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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
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47
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61
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27
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44
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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