Pittsburg dispatch. (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, July 18, 1890, Page 7, Image 7
A ALL FEATURES DULL. Pig Iron and Steel Kails Being Par ticularly Inactive. THE SITUATION IN WEE RODS. A Pronounced Demand in England for Tin to Go to America BECAUSE OP TARIFF LEGISLATION rtrKCIAtTELIGBAMTO Tltt OTSPA.TCH.: XewYokk, Julyl". The Iron Age in its issue of this date quotes the American octal markets as follows: American pig The Hew York market is Tery quiet, the only point worthy of interest being indications of weakness in gray forge, which has been offered, for rood Northern brands at a shade less thau ?15, delivered. Southern furnaces are doing very little in this market, and aro showing little disposition to force sales. We quote No. 1 northern iron, f 17 25Q18 50; So 2. $16 00317 00, and Southern iron, So. 1. J17 00S17 50: No. 1 soft, $16 50 16 73; ana Mo. 2, $16 O010 25. Spicgeleisen and ferro-manganese Abso lutely nothing lias been done in Spiegel. There is no demand whateTer and very little offered. We quote nominally $3030 50 for 20 per cent. Ferro is selling in small lots at $72 50. For larger blocks lower figures would probably be accepted. A feature whicli appears to be grow ing in importance in the ferro trade is the de mand from car--Leel founders. This business has been growing during the past year. Wire rods The only sales reported are small lots of foreign basic for home consumption and one lot or 1.U0U tons of German basic for Pitts burg delivery, to be ued for re-export, at pri vate terms. Foreign rods can be purchased at a low price, relatively, it the buyer is willingto take the chances on the duty. In that case $45 0046 00 can be done tor sixes. Some con cession is obtainable, too, on sailer shipment. For foreign rods, sellers assuming all risks. $47 004S 00 is quoted. Eastern mills quote $45 00, at sellers1 mill, but there is very little available. In fact it looks as though there would be quite a scarcity ot wire rods for some time to come. Steel billets There has been very little busi ness. It is worthy of note, however, that we are approaching the dancer line, so far as im portations are concerned. Foreign billets can bo laid down here at a little under $33. Steel rails The market is very dull, with only small transactions being closed on the basis ot S31S31 50 at mill, Pitthurg quotations being S326& and Chicago S3 50SS4. The ma jority of the mills are well supplied with or ders'up to October 1, although -omeof them could take business for September delivery. The only large orders now in the market lor the Eastern mills is a lot of 7.500 tons for a Southern road. Savannah delivery, with an option of 2.000 tons more. Considering every thing, the volume of business during the first half of the jcar was fairly satisfactory. The report of the board of control shows shipments for the first six months of 713,205 tons, to which one Western firm contributes 137,207 tons, and another Western mill 151,931 tons. As previ ously reported by us, the bcranton Steel Com pany shipped 101,143 tons, leading by 25 per cent the next larcest Eastern mill. It should be re membered, however, that these reports do ncit Include light rails, nor do they count the Al'e gheny ortbeCoIorado mills. It is safe tn sav that they rail product of the first half of '90 will bo found to be somewhere between 773,000 and fc00, 000 gross tons. Outof the total allotment of 1, 410.000 tons the mills in the association report tales aggregating 1.190.516 tons. Thev have thcrernr on their books for the scconil half of 1S90 477.311 tons, or about three months work. How completely the tone of the English mar ket has changed since prices there were nearly equal to our own is shown from the fact that English rails have been sold at the range of $26 5027, delivered at iiontrcal. We under stand that nearly 25,000 tons have been placed. Structural material The strikes at a num ber of the mills arc cutting off the supply of finished material, and the tone of the -narket is a little firmer. We quote: 2.152.20c for plates. 2.20-2.25c for angles, 2.52.Cc for tecs and 3.1c for beams and channels. Old rails Several thou-aml tons of old rails were sold during the week at private terms, closing out the holdings of one party. Sellers generally quote $23. but buyers arc in the ma joiitv of cases unwilling to go beyond $21 21 50 in their bids. Track fastening- We quote: Spikes 2 -: hmi maics, i.,oaxvuc, ana Doits ana nuts. 2.bC3e. dclirerod. AMEEICAH DEMAND TOE TOT The Feature of the Brill. Ii Metnl Market nt Present. rs rrciAt. TELtonJiM to tiii ctfipi.Tctt.i New Yoiik, July 17. The Iron Age in its isue of to-day has the following from London: Trices for block tin have advanced under strong demand, chiefly from the American market. The rise in the price of silver, how ever, served to restrict shipments from the East to some extent, which fact, in connection with the moderate stocks here and heavy con sumption, operated to excite local interest and strengthen prices. Copper declined slichtly during the early portion of the week under review, but a recovery has since then taken place and the market is again strong, with merchant bars up to 5S 5s, cash. It is re ported that the bulk of the copper recently in French hands has passed into the possession of a strong combination ho expect to realize much higher prices shortly, owing to present position of supplies and enormous consumption for electrical and other purposes. Of Scotch pig iron warrants only small sales have been made, but prices moved up to 45s 9J. Some influence came from the announcement that three furnaces have been damped. An unexpected calling up of Cleveland contracts on Thursday last caused a rnsh to cover on the art of the bears, and the shorts have since lad to pay prices that the longs dictated. Uuyers of hematite warrants have been hold ins; off, but prices improved slowly. Old iron rails have teen moderately active, with more calls from America, and sales are reported made recently at 3 f. . b. for flanges. The progress of the American tariff bill over shadows all other influences bearing upon the tin plate market at the present time liuyers are active and makers very hrm. Many orders have been booked and there is a large demand from ban Francifco and the oil trade. It is re ported that considerable orders for steel blooms haebecn received from the States. Other wise there is no new feature in the steel trade apart from a small rise on wire rods. Reports from the German centers state that the de mand there for pig iron is slack and that stocks' continue to Increase. The alelingriffith Tin Plate Works, near Cardiff, have been closed. American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations. Scotch Pig Warrants declined a fraction, but have since rallied under the influence of a "squeeze" in Cleveland and the shutting down of wo or three furnaces. For makers' iron there is a very fair demand, but prices continue somewhat irregular. No. 1 Coltness 01s. 6d. L o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Suramcrlee 01s. Oil. f. o. b. Glasgow Ho. 1 Gartsheme 59s. Gd. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Langloan 61s. 61. f.0. b. Glasgow No. 1 Carnbroe -47s. ML f. o. b. Glasgow NalSbotts 6i. Od. f . o. b. Glasgow Ko. 1 Glengarnock 5)s. Gd. e.t Ardrossan. No. 1 Dalmellington . . .32s. Od. at Ardrossan. No. 1 Eglinton 47. ud. at Ardrossan. Bessemer Pig Speculation in hematite war rants has continued slow and prices show only slight change, being now about 51s. 4d. For makers iron the demand continues slow and prices rather weak. AVest Coast brands Nos. 1, 2. 3, quoted at 51s. 6d. f . o. b. shipping point. Middlesbrough Pig Market manipulation that caused a stampede amour the "shorts" "Drought about a rise in Cleveland warrants to 483., but upon the covering of sales by the "bears' a reaction to 43s. took place. Mean while business in makers' iron has been only fair and at former prices. Makers quote 42s. 6d. for No. 3, free on board for g. m. h. Spiegeleisen There is still a fair business, with no positire change in prices. English 20 per cent quoted at 92s. Gd. f. o. b. at works. Steel Wire Rods Prices are a trifle higher and the demand is more active Mild bteel. No. 6, quoted at S 5s. Od. tab. shipping port. TIIE BAIL 3IAEKET. Steel Hails The demand is fairly active, but prices show no improvement. Heavy sections quoted atlOI. O.D. shipping point. Steel Blooms Rather more demand and the market steady. Bessemer 7x7 quoted at 4 15s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Billets Prices have not changed and the movement is still slow. Bessemer (sTze 2KX2K) looted at 4 17s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping l.olUt. Steel SlabsThe market remains very aulct and without change. Ordinary sizes quoted at 5 7. 6d. to.li. shipping point. Crop Ends Demand moderate and makers' prices as before. Ran of the mill auoted at h 17s.6d.3 f. o. b. shipping point. Old Iron Rails The demand still fair but not as good this week as It was last. Tees quoted at 3 2s. Cd.S 5s., and double heads at 1L3 6s. tZ 7s. Od. f . o. b. " Scrap Iron Moderate Jnqnlrics only and no change In prices. Heavy wrought quoted at 3 15s.2 17s. Od. f. o. b. sblDpmg points. Manufactured Iron Staffordshire common bars and black sheets have been sold at 2 6u. advance. The general market is steadier, with demand fair. Stafford ord. marked ban. (f, o. b. 17 pool) 9 OaOd OlOsOd " common bars OOsOd 7 60d black sheet singles 0 Os 0d 7 12s 6d Welsh bars, tab. Wales... 6 2s 6d 6 5s Od Steamer Freights Glasgow to Jew xork, 2s. 6d. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od. TIJT, COPPEK ASD LEAD. "pig Tin The market has been governed chiefly by speculative manipulation, but it is now strong at sharp advance on last week's prices, with consumptive demand good. Straits quoted at 95 15s. for spot; futures (S months), 96 5s. Copper Speculative dealings have been heavier, and a large business for consumption is going on. Prices are higher 3nd strong at the advance. Chili bars quoted 58 for spot; 53 15s. for future delivery. Best selected English, 61 , ... . Lead The market barely steady with de mand moderate. Soft Spanish quoted at L 17s. 6d. Spelter There is a weaker tone to the mar ket and less business. Ordinary Sileslan quoted at 23. . Tin plate The market has continued very firm, and some large orders have been placed at lull prices. Stocks continue to decrease. L C charcoal, Allaway grade, . . T. o. a Liverpool 16s. 0d.16s. 3d. Bessemer steel, coke finish lis. 0d.lls. 3d. Siemens steel, coke finish U. 3d.14s. 6d. B. V. grade coke, 14x20 13s. 9d.14s. Od. Dean grade ternes 14s.0d.00s.0d. A READY MARKET. Coke Urn Hnd n Lively sole During the Pan Week Orders Increasing New Ovens Brine Fired Daily. rMTCCIAt. TELEGHAM TO THU DISPATCH.! Scottdale, July 17. Despite the fact that the summer depression has set in. the coke trade was quite active last week. Shipments increased considerably over the week before. The remarkable showing is attributed to In creased orders from Eastern and Western con sumers. There was no coke that accumulated on the yards, as there was a ready market for the entire output. Transportation facilities were all that could be desired, there being no superfluity of cars, but a sufficient supply. The works surrounding Dunbar have recov- erea from the effects of the disaster and are about all in full resume again. Predictions are not dared on what will be the outcome of this week as the coke trade seems to be a sort of uncertainly now. It may fall below last week's record, which is an unusually good showing at this period of theyear. The quick ness and energy which characterized the move ments in coke circles last week reminded many operators of the former months of January and February. Large companies still report some new and increased orders. 1 he II. C Frlck Company have fired a num ber of idle oveus at Tiptop and Mammoth, and have let the contract for the erection of 70 new orens to Oliphant. The McClure Company have bred SO new ovens at Lemon, Isaac Tay lor has fired his Atlas and Morrell plants of 4S0 ovens, and Humphrey's Great Bluff Works has also been resumed. By actual count there are but few over 2,500 idle coke orens in the whole region, and that is commented on by all oper ators as being a remarkaDlo showing for the two slack mouths of the year. A number of furnaces in the West and other points bale closed down for relining and other repairs, and on resuming early in the fall their empty stock houses will need stocking up. Uul ess all indica tions fail, the fall trade will be excellent. Production was restricted last week by the Wednesday shutdown. The Southwest and a number of other companies made the six-day run and may maintain it throughout the sum mer. Shipments last week were the largest for several weeks past. They averaged 1,032 cars per day and w ere 600 cars in advance of the week before. Pittsburg and nver shipments decreased 100 cars, while Western and Eastern shipments increased 4U0 and 300 cars respec tively. The distribution was as follows: To points west of Pittfburg, 8,700 cars; to Pitts burg and river points, 1,700 cars; to points east of Pittsburg. I,lo0 cars: iota, 6,550 rars. This is the record for the preceding week: To points west of Pittsburg, 3,300 cam; to Pittsburg and river points, 1,800 cars; to points east of Pitts burg, &50 cars; total, 5,950 cars. Prices for coke are: Furnace coke, $2 15; foundry. $2 45; crushed. $2 65; all f. o. b. at ovens per toD of 2,000 pounds. Freight rates are the same as last week; To nttshnrfr. fO 70 To Mahoning and shenango Valleys 1 S" To Cleveland, o 1 70 Toltuffalo. A. Y I a To Detroit, Mich 2 35 To Cincinnati, U 2 5 To Louisville. Kr '3 ToChiraRO, III 2 75 To Milwaukee, Wis 18.1 loM. Louis, Mo 3 35 loKntibt. I.ouls i To I (.il Uiii ore 2 17 lo Ilubton 4 00 This will make prices at these points of con sumption as follows: J'olnt. furnace, foundry. Crushed. rm&uurg M. and &. Valleys., Cleveland Huffalo Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Milwaukee bt. Louts KABt bt. Louis fr?5 (3 15 fl!) . , 185 440 , 450 . 4 SO , 5 35 . 400 . 5 CO . 5 50 , 535 . 4 S fl Ml 4 15 470 483 B10 5(15 20 6 30 83 6S5 4CI 645 4tW 4 35 490 03 680 585 5 "0 653 SCO S 85 482 665 lialtlinore Boston 6 15 LIVE STOCK MABKET& The Condition of Bnslnean at the East Liberty Block Ynrds. OFFICE OF PITT8BUBO DISPATCH, THUBS DAY. J uly 17. 183a CAnxK Receipts. 220 head; stuuinants. 160 head; market nothing doing, all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 2.100 head: shipments. 600 head; marketslow. ranging $3 951 05; 2 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 1,800 head; shipments, 2,200 bead; market fair at . esterdav's D rices. Following is the report of the week's transac tions at the East Liberty Stock Yards: ItECEIFTS. CATTLI. UOGS. EUIIEP Thro'. Local. Thursday. 93) 20 4.503 8S0 Friday "."JO 50 S.CO0 1,210 Saturday 1,-fOO 310 3,75c 990 Sunday 1,060 1.460 4,575 2.4J0 Monday 340 40 750 1 100 Tuesday 83) 60 1.0W) 12M Wednesday J.210 40 1,200 1,760 Total 7,5u0 2,010 19,875 10,600 Last week 7.000 1.520! 19.200 t) rco Previous week. 5,30 1,8001 21,075 7,700 83 1,230 391 3,410 2.SM 904 9,096 8,081 7. 70S By Trlrjtrnph. CHICAGO The Drorer" Journal reports Cattle Receipts. 16.500 head: shipments 6.000 head; market slow, lower ; beeves, $4 75QJ5 00 steers, $3 5001 50; stockers and feeders' $2 40Q3 70; cows, bulls and mixed, $1 2368 lO Texas cattle, $1 753 60. Hogs-Receipts.' 22,000 head; shipments. 5.O0O head; market higher; mixed, $3 C03 82K: heavr, $3 60 3k5: light, $3 62"3 9u: ukips. $3 2)3 50. Sheep Receipts, 7,000 head; shipments, 2.0D0 head; market steady; natives, $3 2oko GO Westerns, $1 5031 90; Texans, $3 60l bo' lambs, $5 006 50. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 2.500 head shipments. 4,100 headr market stead; good to fancy native steers. $4 301 60; fair to good $3 904 35; stockers and feeders, $2 15jj3 20 Texans and Indians. $2 25Q3 60. Hcs Re ceipts, 4,600 head; shipments, 1.600 head: mar ket slow; fair to choice heavy, $3 B0S 70 packing grades. $3 553 67K: light, fair to best.' S3 33 75. Sheep Receipts, 1,800 head; shii ments. 600 head: market strong; fair to choice $4 005ia "onoice, KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts. 3.000 head shipments. 3.300 head: market steady to strontr steers, $3 253 40: cows. SI 5063 00: stockers and feeders. $2 703 60: range steers, $2 25SS 00 range cows. SI 5002. Hogs ReceiptB, 17 400 head: shipments, 6,300 bead; market steady bulk. $3 45: all grades. $3 42KS350. Bheep Receipts. 700 head; shipments, 850 head; market steady to weak; Iambs. $5 005 50: good to choice muttons, $4 4 40; stockers and feed ers, $2 753 25. NEW YORK Beeves-ReceiDts. 633 bead, all for exporters aud slaushterers: no trading; dressed beef steady at 674c per S ; ship ments to-dav. 615 beeves and 65 sheep. Calves Receipts. 83S hoad; market Jfc per ft. lower; veals. $5 006 75; buttermilk cilves, $2 40QS 00. Sbeerj Receipts, 3.733 bead: market .lull- sheep. $4 25g6 00: lambs, $6 50&7 5C; dressed mutton firm at S10Kc per ft.; dressed lambs steady at 10l2c Hogs Receipts, 8,610 head. nominally steady. P.IIFFALO Cattle dull and nominal!- tin. changed: receipts, 46 loads through: 3 sale. Sheep and lambs easy: receipts, 17 loads through; 6 sale. Hogs slow; receipts, 9 loads through: 2 sale; raedlnms and heavy, $3 8503 90; mixed, $3 00; Yorkers, $3 0024: roughs. $33 10. CINCINNATI Hogs steady; bommon and1 lleht, $2 7538 80; racking and butchers. $3 65SJ 8 70: receipts, 2,175 bead: shipments, 1,875 head. lirreooda. ( Nnw York. July 17. There was no business in drygoods to-day, some good sized orders being received by agents for cotton goqas, and there was mora dolne In clothing woolens. The tone 01 toe market continues una. Thursday , Friday baturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Total Last week Previous week.. 18 1.4J1 Ml . 19 803 .... ",731 2.9S3 .... 236 4111 1 619 .... 2,008 7.259 .... 1,510 6.441 l,9o6 9.238 THE ALL THINK ALIKE. Opinions of Brokers in Keal Estate Eejjarding the Market. ACTIVE AND THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT Local Speculative Interests Held Downey Bearish Influences. THE HEWS AKD GOSSIP OP THE CiTI To ascertain the views of real estate bro kers as to the condition of trade this mid summer season, a number of them were in terviewed yesterday with the following re sult. The striking feature of this symposium ot opinions is its optimism. From first to last agreement is perfect that the market is active for the time of year, and the outlook all that could reasonably be desired. J. B. Larkin fc Co. We are having a good deal of inquiry for city and suburban proper ties. The market is in good shape and active for the season. The outlook for fall trado is favorable. Alles & Bailie We are very busy. The pros pect for fall trado is exceedingly good. "Values are firm for all kinds of properties. There are no signs of a reaction. Charles Somers fc Co. The market is in a good condition. Judging from the numerous inquiries there will certainly be a good fall trade. Baxter, Thompson & Co. The market is surprisingly active for midsnmmer. and the future Is encouraging. The supply of business houses is short, of the demand. Pittsburg wonld grow much faster if this want were supplied. W. A. Herron & Sons There is a slight lull owinc to the hot weather, but there is nothing wrong with the market. Small houses are In demand. Almost any number of them could be sold or rented. Straub fc "Morris We have done twice as much this summer as we did in the correspond ing months last year. We have escaped the usual hot-weather lull. Samuel W. Black t Co. Business is good and the outlook better. The market is on a sound basis. C. H. Love Business Is a little quiet just now. The weather is too hot for hustling. In quiry is good, prices firm, with prospects bright. Black & Baird Business with us has been brisk all through the season. We have had no lull. Our sales this month and last almost equal those of the busiest times in the spring and fall. Conditions and prospects are favor able. Thomas Liggett I have no complaint to make. Business is remarkably brisk for the summer. I thiuk there Will be a heavy fall trade. Reed B. Coyle Times are good and will grow better as the season advances. I am very busy. IraI. Burcbfleld The large number of im portant deals concluded this summer is evi dence of an active market. The future is bright; financially and otherwise. Builncsn Nriv and Gossip. Business was quiet on Fourth avenue yester day, partly on account of the Allegheny cele bration, but it was more particularly due to the intense beat. It was too hot even for gossip. The Fenn avenue deal at $1,900 a foot, re ported yesterday caused considerable talk in real estate circles. It marks an advance on that thoroughfare of fully 60 per cent in less than five years. What effect this will have on contiguous properties remains to be seen, but it is feared it will not be conducive to activity. The reason why mortgages are not published in this column is that their lndeflniteness of location frequently casts suspicion on unin cumbered property. This is unjust and annoy ing to the on ncrs. W. A. Herron & Sons hare sold five lots on Robinson street, Thirteenth ward, within a few days. This shows that the demand for prop erty is not exhausted. Fifth avenuo extension, within ten minutes' walk of the Court House, Is a good field for the erection of business houses, with fiats on tho upper floors. A building of this description will be commenced there in a short ttme. There is no better investment. Tenants are clamoring for accommodations. Thirteen of 81 mortgages on file for record yesterday were for vurcuaso money. The two largest were for $7,000 each. The smallest was for $230. The number of mortgages satisfied almost equaled those placed. Henry M. Long sold 10 shares Union Passen ger Railway stock at 123 an advancljn about a year of 150 per cent. Allegheny City Ts of 1S93 sold in Philadelphia at 109. A prominentcitizen of Braddock said yesterday that'very little build ing was going on there because of high taxes. The borough fathers should look to this. Movements In Real Estnlr.' The recent sale of 1,000 Teet of frontage In Boulevard place and of 500 on Schoniey park, together with large transactions on the Pan handle Railroad and elsewhere aronnd the city, are sufficient to show that there is considerable animation In real estate. The most Important deal that came to the surface yesterday was the sale by Black & Baird of a body of land, presumably on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, for something over $100.( 00. They refused particulars. Thomas Liggett sold for J. J. Stoer a lot 40x120. on Fifth avenue, near Gist street, for $10,500. The purchaser intends building for business purposes, with flats on the upper floors. The Pitt-burg Company, Limited, sold to A. 8. Miller. Esq., lots 103, 104, 105.106 and 107, Qrandview place, Twenty-first ward, for1 $1,800 cash: also, to Doctor William G. Cotton lots 103, 109, 110 and 111, same plan, for $1,200 cash; also, to tlf. Taylor, Esq., lots H2, 93. 94. 85, 06, 97 and S3, same plan, for $2,100. Hammett & Meredith sold for Elmer IG, Peffer a house and lot on Biddle avenue, Wii kinsburg, to Margaret M. Magadan for $4,200. They also sold a lot on Beach street. Edge wood, for A. XT. Hill to John S. Warren for SGOO. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold lot No. 6, corner Elizabeth and Gloster streets, Hazelwood, Twenty-third ward, in the Blair estate, being 2SKcl20x31K. for $750. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold to Wm. Hawthorne lots Nos. 23 and 24, in their plans in tho Twenty third Ward, fronting 45 feet, more or less, on Sylvan avenue, for $800 on easy payments. Black & Baird sold to William H. Sarver a two-story frame dwelling on Lombard stnet, Allegheny, near Linden avenue, with lot 21x135 feet,f or $3,000. They sold anotherlot for J.Wal ter, being No. 45 in Valley View place, forSttJO. W. A. Heron & Sons sold another lot 30x195, on Robinion street. Thirteenth Ward. EOME SECUBITIES. The Market Dominated by Bearish Influ ences Another Drop In "Electric. SMes at both stock calls, yesterday, were 160 shares. The active properties were Philadel phia and Pennsylvania Gas, Marine National Bank and Electri;. There was considerable demand for Electric subscription Vights. and 263 shares were transferred at25o per share. The same price was bid for more. There were no material price changes except in Electric, which stood at 37 bid at the close. It opened better. The prevailing tone of the market was weak. Bids, offers and sales were: riRST CALL. B A SKCOXD CALL. Ii A Pitts Fetro. 8. A M- Ex.. Fidelity Title and T. Co.. Marine National Bank.... 415 4J5 ''is" '.'".'.'. 125 157X "iili "ti" 1CK 65 Mononnhelaltat Bank. Safety Deposit Company.. Boatinans' Insurance Citizens Insurance Briditewater....... Chartlers Valley Gas Manufacturers' Gas Co.... (jryo Valley i " PipIes' Nat. G. 4 P. Co. Pennsylvania O as Co .... Philadelphia Co Wheeling tia Co Central Traction Cltlseni' Traction Pittsburg Traction Pleasant Valley. Plus.. A'.l'y Man. S.Y.Ss Clev. (i as Coal Co.. La .NorlnMlnlntCo I.uiter Mining Co Kail End Electrln WfftlnEhoiiie hltctrle.... Mononcahela Water Co... Onion Switch and tilgnal. Union Switch pref. Pittsburg Plate Ul&ii Co.. ffiX: 38 so 41 15 S3 39 UK " H 3X 28 75 x is 17 80 . 37 2H . 1. ire" ', 20 VK "tl'ii At first call 10 shares Marine National Bank brought 117. Second call, 85, Pennsylvania .... 14 BOX -JOfi 18,4 20 28 I8J 69)a' 76 is" "ii" .... 310 HX ii'K "is" 50 37 as "SJ 30 U IS 40 45- PITTSBTJKG- DISPATCH, Gas sold at 14. 15, Philadelphia Gas at S0)f, and 100 Electric at 87. The total sales ql stocks at New "York yester day were 115.022 shares, including Atchison, 3,760; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 8,2!s0; Northern Pacific, 4,715: Pacific Mail, 4,230; Reading, 6.200: St. Paul. 10.920. PE0SPEE0TJS INSTITOTIONS. City Banks Doing a Big Bntlueu for the Midsummer -Scnson Good checking and depositing were the fea tures of most interest at the city banks yester day. There was considerable discounting at the usual rates. The supply of funds was suffi cient, with some to spare. The surplus is kept within reasonable limits by the activity In gen eral trade, which is brisk for midsummer. Ex changes were $2,669,880 55; balances. $4S1,687 38. Money on call at New-"fork yesteroay was easy, ranging from 34per cent, last loan3K. closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper. 37. Sterling exrhange dull but steady at $4 844 for 60-day bills and $4 81 for demand. Closing Bond (notations. U. S. 4s. res. ma M. K. AT. Gen.es.. 783f Mutual Union G3....102 K.J. C. Int. Cert.. .Ill Northern Pae. lsls..H5M Northern Pac. 2ds..lI4 Northwt'n consols. l'O Northw'n deben's SsllOH Oregon & Trans. fls.lCG'i, Bt.L & I. M. Oen. 8s. 841 St.L. AS.F. Uen.M.m St. Paul eonsols 125 St.P.-CM&Pc.l8ts.ll5 tx.. Pc.L.G.Tr.Ks. D2& TJ. S. 4s, coup... 0. S. 4ks, reg... U. S. 4H coup. .,.121)4, .. 103 ...103 A'&cinc tts 01 7vz.t 112K I.oul5lnastampedi3 91 ..uHuun ds...........iux lenn. new set. 6s.. ..!( Tenn. newett. 5s..Ml(J2S Tenn. new set, as 73X uinaua so. as w Central PaelOc lsts.lOSJi Den. & K. O. Ists...ll7 Den. Alt. i. U SSX Tx.. Pc. O.Tr.Ks. 41 u.a& u. wesusis. Rtie Ms 103 M. K. AT. Oen. 6s.. 88 Union I'aclflo lsu. ..109-4 West Shore 1C1 Nkw York Clearings, $116,319,980; bal- ances, M,ii3,tjSi. Boston Clearings, $15,880,434; balances, $1,739,247. Money 6 per cent. Baltimore Clearings, $2,682,236; balances, S5S6.14S. London The amon-t of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balanco to-day is 15.000. Tho bullion in the Bank of England decreased 302.000 during tho past week. The firoportion of the Bank of England's reserve to lability is now 34.S7 per cent. Paris Three per cent rentes. 91f 76c tor the account. The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows a decrease of 400,000 francs gold and 4.025.000 francs silver. Chicago Clearings. $14,327,000. Now York exchange, 25c discount to par. Rates for money were stiff at 6 per cent on call and 67 per cent on time loans. IN A COMATOSE COOTITIOH. Stagnation SlIH the Fen in re of the Local Oil Market. Yesterday was not a day of rejoicing for the oil traders, although they were in good spirits, and passed the time singing songs and narrating reminiscences of tho good old times. The be lief is gaining ground that the Lima product will bo listed. It is thought that Oil City and Bradford will be won over. New York and Pittsburg aie favorable to the project. The market opened down at SS, v. bich was also the closing figure. The highest price touched was 89 and the lowest 88. showing a fluctuation of . Pittsburg was the strongest point, as there is more long oil here than else where. Outside exchanges were expressionless as well as featureless. Wednesday's clearances were 33,000 barrels. There has been no change in refined since the 3d. Well news was hardly mentioned. Features of Ycstorday's OIIMnrUet. Corrected daily by JobnM. Oakley & Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened.: 88 I Lowest. 88H UlKlicst 89 (Closed 83 Barrels. Average charters CC. 314 Average shipments 72.742 Average runs 67,722 Beflncd. New YorE. 7.20c Kenned, London. 5Hd. Kenned. Antwerp, J7& KeHnert, Liverpool, i 11-164. Kenned. Bremen. 6.60m. A. B. McQrew quotes: Puts, 8SQ8Sf; calls. 8 ' Other Oil "tlnrketn. Bradford, July 17. Petroleum opened at 8&c; highest, E9c: lowest, 88Kc; closed, 86c Clearances. 156,000 barrels. Oil Crrr, Julv 17. Petroleum opened at 8Sc; highest. SOJc: lowest. bSe; closed at 8Sc. Bale'. bO.000 barrels; runs, 91,341 barrels; shipments, 116,115 barrels; charters, 169,295 bar rels. New York, July 17. Petroleum continues in a state of lethargy. The market opened firm for August and steady for spot. August fell c In the forenoon and spot advanced He The market then became dull and remained so until the close. Stock Exchange Opening, 8SVfc; highest, SaUei lowest, fcSVc: closing. S8K& Con solidated Exchango Opcnlne:, 69c; Highest, 89c: lowest, bSJic; closing, SSiic Total sales, 63.000 barrels. '" Forest Grove and Coraopolls. It Is said the Forest Grove oil belt is taking a sonthwest direction now. The well on the Annie Young farm is said to be showing up for a large one. It Is near the Nier farm well in Polly's gulch. At Coraopolis the Watt and Watson wells are now attracting the most at tention. The first named is flowing about 20 barrels. It was injured by too deep drilling, hut will he'plngged some five feet from the bottom, and a pump will then be put in. LOOKING AHEAD. Dullness Still Dominates Wall Street btoclt Speculators Discuss the Probable Effects of the Mlver BUI Gold Shipment and a Bear Raid. New York, July 17. The situation in Wall street remains unchanged, and tho principal features of the market are dullness aud stag nation. The dealings in regular list in the stock market to-day presented absolutely no feature of interest beyond the continuance of the rise inPactfic Mail, which has been started by the passage of the shipping bills. The movement was spasmodic, but the improvement made was retained, and the next lift will start from the higher level. The dividend upon Denver and Rio Grande preferred seems to have done its work, as that stock this morning was off 1 per cent from its last evening's price, and only a portion of the loss was recovered. Sugar Refineries was again the great foature of the day, but the movement was downward in the forenoon, though recovering later in the day. The movement in a measure gave tone to the general list, and while the movements were insignificant, heaviness marked the transac tions of the forenoon but a firmer market was seen later in the day. In addition to Pacific Mail and Rock Island, Lackawanna was a strong feature, but its fluctuations were slight. In the face of the dullness of speculation, a dullness mainly caused by the oppressive beat, comes a continuance of the good showing of the railroad earnings. In default of specnlation operators discuss the probable effects of the silver bill. The bulls argue that it will be of great benoflt not only to Wall street but to the business of the whole country, They say that tho addition to our circulation win encourage new enterprises and lead to greater activity in business circles next fall. The improvement will begin to fall early in August. They rest their faith on the reduction in sterling exchange, the passage of the silver bill, the advancement of rates and tho appear ance of rain in the corn belt, where there has been great drouth. No improvement in specu lation may be looked for in New York while the present heat continues. The engagement of $500,000 gold for export was made the occasion ot a raid by tho bears in the last few minutes of trading, and the irrn-nircr stocks especially were rattled off. The close was heavy on the decline. The final changes are generally insignificant, but Wheel lug and Lake Erie is down yv Railroad bonds were more active, the sales being 51.1SS.000, but the changes were liko those in stocks without importance, and the tone of the dealings undecided. Government bonds have been dull and barely steady. State bonds have been entirely neg lected. The Post says : The general speculative pub lic in this country are at piesent more than usually disposed to look for and speculate for higher prices. 'A fewpeop'e who were, perhaps, a little too eager, and have been loaded up witb stocks for a good while, have been some what disappointed that the rise has not come before now, but as soon as London shows a dis position to buy stocks there will be found plenty of people here to do likewise, and the activity of Sugar Trust certificates will be for gotten in the greater activity ot railroad stocks. The following table snows tne prices or active stocks ontiieNew York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by WHITNEY A STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers ofNew York stock Kxcbanxe. 57 fourth aTC- nuet Clos ing Bid. 24 64 45H 81K S6V mx 21 MX IMU Opcn lne. Am. Cotton Oil Am, Cotton Oil prer. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 2SH Attn., Tod. tS. IT 4H Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central or New Jersey. .... Central Paclnc Chesapeake & Ohio Chlcnt-o Oas Trust..... Mil C flur. ft Qnlacy C, Mil. ft St. Paul 73J4 0 Mil. A St. I'., pr.. .. C, itockl. ft P tou C. St. L. ft Pitts V. C, St. L. ft Pitts., pf. C St. P.. M. ftO... , C ft Northwestern ...,111M CAN. W. pi 7 Col. Coal A Iron sin Col. ft Booking Valley SO) High est. low est. 28 i 45 4S! Mi ii'H 64-4 73 78)4. 119 "l 44 82K 111 144 51 ao-i liiji ' 1114 FKIDAY, JOLT 18, Chcs.A Ohio 1st pref.. SAt. Ches. 4 Ohio 2d pref.. 45 63X 65J4 654: 4JS 45H 4SH 14SK 148X 143X 169)4 169 169 W 65 CSX 8H 116 18.4 18(4 If 68 S4 65 h 6554 lOflg 109f lOftf 834 8K MM S3 93 87 214 20 2" 73 734 734 21H 20 SO 108 108 108 I6S iR'i 2S 154 ton fiO 0 19H 19 19M 2BM 36 86 S3 824- KM S5 47 45 47 47) 7 48 "... 33 ?! T. 2$S 7 . ifg 37 97 HIM 84 64 90 90 00 75K 72M 73V S0H 204 20 63)4 Wi 63H 12M 2B)i 26)4 26 Siii 84H MM 38 77X 77X 76 Del.. Lack &. West 149 ni rfit "e51 '"J jt-"c, aw niiQBOli - 169M nsfi. tnt i . -.-.-J K T:. Va.ft Oa.... ' " Illinois Central '" Lake Krle ft West lsw Lake Kne ft West pr.. 6G)J Lake Shore & M. 8.. . . .1093 LonisvllleAsNiuhyllle. S8 MlchiBun Central...... 98 Mobile ftOblo 20X Missouri I'aclflc M National Lead Trnst... 20J New York Central 108 N. r.. C. A St. I. N. Y. ft N, E. 50J4 N.Y.. O. AW. ........ ws Northern Paclnc ssi Northern pacific pr.... 82)t Ohio ft Mississippi Oregon Improvement. 45 Oreypn Transcon 47)4 Paclnc Mail 3 ,. Dec. & Evans Philadel. & Eeadlne... 45 Pullman Palace Car Richmond ft w. p. T.. 22K Richmond & W.P.T nt . 7 St. Paul ft Uuluth..... .... 2:-p,-"'lDulnthpr. St. P., Minn, ft Man. .... St. L. ft San Fran St. L. ft ga Kran Df. St. L. a Ban p. 1st pi.. BO SnirarTrust 75 Texas Pacific 20 Union Paclrc 63! Wabash .... Wabash nrcrerrea 26H Western Union 84f JJnecllne&L. K. "heeling &L.E. pref 77J Ex-dlvldend. Phlladelphln Stnoka. CToslnir quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex change: Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad an Hf Sending 22 15-18 23 i-qnaio, PlUsburg ft Western I0 Lehljth Valley 82$ Lehigh Navigation 82 Northern Pacific 354 Northern Pacific preferred 824 624 S24 86)4 824 Boston Atch. ft Tod 46 lloston ft Albany.. ..230 Boston ft Maine 205 C.. B. ftQ 106)4 Clnn., San. ft Clev.. 29 Eastern R. K. 170 Flint ft PcreM. pre.100 K. C.st. AC. ll.7s.12l L. K. ft Ft, 8. 7s.... 984 Mass. Central 20 Mex. Central com... 27H N. Y. AN.Kng..... SOH N. Y. ft N. Eng. 7SJ24K Old Colony. H74H Rutland preferred.. 70 Wis. Central com... 2SVJ Wis. Central pi 60 Allouez Mg. Co 9 Stocks. Atlantic I4H Boston ft Mont C3U Calumet ft Hecla....305 Franklin 2 Huron 8" Eearsarse 27 Osceola r.. ,' Fewablc 'new 12 qnlncy banta Fc cooper. Tamarack IK 70 208 Boston Land Co. 8)4 San Dleco Land Co. 23 west una iana vo.. i4 Bell Telephone Z3 Lamson Stores SOJi Water Power 5J Centennial Mining. 36 New York Mining Stocks. New York, July 17. Mining quotations: Caledonia B. H., 100; Dcadwood, 125; Home stake, 10.00; Horn Silver, 315; N. Belle Isle. 125; N.Commonwealth,250;Ontario.4l.00; Plymouth, 600; PhcBnlx. Ariz., 130; Savage, 470; Sierra Nevada, 325. NOTES ABOUT FEUITS. Advance In Canned Goods The-Apple Crop n Total Fnllnrr. As an illustration of the upward movement in the canned fruit line, pie peaches have this week been rdvanced by wholesale grocers from $1 25 to $1 6-5 per dozen and blackberries from tOc to $1 15 per dozen. Blackberries are selling in Baltimore at $1 10 per dozen. There are very few gooa apples coming to our markets, for the good and sufficient reason that the crop is a failure in most of the apple sections. A Liberty street commission mer chant reported to-day that he would receive 60 barrels from Baltimore this evening, and that the price would be $6 per barrel for fancy stock. With apples selling at $8 at this time, when small fruits are at their best.it is plain that we are on the eve of high prices as tar as fruits are concerned. As California Is the only part of the United States which will yield an average fruit crop this season the profit from her gardens, vineyards and orchards Will be as large as that from her mines. GROCERIES TENDING UPWAED. Stuplo Articles Sore to be Higher Before the Fall Montbu. A representative of one of our leading whole sale grocery firms said to-dav: "Business with us is better than is desirable this hot weather. With tho upward tendency of price", especially in the line of canned goods, we would do better to hold our stock. As it is, wo are kept un usually busy, and midsummer trade was never more active than it has been this month. Our customers are shrewd enough to see that there is close at hand an era of higher prices, and hence are laying In heavy stocks of goods in order to reap whon the harvest comes. There is nothing in the wholesale grocery line that will go any lower this season, and many staple articles are sure to be much higher. This is a good timo to buy and a poor time to sell. Tho stuff the Jobbers are now sending out to cus tomers in large quantity would, I am sure, yield nice profits if we could keep it in our warehouses until the fall of the year." RIVER INTELLIGENCE. More Con Brought Down Yesterday Half a million Buslleli Here Now. The day about the wharf was a repetition of the previous one. The boats continue to bring coal and iron down from the upper pool. With yesterday and the day beforo receipts there is now about half a million bushels awaiting high water. Wo packet boats arrived, with the ex ception of the Monongahela boats, which are running on back water. Many new boats are in course of erection. At the opening of river trade a good manv new craft will be seen. Botb towboats and packets are being constructed to meet the daily increasing traffic The wickets were dropped for a short while yesterday, caus ing it to drop about two font, but it gradually regained its former stage. The pier mark at noon showed three feet in the pool. This was about the time when the wickets were down, but at 5 o'clock It wat up to within three inches of five feet. Below Davis Island at the same hour it was i foot 4 Inches, with 10 feet 8 inches above the dam. Driftwood. THE Big Sandy Is rising rapidly. Indications point to higher rivers. A new hull is being made for the P. B. Burns. THE James O. Blaine is expected t'o be In run ning shape soon. Captain John Phillips left for Cincinnati to oversee the work on the Scotia. The Great Western Band gave the third of the series of muslcales on the Mayflower. GeoboeHunteu. second clerk of the Batchelor, left Cincinnati last night for Pittsburg. The Adam Jacobs left for Morgantown yester day afternoon, overcrowded with freight and passeugcrs. A coalbauge owned by Klsher ft Co., went aground, near Lock No. 1, while the wickets were down. Captain J. A. Smith, son-in-law of the late N. J. Bigley, arrived in Cincinnati, "from Pitts burg, yesterday. tins Hoffmeisteb, clerk at the Cincinnati wharfboat, left for Cincinnati with his family bent on having a good time. CArrAiN M. Fbeese Is having a boat buitat Point Pleasant for the Big Sandy trade. It will be 20 feet with 2U foot beam, 2!i hold, double boilers, 40 by 16, and double deck, f TnE Elaine, Bedford, Courier and Bay are run ning large trigs on the lower Ohio. The Elalue and Bediord ply between Wheeling and Marietta, the Courier In the Parkersburg trade and the Bay to Cincinnati. JoiinL. Cooper, of Louisville, was In the city yesterday, lie Is well-known here from the fact that he Is promtnrntly Identified with the river coal trade at Cincinnati and Louisville. He is here on business. E. A, Henderson, son of Superintendent Ilen dorson, and three other young gentlemen, are putting out a large sailboat preparatory to mak ing a trip to Cincinnati. They propose to camn out nights along the route. The boat will ba caiiea .ine l-isnaicn. LETraES for the following are at the Cincinnati wharf: Nellie Fisher, A. S. Jackson, E. B. Uaun derschelt, Thomas 11. Hunter, A. H. Wendell. II. C. Stevens, J. Schmidt. L. L. Stewart. Miss W.Thomas. A. Kcll. Jos. Vansart, S. tilbson. Uriah Loklnsone. William Goodwin, Chester Proudy, E. B. Johnson, William Slltz, Sam Will iamson, Charles t'hllllps. BcqTT Wallis Is building a boat at Marietta to be run between Pittsburg and Marietta; It will be adapted for carrying passengers and freight alter the pattern of the Cincinnati packets. 1 he boat will be 144 feet long with a 30 foot beam, 54 hold, with two boilers 11 by 21 and two engines with 54 foot stroke. The boat will be fitted up elegantly throughout, and It is proposed to bavolt eclipso all other boats In the way of elegance. For Sale. Two barges, two flats, and lumber in flat, two French creeks; all in John A. "Wood & Son's landing at Ghartiers creek; also the steamboat Jos. B. "Williams. Inquire for particulars. John JI. Risheb, Assignee of I. D. Eisher, No. 8 Wood st, Pittsburg. When baby was siok, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she had Children.she gave them Castorla DO-Tr-stWTsa 1890. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Potatoes in Better Supply, and Mar kets Are a Shade Off. TROPICAL FRUIT IN GOOD DEMAND. Oats Higher and All Cereals Tending to a Higher Leyel. A SEAR? ADTANCE IN CANNED PEDIT OFFICE OF PlTTSniTRO DISPATCH, 1 v Thubsdat, July 17, 1890. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. The movement continues active, but there is not the scarcity of stuff there was last week. Tomatoes and potatoes are coming in freely, add markets have lost a little of their firmness. In job lots 4 per bushel is now top price for potatoes. Berries are only in fair supply. De mand is good for all that come. Apples are scarce and likely to be so all season. Good stock sells at SO per barrel. Melons are steady at quotations. There is still a -reat scarcity of fresh nearby eges. In fact, it is Impossible to meet demand. Poultry shows weakening ten dencies. Celery is in good supply at 35c per buncb. There is a free movement of tropical fruits. Lemons are very active and firm. Apples $5 C06 00 a barrel. BUTTER Creamery, Elgin. 1819c; Ohio do, 17c: fresh dairy packed, 1012c; country rolb, 79c. Berries Black raspberries, 1315c fl quart; red raspberries, lie; blackberries, lu12c a quart, il 25 a bucket; currants, $9 00 a stand; huckleberries, 14c a quart. Beans Navv hand-picked beans, 2 002 10. Beeswax 2830c fl IVfor choice: low grade, 20822c CANTAIiOUFES Ann Arundel, M 00 p crate; nutmegs, 3 00 jfl crate; watermelons. $25 00 SO 00 a hundred. Cider Sand refined. 7 60; common, 3 00 4 00: crab cider. S7 5008 00 "P barrel; cider vin egar. 1012c ) gallon. Cheese New Ohio cheose,78c: New York cheese, 9c: Umberger, 06'12Xc: domes tic Sweitzer. 1313-c: Wisconsin brick Sweitzer, ll14c: imported Sweitzer, 24Je. Eggs ls2tc f) dozen for strictly fresh. Feathers Extra live geese. o0b0c; No. 1, do, 4045c; mixed lots. 3033c ft. Maple syrup 7595c a can; maple sugar, 10llc V Honey 15c fl ft. Poultry Spring chickens, 4060c a pair; dressed, 11012c a pound: ducks, 6575c a pair. Tallow Country, 3Jc: city rendered. 4c Tropical Fruits .Lemons, choice. 85 50 GO 25; fancy, $7 007 60; Kodi oranges, 0 50 B 75: Sorrento orances, $5 005 50; bananas, S2 002 50 firsts, 1 75 good seconds t bunch; pineapples, $7jJ9a hundred; Calllornia peaches, 72 002 50 box; California apricots, $2 25 2 50. Vegetables New Southern potatoes. S3 75 4 00 J barrel; home-gro-- n cabbage, $2 002 50 j barrel; Florida onions, 53 754 00 a barrel; green onions, 2025c "1 dozen; green beans, home-grown, SI 001 15 "fl basket; wax beans. home-grown,6o7Sc f) basket: cucumbers, SI 50 1 75 jfl crate; tomatoes, $2 00 a bushel box. Groceries. All canned fruits are advanced, and the end of the upward movement is not yet. Our quota tions are raised, as will be seen below, and the probabilities are that such changes will be com mon from now until next fruit crop appears. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 21f'25Xc; choice Rio, 2223Xc; prime Rio, 23c: low grade Rio, 20K21c; old Government Java. 29K30c; Slaracaibo. 2527Kc; Jlocha, 80 32c; Santos2226c; Caracas, 2527c;La Gcayra, 20327c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2830c; old Government Java, bulk, 3334Kc; Maracalbo. 2S2Dc; Santos, 203 SOc; peaberry, 30c; choice KI". 26c; prime Rio. 26c; good Rio. 24c; ordinary, 21K022XC Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, 15c; nutmeg. 7580c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Vc; Ohio, 120. 8Kc: headlight, 150, 8c: water white, 10c; globe, ll14Kc; elame, llc: car nadine, HKc; royaline, 14c; red oil, HtJllXc; purity, 14c Miners' Oil An. 1 winter strained. 4S45o fl gallon; summer, 3S10c: lard oil, 5508c bYRUP Corn syrup, 28030c; choice sugar syrup, 36S8c; prime sugar syrnp, 8033c; strictly prime, 33Q36: new maple syrup, Soc N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4850c; choice, 47c; medium, 3843c: mixed, 40 12c. Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 33c; bi-carb In K9, 5!c; bi-carb assorted packages, 66c; sal-soda in kegs, ljc: do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 8c: stearlne, p set, 8Jc; parafflne, ll12c RICE Head Carolina, 7c: choice, A 6c; prime. 66c; Louisiana, 06$c Stahcu Pearl. 3c; cornstarch, 58c gloss starch, 647c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. 12 65; Lon don IavRrs,S27fi;Muscatels,$250; California Mu- catels,S2 10; Valencia.8Kc;Ondara Valencia. 10K llc; sultan, lOMSHlc; currants, 66J4c: Tur key prunes, 6?i7c:r;rencli prunes. 9igl2e; Salon ica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 9c: cocoanuts V 100. SO; almonds. Lan., $ ft, 20c; do Ivica, 17c; do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1314c; Sicily filberts, 12r; Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 6 6c: Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 9K10c; citron, ft, l&glBc; lemon peel, 16c jp ft; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft., 8c; aDDles. evaporated, liaillc: neacbes. evaoor- ated, pared, 2126c: peaches, California, evap orated, unpared. 1718c: cherries, pitted, 15c; ciierries, unpitteu, otuoc; raspnernes, evapor ated, "12033c; blackberries. 77c: huckleber ries. ioai2c Sugars Cubes, 7c: powdered, 7Jc; granu . lated, 0Jc; confectioners' A 6Kc: standard A, 6c; sott white. 6KQ6c; yellow, choice. 6 one; yellow, good, 5J6c; yellow, fair, fAifj) 6c; yellow, dark, 5J45c Pickles Medium, bills. (1,200), $9 00; me dium, half bbls. (WW). So 00. Halt-No. 1, 9 bbl, 95c; No, 1 ex, $ bbl. SI 001 dairy, "jfl bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, p bbl. SI 20; Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Higglns' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches. S3 85 2 50; 2ds, S2 0532 25; extra peache. 2 60ffi2 70: ie peaches. SI 65; finest corn, $1 S5Q1 50: Hfd o. corn, 80090c; red cherries. $1 251 35; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do. C570c; marrowfat peas. SI 101 25; soaked peas. 70 SOc; pineapples, SI 301 40: Bahama do, 52 76; damson plums, SI 10; greengaccs. SI 50: egg plums, SI 8-5; California p;ars. $2 50; do greon gages, SI 90; do egg plums, SI 90; extra white cherries. J2 55; raspberrlos.Sl 25ffll 35: strawber ries, 81 2501 3o; gooseberries. 85890c: tomatoes, 90'J5c; Salmon, 1-ft. SI 301 80; blackberries, SI 15: sucrotnsb, 2-ft cans, soikcd, 90c; do green, 2-fi, 31 251 50; corn beef. 2-ft cans. S210; 14 ft cans, 814; baked beans, SI 4001 CO; lobster. 1-ft, SI 801 00; mackorel. 1-ft cans, brollod, SI 50; sardines, domestic, l4. S4 2534 35: sardines, do mestic, K, 8 75SJ7; sardines, imported, Js, S1160127)0; sardines, imported. -. $18: sar dines, mustard. S3 65; sardines, spiced. S3 5a Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 "p bbl; extra No. 1 do. mes, $40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, J23; extra No. 1 do, mess, S32; No. 2 shoro mackerel, 323. Codfish Whole pollock, 4e p ft; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do lame. 7c: boneless hake, in strlns. 4Uez do George's cod in blocks 0k7Kc Hei ring Round shore, S3 50 t bbl; split. !6 60: lake. S3 25 ft 100-ft bbl. White fish, S8 50 "H 100-B half bbL Lake trout. So 60 "ff half bbl. Finnan haddock, lOo $ ft. Iceland halibut, 13c f) ft. Pickerel, half bbl, S3 00; quarter bbl, 81 35; Potomac her ring, S3 60 $ bbl; S2 00 "9 half bbl. Oatmeal $5 005 25 "f? bbL Groin, Flour aud Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange were the largest for many weeks, tho total being 15 carloads, as follows: 1 car h. m. 3. corn, 44c, 5 days, 1 car w. bran, 812 75, 5 days; 1 car No. 1 w. oats, 39e, 10 days; 1 car 2 y. s. corn, 41c. August: 3 cars No. 2 w. oats, 34c August; 5 .cars No. 2 w. oats, 33c, September; 3 cars No. 3 y. s. Illinois com, 41c, August. Receipts as bul letined, 24 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway, 3 cars of hay, 1 of middlings, 1 of oats, 1 of feed, 5 of flour. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. iouis, 6 cars of oats, 3 of corn, 2 of bran, 1 of bay. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car ot ear corn, 1 of hay. Markets in all cereal lines are firm. Oats have been ad vanced, as obr quotations will disclose. The general dritt of grain and hay is toward a higher level. Flour is firm at sources of sup ply and future changes are likely to be upward. Prices are for carload lots on track: Wheat New No. 2 red. 0192c; No, 3, 88Q) 89c Corn No. 2 yellow ear. 47K4Sc;high mixed ear, 46)i47c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, 4444Jc; high mixed shelled corn. 43K44c Oats No. 2 white, 38K&39c; extra. No. 3, 37Kffi38c; mixed, 3637c. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 58059c; No. 1 Western. 55056c "V Flour Jobbing prices Fancy winter aud spring patents. So 505 75: winter straight, 55 0005 25: clear winter, 84 75Q5 00; straight XXXX bakers', Si 25i 60. Rye flour, S3 60 3 75l Milfeed Middlings, fine white, 815 609 16 00 ft ton: brown middlings, 813 C014 00; winter wheat bran, $12 60012 75. HAY Baled timothy, No. 1, $10 004110 50; No. 2 do. 7 6008 00; loose, from Wagon, 812 00 15 00, according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, 56 6007 00; packing do, SO O0Q6 0; clover hay, to toys On. STitAvr Oat, 86 7507 00; wheat and rye, 88 CO 06 261 I Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, lie; sugar-cored hams, faedlum, HKc; sugar-hams, small, 12ci sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8c; sugar-cured shoulders. 7Kc: sugar-cured boneless shoal ders, 8Kc; skinned shoulders, Sc: skinned hams, lic; sugar-cured California bams. 8c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c; bacon, shoulders, 6c; bacon, clear sides, 7c; bacon, clear bellies, 7Kc: dry salt shoulders, 5Kc: dry salt clear sides, 7Kc Mess pork, beavy, $13 60: mess pork, family. 813 60. Lard Refined, in tierces, 6c; half-barrels, 6c; ou-is tuns, oc; zu-ia pans, bc; cu-m tin cius. 8c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c; 5-fi tin pails. 6Xc; 10-ft tin palls, CVc Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 6c Fresh pork, links. 9c Boneless bams, 10Xc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, H 0B: quarter-barrels. S3 15. MARKETS BY WIRE. Bullish News nt Home and Abroad Canies a Balse In Wheat and Corn Oafa '" Active and Irregnlnr Pork -Still Lifeless. CHICAGO Wheat A fair volume of busi ness was transacted to-day. Trading chiefly local, though outside bnsincss including some little trading on foreign account was reported. The opening was lifc. higher than yester day' s closing, advanced ia more and tben eased off some, fluctuated and closed about y,z lower than yesterday, excepting December, which closed a higher than yesterday. The advance was due to firmness in European markets, a change in the weather again causing some uneasiness and a strongwr feeling. Corn There was a large speculative trade. There wero good buying orders on the market on reports of dry weather, little or no rain fall ing in the West. The market opened i&P anove the closing prices of yesterday, was firm, and sold up c, reacted', declining HQHc. rallied and advanced c, became easier and closed "c better than- yesterday. Oats 1 he market was active, but trading went by fits and starts. Crop reports were not at ail encouraging. There was quite a demand for July and prices advanced lc August and September only advanced Kc and May 5c, and the market closed steady at about ontside figures for the distant futures, but atc de cline from the top. Mess Pork Very little business was trans acted. Prices exhibited very little change, and rather favored buyers. Lard Trading was very light. Prices ruled steady. Short Rib Sides Only a'moderato trado was reported. Prices averaged a trifle higher' and tho market closed steady. The leading lutures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2. Julv. 8OK0S6JiSCS6c: August. 87K087"'iaS7i387c; September, 88?i Corn No. 2. July. 37K3!M737KS;37c; Au gust. 37K3S37K3c; September, 3SK 38K38g3S5ic Oats No. 2, July, ZlU32i833lc; Au gust. 29292S7i&2"c; September, 2829 2S'g-2ic. Mess Pork, per bbl. Julv. $11 60011 60 11 5511 55; Angnst. $10 8010 800 10 7510 75; September. $10 5010 6010 40010 4a Lard, per 100 fti. July. $5 805 805 80 6 80: August. S582KQ5 82JS05 82H5 82$ Sep tember, to tr5 97KS!5 975 97K- Short Ribs, per 100 fis July. $5 05(55 05 5 05K5 05; Angnst, 85 105 105 105 10; September. So 22KQ5 2265 205 22K. Cash quotations were as follows: .Flour firm and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 86VS86"e; No. 3 spring wheat. 78S0c; No. 2 red. 87s7c No. 2 corn. 3763Sc No. 2 oats. 313iQ31c No. 2 rye, 48c No. 2 barley nominal. No. I flax seed, SI 30. Prime timothy seed, SI 32. Mess pork, per bbL $11 50U 6 Lard, per 100 lbs.. S5 bO. Short ribs sides (loose). So 00 610. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S5 40. Short clear sides (boxed), $5 45. Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged. No. 2 white oats. 3535c: No. 3 do, 34Jic. On the Prodnce Exchange to-dav tbo butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 13K4814C NEW YORK Flour quiet and unchanged. Commeal Arm. Wheat Spot firmer and moderately active; chiefly cxnort: options moderately active and unchanged to c up, closing steady. Ryefltm. Barlov malt, qniet; Canada, 7790c Corn Snot strong, in good demand ana c up; options dull and - up, closing firm. Oats Spot fairly active andjjaic up, and scarce; options qniet and stronger. Hay easy and quiet; shipping. 2540c: good to choice, 60gDOc. Hops steady ami quiet. Coffee Options opened steady, uccbanged to 10 points down; closed steady, unchanged to 6 points down: sales, 21,000 bags, including Julv. 17.1517.20c; August, 17.00ffll7.06c; Spot. 16.5016.45c; October, 15.85c: November. 15.45c; December, 15.40c: March, 15.10c: spot Rio dull, steady; fair cargoes, 20c; No. 7, flat bean, 184lbc. Sugar Raw, quiet, steaky. Sales, 3,400 bags, concrete, 85 test, 8c Refined, easier, moderately active; off "A" 511-16 6Jc: mould "A," 65-lCc; powdered, 6 11-iOc: granulated, 6c; cubes, 6c. Molasses Foreign, nominal; New Orleans quiet. Rice firm and in good domind. Cotton seed oil dull and weak. Tallow firm and steady. Turpentine dull and easier at 4343c Eggs Fair scarce and firm: Western prima to fancy. 1617Kc: do fair to good, 14K16c: do poor per case, $102 60; receipts 5,567 packages. Pork in fair demand and unsettled; mess, 812 754 13 60, extra prime, S1010 60. Cutmcats more active; saies, ns.oou 03 picKieo shoulders at 0. 05Jc: pickled bellies, 654c; do bams, 9ia 10c Middles weak; short clear, So 80. Lard steady and qniet; no sales: Western steam, S607K: July, 6 07 bid; August, 86 10; Septem ber. So 2i""6 25; October, 86 33 bid; December, SO 36 asked. Butter Extra steady; others quiet; Elgin, 1717Kc; Western dairy, 6llc; uo creamery. 10S17. Cheese weak and dull; part skims, 45c; Ohio flat, 67c. PHILADELPHIA-Flour Arm. Wheat opened about Kc higher, but subsequently eased off yic from the highest, and closed quiet. Old No. 2 red. 91Kc in export elevator; new No. 2 red in do. 92kc; No. 2 red. July. 91?92J4c; Angusr. 91j4tB-92c: September. 91W&fcc; Oc tober, IflMQVic. Corn Options advanced i Jio. Car lots extremely scarce and wanted at fun pricos. ungraded yellow in grain depot, 60c; No. 2 mixed in export elevator, 50c: No. 2 mixed Julv. 4b49c; August, 44K45c: Sep tember. 44Q45c: October. 4545c Oats Spot Arm; No. 3 white, 4040!c; No. 2 do. 41c; options advanced Klc; No. 2 white July, 40 lie; Augnst, 363t; September, S535Kc; Ociober, 3536c Butter Fanoy goods scares and firm; faultyqualltles dull and weak; Penn sylvania creamery extra, 17c; do prints extra, 2125c Eggs Cboicu stock scarce and firmer; Pennsylvania firsts, lG17c ST. LOUIS Flourquiet, Wheat lower, except for December, which closed higher: the market opened i: up, but soon declined liKz. stif fened and advanced 5sc. but drooped to the close, which was HQc lower for August, c lor July ana September, but ysc up for December; No. 2. cash, 87c; Sep tember, 88c bid: December, 90c Corn Re ports of damage advanced the market, which opened o higher, weakened, recovered, eased off, advanced c, closed QHia above yesterday; No. 2 cash, SoJc asked; August 36c; September, 36c asked: December, 37c bid. Oats c up; No. 2 cash, 33c bid; August, 29Jc; September, SOc. Rye No. 2, 60c. Flaxseed September, SI 27. Provisions Pork quiet at 811. Lard Steam; $5 60; butchers', $5 65. MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat were 78 oarsfshlpments. 80 cars. The cash wheat mar ket was dull and weak, and was generally pro nounced a very hard one to sell on. There was very little demand for anything excepting No. 1 Northern O. W. B. Low grades were flat. Only one miller was observed buying anything, and he wanted it very cheap. There was some demand for outside, but orders were smaller than usual. Closingquotations on whett:No.l hard, July and August, S8c; on track, 92c; No. 1 Northern, July and Auenst, 86: Septem ber. 84Jc: on track. 87QS7Kc: No. 2 Northern. July aud August. 81c; on track, 81GS3c BALTIMORE Wheat Western firmer: No. 3 winter, red, spot. 93c; July. 91Ji92c; August, "O"K09OcKr September. 91R91Xc Corn West ern, strong; mixed spot, 47: Julv, 45c: August, 4'Vc; September, 444g44c; steamer, 43c bid. Oa.s Firm: Western, white, 38K04Oc; dodo mixed, 3GQ37"c: graded. No. 2 white. 33Kc Rye steady. Hay fairly active: prime to choice timothy, Sll 00012 50. Provision-- steady. But ter firm for fancy goods; others qniet. Eggs easily. -U'i15c. Coffee steady: Rio cargoes fair. lOJift-fflj: No. 7, ISQJ-JlSc MILWAUKEE Flour quiet. VTieat quiet; No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 86S6 c; August, 8 '2c; 0. 1 Northern, 87c Corn hrm: No. 3, on track, 37c Oats higher; No. 2 white, on track, 31"c Rye quiet; No. 1. in store, 49c Barley firm; No. 2. in store. 45c Provisions easy. Pork cash. Sll 70; August, $10 70. Lard, cash, $5 77: August, Zo 85. Cheese steady; Cheddars. 78c TOLEDO Wheat active and lower; cash and July. 83c: August. SSJc; September, SSJfc; De cember. 91!c Corn dull but steady; cash and July, S9Xc. Oats dull; cash, 35c: No. 2 white, 36c Clorerseed nominal; cash, $350; October, $3 95. DULUTH Wheat was quiet to-day, but a little firmer, closing about yta bigber than yes terday: closing quotations are: July, 90c; August, 91c: September, 88$e: No. I hard. 904c: No. 1 Northern. 8SKc: No. 2 Northorn. 85c. 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