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-IRON TRADE REVIEW.
The Improvement Noted in the Local
Market Is Sustained,
BESSEMER THE bTRONG FEATURE.
ETea the Manufactured rrodaet Hob an
Upward Tendency.
IDE SITUATION EAST, SOUTH AXD WEST
The improvement noted a week ngo In
Iron markets is fully sustained. The grcat
eit improvement i in Besspmer iron, and
our quotations on this grade uro put forward
in accordance with the fact of the caie.
The tone of trade in all iron and steel lines ii
better than it has been for two or three
nionihs. It is evident that the worst is over
and that fntnre cliaugcs are bouna to be to
ward a higher level or prices in all lines.
Iu the laith that bottom lias been reached
buyers are dipping in heavily. There is no
longer any disposition on the part of holders
to make concessions, as there has been for a
few weeks past. Buj era would be clad to ob
tain Bessemer and mill Irons at prices offered
ten days ago. For the former producers aro
unwilling to contract a month ahead at 50c per
ton over present market rates.
Manufactured Iron stands the same as last
week, hut there is this difference, that markets
ere then w eak w bile now they arc strong with
an upward tenoency. Tbpre is aUo a more
actire demand lor rails at prices of a w eek ago.
Kails hae not yet shared in the upward move
nieut of prices, bnt may bo quoted steady at
old rates.
Said one of our most conservative iron
brokers :o-d: "I feel that the tide has
turned, and that we are to have better iron
markets from now on to fall. A w cek ago I
had my feats that the upward movement
might not start up till fall. While there is no
boom, there is a decided improvement in the
iron situation the past week, and prospects are
pood tor active markets for the balance of' the
year."
i Following are the latest quotations:
Structural Iron -Angles,?!. 15: tees, 1.80c: beams
and channels, 3.10c: sheared bridge plates, steel.
2.Oc; unltcrul mill plates. Iron, :.&c; refined
bar, l.lBc card.
Barbed wire fencing galvanized, ft 10; plain
wire lcnclng, galvanized, S3 (0.
eutralinlll J15 11(315 50-cah
All-ore mill 15 T3ili SO-casn
o.l foundry, native ore 17 ovair ri cali
J.o. 1 round", lake ore J7 3vl 50 ca&h
lieskeuier 18 w18 so-cash
Charcoal foundry Iron No. 1 tl 7j&2i 75
Charcoal foundrj Iron Ko. 2..... 20 TQ.:t 75
Charcoal cold blast 15 7"nS T5
fcnlegel 3J5te3Sro
lluc-tiar C7 7C:5
Steel blooms MbsH 1
btccl slabs I7 5a:SU0
bieel billet 5ffiMU)
bteel It. C endi 21 WglH SO
Steel bloom ends CI 50
Bteel rails, new SI S0O3S50
Jlarlr..n 1 a 1 85
bteel nails, per Lez, usual dls 1 a
MlresalU, per Lee I ISO 2 40
Ferro maujtanese S7 00858 00
IK THE SOUTHERN FIELD.
A Falling Off In the Demand for Tig In the
nirnilosbnra Urclon.
tercet- Tixsonau to th dispatch.!
BlRMlxonAM, Ala., Hay 2S. Thcro hat
been a considerable falling off In the demand
for pis iron this week, and trade is beginning
to crow a little dulL Tnere is still considera
ble iron selling, but in small lots, and the de
mand does not encourage manufacturers to
hope for a change for the better earlier than
August or September.
In output thcro has been no decroase. All
the furnaces In the district are in blast, except
two. shut down for repairs, aud tho average
weekly output Is 17,000 tons. .None of the
t uruaces In this district will go out of blast,
oven if iron goes SI lower. They can make
money with a turther decline, and as long as
tbey can sell a fair proportion of their output
there will be no shutting down.
In prices thcro has been no material chance,
but some manufacturers are disposed to cut
figures a little on large lots.
Tbo Mouy Pratt Company sold COO tons of
No. 2 soft at 11 f. o. t at the furnace on Mon
day. The sale was to a Cincinnati firm, aud
the price was a blight cut on the figures asked
last week.
Ko contracts for future delivery aro being
tnade now, and the indications aro that the iron
trade will bo dull for the next three months,
with probably a decline of 0 cents per ton in
' prices.
170 CHANGE AT ST. LOUIS.
Betters Are Firm While Burrrs ire Holding
Ofl for Coiiceutlons.
IFrECIJLX. TIL -GUAM TO THE DISrATCH.l
St. Louis. Hay 23. Rogers, Brown & Mea
cham say: Our market is pretty much a repe
tition of last week. Consumption continues
large and provides a steady run of small
orders covering immediate requirements.
Business for later deliveries is held in suspense
owing to the anticipation of consumers that
the ever-increasing production and the daily
announcement of new furnaces are promises
of lower prices in the early future. Inconse
quence, however, of the large orders entered
by Southern furnaces tbey are holding prices
firmly, and annonnce their expectation of
higher fi cures during the summer. Ohio sof ten
ets have a fair demand, although values are
Somewhat weaker. Charcoal irons unchanged.
We quote for cash f. o. b."
St. Louis bot blast coke and charcoal:
Southern Coke No. 1 S15 75fflI6I5
bonthcrn Coke No. :. 14 7&&15 Zi
boulhern Coke 3s o. 3 14 3ai4 75
boulhiru Gray Forge 3J&I4 3
bouthern Charcoal No.. 1 is 0U18 50
Southern Charcoal No. : 17 5nSll8 00
AIl-ourl Charcoal So. 1 Is ouIS 50
Jllssourl Charcoal No. 2 17 5CW18 0U
Uhlobortcucrs 18 0UW19 50
Car wheel aud malleable irons:
Late Superior f2 O03 CO
bouthern 13 Uug3 10
Conncllsvllle loundry coke:
Zast St. Louis 85 65
tit. Louis 5 80
PEELING THE INFLUENCE.
The Activity in Otbcr Lines Is Now Extend
ing to the Iron Business.
rSPECI.lI. TXX.EOK.UC TO TIIE DISPATCH.!
rilU-ADELPniA, May 23. The spirit of ac
tivity and vim which has been noticeable lor
Borne weeks in the grain and stock
markets is affecting other branches of
trade, and one of the first to feel
Its influence is the iron industry. There
are more small orders being filled and a greater
number of inquiries aro made for larger
amounts of stock. There is no advance to note
in prices in this market, although reports from
other cities, especially those in the West.
Indicate an advance of 25 cents to SI
per ton on pig iron. Manufacturers
are inclined to limit tales to early deliveries.
They are more independent and show less dis
position to shade prices. Cuban ores ate to
play a more important part in the manufacture
of iron at Eastern furnaces. A company styled
the SIgna Iron Company has been incorporated
by a number of wealthy gentlemen of this citv,
including Chauvcnt, President, and George i
Baker, Secretary aud Treasurer. They have
leased 1,000 acres of rich ore lands in Cuba,
owned by Cubans and Spaniards, and will at
once proceed to del clontbem and seek a mar
ket for the ore, whicb, by a test iu the furnaces
ol the Pennsylvania Steel Company, has been
found auapted to Bessemer purposes.
There are good orders in the bands of steel
ran makers, w bich will create a better demand
for raw material. There is a confident feeling
that by July tbo market will assume a ranch
better tone than has been prevailing through
the spring months. A fair range of quotations
follows: No. 1 foundry, delivered at tide, IS 00
618 50; No. 2 loundry, S17 00 17 50, and gray
forge, SIS 50618 00. Fancy brands will com
mand Sue extra per ton. Standard muck bars
at the mill. 7 0027 60 per ton; steel rails. S3! 00
33 00; old rail, i 0U3 50: plates, 2.102.15c:
angles, 2.102.20c: tees, 2.d02.75c; beams and
channels. 3.10c; merchant bars, LVOc; skelp,
Grooved, L7oLS5c; skelp, sheared, 210c per
pound.
A BRISK BUSINESS
At Low Price Now seems to be tbe Order
X ot tbe Day. N
nriCIlX TXLEOBAK TO TUX DISrATCII.'
CxxcKirATX. May 23. Rogers, Brown fc Co..
lay: Tbe story of the market, as for several
weeks past, is told in a few words active
business at low prices. Most sellers are firm in
refusing to book orders for deliveries more
than four or fire months ahead, unless at ad
Tanced prices. Some, however, make no such
restriction, aLd In one Instance a buyer who
wanted a round lot for deliverici beginning In
(September, succeeded in setting it. There is
'one, undeniable Improvement in the markets
centering at Pittsburc. Wheeling and Cleve
land, wLere the influences, until lately, have
been extremely bearish. Bessemer iron steel
.billets and Like Erie lorgeand foundry iron
have perceptibly advanced.
r In Southern products values are unchanged.
.There is a lltUo more actirityin Ohio softeners.
The Central Traffic Association, at its Cbiesgo
mestlng, deolded against maklngany reduction
in West bound rates from Ohio furnaces.
DEMAND FOB SMALL X0TS,
Willi nn Occasional Lnrge Order In the
Chlcmo Market.
rirtCtAL TILXOKAM TO Till CIirATCIt.l
CniCAOO. May Si-Rogers. Brown 4 Co. MYi
"Quite a little bujlng lias boon going on the
past week. The demand Is still for small lots
for quick shipments, but occasionally an order
for MO or 1.000 tons Is placed. Buyers continue
to think cacti purchase should bo at a lower
price than the preceding one but thero are
pretty well defined Indications that there Is a
bottom, and that It hns actually been reached.
There are some Inquiries lor Lake Superior
charcoal Iron, bnt the early summer buying
has not set In yet."
New York FlBOre.
Nstv York Pig Iron dull. Copper
firm and quiet; lake. May. S15 10. Lead eloed
with an upward tendenrw domestic, H 20. Tin
dull and easier; Straits. (3) t&
THE MARKET BASKET.
Wenther Unfnvornblcto Homo Gardener!
Fruits nnd Vegetables Brought From
a Dlitnnee senrclty of Fresh
Kpe Prices of Mnplea.
In fruit and vegetable lines there are few
changes worthy of note since last Saturday.
Strawberries from Marjland are coming in
mora freely, and quality is the best offered this
season. Nearby gardeners report weather as
very adverse to their business of late. Very
much of tbe garden stuff coming from tbe
South the past week or two is coming in poor
shape, owing to unfavorable weather. Butter
has been drifting lower. The bet flgin cream
ery can now be laid down in Pittsburg at a
shade nnder 17c per pound. Eggs have been in
very short supply for the past week, and choice
nearby stock has advanced fully 3c per dozen
from the lowest point reached this spring.
Lake and ocean products are in better supply
than a week ago, but demand is fully equal to
supply. Staplo meats change not. Butchers
report very active trade and claim that margins
are about wiped out, owing to higher price of
cattle and ice. Tbe price of the latter is nearly
trebled as compared 1th last season, and cattle
aro fully $1 00 per cw t. higher. There has been
no advance In tenderloins and choice rib roasts,
but there most have been handsome profits to
the trade last season it there is any profit now.
Florists report a fair trade for tbe week, but
anticipate big things next woek, when the doad
patriots' graves are to be decorated.
Following aro latest retail prices of market
basket filling.
Staple Meats.
The best cnts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c;
standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c: chnck roast,
10 to 12c; best round steaks. 12 to 15c; boiling
beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads.20 to 50c per pair; beef
kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver, 5c a pound; calf
llvers,25to35c apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c
per pound. Veal for stowing commands 10c;
roast, 12X to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring
lamns, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c A leg of mutton, bind quarter, of prime
quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of
mutton, 15c; giblets, 5c per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Potatoes, 15c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c;
new Bermuda potatoes, 20c per quarter peck;
choice Florida tomatoes, 60c a quart; ba
nanas, 16 to 20c a dozen; carrots, 10c a bunch;
lemons, 20 to 30c per dozen; oranges, 35
to 50c; cauliflower, 30 to 40c a head; lettuce,
5 to 10c por bunch; beets, new, 10c: green
onions, 5c a bunch; rhubarb, 6c a'buncb, 0
for 25c; cucumbers, 6 to 15c apiece; mush
rooms, SI a pouud; asparagus, 7c a bunch;
new peas, 35c a half peck; new beans.
25c a half peck; strawberries. 20 to 80c a quart;
pineapples, 15 to 2oc apiece: Porto Hlco pines,
75: to (1; eggplant, la to z5c apiece; squash, 6
to 15c apiece.
Choice creamery butter, 22c. Good country
butter. Ii to 10c. Fancy pound rolls, IS to 22c
The retail price for fresh country eggs is 20c
The range, for dressed chickens is U to 1 25
per pair. Sprlnn chickens, 1 25 to 81 75 per pair.
Turkeys, 25c perpound. Sucks, SI 25 to tl 60
per pair.
Ocenn Products.
Following are tbe articles In this line on
tbe stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 12Kc;
California salmon, 35c per pound; white fish,
12Kc; herring, I pounds for 25c: Spanish mack
erel, 25 to 30c a pound; blue fish, 15c; Halibut,
20c; rock bag, 2uc; black bass, 15c; lako trout,
12fc; lobster, 20c: green sea turtle, 20 to 25c
OjKters: N. . counts, ?1 75 per gallon; clams,
tl 25 per gallon: frog legs, 7oo a pound; soft
shell crabs, SI 50 per dozen.
Flowers.
Jacks, S3 00 per dozen; La France. 81 60 per
dozen; Mermets, SI 25 per dozen; Brides, $1 25
per dozen; yellow and white, $1 00 per dozen;
Bennetts, $1 25 per dozen; Beauties, 50c apiece;
Brunnnr. 50c apiece; Harrison lilies, 25c aplere;
pansiee, 25c per dozen; lily of the valley, 75c
per dozen; heliotrope. 60c per dozen; Baroness,
75c each; carnations, 50c per dozeu; mignonette,
extra line, tl 50 per dozen; spirea,50c per dozen.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition of Bnsincaaat the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF PlTTSBUItO DISPATCH, I
THtmsDAV. May 23, 189a t
CATTLE Receipts. 1,302 head; shipments. 1,179
head: market nothing doing; all through con
signments: no cattle shipped to New York to
day. Hoos Receipts. 2,900 head; shipments, 2.C50
bead; maiket slow; medium and select, SI 15
gl 25: common to best Yorkers, tl OOffli 10; purs,
S3 C53 90; 5 cars of bogs shipped to New York
to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 1.000 head: shipments, 500
head; market firm at unchanged prices.
Bv Teleerapb.
CHICAGO The Drovcr'i Journal reports:
Cattle receipts, 11,000 bead; shipments. 3,500
bead; market steady; beeves, $4 6035 00:
steers, S3 504 50: stockers and feeders S2 40
4 00; cows, hulls and mixed, SI 503 40: Texas
steers, S2 803 90. Hogs Receipts. 23.000 head;
shipments, 8,000 head; market flow and shade
lower; mixed and light, S3 M4 00: heavy. S3 80
4 50: skips. S3 103 70. .Sheep-Receipts. 12,000
head: shipments. 2.000 head: market slow and
U25c lower: natives, S3 750 00; Western
$4 0050 00: Texans. 84 004 90; lambs, 85 00
7 05.
NEW YORK Beeves Recelnts, 1,954 head,
including 44 carloads to he sold; market 10c per
cwt lower: steers. S4 S0S 70 per cwt: dressed
beef steady at 67Jjc per ft.; shipments to
morrow, 1,436 beeves and 2,000 quarters nf beet
Calves Receipts 4S2 hiadj market firm: veal
S5fi per cwt. Sheen Receipts. 8,115 head;
sheep firm; lambt, 14c p'er lb higher; sheep,
S5 256 25 per cwt: dressed mutton firm at
BQlOKc per B: dressed lambs steady at 12
14c Hoes Ueceipu, 275 bead; market steady
at $4 3004 50. '
ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, L800 head;
shipments, 2,500 bead; market steady; good to
faucv native steers. $4 254 90: fair to good do
S3 b04 30; stockers and feeders, S3 0004 00
Texans and Indians, J2 S54 Oa Hog Re
ceipts. 5.100 head; shipment, fi.200 head: mar
ket lower: fair to choice heavy, S3 80S3 90
packing crades. S3 75Q3 85; light, fair to best.
S3 5i 87. Sheep Receipts, 1,800 head;
shipments, 2.600 head: market strong: fair
to choice clipped, 84 005 25.
BUFFALO Cattle steady: receipts, 87 loads
through; 5 sale. Sheep and lambs All offerings
sold, firmer. 1525c higher on heep; lambs
o.nn .1... .uialnlo f l4rl th.nnnl,. T ..! n
Choice to extra, S5 65o 80: good to choice
85 S55 CO; latnhs, choice extra, 85 756 00;
trnod to choice, 85 605 70. Hogs slow; receipts,
32 loads through: 22 sale: mediums and heavy
84 15; Yorkers. 84 00Q4 la
CINCINNATI Hogs lower; common and
light, $2 753 90; packing and butchers, S3 750
3 95. Receipts, 8,100 bead; snipments. 2,550
UVAUt
Wool Market".
Boston There has been a good inquiry for
wool and the salei of tbe week have been large,
amounting to 2,764,000 pounds, of all kinds in
cluding 820.000 pounds foreign. Tone of market
steady. There have been sales of Ohio and
Pennsylvania fleeces at 310: for X. and 33
31c for XX and XX and above; Michigan X
fleeces in small supply and firm at 30c; No. 1
combing strong at 3940c: Ohio fine delaines.
36c; Michigan line delivered. S5c Some new
Utah wool sold at 172Ic for fine mediums,
and new Wyoming at 20fi)23c Other mediums
and new Wyoming at 20623c. Other sales of
Territory were at 6SQ00c clean for fine: 55
5c for fine medium; 5153c for medium.
Small lots of new spring 1 exas sold at 2023c,
and considerable spring California at 17620c
Oregon wool quiet at 1719c, the latter an out
side price for best Eastern lat sheep. Ohio and
ilichigan fine. 272Sc for medium. Pulled
wools steady; Australian wool has been active,
and large sates are reported at 3441Kc: Carpet
wools remain steady and In .fair demand.
Philadelphia Wool stocks light; prices
steady; Ohio. Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia XX and above, 333c; X 3133c:
medium, STQSSc; coarse. S4kfcS5Hc; New York.
Michigan, Indiana and Western X and XX
fine, 2j1c; medium 8737c: coarse. 84
S5c; fine washed delaine X and XX, S537c;
medium washed combing and delaine, 404?c;
coarse do, 3o30c; Canaaa washed comuiog,
33g35c: tub waibed, choice, S940c; fair. 373Sc:
coarse, 3235c; medium unwashed combing and
delaine. 2S30c; coarse do. 262Sc; Mon
tana, 1725c; Territorial, 10Q22c
TALKS ABOUT DEALS.
The Eqnltablo Project Approved as a
Great Benefit to the City.
FIGDBES ON THE CENTRAL HOTEL.
Other Transactions That Will Help Sustain
tho Standard of Values.
TUB NEWS AND GOSSIP 0P THE CITY
Bealeitato brokers talked considerably
yesterday between tales. The Equitable
Insurance Company deal was the principal
topic Several said they bad had intima
tions of it before the announcement in Tub
Dispatch, but that it bad been worked as
a close secret. Thero was no difference of
opinion ns to the eligibility of the site for
such a building as the one proposed, nor as to
tho benefit It would bo to that part of tbe city.
It was Incidentally learned that tbe Central
Hotel property Is held at about 1 400.000.
Some other deals wero quietly discussed, two
ot them of special importance as a gauge of
values on a street that has produced several
sensations wltthln tho past six months, but it
was decided tbey wore not quite ready for pub
lication. It was stated by several gontlemen,
and disputed by none, that the demand for
largo properties is greater than at any other
time in the history of tho city. As to tho out
look for tho market thero was but one opinion
that it was strong and healthy, with no signs
of a reaction.
Pittibnrg la Chicago.
Pittsburg will be largely represented at the
meeting of the National Council of American
Mechanics in Chicago in June. It was stated
yesterday by one of tbe promoters of tbe meet
ing tbatln addition to tbe delegates at least 500
members will attend from this city. JlcKees
port will send 100 and Braddock 50.
Tbe meeting will be of great importance not
only to members of the organization, but to the
public in general, aud Pittsburg in particu
lar. Among other matters that wilt come
up for discussion will be a proposition to
change the name of the association. There will
be a parade of probably 5,000 members of the
order on the first day of the session.
Basluesa Newi and Gossip.
Tbo old story of building a railroad on
Neville Island Is being repeated with many
variations. Citizens tay they won't have It,
and tboy are taking steps to have their wishes
respected.
Dr. J. Ii. Black is having plans prepared for
a three-story ousiuess block in McKecsporL
The largest mortgage reported yesterday was
for $2U,"000. Twenty-eight others ranged from
S11.000 to S200. I
Thomas Liggett, one of the best known real
estate brokers of tho city, opened up business
yesterday in his new and handsome offices, No
71 Diamond street.
It Is difficult to assign a cause for tbe recent
flurry in oil. Some think it was duo to bullish
statistics and others to manipulations. Tbe
former theory Is tho more reasonable of tbe
two.
New Castle, Pa., is to have an electric rail
way ono and one halt miles long. Tho contract
for building tbe road has been let
llusiey, llinns & Co. have decided to remove
their shovel works to Charleroi, where they
will erect several large buildings.
Tbe following mechanical patents have ex
pired and becomo public property: Chain ma
chine, II. Ilersbey; saw sharpening machine, F.
E. Frey: machinery for rolling metal, George
and Durfeos hand punch and cutting nippers,
J. O. Kellly; steam condenser, 3. L. Alborgcr;
self-measuring oil tank, J. Scbalk, Jr.; paper
feeding machine, J. T. Ashley; machine for
forming the lips of angers, J. Swan.
Tbe framework for tbe roof of tho Govern
ment building Is about all up.
The Philadelphia Company's net receipts for
April, after paying everything, were 1135,000.
Receipts from manufacturing establishments
were 13,000 greater than for any previous
month in the history of tho company.
Tbe new national bank at East Liberty will
open for business early next month. Until the
bank gets a building of Its own it will occupy
quarters on Penn avenuo, adjacent to the City
Deposit Bank.
Tbe old Uomowood gas well near Mr. George
W'estingbousa's residence, considered ex
hausted long ago, shows a pressure of 200
pounds.
MovomcDIB In Real Estate.
There was a fair movement in real estate
yesterday. Suburban building lots were in as
good demand as ever. Business property was
reported picking up. Sales are appended:
Thomas Liggett sold a lot corner Highland
avenue and Howe street, 60x120, for Jobn
Liggett to S. T. Paisley, for S3. 600, or at the rate
of $110 a foot front.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold two more lots in
Marion Place plan, being Nos. 184 and 185 and
fronting 50 feet on Home Rule street by 165
feet deep. Tbe purchaser was Thomas S.
Griffiths, and the price paid was $400 cash.
Black & Baird sold for U T. Yoder a lot on
the west side of Oakland avenue, near Bates
street, 50x110 feet, for $4,500, C. F. Ahlers be
ing tbe purchaser.
Hamnet tc Meredith sold lot 160, plan No. 2,
Wllklns estate, Wilklnsburg. for $900.
Robert H. Hay bought about one acre of
ground situated in Bellerue, fronting on Eu
clid and Bryan avenues. Consideration pri
vate. Samuel W. Black A Co. sold the property on
the northwest corner of Reed and Overhill
streets, Eleventh ward, being a lot 20x78, with
a four-room brick and frame dwelling, for 81,000
cash.
Alles & Bailey sold for M. J. Stanford, No.
32 Chatham street, a brick dwelling ot six
rooms, eta, lot 17$ feet by 67, to an alley, to
Andrew Sims. Price confidential.
J. W. Drape 4 Co sold the house and lot, No.
70 Adams street, Allegheny, for 13,200 cash; also
placed two mortgages of 132,000 on suburban
property in the .Bast .na ai o per cent; also sold
two houses and lots on Twenty-fltth street, near
Penn avenue, tor 114,000; also placed a mort
gage on house and lot at McKees Rocks.
HOEE GAINS THAK LOSSES.
Stock Trading an n small Scale, but Values
Quite Firm.
There was considerable vim displayed, so far
as chaffering was concerned, at the stock mar
ket 3 esterday, but business was light, aggregat
ing only 225 tharcs. There were no Important
changes, but the majority wero fractional
gains.
As compared with closing prices of Thursday,
Philadelphia Gas, Citizens' Traction, Pittsburg
Traction and Airbrake were up i. each, Luster
?. Pleasant Valley and Swltcn and Signal
each. La Noria was 1 cent lower. Central
Traction, Electric and Bndgewater and Char
tiers Gas were unchanged.
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29
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SSK 26JJ
UJii Hi
SIS 33
2S5i
5SM SSK
2 SH
305
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'Sin 'iOi"
15
15X 16
83
sua
IV. June, lt.lt
Pitts. 4 West.
P. A. W..pref
14
JtW
DO
15
15
14
'is" "i'H,
bus. B'oxe aj
t,a NorU Mlu
Luster iil'lng
Alleg'rC Kl.
K. K. Electric
West. Electric
Mon. ti. Co...
Monon'W. Co
Union Sto. Co
U. 8. UlK
W. A. ii. CO..
a
15K
!i iol
so" '.'.'.'.'.'.
S3H 40
MX
mi 40
'.'.'.'.'. "ii"
"fix "is"
IS
11s
IS 15
116 IS) I
There were no sales at first call. At second,
60 shares of Central Traction brought 20ji, SO
Westlngbouse Electric 39, and 20 Philadel
phia Gas 31. Sales at tuird call were: 0
Westlngbouse Electric at 39 and 5 Philadel
phia Gas at 31. Between calls 100 shares of
Westlngbouse Electric went at 39.
Tbe total sales of stocks at New yfork yester
day were 338.000 shares, including Atchison,
14.105: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
6,2(10,' Louisville and Nashrlie, 3,939; Missouri
pi-tsBtraer " msemsih,
. ,
Pacific. P.8IO1 Northern. Pacific. 3,878: Oregon
Transcontinental, 7,000: Richmond and west
Point, 84,000) au Paul, Jl,618 Union Pacific,
31,000; L1
ALIS WELL,
Money In Good Demand and Rates tSfaady
Capltnl Wall Employed.
Bankers reported a good demand for money
yesterday, of which there was enough to go
round and some to spare. It was stated by
several financiers that there Is considerably less
idle capital In the city than at tbe beginning of
tbo month. There are, howevoro fears of
anything approaching a squeoze. Rates remain
stoadyat 0Q7 per cent. Checking was rather
slow, but depositing was un to tho average.
Exchanges wero 82,881.858 87 balances, 8371,.
847 68.
Juunoy on call at New York yesterday was
easy, ranting from SH to 8 per cent, last loan BX.
closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper,
6Q7. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at
84 83 for 00-day bills and 84 b5 for demand.
Closing Ilond Quotations.
U. a. 4s. re;
U. H. , coup...
U. g. jus, leg...
...122
...in
.. 10-Jti
SI. K. AT. Oen. 8s.. T4V
Mutual uniou us....iu"
.N.J. C. Int. Cert...lia
Northern 1'ac. UU..117H
Northern I'ae. 2ds. .11314
Norlliw't'n eonioIs.HlSI
North w'n deben's 5J108&
tircfon & Trans. U.105M
St.Lil.M. Uen. M. mi
bt.L. 4S.K. Uen.M.IUli
St. Paul contols 128
St. P. UUl&Pe. Uts.110
1x., PcL.Q.Tr.lU. 95
Tx..Pc. lltl.Tr.Ks. 4)
Union PacincUU... 11154
West Shore 103
V.a.iH; coup 10.1
Pacific s of '93. lis
i.uuiiianasiauipedls Do
Missouri U 100
'lenn. new set. 6....itj8V
lenn. new net. 5..,.iui;i
nun. ucn svi. ,, 7a
Canada 80. M 09
Central Paclnclsls.liuw
Den. ft It. u, lsU.,,119
Den. &K. (1. 4i 83W
11. A it U. Westlsts. -
Krle Jds im
M.K.1T, Uen. 0j.. SUM
NEW YORK-Clearlngs, 8137,592.210; balances,
0,700, 1 cy.
Boston Clearings. $17,095,046; balances,
81.033.830. Monov, 3 per cent.
Philadelphia Clearings. 811.390.582; bal.
ances, 81,017,098.
Baltimobb Clearings, 82,209,897; balances,
82(53.111. ' ' '
Paris Three per cent rentes, 90f 2c for
the account. ,
Ci. cinnati Eastern exchange strong at par
buying and 75 cents premium selling.
BETIEB FIGURES.
Oil Hakes a Pine Mpurl, bnt Eases Off a
Little.
The oil market opened yesterday with a fair
showing of strength, but business was slow,
and tbo aggregate of sales smaller than for
several days, excepting, perhaps, Thursday,
when they wero only 22,000 barrels. Scarcity of
stuff and fears of manipulation aro a standing
menace to business.
The first quotation was 02o, from which
point there was a slow advance, first to 93c,
then to 93c, and finally, along about noon, to
95c, from which it weakened on selling by Oil
City, and clotTCAt 04c, showing a handsome
gain for tbe Gltf. Pittsburg was the strongest
point and Oil Citv tho weakest The range
was: Opening, 92fc: highest, V5c; lowest. 92c;
closing, OlJic
Patters. iu ACo.'s Davis woll.at Chartlers,
was being drilled yesterday. The Hoffman
and Ivory No. 1, at Weslrlow, Is holding up to
100 barrels. Tho Duncan Oil Company yester
day shot Its well on tbo Henry farm in the
Eureka field. It secins to bo about a ten-barrel
well. The Gillespie No. 1, at Montour station,
Is holding up to 250 barrels.
Fontui-es ef Yesterday's Oil Market.
Corroctcd daily by John M. Oakloy & Co., 43
Sixth street, members of tho Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange:
Opened KH I Lowest 92K
lilgbeit M I Closed S)H
Barrels.
Average charters .'. H'i!2i
Average shipments 73.017
Average runs ... G3,2S3
ReOnca, New Yorit. 7.40c
Kenned, London, 5 7-lCd,
Hctlnta, Antwerp, 17)4 f.
lteflucd, Liverpool, 5 ll-16d.
lieflucd. lireinen, 0.90m.
A. B. McQrew quotes: Puts, 92Ki calls, 06.
Other Oil Markets.
On Citt. Mav 23. Petroleum opened at
92c; highest. IMJJc: lowest, 92c; closed at
91c Sales, 203,000 bhls; clearances, not re
ported; charters, 19,762 bblsj shipments, 74,018
bbls; runs, 78.837 bbls.
Bradford, May 23. Petroleum onened at
9lc; closed at 94Uc; highest, 94c- lowest,
Oljfic. Clearances. 460,000 bbls.
New York, May 23. Petroleum opened
steady at 92c, and after a slight decline in tho
trading became strong and advanced to 94c,
closing firm at that figure. Stock Exchange
Opening, 92c; hicbesr," 94c: lowest, U2lc;
closing, 94c. Consolidated Exchange Opening,
92c; highest, 94c; lowest, 91c; closing, 94c
Total sales, 316,000 barrels.
WEST VIBGLTnA WELLS.
General Review of ibe Week' Operations
In Ibe New Field.
ISrXCIAt. TELXOnjUbt TO TUB DISPATCIt.l
Belmont, W. Va., May 23. The operations
of the week have not led to any important
results, so far as increasing the actual produc
tion of the field is concerned. Johnston fc
Brockunler's Locke No. 2 has been shot, and is
flowing about 20 or SO barrels a day. Her
owners think that by tubing and packing they
will raise ber to about CO barrels, and are going
to try It Storey, Ackerly & Samuels' Friedel
No. 1, in Ohio, would make a small natural
producer, but she will be shot cither to-day or
to-morrow. Alongside of her. Hart's Ferry welt
is expected in by the last of this week or the first
of next. Hart's Barnyard well is in tbe sand,and
showing up very nicely. It is in tbe line of
producers, and will probably be a good well.
The same gentleman's Blacksmith well will de
clare her intentions within a week or so, and
from her alignment bids fair to be a gasser. The
Island is still doing business at tbe old 280 barrel
rate. "Sweet William's Dandy, or the Pride
of Mrs. Johnston's Boy."i3 holding up at 500
barrels. George W. Ross' Triangle well has
been drilled through the sand, and Is doing
over 300. Storey, Hart it Boss' Shingleton No. 1
is only doing about 150. When she runs down
a little more she will have a nitro-glycerine
"persuader" introduced, and will in all proba
bility bo bettered considerably.
In the Eureka field tbo two wells on Ed.
Hammat's have shown up for small wells and
will be shot. Cochran Nos. 12 and 13 are well
on the road to completion, end will
be brought in this and next week. Hy
drick No. 1, on Hugh McTaggart's, is
spudding, as is also Brown &Huggins' No. 1 on
J. E. Hammet's. Big John No. 4 is drilling;
No. 6 Is about to rig up. Cochran Nos. 14 and
15 are nearly ready to be drilled. JSlcCul
lough No. 4, Rns Haminat Nn. 7, William Mc
Taggart No. 1, aud Rns Hamuiat No. 8 are
drilling.
CLAYSVILLE LATE OIL NEWS.
A Good Oll-Froduclnc Territory Leased for
S17.300.
ICFECtAX. TELXOltAK TO TUB DISPATCH. 1
CLAYSVILLE. May'23. The Washington Oil
Company's Lindsay No. 1 was drilled through
the Gordon sand on Thursday without any
showing of oil. It will be drilled to tho fifth
sand. This well is within 250 feet of a produc
ing well on the Carson farm.
Tho rig has been finished on the Jobn Mc
Willlams farm, south of West Alexander.
Spudding will be commenced Monday.
Bradley, Kennedy tCo.'s Miller No. 2 put in
the last string of casing on Thursday.
No. 9 of the Claysvllle Oil Company's Gourley
well is finished and putting in the 7-lncb
casing on Wednesday.
T. R. McLaiun and D. M. Campsey received
this week a Donus of 817.500 for their farm, north
of this place. This bonus depended nn tbe pro
duction of well Nu.l for 30 days. Tbo average
production for that time wa 75 barrels per day.
There is about 110 acres of the f .irm.
No. 1 on the Clemens farm is through the
break in the Big Injun; No. 2 l through tbo
Pittsburg coal, and No. 3 has just put in the
7-inch casing.
Mrs. Nancy Botkins leased four acres of land
to K. S. Frazier Wednesday, who will begiu a
well within 90days.
Tbe Lcamou-Carson well No. 10 Is about LCOO
feet deep.
Hart liros. McLaln No. 2 Is through the break
in tho Big Injun., The rig Is being built for No.
3 on the same farm.
FAT AS BACON.
Almost Every New Hole at Cbartlen I a
Gusher.
The oil development on Chartlers creek Is
phenomenal. No ono seems to think it possi
ble to get a duster within half a uillo of
O'Brien's "Folly." Tbe Rider-Wylle well,
within a few feet of O'Brien No. L was acting
yesterday evening as though she might make a
500 barreler when opened. The McKee's
Rocks Oil Company's well is said to ne a fair
producer. The Bear Creek Oil Company's well
across the creek from the O'Brien wells is
rated at close to 500 barrels, and tbe Union Oil
Company will begin operations on tbe adjoin
ing farm within a few days. Tbe Lutheran
Church parsonage well Is doing close to 00
barrels. E. C. beardsley cc Co. have begun to
drill on tbe McKee farm, on Narrows run near
Sharon, and it is possible tbe graveyard there
may yet be drilled for oil. It is so f nil of
coriiBes now that members of the congregation
who die are being buried In Other grounds, and
some people think enough oil mlghtjie gotten
";iawi atc '"Bar'
out of the old graveyard to buy ana adorn a
now cemetery ground. ,
Jtj expected that Forest arnre will come to
tbe front with some gushers before the week
ends.
Another Gushfr.
The well en the Mokown farm, Forest Grove,
hat been opened and she is ld tdbs mklnff
000 barrels a day,
ON THE DOWN GRADE.
Block Hpecnlntlon Cooling Off-Fluctuations
Narrow nnd Trading- Lloht I'enr or an
Atchison-Gould Quarrel Subsld.
Inc Prominent Feamres.
New York. May 2J.-Tlie stock market to
day showed a marked falling off in business,
and a corresponding docllne In tbe interest
taken In tho speculation, very few shares to
day fluctuating over a range of more than a
fraction, while the movemonts In the general
Hit wero devoid of featuro and Interest. There
was no excitement wnatever, such as lias
marked tho aeallngs almost every day for tho
past month, and only In Sugar Refineries,
which, with Citizens' Gas of Brookl)n. was tho
only stock showing any wide fluctuation, was
there any approach to any such thing.
The manipulation of tbe surface seems to bo
weakening, and tho realizations again caused a
sharp downward movement in tho last hour,
which loft it materially lower than last even
ing. In the regular list, the Grangers were
still tho most prominent features, and soon
after the opening to-day tbey became strong
and advanced uuon tbe reports that there was
to be an Increase of rates. By poon, however,
t became known that there was nothing in tho
rnmois and the Grangers sold down again.
St. Paul, Rock Island and Lake Erie and
Western common wore strong features to-day,
and the first named moved up sharply toward
noon, but failed to maintain its advantage dur
ing the latter portion of the day. The belief in
an Atchison-Gould quarrel is not so prevalent
as a few days ago, and to-day tbe Southwestern
stocks were stronger on rumors of a settlement
of the differences between the two Interest'.
Atchison, however, was, as a rule, weak and
with Richmond and West Point sagged away
slowly but steadily, though the latter received
good support around 26 until late in the after
noou. The market in the afternoon possessed less
animation and showed smaller fluctuations
than at any time within tbe past month, and at
times became positively dull. The usual Fri
day realizations, with some selling by London,
caused tbe market to give wayln the last hour,
though Sugar was extremely weak at tbe time
and close was quiet, bnt heavy to weak gener
ally at insignificant cbanges for tbe day. Tbe
final changes are irregular, but tbe declines are
in a large majority, though In no caso among
the active stocks for more than fractional
amounts. On tbo other hand Colorado Coal is
up 1 per cent. .
Railroad bonds like stocks, were very quiet
to-day and the same indifferent tone marked
the dealings, tho changes in quotations except
in an extremely limited number of issues being
confined to insignificant fractions. The sales
reached only 81.291,000, while the Atlantic and
Pacific Incomes with sales of 8107.000 wero the
only active specialty. The Important changes
are very few in number, and Minneapolis aud
8t. Louis Iowa extension 7s lost 5, at 98; Peoria
andPekln Union seconds 3M, at 70.
Government bonds have been dull and steady.
State bonds havo been entirely neglected.
The Post says: The principal activity was In
tbe Granger snares, all of which were bigbcr on
moro favorable reports regarding the rate
situation in tho West. The decline in Rich
mond Terminal was due to selling for the short
account.based on rumors that tho rights would
be less valuable than expected.
The Coal stocks wore dull, but strong, and the
market was higher. Tbe news from tbe West
was moro favorablo, and Indications point to an
early adjustment of existing troubles. Tbo
foreign buylug has boenan important featuro
in the market and has materially assisted the
upward movement In prices.
'Ido following tablo shows the prices or actlvo
stocks on the New York btock Exchango yester
day. Corrected dally for 'HIE DisrATCH hy
"Whitney A HTiriiKMsox, oldest fltuburg mem
bers of New York stock Exchange, (7 Fourth ave
nue i
Cloi-Opcn-
Illh- Low- mg
liur. ost. it. Kid.
Am. Cotton Oil so a"H JM 30
Am. Cotton Oil prcf. t8
Am. Cotton Olll rust.. 32M Wi 32)4 3-M
Atch., Ton. 4 o. K 48 4SU 4ai 4S
Canadian Pacific Kl 8k HI HiH
Canada Southern MX Wt toii 60
Central or New Jersey lUJi
Central Pacific to
Chesapeake & Ohio.... ti VK 243 Ui
C Bur. A Qulacy .. .Kw JW 10SK JtW5
C, Mil. &St. 1'RUt 77M T8S4 77 77
C. Mil. &Bt. P., pr...!212 121 121 121
C, ltockl. &P W WH MX SH
C. Bt. L. A Pitts , H
C, St. L. & Pitts., pf 19
., bt. P.. M. AO 39 SOX U K
c, St. P.. si. o. pt va
C.&. Northwestern;.. .1IIK 11SK M'A US
C, O.. C. A 1 79)4 79X 79 T8
C. COAL, pr. 100
Col. Coal A Iron VIA MM M'4 12
Col. Allocking Val... Wi W'4 24 UU
Del.. Lack A West 146K 147 11014 ""
Del. A Hudson 172 IK 172 171
Den. A ltlo Urande.... 19 1S' 19 1'J
lien. A ltlo Uraude, nl MX Wi M
K.T., Va. AGs 11 11 II 10
E. T.,Va. &Oa., lstpr 80
K. T.. Va. A Oa., 2d pf 28K 28M 26V 26
Illinois Central 117H H'S UX "a
Late trie A West 19H 1H HH 19H
Lake Shore A M. S 111 112 1I1H llljj
Louisville A Nashville. 81 K'A 91K 01.S
Mlcliljran Central W
Mooile A Ohio 17 !
Sluiourl Pacific 764 77H 78 Kh
New York Central 1C9J4 W4 IW'4 1W
N. r. C. A St. L 17 17M 17 17
N. T., c St. L. pr.. 13H 74 nn 73)4
N. Y..C A St. L. 2dnf . 40
K.V.1S.E 51H SIX 60H 50l
N. Y.. O. AW. 23 21 23 21
Norfolk A Western 23 w,
Norrolk A Western pr. ton
Northern Pacific ziH UH Ki S7J4
Northern Pacific pr... 85 SMj 83X 85)
Ohio & Mississippi 2W UH "06 246
Oregon Improvement. 5Q)j
Oregon Transcon'. 4&H 48M W 477s
Pacific Stall... U Ati 40 44
Peo.. Dec. A Evans 22
Phlladel. A Reading... 48 8a 6'4 4Sf
Pullman Palace Car.. .197 197 197 197
ltlrhmond A W. P. T 28X 2GK ii MX
Richmond A W.P.T.pt 81'
St. P., Minn. A Man 113)4
St. L. A ban Kr.in 33 ii 35 ai
St. L.. A San Fran pf.. fi 05 65 6514
bt. L. A San If. lbtpl.,104 194 1C4 104
Tex.is Pacific XH 12 23(4 23
Union 1'aclfc C7) 6314 66 67V4
Wabash m US u n
Wabash preferred 30)i 111$, 30i Z0
Western Union 86 86)4 86 81
Wheeling A L. K. 78JS 79'4 767i 78S5
Swear Trait 92 93)4 90 9lH
National Lead Trust... 23 23 20) ZHi
Chicago Gas Trust C23f 62 61 H C1K
Phllndolpliln Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished or Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New York stocE Lx
change: Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Kallroad 84)4 Wa
Heading 23 3-18 2V,
liuUalo. Pittsburg A Western 12X 12
Lehigh Valloy 53 51SI
Lehigh Navigation 5.1 54
Philadelphia and Erie 35 3f
Northern Pacific tin T.
Northern Pacific preferred t& 85ji
Boston Stocks.
Atch. A Ton
Boston A Albany...,
ilostonA Maine
C, B. AQ
Clnn., Sun. A Clev.,
Kustern It. 1C
Flint APere It
L. It. A Ft. S. 7s....
Slass.Centr.il
Slex. Central com...
N. Y. A N.Kng
N. Y. A N. Kng. 7.
Old Colony.
Wis. Central com...
Allouez Mg. Co
Atlantic
ItostonA Mont
, 43
220
225
1U5
92
165
3534
99
21!;
281,
SO
12.1
inn
i
6
21
60
Calumet A Hecla....
Franklin
Huron
Kearsarge
Osceola
Pewaulc (new)
(Jnlncy
Santa Ve cooper
Tamarack
Aunlston Laud Co..
309
19
.22
, 39)4
. 8
.no
. 00
,WH
. Kl
23
. 29
235
35)4
6.
Sail Diego Land Co.
west cni i.auu km.
Hell Telephone. ....
Lainson stores
Water Power ,
Centennial Mining,
TO-DAYS OEGAN EECITAL.
A Progrnmme of Knro Merit Selected for
tbe Curnrsle Hull Mntlner.
The following programme will be rendered
at the second free organ recital at Carnegie
Hall this afternoon. Mr. Leonard Wales,
the city organist, will preside, assisted by
Miss Pauline Fritscbe, soprano of the Filth
Avenue Presbvterian Church, Columbus,
O.:
Leonore Slarch RafT
Traumercl Schumann
Gavotte Wales
llinorah" (Potpourri) Meyerbeer
Introducing tlio celebrated Shadow Song.1'
Song "TlieLoit Chord" Sullivan
"lloliemlin Girl" (Potpourri) Balfe
Operatic Pearls
Walts and Finale, "Queen's Lace Handker
chief." Dearest Papa," and "Drinking Hong,"
"Ulrofle-Olrolla."
O. Loved Italia." "ErnanL"
Aria-" William Tell."
Duet Norma. "
Song-The Page's Hong. "Figaro" Mozart
"Artist's Lire." Waltzes J.Strauss
Overture '-IJarblere dl bevlglla" Rossini
Song "Lullaby. " Erinlnle" JacobowsWl
Overture "Semlramlde" ltos9tnl
Starch Slllltalre Wollenhaupt
SICK HEADACHE.,,,,,, uttle Lvler Pills.
SICK HEADACHKcUr,, Lmie Liver Pills.
SICK HKADACHECart,, UMe Llymu
SICK HEADACHE.,,,, UMa UTer Pills.
' nols-87-Tissa
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Fancy Dairy Products Moving Freely
at the Low Prices.
BETTER HERMES COMING TO FRONT
Kccolpts of Cereals Ug-ht and. Good Goods
Fairly Steady.
COFFEE AND RAW SUGARS VERY FIRM
Ovtice or Pirrsnono Dispatch, 1
FltlSAY, May 23, lbOOL I
Conntry Produce Jobbing Prices.
Fancy creamery batter Is moving out freely
at tho late reduction. Supply or new cboese Js
still sbort of demand. Choice nearby eggs aro
very scarce and sell promptly at outside quota
tions. There wore rumors of sales on Liborty
street at llio per dozen. Bald a leading opera
tor In dairy products and eggs to-day: "Last
week our trade was Klugglsh, but everything Is
activo this wcok, and we are not able to get
eno.ugh to supply our customers." Berries aro
coming in freely from Norfolk and Baltimore,
and quality is better than late receipts. Cab
bage is scarco and higher. Old potatoes are
also looking up. Supply of new potatoes from
tho Carollnas is improving. In general produce
trade was good to-day, and commission men re
port tbe day as the best ol the week in volume
of business.
Buttkb Creamery. Elgin, 19Q20c; Ohio do,
16lHc: country rolls, 12 14c.
JiEANS .Navv hand-picked beans, $1 802 00.
Bekswax 2528c $f ft for choice; low grade,
is:oc
CIDEB-Sand refined. S7 60: Common, J3 00
4 00; crab eider. $7 5008 (X) fl barrel; cider vin
egar. 1012c ? gallon.
Cheese New Ohio cbecse, 9K10c: New
York cheese. 10c; LImberger, llSBloc: do
mestic 8weltzer. 18c; importedBweitzer,23c
KGGS-1515&c dozen for strictly iresb;
duck eggs. 18c; goose eggs, 3540c
Knurrs Apples, fancy. SI 605 00 ? barrel;
strawberries, 1520c a box.
Feathees Extra live geese, 6060c; No. 1
.do. 4045c; mixed lots, S035c jfl ft.
Maple Syrup New, DOQBob a can. Maple
sugar, 11012c $ ft.
Honey 15c fl ft.
Poultry Live chickens. 7390c a pair;
dressed, 1413c a ponnd; dressed spring chick
ens. 30c a pound; ducks, 75cJl 00 a pair; live
turkeys. 14c a pound.
Seeds Clover, choice. 62 Its to bushel, (1 00
bushel; clover, large English, 62 fts, 3o
4 60; clover. Alslke, S3 00; clover, white, $9 00;
timothy, choice. 45 fts, SI 601 70; bine grass,
extra clean, 14 fts SI 25 1 30; blue grass, fancy,
14 fts, SI 30; orchard grass. 11 fts. SI 40; red top,
14 fts, 81 00: millet, 60 fts. SI 00; Hungarian
grass, 60 ft. SI 00; lawn grass, mixture of fine
grasses, S2 50 p bushel or 14 fts.
Tallow Countrv, 3c; city rendered, 4c.
Tropical Fruits Lemons, common, $2 75
03 00; fancy, S3 504 50; California oranges,
$1 005 CO; fancy Metsina, SI 004 60; bananas.
cocoanuts. Si 00d)4 50 f hundred: dates. 67c
!2 WiC. VJ nrsts, si lo guoasoconas, ti onncn
lb; lay tigs, 1215Xc; pineapples. SJGH a
ozen.
Vegetables Potatoes, from store. 73ffi
80c; on track, ooQOoc; new Southern potatoes.
i 505 CO per barrel; Bermuda potatoes, 50 60
a barrel ; now cabbage,$3 2503 50 for small crate,
$5 50o 75 tor large; Bermuda onions, tl G0
2 75 per bushel crate: green onions, 1620 a
dozen; parsnips. J2 00 $1 barrel: onion sets,
S3 004 00 11 bushel; asparagus, 2550c J1 largo
bunch; rhubarb, 20030c $ dozen: green beans,
SI 2501 50 V onx: wax beans, fl 603 00 ft box;
green peas, $2 7503 00 basket.
Groceries.
Coflco options lire still In favor of bulls.
Yesterday they advanced 30 points. A rlso In
packages is llkoly to come soon unless tbo
present upward movement Is arrested. Raw
sugars are firmer and tending upward. The
geuoral grocery trade was never better at this
season.
Greek Coffee Fancy Rio, 24025c;
choice Rio, 22023c; prime Rio, 22c; low
grade IMo, 20021c; old Government Java,
2802DKc; Maracalbo. 25027c; Mncba. 30
S2c; Bant os. 2226c; Caracas, 2402O)c; La
Guayra, 2027f.
Roasted (In papers) Standard brands,
24c; blgb grilled, 25V30c; old Government
Java, bulk, S2K04c: .Maracalbo, 27K28Kc;
Santos, 25K02lc: peaberry, 2Kc; choice Rio,
2biic: prime Kio,2-Ic; good Kio, 23Xc; ordi
nary. 21622c.
Spices (whole) Cloves, 17018c; allspice,
10c: cassia, 8c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70080c.
Petroleum (jobbers prices) 110 test, TKie,
Ohio, 120, 8Kc: headlight, 150, SVc; water
white. 10Kc; globe, I40I4Kc; elalne, UXc; car-
nadln
ne. HKc; royalino, 14c; globe, red oil, 110
.110
llKc; purity, 14c
jiin;
iners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 43045c
y gallon; summer, 3840c; Lard oil, TOSUoc.
Syrup Corn syrup, 27029c; choice sugar
syrup, 3C38c: nrlmo sugar syrup, S0Q33c;
strictly prime. 333oc; new maple syrup, 90c.
N. O. Molasses Fancv, new crop. 47048c;
choice, 46c; medium. 38043c; mixed, 40042c.
Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 33c; bl-cirb in
Ks. 5?icj bl-carb assorted package', 6J0e;
sal-soda in kegs, lJc;do granulated, ic.
Candles Star, tull weight, 8JJc; stearine,
f? set. 8Kc: paraffiiie, 11012c
RICE Head, Carolina. 707Jic; choice, 6
Cc; prime, 5)06c: Louisiana, o"flJe.
Staucii PoirL2c; cornstarcn,5K6c; gloss
starch. 507c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65; Lon
don layers, J2 75; California, London layers,
S2 75; Muscatels, S2 60; California Muscatels,
$2 40; Valencia. 8&c; Ondara Valencia. 10J
lie; sultana, lO011c; currants. 5Jb'c; Turkey
prunes, 6H0tc; French prnne, 9Sl2c; Salon
ica prunes, in 2-ft pickages. 9c: cocoanuts f)
100, S6; almonds. Lan., ft, 20c; do Ivica, 17v;
do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 13014c: Sicilv
filberts, 12c; Smyrna Sgs, 12013c; new dates, 60
6c; Brazil nuts, llc;pecan. K0IOc; citron,
lb. 1S19c; lemon peel, 18c V ft; orange peel,
17e
Dbied Fruits Anplos sliced, per ft, 6c; ap
ples, evaporated, lOJHXc; appricots, Cali
fornia, evaporated. lG18c; peaches, evaporated,
pared. 2iffi28c; peaches, California, evaporated,
unpared, 18020c; cherries, pitted, 13013c:
cherries, unpitted, 506c; raspberries, evapo
rated, 3132c; blackberries, 77c; buckel
berries, 10012c
Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6?ic; granu
lated, ffic; confectioners' A. 6c: standard A.
5c: soft white. 5)oc; yellow, choice, 5U0
5c: yellow, good, oj;0ojc; yellow, fair. 5ia
br- yellow, dark, 5oc
PICKLES Medium, bbls (L200). $9 00; me
dium, half bblx (600), S5 00.
' SALT-No. 1, ?1 bbl, 95c: No. 1 ex, W bbl.
SI 00; dairy, fl bbl, 51 20; coarso crystal, fl bbl,
$1 20: HIggins Eureka. 4-bn sacks, 82 80; Hig
gins' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets. S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. 82 000
2 25; 2d, SI 6501 SO; extra peaches. S2 4002 6u;
pie peaches. Si 05: finest corn. SI 0001 60; Hid
Co. corn. 65090c; red cherries, 80085c: Lima
beaus. SI 20; soaked dn. 80c; string do. t507Oc:
marrowfat peas. SI 1001 15; soaked peas, 700
80c: pineapples. 81 300140; Bahama do. 82 75;
damson plums. 95c; greengages, SI 52: egg
plums, S2 00; California pears. 2 40; do green
gages, SI 85; do egg plums, SI 85; extra white
cherries, 82 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10; straw
berries, 80c; gooseberries, SI 3001 40: toma
toes, 8V088c; salmon, 1-ft. SI 4001 85; black
berries, 00c; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 0c;
do gfeen. 2-ft. SI 2501 60: corn beef. 2-ft cans.
$2 05; 14-ft rans. 814 00; baked beans, 81 4U01 50;
lobster, 1-ft. SI 801 90; mackerel. 1-Tb cans,
broiled, 31 60; sardines, domestic ' '
4 50; sardines, domestic. Ks, 86 7507 00; sar
dines, imported. is, 11 50012 50: sardines, im
ported. ' SIS 00: sardines, mustard, 83 35; sar
dines, spiced, 83 5a
FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $3C ty
bbl; extra No. 1 do. mess, S40; extra No. 1 mack
erel, shore, 832: extra No. 1 do, mess. $36; No. 2
shore mackerel, 824. Codfish Whole pollock,
4c ft ft: do medium. George's cod. 6c; do
large, 7c; boneless hake, In i-trlps, 4v: dn
George's cod in blocks. 6K7Jc Herring
Round shore. So 00 f) bbl; split. Hi 50; lake, 82 90
W 100 ft bbl. White fish, 86 50 W 100-m halt bbl.
Like trout, 85 .50 ft half bbl. Finnan haddock,
10c fl ft. Iceland halibut, 13c fl ft. Pickerel,
half lib!. S3 00; quarter lbl, 81 35; Potomac bor
ring. 85 00 fl bl'l; S3 50 half bbL
OATXEAL S5 00g5 25 fl bbl.
Groin, Flour nnd Feed.
There was a single sale on call at the Grain
Exchange to-day. Receipts as bulletined were
tbe lightest on record for many months, tbe
total being but 7 cars, as follows: By Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and Bt. Louis Railway, 4 cars of oats,
1 of corn. By Baltlmuro and Ohio, 1 car of malt.
By Pittsburg, Ft, Wayne and Chicago. 1 car of
oats. Corn and millfecd are quiet and ear corn
Is lower. Cboico hay Is firm at quotations, bnt
low grades are dull. Mlllfced is easier. Wheat
and flour aro steady. With diminishing re
ceipts tue past iew uajs, comes a more nopemi
feeling, and all cereals that are choice are
firmly held.
Prices below are for carload lots on track:
WHEAT New No. 2 red. 97098c; No. 3, 96
97c
Corn-No. 1 vellow. ear, 4S49c; No. 2
yellow, ear, 4647c: high mixed, ear. 42
43c; No. 2 vcllnu, shelled. 4040c; nigh mixed
shelled com, S9039KC.
Oats No. 2 whitp. 3I034VC; extra, No. 3,
32K33Kc; mixed, 31031&C
RYK No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6061c;
No. 1 Western. SOQWo.
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
sprlne patents. So 50SB 00; wlntpr straight,
J.) 0005 25; clear winter, 84 755 00; scratch t
XXXX bakers', H 2504 60. Rye flour, S3 50
3 75.
MlLfEED-Middlings, fine white SIS 000
16 50 fl ton; brown middlings. 815 25015 6U;
winter wheat bran, 813 00; chop reea, 813 00
15 00. ,
Ui-innsa umoiny, no. j, jis vuaiis ;
Ko. 9 do. f 10 Mfflll DOi loose, from wacon.113 00
017 00. according to quality; No. 3 prairie hay,
17 0008 00; packing do, K S0S4 75; elorer bay,
17 6008 00. M M
Btkaw Oat, S3 76Q7 00; wheat and rye, to 00
CO 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured bami, large, 10ei sugar-eared
bams, medium, l(c; sugar.bams, small, lljc;
sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8Kct angar-cured
sbouldors, Cc: sugar-cured boneless shoul
ders. 8c; augar-curcil California bams, 8c:
sugar-cured ilrlod beef llati, Uc: sngar-cured
dried beef sets, 10c: sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. 12c; bacon, shouldors, 6c; bacon, clear
Sides, 7Kc; bacon, clear bellies, 7Ke; dry salt
shoulder Sc; drv salt clear sides, Tjic Mess
ork, heavy, 13 50; mess pork, family. 813 50.
i-ird Rellneil, In tierces, be half-barrels,
6C( 60-ft tnlH, 0Up; 20.8. psils. Kc: 60-B tin
runs, 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 0p; 6-ft tin palls, tic:
10-ft tin palls. lc Hinolced sausage, long, oc;
large, 5c. Freli pork, links, 9c. Boneless
bams. 10c Vztf feet, balf-barrels, tl 00;
quarter-barrels, 82 15.
MAEKETSBY WIBE.
Wheat Nervons, Uiisclllfd nnd Higher,
Canylnir Corn Up Willi II Moro
Bad Crop News Very Little
Dolus In Pork.
CHICAGO Trading In wheat to-day was ac
tive, and tho feeling was very nervous and un
settled. Buying orders were numerous and
oilers were comparatively light. It was a wild
market, and July made rapid tracks toward 81.
The opening, which was a trifle easy, with flrst
sales of July, yiBXc below yesterday's closing,
but quickly started upward and advanced 2c
above Insldo figures, held firmly and closed
io higher than yesterday. Tbo advance was
spasmodic August advanced 2c and Septem
ber ljjc. and closed IJic higher than yesterday.
The conversion to the bull fide ot soma of
the prominent floor traders who usually oper
ate tbe bear side, has belped toadvanco the
market to the present leveL Crop news from
the winter wheat districts continues to come in
bad. Many operators expected a reaction to
day, thinking that tbo crop prospects had been
discounted, but in this tbey found they were
mistaken. Rain was again reported in tho
Northwest, and spring wheat prospects are
good.
There was a fair trade In corn within narrow
limits, the market ruling active at times. The
feeling was op tbe wbole weaker, tbe under
tone being a little heavy, though no decline of
consequence was noted. Opening sales were
at Hlis under tho closing prices of yester
day, with the feeling weak, nut wheat started
up and corn followed, advancing KC but
prices reicted quickly ic, ruled steady,
closing yt&ie lower than yesterday.
Oats wero fairly acttive, strongor and higher,
especially for May, which advanced lc. with
very light trading. The more deferred de
liveries were stronger and advanced Hic
and outside prices were fairly maintained until
tbe close.
1 be feeling In pork was rather tame. Trading
was chiefly In June and July contracts, and
transfers wero mado at 1517c difference.
Trading in lard was fairly active and tbe feel
ing was eisy early in tbe day. Prices declined
2K5c- Later, tbo feeling was steadier and
prices rallied slightly.
There was a fair business in short ribs. Prices
were 2K5c lower early; later the market was
steadier and prices ralllod slightly.
The leading fntures rangea as follows:
WHEAT No. 2. May. iWig97J305?i97Kc:
June. 95Ji0980997ic; July, 9oaG09oJ
Cons No. Z May. 33KQ3l0.13J;0S3Mc;
June, :iO903133-.!i033&c; July. SlKa34i0
84034Kc. ,
Oats Ko. 2. May, 2S;'iiO02803Oc:
June, 272827ffl27Kc; July, 2u627
2O027c.
Mehs Pork, per bbl. June. 812 X5012 85
012 77K013 8U; Jnlr, 812 9.5.13 00012 95013 00;
August, 313 OO013 05013 00013 05.
Lard, per 100 fts. June, Sd 1000 12K: Jnlv.
86 2000 2)06 2006 25; September, 86 406 45
0 400 45.
Short Ribs, per 100 ft". Jnno. $5 2505 25
05 22XS5 25: July. 85 3505 375 35Q5 37&
Sentember, 85 525 55.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, S7097Kc;
No. 3 spring wheat, 80085c; No. 2 red, 97'J7c;
No. 2 com, 33c: No. 2 oats. Z90JOc; No. 2 rye,
63c: No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 1 flaxseed,
tl 48; pritno timothy seed. 81 SO. Mess pork,
per bbl, 812 75. Lard, por 100 lbs, 86 OTUitO 10.
Short rib tides (loose), 85 25; dry salted shoul
ders (boxed). 85 1005 20; sbort clear sides
(boxed), $5 7005 80. Sugars unchanged.
On tbe Produce Exchange to-day tho bntter
market was dull and unchanged. Eggs, 12
13c
NEW YORK-Flour dull. Wheat-Spot dull
and weaker: options active and irregular; early
K0c down, advanced 02c and closed steady.
Rye weak; Western, 69X061C Barley dull.
Barley malt dulL Corn Spot firm and dull;
options dull and unchanged. Oats Spot firm
and less actire; options quiet and Irregular,
closing steady. Hay steady and in fair demand.
Hops quiet and firm. Coffee Options opened
barely steady, unchanged to a points down;
closed firm, unchanged to 10 points down; sales,
41,000 baits, Imclndlng May. at 16.8517.15c;
June. 16.3016.70c: July, 16.35010.60c; August.
laltHOc; Septembor, 161501030c; October,
1585016.00c; November. 15.70e; Docember. 15.55
15.0.5c; January, 15.4U0I5.45c; Marcb, 15.35c;
snot Rio quiet and steady: fair cargoes, 20c:
No. 7 flat bean, 18c. Sugar Raw firmer and
quiet; sales, 600 bales; Muscovado. 89 test, at
4 19-32C c i. f.; three cargoes centrifugals, 96
test, at 3c. c i. f.: refined quiet and steady.
Molasses Foreign qniet; New Orleans quiet.
Rice quiet and steady. Cottonseed oil dull;
yellow, 37Xc Tallow quiet. Rosin steady.
Turpentine dull: offered at 38c. Eggs firmer;
Western. 15f015Kc; receipts. 6.339 packages.
Pork moderately active and firm: mess, 813 75
014 25: extra prime dull. Lard opened easy
and closed firm; Western steam, 86 35; sales,
600 tierces. Options SMes. 2,250 tierces: June.
86 34Q6 36. closing S6 36; Jnlr. 86 4336 47. clos
ing S6 47. bid; August. 86 58 bid: beptember,
86 69; October, 86 71; closing $8 75. bid. Bntter
Cboire about steady and quiet; Western
dairy, 6011c; do creamery. 6015c; Elgin. 15
16c. Cheese firm, fair demand; part skims.
46Kc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm, with a fair de
mand for desirable winter wheats, bnt very lit
tle inquiry for springs. Wheat strong and
closed lc higher: speculation qniet: rejected,
72Q78c; fair to good milling. 8E93c: primo to
choice, 9I98c; choice ungraded In Twentieth
street elevator, 97c; do do in grain depot. 9Sc;
No. 2 red in export elevator. 02c; No. 2 red.
May. 93094c: June, 93094c; July. 93K094Kc;
August, 94095c Corn dull and unchanged on
near futures, but late months a shade stronger:
car lots for local trade scarce and firm, though
quiet: ungraded mixed, nn track. 43c: No 2
mixed, in grain depot and Twentieth street
elevator. 43c; No. 2 mixed. May, 4040K-:
June, iOii'dUHic; July. 4141ic: August. 41K
042c Oats Car lots firm, with a fair local
trade demand; No. 3 white, 3535Kc; do clip
ped, 35Jc: No. 2 white, in Twentieth street ele
vator. Soc: do in grain depot. 26c: do clipped.
86Kc; futures quiet nut firm: No. 2 white.
May, 35K036c: June. 33c; July. 31U0
31c: August, 31832c Butter dnll and weak;
Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 15c; do prints,
extra. 18023c Ergs firm; Pennsylvania, 15c
ST. LOUIS Wheat Bad crop reports opened
the market Jc higher and there was a gradnal
advance till toward the close, when there was
some fluctuation, but top prices were main
tained. The finish was 2lc for July. 2c ror
August and lc for December above yester
flav? No- 2 red. cash. SSl9J!)c anil nna car nlil
at 81; July closed atttjic asked; August, 9i
094Jc Corn, cash, was a shade lower, but
options closed about lc above yesterday; No.
2. cash, 31K031Jc: July, 32fc; August, 32J
32c: September, S3Kc Oats slow but higher;
No. 2, cash, 27Jc;July. 26c; August, 21c bid.
ltyo auii; ooc inu. xxiney ro sales, .flax
seed quiet at 81 40. Provisions dull, and with
the exception of some movement in lard, sales
were confined to small job lots at unchanged
prices; nearly 1,000 tierces of lard changed
bands; butcher grades. Si S7, and choice
shipping at 86 05.
BALTIMORE Wheat Western strong: No.
2 winter red, spot and Mav, 94"; Jnnp. 9ijic
asked; July. 94K0U4c; August. 91K94Jc;
September, 946j95c Corn Western teauy;
mixed, spot, 4141'-: May. 41c bid; June,
4Oa$0Jlc; Julv. 4O0-IOc: August, 404$41Kc;
steamer, 3SKc Oats lairly active; Westen:
white. 3503bc; do mixed. 34015c; graded
No. 2 whlti 3bc Rye stcadv: choice. 63065c:
primo 61002c; good to fair. 68060c Provisions
active; mess pork, old, 812 75; new. 813. Bulk
meats Loose shoulders, Cc; lcn: clear rib
sides and sugar-cured shoulders. CKc; sugar
cured smoked shoulders. Tlic: hams, small.
HK012Kc: lirge, lUIlc Lard Refined. 7ic:
crude, fci40c Bntter dnll: creamery, fancv.
16c; do fair to choice, 14015c; d imitation. 110
lZc Cofieo steadr; Rio cargoes, fair, 19$ic:
No. 7. 17c
MINNEAPOLIS Posted receipts of wheat for
the day were 1C0 oaf, with 31 shipped out.
Tbe elevator companies wero tbe onlv
large buyers or No. 1 Northern, and
they took all tbey could get at 1 cent under
what July was worth at tbo time ot purchase.
Millers were almost out of the field as bnjers:
only one picked up any wheat, and his wauls
were soon supplied. There was little bin leg
for cash account. Closing quotation: No. I,
bard. Mar, 92jc; July, 95c: on track. 94c; No. 1
Norlbern. May, 02Jic: June. 92-c; July. 94Kc:
on track, 93c; No. 2 Northern, Mav, 87c; June.
90c; July, 91c: nn track, 8S69c
CINCINNATI Flonr in firm demand. Wheat
strong; No. 2 red. 9l9Gc; receipts, L00O bush
els; shipments. 5,300 bushels. Corn easier; N o.
2mlxed.8737&c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed. 31c
Rye scarce: No. 2, 690bOc Pork quiet at 813 00.
Lard in fair demand at $5 75. Bulkmeats and
bacon quiet. Whisky steady; sales, 876 barrels
finished goods on the bails of $1 02. Butter
easier; fancy creamery, 17c; choice dairy, 809c
Sugar qniet and easy. Eggs steady at 12012KC
Cheese nTm.
MILWAUKEE Flour unchanged. Wheat
easlert No. 2 spring, on track, cash. BISWKc;
July, U3ciNa 1 Northern, 98c Corn dnll; No.
8. on trauk, 83c Oats qniet; No. 3 white, on
track, 30Kc Rye firm; No. L in store, 6lk
tec. Barley nervous; No. 2, In store. MHc
Provisions quiet. Pork, 812 75. Lard, KIO.
Cboese lower; Cheddars. 808fc.
TOLEDp-Wlisatctlve8ndli!gher;casb.9ffl
87; Miy. 96c: J uly. 07c: August, liic; Septets
ber, 94c Corn quiet; canh. May and Jane-.
toe Oa a steady; cash, 2S)Jc Clorerseed dull
and uuebanged; caab, t3 60: October. 84 10.
Drrsnoiti.
New York. May 23.-Thero was a very fair
business In dryeooils. Including some good
sized transactions tor home ami export mar.
kets. Wide sheetings, cotton flauncls, corset
Jeans, sateens, fancy duinask and white goodl
were moving In good quantities at II rm prices.
Tho cotton goods market continued buoyant,
with numerous price changes and more to
follow. Wool fabrics were also nnder a better
tone. New York mills 4-4 bleaebed shirtings
advanced to 11 cents a yard; Androscoggin B
advanced 4. cent a yard; also Androscoggin
sateens i cent. Biddeford, Rockport and
Laconla corset Jeans i cent a yard each.
Tliorndyko tickings A. Ii. C, D i cent a yard.
Palmer nine-ounce denims K cent a yara, and
American gram bags cent.
THE DTOKAEDS' LOVE FEAST.
Slulea nnd Females Wmb Each Other's)
Feet nnd tho Men Kin Each Olber.
Readino, May 23. The peculiar religious
denomination known as tbe Dunkards aro
holding their yearly love feasts in most of the
German counties ot Pennsylvania in the east
ern part of tho State. The meeting held at
Ziegler's Meeting House, near Rebrersburg,
was one of great interest. Tbere were thou
sands of people in attendance, and nearly all of
them were Dunkards. The farmers, attired in
tho dress peculiar to tbeir faith, and hundreds
of women and children made the occasion a
lively one. T he meeting is a peculiar one. On
the second floor aro two large rooms, which
were occupied by the brothers and sisters who
came from a distance. One room was occnpled
by the men and tbe other by tbe women and
children. An ox weighing 550 pounds waa
slaughtered for the meals.
Altera sermon or two the interesting feet
washing ceremony took place. When tbo
Bishop had finished reading tho biblical chap
ter which describes Christ washing tbe feet of
the disciples, tbo Dunkards gave a very fair
imitation of tbe ceremony. One brother kneeled
down and washed both feet of threo or four
brothers sitting on a bench In a row. while an
other brother, girt with a towel, followed and
wiped tbe feet. Tbe women, all of whom woro
white laco caps, washed each other's teet in tbe
same way wbllo an appropriate hymn was be
ing sung. Loaves of bread and tin dishes con
taining soup made of rice and beef having been
placed on the table, alt tbe members partook
of tbe Lord's Supper. Every set of four
brothers and every set of four sisters ate soup
out of one dish, two sitting on each side of a
narrow table. The members arose after eating
and embraced each other in a fervent manner.
Tho salatatlon ot tho holy kiss followed, when
each imprinted a kiss on tho lips of the mem
ber next to him. Tbe meeting lasted two
days.
Postponed Tor Another Week.
The hearing in the case of the Government
against the city of Allegheny, for the con
demnation of property for Kerr's Island
dam, was postponed from yesterday until
next week, owing to tbe request of Attorney
Elphtustone, who wishes to get evidence of
the city's title to the ground.
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