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Promises larger Besults TMs Tear
Thai Ever Before.
FIKE FEATHERS LAKD FKOM PABIS.
Scarcity of Fruits Hakes Heavy Demand
From California.
WESTERF ESTIMATES AS TO WHEAT
Office of PrrrsBUBa Dispatch. 1
Tuesday. August ID. 1890.
At Uncle Barn's warehouse on the corner
of Garrison alley and Penn avenue, busi
ness appears to be lively. Among a great
variety of imported goods received within a
day or two were 13 cases of fine feathers
consigned from Paris to one of onr leading
millinery jobbers who spent the month of
July in that city gathering spoils for the
fall and winter trade. The duty on the
feathers is 50 per cent of their value. From
interviews with our importers It appears that
the -volume of foreign goods handled which
have been and are to be handled this year will
Bhow a heavy increase over last year. The
Government officials are inclined to be reticent
on this point.
Wholesale Clothing Trade.
A representative of one of onr wholesale
clothing houses said to-day: "Our trade for the
samnei season was never as good as it has
been this summer. We have sold twice the
amount of goods in July and August than we
sold at the corresponding period last year.
These are months that we always loot tor a
qniet time. But this summer proves an excep
tion to our experience m other seasons. Trade
goes right along. We have had no dnll week
O or trouble has been to get goods made up into
clothinc fast enough to fill orders. The out
look for a heavy fall trade was never better.
Prices of staple goods are abont the same as a
J 'ear ago, but such activity as we are having, is
Ikely to bring an advance in time.
California Trait.
Dealers m tropical fruits are reaping big
harvests by reason of the great scarcity of the
home-grown article. Particularly is the de
mand for California fruits unusually active
this season. The Pacific coast is the only fruit
Section of the United States to which heaven
has been propitious this season. In California
the yield and quality of the fruit crop are alike
good this year, and, in view of the great
scarcity in the Middle and Eastern States, the
fruit growers of the Pacific will have in their
crops something as good as a gold mine.
Said one of our leading dealers lu tropical
fruits: -X have never seen such a rush for Cali
fornia fruits as this season. Prices are high
and advancing, hut still the demand continues
active. Choice oranges are also moving up and
readily brings outside prices. Bananas are
very plenty, and are, in fact, the only article in
tropical fruit lines that keeps down to the old
level of prices."
The first arrivals of the new crop of lemons
and Jamaica oranges have appeared in Pitts
burg warehouses within the past few dayr.
Wheat Prospects.
The current number of the Jforthvreslern
Miller, of Minneapolis, in its review of the
wheat situation reports as follows: Ihe winter
wheat crop is short; and spring wheat estimates
show a reduction in yield and grade at a very
critical period, caused by heat. The general
sentiment favors an advance in prices. The
crtfD of the Northwest is about equal to that of
last year according to a fair measurement of
reports. Grade, however, is lower and yet it is
not certain that the wheat will average worse
for milling purposes." The droug-ht through
the West dnring the latter part of July and
early part of August very much lower the esti
mates for the yield of corn. A Plttsburger
who has traveled extensively through Ohio,
Michigan and Indiana the past two or three
weeks, said to-day that the corn crop in those
sections will fall 50 per cent below the average.
This report indicates the poorest prospect lor
many years. "The only article in .the farmers'
line." said he, "that shops up first class is hay.
.fruits, vegetanies ana gram ot ail tuna win
bo very short In the near West."
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition of Business at ths East Liberty
Stock Yards.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch. ?
.XXTESlXAXAugust 18, 1S90. J
Cattlk Reoeipts. 793 head; shipments,
OK! head: market fairly active at yesterday's
prices; no cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Boos Receipts. 2,500 head: shipments. 2,303
head: market active, cornled. Si 004 SO, grass
ers S3 503 bo; pigs, S3 0033 45; 8 cars of hogs
shipped to New ork to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 3,000 head; shipments, 2,800
bead; market steady at yesterday's prices.
Br Telcffrapb.
NEW YORK Beeves Receints, 1,295 head,
all for slaughterers and exporters; no trading:
feeling steady; dressed beef from 67Jc per
lb; shipments to-day, 190 beeves and 3,000
quarters of beef; to-morrow, 4,460 quarters.
Calves Receipts. 509 bead; market dull; veals.
S5 00a6 25 per 100 lbs, Westerns, S3 003 50.
bbeep Receipts, 53,200 head; market weak;
sheep.$4 005 50 per 100 lbs: lambs, 5 006 50:
dressed mutton dull at S10c per lb: dressed
lambs. 9KUc Hogs Receipts. 8,555 head,
including AS head for sale; market higher at
E4 1034 40.
CHICAGO The Evening Journal reports:
Cattle Receipts. 10,000 head; market slow and
unchanged; steers, S2 754 90; Texas steers,
2 402 75; range steers, S3 003 75: native
butchers' stock, SI 502 60. Hogs Receipts,
19,000 head; market unchanged; rough and
common, S3 703 75; best mixed. S3 SO: prime
heavy and butchers' weights, S3 9G4 00; light,
S3 90i 05. Sheep Receipts, 10,000 head: mar
ket lower for common: natives, S4 001 75;
Westerns, S3 S04 05; Texans, S4 004 10; lambs,
J4 5035 00.
KANSAS CITY-CatUe Receipts. 4,100 head;
shipments, 7.00 head; market steady to weak:
kteers, S3 254 40: cows, SI 252 75; stockers and
feeders, S2 503 00: range steers, S2 25
60; cows. $1 502 00. Hogs Receipts, 8,
550 bead; shipments, 500 head; market 2J
5c higher; bulk, S3 753 SO; all grades, S3 ibffl
S.87& Bbeep Market steady; lambs, S3 60
4 50; good to choice muttons, 3 754 25; stock
en and feeders, S3 0C3 75.
ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 3,400 head; ship
ments, 00 bead; market lower; good to .fancy
natives steers, S4 204 GO; fair to good do, S3 85
4 20: stockers and feeders. 2 3063 65: Texans
and Indians, S2 403 3a Hogs Receipts, 3,100
head; market steady; fair to choice heavy,
So 853 95, packing grades, S3 703 85; light to
light fair, S3 8083 9a Sheep Receipts, 1,300
bead; shipments, 2.SO0 head; market slow; fair
to choice, S4 O04 85. ;
BUFFALO Cattle steady: receipts, 22 loads
through, 9 sale. Sheep and lambs fairly ac
tive; receipts, 290 loads through, 15 sale; sheep,
choice to extra, S4 755; good to choice, (4 45
Q4 70. Lambs, choice to extra, SGG 25, good
to choice. So 7005 95. Hogs slow; receipts. 13
load through, 24 sale; medium and heavy, S4
415.
CINCINNATI Hogs in light supply and
higher; common and light, S2 754 10; packing
and butchers, SJ 904 15. Receipts, 1,390 head;
shipments, 560 head.
Wool Markets.
PHmLDEtPKIA Wool more active on a
lower plane of prices; Ohio. Pennsylvania and
West Virginia XX and above. 3333Kc; X. 310
B2c; medium, S637c; coarse, S334cj flew.
York, Michigan, Indiana and Western, fine or
X and XX, 2b30c; medium, 3536c; coarse. 83
QSSHc: fine washed delaine, X and XX,33g35c;
Bedinn washed combing and delaine. 376 39c;
coarse, 34S5c; Canada, 3335; tub-washed.
Choice. 3840c: fair, 373Sc; coarse, 323Se;
medium unwashed combing and delaine, 25
30c. coarse. 25328c: Montana, 1624c; terri
torial, 1520c
Boston. August 19. The wool market main
tains a firm tone for all desirablo grades, with
a steady demand from manufacturers. Busi
ness seems to be gaining force, but It la difficult
to establish any advance. Low prices continue
to oe insisiea on py all large buyers, irine
washed Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces rule at
Sl34c, Including X and XX,and Michigan and
New York X fleeces sell at2S29c. Combingand
delaine fleeces firmly held. Fine combing rules
at Sb39c, and fine delaine at 3335c Un
washed combing fairly steady at 2528c. Mostly
Territory and other unwashed fleeces rule at!8
to 24c. Pulled wools steady at previous prices
Ntw York Dryjjoods Markets.
NkttTobk, August 19. Well-known brands
of cotton goods are scarce, and all descriptions
aroflrm in prices. The continued activity in
jobbing circles leads to expectations of a mora
active market in the near future, but the de
livery yet to be made on orders will satisfy
many demands. Shipments are heavy, and
there is some anxiety lest threatened labor
troubles may decrease facilities.
Price or Bar Mirer.
Nkw Toek, August 19. Bar silver Loudon,
Ui per ounce; New York, 1 19.
V OULUTH Whfcat was very wrong to-day,
advancing 4 cents from the opening. Closing
prices are: August, II 10; September, 81 Viiii
iecamber. Slot
, .PLATT'Q Chlorides Is the cheapest disinfect
.-Tii. Its ixrm-dcitronnc power is wonderful.
MAEKETSBY WIRE.
Jack Frost Makes Hisber Prices In the
Grain Pit Short Bash to Cover
January and May Pork Active
sad Steady.
CHICAGO Wheat Active trading and
higher prices were the characteristics of this
market. The reeling was nervous ana very uu
settled. The short interest covered very freely.
Tho market opened la higher than yester
day's closing, and these were the lowest prices
of the day. The market steadily advanced,
wIth,some slight fluctuations, 3ffi3Kc, and
closed about SJfc higher for September and SJic
higher for December than closing figures on
'Change yesterday. Frost was the principal
bull Influence on the market to-day.
Com was active and much higher on all
futures, with the value of business large, the
bulk of which was in May. The stronger feel
ing was duesomewhat to the advance in wheat,
but the principal strength appeared to come
from fears of frosts in the northern edge of the
corn belt. Cash property was in good demand,
with moderate offerings, and prices were up
3o and closed steady. Ko.2 was In fair de
mand and sold at 4919Jc and closed at 49Kc
No. 2 white sold at 6UeoVc: No. 2 yellow sold
at5051c,and closed at 51c; No. S sola at
4S?iiVCc, and closed at 4Wc; No. 8 yellow
sold at 60!451c, and closed at ofljfc.
Oats Ihere was a good business, particu
larly in May, which received increased at
tention A feature ot the trading was the
light offerings and increased demand from
shorts who have been selling quite freely of
late, but became scared at the advance in
wheat and com and wanted to cover. A firmer
feeling developed. Opening sales wero at a
slight advance and sold up 11Kc, May
showing the most strength. A moderate re
cession followed the advance, but the market
closed steady at almost the outside figures.
Mess Pork An active trade was reported in
the market for mess pork, with the bulk of
bus'ness In January and May contracts. Open
ing sales were made at 25c advance and
was quickly followed with a farther improve
ment of 27k30c. Toward the close prices re
ceded 7Klvc. and the market closed steady.
Lard Considerable Interest was manifested.
Opening sales were made at Monday's closing
figures, bnt the market quickly rallied and
prices advanced 710o.
Short Rib Sides An unusually heavy trade
was reported. The demand was brisk and
prices rallied. Shipping demand was fairly
active, and cash lots were quotable at 53542
5 5, according to weight.
The leading futures rangea as follows-
Wheat No. 2. Angust,$l 02Vf$l 05102
SI OS: September. SI O2U0I1 OMai oawrrai asu;
December. SI 05JJ61 01 OoktSI 09j.
COBJT No. 2. August, ;48i494(49ct
September, 4S50ttQiic; May, 52
oiBJOittoac
UATS O. A
September.
3SKO40KC.
Mkss Pork, per bbl. Seitember. $11 20
11 35011 1011 10; October. 10 9011 9C10 90
010 90. January, SI2 40I2 7012 40Q12 62V.
uaud, per iw ms. September, S6 20K6 30
6 206 30; October, $6 S56 456 S56 45:
January, 86 756 87K6 72Jf6 6
bnoBT RIBS, per 100 lbs. September, S5 30
5 455 805 45; October. So 405 605 405 57JiJ
January. 5 906 055 906 02J&
Cash quotations t ere as follows: Iflour un
changed but strong; No. 2 spring wheat, SI 09;
No. 3 spring wheat; 95cSl; No. 2 red, S105K.
No.2corn,49Kc No.2oats,37Kc No.2rye.62c
No. 2 barley, 70c; No. 1 .flaxseed, $1 S6K; prime
timothy seed. Si 45; mess pork per bbl, 11 25;
lard, per 100 lbs, S6 20; short rib sides,
loose. S5 305 40; dry salted shoulders, boxed.
So 755 87Ji; short clear sides, boxed. So 755 85;
sugars, cut loaf, unchanged: No. 2 white oats.
37Ke33c; No. 3 white oats, 3637c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market for fine butter was steady with a good
demand; lancy separator, 202Uc; fine sepa
rator, 18i20c. Eggs steady at 15X16c
NEW YORK Flour sronger, 1025c higher
and fairly active. Commeal firm and more
active. Wheat Spot market dulL closing
firm; options buoyant and active, closing at
best prices of the day, fully 33?ic above yes
terday; reports of frost in Minnesota and
Dakota and active milling demands In the in-
intenor prompted tne aavance; foreigners sold
early, but bought toward the close. Rye firm
and quiet; Western, 6165c. Barley malt dnll.
Corn Spot market dull; higher, closing firm;
options llA&Co above vesterdav: not iii-tivp
but following wheat; crop news a little more
unsatisfactory. Oats Spot market dnll and
unsettled: options moderately active and
firmer. Hay easy and quiet. Hops strong and
and wanted. 'Coffee Options opened steady,
515 points down.closed steady and unchanged
to 15 points down; quiet and lower cables;
sales, 23,500 bags. Including August,
18.30c: September. 17.7517 SHc: October,
17.151725c: November, 16.8016.90: Decem
ber, 16.70ffll6.80c: January, 16.30la35c; Febru
ary. 16.10jJ16.15c; March, 15.9516 05c; May,
15.80c Spot Rio quiet and firmer; fair car
goes, 20Jc; No. 7 flat bean 19igc
sucr-Raw -firm ana quiet: sales. 4,400
bags molasses sugar, 87 test, 4 9-16c; 400 tons
domestic sugar from Portland, at 4c; refined
fairlv active and firm. Molasses New Orleans
firm; better demand; common to fancy, 82c.
Cottonseed oil firm and quiet. Tallow strong
and quiet; city, 2 00: for packages, 4JJ4c
Rosin quiet and steady. Turpentine dull;
iteady at 40KHc Eggs in fair demand and
firm; Western 1719c; receipts, 6,824 pack
ages. Wool quiet; pulled 2634c; Texas. 17Q
24c Pork quiet and firm; mess 312 5017 35;
extra prime, S10 0010 50. Cutmeats unsettled
and in fair demand: pickled bellies, 555gc;
do shoulders, 55Kc; do hams. lOKQllc Mid
dles quiet and firm; short clear, $6 2a Lard,
near months steady; late months weaker;
Western steam, S3 50: sales. 2,600 tierces at
86 406 50: options sales, 3,250 tierces; Septem
ber, S6 496 50; Ootober. S6 4466 48; Novem
ber, S6 76; December. S6 826 81, closing at
S6 S68 S7; January, 17 027 04, closing at
J7 06. Butter higher and more active; Western
dairy, S 12c; do creamery, ll21c; do factory.
812c Cheese, light supplies and stronger:
part skims. 2 Ohio flat, 57c
PHILADELPHIA-Flour stocks in first hands
are very light; market firm. Wheat openea
strong on renewal of active speculative buying,
influenced by the continued rise in silver and
reports of frost in spring wheat belL Prices
fluctuated considerably, and closed l2c
higher than yesterday: rejected red. In grain
depot, 94c; ungraded red. on dock. Si 02: No. 2
red. on dock, SI 04. No. 2 red, August. Jl 03
1 03X; September, Jl 03Jil Ms October. SI 05;
November. SI OGgll 07. Corn options
opened Klc higher, but quickly rallied in
sympathy with wheat and on fears of frost in
the corn belt and left off firm at yesterday's
closing rates. Demand for carlots was light,
and prices were generally Jc lower. Export
orders were below the mark; No. 2 mixed, in
fn depot, 57c; No. 2 high mixed, in do,
c; do, on track, 53c; No. 2 mixed, Angust,
55Kc; September, 5556c; October, 56
5634; November, 67e56S663c Oats Car
lots steady with a fair local demand; No. 2
white, 44Kc; do choice, 45c; new No. 2 white,
43Xc: No. 3 clipped, white, 44Jf;No. 2 do, 46c;
new No. 1 white.45c: options opened Xc higher,
reacted c and closed c lower; No. 2 white,
August, 4ZHc43c; September, 4IKffi42c; Oc
tober, 41llc: November, 414Ax Batter
firm for fine goods; Pennsylvania creamery,
prime to choice, 1820c Eggs firm and scarce;
Pennsylvania firsts, 19Kc
ST. LOUIS Flour higher: XX. 27002 80:
family. S3 10320; choice. S3 303 60; fancy,
J420S4 40; extra fancy, SI 704 80; patents,
$5 055 25. Wheat active: a fair business was
transacted; the market though unsettled and
irregular was higher yet fluctuations were con
fined to a small range; No. 2 cash, $1 01 bid;
September, SI 02 bid; December, SI 08; May.
$114. Corn a moderate business was re
ported; the amonnt on ocean passage showed
a decrease of 1,500,000 bushels, and this coupled
with good buying and moderate receipts, ad
vanced prices some; No. 2 cash, 45c; Septem
ber 4S?io bid; October, 4Sc bid; May, 62c
Oats Higher and stronger, with active trad
ing in May, whorts covering ami good demand
from the country; No. 2, cash, 3939c old;
beptember SSXc bid; December, 31c Rye
70c asked. JCorn meal firm and unchanged.
Flaxseed lower, at SI 32. Bran lower, at 74c
Hay quiet, and grades below fancy weak, with
a downward tendency; prairie, choice to fancy,
S69 SO; timothy, prime to fancy, S1013 SO.
Butter Firm and higher: creamery, choice, 17
19c; Elgin, 2324c; medium dairy, 1618c
Eggs Quiet at lX15c Lead Higher but
irregular and unsettled at S4 42. Whisky
$1 13. Provisions Pork, 811 75. Lard; 6 00.
Dry salt meats and bacon unchanged.
MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of wheat were 63
cars and shipments 71. Of yesterdav's inmnn.
tion 56 cars were new wheat. The demand
from outside was good, but there was not
enough of it to clear off the offerings and local
millers did not respond to the prices asked.
Altogether the market was slow for cash wheat,
and new hardly reached the average demand
noted yesterday. Closing quotaaoasiNo. lhard,
August, SI 10: on track, SI i4l 15; No. 1 North
ern, SI 03; September, SI 01 December, SI 05V;
on track, SI 04l 08: No. 2 Northern. August.
Jl CO; on track, SI C01 02. b s
BALTIMORE - Wheat Western
srrrmff
No. 2 winter, spot and August, SI 02k: Sep
temer. SI 03tl 03V: October SI oust nsu
.December. $1 OSVQi OSX. Corn-Western quiet:
mixed, spot and August, 56c; October, 55KO
6oc Oats weak; Western white. 4215c; do
do mixed. 4042c: graded No. 2 white, 44c
Rye stiff; prime to choice, 6S70c; good to fair,
6567c Hay steady: prime to choice tim.
othv, 11012. Provisions firm. Butter firm;
Coffee strong and advanced; Rio cargoes,
fair,20Kc;No.7.19c
MILWAUKEE Flour steady. Wheat firm;
No. 2 spring, on track, cash, SI 011 05; Sep
tember, SI 01: Na 1 Northern, si 07. Corn
steady; No. 8, on track, 0c Oats qniet;
No. 2 white, on track, S8c Rya firmer;
No. L In store, 62c Barley No. 2. 60c Pro
visions firm. Pork August, SU 30; Septem
ber. 11 4a Lard August, $6 20: September,
S6 25.
TOLEDO Wheat active and higher; cash and
August, Jl 04; September, Si 0; December,
SI 03. Corn dull; cash and August. 61c Oats
quiet; cash, S8Kc; No. 2 white, 89c Clorerseed
artlve and steady; cash, old, (4 65; October,
S4 75: November, 4 S0;DecemDer, E4 75.
ANOTHER BJ& DEAL
Forty Broad Acres in the East End
Gobbled by a Syndicate.
BIG MOKEI IN THE TRANSACTION.
En.ckoye Oil Loses Borne of the Pyrotechnic
Features of the Opening.
THE KEWS AND GOSSIP OP THE CITI
A real estate transaction of considerable
magnitude came to the surface yesterday,
notwithstanding strenuous efforts to keep it
from the public. Por a year or more the A.
T. Bowand tract, comprising about 40 acres,
situated between Edgewood and Swlssvale,
and better known as SwiMvale Park, had
been on the market in a quiet way at $125,
000. It is bounded by Bavine street, the
Pennsylvania Bsilroad, Swissvale avenue
and the property of the Union Switch and
Signal Company, and originally formed
part of the Swisshelm estate, but does not
include the old homestead where Mrs, Swiss
helm passed some of the happiest years of her;
"busy life.
While all who examined the land admitted
its value and adaptability to residence pur
purposes, the price at which it was held was
considered too high, and every attempt to sell it
proved abortive. Finally the owner was in
duced to lop off 25,000. This placed the prop
erty on the active list, and two syndicates at
once made overtures for its purchase, one of
which, largely composed of members of an
East End corporation, secured tho plum yester
day, paying $100,000 therefor. Tho sale was
made by the owner.
The property was subdivided and streets laid
ont several months ago, but some changes in
the shape and size of lots will be made, after
which it will be put on tho market The price
is considered well up for that locality, but as
the land lies well, and is almost central oetween
Braddock and the city, making it available to
residents of either place, the purchasers will no
doubt make a handsome profit out of it.
Bnslness News nnd Gossip.
The Hubly property. In Wilklnsburg, has
been sub-divided and put on the" market. It is
being handled by the Fidelity Title and Trust
Company.
The big deal at Swissvale will have the effect
of stirring things up in that locality. There
are several good openings there for investors.
.Brokers yesterday wero talking confidently
of higher prices for Westinghouse Electric to
day. The value of the rights depends upon an
upturn, but labor trouble is in the way. This
may be ignored, however.
The net earnings of the West Virginia Cen
tral and Pittsburg Railroad for July were
5,651, and for the first seven months of 1890,
50,418.
Crop reports from the West continue to im
prove. The recent rains have been vastly bene
ficiaL
According to the figures of a Fourth avenu e
broker, the value of real estate in the Sewickley
district has increased nearly SO per cent in the
last decade. Improvements are numerous and
important.
H. S. A Stewart will soon begin the erection"
of a block of 14 houses on Negley avenue.
The national bancs of New York State, ex
cluisve of New York City, Albany and
Brooklyn, report the per centages of reserve
held July 18 to have been 24.42.
The movement for a hotel in Wilklnsburg
seems to have been abandoned. It is a good
place for one
Locust street, Edgewood, is being surveyed
with a view to grading.
London advices yesterday were: The Interest
in this market is still centered on the silver
speculation. Never has there been such a
demand for silver as was exhibited yesterday.
All the market centers were buyers, Paris and
New York being the largest.
I liSeveral deeds on lower Penn avenue will be
consummated within ten days. One Of them in
volves $30,000. ' -The
largest of 24 mortgages on file for record
yesterday was for 5,000. There were two .for
this amount. Beven were for purchase money .
Movements in Renl Estate.
The cool weather of the past few days lias
had a stimulating effect on Business, nearly
all branches are more active. Heal estate is
picking up, and progress is reported in a num
ber of deeds that have been In a state of sus
pended state of animation for a month or two.
The most of them will be consummated as soon
as the principals can be brought together.
In most cases differences are so slight as
tp be easily bridged over by mutual conceal
slons. There has not at any time been an in
surmountable hitch. Brokers have so man
aged as to keep sellers and buyers on speaking
terms, even though they refused to get down
to business while the temperature was too high
to be touched with a ten-foot pole, if such a
thing had been possible.
The transactions reported above may be re
garded as the forerunner of many others of
equal importance.
C. H. Love sold for tfary D. Qarvin to Henry
Grabbing the property No. 18 Alpine avenne,
Allegheny City, lot 20x90, with two small build
ings, for S3,00a
Black & Baird sold to E. B. Dignan for J.
Walter Hay lots Nos. 81 and 82 in the Valley
View place for S550; also sold to M. A Sterling
for Sam Woods lot No. 95 on Thomas street,
Boulevard place, East End, for$3,7Sa
Samuel .W. Black & Co. sold to John Steiner
a lot on Pier- street. Fourteenth ward, Oak
land, size 24x96, for 1,600.
E. T. Schaffner reports following sates: For
Mrs. Margaret Blum to Henry J, Alt et al, lot
on Washington avenue, 25x150, near Browns
ville avenue, for the sum ot 4,500; for Fred
Fichtel, the commission merchant, twoI6ts, 50
xl50, situate on Washington avenue. No. 59, for
the sum of 8700 cash.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold lot No. 253
Bank of Commerce addition plan, Brushton
station, fronting 40 feet on Bennett street by
139 to a 20-foot alley, to T. M. Dietri, for K50.
IH A HOLE.
Local Securities Move Jast Enough to Show
They Arc Alive.
There was more watching and waiting than
actual business at the stock calls yesterday
Westinghouse Electric and Luster were about
the only things on the list that improved their
standing. Electric rights dropped almost out
of sight.
Street railway and natural gas stocks main
ained their usual attitude, being weak and
neglected. Switch and Signal lost a fraction.
That there was no anxiety to do anything is
shown in the scarcity of bids and offers, which
are appended:
FIRST SECOND
CALL. CALL.
11 JL 11 A
Brldgewiter 60
UhUiValley Gas... 18 .,
Peoples' Mat. G. & P. Co -"letf
Pennsylvania Gas Co 13f....:
Philadelphia Co 31 31 9) SIX
Central Traotlon. 26j ....
Cltliens" Traction 65. 61 65 B7
Pleasant Valley. 28 28) iiji
La Norla Mining 17 19 -....
Luster Mining Co 26K BX M 23
Westinghouse Klectrlo.... 89 39 tax
Union b. a 8. Co 15 15ft 15
Ex-dlvIdend.
Sales at the morning call were 100 shares
.Electric at 89. and 100 rights on the same at 8
cents. At second call 40 shares of Electric
went at 393, 650 Electrio rights at 1 cent, and
100 at 2 cents.
The total Bales of stocks at New York yester
day were 177,733 shares, including Atchison,
12,950; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
5,500; Lake Shore. 8,690; Louisville and Nash
ville 3,770: Missouri Pacific, 4,955: Northwest
ern, 5,860; Reading; 6,200; StPaul, 17,660: Onion
Pacific 6,40a
8LHEWB OF BTJSDTESS.
A Banker Talks Hopefully of the SItnalloa
nnd Outlook.
Tnesday is the off day of the week in banking
circles, due to the comparatively light trado on
Monday, This rule held good yesterday, when
the clearing dropped to 2,422,817 59 agaiDSt
2,789,710 28 the previous day, which represent
ed Saturday's business. But while a strong
position above the 2,000,000 line is maintained,
no further evidence need be sought of an en
couraging degree of activity for the dullest sea
son of the year. The balances were $302,260 79.
There was some Improvement In tho demand
tDHE' PITTSBURG DlSPATOH, WEDNESDAY,
for discounts, and rates on call loans were firm
at 6 per eent while on time 7 was exacteoV A
Our banks hold very little
sen offered to us by people
casmer remarked: "uui
tima nsnur. TtYiaalvum
la other cities, and jref used. The bulk pf ouf
capital has been so placed as to be available at
any time, 'I think there will be use this fall for
all unemployed funds, but I do not look for an
advance in rates,"
Money on call at New York yesterday was.
tight, ranging from 1025 per cent, last loan 2o,
closed at 25 bid. Prime mercantile 'paper
SK7. Sterling exchange weak at 4 83 for 60
day bills and 4 67 for demand.
Closlss Boad Quotations.
U. S.48. reg U3
U. 8. is, OOOp. 123
U.8.4KS, re hbj,
U. B. 4)Js, coup 103
Psotfle 83 Of 'B 112H
Loulslanastamped4s 83H
M.K. AT. (Jen. 5a.. 73
Mutual Union 6s. ...104.,
M.J. a Int. Oert...lJ5
northern Pas. 1SU..H5M
Narthnrn Paa. SdA..14
Korthw't'n consols 14
oussouriDs...... iui
Tsnn. new set. 6s.. ..107
Tenn. new sit. 6s.... 104
Hortnw'ndeDen's osiw
Oregon & Trans. 08.106M
Bt.U&I.M. Gen. Ss. MJ?
St.L-SS.r. Uen.M.109
St. Paul consols. ....1UX
8I.P, Obl&Pc. lsts.114
t.. V I..O.TT.RS. Mi
Tenn.newset. Ss.... 73X
uanaaa bo. sag w
Central Paeiaclsls.l09!4
Den. A R. O. lata.. .116
uea. an. u. u k:
D.&B. (i. Weatlsts.
Erie Zds 102
M.K, &T. Qen. 6i.. S3
Tx,. Po.KG.Tt.Ks. 40
union racmc its...nu
West Shore 104
New Yobs Clearings, 138,473,283; balances,
Boston Clearings, 15,074,732; balances,
81,887.294. Money 78 per cent.
Philadelphia Clearings, $11,262,365; bal
ances, Sl.943.474.
JULTtMonis-Clearings, 2,474,682; balances,
392,169. .
London The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England oa balance to-day is
12.000.
Pabis Three per cent rentes, Wf 75c to
the account.
Beblin The statement of the Imperial
Bank of Germany shows a decrease in specie
of 8,540.000 marks.
CnioAQO The demand for money continues
excellent, but bankers and outside capitalists
continue to supply all wants at 6 per cent on
call, and 67 per cent on time Clearings, S12,
793,000. New York exchange was 70o discount.
IHIEEESX FLAGS.
Less Demand for Bnckeyo Oil Cnuses n
, Slaw Market.
Those who expeoted a continuance of Mon
day's rush for Buckeye, yesterday, were disap
pointed. The exchange was as placid as a lake
after a storm. The feeling was bullish all along
the line, however, and prices were on a higher
level than those of the opening day. The close
was H cent better than the opening and within
14 cent of the top. The lobby was thin, and or
ders scarce, showing that outsiders have not
made up their minds to take hold. The range
of fluctuations was: Opening and lowest 40,
highest 41, closing 41. The previous close'
was 40K; clearings 228,000 barrels.
The Pennsylvania product was also slow. It
opened steady Tbut was sold down about tho
middle of the session to tho lowest point. It
then rallied and closed steady at the opening
figure. The range was: Opening, highest and
closing 92K, lowest 9 clearings 20.000 bar
rels. Features of Yesterday's Oil Market.
Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co., 43
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange:
. PENNSYLVANIA OIL.
Opened...
,MX I Lowest. S1H
Highest 92). 1 Closed.
vim
BUCKEYE CERTIFICATES.
Opened
40& "Lowest ,
;40
Hit
ghest 4IX f Closed
Baflnea, Mew Yore. 7.33c
Keflned, London. Vii.
Keflnoa, Antwerp, 17C
Keflned, Jdverpool. 5 11-lSd.
Besned, Bremen, 6.70m. ,
A B. McOrew quotes: Pats, 40; calls, 4
Other Oil Markets.
New Yobe, August 19 The little spurt in
Buckeye certificates yesterday was not con
tinned to-day, and the volume of business in
both Lima and Pennsylvania oil was small.
Both spot and option declined sharply in the
early trading, but in the afternoon the market
became quiet and closed steady. Stock Ex
change Opening. 92c: highest. 92c:lowest, OOKc:
closing. vuc- uonsouaatea cixcnange upec
dosing. 90MC Consolidated Exchange Open
ng, 52Wc; highest, 92Vic: lowest, 91c; closing,
ilSgc Total sales, 240100 barrels.
mi
81!
Oil City, Angust 19. Petroleum opened at
92c; highest, 92c; lowest, 91c; closed, 91a;
sales. 20,000 barrels; clearances not reported;
charters, U1.110 barrels; shipments, 40,807 bar
rels; runs, 77,967 barrels.
Lima, August 19. The oil market was fairly
active to-dav. Buckeye Pipe Line Certificates
opened at 40c and closed at 40Vc; highest,
41Kc; lowest, iOyie. Sales, 168,000 bbls.
BRAjronn. Augnit. ifl. Petroleum opened at -j
iuc, closed, vi c; nignest, viae; lowest, wc;
clearances, 300,000 barrels.
PBIGES GOING DOWN.
The Bears Remain on Top Money Strin
gency and fear of Strikes the Cause
of the Downward Tendency
Trading la Sliver.
NewYobk, August 19. There was no ma
terial change in the stock market to-day, but
the bears remained on top and' a. Mow but
steady melting away of quotations throughout
the greater portion of the day resulted in some
material declines as the outcome of the day's
operations. The continued stringency In
money, notwithstanding the efforts of the Sec
retary to mitigate its severity, is still the great
factor in the downward tendency of prices and
and tho fear of strikes, which is persistently
harped on by the bears, gives efficient aid.
Silver continues to be the feature of the trad
ing and to-day after touching 121 a drop of 2
cents followed. The bears to-day made a
specialty of the strikes and in the
downward movement, the Vanderbilts
natnarlly took the lead, although
their final losses are not more
than the average of the active list. The rise in
silver has carried Mexican Central up, and to
day'areactlon was followed by that stock. Lead
Trust was strong. The downward movement
made steady progress nntil toward 2 r. M.,
when there was a fractional reaction. The close
was dull and weak at something better than the
lowest prices; bat the final losses of note in
clude Lake Shore 1, Sugar U and Lackawan
na 1 per cent. The others were confined to
fractions. Big Four losing , and Atchison,
Canada Southern, St. Paul and Northwestern
each.
Railroad bonds were dnll, the total transac
tions reaching only 8455 000, and while there was
no f eatnre to the dealings, a- few issues scored
material declines from their last recorded sales.
There could, however, scarcely be said to be
any real tone to the market.
Government bonds have been dull and steady.
State bonds have been entirely neglected.
The JPoit says: The volume of speculation in
silver bullion certificates continues to be abont
equal to that in any one of the most active rail
road stocks, but the movement of its prices has
been steadily upward, while railroad stocks
have gono down. It is apparent that the Sec
retary of the Treasury must continue to bay at
tne average nuj ui iw,wu uuuees per nay, ana,
as the total stock of silver bullion In this mar
ket is probably not above 8,000,000 ounces it
seems ptetty certain that the entire present
stock of bullion must go into the Treasury
within the next two month'. The question is
whother the excess of supply over the present
stock will be sufficient to meet the constant
foreign demand. The experience of the next
six weeks, to say October L will, however, set
tle that question aud also the question of
whether tho declared purpose of the new silver
law to maintain silver at a parity with gold
is practicable.
The following table shows the prices or active
stocks on the Hew York stock .Exchange yester
day. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by
WHITNEY Stephenson, old Pittsburg mem
bers of Htn xork Mock Exchange, 57 Fourth
arcane:
Clos-
Hlgh- Low- ing
est. est. Bid.
. 23
29. 29 23H
M 41M 41 H
821 82)4 82)4
MH 63M MH
121J3 1214 121
S3
21X 21 21
54 S3 SJK
ioi mx 101M
7C 7VH 70K
117M 117X 11714
W SllJ 86
W IS 14
.... .... 37
...$ .... 31
S3
10SM J08) 10SX
143
70 69 C3H
eojf soil sojt
29 29 29M
9i
41 41 40
MX 143 143
160
19H 19M 19
66H m KH
9
Ill
17
62K 62Vt C2M
107 ma 10S
87 87 87
23" h" wi
70fi S9U 70M
21 H 21 '21
106 05'4 10V,
16V Wi 1
26 251, 25
43 ny& 47
: 19
.... .... 19
6351 63 63
, , 3J4
SIX 81 SIM
23
48
Open
luc Am. Cotton Oil
Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 29
Atch., Tod. AS. F 42W
Canadian 1'scltte 82H
Canada Southern 53K
Central orNewJersey.l21)4
Central Pacinc
Chesapeake & Ohio.... 21)
Chicago uas rrust on
C Bar. & Qu!aoy.....l0lM
C Mil. &SU Paul 70
o Mil. & at. p.. pr.. inn
C, Kockl. AP 8TM
a. SHuAPltts 15
C, St. L. A Fltts., pf.
a. Bt. P., M. & O
a, st. r.nta pt
C A .Northwestern ....108)4
O. &J.. W. PL
a, a. a &i eox
C , C C. & L prcf..... US
Col. Coal A Iron A0K
Col. A Hocking Valley 29J
Ches. A Ohio 1st pref.
Ches. a Ohio 2d pref.. 41
Del., Lack A WesL....H4J
Del, A Hudson
Den. Altio Grand..... 19
Den. A Bio Graude.pt. UU
E.I..V..4 01
Illinois Central ,.
Late Krle A West
i.ate Ktle A West pf.. 62K
Lake Shore AM. 8., ...107
Louisville A Nashville. 87
Mlcnisan Central 93
MoDile A Ohio 23
Missouri Pacific Jo
liationalLesd frost... 21
XewYork Central 106
N. I. C. StJt. l WA
H. .. JUE.AW 254j
H. X, AM. E, 47
N.T.. O. AW.
Norfolk A western .
Norfolk A Western pf. 63
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific pf.... 81
UhloAJdlsslsslnDi
Oregon Improvement,
ATJGUSirl'20 " "Wof '
Oregon Transcon ....i. 46K
l'aclao ilaU. 43X
4K
433.
46H
) fjfogfej, S?.""-- U
f Pnuea-AtaCea&?:::
Ulchmona a w, p. T.. U
20
ElehmondSW,P.T.ni ....
Rt Pan, ft. It-lT... v
" " O UUiUlU ....
BU Paul ft Dnlnth pr.
. P., Minn. 4 Man
gt. h. & Ban Jrran
81. L.. 4 Ban Fran pr.. 63
Buear Trust 8254;
xas Paolflc 185?
onlonPaeiflc .-.. 69
Wabash n
Wabash nrererred..... 25V
Western Union 83 .
Wneelinjaujc. 37
Wheeling & L. Itpref. 75J4
82S
12H
26H
S3,
S7H
75M
8 IK
19S
12
25V
82K
as
Boston Stocks.
Atch. A TOD 41
Boston A Maine.... .206(4
B.&Q 101K
nn., San. A Clev.. 27i
Eastern H.B. 171
Eastern K. B.6 ITS
PltcMrar B. K. &SM
Flint A PereU. pre. S3
Mass. Central 20J4
Mex. Central com... 26)J
N. Y. A N.Eng... 43
N. Y. A N. Eng. 7S.12S
Old Colony. 189
Wis. Central com... 28H
Alloues Mg. Co..,.'.. SK
Atlantic 23
Boston A Mont WH
Calamet A Beda.,..EG2
Catalpa. 40
Franklin 25
Buron 7)4
Kearsarge , 21
Osceola 42
Pewabic (new) 10
Qulncy ISO
Santa Fe copper
Tamaraok ....215
Boston Lnnd Co SU
West End Land Co.. 29
Dell Telephone 225
Lamson Stores V.X
Watsr Power........ &
Centennial Mining. 2S
Philadelphia Stacks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth arenas. Memcers New XorK Stock Kx-
cnanget
Bi.
Pennsylvania HallrosO, tt
Reading ,.,., 21
Bufinio, Pittsburg A Western 9X
Lenlgh. Valley 62
Lehigh Navigation 51JS
Philadelphia and Krie. 34
Northern Pacific 33J
Northern pacific preferred..... 81
Sale.
Aske.
53M
213-is
62K
33K.
81
Mining Stocks.
NewYobk, August 19 Mining quotations:
Alice, 250; Adams Consolidated, 125; Bodie, 100;
Consolidated California and Virginia, 855:
Gould & Curry, 195: Hale ot Norcross. 235;
Homestake, 1000: Horn Silver. 355: Iron Silver,
180: Ontario. 4100: Plymouth, 3S0;Phoenix, Ariz.,
105; Sutter Creek, 110.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Not So Much Doing on the Wharf as There
Was a Little Below.
Birermen's offices were deserted yesterday,
aud only in exceptional cases could one of them
be found who was not interested in the moving
of the Ohio connecting bridge span, and
remained uptown rather than breast the rains
to witness the unparalleled engineering feat,
and as a result, everything was practically
dead in river matters. The excursion
boats were on hand and succeeded in
drawing a fair-sized crowd in so short a
period in which they bad to advertise
the excursion to Brunot's Island. Indeed
towboats were actively engaged in bringing
coal out from the upper pool during the day.
At least 200,000 bushels were towed down and
landed to await a favorable opportunity to
continue on to points below. Packet business
was pretty lively on the Monongehala river
lines during tho day.
Arrived James G. Blaine, Germania and
Elizabeth. Departed For Brownsville, Blaine,
at 8.30 A. Jr.: Germania, for Morgantown. 3 P.
M.; Elizabeth, for Geneva, Leave to-day
9 30 a. it., for Brownsville and way landings,
Adam Jacobs; 3 P. M., for Morgantown, James
G. Blaine; for Geneva, Elizabeth.
The river has not risen perceptibly, but it
is expected that tbp. heavy rains at the head
waters will swell the streams somewhat. The
mark registered 5.11 at 6 p. M., about one Inch
higher than on the previous day. The Ohio
has had more of a rise, on account of rains at
Oil City and Parker, the mark showing 2.10 be
low Davis Island Dam at 6 p. m.
Driftwood.
the Venus was taken to Brownsville last night
where it will go on the ways for repairs.
The Louis A. Bherley is doing a paying busi
ness in the Cincinnati and Maysvilie trade.
The Voyager came down with three barges of
coal yesterday and laid up at Brown's Landing.
THE Charley Jutte came out from Pool No. 2
yesterday alter building material for the Mc
Keesport bridge.
The Mayflower, City of Pittsburg, Nellie Hod
son and Dart ran excursions to the Ohio connect
lng bridge yesterday.
I The Nellie Hudson was chartered by the Penn
sylvania Railroad officials to carry them down to
witness the bridge span placed In position at
Brunot's Islaad.
theseIs no indication of work being resumed
on tne .Baltimore ana Ohio bridge at Coal Center.
The piers have been finished for some time, but
alter they were completed the project was aban
doned. The new boat to replace the Thomas W. Means
will be 150 feet long, 29 feet beam and 5 feet hold.
She will have 4 boilers and 18-lnch cylinders. With
13 feet stroke. She Is .now being constructed on
the Madison Marine ways.
A BIO JUMP IN WHEAT.
Speculators Predict It Will Go to SI SO far
This Season's Crop.
New Yobk, August 19. An advance of
4e a bushel was made in wheat to-day.
The trading was wild and excited, and the
wheat ring was full of rumors of damage to
crops both here and abroad. The bulls were
confident of their position, and now predict
$1 50 a bushel for this crop. Foreign houses
covered shorts heavily, and contributed
largely to the advance. Local houses were
all smitten with the bull fever, and those
who were bearish turned to the bull side
and joined in the buying.
The market opened at an advance of e,
and moved.2c more in the first few minutes.
A reaction' of lc followed, but was soon
over and then the advance was resumed.
Brices went up with a rush and closed 3i
3z above yesterday's closing figures, and
alter the close ol the Exchange business
was continued oh the curb, where a further
advance of Jc resulted. The prices for all
the active options are now 25c higher than
they were a year ago.
TO MEET PE0PEBTT E0LDEES.
Viewers Will Hear the Objections About the
Halght'i Ran Sewer.
The Board of Viewers will meet to-morrow
morning with a committee of five
property holders, representing a large num
ber, who are assessed for the big sewer being
constructed in Haight's Bun. The contract
price for the sewer is 553,251 88, A. J. Dunn
& Co. having the contract.
The sewer is calculated to drain the principal-part
of the Nineteenth ward and a
part of the Eighteenth, and there are a great
many parties assessed. Some think the as
sessments made by the viewers are too high.
and at a meeting of the interested parties a
few evenings ago a committee of five mem
bers was selected to meet the viewers and
endeavor to secure a reduction in the
amounts assessed. The board has agreed to
meet the committee to-morrow.
The viewers held a meeting yesterday to
receive claims for damages by the opening
of Lowell street
EEFEREED TO COQEESS.
Tho Disposition Mado of a Beqaest of the
Chamber of Commerce.
'Superintendent Follansbce, of the Cham,
ber of Commerce, yesterdayrecelvcd a letter
from Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Spaulding, notifying him that the resolu
tions passed by the Chamber of f Commerce
on the 9th instant had been received, and
Congress advised of the facts and exingencies
in the case, through the proper channels.
The resolutions were adopted at a special
meeting of the Chamber, to urtre upon Con
gress the importance of appropriating the
needed 5110,000 for elevators, heating ap
paratus, and approaches, in order to have
the postoffice portion of the building com
pleted for occupancy before winter.
Spasms Epllcpir.
Dr. Flint's Remedy, in catalepsy and epilepsv.
at onco causes the spasms to vanish, and when
taken as directed prevents the recurrence of
others. Descriptive treatise with each bottle.
At all druggists, or address Mack Drug Co.,
N, Y. jiwf
The End at Hand This great dress
goods clearance sale, a rare bargain harvest
nearly done for. The final adjustment of
prices that we make to-day will clear our
shelves of all summer goods,
Jos. Hoene & Co. 'a
Penn Avenue Stores.
Wats-weight's beer is praised by all
fudges of the beverage.
POTATOESTLENTIFUL.
win i l
And the' QnJy Good- Evidence of a
' Short Crop
IS A FIRM HOLDIKG OF SUPPLIES.
California Fruits Coming; Forward
Good Quantities.
in
BEEADSTUFFS AND GROCERIES FIRM
OFFICE OF FXTT8BTJKG DISPATCH, J
TDE3DAT. August 19. 189a J
Country Produce Jobbing- Prices.
If" there is 'any shortage In this season's
potato crop, as alleged, no evidence of it has
materialized as yet excepting the firmness with
which comparatively large supplies are held.
The shortage, perhaps, will develop later on.
Dairy products and all descriptions of green
and dried fruits showed increased strength to
day, but no material price changes occurred.
California fruits were abundant and active at
quotations. Egcswere scarce in the way of
strictly fresh stock. Poultry was abundant,
vegetables in eood supply and all moved rather
freely at previously reported prices. A .few
Jersey sweet potatoes were on the market at
J(J 0006 50 per barrel. Grapes are coming in
freely and are easier, but not quotably so.
APPLES S3 505 60 a barrel.
Butter Creamery, Elgin. 2324c; Ohio d o,
2223c; fresh dairy packed, 1416c; fancy
country rolls, 1617c; choice, 13Q14C
Berries Huckleberries, jl 40 a pail; grapes,
4550c a basket; $6 a stand.
Bkans Navy hand-picked beans, 2 402 45;
marrowfat, 2 7002 75; Lima beans, 6c.
Beeswax 2830c ? fi for choice; low
grade, 2225c
Cantaloups S36 a barrel; watermelons,
81025 a hundred.
Cider Sand refined, 7 GO; common, !i 00
4 50; crab cider, $89 9 barrel; cider vinegar,
1012c $1 gallon.
cheese New Ohio cheese, 88Kc; New
York cheese, 99Vc; Llmberger, 10llc; do
mestic Sweitzer, 1313c, Wisconsin brick
Bweitzer, 1213Kc; imported Sweitzer, ZCc
Eggs 1718o $ dozen for strictly fresh.
FEATnERS Extra live geese, 6O60c; No. 1
do, 4043c: mixed lots, S035o f) ft.
Maple Btrdp 7595c a can; maple sugar,
910c ) ft.
Honey 15c $ 6.
Poultry Spring chickens, small, 304Oc a
pair; large, 6075c a pair; dressed, ll12ca
pound; old chickens, 6080c i? pair; ducks, GO
70c; turkeys, 8Q9c 1 fi.
Taxlow Country, 33ic; city rendered, 4c.
Seeds Recleaned western clover. H 50
5 25; country medium clover, U 00 1 15; tim
othy, SI 60L 70; bine grass, si 5001 65; orchard
grass,. 81 20; millet, 7075c.
' Tropical Fruits Lemons, cbo!c, $5 50
6 00; fancy, S7 007 50; Bodi oranges, 6 00
6 50; Sorrento oranges. S5 005 50: bananas.
SI 602 00 firsts, $1 good seconds 5? bunch;
California peaches, S2 00 2 50 ty box; Califor
nia apricots, SI 752 25; California pi cms. S2 00
2 25 $ box; California pears, U 004 50 f box.
Vegetables Southern potatoes, S3 00
8 13 U barrel; Southern sweets, yellow,
U 004 50 ?1 barrel; red, S3 00Q3 50:
Jerseys, $6 003 60; cabbage, 2 002 50 f)
barrel; onions, S3 751 00 a barrel; green
onions, SI 25 a bushel; Egyptian onions, $4 60 for
ISO lb basket; green beans, home-crown, SI 00
1 15 basket; cucumbers. SI 001 25 V crate;
homegrown tomatoes, 75cJ$l 00 a bushel;
celery, 30035c a dozen bunches.
Groceries.
The drift of everything continues to be up
ward, and additions are being made to values
almost daily. The demand forsugar Is inp'rov
ing. Consumption is Increasing at home and
abroad and prices are responding. Coffee is
still trembling on a rise.
Green Coffee Fancy KIo, 24K25c;
choice Bio, 2223KC; prime Rio, 23c; low
grade Bio, 2021c; old-Government Java,
2930c; Maracalbo. 2527Kc; Mocha, S0
32c; Santos, 22ffl26c; Caracas, 2527c; La Guayra,
26 27c
Boasted (in papers Standard brands, 25c;
high grades, 2830c; old Government Java,
bulk, 3334Kc; Maracalbo. 2S29c; Santos, 26
30c; peaberry, 30c: choice Bio, 26c; prime Bio,
25c; good Bio, 24c; ordinary, 21U22c
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c; allspice,
10c; cassia, Sc; pepper, 15c; nutmeg, 7580c.
Petroleum (jobbers' prices) no test, 7li.
OWo,-120, -svjc; TieadlighC150, 8fc; water
white, lOcr globe, 1414Kc; elaine, 14K; car
nadine, HKc; royalme, lie; red oil, llUc;
purity, 14c
MXHXB3' OIL No. 1 winter strained. 4345o
$) call on ; summer, 3840c: lard oil. 6558c.
Syrup Corn syrup, 8234c: choice snear
syrup, 3739c; prime sagar syrup, 3233c;
Bbricuy priuiu, oovgoou; now maple syrup, InJC
N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 5052c;
choice, 49c; medium, 3843c: mixed, 4042c
Soda Bi carb in kegs, S3Vc; bi-carb in
K8, 6Jc; bi-carb assorted packages, 6Sc;
sal-soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c.
Candles Star, full weight, 8Jc; stearine.
c: choice.
,Vi
Btabch Pearl. 3&c:
t;. uiiiuc. ux&u7ti
M&Wrie.
corn starch, 6Q7c;
floss starch. 5V7c
Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $2 63"; Lon
don Iaye.S2 7ojMuscatels,t2 50; California Mus
catels,S2 40; Valencia, 8c;OndaraValencIa,10J
llc; sultan. lOKQllc; currants, 6eGJc:Tur
key prunes,oJS7c: French prunes,812c; Salon
ica prunes, in 2-B packages, 9c; cocoanuts W
100, 86; almonds, Lan., ! lb, 29e; do Inca, 17c;
do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 13014c: Sicily
filberts, 12c; Smyrna pg, 1213c; new dates, 6
6c; Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 910c: citron
j &, 18l9c; lemon peel, 16c f? &; orango peel,
17o
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per a, 0c;
apples, evaporated, 15316c; peaches, jevap
orated, pared, 2830c: peaches, California,
evaporated, unpared, 2526c; cherries, pitted,
22c; cherries, unpitted. 56c; raspberries, orap
orated. 3335c; blackberries. 88c; buckle
berries. 10fi)12c
SUGARS Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6c; grann
lated, 6c; confectioners' A, 6c; standard A
6:; soft white, 6ffi6Kc; yellow, choice, 5
5c; yellow, good, 635jKc; yellow, fair, 6J
6c; yellow, dark, 55c.
Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200), $9 00; me'
diam. half bbls. (600). So 00.
SALT No. t bbl, 95c; No. lex. ? bbl, 81 00;
dairy. bbl, SI 20; coarse cryatal. W bbl. SI -20;
Higglns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 82 ISO; fligeins'
Eureka, 16-14 a packets, S3 00.
Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 70
2 80; 2ds. S3 402 60; extra peaches 82 8503 00:
pio peaches. 81 65; finest corn, S135l 50; Hfd
Co. corn, S095c; red cherries; SI 401 60; Lima
beans. SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do 7690c:
marrowfat peas, 31 101 25: soaked neaa. 70
80c; pineapples, 81 301 40, Bahama do. 82 55:
damson plums, SI 10; greengages, SI 50; esz
plums, 2 15; California apricots. 32 40
2 45; California pears, 82 75; do green
gages. 82 15; do egg plums, S2 15; extra white
cherries, S2 E5: raspberries, SI 351 40: straw
berries, 81 2601 Hit gooseberries. 8590c; to
matoes, 950381; salmon, la. f 1 301 SOr black
berries. SI 15; succotash, 2-a cans, soaked, 90c;
do green. 2-a, SI 251 60: corn beef, 2-a cans
82 00; 14-a cans, S14; baked beans, 81 40S1 0r
lobster. 1-B. 51 801 90; mackerel. 1-a canst
broiled, 81 60; sardines, domestic, lis, S4 5li
4 75; sardines, domestic, s, 87 50; sardines,
imported, l,s. SU 50012 60; sardines. Imported,
s, 818; sardines, mustard, 84 25; sardines.
sDiced. S4 25.
Fish Extra No, 1 bloater mackerel, 836)
bbl; extra No. 1 do,mess, 840; extra No. 1 mack
erel, shore, $23; extra No. 1 do, mess. $32; No. 2
shore mackerel, 823. Codfish Whole pollock,
4c $) a; do medium, Georee's cod, 6o; do
large, 7c; boneless bake. In strips, 4Kc; do
Georee'scod in blocks. 6K7Kc Herrine
Bound shore, S3 SO 3 bbl; split, 060; lake. 8325
fl 10O-a bbl. White fish, 88 60 Jl 100-a half bbL
Lake trout, 85 50 V half bbL Finnan baddies,
10c p a. Iceland halibut. 13c a B. Pickerel,,
half bbl. S3 00; quarter bbl. 81 35; Potomac her
ring. 83 50 f) bbl; 82 00?) hair bbL '
Oatmeal-88 008 60 bbL
Grain, Flonr'nnd Feed.
The following transactions occurred on call
at the Grain and Flour Exchange to-day: 3
cars sample oats, five days' delivery, at 40c; 1
car No. 1 timothy hay, spot, at $10 75; 1 car
packing hay, five days, 87 25; 8 cars No. 2 white
oats, September delivery, at 41Jj;c. The re
ceipts bulletined aggregated 43 cars.distribnted
as follows: Via the Pittsburg ana "Western, 1
car corn, 3 cars bay. Via the Baltimore and
Ohio, 2 cars hay, 1 car corn. Tia the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie, 2 cars flour, 2 cars malt Via
the Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and'Chicago, 1 car
hay, 1 ,car corn, 2 cars oats. Via the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and St-Louis, 15 cars corn, 7
cars oats, 6 cars bran, 1 car middlings, 1 car
hay, 1 car feed, 3 cars ryei
Prices are for carload lots on track:
Wheat No. 2 red. 81 041 05;.No. 3, 99c$l;
new wheat No. 2 red, SI 0tl 03.
Corn No. 2 yellow ear. 6763c; high mixed
ear,6061c; No.2-yellow, shelled. 5556c: high
mixed shelled corn. 6465c.
OATS No. 2 white, 4343Kc: extra.No. 3, 42J
43c; mixed, new. No. 2. 4242Jc
Bye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6667c;
No. 1 Western, 6566c.
FLOUR-Jobbing prices Fancy spring- and
winter patent flour, 85 766 00; fancy spring
patent flour, $5 755 00; fancy straight whiter,
Sa 25 6 60; fancv straight spring, 85 255 50;
clear winter, 85 005 25; straight XXXX
bakers'. 84 755 0 Byeour, 84 004 25.1
Millveed Middlings, fancy fine white,
823 0024 00 r ton: brown middlings, 820 00
Ol m M4F4bwa t ma ttM ntwaiir rn
HAYi-BaledTimothy. No. I, $10 50U 00r No. (
2 uo, i wsnf ou muse, irom wagou, u wts
li 00, according to quality; new nay. SU 60
12 00: No. 2 prairie hay, 87 50Q3 00; packing do,
ST 007 50; clover hay, $7 608 00.
Straw Oat, 5 757 00, wheat and rye, 86 00
G2 y
Provlilon.
Sugar-chred hams, large, HKc; sugar-cured
hams, medium, llc; sugar hams, Small, 12c;
sugar-cured breakfast" bacon, 8Kc; sugar-cured
shoulders. 7c: sugar-cored boneless shoul
ders, sWc; skinned shoulders, 8c; skinned
hams, llJic; smtar-cured California hams, 9c:
sugar-cared dried beef flats. He: sugar-cured
dried beef sets. 12c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. 14c; bacon, shoulders. c: bacon.clear
sides. 7fcc; bacon, clear bellies. iHv; dry salt
sbouldeis, 6Mc; dry salt clear sides, 6K& Mess
pork, heavy, S13 60; mess pork, family. 313 60.
Lard Refined, In tierces, 5JJc; half-barrels,
6c; CO-a tubs. 6Kc; 20-ft pails, fyic, 60-a an
cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails, Gic; 6-ft tin pails, 6c;
10-B tin pails. 5c Smoked sausage, long, 5c;
large, 5c Fresh pork, links, 9c. Boneless
hams, 10Jc PigsF feet, half-barrels, 84 00;
quarter-barrels, 82 15.
LATE KEWS IN BRIEF.
Agitation tor universal sufirage in Belgium
is increasing.
Strong hatred of Hebrews Is being exhib
ited in Southern Russia.
N. C. Blancbard was nominated for' Con
gress in the Fourth Louisana district.
The K. of L, in Alabama is breaking up,
owing to unwise strikes and Internal dissen
sions. Thornton's cloth mills, St Petersbure,
were destroyed by fire with a loss of 8500,000
aud eight lives.
David C. Murray, the London novelist, who
disappeared in Mexico four months ago, i3 now
living In Samoa.
Union seamen threaten to leave the ships
at Melbourne, Australia, because the officers
are non-union men.
The Journeymen Plumbers' Union of Mil
waukee threaten to strike if they are not
granted ten hoars' pay for eight hours' work.
The financial situation at Montevideo IS
becoming worse. National bank shares have
fallen to 21 and gold is quoted at 43 per cent
premium.
In a fight with desperadoes near Beaver
Lake, Tex., one of a posse of officers was killed
and four of the five outlaws. The other one es
caped and Is pursued.
J-A fatal epidemic of flux and kindred dls
easesprevall in the Big Sandy regions of Ken
tucky. Drought and low water impregnated
with alkali are alleged causes.
Reported that brakemen on the Stockton
division of the Southern Pacific have de
manded an increase from 865 to 875 a month
and no hospital dues, and a refusal will precipi
tate a strike.
In a fit of political jealousy the wife of a
defeated Texas candidate for County Judge
shot and killed her husband's snccessfnl com
petitor, at a fair, in the presence of his wife
and daughter.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Ohio
and Indiana Coal Railroads are laying in fall
supplies, and making other arrangements for a
strike ot their engineers, firemen and trainmen,
which is likely to occur this week.
Three small boys, aged 10, 9 and 7 respect
ively, were shipwrecked In a violent storm on
Lake Sunerior with a small boat, which they
clung to for 16 hours before they were picked
up 19 miles out, almost exhausted.
At tho age of 8 years Hiram Gregg was
stolen from his borne at Elmira, N. x., by a
band of Gipsies. After wandering In the West
for 40 years he now turns np at home to the
surprise of his parents, who had mourned him
forlost
The body of a wealthy French widow who
was about to wed against the wishes of her im
mediate relatives and heirs has been exhumed
at Weisbaden, where sho recently died, fears
being entertained that relatives put ber out of
the way to prevent the diverting of her wealth
in other channels.
News of a terrible storm In the Valparaiso
Bay has just reached San Francisco lu which
several vessels were wrecked. A sailor on the
American bark, Portland Lloyds, writes his
mother under date ot July 3 that his ship was
in imminent peril, and as nothing has been
heard from bim since she fears for bis safety.
HID THEM HT CEHTBAL STATJ0K.
The Stranger Manner In Which 81.400
Worth of Diamonds Were Secreted.
Cora Hamlin, the Wheeling girl who was
arrested here about a week ago for stealing
81,400 worth of diamonds, and who has been
in jail in the Nail City, confessed yesterday
to stealing the gems, and said she hid them
in the Central police station.
While being temporarily detained she put
them id a muslin bag, and fastened the lat
ter with a hat pin to the under side of the
bottom of a wardrobe, where it was found
yesterday with the diamonds intact
When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
Whefi she became Miss, she clung to Castona,
When she had ChildrenJhe gave them Castorla
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WHOLESALE-:-' H00SE,
Embroidery and White Goods Department
direct importation from the best manufac
turers of St Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg
ings, Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers,
Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers
Will find these goods attractive both in price
and novelties of design. Full lines of New
Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE
PABTMENT Best makes Window Shades in
dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur
tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles aud
Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil
Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality.
WASH DEESS FABBIC3.
The largest variety from which to select
Toil Du Nords, Chalon Cloths, Eath Seersuck
crsr Imperial Suitings. Heather A Renfrew
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams.
yiiolesalo Exclusively.
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Whitney & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenue.
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JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO.,
45 SIXTH ST.,
AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
Leading English Investment
Syndicates have money to in
vest in American manufac
tories' in large amount? only.
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JOHN H.0AKLEY & CO.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Stocks, Borids, Grain, Petroleum.
Private wire to New York and Chicago.
45 SIXTH ST Pittsburg.
my2Ml
300:000 !
re want 9300,000 to increase
forking capital of Manufacturing
3iness near Chicago. Has at
resent $330,000 invested and is
! 'laying 20 per cent on investment
Investigate this. Steel Wire and
3ds.
Wheeler Fletcher Investment Co
314 Stock. Exchange Bldg-,
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whether of scrofulous or
malarial origin, this frep'
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wm.
"For eighteen months I had an
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treated if test total thyncians,
but obtained no relief; the tort,
gradually grew worse. I finally
took S.S.S, and was entirely
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. C. B. McLemore,
Henderson, Tex.
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CATARRH AATDiraGTROUBLE
MR W. H. WISE
Testifies to his Permanent Cure by the Cslsrrh
Specialists at 323 Penn Arenas.
At Nor 815 Brownsville avenue, Southslde,
resides Mr. W. H. Wise.
When he called on the catarrh specialists at
their Medical Institute, 323 Penn avenue, he
stated that his catarrh which had troubled him
so long had become so severe that at times he
was unable to follow his usual business.
The tough tenacious mucus that dropped
from his head caused a soreness in his throat
Although he was almost constantly trying to
clear his throat the disease extended to bis
lungs. His breath bepame short, and he felt
pain in bis chest
Theft wa3 scarcely a day he did not feel
great pain over his eyes. He took cold easily,
and every cold would cause snob a stnUed-UD
condition in his nose he could scarcely breathe
through it His appetite was poor, and he bad
belching of gas from the stomach.
Night sweat3 weakened him terribly and he
lost flesh. In this condition he began treat
ment with the catarrh specialists on the 9th
day of last December; on May 28 he gave the
following statement:
"This is to certify that I have been entirely
cured. It is now five months since I became
cured. I feel splendid, and no symptoms of the
disease has since appeared. W. H. Wise."
JIiss Emma Mr. Henri X.
EArhardt. Enrhardt.
who live at 73 Sedgwick street Allegheny.
Miss Ehrhardt had for years been a great
sufferer from catarrh. She was almost con
stantly hawking aud spitting, had sore throatC
and there was scarcely a day that she was not
hoarse.
As some of this catarrhal poison extended to
the bronchial tubes of ber lungs she felt a
tightness and weight in her chest She coughed
badly, and as her disease further advanced she
felt very weak and tired all the time. She
could get but little sleep and felt tired and
worn out in the morning.
In her weak condition every change of
weather would give her a cold. Her appetite
failed, and she bad belching of gas and a
nauseous, sick feeling at her stomach after
eating, and she had a bad taste in her mouth
every morning.
Her brother. Mr. Henrv L. Ehrhardt also
suffered from catarrh. WhiiA he had many of
the above symptoms, the disease so affected
his head that he becamo quite deaf. He had a
dropping of catarrhal mucus from his head
into his throat where it became very tenacious
and hard to expectorate. After becoming cared
by the catarrh specialists, at 323 Penn ave.,
they add:
"We gladly testify that the above history of
our cases is true, a.id tbat we havo been cured
as stated. In proof we hereby sign onr names.
"HENRY L. EHRHARDT."
EMMA EHRHARDT."
Please remember these catarrh specialists are
permanently located at 323 Penn avenue and
nowhere else in this city.
Office hours, 10 A. M. to 4 p. M., and 6 to 8 P. ac
Sundays, 12 to 4 p. M.
Consultation f ree toall. Patients treated suc
cessfully at home by corresuondence. Send
two 2-cent stamps for question blank and ad
dress all letters to tho Catarrh and Dyspepsia
Institute. 323 Penn avenue. Pittsburts.
MEDICAL
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENK AVENUE. PITTsBCRG. P.t.
As old residents know and back files of Pitts,
burg papers prove, is the oldest established
and most prominent physician in the city, de--voting
special attention to all chronic diseases.'
empree?sponnsN0FEEUNTILCUREL-,.
MCDrjl IQ and mental diseases, physical l c
1 1 L. II V J UO decay.nervous debility, lack of
energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory,
disordered sight self distrust basbfulness,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. Im
poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un
fitting the person for business, society and mar
riage, permanently, safely and privately cured.
BLOOD AND SKIN :r
blotches, falline hair, bones, pains, glandular,
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat
ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood
poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system.
1 1 D I M A R V kidney and bladder derange
U nil inl I ments, weak back, gravel. ca
tarrhal discbarges, inflammation and other
painful symptoms receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experience
Insures scientific and; reliable treatment on
common-sense principles. Consultation free.
Patients at a distance as carefully treated as it
here. Office hours, 9 A.M. to 8 P. M. -Sunday,
10 A. jr. to 1 P. M. only. DR. WHITTIEB, 814
Penn avenue, Pittsburg. Pa.
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