"W & "Xf F IBM TEADE EETIEff. Transactions Still Light, With 2To Change in the Figures. TEE STEEL KAIL SITUATION. An Increase in the Output at the Edgar Thomson Works. EEPOETS FBOM THE LEADING CEKTEES The iron and steel market has deTeloped ao new features the past week. Transac tions are light, as they always are at this season of the year. Prices of last week are fairly well sustained, and while holders, forced by their needs, may be ready to make concessions, there is no such disposition shown by holders of standard brands. The recent cool wave has enabled mills to work more steadily, and consumption of raw iron lias been increased. Manufacturers are Mrong in the faith that we are on the eve of active markets. There is a good demand lor nails, but no change in rates. Steel rails are steaday at old prices. Fur nace I, at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, was lighted this morning. This will insure on increased output of steel rails, which will carry the product of the Braddock works close up to 1,500 tons daily. But orders now in insnre a demand lor die product for the balance of the year. "Wire rods are a shade firmer, owing to tem porary stoppage of mills during the hot weather. Structural iron js moving freely. Demand is very active, while prices are un changed. Manufacturers report that they have all they can do to me.et orders. The latest quotations lollow: Structural Iron -Angles, p.20: tees, 2.S3e: beams and channels, 3.10c: sheared bridge plates, steel, S.5c; unlerssl null plates, Iron, z.35e; refined bars, Ic card. Barbed wire fencing, galvanized, S3 CO; plain 'wire lencin?, r&iv&nizca, fJ ou. Neutral mill..., ..15 loffllS SO cash .. 15 7S16 25 cash .. IS Z91S SO cash .. 17 a17 50 cash .. )8 S0Sl9 00 cash .. tl ttffilSOO .. 3) 75(5.2 75 ... is vu$x a All-ore mill o. 1 foundry, native ore .. 2so. 1 foundry, lake ore Bessemer Charcoa.1 foundry Iron 31 o. Charcoal foundry Iron Ko. Charcoal cold blast Snlepel Muck bar . 29 50(530 00 bteel blooms 30 5uiS31 00 Steel dabs.. SO 5. S 31 00 btccl billets bteel K.C ends bteel bloom ends fcteel rails, new Old rails Bar Iron Wire rods bteel nails, per kc, usual dls... ire nails, per ken J'erro manganese 30SOTO31 00 21 UU&MSO 2150 J! o(3.K 00 25 00(3:6 00 185190 45 00 2 2 15 24tf255 75 W379U0 HOT WEAK, BUT STEADY. The Stock en Hand la Only Adequate for Three Weeks. rSPECIAX TELEGEiX TO TUE DISPATCH. 1 Philadelphia, August 15. There has been but little activity in pis iron the past week. Still, the market is not weak;" it is simply eteady. Statistics show that stocks are ade vnate to meet three weeks' consumption, and that is considered a light accumulation. The output is restricted by reason of a number of furnaces being out of blast. There were in blast August 1, 321 furnaces, having a weekly capacity of 1G4.79S tons, against 33G on July 1, with a weekly capacity of 175,727 tons. A small amount of Southern pig metal is coming Into this market because the Southern railroads, it is claimed, make good to shippers the amount of the advance in freight rates recently insisted upon by the Northern railroads. The advance at junction points is absorbed bv the Southern lines mas we; the through rate tbe same as before. There arc some big orders floating about at prices SI to 1 50 per ton below quotations, bat holders are nnt entertaining tbeni. Business is chiefly confined to small lots lor immediate require ments. Quotations for pig metal delivered at tidewater are SIS lor No. 1 foundry. 17 for No. 2 foundry and S15 50 for gray forge. Some fancy brands may exceed these figures. Bes . cemer pig Is dull at $19 at the furnace. bteel rails are steady. Mills are busy and their product is moved at $31 5032 00 per ton. Muck bars are worth 30 0U3U 50 per ton de livered. Old steel rails are nominal at $24 506) 25 00 at tide. Bar iron rules strung, the demand fully equal to tbe supply. Bars are wortb 1.82L.&5c There is a good demand for skelp at LtS5c for grooved delivered and 2.152.25c for sheared. Plates are firm at the following quotations for iron and steel respectively; Bbip, 2.2502.30c and 2.352.45c; tank, 2.252,3dc and 2.40250c; bridge, 2.302.35c and 2.5060e: shell. 2.4U2.50c and 2.60&z.70c; fiance, 33.10c and 2.S03c: firebox, 3.75 and 3L754.25c. Business is brisk with the structural mills, but many orders are for small lots. Delivered in consumers yards iron material is worth as fol Inws: Sheared, 2.302.40c per pound; angles, 22.202.25c, with 1525c extra per 100 pounds for steel; tees, 2.702.buc for iron and steeL A GOOD FAIX BUSINESS Is Now Expected, but Hopes of n Decided Advance Havp Been Given Up. rsrr.ciAL telegeam to ths dispatch.! Cincinnati, August 15. Rogers, Brown fc Co., says: "There are no Important changes to note in the iron marker. A quiet spell always develops some weak sellers, no matter bow strong the general situation. Some of these have been heard from the past week and sales are reported a shade under what leading com panies arc holding for. There is a great pressure to get iron forward on orders, par ticularly on certain scarce foundry grades. Foreign markets are stronger, consumption keeps up at an unprecedented rate, finished products are iu great demand, and latest re ports show a temporarily diminished output of pig. On the other hand much is being made of tbe piomised shortage in tbe corn crop, and the ex- iieotco blowing in of new furnaces Sontb and io t1-. On the latter bead it seems certain that the accession of new furnaces to tbe pro ducing list will be slow on account of the diffi culty of securing materia! in full supply. As to corn, it is contended that a fair crop at high prices is as good as a big one at low prices. Prospects continue to favor a good fall busi ness, but expectations of a decided advance in prices are practically abandoned. HAirD-TO-MOUTH BASH. Inquiries Are More Numerous, bat Aetna! Satea Are Still Scarce. rSrEClAI. TSXIGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Br. LorriS. August 15. Rogers, Brown t Meacham say inquiries during the past week have been ratber more numerous for small and medium lots, but actual sales have been mostly on tbe hand-to-month basis previously re ported, and at unchanged figures. Southern furnaces claim to be well sold ahead, and for tbo present show no disposition to sacrifice prices for the sake of securing new business. We quote for cash, f. o. b. St. Louis: Hot blast coke and charcoal: Southern Coke No. 1. I1G 25(3.16 50 Southern Coke Ko. 2 IS 1315 50 feoutbera Coke Mo. 3 14 7M.15 00 bontbern Gray Koree 14 25314 50 boathern Charcoal f o. 1... 18 cordis 50 Sonthem Charcoal No. 2 37 00017 SO , ill.jourl Charcoal Mo. 1 17 00(317 SO ' Missouri Charcoal .No. 2 IS 2yai6 75 Ohio bofteriers IS 00019 SO Oar wheel and malleable Irons: LaVe Superior , P2 0OS22 50 bouthem 19 oo22 so Connellsvillo foundry coke: East Ht. Louis S5 05 BU Louis 6 80 New York Figures. Nrw Yobk Pig iron strong; American 516 1S; copper neglected; lake, August, S16 85. Lead doll; domestic, 1 60. Tin easier; straits tJOSW. Wool Markets. Boston The wool market developed, a steady tone, and while trade during the week has been somewhat restricted by the Grand ''Army celebration, the sales foot up as good 'average, aggregating 2.515.500 pounds of all V kinds. The largest transactions wcreinTerri- 4 'xtory and Texas at 16c to 21c, or on a f scoured basis of 6760c. Fine Ohio washed j;v SeecqH ruled at SlS2c for X, and 33 ' S4c for XX and above. Most of the Michigan X fleeces sold at 23KE29C No. 1 Ohio comb ing rules steady at 39c, and Michigan washed combing at 38c. Unwashed combing in fair demand at 2502BC, inelnding one-quarter and three-eighths blood. Pulled wool sold to a fair extent at 2S4l)e. Sales of scoured range from S560c Foreign wool firm, with sales of 92,000 pounds of Australian at ssxeuKc Philadelphia Wool quiet, and pricet nominal. Prices of Bar Silver. Nsw York, August 15. Bar silver London, SU per ounce; New York selling price, as re ported by bullion dealers, II 18; certificates, VMAEKETSBY WIRE. Bullish Influences Control the Grain Pit, Oils Alono Snowlnc n Lack of Back- bone Pork Opens Strong-, bot Cloars Wonker. CHICAGO Wheat Trading was large to day, with more or less excitement in the mar ket. Influences were of a variable character, but the tendency was bullish and the early de cline was recovered. The opening was steady, and first sales made at about yesterday s clos ing prices, but rather free selling caused a shrinkage of Jc. At the decline good buying set in and a steady appreciation followed, prices advancing 12Jc, fluctuated somewhat and closed about l4a higher for September, and lc higherforDecemberthan closing figures of yesterday. Corn was traded in to a moderate extent, the bulk of the business being local. The feeling prevailing was somewhat firmer early, opening sales being Kc better. The offerings, how ever, were soon increased, and prices sold off c, rallied KSKc on purchases by a promi nent local trader, and closed Jlc higher than yesterdav. Oats Trading was more animated but ap peared to be chiefly local. The feeling most of the session was weak and nervous. First sales were at slight advance, but offerings were so low and the demand so small that prices de clined lflKc At the decline offerings de creased aud tlio demand Increased and a rally ot Ke followed. After numerous fluctuations the market became firmer, and prices ad vanced to almost the opening figures, and closed firm at a net loss of K6Kc Pork Quite a good trade was reported. At the opening an advance of 57c was gained, but a weaker feeling soon developed and prices receded 20ffi25c Later the prices rallied 15 20o and closed quiet Lard Only a moderate trade was reported. Prices ruled rather weak early and declined 6 7Kc Later prices rallied 57&cand closed firm at outside figures. Short Rib Sides A fairly active business was transacted. At the opening the market was steady, but later prices declined 57c Touard tbo close prices rallied 57c and closed comparatively steady. Tbe leading futures raneea as follows: Wheat No. 2. Auzust, 99l4cn 019S? SI 00; September, SI C01 01699M1 Wc: Jlecember. SI 03J1 0iJil 0t bi. September. 4SQ4Sffi47e43J6c; May, o2 Oats-No. 2. Ausmst 3737S83G?:fc: September. 3EiQ,3BiS3i35c; May, 39639 e38$e39Kc . JIkss Poke, per bbl. Seotember. $11 25 11 3511 25gll 35; October. SlO 6C10 7510 60 610 75: Januarr. $12 1212 20 11 95012 15. Lard, per 100 tts. September. $6 17X6 17K 8 12X66 15: October. S6 3Utf 3iK6 27&B 30; January. $8 67X6 67X6 606 67tf. Short Ribs, Der 100 tts. September, $5 S2 5 37XQ5 3005 37X; October. So 455 505 42 5 47X: January. Jo 805 S25 7o5 8a Cash quotations v, ere as follows: flour firm anduncnanzed; No. 2 spring wheat, tl 00: No. 3 sprinc wheat. 919Sc; No. 2 red, $1 OL No. 2 coru,48Jic No.2oats,36X36Jic. No.2rye,61c No. 2 birlev, 70672c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 SS prime timothy seed, SI 40: mess pork per bbl, fell 25; lard, per cwt, S6 07; short rib sides, loose. $5 305 35; dry salted shoulders, boxed, unchanged; short clear sides, boxed. $5 70Q5 SO; sugars, cnt loaf, unchanged: No. 2 white oats, S7g37He; No 3 white oats, new, 85XS35Xc On tbe Produce Exchange to-day tbe butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 16 616Xc NEW YORK Flour steady. Conimeal steady: Wheat Spot unsettled, closing higheranddull. options declined early KXc on weak cables aud realizing, recovered 11C on Russia cholera scare and effects of silver bill, shorts covering, closing strong at tbe hichest. Rye strong and quiet. Barley malt, dulL Corn Spot firm, higher and dull; options early Hc down on crop news and free selllncr, advahced lc on covering, and closed firm at X9'?ic up. Oats Spot dull and easy; options dull and unchanged to Jc up. Hay dull and weak. Hops strong and dull. Coffee Options opened barely steady, unchanged to 15 points down, closed steady, unchanged to 15 points down, and quiet: sales, 59.250 bags, including AnguBt, 18.15lS.20c: September, 17.6017.70c; October, 16.9017.50c; November. 16.6016.70c; Decem ber, 16.5516.60c; January, 16.1o$16.25c; March. 15.9015.95c; May, 15.70c Spot Rioqnietand firm; fair cargoes, 20JJc; No. 7 flat bein,19l(a Sugar Raw active and firm, sales, 1,820 hogsheads; muscovado, 96 test, at 5c; 7.552 bags molasses sugar, 89 test, at 4 13-16c and 83 at SJjjc and "1" 1,400 tons domestic do at 4c; re fined active at 1 1-I6c higher; "C," 5e; extra "C,"53165: white extra "C." bUS 5.16c; vellow,45; off "A," 5fi!53c: mould "A.," 6fc; standard "A." 6c: confectioners' "A," 515-lGc; cut loaf. Gc: crushed, 6Jc; powdered, 69-16c; granulated, 6 3-lGc: cubes, 6c. Mo lasses foreign nominal; xew uneans a-11. Rice fair demand and firm. Cotton seed oil quiet. Tallow firm. Rosin quiet and steady. Turpentine dull and easier; 40X41c Eggs quiet and weak: Western. 16I9c; do poor, per case, S2 503 00; receipts. a,8til packages. Pork quiet. Cutmeats active and strong. Middles qnlet and easy: short clear, S6 20. Lard lower; sales, 3,000 tierces; Western steam, S6 22K6 27X. c 1. f.; options. sales,1.600 tierces; August, S6 & asked: September, S6 38 asked: October. S6 50, closing. S6 51 asked: November. $6 60 bid; December, S6 69. closing, $6 70 asked; January, M 8766 90, losine. SS 89 asked. But ter firm; Westerrudalry. 7X12c; do creamery, 1220c Cheese Steady and in fair demand; part skims, 2Ji5Ji; Ohio flat, 426Jc. ST. LOUIS Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat A good business was transacted; the feeling continued nneay, subsequently fell off $ic under a selling pressure, tint recovered tne loss gradually; a reaction followed, but lato tbe market became excited with tbe bears on the rampage, tbat faction forcing prices up. wuu viuieiib uumuauoiia in llflfec irom tne bottom; the close was lle above yesterday; No. 2 cash, 9G?ic bid: September. 98c bid; De cember. $1 03 bid; May, SI09Xbid. Cora A fair business was transacted and the market sympathized with wheat; the opening was weak and lower for September, but a trifle better for May; latter was weak and declined c, while the former improved c but re ceded Xc! prices hardened and closed JiKc above yesterday; No. 2 cash. 44c asked; Sep tember, 45c: May. 51c bid. Oats Trading was limited and tbe feeling demoralized; tbe opening was Kle down; late, in sympathy with wheat and corn, there was a recovery, and the close was about tbe same as yesterday; No. 2. cash, 37c; September, 37c; May, 40X asked. Rye 66c bid: none offered. Flaxseed easier at $1 35. Provisions Pork, $11 50. Lard, $5 87X. PHILADELPHIA - Flour firm bnt dnlL Wheat Options firm and higher; high grades scarce and lc higher; No. 2 red. In grain depot, 89Xc; No. 2 red, August, 8S6,wC; September; 8&c a $1 00; October. SI 0Ci oi; November. SI 01JJ6II 02. Corn Options opened Bhade higher, bnt subsequently lostimprovement and closed Xo lower than yesterdav; carlots lo lower; No. 8 mixed, on track, 55c: No. 2 mixed offered for local trade at 66c without buyers; No. 2 mixed, August. olgSlXc; September. 54Q 64Xc; October, 54X55c; November, 5555Xc. Oats weak and unsettled, options declined 1 lyic; carlots dull and lower; old No 2 white. On track, 41c; No. 2 white. August, 40V41Xc Septembor. 4OVJ0: October, 40X41c: No Tember, 40541. Eggs scarce and firm: Pennsylvania firsts, 19c BALTIMORE Wheat-Western steady No 2 winter, spot and August, 979Sc: Septem ber. 980; October. $1 C01 00; December. $1 CC1 18& Corn Western quiet; mixed spot! 55Jic;Antrust.55c asked; September, 53Xc bid: October, 63Ji5Jc Oats fairly active- Western white, 44c; do mixed, 4246c: graded No 2 white, 46c; do do mixed, 44c Rye scarce and strong; fancy, 6770c: good to prime. 6S65c; cnnimon to fair, 60J62c Hay firm: prime to choice timothy, Sll 5012 50. Provisions firm. Lard, 7Xc: crude, 6Jc- Butter active and higher. Eggs steadv ai 16X17c Coffee firm; Rio cargoes, fair, 20Xc; No. 7, 18Jl9c MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat for the past 24 hours were 27 cars. Buipments 93 cars There was a fair demand for good selections of old wheat and also new No. 2 bnt No. 1 new was in poor demand. Sellers were pretty firm in their views butdld not succeed in gettin" quite as much for their cash offerings as yesterdav Among yesterday's inspection there were 16 cars of new wheat and new oats. Closing n nota tions: No, 1 hard, August. $1 04; 0" tract I1 M,U?alrCNortern'o.?Bnst' " Septem ber, 97c; December, 99c; on track. SI OIK: No. 2 Northern, August, 5c; on track, 9598c. CINCINNATI Flour In moderate demand. Wheat freely offered! No. 2 red. 9798c- re ceipts, 6.500 bnsbcls; shipments, 3,500 bushels. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed. 641C Oats liarelv steady; No.' 2 mixed, 09Xc Rye niehen No. 2, 60S67C Pork quiet at Sll 75. iTrd quiet at So 85. Bulkmeats firm: short ribs. So 37J. Bacon firm; short clear S8 62i? Whisky steady; sales of LS2C barrels flnishVd goods on a basis of 81 13. Butter firm Suirar firmer. Egcs firm at 11012c Cheese steady MILWAUKEE-Flonrfirm. Wheat quiet-No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 96g9Sc: Seotember 96c: No. 1 Northern, SI 04. Corn steady No X ontrack.50c Oats dull; No.2whiw oi !'&. S9ic Rye firm; No. Lin store, 62c Barley mm, .l.u. , .u Dw-jc, vc rrovisions firm. Pork-Angust. SU 10. Lard-AugustT S6 15. Cheese steady; Cheddars, 77ic TOLEDO-Wheat higher and firm; cash and August, 99c; September. $1 00V. becember, 10(. Corn dullscash. 50c; SeptemW 49c. Oats qulei: ca6h,8c. Cloverseed dull andBteady; cash, H 40; October, M 65; November. S4 70: Decembers 75. ' DULUTH-Wheat was weak and declined a fraction early but settled and closed above ifc above tbe opening and 5Jcahovo last night's closing price. Closing quotations are: Seotem ber, 1102 and December SI 0 HEAL ESTATE SAVINGS BANK, LIBTh 401 Smithfleld Street, Cor. Fourth Avenue. Capital, 5100,000. Surplus, 61,600. Deposits of $1 and npward received and interest allowed at 4 per cent TTS MBS. WlNSLOW'S Soothing Syrup for Chll dr.a TttthlsBietri child and oomforti mother. A BREATHING SPELL Business Lulls Liko Spitting on One's Hands to Get a Fresh Hold. BENEFICIAL TO 1IIBD AHD BODY. Eome Securities Under a Cloud, But Oil - Jumps Around Quite Lively, A DANGEROUS CODKTERFJEIT ON TAP Business lulls have their uses. They afford opportunity for needed rest and recreation. Indeed, it is nature's demand ior these that causes them. People who are continually going at high pressure soon wear out or break down. A trip to the mountains or seashore, leaving financial cares at home, is' like rain to the parched earth. After such a rest business is pleasant and easy. Ii summer vacations were more generally taken by people of this bustling city it would be better for them and for the interests with which they are connected. All of the local activities are quiet, but not spiritless. There is a great deal going on in every branch of trade. Eeal estate is active for the season. Sales are of daily occurrence. The demand for building sites is brisk. Small dwellings are in request. Large properties are slow, mainly on account of absenteeism, ilany deals are under way, and final consummation is certain. Tract improvement is on a large scale, as has been the case all season. With the opening of the fall trade a great many acres will be sub divided and placed upon the market, increasing tbe supply of lots and making it easier to establish homes; for every parcel of lajod thns treated exercises a restraining influence upon owners and assists to keep values within tbe bounds of moderation, A DnnEProns Connterfelt. Secret Service Detective Donella, of Cincin nati, gives tbe following description of a dan gerous counterfeit now in circulation: The figures, the number of the note, at the upper right corner are irregular. Then tbe back ground of these figures in the genuine is finer: here it is coarse and scratchy. The right cheek of Hancock is coarse and has a scratched ap pearance. It is a good picture otherwise. In the genuine the background ot tbe words "Two Silver Dollars" is black; there are no black lines as in this. In the lower left-hand corner in the word "Register," under "W. S. Rose crans," the 1 is not dotted, and under "James W. Hyatt, Treasurer of the United States," the t in States is not crossed. The face of the bill otherwise is good. The back is notso good. There are no silk threads In the paper, either. Inquiry was made of several local bank officers as to whether or not this latest reported venture ot the makers of "queer" had made its appearance in this city, but none of them had seen it. It would be well to keep it in mind, as it may be "shoved" East later on. More Evidence of Prosperity. No person who keeps his eyes open and reads the papers can doubt for a moment tbat Pitts burg is experiencing an era of remarkable pros perity, being full of business; with an abund ance of money to keep things moving. But evidence as strong or stronger than any yet furnished on this point is found in the fact that the delinquent tax list, as published in The Dispatch this morning, is five columns shorter than the one which appeared at the same date last year, although many of the large holdings in and about the city have been subdivided. Ordinarily, it is harder to collect taxes from the small than from the large land owners; bnt this year's list shows a departure from this rule all paying much mora promptly than in previous years. They could not do this if busi ness were not flourishing and money plenty. Business News and Gossip. Peter Lohnessis putting up a handsome fonr- story brick business house on Fifth avenue, near Chatham street. It will cost about J40.00O. The property belonging to the Friday heirs, in the Seventb and Eighth wards, has been placed on the market. The estate is valued at aboutS75,000. The number of mortgages on file for record yesterday was 29. The largest was for 814,650. Two others were for 513,000 and S10.000 respec tively. Seven were for uurchaso money. There were 162 lots in the Wilkina estate plan, Wilkinsburg, when it was put on the market. Of these only six remain unsold. This shows an active movement in that quarter. James W. Drape & Co. The transaction of which we made mention a few days ago, in volving 125,000. has been consummated, but particulars are necessarily withheld for a few days. Mr. Ahlers, who it was thought had paid a pretty stiff price for 50x200 feet on Oakland avenue, running to Atwood street, has been offered an advance of S20 per foot for 20 feet, or 8180 per foot front through to Atwood street. The party making tbe offer wanted a frontage of 70 feet on which to erect two stone front houses. Mr. Ahlers refused to sell. Rea Bros. A Co. sold 87 shares Phil adelphia Oasat3L W. H. Watt sold 20 shares of the same stock at 31 Pittsburg and Western 4s sold in New York at 70. It is reported that Philadelphia parties have agreed to take $40,000,000 of the 350,000,000 capi tal of the American Gas Improvement Com pany. Tho aggregate subscriptions were about 60,000,000. , Investors are again turning their attention to downtown property. The stream of travel over the lower Northside and West End bridaes is beginning to make property down there a de sirable purchase at ruling prices. The Grand Trunk Railroad refuses to yield its demand for a S cent differential on dressed beef to tbe East, and an attempt by the east bound roads to restore dressed beef rates had to be abandoned. Reports of railroad earnings continue to show large gains over last year. This is the strongest bull card on tbe market, 1 Movements in Jtenl Estate. Thomas McCaffrey sold for T. Stainer to J. Blackley a property on Millwood avenue, Thir teenth ward, lot 23x106 feet with a frame house of three rooms, ior $1,000; also lot 22x100, corner Penn avenue and Evaline street, for Brown, Donnell & Co. to D. E. Heckman, for 32,300. Charles Somers & Co. sold for Theodore Knorr to Dr. J. F. McCarrell a residence prop erty, being a two-story and attic frame honse of eight rooms and all modern improvements, with lot 33x145, situated corner West and Holmes streets, Brushton station, for $3,500. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold to N. Haller forT. M. Jenkins et nl., lots N03. 49 and 50 in the As pinwall plan, Twenty-third ward, fronting 50 feet on Fayette street by 130 feet In depth to a 20-foot alley, for SL300. Black Baird sold to Jacob Franz for Jacob Mntzig a lot on Ravine street, Troy Hill, Alle gheny, 22x100 feet, for 81,100; also sold to Charles Guest, the eastern half of lot No. 23, in Homestead, 30x110 feet, for 8150 cash; also sold to Howard Graham for J. S. McCord a lot on the west side of Wilmnt street, Oakland near Sylvan avenue, 23 feet 3 Inches front by 100 feet in depth, for $750; also sold to George Bauer for J. Walter Hay, lot No. 12 in the Valley View place, Nineteenth ward, tor S125. James W. Drape & Co. sold a piece of ground on Linden avenue, Allegheny, about 40x100 feet, for 2,100 cash. J. O. Reilly sold to Henry Otto a small brick dwelling in Keating alley. Terms private. Thomas Liggett sold for J. G, Walnwright to J. Davles a lot 20x150, on O'Hara street, for S950; also for same to Mrs. EL D. Brown a lot 63x150, same street, far $2,205; also for same to Mrs. E, Hill a lot 32x150, same street, for 51,120. W. A. Herron & Sons sold lot 24x100 feet, on Dauphin street, near Wineblddle avenue, Nine teeth ward, in the Brown t DonnelLplan,for $530. They also sold a leasehold on Scbenley prop erty, Fifth avenue, Oakland, lot 50 feet front, for $1,430. Allei &, Bailey sold for W. H. Wilson to George Schmidt four lots, Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9, in tbe Wandless plan, Thirteenth ward, having a frontage on Herron avenue of 100 feet, and extending back to Wandless street, between Wylio and Center avenues. Consideration con fidential. " Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nlihrt hT Whitney A SUphsmon, brokers, No. 67 THE PITTSBURG' ' DISPATCH, Fourth avenue. Members Hew York Stock Kx CllanSe: Bid. Aslced &nTiT"!f.!!!?f"::.:::::::::: & lllP Buffalo, Pittsburg Western i 12,. LenlBh Valley K$ S5 f.ehl(rhavlgtlon J Su Korthirnjfaclfle " HOPKINS' CHOICE. Electric iho Only Active Interest In the Locnl Stock market. There was considerable chafferlne at the stock calls yesterday, but not much business. Electric was the only active interest. Tbe stock was a trifle firmer, and rights practically un changed. The expected boom must come by the 20th to make them valuable. The inactive list was strong, the majority of changes being advances. As on the previous day, last prices were In most cases the best. jjius. oners and sales are appended: FIIIST SECOND CALL. CALL. B A B A P. 1., S. & M. Ex 4W ..... Commercial Nat. Bank 108 108 Peoples Bav.B'k of Fltts.. 130 Artisans Insurance S3 Boatman's Insurance 32SU SoutliElde Gas (Jo. (Ilium) Brldeewater 61 56 59 C'liartlers VallevGas Co... 40 43 Ohio Valley Gas 16 16'A Peoples .Nat. U. & P. Co 16) Phlladelohla Co 31! 31H &H M Columbia Oil i"i 34 Central Traction 27'u 58 27J4 W!i Citizens' Traction 65 66 I'lttsburc Traction Co.... 35 35 l'lcasant Vallev. I8X ISM 2SK Pittsbur? Junction ' 29 Pitts. WeslernK.lt. Co 13S La Norla Mining 19 Luster Mining Co 21H 28 24S 28 Sllvcrton Mining Co 1 u estlnchouse rJectrlc... 39'4 39K 39 39! Unions. SS. Co 15 16 15H IS West'hou6e A. B. Co 1I6J4 Pittsburg Cyclorama Co 3 Sales at first call were 10 shares of Electric at SH, 15 at 39, and 60 Electric rights at 15c. At last call 10 shares Electric brought 38. The total sales of stocks at New xork yester day were 195,615 shares, including Atchison, 21,605; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 16.100; Louisville and Nashville, 10,470; Missouri Pacific, 10,235; Northern Pacific preferred, 5.2S5; Oregon Transcontinental receipts, 6,527; Read ing, 13,600; St. Paul, 14,240; Union Pacific, 5,145. H0HE MONEY. No Material Chance In Conditions or Movement times Hold Up. The local money market moved in about the same manner yesterday as for several weeks. There was a moderate demand, with rates steady at 67 per cent. Bank clearings were $2,114,352 43. and the balances SS63.818 08. Ex change and currency were abont on a level, al though there was some complaint of a short age of the latter. An officer remarked tbat more large bills were bandied in Pittsburg than in any other city in the country. Money on call at New York yesterday was close, ranging from 615 per cent, last loan 6, closed offered at 0. Prime mercantile paper. 52$7. Sterling exchange quiot but firmer at $4 834 83 for 60-day bills and $4 87 for de mand. Closing Bond Quotations. tJ. S. 48, roc 123tf U.S. 46, OOUp 1SJ5 U.S. 4Hs, reg 102 U. S. H coup 1035, Paoiflo fts of '95 I12H Loutslanastampedls 87H M. K. AT. U en. 53.. 70 Mutual Union &S....103 N.J. U. Int. Cert.. .110 Northern Pac. lsls..H5H Northern Pae. Ms..lU Northw't'n consols.l8S Northw'n deben's 56110 Oregon & Trans. 6.106) St.Lil. M. Gen. 5a. 95 bt.L. iS.F. tien.M.109 tit. Panl cou8ols.....l24 St. P. Chi&Pc. lsts.120 tx.. Pc L.G.Tr.Rs. S1K Missouri OB 1U1 Tenn. new set. 6s.. ..107 Tcnn. new set. i Tenn. new set. : Canada So. 2ds ...104 .. 13 Central Pacific lsts,109! Den. K. a. lsts... HO) Lien. b a. u. sm D.AK. G. Westuts. Erie 2d. 102!$ M. K. AT. Gen. 61.. 81 Tx.. Pc. K li.Tr.Ks. 40 Union raclnclsu...HDH West Suore 104 New Tors Clearings, $111,701,511; balances, 55,379.938. Boston Clearings. $15,890,267: balances, SL793.479. Rate for money, 67 per cent, Philadelphia Clearings, $10,298,296; bal ances S1.35.J.054. Baltehoke Clearings, $2,123,816; balances, $292,146. London The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England oj balance to-day is 4.000. CHICAGO Clearings, $12,312,000. New Tork exchange was 70c discount. Money was steady at 6 per cent on call, and 67 per cent on time. A WTTTRT. IN OIL. Soma Grand and Lofty Tumbling la the Greasy Product. The oil market was strong for tbe most.part yesterday, with some wide and rapid fluctua tions. About 230 the price started from93Kc and in a few minutes reached 91c, with every body hungry for the stuff and very little to be had. It remained at this figure about long enough for a man to say Jack Rohlson, when away it went, tbe next sale beingat 93c About 6,000 barrels changed hands at tbe top. New York was the strongest point on tbe bull side, hut later reversed tactics and assisted tbe other outside exchanges in causing tbe break. The better feeling was attributed to tbe rejuvenatipg Influence of tbe listing of Buckeve certificates. Refined was again marked up, furnishing another element of strength. As high as 41c was bid for Lima here and 4i;c at Oil Citv. The range of fluctuations was: Opening, 93c; highest, 94c; lowest and closing, 92c, showing a loss for the day of c Wednesday's clearances were 200,000 barrels. Features f Yesterday's Oil Market. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley fc Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened 93X I Lowest. 92K Highest 94 Closed S2 I Barrel. Average charters 33.287 Average shipments 80.512 Average runs 70, WIS Kflflnea. New Yonc. 7.35c Kefined, London. 5)d, KeOnea, Antwerp, 17f. Kennea, Liverpool. S u-isd. Kenned. Bremen, 6.70m. A. B. MoGrew quotes: Puts, 919 calls, 93. Other Oil Markets. New York, August 15. Petroleum opened irregular. sDot being firm at 92c and Septem ber was ste-ady at 93Jc In the early hour spot advanced 5c and September Vc Then tbe market had a sharp decline, but rallied later and closed steady. Stock Exchange Opening. 92Kc; highest, 93c: lowest, 91Kc; closing. 92c Consolidated Exchange Opening, 53c; highest, 93Jc: lowest, 92Kc; closing, 92c Total Mlo 9X'IIII hgn.li '" Oil Citt, August 15. Petroleum opened at 93c; highest, 93c; lowest, 92Jc; closed, 92c; sales and clearances not reported; charters 37,539 barrels; shipments, 112,489 barrels; runs, 69,501 barrels. Bradford. August 15. Petroleum opened at 83Jc; closed. 92e; highest, 930; lowest. 92c; clearances, 742.0UO barrels. DEVOIDqMNTEREST, Though Prices Keep Moving Slovrlv Up wardThe Granger Stocks Are the Iieaders The Dny Ends With a XJenvr Close. New York, August 15. The disappointment in the street over the small acceptances of silver and the slowness of the purchases of bonds by the Treasury caused a renewal of tbe hesitation in the stock market to-dav. The rumor in circulation yesterday, that there was a syndicate whlcn nad $5,000,00u bonds to sell for which the Treasury was dickering, was proved to be untrue, but the confident feeling that the Secretary would find someway of keening down the surplus remained. The movements in tbe market were almost entirely devoid of interest, though the demand was sufficient in view of tbe lack of offerings to keen prices moving slowly in the upward direc tion'. There was considerable demand sup posed to be for the account of a prominent Chicago operator who is supposed to be cover ing his shorts. These were supposed to be particularly heavy in Atchison and Lacka wanna, and tbe latter stock was particularly strong. Notwithstanding the late efforts to prove tbat there will be no business for tbe Granger roads for the next year tbe stocks of those roads to-day were leaders in the market in both activity and strength, although their final changes are In-few cases of special importance. A violent attack was made in the last hour on Burlington and Qulncy and Rock Island, but while the former broke 1i per cent, to 101, it recovered as rapidly to 102K, its final loss being only Per cent. Rock Island was specially strong until the last hour, when it lost all of its early advance, closing unchanged. Missouri Pacific displayed the most even strength, its gain being 1 per cent. Tbe early buoyancy was in great measure due to tbe bnylng for foreign account, but after tbat demand had been satis fied there was a reaction of meager proportions followed by a steady, though slow, apprecia tion, which lasted until tbe raid In tbe last hour. Prices then gave away in sympathy with the Grangers, and the close was rather heavy, bnt still at fractional advances over last evening's figures. The Industrial stocks were quiet, and Sugar was ratber weak, closing with a loss of 1 per cent. Railroad bonds were dull and stagnant though a firmer tone marked the trading In ihe active issues. The sales reached only $602,000 bat there were no material losses scored. The SATURDAY, ' AUGUST 16, Reading issues are all higher but like the rest of the list show gains of only fractional amounts. The market on tbe whole was de void of feature. Government bonds have been dnll and steady. State bonds have been entirely neglected. The JPost says: Comment is made In the street on, the ract that a higher rate than 6 ler cent for call loans on the stock exchange has mnch more effect to check speculation and de press the prices of stocks than it used to seven or eight yeaxs ago. The explanation of this probably is tbat the prices of stocks and bonds are now regnlated more by tbe rates of interest they pay or have tbe prospoct of paying as in vestments. In the last five years an enormous amount of railroad bonds have come upon tbe market and been absorbed by the investing public in this country and Eurooe. Bonded in debtedness per mile of .the railroads has in creased while the sharo capital per mile has diminished. To some extent bouds have superseded stocks for both Investment and speculation and as the price of bonds are ad justed to a greater extent by the ability to carry them on loans and make them pay their own interest a prolonged period of high rates of in terest for call loans such as we have had this summer reduces tbe prices of bonds and dividend-paving stocks. Speculation is not as wild as it used to be, bnt is on a more reasonable and firmer basis, in which the prices of tbe bonds and the stocks are kept nearer to their real valnes. The following table shows, the prices or active stocks on the New Tf ork Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by VuitmY& STErniNEON. old Pittsburg mem bers of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clos-Open- High- Low- lit Inc. eit. est. Bid. Am. Cotton Oil r Am. Cotton OH nref. J2 Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 29 29)4 28 29)4 Atch.. Ton. &S. F KH 42 H Canadian I'acinc 82 -82 82(4 82 Canada Southern .55 55 65 00 Central orNewJersey.l23H 123)4 122 122 Central I'acinc ... - JJ?6 Chesapeake & Ohio.... 22'4 22X 2l)i II w Chicago Gas Trust 55J4 5554 55)4, 55J4 C. Bur. & Quincy 103K 10314 101 lW-i C, Mil. &St. Paul.A.. 71 7154 7154 71 V., Mil. A St. P.. pr.. 118 118 117J4 1H V., ltottl.il' 89 89 89 89X C St, L. & Pitts 15 15 15 15 V St. U & Pitts., pf. 37 C. St. P., M. AO 31 SIX 31 31 C, St, P.. M. a a Ot 90 C. A Northwestern ... .110)4 110)4 UOM 110)4 C. &S. W. nt 143)4 C. CC.il 71K 71K 71 71 Col. Coal & Iron 50ft &';b 50 50 Col. & Hocking Valley 30 30 29 X --t Ches. & Ohio 1st Dref.. CI . 61 60)4 60)4 Ches. a Ohio 2d preL. 4H 41 4154 41)4 Del., Lace & West M -11514 Uili M5H Del, & Hudson 1GI4 16 1(4 163)4 163)4 ucn. & ltlo Grand 19)4 39)1 19 19 Den. KloUraude,Dt. 5S 56Ja bCH KH K. T., V'i. Jfc Ga'. 8 Illinois Central Ill Lake Erie West 17)4 L.ate Erie & V, est pr 63)4 Lake Shore & M. o 108)4 108)4 IC8!t 10S!4 Louisville & Nashville. S0H 87)6 6 S7! Michigan Central 95)4 Mobile Ohio 22)4 22)4 2214 22)t Missouri Pacific Wi 71 70 71X National LeadTrnst... 21 21)4 20 20 New York Central 107)4 107)4 W4 107H N. r., O. Bt. L 16)4 N. Y.. L.. E. S W 26K 26)t 25 25 H.t.&H.E 45)4 49)4 48)4 N. Y.. O. & W. 19H 19)4 194 19 Norfolk S. Western MM Norfolk & Western pr. 62 Northern Pacific 34)4 S4J4 3H X Northern Pacific pf.... 82X 82)4 82 82 Ohio & Mississippi 23)4 Oregon Improvement. 45 45 45 45 Pacific Mali. 43 Wi 43 44)4 Peo.. Dec. & Evans 19)4 Phlladcl. & Eeadlng... 43 43 43 43 Pullman Palace Car.. .216)4 217 216)4 215 Ulchmond & W. P. T.. -21)4 21)4 21!4 21)4 Richmond &W.P.T.PJ 78 St. Paul & Duluth 364 St. Paul Duluth or. 92H St. P., Minn. A Man '109S St. L. & San lrran 1)4 St. 1.. A San Kran pr. 69X St. L. A San IT. 1st nt 76)4 SuearTrust S3 83 82 824 Texas Pacifl 20)4 20)4 20)4 20H Union Paclffc 60 60 60 60 Wabash 12W 12 12)4 12)4 Wabash nrererred 264 28 4 26 26 Western Union 83 83 83 83 Wneellng & L. K. 37 38 87 37 Wheeling &L..pref. 76 76 78 76 Boston Blocks. Atcb. & Ton Boston & Albany.... Boston & Maine C. B. &Q Clnn., San. & Uev., Eastern K. K. FitchburK. R. Flint APereM. pre. L. R. & Ft. S. 7s.... Mass. Central Mex. Central com.., N. Y. & N.Eng..... N. Y. A N. Eng. 7s. Bntland preferred. . Wis. Central com... Wis. Central pi AlloueiMg. Co 42 231 200 102 ill 89 94 99 21 "-M 48 124 , 69 27 58 Atlantic Boston A Mont Calumet A Hecla.... Franklin Huron Kearsarge Osceola Pewablc (new) 2254 , 59 300 . 24 7 . 20 42 10 126 60 ,207 . X 21 224 . 32!4 , 5 S1H Santa Fe cooper. Tamarack Boston Land Co San Diego Land Co. sen leiepnone Lamson Stores Water Power Centennial Mining, Mining Stocks. New York, August 15. Mining quotations: Alice, 240; Adams Consolidated 115; Bodle, 100; Caledonia B. H., 1E5: Consolidated California and Virginia,. 325: Deadwood T, 125; Eureka Consolidated, 400; Gonld and Curry, 180; Hale and Norcro.s, 210; Homestaice, 1000: Horn Silver. 340; Iron Silver, 175: Ontario. 4100; Ophlr, 450: Plymouth, 350: Phoenix, Arizona, 110; Bavage, 335; Sutter Creek, 105. RIVER INTELLIGENCE. Business Picking Up About the Wharf Coal for the Upper Pool. If Business wasjlivelyln the harbor yesterday. A number of boat, were engaged bringing coal out from the1 upper pool. The monthly meet ing of the Steamboat Protective Association will take place to-day. The association meets to elect officers for the ensuing year. Tho or ganization has been waning lately, due to the inattention of some of the officers, and it Is likely these will be ousted and new ones elected; The Monongahela was 5 feet 9 on tbe Market street marker last night. 'Rlvermen confi dently expected a rise yesterdav. but the looked-for water had dot arrived at 6 p. St., and there was little prospect for it to-day. Below Davil Island the Ohio was 2 feet 6 and station ary. Arrivals 3. S. Neale, Germania; Eliza beth, George Wood and Adam Jacobs. De 5 arted Germania, Elizabeth and Adam acobs. Leave to-day 8:30 A. if., for Browns ville and intermediate landings, James G. Blaine, 3 r. It., for Brownsville and Morgan town, Germania; for Elizabeth and Geneva, Elizabeth. Driftwood. Business is lively at the Cincinnati docks. THE Mayflower and City of Pittsburg will take out excursions to-morrow. Tbe new Government scows will be off the Cin cinnati docks in a few days. The Jessie, City of Vevay and Mink passed Portsmouth up, the John Dana down. Wobk will be commenced raising the John K. which sunk near Cincinnati last week by hitting a snag, CArTArsYr". TV. O'NEIL Is at Cincinnati, where, it Is rumored, he is trying to sell his boats and barges. Captain Vahce Hiquee stated yesterday that the Thomas W. Means will likely have new ma chinery. the Germania is the only boat scheduled to leave to-morrow for Brownsville and way land ings at :jj a. it. Captaik J. VT. Gkubbs is at Cincinnati, and assisting in raising the Thomas Boss, which sank near there last Monday. The New State of Kansas was taken off the Madison ways vesterday. she will run between St. .Louis and Kansas City. The J. S. Neale came down from the mines yes terday with a coal fleet . She has had her exterior painted and otherwise spruced up. The Mayflower will take the Union Cigar Com pany's employes down to "Windsor Park to-day. Captain Lud Keefer will torn the wheel. ANT boat owner who has a boat capable of tow ing from 300 to )00 tons, for sale, can dispose of It at Cincinnati, where such a boat is wanted. THE Coal Bluff, Lizzie Bay, Knos, Bob Prltchard, Bob Ballard, Annie L., John Dana and Spring Hill passed Huntington on the way to Cincinnati. THETacoma Is running In the Cincinnati and Conev island trade, in place of the Thomas Sher lock, the Van Meter taking the place of the Ta coma, the three boats In the Louisville and Kentucky river trade are not running to such a big business and It is suggested that one boat be withdrawn to give the other two a show. The Evansvllle and Paducah mall boat . G. Bagan broke one of her engines yesterday, and arrived at Evansvllle behind time and badly dis abled. She laid over for repairs and malls were delayed one day In consequence. A notice appears fnithc papers to-day to river pilots to take the south' channel of the Ohio at Brnuot's island on the left-hand side, on account of obstructions being placed at the Ohio connect ing bridge. Tbe channel will not be closed until after Mondav, and will probably be closed for a week thereafter. The C. W. Batchellor was moored at tne Cin cinnati wharf landing for tbe first time In a month. Shebasjnst returned from the Manches ter ways, wnere she received a general overhaul ing and has been refurnished. She will be one or the finest equipped steamers In tbe packet trade when navigation reopens. The Time, Little Bill and Tide win assist in winging the Ohio connection bridge span Into position next week. The work has been delayed somewhat on account of the barges not being in readiness. The Tide and Little Bill went down yesterday, as It was expected everything wonld be ready, but the work was postponed a law days, until the falsework Is built on tbe barges. Not Entirely Without Advantages. The Tillage of Imperial, in this county, has neither reading room, course of lectures nor a literary club ot any kind, but one of its residents proudly asserts that it has a beer club and a ballroom that cannot be discounted by any other village of tbe same size hereabouts, 1890. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Active Movement of Country JFrodnce and Drift Upward. BUTTER AND EGGS ADVANCING. Corn, Oats and Hay Weaker and Wheat and Flour Stronger. SDGAE HIGHER AND COFFEE STE0XG OFFICE OT riTTSBTJEO DISPATCH, 1 . FBIDAT. August 15. 1890, i Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Tbe movement is active, and prices bave un dergone no special change. Potatoes and to matoes are firm bt quotations. Grapes are coming in freely and markets are quiet. Sup ply of watermelons and cantaloups Is in excess ot demand, and prices are weak. Choice dairy products are very Arm. Ohio cheese has been in short supply for some days. Producers are withholding stock in hope ot better prices, and prospects are that they will have tbeir reward. The top price of the best creamery butter is 24c per pound, but it is probable tht higher prices will be reached in a few days. Eggs are firm, and nearby stock is a shade higher than at last report. Apples SI 505 00 a barrel. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 232!e: Ohio do, 2223c; fresh dairy packed. 11016c; fancy country rolls, 1617c; choice. 13 He. Berries Blackberries, $1 50 a bucket; huckleberries, SI 331 50 a pail: grapes, 4550c a basket; SS a stand. Beahs Navy hand-picked beans, S2 402 45; Lima beans, 6Gc. Beeswax ai30c f? for choice; low grade, 2022c. Cantaloups S35 a barrel; watermelons, $15320 a hundred. Cider Sand refined. $7 50; common, S4 00 i 50; crab cider, $89 $1 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c 8? gallon. Cheese New Ohio cheese, 88c; New York cheese, 9g9Vc: Limberger, loll jjc: do mestic Sweitzer, 1313c, Wisconsin brick Bweitzer, 12Q13c: imported Sweitzer, 26c EGGS 1718c p dozen for strictly rresh. Feathers Extra live geese, 50Q60c; No. 1 do, 404oc: mixed lots, 3035o V B. Maple Syrup 7595c a can; maple sugar, 910c $ lb. HONKY 15c lb. Poultry Spring chickens, small, 3040c a pair; large, 6075c a pair; dressed, 114212c a pound. Tallow Country, 3Jc; city rendered. 4c. Seeds Becleaned Western clover. S4 50 5 25; countrv medium clover, $4 00Q4 15; tim othy, SI 601 70; blue crass, $1 50(31 55; orchard grass, 51 20: millet, 7C75c Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice, $5 50 6 00; fancy, S8 50Q7 00; Rodi oranges, S6 00 6 50; Sorrento oranges, $5 005 50: bananas, SI 5032 00 firsts. SI 25 good seconds ?t bunch; pineapples, S7 009 00 a hundred; California peaches, S2 00 2 50 box; California apricots, SI 752 25; California plums, 2 002 25 ft box; California pears, $3 50 fj box. Vegetables Southern potatoes, S3 00 3 25 barrel; sweet potatoes, yellow, S4 00ft) 4 50 ft barrel; home-grown caDbage, $2 002 60 $1 barrel; onions, S3 503 75 a barrel; green onions, SI 25 a bushel; Egyptian onions, S4 50 for ISO 2b basket; green beans, home-crown, f 1 00 1 15$ basket; cucumbers, SI 001 25 $1 crate; tomatoes, SI a bushel box; horne-grown toma toes, $1 25 a bushel: celery, 3035c a dozen. Groceries. The firmness of sugars has culminated in an other rise, and our quotations are advanced o a second time this week, in accordance with stubborn facts. Coffees are still very firm, but markets here are unchanged. The upward movement of canned and dried fruits still con tinues, and onr prices will no doubt be ad vanced at early day. Green Coffee Fancy EIo, 24K25Kc; choice Rio, 22J23Kc; prime Rio, 23c; low grade "Rio, 2021c; old Government Java, 29K30c; Alaracaibo, 2527Kc: Mocha, 30 32c; Santos, 222ttc; Caracas, 2527c; La Guayra, 2627c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 25c; high grades, 2830Kc; old Government Java, bulk, 3334Kc; Maracaibo. 2829c; Santos, 26 30c; peaberrv, 30c: choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 25c; good Rio, 24c: ordinary, 2122ic Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c; allspice, 10c; cassia. 8c; pepper, 15c; nutmeg, 7580c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Vc: Ohio, 120, 8c; headlight 150, 8Vc; water white, 10c; globe, 1414Kc; elaine, 14K: car nadine, llc: royaltne. lie; red oil. Ullc; purity, 14c. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4345o $1 gallon; summer, 3840c: lard oil. 5558c. Syrup Com syrup, 3234c: choice sugar syrup, 3739c; prime sugar syrup, S233c; strictly prime, 3538c: new maple syrup, 90c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 5052c; choice. 49c; medium, 3843c: mixed, 4012c. SODA Bicarb in kegs, 3K3Jc; bi-carb In Ksi fiJic; bi-carb assorted packages, 6J6c; sal-soda In kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, SKc; stearine, $1 set, 8Jc; parafflne, U12c. . T7rm. 1Tb.i1 n.,Al!n. 7fflTI .. ..,..., a, jkh C9c: prime, 66c: Louisiana, 5M6Jc. Stabch Pearl, 3c; corn starch, 5V7c; gloss starch, 57c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, J2 65; Lon don layers.S275:Muscatels, $2 50;CaIifornia Mus catels 40; Valencia. 8c;OndaraVaIencia,101 lie; sultan. 10Qllc; currants, 606Vc: Tur key prunes,6X67c; French prunes,912c;Salon lca prunes, in 2-ft packages, 9c; cocoanuts i) 100, $6; almonds, Lan., $ B. 29c; do Ivica, 17c; do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 13llc: Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna fig, 1213c; new dates, 6 6c; Brazil nnts. 13c; pecans, 9J10c: citron ip lb, 1819c; lemon peel, 16c ft lb; orange peel, 17c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per B, 6c; apples, evaporated, 1510c; peaches, evap orated, pared, 2S30c: peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 2526c; cherries, pitted, 22c; cherries, unpitted, 56c;rasnberries, evap orated, 3335c; blackberries, S8c; huckle berries. 10 12c. Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6c; granu lated, 6Hc; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A. 6?c;soft white, 66Kc: yellow, choice, 5 5c; yellow, good, 5i5c; yellow, fair.SK 6c: yellow, dark, SiiigSc Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200). S9 00; me dium, half bbls. (600), $5 00. Salt No. L V bbl. 95c; No. lex. V bbl, $1 00; dairy, ft bbl, SI 20; coarse crystal. $ bbl, SI 20; Higgius' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 SO; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 & packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches. $2 70 2 80; 2ds. S2 402 50; extra peaches S2 853 00; pie peaches. SI 65; flrnest corn, SI 351 50: Hfd Co. corn. 8095c; red cherries; $1 401 50; Lima beans. SI 20; soaked do. SOe; string do 7590c; marrowfat peas, SI 101 25; soaked neas, 70 80c: pineapples, SI 3U1 40; Bahama do. $2 55: damson plums, SI 10; greengages, SI 60; ezg plums, $2 15; California apricots. S2 40 2 45; California- pears, S2 75; do green gages, S2 15; do egg plums, $2 15; extra white cherries, S2 85: raspberries, SI 351 40: straw berries, SI 251 So: gooseberries. 8560c; to matoes, S95l; salmon. IB. SI 301 80; black berries, SI 15; succotash, 2-B cans, soaked. 90c: S2 (JO; 14-fi cans. S14; baked beans, SI 40(il 0. lobster, 1-B. 81 S01 90; mackerel, 1-B cans, broiled. SI 50; sardines, domestic, Js, ?4 5i 4 75; sardines, domestic, K. 7 60; sardines, imported, Ha, ill 6012 50; sardines, imported, s, S18; sardines, mustard, SI 25; sardines, spiced, $4 25. Fisu Extra No, 1 bloater mackerel, SS6 ?) bbl: extra No. 1 do,mes. S40: extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. S28; extra No. 1 do, mess. $32; No. 2 shore mackerel, 23. Codfish Whole pollock, 4c ?! B; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips. 4c; do George's cod In blocks. 67J$e. Herring Round shore, S3 50 $) bbl; spur. SU 50: lake. S3 25 1 100-B bbl. White fish, S6 50 K 100-B half bbl. Lake trout, 55 50 "j? half bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c W B. Iceland halibut, 13c St fi. Pickerel, half bbl. S3 00; quarter bbl, $1 35; Potomac her ring. S3 50 f bbi; $2 00 f) half bbl. Oatmeal S5 605 75 ? bbh uu c.fvii. -r,v. w ..& w. ,i . u ucc. .ia iT:ina Grain, Floor and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 2 cars of No. 2 white oats, 40Jc, September. Re ceipts as bulletined, 36 cars, or which 20 were received by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: 8 cars of oats, 3 of corn, 1 of middlings, 1 of feed, 1 of barley, 5 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 7 cars of corn, 2 of oats, 1 of hay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of hay. By Pittsburg ana Lake Erie, 3 cars of rye, 1 of flour. By Pittsburgand Western, 1 car of oats. Corn, oats and hay are quiet. The situation in all these lines favors the buyer. Wheat and flour are steady at quotations. Tbe recent rise of corn. and oats proves to be largely speculative, and the reac tion is here, as has been predicted in this col umn for some days past. The advance in wheat being in accordance with facts, is fully sus tained. '1 be outlook is for higher-priced flour. Prices are for carload lots on track: WHEAT-No. 2 red. SI 001 01; No. 3, 9S99c; new wheat. No. 2 red, 9899c Corn No. 2 yeiruw ear. 6-!63c; hieh mixed ear, 6001c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 5859c:bigh mixed shelled corn. 5758c OATS No. 2 white, 4344c: extra.No. 3, 42K 043C; mixed, new, No. 2, 4242Jic. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6162c; No. 1 Western. 59G0c. Floue Jobbing prices Fancy spring patent flour, $S 756 00; fancy straight winter. So 25 5 50; fancy straight spring. So 255 50; clear winter, S5 005 25; straight XXXX bakers'. $4 755 00. Rye flour, S4 004 25. Millpeed Middlings, fancv fine white, $23 0024 00$ ton; brown middlings, $20 00 21 00: winter wheat bran, S1717 50. HAT-Baled Timothy, No. 1, $10 50&11 00; No. 2 do, $9 009 50; loose, from wagon, $1100 15 00, according to quality: new hay, $11 60 12 00: No. 2 prairie bay, S6 507 00; packing do, S6 507 00; clover hay, $7 508 00. MM Straw Oat, $6 757 00, wheat and rye, $6 00 66 2a. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large. 11KS5 sugar-cured hams, medium, llc; sugar hams, small, 12c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 7c: sugar-cured boneless shoul ders, SUc: skinned shoulders, 8c; skinned hams, Ur.; sugar-cured California bams, 9c: sugar-enred dried beef flats, lie: sugar-cured dried beef sets, 12c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 14c; bacon, shoulders. 7)c: bacon.clear sides. 7Jic: bacon, clear bellies. 6K"; dry salt sbouldeis. 6c; dry salt clear sides, 6Kc He's pork, heavy. S13 50; mess pork, family, S13 50. Lard Refined, in tierces, 634c; half-barrels, 6c; 60-B tnbs. 6c; 20-ft pails. 6c: 50-ft tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin paiis. 6c; 5-ft tin pails, 6Jgc; 10-ft tin pails, 6c. Smoked sansage, long. 5c; large, 5e. Fresb pork, links. 9c Boneless hams. 10Jc Pigs' feet, half-barrels, $4 00; quarter-barrels, $2 15. LIVE STOCK MAEKET8. The Condition of BuhIdcm at tho East Liberty Slock Yard. Office ot Pittsburg Dispatch, I Friday. August 15. 1890. 5 Cattle Receipts. L933 head; shipments, 1,643 head: market nothing doing, all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Boos Receipts. 2.450 head: shipments, 1.800 head; market fair; selected cornfed, S4 15 4 25: best Yorkers. S3 904 10: grassers, S3 65 63 85; 7 cars of hogs shipped to New York to dav. Sheep Receipts. 1.200 head; shipments, 700 bead; market slow and a shade off from yester day's prices. By Telegraph. NEW YORK Beeves-Receints, 3,363 head, including only 17 cars for sale; market 15c per 100 pounds higher; native steers $4 255 20 per 100 pounds; bulls and drv cows at $2 003 CO; dressed beef firm at flKQJi0 Pcr ponnd; shipments to-day 138 beeves and 1,400 quar ters of beef; to-morrow 2,435 beeves and 2,780 quarters or beef. Calves Receipts. 973 head; market Up per barrel lower; veals. S3 007 00 per 100 pounds; buttermilks and grassers, S2 50 S3 50: Westerns, S2 504 75. Sheep Receipts. 12,705 head; market dull and c per pound loner: sheep. S4 405 50 per 100 pounds: lambs, S5 507 00: dressed mutton weak at 810c per ponnd: dressed lambs easier at 10ll)c. Hogs Receipts, 5,963 head; market steady at $4 10 4 60. BUFFALO Cattle dull and regular. Re ceipts, 124 loads through, 25 sale. Sheep and lamb' Receipts, 28 loads through. 20 sale: lambs slow and lower: sheep steady nn cood quality; sheep, choice to extra, 55 005 25; good to choice, $4 704 95; lambs, choice to extra, S6 25 6 0; good to choice. $6 006 2a Hogs dull; receipts, 17 loads through. 26 sale; mediums, heavy and mixed, $4 1C4 15; corn Yorkers, S3 904 00; grassers, S3 75; pigs, S3 0023 25. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 4.600 head; shipments, LS00 bead; market 23 to 40c higher; good to fancy natives. $4 90; stockers and feed ers. $2 2033 25; Texans and Indians. S2 60 3 75. Hog3 Receipts, 4,800 head: shipments 1.S00 head; market weak; fair to choice heavy, S3 803 90; packing grades, S2 653 80-. light, fair to best. S3753 87. Sheep Receipts, 500 bead; shipments. 300 bead; market firm; fair to choice, $4 004 75. CHICAGO Tbe Drover? Journal reports: Cattle Market active. 15c higher; beeves. S4 80 65 00: steers, S3 504 70; stockers and feeders, 2 0032u; cows, bulls and mixed, SI 2C3 15; Texas cattle, $1 403 25: Western rangers, S3 00 4 00. Hogs Market slow and lower: mixed. S3 2503 90: heavy, S3 303 95: lieht, S3 304 05; skips, $2400310. Sheep Market steady; na tives, $3 755 50; Western. $3 504 45; Texans, S3 0D4 00: Iambs. So 006 20. CINCINNATI Hogs in light supply, bnt weaker; common and light, S2 503 50;nacking and bntcbers. S3 S04 00. Receipts, 755 head; shipments, 708 head. THE MARKET BASKET. Absence of Conanmers Makes Dealers Com plain Fish in Great Demand No Change la the Price of Stnples The Week's Feature. There have be en few changes in price of mar ket basket materials tbe week past. Tbe absence of many of the best customers at the seashore and mountains. Is felt by the dealers, but trade has been fairly good the past week. By a large majority tbe consumer must stay at home and, in a season like this when the fruit and vegetable crop is light, there little difficulty in disposing of stuff. There has been an un usual scarcity of ocean products for a week or two past. A leading dealer In the Diamond market said yesterday: "We have not been able to meet demand for Western fish this week or two past. While prices have not been changed, we are not getting cost for fish, of late. Soft-shell crabs are very scarce, and frogs are not to be bad at any price. I have seldom seen tbe time when it was so hard to satisfy our customers as it has been this sum mer. The catch of Western fish has been un usually light this season. Following are latest quotations of market basket filling: Staple Meats. The best cuts of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c: chuck roast, 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 12 to 15c; boiling beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads. 20 to 50c per pair; beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, 5c a pound; calf livers,25to 35c apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c; roast, 12 to 15c; cutlets, 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; bind quarters, 15c. A leu of mutton, hind Quarter, of nriran qnality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets, 5c per pound. Garden StufT. Cabbage, 6 to 10c; potatoes. 20c per half peck; choice tomatoes, 15c a quarter peck, 25c a peck; bananas, 15 to 20c a dozen; carrots, 5c a bunch; lemons, 30 to 40c per dozen; oranges, 35 to 50c; cauliflower, home-grown, 15 to 50c a head; lettuce, 5c per bunch: beets. 5c per bunch, Soc per dozen: green onion3, 2 bunches for 5c; cucumbers, 5c apiece, 6 for 25c: peas. 35c a half peck; beans.35c a half peck; app!es,20c a quarter peck; blackberries. 15 to 20c a quart; huckleber ries. 15c a quart: celery, 5c a bnnch: roasting ears, 20 to 25c a doz.; pineapples. 15 to 25c apiece; eggplant, 15 to 25c apiece; squash. 5c apiece; watermelons, 20 to 40c apiece; cantaloups. 10 to 25c apiece; California apricots and peaches, 40 to 60c a dozen; German prunes, 35c a dozen; grapes, 10c a pound. Choice creamery butter, 23c Good country butter. 15 to 20c Fancy pound rolls, 25 to 30c The retail price for fresh country eggs is 25c. The range for dressed chickens is 75c to $1 00 per pair. Ocean Products. Following are the articles In this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 12c; California salmon. 35c per ponnd; white fish, 12c; herring, 4 pounds for 25c; Spanish mack erel, 25 to SOcapound; bine nsli, 15c; halibut, 20c: rock bass, 2oc; black bass, 15c; lake trout, 12c; lobsters, 20c: green sea turtle. 20 to 25c Oysters: N. Y. counts, SI 75 per gallon; clams, $1 25 per gallon: frog legs, 7oo a pound; soft Duet, vraus, ei to to 9i oo per uozen; iroga, sz a dozen; brook trout, 75c a ponnd. Flowrr. La France. $1 25 per dozen; Mermets, SI 25 per dozen; Brides, SI 25 per dozen; yellow and white. 75c per dozen; Bennetts. $1 00 per dozen; Beauties, 25c apiece; carnations, SOc per dozen; lillum duratuui.20c apiece; gladislus, 81 a dozen; bydraryea, 20c apiece; sweet peas, 6c a dozen. Drvffoods. New York. Aueust 15. The demand for dngoods at first hands continues fair as a whole, with improving tendencies and consid erable activity in special directions, as -prints, dress goodJ and bleached cottons and good ini tial orders for white goods and-some zephvrs for spring. Business in brown cottons, wide sheetings, cotton flannels and colored cottons was maintained in fair proportions. Stocks of cottoo eods are lighter, even scarce, and sellers are somewhat indifferent. Tbe tone of the market continues firm. Jobbers were quite busy, trado being large for this stage ot the season. WORKING THE 8TTDEHTS. A Crook's Clever Schrine to Get Rich With oni Doing Any Work, New York Tribune. A clever young swindler has been "work ing" the families of students of Columbia College lately, and so far has eluded detec tion. He is a negro, about 20 years old, and his scheme is to find families where tbe stu dents are out of the city. He tells Uiera that he comes Irom Superintendent H. P. J. Porter, of the college, and demands tbe pay ment of small sums of money lor locker hire, etc, which he says are tine to the col lege from the students. In this manner he has obtained considerable money, v Hendricks & Co., No. 68 Federal st, Allegheny, coutinue to lead in fine photo graphs at reduced rates. Try them. Good cabinets, $1 a dozen. Ice. Canada ice for sale. Address B. Hopson, Mayville, N. T. 11 LATE KEWS IrT BRIEF. A cloud burst at Colorado Springs caused loss ot S200.000. Bridget Doody died at Mineral Point,' Wl, at tbe age of 120 years. Tbe appearance of phylloxera in the Cham pagne district in France has caused great alarm. The carpenters of Exeter, Eng., have won an Increase of wages, after a strike of three months. Spain Is extending herterrltory in Morocco and strongly fortifying ber advanced position! against the attacks of her rebellious natives. Victoria poachers have secured 20.000 seal skins this year. The North American Com pany in consequence finds its catch reduced to 5,000 skins. Italy has completed arrangements for the establishment of a line of steamers to Africa, which it is expected wiU assist in the work of ousting tbe A nstrians. People in the Town of Lake, at Chicago, are suffering from a water famine because the packing houses exhaust the mains of water. Water is so scarce there has been intense suffer ing from thirst. Captain Marshall in charge of tbe harbor Improvements t Chicago, says the inner har bor, which it is proposed to fill and nse as a fair site, has been worthless for navigation purposes for a long time. An expedition will start from Dnlnth Sep temberL to investigate the s'eallng of timber from our public lands in Minnesota by Cana dians. The amount taken in the last year is estimated at 180,000,000 feet. Forty switchmen employed by the Rock Island road at Cblcazo struck because a man had been discharged for drunkeiness without knowing tbe reason for discharge. In half an hour they went back to await an investigation. Eugene Arthur, a jockey, while exercising his horse on the track at Lawson, Ma, ran into a sulky to which George Sweet wi driving a trotter. Arthur's neck was broken, while Sweet was fatally wounded. Both horses were permanently injured. SICE HEAlACHECarter,J um(. Lt, pmj SICK HEADACHECartertJ UMe Uyer Fmj SICK HEADACHE,,,, SICK HEADACHECarUp,, 1Atae rrer Pills. aol6-7-TTSSa THE FlITEST MEAT-FLAVOEDTO STOCK LIEBIG COMPANY'S Extract of Beef. USE IT FOR SOUPS, Beef Tea, Sauces and Made Dishes. Genuine only with fac-slmileof - Justus von Liebig's SIGKATTJBE IN BLUE INK Across label. Sold by storekeepers, grocers and druggists. LIEBIG'S EXTRACT OF BEEF CO., lim ited. London. au24-W-s A TANK INSPECTOR'S SUFFERING. He Was Almost Crazy From the Agonizing Pain j in His Head, Caused by Catarrh, and Feels Very Grateful to Or. Byars for th Prompt Relief Given. Mr. H. A. Thompson. 18S Btdwell Street, Alle gheny. Mr. Thompson says: "I have been troubled for over seven years with, what I now know, was catarrh. 1 had a dull, heavy feeling over my forehead; my eyes were very palqful. had roaring iu ears, dry nostrils, frequently blow ing pieces of ..thick mucus from tbem. throat parched and raw. bad taste in month in morn ing, sickness at stomich and frequently vomit ing of meals and also a heavy feelinc over my heart. My work is that of a tank inspector at the Fort Wayne shops, Allegheny, and lately these troubles became so severe I had to knock; off work, for when I would stoop down to look under a car I would get so dizzy I wonld fall over, and I badsnchagomzingpains in my head I thonght I would go crazy. My throat became so raw and my voice so buskyl could scarcely talk. Night sweats set in. and while I slept soundly, I would get up in the morning mors tired than when I went to bed, and my legs ached so I could hardly drag one after the other. "I was induced to consult Dr. Byers, as he had so much success in cases like mine.and tbe third day after my first treatment the agoniz ing pains were relieved, and in two weeks 1 was at work again. I haven't a vestige of pain left, and I can eat and enjoy my meals as well as ever I could. Naturally I feel very grateful to Dr. Byers for the great change be has worked in me." IN FAVOR OF HOME TREATMENT. A patient from lAvt Cumberland, W. Va writes: "Since you started to treat me my ap petite is very good, my back doea not pain me near so much, and, in fact, I am beginning to feel like a new man. The dizzy spells do not Come half so often as they did. I am very much pleased to find so much relief in so short a time." TREATMENT $3 A MONTH, MEDICINE INCLUDED. Office of Dr. Byers. No. 421 Penn avenue. Established 1885. Specialties catarrh, all nerv ous, skin and blood diseases; all chronic dis eases. au9-ssu WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall. In Swiss and Cambric Edg ings, Flonncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flonncings. Buyers will find tbese goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Fnll lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades ia dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur tains. Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings: Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality. Wash dress fabrics. The largest variety from which to select ToilDuNords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings, Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D BROKERS-FINANCIAL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. my2 JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., 45 SIXTH ST., AUTHORIZED AGENTS. Leading English Investment Syndicates have money to in vest in American , manufac tories in large amounts only. JeC5-74 JOHN M.. OAKLEY & C0a) BANKERS AND BBOEEBS. Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. sSBIXTH ST, Pittsburg. JOSEPH HORM & CO. t 4 my2B-ai :tek&mi .ssiyteUfSifegs
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