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'A BOOI IN CEREALS.
The Inauguration of a Bull Move
ment All Along the line.
A EEACTION' HIGBLT PROBABLE.
The Speculators Are Advised to Go Slow
for the Present.
A JJEAEBI FARMER INTERVIEWED.
Office of Pittsbubq -Dispatch, i
Tubs dat. J uly 29. 1S90. (
A bell movement in cereals has been in
augurated within the past few days and
prices have been steadily moving upward.
Corn baa been advanced 10c per bushel in
the past week. Millfeed, hay and wheat
have joined in the upward movement, but
the rise has not been so sharp in the latter.
How far this movement is speculative re
mains to be seen. A fevr days will tell the
tale. In the meantime a large number of
operators will be either hurt or helped. It
behooves operators in grain and hay to go
slow, as a reaction is almost certain within a
short time. We have a big country and there
is little likelihood of a shortage. It Is rather
significant that the cereal which is shortest this
season, namely oats, should be quiet and dull
the past week.
The bulls are making their greatest onslaught
on corn, which from latest reliable reports
promises to be well up to an average crop.
Recent dry weather in the Northwest is the
card which bull speculators appear to be work
ing for all that is in it. But there's many a
slip 'twixt the cup and lip.
A lew timely show ers would change the situa
tion In the creat Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys. At the worst, the jieldot corn will be
ample for all the needs of our country. Gov
ernment statistics also show that the wheat
crop, while below average, is sufficient for all
the country's needs, and that we ill have
bread enough and to spare. The only crop
hich show s heavy decline is the oats crop. In
many sections of the land there has been
almost a failure in this line. Taking trie sec
tion which looks to Pittsburg as its trade cen
ter the oats crop is little above one-half its
average this season.
Floor Mnv be Higher.
A rise in flour is likely to come anr day. Said
one of our flour jobbers to-day: "I have just
received notice from a number of the North
western millers that fancy patent flour has
been advanced 15c per barrel. It is only a
question of short time when there will be an
advance here. I have been looking tor a rise
for several days, and ani surprised that it has
not yet put in an appearance. But Pittsburg
is very slow to join in an upward movement.
Our flour jobbers very soon suffer from a de
clining market, but are long in reapms the
benefit of a rise At other trade centers flour
has already advanced. But here we have a
little longer wait owing to sharp competition
for trade."
A farmer from the vicinity of Clinton who has
been a weekly visitor to this city for the past
quarter of a century or more, had this to say as
to crops and fruits in that section: "In the ter
ritory west of Pittburg for 50 miles at least the
wheat crop this season will fall 20 per cent be
low aterace. We consider 20 bushels to the
acre a good yield. There will be verv few
farms around Clinton which will reach 15 bush
els to the acre this season. The crop of oats
shows a still greater decline. In this line there
will not be above one-half the average yield.
Ours is not much of a corn countrv, and it is
too early to give results in this line. All will
-depend on seasonable rains for the next few
weeks.
The Fruit and liar Crop.
The hay crop is above average. Most of the
meadows around Clinton will yield two tons of
hay to the acre on an average. New hay is
now selling in the stack at S5a ton and not
very brisk at that.
As to fruit, there is none worth speaking of
In our section. In Finley township I doubt
whether there is an apple. Small f runs have
also been a comparative failure this season.
Usuallj we can count on a large crop of black
berries and rasnberries. This teaon, however,
has unset all calculations in this line
The best crop in our section this year has
been oiL The wonderful development in this
line has very ranch enhanced the value
of all farm lands in our section, and has
Drought to onr doors good customers for all
the products of garden and field. There is no
longer the necessity of coming to Pittsburg
marStitS to dispose of our stu&Vsioce the large
influx of population caused by oil speculators
furnishes a ready market at home. In my boy
hood we brought bis quantities of stuff to Dia
mond market at great expense of labor and
horseflesh. Those days hate passed awav.
Markets have come to us. And in a season of
scarcity like this there are ready bnvers for pur
products without the trouble and toil nf a long
and tedious journey over rough roads."
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition of Business at tho East Liberty
Rock Yards.
OFFICE OF FITTSBUBO DISPATCH,
TUES DAT. J uly 29. 1890.
CATTLE Receipts, 1CU head: shipments, 23)
head; market slow at yesterday's prices; no
cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs Receipts. 1,350 head: shipments. 900
head; market active; good smooth light se
lected, $4 104 15; common to heavy, J3 90
4 05: 3 cars of hogs shippedto New York to-di.
SHEEP Receipts. 1.900 head; shipment;, 1,500
head; market slow at yesterday's prices.
By Telrcmph.
NEW YORK Beetes Receints. 1,149 head,
all for slaughterers; no 'rading: feelinc dull;
dressed beef stady, 6l7ic per B: shipments
to-day, 643 beeves and 4,000 quarters of beef:
to-morrow, 920 beeves and 2.560 quarters of
beef. Calves Receipts 794 head; market c
per ft lower; veals. So 0036 00 per 100 lis; butter
milk calves. S2 o03 5a fehecji Receipts, 4,S55
head: heep dull: Iambs 14c per ft lower; sheen.
54 005 65 per 100 fts: lambs, H S7KS4 90;
dre-sed mutton slow at 8KI0c per ft; dressed
lambs w eak at 9llc" Hogs Receipts, in
cluding 81 for sale, 5S0 head; market firm at
S4U04 40.
CHICAGO The Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattle Receipts. 10.000 head: shipments, 4,000
head: market strong and 10c higher; beeves.
$4 654 90; steer". S3 504 45; Blockers and
feeders, S2 20E3 20: cows, bulls and mixed, SI 40
63 50:Texas cattle, SI 5063 40; Western rangers,
IS 1033 SO. if ogs Receipts. 15,000 head: ship
ments, 4,500 head; market lower: mixed. S3 750
3 95: heavv. S3 704 05: light, S3 S04 05;
skips, J2 60S 70 Sheeji Receipts. 5,000 head;
shipments, 1.000 head; market about steadv;
natives. S3 S05 30- Western, S4 00ffi4 50; Tex
ans, S3 754 CO. lambs. Si 75g5 90.
ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 2,500 head;
shipments. GOO head; market active and a shade
lower; good to fancy native steers. $4 204 50:
fair to good do S3 904 25; stockers and feeders.
12 253 30: Texans and Indians, S2 30S3 5a
Hogs Receipts, 4,800 head; shipments, 400
head; market higher; fair to choice heavy.
S3 904 00: packing grades. S3 803 90: light,
fair to best S3 90g4 0a Sheep Receipts, 3,900
head: shipments, 400 bead: fair to choice, S4 SO
65 10.
BUFFALO Cattle dull and irregular: re
ceipts, 98 loads through; 15 sale and left over.
Sheep Nothing doing: receipts, 11 loads
through; I" sale. Hogs firm and 510c higher;
receipts, 26 loads through; 12 &ale: mediums
beavj and mixed, S4 05g4 10: Yorkers, S4 10
4 20; pigs S4 00.
CINCINNATI Hogs scarce and higher: com
mon and light. S2 75JJ4 15; packing and butch
ers', S3 fc5g4 00. Receipts, L020 head; ship
ments. 1,150 head.
Wool ainrkcta.
Philadelphia Wool fairly active: Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and
above, 3334c; X. 3132c: medium, 36337c;
coarse, 34&C5c; New York, Michigan, Indiana
and Western fine or X and XX, 2o30c:
medium, 3637c; coare. S331c: tine washed
delaine X and XX, 35)Gc; medium washed
combing and delaine, 3t10c; coarse dodo do,
E536c; Canada do do. 333oc; tub washed,
choice, oS40c; fair. 373Sc; coarse do do do,
2o2bc; Montana, 1725c; Territorial, 16ffi22c
Boston There has been a fair aeraandfor
wool and the market remains about steady: In
prices there is no material change. There have
k1" .lo X at 31c and XX and above
ato334c Michigan X wool is held mostly at
29c, while manufacturers are tnlngtobuyat
tSF: j . . mbtnB w"'5 are quiet at 3940c;
Ohio delaine at bc and Michigan fine deUlue
at34c Unwashed combing wool sells slowly at
28c for three-eighths blood and 25g2Gc for one
quarter. Territory wools are dull at 59c;
scoured for fine, Sbc for fine medium and 5455c
for medium Texas wools in fair demand at 20
f25c Oregon and California wools are auiet,
ulled wools are in steady demand at 30Q34c
for super and 22bc for extra. Forel-n wool
is quiet but firm.
Blelnl Wnrkrt.
New Yobk. July 2D.-PiS iron BtroriE.
Copper neglected; Lake. July, 17c Lead dull
and rather weak; domestic S4 4a Tin dull
and a shade easier; straits, 23 05.
One bottle of Piatt's Chlorides contains more
disinfecting power than ten pounds of chloride
flixne,jt
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Chicago Grain Pit Silll the Scene or Ex
citement and Ileavr Tradlse Frco
Selling Causes a Tumble la
Prices Pork Loses.
CHICAGO WheatQuite a large business
was again transacted In this market, and tho
feeling developed was unsettled and nervous.
Prices were subject to sndden fluctuations and
easily influenced on account of the feverish
condition of the market. The opening was
about Jilc lower than yesterday's closing,
ruled steady and further declined, but later
suddenly developed strength, and within a few
minutes prices were advanced lJiS-'c -iiio v
turn wis rather unexnected and was a general
surprise. The advance, however, brought out
rather free offering, under which prices re
ceded ljfc. fluctuated some and closed about
J Jc lower than yesterday. There w as consider
able selling, it was claimed, by the heavy longs,
and foreigners were reported to have sold both
here and at the seaboard.
Corn There was another large dav's trading
in this market and' fluctuations covered a wide
range. 1 he market opened wila and excited at
IK2 under the closing quotations of yester
daj, was weak, but soon firmed up, advancing
1c, reacted later ljc, sold up again KQlc,
ruled easy and closed lKlc lower than jes
terday. Oats An unsettled feeling prevailed and
prices covered a good range. The opening was
weak at Jo decline, and prices receded Jc
more for September and Jc for May unJer
fair offerings. A firmer feeling developed and
prices advanced lgljc, receded c, became
firmer and again advanced K33e and closed
steady at a net gain of jlc over yesterday's
close, except for May. wbicn was Jc low er.
Pork Prices ruled irregular, especially for
September and January deliveries, ana the
former closed decidedly lower.
Lard Quite a good trade was reported.
Early prices receded 2)65c, but later a firmer
feeling was developed and prices rallied 57fc
and closed comparatively steady at medium
figures.
Short Rib Sides-Trading quite active. Early
a reduction of ?K10c was submitted to.
Later prices rallied 10c The market closed
steady at medium figures.
The leading futures raneea as follows-
Wheat No. 2. July. 9269391J62Ke;
August. 92Vl3K92ric: September, Bi
96ffi93K9lkc
CORN No. 2. Julr. 44K45JJ44K45c:
August, 44?i4bffi44Ji45c; September, 45
463i4545iC
nm-ln 1 Tnlr SSMffiStUlMHeSl MC. AU-
gust. 32?S33J32Ji63dc; beptember, 32Ji
33??Q32W33c.
Mess Pork, per bbl. July. S12 5012 55
12 50&12 50: August, Sll 70011 75011 7011 o;
Semembcr. Sll 50ll 5010 7510 75. ,,,,,
Lard, per 1U0 lis. August, tn si9o i-nvi
6 0780 19: September. I6 22K66 306 20
50 27K: Octobor, S6 556 40b 3246 37K
hno'itr Ribs, per 100 fts August. S5 I7K
5 22K5 17Ji5 22X; September, S5 405 42
5 30&5 S7X; October, J5 45o 47&5 375 45.
Cash quotations were as follows: r"lour
firm and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, fKVfc;
No. 3 spring wheat, b5S9c; No. 2 red, 9JJc
No. 2 corn, 45c No. 2 oats. 3t31Kc No. 2 rye,
5354c N o. 2 barlev nominal. In o. 1 flaxseed,
51 M. Primo timothy seed, SI 421 45. Mess
pork, per bbl. S12 50. Lard, per 100 lbs.. S6 19.
Short ribs sides (loose).S5 20o 25. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed). S5- 6265 75. Short clear
sides (boxed). S5 (05 75. Sugars unchanged.
No. 2 white oats, 35340360; No. 3 do. 3535Xc
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market Fine butter higher: fancy separator,
ITQITKc: tine creameries. 1415c: finest dairies,
14&15c: god, 910Kc Eggs 1212Kc
NEW YORK Flour firm and quiet with
light offerings. Cornmeal firm and moderately
active. Wheat Spot dull, c down and weak;
options fairly active and less excited; realizing
sent prices down early fili the close was
lidlic under veterday and weak. Rye strong;
estern. 58MK60C Barley malt auiet: country.
80c;clty. 8590c Corn Spot dnll. KHC down
and weak; options broke early lc on reali
zing, recovered and closed weak at J?4e
under yesterday and active. Oats Spot dull
and easier; options fairly active and lower.
Hav quiet and steady. Hops quiet and steady.
Coffee Options opened steady 5 points down
to 5 points up; closed steady and unchanged to
5 points down: sales. 18.500 bags, including Jul v,
17.4017.50c; August, 17JM17.25c; September,
16.7516.b5c: October, 16.1016.15c; December,
15.C015.65c; spot Rio active and firm; fair
cargoes, 20c; No. 7 flat, 18Klc Sugar
Raw dull and fairlysteady; rc-Cned quiet and
lower; C. bXQ⁣ extra C, 5 7-1635 9-16c:
white extra C.5 ll-16c: yellow, 4Jioc: off A,
5K5 ll-16c; mould A, 6 3-16c: standard A,
6 l-16c; confectioners' A, 5e; cut loar, 6c;
crushed, 6c: powdered. Gc; granulated, uc;
cubes, 6c Molasses Foreign nominal; New
Orleans uull. Rice firm and scarce. Cottonseed
oil dull. Tallow steady. Rosin quiet. Tur
pentine dull and lower at 4112c Eggs
quiet and firm; Western, prime to fancv, lfc
lSJfc; do good. 1717Kc; do poor, per asi, S2 00
3 00: receipts, 7,008 packages. Pork firm;
mess SIS 0014 00; extra prime, $10 O0S10 5a
Cut meats strong and active: ruckled bellies.
J5Jc; do shoulders, 6c: middles firm. Lard
ruled weak early, closed steauy and more
active; Western steam. 6 35 bid: sales, 690
tierces at S6 37: options sales 10,250 tierces;
August, SO 30, closing at $8 32: September,
SB 47S6 52, closing at S6 476 49: October, S6 65
6 04. closing atS6 60: November, S8 724closIng
at S6 71; December, $6 706 72, closing at Sfi 72.
Butter quiet; fancv firm; Western dairy, 6llc;
do creamery. 917c; Elgin, 1717c Cheese
quiet and firm: part skims, 35c; Ohio flat.
5g6Kc.
BALTIMORE Wheat Western easy: No. 2
winter red. spot, 9595?c: July, 9."&09oVc;
August, 9595c: September. 9o5695lc
Corn Western dull; mixed, spot. 50c: July, 5oc;
August, 49K50c; September. 4950c Oais
steady: Western white, 474Sc; W estern white
mixed, 4547c; graded. No. 2 white. 4Sc; graded,
No. 2 white, mixed, 47c Rye nominally
firm: choice, 565Sc; good to prime, 5355c;
common to lair, v&oic xaj nrm zor uest
grades: others slow: prime to choice timothy,
Sll 0012 50. Provisions active and steady.
Mess pork Old, 112 50; new. S13 00. Bnlkmeats
Loose shoulders, 5c: long clear, 6Vc; clear
rib sides, 6c; sugar pickled shoulders, Gic;
sugar enred smoked shoulders. 8e; hams, small,
12!i12Jc: large, ll:i4c Lard-Refined
steady: crude, 6c Butter firm and scarce for
choice to gooa; others quiet; creamery fancv,
17c; do fair to choice, 1215c; do imitation, 10
13c: ladle fancy. 10llc; oo good to choice, 6
9c; store packed, 66c Eggs firm and active
at 17c Coffee steady; Rio cargoes fair at 19J
20c;No.7.1S51bXc
ST. LOUIS Flour weak ana unchanged.
Wheat The strength of the past few days gave
wa to an easier feeling. The market opened
6v-tC lower except In December, which ad
vanced He, after fluctuating irregularly be
tween and 1c The market eased off until
late when there was a break, declining 1515c
but rallied Kc later. The close was at declines
oflJicfor July: lcfor August; ljc for Sep
tember and &a for December. Mo2cash
91o and nominal; August. 91c asked: Septem
ber. 9Zc: December, 96c bid. Corn The
opening was easier; sold np Jc, declined
Jilc and advanced c but weakenea and de
clined and the advance was lost. The close was
KKo under yesterdays. No. 2 cash. 42Kc:
August, 42c: September. 43c asked. Oats
opened about steauy but subsequently declined
and closed 1H1KC below yesterday; No. 2
cash. 34Kc: August, 33Jc sellers; September,
335& asked. Rye Io. 2. 52c bid. Flaxseed
hlctier at SI 3a Provisions Pork, Sll 25; lard.
55 70.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. What firm;
No. 2 red, in export elevator, 96c; choice No.
2 red, in grain depot, 9Sc; No. 2 red. in export
elevator, 93e: No. 3 red, September, 90Vc; No. 2
red. July, 96X96K; August, 9aQU0; Bep
tember, 96Jl07c; October, 97K6S8C Corn
Options opened weaker, subsequently reacted
and closed firm; car lots for local trade in fair
demand; No. 2 high mixed in grain depot.
53Kc; No. 2 mixed on track and in grain
depot.52$c:No.2mixed Julv,5151)c; August,
5151c; September, 6252Uc; October. 52V
S2Kc Oats Car lots K lower; No. 3 white.
42c; No. 2 white, 43Kc: futures quiet;
No. 2 white. Julv. 4243c August, 3sU
39c; September, SQ'Sic; October. 37Je
3SVic Provisions in gooo. Jobbing demand.
Mess pork, new, SIS 0013 50: do prime mess,
new, $12 50. Lard Western steam, $6 60.
Butter dull and weak: Pennsylvania prints,
extra. 2226c; firsts. 1516c Egrs scarce and
very firm; Pennsylvania nrsts, 18lSKc
MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat were 60
cars: shipments, 50 cars; there was a very fair
demand for good wheat, with the offerings
rather small, especially of fresh arrivals; a good
deal of elevator stuff was on the tables: low
grades were dnll and supply a little larger;
prices were firm and In about the sauaeneral
range as those of yesterday. Closure quota
tions: xso. i uaru, juijt uuu August, yoc; on
track, 979Sc;No. 1 Northern, Julv and August.
91Jc: September. 90Kc; on track,9293c; No. 2
Northern, July and August, 85c; on track.
8590c
CINCINNATI Flour active and higher: fam
ily, $3 754 00; fancy, $1 604 75. Wheat streng
and higher. No. 2 red, 95c; receipts, 8.200 bush
els; shipments, 7,500 bushels. Corn strong: No.
2 mixed, 49c Oats firm: No. 2 mixed, S739c
Rye scarce, nominally: No. 2, 63c Pork firm
at $12 25. Lard steady at So 75. Bulkmeats firm;
short nb. $5 S7. Bacon firm; short clear,
SO 37K8 5U Butter steady. 8ugar easier.
Eggs stronger at UllKc Cheese steady.
MILWAUKEE-FIonr higher. Wheat un
settled; No. 2 spring, on track, cub, 9192c;
August, 89c;o.I Northern, 95c Corn firm;
No. 8. on track, 45c Oats steady; No. 2 white,
on track. S8C Rye quiet; Wo. kin store, 55
65Kc Barley quiet: Jio. 2. In store, 66c Pro
visions firmer. Pork August, $11 45. Lard
August, $6 15. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 7i
8c
TOLEDO Wheat active and easier; cash and
July, 93lc: August, 93e: September. Mc; J)e
cember, 97c Corn dull and steady; cash,
August and September. 47Jc Oats quiet; cash,
35c; August, S4c Cloverseed firm; cash, U 00;
ucioDer.IM zu; novemuer, ci
DULUTH Wheat opened weak and lower,
lmtidminuiiiMruiii closed about where 11
ir.
It
T,
did yesterday, at the followinr'piicei: July,
itj ccjiitmuer, vac; vocewpzi, mi
THE
PROPERTY TIED UP.
Big Offers for a Valuable Location on
Fifth Avenue and Wood "Street.
WHY IT IS NOT ON THE MARKET.
Water Delivery at Highland Park Be
stride! to the First Floor.
THE SEWS AND GOSSIP OP THE CITI
Some misapprehension exists among cer
tain investors in real estate in regard to the
status of the property on the southwest
corner of Fifth avenue and Wood street,
which is occupied by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad as a ticket office. It is
managed under a trust deed, and cannot be
sold or improved until the death of the old
est heir, who is 70 years of age.
Tha location of the property, at the corner
of two of the best business streets of the
city, makes it very valuable. Several offers
have been t made for It one of 5200,000, or
at the rate of ?5,000 a loot but for the rea
son above given they were not taken into
consideration. TJpon the expiration of the
trust, which in the natnro of things is not re
mote, the property will be sold or Improved. A
ten-story building has been talked of.
m
A Water Famine.
In tho opinion of a good many persons it will
be some time before fancy prices are realized
for property adjoining or near Highland Park.
Ou acconnt of the weakness of the w ater pres
sure, the delivery of this necessary fluid is re
stricted to the first floors within a range of
about 1,000 feet of the reservoir. Sometimes,
when the water is high, it rises to the second
floor, but this seldom happens. The top floors
have, therefore, to be supplied by force pumps,
operated by hand or wind power.
This is a curious condition at the source of
water supply of this great city, but is unavoid
able, without great labor and expense. To
raise the"f eservoir would be a difficult and cost
ly piece of work, and, perhaps, impracticable.
A water famine with millions of gallons in view
suggests the plaint of the "Ancient Mariner."
"Water, water everywhere.
And not a drop to drink."
It Is worse than "carrying coals to New
castle," of which famous feat it is a reminder.
In speaking on this subject yesterday, a
broker remarked: "Some time ago I took a
fancy to a piece of property near Highland
Park, but before I had made up my mind to
bny It a friend spoke to me about the water
trouble. I investigated and found the supply
limited to the first floors. I at once gave up
the idea of buying. Added to the Inconven
ience of relying upon a force pnmp is the in
creased danger from fires to which property
there is subjected by the low pressure."
Business Kevra and Gossip.
A gratifying feature of the mortgage busi
ness this season is that the bulk of them repre
sents purchase money. This encourages im
provement and involves no great risk. Bank
ruptcy seldom grows out of this form of debt.
J. E. Glass reports a good inquiry for prop
erty in the Twenty-first ward, particularly on
Lincoln in the vicinity of Washington avenue
a district that has hitherto failed to receive
the attention its location and advantages de
serve. No w is the time to improve the country roads
so that they will be passable next winter and
spring. It is feared, however, that the oppor
tunity will not be improved. Practically
nothing has been done in this part of the
county outside of the city limits.
A summary of the crop reports indicated an
average yield throughout the country, with the
exception of fruit. Canned goods will be
marked up next winter.
The two big bank buildings on Wood street
and Seventh avenue are assuming a habltablo
appearance, although they are far from com
pletion. They represent over half a million of
money.
Eleven of thirty-two mortgages on file for
record yesterday were for purchase money.
The largeBt was for $5,100. Sixteen were for
SI, 000 and over.
A London authority, in referring to the
probable effects of the silver bill, says the
price of silver will go higher, but it is donbtf ul
if the advance can be maintained on account
of tho great increase of prodnction.
It was stated yesterday that several new
options had been secured on Twenty-second
ward property one of them to run only 24
hours. This shows that the movement out
there Is still in full vigor.
A big deal in real estate, involving a sum
renresented by six figures, has been hung up
for three days by the absence of one of the
owners. It is unimproved land within the city
limits.
The proposed Baltimore and Ohio improve
ments, together with the assurance of a bridge
at Ross street, have given property in that
neighborhood an upward tendency.
w
movement In Rcnl Estate.
A number of deals were closed yesterdav but
not reported. Those that were permitted to
get away are appended:
Charles Somers Co. sold for the A. ivleber
estate to William L. Smith, a property on Wa
ter street, above Ross street, consisting of two
tenement houses, with lot 45x50, lor a price ap
proximating sio.ooa
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold a two-story brick
dwelling, situate on Locust street. Fifth ward,
Allegheny, with lot 20x105 feet, for S4.000 cash.
Baltei.sperger& Williams sold the property.
No. 30 Long alley, Allegheny, being a six
roomed frame dwelling with lot 2SxS8f, for
$2,200 cash. David Beitler & Co. were the pur
chasers. Black fc Baird sold to E. A. Barns for S. H.
McKee, lot No. 226 in the Baum Grovo plan at
Roup station. Pennsylvania Railroad, 40x110
feet to an alley, on Amber street, for S2,20a
Baxter, Thompson 6 Co. sold to C. E. Erick
sonlot No. 12, Belmont Place plan, Ingram
station, fronting 50 feet on Linden avenue by
162 feet, for S600.
W. A. Herron fc Sons closed the sale of a new
house, modern style, eight rooms, lot 40x120
feet, on the corner of Edwin and Alder streets.
Twentieth ward, to a prominent railroad man
lor6,750.
TWO SALES.
The Oil Market Believed From a Totnl
Fnllore Lima Talk.
Prom the apathetic manner of the oil crowd
when the market opened yesterday it was
thought the day would pass without a sale,
but toward noon 6,000 barrels changed hands,
and just before the close 3.000 more were un
loaded, making good for the day. There was
only one fluctuation, and the close was yB De
low the opening. The opening and highest
was 89. The lowest and closing S&
One of the most reliable brokers on the floor
said: "I am in hopes the listing of Buckeye
certificates will improve trade. If it doesn't,
we will have to sbnt up shop. If the oil Is
bandied so as to cause fluctuations frequent
enough and wide enongh to mako it a specula
tive commodity, I think it will be a success, bnt
If allowed to get Into the rut it will only make
things worse. In anv event, the standard will
make carrying expenses."
The second reading of the proposition to list
Lima oil and to return to the cash system was
had yesterday. Third reading and final action
were announced for to-day. Both propositions,
it is believed, will be adopted.
Features of Yesterday's Oil market.
Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co., 45
Hlxth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
lenm Exchange:
Opened M Lowest. S8K
Highest 89 I Closed 8S
Barrels.
Average charters
Average shipments
Average rnns
Riflned. MewTorx. 7.20c
Keflned, London, i 7-lSd,
itenneo, Antwerp, 1TI.
Ksllned, Liverpool. 5 11-lsd.
Eefined. Bremen, 6.60m.
A. B. licGrew quotes:
.... 27,631
77.M9
.... 68,211
Pnta, S3JS; calls,
Other Oil Markets.
On. Crrr, Julr 29. Petroleum opened at
E9e; highest. 89c: lowest, S9c; closed at 89c
Sales, 29,000 barrels, charters, 14.2S6 barrels;
shipments, 118,067 barrels; runs, 110,066 barrels.
NEW Tork. 3 ulv 29. Petroleum broke tha
record for narrowness to-day. In spot oil there
was only quotation, and In August option a
fluctuation f fo was all the movement re
PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
corded. Spot opened dull at 8Sc and re
niained unchanged all day. August openea
dull at 89c, fell to 88c and closed dull. Stock
Exchance-Opening?88?ic; highest, mict low
est, 88c: Closing. 83-Sc Consolidated Ex
changeOpening. S9c; highest, 89c: lowest,
S8c; closing, BSJjJc Total, sales. 68,000 bar
rels. HOME SECUEITIES.
Electric nnd Philadelphia fins Continue
Lenders In Activity and Strength.
There was no lack of animation at the stock
market yesterday, but business was rather
light, prices being above the views of buyers,
with no disposition shown by holders to make
concessions.
Philadelphia Gas was the leader in activity.
It opened at 31 advanced to 31, and closed
at 31 bid. The advance was due to no partic
ular influence except the favbrable impression
caused by the recent statement of the affairs
of the company. The other natural gas stocks
were practically unchanged and neglected.
There was a brisk demand for Westlnghouse
Electric, with little offered. It advanced on
'one sale to 42 and closed at 41 bid. Rights
went at 50 at first call and 40 at second a de
cline of 20 from the last price of the previons
day. A broker said he had reason for saying
the stock would reach 45 before a reaction. It
was again asserted by several that Boston bad
the earliest tips on subscription rights. As
this has been denied here over and over again,
there seems no way of settling the question.
It can be said, however, that Bostonians have
all along had great faith In the future of the
stock.
Street railways received very little attention,
but were a shade weaker. A broker who
makes a specialty of these stocks said be did
not look for much demand for them until the
talk about consolidation materializes or is
shown to bo baseless. Competition and legal
entanglements make dividends extremely un
certain. Switch and Signal was bid up to 16
It was stated several brokers were busy pick
ing up Airbrake By persistent effort Colum-
oia uu was Dunea up to zfc, wiiu oners at o.
FinsT SKCOKD
CALL. CALL.
B A ii A
Commercial Nat. Bank... 10S
Fidelity 'lltle and T. Co 155
Keystone Bank of Pitts... 72
Mechanics' Mat. Bank 123
Artisans' Insurance S3
Boatinans' Insurance SIX K,
lirldfrewater SS 66
Cbartlers VnllevOns Co S9?f
Peoples' Nat. O. & P. Co 1SH
Pennsylvania (las Co .... 14 14
Philadelphia Co 31 31 31 S 31f
Columbia Oil Company... !K 2H 3
Central Traction T, 2Stf
Citizens' Traction 70
Pleasant Valley. 28J( S8& SW 29
bnspenslon Bridge (sthst) 96
Luster Mining Co IS1 19A 19 2)
Yankee Girl Mining 3
Allegheny CoantyElectrlc 93
East End Electrlo 60 CO
W estinghonse Electric.... 41 42 41) Al
Monongahela Water Co... 29( 29i5 ... .
Union S. A S. Co 16H 17i 16H itH
West'honse B. Co., Llm 64
At first call 541 Electric rights brought 50.
At second call 100 Philadelphia Gas went at
31J 20 at S4. 15 at 31, and 7 Switch at 16
Before call 60 Electric sold at 42. For 200
rights 40 was realized.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 111808 shares, including Atchison.
13 660; Delaware. Lackawanna and Western,
4,930; Missouri Pacific 3.490: Reading, 4,200;
St. Paul, 6,100; Union aciflc 3.470.
A GOOD AVERAGE.
Easiness at tho City Banks Continues Heavy
for the Season.
Checking was lighter yesterday than on
Monday, bnt as this is nearly always the case
on Tuesday, due to the difference between
Saturday and Monday sales, the shrinkage pos
sessed no significance. Depositing was fair.
Exchanges were 7,529.405 31 and balances
J229.401 86.
The demand for loans was moderate, bnt
good for the season, and rates showed no
change. Borrowers with acceptable collateral
bad no trouble to get all the f nnds they wanted
at 6 per cent. Conditions continue to favor a
heavy fall trade.
Money on call at New York yesteroay was
easy, ranging from 34 per cent, last loan 3,
closing offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper,
S326K. Sterling exchange quiet but firm at
S4 85 for 60-day bills and $4 89 for demand.
Closing; Bond Quotations.
V. 8. 4s. re 1S3V
U. 8. 4s, oonp lEf
U.S. 4s, reg :i03K
U. S. 4Js, eonp 103!$
Pacific S3 or '95 113
LouIslanastampccHs 90V
Missouri 63 101
lenn. new set. 6s.. ..107
lenn. new set. 6s. ..,102
Tenn.uewset. 3s.... 73
Canada So. Ids 10G
Central Paclnc lts.lP9!i
Den. A K. U. Ut8...ll6
Ven. AU. U. 4s
li.&B. (i. Westlsts.
Erle2ds 103
M. K. T. Gen. 6i.. 84
M. X. AT. Oen. Is.. 73
Mutual Union OS....103K
n. j. u. ini. i;cri...uu4i
Northern Pac. 1eIs..115M
Northern Pac. Ida. .115
Northw't'n consols.1-10
Horthw'n deben's 5sll0
Oregon Trans, es.106
St.Lil. M. Gen. 5s. 94
St.L. S.F. Oen.M.llI
dt. Paul consols 122
SUP. CblifcPc. lsts.
1-x.. Pc L.G.Tr.Hs.
Tx.. Pc.it G.Tr.Ks.
union racmc lsts...
West bbor 104
New York Clearings, 1136,807,807; bal
ances, 4,602,547.
Boston Clearings. 14,421,05S; balances,
1,739.414. Money 45 per cent,
Philadelphia Clearings, 810,659,503; bal
ances $1,490,493.
Baltimore Clearings, 62,SG9,356; balances,
(235.575.
CHICAGO Clearings, 812,928.000. Money 6per
cent on call and 6Q7 per.cent on time. New
York exchange was at par to 25c discount.
BUSINESS BEACING UP.
Stocks Firmer All 4.1ong the Line. Notably
Sugrnr Tho Tone of the Dealings
Rather Heavy South Amer
ican Troubles Over.
New York, July 29. The stock market to
day witnessed another swing of the pendulum
of values, and the losses of yesterday were
generally regained, although there was less
business done, and at times the dullness was
equal to anything seen of late in that line.
The apathy displayed by the holders of securi
ties evidently encouraged the local and Chi
cago bears to make a short turn on the short
side, and the evening up Is about accomplished.
The usual indication of a desire to buy by tho
Chicago people was furnished. There were
reports of serious damage to the crops, espe
cially in Dakota and Minnesota. There was a
great deal less heard to-day about the South
American troubles, although a large amount
of gold was taken for export, which in all
probability was the direct effect of those dis
turbances, which have assumed a more serious
character.
The desire of the late short sellers to cover,
however, counteracted all snch influences, and
soon after the opening a decidedly strong tone
was developed, though it was not until in the
afternoon that much progress was made in the
upward direction, although the opening prices
were generally from to)i per cent better
than last night's figures. Sugar was the great
bull card, as it was the w eakest yesterday and
the loss was about recovered. The movements
in the regular list were confined generally to
fractional amounts, and in Atchison, in which
the only important railroad news of the day
wus developed, the fluctuations were very
small. The publication of the nassing of the
dividend on the San Francisco first preferred
was seemingly without influence, and was evi
dently fully discounted. Among the Grangers
Rock Island and St. Paul were most prominent,
the fotmer scoring a material rise as the result
of the lay's operations. The market on the
whole showed a very strong undertone to-day,
and prices moved np easily on light purchases.
The feeling of an early Improvement in both
prices and business is more pronounced, and the
South American influences are believed to have
had their iuii enect upon this market. The
shorts in Sugar covered freely on the reports of
an adjustment of the difficulties in the way of
reorganization, due mere was notning definite
given to the public The market closed dull,
but strong, the upward movement ceasing only
with the sound of the gong. Sugar is up 3 per
cent to-night and Rock Island 1 per cent,
bnt all other changes are for fractional
amounts.
Railroad Donds were verv dull, the total
transactions reaching only $606,000, while out of
that amount Atchison incomes furnished 3106,
000. The tone of the dealings was on the whole
rather heavy, and all the important changes
to-night, which are very few in nnrnber, are in
the direction of lower figures. The list, as a
whole, however, was as stagnant as usual.
Government bonds hare been quiet and
steady. ,
State bonds have been entirely neglected.
Lazard, Free & Co. ordered 5200,000 more gold
for export. Total tor export to-day, 81,600,000.
Total this week. JL975.000.
The -Poll says: The Atchison directors, who
now control the St. Louis and San Francisco,
toda v passed the dividend on the first preferred
rn Francisco stock. The last dividend was 2
per cent, paid in for the half year to January
L This was a reduction from the previons rate
of 7 per cent per annum, paid in 1889, the last
previous semi-annual dividend having been S
in August, 18S9. The Atchison directors say
that no dividend has been earned by the San
Francisco In the six months to July J, and that
therefore nothing will be paid for that half
year, bnt that if a dividend is earned In the
last half of 1890, one will be declared at the end
of the year.
The very slight declines in United States rail
way stocks in London through all the recent
disquiet in other foreign securities shows that
they are more firmly and confidently held than
any others, and that as soon as London recov
ers confidence enough to bo In a speculative
temper American securities will bo tho favorite
Investment.
The following taws mows tne pnoe or active
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30,
stocks on tue New York Stock Exchange yester
day. Corrected datly for tub Dispatch by
whitnit & BTEPHXKbON, oldest Tittsburg mem
bers of Kew York Btocx Exchange, 87 Fourth ave-
UUBt
Clos
ing Bid.
23
63
29),
43$
56
12 U
23K
WH
7334
IWi
91H
15
44
32
111(4
144
73
mu
50H
30H
644
U'i
Wi
166
55H
X
lis
18
65
INK
Open
Ins. Am. Cotton Oil
Am. Cotton Oil oref.
Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 29)4
Atch., Ton. AS. V 44X
Canada Southern 564
CentralPacinc
Chesapeake & Ohio.... 23(
Chicago Gas ITust SH
C.. Bur. & Qulncr ....106M
C., Mil. &8t. Paul 73
C, Mil. st St. P.. pr.
C., itockl. & r 90
C.. St. L. 4 Pitts .
C.. St. L. i. Pitts., pf
C., St. P.. M. JtO...... 32'f
C. & .Northwestern ....llliZ
C. &X. w. nt :
if.Jl.ftil 73M
,.". V. ft L pref.
Col. Coal s iron
Col. Jfc Hocklns Valley 30M
Ches. AOMontDref.. ....
Ches. 4 0h!o2d pref.. 4H
Del.. Lack West 1474
lel. & Hudson 166JS
Den. 4 P.io Grande, nt 65M
E. T.. Va. & Ga .
Illinois Central
Lake Krle&'W est
L.ake Krle West pL. 65
LakeShore&M. a 109H
Loaisvllle& Nashville. 8G
Mobile AOhlo 21
Missouri Pacific 7JH
National Lead Trust... SO
New York Central
j. Y.. ft ffiSt. L 16K
N.lf. &H. E. 43-4
N.Y.. O. &TV. 18
Norfolk & Western !
Norfolk Western pr. ....
Northern Pacific J3
Northern Paciflcpr.... 82
Oregon improvement
Oregon Transcon 46
PacldcMsll 46
Peo.. Dec. & Evans
Phlladel. &Keadlnir... 45H
Pullman Palace Oar...2IC5
Richmond & w. P. T.. 22X
Richmond &W.P.T.PI ....
St. Panlft Dnluth
St. Paul & Dulntli pf.
St. P., Minn. AMan
Suear Trust 74
Texas Pacific
UnlonPacISc 62J
Wabash
Wabssh nreferred I6K
Western Union 83H
Wneellneft L. it 38J4
Wheeling & L. liprer. 76H
High
est. Low
est. 30
44H-
U
55
106
71
29
43H
KH
23
M
IOCS
7i
myi so
KM
ill
32J4
HIM
73 73K
UU SOX
44h 44X
J477S 6
1W 1GSM
65K M4
. ....
6o" (SMi
low vna
BSH S6H
21H 21 S
73! 11
21 20K
48K 48"
1S 18
ssii ii
82X 81
! '
46 X 46
45K
SOU 2S0
Z!X 23
77M 73h
62 J2H
21
72
21
107 H
UU
ish
10
20,
WW
35ft
82
45
47
46
20
45
219X
2i
81
36H
98
103
77X
20M
62
12
2t
84
SS'4
76
204
3SV
2614
83
3SH
76X
Boston Storks.
Atch. ft Ton 44
Boston A Albany....226
Boston Maine.. ...204
Cl!.tQ 106)4
clnn., San. & Clev.. 27
Eastern K. K. 6 125V
Fltchbur B. K. 90!4
FlIntAPere M 28
Mass. Central 21)4
Mex. Central com... 2o!4
14. Y. A J4. Ene 48
. Y. & N. Kng. 7S.125K
Old Colony. 173)$.
Wis. Central com... 28
BostonA Mont.
, 62)-
Calnmet & IIec!a....310
Franklin 2S)
Huron.
S'A
Kearsarge
Osceola
Pewablo (new)..
.2514
44
. 10
125
. H
.211)4
. H
Banta Fe copper,
lamarncK
Boston Land Co....,
West End Land Co.
zs
Bell Telephone 228
Lamson Stores 33
Alloucx ilg. Co W,
Water Power.
5ft
-&UBUUO 13$
Centennial Mining.
34H
Phllndelpliln Stocks.
Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished bv Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Kx
cbange: Sid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Railroad 53 53J(
Hearting 22 11-18 225j
Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western 104 11
Lehigh Valley 52 bH
Lehigh Navigation 52 S2?
Northern pacific &ft 36
Northern Pacific preferred 2H 82)4
Ollnlng Stocks.
New Yobk, Julv 29. Tho official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks to-day were
as follows: Alice, 265: Adams Consolidated, 105;
Caledonia, B. H.. 195: Consolidated California
and Virginia, 365; Deadwood Territory, 125;
Eureka Consolidated. 400: Homsstake, 100;
Hornsilver, 345; Mt. Diablo, 200; N. Belle Isle,
100; Commonwealth, 250; Ontario, 41.00, Flico
nix, Arizona, 120.
A B0ADBED OF COAL.
One of the Great Difficulties In Constructing
n Knilivar.
Wheeling, July 29. One of the most
difficult and interesting pieces of railroad
work imaginable is on the line of the
Ohio Valley Railroad, now under construc
tion from Bellaire south along the west bank
of the Ohio to Marietta. Just after leaving
Bellaire, high hills extend along the river
for a distance of 20 miles, and for fully half
that distance there is no bottom land what
ever, the slope of the hills originally extend
ing right into the water, and now being only
separated by an artificial beach a few
yards wide, occupied by the connty road.
In excavating for this road in years gone by
solid ledges of sandstone and limestone
rock, the latter resting on a bed of coal, were
exposed, and in some places these ledges
form u solid clttt 20 to 40 teet high.
To make a bed for the new railrosd the
engineers ran their lines parallel with the
country road, the line of the grade coming
right on top of the coal vein underlying
the strata of stone. The resnlt is that every
foot of roadbed has to be blasted out of the
solid cliff, and an immense amount of labor
as well as expenditure of time and
money is involved. The earth is
first cleaned away from the top of the cliff,
and a line of holes drilled down to the level
of the coal vein and as far back from the
edge of the cliff as the width of the roadbed
requires. These holes are heavily charged,
and from 10 to 25 are "shot" at once, im
mense masses of rock being hurled into the
river. By one blast fired Friday a mass of
rock 40 feet loag by 18 feet deep was loos
ened in one mass. When the rock has been
thus removed the coal is excavated and a
fill of earth made on which to lay the rails.
HOT A C0EBUPTI0II FUHD.
Chlcnso Aldermen Will Not Get Any ot Illi
nois Central's New Stock.
Chicago, July 29. Tne fact that the
Illinois Central has decided to issne new
stock to the amonnt of $5,000,000 has given
rise to many rumors concerning the
plans of the company, and it has
been said that a stupendous deal in
connection with the Lake Front, coupled
with an enormous corruption fund, was be
ing hatched by the Illinois Central Com
pany. The proposition regarding the use of
the Lake Front for the World's Fair site
provided for the payment to the city
of $1,500,000 by the Illinois Central. This
offer was to be increased, so one story ran,
to $3,000,000 or more, if? necessary, for the
Illinois Central to attain its object.
President Stuyvesant Fish to-day denied,
however, any intention of raising a corrup
tion fund. He said the money was to be
used in building additional tracks, purchas
ing new equipment and constructing a
new depot and general office building,
the latter to cost about $1,000,000. Ho
said that at no time since 1860 has there not
been enonsrh money in the Illinois Central
Treasury to buy the Common Council, with
the State Legislature thrown in, ten timds
over. Mr. Fish also said that the Illinois
Central never made a formal proposi
tion to give $1,500,000 toward filling in the
lake front. He said he had simply agreed
to submit the matter to the directors, and
that was all there was to it. It is now said
the Central will offer no inducements to fill
in the lake front.
Dry ffoods.
Nkw.York. July 29. There was consldera--ble
inquiry for cotton goods, which resulted in
disclosing a firm market. Moderate transac
tions followed at full prices, and the outlook
seems more assured. Business in woolens con
tinues irregular and does not make satisfactory
progress in all directions.
Whisky Slnrket.
Chicago, July 29. Whisky la firm at tl 12
for finished goods.
Prices of Bar Silver.
New Tore. July 29. Silver London, 6TAd:
New. York. Jl 09.
Suicide.
Br. Flint's remedy has saved more lives by
timely use, and has kept from suicide or the
Insane asylum more victims of nervous disor
ders that all the physicians with tbelr pet
methods of treatment. Descriptive treatise
with each bottle. At all druggists, or address
Mack Drug Col, N. Y. Jiwr
When baby was sick, wo gavo her Castorta,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla;
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had Cbildren.sh.0 gave them Castorla
J- v.-.-.
p9.77-KWISu
1890.
DOMESTIC MAKKETS.
Stock of Choice Creamery Butter
Lifjht and Price Higher.
SUGAR WEAKER AND COFFEE FIRM
Tendency of Cereals Upward, and Corn
Especially Strong.
FLOUR PROMISES TO GO UP HIGHER
OFFICE O J" PlTTSBTTRO DISPATCH, 1
Tuesday. July 29. 1890. J
Country Frodnce Jobblne Prices.
Elgin creamery butter has taken an upward
turn. Prices are advanced, as onr quotations
will disclose, and there is a strong probability
of a further advance before the week is out.
According to markets established at Elgin by
actnal sales yesterday, the lay-down price of
fancy brands is 19c at this date. Markets here
are unusually bare of choice stock. Country
butter is still poor stock and prices are only
nominal. Eggs are in better supply and mar
kets not so lively as tbey have been of late.
Potatoes are scarce and firm at qnotations.
Apples are in good supply and quiet. The
berry season is close to its end. Supply is not
equal to demand. Tho blackberry crop falls
far short of general expectations. A good de
mand for all choice products is reported by
produce commission men. Fruit and Vegeta
ble Inspector Kilgore condemned to the gar
bage pile to-day 212 crates of cantaloups which
had been held until they were over-ripe. This
was the outcome of the glut In thU line last
Apples Ji 005 00 a barrel.
Butteb Creamery, Elgin. 1920c: Ohio do,
1718c: fresh dairypacked. 1012c; fancy
country rolls, 1314c; choice, 1012c
Bekeies Blackberries, 21 25ft?l 35 a bucket:
enrrants, $9 00 a stand: huckleberries, 81 25 a
pail; Ives grapes, 1012c jR pound.
Beans Navv hand-picked beans, 12 002 10;
Lima beans, 6(c
Beeswax 2830c ft S for choice:low grade,
20 22c.
CANTAtours Ann Arundel, J2 503 00 ft
crate; nutmegs, $2 50 ft crate: watermelons.
15 0025 00 a hundred.
CIDER Sand refined. J7 50; common, $4 00
4 SO; crab cider. S3 0009 00 ft barrel; cider vin
egar, 1012c ft gallon.
Cheese New Ohio cheese, 7Ji7Jic: New
"Xork cheese. 8JJ9c: Llmberger, 10llic: do
mestic Sweltzer. 1313Kc: Wisconsin brick
Bweitzer. ll12c: imported Sweltzer, 24Kc
Eggs 1819o ft dozen for strictly fresh.
Featheks Extra live geese, o060c; No. 1,
do, 4045c; mixed lots. 3035c ft ft.
MAPX.E Stbcp 7595o a can; maple sugar,
10llc ft B.
Honey 15c fl ft.
Poultry Spring chickens, E075o a pair;
dressed, ll12c a pound: ducks, 657oc a pair.
Taixow Country, 3j&c: city rendered. 4c
Seeds Recleaned western clover, $4 15
4 40; countrv medium clover. $3 50S3 75; tim
othy. $1 G01 70: blue grass, SI 301 65; orchard
grass. Jl 20; millet, 7075c
Tropical Fr.nrrs Lemons, choice. SS 00
G'6 50; fancy, $7 007 50; Kodi oranges, 6 00
b 50: Sorrento oranzes, S5 005 50; bananas,
$2 002 50 firsts. 1 75 good seconds ft bunch;
pineapples, S79ahnndred;Caiilornlapeaches.
f2 002 50 fl box; California apricots, $2 23
2 50; California plums, $2 60 ft box; California
pears, $4 00 fl box.
Vegetables New Southern potatoes, S3 25
3 50 ft barrel; sweet potatoes, S6 00 f)
barrel: home-grown cabbage, 52 002 50 ft
barrel; onions, S3 503 75 a barrel; green
onions, 2025c ft dozen; green beans, home
grown, SI 001 15 ft basket; wax beanSj
home-grown,C570c ft basket: cucumbers, SI 2o
1 50 ft crate; tomatoes. 2550c a peck box;
home-grown tomatoes, S3 V03 50 a bushel;
celery, 40c a dozen.
Groceries.
Sugars show weakening tendencies and are
off 1-lBc in Eastern markets. Here prices are
unchanged. Coffees are steady at quotations.
Canned fruits are still drifting upward, and
our quotations will likely be raised another
notch or two within a few days.
Green COFFEE Fancy EIo, 24K25c;
choice Rio, 22)23Kc; prime Rio, 23c: low
grade Rio, 2021c; old Government Java.
2930c; Maracaibo, 2527c; Mocha, S0
32c; Santos'2226c: Caracas, 2627c;La Guayra,
2627c.
Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 23c:
high grades. 2830c; old Government Java,
bulk, 3334$c; Maracaibo. 2S29c: Santos. 20
30c; peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio,
25c; good Rio. 24c: ordinary, 21KQ22c
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c: allspice,
10c: cassia, 8c: pepper, loc; nutmeg. 75gS0c
Petroleum (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, TJc;
Ohio. 120. 8Kc: headlight, 150, 8?c: water
white, luc; gle
cfobe. HQHKc: elainc like: car-
nadlne.
llc; roy aline, lie; red oil, llHKc;
purity. 14c.
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4345o
ft gallon; summer, 3S40c; lard oil, 6558c.
Syrup Corn syrup, 2830c; choice sugar
syrup, 363Sc; prime sugar syrup, 3033c;
strictly prime, 33S5r; new maple syrup, 90c
N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 4850c;
choice, 47c; medium, 8S43c: mixed, 4042c
Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 33c; bi-carb In
s, 5c; bi-carb assorted packages, 6c;
sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c
Candles Star, full weight, 8c; stearine,
ft set, SKc: parafflne, ll12c
Rice Head Carolina, 77Vc: choice, 6
CJic; prime. 66c; Louisiana, o6c
bTABCH Pearl, 3JJc; cornstarch, 5J6c;
gloss starch, 5K7c-
r oeeign rotts Layer raisins, ;a co; Lon
don laycrs,S27o;Mnscatels,$250: California 11ns
catels,S240; VaIencia,8ic;Onaara Valencia. 10i
lie; sultan, 10Kllc; currants. 5JJ6Jic: Tur
key prunes, eji7c:tfrench prunes,912c;SaIon
lca prunes, in 2-B packages, 9c: cocoanuts ft
100, SO; almonds, Lan , ft ft, 20c; do Ivica, 17c:
do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap , 1314c; Sicily
filberts, 12c: bmyrnafigs, 1218c: new dates, 6
6c: Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 9;iQ10c; citron, ft
ft, 1819c; lemon peel, 16c ft ft; orange peel,
17o
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft., 6c;
apples, evaporated, llllc: peaches, evapor
ated, pared, 2426c: peaches, California, evap
orated, nnpared, 1718c: cherries, pitted, 15c;
cherries, unpitted, o0c; raspberries, evapor
ated. 3233c; blackberries, 77c; huckleber
ries, 10S12C
Sugars Cubes, 6JJc; powdered, 6c; grauu
lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A,
6c; soil white, 56Kc: yellow, choice, 5
5Jic; yellow, good, 55c; yellow, fair, 6
6c; vellow, dark, 65Kc
Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200), S9 00; me
dium, half bbls. (600). So 00.
Balt-No. I. ft bbl. 95c; No. 1 ex. ft bbl. 81 00!
dairy, f! bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal, f) bbl, $1 20;
Higglns' Enreka. 4-bu sacks, 82 V; Higgles'
Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. 82 60
2 65; 2ds, $2 2o2 35; extra peaches. 82 752 90;
Sle peaches. 81 65; finest corn, 81 S5l 50; Hfd
o. corn, S095c; red cherries, 81 251 35; Lima
beans, 81 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 7590c;
marrowfat peas, 81 101 25; soaked peas. 70
bOc; pineapples, SI 301 40: Bahama do, 82 7o;
damson nlums, 81 10; greengaees. 81 50; egg
plums, 81 85; California pears, 82 60; do green
gages, 81 95; do egg plnms, 81 95; extra white
cherries. 82 6a; raspoerries.Sl 25Q1 35: strawber
ries, 512501 So; gooseberries. 8590c; tomatoes,
95cSl; salmon, 1-fi, S1S0180; blackberries,
81 15: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green,
2-ft, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, 82 10; 14-ft
cans, 814; baked beans, $140 1 50; lobs(er. 1-ft,
81 8001 90: mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled. 81 60:
sardines, domestic, s. 84 855 00: sardines, do
mestic, s, S7 60; sardines, imported. Js,
Sll 50 12 60; sardines, imported, s S18; sar
dines, mnstard, 84 60; sardines, spiced, 84 25.
Fish Extra No, 1 bloater mackerel, 836 ft
bbl; extra No. 1 do, mess, 840: extra No. 1 mack
erel, shore, S28; extra No. 1 do, mess, S32; No. 2
shore mackerel, 823. Codfish Whole pollock,
4c ft ft; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do
large, 7c; boneless hako. in strips, 4Jc; do
George's cod in blocks, 6k7Kc Herring
Round shore, S3 60 ft bbl; split, S6 50: lake, S3 25
ft 100-ft bbk White fish, 88 50 ft 100-ft half bbl.
Lake trout, 85 60 ft bait bbl. Finnan haddock,
10c ft ft. Iceland halibnt, 13c ft ft. Pickerel,
half bbl, S3 00; quarter bbl, $1 35: Potomac her
ring, 83 60 ft bbl; 82 00 ft half bbl.
Oatmeal 85 b05 75 ft bbl.
Grain. Floor and Feed.
Balls on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car
No. 2 y. e. corn, 68c, 5. days; 1 car 2 y. a. corn,
51c, 5 days. Receipts as bulletlned4B cars, of
which one-half were received by the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway, as follows: 6
cars of oats, 10 of corn, 2 of wheat, 3 of bay, 1 of
bran, 1 of mlllfeed. By PittsDurg, Ft Wayne
and Chicago, 2 cars of corn, 3 of oats, 1 of bran,
10 of flour. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of
corn, 2 of oats. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1
car of rye, 1 of bay, 2 of flour. Corn keeps
moving higher, and our qnotations are ad
vanced in accordance with the facts of the
case. Oats are not so strong as they have been
for a week past. Mlllfeed is firm at quotations
and the drift of markets is upward. Wheat
and flour also show an upward tendency.
Choice hay is very scarce In this market and
prices are firm. All along the line of cereals
and bay the tendency is toward higher prices.
Prices are for carload lots on track:
Wheat No. 2 red. 04Q95c; No. 8, 91692c;
new wheat. No. 2 red, 83QSOc .
Corn No. 2 yellow ear. 5758c; hlzh mixed
ear. 6657c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, 64055c;
high mixed shelled corn. 52053c
Oats No. 2 white, 42Q42Kc; extra. No. S,
40041c; inlxed,3839c
KYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 68069c;
No. 1 Western, 6556c.
Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
spring patents, 85 605 75; winter straight.
85 005 25: clear winter, 54 7505 00; straight
XXXX bakers', 84 2504 5a Bye flour, S3 600
3 75.
Miltees Middlings, fancy fine white. S1800
019 00 ft ton: brown middlings, SIS 60016 00;
winter wheat bran. 815 00015 50.
Hay Baled timothy, N o. 1, 512 00012 60: No.
2 do. S9 0009 50; loose, from wagon, 814 000
16 00, according to quality: new hay, 311 00
11 50; No. 2 prairie bay, 86 507 00; packing do,
86 007 00; clover hay, $5 5006 00.
straw uat, 0 7507 00; wheat anu rye, w w
626. '
Provisions.
Sugar-cured bams, large, lie; sugar-cured
hams, medium, llc; sugar-hams, small, 12c:
sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8c: sugar-cured
shoulders, 7Ko; sugar-cured boneless shoul
ders, 6Vc; skinned shoulders, Ec: skinned
bams, llc; sugar-enred California bams, SJc;
suear-enred dried beef fiats, 10c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, lie: sugar-cured dried beet
rounds. 13c; bacon, shoulders. 6c: bacon, clear
sides, 7c; bacon, clear bellies, TJc: dry salt
shoulders, 6Vc: dry salt clear Bides, 6Kc Mess
pork, heavy, $13 60: mes3 pork, family. 813 50.
Lard Refined, in tierces, 5c; half-barrels, 6c;
60-ft tubs, 6Kc; 20-ft palls. 6c; 50-6 tin cans.
6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c; 5-ft tin palls. 6c; 10-ft
tin palls, 6Vc Smoked sausage, long, 5c;
large, 5c Fresh pork, links. 9c Boneless
hams, 10Kc Pies' feet, half-barrels, $4 00:
quarter-barrels. 82 15.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Local Showers Will Have no Effect on the
Itlvprs.
Tha Monongahela packet line did another
large day's business yesterday. Large ship
ments of merchandise were off on each of tho
three boats. The river remains about station
ary with 5 feet and 9 inches in the pool. The
Davis Island gauge registered 2 feet and 6
inches at 6 o'clock. The rain storms were only
local and the Signal Sergeant thought that It
would not effect the river materially. Arrivals
James G. Blaine and Adam Jacobs, from
Morgantown; Elizabeth, from Elizabeth. De
partures Blaine, Jacobs and Elizabeth. Leav
ing today 8 A. jr., Germania, 3 P. M.. Jacobs,
for Morgantown and way landings. EUzabeth
for Geneva and Elizabeth.
Driftwood.
THE W. F. Sisbet will lay over at EvansvlUe
for repairs.
The Lizzie Bay passed Portsmouth on the way
to Cincinnati yesterday.
The Allen J.'Duncan is to be pot on the Ten
nessee river line shortly.
Tub Loots A. bherley is rnnnlng In the Cincin
nati and Pomeroy trade
The John Walton passed Evansyllle, Ind., with
tow of empties yesterday.
The JJew Idea passed Cincinnati on the way
down with Robinson's circus.
The Palls City will be launched to-day at Lonls
vllle. It Is Intended for the .Kentucky river
trade.
1HK James G. Blaine Is running In theMonon-
frabela packet trade, bhe carried an Immense
oad of passengers and freight yesterday.
Pilot T. S. Baitta denies the report that the
"Vonlenteerlsover the bar at Blslne San. lie
states that It Is still hard aicroand.
LATE NEWS IN BKIEF.
Thirteen lives were lost in the collision on
Chesapeake Biy.
Brooklyn's popnlation Is 801,377, a gain of
237,714 or 45.95 per cent in the decade
Emln Pasha's party is more or leS3 affected
with sickness. Emin IS himself quite ill.
Severe droughts prevail in Western Kansas
and prairie fires are feared in consequence.
Tho postmaster of Warren, Wyo. T., has
been asked to resign for selling 2-cent postage
stamps at 5 cents each.
Rumored in diplomatic circles that Uncle
Sam is figuring on the annexation of either
Hayti or San Domingo.
Tho Prince of Montenegro has demanded
of the Porte indemnity for the outrages com
mitted by the Albanians.
The Democrats are booming Judge Allen
B. Morse, of the Supreme Court of Michigan,
for Governor of the State
Tha street car comnanies of Grand Rapids,
Mich., granted the strikers' demands and they
returned to work yesterday,
The World's Fair directors have made ar
rangements for the various exhibits both in
Jackson Park and Lake Front.
The delinquent census enumerators of Min
neapolis were yesterday held in 82,000 bonds to
await the action of the grand jury.
Indiana is suffering severely from drouth.
Crops are reduced In yield and pastures burned
up. New hay is being fed to stock.
The recent passage of the silver bill has in
creased the price of tea in China. The crop of
tea is reported heavy and of prime quality.
Four hundred of the Armenians who took
part in the riotous demonstrations against the
natriarch in the Armenian Cathedral Sunday,
have been arrested.
Mrs. Charles York and her aged mother,
living at Ben Mess, were murdered yesterday
morning. A man named Meeks was accused
of committing the crime.
The remains of the late John Ericsson will
be taken to Sweden on board the Baltimore
some time in August. Secretary Porter is ar
rancicg for her departure.
The catch of seals in Alaskan waters this
year is proving the largest ever known. No
seizures have as yet been made, bnt some
anxiety is felt lest there will be.
General Mitre, who was formerly President
of the Argentine Republic and who has been
residing in Paris for some time, has suddenly
taken his departure from that city.
The secretary of the Knapp-Stout Lumber
Company, of St. Louis, who was arrested for
killing an employe, has been released, no evi
dence having been found against him.
A Cleveland man who had not lived with
his wife for three years shot her and then him
self, both fatally, yesterday morning, as the
woman was going to work. Both died.
Incendiaries set fire to the residence of
Rev. David Finmb. a Methodist minister of
Calclnd., yesterday morning; and himself,
wife and three children perished in the flames.
On account of alleged insults offered some
of the ladies of Battle Creek, Mich., by the
militiamen encamped there, a number ot
molders got together and beat up several of the
soldiers.
A wealthy widow, who was so miserly as to
fail to provide herself with food, died of star
vation and self-neglect at Chicago, aged 74.
Her fortune of over 860,000 will go to her sister
In Bavaria.
The entlro property loss at Wallace, in the
Cceur d' Alene mining district, is estimated at
(412,000 and insurance 838,000. The water supply
at the reservoir eave out alter ten minutes,
leaving the town at the mercy of the flames.
There are
many white soaps,
each
represented to be
"just as good as the Ivory."
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine.
Ask for
Ivory Soap
and
insist upon havino- It,
'Tis sold everywhere.
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Horse.
Horseshoeing be-lngamostlmport-antoperatlon.lt!s
necessarv that all
shoers should nn
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The want of
knowledge and
sklllofshoelnxof-
ten generate
many diseases,
snch as corns,
quarter and cen
ter crack, which
are very annoy
In : . Attention
given road, track and interfering horses.
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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 nnd these goods attractive both in pnea
and novelties of design. Full 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.
TollDuNords, Chalon Cloths, Eath Seersuck
ers. Imperial Suitings. Heather t Renfrew
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As old residents know and back flies of Pitt
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IIPIMARV kidney and bladder derange
UnlitAil I j raents, weak back, gravel. ca
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Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive experience
Insures scientific and reliable treatment on
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Patients at a distance as carefully treated as It
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