mssrmrj rwmi &zr vryw.iT tf' "7 HE PITTSBURG &ISPATOH, SA.TTJHD.gZ, ATJGTTST 9, 189&T r i V i. IRON TRADE REVIEW. Local Prices the Same and Trans actions Uniformly Light. BUYERS READY TO PLACE ORDERS For Future Delivery, Bat the Producers Do Kot Seem at all Anxious. KEPOETS FEOM THE OTHER HAEKETS 'The features ol the iron and steel trade are practically the same as they were a week ago. This is the quiet time of the year and transactions are uniformly light at this time. Bessemer iron is firm and sales are re ported at our outside quotations. Buyers are ready to place orders ahead, but there is no disposition on the part of producers to deal in futures. The extremely hot weather of the past week has had the effect of curtail ing consumption somewhat; but prices haTO been well sustained In spite of hot weather. There is an active demand for structural iron and prices are a shade higher than last week. Kails are firm but unchanged. Demand has been active for the past week, and prospects are good for an advance in prices. There is no change in the situation as regards steel rails. Markets are steady at last week's quotations. At the Edgar Thomson Works there are no signs of a let np to orders and prospects are good for the balance of the year. The daily output of steel rails at these works is not less than 1,300 tons, and when Fur nace I is completed the output is expected to reach 1.500 tons daily. The completion or 1 is promised within a few weeks. Wire rods, which were scarce and very hrm a few weeks ago are now at a stand. The undertone of iron and steel markets is strong and outlook lor fall trade is good. Producers who shade prices are those who are compelled so to do by necessity which knows no law. Standard brands ot iron are firmly held. The latest quotations follow: Etni ctural Iron -Angles, (2.20: tees, 2. S5c: beams and channels. 2.10c: sbe&red bridge plates, steel. Z.ic; universal mill plates. Iron, 2 36c; refined bars, 2c card. Barbed wire fencing, galvanized, (3(0; plain wire fencing, galvanized, S3 SO. Jieutral mill J15 2 Jto. 1 foundry, native ore ... Ifo. 1 foundry, lake ore , Bessemer Ch&rco&l foundry iron J o. 1 Charcoal foundrr iron 'o. 3..... SO ' Charcoal cold blast Silt bplegel 32"5J3 50 Muck bar 29 50.3 75 bteel blooms 30 5031 00 Steel slabs 30 50 11 00 Bteel billets bteel K.U. ends Steel bloom ends Bteel rails, new Old rails Bron Wire rods Steel nails, per keg, usual dls.. Wire h11r rr tp Yerro manganese ..1!."."!"."! 75 XOT SELLING AHEAD. The manufacturers Seem to be Certain of an Advance In Prices. t. rEFECUX. TELEGRAM TO TBX DISFXTCB.1 Philadelphia, August S. Furnacemen are less anxious to book orders far ahead. While slight concessions may be made for prompt delivery and cash payments, full rates are maintained on all other orders. The output of pic iron is apparently being well taken, and stocks are cot accumulating. A number of furnaces which were hanked are kept in that condition ready to resume work upon Bhort notice, the owners believing that there will coon be necessity of resuming. For this reason the furnaces are cot put out of blast. So Southern pig iron is now coming into this market on account of the advance in freight rates. Upon the wbole the pip iron market may be regarded as firm at E18 001S 50 per ton for No. 1 toundry; $17 00?17 .TO tor Ko. 2. and 115 S0B!16 00 for gray forge. The- Board of Control of the steel railway manufacturers has just bad a session at Long Branch. The sales lor seven months are 125,000 tons in excess of the sales for the first seven months last year, and the board reports that mills are sold ahead from 60 1 90 days. Prices continue firm at $31 SOS $32 00 per ton at the milk Old rails are in light supply in Philadel phia and prices are numinal at 25 per ton. Mills are sold ahead on muck bars. Sales have been made at $30 at the mill, but au ad vance of 50 cents on the ton is now asked. The best refined bar iron is moving at LS01.85c per pound. Skelp is firm atL77 L82c for grooved and 22.1r for sheared. Plate mills are crowded and the tendency is upward on prices. Quotations for plates de livered, iron and steel respectively are: Ship 2.25a2.30- and 2.S52,45c, tank 2.2o2.30c and 2.402.50c, briage 2.30e2.35c and 2.502.60c, shell 2.402.50c and 2.602.70c flange 3.3.1c aud Z83c, firebox 3.75c ami 3.754.2oc Struc tural iron is firm under an increasing demand St 2.S2.4c for sheared plates, 2200225c for angles, with 15Z5c extra per 100 puunds for steel, tees 2.72.8c, beams and channels 3.1c for Iron and steel. SOLID STRENGTH. All at the Leading Furnaces Are Well Sold Ahead. St. Louis, August 8. Rogers, Brown fc Heecham say: We have to report another quiet week with few and unimportant sales effected at unchanged prices. While deliveries of iron on contracts are quite active, in conse quence of the heavy consumption, inquiries are limited, and are somewhat discouraged by the scarcity of certain grades and the prices asked for them. It Is no longer doubtful that the leading Southern furnaces are well sold ahead, and the stolid strength they display is a marked feature in the situation. Charcoal irons and Ohio softeners are doing slowly at about previ ous values. We quote for cash f. o. b. bt. Louis: Hot blast coke and charcoal: Southern Coke No.l 116 25 CVHlUCIJi UC U. X........ ...... U Southern Coke No. 3 14 boutbern Gray Forge 14 Southern Charcoal o. 1 18 boutbern Charcoal No. 2 17 ill.sourl Charcoal So. 1 17 Missouri Charcoal No. 2 is 2! Ohio bofteners ... ...... is OJ& wr wneei sua xn&ue&oie irons: Lakebuperlor fs bouthern 19 mnneusviue foundry cote: East bt. Louis 85 05 St. Louis jjo HEAVY SMELTDTG OF PIG A Feature of Importance 10 the Iron let cr est Jast Now. tSFECIAL TELEOEAM TO TUB DISPATCH. I ClxciN-ltATT,August 8. Rogers. Brown 4 Co. Bay: A feature of importance to the iron inter est at ibis moment is the heavy melting of pig by the various Industrial plants throughout the country. Car shops ana pipe works are active, stove foundries and implement makers are well employed. Rolling mills are busy and in not a few instances founders are refusing new busi ness, having already a full quota of orders and experiencing much difficulty in obtaining tbe services of molders. An active demand has been experienced for mill Iron, gray forge and mottled, recently, and a fair run of small or ders for foundry grades but there has been less movement of softeners and of car wheel irons. Considerable annoyance has arisen because ot the delay of iron in transit between the furnaces and consumers' yards. As a rule prices of Southern iron have been steady and Northern brands have been well sustained. Recent rains in the Cantral West bare relieved tbe drought which threatened a serious cur tailment of the corn crop, aud a better feeling now prevails. BIrtnl markets. SNetw York. August a Pig iron strong; Ainerican, 16 0018 00. Copper easier; lake, August, $16 SO. Lead dull; domestic, H 45, Tin Bull and steady; straights, $20 90. Wool Mark eta. Boston There has been a good trade in wool and tbe sales of the week aggregate 8,508,000 pounds. Some large sales ot territory wool are reported, amounting in all to 820,000 pounds, with fine selling at 56Soe clean; fine medium at 66358c and medium at 5S54c; spring Texas has" been sold quite freelv, in , eluding choice, at 25c and other sales at 1920c A sale of 50.000 pounds of fall Texas was made at lSJc. In Eastern Oregon wool there has been a good business, with sales In the range of 1620c. Spring California wools have been quiet with small sales at 1721c. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces have been in moder ate demand at 31631c for X, and 3334c for XX and XX and above. Michigan X has been sold in small lots at 2829c. No. 1 combing wools were dnll at S8ic. Ohio fine delaine &t8135c, and Michigan fine delaine atS834c. Pulled wools have been in fair demand at 30 40c for superfine. Foreign wools hare been quiet. VU-I-T ITIVTVITTI CTaa1 nnl.t. .!..-.. .. ,.Inal:. Ohio. Pennsylvania and West VInrlnia. kXX ana above. 3333Vc: X. 310:32c- merilnm r...- n.'' -- t -..r- . -- 1 -ewfci.c; coarse, ixkbak; .new lore, Michigan. J sis so casn 16 Zb&K Stf cash 1J 5(317 50-cash 18 5i9 oo-cath Zl OllUSOO 5&:3 75 iSOCO Si ()J9 ill 30i021 00 2153 32 5033 00 isaa.-6co 18og)180 4a CO 2 0C 2 IS 9 iv v s 00(279 00 an 50 ztfaiia w 75 15 00 23I50 OuSlSM 0uI7 50 00017 50 16 75 jgl50 00! 50 ooga&o Indiana and Western fin or X and XX, 2S30c: medium, 33c asked; coarse S333Kc; washed combing and delaine, fine washed de lame X and XX, 33035c; medium washed combing and delaine, 8739c; coarse dodo do, S435c; Canada washed combine-. 333oc; tub washed, choice, 88840c: fair, 87S8c; coarse, 32S5c; medium unwashed combing ana de laine. 25Q30.-; coarse do do do, 25.2Sc: Mon tana fine, 17025c; Territorial fine, 16021c, MABKETS BY WIRE. The Downward Movement ia Grain Con tinued, Dae to tbe Weaker Tone of Forelen Cablet Pork Active, Irre sular aid Wenker. CHICAGO Wheat-A large business' was transacted to-day, and the market ruled weak and lower with considerable realizing and some selling short The market appeared, to be a broader one, outside orders being well represented. New York was reported a beary buyer at one time during the session, and it was claimed that St. Louis parties were rather free sellers. The market opened ic lower than yesterday's closing. Influenced no doubt by the weaker tone of European advices, but good buying checked the decline and prices were advanced liQlc above opening figures. Large export and clearances helped the upward tendency, bnt tbe speculative offerings became heavy again at the advance and prices receded lc from the outside range, were Weak and closed Qc lower than yesterday. Corn was active and unsettled. No action was reported in Kansas or Nebraska, and light rains in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and In diana. First trades were the same to a shade under the closing prices of yesterday, but soon sold off sc rallied, adrancmg c sold off again Kc, advanced Xc, fell off 12c, and closed lK2c lower than yesterday. Oats Trading was liberal, but the feeling was nervous and tbe market unsettled, especially at tbe opening. The free offerings caused opening sales to be made on a range of c. Prices receded K?c. with only a few sales; but re acted ll&Xic. again weakened 9lc and closed easy, with a net decline of llc from yester day's closing figure. Mess Pork A fairly active trade was report ed. Prices ruled irregular, and declined 20 2Uc and closed comparatively steady. Lard There was only moderate action. It de clined 510c, and the market closed at about in side figures. Short Rib Sides Quite a good trade was re ported. A reduction of 2Kac was submitted to, and the market closed rather tame at medium figures. Tbe leading futures ranged as follows- Wheat No. 2. August, 9fiWJ93K 93c: September, S59691Je3ic: Decern- uer, wl8!WKi-iKl'a(J4C. uuuii si a. September. 54552K52Mc. Oats-o. 2. August. SS?it333SKS8Kc; September, 3S&393737!gc; May, 41J42 4oK40Kc Mess Poek, per bbl. Seitember. $11 60 11 701I 50Q11 70; October. $10 9CU 0010 85 10 90; January, $12 50Q12 62&12 37K12 47K. Lard, per 1U0 lis. September. $8 27k6 27K 6 206 22X; October, $6 42V 42k6 So 6 Sliix January, $8 856 8o8 75g8 77j. Short Ribs, per 100 fis. September, $545 5 455 37K542k; October. S5 555 555 47K 5 52; January, $3 90Q5 925 8o5 9a Cash quotations v, ere as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 93c; No. 3 spring wheat, &085?c; No. 2 red, 93c: No. 2 corn,4S4bc. No. 2 oats. 3S38&c. No. 2 rye. 59Kc No. ,2 barley. 65c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1 S3. Prime timothy seed, $1 43. Mess pork, per bbl. $11 50. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $6 12K Short ribs sides (loose), 5 255 3a Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5 S76 00. Short clear sides (boxed), $5 705 bo. Sugars un changed. No. 2 white oats, 89V40c; No. 8 do do new, 36V39c: old, S9c. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 1S 13Kc NEW YORK Flour dull and lower to sell. Cornmeal quiet and unchanged. Wheat Spot quiet, weak and Xlc down; options moderate ly active, KUc uown and heavy; all parties waiting for the Government report, due to morrow afternoon. Rye steady; Western, 59 blc. Barley malt dull. Corn Spot dull ana heavy: options less active, lc downand bearv. Oats Spot dull and heavy; options dull, heavy and lower. Hay quiet and steady. Hops dull. Coffee Options opened steady on near; barely steady on late months, 5 points up to 15 points down, closed firm 025 points up; dull; sales. 16,750 bags. Inc luding August, 17.7517.S0c: September. 16.9517.15c; October.16.30iS16.50c: November, 15.7oc; December. 15.7015.90c; Jonaorr. !&!. March. 15.20c: Julv- -U.85e.L Snot Rio more ac: :tlve auunnuot; lair cargoes! 20ic: No. 7 flat bean. lS9ic Sugar raw. firm, fairly active; sales. 56 hhds and 2,912 bags centrifugals, 06 test, at 3c: c. & f. 3.211 bags; do at 3 3-S2c a & f.: 4,065 bags Bahia, 83 test, at 4 5-16c; 618 bags, molasses sugar, 89 test, at 2 2552c; re fined, firm and fairly active. Molasses For eign nominal; New Orleans quiet. Rice firm and quiet. Petroleum fairly active: crude in barrels, Parkers. S7 50; refined here, 87 30; Phil adelphia. $7 30; Baltimore, S7 30; United closed at 92c for September. Cottonseed oil strong and quiet; crude, 30c; yellow, S5c Tallow firm and quiet. Rosin quiet and stead;. Turpen tine quiet and steady at 4141c Eggs quiet and weak; Western, 1617c; do poor, per case, $2 O03 00; receipts, a13 packages. Wool dull and veaK; domestic fleece, 333Sc; pulled, 20 34c; Texas, 172ic Pork quiet and Arm: Eickled bellies, 6c; do shoulders, 66c; do ams, lOJSllc; middles firm; short clear, S6 15. Lard easier and and quiet; Western steam, 86 35; sales, 300 tierces: at 86 S56 37; options, sales, 2.500 tierces; August, 86 39 asked; closing, 86 44 asked; October, 86 62; closing, 8661 asked; November, 8670; December, 86 83; Janu ary, 17 00 bid. Butter Choice fairly active and firm; western dairy, 7KHc; do creamery, 11 lljc; do factory. 7llc; Elgin, 1919c. Cheese dull and weak; part skims. 235c; Ohio flat, 4J6c. ' ST. LOUIS I lour unchanged. Wheat The market opened Jc lower, declined ic, rallied, bnt sold down again later; the bottom being lc from the top. The close was at a decline ol lQIKc; No. 2 cash, S33fiC; Sep tember. 93KC aeked; December, &9c asked; May. SI 03 asked. Corn Lower, in sympathy with wheat; opening sales were lo lower, easing off slightly, but advanced Ho; later the market was broken and closed at the bot tom and llc below yesterday; No. 2 cash, 47c; September, 47?c; May, 52c asked. Oats opened o lower, advanced Ko. declined, and closed at tbB lowest rates. ?ilc under yesterday; No, 2 cash, 3Vc; September, 3Sc; May 41Ko asked. Rve,Ja2,60c Corn meal strong and active; 82 45. Hay unchanged. Flaxseed active: spot, August and September, 81 37. Butter unchanged. Eggs. HU12c. Provisions Pork, $11 50, Lard, 85 87. Dry salt meats and bacon unchanged. , PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. 80c. Wheat weak, and pnees of optiocsdeclined c Home grades 10c lower; No. 2red, 86c; qo longberry, on track and in grain depot P7c; No. 2 red, Au gust, 9696KS8S98c; October, 9b9Sc; November. 99fi99c. Corn Outions firm and quotations largely nominal. Carlots for local trade In good demand and firm: No. 3 mixed, In Twentieth street elevator, 5556c; No. 2 mixed, in Twentieth street elevator, 6656c. with 56fc bid and 57c asked lor No. 3 red iu grain depot; No. 2 yellow, in grain depot. 57c; So. 2 mixed, August. 5Ggo&JGS6c. Oats Carlots dull, and prices declined c; new No. 2 white, 4413c; No. 3 white offered at 45e, and old No. 3 do at 44Kc Futures shade firmer, with fair demand. No. 2 white, August, 4243c; beptember, 423i43c: Oc tober, 42itilAc BALTIMORE Wheat Western steadv; No. 2 winter red, spot and August, 95J&95Vic: September. 959Ge; October, WK97c; De cember, 9c Corn Western dull; mixed, spot, August and September, 54c; ctober, 55c asked. Oats quiet; Western white. 4547c; do do mixed, 43&45c; -graded No. 2 white, 46c; graded No. 2 mixed, 44c; new white. 414Jc: do mixed, 4042c. Rye steady: choice, 6162c; food to prime, 6860c: common to fair, 5557c 'rovisions fairly active. Coffee quiet and firm; Rio cargoes, fair 20c; No. 7K18c MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat for the past 24 hours were 50 cars; shipments, 93 cars. Cash wheat was firmly held, but rather duIL There was a fair early demand for choice samples, both for borne and outside accounts, bnt it was soon filled. Poor samples were found hard to sell. One car new No. 2 wheat was sold at 95c Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, August. 9SJf c; on track, 99c; No. 1 North ern, August, 92?c; September, Sic; on track, 96c; No. 2 Nortneru, August, S7c; on track. 8792c MILWAUKEE Flour higher. Wheat easier; o. 2 spring, on track, cash, 9395c; September. 91Jc;N 0.1 Northern, 81 00. Com firm; No. 8, on track, 51c Oats firm: No. 2 white on track, 40c Rye quiet; No. Lin store 69c Barley quiet; No. 2. iu store, 60c Provisions firmer. Port 511 75. Lard, 6 30. Cheese unchanged; Cheddars, 7JiSc DULUTH Wheat opened steady, advanced liiC lost all the gain, closing at about opening rices, as follows: August, 97c; September, 95c; lecember, 97c: cash wheat closed at 97c; No. 1 hard Northern, 91c; No. 2 Northern. 92c KANSAS CITY Wheat easier; No. 2 hard, cash, 87c; August, no bids; 87c asked; No. 2 red cash, 90c. Corn weaker: No. 2 cash. 47 48c August, 48c bid, 48Kc asked. Oats lower: No. 2 cash and August, 3Sc TOLEDO Wheat weak; cash and August, 94c; September. 94Mc; December, 9Sc Corn dull and firm; cash, S2c Oats quiet; cash. S8c Cloverseed steady; cash, 84 30; October, 84 65; December, S4 75. Price of Bar Silver. New Yoek, August 8. Bar Silver London, Md; New York, 81 12. REAL ESTATE SAYINGS BANK. MM., 401 SmlthOeld Street, Cor. Fourth Avenue. Capital, 5100,000. Surplus, $6i;600. Deposits of $1 and upward received f and interest allowed at i percent. ,--. -its TRAINED INTELLECTS Necessary to Success in Almost Any Department of Business. THE PEOPLE WHO RISE TO THE TOP. Oil Getting on Its Feet, bat Stocks Present a Micawberish Attitude. THE HEWS AND G088IP OP THE CITI It is easy enough to do a successful busi ness and make money if one only knows how. But there's the rub. For everyone who knows how there are a thousand who don't The business faculty largely comes by nature, but it may be cultivated to some extent. The successful man, as a rule, is that one who knows the trick of doing the right thing at the right time; and the trick is not one which comes from inspiration, but from trained habits and thought. Attention enough Is given to physical training, but there is still a somewhat common lack of faith in some parts of the United States with regard to mental training. A little "schooling" is essential, but boys aud girls, it is thought, especially in the country, should not waste too much time over books. The theory was that good men are best made by beginning their working careers early. But a change is occurring In this matter, and in these days of great enterprise in which trained thought plays so large a part, the man of edu cated mind is preferred to the man of unedu cated mind. Tbe man who has been taught to think according to system and principle is the maujrho is sought by employers. a An Eastern millionaire who frequently ap pears on the platform. In a recent address, said that the difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary man, when it does not arise from extraordinary natural gifts, lies generally in the superior manual training of the latter. The former may hare intellect as quick and bright, but unless he has been trained to act,he is like a man with the craftsman's tools, but without the craftsman's trained skill. The band does the better work always, the better schooled tbe thought behind it is; and, this ap plies not less to the ordinary workman of the anvil, saw or loom than to the man of affairs. The carpenter or mason whose mind has been trained as well as his hand, is likely to put aside the plane and the trowel and to become the master builder or architect. It is tbe men tal training that tells oftenest in this world's race. Bmdneis News and Gossip, The East End National Bank building, cor ner Penn and Sheridan avenues, is being pushed to completion as fast as possible. It is ready for tne front which will be granite. Oc cupancy will be had about December L Auction sales of lots this season have been so successful that the system has probably come back to stay. It lost favor during tbe brass band boom some years ago. Tbe advantage it offers is that it bring buyers face to face and encourages competition. The most important of 81 mortgages on file for record yesterday was lor 810,00a Fifteen were for purchase money. There was some talk yesterday of an ar rangement by which the proposed short-cut railroad to Homestead would be permitted to pass through the Calvary Cemetery property, but it was not fully credited, as the cemetery people have all along been opposed to such con cession. 1 he Wilkinsburg school building will not be ready for use before January, and whereto hold school in the meantime is puzzling the board. So far they have faded to secure quar ters. Dr. C. L. Goehring, of Allegheny, Is exhibit ing bis geometrical wood carving and molding machine in the South. Lumbermen are much pleased with it. GrminA- KnlirAkeii - D -" h Place for 6 of the 40 stone bonses to be erected there The contract calls for qnlck work. If street talk be worth anything the Tiext building to go up on Fourth avenue after those now under way will be that of the Commercial Bank. A local tobacco dealer says that the recent drouth has had a serious effect on the crop, and as a result some ot the manufacturers of plug have already advanced prices. Tbe Pension Office has notified tbe Treasury that 819,000,000 will be required to meet the quarterly pensions dne September 1. Andrew Caster sold 811.000 Allegheny Valley Railroad 7-303 at U.0. E. P. Long sold 100 shares Philadelphia Qas at 31. Coal men say the stocks of anthracite are larger than ever before at this season. The amount above ground is estimated at 1,500,000 tons. Movements in Rent Estate. Brooks, Hughes & Mellon, of the Sonthside, have within a few months built 22 honses at the head of the St. Clair Incline, of which they sold 17 at prices ranging from 81.400 to 81.900. The locality possesses many attractions, which seem to be appreciated by home-seekers on that side of tbe river. The Squirrel Hill Land Company has re ceived its charter from the State and com menced business. Its initial deals appear be low. Its object is the buying, selling and im proving ot real estate. Theworking capital is 825,000, and the active members are Ed O. Jenkins, President; Robert H. Douglas, Secre tary: John Battles and George ScheeL Tbe company enters the field under favorable auspices. There is considerable inquiry for downtown business property, and two deals are on the point of bring closed. Owners are firm in their views, but are not disposed to. mark up values at present. A piece of property on lower Penn avenue is on the market at about $700 a foot. This is considered a reasonable figure. Tbe Squirrel Hill Land Company sold to Ed. House, Jr.. one lot, 25x125, on Greenfield ave nue. Twenty-third ward, for 81,400; also lot, 25x 115, to E. G. Jenkins for 8S50; also lot 25x100 to George ScheeL for 8500. James W. Drape it Co. sold a house with four lots on Gross street, Hazelwood, near the rail road station, for 85,150; also a house and large lot, near Federal street, Allegheny, for 89.000; also an interest in two bouses and lots on Washington street, near Wylle avenue, for 84,500 cash; also a piece of ground on Penn ave nue, near Winebiddle avenue, for $1,925 cash; also three lots In Chartiers borough for 865a Samuel W. Black & Co. sold a lot on Harri son avenue, in the Northside Land Company's plan at Avalon station, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad; size, 35x105 feet, for $375. Alles & Bailey sold for Michael Kelly to Tones & Laugblin, Limited, a vacant lot in the Twenty-fourth ward, 20 by 72 feet, fon 8975 cash. Black & Balrd sold to Lewis Keidel, for W. J. Eicher, a vacant lot in MeKee place, being No. 3 in the James Girty plan, 25x100 feet, for 81,000 cash. Charles Somers & Co. pold for Fred C. Bacon to James McClelland a two-story frame dwell ing of five rooms and attic, with all Improve ments, lot 50x120, situated on Orchard street; Avalon station, Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chi cago Railway, for $3,200. FINANCIAL FIGUEES. Movements at the Local Money Centers Last Year and This. Bank clearings so far this year have main tained a strong position above the"$2.000,COO mark, in no instance falling below It. Yester day they almost touched it, dropping to 82,076, 124 86. while the balances were $371,610 59. For the same date last year the clearings were $1,745,162 32. With speculation almost entirely eliminated, the record of the year to date re flects tbe greatest expansion of business and tbe largest movement In the history of tbe city. Money was easy on a 6 per cent basis for nearly all business. A few outside loans were made at something less. Tbe results of the year so far sustain the position of those who maintain that cheap money, by which is meant almost any rate below 6, is inimical to trade. When it flourishes borrowers can well afford to pay fairly for accumulations; when It lan guishes they cannot. The moral is so plain that he who runs may read. A Treasury circular dated August Osays: On and after tbe 13th instant, offers for the sale of silver bullion in lots of not less than 10.000 ounces, will be considered at tbe Treasury De partment at 1 o'clock p. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, instead of at 12 o'clock K., as stated in department cir cular of the lsMiistant. '?S"' ;3Tia Money on call at New York yesteraay was 1 close, ranging from S8 per cent, last loan 6, closing offered at 6. Primemercantile paper. 586K. Sterling exchange dull and weak at 84 84&for 60-day bills and 4 S$H for demand. Cloatnc Bond Quotations. u. 8. 4s. res.. mx M.K. AT. Uen. 8S.. 7 Mutual Union ea....ip3 U. 8. 4s, coup. . up H, reg cisof '95 ..123 1UZ M.J. C. int. vers...uui Northern Fac. Isti..lM V. S. 4M Pacific i van 11ZH Northern Fao. Jdi.,116 Northw't'n eonsoli.133 Northw'ndeben'sSsl09 Lonlalanastamped4s 89 Missouri Ss 101 Tenn. new set. 6s.. ..107 Tenn. new sit. 6s. 104 ureiron a- xrau. w- - 8t.EAI.M.Oen. 8f. M St.L. ftS.F. Oen.M.lI0 4t lnl nmolfl 123 Tenn. new set. as.... ?z)j UIQMll OU. 4US......IW Central Pacific lsti.10934 Den, A K. O. m..UI6 Den. Alt. O. 4s S2H D.&R. Q. WestUts. -Erleldi van St. K Chi &Fo. lt-lJ? tr.Pr. l..n.Tr.Rs. 9IX Tx..rc.Bb.Tr.B. 89K union i-KUUira.u3 West shore. 108 in. xl. a a. uen. u m New YOBK-Olearings, $113,238,651; balances, $5,748,428. Boston Clearings, $16,083,010; balances, $1,506,655. Philadeijhia Clearings, $9,790,410; bal ances $1,627,721. Baltimore Clearings, $1,909,564; balances, 8263,702. London The amount of bullion gone Into the Bank of England on balance to-day Is 285.00a Pabis Three per cent rentes, B3f 92e tor the account. Chicago Clearings, 112,934.000. New York exchange, 50c discount. Money was unchanged at5Ji6percent on call and 67 per cent on time. HOME INTERESTS. Stocks Bob Up "and Down, With Precious Little Doing. There was very little stock on tap yesterday at bidders' prices, and the result was a goose egg at first call and not much improvement at second. The situation Is not to be wondered at, with about half of the brokers and investors out of the city. The market presented few new features, and the feeling was rather mixed. Luster and Philadelphia Gas were weaker, while Electric was a fraction stronger, as was also Switch and Sigual. Bridgewater advanced to 58J& SECOND CALL. B A P.P.. 3. AM. Ex Fidelity Title and T. Co. Mechanics' Mat. Bank..., Peoples' bav, Bt. or Pitts. Safe Deposit Company.... Brldfewater 58H. unio vauey. Peoples' .Nat. Q. & P. Co. 151( 3IH 27 66 28Ji 16M rniiaaeipnia uo Central 'traction Citizens' Traction Pleasant Valley. Pitts. WesteruB.lt Co.. Pitts. & Western, prer..., X.Y.St, Cleve.Oas Coal Co. 31 17" 21 S9Ji Suspension Bridge (nth t) '50 19 21V MX j.annna alining Luster Mining Co W estinghouse Electric... Monongahela Water Co.. UnlonS. AS. Co Union s. 4 S. Co. pref..., West'house A. B. Co West'house B. Co., Lim. Pittsburg Cyclorama Co. 16M ... lie" '.'.'. Sales at Second call were 35 shares Electric at 3 5 Philadelphia Gas at 31 and 36 Elec tric rights at 35. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 111,419 shares, including Atchison, 8,950; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 4,400; Missouri Pacific 5,287; Oregon Transcon tinental, 5,710; SL'Paul, 11,300; Union Pacific, 3,525. STILL CLIMBING. Oil Slakes Another Effort to Touch the Dollar Irtnrk. The oil market was strong and active yester day, except for an hour or two in tbe middle of the session, with comparatively wide fluctua tions, which tickled the pykers and scalpers. The range was lKc The close was within Jc of the highest point and c better than tbe opening. The highest point was reached just before the close. . Pittsbtrg was bullish, but the seat of the up turn was Oil City, which covered considerable shorts. News from New York crowd was rather indefinite, but there was considerable buying there, due to another advance in re fined and bullish conditions generally. The course of fluctuations was: Opening, 91K: highest. 93: lowest. 91K: closing. 92. P'dngEevmSB1 efe" J-SKtrcomior, presiaent or tne newiy organized .Liima on .ex change, and C. M. Hughes, Jr., and W. J. Lowe, Secretary and Vice President of tbe same Exchange. They were thereto watch tbe workings of the Pittsburg institution, and to get information regarding the management and operations of the oil trade. Featnrea of Yesterday's Oil Market. Corrected dailr by John M. Oaklev & Co.. 45 Bixtb street, members of the Pittsburg Petro- Iahim 179 Alt tmA leum Exchange: Opened.., Highest.. . SIX I Lowest. . .83 I Closed... six 92H Barrels. ... 41.000 ....79.464 ... 89,459 Average charters Average shipments , Average runs ,.. Rftflnen. New Yore. 7.S0C Krflned, London, i 7-160, Kenned. Antwerp, 16Jr. Keflued, Liverpool, & 11-lSd. Befined. Bremen, 6.70m. A. B. McGrew quotes: Puts, 9292K; calls, 9IK- Other Oil Markets. Oil City. August 8. Petroleum opened at 91c; highest, 93c; lowest, 91c; closed, 92Jc bid: sales, 112.000 barrels; clearances, not reported; charters, 47.619 barrels; shipments, 6L790 bar rels; runs, 74,012 barrels. Bradford. August 8. Petroleum opened at 90c; closed, 92c; highest, 93o; lowest, 90Jc; clearances, 465,000 barrels. New York, August 8. Petroleum opened firm at 91c for September and advanced sharply on tbe higher price and strong market for refined oiL Local operators bought heavily, causing an advance to 93c, and the market clesed strong at 92Jc. New York Stock Exchange Opening, 90c; highest, 92c: lowest, 90c; closing, 91c Consolidated Ex change Opening. 9l!4c; highest, 93e; lowest, 90c; closing, 92c Total sales, 552,000 barrels. THE BOOM BUSTED. Bears Abont Ready to Tackle the Long Side Crop (situation a Disturbing Ele ment Improvement In the For olgo Money Market. New Yore, August 8. Tne stock market to day returned to its old condition of extreme dullness in business and utter stagnation in prices, the bear movement apparently having finally come to an end. The same conditions which Invited tbe late attack remain, however, and while money on call is commanding more than tbe legal rate, and no improvement in the crop situation Is reported, every one expects to see an unfavorable bank statement to-morrow. The sub-Treasury, while paying over 81,000,000 for bonds redeemed during the past week, is known to have absorbed something in the neighborhood of 84.000,000 in that time, and about 8200,000 have been deposited on account of shipment to other points. At the same time it is believed that the local bears have covered their shorts aud are ready for a turn on the long side. Bugar was moved-ap or down, according to the varying feeling as to the probable outcome of the suit to admit Receiver Gray as a de fendant in the Sugar Trust reorganization pro ceedings. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis was marked off suddenly again in the afternoon and recovered as quickly, and it, like others, shows only a slight change this evening. The crop situation keeps the bulls and bears alike cautious until the final out come is known, and while the feeling in the street is again bullish, further developments are awaited. The market remained intensely dull throughout the afternoon, and finally closed stagnant at Insignificant changes from last night's figures. The final changes are about equally divided between pains and losses lor small fractions. Railroad bonds were duller than for a long time, although a better tone prevailed thau usual of late. The total transactions reached only $333,1)00, with no animation anywhere In the list. Tbe important changes, however, were losses, and international lists declined to H2&. , Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds have been entirely ne glected. The JPosl says: The foreign monetary situa tion has improved, owing to the better political condition In the Argentine Republic, wbere the premium on gold has declined to 125 on tbe resignation of President Celman and the elec tion of Vice President Pellegrini as his suc cessor. This has allayed fears of further large shipments ot gold from London to South America, and the result is easier money in London and a decline in rates of exchange here. ine roll j wine table snows tne prices or active stocks ojti.eNew Vorfc Btock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for am Dispatch by WHiTiraY & STKrHKNsON, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of Hew York Stock .Exchange, S7 1'ourtn ave nue! Clos ing Bid. 24 63 ss 7M Open- High lns est. Am. Cotton Oil Low est. Am. flnttan fill nrr.- Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. Z94i 29V S99( Ateh-Top. as. F,..,lf .rtft" 4I Ubkuuiiu aiusiHi "n -..s .- Canadlai lani'aciac. '....' ' FIBST CALL. B A Ui) 60C 152 121 '&" '.'.'.'.'.'. SS 17 Sl2 31 27 .... 60 63 14 20 ..?!!? 17 19 21X 25 39 WM so 16Ji 17 43 4 I16 66 3 .h E4K MX 103! Jr 8" 110 144 71H 60 3tt (2 14& VH MX 15 lis IMS C. Northwestern ....110 V.&S. w. PI 0..0..0.4L... 71 Col. coal ft Iron M Col. ft Hocklnr Valley 2S Ches. ft Ohio 1st nref.. 81H Ches. ft Ohio 2d pref.. 425 Del.. Lack ft West 145) Den. ftKto Grand Den. ft BloOrande.Pl. 83M iiom no 71X 70 B0 29M 61 61M 29X 61 WH 1 5-T.,Va. ftGa., lstpf E. T.. Va. ft Ga- 2d pf Illinois Central j-sje Krleft West pf.. 6J LakeBhoreftM. 8.....108H 10S 108J4 Louisville ft Nashville. 85J Miemean Central 95 95 93Jf SInhi m sum. 93 Missouri Pacmcf 70J National Lead Trust.,. 20J N. r.. C. ftBt. L 16 .... c&st. L.pr .. N. V.. Cl A St. I..Mf. Canada Southern a a 65 Chesapeake & Ohio.... 22K 22K 22K Chicago Gas lTust..... 83K 63M 53!4 C.. Bur. 4 Quiacy ....103i 1032 J03S C-, Mil. 4 St. Paul JlS 723 "X O., Mil. & St. P., pf.. .. .! ..?. C., Kockl. f MX SO t3H C.. St. L. & Htts . C. St. P.. M.AO " "! - rox n'A 7o 20 20 20 16 16 18 70 33!4 25 25 25 48 48 48 18H "ft 18 60 S4 34 4 81 81 81 23X 46 48 46 ! $g 43 43 43 20 , 20 20 M. Y.. ,. E. ft w 25K N.y. &N.K. 48X N. Y.. O. &W. 18 Norfolk ft Western pr. .... Northern Pacific 34)4 Northern Pacific pr..- SI Ohio ft Mississippi Oregon rranscon 48X i'aolficMall U ES?,-i).ecVETn PMtadel. ft Heading. ..43 Ulchmond ft W. P. T 2054 St. Paul ft Dnluth St. Paul ft Dnluth pr. St. P., Minn, ft Man St. L. ft San Fran .... St. L. ft San Fran pr. St. L.ft Ban if. 1st pi Sugar Trust tin Texas Pacific Union Pacific 60X 93 109 30 67 72 81 19 60 12 25 83 37$ 76 81 81K 60 60 Wabash preferred 25 25 23X Western Union 83J 83KJ 835 Wheeling ft L. K. 37J 37 87)4 Wheeling ft L. E.pref. 78H 76 76 Boston, Stocks. Franklin 24 Hnron 7 Eearsarge 21 Osceola 41 Pewablo (new) 10 Quincy 123 Santa Fe copper 62 Tamarack 206 Boston Land Co 6 San lllego Land Co. 20 West End Land Co(..'26 Bell Telephone. .T..225 Lamson Stores 32 Water Power 41f Centennial Mining. 80 Atch. ft Ton 41 Boston ft Albany.. ..as Boston ft Maine.. ...207 C, B.ftQ 103 Clnn., San. ft Uev.. 27 Eastern B.K. 172 Flint Al'ereM 94 Mex. Central com... 23 N. Y. ft N.Eng..... 49 N. Y. ft N. Eng. 7S.124& Old Colonr. 172 Wis. Central com... 25 Aiioaez jug. ijo...... u Atlantic 22 Boston ft Mont 58 Calumet ft Hecla....S00 Phllndelphln Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Kx- enange: Pennsylvania Kailroad Reading Buffalo, Pittsburg ft Western. Lenlgh Valliy Philadelphia and Erie Northern Pacific , Northern Pacific preferred..... Bid. Asked. . 63 65 . 21 11-16 21 V . 10 1C . 52 62t . 3i 35 . 34 34 . 80 81 Mining; Stocks. New Yoke, August 8. Mining quotations: Alice, 235; Adams Consolidated, 125: Belle Isle, 110; Caledonia, B. H 190; Eureka Consnlt dated, 850; Horaestake, 1000: Horn Silver, 345; Iron Silver, 175; Mutual Mining and Silver Co.. 145; North Belle Isle, 110; Ontario. 4100; Plymouth, 500; Phoenix, Arizona, 110; Savage, 295; Sierra Nevada, 250; Sutter Creek. 105. LIVE STOCK MAEKETa The Condition of Business at the East Liberty Stock Yards. Office or Pittsbubo Dispatch, ? Fbiday. August 8. 189a ( Cattle Receipts. 1,006 head; shipments, 96S head; nothing doing; all through consign ments; no cattleshlpped to New York to-day. HOGS Receipts. 2.200 head: shipments. 500 bead; market firm; medium and selected, 8390 3 95: best Yorkers, 83 753 85; grassers, 83 50 3 70; 8 cars of hogs shipped to New York to day. Sheep Receipts, 1,100 head; shipments none; market dull at unchanged prices. Br Telegraph. NEW YORK Beeves Receiots, 3,017 head, including 50 for sales; market 10c lower; native steers 83 254 75; Texans. 82 603 25; bulls and cows, 81 402 10; dressed beet steady at 6 Ueeve"s, 67 sheep and "7,3T4qurfSfS oT"l)eer,. Calves Receipts, 787 bead; market weak;veals. 856 25; buttermilk calves, 82 12ffi3. Sheep Receipts, 4,817 bead; market steady; sheep, 84 255 50 per 100. As; lambs firm at $57 75: dressed mutton steady at 8K10c per side; drefsed lambs firm at 10ilc Hogs Re ceipts, 11 carloads, including 6 carload for sale, 85 J)6 car. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 6,200 bead; shipments, 2,000 head; market strong; good to 'fancy native steers, 84 40 4 70; fair to good do. 83 904 50; stockers and feeders, 82 003 10; Texans and Indians. 52 2082 90. Hogs Receipts, 2,500 head; " ship ments, 8,300 bead; market strong; fair to choice heavy, 83 703 80; packing grades, 83 608 70: light, fair to liest, 83 703 8a Sheep Receipts, 1,300 head; shipments, 1.100 head: market firm; fair to choice, 84 004 80. CHICAGO The Drover? Journal renorts: Cattle Receipts, 7.500 head: shipments, 2,000 head: market quiet and steady; beeves. 84 50 4 S5: steers, 82 904 40; stockers and feeders, 81 803 00; cows, bulls and mixed, 81 203 25; Texans, 81 S02 60. Hogs Receipts, 19,500 head; shipments. 5,000 bead; market weaker: mixed. S3 4503 95: heavy. 83 403 96: light, 83 353 90; skips, 82 00ffi3 50. Sheep Receipts. 5,000 head; shipments, 1,000 head; market steadv; natives, 83 405 40: Western, 83 80 4 40; Texans, S3 6034 50: lambs, 84 605 75. BUFFALO Cattle steady: receipts, 120 loads through, 3 sale. Sheep and lambs falrlv active aud higher; receipts, 12 loads through, 10 sale; sbeep, choice to extra, 85 005 20; good to choice, 84 705 15: lambs, choice to extra, 86 50 6 90: good to choice, 86 406 65; common to fair, 85 506 35. Hogs slow; receipts, 32 loads through, 60 sale; mediums, heavy and mixed, 53 904 00; good Yorkers, 83 803 90; grassers and common, 83 653 75; pigs, S3 503 65. CINCINNATI Hogs easy: common and light, S3.00S3 75; packing and butchers, S3 60j 95; receipts, 866 head: shipments, 795 head. Dry goods. New York. August 8. There was again a better demandUor drygoods at first hands, busi ness being larger at this time than in former seasons, especially in domestic prints and de partment woolens. No specially new features developed to-day. - BIVEB lNTKIiTJGEHCE. One of tbe Quietest Days of the Season Abont the Wharf. The most animated scene about tbe wharf yesterday was the loading of the Mayflower with Total Abstinence delegates. About 500 of them went up to Braddock on the big boat wbich was chartered for the occasion. Bust ness on the up-river packets was fair, consider ing the dull period. Steamboat owners were a scarce article about their offices yesterday The answer generally was, "away on a vaca tion." On the Cincinnati wharf boat tneonly things that showed life were the rats, as' they ran pellmell without fear of molestation. The river had a slight rise, caused by local showers on the previous night. It was on the six-foot-three gange at 5 P. M.. and looked as if it would rise a few more Inches. The water has been lying in the pool so long that It is almost perfectly black, and is becoming stagnant. This is caused by the small outlet it has at Davis' Island. . Arrivals Adam Jacobs and Germania. from Morgantown: Elizabeth, from Geneva. De partedJacobs, 8 a. M.; Gerroania,-S P. sr., for Morgantown; Elizabeth. 3 P. M.. for Geneva. Leave to-day For Morgantown and way land ings, Jame9 G. Blaine, 8 A. M.; Adam Jacobs, 3 p. M.; for Elizabeth and Geneva, Elizabeth, 3 P.M. Driftwood. Caftaih J. A. Wood is summering at Erie. Captaih W. H. Beown Is having a right royal time at the seaside. The City of Pittsburg went out with an excur sion party last night. The Al. Friable, with lumber, bound down from Cincinnati, stuck on the bar and had to re turn. ' The Bagor has been substituted in the Paducah mall service In place or the Joe Fowler, with drawn for repairs. The Tlnsle Moore, without any cargo, arrived at Louisville from Wheeling, on the way down to New Orleans. Pilot George Trunnell left on her to take channel notes. The barges which will be used In placing the Ohio connecting bridge In position are patterned after coal barges. The nine are completed, and will be sunk beneath the false supports. CAPTAm Petee Speague is superintending re pairs on the Volunteer, lately purchased by Cap tain Desforges. Captain Spragne superintended the building or the Joseph Williams, one or the largest boats In the trade, which Is tied up at tho wharf. SICK HEADACHECilrler,I Llttle Lvler Pills. SICK HBADACHE.cjtj,,, Lmle Liver Pills. SICK HEADACBXCllrter,I uttle Uver Pills. SICK HKADACHECarUr,f uttle javer Fills. MV 'M'10t6ir-TTSSII DOMESTIC . MARKETS. Late Bains Have Helped Vegetables and Prices Are Lower. DAIRY PfiODOCTS ARE STEADY. Corn, Oats and Wheat Higher, and Floor Is Sure to Advance. ACTIYB MOYEMENT OP GROCERIES Oj-FICE OF PITTSBUBO DISPATCH.! FBIDAY. Angust 8, 189a J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Tomatoes are coming in more freely than our marsets call for, and prices are steadily de clining. Home-grown stock sold to-day as low as $1 per bushel. Potatoes are also in better supply and markets give signs of weakness. Late rains have very much improved prospects in all vegetable lines, and the upward move ment has been checked. Sweet potatoes are lower and duIL All choice dairy products are steady at quotations. Elgin creamery is fully 3c per pound above prices of last week. Cheese is also showing an upward tendency. Tropical fruits are quiet. Large quantities of bananas have been cooked by late hot weather, and prices are only nominal for ripe stock. apples H 005 00 a barrel. BnTTKB Creamery, Elgin. 2223c; Ohio do, 2021c; fresh dairy packed. 12Hc; fancy country rolls, 1415c; choice, 121&. Bebbies Blackberries, 41 50 a bucketihuckle berries, ?1 351 0 a pall; grapes, 45S0c a basket. Beans Navy hand-picked beans, $2 30Q2 40; Lima beans, 66c Beeswax 28d0c A for choice;Iow grade, 2022c. Cantaxoots J3 005 00 a barrel; water melons. S15 0020 00 a hundred. CIDEB Sand refined. $7 50; common, $4 00 4 60: crab cider. 88 00Q9 00 9 barrel; cider vin egar, 1012c jf) gallon. Cheese New Ohio cheese, 7K8c: New York cheese, 8J9c: Llmberger, 10llKc: do mestic Swettzor. 1313.Kc; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer. U12c; imported Sweitzer, 25c. Eoos 17I8c ? dozen for strictly fresh. Feathebs Extra live geese, oQ&Xc; No. 1, do, 4045c; mixed lots. 3035c V ft. Maple Sybup 7595c a can; maple sugar. 910c V ft. Honey 15c ?1 ft. Poultry Spring chickens, small, S040o a pair: large, 6075c a pair; dressed, ll12c a pound. Tallow Country, 3Mc: city rendered. 4c Seeds Recleaned western clover, SI 15 4 40; country medium clover, S3 503 75; tim othy. SI 601 70;-blue grass, SI 301 65; orchard grass, SI 20; millet, 7075c Tbopical Fbutts Lemons, choice. 88 00 CDS 50; fancy, $7 007 50; Rod! oranges, S6 00 6 50; Sorrento oranges, $5 005 50; bananas, 51 502 00 firsts. SI 25 good seconds $1 bunch; pineapples, S7g9a hundred;Caiilornlapeaches, 52 002 50 f) box; California apricots, SI 75 2 25; California plums, $2 002 25 fl box; Cali fornia pears, S3 50 ?! box. Vegetables Southern potatoes, S3 003 3 50 $) barrel; sweet potatoes, yel low, $5 00 jf) barrel: home-grown cab bage, $2 002 50 ?) barrel; onions, S3 60 8 75 a barrel: green onions, 2025c $) dozen; green beans, home-grown. SI 0001 15 91 basket; cucumbers, SI 001 25 Ht crate; toma toes, SI a bushel box; home-grown tomatoes, SI V01 50 a bushel; celery. S035c a dozen. I Groceries. Sugar and coffee are strong but unchanged. The movement of general groceries is very ac tive and tendencies are toward higher prices. Bice, canned fruits and canned syrups are par ticularly strong. Geeen coffee Fancy Rio. 24K25Kc; choice Rio, 22K23c; prime Rio, 23c: low grade Rio, 2021c; old Government Java. 2930c; Maracaibo. 2527Kc; Mocha, 80 S2c; Santos,2226c; Caracas, 2527c;La Gnayra, 2627c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2830e; old Government Java, bulk, 3334$c; Maracaibo, 2S2c: Santos, 26 30c; peaberry, 80c; choice Rio. 26c; prime Rio, 25c; good Rio. 24c: ordinary, 21KQ22KC Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, 15c; nutmeg. 7580c. PETBOLEUM (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Jc; Ohio. 120,' 8Kc; headlight, 150, 8c: water gMflgr1ft4folyil.1-fo-atMi, 'UteiiHST purity, 14c Minebs' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4345c fl gallon; summer, 3S40c; lard oil, 65 58c. Sybup Corn syrup, 3234c; choice sugar syrup, 3739c; prime sugar syrup, 3233c; strictly prime, 353Sc: new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 5052c; choice, 49c; medium, S843c: mixed, 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 33c; bi-carb in 3, oc; oi-caro assnrtea pacaages, ojiigoc; sal-soda in kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 834c: stearine, 1 set, 8Kc; parafflne, ll12c Rice Head Carolina. 77Wc: choice, fK 6Jc; prime, 66Kc; Louisiana, 536JSc Stabch Pearl, 3c; cornstarch, 6K8c; gloss starch, 67c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, S2 65; Lon don layers,S275;Muscatels,S250; California Mus catels,$2 40; Valencia,8c;Onaara Valencia. 10 lie; sultan, 10Kllo; currants, 5K6Vc: Tur key prunes,67c:lrenchprunes,912c; Salon lea prunes, in 2-ft packages, 9c: cucoanuts 100, 86; almonds, Lan., $) ft, 20c; do Ivica, 17c: do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1314c; Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 1213c; new dates, 6 6c: Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 910c; citron, $ ft. 1819c; lemon peel, 16c $) ft; orange peeL 17c Dried Fbutts Apples, sliced, per ft., 6c; apples, evaporated, 1314c; peaches, erapor" ated, pared, 28030c: peaches, California, evap orated, unpared, 2526c; cherries, pitted, 22c; cherries, unpitted, 5bcj raspberries, evapor ated. 323!Jc; blackberries. 88c; huckleber ries. 10 12c Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A. 6c; standard A, 6c; sott white, 6Q5c: yellow, choice. 6K 5?c; yellow, good, 5J6c; yellow, fair, 6Q 6kc; yellow, dark. 55c Pickles Medium, bbls. (L200), S3 00; me dium, half bbls. (600). So 00. Salt-No. 1, $ bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex. W bbl. SI 001 dairy, ) bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal. $ bbl. SI 20; Higgins' Eureka. 4-bu sacks, 82 80; Hlgginsf Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S3 70Q 2 80; 2ds,l!2 402 50; extra peaches. 12 853 00; pie peaches. SI 65; finest corn, SI 351 60; Hfd Co. corn. 8095c; red cherries. SI 251 35; Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do, 7590c; marrowfat peas, SI 101 25; soaked peas. 70 80c; pineapples, SI 301 40: Bahama do, S2 75; damson plums, SI 10; greengages. SI 50; egg plums, S2 10; California pears. 2 70; do green gages, S2 10; do egg plums, J2 10; extra white cherries. S2 85; raspberrle,Sl 251 35: strawber ries. SI 251 3o; gooseberries. 8590c: tomatoes, 95cSl; salmon, 1-1). SI 301 80; blackberries. Si 15: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green, 2-ft, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, S2 10; 14-ft cans, S14; baked beans, SI 40 1 50; lobster. 1-ft, SI 801 90; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50: sardines, domestic, lA. S3 005 10: sardines, do mestic, Ks. 57 60; sardines, imported, Jfs, 311500120; sardines, imported. s, S18; sar dines, mustard. $4 50; sardines, spiced. S4 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $36 $9 bbl; extra No. 1 do. mess, $40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore, S28; extra No. 1 do, mess, $32; No. 2 shore mackerel, $23. Codfish Whole pollock, 4o V ft; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake. In strips, 4c; do George's cod in blocks, 67c Hei ring Round shore, $3 50 ft bbl; split. M 50: lake, S3 25 100-ft bbl. White fish, $8 50 100-ft half bbL Lake trout, $5 50 ?! half bbl. Finnan haddock, 10c t ft. Iceland halibut. 13c $1 ft. Pickerel, half bbl, S3 00; quarter bbl, SI 35; Potomac her ring, S3 50 $ bbl; S2 00 W balf bbl. Oatmeal S3 605 75 $) bbL Grain, Flour aud Feed. Sales on call at tbe Grain Exchange, 1 car 2 y. e. corn, 65c, Sheridan; 1 car No. 2 w. oats, old, 45c; 1 car No. 1 timothy hay, $11 50, B. & O. Receipts as balletlned, 26 cars, of which 14 were received by Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway, 3S follows: 4 cars of oats, 1 of corn, 2 of bran, 6 of flour, 1 of hay. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 7 cars of corn, 1 of oats. 1 of bay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of hay. 1 of oats, ay Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of hay. While there has been no advance in cereals since our last -report, prices are well maintained. Wheat is close to the dollar line and flour is very firm at quota tions. Hay has weakened under the influence of late rains, which b ive helped pasturage. Corn and oats are very strong, and tendency is toward higher prices. Millfeed is steady at quotations. Prices are for carload lots on track: Wheat JSo. 2 red, 9Sffi99c; No. 8, 96Q97c; new wheat. No. 2 red, 9596c Cobn No. 2 yellow ear. 6566c; high mixed ear, 6361c: No. 2 yellow, shelled. 6162c; high mixed shelled corn. 5960c OATS No. 2 white. 4444c; extra. No. 3, 43S43Kc: mixed. 3839c, Kye no. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio. 60061c; No. 1 Western. 5959Kc Floub Jobbing prices Fancy winter and spring patent', S5 756 00: winter straight, 85 0O5 26: fancy straight spring. $5 25ffio 50; clear winter.- 84 755 00; straight XXXX bakers'. $4 504 75. Rye flour. S3 7504 00. Milteed Middlings, fancy fine white. $23 00 624 00 f ton; brown middlings, $20 0021 00; winter wheat bran. S17 0017 60. HAY Baled timothy. No. 1, $11 50012 00; No. 2 do. $10 0010 60; loose, from Wagon, $14 V0 15 00, according to quality: new bay, SU 50 12 00; No. 2 prairie bay, SO 507 CO; packing do, $6 507 00; clover hay, $8 009 00. Strait Oat, $6" 767 OU; wheat and rye, S3 00 66 25. , Provisions. r Sugar'-curea,, hams? "large, lfc!1 sugar-cured bams, medium, llc; sugar-hams, small, 12c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 6c; sugar-cured shoulders, 7c; sugar-cured boneless shoul ders. eVc; skinned shoulders, Sc; skinned hams, Uc; sugar-cured California bams, 9c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, lie; sugar-cured urled beef sets, 12c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 14c; bacon, shoulders, c; bacon, clear sides, c; bacon, clear bellies, 6c: dry salt shoulders, 6c: dry salt clear sides, (skc Mess pork, heavy, $13 60: mess pork, family. $13 60. Lard Re8ned,in tierces,6Vc;half-barrels, 6c; 0-ft tubs, 6Jc;20-ft palls. 6?c; 50-B tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails, 6c; 6-ft tin pails, 6c; 10-ft tin palls, 6Kc Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork, links. 9c Boneless hams, lOJic Pigs' feet, half-barrels. $4 00; quarter-barrels. S2 15. THEY TTJimELEB OUT OF LTBBY. War Veterans Who Eecaped From Rebel Prison Pens Form an Organization. Chicago Herald. Half a dozen grizzled aud battle-scarred veterans met yesterday afternoon at Libby Prison War Museum and formed an associa tion to perpetuate tbe bravery of Union soldiers who escaped from Southern prisons during the war. Through a mistake in fix ing the date of the meeting the attendance was confined almost exclusively to veterans living in the city. As the old warriors went through the prison again horrors of their long confinement were vividly recalled. "It seems like an awful dream to be within these walls again and reflect upon onr prison life. Z was one of the tunnel diggers, and know what agonies those 109 men who es caped passed through," said Captain Eli Toster, of the Thirtieth Indiana Vol unteers. "It is a singular coinci dence," he continued, "that the morning of our escape, February 9, 1864, was the thirty-seventh anniversary of my birth. We had been working on that little tunnel it was only S3 feet long just a month. We determined to take onr chances of being shot by the gnards. I shall never forgetthe night The greatest difficulty we had ex perienced was in keeping our comrades from learning that we had been at work on the tunnel. It was known to but 25 men, who worked in squads of five each night. Colonel Bose, of tbe Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania, couceived the plot, and was among the 60 escaped prisoners who were recaptured. We let 109 men into the secret, and by 4 o'clock in the morning they had crawled through the tunnel and were biding in the woods in parties of fonr. Captain J. C. McMoore. of tbe Twenty-ninth Indiana, wafc tbe hrstman to fall into the hands of the enemy. My partner was taken also, but after eight days and nine nights I reached the Union lines and was sent to Fortress Monroe." Ex-Senator Mark M. Bassett, of Peoria, was one of tbe tunnel diggers who attended the meeting. "I was in this prison 18 months, less two dayj," he said, "being captured four days after making my escape. Of the 109 who crawled ont all but 49 were recaptured, among them brave Colonel Bose, who engineered the expedition." General H. C. Hobart, of Milwaukee, was too much, agitated to talk about his thrilling experience, but he called the meet ing to order and stated that a Libby Prison Tunnel Association should be formed be fore all tbe men died. General Hobart was chosen President of the organization: Mark M. Bassett, of Peoria, Yice President and B. C. Knaggs, ot Chicago, Secretary. Others present were Captain Matthew Boyd, Captain Eli Foster and George B. Lodge, of this city. It was decided, after adopting the name, to invite all veterans who escaped from Sonthern pris ons during the war to join the society. "We expect," said one of the members, "to have members who escaped from Libby No. 2, Pemberton, Smith's, Castle Thunder, Light ning and Belle Isle, all ut Richmond and Danville, Andersonville, Milieu, Florence, Salisbury, Charleston, Catawba and Taylor, and the organization will he one of the most picturesque of tbe many G.A. B. societies." Thne,xtiaee,tingm.fee.heJdjinCJucagpoj from Libby Prison. TOADYISM IN PHILADELPHIA. Tbe Semi Bnrbarons Cniioma of the Old World Held In Reverence There. Pnnxsutawney Spirit. Philadelphia makes us tired. She lacks the proud spirit which should characterize the free citizens of a great and glorious Re public There is an element of fossilized toadyism there which, to a great extent, in fluences the thought of the entire city. She clings too much to the past. The semi-barbarous customs of the Old World are still held in great reverence there. Hereditary titles are regarded as much superior to the titles of nobility won by the force of industry and genius. All this is inferred from the fact that when a nice Philadelphia girl marries a count, or some other scion of the so-called noble bouses of the Old World, Philadelphia goes wild over it In our judgment there are many Philadelphia girls worthy of a flower of American yontb, and when they form an alliance with the worn-out stock of ancient tyranny, the effete and seedy relics of cor rupted blood and dwarfed brains, there is more cause for weeping than for rejoicing. But Philadelphia always was that way. During the Bevolutionary War, when that city was occupied by the British, the Phila delphiaos.as a rule, seemed to enjoy it The soldiers experienced no difficulty in ob taining the best there was going, while the officers were received into the highest so ciety, and were extremely popnlar. While Washington's aimy was starving at Valley Forge, the Philadelphians were holding grand balls in honor of English officers and indulging in all sorts of expensive frivolities. Washington complained of their sullen, almost hostile attitude toward the patriots, while the English boasted of being petted and pampered and lionized. In Boston it was different. Her people were inspired with the genuine Bevolutionary spirit, and did not, like the Hmb led to tie shambles, "lick the hand jut raised to shed its blood." The next time a Philadelphia beauty is so unfortunate or so weak as to consent to a union with an European no-account, we hope the citizens of that staid old city will think of this, and not act as though we were a degenerate and ignoble people, and found cause for general congratulation and exulta tion when a titled ass condescended to take one ol our fair and roseate giddesies to wife. A LETTEE CABBXEB DETECTIVE. The Little Green Card That Keeps a Watch Upon Them. Philadelphia Times. There is a little green card in use by the Postofnce Department that is a terror to some of the more careless letter carriers. It is a terror only when they have once been caught. Very seldom, indeed, are they caught the second time. This card is dropped in a letter box, and on it is marked the time it was put in and also the time it should be taken out by the carrier. A record is kept by the chief of the carriers and if that little card does not turn up with tbe other mail with which it is due, it is clearly to be seen that the carrier has not taken the mail from tbat particular box. Tbe object ol course, is to test the relia bility of the carriers. Where there is any complaint on the part of tbe citizens about the tardiness of local mails then a little green card is dropped in one or more boxes in the district from which the complaint comes. Sometimes it shows carelessness on the part of the carrier and sometimes it does not It is, however, not necessary that there should be complaints, for lreqoently the cards ar6 put in the boxes of the most efficient men. Of course they ate happy when they discover them. Bnt where a box is missed in which there is a green card then the carrier ia bound to get into trouble, and very serious trouble at that This card has been in use by the Postoffice Department for a good many years in all parts ot the country. They fere first used in this city nnder the administration of Postmaster H,uidekoper. They are furnished by, requisition upon the Department at WashlnitOn.'"- ' " ' f " A BICH FATJPBB. The State of California Owes Him Forty ' Thousand Dollars. Stockton Mall. "Uncle Billy" McLish Is a prominent character abort the County Hospital. Tho old man is one of the earliest pioneers of tba State, and in the fifties was well-known about the mountain towns, where he mined and raised cattle and also did some freight ing. For some years past he has been fail ing, end although he has made a hard struggle to earn bis living and keep out of tho hospital, he has been compelled, through the infirmities of age, to spend most of his time in the county institution and is there now, most likely for good. Ordinarily "Uncle Billy" would be buried in oblivion among the numerous other old men who were unfortunate enough not to save suffi cient money to support (hem during their last years, but there is something that causes him to occupy a notch above the others in public interest He claims, with apparent good reason, to be worth a large sum of money, which he could get if he had tbe necessary funds to work on and some one to aid him. The old man's story is tbat la the early sixties he and his partner at the time, Ben Marshall, were engaged in cattle raising in Calaveras connty and took a contract to furnish a large amount of beef to tbe State; The bill which he and his partner presented after they had fulfilled their agreement footed up about $16,000. It was approved by the Legislature and went to Gov ernor Downey for his signature. Marshall, it happened, was a fiery sort of man, easily angered, and not particular when he was "riled" about what he said. He and Governor Downey happened to get into a personal quarrel soon after the bill had been handed up ferthe Chief Execu tive's signature, and during its progress Marshall called the Governor a hard name. That settled the bill. It was sent back without Governor Downey's signature. Marshall died, and McLish, who always depended upon someone else to transact his business, never collected the bill. The claim remains unpaid to this day. At simple in terest the amount due will now reach $40. 000. A GEKULNE EAZ0HBACK Legs Long, Tall Ditto and Nose So Sharp Tbnt He Cnn Ent Ont of a Jug. Kansas City Times. No statement that has ever been made con cerning the teal "razorback" of this section (North Arkansas) has been exaggerated. The native hog is as much of a curiosity to a Northern man as a sacred cow. He looks like a coyote. His legs are long, his tail is long and straight and his nose is so sharp that he can cat out of a jug with it The backbone of this rara avis, in the language of Bill Nye, is always in sight He has more backbone, probably, that is always as serting itself, than any known animal. The Times correspondent was taken to a place in one of the few fences of Izard county this afternoon and shown a place where the "razorbacks" go through. The rail under which the hog3 pass is nearly sawed in two by the rough, saw-like backbone of the hog. One peculi arity of the razorback is that he never sits down to rest He is always on the go. He canters along awhile and then slows up, but be never stops. It is said that he keeps moving on the bicycle principle for fear of falling. He is so thin that he would have to be a good balancer if he came to a dead stop, to keep from toppling over. A native this afternoon pointed out a razor back to the Times correspondent "Where is he?" queried the newspaper man, looking in every direction. "Eight yender," was tbe reply, "kaint yersee'im?" "I'll give it up," was the response; "your ""fl'USrtilgn'tfliJterse-orSome'Ieaves rustling just in front of the correspondent attracted bis eyes and the hog came in view like an apparition. "Where was he?" was the exclamatory question of the Times man. "Huh," grunted the native, "yerdld'n see 'im kase yer waz standin' right even b'hind im." ' Now you know how thin the razorback hog is. An odorless liquid. Powerful; cheap. 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