a head yesterday was tho sale by Henry A. Weaver Co. for Captain John B. Ford, Presi dent of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, of vacant lot ou Second avenue, bctwecu Wood and Market streets having a frontage of 30 feet and running through to First avenue, for 25.590. They also sold a lot adjoining the above, 30 by SO leet. with a two-story dwelling, for 12, 000, being $400 a front foot, making the aggre gate of both transactions 37.500. Tho proba bility is that the purchaser will improve the property. There was a good deal of April fooling at the Grain Exchange yesterday. The members are mostly middle-aged and dignified, but a fen of them are J oung and fond of fun, and exercised their penchant at the expense ot their seniors. One of tho victims was Mr. McMastcrs. the flour dealer. He was summoned to the tele phone, where he exnected to receive a large order, only to be told that it was April 1. He gracefully admitted tbe sell in an address which brought down the house. A number of others were deceived in tho same way. On the whole, the session was productive of more merriment than business. e It is expected that a large amount of money which will bo set afloat by the quarterly settle ments, now in progress, will seek investment in local secuiitios and real estate. As to tbe former, there is ample material in which to operate. Tho stocks of nearly 200 local cor porations are listed on change, representing an aggregate capital of nearly 200,000,000. Their soundness cannot be impeached As to real estate, every investor knows that it rests on a firm basis and possesses a fixed value that would be bard to shake. Witb suchopportuities to speculate at home, it is the height of folly to send money East to enrich cliques and rings. t LOCAL SECURITIES. Philadelphia Gas and Pleasant Taller EncrORB Attention Few New Features. Philadelphia Gas and Pleasant Valley Rail way were the only prominent features of the stock market yesterday. The former sold at 32 at the first call, dropped to SIJi, rallied and closed steady at 32J bid, with light offerings. The advance was due to increased earnings and assurances of a steady supply of gas. Pleasant Valley opened at 76 for a small bundle, bnt weakened off during tho day, set tling down to 26, and closing at 26 bid. Its uncertain relations with the Pittsburg, Alle gheny and Manchester and the large pios pectli e outlay for the Sixth street bridge ere given as the underlying causes of the depress ion, which all regard as only temporary. There were no particular changes in the rest of the list. Central Traction was a trifle off and Luster a shade stronger. The market, on tbe whole, wassteady. Sales were 105 shares. MOBNINO. AFTERNOON-. Hid. Aeketl. urn. Aaked. ruts. p. s. & si. Ex... Second Nat. BanV. Citizens' Insurance.... AlleitheUTHcatlne Co. CharllersV. OasCo.... People's N.U. & I' Co. lennslvanlaGas Co.. Pnlladclnhla Co Pine Kun Wheeling Gas Co Columbia Oil Co WnhlnptonOU Co ex. Central Traction Citizens' Traction Pitts. Traetlon Pleasant Vallev Pitts.. A. A. Jlan ex . 1'ltts.Junctiou It. It. Co N.Y. A CGas Coal Co. Luster -Mlnlnt' Co MUerton MluIngCo .. East End Electric estinphousc Electric U. h. A. feiK. Co U. &. & big. Co. prel . 430 205 lus 47 16W W,i 31,'a 2 80 23 "io 27 47ii 17 32 61 32 "is 32S 2SV 64 40 26. 29" 61', 41 27 295 "ii 27X "31 32 Hi US. 45 30 15 16 60 44 44i 13S 45 44 Sales at the first call were 20 shares ot Phila. delphia Gas at 32, 30atl, and 10 Pleasant Valley at 27K- At the last call 30 shares Philadelphia Gas brought 32, 10 Pleasant Valley 26. and 5 Pitts burg, Allegheny and Manchester 290. M. L. Jenkins & Co. bought 30 shares of Phil adelphia Gas at 31. J. '1 Patterson sold 30 shares of Philadelphia Gas at 3 J. F. Stark sold 30 shares of Philadelphia Gas at 31. Henry M. Long sold $110,0005 per cent Hand street bridle bonds at considerably above par. and bought 100 Pleasant Valley at 27Vg. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 8,243 shares, including Atchison, 3,200; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 4,870; Missouri Pacific, 4,205: Reading, 7,900: Rich mond and West Point, 3,600; St, Paul, 3,100. AT 1UE BA.NKS. Plenty of Funds and n Fair Discount Busi ness tpril Settlements. The local money market yesterday presented the usual features. Checking and depositing were heavier, indicating an active and general trade. Tho demand for loans was moderate and rates more easy at 67 per cent. Ex changes were $2,576,1)40.53 and balances SlGl, 073.SS. The haste to settle Eastern claims caused a scarcity of exchange, while large pay rolls on local acconnt absorbed all the small currency. These inconveniences will be reme died in a day or two. In regard to April disbursements, the New York Stockholder ot j esterday says: "The dis bursements on account of dividends and inter est during April are alnajs large, the month marking the beginnings of a regular quarterly or semi-annual fiscal period 111 tbe affairs of man) corporations and this j ear notwithstand ing the refunding of bonds at loner rates of interest, there is a giatifying increase as com pared with tho month in previous year. Inter est becomes due and is pajable to-day on the bonds of railroads and cognate corporations haviug an aggregate nar alue nf S757,0S3,540, such interest amounting 20.4 31,867. In addition to this dividends have been de claied or are paable uuiiug tho month on stocks having a par alue of J683.4S1 740, these amonntii.g to 11.122,U9, making the total nf the disbursements on this account $31,573,950. The Government also nass interest to daj on the outstanding 4 per cents, the amount to be disbursed being approximately to,0C0,C00, and this, together vith the interest on other securi ties such as State, county and mumeipal bonds, to say nothiug of tho stocks of manu facturing corporations, sav 810 millions, will swell the total of the April disbursements to about S47K millions." Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 4g0 per cent, closed offered at 4. Prime mercantile paper, 57. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at 4 8b4for C0-day bills, and fl 80 for demand. Cloning Tinnd Quotation!!. U. S. 4s. reg I2:'i.M. K. 4T. lien. 5s., ftiu IT. S. 4s. coun Ill Mutual Union 6s... 100 A J. C Int. lert...mei Northern Pac. lsls..ll5J Northern Pac. 2ds..IIJ's Nonlm't'n consuls H2 Northw'ndeuen'sSU2 Oregon 4 'Irnns. i.107J St l.Al.il. Gen. 5s. SS? St.L. &-5.K. Ocn.M.llOS at. Paul consols 171 U.S. 4!s, re' 1(UJ U. b. 44, coup IU. 1'acincbsol Ji lib l,ouisIanastainped4s 1-H Missouri Cs 100 Icnu. uewsct. 6s. ...118 Tenn. new et. 5.... 00 K lenn. new set. 4s.... Canada ho. 2d3 97,7j Central Pacific lsts.ll Ucn. A IC U. lsts... IIU'j Den. i. It. u. 4s 7 U.&.R. O. Wcstlsts. Trie 2ds 99JJ it. K. &T. (Jen. 6s.. 75JS StiP, ChlJtPc. lsts.116 1x., Pc L.G.lr.Us. 91 Tx.. Pc. K,C.Tr.K..3-6 Union Pacific lsts...Ue; West bhorc 105 Philadelphia Tha bank clearings to-day were Sll.825.INi; balances, $1,540,583. Baltimore Bank clearings to-day were 82, 023,700; balances. 5300,687. New YotiK Bank clearings to-day, $114,801. 222; balances, $7,356,310. Boston Bank clearings to-day, 15.091.010; balance', 1,911,123. Money, 007 per cent. St. Louis Clearings, $3,412,085; balances, SSC3,107. AX0TI1ER DK0P. Petroleum Crowding the Eighty Cent Mnrk Xotc From the Field. The oil market was dull and featureless yes terday up to about 2 o'clock, when the New York longs, after switching their deals over to May, started to sell ont. This caused a little flnrry, and the other exchanges, following tbe big leader, jumped ou the market with both feet and knocked it down from 84 to 82, where it remained until the clese. The range was: Opening S4 highest 84, lowest and closing 82. Business was brisk for a short time between the room traders, but some orders were placed. The latter was the most encouraging feature of the day, as it Vas an indication that outsiders were becoming interested. Tho slump was due to increased production, to the competition of Lima oil and dullness of the export trade. Monday's clearances were 721,000 barrels, a S"1 deal of which was "loaned" oil. The new gas well of the Pennsylvania Com pany, near Canonsburg, shows verv high pres sure. .Some think it the best gas well in Wash ington county. Its full capacity will not be known until the pump is started. The number of completed wells for March was 522, an increase of 40 over February. The total production of these now wells is 7,994. a decrease of 2.490 barrels as compared with Feb ruary. The dry holes broucbt 111 amounted to 9S February's quota was 71, makinc an ln crea'e of 27 dusters for March. There are now 645 wells drillmc and and 43) rigs The Fleming Oil CompanjN well, on the Tootbmau farm at Fairview. W. Va., i through the second pay streak with no bcnelicial results as to production. It is doing ten barrels a day and being tubed for pumping. Tho Ivory farm well at Westview is making about 125 barrels a dav. and Guffy fc Co.'s Tree farm well at Coraopolisis pumning25a daj. The Raccoon Oil Companj's No. 5, at Shanno pin, is producing 600 barrels a day. Fen tiller of YeMcrdnj'n Oil Market Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co.. 45 Sixth trcet. members of tbe Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened 84'4 I Lowest 82 Highest M I Closed 82 Barrels. Average charters IS.0S3 A erase shlp'ncnts 66,07$ Averape runs 61,240 Keliucd, New lork. 7.2CC. Kefined, London. 5 7-IGd, Kcllnel, Antwerp, lGHf. lietined, I.UerpooI. M. Kcllned. Bremen, 6 55m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts. 7980c; calls, 34C. Oilier Oil illnrkeu. On, Crrr. April 1. Petroleum opened at84Kc; highest, 84c; lowest, SIMc; closed at 81c Bradford, April 1. Petroleum onened at S4J4: closed at 81e; highest, 84Jc: lowest, 81?ic Ki.w Yonrc, April 1. Petroleum opened irregular, spot being strong atblJic, while May option opened weak at 84c In the early trad ing May moved up to 84, but then became weak and declined to SIJ. A slight rally fol lowed, after which the market gave wavagein, and cloed weak at 81c; spot Jell to 82c. and closed weak at that. Stock Exchange: Opening, 81c; highest. 84Jfc; lowest, 82c; closing, 82c. Consolidated Exchange: Opening, S4c; highest, S4c: lowest, 81Kc; closing, 81tVc; total sales, 607,000 barrels. MOVEMENTS IN KEALTY. A Few More People Come Together and Mnlte TliiMnei!. Charles Somers A Co., 313 Wood street, sold for John A. Graner to Morgan II. Miller a neat residence property, consisting of frame house of five rooms and finished attic, with lot 2Sx 132 feet, situated on Elliotte street, Brushton station, Pennsylvania Railroad, at a price ap proximating 2,200. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for F. E-Schenck to Prof. Henry P. Ecker, of tho well-known firm of E. G. Hajes & Co., the Fifth avenue music dealers, a handsome brick dwelling of eight rooms and all modern con veniences, and lot 25x200 feet, situated on Niagara street, near Craft avenue, Oakland, for S5.G50 W. A. Herron & Sons sold lot No. 40 in the Aspinwall Land Company's plan of lots at As pinwall station. West Penn Railroad, 50x100 on the southside of First avenue, for J800. Baxter, Thompson & Co., 162 Fourth avenne, sold a mortgage for S1.GC0 on property on Wjlla avenue. Thirteenth Hard, for three years, at 6 per cent. Reed B. Coyle L Co. 131 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage of $1,700, for three years, at 6 per cent on church property in the East End. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold lots No'. 5 and 6 in tho West End place plan of lots. Thirty-fifth ward, size 20x100 each, for S175. Thev .also sniil lor No. -43, m Swlssvale place, on "the north side ot uoiumma avenue, size oOxlua, for S500. J. E. Glass. No. 133 Fifth avenue, sold for Standlsli Montgomery to Joseph William Bow man, a new two-story frame dwelling, with lot 22x100, situated on Ulysses street,Thirtj-second ward. STILL m THE DUMPS. Tradinc in Shnrcs Show No Improvement, but Values a Lltllo Better Easy Money a Disappointment Io the Shorts. NewYoek, April L Tho stock market to dajiwa3 again most intensely dull, the trans actions in listed stocks being slightly smaller than those of yesterday, while those in the un listed department showed a slight increase owing to tho greater interest taken in sugar. The market, however, could scarcely be called a market any time of the day, though there was a gratifying improvement in the tone of the dealiLgs, and marked firmness was shown both in tho first hour and toward the close. Neithorside of the two factions in the mar ket showed any disposition to trade, and not withstanding that theto still exists a largo short interest, caused by the selling of stocks during the past month in anticipation of a stringency of money toward the first of April , there was ro attempt to cover. To-day money did loan a little closer and as high as G per cent was obtained for loans, but the rate, at the close was down to i again. Tho higher rate was only temporary, and the probability is that a materi ally easier tone will be shown to-morrow. There was little in tho nay of features, but the so-called active stocks were extremely dull and there was no full stocks, except in Sugar, in which the sales reached 5,000 shares. Ml souii Pacihc has regained its dividend, bnt its, movements, as was true of all other prominent shares, were confined to the smallest fractions. The only movements of importance were as usual in the specialties, and Peoria, Decaturand Evansville develoned strength late in the day. rising to 23 from 21. Tennessee coal, on an ex tremely light business, scored nearly as large a gaiu. Among the strong stocks of the day ere Lackawanna, Wheeling and Lake Erie, Lake Shore and Reading. The close was dull, but firm to strong at tbo lestpnces reached, though only slightly higher than those of tho opening. Almost everything is lightly higher than last evening. Peoria. Decatnr and Evansville rose 2 and Tennessee Coal A. Railroad bonds were comparatively active the sales of all issues aggregating $1,017,000, though this amount nas evenly divided. The market displayed a firmer tone, in sym- paiuy wiin biochs, ana most ot the nnal changes are advances. Evansville and Terro Haute firsts rose to 120, 2 per cent, Mobilo and Ohio sixes to 110. and Peoria, Decatur and Evansville firsts J2 to 102. The 1'ost say-: In regard to the course of prices duiing this month, of corrse a great deal will depend on the temper of speculation in London, and that uill to a large extent be in fluenced by the aspects of political affairs in Germany. In thcab-cuce of any news having an immediate reference to the bi'sincss of the railroads, speculators are now turning their at tention to tho foreign situation, and it is not improbable ill. from time to time, fiud some thing in it which will bear exaggeration enough to affect the stock market. But for the present London appears rather disposed to buy than to sell American stocks Speculation in any kind of securities is very dull in London at present, but money is growing very abundant there. This larger supply of money will most certainly revive soeculaiion. Notwithstanding the ex traordinary dullne-s of business on the Stock Exchange during the wholo of March, it will doubtless surprise a good many to find that there was a pretty general advance in prices throughout the mouth. The advances were large, while the declines were small, except on a very few. There has been co littlo speculation, in tbe nsual acceptance of that term, on the atocfc Exchange, that this advance of prices must have been caused almost exclusively by what Is called "investment buying." viz: buying by people nho haio the capital topavforthe stocks and put them awav until there is a much higher range of prices. This has left compara tively few stocks on the market and makes speculators cautious about selling them short. So far as can now be foreseen, there is nothing that is likely to induce the investors to sell their stocks at present prices. Activity is, therefore, likely to return only when the public bpgin to realize that there is an investment de mand for securit.es. lhe following table shows the prices of active stocks on the cw York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for iIie Dispatch by Whitney & Stephen-son. oldest Plttsburir mem bers of New N. ork btock Lxcbange, 57 Fourth ave nue: Clos ing Bid. 184 26! 37 "i 72 Open ing. . 19 . 26! . 37K High est. 19 2fix iiii 113 Low ebt. 10 26 ! 37 ! Am. Cotton OU ..' Am. Cotton (ill Trust Atch., 'lop. &S. i"..., Canada bouthern 544 Central of New Jersey ,118X vuuam-iu. J dCIUC. 54 H 54 us; BE 119 Central I'aein.. 31 Chesapeake A Ohio... C., ltnr. & Qnincv... C, Jlil. & bl. Paul.... C. Mil A st. P., pr.. C, Koekl. A P........ C.. bt. I,. A, Pitts C-, bt. L. & Pitts., pf. -!. St. P.. Ji. A o CA Northwestern... V. A N. W., pi .. '., C.A1. C. C. t". x- I.- nf 23 107 6S 02M lb 4S)j 32! 111'4 14IM 71 87' 4-Wa Sii 116 149 14 45 ' 71S 2' f!H 64 84 97 14 723 107 24 16 70 39 46 19 cr4 1IH 71-s m 46 3 37 0l4 lioej 1114 KM 36-1 S3 19 62V 12 26 8156 72 G.1H' 17V 4?6 IOTX 6S3& 113M 91 1076 63 Vi 91 'a ma 6SX 1UM 9h U1J4 . 7IM 111 71M 4 1J6K 14J U'A 's"i 22'i 115 MM 71" 45 22 149 "'2 'sis 22'i 115j Col. Coal A Iron 4i Col. & HocUnir Val... 22 Del.. Lack A West lasaf Del. A Hudson 140 Den. A Mo Hraii'Ie.... 14)3 Den. & KloOrmde, pf .... E.T., Vi. AGa 8i E. T.,Va. AGa., lstpf . .. E. l' Va. A (! 1., 2d pf 22'ji Illinois Central 1I5M LakclrieA'ttest i.ako trie West pf. .... Lake Shore A M. S 107)6 Louisville A Nashville. uya Mlclilj-in Central .Mobile lililn 107C l"7'iS WA Missouri Pacific JveWYork Central.... -N.V.,iE.,tff x-y , c. a st. i, ., (J. & bt. L. pr. S'Y-.C bt. L. 2dp -.1 !244 73M ii'i 4 h 4r.'i 38 H zv'i 4o; ii'i 44 N Y (1 1 ti Norfolk A Western.... Norfolk A W cstcrn pf. Northern Paelllc Northern Paiillc pr... Ohio & Mississippi Orejron Improvement. Orcjron Tr inscon PaciileMail Peo , Dec. A Mans.... Phlladcl. A lidding... Pullman Palace Cir... 45 45 38 .211 . 40V 21V 40, ltlchmonil A V. P. T.. Illchmonn ,V 1 T nl 21! St. P., Jllnn. A Man M. I,. A ban Fran bt. lj. A tan Kun pf. St. L. A Sin P. lstpf. Texas Pacific 11 Union Pacifc 62$ Wahash " pie, 62 ir,'f siV 72 63 17' 434 62--J sis; 72rt 637, IS'fJ 43s Wabash preferred, W stern Union.... Wheellnc A L. E.. . iS'4 , 81 Supar Trust 63"j National Lead 'I rust. .. 18 Chicago Uaslrust 43 Phllidelphla loch. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. Jo. 57 Fourth avenue. .Members JJew Vork btock Ex change: Bid. Pennsylvania Kallroad S?rf Heading 20 Bullalo, Pittsburg A AVestern 7V Lehigh Valley 51 Lehicli Navigation H1H orthern Pacific 31( orthern Pacific preferred 73V Asked. 53V 20 7-lh sx 51JJ 73 lYIinioc Qnotnilon. New YoltK, April L Mining nuotations: Alice, 120; Best and Belcliet, 295: Caledonia, B. H., 190; Consolidated California and Vir ginia, 410: Commonwealth, 260; Comstock T. bid, 27; Comstock Scrip, 27; Deadwood P., 125; EI Cristo, 140; Gould fc Cnrrj. 190; Hale & Norcross, 270; Homestake, 82o; Horn Silver, 230; Iron Silver. 185; Mexican. 340; Mount Diablo, 2: Ontario 39; Oplnr. 435; Occidental, 1; Plymouth, 250; Potosi, 475; Union Consoli dated, 235. Business Notes. Thiett-nine mortgages were recorded yes terday, the largest beinc for $17,000. Seventeen were given for purchase money. The recently declared dividend on the Ex position 6 per cent bonds is payable forthwith, at the office of the Fidelity Title and Trust Company. The reduction of faro to points beyond East Liberty promises to boom rural real estate. Quite a demand ha3 already sprung up for lots at Swissvale. The managers and stockholders of the Sus pension Bridge Company will hold a meeting Friday. May 30, at 10 A. M., to pass upon the question of increasing tbe capital stock to enable them to renew and extend tne structure of their bridge. The stock transfer books of the Grocers' Supply and Storage Company closed yesterday. An annual dividend of not less than 8 per cent, and probably 12 per centj will be declared within the next 20 days. Mr. S- P. Anderson and C. T. Eeeckman. formerly connected witn Black & Baird, have associated themselves with William B. Wolfe, of this city, to carry on a general real estate and insurance business, under the firm name of Anderson & Bceckman, Limited. Their office Is No. 90 Fourth avenue. The Edgar Thomson works have been short of natural gas for some weeks, and the firm has recently ordered 50 new boilers for the blast furnaces and steel department to make up for tbe deficiency. There will be a new patent at tachment to fire the new boilers so that one man can attend to seven boilers and clean out tbo ashes. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. There is a political crisis in Manitoba and the ministry may resign. The freight rates on oranges and lemons from California east have been largely reduced. Residents of Newbnrg Depot. N. Y., think thev saw three suns and four rainbows and are alarmed in consequence. The Dutch polico officials believe that the body of a suicide found on the banks of the Moewe is none other than that of Ejraud, the i-ansian strangier. At Paris a verdict for 1,018,400 francs damages and tbe costs of the action was re turned in the suit of Gibbs i. Sons against the bociete Des Metaux or copper syndicate. At Montreal there is intense dissatisfaction because of the Canadian tariff charges. The duties on pork and lard especially ha e aroused a deep feeling, and already mess pork has gone up $1 50 per barrel. Near iMilf ord. 111., Grant Adsit, his wife and 2-vear-old child and a young daughter of Elmore Thomas attempted to cross Sugar ci eek ford and three of the party were drowned, Mrs. Adsit being the only one escaping. The New York bricklayers and their em ployers have compromised on the eight-hour demand by tbe bricklayers working nine hours a day, but getting 5 cents an hour more, making a day's wages for tho ensuing yoar $105. A Vienna correspondent says that negotia tions have been in progress for several months between the Emperor of Austria and the Vatican which may lead to the cession of tho troublesome Province of Trieste to the Holy Father as a residence. It has been ascertained by the divers em ployed 111 examining the hull of the steamer City of Paris that tbo broken machinery pounded a bole through the bottom of the ves sel, and this accounts for the rapidity with which the engine rooms and other sections filled with water. At New York tbo United States grand jury yesterday handed in an indictment against P. J. Claasscn for embezzlement, abstracting and misappropriating funds of the Sixth National Bank and making false entries. Argument will be held on the indictment at 2 o'clock on Friday. April 1L The trial proper is set down for May 7. Inspector Claus. special agent of the Treasury Department, who was sent from Washington to examine into the condition of the Government building, has prepared his report. He says that since tho levels were taKen in 1875 the building has been steadily sinking. Owing to the fact that the building has not been lowered eienly in all places, the walls arc cracked and out of piumb. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This remedy does not dry up a cough but loosens and relieves it. It prevents couch ing by producing a free expectoration, and by allaying the inflammation and irrita tion of the throat. It is theoi.ly prepara tion in common use mat produces an expul sion of mucus from the air cells 01 the lungs, renders the mucus less tenacious and easier to expectoiate, and opens tho secre tions. It completely undermines a cold. It is especially adapted to children, as it con tains no injurious substance. It is a great favorite for croup, and has never yet failed. 50 cents per bottle. For saie bv E. G. Stuckv, 1701 and 2401 Penn ave.; E. G. Stuckv & Co., cor. Wylie ave. and Fulton St.; JIarkell Bros., cor. Penn and Faulkston aves.; Theo. E. Ihrig, 3610 Fifth ave.; Carl Hariwi,', 4016 Butler st.; John C. Smith, cor. Penn ne. and Main st-, Jas. L. McConnel & Co., 455 Filth ave., pittsburg, and in Allegheny by E. E. Heck, 72 and 194 Federal st.; Thos. B. Mor 5.s,cnr. Hanover and Preble avet; F.H.E? gers, 172 Ohio st, and F. H. Eggers & Son, 299 Ohio st, and 11 Smithfield st. wsu Ho Took n Partner. W. E. Hamnett, the enterprising real estate agent of 404 Smithfield street, and "Wilkinsburg, has associated with him in business Mr. M. "W. Meredith, of Taren tum, and the firm will here titer do business as Hamnett & Meredith,102 Fourth avenue. They have special facilities for handling real estate in the East End. All persons having business in their line will find it to their interest to consult the new firm, wins DOMESTIC MARKETS. Creamery Butter Weak, Choice Conn try Rolls Very Firm. AVERAGE YIELD OP MAPLE SIRUP. The Supply of Dried and Evaporated Fruit Below Demand. CEKEAL SITUATI0X IS UNCHANGED Office of Pittsbuho dispatch, Tuesday, April L 189a S Country Produce Jobbing- Prices. Moving day is not apt to be lively in produce lines, and this has been no exception to the rule. Commission report a quiet Tuesday, but expect to make up for the quietness by in creased business on the following days. Creamery butter gives signs of weakening tendencies, but prices are unchanged. Choice country roll butter is scarce. Eggs are good stock at quotations. Poultry is very scarce and very firm. Bananas are higher and in better demand. Maple syrup proves to be a better crop than was generally estimated a few weeks ago. There proves to be a full average yield in spite of crdakers, who predicted a famine in this line. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 28Q29C; Ohio do. 26i7c; fresh dairy packed, 2223c; country rolls. 20J3e. BEAN& Navv hand-picked beans, $1 751 80. Beeswax 2528c $ for choice; low grade, is:oo Cider Sand refined. $7 50; common, S4 50 G5 00: crab rider. $8 00Q8 50 t barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c callon. Ciieesk Ohio. HllKc; New York,12igl2Kc Limbnrger. 134B14;e; domestic Sweitzer, 13 14Kc: imported'Sneitzer, 23e. Egos 16c straight ?? dozen for strictly f resb. Fruits Apples, fancy, S4 254 50 ?? barrel; cranberries, $4 5005 25 a crate; strawberries. 3540c a box. eatiiers Extra live geese, 5060c; No. 1, do, 40Q45C: mixed lots, 3035c B- Mai-le Syrup New. $1 001 10 a can. Poultry Live chickens, 85g90c a pair: dressed, 1415c a pound: ducks, 75c$l pair; dressed turkeys, 1820c B. Sfedsj Clover, choice, 62 Bs to bushel. $4 00 f? bushel; clover, larce Enelish, 62 ft, $4 St i 60; clover, Alsike, $8 00; clover, white, $9 00; timothv, choice. 45 Bs, $1 601 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 Bs, si 251 30; blue grass, tancy, 14 Bs, $1 30: orchard eras , 11 Bs, $1 40; red top, 14 Bs, SI 00; millet. 50 Bs, $1 00; Hungarian grass, 50 Bs. $1 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses, S2 60 V bushel nf 14 Bs. Tallow Country, 3c: city rendered, 4Kc Tropical Fruits Lemons, common. S3 00 3 50, fancy, $4 U0ig4 60; Florida oranges, $4 00 04 25, Valencia, $4 O04 50 for 420 case. Jamaica. S7 00 a barrel; bananas. $1502 00 firsts, $125 good seconds, onnch; cocoanuts. $4 00 4 50 i? hundred; dates. 67c V B; layer figs, 1215'c- Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 7075c: on track, G06oc; new Southern cabbage, $33 50 one barrel cratp: Dutch cabbage, $18 00 f) hun dred: celery, 75cSl ?1 dozen; Jersey sweetpota toes, $4 75 a barrel: turnips, $1 50-sl 75 a barrel; onions, $4 504 75 a barrel; Bermuda onions, $3 75 bushel crate; parsnips, $2 252 50 3 barrel: onion sets. $2 753 00 per bushel; kale. $2 252 50 fl barrel. Buckwheat t lour $1 752 00. Groceries. There are no new developments in the sugar or coffee situation. Latest advices from tho East indicate weakness in sugar and steadi ness in coffee. Dried and evaporated fruits keep climbing upward. Consumption in this line has so much increased of late years that producers have not had large enough faith to lay in supplies sufficient for demand. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2425c; choice Rio, 2223c; prime Rio 22fc; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java, SSgSUc: Mara caibo, 2527c; Mocha, 2931Kc: Santos 21JJS5 25c; Caracas 2426c; La Gnajra. 25K26aC. Uoasted (in papersl Standard brands, 25c; high grades. 2630c; old Govern ment Java, bulk, 3331Kc; Maracaibo, 2S29c: Bant. 2630c: peaberry. 30c; choice Rio, 2be; prime Rio, 24c; good Kio, 23c; ordinary 21 i2Kc Spicfs (whole) Cloves, 1718c:allsplce 10c; cassia. 8c: pepper. 17c: nutmeg. 70i?$80c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110test, TJc; Ohio, 120 8Hc: headlight. 150 8c: water white, lokc; globe. 1414c; elainc, llKc; car nadine, llc; royaline, 14c; globo red oil, 11 HJc; purity, lie Mixers' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4241c 33 gallon; summer, 3S40c. Lard oil. 606oa Syrup Corn syrup, 2629c; choice suzar syrup. 36ig38c: prime sugar syrup. 3033c; strictly prime, 3333e; new maple syrnp, SXic. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 47l8e; choice, 46c; medium. 3843c; mixed. 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 333?c; bi-carh in Js, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packagos, 5J6c: sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight. Siict stearine. 3? set, 8Kc; paraffine. ll12c. Rice Head, Carolina, 67c: choice, e1 6c; prime, otc: Louisiana, ootr. st ARcn Pearl, 2c; cornstarch, 0 6c: gloss starch, 4J7c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. $2 65: Lon don layers, $2 75; California London layers, $2 75: Muscatols. $2 60: California Muscatels. $2 40; Valencia. SJJc: Ondara Valencia, 10J lie: sultana. 12c; currants, 56r: Turkey prunes, 56c; French prunes, Sllc: Salon ica prune, Jn 2-ft packages. 8Kc; cocoanuts, 33 100. $6; almonds, tan., f) B, 2oc; do Ivica. 17c; do, shelled, ,40c: walnuts, nan., ll15c; Sicily filberts. 12c;Winyrna figs, 1213c: new dates, 6 bc; Brazil nuts, lie; pecans, ll15c; citron, !1 B, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c fl B; orange peel, 17c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per B. 6c; an ples,evaporated,10llJc:aoricots,California, eviporated,1516c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 2126c; peaches. California, evaporated, un pared, 1820c: cherries, pitted. 13ai3Kc; cher ries, unpitted. 56c; raspberries, evaporated, 2S29c; blackberries, 77c; huckleberries, 1012c SUGARS Cubes, 7c; powdered, 7c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6Vc; standard A, 6Vf c: soft white. 5be: ellow, choice, 5 5c; yellow, good, 5to5-c; yellow, fair, 5 5c; vellow. dark. 545c. Picklfs Medium, bids (1,200). $7 50; me dium, half bbls (600). $-1 25. SALT No. 1, V bbl,S5c; No. lex. $J bbl, $1 00; dairy. $ bbl. $1 20; coarse crystal, W bbl, $1 20; Higgins' Eureka. 4-bu sacks. 2 80: Higgins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 Ou. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00 225;2ds, $105180: extra peaches. $2 40260; pie peaches. 05c: finest corn. $1 001 50: Hid Co. corn, b085c; red cherries, 80S5c: Lima beans, $120: soaked do, SOe; String do, 6570c: mar rowfat peas, $1 101 15: soaked peas, 70)8"c, pineapples, SlSflfiHO; Bahama do, $2 75; damson plums, 93c; greengages, $1 25; egg plums. $2 00: California pears, $2 40; do green gages $1 85; do egg plums. $1 85: extra white cherries. $240; raspberries, S5cl 10: straw berries, $1 10; gooseberries. $1 SUiil 40: toma toes. 83g88c; salmon, 1-ft. $1 65L 90; black berries, 65c; succotash, 2-S cans, soaked, 90e; dogreen,2B, $1 2501 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, $2 05; 14 B cans, su 00; baked beans, $1 451 50; lobster, 1-B. $1 801 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled. $1 50; sardines, domestic. , $4 25 4 50; sardmo-, domestic K, $8 75 00: sar dines, imported. s, $11 5012 50: sardines, im ported, X. US 00: sardines, mustard. $3 50; sar dines, spiced, $3 50. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $36 V bbl.; extra No. 1 do, mess. $40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, $32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36: No. 2 shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock, 4K" ffi: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips. 4fc; do George's coa in blocks. 6K7Kc Herring Round shore, $5 00 f? bbl: split, SB 50; lake, $2 90 E100-Bbbl. Whitefish. $G 50 $ 100-B half bbl. ake trout, S 50 ?1 half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c $1 B. Iceland halibut. 13c $1 B. Pickerel, half bbl. $3 00; quarter bbl. $1 3o; Potomac ber iing. $5 00 $ bbl: $2 50 If) half bbl. Oatmeal $6 00 25 ?1 bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car of sample oats, 27c. 5 days, P. R. R.; 1 car No. 1 timothy hay, $12, b days, P. R. R.; 1 car No. 2 timothy hay, $10. 5 days, P. R. R. Receipts as bulletined. 49 cars. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 4 cars of oais. 8 of hay, 2 of wheat, 2 of flour, 1 of bran in sacks. By Pitts hnrg, Cincinnati and St, Louis, 10 cars of oats, 9 of corn, 1 of middlings, 1 of bay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of hay, 3 of rje, 3 of Hour, 2 of malt. Tbe cereal situa tion is practically the same as at our last report. Oats, corn and hay of choice grades are firm. Wheat and flour are quiet. 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, snelled. oju, 36K37c; new, 3536c. Rejected shelled corn, 20623c; high mixed shelled corn, 3331c Oats No. 2 white. 28K29c; extra, no. 3. 27 S27Hc: mixed. 620Kc RF No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 5354c; No. 1 Western, 5152c Flour Jobblnc prices Fancy winter and sprinir patents, $4 75Q5 25; winter straight, $4 504 75: clear winter, $4 004 25: straight XXXX bakers'. $3 754 (XX Rye flour, $3 25 3 50. Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $15 50 17 00 H ton: teown middlings. $14 5014 75; winter wheat bran, $14 50I5 00; chop feed, $15 5016 00. HAY-Baled timothy. No. L $11 25ll 50: No. 2 do, SO 009 50; loose from wagon. $13 00014 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay. $7 00 8 00; packing do, $6 757 00. Straw Oat, $6 757 00; wheat and rye, $6 O06 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 9Jc; sugar cured bams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams, small, lOKc; sugar-cured break fast baeon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shonlders, TJJc; snzar-cured California bams, K; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef sets. 10c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulders. 5c: bacon, clear sides, 7UC; bacon clear bellies. lUc: dry salt shoulders. SVie; dry salt clear sides, 7c. Mess pork, heavy, $12 00: mess pork, family, $13 00. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5c: half-barrels, 5c: 60-B tubs, SJc; 20-B pails. 6Kc; 50-B tin cans, 5Kc: 3-B tin pails, 6c; 5B tin pails. 6Kc; 10 ft tin pails, 6c: 5-B tin pails. 6i4c Smoked sausage.Iong. 5c; large, 5c Fresb pork links, sc. Boneless bams, lOKc. Pigs' feet, half-barrels, $4 OO; quarter barrels, $2 15. TAB FlttST CABLE MAN. A Joke That Coudactor Jacks Pltcnlrn Calls a New One. Conductor Jack Pitcairn, of the Pennsyl vania Railroad, has a new joke which he is industriously working upon his unsuspect ing friends. The following is about the style ot it: "Who was the first cable railway man?" "Don't know. Who?" "The Apostle Paul." "Why?" "Because Paul had a great deal of exper ience with Agrippa." Confirmed. The favorable impression produced on the first appearance of the agreeable liquid fruit remedy isyrup of Figs a few years ago has been more than confirmed by the pleasant experi ence of all who have used it, and tbe success of the proprietors and manufacturers the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company. Are you attending our millinery open ing? Let no lady who appreciates beauty miss this chance. Jos. Hobse & Co.'s, Penn Avenue Stores. Enster Millinery Opening. Tuesday and "Wednesday, April 1 and 2. E. S. Giles, 94 and 9C Federal street, Allegheny. Ladies' long garments all the best and newest styles. If you are needing a garment for Easter buy it here. Jos. Horke & Co.'s Penu Avenne Stores, Special display of Easter neckwear at "Will Price's, 47 Sixth st. SDG(JhSTULS F0K TUB SUAiOA. Medical Journal. 1 Be specially careful of draughts and sudden changes. Do not overwork. Of what use is wealth withouthealtbT Keep your feet dry, but do not wear over shoes ail the time. Remember that the pores of your skin, when in health, are always open, and that closing them causes sickness. Dress warmly, but not heavily. Woolen clothing that permits the exhalations ot the body to escape, is tbe best. Eat strengthening and hearty, but not too much greasy food. It is a mistake to suppose that fat food contains the most vitality. If you feel chilly at any time take a drink of pure whisky at once. Daffy's Pare Malt is tbe purest and best and has the bighest recom mendations. Do not call tbe Doctor for every slight ail ment. If you have a cold, feel depressed and lack appetite and vigor you need something to tone and build up the system. Notbme will do this so readily as the pure article we have men toned, wr EMULSION Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and HYPQPH0SPH1TES of Lime and Soda Is endorsed and prescribed by leading physicians bocauso both the Cod Ziver OU and Hypophosvhitcs are tho recognized agents in the cure ot Consumption. It 13 1 as palatable as milk. Scoff's Emulsion 'LTA I U a wonderful Flesh Producer. It U the I Jiat xianeay lor CONSUBIFTION. 1 Scroluia, Bronchitis, Wasting- Dis- 1 eases, Chronic Coughs and Colds. Ask lor Scott 3 Emulsion and take no other. i oc2-28-iiWFSu I. nm 12 AND 514 SMITHFIELD STREET. riTTsBTJItG. 0PA Transact a General Batt Business. Accounts solicited. Issue Circular Letters of Credit, for use of travelers, and Commer cial Credits, IN STERLING-, Available in all paits of tho world. Also issue Credits IN DOLLARS Tor use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, bouth and Central America. ao7-01-3i'WT T A TiTTPG'1IIN-0XIUE1'1,'1'3are"fe: IJli-lJ X-HiO superior to pennyroal or tansv; particulars, 4c Clarke Co., Box 7H, 1'hlla., Venn. se1S-f7-ws Takeswiit's Specific in the Spring; When water-Liies blow, r or health and haoDiness 'twill bnnsr. And 1 ind cause the blood to flow , In joyous currents, pure and free iiuuujju cv ty vein ana artery. FATHERED from field flOTT jf parts of Swift 's Specific. There is nothing in it - - which comes from the chemist's shop, hence it is the great remedy to help nature to ward off disease i!n, the Spring 3toTitHs .... - Is the best time to brace up the Iiealth. Take S. S-. S. when you. feel dull and heavy take it when your blood is too thick and slow, and your feelings will tell you when. Every man woman and child would be the better for having taken a few bottles ofS. S. S. in the spring. sor nma.Skmj Cotoriehudh SJ s. a r ; THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, Atlanta. Co. WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, JOSEPH BJP CO. Embroidery and White Goods Department-, direct importation from tbe best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flouncmgs. Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitcbed Edginzs and Flouncing?. Bayers will rind these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Bet 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 in best makes, lowest prices for quality. VASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select. ToIlDuNords, Chalon Cloth', Bath Seersuck ers. Imperial Suitings Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. "Wholesale Exclusively. jal3-D SATURDAY APRIL 5 THE DISPATCH BUSINESS OFFICE Will be removed to corner Smithfield and Dia mond sts. mb9-117 UROKEKs FINANCIAL. -TT7-H1T.NEY fc bTEPHJiNSO. ' 17 FOURTH AVENUE. isne travelers credits through Messrs Drexel, Morgan fc Co, New York. Passports procured, ap2S-l JOHN H. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Gram, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicaga 5 SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. mv29-sl 3IEU1CAL. DOCTOR WHSTTJER 814 PEXN AVEXUE. PITTsBUKG. PA. As old residents know and back files of Pitts burg papers prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. SffSSSNO FEEUNTILCURED MCRVfll IQand mental diseases, physical mL.I1 V UUOdecay.nervousdemlity, lack of, energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sittht, self distrust, bash fulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN ?i',,M 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 tbe system. 1 1 R I M A R V kidney and bladder derange U 11 1 1 1 M II I j ments, weak back, gravel, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other pitnf nl symptoms receive searching treatment prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive experienca insures scientific and reliable treatment on common sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Oflice hours 3 A. jr. to 8 p.m. Sunday, 10A.3T.tolP. M. only. DR. WH1TT1ER, 811 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. mhS-Jo-sSuwk GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DEBILITY. LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. Full particulars in pamphlet sent free. The zeuulne Orayj bpeclflc sold by drusglsts only la yellow wrapper. Price. Si per package, or six for S3, or by malt on recelnt of nrlce. bv address- lflJt THE OKAY MEDICINE CO., Uultalo. .N. r Mold inl'lttsburg tiys. 3. 11ULI.ANI). corner Bmlthflpld and Liberty sts. mhw-91-DWk DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re quiring scientific and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. K. Lake, M. R. C. P. S., is the oldnst and most experienced specialist in the city. Consultation free anil strictly confidential. OfHca hoari 9 to4 and 7 to 8 P. 31.; Sundays. 2tolp. M.Consult them personally, or write. D0CT0E3 LASS, 32S Penn ave., Pittsburg. Pa. je-Lilo-DWk oo3si's OolrfcoD. jKOOt; COMPOUND Composed of Cotton Root, Tansy and Pennyroyal a recent discovery by an 'old Dbvsiclnn. Is succc&sfuUii used mnnthtu fcafe. Effectual. Price Si. by mail. sealed. Ladies, ask your drnzgist for Coot'3 Cotton Root Compound and take no substitute, or inclose 2 stamps for sealed pirticulars. Ad dress POND LILY eOMl'AM'.No.J Fbher Block, 131 Woodward ave., Detroit. Mich. " JWSold In Pittsburg, Pa,, bv Jr.ph Flera tag 4 aon. Diamond and Marketsts. ce2&3 t6weakmen Suffering from tho effects of youthful errors, early decay, wasting weakness. lost manhood, eta. I will send a valuable treatise (sealed 1 containing full particulars for home cure. FREE of charge. A splendid medical work-should be read by every man who Is nervons and debilitated. Address. Prof. F. C. FOWLER, ItIoodn,Conn. ocltf-U-DSuwk tTQ r g to every man, young.middle-aged, n C and old ; poetago paid. Address Dr. H. Duiiont, 331 Columbus Ave., Boston.ltass. mh'Jb-Ts-WFSuwk Oft on tbe vernal season attend A sense of hebetude, Of lanoimr- ndirh t, ...... A thickening of the bloori. This K ? : nn'- r:t- - y. w. w. .w . Aujid IU I.UIC, j. iic uiooa 10 maKe neaitnlul and pure. and forest a. rt mn.,.4 lll ScSThi ft ev I
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