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MAEKET GARDENING.
The Season Backward by Keason of
the Continuous ltains.
A KEYILLE ISLAND GARDEN EK
Talks Regarding Fruit and Vegetable res
pects in That Spot.
LEATHER AND HIDES HAULM STEADY
orricr. or nrrnmiiin niwuToir, J
TUKaKAV. HayaUWl 1
Tlio season, so fur, lies not boon nt nil
favorable to market jrurdenlnjr. Btcady
rains and coot weather bare liad tho effect of
delaying early vecetables from two to three
wceki, in comparison with llio averoje
season. Our nearby gardeneis complain
that they hare not been able to set more than
a conple of dtya in the week for the month
pait In which profitable work can be done In
the field..
A native of Neville Island, whose mem
ory goes back to war times, in an interview
to-day, laid: "I cannot remember a season to
backward as this. Nothing in garden truck
lines is coming on as it ought to do. In or
dinary seasons our tomatoes are set out by
the 6th of May, but the gardeners on the
Island have not set out one-half tbclr usual
quantity at this time.
"Of late j ears tomatoes are oar biggest crop.
I ralso from "00 to 800 bushels in the average
season and some of my neighbors raise three
times as much as I do. Neville Island is no
doubt, the bet soil in the country for tomatoes,
and I tblnV I speak within bounds when I say
that 20,000 bushels are ordinarily raised on the
island in one season. The prospect for an
average crop this year are by no means bright.
The first fruits of the tomato crop are due
about the Fourth of July, and our mainstay
ii in the rood prli es generally obtained from
the first fruits. We usually get from So to 6
per basket for earlv tomatoes, but. I fear from
present outlook that we will not have much to
offerbyjulvt. Our greatest profit is in early
stuff. But the weather all last winter and this
spring has been against us.
Woik Much Recorded.
"There has, in fact, been scarcely any time
this season when we could plow our grounds.
Field work has been rendered almost impossi
ble by continuous rains. I usually have my
sugar corn planted,by the last of April. The
last of May is here without liavinc half my
usnal quantity planted. Cabbage is one of the
garden crops that calls for cool, wet weather,
bnt even for cabbage we have bad too much of
a good thing this season. In my opinion
Neville I-lana will not turn out half its aver
age crop of garden stuff this season. Tbero is,
however, a silver lining to our dark cloud. I
have found that when crops are light there is
more -oney and less wore to the producer.
When stuff is plenty we get little for it. and
have plcn.y of work.
"Year before last was one of our prolific
years. Everything in fruit and vegetable lines
was abundant. My boat bill forconveyingstuff
to market ran up to 535 a week, and stuff was so
plenty that much of it was hard to give away.
"That was a good year to the consumer, but
not a prosperous year to the gardener. Last
year fruit and vegetables w ere not so plenty,
and we made more money.
"This year promises still lighter crops than
last, and the law of compensation will come in
to offset the shortage by better prices for what
the earth jields."
Hides nnd leather.
The advance in hides and calf skins noted in
this column a week ago, while not followed by
a reaction as yet, is largely sustained. From
Boston, which is the head center of the light
leather industry, comes the advice to one of
our leading dealers. "Markets here are hardly
as strong as they were when tho advance was
made, but we sec no signs of a drop. The
strong feeling of last week is partially lost, bnt
wc think the advance will bo maintained."
One favorable feature of the bide trade is
that the quality of tboso offered is steadily
improving. The per centageof grub hides is
on the decline.
Another feature or the market which cannot
fail in time to imuart strength, is the sharp ad
vai.ee Hi cattle, it will he noticed from live
stuck reports that cattle have been steadily
moving upward for the past tew weeks. Price
of Lcetrs is lully tl per hundred above rates of
lastiali. Hides can liardlv fail to share in
till upward movement.
Tlicro Is a strong undertone of confidence in
the future or the Indo and leather market In
the-minds of our leading dealers and manu
facturcrs. LIVE STOCK MABKETS.
Tho Condition of Ilualnraunt ibo Cast Liberty
HineU Ynrile.
Orvicts of I'lTTMiicno Diipatch,
Tuknday. .May in. Ism
cattm: Receipts, 1)3 head; shipments. 310
beat: market firm at jesterdav's prlccti no
onlo shippod to New York to-day.
JlooB-llecelpu. WJ0 head; shipment. 000
bead; market low: medium and selected mm
i I i: ciiminnn to bent Vorkern, tl Ititti 'JO- pigs
it lul si; 1 car at hogs shipped to New York
HitEEP-IIecclpts.3.M0 bead: shipment. 3,000
head; market steady at ycstciday'a prices.
Rv IclrzmDh.
NEW YORK-l!eevrs-Receints. 1.B28 head,
all for exporters and slaughterers: no trading:
feeling steady; dressed beef steady at S'lftTSfo
per ft. Shipments to day, 3,000 quarters of heel:
to-morrow, 110 beees and 3.800 quarters
of beef. Cahcs Receipts, tUS bead; market
dull; veal. H 00Q1 75 per 100 lis. Sheep lie
ceipts. 1,509 head; inarlet steady: lamb tic
PeI-a J,,,!,erS Buecp,Sl X5 70 per 100 ft; lambs
to 7of9 00, dressed mutton firm at UQlO'ic per ft
dressed lambs steady at llgllic. ifogs Re
ceipt, aca bead: market nominally steady at
U 301 70 per 100 ft J
ST. LOUIS -Cattle-Receipts. 310 head:
shipments, 500 head; market lower; good to
1" stcer!- 10S3 w- 'air to good,
to .j4 j0; stockers and feeders, $2 803 75:
i exams and Indians, 3 101 60. Hogs Re
ceipts, 2.300 bead; shipments. 400 head: mar
ket stronger; rair to choice heavv. f3 9531 07K:
Sfonf ,ncras' ra 9?4 ; ''Cht. fair to bcsl,
001 10, bheep-Reccipts, 2,ts00 head; shiiv
StooTo"6' marLet BteaaK Iar choiio
n.iBiUFJAT0-Catt,B deling steady; receipts,
09 loads through; no sale. Sheep and lambs
steady and unchanged; receipts, 6 loads
Uiroufh; 1 sale. Hogs dull and heavy: receipts.
I? o"l3sJ,hrouKl1; J2 8alci medium and heavy.
H 2j4 2 Pigs. $1 00.
...'?i!!SP.,?NAT,HoSs easy; common and light.
3 OCgl JO; pickin- and butchers, Jl 00?4 20
receipts. 1,800 head; shipments. 11.400 head.
PEOiasiNG YENTDEES.
Oil Prospccia io Good That Ono Man Is
Learning to Dance.
The country between Chartiers creek and
Montour run was on the qui vlve yesterday
awaiting results of the opening of three wells.
Ex-Sheriff Hunter, one of the company put
ting down a hole at McKee's Rocks, stated
that the well had made two small flows, and en
couraged her owners to believe that she would
be a paver.
The Gillespie well, on the Schuler farm at
1-nrcst Grove, had filled up with oil Some
thought it would be large, w hile others thought
it would be but a moderato producer. 'Some
said the latter view was founded on the predic
tion of Wizard Harper, that the well would
not be large. The McKown well, at 1'oren
Grove, was also pretty well filled with grease
but neither bad been opened. '
A new well is expected to come to the center
in Coraopolis at almost any time, and it was
Btated that II. W. Burns was so much elated
over the prosnect thit he was learning to
dance.
MAY0B GOUELET HAS ACCEPTED
An Invlmtlon io Attend the Jr. O. U. A. M.
Xmlonal Council nt Chicago.
Mayor Gourley has decided to accept an In
vitation to attend the annual meeting of the
National Council of tho Jr. O. U. A. M. at Chi-c-igo,
commencing Jnae 17. Mavor Cregier, of
Chicago, will welcome tho visitors, amorg
whom will be a delegation of 1,200 from this
cit. and Maor Gourlty will respond.
A Jeature of the occasion will be a mammoth
public meeting to be held in tho r.Mr.m
Auditorium. -
A Thirty. Barrel Well.
1FTECUL TELEOBAU TO TKB DISPATCH.1
Belm ost. May za Lock No. 2 was shot nnd
Is flow Ing SO barrels. Frledcl No. 2, Ohio, is
through tLe sand 800 feet with oil In the hole.
Metnl MnrKrt.
-Netv York Pig iron quiet Copper dulk
Xead strong and quiet; domestic, H 80. Tin
quiet and steady; Straits, 21 10.
MARKETSBY WIRE.
An Early Decline In Wheat Followed by a
Rally Operators Afrnld to Go
Shot t Corn nnd Onti
Kironut fork Dull.
CHICAOO-Wheat-Trade was rather light
to-day. and after a lower opening tho market
ruled strong and prices steadily advanced. A
feature was the Apparently small quantity of
wheat on sate, llio opening was about Xo
lower, but the offerings were readily absorbed,
and price advanced 3c for July abovo the
oarly Imlde figures, and tho rioting was firm
and lo higher than yeitertlay.
Tho advance was gradual and there wi no
excitement to pak of until price had reaebed
the higher flcurci, when operator began io
how somo uneailnei. Tho oarly doellne wm
due narilaliy to the weakness In foreign mar
ket, the increasing quantity on oeen pasge
and the warm weather hore. Hut a prominent
trader had buyer taking what whtat there wa
tor sale. Had crop now warn again repeated,
and bullish report came from Ht. loul. under
which combination of circumstances price ad
vanced, Tho ftet I operator are afraid to
ell short, fearing manipulation.
Corn was traded In l a fair extent, the
market receiving considerable attention at
times, but price change were limited tnH
do range. The early development" were rather
weak, and the market opened a shado lower
thin yesterday' closing prices, and under freo
selling by local and country longs, sold off
some. Influenced largely by the heavy arrivals.
Price firmed ome and sold up H after the
early weakness, somo nf the local crowd, who
sold oarly. covering. Final quotations were
lie better than yesterday.
Oats were actlvo but quite weak at the open
Ing. owing to large receipts. Buyers, however,
came In freelv, nnd the ottering being moder
ate, tho feeling was changed to one of
strength. Prices advanced Jitila for tho near
deliveries. The more deferred futures were
alio itrongcr and a shade higher, there being a
better demand for them. The market closed
firm at absut outside prices. r
Very little business was transacted in pork.
Prices were fi10c higher, and the market
closed steady at outside figure.
A quiet and dull feeling prevailed In lard.
Price averaged about 2fc lower, and the
market closed tame.
Trading in short ribs was only moderate, ana
there were no changes to note to price.
The leading futures ranged a follows
Wheat No. 2. May. P295g92Jf;095c:
June. 2&69592Ji(5e: July, i2KW692K
D4Kc
Cokk-No. 2. May. S3K334ifS3Vc;
June. &&J3X33aS3Xc; July. Se3iJi
Oats No. 2. Ma v. 272S2727Jc: Juno.
2526K25?i e26c; July, 25?iff26S25j;
" Mess Pore, per bbl. June, 512 20012 22Q
12 17K12 22X: Jlv. 2 3512 4012 35Q12 40;
AuguM, tl2 5512 57612 5o12 55.
Lard, per loOft. June, $0 206 22U6 20d)
Gt: July. J8 3U6 32: September, W oOiffi
66 506 47KS6 50.
Siiort Ribs, ter 100 ft. June, $5 305 32K
e5 305 32K: July. 14265 45; September,
So 57K5 60&5 57KS5 60.
NEW YORK Flour moderately active and
Irregular. Cornmeal quiet Wheat Spot
quiet; closing higher; options moderately ac
tive and irregular; early, lcduwn, advanced
l2c above yesterday; est buying here; bad
crop accounts from Kentucky and Tennessee.
Rye quiet. Barley quiet; Western, nominal;
Canada. 6072J4c Barley malt quiet; Canada,
7500c Corn tipot lower, irregular and mod
erately active: closing steady: options dull and
unchanced to c higher. Oats Spot fairly ac
tive and unsettled; closing firm; options less
active and higher. Hay Firm and fair de
mand. Hops Firmer and quiet. Coffee Op
tions opened barely steady at 10 pufntsdown
to 10 points up; closed steady at 520 points up;
sales, 8L.230 bags, including Mav, 16.2a16.40c:
June. lb.10lG.15c; July, 18.00lG.10c; August,
15.S5ia00i; September, iatS015.95c; October,
15 5015.65c: Hecember, 15.1515S5c: Febrnary,
fair cargoes, 19Jic: No. 7 flat bean, 17Xc
bugar Raw quiet and steady; sales,
5,09 bags of centrifugal 96s test, at 5c; refined
quiet. Molasses Foreign quiet; New Orleans
steady. Rice steady and quiet. Cottonseed
oil firm. Tallow nuiet. Einrs firm and fair
demand; Western. liHHc; receipts. 6,613
packages. Pork quiet; mess, $13 2514 25;
extra prime, Jll 00. Cutmeats dull and weak;
pickled bellies, 55c; da shoulders, 5c: do.
ham, 9I0c. Middles weak; short clear,
JG 15. Lard wreak and dull: Western steam.
G 45; options, sales 2.500 tierces; June, (6 46;
July, tS 56; August. SO 66; September, 6 76$
6 78. closing 56 77; October, f6 84. Butter lower;
quiet: large supplies; Western dairy, 6llc; do
creamery, Ggl5c; Elgin. 1616c. Cheese
about steady; supplies taken up; part skims,
4g6Kc.
PHILADELPHIA-Whcat dull, prices un
changed. Corn Options weak and declined
?c; car lots firm but quiet; No. 4 hlch
nixed on track. 41c: No. 2 mixed, on track, 42c;
No. 2 steamer, 3Uc in export elevator, and at
4142c in grain depot; No. 2 mixed and high
mixed in grain depot, 4S4?Vc; No. 2 mixed.
May. 4WJlc: June. 40Jg'l&ct July. 400
40-)4c: Augunt, 4141ka Oats Car lots de
clined He: No. 3 white, 345$c; No. 3 white, 35K
3Gc; dn clipped, 3GXc: futures dull and Wo
lower: No. 2 white. Mav, 3yi3Wc; June.
i)43iVics July. 8Se8iKc: August, 300
Slc. rrovlslons In lair jobbing demand at
sle.idy prices. Uuttor dull and weak; Penn
sylvania creamery, extra. 10ci do prime extra,
lurf'-lc Kggs dull and easy; Pennsylvania
first". HfcliKn. Cheese dull and weaker)
partuklinr, Utf'c
8T LOUIS Wheat enened Ua off and 1u
dined Un more, then reacted and advanced 2o
abovo tuo lowest early tale, eased off again and
closed at lc lor August, JJ-c for July, and ViO
IJJo for December abovo oitcrday. No, 2 red.
a at Wftc;
December,
in toweri
ndrnnrerl
and closed Mie hlchor than veiterdav; Mav.
closed at 32.CJ July, S9iQW,ic August, 32Jc;
optlnus lower, but recovered and closed same
as yesterday. 11) o slow at 62a bid. Barley
nominal. Flaxecd nominal at $1 45. Bagging
and iron cottontles unchanged. Provisions
easy and slow. Pork in lob lots, spring packed.
(12 00: standard mess, (12 50. Lard nominal at
i5 "Oga 00 for butcher grades.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and uncuanged: No. 2 spring wheat. 9105c;
No. 3 spring wheat, 79S88c; Nn. 2 red, 0495c;
No. 2 corn, 33Kc: No. 2 oats. 27Jc; No. 2 rye,
52c: No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 1 flax seed,
tl 47; prime timothy seed. SI 30. Mess pork,
per bbl, J12 20. Lard, per 100 lbs, J6 20. bhort
rib sides (loose). 83 255 35; dry salted shoul
ders (boxed). 5 10G5 20; short clear sides
(boxed), to 755 85. Sugars unchanced. No.
2 white oats, 2a2yjic: No. 8 white, 2Slc
On the Produce Lxchsnge to-day the butter
market was easier: fancy separator, loQlsfic;
finest creamerie. 14XS15c; finest dairies,
1012Kc; fine, fcSlOc. Kggs. 1212Kc
MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat 113 cars
A itb 29 cars shipped out. Local millets bought
very sparingly to-day. Elevator companies
were good but ers of A o.l Northern at lc un
der the ruling price of the July future. Tho
offerings were comparatively small. No. 1 hard
was very dull and very difficult to sell at much,
if any, premium over No. 1 Northern. Closing
prices: July, 91c; on track, 93c; No. 1 North
cm. May, 91c; June. 91c;July, 3c; on track,
9:; In. Northern, May, 8bc; June, eVc; July,
SOi.: on track, HSffiSIc "
MILWAUKEE-Flourdull. Wheat unsettled;
No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 88392c; July. 91Jc;
No. 1 Northern, 96c. Corn steadier; No. 8. cm
tratk. 35c Ryo steady; No. 1. in store, 63Xc
Barley firm; No. 2, in store. 4950Kc Provis
ion steadier. Pork, $12 10. Lard, M 2a Cheese
lower; Cheddars. 910c.
TOLEDO Wheat dull, but firm; cash and
May, 94c; July. 83c; Angust, 92c Corn quiet,
but steady; cash and May, 85c: Julv, 35Vc Oats
quiet; cash, SOc CloierNecd dull" but steady:
cash, $350; October. S4 10. auy.
Yool Mnrketa.
Boston There has been a fair movement In
wool and prices have been steady. Supplies of
new are not arriving very freelv as yet. and
fliercfnro stocks in dealers' hands are small.
Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces hove been sell
ing at 31Ci- for X.3331c for XX and above,
and 3Sc lor No. 1; Michigan X fleeces firm at
SOc; sales of No 1 combing wools have been
made at 39040c; Ohio line delaine sales at 35
30c, and Michigan fine delaines at 31f25c: un
washed combing wools quiet at 29g2yiic; Ter
ritory wool has been In steady demand.
Di7Koods.
New yortK,May 20. Demand was fair and
tlie cotton goods market was strong. Goods
are well sold up. There aro no stocks of staple
cottons, and goods sold on orders at fixed
prices arc sold two to lour months ahead.
?",? V? reIuan' to ake more orders, ex
HTa"ied.price8'an1 Cd that have
Sf,i1r:inced cl ?' th0 advance. There is a
d,hile.d'7 uITard look all around. Woolen
i,JS- 8i,n m"aerat8 demand. Windsor
printed percales were jobbed to-day at 7 cents.
A Double Influence-.
Dr. Flint's Remedy is a medicine which will
?! ?iC.8,i0,Ineuralc'!l WL,co otb" remedies
have railed to reach, as it exerclies a double In
fluence in one cjse over the circulation, and in
th.?i h,eJh,iS,rile ne.TeT; Descripthe treatifo
Mk DrCugbCol.VN. iV "U "" " ?
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorta,
When she waaa Child, sheciedforCastoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When sbo had Chiidremshe gave them Castoria
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ran, Vlr; juir, OifliWVlTiC. Close
Atigu.t hjSDO'ic cfo-ctl at We;
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otitions oneneda fraction off. then
THE
SOW TO MAKE MONEY,
A Good Return Assured to Those Who
Will Solid Small Houses. '
EVOLUTION IN TUB SUBURBS.
Petroleum Comes Within Three Oenti of
Headline the Dollar Lino.
TOE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF TUB CITI
Convenience of residence lies beonme one
ol tlio rcoojfiilied fcaturei of Plttibure. lie
fore the era of eleetrlo nnd oable ean only
wealthy people could afford to live in the
suburbs, and there was icnrrelr any market
for outlying property, All this has been
chanced within a few years, and millionaires
no longer enjoj a monopoly ol suburban
comforts. The demand for rural property
hai grown so Inrge aito be hard tompply,
and values have risen In proportion. The coun.
try Is full of worklngmcn's homes.
The transformation of unsightly vaeant
spaces, which abounded on all aides of the city
a lew yean ago. Into handsome lawnt and gar
dens, and coveted with neat and comfortable
houses, Is evolution which the most vohemout
opponent of the Darwinian theory must admit
to bo in the right direction. It also shows that
Pittsburg is enjoying a larger measure of pros
perity than usually falls to tho lot of "mortals
here below," and that this prosperity Is largely
shown by people who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brow.
Although Pittsburg Is fast becoming a city of
homes, many of her most valuable citizens
have not quite reached the degree of affluence
to enable them to become proprietors, and
they most, therefore, remain renters for a sea
son. To provide them with comfortable houses
to live In at a moderate cost, should be tho
willing work of oar capitalists. It would sot
only pay them as an investment, but would
greatly assist the growth of the city, which, in
stead of being at the rate of 25,000 a year,
should be 50,000, half as much as Chicago, and
would be it there were houses enough to accom
modate all who want to come here.
Business News and Gossip.
C. L. Davis, "Alvin Joslyn." through his
agents, Straub & Morris, yesterday made an
other payment on the property recently pur
chased by him as a site for a theater.
John P. Ober is making arrangements to
build eight brick buildings on his property,
Necley avenue and St Clair street, at a cost of
150,000.
Several houses on Grant street, between
Sixth and Seventh, are being repaired. These
are the only signs of progress in that neglected
quarter.
A mortgage specialist remarked yesterday:
".Business has been quiet since the speculative
fever broke out. There is considerable 4 per
cent money in the city for Investment in flrst
clars business property, but 5 per cent and tax
is the rule."
In Philadelphia hereafter all bay windows,
or parts standing out from the main structure,
must be composed of iron or brick, as a preven
tive against fire. This Is a step in the right di
rection, Presbyterians of Latrobe are preparing to put
up a church edifice that will cost 525,000.
The largest of 21 mortgages recorded yester
day was for S2.500. The smallest was for 8100.
Six were for purchase money. .,
The Lake Shore Railroad gave notice yester
day of a rednction of 2 cents on oats and of 5
cents on provisions to New York, alleging se
cret cutting by its competitors.
Among local stocks to be listed soon are
those of the Pennsylvania Water Company and
of the Second avenue electric road.
Railroad earnings. Hocking Valley.for quar
ter ending March 3L net increase, 46,055; Wa
bash, second week May, decreaso,$26 000; Texas
Pacific, second week May, increase, 322,354.
Braddock farmers report the peach crop
hereabouts a total failure and apples about
one-half tho average.
W. A. Ucrron k Sons sold Nos. 130 and 181
Wlnslow street, Twentv.flrst ward, with lots
33x150 feet, for $2,800 cash.
Charles Somen A Co. sold for Dean & Whit
ley to Charles Plohl, twoofthosoverydeslrablo
lots in Fleming Park Ulan, Pittsburg and Lako
Erlo Railroad, each fronting 25 feet on Flem
ing avonuo and in dopth 125 feet to an alloy, for
KCO.
C. L. Berlnger A Hon plaeed a mortgago for
(2,800 on a Moon township farm, throo years, at
0 per centt also, one at Duquesno, ICOO, at 0 per
eent.
Henry M. Long, who has returned home from
an extensive trip north and south, during
which he travoled from Heattle to Han Diego,
reports buslnon In that extensive scope of
country in a nonnimng condition.
Nearly one-half of the stock of the San Carlos
silver mine Is said to haro been placed, princi
pally In New York.
Movements In Real Estntr,
There was more underground than surface
work in real estate circles yesterday, Ono
agent was wrestling with a 100.000 deal, and
drove off in a buggy through tho rain to hurry
it up. The inquiry for small properties was
good, and a respectable number of sales were
finished up. The following were reportedi
Hamnett it Meredith sold lot on Maple
street, Edgewood, 100x300, for W. S. Clow to 8.
J. Hooper for 2.000.
Black t Balrd sold for J. Walter Hay lot No.
43 in the plan ot Valley View place for $325.
It was sold on the easy payment plan, the pur
chaser being Fred Dillemuth.
Alles A Bailey sold for Martin Kuebnle a
frame honse of six rooms, lot 20x95 feet, on
Commerce street, near Canton, to the Pennsyl
vania Tube Works for $1,900 cash.
Samuol W. Black t Co. sold for Thomas S.
Blair, Jr.. a lot 24x120 feet on Almeda street,
Glenwood, Twenty-third ward, city, for"$7IIl, on
easy terms.
Ewing & Byers for M. H. Laughton to W. T.
Troop two lots at Ingram station, Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, for 2,000.
J, E. Glass sold for A. C. WatRlns lot No. 21
in the Watklns place plan of lots No. 2, at Wll
merding, size 27x104, for $750.
H0UE SECURITIES.
A Quiet Movement, With no Price Chnnges
of Much Importance.
There was no vim In stock trading at the
first call yesterday, and nothing was done ex
cept to put figures on tho board. More interest
was taken at the two subsequent calls and
business-was moderately brisk, sales aggre.
gating 310 shares.
There were numerous price changes, bnt none
of special importance or significance. Phila
delphia Gas and Citizens' Traction improved
their standing, wbilo Central Traction,
Westingbouse Electric and Chartiers Gas were
lower than closing prices of the previous day.
Pittsburg Traction. Plearant Valley, Switch
and Sienal and Airbrake were steady. The
close was at about medium figures.
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Phlladel. Co.,
19 ,
106 ,
42
1SH
31
'ii" ',
2
28K
CSa .
I51i
31 ti
31J
20
Uestmor.ftUa
bir. ua co.
Columbia Oil.
20H .
26 "
Central Trac
citizens Trac.
2Mb
25,
'20 '
27J,
"m"
29M
PIttsb'g Trac
.is'
Pleasant vai.
l'ltts. A. ill.
29
29
2W
J3
2U6
29
IV.Junc. JI.K
NVY AC t,.
Bus. ird(te Co
30,"i ,
ma .
l.a .on.i si in
Luster Ml'lng
15
14
1.
'so'V
"ii
100
25
16
Sterlings.
Allec'vC. tl,
97S
K. K. Llcctrtc
60
3l
"iiH '
iis"
CO .
V.1H .
rst'uuonsc.
Mon. N. Co...
U. S. ft Sl...
U. 8 ft M pfd
W. A. B. Co..
Urocers Sup..
22
15
I5'
43
129
UK UX
116
103
106
Ex-dividend.
There wero no sales at first call. At second
call 125 shares Philadelphia Gas brought 8IJ.
and 30 Pleasant Valley 29 Sales at third call
were 60 Chartiers Gas at 42J 70 Westinghonsa
Electric at 39, 5 at K and SO Pleasant Valley
at 29.
The tot sales of stocks at N ew York yester
day were '105,289 shares. Including Atchison,
PITTSBUKG - DISPATCH,
76,405; Canada Southern, 8.511: Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 18.200; Loulsvillo
and Nashville. 3,010: Missouri Pacific, 6.875:
Northern Pacific, 7,305; nroferred, 1.557; Ore
gon Transcontinental, 28,710; Reading, 21,200;
Ht, Paul, 13.100: Texas Pacific, 22,305: Union
Pacific, 7,140: Western Union, 3.185; Richmond
and West Point. 00,100.
A Clood Phowln.
At tho annual meeting of the Natural Oai
Company of West Virginia, at Wheeling yet
tcrday, the following directors were elootedi 0,
W. Batobolor, J. N. Vance, J. O. Hoffman. Br.,
Louis O. Btlfel, Joseph W. Craig, J. J. Vander
grift. John 1'licalrn, Henry Fisher, H. II. Van
dergrift, J, 1. lluelianan.
Oflloors elecied for tho ensuing yeirarei 0,
W. Ilatolielnr. President; George Heard. Gen
oral Managen Henry Flilior, Treasurer) Harris
liuehannn, Hseietary.
Tho financial statement shown
Total collections for year (from gai and
b.: ::::::.:': :..:;..... .:.....!?. m to
toisi expeuioi ror yssr
UA.B01 U
i un, mj n
Ulvldendi, 0 per eent .wo W
Undivided profits on year'i builne VpWJM
ABOUT AS IT WAS.
The Local Monemry Hlluallnn Freseit
Nothing New for Comment,
There was pnly a moderate demand for
money at the local banks yesterday and the
supply was moro than equal to requirements.
Rates were unchanged, Monday being a dis
agreeable day from a weather standpoint,
chocking and depositing were below tho aver
age, but both were bettor than at the mme
time last year. Exchanges were 12.486,130 23;
balances, 1301,040 22.
Mnnoy un call at New York yosterday was
cloie, ranging from 6 to 10 per cent, last loan 6,
closed offered at 8. Prime mercantile paper,
5417. Sterling exehango quiet and weak at
H S3J4 for 00-day bills and 84 i&X tot demand.
Closing Bond Qnotntlons.
V. H. 4s. reg 122
tl. H. 4s. conn 122
M. K. AT. Oen.Js.
Mutual Union 6s...
.101
.tt:K
.11714
U.S. m, reg 103H
U. B. 4X5, coup 103H
n.J. v. int. Cert..
Northern l'ae. liti.
racicces oi 'W no
Loulslanaatampedls H
Missouri 6s 10O
Northern I'.ic 2di..uiv
Northw't'n consols.141
nortnwn deotn's 5s 108,4
Oregon ft Trans. 6s. 105
8t.li ft 1. 11. Ucn. 6s. Si
8t.li. ftb.F. (Jen.M.114
lenn. new set. 6S....I0S4
lenn. newstt. 5j....lW)
Tenn.newset. as.... 75
Canada So. 2ds 99 W
Central Pacific lsts.llof
di. ram consols 18
St. F. ChlftPc.lsts.119
S.110
s. 95J4
..III),
lien. & tc. u. ists...U8H
Den. &K. (J. it 8
ix.. re I.U.IT.KS.
Tx.. Pc.it b.Tr. Its.
I'.ftil u. westlsts.
Erie Ms 105V
M. K.il. Gen. 6s.. 87
union I'acincists.
West Shore 106
New York Clearings, f 189.550.9S5; balances,
$6,302,206.
Boston Clearings, $18,648,658; balances,
$2,069,287. Money. 3 per cent
Philadelphia Clearings. $13,618,694; bal
ances, $1,776,651.
London Bar silver, 47 7-16d per ounce.
Paris Three per cent rentes, 901 10c for
the account.
Chicago Clearings, $14,232,000. New York
exchange, 25c premium. Money remains un
changed. STILL GAINING GE0UND.
Oil Comes Within Three Cents or Touch
Ins the Dollar Line.
Oil made another effort to reach the dollar
line yesterday, and came within 3 cents of it,
but on account of heavy realizing was unable
to bold the fort and fell back to prepare for a
fresh start.
The market opened with a buoyant feeling
at 95 and at once went up to 95. Realizing at
this point pulled It down to 9 Between 1
and 2 o'clock the bears went in to cover and
the price rose to 97, broke to 96, with heavy
buying by Sproul A Lawrence and J. H. Gross.
New York, Oil City and Bradford then turned
sellers, and the price sagged to 95, with Stev
enson a good buyer.
Late iu the afternoon there was another drop
to 94, but on good buying ana covering here
there was a quick rally to 95 followed by a
break in the last five minntes to 94, where the
market stood at the close. The range was:
Opening, 95; highest, 97; lowest, 93; closing,
94. Monday's clearances were 222,000 barrels.
Trading was active and considerable stnff
was handled. Feellngwas rather mixed, at the
finish owing to difference? between this and
other markets, making it difficult to determine
what to-day will bring forth. A bullish senti
ment, however, was uppermost.
The net result of the day's operations, was
to leave the market H lower than the opening,
but better than the final figures of the pre
vious day. Fluctuations covered a range of
Si cents. There bolng no field news to movo
the market either way, tho spirit can be at
tributed to nothing else than tho covorlng of
shorts and filling of a few orders, backed by a
better consumptive demand at homo and
abroad.
Feature of Yesterday's Oil Marker.
Corrected dally by John M. Oakley & Co., 43
Sixth street, mombors of tbo Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange;
Opened... M I Lowest C3!4
UlKhoit U7 Closed i(
Kenned, New Yorit. 7.40c.
Itmucd, London, smd.
Iteitncit, Antwerp, I7kf.
Kenned, Liverpool, s Il-lBd.
Jtcnned. llromon) u.Ura.
A.H. McUrew quotcst Puts, DlCOlM calls.
Other Oil illnrkels.
OIL OlTT. Mav 20, Petroleum opened at
03Mc; highest, tlOWci lowest, 93ct closed at
04Jic Hales, 401,000 bbls; runs. 72,817 bbls;
shipments, 89,000 bbls; charters, 28,671 bbls.
BnAnronrt. May 20. Petroleum opened at
05c; lowest, B2Jict highest, 7c closed at 94c.
Clearances, 1,091,000 bbls.
New York, May 20. Petroleum opened
Irregular; spot being steady and June option
strong at 94c. Alter a decline ot o in the
early trading, the market became strong, mov
ing up to DOkc, hut reacted sharply in tho last
hour and closed steady, with spot at 05a
and June option Blc, Stock Exchange
Opening, 9lc; hlgbesi, 96Kc; lowest, 93Xc;
closing, 95c Consolidated Exchange Open
ing, 91Jc; highest, 96Xe; lowest, 03ic; closing,
9iJic lotal sales, 1,037,000 barrels.
A REACTION.
Railroad Shares Less Active, but Show
Some Strong Point Sugnr Comes to
tho Front Money Tighter
London Join tho Bcnm.
New York, May 20. The stock market was
quite irregular to-day in its movements, and
until the last hour was much less active than
any day for a few weeks, and while tha general
tone df the list was drooping, there were a few
specially strong spots which served to give a
character to the dealings which, otherwise
would have shown some weakness. TbeLon-,
don market became materially lower this morn
ing, and there was free selling of London
favorites at the opening. Louisville and Nash
ville being especially weak, but, in the light of
subsequent events, suspicion that the London
market had been rigged for effect gained
ground. The bears aided their selling opera
tions in tho early dealings by vague rumors of
an influential financial institution In difficul
ties, but when the name of the bank came to
bo known it met with instant denial and the
talk of it ceaed.
Tho favorable factors of the day were tbe
bullish nttcranccs of Mr. Armour with the
special developments In a few of the leading
stocks. From the start the bears went gun
ning for stop-overs, nnd did succeed in uncover
ing a few, but the losses sustained in all but a
limited number of stocks were insignificant.
Atchison was a strong fcattiro all tho way out.
The prospects of tbe acquisition of the com
plete control of the San Francisco, together
with tbo late handsome earnings reported by
i.uu ruau, created a demand wnicn Kept tue
stock nioviiigslonly but steadily in the upward
direction, even when the rest of tho list were
sagging. Tho Vanderbiits again came to the
front, and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and St. Louis showed special buoyancv
tbe occasion of which was found in the rumors
of a 3-i per cent dividend upon tbo stock at the
next period and talk of rights on new acqui
sitions ol tue roao.
Sugar was strong all the way but also, and
bull points were a freely distributed upon It
as at any time since the present manipulation
began. It scored a rise of nearly 4 per cent, al
roost all of which was retained at the close.
Richmond and West Point was taken in hand
in the last hour, and on very large trading it
advanced about IK percent, on the calling of
tbe meeting to-morrow to consider the solidifi
cation of the system. Oregon Transcontinental
was tbe weak point in the general list, but its
final lots was only fractional. Among tbe low
priced shares, Obio Mouthern becama promi
nent late in the day by a sharp rise, but tbe
movements In that class of stocks as a rule
were without special improvement.
Tbo money market ruled fairly easy through
out the day until delivery hour, when rates
were put up sharply, but although 10 per cent
was reached it seemed to havo no influence
upon the npward movement in progress at the
time, and the close was active and strong at
about tho b st figures In most of the list. The
final changes are insignificant as a rule, though
few stocks recovered their opening declines,
and a majority of tbe list Is lower to-night, but
while Delaware and Hudson with a 'loss of i
per cent is the only stocks to show a material
loss, Sugtr is S, Ohio Southern 2, Richmond
and West Point, both r.ummmi .n preferred.
J.. Atchison 1W and Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Railroad bona showed about tbe ftame
BDNESDAY, MAT 21,
ambuntof bnslness to-day, the trading reach
ing $2.727, 000, with special animation In the
A?1?.. c,flo econds. the Atchison Incomes.
Je Atlantic and Paclflo Incomes and 4s and
fno Ohio Southern It. While all of these
issues were firm their moveuenti were con
fined to fractions only, and the general list
showing no marked tendeney in either direc
tion, tho Important movements aro only to bo
found among the Inactive Issues, Advances
however, are moro numerojs than lonei,
funded 6s rote 3 to 02.
The 1'oit lays! An effort was made by tbe
pears and tlio reactionists In tho stock market
by the circulation to-day nf rumors of some
bank bolng in trouble, but Investigation proves
them to be groundless nnd nf pure ipeoulativo
origin, Tlio market wai firmer In the after
noon and the greater part of the dcclliio of tho
forenoon was reoorered, with some stocks
strong at their highest prices In the first half
of the last hour, notably Atehlson and tlio
RIohtnoixPTcrmlnal shares, which mado ad
vances of IK and IK reipeoilroly orer tlio
early low prices,
,'lhe following table snows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Htock Kxchsnjre yestrr
day. cormctod daily far '1MB IliSfATCit by
WillTMKY Jk HTKPIICMSnw. nlilait l'lttitiurr mini-
hers of Mew York Blocs Kxohsnie, H fourth r-
HUII
ClOI-
i'M.
Open
lli .
.. it
Am. Cotton Oil ,
Am. Cotton (Jilnrsr... 70
Am. tonon uii'iruit,
. az:: :- ..:: A -. : ..
irsr. ..
im. vouan un i ruii,,
Avon., lop. IB, r 49U
Csnarflsn i'aclflc MM
Canada Houthorn "H
Central of New Jerior.117
Central Pacific si
Chesapeake ft Ohio.,., 15
O.. Ilur. ft Quljoy .. .10SU
C, Mil. A Bt. 1'sul TS)t
0,,-Mll.ftHt. l' pf..,lMH
C, Hock I. ft I'.. ....... Ittit
C. Bt. 1,. ft l'ltts
C, Ht. U ft l'ltts., pr
).. Bt, 1, M. ftl...... Bl
U, St. i at. o. pi
C. ft Northwestern. ...MX
C. 4N. W.. pl
C, 0 C. ft L :H
C, C.Cftl.. pf. ion
Col, Coal ft Iron tl
Col. ft llocklnr Val... VU
Del., Lack ft Vesu....l7H
Del, ft Hudson 172S
Den. ft Mo Grande.... 19S4
Den. ft llio Uraude, pi 55X
Illinois Central
Lake krie ft West 19j
Lake Erie ft West pf.. 6SM
Lake Shore ft M. 11 111W
Louisville ft Nashville. SIM
Mlcnlgan Central
Missouri I'actric 76H
New York Central 109k
N. Y.. L. E. ft V 295j
N. V.. C. Mt. L 1734
N. Y., C ft St. L. pf.
N.Y.,0. ft St. L. 2dnf . .
N. Y. &N. 60V
N. Y.. O. AW. 21jJ
Norfolk ft Western.... 2-D4
Norfolk ft Western pr. 65
NortbernJaclflc tlH
Northern Pacific pf... 85V.
Ohio .IMlEilsilnni
116
m
Oregon Improvement.
Oregon Transcon
I'aclflc Mall
Peo., Dec. ft Evans....
Phlladel. 4 Heading.. .
iullman Palace Car...
, 4S'
191 H
Klchmond ft W. V. T.. 25
IUchmondftW.P.T.Dl 85
'i
St. P., Minn, ft Man.. 114
St. L. ft San Fran 35
St. L. ft San Kran or.. 64M
St. h. ft San j?. 1st pt
Texas Pacific 24
Union Pacific 68
Wabash H'4
Wabash nrererred srK
Western Union 88
WneellngftL. K. 79)4
bugar Trust 00
National Lead Trust. .." 234
Chicago Gas Trust 62H
79XJ
23 J4
62
1SH
02;
23H
62
Bosjon Slock.
Atch. ft Ton 50
Boston ft Albany.. ..219
.Boston ft Maine.. ...SO
Boston A Mont 5SK
Calumet ft IIecla....W8
Catalpa :t
rranklln nu
Huron 4jJ
Eeartsree 23
C, B. ftQ 103)4
uinn., san. a uct., Al
Eastern K. K let
Eastern It. B. 5 VZ
Uteeola is
i iinirereAii nre.ius
uulncr 97
Mass. Central 20)4
Santa Fe cooper 70
lamarack 195
Boston Land Co 7
San Diego L,and Co. 231);
iuex. central com... 3
N. Y. ft N.Eng 501
Kiia ijoiony-. 1,8
Holland common... 9
Rutland preferred.. 75
Wis. Central com... W
Wis. Central nt 60
west r.na isna km.. zi
Bell Teleshone 237H
I.amson Stores 34!i
Water Power fiV
Allouez 3tg. Co e
Centennial Mining. 34
auiuuc... ai
Philadelphia Stock.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nlshed by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 51
Fourth avenue. Members New YorK Stock Ex
cnange:
Bid.
.. S4H
.. 23U
., II
.. tl
.. 62
'.'. ii"4
.. 85-?
Asked.
NX
23 13-1S
KVf
M
53
iM
37
85?.
Pennsylvania Kallroad
Beading
Buffalo, Plttsbnrg ft Western.,
Lehigh Valley ,
Lehigh Navigation
Philadelphia and Erie
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific preferred....
LATE NKWS IN UBIEF.
Ex-Queen Isabella, of Spain, Is In Lou
don.
Work Is being resumed at the Rllboa ship
yards. Nationalist Club of Uoston approves tho
eight hour movement.
Newton, the London solicitor, Is lenteneed to
six weoks' imprisonment.
Employes of all Uuffalo planing mills but
two on strike. Want nine hours.
Ed. Hpellroan, tho Peoria fugitive, has re
turned homo and given himself up,
Among those killed In powder explosion at
Havana was the Vcneiuolan Consul.
D. W. Reekler, well-known Doiton builder,
once worth 1200,000, mysteriously mining.
Camden stroet car struck by a train. Driver
killed and several passengers seriously Injured.
Tbe United Btates man of war Iroquois
and tbe flag ship Charleston will sail for
Samoa,
Lawyer Reynold', shot In Now York by
angry cllont a few days ago, died yesterday
morning.
The Cincinnati Dry Dock Company has
made an assignment Assets, (20,000; liabilities
the same.
A Boston thief suspect shot himself dead
when a policeman attempted to arrest him at
his home.
Barney Benson, of Chicago, brn tall v mur
dered bis companion, Levy Bweeney. llenson
is at large.
Three escaped convicts, supposed to be tbe
remnant of the Jesse James gang, captured iu
Wisconsin.
Tho situation In the mining districts of
uani nas improved. Many oi tbe miners havo
resumed work.
Dr. Droz. Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs,
has been authorized to conclude a new treaty
with Qcrmany.
The striking miners at Pllson made a raid
upon tho pits, and forced tho men who were
at work to quit.
Rev. 8. F. Griffln, the colored Oklahoma
colonist, is reported to have been murdered in
Indiau Territory.
About 300 Cincinnati stonemasons who
struck for higher wages, have gained tho battle
and resumed work.
Four hundred and nineteen persons who
were wrecked on a reef in the Red Sea, on
Apnl 30, bavo arrived at Suez.
At the Papal consistory to bo held in June,
the Bishop ot (leneva and the Papal Nuncio at
Lisbon will be created Cardinals.
By the breaking of an emery wheel at Mc
cormick's .Reaper Works, Chicago, one man
itao jtuicu auu mreo oiners oauiy nurt.
The Catholics ot Winnipeg seek an injunc
tion to test the new school law, over which
mere uas ueca consiaeraDie comrovuray.
A deposit of dynamite In Tepic. Mexico, ex
ploded causing considerable damage to proper
ty. Four persons were killed and six wounded.
It is officially stated that the St. Louis and
San Francisco railroad has been sold to the
Atcbeson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany. '-Miss Florence McKeogh, of Hot Springs,
shot through tbo back while out horseback
riding. She Is seriously wounded. No clue to
the perpetrators.
At Odpm, Ga.. W. H. AspinwaU and
George Odom quarreled and eudeavored to
take each other's Hie. Both mon will probably
die lrora wounds received.
The Cherokee Commission mv ,,. ...
willing to treat with tbe United States Com
missioner looking forward to the sale of their
MUU JU hUO A11U1.W1 AUlTlfcUry.
T?b!coior.llD.e.if cu,lne trouble in tho
Louisville Posts of tho Grand Army of tho Ro
public As a result the posts have refused to
unite in Decoration Day bervices.
A railroad wreck in Louisiana delayed tbe
meeting of the Legislature twenty-four hours
Thirtr-cigbt members of that body aro making
an effort to close tbe State Lottery.
Hon. Elijah Morse, of Massachusetts, will
be tbe Decoration Day orator at tbe Washing,
ton Soldiers' Home, where General Logan lies
buried. Bit thousand soldiers are buried there.
Tbe marriage of Prince de Caraman-Cbi-may,
son of the Prime Minister of Relginm. to
Miss Clara Ward, took place at tho.Nonciaturo
yesterdav. Tho witnesses for tbe bride were
Mr. Whltelaw Retd, tbe American Minister to
France, and Count Lytton, the British Ambas
sador. Tho Atchison directors met at Boston yes
terday and voted to announce tbe failure of the
voting trust proposition. Circulars will be is
sued Informing stockholders of this action.
Some 1 200,000 shares were deposited under the
call. 50,Ouo shares promised not having been
deposited.
To disinfect cellars, waste pipes, water closets,
etc, always use Piatt's Chlorides. ' -
1890.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Cold, Wet Weather Proves Adverse
to tbo Frodnco Trade.
QUALITY OP RECEIPTS DELOW PAR,
Corn and Oats Torj Firm Wheat Qnlet,
and Floor Steadj.
HOTKMEHT OF GROCERIES ACTIVE
orrios or rrmnuno dispatch, I
TUKHIUY, May 20. IbOO. f
Country Produep Jobbing Prices.
Elgin creamery butter Is weak and cash cus
tomers find holders d!ipoed to mako conces.
loni on prices quoted, Supply of new eboloe
obeese Is not up to demand. .Eggi are very
soiree and nearby stoek Is firm at Mo per dozen.
In general produce lines trade Is quiet. Wet
weather Is the adverse element of trade, Btuff
(looming to markets In poor shape. While
there Is a fair supply of everything In fruit and
vegetable lines from the South, the quality of
supplies Is generally low, Tho stock of Inferior
potatoes with which markets hare been over
supplied for a few weeks past Is now well
cleaned op, and choice stock is firmly held.
New potatoes from the South are coming In
freely, and tho day Is near when the old will be
displaced. Choice tropical fruits aro In good
demand, especially oranges.
Butter Creamory. Elgin, lK20c; obio do,
17lKct country rolls, 12llc-
11KAKS Navv hand-picked beans, tl 8002 00.
Bbkswax 25Q2SC V & for cholcet low grade,
18020a
ClDER-Band refined, 17 80: commonr53 000
00; crab cider, (7 fi08 (X) f barrel; elder vin
egar, 10012c W gallon.
Creese New Ohio cheese, 9K10c; New
York cheese. lOJict Llmberger. llXloc: do
mestic Sweltzer. ltic; importedSweltzer,23Kc
Eogs-13K14o V dozen for strictly fresh;
duck eggs, 18c; gooso eggs, S540c '
Fruits Apples, fancy. 4 6005 00 f) barrel;
strawberries, 1215c a box.
FEATHERS Extra live geese. E060c: No. 1
do. 40 45c; mixed lots, 3035c V &-
Mai-lk Syrup New, OQ95o a can. Maple
sugar. ll12c ?! ft.
HOWEY-15C ft.
Poultry Live chickens, 7590e a pair;
dressed, 1415c a pound; ducks, 75cil 00 a pair;
drescd turkeys. 1820c V &.
SEEDS Clover, choice, 02 fts to bushel, $4 00
fl bushel; clover, largo English, 62 fts. M 330
4 60; clover. Alslke, S3 00; clover, white, 9 (0;
timothy, choice. 45 Bs, SI 601 70; blue grass,
extra clean, 14 fis (1 2501 30; blue grass, fancy,
14 Bs. SI 30: orchard grass. 14 fts. $1 40: red ton.
14 Sis, f 1 00; millet. 60 Sis. 31 00; Hungarian
grass, GO &, SI 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine
grasses, S2 50 V bushel of 14 &i.
Tallow Country, 3Jc; city rendered, 4c
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $2 75
3 00; fancy, S3 504 50; California oranges,
41 00j5 CO: fancy Messina, S4 004 50; bananas,
52 OOfili 50 firsts, SI 75 good seconds, jS bunch;
cocoanuts, S4 0004 50 fl hundred: dates. 6M7c
M lb; lay figs. ,1215c; pineapples. $304 a
dozen.
Vegetables Potatoes, from store, 65
70c: on track, 45C0c; new Southern potatoes,
4 5005 CO per tarrei: Bermuda potatoes, 57 00
a barrel ; no w cabbage,S3 7504 00 for small crates
to 5006 IO for large; Bermuda onions, 12 500
2 75 per bushel crate: green onions. 15020 a
dozen; parsnips. J2 00 ?! barrel: onion sets,
53 5004 00 f! bushel; asparagus, 250500 $ large
bunch; rhubarb, 20030c $ dozen; green beans,
SI 2501 50 ?! box: wax beans, tl 5003 00 V box;
green peas, 82 5004 00 ft box.
Groceries.
Coffee options are weak, but coffee itself is
steady, and holders show no disposition to con
cede. The movement of general groceries is
active, with no essential change in prices sines
our last report.
Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 24025c;
choice Rio, 22023c; prime Rio, 22Kc; low
grade Rio, 20021c; old Government Java,
28029Kc; Maracaibo. 25027c; Mocha, 300
32c; Santos. 22026c; Caracal, 24026Kc; La
Onayra, 26027c
Roasted (In papers) Standard brands,
24c; high grades. 25Ji0SOc; old Government
Java, bulk, S23ic; Maracaibo, 27028c;
Santos, 25J029Ke: peaberry, 29Kct choice Rio,
25,ct prlmo Rio, 24c; good Rio, 23Cj ordi
nary, 21022c
Spicks (whole) Cloves, 17018c; allspice,
lOcj cassia, 8r; pepper, 17c; nutmeir, 70080c
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 tost, 7ic
Ohio, 120, Kct headlight, 150, S-Vct water
white. 10kc: globo, H014Kc: elalne, I4,Sc; car
nadlno, lines' royallne, 14c; globe, red oil, 110
llKc; purity, 14c.
Minkius' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 43015o
! gallon! summer, 3S04Oct Lard oil, 60005c
Hrnup Corn syrup, 27029c; choice sugar
syrup, 8003801 primo sugar syrup, 3O033ct
Hoda Ul.carb In kees. HUaS.lc: bl.cirh In
H". &e; bl-carh assorted: paoxago, 5?i0(Jc;
sal-soda in kegs, lc;do granulated, lc.
CAwnLKS-Hur, full weight, 801 stearlne,
fl set, 8ct parafllne, 11012c
Kick Head, Carolina, 707ct choice, Ck0
CJic; prime, 6K0Oct Louisiana, JJiJMKe.
STAitoil Poarl,2ccornttarc!i,6i0Oci gloss
starch. C07o.
FOREiaN FnuiTB-Layor raisins, S2 05; Lon
don layers, 12 73; California. London layers,
(2 75; Muscatels, 12 Ms California Muscatels.
ti 40; Valoncla. 8c; Ondara Valencia. 10
lie: sultana. lO01IUc: currants. Ck0(tct TitrV
prunes, 0K0-c; French prunes, O012ci Salon-
lea prunes. In 2-ft packages. Dei cocoanuts R
100, 18; almonds, Lan., V ft, 20c: do Ivlca, 17c;
do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap,, 13014c; Slcllv
filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 12013c: new dates, Oft
6c; Brazil nuts, llc;pecam, B0IOe: citron.
ft, 13019c; lemon peel, 18c fl ft; orange peel,
17e
UitiED Fruits Annies sliced, per lb, 8c: ap
ples, evaporated, lOK0Uc; apprlcuts. Cali
fornia, evaporated, 16018c; peaches, evaporated,
parod. 24026c; peaches, California, evaporated,
unpared, 18020c; cherries, pitted, 13013e;
cherries, nnpltted, 506c; raspberries, evapo
rated, 3I32c; blackberries, 707c; huckel
berries, 10012c.
Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6ic; grann
lated, CJic; confectioners' A, CJc; standard A.
6c: soft white. 5Ji06c; yellow, choice, 550
5Vc; yellow, good, ofi05c; yellow, fair, 5Jj0
yellow, dark. oVieoa-Jic
, 0ilfflO
Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), JS CO; me
dium, half bbls (600). $4 60.
Salt No. 1, H bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex, w bbl,
SI 00: dairy, V K '1 20; coirso crystal. W bbl.
51 20: HlgginV Eureka, 4-bn sacks, S2 80; Uig
gins Eureka. 16-14 ft packets. S3 00.
Casked Goods Standard peachc.. S2 000
2 25; 2d, SI 6501 SO; extra peaches. 2 402 60;
pie peaches. SI 05: finest corn. SI 0001 60; ilid
Co. corn, 65090c; red cherries, 80085c: Lima
beans, SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 05070c;
marrowfat peas. SI 1001 15; soaked peas, 700
80c: pineapples. SI 300140; Bahama do. S2 7a;
damson plum. 95c; greengages. SI 62; egg
plnms, S2 00; California pears. S2 40; dn green
gages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI &; extra white
cherries, $2 40; raspberries, B5cSl 10; straw
berries, &)c; gooseberries, SI 3001 40: tomn
toes. 8ogSSc; salmon, 1-ft. SI 4001 85: black
berries, 60c; succotash, 2-ft cans, snaked, 90c;
do green. 2-ft, SI 2501 50; corn beef. 2-fi cans,
52 05; 14-ft cans. 14 00; baked beans, SI 4001 50;
lobster. 1-ft. SI 8001 00; mackerel. 1-ft cans,
broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic lA. Si 250
4 50; sardines, domestic, Jfs, SO 7507 00; sar
dines, imported, it, 50012 GO; sardines, im
ported, js, S18 00; sardines, mustard, S3 35; sar
dines, spiced, S3 50.
Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $30
bbl; extra No. 1 do. mess, $40; extra No. 1 mack
erel, shore. S32: extra No. 1 do. mess. S30: No. 2
shore mackerel, 24. Codfish Wholu pollock,
4Jc fl ft: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do
large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 4c: d
George's cod in blocks, 67c Herring
Round shore. So 00 1 bbl: split, SB 50; lake, S2 90
V. 100-ft bbl. White fish. SB 50 W 100-n bait bbl.
Lake trout, S5 50 ffl half bbl. Flimau haddock,
10c ft. Iceland halibut, 13c $) ft. Pickerel,
half bbl, S3 00: quarter bbl, SI 35; Potomac her
ring. So 00 bbl; S2 50 't,1 half hbL
Oatmeal So OOUSjS fl bbl.
Grntn, Flonr nnd Feed.
Tbero was but one sale on call at the Grain
Exchange to-dav, namely, a car of sample oats
at 32c, 5 days, P. R. R. There are no new de
velopments in tbo cereal situation since our
last report. Oats and cora aro still firm at
quotations. Hay and mlllfeed are in light sup
ply, but sufilcient for demand. Wheat shows
weakening tendencies, but flour is firm. Re
ceipts as bulletined at the Grain Exchange, 35
cars, of which 17 cars wero received by the
Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway, as
follows: 8 cars of corn, 1 of bran, 6 of oats, 1 of
wheat. 1 of hay. By Pittsburg. Ft Wayne and
Chicago. 1 car of middlings. 2 of oats. 1 of bay.
3 of flour. By Pittsburc and Lake Erie. 2 cars
of oats. 1 ot flour, 8 of wheat.
Prices below are for carload lots on track:
WUEAT-NewNo.2 red. 96097c; No. 3, 95
96c
Cors No., 1 vellow. ear. 515Jc: No. 2
yellow, ear. 49049c: high mixi-d. car, 4o0
4Sc;No.2yellov.,nelled.3Sf39c; high mixed
shelled corn. 37037KC
Oats-No. 2 white. 31K035c; extra, No. 3,
33034c; mixed. Sli32c
TUY,s,r,No' 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 60061c;
No. 1 Western, 59060c
Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
springy patents. So 6008 00: winter straight.
So 00o 26; clear winter, ti 755 00; straight
XXXX bakers', SI 2o4 60. Bye flour, S3 600
Milteeb Middlings, fine white. SIS 000
16 50 ton; brown middlings. $15 25015 50;
winter wheat bran, S14 00014 50; chop feed,
113 00015 0a
HAT-Baled timothy,- tfo. 1, S13 00813 60;
Nit. 2 do, 10 00010 3; loose, from wsgon.113 00
017 00, according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay,
S7 0008 00; packing do, SO 5003 75; clover hay,
BTKAW-Oat, SO 7507 00; wheat and rye, W 00
03 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured bams, largo, lOet sugar-cured
nami, medium, i($ci sugar-bams, small, llc;
sugar-cured lroakfast bacon. 8fc; sugar-cured
shoulders, CXct sugar-cured boneless shoul
ders. Set sugar-cured California hams. Set
sugar-cured urlod beof flaw, Oct sugar-cured
dried beef ists, 10e; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds, , 12c; bacon, shoulders, Oct bncon, clear
iles, TKo! bacon, clear bellies, Tket dry salt
shoulders, 6Kd dry salt clear sides, 7Uo. Mess
Eork, heavy, 13 Mi mrss pork, family, 113 60.
Ant Itsflncd, In tierces, 6K01 half-barrel",
UUci flO-ft tubs. bUe 9A.fi nulls. dUci 50-Bj tin
rims, 601 3-fttln pails, like) C-B-tln palls, OK01
10-ft tin palls pVo. rlmoked sausage, long. Joi
large, An. Fresh, park, links, Oe. Jloneless
bams, lOo. Pigs' feet, half-barrels, 14 00;
quarter-barrels, J 15.
AI0ITO THE WHABVE3.
t
The Rivers Kiting Again No Coal Itendr la
to Go Oat.
Variable as women nnd weather are tbe
waters of the twin rivers, which meet In tbe
broad Ohio, After their steady fall, Just when
the operators were beginning to put in a large
stock of sackcloth and some tons of accom
panying ashes, down comes tbe rain and sets
them rising again. And rising with a ven
geance, tool From 8 feet they went np to 10
feet at about 5 p. it. yesterday. They had risen
to 10 feet tf Inches before 7:30 P. M., and are ex
pected to go up to 16 or 17 'feet to-day. Tbero
is not a tow of coal ready, nor is there any like
lihood of one being ready for some days yet.
Brown & Co. hope to have the first tow ready,
ana on Friday several tuws will be prepared to
go out If tho water keeps up. It is a curious
fact that tho very same weather which Is now
abroad prevailed during Mar last year, and im
mediately preceded the terrible Johnstown
flood.
Bonis and Boatmen.
The steamer St. Lawrence Is on her way to this
port.
Matflowib went up-stream yesterday with an
excursion party.
The Hornet .No. 2 and Rescue left Cincinnati for
Pittsburg on Monday with empties.
The Coal City and Fred Wilson So. 2 passed
Cincinnati Monday with Pittsburg coal.
Ills Lizzie Bay got In yesterday with a good
trip, and again departed toward evening.
The Coat Bluff and Iron Cliff left Cincinnati
Monday for up-river ports with empty tows.
Mrs. Captain A. J. slavih is making the trip
to Cincinnati with her husband, the popular com
mander of the Andes.
UN Friday next the German!, of tbe P. 4B.
line, will be allowed out of dock, and tbe Adam
Jacobs will take her place.
The Nellie Walton arrived at Cincinnati from
Pittsburg on Monday with coal, a portion of which
she left and iroceeaed to Louisville with tbe bal
ance. The Keystone left here at 8 A. it. yesterday
with 114 passengers on board, most of whom were
bonud for tbe Cincinnati May Festival. She also
carried S3 tons of cargo.
Captain O. P. Siiinkle's elegant passenger
steamer. Golden Kule, will leave Cincinnati for
New Orleans Thursday evening. Frank liondu
rant presides in the office.
Letters for the following are at tbe Consoli
dated Boat Store, Cincinnati: Edward Milton,
Dayton Kandolpb, Charles Brown, Captain The
Davis, Caroline Morris, J. B. Johnston.
A pabtt of actors and actresses were invited to
sail on the broad Ohio, by the Captain ot tbe City
of Pittsburg, last Monday night, bnt owing to the
inclemency of the weather li was found necessary
to postpone the trip.
Letters for tbe following are at Mauckjb Mc
Oulre's, Cincinnati: f. M. Taylor, Henry Waller,
Mrs. Virginia Picket, Captain Barry Doss, Thomas
J. iug. Captain Samuel bpencer, .Eugene
Mays, George Weber.
Captain Joe Anderson, Creed Hensiy, A. C.
Bias and W. C. BIchle arrived at Cincinnati Mon
day, looking after and reclaiming timber broken
loose from the Big Sandy river daring tbe recent
floods. Tbey have had no trouble so lar. as In
each Instance a fair arrangement has been arrived
at with the party holding the runaway timber.
Tbey will continue their Journey to Louisvillt.
Captain J. C. Boyd, of Elizabeth, has parted
with bis ferryboat, which for some years has piled
between East and West Elizabeth. The pur
ihasers compose a company consisting of 8. F.
Jones, of llellcvernon, tbe Cliarlerol Land Com
pany, and the Glbsontou Distillery Arm. The
price paid was ff.OOO, and the boat will be oper
ated between Bellevernon and Cliarlerol.
Will S. Hats, tbe noted poet and song writer,
of Louisville, has Just Issued the "Guiding Star"
song, which has been dedicated to Captain J. D.
lleglcr, of the steamer bcarlnr that name The
printing Is of artlstle style, having been done
personally by Wallace Pike, of Cincinnati, that
rentleinan being a warm personal rrlend of both
Colonel Will a. Hays and Cnplsln J. D. Hegler.
The musical conposltloo Is excellent and tlio
woras nigniy appropriate.
Tttc Hudson got in last evening at S P. it., and
leaves to-day at 12 o'clock, noon, Instead of tin
usual time. Mho will carry a big crowd of May
Festival voyagers, and expects to arrive In Cin
cinnati on Friday night. Tho following havo
already engaged state rooms on board: Mrs.
Julius Lemolne, II. Molloy. Mrs. J.J. Brooks and
son. I), lluntorand wire, John and William Itow.
botliam, C. 1-. Webber, Albert (trailer, Mr. J.
II, Nusser and daughters, II. Attlesher and wife,
and others.
Tjie Andes, Captain 81avln,left yestorday after
noon with another load of mmlo lovirs for Cin
cinnati, 'llio Lockport Band, of Parkersbnrg,
was on board and discoursed sweet strains all the
way down stream. Among tboso who took pan'
age were the following! Leonard Llebal, B.
Llebal, A, H. Mllholland, Marlon (1. Bryce, O. K.
Walls, II. J. Jennings, T. E, Bumner and wife.
Mrs. Bmltli and daughter, Mtss White, ,1, Oakley
and wire, Mrs, If. O. llryce. Mrs. T. Mabon and
daughter, Wm. (Jerry, Mrs.Wclsch, Wm.Coleinan
and wife, James Carter, ll.Wlggalland wife. Mrs.
Costea, Miss Jennie Coon, Mils Mendel, Mrs. 1'iarr.
MlssUlenn, Mr. Kiett and wire, C. A. Robinson
and wire, Mr. Fisher and wife, Mrs. Bhodes, Mrs.
J. It. Mendel, George Gibson, Mrs. V. McNeil,
.Mr. Weddle and wife. Miss Forbes, Miss McFad
den. C. L. Coen, W. P. Page and Misses Cook and
Page.
There are
many white soaps,
each
represented to be
"just as good as the Ivory."
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack ,
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine. s
Ask for
Ivory Soap
and
insiV upon having it.
'Tis sold everywhere.
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KEW ADVERTISEMEIJTW.
Pimples
Blotches
ARP. F.VIDF.NCB That tht blood is
wrong, and that nature is tndtaih
orine to throw off tht impurities.
Nothing is so beneficial in assisting
Haturc as Swat's Specific (S. S. S
It is a simple vegetable compound, ft
harmless to the most delicate child, yet
it forces the poison to the surface and
eliminates it from the blood.
I contracted a severe case of blood polsoa
. that unfitted me for business for four years. A
few bottles of hwift's Specific (S. S. S) cured
nw. J. CJonbs, City Marshal,
Fulton, Arkansas,
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases malls
"Be. Swirr SrcciFic Co. Athnta.Ga.
TEH POUNDS
IX
TWO WEEKS;
THINK OF IT l!
&!!&&&& ttoro stB.be
- mMWU HUfc UlAfc
Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites
Of Lime and Soda
is without a rival. Many have
i gamed a pound a day by tbo tue
U4 11, Al. bUH
CONSUMPTION,
SCROFULA, BRONCHITIS, COUQHS AND
COLDS, AND ALL FORMS OF WASTING DIS- '
EASES. AS PALATABLE AS SULK. I
lie sure you aet theaenuine as then are I
poor imitations.
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WHOLESALE -:- HOUS
Embroidery and White Goods Department-
direct importation from the best manufac
turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg'
lne;s. Flouncing. Skirt Widths and Allovers,
Hemstitched Edgings and Fiouncings. Buyers
will nnd these Roods attractive both in price)
and novelties of design. Foil lines of New
Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE
PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades ia
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.
Toil Du Iiords, Chalon Cloth, Bath Seersuck
ers, Imperial Suitings Heatber & Renfrew
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams,
Wholesale Exclusively.
IIKOKETU FINANCIAL.
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57 Fourth Avenue.
my
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WHITTIER
814 I'KSN AVKSUK. PITTrtllUKO, IM.
As old residents know and btck files of Pitt
burg papers prove, is the oldest established
and most prominent physician In tho city, do
voting special attention to all chronlo diseases.
iKeXnNO FEE U N Tl L CU RED
MPRni IQ rini1 mental diseases, phydcal
llUll V UUo decay.nervous debility, lack of
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disordered sight, self dlatrusr, bashfulnes.
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BLOOD AND SKIN ftSSt'aS
blotches, falllnc hair, bones, pains, glandular,
swellings, ulcerations or tongue, mouth, throat,
ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood
poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
1 1 RIM A RV Sidney and bladder derange.
Unlllrn I ments, weak back, gravel. ca
tarrhal discharges. Inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whlttier's life-lone, extensive experlenca
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. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday,
10 A. M. to 1 p. M. only. DR. WIUrTIER, oil
Penn avenue, Pittsburg. Pa.
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