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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. TUESDAY, ' APRIL 29, 1890.
11
iT LWE STOCK YARDS.
'Cattle Market Not So Active as List
Week and Trices Off.
HEAVY KECEIPTSATEAST LIBERTY
little Profit to Drovers at Woods' Bun and
Berr's Island.
BHEEP AKD SWINK FAIELI 8TEADX
orncs of PinaBuitG Dispatch )
Mosdat. April 28, 1830.
The supply ot butcherinj; stock lor to
day's market at Herr's Island was not up to
the average in quality. Eeceipts were al
most entirely from Chicago. There was an
unusual scarcity of near-by stock on the
market. The reason given is that freight
rates have been recently advanced on the
Pittsburg and Western Railroad. Drovers
from adjoining counties are talking of driv
ing stock to market, as in the good old days
of yore, unless the Pittsburg and "Western
company comes down on ireight rates.
Cattle markets started out rather slow.
Buyers were scarce, but it looked at noon as
thoueh the offerings would be disposed of
before markets closed. Fair to good medium
weights sold at f4 755 00; prime light
weights, 900 to 1,100 lbs, f4 304 60; com
mon to fair thin and rough stock, 3 2o
423.
' There were no strictly prime cattle offered.
Fresh cows were verj slow. The bulk of
those offered were left over from last week.
Kb sales were reported. The range at which
they were offered was $23 0040 00 a head.
Calves were in large supply, the total being
277 head, aud were dull at 3ii4e per lb.
Eeceipts From Chicago, I. Zeigler, 115
head; L. Gerson, 115; E. Wolf, 18; A.
Fromni, 69; L. Eothschild, 54. From Penn
sylvania, J. Eeiber, 5. Total, 376; last
week, 352; previous week, 372.
rherp, Liimbi nod Swine.
The run of sheep and lambs was light,
and in the main from Chicago. Demand
was active, and pens were soon cleaned up
at the following range of prices: Good to
choice wool sheep, $5 756 35; clipped do,
35 005 50; common and mixed wool sheep,
S4 755 25; clipped do, S3 754 25;
clipped lambs, $5 506 50; spring lambs,
G8Jc per E. Eeceipts From Chicago,
Gerson & Zeigler, 278 head. From Penn
sylvania, D. O. Piser, 36; J. Langdon, 3.
Total, 317; last week, 769; previous week,
411. Pennsylvania and Ohio contributed
the bulk ot the hogs offered, and sunply was
large. Market was, however, active and
firm, at $4 604 80 for Chicagos and Ohios,
and 4 554 65 lor Pennsylvanias. Ee
ceipts From Chicago, I. Zeigler, 80 bead.
From Ohio, Xeedv & Smith, 504; Will
jams & Co., 72: G.'Smith, 77. From Penn
sylvania, D. O. FNer, 8; Sanford & Lang
don, 40. Total, 781; last week, 406; pre
vious week, 623.
A Herr's Island drover thus reported the
situation: "Last week's markets were un
usually active and all cattle offered were
promptly sold. There were some very fine
cattle then on the market, and a few were
sold as high as 5c per pound. This week
none reached this figure. A few were sold
as high as $5 35, but there were none quite
as good as last Monday offered. Though
cattle market started in 'slow this morning,
everything waB sold. There was, however,
little if any profit to the drover this week.
So far as my deals were concerned I will
be satisfied to come out even this week.
Last week I had a comfortable profit on my
cattle."
At Wood's Eun. markets are reported
sluggish, but stock was about all sold soon
a'ter noon. Eeceipts of cattle from Chicago
226 head, and from Ohio 20 head. The best
were from Chica.ro, and the highest price
obtained was 5c for 10 head of the best.
The range of prices was i to 5J4c. There
were on sale 430 head of clipped yearling
lambs, which sold uromptly at a range of
of 6yi to.6c It is not often that a finer
quality of yearlings are offered in this mar
ket. There were in the receipts 300 head
which averaged 91 pounds, snd 40 head
averaging 105J pounds.
The offerings of hogs were 100 bead, and
prices ranged Irom 54 50 to $4 60. The
average weight of the hog was 212 pounds.
At East Libertr.
The run of cattle at these yards was the
largest for a number of weeks past. The
total was about 100 loads, against 65 loads
last Monday and 50 the previous week. In
to-day's offerings were 20 loads from Omaha.
The balance were mainly from Chicago.
The quality of offerings was a good average,
but on account of heavy run markets started
out this morning very slow, with the pros
pect of a 10 to 15c drop from last week's
prices. There were no car load lots of
strictly prime cattle offered. The highest
price that csuld be traced was $4 70, and no
sales at these figures were reported when we
left the yards. The offerings of sheep and
lambs comprised 17 loads, against more than
20 loads last Monday, and markets were
steady at rates of last week. There were 21
loads of hogs on the market, and prices held
up well to last week's rates, with $4 60 as
the outside for Philadelphias.
CATTLE Receipts. 3.46G head: shipments. 2,457
head; market slow; 1525c oil from last week's
prices; 10 cars ol cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hoos Receipts. 5.150 bead: shipments. 3,850
bead; market active; medium and selected, 51 50
1 60: enmmon to best Yorkers. 4 30Q4 45; pics,
H00420.
8nEEP Eeceipts. 1200 head: shipments, 3,300
head; market steady at last week's prices.
Bv Telegraph.
NEW YORK Beeves Receipts yesterday
and to-day. 6,577 head, including 42 carloads to
be sold: market hrm; steers, $1 105 15 per cwt;
bulls and dry cows, SI 503 75; shipments to
morrow will include 153 beeves and 168 quarters
of beef. Calves Receipts. 3,975 head: market
a shade firmer; reals, 3 SOgo 25 per
cwt; buttermilk calves, $2 503 00.
Sheep Receipts, including 9 carloads
direct to slaughterers, 10.400 head;
market firm; unshorn sheep. $6 007 15 per
vnwiuu uv,n w?ji tfyr uuouum Yearlings,
57 00S 12K: clmped do. 6 O0S6 75: snrinF
sprint;
......., wj ww. .,i,cu muuuu ekuauy ah
10llc per Is: dressed yearlings firm at 11
llc Hogs Receipts, including 232 head for
salo alive. 11,710 head; market steady at Si 40
CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. 13 000 head:
shipments, 5.000 head; market stronger
beeves, $3 805 10; steers, 53 35i TO: stockers
and feeders, J2 453 83; cows, bulls and mixed,
$1 503 30: Texas comfed steers, $33 Sa
Hogs Receipts, 23,000 head; shipments 7 000
head: market weak and lower: mixed, Hl"7c
heavy. H4 32K: lid't. 051 25; tkipl
t3 504. Sheep Receipts, 12,000 head: shirv
ments. 3,000 head: market steady; natives 4
6 90; Western cornfed, J55 90; Texans, 21 80
5 20; lambs, S56 70.
ST.LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 2,000 head: ship
ments. 200 bead; market strong: good to fancv
native steers, S4 204 SO: fair to pood do. 13 :i
430; stockers and feeders, S2 403 50: Tex
ans and Indians, 2 503 90. Hogs Re
ceipts, 4,500 head; shipments, 1,600 head: market
lower: fair to choice heavy. El 154 25;
packing grades. U 104 20: lieht, fair to best,
(4 054 157 Sheep Receipts, 200 head; ship
ments. LOO0 head; market strong; fair to choice,
H 0025 75.
BUFFALO-Cattle.reeeipts.3391oads through,
116 sale; active, firm on good butchers' grade;
export steers, good to extra, S42o505: choice
heavy batchers, H 25t oa SDeep and lambs
active, firm, hither: receipts. 12 loads through
and 46 sale; wool sheep, choice to extra, 18 65(3
1 80: good to choice, So 406 CO, Iambs, choice
to extra, J7 60775; good to choice, $7 357 65.
Hogs, fair demand: receipts, 35 loads through,
100 sale; mediums and heavy, H 505; mixed,
(4 50.
lambs, $3 0uS 50. Dressed mutton steady at
Grnln In Sight.
Chicago, April 28. The Board of Trade
" , report on the visible supply of grain Is as fol
lows. Wheat, 23.982,000 bushels: decrease.
y . 31,000 butheK Corn, 14.335,000 bushels; de-
"' , crease, 3.520,000 bushels. Oats, 3,613,000 bushels;
i decrease, 208.000 bushels. Rye, 1,027.000 bushels;
J , decrease, 19.000 bushels. Barley, 987,000 bush-
c'-j, els; increase, 76,000 bushels.
Dirsoods.
Kkw Yoke. April 28. Manufacturers of cot
ton goods are reluctant sellers of goods at pres
ent prices. Amoskeag staple and fancv ging
hams advanced to 7 cents a yard. The Harbi
f ion A Loder stock of goods will be sold at auc
Uon on the 6th of Hay.
MARKETS BY WIRE.
I.nbor Acllnllon TiiUok ibe Snnp Ont of
WUcnl, Corn nnd Onls Pork Open
Wrnk bnt CIorpi on it Rnlly.
CHICAGO Only a light onsincss was trans
acted in wheat to-day. Outsiders were few
and traders did not show any Inclination to op
erate in large line or blocks. The unsettled
condition of the labor question tends to inter
fere with business more or less. Operators
were disposed to await deliveries on May con
tracts. The market also seems to have got Into
a rut, and until It is taken out of this no largo
business can bo expected. Fluctuations were
confined within J6c for May and June and
KcforJnly, varying only slightly from the
closing figures of Saturday, and closed about
a lower for May and Jnne and Mo lower for
J uly. No important news relatlcg to crops was
received, the regular weekly bulletins, if auy
thinc being: a little more favorable.
Corn There was only a moderate trade, the
market rnllrg quiet the greater part of tho
session, fluctuations being confined within J
Jc range. The feeling was easier and the bulk
of the sales were at reduced prices. The fine
weather and larger movements had a tendency
to increase offerings, and the market rnled
lower in consequence. An exporter sold May
and bought July at 1c difference. The market
opened at I4lii under the closing prices of
Saturday, was steady, afterward advanced Jic
reacted, losing the advance, ruled steady and
closed K6J4b lower than fca urday.
Oats were quiet and steady. Price changes
were confined to Jc. and closing sales were at
a slight reductlou from Saturday's closing fig
ure. Very little interest was manifested In pork,
and the feeling was somewhat unsettled. A
local operator sold about 5,000 barrels for Jnne
and July delivery, and this was the prominent
feature of the day. Opening sales were made
at 2530e decline, and a further reduction of
20325c was submitted to. Later, the feeling
was stronger and prices rallied 1015c, closing
easier.
A dull and weak feeling prevailed in lard
during the greater portion ot the day and
irices declined 710c on the whole range,
tear the close the market was steadier and
prices improved slightly and closed steady.
A fair trade was reported in short ribs and
the feeling was weak. Opening sales were at
57c decline, and a further reduction of 5c
as suDmitted to. i eanjtne close meaemanu
improved slightly and prices were a little more
favorable to sellers.
The leadinr futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. 2. April. 9030KS9K
aw: May. BoaciW4Ssa4&aoc: June, m
i9KeSSH089c; July. 87KS7S6(5;S7c.
UOBN No. Z April. &yg32KS2Ue32i
May, 32J32K32eS2c; July. 33&33S
3Se33ic.
June. 24K24K22i&:; July, 23242&
fi23Kc
Mess Pobk. per bbl. May, $13 051S 05
12 bU12 S5: June. 13 2013 2012 90313 00;
July, 513 2513 2513 00(213 (XL
LAItD, per 100 lbs. May. SO 27K6 27f
6 22K6 22: June. $6 32K6 32J&6 27
6 30: July. ?6 40g8 406 35J56 37.
Short RIBS, per 100 fcs. Mav. S5 20?520
05 15U5 2O: June. S5 32K5 32K5 275 30;
July, $5 42K5 425 S5&5 4a
Cash quotations were as follows: Floursteady
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 895f90c:
No. 3 spring wheat. 7S: No. 2 red. S9J90c;
N11. 2corn.32gC. No. 2 oats, 24c, No. 2 Tye.
49fc No. 2 barley nominal. No. 1 flax
seed, SI 49. Prime timothy seed. SI 33. Mess
pork, per bbl, S12 8512 90. Lard, per 100 lbs.
$6 22. Short ribs sides (loose), 55'155 25;
dry salted shoulders (hoxedj, $5 00Q5 25; short
clear sides (boxed), to 705 75. Sugars un
changed. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 10
lie.
NEW YORK Flour qniet, beaw and un
changed. Cornmeal steady. Wheat Spot
stronger and dull; options dull, K6?lc np. and
steady. Rye firm. Barley firm. Barley malt
strong. Corn lower, active and weak; options
dull, z down and weak. Oats Spot steady
and quiet; options steady and quiet. Hay
steady and quiet. Hops quiet and steady.
Coffee Options opened steady, 5J510 points
higher, closed easy, 5 10 points down: sales,
1G.500 bans, includinc April, 17.00c; Mav, 16.75
16.85c; Jnne, 16.60016.70c; Julv, 16.5516.65c;
August, 16.4016.45c: September, 16.2516.30c;
December. 15.7015.S5c: March, 15.60lo.65c;
spot Rio dull and nominal; fair cargoes, 20c;
No. 7 flat bean, lSJc. Sugar Raw steady and
more active: sales. 11,743 bags: centrifugals, 96
test at 59-16c; a cargo do at 3 3-16c C. &. F.:
1.9SS baersof molasses sugar, 87 and 89 test, at
4 9-16l?ic: refined quiet and steadv. Mo
lasses h oreign lower; sales 4 carcoes; 50 test
at .uc:.Ker urieaus active andnrm. luce
active and firm. Cottonseed oil strong; crude,
S233c; yellow. 36c. Tallow stronsr. Roin
nrin; strained, common to good. SI 371 42,
Turpentine dnil and lower, at 30c Kggs fair
demand and firm; Western, 12c; receipts, 8.6S0
packages. Pork doll; mess, old, $12 25Q12 75;
do. now, S14 0014 25; extra prime, $11 01
Cut meats easy and quiet: pickled bellies, 5
6c; do shoulders. oc; do bams, 9Jc; mid
dles firm; short clear, $6 25. Lard easier
and quiet; sales, 250 tierces; western steam,
$6 50: closing, $6 52; options, sales. a750
tierces: May, :6 406 49, closine at SO 47 bid:
June, S6 57 bid: Julr. SB 656 66, closmc at
56 66 bid: August 6 74 bid; September, S6 82
bid; October, S6 S76 88, closing $6 90 asked.
Butter Fine, active and firm; western dairv.
712c; do creamery. 1018c; Elgin 19
20c Cheese easy and quiet; western 810c.
PHILADELPHIA Flour firm but quiet: west
ern winter clear. S44 40; do do straight, $4 50
4 75; winter patent, $4 755 25; Minnesota clear.
S4430;do straiKht,J4 354 85; do patent, S5
5 35; do do favorite brands, $5 50. Wheat nomi
nally unchance'i. Corn steady: No. 4 mixed,
in grain depot, 37c; No. 3 mixed in do. 3S3Se;
steamer No. 2 mixed in do, 39c No. 2 high
mixed, in Twentieth street elevator. 42c: No. 2
mixed. April, 40Ji41Uc; May, 4010V ; June,
39JJ10c: July. 4010kc. Oats-Carlots c
lower: No. 2 mixed. 2)c: No. 3 whit-, 3134ic;
No. 2 white. 35c; futures dull and HiC lower:
No. 2 white. April. 3334Vfe: May. 31
32Vc;Jnne. 31Ji32Jc; July, 3232c Provi
sions firm witu cood jobbing trade. Pork
Mess, new. S1313 50; do prime mess, new,
S12 50: do family, SI3 50H 5a Hams Smoked,
ll12c. Lard Western steam. $6 656 71
Butter quiet and irregular: Pennsylvania
creamery extra, 1819c: do prints, extra. 21s
2Sc Egsrs firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 12c
Cheese dull and easy: part skims, 78c
MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat for the
past two dav, including Sunday, were 4S1 cars;
shipments, 45 cars. The cash wheat opened
quiet but steadv. A pretty fair demandsprnnc
up soon after the openinc, and a cood deal of
wheat was worked off in one way and another.
Local elevator people were around picking up
a little No. 1 Northern. Shippers wero a trifle
more active, aud there was some buying to ap
ply on wheat sold ahead, and a few local
millers were in the market makins selections
lor uresent use. Closing prices: No. 1 hard
iuij, oiT'fiVi uii 1.141;. cu7i:; iiii. n nrtnem.
April, 81Jic; May, 81JJc; July, 83c; on track, 81
SS3c
ST. LOUIS Floor easy and unchanged.
"Wheat Market featureless, and fluctuations
conUned to z limits: June closed JJc and July
J4c below Saturday; No. 2 red cah. 86c;
June closed at 86c bid; July. 8383c bid:
August, 82c bid. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed
cash, 30005ic: May closed at 29JC asked:
June. S0fe3uXc; Julv. 3030Jc bid: August,
81Jc asked: September, 31$ic bid. Oats firmer;
Na 2, ' cash, 25c bid; July. 21e. Rye scarce,
at 49c Barley Demand limited, seaon draw
ing to a close; Nebraska, 3141c Flaxseed,
SI 401 45. Provisions quiet. Pork No de
mand. MILWAUKEE Flour firm. Wheat quiet;
No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 8385c; May, 90c.
Corn quiet; No. 3. on track, 32c Oats steady;
No. 2 white, on track, 2727c Rye firm; No.
I, in store. 62c Barley firm; No. 2, in store, 45c.
Provisions firmer. Pork, $13 la Lard, S6 25.
Cheese steady; Cheddars, 910c
TOLEDO Wheat dull and easier: cash, 90c;
May, 90c; July. 6c: August, 85ic Corn dull
and steady; cash, 33c; May, 33Uc Oats quiet;
No. 2 white, 29c Cloversecd dull and steady;
cash and April, S3 50.
THE MATT WHO NOMINATED BLAH7E.
Blind Jndce West to Lecture In This City
Next Wedncadny.
The 'annual address at the close of the
present session of the Western Theological
Seminary, subject, "The Duty of Patriotism
to Christianity, or, the Eeciprocal Duty of
the Christian Citizen to the Eepublic," will
be delivered in the First Presbyterian
Church, Wood street, Wednesday evening
of next week at 7:45 o'clock, by Hon. Will
iam H. West, of Ohio.
Judge West is totally blind, but is one of
the eblest lawjers and also one of the most
popular platform speakers of the present
time, and those who shall be privileged to
hear him have before them a treat of he
highest kind.
A Double Affliction.
Prof. A. W. Lindemann, son of Dr.
Lindemann, director of the Normal School,
Addison, 111., yesterday -received news of
the death of his mother, io Chicago, aud of
his brother, in Zanesville, 0.
Speculators and investors in stocks,
grain, etc, get exceptionally'good service
with the old reliable brokerage firm, Mo
Kee & Hagftn, 108 Fourth avenue. Com
mission y. Correspondence solicited.
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IN A BUSINESS WAY.
Improvement in Arcliitectnre Keep
ing Step With Prosperitj.
0N0SUAL ACTIVITY IN BUILDIKG.
A Brisk Movement in Eealtv, With
Usual Gossip About Big; Deals.
the
LBCKI TEXTURE OP A I0USG LADY
In no city in the country has the art of
building made such rapid advances within
the past few years as in Pittsburg. This
can be demonstrated by a comparison of the
old parts of the city with the new; but it is
still more noticeable in the suburbs. Houses
embodying all the comforts and luxuries are
now within the reach of people of moderate
means, whereas a few years ago they'were
attainable only by the wealthy. A large
share of the credit for this change for the
better is due to locl architects whoso achieve
ments in planning have attracted attention
throughout the country.
As the season advances the promise of ex
traordinary activity in building grow brighter.
This will result in an immense expansion of
population, and afford a guarantee of con
tinued activity in real estate, which is really
the basis of prosperity. When it thrives every
other legitimate interest flourishes.
There was a good inquiry for and a fair
movement in real estate yesterday, but nothing
unusual came to the surface. There was a re
currence of last week's talk about big deals on
Fifth avenue, but nothing tansibte conld be
gleaned from it The following transactions
were reported:
J. C. Reilly, 77 Diamond street, sold for Cor
nelius Buckly to William Woods a two-story
frame dwelling. No. 31 Miller street, lot 20x100,
for $1,450 cash; also 11 lots for John Musser to
Mr. Rohikaste. each 20x100, situated near the
head of Twenty-second ttrcet incline, and
known as the old ice pond, for $5,500 cash.
Ewlne &. Byers sold for J. M. Fleming. Esq..
of Emsworth, to W. T. Tredway, attorney. 6.82
acres of ground at Coraopolis (Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railroad) for $8,620, being $1,000 per
acre. The Durchaser intends subdividing this
property into building lots and putting them
on the market at once.
L. O. Frazier, corner Forty-fifth and Butler
streets, sold for Mrs. Anna Heely a lot 80x100
feet, situate on the west side of Osceola street,
near Cypress street. Twentieth ward, to John
S. Horsfall ct nx. for $2,400 cash.
Hamnett & Meredith, 102 Fourth avenue and
Wilkinsburg, sold lot No. M, plan No. L W ilkins
estate, Wilkinsburg, to Robert Collins for
$1,200.
Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold to
William G. Grey for E. L. Porter a lot on
Niagara street, Oakland, near Craft avenue,
64x95 feet, for $2,500; also sold to M. M. WIshart
lots 56, 57 and 53 in the Duulevy plan of Linden
Place, having a frontace or 75 feet on Hastings
street by 120 feet in depth, for $1,326.
Magaw fc Goff, Limited, 145 Fourth avenue,
sold in the Oas station plan. Castle Shannon
Railroad, three lots, Nos. 43, 44 and 45, fronting
on Second avenue, and running back 110 feet
to an alley, to George B. Stealy. Price $225
for all.
Workbas been practically stopped on the
Squirrel Hill electric road, and will not be re
sumed until some arrangement shall have been
made with the officers in charge of Schenley
Park. It may never he resumed. It is thought
in some quarters that tho Dnqucsne company
will take in Forbes street up to Shady avenue.
Twenty-elsbt mortgages were recorded on
Saturday. The largest was for S5.00a
Johnstown is flourishing as of yore, as proof
of which it may be stated that a Fifth avenue
piano dealer has sold IS Instruments to citizens
of that town within the last 20 days.
The sales of a leading wholesale drygoods
hous". on Liberty street for the expired portion
of this month exceeded those for the same
month last year by $12,00a
A young lady who is employed as stenogra
pher in a leading business house on Fourth
avenue bought three lots on the Castle Shannon
Railroad. She held them a month and sold
them at a profit of 75 per cent, nearly doubling
her money. Although single, she is wedded to
real estate as an investment.
Ewing & Byers Coraopolis is bound to be
come one of Pittsburg's most thriving suburbs.
Real estate is very active there.
Work on the Duquesne traction road, on
Penn avenue, is being pushed as fast as possi
ble. A considerable quantity of material for
the road was delivered at Homewooa yester
day. HOKE SECURITIES.
The New Deal nt tho Slock Exchange Gives
Satisfaction.
The three-call plan with which members of
the Stock Echange are experimenting was tried
yesterday for the first time and worked satis
factorily, so far as could be ascertained. Sales
were 302 shares.
There' was no special activity In anything,
but a good feeling prevailed. Except in two
or three cases prices showed but little change
from those of yesterday. The feature of most
interest, perhaps, was the sale of a block of
Bridgewater Gas at 50, an advance of nearly
100 per cent over the last-previous transaction.
FIRST SECOND TIIinD
CALL. CALL. CALL,
B A B A B A
Fidelity T AT 148 159 153 157
Kys'neBorP 69S4"
Allegheny G 41Ji
AllCE'ylleat. 101
Hrldcewater . S0K 60 toli 60 SO 60
l"ples' Mat G 15li 10 1SJ,' 16 15 16
Venn. Has Co 13 1J 13
Plllla. Co 30M 31 30 30 3t aoK
Central Trac. 27M 27 27 17 27 27!4
CitiiensTrac. 63 69 67K 6i'A
l'lttsb'K Trac HX 38
l'lcasant Val I7 27 Z1H 27K 27?J
1'itts, A. AM 297 .... .... ......
1. Jc. K.R.CO 30
. Y. &C.G. 30X 305f 82
Bus. B'dfre Co 85
La Noria Mln ' H H 'A H H
Luster Jli'ing loJi 18 16J 17S 1GJ 17
Allec'y Elec loo 100
E. E. Electric go
Westinghoue 42i US 42Ji ASH 42W M
Granite Hoof 10 .... .... ....
Monon Nav 81
U. S. ASlp... 12M 15 12X 13 12! ".
V. S. &S. IT ! 45
West'g. Air 114
G. B. &S.C 103 102
Sales at first call were 10 shares Switch and
Signal at 12M. 100 Bridgewater at 50J 20 Pipe
azo at 16. 15 Wcstingbouse Electric at 42& 27
42 and 10 at 42Jf
hecond call: Ten shares Pleasant Valley at
27 and 25 Philadelphia Gas at 30.
Third call: Sixty shares Philadelphia Gas
at 30?i, and 25 Westinchonse Electric at 42Ji.
John D. Bailey sold 150 shares Allegheny
Suspension Bridge at 90.
The total sales of stocks at N ew York yester
day were 460.665 shares, including Atchison,
9,090; Canada Southern, 4,360: Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 33,168; Denver,
Texas and Ft. Worth, 3,405; Erie, 11,095; Lake
Shore, 8.145: Louisville and Jashville, 19.896;
MIssonriPacific,9.570: Oregon Transcontinental,
8.200; Reading,38,8:J0; Richmond and West Point,
8.635: St. Paul, 43.825: Union Pacific, 11.6-30;
Western Union, 3,910; Wheeling and Lake Erie.
3,145.
ON AND OFF THE BELT.
A Lottery That Is Slore Fascinating Than
tho One In LonUInnn Two Deep
Shafts Suggested as One Way
to Dctermlno It.
It is rather amusing to see the efforts of oil
producers to stand on the line. The line, or
belt. Is showing itself to be one of the most un
reliable things ever known in this section. The
men who trace it know abont as much abont it
as Wiggins and the rest of the prophets do
about the weather. If you hit it you are con
gratulated by the smellers, who will tell you
they felt tolerably certain you were on the
belt. If you don't hit you are cneeringly asked
what you expected by getting off the belt
Keep on and get a well within a few feet of
your duster and then you will be told this is
treacherous territory, and It's a game of haz
ard and they will talk of faults and fissures,
etc A strlko or a miss In the Hundred-Foot
can always be explained by the wiseacres, who,
to tell the truth, Know about as much about It
08 you do. If you bit you're on the bolt; if you
don't you aren't, and Fifth avenue from end to
end might bo called straight compared with
the tortnousness of the oil belt, If it be trne
that there is such a thing. True Science lavs
ber finger on her lips and says she doesn't
know much about it
When Fred Lavinger said there was oil un
der the site chosen to drill the Arbucklo No, I,
people laughed at him, bnt a lady interested In
the property Insisted that Lavinger's witch
hazel science be given a test, and Io, the prop
erty was found to be on the beltl Several
other ventures, some of them within a few
feetwere found to be off the belt
A few weeks later a man named O'Brien be
gan to drill a well, on Chartiers creek, but as
ho was ton far cast and "off the belt'.' know
ing people laughed at him. and his venture was
christened "O'Brien's Folly." He got a big well
and no h there are 13 holes being drilled, within
half a mile of "O'Brien's folly." It's dollars
to dimes that some of these boles will bo found
"off the belt"
The Young and Depp enshers were off the
belt a year ago, but they are on it with both
feet, now.
As the rock appears to be abont the same
thickness where wells are found and where
they are not found, it is suggested that it
might pay developers to pool their issues and
put down two shafts, one where a pool is found
and the other where it is nor, but where the
rock seems to be the same; go below the lowest
oil-bearing stratum known an see, if possible,
what determines prolific and non-prolific terri
tory. It would cost considerable money, bumot
more than the boring of .200 dry holes.
At present the witch-hazel locator seems to
know as much about the matter as dues the
trained geologist. There will be a general
shaking-np within two weeks on the Scuthside.
as there are 25 or 30 wells well on the way to
the Gordon sand.
DULL BUT STEADY.
Oil Balls Think They Can Scent Enconr
ncement In the Air.
Petroleum was dull but steady yesterday,
most of the strength being attributed to Oil
City. Underlying this, however, was a general
expectation that the next pipe lino report
would bo more bullish than any for a long
time. The strength was also in lino with the
improved feeling in speculation in New York
and Chicago. The pivotal fluctuations were:
Openine, Biii; highest, 85H; lowest 81; clos
ing. 81.
There was very little talk abont field news.
One operator who has examined most of the
territory in adjacent counties and around
Pittsbunr. said that very few of the wells were
holding out and that the number of dusters
was increasing.
A notification was received from the Presi
dent of the Conference Committee of the sev
eral exchanges giving notice that a three
fourths vote had been cast in favor of the reso
lution extending the privilege of dcalingin cash
nil to the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
Exchange of New York. The chauge will go
into effect on Thursday next May 1.
Feature of Yesterday's Oil market
Corrected daily by John M. Oakley A Co.. 45
Sixth street members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange:
Opened b4k I Lowest .
Highest 85$ Closed...
81M
MJi
Barrels.
....51,443
....72.797
....65,750
Average charters
Averaee shipments
Average runs
Refined, New York. 7.20c.
Kefined, London, 5d.
Kenned, Antwerp, 17f.
Keflneu, Liverpool, 5 11-16(1.
Keflned. Bremen, C.SOm.
A. B. McGrew quotes:
8586c
Puts, 84c; calls,
Other Oil Markets.
On CrrY. April 28. Petroleum opened at
84Vc: hiehest 85c: lowest 8414c: closed at 8454c.
Sales, 75,000 barrels; no clearances reported;'
charters, not reported; shipments, su,4H par
rels; runs, 71,197 barrels.
Bradford. April 28. Petroleum opened at
81c; closed at Mc; hiehest 85c; lowest
84c Clearances, 122,000 barrels.
New Yokk, April 28. Petroleum opened
strong at 84c and 84Jc for May: a slight de
cline occurred in the first hour there which
May option moved up sharply to, at 84 for
spot and 84c for May. Stock Excuance:
Opening, 8c; hiehest 84Jc; lowest, 84&c;
closing, 84c Consolidated .Exchange: Open
inc. 54Jic; Highest 85c: lowest 84c; closing.
4c Total sales, 190,000 barrels.
enr FINANCES.
A Great Deal Golnst on and Banker Corre
spondingly Elnled.
Business was brisk in local hanking circles
yesterday, but there was nothing new in the
way of features. Money was easy, and there
was a good borrowing demand. The rates
were C7 per cent gilt-edged commercial paper
being readily taken at the inside figure, which
will probably hold throughout the season, as
bankers and capitalists show a disposition to
resist a reduction. Checking and depositing
were heavy. Saturday was a red-letter day in
trade circles as the bank clearings sbow. They
were $3,006,819 64: the balances were $414,945 61.
It is the subject of general remark among
financiers and business men of all classes and
degrees that there has never been a time in the
history of the city where its great and manifold'
industries were in a healthier condition or
rested, on a more satisfactory basis than they
do to-day. The tact that Pittsburg left Balti
more far behind last week goes to show that
this view otthe situation is not exaggerated.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easy, ranging at3Kl per cent last loan 3, closed
offered at 3 per coot. Prime mercantile paper,
57. Sterling exrbange quiet and easier at
$4 85Ji for 60-day bills and $4 87 for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
P. S. 4s. retr. 121X
M. K. AT. (Jen 5s.. 70
Mutual Union GS....1V2H
IS. J. C. Int. Cert...lI2S
Northern Pac. lsts..liak
U. s. 4s, coup I217i)
U.S. 4H9, reg van
U. S. 4fs, coup 10Jj
raciflc6soI 'Do lie
Northern Pac. Ids..llli
I.oulslanastamped4s 94VNortliw't'n consols. I
Missouri Cs 100
Tenn. new set. 6S....1CS
Tenn. new set. 5S....103
Tenn. uewset. 3s.... 75
Northw'n deben's 5sll0K
Oregon & Trans. 6s.l075
St.L.tl. M. Gen. Ss. 90
St.L. S.F. Uen.M.HJ
at. 1'aul consols 12S.1
St. 1'. Chlil'c. lsts.118
1x.. Pc. L.G.Tr.Rs. 93V
Canada So. Ms 9'-
Central I'aclllc lsts.HIH
Den. & It. G. lsts.,,119
JJen. & It. u. s tf-M
D.&K. U. Westlsts.
Erie Ms 104 H
M. K. & T. Gen. 6s.. 79
Tx.. Pc. K U.Tr.Us. 39
Union Pacific lsts...m
West Shore 105Jfi
Nk-W YORK Clearings, $72,621,668: balances,
$4,104,615.
Bostoit Clearings, $17,857,957; balances,
$2,234,505. Money 57 per cent
Philadelphia Clearings, $11,179,186; bal
ances, $1,475,027.
Baltimore Clearings, $2,242,4S3; balances,
S26S.&9.
London The amount of bullion withdrawn
from tho Bank of England on balance to-day is
78.000.
Paris Three per cent rentes, 89f 10c for
the account.
Chicago Clearings. $12,333,000. New York
exchange was at par.. Money unchanged at 6
per cent on call, and 7 per cent on time.
ACTIVE AND STRONG.
Heavy Realizations Fall to Check the Up
ward Movement In Wall Street
Good Bank Statement nnd
Illffber Prices In Ijondon.
New York, April 28. The stock market to
day was very active and the strength of the up
ward movement was seen in the fact than not
withstanding heavier realizations that have
been seen at any time since the rise besran, to,
the influence of which was added some of the
trading element who believe that a reaction is
due, to get prices off, the offerings wero all ab
sorbed at but slight concessions in the active
stocks, while, when the pressure was removed
full recovery was had and the great majority of
the list is fractionally higher to-night with
some material gains.
The good bank statement of Saturday had its
influence, and enthusiasm among operators, in
the street was still undiminished this morning.
But probably the most potent Influence to-day
was the magnitude of buying for foreign ac
count, as London prices were materially higher
this morning, and many commission nouses had
received orders to open the market up, the
opening was extremely strong, aud tho bull
movement of Saturday was seen to have force
stilL The day's market showed that outsiders
are a crowing factor in the market, and Lon
don shows a strong disposition to invest in
American securities.
The purchases for the foreigners included
large amounts of St Paul, Erie, Louisville and
.Nashville and other favorites. There was no
news which indicated any likelihood of an
early termination of the warring Western
roads, and the realizations were most pro
nounced after the high prices ot the opening
were established, but the concessions in prices
which followed were in almost all cases con
fined to small fractions, though Lacawanna.
Missouri Pacific and Chicago Gas were all
prominent in the decline
The strength shown in Manhattan, Louisville
and Nashville, Canada Pacific, New England,
Wheeling and Lake Erie, Delaware) and Hud
son, together with some of the specialties
further encouraged the bulls and the
decline in prices went no further. The
fluctuations, considering the large business
done, there being fair crowds in all the leading
stocks, were small. At the first decline there
was a gradual hardening of value which'
neutralized the losses of the first hour. The
selling movement collapsed toward the close
and prices In the last few minutes improved
materially, the close being active and strong at
close to first prices tor tho most of the list In
th e last rally Northern Pacific preferred became
a decided feature. The final changes of Im
portance were all advances, and Tennessee
Coal rose 2Ji; St Paul preferred. l Northern
Pacific preterrcd, ; Louisville aud Nashville.
1J4; Manhattan, 1. There was fair
business In railroad bonds, the sales
aggregating $2,503,000 and the upward
movement continued without Interruption,
although the material movements were few in
number in companion with tne number of
issues traded in. The Kansas and Texas re
ceipts furnished 8167.000; tho Texas Pacific
Incomes, $118,000; tho reading seconds incomes,
$117,000 and the Erie seconds, $103,000 the grand
total. Kansas and Texas issues, the Reading
first and second incomes, in all four marked
gains. Other advances of note were made by
Cedar Falls firsts. Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and
Western debentnres; 8t Paul-LaCrosse 7s;
Erio seconds, Lackawanna convertibles; Gulf
and Santa Fe seconds, Shenandoah Valley
firsts. Government bonds have been dull and
barely steady. State bonds have been dull and
featnreless. -
Tho increased activity in the Comstocks were
the result of covering of short contracts and
some buying for long account based on Im-
E roved reports respecting the trade, which,
owever, are douutiess oxaegcrated. The re
ports from the West indicate that th9 improve
ment in the railroad sttuation in progress, to
gether with the large earnings of the roads,
had the effect to advance the prices of the
Grangers and Southwestern, and the large
business of Southern roads caused the ad
vance in prices of the Southern stocks. Lon
don buying and the easy condition of the
money market have been important fac
tors in the advance, the temper of the
speculation contnues bullish. There are
some who look for lower prices as a result of
the expected labor demoustratlon on Thursday,
but fear on such a score is greater than present
indications warrant. The highest prices of the
day were about 1 o'clock, at which time
prices were U to 2 per cent, higher than the
closing of Saturday, but during the remainder
of the afternoon a tendency to a de
cline the highest or the day having been i to
1 per cent., the decline having been caused by
realizing of profits and by developments of a
bearish character.
The following table shows the prices or active
storks on the New or k Stock Exchange yester
day. Corrected dally for 'HIE Disi'ATCn by
Whitney & STEPnENSON, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of .New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth ave
nue:
Clos
ing Bid.
19H
f,0
285
39
7S1
56
122
34
24!
107K
73
121
93
16
49
34
93
1HK
7544
99
50
24 'A
UVA
163
18
54
V4
Hi
J
116
g
60K
M9
00
99
17
73
107
J7
6(1
17
71
30X
49
iOH
20
63
32
77
22
43
39
4254
21
4i
192
22
81
112
42!,
21)44
66
13M
29
84
75
74
19
ti'4
Open
inc. Am. Cotton Oil 20
Am. Cotton Oil pref.
Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 27
Atch., Top. & S. i- 39
Canadian Pacific 77
Canada Southern C6X
Central of New Jersey. ....
Central Pacific 34X
Chesapeake & Ohio.... UH
C Itur. & Qulacy... -!08!
C, Mil. &St. Paul 73
C Mil. A St. P., pf...l2l
C. Kockl. &P 93Jf
Hlgh-
?6t.
OH
27J
4J
77
MM
34S
24
loan
73)4
121
B4tJ
49tf
34
99
114V
70X
loo
BOH
:cX
18
54
9K
75
23f
H6X
19
65
110
9J3S
99H
17
1M
109
2&
67
IS
71
39 J,
V)
21
21
G4
32
78
K
43
3f
42
22
43"
192
23
82K
nt
42
21
6071
14
29,
S4
76
7474
19
49
34'4
24
107M
72K
121
943f
17
49
34
99
114
73
99
49H
24
143
161
18
54
9
74K
23
IIS
18X
65
1119
9
99
17
11
107
5
71
39
48
20H
19
61H
32
76
22H
48
38
42
22
42
192
22M
81
112
42
204
66
13
28
84
75K
73
19
43
u.. Bt. i.. ruts II
C, St. U Pitts., pf..
. 49
. 99
i; at. i.. ai. &u..
C, St. P.. M. U. pt.
u. a .nonnwesteru.
C, C, C. A I ,
a. c.o.ti.. Dr.....
,.1HK
. 75
. WK
Col. Coal Iron 50
Col. & Hocklnsr Val .. 2K
Del., Laek& West 144i
Del, Hudson KlH
Den. & Mo Grande.... 18
Den, & Klo Grande, pf 54
E. T., Va. & Ga H
E. T. ,Va. & Ga., 1st pf 75
E. T.. Va. & Ga., 2d pf 23
Illinois Central US
Lake Erie & West Id
Lake Erie & West pf. SH
Lake Shore AM. S 1MW
Louisville. t Nashville. i3X
aiicmjtan uentrai..
Mobile AOlilo
Missouri Pacific
New York Central.,
N. Y.. L. E. i W..
91
,. 17
.. 74
,.107
, ZM
N.Y..L.E. i W.Dref-
N. Y.. c.St. L 17X
N. Y C. & St. L. pf.. 71H
N. Y., C. A St. L. 2d pf 39
N. Y. AN. E. 49
N.Y., O. &V. 21
Norfolk Western.... 19(
Norfolk & Western pf. &IH
Northern Pacific 32K
Northern Pacific pf... 76M
Ohio Mississippi 223f
Oregon Improvement. 43
Oregon Transcon 3&Ji
Pacific Mall 42H
Peo Dec. Evans.... 22
l'hlladel. Reading... tli(
Pullman Palace Car. ..192
Richmond W. P. T.. 22!j
Richmond W.P.T.pt MH
St. P., Minn. Man..li:M
St. L. A San Kran pf.. 42
Texas Pacific 21
Union Pacific 66X
Wabash : 14
Wabash preferred 29X
Western Union...".... 8i
Wheeling L. E. 75H
Sugar Trust 74
National Lead Trust... 19!
Chicago Gas Trust 49
1'hllndelphln Stocks.
Closing quotation I of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue.
members .new I one atock Ex-
change:
Eld.
Pennsylvania Railroad 55
Heading 21 5-18
Buffalo, Pittsburg Western 10
Lehigh Vallsy
Lehigh Navigation 53
Northern Pacific S3
Northern Pacific preferred T1X
Asked.
Mlf
21
10
53
5J
3J'4
77
SUning Stocks.
New York, April 28. Mining quotations:
Alice, 200: Belcher, 225; Best & Belcher, 310;
Brunswick, 110; Caledonia B. H., .210; Con
solidated California and Virginia, 475; Com
monwealth, 350; Deadwood T 150; El Cristo,
135; Gould and Curry, 170; Homestake, 850;
Iron Silver. 1W; Mexican. 300; Mount Diablo,
200; Ontario, 4000: Plymouth, 425; Savage, 180;
Sierra Kavada, 235; Sutter Creek, 150.
Metal ItlnrKct.
Nirw York, April 28. Pig Iron quiet. Cop
per nominal; lake. $14 40. Lead quiet and
lairly steady; domestic, $4 02. Tin easier;
Straits, $20 35.
O'BRIEN SUES THE POLES.
The Guardian of the Helpleiw Making a
Child-Beater Dance A Young I,nd
Beaten With a Knotted Rope -An Oiler
to Sell Him for S200.
Humane Agent O'Brien turned up a case
yesterday that he says is more cruel than
any he ever heard of, and certainly the worst
in his experience. He was notified that a
9-year-old boy, living at Chartiers, had been
nearly killed on Saturday night by his
father, who had beaten him with a rope. He
repaired to the place at once, and began an
investigation.
A Polish woman named Margaret Lib
kofsky has two children, aged 4 and 9 years
respectively. She keep? four boarders, one
of whom is named Paul Worasky. This man
has assumed the duties ot a husband to her
since her rightful lord died seven months
ago. He has also taken on himself the
offices of a father tO the children, but his af
fection for them is exceeded considerably
by the chastisement he subjects them to.
The older boy is named "Willie, and after
being beaten by this man he has a habit of
running off and staying out at night to
brood over his sorrows. Last Friday
he absented himself all night, but on
returning home on Saturday night
Worasky took him in hand and admin
istered a sound thrashing. The man
procured a clothes' line and doubled it,
and taking off the boy's trousers,hebeat him
about the body to such an extent that there
were cuts on him from the toes all the way
up to his face. Every stroke of the rope
left not a mark, but a cut, the loop of the
lash making a clearly defined mark like
that of a horseshoe. His legs aud thighs
suffered the worst, bat his arms and back
were also badly cut, and one stroke cut him
across the check. The little fellow must
have suffered great pain, as his screams
were heard by all the neighbors. Agent
O'Brien took the boy yesterday to the office
of 'Squire- Miles Bryan. Informations
were at once made against Worasky and
Mrs. Libkofsky, as well, as she acknowledged
assisting the man in chastising her child.
Worasky works in Lockhart's mill at Char
tiers. He was arrested. At the hearing he
and the woman were lined $10 and costs each,
which Worasky paid, much to Agent
O'Brien's disgust, as he wanted the man
sent to the workhouse. He then made an
other charge against Worasky for assault
and battery, on which he will be given a
hearing on Saturday. When Agent O'Brien
said he was going to take the boy away from
her,-the woman said he could have him for
$200, and he could also have the other child.
He did not pay her the amount, however,
but he did take the child, who is now com
fortably boused in the Tannehill orphan
asylum.
THE DAKGER0US BOOKS
Not Those Which Are Openly Debasing, but
Those Which Gild the Evil.
The greatest danger in literature to-day is
not from what can be truthfully called sin
ful books, says Edward W. Bok in the
Ladies' Home Journal, so much as from
what is termed the "suggestive" novel, in
which sin is gilded and hinted at, which
actually tells nothing, yet suggests the most
debasing vices. The author knows just how
far he can go in his nelarious traffic and
keep on the safe side of the law. Close with
him in personal conversation, and he will
grin. at his literary cowardice and tell yon
that he means nothing. These are the books
which are dangerous, since they rob the
vices which they portray oi their hideous
ness and make them attractive.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Monday's Usual Quietness Reported
by Commission Men.
AN OVERDOSE OP POOR POTATOES.
Tha
Sales at the Grain Exchange the
Largest of the Season.
C0KN WEAKEE AND WHEAT STC0NGEE
Office of Pittsbubg Dispatch, i
Monday, April 28, 1890. J
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Monday's usual quietness reigned at the
produce commission houses. The first new
cheese of the season showed up to-day in small
quantities, but quality was not tempting.
Supply of eggs is not so heavy as for a week or
two past, but markets are unchanged. Good
potatoes are only steady, while inferior stock,
with which onr markets are flooded, is very
dull at nominal prices. The overdose of poor
stock has had a depressing effect on the good.
In tropical fruit lines choice oranges and
bananas are active and a shade firmer.
Butter Creamery, Elgin, 2121Kc;Ohlo do,
1920c: country rolls, 1416c
Means Navv hand-picked beans, $1 802 00.
Beeswax 2528c $ S for choice; low grade,
1820c
Cider Sand refined, $7 50; common, $3 00
i 00; crab cider, $7 60SS 00 barrel; cider vin
egar, 1012c ft gallon.
Cheese Ohio, lie: New York, 12c; Llra
berger, 1415c: domestic Sweitzer, 1617c;
imported Sweitzer, 23a
Eggs 1212c -p dozen for strictly fresh;
duck eggs, 18c; coose eggs. 3540c'
Fruits Apples, fancy, $4 004 50 fl barrel;
strawberries, 1525ca box.
Feathers Extra live ceese. 5060c; No, L
do, 4U45c: mixed loss, 3035c It.
Maple Syrup New, 90095c a can. Maple
sugar, ll12c lb.
Honey loc fl lb.
Poultry Live chickens. 75cSl a pair:
dressed, 1415c a pound; ducks, 75c7$l a pair;
dressed turkeys, 1820c V -
Seeds Clover, choice. 62 fts to bnshel. $4 00
f bushel; clover, large English, 62 lbs. $4 35
60: clover, Alsike, $8 00: clover, white, $9 00;
timothy, choice, ii Jf. $1 60l 70: blue crass,
extra clean, 14 B". $1 2501 30: blue crass, fancv,
14 Bs $1 30; orchard grass, 14 lbs, $1 411; red top,
14 lbs. $1 00: millet SO lbs. $1 00: Hungarian
grass, 50 lbs. $1 00; lawn gTass, mixture of fine
grasses, $2 50 S bushel of 14 lbs.
Tallow Country, 3Jic; city rendered, 4JJc
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $3 00
3 50: fancy, $4 0004 50: Florida oranges, $4 50
5 00; Valencia, $6 508 00 for 420 case, Jamaica.
$8 008 50 a barrel: bananas, $1 7502 25 firsts,
$1 50 cood seconds, ?t bunch; cocoanuts, $4 00
4 60 $ hundred; dates, 6K7c f lb; layer figs,
12KloKc: pineapples, i34 a dozen.
vegetables Potatoes, from store, 6575c:
on track, 5565c: Bermuda potatoes, $9 5010
a barrel; new Sonthern cabbage, $3 0 for
small crates, $4 50 for large: Jersey
sweet potatoes, $5 255 75 a barrel; Ber
muda onions, $2 402 75 per bushel crate;
green onions, 204J2oc a dozen; parsnips, $2 00
$ barrel: onion sets, $3 5004 00 ft bmhel
kale, $1 251 50 "fi barrel; asparagus, 50c fl large
bunch; rhubarb, 2030c 9 dozen; green beans,
$1 505 00 ) box.
Groceries.
There are no new developments since onr last
report Sugars are very firmly held, and pros
pects are good for an early advance. Coffee is
qniet The firmness of markets for dried and
evaporated fruits still continues.
Green Coffee Fancy Kio, 2425c:
choice nib. 22K23Kc; prime ,Klo, 23c; low
grade Rio, 20Zl;; old Government Java,
28K3c; Maracaibo, 25K27Kc: Mocha. SO
S2c: Santos, 2226c; Caracas, 24K26Jc; La
Guayra, 2627c
Roatsed (in papers) Standard brands,
25c; high grades. 2630Jic; old Government
Java, bulk. 3334c: Maracaibo, 2829c:
Santos, Js2630c; peaberry, 30c: choice Kio,
26c: prime Bio, 24c; good Kio, 23c; ordinary,
2122Kc
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c; allspice,
10c: cassia. 8c; pepper, 17c; nutraer. 70SSOc
Petroleum (jobbere' prices) 110 test 7c:
Ohio, 120. 8c: headlight 150, 6: water
white, 10Kc; globe, 14l4c: elaine. 14$c; car
nadine, llKc; royaline, 14c; globe red oil, 11
HXc; purity, 14c
Miners' oil No 1 winter strained, 42044c
fl gallon: summer. 3840c Lard oil, 6085c
Syrup Corn syrup, 2629c; choice suear
syrup, SG38c: prime sugar syrup. S033c;
strictly prime, S335c; new maple syrup, 90c.
N. O. Molasses Fancv, new crop, 4748c;
choice, 46c: medium, 3843c; mixed, 4042c
Soda Bi-carb In kegs. 3J3Jic; bi-carr- in
Ks. c; bi-carb, asserted packages, 5JJ6c;
sal-soda in Kers.-lc: do trranuiated. 2c
Candles Star, full weight 8c; itearine,
$ set, 8Kc; paranlne, ll12c.
P.ICE Head, Carolina. 67c; choice, 9i
fijic; prime, 5E6c: Louisiana, 56Jc.
STARcn Pearl, 2c; cornstarcn, 56c; gloss
starch 4547c-
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon
don layers, $2 75: California, London layers,
$2 75; Muscatels, $2 50: California Muscatels,
$2 40; Valencia, 8c: Ondara Valencia. 10
lie; sultana, 14c; currants, 5QGc; Turkey
prunes, 66c: French prunes, 8llc: Salon
ica prunes, in 2-S packages. 9c; cocoanuts, '$
100, $6; almonds, Lan.. fl ft, 20c; no Ivica. 17c;
do. shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 1314c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1213c: new dates,
66Kc; Brazil nnts, lie; pecan. 910c; citron.
fl fi, 1819c; lemon peel, 18c $ lb; orange peel,
lie.
Dried Fruits Apples sliced, per lb, 6c; ap
ples, evaporated. 10KHKc; appricots, Cali
fornia, evaporated, 1516c;peacbes, evaporated,
pared, 2426r: peaches, California, evaporated,
unpared, 1820c: cherries, pitted. 1313Kc;
cherries, unpitted, 66c: raspberries, evapo
rated, 29K30c: blackberries, 77c; huckel
berries, 1012c
Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered. 6Ji'c; granu
lated. 6c: confectioners' A. 6Kc: standard A-
6c; soft white, 5Ji6c; yellow, choice, 6
5Jc; yellow, good, 585c; yellow, fair, 6J
6?c: yellow, dark, 5i5Jc.
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200),! $7 50; me
dium, half bbls (600), $1 25.
Salt-No. 1. ? bol,95c;No. 1 ex. ?l bbl. $1 CO;
dairy. V bbl, $1 20; coarse cryst al, $ bbl, $1 20;
Hlggins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks. $2 80: Higgins'
Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, $3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00
2 25: 2ds. $1 651 80; extra peaches. 52 4002 60;
pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, $1 001 50; Hid Co.
corn. 60S5c; red cherries, 8085c; Lima beans,
51 20'; soaked do, 80c; string do, 6570c; mar
rowfat pea", $1 101 15; soaked peas, 7tS0c;
pineapples, $1 3031 40; Bahama do. $2 75;
damson plums, 95c; greengages. $1 25; ecc
plums. $2 00; California pears, $2 40: do green
gages, $1 85; do egg plums, $1 85: extra white
cherries, $2 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; straw
berries, bOc; gooseberries, $1 3001 40; toma
toes, 83SSc; ralmon, 1-ft, $1 50&1 85; black
berries, 60c; succotash, 2-E cans, soaked, 90c;
do green, 2-lb, $1 2501 50; corn beef. 2-B cans,
$2 05; 14-fi cans, $14 00: baked beans. $1 400150;
lobster, l-fi. 51 8001 90; mackerel, 1-S cans,
broiled. $1 50: sardines, domestic. i', $4 250
4 50; sardines, domestic, Ks, $6 757 00; sar
dines, imported, s, $11 50012 50; sardines, im
ported, Ms, $18 00; sardines, mustard, $3 50; sar
dines, spiced, S3 60;
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 f)
bbl; extra No. 1 do, mess, 540; extra No. 1 mack
erel, shore. $32; extra No. 1 do, mess, $36; .No. 2
shore mackerel, $24. Codfish Whole pollock,
4c lb; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do
large, 7c; boneless hake, in ("trips. 4c: do
George's cod in blocks, 6 7Kc Herring
Bound shore, $5 00 ffl bbl; split, ffl 50 lake, $2 90
J? 100-a bbL White fi3b, $8 60 fl 100-ft half bbl.
Lake trout $5 50 half bbl. Finnan haddock,
10c ? A. Ice'and halibut. 13c V lb. Pickerel,
half bbl. $3 00: quarter bbl, $1 35; Potomao her
ring, $5 00 f bbl: $2 50 half bbL
Oatmeal 16 0006 25 ft bbl.
Grnln, Flour nnd Feed.
Transactions at the Grain Exchange were un
usually large, total'sales amounting to 14 car
loads, as follows: 2 cars of No. 2 white oats, 33c,
10 days: 4 cars extra 3 white oats, 32c, 10 days;
1 car choice timothy hay, $11 50, track; 2 cars
No. 2 w. oats, 3254c, Jnne delivery; 5 cars No. 1
y. 8. corn, 40c, May delivery. Receipts as bul
letined, 35 cars, of which 20 were received by
the Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and, Chicago Railway,
as follows: 2 cars of oats, 3 of feed. 7 of flour, 1
of malt 1 of middlings, 1 of corn, 6 of bay.
By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis, 2 cars of
hay, 1 of oafs, 3 of corn. By Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, i cars of oats, 2 of rye, 3 of flour.
Shell corn shows weakening tendencies. Other
cereals are fairly steady at former quotations.
Wheataud flour are firm, northwestern millers
are much more independent in their views of
flour values than they were a few weeks ago,
and concessions are no longer obtainable.
Prices below are for carload lots on track:
Wheat New No. 2 red, 9495c; No. 3,910
92c
CORN No. 1 yellow, ear, 46S46JJc; No. 2
yellow, car, 4516cJ high mixed, ear, 430
He; No, 2 yellow, Tjhelled, 4!041cj high
mixed shelled corn, 404OKc
Oats No. 2 white, 33033Kc; extra. No. 3,
3232Kc: mixed. 29030c.
KYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 69Q60cr
No. 1 Western, 58059c
Fiona Jobbing prices Fancy winter ana
snring patents, $0 2505 75; winter straight
to 0005 25: clear winter, U 5031 75; straight
XXXX bakers', $4 2504 60. Rye flour, $3 750
40U,
Millfeed Middlings, fine white, $16 000
17 09?? ton; brown middlings $15 00015 50;
winter wheat bran, $14 00011 60; chop feed,
f 15 60018 00.
HAY-Baled timothy, No. L f U 00011 60; No.
Sao, $10 0010 60;, looit from vagon, $13 00 .
18 00, according to quality; No. 2 prairie hay,
$7 0008 00: packine do. $6 7507 00.
Straw Oat, $6 7507 CO; wheat and rye, $6 00
06 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, BJfc: sugar-cured
bams, medium, 1034c; sugar-bams, small, lie:
sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured
shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoul
ders, 8c: sugar-cured California hams, 7c;
sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. 12c; bacon, shoulders, 6c; bacon, clear
sides, 7c; bacon, clear bellies, 7c; dry salt
shoulders. 5e; dry salt clear sides, TVc. Me-s
Eork, heavy, $13 00; mess pork, family. $13 60.
ard Refined, in tierces, 5c: half-barrels.
6c; GO-ft tnbs, 6c; 20-ft pails. 6k'c; 50-lb tin
cans. 5c; 3-ft tin pail. 6c; 5-B tin pails, 6c;
10-fttin pails, 6c;5-Bi tin pails, 6K& Smoked
sausage. long, 5c: laree. 5c. Fresh pork, links,
9c. Boneless hams, 10c Pigs' feet half-barrels,
$4 CO; quarter-barrels, $2 15.
LATE HEWS IN BRIEF.
At Saratoga Monday three slight .earth
quake shocks were felt
Shlpoinsburg Republicans protest against
the appointment of Frank E. Hollar, a Quay
man, for postmaster.
Steps have been taken to organize 200
farmers alliances in Pennsylvania in 60 days,
when a State alliance will be formed.
The work of impaneling a jury to try John
McManus for the murder of Eustene Mc
Ginnis Is now in progress in Philadelphia.
The President has denied the application
for a uardon m tha caqe of Lafavetta TrrI nnd
Jason Stllley, convicted in Arkansas of mur
der. Joseph Cardlllo, an Italian workman, died at
Bolton, Mass., supposed to have been killed by
an Irishman and his wife who were blackmail
ing him.
Fire destroyed Robert Virtel's grocery,
Milwaukee, yesterday morning. Mrs- Vlrtel
and three children shockingly burned. One
child died.
After May 1 the Boston police have orders
to close all saloons having bars. This gives the
hotels the exclusive privilege of "setting 'em
up" on tables.
The President has approved the act for a
bridge across the Mississippi river at Sontb St
Paul, Minn., and the act relating to United
States Courts in Minnesota.
The House Committee on Public Lands has
directed a favorable report on the Senate bill
to provide for the acquisition of land for town
sites and commercial purposes m Alaska.
News from Europe states that the capital
for the new bank Fomento of Mexico to ba
established is practically secured. This in
stitution has $25,000,000 nominal canital, one
fifth paid in.
Operations will be suspended to-day for an
indefinite period at the Buck Mountain Col
liery, at Buck Mountain, and the Middle Le
blgh Colliery at Boston. Fonr hundred men
will be forced into idleness.
John Lawrence's mill in Sparkey county.
Miss., burned. Seven persons reported drowned
while attempting to escape from the building.
A family named Lobdell, numbering five per
sons, drowned in a neighboring locality.
CHOOSIXG A L0TEE.
When a Man First Cornea euveetheartlns;
the Girl Should Stndx Him.
Choose your sweetheart carefully, wisely
and tenderly, my dear girls, says a writer in
the Ladies' Home Journal. Remember he
is to be even more than this to you some day
he is to be your husband, for surely you
are not one of the girls who have a sweet
heart here, and one there, and give a little
love to this one and a little to that one,
until when the real one appears the perfect
bloom is gone irom the peach and she can
not give him what he offers her.
You girls know very quickly when a man
means more than ordinary friendship for
you. You have an instinct that tells you
that this big, good-looking fellow has come
sweetheartiug, and that that is the time for
you to study him a little bit. Think ont if
his temper and yours are certain to agree
well together; think out if bis tastes aud
yours are alike, or if they can grow to be so,
or you know, little woman, if you want to
be happy in your married life, you must
learn the great and wonderful "virtue of
adaptability.
Freight Rates to be Reduced.
Local railroad men are 'expecting a re
duction in the rates on iron and steel prod
ucts shipped from this city to the East The
reduction will be in accordance with that of
west-bound rates, which were reduced a
short time ago. If it is made it will be
about 20 per cent, and will take effect be
tween May 1 and 5.
SICK HEADACHE
-Carter's Little Lvler nils.
SICK HEADACHE
-Carter's Little Liver Plus.
SICK HEADACHE
Carter's Little Liver Kill.
SICK HEADACHE
-Carter's Little Liver PlUs.
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Catarrh and Parasites a
Specialty,
And all
chronic dis
eases treated
with success.
I will give
$5,000 to any
man or set of
men that will
meet me in
public and
show as many
Bound, well
cures of the
different so
called incur
able ailments
of the human
family as I
Scan. 1 treat
ed and cured
of a monster
tapeworm
Dennis O'
DonnalL o f
No. 1 Whar
ton's Row,
Southside.on
March 25.
Also, Max Koheler, of 41 Wylie ave., March
29. Also, two ladies on April 3, one from
Allezheny and one from the Southside; and on
April 7 1 treated Charles Pohland, of Latrobe,
Pa., a gentleman from Pittsburg and a lady
from Leechburg, Pa., and the result was three
large tapeworms. Also, April 9, a lady from
McKee's Rocks, Pa.; April 10, John Thomas, of
McKeesport, Pa.; April 15, a gentleman from
Sharpsburg, Pa. And not last nor least, 1
treated Adolph Tilch, of Shawnee, O., on April
18. and In two and one-half hours relieved him
of two very large tapeworms, making a total of
86 that I have taken in the last 16 months, and
I am treating a gentleman from New York
City at this writing (April 20), and a lady from
Allegheny to-morrow, the 21st and that will
make 88.
Thousands are afflicted that do not know it
Send stamp for circnlar and see Bymptoms.
Get Burgoon's System Renovator at all drug
stores and use it and you will save money, save
suffering and save lives. And now is the time
to treat for catarrh. 1 have the only cure on
earth. Know mo by my works.
DR. J. A. BURGOON.
ap22-33-TTS 47 Ohio St. Allegheny.
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BANKBK3 AND BROKERS.
Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum.
Private wire to New York and Chicago,
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WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE,
Embroidery and White Goods Department-
direct importation from the best manufac
turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg
ings, Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovera,
Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers
will find these goods attractive both in pnea
and novelties of design. Fnll lines of New
Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE
PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in
dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur
tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and
Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil
Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality
WASH DRESS FABRICS.
The largest variety from which to select
Toll Du ords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck
ers, Imperial Suiting'. Heather & Renfrew
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams.
Wholesale Exclusively.
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DISEASES
SWAYNE'S
OINTMENT
ABSOLUTELY CURES.
Slmpiyapply "SWatnk'S Ou:TJK7rr.,, 2-To in-
ternaF medicine required,
Cares tetter, eczema.
Itch, erysipelas, all
loc las. all ansle:
unslfchtir eruptions on tha
face, hands, nose, etc., leafing the skin dear.
white and healthy Ita great healing and cnratlrs
powers are possessea oy no oiaer remeay. ask
your druggist for Swatjte's OurTMEST. se2
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BOTTLES
Removed Scrofulous
Lumps from mr neck.
Thsy were large as an
Egg. JENSIXDKAS,
Montcalm, Mich.
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENS AVENUE. PITTSBDRG. 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.
S5TCSS.N0 FEEUNTILCURED
Mrpr) Q and mental diseases, physical
llELn V UUO decay, nervous demlity, lackof
energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory,
disordered sicht, self distrust, bashfulness,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im
poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting the person for business, society and mar
nage, permanently, safely and privately cured.
BLOOD AND SKIN IX&S
blotches, falling bair, bones, pains, glandrlar,
swellings, ulcerations ot tongue, mouth, throat;
ulcers, old sores, are enred for life, and blood
poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
1 1 D M A R V kidney and bladder derange
Unillftnij ments, weak back, gravel,
catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment;
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experlencs
insures scientific and reliable treatment on
common-sense principles. Consultation free.
Patients at a distance as carefully treated as If
here. Office hours 9 A. 31. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
IOA.xtolF.it. only. DR. WHITTIER, 811
Penn avenue. Pittsbunr, Pa.
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