7 ( f?'JS- t: T --V THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1890. 11 1 iJBEON TEADE REVIEW. The Local Situation Shows Very little Change This Week. OUfi USUALMIDblMMER DDLLNESS. Orders 5ott Slack in the Sonth but Fur naces Booked Ahead. THE MARKETS BOTH EABT AND WEST The situation ia iron and steel is practi cally the same as it was a week ago. Transactions are light, as they always are at this season of the year. This is the time ol year when manufacturers close down for repairs. "While demand is not active, markets are in a healthy condition, and holders of standard brands show no disposi tion to concede on quotations given below. Said one of our foremost commission men to-day: "The situation of the iron and steel trade has developed no new features the past week, and trade may be considered quiet, as it uniformly is daring the heated term. Consumers make it a point at this season of the year to make the needful re pairs. We always count on a slack time in June and July. Our customers usually stock up well In Mar and the earl; part of June. Hence, trade is lfght at this season, and is likely to continue so until the latter part of August. Though volume of trade is light, prices are steady, and there are no signs of a a drop In sight." There is a good demand for cnt nails, and prices of last week are well sustained. The same is true of structural iron. Wire nails are a shade lower than tney were a week ago. Sharp competition has lowered prices of steel rails within the past week. At tbe Ed car Thomson works, however, there are orders now on tbe books sufficient to absorb the en tire product lor tbe balance of the year. Tbe daily output of these works is 1,303 ton,s and before August is expected to reach 1,500 tons. Structural Iron -Angles, ft 15: tees, tide; beams and channels. 3.10c. sheared bridge plates, steel. S.0c; unl ersal mill plates, iron, 1 lc: reflned bars. 1. foe card. Barbed wire fencing, galvanized, S3 tO; plain wire fmclng, galvanized, 3 90. eutral mill ?15 5015 75-cash All-ore mill ifi ai6 75-casii ,o. 1 foundry, native ore .t. . . 17 ui7 : casu o 1 foundry, late ore Bessemer Charcoal foundry iron o. 1 Charcoal foundr Iron o. Z i; ZJfrK 50 cash 'J IMA t -law .1 u ij m ai n rs Z- ilroa 00 jel 7&i33 SO asoj9o vjnarcoai coia oi&si bntprel MupL har bteel blooms 31 ouwSI S-1 Steel slabs 31 00150 Steel billets si CoSsi oO bteel K.U. ends z nxgzi ou bteel bloom ends 21 5(' bteel rails, new 52 30,333 00 Old rails 25U.GC0 liar iron 1 tail i 90 bteel nails, per fee;, usual dls.... 2 I5 2 30 Wire nails, per leg 2 a5 Ferro manganese 78 00S79 00 STEEL TtATT. PEICES Keep on Advancing in -pile of tho Threat ened TnniTltcdactlon. rEFECUL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCm Puh.adki.puia. June 27. The iron and Steel makers are really looking very compla cently on the struggle of. Congres with the tariff bill. In the face of a proposed reduction in duty on steel rails, which the makers say will be ruinous, prices march upward. The principal local concern engaged in steel rail making to-day accepted an order for 200 tons of rails at 33 SO per ton at the mill, a good round price consider ing that 32 was regarded as an outside not long ago. The steelmakers are crying for free ore. They say they have scoured tbe country over for ore suitable for eteelmaking, and the only prodnct of any con sequence suitable for their purpose is that ob tained from the Lake Superior mines. Tbe freight charges upon this ore after it leaves the lake, to points in Eastern Pennsylvania is greater than the ocean freights upon ore from bpain. Africa or Cuba. If ore is admitted free the steelmakers will not object to a reduction of tbe duty on rails. There is a very fair pros pect of more English millions being invested In tbe Iron industry in America. Having ob tained options on half a dozen mills and fur naces in the Mahoning valley in Ohio, a number of Toangstown men have gone to England to dispose of their nrivileges to a syndicate. Trade in pig metal is fairly active. One prominent company reports large orders for gray forgo at S16 per ton, while its foundrv irons are well cleaned up at $18 for No. I and II" for No. 2 at tide. Bessemer pig iron is nominal at 20 50 per ton at th furnace. Hot blast charcoal is worth S21 0022 50, and cold blast $2S2S per ton delivered. M-ick bars are advancing, and are firmly held at $28 50 per tort at the milk Old rails are worth $21 75 25 In this market Bar iron is steady. It is ex pected that a number of mills will shut down this week until after the holiday. Tbe best re fined bar iron is quoted at LS0LS5c per pound. Skelp mills are well supplied with orders and are placing their products on a basis of 1.75c for grooved delivered and L952c for sheared. Plates are fractionally higher. Quotations for iron and steel respectively are: bbip. Z10 2.15c and 2.202.40c: tank, 2.102.l5c and 2.25 2.45c; bnoge. 2.152.20c and 2.402.S0c: shell, 2.405T250 and 2.62.70; flange. 3 00&15c and 2.806a00c; tii oboxT 3.75c and 3.754.2oc. There is a good demand for structural material espe cially in small lots at 2.20i25c for sheared Slates delivered, and 2.1562.20 for angles, earns and channels are worth 3.1c. FALLETG OFF IK VOLUME. Orders Are Now Mower bat the Furnaces Are Booked Away Ahead tmCCIAT. TELEOItAM TO THE DISPATCH. BiKirTCGHAM, Ala., June 27. There has been a continued falling off in tbe volume of business since last week and very little iron is being sold now. The furnaces have about all they can do to fill orders for June delivery, which were boosed sometime ago, and tbey are not trying to sell any iron for future delivery. Threatened labor troubles prevents tbe making of contracts just now, and may result in the ehuttingdown of several furnaces. The Eu reka furnaces, atOzmore. went out of blast last week for renairs and to await the result of the labor question. The Trussville furnaces is out of blast on account of a slight accident, and one of the furnaces of the Sloss Iron and bteel Company is being repaired. July is the date for making new contracts with the coal miners and coke drainers, and there has been some talk of a feeling of dis content which may result in a strike. A sliding scale, based on the price of iron, has been paid the miners in tbis district for two years. A few of tbem object to tins arrangement and want an advance, regardless ot tbe price of Iron. No advance will be granted, and there may be some temporary trouble at some of tbe mines, but tbe conservative element among tbe men will be able to prevent a general strike. Iron men do not care to make prices or con tracts until these labor questions are settled for 12 months by new contracts Mth the men. There has been no change in prices since last week, and the only trading is a few small orders for immediate delivery. BECAUSE OF THE HEAT Business Is a Little blow Just Now bat tbe Prospect is Fair. ISrECIAI. TELEOKAIC TO THE DISPATCH.1 Cixcink ATT. June 27. Rogers, Brown & Co. say: The extremely bot weather has taken some of the energy out of tho market tem porarily. Many rolling mills have been com pelted to stop on account of the beat. Tins, with the near approach of the date of stock taking, July 1. has slackened up demand. This experience Is common to tbis season of tbe year. Comparisons show, however, that orders are running considerably in excess ol tbe same period of last year, ai.d'consuniption in neatly all lines is heavier now than it was then. yearly all (southern furnaces are heavily sold and cannot take laige additional orders for several months to come. Much difficulty is ex perienced in making shipments on contracts in consequence of scarcit of labor at tbe rurnaces. Leading companies report never having ex perienced so much trouble in this direction be fore. Prices are firmly held, aud it Is expected that July will show more than usual activity. AH" Tnro&TIAL DEMAND. Tbe Chicago Market is in a Decidedly Ilcallbr Condition. rSrZCIAI. TELZCKAU TO THE DISPATCH.1 CHICAGO, June 27. Rogers, Brown 4 Co. say: Demand for iron In all forms keep up to a degree that is nnusual at this season of tbe year. Not only pig iron, but manufactured forms, are called for freely at ruling quotations. Home considerable sales of Lake Superior charcoal Iron have been made at prices below what leading companies were willing to con elder. jTbe statistical position t this specialty. howeveVis strong and better prices are ex pected, 'later. jOhlosofteners continue to be called for liberally, .Southern irons are not so freely sold on account of being very firmly held at outside prices. Old wheels and rails are quite scarce ana are neia tor ti;ucr imtw. New York Figures. NKtr York Pig iron quiet. Coppfcr dull and heavier; lakeJnlv, 16 35. Lead quiet and steady: domesticlw 32 Tin weak and un settled; Straits, m 2a MAEKETS BY WIEE. Not Moch Doing In the Cereals, and Figures Lower for Wheat Cora and Oats Were Barely Steady Pork Was Doll and Weaker. CHICAGO Wheat-There was less doing, and tbe feeling was easy, with part of yesterday's advance lost. Then was less demand, and some parties who bought yesterday were anxious to sell. The market opened lower, declined J lKc for tbe various futures, then rallied Jc lor July, Jc for the more deferred futures, eased off slightly,-and closed lc lower for July and K ejc lower for the deferred futures than yester day. Advices from tbe Northwest say it has stopped raining. Reports in regard to tbe crop are conflicting, though rather more favorable, and some selling orders from there were re ceived. Corn was fairly active early In the day, a few outside orders being on the market, but after ward ruled quiet and easier. The market opened a shade below the closing prices of yes terday, vuttrm for a rime and advanced JiC ruled weaker and sold off Jc, became steady and closed about the same as yeterday. Oats were traded in fairly, but an easier feel ing prevailed. rice cnanges, nowever, " rnnf1nrt tn a narrnnr rfl.nire. and the ClOSO was at about tbe same figures as yesterday for June and July, but at Jc decline ior me more deferred futures. Pnrlr YVrv littln business was transacted. Prices declined 10S20C, and the market closed quiet at medium figures. Lard Trading was moderately active. Prices uecunea tl'oc ana tne market cioaeu miiio. Short KIb Sides A talrly active trade was reported. Puces declined 57c and the mar let closed steady at inside Azures. Tbe leadinc lutures rangea as follows- Wnt.T-Wn ft -lnne fsfiiSBlifIK5ViS5Ve: Julv. S6VS(S5JJ85c: August, SUfctfJ esBtsseVio, COKN-No. Z June, ZliZiyi3iySML;l Julv. 34V34?6a3431J6c; August, &i& A34a;t234tR. GW.GlMXc Oats No. 2. Jnly, 2J?4BZSB.-BJS Ausrusr. 26K26?26i;e26c; beptember, J6 6s12p1fK?er bbk-Julv. H2 55 12 6512 65; AnJrnst. 12 6012 6012 40Q12 60; Sentegiber. 12 4012 4012 2012 40. LARb, per 100 tts.-Julv. 5 75S5 755 7p 65 70: Angusr. 5 85?5 b55 82o S2fc beptember. b 00g 0005 95fi5 07K- ,. . , . feHORT Ribs, per 100 . July. Si 055 05 i 90&5 00; August, 5 22KQ5 2o5 17K5 20. Cash quotations were as follows: OTour qniet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 8oVc; No. 3 spring wheat, 7378c; No. 2 red, fcSilc. No. 2 corn, 84ic No. 2 oats, 273c. No. 2 rve, 9ia No. 2 barley nominal: No. 1 flaxseed. 'SI S3. Prime timothy seed. $1 3L Mess pork, per bbl. 12 50. Lard, per 100 lbs., 5 70. Short nbs sides (loose). $4 955 00. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). 5 00S5 10. Short clear sides (boxed). 5 355 45. Sugars Cut loaf,7Jc: granulated. CJc; standard A. 65c. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 10 lie NEW YORK Flour moderately active. Corniueal quiet; yellow western. J2 15J 45. Wheat Spot quiet; options dull, JiXc down, and weak. Itve oulet: Western 6Wc, n.-1 v? n T-l- OTS c; Birley dulL Barle malt quiet. Corn- Spot airly active, )Kc up, and Arm; options dull and steady. Oats Spot unchanged; options dull and firmer. Hay quiet; choice steady.Hops firm and quiet. Coffee Options opened barely steady and 20330 points down and closed steady I020 points down; sales, 45,750 bag, including June, 17.0017.10c; Julv, 16.60(ai6L65c: August. 16.25c: October, 15.60fJ15.65c; November. 15S515.40c: December, I5.2515.40c; Jannarv. 1510c: February, 15.15 15.25c; March. 15.0515.25c: Mav. 15.05: spot Rio qniet: fair cargoes, 20c; No. 7 flat bean, 18 1614c Sugar Raw dull and steady: refined quiet and steadv. Rice steady and in fair de mand. Cottonseed oil dull. Tallow ($2 00 for packages) 4 7-164Kc Rosin firm. Turpentine dull at 42kc Ezgs easy; Western. Ulili)ici receipts. 3.863 packages. Pork quiet and easy; mess, 13 2S1S 75; extra prime. 10 OOffilO 50. Cutmeats firm; middles weak; short clear. 6c. Lard lower; depressed; Western steam. 5 97J asked; sales. 750 tierces: options, sales 5,4o0 tierces; July closed at 5 87 bid; August. S6 12; September. S226 25, clusing ar 6 25 asked:, October, festoon, closing 20 m: jxovemn-r. SB 29; December. 6 236 30. closing at M 29 Butter quint; ratner easy; Elgin, 16016Kc: Western dairy, 6llc: do creamery, 816c: Q9 factory, 410c Cheese lower; active; Western, 78a ST. LOUIS Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat only a moderate business was trans acted. The market snowed some strength at theopenlnc. which was c higher fr 'Au gust and December and 1-lbc up for Julv: im proved Kc lurther and then followed an ir. reglar decline of Klc. rallied iiJJc, after tn e noon call, then ru.ed unset'Ied aud irregular: the close.wasjfc for July. c fr August and KKc for December lower than Yesterday; No. 2 cash. S3boc; July closed at 81S4Jc; August, 83c: beptember, 84c; December. Siytu Corn opened at an advance of Kc, eased off later, but toward tbe close beame firmer, and closed Jic higher than yesterday; No. 2 cash. 33c; Jnly, at S3Kc: August. 33c; September 33c. Oats quiet, closing about tbe sime as jesterday; No. 2 cash. 2Sc bid; Jnlv. 27J2Sc: August, 2727i4c: September. 26g27c Rye in demand at 41c. Flaxseed unchanged. Provisions dnll. Pork, SIX 25 11 5ul Lard Prime steam, 5 60. BALTIMORE Wheat Western strong; No. 2 winter, red. spot and June, SsJc: Jnly, S8; August, 876&Sc: September, bbji- Corn Western firm: mixed, spot, June and July. 41c; August, 41Ji41Kc; September, iHic: steamer, 3bc. Oais firm; Western white, 34K 36": do do mixed. S3Q31c; graded No. 2 white, SqJjC. Rve quiet: choice. 5657c; prime, 5355c; gud to fair, 5052c Hay dull: prime to cboice timothy, 11 5011 50. Provisions rairlv active; mess port, nz vo; new. sia ou; nuiicmeats, loose sboulders, 5c; long clear and clear rib sides, 6c; sugar pickled shoulders. (c; snger cured smoked shoulders, c: bams, small, 11 12Jic; large, 10llc; Lard Refined, 7c; crude. OSKJic Butter stead: creamery, dairy. 15 Ibc; uo fair to choice, 1415c: do imitation, lie; do ladle fancy. 1011; do good to choice, 89c; store packed, C7c. Eggs firm at 15c PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull and weak; Min nesnta rlear, 3 85; do straight. 4 50; do patents. 4 8055 00. Wheat Options Jc lower, closed nominal; choice milling grades scarce and firm; reiected. 7278c; fair to good milling, 8S93s; prime to choice. 959Sc; No. 2 red, June, 89 89Kc; Julv. 8SMS9c; August. 8SK88c; Sep tember, tfyit)sic. Com steady, with light local trade demand: No. S mixed, in grain de pot. 40c; No. a. steamer in export, elevator, 40c; No. 2 in do, 41c: Nn. 2 mixed. In Twentieth street elevator. 42c; No. 2 high mixed, on track, 42ic; No. 2 mixed mixed. June, 4041Kc; July. 404Uic; August, 4W41?ke; beptem ber, il42c Oaf Car lots He higher: No. 2 white, regular, 31Kc: No. 2 white. 35Ji35Kc; futures ruled firm, with sales otNo. 2 white. September. 81ic; No. 2 white, do June, ZMcx Julv. 3535Jic: August, 32J33Kc: September, 8131J4c. EggB steady; Pennsylvania firsts. lc MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat for the day were 62 cars; shipments. 32 cars. The early movement in high grade samples was fair, and some selections were made at quite full prices, but later tbe demand fell off in sympathy with futures, and to dispose of samples yet remain ing, lower prices had to be accepted. There was less inquiry than yesterday for wheat of low quality, and some of it seemed not easy to selk Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, June and July, S4?e; on track, 87c; No. 1 .Northern, June and July, 8JJc: August, 84c: September S3c; on track, 8484c; No. 2 Northern, June and July. 78c; on track, 7880c MILWAUKEE-JFlour quiet. 'Wheat easy; No. 2 i-pring. on' track, b383Kc; July, R2Jc; No. L Northern, 87c Corn steady; No. 3. on track,30c Oats dull: No. 2 white, ontrack, 29c ft) e dull: No. 1, in store.' 47JJC Barley inactive; No. 2, in store, 4SKa Provisions firmer. Pork, 12 65. Lard, & 72. TOLEDO Wheat lower and dnll; cash, 83c: Julv. 87c; August, 87c; September, 87 89c. Corn quiet; cash. 35c, Oats steady; cash, 29c Cloverseed dull; casb, 3 4a A HEAVY DEATH BATE. Hot Wenthrr Causes Great mortality Among tho Little Ones, The mortuary report for tbe week ending June 21 shows that there were 159 deaths in the city during that time, against 100 for the corresponding time last year. The report shows that pneumonia is once more prominent as a cause of mortality, 14 deaths being re corded during the week Irom that disease. Measles, with 12 deaths is next, followed bv consumption with 11. Diarrhea caused 25 deaths, 21 of these being choleraic The totals show that the children have been attacked with special severity. Of the whole number 109 were children less than 5 years of age; 01 these 79 were under 1 year, and 22 were between 1 and 2 years. The Soutbside had 65 deaths; East End. 47; Old City, 40. Wants Her Diamond Back. Louis Louker, a Pittsburg Traction line gripman, is charged before Alderman Mc Masters with larceny by bailee by Minnie Gearing. The prosecutrix alleges that Louis got possession of her diamond ring which he refuses to return, hence the suit. ' SIX MONTHS OF TBADE How Local Business Stands at the. Half-Way Mart of tho tear. BOOMING AHD NO CLOUDS IN SIGHT. Some Good Deals in Beal Estate Get An-ay From the Watchful Brokers. THE MEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITI Four times a year at the beginning of each quarter, when large settlements are to be made the banks take in sail and hus band tneir resources so 'as to be prepared ior contingencies; but these hard places passed the situation eases up and affairs go for ward with increased vigor. One of these periods is at hand. Next week the evening up process for the first half of the year will begin. The banks are prepared for it, and there will be no friction. Several million dollars will be released for investment in various industries and activities, and busi ness in general will receive a powerful for ward impulse; bnt no interest will probably be benefited more than real estate.- It con cerns everybody, and so long as it is active and healthy there can be no halt no backward step to the prosperity of tho city. The business movement of the past six months makes up a record for Pittsburg that is at once pleasing and encouraging. It pre sents an unbroken line of profitable activity. The conditions bave been favorable to all classes of people. Business has expanded and population increased in a ratio unexampled In any previous half year in the history of the city. Proof of the latter may be found in the wonderful development of the snhnrban dis tricts, which prevents the aspect of a continu ous city. That business has grown beyond all precedent is shown in the reports of the Clear ing House. The gain in exchanges over the corresponding time of Jast year approximates J70.00u.000 It would be impossible for tbe most bearish croaker to find a weak spot in the situ ation or to point to anything indicating a re versal of the present favorable conditions. It should be borne' in mind, to form a just estimate of the business of tbe city and to real ize tbe full significance of the large increase over 1SS3. that it is ot the solid sort which is not liable to fluctuate as tbe wind blows cold or not Tbe products turned out here are of prime necessity and are in steady demand. Stocks and oil and other speculative commodi ties may rise or fall, may be active or stagnant, according as they are manipulated, but iron and glass, coal and coke, leather and lumber, drygoods and groceries In all of which Pitts burg excels have a permanent value and a ready market, which cannot be affected by cliques or combinations. The wave of pros perity will rise and fall with the seasons and the conditions of supply and demand, bnt it cannot be turned back. Pittsburg has fairly Iron a high position among the great cities -of the country, and is resolved to maintain it. Bnslnesi New nnd Gossip. The bridge to be built over the Monongahcla river for the short-cut railroad to Homestead will cost (150,000, not 15,000, as printed yester day. Jlr. Joseph Loughrey, the well-known dealer in horse equipments, is well pleased with the condition of tbe local real estate market. A year or so ago he invested largely in land in tbe vicinity ot Bchenley Park, which he can dis pose'of at any time at mora than double what it cost him. There is "great activity In building in the suburban districts. Bix high-class dwellings bave been started at Edgewood during the week one by a prominent lawyer and tbo others by well-known business men. The two principal syndicates engaged In handling local real estate are known as the "Big Four" and the "Big Five.", It wss the latter that secured the melon at Bonlevard place. The former has made large investments in tne Twenty-second and Twenty-third wards, and is credited with engineering the Cherry al ley deal what ever it was. Baxter, Thompson A Co. have sold nearly 200 lots in tbe Fnrt Pitt Land Company plan, at North Jeannette. Plans of several sites, including the Central Hotel block, have been Bent to the headquar ters officials of the Equitable Insurance Com pany in New York, from which to make selec tion for a building in Pittsburg. Ex-Mayor Weaver is of tbe opinion the company will not build here at present on account of what they consider the high price of property. Lots at Swissvale are selling as low as S100, bowing that the supply of cheap 'property is not eihau-tea. John S. Ballev sold 249 shares of Allegheny (Suspension Bridge stock at 96. Qeorge B. Hill & Co. Eold 800 shares Philadelphia Gas at SC. A. Caster bongbt 100 shares Second Avenue Electric at about par. There has been a lively demand for lots in Columbia Park, Tenth ward, since the reduc tion in price. For Pittsburg Junction Kail road first mort gage 6. 121 was bid yesterday for Pittsburg, Cincinnati fc St. Louis first mortgage.7s.119W. and for Pittsburg & Western general mortgage 4S.82H. Railroad Earnings Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, third week in June, Increase, $3,024; Uniob Pacific, Maynet increase, 23,760; Lake Shore and Western, third week in June increase, tl.420. The Director of the Mint at Washington has ordered that no withdrawls of coin or bullion be allowed until after the annual examination of the sub-Treasury books, which will occupy two weeks. Movements In Real Estate. Several interesting events occurred in real estate circles yesterday.' Black fc Baird closed two deals in down-town properties one for $50,000 and the other for $20,000. Particu lars were refused, but the transactions ad mitted. They also sold to John C. Wallace, Esq , of the firm of Kirkpatrlck & Co., iron manu facturers, of Leechburg, lot 76 in Boulevard nie 70x142. for $6,000. or S3 a foot front thn rhlghest price yet realized in that locality. Mr. Wallace will immediately commence tbe erection of one of the finest stone residences in tbe East End. J. C. Beilly also closed two Important deals. He sold for Valentine Lange, to Mrs. Rachel Busman, the three-story brick dwelling and storeroom, 393 Fiftb avenue, lot 22x89, for $14,000; also for Helwig Lange the adjoining building, to the same purchaser, lot 21x89, for $12,000. AHes & Bailey sold through W. C. Stewart lot No. 9 in Murdock's plan. 60 feet frontage on Forbes avenue, near entrance to Schenley Park, by 200 feet to a 20 foot alley, for $55 per foot front. A.S. ililler was the purchaser. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for Robert Coward to W. S. Douthitt a lot on the south side of Vickroy street, being 21x100 feet to a 20 foot al ley, for $1,400. Black fc Baird sold to John W. WIngert a lot in Valley View place, being No. 83. for $275. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold a lot in the Swissvale plan of lots, at Swissvale station. Pennsylvania Railroad, for $100 cash. Brown fc Saint sold to T. C. Williams lot No. 309, In Villa Park plan, fronting 35 feet on the cast line of Sickles avenue, and extending through 143 feet to Reynolds avenue, for $400. Baxter, Thompson & Co., placed a mortgage of $1,000 on a Penn avenue property. East End, for three years at 6 per cent James W. Drape & Co. sold a farm of over 120 acres hear the city for $10,500: also au inter est in a tract of mannfacturing property on a line of railroad and river for $12,000; also a piece of ground at Brnsbton, on Brushton ave nue. East End. about 150x200, for a school house, for $4,000; also placed six mortgages of $25,000 on Allegheny and Pittsburg properties at 4K, 5 and 6 per cent ONE THING MOVED. Philadelphia Gns tbe Only Live Feature of . tbe Mock OInrkel. Philadelphia Gas monopolized tbe attention of tbe stock traders yesterday. It sold -to tho extent of 822 shares. Tbe first sale was at 8 rthe next at 80& and tbe last at SOK snowing gradual appreciation and a good demand. It closea steauy at too last nameu quotation, wuu more wanted than was offered. The other specialties were practically feature less, although most of them de f 'oped a strong. er undertone. Ohio Valley Gas was bid down to 11, and Manufacturers' was wanted at 15. Ot the street railways. Citizens Traction was a trifle firmer, and tbe rest about steady. Electric dangled from the old peg. FIRST CALL. B A SECOND CALL. B A Pitts Petro. 8. & M. Ex . Mltli 3at.iiauk Firth Avenue Bank .Masonic Bank Odd Fellows' Sarin its Jlfc. lioatman's Insurance llrldgewater. .Manufacturers' Gas Co... Ohio Valley People's Nat Gas & Pipe, Pennsylvania Gas Co .... Philadelphia Co Pine Run Wheeling Gas Uo Columbia oil Company.. Hazel wood oil Co Washington Oil Co (lantN I 'I rant inn 415 140 49 65 70 "ih" 15 11 "li" 30X "vfo 2 50 CO S8 m 25 23 SUO 140 61 20 MX 15 11 61 17 "ihx ieji S0H 50 20 2 "26" 2X mi 2 29 69 23 BSH 29 Citizens' Traction Pittsburg Traction Pleasant Valley Pitts., All'r & Man Pittsburg & Western Pitts. & Western, pre'.... .N. Y.& Clev. Gas Coal Co.. La Morla Mining Co Luster Mining Co Yankee Girl MInlnir Allegheny County Klec... East End Electric Westlnghonse Electric.... Moaoug-ahela Water Co.. Union Switch ASIg. Co... 36 H rax -an "i'3X "iii 18 MX SIX .. IS 20 m 3 98 60 SSX S9 aai 60 X8H Westlnghonse Brake, L.lm 65 Sales at first call were 22 shares Philadelphia Gas at SOK.andSDOatSOK. At second call 100 Philadelphia Gas brought J0K- Tbe total sales of stocks at New Yotk yester day were 189,962 snares, including: Atchison, 11.630; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 8,706: Hocking Valley, 6.790; Louisville and Nashville, 6,9o0; Missouri Pacific, 5,300: Oregon Transcontinental. 8.000; Reading, 8,000; Rich mond and West Point, 7,820; St Paul, 13,820. AT THE BANES. No Scarcity of Money, bnt None at Stag nntlon Rnies. There is an abundance of 6 per cent money In Pittsburg, notwithstanding the claim of two or three banks to he short. They have been lending on stock collateral, which cannot be turned into cash at a moment's notlcii except at a big shave. Checking went off a little yesterday, but de positing was well up. This has been the case for several days, and shows the banks are tak ing in more than they are paying out a condi tion the opposite of stringency. While there is no cheap money the mere mention of which suggests stagnation all that is required to keep the wheels of business In motion can be had at 6 per cent, which will probably be the ruling rate throughout the season. The Clearing Honse report showed ex changes for the day to have been $2,343,237 50, and balances $JS0,68t 00. Money on call at W ew York yesteraay was close at 410 per cent, last loan 5, closed offered at 5. Prime mercantile paper. 6417. Sterling exrhange quiet and steady at $4 84K for 60-day bills. Closing Bond Quotations. X5. 8.4s. reg U1X U. 8. 4S, coup 1224 U.S. 4s, reg 103 V. S. 4J4S, coop 103 Pacific 8s of '95 113 Loulslana6tamped4s 94 Missouri 6s 101 lenn. new set. 6S....109 M. K. AT. Gen. 15.. 74 Mutual Union 6s.... 102V W. J. C. Int. Cert...H3H Northern Pac. lsls. .11754 Northern Fac. Ms. .112 korthw't'n consols.HlX Kortnw'n ueDen's muw , Oregon A Trans. 6s. VXH St.LAI.M. Gen. 5s. 945f St.L. AS.F. Gen.M.U4S Tenn. new sit. 6s.. ., 103V Tenn. newset 3s.... 75K Canada So. 2ds 99X Central Pacific lsts.lUX Den. A K. G. lsts...U8X st. Paul consols 128X St. P. Cbi&Pc. lsts.117 lr.. PcL.G.Tr.Rs. 9IK Den. &K. G. s 4 li.&B. G. WestisU. Erie Ids 10 M M. i. &T. Gen. 6s.. eoh Tx.. Pc. K G.Tr.Ks. 42 Union racIncists...nzH West Shore 106 New York Clearings. $116,088,175; balances, $7.566 363. Boston Clearings. $13,969,911; balances, $1,637,991. Money, 6 per cent Philadelphia Clearings, $10,948,804; bal ances, $1,729,057. Baltimore Clearings, $1,821,864; balances, $370,941 , M Losdon The amount ot bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day is 20,000. Paeis Three per cent rentes, 91f 87fc tor tbe account Chicago Clearings, $13,193,000. The demand for money was again quite good and rates were firm. Call loans were reldoin made below 6 per cent and time below 67 per cent A IJTTLE BETTER. Soma Improvement In ibe Oil Market, bnt Trading Continues Llsht. There was a Getter feeling than nsnal of late among oil dealers at tbe opening of the market yesterday, but there was no increase to speak of in the volume of business, and new features were as scarce as ever. The market opened at 88c, went down to STJo In a few minutes, and then rallied to S7c where it hung until about 1 o'clock. It tben broke to 8bc, firmed up and closed at 87c. Oil City did most of the selling. Pittsburg at tempted very little either way. The local crowd is well loaded with stnff bonght along in tbe ninetios, and see nothing encouraging in present quotations. They will discard the bur den one of these fine days and give tho shorts a chance. The range of fluctuations was: Opening and highest, 88c; lowest, 86c; closing, 87c showing a net loss of lc for tbo day. Thursday's clear ances were 166,000 barrels. Features of Yesterday's Oil Market. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened 83 I Lowest !4 Highest S3 I Closed ,S7 Barrels. Average charters 29,975 Average shipments .'. 78,644 Average runs ,.. 67,431 Befinea, New YorK. 7.15c KeSned, London, 61. Keflnea, Antwerp, 17Xf. Keflnea, Liverpool. 5 ll-16d. aesaea, .Bremen, o.ini. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, 86S6V; calls. 87K87. ' Olhor Oil Mnrkcts. New York. June 27. Petroleum opened weak at 87c, and declined to 86c; July option then reacted c, and tbe close was steady. Stock Exchange Opening, 87Kc; highest, 87Kc: lowest, 86c: "closing, 86MC Consolidated Exchange Opening, SiMc; higb et 87Kc; lowest 86&C; closing, 86Jc Total sales, 225,000 barrels. Oil Cur, June 27. Petroleum opened at 87c; highest S7Jc; lowest 85c; closed, 86c Sales. 134.000 barrels; clearances, not reported; charters, 106 070 barrels; shipments, 84,275 bar rels; runs, 86,610 barrels. Bradford, Jnne 27. Petroleum, 87?c; closed, 87Kc: highest 87Jc; lowest 87c Clearances, 360,000 barrels. tightWney. Tbe Cause Attributed 10 the Locklna Up of a Large Sum The Pressure Bo moved Sensation In Chicago Gns Rnllrond Wit. New York, June 27. The temporary string ency in money rates yesterday is explained by the maturing of obligations requiring tbe lock ing up of $2,000,000 for the day, and to-day there was an easier feeling in the market, notwith standing that the bank statement is expected to be rather unfavorable to-morrow, andi all call loans run till Monday. There were no new features of special importance ic tbe railroad situation, although Chicago specials reported that everything had been arranged for tbe restoration of freight rates throughout the West and Northwest Tbe influence of this annonncement was fairly overcome by tbe continnance of the Illinois Central strike, notwithstanding reports that there would probably be an end of it to day. The dealings in railroad stocks were com pletely eclipsed in .Interest by renewed sensa tion in Chicago Gas, in which the transactions ran up to very large figures, while the most pronounced strength was displayed by the stock. Ibe upward movement was accompanied by rumors that the Chatlton suit bad been dis-mls-ed and the receiver discharged, while other reports stated that Charlton would have an in lunction again-t tbe payment of any dividend or modeys belonging to the different com panies composing the trust The adverse re ports, however, seemed to have butllttle effect, as tbe stock rose 3 per cent to 57. yielding only small fractions upon pressure to sell. Sugar was unusually dull, and the transactions In tbe unlisted departmentreathed tbe smallest figures for any full day for a long time, the in terest in tbe trading being small and tbe fluctuations on a similar scale. In the regular list St Paul, Atchison. Reading, Richmond and West Point and Louisville and Nashville were most prominent hut tbe dealings were com paratively light while.they were traded in over a small range. Among tbe specialties there were a few marked movements, and Hocking Valley, Evansvillo and Terre Haute ana Laclede Gas made sharp advances on compara tively large trading for those stocks. Lato in tbe day money again was forced np to an exor bitant rate, and the effect was seen In the grad ual wiping ont of tbe early improvement in tbe general list tbough no material downward movement was scored. Tbe evident disposi tion of the local operators owing in great part to the dullness and the prospect that It will continue for some time, U to Summer the list, aud in the absence of any check, prices may be expected to slowly shade off. The close was dnll and heavy generally at insignificant changes from the opening prices. The final changes are irregular, but a large majority are fractional losses, and while Oregon Transconti nental and Canada Sonthern are each down 1 per cent Chicago Gas is up 23s" and Evansvllle and Terre Haute 2. Railroads bonds were not so active, and the sales of all Issues reached only $973,000. out of which the Atchison incomes, which were tBe only active specialty of tbe day, furnished 8179.00a The market was fairly ateady f firm, but a few Issues partook of the declining character or the stock list, and Chicago, Bur lington and Northern 5s lost 2. at 102J4: Peoria, Decatur and Evansville division 6s 2, at 104, while there were no Important advances. Government bonds bave been dull and steady. State bonds bave been dull, but fair. - The Joj says: The Union Pacific again makes an unfavorable showing in tbe great in crease of tbe percentageof its operating ex penses. The resnlt is that while for tho five months -ending May 31 the gross earnings in creased 18 per cent tbe operating expenses in creased 27 per cent and the increased net earn ing was only three-fourths of 1 per cent This was presumed to be largely due to the snow blockades In the winter, but tbe month of May shows no improvement In this respect for, while the gross earnings show an increase of 28X per cent over May, 1889, the operating ex penses show an Increase of 4T per cent and the net earnings an increase of only 1 per cent Some of the Western railroad magnates who are opposed to the Union Pacific-Nortbwestern alliance are readyto say tbat it is in part re sponsible for this poor showing, because it de prives the Union Pacific of all the business which the other roads east of the Missonrl can divert from It and leaves the Union Pacific de pendent entirely upon the Northwestern for business from east of Omaha. 'tne following; tame snows tne prices or active stocks on tue New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected daily for Me Dispatch by WHITitrr A STXTHiMbON. oldest Pittsburg mem bers or .New York Btock Exchange, 67 Fourtn ave nue: Clos-Open- Hlgb- Low- ins; Inc. est. est Bid. Am. Cotton Oil 26 Am. Cotton Oil prer. .x , Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. SOW mi W 3 AtCh., lop. AS. F 45 40H 45 45H Canadian Pacific 79 8041 79 80 Canada Southern. ...... 67X 5'X K 66 H Central orew Jersey. .- 124J4 Central i'aclnc 33X Chesapeake A Ohio.... 23H 2314 23M 23 C Bur. A Qulacy . .10554 105K 105 105 C, Mil. A St. Paul 74 74 73 73 C, Mil. A St. U.. pf.. 118X 1181 118 118 C, Kocfcl. AP SIX Wi SIX SIX C. Bt L. A Pitts 17 C, bt L. A Pitts., pf. 45 C, St. P.. M. AO. S2X 82X S254 tl C, St. P.. Al. & O. pi 92 C. A .Northwestern, ....U0X 110K H0J4 1I0X C. A. W.. Pt 142 C, C., U. Al IWi 7iX 713$ 7JX C, C..CAI.. pf. 99X 99 99, Ml Cot. Coat A Iron SIX 51)4 &m SI Col. AUocklnir Val... 2S 27X 28 26 Del., Lack A West. ...144V 145 H4M 144s Del. A Hudson 1691J IGDVa 168 16714 Den. A Klo Grande.... 17)a 17) 17M 1"H Den. A Rio Uraude, pi 53 63 63 S-li Illinois Central U6H LakeKrleAWest 18X Laks Shore A M. S 1I0X UW HnX l'01n LoulsvHleAKashvllle. S3 S8! 87)& 873 MlcbUran Central S3 Mobile A Ohio I7X Missouri faclfic ttH 73X TtX 73 New iork Central 109 fl. Y.. L. E. A V 25X 26X 25 25 a. Y.. C. A St. L J6X H.I. AN. E. 43 48 47 47S N.Y.. O. AW. 1X 1X 19X 18X Norfolk A Western 22 Norfolk A Western pf. 62 62 62 61 Northern Pacific as IS 33 S5H Northern Pacific pt... 8iaf 8IX 8IX 81H Ohio A Mississippi 24 24 j il 23 Oregon improvement 48 Oregon Transcon 46M 461 43X "X Pacific Mail 43 41X 434 43 Peo., Dec. A Evans.... 20X 20K 20H 20 Phlladel. AKeadlnir... 45 45 4JX 45 Pullman Palace Car.. 207)4 2074 207H 208S Richmond A W. P. T.. 2244 iZh ZL 22 Richmond A W.P. r.pt &ik 83X 83U 83t St Paul A Duluth S'X St. Paul ADuluthpf. 94 St P., Minn. A Man Ill 8t L. A San ran 33 St L. A San Krau pf. 62 Texas Pacific 20 20 M, 205 Union Pacirc 64X 64M lax 63H Wabash .7.1214 12 12H 12K Wabasb preferred 28)4 26 2S! 264 Western Union 84 Slh, 83 83 Wneellng A L. E, 76V Sugar Trust 70W National Lead Trust.. 19X Chicago Gaslrust 64 76 76 16H 71K 70 - 70S 19H 18X 18 67X S3 67 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York stock Ex change: Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad 53 sm Jteartlng 23 23 1-16 Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western 11M 11 Lehigh Valliv 62) 62H Lehigh Navigation 52X Philadelphia and Erie 3SX Northern Pacific 35 35 Northern Pacific preferred 81!4 81 K Boston Stocks. Atch. A Ton Boston A Albany.... Bonon A Maine..... C.B. AQ , Clnn., S in. A Clev.. Eastern It K Mass. Central Mex. Central com.., N. Y. AN.Eng-...., N. Y. A N. Eng. 7s. Old Colony. Rutland preferred.. Wis. Central com.., AllouexMg. Co Atlantic Boston A Mont .45 .219 Calumet A Hecla... Catalpa Franklin Huron... .. Kearaarge Osceola Qnincy Santa Fe copper.... .314 . 47X . 22M . 3M . 25 . 46 125 . 80 .219 191X . 30 .157 , 18 ,2b , 47U Tamarack X San Diego Land Co. . 53K .22 . 29 Hi ,239)4 , SO 37 iioston Land Co.... est End Land Co. Hell Telephone .amson Stores Water Power , Centennial Mining, 70 29 8 26 65X BITER INTELLIGENCE. The Ohio Foiling From Five Feet The Keel Piercing line Ccnaed. There was a temporary rise in tbe rivers yes terday, but tbey begun falllrg again toward evening. The height at Davis Island, about 7.30 P. 31., was 5 feet 6 inches. Tbere is little bnsiness done during this weather, so that tbe operators are able to enjoy a needed rest Tbe curious piercing of boat keels, alluded to in The DispatcB' a few days since, appears to bave ceased. No further cases have been re ported; but cariosity is still rife as to the cause. Driftwood. Th Harry Brown is on her way up with a tow. THE Bnckeye State arrived In Louisville Thurs day. The Golden Bale arrived at Cairo early Thurs day morning. THE Lizzie Amberson, J. L.Frank and Little Bobble went out with small tows. The following came In yesterday: Blue Juni ata, Gns A. Williams, D. P. Ellis and John jjownes, jr. CAPTAIN W. W. O'NEn,, SB., is in Cincinnati from Pittsburg, and goes to Louisville to look after his coal Interests. , The Lewis A. Sberlcy, Captain M. F. Middy In command, arrived In last evening after a good trip, and carrying a fair cargo. The P. A C. packet ScoUa left at 4 P. It. yester da (or Cincinnati. Captain John H. Phillips was In command, with it H. Kerr as clerk. When a negro refuses to work for reasonable wages on a steamboat at bhrereport the authori ties arrest him for a vagrant and make him work or leave tbe place. CAPTAIN MABSH McDonald, I. N. Canton and John Moren. of the coal trade, left for Pittsburg Tbursday night and were followed by Captain P. J . Forsyth yesterday. Captain John A. Edie, who is in Port Harmar for bis health, does not Improve. He is now threatened wltb dropsy. Captain Edie has been an invalid for several months. AHUNirNQTON dispatch of June 28 says that the Tom Dodsworth and Time at 7 A. u., Dick Fulton 8-15 A. it. Little Bill 8:45 A. M.. John Dana 12:55 p. It, all wltb coal, passed down. David Jefferson, of the John A. Wood, fell out of a hotel window in Jenersonvllle Wednes day night and is now In the Marine Hospital with a broken ankle. He fell a distance of 40 leet. Mate Fleet Weese, for tbe past 12 years em ployed on the towboats owned by Captain H. M. Horton.of Pomerov, has given up bis place on the BobPrichard, aud Is now on the Kanawha and Cincinnati towDoai unitira, Tbe Nellie Waltou, Beaver, Sam Clark, John Moren, 1. N. Bunton, Chas. Brown, Clifton, bam Brown, Rescue. Tom Bees. Time and Tom Dods worth, with Pittsburg coal, and Bob Prlchard with WlnUrede coal, arrived In Cincinnati '1 burs day. V The Monday Night Euchre Club, of the East End, had a queer experience between Thursd ly Light and yesterd-iy morning. Thirty of the "lab f'otayathtand started down stream to bewlck ey. On tbe way back, when near Riverside, tho engine broke down, and tbe whole piny bad to disembark. 'Ihey had to perform the rest of the Journey to East Liberty in a wagon, and did sot reach home until uear 5 A. M. yesterday. An Overcrowded Tenement. Superintendent Dean, of the Anti-Cruelty Society, yesterday complained to the Bu reau of Health of the frightfully over crowded condition of a house at the corner of Twenty-eighth street and Fenn avenue. Ibe bouse consists of 26 small rooms inhab ited by Polish families, most ot whom take boarders. SICK HEAUACHE.c,,, ume LTler Pills. 81CK . HEADACHEClrter,f uttIe Uver m,. SICK. HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. SICK HEADACHE '-CarWr's Little Liver Puis. ols-CT-rrsia DOMESTIC MARKETS. Supply of Potatoes Below Demand, and Prices Advancing. STRAWBERRY SEASON ABOUT OVER Corn and Oata Aro Very Firm, but Hay Continues Yery Weak. WHAT AND FLOUR IN BUYERS' FAT0R OrriCE orPiTTSBtmo Dispatch, 1 Fbidat. June 27, 1S90. Conntry Produce Jobbing Prices. Supply of Bouthern potatoes falls short ot demand and prices are moving higher. Water melons are plenty and lower. Strawberries are on the wane. Snpply is not up to demand. Quality of stock offered is in tbe main below par. Raspberries and blackberries are in fair supply, and prices are unchanged. New Ohio cheese is plenty and markets are tending down ward. Elgin creamery butter is steady at quota tions. Conntry rolls are slow at nominal prices. Guaranteed eggs are steady at ISc per dozen in job lots. Bananas are quiet lemons and oranges very firm. Recent hot weather has very much stimulated demand for lemons. Apples S4 005 00 a barrel. Butteb Creamery, Elgin. 1718c; Ohio do, 16c: fresh dairy packed, 1012c; country rolls, 79c. Beeries Strawberries. 69c a box; goose berries. $1 251 75 a bushel box; black raspber ries, 1214c V qnart; red raspberries, 1316c; blackberries, 1214c a quart. Beans Navv hand-picked beans, $2 0002 10. Beeswax 28J0c ft A for cboice;low grade, 2022c UAKTALOUTES 3 004 00 fl crate ; water melons. 20 00330 00 9 100. Cideb Sand reflned. 87 SO; common, S3 00 4 00; crab cider, $7 60S 00 fl barrel; cider vin egar, 10 12c H gallon. Cheese New Ohio cheese,7K8c: New York cheese, 9c: Llinberger, 10al2Kc: domes tic Bwettzer. 16c: imported Sweitzer, 24c. EoGS 14K15c 1 -dozen for strictly fresh. Feathers Extra live geese, o060c; No. 1, do, 4045c; mixed lot. 3035c fl ft. Maple syrup 7595c a can; maple sugar, 10llc ft ft. Honey 15c fl ft. Poultry Live chickens, 50iSS5c a pair: dressed, 1214c a pound; ducks, 6575c a pair. Seeds Clover, cboice, 62 fts to bushel, $4 00 f bushel; clover, large English, 62 Sis, $4 35 60; clover. Alsike, $8 00; clover, white, SO 50; timothy, cboice. 45 fts. SI Goffll 70; blue grass, extra clean, 14 lbs, Jl 2ol 30: blue grass, fancy, 14 fts, SI 30: orchard gras. 14 Bs. fl 40; red top, 14 fts, SI 00; millet 50 ft', 75c; Hungarian gras, 50 fts. 75c; lawn grass, mixture of fine grasses 52 50 fl bushel of 14 fts. Tallow Country, 3c: city rendered. 4c Tropical Fruits Lemons, common. $4 00 04 25; fancy. So 005 50; Hodi oranges, 18 00 0 50: Sorrento oranges, $5 005 60: bananas, 51 752 00 firsts. SI 50 good seconds fl bunch; pine ipples,S9012a hnndred; California peaches, 52 002 50 fl box; California apricots, $2 25 2 60. Vegetables New Southern potatoes, S4 00 4 25 JR barrel; cabbage. SI 752 60 fl large crate; Bermuda onions, 92 2b fl busbel crate: greer. onions, 3035c fl dozen; green beans.Sl 50 1 75 fl half-barrel basket; wax beans, 52 00 2 25: cucumbers, 8L502 00 fl box; tomatoes, SI 752 25 fl box. Groceries. Sugars are easy bnt unchanged. Coffees are very firm. Movement of general groceries is not so active as it has been for a few weeks past, but trade is good. Green Coffee Fancy Bio, 24K25Ke; choice Rio, 22Q23Kc; prime Bio, 23c: low grade Rio, 2021Kc; aid Government Java. 2930c; Maracaibo, 2&K27c; Mocba, SO 32c; Santos-2226c; Caracas, 2527c;La Guayra, 2627c. Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 25c: high grades. 2830Kc; old Government Java, bulk,.8334c; Maracaibo, 2?29c; Santos. 26 30c; peaberry, 30c; cboice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 25c; good Rio. 24c: ordinary, 21Q22Xc Spices (whole) Clove 1718c: alfeplce, 10c; cassia, Sc: pepper, 15c; nutmeg. 7580c. Petroleum (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Kc; Ohio, 120. 8Kc: headlight, 150, 8Vc: water white, 10c; globe, 1414Vc; elatne, 14c; car nadlne, ll&c; royallne, 14c; red oil, llllc; purity, 14c Misers' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4345c ft gallon; summer, SS40c; lard oil, 655Sc SYRUP Corn syrup, 2S30c; cboice sugar syrup, 3638c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime, 3335c: new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4748c; choice, 46c; medium, S843c; mixed, 4042c. Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K3c; bi-cirb in , 5c; bi-carb assorted packages, 66c; sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 6c: stearine, fl set, &Xc: parafflne. 11012c. RICE Head Carolina, 77Jic: cboice, fij ec; prime. 66)c; Louisiana, oJi6$c bTARCH Pearl, 3$c; cornstarch, 66c; gloss starch, 67c Foreign Fruits Layer ralsini, S2 65; Lon don lavers,S275: Muscatels,S250: California Mns- catels, 5240; Valencla,8Kc;Ondara Valencia. 10f llc; sultan,1010c; currants, 5K6c:Turkey prunes, 6Kbc: trench prunes. 912c; Salon ica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 9c: cocoanuts fl 100. 88; almonds, Lan., ft lb. 20c; do Ivica, 17c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1314c; Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 60) bc: urazn nuts, 11c; pecans, uwauuc; citron. TO ft, lb19c; lemon peel, 16c fl ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apple", sliced, per ft., 6c; apples, evaporated, 10$10c; peaches, evapor ated, pared, 2i:Gc: peaches, California, evap orated, unpared, 17:218c: cherries, pitted, 12 13c; cherries, nnpitted, 56c; raspberries, evaporated. S2S3c; blackberries. 77c: huckleberries. 10a' 12c. Sugars Cubes, 6Jic; powdered, 7c; granu- TltoH Aj?r finnfoittntiara1 A fi8' ernniln-! A 6Jc; son white, 6Q6c: yellow, choice, S& 6c; yellow, good, oj&oc; yellow, fair, t 5Kc; yellow, dark. 55Kc i-iCKLES medium, nuis. u,-W), ttf uu; me dium, half bbls. (600). $5 00. Salt-No. 1, ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. fl bbl. SI 001 dairy. 13 bbl. $1 20: coarse crystal. f bbl. SI 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 52 SO; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. ' Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 00 2 2o; 2ds, SI 6501 80; extra peaches. $2 402 GO: le peacnes. ci vo; nnest corn, $1 zog$i 40: lild o. com. 6590c: red cherries. 9Ol0S1: Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 6570c; marrowfat peas, SI 101 25; soaked pea?. 70 80c; pineapples. SI 301 40; Bahama do, F2 To; uaiuson inuuia, uoc; greengaees. 91 ou; egg plums, SI 75; California pears, $2 40; do green gages, SI 75; do egg plums. SI 76; extra white cherries, $2 40; raspberries, 95cSl 10: strawber ries, 80c; gooseberries, 85&90C: tomatoes, 8500c; salmon, 1-fi, S1S0180; blackberries, OOc: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; da green, 2 ft, SI 251 50; corn beef. 2-ft cans. S2 10; 14 ft cans, $14; baked beans, Jl 40 1 50; lobster, l.ft, SI 801 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic, Js. Si 2ofi)4 35: sardines, do mestic. S3 75fi!7; sardines, imported, Jg, 511 60gl-'fi0; sardines. Imported. Ji, 518; sar dines, mustard, S3 35; sardines, spiced. S3 50. Fish Extra No, 1 bloater mackerel. 536 fl bbl; extra Nn. 1 do, mess, 540: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, $28; extra No. 1 do, mess, 332; No. 2 shore mackerel, $23. Codfish Whole pollock, 4$c fl ft; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do large. 7c; bbneless hake, in strips, 4c; do George's cod in blocks, 6J47Kc Herring Round shore, S3 50 ft bbl; split. 96 60: lake, S3 25 fl 100-ft bbh White fish, 88 50 ft 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 fl half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c fl ft. Iceland halibut. 13c fl ft. Pickerel, half bbl. S3 00; quarter bbl, SI 35: Potomac her ring, S3 50 ft bll; 52 00 fl half bbl. Oatmeal $5 00o 25 fl bbk Grain, Flour and Feed. Bales on call at tbe Grain Exchange, 1 car No. 2 white oats, 35Xc,Jnne delivery; 1 car No. 1 timotby hay, 9 50, spot. Receipts as bul letined. 18 cars, of which one-half were received by Pittsburg, Ft. "Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: 6 cars of bay, 1 of corn, 1 of oats, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of wheat, 1 ot bran. 2 of bay, 1 of oats. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2 cars of bay, 1 of rye. By Pittsburg and LakoErie.l car of bay. Oats Are the strong factor ot cereal markets. Corn is steady at quotation-. Hay is very slow, and markets are in buyers' favor. Prices of low grade hay are only nominal. There Is a good demand for millfeed at prices quoted. Wheat and flour are quiet, with a tendency. tn lower E rices. There Is little doubt tbat the cash uyer of flour can do better than oar quotations in job lots. Prices are for carload lots on track: Wheat New IN o. 2 red.9091c; No. 3,87 88c Corn No. 2 yellow ear. 4243c: high mixed ear. 40K6Uc: No. 2 yellow, shelled, S939)c; hiirli mixed shelled corn. 3838c OATS No. 2 white. 3535Jicl extra. No. 3, 3434Kc; mixed. 3232Hc RYE ?i o.l Pennsylvania and Ohio, 60Q61c; No. 1 Western, 5960c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patent. So 505 75: winter straight, S5 005 25: clear winter, $4 755 00; straight XXXX bakers', 54 -254 50. Rye flour, (3 50 Mtlfeed Middlings, fine white. $15 60 16 00 fl ton; brown middlings, $13 60314 CO; winter wheat bran, SU 6012 00. HAY Baled timotby. No. I, S3 00S9 50; No. 2 do. 57 508 00; loose, from Wagon, 811 1)0 13 00, according to quality: No. 2 prairie hav. 16 507 00; packing do, 86 0003 0; clover bay, 54 0005 00. hTRAW Oat, $8 757 00; wheat and rye, $8 00 8 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured bams, large, lOJc; sugar-cured bams, medium, lie; sugar-hams, small, UHc: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c: sngar-cured shoulders, 7c; sngar-cured boneless shoul ders. cVc; skinned shoulders, TKc; skinned bams, I1J4C; sugar-cured California bams. &c: sugar-cured dried beef flats. 9c; sugar-cured dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c; bacon, shoulders, 6c; bacon, clear sides, 7Jc; bacon, clear bellies. TKc: dry salt shoulders, 6c: dry salt clear sides, 7c Mess pork, heavy, $13 50: mess pork, family, $13 60. Lard Reflned, in tierces, 6?ic; half-barrels, 6c: 60-ft tubs, 6c; 20-B palls, bc; 60-ft tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c; 6-ft tin pails, 6c; 10-ft tin palls, 6Vic Smoked sansage, long, 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork, links. 9c Boneless hams, 10c Figs' feet, half-barrels, $4 00; quarter-barrels, $2 15. THE MAEKET BASKET. The End of the Strawberry Season Rasp berries nnd Otbor Small Frnlls Comlag la Bauer nnd Eggs a Little Higher. The crop of home-grown strawberries has failed to come up to expectations. This week practically puts an end to supplies In tbis line. The few on sale ot choice quality aro bringing 25c per quart. Home-grown raspberries, goose berries and currants are now in fair supply. Southern blackberries are now on tbe stalls, and home-grown are expected by another week. In the line of dairy products few new features bave deve'oped the past week. In a jobbing way. creamery butter and eggs are a shade higher than they were last Saturday, bat the advance has not been sufficient to make any marked cbange in retail markets. Tomatoes and potatoes hold np well to prices ot a week ago. Demand for cboice stock has been f ally up to supply all the week, and old prices are well maintained. In a lobbing way Sonth ern potatoes are from 60 to7oc per barrel higher than last Saturday. Retailers bave not as yet made any material change in prices. Poultry is in good demand at quotations. Tropical fruits are unchanged. Lemons are very firm, and prices are running upward, a fact attributed to hot weather. Florists report this as one of tbe busiest weeks of tbe season. Tbe International Sun day School Convention has made heavy de mands upon their goods, and. the wedding crop has been above tbe average. Tbe extreme heat has also had the effect of increasing de mand for choice goods in floral lines. All in all, this has been one of the best weeks of the year for florists. Tbe effect has been to lift prices. Tbe advance, however, is only tern' porary, and prices are expected to gravitate back to the old level when tbe rush is over. Staple Mcnis. The best cuts 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: chuck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 12 to 15c; boiling beef, 6 to Sc; sweet breads.20 to 50c per pair: beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, 5c a pound; calf livers,25to35c apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c: roast, 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; bind quarters, 15c A leg of mutton, bind quarter, of prime quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets, 6c per pound. Garden Stnffi Cabbage, 10 to 20c; new potatoes. 25c per half peck; choice Florida tomatoes, 20c a quart box; bananas, 15 to 20c a dozen: carrots, 5c a bunch; lemons, 20 to 30c per dozen; oranges, 35 to 60c; cauliflower, home-grown, 15 to 25c a bead; lettuce, 5c per bunch: beets. Sc per bunch, 35c per dozen: green onions, 2 bunobes for 6c; cucumbers, 5 to 10c apiece: asparagus, 5c a bnncb; new peas. 30c a half peck; new beans, 25c a half peck; strawberries. 15 to 25c a qnart, home grown; black raspberries, 20c a quart, home grown, red, 25c home grown; blackberries. 12 to 14c a quart; gooseberries, 20c a quart; pineapples, 10 to 15c apiece; eggplant, 10 to 15c apiece: squash, 5 to 15c apiece; water melons, 20 to 50c apiece; cantaloupes, lo to 40c apiece; California apricots and peaches, 35c a quart box. Cboice creamery butter, 20c Good country butter. 12 to He Fancy pound rolls, 15 to 20c The retail price for fresh country eggs Is 20c Tbe range for dressed chickens Is $1 to $125 per pair. Ocenn Products. Following are the articles In this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to-12c; California salmon. 35c per pound; white fish, 12Kc; herring, 4 pounds for 26c: Spanish mack erel, 25 to 30c a pound; blue fish, 15c; halibut, 20c: rock bass, 2oc; black bass, 15c; lake trout, 12c; lobsters, 20c: green sea turtle, 20 to 25c Oysters: N. Y. counts, $1 75 per gallon; clams. SI 25 per gallon: frog legs, 7oc a ponnd; soft sbell crabs, $1 to $1 25 per dozen; frogs, $2 a dozen; brook trout, 75c a pound. Flowers. Jacks, 81 25 per dozen; La France. $1 25 per dozen; Mermets, $1 25 per dozen; Brides. $1 25 per dozen; yellow and white. 75c per dozen; Bennetts, SI 00 per dozen; Beauties, 25c apiece; Harrison lilies, 25c apiece; pansies. 10c per dozen; heliotrope, 50c per dozen; carnations, 30o per dozen; peonies, SI per dozen; Madame Plantier, 75c per dozen; Gabrielle Laizet, 20c apiece. UVE STOCK HABKETa The Condition of Badness at tbe East Liberty Stock Tnrds. OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, Friday. Jane 27. 189a CATTLE Receipts. 1,653 bead; shipments, 1,155 head; market nothing doing, all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hous Receipts. 4,000 bead: shipments. 2,050 bead; market active; best mixed Pbiladelpbias. $4 004 05: common to best Yorkers. S3 85 3 95: pizs, 53 503 CO; 8 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 400 bead: shipments, 600 bead; market slow at unchanged prices. By Telegraph. NEW YORK-Beeves-Recelnts. 3.347 head, including 37 carloads to be sold: maiketa shade higher: steeds. S3 605 00 per 100 fts.; bulls and dry cows at S2 4003 25; dressed beef steady at 6J167KC per ft: shipments to-day, 6S5 beeves: to-morrow, 1,015 beeves and 4.808 quarters ot beef. Calves Receipts, 844 bead; market steady; veals. So 006 00 per 100 fts.; buttermilk calves. 52 253 00. Sbeep Receipts, 4.907 head: mar ket firm: sheep. Si 405 50 per 100 fts : lambs. $5 607 75: dressed mntton firm at 710c per ft; dressed lambs steady at 9012c Hogs Re ceipts, Including 75 for sale, 4,832 bead; market steady at $3 904 25. CHICAGO The Drover? Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, 9.000 bead: shipments, 3,000 head: market slow, steady; steers and beeves, 53 504 70; stockers and feeders, S2 353 80; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 253 25; Texas steers, 82 903 15. Hogs Receipts, 22,000 bead; thtp ments, 6,000 he-id; market slow and lower; mixed. S3 503 70: heavy and light, S3 503 75; skips, S3 003 35. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 bead; shipments. 2,500 head; market dnll and a sbado lower; natives, S3 505 25; Texans, S3 2o4 00; lambs, $5 006 75. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 2,600 head: shipments, 2,100 head; market steady; fair to cnoice native steers, w vagi vo; lair to good, S44 35r stockers and feeders. S2 70S3SO; In dians and Texans. 12 S03 50. Hogs Receipts. 1,900 bead; shipments, 2,400 bead; market Mow; fair to choice heavy, S3 653 75: packing grades. S3 553 65: light, fair to best. S3 60 3 70. Sheep Receipts, 800 head; shipments, 2,800 head: market strong; fair to choice, USB 5 40. CINCINNATI Hogs higher; common and light, 52 753 85; packing and butchers'. S3 65 3 85; receipts, 900 bead; shipments, 680 head. Wool Mnrkels. Bostox There is no material change to notice in wool. The sales bave been small, amounting to only a little over 2,000,000 pounds. Prices have been weaker under tbe accumula tion of new wool and tbe indifference of manu facturers. Tbere bave been sales of new Ohio X at 3?c and of XX at 3334c; but dealers feel tbat: these prices cannot be obtained when the stocks are larger. Michigan X has opened at SOc. with buers bidding 29l; No. lOhio combing sold at 40c ant Michigan at 3839c; Ohio fine delaine at 35j36c and Michigan it 34 t$3ac; territory woon nave been qniet at w.jKJc, scoured tor fine; 5S60c for itine medium, and 5355c for medium. Spring Texas sold at 1S 23u and California at 17020c. with some choice Northern clips at 2J7c Pulled wools are in fair demand at 3040o for super and at 22330c for extra. Foreign wools are generally quiet and unchanged in price. Philadelphia Wool market quiet: prices steidy; Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and above, 3334c: X, 3133c: medium, 37G39e; coarse, S435t; New York. Michigan, Indiana and Western Ann or X and XX, 28XJlc; medium, 3633Kc; coarse, 34 33c; tine washed delaine X and XX, 3438c; medium washed combing and delaine, 40L'c; coarse do, 3536c; Canada washed combing, 331335c; tub washed, choice, 3S40c; fair, 37 38c: coarse, 3236c: medium unwashed combing and delaine, 2831c;coarso do, 252Sc; Montana, 1725c; Territorial, 164222c London At the wool sales to-day there were offered 7,270 bales. The attendance was lessened, possibly because of tbe smallness of the supplies and the poor quality of the of ferings. A few lots ot good New Zealand sold readily. Cape of Good Hope and Natal scoured was freely competed for. The total of purchases for the United Slates to date is 1,500 bales. Dry foods. New York. Jnne 27. There were no new features to tne market, tbe condition and tone remaining unchanged. -Staple cottons tend to Increased demand, tbough the market is quiet on the surface, with wide sheetings relatively active. SEW ADTXB.TISEMEXTS. ML j b g THE HOUSEHOLD ilSfiWCnKT An odorless liquid. Powerful; cbleap. De. stroys disease germs, prevents sickness. A necessity in every borne. Invaluable In the) sick room my31-3S-xs SKIN DISEASES SWAYNE'S ABSOLUTELY CURES. OINTMENT Simply apply "Swathe's Onmrxxr." No In ternal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema. Itch, erysipelas, all unsightly eruptions on tba face, bands, nose, etc.. leaving the skin clear, wblte and healthy. Its great healing and curative powers are possessed by no otber remedy. Ask your druggist for swathe's OnrnnaT. se24 WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, JOSEPH HORNE & GO. Embroidery and White Goods Department-. direct importation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings, Flonncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flonncings. Buyers will And these goods attractive both in price) and novelties of design. Fnll 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. Toll Du Nords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Snitlngs. Heather A Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. al3-D raffiBMWS iBiuMe BOTTLE Restored Lost Appe tite and cured mv Dyspepsia. MRS. E. BaifrrcKl gJ5JLIMa A-Jenkiss. 819 Car son sL.Pittsburg. Pa. CURED 0MIATARRH And t Lung Trouble bv the Catarrh Specialists at 323 Penn Avenue After All Other Doctors Had Failed. Of tbe hundreds of patients who bave testi fied in this paper to cares made by the Catarrh Specialists, perhaps none have been more re markable than tbat of Mrs. Josephine Myers, of Glenfleld, Allegheny county. She bad an al most endless number of conditions .among which were a dropping of catarrhal mucus into her throat, where it became very tenacious and bard to raise, and In the night on awaking It wonld so suffocate her tbat she could scarcely get her breath. She bad much soreness in the) side other neck and throat. She had pain Mrs. Joiephlne Myers. over her eyes, and ner eyes became very weak. She often felt alzzy and had noises in her ears that sounded tuber as if she had a steamboat in her head. As tbe disease finally extended toherlangs, she coughed, her breath became short and she felt a tightness in her chest and aching pain between her shoulders. Her ap petite failed, and her stomach became so weak tbat food or even water wonld causa a heaviness and burning in her stomach followed by nausea. She had pains across the small of her back and kidneys. She became bloated and took on a dropsical appearance. Nlghtsweats weakened her very fast. She could not sleep and would arise in tbe morning more tired than on going to bed. THE FOLLOWING ARE HER OWN WORDS: "Although I bad doctored a good deal I got no better. Some doctors said tbey conlddo nothing for me. I became discouraged and thought I never could be cured and tbat I would not live over a year. One day I hap pened to see in tbe paper an account of the suffering of Mrs. Bratt, of Verner station, which seemed something similar to my suffer ing, and bow she became cured by the physi cians of tbe Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute. Tlii gave me some hope, and I therefore took a course of treatment from these doctors and bave been entirely cured of all my ailments. "Signed with my own hand. "MRS. JOSEPHINE MYERS." Please bear in mind tbat THESE SPECIAL ISTS HAVE BUT ONE OFFICE, and which is PERMANENTLY LOCATED at 323 Penn avenue. Office hours, 10 A. JL to 4 P. ic, and 8 to 8 p. K. Sundays. 12 to 4 P.M. 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