THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1890.
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WEATHER AND TfiADE
Threatened Famine of Milk Because
of Short Pasturajje.
DEHAHD SOW EXCEEDING SUPPLY.
IeeeBilIs,Bntchers Eeport.Hore Than Wipe
Out Profits.
VEGETABLES SUFFER FROM THE HEAT
Office of pittsbukg dispatch,
Tuesdat. Augusts. 1890. t
Amoncthe efftcts of the late spell of hot
weather has been a threatened famine of
milk. Daily receipts in this line by the
different railroads entering the city are not
far from 20.000 gallons. The nearby dairy
men who bring their products to market by
wagons very mnch swell this amount
The main artery by which milk flows to
Pittsburg is the Panhandle Bailroad. All
along this line for at least 40 miles beyond
Steubenville the milk cans are gathered up at
the vinous stations in the early morn, and
furnish food for babes and children of a larger
growth In onr cities. Next to the Panhandle
is the Ft. Wayne RaiLioad in furnishing this
important article of diet. Large numbers of
farmers haYe discovered of late years that
there is more ready cash in turning their
products into milk than in anything else. The
wholesale price ot milk is 16c per gallon this
summer, and retail price 5e per quart. In the
past week or two receipts have declined fully
25 per cent, for the good and sufficient reason
that pasture is burning up. Consumption is
unusually large in hot weather at the expense
of tea and coffee.
Demand Better Than Supply.
Said one of the leading dealers in milk, yes
terday: "We find it very difficult of late to
meet demands of our regular customers, and,
if this hot weather holds up much longer, we
will be compelled to advance prices SO per
cent. To-dav's rains are likely to cheek the de
mand for milk, since consumers will go back to
tea and coffee when weather sets coot But it
will take several days of rain to restore the
pasture lands to the condition favorable to a
good crop of milk." A nearby dairyman who
requires two wagons to supply nis customers
here, said yesterday: "I cannot more than one
half meet demands the past few days, and have
been forced to refuse many of my customers.
My cans are not gettmc. in half their usual
work the cast week or two. and, if this hot
spell holds on a few weeks longer, my trade
will be about wiped out. On Monday I was
forced to drop abont 10 of my regular custom
er! for the reason that I was unable to furnish
the goods. Milkmen have not raised prices,
but will oe forced to do so soon if the drought
continues."
Botchers' Trials.
Butchers' profits are very meager such
weather as we have been experiencing the past
month. What with high-priced ice and losses
from spoiled meat there is littlo left to the
trade. A Diamond Market butcher said yester
day: "My ice bill for July wiped out all profits.
I would be bappj if my gains for the month
were equal to the amount I paid for ice. My
hill was 53 for July, and I only paid a little
more than 1300 for the whole season last year.
Then I paid 17 cents per hundred for ice
and now I pay 50 cents per hun
dred. The increased cost of ice more
than takes away all the profits of our business
for the put month. The people who think
the butcher has a soft snap on account of de
clining prices of cattl j fill to take into account
the heavy expenses and big losses necessarily
incurred in sue i a hot season as we hare had.
hen the mercury stays around the 90 mark
for a week at a time, as has been tbecase for a
week past, ice disappears very fast, and it re
quires but a short period ot contact with the
outside air to put a finish to the value of meat.
The money made bv butchers this weather will
be so small in amount as to be hardly worth
countinc andLin fact, I believe the majority are
losing money."
Another department of trade, namely country
produce, is very much affected by the weather.
Southern fruits and vegetables have been com
ing to our markets of late thoroughly cooked
by Old SoL FruiS Inspector Kilgore con
demned yesterday to the garbage pile 150
worth of as fine cantaloups as were ever
grown, but a little overripe. Grapes and to
matoes from the far South have been reaching
onr markets the past week in the same condi
tion. The same trouble is experienced by dealers
in tropical fruit, particularly bananas. The
hot weathtr hastens the ripening of this fruit,
and large quantities have ot late been thrown
on to market at nominal prices. The only ques
tion has been bow much can be saved out of
the wreck.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition of Business at toe East Liberty
IMock Yards.
OFFICE or PITTSBUEO DISPATCH, 1
Tuesday. Augusts. 189a (
CATTLE Receipts. 2S0 head; shipments, 400;
market very dull at ".esterday's prices; no
cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hoos Receipts. L500 head: shipments, 1.250
head; market slow; selected corn-led. $3 904 00:
grassers and stubblera, S3 503 75; 4 cars of
hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts. L100 head; shipments, 1,200
head; market very dull at yesterday's prices.
By Telegraph.
CHICAGO The Drover? Journal renorts:
Cattle Receipts, 10000 bead: shipments, 3,000
head: market steady and slow; beeves, 54 50
4 SO: steers. S3 004 40; stockers and feeders,
X2 OOffiS 10: cows, bulls and mixed, 1 2063 00:
Texans. fl 402 75; Western rangers, i2 75
3 00. Hoes Receipts, 17,000 head: shipments,
3 500 head; market closed weak; mixed. S3 55
3 So; heavy, S3 453 85: light, S3 50S 95; skips,
S250&3 60 Sheep Receipts, 7,000 head; ship
ments, 2.000 bead: market steady; natives, S3 60
65 30: Western, S3 8024 50; Texans, S3 6004 60;
lambs, SI 5055.
NEW YORK Beeves Receipts, 1,556 head,
all for exporters and slaughterers; no trading;
feeling firm. Dressed beef steady at 637c
per fi: shipments to-day, 670 beeves and
4,540 quarters of beef; to-morrow, 1,355 beeves
and 5 000 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts,
284 head: market weak; veals. $5 005 50;
buttermilk calves. S2 G03 00; Westerns, S3 60.
bheep Receipts, 4.340 head; market weak;
sheep, S4 255 50: lambs, S5U0g6 75; dre-sed
mutton dull at S9Kc per fit; dressed lambs
weak at 910c. Hogs Receipts, Including
79 for sale: 4,7bJ head; market dull at 4 CO
44a
ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 3,200 head;
shipments, 600 head; market active and
stronger: good to fancy native steers. S4 10
4 70: fair to good do S3 9034 30; stockers
and feeders. S2 00g3 00: Texans and Indians.
S2 102 7a Hogs Receipts. 4,700 bead; ship
ments, 1,100 bead: market steady: fair to
choice heavy, S3 703 SO; packing grades. $3 55
t3 70: light, fair to best. S3 65Q3 75. Sheep
ecelpts, 3.900 bead: shipments, 2.000 head:
market steady; fair to choice, S4 00g4 9a
CINCINNATI Hogs in light demand, easy:
common and light. S2 753 90; packing and
batchers. S3653 S3. Receipts, 1.210 head;
shipments. 610 head. Eastern exchange steady;
par buying; 50c premium selling.
Wool Markets.
Philadelphia Wool quiet and prices
nominal.
A COLONIZATION SCHEME.
A Plan lo Estnblisb hceroes on Mexican
CrfTee Plantations.
Bt. Louis, August 5. J. Milton Turner,
an attorney, will leave for New Tork to-day
to arrange the details of his plan for coloniz
ing negroes in Mexico. He says ths plan is
being promoted by a firm of coffee dealers in
New Tork, who have a capital of about ?5.
000,000. "The purpose of the firm," he said yester
day, "is to put the negroes to Taising coffee
and sugar. They own about 21,000,000 acres
of land, which will be divided among the
colonists. No rental will be charged for the
land and the firm will inrnish all means of
support for the negroes till they can ret
their grounds under cultivation and become
self-sutaimng. They are willing to spend
S2.000.000 to $3,000,000 in that way The
details ot the scheme will be settled August
14. It is believed the movement can be
made very beneficial for the negroes. I
bare already received a large number of ap
plications irom negroes who are anxious to
go."
These applications come from all parts of
the country.
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MAEKETS BY WIRE.
A Feverish and Unsettled Feellnr In the
Grain I'll, With Wide and Frequent
Fluctuation Crop News
Worked ky the Bulls.
CHICAGO Wheat There was rather large
trading again to-day, and after a weaker and
lower opening, prices recovered and passed the
highest figure reached yesterday by lc. The
opening was J6?ic lower, and prices further
receded c, but after several fluctuations the
market suddenly became stronger and ad
vanced about 2o above inside figures, then
eased off some, and closed about io higher
than yesterday.
It is difficult to give reasons for the various
changes which occur in the market while in its
present condition. The early decline and weak,
ness was attributed to a desire to realixeby
local parties, and some selling orders from out
side points were received. Then buying orders
became more numerous and np went prices,
with shorts anxious to cover. The basis for
bull speculation now is the condition of wheat
in the Northwest, and the possible outcome of
the crop there. The news generally was un
favorable. Corn was fairly active and stronger. The
strength was due largely to the firm feeling in
wheat, but a good many outside orders were
on tne market to buy corn which also had
some influence. No rains of consequences
were reported in the corn belt, but the tem
perature was said to be lower and more favor
able. The market opened JiK" above the
closing prices of yesterday, was easy for a
short time, selling off iic then firmed np. ad-
vancme in all 1-Ke, ruled very firm and
closed IKQIKc better than yesterday.
Oats were active, stronger and higher. Open
ing sales were at about the lowest and closing
at nearlv the highest, and recorded a net ad
vance of 1J1JC
Mess Pork Considerable interest was mani
fested in the market. Prices were advanced
404". and the market closed rather firm.
Lard Trading was active. Prices were ad
vanced 10loc, and the advance was fairly well
supported to the close.
Short Rib Sides Quite an active business
was transacted. The feeling was firm and
prices were advanced 1517c and the appre
ciation was fairly well supported.
The leading futures rangea as follows
Wheat-No. 2. August. rafJHXeSJeWKr:
September, 91eeMKe9Cc: December, W
99K97KS9Skc.
cons No. z August. t7isr;isxc:
September, 7il93li7il8Jic; May, 510
53K5IKG53c
Oats No. 2. August. 3536X3536Xc;
September. S5&S6He3iKSt?Ac; May. SoV
39k63S39Kc
Mess Pork, per bbl. August, $11 75011 75
011 C011 60; Seotember. 11 6011 75011 SO
II 35; January. Hi E712 S2X11 8012 30.
Lard, per 100 lbs. beptember. 6 206 35
6 20g6 35: October. $6 32K6 606 32J6 SO;
January. J6 706 856 7066 ci
bnORT Ribs, per 100 as. September, 85 35Q
5 455 3535 45; October. S3 555 555 4TXQ
5 55; January, J5 755 92J5 756592..
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 94jc: No.
o spring wneat, oi,tjoc; no. rea, uaa
No. 2
corn,ioj-8C Jo. z oats, aotgixftc no.
2 rye.
53c No. 2 barley, 65c No. 1 flaxseed. SI SB.
Prime timothy seed, SI 421 43. Mess pork, per
bbl, Sll 60. Lard, per 100 lbs.. 6 25. Short
ribs sides (loose). So 3055 35. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed). $5 S7K6 Oa Short clear
sides (boxed). $5 655 75. Sugars, (cnt loaf),
unchanged. No. 2 white oats, new, S536c;
No. 3 do do new, 33K34Kc
On the Prodnce Exchange to-day the butter
market was higher: fancy separator. 20ffi21c:
L fine, 17018c; fine creameries, 1415c; good. 12
13c: nnest dairies, is&nc; line, loeuza .begs,
1212c
NEW YORK-Flpnr generally held 610c
over quotations, restricting business, altboagh
there is a fair trade demand. Corn meal quiet
and firm. Wheat Spot active and c up; op
tions closed firm at lKS'Kc advance; early
there were foreign selling orders, but the after
noon brought freer buying orders from abroad
and the West. Rye firm. Barley malt quiet.
Corn Spot quiet, higher and firm: options
opened Hc down, and closed strong at 1
ljfc advance; active still on crop deals. Oats
Spot fairly active; options moderately active
and stronger. Hay quiet and steady. Hops
steady. Coffee Options opened barely steady
and unchanged 'o 20 points down; closed
steady to 1020 noints down; fair business;
sales. 92,950 bags, including August,
17.70017 85c: September. 17.1517 3C: Oc
tober, ia5016.70c: November, 16.00216.20c:
December, 15.9016.10c; Januarv, 15.65c;
February. 15.50c; March. 15 45315.60c: June,
15.0015.lCc SDotRio firm and in fair demand:
fair cargoe. 20Jc No. 7 flat bean, lSJfc Sugar
Raw, firm and qniet: fair refining. 4c; cen
trifuirals. 96 test. 5c: sales. 1.250 hbds. Bar
bados Muscovado S93 test, at 4Jc: refined auiet
and unchanged. Molasses Foreign New Or
leans, quiet at 50i Rye in good demand.
Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow quiet and steady.
Turpentine dull and easier at 4141c Eggs
quiet and easy; Western. 16K18c; do poor,
per case, S2 O0S3 00; receipts, 9,372 packages.
Pork firm and qniet. Cut meats strong and
wanted; middles quiet and firm. Lard higher
and active speculations; Western steam, SO 47
sales, 250 tierces: to arrive, 648; options, sales,
970 tierces; September. S6 506 60, closing at
S6 CO; October, S6 696 74, closing at S3 74;
November, SO So; December, 8 S56 93, clos
ing at S6 95; January. S6 SS7 10, closing at S7 10
bid. Butter quiet: fancy firm: others steady;
Western dairv. 6llc; do creamery, 917c; do
factory. 610Kc; Elgin. ISJc. Cheese quiet
and rather easy; part skims, iffi5c; Ohio flat,
6g6Kc
ST. LOUIS Flour unchanged. Wheat The
market was strong and prices reached the
highest point toncned, August excepted, for
months past. The opening was c higher.
The market fluctuated irregularly-previous to
the noon call, but afterward developed remark
able strength prior to advancing at the close,
w hlch was JlKc above yesterday: No. 2 cash,
93Jc, nominal: beptcmber. 94c bid; December.
9i; May. SI 033c corn Though the opening
wasc higher and subsequently improved J0
Jc, the market did not display its usual activ
ity. The early improvement was lost, but late
unfavorable accounts caused an advance of lc
Before the close a loss of He was recorded, but
flnal prices were Jc higher: No. 2 cash,
46J4c: September, 47c bid; May, 61c asked.
Oats There was no abatement in the buoyant
leeling and from KBK higher opening prices
advanced Jlc and closed c above yesterday;
No. 2 cash, 3oJc; September, 36 asked; May.
40lc sellers. Rye unsettledjno demand. Flax
seed firm. Provisions steady and firm. Pork
-$ll&a Lard S3 &U Others unchanged.
BALTIMORE Wheat Western strong: No.
2 winter red, spot SKi&SiJicx August, 94?ig95c:
September. 9595c; October. ST7c bid; De
cember, 99j99c Corn Western strong;
mixed, spot, 522ic; August. 62Jc; September,
6252Jc; October. 52Jc bid. Oais firm: West
ern white, 474Sc; do do mixed. 457c; graded.
No. 2 white. 4Sc; do do mixed, 47c Rye strong:
outside prices for choice new Western, 60
62Kc; good to prime, 67Q59c; common to fair,
64g56, Hay steady; prime to choice timothy,
Sll C012 5a Provisions firm; mess pork, new,
S13 00; old, J12 25. Bnlkmeats Loose shoulders,
6c; long clear. 6V6)c; clear rib sides, 6c;
sugar pickledshoulders, 7c: sugar cured smoked
shoulders, 8c Hams Large, lUillJic; small.
12Jf13c Lard Crude. 6Kc Butter firm and
steady; creamery fancy, 1717Kc: do fatr to
choice, 1416c; do imitation, ll13c; ladle
fancy, lie: do good to choice. S4i10c: store
packed. 69c Eggs steady at 16K17c Coffee
nrm; ttto cargoes, iair, jjc;co.j,i
K18Xc
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm.
Wheat strong
and cnigner xaz red. August, Vovqm&ac.
September, wweyeKc; octoDer. wJiffi971ic:
V7J4I
November. 97SRSc Corn Options strong
and closed Jlc higher. Car lots for local trade
quiet but Brm: No. S mixed in Twentieth
street elevator 53c: No. 2 mixed lo grain depot,
54c; No. 2 yello in Twentieth street elevator,
54c ;No 2 mixed August, 5253c; Septem
ber. 53K54c; October, 64K55c; November,
5355Kc Oats Carlots qnut; No. 2 white,
4242Xc: do choice, 42c; do on track. 43c;
No. 2 clipped white short storage, . 42c; No. 1
white. 44c; fntnrea beyond this month strong,
and closed c higher; No. 2 white August,
39'J40c; September. S9S9c: October,
3940c: November, SSJiQwyic. Eggs scarce
and firm; Pennsylvania nrsts iDS'iac.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat arrivals for the day
34 cars with 42 shipped. The offerings of sample
wheat were not heavy with- an -improved de
mand over yesterday for both No. 1 hard and
No. 1 Northern, but No. 2 Northern and wheat
that is graded tielow that were generally found
slow to place at wheat was considered satis
factory prices. Closing quotations- Nominal
hard. August, 97c; on track, 9S99c; No. 1
Northern, Angnst, 93c: September, 91Jc;
December, 94c; on track, IUffOoc; No. 2 North
ern. August. SSc; on track, 8S2c
MILWAUKEE Flour firm. Wheat firm;
o. 2 spring, on track, cash, 9192c;
September, 91Jic; No. 1 Northern, 9Sc Corn
firm; No. 8. on track, 4747Vc Oats fi rm; No.
2 white, on track, cash. S637c Rye quiet:
No. L in store. 5354c Barley firm; No. 2. In
store, oSc Provisions firmer. Pork, Sll 80.
Lard, S6 12K- Cheese steady; Cheddars. 7Ji8c
TOLEDO Wheat firm and higher: cash, 94c;
August, 95c; September. 95c; December, 99c
Corn dull and firm; cash, 6oc: September, 49c
Oats dull and nominal; cash 34c Cloverseed
active and higher; cash, $4 50; October, S4 75;
November, S4 80; December H 82.
DULUTH Wheat strong and active with a
2c gain from yesterday's close. Closing prices
are: Nc 1 hard, cash. 8Sc; No. 1 Northern,
96c; No. 2 Northern, 9Sc; August, 98Jic: Sep
tember, 96c; December. 98c- Receipts 29 cars.
Dry rood.
Krvr Yobk. August 6. The drygoods mar
ket continues to exhibit improvement, both as
to demand and tone The volume of trade was
not as large as yesterday in the absence of
malls from the West, but there was more doing
locally and on the part of buyers in the market.
All cotton goods are In good shape
RCV8E the wutta nines and disinfect ererv
I suspicious piao with Platf Chlorides,
SUPPLYING A WANT.
Estimate of the Outcome of the Year's
Building Operations.
AN INVESTMENT THAT COUNTS.
When Speculation Lulls Other and More
Important Interests Prosper.
THE SEWS AKD G0SS1F OF THE CITI
Building this year, notwithstanding seri
ous drawbacks early in the season, such as
wet weather, muddy roads and labor troubles,
is on a larger scale than in any former
period in the history of the city. The char
acter of the houses, too, show great advances
in architecture and provisions for comfort
and convenience.
A prominent builder spoken to yesterday
gave it as his opinion that the season will
show a list not much short of fi. 000 new houses
in the city proper against about 4,000 last year
while the country districts of which no record
is kept, will come up with at least 2,001 This
estimate, of course, will vary a little, but it is
as apt to oe too low as too high. These 7,000
houses will afford accommodations for 35,000
people. Where will they be f oundT Certainly
not altogether in the city. A great many ot
them will be new accessions, drawn hither by
the certainty of steady employment at good
wages, or the many opportunities for starting
in business. These 7,000 houses mean slirge
addition to the population of the city and
suburbs.
To capitalists and builders there Is food here
for reflection. So long as houses are scarce
which is always the case in this city building
cannot be otherwise than profitable A gentle
man in one of the outer wards completed 16
tenements a short time ago, and rented every
one of them on a 6 per cent basis within a
week. There is no danger of exceeding the
demand. Pittsburg will not D6 overbuilt by
this generation.
What Slow Specnlntlon Mount.
It Is a common mistake to think that stagna
tion In the speculative markets reflects a
similar condition in the regular lines of trade.
The reverse of this js true. Take Pittsburg as
an illustration. There is very little doing in
stocks and oil here, and yet the movement in
the legitimate activities has never been so
great at this season of the year. There is
nothing the matter with local securities; they
are on a sound basis and represent permanent
values, but there are so many opportunities to
turn money to quicker and better advantage
that stocks are neglected for other interests.
Speculation flourishes best when other busi
ness is slack. That the conditions are reversed
this year is cause for congratulation rather
than foreboding. For instance, a man with a
dwelling house or good lot in his possession is
in better condition and feels safer than if he
had put the same amount of money in stocks.
.and the city is a gainer, by so much as the
former outweighs the latter as an element of
progress and real prosperity affecting all classes
of people.
Business Kevri nnd Gossip.
The change in the weather yesterday was so
agreeable that business men did little else than
stand or sit around and enjoy it. Bain has
seldom been more timely.
Ed Long put in most of the day working up a
S20.000 bond deal. Be reported it in good shape
and likely to go through.
Garden farming promises to be considerably
augmented next year, as a result of high
prices for vegetables this season. Several
small tracts of laud have already been leased
for that purpose.
One of the Pittsburg syndicate interested in
Chicago realty has received a letter saying they
could now sell property at S2.000 an acre that
cost SSOO about a year ago. They expect to do
better by waiting.
From the way Pittsburgers are taking to
flats, they being engaged before completion,
and all of them occupied as soon as they
are out of the builders' hands, it is likely that
quite a number, including several large ones,
will be bniit next year, A small but wealthy
syndicate is looking for sites.
Mr. W. A. Lincoln, of Baxter, Thompson &
Co., returned yesterday from a business trip to
Buffalo. While there be met Mr. D. P. Black,
who was evidently up to something, as he, in
company with several prominent capitalists,
was in the act of hiring a rig in which to take
a survey of an important interest. Mr. C A.
Beeckman and wife left last night for Atlantio
City. Mr. A. W. Mellon, the banker, is taking
m the sights and enjoyments of the New Eng
land coast
An Incident to the credit of a Northside
Chinaman was related by a member of the firm
of Black Balrd yesterday. One of their col
lectors reached the office and found he was f 15
short. It was not in his inside pocket. lie
could not account for the missing treasure, and
gave it up as lost. Later in the day a China
man, Quong Wan by name, who runs a washee
place on Anderson street, and is one of the
firm's tenants, made his appearance at the
office and handed over the missing money. It
had fallen on the floor of the laundry and been
found by the proprietor, who lost no time in
restoring it to its owner. Honesty is not
limited to the white race. '
. Plans are being prepared for the proposed
schoolhouse at Edgewood. It will be built so
as to be readily enlarged as occasion demands.
The mortgage list yesterday contained 28
names. The largest amount was $8,500. Ten
were for purchase money.
Mr.'B. J. Stoney, Jr.'s figures show that the
individual deposits held by Pittsburg national
banks in 1SS0 were 115,928,631, and in 1890
S33.S56.S97, an increase ot 86 per cent.
Bain fell yesterday in several of the Western
States, to the great benefit ot the crops.
Movements In Beat Estate.
There were no special features In this inter
est yesterday. The rain prevented a f e w deals
from being closed. Others were still hung up
by the absence of seller or buyer, and in some
cases of both. ,
W. A. Herron A Sons closed the sale of a lot
on Forbes street, BastEnd, 75x200 feet deep, for
$10,000. The purchaser will erect a fine dwell
ing on it at once.
J. E. Glass sold for John H. Zimmerman et
al, a piece of ground fronting 125 feet on McE.ee
place. Oakland, for $6,250.
Baxter. Thompson Co. sold for Mellon
Bros, lots Nos. 171 and 172 injthe Routh Place
plan, at Wilmerding, fronting 54 feet on Third
avenue by 100 feet to an alley, for S900.
Black & Baird sold for J. S. McCord to John
Johnston, a lot on Wilmont street, Oakland,
near Sylvan avenue. 23 MOxlOO feet, for $750.
HOME INTERESTS.
Local Slock Bold Their Ground, but Trad
Inc Nothing to Bl-ng About.
As usual of late the bulk of business and in
terest centered in Electric rights yesterday.
The lowest price at which they sold was 50
cents and the highest 60.
Regular business was confined to Pleasant
Valley. Electric Cbartiers and Philadelphia
Gas, sales of which aggregated 65 shares. The
market presented a firm front, but price
changes were unimportant. For a membership
in the exchange S460 was bid an advance over
recent figures.
rmST
CALL.
B A
SECOND
CALL.
B A
Pitts Petro. 8. & M. Ex..
CommereiKl Mat. Bant...
Marine national Bank....
Peoples' 8v. Bt. of Pitts.
Safe Uepo.lt Company....
City Insurance.
Citizens' Insnrance
Brideewater. ..... ..... .....
Peoples' Mat. G. P. Co.
Philadelphia Co.
Pine Bun
Columbia Oil Company..
Central Traction
Pittsburg Traction
Pleasant Valley.
Pitts., UT Man. .....
Second Avenue Electric.
Point Bridge
La Horla Mining Oo
duster Mining Co
Allegheny County Electric
Westlngbouse Electric....
Monongahela Water Co...
Union b. S. Co
Union 8. & 8. Co. pref....
citlngbonse A. B. Co...
Pittsburg Cyclorama Co.
440 460
I0S 108
107
12a wo
68
85
SS
67 60 M 60
15K ISH ISU 16
tlfi 117. 3l3 SIX
48
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35M 37 MM S7
2H 2SK !8j S8K
S20 ..
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44 45
iiJ
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Sales at first call were 10 shares Pleasant
Valley at 2SJ. 10 Electric at 40Kand SOOElec
trio and i Citizens' Traction rights, the former
at 50, 65 and SOc, and the latter at S15. Before
call 5 shares Chartiers Gas brought 40& Sales
at second call were 40 shares Philadelphia Gas
at 3 360 Electric rights at 55c and 10 Citizens'
Traction rights at $15.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 182,213 shares, including Atchison 21,
979. Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. BO,
220; Missouri Pacific. 17,290; Beading, 6,595; St
Paul, 10,725; Union Pacific, iS39.
BANKS AND BANZEES.
Good Kcnorts From the Institutions Which
DUpense Sinew oT War.
Reports of bank officers yesterday were to the
effect that money was abundant for business
purposes, with a tendency toward greater ease,
a fair demand and the 6 per cent rate main
tained. Exchanges were $2,374,859 95 and bal
ances S435,323 93.
For July, 1R89, clearings of San Francisco
banks were (71.293,951; for the same month this
year they were $79,010,576, showing a gain of
87,711.625. Pittsburg clearings for July,lS89,
were $57,547,846 and for the same month of the
present year $73,086,723. showing a gain of $15.
638.877. At this rate of progress it will not take
long to reverse the financial positions of the
two cities.
A bank officer remarked yesterday: "Not
withstanding large deposits there Is sufficient
demand for funds to prevent excessive accum
ulation. I remember but few summers when
money was as largely and profitably employed
as now. This t hows the industries of the city
are In active and healthy operation."
Money on call at New York yesteraay was
light, ranging from 420 per cent, last loan 6,
closing offered at 5. Prime mercantile paper,
5g6. Sterling exchange qniet and firm at
$4 85 for 60-day bills and. $4 89 for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
V. S. 4s. reg
U.S. 49, coup...
U.S. 4MS, reg-.,
If. 8. 4UL COOD.,
,.UTJJ!
M. K. &T. Gen. 5s.. 7!
Mutual Union CS....103
S.J. C Int. Cert.. .111
.123)6
HBfef Northern Pac. lsls..U5K
Pacific Bs of '95 1123.
.normern rac. zas..Jit
Nortbw't'n consols 125
Northw'ndeben'sGsllO
Loulslanutampeau su
Missouri 6s 101
Tenn. new set. 6s.. ..107
Tenn. newstt. 5s..., 104
Tenn. new set. Zs.... 73
Oregon & Trans. 66.106JS
St.LAI.M.Gen. 5s. M
bt.L. &S.F. Oen.M.110
dt. Panl consols.. ...155
St. P. Chl&Pc. Ists.lMK
tr.. Pc L.G.Tr.Rs. SO
Canada So. 2ds 100)
uentrai racincisu.iw
Den. & R. G. lsts. ..1174,
Den. Alt. O. 4s 82J4
U.&R.G. West lota.
Erle2di 102
M.K.4I. Gen. 6i.. Wi
Tx.. Pc. K U.Tr.Rs. 89
union racinoisu...uu
West Uhore 104
I
New York Clearings, $132,560,842; balances,
$6,956,653.
Bostox Clearings. $14,550,899; balances,
$1,421,600. Money 6 per cent.
Philadelphia clearings, $10,388,118; bal
ances S1.500.3S8.
Baltimore Clearings, $2,448,584; balances,
$266,385.
London The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England on balance to-day is
132,000.
Chicago Bank rates on money were 6 per
cent on call and 67 per cent on time, but out
side f nnds were offered at 5) per cent. Clear
ings, $16,034,000. New York exchange was 40
50o discount.
GAINING GE0UND.
The Local Oil Crowd Doing Some Business
. on a Steady Market.
There was some trading in oil yesterday
within a range of c. The opening and lowest
were89Xc, the highest 89Je and the closing
89c almost the best figure of the day and Ho
higher than the opening.
New York run the price up to 00c, but no
body here were anxious to buy or sell, the
longs having about all they want to carry and
the shorts .being undecided as to the future.
The Pittsburccrowd is in good shape for the
new deal to come In with the beginning of busi
ness in Buckeve certificates. Monday's clear
ances were 26,000 barrels.
Already the action of the Standard Oil Com
pany, In agreeing to allow Western oil to be
dealt in through the medium of certificates,
has resulted in the formation of an oil ex
change at Lima. O., and at Fmdlay, and it is
stated that similar organizations are in progress
of formation at Toledo. Sandusky, Cleveland,
Crestline, Detroit and Chicago.
Features of Yesterday's Oil Mnrkct.
Corrected daily by' John M. Oakley & Co.. 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange:
Opened S9M I Lowest. S9H
Highest 8S 1 Closed 89b
Barrels.
Average charters IS. 093
Average shipments 66 579
Average runs ..m 61,343
Rftflnea. New Tor. 7.30c
Kraned. London. 5 7-160.
KeUnea, Antwerp. 17f.
Keflned, Liverpool. S 1I-1M.
Beflned. Bremen, 6.60m.
A. B McGrew quotes: Puts, 89: calls,
90i90J
Oilier Oil Markets.
Bradford, August 5. Petroleum opened at
8953c; highest, 89c; lowest. 89c; closed at
89c Runs-charters, 111,428 barrels; clear
ances, 30.000 barrels.
On. Cmr. August 5. Petroleum opened at
S9c; highest, Hc; lowest. 89Ke; closed, 89KCJ
sales, 15.000 barrels: runs, 102,810 barrels; ship
ments, 116,444 barrels; charters. 54,285 barrels.
New York, August 5. Petroleum opened
steady at SSKc for spot, and S9c for Sep
tember option. A slight buying movement
forced prices up 1 cent, but part of this gain
waslostona reaction and the market closed
steady. New York Stock Exchange Opening,
88Jfc; highest. 88c: lowest, 88Kc: closing. 89c
Consolidated Exchange Opening, Kc; high
est, 90Vc lowest, S9c; closing, 90c. Total sales,
23.000 barrels. "
A MONOTONOUS DAY.
Awaiting the Opening of Proffers of Silver
Bullion Bears Tiling the Corn Crop
Situation on Railroads Less
Animation in Bonds.
Netv Yore, August 5. The movements In
Atchison, Missouri Pacific and Sugar Refin
eries continued to be the only features of the
stock market to-day, and the remainder of the
list was, as usual, extremely dull and practi
cally stagnant. During most of the day there
was a firm tone prevalent, bnt final prices show
very slight changes from those of last evening.
Tne monotony was as oppressive as at any time,
and even in Missonri Pacific and Atchison the
movements were comparatively Insignificant,
the declarations of the interest on the Atchison
Incomes having seemingly no influence what
ever upon the stock or the bonds. The selling
of the past two days has come almost exclu
sively from bear sources, but the buying Is
more difficult to trace, but, as usual of late,
when the pressure ot short sales was removed,
prices rallied while the market became dull
and uninteresting.
The street is now anxiously awaiting the time
when tne proffers of silver bullion will be
opened in Washington under the new law. The
late movement of silver outward seems not to
have been maintained, and a noted bullion
bouse to-day ordered 200,000 in silver from
London, which will arrive in timo to be includ
ed in the first offering.
The little flurry in money last erenlngwas an
other factor In the disposition to wait which is
so prominent In the street, and the action of
the new law is awaited with the expectation1
that all such movements will be prevented by
its enforcement. The rise In silver seems to
have reached its limit for the time being, and
the price to-day went back to below 118, The
early London figures were generally lower than
ours ot last evening, and first prices here were
generally made upon the same plane with. a
special loss of in Pacific Mail. Further de
clines of fractional amounts were scored under
a renewal of the pressure of the forenoon, the
forenoon decline being led by Missonri Paciflo
in the regular list, and Sugar. The bears united
their forces against Missouri Pacific, as a weak
ness In that stock always causes outsiders to
belicvo that Mr. Gould is in favor of lower
Erloes. There is no evidence, however, that he
as been operating In the market.
The bears are laying great stress upon the
corn cron situation and are using it to trlghten
holders of railroad stocks, but from the stand
point of railroad earnings, which are the true
test of values of railroad stocks, the per
centageofa loss by the shortage in the corn
cron will be extremely small. The snurt In thn
last hour was aided by a sudden bidding up of
money to 20 per cent, but up to that tune the
market bad displayed much moie steadiness
than yesterday. The close, while quiet, was
heavy to weak at small fractions under the
oponing prices, even Missouri Pacific falling to
lose more than a fraction. Bailroad bonds
were. If anything, less animated than yester
day, Dnt displayed the same drooping tone and
almost all the final changes of note are In the
direction of lower figures. The Atchison in
comes were the only real feature and furnished
272,000 to the grand total of only $843,000. and
while they were weak failed to make any
material decline. Northern Pacific terminals
rose 2 to 111. Government bonds dull and
stead).
State bonds dull and without feature.
The JPott says: There were no further en
gagements of gold this morning, and the bear
ish reports on the crop prospects early in the
day were the only basis for the hammering of
the market and tbeaecline In the first hour.
The later recovery was on some foreign buying
and covering ot short contracts. The news
during the forenoon was meager and of little
importance.
Notwithstanding the higher rates for money
in the afternoon the market was dull, but
steady to firm, some stock haying made their
highest prices just before 2 o'clock. In the
last hour there was a fractional decline, and
the net reiultfor too day was decline of to
1 per cent on a majority of stocks. Sugar was
strong throughout, and closed fractionally
higher,
iuthe last ten minutes money loaned as high
as 20 per cent, but immediately fell back to 6Q
J per cent. Only one small loan was made at
the high rate, bnt the bidding up ot rates
caused a decline of Jftojjj in the prices for
stocks, and the market closed heavy at about
lowest prices.
The following tame snows tne prices or active
stocks outue New York Stock Exchange yester
aay. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by
Whithit & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of New York stocx Exchange, M Ifourtn aye-
Clos
ing Did.
26W
63V
30)4
41)4
7
55X
124
Open- High-
low
est. 26
sb"
4154
79)4
S5H
123
a .lit.
Am.CottonOH..: 28)4
Am. Cotton oil nrer.
Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. X
Ateh., Ton. & s. p....; 41H
Canadian 1'aclflc 79J4
Canada Southern 68
Central or New Jersey.124
CentratPaclnc
Chesapeake ft Ohio.... 2J
Chicago Gas IToit,.... MH
C.. Bur. a Quiacy ....104T
C., Ml. ft St. Paul 73
C.. Mil. ft at. P.. nr..HJJ4
C.. Kockl. ftp sox
C.. 8t, L. ft pitta .
O., St.L.Pltti.,pf
C., St. P.. M. ftO...... 32
C. northwestern ....ill
. W.Dt
C.. &, O. ft 1 72K
C.,U.C.ftI. pref.
Col. Coal ft iron KH
Col. ft Hocking Valley 30H
Ches.ftOhiolstoref.. ....
Ches. ft Ohio 2d pref
Del., Lack ft West 146X
Del. & Hudson
Den. ftKlo Grand
Den. ft EtioUrande.nl. 83)4
E.T..Va. ftGa 9
Illinois Central
Late Erie ft West
Lake Erie ft West pf.. 64
Lake Shore ft M. o 109H
LouUTllle ft N ashvllle. 84 H
Michigan Central 97
3loone ftOblo 22
Missouri Pacific 70X
National Lead rrnst... T05
New York Central 107
.r.,c.st.L
N. Y.. L. E. ft W &H
it.i.&H.E. 47X
N.Y.. O. &W. 18H
Norfolk ft Western.... 20
Norrolk ft Western pr. 60
Northern Pacific 35
Northern Faclflo pr.... Sltf
Ohio ft Mississippi
Oregon improvement. ....
Oregon Transcon 4(1
Pacific Mall 45M
Peo.. Dee. ft Evan 20
Phlladel. ft Reading. .. 44
Pullman Palace Car. ..217
Richmond ft W. P. T.. 21K
Richmond ft W.P.T.nt ....
St. Paul ft Dnlnth
St. Paul ft Dnlnth pr. ....
St. P., Minn. 4 Man
St. L. 4 San Fran nf.
Sugar Trust S3!
Texas Pacific 191?
UnionPactfc 60K
Wabash 12X
Wabash preferred 2o)
Western Union tSH
Wneellntrft L. E. 38H
Wheeling 4 L. E.prer. 7$
Ex-dlvldend.
4
at
2634
12S
10S
72U
niM
65
104)4
71K
117X
90M
si"
in
MX
1MX
7I
117X
sox
15
4
St
111
144
72
H
30
63
43X
145
187
IS
MX
8
114
"X
63X
109
84?-
96
21 V
69X
20
107X
16X
25X
47X
18X
1
59
WL
81X
X
45
45
45
20
43
21S
21X
80
35)
93
110
57
mi
195?
60
12)4
25
8JX
37H
752S
72 iix
El
30
SO
30
iVsm iaa
t3K
9
MX
m
64
109K
85
97
22
70X
21
107H
2SX
48H
Wi
20
GO
35
81M
64
109)4
HK
S7
21)4
CS'A
205,
J07s
isi
VH
WA
20
60
34H
81
45X
45H
20
44X
217
21X
45
445i
20
43)4
518
2134
S4K
193S
61),
1214
28
&m
38 Vi
78
19 H
60H
12M
25
S3
SS
75
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished bv Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue. Members New Yore stock Ex
change: Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania KaUroad sal 53X
Hearting 21 13-18 21
jjuuaio, nttsDurgft western lo
Lenlgh Valliy 52J4
1CM
benign navigation si
Philadelphia and Erie 35X
Northern Pacific 84
Northern Pacific preferred.... .... SIX
UK
SIX-
Boston Stocks.
Atch. 4 Ton i
Franklin 23
Huron 7)4
Eearsarge 20
Osceola 393
Pewablc (new) 10
tlulncy 123
nosion 4 Aioany....:30
Boston 4 Maine.. ...208X
CB.4Q lis
Clnn., San. 4 Clev.. 27
Eastern K. H. 171 X
Fltchburit. R, 91
Mass. Central 21
Mex. Central com... 2h
N. Y. AN.Eng..... 47X
N. Y. 4 N. Eng. 7S.124X
Old Colony 171X
Wis. Central com... 27
AllouezMg. Co 7h
Atlantic 21X
Boston ft Mont 58X
Calumet 4 Hecla....30S
Santa Fe cooper 52X
Tamarack 205)4
Annlston Land Co.. 57
Boston Land Co fl
San Diego Land Co. 21
est cna Lana uo.. Z7M
Bell Telephone 227 X
Lamson Stores 32
Water Power 4
Centennial Mining. 30
Mining Stocks.
New Yobk, August 5. Mining quotations:
Alice, 225; Adams Consolidated, 115: Belle Isle,
110; Bodie. 115; Caledonia, B. H., 190; Consoli
dated California and Virginia. 875; Common
wealth, 300, Deadwood, T., 125; Homestake, 1000;
Horosilver. 345; Mexican. 300; Mt. Diablo, 105;
North Belle Isle, 100; North Commonwealth.
250: Ontario. 41.00: Plymouth, 600: Phceuix, Ari
zona, 115;Potosi, 600.
Mrtnl Markets.
New -York. August 5. Pig iron strong;
American, S16 0018 00. Copper unchanged.
Lead easier: domestic, S4 47 Tin dnll and
steady; straits, S20 85.
Prices of Bar silver.
New Yore. August 5. Bar Silver London.
615d. 'New York, 81 1
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Governor ot Illinois has signed the
World's Fair bill.
Cotton in Alabama is 98 per cent of full
crop. Corn is 89 per cent.
Many horses and cirtle were killed by a hall
storm which swept through Iowa.
Arabs of Zanzibar have approved the
slavery decree, though many dissented.
The colored Farmers' Alliance, of South
Carolina, will support Tillman for Governor.
William Burns, a life convict at Auburn
prison, has been pardoned by Governor Hill.
France has sent an ultimatum to Dahomey
demanding the session of Kotonou and
WhydabI
General Manager Mellen, of the Union
Pacific road, says that the crops in the West
are abundant.
Hans Hansen quarreled with his wife at
Minden, Neb., and crushed her head with a
club. Then he shot himself.
Reports from all over Alabama indicate a
sweeping Democratic victory in the (State
election, v ery lew negroes votea.
The sentence of six months on M. Secretin
for connection with the copper syndicate has
been affirmed, but the fine reduced from 10,000
to 3,000 francs.
A battle took place in Central Nebraska be
tween ranchmen and the gang once led by Out
law "Doc" MIddleton. The robbers escaped.
Vigilance committees are being formed.
In the House of Commons Sir James Fer
gusson. Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, an
nounced that the Government could not inter
fere with the Czar's treatment of the Hebrews.
Opposition to the new form of ladine- hill
continues, and at Chicago it is said railroads
using it are losing business. Conference be
tween shippers and railroads will be held to
day. The Hon. C. H. Tnpper. Canadian Minister
of Manne and Fisheries, declines to say any
thing when asked if it were trne that nego
tiations for a settlement ot the Behrlng Sea
question have been resumed.
Governor Waterman of California has
protested to Secretary Noble against declaring
open the suspended surveys in which the big
trees are located until Congress decides whether
the land will be set aside lor a park.
Mr..T. G. Shaugnessy, Assistant President
of the Canadian Pacific Railway, estimates on
the basis of information contained in recent
telegrams that the Northwest grain crop will
amount to 17,000,000 bushels, of which 12,000,000
will be for export.
The British ship Lord Raglan iB supposed
to be lost. lhe Lord Raglan is a large fall
rigged ship, and left Sau Francisco February
26, for Cork, Ireland. Since that time she has
not been heard of and her owners have about
given her np as lost. '
COEJTEB STQNES TO BE LAID.
Ceremonies nt the New East End Catholio
Church Sunday Next.
Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
corner stone of the new SS. Peter and Paul
Chnrcb, in East Liberty, will be laid by
the Very Rev. S. "Wall, Vicar General, who
will also preach the English sermon. A
sermon will also be delivered in German by
Father Mauritius, of the St. Augustine
Church.
At the same hour Sunday, the 17th inst.,
the corner stone of the new St. Peter's
school house, at Tarentum, will be laid.
Rev. Father Otten will endeavor to make it
one of the most imposing ceremonies ever
held in that section of the county.
tt.t.teti KE0M AMBUSH.
A Tragedy In Mississippi for Which No
Explanation Is Given.
Abesdees-, Miss., Angnst 5. Eight
miles east of this place last night, while a
party of colored people were returning .from
church on foot, they were fired upon from
ambush' with a gnn loaded with buckshot,
by an nnkhown person. A woman named
Susan Henry was instantly killed, and her
hnsband.Ben Henry, was seriously wounded.
It is not known whether the assassin
struck the persons intended, nor what could
have beta the motiye for the deed.
DOMESTIC MAEKETS.
Choice Creamery Butter in Short
Supply and Advancing.
A GLUT OP 0VEK-RIPE--,BANANAS.
Oats Easy, Owing to Large Eecelpts, and
Corn and Feed Eirm. ,
COFFEES BTE0N& AND SUGARS WEAK
otfice oi" piTTSBtmo dispatch,!
Tubs dat. August 6, 1890.
Country Produce Jobbing Prices.
Choice Elgin creamery butter is scarce and
markets are moving upward. Our quotations
are advanced, and prospects are tor another
rise before the week is out. Prices at Elgin are
3c per pound higher than they were a week
ago. Western eggs are coming in freely and
prices are on the decline. Near-by stock Is
scarce and steady. Tomatoes and cantaloups
are in good supply and markets are easier. The
supply of blackberries is very light and quality
poor. Markets are glutted with over-ripe
bananas, which have matnred rapidly under
the Influence of the weather,and for low grades
prices are only nominal. Good shipping stock
is steady. Lemons are moving freely and are
good stock at quotations. California fruits are
in fair supply and good demand. Sweet pota
toes are tending downward.
APPLES 54 U05 00 a barrel.
BUTTER Creamery, Elgin, 2122c: Ohio do,
1819c; fresh dairy packed. 1214c; fancy
country rolls, 1415c; choire, 1213c
Berries Blackberries, SI 60 a bucket; cur
rants, 10-pound basket, SI 25: huckleberries,Sl 35
1 60 a pall; Ives grapes, 6075c for 10-pound
basket; Delawares, SI 0Ol 25.
Beans Navy hand-picked beans, S3 002 10;
Lima beans. 6K6Me.
Beeswax 28d0c yl fi for cholce:low grade,
2022c
CANTALOUrs Ann Arundel, S2 503 00 f?
crate; nutmegs, S2 50 yl crate; watermelons.
S15 0025 00 a hundred.
Cider Sand refined. S7 50: common. $4 000
4 60: crab cider.. 5S 0OQ90O f) barrel; cider vin-
erar 1(131 12c. 33 crallon.
ItrtW
niTEESK New Ohio cheese. TASiTAc: I
New
York cheese. 85i9c: Limberger, JOQUKc: do
mestic Sweltzer. 1313c; Wisconsin brick
Sweltzer. U12c: imported Sweltzer, 24K&
Eggs 17Ibo yl dozen for strictly fresh.
Feathers Extra live geese, oOQ60c; No. 1,
do, 4045c; mixed lots. 3035c $ fi.
Maple Sybup 7595c a can; maple sugar,
010c $ fi.
Honey 15c ? fi.
Poultry Spring chickens, small. 3040c a
pair: large, 70S0c a pair; dressed, U12c a
pound. '
Tallow Country, 8:: city rendered. 4c
beeps ilecieanea western ciover, ions
4 40; country medium clover, S3 503 75; tim
othy. SI 601 70; blue grass, SI S01 65; orchard
grass, si 2u; muiec, vujjoc.
Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice. S6 00
Q6 60; fancy, S7 O07 50; Rod! oranges, S6 00
6 50: Sorrento oranges, S3 0OQ5 50; bananas,
51 502 00 firsts, SI 25 good seconds p bunch;
pineapples, S79ahundred;Calilomlapeaches,
52 002 60 ft box; California apricots, JI 75
2 25; California plums, $2 002 23 $1 box; Cali
fornia pears, S3 60 yl box.
Veoetables Southern potatoes. S3 2533 60
$) barrel; red sweet potatoes, S5 005 60;
yellow, S6 006 50 V barrel: home-grown cab
bage, S2 002 50 $ barrel; onions, S3 60
3 75 a barrel; green onions, 2025c $1 dozen;
green beans, home-grown, SI 001 15 yl
basket; cucumbers, SI 001 25 $) crate; toma
toes, $2 a buhel box; bomc-grown tomatoes,
53 00Q3 SO a bushel; celery, 3035c a dozen.
Groceries.
Coffee advanced c f? fi InEastern markets
yesterday, and prospects are good for an early
rise in packages. Teas are also tending up
ward. Sugar is quiet. Canned and dried frutts
are still firm and the tendency is toward higher
prices.
Green Coftek Fancy Rio. 24K25Kc;
choice Rio, 2223Kc; prime Rio, 23c: low
grade Rio. 2021c; old Government Java.
2930c; Maracaibo, 2527Xc; Mocha, 80
32c; Santos'22326c; Caracas, 25627c; La Guayra,
2627c
Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 25c:
high grades, 2830c: old Government Java,
bulk, 3334c; Maracaibo. 2S2yc: Santos. 26
SOc; peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio,
25c; good Rio. 24c: ordinary, 21KQ22KC
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c: allspice,
10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, 15c; nntmeg. 7580c.
petroleum uouoers' prices) uvr test, 7J4C;
Ohio. 120. 8Kc; headlight, 150 8c: water
white, 10c; globe, 14I4Vc; elaiue, 14c; car
nadine, llXc; roy aline, 14c; red oil, llllc;
purity, 14c
Miners' OIL No. 1 winter strained. 430450
yl gallon; Bummer, SS40c; lard oil, 655Sc
Syrup Corn syrup, 3234c; choice sugar
syrup. 37039c; prime sugar syrup, 3233c;
strictly prime, 3536c: new maple syrup. 90c
N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 5052c;
choice, 49c; medium. 3S43c: mixed, iOUa.
Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 33c; bi-carb In
K3t 5c; bi-carb assorted packages, &6c;
sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c.
Candles Star, full weight, 8Kc: stearins,
yl set, 8c: paraffine, Il12c
Rice Head Carolina, 77Wc: choice, 6
6c; prime. 66c; Louisiana, oJ6$.c
bTARCH Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 66c;
gloss starch, 67c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65; Lon
don layer8,S275;Muscatels.S250: California Mns
catels, S2 40; Valencia,8c;Ondara Valencia. 10i
llc; sultan, 10Kllc; currants, 6-K66Wc: Tur
key prunes,67c:l rench prunes. 9lic: Salon
ica prunes, in 2-fi packages, 9c: cocoanuts jf)
100, 16; almonds, Lan., ft fi, 20c; do Ivica. 17c;
do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap, 1314c; Sicily
filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 6
6c: Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 9K10c; citron, H
fi, 1819c; lemon peel, 16c f? fi; orange peel,
17c
Dried Fruits Applet, sliced, per fi., 6c;
apples, evaporated, iiiQUai peaches, evapor
ated, pared, 2S30c: peaches, California, evap
orated, unpared. 2526c: cherries, pitted, 22c;
cherries, unpitted, 5Qbc; raspberries, evapor
ated. 8233c; blackberries. 88c; huckleber
ries. 1012c
Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6c; granu
lated, 6Wc; confectioners' A. 6c; standard A,
6Kc; sou white, &3fe5c: yellow, choice, bUQ
5-c; yellow, good, 5445c; yellow, fair, iyiH
6kc; yellow, dark, 55Kc
Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200), S9 00; me
dium, half bbls. (600), S3 00.
Salt No. 1, V bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. ?1 bbl. SI 001
dairy, fl bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal, yi bbl, SI 20:
Higgins' Eureka, 4-bn sacks, S2 80: Biggins'
Enreka. 16-14 fi packets. S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. S3 70
2 80; 2ds, $2 402 50; extra peaches S2 853 00;
pie peaches. SI 65; finest corn, SI 351 60; Hfd
Co. com. 8095cr red cherries. SI 251 35; Lima
beans, SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 75090c;
marrowfat peas. SI 101 25; soaked peas. 70
80c; pineapples, SI 301 40: Bahama do. S2 75;
damson plums, $1 10; greengages. SI 60; egg
piums. z iu; uauioruia pears, sz u: ao green
gages, S2 10: do egg plums. J2 10; extra white
cherries. S2 85; raspDerrie,Sl 251 35: strawber
ries. $12501 So; gooseberries. 8590c; tomatoes.
SocSSl; salmon, 1-fi, SI 301 80; blackberries,
SI 15: succotash, 2-fi cans, soaked, 90c; do green,
2 fi, SI 2501 50; corn beef, 2-fi cans, S2 10: 14-fi
cans, S14; baked beans, SI401 60: lobster. 1-B,
SI 801 90; mackerel. 1-fi cans, broiled, SI 60;
sardines, domestic, K'. 5 005 10: sardines, do
mestic. Us. S7 60: sardines, imported. Ws.
.Sll 60 12 60; sardines, imported. s S18; sar-
ames, mustara. nou; saraines, s.picea. H za.
FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $39 1
bbl; extra Nc 1 do. mes, $40: extra No. l mack
erel, shore, S28, extra No. 1 do, mess, S32; No. 2
shore mackerel. S23. Codfish Whole nollock.
4o jf) fi; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do
large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips, 4K: do
George's cod in blocks, 67Kc Herring
Ronnd shore, S3 50 a bbl; split, Jt 60: lake, S3 25
V 100-fi bbl. White fish, SS 50 100-fi half bbl.
Lakerout, $5 60 fl half bbl. Finnan haddock,
lOo fl fi. Jceland halibut, 13c ft fi. Pickerel,
half bbl. S3 00; quarter bbl, SI 35; Potomac her.
ring, S3 50 ft bbl; $2 00 W half bbl. ,
Oatmeal So 6005 75 fl bbL
Grain. Flour and Feed.
There were no sales on call at tne Grain Ex
change. Receipts as bulletined, 43 cars, of
which 28 were received by the Plttsbnrg; Ft.
Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: IS
cars ot oats, 2 of rye, 2 of bran, 8 of feed, 4
of flour, 1 of malt, 1 of hay. By Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Louis, 11 cars of oats, 6 of
corn, 1 of rye. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car
ot oats, 2 of bay. ByPIttsburg and Western,
1 car of bran, 1 of oats. By Plttsbnrg and
Lake Erie, 1 car of of wheat, 1 of malt. Cereals
are strong all along the line. Corn and mill
feed keep climbing up. and all signs point to
still higher prices. Wheat and flour are very
firm at quotations. Choice bay is also looking
up. In general tbe situation is In bnyer'saror.
Heavy receipts of oats have had a softening
effect on markets, and prices are a shade lower
than at last report.
Prices are for carload lots on track:
Wheat No. 2 red. 95696c; No. 3, 9394c;
new wheat. No. 2 red, 91tt2c.
Conn No. 2 yellow ear, 612c; high mixed
ear, 6960c: No. 2 yellow, shelled, 655Sc;
high mixed shelled corn. 5134Kc.
Oats No. 2 white, 41KJ2c; extra, No. S,
40KS41C; mixed, 37K3SMc
Kye o. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 60061c;
No. I Western. 6959Jic
Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and
sprir-g patent. So 03 75: winter straight,
SS 005 25: fancy straight spring. $5 25o 60;
clear winter. U 755 00; straight XXXX
bakers', ti G08i 75. Rye flour. $37504 00.
Mn-YEED Middlings, fancy fine whlw. $22 00
g23 00 f) ton; brown middlings, 113 0020 00;
winter wheat bran, lis 60918 00.
HAY-Baled timothy. No. 1, S12 00S12 50; No.
2 do. S10 0010 60; loose, from wagon,vS14 000
15 00, according to quality: new bay, Sll 50
12 00; No. 2 prairie hay. S6 507 00;. packing do.
S6 6007 00; clover hay, S5 806 CO.
StbaW Oat, S8 757 00; wheat and rye, S3 00
06 25.
Provisions.
Sugar-cured hams, large, ll)c; sugar-cured
bams, medium, HJic; sugar-bams, small, 12c:
sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8c; sugar-cured
shoulders, 7Jc; sugar-cured boneless shoul
ders, &Vc; skinned shoulders, Sc; skinned
hams, llri sugar-cured California bams, 9c;
sugar-cured dried beef flats, lie: sugar-cured
dried beef sets, 12c; sugar-cured dried beef
ronnds, 14c; bacon, shoulders. c: bacon, clear
sides, c; bacon, clear bellies, 6c: dry salt
shoulders, 6ic: dry salt clear sides, 6K& Mess
pork, heavy, S13 50: mess pork, family. S13 50.
Lard Reflned,ln tierces,6c; half-barrels, 6c:
60-fi tubs, 6c; 20-fi palls, 6Jc; 60-fi tin cans.
6Kc; 3-fi tin pails, 634c; 6-fi tin palls, 6c; 10-fi
tin pails, 6Vic. Smoked sausage, long, 5c;
large, 6c Fresh pork, links. 9c Boneless
bams. 10Kc Pigs' feet, half-barrels. $4 00;
quarter-barrels. S3 15.
ETVEE INTELLIGENCE.
Only Humors and Stories to Liven Vp the
General Dullness.
The report that O'Nell & Co., the large coal
operators, were contemplating going out of the
business, could not be confirmed at the office of
the company yesterday. Mr. O'Ncil was at his
home in Elizabeth, and nis son stated that he
was not at liberty to confirm the report or deny
it He stated, however, that tbe firm had lost
considerable money in the Southern market
during the past year and a half, but he could
not say whether his father would quit the busi
ness. It is generally conceded by river operators
that If any of them could dispose of tbeir inter
est at a reasonable price they would not be slow
in being counted among tne former coal
operators. The business is so overcrowded
tbat there Is little profit in it at present. There
are certain coal operators in this city who, to
dispose of large fleets of coal in tbe lower mar
kets, sell under tbe established rates rather
than leave it remain there for a long period.
This is supposed to be one of tbe reasons why
O'Neil & Co. are quitting tbat is. if they do.
Mr. H. R. 07NeiI flatly contradicts
tbe statement which be is credited
with baring made to tbe effect
that the company had all its
.towboats now for sale. He told a DISPATCH
reporter tbat the whole thing was a mere fab
rication, and had originated with some rival
operators, who gave It out for publication with
a view to Injuring tbeir business, as It would
have no other effect. O'Neil & Co. are classed
among the largest coal operators here. The
company owns vast tracts of coal lands which
hare not yet been worked, and coal tipples and
a number of towboats. The yalne of the whole
cannot be estimated, but it Is very large. A
prominent operator, speaking of tbe condition
of the coal business yesterday, said: There
isn't one firm in tbe business tbat would not
gladly get out of it if it could get a price that
would let it out even. There was an English
syndicate here some time ago trying to pur
chase river coal mines, bnt it was unwilling to
pay the prices demanded."
Another man. who is reported as haying lost
$31,000 in the past few months, said: "I have
no intention of selling out my interest in
the business, as I consider tbe present condi
tion only a temporary lulL The coming fall
will develop better times for the coal trade.
The report that our firm has lost money is un
founded, as the price of coal is fair at Cincin
nati. There Is enough thereto last them until
tbe opening of navigation In the fall, and the
present prices will be maintained. You can
connt on that." '
Outside tbe excitement caused by the an
nouncement of O'Neil & Vo.'s Intention of
retiring from business, mthlug transpired
abont the levee of any note. Up-river packets
arrived and departed on time. The water
gauge showed 5 feet 10 last night, with pros
pects for a slight rise. At Davis Island tbe
mark registered 3 feet 9 at 7 p. M.
Arrivals Adam JacoDs. Germanlaand Eliza
beth. Departed-8 A. St. Adam Jacobs; 3 F.
M., Ger mania and Elizabeth.
Driftwood.
Captain Henderson Is not able to be about
yet.
Workmen are needed badly at the Madison
marine ways.
Captain P. J. Forsyth arrived from Cincin
nati last night.
The Louis A. Bherley is doing well between
Cincinnati and Pomeroy,
Ths City of Pltwbnrg will make her first trip to
the Cheat on the 15th.
The I. N. Bnnton, John A. Wood and Voyager
brought coal down yesterday.
The Mayflower left lor Monontahela City with
a large crowd of Odd Fellows.
About 4,X0,O00 bushels of coal are tied up at
Charleston waiting for a rise.
Thx Thomas Sherlock was taken off ths bar at
Coney Island and towed to the ways.
Captain John HabtjiAn is engaged in raising
the John B., which sank at Brush creek.
The St. Lawrence grounded at Coney Island
and was helped off by the Bonanza and Gate.
The Lizzie Bay arrived at Cincinnati from Gal
llpolls and Kanawha river points, and left yester
day. J. M. Posit Is negotiating for the purchase of
the Delta, owned by W. 11. Brown, to replace the
D. T. vV atsou.
Tub Mississippi and Ohio river pilots at St.
Louis have petitioned Congress to make a more
liberal appropriation for the purpose of placing
lights at proper places.
THS James Blackmore had the City of Pittsburg
In tow vesterdar from the Brownsville wars.
where the Plttsbnrg was cut off to permit her to
pass through the small lock gate. This was done
on account of the closing up of the big gate, which
will be repaired.
The Llnsle Moore, built by Bw,eeny & Hon, for
tbe cotton trade, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday,
on the way to Mobile. She Is owned by T. H.
Moore. Is 140 feet long. 23 foot beam, 4)4 hold,
has 12 inch cylinders and one foot stroke. She
was bnllt to carry L 000 bales.
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had Childreiushe gave them Castorla
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ABROTflERATO SISTER
THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OF MR.
AND MISS EHRHARDT.
How They Were Rescued by the Csitrrh
Specialists at 323 Pens Avenue.
Miss Emma1 Ehrhardt, a well-known young
lady who lives at 73 Sedgwick street, Alle
gheny, has for years been a great sufferer from
catarrh.
Her throat seemed to be always filled with
phlegm and she was almost constantly hawking
and spitting. Her throat became very sore and
MUt Emma
Ehrhardt.
Mr. Hem y L.
jsnrnartu.
there was scarcely a day that she tu not
hoarse.
As some of this catarrhal poison extended to
the bronchial tubes of her lungs she felt a
t!zhtnes and weight In her chest. She coughed
badly, and as her disease further advanced she
felt very weak and tired all the time. She
could get but little sleep and felt tired and
worn out in tbe morning.
In ber weak condition every change of
weather would give her a cold. Her appetite
failed, and she bad belching of gas and a
nauseous, sick feeling at her stomach after
eating, and she bad a bad taste in her mouth
every morning.
Ber brother, Mr. Henry L. Ehrhardt, also
suffered from catarrh. While he bad many ef
tbe above symptoms, tbe disease so affected
his bead that he became quite deaf. He bad a
dropping of catarrhal mucus from his head
Into bis throat, where it became very tenacious
and hard to expectorate. As they were per
sonally acquaintea witn mrs. uratr, wnose por
trait appeared in this paper a few weeks since,
and knew of her permanent cure by the physi
cians of tbe Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute,
at 323 Penn avenue, "they decided to take a
course of treatment, and after becoming cured,
tor the benefit of others who suffer from
catarrh, they add:
.To Whom it May Concern:
"We gladly testify that the abore history of
our cases Is trne, aid that we have been cured!
as stated. In proof we hereby sign our names.
HENRF L. EHRHARDT."
"EMMA EHRHARDT."
Remember the place. 323 Penn avenue.
Office hours, 10 A. JC to 4p. X, and 8 to 8 T. It
Sundays. 12 to 4 p.m.
Consultation free wall. PaUentstreated suc
cessfully at home by correspondence. Send
two 2-cent stamps for question blank and ad
dress all letters to the Catarrh and Dyspepsia:
Institute, 826 Peso avenue, Pittsburg.
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814 PENH AVjSNDE. PITTsBUKG. PA.
As old residents know and back fUes of Pitts,
burg papers prove, is tbe oldest established
and most prominent physician in the city, de
voting special attention to all chronic diseases.
FromresDon-Mn r"r" I IMTII OIIDPn
sible persons WUrLQLm lLjVtLU
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1 1 L. II V U U O decar.nervous debility. lack of
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