nmMfummim rFf mZHrf WW THE, PITTSBTniG DISPATCH, SUNDAY, APETL 13, 1890. 13 H- " -7' ' MlfC J U Jigo glfc All communications for this department should be mailed to reach The Dispatch not later than Saturday morning. Reasonable space will be freely given to all organizations classified under this heading. Select Knights. Spartan Legion No. 7 has moved to Bible House Hall, Arch street, near Ohio. The general cry In the different legions is. Where are the rituals? Can anyone tell? It so let bini come to the front. Humboldt Legion No. 17 is composed of hus tlers sure, as they are adding to their roll of membership at every meeting. Comrade James S. Wyman made a very gracetul appearance at his second inauguration as Mayor ot Allegheny on Monday last. The Colonel and staff will visit Evans City and Tarcntum Legions in the near future. All comrades are invitccfto accompany them. The comrade of Bellevue Legion No. 31 con template camping out on some or the streams in Michigan tuis summer, and will go well stocked far a good time. The comrades of DuBols are making great preparations to receive the members and en tertain them during the session of the Grand Legion to be held there next August. The next visitation will be to No. 20 Legion, at Bloomtield, ou the evening of April 16. upon which occasion all comrades are cordially in vited. Meet at Penn avenue station at 7:30 r. at. sharp. Commander H. W. Barnwell, of Tarentum Legion No. S3, contemplates payinc some of the city legions a visit, and will bring a delega tion ot bis comrades from the above legion along with him. The benefit given at the Opera House recent ly for the regimental fund was quite a success financially, but the performance well, never mind that but deliver us hereafter from Green Boom Fun." ' It is about time the difierent legions begin to discuss the feasibility of holding a regimental picnic ou the Fourth of July, as it will be brought up at the next meeting of the Board of Officers, the last Wednesday in this month. Colonel C. N. Leu is and staff, accompanied Dy members of different legions in this vicinitv, paid a social visit to Duqucsne Legion No. 10 Monday evening and were cordially received. Some very gooa speeches w ere made, the most Instructive by General Commander Rouen, who is a member of No. 10. After the legion had closed its meeting all were invited to an adjoining room, where a splendid repast was in waiting. The Hrptnsopbs. The matter of sick benefits is under consider ation by a number of conclaves. James Oliver Hogg, at Kansas City, the Dis trict Deputy, has so far the greatest success In booming his district. Zetu Conclave No. 6, of Baltimore, is only ten members behind Pittbbure No. S9, in being the largest conclave in the order. Fifth Avenue Conclave will likely have the honor of one of Its members Becunng the first goia naage irom tne supreme uonciave. Past Supreme Archon George V. Metzel Is now working among the Delaware Conclaves: last week he put in 13 members in Wilmington ConclaieNo.22. The general committee on Hentasoph Day for Allegheny county, will meet Friday evening. April 28. at office of S. U. Trent. 88 Diamond street. Nearly all conclaves have already ap pointed their committee. S. A. Duncan, of Pittsburg Conclave No. 89, is generally spoken of as the President to be selected by the committee having In charge the celebration of Heptasoph Day. Dr. P. Y. Eisenberg. of Norristown, and Past Supreme Archon Edward F. James, of Wil mington, Del- will address the public in tho West Chester Opera House, at the reception to be given by West Chester Conclave on Tuesday evening next. On Friday last S. A. Kline, of Grecnsburg, held a meeting of the Archons of all conclaves in his district. It was resolved to put foitu special efforts to recruit the district to a Su preme Representative District, which, if done, will send Brother Kline to the next Supreme Conclave. A. O. U. W. Grand Recorder McNair has served 16 years In that office. A good record. Brother John M. Andrews, who represents a Columbus firm, has been confined to his home in Allegheny City by sickness. Prof. J. M. Logan, of the Grand Lodge Fi nance Committee, received a very flattering vote for the most popular teacher. Brother Alexander Taylor of Industry Lodge No 25, was seen to smile recently and pass the tobies around. It is needless to add what they were for. Brother Adam Garbenstein, late a member of Schiller Llge No. 46, was laid to rest on San day last. He was a member of the Turners Society, and as an instructor had very few equals. Past Grand Master AVorkman Ford has been in demand since he vacated the Grand Master's chair, having been making speeches in differ ent lodges eicr since the Grand Lodge ad journed. Brother John Spratt of Union Lodge No. S6, will deliver a lecture before the members of Industry Lodge No. 25, Allegheny City, on Tnesdav night, April 29. It will be an open meeting. Grandnew Lodge No. 219, on Duquesne Height, dedicated their new hall on Grand view avenue, Thursday evening. April 3. The programme rendered and refreshments served were of a firat-olass order. A pleasing feature at the dedication of the newhallonDnquesue Heights to be occupied by Grandview Lodge No. 219, was the recita tion delivered by Miss Frankie Graham, of Allegheny City. As an elocutionist she is bound to make her mark. Golden Cbnln. V. E. Bunting was elected Treasurer of Gas City Lodge on last Tuesday evening. George G. M. Eittemlller. who took third prize in the Mid timers' class in the late telegraphers contest, is the Secretary of Allegheny Lodire of the Golden Chain. ' uuu'0 ul Crafton Lodge, of Crafton, Pa will Initiate several candidates to-morrow night. The Crafton Degree Team will introduce their latest innovation. The State Commander will be present, Orcanlxer-at-Large Osmond, assisted by Crafton and other lodges, will institute a bic lodge in the Sons of Veterans' Camp room? over R. J. Hardi's drugstore, in Mansfield hot ougb, on next Wednesday evening. Knights nnd Ladles of Honor. George Washington Lodge, No. 1473, is going to entertain Its friends at Central Turner HalL Forbes street, to-morrow night. A new lodge will be installed in Homestead In a very short time, and a number of Pitts burg members will do the honors. It is expected by-next Sunday a large delega tion of the order will visit Jeannette lor the purpose of booming a new lodge there. Pittsburg Lodge, No. 554 is keeping up the record it made a year ago. Five candidates are to be initiated on the meeting of April 24. On April 17the first grand reception will be held at Cyclorama Hall, Allegheny. Friends of the lodge may procure tickets from the members, as no person will be admitted without one. Gernert's will furnish the music. C. 91. B. A. Branch 68 will hold an open meeting in a few weeks. Branch 87 will be instituted on Troy Hill in a few days. Branch 31 will meet next Wednesdav evening in their new hall, the C. M. B. A. Hall, in tho East End. The committee making arrangements for the next convention met last Tuesday. The sub committees have all the work assigned to them In good shape. On Thursday evening. May29, the Hon. 3. J. -Hynes, of Buffalo, the President of the New York State Grand Council, will deliver an ad dress In Pittsburg. Srxcnnlnl Lengrae. Pittsburg Lodge No. 48 Initiated four candi dates during the last month and lias loor ap plications on file. Allegheny Lodge will bo institnted on the evening of the last Friday of April. The league now has 119 lodges and nearly 7,000 members. Wilklnsburg Lodge No. 99 initiated two can didates at its last meeting and will have some to initiate at their next ineetiDg. The District Deputy had charge of the meeting. Genrrnl Lodge Xotes. Grand View Lodge No. 7, A. P- A., will hold an entertainment and reception on Friday evening, April 18, at Slater's Rink, Mount Washington. Excelsior Lodge No. 3G, A O. U. .W., will give a literary and musical entertainment at Turner Hall. Butler street, near Forty-sixth, next Thursday evening. A pound social will con clude the entertainment. General J. B. Sweitzer Council No. 294, Jr. O. TJ. A. M.. will give a musical and literary enter tainment In Lafavette Hall ou Tuesday even ing. April 29. Pro. Bvron W. King, the Brotherhood Quartette. Miss Mamie Sawyer, the Miller family and others will appear. The members of Ladv Gladstone Lodge No. 20, Daughters of St. George, will hold their second annual tea and reception on Thursday evening Mav 8, at Salisbury Hall, Southside. Mnsic will bo furnished by the Original Royals. Members of the above Lodge are requested to attend the weekly meetings. A musical and elocutionary entertainment will bo given by the Union Lodge No. b6. juris diction of Pennsylvania, A. O. TJ. W on Wednesdav eveninc, April 16, 1800, at 8 o'clock sharp, in Union Veteran Legion Hall. Sixth avenue. Musical Director, Mr. Simeon Bissell, and Entertainment Committee, Crosby Gray, John Spratt and John M. Leech. A SQUEEZE IN P0EK. Armour Engineer a Corner Successfully That a New York Clique Wna Un able to Carry Through Biff Shorn Have to Settle. Chicago, April 12. When trade opened in pork the wildest excitement prevailed, the crowd thinking the market was cornered. For some months the Sawyer-Wallace clique of New York, it is generally Supposed, have been buying up pork, and when business started in this morning there was no May pork for sale under 12 7a As the closing price yesterday was $11 45, this was a mighty big bulge, but there was "w orse and more of it" later. It kept advancing SO cents or more at a time, and before the close of the first hour was sellinc at $15 25. As is usually the case when prices are booming at that rate, very little was sold, but there was tremendous excitement, and the pit was crowded with traders and spectators. July pork showed a similar advance, and lard and ribs were somewhat higher. McCormick & Co., the representatives of the New York clique, were again prominent abuy ers of July pork, and Armour, Hutchinson.Poole and Baldwin were also buyers. Later in the morning Hutchinson's men bid J15 75 for July pork, which was an advance of more than Jl per barrel over last night's closing price. It was apparent that the clique was after some big shorts, most of the orders coming from New York to Hutchinson. As no regular pork can be made until October, the clique has con trol of all the months up to that time. Subse quently July pork was offered at 12 55, and it looked as though some big short had been run in, lortheoffenngswcre numerous and there were no bids. It was said that one of the houses called margins for S300.0UO on provisions. A pood many on the board, however, attribute the squeeze to Armour. They say the Sawyer Wallace clique transferred the deal to him when they found they were unable to carry it through, and that his is now the master hand. Hately Swift were large buyers of lard, and Armour bought ribs, while T. J. Ryan & Co. bought 4,000.000 pounds of May and July ribs. GOSSIP OP THE GFAEDS. An election for Second Lieutenant in Com pany D. Eighteenth Regiment is ordered for April 24. Major Saihtei, Hazlet, Second Brigrade Ordnance Officer, spent a lew days in the city last week. Colonel J. Ewnro Mears, Division Sur geon, has been granted a five months leave of absence for tho purpose of spending the summer in Europe. Seven commissions were issued throughout the State during the month of March. Among the list was Emberson E. Proper, of Titusrille, another Brevet Second Lieutenant. Major Graham, of the Fourteenth Regi ment, is still In a pretty serious'condltion from his recent illness. Ho expects to spend a few weeks at Atlantic City, as soon as he is able .to be moved. The Washington Infantry will give a recep tion in the old Miller mansion, on Center ave nue, on April 24. It is expected that tho organ ization will also take in the dedication cere monies of the Garfield monument in Cleve land, next month. colonel Norman M. Smith, of this city expects, shortly to apply for a leave of absence for the parpose of making a trip to Burmuda. Colonel Smith has been in poor health for some time and will try a low weeks on the water for improvement. Captain Simmons, of Company H, Eight eenth Regiment, has made arrangements for a field day for bis company on June 21 at Verona. The forenoon will be taken up in target practice, and the afternoon in a skirmish ami, guara mount and other exercises. The boys expect to have a good time generally. Petitions are being circulated in tho National Guard throughout the State request ing Pennsylvania members of Congress to give as much assistance as possible for the passage of the Henderson bill, which will shortly be brought up for consideration. Nearly every officer in the city has attached his signature. A meeting of the Board of Control of the Fourteenth Regiment is called for to-morrow evening, in the old Market House. Some im portant business will be bronght up. A meet ing of the Board of Control ot the Eighteenth Regiment was held in the Diamond Street Ar mory last night, and a set of iron-clad rules for the governing of the building was adopted. In orders from the Adjutant General's office, John M. Lindsay, of Company D. Eighteenth Regiment, is discharged as a Second Lieuten ant. Mr, Lindsay never appeared before the Brigade Examining Board, and consequently w as never reported for a commission. His dis charge, however, as a Second Lieutenant enti tles him to the commission as such, and he will probably receive it. This is another case where the Adjutant General's office audits numerous decisions get badly tied up. Governor Beaver and Adjutant General Hastings visited the grounds at Mt. Gretna last Friday, and made arrangements with Mr. Cole man, the owner, in" regard tol the coming en campment of the Natioual Guard. The ques tion of five or eight days' pay this year is still undecided, but it looks as if the militia appro priation will only admit of the shorter time be inc allowed. The encampment will be for eight days, however, and as it is expected a number of the men will not stay the full period on account of the short pay, the inspections will be held a few days earlier than usual, in orcjer that the full strength of the guard can be taken. The Second Brigade Examining Board Is ordered to convene at the Monongahela House, Pittsburg, on Friday, April 18, at 830 p.x. Commanding officers are directed to present all elected or appointed officers in their re spective commands who have not already been examined. The names of all candidates for commissions must be furnished to Captain James H. Murdock, Recorder of the board, be fore the hour for the examination. The meet ing of the board should have been held some time ago, so that the newly-elected officers in tho Fltteenth and Sixteenth Regiments could have appeared at the inspections In their proper capacity with their companies. Mr. Florence Miller, Paymaster of the Fourteeuth Regiment, has tendered his resig nation to Colonel Perchment The position is an honorary one, no commission being allowed for the office, but almost every regiment in the State carries some citizen on its rolls in that capacity. Mr. Miller's reason for declining to serve any longer as Paymaster of the Four teenth, is said to be a general feeling of dis satisfaction that exists among some of the officers of the reelment, over the manner in which the affairs of the organization are being conducted. Surgeon McCandless, and Inspec tor of Rifle Practice Brown are contemplating sending in their resignations, but will probably not do so until after the spring inspections next month. Mr Denniston, who is connected with the management of the West Peun Hospital, has about completed arrangements for a two days programme to be carried out some time in the early part of June, for the benefit of that in stitution. All the railroads in the city hare agreed to haul passengers for a radius of 125 miles of Pittsburg, and the Exposition Park, in Allegheny, will be the objective point. Base ball games and other features will be given in tho ftfternoons. while the Eighteenth and Four teenth Regiments will take alternate evenings in displaying their abilities. All receipts, both from railroad fares and admissions, will be turned over to the hospital. The features of the affair will be the military display, but just what this will be will not be announced, as It is expected that the regiments will vie with each other in making the best display, HINTS ON BUSINESS. The Local Situation and Outlook for the Spring Season. POPULARITY OP STONE HOUSES. A Bank Badly Needed in, Pittsburg to As sist People in Building. SH0DDI DWELLINGS AKE SC1RCE As a general proposition, it is safe to say that business throughout the country is im proving. There is no doubt of it co far as Pittsburg is concerned. The bank ex changes show it, the large number of im provements in progress show it, the crowded streets and stores and the whir of machinery show it. The spring trade is opening up. That it will be large no one doubts. Locally, while there were no business sur prises last week, saving a break in petroleum that almost started a panic, the movement all along the line was large and healthy, indicating a sound basis and a buoyant feeling. As the roads improve the volume of transactions will increase. Among the features were an active demand for real estate, a dull and weak stock market, with some improvement in prices at the close, and a flurryjn oil on Friday, due to the remarkable exploit of the Dan Depp well No. 2, near Coraopolis. Yesterday, however, the word was that tho well was failing, and the market reacted and recovered most of the loss. Bankers reported a good store of money, with a Bteady demand at 67 per cent. Al though there is considerable idle capital just now, these rates wU.1 probably be maintained, as the loan market is expected to firm up as the spring trade gets fairly under way. Stone houses are becoming popular in Pitts 'lurg. In this respect the city is rapidly follow ing the lead of New York, Boston, Chicago and St. Louis. Where one stone resldenco could be seen five years ago, they can now bo counted by the score. Already there are localities in the city where brick is tho exception in first class new buildings. While the cost of stone is not much in excess of ornate brick work, the general architectural ef fect of a stone house is far richer and more attractive than one of brick or wood; and as to their popularity, the best evidence of it is seen in the fact that as soon as a stone building makes its appearance in a neighbor hood a number of others quickly follow. As proof of this may be cited the magnificent stone residence on Winebladle avenue. Boule vard Place, Fifth avenue and the Oakland district. North Highlandavenuewill have this year at least a dozen fine stone residences. Among those building or proposing to build on this thoroughfare are Fred Magee, Esq.. Oswald Werner, James Booth, of Booth & Flinn; Laird, the shoe man, and Architect Evans, who will erect three or four on one square near this park. It is highly probable that within tho noxt two years many beautiful vacant lots on North Highland will be covered with stone houses, as the natural beauty and elaborate improvements to be made upon tho park will naturally attract people with capital sufficient to put up this class of dwellings. With the completion of tho 1 Duquesne Traction road, the great objection to this locality on the ground of inaccessibility will have been removed. A bank is badly needed in Pittsburg which will advance money to lot owners to enable them to build houses. In discussing this sub ject yesterday, a member of the firm of W. A. Herron & Sons said: "A man who owns a lot worth say $1,000, could easily pay for a house worth J2.000 or 82,500 in four, five or six years, but as things -are he can't get the money to build. He can get all the money he wants after ho has built, but not before. This is not what is wanted. The man needs the money to enable him to build. It is, I think, perfectly feasible to do this, the security being a suffi cient guarantee to the lender against loss. It would encourage building, and give employ ment to a great deal of idle money. "I think any financial institution that will adopt this plan will at once enter upon a large and profitable business." Great improvements have been made in build ing within the last few years. The improve ment extends to quality as well as style. Houses, as a rule, are more comfortable and substantial. This fact is so patent to every ob server that the current report that East End houses are erected on tho shoddy principle has nothing to rest upon, in proof of which a promi nent real estate broker related the following in cident: "The owner of a large amount of real estate called on me a few days ago, and said ho wanted me to rent 13 new houses, all in the East End, tor hirr, which he would have ready by May 1. When I went to examine the houses. instead of finding them poorly built, I found them just the contrary. They were of brick, with stone fronts and steps, verandas, brass rails, nickle-plated, hard wood finish through oat, plate glass windows, skillful plumbing, stone walks, everything first-class and compar ing favorably with the best houses in Eastern cities. "I examined many other houses in the same neighborhood and found them all well built. A poorly constructed house may be found here and there, but the large majority came up to the highest requirement of solidity and archi tectural appearance. The owner referred to said his experience had taught him that it was cheaper to build a good house than a poor one. The former would last for years with very slight repairs, while the latter required con stant tinkering to keep it habitable." K0 STEIEING PEATDEES. Stock Broker Mnke Things Easy for Sun day A Quiet Market. Trading in local stocks yesterday was not very heavy, brokers following tbe old rule of carry ing as littlo as possible over Sunday. Still it was fair for a short session. Sales wero240 shares, contributed by Philadelphia Gas, Electric and Pipeage. Price changes were few, and, with two ex ceptions, unimportant. Fidelity Title and Trust lost a dollar, and Westlnghouse Electric sold down to 41, but improved later and closed at 41 bid, Tbe tractions were about steady, and the natural gassers a trifle stronger. In surance and bridge stocks were neglected. There was the usual demand for bank shares with the usual result. In regard to Electric ltmay be said that it has good backing. Faith in its future is so strong that holders of the stock smile when asked for concessions, and express frigid indifference whether they sell or not. They had rather not. The affairs of tho company are prosperous, and the probable settlement of the war of competition in a short time cannot but Improve its standing in the market EXCHANGE STOCK. Bid, Asked. Pltti. Pet.. Stock & Mttal Ex 425 473 BANK STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Commercial National Bank 93 Duquesne National Bank 167 .... Farmers' Deposit National Bank 500 .... Kirst National Bank, Pittsburg 170 Freehold 70 Fidelity Title and Trust Company. 1G0 German National Hank 325 400 Keystone Bank of Pittsburg 69 .... Masonic Ban k 64 Merchants Manufacturers' Na, Bank. 70 71 Monongahela National Bank 120 Odd Fellows' Savings Bank 63 75 Flttsburg Nat. Bank of Commerce 250 .... Pittsburg Bank Tor Savings 240 People's National Bank ....170 Second National Bank 260 Tradesmen's National Bank 250 .... OAS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Allegheny Gas Co. (Ilium.) 41 NATURAL OAS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. AllechenT Heating Co 109 Brldcewater 31 ChartlersVallevGasCo People's Nat. Gas and Pipeage Co 16$ FennsvlvanlaGas Co 14 Philadelphia Co l Westmoreland ana Cambria , Wheeling UaiCo 21 8 15 ?i 0 25 OIL COMFANT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Forest Oil Co .... 100 Washington OU Co 80 rASSBNOSE BAIL WAT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Central Traction 27 ,,.. Citizens' Traction 64 .... 1'lttsburg Traction 40 Pleasant Valley ft 27 Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchestcr.2M .... RAILROAD STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Pitts. & Oonnellsvllle 12M Pitts. June. R. K. Co '. 31 Pitts. A Western K. K. Co 12 Pitts. A Western K. B. Co. pref. 17 iONTHO STOCKS. Bid. Asked. LaKortrtotlntaa-Oo M . Mtf 16 Co 2 ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. East End 60 .... Westlnghonse Electric. tl 42 miscellaneous stocks. Bid. Asked. Onion Switch and Sloial Co HM Union Switch and Shrnal Co. pfd 45 Wcstlwrbonse Air Brake Co Ill 114 Pittsburg Plate Ulnss Co 195 100 Sterling Silver Mining Co IX Sales wire 50 Electric at 41. 50 Philadelphia Gas at 31 40 Philadelphia Gas Trust at 30, and 100 Pipeage at 17, Kuun Brothers sola 100 shares of Central Traction at 26. C. L. McCutcheon sold 50 shares Philadel phia Gas at 31. Morris & Browk sold 100 shares of West inghouse Electric in Boston at 41 Edward P. Long has bought a 300-share lot of Westmghouse Electric at 41, to go to Eastern parties. John D. Bailet sold 60 shares Westing house Electric at i, 50 shares Philadelphia Gas at 31 and 1U0 shares People's Natural Gas and Pipeage at 1 The total sales of stocks at New York yes terday were S5.0S2 shares, including Atchison, 3,925; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 3,201 Louisville and Nashville, 3.181; Missouri Pacific, 5,800; Northwestern, 1.500; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville, : Reading, 3,400; St. Paul, 9,610; Union Pacific, 7,760. NOT MUCH OP A DRAG. Tho Financial Thermometer Indlcntca Fair Wcnther for Pittsburg an"d Vicinity. The local money market .worked smoothly yesterday. There was a fair discount move ment and an abundance of funds to meet it. Kates were unchanged. It is thought much of the Idle cash will soon find employment, hence lenders are holding out for full 6 per cent. Checking and depositing were tho active feat urcs. The Clearing House report shows that the week was a good one for business. The gain in bank clearings over the same time last ear exceeded two and a quarter millions, and the spring trade hardly opened. This is doing well, but better will be the word a little later. The report follows: Yesterday's exchanges S 2,663.817 00 Yesterday's balances 6T9.512 84 Week's exchanges 15,763,070 97 Week's balances 2,0M,7S4 72 i'revlons week's exchiges (5 days). 14,430,fi46 07 Kxchanees week of 1889 13.48l.sw) 88 Total exchanges to date. If 90 214.100,338 05 Total exchanges to date. 1S39 179.871.82 88 Gain, 1S90 over 1S39, to date 34,383,575 19 Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, with no loans, closing offered at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 57& Sterling exchange quiet and barely steady at 81 SoH for 60-day bills, and 84 87 for demand. The weekly statement of the New York banks, issued yesterday, shows the following changes: Reserve, decrease, 8990.075: loans decrease, 81,449,000; specie, decrease, 81,755,100; legal tonders, increase, 8430.300; deposits, de crease, 51,538,500; circulation, decrease, 847,100. The banks now hold 8452,400 in excess of the 25 per cent rule. Closing Bond Qnotntion. TJ. S. 4s. rec. .... U. S. 4s, coup.., U.S. 4!s, reg..., U. S. 4$s, coup., ...lit ...123 ...103)i ...10.-i4 M. K. &T. a en. 55.. 64 Mutual Union C3....103X M.J. C. Int. Cert. ..111 Northern l'.ic. Isls..ll8 Northern Fac. Ids.-llDi Nortliw't'n consol.14234 Northwn Ueben's 5sll0 Oregon A Trans. 6s. 107 St.L, .11. 31. (ien. 63. 8SX St.L. &S.F. Ocn.il. Ill &t. l'aul consols 127 i acme t oi 'o.. lie Loulslanastaumedls 9514 Missouri Cs 100 Tenn. new set. 6S....1C8 Tcnn. itewsct. 53....I04 Tenn. newsct. Sis.... 74 Canada So. 2ds 93 Central Pacific lsts.lim St. P. CulPc. lsts.116 Den. & It. G. lsts...!I8V,lx, FcL.G.Tr.Ks. 92! Den. IE. U. 4s 79ft D.&K. G. Westlste. Tx.. lc. It ti.Tr.K3. 37X Union I'aclflc lets... 112 w West bhore 105H Erie 2ds 100li ju. ii. s. x. uen. cs.. lis Government and State bonds were firm and featureless. New York Clearings, S116,839.G97: balances, 85.602,709. For tbe week Clearings, 8630,242,035: balances. 829,217,081. Boston Clearings, 815.936.588: balances, 81,774,975. For the week Clearings, 894.871,280; balances, 88,949,328. For tbe corresp nding week last year Clearings, 8100,125,657; balances, S11.3S9.15S. Baltimore Clearings, 82,315,700; balances, 8240,822. Philadelphia Clearings, 811.483,223; bal ances, 81,712,144. For the week Clearings, 87L 496,701: balances, 810,711,926. London The amount of bullion gone Into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 50,000. Paris Three per cent rentes, 89f 22c for tbe account. Chicago Clearings. S12.789.00a New York exchange sold at par to 12fc per 81.000 dis count. Money rule- steady at 6 per cent on call and 7 per cent on time. The bank clearings for the week aro 574,055,000, against 864,914,000 for the corresponding week last vear. Bt. Louts Clearings, 83,041.688; balances, 8512,45!!. For this week Clearings, 823,601,770; balances, 83,508,976. For last week Clearings, 821,996,729; balances, S4,51,05a. ON ITS FEET AGAIN. Oil Recover! From tho tcnro Caused br the Fort Pitt Gutber. Tho petroleum market opened steady yestor day on reports that the big gusher was failing. From opening to close the tendency was up ward, and the finish was within a small fraction of the highest point of tbe day. Tbe range was: Opening and lowest, 79JJ; highest, 81; closing. SIX- The proceedings were breezy at times, the feeling buoyant and the trading lively, showing that '"the boys" had completely recovered from tho scare ol tbe previous day. Considerable shorts were covered. A broker said: "It will take a good many wells to permanently cripple the market. Very lew of those recently struck have proved to bo stayers. Allegheny county territory is very treacherous. Tbe stock of certificate oil is so small that it can stand a large addition to it without injury. lam In favor of develop ment. I think more oil will make moro busi ness. There was quite arovulsion of feeling among the oil traders yesterday when they ascertained that the Groveton gusher was showing a lack of staying ability. It was reported in tho after noon that it was doing about 30 barrels an hour. Fifth sand development in Washington county is of an encouraging nature. The well on tbe Brownlee farm promises to bo a good o&e. Mr. R. K. Wilson, cashier of the Citizens National Bank, is drilling a test well for oil on his place at Shields station, Fort Wayne Rail road. Gas was struck at a depth of 800 feet, the flow being sufficient to run the engine. Tho Smith & Crilley well, in the Cbartiers field. Is completed and dry, and the Fisher Oil Comnany's Purdy farm venture in advance of Sbannopin development is but little better, only a small showing of oil having been ob tained. This and the Stone-Sypher No. 2 shut oft further operations to the south and south west. Tbe old oil fields of Clarion county are being drilled over, especially that part of it around Edenburg and Si. Petersburg, and it is thought mat tuny si,uuu,uuu win oe put into tne territory the coming summer. Rodgers AEoffman's well at Callery Junc tion has reached tbe paystreak and is pro ducinc 60 barrels a day. Tbe Robinson t Co. Thompson faim well, at Millerstown, is drv. The Duff Oil Company's No. 1. on the Swlnt farm at Brush creek, is making 75 barrels a day from the lower sand. Features of Yesterday's Oil Market Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: ' Opened 79Jf I Lowest. T9 Highest 81 I Closed 81X A. B.McGrew quotes: Puts, 80c; calls, 83c. I Other Oil Alnrketa. OH, Crrr. April 12. Petroleum opened at 80c: highest, SlJc: lowest, S0Jc; closed at 81Jj)C; sales, 376,C0O barrels; no clearances re- Eorted; charters, 38,903 barrels; shipments, 72, 3 barrels; runs, 73,451 barrels. New York, April 12. Petroleum opened irregular, spot being steady at 80c, while May option was firm at SOc After tbe first sales both contracts moved up sharply, and closed firm at 8H. while May closed strong at 815c Stock Exchange: Oponing, SQc; highest, 8lkc; lowest, 80c; closing, 81c Consolidated Ex change: Opening, bOc; highest, 81c; lowest, 80Jc; closing, 81ja MOVEMENTS IN RUALTT. Important Denis ou Penn Avenao and on Ihe Sonthslde. Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for Dr. R. S. Sutton tbe three-story brick building corner of -Evans alley, and known as No. 419 Penn avenue, size of lot being 24x160 feet, for 827,500. They also sold to Ronald McDonald two lots, being Nos. 107 and 108. in the J. Wal ter Hay plan of Valley View place. Nineteenth Ward, each 20x100 feet, for 1400. Ewing & Byers, 93 Federal street, sold for John Wercylo to R. Kraw a two-story frame bouse of six rooms and attic, with lot 20x80, o O'Hara streot, Allegheny, for 82,450. Baxter, Thompson &. Co.. 162 Fourth avenue, sold to A. Klein the property No. 8 Wandless street. Thirteenth ward, lot 19x55 feet, with a two-story frame dwelling, for 81.500, cash. Hamnett & Meredith, 102 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, and Wilklnsburg, sold a lot on Kelly street, Wilklnsburg, 48x122, for D. W. Hlghberger. to William Fox, for 81,478. AUes & Bailey, 161 Fourth avenue, sold for Luster Mlnlne Co.. lanleeUlrl Mining George Kublman a fine business property Nos.S17$and 819 Carson street, Southside, a frame dwelling of 15 rooms' and two store rooms; also in rear a frame dwelling of four rooms, lot 36x100 feet to an alley, at considera tion approximating S7.500. Arthur Rooney was the purchaser. Samuel W. Black & Co., 99 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage for 810,000 on property in the Second ward, Allegheny, for two years at 8 per cent. Magaw fc Goff. Lim., 145 Fourth avenue, sold to Mrs. Nora V.Muncevanice tive-roomed frame house, with lot 50x150. on Washington avenue. Castle Shannon, lor 81,400, and sold for Sirs. M. C. Kingsland the seven-roomed brick house, with modern conveniences and lot 18x40, being No. 246 Lacock street, Allegheny, for 83,600. Mellon Brothers sold to W. L. Mellon, lots Nos. 55. 56 and 57, located on Mellon street, in Mellon' orchard plan, having a frontage of 155 feet and extending back 108 feet, on which are to be erected four modern residences; con sideration, 86 000. Alsoto Thomas J. McCauley, lot No. 40. in Melton's plan of Copeland place, nearBraddock, 24x115, for 8375. DOMES FOP. TUB PEOPLE. A Good Week for Iho Bnildcrs List of Permits Taken Ont. Better weather and roads were reflected In building operations last week. Tbe number of permits issued was 66, and tbe cost of the im provements estimated at 8183.432. The number Issued the previous week was 79. The loss will soon be made up. The most important of last week's permits were: Z. Wainwright & Co., three-story store, 830,000: J. Holland, brick dwelling, S1S.0O0: Mc Cormick & Scaife, five-story warehouse. 815.000, Mrs. McTighe, two brick dwellings, 816,29(1 The list follows: Charles Manning, framo two-story kitchen, 11x12 feet, on Sheridan avenue. Nineteenth ward. Chris Winsterman, frame two-story dwelling, 22x30 feet, at foot of Boggs avenue, Thirty second ward. Stephen Tuinon, frame addition two-story dwelling, 14x16 feet, on Webster avenue. Thir teenth ward. Andrew Graveloski. frame one-story dwell ing. 17x30 feet, on Ridge avenue, Thirteenth ward. Mrs, McTighe. two brick four-story stores and dwellings. 36x69 feet, on Fifth avenue. Sixth ward. Cost. 816,290 for botb. William F. Hersbey. frame one-story shop, 20x21 feet, ou rear of Ella street. Sixteenth ward. Thomas Dolterman, frame one-story stable, 20x40 feet, on Penn avenue. Sixteenth ward. Kejstono Bridge Company, brick two-story office, 3Cx22 feet, on Fifty-first street, Eigh teenth ward. Abraham Guttmann, brick three-story man sard dwelling and store. 25x55 feet, on Penn avenue. Tenth ward. Cost, 88,500. Joseph Zimmerman, brick three-story busi ness house, 25x32 feet, on Liberty street, Third ward. Cost. 810.107. Mrs. S. C. Duffy, brick mansard addition to dwelling, 20x35 feet, on Second avenne, Second ward. McCormick & Scaife, brick five-story ware house. 70x70 feet, on Second avenue, Firstward. Cost, 815.C00. Joseph Casey, frame one-story kitchen, 10x12 feet, on Boggs avenue. Thirty-second ward. Henry Reismycr, brick two-story stable. 20x 30 feet, on Moultrie street, Fourteentn ward. Mrs. Mary Scarborough, frame addition two story mansard dwelling, 21x16 feet, on Fifth avenue. Fourteenth ward. Ludwig Scbandelmeyer, frame one-story Kitchen, lzxiti leet. on Boquet street, four teenth ward. Mrs. Ed. Riley, brick addition two-story dwelling, 13x32 feet, on Smallman street, Twelfth ward. Anna Hodce, frame addition two-storv dwell ing, 12x17 feet, on Summit street, Twenty seventh ward. Conrad Maseth, frame addition one-story kitchen, 12x14 feet, on St. Martin street. Twenty-seventh ward. Robert Sloan, frame two-story dwelling. 22x 32 leet, on wasnington avenue, xiiirty-nrst ward. Katharine Schadel, frame two-story dwell, ing, 20x20 feet, on Brownsville avenue, Thirty flrt ward. Sir. Evcrsmau, frame two-story dwelling, 17x32 feet, on Soho street, Thirteenth ward. Phillip Frolich, frame two-story dwelling, 16 x32 feet, on Lime street, Thirty-fifth ward. H. B. Lindner, frame addition one-story bed room, 13x14 feet, on Jane street. Twenty-sixth ward. L. Widmyer, frame one-story stable, 12x16 feet, on Hoeveler street, Nineteenth ward. Gottlieb' Hammer, frame one-story cooper shop, 16x32 feet, on Woolslayer's alley. Six teenth vard. John W. Jones, frame one-story engine room and drying shed, 50x80 feet, on Soho street. Thirteenth ward. Fred Balb.ick, framo two-story dwelling, 18x 18 feet on Ilarmar street. Thirteenth ward. Sir. Guntz, brick addition two-story dwell ing. 0x18 feet, on Fifth avenue. Eleventh ward. Wn. Nowatney, frame one-story shop, 20x25 feet, on Yew street. Twentieth ward. James K. Crawford, brick two-story dwelling, 20x33 feet, on Shetland avenue, Twenty-first ward. Henry Leinenberger, frame one-story stable, 20xSC feet, on Main street. Thirty-sixth ward. Mrs. Margaret Hogan, frame addition, two story dwelling, 16x16 feet, on Waterworks alley, Twenty-fourth ward. Hainsworth Steel Company, framo addition two-story dwelling, 16x18 feet, on Smallman street. Twelfth ward. L. T. Yoder, frame two-story dwelling, 20x24 feet, on Yoder street. Twenty-third ward. ueorge uraeoer.irame iwo-siory awening.lBX 18 feet, on Natchez street, Thirty-second ward. Georcre Trautman. frame two-story store. 16x 15 feet, on Wright's alley. Twenty-fourth ward. Mrs. Beggs, brick and stone two-story and at tic dwelling, 56x46 feet.on Bidwell streetTwen tieth ward; cost 812,000. W. J. Holland, brick three-story dwelling, 42 x63 feet, on Fifth avenue, Fourteenth ward; cost, 818.000. Southsido Boiler Company, frame one-story boiler-shop, 48x16 feet, on Bingham street, Twenty-ninth ward. Fred Miller, brick two-story and attic dwell ing and store, 20x32 feet, on Forbes street. Sixth ward. Joseph Barkley, brick two-story and mansard dwelling. 21x32 feet, on Tenth street, Twenty ninth ward. John L. Schott, frame addition ono-story dwelling, 12x24 feet, on Wright's alley, Twenty fifth ward. William Barratt, frame addition one-story dwelling, 14x24 feet, on Houiewood avenue. Twenty-first ward. Murry A. Verner, frame two-story stable, 20x20 feet, on Penn avenue. Nineteenth ward. Mrs. Lucas, framo one story kitchen, 8x16 feet, on Edmond street, Sixteenth ward. Mrs. Ida Thels, frame ttvo-story kitchen, 7x16 feet, on Woolslayer's alley. Sixteenth ward. Park Bros. & Co.. Lim., iron one-story boiler bonse, 43x46 feet, on Thirty-first street, Fifteenth ward. A. J. Preloranz. frame two-story stable. 32x21 feet, on Cato street. Fourteenth ward. Ellen Conners, frame two-story and mansard dwelling, 16x32 feet, on Forbes street. Four teenth ward. G. W. Garrard, frame two-story stable, 20x40 feet, on the Graham property.Eightcenth ward. Henry Stocke, frame one-story shop, 20x35 feet, on Lvric avenue. Twenty-first ward. Katie Goerg, frame one-story kitchen. 9x10 feet, on St. Martin street, Twenty-seventh ward. , James Lippert, frame two-story dwelling, 18x 32 feet, on Prospect street. Thirty-second ward. joun . Ajuiicr, uuiuu twu-otuijr uwtmiue. 10 x30 feet, on Independence avenne, Thirty-fifth ward. Z. Wainwright & Co., brick two-story engine and boiler room, 21x60 feet, on Charlotte street. Fifteenth ward. Z. Wainwright A Co., brick two-story wash house, 24x40 feet, on Mulberry alley. Fifteenth ward. William A. Heyl, executor, brick one-story kitchen and dining room 24x35 feet, on Penn avenue, Filteenth ward. John Wolz, brick one-story office, 16x20 feet, in Forty-sixth ward. William Bigge,four brick two-story and man sard dwellings, 20x33 feet each, on Ward street. Fourteenth ward; cost 816,000 for all. Charles Clocke, brick two-story and mansard dwelling, 21x33 feet, on Oakland avenue. Four teenth ward. Louis Sevier, frame two-story dwelling, 18x 82 feet near Second avenue. Fourteenth ward. Z. Wainwright & Co.. brick three-story store. 40x140 feet, on Charlotte street, Fifteenth ward; cost 830,000. Walter A. Finch, framo addition mansard story dwelling, 18x17 leet, on Twenty-fifth street. Twenty-fifth ward. M. E. Black, frame one-story stable, 12x20 feet, on Inwood street. Twenty-first ward. Mrs. Julia Baxter, frame two-story kitchen and dwelling, 14x18 feet, on Penn avenue, Twentieth ward. Dr. E. H. Small, brick twto-story and man sard dwelling, 22x42 teet, on corner Penn and Ncgley avenues. Nineteenth ward. LITE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Business at the East Liberty Stock Yards. Office of Pittshuro Dispatch, Saturday. April 12, 1890. ( CATTLE Receipts: 1,476 head; shipments, 630 head; marltet nothing doing; all through con signments; no cattle shipped to New York to day. Hogs Receipts. 2,650 head: shipments, 2600 head: market slow: medlnm and selected, 84 40 When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, Wbeu sho was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When sho became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children.she gave them Castoria p9-77-HTTTSa Hi 50: common to best Yorkers. 84 2004 35; pics, 84 004 15; 8 cars hogs shipped to New York to day. Sheep Receipts, 3,200 head; shipments, 3,000 head; market steady at unchanged prices. NEW Y0BK. STOCKS. A Little Lively Trndlng In Spite of the Dears' Aggressiveness Rnmor of Negotia tions Between Gould and Van derbllt A Favorable BnnkStnlcmcnr. New York, April 12. The stock market was more active to-day than during tbe same hours for many daj s, and on tho whole showed mora strength than at any previous time this week. The bears were again active and aggressive in the early trading, encouraged by considerable London selling. Tbe grangers were still the point of attack, and Rock Island, Burlington andQnlncy andSt. Paul were loaders both in point of activity and weakness. The Gould stocks, on the contrary, were quite firm, and Missouri Pacific showed great strength aronnd 70, giving evidence of insido buying. Pacific Mail was in all probabilities bought for elec tion purposes, the election taking place next month. There was literally nothing in tho unlisted department. Toward the close the report was circulated that nego tiations between thS Vanderbilt and Gould in terests would probably result in bringing tbe Missouri Pacific into the association, and the bank statement beiug more favorable than the general expectation, there was a liberal cover ing of shorts in tbe last half hour, which had the effect ot rapidly advancing prices all over tbe list, and as a rule the early losses were en tirely wiped out. Tennessee Coal declined 2 per cent, while Colorado Coal displayed marked strength, especially in the last hour, when it rose . Tho market finally closed quiet but firm, and with generally Insignificant changes from last evening's figures. The final changes are in most cases advances, nut for slight frac tions only. Railroad bonds were dull and without feat ure. The sales of all issues reached only 185. 000 and the only marked movement was an ad vance of 2 in Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Consols to 89. The sales of bonds for the week aggregated 87,246,000 against 86,666, 000 for last week. The exports of specie from the port of New York during tbe week amounted to 81,101,383 of which 8557,708 was gold and $516,657 silver. The imports of specie for the week amounted to 8387,383 of which 8309,974 was gold and SI7.9U silver. The Pott says: Missouri Pacific, Burlington and Rock Island went down more easily than any of the others, this extreme decline rang ing from 2525K for the first, to 3333& for tbe last mentioned. Thereseems, however, little reason to doubt that there has been scarcely any attempt to cover any of the short sales of these three last mentioned stocks, and until some such effort is made there can be no conclusion as to how strongly they are held. It vas pretty generally expected that the bank statement to-day would show a further decrease of from $1,500,000 to 82,000,000 in the surplus re serve, and it was this expectaiion that stocks were pretty freely sold again in the first hour and a half to-day, tho activity being chiefly in Rock Island, St. Paul, Burlington. Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific But when the bank statement was announced at 11:45 it showed a decrease of only 8990,075 in the sur plus reserve, which was "due to the fact that the deposits showed a decrease of 81,336,500, thus diminishing tho requirement for reserves by $331,100; tbe decrease of legal tenders and specie was, in fact, 82,186,000. There was, how ever, one noticeable point in the statement in that tbe loans showed a decrease of 81,449,000, indicating that the banks were in a more con servative and easier condition instead of being moro expanded, as was thought probably would be the case. 'Ihe following table shows the prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for the Dispatch by Whitnby & Stephenson, oldest Pltt-iburic mem bers of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth ave nue: Clos ing Bid. 19 20 !H 72 54 11714 ton 22 iw; 7J 113 89i 15.S 4SS S0 1I0)J HIS "!4 Hi 135J 150J 1414 46H 5 Open ing. High est. 2a" J7M 113 Low est. 0" 37 wii H7.H Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil Trust. Atch., Top. AM. F.... .28 . 37X Canadian Pacific Canada Southern 54! Central ofNcw Jersey.llS uenirai i-aciuc Chesapeake & Ohio. C. Bur. 4 (Julncy.. ,. 22 .104 2.X -nx 1041 103 67H 66 MX 89" ami lioJi 47H KH 22 21 K 135H 13o'i 151 151 I;., jmi. Eab. xaui.... C, Mil. & St. P., pf.. C, Kockl.&P C.St. L. A Pitts C, St. L. & Pitts., pf. !., St. P.. M. &o C. Northwestern... 110H '.ibii O. N. W.,pl o, C, C. ot 1 , c. ccAi.. or. Col. Coal & Iron ,. 45 Col. & Hocking Val... 2U Del., Lack& West 135H Del, Hudson 151 Den. A Kin Grande Den. & tilo Grande, pf .... E. T., Va. &Ga E.T.,Va. &Ga., lstpf .... E. T.. Va. Ga., 2d pf .... Illinois Central Lake Krie & West i.ase Erie & West pf. Siii Lake Shore & M. S 107 Louisville &. Nashville. M7 Michigan Central 87M Mobile JtOliio Missouri Pacihc B9H New York Central N. Y., L. E. A W 24 N.Y..L.E. &Y.prer. N. Y.. C A Bt. L 114 17)f 63i 107 84 97 14 70 107 24 60 165, 70 0Vi 4514 17 19 lai 30H 73X ion 4i 37 )H 20S4 40H 189 21 78tf 11(1 17 36 ssh 19 62H 11 2SK 81H 72 C2H 17)4 45 63 107 63!4 1U7 ma S7S 7o5 69 an xsk 39 S3 4il 45 17 1754 ins soli 7J 73i N. Y., C & St. L. pf. N. YC. A St. L. 2dp '. y.AN. eV. lpfS))4 N. Y.. O. & W. 17 Norfolk S. Western Norfolk & Western pf .... Northern Pacific 3S Northern Pacific pf... 73Ji Ohio ,t Mississippi Oregon Improvement Oregon Transcon 36H Pacific Mall 33 Peo., Dec. & Evans.... 20 l'hlladel. A Reading... 40 Pullman Palace Car Richmond & W. P. T.. 20X Richmond AW.P.T.pt 78K St. P., Minn. & Man .110 St. L. &ban Fran 17!4 St. L. A San Fran pf.. 37 St. L. &sin p. lstpt.. S3M Texas Pacific 19Q; Union Paclfc 62K 37 39 ! 2l" 73 110 nx 37 88V 1K B2JS 12 253 81H 72 J$ 63 J7X 45 36X 33 i0'4 40 s VJi 62! 12 25X 8U4 72S g tiJi Wabash. 12 Wabash preferred Western Union Wheeling & L. E. Sugar Trust National Lead Trust... Chicago Gas Trust..... Ex-dividend. Ml, sis 72H na 44 WALL STREET G0SS1T. Ilope Deferred Mnkex Brokers Sick A Silver Lining to Speculation. Special to John M. Oakley & Co. New York, April 12. Fear and hope as to values have been so evenly balanced as to kill all speculation. Increased railway earnings, hopes of favorable legislation on the tariff on steamship subsidy and Pacific railroads have buoyed up holders, while dear money, foreign, financial and political conditions, injury to the 'winter wheat crop, railway rate cutting and floods, possiblo gold exports and possible strikes have deterred others from buying. The stagnation has been comnlete, but must be temporary as the interests involved, tbe capital invested In stocks and bonds are too great to permit continued inertia. This morning the market was, on tho down grade, especially in the grangers, but even be fore the bank statement came out a rally car ried up prices of most stock excepting Rock Island and Chicago, Burlington and Quinry particularly, to the full level of yesterday's close. The bank statement showed a loss of 8990,000 in reserves, leaving the surplus reserve about 8500.000 to tbe good. After this prices rallied and the close was near the top of the oay. Specialties like Pacific Mail and Union Pacific were strong, and we can only reaffirm our bolief expressed yesterday, that Congress will settle tbe relations of the Government with the Pacific railroads at this session. Upon all weak spots we believe Union Pacific stock a purchase, Richmond Terminal is a favorite of ours among the low-priced "fancies." The prospect ot silver legislation still re mains in our mind the controlling bull argu ment. If Mr. Gould says the word the Western rate situation next week will change in the twinkling of an eye, but will he say It; There has been a sharp rise and a big in crease in speculation of grain and provisions within the week, due to an awakening of trade, to tho oversold condition of the produce mar kets, and a good deal of bullish news as to for eign crop averages. This encourages bulls In stocks, as it shows what possioilities there are in exciting speculation when it once gets started. Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations orPhlladelphla stocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fonrth avenne. Members New York Stock Ex change: Bid. Pennsylvania Kallroad 53 Beading SO Buffalo, Pittsburg Western 9 Lehigh Valley MX Lehigh Navigation 61 Northern Pacific 10 Northern Pacific preferred 13H Asked. 54 20 1-15 52 52 S0K 73M Speculators and investors in stocks, grain, etc., get exceptionally good Bervice with tbe old reliable brokerage firm, Mc Kee & Hagan, 108 Fourth avenue. Com mission X- Correspondence solicited. TTSU Tuxedo awnings at Hamanx Ss Son'i, 639 Penn ve., Pittiboig, Pa, MAEKETS BY WIRE. Commotion la tbe Wheat Pit, nod nn UiiDre cedented Flurry la Pork Both Com modities Excited nnd Higher, AVIth Heavy Trndlng. C H I C A G 0 Act! vity and buoyancy were again manifest in tbe wheat market. Trading was again active in all futures, and ontsido busi ness, judging from tho way the orders came pouring in, were more numerous than any day since the board discontinued tbe sending out of quotations. The country is evidently operat ing, and there is enough busiues from this source to make itself felt on tbe market. The course of prices was very irregular and fluctua tions were rapid and frequent. The onening was very unsettled, and prices varied o In different parts of the crowd, ruling lower in some instances thayi the closing of yesterday. From the inside prices May advanced 6Jc, June 6c and July IKcrnling easler.and closed 3c higher for May, 3Jc higher for June and o higher for July than closing on 'Change yesterday. The outside range of to day represents an ad vance of 5c for Maj and 9Jc for July, above the lowest point, and nearly all of this advanco since the quotations were cnt off. Shorts again covered freely, and parties who had sold jesterday were buying to-day. Crop nons con tinues to come in had. and from some sources the worst of the kind yet received. European market prices wore lavorable, quoting better demand and higher puces. Corn Another lartre dav's business was transacted in this market, which was active and rather unsettled most of tbe session. Tbe feeling on the whole was firm, tbe market sympathizing with the advance in wheat and pork. There was no new outside feature pre sented and fluctuations were governed largely by local influence, the chief of which being mentioned above. The market opened strong with other articles, and there was fair buying, but the advance did not hold well, and the market reacted KiSJs1'. recovered, ruled strong and closed c higher than yesterday. Oats There was a fair business transacted, but an unsettled feeling prevailed and price changes were confined to c The opening was steady, but the strength in wheat and corn bad a stimulating effect on values, and prices advanced W4,c Later buyers failed to take hold, an easier feeling developed, and prices yielded slightly to fair offerings, but the market again developed strength and prices advanced ie and closed at a net gain of KKc Tub Daily Trade Bulletin say: Consider able excitement was 'exhibited in the market for hog products to-day, attended with wide fluctuations in prices for mess pork. The sur prise of the whole affair is the moderate amount of tbe trading in all the leading speculative articles, scarcely exceeding that of the previous day. There was nothing developed to really account for the sodden advance in prices only an instance where tbe market was taken from under tbe control of any one In particular; everybody got excited and somewhat rattled, and were anxious to provido for outstanding contracts; tbe small amount ot property of fered for sale creating very brisk competition and resulting in the unusual advance in prices. It has been evident that outside parties have been buying mess pork freely within tbe past two or three days, and that foreign orders also have been liberal. It was hinted that the first advance of 25c was made to feel the market, to ascertain 11 tne property couiu oe iorceu o'lt, and develop tbe extent of tho line of shorts. When this appreciation was gained, the market quickly got beyond the control of those who were searching for knowledge of the situation, and for 20 minutes prices advanced 83 9 for May and 84 for June unprecedented in the history of tbe trading In pork at Chicago. On the upward scale only a moderate trade wa3 re ported at outside figures. The market weak ened and gradually settled back again with light trading to the close and the greater por tion of advance lost. While mess pork attracted most attention, there was considerable interest manifested in lard and short ribs, and tbey shared in the ad vance to some extent, but declining during the middle of the session. At the close, however, they were active and prices rallied again,ruling rather firm. Tbe leading futures ranged as follows; Wheat April. No. 2. 84890i83K88c; May. 84j40OlS4KGSSWc: June. 84S9ua84 Sisc; Julv, oo4Cj!884Kc. CORN No. 2. April. 31i31731S3Ic; May, 31K32X3lS32yic; July. 3W&k 323433c Oats No. 2, May. 23;i23J-2323K': June. 2323a23K23c; July, 23KC33i 2SXS23c Mess Pork, per bbl. Mav, 811 5515 25 II 52K013 25: June. $11 65(5)15 lOlSll 65213 37; July, 811 75015 711 75(313 50. Lard, per 100 Bs. May. 86 S0?6 47J6 27 6 42K: June. 6 3K6 506 32J4S6 45; July. 86 37&gB5o6 37eo50- SHORT Rir S1DK3. per 100 Bs. Mav, 8537KW 5 6005 375 52U: June. 85 4005 605"40 5 57; July, 85 4j5 705 43 5 2K- Cash quotations were as lollowit: Flour firm and 1015c higher. No. 2 soring wheat. 87K88c:No.3 3nring wheat. 7Ii&77Mc: No. 2 red. 87i8S)c. No. 2 corn. 31Kc No. 2 oats, 23c. No. 2 rye, 47c. No. 2 barley, nominal. Ho. 1 flaxseed, 81 50. Prime timothy seed. 81 22. Mess pork, per bbl. 813 25. Lard, per 100 lbs. 86 40. Short ribs sides (loose), 85 50; dry salted shoulders (boxed), higher; short clear sides (boxed), higher. Sugar Unchanged: granu- lotea, uncnangeu: stanuara "A," unchanged. Receipts Flour. 13.000 barrels: wheat, 37.000 bushels: corn. 393.000 bushels: oats, 103.000 bush els; rye. 2,000 bushels: barley. 23,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 11.000 barrels: wheat, 94, 000 bnshels: corn. 410,000 buhe!s; oats, 190. 000 bushels; rye, 25,000 bushels; barley, 17,000 bushels. On tbe Produce Excbanga to-day the butter market was weak; fancy Elgin creamery, 18K 19c; finest Westerns, 170118c: fine, 154816c: finest dairies, 1416c; tine, U13c Eggs, lb19c, BUSINESS K0TES. Mortgages recorded dropped to 23 yester day. The largest was for 825,000. TnE building for the electric light plant at Wilklnsburg is about completed. iTissaidthero is sufficient money In the Char tiers Valley treasury to pay tbe July dividend. Allegheny county farmers report that peaches were killed by the freeze early this month. Boston has drawn money from New York to make good the deficit of 8500,000 In its surplus bank reserves. Edgewood borough authorities will begin tbe erection of a schoolhousa as soon as they can raise tbe funds. Pittsburg is troubled with a mild sort of craze for stone buildings. Tbey come high.but some people must have them. The elevator man at City Hall is a wag. A lady wanted to know of him yesterday where they would go If the rope broke. "Down with McGlnty," he smilingly replied. The Burlington Railroad has rednced second class passenger rates from San Francisco to Chicago 85. All Kansas City routes have re ducea rates to Chicago to 84. The old rate was $9. A leading crop review says: Tho prospect for small grain in the Northwest is much better than it wa3 last year, for the reason that the ground is now thoroughly saturated with moisture. Walt, street pointer to Whitney & Stephen son: The feeling has not been so uniformly bearish In four months as it is at present. All tbe more reason, the conservative element says, why there should bo a speedy change for tho better. Discovered After Two Years. At police headquarters yesterday a letter was received from O. B. Tufts, an tinder taker of Maineville, O., inquiring "after D. J. Sweeney. Mr. Sweeney was killed on the little Miami Railroad two years ago. His identity was dicovered by accident a few days ago, and it was stated that his rela tives uvea in .riiisuurg. Tnx Collector Ford Movlnir. Delinquent Tax Collector W. E. Ford has commenced moving his office furniture trom the fourth to the fifth floor of City Hall. The new office is being hand somely fitted op and will be much more convenient than the old one. Extending; SIcKenn Avenue. Messrs. Sutman & Cowin, of Mononga hela City, have just purchased t rom B. L. Linton 28 large lots adjoining Charleroi, and will extend McKean avenue through there to Lock Ho. i. Mr. Linton controls 6,000 acres of coal laqd just back of this tract, but retained an outlet to the river. SICK HEADACHE Carter's Little Liver nils. BICK HEADACHECart,fIjUtl8L,TerPmit SICK HEADACnEQlrter,11 rutl9 rjTerH1Uu SICK HEADACnECarter,lLlttlaLjTerpmi nolS-W-TTSsa WE REPRESENT LAROE AMOUNTS of foreign money for investment in busi ness enterprises, or for assistance to those needing more capital. Must be able to show large dividend earning capacity. Principals only dealt with. Communications confiden tial JOHN M. OAKLEY k CO Broken, 43 Blxth.lt, aplS-117 LIKE-A CHAB1I. Additional Evidence of the Wonderful Success Being Achieved by DRS. COPELAND AND BLAIR. "It was about three years ago that expo sure brought on a severe cold," said Mr. "Walsh, "I p,u"il no attention to it at first, and it began to grow worse, nnd I soon found myself in a serious condition." The speaker was Mr. Martin Walsh, who resides in Walsh's Row, Thirty-third ward, Southside. "My head and nose would stop up," con tinued Mr. "Walsh. "My nostrils would clog first on one side and then on the other. There were roaring and buzzing noises in my ears. My eyes were weak and watery. I could feel the mucus dropping into my throat. I was constantly hawking and rais ing. Mr. Martin Walsh, Walsh's JJoir, Thirty-third Ward. "I tried various remedies, and was underthe care of different physicians, but could obtain no relief. Instead I grew worse. I could not walk downstairs barebnaded without catching: a iresk cold. A dry, hacking cough set In. which at times was so violent that my throat would become so raw and sore that I could hardly swallow. "Sharp pains would shoot through my chest; extending as far as the shoulder-blades. I had no appetite. The very sight of food caused a nausea in my stomach. Night sweats were added to my other troubles and weaked me ter ribly. I would sleep soundly, bat on arising felt tired and languid. I grew weaker every day, and was greatly reduced in weicht. In fact 1 was hardly able to do my work. "It was while in this condition that I read of tbe wonderful success Dre. Copeland and Blair were having with cases similar to my own; so determined to see them. I did so, and, finding their charges even lower than patent medi cines, placed myself under their care. "Their treatment certainly performed won ders for me. I am now feeling as well as I ever did. My head and throat no longer choke up. The pains in mv chest have disappeared, and the night sweats have ceased. In fact, to'stata it briefly, all the symptoms I raontioned have left me, and I owe m? recovery to Drs. Cope land and Blair." Mr. Walsh lives, as stated, in the Thirty third ward, in Walsh's Row, a block named after him; is well known throughout that sec tion, ana this Interview can be readily verified. HOME TREATMENT. Mrs. Robert Ramsey, of Washington, Pa-. speaking of her successful treatment with Drs. Copeland & Blair, says: Every fall for the past five years I have been troubled with chronic dyspepsia. Hive tried countless remedies and various physicians without anv relief. I conld not get ease from pain in any position I would assume. Every breath I drew was like a knife cutting me. I became weak and pale, losing greatly in wcignt. Since I have been with Drs. Copeland St Blair all these symptoms have disappeared, and I now feel as well as I ever did. Jacob Altmeyer. of Risher, opposite McKees port. Pa., states: "1 commenced treatment for m; cztarrbal trouble with Drs. Copeland Ji Blair on June 29, 18s9. I now feel like a differ ent man. and shall bo pleased to state my case and recommend their treatment to anyone ad dressing rue." Mr. William Barnes, of Hickman. Pa., was afflicted with catarrh, and had lost all sense of tasto and smell. He was under the care of Drs. Copeland & Blair, and now states: "1 am perfectly well, and owe my recovery to their treatment," Mr. Harry Phillips, of Hulton, Pa., has this to say of his successful treatment for catarrh with Drs. Copeland A Blair: "I was in ypry bad shape, but now feel liko a different being, and as well as I ever did in my life." DOCTORS CfilllttUI! Are located permanently at 66 SIXTH AVENUE. Where they treat with success all curable cases. Office hours 9 to 11 A. 3I.;2 to 5 p. jr.; 7 to 9 P. 31. (Sundays included). Specialties CATARRH, and ALL. 1)13 EASES of the ETfE. EAR. THROAT and L,UNG3. Consultation. 81. Address all mall to DRS. COPELAND A BLAXR, aplO-Tussu 68 .Sixth ave.. Pittsburg, Pa. TO THE PUBLIC. TRY Hunter's Ketchup it is :ptt:r:el I desire to draw at tention of to the sup eri ority of Hunter's Ketchup. It is made from se lected to rn atoes. and Is pura as perfol-lowingan-alysis: Mr. Thos. C JenK lns: s-p";J -'; u.-'m.. u -a U&tfr. 7 5a .dWiBicrVfi -.y-wgTC-it,wn; DEAR Sir The sample of J. V. Banter's To. mito Ketchup received from you on Oct. 8, '89, has been analyzed, and 1 find it free from all min eral acids, salicylic acid or artificial eolorlnf matter. Signed HUGO BLANCK, Chemist, Pittsburc FOR SALE BY THOS. mblo-29-ssu O. JENKINS. UlUlvKK KlXANtilAL. w H1TNEY fc STEPHENSON. 7 FOURTH AVENUE. Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. DrexeL Morgan & Co., New York. Passports procured, COMMISSION, 2. Railroad I Mining t 011 I - Stocks. I Stocks. J Uli. 0 BOUGHT AND SOLD SSia? San Francisco, Philadelphia or Boston Ex changes. Loans made at low rates of Interest. Established 1876. J&-Weekly Circular FREE. A. B. CHISHOLM & CO.. 61 Broidwiy. NY; rahl5-95-sa JOHN H. OAKLEY & CO, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago, 45 SIXTH BT, Pittsburg. ' 'x2Nl &fe W n KiiS2.-SiKI :7KS13 nzirr&t sT 5 I 4 i ,VjSlllsfefiriSLfJ.,-r.,-i-...i . ,J:, EVJMK1 ,2-. v
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